BASEBALL
TWINS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT
ROCHESTER RED WINGS (CLASS AAA)
Rochester 7, Charlotte (White Sox) 4
Rochester001420000 -- 700
Charlotte102100000 -- 400
W: Vasquez (3-3, 4.28). L: Axelrod (4-2, 2.36). Sv: Fien (8). HR: ROC, Hollimon (2), Parmelee (2). Highlights: Chris Parmelee hit a two-run homer and Michael Hollimon hit a solo homer to lead the Red Wings.
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS (CLASS AA)
New Britain at New Hampshire, ppd.
BELOIT SNAPPERS (CLASS A)
Beloit 5, Kane County (Royals) 4, 11 inn.
Beloit30100000001 -- 5111
Kane County01000001200 -- 493
W: Hurlbut (2-0, 1.93). L: Ridings (3-2, 2.59). HR: BEL, Roberts (1), Rosario (5), Sano (13). Highlights: Nate Roberts hit a two-run homer and Miguel Sano and Eddie Rosario added solo homer for the Snappers.
FORT MYERS MIRACLE (CLASS A)
Bradenton (Pirates) 5, Fort Myers 4
Fort Myers000101002 -- 4111
Bradenton00131000x -- 571
W: Cole (4-1, 2.47). L: Boer (0-6, 11.22). Sv: Miller (5). HR: FTM, Ortiz (2), Michael (2). Highlights: Daniel Ortiz and Levi Michael both homered for the Miracle.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
NORTHWLPct.GBWinnipeg73.700--Saints74.636 1/2Sioux Falls56.4552 1/2Fargo-Moorhead57.4173CENTRALWLPct.GBWichita93.750--Kansas City65.5452 1/2Lincoln76.5382 1/2Sioux City56.4553 1/2Gary57.4174SOUTHWLPct.GBAmarillo65.545--Grand Prairie65.545--Laredo58.3852El Paso29.1824 RESULTS TUESDAY
Saints 8, Quebec 2
Lincoln 4, Laredo 0
Grand Prairie 2, Sioux City 0
Sioux Falls 5, Gary 0
Wichita 10, Fargo-Moorhead 6
Winnipeg 4, Amarillo 3
Kansas City at El Paso, late
RESULTS MONDAY
Gary 16, Sioux Falls 7
Kansas City 9, El Paso 4
Laredo 7, Lincoln 2
Wichita 7, Fargo-Moorhead 5
GAMES WEDNESDAY
Saints at Quebec, 6:05 pm
Sioux Falls at Gary, 11:10 am
Amarillo at Winnipeg, 7 pm
Wichita at Fargo-Moorhead, 7 pm
Grand Prairie at Sioux City, 7:05 pm
Laredo at Lincoln, 7:05 pm
Kansas City at El Paso, 8:05 pm
COLLEGE
NCAA DIVISION II WORLD SERIES
At Cary, N.C.
Results Monday
G5: MSU Mankato 6, Cal St. Chico 5
G6: West Chester 13, S. New Hampshire 7
Games Tuesday
G7: St. Mary's (Texas) 13, Indianapolis 2
G8: Delta State 6, Catawba 5
Games Wednesday
G9: Southern N.H. vs. MSU Mankato, 2 pm
G10: Catawba vs. St. Mary's (Texas), 6 pm
Games Thursday
G11: Delta State vs. G9 winner, 2 pm
G12: West Chester vs. G10 winner, 6 pm
Games Friday
G13: If necessary, 2 pm
G14: if necessary, 6 pm
Game Saturday
Championship, 6 pm
NCAA DIVISION III WORLD SERIES
At Appleton, Wis.
Results Monday
G9: SUNY Cortland 5, Whitworth 4
G10: Marietta 12, Webster 7
G11: Wheaton 13, St. Thomas 9
Games Tuesday
G12: St. Thomas 7, SUNY Cortland 6
G13: Marietta 6, Wheaton (Mass.) 5
Games Wednesday
G14: St. Thomas vs. Marietta, 11 am
G15: Wheaton (Mass.) vs. TBA, 2:30 pm
BASKETBALL
WNBA
WESTERNWLPctGBLynx401.000--Los Angeles31.7501San Antonio11.5002Phoenix12.3332 1/2Seattle03.0003 1/2Tulsa03.0003 1/2EASTERNWLPctGBConnecticut301.000--Indiana301.000--Chicago11.5001 1/2Washington11.5001 1/2Atlanta12.3332New York04.0003 1/2 RESULT TUESDAY
Tulsa at Los Angeles, late
GAMES WEDNESDAY
Lynx at Washington, 6 pm
Chicago at San Antonio, 7 pm
GAME THURSDAY
Phoenix at Atlanta, 6 pm
GOLF
LOCAL WOMEN
U.S. OPEN SECTIONAL QUALIFYING
Qualifier Wayzata C.C.
Brianna Mao, Folsom, Calif.76-77--153
SOCCER
MLS
EASTERNWLTPtsGFGAD.C. United843272819New York832262618Sporting K.C.831251710Columbus543181313Chicago543181515Houston434161212New England471131618Montreal373121521Philadelphia2728814Toronto FC1903821WESTERNWLTPtsGFGAReal Salt Lake932292214San Jose833272717Seattle73324169Colorado661192018Vancouver534191314Chivas USA46315914Portland354131215FC Dallas384131524Los Angeles382111521 Note: Three points for victory, one for tie.
GAME SATURDAY
Chicago at New England, 6:30 pm
NASL
WLTPtsGFGAPuerto Rico51217165Minn. Stars FC40416148San Antonio4121497Tampa Bay333121010Fort Lauderdale234101216FC Edmonton241788Carolina04551118Atlanta04551119 Note: Three points for victory, one for tie.
GAMES SATURDAY
Minnesota Stars at San Antonio, 7:45 pm
Puerto Rico at Carolina, 6 pm
Tampa Bay at Fort Lauderdale, 6:30 pm
GAME SUNDAY
Atlanta at FC Edmonton, 3 pm
SOFTBALL
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
AT OKLAHOMA CITY
Games Thursday
G1: South Florida vs. Oklahoma, noon
G2: LSU vs. California, 2:30 pm
G3: Tennessee vs. Alabama, 6 pm
G4: Oregon vs. Arizona State, 8:30 pm
Games Friday
G5: G1 winner vs. G2 winner, 6 pm
G6: G3 winner vs. G4 winner, 8:30 pm
TENNIS
PRO MEN
FRENCH OPEN
First round Paris
Florian Mayer (32) def.
Daniel Gimeno-Traver, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
David Ferrer (6) def.
Lukas Lacko, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1
Dmitry Tursunov def.
Go Soeda, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
Sergiy Stakhovsky def. A. Dolgopolov (16),
6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-3
Janko Tipsarevic (8) def.
Sam Querrey, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-3
Jeremy Chardy def.
Yen-hsun Lu, 6-4, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 3-6, 11-9
Richard Gasquet (17) def.
Jurgen Zopp, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Grigor Dimitrov def.
Donald Young, 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-1
Eduardo Schwank def.
Ivo Karlovic, 6-4, 6-0, 6-3
Tommy Haas def.
Filippo Volandri, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
Jarkko Nieminen def.
Igor Andreev, 3-6, 6-2, 2-1, retired
Rafael Nadal (2) def.
Simone Bolelli, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1
Julien Benneteau (29) def.
Mischa Zverev, 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4
Benoit Paire def.
Albert Ramos, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3
Denis Istomin def.
Igor Kunitsyn, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2
Robin Haase def.
Ivan Dodig, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1
Nicolas Almagro (12) def.
Paolo Lorenzi, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
Juan Monaco (13) def.
Guillaume Rufin, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3)
Lukas Rosol def.
Carlos Berlocq, 6-4, 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-2
Andy Murray (4) def.
Tatsuma Ito, 6-1, 7-5, 6-0
Marcos Baghdatis def.
Juan Ignacio Chela, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
Mikhail Youzhny (27) def.
James Blake, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2
PRO WOMEN
FRENCH OPEN
First round Paris
Francesca Schiavone (14) def.
Kimiko Date-Krumm, 6-3, 6-1
Petra Kvitova (4) def.
Ashleigh Barty, 6-1, 6-2
Heather Watson def.
Elena Vesnina, 6-2, 6-4
Klara Zakopalova def.
Lesia Tsurenko, 6-2, 6-1
Julia Goerges (25) def.
Lucie Hradecka, 7-6 (1), 6-4
Ayumi Morita def.
Polona Hercog, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Maria Sharapova (2) def.
Alexandra Cadantu, 6-0, 6-0
Urszula Radwanska def.
Pauline Parmentier, 6-4, 6-3
Lourdes Dominguez Lino def.
Marina Erakovic, 7-5, 7-5
Arantxa Rus def.
Jamie Hampton, 6-4, 4-3, retired
Tsvetana Pironkova def.
Yanina Wickmayer, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (22) def.
Greta Arn, 6-4, 6-4
Melinda Czink def.
Anne Keothavong, 6-1, 6-2
Kaia Kanepi (23) def.
Alexandra Panova, 6-3, 6-3
Maria Kirilenko (16) def.
Victoria Larriere, 6-1, 6-2
Jarmila Gajdosova def.
Magdalena Rybarikova, 6-3, 4-1, retired
Irina-Camelia Begu def.
Aravane Rezai, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2
Caroline Wozniacki (9) def.
Eleni Daniilidou, 6-0, 6-1
Virginie Razzano def.
Serena Williams (5), 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
Peng Shuai (28) def.
Tamira Paszek, 6-4, 6-3
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore: Reinstated OF Endy Chavez from the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Miguel Gonzalez from Norfolk. Optioned RHP Tommy Hunter and OF Xavier Avery to Norfolk.
Detroit: Assigned RHP Collin Balester outright to Toledo (IL).
Los Angeles: Reinstated OF Torii Hunter from the restricted list. Optioned INF Andrew Romine to Salt Lake (PCL).
New York: Acquired RHP Ryota Igarashi off waivers from Toronto. Transferred RHP Brad Meyers to the 60-day DL.
Tampa Bay: Selected OF-DH Hideki Matsui from Durham (IL). Optioned OF-DH Stephen Vogt to Durham. Transferred OF Brandon Guyer from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
Toronto: Recalled INF Mike McCoy from Las Vegas (PCL). Optioned OF Eric Thames to Las Vegas.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago: Activated C Steve Clevenger from the 15-day DL. Optioned C Blake Lalli to Iowa (PCL).
Los Angeles: Reinstated OF Matt Kemp from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF-1B Jerry Sands to Albuquerque (PCL). Recalled RHP Nathan Eovaldi from Chattanooga (SL).
New York: Placed INF Justin Turner on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Chris Schwinden from Buffalo (IL). Purchased the contract of INF Omar Quintanilla from Buffalo. Designated RHP Manny Acosta for assignment.
Philadelphia: Placed RHP Roy Halladay on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 28. Recalled C Erik Kratz from Lehigh Valley (IL).
Pittsburgh: Recalled INF Jordy Mercer from Indianapolis (IL). Optioned INF Yamaico Navarro to Indianapolis.
Washington: Recalled C Jhonatan Solano from Syracuse (IL). Accepted the contract of OF Erik Komatsu, who was assigned outright per Rule 6 guidelines to Syracuse (IL), from the Twins.
FOOTBALL
NFL
Indianapolis: Signed OT George Foster. Waived FB Ryan Mahaffey.
New England: Signed OL Jamey Richard, TE Nick Melillo and DB Alfonzo Dennard. Released WR Anthony Gonzalez.
Pittsburgh: Signed LB Sean Spence to a four-year contract.
HOCKEY
NHL
Boston: Signed G Niklas Svedberg.
Chicago: Agreed to terms with F Joakim Nordstrom, D Klas Dahlbeck, G Mac Carruth and G Kent Simpson on three-year contracts.
Detroit: Signed F Teemu Pulkkinen to a three-year entry-level contract.
N.Y. Islanders: Agreed to terms with F John Persson on a three-year entry-level contract.
Phoenix: Signed F Phil Lane to a three-year entry-level contract.
St. Louis: Signed G Jordan Binnington.
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
New York: Loaned F Corey Hertzog to Wilmington (USL-PRO).
COLLEGE
Alcorn State: Named Jay Hopson football coach.
Butler: Announced it is joining the Atlantic 10 conference, beginning with the 2012-13 season.
Fordham Signed men's basketball coach Tom Pecora to a contract extension through the 2016-17 season.
Marshall: Named Matt Daniel women's basketball coach.
TODAY'S LINE
MLB
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG American League
TWINS-115/+105OaklandCLEVELAND-125/+115Kansas CityTAMPA BAY-135/+125ChicagoTORONTO-155/+145BaltimoreBOSTON-145/+135DetroitTEXAS-210/+190SeattleLOS ANGELES-120/+110New York National League
CHICAGO-135/+125San DiegoCincinnati-130/+120PITTSBURGHMIAMI-165/+155WashingtonATLANTA-125/+115St. LouisPhiladelphia-140/+130NEW YORKCOLORADO-165/+155HoustonLOS ANGELES-145/+135MilwaukeeSAN FRAN.-115/+105Arizona NBA PLAYOFFS
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOGMIAMI7 1/2Boston STANLEY CUP FINALS
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOGLos Angeles-115/-105NEW JERSEY Note: Home teams in capital letters.
The best All-Star game in professional sports was on full display Tuesday night, but Fox ruined the broadcast.
