Article published June 25, 2008
Amateur baseball, golf, WNBA, college baseball
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COACHING OPENING: Clay High School has an opening for a boys’ assistant soccer coach. Information: Jim Jurski, athletic director, at 419-693-0665, ext. 2004.
ALL-STAR BASEBALL: The BCSN Senior All-Star Baseball game is scheduled tomorrow at 7:05 p,m. at Ned Skeldon Stadium in Maumee. The North and South teams are made up of seniors from the City League, Northern Lakes League, Toledo Area Athletic Conference, and Bedford. The All-Star game coverage begins live on BCSN at 7 p.m. Admission to this event is free.
BASKETBALL CAMP: Owens Community College will offer area basketball players from grades 1 through 11 the opportunity to learn about the fundamentals of the sport as part of the Detroit Pistons 2008 Youth Basketball Training Camp Tour, July 21-24. from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the College’s Student Health and Activities Center. Information: 567-661-7973 -or 1-800-GO-OWENS, ext. 7973 or 248-377-8653.
BASEBALL CAMP: BASE Sports will hold a free defensive skills baseball camp at Ottawa Hills High School July 7-10 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. each day. Information: 419-534-2220.
GOLF TOURNAMENT: The eighth-annual Don King Memorial golf tournament, with proceeds going to scholarship funds and the American Heart Association, will be held Friday afternoon at Tamaron Country Club (419-474-0501). Tim Berta of Bluffton College, who won the Don King Courage Award at this year’s National Football Foundation Hall of Fame banquet, is expected to play in the golf outing. The event is held in memory of the long-time Toledo radio sports personality.
GOLF TOURNAMENT: The Northern Ohio PGA is accepting entries for the 85th Ohio Open, set for July 21-23 at Quail Hollow in Concord. The event is open to pros and to amateurs with a USGA handicap index of 4.0 or less. The entry fee is $205 for amateurs, $235 for member pros, and $385 for non-PGA pros. Entry forms are available online at www.northernohio.pga.com or call 216-765-1214 for information. Entry deadline is July 15.
SLOW-PITCH SOFTBALL: The City of Toledo Division of Recreation will hold a high school age girls’ slow-pitch tournament on July 19-20 at the Scott Park softball complex. Information: Shawn at 419-936-3887 or shawn.sobel@toledo.oh.gov |
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AMATEUR GOLF
Toledo Junior Two-Man Championship
at Highland Meadows
BOYS
16-18: 1- Davenport-Jimison, 69; 2T Fharbach-Scherer 71, Crawford-Jackson, 71.
14-15: 1-Balcar-Riley 70; 2- Silverman-Jamieson, 73; 3- Fanoha-Torchia, 73
12-13: 1-Silverman-Garzony, 37; 2- Dill-Czernokowski, 42; 3- Schlembach-Wagner, 44.
GIRLS
16-18: 1-Garrison-Wagner, 78; 2-Sterling-Martin, 79; 3- Smolka-Jorgenson, 81.
14-15: 1- Holsten-Brier, 100.
12-13: 1- Kasper-Klein; 2- Antypas-Antypas, 56; 3- Rigoulot-Beckstead, 62.
Oregon Junior
at Eagles Landing
BOYS
16-18: 1- Kurt Kincade, 70; 2- Josh Bialecki, 71; 3- Zach Davenport, 71.
14-15: 1- Reed Silverman, 71; 2- Michael Balcak, 73; 3- Caleb Axe, 74.
GIRLS
16-18: 1- Ashley Garrison, 80; 2- Melissa Finch, 81; 3- Meg McKernan, 84.
14-15: 1- Kelsey Holsten, 93; 2- Maime Silver, 97; 3- Jenny Lee, 103.
FOOTBALL
Arena Football Playoffs
WILD CARD
National Conference
Friday: New York at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, June 30: Orlando at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
American Conference
Saturday: Colorado at Utah, 4 p.m.
Monday, June 30: Grand Rapids at Arizona, 9:30 p.m.
HOLE-IN-ONE
TIM POSADNY at Cherrywood, No. 4, 115 yards, 7-iron.
CHRIS RUSSEN, No. 9 at Giant Oak, 186 yards, 3-iron.
SPORTLIGHT
June 25
1981–Sugar Ray Leonard wins the WBA junior middleweight title with a ninth-round knockout of Ayub Kalule in Houston.
1991–Nine-time champion Martina Navratilova survives a first-round scare from Elna Reinach to win her record 100th singles match at Wimbledon.
1995–Betsy King completes her 20-month quest to enter the LPGA Hall of Fame by winning the ShopRite LPGA Classic, her 30th title.
1999–San Antonio wins its first NBA championship, defeating the New York Knicks 78-77 in Game 5 of the Finals. The Spurs, keyed by finals MVP Tim Duncan’s 31 points, become the first former ABA team to win the championship.
2004–Larry Walker hits three home runs–the third in the 10th inning–in Colorado’s 10-8 victory over Cleveland.
2005–Serena Williams loses 6-3, 7-6 (4) to Jill Craybas in the third round at Wimbledon, her earliest exit from a major since 1999.
2006–Asafa Powell matches Wallace Spearmon’s world best in the 200 meters, winning the Jamaican national championships in 19.90 seconds.
2006–Bernard Lagat becomes the first runner in the history of the U.S. track and field championships to sweep the 1,500 and 5,000 meters.
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 11 3 .786 –
Detroit 10 4 .714 1
Indiana 7 6 .538 31/2
New York 6 6 .500 4
Washington 5 8 .385 51/2
Chicago 3 8 .273 61/2
Atlanta 0 13 .000 101/2
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 9 3 .750 –
San Antonio 8 5 .615 11/2
Seattle 8 6 .571 2
Minnesota 7 6 .538 21/2
Sacramento 6 7 .462 31/2
Phoenix 5 7 .417 4
Houston 5 8 .385 41/2
LAST NIGHT
Connecticut 85, Detroit 68
Phoenix 98, Washington 90
Indiana 78, Sacramento 73
Minnesota 91, New York 69
Houston 82, San Antonio 81, OT
Seattle at Los Angeles, late
TONIGHT
No games scheduled
BOWLING
Honor roll
Men (750 or better)
Michael Sharp, Eastern Freeway 778
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS–Agreed to terms with INF Tony Graffanino and RHP Juan Rincon on minor league contracts. Sent C Yamid Haad outright to Buffalo (IL).
DETROIT TIGERS–Activated OF Gary Sheffield from the 15-day DL. Optioned 1B Jeff Larish to Toledo (IL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS–Claimed RHP Robinson Tejeda off waivers from Texas. Transferred LHP John Bale from the 15-to the 60-day DL.
NEW YORK YANKEES–Purchased the contract of OF Justin Christian from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Optioned LHP Billy Traber to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS–Agreed to terms with LHP Anthony Capra, RHP Daniel Thomas and RHP Ben Hornbeck.
TAMPA BAY RAYS–Recalled INF Ben Zobrist from Durham (IL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES–Sent LHP Nelson Payano to Seattle to complete the May 5 trade for INF Greg Norton.
CHICAGO CUBS–Recalled LHP Sean Marshall from Iowa (PCL). Activated INF Daryle Ward from the 15-day DL. Placed OF Reed Johnson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 18. Optioned INF Micah Hoffpauir to Iowa.
FLORIDA MARLINS–Activated OF Josh Willingham from the 15-day DL. Recalled C Paul Hoover from Albuquerque (PCL). Optioned C Mike Rabelo to Albuquerque.
HOUSTON ASTROS–Placed INF Kazuo Matsui on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of INF David Newhan from Round Rock (PCL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
ATLANTA HAWKS–Named David Pendergraft assistant general manager and director of player personnel and Steve Rosenberry director of pro personnel and college scouting.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
WASHINGTON REDSKINS–Signed DE Rob Jackson. Released DT J.T. Mapu.
Arena Football League
LOS ANGELES AVENGERS–Fired Ed Hodgkiss, coach, Brent Winter, assistant head coach-offensive coordinator-director of player personnel, and Michael Church, defensive coordinator.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL–Suspended Henry Samueli, Anaheim Ducks owner, indefintely from any involvement with the team and the NHL after pleading guilty to one count of making a false statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
BOSTON BRUINS–Signed D Mark Stuart to a multiyear contract extension. Traded C Matt Hendricks to Colorado for D Johnny Boychuk.
CAROLINA HURRICANES–Re-signed F Tuomo Ruutu to a one-year contract.
COLORADO AVALANCHE–Signed F Scott Parker to a one-year contract and F Marty Sertich to a multiyear contract.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS–Acquired D Janne Niskala from Nashville for F Triston Grant and a 2009 seventh-round draft pick.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING–Named Barry Melrose coach.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS–Waived F Kyle Wellwood and G Andrew Raycroft.
COLLEGE
BRADLEY–Named Elvis Dominguez baseball coach.
DAYTON–Named Cornell Mann men’s assistant basketball coach.
GEORGE WASHINGTON–Named Mike Bozeman women’s basketball coach.
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE–Named Sean Woods men’s basketball coach.
TEMPLE–Agreed to terms with Bill Bradshaw, athletic director, on a five-year contract through the 2011-12 academic year.
Soccer
Major League Soccer
THURSDAY
FC Dallas at Houston, 9
European Championships
SEMIFINALS
Today
At Basel, Switzerland
Germany vs. Turkey, 2:45 p.m.
Tomorrow
At Vienna, Austria
Russia vs. Spain, 2:45 p.m.
FINALS
Sunday, June 29
At Vienna, Austria
Semifinal winners, 2:45 p.m.
LATEST LINE
Baseball
National League
ATLANTA 6-7 Milwaukee
Interleague Play
CLEVELAND 7-8 San Francisco
TORONTO 7-8 Cincinnati
BOSTON 61/2 -71/2 Arizona
DETROIT 7-8 St. Louis
NY Yankees 71/2 -81/2 PITTSBURGH
NY METS 9-10 Seattle
Tampa Bay 6-7 FLORIDA
LA Angels 7-8 WASHINGTON
HOUSTON 6-7 Texas
CHICAGO CUBS 8-9 Baltimore
Colorado Even-6 KANSAS CITY
OAKLAND 51/2 -61/2 Philadelphia
SAN DIEGO 51/2 -61/2 Minnesota
LA DODGERS Even-6 Chi White Sox
Home Team in CAPS
COLLEGE BASEBALL
World Series
Championship Series
(Best-of-3)
Last night
Fresno St. 19, Georgia 10, series tied 1-1
Tonight
Georgia (45-24-1) vs. Fresno State (46-31), 7 p.m.
GOLF
World Rankings
Through Sunday
1. Tiger Woods USA 21.14
2. Phil Mickelson USA 10.08
3. Adam Scott Aus 5.75
4. Geoff Ogilvy Aus 5.74
5. Ernie Els SAf 5.65
6. Stewart Cink USA 5.41
7. Steve Stricker USA 5.23
8. Sergio Garcia Esp 5.18
9. Justin Rose Eng 5.08
10. Vijay Singh Fji 5.04
11. K.J. Choi Kor 4.98
12. Jim Furyk USA 4.92
13. Padraig Harrington Irl 4.77
14. Rory Sabbatini SAf 4.60
15. Trevor Immelman SAf 4.56
16. Henrik Stenson Swe 4.49
17. Lee Westwood Eng 4.21
18. Luke Donald Eng 3.95
19. Anthony Kim USA 3.79
20. Miguel Angel Jimenez Esp 3.78
21. Aaron Baddeley Aus 3.72
22. Robert Karlsson Swe 3.47
23. Justin Leonard USA 3.40
24. Andres Romero Arg 3.39
25. Stephen Ames Can 3.39
26. Angel Cabrera Arg 3.38
27. Kenny Perry USA 3.14
28. Boo Weekley USA 3.13
29. Zach Johnson USA 3.07
30. Martin Kaymer Ger 3.04
31. Robert Allenby Aus 2.94
32. Mike Weir Can 2.85
33. Brandt Snedeker USA 2.78
34. Stuart Appleby Aus 2.76
35. Retief Goosen SAf 2.76
36. Tim Clark SAf 2.75
37. Hunter Mahan USA 2.72
38. Sean O’Hair USA 2.69
39. Ian Poulter Eng 2.68
40. Scott Verplank USA 2.58
41. Niclas Fasth Swe 2.56
42. Woody Austin USA 2.56
43. Paul Casey Eng 2.50
44. Rod Pampling Aus 2.38
45. Rocco Mediate USA 2.36
46. Oliver Wilson Eng 2.36
47. Shingo Katayama Jpn 2.34
48. Jeff Quinney USA 2.33
49. J.B. Holmes USA 2.30
50. Ryuji Imada Jpn 2.29
51. Richard Sterne SAf 2.25
51. Camilo Villegas Col 2.25
53. Anders Hansen Den 2.25
54. Bart Bryant USA 2.24
55. Soren Hansen Den 2.24
56. Pat Perez USA 2.20
57. Jerry Kelly USA 2.19
58. Nick Dougherty Eng 2.17
59. Toru Taniguchi Jpn 2.15
60. Arron Oberholser USA 2.12
61. Nick O’Hern Aus 2.12
62. Heath Slocum USA 2.06
63. David Toms USA 2.03
64. Mark Calcavecchia USA 2.00
65. Chad Campbell USA 2.00
66. Charles Howell III USA 2.00
67. Paul Goydos USA 1.97
68. Mark Brown NZl 1.96
69. John Senden Aus 1.94
70. Prayad Marksaeng Tha 1.94
71. Carl Pettersson Swe 1.94
72. Richard Green Aus 1.90
73. Peter Lonard Aus 1.90
74. Graeme McDowell NIr 1.89
75. Jeev Milkha Singh Ind 1.82
boxing
Fight Schedule
National TV in parentheses
Today
At the Playboy Mansion, Beverly Hills, Calif. (ESPN2), Julio Diaz, Coachella, Calif., vs. David Torres, Othello, Wash., 10, lightweights.
Tomorrow
At Las Vegas, Lamont Peterson, Memphis, Tenn., vs. Henry Bruseles, Puerto Rico, 12, light welterweights; Vanes Martirosyan, Glendale, Calif., vs. Angel Hernandez, Chicago, 10, junior middleweights.
At The Orleans Arena, Las Vegas (VERSUS), Anthony Peterson, Washington, vs. Fernando Trejo, Mexico, 12, lightweights; Vanes Martirosyan, Glendale, Calif., vs. Angel Hernandez, Chicago, 10, super welterweights.
Saturday
At Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas (PPV), David Diaz, Chicago, vs. Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, 12, for Diaz’s WBC lightweight title; Steven Luevano, La Puente, Calif., vs. Mario Santiago, Puerto Rico, 12, for Luevano’s WBO featherweight title; Humberto Soto, Mexico, vs. Francisco Lorenzo, Dominican Republic, 12, for the interim WBC junior lightweight title; Tye Fields, Las Vegas, vs. Monte Barrett, Queens, N.Y., 10, heavyweights.
July 2
At Pullman Park, Butler, Pa. (ESPN2), Brian Minot, Butler, Pa., vs. John Poore, Upper Darby, Pa., 10, heavyweights.
July 3
At Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Hugo Hernan Garay, Argentina, vs. Yuri Barashian, Ukraine, 12, for the vacant WBA light heavyweight title.
July 4
At Istanbul, Turkey, Sinan Samil Sam, Germany, vs. Matt Skelton, Britain, 12, for the vacant European heavyweight title.
July 5
At Hanover, Germany, Ruslan Chagaev, Uzbekistan, vs. Nikolai Valuev, Russia, 12, for Chagaev’s WBA heavyweight title; Felix Sturm, Germany, vs. Randy Griffin, Louisville, Ky., 12, for Sturm’s WBA middleweight title.
At Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Las Vegas (SHO), Ricardo Torres, Colombia, vs. Kendall Holt, Paterson, N.J., 12, for Torres’ WBO super lightweight title; Giovanni Lorenzo, Dominican Republic, vs. Raul Marquez, Houston, 12, middleweights; Lamont Peterson, Washington, vs. Rogelio Castenada, Sacramento, Calif., 10, junior welterweights.
July 12
At Hamburg, Germany (HBO), Wladimir Klitschko, Ukraine, vs. Tony Thompson, Washington, for Klitschko’s IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight titles.
July 16
At Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Calif., Hasim Rahman, Las Vegas, vs. James Toney, Sherman Oaks, Calif., 12, heavyweights.
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TENNIS
Wimbledon
Wimbledon, England
Singles
Men
First Round
Jarkko Nieminen (24) d. Wayne Odesnik 6-3, retired.
Viktor Troicki, Serbia, d. Nicolas Lapentti 6-3, 4-0, retired.
Sebastien Grosjean d. Potito Starace 6-2, 7-5, 6-1.
Marin Cilic d. Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Nicolas Kiefer (27) d. Julien Benneteau 6-1, 7-5, 6-3.
Tommy Haas d. Guillermo Canas 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Richard Gasquet (8) d. Mardy Fish 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Martin Vassallo Arguello d. Ivo Minar 6-4, 2-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Tommy Robredo (23) d. Kristof Vliegen 6-1, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4.
Paul-Henri Mathieu (14) d. Oscar Hernandez 3-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-2.
Radek Stepanek (16) d. Jan Hernych 6-3, 7-5, 6-0.
Ernests Gulbis d. John Isner 7-5, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6).
Benjamin Becker d. Nikolay Davydenko (4) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Xavier Malisse d. Denis Gremelmayr 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Rafael Nadal (2) d. Andreas Beck 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (0).
Jeremy Chardy d. Frederico Gil 7-5, 6-7 (1), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Arnaud Clement d. Jonas Bjorkman 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Jesse Levine d. Donald Young 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.
Nicolas Almagro (19) d. Marcel Granollers 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2.
Gilles Simon (28) d. Dawid Olejniczak 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez d. Izak Van der Merwe 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.
Jurgen Melzer d. Ivan Ljubicic (26) 6-4, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 2-6, 6-3.
Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, d. Thierry Ascione 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-2.
Agustin Calleri d. Kevin Anderson 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-1.
Andy Roddick (6) d. Eduardo Schwank 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (0).
Andy Murray (12) d. Fabrice Santoro 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Dmitry Tursunov (25) d. Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (7), 3-6, 7-5.
Mikhail Youzhny (17) d. Sergio Roitman 6-1, 6-4, 6-0.
Stefano Galvani d. Jamie Baker 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.
James Blake (9) d. Christophe Rochus 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4.
Chris Eaton d. Boris Pashanski, Serbia, 6-3, 7-6 (6), 6-4.
Rainer Schuettler d. Santiago Ventura 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
Women
First Round
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez d. Martina Muller 6-1, 6-1.
Flavia Pennetta (22) d. Julia Vakulenko 6-3, 6-4.
Caroline Wozniacki (31) d. Eva Hrdinova 6-2, 7-5.
Ai Sugiyama d. Yanina Wickmayer 6-4, 6-2.
Aleksandra Wozniak d. Mariya Koryttseva 7-5, 6-4.
Monica Niculescu d. Magdalena Rybarikova 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Venus Williams (7) d. Naomi Cavaday 7-6 (5), 6-1.
Sania Mirza (32) d. Catalina Castano 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-4.
Anne Keothavong d. Vania King 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Sybille Bammer (26) d. Sofia Arvidsson 4-6, 4-1, retired.
Peng Shuai d. Viktoriya Kutuzova 6-3, 6-4.
Marina Erakovic d. Michaella Krajicek 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6).
Alla Kudryavtseva d. Ekaterina Makarova 6-0, 6-4.
Tamarine Tanasugarn d. Petra Cetkovska 6-4, 6-3.
Victoria Azarenka (16) d. Tsvetana Pironkova 6-1, 6-1.
Sorana Cirstea d. Ekaterina Bychkova 6-4, 6-4.
Maria Sharapova (3) d. Stephanie Foretz 6-1, 6-4.
Francesca Schiavone (20) d. Tamira Paszek 6-3, 5-7, 10-8.
Julia Goerges d. Katarina Srebotnik (23) 4-6, 7-6 (6), 16-14.
Lindsay Davenport (25) d. Renata Voracova 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.
Gisela Dulko d. Aravane Rezai 1-6, 6-0, 6-2.
Alisa Kleybanova d. Tzipi Obziler 6-4, 6-0.
Mara Santangelo d. Maret Ani, Estonia, 7-5, 6-3.
Vera Zvonareva (13) d. Aiko Nakamura 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-1.
Hsieh Su-wei d. Stephanie Cohen-Aloro 6-3, 6-2.
Shahar Peer (24) d. Katie O’Brien 6-3, 7-5.
Timea Bacsinszky d. Julie Ditty 7-5, 6-3.
Nadia Petrova (21) d. Olga Govortsova 6-4, 6-4.
Daniela Hantuchova (10) d. Sara Errani 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Dinara Safina (9) d. Chan Yung-jan 7-6 (8), 6-2.
Carla Suarez Navarro d. Galina Voskoboeva 6-2, 6-4.
Emilie Loit d. Lucie Safarova 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Jelena Jankovic (2), Serbia, d. Olga Savchuk 6-3, 6-2.
Elena Dementieva (5) leads Maria Elena Camerin 6-3, 3-3, susp., darkness.
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