WORLD CUP
U.S. settles for a tie after leading in injury time
UNDATED (AP) β The U.S. was seconds away from earning a berth in the knockout stage at World Cup, clinging to a 2-1 lead deep into injury time against Portugal. But the Americans had to settle for a 2-2 tie as Varela scored on a header in the fifth extra minute to keep Portugal alive in the tournament.
The United States fell behind 1-0 just five minutes in and continued to trail until Jermaine Jones slammed a curling shot into the net in the 64th minute. Clint Dempsey put the Yanks ahead in the 81st minute, his second goal in two games. Dempsey’s goal came on a cross from Graham Zusi (ZOO’-see), who set up both second-half tallies less than a week after his late corner kick led to the game-winning goal against Ghana in the opener.
But the U.S. was unable to finish off Portugal. Playing despite a left knee injury, Cristiano Ronaldo sent in a cross that Valera redirected past Tim Howard.
The outcome leaves the U.S. and Germany in a first-place tie in Group G with four points, three ahead of both Portugal and Ghana. The Americans will face Germany on Thursday, while Portugal takes on Ghana at the same time.
Also in World Cup on Sunday:
β Belgium advanced to the knockout round with a 1-0 win over Russia. Belgium leads Group H with six points after scoring in the 88th minute.
β Algeria grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first half of a 4-2 win against South Korea. It’s the first World Cup victory for the Algerians since 1982 and puts them second in Group H with three points.
MLB-SCHEDULE
Tigers right selves with Cleveland sweep
UNDATED (AP) β A weekend in Cleveland seems to have been the perfect elixir for the Detroit Tigers.
The Tigers have a four-game winning streak after completing a sweep of the Indians, 10-4. Max Scherzer struck out eight while allowing a run and six hits in six innings, one start after surrendering 10 runs in four innings against Kansas City.
Miguel Cabrera hit a solo homer and had three RBIs for the Tigers, who broke it open with a seven-run fourth. J.D. Martinez and Nick Castellanos (kas-tee-AH’-nohs) each had two RBIs as Detroit stretched its lead in the AL Central to 2 Β½ games over Kansas City.
The Royals have dropped four straight since taking the first three of a four-game series with the Tigers last week. Rookie Roenis Elias (roh-EH’-nehs EE’-lee-uhs) limited the Royals to one run and five singles over 6 2-3 innings of Seattle’s 2-1 win at Kansas City. Mike Zunino homered in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie and allow Elias to improve to 7-5.
Elsewhere in the majors:
β Boston blew a 6-1 before David Ortiz led off the 10th with a homer to give the Red Sox a 7-6 win at Oakland. Mike Napoli (NAP’-oh-lee) hit his eighth homer and scored another run as part of a double steal to help the Red Sox avoid a four-game sweep.
β Rookie Matt Shoemaker won his fifth straight decision as a starter by allowing a run and eight hits in 7 2/3 innings of the Angels’ 5-2 win over Texas at Anaheim. C.J. Cron and Kole Calhoun homered in the fourth inning against Yu Darvish.
β Chris Tillman tossed seven innings of four-hit ball and Baltimore took the rubber match of their three-game series by clobbering the Yankees 8-0 in New York. Jonathan Schoop (skohp) homered off Masahiro Tanaka (mah-sah-HEE’-roh tah-NAH’-kah), who dropped to 11-2 by allowing three runs in seven innings.
β Joe Mauer had two hits and two RBIs as Minnesota beat the White Sox 6-5 for their first four-game sweep against Chicago in 20 years. Kurt Suzuki had three hits for the Twins, who trailed 5-3 before a three-run fourth.
β Yunel (YOO’-nehl) Escobar hit a two-run single while Tampa Bay scored three times in the sixth to beat Houston 5-2. Sean Rodriguez drove in two runs without a hit as the Rays beat the Astros for the fifth time in seven games.
β Johnny Cueto (KWAY’-toh) lowered his ERA to a National League-leading 1.86 by allowing one earned run in eight innings of Cincinnati’s 4-3 triumph against Toronto. The Blue Jays finished the game without Brett Lawrie after he broke his right index finger when he was hit by a pitch in the second inning.
β Tanner Roark (ROH’-ahrk) won his fourth straight start and Denard Span had an RBI double as Washington topped Atlanta 4-1 to earn a four-game split. The Nationals improved to 3-7 against the Braves and now lead the NL East by 1 1/2 games over Atlanta.
β Daniel Murphy belted a three-run homer and the New York Mets tied a season high with 17 hits in an 11-5 romp over the Marlins in Miami. Jonathon Niese (nees) drove in a run with a suicide squeeze and gave up three runs in six innings for his first victory since May 22.
β Aramis (ah-RAH’-mihs) Ramirez hit a two-run homer and Lyle Overbay added a key solo shot in the ninth inning of Milwaukee’s 6-5 win at Colorado. The Brewers are a major league-best 27-15 on the road after completing a 6-1 trek through Phoenix and Denver.
β Mark Ellis drove in two runs, including the go-ahead tally on a safety squeeze in the Cardinals’ 5-3 comeback win over Philadelphia. The Redbirds have won two straight and seven of 10 after coming back from an early 3-0 deficit.
β Madison Bumgarner gave up just two infield singles and an unearned run while working eight-plus innings in San Francisco’s 4-1 win at Arizona. Joe Panik and Buster Posey delivered RBI doubles in a three-run ninth.
β The Dodgers nipped the Padres 2-1 as Hyun-Jin Ryu (hyoon-jihn ryoo) limited San Diego to a run and four hits in six innings. Ryu is 9-3 after winning for the sixth time in seven starts since missing more than three weeks with shoulder inflammation.
β Brandon Cumpton won his third straight decision by allowing just two hits in seven shutout innings to lead Pittsburgh past the Cubs 2-1 in Chicago. Travis Snider hit a solo homer for the Pirates, but teammate Gregory Polanco went 0-for-3 after collecting at least one hit in each of his first 11 major league games.
MLB-MARLINS
Furcal heads to DL
MIAMI (AP) β Miami Marlins infielder Rafael Furcal (fur-KAHL’) is back on the disabled list after re-injuring his left hamstring in Saturday’s game. Marlins manager Mike Redmond says Furcal could be out for an extended stretch, and there’s no timetable for his return.
Furcal is hitting .171 in just nine games. The Marlins signed him to a $3 million, one-year deal last offseason despite doubts about his durability.
MLB-PADRES
San Diego cans GM
SAN DIEGO (AP) β The struggling San Diego Padres have fired general manager Josh Byrnes. The Padres are 32-43 and 12 1/2 games out of first in the NL West. They finished 76-86 in each of Byrnes’ first two seasons in the position.
NBA-ANTHONY
Report: Anthony choses free agency
NEW YORK (AP) β Two people with knowledge of the details say that Carmelo Anthony has informed the New York Knicks that he intends to become a free agent. Anthony had a Monday deadline to terminate the final year of his contract. He filed the paperwork on Friday, one of the people told The Associated Press on Sunday on condition of anonymity because no official announcements were made.
He will be eligible to negotiate with teams starting July 1.
F1-AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX
Mercedes dominates again
SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) β It was another 1-2 finish for Mercedes in the Austrian Grand Prix. The winner of the race was Nico (NEE’-koh) Rosberg, with teammate Lewis Hamilton second. This marks the sixth 1-2 finish this season by Mercedes, which has won every race but one.
The win was Rosberg’s third of the year and extended his lead in the drivers’ championship over Hamilton to 29 points.
Four-time defending world champion Sebastian Vettel (VEH’-tul) quit the race on lap 36 after overcoming engine problems early in the race.
NASCAR
A win for Edwards in California
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) β Carl Edwards won the road course NASCAR race in Sonoma, California. He finished in front of Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr., with pole sitter Jamie McMurray fourth. Edwards held off a strong challenge from Gordon on the final lap.
GOLF-U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN
Wie gets a major
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) β Michelle Wie (wee) has earned her first major victory. The 24-year old finished 2-under for a two-shot win over fellow-American Stacy Lewis at the U.S. Women’s Open.
A 25-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole sent Wie to the title. She closed with an even-par 70, while Lewis had eight birdies in a round of 66.
GOLF-TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Streelman takes first
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) β Kevin Streelman was the winner of the PGA’s Travelers Championship. He shot a final round 6-under-64 to complete play at 15-under-par.
Sergio Garcia and K.J. Choi, finished tied for second at 14-under.
CHAMPIONS TOUR-ENCOMPASS CHAMPIONSHIP
Lehman gets the win
GLENVIEW, Ill. (AP) β Tom Lehman (LAY’-mihn) finished strong to win the Champions Tour Encompass Championship. He birdied three of the last four holes, including the 18th, to finish one shot in front of Michael Allen and Kirk Triplett at 15-under-par.
