SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) β Tim Howard made 16 saves, but the U.S. is done at World Cup following a 2-1 loss to Belgium. It was a scoreless game until Belgium scored in the 93rd minute and made it 2-0 just 12 minutes later. Julian Green got the Americans within a goal in the 107th minute, but they couldn’t put away several quality chances the rest of the way.
LONDON (AP) β Rafael Nadal has been ousted in the fourth round at Wimbledon, falling to 144th-ranked Nick Kyrgios (KEER’-ee-ohs) 7-6, 5-7, 7-6, 6-3. Kyrgios is a wild card entrant who had dropped seven of his 10 ATP matches before winning his first four at Wimbledon. Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka (vahv-REEN’-kah) and Milos Raonic (ROW’-nihk) join Kyrgios in the quarterfinals.
LONDON (AP) β Angelique Kerber knocked out Maria Sharapova 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 to advance to the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Simona Halep (HAL’-ehp) and Sabine Lisicki (sah-BEEN’ lih-SIH’-kee) also won their fourth-round matches, while Lucie Safarova and Petra Kvitova (kuh-VIT’-oh-vuh) moved into the semifinals with straight-sets victories. And the Williams sisters had to withdraw after three games in their second-round doubles match due to what was called a viral illness that affected Serena’s coordination.
CLEVELAND (AP) β Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert has tweeted that the team and guard Kyrie (ky-REE’) Irving have agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension. Neither side announced the terms, but several outlets reported that it is a maximum deal worth about $90 million.
UNDATED (AP) β The NHL free-agent signing period began Tuesday with goaltender Ryan Miller going to Vancouver, forward Paul Stastny (STAS’-nee) accepting a deal with St. Louis, Minnesota landing forward Thomas Vanek and Washington inking defensemen Brooks Orpik and Matt Niskanen. Dallas picked up two forwards, signing Ales Hemsky (AL’-ehsh HEHM’-skee) and acquiring Jason Spezza (SPET’-suh) from Ottawa.
