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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

x-won first half

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