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Published on Wednesday, Jul 02, 2008
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Major League Baseball
Today's Games
American League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Minnesota -125 Detroit +115
at Los Angeles -135 Oakland +125
at New York -170 Texas +160
at Baltimore -115 Kansas City +105
at Tampa Bay -135 Boston +125
at Chicago -105 Cleveland -105
at Seattle -110 Toronto +100
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Florida -155 Washington +145
at Atlanta -135 Philadelphia +125
at Cincinnati -135 Pittsburgh +125
at Houston -105 Los Angeles -105
at St. Louis -120 New York +110
at Colorado -130 San Diego +120
at Arizona -130 Milwaukee +120
Chicago -130 at San Fran. +120
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League• BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Placed SS Alex Cintron on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of SS Freddie Bynum from Norfolk (IL).
National League• ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Placed OF Eric Byrnes on the 15-day DL.
• COLORADO ROCKIES—Optioned RHP Ryan Speier to Colorado Springs (PCL). Purchased the contract of LHP Cedrick Bowers from Colorado Springs.
• MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Rob Wooten, LHP Lucas Luetge and C Mike Roberts.
• NEW YORK METS—Sent RHP Claudio Vargas outright to New Orleans (PCL).
• PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Optioned LHP Brett Myers to Lehigh Valley (IL). Agreed to terms with SS Anthony Hewitt and assigned Hewitt to Clearwater (FSL).
• PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with RHP Michael Colla.
• SAN DIEGO PADRES—Recalled RHP Clay Hensley from Portland (PCL). Optioned INF Craig Stansberry to Portland.
• SAN FRANSICO GIANTS—Recalled C Eliezer Alfonzo from Fresno (PCL). Optioned C Steve Holm to Fresno.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association• NBA—Named General Ronald L. Johnson senior vice president, referee operations.
• CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Declined to pick up a team option on F Othella Harrington, making him an unrestricted free agent.
• PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Named John Nash pro personnel scout.
• PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS—Agreed to terms with G Rudy Fernandez.
WNBA
• SEATTLE STORM—Signed G Kristen O'Neill to a seven-day contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League• CHICAGO BEARS—Signed DT Marcus Harrison to a four-year contract. Agreed to terms with WR Earl Bennett and CB Zack Bowman on four-year contracts.
• NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released DB Willie Andrews. Signed LB Bo Ruud.
• SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Waived G John Booker and LB Shaun Richardson.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League• ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed F Corey Perry to a five-year contract extension.
• BOSTON BRUINS—Signed F Blake Wheeler.
• CAROLINA HURRICANES—Traded F Erik Cole to Edmonton for D Joni Pitkanen. Agreed to terms with D Anton Babchuk on a one-year contract and F Ryan Bayda, F Wade Brookbank and D Tim Conboy.
• CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Traded F Rene Bourque to Calgary for a conditional second-round draft pick.
• COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Acquired RF Raffi Torres from Edmonton for C Gilbert Brule.
• DETROIT RED WINGS—Signed D Brad Stuart to a four-year contract.
• MINNESOTA WILD—Acquired D Marek Zidlicky from Nashville for F Ryan Jones and a 2009 second-round draft pick.
• MONTREAL CANADIENS—Agreed to terms F Andrei Kostitsyn on a three-year contract.
• NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Re-signed F Jay Pandolfo to a three-year contract, F David Clarkson to a two-year contract, D Bryce Salvador to a four-year contract and F Barry Tallackson. Signed RW Matt Halischuk and RW Vladimir Zharkov. Released F Sergei Brylin and F Arron Asham.
• NEW YORK RANGERS—Signed G Matt Zaba to a contract extension.
• OTTAWA SENATORS—Signed G Alex Auld to a two-year contract.
• PHOENIX COYOTES—Signed D Kurt Sauer to a four-year contract and LW Todd Fedoruk to a three-year contract. Named Brad Treliving general manager of San Antonio (AHL) along with his duties as assistant general manager of the Coyotes.
• PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Acquired D Patrik Hersley and LW Ned Lukacevic from Los Angeles for D Denis Gauthier and a 2010 second-round draft pick.
• PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Signed F Pascal Dupuis to a three-year contract.
• TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Signed RW Adam Hall to a three-year contract and G Olaf Kolzig to a one-year contract.
• WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Re-signed D Mike Green to a four-year contract. Signed G Jose Theodore to a two-year contract.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer• KANSAS CITY WIZARDS—Signed F Josh Wolff.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR SPRINT CUP
Leaders
Points
1. Kyle Busch, 2,496. 2. Jeff Burton, 2,432. 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,352. 4. Carl Edwards, 2,262. 5. Jimmie Johnson, 2,220. 6. Jeff Gordon, 2,171. 7. Denny Hamlin, 2,150. 8. Greg Biffle, 2,119. 9. Tony Stewart, 2,042. 10. Kasey Kahne, 2,031. 11. Clint Bowyer, 2,021. 12. Kevin Harvick, 2,016. 13. Matt Kenseth, 2,001. 14. Martin Truex Jr., 1,945. 15. Ryan Newman, 1,905. 16. Brian Vickers, 1,903. 17. David Ragan, 1,888. 18. Kurt Busch, 1,794. 19. Travis Kvapil, 1,731. 20. Juan Pablo Montoya, 1,705.
Money
1. Kasey Kahne, $3,861,130. 2. Kyle Busch, $3,829,638. 3. Ryan Newman, $3,775,233. 4. Carl Edwards, $3,770,800. 5. Tony Stewart, $3,312,948. 6. Jimmie Johnson, $3,208,807. 7. Jeff Gordon, $2,892,741. 8. Jeff Burton, $2,769,224. 9. Denny Hamlin, $2,759,180. 10. Matt Kenseth, $2,719,985. 11. Dale Earnhardt Jr., $2,653,745. 12. Kurt Busch, $2,641,105.13. Kevin Harvick, $2,586,095. 14. Greg Biffle, $2,454,252. 15. SamHornish Jr., $2,405,339. 16. Martin Truex Jr., $2,353,174. 17.Bobby Labonte, $2,351,962. 18. Clint Bowyer, $2,317,795. 19. JuanPablo Montoya, $2,280,296. 20. Reed Sorenson, $2,252,837.
GOLF
PGA TOUR
Statistics
Scoring Average
1, Phil Mickelson, 69.45. 2, Kenny Perry, 69.56. 3, Luke Donald, 69.58. 4 (tie), Bart Bryant, Stewart Cink and Sergio Garcia, 69.60. 7, Adam Scott, 69.62. 8, Padraig Harrington, 69.63. 9, Vijay Singh, 69.71. 10, Ben Crane, 69.77.
Driving Distance
1, Bubba Watson, 313.6. 2, J.B. Holmes, 309.2. 3, Dustin Johnson, 309.1. 4, Robert Garrigus, 307.8. 5, Brett Wetterich, 304.1. 6, Adam Scott, 301.5. 7, Tag Ridings, 301.2. 8, Harrison Frazar, 301.0. 9, Anthony Kim, 300.6. 10, Steve Allan, 300.5.
Driving Accuracy Percentage
1, Olin Browne, 79.01%. 2, Fred Funk, 75.71%. 3, Mark Brooks, 75.41%. 4, Zach Johnson, 74.86%. 5, Bart Bryant, 74.51%. 6, Larry Mize, 74.06%. 7, Scott Verplank, 73.75%. 8, Heath Slocum, 73.26%. 9, Billy Mayfair, 72.89%. 10, Corey Pavin, 72.51%.
Greens in Regulation Pct.
1, Briny Baird, 70.19%. 2, Hunter Mahan, 69.71%. 3, Robert Allenby, 69.58%. 4, Stewart Cink, 68.87%. 5, Vijay Singh, 68.59%. 6, Kevin Sutherland, 68.45%. 7, Justin Leonard, 68.34%. 8, Joe Durant, 68.27%. 9, Harrison Frazar, 68.10%. 10, Kenny Perry, 67.87%.
Total Driving
1, Jason Bohn, 96. 2, J.J. Henry, 100. 3 (tie), Jason Gore and John Merrick, 101. 5, Joe Durant, 106. 6 (tie), Charles Warren and Nicholas Thompson, 107. 8, Paul Casey, 108. 9, Mathew Goggin, 109. 10, Boo Weekley, 113.
Putting Average
1, Daniel Chopra, 1.726. 2 (tie), Nathan Green and Jeff Quinney, 1.734. 4 (tie), Brian Gay and John Mallinger, 1.740. 6, Bob Tway, 1.742. 7, Luke Donald, 1.743. 8 (tie), Scott Verplank and Ryuji Imada, 1.746. 10, Aaron Baddeley, 1.747.
Birdie Average
1 (tie), Padraig Harrington and Adam Scott, 3.97. 3, Phil Mickelson, 3.94. 4, Stewart Cink, 3.87. 5, Kenny Perry, 3.84. 6, Camilo Villegas, 3.81. 7, J.B. Holmes, 3.73. 8, Scott Verplank, 3.72. 9, Justin Leonard, 3.67. 10, Jeff Quinney, 3.66.
Eagles (Holes per)
1, Nick Watney, 100.8. 2, Matt Jones, 104.4. 3, Stewart Cink, 106.0. 4, Adam Scott, 108.0. 5, Mathias Gronberg, 110.6. 6, Justin Rose, 118.8. 7, Kevin Stadler, 121.5. 8 (tie), Sean O'Hair and Dustin Johnson, 132.0. 10, Mark Calcavecchia, 138.0.
Sand Save Percentage
1, Corey Pavin, 66.10%. 2, Dudley Hart, 64.63%. 3, Ted Purdy, 64.15%. 4, Daniel Chopra, 63.16%. 5, Mike Weir, 62.35%. 6, Phil Mickelson, 61.25%. 7, Brian Gay, 60.82%. 8, Craig Barlow, 60.61%. 9, Brian Davis, 60.00%. 10, Justin Leonard, 59.78%.
All-Around Ranking
1, Adam Scott, 274. 2, Stewart Cink, 300. 3, Phil Mickelson, 324. 4, Pat Perez, 344. 5, Justin Leonard, 361. 6, Camilo Villegas, 374. 7 (tie), Kenny Perry and Anthony Kim, 386. 9, Mathew Goggin, 388. 10, Ben Crane, 398.
PGA TOUR Official Money Leaders
1, Tiger Woods, (6), $5,775,000. 2, Phil Mickelson, (14), $3,959,500. 3, Stewart Cink, (15), $3,718,671. 4, Kenny Perry, (18), $3,575,350. 5, Justin Leonard, (17), $2,945,007. 6, Geoff Ogilvy, (14), $2,745,454. 7, Vijay Singh, (15), $2,582,531. 8, Ryuji Imada, (15), $2,423,877. 9, Sergio Garcia, (12), $2,397,170. 10, Boo Weekley, (17), $2,177,282.
WOSGA SENIOR AMATEUR
CHAMPIONSHIP
At Oberlin Country Club; par 72
Final round
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Lynn Thompson, Cincinnati79-75-154
Pat Milton, Munroe Falls80-79-159
Becky Uritus, Upper Arlington79-83-162
Mary Lynn, Sertich Avon Lake82-80-162
Daryl Nels, Xenia78-85-163
Cathy Jefferson, Centerville80-84-164
Mary Ann Bierman, Chagrin Falls86-78-164
Alison Reifers, Dublin84-82-166
Carol Peffer, Mentor82-85-167
Gail Hackett, Canton89-81-170
Diana Schwab, Beavercreek83-88-171
Cindy Acker, Wooster87-85-172
Peg Wynkoop, Bellbrook82-92-174
Bernice Gallagher, Cincinnati92-87-179
Marla Flinn, Huntsville95-88-183
FIRST FLIGHT
Lynn Gross, Gates Mills83-88-171
Joan Ash, Poland83-90-173
Pam Wharton, Akron88-89-177
Maureen Carey, Fairview Park88-90-178
Doris Kurit, South Euclid90-89-179
Ellie Colton, Rocky River90-92-182
Sue Seitz, Dayton91-91-182
Susan Bailey, Mansfield95-88-183
Jacquelyn Howell, Urbana96-92-188
Sally Sayle, East Liverpool97-93-190
Mary Ann Landgraf, Wellington96-95-191
Margaret Hodges, Terrace Park96-95-191
SECOND FLIGHT
Marty Dale, Sidney93-91-184
Sue Andrews, Rocky River95-89-184
Theresa Stotler, North Canton93-92-185
Jill Harmon, Salem90-96-186
Sally Taylor, Warren90-100-190
Pauline Whitacre, Canton95-95-190
Joan Barkenquast, Toledo90-101-191
Diane McCall, Canfield96-98-194
Linda Kessler, Girard96-100-196
Diane Sabo, Concord Twp99-105-204
Barb Gorka, Madison103-108-211
THIRD FLIGHT
Liz Snyder, Ashland93-92-185
Laura Noonan, Bay Village96-91-187
Cathi Greebe, Maumee96-98-194
Sue Byrne, Toledo98-98-196
Susie Preston, Columbus98-100-198
Sandy Walters, Stow95-104-199
Patty Smith, Avon101-98-199
Karole Swain, Elyria97-104-201
Shirlei Wasacz, Strongsville103-98-201
Aneta Hutchison, North Ridgeville105-101-206
Hazel Dunderdale, Tallmadge102-106-208
Kathy Baker, Streetsboro102-107-209
SUPER SENIORS (+70)
Ellie Colton, Rocky River90-92-182
Pauline Whitacre, Canton95-95-190
Margaret Hodges, Terrace Park96-95-191
Sue Byrne, Toledo98-99-197
Hazel Dunderdale, Tallmadge102-106-208
SOCCER
MLS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New England 9 4 3 30 23 18
Columbus 8 4 2 26 22 18
D.C. United 7 7 1 22 28 26
Toronto FC 6 5 3 21 18 18
Chicago 6 5 2 20 20 11
New York 5 4 5 20 15 18
Kansas City 4 5 4 16 11 16
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 6 5 3 21 32 28
Real Salt Lake 5 6 4 19 18 19
Houston 4 4 7 19 17 19
CD Chivas USA 5 6 3 18 20 20
FC Dallas 4 6 5 17 18 21
Colorado 5 8 1 16 20 20
San Jose 3 8 3 12 10 20
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
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Thursday's GameHouston at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m.
Friday's GamesKansas City at FC Dallas, 7 p.m.
New York at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
New England at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday's GamesChicago at Columbus, 8 p.m.
San Jose at CD Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL
ARENA LEAGUE
Playoff Glance
DIVISIONAL ROUND
National Conference
Eastern DivisionSaturday's Game: New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Southern DivisionMonday's Game: Cleveland at Georgia, 8 p.m.
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American Conference
Central DivisionSunday's Game: Grand Rapids at Chicago, 3 p.m.
Western DivisionSaturday's Game: Colorado at San Jose, 3 p.m.
BASEBALL
MINOR LEAGUE
Eastern League (AA)
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Trenton (Yankees) 50 33 .602 —
Binghamton (Mets) 47 36 .566 3
Portland (Red Sox) 45 36 .556 4
Connecticut (Giants) 40 43 .482 10
New Britain (Twins) 35 47 .427 141/2
New Hampshire (B. Jays) 32 51 .386 18
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Akron (Indians) 51 32 .614 —
Bowie (Orioles) 48 36 .571 31/2
Harrisburg (Nationals) 44 38 .537 61/2
Erie (Tigers) 36 48 .429 151/2
Altoona (Pirates) 35 47 .427 151/2
Reading (Phillies) 33 49 .402 171/2
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Tuesday's ResultsAkron 9, Erie 1
Binghamton 5, Altoona 2
Bowie 8, Harrisburg 7
Reading 7, New Britain 3
Connecticut 2, New Hampshire 1, 1st game
Connecticut 3, New Hampshire 0, 2nd game
Portland 4, Trenton 1
Today's GamesBowie at Harrisburg, 6:35 p.m.
New Hampshire at Connecticut, 6:35 p.m.
Akron at Erie, 7:05 p.m.
Binghamton at Altoona, 7:05 p.m.
New Britain at Reading, 7:05 p.m.
Portland at Trenton, 7:05 p.m.
Box Score
AEROS 9, SEA WOLVES 1
Akron ab r h bi Erie ab r h bi
Crowe dh 3 2 3 0 Rhymes 2b 4 0 1 0
Chvs ph-dh 2 0 0 0 Ramirez lf 2 0 0 0
Rdriguz 2b 3 2 0 1 Frazier dh 4 0 1 0
Sardinha cf 5 0 0 1 Rbrson 1b 3 0 0 0
Hodges 3b 5 1 1 2 Ryan c 2 1 1 1
Head rf 4 2 3 4 Kunkel c 1 0 0 0
Whitney 1b 4 0 1 1 Scram cf 4 0 0 0
Goleski lf 3 1 2 1 Kirkland 3b 4 0 1 0
Toregas c 4 1 1 0 Wells rf 4 0 0 0
Pnckny ss 4 0 0 0 Roof ss 4 0 1 0
Totals 37 9 11 9 Totals 32 1 5 1
Akron 220 040 100 — 9 11 1
Erie 000 100 000 — 1 5 1
E—Rodriguez (17); Roof (1). LOB—Akron 4; Erie 8. 2B—Head 2 (14), Toregas (3), Crowe (14), Whitney (19); Rhymes (16). HR—Goleski (7), Head (6); Ryan (13). CS—Crowe (4). SF—Rodriguez.
Akron ip h r er bb so
Edell W, 4-5 6 4 1 1 1 6
Stiller 12/3 0 0 0 1 3
Roehl 11/3 1 0 0 1 1
Erie ip h r er bb so
Christensen L, 5-6 41/3 9 8 7 2 2
Wise 22/3 1 1 1 0 1
Rusch 1 1 0 0 0 1
Perez 1 0 0 0 0 0
HBP—Ramirez
Inherited runners-scored—Roehl 1-0, Wise 1-0.
Umpires—Home, Brad Purdom; First, Mark Lollo; Third, Shaun Francis.
T—2:45. Att—3,677.
TENNIS
Wimbledon
(At The All England
Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
Wimbledon, England
Purse: $23.35 million (Grand Slam)
Surface: Grass-Outdoor)
Singles
Women
Quarterfinals
Venus Williams (7), United States, def. Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand, 6-4, 6-3.
Elena Dementieva (5), Russia, def. Nadia Petrova (21), Russia, 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-3.
Serena Williams (6), United States, def. Agnieszka Radwanska (14), Poland, 6-4, 6-0.
Zheng Jie, China, def. Nicole Vaidisova (18), Czech Republic, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1.
Doubles
Men
Quarterfinals
Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, and Leander Paes (9), India, def. Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram (3), Israel, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad Zimonjic (2), Serbia, def. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, and Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3.
Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Marcel Granollers and Santiago Ventura, Spain, 7-6 (3), 6-2, 6-0.
Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, and Kevin Ullyett (8), Zimbabwe, def. Philipp Petzschner, Germany, and Alexander Peya, Austria, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2.
Mixed
Second Round
Paul Hanley, Australia, and Cara Black (4), Zimbabwe, def. Yves Allegro, Switzerland, and Agnes Szavay, Hungary, 6-4, 6-4.
Third Round
Jamie Murray, Britain, and Liezel Huber (12), United States, def. Julian Knowle, Austria, and Chan Yung-jan (6), Taiwan, 6-4, 6-3.
Andy Ram, Israel, and Nathalie Dechy (9), France, def. Scott Lipsky, United States, and Casey Dellacqua, Australia, 6-3, 7-5.
Igor Andreev and Maria Kirilenko, Russia, def. Lukas Dlouhy and Nicole Vaidisova, Czech Republic, walkover.
Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Chuang Chia-jung (2), Taiwan, def. Max Mirnyi and Olga Govortsova, Belarus, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
BASKETBALL
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 13 5 .722 —
Detroit 12 6 .667 1
New York 8 7 .533 31/2
Indiana 7 8 .467 41/2
Washington 6 9 .400 51/2
Chicago 5 9 .357 6
Atlanta 0 16 .000 12
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 10 5 .667 —
San Antonio 10 6 .625 1/2
Seattle 9 7 .563 11/2
Phoenix 8 7 .533 2
Minnesota 8 8 .500 21/2
Sacramento 7 8 .467 3
Houston 7 9 .438 31/2
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Tuesday's ResultsNew York 89, Los Angeles 78
Phoenix 97, Atlanta 79
Connecticut 78, Houston 68
Chicago 73, Minnesota 71
San Antonio 79, Detroit 72, OT
Washington at Sacramento, late
Today's GamesChicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.
BOXING
Schedule
Today's Matches
At Pullman Park, Butler, Pa. (ESPN2), Brian Minot, Butler, Pa., vs. John Poore, Upper Darby, Pa., 10, heavyweights.
Thursday's Matches
At Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Hugo Hernan Garay, Argentina, vs. Yuri Barashian, Ukraine, 12, for the vacant WBA light heavyweight title.
Friday's Matches
At Istanbul, Turkey, Sinan Samil Sam, Germany, vs. Matt Skelton, Britain, 12, for the vacant European heavyweight title.
Saturday's Matches
At East London, South Africa, Zahir Raheem vs. Ali Funeka, 12, IBF lightweight eliminator.
At Hannover, Germany, Felix Sturm, Germany, vs. Randy Griffin, Louisville, Ky., 12, for Sturm's WBA middleweight title.
At Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Las Vegas (SHO), Ricardo Torres, Colombia, vs. Kendall Holt, Paterson, N.J., 12, for Torres' WBO super lightweight title; Lamont Peterson, Washington, vs. Rogelio Castenada, Sacramento, Calif., 10, junior welterweights.
At Pachuca, Mexico, Chris John, India, vs. Michael Lozada, Mexico, 12, for John's WBA featherweight title.
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