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Scoreboard: 7/9
7/9/2013GOLF
British Open field
The field for the 142nd British Open golf championship, to be played July 18-21 at Muirfield. Players listed in only the first category for which they qualified:
British Open champions 60 or under on July 21: Ernie Els, Darren Clarke, Louis Oosthuizen, Stewart Cink, Padraig Harrington, Tiger Woods, Todd Hamilton, Ben Curtis, David Duval, Paul Lawrie, Mark O'Meara, Justin Leonard, Tom Lehman, Nick Faldo, Mark Calcavecchia, Sandy Lyle.
British Open champions who finished in the top 10 in the last five championships: Tom Watson.
Top 10 and ties from the 2012 British Open: Adam Scott, Brandt Snedeker, Luke Donald, Graeme McDowell, Nicolas Colsaerts, Thomas Aiken, Geoff Ogilvy, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Ian Poulter, Alexander Noren, Vijay Singh, Dustin Johnson, Matt Kuchar, Thorbjorn Olesen, Zach Johnson.
Top 50 in the world ranking on May 26: Keegan Bradley, Tim Clark, Jason Day, Jamie Donaldson, Jason Dufner, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, Sergio Garcia, Robert Garrigus, Branden Grace, Bill Haas, Peter Hanson, Thongchai Jaidee, Martin Kaymer, David Lynn, Hunter Mahan, Matteo Manassero, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Francesco Molinari, Ryan Moore, Carl Pettersson, Scott Piercy, D.A. Points, Justin Rose, Charl Schwartzel, Webb Simpson, Henrik Stenson, Kevin Streelman, Michael Thompson, Bo Van Pelt, Nick Watney, Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood.
Top 30 from the 2012 Race to Dubai on the European Tour: Marcel Siem, Rafael Cabrera-Bello, George Coetzee, Bernd Wiesberger, Danny Willett, Marcus Fraser, Richie Ramsay, Shane Lowry.
Top 5 players not otherwise exempt from the top 20 in the Race to Dubai through the French Open: Richard Sterne, Brett Rumford, Mikko Ilonen, Thomas Bjorn, Marc Warren.
Scottish Open champion: TBD.
US Open champions (5 years): Lucas Glover.
Masters champions (5 years): Angel Cabrera.
PGA champions (5 years): Y.E. Yang.
The Players Championship winner (3 years): K.J. Choi.
Field from the 2012 Tour Championship: John Senden, John Huh.
Top 5 PGA Tour members from among the top 20 in the FedEx Cup through The Greenbrier Classic: Billy Horschel, Boo Weekley, Russell Henley, Jimmy Walker, Harris English.
John Deere Classic winner: TBD.
Winner of the Order of Merit on the Asian Tour: Thaworn Wiratchant.
Winner of the Order of Merit on the Australasian Tour: Peter Senior.
2012 Japan Open champion: Kenichi Kuboya.
Top two players from the Japan Golf Tour money list in 2012: Hiroyuki Fujita, Toru Taniguchi.
Top four players not otherwise exempt from the 2013 Mizuno Open: Brendan Jones, Shingo Katayama, K.T. Kim, Makoto Inoue.
Top two players and ties in a money list of all 2013 Japan Golf Tour events through the Mizuno Open: Satoshi Kodaira, Hyung-Sung Kim
Senior British Open champion: Fred Couples.
British Amateur champion: a-Garrick Porteous.
U.S. Amateur champion: a-Steven Fox.
European Amateur champion: a-Rhys Pugh.
International Final Qualifying (Australasia): Mark Brown, Steven Jeffress, Stephen Dartnall.
International Final Qualifying (Africa): Justin Harding, Eduardo De La Silva, Darryn Lloyd.
International Final Qualifying (Asia): Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Hideki Matsuyama, Daisuke Maruyama, Ashun Wu.
International Final Qualifying (America): Josh Teater, Brian Davis, Camilo Villegas, Robert Karlsson, Luke Guthrie, Bud Cauley, Johnson Wagner, Scott Brown.
International Final Qualifying (Europe): Brooks Koepka, Oliver Fisher, Gregory Bourdy, Richard McEvoy, Gareth Maybin, Alvaro Quiros, Niclas Fasth, Scott Jamieson, Estanislao Goya.
Local Final Qualifying: a-Grant Forrest, Shiv Kapur, John Wade, a-Ben Stow, Oscar Floren, a-Matthew Fitzpatrick, a-Jimmy Mullen, Gareth Wright, George Murray, Steven Tiley, Lloyd Saltman, Tyrrell Hatton.
Alternates: Jonas Blixt, Martin Laird, Freddie Jacobson, Marc Leishman, Graham DeLaet, Kyle Stanley, Chris Wood, Ken Duke, Stephen Gallacher.
Reserve list: Scott Stallings, Joost Luiten, Charles Howell III, Brendon de Jonge, David Lingmerth, Ryan Palmer, Sang-moon Bae, Kevin Chappell, Pablo Larrazabal.
CFL
THURSDAY
Saskatchewan at Toronto, 7:30
FRIDAY
Calgary at Montreal, 7:30
SATURDAY
Winnipeg at Hamilton, 6:30
B.C. at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Bastad Tournament
Bastad, Sweden
Singles
First Round
Grigor Dimitrov (5), Bulgaria, d. Elias Ymer, Sweden, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.
Martin Alund, Argentina, d. Markus Eriksson, Sweden, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (8).
Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, d. Horacio Zeballos (7), Argentina, 6-4, 6-3.
Stuttgart Tournament
Stuttgart, Germany
Singles
First Round
Michael Berrer, Germany, d. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.
Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, d. Tobias Kamke, Germany, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Martin Klizan (8), Slovakia, d. Albert Montanes, Spain, 6-2, 6-3.
Italiacom Open
Palermo, Sicily
Singles
First Round
Silvia Soler-Espinosa (7), Spain, d. Mathilde Johansson, France, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.
Corinna Dentoni, Italy, d. Caroline Garcia, France, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
Sara Errani (1), Italy, d. Julia Cohen, United States, 6-0, 6-1.
Hall of Fame Championships
Newport, R.I.
Singles
First Round
Michal Przysiezny, Poland, def. Stefan Kozlov, United States, 6-3, 6-7 (9), 6-4.
John Isner (2), United States, def. Ryan Harrison, United States, 7-0 (0), 6-2.
Adrian Mannarino, France, def. James Blake, United States, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1.
Yuichi Sugita, Japan, def. Jesse Levine, Canada, 7-5, 7-5.
WTA Rankings
Through July 7
Singles
1. Serena Williams, United States, 11895
2. Maria Sharapova, Russia, 9235
3. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, 8825
4. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 5965
5. Li Na, China, 5555
6. Sara Errani, Italy, 5180
7. Marion Bartoli, France, 4675
8. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 4435
9. Angelique Kerber, Germany, 3970
10. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 3660
11. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 3060
12. Maria Kirilenko, Russia, 2976
13. Sam Stosur, Australia, 2965
14. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 2925
15. Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 2906
16. Sloane Stephens, United States, 2870
17. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 2740
18. Sabine Lisicki, Germany, 2650
19. Nadia Petrova, Russia, 2505
20. Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, 2440
21. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, 2295
22. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 1889
23. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 1805
24. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 1781
25. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 1742
26. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 1700
27. Laura Robson, Britain, 1685
28. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 1657
29. Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, 1655
30. Simona Halep, Romania, 1635
31. Jamie Hampton, United States, 1627
32. Alize Cornet, France, 1605
33. Mona Barthel, Germany, 1595
34. Peng Shuai, China, 1505
35. Venus Williams, United States, 1446
36. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 1411
37. Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, 1395
38. Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 1385
39. Kristina Mladenovic, France, 1356
40. Romina Oprandi, Switzerland, 1355
41. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 1331
42. Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, 1300
43. Julia Goerges, Germany, 1295
44. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, 1290
45. Madison Keys, United States, 1280
46. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 1230
47. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 1225
48. Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 1210
49. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, 1163
50. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 1156
Doubles
1. Sara Errani, Italy, 9355
1. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 9355
3. Nadia Petrova, Russia, 7730
4. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 6780
5. Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, 6745
6. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6631
7. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, 6440
8. Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, 5886
9. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, 5385
10. Peng Shuai, China, 5025
ATP rankings
Through July 7
Singles
1. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 12310
2. Andy Murray, Britain, 9360
3. David Ferrer, Spain, 7220
4. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 6860
5. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 5785
6. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 4865
7. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 4500
8. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 3480
9. Richard Gasquet, France, 3045
10. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, 2915
11. Tommy Haas, Germany, 2605
12. Kei Nishikori, Japan, 2495
13. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 2335
14. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 2310
15. Milos Raonic, Canada, 2225
16. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 2195
17. Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, 2154
18. Gilles Simon, France, 2055
19. John Isner, United States, 1770
20. Juan Monaco, Argentina, 1740
21. Sam Querrey, United States, 1730
22. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 1590
23. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 1550
24. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 1545
25. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 1535
26. Jeremy Chardy, France, 1486
27. Benoit Paire, France, 1380
28. Tommy Robredo, Spain, 1365
29. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 1330
30. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, 1325
31. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 1310
32. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 1235
33. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 1220
34. Julien Benneteau, France, 1155
35. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 1095
36. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 1071
37. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, 1058
38. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, 1055
39. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 1040
40. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 1011
41. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 975
42. Bernard Tomic, Australia, 950
43. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, 940
44. Grega Zemlja, Slovenia, 925
45. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 915
46. Florian Mayer, Germany, 905
47. Michael Llodra, France, 879
48. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 875
49. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 870
50. Albert Montanes, Spain, 862
Doubles
1. Bob Bryan, United States, 14460
1. Mike Bryan, United States, 14460
3. Marc Lopez, Spain, 5540
4. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 5540
5. Rohan Bopanna, India, 5380
6. Mahesh Bhupathi, India, 5225
7. Alexander Peya, Austria, 5100
8. Bruno Soares, Brazil, 5080
9. Leander Paes, India, 4720
10. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 4490
Teams
1. Bob and Mike Bryan, United States, 10805
2. Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bruno Soares, Brazil, 3505
3. Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez, Spain, 2300
4. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, and Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, 2155
5. David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 1980
6. Max Mirnyi, Belarus, and Horia Tecau, Romania, 1880
7. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo, Brazil, 1740
8. Julien Benneteau, France, and Nenad Zimonjic, Serbia, 1630
9. Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, and Scott Lipsky, United States, 1535
10. Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski, Poland, 1410
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Montreal 9 4 4 31 31 25
Sporting KC 8 5 6 30 26 19
New York 8 7 4 28 25 24
Philadelphia 7 6 6 27 29 29
Houston 7 6 5 26 20 18
New England 6 5 6 24 21 14
Columbus 6 8 5 23 23 23
Chicago 6 8 3 21 19 25
Toronto FC 2 8 7 13 17 24
D.C. United 2 13 4 10 8 29
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Real Salt Lake 10 5 4 34 29 18
FC Dallas 8 4 7 31 27 24
Los Angeles 9 7 3 30 29 22
Portland 7 2 9 30 28 17
Vancouver 8 5 5 29 29 25
Colorado 7 7 6 27 23 22
Seattle 7 6 3 24 21 19
San Jose 5 9 6 21 20 32
Chivas USA 3 10 5 14 16 32
Friday
Chivas USA at Philadelphia, 7:30
CYCLING
Tour de France Stages-Winners
June 29 — First Stage: Porto-Vecchio to Bastia, Corsica, flat (213km-132.4 miles) (Stage: Marcel Kittel, Germany; Yellow Jersey: Kittel)
June 30 — Second Stage: Bastia to Ajaccio, Corsica, medium mountain (156-96.9) (Jan Bakelants, Belgium; Bakelants)
July 1 — Third Stage: Ajaccio to Calvi, Corsica, medium mountain (145.5-90.4) (Simon Gerrans, Australia; Bakelants)
July 2 — Fourth Stage: Nice, France, team time trial (25-15.5) (Orica GreenEdge; Simon Gerrans, Australia)
July 3 — Fifth Stage: Cagnes-sur-Mer to Marseille, rolling (228.5-142.0) (Mark Cavendish, England; Gerrans)
July 4 — Sixth Stage: Aix-en-Provence to Montpellier, flat (176.5-109.7) (Andrei Greipel, Germany; Daryl Impey, South Africa)
July 5 — Seventh Stage: Montpellier to Albi, rolling (205.5-127.7) (Peter Sagan, Slovakia; Impey)
July 6 — Eighth Stage: Castres to Ax 3 Domaines, high mountain (195-121.2) (Chris Froome, England; Froome)
July 7 — Ninth Stage: Saint-Girons to Bagneres-de-Bigorre, high mountain (168.5-104.7) (Daniel Martin, Ireland; Froome)
Monday — Rest day, Saint-Nazaire/Loire-Atlantique
Today — 10th Stage: Saint-Gildas-des-Bois to Saint-Malo, flat (197-122.4)
July 10 — 11th Stage: Avranches to Mont-Saint-Michel, individual time trial (33-20.5)
July 11 — 12th Stage: Fougeres to Tours, flat (218-135.5)
July 12 — 13th Stage: Tours to Saint-Amand-Montrond, flat (173-107.5)
July 13 — 14th Stage: Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule to Lyon, rolling (191-118.7)
July 14 — 15th Stage: Givors to Mont Ventoux, high mountain (242.5-150.7)
July 15 — Rest day, Vaucluse
July 16 — 16th Stage: Vaison-la-Romaine to Gap, medium mountain (168-104.4)
July 17 — 17th Stage: Embrun to Chorges, individual time trial (32-19.9)
July 18 — 18th Stage: Gap to Alpe-Huez, high mountain (172.5-107.2)
July 19 — 19th Stage: Bourg-d'Oisans to Le Grand-Bornand, high mountain (204.5-127.1)
July 20 — 20th Stage: Annecy to Annecy-Semnoz, high mountain (125-77.7)
July 21 — 21st Stage: Versailles to Paris, Champs-Elysees, flat (133.5-83.0)
Total — 3,403.5 kilometers (2,114.8 miles)
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Philadelphia -140 Washington +130
Atlanta -165 at Miami +155
Cincinnati -140 at Milwaukee +130
at Arizona -110 Los Angeles +100
at San Diego -130 Colorado +120
at San Fran. -130 New York +120
American League
at Baltimore -120 Texas +110
at New York -130 Kansas City +120
at Cleveland -110 Toronto +100
at Detroit -250 Chicago +220
at Tampa Bay -150 Minnesota +140
at Seattle -130 Boston +120
Interleague
at Pittsburgh -130 Oakland +120
LA (AL) -115 at Chi. (NL) +105
at St. Louis -260 Houston +230
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders
POINTS
1, Jimmie Johnson, 658. 2. Clint Bowyer, 609. 3. Carl Edwards, 587. 4. Kevin Harvick, 585. 5. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 548. 6. Matt Kenseth, 540. 7. Kyle Busch, 533. 8. Greg Biffle, 516. 9. Kurt Busch, 501. 10. Tony Stewart, 499.
11. Martin Truex Jr., 493. 12. Kasey Kahne, 490. 13. Brad Keselowski, 488. 14. Jeff Gordon, 487. 15. Joey Logano, 483. 16. Ryan Newman, 482. 17. Jamie McMurray, 475. 18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 466. 19. Aric Almirola, 463. 20. Paul Menard, 460.
MONEY
1, Jimmie Johnson, $5,649,702. 2. Kyle Busch, $3,698,496. 3. Matt Kenseth, $3,642,043. 4. Kevin Harvick, $3,543,370. 5. Brad Keselowski, $3,449,307. 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr., $3,300,063. 7. Carl Edwards, $3,265,349. 8. Tony Stewart, $3,147,504. 9. Jeff Gordon, $3,031,891. 10. Clint Bowyer, $3,023,657.
11. Martin Truex Jr., $2,994,294. 12. Joey Logano, $2,943,133. 13. Ryan Newman, $2,904,182. 14. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $2,856,611. 15. Kasey Kahne, $2,838,348. 16. Greg Biffle, $2,824,029. 17. Kurt Busch, $2,682,998. 18. Aric Almirola, $2,682,264. 19. Jamie McMurray, $2,607,113. 20. Juan Pablo Montoya, $2,543,521.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS – Recalled RHP Louis Coleman from Omaha (PCL). Optioned LHP Will Smith to Omaha.
NEW YORK YANKEES – Added 1B Travis Ishikawa to the roster. Assigned INF David Adams to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS – Recalled 2B Grant Green from Sacramento (PCL). Designated INF Adam Rosales for assignment.
SEATTLE MARINERS – Designated RHP Jeremy Bonderman for assignment. Recalled LHP Lucas Luetge from Tacoma (PCL).
National League
CHICAGO CUBS – Acquired RHP Ivan Pineyro and a player to be named from Washington for OF Scott Hairston.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS – Activated OF Ryan Braun from the 15-day DL. Placed 3B Aramis Ramirez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 7.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS – Placed INF Joaquin Arias on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Nick Noonan from Fresno (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS – Activated RHP Dan Haren from the 15-day DL. Optioned 1B-OF Tyler Moore to Syracuse (IL).
American Association
EL PASO DIABLOS – Released RHP Derek Forbes and RHP Hector Contin.
Can-Am League
NEWARK BEARS – Released OF Charlie Stewart.
QUEBEC CAPITALES – Released C Pat D'Aoust.
TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES – Signed RHP Luis Munoz. Released RHP Oliver Van Zant.
Frontier League
EVANSVILLE OTTERS – Signed LHP Jose Velez. Released LHP Matt Crim, C Sam Mahoney and INF Chris Munoz.
FRONTIER GREYS – Released RHP Tyler Vaske.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEW YORK KNICKS – Signed G Tim Hardaway Jr. and F C.J. Leslie.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS – Announced the resignation of chief executive officer Adam Aron. Named Scott O'Neil chief executive officer.
FOOTBALL
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS – Signed WR-KR Aaron Woods. Added WR Taylor Renaud to the practice roster.
National Football League
NEW YORK GIANTS – Signed WR Victor Cruz to a multi-year contract extension through the 2018 season.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS – Signed D Frederic St. Denis and F Jack Skille to one-year contracts.
DALLAS STARS – Signed C Chris Mueller to a one-year contract.
FLORIDA PANTHERS – Agreed to terms with C Jon Matsumoto and D Matt Gilroy on one-year contracts.
MONTREAL CANADIENS – Signed F Stephen MacAulay to a one-year minor league contract.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS – Agreed to terms with G Kevin Poulin on a one-year contract.
NEW YORK RANGERS – Agreed to terms with D Ryan McDonagh on a six-year contract.
OTTAWA SENATORS – Signed D Joe Corvo to a one-year contract.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS – Signed D Tyson Strachan, RW Matt Watkins and G David Leggio to one-year contracts.
WINNIPEG JETS – Announced C Alexander Burmistrov signed a two-year contract with Ak Bars Kazan (KHL).
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS – Agreed to terms with D Brennan Evans and LW Triston Grant on one-year contracts.
WORCESTER SHARKS – Named Sean West and Erin Croce account executives and Keith Burkinshaw marketing/operations coordinator.
ECHL
UTAH GRIZZLIES – Named Tim Branham coach and general manager.
COLLEGE
ASSUMPTION – Named Kevin Meek women's soccer coach.
AUBURN – Named Scott Woodard assistant softball coach and Jim Beitia director of operations for softball.
GOUCHER – Named Erik Pedersen assistant sports information director.
HOFSTRA – Named Denise King women's assistant basketball coach.
SAN FRANCISCO – Announced men's junior basketball C Derrell Roberston has transferred from DePaul.
TENNESSEE – Named Aric Thomas assistant baseball coach and recruiting coordinator.
TROY–Named Courtney Simmons and Mike Ryan women's assistant basketball coaches.
UAB–Named Cory Schlesinger men's basketball strength coach.
UTICA – Named Joe Milazzo baseball coach.
SPORTLIGHT
July 9
1922–Johnny Weissmuller is the first to swim the 100-meter freestyle under 1 minute as he breaks Duke Kahanamoku's world record with a time of 58.6 seconds.
1940–The National League registers the first shutout, 4-0, in the All-Star game.
1965–Peter Thomson shoots a 285 at Royal Birkdale to win his fifth British Open title.
1966–Jack Nicklaus wins the British Open with a 282 at Muirfield to join Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan and Gary Player as the only men to win the four majors.
1967–Mark Spitz and Catie Ball, both 17, swim to world records, and 14-year-old Debbie Meyer sets two records in one race in the Santa Clara International Invitational swim meet. Spitz sets a 100-meter butterfly record at 56.3 and Ball becomes the first U.S. swimmer to set a world record for the breaststroke with a 2:40.5 time for 200 meters. Meyer breaks the 800-meter freestyle record in 9 minutes, 35.8 seconds on the way to a record 18:11.1 in the 1,500.
1989–Boris Becker and Steffi Graf claim a West German sweep of the Wimbledon singles crowns in the first double finals day in 16 years. Becker wins his third Wimbledon title in five years, rolling past defending champion Stefan Edberg 6-0, 7-6 (1), 6-4, while Graf takes her second straight championship over Martina Navratilova 6-2, 6-7 (1), 6-1.
1995–Pete Sampras becomes the first American to win Wimbledon three straight years by beating Boris Becker in four sets.
1999–Mario Cipollini becomes the first rider since 1948 to capture three consecutive stages of the Tour de France, though only after Tom Steels of Belgium is stripped of the first-place finish in the sixth stage for dangerous riding.
2000–Pete Sampras passes Roy Emerson for the most Grand Slam championships and ties Willie Renshaw, a player in the 1880s, for the most Wimbledon titles with a four-set victory over Pat Rafter. Sampras, winner of seven Wimbledon titles, 13 Grand Slam championships and 28 straight matches at Wimbledon, extends his mark there to 53-1 over the past eight years.
2001–Goran Ivanisevic becomes one of Wimbledon's most improbable champions, beating Patrick Rafter. Two points away from defeat, Ivanisevic rallies to beat Rafter 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7 and becomes the second player to win a Wimbledon singles title without being seeded.
2006–Roger Federer ends a five-match losing streak to Rafael Nadal, winning 6-0, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2), 6-3 to earn his fourth straight Wimbledon title and eighth Grand Slam championship. Nadal had beaten Federer in four finals this year.
2006–Italy wins its fourth World Cup title winning the shootout 5-3, after a 1-1 draw. Outplayed for an hour and into extra time, the Italians win it after French captain Zinedine Zidane is ejected in the 107th for a vicious butt to the chest of Marco Materazzi.
2009–Michael Phelps breaks the world record in the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. national championships in Indianapolis. Phelps swims the two-lap final in 50.22 seconds, lowering Ian Crocker's mark of 50.40 set at the 2005 world championships in Montreal.
2011–Derek Jeter homers for his 3,000th hit, making him the first player to reach the mark with the New York Yankees. Jeter hit the milestone with a drive to left field with one out in the third inning off Tampa Bay's David Price. He ties a career high going 5 for 5 and singling home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning for a 5-4 win.
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 10 1 .909 –
Chicago 8 4 .667 2½
Washington 6 6 .500 4½
New York 5 7 .417 5½
Indiana 4 7 .364 6
Connecticut 3 8 .273 7
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 8 3 .727 –
Los Angeles 8 4 .667 ½
Phoenix 8 5 .615 1
Seattle 5 7 .417 3½
San Antonio 3 8 .273 5
Tulsa 3 11 .214 6½
MONDAY
No games scheduled
TODAY
Seattle at New York, 7
Atlanta at Minnesota, 9 p.m.
HOLE IN ONE
LARRY SPENCER JR., No. 6 at Eagle's Landing 324 yards, driver.
TROY MILLER, No. 9 at Hidden Hills, 186 yards, 5-hybrid.
WILLIAM BILGER, No. 18 at Hidden Hills, 162 yards, 6-iron.
LARRY LaMONT, No. 16 at Hidden Hills, 171 yards, 3-hybrid.