Scoreboard: 7-4
7/4/2012CYCLING
Tour de France
Tuesday
At Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Third Stage
A 122.4-mile medium-mountain ride through the Monts du Boulonnais from Orchies, France to Boulogne-sur-Mer, with five climbs over the final 22 miles
1. Peter Sagan, Slovakia, Liquigas-Cannondale, 4 hours, 42 minutes, 58 seconds.
2. Edvald Boasson Hagen, Norway, Sky Procycling, 1 second behind.
3. Peter Velits, Slovakia, Omega Pharma-QuickStep, same time.
4. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland, RadioShack-Nissan, same time.
5. Michael Albasini, Switzerland, Orica GreenEdge, same time.
6. Cadel Evans, Australia, BMC Racing, same time.
7. Nicolas Roche, Ireland, France, AG2R La Mondiale, same time.
8. Samuel Sanchez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, same time.
9. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Rabobank, same time.
10. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Liquigas-Cannondale, same time.
11. Ryder Hesjedal, Canada, Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda, same time.
12. Wouter Poels, Netherlands, Vacansoleil-DCM, same time.
13. Andreas Kloeden, Germany, RadioShack-Nissan, same time.
14. Robert Kiserlovski, Croatia, Astana, same time.
15. Jelle Vanendert, Belgium, Lotto Belisol, same time.
16. Tejay Van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing, same time.
17. Janez Brajkovic, Slovenia, Astana, same time.
18. Robert Gesink, Netherlands, Rabobank, same time.
19. Maxime Monfort, Belgium, RadioShack-Nissan, same time.
20. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, RadioShack-Nissan, same time.
Also
35. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Omega Pharma-QuickStep, same time.
56. Christopher Horner, United States, RadioShack-Nissan, same time.
59. George Hincapie, United States, BMC Racing, same time.
75. Christian Vande Velde, United States, Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda, 2:08.
172. Tyler Farrar, United States, Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda, 9:00.
174. David Zabriskie, United States, Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda, same time.
175. Thomas Danielson, United States, Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda, 9:11.
Overall Standings
(After three stages)
1. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland, RadioShack-Nissan, 14 hours, 45 minutes, 30 seconds.
2. Bradley Wiggins, Britain, Sky Procycling, 7 seconds behind.
3. Sylvain Chavanel, France, Omega Pharma-QuickStep, same time.
4. Tejay Van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing, :10.
5. Edvald Boasoon Hagen, Norway, Sky Procycling, :11.
6. Denis Menchov, Russia, Katusha, :13.
7. Cadel Evans, Australia, BMC Racing, :17.
8. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Liquigas-Cannondale, :18.
9. Ryder Hesjedal, Canada, Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda, same time.
10. Andreas Kloeden, Germany, RadioShack-Nissan, :19.
11. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Rabobank, :21.
12. Maxime Monfort, Belgium, RadioShack-Nissan, :22.
13. Janez Brajkovic, Slovenia, Astana, same time.
14. Rein Taaramae, Estonia, Cofidis, same time.
15. Peter Sagan, Slovakia, Liquigas-Cannondale, :23.
16. Jean-Christophe Peraud, France, AG2R La Mondiale, same time.
17. Marco Marcato, Italy, Vacansoleil-DCM, same time.
18. Haimar Zubeldia, Spain, RadioShack-Nissan, :24.
19. Wouter Poels, Netherlands, Vacansoleil-DCM, same time.
20. Nicolas Roche, Ireland, France, AG2R La Mondiale, same time.
Also
37. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Omega Pharma-QuickStep, :45.
47. Christopher Horner, United States, RadioShack-Nissan, 1:29.
57. George Hincapie, United States, BMC Racing, 2:27.
58. Christian Vande Velde, United States, Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda, 2:29.
126. Thomas Danielson, United States, Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda, 9:41.
165. Tyler Farrar, United States, Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda, 12:52.
172. David Zabriskie, United States, Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda, 13:26.
TENNIS
Wimbledon
Wimbledon, England
MEN
Singles
Fourth Round
Philipp Kohlschreiber (27), Germany, d. Brian Baker, United States, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3.
David Ferrer (7), Spain, d. Juan Martin del Potro (9), Argentina, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.
Andy Murray (4), Scotland, d. Marin Cilic (16), Croatia, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (5), France, d. Mardy Fish (10), United States, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 6-4.
Florian Mayer (31), Germany, d. Richard Gasquet (18), France, 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.
Doubles
Second Round
Mikhail Elgin, Russia and Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, d. Mahesh Bhupathi, India and Rohan Bopanna, India, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3.
Third Round
Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra, d. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, 6-7 (5-7), 4-6, 2-2.
Steve Darcis and Olivier Rochus, d. Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau, 4-6, 0-0.
Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram, d. Chris Guccione and Lleyton Hewitt, 6-4, 2-2.
WOMEN
Singles
Quarterfinals
Agnieszka Radwanska (3), Poland, d. Maria Kirilenko (17), Russia, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5.
Serena Williams (6), United States, d. Petra Kvitova (4), Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-5.
Victoria Azarenka (2), Belarus, d. Tamira Paszek, Austria, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4).
Angelique Kerber (8), Germany, d. Sabine Lisicki (15), Germany, 6-3, 6-7 (7-9), 7-5.
Doubles
Third Round
Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spain and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, d. Olga Govortsova, Belarus and Mandy Minella, Luxembourg, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.
Ekaterina Makarova, Russia and Elena Vesnina, Russia, d. Marina Erakovic, New Zealand and Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic and Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, d. Natalie Grandin, South Africa and Vladimira Uhlirova, Czech Republic, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.
Raquel Kops-Jones, United States and Abigail Spears, United States, d. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan and Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4.
Mixed Doubles
Second Round
Julian Knowle and Tamira Paszek, Austria, def. James Cerretani, United States, and Petra Martic, Croatia, walkover.
Bruno Soares, Brazil, and Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia, lead Alexander Peya, Austria, and Anna-Lena Groenefeld (16), Germany, 4-6, 7-5, 1-0, susp., rain.
Colin Fleming, Britain, and Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, lead Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, and Andrea Hlavackova (7), Czech Republic, 4-3 (15-15), susp., rain.
TODAY'S SCHEDULE
Play begins at 8 a.m. EDT
Centre Court
Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, vs. Mikhail Youzhny (26), Russia
David Ferrer (7), Spain, vs. Andy Murray (4), Britain
No. 1 Court
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, vs. Florian Mayer (31), Germany
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (5), France, vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber (27), Germany
glantz-culver line
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOGLINE
at Washington-115San Francisco+105
Philadelphia-120at New York+110
at Pittsburgh-145Houston+135
Miami-125at Milwaukee+115
at Atlanta-170Chicago+160
at St. Louis-220Colorado+200
Cincinnati-125at Los Angeles+115
at Arizona-180San Diego+170
American League
at Tampa Bay-170New York+160
Boston-110at Oakland+100
Los Angeles-115at Cleveland+105
at Seattle-110Baltimore+100
at Detroit-250Minnesota+220
at Toronto-130Kansas City+120
Texas-115at Chicago+105
local baseball
ACME Sectional
Fayette101 002 - 4 5 3
Delta044 114 - 14 14 1
WP-McQuillin. LP-McNamara. Lillich (D) 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI.
Wauseon010 000 000 - 1 7 0
Napoleon000 001 001 - 2 5 1
WP-Flowers. LP-Shadbolt. Fielder (N) 1-4, RBI.
soccer
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
WLTPtsGFGA
D.C.1053333422
New York944313225
Sporting KC952292016
Chicago853272119
Houston655232224
Columbus654221615
New England574192222
Montreal5103182432
Philadelphia392111317
Toronto FC210391729
WESTERN CONFERENCE
WLTPtsGFGA
San Jose1133363522
Real Salt Lake1062322821
Seattle755262118
Vancouver745261819
Colorado781222421
Los Angeles692202527
Chivas USA574191118
Portland474161420
FC Dallas395141626
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Tuesday
Chicago at Houston, late
San Jose at Portland, late
Saturday
Toronto FC 1, New York 1
New England 2, Seattle 2
D.C. 3, Montreal 0
Columbus 2, Real Salt Lake 0
Houston 2, Philadelphia 1
Colorado 3, Portland 0
San Jose 4, Los Angeles 3
Today
Sporting KC at Montreal, 7
Toronto FC at FC Dallas, 9
Vancouver at Colorado, 9:30
Seattle at Real Salt Lake, 10
Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 10:30
Saturday
Houston at Sporting KC, 8
San Jose at FC Dallas, 9
Portland at Real Salt Lake, 9
Vancouver at Chivas USA, 10:30
Colorado at Seattle, 11
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
MINNESOTA TWINS - Recalled RHP Cole De Vries from Rochester (IL). Optioned RHP Liam Hendriks to Rochester.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS - Recalled RHP Chris Volstad from Iowa (PCL). Optioned RHP Casey Coleman to Iowa.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES - Recalled OF Gorkys Hernandez from Indianapolis (IL). Optioned OF Jose Tabata to Indianapolis. Agreed to terms with 3B Julio Delacruz on a minor league contract.
International League
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS - Added INF Jeff Baisley.
Carolina League
WINSTON-SALEM DASH - Added C Jeremy Dowdy from Bristol (Appalachian).
American Association
GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS - Signed RHP Ramon Garcia.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS - Signed 1B John Alonso.
WICHTIA WINGNUTS - Signed INF Zac Mitchell. Released INF Tommy Fitzgerald.
Can-Am League
NEWARK BEARS - Signed OF Kellon McFarlin.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLORADO AVALANCHE - Signed D Erik Johnson to a four-year contract.
DETROIT RED WINGS - Signed F Marek Tvrdon and D Max Nicastro to entry-level contracts.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS - Signed D Bryce Salvador to a three-year contract.
OTTAWA SENATORS - Signed F Hugh Jessiman to a one-year, two-way contract.
PHOENIX COYOTES - Signed LW Rob Klinkhammer to a one-year, two-way contract.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS - Signed D Jack Hillen to a one-year contract.
American Hockey League
WORCESTER SHARKS - Re-signed F Jimmy Bonneau.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
SEATTLE SOUNDERS - Removed G Josh Ford from the disabled list.
COLLEGE
NEW MEXICO - Named Dan Spencer pitching coach.
TENNESSEE - Promoted men's assistant basketball coach Tracy Webster to associate head coach.
World Golf Ranking
Through July 3
1. Luke Donald9.80
2. Rory McIlroy8.66
3. Lee Westwood8.21
4. Tiger Woods7.82
5. Webb Simpson6.55
6. Bubba Watson6.30
7. Matt Kuchar5.82
8. Jason Dufner5.70
9. Justin Rose5.55
10. Hunter Mahan5.36
11. Graeme McDowell5.15
12. Adam Scott5.03
13. Steve Stricker4.93
14. Martin Kaymer4.82
15. Phil Mickelson4.78
16. Dustin Johnson4.72
17. Zach Johnson4.54
18. Charl Schwartzel4.52
19. Rickie Fowler4.45
20. Louis Oosthuizen4.44
21. Jason Day4.28
22. Sergio Garcia4.15
23. Keegan Bradley3.86
24. Bo Van Pelt3.85
25. Bill Haas3.84
26. Peter Hanson3.77
27. Brandt Snedeker3.68
28. Nick Watney3.58
29. Ian Poulter3.51
30. Paul Lawrie3.50
31. Jim Furyk3.41
32. David Toms3.31
33. K.J. Choi3.30
34. Francesco Molinari3.20
35. Martin Laird3.16
36. Nicolas Colsaerts3.12
37. John Senden3.12
38. Thomas Bjorn3.07
39. Ernie Els3.04
40. Carl Pettersson2.96
41. Sang-Moon Bae2.86
42. Mark Wilson2.85
43. Fredrik Jacobson2.84
44. Alvaro Quiros2.79
45. Rafael Cabrera-Bello2.74
46. Simon Dyson2.70
47. Jonathan Byrd2.69
48. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano2.69
49. Aaron Baddeley2.66
50. Kevin Na2.58
PGA Tour FedExCup Standings
Through July 3
PtsMoney
1. Tiger Woods1,952$4,220,398
2. Jason Dufner1,849$4,077,013
3. Hunter Mahan1,654$3,582,212
4. Bubba Watson1,617$3,732,778
5. Matt Kuchar1,423$3,325,352
6. Zach Johnson1,420$3,084,941
7. Rory McIlroy1,372$3,164,700
8. Phil Mickelson1,313$2,857,371
9. Webb Simpson1,298$2,771,722
10. Carl Pettersson1,258$2,459,113
11. Rickie Fowler1,197$2,731,569
12. Justin Rose1,169$2,636,250
13. Johnson Wagner1,142$2,107,868
14. Luke Donald1,070$2,299,506
15. Kyle Stanley1,038$2,093,946
16. John Huh1,034$2,211,080
17. Jim Furyk965$1,970,840
18. Bo Van Pelt964$2,128,122
19. Mark Wilson940$1,953,639
20. Marc Leishman936$1,772,307
21. Dustin Johnson923$1,836,152
22. Bill Haas922$1,887,862
23. Ben Curtis920$2,185,924
24. Keegan Bradley915$1,764,635
25. Steve Stricker911$1,862,017
26. Martin Laird910$2,028,834
27. Brandt Snedeker888$1,757,814
28. Robert Garrigus818$1,585,776
29. Graeme McDowell812$1,827,484
30. Ernie Els802$1,644,658
31. Ben Crane793$1,567,148
32. Kevin Na779$1,690,805
33. Charlie Wi727$1,284,669
34. John Rollins719$1,420,187
35. Ryan Palmer697$1,277,512
36. Spencer Levin695$1,240,911
37. Lee Westwood690$1,692,789
38. Louis Oosthuizen690$1,549,652
39. Brian Davis673$1,193,320
40. D.A. Points662$1,345,313
41. Brendon de Jonge659$1,053,675
42. Jonathan Byrd655$1,486,315
43. Matt Every641$1,365,897
44. Michael Thompson628$1,215,966
45. Cameron Tringale628$1,132,218
46. Charley Hoffman625$1,191,112
47. Charles Howell III623$909,613
48. Ken Duke622$1,170,420
49. Seung-yul Noh616$1,087,229
50. John Senden604$1,089,172
LPGA Tour Money Leaders
Through July 3
Money
1. Ai Miyazato$1,035,727
2. Yani Tseng$1,005,527
3. Stacy Lewis$929,209
4. Azahara Munoz$899,326
5. Shanshan Feng$725,976
6. Sun Young Yoo$655,943
7. So Yeon Ryu$463,596
8. Mika Miyazato$447,044
9. Suzann Pettersen$404,566
10. Na Yeon Choi$390,525
11. Brittany Lang$384,685
12. Hee Kyung Seo$381,231
13. Inbee Park$364,145
14. Angela Stanford$356,668
15. Jiyai Shin$334,453
16. I.K. Kim$317,388
17. Candie Kung$310,360
18. Amy Yang$307,671
19. Eun-Hee Ji$299,149
20. Jenny Shin$289,201
21. Karrie Webb$285,019
22. Anna Nordqvist$278,637
23. Lexi Thompson$253,882
24. Cristie Kerr$253,867
25. Morgan Pressel$249,573
26. Katherine Hull$244,993
27. Hee Young Park$232,303
28. Brittany Lincicome$229,847
29. Meena Lee$227,933
30. Vicky Hurst$222,870
31. Chella Choi$222,728
32. Paula Creamer$211,236
33. Karin Sjodin$205,590
34. Jessica Korda$203,409
35. Julieta Granada$197,849
36. Karine Icher$187,939
37. Caroline Hedwall$174,029
38. Se Ri Pak$170,640
39. Jodi Ewart$154,027
40. Sandra Gal$153,322
41. Catriona Matthew$147,765
42. Katie Futcher$142,537
43. Hee-Won Han$141,134
44. Mina Harigae$137,072
45. Sophie Gustafson$122,566
46. Haeji Kang$121,569
47. Jennifer Johnson$116,822
48. Natalie Gulbis$116,109
49. Beatriz Recari$112,867
50. Gerina Piller$111,029
HOLE IN ONE
ZACH STRAUSS, No. 11 at Highland Meadows, 158 yards, 8-iron.
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Central Division
WLTPctPFPA
San Antonio1230.800856768
Chicago960.600882869
Iowa5100.333780885
Kansas City3120.200608788
West Division
WLTPctPFPA
Arizona1230.800961734
Utah1050.667949870
San Jose1060.6251031948
Spokane870.533903885
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
WLTPctPFPA
Philadelphia1330.8131097837
Cleveland780.467722683
Milwaukee5100.333835906
Pittsburgh4110.267669793
South Division
WLTPctPFPA
New Orleans870.533823807
Georgia880.500716817
Jacksonville780.467768783
Tampa Bay690.400825907
Orlando2130.133636781
Friday
Philadelphia 83, Tampa Bay 79
Cleveland 69, Milwaukee 32
Arizona 61, Spokane 35
Saturday
San Jose 75, Chicago 61
New Orleans 65, Jacksonville 55
San Antonio 58, Kansas City 48
Pittsburgh 56, Iowa 49
Sunday
Georgia 56, Orlando 53
Friday
Cleveland at Orlando, 7:30
Milwaukee at Jacksonville, 8
Utah at Arizona, 10
Saturday
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 7:30
Iowa at Kansas City, 8
New Orleans at San Jose, 10:30
Sunday
San Antonio at Chicago, 4
Spokane at Philadelphia, 6:05
local golf
Dick Thornhill Invitational
TJGA.
Brandywine CC
Boys 14-18: 1. Patrick Sherlock 71; 2. Denny Brown Jr. 72; 3. Jack Mancinotti 73*; 4. Luke Campbell 73
Girls 14-18: 1. Julia DeBelly 81; 2. Kathryn Young 87; 3. Elizabeth Win 89
Sportlight
July 4
1910-Jack Johnson knocks out Jim Jeffries in the 15th round at Reno, Nev., to retain the world heavyweight title and spoil Jeffries' comeback.
1914-The Harvard eight wins the Grand Challenge Cup to become the first American crew to capture the top event at the Henley Royal Regatta.
1919-Jack Dempsey wins the world heavyweight title at Toledo, Ohio, when Jess Willard fails to answer the bell for the fourth round.
1923-Jack Dempsey beats Tommy Gibbon in 15 for the heavyweight title. The fight almost bankrupts the town of Shelby, Montana, which borrowed heavily to stage it.
1930-Helen Wills Moody wins her fourth straight singles title at Wimbledon with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Elizabeth Ryan. Moody would go on to win four more Wimbledon singles titles.
1964-Maria Bueno of Brazil upsets Margaret Smith of Australia 6-4, 7-9, 6-3 for the women's title at Wimbledon.
1975-Billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong, 6-0, 6-1 for her sixth and final singles title at Wimbledon.
1982-Jimmy Connors beats John McEnroe 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 for the men's singles championship at Wimbledon. The match lasts 4 hours, 16 minutes.
1987-Martina Navratilova wins her eighth Wimbledon singles title and sixth straight, beating Steffi Graf 7-5, 6-3.
1999-Pete Sampras overwhelms Andre Agassi in three sets to capture his sixth Wimbledon title and tie Roy Emerson's record with his 12th Grand Slam championship. Sampras is the first man in the Open era with six Wimbledon titles.
2002-Venus and Serena Williams win in straight sets to set up their third title match at a major in 10 months-and the first all-sister Wimbledon final since 1884. Top-seeded Venus, the two-time defending champion, overpowers Justine Henin 6-3, 6-2. Second-seeded Serena routs Amelie Mauresmo 6-2, 6-1 in 55 minutes.
2004-Meg Mallon wins the Women's U.S. Open with a 6-under 65, the lowest final round by a champion in the 59-year history of the tournament. Mallon finishes at 10-under 274 for a two-shot victory over Annika Sorenstam. Mallon's 13-year gap between Women's Open wins is the largest in history.
2008-Dara Torres completes her improbable Olympic comeback, making the U.S. team for the fifth time by winning the 100 freestyle at the U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha, Neb. The 41-year-old wins in 54.78. A nine-time medalist, she already was the first U.S. swimmer to make four Olympic teams.
2009-Serena Williams beats her big sister Venus 7-6 (3), 6-2 for her third Wimbledon title and 11th Grand Slam championship. In the fourth all-Williams final at Wimbledon, Serena comes out on top for the third time. Later, Venus and Serena win their fourth women's doubles title at Wimbledon and ninth Grand Slam doubles title as a pair.
2010-Rafael Nadal beats Tomas Berdych in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, to win his second Wimbledon title and eighth Grand Slam championship.
2011-Tyler Farrar becomes the first American to win a July 4 Tour de France stage, dominating a sprint finish in the third leg as teammate Thor Hushovd of Norway kept the yellow jersey.
WNBA
Tuesday
Phoenix at San Antonio, late
Thursday
Minnesota at Los Angeles, 3
San Antonio at Indiana, 7