BASEBALL
TWINS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT
ROCHESTER RED WINGS (CLASS AAA)
Syracuse (Nationals) 6, Rochester 1
Syracuse100020300 -- 680
Rochester100000000 -- 160
W: Roark (5-12, 5.19). L: Martis (0-1, 8.50). HR: SYR, Carroll (8); ROC, Dinkelman (3). Highlights: Brian Dinkelman had two hits, including a solo homer, for the Red Wings.
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS (CLASS AA)
Binghamton (Mets) 4, New Britain 3
Binghamton000030010 -- 450
New Britain000000120 -- 370
W: Cohoon (5-7, 3.60). L: 3-4, 4.06). Sv: Carson (9). HR: BIN, Campbell (8). Highlights: Joe Benson hit a two-run double for the Rock Cats.
FORT MYERS MIRACLE (CLASS A ADV.)
Charlotte (Rays) 6, Fort Myers 5
Fort Myers00030002000 -- 571
Charlotte02000001201 -- 690
W: Koronis (1-0, 4.15). L: Bowen (4-5, 3.45). HR: FTM, Morales (5); CHA, Estrada (2). Highlights: Angel Morales hit a two-run homer for the Miracle.
BELOIT SNAPPERS (CLASS A)
Beloit was idle
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
NORTHWLPct.GBFargo-Moorhead3923.629--Winnipeg3725.5972Saints3130.5087 1/2Sioux Falls2933.46810CENTRALWLPct.GBWichita3627.571--Kansas City3529.5471 1/2Gary2934.4607Sioux City2836.4388 1/2Lincoln2439.38112SOUTHWLPct.GBGrand Prairie3924.619--Amarillo3430.5315 1/2Laredo2933.4689 1/2El Paso2535.41712 1/2 RESULTS TUESDAY
Kansas City 10, Saints 7
El Paso 2, Grand Prairie 0
Fargo-Moorhead 11, Sioux Falls 8
Gary 2, Sioux City 0
Laredo 16, Lincoln 6
Quebec 6, Winnipeg 2
Wichita 6, Amarillo 5
GAMES WEDNESDAY
Saints at Kansas City, 7:05 pm
Quebec at Winnipeg, 7 pm
Sioux Falls at Fargo-Moorhead, 7:02 pm
Amarillo at Wichita, 7:05 pm
El Paso at Grand Prairie, 7:05 pm
Sioux City at Gary, 7:10 pm
Lincoln at Laredo, 7:30 pm
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
NORTHWLPct.GBDuluth127.632--Mankato*108.5561 1/2Willmar108.5561 1/2St. Cloud109.5262Waterloo99.5002 1/2Alexandria810.4443 1/2Rochester711.3894 1/2Thunder Bay711.3894 1/2SOUTHWLPct.GBWisconsin152.882--Madison134.7652La Crosse*98.5296Lakeshore98.5296Green Bay611.3539Eau Claire612.3339 1/2Wisconsin Rapids612.3339 1/2Battle Creek512.29410 Note: *-clinched first half
RESULT TUESDAY
South All-Stars 4, North All-Stars 3
GAMES WEDNESDAY
No games scheduled
AMATEUR
CROW RIVER VALLEY
Playoffs
Winsted 6, Mayer 0
METROPOLITAN AREA
Chaska 6, Minneapolis Cobras 0
AMERICAN LEGION
FOURTH DISTRICT PLAYOFFS
First round
Maplewood Green 3, Rosetown 1
Tri-City Maroon 3, Hamline Purple 2
North St. Paul 22, Roseville East 1, 7 inn.
Tri-City Red 12, White Bear Orng. 2, 8 inn.
BASKETBALL
WNBA
WESTERNWLPctGBLynx154.789--San Antonio135.7221 1/2Los Angeles156.7141Seattle910.4746Phoenix415.21111Tulsa315.16711 1/2EASTERNWLPctGBConnecticut154.789--Indiana107.5884Atlanta910.4746Chicago89.4716New York612.3338 1/2Washington414.22210 1/2 Note: All teams are on Olympic break; league play resumes Thursday, Aug. 16.
FOOTBALL
NFL CALENDAR
Aug. 4-5: Hall of Fame inductions; Hall of Fame game, Canton, Ohio.
Aug. 9-13: Preseason openers.
Sept. 5: Regular-season opener.
Sept. 9-10: First full regular-season weekend.
GOLF
LOCAL WOMEN
MWGA SENIOR FOUR-BALL
Final round At Red Wing G.C.
Championship flight
(Note: Tournament held to 27 holes because of weather.)
Claudia Pilot/Brenda Williams69-35--104
Leigh Klasse/Mary Hoisser71-37--108
Sue Liberty/Nancy Blanchard72-38--110
Mary Flynn/Jill Nagel69-41--110
Ellie Layton/Minette Raborn76-38--114
Jo-Anne Lindsay/Nancy Harris74-41--115
Clare Pobanz/Luanne Cortesi76-40--116
Rachel Wight/Colleen Zwach78-38--116
Ann Brilley/Bernie Brown80-41--121
Cherie Riesenberg/Cynthia Leaf84-39--123
Ruth Thoemke/K. Hubert-Wyss83-40--123
Nicki Reuterfeldt/Judy Waryan82-43--125
HOCKEY
NHL CALENDAR
July 20-Aug. 4: Salary arbitration hearings held.
Aug. 6: Deadline for salary arbitration decisions to be rendered.
Sept. 15: Expiration date of Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Sept. 19: NHL preseason schedule begins.
Oct. 11: NHL regular season begins.
SOCCER
MLS
EASTERNWLTPtsGFGANew York1155383729Sporting K.C.1164372619Houston957343125D.C. United1073333427Chicago974312222Columbus774251819Montreal7133243042New England695232525Philadelphia6102202021Toronto FC5114192436WESTERNWLTPtsGFGASan Jose1354434427Real Salt Lake1273393326Vancouver967342526Seattle857312521Los Angeles9103303835Chivas USA685231321Colorado7131222730FC Dallas5107222530Portland5114191935 Note: Three points for victory, one for tie.
GAME WEDNESDAY
Chelsea at MLS All-Stars, 7:30 pm
MLS ALL-STAR ROSTER
At PPL Park, Chester, Pa.
Goalkeepers: Dan Kennedy (Chivas USA), Jimmy Nielsen (Sporting Kansas City).
Defenders: Steven Beitashour (San Jose Earthquakes), Aurelien Collin (Sporting Kansas City), Ramiro Corrales (San Jose Earthquakes), Jay DeMerit (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Justin Morrow (San Jose Earthquakes), Heath Pearce (New York Red Bulls), Carlos Valdes (Philadelphia Union).
Midfielders: Osvaldo Alonso (Seattle Sounders FC), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), David Beckham (LA Galaxy), Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United), Landon Donovan (L.A. Galaxy), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
Forwards: Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls), Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders FC), Chris Pontius (D.C. United), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes).
NASL
WLTPtsGFGASan Antonio935322515Tampa Bay963302521Puerto Rico864282419Minn. Stars FC765262524Carolina656242926Fort Lauderdale676242731FC Edmonton494161519Atlanta3105142035 Note: Three points for victory, one for tie.
GAME FRIDAY
Atlanta at Fort Lauderdale, 6:30 pm
GAMES SATURDAY
Minn. Stars FC at Puerto Rico, 6:30 pm
FC Edmonton at Tampa Bay, 6:30 pm
Carolina at San Antonio, 7:45 pm
TENNIS
PRO MEN
BET-AT-HOME CUP KITZBUEHEL
First round Kitzbuehel, Austria
Pavol Cervenak def.
Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3
Rogerio Dutra Silva def.
Jan Hajek, 4-1, retired
Philipp Oswald def.
Daniel Brands, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Ernests Gulbis (7) def.
Andreas Haider-Maurer, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
Simone Bolelli def.
Horacio Zeballos, 7-5, 7-5
FARMERS CLASSIC
First round Los Angeles
Michael Russell def.
Jesse Levine, 6-3, 6-4
Igor Andreev def.
Dudi Sela, 7-6 (4), 6-4
Xavier Malisse (5) def.
Nicolas Meister, 6-4, 6-1
Matthew Ebden def.
Michael Berrer, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4)
Paolo Lorenzi def.
Brad Klahn, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
First round Late Monday
Rajeev Ram def.
Brian Baker (8), 7-6 (3), 7-5
PRO WOMEN
BAKU CUP
First round Baku, Azerbaijan
Estrella Cabeza Candela def.
Ekaterine Gorgodze, 6-1, 6-1
Olga Puchkova def.
Akgul Amanmuradova (7), 6-3, 7-6 (12)
Magdalena Rybarikova def.
Eva Birnerova (8), 6-1, 6-1
Marta Domachowska def.
Caroline Garcia, 1-6, 7-5, 6-0
Julia Cohen def.
Ksenia Pervak (1), 6-4, 3-6, 3-2, retired
Alexandra Panova (2) def.
Sacha Jones, 7-5, 7-6 (7)
Laura Pous-Tio def.
N. Lertcheewakarn, 6-1, 2-0, retired
Sandra Zaniewska def.
Elina Svitolina, 6-1, 7-6 (4)
Nina Bratchikova (6) def.
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, 6-2, 6-4
Bojana Jovanovski (5) def.
Lesia Tsurenko, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Alberta Brianti def.
Zarina Diyas, 6-3, 6-1
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Twins: Reinstated 1B Justin Morneau from the paternity list.
Baltimore: Signed OF Henry Urrutia to a minor league contract.
Chicago: Assigned LHP Matt Talley to Kannapolis (SAL).
Cleveland: Traded RHP Jose De La Torre to Boston for INF/OF Brent Lillibridge.
Detroit: Optioned 2B Danny Worth to Toledo (IL).
Kansas City: Announced the retirement of C Jason Kendall.
New York: Designated OF Dewayne Wise for assignment.
Seattle: Optioned 1B Justin Smoak and RHP D.J. Mitchell to Tacoma (PCL). Assigned RHP Danny Farquhar to Tacoma. Recalled OF-DH Mike Carp from Tacoma.
Tampa Bay: Reinstated OF Sam Fuld from the 60-day DL. Optioned RHP Brandon Gomes to Durham (IL). Transferred 3B Evan Longoria to the 60-day DL. Assigned RHP Matt Nevarez to Charlotte (FSL).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona: Reinstated INF John McDonald from the 15-day DL. Designated INF Ryan Roberts for assignment.
Colorado: Recalled LHP Edwar Cabrera from Colorado Springs (PCL). Placed INF Jason Giambi on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 21st.
Houston: Assigned C Jon Carnahan to the Gulf Coast Astros.
New York: Selected the contracts of RHP Manny Acosta and RHP Matt Harvey from Buffalo (IL). Optioned OF Lucas Duda and RHP Pedro Beato to Buffalo. Signed RHP Craig Hansen to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: Acquired LHP Wandy Rodriguez and cash from the Houston Astros for LHP Rudy Owens, LHP Colton Cain and OF Robbie Grossman.
San Francisco: Agreed to terms with OF Jarrad Page on a minor league contract.
BASKETBALL
NBA
Timberwolves: Acquired F Dante Cunningham from the Memphis Grizzlies for G Wayne Ellington.
Brooklyn: Signed F Tornike Shengelia.
Chicago: Signed G Marco Belinelli.
Houston: Announced the Chicago Bulls did not match the Rockets' three-year offer sheet to C Omer Asik.
New Orleans: Signed C Anthony Davis and G Austin Rivers to three-year contracts.
New York: Signed G Pablo Prigioni.
Philadelphia: Signed F-C Maurice Harkless and C Arnett Moultrie.
Washington: Signed G A.J. Price.
FOOTBALL
NFL
Vikings: Signed T Kevin Murphy. Waived T Darrion Weems.
Arizona: Signed S Adrian Wilson to a contract extension through the 2015 season.
Cleveland: Signed RB Trent Richardson and QB Brandon Weeden.
Denver: Signed QB Brock Osweiler.
Detroit: Named Elizabeth Parkinson senior vice president of marketing and partnerships.
Green Bay: Named Ed Policy vice president and general counsel.
Houston: Signed G Brandon Brooks.
Pittsburgh: Signed coach Mike Tomlin to a five-year contract. Signed G David DeCastro to a four-year contract.
Seattle: Agreed to terms with DE Chris Clemons on a multi-year contract extension.
Washington: Signed CB David Jones. Placed CB Chase Minnifield on the waived/injured list.
HOCKEY
NHL
Carolina: Signed D Jay Harrison to a three-year contract extension and F Zach Boychuk to a one-year, two-way contract.
Columbus: Signed D Rya Murray to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Nashville: Matched Philadelphia's 14-year offer sheet to D Shea Weber.
COLLEGE
Bethel: Named Andrew rock men's and women's track and field coach.
Michigan: Suspended DE Frank Clark after authorities say he took a laptop from a campus dorm room.
NJIT: Named Brian Guiliana baseball coach.
St. Cloud State: Named Garrett Raboin men's assistant hockey coach.
Winona State: Named Brian Paulson men's golf coach.
TODAY'S LINE
MLB
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG American League
CHICAGO-210/+190TwinsLOS ANGELES-220/+200Kansas CityNew York-175/+165SEATTLETampa Bay-130/+120BALTIMOREDetroit-135/+125CLEVELANDTORONTO-125/+115OaklandTEXAS-130/+120Boston National League
Washington-175/+165NEW YORKPITTSBURGH-125/+115ChicagoAtlanta-120/+110MIAMIPHILADELPHIA-120/+110MilwaukeeSAN FRAN. -175/+165San DiegoCincinnati-145/+135HOUSTONST. LOUIS-145/+135Los AngelesARIZONA-175/+165Colorado Key: Home teams in capital letters.
As the Vikings sit at 4-5, last in the division, Justin Jefferson wants to recapture his youthful energy while J.J. McCarthy looks to scrub some blemishes out of his game.
