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Baseball

American League leaders

BATTING—MOrdonez, Detroit, .354; ISuzuki, Seattle, .346; Polanco, Detroit, .340; Figgins, Los Angeles, .333; Jeter, New York, .330; Posada, New York, .328; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, .326.

RUNS—ARodriguez, New York, 97; Sheffield, Detroit, 87; Granderson, Detroit, 81; Sizemore, Cleveland, 81; MOrdonez, Detroit, 76; Rios, Toronto, 74; DeJesus, Kansas City, 74.

RBI—ARodriguez, New York, 102; Morneau, Minnesota, 87; MOrdonez, Detroit, 85; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 80; VMartinez, Cleveland, 76; Lowell, Boston, 73; THunter, Minnesota, 73.

HITS—ISuzuki, Seattle, 145; Jeter, New York, 139; MOrdonez, Detroit, 133; Polanco, Detroit, 129; Rios, Toronto, 126; BRoberts, Baltimore, 124; MYoung, Texas, 123; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 123.

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

TRIPLES—Granderson, Detroit, 16; 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, 24; Sheffield, Detroit, 23; Konerko, Chicago, 22; THunter, Minnesota, 21; Rios, Toronto, 20.

STOLEN BASES—Crawford, Tampa Bay, 32; BRoberts, Baltimore, 30; Sizemore, Cleveland, 27; ISuzuki, Seattle, 27; Figgins, Los Angeles, 26; JLugo, Boston, 25; CPatterson, Baltimore, 24.

PITCHING (11 Decisions)—Bonderman, Detroit, 10-2, .833, 3.69; Haren, Oakland, 12-3, .800, 2.42; Verlander, Detroit, 11-3, .786, 3.43; 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—Jenks, Chicago, 29; Putz, Seattle, 29; Borowski, Cleveland, 29; TJones, Detroit, 27; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 25; Papelbon, Boston, 23; Nathan, Minnesota, 20.

National League leaders

BATTING—HaRamirez, Florida, .339; CJones, Atlanta, .339; Utley, Philadelphia, .336; DYoung, Washington, .335; Renteria, Atlanta, .333; MiCabrera, Florida, .332; DeLee, Chicago, .332.

RUNS—Rollins, Philadelphia, 87; Utley, Philadelphia, 79; Uggla, Florida, 77; HaRamirez, Florida, 75; JBReyes, New York, 72; Fielder, Milwaukee, 68; Victorino, Philadelphia, 68; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 68.

RBI—Howard, Philadelphia, 85; CaLee, Houston, 84; Utley, Philadelphia, 82; Holliday, Colorado, 79; Fielder, Milwaukee, 75; MiCabrera, Florida, 72; Hawpe, Colorado, 69.

HITS—HaRamirez, Florida, 135; Holliday, Colorado, 134; Utley, Philadelphia, 134; Renteria, Atlanta, 134; Rollins, Philadelphia, 130; Byrnes, Arizona, 129; JBReyes, New York, 127.

DOUBLES—Utley, Philadelphia, 41; Uggla, Florida, 39; Holliday, Colorado, 33; Rowand, Philadelphia, 32; Church, Washington, 31; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 31; HaRamirez, Florida, 29; ASoriano, Chicago, 29.

TRIPLES—Rollins, Philadelphia, 12; JBReyes, New York, 10; Johnson, Atlanta, 9; Amezaga, Florida, 8; Pence, Houston, 6; Byrnes, Arizona, 6; CGuzman, Washington, 6.

HOME RUNS—Fielder, Milwaukee, 30; Howard, Philadelphia, 29; Dunn, Cincinnati, 27; Griffey Jr., Cincinnati, 25; MiCabrera, Florida, 23; Pujols, St. Louis, 23; Uggla, Florida, 21; CaLee, Houston, 21.

STOLEN BASES—JBReyes, New York, 48; Pierre, Los Angeles, 42; Victorino, Philadelphia, 31; HaRamirez, Florida, 27; Byrnes, Arizona, 27; Taveras, Colorado, 24; Wright, New York, 22.

PITCHING (11 Decisions)—Penny, Los Angeles, 13-1, .929, 2.51; Harang, Cincinnati, 10-2, .833, 3.45; CVargas, Milwaukee, 9-2, .818, 4.30; 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—Peavy, San Diego, 144; Harang, Cincinnati, 138; Hamels, Philadelphia, 135; Webb, Arizona, 134; CZambrano, Chicago, 122; CYoung, San Diego, 114; RHill, Chicago, 113.

SAVES—FCordero, Milwaukee, 32; Valverde, Arizona, 31; Hoffman, San Diego, 28; Saito, Los Angeles, 26; BWagner, New York, 23; CCordero, Washington, 20; Gregg, Florida, 20; Fuentes, Colorado, 20; Weathers, Cincinnati, 20.

Active Home Run leaders

Through July 27

1. Barry Bonds754
2. Sammy Sosa604
3. Ken Griffey Jr.588
4. Frank Thomas503
5. Alex Rodriguez499
6. Jim Thome489
7. Manny Ramirez487
8. Gary Sheffield478
9. Carlos Delgado423
10. Mike Piazza422
11. Chipper Jones374
12. Andruw Jones361
13. Jeff Kent360
14. Jason Giambi357
14. Jim Edmonds357
16. Vladimir Guerrero352
17. Luis Gonzalez342
18. Shawn Green325
19. Moises Alou321
20. Reggie Sanders305
21. Steve Finley304

NWL

East Division

WLGB
Boise (Cubs)2018
Spokane (Rangers)17202 1/2
Yakima (Diamondbacks)14246
Tri-City (Rockies)13257

West Division

WLGB
Salem-Keizer (Giants)308
Eugene (Padres)25135
Vancouver (Athletics)181911 1/2
Everett (Mariners)142416

Friday’s Results

Spokane 11, Everett 5

Eugene 6, Salem-Keizer 1

Tri-City 9, Yakima 0

Boise 6, Vancouver 3

Today’s Games

Everett at Spokane

Salem-Keizer at Eugene

Tri-City at Yakima

Vancouver at Boise

Sunday’s Games

Everett at Spokane

Salem-Keizer at Eugene

Tri-City at Yakima

Vancouver at Boise

Indians 11, AquaSox 5

EverettABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Diaz ss501001.268
Dotel rf522102.250
Halman cf523200.336
Pimentel 1b401113.253
Hurba dh100010.250
Sanchez ph-dh200001.203
Dunigan lf401001.234
Dunbar c300012.197
Davenport 3b211011.500
Mena 2b401101.167
Totals 355105412
SpokaneABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Lawson dh402202.307
T.Smith cf512101.246
Osuna 2b422011.295
Greene c512200.306
Gac 1b522502.244
Fry rf300011.227
K.Smith 3b512001.289
Barrios lf332011.206
Stoneburner ss410100.188
Totals 3811141139
Everett101011100—5102
Spokane00006131x—11140

E—Diaz (7), Davenport (1). DP—Spokane 1. LOB—Everett 8, Spokane 8. 2B—Halman 2 (14), O.Diaz (5), Davenport (2), K.Smith (5), Osuna (6), Greene (9). 3B—Lawson (3). HR—Dotel (1), Halman (7), Gac 2 (8), Greene (7). SB—Davenport (1), Mena (2). S—Lawson.

EverettIPHRERBBSOERA
Harmon L,1-54 2/3 661277.08
Hill1 1/3 211011.23
Meyer1433103.86
Pettis1211016.48
SpokaneIPHRERBBSOERA
Brigham4 2/3 533451.98
Stewart W,2-21 2/3 422024.63
Falcon S,12 2/3 100052.73

HBP—Fry (by Hill), Davenport (by Brigham). WP—Harmon. T—3:12. A—7,068.

WCCL

Knights 3, RiverHawks 1

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Corvallis00100110x370

Proszek, Hiatt (7), Crowe (8) and Van Winkle; J.R.Murphy, Cusick (7), Cruikshank (9) and Gale. W—Murphy (2-1). L—Proszek (2-1). Sv—Cruikshank (8).

HITS: RiverHawks—Wayt, Yardley, Embery. Knights—Hogan 2, Wyckoff, Roy, Ji.Murphy, Wells, Gale—. 2B—Yardley, Embery, Hogan, Ji. Murphy.

Senior American Legion

Friday’s Results

Patriots 12, Blue Devils 9

Today’s Games

Patriots vs. Northstars, 5 p.m.

Patriots vs. Northstars, 8 p.m. If Necessary

Patriots 12, Blue Devils 9

Pullman24200040012145
Spokane202000104964

Ayres-Stamper, M.Johnson (8) and R.Druffel; Lamanna, O’Connor (4), Dukes (7) and Graham. W—Ayres-Stamper. L—Lamanna.

HITS: Patriots—Ayres-Stamper 3, Herman 2, Cooper, Jacobs 2, M.Johnson, N.Johnson, R.Druffel 2, T.Druffel, Scourey. Spokane—Reeves 2, Simchuck, Swennumson 2, Dukes. 2B—Ayres-Stamper, Cooper, M.Johnson, Swennumson, Reeves 2.

Junior American Legion

Friday’s Results

League Championship

University 14, Newport 3

University 14, Newport 3

University8032114131
Newport12000353

Olfufka and Keeton; Hargrove, Vantuyl (1) and Nelson, Hargrove (1). W—Olfufka (7-1). L—Hargrove.

HITS: University—Olfufka 2, Schnibbe 2, Keeton 3, Shryock, Severson, Holmes 2, Benton 2. Newport—Ca.McNair, Reed 2, Cu.McNair, Hooper. 2B—Keeton, Benton, Reed, Hooper.

17U

NPBA WoodBat Championships

Dodgers 17-U 8, Fairweather 0

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Dodgers0008x860

Vua, Bentley (4) and Holtman; Seaman and Jackson. W—Seaman. L—Vua.

HITS: Fairweather Reds—Sewell, Holtman, Zink, Miller. Spokane—Carey, Partridge, Jackson, Fowler 2, Williams. 2B—Holtman, Partridge. 3B—Fowler.

Basketball

WNBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WLGB
Detroit186
Indiana1692 1/2
Connecticut13125 1/2
Chicago11147 1/2
New York10137 1/2
Washington10137 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

WLGB
San Antonio158
Sacramento1491
Phoenix15101
Seattle13123
Los Angeles8157
Houston8167 1/2
Minnesota62010 1/2

Friday’s Results

Minnesota 85, Los Angeles 76

Houston 69, San Antonio 63

Phoenix 98, Chicago 96

Seattle 89, Indiana 75

Today’s Games

Detroit at Washington, 1 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Connecticut at New York, 1 p.m.

Houston at Chicago, 3 p.m.

Los Angeles at Detroit, 3 p.m.

Indiana at Phoenix, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Sacramento, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Seattle, 6 p.m.

Storm 89, Fever 75

Indiana (75)—Sam 2-4 0-0 4, Whitmore 1-3 0-0 2, Sutton-Brown 1-7 8-10 10, DeForge 5-10 1-2 12, Bevilaqua 2-4 1-2 5, White 5-12 0-0 10, Hoffman 2-4 0-0 4, Terry 0-0 0-0 0, Sharp 3-8 2-2 8, Strother 4-8 2-2 11, Bales 4-5 1-2 9. Totals 29-65 15-20 75.

Seattle (89)—Jackson 10-14 6-6 27, Castro Marques 5-10 0-0 13, Burse 2-7 2-2 6, Lennox 4-11 6-8 14, Bird 3-3 0-0 7, Wright 2-4 0-0 5, Palmer-Daniel 3-6 4-4 10, Ely 1-1 2-2 4, Gearlds 1-4 0-0 2, Robinson 0-1 1-2 1, Hodges-Lewis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-62 21-24 89.

Indiana1611212775
Seattle2624281189

3-Point Goals—Indiana 2-10 (Strother 1-2, DeForge 1-3, Bevilaqua 0-1, Sharp 0-1, Sam 0-1, White 0-2), Seattle 6-14 (Castro Marques 3-5, Bird 1-1, Wright 1-1, Jackson 1-3, Lennox 0-1, Gearlds 0-1, Palmer-Daniel 0-2). Fouled Out—Terry. Rebounds—Indiana 41 (Sutton-Brown 5), Seattle 34 (Jackson 10). Assists—Indiana 10 (White 4), Seattle 19 (Lennox 5). Total Fouls—Indiana 21, Seattle 18. A—8,052. (9,686).

Comets 69, Silver Stars 63

Houston (69)—Lyttle 0-2 0-0 0, Thompson 5-9 6-8 17, Snow 3-9 1-2 7, Smith 2-7 3-4 8, Maiga 3-7 2-4 8, Dixon 10-15 1-2 21, Hodges 2-3 0-0 6, Byears 0-1 0-0 0, Shields 0-1 0-0 0, Turner 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 26-57 13-20 69.

San Antonio (63)—Young 6-18 3-5 15, Johnson 1-3 0-2 2, Riley 4-12 3-3 11, Hammon 2-16 5-5 11, Darling 1-4 3-4 6, Little 2-3 0-0 4, Crossley 3-9 0-0 7, Irvin 0-0 0-0 0, Ferdinand 2-5 2-2 7. Totals 21-70 16-21 63.

Houston2215141869
San Antonio1316161863

3-Point Goals—Houston 4-11 (Hodges 2-3, Thompson 1-3, Smith 1-4, Turner 0-1), San Antonio 5-20 (Hammon 2-9, Ferdinand 1-1, Darling 1-3, Crossley 1-6, Riley 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 45 (Thompson 8), San Antonio 47 (Young 13). Assists—Houston 14 (Smith 4), San Antonio 16 (Johnson, Hammon 4). Total Fouls—Houston 20, San Antonio 20. Technicals—Maiga, Hammon. A—10,262. (9,877).

Lynx 85, Sparks 76

Los Angeles (76)—Spencer 3-8 3-4 10, J.Moore 2-6 0-0 4, McWilliams-Franklin 4-6 0-0 8, Mabika 4-8 3-3 14, Johnson 5-13 0-0 10, Page 0-0 0-0 0, C.Thomas 1-4 0-0 2, Baker 4-8 1-2 9, Fernandez 3-9 5-5 12, L.Thomas 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 2-3 2-2 7. Totals 28-67 14-16 76.

Minnesota (85)—Abrosimova 9-16 4-4 23, Stansbury 2-6 1-2 5, Ohlde 2-9 6-6 10, Augustus 8-17 7-8 23, Quinn 2-5 0-0 5, Mann 1-2 0-0 3, Ress 3-6 0-0 6, Murphy 1-5 2-2 4, Raymond 0-0 0-0 0, Jacobs 3-6 0-0 6, N.Moore 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-72 20-22 85.

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Minnesota2121232085

3-Point Goals—Los Angeles 6-12 (Mabika 3-4, Brown 1-1, Spencer 1-2, Fernandez 1-3, L.Thomas 0-1, Baker 0-1), Minnesota 3-13 (Mann 1-2, Quinn 1-3, Abrosimova 1-4, Augustus 0-1, Jacobs 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Los Angeles 37 (Mabika 7), Minnesota 47 (Ohlde 12). Assists—Los Angeles 14 (Johnson 4), Minnesota 19 (Quinn 9). Total Fouls—Los Angeles 17, Minnesota 15. Technicals—Los Angeles coach Cooper. A—6,624. (11,380).

Mercury 98, Sky 96

Phoenix (98)—Taylor 4-8 6-7 14, Pondexter 6-14 4-6 16, Smith 8-16 3-3 19, K.Miller 5-6 4-5 17, Taurasi 10-14 2-4 26, Schumacher 0-1 0-0 0, Mazzante 0-0 0-0 0, Snell 2-5 0-0 6, Lacy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-64 19-25 98.

Chicago (96)—Dupree 5-9 8-9 18, Dales 7-13 2-2 23, Melvin 3-8 2-2 8, Canty 3-10 0-0 6, Price 3-6 1-2 7, Perkins 4-13 1-1 11, Raymond 0-2 0-0 0, Joens 7-13 1-1 21, Wyckoff 0-2 0-0 0, Christensen 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 33-77 15-17 96.

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3-Point Goals—Phoenix 9-16 (Taurasi 4-7, K.Miller 3-3, Snell 2-4, Taylor 0-1, Pondexter 0-1), Chicago 15-32 (Dales 7-13, Joens 6-10, Perkins 2-7, Wyckoff 0-1, Raymond 0-1). Fouled Out—Perkins. Rebounds—Phoenix 36 (Smith 8), Chicago 45 (Price, Melvin 8). Assists—Phoenix 24 (Pondexter 7), Chicago 27 (Canty 8). Total Fouls—Phoenix 18, Chicago 26. A—4,053. (6,500).

Football

CFL

All Times PDT

EAST DIVISION

WLTPts
Winnipeg3117
Montreal2304
Toronto2304
Hamilton0500

WEST DIVISION

WLTPts
British Columbia4008
Edmonton2115
Calgary2204
Saskatchewan2204

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

Friday’s Results

Winnipeg 36, Hamilton 18

Today’s Game

Edmonton at Saskatchewan, 12:30 p.m.

British Columbia at Calgary, 4 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 2

Toronto at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Saskatchewan at British Columbia, 7:30 p.m.

AFL Playoffs

All Times PDT

ArenaBowl

At New Orleans

Sunday, July 29: Columbus vs. San Jose, 12 p.m.

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE

EastWLPct.
xy-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton142.875
y-Manchester96.600
Mahoning Valley69.400
Albany610.375
MidwestWLPct.
y-Quad City106.625
y-Green Bay96.600
y-Louisville87.533
Fort Wayne511.312
Cincinnati114.067
WestWLPct.
xy-Spokane114.733
y-Central Valley96.600
Tri-Cities87.533
Boise78.467
Everett69.400
Stockton69.400
Bakersfield69.400

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

CentralWLPct.
xy-Tulsa132.867
y-Arkansas114.733
Oklahoma City78.467
Lubbock69.400
Amarillo312.200
SouthwestWLPct.
xy-Rio Grande Valley141.933
y-Bossier-Shreveport105.667
Corpus Christi510.333
Texas213.133
Laredo114.067
SouthWLPct.
y-Florida114.733
y-South Georgia104.714
Tennessee Valley78.467
Alabama59.357

x-clinched division

y-clinched playoff berth

Thursday’s Result

Quad City 56, Fort Wayne 55

Friday’s Results

Albany 56, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 42

Today’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

San Jose Grand Prix

CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES

After Friday qualifying; qualfiying continues Saturday; race Sunday

At Redback Raceway; San Jose, Calif.; (Car number in parentheses)

1. (1) Sebastien Bourdais, 49.509/104.926 2. (9) Justin Wilson, 49.747/104.424 3. (5) Will Power, 49.822/104.267 4. (19) Bruno Junqueira, 49.852/104.204 5. (8) Alex Tagliani, 49.852/104.204 6. (14) Robert Doornbos, 49.918/104.067 7. (7) Oriol Servia, 49.936/104.029 8. (15) Simon Pagenaud, 49.944/104.012 9. (22) Tristan Gommendy, 49.981/103.935 10. (4) Dan Clarke, 50.029/103.836 11. (3) Paul Tracy, 50.079/103.732 12. (34) Jan Heylen, 50.110/103.668 13. (2) Graham Rahal, 50.217/103.447 14. (28) Mario Dominguez 50.318/103.239 15. (11) Katherine Legge, 50.531/102.804 16. (29) Alex Figge, 50.606/102.652 17. (21) Neel Jani, 50.631/102.601 Note: All Cars are Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone

Craftsman Trucks-Power Stroke Diesel 200

NASCAR TRUCK SERIES

At O’Reilly Raceway Park, Indianapolis, Lap length: 0.686 miles; (Start position in parentheses)

1. (2) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, 201 laps, 76.438 mph, $54,775. 2. (6) Johnny Benson, Toyota, 201, $35,200. 3. (4) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 201, $24,900. 4. (5) Rick Crawford, Ford, 201, $17,250. 5. (17) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 201, $15,250. 6. (3) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 201, $15,700. 7. (14) Erik Darnell, Ford, 201, $13,875. 8. (29) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 201, $9,650. 9. (9) Jack Sprague, Toyota, 201, $11,825. 10. (19) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 201, $12,850. 11. (18) Mike Bliss, Dodge, 201, $9,625. 12. (7) Ted Musgrave, Toyota, 201, $11,625. 13. (12) Dennis Setzer, Chevrolet, 201, $11,600. 14. (10) Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 201, $11,575. 15. (8) David Green, Toyota, 201, $12,200. 16. (22) Bill Lester, Chevrolet, 201, $11,425. 17. (13) David Starr, Ford, 201, $11,175. 18. (24) Tim Sauter, Chevrolet, 201, $12,100. 19. (28) Kenny Hendrick, Ford, 201, $11,050. 20. (1) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 201, $11,450. 21. (23) Peter Shepherd, Ford, 200, $9,450. 22. (11) Stacy Compton, Ford, 200, $9,375. 23. (27) Brandon Miller, Chevrolet, 200, $8,325. 24. (32) Cale Gale, Chevrolet, 200, $8,250. 25. (15) Ryan Mathews, Toyota, 200, $8,225. 26. (16) Terry Cook, Toyota, 200, $8,175. 27. (25) Justin Labonte, Toyota, 200, $8,150. 28. (21) Jon Wood, Ford, 200, $8,125. 29. (26) Willie Allen, Chevrolet, 199, $8,100. 30. (30) Blake Bjorklund, Chevrolet, 197, $8,085. 31. (33) Scott Lynch, Ford, 194, $8,075. 32. (31) Jason White, Dodge, accident, 96, $8,060. 33. (36) Brett Thompson, Dodge, accident, 83, $8,050. 34. (20) Chad McCumbee, Chevrolet, accident, 33, $8,040. 35. (35) Tim Schendel, Chevrolet, fuel pump, 30, $7,750. 36. (34) Pierre Bourque, Chevrolet, accident, 29, $7,720. Time of Race: 1 hour, 48 minutes, 14 seconds.

Margin of Victory: .350 seconds.

Caution Flags: 9 for 99 laps.

Lead Changes: 7 among 5 drivers.

Lap Leaders: R.Hornaday Jr. 1; M.Skinner 2-22; R.Hornaday Jr. 23-79; J.Benson 80; W.Allen 81-103; T.Kvapil 104-169; R.Hornaday Jr. 170-201.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): R. Hornaday Jr. 3 times for 90 laps; T.Kvapil 1 time for 66 laps; W.Allen 1 time for 23 laps; M.Skinner 1 time for 21 laps; J.Benson 1 time for 1 lap.

Point Standings: 1. M.Skinner, 2,346; 2. R.Hornaday Jr., 2,269; 3. T.Bodine, 2,100; 4. T.Kvapil, 2,095; 5. J.Benson, 1,896; 6. R.Crawford, 1,891; 7. J.Sprague, 1,767; 8. T.Musgrave, 1,728; 9. M.Crafton, 1,692; 10. E.Darnell, 1,613.

Cycling

Tour de France

At Angouleme, France

18th Stage

131.1 miles from Cahors to Angouleme

1. Sandy Casar, France, Francaise des Jeux, 5 hours, 13 minutes, 31 seconds. 2. Axel Merckx, Belgium, T-Mobile, 1 second behind. 3. Laurent Lefevre, France, Bouygues Telecom, same time. 4. Michael Boogerd, Netherlands, Rabobank, same time. 5. Tom Boonen, Belgium, Quick Step-Innergetic, 8:34. 6. Robert Hunter, South Africa, Barloworld, same time. 7. Erik Zabel, Germany, Team Milram, same time. 8. Sebastien Chavanel, France, Francaise des Jeux, same time. 9. Bernhard Eisel, Austria, T-Mobile, same time. 10. Thor Hushovd, Norway, Credit Agricole, same time. Also: 20. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Discovery Channel, same time. 40. George Hincapie, United States, Discovery Channel, same time. 50. Christopher Horner, United States, Predictor-Lotto, same time. 116. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Team CSC, same time.

Overall Standings

(After 18 stages)

1. Alberto Contador, Spain, Discovery Channel, 86:04:16. 2. Cadel Evans, Australia, Predictor-Lotto, 1:50. 3. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Discovery Channel, 2:49. 4. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Team CSC, 6:02. 5. Haimar Zubeldia, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 6:29. 6. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 10:18. 7. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, T-Mobile, 11:36. 8. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine, Discovery Channel, 12:47. 9. Juan Mauricio Soler, Colombia, Barloworld, 13:31. 10. Mikel Astarloza, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 13:42. Also: 15. Christopher Horner, United States, Predictor-Lotto, 23:12. 25. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Team CSC, 54:10. 26. George Hincapie, United States, Discovery Channel, 54:35.

Golf

Canadian Open

PGA TOUR

At Angus Glen Golf Club, North Course, Markham, Ontario; Purse: $5 million; Yardage: 7,320; Par: 71

Second Round

Steve Allan64-68—132
John Mallinger66-66—132
Vijay Singh68-65—133
Tripp Isenhour65-68—133
Ryan Palmer67-67—134
Michael Putnam66-68—134
Brandt Snedeker67-68—135
Jim Furyk69-66—135
Cliff Kresge70-65—135
Doug LaBelle II67-68—135
Dicky Pride68-68—136
Brett Quigley68-68—136
Bo Van Pelt66-70—136
Camilo Villegas68-68—136
Tom Pernice, Jr.68-68—136
Hunter Mahan62-74—136
Billy Andrade69-67—136
Steve Marino70-66—136
Michael Sim69-67—136
Ted Purdy68-69—137
Jeff Sluman72-65—137
Charlie Wi66-71—137
Glen Day67-70—137
Daisuke Maruyama68-69—137
Stephen Leaney70-67—137
Steve Jones68-69—137
Shigeki Maruyama69-69—138
Mark Calcavecchia67-71—138
Mathew Goggin68-70—138
Pat Perez68-70—138
Briny Baird69-69—138
Bob May74-64—138
Carlos Franco69-69—138
Sean O’Hair68-70—138
Troy Matteson67-71—138
Robert Garrigus67-71—138
Frank Lickliter II69-69—138
David Hearn65-73—138
Tag Ridings67-71—138
Bob Heintz69-69—138
Bryce Molder68-70—138
Chris Smith68-71—139
Alex Cejka69-70—139
Brad Faxon70-69—139
Stephen Ames70-69—139
Paul Gow70-69—139
Parker McLachlin72-67—139
Bill Haas68-71—139
Bart Bryant68-71—139
George McNeill70-69—139
Kent Jones69-71—140
Olin Browne66-74—140
Bubba Watson74-66—140
Michael Allen73-67—140
Craig Bowden72-68—140
Mike Grob71-69—140
John Merrick69-71—140
Chris Baryla74-66—140
Joey Sindelar69-71—140
Jerry Smith69-71—140
Brian Davis70-70—140
Bob Tway69-71—140
Scott Gutschewski71-69—140
Jarrod Lyle75-65—140
Steve Flesch72-69—141
Charles Warren71-70—141
Steve Lowery72-69—141
Jeff Gove74-67—141
Corey Pavin69-72—141
Chris DiMarco71-70—141
Bob Estes71-70—141
Craig Lile72-69—141
David Branshaw73-68—141
Ken Duke73-68—141
Mike Weir71-70—141
Justin Leonard69-72—141
Steve Elkington72-69—141
Tim Petrovic72-69—141

Failed to qualify

Mathias Gronberg73-69—142
John Rollins73-69—142
Craig Kanada74-68—142
Jason Dufner70-72—142
Johnson Wagner74-68—142
Brent Geiberger73-69—142
Scott Gump69-73—142
Chris Stroud68-74—142
Jeff Overton72-70—142
Brendon de Jonge77-65—142
Tom Johnson73-69—142
Alan McLean71-71—142
Marco Dawson72-71—143
Garrett Willis73-70—143
Brian Gay70-73—143
Daniel Chopra69-74—143
D.J. Brigman72-71—143
Michael Boyd75-68—143
Matt Hendrix76-67—143
Derek Gillespie70-73—143
Danny King75-68—143
James Lepp73-70—143
Wes Heffernan72-71—143
Nathan Green69-74—143
Jeff Brehaut72-71—143
Larry Mize72-71—143
Duffy Waldorf71-72—143
Kevin Stadler71-72—143
Eli Zackheim74-69—143
Graham DeLaet68-75—143
Gavin Coles71-72—143
Cameron Beckman71-73—144
Jim McGovern74-70—144
Richard S. Johnson74-70—144
Bubba Dickerson71-73—144
Spencer Levin72-72—144
James Love76-68—144
Paul Sheehan71-73—144
Jim Rutledge73-71—144
Kyle Reifers

Darron Stiles

73-71—144

Grant Waite

72-73—145

Andrew Buckle

73-72—145

Andrew Parr

79-66—145

Rich Barcelo

75-70—145

Richard Scott

73-72—145

Ryan Armour

74-71—145

Jason Schultz

75-70—145

Mark Brooks

77-69—146

Joe Ogilvie

73-73—146

Lee Janzen

72-74—146

Ben Ferguson

74-72—146

Jay Williamson

72-74—146

Tommy Armour III

74-73—147

Ian Leggatt

74-73—147

Paul Stankowski

71-76—147

Omar Uresti

73-74—147

Steve Wheatcroft

74-73—147

Brad Fritsch

71-77—148

Victor Ciesielski

73-75—148

Harrison Frazar

74-75—149

Kevin Senecal

77-73—150

Greg Owen

75-75—150

Jim Gallagher, Jr.

75-75—150

Jaco Van Zyl

78-73—151

Jay Delsing

77-75—152

Chris Tidland

72-80—152

David Morland IV

75-77—152

Adam Bland

77-76—153

Bryn Parry

78-75—153

Robert Gamez

81-73—154

Brian McCann

79-79—158

Craig Perks

77-81—158

Tom Byrum

77—WD

Evian Masters

LPGA TOUR

At Evian Masters Golf Club, Evian, France; Purse: $3 million; Yardage: 6,286; Par: 72

Second Round

Diana D’Alessio69-68—137
Jin Joo Hong67-70—137
Annika Sorenstam71-69—140
Jeong Jang69-71—140
Brittany Lincicome66-74—140
Momoko Ueda74-67—141
Juli Inkster73-68—141
Natalie Gulbis72-69—141
Laura Davies71-70—141
Sophie Gustafson69-72—141
Linda Wessberg69-72—141
Mi Hyun Kim69-72—141
Kyeong Bae67-74—141
Shi Hyun Ahn73-69—142
Lorena Ochoa72-70—142
Laura Diaz71-71—142
Maria Hjorth71-71—142
Ashleigh Simon70-72—142
Karrie Webb70-72—142
Sun Ju Ahn69-73—142
Christina Kim67-75—142
Pat Hurst66-76—142
Eun-Hee Ji66-76—142
Ji-Yai Shin73-70—143
Becky Brewerton72-71—143
Sarah Lee71-72—143
Joo Mi Kim71-72—143
Virginie Lagoutte-Clement76-68—144
Michele Redman75-69—144
Catriona Matthew74-70—144
Il Mi Chung73-71—144
Michelle Wie73-71—144
Stephanie Arricau73-71—144
Karin Sjodin72-72—144
Meena Lee71-73—144
Rachel Hetherington71-73—144
Angela Park70-74—144
Nicole Castrale75-70—145
Morgan Pressel73-72—145
Sherri Steinhauer72-73—145
Cristie Kerr72-73—145
Candie Kung78-68—146
Nikki Garrett75-71—146
Suzann Pettersen74-72—146
Ji-Hee Lee73-73—146
Ai Miyazato73-73—146
Amy Yang73-73—146
Seon Hwa Lee72-74—146
In-Kyung Kim71-75—146
Lisa Hall77-70—147
Helen Alfredsson77-70—147
Na On Min75-72—147
Lynnette Brooky75-72—147
Paula Creamer75-72—147
Brittany Lang73-74—147
Angela Stanford73-74—147
Hee-Young Park72-75—147
Young Kim72-75—147
Sophie Giquel78-70—148
Lindsey Wright76-72—148
Rebecca Hudson72-76—148
Wendy Doolan73-76—149
Gwladys Nocera80-70—150
Veronica Zorzi77-73—150
Karen- Margret Juul77-73—150
Jee Young Lee77-73—150
Sung Ah Yim76-74—150
Silvia Cavalleri74-76—150
Hiroko Fujishima74-76—150
Stacy Prammanasudh73-77—150
Gloria Park73-77—150
Meaghan Francella71-79—150

Failed to qualify

Carin Koch78-73—151
Akane Iijima76-75—151
Reilley Rankin77-75—152
Hyun-Hee Moon76-76—152
Liselotte Neumann72-80—152
Heather Young76-77—153
Julieta Granada76-77—153
Trish Johnson76-77—153
Karine Icher75-78—153
Riikka Hakkarainen78-76—154
Na Yeon Choi77-77—154
Catrin Nilsmark76-78—154
Birdie Kim76-79—155
Cecilia Ekelundh74-81—155
Paula Marti77-79—156
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc81-78—159
Bettina Hauert82-78—160
Nora Angehrn85-87—172

Senior British Open

CHAMPIONS-PGA EUROPEAN SENIORS

At Muirfield Golf Links, Gullane, Scotland; Purse: $2 million; Yardage 6,970; Par: 71

a-amateur

Second Round

Des Smyth70-70—140
Gordon J. Brand68-73—141
Stewart Ginn71-70—141
Eduardo Romero70-71—141
Tom Watson70-71—141
Kiyoshi Murota71-71—142
Graham Marsh71-71—142
Nick Faldo68-74—142
Morris Hatalsky69-73—142
Lonnie Nielsen69-74—143
Denis Watson69-74—143
John Ross71-72—143
Brad Bryant72-71—143
Mark O’Meara72-71—143
Sam Torrance69-75—144
Kirk Hanefeld72-72—144
Donnie Hammond73-71—144
Dave Stockton68-76—144
D.A. Weibring72-72—144
Scott Hoch69-75—144
Simon Owen70-75—145
John Bland71-74—145
Jay Haas70-75—145
John Benda74-71—145
Mark McNulty70-76—146
Loren Roberts74-72—146
Tom Kite70-76—146
Jerry Pate73-73—146
Katsuyoshi Tomori71-75—146
Ben Crenshaw70-76—146
Tim Simpson71-75—146
Bobby Lincoln72-74—146
Rod Spittle72-74—146
Mike McCullough74-73—147
Bruce Heuchan69-78—147
Bob Larratt74-73—147
Mark James72-75—147
Tim Conley72-75—147
Bob Charles71-77—148
Gil Morgan72-76—148
Scott Simpson76-72—148
Giuseppe Cali72-76—148
Gary Player72-76—148
Manuel Pinero73-75—148
Joe Ozaki74-74—148
Tsukasa Watanabe71-77—148
James Mason77-71—148
Kenny Knox70-79—149
Bob Cameron75-74—149
Guillermo Encina70-79—149
Pete Oakley74-75—149
John Chillas72-77—149
Chip Beck71-78—149
Tom McKnight72-77—149
David Edwards74-75—149
Denis Durnian74-75—149
Adan Sowa73-77—150
Andrew Murray72-78—150
John Harris70-80—150
Jean Pierre Sallat73-77—150
Costantino Rocca73-77—150
Bruce Vaughan74-76—150
Gery Watine76-74—150
Jim Rhodes77-73—150
Jon Chaffee73-77—150
Bob Gilder70-80—150
Denis O’Sullivan75-76—151
Tommy Nakajima71-80—151
Craig Stadler76-75—151
Vicente Fernandez75-76—151
Eamonn Darcy77-74—151
Hugh Baiocchi73-78—151
Massy Kuramoto73-78—151
Bill Longmuir71-80—151
Tom Purtzer74-77—151
Jose Rivero78-73—151
Dick Mast71-80—151

Failed to qualify

David Merriman78-74—152
a-Paul Simson75-77—152
Mike Reid75-77—152
Peter Jacobsen75-77—152
Isao Aoki76-76—152
Seiji Ebihara71-81—152
David Good72-80—152
Wayne Grady78-75—153
Carl Mason73-80—153
a-Doug Pool75-78—153
Delroy Cambridge77-76—153
Nick Job68-85—153
Tony Johnstone74-80—154
Ian Palmer75-79—154
Noel Ratcliffe76-78—154
a-Mike Bell74-80—154
Peter Teravainen78-77—155
Mike Steadman76-79—155
Doug Johnson77-78—155
Gary Koch76-79—155
Richard A. Green78-77—155
Noboru Sugai78-77—155
Bertus Smit72-83—155
Glenn Ralph75-80—155
Neil Coles76-79—155
Jeff Hall78-77—155
Anders Johnsson78-78—156
Kevin King78-78—156
Luis Carbonetti75-81—156
Mike Clayton80-76—156
Mike Donald80-76—156
Boonchu Ruangkit77-79—156
Martin Gray80-76—156
Tony Allen79-77—156
Juan Quiros72-84—156
a-James Blair III76-81—157
Joe Clark Jr.78-79—157
Martin Poxon78-79—157
Gordon Townhill81-77—158
Jim Lapsley75-83—158
Horacio Carbonetti76-82—158
Ian Mosey72-86—158
a-Martin Galway82-76—158
Maurice Bembridge78-80—158
a-J.A. Fraser80-78—158
Terry Gale79-79—158
Antonio Garrido79-80—159
Tony Jacklin78-81—159
David J. Russell81-78—159
Dave Kluver76-83—159
Chuck Milne77-82—159
Steve Martin76-83—159
Jan Dorrestein76-84—160
Mike Goodes82-78—160
G.R. Blair77-86—163
Jerry Bruner80-84—164
Rigoberto Velasquez80-84—164
Gavan Levenson80-85—165
Paul Leonard80-86—166
Leonard Thompson81-86—167
Keith Gockenbach82-86—168
Ronny Mobley78-90—168
Enrique Alessandrini85-88—173

U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship

At Tacoma Country and Golf Club, Lakewood, Wash.; Yardage: 6,363; Par: 72

Semifinals

Upper Bracket

Kristen Park, Buena Park, Calif. (138) def. Stephanie Kono, Honolulu (145), 2 up.

Lower Bracket

Ayaka Kaneko, Honolulu (150) def. Michelle Shin, Cape Coral, Fla. (141), 1 up.

Championship

Saturday

Park vs. Kaneko

Hole-In-One

CREEK AT QUALCHAN-Larry O’neil, No. 7, 129 yards, 6-iron.

FAIRWAYS-Mike Spum, No. 17, 138 yards, 6-iron

DOWNRIVER-Georgie Savitz, No. 16, 164 yards, 1-wood

Soccer

MLS

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WLTPtsGFGA
New York873272623
New England736272920
Kansas City755262924
Columbus657252323
D.C. United763242622
Toronto FC584191826
Chicago484161326

WESTERN CONFERENCE

WLTPtsGFGA
Houston1054342813
FC Dallas963302424
CD Chivas USA853272216
Colorado486181624
Los Angeles354131718
Real Salt Lake18691224

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

Thursday’s Results

CD Chivas USA 2, New York 0

Today’s Game

New England at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Chicago at Toronto FC, 3 p.m.

CD Chivas USA at Kansas City, 7 p.m.

Tennis

Austrian Open

ATP TOUR

At Kitzbueheler Tennis Club, Kitzbuehel, Austria; Purse: $893,260 (Intl. Gold); Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

Quarterfinals

Agustin Calleri (6), Argentina, def. Nicolas Lapentti (15), Ecuador, 7-6 (5), 6-1.

Potito Starace (10), Italy, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7).

Juan Monaco (5), Argentina, def. Tommy Robredo (1), Spain, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2.

Fernando Verdasco (11), Spain, def. Sergio Roitman, Argentina, 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-3.

Bank of the West Classic

A U.S. Open Series Event

WTA TOUR

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

Singles

Quarterfinals

Sybille Bammer (8), Austria, def. Lilia Osterloh, United States, 6-2, 6-1.

Daniela Hantuchova (3), Slovakia def. Olga Govortsova, Russia, 7-5, 6-3.

Anna Chakvetadze (1), Russia, def. Katarina Srebotnik (7), Slovenia, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Sania Mirza, India, def. Patty Schnyder (4), Switzerland, 7-6 (2), 6-1.

Indianapolis Tennis Championships

A U.S. Open Series Event

ATP TOUR

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

Singles

Quarterfinals

Frank Dancevic, Canada, def. Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, 6-4, 7-6, (3).

Kei Nishikori, Japan, vs. Dmitry Tursunov (3), Russia, ppd.

Sam Querrey, United States, vs. James Blake (2), United States, ppd.

Andy Roddick (1), United States, def. Lee Hyung-taik (6), South Korea, 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-1.

Doubles

Semifinals

Amer Delic and Justin Gimelstob, United States, vs Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, and Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, ppd.

Studena Croatia Open

ATP TOUR

At ITC Stella Maris, Umag, Croatia; Purse: $488,550 (Intl. Series); Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

Quarterfinals

Andrei Pavel, Romania, def. Filippo Volandri (7), Italy, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Viktor Troicki, Serbia, def. Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, 7-5, 6-2.

Guillermo Canas (5), Argentina, def. Gilles Simon, France, 6-2, 6-1.

Carlos Moya (6), Spain, def. David Ferrer (4), Spain, 7-5, 6-4.

Doubles

Semifinals

Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, and Michal Mertinak (2), Slovakia, def. Marin Cilic and Lovro Zovko, Croatia, 6-3, 6-2.

Gastein Ladies

WTA TOUR

At Stubnerkogel, Bad Gastein, Austria; Purse: $175,000 (Tier III); Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

Quarterfinals

Kaia Kanepi (4), Estonia, def. Renata Voracova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0.

Karin Knapp (7), Italy, def. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1.

Francesca Schiavone (1), Italy, def. Agnes Szavay (6), Hungary, 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-4.

Yvonne Meusburger, Austria, def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino (8), Spain, 6-1, 6-4.

Moves

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB—Announced San Francisco minor league player Thomas King (Augusta-SAL) has been suspended for 50 games for testing positive for a drug of abuse.

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Activated SS Miguel Tejada from the 15-day DL. Sent OF Jon Knott to Norfolk (IL).

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Acquired RHP Michael Dubee from Philadelphia for 2B Tadahito Iguchi.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Acquired OF Kenny Lofton from Texas for C Max Ramirez. Recalled RHP Edward Mujica from Buffalo (IL). Optioned LHP Cliff Lee to Buffalo.

DETROIT TIGERS—Placed RHP Zach Miner on the bereavement list and recalled RHP Jose Capellan from Toledo (IL).

MINNESOTA TWINS—Called up 3B Brian Buscher from Rochester (IL). Transferred OF Josh Rabe from the 15- to 60-day DL.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Optioned Kei Igawa to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Recalled INF Chris Basak Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Optioned LHP Gustavo Chacin to Syracuse (IL).

National League

CHICAGO CUBS—Recalled OF Matt Murton and RHP Rocky Cherry from Iowa (PCL). Optioned RHP Billy Petrick and C-INF Jake Fox to Iowa.

CINCINNATI REDS—Sent RHP Kirk Saarloos outright to Louisville (IL). Purchased the contract of RHP Victor Santos from Louisville.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Designated RHP Grant Balfour for assignment.

NEW YORK METS—Activated OF Moises Alou from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Jon Adkins from New Orleans (PCL). Designated C Sandy Alomar Jr. for assignment.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Placed 2B Chase Utley on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of INF-OF Joe Thurston from Ottawa (IL). Activated RHP Brett Myers from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Mike Zagurski to Ottawa.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Recalled LHP Randy Keisler from-A Memphis (PCL). Optioned INF Brendan Ryan to Memphis.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Traded RHP Leo Rosales to the Arizona Diamondbacks for OF Scott Hairston.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Placed RHP Jason Bergmann on the 15-day DL.

Midwest League

QUAD CITIES SWING—Announced RHP Chuck Fick has been assigned to the team from Johnson City (Appalachian).

American Association

ST. PAUL SAINTS—Signed C Shawn Wooten.

Atlantic League

LONG ISLAND DUCKS—Signed OF Dionys Cesar.

Can-Am League

NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Sold the contract of RHP Hunter Davis to Tampa Bay (AL).

WORCESTER TORNADOES—Released INF Matt Simek.

Northern League

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Agreed to terms with OF-DH Guye Senjem.

JOLIET JACKHAMMERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Josh Regits.

United Baseball League

SAN ANGELO COLTS—Sold the contract of RHP Stephen Artz to New York (AL).

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

BOSTON CELTICS—Waived G Allan Ray.

CHICAGO BULLS—Signed F Joakim Noah and C Aaron Gray.

MIAMI HEAT—Signed G Smush Parker.

NEW YORK KNICKS—Signed F Wilson Chandler.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Named Eric Blankenship vice president of marketing and Dennis Nelson director of new media.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BALTIMORE RAVENS—Agreed to terms with G Ben Grubbs on a five-year contract and FB Le’Ron McClain on a three-year contract.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Signed WR Dwayne Jarrett to a four-year contract. Suspended OL Jeremy Bridges for the first two games of the 2007 season for conduct detrimental to the team.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Agreed to terms with S Marvin White on a four-year contract.

DENVER BRONCOS—Named Mike Lombardi personnel assistant.

DETROIT LIONS—Activated WR Shaun McDonald from the physically unable to perform list.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Agreed to terms with DT Justin Harrell.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Agreed to terms with DT Amobi Okoye on a six-year contract.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed S Brannon Condren to a four-year contract. Claimed T Gabe Hall off waivers from the New York Giants. Signed DB Cedrick Holt. Waived WR Kevin McMahan and WR Taylor Sele.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed LB Justin Durant to a four-year contract.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Agreed to terms with K Justin Medlock.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed WR Sidney Rice to a four-year contract.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released RB Justise Hairston. Placed DL Richard Seymour, WR Troy Brown, WR Chad Jackson, CB Eddie Jackson, S Mel Mitchell, WR Donte’ Stallworth and TE David Thomas on physically unable to perform list.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Placed DE Michael Strahan on the reserve-did not report to camp list. Signed CB Aaron Ross to a five-year contract, WR Steve Smith to four-year contract and S Richard Yancy. Waived RB Cedric Humes.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed RB Tony Fisher and LB Mark Zalewski.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Signed QB Marc Bulger to a six-year contract extension. Agreed to terms with DE Adam Carriker to a five-year contract.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Released LB Marquis Cooper. Signed K Kurt Smith.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Agreed to terms with RB Chris Henry on a four-year contract and S Michael Griffin on a multiyear contract.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BUFFALO SABRES—Agreed to terms with F Derek Roy on a six-year contract.

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Signed G Michael Leighton to a one-year contract.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Signed G Wade Flaherty, D Jim Fahey and D Prestin Ryan.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Announced the retirement of Joe Kadlec, director of fan services, and will remain a member of the organization as an ambassador of hockey for the Flyers.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Re-signed D Ryan Lannon to a one-year contract.

SAN JOSE SHARKS—Signed D Alexei Semenov to a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Re-signed D Milan Jurcina to a two-year contract.

THOROUGHBRED RACING

GULFSTREAM PARK—Named Bill Couch director of racing-racing secretary.

COLLEGE

ALBRIGHT—Named Jennifer Constantino women’s volleyball coach.

BUCKNELL—Named AJ Miller and Dan Wolleben women’s assistant rowing coaches.

COLORADO STATE—Named Joanna Riley assistant director of media relations.

DAVIDSON—Named Jeff Bilyk men’s assistant soccer coach.

DELAWARE—Named Meredith Law and Levan Beridze men’s and women’s graduate assistant swimming and diving coaches.

DUQUESNE—Named Tim Zundel interim women’s soccer coach.

FARMINGDALE—Named Tim Tuttle men’s lacrosse coach.

INDIANA STATE—Named Joel McMullen assistant director of athletics for compliance.

MCNEESE STATE—Named Scott Pendarvis assistant athletic director-business manager.

SHEPHERD—Named Leslie Lopez softball coach and Dustin Robbins women’s assistant soccer coach.

UNLV—Named Mike Kirby and David Martinez assistant baseball coaches.

WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON—Named Vaughan Smith men’s and women’s water polo coach.