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Area events Friday
Track and field
Aitkin, Crosby-Ironton in Section 7-1A meet at Minnesota-Duluth, 9:45 a.m.
Northwoods League baseball
Brainerd Blue Thunder at St. Cloud, 7 p.m.
AMATEUR BASEBALL
Lakes Area Lightning at Carlos, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
stock car racing
North Central Speedway, Barrows, 6:45 p.m.
Northwoods League baseball
Madison vs. Brainerd Blue Thunder, Mills Field, 6:35 p.m.
AMATEUR BASEBALL
Brainerd Bees at St. Joseph, 1:30 p.m.
track and field
Brainerd, Little Falls in Section 8-2A finals at Alexandria, 11 a.m.
TV and 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
9 a.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Craftsman Truck Series, qualifying for AAA Insurance 200
10:30 a.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Best Buy 400
1 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, final practice for Heluva Good! 200
2 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Best Buy 400
7:30 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Craftsman Truck Series, AAA Insurance 200 (tape)
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
6 p.m., ESPN2: World Series, game 5
GOLF
9 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Wales Open, second round
Noon, TGC: Nationwide Tour, Bank of America Open, second round
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Memorial Tournament, second round
5:30 p.m., TGC: Champions Tour, Principal Charity Classic, first round (tape)
10:30 p.m., TGC: LPGA, Ginn Tribute, second round (tape)
NBA BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m., ESPN: Playoffs, Eastern Conference finals, game 6, Boston at Detroit (if necessary)
TENNIS
2 p.m., ESPN2: French Open, early round (tape)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ, WYRQ, KNSP, KWAD: Yankees at Twins
Saturday
AUTO RACING
9:30 a.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for Heluva Good! 200
11 a.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Best Buy 400
Noon, SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, "Happy Hour Series," final practice for Best Buy 400
2 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Heluva Good! 200
4:30 p.m., ESPN2: NHRA, qualifying for Summer Nationals (tape)
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
11 a.m., ESPN: World Series, game 7,
6 p.m., ESPN: World Series, game 9,
GOLF
8 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Wales Open, third round (tape)
11:30 a.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Memorial Tournament, third round
1:30 p.m., TGC: Nationwide Tour, Bank of America Open, third round
2 p.m., CBS: PGA Tour, Memorial Tournament, third round
3 p.m., NBC: LPGA, Ginn Tribute, third round
5:30 p.m., TGC: Champions Tour, Principal Charity Classic, second round (tape)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
2:30 p.m., FOX: L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, Detroit at Seattle, or Atlanta at Cincinnati
6 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ, WYRQ, KNSP, KWAD: Yankees at Twins
MOTORSPORTS
9 p.m., SPEED: AMA Superbike, day 1 (tape)
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m., TNT: Playoffs, Western Conference finals, game 6, L.A. Lakers at San Antonio (if necessary)
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m., NBC: Playoffs, finals, game 4, Detroit at Pittsburgh
RUGBY
7 p.m., ESPN CLASSIC: Super League, playoffs, championship match, Chicago/Belmont winner vs. Denver/NYAC winner
TENNIS
Noon, NBC: French Open, early round (tape)
TRACK and FIELD
7 p.m., ESPN2: Reebok Grand Prix
WNBA BASKETBALL
2:30 p.m., ABC: Los Angeles at Washington
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Tampa Bay 32 22 .593 -
Boston 32 24 .571 1
Toronto 30 26 .536 3
Baltimore 26 26 .500 5
New York 26 27 .491 5 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 30 23 .566 -
Minnesota 28 25 .528 2
Cleveland 24 29 .453 6
Detroit 22 31 .415 8
Kansas City 21 33 .389 9 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 32 23 .582 -
Oakland 29 25 .537 2 1/2
Texas 27 28 .491 5
Seattle 20 34 .370 11 1/2
Wednesday's Games
Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 5
Tampa Bay 5, Texas 3
N.Y. Yankees 4, Baltimore 2
Minnesota 9, Kansas City 8, 10 innings
Toronto 2, Oakland 1
Detroit 6, L.A. Angels 2
Seattle 1, Boston 0
Thursday's Games
Toronto 12, Oakland 0
Chicago White Sox 5, Tampa Bay 1
Minnesota 5, Kansas City 1
Friday's Games
Boston (Beckett 5-4) at Baltimore (D.Cabrera 5-1), 6:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Contreras 5-3) at Tampa Bay (Shields 4-3), 6:10 p.m.
Oakland (Duchscherer 4-3) at Texas (Millwood 2-3), 7:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Lee 7-1) at Kansas City (Meche 3-7), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 7-4) at Minnesota (Perkins 2-1), 7:10 p.m.
Toronto (McGowan 3-4) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 4-5), 9:05 p.m.
Detroit (Robertson 2-5) at Seattle (Silva 3-4), 9:10 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Detroit at Seattle, 2:55 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.
Boston at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m.
Oakland at Texas, 7:05 p.m.
Toronto at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Boston at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay, 12:40 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 1:10 p.m.
Oakland at Texas, 2:05 p.m.
Toronto at L.A. Angels, 2:35 p.m.
Detroit at Seattle, 3:10 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Florida 30 22 .577 -
Philadelphia 31 24 .564 1/2
Atlanta 29 25 .537 2
New York 26 26 .500 4
Washington 23 32 .418 8 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 33 21 .611 -
St. Louis 32 23 .582 1 1/2
Houston 30 25 .545 3 1/2
Milwaukee 26 28 .481 7
Pittsburgh 25 28 .472 7 1/2
Cincinnati 25 29 .463 8
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 30 23 .566 -
Los Angeles 26 27 .491 4
San Francisco 22 31 .415 8
San Diego 21 34 .382 10
Colorado 20 34 .370 10 1/2
Wednesday's Games
Philadelphia 6, Colorado 1
N.Y. Mets 7, Florida 6, 12 innings
Cincinnati 9, Pittsburgh 1
Milwaukee 1, Atlanta 0
Chicago Cubs 2, L.A. Dodgers 1, 10 innings
St. Louis 6, Houston 1
San Francisco 11, Arizona 3
Washington 6, San Diego 4
Thursday's Games
Atlanta 8, Milwaukee 1
San Diego 5, Washington 2
N.Y. Mets 8, L.A. Dodgers 4
Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 2
Chicago Cubs 8, Colorado 4
St. Louis 3, Houston 2
San Francisco at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.
Friday's Games
Colorado (Cook 7-3) at Chicago Cubs (Lilly 5-4), 1:20 p.m.
Florida (Hendrickson 7-2) at Philadelphia (Myers 2-6), 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Maine 5-4), 6:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Glavine 2-2) at Cincinnati (Volquez 7-2), 6:10 p.m.
Houston (Backe 4-5) at Milwaukee (Parra 2-2), 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Duke 2-3) at St. Louis (Wellemeyer 5-1), 7:15 p.m.
Washington (Redding 6-3) at Arizona (Owings 6-2), 8:40 p.m.
San Diego (Maddux 3-4) at San Francisco (Cain 2-3), 9:15 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Colorado at Chicago Cubs, 12:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, 2:55 p.m.
Atlanta at Cincinnati, 2:55 p.m.
San Diego at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.
Houston at Milwaukee, 6:05 p.m.
Florida at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.
Washington at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Atlanta at Cincinnati, 12:15 p.m.
Florida at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m.
Houston at Milwaukee, 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.
Colorado at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.
San Diego at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.
Washington at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
Thursday linescores
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Toronto 021 133 002 - 12 17 0
Oakland 000 000 000 - 0 8 1
Litsch, Carlson (8), Camp (9) and Barajas; Eveland, Braden (5), Dinardo (8) and Bowen. W-Litsch 7-1. L-Eveland 4-4. HR-Toronto, SStewart (1).
Chicago 002 002 010 - 5 11 1
Tampa Bay 001 000 000 - 1 7 1
Danks, Thornton (7), Dotel (8), Logan (9) and Pierzynski; EJackson, Hammel (7) and Navarro. W-Danks 4-4. L-EJackson 3-4. HRs-Chicago, Konerko (6), Crede (9).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta 001 050 002 - 8 12 0
Milwaukee 000 010 000 - 1 6 1
Campillo, JBennett (6), Boyer (7), Acosta (7), RSoriano (9) and CMiller; McClung, Dillard (5), Shouse (7), Tavarez (9) and Kendall. W-Campillo 2-0. L-McClung 2-2. HRs-Atlanta, Teixeira (6). Milwaukee, Branyan (1).
Washington 000 100 100 - 2 4 0
San Diego 000 200 03x - 5 9 0
Lannan, SRivera (7), Manning (8) and Nieves; Ledezma, Corey (6), Meredith (7), Bell (8), Hoffman (9) and Barrett. W-Bell 2-3. L-SRivera 3-3. Sv-Hoffman (11). HR-San Diego, Gerut (2).
Pittsburgh 102 310 000 - 7 13 1
Cincinnati 100 000 001 - 2 4 1
Dumatrait, Grabow (8), Capps (9) and RChavez; Harang, Affeldt (5), Bray (7), Mercker (8), Burton (9) and DRoss. W-Dumatrait 2-2. L-Harang 2-7. HRs-Pittsburgh, Bay (13), Nady (9). Cincinnati, BPhillips (10).
Los Angeles 000 031 000 - 4 7 2
New York 002 400 20x - 8 13 0
Penny, Kuo (5), Proctor (7), Beimel (7), Wade (8) and Martin; Vargas, Feliciano (6), Muniz (6), Schoeneweis (7), JoSmith (8) and Schneider. W-Vargas 2-2. L-Penny 5-6. HRs-Los Angeles, Kent (5), Dewitt (5). New York, DWright 2 (11).
Houston 000 000 101 - 2 6 0
St. Louis 200 001 00x - 3 5 0
Oswalt, Brocail (8) and Ausmus; Lohse, McClellan (7), Villone (8), CPerez (8), Franklin (9) and Larue. W-Lohse 5-2. L-Oswalt 4-5. Sv-Franklin (4). HRs-Houston, Berkman (17), CaLee (12). St. Louis, Pujols (13).
Colorado 000 102 100 - 4 11 2
Chicago 101 100 23x - 8 11 2
Francis, Corpas (6), Herges (7), Buchholz (8), AArias (8) and Torrealba; Marquis, Cotts (6), Wuertz (6), Marmol (8), KWood (9) and Soto. W-Wuertz 1-1. L-Herges 2-2. HR-Chicago, DLee (13).
College
NCAA Division II Championship
Double Elimination
At GCS Ballpark
Sauget, Ill.
Thursday, May 29
Mount Olive 5, Central Missouri 3, Central Missouri eliminated
Ouachita Baptist 2, Sonoma State 1
Friday, May 30
Game 13 - Ouachita Baptist (49-15) vs. Sonoma State (52-14), 1 p.m.
Saturday, May 31
Game 14 - Mount Olive (57-6) vs. Game 13 winner, 1 p.m.
Victory League
North Division
Fort Ripley Rebels 5-2
Brainerd Braves 4-2
St. Mathias Devils 4-3
Harding Dinosaurs 3-3
Cuyuna Range Miners 2-4
East Division
Lastrup Lakers 7-0
Pierz Bulldogs 3-4
Buckman Billygoats 2-4
Pierz Brewers 2-4
Foley Outlaws 0-6
Saturday's games
Harding at Lastrup, 1:30 p.m.
St. Stephen at Holdingford, 1:30 p.m.
Fort Ripley at Pierz Brewers, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday's games
Lastrup at Buckman, 1:30 p.m.
Brainerd Braves at Foley, 1:30 p.m.
Pierz Bulldogs at Pierz Brewers, 1:30 p.m.
Harding at St. Mathias, 1:30 p.m.
Opole at Sobieski, 1:30 p.m.
Cuyuna Range at Fort Ripley, 1:30 p.m.
Flensburg at St. Wendel, 1:30 p.m.
Avon at Randall, 1:30 p.m.
Holdingford at Royalton, 1:30 p.m.
St. Stephen at Upsala, 1:30 p.m.
Basketball
NBA playoffs
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Wednesday, May 28
Boston 106, Detroit 102, Boston leads series 3-2
Thursday, May 29
L.A. Lakers 100, San Antonio 92, L.A. Lakers win series 4-1
Friday, May 30
Boston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 1
Detroit at Boston, 7:30 p.m., if necessary
WNBA
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 3 0 1.000 -
Seattle 3 1 .750 1/2
Los Angeles 2 1 .667 1
San Antonio 2 1 .667 1
Sacramento 1 3 .250 2 1/2
Houston 0 3 .000 3
Phoenix 0 3 .000 3
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Detroit 4 1 .800 -
Connecticut 3 1 .750 1/2
Indiana 3 1 .750 1/2
Washington 2 2 .500 1 1/2
Chicago 1 2 .333 2
New York 1 2 .333 2
Atlanta 0 4 .000 3 1/2
Thursday's Games
Indiana 82, Los Angeles 78, 2OT
Minnesota 75, Chicago 69
Friday's Games
New York at Connecticut, 6 p.m.
Houston at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
San Antonio at Seattle, 9 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Los Angeles at Washington, 2:30 p.m.
Detroit at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Phoenix at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Connecticut at Chicago, 4 p.m.
Houston at Seattle, 8 p.m.
Golf
PGA Tour
Memorial Scores
Thursday
At The Muirfield Village Golf Course
Dublin, Ohio
Purse: $6 million
Yardage: 7,366; Par: 72 (36-36)
First Round
Mathew Goggin 32-33 - 65
Kenny Perry 35-31 - 66
Jerry Kelly 32-34 - 66
Brett Quigley 31-36 - 67
Rod Pampling 34-33 - 67
Justin Rose 32-36 - 68
Luke Donald 33-35 - 68
Matt Kuchar 35-33 - 68
Nick Watney 36-32 - 68
Carl Pettersson 32-36 - 68
Robert Allenby 37-32 - 69
Joe Ogilvie 35-34 - 69
Geoff Ogilvy 35-34 - 69
Pat Perez 35-35 - 70
Brian Davis 36-34 - 70
Todd Hamilton 37-33 - 70
Rocco Mediate 32-38 - 70
Nick O'Hern 34-36 - 70
Steve Lowery 34-36 - 70
LPGA Tour
Ginn Tribute Scores
Thursday
At Rivertowne Country Club
Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Purse: $2.6 million
Yardage: 6,459; Par: 72 (36-36)
First Round
a-amateur
Karrie Webb 32-33 - 65
In-Kyung Kim 32-33 - 65
Sophie Gustafson 33-33 - 66
Giulia Sergas 33-34 - 67
Inbee Park 33-34 - 67
Mi Hyun Kim 32-35 - 67
Cristie Kerr 32-35 - 67
Allison Fouch 33-34 - 67
H.J. Choi 33-34 - 67
Heather Young 32-35 - 67
Song-Hee Kim 33-35 - 68
Seon Hwa Lee 34-34 - 68
Jane Park 33-35 - 68
Teresa Lu 33-35 - 68
Mikaela Parmlid 35-33 - 68
Kristy McPherson 32-36 - 68
College men
NCAA Division I Championship
Scores Thursday
At Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, Kampen Course
West Lafayette, Ind.
Yardage: 7,450; Par 72
Second Round
Team Scores
Clemson 301-288 - 589
UCLA 297-293 - 590
Southern Cal 297-294 - 591
Florida 302-291 - 593
Oklahoma State 298-296 - 594
Washington 305-290 - 595
Georgia 303-293 - 596
Stanford 309-288 - 597
Kent State 301-297 - 598
Charlotte 306-295 - 601
Middle Tennessee 309-293 - 602
Texas A&M 309-294 - 603
Arizona State 311-293 - 604
Illinois 302-302 - 604
Alabama 309-297 - 606
Failed to Advance
Louisville 311-296 - 607
UAB 311-297 - 608
Auburn 306-304 - 610
Penn State 315-298 - 613
East Tennessee State 313-300 - 613
San Diego State 310-303 - 613
UC Irvine 320-297 - 617
Wake Forest 314-304 - 618
Virginia 312-307 - 619
Oregon 315-304 - 619
Texas 311-309 - 620
Mississippi State 326-297 - 623
Indiana 313-310 - 623
Augusta State 326-308 - 634
St. Mary's (Calif.) 333-309 - 642
Individual Leader Scores
Billy Horschel, Florida 72-67 - 139
Kyle Stanley, Clemson 72-68 - 140
Nick Taylor Washington 75-66 - 141
Kevin Chappell, UCLA 69-73 - 142
Hudson Swafford, Georgia 73-69 - 142
Tim Sluiter, Southern Cal 70-73 - 143
Joel Sjoholm, Georgia State 72-72 - 144
Jorge Campillo, Indiana 75-70 - 145
Chris DeForest, Illinois 75-70 - 145
Rory Hie, Southern Cal 74-72 - 146
David Markle, Kent State 70-76 - 146
Brad Smith, UAB 75-71 - 146
Tennis
French Open
Show Court Schedules
Friday
At Stade Roland Garros
Paris
Play begins on all courts at 4 a.m.
Court Philippe Chatrier
Caroline Wozniacki (30), Denmark, vs. Ana Ivanovic (2), Serbia
Maria Sharapova (1), Russia, leads Bethanie Mattek, United States, 6-2, 2-3.
Simone Bolelli, Italy, vs. Michael Llodra, France
Eduardo Schwank, Argentina, vs. Paul-Henri Mathieu (18), France
Venus Williams (8), United States, vs. Flavia Pennetta (26), Italy
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Serena Williams (5), United States, vs. Katarina Srebotnik (27), Slovenia
Jarkko Nieminen (26), Finland, vs. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain
Agnieszka Radwanska (14), Poland, vs. Alize Cornet (19), France
Wayne Odesnik, United States, vs. Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia
Court 1
Alejandro Falla, Colombia, vs. Julien Benneteau, France
Emilie Loit, France, vs. Patty Schnyder (10), Switzerland
Jeremy Chardy, France, vs. Dmitry Tursunov (30), Russia
Dominika Cibulkova (28), Slovakia, vs. Jelena Jankovic (3), Serbia
Seeds Fared
Thursday
At Stade Roland Garros
Paris
Men
Second Round
Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-0, 6-4.
Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Nicolas Devilder, France, 6-4, 6-0, 6-1.
Nikolay Davydenko (4), Russia, def. Marat Safin, Russia, 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-2.
David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Fabrice Santoro, France, 6-0, 6-1, 6-0.
Jeremy Chardy, France, def. David Nalbandian (6), Argentina, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2.
Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, def. James Blake (7), United States, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Stanislas Wawrinka (9), Switzerland, def. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Tommy Robredo (12), Spain, def. Marc Gicquel, France, 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Mikhail Youzhny (15), Russia, def. Maximo Gonzalez, Argentina, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.
Radek Stepanek (21), Czech Republic, def. Jiri Vanek, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-0, 6-7 (7), 6-3.
Fernando Verdasco (22), Spain, def. Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Fernando Gonzalez (24), Chile, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 7-5, 6-0, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3).
Lleyton Hewitt (25), Australia, def. Mardy Fish, United States, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
Jarkko Nieminen (26), Finland, def. Martin Vassallo Arguello, Argentina, 7-5, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (2).
Robby Ginepri, United States, def. Igor Andreev (27), Russia, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-2.
Ivan Ljubicic (28), Croatia, def. Diego Junqueira, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Dmitry Tursunov (30), Russia, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 7-6 (4), 6-0, 6-0.
Women
Second Round
Jelena Jankovic (3), Serbia, def. Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, 6-2, 7-6 (5).
Svetlana Kuznetsova (4), Russia, def. Vania King, United States, 6-4, 6-2.
Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Anna Chakvetadze (6), Russia, 6-4, 7-6 (2).
Elena Dementieva (7), Russia, def. Marta Domachowska, Poland, 6-1, 6-4.
Venus Williams (8), United States, def. Selima Sfar, Tunisia, 6-2, 6-4.
Agnes Szavay (12), Hungary, def. Sabine Lisicki, Germany, 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Dinara Safina (13), Russia, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 6-0, 6-1.
Victoria Azarenka (16), Belarus, def. Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea, Romania, 6-0, 6-0.
Francesca Schiavone (18), Italy, def. Sanda Mamic, Croatia, 6-3, 6-0.
Alize Cornet (19), France, def. Gisela Dulko, Argentina, 6-0, 4-6, 6-4.
Zheng Jie, China, def. Maria Kirilenko (21), Russia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, def. Amelie Mauresmo (22), France, 6-3, 6-4.
Flavia Pennetta (26), Italy, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.
Katarina Srebotnik (27), Slovenia, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 6-0, 7-5.
Dominika Cibulkova (28), Slovakia, def. Milagros Sequera, Venezuela, 6-3, 6-0.
Anabel Medina Garrigues (29), Spain, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Olga Govortsova, Belarus, def. Ai Sugiyama (31), Japan, 6-0, 7-5.
Karin Knapp (32), Italy, def. Olivia Sanchez, France, 6-2, 7-6 (4).
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Activated INF Danny Richar from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Charlotte (IL).
MINNESOTA TWINS-Claimed LHP Craig Breslow off waivers from Cleveland. Transferred RHP Pat Neshek from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS-Activated 3B Eric Chavez from the 60-day DL. Placed DH Frank Thomas on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 28. Designated OF Jeff Fiorentino for assignment.
TAMPA BAY RAYS-Placed RHP Troy Percival on the 15-day DL. Activated INF Willy Aybar from the 15-day DL.
TEXAS RANGERS-Activated RHP Kevin Millwood from the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Travis Metcalf from Oklahoma (PCL). Optioned RHP Kameron Loe and INF German Duran to Oklahoma. Sent RHP Franklyn German outright to Oklahoma.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS-Recalled LHP Neal Cotts from Iowa (PCL). Optioned RHP Jose Ascanio to Iowa.
CINCINNATI REDS-Optioned RHP Matt Belisle to Louisville (IL). Activated LHP Kent Mercker from the 15-day DL.
HOUSTON ASTROS-Signed LHP Ray King to minor league contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA-Fined Detroit C-F Rasheed Wallace $25,000 for his use of profanity and criticism of the officiating following a May 28 game.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS-Signed CB Jerrid Gaines. Terminated the contract of WR Doug Gabriel.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS-Signed F Matt Marquardt.
PHOENIX COYOTES-Announced C Blake Wheeler has rejected a contract offer, making him a free agent.
COLLEGE
WEST COAST CONFERENCE-Named Scott Leykam Associate Commissioner for External Relations.
ILLINOIS STATE-Named Adriano de Souza assistant volleyball coach.
MCNEESE STATE-Named Natalie Poole softball coach.
MERCER-Named Spencer Wright, Paul Johnson, Mark Osina and Jon Shaw men's assistant basketball coaches.
RUTGERS-Signed Fred Hill, men's basketball coach, to a two-year contract extension through 2013.
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