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Men's Basketball Scheduling update
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East basketball update
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Closings….Not the Good Kind!
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Margy inquires-when is a Taste of Hudson?
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Published on Friday, Jun 27, 2008
ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line
Major League Baseball
National League
Today's Games
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Florida -120 Arizona +110
Interleague
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at N.Y.(AL)(1) -135 N.Y.(NL) +125
at N.Y.(NL)(2) -140 N.Y.(AL) +130
at ChiC.(AL) -110 Chic.(NL) +100
at Cleveland -190 Cincinnati +180
at Detroit -135 Colorado +125
Tampa Bay -170 at Pittsburgh +160
at Toronto -120 Atlanta +110
Baltimore -120 at Wash. +110
Boston -165 at Houston +155
Philadelphia -115 at Texas +105
at K.C. -120 St.Louis +110
at Minnesota -130 Milwaukee +120
at Oakland -160 San Fran. +150
at San Diego -135 Seattle +125
L.A.(AL) -120 at L.A.(NL) +110
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball• MLB—Suspended Brian Runge, umpire, for one game for bumping into New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel in a June 24 game. Fined Manuel and Mets CF Carlos Beltran undisclosed amounts for arguing with Runge.
American League• BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Placed RHP Matt Albers on the 15-day DL. Activated RHP Fernando Cabrera from the 15-day DL.
• TEXAS RANGERS—Recalled 1B Chris Davis from Oklahoma (PCL). Designated 1B Chris Shelton for assignment.
National League• CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with SS-3B Ryan Flaherty, RHP Christopher Carpenter, RHP Justin Bristow, INF Josh Harrison, C Luis Flores, LHP James Leverton, RHP Randy Jackson, RHP Toby Matchulat, 2B Jake Opitz, CF Anthony Campana, RHP Dan McDaniel, RHP Joseph Coleman, 1B Ryan Keedy, RHP Jonathan Nagel, LHP Jeffrey Beliveau, OF David Macias, RF Jericho Jones, RHP Tarlandas Mitchell, LF Ryan Sontag, 1B Rebel Ridling, RHP Josh Whitlock, OF TeWayne Willis, CF Kurt Calvert, 1B Sean Hoorelbeke, RHP James O'Donnell and C Michael Brenly.
• CINCINNATI REDS—Activated INF-OF Jerry Hairston from the 15-dsy DL. Optioned INF Paul Janish to Louisville (IL).
• HOUSTON ASTROS—Waived RHP Shawn Chacon. Purchased the contract of RHP Runelvys Hernandez from Round ROck (PCL).
• PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Placed RHP Ian Snell on the 15-day DL.
• ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Activated 1B Albert Pujols from the 15-day DL. Placed LHP Randy Flores on the 15-day DL.
• WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Placed RHP Shawn Hill on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 25. Activated LHP Odalis Perez from the 15-day DL. Transferred 1B Nick Johnson from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association• INDIANA PACERS—Traded F Jermaine O'Neal to Toronto for G T.J. Ford, C Rasho Nesterovic, the 17th pick in the draft and a player to be named.
• MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Traded F Yi Jianlian and F Bobby Simmons to New Jersey for F Richard Jefferson.
• PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS—Announced G James Jones did not exercise his contract option, making him a free agent.
FOOTBALL
National Football League• ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed DE Kroy Biermann to a four-year contract.
• CINCINNATI BENGALS—Waived LS Tim Bugg.
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed RB Chauncey Washington.
• SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed OL Barry Sims.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League• CALGARY FLAMES—Waived F Marcus Nilson, D Anders Eriksson and D Rhett Warrener.
• DALLAS STARS—Extended qualifying offers to RW B.J. Crombeen, LW Loui Eriksson, D Vadim Khomitski, RW Vojtech Polak, RW Konstantin Pushkarev and LW Francis Wathier.
• FLORIDA PANTHERS—Signed C Gregory Campbell to a two-year contract.
• NEW YORK RANGERS—Signed F P.A. Parenteau to a contract extension.
• SAN JOSE SHARKS—Re-signed G Brian Boucher to a one-year contract.
COLLEGE• AKRON—Signed Caleb Porter, men's soccer coach, to a two-year contract extension.
• INDIANA—Announced the resignation of Rick Greenspan, athletic director, effective at the end of Dec.
• KENT STATE—Named John Wiler men's and women's associate golf coach.
GOLF
PGA TOUR
Buick Open
(At Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Mich. Purse: $5 million; Yardage: 7,127; Par: 72 (36-36)
First Round
Corey Pavin 32-32—64 -8
Bo Van Pelt 32-32—64 -8
Dudley Hart 33-31—64 -8
Briny Baird 34-31—65 -7
Daniel Chopra 32-33—65 -7
Shigeki Maruyama 31-35—66 -6
Woody Austin 34-32—66 -6
Kenneth Ferrie 32-34—66 -6
Jon Mills 34-32—66 -6
Charles Warren 36-31—67 -5
Lee Janzen 36-31—67 -5
Kevin Na 34-33—67 -5
Johnson Wagner 35-32—67 -5
Tom Byrum 33-34—67 -5
Bubba Watson 37-30—67 -5
Stephen Leaney 32-35—67 -5
Tag Ridings 34-33—67 -5
Brad Elder 33-34—67 -5
Ben Crane 34-34—68 -4
Dustin Johnson 33-35—68 -4
Mathew Goggin 35-33—68 -4
Scott Verplank 35-33—68 -4
Jim Furyk 34-34—68 -4
Fred Funk 36-32—68 -4
Bob Tway 35-33—68 -4
Patrick Sheehan 34-34—68 -4
Harrison Frazar 35-33—68 -4
Jay Williamson 34-34—68 -4
Nick O'Hern 35-33—68 -4
Jason Gore 33-35—68 -4
Fredrik Jacobson 33-35—68 -4
Todd Demsey 36-32—68 -4
Steve Allan 37-32—69 -3
Dicky Pride 36-33—69 -3
Steve Lowery 37-32—69 -3
Brian Gay 37-32—69 -3
Dean Wilson 33-36—69 -3
Nick Watney 36-33—69 -3
Robert Garrigus 34-35—69 -3
Chad Collins 34-35—69 -3
Tom Gillis 35-34—69 -3
Paul Claxton 35-34—69 -3
Olin Browne 32-37—69 -3
Kenny Perry 33-36—69 -3
Ken Duke 35-34—69 -3
Michael Letzig 35-34—69 -3
Billy Mayfair 36-33—69 -3
Bob Estes 36-34—70 -2
Craig Barlow 36-34—70 -2
Parker McLachlin 36-34—70 -2
Brenden Pappas 35-35—70 -2
Neal Lancaster 34-36—70 -2
Mark Brooks 37-33—70 -2
Alex Cejka 36-34—70 -2
Brett Rumford 37-33—70 -2
Andrew Buckle 37-33—70 -2
Justin Bolli 35-35—70 -2
Matt Jones 37-33—70 -2
Kevin Streelman 35-35—70 -2
Lucas Glover 35-35—70 -2
Kevin Stadler 35-35—70 -2
Jose Coceres 32-38—70 -2
Ryan Palmer 35-35—70 -2
Todd Hamilton 36-34—70 -2
Brandt Snedeker 34-36—70 -2
Charley Hoffman 37-33—70 -2
Chris DiMarco 35-35—70 -2
Peter Lonard 33-37—70 -2
Craig Kanada 33-37—70 -2
Jason Allred 34-36—70 -2
Billy Andrade 35-36—71 -1
Jeff Gove 38-33—71 -1
J.P. Hayes 36-35—71 -1
Justin Leonard 35-36—71 -1
Tom Lehman 38-33—71 -1
Rod Pampling 35-36—71 -1
Rocco Mediate 34-37—71 -1
Mark Hensby 35-36—71 -1
Omar Uresti 36-35—71 -1
Gavin Coles 37-34—71 -1
Bob Sowards 36-35—71 -1
Tim Wilkinson 37-34—71 -1
Shane Bertsch 37-34—71 -1
Brent Geiberger 35-36—71 -1
John Riegger 36-35—71 -1
Eric Axley 36-35—71 -1
Arron Oberholser 35-36—71 -1
Paul Goydos 33-38—71 -1
Charles Howell III 36-35—71 -1
Dan Forsman 35-36—71 -1
Chris Riley 34-37—71 -1
John Huston 37-34—71 -1
Carlos Franco 37-34—71 -1
Marc Turnesa 37-34—71 -1
Jin Park 36-35—71 -1
Kyle Thompson 38-33—71 -1
Glen Day 36-36—72 E
Ryan Armour 37-35—72 E
Jim McGovern 37-35—72 E
Heath Slocum 35-37—72 E
Nick Flanagan 33-39—72 E
Chez Reavie 35-37—72 E
Kent Jones 37-35—72 E
James Driscoll 37-35—72 E
John Daly 37-35—72 E
John Rollins 37-35—72 E
John Senden 35-37—72 E
Joe Durant 34-38—72 E
Marco Dawson 38-34—72 E
Vaughn Taylor 37-35—72 E
Charlie Wi 37-35—72 E
Larry Mize 35-37—72 E
Travis Perkins 40-32—72 E
Jimmy Walker 36-36—72 E
Cody Freeman 36-36—72 E
Richard S. Johnson 35-38—73 +1
Steve Flesch 38-35—73 +1
Mark Wilson 37-36—73 +1
Will MacKenzie 37-36—73 +1
Michael Bradley 39-34—73 +1
Paul Stankowski 38-35—73 +1
Jeff Overton 37-36—73 +1
Ron Whittaker 39-34—73 +1
Mathias Gronberg 36-37—73 +1
Jeff Quinney 37-36—73 +1
Jeff Maggert 37-36—73 +1
J.J. Henry 35-38—73 +1
Greg Kraft 37-36—73 +1
Frank Lickliter II 38-35—73 +1
Nathan Green 38-35—73 +1
Cliff Kresge 37-36—73 +1
Scott Sterling 40-33—73 +1
David Lutterus 36-37—73 +1
Jason Day 38-35—73 +1
Matt Harmon 38-35—73 +1
Jesper Parnevik 37-37—74 +2
Tom Pernice, Jr. 39-35—74 +2
Ted Purdy 39-35—74 +2
Robert Gamez 39-35—74 +2
Cameron Beckman 38-36—74 +2
Brandt Jobe 35-39—74 +2
Jason Dufner 39-35—74 +2
Troy Matteson 39-36—75 +3
Brad Adamonis 40-35—75 +3
Chris Stroud 38-37—75 +3
Doug LaBelle II 38-37—75 +3
Martin Laird 35-40—75 +3
Jeff Cuzzort 41-34—75 +3
Webb Simpson 36-39—75 +3
Brian Bateman 39-37—76 +4
Scott Hebert 39-37—76 +4
USGA
U.S. Women's Open
(At Interlachen Country Club, Edina, Minn. Purse: TBA ($3.1 million in 2007); Yardage: 6,789; Par: 73 (36-37)
a-amateur
Ji Young Oh 34-33-67 -6
Pat Hurst 32-35-67 -6
Song-Hee Kim 32-36-68 -5
a-Maria Jose Uribe 35-34-69 -4
Louise Friberg 34-35-69 -4
Ji-Yai Shin 35-34-69 -4
Catriona Matthew 35-35-70 -3
Laura Davies 36-34-70 -3
Helen Alfredsson 35-35-70 -3
Paula Creamer 34-36-70 -3
Linda Wessberg 37-33-70 -3
a-Sydnee Michaels 33-38-71 -2
Yani Tseng 35-36-71 -2
Teresa Lu 34-37-71 -2
In-Kyung Kim 36-35-71 -2
Rachel Hetherington 36-35-71 -2
Ai Miyazato 36-35-71 -2
Jee Young Lee 37-34-71 -2
Sakura Yokomine 36-35-71 -2
Brittany Lang 36-35-71 -2
a-Mina Harigae 35-37-72 -1
Cristie Kerr 37-35-72 -1
Candie Kung 35-37-72 -1
Mi Hyun Kim 35-37-72 -1
Katherine Hull 35-37-72 -1
Momoko Ueda 37-35-72 -1
Reilley Rankin 34-38-72 -1
Tiffany Lua 36-36-72 -1
a-Jessica Korda 36-36-72 -1
Minea Blomqvist 36-36-72 -1
Inbee Park 36-36-72 -1
a-Amanda Blumenherst 37-35-72 -1
a-Alison Walshe 36-37-73 E
Shi Hyun Ahn 36-37-73 E
Lorena Ochoa 38-35-73 E
Christina Kim 37-36-73 E
Natalie Gulbis 35-38-73 E
Stacy Lewis 36-37-73 E
Mi-Jeong Jeon 36-37-73 E
Amy Yang 35-38-73 E
a-Jenny Shin 37-36-73 E
Jeong Jang 34-39-73 E
Giulia Sergas 35-38-73 E
Jimin Kang 36-37-73 E
Angela Park 37-36-73 E
a-Paola Moreno 37-36-73 E
a-Ha-Na Jang 35-38-73 E
Hilary Lunke 38-36-74 +1
Michele Redman 37-37-74 +1
Jennifer Rosales 35-39-74 +1
Heather Daly-Donofrio 36-38-74 +1
Brittany Lincicome 37-37-74 +1
Hee-Won Han 34-40-74 +1
Young Kim 37-37-74 +1
Nicole Castrale 37-37-74 +1
Julieta Granada 40-34-74 +1
a-Victoria Tanco 37-37-74 +1
Kim Hall 36-38-74 +1
Moira Dunn 36-38-74 +1
Karen Stupples 36-38-74 +1
Juli Inkster 37-37-74 +1
Morgan Pressel 37-37-74 +1
Karin Sjodin 36-38-74 +1
a-Jennie Lee 36-38-74 +1
Leah Wigger 34-40-74 +1
Karrie Webb 37-38-75 +2
Bomi Suh 37-38-75 +2
a-Alexis Thompson 37-38-75 +2
Stacy Prammanasudh 35-40-75 +2
Seon Hwa Lee 36-39-75 +2
Annika Sorenstam 38-37-75 +2
Grace Park 36-39-75 +2
Meg Mallon 34-41-75 +2
Meena Lee 36-39-75 +2
Sherri Steinhauer 37-38-75 +2
Jean Reynolds 36-39-75 +2
Kelli Kuehne 37-39-76 +3
Se Ri Pak 37-39-76 +3
Carin Koch 38-38-76 +3
Il Mi Chung 36-40-76 +3
Sun Young Yoo 36-40-76 +3
Maria Hjorth 37-39-76 +3
Miriam Nagl 38-38-76 +3
Hee Young Park 38-38-76 +3
Anna Grzebien 39-37-76 +3
Sherri Turner 37-39-76 +3
Angela Stanford 41-35-76 +3
Eun-Hee Ji 38-38-76 +3
Na Yeon Choi 37-39-76 +3
Heather Young 37-39-76 +3
Silvia Cavalleri 37-39-76 +3
Sun-Ju Ahn 35-41-76 +3
Carri Wood 38-38-76 +3
Na Ri Kim 39-37-76 +3
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 38-39-77 +4
Alena Sharp 40-37-77 +4
Eva Dahllof 40-37-77 +4
Laura Diaz 39-38-77 +4
a-Kimberly Kim 39-38-77 +4
Leta Lindley 37-40-77 +4
a-Whitney Wade 38-39-77 +4
a-Erynne Lee 36-41-77 +4
Gina Umeck 38-39-77 +4
Na On Min 40-37-77 +4
Sophie Gustafson 38-39-77 +4
Suzann Pettersen 38-39-77 +4
Shanshan Feng 37-40-77 +4
a-Cydney Clanton 38-39-77 +4
Amy Hung 40-37-77 +4
Liselotte Neumann 35-43-78 +5
Jill McGill 39-39-78 +5
Janice Moodie 39-39-78 +5
Sarah Lee 39-39-78 +5
Danah Ford 38-40-78 +5
Janell Howland 39-39-78 +5
Martha Nause 38-40-78 +5
Marcy Hart 39-39-78 +5
Sin Ham 39-39-78 +5
Lindsey Wright 41-37-78 +5
Candy Hannemann 39-39-78 +5
Jane Park 38-40-78 +5
a-Joanne Lee 37-41-78 +5
a-Lauren Doughtie 37-41-78 +5
Bettina Hauert 38-41-79 +6
a-Jennifer Song 40-39-79 +6
Wendy Doolan 39-40-79 +6
Allison Fouch 37-42-79 +6
Sunny Oh 36-43-79 +6
a-Cyd Okino 38-41-79 +6
Nicole Hage 40-39-79 +6
Aiko Yoshida 38-41-79 +6
Kristen Samp 37-42-79 +6
a-Courtney Ellenbogen 39-40-79 +6
Birdie Kim 38-41-79 +6
Meaghan Francella 38-41-79 +6
Diana D'Alessio 39-40-79 +6
Kyeong Bae 39-40-79 +6
Ashleigh Simon 40-39-79 +6
a-Kristen Park 41-39-80 +7
Chieko Amanuma 40-40-80 +7
Jamie Fischer 39-41-80 +7
Lynn Valentine 39-41-80 +7
a-Tara Goedeken 43-37-80 +7
a-Kathleen Ekey 39-41-80 +7
Rachel Bailey 38-42-80 +7
Michelle Wie 42-39-81 +8
a-Emily Powers 44-37-81 +8
Katrina Leckovic 42-39-81 +8
Virada Nirapathpongporn 39-42-81 +8
Jeanne Cho-Hunicke 39-42-81 +8
Gwladys Nocera 42-39-81 +8
Laurie Brower 40-41-81 +8
EUROPEAN TOUR
French Open
(At Le Golf National, Albatross Course, Versailles, France. Purse: $6.21 million; Yardage: 7,225; Par: 71)
First Round, Leading Scores
Pablo Larrazabal, Spain 35-30—65
Oliver Fisher, England 34-32—66
Peter Lawrie, Ireland 34-32—66
Angel Cabrera, Argentina 35-32—67
Andrew Coltart, Scotland 35-33—68
Jamie Donaldson, Wales 35-33—68
Martin Erlandsson, Sweden 33-35—68
Ignacio Garrido, Spain 34-34—68
Michael Jonzon, Sweden 32-36—68
Barry Lane, England 34-34—68
Jose Manuel Lara, Spain 37-31—68
Francesco Molinari, Italy 34-34—68
Jeev Milkha Singh, India 33-35—68
Graeme Storm, England 36-32—68
Miles Tunnicliff, England 37-31—68
Martin Wiegele, Austria 34-34—68
Phillip Archer, England 34-35—69
Paul Broadhurst, England 37-32—69
Rafa Echenique, Argentina 33-36—69
David Frost, South Africa 36-33—69
Philip Golding, England 34-35—69
Soren Hansen, Denmark 34-35—69
Graeme McDowell, N.Ireland 36-33—69
Colin Montgomerie, Scotland 35-34—69
Carlos Rodiles, Spain 35-34—69
Daniel Vancsik, Argentina 37-32—69
Lee Westwood, England 35-34—69
SOCCER
2008 European
Championships
SEMIFINALS
Thursday's Result
(At Vienna, Austria)
Spain 3, Russia 0
———
FINALS
Sunday's Game
(At Vienna, Austria)
Germany vs. Spain, 2:45 p.m.
MLS
Eastern Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
New England 8 4 3 27 21 17
Columbus 7 4 2 23 20 17
Toronto FC 6 4 3 21 17 16
Chicago 6 5 1 19 20 11
D.C. United 6 7 1 19 24 25
New York 5 4 4 19 14 17
Kansas City 3 5 4 13 10 16
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 6 4 3 21 31 24
Real Salt Lake 5 5 4 19 18 18
Houston 4 4 7 19 17 19
CD Chivas USA 5 6 2 17 19 19
FC Dallas 4 6 5 17 18 21
Colorado 5 7 1 16 19 18
San Jose 3 8 2 11 10 20
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Thursday's Result
FC Dallas 1, Houston 1, tie
Saturday's Games
Colorado at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Kansas City, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
New York at CD Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.
BASEBALL
MINOR LEAGUE
Eastern League (AA)
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Trenton (Yankees) 47 31 .603 —
Portland (Red Sox) 43 33 .566 3
Binghamton (Mets) 44 34 .564 3
Connecticut (Giants) 35 42 .455 111/2
New Britain (Twins) 33 44 .429 131/2
New Hampshire (Jays) 31 46 .403 151/2
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Akron (Indians) 47 31 .603 —
Harrisburg (Nats) 44 33 .571 21/2
Bowie (Orioles) 44 35 .557 31/2
Altoona (Pirates) 34 43 .442 121/2
Erie (Tigers) 33 46 .418 141/2
Reading (Phillies) 30 47 .390 161/2
Thursday's Results
Akron 3, Bowie 2
Erie 6, Trenton 1
New Hampshire 13, New Britain 6
Portland 2, Connecticut 0
Binghamton 4, Altoona 3
Harrisburg 6, Reading 2
Today's Games
Altoona at Bowie
Connecticut at Binghamton
Harrisburg at Erie
New Britain at New Hampshire
Reading at Akron
Trenton at Portland
Box Score
AEROS 3, BAYSOX 2
Bowie ab r h bi Akron ab r h bi
Rodrigz cf 4 0 0 1 Cnstnza cf 3 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0 Pnckny 2b 3 0 0 0
Montanez lf 4 1 1 0 Espino c 3 0 0 0
Nettles 1b 3 1 3 0 Hodges 3b 2 0 0 2
Brown dh 3 0 0 0 Sardinha rf 3 1 1 0
Torrealba c 3 0 1 0 Crowe dh 2 0 0 0
Reimold rf 4 0 0 0 Head 1b 4 1 1 1
Tucker 3b 4 0 1 0 Panther lf 1 0 0 0
Davis ss 32 2 7 1 Rdrguez ss 3 0 0 0
Tot. 31 2 6 2 Tot. 24 3 3 3
Bowie 010 100 000 — 2 7 1
Akron 000 000 21x — 3 3 1
E—Hernandez (1); Hodges (13). LOB—Bowie 4; Akron 5. 2B—Montanez (23). HR—Head (4). SB—Crowe (8), Panther (2). SF—Hodges. GIDP—Brown; Reimold.
DP—Akron 3 (Rodriguez-Head, Rodriguez-Pinckney-Head, Hodges-Pinckney-Head).
Bowie ip h r er bb so
Hernandez 61/3 2 2 2 2 9
Burch L, 2-2 1 1 1 1 3 0
Casadiego 2/3 0 0 0 0 0
Akron ip h r er bb so
Edell 6 6 2 1 0 5
Perdomo W, 1-0 2 1 0 0 0 2
Newsom S, 22 1 0 0 0 1 0
Inherited runners-scored—Casadiego 3-1. Umpires—Home, Darren Budahn; First, Jon Byrne.
T—2:37. Att—5,845.
FOOTBALL
ARENA LEAGUE
Playoff Glance
WILD CARD
National ConferenceToday: New York at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Monday: Orlando at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
American ConferenceSaturday: Colorado at Utah, 4 p.m.
Monday: Grand Rapids at Arizona, 9:30 p.m.
BASKETBALL
NBA
2008 NBA Draft
Selections
(At New York)
Thursday's Selections
First Round1. Chicago, Derrick Rose, g, Memphis.
2. Miami, Michael Beasley, f, Kansas State.
3. Minnesota, O.J. Mayo, g, Southern California.
4. Seattle, Russell Westbrook, g, UCLA.
5. Memphis, Kevin Love, f, UCLA.
6. New York, Danilo Gallinari, f, Armani Milano (Italy).
7. L.A. Clippers, Eric Gordon, g, Indiana.
8. Milwaukee, Joe Alexander, f, West Virginia.
9. Charlotte, D.J. Augustin, g, Texas.
10. New Jersey, Brook Lopez, c, Stanford.
11. a-Indiana, Jerryd Bayless, g, Arizona State.
12. Sacramento, Jason Thompson, f, Rider.
13. a-Portland, Brandon Rush, g, Kansas.
14. Golden State, Anthony Randolph, f, LSU.
15. Phoenix (from Atlanta), Robin Lopez, c, Stanford.
16. Philadelphia, Marreese Speights, f, Florida.
17. b-Toronto, Roy Hibbert, c, Georgetown.
18. Washington, JaVale McGee, c, Nevada.
19. Cleveland, J.J. Hickson, f, N.C. State.
20. Charlotte (from Denver), Alexis Ajinca, f, Hyeres-Toulon (France).
21. New Jersey (from Dallas), Ryan Anderson, c, California.
22. Orlando, Courtney Lee, g, Western Kentucky.
23. Utah, Kosta Koufos, c, Ohio State.
24. Seattle (from Phoenix), Serge Ibaka, f, LHospitalet (Spain).
25. Houston, Nicolas Batum, g, Le Mans (France).
26. San Antonio, George Hill, g, IUPUI.
27. c-New Orleans, Darrell Arthur, f, Kansas.
28. Memphis (from L.A. Lakers), Donte Greene, f, Syracuse.
29. Detroit, D.J. White, f, Indiana.
30. Boston, J.R. Giddens, g, New Mexico.
a-Indiana traded F Ike Diogu and the rights to G Jerryd Bayless to Portland for G Jarrett Jack, F Josh McRoberts and the rights to G Brandon Rush.
b-Traded to Indiana.
c-Traded to Portland for cash considerations.
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct. GB
Connecticut 11 4 .733 —
Detroit 11 4 .733 —
New York 7 6 .538 3
Indiana 7 7 .500 31/2
Washington 5 8 .385 5
Chicago 3 9 .250 61/2
Atlanta 0 13 .000 10
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct. GB
Los Angeles 10 3 .769 —
Minnesota 8 6 .571 21/2
San Antonio 8 6 .571 21/2
Seattle 8 7 .533 3
Phoenix 6 7 .462 4
Houston 6 8 .429 41/2
Sacramento 6 8 .429 41/2
Thursday's Results
New York 102, Indiana 96 (3OT)
Detroit 70, Connecticut 61
Minnesota 80, Sacramento 76
Houston 77, San Antonio 71
Phoenix 89, Chicago 79
Washington at Los Angeles, late
Today's Game
Atlanta at Connecticut, 7 p.m.
Saturday's Games
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