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6/10/2008NBA Playoffs
FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Boston vs. L.A. Lakers
Sunday: Boston 108, L.A. Lakers 102, Boston leads series 2-0
Tonight: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.
Thursday: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.
Sunday, June 15: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m., if necessary
Tuesday, June 17: L.A. Lakers at Boston, 9 p.m., if necessary
Thursday, June 19: L.A. Lakers at Boston, 9 p.m., if necessary
Thursday, June 5: Boston 98, L.A. Lakers 88
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Dallas 11 3 0 .786 747 674
x-Philadelphia 11 3 0 .786 871 719
Cleveland 8 6 0 .571 793 798
New York 8 6 0 .571 743 709
Columbus 3 11 0 .214 655 783
Southern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Georgia 9 5 0 .643 815 733
New Orleans 8 6 0 .571 774 698
Orlando 8 7 0 .533 830 849
Tampa Bay 7 7 0 .500 761 756
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Chicago 10 4 0 .714 804 652
Colorado 4 10 0 .286 734 827
Grand Rapids 4 10 0 .286 803 838
Kansas City 3 11 0 .214 677 821
Western Division
W L T Pct PF PA
x-San Jose 9 5 0 .643 804 743
x-Arizona 8 6 0 .571 742 783
Los Angeles 4 9 0 .308 693 819
Utah 4 10 0 .286 814 858
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
LAST NIGHT
Los Angeles at Utah, late
SATURDAY
Georgia 63, Columbus 34
Cleveland 65, Chicago 44
Grand Rapids 84, Colorado 65
New York 58, New Orleans 51
Tampa Bay 71, Orlando 61
Philadelphia 71, Dallas 64
SUNDAY
Arizona 73, Kansas City 34
FRIDAY, JUNE 13
New Orleans at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, JUNE 14
Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Georgia, 7 p.m.
New York at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Tampa Bay at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 7 1 .875
Detroit 7 2 .778 1/2
Indiana 4 2 .667 2
Chicago 3 4 .429 31/2
New York 3 4 .429 31/2
Washington 2 6 .250 5
Atlanta 0 7 .000 61/2
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 6 1 .857
Seattle 6 3 .667 1
Los Angeles 4 2 .667 11/2
Sacramento 3 4 .429 3
San Antonio 3 4 .429 3
Phoenix 2 4 .333 31/2
Houston 1 7 .125 51/2
LAST NIGHT
No games scheduled
SATURDAY
Indiana 84, Houston 75
Chicago 91, Atlanta 70
Seattle 75, Detroit 67
SUNDAY
Connecticut 87, Washington 79
Sacramento 70, New York 63
Minnesota 90, San Antonio 78
TONIGHT
Connecticut at Minnesota, 7
BASKETBALL
HOLE IN ONE
STEVE WILLETS, No. 4 at Green Hills, 189 yards, 3-iron.
GARY O NEIL, No. 5 at Heather Downs CC, 151 yards, 6-iron.
HOCKEY
Dominik Hasek career stats
Regular Season
GP WLT GASOAVG
1990-91 Chi5301802.46
1991-92 Chi2010414412.60
1992-93 Buf28111047503.15
1993-94 Buf583020610971.95
1994-95 Buf41191478552.11
1995-96 Buf592230616122.83
1996-97Buf6737201015352.27
1997-98Buf72332313147132.09
1998-99Buf6430181411991.87
1999-00 Buf35151167632.21
2000-01Buf6737244137112.11
2001-02Det654115814052.17
2002-03 DidNotPlay
2003-04 Det148323022.21
2004-05 NoSeason
2005-06 Ott43281009052.09
2006-07Det563811611482.05
2007-08 Det41271048452.14
Totals 735389223961572812.20
Won Vezina Trophy (goalies), 1994-95, 1997-99, 2001
Won Hart Trophy (MVP), 1997-98
Won Lester B. Pearson Award (outstanding player), 1997-98
Playoffs
GPWL GASOAVG
1990-91 Chi300 3 0 2.61
1991-92 Chi302803.04
1992-93 Buf110101.33
1993-94 Buf7341321.61
1994-95 Buf5141803.50
1996-97 Buf311501.96
1997-98 Buf151053212.03
1998-99 Buf191363621.77
1999-00 Buf5141202.40
2000-01 Buf13762912.09
2001-02 Det231674561.86
2006-07 Det181083421.79
2007-08 Det4221003.73
Totals 1196549246142.03
SPORTLIGHT
June 10
1933 Johnny Goodman becomes the last amateur to win the U.S. Open golf title.
1944 A rare triple dead heat occurs in the Carter Handicap at Aqueduct with Bossuet, Brownie and Wait a Bit crossing the finish line together.
1977 Al Geiberger sets a PGA Championship 18-hole record when he shoots a 59 in the Danny Thomas Classic.
1978 Affirmed, ridden by Steve Cauthen, wins the Belmont Stakes to capture the Triple Crown in one of the greatest battles in racing history. Affirmed edges Alydar for the third time.
1989 Arantxa Sanchez, 17, becomes the youngest French Open champion and the first Spanish woman to win a Grand Slam event by dethroning Steffi Graf 7-6, 3-6, 7-5.
2006 In Atlantic City, N.J., Bernard Hopkins wins a unanimous decision over light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver, capping an 18-year career with an upset for the ages.
HORSE RACING
Triple Crown Near Misses
Horses that have won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, but failed to win the Belmont Stakes, with distance behind Belmont winner:
2008 Big Brown (9th, eased, Da Tara).
2004 Smarty Jones (2nd, 1, Birdstone).
2003 Funny Cide (3rd, 5, Empire Maker).
2002 War Emblem (8th, 191/2, Sarava).
1999 Charismatic (3rd, 11/2, Lemon Drop Kid).
1998 Real Quiet (2nd, nose, Victory Gallop).
1997 Silver Charm (2nd, 3/4, Touch Gold).
1989 Sunday Silence (2nd, 8, Easy Goer).
1987 Alysheba (4th, 141/4, Bet Twice).
1981 Pleasant Colony (3rd, 11/2, Summing).
1979 Spectacular Bid (3rd, 31/4, Coastal).
1971 Canonero II (4th, 41/4, Pass Catcher).
1969 Majestic Prince (2nd, 51/2, Arts And Letters).
1968 Forward Pass (2nd, 11/2, Stage Door Johnny).
1966 Kauai King (4th, 71/2, Amberoid).
1964 Northern Dancer (3rd, 6, Quadrangle).
1961 Carry Back (7th, 143/4, Sherluck).
1958 Tim Tam (2nd, 6, Cavan).
1944 Pensive (2nd, 1/2, Bounding Home).
SPORTS NOTES
SUMMER BASKETBALL: The Wayman Palmer Community YMCA/JCC is hosting the Troy Johnson summer basketball league for boys and girls grades 3-4, 4-5, and 7-8. Fee $30 per player. Games begin June 17. Information: Corey 419-241-7218.
SOCCER GAMES WANTED: St, Francis de Sales High School is looking to schedule freshman, junior varsity, and varsity soccer games. Information: Dick Cromwell or Carl Janke at 419-531-1618.
BOWSHER COACHING VACANCY: Bowsher High School has an opening for a varsity football defensive coordinator. Prior varsity coaching experience is required. Information: head football coach Robert Garber at 419-376-6467 or garber,rob@gmail.com
DISTANCE RUNNING SCHOOL: Runners, ages 12 and older including adults, are invited to participate in the week-long Go The Distance Running School. Sessions are scheduled June 23-27 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at various metroparks. The staff includes top Ohio road racers Bob Masters, Deb Wagner, and Keith Madaras. Tuition $250. Enrollment limited. Running skills as well as motivation will be stressed. Information: Keith Madaras 419-287-4920 or www.gothedistancers.org
ROSSFORD WRESTLING CAMP: The Rossford state champion wrestling camp is scheduled June 16 through 19 at the Rossford Junior High gymnasium, open to wrestlers K through 12. Clinicians include Eddie Jayne, coach at Watkins Memorial; Willie Wineberg, coach at Miamisburg, Anthony Carrizales, assistant at Delta, and Tony Guerra, University of Findlay national champion. Fee $100 (if 5 or more members of the same team attend $80) Sessions run 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Information: Rossford Coach Ron Recknagel, camp director 419-944-4871.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders
Through Sunday
POINTS
1. Kyle Busch, 2,084. 2. Jeff Burton, 2,063. 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1,939. 4. Carl Edwards, 1,856. 5. Denny Hamlin, 1,800. 6. Jimmie Johnson, 1,799. 7. Greg Biffle, 1,781. 8. Jeff Gordon, 1,767. 9. Kasey Kahne, 1,719. 10. Kevin Harvick, 1,690.
11. Clint Bowyer, 1,679. 12. Tony Stewart, 1,614. 13. David Ragan, 1,607. 14. Ryan Newman, 1,604. 15. Matt Kenseth, 1,580. 16. Martin Truex Jr., 1,558. 17. Brian Vickers, 1,502. 18. Travis Kvapil, 1,464. 19. Bobby Labonte, 1,455. 20. Juan Pablo Montoya, 1,439.
MONEY
1. Kasey Kahne, $3,483,937. 2. Ryan Newman, $3,403,513. 3. Carl Edwards, $3,382,300. 4. Kyle Busch, $3,326,613. 5. Tony Stewart, $2,907,490. 6. Jimmie Johnson, $2,783,449. 7. Jeff Gordon, $2,448,258. 8. Denny Hamlin, $2,410,982. 9. Jeff Burton, $2,394,075. 10. Dale Earnhardt Jr., $2,301,745.
11. Matt Kenseth, $2,299,837. 12. Kurt Busch, $2,278,700. 13. Kevin Harvick, $2,212,487. 14. Greg Biffle, $2,184,577. 15. Sam Hornish Jr., $2,051,764. 16. Reed Sorenson, $2,029,309. 17. Bobby Labonte, $2,004,554. 18. Clint Bowyer, $1,990,845. 19. Martin Truex Jr., $1,981,175. 20. Juan Pablo Montoya, $1,948,307.
LATEST LINE
Baseball
National League
PITTSBURGH 6-7 Washington
NY METS 6-7 Arizona
CINCINNATI 51/2 -61/2 St. Louis
Philadelphia Even-6 FLORIDA
HOUSTON 61/2 -71/2 Milwaukee
CHICAGO CUBS 61/2 -71/2 Atlanta
COLORADO 7-8 San Francisco
SAN DIEGO Even-6 LA Dodgers
American League
BOSTON 91/2 -101/2 Baltimore
TORONTO 71/2 -81/2 Seattle
CLEVELAND 8-9 Minnesota
DETROIT Even-6 Chi White Sox
KANSAS CITY Even-6 Texas
LA ANGELS Even-6 Tampa Bay
NY Yankees 51/2 -61/2 OAKLAND
NBA Playoffs
NBA Finals
Boston leads series 2-0
LA LAKERS 91/2 (196) Boston
Home Team in CAPS
TENNIS
Gerry Weber Open
Halle, Germany
Singles
First Round
Andreas Beck d. Marc Gicquel 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Mischa Zverev d. Jarkko Nieminen (7) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Tomas Berdych (3) d. Thomas Johansson 6-3, 7-5.
Philipp Kohlschreiber d. Julien Benneteau 6-4, 6-1.
Robin Soderling d. Philipp Petzschner 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Benjamin Becker d. Denis Gremelmayr 6-4, 6-2.
Doubles
First Round
Lukas Dlouhy and Leander Paes (4) d. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, and Olivier Rochus 6-2, 7-6 (6).
Marc Gicquel and Fabrice Santoro d. Scott Lipsky and David Martin 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3).
Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek d. Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle (3) 6-4, 4-6, 10-6 tiebreak.
DFS Classic
Birmingham, England
Singles
First Round
Ekaterina Makarova (15) d. Elena Baltacha 7-5, 7-6 (1).
Sorana Cirstea d. Ayumi Morita 6-2, 6-0.
Aiko Nakamura (17) d. Tzipi Obziler 7-5, 6-3
Angelique Kerber d. Olga Puchkova 6-4, 6-3.
Naomi Cavaday d. Jill Craybas (14) 6-0, 6-4.
Aravane Rezai (13) d. Amanda Elliott 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (6).
Bethanie Mattek d. Jamila Gajdosova, Slovakia 7-6 (1), 6-2.
Sunitha Rao d. Petra Kvitova 7-6 (8), 6-4.
Katie O Brien d. Alla Kudryavtseva 6-0, 3-6, 7-6 (2).
Tatiana Poutchek d. Ioana Raluca Olaru 6-0, 7-6 (6).
Yaroslava Shvedova d. Akgul Amanmuradova (10) 6-3, 6-1.
Yanina Wickmayer d. Youlia Fedossova 6-1, 6-4.
Melanie South d. Anna Fitzpatrick 6-4, 6-4.
Tamarine Tanasugarn d. Monica Niculescu 6-3, 6-4.
Doubles
First Round
Severine Bremond and Virginia Ruano Pascual d. Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko (2) 6-4, 6-4.
Chuang Chia-jung and Rika Fujiwara d. Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur (3) 7-5, 6-3.
Artois Championships
London
Singles
First Round
Mario Ancic d. Nicolas Lapentti 7-5, 6-3.
Robby Ginepri d. Vince Spadea 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Kei Nishikori d. Alejandro Falla 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Viktor Troicki, Serbia, d. Dudi Sela 6-4, 6-4.
Lleyton Hewitt (11) d. Joshua Goodall 6-4, 6-4.
Marin Cilic d. Jurgen Melzer 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5).
Fernando Verdasco (9) d. Lee Hyung-taik South Korea, 5-3, retired.
Chris Guccione d. Lu Yen-hsun 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-5.
Marat Safin d. James Ward 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Joseph Sirianni d. Alex Bogdanovic 6-3, 6-3.
Ernests Gulbis d. Kristof Vliegen 6-4, 7-5.
Roko Karanusic d. Flavio Cipolla 6-4, 6-3.
Sebastien Grosjean d. Rik de Voest 7-6 (6), 6-1.
Jonas Bjorkman d. Igor Kunitsyn 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4.
Janko Tipsarevic (13), Serbia, d. Ivan Navarro 7-6 (2), 6-4.
Doubles
First Round
Eric Butorac and Rajeev Ram d. Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Andy Murray and Daniel Vallverdu d. Richard Gasquet and Nicolas Mahut 4-6, 7-5, 10-4 tiebreak.
Marin Cilic and Ivo Karlovic d. Mardy Fish and Sam Querrey 6-2, 6-1.
transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS Recalled INF Josh Barfield from Buffalo (IL). Optioned INF Asdrubal Cabrera to Buffalo.
SEATTLE MARINERS Fired Jeff Pentland, hitting coach. Named Lee Elia hitting coach.
National League
LOS ANGELES DODGERS Optioned INF Chin-Lung Hu to Las Vegas (PCL). Agreed to terms with INF Devaris Strange-Gordon.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS Placed 2B Rickie Weeks on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 7. Recalled INF Hernan Iribarren from Nashville (PCL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES Signed OF Dave Rubinstein, LHP Tyler Cox and OF Kyle Morgan.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS Purchased the contract of RHP Tyler Clippard from Columbus (IL).
Southern League
CAROLINA MUDCATS Announced C Alberto Concepcion has been assigned to the team from Albuquerque (PCL).
Atlantic League
LONG ISLAND DUCKS Announced OF Ray Navarrete had his contract purchased by Tabasco (Mexican).
Golden Baseball League
LONG BEACH ARMADA Sold the contract of C David Parrish to Colorado (NL).
RENO SILVER SOX Agreed to terms with RHP Brian Fulcher. Released C Gilbert Guilin and RHP Paul Wilson.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DETROIT PISTONS Named Michael Curry coach and agreed to terms with him on a three-year contract.
INDIANA PACERS Named Sam Perkins vice president of player relations.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS Signed Tony DiLeo senior vice president and assistant general manager and Courntey Witte director of player personnel to multiyear contract extensions.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS Agreed to terms with DE Kenny Iwebema.
CHICAGO BEARS Released RB Cedric Benson. Announced the retirement of WR Marcus Robinson.
MIAMI DOLPHINS Signed WR John Dunlap.
NEW YORK GIANTS Announced the retirement of DE Michael Strahan.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS Re-signed LB Rian Wallace and DE Dorian Smith. Released CB Eddie Jackson and LB Bryan Wilson.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS Released WR Mike Mason and DB Stanford Samuels.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES Named Tom Rowe assistant coach and Jeff Daniels coach and general manager of Albany (AHL). Signed G Daniel Manzato to a one-year contract.
DALLAS STARS Signed D Dan Jancevski and C Toby Petersen to two-year contracts.
DETROIT RED WINGS Announced the retirement of G Dominik Hasek.
MONTREAL CANADIENS Signed F Maxim Lapierre to a two-year contract.
OTTAWA SENATORS Promoted Randy Lee to director of player development. Named Adam Douglas the club s conditioning coach.
COLLEGE
METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Named Loyola (Md.) president Rev. Brian Linnane chair of the Council of Presidents, Fairfield president Rev. Jeffrey von Arx vice chair, Iona athletic director Patrick Lyons chair of the Committee on Athletic Administration and Manhattan associate athletic director and senior woman administrator Sandra Taylor vice chair. Extended the contract of Richard Ensor, commissioner, through June 30, 2011.
PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE Announced the retirement of Tom Hansen, commissioner, effective July 1, 2009. Named Patricia M. Cesnik assistant commissioner for office management.
CAL STATE-FULLERTON Signed Bob Burton, men s basketball coach, to a five-year contract extension.
DUQUESNE Announced men s freshman basketball C Morakinyo Williams transferred from Kentucky.
HIGH POINT Named Butch Thompson baseball coach.
HOFSTRA Announced the resignation of Chris Dotolo, baseball coach, effective June 15.
KENT STATE Named Bobby Steinburg men s assistant basketball coach.
soccer
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New England 7 3 2 23 17 14
Chicago 6 3 1 19 20 8
Columbus 6 4 1 19 14 14
Toronto FC 5 4 2 17 14 15
New York 4 3 3 15 11 12
D.C. United 4 7 1 13 17 23
Kansas City 3 4 3 12 10 13
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 5 4 2 17 25 21
Houston 4 3 5 17 16 16
Colorado 5 6 0 15 18 15
CD Chivas USA 4 5 2 14 17 18
FC Dallas 3 5 4 13 16 19
Real Salt Lake 3 5 3 12 15 17
San Jose 3 6 1 10 9 14
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
SUNDAY
Houston 3, Toronto FC 1
European Championship
First Round
Group A
W D L GF GA PTS
Portugal 1 0 0 2 0 3
Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 0 3
Switzerland 0 0 1 0 1 0
Turkey 0 0 1 0 2 0
Saturday
At Basel, Switzerland
Czech Republic 1, Switzerland 0
At Geneva
Portugal 2, Turkey 0
Tomorrow
At Geneva
Czech Republic vs. Portugal, Noon
At Basel, Switzerland
Switzerland vs. Turkey, 2:45
Sunday, June 15
At Basel, Switzerland
Switzerland vs. Portugal, 2:45
At Geneva
Turkey vs. Czech Republic, 2:45
Group B
W D L GF GA PTS
Germany 1 0 0 2 0 3
Croatia 1 0 0 1 0 3
Austria 0 0 1 0 1 0
Poland 0 0 1 0 2 0
Sunday
At Vienna, Austria
Croatia 1, Austria 0
At Klagenfurt, Austria
Germany 2, Poland 0
Thursday
At Klagenfurt, Austria
Croatia vs. Germany, Noon
At Vienna, Austria
Austria vs. Poland, 2:45
Group C
W D L GF GA PTS
Netherlands 1 0 0 3 0 3
France 0 1 0 0 0 1
Romania 0 1 0 0 0 1
Italy 0 0 1 0 3 0
Yesterday
At Zurich, Switzerland
Romania 0, France 0, tie
At Bern, Switzerland
Netherlands 3, Italy 0
Friday
At Zurich, Switzerland
Italy vs. Romania, Noon
At Bern, Switzerland
Netherlands vs. France, 2:45
Group D
W D L GF GA PTS
Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Today
At Innsbruck, Austria
Spain vs. Russia, Noon
At Salzburg, Austria
Greece vs. Sweden, 2:45
Saturday, June 14
At Innsbruck, Austria
Sweden vs. Spain, Noon
At Salzburg, Austria
Greece vs. Russia, 2:45
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