Thursday's scoreboard

BASEBALL

TWINS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT

ROCHESTER (CLASS AAA)

• Columbus (Nationals) 5, Rochester 1, 1st

• Columbus 6, Rochester 4, 2nd

Rochester 000 100 0--1 7 2

Columbus 003 110 x--5 6 2

W: C. Balester (3-2, 3.41). L: K. Mulvey (2-4, 4.03). HR: Columbus, R. Olmedo (2). Highlights: Rochester starter Kevin Mulvey allowed five runs (three earned) in five innings.

Rochester 001 100 2--4 7 0

Columbus 400 110 x--6 8 1

W: T. Clippard (2-3, 4.34). L: H. Totten (0-1, 4.12). S: C. Manning (4). HR: Rochester, J. Morales (2). Columbus, J. Dubois 2 (3). Highlights: Jason Dubois clubbed two homers and had four RBI to lead Columbus to the doubleheader sweep.

NEW BRITAIN (CLASS AA)

• Bowie (Orioles) 9, New Britain 7

Bowie 024 110 001--9 13 0

New Britain 040 001 200--7 11 1

W: J. Berken (3-2, 3.26). L: J. Rainville (2-4, 10.01). S: J. Manon (10). HR: Bowie, J. Nettles (6), L. Montanez (5), R. Finan (4). NB, E. Lis (3), M. Moses (2). Highlights: New Britain starter Jay Rainville allowed seven runs and three home runs in 3 2/3 innings to raise his season ERA to 10.01. Rainville has allowed 51 hits and 33 earned runs in 29 2/3 innings this season.

FORT MYERS (CLASS A)

• Fort Myers 7, St. Lucie (Mets) 2

Fort Myers 020 020 030--7 11 0

St. Lucie 200 000 000--2 6 2

W: D. Guerra (3-1, 4.32). L: D. Gee (2-3, 4.54). S: M. Fox (1). HR: FM, W. Ramos (2), W. Robbins (2). Highlights: Wilson Ramos and Whitney Robbins homered and Deolis Guerra allowed two runs in six innings to gain the win for Fort Myers.

BELOIT (CLASS A)

• Beloit 8, Burlington (Royals) 6

Beloit 032 000 012--8 12 3

Burlington 004 020 000--6 14 0

W: B. Tippett (2-1, 3.86). L: H. Arias (2-2, 4.66). S: M. Williams (3). HR: Beloit, G. Yersich (3). Highlights: Garrett Olson and Chris Cates had RBI singles in the top of the ninth for Beloit.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

RESULTS THURSDAY

Saints 10, Grand Prairie 3

Pensacola 10, Lincoln 7

Shreveport 21, El Paso 5

Sioux Falls 9, Fort Worth 2

Wichita 7, Sioux City 4

GAMES TODAY

Grand Prairie at Saints, 7:05 pm

Sioux City at Wichita (2), 5:05 pm

Lincoln at Pensacola, 6:35 pm

Sioux Falls at Fort Worth, 7:05 pm

Shreveport at El Paso, 8:05 pm

Thursday's Saints linescore:

• Drucker, Brockman (4), Garcia (6), Smith (7), DeChrist (7), Homer (8) and Tucker; Villarreal, Bille (7), Molldrem (9) and Sullivan. W: Bille (1-0). L: Smith (0-1). T: 3:05. A: 5,092.

COLLEGE

BIG TEN

Games today

• Michigan at Gophers, 7:30 pm

• Indiana at Northwestern, 3 pm

• Michigan State at Purdue, 3 pm

• Illinois at Ohio State, 5:35 pm

• Iowa at Penn State, 5:35 pm

MIAC PLAYOFFS

Games today

• Game 1: St. Thomas vs.

Gustavus at Dundas, 3:30 pm

• G2: St. Olaf vs.

Hankube at Northfield, 3:30 pm

• G3: Winner G1 vs.

winner G2 at Dundas, 7 pm

• G4: Loser G1 vs.

loser G2 at Northfield, 7 pm

Games Saturday • at Dundas

• G5: Loser G3 vs. winner G4, 1 pm

• G6: Winner G3 vs. winner G5, 5 pm

Game Sunday • at Dundas

• G7: Winner G6 vs.

loser G6, 1 pm (if nec.)

NCC TOURNAMENT

At Neb.-Omaha

First round

• Augustana 10, Minn. Duluth 3

• St. Cloud State 8, North Dakota 4

Second round

• MSU Mankato 6, St. Cloud State 2

• Neb.-Omaha 2, Augustana 1, 10 inn.

NSIC PLAYOFFS

At Wayne, Neb.

First round • Thursday

• Bemidji St. 5, Upper Iowa 2

• Concordia 2, SW Minnesota St. 1

• Wayne St. 6, Winona St. 3

UMAC TOURNAMENT

First round

• Northland 10, Bethany Lutheran 8, 13 inn.

• St. Scholastica 5, Martin Luther 0

Second round

• Bethany Lutheran 10, Martin Luther 1

• St. Scholastica 14, Northland 1

BASKETBALL

NBA • 2008 ALL-NBA TEAMS

(With first-place votes in parentheses)

First Team

F--Kevin Garnett, Boston (118), 612

F--LeBron James, Cleveland (117), 610

C--Dwight Howard, Orlando (86), 546

G--Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers (127), 635

G--Chris Paul, New Orleans (124), 629

Second Team

F--Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas (1), 189

F--Tim Duncan, San Antonio (25), 397

C--Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix (30), 412

G--Steve Nash, Phoenix (2), 311

G--Deron Williams, Utah, 228

Third Team

F--Carlos Boozer, Utah, 174

F--Paul Pierce, Boston (2), 151

C--Yao Ming, Houston (2), 71

G--Tracy McGrady, Houston (1), 137

G--Manu Ginobili, San Antonio, 123

• Others: Allen Iverson, Denver, 116; Carmelo Anthony, Denver, 89; Marcus Camby, Denver, 59; Chauncey Billups, Detroit, 38; Baron Davis, Golden State, 32; David West, New Orleans, 24; Rasheed Wallace, Detroit, 22; Tyson Chandler, New Orleans, 18; Antawn Jamison, Washington, 15; Al Jefferson, Timberwolves, 14; Chris Bosh, Toronto, 11.

HOCKEY

IIHF MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

QUALIFYING ROUND

Group E GP W L OW OL GF GA Pt

Sweden 3 2 1 0 0 16 10 6

Russia 2 1 0 1 0 9 5 5

Belarus 2 0 2 0 0 6 8 0

Group F GP W L OW OL GF GA Pt

Canada 3 3 0 0 0 14 5 9

Finland 2 1 0 1 0 8 3 5

Latvia 2 0 2 0 0 0 11 0

Note: Three points for a win (W); two for an overtime/shootout win (OW); one for an overtime/shootout loss (OL).

RESULTS THURSDAY

United States 6, Germany 4

Canada 2, Norway 1

Czech Republic 5, Switzerland 0

Sweden 8, Denmark 1

GAMES TODAY

At Halifax, Nova Scotia

Finland vs. Latvia, 10:30 am

At Quebec City

Russia vs. Belarus, noon

First period: 1. US--Parise 3 (Martin, Pominville) :26. 2. US--O'Sullivan 3 (Backes, Kessel), 2:10. 3. US--Wisniewski 1 (Stafford, Stempniak), 2:52. 4. Germany--Hackert 3 (Wolf, Gogulla), 14:03. 5. Germany--Schmidt 1 (Seidenberg, Tripp), 17:52, pp. Penalties--Wisniewski, US (hooking), 17:28; Ustorf, Ger (hooking) 18:18.

Second period: 6. US--Pominville 2 (Kane, Mueller), 6:32, pp. 7. Germany--Busch 2 (Schmidt, Sturm), 10:48. Penalties--Bakos, Ger (boarding), 5:22; Hordler, Ger (hooking), 5:22; Wolf, Ger (tripping), 11:09; Schubert, Ger (high-sticking), 15:43.

Third period: 8. Germany--Bakos 1 (Ullmann, Seidenberg), 4:55, pp. 9. US--Parise 4 (Martin, Kane), 11:04, pp. 10. US--Brown 3 (Parise), 18:24, en. Penalties--Leopold, US (slashing), 4:09; Backes, US (roughing), 8:11; Osterloh, Ger, double minor-misconduct (checking to head, roughing), 8:11; Schubert, Ger (cross-checking), 9:57; Seidenberg, Ger (delay of game), 13:31; Kessel, US (hooking), 15:20; Greene, US (hooking), 18:43.

Shots on goal: US 13-19-10--42. Germany 4-5-6--15. Power-play opportunities: US 2 of 7; Germany 2 of 4. Goalies: US, Anderson (9 shots-5 saves), Esche 1-0 (4:55 third, 6-6). Germany, Patzold 0-2 (41-36). A: 7,352. Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov, Alexzander Poliakov. Linesmen: Sylvan Losier, Fredrik Ulriksson.

RUNNING

LOCAL

THE MEDTRONIC TC 1-MILE

At Minneapolios

Men's elite

• 1. Josephat Kichii, West Chester, PA., 4:09; 2. Haron Lagat, Sante Fe, N.M., 4:09; 3. Jordan Fife, Bloomington, IN, 4:10.

Women's elite

• 1. Rose Kosgei, Sante Fe, N.M., 4:37; 2. Marina Muncan, Gray, TN., 4:41; 3. Emily Brown, Team USA Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN., 4:43.

SOCCER

USL • FIRST DIVISION

Rochester 0, Portland 0, tie

MLS

RESULT THURSDAY

Chicago 2, D.C. United 0

GAMES SATURDAY

Colorado at Houston, 7:30 pm

FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake, 8 pm

Columbus at San Jose, 9 pm

New York at Los Angeles, 9:30 pm

GAME SUNDAY

New England at CD Chivas USA, 2 pm

SOFTBALL

COLLEGE

BIG TEN TOURNAMENT

At Evanston, Ill.

Results Thursday

• Michigan State 2, Michigan 1

• Northwestern 8, Ohio State 0

Games today

• G3: Iowa vs. Illinois, 9 am

• G4: Gophers vs. Purdue 11:30 am

• G5: Michigan State vs. G3 winner, 2 pm

• G6: Northwestern vs. G4 winner, 4:30 pm

Game Saturday

• G7: Championship, noon

NCAA DIV. II NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL

At Emporia, Kan.

Results Thursday

• Winona St. 2, C. Missouri State 1

• SW Minn. St. 3, NW Missouri St. 2, 8 inn.

• Neb.-Omaha 1, MSU Mankato 0

• Emporia State 5, Washburn 3

• NW Missouri St. 1, Cent. Missouri St. 0, 11 inn.

NCAA III REGIONALS

At Eau Claire, Wis.

• St. Thomas 8, Ripon 0

• Simpson 1, Illinois Wesleyan 0

• Wis.-Eau Claire 10, North Central (Ill.) 0

• Wis.-Oshkosh 5, Aurora 0

At Rock Island, Ill.

• Wis.-Whitewater 9, Coe 1

TENNIS

COLLEGE • WOMEN

NCAA II NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL

First round

• Washburn 6, St. Cloud State 0

• NW Missouri State 5, Winona State 0

Pro • men

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA

Third round • At Rome

• Novak Djokovic (3) def.

Igor Andreev, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

• Radek Stepanek def.

Luis Horna, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

• Nicolas Almagro def.

Fernando Gonzalez (12), walkover.

• Roger Federer (1) def.

Ivo Karlovic, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

• Andy Roddick (6) def.

Simone Bolelli, 7-6 (5), 6-3.

• James Blake (8) def.

Fernando Verdasco, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2.

• Stanislas Wawrinka def.

Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-4, 6-3.

• Tommy Robredo (14) def.

Nikolay Davydenko (4), 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4).

PRO • WOMEN

GERMAN OPEN

Third round • At Berlin

• Elena Dementieva def.

Vera Dushevina, 7-5, 6-3.

• Dinara Safina (13) def.

Justine Henin (1), 5-7, 6-3, 6-1.

• Victoria Azarenka def.

Gisela Dulko, 6-3, 6-1.

• Alona Bondarenko (15) def.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (3), 1-6, 6-2, 6-2.

• Serena Williams (5) def.

Agnieszka Radwanska (11), 6-3, 6-1.

• Agnes Szavay (10) def.

Marion Bartoli (8), 7-5, 7-5.

• Jelena Jankovic (4) def.

Maria Kirilenko, 6-2, 6-4.

• Ana Ivanovic (2) def.

Sybille Bammer, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Oakland: Optioned LHP Dallas Braden to AAA Sacramento (PCL).

Texas: Activated LHP Kason Gabbard and INF Travis Metcalf from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP A.J. Murray to AAA Oklahoma (PCL). Designated 1B Ben Broussard for assignment.

Toronto: Placed SS David Eckstein and SS John McDonald on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Joe Inglett from AAA Syracuse (IL).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Atlanta: Activated INF Omar Infante from the 15-day DL. Placed C Brayan Pena on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 5.

San Diego: Placed RHP Kevin Cameron on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of LHP Shawn Estes from AAA Portland (PCL).

BASKETBALL

NBA

New Jersey: Named Kiki Vandeweghe general manager.

Seattle: Named Troy Weaver assistant general manager.

FOOTBALL

NFL

Florida: Agreed to terms with D Keaton Ellerby.

N.Y. Giants: Signed P Owen Tolson and TE Eric Butler.

Washington: Signed OL Andrew Crummey and TE Jason Goode.

HOCKEY

NHL

Florida: Agreed to terms with D Keaton Ellerby.

COLLEGE

Alcorn State: Named Larry Smith men's basketball coach.

Concordia (St. Paul): Announced Kelly Supernaw (Delavan, Wis.) has signed a women's basketball letter of intent. Said Shandrell Duncan (Oakdale) will transfer from IUPUI to join the women's basketball team.

Duke: Reinstated OT Cameron Goldberg to the football program.

Manhattan: Named C.J. Council coordinator of men's basketball operations.

MSU, Mankato: Named Peter McCahey soccer coach.

AWARDS

MIAC: Named the following athletes of the week: Augsburg's Andrew Womeldorf and St. Thomas' Sean Barrett (men's golf) and Gustavus' Katie Schenfeld (women's golf).

NSIC: Announced the following baseball awards: Wayne State's Nick Schumacher (Pitcher of the Year); Wayne State's Marc Manganaro and Northern State's Adam Kampsen (Player of the Year); Upper Iowa's Mark Danker (Coach of the Year) and Wayne State's Nick Bidroski and Minn.-Crookston's Jake Poehler (Freshman of the Year). Named the following to the all-conference baseball team: Joe Abellera, Brendon Furrows, Chris Herbert, Jake Schmidt and Jake Waldman (Concordia-St. Paul); Mike Feldman (Mary); Kampsen (Northern State); Brandon Wilhelmi (SW Minnesota State); Nick Fjelland (Upper Iowa); Mitch Herrick, Alex Koch, Manganaro, Schumacher and Joe Wendte (Wayne State); Andrew Kes and Bryan Ruff (Winona State).

WIAC: Announced the following softball awards: Wis.-Oshkosh's Ronessa Stampfli and Wis.-Whitewater's Jessica Stang (Co-Pitchers of the Year); Wis.-River Falls' Emily Howlett (Position Player of the Year) and Wis.-Whitewater's Brenda Volk (Coach of the Year). Named the following to the all-conference softball team: Michelle Butkus, Jill Janke, Casey Leisgang and Jenny Ross (Eau Claire); Liz Bradley (La Crosse); Dani Olsen, Stampfli, Amy Sullivan and Whitney Tornow (Oshkosh); Tera Burr and Amy Sullivan (Platteville); Keri Feller, Howlett and Mindy Rudiger (River Falls); Laura Van Abel (Stevens Point); Becky Crane (Superior); Lauren Cruz, Amy Gahl, Amanda LeBeau and Stang (Whitewater).

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