Edwards moving to Joe Gibbs Racing

Carl Edwards will move to Joe Gibbs Racing next year as Gibbs expands its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team to four cars.

The other drivers on Gibbs’ Cup team are Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth. Edwards will drive the No. 19 Toyota.

Edwards’ move was widely expected after the 35-year-old Missourian previously said he would leave Roush Fenway Racing after this season.

Known for his celebratory back f lips after race wins, Edwards has 23 career victories in the Cup series, including two this season.

Tommy Robredo became the first high seed eliminated at the WinstonSalem Open in North Carolina, falling to France’s Nicolas Mahut, 6-1, 7-6 (0), in the second round. Robredo, the tournament’s third seed, had his serve broken three times in the first set by the 104th-ranked Mahut.

Sam Querrey beat fellow American Steve Johnson, 6-4, 6-3.

John Isner, the tournament’s top seed and two-time winner, overcame a rough start against fellow American Bradley Klahn to take a 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory.

Defending champion and topseeded Simona Halep was upset in her opening match at the Connecticut Open, falling, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, to Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova in New Haven.

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova had a much easier time, defeating Russian Ekaterina Makarova, 6-2, 6-1.

Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock said the reason he missed the start of training camp is because he’s recovering from prostate cancer surgery. Denbrock said he learned he had cancer while undergoing blood tests in June while applying for life insurance. He said the doctor believes he removed all the cancer.

Joshua Houston struck out five in five innings, and Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West beat Pearland, Texas, 6-1, in an elimination game at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.

Juan Garza pitched five strong innings to lead Mexico past Venezuela, 11-1, in another elimination game.

Sam Slaughter homered twice and drove in six runs to help Nashville beat Canada, 12-9, in a consolation game.

NBA referee Dick Bavetta is retiring after a 39-year career in which he never missed an assignment. Bavetta, 74, officiated a record 2,635 consecutive regular-season games after starting his NBA career on Dec. 2, 1975. He also worked 270 playoff games, including 27 in the NBA Finals.