welcome back to sports center. we are going to begin with the thrilling women s world cup final against japan. the u.s. had chances in the first half. it was the 68th minute they got on the board. a big pass. morgan puts a great touch on it. here is the replay. a great finish breaking the tie. u.s. goes up, 1-0. they could have had at least five goals at this point. sloppy defense by the americans. japan taking advantage. there it is. ties the match in the 80th minute. it goes to extra time. the americans find abby wambach. that s the name we are going talk about for awhile. just shy of the finish, extra time, japan finds a way to
of afternoon thunderstorms. peter, by the end of this week, we probably will see three days in a row of 100-degree heat, probably thursday, friday, saturday, washington, d.c. will be 100 each and every day. it s only getting worse. already feels pretty bad here, not to mention the rest of the country. just wait. thanks, bill. we appreciate it. we move on to sports right now. if you missed it, we begin with the thrilling women s world cup final between the u.s. and japan in frankfurt, germany. scoreless at halftime. let s go to the 68th minute. a greg pass by rapinoe to alex morgan. this great finish, breaking the tie. u.s. would go up 1-0. they had chances. they could have been well up more than that by then. a few minutes later, sloppy defense by americans trying to clear the ball. that in the net. ties the match. that s the 80th minute. so, they move on to extra time.
welcome back to sports center. we are going to begin with the thrilling women s world cup final against japan. the u.s. had chances in the first half. it was the 68th minute they got on the board. a big pass. morgan puts a great touch on it. here is the replay. a great finish breaking the tie. u.s. goes up, 1-0. they could have had at least five goals at this point. sloppy defense by the americans. japan taking advantage. there it is. ties the match in the 80th minute. it goes to extra time. the americans find abby wambach.
much of the eastern half of the nation. the exception will be through new england today. anyone joining us from chicago, detroit, up through boston, hartford, province, new york, pittsburgh and buffalo, a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. peter, by the end of this week, we probably will see three days in a row of 100-degree heat, probably thursday, friday, saturday, washington, d.c. will be 100 each and every day. it s only getting worse. already feels pretty bad here, not to mention the rest of the country. just wait. thanks, bill. we appreciate it. we move on to sports right now. if you missed it, we begin with the thrilling women s world cup final between the u.s. and japan in frankfurt, germany. scoreless at halftime. let s go to the 68th minute. a greg pass by rapinoe to alex morgan. this great finish, breaking the tie. u.s. would go up 1-0. they had chances. they could have been well up more than that by then. a few minutes later, sloppy defense by americans trying to