Soccer

• World Cup-Off day before Semi-finals showdown on Tuesday…Brazil-crippled by loss of superstar Neymar with fractured back-faces German team still searching for explosive goalscoring. .Wednesday-The Netherlands-grind it out offense vs-Argentina-Lionel Messi-scored 4-goals
• Team USA arrive back in Los Angeles after emotional run into the knockout round…US goalie Tim Howard being saluted globally for 16-save effort in loss to Belgium…Howard signs 2-year extension to stay with Everton in English Premiere League.

General

• Wimbledon-Novak Djokovic-epic-classic center court win over Roger Federer-come from behind 5-set win of shotmaking, 138mph serves and power tennis…Serb superstar wins for 2nd time in London.
• Daytona 400-rain delayed-accident marred race..Aric Amirola wins.. race red flagged 2X-bad crashes and 1X for heavy rain.
• Pocono 400-Indy car-Juan Montoya outruns teammate Helio Castroneves for win..Tema Penske finishes 1-2
• British Grand Prix-Lewis Hamilton-Team Mercedes storms from 6th place win wreck filled race…red flagged race for violent lst lap crash Kimi Raikkonen got airborne into barriers-hit other cars.

Baseball

• Cubs-Athletics-Blockbuster Trade…Cubs ship top 2-starters Jeff Samardzija-Jason Hammel to lst place A’s for starter Dan Straily and 3-top minor leaguers…Cubs now have 6-of top-75 players in minor league baseball.
• Angels-Diamondbacks deal..Halos acquire reliever Joe Thatcher sending two minor league pitchers to Arizona..Thatcher joins just acquired Pirates closer Jason Grilli in bullpen.
• Yankees-Arizona..Firesale continues in Phoenix-Dbacks ship starter Brandon McCarthy to Yankees for young pitcher Vidal Nuno.
• Phillies-trade-Ronnie Cedeno-SS to Arizona for minor leaguer
• Yankees-Release-slugger Alf Soriano (.218) eat his 16M contract
• Angels-Release-Joel Piniero-P-after 50G-drug suspension.
• Houston-Release-Jerome Williams-P
• Royals-sign-FA-Raul Ibanez-DH-Seattle
• Rockies-sign-FA-Chris Capuano-P-Boston.
• Rockies-trade-Jair Jurjjens-P-from Cincinnati

Scoreboard

• Padres-L-Giants-Tim Lincecum beats Friars 3rd time this year…Hunter Pence 3-hits
• Dodgers-W-Rockies-Matt Kemp 4-hits..Juan Uribe 3-hits..Adrian Gonzalez 3RBI-LA won 16-of-23..Rox lost 17-of-20
• Angels-W-Astros…Halos 51st win year..Gazrrett Richards 11-strikeout game.
• MLB-All Star teams named…(AL) 6-Athletics on roster, Nelson Cruz-Baltimore slugger-suspended drugs last year, Angels star Mike Trout…(NL) Troy Tulowitzki-Rockies, Yasiel Puig-Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw-Zack Grienke-LA…Rookies include White Sox slugger Jose Abreau and Yankees-big money free agent Masahiro Tanka.
• All Star snubs-Padres relief ace Huston Street…Angels pitcher Garrett Richards…Chisox-Chris Sale..Giants-Buster Posey.
• Yankees-CC Sabathia-P-gone for year-reinjured knee
• Twins-DL-Joe Mauer-C-Oblique
• Rockies-DL-Jhoulys Chacin-P-reinjujre shouder
• A’s-60-day-DL-Eric Chavez-3B-knee-consider retirement
• Toronto-DL-Edwin Encarnarcion-OF-hamstring
• Mets-Mourn passing-Frank Cashen-86-former GM-built powerhouse teams of 1980s.
• Jim Brosnan-ex Cubs pitcher-wrote first tell-all baseball book “The Long Season” in 1960s.
• Dodgers-honor-Bobby Castillo-longtime pitcher-taught Fernando Valenzuala the screwball.

Basketball

• Miami-GM-Pat Riley-face-to-face meeting LeBron James-prepared to offer max contract (20.9M) per year…Lakers GM-Mitch Kupchack flew into Cleveland meet LeBron agent.
• Carmelo Anthony-offered max contracts by Lakers (4Y-90M)…Knicks (5Y-129M)…Knicks reject sign-and-trade offers from Chicago-Houston.
• Pao Gasol-Bidding war heating up for Lakers star…LA wants him to take paycut from (19M-to-5M),,Miami offering (10M)..talks also to Knicks-Dallas-Oklahoma City.
• Chris Bosh-Miami-meets with Houston Rockets
• Paul Pierce-Brooklyn Nets guard-meets with Clippers
• Clippers-raid Lakers-sign-FA-Jordan Farmar-G
• Portland-signs-FA-Chris Kaman-C-Lakers
• Detroit-signs-FA-Jodie Meeks-G-Lakers
• Golden Stats-signs-FA-Shaun Livingston-G-Brooklyn
• Sacramento-signs-FA-Darren Collison-G-Clippers
• Indiana-signs-FA-CJ Miles-G-Cleveland
• Milwaukee trades 2-2nd round picks to Brooklyn for rights to hire Jason Kidd of Brooklyn Nets in bitter parting.
• Milwaukee-fires coach Larry Drew to hire Kidd.
• Detroit-Releases-Chauncey Billups-G
• Orlando-Releases-Jameer Nelson-G-spent 10Y with Magic

Football

• Cleveland-Arrest-Josh Gordon-WR-DUI in North Carolina..already facing 1Y-NFL drug suspension..has had multiple alcohol arrests and positive drug tests dating back to college career
• Bills-Devastaing loss-Kiko Alonso-star LB-knee injury-training in Oregon..gone for entire season.
• Baltimore-Dallas-Trade-Ravens ship AWOL-LB-Rolando McClain to Cowboys for 7th round pick…ex-1st round pick quit on Raiders-Ravens.
• NFL-Drug suspensions…Eagles-lst round pick-OT-Lane Johnson…Miami-LB-Dion Jordan…Chiefs-OT-Roe Watkins..Colts-WR-LeVon Brazil-all 4-game suspensions.

Hockey

• NHL-Record 1st day signing spree-free agency…82-players change teams..NHL clubs comitt $526M-in contracts.
• Vancouver-Ryan Miller-G-StLouis
• Colorado-Jarome Iginla-RW-Boston
• Minnesota-Thomas Vanek-RW-Montreal
• Blues-Peter Stasny-C-Avalanche
• Calgary-Jonas Hiller-G-Ducks
• Chicago-Brad Richards-C-Rangers
• New Jersey-Mike Cammillari-C-Calgary
• Rangers-Dan Boyle-D-San Jose
• Buffalo-Brian Gionta-C-Montreal
• 12-Major NHL Trades over Holiday Weekend.
• Ducks-Acquire-Ryan Kesler-C-Canucks
• Dallas-Trades for Jason Spezza-C-Ottawa
• Colorado-lands-Daniel Briere-RW-Montreal
• Colorado-acquires-Brad Stuart-D-San Jose
• Buffalo-picks up Josh Gorges-F-Montreal

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