In brief: Chicago stays alive in Little League World Series

BASEBALL: Joshua Houston struck out five in five innings, and Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West beat Pearland, Texas, 6-1, in an elimination game in the Little League World Series on Tuesday night at South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Chicago will face the loser of today’s game between Las Vegas and Philadelphia on Thursday night. Pearland has been eliminated.

Houston threw 67 pitches and gave up just four hits before Marquis Jackson relieved him in the sixth.

• Mexico eliminates Venezuela: Juan Garza pitched five strong innings to lead Mexico past Venezuela 11-1 in a Little League World Series elimination game.

Garza gave up one run and four hits while striking out six in a game that was called due to the mercy rule after Mexico scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to up by 10. Garza also hit a solo homer leading off the bottom of the first inning.

Mexico faces the winner of South Korea-Japan game.

• Nashville beats Canada: Sam Slaughter homered twice and drove in six runs to help Nashville, Tennessee, beat Canada 12-9 in a consolation game at the Little League World Series.

Both teams Little League World Series’ runs came to an end, as they were eliminated from contention last Saturday.

Spanish teams battle to draw

Soccer: James Rodriguez scored in his Spanish debut as Real Madrid earned a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Super Cup on Tuesday.

Rodriguez came on for Cristiano Ronaldo in the second half at the Santiago Bernabeu and found the back of the net in the 80th minute after he pounced on a loose ball in the penalty area following an attempt by Benzema.

Raul Garcia equalized for Atletico in the 87th from a corner.

The second leg is to be played Friday at Atletico’s Vicente Calderon Stadium.

• Arsenal earns tie: Arsenal held on with 10 men to draw 0-0 at Besiktas in the Champions League playoff round, while Bayer Leverkusen is better placed to advance after winning 3-2 at FC Copenhagen.

The highest-scoring match of the night was in Denmark with Leverkusen holding the away goals advantage going into next Wednesday’s home leg. In the other matches, Athletic Bilbao tied 1-1 at Napoli, Red Bull Salzburg beat Malmo 2-1 and Steaua Bucharest beat Ludogorets Razgrad 1-0.

NHL Lawsuits consolidated

Hockey: Three lawsuits filed by retired NHL players over concussion-related injuries have been consolidated and will be heard by a federal judge in Minnesota.

A special panel assigned the cases Tuesday to U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson of St. Paul.

The lawsuits are similar to those on behalf of former NFL players, which resulted in an $870 million settlement. The NCAA agreed to a $70 million settlement in another concussion lawsuit.

• Settlement reached: A settlement has been reached in Steve Moore’s lawsuit against former Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi for his career-ending hit during an NHL game 10 years ago.

Bertuzzi lawyer Geoff Adair confirmed the settlement but says the terms are confidential. The multimillion-dollar lawsuit had been scheduled to go to trial Sept. 8.

Bertuzzi struck Moore from behind, sending the Colorado Avalanche player crashing face first to the ice and leaving him with a concussion and fractured vertebrae.

• Senators sign MacArthur: The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Clarke MacArthur to a $23.25-million, five-year extension.

MacArthur, a 29-year-old, scored a career-high 24 goals and had 31 assists in 79 games last season. He also set career highs with a plus-12 rating and 78 penalty minutes.

• Islanders selling team: The New York Islanders are selling a minority stake of the team, with a former Washington Capitals co-owner and a London-based investor to become full owners in two years.

The hockey team said a group led by former Capitals co-owner Jon Ledecky and investor Scott Malkin agreed to buy a “substantial” minority interest. Terms were not immediately disclosed.

Under the agreement, current owner Charles Wang will continue as majority stockholder for two years, the team said in a statement. At that point, ownership will transfer to the Ledecky-Malkin group.

Woman sues University of Tulsa

Miscellany: The University of Tulsa is being sued by a woman who alleges she was raped by basketball player Patrick Swilling Jr. in January.

Swilling was suspended for the remainder of the basketball season, but prosecutors declined to charge him and the university cleared him of any violations of the student code of conduct. He is not a part of the lawsuit.

• Sailing team adds gold medalists: Artemis Racing has confirmed its challenge for the America’s Cup and says Swedish Olympic gold medalists Freddy Loof and Max Salminen have joined the sailing crew.

Artemis’ entry in the last America’s Cup was marred by the death of Andrew “Bart” Simpson in a capsize during a training run on San Francisco Bay in May 2013. It was the first challenger to be eliminated.

• Palmer released from hospital: Golfing legend Arnold Palmer was released from a Pittsburgh hospital and is back home, after having a pacemaker implanted to correct an irregular heartbeat.

Palmer, 84, had the pacemaker installed Monday and remained in the hospital overnight for observation.

• Edwards gets Sprint Cup ride: Joe Gibbs Racing has hired Carl Edwards to drive a new fourth Sprint Cup car in 2015.

The ARRIS Group will sponsor Edwards’ No. 19 Toyota for 17 races.