Scoreboard: 07-02
Final Poll
Record, Pts, Pvs
1. South Carolina 54-16 495 5
2. UCLA 51-17 493 2
3. Texas Christian 54-14 490 4
4. Clemson 45-25 488 8
5. Oklahoma 50-18 486 6
6. Florida State 48-20 483 7
7. Arizona State 52-10 481 1
8. Florida 47-17 480 3
9. Texas 50-13 478 9
10. Virginia 51-14 476 10
11. Coastal Carolina 55-10 474 11
12. Cal State Fullerton 46-18 473 12
13. Miami 43-20 470 13
14. Vanderbilt 46-20 467 14
15. Arkansas 43-21 464 15
16. Alabama 42-25 461 16
17. Georgia Tech 47-15 457 17
18. Texas A&M 43-21-1 454 18
19. Louisville 50-14 452 19
20. Auburn 43-21 449 20
21. Washington State 37-22 447 21
22. UC Irvine 39-21 445 22
23. St. John's 43-20 442 23
24. Mississippi 39-24 439 24
25. LSU 41-22 437 25
26. Rice 40-23 434 26
27. Oregon 40-24 433 27
28. Connecticut 48-16 431 28
29. College of Charleston 44-19 429 29
30. Hawaii 35-28 426 30
SOCCER
World Cup
Quarterfinals
Today
At Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Netherlands vs. Brazil, 10 a.m.
At Johannesburg
Uruguay vs. Ghana, 2:30
Saturday
At Cape Town, South Africa
Germany vs. Argentina, 10 a.m.
At Johannesburg
Paraguay vs. Spain, 2:30
Semifinals
Tuesday, July 6
At Cape Town, South Africa
Uruguay-Ghana winner vs. Netherlands-Brazil winner, 2:30
Wednesday, July 7
At Durban, South Africa
Germany-Argentina winner vs. Paraguay-Spain winner, 2:30
Third Place
Saturday, July 10
At Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Semifinal losers, 2:30
Championship
Sunday, July 11
At Johannesburg
Semifinal winners, 2:30
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Columbus 7 2 3 24 18 11
New York 8 5 0 24 17 16
Toronto FC 5 4 4 19 16 15
Chicago 4 3 5 17 17 16
Kansas City 3 6 3 12 11 16
New England 3 8 2 11 13 21
Philadelphia 3 7 1 10 14 22
D.C. 3 9 1 10 10 24
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 10 1 3 33 22 4
Real Salt Lake 7 3 3 24 22 11
Colorado 6 3 3 21 15 11
FC Dallas 4 2 6 18 15 12
Houston 5 7 3 18 21 22
San Jose 5 4 3 18 15 14
Seattle 4 7 3 15 15 20
Chivas USA 3 9 1 10 14 20
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
LAST NIGHT
Toronto FC 1, Houston 1, tie
TONIGHT
New England at Real Salt Lake, 10
SATURDAY
Chicago at Columbus, 8
Kansas City at FC Dallas, 8:30
D.C. United at San Jose, 10
Philadelphia at Chivas USA, 10:30
SUNDAY
New York at Colorado, 9
Seattle FC at Los Angeles, 10:30
THURSDAY, JULY 8
Real Salt Lake at Chicago, 9:30
SATURDAY, JULY 10
Colorado at Toronto FC, 12
San Jose at Philadelphia, 6
D.C. United at New York, 7:30
Los Angeles at New England, 7:30
Columbus at Houston, 8:30
Chivas USA at Kansas City, 8:30
SUNDAY, JULY 11
FC Dallas at Seattle FC, 10:30
HOLE IN ONE
MIKE CANSEER, No. 13 at Stone Ridge, 140 yards, 6-iron.
TENNIS
Wimbledon
Wimbledon, England
Singles
Women
Semifinals
Vera Zvonareva (21) d. Tsvetana Pironkova 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Serena Williams (1) d. Petra Kvitova 7-6 (5), 6-2.
Doubles
Men
Semifinals
Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner d. Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman (7) 7-6 (3), 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3.
Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau (16) d. Juan Ignacio Chela and Eduardo Schwank 6-4, 7-5, 6-2.
Mixed
Quarterfinals
Lukas Dlouhy and Iveta Benesova (9) d. Dmitry Tursunov and Vera Dushevina 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Leander Paes and Cara Black (2) d. Paul Hanley and Chan Yung-jan (12) 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3.
Marcelo Melo and Rennae Stubbs (10) d. Xavier Malisse and Kim Clijsters 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3).
Wesley Moodie and Lisa Raymond (11) d. Julian Knowle and Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 7-6 (8), 3-6, 6-2.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL–Suspended Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for making contact with an umpire during Tuesday's game against Cincinnati.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES–Placed OF Luke Scott on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Josh Bell from Norfolk (IL).
CHICAGO WHITE SOX–Optioned LHP Randy Williams to Charlotte (IL).
TEXAS RANGERS–Traded RHP Chris Ray and RHP Michael Main to San Francisco for C Bengie Molina and cash. Optioned LHP Matt Harrison to Oklahoma City (PCL).
Southern League
CAROLINA MUDCATS–Announced RHP Matt Klinker has been promoted to Louisville (IL).
Atlantic League
NEWARK BEARS–Traded C Tom Pennino to Bridgeport for C Todd Jennings. Signed OF Elijah Dukes. Placed INF Shawn Williams on the inactive list.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MILWAUKEE BUCKS–Agreed to terms with F Drew Gooden on a five-year contract.
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES–Agreed to terms with C Darko Milicic on a four-year contract.
NEW JERSEY NETS–Signed G Ben Uzoh and C Brian Zoubek.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS–Named Michael Curry associate head coach and Brian James and Quin Snyder assistant coaches.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DETROIT LIONS–Agreed to terms with WR Tim Toone. Signed PK Aaron Pettrey. Claimed DT Leger Douzable off waivers.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS–Signed D Toni Lydman to a three-year contract and D Tony Lydman. Re-signed C Saku Koivu to a two-year contract .
BOSTON BRUINS–Signed F Daniel Paille to a two-year contract and F Jeremy Reich to a one-year contract.
BUFFALO SABRES–Agreed to terms with D Jordan Leopold on a three-year contract.
CALGARY FLAMES–Agreed to terms with F Alex Tanguay on a one-year contract. Signed C Olli Jokinen to a two-year contract.
Flames general manager Darryl Sutter signed the Finnish centre to a two-year deal Thursday when the free agent market opened. The deal is reported to be worth US$3 million per year.
CAROLINA HURRICANES–Signed D Anton Babchuk to a one-year contract.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS–Traded LW Andrew Ladd to Atlanta for D Ivan Vishnevskiy and a 2011 second-round draft pick.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS–Named Dan Hinote assistant coach. Re-signed C Derek MacKenzie to a two-year contract.
EDMONTON OILERS–Signed D Kurtis Foster to a two-year contract.
MINNESOTA WILD–Re-signed LW Guillaume Latendresse to a two-year contract.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS–Signed D Teemu Laakso to a one-year contract.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS–Signed D Henrik Tallinder to a four-year contract and D Anton Volchenkov to a six-year contract.
NEW YORK RANGERS–Signed G Martin Biron. Agreed to terms with F Erik Christensen, C Derek Stepan and LW Derek Boogaard.
OTTAWA SENATORS–Signed D Sergei Gonchar to a three-year contract. Re-signed F Jesse Winchester to a two-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS–Signed D Braydon Coburn to a two-year contract extension, LW Jody Shelley to a three-year contract and D Sean O'Donnell to a one-year contract.
PHOENIX COYOTES–Re-signed D Derek Morris to a four-year contract. Bought out the contract of C Petteri Nokelainen. Signed LW Ray Whitney to a two-year contract.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS–Signed D Zbynek Michalek to a five-year contract.
ST. LOUIS BLUES–Re-signed F Alex Steen to a four-year contract extension and F Vladimir Sobotka to a one-year contract extension. Named Dave Taylor director of player personnel.
SAN JOSE SHARKS–Signed G Antero Niittymaki to a two-year contract.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING–Signed RW Martin St. Louis to a four-year contract extension through the 2014-15 season and G Dan Ellis to a two-year contract. Traded D Andrej Meszaros to Philadelphia for a 2012 second-round draft pick. Re-signed F Mitch Fritz to a one-year contract.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS–Signed F Colby Armstrong to a three-year contract.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS–Signed C Manny Malhotra to a three-year contract, D Dan Hamhuis to a six-year contract and LW Jeff Tambellini to a one-year contract.
American Hockey League
MILWAUKEE PREDATORS–Signed F Jonas Andersson to a one-year contract.
PEORIA RIVERMEN–Re-signed D Daryl Boyle to a one-year contract.
MOTORSPORTS
SCCA PRO RACING–Fined CRP Racing $1,500 and penalized driver Ron Fellows 50 points for prohibited pre-race testing during the seven calendar days prior to the official first day of the May 21-23 event.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
D.C. UNITED–Signed F Pablo Hernandez.
TENNIS
WIMBLEDON–Fined Venus and Serena Williams $4,000 each for skipping a news conference after their doubles loss on Wednesday.
COLLEGE
COKER–Named Kevin Kelley men's and women's cross country coach.
CUMBERLAND, TENN.–Named Gavin McKinney women's soccer coach.
DUKE–Promoted Gerald J. Harrison to associate director of athletics for human resources.
FLORIDA SOUTHERN–Named Michelle Tatlock assistant softball coach
GEORGE WASHINGTON–Named Donyell Marshall men's assistant basketball coach.
KENT STATE–Named Jordan Mincy men's assistant basketball coach.
OHIO STATE–Named Alexis Venechanos women's lacrosse coach.
RUTGERS–Named Jim Carr director of men's basketball operations and Brad Wachtel assistant to the head coach.
SAINT PETER'S–Promoted Marlon Guild to full-time men's assistant basketball coach. Named Bruce Hamburger men's assistant basketball coach. Promoted Dalip Bhatia to men's assistant basketball coach.
SOUTH CAROLINA–Named Michelle Collier women's assistant volleyball coach.
WENTWORTH TECH–Named Matt Dannenhoffer and Pete Oggeri assistant baseball coaches.
WRIGHT STATE–Named Brendan Mullins director of men's basketball operations.
YOUNGSTOWN STATE–Named Willie Danzer and Lyonel Anderson assistant strength and conditioning coordinators.
SPORTLIGHT
July 2
1966–Billie Jean King wins the first of her six singles titles at Wimbledon, beating Maria Bueno of Brazil 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
1994–Colombian defender Andres Escobar, 27, is killed outside a bar in Colombia in retaliation for deflecting a ball into his own goal in a 2-1 loss to the United States in the World Cup.
1995–Tom Weiskopf withstands a charge by Jack Nicklaus to win the U.S. Senior Open by four strokes.
1999–Alexandra Stevenson becomes first qualifier in Wimbledon history to reach the women's semis. She beats another qualifier, 16-year-old Jelena Dokic, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.