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SportsSports Friday: Rose Blooms, and MoreSports Friday: Rose Blooms, and MoreThe Associated PressMemphis point guard Derrick Rose was the first choice in Thursday's NBA draft; Sharapova, Roddick ousted at Wimbledon; Rays Matt Garza throws complete game one-hitter. (June 27)This is AP Sports Friday.The Chicago Bulls took Memphis point guard Derrick Rose with the number one overall pick in Thursday's NBA draft.Rose led the Tigers to the national championship game in his only college season.With the number two selection, the Miami Heat chose Kansas State forward Michael Beasley.USC's O.J. Mayo was taken third by Minnesota.It's the first time in draft history, that the first 3 picks were college freshmen.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An NBA trade Thursday saw the New Jersey Nets sending Richard Jefferson to the Milwaukee Bucks for forwards Yi Jianlian (jee-EHN' lee-EHN'') and Bobby Simmons. Jefferson averaged 22.6 points last year and is NJ's second all-time leading point-getter.In a proposed deal Thursday night,the Indiana Pacers send their first-round draft pick, Jerryd Bayless, to the Portland TrailBlazers for number 13 pick Brandon Rush, Jarrett Jack and Josh McRoberts.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A shocker at Wimbledon as former champion Maria Sharapova was ousted by the 154th ranked player in the world.The number three seed upset by fellow Russian Alla Kudryavtseva (koo-dray-EHT'-soh-vah) 6-2, 6-4 in second-round action. SOT: Maria SharapovaNumber-6 seed Andy Roddick also was upset, ousted by the 40th-ranked player in the world, Janko Tipsarevic ((YAHN'-koh tihp-SEHR'-oh-vihch) of Serbia.Among the winners, Rafal Nadal and defending champ Venus Williams.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Matt Garza threw a complete-game one-hitter, as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Marlins 6-1 Thursday.Garza struck out 10 in the victory.With that, the Rays are 16 games over .500, a franchise high. And they're just a half-game behind front-running Boston in the AL East.The only Florida hit on the day, Hanley Ramirez who belted a towering home run over the left-field scoreboard, his 17th of the season.-----------------------Oakland's Rich Harden was almost as good as Garza. The A's right-hander only gave up 2 hits over 8 innings, striking out a career-high 11 in a 5-0 win over Philadelphia.The NL East-leading Phillies have lost seven of eight.----------------------Ji Young Oh shares the lead with LPGA veteran Pat Hurst after the first round of the women's U.S. Open.Michelle Wie carded a quintuple-bogey 9 on the 9th hole, finishing with an 81, the second straight year she failed to break 80 in the opening round.

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