Local tennis, amateur baseball, WNBA, soccer
7/22/2008
LOCAL BASEBALL
American Legion
Pemberville #183 000 020 010 - 3 5 4
Toledo #335 040 100 11x - 7 6 2
WP-Kuebler. LP-Sattler. Meinzer (T) 2-3, RBI.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New England 10 4 3 33 25 19
Columbus 8 5 4 28 27 25
Chicago 7 5 4 25 24 14
D.C. United 7 7 1 22 28 26
Toronto FC 6 6 4 22 19 20
Kansas City 5 5 6 21 17 21
New York 5 6 6 21 18 26
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Real Salt Lake 6 6 6 24 20 19
Los Angeles 6 6 5 23 36 33
CD Chivas USA 6 6 4 22 22 21
Colorado 6 8 3 21 27 23
Houston 4 4 8 20 17 19
FC Dallas 4 6 7 19 21 24
San Jose 3 9 5 14 11 22
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
SATURDAY
San Jose 0, Toronto FC 0, tie
Los Angeles 2, New York 2, tie
Colorado 2, FC Dallas 2, tie
Real Salt Lake 0, Chicago 0, tie
TONIGHT
Houston at D.C. United, 7:30
PRO FOOTBALL
Arena Playoffs
ArenaBowl
At New Orleans
Sunday, July 27: Philadelphia vs. San Jose, 3 p.m.
CFL
Eastern Division
W L T Pts PF PA
Montreal 2 2 0 4 123 98
Toronto 2 2 0 4 99 126
Hamilton 1 3 0 2 86 122
Winnipeg 0 4 0 0 82 130
Western Division
W L T Pts PF PA
Sask. 4 0 0 8 134 90
Calgary 3 1 0 6 125 87
Edmonton 2 2 0 4 125 128
British Col. 2 2 0 4 103 96
Note: Two points for a regulation or overtime win and one point for a tie.
SUNDAY
Toronto 35, Edmonton 31
THURSDAY
Calgary at Winnipeg
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Detroit 16 8 .667
Connecticut 14 10 .583 2
New York 12 10 .545 3
Indiana 11 11 .500 4
Washington 9 14 .391 61/2
Chicago 7 15 .318 8
Atlanta 3 21 .125 13
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 16 8 .667
Seattle 15 8 .652 1/2
Los Angeles 13 10 .565 21/2
Sacramento 12 11 .522 31/2
Minnesota 11 11 .500 4
Houston 11 12 .478 41/2
Phoenix 11 12 .478 41/2
SUNDAY
Connecticut 74, Chicago 67
Washington 89, Seattle 57
Sacramento 88, Detroit 85
TODAY
Sacramento at Atlanta, 11 a.m.
Seattle at Minnesota, 1
Los Angeles at Detroit, 7
Indiana at Chicago, 8
Phoenix at Houston, 8:30
LATEST LINE
Baseball
National League
FLORIDA Even-6 Atlanta
NY METS 8-9 Philadelphia
San Diego Even-6 CINCINNATI
HOUSTON Even-6 Pittsburgh
ST. LOUIS 6-7 Milwaukee
COLORADO 61/2 -71/2 LA Dodgers
ARIZONA Even-6 Chicago Cubs
SAN FRANCISCO Even-6 Washington
American League
NY YANKEES Even-6 Minnesota
Toronto Even-6 BALTIMORE
TAMPA BAY 71/2 -81/2 Oakland
CHI WHITE SOX 51/2 -61/2 Texas
Detroit Even-6 KANSAS CITY
LA ANGELS 81/2 -91/2 Cleveland
Boston 71/2 -81/2 SEATTLE
Arena Football
Sunday, July 27th.
Arena Bowl XXII
at New Orleans Arena-New Orleans, LA.
Philadelphia 31/2 (120) San Jose
Home Team in CAPS
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders
Through July 12
POINTS
1. Kyle Busch, 2,881. 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,619. 3. Jeff Burton, 2,590. 4. Carl Edwards, 2,509. 5. Jimmie Johnson, 2,494. 6. Jeff Gordon, 2,384. 7. Greg Biffle, 2,318. 8. Matt Kenseth, 2,317. 9. Kevin Harvick, 2,308. 10. Tony Stewart, 2,305.
11. Kasey Kahne, 2,295. 12. Denny Hamlin, 2,283. 13. Clint Bowyer, 2,256. 14. Brian Vickers, 2,188. 15. David Ragan, 2,185. 16. Ryan Newman, 2,094. 17. Martin Truex Jr., 2,050. 18. Kurt Busch, 2,038. 19. Bobby Labonte, 1,905. 20. Juan Pablo Montoya, 1,863.
MONEY
1. Kyle Busch, $4,476,763. 2. Carl Edwards, $4,143,125. 3. Kasey Kahne, $4,134,862. 4. Ryan Newman, $4,044,883. 5. Tony Stewart, $3,618,745. 6. Jimmie Johnson, $3,603,629. 7. Jeff Gordon, $3,174,038. 8. Matt Kenseth, $3,080,467. 9. Jeff Burton, $3,031,590. 10. Denny Hamlin, $2,998,467.
11. Kevin Harvick, $2,952,292. 12. Dale Earnhardt Jr., $2,878,220. 13. Kurt Busch, $2,865,880. 14. Greg Biffle, $2,699,414. 15. Sam Hornish Jr., $2,662,239. 16. Martin Truex Jr., $2,616,315. 17. Bobby Labonte, $2,610,259. 18. Clint Bowyer, $2,542,720. 19. Juan Pablo Montoya, $2,511,712. 20. Reed Sorenson, $2,481,365.
SPORTS NOTES
ARCHBOLD DISTANCE CAMP: Rachael Sauder Kinsman will be the clinician for the Archbold Track Club s cross country/distance camp on Aug. 4 through 6 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Archbold High School track for grades 7 through 12. Fee: $25 per individual or $100 per team (junior high and high school are two teams), or $150 for combined boys and girls. Information: John Downey, Archbold High School, 600 Lafayette St., Archbold OH, 43502 or 567-4473, or 419-445-3971, or arc_hs_jd@nwoac.org
SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT: A Class D & E qualifier tournament is scheduled July 25 and 26. Information: Mile Williamson 419-656-2107.
BATBOY, BATGIRL OPPORTUNITY: Youth teams and players ages 8 to 18 are needed to serve as batboys and batgirls during the 2008 NABF College Division World Series Aug. 8-10 at four local sites: Skeldon Stadium, Scott Park, Bowman Park, and Joe E. Brown Field. Sixteen regional champions will compete. Information: Andrew at 419-367-4565 or Shawn at 419-936-3887.
WHITMER PICKUP: Whitmer High School football equipment pick-up will be on July 30: 9th grade at 10:30 a.m.; Junior high at 11:15 a.m.
HOLE-IN-ONE
JIM WEBER, No. 6 at Deer Run, 185 yards, 3-iron
TOM PETERMAN, No. 15 at Giant Oak, 137 yards, 3-wood.
T. J. STRUFFOLINO, No. 5 at Sugar Creek, 160 yards, 9-iron.
MARILYN REINSTEIN, No. 6 at The Legacy, 93 yards, 4-iron.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
MLB Suspended Tampa Bay Rays minor league RHP Matthew Walker (FSL) 50 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the minor league drug prevention and treatment program.
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX Purchased the contract of LHP Clayton Richard from Charlotte (IL). Transferred LHP Andrew Sisco from the 15-to the 60-day DL.
NEW YORK YANKEES Placed C Jorge Posada on the 15-day DL. Activated OF Johnny Damon from the 15-day DL.
TEXAS RANGERS Recalled RHP Scott Feldman from Frisco (Texas). Optioned C Taylor Teagarden to Oklahoma (PCL).
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES Recalled RHP John Van Benschoten from Indianapolis (IL). Optioned RHP Marino Salas to Indianapolis.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Recalled RHP Mitchell Boggs from Memphis (PCL). Optioned LHP Jaime Garcia to Memphis.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA Named Bernie Fryer vice president and director of officials; Joe Borgia vice president, referee operations, and Ronnie Nunn director of development.
BOSTON CELTICS Re-signed G Eddie House and G Tony Allen.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS Signed DE Christian Mohr as international practice squad player. Waived DB Justin Sandy and DE Zach West.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Signed RB Jamaal Charles and TE Brad Cottam to three-year contracts.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Signed LB Shawn Crable and QB Kevin O Connell.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Acquired TE Jeremy Shockey from the New York Giants for second-and fifth-round 2009 draft picks.
TENNESSEE TITANS Agreed to terms with DE William Hayes on a multiyear contract. Waived S Rocky Schwartz.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMES Signed F Andre Roy.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS Re-signed G Corey Crawford to a one-year contact.
DETROIT RED WINGS Re-signed G Jimmy Howard and D Jonathan Ericsson to three-year contracts.
LOS ANGELES KINGS Re-signed D Peter Harrold to a three-year contract.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS Signed C Fedor Fedorov.
NEW YORK RANGERS Agreed to terms with F Greg Moore.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS Signed RW Joffrey Lupul to a four-year contract.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Re-signed F Jonathan Filewich to a two-year contract and F Jeff Taffe and D Paul Bissonnette to one-year contracts.
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS Re-signed G Jimmy Howard and D Jonathan Ericsson to three-year contract extensions.
COLLEGE
AUGUSTA STATE Named Kevin McPherson women s golf coach.
BATES Named Peter Steenstra interim rowing coach for the 2008-09 academic year.
CINCINNATI Named George Tuttle women s assistant basketball coach.
SOUTH ALABAMA Signed Ronnie Arrow, men s basketball coach, to two-year contract extension through 2013 season.
TULSA Promoted Dave Wojcik and David Cason to men s associate head basketball coaches.
TENNIS
WTA Schedule-Winners
(H-hard, RC-red clay, GC-green clay, G-grass, C-carpet)
Dec. 30-Jan. 4 ASB Classic, HO (Lindsay Davenport)
Dec. 30-Jan. 5 Mondial Australian Women s Hardcourts, HO (Li Na)
Jan. 6-11 Medibank International, HO (Justine Henin)
Jan. 6-11 Moorilla Hobart International, HO (Eleni Daniilidou)
Jan. 14-27 Australian Open, HO (Maria Sharapova)
Jan. 28-Feb. 3 Fed Cup I
Feb. 4-10 Open Gaz de France, HI (Anna Chakvetadze)
Feb. 4-10 Pattaya Women s Open, HO (Agnieszka Radwanska)
Feb. 11-17 Proximus Diamond Games, HI (Justine Henin)
Feb. 11-17 Cachantun Cup, RCO (Flavia Pennetta)
Feb. 18-24 Qatar Total Open, HO (Maria Sharapova)
Feb. 18-24 Copa Colsanitas, RCO (Nuria Llagostera Vives)
Feb. 24-March 1 Cellular South Cup, HI (Lindsay Davenport)
Feb. 25-March 1 Dubai Tennis Championships, HO (Elena Dementieva)
Feb. 25-March 1 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, RCO (Flavia Pennetta)
March 3-9 Bangalore Open, HO (Serena Williams)
March 12-23 Pacific Life Open, HO (Ana Ivanovic)
March 26-April 6 Sony Ericsson Open, HO (Serena Williams)
April 7-13 Bausch & Lomb Championships, GCO (Maria Sharapova)
April 14-20 Family Circle Cup, GCO (Serena Williams)
April 14-20 Estoril Open, RCO (Maria Kirilenko)
April 21-27 Fed Cup II
April 28-May 4 Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, RCO (Gisela Dulko)
April 28-May 4 ECM Prague Open, RCO (Vera Zvonareva)
May 5-11 Qatar Telecom German Open, RCO (Dinara Safina)
May 12-18 Internazionali BNL d Italia, RCO (Jelena Jankovic)
May 18-23 Istanbul Cup, RCO (Agnieszka Radwanska)
May 18-23 Internationaux de Strasbourg, RCO (Anabel Medina Garrigues)
May 25-June 8 Roland Garros, RCO (Ana Ivanovic)
June 9-14 Torneo Barcelona Kia, RCO (Maria Kirilenko)
June 9-15 DFS Classic, GO (Kateryna Bondarenko)
June 15-21 Ordina Open, GO (Tamarine Tanasugarn)
June 16-21 International Women s Open, GO (Agnieszka Radwanska)
June 23-July 6 The Championships, GO (Venus Williams)
July 7-13 Gaz de France Grand Prix, RCO (Alize Cornet)
July 7-13 Internazionali Femminili di Tennis di Palermo, RCO (Sara Errani)
July 14-20 Bank of the West Classic, HO (Aleksandra Wozniak)
July 14-20 Gastein Ladies, RCO (Pauline Parmentier)
July 21-27 East West Bank Classic, Los Angeles, HO
July 21-27 Banka Koper Slovenia Open, Portoroz HO
July 28-Aug. 3 Rogers Cup, Montreal, HO
July 28-Aug. 3 Nordea Nordic Light Open, Stockholm HO
Aug. 11-17 Olympic Games, Beijing, HO
WTA Money Leaders
Through Sunday
1. Ana Ivanovic $2,521,156
2. Serena Williams $2,165,612
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 $765,041
11. Zheng Jie $653,578
12. Anabel Garrigues $587,885
13. Victoria Azarenka $578,587
14. Katarina Srebotnik $538,255
15. Ai Sugiyama $490,721
16. Alona Bondarenko $478,756
17. Shahar Peer $472,499
18. Daniela Hantuchova $464,725
19. Justine Henin $458,470
20. Kat. Bondarenko $452,910
21. Anna Chakvetadze $450,448
22. Nadia Petrova $450,243
23. Patty Schnyder $444,443
24. Virginia R. Pascual $422,324
25. Fran. Schiavone $409,206
26. Casey Dellacqua $408,125
27. Agnes Szavay $404,788
28. Liezel Huber $393,938
29. Nicole Vaidisova $381,878
ATP Schedule-Winners
(H-hard, C-clay, G-grass, S-synthetic)
Dec. 31-Jan. 5 ExxonMobil Open, HO (Andy Murray)
Dec. 31-Jan. 6 Chennai Open, HO (Mikhail Youzhny)
Dec. 31-Jan. 6 Next Generation Adelaide Interational, HO (Michael Llodra)
Jan. 7-12 Medibank International, HO (Dmitry Tursunov)
Jan. 7-12 Heineken Open, HO (Philipp Kohlschreiber)
Jan. 14-27 Australian Open, HO (Novak Djokovic)
Jan. 28-Feb. 3 Movistar Open, CO (Fernando Gonzalez)
Feb. 8-10 Davis Cup First Round
Feb. 11-17 Brasil Open, CO (Nicolas Almagro)
Feb. 11-17 Delray Beach International Championships, HO (Kei Nishikori)
Feb. 11-17 Open 13, HI (Andy Murray)
Feb. 18-24 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, HI (Michael Llodra)
Feb. 18-24 Copa Telmex, CO (David Nalbandian)
Feb. 18-24 SAP Open, HI (Andy Roddick)
Feb. 25-March 1 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, CO (Nicolas Almagro)
Feb. 25-March 1 Zagreb Indoors, SI (Sergiy Stakhovsky)
Feb. 25-March 2 RMK Championships, HI (Steve Darcis)
March 3-8 The Dubai Tennis Championships, HO (Andy Roddick)
March 3-9 Tennis Channel Open, HO (Sam Querrey)
March 13-23 Pacific Life Open, HO (Novak Djokovic)
March 26-April 6 Sony Ericsson Open, HO (Nikolay Davydenko)
April 11-13 Davis Cup Quarterfinals
April 14-20 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, CO (David Ferrer)
April 14-20 U.S. Men s Clay Court Championships, CO (Marcel Granollers)
April 14-20 Estoril Open CO (Roger Federer)
April 21-27 Monte-Carlo Masters, CO (Rafael Nadal)
April 28-May 4 Open Sabadell Atlantico, CO (Rafael Nadal)
April 28-May 4 BMW Open, CO (Fernando Gonzalez)
May 5-11 Internazionali BNL d Italia, CO (Novak Djokovic)
May 12-18 Masters Series Hamburg, CO (Rafael Nadal)
May 18-24 ARAG ATP World Team Championship, CO (Sweden)
May 18-24 The Hypo Group Tennis International, CO (Nikolay Davydenko)
May 19-24 Grand Prix Hassan II, CO (Gilles Simon)
May 25-June 8 Roland Garros, CO (Rafael Nadal)
June 9-15 Gerry Weber Open, GO (Roger Federer)
June 9-15 The Artois Championships, GO (Rafael Nadal)
June 9-15 Orange Warsaw Open, CO (Nikolay Davydenko)
June 15-21 Ordina Open, GO (David Ferrer)
June 16-21 The Slazenger Open, GO (Ivo Karlovic)
June 23-July 6 The Championships, GO (Rafael Nadal)
July 7-13 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, CO (Victor Hanescu)
July 7-13 Catella Swedish Open, CO (Tommy Robredo)
July 7-13 Campbell s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, GO (Fabrice Santoro)
July 7-13 Mercedes Cup, CO (Juan Martin del Potro)
July 14-20 Indianapolis Tennis Championships, HO (Gilles Simon)
July 14-20 Dutch Open, CO (Albert Montanes)
July 14-20 Austrian Open, CO (Juan Martin del Potro)
July 14-20 Studena Croatia Open, CO (Fernando Verdasco)
July 21-27 Rogers Cup, Toronto, HO
July 28-Aug. 3 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Mason, Ohio, HO
Aug. 4-10 Countrywide Classic, Los Angeles, HO
Aug. 11-17 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Washington, HO
Aug. 11-17 Olympic Games, Beijing, HO
ATP Money Leaders
Through Sunday
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 $1,004,068
6. Andy Roddick $811,062
7. Stanislas Wawrinka $808,781
8. Andy Murray $798,665
9. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga $797,506
10. Nicolas Almagro $777,107
11. Michael Llodra $734,195
12. Mikhail Youzhny $726,397
13. James Blake $725,131
14. Robin Soderling $686,551
15. Fernando Verdasco $668,225
16. Igor Andreev $645,404
17. Tommy Robredo $631,765
18. Daniel Nestor $618,458
19. Nenad Zimonjic $616,575
20. Dmitry Tursunov $614,163
21. Rainer Schuettler $592,779
22. Marat Safin $572,522
23. Feliciano Lopez $569,843
24. Tomas Berdych $564,253
25. Fernando Gonzalez $561,876
26. Gael Monfils $560,479
27. Juan Mrtin del Potro $552,283
28. Philipp Kohlschreiber $548,199
29. Mardy Fish $543,277
SPORTLIGHT
July 22
1921 Jim Barnes wins the U.S. Men s Open golf championship by edging Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchinson and Fred McLeod.
1962 Gary Player of South Africa becomes the first nonresident of the United States to win the PGA championship.
1963 Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in 2 minutes, 10 seconds of the first round to retain the world heavyweight title. Liston took the title from Patterson with a first-round knockout in Chicago on Sept. 25, 1962.
1973 Sue Berning wins the U.S. Women s Open golf championship for the third time with a five-stroke victory over Gloria Ahret.
1984 Kathy Whitworth becomes the career victories leader in professional golf by winning the Rochester Open. Whitworth, with 85 career wins, passes Sam Snead s total of 84 PGA tournament victories.
1984 Seve Ballesteros wins the British Open with a four-round 276 that breaks the course record set by Ken Nagle in 1960 by two strokes. Tom Watson and Bernhard Langer finish two strokes behind.
1990 Nick Faldo wins his second British Open crown in four years, defeating Payne Stewart and Mark McNulty by five strokes.
1998 Jackie Joyner-Kersee ends her brilliant heptathlon career with a victory at the Goodwill Games. It s her fourth consecutive Goodwill title. Earlier, the relay world record of 2:54.29, set by the 1993 U.S. World Championship team, comes crashing down. Michael Johnson, the anchor on that 1993 team, anchors this United States 1,600-meter relay team, which finishes in a record 2 minutes, 54.20 seconds.
2001 David Duval shoots a 4-under 67 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes to win the British Open title, his first major championship. He finishes at 10-under 274 for a three-stroke victory over Sweden s Niclas Fasth.