US TIES PORTUGAL
The United States World Cup soccer team was seconds away June 22 from moving into the knockout round of the World Cup, until Michael Bradley mishandled the ball and handed Portugal the goal that resulted in a 2-2 tie.
Bradley is normally one of the most consistent on the team, but it just goes to show that one small lapse can turn a win into a tie.
But, it's not over for the U.S. team. There are basically three ways the U.S. can still make it into the knockout round.
The easy way, back their way in or the hard way.
The easiest way is for the U.S. is to beat or tie Germany. The Germans are considered by most to be one of the top five teams in the tournament, but if the U.S. can beat them, the U.S. will be the first-place team in Group G. If the U.S. loses to Germany, it would face a tougher team as the second place finisher.
The U.S. could also back its way in if Ghana and Portugal tie.
Finally, the U.S. could get in the hard way. If it loses to Germany, the U.S. could advance due to tiebreakers against whoever wins the Ghana-Portugal match up.
Tiebreakers are just too much to go into, so let's just hope the U.S. takes the easy way and beats Germany.
LEBRON BACK IN CLEVELAND?
Leave it up to anyone other than an athlete to create a public stir.
Sports channels didn't wait long to jump on LeBron James' wife Savannah after she called Akron "Home sweet home."
Savannah James had the basketball world in a tizzy when she posted an Instagram photo of a map of Ohio with a star that indicated Akron's location and a caption that read, "Home sweet home!! The countdown is real! #330."
Don't worry Miami Heat fans, she was only talking about the Family's summer plans.
ANDY MURRAY WINS AT WIMBLEDON
Last year Britain's 77-year drought without a men's Wimbledon champion ended. This year, Andy Murray, Britain's reigning Wimbledon champion, made easy work during Day 1 at Wimbledon by beating Belgiums David Goffin in straight sets 6-1, 6-4, 7-5.
Although there were several close calls for big name players, there weren't any major upsets on the first day.
On the women's side, Australian Open champion, Li Na, had a close call against Paula Kania of Poland in her first set before getting on track to win 7-5, 6-2.
And finally, it was a bad day to be the 18th seed, as both the men's and women's 18th seeds lost on Day 1.
Women's No. 18 seed Sloane Stephens of the U.S. packed her bags after losing to Russia's Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 7-6 (8-6). Spain's No. 18 seed Fernando Verdasco fell to Australia's Marinko Matosevic 6-4, 4-6,
6-4, 6-2.
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