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Do IT this week: Layering

Sports scoreboard

ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line

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

at Colorado -155 Pittsburgh +145
Interleague

at Chicago (NL) -180 Cleveland +170
at Detroit -115 Milwaukee +105
at Los Angeles (AL) -165 Los Angeles (NL) +155
at New York (NL) -130 Tampa Bay +120
Toronto -110 at Washington +100
at Philadelphia -145 Baltimore +135
New York (AL) -120 at Florida +110
at Cincinnati -155 Chicago (AL) +145
at Boston -160 Atlanta +150
St. Louis -155 at Kansas City +145
at Minnesota -175 Houston +165
at San Francisco -165 Texas +155
Oakland -120 at San Diego +110
at Seattle -135 Arizona +125
TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Purchased the contract of LHP Mike Gosling from Columbus (IL). Designated RHP Greg Aquino for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Joe Gardner, INF Kyle Bellows, RHP Joseph Colon, LHP Mike Rayl, LHP Nick Kirk, LHP Daniel Jimenez, INF Chris Kersten and LHP Vidal Nuno.
DETROIT TIGERS—Extended the contract of manager Jim Leyland for two years, through the 2011 season. Recalled C Dusty Ryan from Toledo (IL). Agreed to terms with 3B Wade Gaynor, CF Jamie Johnson, C John Murrian, 2B Christopher Sedon, LHP Adam Wilk, CF Michael Rockett, RHP Kevan Hess, LHP Kenny Faulk, RHP Nathan Newman, C Eric Roof, 3B Rawley Bishop, SS James Gulliver, CF Matthew Mansilla, RHP Cory Hamilton, RHP Wade Kapteyn and SS Patrick McKenna.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with C Yan Gomes, RHP Zach Outman, OF John Roberts and OF Nick Zaleski.National LeagueNEW YORK METS—Recalled INF-OF Nick Evans from Binghamton (EL). Optioned OF Fernando Martinez to Buffalo (IL). Claimed LHP Arturo Lopez off waivers from San Diego and optioned him to Buffalo (IL). Transferred INF Ramon Martinez to 60-day DL.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Placed RHP Chris Young on the 15-day DL.
American AssociationGRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS—Signed LHP Thomas Incaviglia.
SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CAPTAINS—Claimed INF Jay Yaconetti off waivers from Grand Prairie.
SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Signed RHP Steve Andrade.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Signed CB Greg Toler.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Waived C Thomas Gafford, WR C.J. Jones, DT T.J. Jackson and LB Darrell Robertson.MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Waived QB Sean Glennon, OL Bobby Lepori and TE Nick Walker.
NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed CB DeAndre Wright. Waived DT Dwayne Hendricks.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed TE David Johnson to a three-year contract.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed TE Cameron Morrah to a multiyear contract.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed WR Sammie Stroughter. Released WR Amarri Jackson, LB Jamall Johnson and CB Evan McCullough.
Canadian Football LeagueWINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Signed DB Lenny Walls.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLORADO AVALANCHE—Named Steve Konowalchuk assistant coach and Adam Deadmarsh video and development coach.
FLORIDA PANTHERS—Agreed to terms with C Steven Reinprecht on a three-year contract.
PHOENIX COYOTES—Acquired LE Stefan Meyer from Florida for the rights to C Steven Reinprecht. Re-signed LW Petr Prucha to a two-year contract.
ST. LOUIS BLUES—Re-siged F Keith Tkachuk to a one-year contract.
COLLEGEMICHIGAN—Named Jon Sanderson strength and conditioning coach for basketball and Olympic sports.
TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL—Named David Beaver women's basketball coach.
BASEBALL
MINOR LEAGUE

Eastern League (AA)

Northern Division

W L Pct. GB

Connecticut (Giants) 38 29 .561 —
New Britain (Twins) 35 31 .530 21/2
Trenton (Yankees) 34 32 .515 31/2
Portland (Red Sox) 32 33 .492 5
N.H. (Blue Jays) 29 39 .426 91/2
Binghamton (Mets) 26 40 .394 111/2
Southern Division

W L Pct. GB
Akron (Indians) 43 22 .662 —

Erie (Tigers) 38 28 .576 51/2
Reading (Phillies) 38 28 .575 51/2
Bowie (Orioles) 35 31 .530 81/2
Harrisburg (Nationals) 25 39 .391 171/2
Altoona (Pirates) 23 44 .343 21
———
Friday's ResultsAkron at Portland, ppd.
Trenton 12, Binghamton 2
Connecticut 9, Altoona 5
Reading 4, Harrisburg 0
Erie 4, New Hampshire 2
New Britain 5, Bowie 4
Today's GamesTrenton at Binghamton, 5:05 p.m., (G1)
Trenton at Binghamton, 7:35 p.m., (G2)
Akron at Portland, 6 p.m.
Harrisburg at Reading, 6:35 p.m.
Erie at New Hampshire, 7:05 p.m.
Connecticut at Altoona, 7:05 p.m.
New Britain at Bowie, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday's GamesAkron at Portland, 1 p.m.
Erie at New Hampshire, 1:05 p.m.
Harrisburg at Reading, 1:05 p.m.
Trenton at Binghamton, 1:05 p.m.
New Britain at Bowie, 2:05 p.m.
Connecticut at Altoona, 6:05 p.m.
COLLEGE

College World Series

At Rosenblatt Stadium
Omaha, Neb.
Double Elimination
Friday's Results
LSU 14, Arkansas 5, Arkansas eliminated
Game 12 — Texas (48-14-1) vs. Arizona State (51-13), late
Today's Game*Game 14 — Texas vs. Arizona State, 7 p.m.
Championship Series
Best-of-three
Monday's Game: LSU (54-16) vs. Game 12 or 14 winner, 7 p.m.
Tuesday's Game: LSU vs. Game 12 or 14 winner, 7 p.m.
*Wednesday's Game: LSU vs. Game 12 or 14 winner, 7 p.m.,
* if necessary
AUTO RACING
CAMPING WORLD
TRUCK

Copart 2000 Lineup

(At The Milwaukee Mile
West Allis, Wis.; Lap length: 1 miles; Race late)
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (51) Brian Ickler, Toyota, Owner Points.
2. (88) Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
3. (33) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, Owner Points.
4. (5) Mike Skinner, Toyota, Owner Points.
5. (30) Todd Bodine, Toyota, Owner Points.
6. (17) Timothy Peters, Toyota, Owner Points.
7. (24) David Starr, Toyota, Owner Points.
8. (25) Terry Cook, Toyota, Owner Points.
9. (81) Tayler Malsam, Toyota, Owner Points.
10. (14) Rick Crawford, Ford, Owner Points.
11. (07) Chad McCumbee, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
12. (16) Brian Scott, Toyota, Owner Points.
13. (6) Colin Braun, Ford, Owner Points.
14. (60) Stacy Compton, Toyota, Owner Points.
15. (13) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
16. (23) Jason White, Dodge, Owner Points.
17. (4) Ricky Carmichael, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
18. (15) Aric Almirola, Toyota, Owner Points.
19. (10) James Buescher, Ford, Owner Points.
20. (11) T.J. Bell, Toyota, Owner Points.
21. (8) Dennis Setzer, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
22. (48) Wayne Edwards, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
23. (57) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
24. (47) Brandon Knupp, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
25. (21) Nick Tucker, Dodge, Owner Points.
26. (08) Butch Miller, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
27. (12) Dexter Bean, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
28. (90) Gabi DiCarlo, Toyota, Owner Points.
29. (72) Peyton Sellers, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
30. (02) Dillon Oliver, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
31. (29) Mikey Kile, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
32. (39) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, Attempts.
33. (89) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, Attempts.
GOLF
USGA

U.S. Open Scores

At Bethpage State Park, Black Course
Farmingdale, N.Y.; Purse: TBA ($7.5 million in 2008); Yardage: 7 426; Par: 70 (35-35)
Completed First Round
(a-amateur)
Mike Weir 33-31-64
Peter Hanson 34-32-66
David Duval 32-35-67
Todd Hamilton 32-35-67
Ricky Barnes 34-33-67
Rocco Mediate 34-34-68
a-Drew Weaver 37-32-69
Graeme McDowell 34-35-69
Lucas Glover 34-35-69
David Toms 36-33-69
Adam Scott 35-34-69
Sean O'Hair 33-36-69
Phil Mickelson 35-34-69
Jeff Brehaut 36-34-70
Ian Poulter 35-35-70
Ryan Moore 36-34-70
Johan Edfors 35-35-70
a-Cameron Tringale 36-34-70
David Smail 35-35-70
a-Kyle Stanley 36-34-70
Sergio Garcia 35-35-70
Soren Hansen 36-34-70
Ross Fisher 34-36-70
Fred Funk 33-37-70
Oliver Wilson 36-34-70
Michael Sim 36-35-71
John Mallinger 36-35-71
Justin Leonard 33-38-71
Kevin Sutherland 30-41-71
Francesco Molinari 37-34-71
Trevor Murphy 35-36-71
Anthony Kim 38-33-71
Camilo Villegas 33-38-71
Kenny Perry 34-37-71
Tom Lehman 36-35-71
Brandt Snedeker 36-35-71
Matt Kuchar 37-34-71
Andrew McLardy 35-36-71
Rory Sabbatini 39-33-72
Ben Curtis 36-36-72
Vijay Singh 36-36-72
K.J. Choi 37-35-72
Jim Furyk 37-35-72
Lee Westwood 36-36-72
Bubba Watson 36-36-72
a-Ben Martin 38-34-72
Azuma Yano 34-38-72
Rory McIlroy 36-36-72
Dustin Johnson 36-36-72
Hunter Mahan 37-35-72
Thomas Levet 35-37-72
Ryan Blaum 37-35-72
Casey Wittenberg 36-37-73
Bo Van Pelt 36-37-73
Henrik Stenson 35-38-73
Steve Stricker 36-37-73
Geoff Ogilvy 36-37-73
Tim Clark 36-37-73
Andres Romero 37-36-73
John Merrick 37-36-73
Ryan Spears 35-38-73
Peter Tomasulo 39-34-73
a-Nick Taylor 35-38-73
Steve Allan 36-37-73
Gary Woodland 37-36-73
J.J. Henry 36-37-73
Briny Baird 35-38-73
J.B. Holmes 34-39-73
Alvaro Quiros 35-38-73
Nick Watney 37-36-73
Justin Rose 35-38-73
Retief Goosen 36-37-73
Stewart Cink 35-38-73
Billy Mayfair 39-34-73
Jean-Francois Lucquin 35-38-73
Raphael Jacquelin 35-38-73
Brian Gay 38-35-73
a-Tyson Alexander 36-37-73
Shawn Stefani 38-35-73
Michael Welch 37-36-73
J.P. Hayes 36-38-74
Sangmoon Bae 34-40-74
Luke Donald 34-40-74
Angel Cabrera 36-38-74
Tiger Woods 37-37-74
Rod Pampling 37-37-74
a-Bronson Burgoon 36-38-74
George McNeill 38-36-74
Craig Bowden 37-37-74
Chris Kirk 37-37-74
Andrew Parr 37-37-74
James Kamte 34-40-74
Martin Laird 38-36-74
Darren Clarke 37-37-74
Stephen Ames 36-38-74
Cameron Yancey 36-38-74
Doug Batty 36-38-74
Simon Khan 40-35-75
Charlie Wi 36-39-75
Ryuji Imada 36-39-75
Robert Allenby 37-38-75
Paul Casey 36-39-75
Zach Johnson 39-36-75
Matt Bettencourt 37-38-75
Carl Pettersson 36-39-75
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castan 37-38-75
Darron Stiles 40-35-75
Cortland Lowe 38-37-75
Heath Slocum 37-39-76
Martin Kaymer 36-40-76
Padraig Harrington 41-35-76
Ben Crane 36-40-76
Eduardo Romero 35-41-76
Ken Duke 37-39-76
a-Vaughn Snyder 40-36-76
Cameron Beckman 38-38-76
D.J. Trahan 36-40-76
Stuart Appleby 37-39-76
Chris Stroud 39-37-76
Clark Klaasen 38-38-76
Colby Beckstrom 36-40-76
a-Matt Nagy 37-39-76
Angelo Que 37-40-77
Jose Manuel Lara 38-39-77
Richard Bland 36-41-77
Miguel A. Jimenez 39-38-77
Michael Campbell 38-39-77
Nathan Tyler 40-37-77
Kaname Yokoo 37-40-77
Scott Gutschewski 38-39-77
Charl Schwartzel 37-40-77
a-Rickie Fowler 41-37-78
Jeev Milkha Singh 39-39-78
Clinton Jensen 40-38-78
a-David Erdy 39-39-78
Simon Dyson 41-37-78
Josh McCumber 39-39-78
Kevin Silva 38-40-78
Michael Miles 40-38-78
James Nitties 40-38-78
Ernie Els 38-40-78
Matt Jones 40-38-78
Charlie Beljan 41-37-78
Greg Kraft 38-41-79
Eric Axley 40-39-79
Boo Weekley 38-41-79
Shintaro Kai 37-42-79
a-Drew Kittleson 38-42-80
Chad Campbell 38-42-80
Andrew Svoboda 38-42-80
Sean Farren 39-41-80
Steven Conway 39-41-80
David Horsey 45-36-81
a-Scott Lewis 40-41-81
a-Kyle Peterman 41-40-81
a-Josh Brock 41-42-83
EUROPEAN TOUR

Saint-Omer Open

(At Saint Omer Golf Club Course
Saint-Omer, France; Purse: $833,333
Yardage: 6,845; Par: 71)
Second Round, Leading Scores
Wade Ormsby, Australia 70-65—135
James Morrison, England 67-69—136
Christian Nilsson, Sweden 68-69—137
Fredrik Andersson Hed, Sweden 65-73—138
Tony Carolan, Australia 66-73—139
Adam Gee, England 70-69—139
Andrew Tampion, Australia 69-70—139
Jose-Filipe Lima, Portugal 69-71—140
Matthew Millar, Australia 71-69—140
Simon Wakefield, England 74-66—140
Carlos Del Moral, Spain 67-74—141
Thomas Feyrsinger, Austria 69-72—141
Kane Webber, Australia 70-71—141
NATIONWIDE TOUR

Fort Smith Classic

(At Hardscrabble Country Club
Fort Smith, Ark.; Purse: $550,000;
Yardage: 6,783; Par 70)
Second Round
Gavin Coles 63-66—129
Chris Tidland 67-62—129
Jason Enloe 64-65—129
Kris Blanks 67-65—132
Brenden Pappas 67-65—132
Dustin Risdon 65-68—133
Phil Tataurangi 62-71—133
Justin Bolli 68-66—134
Chad Collins 68-66—134
Garrett Osborn 67-67—134
Brian Smock 68-66—134
Scott Gardiner 67-68—135
Andrew Buckle 67-68—135
Josh Broadaway 67-68—135
Alex Prugh 70-65—135
Andrew Johnson 64-71—135
Doug LaBelle II 68-68—136
Len Mattiace 69-67—136
Wil Collins 67-69—136
Jonas Blixt 70-66—136
Omar Uresti 70-66—136
Fran Quinn 69-67—136
Jay Delsing 68-68—136
Tyler Leon 71-65—136
Dustin White 73-64—137
Blake Adams 67-70—137
John Riegger 66-71—137
Patrick Sheehan 69-68—137
Brian Vranesh 72-65—137
Tee McCabe 64-73—137
Oskar Bergman 70-67—137
Sal Spallone 70-67—137
Robert Damron 69-69—138
Brad Elder 69-69—138
Seung-su Han 71-67—138
David Hearn 71-67—138
Hunter Haas 68-70—138
Mark DiGiacomo 66-72—138
Garth Mulroy 69-69—138
Bob May 70-68—138
Trevor Dodds 71-67—138
Alex Aragon 68-70—138
TENNIS
Wimbledon Seeds List

(At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. Wimbledon, England)
Monday-July 5
(Ranking in parentheses)
Men
1. Rafael Nadal, Spain (1), withdrew
2. Roger Federer, Switzerland (2)
3. Andy Murray, Britain (3)
4. Novak Djokovic, Serbia (4)
5. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina (5)
6. Andy Roddick, United States (6)
7. Fernando Verdasco, Spain (8)
8. Gilles Simon, France (7)
9. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France (9)
10. Fernando Gonzalez, Chile (10)
11. Marin Cilic, Croatia (13)
12. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia (11)
13. Robin Soderling, Sweden (12)
14. Gael Monfils, France (14), withdrew
14. Marat Safin, Russia (23)
15. Tommy Robredo, Spain (15)
16. David Ferrer, Spain (19)
17. James Blake, United States (17)
18. Rainer Schuettler, Germany (30)
19. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland (18)
20. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic (21)
21. Feliciano Lopez, Spain (28)
22. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia (31)
23. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic (22)
24. Tommy Haas, Germany (35)
25. Dmitry Tursunov, Russia (27)
Women1. Dinara Safina, Russia (1)
2. Serena Williams, United States (2)
3. Venus Williams, United States (3)
4. Elena Dementieva, Russia (4)
5. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia (5)
6. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia (6)
7. Vera Zvonareva, Russia (7)
8. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus (8)
9. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark (9)
10. Nadia Petrova, Russia (10)
11. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland (11)
12. Marion Bartoli, France (12)
13. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia (13)
14. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia (14)
15. Flavia Pennetta, Italy (15)
16. Zheng Jie, China (16)
17. Amelie Mauresmo, France (17)
18. Samantha Stosur, Austria (18)
19. Li Na, China (19)
20. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain (20)
21. Patty Schnyder, Switzerland (21)
22. Alize Cornet, France (22)
23. Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada (23)
24. Maria Sharapova, Russia (59)
25. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia (24)
SOCCER
MLS

Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

D.C. United 5 2 8 23 25 21
Chicago 5 3 6 21 21 19
Kansas City 5 5 4 19 19 17

Columbus 4 2 7 19 19 18

Toronto FC 5 5 4 19 19 22
New England 4 4 4 16 15 20
New York 2 10 3 9 13 24
WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

Houston 8 2 3 27 19 8
Chivas USA 8 4 3 27 19 12
Seattle FC 5 3 6 21 20 14
Colorado 4 2 5 17 17 14
Real Salt Lake 4 6 3 15 18 16
Los Angeles 2 2 9 15 15 16
FC Dallas 2 7 4 10 15 22
San Jose 2 8 3 9 15 26

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

———
Today's GamesLos Angeles at San Jose, 4 p.m.
Seattle FC at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
D.C. United at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday's GamesNew York at Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m.
FC Dallas at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
June 27 GamesNew York at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.
BASKETBALL
WNBA

Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB

Washington 3 1 .750 —
Atlanta 3 2 .600 1/2
Chicago 3 2 .600 1/2
Indiana 3 2 .600 1/2
Connecticut 2 3 .400 11/2
Detroit 1 3 .250 2
New York 1 3 .250 2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB

Phoenix 4 1 .800 —
Minnesota 4 2 .667 1/2
Seattle 3 2 .600 1
San Antonio 1 2 .333 2
Los Angeles 1 3 .250 21/2
Sacramento 1 4 .200 3
———
Friday's ResultsConnecticut 91, Chicago 61
Atlanta 93, Washington 81
Indiana 66, Detroit 54
New York 77, San Antonio 61
Minnesota at Seattle, late
Los Angeles at Phoenix, late
Today's GameChicago at Washington, 7 p.m.

ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line

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