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BASEBALL
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE—Suspended Atlanta RHP Humberto Carpio (DSL Braves) and Cincinnati OF Yoel Noel (DSL Reds) 50 games for violations of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Optioned 3B Danny Valencia to Norfolk (IL). Sent 1B Steve Pearce to the GCL Orioles for a rehab assignment.
HOUSTON ASTROS—Sent OF Trevor Crowe to Oklahoma City (PCL) for a rehab assignment.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Designated RHP Billy Buckner for assignment.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Sent OF Curtis Granderson and INF Jayson Nix to Tampa (FSL) for rehab assignments. Optioned OF Thomas Neal to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Agreed to terms with INF Brendan Harris on a minor league contract.
SEATTLE MARINERS—Placed C Mike Zunino on the 15-day DL.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Sent RHP Trevor Cahill to the AZL Diamondbacks for a rehab assignment.
CHICAGO CUBS—Traded OF Alfonso Soriano to the N.Y. Yankees for RHP Corey Black. Selected the contract of RHP Eduardo Sanchez from Iowa (PCL).
COLORADO ROCKIES—Placed LHP Drew Pomeranz on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Tuesday. Recalled OF Corey Dickerson from Colorado Springs (PCL).
MIAMI MARLINS—Assigned 2B Chris Valaika outright to New Orleans (PCL).
NEW YORK METS—Reinstated RHP Jenrry Mejia from the 60-day DL.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Transferred LHP Jeremy Horst to the 60-day DL.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Reinstated RHP Ryan Mattheus from the 15-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DALLAS MAVERICKS—Re-signed C Bernard James.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES—Signed G Jamaal Franklin to a multiyear contract.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Signed C Miroslav Raduljica.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Suspended Washington DE Jarvis Jenkins four games for violating the NFL's policy on performance enhancing substances.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed OT Eric Fisher and CB Conroy Black.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Placed WR Greg Childs and LB Nathan Williams on the PUP list.
NEW YORK GIANTS—Placed DE Jason Pierre-Paul, G Chris Snee, CB Terrell Thomas, DT Markus Kuhn and FB Henry Hynoski on the active PUP list. Released PK David Buehler. Signed FB Ryan D'Imperio.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS—Re-signed RW Kyle Palmieri to a three-year contract.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Signed coach Joel Quenneville to a three-year contract extension through the 2016-17 season.
OTTAWA SENATORS—Signed F Ludwig Karlsson to a two-year, entry-level contract.
ST. LOUIS BLUES—Signed G Jake Allen to a two-year contract.
COLLEGE
NCAA—Placed Montana's football program on probation for three years. Suspended Montana's former football coach, Robin Pflugrad, now offensive coordinator at Weber State, one game.
LOYOLA OF CHICAGO—Agreed to terms with men's basketball coach Porter Moser on a contract extension thrugh the 2017-18 season.
UTSA—Signed men's basketball coach Brooks Thompson to a contract extension through the 2016-17 season.
Baseball
Minor League
South Atlantic League
Northern Division
W L Pct. GB
West Virginia (Pirates) 20 12 .625 —
x-Hagerstown (Nationals) 20 14 .588 1
Hickory (Rangers) 17 16 .515 3½
Greensboro (Marlins) 16 17 .485 4½
Lakewood (Phillies) 15 19 .441 6
Kannapolis (White Sox) 13 21 .382 8
Delmarva (Orioles) 12 22 .353 9
Southern Division
W L Pct. GB
Lexington (Royals) 21 12 .636 —
Charleston, S.C. (Yankees) 19 12 .613 1
Greenville (Red Sox) 17 15 .531 3½
Augusta (Giants) 15 14 .517 4
x-Savannah (Mets) 13 15 .464 5½
Asheville (Rockies) 14 18 .438 6½
Rome (Braves) 14 19 .424 7
x-won first half
Friday's games
West Virginia 4, Lexington 1
Rome 7, Asheville 3
Charleston, S.C. 2, Greensboro 1
Lakewood 7, Greenville 6
Kannapolis 2, Hickory 1
Delmarva 5, Hagerstown 1
Augusta at Savannah (n)
Saturday's games
Augusta at Savannah, 5:05 p.m., 1st game
Rome at Asheville, 5:35 p.m., 1st game
West Virginia at Lexington, 5:35 p.m., 1st game
Greensboro at Charleston, S.C., 6:05 p.m.
Hickory at Kannapolis, 7:05 p.m.
Greenville at Lakewood, 7:05 p.m.
Delmarva at Hagerstown, 7:05 p.m.
Augusta at Savannah, 7:35 p.m., 2nd game
West Virginia at Lexington, 8:05 p.m., 2nd game
Rome at Asheville, 8:05 p.m., 2nd game
Sunday's games
Delmarva at Hagerstown, 1:05 p.m.
West Virginia at Lexington, 1:35 p.m.
Augusta at Savannah, 2:05 p.m.
Rome at Asheville, 2:05 p.m.
Greensboro at Charleston, S.C., 5:05 p.m.
Hickory at Kannapolis, 5:05 p.m.
Greenville at Lakewood, 5:05 p.m.
W. Virginia 200 000 110—4 10 0
Lexington 000 100 000—1 7 0
Kuchno, Trepagnier (7), Medina (9) and Diaz; Almonte, Tomchick (6), Byrne (9) and Shin. W—Kuchno (6-5). L—Almonte (4-8). Sv—Medina (4). 2B—W: Urena. HR—W: Herrera; L: Starling.Football
NFL
calendar
July 25-Aug. 15 — Cincinnati Bengals training camp at Paul Brown Stadium.
Aug. 3 — Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions, Canton, Ohio.
Aug. 4 — Hall of Fame Game: Dallas vs. Miami.
Aug. 8 — First weekend of preseason games.
Aug. 27 — Roster cutdown to 75 players.
Aug. 31 — Roster cutdown to 53 players.
Aug. 29 — Preseason schedule ends.
Sept. 5 — 2013 season begins, Baltimore at Denver.
Sept. 8-9 — First weekend of regular-season games.
Oct. 29 — Trade deadline (4 p.m. EST)
Jan. 4-5, 2014 — Playoffs: Wild Card Weekend
Jan. 11-12, 2014 — Playoffs: Divisional
Jan. 19, 2014 — Playoffs: Conference Championships
Jan. 26, 2014 — Pro Bowl at Honolulu
Feb. 2, 2014 — Super Bowl XLVIII in New York
Golf
Professional
PGA: Canadian Open
At Oakville, Ontario
7,253-yard, par-72
Glen Abbey Golf Club
Hunter Mahan 67-64—131-13
John Merrick 71-62—133-11
Bubba Watson 68-67—135-9
Patrick Reed 68-68—136-8
Aaron Baddeley 68-68—136-8
Tommy Gainey 73-64—137-7
Chris Kirk 68-69—137-7
James Hahn 69-68—137-7
Jason Bohn 70-68—138-6
Charley Hoffman 69-69—138-6
James Driscoll 69-69—138-6
Greg Owen 70-68—138-6
David Lingmerth 67-71—138-6
Scott Brown 66-72—138-6
Hideki Matsuyama 69-69—138-6
Andres Romero 69-70—139-5
Cameron Tringale 72-67—139-5
Roberto Castro 69-70—139-5
Jim Furyk 72-67—139-5
Mark Wilson 70-69—139-5
Camilo Villegas 74-65—139-5
Alistair Presnell 72-67—139-5
Jeff Maggert 72-67—139-5
Brandt Snedeker 70-69—139-5
Kyle Stanley 68-71—139-5
Others
Matt Kuchar 66-74—140-4
Rory Sabbatini 69-71—140-4
Trevor Immelman 68-73—141-3
Dustin Johnson 75-67—142-2
Stuart Appleby 69-73—142-2
Vijay Singh 69-73—142-2
Ernie Els 71-72—143-1
Chad Campbell 71-72—143-1
Failed to make the cut
Daniel Summerhays 70-74—144 E
Scott McCarron 73-71—144 E
Adam Hadwin 78-71—149 +5
Senior British Open
At Southport, England
7,082-yard, par-70
Royal Birkdale
(a-amateur)
Bernhard Langer 68-67—135-5
Mark Wiebe 70-65—135-5
David Frost 68-68—136-4
Gene Sauers 67-70—137-3
Peter Fowler 69-68—137-3
Mark McNulty 70-67—137-3
Jeff Hart 69-69—138-2
Rocco Mediate 70-68—138-2
Sandy Lyle 70-68—138-2
Kohki Idoki 71-68—139-1
Peter Senior 68-71—139-1
Greg Turner 70-69—139-1
Barry Lane 72-68—140 E
Corey Pavin 69-71—140 E
Steve Elkington 72-68—140 E
Bill Longmuir 73-69—142 +2
Mark O'Meara 74-68—142 +2
Tom Kite 70-72—142 +2
Gary Wolstenholme 70-72—142 +2
a-Chip Lutz 71-71—142 +2
Tom Pernice Jr. 70-72—142 +2
Steve Pate 70-72—142 +2
Rod Spittle 71-72—143 +3
Brad Faxon 74-69—143 +3
Colin Montgomerie 72-71—143 +3
Steve Jones 73-70—143 +3
Anders Forsbrand 73-70—143 +3
Katsuyoshi Tomori 71-72—143 +3
Others
Tom Lehman 72-72—144 +4
Larry Mize 71-73—144 +4
Russ Cochran 71-73—144 +4
Dick Mast 72-73—145 +5
Fred Couples 74-72—146 +6
Bruce Vaughan 73-74—147 +7
Mark Calcavecchia 75-72—147 +7
Missed cut
Craig Stadler 76-73—149 +9
Web.com: Boise Open
At Boise, Idaho
6,807-yard, par-71
Hillcrest Country Club
Russell Knox 69-59—128-14
Hunter Haas 62-67—129-13
Jamie Lovemark 67-62—129-13
Bronson La'Cassie 66-63—129-13
Chad Collins 65-65—130-12
Mark Anderson 65-65—130-12
Steven Alker 62-68—130-12
Erik Flores 67-63—130-12
Adam Crawford 66-65—131-11
Michael Putnam 67-64—131-11
Alex Prugh 64-67—131-11
Kevin Foley 66-65—131-11
Jason Allred 68-63—131-11
Philip Pettitt Jr. 65-67—132-10
Will MacKenzie 69-63—132-10
Brice Garnett 66-66—132-10
Chesson Hadley 69-63—132-10
Matt Bettencourt 68-64—132-10
Nick Rousey 67-65—132-10
Alexandre Rocha 67-65—132-10
Spencer Levin 67-65—132-10
J.J. Killeen 65-67—132-10
Others
Lee Janzen 66-68—134-8
Alex Cejka 68-68—136-6
Miguel A. Carballo 68-68—136-6
Failed to make the cut
Derek Fathauer 72-65—137-5
Patrick Sheehan 69-68—137-5
Mathew Goggin 68-69—137-5
Scott Harrington 69-69—138-4
Daniel Chopra 73-66—139-3
Nick Flanagan 72-68—140-2
State
Kentucky Open Qualifying
At Wasioto G.C., Pineville
Qualifiers
Chris Gilles, Lexington 68
Blanton Farmer, Lexington 72
William Branham, Pikeville 74
Ross Perry, Somerset 74
Joseph Castle, Pikeville 75
Randy Osborne, Booneville 76
Alternates
Willis Ring, Whitesburg 76
Brett Richards, Tenn. 76
Cory Elza, London 77
local
holes-in-one
Gay Brewer Jr. Course at Picadome
Brian Wright aced the 171-yard, 2nd hole with a 5-iron. Witness: Craig Evans.
Saturday, July 20, at Andover C.C.
Gary Kirby aced the 155-yard, 2nd hole with an 8-iron. Witnesses: Gary Wilson, Randy Burke, Derek Gordon.
Sports calendar
BASEBALL
LEAGUES
Aug. 9 — Deadline for fall Varsity, JV and Middle School teams at Anderson Dean Park in Harrodsburg. $550 plus 1 dozen baseball. Games begin Aug. 19. Mark Bryant (859) 734-9167 or www.andersondeanpark.com.
TOURNAMENTS
Aug. 3-4 — Back To School Bash at Anderson Dean Park in Harrodsburg. 8u and under $125, 9u and up $150. Don Wilburn (859) 339-8893.
TRYOUTS
July 31, Aug. 7 — Champions Competitive Fall Ball, 8u-13u. Attend one of the sessions, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. $25. Champions Sports Indoor Complex, www.championslexington.com (859) 881-0524.
Kentucky Baseball Club — 13u-18u teams; separate dates for each age group. $50. www.kentuckybaseballclub.com for more information.
softball
LEAGUES
Aug. 9 — Deadline for fall Varsity and JV teams at Anderson Dean Park in Harrodsburg. $550 plus 1 dozen baseball. Games begin Aug. 19. Mark Bryant (859) 734-9167 or www.andersondeanpark.com.
TRYOUTS
Aug. 8 — Richmond 10u Dynamite, 6 p.m. at Irvine McDowell fields in Richmond. Rob Ison (859) 494-0401 or roterison@gmail.com.
Kentucky Young Guns — Girls' 14u travel team holding individual tryouts. Contact Les Anderson (859) 494-4818.
help wanted
Little league cheerleading coach needed. Must pass a background check and have a love for children. Serious inquiries only. Contact Ella Smith (859) 299-5738.
Keep us informed
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Tennis
Professional
Fifth Third Championships
At Hilary J. Boone Complex
(Seeding in brackets, country of origin in parentheses)
FRIDAY'S MATCHES
Men's singles
[6] J.Duckworth (AUS) def. [1] I.Marchenko (UKR) 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
[5] B.Klahn (USA) def. [Q] T.Sandgren (USA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
[WC] F.Peliwo (CAN) [8] M.Jaziri (TUN) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
J.Ward (GBR) def. [7] T.Ito (JPN) 7-6(7-3), 3-6, 6-4
Men's doubles
[4] B.Klahn (USA)-M.Venus (NZL) def. A.Krajicek (USA)-M.Krueger (USA) 6-4, 7-5
[3] M.Authom (BEL)-R.Bemelmans (BEL) vs. F.Dancevic (CAN)-P.Polansky (CAN)
Women's singles
[3] K.Nara (JPN) def. N.Lertpitaksinchai (THA) 6-3, 7-5
[2] J.Glushko (ISR) def. [8] C.Simmonds (RSA) 6-2, 7-5
J.Coin (FRA) def. [1] M.Doi (JPN) 6-4, 6-3
C.Castano (COL) def. [4] S.Rogers (USA) 6-4, 6-4
Women's doubles
[1] J.Glushko (ISR)-C.Simmonds (RSA) def. [4] M.Alvarez Teran (BOL)-K.Wong (USA) 6-2, 6-7(2-7), 10-6
[2] N.Lertpitaksinchai (THA)-P.Plipuech (THA) def. M.Brengle (USA)-S.Peers (AUS) 6-4,4-6, 10-3
saturday's order of play
Stadium 1
4 p.m.: [6] J.Duckworth (AUS) vs. [5] B.Klahn (USA) - ATP
Not before 6 p.m.: [WC] F.Peliwo (CAN) vs. [7] T.Ito (JPN) or J.Ward (GBR) - ATP
Not before 8 p.m.: [4] B.Klahn (USA)-M.Venus (NZL) vs. [3] M.Authom (BEL)-R.Bemelmans (BEL) or F.Dancevic (CAN)-P.Polansky (CAN) - ATP
Stadium 2
4 p.m.: [4] S.Rogers (USA) vs. [2] J.Glushko (ISR) - ITF
Not before 6 p.m.: J.Coin (FRA) vs. [3] K.Nara (JPN) - ITF
Not before 8 p.m.: [1] J.Glushko (ISR)-C.Simmonds (RSA) vs. M.Brengle (USA)-S.Peers (AUS) or [2] N.Lertpitaksinchai (THA)-P.Plipuech (THA) - ITF
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