For The Record

By: Reporter | Journal Staff and Wire Report
Published: December 05, 2010

Soccer

COLLEGE

Division I women

(Final four at Cary)

Friday’s semifinals

Notre Dame 1, Ohio State 0

Stanford 2, Boston College 0

Championship (Dec. 5)

Notre Dame vs. Stanford, noon

Division I men

(Final four at Santa Barbara, Calif.)

Friday’s quarterfinal

SMU 1, North Carolina 1

— (UNC wins 4-2 PKs)

Saturday’s quarterfinals

Michigan 3, Maryland 2, 2OT

Akron 3, California 3

— (Akron wins 3-2 PKs)

Louisville 5, UCLA 4

Semifinals (Dec. 10)

North Carolina vs. Louisville, 8:30 or 11 p.m.

Akron vs. Michigan, 8:30 or 11 p.m.

Championship (Dec. 12)

Championship: Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.

Tennis PROFESSIONAL

Davis Cup

WORLD GROUP Final

(At Belgrade, Serbia)

France 2, Serbia 1

Singles: Gael Monfils, France, def. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-0; Novak Djokovic, Serbia, def. Gilles Simon, France, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5.

Doubles: Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra, France, def. Nenad Zimonjic and Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5, 6-4.

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Signed INF Jack Hannahan to a minor-league contract.

National League

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with OF-1B Lance Berkman on a one-year contract.

Frontier League

EVANSVILLE OTTERS—Exercised the 2011 contract options on LHP Patrick Crider, RHP Jared Simon, RHP Kent Worthington, RHP Chad Edwards, RHP Nick Sottung, RHP Kyle Barry, RHP Jason Roenicke, RHP Payton Tweddale, RHP Travis LaMar, LHP Chris Peters, C Billy Killian, INF Marcel Champagnie, INF-OF Nick D’Amico, INF Toby Davis, 1B Jon Waltenbury, 1B Derek Wiley, OF Greg Alexander, and OF Vinnie Scarduzio. Declined the options on OF Jeff Hanson, C Ryan Smyth, INF Jake Rogers, RHP Dustin Renfrow, C Frank Meade, LHP Carlos Alvarez, LHP Brett Davis and RHP Cameron Aspaas.

LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS—Placed OF Wayne Bond on the retired list.

NORMAL CORNBELTERS—Exercised the 2011 contract options on C Andrew Barbaro, 2B Brad Augustin, 3B Daniel Cox, OF Mike Dufek, 1B Steve Alexander, OF Asif Shah, OF Ross McCoy, OF Patrick Nolan, RHP Brett Lester, RHP Bobby Pritchett, LHP Andrew Guarrasi, RHP Greg Lane, RHP Dan Blewett, LHP Donald Furrow, RHP Mike LaLuna, and RHP Ryan Sheldon. Declined the options on C Ben Petralli, SS Jeff Cowan, OF Chad Rebecca, OF Jonathan Ross, RHP Zachary Cole, LHP Jason Furrow, RHP Jordan Backes and RHP Matt Coburn.

RIVER CITY RASCALS—Activated OF Scott Houin from the injured list.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NEW YORK JETS—Placed S Jim Leonhard on injured reserve.

HOCKEY

American Hockey League

CONNECTICUT WHALE—Loaned F Chris McKelvie to Greenville (ECHL).

ECHL

ELMIRA JACKALS—Announced D John de Gray was reassigned to Syracuse (AHL).