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MLB

American League Leaders

BATTING—MOrdonez, Detroit, .358; ISuzuki, Seattle, .352; Jeter, New York, .332; Posada, New York, .331; Polanco, Detroit, .330; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, .324; VMartinez, Cleveland, .322.

RUNS—ARodriguez, New York, 87; Sheffield, Detroit, 82; Sizemore, Cleveland, 76; MOrdonez, Detroit, 72; Granderson, Detroit, 69; DeJesus, Kansas City, 69; Rios, Toronto, 67.

RBI—ARodriguez, New York, 92; MOrdonez, Detroit, 79; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 78; Morneau, Minnesota, 77; VMartinez, Cleveland, 74; THunter, Minnesota, 71; CGuillen, Detroit, 69.

HITS—ISuzuki, Seattle, 135; Jeter, New York, 126; MOrdonez, Detroit, 120; BRoberts, Baltimore, 117; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 116; Rios, Toronto, 115; Polanco, Detroit, 113.

DOUBLES—MOrdonez, Detroit, 36; DOrtiz, Boston, 32; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 29; Markakis, Baltimore, 27; AHill, Toronto, 27; Granderson, Detroit, 27; Posada, New York, 27.

TRIPLES—Granderson, Detroit, 16; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 8; DeJesus, Kansas City, 6; Crisp, Boston, 6; TPena, Kansas City, 5; Teahen, Kansas City, 5; CGuillen, Detroit, 5; Cora, Boston, 5.

HOME RUNS—ARodriguez, New York, 32; Morneau, Minnesota, 25; CPena, Tampa Bay, 22; Sheffield, Detroit, 22; Konerko, Chicago, 20; Rios, Toronto, 19; THunter, Minnesota, 19.

STOLEN BASES—BRoberts, Baltimore, 29; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 28; Sizemore, Cleveland, 25; Figgins, Los Angeles, 25; ISuzuki, Seattle, 25; JLugo, Boston, 24; CPatterson, Baltimore, 20; Lofton, Texas, 20.

PITCHING (10 Decisions)—Bonderman, Detroit, 10-1, .909, 3.50; Beckett, Boston, 12-3, .800, 3.35; Verlander, Detroit, 11-3, .786, 3.26; Haren, Oakland, 10-3, .769, 2.33; KEscobar, Los Angeles, 10-3, .769, 3.04; Sabathia, Cleveland, 12-4, .750, 3.78; Carmona, Cleveland, 11-4, .733, 3.77.

STRIKEOUTS—Bedard, Baltimore, 156; JoSantana, Minnesota, 140; Kazmir, Tampa Bay, 128; Matsuzaka, Boston, 125; Sabathia, Cleveland, 125; Shields, Tampa Bay, 120; JVazquez, Chicago, 114.

SAVES—Putz, Seattle, 28; Borowski, Cleveland, 26; Jenks, Chicago, 25; TJones, Detroit, 25; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 24; Papelbon, Boston, 21; Nathan, Minnesota, 18.

National League Leaders

BATTING—DYoung, Washington, .342; DeLee, Chicago, .337; Holliday, Colorado, .334; Utley, Philadelphia, .334; Rowand, Philadelphia, .333; CJones, Atlanta, .333; Pence, Houston, .332.

RUNS—Rollins, Philadelphia, 79; HaRamirez, Florida, 72; Utley, Philadelphia, 70; Uggla, Florida, 68; JBReyes, New York, 65; Fielder, Milwaukee, 64; ASoriano, Chicago, 64.

RBI—Utley, Philadelphia, 79; CaLee, Houston, 78; Howard, Philadelphia, 73; Holliday, Colorado, 73; Fielder, Milwaukee, 72; MiCabrera, Florida, 66; Griffey Jr., Cincinnati, 65.

HITS—Holliday, Colorado, 126; Utley, Philadelphia, 125; HaRamirez, Florida, 124; Rollins, Philadelphia, 120; Renteria, Atlanta, 120; Byrnes, Arizona, 119; JBReyes, New York, 117.

DOUBLES—Utley, Philadelphia, 39; Uggla, Florida, 33; Holliday, Colorado, 31; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 28; Rowand, Philadelphia, 28; DeLee, Chicago, 28; Church, Washington, 27.

TRIPLES—Rollins, Philadelphia, 10; JBReyes, New York, 9; Johnson, Atlanta, 8; Amezaga, Florida, 7; Pence, Houston, 6; CGuzman, Washington, 6; 5 are tied with 5.

HOME RUNS—Fielder, Milwaukee, 30; Dunn, Cincinnati, 26; Howard, Philadelphia, 25; Griffey Jr., Cincinnati, 24; MiCabrera, Florida, 22; Pujols, St. Louis, 20; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 19.

STOLEN BASES—JBReyes, New York, 47; Pierre, Los Angeles, 38; Victorino, Philadelphia, 28; HaRamirez, Florida, 27; Taveras, Colorado, 23; Byrnes, Arizona, 23; Wright, New York, 20.

PITCHING (10 Decisions)—Penny, Los Angeles, 11-1, .917, 2.33; Harang, Cincinnati, 10-2, .833, 3.63; Hamels, Philadelphia, 11-4, .733, 3.83; CYoung, San Diego, 8-3, .727, 1.97; BSheets, Milwaukee, 10-4, .714, 3.39; Gorzelanny, Pittsburgh, 9-4, .692, 3.24; Peavy, San Diego, 9-4, .692, 2.30; Lilly, Chicago, 9-4, .692, 3.51.

STRIKEOUTS—Peavy, San Diego, 130; Harang, Cincinnati, 128; Hamels, Philadelphia, 126; Webb, Arizona, 122; CZambrano, Chicago, 117; CYoung, San Diego, 107; Smoltz, Atlanta, 107.

SAVES—FCordero, Milwaukee, 30; Valverde, Arizona, 28; Hoffman, San Diego, 26; Saito, Los Angeles, 25; Gregg, Florida, 20; Fuentes, Colorado, 20; BWagner, New York, 20.

PCL

Pacific Conference

Wednesday’s Results

New Orleans 4, Nashville 1

Oklahoma 5, Memphis 2

Albuquerque 12, Omaha 8

Las Vegas 5, Portland 4

Iowa 4, Round Rock 3

Colorado Springs 9, Sacramento 6

Salt Lake 10, Tacoma 9, 12 innings

Fresno 6, Tucson 4

Today’s Games

Nashville at New Orleans

Oklahoma at Memphis

Omaha at Albuquerque

Portland at Las Vegas

Round Rock at Iowa

Sacramento at Colorado Springs

Tacoma at Salt Lake

Tucson at Fresno

Friday’s Games

Colorado Springs at Fresno

Las Vegas at Tacoma

Memphis at Omaha

Nashville at Iowa

New Orleans at Albuquerque

Oklahoma at Round Rock

Salt Lake at Sacramento

Tucson at Portland

NWL

Wednesday’s Results

Boise 9, Everett 5

Eugene 7, Yakima 4

Salem-Keizer 3, Tri-City 2

Vancouver 1, Spokane 0, 5 1/2 innings

Today’s Games

Boise at Everett

Eugene at Yakima

Salem-Keizer at Tri-City

Spokane at Vancouver

Friday’s Games

Boise at Everett

Eugene at Yakima

Salem-Keizer at Tri-City

Spokane at Vancouver

Canadians 1, Indians 0 (5)

DP—Spokane 1. LOB—Spokane 0, Vancouver 9. 2B—Brown, Hamblin. SB—. CS—Keough (5), Richard (15). S—Hamblin.

HBP—Sulentic (by Tatusko). T—1:35. A—2,888.

Senior American Legion

Wednesday’s Results

Northstars 5, Patriots 1

Northstars 10, Patriots 5

Cannons 10, Blue Devils 5

Cannons 9, Blue Devils 2

Today’s games

Bandits vs. Northstars, 5:30 p.m.

Northstars 5-10, Patriots 1-5

Hjehm and McMahon; Jacobs and R. Druffel. W-Hjehm. L-Jacobs.

HITS: Northstars-Moore, Rayner, Walsh 2, Sotolongo 2, McMahon, Durand. Patriots-Guettenger 2, R. Druffel, Cooper, N. Johnson. 2B-Walsh.

Fox, McMahon (5) and Sotolongo; Ayers-Stamper and J. Druffel. W-McMahon. L-Ayers-Stamper.

HITS: Northstars-Moore, McMahon, Walsh, Sotolongo, Cain, Hoxie, Thoresen 2. PAtriots-Herman, Levenseller 2, Gettinger, R. Druffel. 2B-Moore, McMahon, Walsh, Sotolongo, Thoresen. 3B-Levenseller, R. Druffel.

Cannons 10-9, Blue Devils 5-2

Giglio, Lallier (6) and Fernandez; Lamanna and Graham. W-Giglio. L-Lamanna.

HITS: Cannons-Marlow 2, Davis 2, Fernandez, Richardson 2, Nearing, Minor, Sherrill, Vennum. Blue Devils-Simchuck, Baker, Hendricks 2, Swennumson, Graham, Hughes. 2B-Davis 2, Vennum, Simchuck, Hughes. HR- Richardson.

Richardson, Lallier (7) and Mackey; Shontell and Graham. W-Richardson. L-Shontell.

HITS: Cannons-Richardson 2, Davis, Phillips, Sherril, Marlow, Vennum. Blue Devils-Hughes, Swennumson 2, Graham, Simchuck, Dukes 3, Merril 2, Baker. 2B-Graham, Dukes. HR-Richardson, Vennum.

Junior American Legion

Wednesday’s Results

Ferris 7, East Valley 3

North Central 3, Chewelah 2

Gonzaga Prep 15, Lakeside 5

North Central 5, Mead 4

Lewis and Clark 10, Cheney 9

Shadle Park 13, Freeman 3

University 15, Rogers 5

Mead 14, Mt. Spokane 13 (8 innings)

End of Regular Season

Mead 14, Mt. Spokane 13 (8)

Prop, Leonard (6), Baughman (7), Powler (7) and Pignataro; Woodard, Allen (8) and Bond. W-Allen. L-Baughman.

HITS: Mt. Spokane-Leonard 4, Powler, Blackham 3, J. Poynor 3, Plaggerman, Daley, E. Poynor, Prop, Benner 2, Baughman. Mead-Larson 3, Bond 3, Fink 3, Peterson, Allen, Johns 2, Baldini, Murphy 2, Kembell 2, Guzman 2. 2B-J. Poynor, Fink, Baldini, Guzman. 3B-Baughman, Murphy. HR-Larson.

University 15, Rogers 5

Kelly, Camp (3), Harris (5) and Camp, Kelly (3); Peasley and Keeton. W-Peasley (5-0). L-Kelly.

HITS: Rogers-Erdman 2, Campbell, Como 2, Camp, McDonald, Wassum. University-Clark, Keeton 4, Ulsufka 3, Shryock 2, Holmes, Landris, Schnibby. 2B-Keeton. 3B-Ulsufka.

Ferris 7, East Valley 3

Rademaker and Arbacauskas; Peterson and Krustangel. W-Peterson. L-Rademaker. HITS: East Valley-Rademaker, Smith. Ferris-Henry, Haney 2, Vilar, Krustangel, Arguinchona, Anderson.

North Central 3, Chewelah 2

Solgrove, B. Smith (4) and Lainson; Vitale and B. Harris. W-Vitale. L-B. Smith.

HITS: Chewelah-N. Nacaroto, N. Henderson, Lainson, B. Smith, Woods. North Central-B. Harris 2, Douglas, N. Harris 2, Severns, Murphy. 2B-Lainson.

Gonzaga Prep 15, Lakeside 5

Murphy, Schmidlkofer (6) and Ulrich; Lazott, Kelly (4) and Dunn. W-Murphy. L-Lazott.

HITS: Gonzaga Prep-Clemens, Via 2, Montsinger, Carpenter 2, Hertz 3, Judge 2, Stockton, Schauer, Ulrich 2. Lakeside-LaBelle, Kneeland, Jacobson 2, Dunn, Lazott 2, Smith 2. 2B-Dunn, Lazott. 3B-LaBelle.

North Central 5, Mead 4

Kosoff and Allen; N. Harris, Woods (4) and Douglas. W-Woods. L-Kosoff.

HITS: Mead-Guzman, Fink, Peterson 2, Baldini, Larson. North Central-Schaffer, Murphy, Woods, Eckersly 2, B. Harris 2. 2B-Peterson, Baldini, Schaffer. HR-Fink.

Lewis and Clark 10, Cheney 9

Heyschikee and Lioyan; Reed, Quigly (7) and Santos. W-Quigly. L-Heyschikee.

HITS: Cheney-Abbman 2, Bot, Christianson, Walker, France, Heyschikee, Calvert 2, Armstrong, Hatsch. Lewis and Clark-Poland 3, Grow 2, Santos 2, Little, McNeill 2, Dubois 2, Quigly 3, Kellogg. 2B-Walker, Poland, Santos, Dubois, Kellogg.

Shadle Park 13, Freeman 3

Seedall and Ennis; Hedges, Godley (4) and Kestell. W-Seedall. L-Hedges.

HITS: Shadle Park-Stockman, Carison, Raynor, Hayes. Freeman-Hedges, Reilly, Kestell, Sullivan, Godley, Mishler, Saiki. 2B-Raynor, Hedges, Mishler, Saiki. HR-Hayes, Sullivan.

Basketball

WNBA

All Times PDT

Wednesday’s Results

Washington 65, Houston 58

Detroit 87, New York 82, OT

Indiana 75, Chicago 74

Today’s Games

No games scheduled

Friday’s Games

Detroit at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Seattle at Connecticut, 4 p.m.

Houston at New York, 4:30 p.m.

Washington at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Sacramento at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Los Angeles at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Fever 75, Sky 74

Chicago (74)- Dupree 5-12 2-3 12, Dales 2-6 0-0 6, Melvin 4-7 2-5 10, Canty 3-10 0-0 6, Price 3-8 3-5 9, Joens 0-4 0-0 0, Wyckoff 2-3 0-0 5, Perkins 9-12 2-2 24, Christensen 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-63 9-15 74.

Indiana (75)- Catchings 7-11 7-10 22, Whitmore 3-10 1-1 8, Sutton-Brown 4-10 4-6 12, DeForge 2-4 0-0 6, Bevilaqua 3-4 0-0 8, Sam 0-6 0-0 0, White 4-8 0-2 8, Sharp 2-3 0-2 5, Hoffman 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 28-59 12-21 75.

3-Point Goals—Chicago 7-14 (Perkins 4-5, Dales 2-3, Wyckoff 1-2, Canty 0-1, Price 0-1, Joens 0-2), Indiana 7-14 (Bevilaqua 2-2, DeForge 2-2, Catchings 1-1, Sharp 1-1, Whitmore 1-4, White 0-1, Sam 0-3). Fouled Out—Dupree. Rebounds—Chicago 37 (Price 7), Indiana 43 (Catchings 13). Assists—Chicago 15 (Canty, Price 3), Indiana 16 (Catchings 6). Total Fouls—Chicago 21, Indiana 16. Technical—Whitmore. A—10,542. (9,823).

Mystics 65, Comets 58

Houston (58)- Thompson 5-13 3-7 14, Lyttle 2-4 0-0 4, Snow 1-5 6-8 8, Maiga 3-9 2-2 8, Smith 5-8 0-0 12, Dixon 4-15 0-0 8, Shields 1-1 2-2 4, Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Grant 0-0 0-0 0, Turner 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-60 13-19 58.

Washington (65)- Currie 6-10 4-6 16, Milton-Jones 4-11 3-5 11, Sanford 3-7 3-6 9, Beard 7-15 2-3 16, Teasley 1-5 0-0 3, Blue 0-2 0-0 0, Mosby 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 0-4 0-0 0, James 2-7 2-3 7, Goring 1-1 1-2 3, Koehn 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-64 15-25 65.

3-Point Goals—Houston 3-8 (Smith 2-4, Thompson 1-3, Dixon 0-1), Washington 2-11 (James 1-1, Teasley 1-4, Beard 0-1, Koehn 0-1, Blue 0-1, Milton-Jones 0-3). Fouled Out—Snow, Maiga. Rebounds—Houston 44 (Snow, Thompson 10), Washington 51 (Milton-Jones, Currie 11). Assists—Houston 14 (Smith 4), Washington 15 (Teasley, Currie 3). Total Fouls—Houston 22, Washington 24. Technical—Snow. A—13,997. (20,173).

Shock 87, Liberty 82

New York (82)- Christon 4-7 4-5 13, McCarville 8-11 1-2 17, Kraayeveld 4-9 2-3 11, Thorn 5-8 0-0 13, Moore 1-9 0-0 3, Jackson 1-7 2-4 4, Battle 6-11 2-2 17, Farris 1-2 0-0 2, Davenport 1-4 0-0 2, Willis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-69 11-16 82.

Detroit (87)- Cash 5-12 9-11 19, Smith 3-10 3-3 10, Ford 7-17 5-8 19, Nolan 8-19 2-2 21, Johnson 3-5 2-4 9, Pierson 3-5 1-2 7, Feenstra 1-1 0-0 2, Powell 0-0 0-0 0, Tillis 0-0 0-0 0, Latta 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-70 22-30 87.

3-Point Goals—New York 9-21 (Battle 3-4, Thorn 3-6, Christon 1-3, Kraayeveld 1-3, Moore 1-4, Willis 0-1), Detroit 5-13 (Nolan 3-5, Johnson 1-2, Smith 1-6). Fouled Out—Moore, Pierson. Rebounds—New York 46 (McCarville 9), Detroit 45 (Ford 18). Assists—New York 19 (Thorn 7), Detroit 17 (Nolan 7). Total Fouls—New York 31, Detroit 19. A—14,109. (11,268).

Football

CFL

All Times PDT

Thursday’s Games

Winnipeg at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Hamilton at B.C., 7:30 p.m.

AFL Playoffs

ArenaBowl at New Orleans

Sunday, July 29: Columbus vs. San Jose, 3 p.m.

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

x-clinched division

y-clinched playoff berth

Friday’s Games

Cincinnati at Quad City

Louisville at Green Bay

Saturday’s Games

Spokane at Amarillo

Alabama at South Georgia

Arkansas at Oklahoma City

Bossier-Shreveport at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

Central Valley at Boise

Corpus Christi at Laredo

Lubbock at Rio Grande Valley

Mahoning Valley at Tennessee Valley

Manchester at Albany

Stockton at Bakersfield

Tri-Cities at Everett

Tulsa at Texas

Auto Racing

This Weeks Events

All Times PDT

NASCAR BUSCH

Gateway 250

Site: Madison, Ill.

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 1:30 p.m.), race (ESPN2, 5 p.m.). Track: Gateway International Raceway (egg-shaped oval, 1.25 miles, 11 degrees banking in turns 1-2, 9 degrees in turns 3-4). Race distance: 250 miles, 200 laps. Last race: Kevin Harvick won at Chicagoland, his fourth overall victory at the seven-year-old track on the outskirts of Chicago. Harvick drew side-by-side with Jeff Burton with 28 laps to go, then pulled past to assume the lead for good one lap later. Last year: Carl Edwards overtook Denny Hamlin with nine laps left and held on to win the Busch Silver Celebration 250 at Gateway. Fast facts: Edwards still holds a 716-point lead over Harvick, who will not compete in this race. … Reed Sorenson’s last Busch win came in the 2005 event. He finished fourth last year. … There has not been a repeat winner at Gateway since Harvick in 2000-01. Next race: Kroger 200, July 28, Indianapolis.

CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES

Grand Prix of Edmonton

Site: Alberta. Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 3 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 1 p.m.; Sunday, race (ESPN, 12 p.m.). Track: JAGflo Speedway at City Center Airport (temporary street course, 1.973 miles, 14 turns). Race distance: 172.48 miles, 88 laps. Last race: Australian Will Power drove from fourth to first in 14 laps, finally splashing past rookie Ryan Dalziel to take the lead with 23 minutes to go, and went on to an easy victory in the messy Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto on July 8. Last year: Justin Wilson bounced back from a disappointing finish in the previous season’s Edmonton Grand Prix to pull away at the end for his first victory of 2006. The 27-year-old Englishman lost a shot at victory when he crashed on a restart late in the 2005 event. Fast facts: Dutch driver Robert Doornbos has 164 points to 162 for Power and 161 for three-time champ Sebastien Bourdais, who went into the Toronto race with a two-point edge on Doornbos. … Bourdais hasn’t won in three straight races and taking the previous three events. … Rookie Neel Jani finished a career-best second at Toronto. … This is the third year of the race. Next race: San Jose (Calif.) Grand Prix, July 29.

FORMULA ONE

Grand Prix of Europe

Site: Nuerburgring, Germany. Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 5 a.m.); Sunday, race (Speed Channel, 4:30 a.m.). Track: Nuerburgring (permanent road course, 3.196 miles). Race distance: 191.919 miles, 60 laps. Last race: Kimi Raikkonen won his second straight race and rookie star Lewis Hamilton made his ninth podium in a row. Raikkonen’s win in the British Grand Prix was his third of the season. He won the opener in Australia, then struggled before becoming the only driver to win three times this year. Hamilton joined Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso as the only drivers with nine straight podium finishes. Schumacher had 19 for Ferrari in 2001-02, and Alonso had 15 for Renault in 2005-06. Last year: Michael Schumacher won the European Grand Prix for the sixth time, his second straight victory over runner-up Alonso. Fast facts: Raikkonen is the only driver with three victories. … Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Tony George said on July 12 that he and F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone agreed not to schedule the U.S. Grand Prix for 2008. … Hamilton continues to lead the drivers’ standings with 70 points, followed by Alonso at 58, Raikkonen 52 and his Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa 51. … Ralf Schumacher ended a 24-race winless streak during the 2003 event. … Nuerburgring has held the European Grand Prix since 1984. The city previously had its license to hold F1 events revoked after Niki Lauda was badly burned during an accident in 1976. … The original Nuerburgring, the Nordschleife, ran for 14 miles and was, in fact, two circuits: the Nordschleife and the Sudschleife. In total they had an amazing 172 corners. Next race: Hungarian Grand Prix, Aug. 5, Budapest.

INDY RACING LEAGUE

Honda 200

Site: Lexington, Ohio. Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 8:50 a.m.; Sunday, race (ABC, 10:30 a.m.). Track: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (permanent road course, 2.4 miles, 15 turns). Race distance: 191.93 miles, 85 laps. Last race: Scott Dixon won the rain-delayed Firestone Indy 200 for his second straight IndyCar Series victory, becoming the 14th driver on this series to win consecutive races. Dario Franchitti managed to finish second for his 10th finish of fifth or better this year. Last year: No race. This is inaugural event. Fast facts: Last week’s race was the first IndyCar Series event delayed a day by rain since June 2000 at Texas Motor Speedway. … Franchitti has finished in the top five in 10 of this year’s 11 races, including eight where he has been third or better. … Danica Patrick finished third last weekend, tying her career-best finish from a month ago at Texas Motor Speedway. … With Dixon’s win, Target Chip Ganassi Racing now has 14 IndyCar Series victories. … Mid-Ohio will host the IRL for at least the next three years. The series had not competed in Ohio prior to 2007. Next race: Firestone Indy 400, Aug. 5, Brooklyn, Mich.

NHRA

Schuck’s Auto Supply Nationals

Site: Kent, Wash. Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 3 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN2, 8:30 p.m., tape); Sunday, eliminations, 11 a.m. (ESPN2, 4 p.m., tape). Track: Pacific Raceways. Last event: Allen Johnson recorded his first Pro Stock win of 2007 in front of his father, who had a heart attack during the Phoenix race earlier this season. Roy Johnson is also Allen’s engine builder. Also winning at Bandimere Speedway were Rod Fuller (Top Fuel), Jack Beckman (Funny Car) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle). Last year: Tony Schumacher raced to his second victory in the last three starts at Pacific Raceways. Whit Bazemore had gone 31 races without a Funny Car win until beating teammate Ron Capps in the finale. Johnson ended a 34-race Pro Stock dry spell by downing surprise finalist Tom Martino, who was racing for just the second time in 2006. Fast facts: Fuller upped his record to 2-3 in final rounds this year. … Bazemore lost to Fuller in the final and failed to become the 14th driver in series history to win a Top Fuel and Funny Car event. … Warren Johnson eliminated son Kurt Johnson during the Pro Stock quarterfinals last weekend. It was the first time the father and son had faced each other this season. … Capps has advanced to the final six times this season. Next event: Fram Autolite Nationals, July 29, Sonoma, Calif.

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP

Last race: Tony Stewart won at Chicagoland Speedway, breaking a 20-race winless streak that dated to last season and turning around what had otherwise been a tumultuous week for the two-time series champion. The win came a day after a brief but intense lecture from Joe Gibbs about his rift with teammate Denny Hamlin. Next race: Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, July 29, Indianapolis.

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS

Last race: Mike Skinner completely dominated the Built Ford Tough 225 at Sparta, Ky., leading 135 of 150 laps to earn his series-leading fourth victory of the season. Skinner, 50, became just the second driver 50 years or older to win a series race and set a record by leading his 13th consecutive race every one of the year. Next race: Power Stroke Diesel 200, July 27, Indianapolis.

Cycling

Tour de France

At Marseille, France

10th Stage

142.6 miles from Tallard to Marseille

1. Cedric Vasseur, France, Quick Step-Innergetic, 5 hours, 20 minutes, 24 seconds. 2. Sandy Casar, France, Francaise des Jeux, same time. 3. Michael Albasini, Switzerland, Liquigas, same time. 4. Patrice Halgand, France, Credit Agricole, same time. 5. Jens Voigt, Germany, Team CSC, same time.

6. Staf Scheirlinckx, Belgium, Cofidis, 36 seconds behind. 7. Paolo Bossoni, Italy, Lampre-Fondital, same time. 8. Marcus Burghardt, Germany, T-Mobile, 1:01. 9. Aleksandr Kuschynski, Belarus, Liquigas, 2:34. 10. Juan Antonio Flecha, Spain, Rabobank, same time.

11. Andriy Grivko, Ukraine, Team Milram, 3:42. 12. Sebastien Chavanel, France, Francaise des Jeux, 10:36. 13. Tom Boonen, Belgium, Quick Step-Innergetic, same time. 14. Francisco Ventoso, Spain, Saunier Duval-Prodir, same time. 15. Robert Hunter, South Africa, Barloworld, same time.

16. Erik Zabel, Germany, Team Milram, same time. 17. Thor Hushovd, Norway, Credit Agricole, same time. 18. Oscar Pereiro, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, same time. 19. Christophe Rinero, France, Saunier Duval-Prodir, same time. 20. Iban Mayo, Spain, Saunier Duval-Prodir, same time.

Also

30. Michael Rasmussen, Denmark, Rabobank, same time. 37. Christopher Horner, United States, Predictor-Lotto, same time. 38. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez, Spain, Discovery Channel, same time. 39. George Hincapie, United States, Discovery Channel, same time. 42. Alberto Contador, Spain, Discovery Channel, same time.

45. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine, Discovery Channel, same time. 50. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Team CSC, same time. 53. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Discovery Channel, same time. 63. Fred Rodriguez, United States, Predictor-Lotto, same time. 70. Vladimir Gusev, Russia, Discovery Channel, same time.

122. Egoi Martinez, Spain, Discovery Channel, same time. 130. Sergio Paulinho, Portugal, Discovery Channel, same time. 149. David Zabriskie, United States, Team CSC, same time.

Overall Standings

(After 10 Stages)

1. Michael Rasmussen, Denmark, Rabobank, 49:23:48. 2. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 2:35. 3. Iban Mayo, Spain, Saunier Duval-Prodir, 2:39. 4. Cadel Evans, Australia, Predictor-Lotto, 2:41. 5. Alberto Contador, Spain, Discovery Channel, 3:08.

6. Christophe Moreau, France, AG2R Prevoyance, 3:18. 7. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Team CSC, 3:39. 8. Andreas Kloeden, Germany, Astana, 3:50. 9. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Discovery Channel, 3:53. 10. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, T-Mobile, 5:06.

11. Mikel Astarloza, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 5:20. 12. Andrey Kashechkin, Kazakhstan, Astana, 5:34. 13. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC, 5:56. 14. Oscar Pereiro, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 6:36. 15. Haimar Zubeldia, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 6:42.

16. Linus Gerdemann, Germany, T-Mobile, 6:45. 17. Juan Mauricio Soler, Colombia, Barloworld, 6:49. 18. Denis Menchov, Russia, Rabobank, 7:10. 19. David Arroyo, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 7:33. 20. Tadej Valjavec, Slovenia, Lampre-Fondital, 7:45.

Also

22. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine, Discovery Channel, 8:16. 25. Christopher Horner, United States, Predictor-Lotto, 9:11. 29. Vladimir Gusev, Russia, Discovery Channel, 12:20. 39. George Hincapie, United States, Discovery Channel, 26:21. 48. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Team CSC, 32:46.

Golf

Sawga Sweeps

At Indian Canyon

Low Gross Overall– Mikki Bieber (Spokane) 91. Low Net Overall– Bobbi Jo Rathvon (Spokane CC) 58.

FOURTH FLIGHT

Low Gross– Jan Severson (Spokane) 94, Reika Takamori (Liberty Lake) 95, Judy Culp (Fairways) 97, Liz Henry (Deer Park) 97. Low Net– Betty Flood (Chewelah) 66, Carol McKay (Sundance) 67, Sandy Jacobs (Esmerelda) 70.

FIFTH FLIGHT

Low Gross– Pam Farkas (Sundance) 93, Linda Dixon (Downriver) 97, Patty Etten (Down River) 100. Low Net– Jody Cantrell (Liberty Lake) 65, Jean Carrier (Indian Canyon) 68, Sharon Fitzgerald (Fairways) 68.

SIXTH FLIGHT

Low Gross– Betty Voltz (Chewelah) 100, Wanda Jolley (Indian Canyon) 100, Joyce Stout (Esmerelda) 105. Low Net– Laura Jones (Wandermere) 65, Donna Parfrey (Esmerelda) 67, Claudette Young (Fairways) 67.

Hole-in-one

BLACK ROCK GC– Jane Williams, No. 9, 97 yards, 15-wood.

Soccer

MLS

All Times PDT

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

Thursday’s Game

MLS All-Stars vs. Celtic FC at Commerce City, Colo., 6 p.m.

Sunday, July 22

Houston at New England, 1 p.m.

D.C. United at New York, 2 p.m.

Toronto FC at Columbus, 2 p.m.

Colorado at Kansas City, 5 p.m.

Fish counts

The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 7/17/2007 and year-to-date totals:

Moves

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB—Fined Detroit OF Gary Sheffield an undisclosed amount for recent remarks regarding umpires.

American League

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Optioned RHP Ervin Santana to Salt Lake of the PCL. Activated C Mike Napoli from the 15-day DL.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with RHP Andrew Carignan.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Activated RHP Al Reyes from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Jon Switzer to Durham (IL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Named John Boots vice president of finance and administration, effective Aug. 1.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES—Agreed to terms with INF Julio Franco.

CHICAGO CUBS—Activated RHP Rocky Cherry from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Iowa (PCL).

FLORIDA MARLINS—Sent LHP Erasmo Ramirez outright to Albuquerque (PCL) and RHP Scott Tyler outright to Carolina (SL).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Optioned 3B Tony Abreu to Las Vegas (PCL). Purchased contract of RHP Roberto Hernandez from Las Vegas.

American Association

LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Released OF Carlos Gallardo.

ST. JOE BLACKSNAKES—Sold the contract of OF Paul Weichard to Sioux City.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHICAGO BULLS—Re-signed F Andres Nocioni to a multiyear contract extension. Signed F Joe Smith.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Re-signed F Fabricio Oberto.

UTAH JAZZ—Announced the resignation of Dennis Haslam, president. Named Randy Rigby, senior vice president of sales and broadcasting and chief marketing officer, president.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed WR Laurent Robinson, TE Martrez Milner and C Doug Datish to four-year contracts.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed DL Chase Pittman to a four-year contract.

DETROIT LIONS—Signed G Manny Ramirez to a three-year contract.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed DE Brian Robison and WR Aundrae Allison.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed T Clint Oldenburg.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed OL Chris Patrick.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed LB Mark Washington.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed LW Jason King, LW Dan LaCouture and D Brett Skinner to one-year contracts.

DALLAS STARS—Signed D Ivan Vishnevskiy to a three-year contract.

DETROIT RED WINGS—Named Mike Stothers coach for Grand Rapids (AHL). Signed F Mark Hartigan, F Mark Cullen, F Carl Corazzini, F Randall Gelech and D Garrett Stafford.

MINNESOTA WILD—Signed RW Derek Boogaard to a multiyear contract.

SAN JOSE SHARKS—Re-signed LW Riley Armstrong, RW Mike Iggulden and RW Tom Cavanagh to one-year contracts. Signed D-LW Brennan Evans and D-LW Brad Norton to one-year contracts.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Signed C Ryan Shannon and G Drew MacIntyre.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Signed RW Chris Clark to a three-year contract extension, through 2010-11.

ECHL

ELMIRA JACKALS—Signed RW Luke Stauffacher and LW Matt Syroczynski.

PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS—Agreed to terms with D Nick Toneys and D Nathan Schwartzbauer on one-year contracts.

Central Hockey League

YOUNGSTOWN STEELHOUNDS—Signed G Layne Sedevie.

LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League

EDMONTON RUSH—Acquired F Ben Prepchuk from Colorado for a 2007 second-round draft pick.

COLLEGE

ADELPHI—Named Gordon Purdie men’s lacrosse coach.

ARMY—Named Doug Fillis assistant athletic director for development and Ryan Wilman assistant wrestling coach.

ARKANSAS—Named Tim Horton running backs coach.

CLEVELAND STATE—Named Steve Weir men’s and women’s golf coach.

DELAWARE—Named Jared Ambrose graduate assistant football coach.

DUQUESNE—Announced the resignation of James Walker, women’s soccer coach.

GARDNER-WEBB—Named Andre Gray men’s assistant basketball coach.

LIBERTY—Named Scott Jackson assistant baseball coach.

MINNESOTA—Dismissed CB Dominic Jones, RB E.J. Jones, DE Alex Daniels and DB Keith Massey from the football team for violating the code of conduct.

MONTANA STATE—Named Jonathan Beasley receivers coach.

NEWBERRY—Named Brian Yaeger associate director of athletics for internal operations and Joe Arancio sports information assistant.

NEW ENGLAND—Named Brad Holt men’s ice hockey coach.

NEW JERSEY CITY—Named Crystal Vargas assistant softball coach.

NORTH CAROLINA-ASHEVILLE—Named Nate Brinkley director of athletics development.

NORTH DAKOTA STATE—Named Will Ryan men’s assistant basketball coach.

NOTRE DAME—Named Meredith Simon women’s assistant lacrosse coach.

OHIO STATE—Named Eric Parker assistant baseball coach.

PITTSBURGH—Named Brandin Knight director of men’s basketball operations and Mark Rhodehamel director of women’s basketball operations.

SAINT LOUIS—Named Jarietta Benton director of women’s basketball operations.

TENNESSEE—Agreed to terms with Bruce Pearl, men’s basketball coach, on a one-year contract extension, through 2013.

UTEP—Agreed to terms with Keitha Adams, women’s basketball coach, on a four-year contract extension, through 2011.

VANDERBILT—Named D’Andre Hill women’s track and field coach.

WABASH—Named John Weitz swimming coach.

WASHINGTON—Named Helen Rychecky assistant swimming coach.

WOFFORD—Named Paul Harrison men’s assistant basketball coach.