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7/7/2009

BASEBALL

AL All-Star Final Voting

American League

First Basemen

1. Mark Teixeira, Yankees, 3,309,050

2. Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox, 3,069,906

3. Justin Morneau, Twins, 2,186,567

4. Miguel Cabrera, Tigers, 1,447,125

5. Chris Davis, Rangers, 1,145,037

6. Carlos Pena, Rays, 1,083,447

7. Russell Branyan, Mariners, 586,020

8. Lyle Overbay, Blue Jays, 473,248

Second Basemen

1. Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox, 3,404,384

2. Ian Kinsler, Rangers, 3,331,298

3. Robinson Cano, Yankees, 2,115,056

4. Aaron Hill, Blue Jays, 1,233,710

5. Placido Polanco, Tigers, 1,032,428

6. Brian Roberts, Orioles, 779,159

7. Asdrubal Cabrera, Indians, 511,542

8. Akinori Iwamura, Rays, 474,552

Shortstops

1. Derek Jeter, Yankees, 4,851,889

2. Jason Bartlett, Rays, 2,098,422

3. Elvis Andrus, Rangers, 1,586,224

4. Marco Scutaro, Blue Jays, 1,064,344

5. Jed Lowrie, Red Sox, 933,876

6. Adam Everett, Tigers, 603,488

7. Alexei Ramirez, White Sox, 602,329

8. Nick Punto, Twins, 566,629

Third Basemen

1. Evan Longoria, Rays, 4,315,210

2. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees, 2,350,496

3. Mike Lowell, Red Sox, 1,759,195

4. Michael Young, Rangers, 1,741,982

5. Brandon Inge, Tigers, 891,112

6. Scott Rolen, Blue Jays, 850,033

7. Joe Crede, Twins, 646,915

8. Chone Figgins, Angels, 542,797

Outfielders

1. Jason Bay, Red Sox, 4,087,450

2. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners, 2,846,069

3. Josh Hamilton, Rangers, 2,412,359

4. Torii Hunter, Angels, 2,363,481

5. Carl Crawford, Rays, 2,253,397

6. Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox, 2,250,799

7. Johnny Damon, Yankees, 2,012,368

8. J.D. Drew, Red Sox, 1,735,703

9. Nelson Cruz, Rangers, 1,715,709

10. Ken Griffey, Jr., Mariners, 1,669,135

11. Adam Jones, Orioles, 1,247,826

12. David Murphy, Rangers, 1,101,818

13. B.J. Upton, Rays, 1,080,662

14. Curtis Granderson, Tigers, 1,068,626

15. Nick Markakis, Orioles, 1,049,331

16. Brett Gardner, Yankees, 1,033,1031

17. Bobby Abreu, Angels, 1,024,786

18. Vladimir Guerrero, Angels, 916,404

19. Grady Sizemore, Indians, 908,434

20. Magglio Ordonez, Tigers, 745,379

21. Michael Cuddyer, Twins, 717,940

22. Matt Holliday, Athletics, 689,018

23. Pat Burrell, Rays, 678,426

24. Jermaine Dye, White Sox, 656,536

Catchers

1. Joe Mauer, Twins, 4,335,739

2. Jason Varitek, Red Sox, 2,225,630

3. Jorge Posada, Yankees, 1,916,436

4. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Rangers, 1,497,588

5. Victor Martinez, Indians, 1,087,761

6. Dioner Navarro, Rays, 569,785

7. Rod Barajas, Blue Jays, 545,735

8. Gerald Laird, Tigers, 527,388

NL All-Star Final Voting

National League

First Basemen

1. Albert Pujols, Cardinals, 5,397,734

2. Prince Fielder, Brewers, 2,118,947

3. Ryan Howard, Phillies, 2,059,760

4. Adrian Gonzalez, Padres, 1,504,979

5. Lance Berkman, Astros, 922,870

6. James Loney, Dodgers, 622,482

7. Carlos Delgado, Mets, 567,956

8. Derrek Lee, Cubs, 542,371

Second Basemen

1. Chase Utley, Phillies, 5,027,029

2. Orlando Hudson, Dodgers, 1,703,710

3. Rickie Weeks, Brewers, 1,355,204

4. Skip Schumaker, Cardinals, 1,191,954

5. Dan Uggla, Marlins, 893,916

6. Luis Castillo, Mets, 729,780

7. David Eckstein, Padres, 727,585

8. Kazuo Matsui, Astros, 658,523

Shortstops

1. Hanley Ramirez, Marlins, 3,218,917

2. Jimmy Rollins, Phillies, 2,246,792

3. J.J. Hardy, Brewers, 1,857,288

4. Miguel Tejada, Astros, 1,415,539

5. Jose Reyes, Mets, 1,114,295

6. Khalil Greene, Cardinals, 819,412

7. Rafael Furcal, Dodgers, 811,340

8. Ryan Theriot, Cubs, 718,058

Third Basemen

1. David Wright, Mets, 3,100,863

2. Chipper Jones, Braves, 2,035,936

3. Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals, 1,681,239

4. Bill Hall, Brewers, 1,403,589

5. Pedro Feliz, Phillies, 1,380,058

6. Casey Blake, Dodgers, 972,763

7. Aramis Ramirez, Cubs, 878,993

8. Pablo Sandoval, Giants, 758,334

Outfielders

1. Ryan Braun, Brewers, 4,138,559

2. Raul Ibanez, Phillies, 4,053,355

3. Carlos Beltran, Mets, 2,812,295

4. Alfonso Soriano, Cubs, 2,692,994

5. Shane Victorino, Phillies, 2,123,079

6. Mike Cameron, Brewers, 2,018,879

7. Manny Ramirez, Dodgers, 1,739,736

8. Corey Hart, Brewers, 1,683,452

9. Rick Ankiel, Cardinals, 1,632,113

10. Jayson Werth, Phillies, 1,542,347

11. Ryan Ludwick, Cardinals, 1,427,898

12. Justin Upton, Diamondbacks, 1,282,501

13. Adam Dunn, Nationals, 1,220,758

14. Matt Kemp, Dodgers, 1,145,428

15. Andre Ethier, Dodgers, 1,133,863

16. Carlos Lee, Astros, 989,889

17. Chris Duncan, Cardinals, 886,223

18. Brad Hawpe, Rockies, 868,980

19. Hunter Pence, Astros, 857,223

20. Kosuke Fukudome, Cubs, 828,796

21. Nate McLouth, Pirates/Braves, 777,613

22. Garret Anderson, Braves, 723,537

23. Milton Bradley, Cubs, 695,729

24. Jeff Francoeur, Braves, 635,818

Catchers

1. Yadier Molina, Cardinals, 2,641,467

2. Brian McCann, Braves, 2,375,808

3. Ivan Rodriguez, Astros, 1,810,308

4. Jason Kendall, Brewers, 1,752,062

5. Bengie Molina, Giants, 1,729,471

6. Carlos Ruiz, Phillies, 1,417,906

7. Russell Martin, Dodgers, 1,172,618

8. Geovany Soto, Cubs, 756,900

WNBA

Eastern Conference

W L Pct GB

Indiana 8 2 .800

Chicago 6 4 .600 2

Connecticut 5 4 .556 21/2

Washington 5 4 .556 21/2

Atlanta 5 7 .417 4

New York 3 6 .333 41/2

Detroit 2 7 .222 51/2

Western Conference

W L Pct GB

Phoenix 8 4 .667

Minnesota 7 4 .636 1/2

Seattle 6 4 .600 1

San Antonio 4 4 .500 2

Los Angeles 3 6 .333 31/2

Sacramento 2 8 .200 5

SUNDAY

Indiana 78, Atlanta 74

Connecticut 95, Detroit 92, OT

Phoenix 104, Los Angeles 88

LAST NIGHT

No games scheduled

TODAY

San Antonio at Seattle, 3

Connecticut at Atlanta, 7:30

Washington at Minnesota, 8

Chicago at Sacramento, 10

AMATEUR BASEBALL

Sr. ACME

Ottawa Hills 210 000 0 - 3 3 1

Central 300 110 x - 5 2 0

WP-Lehman. LP-Baehren. Burkhardt (C), 1-2, HR, 3 RBI.

Federation

JL Thomas 020 000 0 - 2 6 4

Monarchs Gold 020 003 x - 5 9 2

WP-Corby. LP-Marino. Hornyak (M) 3-3, 3 2B.

JL Thomas 101 10 - 3 3 2

Monarchs Gold 305 7x -- 15 15 2

WP-Meinzer. LP-Gatins. Cappeletty (M) 2-3, HR, 5 RBI.

SPORTS NOTE

Sylvania Recreation, in conjunction with the Northwest District Football Officials Association, is offering a class for all those interested in becoming an Ohio high school football official. The course is mandatory for anyone interested in becoming a high school football official in Ohio.

The course will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday evenings beginning Thursday, July 16 and run for 11 sessions. Classes will be held at the Sylvania Recreation offices in Tam-O-Shanter at 7060 Sylvania Ave. in Sylvania. Registration cost is $130.00, which includes classroom and on-field instruction, rules books and state registration fee. For more information, contact Ken Katafias at Sylvania Recreation, 419-882-1500, or on the web at: www.sylvaniarecreation.org or www.ndfoa.com.

FOOTBALL CAMP: Central Catholic High School will host an instructional football camp on campus at Gallagher Stadium tomorrow through Friday, from 9 a.m. to noon each day. The cost is $40 and walk-in campers are welcome. For more information contact the athletic office at 419-255-2280, extension 1103.

ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Conditioning will begin Monday July 13 at the stadium from 6 to 8 p.m. Any questions, contact coach Rick Rios at 419-215-4046.

LOCAL GOLF

Bowling Green Junior Tournament

BOYS--16-18: Mallue 71, Riley 71, Hoyle 73; 14-15: Fanola 76, Sherlock 78, Stacy 80; 12-13: Silverman 37, Dominique 38, Kontak 39.

GIRLS--16-18: Porter 79, Sterling 81, McKeenan 86; 14-15: Fanola 89, Young 90, Graf 95; 12-13: Moreland 59, Pawlak 65

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Oregon Junior Tournament

BOYS--16-18: Hausfeld 66, Davenport 67, Cone 69; 14-15: Fanola 74, Auston 75, Sherlock 76.

GIRLS--16-18: Silver 87, Penny 89, Tudor 90; 14-15: Fanola 86, Gonring 92, Lee 94.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX Placed 1B Jeff Bailey on the 15-day DL. Called up 1B-OF Aaron Bates from Pawtucket (IL). Transferred SS Jed Lowrie from the 15-to the 60-day DL and assigned him to Portland (EL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS Acquired INF-OF Ryan Freel and cash considerations from the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS Named Rod Carew executive representative.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS Placed LHP Dallas Braden on the bereavement list. Recalled LHP Dana Eveland from Sacramento (PCL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS Called up LHP Marc Rzepczynski from Las Vegas (PCL). Activated C Michael Barrett from the 15-day DL and sent him outright to Las Vegas. Announced INF-OF Russ Adams cleared waivers and elected free agency.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS Activated 3B Aramis Ramirez, OF Reed Johnson and RHP Angel Guzman from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Kevin Hart and OF Sam Fuld to Iowa (PCL). Placed RHP David Patton on the 15-day DL.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Placed LHP Randy Johnson on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Kevin Frandsen from Fresno (PCL).

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

DALLAS MAVERICKS Signed G Jason Kidd to a three-year contract.

Women s National Basketball Association

WASHINGTON MYSTICS Released C Tasha Humphrey. Added F Bernice Mosby to the roster.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ATLANTA THRASHERS Signed D Joel Kwiatkowski, F Jason Krog, G Drew MacIntyre and G Peter Mannino.

COLORADO AVALANCHE Signed F David Jones, F Chris Durno, F Darren Haydar, F Matt Hendricks, F Brian Willsie and G Tyler Weiman.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Signed F Pascal Pelletier to a one-year contract.

FLORIDA PANTHERS Signed C Jeff Taffe to a two-year contract.

NEW YORK RANGERS Agreed to terms with F Corey Locke and LW Chris Higgins. Signed F P.A. Parenteau.

OTTAWA SENATORS Signed RW Alex Kovalev to a two-year contract.

ST. LOUIS BLUES Re-signed F B.J. Crombeen.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS Agreed to terms with D Francois Beauchemin on a three-year contract. Signed C Nazem Kadri and F Richard Greenop to three-year contracts. Re-signed F Ben Ondrus, F Ryan Hamilton and F Tim Brent to one-year contracts, and F Jay Rosehill to a two-year contract.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS Signed G Andrew Raycroft.

HOLE IN ONE

HAROLD DUTCH HEATH, No. 4 at Valleywood, 137 yards, 9-iron

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BOB SCROGGS, No. 15 at Valleywood, 200 yards, driver.

CYCLING

Tour de France

At La Grande-Motte, France

Third Stage

122.0 miles from Marseille to La Grande-Motte

1. Mark Cavendish, Britain, Team Columbia-High Road, 5 hours, 1 minute, 24 seconds. 2. Thor Hushovd, Norway, Cervelo Test Team, same time. 3. Cyril Lemoine, France, Skil-Shimano, same time. 4. Samuel Dumoulin, France, Cofidis, same time. 5. Jerome Pineau, France, Quick Step, same time.

6. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland, Team Saxo Bank, same time. 7. Fabian Wegmann, Germany, Team Milram, same time. 8. Fumiyuki Beppu, Japan, Skil-Shimano, same time. 9. Maxime Bouet, France, Agritubel, same time. 10. Linus Gerdemann, Germany, Team Milram, same time.

Overall Standings

(After three stages)

1. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland, Team Saxo Bank, 9:50:58. 2. Tony Martin, Germany, Team Columbia-High Road, 33 seconds behind. 3. Lance Armstrong, United States, Astana, :40. 4. Alberto Contador, Spain, Astana, :59. 5. Bradley Wiggins, Britain, Garmin-Slipstream, 1:00.

6. Andreas Kloden, Germany, Astana, 1:03. 7. Linus Gerdemann, Germany, Team Milram, 1:03. 8. Cadel Evans, Australia, Silence-Lotto, 1:04. 9. Maxime Montfort, Belgium, Team Columbia-High Road, 1:10. 10. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Astana, 1:11.

LATEST LINE

Baseball

PHILADELPHIA 61/2 -71/2 Cincinnati

LA Dodgers 6-7 NY METS

HOUSTON Even-6 Pittsburgh

CHICAGO CUBS Even-6 Atlanta

MILWAUKEE 61/2 -71/2 St. Louis

COLORADO 7-8 Washington

ARIZONA 7-8 San Diego

Florida 51/2 -61/2 SAN FRANCISCO

TAMPA BAY 81/2 -91/2 Toronto

DETROIT 10-11 Kansas City

BOSTON 9-10 Oakland

CHI WHITE SOX 71/2 -81/2 Cleveland

NY Yankees 6-7 MINNESOTA

LA ANGELS 8-9 Texas

SEATTLE 61/2 -71/2 Baltimore

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