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BASEBALL

PCL

American Conference

Central Division

WLPct.GB
Iowa (Cubs)3926.600
Albuquerque (Marlins)3630.5453 1/2
Col. Springs (Rockies)3232.5006 1/2
Omaha (Royals)2936.44610

Eastern Division

WLPct.GB
Oklahoma (Rangers)3629.554
Nashville (Pirates)3331.5162 1/2
New Orleans (Astros)3036.4556 1/2
Memphis (Cardinals)2835.4447

Pacific Conference

Northern Division

WLPct.GB
Tacoma (Mariners)3427.557
Edmonton (Expos)3134.4775
Portland (Padres)3135.4705 1/2
Salt Lake (Angels)2540.38511

Southern Division

WLPct.GB
Sacramento (Athletics)4125.621
Tucson (Diamondbacks)3629.5544 1/2
Fresno (Giants)3036.45511
Las Vegas (Dodgers)2838.42413

Tuesday’s Games

Sacramento 7, Fresno 5

Iowa 3, Albuquerque 2

Memphis 9, New Orleans 2

Colorado Springs 13, Oklahoma 7

Omaha 6, Nashville 5, 1st game

Nashville 1, Omaha 0, 2nd game

Las Vegas 7, Portland 2

Salt Lake 6, Tacoma 1, 1st game

Tacoma 5, Salt Lake 1, 2nd game

Tucson 5, Edmonton 4

Wednesday’s Games

Fresno at Sacramento

Iowa at Albuquerque

New Orleans at Memphis

Oklahoma at Colorado Springs

Omaha at Nashville

Portland at Las Vegas

Salt Lake at Tacoma

Tucson at Edmonton

Thursday’s Games

Fresno at Sacramento

Iowa at Albuquerque

New Orleans at Memphis

Oklahoma at Colorado Springs

Omaha at Nashville

Portland at Las Vegas

Salt Lake at Tacoma, 1st game

Salt Lake at Tacoma, 2nd game

Tucson at Edmonton

PIL

Langley 11, Spokane 9

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Spokane1000020159162

W–Eckstein. L–Goodwin.

2B–Langley, Bell-Irving. Spokane, DuBerry, Massie 2. 3B–Spokane, Stevenson. HR–Langley, St. Pierre.

Senior American Legion

Tuesday’s results

Bandits 17-8, Northstars 3-4

Patriots 9, Cannons 2

Today’s games

Blue Devils at Lethbridge (Alberta) Tournament, 1 p.m.

Cannons vs. Northstars at Whitworth College, 5:30

Bandits 17-8, Northstars 3-4

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Kelly, Wood and Zacher; Peterson and Karwacki. W–Peterson. L–Kelly.

HITS: Northstars–Servatius, Bussard, Cantu 2, Walker. Bandits–Lust-Liggins, VanSickle, McClenny 3, Bozo, Brett, Harkey 2, Byers, Proszek, Plecha. 2B–Servatius, Bussard, McClenny, Harkey, Plecha. 3B–Walker. HR–McClenny.

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Bozo, Karwacki (6) and McClenny; England, Zacher and Wolf. W–Bozo. L–England.

HITS: Bandits–Karwacki, Brett, Bozo 2, McClenny, Proszek, Lust-Liggins, King. Northstars–Servatius 2, Clifton, Wolf 2, Walker, Byers. 2B–Bozo, King, Servatius, Wolf, Byers. HR–Brett.

Patriots 9, Cannons 2

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Luedtke, Wilson (6) and Butcher; Maj and Bronowski. W–Maj (2-0). L–Luedtke.

HITS: Spokane–Marlow 2, Arnold, Butcher, Hauschild, Davis. Pullman–Hinrichs 3, Maj 2, Templeton, Simpson 2, Krumm 3, Bronowski 3. 2B–Arnold, Maj, Simpson. 3B–Hauschild, Hinrichs 2.

Junior American Legion

Tuesday’s results

Central Valley 5, Cheney 4

Medical Lake 3, Pullman 1

Lewis and Clark 10, West Valley 0

Mt. Spokane 11-11, Lakeside 4-4

Newport 9, Deer Park 1

Colville 11, North Central 1

Whitman County at University, 5:30

Today’s games

Freeman/Liberty at Cheney, 5:30 p.m.

University at Central Valley, 5:30

Whitman County at Ferris, 5:30

North Central at Mead, 5:30

Rogers vs. Shadle Park at Jackson Field, 5:30

Lakeside vs. Shadle Park at Jackson Field, 8

Central Valley 5, Cheney 4

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Cheney1010200452

Lallier, Beach (5) and Soltan, Harris (5); Hale, Shellbacher (6) and Klippert. W–Beach (1-0). L–Shellbacher.

HITS: Central Valley–Black, Peck, Froehlich, Smith, Soltan, Harris, Mosier. Cheney–Harder, Vijarro, Harkema 2, Schoenhuth. 2B–Smith. 3B–Mosier, Harder, Harkema, Schoenhuth.

Colville 11, North Central 1

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Plager, McClain (5) and Hustad; Wegeleben, Snyder (4) and B.Lynds. W–Snyder. L–Plager.

HITS: North Central–Hustad, Johnson, Swennumson, Voelker 2, Thrash. Colville–B.Lynds, Bell, Snyder, Fox 3, Fogle 2, Bateman, Wegeleben. 2B–Fox 2, Wegeleben. 3B–Fogle.

Lewis and Clark 10, West Valley 0

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Bradley, Helmberger (4) and Mackie; Hughes and Bemis. W–Hughes (4-0). L–Bradley.

HITS: West Valley–None. Lewis and Clark–Luby 2, Arnold 2, Martin 2, Barge 2, Hughes, Henderson 2. 2B–Luby, Arnold, Martin, Barge. 3B–Hughes.

Medical Lake 3, Pullman 1

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Ross and Druffel; Wagner and Jorgenson. W–Wagner (2-0). L–Ross.

HITS: Pullman–Jaccoux 2, Druffel, Guettinger, Elder. Medical Lake–Wagner, Jorgenson, Reitmeier 2, Harris, Wardell, Pruchnic. 2B–Wagner, Reitmeier, Wardell.

Mt. Spokane 11-11, Lakeside 4-4

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Gravos and B.Raynor; Jacobson, Hayes (3) and Corigliano. W–Gravos (1-0). L–Jacobson.

HITS: Mt. Spokane–B.Raynor, Petrie, L.Raynor, Gravos 2, Brulotte, Moritz 2, Adams, Pittz, Shepard. Lakeside–Corigliano, Reeves 2, Smith, Jacobson 2, Hayes, Downie. 2B–Hayes.

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Perkins, Froenke (6) and Hayes; Pittz and Sturm. W–Pitz (1-1). L–Perkins.

HITS: Lakeside–Froenke, Stillar, Kraft, Hayes, Cantu. Mt. Spokane–Petrie 3, L.Raynor, Gravos, Moritz 2, Chant, Adams, Sturm. 2B–Stillar, Hayes, Chant.

Newport 9, Deer Park 1

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Umbarger, Melendez (6) and Tiede; Christian and May. W–Umbarger. L–Christian (0-1).

HITS: Newport–Green 2, Collison 4, Melendez, Tiede, Miltner 2, McCanna 2, Stroyan 3, Betz, Hunt 2. Deer Park–Huffman, Christian, Longoria, May, Erskine E.Jensen. 2B–Green.

BASKETBALL

NBA Playoffs

All Times PDT

NBA FINALS

(Best-of-7)

Tuesday, June 15

Detroit 100, L.A. Lakers 87, Detroit wins series 4-1

Pistons 100, Lakers 87

L.A. LAKERS (87)

George 2-6 0-0 4, Medvedenko 4-8 2-2 10, O’Neal 7-13 6-16 20, Bryant 7-21 10-11 24, Payton 1-3 0-0 2, Cook 1-3 2-2 4, Walton 1-4 0-0 2, Fisher 3-6 1-2 10, Rush 2-6 0-0 5, Fox 3-3 0-0 6, Russell 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 31-75 21-33 87.

DETROIT (100)

Prince 6-15 5-8 17, R.Wallace 5-8 0-0 11, B.Wallace 8-13 2-6 18, R.Hamilton 6-18 9-11 21, Billups 3-5 8-8 14, Williamson 1-5 4-4 6, Campbell 2-2 0-0 4, Hunter 1-4 0-0 2, James 0-2 0-0 0, Okur 3-3 0-0 7, Milicic 0-1 0-2 0, Ham 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-76 28-39 100.

L.A. Lakers2421142887
Detroit25302718100

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 4-16 (Fisher 3-4, Rush 1-4, Payton 0-1, Russell 0-1, Bryant 0-2, George 0-2, Walton 0-2), Detroit 2-14 (Okur 1-1, R.Wallace 1-2, B.Wallace 0-1, Billups 0-1, Prince 0-2, Hunter 0-3, R.Hamilton 0-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 48 (O’Neal 8), Detroit 60 (B.Wallace 22). Assists—L.A. Lakers 18 (Walton 5), Detroit 18 (Billups 6). Total fouls—L.A. Lakers 27, Detroit 27. Technicals—George, Payton, R.Hamilton. A—22,076 (22,076).

WNBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WLPctGB
Detroit53.625
New York64.600
Indiana44.5001
Charlotte45.4441 1/2
Connecticut46.4002
Washington35.3752

WESTERN CONFERENCE

WLPctGB
Seattle62.750
Houston64.6001
Los Angeles64.6001
Minnesota44.5002
Phoenix44.5002
San Antonio37.3004
Sacramento25.2863 1/2

Tuesday’s Games

Charlotte 59, San Antonio 57

Seattle 86, New York 62

Wednesday’s Game

Sacramento at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Sacramento at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

San Antonio at Washington, 5 p.m.

Storm 86, Liberty 62

SEATTLE (86)

Jackson 6-19 1-2 16, Sam 5-11 4-4 15, Vodichkova 2-3 2-2 6, Bird 3-5 1-1 8, Lennox 5-13 0-0 10, Barnes 2-4 0-0 5, Bevilaqua 1-3 0-0 3, Burse 4-10 4-5 12, Edwards 1-2 1-2 3, Greco 2-2 0-1 4, Thompson 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 33-75 13-17 86.

NEW YORK (62)

Baranova 3-8 4-4 12, Robinson 5-12 3-3 13, Phillips 2-5 0-6 4, Hammon 1-6 2-2 4, Johnson 1-7 2-2 4, Christon 0-4 2-2 2, Wauters 4-5 7-8 15, White 0-0 0-0 0, Sharp 1-1 2-2 4, Donaphin 2-2 0-0 4, Thorn 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-52 22-29 62.

Seattle374986
New York323062

3-Point Goals—Seattle 7-18 (Jackson 3-7, Barnes 1-1, Bird 1-3, Bevilaqua 1-3, Sam 1-3, Lennox 0-1), New York 2-15 (Baranova 2-4, Johnson 0-1, Christon 0-2, Hammon 0-3, Robinson 0-5). Fouled out—Burse. Rebounds—Seattle 51 (Jackson 12), New York 35 (Baranova, Wauters 5). Assists—Seattle 15 (Bird, Lennox 5), New York 9 (Hammon 3). Total fouls—Seattle 22, New York 19. A—9,769.

Sting 59, Silver Stars 57

SAN ANTONIO (57)

Goodson 4-13 1-2 9, Thomas 7-16 5-6 19, Hicks 2-7 0-0 4, Ferdinand 1-7 4-4 6, S.Johnson 1-3 3-4 5, T.Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Dydek 2-3 0-0 4, Jackson 2-3 0-0 4, Randall 1-4 0-0 2, Stevenson 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 21-60 15-18 57.

CHARLOTTE (59)

Smith-Taylor 4-8 2-2 10, Feaster 3-7 2-4 9, Sutton-Brown 7-11 3-4 17, Staley 2-7 0-0 6, Stinson 2-4 0-0 4, Mazzante 1-4 0-0 3, Lewis 1-3 2-2 4, Scott-Richardson 0-1 0-0 0, Powell 2-3 1-2 6, Andrade 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-49 10-14 59.

San Antonio273057
Charlotte332659

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 0-2 (Ferdinand 0-2), Charlotte 5-10 (Staley 2-2, Powell 1-1, Feaster 1-2, Mazzante 1-2, Stinson 0-1, Smith-Taylor 0-1, Lewis 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 41 (Goodson 10), Charlotte 32 (Sutton-Brown 12). Assists—San Antonio 15 (Goodson, S.Johnson 3), Charlotte 13 (Staley 6). Total fouls—San Antonio 14, Charlotte 23. A—5,004.

FOOTBALL

Arena League Playoffs

All Times PDT

ArenaBowl XVIII

Sunday, June 27

San Jose at Arizona, 1 p.m.

Canadian Football League

All Times PDT

Tuesday’s Game

Toronto 21, Saskatchewan 10

Thursday’s Game

Ottawa at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Friday’s Game

Hamilton at British Columbia, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s Game

Edmonton at Montreal, 4 p.m.

Sunday’s Game

Calgary at Saskatchewan, 1 p.m.

GOLF

WJGA Subdistrict Tournament

At The Highlands G&CC

BOYS

Ages 16-17

1, Casey Murphy (Twin Lakes) 69. 2, David Nuhn (University of Idaho GC) 71. 2, Devon Moe (Manito G&CC) 71. 4, Nick Cuchessi (The Highlands). 5, Nicholas Grigsby (MeadowWood) 75. 6, Jordan Lee (Creek at Qualchan) 76. 6, Tyler Morris (Deer Park) 76.

Ages 14-15

1, Corbin Kembel (Downriver) 74. 2, Tyler Nelson (Spokane CC) 75. 2, Aaron Mote (The Highlands) 75. 4, Sean Bulger (Manito) 79. 5, Carl Brophy (Manito) 80. 6, Erick Henderson (Spokane CC) 81. 6, Tyler Lynn (Manito) 81.

GIRLS

Ages 16-17

1, Amy Eneroth (Deer Park) 72. 2, Haley Parsons (MeadowWood) 76.

Ages 14-15

1, Katrina Bech (Esmeralda) 85. 2, Krystal Pitkonen (Spokane CC) 89.

Hole-in-one

CLUB AT BLACK ROCK–Jake Harouny, No. 14, 144 yards, pitching wedge.

THE FAIRWAYS–Larry Montague, No. 17, 144 yards, 7-iron.

SOCCER

MLS

All Times PDT

Eastern Conference

WLTPtsGFGA
Chicago434161411
Columbus433151111
MetroStars334131619
D.C. United354131217
New England26391218

Western Conference

WLTPtsGFGA
Los Angeles633212619
Kansas City543181411
San Jose433151915
Dallas442141213
Colorado2351168

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

Saturday’s Games

Los Angeles at MetroStars, 1 p.m.

Columbus at D.C. United, 4:30 p.m.

Kansas City at New England, 4:30 p.m.

San Jose at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Dallas at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 23

MetroStars at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 26

D.C. United at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Colorado at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.

MetroStars at New England, 4:30 p.m.

Kansas City at San Jose, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 27

Los Angeles at Chicago, 4 p.m.

TENNIS

Hastings Direct Championships

At Devonshire Park

Eastbourne, England

Purse: $585,000 (Tier II)

Surface: Grass-Outdoor

Singles

First Round

Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, def. Amy Frazier, United States, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2.

Tina Pisnik, Slovenia, def. Jelena Dokic, Serbia-Montenegro, 6-2, 6-2.

Elena Likhovtseva, Russia, def. Dinara Safina, Russia, 7-6 (3), 7-5.

Conchita Martinez, Spain, def. Lisa Raymond, United States, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0.

Amanda Janes, Britain, def. Zheng Jie, China, 7-5, 6-3.

Maria Sanchez Lorenzo, Spain, def. Magui Serna, Spain, 6-4, 7-6 (2).

Elena Bovina, Russia, def. Silvia Farina Elia (5), Italy, 7-5, 6-0.

Francesca Schiavone (7), Italy, def. Alicia Molik, Australia, 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (2).

Maria Vento-Kabchi, Venezuela, def. Cara Black, Zimbabwe, 6-4, 6-1.

The Nottingham Open

At The City of Nottingham Tennis Centre

Nottingham, England

Purse: $450,900 (Intl. Series)

Surface: Grass-Outdoor

Singles

First Round

Jonathan Marray, Britain, def. Wayne Arthurs, Australia, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3.

Olivier Rochus, Belgium, def. Sargis Sargsian, Armenia, 6-3, 6-3.

Victor Hanescu, Romania, def. Sebastian Fitz, Germany, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Paradorn Srichaphan (1), Thailand, def. Gilles Elseneer, Belgium, 6-3, 7-5.

Thomas Johansson, Sweden, def. Max Mirnyi (4), Belarus, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Flavio Saretta, Brazil, def. Jurgen Melzer (8), Austria, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3).

Greg Rusedski, Britain, def. Karol Kucera, Slovakia, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

Arvind Parmar, Britain, def. Xavier Malisse, Belgium, 1-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Taylor Dent (6), United States, def. Irakli Labadze, Georgia, 6-2, 6-2.

Ordina Open

At Autotron

Den Bosch, Netherlands

Purse: Men, $450,900 (Intl.); WTA, $170,000 (Tier III)

Surface: Grass-Outdoor

Singles

Men

First Round

Raemon Sluiter, Netherlands, def. Rainer Schuettler (2), Germany, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3.

Gullermo Canas, Argentia, def. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, 6-4, 6-4.

Michael Llodra, France, def. Lu Yen-hsun, Taiwan, 6-3, 6-1.

Tommy Robredo (4), Spain, def. Lars Burgsmuller, Germany, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Mario Ancic, Croatia, def. Sjeng Schalken (3), Netherlands, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Philipp Petzschner, Germany, def. Alexander Popp, Germany, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4.

Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, def. Arnaud Clement (7), France, 7-6 (8), 6-7 (5), 6-3.

Guillermo Coria (1), Argentina, def. Karol Beck, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-3.

Women

First Round

Barbara Schett, Austria, def. Emilie Loit (5), France, walkover.

Maria Kirilenko, Russia, def. Maria Elena Camerin, Italy, 6-4, 6-1.

Milagros Sequera, Venezuela, def. Marta Marrero, Spain, 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-3.

Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, def. Ludmila Cervanova, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-1.

Mary Pierce (3), France, def. Emmanuelle Gagliardi, Switzerland, 6-2, 6-4.

ATP Money Leaders

Through June 13

1. Roger Federer$2,150,905
2. Guillermo Coria$1,536,239
3. Gaston Gaudio$1,300,049
4. Carlos Moya$1,016,101
5. Andy Roddick$985,582
6. Marat Safin$791,761
7. Tim Henman$766,132
8. Lleyton Hewitt$734,496
9. David Nalbandian$661,470
10. Juan Ignacio Chela$542,410
11. Fernando Gonzalez$525,365
12. Fabrice Santoro$464,229
13. Tommy Robredo$458,806
14. Nicolas Massu$441,959
15. Rainer Schuettler$436,106
16. Andre Agassi$418,234
17. Sebastien Grosjean$408,517
18. Dominik Hrbaty$399,666
19. Michael Llodra$390,510
20. Juan Carlos Ferrero$380,144
21. Vince Spadea$378,348
22. Xavier Malisse$370,176
23. Andrei Pavel$366,266
24. Ivan Ljubicic$358,490
25. Jonas Bjorkman$346,228
26. Nicolas Kiefer$345,217
27. Max Mirnyi$339,900
28. Nicolas Escude$334,467
29. Olivier Rochus$324,214
30. Gustavo Kuerten$323,508
31. Feliciano Lopez$321,091
32. Agustin Calleri$315,441
33. Jiri Novak$311,294
34. Albert Costa$299,199
35. Bob Bryan$286,606
36. Mike Bryan$281,456
37. Mikhail Youzhny$269,119
38. Radek Stepanek$268,572
39. Nikolay Davydenko$266,757
40. Fernando Verdasco$260,786
41. Mariano Zabaleta$259,489
42. Paradorn Srichaphan$259,435
43. Mark Philippoussis$255,537
44. Arnaud Clement$254,298
45. Joachim Johansson$242,826
46. Guillermo Canas$238,824
47. Irakli Labadze$233,843
48. Martin Verkerk$230,528
49. Wayne Arthurs$230,232
50. Hicham Arazi$226,715

WTA Tour Money Leaders

Through June 13

1. Justine Henin-Hardenne$1,361,575
2. Anastasia Myskina$1,253,612
3. Elena Dementieva$778,041
4. Paola Suarez$748,668
5. Amelie Mauresmo$701,562
6. Lindsay Davenport$693,609
7. Venus Williams$597,915
8. Kim Clijsters$596,116
9. Serena Williams$587,752
10. Svetlana Kuznetsova$578,524
11. Virginia Ruano Pascual$469,435
12. Jennifer Capriati$423,188
13. Nadia Petrova$409,400
14. Fabiola Zuluaga$377,291
15. Patty Schnyder$368,591
16. Elena Likhovtseva$363,831
17. Vera Zvonareva$322,720
18. Meghann Shaughnessy$311,055
19. Conchita Martinez$298,529
20. Maria Sharapova$290,729
21. Silvia Farina Elia$281,795
22. Magdalena Maleeva$279,981
23. Lisa Raymond$271,384
24. Francesca Schiavone$262,943
25. Eleni Daniilidou$250,244
26. Nathalie Dechy$250,144
27. Ai Sugiyama$236,949
28. Karolina Sprem$198,566
29. Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi$196,656
30. Cara Black$186,010
31. Tatiana Golovin$182,023
32. Alicia Molik$181,562
33. Gisela Dulko$175,161
34. Elena Bovina$171,042
35. Emilie Loit$164,133
36. Petra Mandula$161,477
37. Jie Zheng$159,257
38. Jelena Kostanic$156,913
39. Jill Craybas$155,418
40. Nicole Pratt$149,549
41. Dinara Safina$148,036
42. Daniela Hantuchova$143,964
43. Maria Vento-Kabchi$142,610
44. Jelena Dokic$140,617
45. Shinobu Asagoe$138,539
46. Martina Navratilova$132,377
47. Denisa Chladkova$127,974
48. Magui Serna$122,092
49. Laura Granville$121,200
50. Janette Husarova$120,728

FISH COUNTS

The upstream movement of chinook, Coho, Sockeye, Steelhead, and Shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on Monday.

ChinCohoSockSteelShad
Bonneville225802519420111978
The Dalles195301783139161477
John Day1401012421270
McNary106907537052631
Ice Harbor75000211284
Low. Monumental84100130
Little Goose86400120
Lower Granite55000511

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

ANAHEIM ANGELS—Recalled RHP Derrick Turnbow from Salt Lake of the PCL.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Purchased the contract of OF Raul Gonzalez from Buffalo of the IL. Designated C Sandy Martinez for assignment. Announced RHP Lou Pote declined his outright assignment to Buffalo and opted for free agency.

DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms with LHP Luke French, CF Brandon Timm 3B Cory Middleton, RHP Josh Kauten, C Cole Miller, SS Brooks Colvin, C James Skelton, 2B Stephen Young, RHP Daniel Konecny, RHP Edward Clelland, RHP Matthew Righter, RHP Thomas Royals, LF Vincent Berry, LF Jordan Foster, CF Robert Tulk, LHP Dominic Carmosino, LHP Brian Hensen, SS Octavio Amezquita, 1B Joshua Lee, RF Leo Grullon, RHP Kevin Brower and RF Jamaal Peeples.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Placed OF Michael Ryan on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Alex Prieto from Rochester of the IL.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Placed RHP Kevin Brown on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 10. Recalled OF Bubba Crosby from Columbus of the IL.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Signed LHP Derek Tharpe, 3B Myron Leslie, 1B Tom Everidge, SS Ryan Ruiz, SS Wes Long, RHP Connor Robertson, RHP Jeff Gray, RHP Joseph Piekarz and RHP Joey Scott.

National League

HOSUTON ASTROS—Recalled INF Eric Bruntlett from New Orleans of the PCL. Optioned RHP Ricky Stone to New Orleans.

NEW YORK METS—Fired Denny Walling, batting coach. Named bench coach Don Baylor interim batting coach. Signed 3B Nicholas Evans and assigned him to the Gulf Coast League. Signed OF Josh Wyrick and C Rafael Arroyo and assigned them to Kingsport of the Appalachian League. Signed RHP Jeffrey Landing, SS William Psomas, OF Joseph Williams, OF Kyle Brown, OF Caleb Stewart and RHP Michael Devaney and assigned them to Brooklyn of the New York-Penn League.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Optioned 2B Chase Utley to Scranton/Wilkes Barre of the IL. Activated RHP Brian Powell from the 15-day DL.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Signed RHP Jeremy Zick, RHP Matthew Scherer, RHP Chris Della Rocco, RHP Brian Parish, RHP Christopher Bova, RHP Jessen Grant, RHP Michael Sillman, RHP Phillip Anderson, RHP Dan Baysinger, RHP Austin Tubb, RHP Timothy Gross, RHP Quinton Robertson, RHP Gregg Pleeter, LHP Chris Noonan, 2B Jacob Mullinax, SS Daniel Nelson, 1B William Becher, 1B Brett Cooley, OF Das Jesson, OF Chad Gabriel, OF Michael Miller, OF Steven Sherman, OF Samuel Herbert, OF Sean Dobson, C Cory Taillon, C Brandon Marcelli, CAdam Burton, 3B Mark Broome and 2B Jose Delgado.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Activated 2B Ray Durham from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Todd Linden to Fresno of the PCL.

Central League

AMARILLO DILLAS—Traded OF Francisco Lebronto to Coastal Bend for OF Matt Mann. Released INF Ben Tinius.

COASTAL BEND AVIATORS—Traded RHP Rob Elias to Jackson for a player to be named. Released INF Dalphie Correa.

JACKSON SENATORS—Traded INF-C Alfred Corbeil to the Aces of the Northeast League for a player to be named.

SAN ANGELO COLTS—Release LHP Dallas Mahan.

Eastern League

TRENTON THUNDER—Announced RHP Buddy Carlyle and RHP Carlos Reyes have been promoted to Columbus of the IL.

Frontier League

RIVER CITY RASCALS—Signed OF Jason Negran. Released OF David Nowak.

Northeast League

ELMIRA PIONEERS—Signed OF Matt Cucurullo.

LES CAPITALES DE QUEBEC—Signed RHP Brett Lawson.

Northern League

FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS—Signed OF Luther Kangas.

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Signed RHP Bryan Shartzer.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Acquired LHP Jake Whitney from St. Paul for future considerations.

ST. PAUL SAINTS—Sold the contract of LHP Ken Holubec to the Texas Rangers. Signed LHP Tim Tisch and INF Clemente Bonilla.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Signed RHP Ronald Evans. Released RHP John St. Amant.

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES—Signed RHP Scott Anderson, RHP Travis Stanton, LHP Ace Purvis and OF Mike Forbes.

BASKETBALL

Continental Basketball Association

CBA—Announced the addition of the Michigan Mayhem, beginning in the 2004-05 season.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Signed DT Brian Montesanto to a one-year contract.

ATLANTA FALCONS—Claimed TE Spencer Nead off waivers from St. Louis. Signed DE Bruce Andrine.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed TE Chad Hayes to a two-year contract. Waived OT Justin Sands.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed DT Derrick Ransom. Released LB Curtis Randall.

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed DE T.J. Bingham.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed C Curt McGill. Placed WR Donovan Morgan and DT Alonzo Shuler on the exempt/NFL Europe-injured list.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed S Erik Totten.

Canadian Football League

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Released LB Travis Ortega.

Arena Football League

LOS ANGELES AVENGERS—Announced the resignation of Todd Merkow, president and chief operating officer, effective July 1.

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LOUISVILLE FIRE—Announced OS Kyle Henderson has been reassigned from Tennessee Valley.

HOCKEY

Central Hockey League

ODESSA JACKALOPES—Signed F Nate Leslie.

ECHL

ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK BULLIES—Named Matt Thomas coach.

GREENVILLE GRRROWL—Signed LW Colin Pepperall, F Richard Nauman and D Daryl Pierce.

SOCCER

Major Indoor Soccer League

CLEVELAND FORCE—Traded F Braedon Cloutier and D Nevio Pizzolitto to San Diego for M Robbie Aristodemo.

COLLEGE

BRADLEY—Named Kyle Vogt director of basketball operations.

BROWN—Named Joe Linehan men’s and women’s water polo coach.

CCNY—Named Lyndon George men’s and women’s track and field coach, and Jerry Sidman assistant baseball coach.

DREXEL—Named Whitney Springfield Thain men’s and women’s tennis coach.

JUNIATA—Promoted Darrell Alt from assistant football coach to interim head coach.

LEHIGH—Named Elizabeth Broade Ota women’s lacrosse coach.

LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE—Named Bill Pope men’s assistant basketball coach.

LOUISVILLE—Announced sophomore men’s basketball C David Padgett has transferred from Kansas.

MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH—Named Louise Goodrum associate athletic director.

MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS—Named Galen Harkness and Stacy Harkness women’s assistant basketball coaches, Dustin Ashby men’s golf coach, and Ike McMillan women’s assistant soccer coach.

TENNESSEE—Announced the resignation of Greg Brown, women’s assistant basketball coach.