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This year’s Wimbledon provided an intriguing mix of the old and the new as Novak Djokovic won again while some young and rising stars made names for themselves.

Skate Milwaukee 2014 is a competition, but it’s really about getting ready for the competitions that count.

Marcel Kittel sprinted to his third stage victory at the Tour de France on Tuesday, while defending champion Chris Froome had a scare in a crash that scuffed up his left side and wrist.

WEDNESDAY

Fox Sports’ Joe Bucks and Harold Reynolds said the Brewers’ success this season has been the most surprising development of the first half of the baseball season.

Restricted free-agent defenseman Anthony Bitetto signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Nashville Predators. Bitetto scored 11 goals for the Milwaukee Admirals last season.

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Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley cracked a two-run homer in the first inning, singled and scored the visitors’ third run in the third inning and later added a walk to his nice night at the plate.

The Brewers are a first-place team that is not playing like a first-place team of late. They started their final home stand before the all-star break with a resounding thud by dropping a 3-2 decision to the Phillies.

TUESDAY

With Neymar out and Brazil’s forwards ineffective throughout the World Cup, it will be up to the team’s defenders and midfielders to keep Brazil in contention in its semifinal against Germany on Tuesday.

At this point, the top Tour de France sprint star might be called Sir Marcel. Marcel Kittel, the German with a French first name, led a bunch sprint to win Monday’s Stage 3 with a finish on the doorstep of Queen Elizabeth’s Buckingham Palace.

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Juan Pablo Montoya won the Pocono IndyCar 500 Sunday, the highlight of a triumphant return to open-wheel racing after seven years in NASCAR.

Jay Bruce came into his final at-bat on Sunday having gone 0 for his last 26. Facing reliever Will Smith, Bruce hit a 1-2 fastball over the right-field fence for a two-run homer to lift the Reds over the Brewers.

The World Cup holds its semifinals matches this week. Here are some of the twists and turns for the four teams left.