GOLF
Senior British Open
Southport, England, par 70
Wiebe won on fifth playoff hole
Mark Wiebe, $315,600 70-65-70-66 – 271
Bernhard Langer, $210,500 68-67-66-70 – 271
Corey Pavin, $97,813 69-71-69-65 – 274
Peter Senior, $97,813 68-71-69-66 – 274
David Frost, $97,813 68-68-68-70 – 274
Peter Fowler, $66,280 69-68-70-69 – 276
Sandy Lyle, $56,800 70-68-69-70 – 277
Tom Pernice Jr., $44,870 70-72-70-66 – 278
Jeff Hart, $44,870 69-69-73-67 – 278
Gene Sauers, $37,820 67-70-70-72 – 279
Steve Elkington, $33,650 72-68-71-69 – 280
Gary Wolstenholme, $33,650 70-72-68-70 – 280
Kohki Idoki, $30,320 71-68-73-69 – 281
Jamie Spence, $27,220 75-69-70-68 – 282
Russ Cochran, $27,220 71-73-70-68 – 282
Des Smyth, $27,220 76-69-69-68 – 282
Tom Kite, $27,220 70-72-71-69 – 282
Rocco Mediate, $24,040 70-68-75-70 – 283
Steve Pate, $24,040 70-72-68-73 – 283
Greg Turner, $22,960 70-69-75-70 – 284
Barry Lane, $21,040 72-68-74-71 – 285
Larry Mize, $21,040 71-73-70-71 – 285
Fred Couples, $21,040 74-72-68-71 – 285
Steve Jones, $21,040 73-70-70-72 – 285
Colin Montgomerie, $21,040 72-71-69-73 – 285
Michael Allen, $17,297 75-70-72-69 – 286
Katsuyoshi Tomori, $17,297 71-72-73-70 – 286
Steen Tinning, $17,297 71-74-71-70 – 286
Tom Lehman, $17,297 72-72-70-72 – 286
Mark O'Meara, $17,297 74-68-72-72 – 286
Mark McNulty, $17,297 70-67-76-73 – 286
Rod Spittle, $17,297 71-72-70-73 – 286
Brad Faxon, $14,647 74-69-74-70 – 287
Gary Hallberg, $14,647 69-75-73-70 – 287
Pedro Linhart, $14,647 73-72-72-70 – 287
Kirk Hanefeld, $13,230 73-75-70-70 – 288
Tom Watson, $13,230 73-71-73-71 – 288
David J. Russell, $13,230 72-73-72-71 – 288
Bob Tway, $13,230 74-72-69-73 – 288
Paul Wesselingh, $11,600 70-76-74-69 – 289
Seiki Okuda, $11,600 73-72-73-71 – 289
Duffy Waldorf, $11,600 76-72-70-71 – 289
John Inman, $11,600 71-76-70-72 – 289
Peter Mitchell, $11,600 75-72-68-74 – 289
Willie Wood, $10,340 75-71-72-72 – 290
M. Angel Martin, $10,340 72-75-65-78 – 290
Mark James, $9,800 74-73-71-73 – 291
Boonchu Ruangkit, $8,540 73-73-73-73 – 292
Lu Chien Soon, $8,540 71-77-71-73 – 292
Mike Goodes, $8,540 71-74-73-74 – 292
Dick Mast, $8,540 72-73-73-74 – 292
Santiago Luna, $8,540 72-74-72-74 – 292
a-Chip Lutz 71-71-75-75 – 292
Eduardo Romero, $8,540 75-70-72-75 – 292
Bruce Vaughan, $7,110 73-74-72-74 – 293
Philip Golding, $7,110 74-74-71-74 – 293
Esteban Toledo, $6,160 74-72-74-74 – 294
Mark Brooks, $6,160 74-73-73-74 – 294
Jeff Sluman, $6,160 71-75-72-76 – 294
Anders Forsbrand, $6,160 73-70-73-78 – 294
Massy Kuramoto, $5,130 70-77-74-74 – 295
John Cook, $5,130 69-79-73-74 – 295
Frankie Minoza, $5,130 68-78-72-77 – 295
Carl Mason, $5,130 74-70-73-78 – 295
Hendrik Buhrmann, $4,315 76-72-75-73 – 296
Philip Walton, $4,315 70-76-75-75 – 296
Joe Daley, $4,315 75-73-73-75 – 296
Mark Calcavecchia, $4,315 75-72-73-76 – 296
Fred Funk, $3,770 75-71-78-73 – 297
Bill Longmuir, $3,770 73-69-77-78 – 297
Andrew Oldcorn, $3,410 74-72-75-77 – 298
Peter Dahlberg, $3,410 76-72-73-77 – 298
Phil Gresswell, $3,410 74-71-79-77 – 301
Mitch Kierstenson, $2,960 74-72-77-81 – 304
Transactions
BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB – Suspended Toronto minor league OF Brian Van Kirk (New Hampshire-EL) 50 games after a second violation for a drug of abuse.
American League
DETROIT TIGERS – Sent LHP Darin Downs to Toledo for a rehab assignment.
HOUSTON ASTROS – Traded RHP Jose Veras to Detroit for OF Danry Vasquez and a player to be named. Agreed to terms with RHP Justin Hess on a minor league contract. Recalled RHP Chia-Jen Lo from Corpus Christi (Texas). Selected the contract of RHP Josh Zeid from Oklahoma City (PCL).
LOS ANGELES ANGELS – Traded LHP Scott Downs to Atlanta for RHP Cory Rasmus. Assigned RHP Billy Buckner outright to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled LHP Nick Maronde from Arkansas (Texas).
MINNESOTA TWINS – Reinstated C Joe Mauer from the restricted list. Optioned C Drew Butera to Rochester (IL).
NEW YORK YANKEES – Optioned 3B David Adams to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Agreed to terms with 3B Brady Steiger on a minor league contract.
OAKLAND RAIDERS – Signed LB Omar Gaither.
SEATTLE MARINERS – Activated OF Michael Morse from the 15-day DL. Designated OF Jason Bay for assignment.
TAMPA BAY RAYS – Acquired RHP Jesse Crain from the Chicago White Sox for players to be named or cash. Transferred RHP Brandon Gomes to the 60-day DL.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS – Sent RHP Scott Baker to Daytona (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
COLORADO ROCKIES – Recalled INF Charlie Culberson from Colorado Springs (PCL). Optioned INF Jordan Pacheco to Colorado Springs.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES – Placed C Michael McKenry on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 28. Recalled OF Alex Presley from Indianapolis (IL).
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS – Designated RHP Yusmeiro Petit for assignment.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DALLAS MAVERICKS – Signed G Shane Larkin.
HOUSTON ROCKETS – Signed C Marcus Camby.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS – Named Kurt Rambis and Johnny Davis assistant coaches.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS – Signed FB Vonta Leach to a two-year contract.
CINCINNATI BENGALS – Activated TE/LS Bryce Davis, OT Andre Smith comes from the active/non-football illness list and WR Brandon Tate from the active/pup list.
HOUSTON TEXANS – Activated S Orhian Johnson from the active/non-football injury list.
TENNESSEE TITANS – Agreed to terms on a contract with G Chance Warmack.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NASHVILLE PREDATORS – Signed D Bryan Rodney to a one-year contract.
WINNIPEG JETS – Agreed to terms with D Zach Bogosian on a seven-year contract.
COLLEGE
N.C. STATE – Named Dereck Whittenburg men's assistant basketball coach.
TENNIS
Bet-At-Home Cup
Kitzbuehel, Austria
Singles
First Round
Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, d. Kenny de Schepper, France, 6-4, 6-4.
Marcel Granollers (8), Spain, d. Mate Pavic, Croatia, 7-6 (2), 6-2.
Albert Montanes (7), Spain, d. Adrian Ungur, Romania, 6-4, 6-2.
Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, d. Martin Fischer, Austria, 7-5, 1-6, 6-3.
Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, d. Antonio Veic, Croatia, 6-1, 6-3.
Dominic Thiem, Austria, d. Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, 6-2, 7-5.
Doubles
First Round
Lucas Arnold Ker and Juan Monaco, Argentina, d. Carlos Becke and Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-3, 7-5.
Daniel Brands, Germany, and Michal Mertinak, Slovakia, lead Julian Knowle, Austria, and Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, 6-4, 0-1, susp., rain.
Southern California Open
Carlsbad, Calif.
Singles
First Round
Sam Stosur (5), Australia, d. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 7-5, 6-1.
Francesca Schiavone, Italy, d. Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (6), 6-4.
Virginie Razzano, France, d. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles
First Round
Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Kveta Peschke (1), Czech Republic, d. Liga Dekmeijere, Latvia, and Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-3.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Sporting KC 10 6 6 36 31 21
New York 10 7 5 35 33 27
Montreal 10 5 5 35 32 29
Philadelphia 9 6 7 34 33 30
New England 8 7 6 30 27 19
Houston 8 6 6 30 23 20
Chicago 7 9 4 25 25 30
Columbus 6 10 5 23 24 27
Toronto FC 3 10 8 17 19 29
D.C. United 2 15 4 10 10 35
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Real Salt Lake 11 7 4 37 36 24
Colorado 9 7 7 34 28 24
Portland 8 3 10 34 31 20
Los Angeles 10 9 3 33 32 27
Vancouver 9 7 5 32 33 29
FC Dallas 8 5 8 32 27 27
Seattle 8 7 4 28 24 22
San Jose 7 9 6 27 23 33
Chivas USA 4 12 5 17 19 37
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Sunday
Seattle 2, Chivas USA 1
Saturday
Chicago at Philadelphia, 7:30
Montreal at D.C. United, 7:30
New York at Sporting KC, 8
Columbus at Houston, 9
Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 9
Chivas USA at San Jose, 10
FC Dallas at Seattle, 10:30
Vancouver at Portland, 11
NEXT Sunday
Toronto FC at New England, 7:30
PRO FOOTBALL
NFL Preseason
Sunday
Miami vs. Dallas at Canton, 8
THURSDAY, Aug. 8
Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:30
Washington at Tennessee, 8
Cincinnati at Atlanta, 8
St. Louis at Cleveland, 8
Denver at San Francisco, 9
Seattle at San Diego, 10
FRIDAY, Aug. 9
N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 7:30
Miami at Jacksonville, 7:30
New England at Philadelphia, 7:30
Houston at Minnesota, 8
Kansas City at New Orleans, 8
Arizona at Green Bay, 8
Chicago at Carolina, 8
Dallas at Oakland, 10
SATURDAY, Aug. 10
N.Y. Giants at Pittsburgh, 7:30
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Chicago 10 8 0 .556 973 947
San Antonio 10 8 0 .556 782 884
Iowa 6 12 0 .333 827 913
West Division
W L T Pct PF PA
z-Arizona 15 3 0 .833 1203 866
x-Spokane 14 4 0 .778 1198 896
x-San Jose 13 5 0 .722 1033 877
Utah 7 11 0 .389 896 988
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
South Division
W L T Pct PF PA
z-Jacksonville 12 6 0 .667 941 883
x-Tampa Bay 7 11 0 .389 959 980
x-Orlando 7 11 0 .389 965 1032
New Orleans 5 13 0 .278 833 1069
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Philadelphia 12 6 0 .667 1052 839
Cleveland 4 14 0 .222 847 1047
Pittsburgh 4 14 0 .222 726 1014
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
FRIDAY
Spokane 61, Pittsburgh 43
SATURDAY
Jacksonville 52, Tampa Bay 44
Orlando 71, New Orleans 42
Arizona 84, Iowa 45
Utah 48, Cleveland 46
San Antonio 42, Philadelphia 28
San Jose 65, Chicago 40
End of Regular Season
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 title.
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 are set on the fifth night of the world swimming championships in Rome, 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 but only getting silver.
2010-The NFL's No. 1 overall 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.
2012-In London, Missy Franklin, a 17-year-old from Colorado, wins the women's 100-meter backstroke. Franklin has a brief 13-minute break after taking the final qualifying spot in the 200 freestyle semifinals before she had to get back into the water for the backstroke final. Fifteen-year-old Ruta Meilutyte becomes the first Lithuanian to win an Olympic swimming medal by holding off a late charge from world champion Rebecca Soni of the United States in the 100 breaststroke.
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Chicago 12 5 .706 –
Atlanta 11 5 .688 ½
Washington 9 9 .500 3½
Indiana 8 9 .471 4
New York 7 11 .389 5½
Connecticut 4 12 .250 7½
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 14 3 .824 –
Los Angeles 12 6 .667 2½
Phoenix 9 9 .500 5½
Seattle 7 10 .412 7
San Antonio 6 12 .333 8½
Tulsa 6 14 .300 9½
MONDAY
No games scheduled
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Chicago (G1) -115 Milwaukee +105
at Pittsbrg (G1) -145 St. Louis +135
St. Louis (G2) -130 at Pittsburgh +120
at Philadelphia -130 San Francisco +120
at Atlanta -160 Colorado +150
at Miami -115 New York +105
at Chicago (G2) -120 Milwaukee +110
Cincinnati -155 at San Diego +145
American League
at Baltimore -250 Houston +220
at Cleveland -140 Chicago +130
at Boston -175 Seattle +165
at Texas -130 Los Angeles +120
Kansas City -130 at Minnesota +120
at Oakland -145 Toronto +135
Interleague
at Detroit -140 Washington +130
at Tampa Bay -140 Arizona +130
at LA (NL) -175 New York (AL) +165
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders
Through July 28
POINTS
1, Jimmie Johnson, 740. 2. Clint Bowyer, 665. 3. Carl Edwards, 655. 4. Kevin Harvick, 648. 5. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 616. 6. Matt Kenseth, 615. 7. Kyle Busch, 610. 8. Greg Biffle, 565. 9. Kasey Kahne, 564. 10. Jeff Gordon, 559.
11. Tony Stewart, 558. 12. Martin Truex Jr., 554. 13. Brad Keselowski, 553. 14. Kurt Busch, 546. 15. Jamie McMurray, 537. 16. Ryan Newman, 534. 17. Aric Almirola, 529. 18. Joey Logano, 524. 19. Paul Menard, 520. 20. Jeff Burton, 499.
MONEY
1, Jimmie Johnson, $6,177,084. 2. Kyle Busch, $4,150,397. 3. Matt Kenseth, $4,043,085. 4. Kevin Harvick, $3,886,677. 5. Brad Keselowski, $3,835,924. 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr., $3,622,748. 7. Carl Edwards, $3,597,609. 8. Tony Stewart, $3,580,714. 9. Ryan Newman, $3,430,048. 10. Jeff Gordon, $3,410,123.
11. Clint Bowyer, $3,350,158. 12. Martin Truex Jr., $3,321,679. 13. Joey Logano, $3,260,974. 14. Kasey Kahne, $3,243,083. 15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $3,185,243. 16. Greg Biffle, $3,095,464. 17. Aric Almirola, $3,033,446. 18. Kurt Busch, $2,985,698. 19. Jamie McMurray, $2,916,113. 20. Juan Pablo Montoya, $2,867,634.
HOLES IN ONE
GREG SMITH, No. 2 at Maple Grove, 175 yards, 4 iron.
URIAH LEESE, No. 7 at Collins Park Golf Course, 255 yards, driver
BOB VALLADE, No. 5 at Ottawa Park, 81 yards, sand wedge.
STEVEN D. MILLER, No. 5 at Ottawa Park, 70 yards, 52-wedge.
DOUBLE EAGLE
Fred Leachman, No. 18 West at Raisin River Golf Club, 406 yards, 3-wood.