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2B – Daily News – Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Giants select SPORTS BRIEFING to be in uniform. Fullterton CF SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants selected speedy Cal State Fullerton center fielder Gary Brown with the 24th overall draft pick Monday, adding a player they believe can spark the top of a batting order. Brown, batting .438 with six home runs and 41 RBIs, has been sidelined in recent weeks for the Titans’ post- season run because of a bro- ken finger on his non-throw- ing left hand. He has 31 stolen bases in 36 attempts and owns a .485 on-base percentage. The Giants like that he’s an aggressive hitter as a leadoff man who can make things happen on the bases with his speed. Giants special assistant John Barr says he thinks Brown will be an everyday major league center fielder. Bruce traded to Rams, retires SANTA CLARA (AP) — Isaac Bruce is headed back to his old team to retire with the St. Louis Rams. The San Francisco 49ers have traded the 37-year-old wide receiver to the Rams, who will hold a news con- ference with Bruce on Wednesday as he formally announces his retirement. A four-time Pro Bowler, Bruce’s name had still been listed on the 49ers’ roster even though it was all but certain he wouldn’t be back for the 2010 season. Bruce played 14 seasons for the Rams, who drafted him 33rd overall in 1994 when the team was still in Los Angeles. He then spent his final two years in the NFL with the 49ers, appear- ing in 26 games and making 22 starts. Bruce led San Francisco with 61 catches and 835 yards receiving in 2008. He ranks second in NFL history in receiving yards (15,208), fifth in receptions (1,024) and ninth in receiv- ing touchdowns (91). Bruce played in 223 career games. Culpepper to play with UFL’s Sacramento SACRAMENTO (AP) — Quarterback Daunte Culpepper is still playing professional football, albeit in the United Football League. The 33-year-old Culpep- per, who made five starts and appeared in eight games last season for the Detroit Lions, has signed with the Sacramento Mountain Lions. Culpepper will be reunited with his former Minnesota Vikings coach Dennis Green when the sea- son begins this fall. Culpepper says he wants to get back on the field and be a regular again and insists this opportunity was some- thing he couldn’t resist. In 11 NFL seasons with Minnesota, Miami, Oakland and Detroit, Culpepper threw for 24,153 yards and 149 touchdowns. His new team begins minicamp Thursday — held in a high school stadium — and Culpepper is expected Nationals take Harper with No. 1 pick SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — The Washington Nation- als got their ace a year ago. Now, they think they’ve found a big-time slugger. The Nationals selected the much-hyped Bryce Harper, a 17-year-old with prodigious power from the College of Southern Neva- da, with the No. 1 overall pick in Monday night’s draft. ‘‘It’s what I’ve wanted since I was 7 years old,’’ Harper said. A year after taking simi- larly hyped right-hander Stephen Strasburg, the Nationals took Harper, who can play catcher but was announced as an outfielder at the draft site at MLB Net- work studios by commis- sioner Bud Selig. Nationals general man- ager Mike Rizzo envisions Harper as a No. 3-type power hitter with a strong arm in right field. ‘‘We’re going to take the rigor and the pressures of learning the position, the difficult position of catcher, away from him,’’ Rizzo said, ‘‘and really let him concentrate on the offensive part of the game and let his athleticism take over as an outfielder.’’ Harper hit .443 with 31 homers and 98 RBIs in his first college season in a wood bat league, after skip- ping his final two years of high school and getting his GED. GIANTS Harper showed solid defensive instincts behind the plate and called pitches much of the time, but his path to the majors will be in the outfield. ‘‘I can get better out there, I think,’’ Harper said. ‘‘Anywhere they need me, I’ll play. I just want to make it and we’ll see what hap- pens when I get there.’’ The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Harper surpassed former big league pitcher Alex Fer- nandez, who went fourth overall to the Chicago White Sox in 1990, as the highest-drafted JUCO play- er. With the second overall pick, Pittsburgh selected hard-throwing Texas high school right-hander Jame- son Taillon. He was consid- ered by many the top pitch- er in the draft with a fastball in the mid- to upper-90s that overpowers hitters on a reg- ular basis. ‘‘There’s a lot there to like,’’ Pirates general man- ager Neal Huntington said. Baltimore went next and picked smooth-fielding Florida high school short- stop Manny Machado, who has drawn comparisons to Alex Rodriguez for his abil- ity and background. ‘‘He’s been a target guy for us all spring,’’ said Joe Jordan, the Orioles’ scout- ing director. Cal State Fullerton short- stop Christian Colon went to Kansas City at No. 4, and could end up playing sec- ond base. Cleveland then grabbed Ole Miss left-han- der Drew Pomeranz, the Southeastern Conference pitcher of the year with the Justin Bieber haircut and a 90-94 mph fastball. Scoreboard MLB West Division Texas American League WL Pct GB Angels 31 28 .525 — A’s 30 27 .526 — 30 28 .517 .5 Seattle 23 34 .404 7 East Division WL Pct GB Tampa Bay 37 20 .649 — New York 35 22 .614 2 Boston 34 25 .576 4 Toronto 33 25 .569 4.5 Baltimore 16 41 .281 21 Central Division Minnesota 33 24 .579 — Detroit WL Pct GB 29 27 .518 3.5 Chicago 24 32 .429 8.5 Kansas City 24 34 .414 9.5 Cleveland 21 35 .375 11.5 ——— Monday’s results Los Angeles at Oakland, late Boston 4, Cleveland 1 Seattle 4, Texas 2 Today’s Games Los Angeles (Jer.Weaver 5-2) at Oakland (Mazzaro 1-0), 7:05 p.m.,CSNC Boston (Wakefield 1-4) at Cleveland (D.Huff 2-6), 4:05 p.m. New York (P.Hughes 7-1) at Baltimore (Millwood 0-6), 4:05 p.m. Toronto (Tallet 1-1) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 5-0), 4:10 p.m. Seattle (F.Hernandez 3-4) at Texas (C.Lewis 4-4), 5:05 p.m. Detroit (Galarraga 2-1) at Chicago (Floyd 2-6), 5:10 p.m. Kansas City (Greinke 1-7) at Minnesota (Slowey 6-3), 5:10 p.m. West Division National League WL Pct GB Padres 34 23 .596 — Dodgers 33 24 .579 1 GIANTS 31 25 .554 2.5 Colorado 30 27 .526 4 Arizona 22 35 .386 12 East Division WL Pct GB Atlanta 33 24 .579 — Philadelphia 30 26 .536 2.5 New York 30 27 .526 3 Florida 28 30 .483 5.5 Washington 27 31 .466 6.5 Central Division WL Pct GB St. Louis 33 24 .579 — Cincinnati 33 25 .569 .5 Chicago 26 31 .456 7 Milwaukee 23 34 .404 10 Pittsburgh 23 34 .404 10 Houston 22 36 .379 11.5 ——— Monday’s results San Francisco 6, Cincinnati 5 Chicago 6, Pittsburgh 1 Colorado 5, Houston 1 San Diego 3, Philadelphia 1 Atlanta at Arizona, late St. Louis at Los Angeles, late Today’s games San Francisco (Cain 4-4) at Cincinnati (LeCure 1-1),4:10 p.m.,CSNB Florida (Volstad 3-6) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 3-2), 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Karstens 1-1) at Washington (Strasburg 0-0), 4:05 p.m. San Diego (Richard 4-3) at New York (Pelfrey 8-1), 4:10 p.m. Chicago (Lilly 1-5) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 6-2), 5:10 p.m. Houston (Moehler 0-2) at Colorado (Francis 1-2), 5:40 p.m. Atlanta (Medlen 3-1) at Arizona (E.Jackson 3-6), 6:40 p.m. St. Louis (Carpenter 7-1) at Los Angeles (Kuroda 5-4), 7:10 p.m. MLB DRAFT First Round 1. Washington, Bryce Harper, C-OF, JC of Southern Nevada. 2. Pittsburgh, Jameson Taillon, RHP, The Woodlands (Texas) HS. 3.Baltimore, Manny Machado, SS, Brito (Fla.) HS. 4.Kansas City, Christian Colon, SS, Cal State Fullerton. 5. Cleveland, Drew Pomeranz, LHP, Missis- sippi. 6. Arizona, Barret Loux, RHP, Texas A&M. 7. N.Y. Mets, Matt Harvey, RHP, North Caroli- na. 8. Houston, Delino DeShields Jr., CF, Wood- ward Academy, College Park, Ga. 9.San Diego, Karsten Whitson, RHP, Chipley (Fla).HS. 10. Oakland, Michael Choice, OF, Texas- Arlington. 11. Toronto, Deck McGuire, RHP, Georgia Tech. 12. Cincinnati, Yasmani Grandal, C, Miami. 13. Chicago White Sox, Chris Sale, LHP, Florida Gulf Coast. 14. Milwaukee, Dylan Covey, RHP, Maranatha (Calif).HS. 15. Texas, Jake Skole, Blessed Trinity HS, Roswell, Ga. 16. Chicago Cubs, Hayden Simpson, RHP, Southern Arkansas. 17. Tampa Bay, Josh Sale, OF, Bishop Blanchet H.S., Seattle. 18. L.A. Angels, Kaleb Cowart, Cook County (Ga.) HS. 19. Houston, Mike Foltynewicz, RHP, Minooka (Ill.) Community HS. 20. Boston, Kolbrin Vitek, 2B-RHP, Ball St. 21. Minnesota, Alex Wimmers, RHP, Ohio St. 22. Texas, Kellin Deglan, C, R.E. Mountain SS, B.C., Canada. 23. Florida, Christian Yelich, Westlake HS, Westlake Village, Calif. 24. San Francisco, Gary Brown, OF, Cal State Fullerton. 25. St. Louis, Zack Cox, 3B, Arkansas. 26. Colorado, Kyle Parker, RF, Clemson. 27. Philadelphia, Jessie Biddle, LHP, Ger- mantown Friends School, Philadelphia. 28. L.A. Dodgers, Zach Lee, RHP, McKinney (Texas) HS. 29. L.A. Angels, Cam Bedrosian, RHP, East Coweta HS, Sharpsburg, Ga. 30. L.A. Angels, Chevy Clarke, CF, Marietta (Ga.) HS. 31. Tampa Bay, Justin O’Conner, C, Cowan HS, Muncie, Ind. 32.N.Y.Yankees, Cito Culver, Irondequoit HS, Rochester, N.Y. Comp Round A 33.Houston, Michael Kvasnicka, C, Minneso- ta. 34. Toronto, Aaron Sanchez, RHP, Barstow (Calif.), HS. 35. Atlanta, Matthew Lipka, SS, McKinney (Texas) HS. 36. Boston, Bryce Brentz, OF-RHP, Middle Tennessee. 37. L.A. Angels, Taylor Lindsey, SS, Desert Mountain HS, Scottsdale, Ariz. 38.Toronto, Noah Syndergaard, LHP, Legacy HS, Mansfield, Texas. 39. Boston, Anthony Ranaudo, RHP, LSU. 40. L.A. Angels, Ryan Bolden, CF, Madison (Miss.) Central HS. 41.Toronto, Asher Wojciechowski, RHP, The Citadel. 42. Tampa Bay, Drew Vettleson, RF, Central Kitsap HS, Silverdale, Wash. 43. Seattle, Taijuan Walker, RHP, Yucaipa (Calif.) HS. 44. Detroit, Nick Castellanos, 3B, Archbishop McCarthy HS, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 45.Texas, Luke Jackson, RHP, Calvary Chris- tian Academy, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 46. St. Louis, Seth Blair, RHP, Arizona St. 47. Colorado, Peter Tago, RHP, Dana Hills HS, Dana Point, Calif. 48. Detroit, Chance Ruffin, RHP, Texas. 49.Texas, Mike Olt, 3B, Connecticut. 50. St. Louis, Tyrell Jenkins, RHP, Henderson (Texas) HS. North Division GOLDEN Golden League WL Pct. GB OUTLAWS 12 3 .800 — Calgary 9 5 .643 2.5 Edmonton 6 9 .400 6 Victoria 6 9 .400 6 St. George 4 9 .308 7 South Division Yuma WL Pct. GB 13 3 .813 — Orange Co. 7 6 .538 4.5 Tucson Maui 8 8 .500 5 5 7 .417 6 Tijuana 2 13 .133 10.5 ——— Monday’s results Yuma at St. George, late Today’s Games Tucson at Chico, 7:08 p.m. Orange County at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Yuma at St. George, 9:05 p.m. Tijuana at Maui, 9:35 p.m., Calgary at Victoria, 10 p.m. SOFTBALL Softball World Series At ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, Oklahoma City Double Elimination x-if necessary Saturday’s results Florida 5, Missouri 0, Missouri eliminated Arizona 4, Washington 3, Washington elimi- nated Georgia 3, Florida 2, Florida eliminated Arizona 5, Hawaii 1, Hawaii eliminated Sunday’s results UCLA 5, Georgia 2, UCLA advances Arizona 8, Tennessee 0 Arizona 5, Tennessee 2, Arizona advances Championship Series Monday:UCLA 6, Arizona 5, 8 innings Today:Game 2, UCLA vs.Arizona, 5 p.m. x-Wednesday:Game 3, UCLA vs.Arizona, 5 p.m. NBAFINALS L.A. Lakers 1, Boston 1 Game 1:L.A. Lakers 102, Boston 89 Game 2:Boston 103, L.A. Lakers 94 Tuesday: at Boston, 6 p.m., ABC Thursday: at Boston, 6 p.m. Sunday: at Boston, 5 p.m. x-Tuesday, June 15: at L.A. Lakers, 6 p.m. x-Thursday, June 17: at L.A. Lakers, 6 p.m. x - if needed WNBA WESTERN CONFERENCE WL Pct GB Seattle Phoenix 3 4 .429 4 Tulsa San Antonio 2 5 .286 5 Minnesota 2 7 .222 6 Los Angeles 1 6 .143 6 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL Pct GB Atlanta 7 2 .778 — Connecticut 5 2 .714 1 Indiana 5 3 .6251 1/2 Chicago 4 4 .5002 1/2 Washington 4 4 .5002 1/2 New York 2 4 .3333 1/2 ——— Today’s games New York at Chicago, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. STANLEY CUP Chicago 3, Philadelphia 2 Game 1:Chicago 6, Philadelphia 5 Game 2:Chicago 2, Philadelphia 1 Game 3:Philadelphia 4, Chicago 3, OT Game 4:Philadelphia 5, Chicago 3 Game 5:Chicago 7, Philadelphia 4 Wednesday: at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. x-Friday: at Chicago, 5 p.m. x - if needed NASCAR Sprint Cup Points Leaders 1.Kevin Harvick 2.Kyle Busch 3.Denny Hamlin 4. Matt Kenseth 5.Kurt Busch 9. Carl Edwards 10. Greg Biffle 11. Mark Martin 12. Clint Bowyer 13.Tony Stewart 2,063 2,044 1,927 1,893 1,881 6. Jimmie Johnson 1,849 7. Jeff Gordon 8. Jeff Burton 1,827 1,803 1,729 1,727 1,711 1,686 1,685 14.Ryan Newman 1,668 15. Martin Truex Jr. 16. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1,599 17. Joey Logano 22. AJ Allmendinger 1,457 23. Kasey Kahne 24. Brad Keselowski 1,418 25.David Ragan 26. Scott Speed 27.Sam Hornish Jr. 1,260 28. Regan Smith 29. Elliott Sadler 1,361 1,225 30. Marcos Ambrose 1,196 31.Travis Kvapil 32. Brian Vickers 33.Bobby Labonte 34.David Gilliland 35.Robby Gordon 36.Kevin Conway 37. Mike Bliss 1,220 1,161 38.David Stremme 39.Max Papis 40.Joe Nemechek 1,158 1,069 971 963 859 621 565 560 543 1,474 1,446 1,408 1,621 1,585 18. Jamie McMurray 1,576 19.David Reutimann 1,540 20. Juan Pablo Montoya 1,513 21.Paul Menard 8 1 .889 — 3 4 .429 4 41.Dave Blaney 42. Michael McDowell 431 43. Casey Mears 44. Bill Elliott 45. Boris Said 46. J.J.Yeley 47. Michael Waltrip 48.Terry Cook 499 425 372 252 205 200 164 49. Robert Richardson Jr.155 50. Aric Almirola 50. Johnny Sauter 154 154 Upcoming Schedule June 13 — Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400, Brooklyn, Mich. June 20 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma June 27 — Lenox Industrial Tools 301, Loudon, N.H. July 3 — Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca- Cola, Daytona Beach, Fla. Nationwide Points Leaders 1. Brad Keselowski 2.Kyle Busch 3. Carl Edwards 4.Kevin Harvick 5. Justin Allgaier 6.Paul Menard 7. Jason Leffler 8. Joey Logano 9. Steve Wallace 10. Greg Biffle 2,141 1,945 1,864 1,852 1,846 1,678 1,411 1,398 1,386 1,368 11. Brendan Gaughan 1,355 12.Tony Raines 13. Michael Annett 14. Brian Scott 15.Trevor Bayne 16. Reed Sorenson 1,246 17.Kenny Wallace 1,153 18. Scott Lagasse Jr. 1,213 19. Mike Wallace 20. Mike Bliss 1,343 1,337 1,324 1,302 1,230 1,176 Upcoming Schedule June 12 — Meijer 300, Sparta, Ky. June 19 — Bucyrus 200, Elkhart Lake, Wis. June 26 — New England 200, Loudon, N.H. July 2 — Subway Jalapeno 250 Powered By Coca-Cola, Daytona Beach, Fla. 1.Todd Bodine 2. Aric Almirola 3.Timothy Peters Truck Points Leaders 1,263 1,198 1,128 4.Ron Hornaday Jr. 1,108 5. Johnny Sauter 6. Mike Skinner 7. Matt Crafton 8. Jason White 9.David Starr 1,058 1,044 1,011 999 990 10. Ricky Carmichael 989 Upcoming Schedule June 12 — VFW 200, Brooklyn, Mich. MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Galaxy 10 0 2 32 22 3 Salt Lake 6 3 2 20 21 11 Colorado 6 3 1 19 11 7 QUAKES 54 2 17 15 14 Houston 5 7 1 16 18 19 FC Dallas 3 2 6 15 13 11 Seattle Chivas USA 3 8 1 10 13 18 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Columbus 6 2 3 21 16 11 New York 7 5 0 21 14 16 Toronto FC 5 4 2 17 15 14 Chicago 3 3 4 13 14 14 New England 3 7 2 11 13 20 Kansas City 2 5 3 9 9 13 Philadelphia 2 6 1 7 11 19 D.C. ——— Saturday’s results FC Dallas 2, San Jose 0 Chicago 2, Philadelphia 1 Colorado 1, Columbus 0 D.C. United 0, Real Salt Lake 0, tie Los Angeles 4, Houston 1 New York 1, Chivas USA 0 Seattle FC 3, New England 0 Toronto FC 0, Kansas City 0, tie PGA Rank Pts Money 1. Ernie Els 2. Jim Furyk FedExCup Leaders 1,541 $3,460,341 1,391 $2,744,070 3. Phil Mickelson 1,386 $2,896,719 4. Anthony Kim 1,215 $2,518,521 5.Ben Crane 1,139 $2,262,176 6.Tim Clark 3.Travis Graves 4. Cody Hintz 5. Justin Copp 1,125 $2,585,350 7. Robert Allenby 1,061 $2,394,057 8. Dustin Johnson 1,052 $2,135,190 9. Steve Stricker 1,050 $2,152,754 10. Camilo Villegas 1,013 $2,159,215 11. Matt Kuchar 1,009 $2,103,700 12. Rickie Fowler 990 $1,983,941 13. Justin Rose 969 $1,887,748 14. Bill Haas 949 $1,585,320 15.Bo Van Pelt 913 $1,873,817 16. Jeff Overton 873 $1,864,741 17. Zach Johnson 869 $1,703,276 18. Hunter Mahan 868 $1,757,016 19. K.J. Choi 853 $1,473,379 20. J.B. Holmes 851 $1,621,122 Upcoming Schedule June 10-13 — St. Jude Classic, Memphis, Tenn. June 17-20 — U.S. Open Championship, Pebble Beach June 24-27 — Travelers Championship, Cromwell, Conn. July 1-4 — AT&T National, Newtown Square, Pa. TENNIS 1. Rafael Nadal 2.Roger Federer 3. Robin Soderling 4. Andy Murray 8.Novak Djokovic 9.Tomas Berdych 10. Ivan Ljubicic 1. Serena Williams 2.Venus Williams ATP Money Leaders $4,004,944 5.Fernando Verdasco 6. Andy Roddick 7.David Ferrer $2,628,176 $1,686,908 $1,313,453 $1,302,041 $1,290,028 $1,128,913 $1,109,280 $968,891 $898,061 WTAMoney Leaders $2,644,049 3.Francesca Schiavone $1,807,361 4. Jelena Jankovic 5. Sam Stosur 6. Justine Henin 7. Aravane Rezai 8. Caroline Wozniacki 9. Kim Clijsters 10. Elena Dementieva $758,358 RODEO All-around 1.Trevor Brazile 2.Ryan Jarrett 3.Josh Peek 4. Clint Robinson 5. Curtis Cassidy 6. Jesse Sheffield 7.Cash Myers 8. Jesse Bail 9.Trell Etbauer $110,274 $58,157 $48,075 $42,187 $31,938 $29,679 $28,601 $20,918 $20,801 10. Landon McClaugherty $19,621 Bareback Riding 1.Ryan Gray 2.Kaycee Feild 3. Steven Dent 4. Matt Bright 4 5 3 15 12 14 5.Wes Stevenson 6. Micky Downare 7. Steven Peebles 8.Bobby Mote 9. Joe Gunderson 10. Clint Cannon 1. Cody Cassidy 2 8 1 7 7 20 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. 2. Luke Branquinho 3. Justin Blaine Davis 4. Matt Reeves 5.Josh Peek 6.Trevor Knowles 7. Clayton Morrison 8.Wade Sumpter 9. Olin Hannum 10. Ethan Thouvenell 1.Turtle Powell 2. Chad Masters 3. Clay Tryan $81,365 $61,396 $42,373 $36,306 $35,806 $35,206 $30,942 $30,498 $30,446 $30,326 Steer Wrestling $68,503 $40,223 $38,497 $31,678 $29,444 $29,138 $28,659 $28,064 $27,501 $27,259 Team Roping (header) $72,321 4. Caleb Mitchell 5.Ty Blasingame 6.Travis Tryan 7.Trevor Brazile 8.Tommy Edens 9. Colby Siddoway 10. Brady Tryan 1. Cory Petska 2. Jade Corkill $39,935 $37,882 $29,766 $27,851 $27,099 $24,262 $24,245 $23,690 $23,198 Team Roping (heeler) $70,326 $39,935 $1,999,788 $1,474,451 $1,441,567 $1,265,089 $1,062,110 $846,602 $807,636 6. Michael Jones 7. Martin Lucero 8. Russell Cardoza 9. Brad Culpepper 10.Patrick Smith 1.Rod Hay, Wildwood 2.Wade Sundell 3. J.J. Elshere 4. Shaun Stroh 5. Jeff Willert 6.Taos Muncy 7. Cort Scheer 8.Ty Atchison 9.Cody Martin $38,927 $27,851 $26,929 $25,124 $24,642 $24,282 $24,274 $24,262 Saddle Bronc Riding $70,620 $47,648 $46,470 $43,175 $41,584 $38,714 $32,948 $29,458 $26,614 10. Sam Spreadborough $25,979 Tie-down Roping 1.Trevor Brazile 2. Stran Smith 3.Shane Hanchey 4.Fred Whitfield 5.Ryan Jarrett 6.Tyson Durfey 7. Houston Hutto 8. Justin Maass 9.Tuf Cooper 10. Blair Burk 1.Rocky Patterson 2. Bryce Davis 3.Vin Fisher Jr. 4.Trevor Brazile 5. Dan Fisher 6. J.P.Wickett 7. Chet Herren 8.Neal Wood 9. Scott Snedecor 10.Cody Scheck 1.Shawn Hogg 2.Tyler Smith 3. Corey Navarre 4.Wesley Silcox 5. Clint Craig 6. Luke Haught 7. Ardie Maier 8. Marcus Michaelis 9. Chad Denton 10. J.W. Harris 1. Sherry Cervi 2. Brittany Pozzi 3.Tana Poppino 4. Christina Richman 5. Jill Moody, Letcher 6. Lisa Lockhart 7. Lindsay Sears 8. Layna Kight 9. Annesa Self 10. Nellie Williams $71,793 $70,537 $54,815 $51,963 $48,663 $36,668 $36,419 $33,718 $32,102 $29,537 Steer Roping $20,556 $17,422 $15,865 $14,586 $11,518 $11,228 $11,151 $9,762 $9,696 $9,110 Bull Riding $96,122 $57,727 $54,678 $54,057 $46,906 $44,986 $44,454 $44,332 $40,804 $39,014 Barrel Racing $94,266 $62,925 $38,296 $37,412 $33,871 $32,670 $32,658 $29,730 $28,894 $27,998 DEALS Major League Baseball American League BOSTON—Placed RHP Jonathan Papelbon on the bereavement list. Activated RHP Boof Bonser from Pawtucket (IL). CLEVELAND—Activated INF Andy Marte from the 15-day DL.Optioned OF Matt LaPor- ta to Columbus (IL). SEATTLE—Placed DH Mike Sweeney on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Mike Carp from Tacoma (PCL). National League MILWAUKEE—Released RHP Jeff Suppan. Golden Baseball League ORANGE COUNTY—Announced Detroit (AL) purchased the contract of OF Ben John- son and assigned him to Erie (EL). National Football League SAN FRANCISCO—Traded WR Isaac Bruce to St. Louis Rams. SAN DIEGO—Signed WR Malcom Floyd to a one-year contract tender. United Football League SACRAMENTO—Signed QB Daunte Culpepper. College BIG EAST CONFERENCE—Named Kristen Brown director of sport administration. COLORADO—Named Rodney Billups direc- tor of men’s basketball operations. ELON—Named Jack Wooten men’s assis- tant basketball coach. LA SALLE—Agreed to terms with men’s basketball coach John Giannini on a multi- year contract. TULSA—Dismissed RB Charles Opeseyitan from the football team for a violation of team rules. (Continued from page 1B) their last 13 games. The Giants’ bullpen has been a mess on the road this season, putting up a com- bined 4.96 ERA. It had to survive one of the majors’ most hitter-friendly ball- parks to keep San Francis- co’s on its winning surge. It not only survived, but made it look easy. After starter Barry Zito left with two outs in the sixth, four relievers held the reds with- out a hit or a walk the rest of the way. Sergio Romo (2-3) got the victory in relief. Brian Wilson recovered from a blown save in his last outing, pitching a perfect ninth for his 15th save in 17 chances. ‘‘Our bullpen as a whole has a mentality that we’re going to go at you with our best stuff,’’ Wilson said. ‘‘We’re not going to give in, we’re not going to pitch around you. With that men- tality, you’re going to fail sometimes. Tonight we made the pitches when we needed to.’’ Zito, winless since May 16, couldn’t hold an early 4- 1 lead that was set up by his rare two-RBI hit. The pitcher had only five career RBIs — none this season — when he came to bat against Johnny Cueto in the second with two outs. A wild pitch left both runners in scoring position, and Zito lined a fastball off the middle of the bat for an opposite- field single and a 2-0 lead. Ahead 4-3 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Zito retired the first two batters before loading the bases on a single and two walks. Pinch- hitter Miguel Cairo singled through the hole at shortstop for a 5-4 Cincinnati lead, ending Zito’s outing. ‘‘I certainly had decent stuff,’’ said Zito, who gave up eight hits and three walks. ‘‘I left a few curveballs up that hurt me, especially the one to Cairo.’’ Cueto gave up four runs and 10 hits in six innings, but left with the lead and a chance to extend a five-game winning streak that is the best of his career. ‘‘He was missing his spots,’’ catcher Ramon Her- nandez said. ‘‘He got ahead of a couple of guys, but he couldn’t put them away. He worked his heart out and kept us in the game and gave us a chance to come back.’’ Instead, the Giants rallied against the bullpen. It was the fifth time this season that Cueto left the game with a lead, only to have the bullpen blow it. ‘‘He kept us right there,’’ manager Dusty Baker said. ‘‘They were hitting the ball pretty hard and consistently, but we couldn’t afford to go to the bullpen that early. He left with the lead. We just couldn’t hold it.’’ Herrera gave up singles by Freddy Sanchez and Pablo Sandoval, who advanced on a groundout. Uribe then singled off Ener- io Del Rosario for a 6-5 lead and his team-high 37th RBI. Bochy tweaked his line- up, giving struggling catcher Bengie Molina a day off. Bochy revealed before the game that Molina got an injection for his sore left elbow last week. Catcher Buster Posey, rated the Giants’ top prospect, made his first start behind the plate this season and had two sin- gles.