ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line

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

at Cincinnati -135 San Diego +125
at Houston -125 Pittsburgh +115
Los Angeles -110 at Colorado +100
Atlanta -125 at Florida +115
at New York -135 Philadelphia +125
Milwaukee -130 at St. Louis +120
Chicago -115 at Arizona +105
at San Fran. -120 Washington +110
American League

at Tampa Bay -190 Oakland +180
at New York -145 Minnesota +135
at Chicago -115 Texas +105
at Kansas City -110 Detroit +100
at Los Angeles -165 Cleveland +155
at Seattle -140 Boston +130
at Baltimore -120 Toronto +110
TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL
Appalachian League• PRINCETON RAYS—Announced 2B Jeremy Beckham has been promoted to Hudson Valley (NYP).
Atlantic League• LONG ISLAND DUCKS—Signed INF Damian Jackson.
Golden League• ST. GEORGE ROADRUNNERS—Traded RHP Mark Markray to Reno for a player to be named. Agreed to terms with RHP Ismael Ramirez.
United League• HARLINGEN WHITEWINGS—Released RHP Juan Jimenez. Signed RHP Armando Casas.
BASKETBALL• SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Re-signed F Kurt Thomas.FOOTBALL
National Football League• INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed WR Pierre Garcon.
• NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed OL Lavdrim Bauta.
• SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Agreed to terms with DE Luis Castillo to a five-year contract extension through 2014.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League• NEW YORK RANGERS—Agreed to terms with F Hugh Jessiman.
• SAN JOSE SHARKS—Re-signed LW Riley Armstrong to a one-year contract. Signed G Tyson Sexsmith to a three-year contract.
• TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Named Mike Butters general manager, Darren Rumble coach and Alan May assistant coach of Norfolk (AHL).
ECHL• CHARLOTTE CHECKERS—Agreed to terms with F Jeff Kyrzakos. SHOOTING• USA SHOOTING—Named Bill Roy director of operations, effective Friday.
COLLEGE• MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE—Named Donyale Canada associate commissioner/women's basketball operations and sports programs.
• NORTHEAST CONFERENCE—Named Michelle Boone director of sports services.
• BRADLEY—Named John Corbin assistant baseball coach.
• DOMINICAN, N.Y.—Named Jennifer Ritz women's assistant basketball coach.
• OAKLAND, MICH.—Named Dave Morgan women's assistant soccer coach.
• SHENANDOAH—Named Bruce Cameron assistant baseball coach.
• TEXAS A&M—Named Justin Seely volunteer baseball assistant coach.
GOLF
WORLD RANKINGS

(Through July 20)

1. Tiger Woods USA 19.50
2. Phil Mickelson USA 9.68
3. Padraig Harrington Irl 6.37
4. Adam Scott Aus 5.54
5. Ernie Els SAf 5.53
6. Geoff Ogilvy Aus 5.40
7. Sergio Garcia Esp 5.36
8. Stewart Cink USA 5.33
9. Steve Stricker USA 5.22
10. Jim Furyk USA 5.04
11. Henrik Stenson Swe 4.94
12. Justin Rose Eng 4.87
13. K.J. Choi Kor 4.85
14. Anthony Kim USA 4.84
15. Vijay Singh Fji 4.76
16. Kenny Perry USA 4.41
17. Trevor Immelman SAf 4.40
18. Lee Westwood Eng 4.28
19. Rory Sabbatini SAf 4.26
20. Miguel Angel Jimenez Esp 3.97
21. Luke Donald Eng 3.86
22. Robert Karlsson Swe 3.72
23. Ian Poulter Eng 3.60
24. Stephen Ames Can 3.60
25. Aaron Baddeley Aus 3.57
26. Andres Romero Arg 3.37
27. Justin Leonard USA 3.36
28. Angel Cabrera Arg 3.27
29. Robert Allenby Aus 3.19
30. Graeme McDowell NIr 3.13
31. Boo Weekley USA 3.07
32. Zach Johnson USA 2.99
33. Martin Kaymer Ger 2.81
34. Woody Austin USA 2.80
35. Mike Weir Can 2.74
36. Hunter Mahan USA 2.73
37. Retief Goosen SAf 2.67
38. Tim Clark SAf 2.67
39. Brandt Snedeker USA 2.62
40. Stuart Appleby Aus 2.61
41. Paul Casey Eng 2.58
42. Sean O'Hair USA 2.58
43. Soren Hansen Den 2.56
44. Scott Verplank USA 2.52
45. Rod Pampling Aus 2.46
46. Richard Green Aus 2.44
47. Fredrik Jacobson Swe 2.41
48. Oliver Wilson Eng 2.39
49. Rocco Mediate USA 2.36
50. Niclas Fasth Swe 2.35
51. Shingo Katayama Jpn 2.30
52. Camilo Villegas Col 2.26
53. Anders Hansen Den 2.22
54. Jeff Quinney USA 2.22
55. Ross Fisher Eng 2.21
56. Nick O'Hern Aus 2.20
57. Ryuji Imada Jpn 2.18
58. J.B. Holmes USA 2.16
59. Pat Perez USA 2.14
60. Bart Bryant USA 2.13
61. Chad Campbell USA 2.13
62. Jerry Kelly USA 2.12
63. Toru Taniguchi Jpn 2.08
64. Richard Sterne SAf 2.08
65. Nick Dougherty Eng 2.07
66. Heath Slocum USA 2.01
67. Mark Brown NZl 1.96
68. Brendan Jones Aus 1.96
69. Arron Oberholser USA 1.95
70. James Kingston SAf 1.92
71. Carl Pettersson Swe 1.92
72. Ben Curtis USA 1.91
73. Prayad Marksaeng Tha 1.91
74. Hennie Otto SAf 1.89
75. Jeev Milkha Singh Ind 1.88
PGA TOUR

Schedule

• July 24-27 — RBC Canadian Open, Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, Ontario
• July 31-Aug. 3 — WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio
• July 31-Aug. 3 — Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, Montreux G and CC, Reno, Nev.
• Aug. 7-10 — PGA Championship, Oakland Hills CC, Bloomfield Township, Mich.
• Aug. 14-17 — Wyndham Championship, course TBD, Greensboro, N.C.
• Aug. 21-24 — The Barclays, Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus, N.J.
• Aug. 29-1 — Deutsche Bank Championship, TPC Boston, Norton, Mass.
• Sept. 4-7 — BMW Championship, Bellerive CC, St. Louis
• Sept. 11-14 — No tournament
• Sept. 18-21 — Ryder Cup, Valhalla GC, Louisville, Ky.
• Sept. 18-21 — Viking Classic, Annandale GC, Madison, Miss.
• Sept. 25-28 — THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, East Lake GC, Atlanta
• Oct. 2-5 — Turning Stone Resort Championship, Atunyote GC at Turning Stone Resort, Verona, N.Y.
• Oct. 9-12 — Valero Texas Open, La Cantera GC, San Antonio
• Oct. 16-19 — Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas
• Oct. 23-26 — Frys.com Open, Grayhawk GC, Scottsdale, Ariz.
• Oct. 30-Nov. 2 — Ginn sur Mer Classic, Ginn Hammock Beach Resort (Conservatory Course), Palm Coast, Fla.
• Nov. 6-9 — Children's Miracle Network Classic presented by Wal-Mart, Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia Course, Palm Course), Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
CHAMPIONS TOUR

Schedule

• June 27-29 — Commerce Bank Championship (Loren Roberts)
• July 4-6 — Dick's Sporting Goods Open (Eduardo Romero)
• July 18-20 — 3M Championship (R.W. Eaks)
• July 24-27 — The Senior Open Championship, Troon, Scotland
• July 31-Aug. 3 — U.S. Senior Open, The Broadmoor Resort, Colorado Springs
• Aug. 14-17 — JELD-WEN Tradition, Crosswater Club at Sunriver, Sunriver, Ore.
• Aug. 22-24 — Boeing Classic, TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, Snoqualmie, Wash.
• Aug. 28-31 — Wal-Mart First Tee Open, Pebble Beach Golf Links and Del Monte GC, Pebble Beach, Calif.
• Sept. 19-21 — Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn, Rock Barn Golf & Spa, Conover, N.C.
• Sept. 26-28 — SAS Championship, Prestonwood CC, Cary, N.C.
• Oct. 9-12 — Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship, Baltimore CC, Timonium, Md.
• Oct. 17-19 — Administaff Small Business Classic, Augusta Pines GC, Spring, Texas
• Oct. 24-26 — AT&T Championship, Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
• Oct. 31-Nov. 2 — Charles Schwab Cup Championship, Sonoma GC, Sonoma, Calif.
• Dec. 1-2 — Del Webb Father/Son Challenge, ChampionsGate Resort, ChampionsGate, Fla.
NATIONWIDE TOUR

Money Leaders

Through July 20
Trn Money
1. Jarrod Lyle 15 $288,771
2. Colt Knost 12 $253,628
3. Rick Price 16 $251,387
4. Greg Chalmers 15 $249,761
5. Darron Stiles 17 $245,291
6. David Mathis 15 $244,103
7. Casey Wittenberg 15 $229,467
8. Jeff Klauk 16 $224,615
9. Kris Blanks 15 $212,068
10. Greg Owen 10 $202,602
11. Aron Price 16 $180,130
12. Peter Tomasulo 15 $179,446
13. Scott Gutschewski 16 $168,385
14. Matt Weibring 11 $160,572
15. D.J. Brigman 12 $159,541
16. Ewan Porter 14 $159,124
17. Roger Tambellini 15 $158,268
18. Bryan DeCorso 17 $156,295
19. Justin Hicks 9 $155,581
20. Matt Every 15 $150,061
21. Jeff Brehaut 15 $140,524
22. Scott Dunlap 15 $140,483
23. Brendon De Jonge 16 $140,092
24. Arjun Atwal 12 $135,976
25. Chris Anderson 13 $121,607
26. Bob May 13 $110,632
27. Ricky Barnes 15 $110,527
28. Bill Lunde 16 $107,911
29. Kyle Reifers 17 $107,187
30. Tee McCabe 16 $106,418
31. Josh Broadaway 15 $102,693
32. Robert Damron 6 $101,505
33. Henrik Bjornstad 13 $101,000
34. D.A. Points 13 $100,500
35. David Branshaw 13 $100,361
36. J.J. Killeen 17 $98,427
37. Bryce Molder 16 $95,500
38. Joe Daley 16 $95,182
39. Gavin Coles 3 $94,500
40. Oskar Bergman 11 $94,183
41. Chad Ginn 12 $94,144
42. Bubba Dickerson 16 $94,136
43. Chris Smith 13 $94,069
44. Garrett Osborn 15 $93,249
45. Vance Veazey 14 $83,554
46. Fran Quinn 12 $83,399
47. David Hearn 15 $83,398
48. Esteban Toledo 14 $82,616
49. Daniel Summerhays 17 $82,450
50. Tom Johnson 12 $81,850
CYCLING
TOUR DE FRANCE

Tuesday's Results
(At Jausiers, France
16th Stage
A 97.6-mile high-mountain stage in the Alps from Cuneo, Italy to Jausiers)

1. Cyril Dessel, France, AG2R-La Mondiale, 4 hours, 31 minutes, 27 seconds.
2. Sandy Casar, France, Francaise des Jeux, same time.
3. David Arroyo, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, same time.
4. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine, Silence-Lotto, 3 seconds behind.
5. George Hincapie, United States, Team Columbia, :24.
6. Nicolas Portal, France, Caisse d'Epargne, same time.
7. Tadej Valjavec, Slovenia, AG2R-La Mondiale, same time.
8. Stefan Schumacher, Germany, Gerolsteiner, 1:03.
9. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC Saxo Bank, 1:28.
10. Bernhard Kohl, Austria, Gerolsteiner, same time.
11. Cadel Evans, Australia, Silence-Lotto, same time.
12. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC Saxo Bank, same time.
13. Alejandro Valverde, Caisse d'Epargne, same time.
14. Damiano Cunego, Italy, Lampre, same time.
15. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Team CSC Saxo Bank, same time.
16. Johann Tschopp, Switzerland, Bouygues Telecom, same time.
17. Samuel Sanchez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 1:32.
18. Konstantin Siutsou, Belarus, Team Columbia, same time.
19. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia, 2:03.
20. Sylvester Szmyd, Poland, Lampre, same time.
Also26. Christian Vande Velde, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 4:04.
93. Danny Pate, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 28:32.
120. William Frischkorn, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 31:56.
Overall Standings
(After 16 stages)1. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC Saxo Bank, 68 hours, 30 minutes, 16 seconds.
2. Bernhard Kohl, Austria, Gerolsteiner, 7 seconds behind.
3. Cadel Evans, Australia, Silence-Lotto, :08.
4. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Team CSC Saxo Bank, :49.
5. Denis Menchov, Russia, Rabobank, 1:13.
6. Christian Vande Velde, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 3:15.
7. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia, 3:23.
8. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 4:11.
9. Samuel Sanchez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 4:38.
10. Tadej Valjavec, Slovenia, AG2R-La Mondiale, 5:23.
11. Vladimir Efimkin, Russia, AG2R-La Mondiale, 6:38.
12. Damiano Cunego, Italy, Lampre, 7:43.
13. Mikel Astarloza, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 8:03.
14. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC Saxo Bank, 9:01.
15. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Liquigas, 9:07.
16. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Liquigas, 9:51.
17. Maxime Monfort, Belgium, Cofidis, 11:19.
18. Sandy Casar, France, Francaise des Jeux, 12:32.
19. Alexandre Botcharov, Russia, Credit Agricole, 16:49.
20. Laurens Ten Dam, Netherlands, Rabobank, 17:44.
Also38. George Hincapie, United States, Team Columbia, 44:59.
94. Danny Pate, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 1:57:01.
139. William Frischkorn, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 2:47:33.
BASKETBALL
WNBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

Detroit 16 9 .640 —
Connecticut 14 10 .583 2
New York 12 10 .545 3
Indiana 11 12 .478 4
Washington 9 14 .391 61/2
Chicago 8 15 .348 7
Atlanta 3 22 .120 131/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 16 8 .667 —
Seattle 16 8 .667 —
Los Angeles 14 10 .583 2
Sacramento 13 11 .542 3
Houston 11 12 .478 41/2
Minnesota 11 12 .478 41/2
Phoenix 11 12 .478 41/2

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Tuesday's Results
Sacramento 79, Atlanta 66
Seattle 76, Minnesota 73
Los Angeles 84, Detroit 81
Chicago 68, Indiana 60
Phoenix at Houston, late
Today's Games
New York at Washington, 11:30 a.m.
SOCCER
MLS

EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA

New England 10 4 3 33 25 19

Columbus 8 5 4 28 27 25

Chicago 7 5 4 25 24 14
D.C. United 7 7 1 22 28 26
Toronto FC 6 6 4 22 19 20
Kansas City 5 5 6 21 17 21
New York 5 6 6 21 18 26
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA

Real Salt Lake 6 6 6 24 20 19
Los Angeles 6 6 5 23 36 33
CD Chivas USA 6 6 4 22 22 21
Colorado 6 8 3 21 27 23
Houston 4 4 8 20 17 19
FC Dallas 4 6 7 19 21 24
San Jose 3 9 5 14 11 22

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

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Tuesday's Result
Houston at D.C. United, late
Thursday's Game
MLS All-Star Game at Toronto, 7 p.m.
BASEBALL
MINOR LEAGUE

International League
(AAA)

North Division

W L Pct. GB

Pawtucket (Red Sox) 63 41 .606 —
Scranton-WB (Yankees) 63 42 .600 1/2
Syracuse (Blue Jays) 51 50 .505 11
Rochester (Twins) 48 57 .457 151/2
Buffalo (Indians) 47 58 .448 161/2

Lehigh Valley (Phillies) 42 62 .404 21
South Division

W L Pct. GB

Durham (Rays) 55 49 .529 —
Charlotte (White Sox) 49 55 .471 6
Norfolk (Orioles) 44 60 .423 11
Richmond (Braves) 43 60 .417 111/2
West Division

W L Pct. GB

Louisville (Reds) 59 44 .573 —
Toledo (Tigers) 58 46 .558 11/2
Columbus (Nationals) 55 46 .545 3
Indianapolis (Pirates) 48 56 .462 111/2

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Tuesday's Results
Indianapolis 5, Charlotte 2
Lehigh Valley 4, Durham 3
Buffalo 4, Norfolk 2
Columbus 4, Pawtucket 1
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4, Richmond 3
Louisville 7, Syracuse 5
Rochester 13, Toledo 0
Today's Games
Charlotte at Indianapolis
Durham at Lehigh Valley
Norfolk at Buffalo, 7:05 p.m.
Pawtucket at Columbus
Richmond at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Syracuse at Louisville
Toledo at Rochester
Eastern League (AA)

North Division

W L Pct. GB

Trenton (Yankees) 63 37 .630 —
Portland (Red Sox) 54 45 .545 81/2
Binghamton (Mets) 53 49 .520 11
Connecticut (Giants) 51 50 .505 121/2
New Britain (Twins) 42 60 .412 22
New Hampshire (Jays) 40 61 .396 231/2
South Division

W L Pct. GB
Akron (Indians) 63 40 .612 —

Bowie (Orioles) 59 45 .567 41/2
Harrisburg (Nationals) 56 45 .554 6
Altoona (Pirates) 45 57 .441 171/2
Erie (Tigers) 43 60 .417 20
Reading (Phillies) 41 61 .402 211/2
Tuesday's Results
Akron 7, Altoona 1
Erie 8, Binghamton 2 (Game 1)
Bowie 4, Harrisburg 1
Reading 7, New Britain 6
Connecticut at Portland, late
Trenton at New Hampshire, late
Binghamton at Erie (Game 2), late
Today's Games
Akron at Altoona, 7:05 p.m.
Binghamton at Erie
Connecticut at Portland
Harrisburg at Bowie
Reading at New Britain
Trenton at New Hampshire
Box Score

AEROS 7, CURVE 1

Akron ab r h bi Altoona ab r h bi

Crowe cf 4 0 1 0 Boone cf 4 0 1 0
Rdriguz 2b 3 1 1 1 Bowers 3b 4 0 2 1
LaPorta lf 5 0 0 0 Webster lf 3 0 0 0
Sardinha rf 3 2 1 0 Corley rf 4 0 0 0
Hodges 3b 4 0 1 0 Delaney 1b 4 0 1 0
Whitney dh 5 2 2 3 Lerud c 4 0 0 0
Panther cf 4 1 1 1 Cruz ss 4 0 0 0
Toregas c 5 1 2 1 Perez dh 3 0 0 0
Pinckny ss 2 0 1 0 Gnzlez 2b 3 1 1 0
Chves pr-ss 1 0 0 0

Tot. 36 7 10 6 Tot. 33 1 5 1
Akron 021 001 201 — 7 10 1
Altoona 001 000 000 — 1 5 2

E—Pinckney (7), Webster (3), Gonzalez (1). LOB—Akron 10, Altoona 6. 2B—Gonzalez (2), Whitney (23). HR—Toregas (10), Whitney (8). SB—Crowe (13). SF—Panther, Rodriguez.

Akron ip h r er bb so

Wright W, 2-1 5 5 1 1 1 6
Santos 2 0 0 0 0 1
Perdomo 2 0 0 0 0 2

Altoona ip h r er bb so

Hankins L, 1-7 42/3 6 3 2 1 6
Bresnehan 11/3 1 1 1 2 0
Sues 2 2 2 2 1 2
Castorri 1 1 1 1 1 0
Umpires—Home, Cory Hinga; First, Derek Crabill; Third, Matt Hensel.

T—2:46. Att—4,412.
BOXING
Fight Schedule

Today Match

At Cabazon, Calif. (ESPN2), Jeff Lacy, St.Petersburg, Fla., vs. Epifanio Mendoza, Colombia, 10, super middleweights.
Friday's Matches

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.
Saturday's Matches

At Cebu City, Philippines, A.J. Banal, Philippines, vs. Rafael Concepcion, Panama, 12, for the vacant WBA super flyweight title.

At MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas (PPV), Miguel Cotto, Puerto Rico, vs. Antonio Margarito, Mexico, 12, for Cotto's WBA welterweight title; Giovanni Segura, Bell Gardens, Calif., vs. Cesar Canchila, Colombia, 12, for the interim WBA junior flyweight title.

At The Palms, Las Vegas (HBO), Joshua Clottey, Ghana, vs. Zab Judah, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12, for the vacant IBF welterweight title.