U.S. will face Mexico in Mexico City Sept. 9
The United States will play Mexico for the third time this year and second in a friendly, a Sept. 9 match at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.
The U.S. has lost 22 of 23 matches against El Tri in Mexico and drew the other, but is 9-1-2 against El Tri overall since 2000, including 8-1-0 on U.S. soil.
The Americans beat Mexico, 2-0, in an exhibition in Phoenix on Feb. 7, then rallied for a 2-1 victory in the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Chicago on June 24.
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Some Brazilian players returned to the hotel drunk after being given time off between matches during the 2006 World Cup, according to the president of the Brazil's soccer confederation.
A year after Brazil's quarterfinal elimination in Germany, Ricardo Teixeira said a group of players lacked discipline during the World Cup, but did not mention anyone specifically, the Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported.
HOCKEY
Deadline on Penner is today
The Ducks will announce today if they intend to match the five-year, $21.25-million offer sheet tendered to left wing Dustin Penner last week by the Edmonton Oilers.
It is not known if they have already made a decision internally, but the Ducks are using their allotted seven days, per the league's collective bargaining agreement. Penner signed the offer sheet July 26.
If they do not match it, the Ducks will receive draft picks in each of the first three rounds from the Oilers as compensation.
Edmonton will get the 24-year-old Penner, whose 29 goals in his first full season ranked second behind Teemu Selanne's team-best 48.
Penner is guaranteed to make $4.25 million next season after making $475,000 as a rookie.
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Nashville Predators owner Craig Leipold announced he has signed a letter of intent to sell his team to a local group that has no plans to relocate the team. The eight partners put down $10 million as a deposit toward the purchase price of $193 million.
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Forward Sean Avery re-signed with the New York Rangers after he was awarded a $1.9-million salary for next season after a lengthy arbitration hearing.
Avery, who was traded to the Rangers last season by the Kings, earned an $800,000 raise. He was seeking $2.6 million in arbitration while New York countered with a proposal of $1.3 million. The arbitrator essentially split the difference.
TENNIS
Fish eliminated at Washington
