BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB Fined Houston manager Cecil Cooper and Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire for the failure of their clubs to comply with MLB s pace of game regulations during play last weekend.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX Placed RHP Bartolo Colon on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Chris Smith from Pawtucket (IL). Agreed to terms with RHP Kyle Weiland and C Christian Vazquez. Extend its player development contract with Lowell (NYP).
CHICAGO WHITE SOX Placed 1B Paul Konerko on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 15. Purchased the contract of OF DeWayne Wise from Charlotte (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS Agreed to terms with 3B Morgan Ensberg on a minor league contract.
NEW YORK YANKEES Placed RHP Chien-Ming Wang on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Billy Traber from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
National League
CHICAGO CUBS Recalled OF Matt Murton from Iowa (PCL). Optioned INF Eric Patterson to Iowa.
COLORADO ROCKIES Optioned C Edwin Bellorin to Colorado Springs (PCL). Transferred LHP Micah Bowie from the 15-to the 60-day DL. Purchased the contract of INF Doug Bernier from Colorado Springs.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS Placed RHP Brad Penny on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Brad Stults from Las Vegas (PCL).
NEW YORK METS Fired Willie Randolph, manager, Rick Peterson, pitching coach, and Tom Nieto, first base coach. Named Jerry Manuel interim manager and Ken Oberkfell, Luis Aguayo and Dan Warthen coaches. Named Marty Scott manager and Rick Waits pitching coach of New Orleans (PCL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES Agreed to terms with SS Jordy Mercer, SS Chase D Arnaud and RHP Albert Fagan.
SAN DIEGO PADRES Recalled OF Chase Headley from Portland (PCL). Sent OF Justin Huber outright to Portland.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS Claimed C Pat Ross off waivers from Indianapolis. Waived T Eric Tunney.
NEW YORK JETS Announced the resignation of Jay Cross, president. Named Mike Tannenbaum executive vice president-general manager, Matt Higgins executive vice president of business operations, and Thad Sheely executive vice president of stadium development and finance.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Signed CB Jack Ikegwuonu, LB Joe Mays and T King Dunlap to four-year contracts.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS Claimed DT LaJuan Ramsey off waivers from Philadelphia.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHLPA Named Glenn Healy director of player affairs.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS Named Ryan Walter assistant coach
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ECHL
PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS Sent D Gerard Miller to Las Vegas to complete an earlier trade.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLUMBUS CREW Signed F Ricardo Pierre-Louis. Placed MF Adam Moffat on injured reserve.
COLLEGE
CLEMSON Announced the retirement of Bob Pollock, men s track and field coach.
DAVIDSON Named Kelly Morrone women s assistant basketball coach.
DELAWARE Named Chris Campbell women s assistant basketball coach.
DUQUESNE Named Steve Hall men s assistant basketball coach.
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 9 2 .818
Detroit 8 3 .727 1
Indiana 5 4 .556 3
New York 5 4 .556 3
Chicago 3 5 .375 41/2
Washington 3 7 .300 51/2
Atlanta 0 10 .000 81/2
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 7 2 .778
Minnesota 6 4 .600 11/2
San Antonio 6 4 .600 11/2
Seattle 7 6 .538 2
Sacramento 5 5 .500 21/2
Houston 3 7 .300 41/2
Phoenix 2 6 .250 41/2
LAST NIGHT
No games scheduled
MONDAY
Houston 88, Atlanta 79
Connecticut 74, Seattle 67
TONIGHT
New York at Indiana, 7
San Antonio at Atlanta, 7
Washington at Houston, 8:30
Connecticut at Phoenix, 10
Chicago at Los Angeles, 10:30
TOMORROW
No games scheduled
SPORTS NOTE
GOLF CLASSIC: The annual Make A. Wish Northwest Ohio chapter annual golf classic is scheduled at the Fallen Timbers Fairways in Waterville on Aug. 4 with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. Fee (foursome) $300, (individual) $75. Information Melissa 419-244-9474 or mrozik@northwestphio.wish.org.
HOLE-IN-ONE
NEIL BORNSTEIN, No. 6 at The Legacy, 123 yards, 7-iron.
JASON SAHADI, No. 6 at Giant Oak, 148 yards, 7-wood.
MARK NEELEY, No. 8 at The Legacy, 145 yards, wedge.
RICK KUHL, No. 13 at Links at Lake Erie, 177 yards, 8-iron
TENNIS
Slazenger Open
Nottingham, England
Singles
First Round
Samuel Groth d. Jamie Baker 7-6 (7), 6-3.
Thomas Johansson d. Kei Nishikori 7-5, retired.
Gilles Simon (5) d. Donald Young 6-1, 6-4.
Radek Stepanek (1) d. John Isner 6-3, 6-2.
Alex Bogdanovic d. James Ward 6-3, 6-4.
Eduardo Schwank d. Frederik Nielsen 6-3, 6-3.
Gael Monfils (8) d. Chris Guccione 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Vince Spadea d. Alexander Slabinsky 6-1, 7-5.
Fernando Verdasco (3) d. Marcos Daniel 6-4, 7-6 (3).
International Women s Open
Eastbourne, England
Singles
First Round
Alisa Kleybanova d. Melanie South 6-4, 6-4.
Caroline Wozniacki d. Tsvetana Pironkova 6-3, 6-2.
Olga Govortsova d. Nicole Vaidisova (7) 6-2, 6-4.
Sybille Bammer d. Alla Kudryavtseva 7-6 (9), 1-6, 7-5.
Virginie Razzano d. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 6-3, 6-4.
Ekaterina Makarova d. Vera Dushevina 6-3, 6-0.
Second Round
Nadia Petrova (8) d. Li Na 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3.
Ordina Open
Den Bosch, Netherlands
Singles
Men
Second Round
Marc Gicquel d. Richard Gasquet (2), France 7-5, 7-6 (6).
Jurgen Melzer d. Igor Andreev (5), Russia 6-4, 1-6, 6-1.
Mario Ancic (6) d. Steve Darcis 6-2, 6-4.
David Ferrer (1) d. Massimo Dell acqua 6-2, 7-6 (3).
Women
First Round
Sorana Cirstea d. Maria Kirilenko, Russia 7-5, 6-4.
Tamarine Tanasugarn d. Kateryna Bondarenko 6-3, 6-3.
Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan d. Sofia Arvidsson 7-5, 7-5.
Second Round
Anna Chakvetadze (2) d. Angelique Kerber 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (1).
Alona Bondarenko (8) d. Marina Erakovic 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Dinara Safina (3) d. Camille Pin 6-1, 6-4.
SPORTLIGHT
June 18
1972 Jack Nicklaus wins the U.S. Open by three strokes over Bruce Crampton and ties Bobby Jones record of 13 major titles.
1984 Fuzzy Zoeller shoots a 3-under 67 to beat Greg Norman by eight strokes in the 18-hole playoff for the U.S. Open title.
2000 Tiger Woods turns the 100th U.S. Open into a one-man show, winning by 15 strokes over Ernie Els and Miguel Angel Jimenez. Woods 15-stroke margin shatters the Open mark of 11 set by Willie Smith in 1899 and is the largest in any major championship surpassing the 13-stroke victory by Old Tom Morris in the 1862 British Open.
AMATEUR BASEBALL
Legion
Fostoria 300 120 000 - 6 5 1
Whitehouse (10)11 070 00x - 19 14 2
WP-Garcia. LP-Cleveland. Falter (W), 2-3, HR, 4 RBI.
Mill Creek, Pa. 001 30x - 4 10 1
Toledo Post 335 362 6x - 17 19 1
WP- Kuebeler. LP- Nolan. Crooks (T) 3-3, HR, 4 RBIs.
Toledo Post 335 020 000 8 - 10 7 1
Pemberville Post 183 000 120 2 - 5 6 3
WP- Meinzer. LP- Sattler. Crooks (T) 3-4, HR 2B, 3 RBIs.
Sr. Knothole
Milan 021 100 0 - 4 8 2
Dave White 000 222 x - 6 9 2
WP-Mosier. LP-Chamberlain. Frank (DW), 3-3.
Summer Collegiate
Tri-County Merchants 100 113 0 - 6 5 1
Dan Rodgers 121 015 0 - 10 3 3
WP-Barton. LP-Adams. Bacon (D), 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI.
JL Thomas Cleveland 000 001 000 - 1 5 3
Ohio Monarchs Blue 000 110 05x - 7 6 0
WP-Basset. LP-Luthman. Hartwig (O), 1-3, 2B.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders
POINTS
1. Kyle Busch, 2,213. 2. Jeff Burton, 2,181. 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,129. 4. Carl Edwards, 2,007. 5. Jimmie Johnson, 1,959. 6. Denny Hamlin, 1,926. 7. Kasey Kahne, 1,889. 8. Greg Biffle, 1,884. 9. Jeff Gordon, 1,876. 10. Kevin Harvick, 1,817.
MONEY
1. Kasey Kahne, $3,645,053. 2. Ryan Newman, $3,517,358. 3. Carl Edwards, $3,512,500. 4. Kyle Busch, $3,428,413. 5. Tony Stewart, $3,044,476. 6. Jimmie Johnson, $2,932,510. 7. Jeff Gordon, $2,572,544. 8. Denny Hamlin, $2,526,823. 9. Jeff Burton, $2,517,083. 10. Dale Earnhardt Jr., $2,475,295.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
College World Series
At Rosenblatt Stadium
Omaha, Neb.
Double Elimination
Yesterday
LSU 6, Rice 5, Rice eliminated
Fresno State 5, North Carolina 3
Monday
Miami 7, Florida State 5, FSU eliminated
Georgia 4, Stanford 3
Tonight
Game 9 Stanford (40-23-2) vs. Miami (53-10), 7 p.m.
Tomorrow
Game 10 LSU (49-18-1) vs. North Carolina (52-13), 7 p.m.
Friday
Game 11 Georgia (43-23-1) vs. Winner Game 9, 2 p.m.
Game 12 Fresno State (44-29) vs. Winner Game 10, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Game 13 if necessary, 2 p.m.
Game 14 if necessary, 7 p.m.
Note: If there is only one game, it will be played at 7 p.m.
Championship Series
(Best-of-3)
Monday, June 23: Bracket One winner vs. Bracket Two winner, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, June 24: Bracket One winner vs. Bracket Two winner, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, June 25: Bracket One winner vs. Bracket Two winner, if necessary, 7 p.m.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New England 8 3 2 26 19 14
Columbus 7 4 1 22 17 14
Toronto FC 6 4 2 20 17 16
Chicago 6 4 1 19 20 9
D.C. United 5 7 1 16 21 24
New York 4 4 3 15 12 16
Kansas City 3 5 3 12 10 16
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 6 4 2 20 28 21
Houston 4 4 5 17 16 18
FC Dallas 4 5 4 16 17 19
Colorado 5 7 0 15 19 18
Real Salt Lake 4 5 3 15 16 17
CD Chivas USA 4 6 2 14 17 19
San Jose 3 7 1 10 9 17
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
TONIGHT
New York at New England, 7:30
San Jose at Real Salt Lake, 9
TOMORROW
Chicago at CD Chivas USA, 10:30
SATURDAY
Kansas City at Toronto FC, 3:30
FC Dallas at New York, 7:30
Houston at Colorado, 9:30
New England at Real Salt Lake, 9:30
Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30
SUNDAY
San Jose at D.C. United, 3
LATEST LINE
Baseball, National League
CINCINNATI Even-6 LA Dodgers
Interleague Play
PHILADELPHIA Even-6 Boston
Detroit 6-7 SAN FRANCISCO
BALTIMORE 61/2 -71/2 Houston
NY YANKEES Even-6 San Diego
Chicago Cubs Even-6 TAMPA BAY
TEXAS Even-6 Atlanta
MILWAUKEE 51/2 -61/2 Toronto
CHI WHITE SOX 71/2 -81/2 Pittsburgh
MINNESOTA 6-7 Washington
ST. LOUIS 6-7 Kansas City
COLORADO Even-6 Cleveland
ARIZONA 6-7 Oakland
LA ANGELS 6-7 NY Mets
SEATTLE Even-6 Florida
Home Team in CAPS
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Philadelphia 12 3 0 .800 933 780
x-Dallas 12 3 0 .800 798 723
Cleveland 8 7 0 .533 854 860
New York 8 7 0 .533 792 760
Columbus 3 12 0 .200 715 846
Southern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Georgia 10 5 0 .667 865 780
Orlando 9 7 0 .563 881 898
New Orleans 8 7 0 .533 823 749
Tampa Bay 7 8 0 .467 831 829
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Chicago 10 5 0 .667 851 702
Grand Rapids 5 10 0 .333 866 898
Colorado 5 10 0 .333 796 882
Kansas City 3 12 0 .200 725 872
Western Division
W L T Pct PF PA
y-San Jose 10 5 0 .667 877 813
x-Arizona 8 7 0 .533 797 845
Los Angeles 5 10 0 .333 800 932
Utah 5 10 0 .333 879 914
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
MONDAY
Colorado 62, Arizona 55
SATURDAY
Columbus at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Grand Rapids at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Kansas City at Colorado, 8 p.m.
Utah at Arizona, 10 p.m.
Georgia at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
GOLF
PGA FedExCup Leaders
Rank Name PointsYTDMoney
1. Tiger Woods 22,695$5,775,000
2. Phil Mickelson 15,940$3,959,500
3. Justin Leonard 11,902$2,933,657
4. Ryuji Imada 10,854$2,423,877
5. Geoff Ogilvy 10,660$2,745,454
6. Kenny Perry 10,623$2,481,100
7. Stewart Cink 10,539$2,638,671
8. Vijay Singh 9,309$2,342,531
9. Boo Weekley 9,280$2,177,282
10. Anthony Kim 9,080$2,176,622
BOXING
Fight Schedule
Tonight
At Phuket, Thailand, Oleydong Sithsamerchai, vs. Junichi Ebisuoka, 12, for Sithsamerchai s WBC minimumweight title.
At Sacramento, Calif., (ESPN2), Roger Gonzalez, Fontana, Calif., vs. Cornelius Lock, Las Vegas, 10, featherweights; Vicente Escobedo, Woodland, Calif., vs. Christian Favela, Mexico, 10, lightweights.