LOCAL CORNER

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GOLF

85TH WOMEN'S OHIO STATE
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
(July 21-25, Elyria Country Club; par 73)
Championship Flight, round two, match play
Emma Jandel d. Paige Caldwell; Suzi Spotelson d. Julie Stupiansky; Mary Ann Bierman d. Alyssa Shimel; Marianne Erb d. Marissa Steen; Gina Bosozzi d. Laura Nochta; Maddie Swaney d. Jordan Fesh; Frederique Bruell d. Alexa Porter; Heather Arison d. Colleen Lienesch.
TRI-COUNTY WOMEN'S
GOLF ASSOCIATION
Tee times for July 27
at Sleepy Hollow Golf Course, Alliance
9:37 a.m. — Chris Wagner, Nancy Define, Dot Meola, Jen Howard.
9:45 — Cathy Todd, Stevie Billingsley, Becky Cole.
9:52 — Annette Daugherty, Judy Okress, Yvonne Peterson.
10 — Marty Denmeade, Jean Leavell, Carolyn Gahagan.
BASEBALL

HOT STOVE BASEBALL
District Semifinals
''H'' League (10U)Firestone Park Indians 11, Firestone Park Yankees 8
Manchester Indians 7, Ellet Orioles 6
Manchester A's 11, Springfield Pioneers 1
North Akron Giants 11, Manchester Tigers 3
Ellet Dodgers 20, Ellet Padres 2
Kenmore Royals 19, North Akron Red Sox 11
''G'' League (12U)North Akron D-Backs 9, Ellet Indians 5
Coventry White Sox 13, North Akron Nationals 12
Firestone Park White Sox 16, Ellet A's 5
Kenmore Royals 8, North Akron Blue Jays 5
''F'' League (14U)Coventry Comets 12, Firestone Park Rams 2
Kenmore Royals 20 Ellet Indians 1
Springfield Spartans 6, Springfield Intimidators 3
Tallmadge Bluedevils 14, Coventry Reds 11
Ellet Cardinals 6, Manchester Panthers 2
Firestone Park Sox 17, North Akron Dodgers 13
District Finals''H'' League (10U)Manchester Indians 7, Firestone Park Indians 6
Manchester A's 8, North Akron Giants 7
Ellet Dodgers 14, Kenmore Royals 4
''G'' League (12U)North Akron D-Backs 19, Coventry White Sox 0
Firestone Park White Sox 14, Kenmore Royals 2
''F'' League (14U)Coventry Comets 11, Kenmore Royals 2
Tallmadge Bluedevils 12, Springfield Spartans 10
Firestone Park Sox 8, Ellet Cardinals 5
Regional Quarterfinals''E'' League (18U)Louisville 11, Kent VFW 3
Vermilion 13, Perry 2
Massillon 9, Minerva 4
WABL Falcons 10, Sandy Valley 2
North Akron Tigers 7, Columbia Red Wagon 5
Spencer Tire 7, Tuslaw 0
Grafton 5, Plain Local 4
Timken Cougars 10, Olmsted Falls 6
Canton South 7, Firestone Park Rams 0
Marlboro 10, Ellet 0
Waterloo 6, Fairless 3
North Akron Irish ,3 Crestwood Lookouts 2
Sebring 7, Crestwood Cards 0
Kenmore 6, Wellington Reapers 3
Coventry Comets 8, Goodyear Hts Reds 4
Springfield 10, Northwest Indians 7
ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line

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

at New York -120 Philadelphia +110
at San Fran. -140 Washington +130
at Pittsburgh -115 San Diego +105
at Chicago -190 Florida +180
Milwaukee -130 at St. Louis +120
American League

Toronto -140 at Baltimore +130
Tampa Bay -125 at Kansas City +115
TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL
American League• TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Thompson and OF Clark Murphy.
National League• MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Purchased the contract of OF Jay Gibbons from Long Island (Atlantic) and assigned him to Huntsville (SL).

• SAN DIEGO PADRES—Purchased the contract of LHP Wil Ledezma from Portland (PCL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association• MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES—Signed G Sebastian Telfair to a two-year contract.

• NEW ORLEANS HORNETS—Signed G-F James Posey to a four-year contract.

• PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS—Signed G-F Nicolas Batum.
FOOTBALL
National Football League• BUFFALO BILLS—Signed LB Alvin Bowen.

• CHICAGO BEARS—Agreed to terms with OT Chris Williams on a five-year contract.

• CLEVELAND BROWNS—Placed WR Joe Jurevicius and OL Ryan Tucker on the physically-unable-to-perform list.

• DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed CB Orlando Scandrick to a four-year contract.

• INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Agreed to terms with OL Mike Pollak and DE Marcus Howard.

• KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Agreed to terms with CB Brandon Flowers on a four-year contract and WR Sergio Joachim and WR Timon Marshall on two-year contracts.

• ST. LOUIS RAMS—Agreed to terms with CB Justin King on a three-year contract.

• SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Released WR Eric Parker.

• SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed C Cody Wallace.

• TENNESSEE TITANS—Agreed to terms with DL Jason Jones. Waived DE Bryce Fisher, LB Jerrell Freeman, WR Jason Rivers, DT Eric Taylor and QB Paul Thompson.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League• ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed Randy Carlyle, coach, to a two-year contract extension through the 2010-11 season.

• BOSTON BRUINS—Signed D Dennis Wideman to a multiyear contract extension.
BASEBALL
MINOR LEAGUE

Eastern League (AA)

North Division

W L Pct. GB

Trenton (Yankees) 64 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 61 .412 22
New Hampshire (Jays) 40 62 .396 24
South Division

W L Pct. GB
Akron (Indians) 64 40 .612 —

Bowie (Orioles) 60 45 .567 41/2
Harrisburg (Nationals) 56 46 .554 6
Altoona (Pirates) 45 58 .441 171/2
Erie (Tigers) 43 60 .417 20
Reading (Phillies) 42 61 .402 21
Wednesday's Results
Akron6, Altoona 3
Bowie 3, Harrisburg 0
Reading 4, New Britain 3
Trenton 3, New Hampshire 1
Connecticut at Portland, late
Binghamton at Erie, ppd.
Box Score

ALTOONA 6, AEROS 3

Akron ab r h bi Altoona ab r h bi

Crowe cf 4 0 4 0 Dorta lf 4 0 1 0
Rodrigz 2b 4 0 0 0 Boone cf 4 0 1 1
LaPorta lf 4 1 1 0 Cruz ss 4 0 0 0
Sardinha rf 4 1 1 0 Corley rf 4 2 3 0
Hodges 3b 4 1 1 3 Delaney 1b 3 1 0 0
Head 1b 3 0 0 0 Bowers 3b 4 1 1 1
Whitney dh 3 0 0 0 Lerud c 3 2 1 3
Toregas c 3 0 1 0 Perez dh 4 0 2 1
Chaves ss 3 0 1 0 Gonzlz 2b 4 0 3 0

Tot. 32 3 9 3 Tot. 34 6 12 6
Akron 000 300 000 — 3 9 0
Altoona 000 012 03X — 6 12 0

LOB—Akron 3, Altoona 6. 2B—LaPorta (1); Corley 3 (22), Perez (3). HR—Hodges (11); Lerud (2). CS—Crowe (5); Gonzalez (1). PO—Crowe.

DP—Akron 1 (Rodriguez-Chaves); Altoona 2 (Bowers-Gonzales-Delaney, Cruz-Gonzalez-Delaney).

Akron ip h r er bb so

Edell 6 8 3 3 1 3
Sipp L, 0-3 12/3 3 3 3 1 2
Roehl 1/3 1 0 0 0 0

Altoona ip h r er bb so

Munoz 7 8 3 3 1 2
Mateo W, 4-1 2 1 0 0 0 0

WP—Mateo.

Umpires—Home, Derek Crabill; First, Matt Hensel; Third, Cory Hinga.

T—2:27. Att—3,808.
GOLF
AMATEUR TOUR

Northern Ohio PGA

85th Ohio Open Championship
(Quail Hollow Country Club,
Devlin Course; Concord; par 71)
Final resultsTyler Riley, Findlay 66-70-69--205 -8 $8,000
Tony Mollica, Dublin 68-67-70--205 -8 $4,000
Kevin Hall, Cincinnati 69-68-70--207 -6 $3,000
Brian Unk, Lewis Ctr. 70-69-70--209 -4 $1,750
Steve Mulcahy, Lima 68-69-72--209 -4 $1,750
T. Lancaster, Aurora 68-70-72--210 -3 $1,250
Joe Frustaci, Canton 67-74-70--211 -2 $1,025
J. Hansen, Toledo 73-68-70--211 -2 $1,025
G. Frank, Youngstown 66-74-71--211 -2 $1,025
Scott Ross, Mason 71-70-71--212 -1 $925
B. Furgerson (a), Concord 67-74-71--212 -1 $700 GC
Colin Biles, Columbus 71-67-74--212 -1 $925
David Bahr, Cincinnati 70-68-74--212 -1 $925
A. Martin (a), Middletown 67-70-75--212 -1 $700 GC
Larry Manski, Salem 72-71-70--213 E
Chris Black, Lancaster 73-70-70--213 E
Eric Frishette, Groveport 74-67-72--213 E
Michael Todd, Coshocton 70-70-73--213 E
Dennis Miller, Canfield 69-68-76--213 E
Tony Adcock, Canton 75-69-70--214 +1
Jeff Olson, Delaware 70-69-75--214 +1
Kyle Voska, Cincinnati 69-69-76--214 +1
Michael Kinkopf (a), Hilliard 71-73-71--215 +2
Steven Lee, Columbus 74-70-71--215 +2
Kevin Boyle, Westlake 72-71-72--215 +2
K. Gessino-Kraft, Lakewood 71-71-73--215 +2
Robert Moss, Broadview Hts. 71-72-72--215 +2
Mike Thomas, Loveland 70-72-73--215 +2
B. Sattler, New Philadelphia 72-69-74--215 +2
Tom Atchison, Silver Lake 71-70-74--215 +2
Jonah Karzmer, Canfield 73-71-72--216 +3
Rob Chappell (a), Cincinnati 72-71-73--216 +3
Z. Glassman (a), Highland Hts. 73-69-74--216 +3
David Ludlow (a), Burton 73-67-76--216 +3
Michael Cress (a), Dublin 70-74-73--217 +4
Ben Friedell, Shaker Hts 70-74-73--217 +4
Ben Farina, North Ridgeville 71-73-74--218 +5
J. Moore, Englewood 76-68-74--218 +5
Scott Holmes, Blacklick 70-74-74--218 +5
Sean Kenily, Nashport 71-72-75--218 +5
Eric Morgan, Sandusky 69-74-75--218 +5
M. Beausejour (a), Cincinnati 66-77-75--218 +5
Dan Rush (a), Avon 70-72-76--218 +5
Brandon Judy, Beavercreek 73-71-74--218 +5
Howard J. Wenger, Dalton 72-72-75--219 +6
T. Murphy (a), Columbus 72-72-75--219 +6
Gary Robison, Canton 70-74-75--219 +6
Harold Wallace, Portsmouth 71-73-75--219 +6
Sean English, Cincinnati 70-73-76--219 +6
Brandon Ellis (a), Westerville 67-74-78--219 +6
Mark Evans, Peninsula 76-68-76--220 +7
Bob Koch, Medina 73-71-76--220 +7
M. Kelley (a), Westerville 70-72-78--220 +7
Chris Walsh, Fairview Park 72-71-78--221 +8
Anthony Zummo, Mayfield 77-67-78--222 +9
Steve Bordner, Pepper Pike 71-72-79--222 +9
Jimmy Logue, Springfield 70-73-80--223 +10
Steve Weir, Berea 73-71-80--224 +11
Trevor Thomas, Findlay 73-71-81--225 +12
Bryan Mitchell (a), Medina 74-70-86--230 +17
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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Wednesday's Result
Houston at D.C. United, late
Today's Game
MLS All-Star Game at Toronto, 7 p.m.
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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Wednesday's Result
New York 80, Washington 73
Today's GamesChicago at San Antonio, 12:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Sacramento, 2:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Connecticut, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Houston, 9:30 p.m.
Friday's GamesWashington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at New York, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Seattle at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
AUTO RACING
Auto Racing Glance

NASCAR SPRINT CUP
Allstate 400 At The Brickyard

Site: Indianapolis

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 10 a.m.); Sunday, race (ESPN, 1 p.m.).

Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (rectangular oval, 2.5 miles, 9 degrees banking in turns).

Race distance: 400 miles, 160 laps.

Last race: Kyle Busch maneuvered by two-time defending series champ Jimmie Johnson, passing him high on the next-to-last lap after the restart to win the Lifelock.com 400 on July 12. It was Busch's seventh Cup victory of the season and 14th spanning NASCAR's three series. He won a Nationwide race on the same track the previous night for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Last year: Tony Stewart won the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, but was fined $25,000 and docked 25 points by NASCAR for cursing during his postrace television interview.

Fast facts: The winner of this race has gone on to win the championship six times, most recently Johnson in 2006. Stewart did it the previous year. ... Juan Pablo Montoya has made two starts at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, winning the Indianapolis 500 in 2000 and finishing second in last year's NASCAR event. ... The No. 3 pole position is the only position that has produced more than one winner since this race began in 1994. Jeff Gordon won twice (1994 and 1998) from the spot and Bobby Labonte won in 2000 from No. 3. ... On Monday, the National Stock Car Racing Commission upheld NASCAR's original penalties assessed to Dale Earnhardt Inc. regarding the No. 1 car during the opening day of inspection at Daytona on July 3. Driver Martin Truex Jr. and car owner Teresa Earnhardt each lost 150 championship points.

Next race: Pennsylvania 500, Aug. 3, Long Pond, Pa.

On the Net: http://www.nascar.com
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NASCAR NATIONWIDE
Kroger 200

Site: Indianapolis

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.), race (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.).

Track: O'Reilly Raceway Park (oval, 0.686 miles, 12 degrees banking in turns).

Race distance: 137.2 miles, 200 laps.

Last race: Carl Edwards passed Jason Leffler with 48 laps remaining and cruised to victory at the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250. The defending champion earned only his second victory in 22 starts this season.

Last year: Leffler took the lead from Greg Biffle with two laps to go in the Kroger 200 at Indianapolis and raced to his first Busch win in three years — and Toyota's first victory ever in the series. Leffler's last series win came on June 12, 2004, in the Federated Auto Parts 300 in Nashville.

Fast facts: There have been 11 different winners in the last 11 races at Indianapolis. Seven of them have gone on to win the season's championship. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway is more popular, but the majority of motorsports events in Indianapolis are held at O'Reilly Raceway Park, including two of this weekend's NASCAR events. ... Toyota has dominated the series this season, winning 14 of 20 races. Of those victories, 13 have come from Joe Gibbs Racing — five from Tony Stewart, four from Kyle Busch, three from Denny Hamlin and one from rookie Joey Logano.

Next race: Napa Auto Parts 200, Aug. 2, Montreal

On the Net: http://www.nascar.com
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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS
Power Stroke Diesel 200

Site: Indianapolis

Schedule: Friday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 5 p.m.), race (Speed Channel, 7:30 p.m.).

Track: O'Reilly Raceway Park (oval, 0.686 miles, 12 degrees banking in turns).

Race distance: 137.2 miles, 200 laps.

Last race: Kyle Busch came up five spots short in his bid to make NASCAR history and Johnny Benson took advantage, holding off Michael Annett to win the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Busch was attempting to become the first driver to win in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, Nationwide Series and Craftsman Truck Series in successive starts.

Last year: Ron Hornaday Jr. passed Travis Kvapil 30 laps from the finish of the 201-lap Power Stroke Diesel 200, then maintained his lead after two late restarts — the last of which came on lap 199.

Fast facts: Johnny Benson grabbed the lead in the standings by one point over Matt Crafton. Previous points leader Ron Hornaday finished 10th at Kentucky, dropping him to third. ... The differences between the top five drivers in the standings (101 points) and top 10 (227) are the closest-ever for the series after 13 races. ... Last week's race did boast a historical milestone for Roush Racing, which eclipsed Spears Motorsports to become the team with the most starts in truck history. ... New England Patriots WR Randy Moss made his debut as a truck owner last week. Willie Allen drove the No. 81 Rascal Flatts Chevrolet under the newly formed team and finished 15th. ... Hornaday holds the truck record with 18 short-track wins. That is exactly half of his series-leading 36 victories.

Next race: Toyota Tundra 200, Aug. 9, Lebanon, Tenn.

On the Net: http://www.nascar.com
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FORMULA ONE

Last race: McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won the German Grand Prix for his fourth victory this year and sole possession of first place in the standings.

Next race: Hungarian Grand Prix, Aug. 3, Budapest

On the Net: http://www.formula1.com
/> TENNIS
WTA

East West Bank Classic

Wednesday's Results
(At The Home Depot Center
Carson, Calif.
Purse: $600,000 (Tier II)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor)
Singles
Second Round

Melanie South, Britain, def. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2.

Ai Sugiyama, Japan, def. Patty Schnyder (7), Switzerland, 6-4, 7-5.

Melinda Czink, Hungary, def. Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.

Dinara Safina (4), Russia, def. Peng Shuai, China, 6-2, 6-2.

Nadia Petrova (9), Russia, def. Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1.

Victoria Azarenka (8), Belarus, def. Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan, 6-1, 6-3.

Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Regina Kulikova, Russia, 7-6 (4), 7-5.

Sybille Bammer (14), Austria, def. Stephanie Dubois, Canada, 6-3, 7-5.

Bethanie Mattek, United States, def. Nicole Vaidisova (11), Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-0.

Flavia Pennetta (10), Italy, def. Tamira Paszek, Austria, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Yuan Meng, China, def. Sania Mirza (16), India, 6-4, 6-3.

Vera Zvonareva (5), Russia, def. Jill Craybas, United States, 6-4, 7-6 (2).
Doubles
First Round

Lisa Raymond, United States, and Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Sabine Lisicki, Germany, and Nicole Vaidisova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-1.

Peng Shuai, China, and Nadia Petrova, Russia, def. Olga Govortsova and Darya Kustova, Belarus, 6-1, 6-4.
Second Round

Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung, Taiwan, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, and Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 6-1, 6-2.