Scoreboard: 7-30
7/30/2011GOLF
Women’s British Open
Friday
Carnoustie, Scotland; Par: 72
Second Round
a-amateur
Caroline Masson 68-65 – 133
Inbee Park 70-64 – 134
Meena Lee 65-69 – 134
Se Ri Pak 72-64 – 136
Dewi Claire Schreefel 70-66 – 136
Na Yeon Choi 69-67 – 136
Yani Tseng 71-66 – 137
Caroline Hedwall 69-69 – 138
Mika Miyazato 69-69 – 138
Amy Yang 68-70 – 138
Brittany Lincicome 67-71 – 138
Linda Wessberg 73-66 – 139
Sophie Giquel-Bettan 71-68 – 139
Pat Hurst 70-69 – 139
Catriona Matthew 70-69 – 139
Paula Creamer 69-70 – 139
Sophie Gustafson 68-71 – 139
Tiffany Joh 71-69 – 140
Brittany Lang 70-70 – 140
Hee Young Park 70-70 – 140
Momoko Ueda 69-71 – 140
Angela Stanford 68-72 – 140
Jiyai Shin 75-66 – 141
Maria Hjorth 72-69 – 141
a-Danielle Kang 72-69 – 141
Cristie Kerr 72-69 – 141
Cindy LaCrosse 72-69 – 141
Beth Allen 71-70 – 141
Sandra Gal 71-70 – 141
Sun Young Yoo 71-70 – 141
Vicky Hurst 70-71 – 141
Eun-Hee Ji 70-71 – 141
Anna Nordqvist 70-71 – 141
Morgan Pressel 70-71 – 141
Karrie Webb 70-71 – 141
Amy Hung 69-72 – 141
Song-Hee Kim 69-72 – 141
Suzann Pettersen 76-66 – 142
Janice Moodie 75-67 – 142
Stacy Lewis 74-68 – 142
Karen Stupples 74-68 – 142
Michelle Wie 74-68 – 142
Sun-Ju Ahn 71-71 – 142
Kristy McPherson 71-71 – 142
Hee Kyung Seo 72-71 – 143
I.K. Kim 71-72 – 143
Chella Choi 74-70 – 144
Jimin Kang 74-70 – 144
Amanda Blumenherst 73-71 – 144
Hee-Won Han 73-71 – 144
Azahara Munoz 73-71 – 144
Hiromi Mogi 72-72 – 144
Miki Saiki 72-72 – 144
Kylie Walker 72-72 – 144
Rachel Jennings 71-73 – 144
Georgina Simpson 71-73 – 144
Christel Boeljon 76-69 – 145
Haeji Kang 75-70 – 145
Virginie Lagoutte-Clement 75-70 – 145
Melissa Reid 75-70 – 145
Jaclyn Sweeney 74-71 – 145
Candie Kung 72-73 – 145
Holly Aitchison 71-74 – 145
Katie Futcher 71-74 – 145
Julieta Granada 71-74 – 145
Shanshan Feng 70-75 – 145
a-Sophia Popov 70-75 – 145
Lorie Kane 69-76 – 145
Failed to Qualify
M.J. Hur 73-73 – 146
Becky Morgan 73-73 – 146
Jin Young Pak 73-73 – 146
a-Pamela Pretswell 72-74 – 146
Heather Bowie Young 72-74 – 146
Rebecca Codd 71-75 – 146
Kristie Smith 70-76 – 146
Silvia Cavalleri 78-69 – 147
Jennifer Johnson 77-70 – 147
Kym Larratt 77-70 – 147
Danah Bordner 76-71 – 147
Seon Hwa Lee 76-71 – 147
Ai Miyazato 76-71 – 147
Belen Mozo 76-71 – 147
Meaghan Francella 75-72 – 147
Diana Luna 75-72 – 147
Moira Dunn 74-73 – 147
Felicity Johnson 74-73 – 147
Ashleigh Simon 74-73 – 147
Yuri Fudoh 73-74 – 147
Juli Inkster 73-74 – 147
Malene Jorgensen 73-74 – 147
Frances Bondad 72-75 – 147
Natalie Gulbis 71-76 – 147
Becky Brewerton 70-77 – 147
Gwladys Nocera 78-70 – 148
Sarah Jane Smith 77-71 – 148
Jessica Korda 76-72 – 148
Grace Park 76-72 – 148
Jane Park 76-72 – 148
Pornanong Phatlum 75-73 – 148
Gerina Piller 75-73 – 148
Jenny Shin 75-73 – 148
Jennifer Song 75-73 – 148
Mina Harigae 74-74 – 148
a-Lauren Taylor 74-74 – 148
Wendy Ward 74-74 – 148
Veronica Zorzi 74-74 – 148
Aree Song 73-75 – 148
Lee-Anne Pace 71-77 – 148
Beatriz Recari 79-70 – 149
Caroline Afonso 77-72 – 149
Alena Sharp 77-72 – 149
Sarah Kemp 76-73 – 149
Minea Blomqvist 75-74 – 149
Jee Young Lee 74-75 – 149
Mindy Kim 72-77 – 149
Reilley Rankin 71-78 – 149
Zuzana Kamasova 79-71 – 150
a-Nikki Foster 78-72 – 150
Stacy Prammanasudh 77-73 – 150
Stephanie Sherlock 77-73 – 150
Lynnette Brooky 75-75 – 150
Stefania Croce 75-75 – 150
Laura Davies 73-77 – 150
Sakura Yokomine 81-70 – 151
Sherri Steinhauer 78-73 – 151
Kiran Matharu 75-76 – 151
a-Stephanie Meadow 75-76 – 151
Yoo Kyeong Kim 73-78 – 151
Karen Lunn 81-71 – 152
Nicole Hage 77-75 – 152
Lindsey Wright 77-75 – 152
Anne-Lise Caudal 76-76 – 152
Mi Hyun Kim 76-76 – 152
Paige Mackenzie 76-76 – 152
Anja Monke 76-76 – 152
Kyeong Bae 75-77 – 152
Sophie Sandolo 78-75 – 153
Connie Chen 75-78 – 153
Joanna Klatten 74-79 – 153
Christina Kim 79-75 – 154
Florentyna Parker 79-75 – 154
Stacey Keating 79-78 – 157
Carin Koch 76-81 – 157
Anna Rossi 82-78 – 160
Greenbrier Classic
Friday
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.; Par 70
Second Round
a-denotes amateur
Brendon de Jonge 66-67 – 133
Webb Simpson 65-68 – 133
Trevor Immelman 64-70 – 134
Michael Letzig 69-66 – 135
Scott Stallings 70-65 – 135
Gary Woodland 65-70 – 135
Brian Davis 71-64 – 135
Derek Lamely 65-70 – 135
John Merrick 69-67 – 136
Charles Howell III 68-68 – 136
Chris Baryla 67-69 – 136
Aron Price 69-67 – 136
Chris Couch 68-68 – 136
Chez Reavie 67-69 – 136
Ricky Barnes 72-65 – 137
Cameron Tringale 70-67 – 137
Camilo Villegas 71-66 – 137
Will Strickler 67-70 – 137
Tag Ridings 71-66 – 137
James Driscoll 69-68 – 137
Brandt Jobe 68-69 – 137
Michael Connell 72-66 – 138
Kenny Perry 68-70 – 138
Scott Verplank 72-66 – 138
D.A. Points 71-67 – 138
Bill Haas 71-67 – 138
Kent Jones 69-69 – 138
J.P. Hayes 68-70 – 138
Nick O’Hern 70-68 – 138
Jim Herman 67-71 – 138
Tom Pernice, Jr. 68-70 – 138
Billy Mayfair 65-73 – 138
Anthony Kim 69-69 – 138
Spencer Levin 70-68 – 138
Andre Stolz 69-69 – 138
David Hearn 66-72 – 138
Briny Baird 69-69 – 138
Cameron Beckman 71-68 – 139
Keegan Bradley 72-67 – 139
Johnson Wagner 72-67 – 139
Ryuji Imada 69-70 – 139
Fabian Gomez 71-68 – 139
Steve Allan 71-68 – 139
Blake Adams 69-70 – 139
Duffy Waldorf 69-70 – 139
Troy Matteson 69-70 – 139
Steve Flesch 71-68 – 139
John Senden 70-70 – 140
Brett Wetterich 73-67 – 140
Carl Pettersson 70-70 – 140
Chris Stroud 69-71 – 140
Andres Romero 71-69 – 140
Tommy Gainey 70-70 – 140
Ben Curtis 68-72 – 140
Heath Slocum 68-72 – 140
Matt Bettencourt 73-67 – 140
Tom Gillis 71-69 – 140
Matt Weibring 70-70 – 140
Erik Compton 73-67 – 140
Steven Bowditch 65-75 – 140
Jeff Overton 74-67 – 141
Jeff Quinney 71-70 – 141
Sergio Garcia 72-69 – 141
Garrett Willis 72-69 – 141
Jimmy Walker 69-72 – 141
Kyle Stanley 66-75 – 141
Bio Kim 71-70 – 141
Joseph Bramlett 72-69 – 141
Josh Teater 71-70 – 141
Bob Estes 69-72 – 141
Chris Kirk 72-69 – 141
Chris DiMarco 66-75 – 141
Shaun Micheel 72-69 – 141
Billy Horschel 71-70 – 141
Adam Hadwin 70-71 – 141
Failed to qualify
Hunter Haas 73-69 – 142
Justin Leonard 70-72 – 142
Davis Love III 70-72 – 142
Vaughn Taylor 71-71 – 142
Greg Chalmers 70-72 – 142
Tim Herron 72-70 – 142
Matt Jones 70-72 – 142
Scott McCarron 71-71 – 142
Steve Elkington 75-67 – 142
Roland Thatcher 69-73 – 142
William McGirt 74-68 – 142
Rich Beem 70-73 – 143
Marc Turnesa 71-72 – 143
Jim Renner 71-72 – 143
Andres Gonzales 69-74 – 143
Scott Gutschewski 72-71 – 143
Dean Wilson 73-70 – 143
Phil Mickelson 70-73 – 143
Stuart Appleby 71-72 – 143
John Rollins 70-73 – 143
Zack Miller 73-70 – 143
Daniel Summerhays 72-71 – 143
D.J. Trahan 72-72 – 144
John Mallinger 72-72 – 144
J.J. Henry 74-70 – 144
Nathan Green 71-73 – 144
Fran Quinn 71-73 – 144
Michael Thompson 73-71 – 144
D.J. Brigman 72-72 – 144
Garrett Frank 73-71 – 144
Richard S. Johnson 72-72 – 144
Joe Durant 70-74 – 144
Woody Austin 71-73 – 144
Scott Piercy 68-76 – 144
Sunghoon Kang 71-73 – 144
John Daly 70-75 – 145
Matt McQuillan 74-71 – 145
Chris Riley 71-74 – 145
Michael Bradley 71-74 – 145
George McNeill 70-75 – 145
David Mathis 72-73 – 145
Nate Smith 71-74 – 145
Scott Gordon 74-71 – 145
Ben Martin 67-78 – 145
Bobby Gates 74-72 – 146
Jose Maria Olazabal 73-73 – 146
Shane Bertsch 78-68 – 146
Rod Pampling 73-73 – 146
Kevin Chappell 70-76 – 146
Lanto Griffin 71-75 – 146
Justin Hicks 71-75 – 146
Marc Leishman 73-73 – 146
Tom Watson 75-71 – 146
Brian Gay 72-74 – 146
Colt Knost 74-73 – 147
Paul Stankowski 72-75 – 147
Arjun Atwal 72-75 – 147
J.B. Holmes 76-71 – 147
Retief Goosen 70-77 – 147
Tim Petrovic 71-76 – 147
Jarrod Lyle 74-73 – 147
Cameron Percy 75-72 – 147
Garth Mulroy 74-74 – 148
Ryan Palmer 72-76 – 148
Carl Paulson 73-75 – 148
Joe Ogilvie 72-76 – 148
Lee Janzen 70-79 – 149
Drew Weaver 73-76 – 149
Kevin Kisner 75-74 – 149
Brad Faxon 75-74 – 149
Frank Lickliter II 74-75 – 149
Martin Piller 73-76 – 149
Jonathan Byrd 77-73 – 150
Jin Jeong 75-75 – 150
Troy Merritt 76-75 – 151
Rocco Mediate 77-74 – 151
a-Christian Brand 78-73 – 151
Alexandre Rocha 80-73 – 153
Robert McClellan 71-82 – 153
Michael Putnam 73 – WD
Michael Sim 75 – WD
PRO FOOTBALL
CFL
EAST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
Winnipeg 4 1 0 8 124 97
Montreal 3 1 0 6 133 95
Hamilton 2 2 0 4 98 86
Toronto 1 3 0 2 80 116
WEST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
Edmonton 4 0 0 8 127 74
Calgary 2 2 0 4 95 99
Saskatchewan 1 3 0 2 83 138
B.C. 0 5 0 0 126 161
Last night
Montreal at Hamilton, late
Toronto at Edmonton, late
Thursday
Winnipeg 25, B.C. 20
Tonight
Calgary at Saskatchewan, 9:30
THURSDAY, Aug. 4
Montreal at Toronto, 7:30
FRIDAY, Aug. 5
Edmonton at Winnipeg, 7:30
Saskatchewan at B.C., 10:30
Arena Football Playoffs
First Round
National Conference
Last night
Dallas at Chicago, late
Spokane at Arizona Rattlers, late
American Conference
Last night
Orlando at Jacksonville, late
Sunday, July 31
Georgia at Cleveland, 3 p.m.
Conference Championships
Aug. 5-6
National
Dallas-Chicago winner vs. Spokane-Arizona winner, TBA
American
Orlando-Jacksonville winner vs. Georgia-Cleveland winner, TBA
ArenaBowl
Friday, Aug. 12
TRANSACTIONS
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB–Suspended free agent RHP Alejandro Arteaga and free agent RHP Hugo Garcia 50 games each after testing positive for steroids.
American League
NEW YORK YANKEES–Activated RHP Rafael Soriano from the 60-day DL. Optioned LHP Steve Garrison to Trenton (EL).
SEATTLE MARINERS–Designated OF Jack Cust for assignment. Activated LHP Erik Bedard from the 15-day DL.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES–Placed OF Nate McLouth on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Jose Constanza from Gwinnett (IL). Designated INF Diory Hernandez for assignment.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS–Placed RHP Kenley Jansen on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Josh Lindblom from Albuquequer.
PITTSBURHG PIRATES–Placed RHP Chris Leroux on the 15-day DL, retro-active to July 28. Recalled INF Pedro Ciriaco from Indianapolis (IL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS–Placed INF Nick Punto on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Tyler Greene from Memphi (PCL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES–Reinstated RHP Ernesto Frieri from the Major League paternity leave. Optioned RHP Pat Neshek to Tucson (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS–Activated RHP Chien-Ming Wang from the 60-day DL. Optioned OF Roger Bernandina to Syracuse (IL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
HOUSTON ROCKETS–Hired Greg Buckner player development coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS–Agreed to terms with OT Tyson Clabo on a five-year contract. Released DE Jamaal Anderson and WR Michael Jenkins.
BUFFALO BILLS–Signed DL Marcell Dareus to a four-year contract and DB Da’Norris Searcy and RB Johnny White.
CHICAGO BEARS–Agreed to terms with OT Gabe Carimi, DE Stephen Paea and S Chris Conte on four-year contracts. Agreed to terms with DT Anthony Adams, DL Vernon Gholston, WR Sam Hurd, P Adam Podlesh, LB Nick Roach, TE Matt Spaeth, FB Will Ta’ufo’ou, WR Roy Williams, and QB Caleb Hanie.
CINCINNATI BENGALS–Released DE Antwan Odom. Waived OT Andrew Mitchell. Placed QB Carson Palmer on reserve/did not report list. Signed G Clint Boling, RB Jay Finley and OL Ryan McKnight. Placed CB Adam Jones and DT Pat Sims on active/physically unable to perform list. Placed LB Keith Rivers on active/non-football injury list.
DALLAS COWBOYS–Signed RB DeMarco Murray and LB Bruce Carter.
DENVER BRONCOS–Signed LB Nate Irving.
DETROIT LIONS–Agreed to terms with DB Eric Wright.
GREEN BAY PACKERS–Released OT Mark Tauscher, LB Nick Barnett, LB Brandon Chillar, LB Brady Poppinga and DL Justin Harrell. Waived S Michael Greco and LB Curtis Young.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS–Agreed to terms with K Adam Vinatieri and S Melvin Bullitt. Released K Brett Swenson and DB Jordan Hemby. Signed RB Delone Carter to a four-year contract. Signed P Travis Baltz, DE David Bedford, LB Chris Colasanti, RB Darren Evans, WR David Gilreath, QB Mike Hartline, WR Joe Horn, OL Jake Kirkpatrick, S Joe Lefeged, TE Mike McNeill, WR Larrone Moore, LB Adrian Moten, LB Kerry Neal, DT Ollie Ogbu and RB Chad Spann.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS–Agreed to terms with S Dawan Landry on a five-year contract. Cut DE Derrick Harvey, G Vince Manuwai and DB Tyron Brackenridge.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS–Placed TE Tony Moeaki on the physically unable to perform list.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS–Acquired QB Donovan McNabb from Washington for a 2012 sixth-round draft pick and a conditional 2013 sixth-round draft pick. Signed DT Remi Ayodele.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS–Signed QB Ryan Mallett and OL Marcus Cannon. Released DE Ty Warren, TE Alge Crumpler, OT Nick Kaczur, LB Tully Banta-Cain, DL Marcus Stroud, CB Tony Carter and LB Ryan Coulson.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS–Agreed to terms with S Pierson Prioleau, FB Korey Hall, DE Curtis Johnson and G Dan Gay.
NEW YORK GIANTS–Placed DE Osi Umenyiora on the reserve-did not report list. Released DT Rocky Bernard, C Shaun O’Hara, G Rich Seubert, OT Shawn Andrews and FB Madison Hedgecock. Released RB Tiki Barber from the retired-reserve list. Signed DE Justin Trattou, DE Craig Marshall, DT Martin Parker, DT Ibrahim Abdulai, S Jerrard Tarrant, S David Sims, LB Mark Herzlich, LB Spencer Paysinger, OT Jarriel King, FB Henry Hynoski. Signed DT Marvin Austin, WR Jerrel Jernigan, OL James Brewer, LB Greg Jones, S Tyler Sash, LB Jacquian Williams and RB Da’rel Scott. Placed WR Ramses Barden on the active/physically unable to perform list. Agreed to terms with P Steve Weatherford
NEW YORK JETS–Released QB Mark Brunell. Waived CB Will Billingsley and G Marlon Davis.
OAKLAND RAIDERS–Agreed to terms with OL Jared Gaither, LB Jarvis Moss and LS Jon Condo.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES–Signed CB Nnamdi Asomugha to a five-year contract.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS–Released OT Flozell Adams. Agreed to terms with DT Cameron Heyward, OT Willie Colon and OT Jonathan Scott.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS–Signed DT Ray McDonald to a five-year contract and QB Alex Smith and G-C Tony Wragge to one-year contracts. Cut C Eric Heitmann and K Joe Nedney.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS–Re-signed DT Brandon Mebane, LB Matt McCoy, FB Michael Robinson, K Wes Byrum and LB Leroy Hill. Signed WR Sidney Rice, OL Robert Gallery, QB Tarvaris Jackson, DL Alan Branch and G John Moffitt. Agreed to terms with OT James Carpenter. Waived DB James Brindley, DT Barrett Moen and LB Joe Pawelek. Terminated the contracts of OT Stacy Andrews and C Chris White.
ST. LOUIS RAMS–Agreed to terms with OT Harvey Dahl, DE Damario Ambrose, CB Timothy Atchison, S Travon Bellamy, G Bryant Browning, WR Jalil Carter, DE Kenneth Charles, SS John Dempsey, CB Dionte Dinkins, G Tyler Donahue, ILB Pete Fleps, TE Benjamin Guidugli, DT John Henderson, G Kevin Hughes, G Randall Hunt, OT Karri Kuuttila, LS Jacob McQuaide, TE Schuylar Oordt, QB Taylor Potts, CB Christopher Smith, FB Van Stumon, DT Arthur Thomas, C Beau Warren, DT Teryl White and RB Eddie Wide.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS–Agreed to terms with P Michael Koenen, G Davin Joseph and OT Jeremy Trueblood.
TENNESSEE TITANS–Agreed to terms with QB Jake Locker on a four-year contract and LB Akeem Ayers.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS–Signed LB Ryan Kerrigan, DE Jarvis Jenkins, WR Leonard Hankerson, RB Roy Helu, DB Dejon Gomes, WR Niles Paul, RB Evan Royster, WR Aldrick Robinson, DB Brandyn Thompson, G Maurice Hurt, LB Markus White and NT Chris Neild.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NASHVILLE PREDATORS–Signed D Tyler Sloan to a one-year contract.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS–Agreed to terms with LW Zach Parise on a one-year-contract. Named Dave Barr assistant coach.
WINNIPEG JETS–Announced St. John’s (AHL) will be called the St. John’s IceCaps.
American Hockey League
PROVIDENCE BRUINS–Signed F Kyle MacKinnon.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
WASHINGTON STEALTH–Re-signed D Jeff Moleski to a two-year contract and D Matt Beers and T Chet Koneczny to one-year contracts.
SOCCER
Women’s Professional Soccer
SKY BLUE FC–Signed D Petra Hogewoning.
TENNIS
International Tennis Federation
ITF–Suspended Robert Kendrick one year after testing positive for a banned stimulant at the French Open.
COLLEGE
ALABAMA STATE–Named Penny Lucas-White volleyball coach.
FIU–Named Jake Schumann softball coach.
NEBRASKA–Junior QB Cody Green announced he’s transferring to Tulsa.
SPORTS NOTE
WASHINGTON LOCAL FOOTBALL: Knights Football of the WJFL has sign-ups on Aug. 1, 2, & 3 from 6-7:30 p. m. at Greenwood Elementary for ages 8-12. Information: Coach Tommy at 419-376-2576
HOLE IN ONE
SPENCE STONE, No. 16 at Stone Oak, 115 yards, wedge.
CULVER LINE
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at St. Louis -150 Chicago +140
at Philadelphia -280 Pittsburgh +240
at Washington -105 New York -105
at Atlanta -160 Florida +150
at Milwaukee -250 Houston +220
at Cincinnati -120 San Francisco +110
Colorado -120 at San Diego +110
at Los Angeles -140 Arizona +130
American League
at New York (1) -250 Baltimore +220
Texas -120 at Toronto +110
at Seattle -110 Tampa Bay +100
Los Angeles -135 at Detroit +125
at Cleveland -165 Kansas City +155
at New York (2) -210 Baltimore +190
Boston -150 at Chicago +140
at Oakland -130 Minnesota +120
LOCAL GOLF
TWDGA- stroke play at Chippewa
Low Gross: 1 - Sally Robinson, Chippewa GC - 75; T2 - Holly Bennett, Toledo CC and Phyllis Zielinski - Highland Meadows, 80.
Low Net: 1 - Trina McGivern, Belmont CC, 65; 2 - Joyce Welker, Heather Downs, 69; T3 - Nan Reno ,Toledo GC, 70 and Alice Heslet, Fremont CC, 70.
SPORTLIGHT
July 30
1870–Monmouth Park opens with a five-day race meet.
1930–Uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 for soccer’s first World Cup in Montevideo.
1932–The 10th modern Olympic Games open in Los Angeles.
1961–Jerry Barber edges Don January by one stroke in a playoff to win the PGA Championship.
1968–Washington’s Ron Hansen pulls off an unassisted triple play, but the Cleveland Indians still win 10-1.
1971–In the NFL Chicago All Star game, the Baltimore Colts beat the All-Stars 24-17.
1976–Bruce Jenner sets the world record in the Olympic decathlon with 8,618 points, breaking Nikolai Avilov’s mark by 164 points.
1980–Houston pitcher J.R. Richard suffers a stroke during a workout at the Astrodome.
1984–Michael Gross of West Germany sets a world record in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:47.44 at a meet in Munich.
1996–The American softball team wins the gold medal, beating China 3-1 behind a controversial two-run homer from Dot Richardson in the first Olympic competition in that sport.
2004–At the London Grand Prix meet, Russia’s Yelena Isinbayeva breaks the pole vault world record for the third time in five weeks, clearing 16 feet, u190? inch at Crystal Palace.
2009–Seven more world records on the fifth night of the world swimming championships in Rome are set, pushing the total to 29 and moving past last summer’s Beijing Olympics. Ryan Lochte gets things rolling by breaking Phelps’ mark in the 200-meter individual medley. The Chinese women finish it off, eclipsing the 800 freestyle relay mark by more than two seconds, with the Americans also breaking the previous record in earning silver.
2010–No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Sam Bradford agrees to a six-year, $78 million contract with the St. Louis Rams, with $50 million in guaranteed money. The guaranteed money is the highest ever in the NFL.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Philadelphia 8 5 7 31 25 18
Columbus 8 6 7 31 22 20
New York 6 5 12 30 37 30
Sporting Kan City 6 6 8 26 28 27
Houston 5 7 9 24 24 26
D.C. 5 6 8 23 24 30
New England 4 9 8 20 19 29
Chicago 2 6 12 18 20 25
Toronto FC 3 11 9 18 19 41
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 11 2 9 42 28 16
FC Dallas 11 5 6 39 29 21
Seattle 10 4 8 38 32 23
Colorado 8 6 10 34 33 31
Real Salt Lake 9 3 6 33 27 12
Chivas USA 6 7 8 26 27 23
San Jose 5 7 9 24 24 27
Portland 6 10 3 21 22 32
Vancouver 2 10 9 15 21 30
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Last night
Colorado 2, Philadelphia 1
Wednesday
Manchester United 4, MLS All-Stars 0
Tonight
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
Tomorrow
Chivas USA at FC Dallas, 7
Wednesday, August 3
Real Salt Lake at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30
Philadelphia at Chicago, 9
Los Angeles at Portland, 10:30
Friday, August 5
Columbus at Colorado, 9:30
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Indiana 13 6 .684 –
Connecticut 10 6 .625 1½
New York 10 7 .588 2
Chicago 9 10 .474 4
Atlanta 8 9 .471 4
Washington 3 14 .176 9
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 12 4 .750 –
San Antonio 11 5 .688 1
Phoenix 10 7 .588 2½
Seattle 9 8 .529 3½
Los Angeles 6 10 .375 6
Tulsa 1 16 .059 11½
LAST NIGHT
Indiana 61, Washington 59
Minnesota 92, Seattle 67
THURSDAY
San Antonio 102, Phoenix 91
Atlanta 89, Los Angeles 80
New York 75, Washington 71
Indiana 69, Connecticut 58
Chicago 64, Tulsa 55
TONIGHT
Phoenix at New York, 7
Los Angeles at Chicago, 8
Seattle at Tulsa, 8
TOMORROW
Minnesota at San Antonio, 3
Atlanta at Connecticut, 5
Los Angeles at Indiana, 6 p.m.