ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line

Major League Baseball
Today's Game
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

at St. Louis -115 Philadelphia +105
Interleague
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

at Toronto -145 Chicago (NL) +135
at Cleveland -145 San Diego +135
at Detroit -125 L.A. (NL) +115
at Baltimore -125 Pittsburgh +115
at Tampa Bay -140 Florida +130
at N.Y.(NL) -160 Texas +150
at Cincinnati -120 Boston +110
at Milwaukee -145 Minnesota +135
New York (AL) -130 at Houston +120
at Chicago (AL) -140 Colorado +130
at Arizona -140 Kansas City +130
at L.A. (AL) -150 Atlanta +140
at Seattle -130 Washington +120
at San Fran. -105 Oakland -105
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NBA Playoffs
Sunday's Game
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG

at L.A. Lakers 71/2 (1911/2) Boston
TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL
American League• CLEVELAND INDIANS—Placed C Victor Martinez and INF Josh Barfield on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contracts of C Yamid Haad and SS Jorge Velandia from Buffalo (IL). Acquired C Damaso Espino from Kansas City for cash considerations. Transferred RHP Jake Westbrook from the 15- to the 60-day DL. Designated RHP Oneli Perez for assignment.
• DETROIT TIGERS—Named Ron Colangelo vice president of communications, effective June 16.
• KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Designated RHP Brett Tomko for assignment. Called up RHP Carlos Rosa from Omaha (PCL).
• LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Optioned INF Brandon Wood to Salt Lake (PCL).
• MINNESOTA TWINS—Designated RHP Juan Rincon for assignment.
• OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with RHP Tyson Ross, RHP Matthews Fitts, RHP Michael Hart, RHP Kenny Smalley, INF Jason Christian and INF Nino Leyja.
• SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Brett Lorin, OF Jarrett Burgess, INF Nate Tenbrink, LHP Bobby LaFromboise, RHP Kenn Kasparek, OF Ryan Royster, OF Jacob Shaffer, INF Bennett Billingsley, C Travis Howell, RHP Taylor Lewis, RHP Jordan Alivs, RHP Blake Nation, C Henry Contreras, C Thomas Johnson, RHP Brad Reid, RHP Nick Love, LHP Kyle Brown, LHP Nick Czyz, RHP Chris Kirkland, LHP Brandon Pullen, RHP Andres Esquibel, RHP Christian Staehely and INF Donnie Jobe.
• TEXAS RANGERS—Optioned RHP Kameron Loe to Oklahoma (PCL). Purchased the contract of RHP Eric Hurley from Oklahoma.
National League• CHICAGO CUBS—Placed OF Alfonso Soriano on the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Kevin Hart to Iowa (PCL). Recalled INF Micah Hoffpauir and INF Eric Patterson from Iowa. Agreed to terms with 1B Ben Broussard on a minor league contract and assigned him to Iowa.
• CINCINNATI REDS—Named Jerry Walker special assistant/player personnel for Walt Jocketty, president of baseball operations and general manager.
• MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Released RHP Jeff Weaver from his minor league contract.
• NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with INF Josh Satin, RHP Michael Hebert, 3B Eric Campbell, LHP Mark Cohoon, RHP Travis Babin, RHP Collin McHugh, RHP Zachary Rosenbaum, C Michael Moras, RHP Chris Schwinden, RHP Kyle Allen, OF Justin Garber and LHP Tim Erickson.
• PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Michael Stutes, RHP Michael Schwimer, OF Damarii Saunderson and RHP Tyler Cloyd.
• PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with SS Benjamin Gonzalez, LHP Chris Aure, RHP Brian Leach and OF Edwin Roman.
• ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Placed 1B Albert Pujols on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 11. Activated RHP Joel Pineiro from the 15-day DL.
• SAN DIEGO PADRES—Activated RHP Jake Peavy from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Joe Thatcher to Portland (PCL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League• BUFFALO BILLS—Released TE Teyo Johnson and QB Luke Drone. Signed CB Reggie Corner.
• CINCINNATI BENGALS—Extended the contract of DT Domata Peko five-year's through 2014.
• KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Agreed to terms with DE Trevor Johnson on a one-year contract.
• NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released P Scott Player.
• OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed LB Grant Irons. Waived LB Shane Simmons.
• TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed S Rocky Schwartz.
• WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Agreed to terms with S Chris Horton. Released S Justin Hamilton.
COLLEGE• ARKANSAS STATE—Signed John Brady, men's basketball coach, to a five-year contract.
• CENTRAL FLORIDA—Named Terry Rooney baseball coach.
• GEORGIA STATE—Named Bill Curry football coach and signed him to a five-year contract.
• LSU—Announced the resignation of Terry Rooney, assistant baseball coach, to become baseball coach at Central Florida.
HOCKEY
NHL

NHL Awards Winners

Winners of the 2007-2008 NHL awards, presented Thursday night at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto. Voting is by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, except the Vezina which is awarded by NHL general managers, and the Adams which is determined by a poll of NHL Broadcasters' Association members.

Hart Memorial Trophy, MVP — Alexander Ovechkin, Washington.

Vezina Trophy, goaltender — Martin Brodeur, New Jersey.

James Norris Memorial Trophy, defenseman — Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit.

Calder Memorial Trophy, rookie — Patrick Kane, Chicago.

Frank J. Selke Trophy, defensive forward — Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit.

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, most gentlemanly — Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit.

Jack Adams Award, coach — Bruce Boudreau, Washington.

King Clancy Trophy, humanitarian contribution to hockey — Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay.

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, perserverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey — Jason Blake, Toronto.

Lifetime Achievement Award — Gordie Howe.

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Awards Based on Regular-Season Statistics

Art Ross Trophy, points scoring leader — Alexander Ovechkin, Washington.

Maurice Richard Trophy, goal-scoring leader — Alexander Ovechkin, Washington.

William M. Jennings Trophy, goalies with fewest goals against, minimum 25 games — Chris Osgood and Dominik Hasek, Detroit.

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Award Voted on by NHL Players' Association

Lester B. Pearson Award, outstanding player — Alexander Ovechkin, Washington.
SOCCER
MLS

Eastern Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
New England 8 3 2 26 19 14
Chicago 6 3 1 19 20 8
Columbus 6 4 1 19 14 14
Toronto FC 5 4 2 17 14 15
New York 4 3 3 15 11 12
D.C. United 4 7 1 13 17 23
Kansas City 3 4 3 12 10 13
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 5 4 2 17 25 21
Houston 4 4 5 17 16 18
Colorado 5 6 0 15 18 15
CD Chivas USA 4 5 2 14 17 18
FC Dallas 3 5 4 13 16 19
Real Salt Lake 3 5 3 12 15 17
San Jose 3 6 1 10 9 14

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Thursday's Result
New England 2, Houston 0
Saturday's Games
Colorado at Toronto FC, 7 p.m.
New York at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Kansas City, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at CD Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday's Game
Chicago at FC Dallas, 3 p.m.
BASKETBALL
WNBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct. GB
Connecticut 8 1 .889 —
Detroit 7 3 .700 11/2
Indiana 4 3 .571 3
New York 4 4 .500 31/2
Chicago 3 4 .429 4
Washington 2 7 .222 6
Atlanta 0 8 .000 71/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct. GB

Los Angeles 5 2 .714 1/2
Seattle 7 3 .700 —

Minnesota 6 3 .667 1/2
Sacramento 5 4 .556 11/2
San Antonio 4 4 .500 2
Phoenix 2 5 .286 31/2
Houston 1 7 .125 5
Thursday's Result
Sacramento 82, Minnesota 78
Today's Games
Indiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Seattle at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Connecticut at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
GOLF
USGA

U.S. Open

(At Torrey Pines, South Course, San Diego. Purse: TBA ($7 million in 2007); Yardage: 7,643; Par: 71 (35-36)
First Round Leaders Scorecard
Par Out 443444435-35
Justin Hicks 443 344 535-35
Kevin Streelman 433 444 436-35
Rocco Mediate 442 344 535-34
Stuart Appleby 443 444 445-36
Eric Axley 433 354 435-34
Geoff Ogilvy 343 454 435-35
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Par In 434544345-36—71
Justin Hicks 523 455 234-33—68
Kevin Streelman 333 453 354-33—68
Rocco Mediate 434 454 344-35—69
Stuart Appleby 335 443 245-33—69
Eric Axley 335 543 453-35—69
Geoff Ogilvy 445 443 334-34—69
EUROPEAN TOUR

Saint-Omer Open

(At Saint-Omer Golf Club, Saint-Omer, France. Purse: $925,500; Yardage: 6,845; Par: 71)
First Round
Roope Kakko, Finland 68
Adrien Bernardet, France 69
Marcus Higley, England 69
Mikko Korhonen, Finland 69
John E. Morgan, England 69
Steven Jeppesen, Sweden 70
Jan-Are Larsen, Norway 70
Gareth Maybin, Northern Ireland 70
Seve Benson, England 71
Lawrence Dodd, England 71
Thomas Feyrsinger, Denmark 71
James Heath, England 71
Ben Mason, England 71
Cesar Monasterio, Argentina 71
Gareth Paddison, New Zealand 71
Julien Quesne, France 71
Eric Ramsay, Scotland 71
Alvaro Salto, Spain 71
BASEBALL
MINOR LEAGUE

International League
(AAA)

North Division
W L Pct. GB
Scranton-WB (Yankees) 41 27 .603 —
Syracuse (Blue Jays) 39 28 .582 11/2
Pawtucket (Red Sox) 39 29 .574 2
Buffalo (Indians) 31 37 .456 10
Rochester (Twins) 29 40 .420 121/2
Lehigh Valley (Phillies) 25 44 .362 161/2
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Durham (Rays) 35 32 .522 —
Richmond (Braves) 33 32 .508 1
Charlotte (White Sox) 27 39 .409 71/2
Norfolk (Orioles) 25 42 .373 10
West Division
W L Pct. GB
Louisville (Reds) 39 28 .582 —
Toledo (Tigers) 39 29 .574 1/2
Columbus (Nationals) 37 30 .552 2
Indianapolis (Pirates) 33 35 .485 61/2
Thursday's Results
Buffalo 5, Lehigh Valley 4
Charlotte 3, Norfolk 2
Rochester 9, Durham 4
Indianapolis 8, Toledo 6
Syracuse at Columbus, ppd., rain
Pawtucket 4, Louisville 3 (13)
Richmond 5, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4 (13)
Today's Games
Buffalo at Lehigh Valley
Charlotte at Norfolk
Durham at Rochester
Indianapolis at Toledo
Louisville at Pawtucket
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Richmond
Syracuse at Columbus, 1st game
Syracuse at Columbus, 2nd game
Eastern League (AA)

North Division
W L Pct. GB
Trenton (Yankees) 41 24 .631 —
Portland (Red Sox) 37 28 .569 4
Binghamton (Mets) 35 30 .538 6
Connecticut (Giants) 30 34 .469 101/2
New Britain (Twins) 30 35 .462 11
New Hampshire (Jays) 23 42 .354 18
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Bowie (Orioles) 39 26 .600 —
Akron (Indians) 37 26 .587 1
Harrisburg (Nats) 36 28 .563 21/2
Altoona (Pirates) 27 36 .429 11
Erie (Tigers) 28 38 .424 111/2
Reading (Phillies) 23 39 .371 141/2
Thursday's Results
New Britain 5, Altoona 1
Bowie 6, Reading 2
Connecticut 3, Trenton 0
Binghamton 1, Harrisburg 0
Akron 13, New Hampshire 6
Erie 5, Portland 0
Today's Games
Altoona at Connecticut
Binghamton at New Britain
Harrisburg at Bowie
New Hampshire at Erie
Portland at Akron
Trenton at Reading
Box Score

AEROS 13, FISHER CATS 6

N.H. ab r h bi Akron ab r h bi

Matthws cf 4 0 0 0 Rodrigz 2b 4 1 0 0
Nielson rf 4 1 2 1 Sardnha rf 5 3 3 1
Pattrsn dh 4 1 1 0 Crowe lf 3 1 0 0
Butler 1b 4 0 0 0 Whitny 1b 4 0 2 2
Hatch 3b 4 0 0 0 Goleski dh 3 1 1 2
Snider lf 4 1 1 3 Hodges 3b 3 4 2 3
Gutrrez ss 4 1 2 1 Cnstnza cf 5 0 1 0
Campbll 2b 4 1 2 1 Gimnez c 5 3 4 2
Jerloman c 3 1 1 0 Chaves ss 5 0 3 3

Tot.31 6 9 6 Tot. 34 13 16 13
N.H. 001 000 131 — 6 9 0
Akron 014 001 34x — 13 16 0

LOB—New Hampshire 3; Akron 8. 2B—Jeroloman (10), Neilson (2); Hodges (12), Sardinha (3), Gimenez (15). 3B—Patterson (1). HR—Snider (9); Hodges (8), Sardinha (2), Goleski (6), Gimenez (5). CS—Crowe (3). SF—Whitney. GIDP—Jeroloman; Constanza.

DP—New Hampshire 2 (Jeroloman, Gutierrez; Campbell, Gutierrez, and Butler); Akron 1 (Chaves, Rodriguez, and Whitney).

New Hampshire ip h r er bb so

Richmond L, 4-7 51/3 11 6 6 1 6
Gothreaux 12/3 3 3 3 2 1
Harang 1 2 4 4 4 1

Akron ip h r er bb so

Lewis W, 2-0 62/3 5 2 2 0 5
Stiller 11/3 2 3 3 0 2
Roehl 1 2 1 1 0 0

Inherited runners-scored—Gothreaux 2-0; Stiller 1-0. WP—Lewis.

Umpires—Home, Johnny Conrad; First, Chad Whitson; Third, Grant Menke.

T—2:53. Att—3,574.
Carolina League (A)

First Half
Northern Division
W L Pct. GB
Potomac (Nats) 41 25 .621 —

Frederick (Orioles) 33 34 .493 81/2

Wilmington (Royals) 33 34 .493 81/2

Lynchburg (Pirates) 27 40 .403 141/2
Southern Division
W L Pct. GB
Myrtle Beach (Braves) 43 24 .642 —

Kinston (Indians) 34 32 .515 81/2
Winston-Salem (Sox) 28 38 .424 141/2

Salem (Astros) 27 39 .409 151/2
Thursday's Results
Kinston 7, Lynchburg 6
Frederick 4, Potomac 3
Myrtle Beach 5, Salem 4
Winston-Salem 1, Wilmington 0
Today's Games
Kinston at Lynchburg
Potomac at Frederick
Salem at Myrtle Beach
Winston-Salem at Wilmington
South Atlantic League (A)

Northern Division
W L Pct. GB
Lake County (Indians) 40 27 .597 —
Delmarva (Orioles) 37 28 .569 2
Greensboro (Marlins) 38 29 .567 2
Lakewood (Phillies) 36 31 .537 4
Hagerstown (Nats) 32 34 .485 71/2
West Va. (Brewers) 29 37 .439 101/2
Hickory (Pirates) 28 39 .418 12
Lexington (Astros) 21 45 .318 181/2
Southern Division
W L Pct. GB
Asheville (Rockies) 45 22 .672 —
Charleston, S.C. (Yanks) 44 23 .657 1
Augusta (Giants) 39 27 .591 51/2
Greenville (Red Sox) 39 28 .582 6
Savannah (Mets) 31 36 .463 14
Kannapolis (White Sox) 27 39 .409 171/2
Columbus (Rays) 25 42 .373 20
Rome (Braves) 21 45 .318 231/2
Thursday's Results
Augusta 4, Asheville 3
Charleston, S.C. 4, Rome 3
Savannah 2, Columbus 1
Greensboro 3, West Virginia 1
Greenville 4, Hickory 1
Lake County 3, Hagerstown 2
Delmarva 6, Lakewood 0
Lexington 2, Kannapolis 1
Today's Games
Asheville at Hickory
Augusta at Greenville
Greensboro at West Virginia
Hagerstown at Lake County
Lakewood at Delmarva
Lexington at Kannapolis
Rome at Columbus
Savannah at Charleston, S.C.
COLLEGE

College World Series

(At Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Neb.)
Double Elimination
Saturday's Games
Bracket 1

Game 1 — Stanford (39-22-2) vs. Florida State (54-12), 2 p.m.

Game 2 — Georgia (41-23-1) vs. Miami (52-9), 7 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Bracket 2

Game 3 — Fresno State (42-29) vs. Rice (47-13), 2 p.m.

Game 4 — LSU (48-17-1) vs. North Carolina (51-12), 7 p.m.
BOXING
Fight Schedule

(National TV in parentheses)
Today's Matches

At the Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pa. (ESPN2), Patrick Lopez, Londonderry, N.H., vs. Juaquin Gallardo, Oakland, Calif., 10, welterweights.

At Sundance Square in Fort Worth, Texas, David Lopez, Mexico, vs. Michael Walker, Chicago, 10, middleweights.
Saturday's Matches

At Mexico City, Edgar Sosa, Mexico, vs. Takashi Kunishige, Japan, 12, for Sosa's WBC junior flyweight title; Omar Nino Romero, Mexico, vs. Juanito Rubillar, Philippines, 12, WBC junior flyweight eliminator; Jose Armando Santa Cruz, Lincoln Heights, Calif., vs. Antonio Pitalua, Colombia, 12, WBC lightweight eliminator.

At Baja California Sur, Mexico, Florante Condes, Philippines, vs. Raul Garcia, 12, for Condes' IBF mini flyweight title.
Wednesday's Matches

At Phuket, Thailand, Oleydong Sithsamerchai, vs. Junichi Ebisuoka, 12, for Sithsamerchai's WBC minimumweight title.

At Sacramento, Calif., (ESPN2), Roger Gonzalez, Fontana, Calif., vs. Cornelius Lock, Las Vegas, 10, featherweights; Vicente Escobedo, Woodland, Calif., vs. Christian Favela, Mexico, 10, lightweights.
TENNIS
ATP

The Artois
Championships

(At The Queen's Club, London. Purse: $1.12 million (Intl. Series); Surface: Grass-Outdoor)
Thursday's Results
Singles
Third Round

Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Kei Nishikori, Japan, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

Ivo Karlovic (8), Croatia, def. Fernando Gonzalez (10), Chile, 6-3, 7-5.

Andy Roddick (3), United States, def. Mardy Fish (15), United States, 7-6 (5), retired.

Andy Murray (6), Britain, def. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4.

Richard Gasquet (5), France, def. Mario Ancic, Croatia, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

David Nalbandian (4), Argentina, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 6-4, 6-1.

Lleyton Hewitt (11), Australia, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu (7), France, 6-4, 6-4.

Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, def. Janko Tipsarevic (13), Serbia, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Doubles
Second Round

Frantisek Cermak, Czech Republic, and Jordan Kerr (7), Australia, def. Mario Ancic, Croatia, and Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 7-6 (1), 6-2.

Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna (8), India, def. Fernando Gonzalez, Chile, and Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador, walkover.

Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad Zimonjic, Serbia, def. Paul Hanley and Todd Perry, Australia, 7-5, 6-2.
Quarterfinals

Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa (5), Brazil, def. Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, 6-4, 1-6, 10-7 tiebreak.
Gerry Weber Open

(At Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany. Purse: $1.12 million (Intl. Series); Surface: Grass-Outdoor)
Thursday's Results
Singles
Second Round

Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Jan Vacek, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-3.

Michael Llodra, France, def. Steve Darcis, Belgium, 7-6 (6) 7-6 (3).

Nicolas Kiefer, Germany, def. Mikhail Youzhny (4), Russia, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.

Marcos Baghdatis (5), Cyprus, def. Fabrice Santoro, France, 6-4 6-3. Doubles
Quarterfinals

Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, and Leander Paes (4), India, def. Michael Berrer and Tommy Haas, Germany, 6-3, 6-4.