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MARTINMEISSNER—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Germany's Thomas Mueller, right, tries to take the ball around Brazil's goalkeeper Julio Cesar and Luiz Gustavo during the World Cup semifinal match Tuesday. ByChrisLehourites TheAssociatedPress BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL With Neymar out injured, just about everyone in Brazil knew it would be tough against Germany. Nobody ever expected this. The Germans tore apart Bra- zil's porous defense time and time again Tuesday, routing the hosts 7-1 in the World Cup semifinals, the largest margin of defeat at this stage in the history of the tournament. "We wanted to make the peo- ple happy ... unfortunately we couldn't," said Brazil defender Da- vid Luiz, who had scored in each of the last two matches. "We apol- ogize to all Brazilians." The astounding scoreline is sure to overshadow Miroslav Klose's record-setting 16th ca- reer World Cup goal. The strike pushed Klose past Brazil great Ronaldo, who was at the Minei- rao Stadium on Tuesday as the Germans advanced to their eighth World Cup final. Germany will face either Ar- gentina or the Netherlands on Sunday at the Maracana Sta- dium in Rio de Janeiro with a chance to win for the fourth time. WORLD CUP SOCCER GermanyroutsBrazil7-1 Everyone in Brazil knew it would be tough without Neymar "We wanted to make the people happy ... unfortunately we couldn't. We apologize to all Brazilians." – David Luiz, Brazil defender By Jamey Keaten The Associated Press LILLE,FRANCE Back on the race's home turf after three days in Eng- land, the Tour de France faces a first possible shakeout Wednes- day over the bone-rattling cob- blestones in northern France. Many riders dreaded the fore- cast for rain, meaning the stones will be slick. Defending champion Chris Froome scuffed his left knee and elbow and injured his wrist Tues- day during Stage 4, a crash that couldn't have come at a worse time for him. "Took quite a tumble today but I'll definitely be starting tomorrow with no serious damage," Froome said on Twitter: "It'll be a tough one for everyone on the cobbles!" Astana team leader Vincenzo Nibali of Italy kept the yellow jersey in what he called a "crazy race" — a 101-mile ride along the Belgian border. Froome and two- time champ Alberto Contador are among 20 riders trailing Nibali by two seconds. TOUR DE FRANCE Defending champion Froome hurts wrist in crash Rain makes cobblestones slick for riders By Tim Reynolds The Associated Press LAS VEGAS LeBron James worked out and had a meeting agenda Tuesday. In another summer of NBA Free Agent Frenziness, if James knows where he will be playing next season, he still isn't say- ing. Asked by The Associated Press how free agency was go- ing when his afternoon meet- ing agenda was apparently com- plete, the four-time MVP said "no complaints." He offered a quick greeting, and provided no hints of anything — including when his next "Decision" will be known — before leaving with a wave. The entire exchange lasted about eight seconds. James, who has been relatively quiet while weighing his options, never broke stride. NBA LeBron James holds meetings in Las Vegas Justin Verlander settled down a er a terrible first inning and the Detroit Tigers rallied in emphatic fashion for a 14-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night. BASEBALL DetroitTigersbury LA Dodgers 14-5 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 The Red Bluff Bulls under-15 American Legion baseball team will host South County 5:30p.m. today at Red Bluff Union High School. AMERICAN LEGION Under-15 Bulls to host South County Get your puzzles fix with the NEA Crossword, 7Little Words and Celebrity Cipher, start your day off right with your horoscope, and read the latest advice dolled out by Carolyn Hax. YOUR DAILY BREAK Fun and games inside today SEE PAGE B3 WORLD CUP PAGE 2 Red Bluff Daily News REDDING With only 150 players Central Tehama Little League is one of the smaller programs around, but it had a large im- pact at the District 1 Champion- ships last week. The Central Tehama 11-and 12-year-old baseball All-Stars played for six consecutive days at the tournament, going 4-2 in the process. Both of their losses came in the bottom of the sixth inning by one run. During its games Central Tehama pounded out 12 home runs, scoring 70 runs total in the tournament and allowing 36. Central Tehama opened the tournament with a win over Anderson before falling to Foot- hill and being sent to the loser's bracket. Once there Central Tehama got on a roll and eliminated Trinity, Shasta Dam and Corn- ing from the tournament before losing to Cottonwood. Tyler Schorovsky, the team's catcher, led Central Tehama with four home runs. He also pitched a complete game to beat Corning 13-6 and was 3-for-3 in the tournament throwing out runners attempt- ing to steal second base. Giovanni Caldera pitched a completegame5-2winoverShasta Dam, striking out 10 batters. He struck out 18 batters throughout the tournament. When Caldera wasn't pitching he was the team's shortstop and hit three home runs. First baseman Tristen Bailey- hit grand slams against Corning and Cottonwood. Infielder Devin Henderson homered against Corning. Ty Isaksen was the team's third baseman and also helped out the pitching staff. Hunter Landingham and Hi- ram Lamkins had numerous contributions on the mound, in the field and at bat. 11-12 LITTLE LEAGUE CENTRAL TEHAMA HAS STRONG RUN 11-and 12-year-old baseball All-Stars go 4-2 a er 6 days Giovanni Caldera The Central Tehama Little League 11-and 12-year-old baseball All-Stars were (from back le ): Coach Caldera, Eric Belcher, Giovanni Caldera, Coach Caldera, Ty Isaksen, Coach Isaksen, Aaron Chandler, Tristen Bailey, Adrian Ramirez, Coach Henderson, Saul Olivera, Hayden Hamre, Tyler Schorovsky, Hiram Lamkins, Hunter Landingham and Devin Henderson. Tyler Schorovsky TOUR PAGE 2 LEBRON PAGE 2 » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, July 9, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1