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BASEBALL
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE — Suspended Chicago White Sox minor league RHP Mariano Chevalier and Houston minor league RHP Richard Rodriguez 50 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Activated OF Jacoby Ellsbury from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Daniel Nava to Pawtucket (IL).
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned RHP Carlos Torres to Charlotte (IL). Purchased the contract of LHP Chris Sale from Charlotte (IL).
DETROIT TIGERS — Reinstated 3B Brandon Inge from the 15-day DL. Placed INF Danny Worth on the 15-day DL.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Activated 1B/DH Mike Sweeney from the 15-day DL and traded him to Philadelphia for a player to be named or cash considerations.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Recalled RHP Rafael Rodriguez from Reno (PCL). Optioned INF Tony Abreu to Reno.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Claimed RHP Chris Resop off waivers from Atlanta and RHP Chan Ho Park off waivers from the N.Y. Yankees. Transferred 1B Steve Pearce to the 60-day DL. Designated RHP Steven Jackson for assignment.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed RHP Jason Motte on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 3. Recalled RHP Fernando Salas from Memphis (PCL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
BOSTON CELTICS — Signed C Shaquille O'Neal.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Promoted Wes Wilcox to director of pro player personnel and Trent Redden to basketball operations manager/scout.
DETROIT PISTONS — Re-signed C Ben Wallace to a two-year contract.
PHOENIX SUNS — Signed G Matt Janning to a multiyear contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS — Released LB Aaron Schobel.
CHICAGO BEARS — Signed DL Maurice Evans to a two-year contract. Released P Richmond McGee.
DETROIT LIONS — Agreed to terms with DT Ndamukong Suh. Released DT Leger Douzable and S Marquand Manuel. Signed S Randy Phillips.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed OL Eric Ghiaciuc. Released OL John Wise.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released LS Matt Overton. Signed LB Anthony Heygood.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS — Named Doug Jarvis assistant coach.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Signed F Evan Brophey, F Nathan Davis, F Hugh Jessiman, D Jassen Cullimore and G Hannu Toivonen to one-year contracts.
DETROIT RED WINGS — Re-signed F Darren Helm to a two-year contract.
OTTAWA SENATORS — Signed D David Hale and F Francis Lessard to one-year contracts. Named Rob Murphy professional scout.
ST. LOUIS BLUES — Signed F Dave Scatchard.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Re-signed C Mario Bliznak and D Sean Zimmerman.
COLLEGE
ALABAMA — Signed athletic director Mal Moore to a three-year contract extension through June 30, 2014.
APPALACHIAN STATE — Named Trey Elder wide receivers coach.
BOSTON COLLEGE — Signed women's basketball coach Sylvia Crawley to a two-year contract extension through the 2014-15 season.
IOWA STATE — Suspended DB David Sims one game.
MARSHALL — Dismissed freshman DT Mike Fleurizard, freshman RB Antwon Chisholm and freshman WR Fred Pickett from the football team.
MONTANA STATE — Signed football coach Rob Ash, men's basketball coach Brad Huse and women's basketball coach Tricia Binford to three-year contract extensions.
Baseball
MINOR LEAGUE
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Scranton/WB (Yankees) 65 46 .586 —
Buffalo (Mets) 56 54 .509 8½
Syracuse (Nationals) 56 55 .505 9
Pawtucket (Red Sox) 49 62 .441 16
Lehigh Valley (Phillies) 45 66 .405 20
Rochester (Twins) 40 72 .357 25½
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Durham (Rays) 68 42 .618 —
Charlotte (White Sox) 55 57 .491 14
Norfolk (Orioles) 53 59 .473 16
Gwinnett (Braves) 52 58 .473 16
West Division
W L Pct. GB
Columbus (Indians) 67 45 .598 —
Louisville (Reds) 60 51 .541 6½
Indianapolis (Pirates) 57 55 .509 10
Toledo (Tigers) 55 56 .495 11½
Tuesday's games
Louisville 4, Columbus 3 (12)
Pawtucket 5, Durham 4
Rochester 12, Charlotte 10
Indianapolis 5, Norfolk 3
Lehigh Valley 6, Buffalo 1
Toledo 2, Gwinnett 1
Scranton Wilkes-Barre 5, Syracuse 3
Wednesday's game
Columbus 9, Louisville 8
Thursday's games
Syracuse at Rochester, 11:05 a.m.
Columbus at Buffalo, 7:05 p.m.
Gwinnett at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Norfolk at Louisville, 7:05 p.m.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Pawtucket, 7:05 p.m.
Indianapolis at Durham, 7:05 p.m.
Toledo at Charlotte, 7:15 p.m.south atlantic league
SECOND HALF
Northern Division
W L Pct. GB
x-Lakewood (Phillies) 24 15 .615 —
Hickory (Rangers) 22 16 .579 1½
Greensboro (Marlins) 20 19 .513 4
Kannapolis (White Sox) 18 21 .462 6
West Virginia (Pirates) 17 21 .447 6½
Delmarva (Orioles) 16 22 .421 7½
Hagerstown (Nationals) 14 25 .359 10
Southern Division
W L Pct. GB
Asheville (Rockies) 23 16 .590 —
Greenville (Red Sox) 23 16 .590 —
Charleston (Yankees) 21 18 .538 2
Lexington (Astros) 20 19 .513 3
Augusta (Giants) 19 19 .500 3½
Rome (Braves) 19 20 .487 4
x-Savannah (Mets) 15 24 .385 8
x-won first half
Tuesday's games
Hagerstown 8, Lexington 5
Greenville 3, Lakewood 2
Hickory 5, Asheville 3
Rome 7, Savannah 4
Kannapolis 6, Greensboro 4
West Virginia 10, Delmarva 6
Augusta 5, Charleston 4 (15)
Wednesday's games
Hagerstown 2, Lexington 0
Rome 5, Savannah 3
Greenville 3, Lakewood 2 (11)
Asheville 3, Hickory 2
Charleston 8, Augusta 2
Kannapolis 4, Greensboro 2
Delmarva at West Virginia, ppd., rain
Thursday's games
Lakewood at Greenville, 7 p.m.
Savannah at Rome, 7 p.m.
Asheville at Hickory, 7 p.m.
Greensboro at Kannapolis, 7:05 p.m.
Lexington at Hagerstown, 7:05 p.m.
Delmarva at West Virginia, 7:05 p.m.
Charleston at Augusta, 7:05 p.m.
Golf
STATE
KENTUCKY OPEN
At Lexington C.C.
Andy Roberts, Owensboro 71-66—137
Brandon Brown, Shelbyville 71-70—141
Patrick Vadden, Louisville 69-72—141
Ben Fuqua, Danville 70-72—142
Cody Martin, Union 70-73—143
Karsten Clements, Louisville 69-74—143
Matt Savage, Louisville 72-71—143
Alex Yost, Bowling Green 74-70—144
Andrew Stephens, Union 74-70—144
Buddy Bryant, Lexington 73-71—144
Jared Flanery, Sandy Hook 70-74—144
Jared Wolfe, Louisville 73-71—144
Jesse Massie, Louisville 71-73—144
Pat Stephens, Richmond 71-73—144
Sean Moore, Richmond 69-75—144
Willis Ring, Whitesburg 71-73—144
Bryan Conway, Frankfort 72-73—145
Grover Justice, Lexington 74-71—145
John-Gordon Beckett, Nicholasville
71-74—145
Jon Henson, Lexington 72-73—145
Patrick Damron, Pikeville 73-72—145
Adam Gary, Bowling Green 76-70—146
Bradley Sutherland, Cadiz 71-75—146
Joseph Barr, Versailles 75-71—146
Matt Gann, Pineville 71-75—146
Mitchell Moore, Hopkinsville 75-71—146
Timothy Martin, Prestonsburg 75-71—146
Blake Watts, New Albany 73-74—147
Brian Fister, Lexington 72-75—147
Chad Stocker, Fairdale 70-77—147
Dave Snyder, Somerset 73-74—147
Grant Sturgeon, Louisville 74-73—147
Hunter York, Hardin 73-74—147
Jessie Mudd, Louisville 74-73—147
Jordan Blann, Bowling Green 69-78—147
Kris Maffet, Elizabethtown 74-73—147
Matthew Atkins, Owensboro 74-73—147
Patrick Williams, Richmond 76-71—147
Philip Hendrickson, Danville 78-69—147
Brian Eaton, Fountain Run 77-71—148
Cameron Carrico, Owensboro 74-74—148
Chad Douglas, Louisville 77-71—148
Dan Brown, Louisville 77-71—148
Fred Allen Meyer, Nicholasville 75-73—148
Grant Hinton, Elizabethtown 77-71—148
Micheal Carter, Elizabethtown 69-79—148
Tyler Mitchell, Cadiz 78-70—148
Blanton Farmer, Lexington 78-71—149
Chase Carpenter, Salyersville 75-74—149
Christopher Stout, Prospect 74-75—149
Daniel Iceman, Louisville 72-77—149
Eddie Mudd, Louisville 78-71—149
Jerry Price, Louisville 75-74—149
Joe Frederick, Louisville 75-74—149
Preston Rogers, Lexington 72-77—149
Shawn Tipton, Clay City 74-75—149
Steven Clark, Lexington 72-77—149
Will Bishop, Lexington 73-76—149
Aaron McDowell, Lexington 77-73—150
Brad Morris, Lexington 74-76—150
Case Cochran, Paducah 74-76—150
Colby Wollitz, Henderson 74-76—150
Dylan Shepard, Crestwood 75-75—150
John Bachman, Louisville 74-76—150
Joshua Rhodes, Paducah 78-72—150
Lance Lucas, Union 78-72—150
Seth Blann, Bowling Green 75-75—150
Tyler Sharpe, Greensburg 76-74—150
Carl Hays, Walton 74-77—151
Cody Moore, Campbellsville 79-72—151
Garrett Hinton, Elizabethtown 75-76—151
Grant Price, Paducah 74-77—151
Greg Basham, Louisville 71-80—151
Kelly Williams, Lexington 75-76—151
Marty Arnzen, Fort Thomas 76-75—151
Paul Sansom, Russellville 74-77—151
Stuart Witt, Richmond 74-77—151
Austin Meyer, Louisville 73-79—152
Ben Simpson, Lexington 73-79—152
Derek Oldham, Lexington 73-79—152
Joe Reverman, Louisville 76-76—152
Neal Millay, Paducah 76-76—152
William Peel IV, Richmond 80-72—152
Gary Bebelaar, Louisville 80-73—153
Grant Blevins, Danville 79-74—153
Greg Engle, Lexington 77-76—153
Jamie Frazier, Glasgow 76-77—153
Keith Reese, Louisville 77-76—153
Kenny Goodykoontz, Lexington 76-77—153
Lee Chaney, Morehead 75-78—153
Nick Sweeney, Louisville 75-78—153
Robbie Crockett, Louisville 74-79—153
Stephen Montgomery, Elizabethtown
75-78—153
Akash Mirchandani, Prospect 79-75—154
Andrew Heiser, London 75-79—154
Chris Osborne, Bardstown 78-76—154
Kirk Schooley, Frankfort 76-78—154
Ralph Landrum, Crestview Hills 78-76—154
William Hunt, Paducah 77-77—154
Aaron Watkins, Loyall 75-80—155
Andrew Klein, Lexington 77-78—155
Cale Barr, Versailles 76-79—155
Ian Danis, Mt Sterling 77-78—155
Bradford Latimer, Mayfield 80-76—156
Christopher Hill, Danville 80-76—156
Corey Welch, Richmond 78-78—156
Gregory Meadors, Lexington 80-76—156
Keith Tooley, Bowling Green 78-78—156
Kevin Heitz, Louisville 83-73—156
Trey Bowling, Glasgow 78-78—156
Alex Wright, Lexington 78-79—157
Andy Ecton, Lexington 77-80—157
Bryan Ratterman, Louisville 78-79—157
Chris Cronenweth, Florence 80-77—157
Danny Bishop, Lexington 79-78—157
Hayes Moore, Greensburg 79-78—157
Norman Spalding, Finley 80-77—157
Philip Schardein, Bowling Green 78-79—157
Ryan Britt, Louisville 76-81—157
James Dawson, Bardstown 80-78—158
John Kirby, Woodburn 82-76—158
Matthew Martin, Winchester 81-77—158
Pat Flowers, Shelbyville 75-83—158
Matthew Hermann, Goshen 80-79—159
Trevor Glass, Tompkinsville 80-79—159
Phil Grundy, Somerset 73-87—160
Preston McClung, Somerset 78-82—160
Aaron Yarmuth, Louisville 79-82—161
Eric Gilliland, Louisville 83-78—161
Steve Cox, Hodgenville 81-80—161
Steve Shafer, Louisville 81-80—161
Clay Perkins, Lexington 83-79—162
Daniel Moening, Independence 77-85—162
Daniel White, Louisville 85-77—162
Robert Huff, Albany 82-80—162
Greg Ware, Nicholasville 85-78—163
John Rogers, Somerset 86-77—163
Rob Lewis, Lexington 80-83—163
Adam Herald, Richmond 79-85—164
Allen Castle, Louisville 83-81—164
Ken Kirchner, Lexington 81-83—164
Kyle Congleton, Richmond 82-82—164
Kyle Leach, Louisville 80-85—165
William Payne, Louisville 84-81—165
Keith Thompson, Louisville 84-82—166
Lars King, Livermore 85-81—166
Ron Pinchback, Lexington 82-85—167
Matt Hoagland, Louisville 82-86—168
Matthew Kirchgessner, Bardstown
86-82—168
Greg Demling, Louisville 85-85—170
Greg Slaughter, Lexington 83-90—173
Moe Demling, Louisville 90-83—173
Trevor Davis, Louisville 88-93—181
Eric King II, Ferguson 82-WD—WD
Ron Frisch, Louisville 77-WD—WD
Taylor Wisniewski, Nicholasville 78-WD—WD
JUNIOR
JUNIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
At Sycamore Hills G.C.
TOP BOYS
Oliver Schniederjans. 66-69—135-9
Denny McCarthy 72-66—138-6
Miguel Luis Tabuena 70-70—140-4
Jay Hwang 70-70—140-4
Justin Thomas 65-75—140 -4
Patrick Rodgers 70-70—140-4
Ryan Zech 72-69—141-3
Andy Mai 72-70—142-2
Wyndham Clark 72-70—142-2
Sean Romero 71-71—142-2
Daniel Lee . 73-69—142-2
Anthony Paolucci 70-72—142-2
Andrew Levitt 70-73—143-1
Tyler Dunlap 73-70—143-1
Will Zalatoris 73-71—144 E
Zachary Olsen 74-70—144 E
Nicholas Scott 72-72—144 E
Stratton Nolen 72-72—144 E
Stewart Jolly 76-69—145 1
Preston French 75-70—145 1
Brannan Hudson . 70-75—145 1
Anders Albertson 73-72—145 1
Joe Parkinson 72-73—145 1
TOP GIRLS
Kyle Roig 70-72—142-2
Cassy Isagawa 72-72—144 E
Kristen Park 73-71—144 E
Ginger Howard 76-68—144 E
Mariah Stackhouse 70-75—145 1
Erynne Lee 75-70—145 1
Casie Cathrea 71-75—146 2
Ariya Jutanugarn 76-70—146 2
Grace Na . 78-70—148 4
Kendall Martindale 71-77—148 4
Shelby Coyle 74-74—148 4
Emma Talley 73-75—148 4
Karen Chung 72-77—149 5
Sirene Blair 77-72—149 5
Aj Newell 79-71—150 6
Kaira Martin 73-77—150 6
Casey Danielson 75-75—150 6
Aurora Kan 76-75—151 7
Juliet Vongphoumy 76-76—152 8
Cindy Ha 77-75—152 8
Nicole Morales 77-75—152 8
Ashlan Ramsey 78-74—152 8
Horse racing
THURSDAY'S ENTRY
SARATOGA
(Horses listed in post position
order with saddle-cloth number)
1st—$75,000, A.P. Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase Stakes (Grade II), 4-year-olds and up, 21⁄16 miles (hurdle), post time 1 p.m.
1 a-The Price of Love
-W. Dowling 150 5-1
2 Dr. Bloomer D. Nagle 146 15-1
3 Planets Aligned X. Aizpuru 150 4-1
4 Dynantonia C. Rafter 150 6-1
5 Slip Away P. Young 150 2-1
6 Dark Equation J. Murphy 146 8-1
7 Arcadius B. Crowley 142 3-1
1A a-Divine Fortune D. Hodsdon 146 5-1
a-coupled
WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS
DEL MAR
7th—$100,000, stk, 2YO, 51/2 f.
Graduation Stakes
7 Bench Points (Bejarano R) 6.60 3.60 3.00
3 Joy Boy (Nakatani C S) 8.00 5.80
4 Blingboy (Valenzuela P A) 8.00
Off: 5:09, Time: 1:04.79. Scratched—Edgewick Road. Also ran—Offlee Wild Boys, Woodmans Luck, Stormin Rae, Leon Ayala, Lucky Mr. K, Bruno B and J J Minister. $1 Exacta (7-3) paid $29.50. Quinella (3-7) paid $38.00. $1 Trifecta (7-3-4) paid $322.80. $1 Superfecta (7-3-4-2) paid $3,058.20. Daily Double (2-7) paid $26.20. $1 Pick 3 (8-2-7) paid $584.60.
SARATOGA
8th—$70,000, stk, 4YO&up, 1 mi. (inner turf)
De La Rose Stakes
10 Miss Keller (IRE) (Castellano J J)
7.40 3.90 3.00
4 Keertana (Lezcano J) 3.50 2.80
1 Dreamt (GB) (Desormeaux K J) 4.40
Off: 4:57, Time: 1:34.88. Scratched—Gemswick Park, Ivory Empress, McVictory, Silver Reunion and Solo Piano. Also ran—Haka, Be Fair, My Baby Baby, Daveron (GER), Coulee and Miss Catalyst. Exacta (10-4) paid $21.60. Trifecta (10-4-1) paid $123.50. Grand Slam (3,4,10-1,6,9-2,8,9-10) paid $28.00. Pick 3 (1-9-10) paid $125.00. Daily Double (9-10) paid $8.90. Superfecta (10-4-1-8) paid $902.00. $1 Place Pick All (7 OF 8) paid $2,038.00. 50 CENT Pick 4 (8-2-7-1) paid $4,590.50. Del Mar Attendance: 13043 Mutuel pool: $1,746,564. ITW Mutuel pool: $2,540,904. ISW Mutuel pool: $4,588,494.
Volleyball
HIGH SCHOOL
PRE-SEASON POLL
1. Mercy
2. Sacred Heart
3. Assumption
4. Notre Dame
5. St. Henry
6. Henry Clay
7. Newport Central Catholic
8. Scott
9. Louisville Holy Cross
10. Paul Dunbar
11. Manual
12. Greenwood
13. Lafayette
14. Eastern
15. Butler
16. Ryle
17. Covington Holy Cross
18. Apollo
19. Presentation
20. Caldwell Co.
21. Owensboro Catholic
22. Whitefield Academy
23. Campbell Co.
24. Male
25. Allen Central
