MLB:
In baseball, in the American League, The Yankees and the Red Sox had a day off. Meanwhile, Houston beat Cleveland 9-4, Minnesota doubled up Baltimore 4-2 in 10 innings, the White Sox beat Toronto 4-2, and it was Detroit over Seattle 12-5.
The Tampa Bay at Kansas City game was postponed due to a tornado.
In the National League, the Mets blanked San Francisco 3-0, Pittsburgh edged San Diego 2-1, the Dodgers bested Philadelphia 10-7, St. Louis shut out the Cubs 6-0, Cincinnati slid past Washington 3-2, and it was Atlanta over Milwaukee 5-3.
The New York Yankees say injured outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury is set to be activated before Wednesday night's game against Oakland. Ellsbury was hitting .324 with 14 steals in 37 games before he sprained his right knee on May 19 in Washington.
Boston Red Sox utility man Brock Holt has been selected to the American League All-Star team, and shortstop Xander Bogaerts could join him next week in Cincinnati. Bogaerts is one of five AL candidates on the Final Vote ballot.
Golf:
Rory McIlroy said he suffered a "total rupture" of a left ankle ligament and the joint capsule while playing soccer with friends over the weekend, leaving him questionable to play in the British Open next week. His chief spokesman said McIlroy would not know until later in the week the extent of the injury and whether he would be able to compete in the year's third major.
World Cup:
New York City is talking to the U.S. women's soccer team about the possibility of a parade following its World Cup victory. Mayor Bill de Blasio's press secretary says the administration is looking into logistics and talking to the team and other partners about the idea. The U.S. defeated Japan 5-2 on Sunday in Canada to win the World Cup.
NFL:
A person with knowledge of the incident tells The Associated Press that the New York Giants are aware of an incident involving Jason Pierre-Paul and fireworks, but the team is unsure about the severity of any injuries to the star defensive end. The team says in a statement that its first concern is for Pierre-Paul's well-being.
NHL:
The Boston Bruins have signed restricted free agent forwards Jimmy Hayes and Brett Connolly. The B's signed Hayes to a three-year contract with an average salary cap hit of $2.3 million. Connolly gets a one-year deal worth $1.025 million. The team also announced the signing yesterday of forward Brandon DeFazio to a one-year, two-way contract with a cap hit of $575,000 at the NHL level.
Tennis:
For the first time in 11 years three Americans have advanced to the Wimbledon women's quarterfinals. Top seed Serena Williams rolled into the quarters with a 6-4, 6-3 win over her sister, Venus, unseeded CoCo Vandeweghe beat No. 6 Lucie Safarova in straight sets and No. 21 Madison Keys needed three sets to reach the Elite Eight. Also advancing were Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska, Victoria Azarenka, Timea Bacsinszky and Garbine Muguruza.
Second seed Roger Federer, third seed Andy Murray and No. 4 Stan Wawrinka moved into the Wimbledon men's quarterfinals with straight-sets victories. They are joined in the quarters by ninth seed Marin Cilic, 12th seed Gilles Simon, No. 21 Richard Gasquet and unseeded Vasek Pospisil. Top seed Novak Djokovic split four sets with Kevin Anderson when their fourth-round match was suspended.
NBA:
David West is leaving the Indiana Pacers for a less lucrative contract with the San Antonio Spurs. The veteran forward left the Pacers' $12 million offer on the table for a one-year, $1.4 million deal and a better chance to win an elusive championship. He joins a Spurs club that has added All-Star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge and retained Kawhi Leonard, Manu Ginobili (zhih-NOH'-blee) and Danny Green.
NCAA:
Syracuse is the attendance leader in men's basketball, edging Kentucky for the second straight year.
The NCAA said Monday that Syracuse averaged 23,854 fans per game last season, just ahead of Kentucky's 23,572. Louisville, at 21,386, was the only other school to draw better than 20,000 a game.
The Division I attendance total of more than 27.4 million was down slightly from a year ago but the ninth-highest in history. The NCAA Tournament attendance of 739,798 was the third-highest ever.
The Big Ten led the nation in average attendance for the 39th straight year. The Big Ten's average of 12,781 fans was well ahead of the Atlantic Coast Conference average of 11,368.
Total attendance in all three NCAA divisions was more than 32.5 million.
South Carolina has ended Tennessee's 11-year run atop the attendance standings in women's basketball. The Gamecocks averaged 12,293 fans this season at home, the most in the country. This was the first time since 1994 that neither Tennessee nor UConn was Number 1 in attendance. The national champion Huskies were sixth this season, averaging 8,216 fans.
Tour de France:
Tour de France leader Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland was involved in a massive crash about 37 miles from the finish of the third stage.
The crash brought down about 20 riders when Frenchman William Bonnet slid on the side of the road. Cancellara was able to get back on his bike and returned to the race.
Spanish veteran Joaquim Rodriguez won the crash-marred third stage of the Tour de France. British rider Chris Froome finished second to take the race leader's yellow jersey.
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