Scoreboard

Baseball

NWL

East Division

West Division

Saturday’s Results

Vancouver 3, Boise 1

Spokane 6, Everett 5

Tri-City 8, Yakima 6

Salem-Keizer 6, Eugene 5

Today’s Games

Everett at Spokane

Salem-Keizer at Eugene

Tri-City at Yakima

Vancouver at Boise

Monday’s Game

Spokane at Yakima

Indians 6, AquaSox 5

E—James (11), Yan (4). LOB—Everett 6, Spokane 5. 2B—Diaz (6), Sams (6), Killian (1), Yan (3), Gac (9). 3B—Osuna (1). S—Halman. SF—Hurba, Greene.

HBP—Halman (by Tatusko), Dotel (by Ueno). WP—Tatusko, Ueno. T—2:54. A—5,504.

WCCL

Knights 6, RiverHawks 0

Hill, Guinn (5), Farden (7), Hiatt (8) and Gizynski; Castner, Brunner (5), Peavey (6) and Ammon. W—Brunner (2-0). L—Guinn (1-2).

HITS: Spokane—Hur, Van Winkle, Bozo, Brett 2. Corvallis—Hogan, Casey, Murphy, Wells, Garcia, Post, Wyckoff 3, Shaw. 2B—Casey, Murphy, Garcia, Wyckoff.

Senior American Legion

Saturday’s Results

Northstars 11, Patriots 1

Today’s Championship Game

Northstars vs. Bandits, 5 p.m., Jackson Field

Northstars 11, Patriots 1

T.Druffel, M.Johnson (6) and R.Druffel; Hennessey and Sotolongo. W—Hennessey. L—T.Druffel.

HITS: Patriots—Herman, Jacobs, T.Druffel, Fertakis, J.Druffel. Northstars—Moore 3, Raynor 3, Walsh 2, Sotolongo, Fox, Cain, Durant, Thoreson. 2B—Moore, Raynor, Sotolongo, Fox, Thoreson. 3B—Raynor.

2007 American Legion Baseball Junior Championship Tournament

Division A at Central Valley High School, Spokane Valley, WA

Div. III #3 Olympic vs. Div. VI #1 Kennewick, 9 a.m.

Div. V#2 Newport vs. Div I #2 Bellingham, DH

Div. II #1 Lakeside Gray vs. Div. III #2 River Ridge, 2:30 p.m.

Div. IV #2 Pacific Tech vs. Div. V Host Central Valley, DH

Division B at University High School, Spokane Valley, WA

Div. VI #2 Richland vs. Div. III #1 Central Kitsap, 9 a.m.

Div I #1 Mt. Vernon vs. Div. V #3 Freeman, DH

Div. IV #1 Centralia vs. Div. I #3 Ferndale, 2:30 p.m.

Div. II #2 Mount Rainier vs. Div. V #1 Host University, DH

18U

Connie Mack Western Regionals

Seattle Stars 4, Dodgers 18-U 3

Snow, Long (7) and Buchanan; Purser, Hill (6) and McCormack. W—Snow. L—Purser. Sv—Long.

HITS: Seattle Stars—Wolfe, Joyce, Buchanan, Scott 2. Spokane Dodgers 18-U—Simmelink, Peterson, Brett, McCormack, Reyes, Smith 2, Kittredge. 2B—Simmelink, Brett, Smith. 3B—Scott.

17U

NPBA WoodBat Championships

Spokane Dodgers 17-U 7, Northcorner Tribe 3

Partridge and Jackson; Degamno, Higginbottom (5), Wordsworth (6), Hughes (7) and Chandler. W—Partridge. L—Degamno.

HITS: Dodgers 17-U—Seaman, Perry 2, Cunningham, Jackson 2, Huffman 2, Carey 2. Northcorner—Bliss 2, Hutt, Chandler, Hamik. 2B—Cunningham, Bliss.

Spokane Dodgers 17-U 14, Rainier Baseball 3

Fowler and Jackson and Williams (5); Russell, Theisen (4), Hotson (4) and Haight. W—Fowler. L—Russell.

HITS: Dodgers 17-U—Seaman, Williams, Partridge, Jackson 2, Huffman, Shull 3. Rainier—Idefate, Russell 2, Theisen 2, Ward. 2B—Partridge, Jackson 2, Huffman, Shull 2, Theisen.

Basketball

WNBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Friday’s Results

Minnesota 85, Los Angeles 76

Houston 69, San Antonio 63

Phoenix 98, Chicago 96

Seattle 89, Indiana 75

Saturday’s Results

Detroit 76, Washington 64

Today’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.

Shock 76, Mystics 64

Detroit (76)—Smith 6-15 8-10 21, Cash 1-7 6-9 8, Feenstra 3-6 0-0 6, Nolan 2-7 0-0 4, Powell 1-4 0-0 2, Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Braxton 7-10 1-2 15, Pierson 5-10 8-11 18, Latta 0-4 0-0 0, Ford 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 26-66 23-32 76.

Washington (64)—Currie 2-3 3-4 7, Milton-Jones 5-10 5-8 17, Sanford 3-9 5-7 11, Beard 3-15 3-4 10, Teasley 1-4 0-0 3, Blue 1-6 2-2 4, Mosby 1-2 1-2 3, Goring 0-1 1-2 1, Koehn 2-4 0-0 6, James 1-3 0-0 2, Miller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-57 20-29 64.

3-Point Goals—Detroit 1-12 (Smith 1-7, Nolan 0-1, Johnson 0-2, Latta 0-2), Washington 6-21 (Koehn 2-4, Milton-Jones 2-5, Teasley 1-2, Beard 1-5, James 0-2, Blue 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 62 (Cash 10), Washington 34 (Milton-Jones 7). Assists—Detroit 14 (Nolan 4), Washington 13 (Blue 7). Total Fouls—Detroit 26, Washington 25. A—8,700. (20,173).

Nike National Championships

At North Augusta, SC

Westcoast Elite 50, Spokane Stars 40

Westcoast — Hopkins 2 0-0 4, Bone 4 1-5 9, Laboc 1 0-0 3, Gilbreath 4 0-0 10, Gale 4 1-1 9, Lewis 1 2-3 5, Stamps 1 0-0 2, Oliver 2 0-2 4, Huntington 2 0-0 4 Totals 21 4-11 50.

Spokane—Johnson 0 0-0 0, Loera 3 0-0 7, Kingma 0 2-2 2, Teade 0 0-0 0, Kennedy 2 3-3 7, DeBore 2 3-4 7, Noyes 0 1-2 1, Walker 1 0-0 2, Pettersen 6 2-3 14 Totals 14 11-14 40

3-point goals_Laboc, Gilbreath 2, Lewis, Loera. Total fouls_Westcoast 12, Spokane 15. Fouled out_None. Technicals: None.

Michigan 45, Spokane Stars 38

Spokane — Johnson 0 0-0 0 Loera 1 0-0 3, Kingma 4 0-0 11, Teade 0 0-0 0, Kennedy 1 3-4 5, DeBore 1 0-0 2, Noyes 7 1-1 15, Walker 0 0-0 0, Pettersen 0 2-2 2, Totals 14 6-7 38.

Michigan—Jones 0 0-0 0, Taylor 2 4-8 8, Murphy 0 0-0 0, Harper 2 0-2 4, Dixon 2 0-0 4, Townsend 5 0-1 12, Williams 4 5-7 13, Jones 2 0-0 4 Totals 17 9-18 45.

3-point goals_Loera, Kingma 3, Townsend 2. Total fouls_Spokane 13, Michigan 10. Fouled out_None. Technicals: None.

Football

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CFL

All Times PDT

EAST DIVISION

WEST DIVISION

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

Saturday’s Results

Saskatchewan 54, Edmonton 14

British Columbia 32, Calgary 27

Thursday, Aug. 2

Toronto at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

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

Friday, Aug. 3

Winnipeg at Hamilton, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 4

Calgary at Edmonton, 4 p.m.

AFL Playoffs

All Times PDT

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

Saturday’s Results

Spokane 65, Everett 38

Arkansas 40, Amarillo 34

Central Valley 54, Bakersfield 20

Boise 52, Tri-Cities 42

Bossier-Shreveport 51, Laredo 29

Alabama 51, Cincinnati 21

Corpus Christi 57, Stockton 50

Manchester 45, Florida 40

Mahoning Valley 70, Green Bay 50

Lubbock 76, Oklahoma City 69

Rio Grande Valley 40, Texas 19

Tulsa 64, South Georgia 54

Louisville 44, Tennessee Valley 40

End Regular Season

Shock 65, Hawks 38

Spo—Rummell 14 run (Koker kick)

Eve—Dunklin 10 run (Azorr kick)

Spo—Brown 45 pass from Rummell (kick failed)

Spo—Mackey 18 pass from Rummell (Koker kick)

Eve—Notoa 1 run (kick failed)

Spo—Mackey 27 pass from Rummell (kick blocked)

Eve—Jones PAT return

Eve—Richey 35 pass from Campbell (Azorr kick)

Spo—Mackey 3 pass from Rummell (kick failed)

Spo—Morris 5 pass from Rummell (Koker kick)

Eve—Richey 29 pass from Campbell (Azorr kick)

Spo—Mackey 3 run (Koker kick)

Eve—Notoa 2 run (Azorr kick)

Spo—Mackey 4 run (kick blocked)

Eve—Burley PAT return

Spo—Mackey 3 run (pass failed)

Spo—Parks 15 fumble recovery (Koker kick)

Individual Statistics

Rushing–Spokane, Mackey 6-25, Rummell 4-19, Bethay 3-11. Everett, Notoa 6-14, Richey 1-2, Wallace 2-2, Campbell 1-(minus 1), Goodman 5-(minus 41).

Passing–Spokane, Rummell 22-26-1-204, Team 0-0-0-(minus 6). Everett, Campbell 20-35-0-222, Goodman 3-4-0-37, Team 0-0-0-(minus 10).

Receiving–Spokane, Mackey 14-98, Brown 6-83, Dickens 1-18, Morris 1-5. Everett, Richey 13-182, Goodman 6-47, Jones 3-22, Holloway 1-8.

Auto Racing

Busch-Kroger 200

NASCAR SERIES

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

1. (5) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 200 laps, 80.143 mph, $61,266. 2. (10) Greg Biffle, Ford, 200, $37,425. 3. (6) David Reutimann, Toyota, 200, $33,937. 4. (8) Carl Edwards, Ford, 200, $24,825. 5. (3) Ron Hornaday, Chevrolet, 200, $25,400. 6. (1) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 200, $34,287. 7. (16) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 200, $27,412. 8. (30) Kevin Hamlin, Dodge, 200, $21,700. 9. (22) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 200, $20,887. 10. (15) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 200, $19,850. 11. (13) Jason Keller, Ford, 200, $16,500. 12. (17) Tim McCreadie, Chevrolet, 200, $21,100. 13. (28) Bobby Hamilton Jr., Ford, 200, $20,187. 14. (18) Cale Gale, Chevrolet, 200, $23,075. 15. (27) Richard Johns, Ford, 200, $16,200. 16. (14) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 200, $13,775. 17. (25) Steve Wallace, Dodge, 200, $19,612. 18. (2) David Ragan, Ford, 200, $13,260. 19. (29) Josh Wise, Dodge, 200, $19,512. 20. (19) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 200, $20,752. 21. (32) Kyle Krisiloff, Ford, 200, $19,437. 22. (31) Danny OQuinn, Chevrolet, 200, $13,100. 23. (26) Brian Keselowski, Dodge, 200, $13,425. 24. (7) Stephen Leicht, Ford, 200, $18,082. 25. (34) D.J. Kennington, Dodge, 199, $13,080. 26. (43) Jason White, Dodge, 197, $12,880. 27. (40) Robert Richardson Jr., Chevrolet, 196, $12,825. 28. (36) Frank Kreyer, Chevrolet, 195, $12,795. 29. (35) Eric McClure, Chevrolet, 193, $12,775. 30. (23) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 192, $15,205. 31. (9) Brad Coleman, Chevrolet, 190, $14,710. 32. (24) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 174, $17,797. 33. (21) Brent Sherman, Chevrolet, 170, $15,777. 34. (12) Scott Lagasse, Dodge, 160, $14,650. 35. (42) Deac McCaskill, Dodge, accident, 153, $20,130. 36. (11) Shelby Howard, Chevrolet, suspension, 143, $12,610. 37. (38) Brett Rowe, Chevrolet, suspension, 94, $12,585. 38. (4) Kelly Bires, Ford, engine, 82, $14,540. 39. (20) Bobby East, Ford, accident, 74, $14,520. 40. (33) Morgan Shepherd, Dodge, engine, 34, $12,490. 41. (37) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, over heating, 30, $12,450. 42. (39) Brad Teague, Ford, transmission, 23, $12,415. 43. (41) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, brakes, 6, $12,367. Race Statistics: Time of Race: 1 hour, 42 minutes, 43 seconds. Margin of Victory: 1.009 seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 32 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 8 drivers. Lap Leaders: A.Almirola 1-45; K.Bires 46; B.East 47-50; R.Hornaday 51-54; A.Almirola 55-96; R.Hornaday 97; D.McCaskill 98-102; T.Kluever 103-167; T.Kvapil 168; T.Kluever 169-197; J.Leffler 198-200. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): G.Biffle 2 times for 94 laps; A.Almirola 2 times for 87 laps; R.Hornaday 2 times for 5 laps; D.McCaskill 1 time for 5 laps; B.East 1 time for 4 laps; J.Leffler 1 time for 3 laps; K.Bires 1 time for 1 lap; C.Edwards 1 time for 1 lap. Point Standings: 1, C.Edwards, 3,394; 2, D.Reutimann, 2,542; 3, J.Leffler, 2,447; 4, Mi.Bliss, 2,390; 5, D.Ragan, 2,380; 6, K.Harvick, 2,358; 7, B.Hamilton Jr., 2,307; 8, S.Leicht, 2,185; 9, M.Wallace, 2,158; 10, M.Ambrose, 2,115.

Nextel Cup-Allstate 400 At The Brickyard

NASCAR SERIES

After Saturday qualifying; race Sunday

At Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis; Lap length: 2.5 miles; (Car number in parentheses)

1. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 184.207 mph. 2. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 183.494. 3. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 183.475. 4. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 183.419. 5. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 183.374. 6. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 183.079. 7. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 183.050. 8. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 183.024. 9. (25) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 183.012. 10. (11) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 182.804. 11. (96) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 182.756. 12. (40) David Stremme, Dodge, 182.708. 13. (01) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 182.656. 14. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 182.648. 15. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 182.604. 16. (10) Scott Riggs, Dodge, 182.434. 17. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 182.400. 18. (5) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 182.201. 19. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 181.826. 20. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 181.748. 21. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 181.723. 22. (33) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 181.605. 23. (18) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 181.602. 24. (66) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 181.174. 25. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 181.127. 26. (07) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 181.116. 27. (22) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 181.057. 28. (15) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 181.046. 29. (43) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 180.894. 30. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 180.879. 31. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 180.854. 32. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, 180.785. 33. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 180.734. 34. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 180.625. 35. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 180.618. 36. (49) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 180.498. 37. (88) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 180.007. 38. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 179.881. 39. (70) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 179.712. 40. (4) Ward Burton, Chevrolet, 179.655. 41. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, owner points. 42. (7) Robby Gordon, Ford, owner points. 43. (55) Terry Labonte, Toyota, past champion. Failed to Qualify: 44. (08) Joe Nemechek, Dodge, 179.340. 45. (84) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 178.926. 46. (37) Kevin Lepage, Dodge, 178.784. 47. (44) Dale Jarrett, Toyota, 178.692. 48. (36) Jeremy Mayfield, Toyota, 178.532. 49. (78) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 177.117.

San Jose Grand Prix

CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES

Saturday

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

1. (9) Justin Wilson, 49.039/105.932 2. (1) Sebastien Bourdais, 49.180/105.628 3. (4) Dan Clarke, 49.092/105.818 4. (7) Oriol Servia, 49.106/105.787 5. (21) Neel Jani(R), 49.151/105.691 6. (2) Graham Rahal(R), 49.178/105.633 7. (8) Alex Tagliani, 49.183/105.622 8. (22) Tristan Gommendy(R), 49.192/105.603 9. (15) Simon Pagenaud(R), 49.255/105.467 10. (19) Bruno Junqueira, 49.255/105.467 11. (3) Paul Tracy, 49.270/105.435 12. (5) Will Power, 49.397/105.164 13. (34) Jan Heylen, 49.410/15.137 14. (28) Mario Dominguez 49.609/104.715 15. (14) Robert Doornbos (R), 49.654/104.620 16. (11) Katherine Legge, 49.808/104.296 17. (29) Alex Figge(R), 50.083/103.724 Note: All Cars are Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone

Cycling

Tour de France

At Angouleme, France

19th (Penultimate) Stage

A 34.5-mile individual time trial from Cognac to Angouleme

1. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Discovery Channel, 1 hour, 2 minutes, 44 seconds. 2. Cadel Evans, Australia, Predictor-Lotto, 51 seconds behind. 3. Vladimir Karpets, Russia, Caisse d’Epargne, 1:56. 4. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine, Discovery Channel, 2:01. 5. Alberto Contador, Spain, Discovery Channel, 2:18. 6. Jose Ivan Gutierrez, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 2:27. 7. George Hincapie, United States, Discovery Channel, 2:33. 8. Oscar Pereiro, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 2:36. 9. Leif Hoste, Belgium, Predictor-Lotto, 2:48. 10. Mikel Astarloza, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 2:50. Also: 19. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Team CSC, 3:58. 27. Christopher Horner, United States, Predictor-Lotto, 4:15.

Overall Standings

(After 19 stages)

1. Alberto Contador, Spain, Discovery Channel, 87:09:18. 2. Cadel Evans, Australia, Predictor-Lotto, :23. 3. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Discovery Channel, :31. 4. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Team CSC, 7:08. 5. Haimar Zubeldia, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 8:17. 6. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 11:37. 7. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, T-Mobile, 12:18. 8. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine, Discovery Channel, 12:30. 9. Mikel Astarloza, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 14:14. 10. Oscar Pereiro, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 14:25. Also: 15. Christopher Horner, United States, Predictor-Lotto, 25:09. 24. George Hincapie, United States, Discovery Channel, 54:50. 25. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Team CSC, 55:50.

Golf

Canadian Open

PGA TOUR

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

Third Round

Parker McLachlin

72-67-72—211

Frank Lickliter II

69-69-73—211

David Hearn

65-73-73—211

Robert Garrigus

67-71-73—211

Ken Duke

73-68-71—212

Bob Estes

71-70-71—212

Craig Lile

72-69-71—212

Jarrod Lyle

75-65-72—212

Joey Sindelar

69-71-72—212

Mark Calcavecchia

67-71-74—212

John Merrick

69-71-73—213

Bubba Watson

74-66-73—213

Michael Allen

73-67-73—213

Tag Ridings

67-71-75—213

Sean O’Hair

68-70-75—213

Bob May

74-64-75—213

Jerry Smith

69-71-74—214

Chris Baryla

74-66-74—214

Kent Jones

69-71-74—214

Steve Lowery

72-69-74—215

Scott Gutschewski

71-69-75—215

Mike Grob

71-69-75—215

Chris Smith

68-71-77—216

Evian Masters

LPGA TOUR

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

Third Round

Senior British Open

CHAMPIONS-PGA EUROPEAN SENIORS

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

a-amateur

Third Round

U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship

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

Championship

(36 holes)

Kristen Park, Buena Park, Calif. (138), def. Ayaka Kaneko, Honolulu (150), 4 and 3.

Soccer

MLS

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Thursday’s Game

CD Chivas USA 2, New York 0

Saturday’s Results

New England 2, Real Salt Lake 1

Today’s Games

Chicago at Toronto FC, noon.

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

Tennis

Austrian Open

ATP TOUR

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

Singles

Semifinals

Potito Starace (10), Italy, def. Agustin Calleri (6), Argentina, 6-4, 7-5.

Juan Monaco (5), Argentina, def. Fernando Verdasco (11), Spain, 7-5, 7-5.

Doubles

Semifinals

Tomas Behrend and Christopher Kas, Germany, def. Nicolas Almagro and Ivan Navarro Pastor, Spain, 6-1, 6-3.

Luis Horna, Peru, and Potito Starace, Italy, def. Simon Aspelin, Sweden, and Julian Knowle (1), Austria, 7-6 (3), 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

Semifinals

Sania Mirza, India, def. Sybille Bammer (8), Austria, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.

Anna Chakvetadze (1), Russia, def. Daniela Hantuchova (3), Slovakia, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles

Semifinals

Sania Mirza, India, and Shahar Peer (3), Israel, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, 6-3, 6-4.

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

Sam Querrey, United States, def. James Blake (2), United States, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4).

Dmitry Tursunov (3), Russia, def. Kei Nishikori, Japan, 6-1, 6-4.

Semifinals

Frank Dancevic, Canada, def. Andy Roddick (1), United States, 6-4, 7-6 (1).

Dmitry Tursunov (3), Russia, def. Sam Querrey, United States, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

Doubles

Semifinals

Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, and Travis Parrott, United States, def. Scott Lipsky and David Martin, United States, 6-3, 6-3.

Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, and Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, def. Amer Delic and Justin Gimelstob, United States, 6-3, 6-4.

Studena Croatia Open

ATP TOUR

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

Singles

Semifinals

Andrei Pavel, Romania, def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 6-3, 6-3.

Carlos Moya (6), Spain, def. Guillermo Canas (5), Argentina, 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles

Semifinals

Jaroslav Levinsky and David Skoch (1), Czech Republic, def. Victor Hanescu, Romania, and Jean-Claude Scherrer, Switzerland, 5-7, 7-5, 13-11 tiebreak.

Gastein Ladies

WTA TOUR

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

Singles

Semifinals

Francesca Schiavone (1), Italy, def. Kaia Kanepi (4), Estonia, 6-4, 6-2.

Yvonne Meusburger, Austria, def. Karin Knapp (7), Italy, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.

Doubles

Semifinals

Lucie Hradecka and Renata Voracova (3), Czech Republic, led Emmanuelle Gagliardi, Switzerland, and Gabriela Niculescu, Romania, 6-2, 1-2, susp., rain

Horse racing

Emerald Downs

July 28 Results

First Race - - Purse $6,100, Claiming $4,000, 3 yo’s & up, One And One Sixteenth Miles. 5-Torrey Stop It (Gutierrez J). $6.60 $3.60 $3.20. 1-Jury Duty (Robison W). $7.80 $4.00. 7-Charismas Fire (Mitchell G). $3.20. Also Ran: Valley Sunrise, Definitelydiamonds, Sparkling Tapestry, Power Ahead, Rachel Shines. Race Time: 1:44.20. Exacta (5-1) $32.00; Superfecta (5-1-7-6) $1,383.80; Trifecta (5-1-7) $119.90.

Second Race - - Purse $7,600, Maiden Claiming $10,000, 3 yo’s & up, Six And A Half Furlongs. 5-High Measure (Radke K). $5.00 $3.20 $2.80. 7-Don’tgivemenojibe (Dieguez W). $6.40 $4.80. 2-Courageous Captain (Rodriguez M). $3.20. Also Ran: Seldom Sunny, Arctic North, The Beer Hunter, Whats in the Bag. Race Time: 1:16.40. Daily Double (5-5) $18.20; Exacta (5-7) $13.40; Superfecta (5-7-2-6) $534.90; Trifecta (5-7-2) $41.60.

Third Race - - Purse $10,200, Maiden Claiming $17,500, 3 yo, Six Furlongs. 7-Spitfire Slew (Gutierrez J). $5.80 $4.00 $2.60. 2-Ciderman (Hoonan-Trujillo D). $10.80 $4.40. 3-Is the Bar Closed (Frazier R). $2.60. Also Ran: One Tough Knight, Enemy’s Edge, Hellbender, Darksweet. Race Time: 1:10. Exacta (7-2) $33.40; Superfecta (7-2-3-6) $267.70; Trifecta (7-2-3) $93.30; Pic 3 (5-5-7) $25.70.

Fourth Race - - Purse $17,600, Maiden special weight, 2 yo, Five And A Half Furlongs. 8-No Constraints (Frazier R). $5.60 $3.40 $3.00. 4-Hot Silver (Gutierrez J). $4.60 $3.80. 2-My Lady Mambo (Mawing L). $4.40. Also Ran: Princess Hiawatha, Jeweled Case, Tipperary Dream, Lady of Winter, Ruby Begonia. Race Time: 1:03.60. Exacta (8-4) $13.40; Superfecta (8-4-2-1) $259.20; Trifecta (8-4-2) $85.80; Pic 3 (5-7-8) $29.10.

Fifth Race - - Purse $11,500, Claiming $17,500, 3 yo’s & up, One Mile. 5-Tickle Me Whitney (Dieguez W). $42.20 $11.40 $4.60. 6-Bold Cleo (Rodriguez M). $5.80 $3.00. 4-Sophie’s Choice (Mawing L). $3.40. Also Ran: Irish Ferry, Basket Wave, Carrie With a C. Late Scratches: La Patriotte,. Race Time: 1:37.20. Exacta (5-6) $166.70; Superfecta (5-6-4-3) $2,379.80; Trifecta (5-6-4) $424.80; Pic 3 (7-8-5) $211.60; Pic 4 (5-7-8-5) $2,569.00.

Sixth Race - - Purse $10,200, Claiming $10,000-$8,000, 3 yo, Six And A Half Furlongs. 1-Miss Fast Dancer (Radke K). $3.40 $2.40 $2.20. 5-Lady Yodeler (Rodriguez M). $5.60 $3.40. 4-Bury the Hatchet (Frazier R). $2.60. Also Ran: Alex, Dancing Laura, Muddy Rose, Fabadabado. Race Time: 1:16.60. Exacta (1-5) $8.80; Superfecta (1-5-4-6) $89.50; Trifecta (1-5-4) $31.50; Pic 3 (8-5-1) $289.40.

Seventh Race - - Purse $17,100, Claiming $32,000-$25,000, 3 yo’s & up, Six And A Half Furlongs. 2-Soft Lite (Frazier R). $7.80 $3.00 $2.60. 6-Melba Jewel (Matias J). $3.00 $2.20. 1-No Ka Oi (Radke K). $2.80. Also Ran: Secret Flame, Quality Stuff. Late Scratches: Evening Escort,. Race Time: 1:15.60. Exacta (2-6) $8.70; Superfecta (2-6-1-5) $87.60; Trifecta (2-6-1) $34.20; Pic 3 (5-1-2) $207.80.

Eighth Race - - Purse $45,000, Stakes, 3 yo’s & up, One And One Sixteenth Miles. 2-Beaulena (Rodriguez M). $8.00 $3.20 $2.40. 4-Sudden Departure (Portillo D). $3.40 $2.20. 3-She’s All Silk (Frazier R). $2.20. Also Ran: Light My Ducks, Truly Quiet. Race Time: 1:42. Exacta (2-4) $10.90; Superfecta (2-4-3-1) $59.50; Trifecta (2-4-3) $16.60; (2 VS 5 (WINNER 2)) $2.80; Pic 3 (1-2-2) $38.70.

Ninth Race - - Purse $11,500, Claiming $17,500, 3 yo, Six Furlongs. 6-Speedingly (Dieguez W). $8.60 $5.20 $3.20. 7-The Last Tea (Mawing L). $15.40 $6.20. 11-Gula Gold (Frazier R). $3.40. Also Ran: Northwest Wine, Tasha’s Flirt, Rich Debut, Something Sassy, Charm School Girl, Lilly Dust, Nina Win. Late Scratches: Follow Your Shot, Gold Escalade,. Race Time: 1:09.20. Exacta (6-7) $65.90; Superfecta (6-7-11-9) $1,027.00; Trifecta (6-7-11) $311.70; Pic 3 (2-2-6) $60.10.

Tenth Race - - Purse $7,300, Claiming $7,500, 3 yo, One And One Sixteenth Miles. 10-Clurmor (Dieguez W). $139.60 $43.20 $17.20. 9-Buckshot West (Rodriguez M). $14.20 $7.40. 4-Cahill Blues (Mawing L). $4.80. Also Ran: Brite Oakie, Seams Funny, He’s a Lucky Guy, Pine Street Boy, Frontier Deputy, Corona’s Party, Gunshy, To Go Ray, Still Wild. Race Time: 1:43.60. Daily Double (6-10) $417.60; Exacta (10-9) $764.50; Superfecta (10-9-4-ALL) $7,354.50; Trifecta (10-9-4) $20,805.20; Pic 3 (2-6-10) $508.80; Pic 4 (2-2-6-10) $8,817.30. Handle: $1,431,269.89.

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Recalled INF Danny Richar from Charlotte (IL).

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Optioned RHP Shawn Camp to Durham (IL).

National League

CINCINNATI REDS—Traded RHP Calvin Medlock, LHP Brian Shackelford and future considerations to Tampa Bay for INF Jorge Cantu, OF Shaun Cumberland and cash.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Traded RHP Dan Wheeler to Tampa Bay for INF Ty Wigginton. Agreed to terms with Wigginton on a three-year contract.

NEW YORK METS—Optioned INF Anderson Hernandez to New Orleans (PCL). Recalled RHP Mike Pelfrey from New Orleans.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Optioned RHP John Van Benschoten to Indianapolis (IL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Recalled RHP Brian Falkenborg and RHP Anthony Reyes from Memphis (PCL). Optioned RHP Kelvin Jimenez and LHP Randy Keisler to Memphis.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Placed INF-OF Russell Branyan on waivers.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with 1B Dmitri Young on a two-year contract extension. Purchased the contract of RHP Joel Hanrahan from Columbus (IL).

Northern League

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES—Agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Blitstein.

Southern League

CAROLINA MUDCATS—Recalled RHP Chris Volstad from Jupiter (FSL).

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS—Signed OL Nevin McCaskill. Released OL Zac Tubbs.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed CB Leon Hall to a five-year contract.

DENVER BRONCOS—Signed DE Jarvis Moss to a five-year contract and DE Tim Crowder to a four-year contract. Placed WR Rod Smith on the physically unable to perform list. Waived RB Thump Belton. Released DE Kenny Peterson.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Signed OT Kevin Barry. Released OT Tavo Tupola. Placed FB Jameel Cook and OT Charles Spencer on the physically unable to perform list.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed LB Clint Session to a four-year contract.

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Claimed TE Courtney Anderson off waivers from Oakland. Waived S David Lofton. Activated DT Brian Soi from the non-football injury list.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed DB Brandon Meriweather.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed TE Zach Miller.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed DT Justin Frick.

COLLEGE

SYRACUSE—Named Ryan Cabiles director of strength and conditioning for basketball.

Rodeo

Pro Rodeo Leaders

Through July 22

Pro Rodeo World Standings

(Number of rodeos counted in standings in parentheses)

ALL-AROUND COWBOY

1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $142,856

2. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. $73,270

3. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. $66,049

4. Marty Becker, Edmonton, Alberta $61,657

5. Cash Myers, Athens, Texas $60,439

6. Todd Suhn, North Platte, Neb. $57,717

7. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $51,382

8. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. $50,216

9. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D. $49,047

10. Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho $48,009

11. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $46,224

12. Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla. $41,333

13. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas $41,176

14. B.J. Campbell, Benton City, Wash. $36,528

15. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. $33,677

BAREBACK RIDING

1. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. (33) $108,611

2. Jess Davis, Payson, Utah (43) $59,313

3. Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo. (36) $56,720

4. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. (39) $56,531

5. Jason Jeter, Mansfield, Texas (39) $51,606

6. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas (18) $48,990

7. Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo. (32) $47,396

8. Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo. (44) $43,601

9. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. (42) $42,686

10. Chris Harris, Itasca, Texas (44) $39,293

11. Bo Casper, Fort Scott, Kan. (43) $39,066

12. Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore. (34) $38,232

13. Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla. (36) $36,717

14. Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas (43) $35,119

15. Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho (36) $31,981

16. Cleve Schmidt, Belle Fourche, S.D. (23) $30,070

17. Cimmaron Gerke, Brighton, Colo. (22) $28,896

18. Tom McFarland, Wickenburg, Ariz. (36) $27,773

19. Scott Montague, Rapid City, S.D. (28) $26,819

20. Silas Richards, San Augustine, Texas (39) $26,339

STEER WRESTLING

1. Jule Hazen, Protection, Kan. (40) $76,272

2. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. (40) $73,915

3. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo. (40) $60,202

4. Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore. (30) $55,458

5. Todd Suhn, North Platte, Neb. (39) $53,652

6. Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta (34) $50,501

7. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D. (38) $42,876

8. Casey McMillen, Craig, Colo. (36) $41,698

9. Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas (53) $40,173

10. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. (39) $39,219

11. Levi Wisness, Keene, N.D. (36) $37,134

12. Joey Bell Jr., Malakoff, Texas (43) $37,019

13. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. (38) $35,514

14. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. (37) $33,653

15. Nick Stubblefield, Helena, Mont. (42) $31,997

16. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif. (43) $31,814

17. Cash Myers, Athens, Texas (36) $30,481

18. Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla. (35) $30,469

19. Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas (45) $30,099

20. Jon Ragatz, Cassville, Wis. (43) $29,734

TEAM ROPING (HEADING)

1. Speed Williams, De Leon, Texas (39) $64,272

2. Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore. (40) $62,345

3. Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn. (39) $53,261

4. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. (38) $45,085

5. Jimmy Edens, Gatesville, Texas (45) $43,636

6. Tee Woolman, Llano, Texas (36) $42,838

7. Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz. (35) $41,979

8. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. (37) $41,865

9. Tommy Edens, Gatesville, Texas (47) $38,874

10. Shain Sproul, Benson, Ariz. (36) $36,592

11. Keven Daniel, Altha, Fla. (39) $36,535

12. David Key, Caldwell, Texas (35) $31,969

13. Shane Schwenke, Harlem, Mont. (36) $31,879

14. Matt Sherwood, Queen Creek, Ariz. (36) $31,296

15. Kevin Stewart, Glen Rose, Texas (37) $30,412

16. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M. (32) $30,370

17. Coleman Proctor, Miami, Okla. (33) $30,292

18. Logan Olson, Flandreau, S.D. (44) $27,965

19. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas (34) $26,930

20. Jay Adams, Logandale, Nev. (39) $26,556

TEAM ROPING (HEELING)

1. Dean Tuftin, Prineville, Ore. (39) $64,272

2. Mike Beers, Post, Ore. (40) $61,296

3. Michael Jones, Stephenville, Texas (38) $45,085

4. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas (45) $43,636

5. Cory Petska, Lexington, Okla. (36) $42,838

6. Clay O’Brien Cooper, Morgan Mill, Texas (37) $42,831

7. Allen Bach, Weatherford, Texas (30) $41,632

8. Coby Jones, Gatesville, Texas (47) $38,874

9. Walt Woodard, Stockton, Calif. (32) $38,597

10. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas (35) $32,508

11. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas (35) $31,969

12. Marty Becker, Edmonton, Alberta (37) $31,879

13. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas (37) $31,304

14. Cody Cowden, Merced, Calif. (37) $30,722

15. Jimmie Cooper, Monument, N.M. (32) $30,370

16. Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo. (35) $30,347

17. Jake Long, Pawhuska, Okla. (33) $30,292

18. Kinney Harrell, San Angelo, Texas (44) $27,965

19. Brad Culpepper, Ashburn, Ga. (38) $26,861

20. Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev. (39) $26,556

SADDLE BRONC RIDING

1. Rusty Allen, Lehi, Utah (37) $101,499

2. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah (35) $78,801

3. Anthony Bello, Oakley, Utah (37) $58,649

4. Isaac Diaz, Stephenville, Texas (48) $54,782

5. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. (39) $54,187

6. Billy Etbauer, Edmond, Okla. (23) $49,452

7. Ryan Mapston, Belt, Mont. (41) $49,447

8. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. (30) $49,055

9. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. (33) $46,429

10. Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta (36) $43,919

11. Chet Johnson, Gillette, Wyo. (36) $36,082

12. Mike Outhier, Utopia, Texas (42) $36,022

13. Jake Hayworth, St. Anthony, Idaho (33) $35,406

14. Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D. (32) $34,473

15. Dusty Hausauer, Dickinson, N.D. (44) $34,451