LONDON (AP) — Simona Halep (HAL’-ehp) of Romania and Eugenie Bouchard (boo-SHARD’) of Canada will meet for a place in the Wimbledon final after winning quarterfinal matches in straight sets. The third-seeded Halep beat 2013 finalist Sabine Lisicki of Germany while 13th-seed Bouchard defeated No. 9 Angelique Kerber. The other semifinal pairing has 2011 champion Petra Kvitova (kuh-VIHT’-oh-vuh) against Lucie Safarova.
UNDATED (AP) — For those still interested in the World Cup now that the U.S. has been eliminated, today is a day of rest. Play in the quarterfinals will start Friday when France faces Germany and Brazil goes up against Colombia. The Americans were defeated by Belgium yesterday.
DETROIT (AP) — The third and final game of the Detroit-Oakland series is this afternoon in the Motor City. The American League Central leading Tigers have won the first two games from the AL West leading Athletics.
TORONTO (AP) — The end of a quick two-game series between divisional leaders will end this afternoon in Toronto as the Blue Jays entertain the Brewers. Toronto won the first game last night and tops the American League East while the Brewers are tops in the National Central.
SAN FRACNSCI 9AP) — Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals is going for his 11th win of the season tonight. As of now, there are just two 11-game winners in baseball and both are in the American League. Detroit’s Rick Porcello and New York’s Masahiro Tanaka (mah-sah-HEE’-roh tah-NAH’-kah).
