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Uruguay Into Round of 16 With 1-0 Victory Over Italy

Godin delights Uruguay.

(NATAL, Brazil) - A fortunate conversion from Diego Godin proved golden for Uruguay as they booked a spot in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 with a late 1-0 victory over ten-man Italy in Natal.

The Atletico Madrid defender rose highest from a corner with nine minutes remaining on the clock to complete a remarkable turnaround for his country, who had been beaten in their opening fixture of the tournament but now progress to a meeting with the winners of Group C.

Agent: LeBron James to Opt Out of Contract With Heat

James had two years and about $42.7 million remaining on his deal with the Heat.

(MIAMI, Fla. ) - LeBron James' agent, Richie Paul, has informed the Miami Heat that James will exercise his early termination option and become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

Opting out does not mean James has decided to leave the Heat, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press, who spoke on condition of anonymity

Volcanoes Leenhouts Baffles AquaSox Batters in 7-1 Victory

After lasting just one-third of an inning in his last outing against Hillsboro, Leenhouts struck out two in a scoreless first inning.

(KEIZER, Ore. ) - Entering the 11th game of the season, the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes were still in search of their first win from a starting pitcher this season.

Thanks to Drew Leenhouts, they got what they were looking for. Leenhouts tossed six scoreless innings and the Volcanoes' offense scored four runs in the fifth inning as Salem-Keizer defeated Everett 7-1 on Monday night at Volcanoes Stadium.

Mexico Beats Croatia; Meet Netherlands Next

Croatia, despite producing some fine soccer in Brazil, head for home after just three matches.

(RECIFE, Brazil ) - Mexico booked their place in the knockout stages of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil with a 3-1 win over Croatia in their third and final Group A game in Recife.

Rafael Marquez, Andres Guardado and Javier Hernandez provided the goals and El Tri will now meet the Netherlands in the Round of 16, while the Croats head for home.

Netherlands Dumps Chile, 2-0; Into Round of 16

Louis van Gaal's side will now face the Group A runners-up.

(RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil) - A header with his first touch from Leroy Fer, and a late Memphis Depay goal, secured the Netherlands a 2-0 win over Chile that sends them through to the Round of 16 as Group B winners.

AquaSox Use Big 7th Inning to Down Volcanoes

AquaSox burn Volcanoes with a six run rally.

(KEIZER, Ore. ) - Salem-Keizer carried a 1-0 lead into the top of the seventh, but one run was not nearly enough on Sunday.

Behind Phillips Castillo's bases clearing double and Wilton Martinez's two-run home run, the Everett AquaSox rallied for a six run seventh inning en route to a 6-2 win at Volcanoes Stadium.

USA, Portugal Play to Dramatic 2-2 Draw

Varela strikes to save Portugal.

(MANAUS, Brazil ) - Portugal have avoided early elimination from the FIFA World Cup in the most dramatic of circumstances after Varela's 95th-minute goal secured a 2-2 draw with USA in Manaus.

The Stars and Stripes had been on the verge of qualifying for the Round of 16 with a game to spare after coming from a goal down to lead 2-1, but were denied in the dying moments

Edwards Gets First Road Course Win at Sonoma

Edwards held off Jeff Gordon by .592 seconds.

(SONOMA, Calif. ) - Carl Edwards won the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday, marking the first road course victory of his career.

Edwards, who led 26 laps, became the fifth multi-race winner of 2014; he also won at Bristol in March. Edwards now has 23 Sprint Cup Series wins in his career.

Algeria Dominates South Korea, 4-2

South Korea will need to beat Belgium to have any chance of making the last 16.

(RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil) - Algeria have moved up to second in Group H with a convincing 4-2 win over Korea Republic at Porto Alegre's Estadio Beira-Rio.

The Taeguk Warriors were blown away in a first half that ended with their north African opponents three goals to the good, and not even a much-improved second-half showing could prevent Hong Myungbo's team slumping to a damaging defeat.

Belgium Into World Cup Round of 16 With Win

Belgium’s innate commitment to attack was evident during the opening exchanges.

(RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil) - Belgium ensured a berth in the Round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup with a last-gasp 1-0 victory over Russia in Rio de Janeiro courtesy of another substitute goal, this time from Divock Origi.

With 120 seconds remaining of a Group H encounter that had largely failed to spark in front of an expectant home crowd, the 19-year-old combined with Eden Hazard, who raced to the by-line and pulled back for his younger colleague to thrash into the roof of the net.