The morning line

MLB Tonight's headliner is the New York Yankees visiting the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field — an AL East rivalry where both clubs are bunched near the top of the standings and whoever's starter lets the heart of the order get into his stuff early will have his manager reaching for the bullpen phone before the middle innings. The Milwaukee Brewers bring a scorching 57-33 record into Busch Stadium against the St. Louis Cardinals in a game with real NL Central weight, and the Cardinals' bullpen will need to be sharp because any slip that lets the Brewers' lineup get going could make this one ugly in a hurry. Out west, the Los Angeles Dodgers — best record in baseball at 60-32 — host the Colorado Rockies as a -226 favorite, so the real question at Dodger Stadium is just how many times the home side's big boppers leave the yard against a Rockies staff that has been getting roughed up all season.

WNBA The marquee game tonight is the New York Liberty hosting the Dallas Wings at Barclays Center on ESPN — two 13-8 teams dead even in the standings, so every bucket matters, and the Liberty are only a 4.5-point favorite at home which tells you neither squad is running from this one. Keep an eye on the Golden State Valkyries rolling into Toronto as the league's hottest team at 15-7 and laying 7.5 points on the road, because when a team's dropping buckets like that all season you want to see if the Tempo can actually slow them down in the paint. The late sneaky one is the Indiana Fever at the Los Angeles Sparks — the over/under is sitting at 184.5, highest on the slate, so if you like fast-paced ball with both teams looking to splash from deep, that's your game.

World Cup The marquee fixture today is Egypt taking on Argentina at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and with the defending champions installed at -300, most expect Lionel Messi's side to keep a clean sheet and avoid any sitters at the back — though Egypt will fancy themselves on the counter if Argentina leave space in behind. Later, Colombia face Switzerland at BC Place in what shapes up as the tighter contest of the day, with Colombia actually slight favorites on the money line and plenty of questions about whether Switzerland can weather the pressure and nick a goal on the break. Both matches are straight knockout football, so there is no draw to settle for — one slip in extra time and you are going home.