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Published on Sunday, Jul 06, 2008
ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line
Today's Games
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Cincinnati -185 Washington +175
at Philadelphia -130 New York +120
at Atlanta -135 Houston +125
at Milwaukee -165 Pittsburgh +155
at Colorado -200 Florida +185
at St. Louis -130 Chicago +120
at San Fran. -125 Los Angeles +115
at Arizona -155 San Diego +145
American League
at Baltimore -110 Texas +100
at Tampa Bay -185 Kansas City +175
Oakland -115 at Chicago +105
Cleveland -115 at Minnesota +105
at Los Angeles -135 Toronto +125
Detroit -120 at Seattle +110
at New York -165 Boston +155
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League• BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Purchased the contract of RHP Greg Aquino from Norfolk (IL). Designated RHP Ryan Bukvich for assignment.
• CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Weaver on a minor league contract and assigned him to Buffalo (IL).
• OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Placed SS Bobby Crosby on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 3. Recalled INF Gregorio Petit from Sacramento (PCL).
• TEXAS RANGERS—Placed RHP Joaquin Benoit on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 3. Purchased the contract of RHP Dustin Nippert from Oklahoma (PCL). Signed RHP Kiko Calero to a minor league contract and assigned him to Oklahoma.
National League• FLORIDA MARLINS—Placed RHP Justin Miller on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Matt Lindstrom from Albuquerque (PCL).
• CINCINNATI REDS—Activated RHP Josh Fogg from the 15-day DL. Placed OF Norris Hopper on the 15-day DL.
• COLORADO ROCKIES—Placed SS Troy Tulowitzki on the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Greg Reynolds to Colorado Springs (PCL). Recalled OF Seth Smith and LHP Glendon Rusch from Colorado Springs. American Association• LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Released RHP Adam White. Signed INF Omar Bramasco.
• PENSACOLA PELICANS—Released INF Scott Madsen and INF Joe Arminio. Signed C David Golliner and LHP Dan Smith.
• ST. PAUL SAINTS—Signed RHP Lonnie Robinson.
Can-Am League• BROCKTON ROX—Signed OF Derek David.
• OTTAWA RAPIDZ—Signed OF Greg Dumouchel.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association• OKLAHOMA CITY SUPERSONICS—Signed G Russell Westbrook and F D.J. White to multiyear contracts.
FOOTBALL
Arena Football• STOCKTON LIGHTNING—Announced OL-DL Will Welcher has been assigned to the team by the af2 league office.
BASEBALL
MINOR LEAGUE
Eastern League (AA)
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Trenton (Yankees) 53 34 .609 —
Portland (Red Sox) 48 37 .565 4
Binghamton (Mets) 48 39 .552 5
Connecticut (Giants) 43 44 .494 10
New Brtn (Twins) 36 50 .419 161/2
New Hamp.(B. Jays) 32 55 .368 21
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Akron (Indians) 54 33 .621 —
Bowie (Orioles) 50 38 .568 41/2
Harrisburg (Ntls) 47 39 .547 61/2
Altoona (Pirates) 37 49 .430 161/2
Erie (Tigers) 37 51 .420 171/2
Reading (Phillies) 35 51 .407 181/2
———
Saturday's ResultsPortland 5, Reading 1
Bowie 6, Erie 4
Akron 2, Binghamton 1
Connecticut 5, New Britain 0
Trenton 3, New Hampshire 2
Altoona 3, Harrisburg 2, 10 innings
Today's GamesAkron at Binghamton
Connecticut at New Britain
Erie at Bowie
Harrisburg at Altoona
Reading at Portland
Trenton at New Hampshire
Monday's GamesAkron at Binghamton
Connecticut at New Britain
Erie at Bowie
Harrisburg at Altoona
Reading at Portland
Trenton at New Hampshire
Box Score
AEROS 2, METS 1
Akron ab r h bi Bnghmtn ab r h bi
Pnckny 2b 5 1 3 0 Martinez cf 4 1 1 0
Rdrigz ss 5 1 1 0 Murphy 2b 3 0 1 0
Sardinha rf 5 0 3 0 Evans 1b 4 0 2 0
Hodges 3b 4 0 2 0 Carp lf 4 0 1 0
Head 1b 5 0 0 0 Stewart dh 4 0 1 1
Whitney dh 4 0 1 2 Cncpcn rf 4 0 0 0
Panther cf 3 0 1 0 Garcia 3b 4 0 0 0
Goleski lf 4 0 0 0 Nickeas c 4 0 2 0
Toregas c 2 0 0 0 Crndo ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 2 Totals 33 1 8 1
Akron 100 000 100 — 2 11 0
Binghamton 000 001 000 — 1 8 0
LOB—Akron 12; Binghamton 7. 2B—Sardinha (9); Evans (16). S—Coronado. GIDP—Coronado.
DP—Akron 1 (Deters-Rodriguez-Head).
Akron ip h r er bb so
Deters 51/3 5 1 1 1 2
Santos W,1-0 21/3 3 0 0 0 1
Roehl S,1 11/3 0 0 0 0 1
Binghamton ip h r er bb so
Parnell 52/3 8 1 1 2 2
Camacho 1/3 0 0 0 0 0
Alfonzo L,1-2 2 2 1 1 1 2
Kunz 1 1 0 0 0 1
Inherited runners-scored—Santos 2-1, Roehl 2-0; Camacho 2-0.
Umpires—Home, Mark Lollo; First, Shaun Francis; Third, Brad Purdom.
T—2:46. Att—2,551.
International League
(AAA)
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Pawtucket (Red Sox) 57 33 .633 —
Scranton-WB (Yan.) 51 38 .573 51/2
Syracuse (Blue Jays) 47 40 .540 81/2
Rochester (Twins) 42 48 .467 15
Buffalo (Indians) 40 49 .449 161/2
Le. Valley (Phil.) 34 55 .382 221/2
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Durham (Rays) 49 40 .551 —
Richmond (Braves) 40 49 .449 9
Charlotte (W. Sox) 39 50 .438 10
Norfolk (Orioles) 34 55 .382 15
West Division
W L Pct. GB
Columbus (Ntnls) 49 38 .563 —
Louisville (Reds) 50 39 .562 —
Toledo (Tigers) 49 40 .551 1
Indianapolis (Pirates) 41 48 .461 9
———
Saturday's ResultsBuffalo at Rochester
Columbus at Toledo
Durham at Charlotte
Indianapolis at Louisville
Lehigh Valley at Pawtucket
Norfolk at Richmond
Syracuse at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Today's GamesColumbus at Indianapolis
Louisville at Lehigh Valley
Norfolk at Durham
Pawtucket at Richmond
Rochester at Charlotte
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Toledo
Syracuse at Buffalo
SOFTBALL
NPF
Box Score
RACERS 3, FORCE 2 (8)
Philly ab r h bi Akron ab r h bi
Burnum 3b 3 0 0 0 Dickson 3b 2 0 0 0
McDnld cf 4 0 0 0 Chiles dh 4 0 0 0
Wilkrsn dh 4 1 2 0 Butler c 4 0 2 0
Spencer ss 4 1 2 2 Williams pr 0 1 0 0
Hall 1b 4 0 1 0 Ogden rf 2 0 0 1
Long lf 3 0 0 0 Robnsn 1b 3 1 2 2
Miller c 2 0 1 0 Wtsn 2b 3 1 2 1
Peel rf 3 0 1 0 Hamilton cf 2 0 0 0
Frdmn 2b 3 0 0 0 Mxcno ss 1 0 0 0
Dpkng ph 0 0 0 0
Middleton lf 3 1 1 0
Totals 30 2 7 2 Totals 23 3 5 3
Philadephia 002 000 00 — 2 7 2
Akron 001 001 01 — 3 5 1
(Two outs when winning run scored)
E—McDonald, Spencer; Butler. LOB—Philadelphia 7; Akron 6. 2B—Wilkerson, Peel; Butler. 3B—None. HR—Spencer; Robinson. HBP—Dickson, Hamilton. SH—Miller; Ogden, Hamilton. SF—Ogden, Robinson. SB—Middleton. CS—Wootson, Mexicano.
Philadelphia ip h r er bb so
Burkhart, L 4-2 72/3 5 3 3 3 7
Akron ip h r er bb so
Tincher, W 7-2 8 7 2 2 2 7
WP—Burkhart. HBP—by Burkhart (Dickson), by Burkhart (Hamilton). Umpires—HP: Lehman, 1B: Gulas, 3B: Droulliard. T—2:10. A—1,226.
GOLF
PGA TOUR
AT&T National
Saturday's Results
(At Congressional Country Club,
Blue Course
Bethesda, Md.
Purse: $6 million
Yardage: 7,255; Par: 70)
Third Round
Tom Pernice, Jr. 68-63-69—200
Steve Stricker 71-64-66—201
Tommy Armour III 67-69-66—202
Nick O'Hern 70-65-67—202
Jeff Overton 66-65-71—202
Tim Herron 68-70-65—203
Anthony Kim 67-67-69—203
Cliff Kresge 69-65-69—203
Dean Wilson 69-70-65—204
Robert Allenby 68-69-67—204
Hunter Mahan 69-72-64—205
Fredrik Jacobson 67-72-66—205
Jim Furyk 70-68-67—205
Pat Perez 71-67-67—205
Patrick Sheehan 69-67-69—205
John Senden 70-69-67—206
Bob Estes 66-73-67—206
Fred Couples 71-68-67—206
Alex Cejka 67-71-68—206
Rod Pampling 66-69-71—206
Vaughn Taylor 70-73-64—207
J.J. Henry 73-67-67—207
Bo Van Pelt 70-69-68—207
Fred Funk 70-69-68—207
Parker McLachlin 71-66-70—207
Billy Mayfair 67-68-72—207
John Merrick 71-64-72—207
Jeff Maggert 70-65-72—207
Steve Marino 65-70-72—207
Nick Watney 69-72-67—208
Shane Bertsch 72-69-67—208
Rocco Mediate 73-68-67—208
Todd Demsey 70-70-68—208
Charles Howell III 70-70-68—208
Rich Beem 71-68-69—208
Michael Allen 70-68-70—208
Robert Garrigus 68-70-70—208
Billy Andrade 70-73-66—209
Tim Clark 73-69-67—209
J.B. Holmes 70-71-68—209
Charles Warren 69-72-68—209
Bill Haas 70-70-69—209
Brad Adamonis 68-71-70—209
Johnson Wagner 70-68-71—209
Peter Lonard 74-69-67—210
Mark Wilson 70-73-67—210
Ryan Armour 72-71-67—210
George McNeill 68-74-68—210
Camilo Villegas 71-70-69—210
Frank Lickliter II 66-74-70—210
Kevin Sutherland 69-71-70—210
Kevin Streelman 69-70-71—210
K.J. Choi 68-71-71—210
Jose Coceres 69-68-73—210
Tim Wilkinson 71-72-68—211
Stuart Appleby 67-74-70—211
Jim McGovern 68-73-70—211
Jonathan Byrd 70-71-70—211
Olin Browne 69-70-72—211
D.J. Trahan 71-68-72—211
John Rollins 68-70-73—211
Todd Hamilton 70-67-74—211
Davis Love III 70-73-69—212
Andres Romero 71-71-70—212
Lucas Glover 71-71-70—212
Gavin Coles 69-71-72—212
Justin Bolli 74-68-71—213
Stephen Leaney 71-71-71—213
Ben Crane 71-70-72—213
Corey Pavin 73-67-73—213
Jesper Parnevik 68-71-74—213
Made cut, but did not qualify
for weekend play
Cameron Beckman 75-68-71—214
Arron Oberholser 72-71-71—214
Charley Hoffman 73-70-71—214
Joe Ogilvie 76-67-72—215
Sean O'Hair 72-71-72—215
Joe Durant 70-71-74—215
Mathias Gronberg 74-69-73—216
Nicholas Thompson 76-67-74—217
Matt Jones 74-68-75—217
James Driscoll 73-69-75—217
Brian Davis 72-69-76—217
Eric Axley 69-73-76—218
CHAMPIONS TOUR
Dick's Sporting Goods
Open
Saturday's Results
(At En-Joie Golf Course
Endicott, N.Y.
Purse: $1,600,000
Yardage: 6,974; Par 72)
Second Round
Eduardo Romero 65-65—130 -14
Fulton Allem 66-65—131 -13
Joey Sindelar 66-65—131 -13
Joe Ozaki 63-70—133 -11
Bruce Vaughan 67-67—134 -10
Ronnie Black 66-68—134 -10
Massy Kuramoto 72-63—135 -9
Andy Bean 69-66—135 -9
Mark Wiebe 69-66—135 -9
Gary Koch 68-67—135 -9
Bobby Wadkins 67-68—135 -9
Morris Hatalsky 67-68—135 -9
Gene Jones 68-68—136 -8
Phil Blackmar 68-68—136 -8
Wayne Grady 69-68—137 -7
Bob Gilder 71-67—138 -6
Brad Bryant 69-69—138 -6
Jim Chancey 73-65—138 -6
Craig Stadler 68-70—138 -6
Rod Spittle 71-68—139 -5
Kenny Knox 72-67—139 -5
Dana Quigley 69-70—139 -5
Keith Fergus 68-71—139 -5
Scott Simpson 71-69—140 -4
Fuzzy Zoeller 71-69—140 -4
Fred Gibson 69-71—140 -4
Mike Hulbert 73-67—140 -4
Mark McNulty 69-71—140 -4
Bruce Fleisher 71-70—141 -3
Gil Morgan 71-70—141 -3
Mike Donald 72-69—141 -3
Lonnie Nielsen 70-71—141 -3
Gary Hallberg 69-72—141 -3
Wayne Levi 70-71—141 -3
David Eger 73-68—141 -3
Tom McKnight 69-72—141 -3
David Edwards 74-67—141 -3
David Ogrin 74-67—141 -3
Mark James 68-73—141 -3
Des Smyth 67-74—141 -3
John Harris 67-74—141 -3
Mark W. Johnson 72-70—142 -2
Mike McCullough 71-71—142 -2
Steven Veriato 72-70—142 -2
Jim Thorpe 71-71—142 -2
Mike Goodes 72-70—142 -2
Denis Watson 74-68—142 -2
Jim Ahern 74-68—142 -2
Danny Edwards 75-67—142 -2
Dave Eichelberger 71-72—143 -1
Ron Streck 72-71—143 -1
John Jacobs 72-71—143 -1
Jack Ferenz 72-71—143 -1
James Mason 69-74—143 -1
Gary Trivisonno 74-69—143 -1
R.W. Eaks 75-68—143 -1
Clarence Rose 75-68—143 -1
Tim Conley 73-71—144 E
Donnie Hammond 72-73—145 +1
Walter Hall 70-75—145 +1
Barry Jaeckel 72-73—145 +1
Bernhard Langer 73-72—145 +1
Isao Aoki 72-74—146 +2
Terry Snodgrass 71-76—147 +3
Ed Dougherty 73-74—147 +3
Mark Balen 73-74—147 +3
Joe Inman 74-73—147 +3
Steve Thomas 75-72—147 +3
Tony Saraceno 74-74—148 +4
Jimmy Powell 72-77—149 +5
Lon Hinkle 73-77—150 +6
Richie Karl 76-74—150 +6
Mark Hayes 79-72—151 +7
Walter Zembriski 78-74—152 +8
Chip Beck 79-73—152 +8
Larry Ziegler 74-79—153 +9
Randall R. Jewell 82-80—162 +18
LPGA TOUR
P&G Beauty NW
Arkansas Classic
Saturday's Results
(At Pinnacle Golf Club
Rogers, Ark.
Purse: $1.7 million
Yardage: 6,238; Par: 72 (36-36))
First Round
a-amateur
Seon Hwa Lee 32-32—64 -8
Kristy McPherson 33-31—64 -8
Helen Alfredsson 30-35—65 -7
H.J. Choi 33-33—66 -6
Jeong Jang 36-30—66 -6
Jee Young Lee 33-33—66 -6
Ai Miyazato 33-34—67 -5
Eun-Hee Ji 34-33—67 -5
Meena Lee 34-33—67 -5
Soo-Yun Kang 33-35—68 -4
Karen Stupples 33-35—68 -4
Na Ri Kim 33-35—68 -4
Kelli Kuehne 35-33—68 -4
Stacy Lewis 34-35—69 -3
Il Mi Chung 36-33—69 -3
Shanshan Feng 34-35—69 -3
Morgan Pressel 34-35—69 -3
Giulia Sergas 36-33—69 -3
Paige Mackenzie 38-32—70 -2
Mikaela Parmlid 34-36—70 -2
Gloria Park 34-36—70 -2
Inbee Park 36-34—70 -2
Hee Young Park 35-35—70 -2
Rachel Hetherington 36-34—70 -2
Jimin Kang 32-38—70 -2
Karine Icher 36-34—70 -2
Katherine Hull 34-36—70 -2
Louise Friberg 34-36—70 -2
Stacy Prammanasudh 34-36—70 -2
Danielle Downey 35-35—70 -2
Michelle McGann 35-35—70 -2
Vicki Goetze-Ackerman 35-35—70 -2
Lee Ann Walker-Cooper 38-32—70 -2
Charlotte Mayorkas 34-36—70 -2
Heather Young 36-34—70 -2
Jamie Hullett 38-32—70 -2
Stephanie Louden 33-38—71 -1
Dina Ammaccapane 37-34—71 -1
Jimin Jeong 36-35—71 -1
Linda Wessberg 36-35—71 -1
Yu Ping Lin 34-37—71 -1
Nancy Scranton 38-33—71 -1
Marcy Hart 36-35—71 -1
Alena Sharp 35-36—71 -1
Christina Kim 36-35—71 -1
Na Yeon Choi 33-38—71 -1
Jane Park 35-36—71 -1
Laura Davies 35-36—71 -1
Angela Park 35-36—71 -1
Sandra Gal 35-36—71 -1
Ji Young Oh 35-36—71 -1
Meg Mallon 34-37—71 -1
Meaghan Francella 35-36—71 -1
Johanna Head 36-35—71 -1
Michelle Ellis 37-34—71 -1
Meredith Duncan 37-34—71 -1
Seo-Jae Lee 35-36—71 -1
Lisa Strom 34-37—71 -1
Kyeong Bae 37-35—72 E
Wendy Doolan 35-37—72 E
Young-A Yang 36-36—72 E
Beth Bader 36-36—72 E
Candie Kung 35-37—72 E
Natalie Gulbis 38-34—72 E
Hee-Won Han 34-38—72 E
Pat Hurst 33-39—72 E
Wendy Ward 37-35—72 E
Lorie Kane 38-34—72 E
Grace Park 37-35—72 E
Brittany Lincicome 34-38—72 E
Jill McGill 34-38—72 E
In-Kyung Kim 35-37—72 E
Sun Young Yoo 36-36—72 E
Nicole Castrale 37-35—72 E
Catriona Matthew 36-36—72 E
Minea Blomqvist 36-36—72 E
Brittany Lang 36-36—72 E
Cristie Kerr 35-37—72 E
Taylor Leon 35-37—72 E
Erica Blasberg 32-40—72 E
Jennifer Rosales 35-37—72 E
Moira Dunn 37-36—73 +1
Sophie Giquel 37-36—73 +1
Karin Sjodin 36-37—73 +1
Dorothy Delasin 35-38—73 +1
Liz Janangelo 36-37—73 +1
Paula Creamer 38-35—73 +1
Irene Cho 36-37—73 +1
Momoko Ueda 36-37—73 +1
Song-Hee Kim 36-37—73 +1
Mi Hyun Kim 35-38—73 +1
Carin Koch 36-37—73 +1
Allison Hanna-Williams 37-36—73 +1
Na On Min 38-35—73 +1
Katie Futcher 36-37—73 +1
Su A Kim 38-35—73 +1
Birdie Kim 37-36—73 +1
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 37-36—73 +1
Marisa Baena 36-37—73 +1
Carolina Llano 36-37—73 +1
Virada Nirapathpongporn 37-37—74 +2
Janice Moodie 38-36—74 +2
Reilley Rankin 36-38—74 +2
Heather Daly-Donofrio 35-39—74 +2
Mhairi McKay 34-40—74 +2
Kris Tschetter 37-37—74 +2
Julieta Granada 38-36—74 +2
Diana D'Alessio 37-37—74 +2
Jin Joo Hong 40-34—74 +2
Eunjung Yi 38-36—74 +2
Eva Dahllof 37-37—74 +2
Kate Golden 37-37—74 +2
Simi Mehra 35-40—75 +3
Ashleigh Simon 37-38—75 +3
Audra Burks 40-35—75 +3
Mollie Fankhauser 35-40—75 +3
Young Jo 39-36—75 +3
Lindsey Wright 37-38—75 +3
Jan Stephenson 40-35—75 +3
Ashli Bunch 39-36—75 +3
Becky Lucidi 36-39—75 +3
Sarah Jane Kenyon 35-40—75 +3
Siew-Ai Lim 37-38—75 +3
Sarah Kemp 36-40—76 +4
Sung Ah Yim 37-39—76 +4
Becky Morgan 39-37—76 +4
Russy Gulyanamitta 37-39—76 +4
Anna Rawson 37-39—76 +4
Sarah Lee 36-40—76 +4
Candy Hannemann 36-40—76 +4
Kris Tamulis 38-38—76 +4
Sherri Turner 39-37—76 +4
Emily Bastel 37-39—76 +4
Maggie Will 37-40—77 +5
Carri Wood 37-40—77 +5
Jackie Gallagher-Smith 41-36—77 +5
Kim Hall 40-38—78 +6
Violeta Retamoza 39-40—79 +7
Young Kim 39-40—79 +7
Brandie Burton 41-39—80 +8
a-Lucy Nunn 40-42—82 +10
EUROPEAN TOUR
European Open
Saturday's Results
(At The London Golf Club, Heritage Course
Ash, England
Purse: $4.78 million
Yardage: 7,257; Par: 72)
Third Round
Ross Fisher, England 63-68-69—200
G. McDowell, Northern Ireland 65-67-71—203
David Frost, South Africa 65-72-69—206
Michael Jonzon, Sweden 69-68-71—208
Paul McGinley, Ireland 69-68-71—208
Soren Hansen, Denmark 69-67-72—208
Jeev Milka Singh, India 68-72-69—209
Stephen Gallacher, Scotland 70-68-71—209
Sergio Garcia, Spain 71-64-74—209
Ignacio Garrido, Spain 72-71-67—210
Peter Hanson, Sweden 68-71-71—210
Colin Montgomerie, Scotland 70-67-73—210
Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland 67-71-72—210
Padraig Harrington, Ireland 72-70-69—211
Martin Wiegele, Austria 71-68-72—211
Jean Van de Velde, France 75-67-70—212
Sion Bebb, Wales 74-67-71—212
Maarten Lafeber, Netherlands 71-71-70—212
Gary Orr, Scotland 73-67-72—212
Robert Rock, England 68-71-73—212
James Kingston, South Africa 69-69-74—212
Carl Suneson, Spain 72-69-72—213
Robert Karlsson, Sweden 74-66-73—213
Jean Baptiste Gonnet, France 71-70-72—213
Rafa Echenique, Argentina 70-69-74—213
Thomas Levet, France 72-70-72—214
Gregory Havret, France 73-68-73—214
Steve Webster, England 73-70-71—214
F Delamontagne, France 73-69-72—214
Richard Green, Australia 73-69-72—214
Ian Poulter, England 70-67-77—214
Chapchai Nirat, Thailand 74-69-72—215
David Howell, England 71-72-73—216
Thomas Bjorn, Denmark 72-70-76—218
Justin Rose, England 69-73-77—219
FOOTBALL
ARENA LEAGUE
Playoff Glance
DIVISIONAL ROUND
National Conference
Eastern DivisionSaturday's Result: New York at Philadelphia, late
Southern DivisionMonday's Game: Cleveland at Georgia, 8 p.m.
———
American Conference
Central DivisionToday's Game: Grand Rapids at Chicago, 3 p.m.
Western DivisionSaturday's Result: Colorado 51, San Jose 64
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 8 8 .500 4
Washington 6 10 .375 6
Chicago 5 10 .333 61/2
Atlanta 0 17 .000 121/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 10 5 .667 —
San Antonio 11 6 .647 —
Seattle 9 7 .563 11/2
Phoenix 8 7 .533 2
Minnesota 8 8 .500 21/2
Houston 8 9 .471 3
Sacramento 8 9 .471 3
———
Saturday's ReultsHouston 73, Sacramento 65
Indiana 81, Connecticut 74
Atlanta 91, Chicago 84
Minnesota at Seattle, late
New York at Phoenix, late
Today's GamesSan Antonio at Washington, 1 p.m.
Phoenix at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New England 9 4 3 30 23 18
Columbus 8 4 3 26 22 18
D.C. United 7 7 1 22 28 26
Toronto FC 6 5 3 21 18 18
Chicago 6 5 3 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.
———
Today's GamesChicago 2, Columbus 2
San Jose at CD Chivas USA, late
TENNIS
Wimbledon Results
Saturday's Results
(At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
Wimbledon, England
Purse: $23.35 million (Grand Slam)
Surface: Grass-Outdoor)
Singles
Women
Championship
Venus Williams (7), United States, def. Serena Williams (6), United States, 7-5, 6-4.
Doubles
Men
Championship
Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad Zimonjic (2), Serbia, def. Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, and Kevin Ullyett (8), Zimbabwe, 7-6 (12), 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-3.
Women
Championship
Serena and Venus Williams (11), United States, def. Lisa Raymond, United States, and Samantha Stosur (16), Australia, 6-2, 6-2.
Invitational Doubles
Round Robin
Gentlemen
Group B
Guy Forget and Cedric Pioline (2), France, def. Luke and Murphy Jensen, United States, 6-4, 6-2.
Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer, United States, def. Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, Australia, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Senior Gentlemen
Group A
Jeremy Bates, Britain, and Anders Jarryd, Sweden, def. Mansour Bahrami, Iran, and Henri Leconte, France, 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 tiebreak.
Vijay Amritraj, India, and Gene Mayer (1), United States, def. Heinz Guenthardt, Switzerland, and Balazs Taroczy, Hungary, 2-1, retired.
Ladies
Group A
Liz Smylie, Australia, and Nathalie Tauziat, France, def. Sabine Appelmans, Belgium, and Hana Mandlikova (1), Australia, 6-4, 6-3.
Junior Singles
Girls
Championship
Laura Robson, Britain, def. Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (3), Thailand, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
Junior Doubles
Boys
Semifinals
Hsieh Cheng-peng and Yang Tsung-hua, Taiwan, def. Mirza Basic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Wu Di, China, 7-6 (2), 2-6, 7-5.
Matt Reid and Bernard Tomic (3), Australia, def. Alexandre Folie and David Goffin (5), Belgium, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.
Girls
Semifinals
Isabella Holland and Sally Peers, Australia, def. Misaki Doi and Kurumi Nara, Japan, 6-3, 3-6, 9-7.
Polona Hercog, Slovenia, and Jessica Moore (6), Australia, def. Jade Curtis and Jocelyn Rae, Britain, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Wheelchair Doubles
Men
First Round
Robin Ammerlaan and Ronald Vink, Netherlands, vs. David Phillipson and Gordon Reid, Britain, def. 6-0, 6-2.
Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer, France, def. Tadeusz Kruszelnicki, Poland, and Martin Legner, Austria, 6-2, 6-3.
BOXING
Fight Schedule
National TV in parentheses
July 8
At Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Kevin Kelley, Brooklyn, N.Y., vs. Abdul Malik Jabir, Ghana, 10, lightweights; Aaron Pryor Jr., Cincinnati, vs. Arturo Ortega, Phoenix, 10, super middleweights.
July 9
At Houston (ESPN2), Chris Henry, Houston, vs. Rubin Williams, Detroit, 10, light heavyweights.
July 11
At Montreal, Joachim Alcine, Canada, vs. Daniel Santos, Puerto Rico, 12, for Alcine's WBA light middleweight title; Sebastien Demers, Canada, vs. Miguel Espino, North Hollywood, Calif., 12, middleweights.
At Chicago (ESPN2), Tomasz Adamek, Poland, vs. Gary Gomez, Salt Lake City, 10, cruiserweights.
At American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, Miguel Angel Huerta, Mexico, vs. Juan Ramo Cruz, Puerto Rico, 10, lightweights; Benji Flores, Houston, vs. Miguel Roman, Mexico, 10, super bantamweights.
July 12
At Hamburg, Germany (HBO), Wladimir Klitschko, Ukraine, vs. Tony Thompson, Washington, for Klitschko's IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight titles.
At London, Joseph Agbeko, Ghana, vs. William Gonzalez, Nicaragua, 12, for Agbeko's IBF bantamweight title.
At Monterrey, Mexico, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Mexico, vs. Matt Vanda, St. Paul, Minn., 10, super welterweights; Ulises Solis, Mexico, vs. Glenn Donaire, Philippines, 12, for Solis' IBF light flyweight title.
At Hermosillo, Mexico, Ulises Solis, Mexico, vs. Glenn Donair, Philippines, 12 for Solis' IBF light flyweight title; Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., Mexico, vs. Matt Banda, St. Paul, Minn., 10, super welterweights.
July 13
At Mafikeng, South Africa, Cassius Baloyi, South Africa, vs. Javier Alvarez, Argentina, 12, for Baloyi's IBF junior lightweight title.
July 16
At New York (ESPN2), Delvin Rodriguez, Danbury, Conn., vs. Oscar Diaz, San Antonio, 12, welterweights.
At Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Calif., Hasim Rahman, Las Vegas, vs. James Toney, Sherman Oaks, Calif., 12, heavyweights.
July 18
At Primm, Nev. (ESPN2), Yuriorkis Gamboa, Cuba, vs. Jose Rojas, Miami, 10, junior lightweights.
July 25
At Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (ESPN2), Raymond Joval, Netherlands, vs. Buddy McGirt Jr., Brentwood, N.Y., 10, middleweights.
At Table Mountain Casino, Friant, Calif., Isidro Garcia, Los Angeles, vs. Raul Martinez, San Antonio, 12, for the vacant IBA junior bantamweight title.
At Hard Rock Hotel-Casino, Las Vegas, Jesus Soto-Karass, Los Angeles, vs. David Estrada, Chicago, 12, for the Continental Americas welterweight title.
July 26
At Cebu City, Philippines, A.J. Banal, Philippines, vs. Rafael Concepcion, Panama, 12, for the vacant WBA super flyweight title.
At Cannes, France, Brahim Asloum, France, vs. Giovanni Segura, Bell Gardens, Calif., 12, for Asloum's WBA light flyweight title.
At MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas (PPV), Miguel Cotto, Puerto Rico, vs. Antonio Margarito, Mexico, 12, for Cotto's WBA welterweight title; Fernando Montiel, Mexico, vs. Jose Navarro, Los Angeles, 12, for Montiel's WBO super flyweight title.
At The Palms, Las Vegas (HBO), Joshua Clottey, Ghana, vs. Zab Judah, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12, for the vacant IBF welterweight title.
July 30
At Tokyo, Daisuke Naito, Japan, vs. Tomonobu Shimizu, Japan, 12, for Naito's WBC flyweight title; Takefumi Sakata, Japan, vs. Hiroyuki Hisataka, Japan, 12, for Sakata's WBA flyweight title.
At Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum, Puerto Rico (PPV), Ivan Calderon, Puerto Rico, vs. Hugo Cazares, Mexico, 12, for Calderon's WBO junior flyweight title.
Aug. 1
At Montreal (ESPN2), Jean Pascal, Canada, vs. Fulgencio Zuniga, Colombia, 10, super middleweights.
Aug. 2
At TBA (SHO), Dimitri Kirilov, Russia, vs. Vic Darchinyan, Armenia, 12, for Kirilov's IBF junior bantamweight title.
At Ponce, Puerto Rico, Joseph Agbeko, Bronx, N.Y., vs. William Gonzalez, Nicaragua, 12, for Agbeko's IBF bantamweight title.
At Palms Casino, Las Vegas (HBO) Joshua Clottey, Ghana, vs. Zab Judah, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12, the the vacant IBF welterweight title.
Aug. 8
At Chicago (ESPN2), Tavoris Cloud, Tallahasee, Fla., vs. Julio Cesar Gonzalez, Huntington Beach, Calif., 12, light heavyweights.
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