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Olympics, interested?
Patrick McManamon:
Yellowstone, C.C. Sabathia, Brian Windhorst and … yes … Yellowstone
Browns Bulletin:
ESPN's Browns love-in chugs along
Cleveland Browns:
Bentley leaves minicamp
Cleveland Indians:
Spanked on Independence Day
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All Stars, Roster Moves and More!
Akron Zips:
Contemplating fall camp
Varsity Letters:
CVCA junior soccer stars Speas & Mason to play at UA
Kent State Sports:
Jarvis on Maxwell watch list
Ohio Politics:
2008 = 1972? 1976? 1992? 2000? 2004?
All Da King's Men:
Words For Independence Day
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Dependence Day
Akrocentric:
Charles Taormina discusses "Acceptance of Individual Authors," self-publishing resources
Akron Gamer:
Harmonix keeps on Rock'n
BokBluster:
Patriot Games
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Is there an American Girl store in Ohio?
Olympic Dreams - Running:
Back to Phase One
Sound Check:
Tim McGraw wows and woos Blossom
Tia's Trends:
Saks Saleswoman Accused of Stealing $1 Million
Published on Friday, May 16, 2008
ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line
Major League Baseball
Today's Game
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Chicago -135 Pittsburgh +125
Interleague
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Philadelphia -140 Toronto +130
at Baltimore -125 Washington +115
at Boston -185 Milwaukee +175
New York (NL) -140 at N.Y.(AL) +130
at Cincinnati -125 Cleveland +115
at Florida -120 Kansas City +110
at Atlanta -140 Oakland +130
Houston -115 at Texas +105
at St. Louis -120 Tampa Bay +110
at Colorado -140 Minnesota +130
at Arizona -135 Detroit +125
at L.A.(AL) -125 L.A.(NL) +115
San Diego -115 at Seattle +105
Chicago (AL) -110 at San Fran. +100
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NBA Playoffs
Today's Games
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
at Cleveland 3 (1781/2) Boston
at Utah 4 (213) L.A.Lakers
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NHL Playoffs
Today's Games
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Detroit -260 Dallas +220
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League• NEW YORK YANKEES—Recalled RHP Ian Kennedy from Scranton/Wilkes Barre (IL). Optioned LHP Kei Igawa to Scranton/Wilkes Barre.
National League• COLORADO ROCKIES—Placed RHP Ryan Speier on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 12. Recalled LHP Josh Newman from Colorado Springs (PCL).
• MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with OF Ryan Braun on an eight-year contract. Placed RHP David Riske on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of RHP Mark DiFelice from Nashville (PCL).
• SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Placed RHP Merkin Valdez on the 15-day DL. Transferred INF Kevin Frandsen from the 15- to the 60-day DL. Purchased the contract of LHP Alex Hinshaw from Fresno (PCL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League• CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed DB Jereme Perry to a one-year contract.
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed DT Rob Meier to a four-year contract.
• WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Released KR Jerome Mathis. Signed DE J.T. Mapu.
FOOTBALL
ARENA LEAGUE
Today's GameTampa Bay at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Saturday's GamesColumbus at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Arizona at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Colorado, 8 p.m.
Utah at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS
Thursday's Result
Real Salt Lake at Colorado, late
Saturday's GamesColumbus at Toronto FC, 4 p.m.
Kansas City at New York, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
D.C. United at CD Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.
HOCKEY
NHL
Playoff Glance
CONFERENCE FINALS(Best-of-seven)EASTERN CONFERENCEPENGUINS VS. FLYERS(Series tied 2-2)Game 1: Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 2
Game 2: Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 2
Game 3: Philadlphia 4, Pittsburgh 1
Thursday's Result: Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 2
*Sunday's Game: at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m.
*Tuesday: at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
*May 22: at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
RED WINGS VS. STARS(Detroit leads series 3-1)Game 1: Detroit 4, Dallas 1
Game 2: Detroit 2, Dallas 1
Game 3: Detroit 5, Dallas 2
Wednesday's Result: Dallas 3, Detroit 1
Saturday: at Detroit, 1:30 p.m.
*Monday: at Dallas, 8 p.m.
*Wednesday: at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
* -if necessary.
* — denotes if necessary.
Scoring SummariesFLYERS 4, PENGUINS 2
Pittsburgh 0 0 2—2
Philadelphia 3 0 1—4
First Period—1, Philadelphia, Lupul 3 (Hartnell, Parent), 8:27. 2, Philadelphia, Briere 9 (Jones, Hartnell), 11:48 (pp). 3, Philadelphia, Carter 6 (Umberger, Modry), 18:50 (pp). Penalties—Briere, Phi (tripping), 5:57; Gonchar, Pit (holding), 9:51; Letang, Pit (clipping), 12:51; Talbot, Pit (roughing), 14:01; Gonchar, Pit (roughing), 14:01; Richards, Phi (roughing), 14:01; Hartnell, Phi (roughing), 14:01; Orpik, Pit (roughing), 17:10.
Second Period—None. Penalties—Sykora, Pit (roughing), 4:42; Upshall, Phi (roughing), 4:42; Carter, Phi (tripping), 14:17; Sykora, Pit (slashing), 18:25.
Third Period—4, Pittsburgh, Staal 4 (Kennedy, Talbot), 3:16. 5, Pittsburgh, Staal 5 (Kennedy, Talbot), 14:11. 6, Philadelphia, Lupul 4 (Hartnell), 19:27 (en). Penalties—Malone, Pit, minor-major (roughing, fighting), 19:37; Upshall, Phi (charging), 19:37; Hatcher, Phi, minor-major (holding, fighting), 19:37; Crosby, Pit, double minor (slashing, roughing), 19:45; Richards, Phi, double minor (slashing, roughing), 19:45; Talbot, Pit, misconduct, 20:00.
Shots on Goal—Pittsburgh 13-12-13—38. Philadelphia 17-9-8—34. Power-play opportunities—Pittsburgh 0 of 3; Philadelphia 2 of 4. Goalies—Pittsburgh, Fleury 11-2 (33 shots-30 saves). Philadelphia, Biron 9-7 (38-36).
Att—19,972 (19,519). T—2:33.
GOLF
PGA TOUR
AT&T Classic
(At TPC Sugarloaf; Duluth, Ga. Purse: $5.5 million; Yardage: 7,311; Par: 72)
Partial First Round
Note: Play suspended due to darkness with 35 players not finishing. Round will be completed this morningJonathan Kaye 33-33—66
Ryan Palmer 32-34—66
Jonathan Byrd 35-31—66
Parker McLachlin 32-34—66
Kenny Perry 33-33—66
Charles Howell III 34-33—67
David Toms 34-33—67
Ted Purdy 33-34—67
Bob Sowards 33-34—67
Guy Boros 36-32—68
Camilo Villegas 35-33—68
Patrick Sheehan 35-33—68
Steve Flesch 34-34—68
Stewart Cink 35-33—68
John Mallinger 34-34—68
Jason Gore 34-34—68
Bob May 36-32—68
Bob Heintz 34-34—68
Craig Kanada 35-33—68
Tom Scherrer 35-34—69
Jeff Gove 33-36—69
Chris Kirk 32-37—69
Nick O'Hern 35-34—69
Zach Johnson 34-35—69
Heath Slocum 34-35—69
Bill Haas 35-34—69
John Huston 35-35—70
Brett Quigley 34-36—70
D.J. Trahan 35-35—70
Lee Janzen 34-36—70
Dustin Johnson 38-32—70
Scott McCarron 34-36—70
Stephen Leaney 35-35—70
Gabriel Hjertstedt 35-35—70
Chris Riley 35-35—70
Scott Dunlap 35-35—70
Rich Beem 36-34—70
Kevin Sutherland 35-35—70
Matt Kuchar 35-36—71
Esteban Toledo 37-34—71
Brian Gay 36-35—71
Troy Matteson 38-33—71
John Morse 36-35—71
Michael Allen 37-34—71
Marco Dawson 34-37—71
Brent Geiberger 37-34—71
Y.E. Yang 36-35—71
James Driscoll 36-35—71
Shane Bertsch 34-37—71
Ryuji Imada 38-33—71
Steve Elkington 35-36—71
Larry Mize 34-37—71
Michael Bradley 37-35—72
Jay Williamson 36-36—72
Brenden Pappas 36-36—72
Dan Forsman 37-35—72
Corey Pavin 35-37—72
J.J. Henry 37-35—72
Briny Baird 37-35—72
J.L. Lewis 36-36—72
Ian Leggatt 37-35—72
Chez Reavie 37-35—72
Todd Demsey 36-36—72
Kris Cox 37-35—72
Nick Flanagan 36-36—72
J.P. Hayes 35-37—72
Tag Ridings 37-35—72
Bob Tway 38-34—72
Tom Byrum 34-38—72
Eric Axley 38-34—72
Olin Browne 37-36—73
Kent Jones 37-36—73
Brandt Jobe 35-38—73
Carlos Franco 38-35—73
Brett Rumford 37-36—73
Paul Claxton 40-33—73
Justin Bolli 38-35—73
Ron Whittaker 35-38—73
Jon Mills 37-36—73
Chris Stroud 36-37—73
Richard S. Johnson 38-35—73
John Riegger 38-35—73
John Rollins 39-34—73
Retief Goosen 39-34—73
Joe Ogilvie 38-35—73
Dean Wilson 37-36—73
Paul Goydos 38-35—73
Lucas Glover 36-37—73
Paul Stankowski 37-36—73
Omar Uresti 37-37—74
Glen Day 40-34—74
Jeff Overton 39-35—74
Brad Elder 37-37—74
Robert Gamez 38-36—74
Spike McRoy 40-34—74
Roberto Castro 39-35—74
Doug LaBelle II 37-37—74
Notah Begay III 39-36—75
Garrett Willis 39-36—75
Willie Wood 38-37—75
Harrison Frazar 40-35—75
Neal Lancaster 36-39—75
Bubba Watson 39-36—75
Steve Allan 39-37—76
Cody Freeman 38-38—76
Jason Day 36-40—76
Skip Kendall 39-37—76
Steve Pate 40-37—77
Alex Cejka 40-37—77
Chad Collins 40-37—77
Kevin Stadler 38-39—77
Bob Burns 38-39—77
Jose Coceres 38-40—78
Mike Heinen 41-37—78
Roland Thatcher 44-34—78
David Duval 40-38—78
Nicholas Thompson 41-38—79
Greg Norman 42-38—80
Charles Warren 46-36—82
Jim Gallagher, Jr. 43-41—84
Ryan Armour DQ
EUROPEAN TOUR
Irish Open
(At Adare Manor, Adare, Ireland. Purse: $3.9 million; Yardage: 7,453; Par: 72 (36-36)
First Round
Jeev Milka Singh, India 32-34—66
Richard Green, Australia 34-32—66
Johan Edfors, Sweden 36-32—68
Michael Lorenzo-Vera, France 35-33—68
Marcel Siem, Germany 33-35—68
Bradley Dredge, Wales 36-32—68
Lee James, England 36-33—69
Alvaro Velasco, Spain 37-32—69
S.S.P. Chowrasia, India 34-35—69
Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland 36-34—70
Marcus Fraser, Australia 36-34—70
Pablo Larrazabal, Spain 36-34—70
Peter O'Malley, Australia 35-35—70
Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark 33-37—70
Edoardo Molinari, Italy 33-37—70
Peter Lawrie, Ireland 38-33—71
Pedro Linhart, Spain 35-36—71
Simon Khan, England 36-35—71
Carl Suneson, Spain 36-35—71
Maarten Lafeber, Netherlands 36-35—71
Robert Karlsson, Sweden 37-34—71
Richard Finch, England 36-35—71
Alastair Forsyth, Scotland 35-36—71
Scott Strange, Australia 38-33—71
Ulrich Van Den Berg, South Africa 37-34—71
Felipe Aguilar, Chile 37-34—71
Jose Manuel Lara, Spain 37-34—71
Gary Orr, Scotland 34-37—71
Stuart Manley, Wales 36-35—71
Also
Padraig Harrington, Ireland 37-35—72
Shiv Kapur, India 35-37—72
Graeme McDowell, No.Ireland 38-36—74
Jean Van de Velde, France 38-36—74
David Howell, England 39-36—75
Colin Montgomerie, Scotland 40-35—75
Lee Westwood, England 38-37—75
Paul Lawrie, Scotland 39-37—76
LPGA TOUR
Sybase Classic
(At Upper Montclair Country Club, Clifton, N.J. Purse: $2 million; Yardage: 6,413; Par: 72 (36-36))
First Round
Annika Sorenstam 33-34—67 -5
Song-Hee Kim 33-34—67 -5
Rachel Hetherington 33-34—67 -5
Carolina Llano 33-35—68 -4
Brittany Lang 34-34—68 -4
Lorena Ochoa 34-34—68 -4
Teresa Lu 34-34—68 -4
Pat Hurst 35-33—68 -4
Catriona Matthew 33-35—68 -4
Anna Rawson 34-35—69 -3
Cindy Rarick 36-33—69 -3
Shi Hyun Ahn 36-33—69 -3
Sophie Gustafson 33-36—69 -3
Christina Kim 32-37—69 -3
Cristie Kerr 37-32—69 -3
Ai Miyazato 35-34—69 -3
Leta Lindley 34-35—69 -3
Tracy Hanson 35-35—70 -2
Soo-Yun Kang 36-34—70 -2
Eunjung Yi 35-35—70 -2
Mikaela Parmlid 36-34—70 -2
Morgan Pressel 35-35—70 -2
Seon Hwa Lee 35-35—70 -2
Na Yeon Choi 36-34—70 -2
Lindsey Wright 34-36—70 -2
Helen Alfredsson 34-36—70 -2
Leah Wigger 36-34—70 -2
Becky Morgan 35-35—70 -2
Sarah Jane Kenyon 35-35—70 -2
Na On Min 34-36—70 -2
H.J. Choi 32-38—70 -2
Becky Iverson 37-33—70 -2
Kristy McPherson 36-35—71 -1
Katie Futcher 34-37—71 -1
Wendy Ward 36-35—71 -1
Yani Tseng 37-34—71 -1
In-Kyung Kim 34-37—71 -1
Stacy Prammanasudh 37-34—71 -1
Nicole Castrale 36-35—71 -1
Brandie Burton 36-35—71 -1
Sung Ah Yim 36-35—71 -1
Minea Blomqvist 36-35—71 -1
Michele Redman 36-35—71 -1
Ashli Bunch 35-36—71 -1
Sandra Gal 38-34—72 E
Dina Ammaccapane 35-37—72 E
Jennifer Rosales 35-37—72 E
Nina Reis 35-37—72 E
Mollie Fankhauser 35-37—72 E
Amy Hung 34-38—72 E
Liz Janangelo 36-36—72 E
Inbee Park 36-36—72 E
Karen Stupples 39-33—72 E
Dorothy Delasin 36-36—72 E
Ashleigh Simon 35-37—72 E
Jean Bartholomew 37-35—72 E
Giulia Sergas 36-36—72 E
Sophie Giquel 35-37—72 E
Gloria Park 34-38—72 E
Kyeong Bae 36-36—72 E
Taylor Leon 39-33—72 E
Jamie Hullett 36-36—72 E
Diana D'Alessio 33-39—72 E
Anna Grzebien 35-38—73 +1
Erica Blasberg 36-37—73 +1
Sarah Kemp 34-39—73 +1
Lisa Strom 36-37—73 +1
Jackie Gallagher-Smith 39-34—73 +1
Carri Wood 38-35—73 +1
Heather Daly-Donofrio 37-36—73 +1
Nancy Scranton 37-36—73 +1
Jimin Kang 36-37—73 +1
Momoko Ueda 36-37—73 +1
Jin Joo Hong 37-36—73 +1
Jee Young Lee 37-36—73 +1
Jane Park 37-36—73 +1
Natalie Gulbis 37-36—73 +1
Ji Young Oh 35-38—73 +1
Meena Lee 37-36—73 +1
Meaghan Francella 35-38—73 +1
Jill McGill 35-38—73 +1
Alena Sharp 35-38—73 +1
Vicki Goetze-Ackerman 37-36—73 +1
Sherri Turner 37-36—73 +1
Eva Dahllof 35-38—73 +1
Virada Nirapathpongporn 36-37—73 +1
Michelle Ellis 37-36—73 +1
Young-A Yang 37-36—73 +1
Marcy Hart 37-37—74 +2
Russy Gulyanamitta 37-37—74 +2
Candie Kung 38-36—74 +2
Julieta Granada 37-37—74 +2
Liselotte Neumann 37-37—74 +2
Angela Park 37-37—74 +2
Meg Mallon 36-38—74 +2
Emily Bastel 38-36—74 +2
Audra Burks 37-37—74 +2
Hannah Jun 37-37—74 +2
Candy Hannemann 39-35—74 +2
Irene Cho 36-38—74 +2
Allison Hanna-Williams 36-38—74 +2
NOPGA
23rd Ohio Senior Open
(At Firestone Country Club, Akron. West Course; Par: 70)
Final Results
Gary Trivisonno, Aurora, $4,50069-68—137 -3
Gary Robison, Canton, $2,00068-70—138 -2
Mitchell Camp, Aurora, $1,20069-71—140 E
Gary Wilkins, Norwalk $1,00067-74—141 +1
J.Logue, Por.St.Lucie, Fla., $80076-66—142 +2
Don Pollard, W. Portsmouth71-72—143 +3
Steve Groves, Columbus69-74—143 +3
Philip Russo (a), Cincinnati73-71—144 +4
Charlie Wood, South Euclid75-70—145 +5
Cory George, Lancaster74-71—145 +5
Gus Mehallis, Aurora71-74—145 +5
Daniel Priest, Ashland78-69—147 +7
Kim Boehlke, Youngstown73-74—147 +7
Jeff Leonard (a), Fairlawn77-71—148 +8
Dan Schuler (a), Springfield76-72—148 +8
Bryan Abbott, Stuart, Fla. 75-73—148 +8
Steve Bedell (a), Brecksville75-73—148 +8
Mike Arnold (a), Canton74-74—148 +8
Dan DeVore (a), Cincinnati72-76—148 +8
Lynn Martin (a), Powell77-72—149 +9
David Pulk (a), Hudson76-73—149 +9
Larry King, Middletown72-77—149 +9
T.Fussaro, Shaker Hts. 76-74—150 +10
Tony Cardinali, Powell75-75—150 +10
D.Hutchins, Liberty Twp.75-76—151 +11
Robert Hauer, Cincinnati74-77—151 +11
J.Grunenwald (a), Hubbard78-74—152 +12
Gil Gusweiler, Cincinnati76-76—152 +12
James M. Awsumb, Kettering76-76—152 +12
Pat Delaney, Springfield74-78—152 +12
Jim Cea (a), Tallmadge79-74—153 +13
James Harless (a), Aurora78-75—153 +13
James Rue, Dayton78-75—153 +13
Steve Chandler, Toledo78-75—153 +13
Ted Ossoff, Columbiana76-77—153 +13
Terry Shell, Wintersville76-77—153 +13
David DeVault (a), Kirtland79-75—154 +14
James Wise, Ravenna78-76—154 +14
Tony Guerrieri, Canton77-77—154 +14
Jeff Steinberg, Kettering77-77—154 +14
Mark Weitendorf, Hudson75-79—154 +14
Jeff Wells (a), Canton80-75—155 +15
Jeffrey Knox (a), Solon78-77—155 +15
Joe Flogge, Norton82-74—156 +16
Robert Cummins (a), Akron81-75—156 +16
Roy Carmichael, Dayton80-76—156 +16
Tom Sluiter (a), Lyndhurst79-77—156 +16
N.Shively (a), Chagrin Falls78-78—156 +16
Joe Murken, Springboro78-78—156 +16
R.Neufarth, West Chester83-74—157 +17
Bryan Warnica (a), Avon Lake81-76—157 +17
Thomas Stiller (a), Akron79-79—158 +18
Terry Jourdain (a), Toledo78-80—158 +18
Mike Caronchi, Elyria81-78—159 +19
Larry Lahnan (a), Aurora81-78—159 +19
David Kondzich (a), Warren79-80—159 +19
Cary Bonham, Solon85-76—161 +21
Bill Lohn (a), Concord82-79—161 +21
R.Goulish (a), Tallmadge81-80—161 +21
Jerry Miller (a), Beachwood76-85—161 +21
BASEBALL
MINOR LEAGUE
Eastern League (AA)
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Trenton (Yanks) 25 15 .625 —
Portland (Red Sox) 23 16 .590 11/2
Connecticut (Giants) 20 18 .526 4
New Britain (Twins) 20 19 .513 41/2
Binghamton (Mets) 18 21 .462 61/2
New Hampshire (Jays) 14 25 .359 101/2
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Harrisburg (Nats) 25 14 .641 —
Bowie (Orioles) 23 17 .575 21/2
Reading (Phillies) 18 21 .462 7
Akron (Indians) 17 20 .459 7
Altoona (Pirates) 15 23 .395 91/2
Erie (Tigers) 15 24 .385 10
Thursday's Results
Akron 3, Altoona 0, 1st game
Altoona 3, Akron 2, 2nd game
Connecticut 7, New Hampshire 3
Bowie 2, Erie 0
Binghamton 7, New Britain 6 (11)
Trenton 7, Portland 2
Harrisburg 10, Reading 1
Today's Games
Akron at Reading
Altoona at Harrisburg
Connecticut at Bowie
Erie at Binghamton
New Hampshire at Trenton
Portland at New Britain
COLLEGE
Scoring Summary
BOWLING GREEN 15, AKRON 9
BGSU 303 302 301 — 15 16 1
Akron 100 300 023 — 9 17 3
Batteries—Berry, Smith (8), Baird (9) and Schlater; F. Turocy, Knoll (5), Romick (7), Podgorney (9). W—Berry, 6-1. L—Turocy, 6-3. Save—none. HR—BGSU: Foster (6), Hangbers (13), Spencer (9); Akron: Davidson 2 (12), McNulty (12).
Records: BGSU 29-18, 14-8; Akron 25-22, 8-11.
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