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BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with SS Derrik Gibson and SS Casey Kelly.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Optioned RHP D.J. Carrasco to Charlotte (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Sent INF Jorge Velandia outright to Buffalo (IL).
National League
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with OF Destin Hood.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES—Re-signed F Craig Smith.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS—Agreed to terms with QB Joe Flacco on a five-year contract.
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed TE Matt Sherry and DE Angelo Craig to four-year contracts.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed CB Trae Williams to a four-year contract.
TENNESSEE TITANS—Waived CB Shirdonya Mitchell and TE Leonard Stephens.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Announced the retirement of Don Breaux, assistant coach.
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LEXINGTON HORSEMEN—Activated OL-DL Michael Madrazo and WR-LB Jarrod Rouanzoin from team suspension. Placed WR-DB Connie Brown and WR-DB Anthony Baldwin on team suspension.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS—Agreed to terms with C Marty Reasoner.
CALGARY FLAMES—Signed F Jamie Lundmark.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Acquired C Tim Brent from Pittsburgh for D Danny Richmond.
MONTREAL CANADIENS—Signed F Max Pacioretty to a three-year contract.
ST. LOUIS BLUES—Signed D Andy Wozniewski.
SAN JOSE SHARKS—Signed D Matt Kinch and D and Brett Westgarth to one-year contracts.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Named Mike Vernon special assistant to the vice president of hockey operations.
COLLEGE
DELAWARE—Named Liz Hayes director of women's basketball operations.
DUKE—Named Wesley Pickell football equipment manager, Jay Bissette assistant football equipment manager, Todd McMinn equipment manager, Tom Long football video coordinator and Luke Barthel assistant strength & conditioning coach.
INDIANA-SOUTHEAST—Named Ben Reel baseball coach.
LSU—Dismissed OL Jarvis Jones from the football team for violating team rules.
MAINE—Announced the resignation of Douglas Leichner, men's assistant basketball coach.
TEMPLE—Named Joe DePietro softball coach.
Baseball
minor league
international league
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Pawtucket (Red Sox) 62 37 .626 —
Scranton-WB (NYY) 57 42 .576 5
Syracuse (Blue Jays) 50 47 .515 11
Rochester (Twins) 46 54 .460 16½
Buffalo (Indians) 44 56 .440 18½
Lehigh Valley (Phillies) 40 58 .408 21½
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Durham (Rays) 52 47 .525 —
Charlotte (White Sox) 47 52 .475 5
Richmond (Braves) 42 56 .429 9½
Norfolk (Orioles) 41 58 .414 11
West Division
W L Pct. GB
Louisville (Reds) 57 42 .576 —
Toledo (Tigers) 55 44 .556 2
Columbus (Nationals) 52 45 .536 4
Indianapolis (Pirates) 46 53 .465 11
Wednesday's game
Pacific Coast League All-Stars 6, International League All-Stars 5
Thursday's games
Lehigh Valley 2, Scranton/W-B 0, comp. of susp. game
Rochester 7, Norfolk 4
Louisville 6, Charlotte 1
Durham 4, Syracuse 1
Buffalo 10, Richmond 2
Indianapolis 5, Columbus 2
Pawtucket 15, Toledo 6
Scranton/W-B at Lehigh Valley (n)
Friday's games
Charlotte at Louisville, 7:05 p.m.
Norfolk at Rochester
Durham at Syracuse
Scranton/WB at Lehigh Valley
Toledo at Pawtucket
Indianapolis at Columbus
Richmond at Buffalo
Charlotte 100 000 000—1 7 2
Louisville 300 300 00x—6 12 0
Egbert, Rodriguez (5), MacDoubal (7), Wassermann (8) and Phillips. Malonay, Belisle (1), Mallett (3), Roenicke (9) and Hanigan. W—Mallett (4-1). L—Egbert (3-7). 2B—Rosales (L). 3B—Cumberland (L). HR—Mackowiak (L).
South Atlantic League
Second half
Northern Division
W L Pct. GB
West Virginia (Brewers) 20 7 .741 —
Lakewood (Phillies) 17 10 .630 3
Delmarva (Orioles) 14 13 .519 6
Hagerstown (Nationals) 11 16 .407 9
Hickory (Pirates) 11 16 .407 9
x-Lake County (Indians)11 16 .407 9
Greensboro (Marlins) 9 18 .33311
Lexington (Astros) 5 21 .192 14½
Southern Division
W L Pct. GB
Augusta (Giants) 18 9 .667 —
Columbus (Rays) 16 9 .640 1
x-Asheville (Rockies) 17 10 .630 1
Kannapolis (White Sox) 14 12 .538 3½
Rome (Braves) 14 13 .519 4
Charleston (Yankees) 12 13 .480 5
Greenville (Red Sox) 12 15 .444 6
Savannah (Mets) 12 15 .444 6
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Wednesday's games
Rome 4, Lexington 2
Asheville 11, Delmarva 8 (10)
Augusta 2, Hagerstown 0
Charleston 2, Kannapolis 0
Greensboro 8, Savannah 1
Greenville 2, Lake County 1
Lakewood 5, Hickory 4
West Virginia 14, Columbus 4
Thursday's games
Rome 10, Lexington 6
Augusta 4, Hagerstown 0
Delmarva 2, Asheville 1
Lakewood 2, Hickory 0
Savannah 9, Greensboro 6
West Virginia 11, Columbus 4
Charleston, S.C. 7, Kannapolis 5 (11)
Friday's games
Rome at Lexington, 7:05 p.m.
Lake County at Greenville
Lakewood at Hickory
Savannah at Greensboro
Columbus at West Virginia
Charleston at Kannapolis
Delmarva at Asheville
Hagerstown at Augusta
Cycling
Professional
Tour de france
At Narbonne, France
12th Stage
A 104.7-mile flat stage from Lavelanet to Narbonne
1. Mark Cavendish, Britain, Team Columbia, 3 hours, 40 minutes, 52 seconds.
2. Sebastien Chavanel, France, Francaise des Jeux, same time.
3. Gert Steegmans, Belgium, Quick Step, same time.
4. Erik Zabel, Germany, Team Milram, same time.
5. Oscar Freire, Spain, Rabobank, same time.
6. Francesco Chicchi, Italy, Liquigas, same time.
7. Thor Hushovd, Norway, Credit Agricole, same time.
8. Leonardo Duque, Colombia, Cofidis, same time.
9. Julian Dean, New Zealand, Garmin Chipotle, same time.
10. Heinrich Haussler, Germany, Gerolsteiner, same time.
11. Robbie McEwen, Australia, Silence-Lotto, same time.
12. Jimmy Casper, France, Agritubel, same time.
13. Robert Hunter, South Africa, Barloworld, same time.
14. Martin Elmiger, Switzerland, AG2R-La Mondiale, same time.
15. Alessandro Ballan, Italy, Lampre, same time.
16. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia, same time.
17. Konstantsin Siutsou, Belarus, Team Columbia, same time.
18. Xavier Florencio, Bouygues Telecom, same time.
19. Robert Foerster, Germany, Gerolsteiner, same time.
20. Cadel Evans, Australia, Silence-Lotto, same time.
Also
29. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Garmin Chipotle, same time.
57. George Hincapie, United States, Team Columbia, same time.
82. William Frischkorn, United States, Garmin Chipotle, same time.
144. Danny Pate, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 1 minutes, 15 seconds behind.
Overall standings
(After 12 stages)
1. Cadel Evans, Australia, Silence-Lotto, 50 hours, 23 minutes, 05 seconds.
2. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC Saxo Bank, :01.
3. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Garmin Chipotle, :38.
4. Bernhard Kohl, Austria, Gerolsteiner, :46.
5. Denis Menchov, Russia, Rabobank, :57.
6. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Team CSC Saxo Bank, 1:28.
7. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia, 1:56.
8. Vladimir Efimkin, Russia, AG2R-La Mondiale, 2:32.
9. Mikel Astarloza, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 3:51.
10. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Liquigas, 4:18.
11. Samuel Sanchez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 4:26.
12. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 4:41.
13. Tadej Valjavec, Slovenia, AG2R-La Mondiale, 5:23.
14. Damiano Cunego, Italy, Lampre, 5:37.
15. Oscar Pereiro, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 6:01.
16. Alexandre Botcharov, Russia, Credit Agricole, 6:07.
17. Stefan Schumacher, Germany, Gerolsteiner, 6:11.
18. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Liquigas, 7:00.
19. Maxime Monfort, Belgium, Cofidis, 7:07.
20. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC Saxo Bank, 8:34.
Also
54. George Hincapie, United States, Team Columbia, 39:51.
116. Danny Pate, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 1:34:14.
138. William Frischkorn, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 1:48:16.e_SClBGolf
Professional
PGA: U.S. Bank Championship
At Milwaukee
Purse: $4 million
6,759-yard, par 34-36—70
Richard S. Johnson 32-31—63-7
Deane Pappas 31-33—64-6
Brenden Pappas 31-33—64-6
Robert Garrigus 32-33—65-5
Dean Wilson 31-34—65-5
Patrick Sheehan 33-32—65-5
Cliff Kresge 32-34—66-4
Marco Dawson 33-33—66-4
Steve Marino 31-35—66-4
Kent Jones 33-33—66-4
Steve Flesch 32-34—66-4
Joe Ogilvie 33-33—66-4
Frank Lickliter II 32-34—66-4
Jesper Parnevik 32-34—66-4
Jim McGovern 30-36—66-4
Kevin Streelman 32-34—66-4
Mathias Gronberg 34-33—67-3
Shigeki Maruyama 33-34—67-3
Bob Tway 33-34—67-3
Tom Pernice, Jr. 33-34—67-3
Jim Gallagher, Jr. 32-35—67-3
Jason Gore 34-33—67-3
Kenny Perry 33-34—67-3
Chad Campbell 34-33—67-3
Troy Matteson 32-35—67-3
Bill Haas 30-37—67-3
Ken Duke 32-35—67-3
David Lutterus 32-35—67-3
Kris Cox 34-33—67-3
Peter Lonard 34-33—67-3
Briny Baird 33-34—67-3
Corey Pavin 34-33—67-3
George McNeill 33-34—67-3
Eric Axley 33-34—67-3
Billy Andrade 33-34—67-3
Bo Van Pelt 33-34—67-3
Tommy Armour III 34-33—67-3
James Driscoll 32-35—67-3
Nick Flanagan 34-33—67-3
Others
Robert Damron 34-34—68-2
Glen Day 34-34—68-2
Kevin Na 33-36—69-1
Fred Funk 37-35—72 +2
Nationwide: Price Cutter Charity Championship
At Springfield, Mo.
Purse: $600,000
7,115 yard, par 36-36—72
Colt Knost 31-33—64-8
Jarrod Lyle 33-32—65-7
Vance Veazey 33-33—66-6
Sebastian Fernandez33-33—66-6
Camilo Benedetti 33-33—66-6
Chad Ginn 31-35—66-6
Webb Simpson 33-33—66-6
Arjun Atwal 31-35—66-6
Michael Putnam 33-33—66-6
Peter Tomasulo 32-34—66-6
Josh Broadaway 34-32—66-6
Keith Nolan 34-32—66-6
Tom Johnson 34-33—67-5
Ryan Howison 32-35—67-5
Mike Wendling 36-31—67-5
Mark Walker 35-32—67-5
James Love 35-32—67-5
Dennis Paulson 35-32—67-5
Spencer Levin 33-34—67-5
Bob May 34-33—67-5
Bobby Clampett 32-35—67-5
Nick Malinowski 34-33—67-5
Nathan Tyler 33-34—67-5
Others
Scott Harrington 37-31—68-4
Patrick Damron 35-34—69 -3
LPGA: State Farm Classic
At Springfield, Ill.
Purse: $1.7 million
6,608-yard, par 36-36—72
Christina Kim 33-30—63-9
Sun Young Yoo 36-28—64-8
Jee Young Lee 31-34—65-7
Kristy McPherson 32-33—65-7
Anja Monke 34-32—66-6
Audra Burks 33-33—66-6
Ji Young Oh 32-34—66-6
Yani Tseng 30-36—66-6
Sherri Turner 34-32—66-6
Michelle Wie 34-33—67-5
Jimin Kang 36-31—67-5
Na Yeon Choi 34-33—67-5
Kris Tamulis 34-33—67-5
Ai Miyazato 36-31—67-5
Marisa Baena 35-32—67-5
Wendy Doolan 33-34—67-5
Others
H.J. Choi 34-36—70-2
Sarah Oh 35-37—72 E
V. Nirapathpongporn 36-38—74 +2
Amateur
U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship
At Aurora, Colo.
7,551-yard, par 71
Match play
Second round
Cason Hammock, Columbus, Ga. (143), def. Brady Johnson, Canada (147), 3 and 2.
Trey Bowling, Manchester, Ky. (141), def. Riley Arp, Fort Collins, Colo. (140), 5 and 3.
Randall Hutchison, Traverse City, Mich. (144), def. Dan Whitaker, Cle Elum, Wash. (146), 6 and 5.
Andrew Paulson, White Bear Lake, Minn. (142), def. Peter Malnati, Dandridge, Tenn. (146), 7 and 6.
Kelly Kretz, Antigo, Wis. (143), def. Brian Locke, Los Angeles (137), 2 and 1.
Jack Newman, Des Moines, Iowa (142), def. Billy Horschel, Gainesville, Fla. (140), 21 holes.
Corey Nagy, Charlotte, N.C. (137), def. Patrick Lundy, Little River, S.C. (144), 4 and 2.
Grant Leaver, Centerville, Tenn. (145), def. Nakarintra Ratanakul, West Lafayette, Ind. (140), 4 and 2.
Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif. (133), def. Cody Paladino, Kensington, Conn. (143), 4 and 3.e_SClBKyle Leach, Louisville, Ky. (141), def. Scott Langley, St Louis (140), 1 up.
David Johnson, Palm Bay, Fla. (143), def. Jon McLean, Weston, Fla. (138), 1 up.
Andy Winings, Brownsburg, Ind. (139), def. Robert Rohanna, Waynesburg, Pa. (144), 6 and 4.
Pat Grady, Broomfield, Colo. (143), def. Zach Sebert, Grove City, Ohio (146), 2 up.
Jeff Dennis, Jacksonville, Fla. (140), def. Ben Bastel, Upper Sandusky, Ohio (145), 3 and 2.
John Chin, Temecula, Calif. (146), def. Luke Morgan, Muldrow, Okla. (143), 8 and 6.
Wesley Bryan, Chapin, S.C. (142), def. Kevin Foley, Somerville, N.J. (145), 4 and 3.
Third round
Hammock def. Bowling, 4 and 3.
Hutchison def. Paulson, 7 and 5.
Newman def. Kretz, 5 and 3.
Nagy def. Leaver, 2 and 1.
Leach def. Fowler, 2 and 1.
Johnson def. Winings, 3 and 2.
Dennis def. Grady, 1 up.
Chin def. Bryan, 3 and 2.
Junior
2008 Musselman-Dunne tour
Event 18
Lassing Points G.C., at Union
Final results
College men—Jerred McCarty, Shelbyville, 34-37—71; Andrew Hodge, Hebron, 37-34—71; Alex Misback, Lexington, 38-36—74; James Chaney, Louisville, 38-36—74.
Boys 16-18—Tommy Carrico, Lebanon, 36-36—72; Parker Hanna, Shelbyville, 38-40—78; Nick Souder, Harrodsburg, 37-45—82.
Boys 14-15—Kyle Congleton, Richmond, 37-40—77; Kevin Gates, Louisville, 38-40—78; Brad Martin, Lexington, 38-42—80; Taylor Riggs, LaGrange, 41-39—80.
Boys 12-13—Tyler McDaniel, Manchester, 37-37—74; Fred Allen Meyer, Nicholasville, 39-37—76; Kevin Klein, Lexington, 40-39—79.
Boys 11&u—Matt Liston, Prospect, 43; Brandon Sanner, Shelbyville, 46; Spencer McKinney, Danville, 46.
Championship girls—Hillary Kell, Frankfort, 44-49—93; Katie Meyer, Ft. Thomas, 53-62—115.
Girls 16-18—Polly Whalen, Cynthiana, 43-43—88.
Girls 14-15—Meghan Theiss, LaGrance, 39-43—82; Erin Marshall, Frankfort, 42-43—85; Kelsey DeBord, Berea, 56-60—116.
Girls 13&u—Jordan Webb, Frankfort, 46; Sara Bidarian, Lexington, 64.
2008 Pepsi Tour
At Cherry Blossom G.C., Georgetown
First round
Boys 10&u—Bryce Smith, LExington, 55; Greyson Warfield, Prospect, 56; Isaiah Butler, Mayfield, 59.
Boys 11-12—Alex Davis, London, 36; Zach Smith, Mt. Sterling, 36; Connor Danis, Mt. Sterling, 39.
Boys 13-14—Peter Hughes, Louisville, 76; Conor Doyle, Louisville, 79; Nicholas McCarthy, Nicholasville, 79.
Boys 15-16—Jared Stacy, Morehead, 70; Jared Gosser, Russell Springs, 75; Jack Lynch, Lexington, 76; Myles Ashley, Stanton, 76; Parth Parekh, Lexington, 76.
Boys 17-18—Righter Dundon, Frankfort, 79; Harry Watts, Versailles, 80; Kyle Adams, Irvine, 82.e_SClBBoys Gatorade Masters division—Al Smith, Owensboro, 72; Casey Castle, Harold, 73; Colin Bussell, Lawrenceburg, 81; Graham Young, Lawrenceburg, 81; Jacob Flora, Lawrenceburg, 81; Joseph White, Lawrenceburg, 81; Marcus Lake, Lawrenceburg, 81.
Girls 13&u—Ellen Kehoe, Campbellsville, 42; Kristen Smith, Butler, 43; Olivia Parrott, Greensburg, 45.
Girls 14-15—Shannon Harover, Shelbyville, 81; Hannah Sublett, South Shore, 85; Liz Gumm, Georgetown, 88.
Girls 16-18—Devin Brieske, Lexington, 84; Madison Wallace, Hebron, 90; Demi Cottew, Georgetown, 93.
Girls Gatorade Masters division—Morgan Cross, Elizabethtown, 74; April Emerson, Jamestown, 76; Kate Larimore, Greensburg, 77.
Softball
Local
Men's Major tournament at Woodland
Ball's Out Softball 18, Hit and Run 3; Eastside Players 21, Thoroughbred Diesel 8
Tennis
Professional
Austrian Open
At Kitzbuehel, Austria
Purse: $909,700 (Intl. Gold)
Surface: Clay-outdoor
(All other matches were rained out)
Singles
Second round
Jurgen Melzer (6), Austria, def. Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, 6-4, 6-2.
Dutch Open
At Amersfoort, Netherlands
Purse: $487,000 (Intl. Series)
Surface: Clay-outdoor
Singles
Second round
Jose Acasuso (2), Argentina, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, 6-3, 6-4.
Albert Montanes (5), Spain, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 6-4, 6-4.
Marcel Granollers (4), Spain, def. Ivan Navarro, Spain, 6-4, 6-4.
Oscar Hernandez, Spain, def. Jesse Huta Galung, Netherlands, 6-3, 6-2.
Odds
Glantz-Culver Line
Major League Baseball
National League
Favorite Line Underdog Line
New York-120 at Cincinnati +110
at Florida-120 Philadelphia +110
at Atlanta-175 Washington +165
Chicago-120 at Houston +110
at St. Louis-140 San Diego +130
at Colorado-120 Pittsburgh +110
at Arizona-110 Los Angeles +100
Milwaukee-125 at San Francisco +115
American League
at New York-175 Oakland +165
Detroit-110 at Baltimore +100
at Tampa Bay-130 Toronto +120
at Minnesota-130 Texas +120
at Chicago-145 Kansas City +135
at Los Angeles-160 Boston +150
at Seattle-140 Cleveland +130