Scoreboard: 07-20

LOCAL GOLF

S.P. Jermain Memorial Match Play

at Ottawa Park Golf Course

Championship Flight: Kevin Kitchen defeated Jim Ozuk (2 & 1)

A Flight: Nathan Gonring defeated Brandon Snell (7 & 6)

B Flight: Tim Condon d. Jim O'Neal (3 & 1)

C Flight: Tom McMahon defeated Tony Jiannuzzi (5 & 3)

TWDGA JAN TAYLORHUSBAND-WIFE CHAMPIONSHIP

At Belmont

Low gross: 1- Sandy and Monika Liber, Blmont, 78; 2- Greg and Kathy Warner, Kennring, and Mitch and Renae Schaffner, Lenawee, 80; 4- Rod and Rosemary Boaredman, Eagle Creek, and Mike and Barb Hipsher, Fostoria, 81.

Low Net: Jim aand Kris Montgomery, Brandywine and Larry and Patty Wilkins, Fremont, 65; 3- Bob and MAry Cowan, Highland Meadows, and Bruce and Annabell DeBoer, Inverness; 5- Bob and Johnette Bieber, Brandywine.

HOLE IN ONE

TOM BRANDON, No. 10 at Bayview, 124 yards, 7-wood.

CHERYL TRUCKOR, No. 16 at The Legacy, 118 yards, 3-wood.

MIKE SCOTT, No. 8 at Carrington Golf Club Monroe, 140 yards, 8-iron.

DANIEL KENNER at Bedford Hills Irish, No. 9, 134 yards, 7-iron.

TERRY SZENDERSKI at Links at Lake Erie, No. 13, 160 yards, 6-iron.

SPORTS NOTE

ROGERS FOOTBALL: Football conditioning for grades 9 through 12 at Rogers High School on Monday through Friday, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL–Suspended Atlanta LHP Jonny Venters four games and fined him an undisclosed amount for throwing two consecutive pitches at Milwaukee 1B Prince Fielder during Saturday's game. Suspended Atlanta manager Bobby Cox one game for Venters' actions. Suspended retired OF Jonathan Weber for 100 games for his third positive test and LHP Guido Gomez and Dodgers' minor league RHP Wilmer Colmenarez for testing positive for a banned substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES–Activated OF Luke Scott from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Frank Mata to Norfolk (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS–Recalled RHP Jess Todd from Columbus (IL). Optioned RHP Jeanmar Gomez to Columbus.

DETROT TIGERS–Recalled RHP Armando Galarraga from Toledo (IL). Optioned LHP Andy Oliver to Toledo.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS–Placed OF Ryan Sweeney on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Henry Rodriguez from Sacramento (PCL).

TAMPA BAY RAYS–Agreed to terms with OF Rocco Baldelli on a minor league contract and assigned him to Charlotte (FSL).

National League

SAN DIEGO PADRES–Signed manager Bud Black to a contract extension through the 2013 season.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS–Recalled RHP Fernando Salas from Memphis (PCL). Optioned LHP Evan MacLane to Memphis.

American Association

EL PASO DIABLOS–Signed RHP Wayne Hedden. Released RHP Patrick Lawler.

GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS–Signed 1B Jason Stokes, C Daniel Jordan and RHP Chris Martin. Acquired C Mikey Horn from San Angelo (United) for future considerations. Traded RHP Mike Bille and OF Aaron Garza to Sioux City for INF Antoin Gray and a player to be named. Released INF Chris Brown, OF Nook Logan and RHP Wade Morrison.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS–Sold the contract of RHP Tim Brown to the Philadelphia Phillies.

SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CAPTAINS–Signed RHP Carlos Peralta. Released LHP Kedrick Martin and INF Bryan Cooksey.

Can-Am League

BROCKTON ROX–Released C Dan Coury.

NEW JERSEY JACKALS–Released OF Michael Consolmagno. Signed LHP Jayson Miller.

PITTSFIELD COLONIALS–Released RHP David Wasylak, RHP Chance Corgan, RHP Cory Shepherd and RHP Shannon Sprouse.

SUSSEX SKYHAWKS–Signed LHP Tim Layden.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

BOSTON CELTICS–Re-signed G Nate Robinson.

CHICAGO BULLS–Signed G Ronnie Brewer.

MIAMI HEAT–Re-signed C Jamaal Magloire and F James Jones.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS–Signed G Keyon Dooling.

NEW JERSEY NETS–Named Sam Mitchell, Larry Krystkowiak, Popeye Jones, John Loyer and Tom Barrise assistant coaches.

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS–Named Rich Cho general manager.

UTAH JAZZ–Signed G Raja Bell to a three-year contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS–Signed DE Alex Carrington to a four-year contract.

CLEVELAND BROWNS–Signed TE Joel Gamble.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS–Signed WR Eddie Kennison.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS–Signed QB Sean Canfield to a four-year contract.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CAROLINA HURRICANES–Signed C Riley Nash to a three-year contract.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS–Agreed to terms with F Ilya Kovalchuk.

NEW YORK RANGERS–Traded F Tomas Zaborsky to Anaheim for D Matt McCue.

OAKLAND RAIDERS–Signed WR Jacoby Ford.

ST. LOUIS BLUES–Re-signed F Ryan Reaves to a one-year contract.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING–Acquired LW Simon Gagne from Philadelphia for D Matt Walker and a 2011 fourth-round draft pick.

SOCCER

Women's Professional Soccer

SKY BLUE FC–Fired coach Pauliina Miettinen and assistant coach Anne Parnila. Promoted assistant coach Rick Stainton to head coach.

COLLEGE

NCAA–Named Connecticut athletic director Jeff Hathaway chairman of the Division I men's basketball committee.

ASHLAND–Named Trent Mack men's and women's cross country coach and men's and women's assistant track and field coach.

CALIFORNIA–Named Will Thomas assistant track and field coach.

CLEMSON–Named Don Munson director of creative media services for the athletic department.

FORDHAM–Announced the retirement of men's tennis and squash coach Bob Hawthorn.

HAMILTON–Named Kerri Fagan associate director of athletics.

ST. NORBERT–Named Paul and Carrie Miller men's tennis co-head coaches, David Minten women's golf coach, Tripp Maher men's golf coach and Will Lund defensive coordinator

SAN FRANCISCO–Named Michael Lee men's assistant basketball coach.

TCU–Named Tony Vitello assistant baseball coach/recruiting coordinator.

SPORTLIGHT

July 20

1858–Fans are charged for the first time to see a baseball game. Approximately 1,500 people pay 50 cents to see the New York All-Stars beat Brooklyn 22-18 at Fashion Race Course on Long Island.

1958–The PGA championship calls for medal play for the first time and Dow Finsterwald beats Billy Casper.

1963–Mary Mills wins the U.S. Women's Open golf championship by three strokes over Sandra Palmer and Louise Suggs.

1974–Carl Rosen's Chris Evert beats Miss Musket by 50 lengths in the winner-take-all match race at Hollywood Park.

1975–Sandra Palmer wins the U.S. Women's Open golf championship by four strokes over Nancy Lopez, Joanne Carner and Sandra Post.

1997–Justin Leonard closes with a 65 to win the British Open at 12-under 272 at Royal Troon. Leonard, whose closing round is one of the best in major championship history, takes the lead from Jesper Parnevik with a birdie on No. 17.

2002–Tiger Woods, trying to win the third leg of the Grand Slam, shoots his worst round (81) as a professional, knocking himself out of contention.

2003–Ben Curtis, an unknown PGA Tour rookie in his first major championship, wins the British Open. Curtis survives four bogeys on the final seven holes to win by one shot over Vijay Singh and Thomas Bjorn.

2006–Written off as hopeless just a day earlier, Floyd Landis has a once-in-a-lifetime ride to revive his sagging chances of victory in the Tour de France. Landis, who lost more than 8 minutes to the race leader Oscar Pereiro in a punishing stage just 24 hours earlier, puts himself into third place trailing the leader by 30 seconds.

2008–Padraig Harrington is the first European in more than a century to win golf's oldest championship two years in a row. Harrington pulls away from mistake-prone Greg Norman and holds off a late charge by Ian Poulter for a four-shot victory in the British Open.

2009–Lauren Lappin homers to start a three-run rally in the third inning, and the United States beats Australia 3-1 in the World Cup of Softball championship game at Oklahoma City.