alabama sent top-ranked north carolina to a second straight loss. the tar heels 103-101 in quadruple overtime. let s turn now to the world cup. yesterday s action saw a second team officially eliminated from the knockout round contention. canada is out of the competition. sorry, guys, after just two matches in qatar. following up its opening loss to belgium with a 4-1 tee feet against 2018 runner up croatia. germany came with a 1-1 draw and needed a late goal to ensure they could stay alive. the germans need to beat costa rica in the final game on thursday to have a second straight elimination. the main event, team u.s.a. already need to defeat iran in a politically charged match tomorrow afternoon. couldn t be any simpler. a draw or loss will eliminate