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MLB

American League Leaders

BATTING—MOrdonez, Detroit, .353; ISuzuki, Seattle, .345; Jeter, New York, .337; Posada, New York, .333; Polanco, Detroit, .332; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, .327; Figgins, Los Angeles, .325.

RUNS—ARodriguez, New York, 96; Sheffield, Detroit, 87; Granderson, Detroit, 79; Sizemore, Cleveland, 79; MOrdonez, Detroit, 75; Rios, Toronto, 73; DeJesus, Kansas City, 72; BAbreu, New York, 72.

RBI—ARodriguez, New York, 102; Morneau, Minnesota, 86; MOrdonez, Detroit, 84; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 79; VMartinez, Cleveland, 75; THunter, Minnesota, 73; Lowell, Boston, 71.

HITS—ISuzuki, Seattle, 142; Jeter, New York, 139; MOrdonez, Detroit, 130; Rios, Toronto, 125; Polanco, Detroit, 123; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 123; MYoung, Texas, 122.

DOUBLES—MOrdonez, Detroit, 38; DOrtiz, Boston, 32; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 32; AHill, Toronto, 30; Granderson, Detroit, 29; Rios, Toronto, 28; VMartinez, Cleveland, 28; Posada, New York, 28.

TRIPLES—Granderson, Detroit, 16; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 8; Crisp, Boston, 7; Teahen, Kansas City, 6; DeJesus, Kansas City, 6; MByrd, Texas, 6; TPena, Kansas City, 5; Cano, New York, 5; CGuillen, Detroit, 5; Cora, Boston, 5.

HOME RUNS—ARodriguez, New York, 35; Morneau, Minnesota, 28; CPena, Tampa Bay, 23; Sheffield, Detroit, 23; Konerko, Chicago, 22; THunter, Minnesota, 21; Rios, Toronto, 20.

STOLEN BASES—Crawford, Tampa Bay, 31; BRoberts, Baltimore, 29; Sizemore, Cleveland, 27; ISuzuki, Seattle, 27; Figgins, Los Angeles, 26; JLugo, Boston, 25; CPatterson, Baltimore, 23.

PITCHING (11 Decisions)—Bonderman, Detroit, 10-2, .833, 3.69; Verlander, Detroit, 11-3, .786, 3.40; Haren, Oakland, 11-3, .786, 2.41; Carmona, Cleveland, 13-4, .765, 3.31; Beckett, Boston, 13-4, .765, 3.27; Halladay, Toronto, 11-4, .733, 4.15; KEscobar, Los Angeles, 11-4, .733, 2.91.

STRIKEOUTS—Bedard, Baltimore, 175; JoSantana, Minnesota, 144; Matsuzaka, Boston, 136; Kazmir, Tampa Bay, 136; Sabathia, Cleveland, 134; JVazquez, Chicago, 127; Shields, Tampa Bay, 121.

SAVES—Putz, Seattle, 29; Borowski, Cleveland, 29; Jenks, Chicago, 28; TJones, Detroit, 27; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 25; Papelbon, Boston, 23; Nathan, Minnesota, 20.

National League Leaders

BATTING—CJones, Atlanta, .346; HaRamirez, Florida, .336; DeLee, Chicago, .335; Renteria, Atlanta, .335; MiCabrera, Florida, .334; Utley, Philadelphia, .334; Holliday, Colorado, .333.

RUNS—Rollins, Philadelphia, 86; Utley, Philadelphia, 77; Uggla, Florida, 75; HaRamirez, Florida, 74; JBReyes, New York, 70; Fielder, Milwaukee, 67; Victorino, Philadelphia, 67; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 67; ASoriano, Chicago, 67.

RBI—Howard, Philadelphia, 83; Utley, Philadelphia, 81; CaLee, Houston, 81; Holliday, Colorado, 79; Fielder, Milwaukee, 75; MiCabrera, Florida, 71; Dunn, Cincinnati, 67.

HITS—Holliday, Colorado, 134; Renteria, Atlanta, 133; HaRamirez, Florida, 132; Utley, Philadelphia, 132; Rollins, Philadelphia, 128; Byrnes, Arizona, 126; JBReyes, New York, 125.

DOUBLES—Utley, Philadelphia, 41; Uggla, Florida, 38; Holliday, Colorado, 33; Rowand, Philadelphia, 32; Church, Washington, 30; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 30; ASoriano, Chicago, 29.

TRIPLES—Rollins, Philadelphia, 12; JBReyes, New York, 10; Johnson, Atlanta, 8; Amezaga, Florida, 8; Pence, Houston, 6; Byrnes, Arizona, 6; CGuzman, Washington, 6.

HOME RUNS—Fielder, Milwaukee, 30; Howard, Philadelphia, 28; Dunn, Cincinnati, 27; Griffey Jr., Cincinnati, 24; MiCabrera, Florida, 23; Pujols, St. Louis, 22; Uggla, Florida, 21.

STOLEN BASES—JBReyes, New York, 47; Pierre, Los Angeles, 41; Victorino, Philadelphia, 30; HaRamirez, Florida, 27; Byrnes, Arizona, 26; Taveras, Colorado, 24; Wright, New York, 22.

PITCHING (11 Decisions)—Penny, Los Angeles, 12-1, .923, 2.42; Harang, Cincinnati, 10-2, .833, 3.45; CYoung, San Diego, 9-3, .750, 1.82; Lilly, Chicago, 11-4, .733, 3.46; BSheets, Milwaukee, 10-4, .714, 3.39; Hamels, Philadelphia, 11-5, .687, 3.63; Maine, New York, 11-5, .687, 3.04.

STRIKEOUTS—Harang, Cincinnati, 138; Peavy, San Diego, 136; Hamels, Philadelphia, 135; Webb, Arizona, 134; CZambrano, Chicago, 122; CYoung, San Diego, 114; Smoltz, Atlanta, 111.

SAVES—FCordero, Milwaukee, 32; Valverde, Arizona, 31; Hoffman, San Diego, 28; Saito, Los Angeles, 25; BWagner, New York, 23; Gregg, Florida, 20; Fuentes, Colorado, 20; Weathers, Cincinnati, 20.

Consecutive Saves

Leading consecutive save opportunities converted since 1988 when blown saves were recorded on a major league-wide basis:

84 — Eric Gagne, Los Angeles, 2002-04 (Aug. 28, 2002-July 4, 2004).

54 — Tom Gordon, Boston, 1998-99 (April 19, 1998-June 5, 1999).

41 — Rod Beck, San Francisco, 1993-95 (Aug. 19, 1993-April 29, 1995).

41 — Trevor Hoffman, San Diego, 1997-98 (Aug. 24, 1997-July 26, 1998).

40 — Dennis Eckersley, Oakland, 1991-92 (Sept. 15, 1991-Aug. 8, 1992).

38 — Jose Mesa, Cleveland, 1995 (May 5-Aug. 23).

38 — Trevor Hoffman, San Diego, 2005 (April 30-Sept. 26, 2005).

37 — Randy Myers, Baltimore-Toronto, 1997-98 (May 6, 1997-April 11, 1998).

31 — Mariano Rivera, N.Y. Yankees, 2005 (April 9-Aug. 13).

31 — J.J. Putz, Seattle, 2006-07 (Sept. 30, 2006-July 25, 2007).

28 — Mariano Rivera, N.Y. Yankees, 2003-04 (Aug. 19, 2003-May 9, 2004).

27 — Todd Jones, Florida, 2005 (June 11-Sept. 17)

27 — John Wetteland, N.Y. Yankees, 1996 (May 12-July 14).

26 — Rob Dibble, Cincinnati, 1990-91 (Aug. 25, 1990-July 16, 1991).

25 — John Wetteland, Texas, 1997-98 (July 15, 1997-May 22, 1998).

25 — Doug Jones, Milwaukee, 1997 (May 31-Sept. 26).

25 — Tom Henke, Toronto, 1991 (April 9-Aug. 13).

Active HR Leaders

Through July 25

Active Pitching Victory Leaders

Through July 25

PCL

American Conference

Pacific Conference

Wednesday’s Results

Las Vegas 7, Albuquerque 6

Nashville 13, Fresno 7

Iowa 18, Colorado Springs 8

Omaha at Salt Lake, ppd., rain

Oklahoma 3, Portland 1

Tucson 9, Round Rock 1, 1st game

Round Rock 1, Tucson 0, 10 innings, 2nd game

Memphis 4, Sacramento 2

New Orleans 4, Tacoma 2

Today’s Games

Albuquerque at Las Vegas

Fresno at Nashville

Iowa at Colorado Springs

Omaha at Salt Lake, 1st game

Omaha at Salt Lake, 2nd game

Portland at Oklahoma

Round Rock at Tucson

Sacramento at Memphis

Tacoma at New Orleans

NWL

Wednesday’s Results

Spokane 4, Everett 1

Eugene 10, Tri-City 3

Boise 4, Vancouver 3

Salem-Keizer 14, Yakima 9

Today’s Games

Everett at Spokane

Tri-City at Eugene

Vancouver at Boise

Yakima at Salem-Keizer

Friday’s Games

Everett at Spokane

Salem-Keizer at Eugene

Tri-City at Yakima

Vancouver at Boise

Indians 4, AquaSox1

E—T. Smith, Osuna. DP—Everett 4, Spokane 4. LOB—Everett 7, Spokane 4. 2B—Gac. CS—Dunigan.

HBP—T. Smith (by Paredes), Fry (by Paredes). WP—Paredes. T—2:13. A—4,026.

Senior American Legion

Wednesday’s Results

Patriots 14, Cannons 9

Today’s game

Northstars vs. Blue Devils, 7 p.m.

Patriots 14, Cannons 9

T. Druffel, Guettinger (2) and R. Druffel; Giglio, Lallier (4) and Fernandez. W-Guettinger. L-Giglio.

HITS: Patriots-Herman 3, M. Johnson 2, Guettinger 3, R. Druffel 2, T. Druffel 2, N. Johnson, Jacobs 2, J. Druffel. Cannons-Marlow, Richardson 2, Banderas 2, Lallier, Davis. 2B-Herman, Guettinger, T. Druffel, Davis. 3B-Richardson.

Junior American Legion

Wednesday’s Results

Newport 7, Freeman 3; Series tied 1-1.

Central Valley 3, University 2 (10); Series tied 1-1.

Today’s Game

Newport vs. Freeman, 5:30 p.m.

Central Valley vs. University, 5:30 p.m.

Newport 7, Freeman 3

Reilly, Hedges (6) and Sullivan; Nelson and Hargrove. W-Nelson. L-Reilly.

HITS: Freeman-Mega, Godley, Ford 2, Kestell 2. Newport-Ca. McNair, Weidemier, Hargrove, Goulet, Hooper 2. 2B-Kestell, Ford, Mega.

Central Valley 3, University 2 (10)

P.Hyndman, Shryock and Keeton; Arlt, Butler (9) and Cooley. W-Butler. L-Shryock.

HITS: University-Keeton, Olsufka, Shryock, Schnibby, Landrus, P. Hyndman 2, Benton. Central Valley-Borgman, Pav, Bledsoe, Cooley, Richards, Mack 3, Berg 2. 2B-Keeton, Richards.

Basketball

WNBA

All Times PDT

Wednesday’s Results

Phoenix 103, Minnesota 79

Today’s Games

Indiana at Sacramento, 11:30 a.m.

New York at Connecticut, 4 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Los Angeles at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Houston at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Indiana at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Mercury 103, Lynx 79

Phoenix (103)- Pondexter 5-13 5-5 15, Taylor 9-14 9-10 30, Smith 3-7 1-1 8, Taurasi 7-13 1-1 19, K.Miller 3-6 2-2 8, Schumacher 1-2 3-4 5, Mazzante 2-4 3-3 8, Derevjanik 1-1 0-0 3, Snell 2-4 0-0 4, Lacy 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 34-65 25-28 103.

Minnesota (79)- Abrosimova 4-12 2-2 12, Stansbury 6-10 1-2 13, Ohlde 1-10 2-2 4, Augustus 5-11 2-2 13, Quinn 4-7 0-0 9, Ress 1-6 1-2 3, Murphy 4-8 2-2 11, Mann 3-8 2-2 10, Jacobs 1-4 0-0 2, Raymond 0-0 0-0 0, Moore 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 30-78 12-14 79.

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 10-27 (Taurasi 4-9, Taylor 3-5, Derevjanik 1-1, Mazzante 1-3, Smith 1-3, K.Miller 0-2, Snell 0-2, Pondexter 0-2), Minnesota 7-25 (Abrosimova 2-6, Mann 2-6, Augustus 1-2, Quinn 1-3, Murphy 1-4, Ress 0-1, Moore 0-1, Jacobs 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 37 (Taylor 8), Minnesota 47 (Ohlde 11). Assists—Phoenix 26 (K.Miller 8), Minnesota 25 (Ohlde, Quinn 6). Total Fouls—Phoenix 15, Minnesota 23. A—13,004. (11,380).

FOOTBALL

CFL

All Times PDT

NOTE: Two points for a regulation or overtime win and one point for a tie.

Today’s Game

Montreal at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Friday’s Game

Hamilton at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Edmonton at Saskatchewan, 12:30 p.m.

British Columbia at Calgary, 4 p.m.

AFL

ArenaBowl at New Orleans

Sunday, July 29: Columbus vs. San Jose, noon

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

x-clinched division

y-clinched playoff berth

Today’s Game

Fort Wayne at Quad City

Friday’s Game

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Albany

Saturday’s Games

Spokane at Everett, 7:30 p.m.

Amarillo at Arkansas

Bakersfield at Central Valley

Boise at Tri-Cities

Bossier-Shreveport at Laredo

Cincinnati at Alabama

Corpus Christi at Stockton

Florida at Manchester

Green Bay at Mahoning Valley

Lubbock at Oklahoma City

Rio Grande Valley at Texas

South Georgia at Tulsa

Tennessee Valley at Louisville

End Regular Season

Auto Racing

This Weeks Events

All Times PDT

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP

Allstate 400 at the Brickyard

Site: Indianapolis Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 7 a.m.); Sunday, race (ESPN, 10 a.m.). Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (rectangular oval, 2.5 miles, 9 degrees banking in turns). Race distance: 400 miles, 160 laps. Last race: Tony Stewart won at Chicagoland Speedway on July 15, 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. Last year: Jimmie Johnson pulled off a gritty win at Indianapolis, battling back from an early tire problem to take the lead, only to see it evaporate when a late debris caution bunched up the field. It dropped him from first to eighth and forced him to slice his way to the front in the final 14 laps. But he did it with ease and pulled away for his second major victory of 2006. Fast facts: After 19 of 36 races this season, Jeff Gordon has four wins — tied with teammate Johnson for the most in the series — 12 top fives, 17 top 10s and has been leading the points since Bristol, the fifth race of the season. … Ginn Racing has replaced Sterling Marlin in its No. 14 Chevrolet with 23-year-old rookie Regan Smith, and released veteran Joe Nemechek. … Hendrick cars have been shut out of victory lane for the past five races after taking 10 of the first 14. … Matt Kenseth has four top-five finishes in seven career starts at Indianapolis, but no victories. … Thirteen different drivers have won this season. Next race: Pennsylvania 500, Aug. 5, Long Pond, Pa.

NASCAR BUSCH

Kroger 200

Site: Indianapolis Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 1:30 p.m.), race (ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.). Track: O’Reilly Raceway Park (oval, 0.686 miles, 12 degrees banking in turns). Race distance: 137.2 miles, 200 laps. Last race: Four races after switching crew chiefs and 61 after earning his previous Busch victory, Reed Sorenson avoided the pitfalls to win the caution-filled Gateway 250 at Madison, Ill. His previous victory came at the same track nearly two years ago to the date. Last year: Kevin Harvick passed pole-sitter Denny Hamlin on lap 84, built a lead of more than 2 seconds with 20 laps left and held off Sorenson in the Kroger 200, for his series-high fifth win of 2006. Fast facts: Points leader Carl Edwards was released early Monday from an Omaha, Neb., hospital after being injured Sunday night in a dirt track race in nearby Greenwood, a hospital spokeswoman said. Edwards’ younger brother, Kenny Edwards, told the Omaha World-Herald it could be a dislocated thumb, caught in the steering wheel during a crash. … Scott Wimmer earned his first pole position in 136 races last weekend. … The last five winners of this race started in the top 10. … There has been a different pole winner in each of the last 10 years of the event. … Greg Biffle has started in the top 10 in all four of his Busch starts at ORP and recorded a top-five finish each time. Next race: Montreal 200, Aug. 4

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS

Power Stroke Diesel 200

Site: Indianapolis Schedule: Friday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 1:30 p.m.), race (Speed Channel, 4:30 p.m.). Track: O’Reilly Raceway Park (oval, 0.686 miles, 12 degrees banking in turns). Race distance: 137.2 miles, 200 laps. Last race: Mike Skinner completely dominated the Built Ford Tough 225 at Sparta, Ky., on July 14, 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. Last year: Rick Crawford took the lead in a tight four-truck battle with 32 laps remaining, then held on to beat Dennis Setzer by 10 truck lengths in the Power Stroke Diesel 200 Fast facts: Skinner has completed every one of this season’s 2,193 laps and has finished out of the top 10 just once while building a season-high 164-point lead over Ron Hornaday Jr. in the standings. He led every lap in winning both the 1995 and 1996 events. … Seven drivers who participated in the inaugural event in 1995 have entered this weekend’s race. Five of them are among the top 10 in the standings. … No Indianapolis Busch winner has started outside the top five. Next race: Toyota Tundra 200, Aug. 11, Lebanon, Tenn.

CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES

San Jose Grand Prix

Site: California Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 2 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 2 p.m.; Sunday, race (ESPN2, 3 p.m.). Track: Streets of San Jose (temporary road course, 1.448 miles, 11 turns). Race distance: 1 hour, 45 minutes. Last race: Sebastien Bourdais won for the first time in four races and regained control of the title chase, driving away with the Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton. He won on Edmonton’s City Centre Airport circuit for the second time in three tries. Last year: Bourdais raced to his fifth victory of 2006 and second win in a row on the downtown street course at the San Jose Grand Prix. Fast facts: Former points leader Robert Doornbos has failed to place among the top five in each of the last two races after recording podium finishes in five of the previous seven events. He enters San Jose trailing Bourdais by 20 points and five in front of Will Power. … Graham Rahal, the son of longtime racing star Bobby Rahal, recorded his second top-three podium finish of the season last weekend. … Rookie Tristan Gommendy could miss the race after he injured his back in a crash during qualifying at Edmonton. Mario Dominguez replaced Gommendy and finished last with mechanical problems. … The combination of a washboard-like track and looming concrete walls on the narrow downtown street circuit took out half the 18-car field during the 75-minute timed race in the inaugural 2005 event. Next race: Generac Grand Prix, Aug. 12, Elkhart Lake, Wis.

NHRA

Fram Autolite Nationals

Site: Sonoma, Calif. Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 3 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN2, 3 p.m., tape); Sunday, eliminations, 11 a.m. (ESPN2, 5 p.m., tape). Track: Infineon Raceway. Last event: Four-time champion Tony Schumacher beat Brandon Bernstein by 0.004 seconds to win the Top Fuel event at the rain-delayed Schuck’s Auto Supply Nationals at Pacific Raceways. Jack Beckman won the Funny Car event and Dave Connolly won Pro Stock. Last year: Top Fuel rookie J.R. Todd upset three-time series champion Tony Schumacher for the second time in three weeks, winning the Fram-Autolite Nationals. Eric Medlen, Jason Line and Chip Ellis won their divisions at Infineon Raceway. Fast facts: Five drivers became the first to clich berths in the Countdown to the Championship, which begins Labor Day weekend. Rod Fuller (Top Fuel) and Ron Capps (Funny Car) are in, as are Pro Stock’s Greg Anderson, Jeg Coughlin and Connolly. … John Force’s car went up in flames during his final round loss to Beckman in a final round, but he escaped uninjured. Ashley Force crashed into a retaining wall during her second-round Funny Car clash with Kenny Bernstein. She was checked and released by track doctors. … Andrew Hines turned in a national record performance in Pro Stock Motorcycle with a final run of 7.253 seconds at 186.46 mph during the 2005 event. Next event: Lucas Oil Nationals, Aug. 12, Brainerd, Minn.

FORMULA ONE

Last race: Two-time defending champion Fernando Alonso outdueled Felipe Massa on a slippery track, passing the Ferrari driver late in the race to win the European Grand Prix in Germany. Massa was eight seconds behind in second place, and Mark Webber was 1:05 back in third for Red Bull to equal his career best Next race: Hungarian Grand Prix, Aug. 5, Budapest.

INDY RACING LEAGUE

Last race: Scott Dixon escaped the mishap in front of him that put a crimp in Danica Patrick’s hopes and hung near the leaders before moving in front late to win the Honda Indy 200 for his third straight victory. Dixon’s win tightened the race in the drivers points standings. Trailing Dario Franchitti, who finished second, by 65 points before the streak began, Dixon is behind by 24 with five races left. Next race: Firestone Indy 400, Aug. 5, Brooklyn, Mich.

OTHER RACES

GRAND NATIONAL, BUSCH EAST SERIES: Edge Hotel 150, Saturday, Adirondack International Speedway, Beaver Falls, N.Y.

MEXICO: Sunday, Triovalo Bernardo Obregon, Guadalajara, Mexico.

Boxing

Fight Schedule

National TV in parentheses

July 27

At Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, Martin Castillo, Los Angeles vs. Oscar Andrade, Mexico, 12, for the vacant NABF super flyweight title.

July 28

At Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Wash. (HBO), Vernon Forrest, Atlanta, vs. Carlos Baldomir, Los Angeles, 12, for the vacant interim WBC junior middleweight title.

Aug. 3

At Far West Rodeo, Doraville, Ga. (SHO), Kevin Johnson, Asbury Park, N.J. vs Damian Willis, Lancaster, Calif., 10, heavyweights; Eric Hunter, Philadelphia, vs. Joel Santiago, Mexico, 10, featherweights.

At Arcadia, Fla., Juan Mercedes, Puerto Rico, vs. Sergio Espinosa, National City, Calif., 12, super flyweights.

Aug. 4

At AllState Center, Rosemont, Ill. (PPV), David Diaz, Chicago, vs. Erik Morales, Mexico, 12, for Diaz’s WBC lightweight title; Ulises Solis, Mexico, vs. Rodell Mayol, Philippines, 12, for Solis’ IBF light flyweight title; Juan Manuel Lopez, Puerto Rico, vs. Hugo Dianzo, 12, for Lopez’s WBO Latino Super Bantamweight title; Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., Mexico, vs. Louis Brown, Indianapolis, 10, super welterweights; Benabe Concepcion, Philippines, vs. Gabriel Elizondo, 10, super bantamweights; Donovan George, Chicago, vs. Shay Mobley, Chicago, 10, super middleweights.

At Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas (SHO), Rafael Marquez, Mexico, vs. Israel Vazquez, Las Vegas, 12, for Marquez’s WBC super bantamweight title; Celestino Caballero, Panama, vs. Jorge Lacierva, Atlanta, 12, for Caballero’s WBA super bantamweight title.

Aug. 9

At Hard Rock Hotel-Casino, Las Vegas (VERSUS), Tye Fields, Las Vegas, vs. Cedric Boswell, Detroit, 10, heavyweights; Joshua Clottey, Ghana, vs. Felix Flores, Puerto Rico, 10, welterweights.

Aug. 11

At ARCO Arena, Sacramento, Calif. (HBO), Daniel Ponce De Leon, Mexico, vs. Rey Bautista, Philippines, 12, for De Leon’s WBO super bantamweight title; Jhonny Gonzalez, Mexico, vs. Gerry Penalosa, Philippines, 12, for Gonzalez’s WBO bantamweight title; Bert Batawang, Philippines, vs. Francisco Rosas, Mexico, 12, IBF light flyweight title eliminator.

Aug. 17

At El Paso Coliseum, Texas, Jesus Soto-Karass, Mexico, vs. Jose Antonio Ojeda, Santa Maria, Calif., 10, welterweights.

Aug. 25

At Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Hugo Fidel Cazares, Mexico, vs. Ivan Calderon, Puerto Rico, 12, for Cazares’ WBO light flyweight title.

Sept. 8

At Staples Center, Los Angeles (PPV), Fernando Vargas, Oxnard, Calif., vs. Ricardo Mayorga, Nicaragua, 10 or 12, middleweights.

Sept. 15

At MGM Grand, Las Vegas (PPV), Juan Manuel Marquez, Anaheim, Calif., vs. Jorge Barrios, Argentina, 12, for Marquez’s WBC junior lightweight title.

Oct. 6

At Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas (PPV), Manny Pacquiao, Phillipnes, vs. Marco Antonio Barrera, Mexico, rematch, 12, junior lightweights.

At Madison Square Garden, New York (SHO), Oleg Maskaev, West Sacramento, Calif., vs. Samuel Peter, Las Vegas, 12, for Maskaev’s WBC heavyweight title.

Oct. 13

At Moscow, Sultan Ibragimov, Russia, vs. Ruslan Chagev, Uzbekistan, 12, for Ibragimov’s WBO heavyweight and Chagev’s WBA heavyweight titles.

Cycling

Tour de France

At Gourette, France

16th Stage

A 135.8-mile high mountain stage from Orthez to Gourette

Note: x-Michael Rasmussen has been removed by Rabobank. We do not expect an updated list until after Thursday’s stage.

1. Michael Rasmussen, Denmark, Rabobank, 6 hours, 23 minutes, 21 seconds. 2. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Discovery Channel, 26 seconds behind. 3. Alberto Contador, Spain, Discovery Channel, :35. 4. Cadel Evans, Australia, Predictor-Lotto, :43. 5. Juan Mauricio Soler, Colombia, Barloworld, 1:25.

6. Haimar Zubeldia, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 1:52. 7. Juan Jose Cobo, Spain, Saunier Duval-Prodir, 1:54. 8. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Team CSC, 2:12. 9. Oscar Pereiro, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 2:27. 10. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, same time.

11. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine, Discovery Channel, 3:11. 12. David Arroyo, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 3:37. 13. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC, 4:42. 14. Michael Boogerd, Netherlands, Rabobank, 5:32. 15. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, T-Mobile, 6:02.

16. Iban Mayo, Spain, Saunier Duval-Prodir, 6:06. 17. Juan Manuel Garate, Spain, Quick Step-Innergetic, 6:17. 18. Manuel Beltran, Spain, Liquigas, 6:36. 19. David de la Fuente, Spain, Saunier Duval-Prodir, 7:05. 20. Christopher Horner, United States, Predictor-Lotto, same time.

Also

33. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Team CSC, 10:11. 36. George Hincapie, United States, Discovery Channel, 17:08. 39. Vladimir Gusev, Russia, Discovery Channel, 20:02. 55. Sergio Paulinho, Portugal, Discovery Channel, 22:03. 66. Egoi Martinez, Spain, Discovery Channel, 29:20. 93. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez, Spain, Discovery Channel, 41:49.

Overall Standings

(After 16 stages)

1. x-Michael Rasmussen, Denmark, Rabobank, 76:15:15. 2. Alberto Contador, Spain, Discovery Channel, 3:10. 3. Cadel Evans, Australia, Predictor-Lotto, 5:03. 4. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Discovery Channel, 5:59. 5. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Team CSC, 9:12.

6. Haimar Zubeldia, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 9:39. 7. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 13:28. 8. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, T-Mobile, 14:46. 9. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine, Discovery Channel, 16:00. 10. Juan Mauricio Soler, Colombia, Barloworld, 16:41.

11. Mikel Astarloza, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 16:52. 12. Oscar Pereiro, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 17:17. 13. David Arroyo, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 21:08. 14. Iban Mayo, Spain, Saunier Duval-Prodir, 25:24. 15. Christopher Horner, United States, Predictor-Lotto, 26:22.

16. Vladimir Karpets, Russia, Caisse d’Epargne, 27:37. 17. Michael Boogerd, Netherlands, Rabobank, 31:00. 18. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC, 31:48. 19. Manuel Beltran, Spain, Liquigas, 32:58. 20. Tadej Valjavec, Slovenia, Lampre-Fondital, 36:31.

Also

27. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Team CSC, 56:33. 29. George Hincapie, United States, Discovery Channel, 57:45. 37. Vladimir Gusev, Russia, Discovery Channel, 1:29:46. 63. Egoi Martinez, Spain, Discovery Channel, 2:17:03. 70. Sergio Paulinho, Portugal, Discovery Channel, 2:22:59. 114. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez, Spain, Discovery Channel, 3:20:18.

Golf

SPOKANE COUNTRY CLUB–John Lynch Jr., No. 17, 143 yards, 8-iron.

Soccer

MLS

All Times PDT

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

Thursday’s Game

CD Chivas USA at New York, 4 p.m.

Saturday’s Game

New England at Real Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Chicago at Toronto FC, noon.

CD Chivas USA at Kansas City, 4 p.m.

Tennis

Bank of the West Classic

WTA TOUR

At The Taube Family Tennis Center, Stanford Calif. Purse: $600,000 (Tier II) Surface: Hard-Outdoor.

Singles, Second Round

Sybille Bammer (8), Austria, def. Meilen Tu, United States, 6-4, 6-2.

Daniela Hantuchova (3), Slovakia, def. Peng Shuai, China, 6-4, 6-2.

Katarina Srebotnik (7), Slovenia, def. Maria Kirilenko, Russia, 6-0, 7-6 (5).

Doubles, First Round

Akiko Morigami, Japan, and Meilen Tu, United States, def. Yuliana Fedak, Ukraine, and Vanessa Henke, Germany, 7-5, 6-3.

Indianapolis Tennis Championships

ATP TOUR

At The Indianapolis Tennis Center, Indianapolis. Purse: $525,000 (Intl. Series) Surface: Hard-Outdoor.

Singles, Second Round

Frank Dancevic, Canada, def. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Lee Hyung-taik (6), South Korea, def. Paul Goldstein, United States, 6-3, 6-3.

Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, def. Mardy Fish (4), United States, 6-4, retired.

Andy Roddick (1), United States, def. Evgeny Korolev, Russia, 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles, First Round

Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, and Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, def. Jeff Coetzee, South Africa, and Todd Perry (3), Australia, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 11-9 tiebreak.

Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, and Travis Parrott, United States, def. Thomas Johansson, Sweden, and Nicolas Kiefer, Germany, walkover.

Benjamin Becker and Michael Berrer, Germany, def. Paul Goldstein and Rajeev Ram, United States, 6-4, 7-6 (6).

Fish counts

The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 7/24/2007 and year-to-date totals:

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Placed RHP Chris Ray on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Cory Doyne Norfolk (IL).

BOSTON RED SOX—Assigned RHP Joel Pineiro to Pawtucket (IL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Waived RHP Scott Elarton.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Optioned OF Darnell McDonald to Rochester (IL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Placed SS Bobby Crosby on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Donnie Murphy from Sacramento (PCL).

National League

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Activated OF Bill Hall from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Tony Gwynn to Nashville (PCL). Acquired RHP Scott Linebrink from San Diego Padres for LHP Joe Thatcher, RHP Will Inman and LHP Steve Garrison.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Optioned OF Terrmel Sledge to Portland (PCL). Recalled RHP Hensley from Portland.

American Association

FORT WORTH CATS—Agreed to terms with LHP Mario Ramos.

PENSACOLA PELICANS—Released INF Michael Younghanz.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Robert Wooley. Released RHP Brad Guy.

Can-Am League

BROCKTON ROX—Agreed to terms with RHP Billy Stokley. Released INF Ryan Sickles.

GRAYS—Released LHP-OF Sheldon Catchot.

NORTH SHORE SPIRIT—Released OF Carlos Rodriguez and C Chris Wood.

Northern League

EDMONTON CRACKER-CATS—Agreed to terms with INF Todd Betts.

JOLIET JACKHAMMERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Lonnie Patterson and OF Matthew Mazurek.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS—Signed LB Paul Posluszny to a four-year contract and RB Dwayne Wright. Released WR Aaron Brown and CB Duane Coleman.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Released S Jessie Daniels and CB Garnell Wilds.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Agreed to terms with rookie CB Marcus McCauley.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed LB David Harris.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed RB Michael Bush to a contract. Released DBs Jarrod Cooper and Darnell Bing.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed QB Kevin Kolb to a four-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ers—Signed RB Thomas Clayton to a contract.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed LB Quincy Black. Claimed OL Enoka Lucas off waivers from Houston. Released QB Zac Taylor and G Anthony Wollschlager.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Signed F Patrick Kane to a three-year contract.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Name Jeff Kealty chief amateur scout.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Named Larry Robinson, John MacLean and Tommy Albelin assistant coaches.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Re-signed LW Riley Cote and LE Boyd Kane.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Re-signed D Doug Janik to a one-year contract.

American Hockey League

HERSHEY BEARS—Signed LW Quintin Laing.

PEORIA RIVERMEN—Announced F Lee Stempniak has been re-signed to a multiyear contract by St. Louis (NHL).

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS—Announced F Jacob Micflikier and F Ben Simon have been signed by Edmonton (NHL).

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS—Signed LW Ned Havern.

ECHL

VICTORIA SALMON KINGS—Agreed to terms with C Milan Gajic.

COLLEGE

ARMY—Named Matt Reid assistant baseball coach.

DUKE—Named Brad Berndt associate athletic director.

LA SALLE—Named Scott Laughead athletic communications assistant and William Thomas volunteer linebackers coach.

LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY—Named Richard James strength and conditioning coach.

MIAMI—Named Robbie Tenenbaum women’s rowing coach.

NEUMANN—Announced the resignation of Corey Stitzel, men’s basketball coach.

RANDOLPH-MACON—Named Drew Ginsberg men’s assistant lacrosse coach.

RHODE ISLAND—Named Thorr D. Bjorn director of athletics.

RUTGERS-CAMDEN—Promoted John Wink from pitching coach to baseball coach.

SAINT LOUIS—Named Sean Harrington director of basketball operations.

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT—Named Meghan Burke Brown women’s basketball coach.