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Published: July 8, 2008
Cycling
PROFESSIONAL
Tour de France
Yesterday's third stage
(129.2 miles from Saint-Malo to Nantes)
1. Samuel Dumoulin, France, Cofidis, 5 hours, 5 minutes, 27 seconds. 2. William Frischkorn, United States, Garmin Chipotle, same time. 3. Romain Feillu, France, Agritubel, same time. 4. Paolo Longo Borghini, Italy, Barloworld, 14 seconds behind. 5. Robbie McEwen, Australia, Silence-Lotto, 2:03. 6. Erik Zabel, Germany, Team Milram, same time. 7. Oscar Freire, Spain, Rabobank, same time. 8. Thor Hushovd, Norway, Credit Agricole, same time. 9. Robert Forster, Germany, Gerolsteiner, same time. 10. Mark Cavendish, Britain, Team Columbia, same time.
11. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia, same time. 12. Robert Hunter, South Africa, Barloworld, same time. 13. Jerome Pineau, France, Bouygues Telecom, same time. 14. Inaki Isasi, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, same time. 15. Leonard Duque, Colombia, Cofidis, same time. 16. Francesco Chicchi, Italy, Liquigas, same time. 17. Martijn Maaskent, Netherlands, Garmin Chipotle, same time. 18. Martin Elmiger, Switzerland, AG2R-La Mondiale, same time. 19. Julian Dean, New Zealand, Garmin Chipotle, same time. 20. Matteo Carrara, Italy, Quick Step, same time.
Also: 24. George Hincapie, United States, Team Columbia, same time. 48. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Garmin Chipotle, same time. 114. Danny Pate, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 2:41.
General Classification (After 3 stages)
1. Romain Feillu, France, Agritubel, 13 hours, 27 minutes, 5 seconds. 2. Paolo Longo Borghini, Italy, Barloworld, 35 seconds behind. 3. William Frischkorn, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 1:42. 4. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 1:45. 5. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia, 1:46. 6. Oscar Freiere, Spain, Rabobank, same time. 7. Jerome Pineau, France, Bouygues Telecom, same time. 8. David Millar, England, Garmin Chipotle, same time. 9. Cadel Evans, Australia, Silence-Lotto, same time. 10. Filippo Pozzato, Italy, Liquigas, same time.
11. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC Saxo Bank, same time. 12. Oscar Pereiro, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, same time. 13. Matteo Carrara, Italy, Quick Step, same time. 14. Thor Hushovd, Norway, Credit Agricole, 1:52. 15. Erik Zabel, Germany, Team Milram, same time. 16. Martin Elmiger, Switzerland, AG2R-La Mondiale, same time. 17. Mikel Astarloza, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, same time. 18. Samuel Sanchez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, same time. 19. George Hincapie, United States, Team Columbia, same time. 20. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC Saxo Bank, same time.
Also: 25. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Garmin Chipotle, same time. 122. Danny Pate, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 6:05.
Golf
AMATEUR
Forsyth Junior (Rounds 1-2 tee times)
No. 1 tee (ages 13-15)
8 a.m.: Wyatt Joyner, Joe Uberseder, Scott Morgan
8:08: Douglas Levine, Dallas Weaver, John Eller, Ian Nelson
8:15: Chris Register, Brad Landschoot, Andy Carowan
8:22: Spencer Munn, Read Castor, Kyle Gee
8:30: Logan Robbins, Davis Chatman, Charles Gray, Meredith Mock
8:45: Jackson Ramsay, Jack O'Neal, Scott Walker,
8:52: Bennett Wright, Kurt Veach, Kristi Ingram, Henrik Smith
9 a.m.: Cameron James, Nathan Sessions, Joe Costello, Evan Brandt
9:08: Stephen Brown, Eric Mitchell, Michael Borton
9:15: Mark Wilson, Colin Kent, Will Dull
No. 1 tee (Ages 16-17)
9:30: Morgan Pegram, Matt Uberseder, Brice Rising
9:38: Brandon Rising, Kevin McMullan, Trey Newstedt
9:45: Clint Brant, Michael Asbury, Max Bartholomew, Nicklaus Southard
9:52: Kirk Blackburn, Will Brant, Andrew Cody, Reed Romine
10 a.m.: Issac Spencer, Ben Felts, David Sessions, Josh Nichols
10:15: Will DiIanni, Kevin Veach, Kyle Mischinski, Patrick Lundy
No. 10 tee (ages 12-under)
9 a.m.: Grant Castor, Kimmie Ramos, Ezra Marshall
9:08: Sam Carowan, Chad Lynch, Sande'cia Riggs
9:15: Justin Peddycord, Dustin Crews, Austin Crews
9:22: Andrew Kennedy, Zac Lynch, Nick Kroustalis, Jordan Fields
Note: Tee times are the same for Rounds 1-2. Round 1, today at Tanglewood; Round 2, Wednesday at Winston Lake; Round 3, Thursday at Reynolds Park)
Holes-in-one
July 7 -- REX SHUMATE, at Stone Mountain GC. HOLE: No. 9, 142 yards, par 3. CLUB: 7-iron. PLAYING PARTNERS: Nicky Jones, Donny Mathis, Gill Ellis
Tennis PROFESSIONAL
WTA Gaz de France Grand Prix
(In Budapest, Hungary)
Singles, first round
Lucie Safarova (5), Czech Republic, def. Kyra Nagy, Hungary, 6-2, 6-2. Tsvetana Pironkova (3), Bulgaria, def. Teodora Mircic, Serbia, 6-3, 6-1. Tzipi Obziler, Israel, def. Ioana Raluca Olaru, Romania, 6-3, 6-2. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, def. Palma Kiraly, Hungary, 6-0, 6-4.
ATP Allianz Suisse Open
(In Gstaad, Switzerland)
Singles, first round
Florent Serra, France, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5). Marin Cilic, Croatia, def. Josselin Ouanna, France, 6-3, 6-4. Guillermo Canas (8), Argentina, def. Ivo Minar, Czech Republic, 7-6 (9), 6-3. Igor Andreev (7), Russia, def. Marcos Daniel, Brazil, 6-4, 7-5. Kristof Vliegen, Belgium, def. Martin Vassallo Arguello, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Michael Lammer, Switzerland, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.
ATP Catella Swedish Open
(In Bastad, Sweden)
Singles, first round
Bjorn Rehnquist, Sweden def. Michal Przysiezny, Poland, 7-5, 6-2. Boris Pashanski, Serbia, def. Nicolas Massu, Chile, 6-2, 6-3. Jarkko Nieminen (7), Finland, leads Sergio Roitman, Argentina, 5-4, susp., rain.
ATP Mercedes Cup
(In Stuttgart, Germany)
Singles, first round
Andreas Beck, Germany, def. Daniel Brands, Germany, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, def. Evgeny Korolev, Russia, 6-3, 7-5. Albert Montanes, Spain, def. Jose Acasuso (7), Argentina, 6-3, 7-6 (5). Oscar Hernandez, Spain, def. Santiago Ventura, Spain, 6-1, 6-4. Michael Berrer, Germany, def. Eric Prodon, France, 6-3, 6-4. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (11).
WTA Internazionali
Femminili di Palermo
(In Palermo, Sicily)
Singles, first round
Carla Suarez Navarro (4), Spain, def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, 7-5, 7-6 (2). Julia Vakulenko, Ukraine, def. Mara Santangelo, Italy, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. Sara Errani (5), Italy, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, 6-1, 6-0. Flavia Pennetta (1), Italy, def. Sandra Kloesel, Germany, 6-2, 6-2.
ATP Campbell's
Hall of Fame Championships
(In Newport, R.I.)
Singles, first round
Rohan Bopanna, India, def. Kevin Kim, United States, 6-3, 6-4. Mikhail Ledovskikh, Russia, def. Kristian Pless, Denmark, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. Vince Spadea, United States, def. Simon Stadler, Germany, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. Brendan Evans, United States, def. Paul Capdeville, Chile, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Donald Young (6), United States, def. Jun Woong-sun, South Korea, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. Alexander Peya, Austria, def. Philipp Petzschner, Germany, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 7-5.
Soccer
PROFESSIONAL
Major League Soccer
EASTERN W L T Pts GF GA
New England 10 4 3 33 25 19
Columbus 8 4 3 27 24 20
D.C. United 7 7 1 22 28 26
Chicago 6 5 3 21 22 13
Toronto FC 6 5 3 21 18 18
New York 5 5 5 20 15 22
Kansas City 4 5 5 17 12 17
WESTERN W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 6 6 3 21 33 30
CD Chivas USA 6 6 3 21 21 20
Real Salt Lake 5 6 5 20 18 19
Houston 4 4 8 20 17 19
Colorado 6 8 1 19 24 20
FC Dallas 4 6 6 18 19 22
San Jose 3 9 3 12 10 21
NOTE: Three points for a victory, one point for a tie.
Thursday's Games
New York at Kansas City, 8 p.m.
CD Chivas USA at Los Angeles, 11 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Colorado at San Jose, 4 p.m.
Toronto FC at Chicago, 8:30
Columbus at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.
Basketball
PROFESSIONAL
WNBA
EASTERN W L Pct GB
Connecticut 13 6 .684 --
Detroit 12 6 .667 ½
Indiana 9 8 .529 3
New York 9 8 .529 3
Washington 6 11 .353 6
Chicago 5 11 .313 6½
Atlanta 1 17 .056 11½
WESTERN W L Pct GB
San Antonio 12 6 .667 --
Los Angeles 11 6 .647 ½
Seattle 11 7 .611 1
Houston 9 9 .500 3
Minnesota 9 9 .500 3
Phoenix 8 9 .471 3½
Sacramento 8 10 .444 4
Sunday's Games
San Antonio 83, Washington 75
Los Angeles 91, Phoenix 80
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
Houston at Phoenix, 3:30
Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m.
Connecticut at Detroit, 7:30
New York at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Seattle at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
BASEBALL HALL OF FAME--Promoted director of communications Brad Horn to senior director, communications and education. Named Craig Muder director of communications.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL--Named Jacqueline Parkes chief marketing officer.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX--Sent RHP Justin Masterson to Pawtucket (IL). Recalled 1B Jeff Bailey from Pawtucket.
CLEVELAND INDIANS--Traded LHP C.C. Sabathia to Milwaukee for OF Matt LaPorta, RHP Rob Bryson, LHP Zach Johnson and a player to be named.
DETROIT TIGERS--Optioned INF Michael Hollimon to Toledo (IL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES--Recalled OF Jeff Francoeur from Mississippi (SL). Put RHP Manny Acosta and RHP Jeff Bennett and INF Omar Infante on the 15-day DL.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Put RHP Jeff Suppan on the 15-day DL.
American Association
EL PASO DIABLOS--Released RHP Justin Knoff.
GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS--Signed RHP Jeff Jamnik.
Can-Am League
BROCKTON ROX--Released OF Tony Gonzalez and RHP John Boker.
United League
EDINBURG COYOTES--Released RHP Toro Trevino and RHP Clint Smith.
HARLINGEN WHITEWINGS--Released OF Argelis Nunez unconditionally.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS--Named Herb Brown assistant coach.
Women's National Basketball Association
LOS ANGELES SPARKS--Signed G Amber Jacobs. Waived F Kamela Gissendanner.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS--Waived DT Titus Adams, CB Jerrid Gaines and DT Michael Marquardt.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS--Named Brian Adams assistant director of college scouting.
NEW YORK JETS--Waived WR-KR Ashlan Davis, DB Kenny Patton and RB Justin Valentine.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS--Agreed to terms with OT Tony Hills.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS--Signed G David LeNeveu to a one-year contract.
CALGARY FLAMES--Signed F Todd Bertuzzi.
CAROLINA HURRICANES--Agreed to terms with D Dennis Seidenberg on a one-year contract.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS--Signed D Matt Walker to a one-year contract.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS--Signed C R.J. Umberger to a four-year contract.
MINNESOTA WILD--Signed D Tomas Mojzis to a multiyear contract.
NEW YORK RANGERS--Agreed to terms with D Dmitri Kalinin.
OTTAWA SENATORS--Signed F Greg Mauldin to a one-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS--Agreed to terms with Paul Holmgren, general manager, on a three-year contract extension through the 2011-12 season. Signed F Arron Asham to a multiyear contract.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS--Signed F Janne Pesonen and D Ben Lovejoy to one-year contracts.
American Hockey League
HAMILTON BULLDOGS--Signed F Ryan Flinn to a one-year contract.
HERSHEY BEARS--Signed D Dean Arsene to a one-year contract.
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS--Signed D Jake Taylor to a two-year contract.
East Coast Hockey League
PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS--Agreed to terms with F Mitch Carefoot and F Chris Stevens to one-year contracts.
International Hockey League
FLINT GENERALS--Re-signed F Justin DePretis.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
PORTLAND LUMBERJAX--Re-acquired D Brad MacDonald from Chicago for F Matt Holman and a 2009 second-round entry draft selection.
COLLEGE
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE--Named Nora Lynn Finch associate commissioner for women's basketball operations.
EASTERN COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE--Named Chad Dwyer and Michael Letzeisen directors of sport administration.
MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE--Named Kelli Briscoe assistant director of communications.
ADRIAN--Named Dan Phelps men's ice-hockey coach.
ALABAMA--Named Bo Hodge men's assistant tennis coach.
CLEVELAND STATE--Announced the resignation of Jack Effner, wrestling coach.
CONNECTICUT--Named Shea Ralph women's assistant basketball coach.
GEORGIA--Announced freshman basketball F Jeremy Jacob will transfer.
HARDIN-SIMMONS--Announced the resignation of Dylan Howard, men's basketball coach, to accept a position as men's assistant basketball coach at Mississippi Valley State.
LIVINGSTONE--Named Corey Robinson wide receivers coach, Clifton Davis running backs coach, Greg Philpot defensive backs coach and Corey McCloud defensive line coach.
LOYOLA, N.O.--Named Kellie Kennedy women's basketball coach.
MINNESOTA--Named Steve Plasencia track and field coach.
NAZARETH, N.Y.--Named Traci Lian women's lacrosse coach.
NOTRE DAME--Agreed to terms with Mike Brey, men's basketball coach, on a two-year contract extension through 2014-15 season.
OLIVET--Named Angela Goodman cross country and track and field coach.
ST. FRANCIS, PA.--Announced the resignation of Kristeena Alexander, assistant women's basketball coach, to take a similar position at George Washington.
RUTGERS--Promoted Carlene Mitchell, women's basketball assistant, to women's basketball associate head coach.
SAINT MICHAEL'S--Named Charlie Viana sports information intern.
SAMFORD--Named Lee Williams director of game operations and ticket manager.
SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA--Announced the resignation of Michael Bond, men's and women's golf coach.
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