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2B – Daily News – Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Scoreboard MLB West Division Texas American League WL Pct GB Angels 52 49 .515 7 A’s 58 41 .586 — 50 48 .510 7.5 Seattle 39 61 .390 19.5 East Division WL Pct GB New York 63 35 .643 — Tampa Bay 60 38 .612 3 Boston 55 44 .556 8.5 Toronto 51 49 .510 13 Baltimore 31 68 .313 32.5 Central Division WL Pct GB Chicago 54 44 .551 — Minnesota 54 46 .540 1 Detroit 51 47 .520 3 Kansas City 42 57 .424 12.5 Cleveland 41 58 .414 13.5 ——— Monday’s results Chicago 6, Seattle 1 Minnesota 19, Kansas City 1 New York 3, Cleveland 2 Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 0 Toronto 9, Baltimore 5 Boston at Los Angeles, late Sunday’s late result Texas 6, Los Angeles 4 Tuesday’s games Oakland (G.Gonzalez 9-6) at Texas (Cl.Lee 9-4), 5:05 p.m.,CSNC New York (Sabathia 13-3) at Cleveland (Tomlin 0-0), 4:05 p.m. Baltimore (Millwood 2-9) at Toronto (R.Romero 7-7), 4:07 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 12-5) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 8-9), 4:10 p.m. Minnesota (Pavano 12-6) at Kansas City (Chen 5-4), 5:10 p.m. Seattle (Rowland-Smith 1-9) at Chicago (Floyd 5-8), 5:10 p.m. Boston (Lackey 9-5) at Los Angeles (Jer.Weaver 9-6), 7:05 p.m. West Division National League WL Pct GB Padres 58 39 .598 — GIANTS 56 43 .566 3 Dodgers 53 46 .535 6 Colorado 51 48 .515 8 Arizona 37 62 .374 22 East Division WL Pct GB Atlanta 57 41 .582 — Philadelphia 53 46 .535 4.5 New York 50 49 .505 7.5 Florida 49 49 .500 8 Washington 42 57 .424 15.5 Central Division WL Pct GB St. Louis 55 44 .556 — Cincinnati 55 46 .545 1 Milwaukee 48 53 .475 8 Chicago 46 54 .460 9.5 Houston 40 59 .404 15 Pittsburgh 34 64 .347 20.5 ——— Monday’s Games Florida at San Francisco, late Chicago 5, Houston 2 Milwaukee 3, Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 5, Colorado 4 Sunday’s late result St. Louis 4, Chicago 3, 11 innings Today’s games Florida (Jo.Johnson 10-3) at San Fran.(M.Cain 8-8),7:15 p.m.,CSNB Arizona (R.Lopez 5-9) at Philadelphia (Hamels 7-7), 4:05 p.m. Atlanta (Hanson 8-6) at Washington (Strasburg 5-2), 4:05 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 14-5) at New York (Niese 6-4), 4:10 p.m., MLBN Sprint Cup Points Leaders 1.Kevin Harvick 2. Jeff Gordon 3.Denny Hamlin 2,920 2,736 2,660 4. Jimmie Johnson 2,659 5.Kurt Busch 6.Kyle Busch 2,658 2,630 Chicago (Lilly 3-8) at Houston (Myers 7-6), 5:05 p.m., WGN Cincinnati (Volquez 1-1) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 9-4), 5:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Duke 4-9) at Colorado (De La Rosa 3-2), 5:40 p.m. Los Angeles (Billingsley 8-5) at San Diego (Garland 9-6), 7:05 p.m. North Division GOLDEN Golden League WL Pct. GB Calgary 9 1 .900 — Edmonton 6 2 .750 2 Victoria 7 5 .583 3 OUTLAWS 46 .400 5 St. George 3 7 .300 6 South Division Maui WL Pct. GB 6 0 1.000 — Orange Co. 7 4 .636 1.5 Tucson Yuma 2 5 .286 4.5 1 8 .111 6.5 Tijuana 0 7 .000 6.5 ——— Sunday’s results Orange County 3, Chico 2 Calgary 4, Edmonton 3 St. George 5, Tucson 1 Victoria 7, Yuma 1 Maui at Tijuana, late Monday’s results Chico at Victoria, late Tucson at St. George, late Edmonton at Calgary, ppd., rain Today’s games Chico at Victoria, 7 p.m. Tucson at St. George, 6:05 p.m. Maui at Yuma, 6:30 p.m. Orange County at Tijuana, 7 p.m. WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE WL Pct GB Indiana 15 7 .682 — Atlanta 15 9 .625 1 Washington 13 8 .619 1.5 Connecticut 12 10 .545 3 Chicago 12 12 .500 4 New York 11 11 .500 4 WESTERN CONFERENCE WL Pct GB x-Seattle 20 2 .909 — Phoenix 10 12 .455 10 San Antonio 8 14 .364 12 Minnesota 7 14 .333 12.5 Los Angeles 7 16 .304 13.5 Tulsa 4 19 .174 16.5 x-clinched playoff spot ——— Sunday’s results Atlanta 82, New York 75 Seattle 75, Tulsa 59 Today’s games Atlanta at Tulsa, 10:30 a.m., NBATV Chicago at Indiana, 4 p.m. Washington at Connecticut, 4:30 p.m. San Antonio at New York, 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 Los Angeles at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Seattle, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 NASCAR 7. Jeff Burton 8. Matt Kenseth 9.Tony Stewart 10. Carl Edwards 11. Greg Biffle 12. Clint Bowyer 13. Mark Martin 2,615 2,573 2,544 2,496 2,462 2,446 2,384 14. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,353 15.Ryan Newman 2,299 16. Jamie McMurray 2,295 17. Kasey Kahne 18.David Reutimann 2,269 19. Joey Logano 20. Martin Truex Jr. 2,290 2,241 2,145 21. A J Allmendinger 2,136 22. Juan Pablo Montoya 2,121 23.Paul Menard 24.David Ragan 2,102 1,939 25. Brad Keselowski 1,936 26. Scott Speed 27. Marcos Ambrose 1,839 28. Elliott Sadler 29.Sam Hornish Jr. 1,768 30. Regan Smith 31.Bobby Labonte 32.Robby Gordon 33.Travis Kvapil 34.Kevin Conway 35.David Gilliland 36. Brian Vickers 37.David Stremme 38.Joe Nemechek 39. Mike Bliss 40.Max Papis 41.Dave Blaney 42. Bill Elliott 1,926 1,799 1,663 43. Casey Mears 1,537 1,438 1,394 1,299 1,260 1,158 825 811 799 770 662 609 599 44. Michael McDowell 508 45. Reed Sorenson 493 46. J.J.Yeley 47. Boris Said 491 399 48. Robert Richardson Jr.249 49.Todd Bodine 50. Michael Waltrip 221 200 Upcoming schedule Aug. 1 — Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond, Pa. Aug.8 — Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Aug.15 — Carfax 400, Brooklyn, Mich. Aug. 21 — Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn. Nationwide Points Leaders 1. Brad Keselowski 2. Carl Edwards 3. Justin Allgaier 4.Kyle Busch 5.Paul Menard 6.Kevin Harvick 7. Steve Wallace 3,189 2,984 2,691 2,681 2,505 2,434 2,338 8. Brendan Gaughan 2,277 9.Trevor Bayne 10. Jason Leffler 11. Reed Sorenson 2,112 12. Joey Logano 13. Brian Scott 14. Michael Annett 15.Tony Raines 16. Mike Bliss 17. Mike Wallace 18.Kenny Wallace 2,205 2,161 2,108 2,103 2,079 2,041 1,825 1,816 1,804 19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 1,678 20. Eric McClure 1,644 Upcoming schedule July 31 — U.S. Cellular 250, Newton, Iowa Aug. 7 — Zippo 200 at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Aug.14 — Carfax 250, Brooklyn, Mich. Aug.20 — Food City 250, Bristol, Tenn. 1.Todd Bodine 2. Aric Almirola 3. Johnny Sauter Truck Points Leaders 1,861 1,684 1,679 4.Ron Hornaday Jr. 1,649 5.Timothy Peters 6.Austin Dillon 7. Matt Crafton 8. Mike Skinner 9.David Starr 1,649 1,584 1,583 1,574 1,528 10. Jason White 1,493 Upcoming schedule July 31 — Pocono Mountains 125, Long Pond, Pa. Aug. 7 — Nashville 200, Lebanon, Tenn. Aug.14 — Too Tough To Tame 200, Darling- ton, S.C. Aug. 18 — O’Reilly 200, Bristol, Tenn. GOLF Rank Pts Money 1. Ernie Els FedExCup Leaders 1,751 $3,941,028 2. Steve Stricker 1,575 $2,982,169 3. Justin Rose 1,542 $3,159,748 4. Phil Mickelson 1,541 $3,220,969 5. Jim Furyk 6.Tim Clark 1,479 $2,883,915 1,370 $3,031,948 7. Matt Kuchar 1,243 $2,545,705 8.Ben Crane 1,222 $2,396,357 9. Anthony Kim 1,215 $2,518,521 10. Dustin Johnson 1,193 $2,400,564 11. Robert Allenby 1,169 $2,519,867 12. Jeff Overton 1,136 $2,411,781 13.Bubba Watson 1,124 $2,072,761 14. Camilo Villegas 1,121 $2,367,848 15. Rickie Fowler 1,100 $2,171,531 16. Carl Pettersson 1,081 $1,804,080 17. Luke Donald 1,067 $2,095,770 18.Bo Van Pelt 1,061 $2,095,308 19. J.B.Holmes 1,028 $1,969,338 20. Zach Johnson 976 $1,886,368 LPGAMoney Leaders Trn Money 1. Jiyai Shin 2.Suzann Pettersen 11 $1,045,392 3. Ai Miyazato 6. Song-Hee Kim 13 $847,027 7.Yani Tseng 10.Sun Young Yoo 13 $520,154 RODEO Pro Rodeo Leaders All-Around 1.Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $163,847 2.Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga. $86,058 3.Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., $74,158 4.Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, $61,009 5.Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, $60,261 Bareback Riding 1.Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. 2.Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. 3.Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 4.Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah 5.Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas Steer Wrestling 1.Cody Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta $73,220 2.Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos 3.Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. $65,126 $53,440 4.Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. $51,649 5.Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D. Team Roping (header) 1.Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas $88,231 2.Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn. $79,009 3.Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. 4.Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $65,996 $55,619 5. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas $52,673 Team Roping (heeler) 1.Cory Petska, Lexington, Okla. $93,412 2.Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. 3.Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. 4.Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas 5.Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas $79,009 $67,041 $56,416 $52,134 $51,463 $111,109 $73,291 $68,410 $64,626 $64,211 4.Na Yeon Choi 13 $1,018,322 5. Cristie Kerr 8.Paula Creamer 6 $655,901 9. Inbee Park 10 $1,167,941 12 $1,024,840 11 $978,133 11 $712,878 12 $543,342 Saddle Bronc Riding 1.Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa 2.Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta 3.Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. Tie-down Roping 1.Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 2. Stran Smith, Childress, Texas $92,360 $79,768 3.Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga. $71,911 4.Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 5.Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. $66,702 Steer Roping 1.Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. 2.Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas 3.Bryce Davis, Abilene, Texas Bull Riding 1.Shawn Hogg, Odessa, Texas 2.Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah $101,064 $74,540 3.Chad Everett Denton, Berry Creek $72,680 4.Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah 5.Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo. Barrel Racing 1.Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. 2.Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas $144,220 $97,499 3.Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta $73,544 4.Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. WPS Women’s Professional Soccer WL T Pts GF GA FC Gold Pride12 3 1 37 30 14 Philadelphia 7 5 3 24 25 20 Boston 5 6 4 19 18 18 Sky Blue FC 5 7 3 18 13 20 Washington 4 6 5 17 21 23 Chicago 4 7 5 17 12 15 Atlanta 3 7 4 13 9 19 NOTE:Three points for victory, one point for tie. ——— Saturday’s results FC Gold Pride 4, Washington 1 Philadelphia 4, Sky Blue FC 1 Sunday’s result Boston 3, Chicago 1 MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Galaxy 12 2 4 40 29 10 Salt Lake 9 4 4 31 29 14 FC Dallas 6 2 8 26 20 14 QUAKES 64 5 23 20 18 Colorado 6 5 5 23 18 16 Seattle 6 8 4 22 20 25 Houston 5 8 4 19 21 25 Chivas USA 4 9 3 15 18 22 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Columbus 10 3 4 34 25 13 New York 8 6 2 26 18 19 Toronto FC 6 5 5 23 19 18 Chicago 4 5 5 17 18 19 Kansas City 4 8 4 16 13 20 Philadelphia 4 8 2 14 18 26 New England 4 9 2 14 15 26 D.C. 5.Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore. $62,882 6. Nellie Williams,Cottonwood $68,130 $61,807 $68,844 $66,997 $36,787 $30,637 $29,505 4.Rod Hartness, Pawhuska, Okla. $25,221 5.J.P.Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. $19,091 $68,900 $78,323 $77,693 $65,379 4.Shaun Stroh, Dickinson, N.D. $61,200 5.Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D. $60,356 DEALS Major League Baseball MLB—Reduced the suspension of Baltimore INF Ty Wigginton from three to two games. Suspended L.A. Dodgers minor league OF Prentice Reman 100 games for his second positive test for a banned amphetamine and Milwaukee minor league 3B Allixon Cequea, OF Erickson Salaya and RHP Leonard Lorenzo, Detroit minor league RHP Jose Valdez and Oakland minor league RHP Leudis Benzant 50 games for testing positive for steroids under baseball’s minor league drug program. American League BOSTON—Activated C Victor Martinez from the 15-day DL. Optioned C Dusty Brown to Pawtucket (IL). LOS ANGELES—Selected the contract of RHP Michael Kohn from Salt Lake (PCL). Optioned RHP Trevor Bell and RHP Matt Palmer to Salt Lake. MINNESOTA—Recalled C Jose Morales from Rochester (IL). TORONTO—Signed 3B Kellen Sweeney. National League NEW YORK—Placed C Rod Barajas on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 25.Selected the contract of INF Mike Hessman from Buffalo (IL). PITTSBURGH—Promoted LHP Corey Ham- man from Altoona (EL) to Indianapolis (IL). Major League Soccer CHICAGO—Traded M Justin Mapp to Philadelphia for allocation money. NEW ENGLAND—Waived M Michael Videira. National Football League NFL—Named Robert Gulliver executive vice president of human resources and chief diversity officer and Paul Hicks executive vice president of communications and govern- ment affairs. OAKLAND—Signed DE Lamarr Houston. SAN FRANCISCO—Released WR Jared Perry. CHICAGO—Signed QB Mike Teel to a two- year contract. CLEVELAND—Signed RB Montario Hard- esty to a multiyear contract. GREEN BAY—Signed DE Mike Neal. MINNESOTA—Promoted running backs coach Eric Bieniemy to assistant head coach/offense. NEW ORLEANS—Signed OT Charles Brown to a four-year contract. National Basketball Association ATLANTA—Signed F Josh Powell. BOSTON—Re-signed G/F Marquis Daniels. CHICAGO—Signed F/C Kurt Thomas. MINNESOTA—Traded G Ramon Sessions and F Ryan Hollins and a future second- round pick to Cleveland for G Delonte West and G Sebastian Telfair. NEW JERSEY—Named Bobby Marks assis- tant general manager. PHOENIX—Waived F Taylor Griffin. TORONTO—Signed F Linas Kleiza to a mul- tiyear contract. National Hockey League NASHVILLE—Signed D Ryan Parent to a two-year contract. PHOENIX—Re-signed LW Alexandre Picard to a one-year contract. TAMPA BAY—Named Tod Leiweke chief executive officer. VANCOUVER—Signed F Mason Raymond to a two-year contract. 3 11 3 12 12 28 NOTE:Three points for victory, one point for tie. ——— Saturday’s results Columbus 3, Houston 0 Real Salt Lake 1, Chivas USA 1, tie Toronto FC 1, FC Dallas 1, tie Sunday’s result Seattle FC 2, Colorado 1 College INDIANA STATE—Announced the resigna- tion of offensive coordinator Troy Walters who will become wide receivers coach at Texas A&M. TEXAS A&M—Announced the resignation of receivers coach Steve Kragthorpe. Named Troy Walters receivers coach.

