Russia said on Saturday that 10 of its wrestlers who were offered spots at the Paris Olympics as neutrals will refuse to compete.

The Russian wrestling federation said in a statement that its officials, coaches and athletes held a meeting and “came to an unanimous decision — to refuse to participate in the Olympic Games.”

The wrestlers would have been the largest group of Russians in any one sport competing in Paris under the Individual Neutral Athlete program launched by the International Olympic Committee to allow some athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus to compete during the war in Ukraine.

The IOC previously said it invited 10 Russian wrestlers to the Paris Olympics and its website listed nine of them as having agreed to compete, with one who declined.

Pro basketball

Hornets keeping Bridges >> The Charlotte Hornets are keeping forward Miles Bridges after the forward was re-signed to a three-year, $75 million contract, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Bridges averaged a career-high 21 points and 7.3 rebounds last season after sitting out all of the 2022-23 season due to his involvement in a domestic violence situation.

76ers add free-agent Martin >> The Philadelphia 76ers continued to build around their star trio of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George with the addition of free-agent forward Caleb Martin, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.

Martin intends to sign the multi-year contract shortly after the league’s moratorium on signings is lifted, said the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was not yet official.

Terms were not yet available. ESPN reported it was a four-year deal guaranteed for more than $32 million.

Motor sports

Larson wins pole for NASCAR race in downtown Chicago >> Kyle Larson has won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series street race in downtown Chicago, beating Ty Gibbs by one-hundredth of a second.

Larson posted a fast lap of 87.836 seconds in the second round of qualifying on the 12-turn, 2.2-mile course, recording a top speed of 90.168 mph. Gibbs was next at 87.846 seconds and 90.158 mph.

Larson is going for his fourth win of the season in his 350th career Cup Series start. The Hendrick Motorsports driver has five poles this year and 21 for his career.

Baseball

Miranda ties MLB record >> Jose Miranda matched a major league record with hits in 12 straight plate appearances during the Minnesota Twins’ 9-3 win over the Houston Astros.

Miranda, playing third base, entered the game with the team-record of hits in 10 straight at-bats. The 26-year-old singled in his first two official at-bats and tied the MLB record set by the Chicago Cubs’ Johnny Kling (1902) and matched by Boston’s Pinky Higgins (1938) and Detroit’s Walt Dropo (1952). His streak ended in the sixth inning on a routine flyout to left field.

Soccer

Atlanta United transfers Almada for MLS-record fee >> Atlanta United announced it transferred midfielder Thiago Almada to Botafogo of Eagle Football Holdings for what the team said is a MLS-record transfer fee.

The team did not disclose the transfer fee. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported the fee is $21 million and could reach $30 million if incentives are reached.

That would pass the previous MLS-record fee of $19 million received by Atlanta United for its transfer of forward Miguel Almiron to Newcastle before the 2019 season.

Tour de France

Eritrea’s Girmay wins his second stage >> Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay won a second stage at the Tour de France when he edged a closing sprint.

Two-time Tour champion Tadej Pogacar kept the yellow jersey.

The flat finish suited Girmay’s style, and he made the most of it to beat Jasper Philipsen and Arnaud De Lie, extending his lead at the top of the ranking for the best sprinter.