DETROIT >> Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders says he “experienced a health scare related to my heart” last weekend.

“It was unexpected and served as a reminder of the importance of staying vigilant about our physical well-being, even when we are feeling fine,” the former Detroit Lions great said in a statement posted Friday on social media.

The Lions issued their own social media post saying, “Get well soon Barry.”

Sanders, who turns 56 next month, was a six-time All-Pro while starring for the Lions from 1989-98 before his sudden retirement. He rushed for 15,269 yards and 99 touchdowns in his career, including 2,053 yards in his MVP season of 1997.

He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004.

Golf

Schmelzel takes a 2-shot lead midway through second round >> Sarah Schmelzel birdied her final two holes for a 5-under 67 to take a two-shot lead midway through the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

The 30-year-old Schmelzel, winless in six seasons on the LPGA Tour, led at 6-under 138 after making six birdies and one bogey in her morning round at tree-lined Sahalee.

Three former major champions were two shots back: first-round leader Lexi Thompson (72), Jin Young Ko (68) and Hinako Shibuno (70).

Olympics

Athletics to move to 1st week of 2028 Olympics, swimming to 2nd week >> The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics announced changes to its venue plan that it says will create an estimated $156 million in combined savings and revenue increases.

Swimming will be held in a temporary pool at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, with its 38,000 seats creating the largest swimming venue in Olympic history; basketball will be played at Intuit Dome, which opens this August in Inglewood; and gymnastics will be held at Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. Athletics will remain at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Soccer

France and Netherlands produce Euro 2024’s first 0-0 >> Kylian Mbappé watched from the substitutes’ bench as France and the Netherlands finished 0-0 in a heavyweight European Championship clash.

Antoine Griezmann missed the France’s best chances while Xavi Simons had a goal ruled out for the Dutch in the first goalless draw of the tournament.

It leaves both teams on four points in Group D after their second match. Poland was beaten by Austria 3-1 earlier and is assured of finishing bottom of the group, even if it beats France in its final group game.

The buildup was dominated by speculation on whether Mbappé would play after the France captain broke his nose in their opening 1-0 win over Austria.

Mbappé trained wearing a face mask on Thursday and coach Didier Deschamps was optimistic he’d be available. But Deschamps evidently decided it was not worth the risk to play Mbappé in a game his team had no need to win.

Earlier in the day, Roman Yaremchuk scored as Ukraine came back from a goal down to beat Slovakia 2-1 and strengthen its hopes of reaching the Euro 2024 knockout stages.

The win got Ukraine back on track after losing 3-0 to Romania in its opening game.

Pro basketball

Wilson, Clark lead WNBA All-Star fan vote >> A’ja Wilson leads Caitlin Clark by just over a thousand votes in early fan voting for the WNBA All-Star Game, the league announced.

Clark’s Indiana teammate Aliyah Boston is third, about 40,000 votes behind the leaders.

Wilson is having an incredible season, averaging 27.9 points and 11.3 rebounds. She has 217,773 votes. Clark is right behind with 216,427.

The Las Vegas Aces star received the most fan votes last season, but that total was only 95,860.

New York’s Breanna Stewart is fourth and Dallas’ Arike Ogunbowale is fifth. Chicago’s Angel Reese is seventh in the voting and is the only other rookie in the top 10. Fellow first-year players Cameron Brink and Kate Martin were just outside the top 10 in 11th and 12th.

Thunder GM says Giddey didn’t want to come off the bench >> The Bulls and Thunder finalized a deal sending Josh Giddey to Chicago and Alex Caruso to Oklahoma City, with the Thunder granting the 21-year-old Giddey’s trade request after he resisted the team’s plans to use him off the bench.

Giddey, a 6-foot-8 point guard from Australia, gets a fresh start after a challenging season in which his numbers dropped and he lost his starting job in the playoffs.

In a statement, Thunder general manager Sam Presti said he told Giddey after the season that the team envisioned using him as a reserve in 2024-25 “to maximize his many talents and deploy our team more efficiently over 48 minutes.”

Tennis

Thompson, Musetti, Paul and Korda reach Queen’s Club semifinals >> Jordan Thompson recorded his second victory over a top-15 opponent this week by beating Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 to reach the semifinals at the grass-court Queen’s Club.

Thompson will next face Lorenzo Musetti, who beat British wild card Billy Harris 6-3, 7-5.

The other local player, Jack Draper, was also beaten. Tommy Paul ended Draper’s seven-win streak 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. Draper won his maiden ATP title in Stuttgart last weekend and knocked out Carlos Alcaraz on Thursday.

Zverev outlasts Fils >> Alexander Zverev had to battle back to beat 20-year-old Arthur Fils 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 in 2 1/2 hours for a spot in the semifinals of the Halle Open.

Zverev, a two-time runner-up in Halle, next faces Hubert Hurkacz, who beat Marcos Giron 7-6 (5), 6-4.

New world No. 1 Jannik Sinner was taken the distance for a third straight match when he overcame Jan-Lennard Struff 6-2, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3).

Rybakina retires from quarterfinal against Azarenka >> Elena Rybakina retired from her quarterfinal in Berlin, seemingly because of illness.

The 2022 Wimbledon champion was trailing Victoria Azarenka 3-1 in the first set at the grass-court Ladies Open and stopped playing after her double fault made it 15-15 in the fifth game.

Rybakina sat on her bench, put her hands to her face but didn’t wait for a medical evaluation. After 40 seconds, she got up and quickly jogged to the locker room.