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Lewis doesn't like boycott
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Wrestling, bowling teams prepare for season
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Perfect Weather for an Autumn Drive
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Jack is looking for a trip to Southern Ohio the week of November 16.
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Published on Sunday, Jul 13, 2008
ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line
Major League Baseball
Today's Game
American League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
Tampa Bay -150 at Cleveland +140
at Detroit -150 Minnesota +140
New York -120 at Toronto +110
at Boston -200 Baltimore +185
at Kansas City -125 Seattle +115
Chicago -120 at Texas +110
at Oakland -130 Los Angeles +120
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
Houston -110 at Wash. +100
at Philadelphia -140 Arizona +130
at Pittsburgh -105 St.Louis -105
at Milwaukee -220 Cincinnati +200
at Chicago -150 San Fran. +140
at San Diego -120 Atlanta +110
at Los Angeles -160 Florida +150
at New York -160 Colorado +150
Tuesday's Game
All-Star Game
(At New York)
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
Amer. League -140 Nat. League +130
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League• BOSTON RED SOX—Placed RHP Michael Bowden, retroactive to July 10, and SS Julio Lugo on the 15-day DL. Activated LHP Dustin Richardson from the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Jed Lowrie from Pawtucket (IL).
• CLEVELAND INDIANS—Purchased the contract of RHP Matt Ginter from Buffalo (IL). Optioned RHP Brian Slocum to Buffalo.
National League• HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with C Jason Castro.
International League• PAWTUCKET RED SOX—Released OF Bobby Kielty.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association• TORONTO RAPTORS—Named Gord Herbert coach.
BOXING
Fight Schedule
(National TV in parentheses)
Today's Match
At Mafikeng, South Africa, Cassius Baloyi, South Africa, vs. Javier Alvarez, Argentina, 12, for Baloyi's IBF junior lightweight title.
Wednesday's Matches
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.
Friday's Match
At Primm, Nev. (ESPN2), Yuriorkis Gamboa, Cuba, vs. Jose Rojas, Miami, 10, junior lightweights.
GOLF
PGA TOUR
John Deere Classic
(At TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill. Purse:
$4.2 million; Yardage: 7,268; Par: 71)
Third Round
Eric Axley 65-66-67—198 -15
Brad Adamonis 66-66-66—198 -15
Kenny Perry 65-66-67—198 -15
Jay Williamson 69-68-62—199 -14
Will MacKenzie 65-64-70—199 -14
J.P. Hayes 67-68-65—200 -13
Charlie Wi 64-67-69—200 -13
Tim Clark 70-67-64—201 -12
Chad Campbell 67-67-67—201 -12
Scott Sterling 67-67-67—201 -12
Philip Francis 67-71-64—202 -11
Woody Austin 66-71-66—203 -10
Todd Hamilton 69-68-66—203 -10
Kevin Sutherland 68-68-67—203 -10
Bubba Watson 70-68-65—203 -10
Chez Reavie 67-68-68—203 -10
John Riegger 68-67-68—203 -10
Jeff Overton 67-68-68—203 -10
Jerry Kelly 67-72-64—203 -10
Aaron Baddeley 71-64-68—203 -10
Harrison Frazar 69-65-69—203 -10
Bob Tway 73-64-67—204 -9
Kirk Triplett 68-67-69—204 -9
Vaughn Taylor 68-67-69—204 -9
Jeff Gove 66-68-70—204 -9
Craig Kanada 74-65-65—204 -9
Jesper Parnevik 69-69-67—205 -8
Rich Beem 68-68-69—205 -8
Nicholas Thompson 67-68-70—205 -8
Jason Day 71-67-67—205 -8
Garrett Willis 65-70-70—205 -8
Tim Petrovic 69-66-70—205 -8
Jin Park 70-69-66—205 -8
Lee Janzen 72-67-66—205 -8
Billy Mayfair 70-67-69—206 -7
Nathan Green 71-66-69—206 -7
David Lutterus 68-70-68—206 -7
Jonathan Byrd 67-68-71—206 -7
Bart Bryant 69-70-67—206 -7
Brian Davis 67-66-73—206 -7
Joe Ogilvie 69-68-70—207 -6
Martin Laird 72-65-70—207 -6
Brian Gay 72-66-69—207 -6
Andrew Buckle 72-66-69—207 -6
Pat Perez 67-68-72—207 -6
Patrick Sheehan 66-68-73—207 -6
Paul Claxton 68-69-71—208 -5
Chris Riley 66-71-71—208 -5
Nick Flanagan 69-68-71—208 -5
Michael Letzig 70-68-70—208 -5
Bob Sowards 69-66-73—208 -5
Chris Stroud 69-70-69—208 -5
Shane Bertsch 69-70-69—208 -5
Cameron Beckman 66-73-69—208 -5
Jamie Lovemark 70-66-73—209 -4
Ken Duke 64-72-73—209 -4
Gavin Coles 68-70-71—209 -4
Jon Mills 68-70-71—209 -4
Steve Marino 69-70-70—209 -4
Jim McGovern 70-69-70—209 -4
Kent Jones 67-72-70—209 -4
Marco Dawson 68-70-72—210 -3
Ted Purdy 70-67-73—210 -3
Chad Collins 69-70-71—210 -3
Ron Whittaker 70-69-71—210 -3
Heath Slocum 69-69-73—211 -2
Dean Wilson 68-67-76—211 -2
Glen Day 70-69-72—211 -2
Zach Johnson 69-68-75—212 -1
Ryan Armour 66-72-74—212 -1
Tag Ridings 70-68-74—212 -1
Dan Forsman 69-69-74—212 -1
Parker McLachlin 72-67-73—212 -1
Scott McCarron 71-68-73—212 -1
Mark Wilson 71-68-73—212 -1
Ryan Moore 68-71-74—213 E
LPGA TOUR
Jamie Farr
Owens Corning Classic
(At Highland Meadows Golf Club,
Sylvania, Ohio. Purse: $1.3 million;
Yardage: 6,428, Par: 71)
Third Round
Paula Creamer 60-65-70—195 -18
Eun-Hee Ji 65-66-68—199 -14
Rachel Hetherington 68-67-67—202 -11
Karrie Webb 70-71-62—203 -10
Shanshan Feng 69-70-64—203 -10
Kristy McPherson 74-66-64—204 -9
Brittany Lincicome 70-67-67—204 -9
Alena Sharp 69-67-68—204 -9
Ji Young Oh 70-68-67—205 -8
Katie Futcher 69-69-67—205 -8
Momoko Ueda 68-70-67—205 -8
Stacy Lewis 70-66-69—205 -8
Janice Moodie 69-67-69—205 -8
H.J. Choi 67-68-70—205 -8
Nicole Castrale 70-69-67—206 -7
Angela Stanford 69-70-67—206 -7
Eunjung Yi 69-70-67—206 -7
Jennifer Rosales 70-67-69—206 -7
Moira Dunn 67-70-69—206 -7
Jin Joo Hong 70-69-68—207 -6
Heather Daly-Donofrio 72-66-69—207 -6
Karen Stupples 70-68-69—207 -6
Katherine Hull 69-68-70—207 -6
Young Kim 66-70-71—207 -6
Sherri Turner 71-69-68—208 -5
Na Ri Kim 68-72-68—208 -5
Paige Mackenzie 72-66-70—208 -5
Catriona Matthew 68-70-70—208 -5
Sarah Lee 70-70-69—209 -4
V.Nirapathpongporn 69-70-70—209 -4
Heather Young 70-68-71—209 -4
Meena Lee 69-69-71—209 -4
Gloria Park 65-73-71—209 -4
Se Ri Pak 68-69-72—209 -4
Charlotte Mayorkas 72-70-68—210 -3
Amy Yang 73-68-69—210 -3
Yu Ping Lin 70-71-69—210 -3
Sun Young Yoo 69-71-70—210 -3
Mikaela Parmlid 68-72-70—210 -3
Stacy Prammanasudh 69-70-71—210 -3
Diana D'Alessio 67-72-71—210 -3
Nancy Scranton 73-69-69—211 -2
Sarah Jane Kenyon 70-70-71—211 -2
Giulia Sergas 72-65-74—211 -2
Jimin Jeong 73-69-70—212 -1
Hannah Jun 71-71-70—212 -1
Anna Grzebien 72-69-71—212 -1
Grace Park 72-69-71—212 -1
Laura Diaz 71-68-73—212 -1
Brandie Burton 71-68-73—212 -1
Mi Hyun Kim 69-70-73—212 -1
Soo-Yun Kang 69-70-73—212 -1
Eva Dahllof 66-73-73—212 -1
Sandra Gal 75-67-71—213 E
Kate Golden 71-71-71—213 E
Kim Hall 71-71-71—213 E
Carin Koch 71-71-71—213 E
In-Kyung Kim 71-71-71—213 E
Michelle Wie 70-72-71—213 E
Kyeong Bae 70-72-71—213 E
Carolina Llano 68-74-71—213 E
Meaghan Francella 70-71-72—213 E
Wendy Ward 68-73-72—213 E
Mhairi McKay 72-68-73—213 E
Sherri Steinhauer 71-69-73—213 E
Seo-Jae Lee 72-70-72—214 +1
Kris Tschetter 72-70-72—214 +1
Sophie Gustafson 70-71-73—214 +1
Lorie Kane 69-72-73—214 +1
Wendy Doolan 69-72-73—214 +1
Johanna Head 72-68-74—214 +1
Reilley Rankin 71-68-76—215 +2
Julieta Granada 73-68-75—216 +3
Sarah Lynn Sargent 71-71-75—217 +4
Michelle Ellis 70-72-75—217 +4
Allison Fouch 73-68-76—217 +4
Beth Bader 70-70-77—217 +4
Marisa Baena 71-71-76—218 +5
EUROPEAN TOUR
Scottish Open
(At Loch Lomond Club, Luss,
Scotland. Purse: $5.92 million; Yardage:
7,149; Par: 71)
Third Round, Leading Scores
Graeme McDowell, No.Ireland 67-70-66—203
Simon Khan, England 69-66-68—203
Ross Fisher, England 68-69-68—205
Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain 68-69-68—205
Jeev Milka Singh, India 68-68-69—205
Richard Green, Australia 67-68-70—205
Adam Scott, Australia 72-66-68—206
Ian Poulter, England 69-69-68—206
F.Andersson Hed, Sweden 70-67-69—206
David Lynn, England 69-67-70—206
Lee Westwood, England 67-69-70—206
Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand 64-71-71—206
James Kingston, South Africa 70-70-67—207
Rory McIlroy, No.Ireland 70-69-68—207
Oliver Fisher, England 68-69-70—207
Christian Cevaer, France 70-67-70—207
Robert Dinwiddie, England 68-68-71—207
Paul Lawrie, Scotland 68-67-72—207
Ernie Els, South Africa 72-66-70—208
Alexander Noren, Sweden 64-73-71—208
Jean-Francois Lucquin, France 72-65-71—208
Oliver Wilson, England 71-66-71—208
Henrik Stenson, Sweden 67-69-72—208
Phil Mickelson, United States 71-67-71—209
Anthony Wall, England 70-70-69—209
Andrew McLardy, South Africa 70-70-69—209
David Howell, England 69-70-70—209
Patrik Sjoland, Sweden 67-71-71—209
John Bickerton, England 66-71-72—209
Francesco Molinari, Italy 69-68-72—209
NATIONWIDE TOUR
Nationwide Players Cup
(At Pete Dye Golf Club, Bridgeport, W.Va. Purse: $1 million; Yardage: 7,308; Par: 72)
Third Round
Rick Price 64-71-66—201
Chris Anderson 67-69-66—202
David Branshaw 70-68-65—203
Matt Bettencourt 70-64-71—205
D.J. Brigman 71-69-66—206
David Hearn 67-72-67—206
Matt Weibring 70-70-67—207
Peter Tomasulo 67-73-67—207
Darron Stiles 72-67-68—207
Greg Chalmers 68-68-71—207
Stephen Dartnall 71-69-68—208
B.J. Staten 70-69-69—208
Josh Broadaway 71-65-72—208
James Love 68-68-72—208
Bill Lunde 73-68-68—209
Scott Parel 67-75-67—209
Sonny Skinner 71-69-69—209
Michael Boyd 67-70-72—209
Oskar Bergman 69-69-71—209
Niklas Lemke 73-69-68—210
Roger Tambellini 69-73-68—210
Randy Leen 72-68-70—210
Craig Bowden 69-69-72—210
Gary Christian 70-72-69—211
Bret Guetz 72-70-69—211
Paul Gow 71-72-68—211
Garrett Osborn 73-70-68—211
Miguel Angel Carballo 71-69-71—211
Ian Leggatt 69-73-70—212
Jeff Brehaut 73-69-70—212
Todd Fischer 69-72-71—212
Blake Adams 70-72-70—212
Fran Quinn 71-70-71—212
Tyler Aldridge 70-71-71—212
Brendan Steele 75-68-69—212
Jon Turcott 69-70-73—212
Jim Rutledge 72-71-69—212
Geoffrey Sisk 74-69-69—212
Kyle Reifers 66-71-75—212
Grant Waite 69-72-72—213
Casey Wittenberg 69-71-73—213
Brendon De Jonge 71-71-71—213
Aron Price 67-73-73—213
Joe Daley 71-72-70—213
Chris Nallen 70-72-72—214
David Mathis 72-70-72—214
Jeremy Anderson 70-70-74—214
Jason Schultz 66-73-75—214
Steve Wheatcroft 68-75-71—214
Brad Fritsch 70-71-74—215
Esteban Toledo 72-71-72—215
Chris Parra 71-72-72—215
Skip Kendall 67-71-77—215
Scott Piercy 71-70-75—216
Brian Stuard 71-71-74—216
Bryce Molder 67-76-73—216
Michael Putnam 70-73-73—216
Ryan Hietala 69-74-73—216
Justin Hicks 69-72-76—217
Vance Veazey 73-70-74—217
Nick Malinowski 71-72-74—217
Chris Kirk 68-75-74—217
Dave Schultz 69-73-76—218
Bob May 71-72-75—218
Arjun Atwal 70-73-76—219
Chad Ginn 68-75-76—219
Marc Leishman 71-72-78—221
Spencer Levin 71-72-78—221
Rob Bradley 70-73-80—223
FOOTBALL
ARENA LEAGUE
Playoff Glance
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday's Results
National ConferencePhiladelphia 70, Cleveland 35
———
American ConferenceSan Jose 81, Grand Rapids 55
———
ArenaBowl
(At New Orleans)
July 27: Philadelphia vs. San Jose, 3 p.m.
CFL
EAST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
Montreal 2 1 0 4 90 57
Hamilton 1 2 0 2 70 79
Toronto 1 2 0 2 64 95
Winnipeg 0 3 0 0 64 103
WEST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
Saskatchewan 3 0 0 6 93 57
Calgary 2 1 0 4 82 71
Edmonton 2 1 0 4 94 93
British Columbia 1 2 0 2 76 78
NOTE: Two points for a regulation or overtime win and one point for a tie.
Late Friday's ResultBritish Columbia 42, Winnipeg 24
Saturday's Result
Saskatchewan 33, Hamilton 28
Thursday's Game
Hamilton at Calgary
CYCLING
Tour de France
(At Toulouse, France. Eighth Stage, 107.2
miles from Figeac to Toulouse)
Saturday's Results
1. Mark Cavendish, Britain, Team Columbia, 4 hours, 2 minutes, 54 seconds.
2. Gerald Ciolek, Germ., Team Columbia, same time.
3. Jimmy Casper, France, Agritubel, same time.
4. Oscar Freire, Spain, Rabobank, same time.
5. Robert Foerster, Germ., Gerol., same time.
6. Erik Zabel, Germany, Team Milram, same time.
7. Gert Steegmans, Belg.,Quick Step, same time.
8. Sebastien Chavanel, Fran., Fran. des Jeux, same time.
9. Thor Hushovd, Norway, Credit Agri.,same time.
10. Robert Hunter, S.Africa, Barlo.,same time.
11. Romain Feillu, France, Agritubel, same time.
12. Mark Renshaw, Australia, Credit Agri.,same.
13. Ruben Perez, Spain, Eusk.-Euskadi, same.
14. Inaki Isasi, Spain, Eusk.-Euskadi, same time.
15. Francesco Chicchi, Italy, Liquigas, same time.
16. Heinrich Haussler, Germ., Gerol.,same time.
17. Robbie McEwen, Australia, Silence-Lotto, same time.
18. Leonardo Duque, Colo.,Cofidis, same time.
19. Julian Dean, New Zea., Garmin Chip., same.
20. Oscar Pereiro, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, same.
Also44. George Hincapie, United States, Team Columbia, same time.
45. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Garmin Chipotle, same time.
77. William Frischkorn, United States, Garmin Chipotle, same time.
156. Danny Pate, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 2 minutes, 6 seconds behind.
———
Overall Standings
(After eight stages)1. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia, 32 hours, 26 minutes, 34 seconds.
2. Cadel Evans, Australia, Silence-Lotto, 6 seconds behind.
3. Stefan Schumacher, Germ.,Gerolsteiner, :16.
4. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Garmin Chipotle, :44.
5. Denis Menchov, Russia, Rabobank, 1:03.
6. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 1:12.
7. David Millar, Britain, Garmin Chipotle, 1:14.
8. Stijn Devolder, Belgium, Quick Step, 1:21.
9. Oscar Pereiro, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, same time.
10. Thomas Lovkvist, Sweden, Team Columbia, same time.
11. Samuel Sanchez, Spain, Eusk.-Euskadi, 1:27.
12. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Team CSC Saxo Bank, 1:34.
13. Frank Schleck, Lux., Team CSC Saxo Bank, 1:56.
14. Andy Schleck, Lux., Team CSC Saxo Bank, 1:58.
15. Bernhard Kohl, Austria, Gerolsteiner, 2:03.
16. Maxime Monfort, Belg., Cofidis, 2:07.
17. Damiano Cunego, Italy, Lampre, 2:09.
18. Mikel Astarloza, Spain, Eusk.-Euskadi, 2:16.
19. Tadej Valjavec, Slov., AG2R-La Mond.,2:19.
20. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Rep., Liquigas, 2:20. TENNIS
ATP
Campbell's Hall of Fame
Championships
(At The International Tennis Hall of Fame,
Newport, R.I. Purse: $385,000 (Intl.
Series); Surface: Grass-Outdoor)
Saturday's Results
Singles
Semifinals
Fabrice Santoro (2), France, def. Vince Spadea, United States, 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Prakash Amritraj, India, def. Frank Dancevic (7), Canada 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3.
Doubles
Semifinals
Rohan Bopanna, India, and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (4), Pakistan, def. Rik de Voest, South Africa, and Ashley Fisher, Australia, 5-7, 6-4, 11-9 tiebreak.
Swedish Open
(At Bastad Tennis Stadiun, Bastad, Sweden. Purse: $511,960 (Intl. Series); Surface: Clay-Outdoor)
Satuday's Results
Singles
Semifinals
Tomas Berdych (4), Czech Republic, def. Fernando Verdasco (2), Spain, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Tommy Robredo (3), Spain, def. David Ferrer (1), Spain, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles
Semifinals
Jonas Bjorkman and Robin Soderling, Sweden, def. David Ferrer and Marc Lopez, Spain, 7-6 (5), 6-2.
Allianz Suisse Open
(At Roy Emerson Arena, Gstaad, Switzerland. Purse: $610,900 (Intl. Series); Surface: Clay-Outdoor)
Satuday's Results
Singles
Semifinals
Victor Hanescu, Romania, def. Stanislas Wawrinka (1), Switzerland, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, is tied with Igor Andreev (7), Russia, 6-7 (2), 7-5, susp., rain.
Mercedes Cup
(At TC Weissenhof, Stuttgart,
Germany. Purse: $892,000 (Intl. Gold); Surface: Clay-Outdoor)
Satuday's Results
Singles
Semifinals
Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, def. Eduardo Schwank (8), Argentina, 6-2, 6-4.
Richard Gasquet (2), France, def. Agustin Calleri (6), Argentina, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-3.
Doubles
Quarterfinals
Juan Martin del Potro and Eduardo Schwank, Argentina, def. Denis Gremelmayr and Michael Kohlmann, Germany, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 10-3 tiebreak.
Semifinals
Christopher Kas and Philipp Kohlschreiber (4), Germany, def. Andreas Beck, Germany, and Martin Fischer, Austria, 6-4, 6-2.
Michael Berrer and Mischa Zverev, Germany, def. Juan Martin del Potro and Eduardo Schwank, Argentina, walkover.
BASEBALL
MINOR LEAGUE
International League (AAA)
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Pawtucket (Red Sox) 59 37 .615 —
Scranton-WB (Yanks) 55 41 .573 4
Syracuse (Blue Jays) 50 45 .526 81/2
Rochester (Twins) 44 53 .454 151/2
Buffalo (Indians) 43 54 .443 161/2
Lehigh Val. (Phillies) 38 58 .396 21
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Durham (Rays) 50 46 .521 —
Charlotte (Sox) 46 50 .479 4
Richmond (Braves) 41 54 .432 81/2
Norfolk (Orioles) 41 55 .427 9
West Division
W L Pct. GB
Louisville (Reds) 54 42 .563 —
Toledo (Tigers) 54 42 .563 —
Columbus (Nationals) 52 42 .553 1
Indianapolis (Pirates) 44 52 .458 10
Saturday's Results
Lehigh Valley at Syracuse, late
Louisville at Buffalo, late
Pawtucket at Norfolk, late
Richmond at Charlotte, late
Rochester at Durham, late
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Columbus, late
Toledo at Indianapolis, late
Today's Games
Lehigh Valley at Syracuse
Louisville at Buffalo
Pawtucket at Norfolk
Richmond at Charlotte
Rochester at Durham
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Columbus
Toledo at Indianapolis
Eastern League (AA)
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Trenton (Yankees) 57 36 .613 —
Portland (Red Sox) 50 41 .549 6
Binghamton (Mets) 50 44 .532 71/2
Connecticut (Giants) 48 46 .511 91/2
New Britain (Twins) 39 53 .424 171/2
New Hampshire (Jays) 35 58 .376 22
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Akron (Indians) 60 34 .638 —
Bowie (Orioles) 53 41 .564 7
Harrisburg (Nats 51 41 .554 8
Altoona (Pirates) 39 53 .424 20
Reading (Phillies) 38 55 .409 211/2
Erie (Tigers) 38 56 .404 22
Saturday's Results
Akron 3, Reading 2
Altoona at Erie, late
Binghamton at Trenton, late
Bowie at Harrisburg, late
New Hampshire at Connecticut, late
Portland at New Britain, late
Today's Games
Akron at Reading
Altoona at Erie
Binghamton at Trenton
Bowie at Harrisburg
New Hampshire at Connecticut
Portland at New Britain
Box Score
AEROS 3, PHILLIES 2
Akron ab r h bi Reading ab r h bi
Rodrigz 2b 5 1 1 1 Spidale cf 3 0 1 0
Pnckny 3b 3 1 2 0 Appert 2b 4 1 1 1
Sardinha lf 4 0 0 0 Harman ss 4 0 0 0
Whitney 1b 4 0 0 0 Slayden rf 4 0 1 0
Head rf 3 0 1 0 Sellers 3b 3 1 0 0
Toregas c 4 0 1 1 Eylward dh 3 0 2 0
Panther cf 4 0 0 0 Harris 1b 4 0 1 0
Goleski dh 4 1 0 0 Blalock lf 3 0 1 1
Chaves ss 4 0 1 0 Nelson c 4 0 0 0
Tot. 35 3 6 2 Tot. 32 2 7 2
Akron 210 010 002 — 3 6 0
Reading 001 000 001 — 2 7 2
E—Harman (7), Myers (1). LOB—Akron 7, Reading 7. 2B—Head (18), Pinckney (12). HR—Appert (4). SB—Goleski (2).
DP—Akron 2 (Pinckney-Rodriguez-Whitney, Chaves-Rodriguez-Whitney).
Akron ip h r er bb so
Dixon 6 5 1 1 3 6
Stiller 2 0 0 0 0 1
Roehl 1 2 1 1 0 3
Reading ip h r er bb so
Myers 6 5 3 2 2 10
Castro 1 1 1 1 1 0
WP—Roehl. HBP—Spidale (by Dixon).
Umpires—Home, Jon Byrne; First, Chris Hubler; Third, Darren Budahn.
T—2:29. Att—8,957.
Carolina League (A)
Second Half
Northern Division
W L Pct. GB
Lynchburg (Pirates) 12 10 .545 —
x-Potomac (Nats) 12 10 .545 —
Wilmington (Royals) 10 12 .455 2
Frederick (Orioles) 7 15 .318 5
Southern Division
W L Pct. GB
x-Myrtle Beach (Braves) 13 8 .619 —
Kinston (Indians) 13 9 .591 1/2
Winston-Salem (Sox) 13 9 .591 1/2
Salem (Astros) 7 14 .333 6
x-won first half
Saturday's Results
Salem 7, Potomac 4
Myrtle Beach 9, Frederick 8
Wilmington 10, Lynchburg 9
Kinston 6, Winston-Salem 4
Today's Games
Lynchburg at Wilmington
Myrtle Beach at Frederick
Potomac at Salem
Winston-Salem at Kinston
New York-
Penn League (A)
McNamara Division
W L Pct. GB
Staten Island (Yanks) 16 9 .640 —
Hudson Valley (Rays) 14 10 .583 11/2
Aberdeen (Orioles) 12 13 .480 4
Brooklyn (Mets) 11 14 .440 5
Pinckney Division
W L Pct. GB
Jamestown (Marlins) 17 6 .739 —
Auburn (Blue Jays) 14 11 .560 4
Batavia (Cards) 14 11 .560 4
Williamsport (Phillies) 11 13 .458 61/2
Mah. Val. (Indians) 10 14 .417 71/2
State College (Pirates) 6 18 .250 111/2
Stedler Division
W L Pct. GB
Vermont (Nats) 14 11 .560 —
Oneonta (Tigers) 13 12 .520 1
Lowell (Red Sox) 11 14 .440 3
Tri-City (Astros) 9 16 .360 5
Saturday's Results
State College 1, Brooklyn 0
Auburn 9, Lowell 4
Williamsport 4, Oneonta 2
Staten Island 4, Tri-City 3
Batavia 4, Aberdeen 1
Hudson Valley 2, Mahoning Valley 0, 3rd inning, susp., rain
Jamestown 11, Vermont 3
Today's Games
Aberdeen at Batavia
Hudson Valley at Mahoning Valley, comp. of susp. game
Hudson Valley at Mahoning Valley
Lowell at Auburn
Oneonta at Williamsport
State College at Brooklyn
Staten Island at Tri-City
Vermont at Jamestown
SOCCER
MLS
Eastern Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
New England 10 4 3 33 25 19
Columbus 8 4 3 27 24 20
D.C. United 7 7 1 22 28 26
Chicago 6 5 3 21 22 13
Toronto FC 6 5 3 21 18 18
Kansas City 5 5 5 20 14 18
New York 5 6 5 20 16 24
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 6 6 4 22 34 31
CD Chivas USA 6 6 4 22 22 21
Colorado 6 8 2 20 25 21
Houston 4 4 8 20 17 19
Real Salt Lake 5 6 5 20 18 19
FC Dallas 4 6 6 18 19 22
San Jose 3 9 4 13 11 22
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday's Results
Colorado 1, San Jose 1, tie
Toronto FC at Chicago, late
Columbus at Real Salt Lake, late
Thursday's Game
Kansas City at Columbus, 8 p.m.
BASKETBALL
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct. GB
Detroit 14 7 .667 —
Connecticut 13 7 .650 1/2
Indiana 10 9 .526 3
New York 10 9 .526 3
Washington 7 12 .368 6
Chicago 5 13 .278 71/2
Atlanta 2 18 .100 111/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct. GB
San Antonio 15 6 .714 —
Seattle 13 7 .650 11/2
Los Angeles 12 7 .632 2
Minnesota 10 10 .500 41/2
Phoenix 9 10 .474 5
Sacramento 9 11 .450 51/2
Houston 9 12 .429 6
Saturday's Results
Indiana 66, Chicago 57
New York 74, Detroit 64
Minnesota 85, Houston 71
Los Angeles at Seattle, late
Phoenix at Sacramento, late
Today's Games
Connecticut at Washington, 3:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago, 6 p.m.
Monday's Games
San Antonio at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
AUTO RACING
IRL
Firestone Indy 200
(At Nashville Superspeedway,
Lebanon, Tenn. Lap length: 1.33 miles.)
Saturday's Results
(Start position in parentheses)
(All chassis Dallara, all engines Honda)
Note: Race halted with 29 laps left because of rain
1. (5) Scott Dixon, 171 laps, 148.072 mph.
2. (6) Dan Wheldon, 171.
3. (1) Helio Castroneves, 171.
4. (7) Tony Kanaan, 171.
5. (2) Danica Patrick, 171.
6. (15) Vitor Meira, 171.
7. (12) Buddy Rice, 171.
8. (8) Ed Carpenter, 171.
9. (18) Darren Manning, 171.
10. (20) Mario Moraes, 170.
11. (14) Will Power, 170.
12. (10) Graham Rahal, 170.
13. (21) Marty Roth, 170.
14. (3) Hideki Mutoh, 169.
15. (22) Bruno Junqueira, 169.
16. (17) Oriol Servia, 169.
17. (16) Milka Duno, 168.
18. (13) Justin Wilson, 143.
19. (4) Ryan Hunter-Reay, 99, contact.
20. (19) Enrique Bernoldi, 66, handling.
21. (23) Jaime Camara, 50, handling.
22. (24) A.J. Foyt IV, 45, handling.
23. (9) Ryan Briscoe, 3, mechanical.
24. (11) Marco Andretti, 2, contact.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour, 30 minutes, 04.6499 seconds. Margin of Victory: Under red Caution Flags: Four for 37 laps. Lead Changes: Five among four drivers. Lap Leaders: Castroneves 1-54, Dixon 55-62, Servia 63-67, Dixon 68-89, Kanaan 90-148, Dixon 149-171.
Point Standings: 1. Dixon, 420. 2. Castroneves, 357. 3. Wheldon, 351. 4. Kanaan, 339. 5. Patrick, 266. 6. Mutoh, 254. 7. M.Andretti, 253. 8. Briscoe, 243. 9. Hunter-Reay, 232. 10. Carpenter, 222.
NASCAR NATIONWIDE
Dollar General 300
(At Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Ill.
Lap length: 1.5 miles)
Late Friday's Results
(Start position in parentheses)1. (10) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200 laps, $84,845.
2. (41) Denny Hamlin, Toy., 200, $63,175.
3. (13) Brad Keselowski, Chev., 200, $59,318.
4. (8) Brian Vickers, Toy., 200, $38,275.
5. (1) David Reutimann, Toy., 200, $37,200.
6. (27) Greg Biffle, Ford, 200, $30,450.
7. (9) Clint Bowyer, Chev., 200, $28,500.
8. (7) Jeff Burton, Chev., 200, $27,450.
9. (2) Tony Stewart, Toy., 200, $28,210.
10. (5) Landon Cassill, Chev., 200, $34,593.
11. (21) Mike Bliss, Chev., 200, $34,618.
12. (22) Kelly Bires, Ford, 200, $30,918.
13. (3) David Ragan, Ford, 200, $25,700.
14. (33) Jason Keller, Chev., 200, $29,858.
15. (24) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 199, $30,073.
16. (12) Carl Edwards, Ford, 199, $24,020.
17. (19) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 199, $22,435.
18. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chev., 199, $22,925.
19. (14) B.Hamilton Jr., Ford, 199, $28,433.
20. (17) Mike Wallace, Toy., 198, $29,223.
21. (16) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 198, $21,645.
22. (30) Mark Green, Chev., 198, $30,003.
23. (18) David Stremme, Chev., 197, $28,268.
24. (20) Steve Wallace, Chev., 196, $27,758.
25. (34) Josh Wise, Dodge, 196, $27,798.
26. (6) Dario Franchitti, Dodge, 196, $27,513.
27. (11) Jason Leffler, Toy., 195, $27,403.
28. (37) Kenny Wallace, Chev., 195, $27,283.
29. (31) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 194, $20,665.
30. (15) Brad Coleman, Ford, 194, $27,273.
31. (39) D.J. Kennington, Dodge, 192, $26,888.
32. (36) Eric McClure, Chev., 190, $26,778.
33. (42) Danny Efland, Chev., 189, $26,668.
34. (40) K.Lepage, Chev., eng., 109, $26,558.
35. (28) S.Barrett, Chev., eng., 57, $26,448.
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