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MLBBASEBALL Los Angeles Dodgers at Detroit Tigers:4p.m., MLB. San Francisco Giants at Oakland Athletics: 7 p.m., CSN, CSN-BA. WNBA BASKETBALL Connecticut at Atlanta: 4p.m., ESPN2. Los Angeles at Minnesota: 6p.m., ESPN2. CYCLING Tour de France Stage 5Ypres - Arenberg Porte du Hainaut: 4:30a.m., NBCSN. FOOTBALL H.S. The Opening Sparq Championship: 5p.m., ESPNU. SOCCER FIFA World Cup Semifinal: Brazil vs. Germany, 12:30, ESPN. Ontheair RedBluff. Sam Hendricks and Will Macdonald each drove in two runs. Dodero, Gamboa, Richie Borges and Sinclair also drove in runs. Button had a single and a double and Gamboa had a two-hit game. On the Fourth of July Red Bluff beat the Trail Orioles 15-0. Gamboa drove in three runs, Hendricks and Dodero each drove in a pair and Deonte Antolin, Button and Sinclair also had RBIs. Hendricks, Dodero, Gamboa and Sinclair each had doubles. Dodero finished with three hits. Owen Swarthout picked up the win. Red Bluff ended their Friday with a 6-5 walkoff win over the Freeman Scot- ties. Jack Murphy had three hits in the win. Hendricks doubled and singled and Gamboa had another multi-hit game. Murphy, Macdonald and Swarthout picked up RBIs. Eric Schreter struck out eight batters in seven in- nings for the win. In crosspool play Red Bluff beat West Valley Baseball 15-0 on Satur- day and then beat the Spo- kane Crew 3-2 to reach the championship game. Bulls FROM PAGE 1 shaw was third. "It was awesome," said Kittel, who won four Tour stages last year. "I'm really really happy I could win in front of Buckingham Pal- ace." After a grueling up-and- down day through the hills and dales of Yorkshire on Sunday, amid huge road- side crowds, the pack seemed content to cruise a bit for Stage 3 — letting two breakaway riders go free. They were caught with about 6 kilometers (4 miles) left. The first three stages in England have been a run- away success with fans — notably through York- shire's hills and dales — with many Britons waving French flags and Union Jacks. Curbs, sidewalks and roadsides teeming with fans again caused trou- ble for the riders. With about 30 kilometers (19 miles) left, 2010 Tour win- ner Andy Schleck of Lux- embourg was among rid- ers that had a mishap af- ter an apparent collision with a fan who was seen on French TV laying on the ground as Schleck gingerly returned to the race. Riders were to fly across the Channel for the start of Tuesday's Stage 4 — a 163.5-kilometer (105-mile) ride from Le Touquet- Paris Plage to Lille Metro- pole on the border with Belgium. Monday's course route notably bypassed Trafalgar Square, whose landmark Nelson's Column commem- orates a British hero of the Napoleonic Wars. Tour FROM PAGE 1 will do, and it's possible he's going to go it alone. On July 8, 2010, "The De- cision" played out in a na- tional TV spectacle and was a blow to the collec- tive psyche of Cleveland. Fans here couldn't under- stand why James, Akron born and bred, would in- tentionally embarrass the people who say they loved him most. In those early hours af- terward, some Cleveland fans burned his No. 23 jer- sey in streets near where his larger-than-life figure towered on a building bill- board. It was an ugly scene. Gilbert added fuel to the inferno. Cleveland's dynamic owner, never afraid to of- fer his opinion, wrote a letter to Cleveland fans, condemning James for a "shameful display of self- ishness and betrayal by one of our very own." Gil- bert called James "our for- mer hero" and the "self-de- clared former King." Gilbert also guaranteed the Cavs would win a ti- tle before James, a boast he later swallowed when James won his first title in his second year in Miami while his team went 40- 108 in two seasons with- out him. Gilbert further ripped James by telling the AP in a phone call that he believed the two-time MVP quit during the playoffs against Boston. "It's not about him leaving," Gilbert said. "It's the disrespect. It's time for people to hold these ath- letes accountable for their actions. Is this the way you raise your children? I've been holding this all in for a long time." He let it all ago, and it caused a mammoth rift with James. But over the past few years, there has been some cooling between them. James said he didn't hold a grudge toward Gil- bert, and one day before the Heat rallied from a 27-point deficit in the sec- ond half to beat the Cavs in Cleveland, Gilbert of- fered something of an ol- ive branch on Twitter. "Cleveland Cavaliers young talent makes our future very bright," Gil- bert wrote. "Clearly, LeB- ron's is as well. Time for everyone to focus on the road ahead." The road has brought them to an unlikely cross- roads: a possible reunion. If James does come back, he'll return to a ros- ter of new faces. Center An- derson Varejao is the only player left from Cleveland's 2010 roster. James will also see a revamped front office, newly hired coach David Blatt and a revived down- town that now includes a casino owned by Gilbert. When James left, the odds he would ever wear a Cavaliers uniform ap- peared insurmountable. Four years later, there's a chance it could happen. Hard feelings, however, could get in the way. Return FROM PAGE 1 By Tales Azzoni The Associated Press BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL With Neymar out and Bra- zil's forwards ineffective throughout the World Cup, it will be up to the team's defenders and midfielders to keep Brazil in conten- tion at the World Cup. Brazil is having to turn the focus away from its once-mighty attack ahead of the semifinal against Germany on Tuesday, hop- ing the rest of the team will be able to come through and carry the hosts into the final. Brazil scored 10 goals in its first five matches, with half of them coming from defenders and midfielders. Neymar scored four, with center forward Fred only finding the net once. De- fenders scored the team's last three goals. Without any reliable op- tions for the attack, coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is almost certain to replace striker Neymar with a midfielder. Scolari recently even considered removing Fred from the lineup and adding a third central defender, go- ing back to the 3-5-2 forma- tion that he used when he led Brazil to its fifth world title in 2002. "We are a team, and a team is not made up only of strikers," Scolari said. "We have a group. When this group wins, everybody wins, regardless of who scores the goals." Chelsea midfielder Wil- lian is the most likely re- placement for Neymar, but in the team's final practice on Monday, Scolari hinted that he may even use three defensive midfielders, with Luiz Gustavo returning to the team after a yellow card suspension. "We have good players for the sector where Ney- mar played," Scolari said. "We have options. I'm con- fident, I'm not worried." In addition to the Barce- lona star, the coach picked four other strikers for the World Cup: Fred, Bernard, Jo and Hulk. Fred was supposed to supply the goals, but the Fluminense player strug- gled from the beginning and has been loudly criti- cized by fans and local me- dia. His lone goal came in the 4-1 win over Cameroon in the team's final group- stage match. "Fred has been playing for the team," Scolari said. "We can keep winning, even if he doesn't score. Fred is not the only one in charge of scoring. Everyone has that responsibility." Brazil hasn't had a star striker since Ronaldo stopped playing after the 2006 World Cup. Luis Fabi- ano was the team's starter in the 2010 tournament in South Africa. In addition to missing Neymar, Scolari also won't be able to count on cap- tain and central defender Thiago Silva because of a yellow card suspension. 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP Brazil adjusts strategy a er losing Neymar LEO CORREA – THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Brazil's Paulinho, center, fights for the ball with Thiago Silva, behind, and Luiz Gustavo during a practice session on Monday. Brazil faces Germany on Tuesday in a World Cup semifinal match without star striker Neymar. Scoreboard MLB NATIONALLEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB LosAngeles 51 40 .560 _ San Francisco 49 39 .557 1/2 San Diego 39 49 .443 101/2 Colorado 37 52 .416 13 Arizona 37 53 .411 131/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Milwaukee 52 38 .578 _ Pittsburgh 47 41 .534 4 St. Louis 47 42 .528 41/2 Cincinnati 46 42 .523 5 Chicago 38 49 .437 121/2 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Atlanta 49 40 .551 _ Washington 48 40 .545 1/2 Miami 43 45 .489 51/2 New York 40 49 .449 9 Philadelphia 38 51 .427 11 Sunday's games Cincinnati 4, Milwaukee 2 N.Y. Mets 8, Texas 4 Arizona 3, Atlanta 1 Washington 2, Chicago Cubs 1 Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 2 Miami 8, St. Louis 4 L.A. Dodgers 8, Colorado 2 San Francisco 5, San Diego 3 Monday's games Baltimore 8, Washington 2, 11 innings N.Y. Mets 4, Atlanta 3, 11 innings Cincinnati 9, Chicago Cubs 3 Philadelphia 3, Milwaukee 2 Pittsburgh at St. Louis, (n.) San Diego at Colorado, (n.) Miami at Arizona, (n.) San Francisco at Oakland, (n.) Tuesday's games Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-6) at Cincinnati (Cueto 8-6), 10:10 a.m., 1st game Baltimore (B.Norris 7-5) at Washington (Fister 7-2), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 9-4) at Detroit (Ver- lander 7-7), 4:08 p.m. Atlanta (Teheran 8-5) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 1-5), 4:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Wada 0-0) at Cincinnati (Holmberg 0-0), 4:10 p.m., 2nd game Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 3-8) at Milwau- kee (W.Peralta 9-5), 5:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Worley 2-1) at St. Louis (C.Martinez 2-3), 5:15 p.m. San Diego (T.Ross 7-8) at Colorado (F.Morales 4-4), 5:40 p.m. Miami (Hand 0-1) at Arizona (Nuno 0-0), 6:40 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 9-6) at Oak- land (Gray 8-3), 7:05 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Oakland 55 33 .625 _ Los Angeles 51 36 .586 31/2 Seattle 48 40 .545 7 Texas 38 50 .432 17 Houston 36 54 .400 20 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Detroit 48 37 .565 _ Kansas City 46 42 .523 31/2 Cleveland 43 45 .489 61/2 Chicago 43 47 .478 71/2 Minnesota 39 48 .448 10 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Baltimore 48 40 .545 _ Toronto 47 43 .522 2 New York 45 43 .511 3 Tampa Bay 41 51 .446 9 Boston 39 50 .438 91/2 Sunday's games Cleveland 4, Kansas City 1 N.Y. Mets 8, Texas 4 Baltimore 7, Boston 6, 12 innings N.Y. Yankees 9, Minnesota 7 Chicago White Sox 1, Seattle 0 L.A. Angels 6, Houston 1 Oakland 4, Toronto 2 Tampa Bay 7, Detroit 3 Monday's games N.Y. Yankees 5, Cleveland 3 Baltimore at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox 4, Boston 0 Kansas City 6, Tampa Bay 0 Houston at Texas, (n.) San Francisco at Oakland, (n.) Toronto at L.A. Angels, (n.) Minnesota at Seattle, (n.) Tuesday's games Baltimore (B.Norris 7-5) at Washington (Fister 7-2), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 12-3) at Cleveland (Bauer 2-4), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 9-4) at Detroit (Ver- lander 7-7), 4:08 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 7-6) at Boston (Workman 1-2), 4:10 p.m. Kansas City (Vargas 8-3) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Houston (Peacock 2-5) at Texas (Irwin 0-0), 5:05 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 9-6) at Oak- land (Gray 8-3), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (Dickey 6-8) at L.A. Angels (Skaggs 4-4), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (P.Hughes 8-5) at Seattle (C.Young 8-4), 7:10 p.m. Leaders NATIONAL LEAGUE Batting Tulowitzki, Colorado, .350; MaAdams, St. Louis, .328; Lucroy, Milwaukee, .326; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, .324; McGe- hee, Miami, .320; Morneau, Colorado, .316; Goldschmidt, Arizona, .310. Runs Tulowitzki, Colorado, 68; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 64; Pence, San Francisco, 64; FFreeman, Atlanta, 61; Rendon, Wash- ington, 61; Stanton, Miami, 61; Rizzo, Chicago, 57. RBI Stanton, Miami, 62; Morneau, Colorado, 59; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 58; AdGon- zalez, Los Angeles, 56; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 54; Desmond, Washington, 53; McGehee, Miami, 53. Hits McGehee, Miami, 108; DanMurphy, New York, 107; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 106; Pence, San Francisco, 106; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 104; Lucroy, Milwaukee, 104; Stanton, Miami, 103. Doubles Goldschmidt, Arizona, 32; Lucroy, Milwaukee, 30; Span, Washington, 28; SCastro, Chicago, 26; FFreeman, Atlanta, 26; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 26; Utley, Philadelphia, 24. Triples DGordon, Los Angeles, 9; BCrawford, San Francisco, 8; Yelich, Miami, 6; Braun, Milwaukee, 5; Owings, Arizona, 5; Rendon, Washington, 5; Revere, Phila- delphia, 5; Span, Washington, 5; BUpton, Atlanta, 5. Home runs Stanton, Miami, 21; Byrd, Philadelphia, 18; Rizzo, Chicago, 18; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 18; Frazier, Cincinnati, 17; JUpton, Atlanta, 17; Gattis, Atlanta, 16; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 16. Stolen bases DGordon, Los Angeles, 42; BHamilton, Cincinnati, 35; Revere, Philadelphia, 26; EYoung, New York, 22; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 21; Blackmon, Colorado, 16; Rollins, Philadelphia, 16. Pitching Simon, Cincinnati, 11-3; Wainwright, St. Louis, 11-4; Greinke, Los Angeles, 11-4; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 10-2; Lohse, Milwaukee, 9-3; Ryu, Los Angeles, 9-4; WPeralta, Milwaukee, 9-5; Lynn, St. Louis, 9-6; JDe La Rosa, Colorado, 9-6; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 9-6. ERA Wainwright, St. Louis, 1.89; Cueto, Cincinnati, 1.99; Beckett, Los Angeles, 2.26; HAlvarez, Miami, 2.27; Teheran, Atlanta, 2.29; Hudson, San Francisco, 2.53; Greinke, Los Angeles, 2.66. Strikeouts Strasburg, Washington, 140; Cueto, Cin- cinnati, 130; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 120; Greinke, Los Angeles, 119; Kennedy, San Diego, 116; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 115; Miley, Arizona, 114. Saves FrRodriguez, Milwaukee, 27; Kimbrel, Atlanta, 27; Rosenthal, St. Louis, 26; Jan- sen, Los Angeles, 26; Street, San Diego, 23; Romo, San Francisco, 22; RSoriano, Washington, 21. AMERICAN LEAGUE Batting Altuve, Houston, .337; Beltre, Texas, .333; VMartinez, Detroit, .328; Brantley, Cleveland, .323; Cano, Seattle, .320; Trout, Los Angeles, .308; MiCabrera, Detroit, .308. Runs Dozier, Minnesota, 63; Kinsler, Detroit, 60; Brantley, Cleveland, 58; Donaldson, Oakland, 58; Trout, Los Angeles, 58; Encarnacion, Toronto, 57; Bautista, Toronto, 56. RBI NCruz, Baltimore, 73; Encarnacion, Toronto, 70; JAbreu, Chicago, 69; MiCa- brera, Detroit, 68; Trout, Los Angeles, 63; Donaldson, Oakland, 62; Moss, Oakland, 62. Hits Altuve, Houston, 122; AJones, Baltimore, 112; Markakis, Baltimore, 111; MeCa- brera, Toronto, 110; Kinsler, Detroit, 107; Brantley, Cleveland, 105; Cano, Seattle, 104. Doubles MiCabrera, Detroit, 32; Altuve, Houston, 26; Kinsler, Detroit, 26; Plouffe, Min- nesota, 25; AEscobar, Kansas City, 24; AGordon, Kansas City, 24; Pedroia, Boston, 24. Triples Rios, Texas, 8; Bourn, Cleveland, 7; Eaton, Chicago, 6; Gardner, New York, 6; Trout, Los Angeles, 5; JJones, Seattle, 4; Kiermaier, Tampa Bay, 4; Reddick, Oakland, 4; BRoberts, New York, 4. Home runs NCruz, Baltimore, 28; JAbreu, Chicago, 27; Encarnacion, Toronto, 26; VMartinez, Detroit, 21; Trout, Los Angeles, 20; Don- aldson, Oakland, 19; Moss, Oakland, 19; Ortiz, Boston, 19; Pujols, Los Angeles, 19. Stolen bases Altuve, Houston, 38; Ellsbury, New York, 23; RDavis, Detroit, 22; AEscobar, Kansas City, 21; Andrus, Texas, 19; JJones, Seattle, 17; LMartin, Texas, 17; Reyes, Toronto, 17. Pitching Tanaka, New York, 12-3; Porcello, Detroit, 11-5; FHernandez, Seattle, 10-2; Richards, Los Angeles, 10-2; Kazmir, Oakland, 10-3; Scherzer, Detroit, 10-3; Buehrle, Toronto, 10-6. ERA FHernandez, Seattle, 2.11; Tanaka, New York, 2.27; Kazmir, Oakland, 2.53; Buehrle, Toronto, 2.60; Darvish, Texas, 2.63; Richards, Los Angeles, 2.71; Lester, Boston, 2.73. Strikeouts Price, Tampa Bay, 159; FHernandez, Seattle, 145; Scherzer, Detroit, 139; Kluber, Cleveland, 137; Darvish, Texas, 134; Tanaka, New York, 130; Lester, Boston, 122. Saves Rodney, Seattle, 25; Holland, Kansas City, 23; DavRobertson, New York, 21; Perkins, Minnesota, 20; Uehara, Boston, 18; Nathan, Detroit, 17; Soria, Texas, 16. Soccer 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP Quarterfinals Saturday, July 5 Netherlands 0, Costa Rica 0, Netherlands advanced 4-3 on penalty kicks Argentina 1, Belgium 0 Semifinals Tuesday, July 8 Brazil vs. Germany, 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 9 Netherlands vs. Argentina, 1 p.m. Third-place game Saturday, July 12 Semifinal losers, 1 p.m. Final Sunday, July 13 Semifinal winners, 1 p.m. MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Seattle 11 4 2 35 33 24 Salt Lake 7 3 7 28 27 23 Colorado 7 5 5 26 24 19 FC Dallas 7 7 5 26 30 29 Vancouver 6 3 7 25 26 22 Los Angeles 5 3 6 21 19 13 Portland 4 5 9 21 30 30 Chivas USA 5 7 5 20 17 26 San Jose 4 7 4 16 15 16 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA D.C. 8 5 4 28 24 18 Kansas City 7 5 5 26 23 15 New England 7 7 2 23 23 23 Toronto FC 6 5 3 21 19 18 New York 4 5 8 20 26 26 Columbus 4 5 8 20 19 19 Houston 5 10 3 18 18 34 Philadelphia 4 8 6 18 26 30 Chicago 2 4 10 16 24 27 Montreal 3 8 5 14 16 27 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Wednesday's games Chicago 1, Toronto FC 1, tie Chivas USA 1, San Jose 0 Friday's games Houston 2, New York 2, tie FC Dallas 2, Philadelphia 1 Colorado 1, Columbus 1, tie Salt Lake 2, New England 1 Los Angeles 2, Portland 2, tie Saturday's games D.C. United 2, Toronto FC 1 Vancouver 1, Seattle FC 0 Chivas USA 1, Montreal 0 Sunday's games Kansas City 1, Chicago 1, tie Friday, July 11 D.C. United at San Jose, 8 p.m. Saturday, July 12 Columbus at New York, 4 p.m. Colorado at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Houston at Toronto FC, 4 p.m. Kansas City at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at New England, 4:30 p.m. Chivas USA at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Basketball WNBA WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Phoenix 13 3 .813 — Minnesota 13 6 .684 11/2 San Antonio 10 9 .526 41/2 Sparks 7 10 .412 61/2 Seattle 8 12 .400 7 Tulsa 7 11 .389 7 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 12 5 .706 — Connecticut 9 10 .474 4 Chicago 8 10 .444 41/2 Indiana 8 10 .444 41/2 New York 7 11 .389 51/2 Washington 7 12 .368 6 Saturday's games San Antonio 71, Indiana 70 Atlanta 86, Washington 73 Connecticut 78, Tulsa 76 Seattle 80, Chicago 73 Sunday's games New York 87, Minnesota 80 Phoenix 94, Sparks 89 Monday's games No games scheduled Tuesday's games Connecticut at Atlanta, 4 p.m. Indiana at Tulsa, 5 p.m. Sparks at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Motorsports NASCAR SPRINT CUP SCHEDULE- WINNERS Feb. 15 — x-Sprint Unlimited (Denny Hamlin) Feb. 20 — x-Budweiser Duel 2 (Denny Hamlin) Feb. 20 — x-Budweiser Duel 1 (Matt Kenseth) Feb. 23 — Daytona 500 (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) March 2 — The Profit on CNBC 500 (Kevin Harvick) March 9 — Kobalt 400 (Brad Keselowski) March 16 — Food City 500 (Carl Edwards) March 23 — Auto Club 400 (Kyle Busch) March 30 — STP 500 (Kurt Busch) April 7 — Duck Commander 500 (Joey Logano) April 12 — Bojangles' Southern 500 (Kevin Harvick) April 26 — Toyota Owners 400 (Joey Logano) May 4 — Aaron's 499 (Denny Hamlin) May 10 — 5-hour ENERGY 400 (Jeff Gordon) May 16 — x-Sprint Showdown (Clint Bowyer) May 17 — x-NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (Jamie McMurray) May 25 — Coca-Cola 600 (Jimmie Johnson) June 1 — FedEx 400 (Jimmie Johnson) June 8 — Pocono 400 (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) June 15 — Quicken Loans 400 (Jimmie Johnson) June 22 — Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Carl Edwards) June 28 — Quaker State 400 (Brad Keselowski) July 6 — Coke Zero 400 (Aric Almirola) July 13 — Camping World RV Sales 301, Loudon, N.H. July 27 — The John Wayne Walding 400 at The Brickyard, Indianapolis Aug. 3 — GoBowling.com 400, Long Pond, Pa. Aug. 10 — Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Aug. 17 — Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich. Aug. 23 — Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn. Aug. 31 — Atlanta 500, Hampton, Ga. Sept. 6 — Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va. Sept. 14 — Chicagoland 400, Joliet, Ill. Sept. 21 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H. Sept. 28 — AAA 400, Dover, Del. Oct. 5 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan. Oct. 11 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C. Oct. 19 — GEICO 500, Talladega, Ala. Oct. 26 — Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500, Ridgeway, Va. Nov. 2 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 9 — Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500, Avondale, Ariz. Nov. 16 — Ford EcoBoost 400, Home- stead, Fla. x-non-points race Golf PGA TOUR STATISTICS Through July 6 FedExCup Season Points 1, Jimmy Walker, 2,321.530. 2, Bubba Watson, 2,134.583. 3, Matt Kuchar, 1,724.800. 4, Dustin Johnson, 1,700.550. 5, Jordan Spieth, 1,553.416. 6, Martin Kaymer, 1,509.333. 7, Patrick Reed, 1,498.146. 8, Chris Kirk, 1,491.547. 9, Brendon Todd, 1,487.346. 10, Harris English, 1,431.083. Scoring Average 1, Sergio Garcia, 69.112. 2, Matt Kuchar, 69.364. 3, Dustin Johnson, 69.512. 4, Adam Scott, 69.532. 5, Bubba Watson, 69.558. 6, Rory McIlroy, 69.592. 7, Brendon Todd, 69.670. 8, Jordan Spieth, 69.736. 9, Harris English, 69.748. 10, Graeme McDowell, 69.786. Driving Distance 1, Bubba Watson, 314.1. 2, Dustin Johnson, 311.4. 3, Nicolas Colsaerts, 308.7. 4, J.B. Holmes, 308.0. 5, Andrew Loupe, 306.1. 6, Robert Garrigus, 305.7. 7, Rory McIlroy, 305.0. 8, Jhonattan Vegas, 304.8. 9, Jason Kokrak, 304.7. 10, Louis Oosthuizen, 304.4. Odds GLANTZ-CULVER LINE For July 8 Major League Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE Favorite Line Underdog at Cincy (G1) -210/+190 Chicago Atlanta -150/+140 at New York at Cincy (G2) -140/+130 Chicago at Milwaukee -200/+185 Philadelphia at St. Louis -115/+105 Pittsburgh at Colorado -110/+100 San Diego Miami -110/+100 at Arizona AMERICAN LEAGUE New York -165/+155 at Cleveland at Boston -140/+130 Chicago Kansas City -115/+105 at Tampa Bay at Texas -120/+110 Houston at Los Angeles -150/+140 Toronto at Seattle -110/+100 Minnesota INTERLEAGUE at Washington -145/+135 Baltimore at Detroit -120/+110 LA(NL) at Oakland -140/+130 San Francisco Soccer World Cup Brazil TODAY Semifinals At Belo Horizonte Favorite Line Underdog Germany -115/-115 Brazil Over 2;-120 / Under 2;+100 TOMORROW At Sao Paulo Argentina -160/+120 Netherlands Over 2;-110 / Under 2;-110 Transactions BASEBALL American League Baltimore Orioles: Selected the contract of RHP Julio DePaula from Bowie (EL). Optioned RHP Kevin Gausman to Norfolk (IL). Boston Red Sox: Activated 1B/Of Mike Carp from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Jonathan Herrera to Pawtucket (IL). Signed RHP Kevin Steen. Cleveland Indians: Designated C George Kottaras for assignment. Acquired OF Chris Dickerson from Pittsburgh for a player to be named or cash and selected his contract from Columbus (IL). Houston Astros: Agreed to terms with RHP Cristofer Melendez and Ofs Angel DeLeon, Ronny Rafael and Hector Marti- nez on minor league contracts. Kansas City Royals: Assigned INF Pedro Ciriaco outright to Omaha (PCL). Sent OF Nori Aoki to Northwest Arkansas (TL) for a rehab assignment. Los Angeles Angels: Agreed to terms with C Wade Wass on a minor league contract. New York Yankees: Recalled RHP Shane Greene from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Oakland Athletics: Designated LHP Brad Mills for assignment. Claimed OF Kenny Wilson off waivers from Toronto and optioned him to Sacramento (PCL). Assigned OF Nick Buss outright to Sacra- mento. Traded International Slot No. 57 to Milwaukee for RHP Rodolfo Fernandez. Tampa Bay Rays: Sent SS Yunel Escobar to the GCL Rays for a rehab assignment. Optioned 1B Vince Belnome to Durham (IL). Signed SS Adrian Rondon. Texas Rangers: Optioned OF Michael Choice to Round Rock (PCL). Designated INF Donnie Murphy for assignment. Re- called RHP Roman Mendez from Round Rock. Selected the contract of OF Jake Smolinski from Round Rock. Toronto Blue Jays: Placed 1B Edwin Encarnacion on the 15-day DL. Activated OF Nolan Reimold. National League Arizona Diamondbacks: Traded 3B Cesar Carrasco to Houston for LHP Alex Sogard. Chicago Cubs: Sent RHP Kyuji Fujikawa to the AZL Cubs for a rehab assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Dylan Cease on a minor league contract. St. Louis Cardinals: Optioned LHP Marco Gonzales to Memphis (PCL). Recalled LHP Tyler Lyons from Memphis. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2014 2 B