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Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Friday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- LONDON -- Seven-time champion Roger Federer loses to Milos Raonic in five sets in the Wimbledon semifinals. Raonic will play for the title against the winner of the Andy Murray-Tomas Berdych semifinal.- DALLAS -- Larry Brown resigns as SMUs basketball coach after four years. Under him, the Mustangs made the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1993 and were banned from postseason play last season.- EUGENE, Ore. -- After four days of rest, Allyson Felix gets back onto the track for qualifying for the 200 meters at U.S. Olympic track and field trials. She has already qualified for the 400.- SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas headline the start of the U.S. Olympic womens gymnastics trials. The five-woman team will be announced Sunday night.- SAN MARTIN, Calif. -- Mirim Lee enters the second round of the U.S. Womens Open with a three-stroke lead. Lydia Ko, Brooke Henderson and Lexi Thompson have plenty of ground to make up.- PARIS -- Six weeks ago they met in the Champions League final. On Sunday, Portugals Cristiano Ronaldo and Frances Antoine Griezmann meet again in the Euro 2016 final.- NEW YORK -- Stephen Strasburg (11-0) starts for first-place Washington, facing the Mets Noah Syndergaard (9-3) in a matchup of elite pitchers headed to the All-Star Game. Game starts 7:10 p.m.- PITTSBURGH -- Jake Arrieta (12-3) is on the mound for the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs when they play a Pirates team that has won seven of 10. Game starts 7:05 p.m.- GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The New York Knicks introduce Joakim Noah, Brandon Jennings and Courtney Lee, free agents who were signed in hopes of turning a 50-loss team into a playoff one.- SPARTA, Ky. -- The field is set for Saturday nights 400-mile Sprint Cup race on the resurfaced and reconfigured Kentucky Speedway track. Kyle Busch is the defending race champion. Qualifying starts 6:45 p.m.- LAC DE PAYOLLE, France -- Britains Steve Cummings wins the seventh stage of the Tour de France in which an inflatable arch marking the final kilometer collapses and bloodies the chin of one rider.- LAS VEGAS -- Joanna Jedrzejczyk defends her strawweight title against bitter rival Claudia Gadelha in the second UFC show during the promotions International Fight Week. 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MINNEAPOLIS -- Out of the doghouse and into the end zone, Cordarrelle Pattersons career renaissance kicked into overdrive on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals.Patterson returned a kickoff 104 yards for a touchdown to put the Vikings in control of the game, and also had four catches for 53 yards in Minnesotas 30-24 victory that snapped a four-game losing streak.Once thought of as the dynamic playmaker who would take over as a focal point of the Vikings offense once Adrian Peterson was ready to retire, the 2013 first-round draft choice entered the season hanging on to a roster spot for dear life. He had two catches for 10 yards all of last season, then watched the Vikings spend a first-round draft choice on another receiver before declining to pick up the fifth-year option on Pattersons contract later in the summer.Over the span of 10 games in a contract year, Patterson has gone from an afterthought in the offense to a featured element. In addition to his return and receiving duties on Sunday, Patterson took a read-option handoff from Jerick McKinnon to get the defense focused on him, then flipped the ball to quarterback Sam Bradford in a play that drew a penalty downfield and set up a Vikings touchdown.When youre involved, you cant even sleep at night, Patterson said. Last night I couldnt even sleep because I was just so excited about today. I knew it was going to be a good game for me, man. Ive got a couple friends in town and I told them its going to be a good game for me.He also converted a third-and-1 with a 30-yard reception that set up another touchdown, and opened the second half with his fifth career kickoff return TD, which ties him with Percy Harvin for the most in Vikings history.When you look what he does on special teams, when the balls in his hands, you just feel like hes one of those guys if we can get him five, six, however many touches it is a game, you know that hes going to create something positive, Bradford saaid.dddddddddddd Anytime the balls in his hands, hes got a chance to take it all the way.When the Vikings drafted Laquon Treadwell in April and declined Pattersons contract option, the writing appeared to be on the wall for a player whose physical tools were never questioned, but whose carefree personality led to doubts about him as a consistent threat on offense. Pattersons good friend Adam Thielen, an undrafted player out of Division II Minnesota State, Mankato, had surpassed him on the receiver depth chart. His future was uncertain.Nicknamed Flash both for his blazing speed and his colorful personality, Patterson first showed coaches that he was playing with a different attitude when he started covering punts as a gunner. Its one of the most thankless tasks on the field. He forced a key fumble against the Giants and gradually started earning more playing time on offense as well.The approach endeared him to no-nonsense coach Mike Zimmer, and Patterson has seen his role grow each week.Its been cool to see him have success because Ive seen what he does in the offseason, said Thielen, who had five catches for 65 yards and a touchdown. Ive seen how positive he is. Its easy for guys in his situation to not have that mindset and not work hard. But its good to see when guys deserve it and they go out and make it happen.The Vikings never needed Patterson more than Sunday, when they carried a four-game losing streak into a crucial home game. Patterson broke out some socks with his own likeness on them -- Last night I was packing my bag and said hey, I need to pack these, he said -- and broke the game open with a kick return that gave the Vikings a 27-17 lead.Tonight Im going to sleep like a baby, he said with a wide smile. Im going to sleep too good.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '