France's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after France defeated Morocco in a World Cup quarterfinal soccer match in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

France beats

Morocco 2-0

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé had a goal and an assist after missing a first-half penalty kick, Ousmane Dembélé also scored and France beat Morocco 2-0 in the World Cup quarterfinals.

Mbappé’s goal in the 60th minute was the 20th of his World Cup career and came in his 20th match at the tournament, moving him one behind Argentina captain Lionel Messi. Mbappé was taken down in the 76th minute and was taken off for a substitute a minute later. He was then shown sitting on the bench with an ice pack on his right ankle.

France will face either Spain or Belgium in the semifinals in Dallas on Tuesday.

Leonard’s

trade on hold

(AP) — Kawhi Leonard’s trade to the Toronto Raptors is on hold because of an NBA investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers. The league is examining whether the Clippers circumvented salary cap rules.

The Raptors announced Thursday they will wait for the investigation’s outcome. The NBA’s probe began in September, focusing on a $28 million endorsement contract between Leonard and Aspiration Fund Adviser LLC. The Raptors and Clippers had agreed on a trade earlier this month.

Leonard, a seven-time All-Star, is coming off his highest-scoring season. There is no timetable for the investigation’s conclusion.

Walker in

HR Derby

(AP) — St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker will take part in the Home Run Derby in Philadelphia on Monday. The 24-year-old is the fifth player announced for the competition, joining Boston’s Willson Contreras, Kansas City’s Jac Caglianone, Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero and the New York Yankees’ Ben Rice.

The other three participants haven’t been announced. Walker is a first-time All-Star who is in the middle of a breakout season and his 21 homers rank fifth in the National League. The 2020 first-round draft pick is batting .294, has an .889 OPS and leads the big leagues with 70 RBIs.

Ducks keep

Carlsson

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks have matched the Philadelphia Flyers’ offer sheet for center Leo Carlsson, keeping their rising star at an extraordinary cost. The 21-year-old Carlsson is now the NHL’s highest-paid player under the five-year, $90 million deal extended by the Flyers one week ago.

Carlsson agreed to the offer sheet with the Flyers after a year of fruitless negotiations with Anaheim general manager Pat Verbeek, whose hardline approach in contract negotiations with his young core backfired tremendously this time.

Carlsson’s new contract is worth much more than anyone expected he would get as a restricted free agent.