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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — A new young American phenom is making herself known at Wimbledon. Fifteen-year-old Coco Gauff (gahf) saved two match points in the second set and went on to beat Polona Hercog of Slovenia in the third round at Wimbledon. Gauff is playing at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. She won 3-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5 on Centre Court.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Defending champion Novak Djokovic dropped his first set of the tournament but had few problems after that, advancing to the fourth round at Wimbledon with a 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4 win over Hubert Hurkacz of Poland. Djokovic is looking for his fifth Wimbledon title.
HOUSTON (AP) — Two of baseball's best are expected to face off when Astros right-hander Justin Verlander pitches against Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels tonight in Houston. In 38 at bats against Verlander, Trout is batting just .132 with two homers and 11 strikeouts. But Trout is in the middle of another big year, while Verlander is coming off a so-so June, going 2-1 with a 4.02 ERA in six starts for the AL West leaders.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed coach Mike Sullivan to a four-year contract extension. The contract runs through the 2023-24 season. Sullivan is 174-92-34 with Pittsburgh, guiding the Penguins to Stanley Cup championships in 2016 and 2017, the first team in nearly two decades to repeat as champions. The deal gives Sullivan time to help Pittsburgh retool after getting swept by the New York Islanders in the first round of the 2019 playoffs.
LYON, France (AP) — FIFA is looking to expand the Women's World Cup from 24 to 32 teams. If the expansion was to start for the next edition in 2023, FIFA President Gianni Infantino says the organization would have to re-open the bidding process which has yet to conclude. Infantino wants to double the Women's World Cup prize money, team preparation funding and cash for clubs releasing players, lifting the figure to $100 million.
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