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Monday, July 7, 2008








SCOREBOARD
Area events
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE BASEBALL

Eau Claire vs. Brainerd Blue Thunder, 6:35 p.m., Mills Field

BRONCO LEAGUE BASEBALL

Midseason Classic, Bane Park, Brainerd, 6 p.m.

PONY LEAGUE BASEBALL

Midseason Classic, Bane Park, Brainerd, 6:15 p.m.

LEGION BASEBALL

Nisswa at Park Rapids

Walker vs. Staples-Motley at Staples, 6:30 p.m.

TV-radio

Radio guide

WYRQ-FM (92.1), KBLB-FM (93.3), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), KFGI-FM (101.5), KLKS-FM (104.3)

WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KLTF-AM (960), KVKK-AM (1070), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KNSP-AM (1430).

Monday

ARENA FOOTBALL

7 p.m., ESPN2: Divisional playoffs, Cleveland at Georgia

CYCLING

7:30 a.m., VERSUS: Tour de France, stage 3

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

6 p.m., ESPN, FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ, WYRQ, KNSP, KWAD: Twins at Boston

Baseball

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Tampa Bay 55 32 .632 -

Boston 52 39 .571 5

New York 47 42 .528 9

Baltimore 44 43 .506 11

Toronto 42 47 .472 14

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 51 37 .580 -

Minnesota 50 38 .568 1

Detroit 44 44 .500 7

Kansas City 39 50 .438 12 1/2

Cleveland 37 51 .420 14

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 53 35 .602 -

Oakland 47 41 .534 6

Texas 46 43 .517 7 1/2

Seattle 35 53 .398 18

Saturday's Games

N.Y. Yankees 2, Boston 1

Texas 5, Baltimore 3

Chicago White Sox 6, Oakland 1

Tampa Bay 3, Kansas City 0

Minnesota 9, Cleveland 6

Toronto 7, L.A. Angels 5

Seattle 3, Detroit 2

Sunday's Games

Texas 11, Baltimore 10

Tampa Bay 9, Kansas City 2

Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland 3

Minnesota 4, Cleveland 3

L.A. Angels 7, Toronto 1

Detroit 2, Seattle 1, 15 innings

N.Y. Yankees 5, Boston 4, 10 innings

Monday's Games

Kansas City (Meche 6-9) at Tampa Bay (Garza 7-4), 11:40 a.m.

Minnesota (Baker 5-2) at Boston (Matsuzaka 9-1), 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (E.Santana 9-3) at Texas (Mendoza 1-2), 7:05 p.m.

Seattle (Washburn 4-7) at Oakland (Eveland 6-5), 9:05 p.m.

National League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 48 41 .539 -

Florida 45 43 .511 2 1/2

New York 44 44 .500 3 1/2

Atlanta 42 47 .472 6

Washington 34 56 .378 14 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 53 36 .596 -

Milwaukee 49 39 .557 3 1/2

St. Louis 50 40 .556 3 1/2

Cincinnati 43 47 .478 10 1/2

Houston 41 48 .461 12

Pittsburgh 40 47 .460 12

West Division

W L Pct GB

Arizona 44 45 .494 -

Los Angeles 43 45 .489 1/2

San Francisco 39 50 .438 5

Colorado 37 52 .416 7

San Diego 35 54 .393 9

Saturday's Games

St. Louis 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Milwaukee 2, Pittsburgh 1

N.Y. Mets 9, Philadelphia 4

Houston 6, Atlanta 1

Cincinnati 3, Washington 2

Colorado 12, Florida 6

San Diego 4, Arizona 2

San Francisco 5, L.A. Dodgers 2

Sunday's Games

Cincinnati 6, Washington 5

Atlanta 7, Houston 6, 17 innings

N.Y. Mets 4, Philadelphia 2, 12 innings

Milwaukee 11, Pittsburgh 6

Florida 10, Colorado 5

Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis 1

L.A. Dodgers 5, San Francisco 3

Arizona 3, San Diego 2

Monday's Games

Houston (Hernandez 0-2) at Pittsburgh (Dumatrait 3-4), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Martinez 2-2) at Philadelphia (Eaton 3-6), 6:05 p.m.

Colorado (Jimenez 3-8) at Milwaukee (McClung 5-3), 7:05 p.m.

Florida (Nolasco 9-4) at San Diego (Maddux 3-6), 9:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Campillo 3-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 4-6), 9:10 p.m.

2008 All-Star Rosters

American League

Starters

Catcher - Joe Mauer, Minnesota

First Base - Kevin Youkilis, Boston

Second Base - Dustin Pedroia, Boston

Shortstop - Derek Jeter, New York

Third Base - Alex Rodriguez, New York

Outfield - Josh Hamilton, Texas; Manny Ramirez, Boston; Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle

Designated Hitter - x-David Ortiz, Boston; y-Milton Bradley, Texas

Reserves

Catchers - Dioner Navarro, Tampa Bay; Jason Varitek, Boston

Infield - Joe Crede, Chicago; Carlos Guillen, Detroit; Ian Kinsler, Texas; Justin Morneau, Minnesota; Michael Young, Texas

Outfield - J.D. Drew, Boston; Carlos Quentin, Chicago; Grady Sizemore, Cleveland

Pitchers

Starters - Justin Duchscherer, Oakland; Roy Halladay, Toronto; Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay; Cliff Lee, Cleveland; Ervin Santana, Los Angeles; Joe Saunders, Los Angeles

Relievers - Joe Nathan, Minnesota; Jonathan Papelbon, Boston; Mariano Rivera, New York; Francisco Rodriguez, Los Angeles; George Sherrill Baltimore; Joakim Soria, Kansas City

x-voted starter; injured, will not play

y-selected replacement starter

National League

Starters

Catcher - Geovany Soto, Chicago

First Base - Lance Berkman, Houston

Second Base - Chase Utley, Philadelphia

Shortstop - Hanley Ramirez, Florida

Third Base - Chipper Jones, Atlanta

Outfield - Ryan Braun, Milwaukee; Kosuke Fukudome, Chicago; Alfonso Soriano, Chicago

Reserves

Catchers - Russell Martin, Los Angeles; Brian McCann, Atlanta

Infield - Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego; Cristian Guzman, Washington; Albert Pujols, St. Louis; Aramis Ramirez, Chicago; Miguel Tejada, Houston; Dan Uggla, Florida

Outfield - Matt Holliday, Colorado; Ryan Ludwick, St. Louis; Nate McLouth, Pittsburgh

Pitchers

Starters - Aaron Cook, Colorado; Ryan Dempster, Chicago; Dan Haren, Arizona; Tim Lincecum, San Francisco; Ben Sheets, Milwaukee; Edinson Volquez, Cincinnati; Brandon Webb, Arizona; Brian Wilson, San Francisco; Carlos Zambrano, Chicago

Relievers - Brad Lidge, Philadelphia; Billy Wagner, New York; Kerry Wood, Chicago

Northwoods League

First-half final standings

North Division W L GB

*Mankato 20 14 -

Thunder Bay 19 15 1

St. Cloud 18 15 1.5

Rochester 18 15 1.5

Alexandria 14 19 5.5

Duluth 12 22 8

Brainerd 10 19 7.5

South Division W L GB

*Madison 22 11 -

Wisconsin 22 12 1/2

LaCrosse 20 13 2

Green Bay 17 16 5

Eau Claire 15 18 7

Waterloo 14 18 7.5

Battle Creek 10 24 12.5

*First-half champion

Second half

Through Saturday

North Division W L GB

St. Cloud 2 0 -

Rochester 2 0 -

Alexandria 2 0 -

Mankato 1 1 1

Duluth 1 1 1

Thunder Bay 0 1 1.5

Brainerd 0 2 2

South Division W L GB

Wisconsin 2 0 -

Waterloo 1 0 .5

Battle Creek 1 0 .5

LaCrosse 0 1 1.5

Madison 0 2 2

Green Bay 0 2 2

Eau Claire 0 2 2

Basketball

WNBA

Saturday's Games

Houston 73, Sacramento 65

Indiana 81, Connecticut 74

Atlanta 91, Chicago 84

Seattle 96, Minnesota 71

New York 93, Phoenix 83

Sunday's Games

San Antonio 83, Washington 75

Phoenix at Los Angeles

Auto racing

NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Coke Zero 400

Saturday

At Daytona International Speedway

Daytona Beach, Fla.

Lap length: 2.5 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (9) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 162 laps, 119.3 rating, 190 points, $315,950.

2. (24) Carl Edwards, Ford, 162, 75.9, 175, $243,625.

3. (19) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 162, 95.3, 165, $208,191.

4. (36) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 162, 72.7, 160, $139,650.

5. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 162, 108, 155, $141,150.

6. (37) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 162, 82.4, 155, $145,058.

7. (41) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 162, 90.4, 146, $148,491.

8. (3) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 162, 126.4, 152, $123,325.

9. (25) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 162, 81.8, 138, $121,175.

10. (2) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 162, 110.3, 134, $139,258.

11. (28) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 162, 92.3, 130, $109,800.

12. (14) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 162, 87.5, 127, $146,761.

13. (20) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 162, 70.6, 124, $136,936.

14. (10) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge, 162, 50.7, 121, $97,650.

15. (1) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 162, 79.3, 123, $119,750.

16. (43) Terry Labonte, Dodge, 162, 56.1, 115, $114,233.

17. (35) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 162, 67.4, 112, $127,558.

18. (4) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 162, 45.4, 109, $92,550.

19. (12) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 162, 72.6, 106, $109,108.

20. (17) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 162, 85.8, 103, $141,786.

21. (34) David Reutimann, Toyota, 162, 56.7, 100, $93,350.

22. (39) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 162, 52.2, 97, $119,839.

23. (30) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 162, 89.3, 99, $143,736.

24. (8) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 162, 56.5, 91, $99,225.

25. (21) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 162, 47, 88, $102,633.

26. (15) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 162, 76.9, 90, $124,716.

27. (29) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 162, 61.2, 87, $98,622.

28. (5) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 162, 49.7, 79, $85,450.

29. (42) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 162, 66, 76, $131,100.

30. (26) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 162, 105.8, 78, $134,486.

31. (11) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 161, 81, 70, $114,589.

32. (40) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 157, 41.9, 67, $92,750.

33. (22) Jon Wood, Ford, 155, 29.8, 64, $103,920.

34. (16) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 152, 59, 61, $102,500.

35. (7) Boris Said, Ford, accident, 149, 46.9, 63, $84,325.

36. (32) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 149, 69.4, 55, $126,250.

37. (23) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, accident, 140, 60.2, 52, $129,408.

38. (31) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 132, 49.3, 49, $111,758.

39. (38) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 129, 61.9, 46, $110,070.

40. (27) David Gilliland, Ford, accident, 124, 80.4, 43, $83,580.

41. (18) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, handling, 103, 26.1, 40, $83,450.

42. (13) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 100, 26.3, 37, $83,355.

43. (33) Greg Biffle, Ford, accident, 69, 43.3, 34, $91,612.

Race Statistics

Average Speed of Race Winner: 138.554 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 55 minutes, 23 seconds.

Margin of Victory: Under caution.

Caution Flags: 11 for 33 laps.

Lead Changes: 21 among 10 drivers.

Lap Leaders: P.Menard 1-19; D.Earnhardt Jr. 20-21; Ky.Busch 22-36; D.Earnhardt Jr. 37-45; Ky.Busch 46-54; D.Earnhardt Jr. 55-71; R.Gordon 72; D.Earnhardt Jr. 73-74; J.Johnson 75-78; J.Gordon 79-102; D.Earnhardt Jr. 103-111; C.Edwards 112; D.Earnhardt Jr. 113-114; D.Hamlin 115-117; D.Earnhardt Jr. 118; D.Hamlin 119-121; D.Earnhardt Jr. 122-125; M.Waltrip 126; B.Said 127-128; D.Earnhardt Jr. 129-133; J.Gordon 134-155; Ky.Busch 156-162.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): D.Earnhardt Jr., 9 times for 51 laps; J.Gordon, 2 times for 46 laps; Ky.Busch, 3 times for 31 laps; P.Menard, 1 time for 19 laps; D.Hamlin, 2 times for 6 laps; J.Johnson, 1 time for 4 laps; B.Said, 1 time for 2 laps; C.Edwards, 1 time for 1 lap; R.Gordon, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Waltrip, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. Ky.Busch, 2,686. 2. D.Earnhardt Jr., 2,504. 3. J.Burton, 2,484. 4. C.Edwards, 2,437. 5. J.Johnson, 2,319. 6. J.Gordon, 2,249. 7. D.Hamlin, 2,240. 8. K.Kahne, 2,177. 9. M.Kenseth, 2,166. 10. C.Bowyer, 2,159. 11. G.Biffle, 2,153. 12. T.Stewart, 2,145.

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES-Purchased the contract of RHP Greg Aquino from Norfolk (IL). Designated RHP Ryan Bukvich for assignment.

CLEVELAND INDIANS-Agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Weaver on a minor league contract and assigned him to Buffalo (IL).

NEW YORK YANKEES-Placed OF Johnny Damon on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 5. Recalled OF Justin Christian from Scranton-Wilkes Barre (IL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS-Placed SS Bobby Crosby on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 3. Recalled INF Gregorio Petit from Sacramento (PCL).

TEXAS RANGERS-Placed RHP Joaquin Benoit on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 3. Purchased the contract of RHP Dustin Nippert from Oklahoma (PCL). Signed RHP Kiko Calero to a minor league contract and assigned him to Oklahoma.

National League

FLORIDA MARLINS-Placed RHP Justin Miller on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Matt Lindstrom from Albuquerque (PCL). Called up RHP Chris Volstad from Carolina (SL).

CINCINNATI REDS-Activated RHP Josh Fogg from the 15-day DL. Placed OF Norris Hopper on the 15-day DL.

COLORADO ROCKIES-Placed SS Troy Tulowitzki on the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Greg Reynolds to Colorado Springs (PCL). Recalled OF Seth Smith and LHP Glendon Rusch from Colorado Springs.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Agreed to terms with RHP Brad Lidge on a three-year contract extension through 2011.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS-Recalled OF Joe Mather from Memphis (PCL). Activated INF Cesar Izturis from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Mitchell Boggs to Memphis. Placed OF Brian Barton on the 15-day DL.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

OKLAHOMA CITY SUPERSONICS-Signed G Russell Westbrook and F D.J. White to multiyear contracts.












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