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Published: June 20, 2008
PROFESSIONAL
ATP The Slazenger Open
(Yesterday, at Nottingham, England)
Singles quarterfinals
Ivo Karlovic (4), Croatia, def. Andreas Seppi (7), Italy, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4; Gael Monfils (8), France, def. Vince Spadea, United States, 7-6 (4), 6-2; Fernando Verdasco (3), Spain, def. Gilles Simon (5), France, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3; Marin Cilic, Croatia, def. Thomas Johansson, Sweden, 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles quarterfinals
Paul Hanley and Todd Perry, Australia, def. Simone Bolelli and Andreas Seppi, Italy, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 10-4 tiebreak; Jeff Coetzee, South Africa, and Jamie Murray (2), Britain, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 tiebreak.
ATP-WTA Tour Ordina Open
(Yesterday, at Den Bosch, Netherlands)
Men's singles quarterfinals
Marc Gicquel, France, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 6-3, 6-4; Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, def. Arnaud Clement, France, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1; Guillermo Canas (7), Argentina, def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 6-2, 6-2; David Ferrer (1), Spain, def. Mario Ancic (6), Croatia, def. 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Women singles quarterfinals
Elena Dementieva (1), Russia, def. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 6-2, 6-4; Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand, def. Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; Alona Bondarenko (8), Ukraine, def. Anna Chakvetadze (2), Russia, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.
Men's doubles quarterfinals
Steve Darcis, Belgium, and Marc Gicquel, France, def. Martin Damm and Pavel Vizner (1), Czech Republic, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 11-9 tiebreak.
Women singles quarterfinals
Liga Dekmeijere, Latvia, and Angelique Kerber, Germany, def. Sophie Lefevre and Aurelie Vedy, France, 6-4, 6-4; Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, and Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, def. Andreea Ehritt-Vanc, Romania, and Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand, walkover.
WTA Tour International Women's Open
(Yesterday, at Eastbourne, England)
Second-round singles
Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, def. Virginie Razzano, France, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Quarterfinals singles
Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 7-6 (3), 6-4; Nadia Petrova (8), Russia, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 6-4, 6-3; Marion Bartoli (2), France, def. Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, 6-3, 6-3; Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, def. Gisela Dulko, Argentina, 7-5, 7-5.
Doubles quarterfinals
Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Rennae Stubbs (2), Australia, def. Lisa Raymond, United States, and Samantha Stosur, Australia, 6-1, 6-2; Vera Dushevina, Russia, and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, def. Vania King, United States, and Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, 6-3, 6-3.
PROFESSIONAL
European Championship
(All times EDT)
Quarterfinals
Germany 3, Portugal 2
Friday: Croatia vs. Turkey, 2:45 (ESPN)
Saturday: Netherlands vs. Russia, 2:45 (ABC)
Sunday: Spain vs. Italy, 2:45 (ESPN)
Semifinals
Wed., June 25: Germany vs. Croatia-Turkey winner, 2:45 (ESPN)
Thurs., June 26: Netherlands-Russia winner vs. Spain-Italy winner, 2:45 (ESPN2)
Championship (at Vienna, Austria)
Sun., June 29: Semifinal winners, 2:45 (ABC)
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New England 8 3 3 27 20 15
Columbus 7 4 1 22 17 14
Toronto FC 6 4 2 20 17 16
Chicago 6 4 1 19 20 9
D.C. United 5 7 1 16 21 24
New York 4 4 4 16 13 17
Kansas City 3 5 3 12 10 16
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 6 4 2 20 28 21
Houston 4 4 5 17 16 18
Real Salt Lake 4 5 4 16 16 17
FC Dallas 4 5 4 16 17 19
Colorado 5 7 0 15 19 18
CD Chivas USA 4 6 2 14 17 19
San Jose 3 7 2 11 9 17
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Wednesday's Games
New York 1, New England 1, tie
San Jose 0, Real Salt Lake 0, tie
Thursday's Games
Chicago at CD Chivas USA, late
Saturday's games
Kansas City at Toronto FC, 3:30
FC Dallas at New York, 7:30
Houston at Colorado, 9:30
New England at Real Salt Lake, 9:30
Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30
PROFESSIONAL
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 9 3 .750 --
Detroit 8 3 .727 ½
Indiana 6 4 .600 2
New York 5 5 .500 3
Washington 4 7 .364 4½
Chicago 3 6 .333 4½
Atlanta 0 11 .000 8½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 8 2 .800 --
San Antonio 7 4 .636 1½
Minnesota 6 4 .600 2
Seattle 7 6 .538 2½
Sacramento 5 5 .500 3
Phoenix 3 6 .333 4½
Houston 3 8 .273 5½
Wednesday's Games
Indiana 83, New York 69
San Antonio 81, Atlanta 66
Washington 67, Houston 63
Phoenix 102, Connecticut 81
Los Angeles 80, Chicago 67
Thursday's Games
None scheduled
Friday's Games
Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 7:30
Los Angeles at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Chicago at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Connecticut at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
AMATEUR
U.S. Olympics Diving Trials
(At Indianapolis)
Women's 3-Meter
Preliminaries
1. Christina Loukas, Riverwoods, Ill., 370.80 points.
2. Ariel Rittenhouse, Santa Cruz, Calif., 341.15.
3. Nancilea Foster, Conroe, Texas, 333.80.
4. Victoria Ishimatsu, Seal Beach, Calif., 310.50.
5. Kelci Bryant, Chatham, Ill., 309.50.
6. Cassidy Krug, Pittsburgh, 302.05.
7. Mary Yarrison, Springfield, Va., 297.00.
8. Amanda Miller, Centreville, Va., 295.85.
9. Allison Brennan, Huntington Beach, Calif., 295.45.
10. Chelsea Davis, Columbus, Ohio, 286.80.
11. Summer Allman, Dallas, 266.95.
12. Michelle Cabassol, Montgomery, Texas, 236.70.
13. Abby Johnston, Upper Arlington, Ohio, 227.40.
Semifinals
1. Christina Loukas, Riverwoods, Ill., 729.85.
2. Nancilea Foster, Conroe, Texas, 681.40.
3. Ariel Rittenhouse, Santa Cruz, Calif., 650.30.
4. Allison Brennan, Huntington Beach, Calif., 642.10
5. Victoria Ishimatsu, Seal Beach, Calif., 633.30
6. Mary Yarrison, Springfield, Va., 614.10.
7. Amanda Miller, Centreville, Va., 611.05.
8. Kelci Bryant, Chatham, Ill., 609.70.
9. Chelsea Davis, Columbus, Ohio, 592.25.
10. Cassidy Krug, Pittsburgh, 581.20.
11. Summer Allman, Dallas, 551.80.
12. Abby Johnston, Upper Arlington, Ohio, 524.70.
Men's 10-Meter
Semifinals
1. David Boudia, Noblesville, Ind., 1,091.90.
2. Thomas Finchum, Indianapolis, 1,065.25.
3. Drew Livingston, The Woodlands, Texas, 987.90.
4. Harrison Jones, Spring, Texas, 845.05.
5. David Colturi, Sylvania, Ohio, 840.55.
6. JJ Kinzbach, Montgomery, Texas, 838.15.
7. Nick McCrory, Chapel Hill, 825.35.
8. Weston Wieser, Chesterfield, Mo., 815.70.
9. Daniel Mazzaferro, Chesire, Conn., 814.50.
10. Matthew Cooper, Bethesda, Md., 813.30.
11. Sean Moore, Englewood, Colo., 708.55.
RECREATION
Gospel Coed League
Mount Zion Baptist 10, Mount Carmel UMC 7
Thursday Coed League
Carlisle's 17, Cooper Realty 5
Cooper Realty 17, Carlisle's 9
Cooper Realty wins championship
PROFESSIONAL
Tour de Suisse
(At Verbier, Switzerland)
Sixth Stage,
117-mile mountain stage from Ambri to Verbier:
1. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, High Road, 5 hours, 29 minutes, 23 seconds; 2. Andreas Kloeden, Germany, Astana, same time; 3. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Liquigas, 6 seconds behind; 4. Serguei Ivanov, Russia, Astana, :12; 5. Stijn Devolder, Belgium, Quick Step, :20; 6. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, CSC, same time; 7. Thomas Lovkvist, Sweden, High Road, :27; 8. Igor Anton, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, :29; 9. Damiano Cunego, Damiano Cunego, Italy, Lampre, :31; 10. Markus Fothen, Germany, Gerolsteiner, same time.
Overall Standings
(Through 6 of 9 stages)
1. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, High Road, 26 hours, 54 minutes, 31 seconds; 2. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Liquigas, 27 seconds behind; 3. Igor Anton, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, :33; 4. Stijn Devolder, Belgium, Quick Step, :46; 5. Thomas Lovkvist, Sweden, High Road, :56; 6. Andreas Kloeden, Germany, Astana, :58; 7. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, CSC, 1:04; 8. Serguei Ivanov, Russia, Astana, 1:06; 9. Markus Fothen, Germany, Gerolsteiner, same time; 10. Oliver Zaugg, Switzerland, Gerolsteiner, 1:13.
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS--Agreed to terms with INF Jason Rodriguez, LHP Kaimi Mead, OF Ryan Blair, INF Kevin Fontanez, RHP Steve Smith and LHP Russell Young. Acquired C Sal Fasano from Atlanta for a player to be named.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Activated RHP Santiago Casilla from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Kiko Calero to assignment.
SEATTLE MARINERS--Fired John McLaren, manager. Named Jim Riggleman manager for the remainder of the season.
TAMPA BAY RAYS--Agreed to terms with SS Tim Beckham.
National League
MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Activated RHP David Riske from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Julian Tavarez for assignment.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
HOUSTON TEXANS--Signed DB Dominique Barber.
NEW YORK JETS--Signed TE A.J. Schable. Waived OL Shawn McMackin.
Arena Football League
PHILADELPHIA SOUL--Signed C Justin Cleveland. Released DB Nick Ward. Signed WR Brandon Copeland to the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES--Agreed to terms with D Tim Gleason on a four-year contract. Acquired the rights to LW Darcy Hordichuk from Nashville for a conditional 2009 or 2010 fifth-round draft pick.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS--Named Stan Smyl director of collegiate scouting and Dave Gagner director of player development.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Signed LW Oskar Osala to a three-year contract.
ECHL
LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS--Announced the resignation of Brent Bilodeau, assistant general manager and assistant coach, to become coach of Wichita (CHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
FC DALLAS--Named John Ellinger assistant coach.
COLLEGE
DELAWARE--Signed K.C. Keeler, football coach, to 10-year contract extension through the 2017 season.
LA SALLE--Named Candace Taglianetti women's lacrosse coach.
MASSACHUSETTS--Named Antwon Jackson men's assistant basketball coach.
MICHIGAN STATE--Named Russ Carney associate head volleyball coach.
SAMFORD--Named Jennifer Hogan academic adviser for football and Hollie Huey director of marketing.
SOUTH ALABAMA--Named Aisha Stewart women's assistant basketball coach.
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT--Announced the retirement of Jack Maloney, men's cross country and track-and-field coach.
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