BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB–Suspended Cleveland minor league SS Rubiel Martinez (DSL Indians) and New York Yankees minor league LHP Anderson Severino (DSL Yankees) 50 games each after testing positive for metabolites of stanozolol.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX–Signed 2B Dustin Pedroia to an eight-year contract beginning in 2014 and continuing through the 2021 season.
MINNESOTA TWINS–Placed C Joe Mauer on the paternity list. Recalled C Drew Butera from Rochester (IL).
NEW YORK YANKEES–Placed INF Luis Cruz on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 23. Recalled INF David Adams from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS–Selected INF Adam Rosales from Sacramento (PCL). Designated INF Vinnie Catricala for assignment.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS–Activated OF David DeJesus from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Dave Sappelt to Iowa (PCL).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS–Reinstated LHP Ted Lilly from the 15-day DL. Placed OF Matt Kemp on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 22.
International League
DURHAM BULLS–Added OF Kevin Kiermaier to the roster from Montgomery (SL). Sent OF Evan Frey to Montgomery.
Eastern League
TRENTON THUNDER–Announced INF Jose Pirela was assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL) and INF Dan Fiorito was assigned to the team from Tampa (FSL).
American Association
EL PASO DIABLOS–Signed RHP Reyes Dorado. Released LHP Drew Coffey and C Ivan Villaescusa.
Frontier League
EVANSVILLE OTTERS–Signed LHP Blake Monar. Released LHP Rich Hawkins and LHP Christian Kowalchuk.
FRONTIER GREYS–Signed INF Nick DelGuidice.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS–Signed RHP Dan Goldstein.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DALLAS MAVERICKS–Signed G Ricky Ledo.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS–Waived F-C Dwayne Jones, G Scott Machado and G Kevin Murphy.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS–Placed LB Dan Giordano on the PUP list. Waived/failed physical LB Tim Fugger.
ATLANTA FALCONS–Signed QB Sean Renfree. Agreed to terms with CB Desmond Trufant on a four-year contract.
CLEVELAND BROWNS–Signed FB Brock Bolen and LB Justin Cole. Waived OL Dominic Alford and WR Kennan Davis.
DALLAS COWBOYS–Released WR Lavasier Tuinei. Signed DT Landon Cohen and DE George Selvie.
DETROIT LIONS–Signed WR Chaz Schilens.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS–Agreed to terms with LB Bjoern Werner.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS–Claimed S Ray Polk off waivers from Seattle.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS–Signed WR Mike Williams to a six-year contract. Signed G Jeremy Lewis. Placed RB Jeff Demps on the reserve/did not report list. Activated P Michael Koenen from the reserve/non-football injury list. Placed K Connor Barth on the reserve/non-football injury list. Activated TE Luke Stocker and DE Markus White from the PUP list.
TENNESSEE TITANS–Signed RB Jackie Battle and TE DeMarco Cosby. Waived RB Alvester Alexander and QB Nathan Enderle.
Canadian Football League
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS–Signed LB Brandon Isaac.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS–Agreed to terms with F Brad Winchester on a one-year contract.
DALLAS STARS–Named James Patrick assistant coach.
FLORIDA PANTHERS–Agreed to terms with C Scott Timmins on a one-year contract.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS–Signed D Paul Ranger to a one-year contract. Promoted video analyst Chris Dennis to assistant coach.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS–Named Pace Sagester media relations manager.
ECHL
BAKERSFIELD CONDORS–Signed C Gary Steffes.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC–Waived F Sammy Ochoa.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS–Signed F Kenny Miller to a six-month contract extension.
COLLEGE
BAYLOR–Named Kassi Duncan and Emily Maike acrobatics & tumbling assistant coaches.
FORDHAM–Named John Krasinski assistant athletic director for athletic performance and Zac Conner assistant strength and conditioning coach.
GEORGE WASHINGTON–Named Maria Fuccillo women’s assistant tennis coach.
INDIANA STATE–Promoted assistant coach Brian Sheppard to offensive coordinator.
RANDOLPH-MACON–Named Katie Gebhard women’s assistant soccer coach.
SAN FRANCISCO–Named Seth Etherton pitching coach.
ST. AUGUSTINE’S–Announced the resignation of men’s basketball coach Lonnie Blow, Jr. to accept the same position at Virginia State.
TENNIS
Croatia Open
Umag, Croatia
Singles
Second Round
Fabio Fognini (3), Italy, d. Thiemo de Bakker, Netherlands, 7-5, 6-3.
Martin Klizan (6), Slovakia, d. Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3).
Gael Monfils, France, d. Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, 6-3, 6-1.
Albert Montanes, Spain, d. Richard Gasquet (1), France, 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles
First Round
Frantisek Cermak, Czech Republic, and Lukas Dlouhy (1), Czech Republic, d. Jan Hajek, Czech Republic, and Jaroslav Levinsky, Czech Republic, 6-2, 7-6 (3).
Nicholas Monroe, United States, and Simon Stadler (3), Germany, d. Michail Elgin, Russia, and Philipp Marx, Germany, 6-3, 6-4.
Swiss Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
Singles
Second Round
Juan Monaco (4), Argentina, d. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-1, 6-2.
Feliciano Lopez (5), Spain, d. Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, 6-4, 6-3.
Mikhail Youzhny (6), Russia, d. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
Stanislas Wawrinka (2), Switzerland, d. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 7-5, 7-6 (4).
Doubles
First Round
Florin Mergea, Romania, and Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, d. Marco Chiudinelli, Switzerland, and Henri Laaksonen, Switzerland, 6-2, 6-4.
Quarterfinals
Pablo Andujar, Spain, and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, d. Dustin Brown, Germany, and Paul Hanley (4), Australia, 6-3, 6-1.
Baku Cup
Baku, Azerbaijan
Singles
First Round
Chanelle Scheepers (3), South Africa, d. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, d. Polona Hercog (6), Slovenia, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 6-3.
Elina Svitolina (7), Ukraine, d. Aleksandra Krunic, Serbia, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Kateryna Kozlova, Ukraine, d. Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.
Second Round
Ons Jabeur, Tunisia, d. Bojana Jovanovski (1), Serbia, 6-2, 7-5.
Donna Vekic (2), Croatia, d. Tetyana Arefyeva, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-2.
Alexandra Cadantu (4), Romania, d. Mandy Minella, Luxembourg, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3.
Atlanta Open
Norcross, Ga.
Singles
First Round
Matthew Ebden, Australia, d. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 6-2, 0-0 retired.
Christian Harrison, United States, d. Alejandro Falla, Colombia, 6-1, 6-7 (7), 6-2.
Second Round
Lleyton Hewitt (7), Australia, d. Rhyne Williams, United States, 7-6 (6), 6-4.
Ivan Dodig (3), Croatia, d. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-3.
James Blake, United States, d. Tim Smyczek, United States, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-6 (4).
SPORTLIGHT
July 25
1902–Jim Jeffries knocks out Bob Fitzsimmons in the eighth round to retain the world heavyweight title.
1941–Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox wins his 300th and last game, beating the Cleveland Indians 10-6.
1956–Swaps sets an American record in a 1 5/8-mile race at Hollywood Park. Swaps runs the course in 2:38 1-5.
1956–Jack Burke Jr. defeats Ted Kroll 3 and 2 in the final round to win the PGA championship.
1976–In Montreal, Edwin Moses of the United States sets an Olympic record in the 400 hurdles with a time of 47.63.
1982–Janet Anderson wins the U.S. Women’s Open golf title, her first tournament victory.
1999–Lance Armstrong wins the Tour de France, just three years after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer that spread to his brain and lungs. Armstrong becomes the second American to win cycling’s showcase race. The title was among those stripped in 2012 for doping.
2004–Lance Armstrong wins a record sixth Tour de France.
2007–Michael Rasmussen, the leader of the Tour de France, is removed from the race by his Rabobank team after winning the 16th stage. Rasmussen is sent home for violating (the team’s) internal rules. The Danish cyclist missed random drug tests May 8 and June 28, saying he was in Mexico.
2010–Alberto Contador wins the Tour de France for the third time in four years. Contador holds off a next-to-last day challenge from Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, his runner-up for a second consecutive year.
2010–Jamie McMurray’s victory in the Brickyard 400 gives owner Chip Ganassi the first team triple crown in American auto racing: winning the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 in the same year. McMurray won the season-opening Daytona 500 in February, and Ganassi IndyCar series driver Dario Franchitti won the Indy 500 in May.
2011–The NFL Players Association executive board and 32 team reps vote unanimously to approve the terms of a deal to the end the 4½-month lockout. The final pact is for 10 years, without an opt-out clause.
2011–Taylor Hoagland hits a two-run home run, Valerie Arioto and Megan Langenfeld have RBI singles and the United States beats rival Japan 6-4 to win its fifth straight World Cup of Softball championship.
2012–Triple jumper Voula Papachristou is kicked off Greece’s Olympic team by the Hellenic Olympic Committee for her comments on Twitter mocking African immigrants and expressing support for a far-right political party.
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Chicago 12 5 .706 –
Atlanta 11 5 .688 ½
Washington 9 9 .500 3½
Indiana 7 9 .438 4½
New York 7 10 .412 5
Connecticut 4 12 .250 7½
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 14 3 .824 –
Los Angeles 12 5 .706 2
Phoenix 9 9 .500 5½
Seattle 6 10 .375 7½
Tulsa 6 13 .316 9
San Antonio 5 12 .294 9
WEDNESDAY
Washington 82, Chicago 78
Minnesota 81, Phoenix 69
Atlanta 74, Connecticut 65
TODAY
New York at San Antonio, 12:30
Indiana at Tulsa, 12:30
Seattle at Los Angeles, 3:30 p.m.
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at New York -105 Atlanta -105
at Washington -130 Pittsburgh +120
at Milwaukee -150 San Diego +140
at Colorado -160 Miami +150
at St. Louis -170 Philadelphia +160
at Arizona -175 Chicago +165
at Los Angeles -130 Cincinnati +120
American League
at Texas -150 New York +140
Detroit -135 at Chicago +125
at Toronto -200 Houston +185
at Boston -135 Tampa Bay +125
Baltimore -110 at Kansas City +100
at Oakland -115 Los Angeles +105
at Seattle -165 Minnesota +155
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup results, schedule
x-non-points race
Feb. 16 — x-The Sprint Unlimited (Kevin Harvick)
Feb. 21 — x-Budweiser Duel 1 (Kevin Harvick)
Feb. 21 — x-Budweiser Duel 2 (Kyle Busch)
Feb. 24 — Daytona 500 (Jimmie Johnson)
March 3 — Subway Fresh Fit 500, Avondale, Ariz. (Carl Edwards)
March 10 — Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas (Matt Kenseth)
March 17 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Kasey Kahne)
March 24 — Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif. (Kyle Busch)
April 7 — STP Gas Booster 500, Ridgeway, Va. (Jimmie Johnson)
April 13 — NRA 500, Fort Worth, Texas (Kyle Busch)
April 21 — STP 400, Kansas City, Kan. (Matt Kenseth)
April 27 — Toyota Owners 400, Richmond, Va. (Kevin Harvick)
May 5 — Aaron’s 499, Talladega, Ala. (David Ragan)
May 11 — Bojangles’ Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. (Matt Kenseth)
May 18 — x-Sprint Showdown (Jamie McMurray)
May 18 — x-NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (Jimmie Johnson)
May 26 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. (Kevin Harvick)
June 2 — Dover 400, Dover, Del. (Tony Stewart)
June 9 — Pocono 400, Long Pond, Pa. (Jimmie Johnson)
June 16 — Quicken Loans 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Greg Biffle)
June 23 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif. (Martin Truex Jr.)
June 30 — Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky. (Matt Kenseth)
July 6 — Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Jimmie Johnson)
July 14 — Camping World RV Sales 301, Loudon, N.H. (Brian Vickers)
Sunday — Crown Royal Presents The Your Hero’s Name Here 400 at The Brickyard, Indianapolis
Aug. 4 — Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa.
Aug. 11 — Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 18 — Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 24 — Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 1 — AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta, Hampton, Ga.
Sept. 7 — Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va.
Sept. 15 — GEICO 400, Joliet, Ill.
Sept. 22 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.
Sept. 29 — AAA 400, Dover, Del.
Oct. 6 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 12 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 20 — Camping World RV Sales 500, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 27 — Goody’s Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va.
Nov. 3 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas
Nov. 10 — AdvoCare 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 17 — Ford EcoBoost 400, Homestead, Fla.
Driver Standings
Through July 14
1. Jimmie Johnson, 696.
2. Clint Bowyer, 640.
3. Carl Edwards, 623.
4. Kevin Harvick, 622.
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 578.
6. Matt Kenseth, 576.
7. Kyle Busch, 576.
8. Greg Biffle, 545.
9. Brad Keselowski, 529.
10. Kasey Kahne, 523.
11. Martin Truex Jr., 521.
12. Jeff Gordon, 521.
13. Tony Stewart, 518.
14. Kurt Busch, 516.
15. Jamie McMurray, 507.
16. Aric Almirola, 502.
17. Jeff Burton, 498.
18. Joey Logano, 487.
19. Ryan Newman, 487.
20. Paul Menard, 487.
SPORTS NOTES
The 4th Annual BG Beach Bum Sand Volleyball Tournament has been rescheduled to Saturday, August 3rd at Carter Park. Registration has been reopened to those looking to participate in the Coed 4’s ($60) and Coed 6’s divisions ($80), “for fun” and “competitive” levels of play. The tournament is open to anyone 18 or older as of 8/3/13. To register or for more info, contact 419-354-6223 or visit: www.bgohio.org/departments/parks-and-recreation.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Sporting KC 10 5 6 36 31 20
Montreal 9 5 5 32 31 29
New York 9 7 5 32 29 24
Philadelphia 8 6 7 31 32 30
Houston 8 6 5 29 22 19
New England 7 7 6 27 25 18
Chicago 7 9 3 24 24 29
Columbus 6 9 5 23 23 25
Toronto FC 2 10 8 14 17 28
D.C. United 2 14 4 10 9 33
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Real Salt Lake 11 6 4 37 33 20
Portland 8 2 10 34 30 18
Los Angeles 10 8 3 33 32 25
Vancouver 9 6 5 32 33 28
FC Dallas 8 5 8 32 27 27
Colorado 8 7 7 31 26 24
Seattle 7 7 4 25 22 21
San Jose 6 9 6 24 21 32
Chivas USA 4 11 5 17 18 35
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday
Columbus at Toronto FC, 2
Philadelphia at Vancouver, 7
Real Salt Lake at New York, 7
Sporting KC at Montreal, 7
New England at D.C. United, 7
Los Angeles at Colorado, 7
Chicago at Houston, 9
Portland at San Jose, 10:30
Sunday
Chivas USA at Seattle, 11
LOCAL GOLF
TJGA
PGA NWO Championship
at South Toledo Golf Course.
Boys 16-18
1. Jack Mancinotti 63-73-70: 206
2. Mitch Kontak 69-73-73: 212
3. Tyler Davis 72-73-72: 217
Boys 14-15
1. Jack Kunkel 79-74-82
2. Alex Morrison 75-80-86: 241
3. Blake Harves 81-83-75: 242
Girls 16-18
1. Jaclyn Fanola 75-76-75: 226
2. Kayleigh McHugh 78-76-75: 229
3. Monica Torda 74-81-86: 241
Girls 14-15
1. Ashley Knight 76-70
2. Sabrina Coffman 84-80
Boys 12-13
1. Connor Lenhart
2. Sean Gallagher
3. Palmer Yenrick
Girls 12-13
1. Lexi Knight
2. Molly Bennett
Boys Overall Medalist: Jack Mancinotti 63-73
Girls Overall Medalist: Ashley Knight 76-70
*Won Playoff
PRO FOOTBALL
CFL
TODAY
Edmonton at Montreal, 7:30
FRIDAY
Calgary at Winnipeg, 8
Arena League
FRIDAY
Pittsburgh at Spokane, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY
Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Arizona at Iowa, 8:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Utah, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at San Antonio, 9 p.m.
Chicago at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
HOLES IN ONE
JEFF BARLEY, No. 11 at Brandywine, 150 yards, 7-iron.
ERIC BAGLEY, No. 13 at Links at Lake Erie, 175 yards, 7-iron.
ROLLIE EGGERT, No. 4 at Bedford Hills-Wolverine, 177 yards, 3-wood.
GOLF
World Rankings
1. Tiger Woods 12.64
2. Phil Mickelson 8.63
3. Rory McIlroy 8.61
4. Adam Scott 7.72
5. Justin Rose 7.71
6. Matt Kuchar 6.54
7. Brandt Snedeker 6.08
8. Graeme McDowell 6.07
9. Luke Donald 5.56
10. Lee Westwood 5.21
11. Steve Stricker 4.88
12. Louis Oosthuizen 4.84
13. Charl Schwartzel 4.75
14. Ian Poulter 4.74
15. Ernie Els 4.71
16. Sergio Garcia 4.70
17. Keegan Bradley 4.51
18. Bubba Watson 4.45
19. Jason Day 4.45
20. Henrik Stenson 4.44
21. Webb Simpson 4.16
22. Hunter Mahan 4.16
23. Jason Dufner 4.07
24. Bill Haas 3.94
25. Dustin Johnson 3.87
26. Zach Johnson 3.67
27. Branden Grace 3.39
28. Matteo Manassero 3.38
29. Nick Watney 3.33
30. Peter Hanson 3.33
31. Bo Van Pelt 3.26
32. Jim Furyk 3.22
33. Richard Sterne 3.02
34. Hideki Matsuyama 2.98
35. Rickie Fowler 2.97
36. Martin Kaymer 2.91
37. Francesco Molinari 2.87
38. Billy Horschel 2.86
39. Jamie Donaldson 2.81
40. Kevin Streelman 2.75
41. Thorbjorn Olesen 2.69
42. Nicolas Colsaerts 2.69
43. Angel Cabrera 2.64
44. G. Fernandez-Castano 2.64
45. Ryan Moore 2.58
46. Scott Piercy 2.56
47. Carl Pettersson 2.51
48. Martin Laird 2.46
49. Jonas Blixt 2.46
50. Paul Lawrie 2.44
LPGA Money Leaders
Through July 24
Money
1. Inbee Park $2,134,844
2. Stacy Lewis $916,799
3. I.K. Kim $909,957
4. Suzann Pettersen $860,056
5. So Yeon Ryu $847,207
6. Beatriz Recari $784,023
7. Paula Creamer $628,715
8. Karrie Webb $565,764
9. Angela Stanford $551,300
10. Na Yeon Choi $511,469
11. Cristie Kerr $498,885
12. Catriona Matthew $496,291
13. Hee Young Park $493,013
14. Lizette Salas $465,539
15. Jiyai Shin $459,605
16. Jessica Korda $448,434
17. Shanshan Feng $441,715
18. Anna Nordqvist $421,863
19. Ai Miyazato $402,759
20. Jodi Ewart Shadoff $355,915
21. Pornanong Phatlum $329,901
22. Jennifer Johnson $328,017
23. Haeji Kang $327,282
24. Caroline Hedwall $327,210
25. Ilhee Lee $325,038
26. Chella Choi $320,373
27. Karine Icher $307,190
28. Lexi Thompson $300,155
29. Mika Miyazato $285,149
30. Yani Tseng $273,743
31. Morgan Pressel $267,099
32. Gerina Piller $263,254
33. Amy Yang $250,241
34. Giulia Sergas $245,376
35. Mo Martin $234,579
36. Carlota Ciganda $213,719
37. Jenny Shin $210,153
38. Brittany Lang $203,845
39. Moriya Jutanugarn $203,216
40. Hee Kyung Seo $196,772
41. Meena Lee $192,931
42. Chie Arimura $183,830
43. Brittany Lincicome $178,044
44. Sun Young Yoo $177,690
45. Julieta Granada $174,552
46. Azahara Munoz $166,160
47. Jane Park $159,295
48. Irene Cho $157,447
49. Nicole Castrale $137,324
50. Mina Harigae $134,587