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2B Daily News – Friday, June 24, 2011 Scoreboard MLB American League At A Glance By The Associated Press East Division WL Pct GB Boston 44 30 .595 — New York 43 30 .589 1/2 Tampa Bay 41 34 .547 3 1/2 Toronto 36 39 .480 8 1/2 Baltimore 33 39 .458 10 Central Division WL Pct GB Cleveland 40 33 .548 — Detroit 40 35 .533 1 Chicago 37 39 .487 4 1/2 Minnesota 32 41 .438 8 Kansas City31 44 .413 10 West Division Texas WL Pct GB 40 36 .526 — Seattle 37 38 .493 2 1/2 Los Angeles37 39 .487 3 A’s 34 42 .447 6 National League At A Glance By The Associated Press East Division WL Pct GB Philadelphia47 29 .618 — Atlanta 43 33 .566 4 Washington 38 37 .507 8 1/2 New York 37 38 .493 9 1/2 Florida 33 42 .44013 1/2 Central Division WL Pct GB Milwaukee 41 35 .539 — St. Louis 41 35 .539 — Cincinnati 39 37 .513 2 Pittsburgh 37 37 .500 3 DRAFT Continued from page 1B before Arizona’s Derrick Williams pulled away late in the regular season. Thompson also had off- court troubles following his arrest in early March after a game for investiga- tion of marijuana posses- sion that certainly didn’t help his cause. He was suspended for a game and made a public apology before the regu- lar-season finale against UCLA. Thompson returned for the Pac-10 tournament and scored a tournament-record 43 points in a loss to Wash- ington. New owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber have shown they aren’t afraid to take risks since they bought the franchise last fall for a league-record $450 million. They pulled Jerry West out of retire- ment to be a front-office consultant, hired sports agent Bob Myers as assis- tant general manager and future GM, and added broadcaster Mark Jackson as coach despite his lack of previous experience. Draft night was no dif- ferent. Kings end up with Fredette SACRAMENTO (AP) — The Sacramento Kings found a shooter they hope they can eventually pair in the backcourt with Tyreke Evans and a high-profile Chicago 30 44 .405 10 Houston 28 48 .368 13 West Division WL Pct GB Arizona 42 34 .553 — Giants 41 34 .547 1/2 Colorado 37 37 .500 4 Los Angeles34 42 .447 8 San Diego 32 44 .421 10 ——— Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh 5, Baltimore 4 N.Y.Yankees 4, Cincinnati 2, 1st game Atlanta 5, Toronto 1 San Diego 5, Boston 1, 8 innings Tampa Bay 6, Milwaukee 3 Detroit 7, L.A. Dodgers 5 Cleveland 4, Colorado 3 Washington 2, Seattle 1 L.A. Angels 6, Florida 5, 10 innings Cincinnati 10, N.Y.Yankees 2, 2nd game N.Y. Mets 3, Oakland 2, 13 innings Houston 5, Texas 3 Arizona 3, Kansas City 2 Chicago White Sox 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 0 San Francisco 5, Minnesota 1 Thursday’s Games Washington 1, Seattle 0 N.Y. Mets 4, Oakland 1 San Francisco 2, Minnesota 1 Arizona 5, Kansas City 3 St. Louis 12, Philadelphia 2 Friday’s Games Arizona (Duke 1-2) at Detroit (Coke 1-7), 4:05 p.m. Boston (Lester 9-3) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 3-8), 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Volquez 4-3) at Baltimore (Jakubauskas 2-0), 4:05 p.m. Colorado (Jimenez 2-7) at N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 7-5), 4:05 p.m. Oakland (Moscoso 2-3) at Philadelphia player to help in marketing when they ended up with high-scoring guard Jim- mer Fredette after making a draft-day trade Thursday with Charlotte and Mil- waukee. The Kings moved from seventh to 10th in the draft, while also acquiring swingman John Salmons from the Bucks and send- ing guard Beno Udrih to Charlotte. That created a need in Sacramento for a shooter in the backcourt who could also play some point guard, making Fre- dette an attractive option. Fredette won nearly every player of the year award at BYU last season after leading the nation in scoring with 28.9 points per game, including the Naismith, Wooden, AP and the USBWA awards. With his seemingly unlim- ited shooting range and a long list of highlights, Fre- dette was one of the most popular players in college basketball. That popularity could benefit the Kings, who nearly moved to Anaheim after this past season and are hoping to generate enough interest to build a new arena in Sacramento. The city must have a new arena plan by March 1 or the franchise will likely relocate. Fredette topped 30 points in 16 of his 37 games at BYU last season, including three 40-point games and a career-high 52 in one game against New Mexico. He also averaged 4.3 assists per game and made 124 3- (Worley 2-1), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 4-5) at Texas (M.Harri- son 5-6), 5:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Shields 7-4) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 5-3), 5:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Dempster 5-6) at Kansas City (Chen 4-1), 5:10 p.m. Minnesota (S.Baker 5-4) at Milwaukee (Wolf 5-4), 5:10 p.m. Washington (Zimmermann 5-6) at Chica- go White Sox (E.Jackson 4-6), 5:10 p.m. Toronto (Morrow 3-4) at St. Louis (West- brook 6-4), 5:15 p.m. L.A. Angels (Haren 6-5) at L.A. Dodgers (R.De La Rosa 3-1), 7:10 p.m. Seattle (F.Hernandez 7-6) at Florida (Nolasco 4-3), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (C.Carrasco 7-3) at San Fran- cisco (J.Sanchez 4-5), 7:15 p.m. NBA NBA Draft Number 1 Selections By The Associated Press 2011—Kyrie Irving, G, Cleveland, Duke 2010—John Wall, G, Washington, Ken- tucky 2009—Blake Griffin, F, Los Angeles Clip- pers, Oklahoma 2008—Derrick Rose, G, Chicago, Mem- phis 2007—Greg Oden, C, Portland, Ohio State 2006—Andrea Bargnani, F, Toronto, Benetton Treviso (Italy) 2005—Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee, C, Utah 2004—Dwight Howard, Orlando, F, Southwest Atlantic Christian Academy (Atlanta) 2003—LeBron James, Cleveland, G, St. Vincent-St. Mary HS pointers in helping BYU reach the regional semifi- nals of the NCAA tourna- ment before falling to Florida. There were questions heading into the draft about Fredette’s ability to defend quicker and bigger NBA guards, but the Kings believed the 6-foot- 2 Fredette would work well in a backcourt with Evans, who won the NBA Rookie of the Year award in 2009-10. The 6-6 Evans has the ability to match up with bigger guards defen- sively, easing the load on Fredette. The Kings also have Marcus Thornton in what figures to be a three-guard rotation in the backcourt. Thornton averaged 21.3 points in 23 games for Sacramento after being acquired in a midseason trade with New Orleans. While Evans’ strengths offensively are as a slasher who is able to score in the paint, Fredette gives the Kings one of the best out- side shooters who should have room to operate on an offense that also includes last year’s first- round pick, center DeMar- cus Cousins. Fredette also gives the Kings another ballhandler and distributor to take pressure off Evans, who is not a natural point guard. Evans was hindered this past season by plantar fasciitis in his left foot. Evans played just 57 games, averaging 17.8 points, 5.6 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game. Those numbers were all down 2002—Yao Ming, Houston, C, China 2001—Kwame Brown, Washington, F-C, Glynn Academy HS 2000—Kenyon Martin, New Jersey, F, Cincinnati 1999—Elton Brand, Chicago, F, Duke 1998—Michael Olowokandi, Los Angeles Clippers, C, Pacific 1997—Tim Duncan, San Antonio, C, Wake Forest 1996—Allen Iverson, Philadelphia, G, Georgetown 1995—Joe Smith, Golden State, C, Mary- land 1994—Glenn Robinson, Milwaukee, F, Purdue 1993—Chris Webber, Orlando, F, Michi- gan 1992—Shaquille O’Neal, Orlando, C, Louisiana State 1991—Larry Johnson, Charlotte, F, UNLV 1990—Derrick Coleman, New Jersey, F, Syracuse 1989—Pervis Ellison, Sacramento, C, Louisville 1988—Danny Manning, Los Angeles Clippers, F, Kansas 1987—David Robinson, San Antonio, C, Navy 1986—Brad Daugherty, Cleveland, C, North Carolina 1985—Patrick Ewing, New York, C, Georgetown 1984—Akeem Olajuwon, Houston, C, Houston 1983—Ralph Sampson, Houston, C, Vir- ginia 1982—James Worthy, Los Angeles Lak- ers, F, North Carolina 1981—Mark Aguirre, Dallas, F, DePaul 1980—Joe Barry Carroll, Golden State, C, Purdue 1979—Earvin Johnson, Los Angeles Lak- from his spectacular rook- ie season. But the Kings are hop- ing a healthy Evans, a more seasoned Cousins and now Fredette will help improve a franchise that has had five straight losing seasons. Sacramento went 24-58 last season, their third straight year with fewer than 30 wins. Wash- ington and Minnesota are the only other teams that have not reached 30 wins in any of the past three seasons. The Kings drafted for- ward Bismack Biyombo of Congo with the seventh pick that they sent to Char- lotte. Guards Brandon Knight and Kemba Walker went with the next two picks, creating a natural comparison with Fredette over the next few seasons. Salmons spent two-plus years with the Kings. His best year was in 2008-09 when he averaged 18.3 points per game before being dealt to Chicago during the season. In nine years in the NBA, Salmons has averaged 10.1 points and 3.1 rebounds. Udrih spent the past four years with the Kings, averaging a career-high 13.7 points per game last season. The Kings also got UCLA small forward Tyler Honeycutt with their first second-round pick, 35th overall. Honeycutt averaged 12.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game as a sophomore last season for the Bruins. ers, G, Michigan St. 1978—Mychal Thompson, Portland, C, Minnesota 1977—Kent Benson, Milwaukee, C, Indi- ana 1976—John Lucas, Houston, G, Mary- land 1975—David Thompson, Atlanta, G, North Carolina St. 1974—Bill Walton, Portland, C, UCLA 1973—Doug Collins, Philadelphia, G, Illi- nois St. 1972—LaRue Martin, Portland, C, Loy- ola-Chicago 1971—Austin Carr, Cleveland, G, Notre Dame 1970—Bob Lanier, Detroit, C, St. Bonaventure 1969—Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee, C, UCLA 1968—Elvin Hayes, Houston, C, Houston 1967—Jimmy Walker, Detroit, G, Provi- dence 1966—Cazzie Russell, New York, F, Michigan Moves By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS—Optioned OF Travis Buck to Columbus (IL). DETROIT TIGERS—Recalled 3B Bran- don Inge from Toledo (IL). Sent INF Danny Worth and LHP Adam Wilk to Tole- do. MINNESOTA TWINS—Activated RHP Joe Nathan from 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Jim Hoey to Rochester (IL). OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Placed OF Josh Willingham on the 15-day DL. Called LI Continued from page 1B broadcasting considera- tions, where players stand in the draw, and what tick- et-buyers want to see. ‘‘I don’t think it’s any- thing deliberate, clearly,’’ Perkins said. ‘‘It’s a hugely complex jigsaw puzzle. Everyone probably looks at it from their own point of view, so she’s obviously quite entitled to.’’ Consider it a testament to her skill and grit that Williams is into the third round. This is only her sec- ond tournament in the last 11 1/2 months after two operations on her right foot, clots in her lungs, and surgery to remove a pool of blood that gathered under the skin of her stom- ach. Her father, Richard, said he would have preferred if she would have waited another three months before coming back, just to be sure she was fully healed. Now that Williams is back, the question is what these shaky performances portend for the latter stages of the tournament, when presumably she will face tougher opposition than the 58th-ranked Halep or the 61st-ranked Aravane Rezai, her foe Tuesday. ‘‘She’s a little rusty, which would be expected,’’ Richard Williams said. ‘‘I think Serena, right now, is playing about maybe 49 or 50 percent. So I think it’ll be a while before she gets up 1B-OF Chris Carter from Sacramento (PCL). TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Signed RHP Joseph Musgrove and RHP Kramer Champlin. Optioned INF Mike McCoy to Las Vegas (PCL). Recalled OF Eric Thames from Las Vegas. National League ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Called up LHP Raul Valdes from Memphis (PCL). Optioned RHP Maikel Cleto to Memphis. WASHINGTON NATIONALS— Announced the resignation of manager Jim Riggleman. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association PHOENIX SUNS—Extended a qualifying offer to G Aaron Brooks. FOOTBALL National Football League SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Named Steve Weakland director of corporate communications. HOCKEY National Hockey League MONTREAL CANADIANS—Signed D Andrei Markov to a three-year contract. OTTAWA SENATORS—Named Dave Cameron and Mark Reeds assistant coaches. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Traded RW Jeff Carter to Columbus for F Jake Voracek and 2011 first- and third-round draft picks.Traded C Mike Richards to Los Angeles for RW Wayne Simmonds, F Brayden Schenn and an undisclosed draft pick. SAN JOSE SHARKS—Signed F Devin Setoguchi to a three-year contract. SOCCER Major League Soccer LA GALAXY—Re-signed D A.J. DeLa- Garza to a multiyear contract. to where she should be.’’ Williams’ match was played under a threatening sky, and rain fell intermit- tently later; three of the tournament’s four days had delays. Four second-round women’s matches were postponed, including those involving 2004 champion Maria Sharapova, 2007 runner-up Marion Bartoli and top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki. Some matches were halted in progress, includ- ing 122nd-ranked Ryan Harrison of the United States against No. 7-seeded David Ferrer of Spain. Harrison was leading 2-1 in sets, but Ferrer was up a break at 4-2 in the fourth, when play was suspended because of darkness. In a match that barely finished — there are no artificial lights other than at Centre Court — marathon man John Isner of the United States failed to earn a single break point and lost to 16th-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 6- 3. Almagro won despite Isner’s 28 aces on Court 18 — which also happened to be the site of Isner’s record-breaking, 11-hour, 5-minute victory over Nicolas Mahut in the first round at the All England Club in 2010, a match that ended 70-68 in the fifth set. ‘‘It’s the same as any other court,’’ Isner said, ‘‘but it was a bit weird out there.’’ Ron Artest Cavaliers take Irving with No. 1 pickseeking to change name LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest wants to change his name to Metta World Peace. Artest’s attorney filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thurs- day seeking the change. The 31-year-old NBA star was born Ronald William Artest Jr. In the court documents, Artest cites personal rea- sons for wanting to make the change. An Aug. 26 court date was set to consider the petition. The petition filing was first reported by celebrity website TMZ. Artest’s career has been filled with ups and downs. He helped the Lakers win the NBA championship a year ago and in April he received an award for out- standing service and dedi- cation to the community. He has testified before Congress to support men- tal health legislation. Artest may be best known for triggering the most notorious brawl in NBA history when he jumped into the stands and attacked a fan while play- ing for the Indiana Pacers in November 2004. He was suspended for the rest of that season. NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Kyrie Irving headed to Cleveland as the No. 1 pick minutes after the NBA draft started. Jimmer Fredette had to wait hours to officially become a mem- ber of the Sacramento Kings. Plenty other players, from veter- ans to picks, were on the move Thursday night in a draft that some considered a dud but certainly was- n’t dull. There was no chance the Cavs would deal Irving, confident his foot is healthy enough to lead the rebuilding effort that follows LeBron James’ departure. Loudly cheered by family and friends not far from where he starred at St. Patrick’s High School in Elizabeth, the Duke point guard showed no signs of the toe injury on his right foot that limited him to 11 games last season as he walked up the stairs to shake hands with Com- missioner David Stern. ‘‘I didn’t have any doubts about going to No. 1. I was looking to the CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Michael Bradley had a one-stroke lead when first-round play in the Trav- elers Championship was suspended for the day Thursday. Bradley was 6 under with two holes left when play was stopped at 11:30 a.m. at TPC River High- lands. ‘‘You know what, it’s unfortunate,’’ Bradley said. organization to pick who they felt was the right choice,’’ Irving said. ‘‘But now to this moment, from being a fan of the NBA draft and now being drafted, it’s a special feeling in my heart and knowing that my friends and family were together, it’s a memory I’m going to remember for the rest of my life.’’ A three-team trade that included Charlotte, Milwaukee and Sacra- mento that had been agreed to earli- er in the day wasn’t approved until midway through the second round, forcing Fredette to wait about 2 1/2 hours for his NBA destination to be determined after he was taken with the No. 10 pick by the Bucks. ‘‘Took a little while waiting back there, but it’s a great moment for me and for my family, and for the Sacramento Kings organization,’’ the player of the year from BYU said. ‘‘Hopefully their fan base is excited because I’m really excited to get out there and start the season with them and have a great year.’’ A draft that included a record ‘‘The course is unplayable. There’s a lot of water on the course.’’ Officials reopened the driving range late in the afternoon and hoped to resume play at 5:45 p.m. after emptying the bunkers of waters and using squeegees on several fair- ways. But another shower forced more delays and officials eventually decided not to restart play before 7 four international players who did- n’t play at a U.S. college selected in the lottery soon became dominated by deals, which the NBA was still hustling to approve and announce as the second round wound down. Stephen Jackson, Corey Maggette and John Salmons were part of the three-way trade, and fel- low vets such as Andre Miller, Rudy Fernandez, Raymond Felton and George Hill were involved in other trades. The deals spiced up what was thought to be a lackluster draft, which was missing its usual buzz with the NBA perhaps a week away from a work stoppage. Three of the first six players taken were from Europe, capitaliz- ing on the absence of some Ameri- can college players who might have gone in their spots and made this a stronger draft. It was the first time four international players who did- n’t play at a U.S. college were selected in the lottery. Even Irving has international a.m. Friday. ‘‘All the good work they’d done, they lost,’’ said Mark Russell, the PGA Tour’s vice president of rules and competition. PGA Tour officials said the course received just over an inch of rain in the 6 1/2 hours before play was called for the day. Vijay Singh was in a group of seven players a shot back. Singh hit his ties. He was born in Australia while his father, Drederick, played profes- sionally there and said he might be interested in playing for the Aus- tralian national team. After grabbing him with their first No. 1 pick since taking James in 2003, the Cavs used the No. 4 selection on Texas forward Tristan Thompson. They were the first team since the 1983 Houston Rockets with two top-four picks. The Minnesota Timberwolves took Arizona forward Derrick Williams with the No. 2 pick. The Utah Jazz then took Turkish big man Enes Kanter third with their first of two lottery selections. The league’s uncertain labor sit- uation hung over the draft, and like- ly weakened it. Potential top-10 picks such as Jared Sullinger of Ohio State and Harrison Barnes were among those who decided to stay in school, without knowing when their rookie seasons would have started. Rain mars first day of golf’s Travelers Championship drive into the woods on the par-4 15th hole just before the rain delay. He found the ball and was expected to take a drop when play resumes. Bo Van Pelt also was at 5 under through 15 after making an eagle and two birdies on his final three holes of the morning. ‘‘Unfortunately, weath- er, mother nature took over,’’ he said. Former Masters cham- pion Zach Johnson was in a group at 4 under. Only two groups fin- ished the round. Kris Blanks shot a 68 to put him four strokes behind Bradley and Ben Curtis opened with a 69. Russell said officials hope to play from 7 a.m. to sunset on Friday and be back on schedule to finish on Sunday.