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SCOREBOARD
Area events
Friday
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE BASEBALL
Brainerd Blue Thunder at St. Cloud, 7:05 p.m.
LEGION BASEBALL
North Subdistrict 6 Division II tournament
Championship: Pierz vs. Crosslake-Fifty Lakes-Pequot Lakes at Crosslake, 6 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).
Friday
AUTO RACING
1 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Allstate 400
2:30 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, "Happy Hour Series," final practice for Allstate 400
4 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Craftsman Truck Series, pole qualifying for Power Stroke Diesel 200
7 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Craftsman Truck Series, Power Stroke Diesel 200
BASKETBALL
7 p.m., ESPN: Men's national teams, U.S. vs. Canada
BOXING
8 p.m., ESPN2: Middleweights, Raymond Joval vs. James McGirt Jr.
CYCLING
7:30 a.m., VERSUS: Tour de France, stage 19, Roanne to Montiucon, France
GOLF
7 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Russian Open Championship, second round
11 a.m., TNT: Senior British Open Championship, second round
Noon, TGC: Nationwide Tour, Children's Invitational, second round
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Canadian Open, second round
5:30 p.m., TGC: LPGA, Evian Masters, second round
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1:10 p.m., WGN: Florida at Chicago Cubs
6 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ, WYRQ, KNSP, KWAD: Twins at Cleveland
TENNIS
Noon, ESPN2: ATP, Rogers Cup, quarterfinal
6 p.m., ESPN2: ATP, Rogers Cup, quarterfinal
10 p.m., ESPN2: WTA Tour, East West Bank Classic, quarterfinal, at Carson, Calif.
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Tampa Bay 59 42 .584 -
Boston 60 43 .583 -
New York 56 45 .554 3
Toronto 51 51 .500 8 1/2
Baltimore 48 53 .475 11
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 57 43 .570 -
Minnesota 55 46 .545 2 1/2
Detroit 52 49 .515 5 1/2
Kansas City 46 57 .447 12 1/2
Cleveland 44 56 .440 13
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 62 39 .614 -
Oakland 52 49 .515 10
Texas 52 50 .510 10 1/2
Seattle 38 63 .376 24
Wednesday's Games
Tampa Bay 4, Oakland 3
N.Y. Yankees 5, Minnesota 1
Chicago White Sox 10, Texas 8
Detroit 7, Kansas City 1
L.A. Angels 14, Cleveland 11
Boston 6, Seattle 3, 12 innings
Toronto 2, Baltimore 1, 5 innings, susp., rain
Thursday's Games
Toronto 5, Baltimore 1, comp. of susp. game
Toronto 7, Baltimore 1
Kansas City 4, Tampa Bay 2
Friday's Games
N.Y. Yankees (Chamberlain 2-3) at Boston (Beckett 9-6), 6:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Hernandez 10-6) at Cleveland (Lee 13-2), 6:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (G.Floyd 10-6) at Detroit (Robertson 6-8),6:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Saunders 12-5) at Baltimore (Burres 7-6), 6:05 p.m.
Seattle (Batista 4-11) at Toronto (Parrish 1-0), 6:07 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Jackson 5-7) at Kansas City (Bannister 7-8), 7:10 p.m.
Texas (Padilla 11-5) at Oakland (Gallagher 1-0), 9:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 55 47 .539 -
Philadelphia 54 48 .529 1
Florida 53 49 .520 2
Atlanta 48 53 .475 6 1/2
Washington 38 64 .373 17
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 60 42 .588 -
Milwaukee 59 43 .578 1
St. Louis 57 47 .548 4
Cincinnati 50 53 .485 10 1/2
Pittsburgh 48 54 .471 12
Houston 46 55 .455 13 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 50 51 .495 -
Los Angeles 49 52 .485 1
Colorado 45 58 .437 6
San Francisco 43 58 .426 7
San Diego 38 65 .369 13
Wednesday's Games
Cincinnati 9, San Diego 5
Pittsburgh 8, Houston 7
Colorado 5, L.A. Dodgers 3
Atlanta 9, Florida 4
N.Y. Mets 6, Philadelphia 3
Milwaukee 3, St. Louis 0
Chicago Cubs 10, Arizona 6
San Francisco 6, Washington 4
Thursday's Games
N.Y. Mets 3, Philadelphia 1
San Francisco 1, Washington 0
Pittsburgh 9, San Diego 1
Chicago Cubs 6, Florida 3
Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 3
Friday's Games
Florida (J.Johnson 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 11-4), 1:20 p.m.
San Diego (Baek 2-4) at Pittsburgh (Duke 4-7), 6:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Jurrjens 9-5) at Philadelphia (Kendrick 8-4), 6:05 p.m.
Colorado (Cook 12-6) at Cincinnati (Volquez 12-3), 6:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Boggs 3-1 or Thompson 2-2) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 8-6), 6:10 p.m.
Houston (Rodriguez 5-3) at Milwaukee (Parra 9-2), 7:05 p.m.
Arizona (Haren 9-5) at San Francisco (Sanchez 8-5), 9:15 p.m.
Washington (Lannan 6-9) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 9-9), 9:40 p.m.
Northwoods League
Second half
Through Wednesday
North Division W L GB
Thunder Bay 11 5 -
*Mankato 8 7 2.5
Alexandria 9 8 2.5
St. Cloud 8 8 3
Rochester 8 8 3
Brainerd 7 10 4.5
Duluth 6 9 4.5
South Division W L GB
Wisconsin 9 6 -
Eau Claire 8 6 .5
Green Bay 8 8 1.5
Battle Creek 8 8 1.5
LaCrosse 7 9 2.5
Waterloo 6 8 2.5
*Madison 7 10 3
* First-half champion
Region 8C tournament
At Pierz Legion Park
Saturday's games
Upsala vs. Lastrup, 11 a.m.
Buckman vs. Sobieski, 1:30 p.m.
Avon vs. Fort Ripley, 5 p.m.
Brainerd Braves vs. St. Stephen, 7:30 p.m.
Basketball
WNBA
Thursday's Games
San Antonio 78, Chicago 67
Sacramento 83, Phoenix 74
Minnesota 84, Indiana 80, OT
Connecticut 87, Los Angeles 61
Detroit at Houston
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX-Optioned OF Brandon Moss to Pawtucket (IL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Placed OF Joey Gathright on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Mitch Maier from Omaha (PCL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS-Extended their player development contract with Stockton (Cal) through the 2012 season.
TAMPA BAY RAYS-Activated SS Jason Bartlett from the 15-day DL.
National League
WASHINGTON NATIONALS-Activated OF Lastings Milledge from the 15-day DL. Designated C Johnny Estrada for assignment.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DENVER NUGGETS-Signed F-C Chris Andersen.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS-Signed F Richard Hendrix. Matched the Los Angeles Clippers' three-year contract offer for G Kelenna Azubuike.
NEW YORK KNICKS-Signed G Anthony Roberson.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS-Signed DE Chris Ellis and RB Xavier Omon to four-year contracts.
CINCINNATI BENGALS-Released CB Blue Adams.
DALLAS COWBOYS-Signed TE Martellus Bennett, RB Tashard Choice and LB Erik Walden.
DENVER BRONCOS-Announced the retirement of WR Rod Smith.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-Signed OT Branden Albert.
NEW YORK JETS-Waived DB Etienne Boulay.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS-Named Randy Cunneyworth and Todd Nelson assistant coaches.
BUFFALO SABRES-Signed LW Mathieu Darche to a one-year contract.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Acquired C Pascal Pelletier from Boston for C Martin St. Pierre.
PHOENIX COYOTES-Named Jason Serbus athletic trainer.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING-Agreed to a one-year affiliation agreement with Augusta (ECHL).
COLLEGE
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE-Named Charlene Curtis coordinator of women's basketball officials.
VIRGINIA-Announced the resignation of Randy Bungard, director of track & field and cross country and men's and women's track & field coach.
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