SPORTLIGHT
July 14
1951 Citation is the first horse to win $1 million in a career by taking the Hollywood Gold Cup by four lengths in Inglewood, Calif. Citation retires after the race with total earnings of $1,085,760. Citation ran out of the money only once in 45 starts.
1967 Eddie Mathews of the Astros hits his 500th home run off San Francisco s Juan Marichal at Candlestick Park. Houston beats the Giants 8-6.
1968 Hank Aaron hits his 500th home run off Mike McCormick as the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2.
1985 The Baltimore Stars defeat the Oakland Invaders 28-24 to win the United States Football League championship.
1991 Meg Mallon shoots a 4-under 67 for a two-stroke victory over Pat Bradley in the 46th U.S. Women s Open. Mallon finishes with a 1-under 283.
1995 Ramon Martinez throws a no-hitter, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 7-0 victory over the Florida Marlins. Martinez retires 22 straight before walking Tommy Gregg in the eighth inning.
LOCAL BASEBALL
Federation
Glass City 000 00 - 0 3 0
Monarchs Gold 220 15 - 10 9 0
WP-White. LP-Jaynes. E. Yunker (MG) 2-2, 2B, 2 RBI.
SPORTS NOTE
NORTHWOOD GIRLS SOCCER: Northwood High School girls soccer will hold its first training meeting at 8:30 a.m. on July 20 at the school soccer field for all returning and new players. Participants should be prepared to take a strength test.
SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT: Mens USSSA world qualifier, Saturday-Sunday July 18-19 at Club 16. One world bid, one national bid, three state bids. Home run derby Friday at 7 p.m. Information: Rick, 419-351-3240.
GOLF
British Open Tee Times
Turnberry, Scotland
a-amateur
Thursday/Friday (EDT)
1:30 a.m./6:41 a.m. Paul Broadhurst, Michael Campbell, Mark Calcavecchia
1:41 a.m./6:52 a.m. Jeff Overton, Pablo Larrazabal, Gary Orr
1:52 a.m./7:03 a.m. Anthony Wall, Rory Sabbatini, Jeev Milkha Singh
2:03 a.m./7:14 a.m. Graeme Storm, Nick Watney, Charl Schwartzel
2:14 a.m./7:25 a.m. Rafa Echenique, Richard Finch, Mark O Meara
2:25 a.m./7:36 a.m. David Duval, Nick Dougherty, Adam Scott
2:36 a.m./7:47 a.m. Greg Norman, Kenny Perry, Oliver Wilson
2:47 a.m./7:58 a.m. Henrik Stenson, Steve Stricker, Wen-Chong Liang
2:58 a.m./8:09 a.m. Sergio Garcia, Tom Watson, a-Matteo Manassero
3:09 a.m./8:20 a.m. Peter Hanson, Dustin Johnson, Louis Oosthuizen
3:20 a.m./8:31 a.m. Vijay Singh, Bubba Watson, Graeme McDowell
3:31 a.m./8:42 a.m. Camilo Villegas, Yuta Ikeda, Sean O Hair
3:42 a.m./8:53 a.m. Azuma Yano, Luke Donald, Darren Clarke
3:58 a.m./9:04 a.m. Robert Allenby, Justin Leonard, Anders Hansen
4:09 a.m./9:15 a.m. Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood, Ryo Ishikawa
4:20 a.m./9:26 a.m. Richard Green, Chad Campbell, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
4:31 a.m./9:37 a.m. Stewart Cink, David Howell, Thongchai Jaidee
4:42 a.m./9:48 a.m. Raphael Jacquelin, Ken Duke, Mathew Goggin
4:53 a.m./9:59 a.m. Mark Brown, Briny Baird, Johan Edfors
5:04 a.m./10:10 a.m. Prayad Marksaeng, D.J. Trahan, Markus Brier
5:15 a.m./10:21 a.m. Chris Wood, Boo Weekley, Rod Pampling
5:26 a.m./10:32 a.m. Bryce Molder, Jaco Ahlers, Richie Ramsay
5:37 a.m./10:43 a.m. Billy Mayfair, Marc Cayeux, Lloyd Saltman
5:48 a.m./10:54 a.m. Robert Rock, Martin Laird, Ben Crane
5:59 a.m./11:05 a.m. Branden Grace, Thomas Haylock, Brandt Snedeker
6:10 a.m./11:16 a.m. Daniel Wardrop, Michael Wright, Peter Ellebye
6:41 a.m./1:30 a.m. Damien McGrane, Tim Stewart, Matt Kuchar
6:52 a.m./1:41 a.m. David Higgins, Jeremy Kavanagh, Daniel Gaunt
7:03 a.m./1:52 a.m. Gaganjeet Bhullar, Rhys Davies, James Driscoll
7:14 a.m./2:03 a.m. Sandy Lyle, Alvaro Quiros, Steve Marino
7:25 a.m./2:14 a.m. Nick Faldo, Soren Kjeldsen, Brian Gay
7:36 a.m./2:25 a.m. Mike Weir, Ben Curtis, Ross Fisher
7:47 a.m./2:36 a.m. Tim Clark, Stephen Ames, Charles Howell III
7:58 a.m./2:47 a.m. Ernie Els, Lucas Glover, Martin Kaymer
8:09 a.m./2:58 a.m. Hunter Mahan, Justin Rose, Andres Romero
8:20 a.m./3:09 a.m. Colin Montgomerie, Zach Johnson, K.J. Choi
8:31 a.m./3:20 a.m. Rory McIlroy, Anthony Kim, Retief Goosen
8:42 a.m./3:31 a.m. Todd Hamilton, Soren Hansen, Tomohiro Kondo
8:53 a.m./3:42 a.m. J.B. Holmes, Ian Poulter, Miguel Angel Jimenez
9:09 a.m./3:58 a.m. Ryuji Imada, Paul Casey, Angel Cabrera
9:20 a.m./4:09 a.m. Padraig Harrington, Jim Furyk, Geoff Ogilvy
9:31 a.m./4:20 a.m. Davis Love III, Paul Lawrie, Stuart Appleby
9:42 a.m./4:31 a.m. Paul McGinley, Carl Pettersson, John Daly
9:53 a.m./4:42 a.m. a-Stephan Gross, David Toms, Tom Lehman
10:04 a.m./4:53 a.m. James Kingston, Charley Hoffman, Fredrik Jacobson
10:15 a.m./5:04 a.m. Paul Goydos, Francesco Molinari, Richard Sterne
10:26 a.m./5:15 a.m. Richard S. Johnson, Thomas Levet, Kevin Sutherland
10:37 a.m./5:26 a.m. Thomas Aiken, Peter Hedblom, Peter Baker
10:48 a.m./5:37 a.m. Josh Geary, Fredrik Andersson Hed, David Drysdale
10:59 a.m./5:48 a.m. Kenichi Kuboya, Bruce Vaughan, Elliot Saltman
U.S. Women s Open Champions
2009 Eun-Hee Ji
2008 Inbee Park
2007 Cristie Kerr
2006 x-Annika Sorenstam
2005 Birdie Kim
2004 Meg Mallon
2003 x-Hilary Lunke
2002 Juli Inkster
2001 Karrie Webb
2000 Karrie Webb
1999 Juli Inkster
1998 y-Se Ri Pak
1997 Alison Nicholas
1996 Annika Sorenstam
1995 Annika Sorenstam
1994 Patty Sheehan
1993 Lauri Merten
1992 x-Patty Sheehan
1991 Meg Mallon
1990 Betsy King
1989 Betsy King
1988 Liselotte Neumann
1987 x-Laura Davies
1986 Jane Geddes
1985 Kathy Baker
1984 Hollis Stacy
1983 Jan Stephenson
1982 Janet Anderson
1981 Pat Bradley
1980 Any Alcott
1979 Jerilyn Britz
1978 Hollis Stacy
1977 Hollis Stacy
1976 x-JoAnne Carner
1975 Sandra Palmer
1974 Sandra Haynie
1973 Susie Berning
1972 Susie Berning
1971 JoAnne Carner
1970 Donna Caponi
1969 Donna Caponi
1968 Susie Berning
1967 a-Catherine LaCoste
1966 Sandra Spuzich
1965 Carol Mann
1964 x-Mickey Wright
1963 Mary Mills
1962 Murle Breer
1961 Mickey Wright
1960 Betsy Rawls
1959 Mickey Wright
1958 Mickey Wright
1957 Betsy Rawls
1956 x-Kathy Cornelius
1955 Fay Crocker
1954 Babe Zaharias
1953 x-Betsy Rawls
1952 Louise Suggs
1951 Betsy Rawls
1950 Babe Zaharias
1949 Louise Suggs
1948 Babe Zaharias
1947 Betty Jameson
1946 Patti Berg
a-amateur
x-won 18-hole playoff; y-won sudden-death playoff after 18-hole playoff
HOLE IN ONE
DAVE HADDIX, No. 10 at Sylvania CC, 142 yards, 8-iron.
DIANE DERR-LEWIS, No. 14 at Ottawa Park, 73 yards, pitching wedge.
CAMILLA EDMUNDS, No. 5 at Spuyten Duyval East, 105 yards, 6-iron.
TENNIS
ATP rankings
Money
1, Roger Federer, $4,881,261. 2, Rafael Nadal, $4,248,648. 3, Andy Murray, $2,463,532. 4, Novak Djokovic, $2,107,241. 5, Andy Roddick, $1,931,744. 6, Juan Martin del Potro, $1,209,522. 7, Robin Soderling, $1,083,436. 8, Fernando Verdasco, $960,945. 9, Fernando Gonzalez, $906,766. 10, Tommy Robredo, $840,237.
Rankings
1, Roger Federer, 11220. 2, Rafael Nadal, 10735. 3, Andy Murray, 9450. 4, Novak Djokovic, 8150. 5, Andy Roddick, 5440. 6, Juan Martin del Potro, 5425. 7, Gilles Simon, 4000. 8, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 3600. 9, Fernando Verdasco, 3500.
WTA rankings
Money
1, Serena Williams, $3,897,541. 2, Dinara Safina, $3,200,977. 3, Svetlana Kuznetsova, $2,308,984. 4, Venus Williams, $1,827,567. 5, Victoria Azarenka, $1,759,484. 6, Vera Zvonareva, $1,243,771. 7, Caroline Wozniacki, $1,084,774. 8, Elena Dementieva, $1,073,392. 9, Samantha Stosur, $790,016. 10, Ana Ivanovic, $662,565.
Rankings
1, Dinara Safina, 10521. 2, Serena Williams, 8758. 3, Venus Williams, 6617. 4, Elena Dementieva, 6591. 5, Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6071. 6, Jelena Jankovic, 5980. 7, Vera Zvonareva, 5400. 8, Victoria Azarenka, 5066. 9, Caroline Wozniacki, 4840. 10, Nadia Petrova, 3300.
Championship Points
1, Dinara Safina, 6601. 2, Serena Williams, 5957. 3, Svetlana Kuznetsova, 4262. 4, Elena Dementieva, 3975. 5, Victoria Azarenka, 3840. 6, Caroline Wozniacki, 3700. 7, Venus Williams, 3605. 8, Vera Zvonareva, 2681. 9, Virginie Razzano, 2067. 10, Marion Bartoli, 1962.
Swedish Open
Bastad, Sweden
Singles
First Round
A. Vinciguerra d. Florent Serra (6) 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4.
Te. Gabashvili d. Christophe Rochus (7) 4-6, 6-1, 6-0.
Prague Open
Prague, Czech Republic
Singles
First Round
Sybille Bammer (2) d. Tsvetana Pironkova 2-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5.
Carla S. Navarro (4) d. Alexandra Dulgheru 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Francesca Schiavone (1) d. Shahar Peer 7-5, 6-3.
Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart, Germany
Singles
First Round
Victor Hanescu (4) d. Dominik Meffert 6-4, 7-6 (6).
Nikolay Davydenko (2) d. Ivan Navarro 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Michael Berrer d. Stefan Koubek 0-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4).
Palermo Open
Palermo, Sicily
Singles
First Round
Alberta Brianti d. A. Pavlyuchenkova (4) 6-3, 4-0, retired.
Aravane Rezai (7) d. Galina Voskoboeva 6-2, 6-4.
Olga Govortsova d. Maria Elena Camerin 6-3, 6-3.
Roberta Vinci d. Lourdes Dominguez Lino 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS Released RHP Matt Herges.
National League
MILWAUKEE BREWERS Announced LHP Chris Narveson has cleared waivers and has accepted an outright assignment to Nashville (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS Fired manager Manny Acta. Named bench coach Jim Riggleman interim manager.
American Association
GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS Signed INF Jonathan Dziomba.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS Released RHP Josh Giles.
SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS Released INF Landon Camp.
Can-Am League
QUEBEC CAPITALES Signed LHP Rhett Barber.
United League
AMARILLO DILLAS Released RHP Josh Smith, LHP Eric Smith, and INF Corey Lozano. Signed RHP Adam White.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS Signed G Jannero Pargo.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS Signed G-F Anthony Parker.
DENVER NUGGETS Acquired G Arron Afflalo and F Walter Sharpe from Detroit for a future second-round draft pick and cash.
TORONTO RAPTORS Signed G Jarrett Jack to an offer sheet.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Signed CB Darius Butler.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS Named Manny Matsakis running backs coach.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS Signed D Rob Kwiet, C Drew Larman, D Zach McKelvie and C Trent Whitfield to one-year contracts.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS Signed C Mark Cullen to a one-year contract.
MONTREAL CANADIENS Signed F Andreas Engqvist to a three-year contract.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS Signed D Nolan Yonkman to a one-year contract.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS Named Jacques Lemaire coach and Mario Tremblay assistant coach. Retained assistant coach Tommy Albelin and goaltending coach Jacques Caron. Named John MacLean coach, Kevin Dean assistant coach and Chris Terreri goaltending coach of Lowell (AHL)
NEW YORK RANGERS Agreed to terms with G Chad Johnson.
American Hockey League
HARTFORD WOLF PACK Signed D Trevor Glass.
HERSHEY BEARS Named Mark French coach and Troy Mann assistant coach.
MANITOBA MOOSE Announced the Vancouver Canucks have agreed to a contract extension with coach Scott Arniel.
SYRACUSE CRUNCH Signed D David Liffiton.
WORCESTER SHARKS Promoted Suzanne Schwartz to senior director of sales and marketing, Lindsey Marranca to senior account executive and Eric Lindquist to director of public relations and broadcasting. Named Katie Kohutanycz sales and marketing coordinator, Tim Wegner assistant equipment manager and Erin McGlashing accounting clerk.
International Hockey League
FORT WAYNE KOMETS Re-signed D Guy Dupuis.
CYCLING
Tour de France Standings
Monday (Rest Day)
(After nine stages)
1. Rinaldo Nocentini, Italy, AG2R-La Mondiale, 34 hours, 24 minutes, 21 seconds. 2. Alberto Contador, Spain, Astana, 6 seconds behind. 3. Lance Armstrong, United States, Astana, :08. 4. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Astana, :39. 5. Bradley Wiggins, Britain, Garmin-Slipstream, :46.
6. Andreas Kloeden, Germany, Astana, :54. 7. Tony Martin, Germany, Team Columbia-High Road, 1:00. 8. Christian Vande Velde, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, 1:24. 9. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, 1:49. 10. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Liquigas, 1:54.
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Indiana 9 2 .818
Washington 6 5 .545 3
Chicago 7 7 .500 31/2
Connecticut 5 6 .455 4
Atlanta 6 8 .429 41/2
New York 4 7 .364 5
Detroit 3 7 .300 51/2
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
Phoenix 10 4 .714
Minnesota 9 5 .643 1
Seattle 8 5 .615 11/2
San Antonio 5 6 .455 31/2
Los Angeles 4 7 .364 41/2
Sacramento 3 10 .231 61/2
YESTERDAY
No games scheduled
SUNDAY
Minnesota 83, San Antonio 76
Chicago 86, Seattle 81
TONIGHT
Los Angeles at Connecticut, 7
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Chicago 6 3 7 25 23 20
Toronto FC 7 6 4 25 24 26
D.C. 5 3 9 24 26 25
Columbus 5 3 9 24 22 21
Kansas City 5 6 5 20 19 18
New England 4 5 5 17 15 21
New York 2 13 4 10 15 30
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Houston 9 4 4 31 22 12
Seattle 7 3 7 28 26 16
Chivas USA 8 5 3 27 19 13
Colorado 6 4 6 24 23 20
Los Angeles 5 3 9 24 19 18
Real Salt Lake 5 6 5 20 23 18
FC Dallas 4 8 5 17 20 26
San Jose 3 9 4 13 19 31
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
SATURDAY
New England 0, Kansas City 0, tie
Seattle FC 2, Houston 1
Chicago 0, Columbus 0, tie
Colorado 1, FC Dallas 0
Toronto FC 3, San Jose 1
Los Angeles 1, Chivas USA 0
THURSDAY, JULY 16
Los Angeles at New York, 8
SATURDAY, JULY 18
Houston at Toronto FC, 1
Colorado at D.C. United, 8
Real Salt Lake at Columbus, 8
San Jose at Chicago, 8:30
SUNDAY, JULY 19
Chivas USA at New England, 6