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Published: July 24, 2008
Basketball
PROFESSIONAL
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Detroit 16 9 .640 --
Connecticut 14 10 .583 1½
New York 13 10 .565 2
Indiana 11 12 .478 4
Washington 9 15 .375 6½
Chicago 8 15 .348 7
Atlanta 3 22 .120 13
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 16 8 .667 --
Seattle 16 8 .667 --
Los Angeles 14 10 .583 2
Sacramento 13 11 .542 3
Houston 12 12 .500 4
Minnesota 11 12 .478 4½
Phoenix 11 13 .458 5
Tuesday's Games
Sacramento 79, Atlanta 66
Seattle 76, Minnesota 73
Los Angeles 84, Detroit 81
Chicago 68, Indiana 60
Houston 94, Phoenix 92
Wednesday's Game
New York 80, Washington 73
Thursday's Games
Chicago at San Antonio, 12:30
Phoenix at Sacramento, 2:30
Minnesota at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Connecticut, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Houston, 9:30
Friday's Games
Washington at Atlanta, 7:30
Los Angeles at New York, 7:30
San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Seattle at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Soccer
PROFESSIONAL
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New England 10 4 3 33 25 19
Columbus 8 5 4 28 27 25
Chicago 7 5 4 25 24 14
D.C. United 7 7 1 22 28 26
Toronto FC 6 6 4 22 19 20
Kansas City 5 5 6 21 17 21
New York 5 6 6 21 18 26
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Real Salt Lake 6 6 6 24 20 19
Los Angeles 6 6 5 23 36 33
CD Chivas USA 6 6 4 22 22 21
Colorado 6 8 3 21 27 23
Houston 4 4 8 20 17 19
FC Dallas 4 6 7 19 21 24
San Jose 3 9 5 14 11 22
NOTE: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie.
Tuesday's Game
Houston at D.C. United, ppd., power outage
Wednesday's Game
Houston at D.C. United
Thursday's Game
MLS All-Star Game at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Sunday's Games
New York at San Jose , 3 p.m.
Los Angeles at FC Dallas, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Kansas City, 8 p.m.
Columbus at Colorado, 9:30
Tennis
PROFESSIONAL
Toronto Masters
(At Rexall Centre; Toronto)
First-round singles
Marat Safin, Russia, def. Sam Querrey, United States, 6-3, 6-3.
Second-round singles
David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Robby Ginepri, United States, 6-4, 6-4. Marin Cilic, Croatia, def. Tommy Robredo (12), Spain, 6-3, 6-4. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Jesse Levine, United States, 6-4, 6-2. Igor Andreev, Russia, def. Tomas Berych (16), Czech Republic, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Robin Soderling, Sweden, def. Fernando Verdasco (13), Spain, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4. Richard Gasquet (10), France, def. Alexandre Kudryavtseva, Russia, 7-5, 6-3.
Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, def. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, 6-3, 7-6 (6). Jose Acasuso, Argentina, def. Fernando Gonzalez (14), Chile, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Nikolay Davydenko (4), Russia, def. Tommy Haas, Germany, 6-3, 7-6 (6). James Blake (7), United States, def. Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2. Gilles Simon, France, def. Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4.
Second-round doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi, India, and Mark Knowles (13), Bahamas, def. Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick, United States, walkover.
East West Bank Classic
(At Home Depot Center; Carson, Calif.)
Second-round singles
Melanie South, Britain, def. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2. Ai Sugiyama, Japan, def. Patty Schnyder (7), Switzerland, 6-4, 7-5. Melinda Czink, Hungary, def. Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Dinara Safina (4), Russia, def. Peng Shuai, China, 6-2, 6-2. Nadia Petrova (9), Russia, def. Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1. Victoria Azarenka (8), Belarus, def. Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan, 6-1, 6-3.
Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Regina Kulikova, Russia, 7-6 (4), 7-5. Sybille Bammer (14), Austria, def. Stephanie Dubois, Canada, 6-3, 7-5. Bethanie Mattek, United States, def. Nicole Vaidisova (11), Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-0. Flavia Pennetta (10), Italy, def. Tamira Paszek, Austria, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4. Yuan Meng, China, def. Sania Mirza (16), India, 6-4, 6-3. Vera Zvonareva (5), Russia, def. Jill Craybas, United States, 6-4, 7-6 (2).
First-round doubles
Lisa Raymond, United States, and Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Sabine Lisicki, Germany, and Nicole Vaidisova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-1. Peng Shuai, China, and Nadia Petrova, Russia, def. Olga Govortsova and Darya Kustova, Belarus, 6-1, 6-4.
Second-round doubles
Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung, Taiwan, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, and Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 6-1, 6-2.
Slovenia Open
(Portoroz, Slovenia)
Second-round singles
Anabel Medina Garrigues (4), Spain, def. Julia Vakulenko, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-4. Vera Dushevina, Russia, def. Katie O'Brien, Ireland, 6-3, 6-2. Petra Martic, Croatia, def. Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (3). Caroline Wozniacki (3), Denmark, def. Karolina Sprem, Croatia, 6-1, 6-1.
First-round doubles
Ekaterina Bychkova and Vesna Manasieva, Russia, def. Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, and Polona Hercog, Slovenia, 6-4, 6-4. Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, and Andreja Klepac. Slovenia, def. Biljana Pavlova, Bulgaria, and Nicole Rottmann, Austria, 6-0, 6-3. Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual (1), Spain, def. Tatiana Perebiynis, Ukraine, and Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, 6-0, 6-1. Vera Dushevina and Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, def. Sara Errani and Mara Santangelo (3), Italy, 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles quarterfinals
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and Arantxa Parra Santonja (4), Spain, def. Amanda Elliott, Britain, and Han Xinyun, China, 6-2, 6-1.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
TAMPA BAY RAYS -- Optioned SS Ben Zobrist to Durham (IL).
TEXAS RANGERS -- Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Thompson and OF Clark Murphy.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS -- Activated OF Alfonso Soriano and LHP Scott Eyre from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF-OF Micah Hoffpauir and RHP Kevin Hart to Iowa (PCL).
HOUSTON ASTROS -- Optioned RHP Jack Cassel to Round Rock (PCL). Activated LHP Randy Wolf.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS -- Purchased the contract of OF Jay Gibbons from Long Island (Atlantic) and assigned him to Huntsville (SL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES -- Purchased the contract of LHP Wil Ledezma from Portland (PCL).
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS -- Recalled C Steve Holm from Fresno (PCL). Optioned C Eliezer Alfonzo to Fresno. Activated INF-OF Dan Ortmeier from the 15-day DL and sent him outright to Fresno.
Midwest League
QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS -- Announced C Ismael Cardona has been transferred to Palm Beach (FSL).
American Association
LINCOLN SALTDOGS -- Signed RHP Mark Alvarez.
SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS -- Released OF Jason Bryan.
ST. PAUL SAINTS -- Released INF Julius Thames.
WICHITA WINGNUTS -- Released RHP Kevin Foeman.
Atlantic League
NEWARK BEARS -- Signed RHP Frank Rodriguez.
Can-Am League
NASHUA PRIDE -- Signed RHP Ryan Buckland.
Golden Baseball League
EDMONTON CRACKER CATS -- Agreed to terms with LHP Brandon Camardese.
United League
SAN ANGELO COLTS -- Announced San Francisco purchased the contract of RHP Mitch Lively.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES -- Signed G Sebastian Telfair to a two-year contract.
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS -- Signed G-F James Posey to a four-year contract.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS -- Signed G-F Nicolas Batum.
Greek A1 League
OLYMPIAKOS SFP PIREUS--Signed G Josh Childress to a three-year contract.
Women's National Basketball Association
SEATTLE STORM -- Signed G Kristen O'Neill to a seven-day contract.
American Basketball Association
GEORGIA GWIZZLIES -- Signed F Ralph Hishaw.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS -- Signed LB Alvin Bowen.
CHICAGO BEARS -- Agreed to terms with OT Chris Williams on a five-year contract.
CLEVELAND BROWNS -- Placed WR Joe Jurevicius and OL Ryan Tucker on the physically-unable-to-perform list.
DALLAS COWBOYS -- Signed CB Orlando Scandrick to a four-year contract.
GREEN BAY PACKERS -- Signed OT Breno Giacomini, QB Matt Flynn and WR Brett Swain.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS -- Agreed to terms with OL Mike Pollak, DE Marcus Howard, TE Jacob Tamme, OL Steve Justice, RB Mike Hart and OL Jamey Richard.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS -- Agreed to terms with CB Brandon Flowers on a four-year contract and WR Sergio Joachim and WR Timon Marshall on two-year contracts.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS -- Signed S Tyrell Johnson, QB John David Booty and C John Sullivan.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS -- Agreed to terms with WR Marques Colston on a three-year contract extension through the 2011 season.
OAKLAND RAIDERS -- Signed WR Arman Shields and DE Trevor Scott.
ST. LOUIS RAMS -- Agreed to terms with CB Justin King on a three-year contract.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS -- Released WR Eric Parker.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS -- Signed C Cody Wallace.
TENNESSEE TITANS -- Agreed to terms with DL Jason Jones. Waived DE Bryce Fisher, LB Jerrell Freeman, WR Jason Rivers, DT Eric Taylor and QB Paul Thompson.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS -- Signed Randy Carlyle, coach, to a two-year contract extension through the 2010-11 season.
BOSTON BRUINS -- Signed D Dennis Wideman to a multiyear contract extension.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS -- Named Mike Haviland assistant coach.
DETROIT RED WINGS -- Signed F Darren Haydar and C Ryan Oulahen to one-year contracts.
PHOENIX COYOTES -- Signed C Garth Murray to a one-year contract.
SAN JOSE SHARKS -- Named Trent Yawney, Todd Richards and Jay Woodcroft assistant coaches and Corey Schwab goaltending development coach.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS -- Re-signed F Ryan Shannon, F Rick Rypien, F Mike Brown, D Nathan McIver, D Zach Fitzgerald and D James Sharrow
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS -- Named Curt Fraser coach.
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS -- Signed F Justin Chwedoruk, F Toby Lafrance and D Robbie Bina.
ECHL
VICTORIA SALMON KINGS -- Re-signed F Darryl Lloyd. and C Chris St. Jacques.
COLLEGE
DAVIDSON -- Named Marlena Murphy women's assistant basketball coach.
FLORIDA STATE -- Named Lonni Alameda softball coach.
GANNON -- Named Tom Jakubowski softball coach.
MERCER -- Named Brent Shade pitching coach.
MICHIGAN STATE -- Named Damon Whitten director of hockey operations.
NORTH CAROLINA -- Named Scott Forbes associate head baseball coach.
QUINNIPIAC -- Signed Tom Moore, men's basketball coach, to a contract extension through the 2012-13 season.
UNC WILMINGTON -- Named Kelly Van Houten women's softball coach.
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