Glasgow — Alex Morgan scored late in the first half and the U.S. national team wrapped up the year with a 1-0 victory over Scotland on Tuesday.

The U.S. team is undefeated this year with 19 wins and two ties. The Americans have an unbeaten streak of 28 games (25 wins, three ties) dating to a 1-0 loss to Australia in the Tournament of Nations last year. It was also the team’s 12th shutout of the year.

“It’s been great this year being undefeated. I don’t feel like this was our strongest performance by any means, but I do have to give credit to Scotland. I feel like they played very well, pretty physical team, and, first half, there was a lot of times they dominated play. It’s a team we could very well see in the World Cup,” Morgan said.

The U.S. team is the defending World Cup champion and it qualified for next year’s tournament in France at the CONCACAF women’s championship last month.

The United States currently is the top-ranked team in the world, while Scotland is No. 19 and has qualified for its first World Cup.

Morgan scored her 98th career goal in international play in the 39th minute off a cross from Mallory Pugh. Morgan has 25 goals in her last 26 matches.

Atlanta’s Martino Top MLS Coach

Atlanta — Gerardo “Tata” Martino was voted coach of the year in Major League Soccer on Tuesday in his last season with Atlanta United.

Martino guided Atlanta through another record-breaking season. Backed by record crowds, Atlanta United won a playoff series for the first time by beating New York City FC in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Atlanta will play the New York Red Bulls in the first leg of the conference final Nov. 25.

Martino, the former Barcelona and Argentina national coach, is leaving Atlanta after the playoffs. He reportedly is headed to Mexico’s national team.

Real Madrid Secures Solari

Madrid — Real Madrid says it has given coach Santiago Solari a permanent contract until June 2021.

Solari was appointed as the interim coach two weeks ago to replace the fired Julen Lopetegui and has led the team to four straight victories, putting it back on track in the Spanish league and the Champions League.

Baseball

Knee Surgery for Sox’ Wright

Boston — Boston Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright has had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee for an injury that kept him out of the World Series.

The team said Dr. Riley Williams operated on Monday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Williams also performed a debridement to remove damaged tissue.

Wright was removed from the Division Series roster following the opener against the New York Yankees, a day after reinjuring his left knee during a workout.

An All-Star in 2016, Wright started the 2018 season late following recovery from left knee surgery and a 15-game domestic violence suspension.

Tennis

Federer Topples Thiem

London — Roger Federer produced an improved performance to get his campaign for a seventh ATP Finals title back on track with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Dominic Thiem on Tuesday.

The 20-time Grand Slam champion was still some way from his fluent best, but dropped just six points on serve and took advantage of a wayward display from Thiem to break twice in both sets.

Having lost his opening round-robin match to Kei Nishikori, Federer will likely need to defeat Kevin Anderson on Thursday to improve his 14-1 record of reaching the semifinals at the season-ending tournament.

Anderson thrashed Nishikori 6-0, 6-1 to move to 2-0 earlier, with the lopsided scoreline all but assuring the South African’s place in the last four.

College Football

D-III School Suspends ProgramAfter 53 Straight Losses

Richmond, Ind. — Earlham College has suspended its football program after a fifth consecutive winless season and a Division III-record 53 straight losses.

The Quakers finished the season with a 70-6 loss to Rose-Hulman last Saturday. On Tuesday, interim president Avis Stewart announced the college will suspend the program for the 2019 season. A committee of alumni, faculty, athletes and current and former Division III coaches and athletic directors will review the viability of the school having a football team.

The plan is for the program to return in 2020 under three conditions , including appropriate funding and recruitment of players as well as hiring a “highly qualified” coach.