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Belgium feels justice served

SEATTLE (AP) — Shortly after Romelu Lukaku scored the goal that capped a commanding 4-1 win over the United States, Belgium's all-time leading goal scorer held his right hand to his ear. On American soil, and in the aftermath of star U.S. forward Folarin Balogun being permitted to play after a one-game red-card suspension was controversially lifted by FIFA, Lukaku egged on the crowd of 66,925 at Lumen Field. The Red Devils then took to social media to poke more fun in light of what they considered no laughing matter, posting above the photo the words: "Overturn this." In Belgium's ...

Griffin’s injuries hurt Pirates

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates will have to try to stay in postseason contention without rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin. The club placed the 20-year-old rising star on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday due to an issue with the knuckle on the ring finger on his left hand. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Griffin is expected to miss 8-10 weeks. Griffin, who made his major league debut in April before signing a lengthy extension, injured the finger in the early portion of a victory over Washington on Sunday. He remained in the lineup and finished with ...

WORLD CUP NOTES

30 MILLION VIEWERS (AP) — The U.S. game against Belgium in the round of 16 at the World Cup set another record as the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. history, Fox said after preliminary ratings came out Tuesday. Fox said 30 million people watched the game, a 4-1 victory for Belgium on Monday night in Seattle to move into the quarterfinals and eliminate the last of the tournament's three co-hosts. Fox said audience peaked at more than 36.8 million people between 9:15 and 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time. That topped the previous mark, the U.S.-Bosnia-Herzegovina game last week that Fox ...

Djokovic wins after five hours

LONDON (AP) — Side to side. Corner to corner. Novak Djokovic kept pushing Felix Auger-Aliassime back and forth along the Centre Court baseline at Wimbledon to retrieve one shot after another. Finally, on the 22nd shot of a grueling rally deep in a fifth-set super tiebreaker, Auger-Aliassime had a forehand in the middle of the court. Under normal circumstances it might have been just the shot he was looking for. Not this time. Not after five hours of battling with the 39-year-old Djokovic. Auger-Aliassime, a 25-year-old Canadian with one of the top-rated forehands on tour, had ...

Social Security Admin to fast-track Trump Account enrollment for eligible kids

The Treasury Department may be doing the heavy lifting when it comes to Trump Accounts, but the Social Security Administration is also working to ensure families can easily enroll their children as soon as possible. On America’s 250th birthday and one year after President Donald Trump signed his signature tax bill into law – the tax-advantaged investment accounts for children established by the Working Families and Tax Cuts Act – went live. Eligible accounts started receiving the $1,000 one-time federal contributions on Saturday. On Monday, President Donald Trump rang the ...

Briscoe gets break he needed

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Chase Briscoe was on an offseason bonding trip to the United Kingdom with crew chief James Small when the NASCAR driver discovered chocolate buttons, a popular British treat. He bought some online after he returned to the U.S., but he said it wasn't the same. Small ...