HUY, Belgium (AP) — Swiss veteran Fabian Cancellara defends the yellow jersey as riders set off on the third stage of the Tour de France, as the showcase race swings from the Netherlands into neighboring Belgium.
NEW YORK (AP) — Ballerina Misty Copeland, who just became the first African-American woman to be named principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, has another breakthrough planned — a debut on Broadway.
POPE-SOUTH AMERICA
After starting at almost midnight, the NASCAR Coke Zero 400 ends with a crash sending one fan to the hospital.
WOMEN'S WORLD CUP
VANCOUVER (AP) — The U.S. women are atop the soccer world today following their 5-2 rout of Japan in the Women's World Cup championship, their third World Cup crown but first since 1999. The Americans scored early and often with four goals in the opening 16 minutes -- three by Carli Lloyd in the fastest hat trick in Women's World Cup history -- in avenging a loss to Japan in the 2011 title game.
NASCAR-DAYTONA-GORDON
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As rain delayed his final race at Daytona International Speedway, four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon was showered with cheers during driver introductions yesterday. Speedway officials handed out thousands of placards commemorating Gordon's milestones at Daytona, dating to his victory in a Daytona 500 qualifying race in 1993.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the rain-delayed Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway, which ended at 2:41 a.m. with a horrific last-lap accident.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jack Jewsbury scored in second-half stoppage time to give the Portland Timbers a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday night.
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