TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
MINNESOTA TWINS-Activated OF Delmon Young from the 15-day DL.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS-Released LHP Bobby Cramer.
National League
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Sent RHP Brad Lidge to Reading (EL) on a rehab assignment.
American Association
AMARILLO SOX-Signed RHP LaCurtis Mayes. Released C Benji Johnson and INF Chris Nash.
EL PASO DIABLOS-Released RHP Wardell Starling, RHP Samuel Rivas, RHP Thomas Pearson, C Manuel Mejia and C Gerardo Verastegui. Signed C Alberto Espinosa.
FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS-Signed OF Jay Cox, C Todd Jennings and RHP Josh Smith. Released RHP Casey Hoorelbeke and OF Jason James.
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS-Signed RHP Chris Little.
KANSAS CITY T-BONES-Released OF Prentice Redman.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS-Signed RHP Santo Luis. Released RHP Brett Harker. Acquired RHP Vince Bongiovanni from Lake County (North American) for future considerations and cash.
ST. PAUL SAINTS-Signed INF Donald Blunt.
WICHITA WINGNUTS-Signed RHP Matt Nevarez. Rleased RHP Justin Murray.
Can-Am League
BROCKTON ROX-Signed RHP Steven Richard.
ROCKLAND BOULDERS-Signed INF Mike Richard.
WORCESTER TORNADOES-Signed LHP Ryan Lobban.
Frontier League
JOLIET SLAMMERS-Released RHP Brandon Garner.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS-Released OF Josh Womack.
North American League
CALGARY VIPERS-Signed INF Chad Ehrnsberger.
SAN ANGELO COLTS-Acquired RHP Andrew Wells from Rio Grande Valley. Released RHP David Parker.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-LB Mike Vrabel announced his retirement to become linebackers coach at Ohio State.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS-Agreed to terms with RW Dan Sexton on a two-year contract.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Agreed to terms with F Rob Klinkhammer on a one-year contract and G Alec Richards on a two-year contract.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Signed LW Dane Byers and C Martin St. Pierre to one-year contracts.
DETROIT RED WINGS-Agreed to terms with G Joey MacDonald on a two-year contract.
OTTAWA SENATORS-Signed D Lee Sweatt to a two-year contract and D Tim Conboy to a one-year contract.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS-Signed C Christian Hanson to a one-year contract.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
MINNESOTA SWARM-Re-signed D Noah Talbot to a three-year contract and G Kevin Croswell to a one-year contract.
COLLEGE
ELON-Named Kilee Goetz assistant volleyball coach.
ILLINOIS STATE-Named Matt Lyons assistant athletics director for development.
JAMES MADISON-Named Bill Phillips director of men's basketball operations.
NYU-Named Jessica McEntee women's assistant basketball coach, Kacey McCaffrey women's assistant swimming and diving coach and Cassidy Dadaos athletic development and alumni relations coordinator.
OHIO STATE-Named Joe Exter men's assistant hockey coach.
RADFORD-Named JD Byers and Aaron Marshall men's assistant basketball coaches.
WAKE FOREST-Suspended F Melvin Tabb and C Ty Walker indefinitely from the basketball team for violating unspecified departmental rules.
YOUNGSTOWN STATE-Named Ed Marko pitching coach and recruiting coordinator.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR-Sprint Cup Leaders
Through July 9
Points
1, Kyle Busch, 624. 2, Carl Edwards, 620. 3, Kevin Harvick, 614. 4, Kurt Busch, 606. 5, Jimmie Johnson, 605. 6, Matt Kenseth, 602. 7, Jeff Gordon, 553. 8, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 548. 9, Ryan Newman, 538. 10, Denny Hamlin, 529.
11, Tony Stewart, 527. 12, Clint Bowyer, 514. 13, Juan Pablo Montoya, 497. 14, Greg Biffle, 496. 15, David Ragan, 494. 16, Paul Menard, 486. 17, Kasey Kahne, 484. 18, A J Allmendinger, 483. 19, Mark Martin, 477. 20, Joey Logano, 469.
Money
1, Carl Edwards, $5,302,126. 2, Kyle Busch, $3,536,676. 3, Kevin Harvick, $3,427,596. 4, Kurt Busch, $3,419,576. 5, Matt Kenseth, $3,411,461. 6, Jimmie Johnson, $3,277,386. 7, Clint Bowyer, $3,098,782. 8, Jeff Gordon, $3,013,961. 9, Denny Hamlin, $2,971,293. 10, Tony Stewart, $2,874,457.
BASEBALL
MLB All-Star Game Rosters
AMERICAN LEAGUE
PITCHERS - p-Josh Beckett, Boston; m-Aaron Crow, Kansas City; m-Gio Gonzalez, Oakland; p,ss-Felix Hernandez, Seattle; p-Brandon League, Seattle; p,i-Jon Lester, Boston; p-Alexi Ogando, Texas; p-Chris Perez, Cleveland; p-Michael Pineda, Seattle; m,i-David Price, Tampa Bay; p,i-Mariano Rivera, N.Y. Yankees; r-David Robertson, N.Y. Yankees; r-Ricky Romero, Toronto; p,ss-C.C. Sabathia, N.Y. Yankees; p,ss-James Shields, Tampa Bay; m-Jose Valverde, Detroit; p,ss-Justin Verlander, Detroit; r-Jordan Walden, L.A. Angels; p-Jered Weaver, L.A. Angels; m-C.J. Wilson, Texas.
CATCHERS - s-Alex Avila, Detroit; p-Russell Martin, N.Y. Yankees; m-Matt Wieters, Baltimore.
INFIELDERS - p,s-Adrian Beltre, Texas; p,s-Asdrubal Cabrera, Cleveland; p-Miguel Cabrera, Detroit; s-Robinson Cano, N.Y. Yankees; s-Adrian Gonzalez, Boston; s,i-Derek Jeter, N.Y. Yankees; p-Howie Kendrick, L.A. Angels; f-Paul Konerko, Chicago White Sox; r-Jhonny Peralta, Detroit; s,i-Alex Rodriguez, N.Y. Yankees; r-Kevin Youkilis, Boston.
OUTFIELDERS - s-Jose Bautista, Toronto; m-Michael Cuddyer, Minnesota; p-Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston; s-Curtis Granderson, N.Y. Yankees; s-Josh Hamilton, Texas; p-Matt Joyce, Tampa Bay; p-Carlos Quentin, Chicago White Sox.
DESIGNATED HITTERS - s-David Ortiz, Boston; p-Michael Young, Texas.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
PITCHERS - m-Heath Bell, San Diego Padres; m,ss-Matt Cain, San Francisco; m-Tyler Clippard, Washington; p-Kevin Correia, Pittsburgh; p-Roy Halladay, Philadelphia; p,ss-Cole Hamels, Philadelphia; p-Joel Hanrahan, Pittsburgh; p-Jair Jurrjens, Atlanta; p-Clayton Kershaw, L.A. Dodgers; p-Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta; p-Cliff Lee, Philadelphia; m-Tim Lincecum, San Francisco; p-Jonny Venters, Atlanta; m-Ryan Vogelsong, San Francisco; p-Brian Wilson, San Francisco.
CATCHERS - s-Brian McCann, Atlanta; p-Yadier Molina, St. Louis; m-Miguel Montero, Arizona.
INFIELDERS - m-Starlin Castro, Chicago; s-Prince Fielder, Milwaukee; p,i-Chipper Jones, Atlanta; p-Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati; s,i-Placido Polanco, Philadelphia; s,i-Jose Reyes, N.Y. Mets; r,s-Scott Rolen, Cincinnati; m-Gaby Sanchez, Florida; m-Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco; p-Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado; p-Joey Votto, Cincinnati; s-Rickie Weeks, Milwaukee.
OUTFIELDERS - m-Carlos Beltran, N.Y. Mets; s-Lance Berkman, St. Louis; s,i-Ryan Braun, Milwaukee; p-Jay Bruce, Cincinnati; r-Andre Ethier, L.A. Dodgers; p-Matt Holliday, St. Louis; s-Matt Kemp, L.A. Dodgers; r-Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh; p-Hunter Pence, Houston; m-Justin Upton, Arizona; f,i-Shane Victorino, Philadelphia.
SOCCER
Women's World Cup
QUARTERFINALS
Sunday
At Augsburg, Germany
Sweden 3, Australia 1
At Dresden, Germany
Brazil 2, United States 2 (U.S. wins 5-3 on penalty kicks)
Saturday
At Leverkusen, Germany
England 1, France 1 (France wins 4-3 on penalty kicks)
At Wolfsburg, Germany
Japan 1, Germany 0, OT
SEMIFINALS
Wednesday
At Moenchengladbach, Germany
France vs. United States, Noon
At Frankfurt
Japan vs. Sweden, 2:45
THIRD PLACE
Saturday, July 16
At Sinsheim, Germany
Semifinal losers, 11:30 a.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, July 17
At Frankfurt
Semifinal winners, 2:45 p.m.
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
WLTPtsGFGAPhiladelphia747282116
New York6410283424
Columbus756272119
Houston568232322
Kansas City567222324
D.C.557222429
Chicago2512182024
Toronto FC399181736
New England387161624
WESTERN CONFERENCE
WLTPtsGFGALos Angeles1029392716
Seattle948352820
FC Dallas1054342619
Real Salt Lake836302312
Colorado659272223
Chivas USA577222423
San Jose567222221
Portland593182131
Vancouver2108141928
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
SUNDAY
Seattle FC 3, Portland 2
SATURDAY
D.C. United 1, New York 0
Sporting Kansas City 1, Chivas USA 1, tie
Houston 2, Toronto FC 0
Colorado 2, Vancouver 1
Real Salt Lake 2, FC Dallas 0
Los Angeles 2, Chicago 1
San Jose 0, Philadelphia 0, tie
CULVER LINE
Major League Baseball
All-Star Game
At Phoenix
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOGLINE
National League-120 American League+110
TENNIS
ATC Weissenhof
Stuttgart, Germany
Purse: $642,000 (WT250)
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
First Round
Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, d. Jaroslav Pospisil, Czech Republic, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5).
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (8), Spain, d. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-3.
Albert Montanes, Spain, d. Gilles Simon (4), France, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2.
Doubles
First Round
Alexander Waske and Mischa Zverev, Germany, d. James Cerretani, United States, and Philipp Marx, Germany, 6-2, 6-4.
Mercedes Cup
Monday
At Bastad Tennis Stadiun
Bastad, Sweden
Purse: $642,000 (WT250)
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
First Round
Filippo Volandri, Italy, d. Tommy Robredo (5), Spain, 7-5, 5-5, retired.
Doubles
First Round
Dustin Brown and Michael Kohlmann, Germany, d. Jamie Delgado and Jonathan Marray, Britain, 7-6 (1), 4-6, 10-8 tiebreak.
WNBA
Eastern Conference
WLPctGB
Indiana93.750-
Connecticut64.6002
New York75.5832
Chicago67.4623 1/2
Atlanta38.2735 1/2
Washington28.2006
Western Conference
WLPctGB
Minnesota73.700-
San Antonio73.700-
Phoenix84.667-
Seattle64.6001
Los Angeles46.4003
Tulsa111.0837
MONDAY
No games scheduled
SUNDAY
New York 80, Chicago 73
Phoenix 102, Tulsa 63
TUESDAY
Washington at Seattle, 3
Los Angeles at San Antonio, 8
WEDNESDAY
Atlanta at New York, 12
Tulsa at Chicago, 12:30
Phoenix at Minnesota, 1
Connecticut at Indiana, 1 p.m.
HOLE IN ONE
TIM PRICE, No. 5 at Riverby Hills, 140 yards, pitching wedge.
FOOTBALL
Arena League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
West Division
WLTPctPFPA
y-Arizona1520.8821059787
Spokane880.500939891
San Jose790.438917960
Utah790.438944990
Central Division
WLTPctPFPA
x-Chicago1240.750863735
x-Dallas1150.688968899
Tulsa790.438774749
Kansas City5110.313750855
Iowa5110.313808970
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
South Division
WLTPctPFPA
z-Jacksonville1330.8131035804
Georgia970.563886832
Orlando970.563854840
Tampa Bay6100.375705891
New Orleans3130.188724893
Eastern Division
WLTPctPFPA
Cleveland970.563768711
Pittsburgh880.500754857
Philadelphia6110.353866908
Milwaukee5110.313735777
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
FRIDAY
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Jacksonville at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Georgia at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Iowa at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Orlando at Tulsa, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Utah, 9 p.m.
San Jose at Spokane, 10 p.m.
AMATEUR BASEBALL
Legion
Whitehouse000 040 0 - 4 10 0
Sandusky000 110 3 - 5 10 1
WP-Derold. LP-Olsavsky. Brown (S) 3-3, HR, 2 RBI.
GOLF
World Rankings
Through July 10
1. Luke DonaldEng9.74
2. Lee WestwoodEng8.62
3. Martin KaymerGer7.27
4. Rory McIlroyNIr7.17
5. Steve StrickerUSA6.89
6. Phil MickelsonUSA5.55
7. Matt KucharUSA5.55
8. Jason DayAus5.46
9. Graeme McDowellNIr5.38
10. Nick WatneyUSA5.37
11. Charl SchwartzelSAf5.23
12. Dustin JohnsonUSA4.92
13. K.J. ChoiKor4.75
14. Paul CaseyEng4.74
15. Bubba WatsonUSA4.72
16. Ian PoulterEng4.61
17. Adam ScottAus4.08
18. Robert KarlssonSwe3.98
19. Tiger WoodsUSA3.93
20. Hunter MahanUSA3.92
21. Retief GoosenSAf3.80
22. Francesco MolinariIta3.77
23. Jim FurykUSA3.75
24. Ernie ElsSAf3.71
25. Alvaro QuirosEsp3.69
26. Martin LairdSco3.63
27. David TomsUSA3.52
28. Miguel Angel JimenezEsp3.48
29. Matteo ManasseroIta3.44
30. Kim Kyung-TaeKor3.34
31. Justin RoseEng3.31
32. Louis OosthuizenSAf3.25
33. Zach JohnsonUSA3.22
34. Tim ClarkSAf3.09
35. Y.E. YangKor3.06
36. Ryan MooreUSA3.06
37. Edoardo MolinariIta3.05
38. Bo Van PeltUSA3.02
39. Peter HansonSwe2.97
40. Robert AllenbyAus2.93
41. Geoff OgilvyAus2.92
42. Gary WoodlandUSA2.90
43. Brandt SnedekerUSA2.88
44. Anders HansenDen2.87
45. Bill HaasUSA2.75
46. Jonathan ByrdUSA2.70
47. Rory SabbatiniSAf2.66
48. Ryan PalmerUSA2.61
49. Aaron BaddeleyAus2.59
50. Ryo IshikawaJpn2.58
51. Ben CraneUSA2.54
52. Rickie FowlerUSA2.54
53. Sergio GarciaEsp2.53
54. Webb SimpsonUSA2.50
55. Mark WilsonUSA2.43
56. Ross FisherEng2.42
57. Padraig HarringtonIrl2.41
58. Jeff OvertonUSA2.30
59. Lucas GloverUSA2.30
60. J.B. HolmesUSA2.28
61. Charley HoffmanUSA2.28
62. Fredrik JacobsonSwe2.24
63. Vijay SinghFji2.21
64. Steve MarinoUSA2.20
65. Hiroyuki FujitaJpn2.10
66. Kevin NaUSA2.10
67. Brendan JonesAus2.08
68. Yuta IkedaJpn2.08
69. Robert GarrigusUSA2.06
70. Jason DufnerUSA2.06
71. Nicolas ColsaertsBel2.04
72. Camilo VillegasCol2.03
73. Anthony KimUSA2.01
74. Simon DysonEng2.01
75. Angel CabreraArg1.90