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Baseball
MLB
American League Leaders
BATTING—ISuzuki, Seattle, .347; MOrdonez, Detroit, .347; Polanco, Detroit, .341; Posada, New York, .339; Figgins, Los Angeles, .333; Jeter, New York, .330; DOrtiz, Boston, .321.
RUNS—ARodriguez, New York, 97; Sheffield, Detroit, 89; Granderson, Detroit, 85; Sizemore, Cleveland, 81; Rios, Toronto, 77; MOrdonez, Detroit, 77; DeJesus, Kansas City, 75; ISuzuki, Seattle, 75; BAbreu, New York, 75.
RBI—ARodriguez, New York, 103; Morneau, Minnesota, 89; MOrdonez, Detroit, 88; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 81; VMartinez, Cleveland, 76.
HITS—ISuzuki, Seattle, 151; Jeter, New York, 143; Polanco, Detroit, 135; MOrdonez, Detroit, 135; BRoberts, Baltimore, 130; Rios, Toronto, 129; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 129.
DOUBLES—MOrdonez, Detroit, 38; DOrtiz, Boston, 33; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 33; AHill, Toronto, 31; Cano, New York, 30.
TRIPLES—Granderson, Detroit, 17; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 8; Crisp, Boston, 7; TPena, Kansas City, 6; Teahen, Kansas City, 6; DeJesus, Kansas City, 6; MByrd, Texas, 6.
HOME RUNS—ARodriguez, New York, 35; Morneau, Minnesota, 28; CPena, Tampa Bay, 25; Sheffield, Detroit, 23; Konerko, Chicago, 22; THunter, Minnesota, 22; Matsui, New York, 21.
STOLEN BASES—Crawford, Tampa Bay, 33; BRoberts, Baltimore, 32; ISuzuki, Seattle, 30; Figgins, Los Angeles, 28; Sizemore, Cleveland, 27; CPatterson, Baltimore, 27; JLugo, Boston, 26.
PITCHING (11 Decisions)—Haren, Oakland, 13-3, .812, 2.44; Bonderman, Detroit, 10-3, .769, 4.33; Verlander, Detroit, 11-4, .733, 3.49; Bedard, Baltimore, 11-4, .733, 3.05; Carmona, Cleveland, 13-5, .722, 3.27; Beckett, Boston, 13-5, .722, 3.41; Wang, New York, 12-5, .706, 3.61.
STRIKEOUTS—Bedard, Baltimore, 181; JoSantana, Minnesota, 156; Sabathia, Cleveland, 145; Kazmir, Tampa Bay, 144; Matsuzaka, Boston, 142.
SAVES—Putz, Seattle, 31; Jenks, Chicago, 30; Borowski, Cleveland, 29; TJones, Detroit, 28; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 25; Nathan, Minnesota, 24; Papelbon, Boston, 23.
National League Leaders
BATTING—HaRamirez, Florida, .341; CJones, Atlanta, .340; Renteria, Atlanta, .337; Holliday, Colorado, .336; MiCabrera, Florida, .336; Utley, Philadelphia, .336; DYoung, Washington, .327.
RUNS—Rollins, Philadelphia, 90; HaRamirez, Florida, 79; Utley, Philadelphia, 79; Uggla, Florida, 78; JBReyes, New York, 76; Victorino, Philadelphia, 72; ASoriano, Chicago, 72.
RBI—Howard, Philadelphia, 86; CaLee, Houston, 86; Holliday, Colorado, 84; Utley, Philadelphia, 82; MiCabrera, Florida, 78; Fielder, Milwaukee, 76; Pujols, St. Louis, 71.
HITS—HaRamirez, Florida, 140; Holliday, Colorado, 140; Renteria, Atlanta, 140; Rollins, Philadelphia, 139; Utley, Philadelphia, 134; JBReyes, New York, 133; MiCabrera, Florida, 131.
DOUBLES—Utley, Philadelphia, 41; Uggla, Florida, 40; Holliday, Colorado, 35; Rowand, Philadelphia, 33; HaRamirez, Florida, 32; Church, Washington, 32; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 32.
TRIPLES—Rollins, Philadelphia, 14; JBReyes, New York, 10; Johnson, Atlanta, 9; Amezaga, Florida, 8; Byrnes, Arizona, 7; Pence, Houston, 6; CGuzman, Washington, 6.
HOME RUNS—Fielder, Milwaukee, 30; Howard, Philadelphia, 29; Dunn, Cincinnati, 27; MiCabrera, Florida, 25; Griffey Jr., Cincinnati, 25; Pujols, St. Louis, 23; CaLee, Houston, 22.
STOLEN BASES—JBReyes, New York, 50; Pierre, Los Angeles, 42; Victorino, Philadelphia, 32; HaRamirez, Florida, 29; Byrnes, Arizona, 27; Taveras, Colorado, 26; Wright, New York, 24.
PITCHING (11 Decisions)—Penny, Los Angeles, 13-2, .867, 2.60; CVargas, Milwaukee, 9-2, .818, 4.30; Harang, Cincinnati, 10-3, .769, 3.54; CYoung, San Diego, 9-3, .750, 1.82; BSheets, Milwaukee, 10-4, .714, 3.39; Hamels, Philadelphia, 12-5, .706, 3.50; Maine, New York, 12-5, .706, 2.92.
STRIKEOUTS—Peavy, San Diego, 144; Hamels, Philadelphia, 143; Webb, Arizona, 141; Harang, Cincinnati, 138; CZambrano, Chicago, 128; Smoltz, Atlanta, 117; Snell, Pittsburgh, 115.
SAVES—FCordero, Milwaukee, 32; Valverde, Arizona, 31; Hoffman, San Diego, 28; Saito, Los Angeles, 26; BWagner, New York, 24; CCordero, Washington, 22; Gregg, Florida, 21; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 21.
3,000 Hits
Through July 31
(x-active; y-played prior to 1901)
Player | No. |
1. Pete Rose | 4,256 |
2. Ty Cobb | 4,191 |
3. Hank Aaron | 3,771 |
4. Stan Musial | 3,630 |
5. Tris Speaker | 3,515 |
6. y-Honus Wagner | 3,430 |
7. Carl Yastrzemski | 3,419 |
8. Paul Molitor | 3,319 |
9. Eddie Collins | 3,314 |
10. Willie Mays | 3,283 |
11. Eddie Murray | 3,255 |
12. y-Nap Lajoie | 3,252 |
13. Cal Ripken | 3,184 |
14. George Brett | 3,154 |
15. Paul Waner | 3,152 |
16. Robin Yount | 3,142 |
17. Tony Gwynn | 3,141 |
18. Dave Winfield | 3,110 |
19. y-Cap Anson | 3,081 |
20. Rickey Henderson | 3,055 |
21. Rod Carew | 3,053 |
22. Lou Brock | 3,023 |
23. x-Craig Biggio | 3,021 |
24. Rafael Palmeiro | 3,020 |
25. Wade Boggs | 3,010 |
26. Al Kaline | 3,007 |
27. Roberto Clemente | 3,000 |
PCL
Northern | W | L | GB |
Nashville (Brewers) | 67 | 43 | — |
Iowa (Cubs) | 60 | 51 | 7 1/2 |
Omaha (Royals) | 54 | 57 | 13 1/2 |
Memphis (Cardinals) | 46 | 65 | 21 1/2 |
Southern | W | L | GB |
New Orleans (Mets) | 60 | 50 | — |
Albuquerque (Marlins) | 55 | 55 | 5 |
Oklahoma (Rangers) | 54 | 54 | 5 |
Round Rock (Astros) | 47 | 62 | 12 1/2 |
Pacific Conference
Northern | W | L | GB |
Col. Springs (Rockies) | 57 | 53 | — |
Salt Lake (Angels) | 57 | 54 | 1/2 |
Tacoma (Mariners) | 49 | 62 | 8 1/2 |
Portland (Padres) | 44 | 67 | 13 1/2 |
Southern | W | L | GB |
Sacramento (Athletics) | 64 | 47 | — |
Tucson (Diamondbacks) | 58 | 51 | 5 |
Fresno (Giants) | 57 | 54 | 7 |
Las Vegas (Dodgers) | 53 | 57 | 10 1/2 |
Tuesday’s Results
Albuquerque at Tucson, ccd., rain
Fresno 5, Memphis 1
Salt Lake 8, Iowa 5
Colorado Springs 11, Omaha 6
New Orleans 12, Portland 8
Las Vegas 12, Round Rock 4
Nashville 2, Sacramento 0
Tacoma 5, Oklahoma 0
Today’s Games
Colorado Springs at Round Rock
Las Vegas at Omaha
Memphis at Tacoma
Nashville at Portland
New Orleans at Sacramento
Oklahoma at Fresno
Salt Lake at Albuquerque
Tucson at Iowa
Thursday’s Games
Colorado Springs at Round Rock
Las Vegas at Omaha
Memphis at Tacoma
Nashville at Portland
New Orleans at Sacramento
Oklahoma at Fresno
Salt Lake at Albuquerque
Tucson at Iowa
NWL
Indians 4, Bears 3
Spokane | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
Lawson 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
T. Smith cf | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
Osuna 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
Gac 1b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
Greene c | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .306 |
Fry rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .257 |
Marquardt lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 |
K. Smith dh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .279 |
J. Yan 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .163 |
A. James ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 |
Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 11 | .245 |
Yakima | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
Frey cf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .301 |
Hallberg ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .340 |
Easley c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 |
Hanke rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 |
Ramirez 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
Mee 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .326 |
Byrne lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
J. Parra dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
Ayers 2b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .096 |
Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .256 |
Spokane | 000 | 000 | 400––4 | 9 | 2 |
Yakima | 000 | 110 | 001––3 | 8 | 1 |
E—Greene, J. Yan, Hanke. DP—Spokane 1. LOB—Spokane 9, Yakima 7. 2B—Lawson, T. Smith, Mee, Byrne. HR—J. Yan (2). SB—Gac, Lawson. CS—T. Smith. SF—Mee.
Spokane | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
Castillo W,3-3 | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5.92 |
Stewart H,4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.26 |
Laughter S,4 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.95 |
Yakima | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
Collmenter | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2.87 |
Vasquez BS,1 L,2-2 | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3.49 |
Arif | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.21 |
HBP—Hallberg (by Stewart), Greene (by Collmenter), Lawson (by Collmenter), Gac (by Vasquez). T—2:43. A—1,593.
2007 American Legion Junior Championship Tournament
Thursday
Division A at Central Valley High School, Spokane Valley, WA
Div. III #3 Olympic vs. Div. VI #1 Kennewick Dusters, 9 a.m.
Div. V #2 Newport vs. Div I #2 Bellingham, DH
Div II #1 Lakeside Gray vs. Div. III #2 River Ridge, 2:30 p.m.
Div. IV #2 Pacific Tech vs. Div. V Host Central Valley, DH
Division B at University High School, Spokane Valley, WA
Div. VI #2 Richland vs. Div. III #1 Central Kitsap, 9 a.m.
Div. I #1 Mt. Vernon vs. Div. V #3 Freeman, DH
Div. IV #1 Centralia vs. Div I #3 Ferndale, 2:30 p.m.
Div. II #2 Mount Rainier vs. Div. V #1 Host University, DH
WCCL
RiverHawks 2, Bells 1 (11)
Bellingham | 000 | 000 | 100 | 00– | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Spokane | 000 | 000 | 010 | 01– | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Morsching, Martinez (5), Poggemeyer (8), Clem (9) and Holloway; Powell, Hill (8), Tribbett (9), Farden (11). W—Farden. L—Clem.
HITS: Bellingham—Hale, Krause 3, Bargewell, Brewer. Spokane—Boscarino, Van Winkle 2, Navalinski. 2B– Van Winkle.
18U
Fatburger Tournament
MonsterDogs 3, Rainiers 0
Oakley | 002 | 001 | 0 | — | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Seattle | 000 | 000 | 000 | — | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Anton and Hauff; Haehl and Jacobson. W—Anton. L—Haehl.
HITS: Oakley—Malone, Gallagher, McNaghten, Carlson, Richardson. Seattle—Black.
Basketball
WNBA
All Times PDT
Eastern | W | L | GB |
Detroit | 21 | 6 | — |
Indiana | 17 | 10 | 4 |
Connecticut | 15 | 12 | 6 |
Chicago | 12 | 15 | 9 |
New York | 10 | 15 | 10 |
Washington | 10 | 15 | 10 |
Western | W | L | GB |
San Antonio | 16 | 9 | — |
Phoenix | 17 | 10 | — |
Sacramento | 15 | 10 | 1 |
Seattle | 13 | 14 | 4 |
Los Angeles | 9 | 16 | 7 |
Houston | 8 | 18 | 8 1/2 |
Minnesota | 7 | 20 | 10 |
Tuesday’s Results
Connecticut 74, Chicago 56
Indiana 66, Washington 57
Los Angeles 73, New York 63
Detroit 84, San Antonio 79
Phoenix 76, Houston 74
Sacramento 78, Seattle 74
Today’s Games
No games scheduled
Thursday’s Games
Minnesota at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Phoenix at San Antonio, 5 p.m.
Fever 66, Mystics 57
Washington (57)- Milton-Jones 5-11 2-2 12, Currie 5-11 1-1 11, Sanford 3-10 1-9 7, Beard 6-16 3-4 15, Teasley 0-1 2-2 2, Goring 2-4 1-2 5, Leuchanka 0-1 0-0 0, James 0-1 2-2 2, Blue 0-0 0-0 0, Miller 1-3 0-0 3, Koehn 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-60 12-22 57.
Indiana (66)- DeForge 2-4 0-0 5, Hoffman 1-4 2-2 4, Sutton-Brown 5-11 3-5 13, White 6-17 5-6 20, Bevilaqua 1-4 3-4 6, Whitmore 7-13 2-4 17, Sam 0-4 1-2 1, Sharp 0-2 0-0 0, Bales 0-0 0-0 0, Terry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-59 16-23 66.
Washington | 15 | 9 | 12 | 21 | — | 57 |
Indiana | 24 | 6 | 20 | 16 | — | 66 |
3-Point Goals—Washington 1-8 (Miller 1-1, Milton-Jones 0-1, Teasley 0-1, James 0-1, Beard 0-2, Koehn 0-2), Indiana 6-13 (White 3-6, Whitmore 1-1, DeForge 1-2, Bevilaqua 1-4). Fouled Out—Beard. Rebounds—Washington 50 (Sanford 9), Indiana 42 (Whitmore 15). Assists—Washington 5 (Beard, Sanford, Teasley, Currie, Leuchanka), Indiana 11 (Bevilaqua 4). Total Fouls—Washington 22, Indiana 22. Technicals—Milton-Jones 2. Ejected—Milton-Jones. A—6,012 (9,823).
Mercury 76, Comets 74
Phoenix (76)- Pondexter 6-17 2-3 14, Taylor 3-9 4-4 10, T.Smith 2-5 4-4 8, K.Miller 4-5 0-0 9, Taurasi 7-17 1-1 19, Mazzante 2-3 0-0 5, Schumacher 3-3 0-0 6, Snell 0-1 1-2 1, Lacy 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 28-61 14-16 76.
Houston (74)- Lyttle 7-11 1-2 15, Thompson 4-17 2-2 12, Snow 9-13 3-3 21, C.Smith 2-8 2-2 8, Maiga 1-6 0-0 2, Dixon 5-12 4-4 14, Hodges 0-3 0-0 0, Byears 0-1 0-2 0, Grant 0-0 0-0 0, Turner 0-2 2-4 2, Shields 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-75 14-19 74.
Phoenix | 21 | 14 | 22 | 19 | — | 76 |
Houston | 21 | 14 | 25 | 14 | — | 74 |
3-Point Goals—Phoenix 6-19 (Taurasi 4-11, K.Miller 1-2, Mazzante 1-2, T.Smith 0-1, Taylor 0-3), Houston 4-15 (Thompson 2-5, C.Smith 2-7, Hodges 0-1, Turner 0-1, Dixon 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 33 (T.Smith 8), Houston 54 (Thompson 11). Assists—Phoenix 24 (Taylor 6), Houston 21 (Thompson 6). Total Fouls—Phoenix 15, Houston 17. A—8,084 (10,063).
Monarchs 78, Storm 74
Sacramento (78)- Brunson 3-10 2-3 8, Powell 8-19 8-8 28, Griffith 5-7 3-6 13, Newton 1-8 0-0 3, Penicheiro 2-4 0-0 4, Williams 1-5 2-2 4, S.Robinson 0-2 0-0 0, Lawson 3-11 3-4 10, Haynie 3-5 0-0 8. Totals 26-71 18-23 78.
Seattle (74)- Jackson 10-17 10-12 30, Castro Marques 2-7 1-2 5, Burse 5-7 1-1 11, Lennox 5-9 0-0 10, Bird 3-10 4-4 12, Wright 1-5 0-0 2, Gearlds 1-2 0-0 3, Palmer-Daniel 0-1 1-2 1, A.Robinson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-58 17-21 74.
Sacramento | 24 | 19 | 19 | 16 | — | 78 |
Seattle | 23 | 16 | 11 | 24 | — | 74 |
3-Point Goals—Sacramento 8-18 (Powell 4-8, Haynie 2-2, Newton 1-2, Lawson 1-5, S.Robinson 0-1), Seattle 3-15 (Bird 2-5, Gearlds 1-2, Lennox 0-1, Wright 0-1, Castro Marques 0-2, Jackson 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Sacramento 47 (Brunson 10), Seattle 38 (Jackson 8). Assists—Sacramento 16 (Penicheiro 6), Seattle 17 (Bird, Castro Marques 6). Total Fouls—Sacramento 18, Seattle 20. A—7,568 (9,686).
Shock 84, SilverStars 79
Detroit (84)- Smith 6-13 7-7 21, Cash 4-12 0-0 8, Feenstra 2-4 0-0 4, Nolan 6-12 3-4 15, Tillis 0-1 0-0 0, Pierson 9-16 4-4 22, Braxton 3-5 2-2 8, S.Johnson 2-4 0-0 6, Powell 0-2 0-2 0, Latta 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-70 16-19 84.
San Antonio (79)- V.Johnson 3-5 0-0 6, Young 10-21 3-4 23, Riley 2-10 2-2 6, Hammon 7-14 9-9 26, Darling 1-3 0-0 2, Anderson 2-2 2-2 6, Crossley 0-2 1-2 1, Little 0-2 0-0 0, Ferdinand 4-7 1-1 9. Totals 29-66 18-20 79.
Detroit | 27 | 15 | 19 | 23 | — | 84 |
San Antonio | 22 | 22 | 21 | 14 | — | 79 |
3-Point Goals—Detroit 4-9 (S.Johnson 2-3, Smith 2-4, Latta 0-1, Tillis 0-1), San Antonio 3-10 (Hammon 3-5, Young 0-1, Darling 0-1, Crossley 0-1, Ferdinand 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 39 (Smith 7), San Antonio 41 (V.Johnson 9). Assists—Detroit 16 (Nolan, Smith 3), San Antonio 18 (Hammon 6). Total Fouls—Detroit 18, San Antonio 18. Technicals—Pierson, Detroit coach Laimbeer, Detroit assistant coach Mahorn. A—8,267 (9,877).
Sparks 73, Liberty 63
Los Angeles (73)- J.Moore 0-4 2-4 2, Spencer 4-9 0-0 10, McWilliams-Franklin 5-10 2-4 13, Johnson 4-12 2-2 10, Mabika 7-11 2-2 19, Baker 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 1-3 0-0 2, C.Thomas 1-2 0-0 2, Fernandez 2-3 0-0 4, L.Thomas 3-6 1-2 7, Page 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 29-65 9-14 73.
New York (63)- Christon 0-5 4-6 4, Kraayeveld 3-5 2-2 9, McCarville 7-20 2-2 16, L.Moore 4-10 0-0 10, Thorn 2-5 1-1 5, Battle 1-7 3-4 6, Jackson 1-7 3-3 5, Willis 3-9 0-0 8, Davenport 0-0 0-0 0, Weber 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-69 15-18 63.
Los Angeles | 14 | 27 | 18 | 14 | — | 73 |
New York | 23 | 8 | 13 | 19 | — | 63 |
3-Point Goals—Los Angeles 6-12 (Mabika 3-5, Spencer 2-2, McWilliams-Franklin 1-1, L.Thomas 0-1, Brown 0-1, Johnson 0-2), New York 6-17 (L.Moore 2-4, Willis 2-7, Kraayeveld 1-2, Battle 1-3, Thorn 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Los Angeles 56 (McWilliams-Franklin 13), New York 36 (McCarville 8). Assists—Los Angeles 12 (McWilliams-Franklin 4), New York 11 (L.Moore 6). Total Fouls—Los Angeles 16, New York 15. Technical—Los Angeles delay of game. A—8,685 (19,763).
Sun 74, Sky 56
Chicago (56)- Dupree 1-6 2-4 4, Dales 4-11 0-0 10, Melvin 0-5 0-0 0, Canty 4-6 0-0 8, Price 1-5 3-3 5, Joens 2-4 0-0 4, Perkins 7-14 3-4 17, Wyckoff 0-0 0-0 0, Moeggenberg 2-3 1-1 5, Raymond 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 22-56 9-12 56.
Connecticut (74)- Jones 7-18 2-2 16, Sales 1-7 0-0 2, Dydek 2-4 0-0 4, Whalen 4-9 2-3 10, Douglas 8-20 0-0 18, Maltsi 5-10 0-0 13, Carey 0-3 0-0 0, Desouza 2-2 0-0 4, Rasmussen 0-3 0-0 0, Willingham 3-4 0-0 6, Hairston 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 32-81 5-7 74.
Chicago | 14 | 21 | 11 | 10 | — | 56 |
Connecticut | 24 | 17 | 23 | 10 | — | 74 |
3-Point Goals—Chicago 3-11 (Dales 2-6, Raymond 1-2, Joens 0-1, Perkins 0-2), Connecticut 5-18 (Maltsi 3-5, Douglas 2-7, Jones 0-1, Rasmussen 0-1, Carey 0-2, Sales 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 35 (Dupree, Perkins 7), Connecticut 53 (Jones 9). Assists—Chicago 12 (Canty, Joens 3), Connecticut 19 (Sales 5). Total Fouls—Chicago 12, Connecticut 12. A—8,048 (9,341).
Football
CFL
All Times PDT
EAST DIVISION
W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | |
Winnipeg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 142 | 117 |
Montreal | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 103 | 101 |
Toronto | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 123 | 103 |
Hamilton | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 154 |
WEST DIVISION
W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | |
British Columbia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 149 | 88 |
Saskatchewan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 151 | 92 |
Edmonton | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 102 | 157 |
Calgary | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 148 |
NOTE: Two points for a regulation or overtime win and one point for a tie.
Thursday’s Games
Toronto at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
Saskatchewan at British Columbia, 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s Game
Winnipeg at Hamilton, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Game
Calgary at Edmonton, 4 p.m.
Af2 Playoffs
Friday’s Games
American Conference
Central Valley (10-6) at Manchester (10-6)
Green Bay (9-7) at Quad City (10-6)
Saturday’s Games
American Conference
Louisville (9-7) at Spokane (12-4), 5 p.m.
Tri-Cities (8-8) at W-B/Scranton (14-2)
National Conference
Oklahoma City (7-9) at Tulsa (14-2)
So. Georgia (10-6) at Florida (11-5)
Bossier-Shr. (11-5) at No. Arkansas (12-4)
Sunday’s Game
National Conference
Alabama (7-9) at RG Valley (15-1)
Rodeo
Pro Rodeo Leaders
Through July 29
(Number of rodeos counted in standings in parentheses)
ALL-AROUND COWBOY
1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, $146,100
2. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., $79,872
3. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., $68,901
4. Marty Becker, Edmonton, Alberta, $61,657
5. Cash Myers, Athens, Texas, $60,439
6. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., $56,127
7. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D., $52,819
8. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $52,595
9. Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho, $48,009
10. Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., $47,109
11. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, $46,224
12. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas, $45,902
13. B.J. Campbell, Benton City, Wash., $36,659
14. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, $33,893
15. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont., $33,808
BAREBACK RIDING
1. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. (35), $108,611
2. Jess Davis, Payson, Utah (46), $63,118
3. Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo. (36), $56,720
4. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. (39), $56,531
5. Chris Harris, Itasca, Texas (48), $53,456
6. Jason Jeter, Mansfield, Texas (40), $51,606
7. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas (18), $48,990
8. Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo. (33), $47,396
9. Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo. (46), $43,874
10. Scott Montague, Rapid City, S.D. (31), $43,619
11. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. (42), $42,686
12. Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla. (38), $42,493
13. Bo Casper, Fort Scott, Kan. (44), $39,066
14. Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore. (36), $38,611
15. Cimmaron Gerke, Brighton, Colo. (25), $37,799
16. Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas (43), $35,119
17. Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho (36), $31,981
18. Cleve Schmidt, Belle Fourche, S.D. (24), $30,070
19. Tom McFarland, Wickenburg, Ariz. (38), $28,589
20. Silas Richards, San Augustine, Texas (40), $27,383
STEER WRESTLING
1. Jule Hazen, Protection, Kan. (45), $79,387
2. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. (40), $73,915
3. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo. (42), $63,135
4. Todd Suhn, North Platte, Neb. (41), $60,982
5. Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore. (31), $55,458
6. Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta (35), $54,657
7. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. (43), $45,821
8. Casey McMillen, Craig, Colo. (39), $45,783
9. Joey Bell Jr., Malakoff, Texas (45), $45,645
10. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D. (42), $42,876
11. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. (40), $41,006
12. Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas (54), $40,624
13. Levi Wisness, Keene, N.D. (38), $37,134
14. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif. (44), $35,772
15. Jon Ragatz, Cassville, Wis. (48), $35,377
16. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. (41), $33,653
17. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo. (34), $32,747
18. Nick Stubblefield, Helena, Mont. (45), $32,416
19. Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla. (36), $32,405
20. Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla. (42), $31,998
TEAM ROPING (HEADING)
1. Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore. (43), $69,975
2. Speed Williams, De Leon, Texas (40), $64,381
3. Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn. (43), $61,237
4. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. (40), $58,233
5. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. (39), $54,224
6. Jimmy Edens, Gatesville, Texas (47), $43,636
7. Tee Woolman, Llano, Texas (37), $42,838
8. Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz. (35), $41,979
9. Keven Daniel, Altha, Fla. (41), $40,660
10. Tommy Edens, Gatesville, Texas (47), $38,874
11. Shain Sproul, Benson, Ariz. (37), $37,520
12. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. (36), $33,842
13. Matt Sherwood, Queen Creek, Ariz. (38), $32,743
14. Shane Schwenke, Harlem, Mont. (38), $32,471
15. David Key, Caldwell, Texas (35), $31,969
16. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas (36), $31,779
17. Kevin Stewart, Glen Rose, Texas (39), $30,412
18. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M. (33), $30,370
19. Coleman Proctor, Miami, Okla. (34), $30,292
20. Wade Wheatley, Hughson, Calif. (37), $29,141
TEAM ROPING (HEELING)
1. Mike Beers, Post, Ore. (42), $67,492
2. Dean Tuftin, Prineville, Ore. (40), $64,381
3. Michael Jones, Stephenville, Texas (40), $58,233
4. Walt Woodard, Stockton, Calif. (34), $50,957
5. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas (47), $43,636
6. Cory Petska, Lexington, Okla. (37), $42,838
7. Clay O’Brien Cooper, Morgan Mill, Texas (37), $42,831
8. Allen Bach, Weatherford, Texas (30), $41,632
9. Coby Jones, Gatesville, Texas (47), $38,874
10. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas (40), $36,153
11. Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo. (37), $34,472
12. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas (37), $33,712
13. Marty Becker, Edmonton, Alberta (39), $32,471
14. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas (35), $31,969
15. Britt Bockius, Claremore, Okla. (38), $30,729
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
1. Rusty Allen, Lehi, Utah (38), $101,499
2. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah (36), $79,764
3. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. (42), $76,454
4. Anthony Bello, Oakley, Utah (36), $56,753
5. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. (32), $54,420
6. Isaac Diaz, Stephenville, Texas (48), $53,834
7. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. (34), $52,339
8. Billy Etbauer, Edmond, Okla. (24), $49,452
9. Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta (37), $48,897
10. Ryan Mapston, Belt, Mont. (40), $45,631
11. Heith DeMoss, Crowville, La. (45), $37,904
12. Jake Hayworth, St. Anthony, Idaho (37), $36,692
13. Dusty Hausauer, Dickinson, N.D. (46), $36,421
14. Chet Johnson, Gillette, Wyo. (37), $36,082
15. Mike Outhier, Utopia, Texas (43), $36,022
TIE-DOWN ROPING
1. Houston Hutto, Del Rio, Texas (40), $89,428
2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas (36), $82,090
3. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas (30), $72,248
4. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. (35), $68,556
5. Jake Hannum, Ogden, Utah (35), $66,601
6. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. (46), $63,800
7. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho (41), $48,635
8. Nate Baldwin, Blackfoot, Idaho (41), $45,874
9. Trent Creager, Stillwater, Okla. (43), $42,244
10. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash. (40), $41,640
11. Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas (32), $38,842
12. Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz. (42), $38,690
13. Doug Pharr, Victoria, Texas (38), $38,291
14. Mike Johnson, Henryetta, Okla. (33), $37,098
15. Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla. (33), $35,767
16. Stran Smith, Childress, Texas (31), $34,470
17. Brad Goodrich, Hermiston, Ore. (44), $34,256
18. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. (42), $34,051
19. Jeff Chapman, Athens, Texas (36), $32,989
20. Blake Huckabee, Shreveport, La. (40), $32,708
BARREL RACING
1. Brittany Pozzi-Pharr, Victoria, Texas (40), $116,201
2. Codi Baucom, Carthage, N.C. (24), $81,312
3. Vickie Solmonsen, Riverton, Utah (24), $59,153
4. Jill Moody, Letcher, S.D. (36), $49,470
5. Terra Bynum, Colorado City, Texas (33), $48,312
6. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore. (35), $46,041
7. Tana Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla. (38), $44,849
8. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. (28), $41,794
9. Brandie Halls, Carpenter, Wyo. (27), $40,866
10. Darlene Kasper, Sutherland Springs, Texas (29), $39,661
11. Layna Kight, Willspoint, Texas (38), $36,136
12. Kelly Maben, Spur, Texas (23), $36,049
13. Tammy Key-Fischer, Ledbetter, Texas (41), $34,093
14. Jana Jarreau, Greenwell Springs, La. (36), $32,155
15. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. (35), $31,419
16. Susan Liggitt, New Caney, Texas (51), $31,015
17. Sherrylynn Johnson, Henryetta, Okla. (43), $30,596
18. Lindz Sears, Nanton, Alberta (33), $29,765
19. Maegan Reichert, Mount Pleasant, Texas (34), $29,272
20. Annesa Self, Valley View, Texas (44), $28,750
BULL RIDING
1. B.J. Schumacher, Hillsboro, Wis. (41), $116,548
2. Chance Smart, Philadelphia, Miss. (51), $84,144
3. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. (49), $83,319
4. J.W. Harris, May, Texas (44), $83,168
5. Wesley Silcox, Payson, Utah (38), $73,081
6. Howdy Cloud, Kountze, Texas (46), $70,548
7. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo. (46), $63,839
8. Cody Hancock, Taylor, Ariz. (45), $63,200
9. Dave Samsel, Haslet, Texas (37), $55,676
10. Jarrod Craig, Hillsboro, Texas (44), $53,920
11. Bryan Richardson, Dallas (37), $50,900
12. Joe Meling, Pendelton, Ore. (31), $49,638
13. Clint Craig, Mena, Ark. (40), $49,109
14. Luke Haught, Weatherford, Texas (41), $48,971
15. Cooper Kanngiesser, Zenda, Kan. (50), $47,334
16. Ted Bert, Modesto, Calif. (27), $44,444
17. Richard Echols, Frierson, La. (46), $43,305
18. Brad Pierce, Snyder, Texas (27), $41,102
19. Colin McTaggart, Brentwood, Calif. (47), $40,342
20. Marcus Michaelis, Caldwell, Idaho (45), $39,771
STEER ROPING
1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas (16), $32,232
2. Lawson Plemons, Chilton, Texas (21), $28,679
3. Guy Allen, Santa Anna, Texas (20), $27,834
4. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. (20), $22,495
5. Neal Wood, Guy, Texas (19), $19,276
6. Buster Record Jr., Buffalo, Okla. (18), $17,458
7. J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo. (12), $16,785
8. Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas (20), $16,588
9. Brady Garten, Pawhuska, Okla. (20), $16,055
10. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas (21), $15,982
11. Rod Hartness, Pawhuska, Okla. (20), $15,923
12. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. (15), $15,248
13. Jason Evans, Huntsville, Texas (15), $14,439
14. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. (20), $14,033
15. Cash Myers, Athens, Texas (14), $13,337
16. Rocky Garnett, Mcalester, Okla. (15), $12,393
17. Chris Glover, Keenesburg, Colo. (16), $12,224
18. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas (14), $12,190
19. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla. (21), $11,700
20. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas (22), $11,471
Soccer
MLS
All Times PDT
Easter | W | L | T | Pts |
New England | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
Kansas City | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 |
New York | 8 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Columbus | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
D.C. United | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
Chicago | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
Toronto FC | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
Western | W | L | T | Pts |
Houston | 10 | 5 | 4 | 34 |
FC Dallas | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 |
CD Chivas USA | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 |
Colorado | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
Los Angeles | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
Real Salt Lake | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Thursday’s Game
Kansas City at New England, 4 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Columbus at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Colorado at FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Houston at Real Salt Lake, 6 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
D.C. United at New England, 1 p.m.
Los Angeles at Toronto FC, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 9
Los Angeles at D.C. United, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 11
Columbus at FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Houston at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 12
Toronto FC at New York, 2 p.m.
Los Angeles at New England, 4 p.m.
Tennis
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Acura Classic
WTA TOUR
At La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif. Purse: $1.34 million (Tier I). Surface: Hard-Outdoor.
Singles, First Round
Meghann Shaughnessy, United States, def. Olga Poutchkova, Russia, 6-3, 6-1.
Lucie Safarova (16), Czech Republic, def. Meilen Tu, United States, 6-4, 6-3.
Sybille Bammer (15), Austria, def. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Yung-Jan Chan, Chinese Taipei, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0.
Sania Mirza, India, def. Shahar Peer (12), Israel, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Ai Sugiyama, Japan, def. Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, 6-3, 6-2.
Virginie Razzano, France, def. Yaroslavia Shvedova, Russia, 7-6 (2), 6-4.
Katarina Srebotknik, Slovenia, def. Nicole Pratt, Australia, 6-1, 6-4.
Second Round
Nadia Petrova (4), Russia, def. Elena Bovina, Russia, 6-3, 7-5.
ATP Money Leaders
Through July 29
1. Rafael Nadal | $4,153,685 |
2. Roger Federer | $4,059,820 |
3. Novak Djokovic | $1,932,300 |
4. Fernando Gonzalez | $985,180 |
5. Nikolay Davydenko | $942,125 |
6. Andy Roddick | $895,620 |
7. Tomas Berdych | $878,470 |
8. Mikhail Youzhny | $823,125 |
9. Ivan Ljubicic | $794,595 |
10. Richard Gasquet | $756,890 |
11. Guillermo Canas | $747,165 |
12. Juan Ignacio Chela | $695,645 |
13. Tommy Haas | $690,035 |
14. David Ferrer | $651,302 |
15. Tommy Robredo | $647,647 |
16. Mike Bryan | $642,785 |
17. Bob Bryan | $638,960 |
18. Marcos Baghdatis | $631,155 |
19. Carlos Moya | $620,880 |
20. Juan Carlos Ferrero | $565,085 |
21. Fabrice Santoro | $561,980 |
22. Andy Murray | $544,955 |
23. Arnaud Clement | $531,740 |
24. Jonas Bjorkman | $519,840 |
25. Juan Monaco | $515,945 |
26. Michael Llodra | $476,505 |
27. Lleyton Hewitt | $455,125 |
28. Paul-Henri Mathieu | $454,970 |
29. James Blake | $444,235 |
30. Nicolas Almagro | $433,210 |
31. Radek Stepanek | $429,415 |
32. Robin Soderling | $421,420 |
33. Igor Andreev | $402,495 |
34. Philipp Kohlschreiber | $395,880 |
35. Agustin Calleri | $395,325 |
36. Jarkko Nieminen | $394,662 |
37. Potito Starace | $392,352 |
38. Gilles Simon | $377,155 |
39. Mark Knowles | $369,840 |
40. Daniel Nestor | $369,840 |
41. Dmitry Tursunov | $364,125 |
42. Max Mirnyi | $356,095 |
43. Filippo Volandri | $355,770 |
44. Fernando Verdasco | $351,045 |
45. Nenad Zimonjic | $333,375 |
46. Ivo Karlovic | $320,160 |
47. Julien Benneteau | $319,960 |
48. David Nalbandian | $318,215 |
49. Gael Monfils | $314,575 |
50. Lukas Dlouhy | $307,080 |
WTA Tour Money Leaders
Through July 29
1. Justine Henin | $2,534,430 |
2. Serena Williams | $1,799,034 |
3. Venus Williams | $1,481,448 |
4. Ana Ivanovic | $1,381,270 |
5. Jelena Jankovic | $1,307,255 |
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova | $1,051,574 |
7. Maria Sharapova | $1,001,652 |
8. Marion Bartoli | $911,311 |
9. Daniela Hantuchova | $792,805 |
10. Anna Chakvetadze | $728,347 |
11. Nicole Vaidisova | $726,232 |
12. Mara Santangelo | $599,591 |
13. Liezel Huber | $573,156 |
14. Cara Black | $563,464 |
15. Shahar Peer | $562,875 |
16. Martina Hingis | $546,236 |
17. Amelie Mauresmo | $539,284 |
18. Samantha Stosur | $530,366 |
19. Katarina Srebotnik | $527,374 |
20. Nadia Petrova | $492,906 |
21. Ai Sugiyama | $482,879 |
22. Alicia Molik | $478,586 |
23. Dinara Safina | $463,193 |
24. Patty Schnyder | $451,318 |
25. Kim Clijsters | $414,159 |
26. Lucie Safarova | $365,784 |
27. Sybille Bammer | $353,731 |
28. Li Na | $351,690 |
29. Michaella Krajicek | $351,555 |
30. Tathiana Garbin | $340,476 |
31. Lisa Raymond | $339,445 |
32. Anabel Medina Garrigues | $336,746 |
33. Elena Dementieva | $334,852 |
34. Tatiana Golovin | $301,774 |
35. Elena Likhovtseva | $299,850 |
36. Chan Yung-jan | $290,966 |
37. Francesca Schiavone | $288,879 |
38. Meghann Shaughnessy | $286,008 |
39. Alona Bondarenko | $277,174 |
40. Maria Kirilenko | $265,362 |
41. Nathalie Dechy | $245,903 |
42. Vera Zvonareva | $243,425 |
43. Sania Mirza | $239,235 |
44. Vera Dushevina | $226,459 |
45. Agnieszka Radwanska | $216,993 |
46. Eleni Daniilidou | $216,408 |
47. Gisela Dulko | $213,316 |
48. Elena Vesnina | $212,711 |
49. Laura Granville | $211,936 |
50. Victoria Azarenka | $209,145 |
Fish counts
The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 7/28/2007 and year-to-date totals:
Site | Chinook | Steelhead | Shad |
Bonneville | 356 | 2,409 | 417 |
Year totals | 113,771 | 61,643 | 2,570,709 |
The Dalles | 264 | 1,365 | 234 |
Year totals | 92,072 | 27,328 | 3,589,702 |
John Day | 244 | 600 | NA |
Year totals | 78,160 | 23,168 | NA |
McNary | NC | NC | NC |
Year totals | 68,828 | 14,458 | 980,613 |
Priest Rapids | NC | NC | NC |
Year totals | 31,541 | 815 | 928 |
Wells | NC | NC | NC |
Year totals | 10,438 | 233 | NA |
Ice Harbor | NC | NC | NC |
Year totals | 35,552 | 8,123 | 201,413 |
L.Monumental | NC | NC | NC |
Year totals | 38,116 | 8,183 | 4 |
Little Goose | 59 | 86 | NA |
Year totals | 31,286 | 4,459 | NA |
Lower Granite | 53 | 85 | 97 |
Year totals | 29,574 | 12,117 | 20,369 |
Moves
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Named Dave Trembley manager through the end of the 2007 season.
BOSTON RED SOX—Traded RHP Joel Pineiro and cash to St. Louis for a player to be named. Traded LHP Kason Gabbard, OF David Murphy and OF Engel Beltre to Texas for RHP Eric Gagne and cash.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Activated OF Darin Erstad from the 15-day DL. Traded OF-INF Rob Mackowiak to San Diego for RHP Jon Link.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Traded RHP Octavio Dotel to Atlanta for RHP Kyle Davies.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Traded RHP Scott Proctor to the Los Angeles Dodgers for INF Wilson Betemit.
OAKLAND ATHELTICS—Released OF Bobby Kielty.
TEXAS RANGERS—Traded 1B Mark Teixeira and LHP Ron Mahay to Atlanta for C-1B Jarrod Saltalamacchia, SS Elvis Andrus, LHP Matt Harrison, LHP Beau Jones and RHP Neftali Feliz. Activated 2B Ian Kinslker form the 15-day DL. Recallled LHP A.J. Murray from Oklahoma (PCL). Designated INF Desi Relaford for assignment.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES—Assigned LHP Royce Ring to Richmond (IL).
CINCINNATI REDS—Activated SS Alex Gonzalez from the restricted list. Placed INF Juan Castro on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 29. Recalled RHP Elizardo Ramirez from Louisville (IL). Selected INF Mark Bellhorn from Louisville. Sent C Chad Moeller outright to Louisville.
HOUSTON ASTROS—Traded INF Morgan Ensberg and cash to San Diego for a player to be named or cash.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Traded INF Jesus Merchan to Seattle for RHP Julio Mateo. Assigned Mateo to Ottawa (IL). Placed OF Shane Victorino and OF Michael Bourn on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Chris Roberson from Ottawa.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Acquired RHP Wilfredo Ledezma and LHP Will Startup from Atlanta for LHP Royce Ring. Fired Merv Rettenmund, hitting coach. Named Wally Joyner hitting coach.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Traded RHP Matt Morris to Pittsburgh for CF Rajai Davis and a player to be named.
American Association
FORT WORTH CATS—Signed 2B KJ Hendricks.
ST. JOE BLACKSNAKES—Traded RHP Tim Vasquez to Fort Worth for future considerations.
SHREVEPORT SPORTS—Released RHP Matt Lawrence.
SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Signed RHP Allan Simpson.
Atlantic League
NEWARK BEARS—Sold the contract of RHP Gary Knotts to the Philadelphia Phillies, who assigned him to Reading of the Eastern League. Signed OF Ruben Mateo. Released OF Joe Jiannetti.
Can-Am League
NORTH SHORE SPIRIT—Released RHP Billy Simon. Signed INF-OF John Welch.
QUEBEC CAPITALES—Signed INF Patrick Deschenes, LHP John Burke and C/INF Ozain Valoy.
Frontier League
KALAMAZOO KINGS—Released C Zach Goldberg.
RIVER CITY RASCALS—Signed OF Chris Bielski. Announced the retirement of RHP J.J. Pacella.
SLIPPERY ROCK SLIDERS—Signed RHP John Bachman and SS Robbie Hine. Announced the retirement of LHP Derek Griffith. Suspended SS Gary Arndt. Released RHP Jon Oliver and RHP Rhett Parker.
TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS—Signed RHP Matt Dillard. Announced the retirement of RHP Robbie McClellan.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
BOSTON CELTICS—Acquired F Kevin Garnett from Minnesota for F Al Jefferson, F Ryan Gomes, F Gerald Green, G Sebastian Telfair, C Theo Ratliff and two first-round draft picks.
Continental Basketball Association
CBA—Announced the Rio Grande Valley Silverados will join the CBA for the upcoming 2007-08 season.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed TE Joe Werner.
NEW YORK JETS—Released RB Tony Fisher.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed DE Tim Jones.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Released QB Justin Holland.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BUFFALO SABRES—Agreed to terms with D Nathan Paetsch on a three-year contract.
DALLAS STARS—Named Brett Hull special advisor to hockey operations.
OTTAWA SENATORS—Re-signed C Chris Kelly to a one-year contract.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Named Derek Clancey professional scout and David McNamara amateur scout.
American League
HERSHEY BEARS—Signed RW Scott Barney to a one-year contract.
ECHL
LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS—Agreed to terms with D Jason Jozsa on a one-year contract.
READING ROYALS—Signed F Chris Blight.
WHEELING NAILERS—Signed F Brendan Cook to a one-year contract.
International Hockey League
FORT WAYNE KOMETS—Agreed to terms with D Kevin Hansen.
MOTORSPORTS
NASCAR—Fined Tony Stewart $25,000 and docked 25 points for cursing during his television interview after his win on July 29. Fined Stewart’s car owner Joe Gibbs 25 points.
COLLEGE
BALL STATE—Named Karin Lee associate athletic director and senior women’s administrator, effective Aug. 20.
CONNECTICUT—Names Becky Irvine women’s assistant ice hockey coach.
DAYTON—Named Linda O’Keefe women’s tennis coach.
DUKE—Named Ryan Ressa men’s assistant golf coach.
EVERGREEN STATE—Named Clay Blackwood women’s volleyball coach.
FLAGLER—Named Michael Fryrear and Cory Domel assistant baseball coaches.
KING’S, PA.—Named Laurie Anothony women’s lacrosse coach.
NORTH CAROLINA-PEMBROKE—Named Pat Kennedy wide receivers coach.
PITTSBURGH—Suspended football DB Elijah Fields for the 2007 season for an unspecified violation of team rules.
RUTGERS—Named Scott Goodale wrestling coach.
SYRACUSE—Named Tim Cupello men’s assistant soccer coach.
TUSCULUM—Named Frankie DeBusk interim athletic director in addition to his duties as football coach.