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Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Sunday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. A full Olympic Digest will be sent. All times EDT:- Defending national champion Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 college football poll as the Crimson Tide attempts to win a fifth title in eight seasons.- RIO DE JANEIRO -- The U.S. mens basketball tries for its third straight gold medal when it faces Serbia. The Americans beat the Serbs 94-91 last week in group play but blew them out 129-92 two years ago in the gold-medal game at the Basketball World Cup. Game starts 2:45 p.m.- RIO DE JANEIRO -- The marathon will be the last event decided in the Olympic track and field program in Rio, where Kenyans are expecting to wrap it up with a gold. Eliud Kipchoge has been the dominant marathoner across the last two years, and his Kenya teammate Stanley Biwott has a strong chance. Marathon started 8:30 a.m.- RIO DE JANEIRO -- Winning more medals than ever at a fully attended Olympics was obviously a huge takeaway for the U.S. Olympic Committee. The Ryan Lochte matter, however, presented a huge problem as well. News conference starts noon.- ATLANTA -- Washington left-hander Gio Gonzalez (8-9) looks for his 100th career win as the first-place Nationals wrap up a four-game series with the Atlanta Braves. Braves starter Joel De La Cruz (0-6) is still searching for his first big league win. Game starts 1:35 p.m.- KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Royals Danny Duffy (10-1) goes for his 10th straight win when Kansas City wraps up its four-game series against the Minnesota Twins, who send Ervin Santana (6-9) to the mound. Kansas City has won seven in a row, moving the defending World Series champs back into wild-card contention. Game starts 2:15 p.m.- Various stories from NFL training camps.- MASON, Ohio -- Angelique Kerber will overtake Serena Williams as the WTAs No. 1 player if she wins the Western & Southern Open. Kerbers match starts 2 p.m., followed by mens match.- GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Si Woo Kim brings a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Wyndham Championship. Kim was at 18-under 192 through 72 holes and is chasing his first PGA Tour victory.- BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- Curtis Luck faces Brad Dalke in the 36-hole final match of the U.S. Amateur.- BRISTOL, Tenn. -- The Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway resumes after rain Saturday night left drivers squeezing in just 48 of 500 laps. Race resumes 1 p.m.- LONG POND, Pa. -- Mikhail Aleshin, the first Russian-born driver to win an IndyCar pole, will lead the field to green at Pocono Raceway for a 500-mile race. Race starts 3:09 p.m.Air Max 95 Scontate . By having more great seasons. 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On Wednesday night, the Pirates finally found a way to flip the script on their nemesis. Neil Walker laced a two-run single off the Milwaukee right-hander in the sixth inning, Wandy Rodriguez pitched seven strong innings and the Pirates beat the Brewers 3-1 on Wednesday. Gallardo (3-3) came in 7-0 in his last eight starts against the Pirates but was outdueled by Rodriguez and outsmarted by Walker, who guessed right when he stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and one out. "He has to come to you," Walker said. "He has to throw strikes and if you stay in your own approach and dont go chasing pitchers pitches and more often than not youre going to at least hit a barrel." When the switch-hitting Walker, batting left-handed, saw the cutter he was expecting, he slapped it up the middle for his first RBIs in nearly a month. The second baseman came off the 15-day disabled list with a hand injury on Monday then gave the Pirates the jolt they needed to post consecutive victories over the Brewers for the first time in nearly four years. "These are important moving forward for confidence," Walker said. "But being at home here, we feel like it doesnt matter who we play, we need to take advantage of that home field advantage." The Pirates moved six games above .500 for the first time this season with the victory. Rodriguez (4-2), who was knocked around by the Brewers when he faced them last month, responded by expertly working himself out of trouble spots the first four innings before eventually giving away to Pittsburghs red-hot bullpen. Rodriguez (4-2) gave up six hits, walking one and striking out five then watched Jason Grilli worked the ninth for his National League-leading 16th save. "It was the start we needed, a little bit better than their guy," Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said. "Their guy was good too." Gallardo almost always is when he faces Pittsburgh. He entered the game with a 10-2 lifetime record against the Pirates and was solid enough to make it 11-2 after surrendering three hits over six innings, walking four and striking out four. He just received little help offensively. Rickie Weeks hit his third homer to provide Milwaukees only run. Norichika Aoki had two hits for the Brewers but couldnt stop Milwaukee from falling to 2-10 in its last 12 games. "Guys are giving it all they have," Gallardo said. "Its not like were trying hard. Its just the way the game is, sometimes. Youve just got to keep grinding it out." Milwaukee has dominated the Pirates over the last six years, winning 73 per ceent of the meetings between the two clubs and knocked Rodriguez around during his last start against the Brewers two weeks ago.dddddddddddd The left-hander was rocked for seven runs in 4 2-3 innings of an eventual 10-4 loss on April 29. Things were decidedly smoother this time around. Working both sides of the plate, Rodriguez kept the Brewers off balance and buckled down when pressed. Milwaukee put runners in scoring position in each of the first four innings but had nothing to show for it. No missed opportunity loomed larger than the one the Brewers created in the fourth when Jonathan Lucroy led off with a triple to right. Rodriguez induced Carlos Gomez and Weeks to hit harmless infield flies before Alex Gonzalez rolled a routine grounder to shortstop to end the threat. "He picked it up and laid it down for us and he battled from start to finish," Hurdle said. Gallardo was just as sharp. Pittsburgh managed just one hit through the first six innings before Starling Marte doubled to centre leading off the sixth. Andrew McCutchen and Gaby Sanchez worked one out walks to load the bases to set up Walkers tiebreaking single. The hit ended an 0-for-23 skid with runners in scoring position by the Pirates and was just enough to deal Gallardo a rare loss to Pittsburgh "The pitch was off the plate and below the knees," Gallardo said. "Sometimes, youve got to tip your cap to the hitter. I threw it where I wanted to throw." Weeks drew the Brewers within a run in the seventh with a homer to the bleachers in left field off Rodriguez but baseballs best one-two punch out of the bullpen shut the door. Set-up man Mark Melancon retired the Brewers in order in the eighth and Grilli did the same in the ninth as Pittsburgh remained undefeated (17-0) when leading after seven innings. The Pirates gave Grilli a little extra cushion in the eighth when McCutchen scored from third after Weeks threw wide of first after making a diving stop on a grounder by Walker. NOTES: Pittsburgh recalled INF Jordy Mercer on Wednesday after placing John McDonald on the 15-day disabled list with a bad back. Mercer started at shortstop and went 1 for 2 ... The Brewers plan to call up veteran reliever Francisco Rodriguez on Thursday. The 31-year-old Rodriguez signed a minor-league deal with the Brewers in April. The four-time All-Star went 2-7 with a 4.38 ERA in 78 games with Milwaukee in 2012 ... ... Umpire Fieldin Culbreth worked at third base on Wednesday night. He left Tuesday nights game after being struck in the neck with a ball ... The series concludes on Thursday. Hiram Burgos (1-1, 6.86 ERA) starts for the Brewers against Pittsburghs Francisco Liriano (1-0, 1.69).Cheap Jerseall ... The series concludes on Thursdrseys Wholesale Baseball Jerseys ' ' '