TRACK AND FIELD
U.S. Olympic Trials
Sunday
Eugene, Ore.
(Finals, all race distances in meters)
(x-qualified for Olympic team)
Men
200
1, x-Walter Dix, Florida State, 19.86 seconds. 2, x-Shawn Crawford, Nike, 19.86. 3, x-Wallace Spearmon, Nike, 19.90. 4, Rodney Martin, Nike, 19.99. 5, Charles Clark, Florida State, 20.53. 6, Rubin Williams, Tennessee, 20.61. 7, Bernard Williams, adidas, 20.63. Xavier Carter, Nike, DNS.
1,500
1, x-Bernard Lagat, Nike, 3:40.37. 2, x-Leonel Manzano, Nike, 3:40.90. 3, x-Lopez Lomong, Nike, 3:41.00. 4, William Leer, Oregon TC Elite, 3:41.54. 5, Alan Webb, Nike, 3:41.62. 6, Jon Rankin, Nike, 3:41.75. 7, Said Ahmed, Nike, 3:42.20. 8, Andrew McClary, Arkansas, 3:42.40. 9, Rob Myers, Reebok, 3:42.62. 10, Christopher Lukezic, Reebok, 3:43.26. 11, Steve Sherer, unattached, 3:43.41. 12, Gabriel Jennings, Saucony, 3:47.92.
Triple Jump
1, x-Aarik Wilson, Nike, 57 feet, 21/4 inches. 2, x-Kenta Bell, Mizuno, 56-61/2. 3, x-Rafeeq Curry, Shore AC, 56-53/4. 4, Walter Davis, Nike, 56-51/4. 5, Brandon Roulhac, Shore AC, 56-33/4. 6, Allen Simms, unattached, 55-111/4. 7, Lawrence Willis, unattached, 54-61/2. 8, James Lemons, unattached, 53-41/2. 9, Kyle Jenkins, Indiana, 53-13/4. 10, Muhammad Halim, Cornell, 52-83/4. 11, Alnozo Moore, HPC Elite, 52-71/4. 12, James Jenkins, HPC Elite, 51-41/4.
Women
200
1, x-Allyson Felix, adidas, 21.82. 2, x-Muna Lee, Nike, 21.99. 3, x-Marshevet Hooker, adidas, 22.20. 4, Lauryn Williams, Nike, 22.21. 5, Bianca Knight, adidas, 22.25. 6, Carmelita Jeter, Nike, 22.35. 7, Shalonda Solomon, Reebok, 22.36. Torri Edwards, Nike, DNS.
1,500
1, x-Shannon Rowbury, Nike, 4:05.48. 2, x-Erin Donohue, Nike, 4:08.20. 3, x-Christin Wurth, Nike, 4:08.48. 4, Morgan Uceny, Reebok, 4:10.85. 5, Amy Mortimier, Reebok, 4:14.98. 6, Lindsey Gallo, Reebok, 4:15.96. 7, Tiffany McWilliams, adidas, 4:16.28. 8, Sarah Bowman, Tennessee, 4:16.54. 9, Sara Hall, Asics, 4:16.79. 10, Jordan Hasay, unattached, 4:17.36. 11, Jenelle Deatherage, Reebok, 4:22.45. 12, Treniere Clement, 4:24.62.
Pole Vault
Final
1, x-Jennifer Stuczynski, adidas, 16-13/4. 2, x-April Steiner Bennett, adidas, 15-1. 3, x-Erica Bartolina, unattached, 14-11. 4, Jillian Schwartz, Nike, 14-9. 5, Tracy O Hara, unattached, 14-9. 6, Becky Holliday, unattached, 14-9. 7 (tie), Mary Vincent, Asics; Chelsea Johnson, Nike; and Stacy Dragila, Nike, 14-51/4. 10 (tie), Lacy Janson, Nike, and Melinda Owen, Idaho, 14-51/4. Erin Asay, unattached, NH.
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 13 6 .684
Detroit 12 6 .667 1/2
Indiana 9 8 .529 3
New York 9 8 .529 3
Washington 6 11 .353 6
Chicago 5 11 .313 61/2
Atlanta 1 17 .056 111/2
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 12 6 .667
Los Angeles 11 6 .647 1/2
Seattle 11 7 .611 1
Houston 9 9 .500 3
Minnesota 9 9 .500 3
Phoenix 8 9 .471 31/2
Sacramento 8 10 .444 4
YESTERDAY
No games scheduled
SATURDAY
Houston 73, Sacramento 65
Indiana 81, Connecticut 74
Atlanta 91, Chicago 84
Seattle 96, Minnesota 71
New York 93, Phoenix 83
SUNDAY
San Antonio 83, Washington 75
Los Angeles 91, Phoenix 80
TODAY
Houston at Phoenix, 3:30
Indiana at Washington, 7
Connecticut at Detroit, 7:30
New York at San Antonio, 8
Seattle at Sacramento, 10
SPORTLIGHT
July 8
1889 John L. Sullivan defeats Jake Kilrain in the 75th round in Richburg, Miss., for the U.S. heavyweight championship. It s the last bare-knuckle boxing match before the Marquis of Queensbury rules are introduced.
1922 Suzanne Lenglen beats Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, 6-2, 6-0 for her fourth straight singles title at Wimbledon.
1939 Bobby Riggs beats Elwood Cooke in five sets to win the men s singles title at Wimbledon.
1941 Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox hits a three-run, two-out homer in the ninth inning to give the American League a dramatic 7-5 victory in the All-Star game at Detroit s Briggs Stadium.
1967 Billie Jean King sweeps three titles at Wimbledon. King beats Ann Hayden Jones 6-3, 6-4, for the singles title; teams with Rosie Casals for the women s doubles title, and pairs with Owen Davidson for the mixed doubles title.
1984 John McEnroe whips Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 in 100-degree temperatures to take the men s singles title at Wimbledon.
1990 West Germany wins the World Cup as Andreas Brehme scores with 6 minutes to go for a 1-0 victory over defending champion Argentina in a foul-marred final.
1994 Boston shortstop John Valentin completes the 10th unassisted triple play in baseball history in the sixth inning of a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
1996 Switzerland s Martina Hingis becomes the youngest champion in Wimbledon history at 15 years, 282 days, teaming with Helena Sukova to beat Meredith McGrath and Larisa Neiland 5-7, 7-5, 6-1 in women s doubles.
LATEST LINE
Baseball
National League
PHILADELPHIA 9-10 St. Louis
PITTSBURGH Even-6 Houston
Arizona 7-8 WASHINGTON
NY METS Even-6 San Francisco
MILWAUKEE 91/2 -101/2 Colorado
CHICAGO CUBS 7-8 Cincinnati
SAN DIEGO Even-6 Florida
LA DODGERS 51/2 -61/2 Atlanta
American League
DETROIT 8-9 Cleveland
BOSTON 7-8 Minnesota
NY YANKEES Even-6 Tampa Bay
TORONTO 6-7 Baltimore
LA Angels 51/2 -61/2 TEXAS
Chi White Sox Even-6 KANSAS CITY
OAKLAND 81/2 -91/2 Seattle
Home Team in CAPS
TRANSACTIONS
American League
BOSTON RED SOX Sent RHP Justin Masterson to Pawtucket (IL). Recalled 1B Jeff Bailey from Pawtucket.
CLEVELAND INDIANS Traded LHP C.C. Sabathia to Milwaukee for OF Matt LaPorta, RHP Rob Bryson, LHP Zach Johnson and a player to be named.
DETROIT TIGERS Optioned INF Michael Hollimon to Toledo (IL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES Recalled OF Jeff Francoeur from Mississippi (SL). Placed RHP Manny Acosta and RHP Jeff Bennett and INF Omar Infante on the 15-day DL.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS Placed RHP Jeff Suppan on the 15-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS Named Herb Brown assistant coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS Waived DT Titus Adams, CB Jerrid Gaines and DT Michael Marquardt.
NEW YORK JETS Waived WR-KR Ashlan Davis, DB Kenny Patton and RB Justin Valentine.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS Agreed to terms with OT Tony Hills.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS Waived QB Drew Olson. Claimed QB Kyle Wright off waivers from Minnesota.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS Signed G David LeNeveu to a one-year contract.
CALGARY FLAMES Signed F Todd Bertuzzi.
CAROLINA HURRICANES Agreed to terms with D Dennis Seidenberg on a one-year contract.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS Signed D Matt Walker to a one-year contract.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Signed C R.J. Umberger to a four-year contract.
MINNESOTA WILD Signed D Tomas Mojzis to a multiyear contract.
NEW YORK RANGERS Agreed to terms with D Dmitri Kalinin.
OTTAWA SENATORS Signed F Greg Mauldin to a one-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS Agreed to terms with Paul Holmgren, general manager, on a three-year contract extension through the 2011-12 season. Signed F Arron Asham to a multiyear contract.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Signed F Janne Pesonen and D Ben Lovejoy to one-year contracts.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING Signed F Mark Recchi to a one-year contract.
COLLEGE
GEORGIA Announced freshman basketball F Jeremy Jacob will transfer.
HARDIN-SIMMONS Announced the resignation of Dylan Howard, men s basketball coach, to accept a position as men s assistant basketball coach at Mississippi Valley State.
NOTRE DAME Agreed to terms with Mike Brey, men s basketball coach, on a two-year contract extension through the 2014-15 season.
PRO FOOTBALL
Arena Football Playoffs
DIVISIONAL ROUND
National Conference
Eastern Division
Saturday
Philadelphia 49, New York 48
Southern Division
Last night
Cleveland 73, Georgia 70
American Conference
Central Division
Sunday
Grand Rapids 58, Chicago 41
Western Division
Saturrday
San Jose 64, Colorado 51
SPORTS NOTES
SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT: The Wholly Toledo Bash for Cash men s and co-ed (ASA-Open) is scheduled July 12-13 at Scott Park. Fee $250 (umpires and balls included) Cash and trophies. Information: Matt Kwiatkowski 419-704-5710 or Kwi5050@yahoo.com or leaguelineup.com/whollytoledo
SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT: USSSA National qualifier July 19 and 20 at Club 16 on King Road. Information; Herman 419-460-4582 or Gary 419-297-5306.
HOLE IN ONES
RICHARD MACHINSKI No. 2 at Eagles Landing, 142 yards, 7 iron.
DEAN DECIACCA, No. 16 at Maple Grove, 143 yards, 8-iron.
TIMM MORRISON, No. 3 at Ottawa Park, 145 yards, wedge.
TENNIS
Hall of Fame
Newport, R.I.
Singles
First Round
Rohan Bopanna d. Kevin Kim 6-3, 6-4.
Mikhail Ledovskikh d. Kristian Pless 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
Vince Spadea d. Simon Stadler 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.
Brendan Evans d. Paul Capdeville 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.
Donald Young (6) d. Jun Woong-sun 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
Alexander Peya d. Philipp Petzschner 6-7 (3), 6-3, 7-5.
Palermo
Palermo, Sicily
Singles
First Round
Carla Suarez Navarro (4) d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 7-5, 7-6 (2).
Julia Vakulenko d. Mara Santangelo 6-4, 1-6, 6-1.
Sara Errani (5) d. Hsieh Su-wei 6-1, 6-0.
Flavia Pennetta (1) d. Sandra Kloesel 6-2, 6-2.
Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart, Germany
Singles
First Round
Andreas Beck d. Daniel Brands 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Juan Martin del Potro d. Evgeny Korolev 6-3, 7-5.
Albert Montanes d. Jose Acasuso (7) 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Oscar Hernandez d. Santiago Ventura 6-1, 6-4.
Michael Berrer d. Eric Prodon 6-3, 6-4.
Pablo Cuevas d. Santiago Giraldo 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (11).
Swedish Open
Bastad, Sweden
Singles
First Round
Bjorn Rehnquist, Sweden d. Michal Przysiezny 7-5, 6-2.
Boris Pashanski, Serbia, d. Nicolas Massu 6-2, 6-3.
Jarkko Nieminen (7) leads Sergio Roitman 5-4, susp., rain.
ATP Money Leaders
Through July 6
1. Rafael Nadal $5,486,324
2. Novak Djokovic $3,250,382
3. Roger Federer $3,014,091
4. Nikolay Davydenko $1,394,356
5. David Ferrer $975,271
6. Andy Roddick $811,062
7. Andy Murray $798,665
8. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga $797,506
9. Stanislas Wawrinka $771,069
10. Nicolas Almagro $765,322
11. Michael Llodra $734,195
12. Mikhail Youzhny $708,349
13. James Blake $699,081
14. Robin Soderling $660,623
15. Nenad Zimonjic $616,575
16. Daniel Nestor $615,778
17. Rainer Schuettler $569,932
18. Feliciano Lopez $569,843
19. Dmitry Tursunov $568,063
20. Marat Safin $562,700
21. Fernando Gonzalez $561,876
22. Gael Monfils $560,479
23. Fernando Verdasco $554,345
24. Igor Andreev $545,943
25. Tommy Robredo $544,270
26. Radek Stepanek $527,658
27. Mardy Fish $527,592
28. Mario Ancic $520,750
29. Tomas Berdych $517,740
30. Luis Horna $513,894
31. David Nalbandian $511,810
32. Philipp Kohlschreiber $501,921
33. Simone Bolelli $477,356
34. Andreas Seppi $477,165
WTA Money Leaders
Through July 6
1. Ana Ivanovic $2,521,156
2. Serena Williams $2,138,316
3. Venus Williams $2,114,697
4. Maria Sharapova $1,924,879
5. Jelena Jankovic $1,545,082
6. Dinara Safina $1,287,669
7. Elena Dementieva $1,161,538
8. Svetlana Kuznetsova $1,088,787
9. Agnieszka Radwanska $835,377
10. Vera Zvonareva $749,161
11. Zheng Jie $653,578
12. Anabel M. Garrigues $581,235
13. Victoria Azarenka $578,587
14. Katarina Srebotnik $538,255
15. Alona Bondarenko $478,756
16. Shahar Peer $463,446
17. Ai Sugiyama $461,116
18. Justine Henin $458,470
19. Daniela Hantuchova $455,672
20. Nadia Petrova $444,835
21. Kater. Bondarenko $442,785
22. Anna Chakvetadze $434,615
23. Patty Schnyder $428,610
24. Virginia R. Pascual $422,324
25. Casey Dellacqua $408,125
26. Franc. Schiavone $405,031
27. Agnes Szavay $394,828
28. Nicole Vaidisova $381,878
29. Liezel Huber $378,938
30. Caroline Wozniacki $370,095
31. Cara Black $362,161
32. Tamarie Tanasugarn $343,807
33. Alize Cornet $337,524
34. Samantha Stosur $334,072
35. Kaia Kanepi $332,875