In brief: Klinsmann, U.S., settle for draw in debut

Jurgen Klinsmann’s debut is out of the way. All he needs now is a win.

Klinsmann’s debut coaching U.S. soccer was bolstered by Robbie Rogers’ tying goal late in the second half to help the Americans salvage a 1-1 draw against Mexico Wednesday night in Philadelphia.

Oribe Peralta scored for Mexico in a rematch of the Gold Cup final.

Klinsmann kicked off a new era in American soccer less than two weeks after he was hired.

He needs more time to make his mark. Klinsmann only held three practices since he took over a program that needed a clear jolt after years of mediocre results.

• Brazil loses to Germany for first time in 18 years: Germany ended an 18-year wait for a win over Brazil and Italy beat Spain in a meeting of the last two world champions in friendlies.

Bastian Schweinsteiger opened the scoring from the penalty spot in Germany’s 3-2 victory over Brazil in Stuttgart, Germany, before Mario Goetze and Andre Schuerrle also netted for the hosts.

Robinho and Neymar scored for Brazil, which hosts the 2014 tournament.

Spain, which won the 2010 World Cup, fell 2-1 to Italy.

Morneau will return to Twins on Friday

MLB: After wearing out Triple-A pitching Justin Morneau has finally received the green light to return to the Minnesota Twins.

Manager Ron Gardenhire said Morneau will rejoin the Twins on Friday when they open a three-game series in Cleveland.

The star first baseman has not played in a game since June 9, when he went on the disabled list to have surgery to repair a pinched nerve in his neck.

• Rockies sign 46-year-old Millwood: Kevin Millwood returned to the major leagues with the Colorado Rockies.

Millwood, 46, spent the first part of the season in the minors with the Yankees and Red Sox. He started Wednesday against Cincinnati, his first appearance in the majors since last September with Baltimore.

• Cardinals place rookie Lynn on DL: St. Louis Cardinals rookie Lance Lynn was put on the 15-day disabled list, a day after injuring his left side making a pitch, and could miss the rest of the season.

• Rays’ Cobb to have surgery for blockage near ribs: Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Alex Cobb will undergo surgery to remove a blockage in the area of his first right rib.

No. 1 Wozniacki loses opening match

Tennis: World No. 1 and defending champion Caroline Wozniacki lost to Roberta Vinci 6-4, 7-5 in a second-round match at the Rogers Cup in Toronto.

Wozniacki was up 5-1 in the second set and looking to rally from a set down. However, the No. 22-ranked Italian stormed back with three break points to complete the upset.

Colbert’s Bezdicek falls in quarterfinals

Golf: Sierra Bezdicek of Colbert fell 2 and 1 to Morgan Thompson, of Tualatin, Ore., in the quarterfinals of the Pacific Northwest Junior Girls’ Championship in Molalla, Ore.

Boise State, Southern Miss agree to series

College football: Southern Miss and Boise State will play a home-and-home football series beginning in 2012 with a game in Hattiesburg, Miss.

The Golden Eagles will make a trip to Boise State in 2013.

Struggling UFL shuts down Hartford team

Football: The United Football League announced it will play a shorter season with four teams instead of five, with the Hartford, Conn., Colonials suspending operations.

UFL commissioner Michael Huyghue said the league, which owns all or part of each franchise, couldn’t afford five teams after losing more than $100 million in its first two years.

Without Hartford, the pro league is left with teams in Omaha, Norfolk, Va., Las Vegas and Sacramento, Calif.

Breeders’ Cup to return to Santa Anita

Horse racing: The Breeders’ Cup is returning to Santa Anita in 2012, three years after Zenyatta’s stunning victory over male horses in the $5 million BC Classic.

The official announcement confirmed last week’s reports that the Arcadia, Calif., track had won the 2012 event over Churchill Downs in Kentucky and New York’s Belmont Park. It will be run Nov. 2-3, 2012.

Houston lands 2013 NBA All-Star game

Basketball: Houston will host the NBA’s All-Star weekend in 2013.

The game will be played at the Toyota Center, home of the Houston Rockets.

Indianapolis 500 will stay on ABC

Auto racing: The Indianapolis 500 will stay on ABC through 2018. The network will televise the 100th running of Indy in 2016 under the deal.