Sports News Roundup: Irving, Nets near $141 million deal; Truex Jr., Busch savor friendly rivalry

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Irving, Nets near four-year, $141 million deal: report

The Brooklyn Nets and former Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving are "motivated to move quickly toward" a four-year, $141 million deal when they meet in New York on Sunday shortly after the beginning of free agency, ESPN reported Saturday. Irving has long been connected to the Nets, a connection that only grew stronger when he changed agents to be represented by Roc Nation earlier this month. Free agency opens at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, though contracts can't be officially signed until noon on July 6.

NASCAR notebook: Truex Jr., Busch savor friendly rivalry

Both Joe Gibbs Racing team drivers Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch eased into grins Saturday morning when asked if their Monster Energy NASCAR Cup excellence this year has caused any sort of divisive inner-team rivalry. Judging by the demeanour of these two former Cup champions, the competition is good between them and the respect aplenty.

Haiti beat Canada 3-2 with remarkable second-half comeback

Haiti came back from two goals down at halftime to score three times in a superb second half and knock Canada out of the Gold Cup 3-2 on Saturday. Jonathan David and Lucas Cavallini, who between them had scored nine goals in their last three games, added another one each in the first half as Canada dominated the early part of the quarter-final in Houston, Texas.

Dutch head into World Cup semis after 2-0 win over Italy

Second-half headers from Vivianne Miedema and Stefanie van der Gragt earned the Netherlands a 2-0 win over Italy on Saturday as they reached the women's World Cup semi-finals for the first time. The Dutch deserved victors in intense heat at the Stade du Hainaut, will face the winners of Saturday's other quarter-final between Germany and Sweden, who play later in Rennes.

Golf: Lashley cards 63 to move six clear in Detroit

Nate Lashley galloped to a six-stroke third-round lead at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit on Saturday after carding his second nine-under-par 63 of the tournament. The 36-year-old, whose career finally seems ready to blossom after a family tragedy and early struggles as a professional saw him almost walk away from golf completely, leads on 23-under 193 ahead of J.T. Poston (66).

PG Walker to sign four-year, $141 million deal with Celtics: reports

Three-time All-Star Kemba Walker will be in Boston on Sunday to confirm his agreement to join the Celtics on a four-year, $141 million deal, according to multiple reports. Walker, who spent eight seasons with the Charlotte Hornets, will become a free agent at 6 p.m. ET Sunday but cannot sign his contract until July 6.

Djokovic prepares for Wimbledon with 'seven-hour' meeting

Preparing to try and retain a Wimbledon title is arduous enough but men's top seed Novak Djokovic says he has spent as much time in the past few days playing politics as hitting tennis balls. As president of the ATP Player Council, Djokovic has had his hands full of late dealing with the fall-out from the resignation of ATP Board member Justin Gimelstob, who in April was sentenced to three years probation and 60 hours community service on an assault charge.

Timbers aim for bounce-back effort against FC Dallas

After leaving many regulars behind for Wednesday's loss on the East Coast, Portland Timbers coach Giovanni Savarese will hope they can return to lead a rebound Sunday night against a visiting FC Dallas side that also suffered midweek disappointment. Only three starters from last week's 4-0 home win against the Houston Dynamo also started in a 2-1 loss at the Montreal Impact four days later, and of those left out, only Jeremy Ebobisse and Jorge Villafana even travelled.

Durant, Leonard consider joining forces: report

Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard have discussed signing free-agent deals with the same team, according to a report Saturday from ESPN. The possible combination of Durant and Leonard adds a new level of intrigue as the NBA's signing period opens Sunday evening. The most likely scenarios for the pair to play together would be with the New York Knicks or Los Angeles Clippers, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported.

Sweden upset Germany to reach World Cup semis

Sweden ended Germany's hopes of a third women's World Cup win, coming from behind for a surprise 2-1 quarter-final victory on Saturday thanks to goals from Sofia Jakobsson and Stina Blackstenius. The Swedes now face a last-four clash with the Netherlands in Lyon on Wednesday after a win which means Olympic champions Germany will not have a chance to defend their title in Tokyo next year.