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Robbie Tenerowicz drove in the game’s only run with a second-inning single, leading the Madison Mallards to a 1-0 victory over the Lakeshore Chinooks at Madison’s Warner Park.

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Aaron Rodgers’ $35 million signing bonus has lifted the quarterback to No. 4 on a list of the highest-earning athletes in the U.S. For the third year in a row, boxer Floyd Mayweather leads the list.

The United States vs. Ghana World Cup telecast Monday on ESPN had a 6.3 rating and 11,093,000 viewers, making it the highest-rated and most-viewed soccer match for the network.

WEDNESDAY

Parker French and Travis Duke limited Louisville to four hits, and Texas manufactured runs in three straight innings to beat the Cardinals, 4-1, in an elimination game Monday.

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Joe Pavlovich of UW-Oshkosh and two relievers combined on a four-hit shutout as the Lakeshore Chinooks beat the Madison Mallards, 2-0, to sweep a doubleheader at Kapco Park.

Clint Dempsey and John Brooks each scored in the United States’ 2-1 win over Ghana on Monday. Here are some of the most important U.S. scores in its World Cup history.

A metrics-based analysis of the fan bases in Major League Baseball finds that the Milwaukee Brewers’ fans are the least sensitive in baseball to high ticket prices.

TUESDAY

Tony Gwynn, the Hall of Famer with a sweet left-handed swing who spent his entire 20-year career with the Padres and was one of the game’s greatest hitters, died of cancer Monday. He was 54.

Clint Dempsey scored one of fastest goals in World Cup history and John Brooks scored the game winner on a header in the 86th minute of a 2-1 U.S. victory over Ghana, which had knocked the Americans out of the previous two World Cups.

It didn't take long for the U.S. men's national team to strike in the 2014 World Cup. Less than a minute into its opening game against Ghana, Clint Dempsey sliced through the defense to give the United States a 1-0 lead at the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil.

Rightfielder Brett Siddall cranked a ninth-inning leadoff homer to give the Lakeshore Chinooks a 5-4 victory over the La Crosse Loggers at Kapco Park.

After facing some criticism for leaving Game 1 of the NBA Finals with cramps, Miami Heat star LeBron James said he was the “easiest target” in sports. Here are some other athletes — past and present — who have faced their share of criticism:

MONDAY

THE BOG: Hole-in-one — Jim Finley, No.11, 132 yards, 8-iron.