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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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