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ByRonaldBlum TheAssociatedPress MANAUS,BRAZIL Americanplay- ers still were showering off the sweat from the steamy Amazon night when the first questions about a possible conspiracy were asked: Would the United States and Germany try to play to a tie Thursday that would guarantee World Cup advancement to both nations? Following Portugal's 95th-min- ute goal in a 2-2 draw Sunday, the Americans and Germany both have four points. Portugal and Ghana have one apiece. A draw on Thursday in Recife would clinch first place in Group G for the Germans, who have a superior goal difference, and sec- ond for the U.S. Portugal and Ghana, who play simultaneously in Brasilia, would be eliminated. Add in that U.S coach Jurgen Klinsmann helped West Germany win its third World Cup title in 1990. And that he coached Ger- many to third place in the 2006 tournament. And that his top as- sistant then was Joachim Loew, 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP Coach:USwantswin,nottie Thursday's game: Klinsmann says his team and Germany both want to win Group G By The Associated Press BRASILIA, BRAZIL Neymar lived up to the expectations of the World Cup host nation Monday, scoring two goals as Brazil routed Cameroon 4-1 to reach the knock- out stage as the top team in Group A. The 22-year-old forward net- ted twice in the first half, on ei- ther side of midfielder Joel Matip's goal for Cameroon in the 26th minute. Fred and Fernandinho added second-half goals for Brazil, which will face South American rival Chile in the second round. Neymar opened the scoring off a low cross by midfielder Luiz Gustavo in the 17th, deftly side- footing the ball home from close range, then restored the lead with a low right-foot strike from the top of the penalty area in the 35th after a pass by left back Marcelo. "If I'm not mistaken this is our best game yet," Neymar said. "Ev- eryone deserves congratulations for their efforts until the end." Brazil finished Group A with seven points after two wins and a draw. It ended with the same Roundup: Brazil, Mexico both advance out of Group A; Netherlands sweeps Group B AdamLindhitathree-run home run and the Toronto Blue Jays beat New York 8-3 on Monday night, handing the Yankees their third straight loss. MLB ROUNDUP LindhomerhelpsJays put away Yankees 8-3 FULLSTORYONPAGEB2 Mercy High School will host its annual volleyball camps for sixth-through ninth-graders July 28-31. The cost is $40 and includes a shirt. For more information email ckeller@ mercy-high.org. YOUTH VOLLEYBALL Mercy Lady Warriors hosting camp Local golfer and "Big Break" star Isaac Sanchez will host the second annual Swinging with Sasquatch golf fundrais- er July 26at Sevillano Links in Corning. For more information call (916) 984-3764. GOLF 2nd annual Swinging with Sasquatch event A strong earthquake near Alaska's Aleutian Islands triggered a tsunami warning Monday, but only small waves measuring several inches hit coastal communities. ALASKA 8.0 earthquake spawns small tsunami FULL STORY ON PAGE B3 By Tim Reynolds The Associated Press MIAMI Greg Oden has had years to think about the plight of his knees, and still has no good an- swers. The No. 1 pick in the 2007 NBA draft is a poster child for big man bad luck, an epidemic that's been sweeping the league for years. The latest victim seems to be Joel Em- biid, a 7-footer expected to be the No. 1 pick in Thursday's draft before a recently suffered stress fracture in his right foot almost certainly robbed the former Kan- sas star of that chance. "My body did what it wanted," Oden said. "It didn't do what I wanted." Oden a few weeks ago re- called the frustration of his sit- uation. But he and Embiid are hardly alone. For every huge suc- cess story like the ones from Sha- quille O'Neal, David Robinson, Tim Duncan and Hakeem Olaju- won, there's been the cautionary tales of Sam Bowie, Pervis Elli- son, Michael Olowokandi, Kwame Brown and Oden. Big men, big risks and often, big problems. NBA teams remain undeterred. That's good news for Embiid — after all, despite Oden's litany of problems, he's currently on an NBA roster. Still, Embiid might lose some big money Thursday. If he was the No. 1 pick, he would have been guaranteed about $14.4 million for his first three years in the NBA. If he slides to just No. 10, his rookie- deal salary for those first three years would be about $8.1 mil- NBA Bigman curse has le its mark on dra s By Howard Fendrich The Associated Press LONDON — It had been, famously, more than 75 years since a British man arrived at Wimbledon as the defending champion. So Andy Murray took a moment — and, really, only a moment — to take in the sights and sounds Monday at Centre Court as nearly 15,000 spectators, including Sha- quille O'Neal up in the Royal Box, rose to greet him with a raucous standing ovation. Murray's parents and grandparents were present. So, of course, was his much-dis- cussed recent choice as coach, Amelie Mau- resmo. The other player, 105th-ranked Da- vid Goffin of Belgium, was little more than a bystander for all of the proceedings, which wrapped up a little more than two hours after they began with a 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 victory for Murray. "I was pretty nervous and stuff before the match. Then when you're walking to the court — I have a lot of memories obvi- ously from last year. To come to the court and get that reception, it was very nice," said Murray, who last year became the first man from Britain since Fred Perry in 1936 to win the nation's prestigious tennis tour- nament. That title for Perry was his third in a row at the All England Club, but he did not try for another one in 1937. Murray heeded advice from Mauresmo, the 2006 women's champion at Wimbledon, who told him to soak in everything while walking out to play because, as he put it, "You never know if you'll get the chance to do it again." He responded to the crowd's reaction with a quick wave and a glance around the arena. "Enjoyed it for the walk to the chair," Murray said. "Then when I sat down, it was time to get on with business." Certainly took care of that. He was crisp and clean, finishing with only 10 unforced errors and saving the only two break points he faced. He pounded serves at up to 131 mph (211 kph) and returned Goffin's not- quite-as-fast offerings with ease. All the while, the fans roared for his win- ners and groaned as a group when their man lost points, no matter how or what significance. They gasped when Murray's leg buckled a bit and he slipped to the fresh turf in the third game. He rose to his feet quickly and won that point, part of racing to a 3-0 lead. No matter the attention and expectations heaped on him by a nation, Murray han- dles it quite well, particularly when's on the court. Even when he's away from the action, TENNIS MURRAY WELCOMED BACK TO WIMBLEDON Defending champion hailed by home crowd during first-round win PAVEL GOLOVKIN – THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Defending champion Andy Murray of Britain plays a return to David Goffin of Belgium during their first round match at Wimbledon on Monday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS In this June 27, 2001file photo, NBA Commissioner David Stern, le , congratulates No. 1pick Kwame Brown. CURSE PAGE 2 NATACHA PISARENKO – THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Brazil's Neymar leaps to stop a pass during the group A World Cup soccer match between Cameroon and Brazil on Monday. U.S. PAGE 2 ROUNDUP PAGE 2 PAVEL GOLOVKIN – THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a return to Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan during their first round match on Monday. WIMBLEDON PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, June 24, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1