Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX–Signed LHP Trey Ball, OF Forrestt Allday, RHP Kyle Martin, RHP Taylor Grover, INF Carlos Asuaje, C Jake Romanski, OF Bryan Hudson, RHP Joe Gunke, INF Reed Gragnani, INF Jantzen Witte and C Daniel Bethea to minor league contracts.
MINNESOTA TWINS–Signed RHP Kohl Stewart, C Stuart Turner, LHP Stephen Gonsalves, C Brian Navaretto, RHP Brian Gilbert, C Mitch Garver, RHP C.K. Irby, INF Nelson Molina, RHP Ethan Mildren, RHP Brandon Peterson, OF Zach Granite, LHP Derrick Penilla, RHP Tanner Mendonca, SS Ryan Walker, RHP Jared Wilson, OF Jason Kanzler, RHP Tyler Stirewalt, C Alex Swim, RHP Zach Hayden, LHP Brandon Easton, OF Chad Christensen, 2B Tanner Vavra and SS Carlos Avila Jr. to minor league contracts.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS–Signed RHP Trey Masek to a minor league contract.
HOUSTON ASTROS–Signed RHP Mark Appel to a minor league contract.
SAN DIEGO PADRES–Recalled OF Jaff Decker from Tucson (PCL). Placed SS Everth Cabrera on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 17.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS–Agreed to terms with LHP Marco Gonzales on a minor league contract
WASHINGTON NATIONALS–Reinstated 2B Danny Espinosa from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Syracuse (IL).
American Association
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS–Released C Tyler Smith.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS–Signed RHP Stephen Bougher. Released INF Alejandro Gonzalez.
ST. PAUL SAINTS–Signed RHP Mike Koons. Sold the contract of LHP Cole Nelson to Atlanta (NL).
WICHITA WINGNUTS–Sold the contract of RHP Jon Link to Detroit (AL).
Can-Am League
NEWARK BEARS–Signed OF Victor Torres.
TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES–Released RHP Charlie Weatherby.
Frontier League
EVANSVILLE OTTERS–Signed LHP Ryan Gibson and SS Chris Munoz. Released LHP Patrick Crider and OF Deaun Williams.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
TORONTO RAPTORS–Named Bobby Webster vice president of basketball management and strategy.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS–Named Mitchell Tanney director of analytics.
CLEVELAND BROWNS–Named Frank Edgerly senior pro scout and Brent Blaylock, Brendan Donovan, Matthew Manocherian and Patrick Moore college scouts.
DALLAS COWBOYS–Signed WR Terrance Williams to a four-year contract and S J.J. Wilcox.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS–Signed DT Justin Smith to a two-year contract extension through the 2015 season.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS–Signed CB Michael Adams. Waived G Jeremy Lewis.
TENNESSEE TITANS–Agreed to terms with OT Barry Richardson.
Canadian Football League
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS–Signed RB Daryl Stephenson.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
LOS ANGELES KINGS–Re-signed F Brandon Kozun to a one-year contract.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS–Signed D Victor Bartley to a three-year contract.
OLYMPICS
U.S. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE–Named Benita Fitzgerald Mosley chief of organizational excellence.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MLS–Named Gary Stevenson president and managing director of MLS Business Ventures and Mark Abbott president and deputy commissioner.
COLLEGE
ASSUMPTION–Named Mike Rocco baseball coach.
AUSTIN PEAY–Named Kyran Weaver linebackers coach and strength and conditioning coordinator. Announced the resignation of running backs coach Paul Derrick.
DUKE–Named Jacek Huchwadja assistant fencing coach.
HOBART–Announced the resignation of lacrosse coach T.W. Johnson.
PENN STATE–Announced the resignation of baseball coach Robbie Wine. Announced junior men's basketball F Jon Graham was granted a release to transfer.
SHEPHERD–Named Melanie Ford assistant athletic director and Antoinette West women's basketball coach.
ST. JOHN'S (NY)–Named Joseph Pellicane women's assistant basketball coach.
NBA
Finals
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
San Antonio 3, Miami 3
Tuesday: Miami 103, San Antonio 100, OT
Today: San Antonio at Miami, 9 p.m.
Thursday, June 6: San Antonio 92, Miami 88
Sunday, June 9: Miami 103, San Antonio 84
Tuesday, June 11: San Antonio 113, Miami 77
Thursday, June 13: Miami 109, San Antonio 93
Sunday, June 16: San Antonio 114, Miami 104
Leaders
Scoring
G FG FT PTS AVG
Durant, OKC 11 112 93 339 30.8
Anthony, NYK 12 126 77 346 28.8
Harden, HOU 6 45 53 158 26.3
James, MIA 22 200 128 559 25.4
Curry, GOL 12 102 35 281 23.4
Paul, LAC 6 49 33 137 22.8
Lopez, Bro 7 58 39 156 22.3
Lawson, DEN 6 48 28 128 21.3
Parker, SAN 20 164 83 422 21.1
Williams, Bro 7 45 37 144 20.6
Green, BOS 6 37 38 122 20.3
George, IND 19 119 93 365 19.2
Pierce, BOS 6 39 26 115 19.2
Parsons, HOU 6 42 9 109 18.2
Iguodala, DEN 6 38 18 108 18.0
Duncan, SAN 20 143 71 357 17.9
Randolph, MEM 15 99 63 261 17.4
Gasol, MEM 15 93 72 258 17.2
Jack, GOL 12 78 43 206 17.2
Howard, LAL 4 26 16 68 17.0
FG Percentage
FG FGA PCT
Howard, LAL 26 42 .619
Sanders, MIL 19 33 .576
Dunleavy, MIL 17 30 .567
Asik, HOU 22 39 .564
Leonard, SAN 107 194 .552
Barnes, LAC 24 44 .545
Paul, LAC 49 92 .533
Landry, GOL 52 100 .520
Hibbert, IND 120 235 .511
Jack, GOL 78 154 .506
Rebounds
G OFF DEF TOT AVG
Garnett, BOS 6 9 73 82 13.7
Evans, Bro 7 16 70 86 12.3
Gasol, LAL 4 7 39 46 11.5
Asik, HOU 6 21 46 67 11.2
Bogut, GOL 12 39 92 131 10.9
Howard, LAL 4 10 33 43 10.8
Duncan, SAN 20 50 152 202 10.1
Randolph, MEM 15 59 91 150 10.0
Hibbert, IND 19 90 98 188 9.9
Noah, CHI 12 52 63 115 9.6
Assists
G AST AVG
Williams, Bro 7 59 8.4
Curry, GOL 12 97 8.1
Lawson, DEN 6 48 8.0
Conley, MEM 15 107 7.1
Parker, SAN 20 142 7.1
James, MIA 22 148 6.7
Paul, LAC 6 38 6.3
Durant, OKC 11 69 6.3
Gasol, LAL 4 25 6.3
Ellis, MIL 4 22 5.5
Team Leaders
Team Offense
G Pts Avg
Denver 6 618 103.0
Golden State 12 1232 102.7
San Antonio 20 2019 101.0
Houston 6 600 100.0
Brooklyn 7 696 99.4
Oklahoma City 11 1083 98.5
Miami 22 2139 97.2
Memphis 15 1420 94.7
L.A. Clippers 6 568 94.7
Chicago 12 1103 91.9
Indiana 19 1744 91.8
Atlanta 6 536 89.3
New York 12 1063 88.6
Milwaukee 4 341 85.3
L.A. Lakers 4 341 85.3
Boston 6 494 82.3
Team Defense
G Pts Avg
New York 12 1031 85.9
Boston 6 526 87.7
Miami 22 1998 90.8
Indiana 19 1741 91.6
San Antonio 20 1865 93.3
Memphis 15 1411 94.1
Atlanta 6 567 94.5
Oklahoma City 11 1068 97.1
Brooklyn 7 682 97.4
Chicago 12 1183 98.6
Milwaukee 4 400 100.0
L.A. Clippers 6 601 100.2
Golden State 12 1230 102.5
L.A. Lakers 4 416 104.0
Houston 6 635 105.8
Denver 6 643 107.2
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Cincinnati -170 Pittsburgh +160
at Washington -175 Colorado +165
at Atlanta -180 New York +170
at St. Louis -180 Chicago +170
at San Diego -140 Los Angeles +130
at San Fran -180 Miami +170
American League
at Minnesota -110 Chicago +100
Oakland -115 at Texas +105
at New York -110 Tampa Bay +100
at Detroit -135 Boston +125
Seattle -115 at Los Angeles +105
Interleague
Milwaukee -125 at Houston +115
NBA Finals
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
at Miami 6 (189½) San Antonio
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA Montreal 9 3 2 29 24 17
New York 7 5 4 25 23 19
Philadelphia 6 5 4 22 22 24
Houston 6 5 4 22 19 16
Sporting KC 6 5 4 22 18 13
New England 5 5 5 20 18 13
Columbus 5 5 5 20 18 16
Chicago 4 7 3 15 13 20
Toronto FC 2 7 5 11 14 20
D.C. 1 11 3 6 7 26
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA FC Dallas 8 3 4 28 23 18
Real Salt Lake 8 5 3 27 24 16
Portland 6 1 8 26 25 16
Seattle 6 4 3 21 19 15
Los Angeles 6 6 2 20 22 18
Colorado 5 6 5 20 17 16
Vancouver 5 5 4 19 22 23
San Jose 4 6 6 18 15 24
Chivas USA 3 8 2 11 13 26
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Wednesday
Montreal 2, Houston 0
Chicago 2, Colorado 1
Chivas USA at Vancouver, 10
Portland at Los Angeles, 10:30
Saturday
San Jose at D.C. United, 7
Chicago at Columbus, 8
Sporting KC at FC Dallas, 8:30
Toronto FC at Houston, 9
Seattle at Real Salt Lake, 9:30
Sunday
New York at Philadelphia, 5
Colorado at Portland, 7
Los Angeles at Chivas USA, 11
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 6 1 .857 –
Chicago 4 2 .667 1½
New York 4 2 .667 1½
Washington 4 2 .667 1½
Connecticut 2 5 .286 4
Indiana 1 5 .167 4½
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 4 1 .800 –
Los Angeles 3 2 .600 1
Phoenix 3 3 .500 1½
Seattle 3 3 .500 1½
San Antonio 2 4 .333 2½
Tulsa 1 7 .125 4½
WEDNESDAY
Minnesota at Phoenix, 10
TUESDAY
Seattle 96, Washington 86, OT
TODAY
Chicago at Tulsa, 12:30
FRIDAY
Seattle at San Antonio, 8
Washington at Phoenix, 10
Minnesota at Los Angeles, 11 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 7 6 0 .538 726 701
San Antonio 6 6 0 .500 516 588
Iowa 6 7 0 .462 636 630
West Division
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Arizona 12 1 0 .923 872 588
Spokane 9 4 0 .692 855 693
San Jose 8 4 0 .667 656 626
Utah 5 7 0 .417 615 632
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
South Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Jacksonville 8 5 0 .615 686 632
Tampa Bay 7 6 0 .538 738 699
Orlando 4 8 0 .333 616 703
New Orleans 3 9 0 .250 525 702
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 7 5 0 .583 712 602
Pittsburgh 3 9 0 .250 468 658
Cleveland 2 10 0 .167 535 702
x-clinched playoff spot
SATURDAY
Philadelphia 59, Pittsburgh 21
Orlando 62, Cleveland 55
San Antonio 61, Chicago 54
New Orleans 54, Tampa Bay 51
Iowa 73, San Jose 68
Arizona 59, Spokane 42
Utah 62, Jacksonville 55
FRIDAY
Utah at Spokane, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY, JUNE 22
Iowa at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Jacksonville, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Arizona at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Topshelf Open
AtAutotron Rosmalen
Singles
Men
Second Round
Stanislas Wawrinka (2), Switzerland, d. Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, 6-3, 7-6 (8).
Jeremy Chardy (5), France, d. Marius Copil, Romania, 7-5, 6-4.
Nicolas Mahut, France, d. Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, 6-2, 6-4.
Jan Hernych, Czech Republic, d. Michael Llodra, France, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5.
Evgeny Donskoy, Russia, d. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 6-4, 7-5.
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, d. Daniel Brands, Germany, 7-6 (7), 6-2.
Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, d. Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, 6-2, 6-3.
Xavier Malisse, Belgium, d. Lu Yen-Hsun, Taiwan, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Women
Second Round
Simona Halep, Romania, d. Roberta Vinci (1), Italy, 6-0, 6-1.
Dominika Cibulkova (2), Slovakia, d. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Kirsten Flipkens (4), Belgium, d. Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3).
Garbine Muguruza, Spain, d. Lauren Davis, United States, 6-2, 6-0.
Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine, d. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 6-1, 7-6 (4).
Doubles
Men
Quarterfinals
Max Mirnyi, Belarus, and Horia Tecau (2), Romania, d. Daniele Bracciali, Italy, and Jonathan Erlich, Israel, 6-4, 6-3.
Andre Begemann, Germany, and Martin Emmrich, Germany, d. Nicolas Mahut, France, and Michael Llodra (4), France, 6-4, 6-4.
Thiemo De Bakker and Jesse Huta Galung, Netherlands, d. Florin Mergea, Romania, and Filip Polasek, Slovakia, 3-6, 6-4, 10-8.
Women
Quarterfinals
Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, and Arantxa Parra Santonja, Spain, d. Demi Schuurs and Angelique Van der Meet, Netherlands, 6-4, 5-7, 10-5.
Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania, and Anabel Medina Garrigues (2), Spain, d. Sofia Arvidsson and Johanna Larsson, Sweden, 4-6, 6-4, 10-8.
AEGON International
Eastbourne, England
Singles
Men
Second Round
Ivan Dodig, Croatia, d. Milos Raonic (1), Canada, 6-2, 7-6 (7).
Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, d. Philipp Kohlschreiber (3), Germany, 7-5, 6-3.
Feliciano Lopez, Spain, d. Juan Monaco (4), Argentina, 6-4, 6-4.
Andreas Seppi (7), Italy, d. Ryan Harrison, United States, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Fabio Fognini (8), Italy, d. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-2.
Fernando Verdasco, Spain, d. Albert Ramos, Spain, 6-4, 6-0.
Bernard Tomic, Australia, d. Julien Benneteau, France, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (4).
Gilles Simon (2), France, d. Kyle Edmund, Britain, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3).
Women
Second Round
Li Na (2), China, d. Marion Bartoli, France, walkover.
Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, d. Angelique Kerber (3), Germany, 6-3, 6-4.
Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, d. Petra Kvitova (4), Czech Republic, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.
Caroline Wozniacki (5), Denmark, d. Laura Robson, Britain, 6-4, 6-4.
Maria Kirilenko (6), Russia, d. Elena Baltacha, Britain, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Jamie Hampton, United States, d. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, 6-4, 7-6 (2).
Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, d. Samantha Stosur, Australia, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Elena Vesnina, Russia, d. Heather Watson, Britain, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.
Doubles
Men
Quarterfinals
Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bruno Soares (1), Brazil, d. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, and Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 6-4, 7-5.
Marcin Matkowski, Poland, and Frederik Nielsen, Denmark, d. Paul Hanley, Australia, and Ken Skupski, Britain, 7-5, 7-6 (4).
Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray (4), Britain, d. Eric Butorac, United States, and Andy Ram, Israel, 7-5, 7-6 (2).
Jamie Murray, Britain, and John Peers, Australia, d. Leander Paes, India, and Radek Stepanek (3), Czech Republic, 1-6, 6-3, 10-5.
Women
First Round
Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Kveta Peschke (3), Czech Republic, d. Anne Keothavong, Britain, and Samantha Murray, Britain, 6-4, 6-3.
HOLES IN ONE
DAVE RENTON, No. 13 at Legacy, 166 yards, 5-iron.
Daniel A. Waldock, No. 11 at Highland Meadows, 162 yards, 8 iron.
ECHL
2013-14 Walleye schedule
OCTOBER
19--at Fort Wayne
24--at Cincinnati
26--Wheeling, 7:15
30--Cincinnati, 10:35 a.m.
NOVEMBER
1--at Kalamazoo
2--Kalamazoo, 7:15
3--at Evansville
8--at Orlando
9--at Florida
10--at Orlando
15--at Fort Wayne
17--Reading, 5:15
23--Evansville, 7:15
27--South Carolina, 7:15
29--South Carolina, 7:15
30--at Wheeling
DECEMBER
5--at Evansville
7--at Evansville
11--Cincinnati, 7:15
13--Evansville, 7:15
14--Evansville, 7:15
18--at Evansville
20--at Kalamazoo
21--at Kalamazoo
27--at Fort Wayne
28--Cincinnati, 7:15
30--Kalamazoo, 7:15
31--at Fort Wayne
JANUARY
3--Reading, 7:15
4--at Kalamazoo
7--at Evansville
10--Fort Wayne, 7:15
11--at Wheeling
12--Wheeling, 5:15
17--at Reading
18--at Reading
24--Wheeling, 7:15
25--Reading, 7:15
26--Greenville, 5:15
31--Cincinnati, 7:15
FEBRUARY
1--Elmira, 7:15
4--at Cincinnati
7--at Cincinnati
8--at Kalamazoo
12--at Wheeling
14--at Kalamazoo
15--Cincinnati, 7:15
17--at Greenville
18--at South Carolina
21--Orlando, 7:15
22--Orlando, 7:15
MARCH
1--Greenville, 7:15
2--Greenville, 5:15
5--South Carolina, 7:15
7--at Cincinnati
8--at Cincinnati
12--at Wheeling
14--Kalamazoo, 7:15
15--Kalamazoo, 7:15
16--Fort Wayne, 5:15
19--Wheeling, 7:15
22--Gwinnett, 7:15
23--Gwinnett, 5:15
28--at Wheeling
29--at Kalamazoo
30--Kalamazoo, 5:15
APRIL
2--at Wheeling
4--Fort Wayne, 7:15
6--at Fort Wayne
11--Kalamazoo, 7:15
12--at Fort Wayne
13--Cincinnati, 5:15
NHL
Stanley Cup Finals
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Boston 2, Chicago 2
Wednesday,: Chicago 6, Boston 5, OT
Saturday: Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Monday, June 24: Chicago at Boston, 8 p.m.
x-Wednesday, June 26: Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, June 12: Chicago 4, Boston 3, 3OT
Saturday, June 15: Boston 2, Chicago 1, OT
Monday, June 17: Boston 2, Chicago 0
Chicago 1 3 1 1 – 6
Boston 1 2 2 0 – 5
First Period – 1, Chicago, Handzus 3 (Saad), 6:48 (sh). 2, Boston, Peverley 2 (Ference), 14:43 (pp).
Second Period – 3, Chicago, Toews 2 (Rozsival), 6:33. 4, Chicago, Kane 7 (Bickell, Rozsival), 8:41. 5, Boston, Lucic 6 (Chara), 14:43. 6, Chicago, Kruger 3 (Frolik, Bolland), 15:32. 7, Boston, Bergeron 8 (Chara, Jagr), 17:22 (pp).
Third Period – 8, Boston, Bergeron 9 (Jagr), 2:05. 9, Chicago, Sharp 10 (Hossa, Keith), 11:19 (pp). 10, Boston, Boychuk 6 (Horton, Krejci), 12:14.
First Overtime – 11, Chicago, Seabrook 3 (Bickell, Kane), 9:51.
Penalties – None.
Shots on goal – Chicago 12-13-16-6–47. Boston 9-11-8-5–33.
Power-play opportunities–Chicago 1 of 4 Boston 2 of 5.
Goalies – Chicago, Crawford 14-7-0 (33 shots-28 saves). Boston, Rask 14-6-0 (47-41).
A – 17,565 (17,565). T–3:10.
SPORTLIGHT
June 20
1936–Jesse Owens sets a 100-meter record of 10.2 seconds at a meet in Chicago.
1940–Joe Louis stops Arturo Godoy in the eighth round at Yankee Stadium to retain the world heavyweight title.
1960–Floyd Patterson knocks out Ingemar Johansson in the fifth round in New York to become the first boxer to regain the world heavyweight title.
1964–Ken Venturi beats Tommy Jacobs by two strokes to win the U.S. Open.
1966–Billy Casper beats Arnold Palmer by four strokes in a playoff to win the U.S. Open.
1968–The Night of Speed. In a span of 2½ hours, the world record of 10 seconds for the 100 meters is broken by three men and tied by seven others at the AAU Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif. Jim Hines wins the first semifinal in a tight finish with Ronny Ray Smith, becoming the first man to break the 10-second barrier. Both runners are credited with a time of 9.9 seconds. Charlie Greene wins the second semifinal and then ties Hines' 9.9 record in the final.
1976–Jerry Pate, 22, wins the U.S. Open by two strokes over Al Geiberger and Tom Weiskopf.
1980–Roberto Duran wins a 15-round decision over Sugar Ray Leonard in Montreal to win the world welterweight crown.
1982–Tom Watson wins the U.S. Open by two strokes over Jack Nicklaus.
1984–Jockey Pat Day equals a thoroughbred racing record for an eight-race card when he wins seven races at Churchill Downs. Day's only loss is in the fourth race.
1987–Scott Simpson, with a final-round 2-under 68, beats Tom Watson by one stroke to win the U.S. Open.
1987–The Dallas Sidekicks win the MISL title with a 4-3 overtime victory in the seventh game over the Tacoma Stars.
1993–Lee Janzen holes a 30-foot chip for birdie on No. 16 and adds birdies on the par-5 closing holes for a two-stroke victory over Payne Stewart in the U.S. Open. Janzen ties Jack Nicklaus' record 272 total and Lee Trevino's four straight rounds in the 60's.
1993–John Paxson hits a 3-pointer with 3.9 seconds left as the Chicago Bulls win their third consecutive NBA title with a 99-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 of the finals.
1994–Ernie Els of South Africa becomes the first foreign winner of the U.S. Open since 1981, beating Loren Roberts on the second sudden-death hole.
2004–Retief Goosen captures his second U.S. Open in four years. In the toughest final round at the U.S. Open in 22 years, Goosen closes with a 1-over 71 for a two-shot victory made possible when Phil Mickelson three-putts from 5 feet on the 17th.
2004–Ken Griffey Jr. hits the 500th home run of his career, off Matt Morris, to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0.
2006–Dwyane Wade caps his magnificent playoffs with 36 points and 10 rebounds to lead Miami past the Dallas Mavericks 95-92 as the Heat roar back from a two-game deficit to win the NBA finals in six games.
2009–Wladimir Klitschko shows his dominance of the heavyweight division, stopping Ruslan Chagaev in the 10th round of a title fight before 61,000 fans at a German soccer stadium in Gelsenkirchen. The IBF and WBO champion adds the Ring Magazine belt to his haul.
2010–Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland wins the U.S. Open, holding off France's Gregory Havret to become the first European to win America's national championship since 1970.
SPORTS NOTE
Central Catholic will be hosting a football camp for students in grades 3-9 Monday-Wednesday, June 24-26 at Gallagher Stadium. Camp will run daily from 9 a.m. to noon, with registration opening at 8 a.m. Cost of the camp is $50 and walk-in registration is available. Any questions, contact Greg Dempsey at 419-255-2280 or via email at gdempsey@centralcatholic.org.
NFL
Calendar
Aug. 3 — Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions, Canton, Ohio.
Aug. 4 — Hall of Fame Game: Dallas vs. Miami.
Aug. 8 — First weekend of preseason games.
Aug. 27 — Roster cutdown to 75 players.
Aug. 31 — Roster cutdown to 53 players.
Aug. 29 — Preseason schedule ends.
Sept. 5 — 2013 season begins, Baltimore at Denver.
Sept. 8-9 — First weekend of regular-season games.
GOLF
World Golf Ranking
Through June 19
1. Tiger Woods 13.06
2. Rory McIlroy 9.53
3. Justin Rose 8.19
4. Adam Scott 7.35
5. Matt Kuchar 6.69
6. Phil Mickelson 6.17
7. Luke Donald 6.07
8. Brandt Snedeker 5.97
9. Graeme McDowell 5.59
10. Louis Oosthuizen 5.28
11. Steve Stricker 5.21
12. Lee Westwood 5.07
13. Charl Schwartzel 4.97
14. Keegan Bradley 4.84
15. Sergio Garcia 4.81
16. Jason Day 4.50
17. Jason Dufner 4.40
18. Ian Poulter 4.39
19. Bubba Watson 4.36
20. Ernie Els 4.32
21. Webb Simpson 4.29
22. Hunter Mahan 4.22
23. Dustin Johnson 4.09
24. Peter Hanson 3.68
25. Nick Watney 3.58
26. Bo Van Pelt 3.51
27. Matteo Manassero 3.49
28. Jim Furyk 3.37
29. Bill Haas 3.30
30. Zach Johnson 3.22