Scoreboard: 6-23
6/23/2011TENNIS
Wimbledon
Wimbledon, England
Singles
Men
First Round
Kevin Anderson, South Africa, d. Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (7), 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, d. Cedrik-Marcel Stebe, Germany, 7-5, 7-5, 7-6 (5).
Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, d. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (12), 7-6 (1).
Second Round
Richard Gasquet (17), France, d. Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, 6-1, 6-4,6-4.
Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, d. Julien Benneteau, France, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.
Mardy Fish (10), United States, d. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-4.
Alex Bogomolov Jr., United States, d. Juan Ignacio Chela (25), Argentina, 6-0, 6-3, 6-4.
Simone Bolelli, Italy, d. Stanislas Wawrinka (14), Switzerland, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, d. Ryan Sweeting, United States, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, d. Milos Raonic (31), Canada, 2-3, retired.
Andy Murray (4), Britain, d. Tobias Kamke, Germany, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5.
Lukasz Kubot, Poland, d. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-3.
Feliciano Lopez, Spain, d. Rainer Schuettler, Germany, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2.
Robin Haase, Netherlands, d. Fernando Verdasco (21), Spain, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
Gael Monfils (9), France, d. Grega Zemlja, Slovenia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (7).
Gilles Simon (15), France, d. Dudi Sela, Israel, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 7-5.
Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, d. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
Andy Roddick (8), United States, d. Victor Hanescu, Romania, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.
Olivier Rochus, Belgium, leads Juan Martin del Potro (24), Argentina, 7-6 (7), susp., darkness.
Women
First Round
Agnieszka Radwanska (13), Poland, d. Olga Govortsova, Belarus, 6-0, 3-0, retired.
Julia Goerges (16), Germany, d. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, 6-3, 6-0.
Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, d. Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, 6-1, 6-2.
Zheng Jie, China, d. Zuzana Ondraskova, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-0.
Jarmila Gajdosova (27), Australia, d. Alona Bondarenko, Ukraine, 7-5, 6-3.
Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, d. Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa, 6-3, 7-5.
Sabine Lisicki, Germany, d. Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, 6-1, 6-1.
Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, d. Kristina Barrois, Germany, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.
Dominika Cibulkova (24), Slovakia, d. Mirjana Lucic, Croatia, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6.
Flavia Pennetta (21), Italy, d. Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-2.
Mathilde Johansson, France, d. Heather Watson, Britain, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Misaki Doi, Japan, d. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (30), United States, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5.
Polona Hercog, Slovenia, d. Johanna Larsson, Sweden, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4.
Laura Robson, Britain, d. Angelique Kerber, Germany, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Second Round
Venus Williams (23), United States, d. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 8-6.
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, d. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-3, 6-0.
Tsvetana Pironkova (32), Bulgaria, d. Petra Martic, Croatia, 6-1, 6-4.
Victoria Azarenka (4), Belarus, d. Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, 6-0, 6-3.
Roberta Vinci (29), Italy, d. Rebecca Marino, Canada, 7-6 (3), 6-2.
Vera Zvonareva (2), Russia, d. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-1, 7-6 (5).
Ksenia Pervak, Russia, d. Pauline Parmentier, France, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3.
Petra Kvitova (8), Czech Republic, d. Anne Keothavong, Britain, 6-2, 6-1.
Daniela Hantuchova (25), Slovakia, d. Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, 6-3, 6-1.
Andrea Petkovic (11), Germany, d. Stephanie Dubois, Canada, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
Doubles
Women
First Round
Vania King, United States, and Yaroslava Shvedova (1), Kazakhstan, d. Simona Halep, Romania, and Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 6-1, retired.
Urszula Radwanska, Poland, and Arina Rodionova, Russia, d. Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, and Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3.
Sorana Cirstea, Romania, and Ayumi Morita, Japan, d. Chuang Chia-jung and Hsieh Su-wei (15), Taiwan, 6-4, 6-4.
Renata Voracova, Czech Republic, and Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, d. Naomi Broady and Emily Webley-Smith, Britain, 6-3, 6-4.
Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond (3), United States, d. Jelena Dokic, Australia, and Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, 6-1, 6-2.
Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Katarina Srebotnik (2), Slovenia, d. Vesna Dolonts, Russia, and Katalin Marosi, Hungary, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Mariya Koryttseva, Ukraine, and Tatiana Poutchek, Belarus, d. Alize Cornet and Aravane Rezai, France, 6-3, 6-2.
TODAY’S SCHEDULE
Play begins on Centre Court and No. 1 Court at 8 a.m. EDT
All other courts at 7 a.m. EDT
Centre Court
Robin Soderling (5), Sweden, vs. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia
Li Na (3), China, vs. Sabine Lisicki, Germany
Adrian Mannarino, France, vs. Roger Federer (3), Switzerland
No. 1 Court
Kevin Anderson, South Africa, vs. Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia
Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (12), France
Laura Robson, Britain, vs. Maria Sharapova (5), Russia
No. 2 Court
Simona Halep, Romania, vs. Serena Williams (7), United States
Olivier Rochus, Belgium, vs. Juan Martin del Potro (24), Argentina
David Ferrer (7), Spain, vs. Ryan Harrison, United States
Caroline Wozniacki (1), Denmark, vs. Virginie Razzano, France
Elena Baltacha, Britain, vs. Peng Shuai (20), China
No. 3 Court
Francesca Schiavone (6), Italy, vs. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic
Marcos Baghdatis (32), Cyprus, vs. Andreas Seppi, Italy
Igor Andreev, Russia, vs. Bernard Tomic, Australia
Marion Bartoli (9), France, vs. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain
SOCCER
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA Philadelphia 6 4 5 23 16 12
New York 5 2 8 23 24 16
Columbus 5 4 6 21 16 16
Houston 4 6 6 18 19 20
D.C. 4 5 5 17 19 25
Chicago 2 4 10 16 17 20
New England 3 7 6 15 12 19
Toronto FC 2 6 9 15 15 26
Sporting KC 3 6 5 14 17 20
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA Los Angeles 9 2 7 34 25 15
FC Dallas 8 4 4 28 20 17
Seattle 6 4 7 25 19 15
Real Salt Lake 6 3 5 23 15 8
Colorado 5 4 7 22 18 17
San Jose 5 5 4 19 20 17
Portland 5 6 3 18 18 22
Chivas USA 4 6 5 17 18 18
Vancouver 2 6 8 14 17 22
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
LAST NIGHT
Philadelphia 0, Sporting Kansas City 0, tie
Chicago 0, Real Salt Lake 0, tie
TONIGHT
New York at Seattle FC, 10
CONCACAF Gold Gup
SEMIFINALS
Last night
At Houston
United States 1, Panama 0
Mexico vs. Honduras, late
CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday
At Pasadena, Calif.
United States vs. Mexico-Honduras winner, 9 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
World Series
Omaha, Neb.
Double Elimination
x-if necessary
Last night
Vanderbilt 5, North Carolina 1, North Carolina eliminated
Tonight
Game 10 — California (38-22) vs. Virginia (55-11), 7 p.m.
Friday
Game 11 — Florida (52-17) vs. Vanderbilt (54-11), 2 p.m.
Game 12 — South Carolina (52-14) vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m.
Tuesday
Florida 3, Vanderbilt 1, comp. of susp. game
California 7, Texas A&M 3, A&M eliminated
South Carolina 7, Virginia 1
Saturday
x-Game 13 — Florida vs. Game 9 winner, 2 p.m.
x-Game 14 — South Carolina vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m.
Championship Series
Best-of-3
Monday, June 27 — Game 1, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, June 28 — Game 2, 8 p.m.
x-Wednesday, June 29 — Game 3, 8 p.m.
NBA
Draft Order
Tonight
First Round
1. Cleveland (from L.A. Clippers)
2. Minnesota
3. Utah (from New Jersey)
4. Cleveland
5. Toronto
6. Washington
7. Sacramento
8. Detroit
9. Charlotte
10. Milwaukee
11. Golden State
12. Utah
13. Phoenix
14. Houston
15. Indiana
16. Philadelphia
17. New York
18. Washington (from Atlanta)
19. Charlotte (from New Orleans via Portland)
20. Minnesota (from Memphis via Utah)
21. Portland
22. Denver
23. Houston (from Orlando via Phoenix)
24. Oklahoma City
25. Boston
26. Dallas
27. New Jersey (from L.A. Lakers)
28. Chicago (from Miami via Toronto)
29. San Antonio
30. Chicago
Second Round
31. Miami (from Minnesota)
32. Cleveland
33. Detroit (from Toronto)
34. Washington
35. Sacramento
36. New Jersey
37. L.A. Clippers (from Detroit)
38. Houston (from L.A. Clippers)
39. Charlotte
40. Milwaukee
41. L.A. Lakers (from Golden State via New Jersey)
42. Indiana
43. Chicago (from Utah)
44. Golden State (from Phoenix via Chicago)
45. New Orleans (from Philadelphia)
46. L.A. Lakers (from New York)
47. L.A. Clippers (from Houston)
48. Atlanta
49. Memphis
50. Philadelphia (from New Orleans)
51. y-Portland
52. z-Denver
53. Orlando
54. Cleveland (from Oklahoma City via Miami)
55. Boston
56. L.A. Lakers
57. Dallas
58. L.A. Lakers (from Miami)
59. San Antonio
60. Sacramento (from Chicago via Milwaukee)
y-May be conveyed to Detroit via Denver.
z-May be conveyed to Portland or to Detroit.
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
West Division
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Arizona 12 2 0 .857 868 653
Utah 6 7 0 .462 799 795
Spokane 6 7 0 .462 742 720
San Jose 5 8 0 .385 753 768
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 9 4 0 .692 695 611
Dallas 8 5 0 .615 780 740
Tulsa 6 7 0 .462 603 606
Kansas City 5 9 0 .357 650 746
Iowa 3 10 0 .231 657 819
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
South Division
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Jacksonville 12 1 0 .923 829 605
Orlando 8 5 0 .615 718 662
Georgia 8 6 0 .571 780 747
Tampa Bay 6 7 0 .462 598 691
New Orleans 2 11 0 .154 551 708
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Pittsburgh 7 6 0 .538 627 689
Cleveland 7 6 0 .538 603 583
Philadelphia 5 9 0 .357 722 774
Milwaukee 4 9 0 .308 563 621
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
FRIDAY
Kansas City at Utah, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY
San Jose at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 7 p.m.
Arizona at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Georgia at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Tulsa, 8 p.m.
Spokane at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
SUNDAY
Iowa at Chicago, 4 p.m.
SPORTLIGHT
June 23
1917–In baseball’s greatest relief effort, Ernie Shore of the Boston Red Sox retires all 26 batters for a 4-0 victory over Washington. Shore relieves Babe Ruth with nobody out and a man on first, who was cut down stealing.
1917–Molla Bjurstedt win the women’s U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title for the third straight year with a 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 victory over Marion Vanderhoef.
1963–Julius Boros wins a three-way playoff to take the U.S. Open. Boros beats Jacky Cupit by three strokes and Arnold Palmer by six.
1969–Joe Frazier stops Jerry Quarry in the eighth round at Madison Square Garden in New York for the world heavyweight title.
1972–President Nixon signs the Higher Education Act of 1972. Title IX of this congressional act bars sex bias in athletics and other activities at colleges receiving federal assistance.
1974–Sandra Haynie wins the LPGA championship by two strokes over JoAnne Carner.
1975–Lou Graham beats John Mahaffey by two strokes in a playoff to win the U.S. Open.
1991–A Mazda becomes the first Japanese car to win the Le Mans 24 hours race, overtaking a Mercedes in the last three hours. Bertrand Gachot of Belgium, Johnny Herbert of Britain and Volker Weidler of Germany are the winning drivers of the rotary-powered Mazda.
1996–Michael Johnson breaks the world record in the men’s 200 meters in 19.66 seconds at the U.S. track and field trials in Atlanta. The previous mark of 19.72 was set by Italy’s Pietro Mennea in 1979 in Mexico City.
2002–Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron finishes his career with his 7,141st trip to the winner’s circle, his final ride a victory on Came Home in the $107,500 Affirmed Stakes.
2005–Tim Duncan comes up huge in the second half and is chosen finals MVP and Manu Ginobili has another breakthrough performance to lead the San Antonio Spurs past the Detroit Pistons 81-74 in Game 7 of the NBA finals.
2009–Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille and Brian Leetch are elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. All were eligible for the first time. New Jersey Devils president Lou Lamoriello is also elected in the builder category.
2010–Henrik Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks captures the Hart Trophy, wrecking Alex Ovechkin’s bid for an NHL MVP three-peat. Sedin, who had a league-best 83 assists, has 894 total points compared with 834 for Washington’s Ovechkin. Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres wins the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goaltender.
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 4 1 .800 –
Indiana 4 3 .571 1
Chicago 3 3 .500 1½
New York 2 4 .333 2½
Atlanta 2 5 .286 3
Washington 1 5 .167 3½
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 5 1 .833 –
Los Angeles 4 1 .800 ½
San Antonio 4 1 .800 ½
Seattle 3 2 .600 1½
Phoenix 2 3 .400 2½
Tulsa 1 6 .143 4½
LAST NIGHT
No games scheduled
TUESDAY
Atlanta 71, Chicago 68
Indiana 89, Washington 80
Phoenix 105, San Antonio 98
Seattle 82, Tulsa 77
Los Angeles 96, New York 91
TODAY
New York at Tulsa, 12:30
Connecticut at Chicago, 8
FRIDAY
Phoenix at Atlanta, 7:30
Los Angeles at San Antonio, 8
Minnesota at Seattle, 10 p.m.
CULVER LINE
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
Philadelphia -110 at St. Louis +100
Interleague
Seattle -115 at Washington +105
at New York (NL)-145 Oakland +135
at San Fran -170 Minnesota +160
Arizona -125 at Kansas City +115
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX–Optioned RHP Lucas Harrell to Charlotte (IL). Activated RHP Jake Peavy from the 15-day DL.
NEW YORK YANKEES–Placed RHP Jeff Marquez on the 15-day DL. Called up RHP Buddy Carlyle from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS–Activated 2B Mark Ellis from the 15-day DL. Optioned 1B Daric Barton to Sacramento (PCL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES–Activated RHP Brandon Beachy from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Mike Minor to Gwinnett (IL).
CINCINNATI REDS–Activated RHP Sam LeCure off the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Travis Wood to Louisville (IL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS–Released RHP Miguel Batista. Recalled RHP Lance Lynn from Memphis (PCL).
American Association
AMARILLO SOX–Released RHP Matt Elliott.
EL PASO DIABLOS–Signed RHP Amad Stephens and RHP Thomas Pearson.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS–Signed RHP Jordan Stern and LHP Steve Junker. Released LHP Lindsay Gulin.
ST. PAUL SAINTS–Signed RHP Robert Coe and C Alex Garabedian. Released RHP Chad Cordero.
WINNIPEG GOLDEYES–Signed OF Brian Joynt.
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS–Signed RHP Jeremy Hunt.
NEWARK BEARS–Released RHP Jacob Wild.
WORCESTER TORNADOES–Released RHP Sean Gregory and C Jeff Kodys.
Frontier League
EVANSVILLE OTTERS–Placed 1B Jonathan Waltenbury on the suspended list.
FLORENCE FREEDOM–Signed RHP Jeff Frost and OF Jonathan Smith. Released RHP Alex Cann and RHP Adam Painter.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES–Signed RHP Brad Buehler.
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS–Signed LHP Robert Wendizicki.
NORMAL CORNBELTERS–Signed C Allen Miller and RHP Wade Morrison. Released C Gabe DeMarco.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS–Signed INF Ryan Ditthardt. Released INF Brian Bistagne.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
LOS ANGELES LAKERS–Announced F Matt Barnes exercised his player option for the 2011-12 season.
MIAMI HEAT–Announced C Zydrunas Ilgauskas exercised his player option for the 2011-12 next season.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS–Extended qualifying offers to C Spencer Hawes and F Thaddeus Young.
SACRAMENTO KINGS–Exercised the rookie contract options on G Tyreke Evans, F Omri Casspi and C DeMarcus Cousins for the 2012-13 season.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NEW JERSEY DEVILS–Re-signed D Jay Leach.
ST. LOUIS BLUES–Named Tim Taylor director of player development. Signed F B.J. Crombeen to a two-year contract extension.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MLS–Suspended Chicago F Cristian Nazarit two games and fined him $500 for his play that endangered the safety of his opponent in a June 18 game against New England.
COLLEGE
BIG 12 CONFERENCE–Named Laura Rasmussen assistant director of communications and Bret Ayers video services manager.
COKER–Named Jackie DeNova women’s assistant soccer coach.
FURMAN–Named Matt Hickmann assistant strength training and conditioning coach.
GEORGETOWN–Named Kevin Broadus men’s special assistant basketball coach.
LOUISVILLE–Named Clifford Snow director of football operations.
SAINT PETER’S–Signed men’s basketball coach John Dunne to a contract extension through the 2015-16 season.
SHENANDOAH–Named Kim Iman-Bianchi women’s field hockey coach.
SYRACUSE–Named Vonn Read assistant women’s basketball coach.
UCLA–Dismissed sophomore football G Stan Hasiak from the university for academic reasons.
NHL
Awards winners
Winners of the 2010-11 NHL awards, presented last night in Las Vegas.
Hart Memorial Trophy, MVP — Corey Perry, Anaheim
Vezina Trophy, goaltender — Tim Thomas, Boston
James Norris Memorial Trophy, defenseman — Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit
Calder Memorial Trophy, rookie — Jeff Skinner, Carolina
Frank J. Selke Trophy, defensive forward — Ryan Kesler, Vancouver
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, most gentlemanly — Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay
Jack Adams Award, coach — Dan Bylsma, Pittsburgh
King Clancy Trophy, humanitarian contribution to hockey — Doug Weight, N.Y. Islanders
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, perserverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey — Ian Laperriere, Philadelphia
Awards Based on Regular-Season Statistics
Art Ross Trophy, points scoring leader — Daniel Sedin, Vancouver
Maurice Richard Trophy, goal-scoring leader — Corey Perry, Anaheim
William M. Jennings Trophy, goalies with fewest goals against, minimum 25 games — Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider, Vancouver
Award Voted on by NHL Players’ Association
Ted Lindsay Award, outstanding player — Daniel Sedin, Vancouver (Ffrmerly called the Lester B. Pearson Award)
Draft order
At Xcel Energy Center
St. Paul, Minn.
Friday-Saturday
First Round
1. Edmonton
2. Colorado
3. Florida
4. New Jersey
5. N.Y. Islanders
6. Ottawa
7. Winnipeg
8. Columbus
9. Boston (from Toronto)
10. Minnesota
11. Colorado (from St. Louis)
12. Carolina
13. Calgary
14. Dallas
15. N.Y. Rangers
16. Buffalo
17. Montreal
18. Chicago
19. Edmonton (from Los Angeles)
20. Phoenix
21. Ottawa (from Nashville)
22. Anaheim
23. Pittsburgh
24. Detroit
25. Toronto (from Philadelphia)
26. Washington
27. Tampa Bay
28. San Jose
29. Vancouver
30. Toronto (from Boston)
amateur baseball
American Legion
Findlay 100 000 300 - 4 11 0
Toledo 010 040 00x - 5 8 3
WP-Larnhart. LP-Woodward. Podolak (T) 2-4, HR, 2 RBI.
Whitehouse 345 600 011 - 20 23 2
Pemberville 110 100 001 - 4 9 3
WP-Lindke. LP-Tantari. Callahan (W) 5-8, HR, 7 RBI.
BOXING
Fight schedule
Friday
At Miami, Jesus Pabon vs. Javier Castro, 12, junior welterweights; Sullivan Barrera vs. Frank Paines, 10, light heavyweights.
At Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, Calif. (ESPN2), John Molina vs. Robert Frankel, 10, lightweights; Michael Dallas Jr. vs. Mauricio Herrera, 10, lightweights.