Events Calendar
In This Section
Most Read Stories
Barbecue restaurant owner appeals mannequin's cover-up order
Suspect nabbed in child's death
Five years after attack, woman finds her way
Two men hurt in assaults in Kenmore
Hundreds in Canton for Tea Party
Promises look promising for Browns
New York congressman blasts Michael Jackson as 'pervert'
Blogs:
Pets:
Sunburn in canines and felines
The Heldenfiles:
Monday Notebook, New "90210" on DVD
Patrick McManamon:
Some Trevor Ariza tales
Akron Zips:
Opponent outlook: Northern Illinois
Browns Bulletin:
Single-game ticket sales begin July 11
Tribe Matters:
Marte is IL’s Batter of the Week
Cleveland Browns:
Stallworth test showed marijuana
Kent State Sports:
Men's Basketball Scheduling update
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Free Agency Update: Frye in View?
All Da King's Men:
The Obligatory Palin Post
Blog of Mass Destruction:
The "Limbaugh Babies"
Akron Law Café:
The Veil and the Burqa – Constitutional to Ban or Restrict?
Varsity Letters:
Solon’s Baldwin could decide soon
See Jane Style:
Picnic Wear
Car Chase:
Where do We Go from Here?
Let's Talk Real Estate:
ID My Bug
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Jennifer inquires about a bus tour to Atlantic City
Sound Check:
Rundgren fans rejoice!: Second night of AWATS at The Civic added
HRLite House:
DDI One of Best Places to Work
Akron Gamer:
Hot link: Best of Nintendo at E3
Published on Friday, May 30, 2008
ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line
Major League Baseball
Today's GamesAmerican League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
Boston -145 at Baltimore +135
at Tampa Bay -140 Chicago +130
Oakland -115 at Texas +105
New York -120 at Minnesota +110
Cleveland -140 at Kansas City +130
at Los Angeles -130 Toronto +120
Detroit -115 at Seattle +105
National League
at Chicago -135 Colorado +125
at Philadelphia -165 Florida +155
at New York -140 Los Angeles +130
at Cincinnati -150 Atlanta +140
at Milwaukee -120 Houston +110
at St. Louis -165 Pittsburgh +155
at Arizona -165 Washington +155
at San Francisco -135 San Diego +125
———
NBA Playoffs
Today's Game
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
at Detroit 6 (1751/2) Boston
———
NHL Playoffs
Saturday's Games
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Pittsburgh -120 Detroit +100
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League• CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Activated INF Danny Richar from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Charlotte (IL).
• MINNESOTA TWINS—Claimed LHP Craig Breslow off waivers from Cleveland. Transferred RHP Pat Neshek from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
• OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Activated 3B Eric Chavez from the 60-day DL. Placed DH Frank Thomas on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 28. Designated OF Jeff Fiorentino for assignment.
• TAMPA BAY RAYS—Placed RHP Troy Percival on the 15-day DL. Activated INF Willy Aybar from the 15-day DL.
National League• CHICAGO CUBS—Recalled LHP Neal Cotts from Iowa (PCL). Optioned RHP Jose Ascanio to Iowa.
• CINCINNATI REDS—Optioned RHP Matt Belisle to Louisville (IL). Activated LHP Kent Mercker from the 15-day DL.
• HOUSTON ASTROS—Signed LHP Ray King to minor league contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association• NBA—Fined Detroit C-F Rasheed Wallace $25,000 for his use of profanity and criticism of the officiating following a May 28 game.
FOOTBALL
National Football League• CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed CB Jerrid Gaines. Terminated the contract of WR Doug Gabriel.HOCKEY
National Hockey League• BOSTON BRUINS—Signed F Matt Marquardt.
• PHOENIX COYOTES—Announced C Blake Wheeler has rejected a contract offer, making him a free agent.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer• D.C. UNITED—Announced the retirement of D Jeff Curtain.GOLF
PGA TOUR
Memorial Tournament
(At The Muirfield Village Golf Course
Dublin, Ohio; Purse: $6 million
Yardage: 7,366; Par: 72 (36-36)
First Round
Mathew Goggin 32-33—65 -7
Kenny Perry 35-31—66 -6
Jerry Kelly 32-34—66 -6
Brett Quigley 31-36—67 -5
Rod Pampling 34-33—67 -5
Justin Rose 32-36—68 -4
Luke Donald 33-35—68 -4
Matt Kuchar 35-33—68 -4
Nick Watney 36-32—68 -4
Carl Pettersson 32-36—68 -4
Robert Allenby 37-32—69 -3
Joe Ogilvie 35-34—69 -3
Geoff Ogilvy 35-34—69 -3
Pat Perez 35-35—70 -2
Brian Davis 36-34—70 -2
Todd Hamilton 37-33—70 -2
Rocco Mediate 32-38—70 -2
Nick O'Hern 34-36—70 -2
Steve Lowery 34-36—70 -2
John Mallinger 37-34—71 -1
Jeff Quinney 34-37—71 -1
John Rollins 34-37—71 -1
Mike Weir 33-38—71 -1
Greg Kraft 38-33—71 -1
Zach Johnson 35-36—71 -1
Shaun Micheel 34-37—71 -1
Vaughn Taylor 34-37—71 -1
Anton Haig 33-38—71 -1
Bo Van Pelt 38-33—71 -1
Jim Furyk 34-37—71 -1
John Senden 34-37—71 -1
Stewart Cink 35-36—71 -1
Woody Austin 38-33—71 -1
Tom Pernice, Jr. 36-35—71 -1
Ken Duke 34-37—71 -1
Bubba Watson 33-39—72 E
Billy Andrade 35-37—72 E
Phil Mickelson 36-36—72 E
Sergio Garcia 35-37—72 E
Stuart Appleby 35-37—72 E
Mark Calcavecchia 36-36—72 E
Trevor Immelman 36-36—72 E
Richard Green 36-36—72 E
Jason Bohn 34-38—72 E
Tim Wilkinson 37-35—72 E
Fred Couples 37-35—72 E
Dudley Hart 39-34—73 +1
Jeff Overton 35-38—73 +1
Cliff Kresge 37-36—73 +1
Ernie Els 35-38—73 +1
Mark Wilson 40-33—73 +1
Ryan Moore 38-35—73 +1
Tim Petrovic 37-36—73 +1
George McNeill 36-37—73 +1
D.J. Trahan 37-36—73 +1
Parker McLachlin 37-36—73 +1
Jason Day 35-38—73 +1
Chez Reavie 36-37—73 +1
Jon Mills 35-38—73 +1
Bill Haas 35-39—74 +2
J.B. Holmes 34-40—74 +2
Charley Hoffman 36-38—74 +2
Lee Janzen 35-39—74 +2
Mark Hensby 36-38—74 +2
Lucas Glover 38-36—74 +2
Aaron Baddeley 37-37—74 +2
Davis Love III 35-39—74 +2
Charles Howell III 36-38—74 +2
Nathan Green 40-35—75 +3
Nicholas Thompson 36-39—75 +3
Chris DiMarco 36-39—75 +3
Ryuji Imada 36-39—75 +3
Sean O'Hair 39-36—75 +3
Ian Poulter 40-35—75 +3
Kevin Na 37-38—75 +3
Jin Park 38-37—75 +3
Dustin Johnson 41-34—75 +3
Paul Casey 36-40—76 +4
Boo Weekley 36-40—76 +4
Chad Campbell 36-40—76 +4
Hunter Mahan 36-40—76 +4
Brett Wetterich 37-39—76 +4
Daniel Chopra 38-38—76 +4
Steve Marino 37-39—76 +4
Travis Perkins 39-37—76 +4
Jason Gore 40-36—76 +4
J.J. Henry 38-38—76 +4
Troy Matteson 36-40—76 +4
Jonathan Byrd 38-38—76 +4
Bart Bryant 38-38—76 +4
K.J. Choi 38-38—76 +4
Steve Flesch 38-38—76 +4
Cameron Beckman 39-37—76 +4
Brandt Snedeker 39-37—76 +4
Tom Lehman 38-38—76 +4
Ben Curtis 37-39—76 +4
James Kingston 39-37—76 +4
Y.E. Yang 36-41—77 +5
Larry Mize 37-40—77 +5
Billy Mayfair 37-40—77 +5
Matt Jones 40-37—77 +5
Briny Baird 39-38—77 +5
Frank Lickliter II 36-41—77 +5
Arron Oberholser 37-40—77 +5
Johnson Wagner 40-38—78 +6
Bob Sowards 39-39—78 +6
Dean Wilson 39-39—78 +6
Justin Bolli 37-42—79 +7
Fredrik Jacobson 39-40—79 +7
Drew Weaver 40-39—79 +7
Graeme Storm 43-36—79 +7
Mark Brooks 37-43—80 +8
David Duval 41-39—80 +8
James Driscoll 40-40—80 +8
Paul Azinger 41-39—80 +8
Robert Garrigus 35-45—80 +8
John Merrick 40-40—80 +8
Marco Dawson 39-42—81 +9
Charles Warren 43-41—84 +12
Brian Bateman WD
LPGA TOUR
Ginn Tribute
(At Rivertowne Country Club
Mount Pleasant, S.C.; Purse: $2.6 million
Yardage: 6,459; Par: 72 (36-36)
a-amateur
First Round
Karrie Webb 32-33—65 -7
In-Kyung Kim 32-33—65 -7
Sophie Gustafson 33-33—66 -6
Giulia Sergas 33-34—67 -5
Inbee Park 33-34—67 -5
Mi Hyun Kim 32-35—67 -5
Cristie Kerr 32-35—67 -5
Allison Fouch 33-34—67 -5
H.J. Choi 33-34—67 -5
Heather Young 32-35—67 -5
Song-Hee Kim 33-35—68 -4
Seon Hwa Lee 34-34—68 -4
Jane Park 33-35—68 -4
Teresa Lu 33-35—68 -4
Mikaela Parmlid 35-33—68 -4
Kristy McPherson 32-36—68 -4
Karen Stupples 33-36—69 -3
Yani Tseng 33-36—69 -3
Jeong Jang 33-36—69 -3
Young Kim 34-35—69 -3
Na Yeon Choi 36-33—69 -3
Paula Creamer 34-35—69 -3
Meena Lee 35-34—69 -3
Minea Blomqvist 36-33—69 -3
Juli Inkster 34-35—69 -3
Jimin Kang 33-36—69 -3
Ji Young Oh 33-36—69 -3
Linda Wessberg 35-34—69 -3
Amy Hung 34-35—69 -3
Johanna Head 32-38—70 -2
Kris Tamulis 33-37—70 -2
Tracy Hanson 34-36—70 -2
Mhairi McKay 34-36—70 -2
Sun Young Yoo 34-36—70 -2
Morgan Pressel 35-35—70 -2
Jee Young Lee 35-35—70 -2
Laura Diaz 33-37—70 -2
Pat Hurst 34-36—70 -2
Lorie Kane 34-36—70 -2
Ai Miyazato 34-36—70 -2
Young-A Yang 33-37—70 -2
Kyeong Bae 35-36—71 -1
Marisa Baena 33-38—71 -1
Hee Young Park 33-38—71 -1
Michele Redman 35-36—71 -1
Carin Koch 35-36—71 -1
Leta Lindley 35-36—71 -1
Stacy Prammanasudh 36-35—71 -1
Nicole Castrale 36-35—71 -1
Natalie Gulbis 34-37—71 -1
Suzann Pettersen 36-35—71 -1
Candie Kung 34-37—71 -1
Il Mi Chung 35-36—71 -1
Soo-Yun Kang 32-39—71 -1
Russy Gulyanamitta 33-38—71 -1
Becky Iverson 35-36—71 -1
Sandra Gal 35-36—71 -1
Dina Ammaccapane 34-37—71 -1
Katie Futcher 34-37—71 -1
Charlotte Mayorkas 35-37—72 E
Angela Park 37-35—72 E
Heather Daly-Donofrio 33-39—72 E
Mollie Fankhauser 34-38—72 E
Lindsey Wright 35-37—72 E
Brittany Lang 34-38—72 E
Julieta Granada 36-36—72 E
Liselotte Neumann 34-38—72 E
Louise Friberg 34-38—72 E
Momoko Ueda 36-36—72 E
Silvia Cavalleri 37-35—72 E
Rachel Hetherington 34-38—72 E
Annika Sorenstam 37-35—72 E
Carolina Llano 35-37—72 E
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 36-36—72 E
Carri Wood 36-37—73 +1
Sherri Turner 34-39—73 +1
Karine Icher 34-39—73 +1
Jill McGill 36-37—73 +1
Becky Lucidi 38-35—73 +1
Diana D'Alessio 35-38—73 +1
Kate Golden 37-36—73 +1
Gloria Park 39-34—73 +1
Moira Dunn 37-36—73 +1
Taylor Leon 36-37—73 +1
Jin Joo Hong 37-36—73 +1
Brandie Burton 35-38—73 +1
Christina Kim 36-37—73 +1
Se Ri Pak 34-39—73 +1
Catriona Matthew 36-37—73 +1
Helen Alfredsson 35-38—73 +1
Liz Janangelo 36-37—73 +1
Beth Bader 37-36—73 +1
Candy Hannemann 38-35—73 +1
Na On Min 36-37—73 +1
Nancy Scranton 37-36—73 +1
Jamie Hullett 34-39—73 +1
a-Alison Whitaker 35-38—73 +1
Karin Sjodin 38-36—74 +2
Seo-Jae Lee 34-40—74 +2
Danielle Downey 37-37—74 +2
Jennifer Rosales 39-35—74 +2
Reilley Rankin 34-40—74 +2
Meaghan Francella 37-37—74 +2
Wendy Ward 33-41—74 +2
Jan Stephenson 37-37—74 +2
Seol-An Jeon 36-38—74 +2
Emily Bastel 35-39—74 +2
Eun-Hee Ji 37-37—74 +2
Su A Kim 36-38—74 +2
Michelle McGann 37-38—75 +3
Kim Hall 36-39—75 +3
Sherri Steinhauer 38-37—75 +3
Anna Grzebien 35-40—75 +3
Shi Hyun Ahn 38-37—75 +3
Vicki Goetze-Ackerman 36-39—75 +3
Katherine Hull 37-38—75 +3
Irene Cho 36-39—75 +3
Miriam Nagl 34-42—76 +4
Alena Sharp 37-39—76 +4
Sarah Kemp 37-39—76 +4
Kelli Kuehne 35-41—76 +4
Jackie Gallagher-Smith 37-39—76 +4
Maria Hjorth 36-40—76 +4
Grace Park 34-42—76 +4
Laura Davies 34-42—76 +4
Angela Stanford 39-37—76 +4
Eva Dahllof 37-39—76 +4
Dorothy Delasin 38-39—77 +5
Erica Blasberg 39-38—77 +5
Violeta Retamoza 38-39—77 +5
Wendy Doolan 36-41—77 +5
Sung Ah Yim 36-41—77 +5
Michelle Ellis 38-39—77 +5
Meredith Duncan 34-43—77 +5
Ashleigh Simon 38-40—78 +6
Hee-Won Han 39-39—78 +6
Sarah Lee 37-41—78 +6
Birdie Kim 38-41—79 +7
Sophie Giquel 40-39—79 +7
Virada Nirapathpongporn 38-42—80 +8
Lisa Strom 41-40—81 +9
Dawn Coe-Jones 40-43—83 +11
Danielle Ammaccapane WD
Shanshan Feng WD
Brittany Lincicome DQ
Yu Ping Lin DNS
Paige Mackenzie DNS
Janice Moodie DNS
Becky Morgan DNS
Lorena Ochoa DNS
Nina Reis DNS
EUROPEAN TOUR
Celtic Manor
Wales Open
(At The Celtic Manor Resort, The Twenty Ten Course; Newport, Wales;
Purse: $3.57 million; Yardage: 7,352;
Par: 71)
First Round, Leading Scores
Scott Strange, Australia 35-28—63
Edoardo Molinari, Italy 33-31—64
Jeev Milkha Singh, India 34-31—65
Alvaro Velasco, Spain 35-30—65
Magnus A Carlsson, Sweden 34-32—66
Paul Waring, Britain 35-31—66
Ricardo Gonzalez, Argentina 35-31—66
Ross McGowan, Britain 36-30—66
Raphael Jacquelin, France 35-31—66
Robert Karlsson, Sweden 35-32—67
Hennie Otto, South Africa 33-34—67
Ross Fisher, Britain 33-34—67
Alastair Forsyth, Scotland 36-31—67
Nick Dougherty, Britain 33-34—67
Rafael Echenique, Argentina 36-31—67
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano, Spain 36-31—67
Also
Colin Montgomerie, Britian 35-34—69
Darren Clarke, N.Ireland 36-34—70
Padraig Harrington, Ireland 35-35—70
Peter Lawrie, Ireland 34-36—70
Paul McGinley, Ireland 35-37—72
NOPGA
Late
Stroke Play Series #3
May 27 at Congress Lake Club; Par 71
1. Mitchell Camp 34-33--67 -4 $1,200
T2. Jaysen Hansen 33-35--68 -3 $850
T2. Larry Manski 36-32--68 -3 $850
T4. Steve Mulcahy 34-35--69 -2 $675
T4. Matt Creech 33-36--69 -2 $675
T6. Trevor Thomas 36-34--70 -1 $525
T6. Jason Reddington 38-32--70 -1 $525
T6. Jarrod Page 33-37--70 -1 $525
T6. Tom Atchison 35-35--70 -1 $525
T10. Ron DeJacimo 37-34--71 E $400
T10. Brian Varsey 37-34--71 E $400
T10. Paul Wackerly 36-35--71 E $400
T13. Jon Jones 38-34--72 +1 $268.75
T13. Stephen Parker 36-36--72 +1 $268.75
T13. William McKinley 36-36--72 +1 $268.75
T13. Joseph Vojtko 36-36--72 +1 $268.75
T17. Nick Paez 35-38--73 +2 $53.57
T17. Todd Lancaster 38-35--73 +2 $53.57
T17. Mike Rutgers 34-39--73 +2 $53.57
T17. Justin Long 37-36--73 +2 $53.57
T17. Paul Block 36-37--73 +2 $53.57
T17. Bobby Santerre 35-38--73 +2 $53.57
T17. Ryan Culbertson 35-38--73 +2 $53.57
Seniors
1. Daniel Priest 34-34--68 -3 $600
2. Tom Fussaro 32-38--70 -1 $400
3. Mark Weitendorf 37-34--71 E $300
T4. Jim Logue 36-37--73 +2 $225
T4. Gary Wilkins 36-37--73 +2 $225
6. Joe Flogge 39-35--74 +3 $150
BASEBALL
MINOR LEAGUE
Eastern League (AA)
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Trenton (Yankees) 34 19 .642 —
Portland (Red Sox) 32 20 .615 11/2
New Britain (Twins) 26 27 .491 8
Connecticut (Giants) 25 26 .490 8
Binghamton (Mets) 25 27 .481 81/2
N. Hampshire (Jays) 19 33 .365 141/2
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Bowie (Orioles) 32 22 .593 —
Harrisburg (Natnls) 30 22 .577 1
Akron (Indians) 27 24 .529 31/2
Erie (Tigers) 22 31 .415 91/2
Reading (Phillies) 21 30 .412 91/2
Altoona (Pirates) 19 31 .380 11
———
Thursday's ResultsBinghamton 6, Portland 2
Akron 5, Harrisburg 3
New Britain 10, Connecticut 6
Erie 9, Reading 7
Trenton 7, New Hampshire 4
Altoona 9, Bowie 8
Today's GamesAltoona at Erie
Binghamton at Connecticut
Bowie at Akron
Harrisburg at Reading
Portland at New Hampshire
Trenton at New Britain
Saturday's GamesAltoona at Erie
Binghamton at Connecticut
Bowie at Akron
Harrisburg at Reading
Portland at New Hampshire
Trenton at New Britain
Box Score
AEROS 5, SENATORS 3
Akron ab r h bi Harrisburg ab r h bi
Crowe dh 5 0 0 0 Daniel rf 5 1 1 0
Rodrgz ss 5 0 1 1 Brgla 2b 3 0 1 1
Gimenez lf 3 2 1 0 Brndne cf 4 0 2 1
Hodges 3b 4 1 2 0 Montz dh 4 0 1 1
Srdnha rf 5 0 1 1 Jimenez 1b 4 0 2 0
Whitney 1b 3 0 1 1 Castro 3b 4 0 0 0
Pnckny 2b 3 1 1 1 Lefave lf 3 0 0 0
Camcro c 4 0 1 0 Ivany c 2 1 0 0
Cnstnza cf 3 1 1 1 Dsmnd ss 4 1 2 0
Totals 35 5 9 5 Totals 34 3 9 3
Akron 001 200 200 — 5 9 1
Harrisburg 000 000 030 — 3 9 2
E—Whitney (2); Bergolia (5), Jimenez (4). LOB—Akron 9, Harrisburg 7. 2B—Gimenez (11); Bergolia (9), Jimenez (4). 3B—Pinckney (1). SB—Constanza (13), Rodriguez (7). CS—Hodges (1). SF—Pinckney; Bergolia. GIDP—Ivany, Montz.
DP—Akron 2 (Rodriguez, Pinckney, and Whitney), (Hodges, Pinckney, and Whitney).
Akron ip h r er bb so
Edell W, 2-4 7 4 0 0 1 5
Stiller 1/3 3 3 3 1 0
Roehl H,2 2/3 1 0 0 0 0
Newsom S,15 1 1 0 0 0 0
Harrsiburg ip h r er bb so
Norrito L,0-1 5 6 3 3 4 3
Schmoll 3 3 2 1 1 3
Warden 1 0 0 0 0 1
Inherited runners-scored—Roehl 2-1.
WP—Norrito.
Umpires—Home, Mark Lollo; First, Shaun Francis; Third, Brad Purdom.
T—2:41. Att—3,485.
HOCKEY
AHL
Calder Cup Finals
(Best-of-Seven)
CHICAGO VS. W-B/SCRANTON(Series tied 0-0)Thursday's Result: at Chicago, late
Sunday's Game: at Chicago, 4 p.m.
Wednesday's Game: at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
June 6: at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
*June 7: at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
*June 10: at Chicago, 8 p.m.
*June 12: at Chicago, 8 p.m.
* —denotes if necessary.
BASKETBALL
WNBA
Standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Detroit 4 1 .800 —
Connecticut 3 1 .750 1/2
Indiana 3 1 .750 1/2
Washington 2 2 .500 11/2
Chicago 1 2 .333 2
New York 1 2 .333 2
Atlanta 0 4 .000 31/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 3 0 1.000 —
Seattle 3 1 .750 —
Los Angeles 2 1 .667 1
San Antonio 2 1 .667 1/2
Sacramento 1 3 .250 2
Houston 0 3 .000 21/2
Phoenix 0 3 .000 21/2
———
Thursday's ResultsIndiana 82, Los Angeles 78 (2OT)
Minnesota 75, Chicago 69
Today's GamesNew York at Connecticut, 7 p.m.
Houston at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
San Antonio at Seattle, 10 p.m.
TENNIS
French Open
(At Stade Roland Garros
Paris; Purse: $24.53 million (Grand Slam)
Surface: Clay-Outdoor)
Singles
Men
Second Round
Dmitry Tursunov (30), Russia, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 7-6 (4), 6-0, 6-0.
Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, def. James Blake (7), United States, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Jeremy Chardy, France, def. David Nalbandian (6), Argentina, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2.
Mikhail Youzhny (15), Russia, def. Maximo Gonzalez, Argentina, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.
Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador, def. Bobby Reynolds, United States, 7-5, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5.
Fernando Gonzalez (24), Chile, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 7-5, 6-0, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3).
Jarkko Nieminen (26), Finland, def. Martin Vassallo Arguello, Argentina, 7-5, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (2).
Stanislas Wawrinka (9), Switzerland, def. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Nicolas Devilder, France, 6-4, 6-0, 6-1.
Ivan Ljubicic (28), Croatia, def. Diego Junqueira, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Fernando Verdasco (22), Spain, def. Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-0, 6-4.
Nikolay Davydenko (4), Russia, def. Marat Safin, Russia, 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-2.
Mario Ancic, Croatia, def. David Marrero, Spain, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2.
Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. Marcos Daniel, Brazil, 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Radek Stepanek (21), Czech Republic, def. Jiri Vanek, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-0, 6-7 (7), 6-3.
David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Fabrice Santoro, France, 6-0, 6-1, 6-0.
Robin Soderling, Sweden, def. Paul Capdeville, Chile, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
Lleyton Hewitt (25), Australia, def. Mardy Fish, United States, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
Gael Monfils, France, def. Luis Horna, Peru, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-5.
Robby Ginepri, United States, def. Igor Andreev (27), Russia, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-2.
Tommy Robredo (12), Spain, def. Marc Gicquel, France, 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Florent Serra, France, leads Victor Hanescu, Romania, 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (5), susp., darkness.
Women
Second Round
Venus Williams (8), United States, def. Selima Sfar, Tunisia, 6-2, 6-4.
Jelena Jankovic (3), Serbia, def. Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, 6-2, 7-6 (5).
Flavia Pennetta (26), Italy, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.
Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, def. Peng Shuai, China, 6-4, 6-3.
Dominika Cibulkova (28), Slovakia, def. Milagros Sequera, Venezuela, 6-3, 6-0.
Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Russia, 7-5, 6-3.
Katarina Srebotnik (27), Slovenia, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 6-0, 7-5.
Alize Cornet (19), France, def. Gisela Dulko, Argentina, 6-0, 4-6, 6-4.
Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, def. Amelie Mauresmo (22), France, 6-3, 6-4.
Olga Govortsova, Belarus, def. Ai Sugiyama (31), Japan, 6-0, 7-5.
Elena Dementieva (7), Russia, def. Marta Domachowska, Poland, 6-1, 6-4.
Casey Dellacqua, Australia, def. Nathalie Dechy, France, 6-4, 6-2.
Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, def. Samantha Stosur, Australia, 6-2, 6-1.
Karin Knapp (32), Italy, def. Olivia Sanchez, France, 6-2, 7-6 (4).
Agnes Szavay (12), Hungary, def. Sabine Lisicki, Germany, 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, def. Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3.
Dinara Safina (13), Russia, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 6-0, 6-1.
Victoria Azarenka (16), Belarus, def. Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea, Romania, 6-0, 6-0.
Francesca Schiavone (18), Italy, def. Sanda Mamic, Croatia, 6-3, 6-0.
Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Anna Chakvetadze (6), Russia, 6-4, 7-6 (2).
Zheng Jie, China, def. Maria Kirilenko (21), Russia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Svetlana Kuznetsova (4), Russia, def. Vania King, United States, 6-4, 6-2.
Anabel Medina Garrigues (29), Spain, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Maria Sharapova (1), Russia, leads Bethanie Mattek, United States, 6-2, 2-3, susp., darkness.
Nadia Petrova (25), Russia, leads Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, 6-3, 4-2, susp., darkness.
SOCCER
MLS
Standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New England 6 3 2 20 15 13
Chicago 6 2 1 19 19 6
Columbus 6 2 1 19 14 10
Toronto FC 4 3 2 14 11 12
New York 3 2 3 12 10 11
Kansas City 3 4 2 11 10 13
D.C. United 3 7 1 10 15 22
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 4 3 2 14 22 17
Colorado 4 5 0 12 14 11
FC Dallas 3 3 3 12 12 13
CD Chivas USA 3 4 2 11 15 17
Houston 2 3 4 10 10 13
Real Salt Lake 2 5 2 8 12 16
San Jose 2 5 1 7 6 11
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
———
Thursday's ResultD.C. United 2, New England 2, tie
Saturday's GamesLos Angeles at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m.
New York at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
San Jose at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.
Columbus at CD Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday's GameFC Dallas at Colorado, 3 p.m.
FOOTBALL
ARENA LEAGUE
Standings
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 10 2 0 .833 615 551
Philadelphia 10 3 0 .769 800 655
Cleveland 7 5 0 .583 676 686
New York 6 6 0 .500 612 593
Columbus 3 9 0 .250 560 637
Southern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 7 4 0 .636 611 539
Orlando 8 5 0 .615 716 718
Georgia 6 5 0 .545 656 615
Tampa Bay 6 6 0 .500 635 639
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Chicago 9 3 0 .750 708 540
Colorado 4 8 0 .333 604 670
Grand Rapids 3 9 0 .250 663 710
Kansas City 3 9 0 .250 596 696
Western Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Get the full article here.

