Scoreboard: 7-28
7/28/2011TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX – Recalled OF Alejandro De Aza from Charlotte (IL). Optioned RHP Zach Stewart to Charlotte.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS – Agreed to terms with RHP Jeremy Gabryszwski, SS Andy Burns, SS Peter Mooney and SS Justin Atkinson. Traded RHP Jason Frasor and RHP Zach Stewart to the Chicago White Sox for RHP Edwin Jackson and INF Mark Teahen. Traded Jackson, RHP Octavio Dotel, LHP Marc Rzepczynski, OF Corey Patterson and three players to be named or cash to St. Louis for OF Colby Rasmus, LHP Brian Tallet, LHP Trever Miller and RHP P.J. Walters.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES – Placed OF Jordan Schafer and C Brian McCann on the 15-day DL. Recalled C J.C. Boscan and OF Wilkin Ramirez from Gwinnett (IL).
COLORADO ROCKIES – Recalled INF Chris Nelson from Colorado Springs (PCL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS – Traded C Wil Nieves to Atlanta for cash.
NEW YORK METS – Agreed to terms with RHP Michael Fulmer and RHP John Gant.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES – Placed IN F Chase d’Arnaud on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Chris Leroux from Indianapolis (IL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS – Designated OF/1B Matt Stairs for assignment.
South Atlantic League
KANNAPOLIS INTIMIDATORS–Announced OF Brady Shoemaker has been promoted to Winston-Salem (Carolina). Added OF Keenyn Walker from Great Falls (Pioneer).
American Association
AMARILLO SOX – Released C Benji Johnson.
FORT WORTH CATS – Released OF Jeremy Sauceda.
Can-Am League
BROCKTON ROX – Released OF Ryan Royster.
NEW JERSEY JACKALS – Released RHP Stephen Clyne.
Frontier League
FLORENCE FREEDOM – Released C Bobby Dombrowski.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES – Released RHP Ryan Cabral.
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS – Released INF T.J. Baumet.
ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS – Signed RHP Brad Allen, RHP Matt Gibbs and RHP Ryan Smith. Released LHP Steve Cadoret, RHP Guido Fonseca and LHP Matt Zoltak.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS – Traded 1B Ernie Banks to Southern Illinois for RHP Joe Tarallo.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS – Agreed to terms with QB Tyler Thigpen.
CAROLINA PANTHERS – Agreed to terms with DT Ron Edwards.
CINCINNATI BENGALS – Agreed to terms with QB Bruce Gradkowski.
DENVER BRONCOS – Signed CB Brandon Bing, DT Ronnell Brown, WR Mark Dell, LB Derek Domino, RB Mario Fannin, WR D’Andre Goodwin, T Adam Grant, WR Jamel Hamler, CB Chris Harris, LB A.J. Jones, LB Deron Mayo, T Curt Porter, CB James Rogers, FB Austin Sylvester, QB Adam Weber, DT Colby Whitlock and WR Marshall Williams.
HOUSTON TEXANS – Agreed to terms with WR Jacoby Jones and OT Rashad Butler.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS – Agreed to terms with LB Paul Posluszny on a six-year contract.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – Signed DL Brandon Bair, TE Charlie Gantt, OL Chris Harr, OL Mike Ingersoll, LB Amara Kamara, OL Butch Lewis, OL David Mims, DL Lucas Patterson, WR Josue Paul and DB Demond Washington.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS – Signed G Rod Huntley, FB/TE Allen Reisner, CB Marcell Gipson, DE David Akinniyi, G Byron Isom, WR Andre Holmes, CB Devon Torrence, S Ryan Hill, G Conan Amituanai, RB/FB Matt Asiata, S Chris Adingupu, WR Dominique Johnson, LB Larry Dean and PK Nathan Whitaker.
NEW YORK GIANTS – Signed coach Tom Coughlin to a contract extension the the 2012 season.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – Agreed to terms with CB Eric Weddle.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS – Signed FB Bruce Miller and Daniel Kilgore to four-year contracts and C Chase Beeler, WR Tyler Beiler, OL Donovan Edwards, T Derek Hall, WR Joe Hastings, WR Chris Hogan, RB Jeremiah Masoli, TE Konrad Reuland, LB Kenny Rowe, NT Sealver Siliga, DB Anthony West, T Kenny Wiggins, NT Ian Williams, WR Dontavia Bogan, DE Brian Bulcke, DE Demarcus Dobbs, CB Corey Nelms and RB Seth Smith.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS – Signed RB Armando Allen Jr., C Matt Allen, T Quintin Borders, T Cory Brandon, QB Mike Coughlin, LS Aaron Feld, LB Brandon Heath, S Devin Holland, K Josh Jasper, WR Detron Lewis, RB Mossis Madu, LB Nick Reveiz, WR Jock Sanders, LB Derrell Smith, WR Raymond Webber and LS Christian Yount.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS – Traded DE Jeremy Jarmon to Denver for WR Jabar Gaffney.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DETROIT RED WINGS – Re-signed RW Francis Pare to a two-year contract.
NEW YORK RANGERS – Agreed to terms with F Ryan Callahan.
PHOENIX COYOTES – Signed G Justin Pogge to a one-year contract.
American Hockey League
TORONTO MARLIES – Re-signed F Matt Caruana and D Josh Engel. Signed F Will Acton and F Kelsey Wilson.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
BUFFALO BANDITS – Signed D Scott Self to a three-year contract.
WASHINGTON STEALTH – Signed F Cam Sedgwick and D Curtis Hodgson to one-year contracts. Agreed to terms with D Kyle Ross on a one-year contract.
COLLEGE
CHOWAN – Announced the resignation of baseball coach Aaron Carroll to take a similar position at Dawson CC.
EAST CAROLINA – Named Tanner Kolb and Robert Tate assistant strength and conditioning coaches.
NORTH CAROLINA – Fired football coach Butch Davis.
SAINT AUGUSTINE’S – Named Lynikka Bynum softball and volleyball coach.
GOLF
World Ranking
Through July 24
1. Luke Donald Eng 9.60
2. Lee Westwood Eng 8.33
3. Martin Kaymer Ger 7.26
4. Rory McIlroy NIr 7.06
5. Steve Stricker USA 6.94
6. Phil Mickelson USA 6.27
7. Dustin Johnson USA 5.75
8. Jason Day Aus 5.44
9. Charl Schwartzel SAf 5.32
10. Matt Kuchar USA 5.28
11. Nick Watney USA 5.24
12. Graeme McDowell NIr 5.20
13. Bubba Watson USA 4.77
14. K.J. Choi Kor 4.71
15. Paul Casey Eng 4.52
16. Ian Poulter Eng 4.45
17. Adam Scott Aus 4.05
18. Robert Karlsson Swe 3.75
19. Hunter Mahan USA 3.75
20. Retief Goosen SAf 3.67
21. Tiger Woods USA 3.64
22. Francesco Molinari Ita 3.63
23. Kim Kyung-Tae Kor 3.62
24. Jim Furyk USA 3.58
25. Ernie Els SAf 3.57
26. Alvaro Quiros Esp 3.57
27. David Toms USA 3.53
28. Martin Laird Sco 3.51
29. Miguel Angel Jimenez Esp 3.45
30. Matteo Manassero Ita 3.36
31. Darren Clarke NIr 3.36
32. Zach Johnson USA 3.27
33. Justin Rose Eng 3.24
34. Louis Oosthuizen SAf 3.12
35. Bo Van Pelt USA 3.11
36. Y.E. Yang Kor 3.07
37. Tim Clark SAf 3.03
38. Geoff Ogilvy Aus 2.99
39. Ryan Moore USA 2.97
40. Gary Woodland USA 2.95
41. Edoardo Molinari Ita 2.94
42. Peter Hanson Swe 2.93
43. Anders Hansen Den 2.90
44. Robert Allenby Aus 2.86
45. Rickie Fowler USA 2.83
46. Brandt Snedeker USA 2.81
47. Bill Haas USA 2.75
48. Sergio Garcia Esp 2.74
49. Ryo Ishikawa Jpn 2.69
50. Jonathan Byrd USA 2.64
51. Rory Sabbatini SAf 2.63
52. Ryan Palmer USA 2.61
53. Webb Simpson USA 2.59
54. Aaron Baddeley Aus 2.54
55. Lucas Glover USA 2.45
56. Ben Crane USA 2.44
57. Mark Wilson USA 2.39
58. Fredrik Jacobson Swe 2.34
59. Jeff Overton USA 2.34
60. Sean O’Hair USA 2.33
61. Thomas Bjorn Den 2.33
62. Anthony Kim USA 2.33
63. Ross Fisher Eng 2.32
64. Padraig Harrington Irl 2.28
65. J.B. Holmes USA 2.26
66. Charley Hoffman USA 2.21
67. Simon Dyson Eng 2.20
68. Vijay Singh Fji 2.18
69. Steve Marino USA 2.17
70. Alexander Noren Swe 2.14
71. Raphael Jacquelin Fra 2.08
72. Brendan Jones Aus 2.07
73. Hiroyuki Fujita Jpn 2.07
74. Nicolas Colsaerts Bel 2.03
75. Jason Dufner USA 2.03
HOLE IN ONE
PATRICIA SILL, No. 6 at Legacy, 93 yards, 6-iron.
TENNIS
Farmers Classic
Los Angeles
Singles
Second Round
Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, d. Daniel Kosakowski, United States, 6-2, 6-4.
Ryan Harrison, United States, d. Michael Russell, United States, 6-3, 6-4.
Bank of the West Classic
Stanford, Calif.
Singles
Second Round
Dominika Cibulkova (8), Slovakia, d. Christina McHale, United States, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.
Marion Bartoli (3), France, d. Rebecca Marino, Canada, 6-4, 6-3.
Croatia Open
Umag, Croatia
Singles
Second Round
Albert Ramos, Spain, d. Gianluca Naso, Italy, 6-1, 6-3.
Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, d. Tommy Robredo (5), Spain, walkover.
Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, d. Ivan Ljubicic (3), Croatia, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Alexandr Dolgopolov (2), Ukraine, d. Filippo Volandri, Italy, 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles
First Round
Leos Friedl and David Skoch, Czech Republic, d. Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, and Michal Mertinak (1), Slovakia, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 11-9 tiebreak.
Dustin Brown and Michael Kohlmann, Germany, d. Andreas Seppi and Simone Vagnozzi, Italy, 1-6, 7-5, 10-7 tiebreak.
Ivan Dodig and Antonio Veic, Croatia, d. David Marrero and Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (3), Spain, 7-6 (4), 7-5.
Daniele Bracciali, Italy, and Santiago Gonzalez (2), Mexico, d. Diego Junqueira, Argentina, and Albert Ramos, Spain, 6-0, 6-4.
Franco Ferreiro and Andre Sa, Brazil, lead Toni Androic and Borut Puc, Croatia, 7-5, susp., rain.
FOOTBALL
Arena League
Playoffs
First Round
National Conference
Friday
Dallas at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Spokane at Arizona Rattlers, 10 p.m.
American Conference
Friday
Orlando at Jacksonville, 8 p.m.
Sunday
Georgia at Cleveland, 3 p.m.
CFL
TONIGHT
B.C. at Winnipeg, 8
FRIDAY
Montreal at Hamilton, 6:30
Toronto at Edmonton, 9:30
SATURDAY
Calgary at Saskatchewan, 9:30 p.m.
CULVER LINE
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Cincinnati -140 New York +130
at Washington -140 Florida +130
at Milwaukee -180 Chicago +170
at San Diego -110 Arizona +100
San Francisco -125 at Philadelphia +115
at Atlanta -165 Pittsburgh +155
at St. Louis -175 Houston +165
American League
at Detroit -130 Los Angeles +120
at Boston -280 Kansas City +240
at Oakland -115 Tampa Bay +105
at Toronto -165 Baltimore +155
at Texas -155 Minnesota +145
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 10 5 .667 –
Indiana 11 6 .647 –
New York 9 7 .563 1½
Chicago 8 10 .444 3½
Atlanta 7 9 .438 3½
Washington 3 12 .200 7
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 11 4 .733 –
San Antonio 10 5 .667 1
Phoenix 10 6 .625 1½
Seattle 9 7 .563 2½
Los Angeles 6 9 .400 5
Tulsa 1 15 .063 10½
LAST NIGHT
No games scheduled
TUESDAY
San Antonio 73, Washington 67
Connecticut 77, Chicago 66
Minnesota 85, Los Angeles 72
Atlanta 76, Tulsa 68
Seattle 83, Phoenix 77
TODAY
Phoenix at San Antonio, 12:30
Los Angeles at Atlanta, 7
Washington at New York, 7
Indiana at Connecticut, 7:30
Chicago at Tulsa, 8
FRIDAY
Indiana at Washington, 7
Seattle at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
SPORTLIGHT
July 28
1913–The United States wins its first Davis Cup since 1902 by beating Britain three matches to two.
1928–The Summer Olympics open in Amsterdam and the Olympic flame is lit for the first time.
1929–The Chicago Cardinals become the first NFL team to train out of state, holding camp in Michigan.
1972–The American Basketball Association announces that San Diego will receive a franchise and the NBA’s Buffalo Braves relocate to San Diego and are renamed the San Diego Clippers.
1972–The Dallas Cowboys beat the College All-Stars in Chicago 20-7.
1984–The Summer Olympics open in Los Angeles with a record 140 nations competing. The Soviet Union and 13 Communist allies, including Cuba and East Germany, boycott the games.
1987–Laura Davies shoots a 1-under 71 to defeat Ayako Okamoto and JoAnne Carner in an 18-hole playoff to win the U.S. Women’s Open.
1987–Angel Cordero Jr. becomes the fourth U.S. jockey to win 6,000 races when he rides Lost Kitty to victory at Monmouth Park, N.J.
1991–Dennis Martinez pitches a perfect game as the Montreal Expos beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0.
1992–American Mike Barrowman sets a world record in winning the 200-meter breaststroke, and Russian Evgueni Sadovyi becomes the Summer Olympics’ first triple gold medalist, also smashing a world record in the men’s 400 freestyle.
1994–On the night baseball players set an Aug. 12 strike date, Kenny Rogers of the Texas Rangers pitches a perfect game for a 4-0 victory over California.
2000–Blaine Wilson, America’s pre-eminent gymnast, wins his fifth straight championship in St. Louis. He becomes the first gymnast to win five straight national titles since George Wheeler did it from 1937-41.
2002–Lance Armstrong wins his fourth straight Tour de France. His winning margin over second-place Joseba Beloki of Spain is 7 minutes, 17 seconds, making it Armstrong’s second-biggest victory.
2005–In Montreal at the World Swimming Championships, Poland’s Otylia Jedrzejczak breaks her own world record in the 200 butterfly. Jedrzejczak’s time of 2:05.61 lowers her own mark of 2:05.78 set in Berlin on Aug. 4, 2002.
2009–Germany’s Paul Biedermann hands Michael Phelps his first major individual loss in four years, setting a world record in the 200-meter freestyle at the world championships in Rome. Biedermann touches in 1:42.00, beating Phelps’ record of 1:42.96 set at last year’s Beijing Olympics. Phelps, a body length behind, suffers his first loss in a major international meet since Ian Crocker beat him in the final of the 100 butterfly at the 2005 world championships.
BASEBALL
No-Hitters vs. Indians
July 27, 2011, Ervin Santana, L.A. Angels, 3-1
Sept. 4, 1993, Jim Abbott, New York, 4-0
Sept. 2, 1990, Dave Stieb, Toronto, 3-0
Aug. 25, 1967, Dean Chance, Minnesota, 2-1
Sept. 16, 1965, Dave Morehead, Boston, 2-0
July 12, 1951, Allie Reynolds, New York, 1-0
Aug. 27, 1938, Monte Pearson, New York, 13-0
Aug. 31, 1935, Vernon Kennedy, Chicago, 5-0
Aug. 26, 1916, Joe Bush, Philadelphia, 5-0
May 31, 1914, Joe Benz, Chicago, 6-1
May 12, 1910, Chief Bender, Philadelphia, 4-0
Most Recent No-Hitters By Team
American League
Baltimore — Bob Milacki (6 innings), Mike Flanagan (1), Mark Williamson (1) and Gregg Olson (1) vs. Oakland, 2-0, July 13, 1991
Boston — Jon Lester vs. Kansas City, 7-0, May 19, 2008
Chicago — x-Mark Buehrle vs. Tampa Bay, 5-0, July 23, 2009
Cleveland — x-Len Barker vs. Toronto, 3-0, May 15, 1981
Detroit — Justin Verlander at Toronto, 9-0, May 7, 2011
Kansas City — Bret Saberhagen vs. Chicago White Sox, 7-0, Aug. 26, 1991
Los Angeles — Ervin Santana at Cleveland, 3-1, July 27, 2011
Minnesota — Francisco Liriano at Chicago White Sox, 1-0, May 3, 2011
New York — x-David Cone vs. Montreal, 6-0, July 18, 1999
Oakland — x-Dallas Braden vs. Tampa Bay, 4-0, May 9, 2010
Seattle — Chris Bosio vs. Boston, 7-0, April 22, 1993
Tampa Bay — Matt Garza vs. Detroit, 5-0, July 26, 2010
Texas — x-Kenny Rogers vs. California, 4-0, July 28, 1994
Toronto — Dave Stieb at Cleveland, 3-0, Sept. 2, 1990
National League
Arizona — Edwin Jackson at Tampa Bay, 1-0, June 26, 2010
Atlanta — Kent Mercker at L.A. Dodgers, 6-0, April 8, 1994
Cincinnati — x-Tom Browning vs. L.A. Dodgers, 1-0, Sept. 16, 1988
Chicago — Carlos Zambrano vs. Houston at Milwaukee, 5-0, Sept. 14, 2008
Colorado — Ubaldo Jimenez at Atlanta, 4-0, April 17, 2010
Florida — Anibal Sanchez vs. Arizona, 2-0, Sept. 6, 2006
Houston — Roy Oswalt (1 inning), Pete Munro (2 2/3), Kirk Saarloos (1 1/3), Brad Lidge (2) and Octavio Dotel (1), Billy Wagner (1) at N.Y. Yankees, 8-0, June 11, 2003
Los Angeles — Hideo Nomo at Colorado, 9-0, Sept. 17, 1996
Milwaukee (AL) — Juan Nieves at Baltimore, 7-0, April 15, 1987
New York — None
Philadelphia — Roy Halladay, vs. Cincinnati, 4-0, Oct. 6, 2010, NLDS
Pittsburgh — Francisco Cordova (9) and Ricardo Rincon (1), vs. Houston, 3-0, 10 innings, July 12, 1997
St. Louis — Bud Smith at San Diego, 4-0, Sept. 3, 2001
San Diego — None
San Francisco — Jonathan Sanchez vs. San Diego, 8-0, July 10, 2009
Washington — x-Dennis Martinez (Montreal) at L.A. Dodgers, 2-0, July 28, 1991
x-perfect game
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
LAST NIGHT
Manchester United at MLS All-Stars, late
Friday
Colorado at Philadelphia, 7:30
Saturday
Los Angeles at Vancouver, 7:30
New England at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30
Seattle FC at Houston, 8:30
Columbus at Real Salt Lake, 9
D.C. United at San Jose, 10:30
Toronto FC at Portland, 11
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup
schedule, results
Feb. 12 — x-Budweiser Shootout, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Kurt Busch)
Feb. 17 — x-Gatorade Duel 1, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Kurt Busch)
Feb. 17 — x-Gatorade Duel 2, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Jeff Burton)
Feb. 20 — Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Trevor Bayne)
Feb. 27 — Subway Fresh Fit 500, Avondale, Ariz. (Jeff Gordon)
March 6 — Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas (Carl Edwards)
March 20 — Jeff Byrd 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Kyle Busch)
March 27 — Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif. (Kevin Harvick)
April 3 — Goody’s Fast Relief 500, Martinsville, Va. (Kevin Harvick)
April 9 — Samsung Mobile 500, Fort Worth, Texas (Matt Kenseth)
April 17 — Aaron’s 499, Talladega, Ala. (Jimmie Johnson)
April 30 — Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400, Richmond, Va. (Kyle Busch)
May 7 — Showtime Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. (Regan Smith)
May 15 — FedEx 400, Dover, Del. (Matt Kenseth)
May 21 — x-Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C. (David Ragan)
May 21 — x-All-Star Challenge, Concord, N.C. (Carl Edwards)
May 29 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. (Kevin Harvick)
June 5 — STP 400, Kansas City, Kan. (Brad Keselowski)
June 12 — Pocono 500, Long Pond, Pa. (Jeff Gordon)
June 19 — Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Denny Hamlin)
June 26 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif. (Kurt Busch)
July 2 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. (David Ragan)
July 9 — Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky. (Kyle Busch)
July 17 — Lenox Industrial Tools 301, Loudon, N.H. (Ryan Newman)
Sunday — Brickyard 400, Indianapolis
Aug. 7 — Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond, Pa.
Aug. 14 — Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 21 — Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 27 — Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.
Sep. 4 — Labor Day Classic 500, Hampton, Ga.
Sep. 10 — One Last Race To Make The Chase 400, Richmond, Va.
Sep. 18 — Chicagoland 400, Joliet, Ill.
Sep. 25 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.
Oct. 2 — AAA 400, Dover, Del.
Oct. 9 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 15 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 23 — Talladega 500, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 30 — TUMS Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va.
Nov. 6 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas
Nov. 13 — Kobalt Tools 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 20 — Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.
x-non-points race
Driver Standings
1. Carl Edwards, 652.
2. Jimmie Johnson, 645.
3. Kurt Busch, 641.
4. Kevin Harvick, 637.
5. Kyle Busch, 632.
6. Matt Kenseth, 626.
7. Jeff Gordon, 587.
8. Ryan Newman, 586.
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 577.
10. Denny Hamlin, 570.
(tie) Tony Stewart, 570.
12. Clint Bowyer, 542.
13. David Ragan, 524.
14. Kasey Kahne, 523.
(tie) Greg Biffle, 523.
16. A J Allmendinger, 515.
17. Juan Pablo Montoya, 511.
18. Joey Logano, 510.
19. Paul Menard, 506.
20. Mark Martin, 500.
SPORTS NOTE
GOLF TRYOUTS for St. Francis de Sales will be Aug. 1 at 6 a.m. at Ottawa Park. Physicals must be obtained before tryouts. For questions, contact Dick Nowak at 419-309-5311.