Belgium beats US 4-1 to reach World Cup quarterfinals, taking advantage of defensive lapses

While the U.S. was boosted by the presence of star forward Folarin Balogun, whose one-game red-card suspension was controversially lifted by FIFA, American defenders were at fault in a pair of first-half goals.

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Last-place Mets fire manager Carlos Mendoza, replacing him with Andy Green

New York is 34-47 following a six-game losing streak, 15 games behind NL East-leading Atlanta and 9 1/2 games back of the NL’s last wild-card berth.