SCOREBOARD
Area events
Thursday
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE BASEBALL
Brainerd Blue Thunder at Mankato, 7:05 p.m.
LEGION BASEBALL
McGregor at Crosslake, 6 p.m.
Ironton at Royalton, 6 p.m.
Pierz at Aitkin (2), 5 p.m.
Little Falls vs. Cold Spring at St. Cloud 5:30 p.m.
Friday
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE BASEBALL
Brainerd Blue Thunder at Mankato, 7:05 p.m.
AMATEUR BASEBALL
Bemidji vs. Brainerd Bees, Adamson Field, 7:30 p.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).
Thursday
COLLEGE BASEBALL
6 p.m., ESPN: World Series, game 10, teams TBA,
GOLF
8:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, BMW International Open, first round
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Travelers Championship, first round
5:30 p.m., TGC: PGA of America, Professional National Championship, first round
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
12:10 p.m., KKIN-FM, KLIZ, WYRQ, KNSP, KWAD: Twins vs. Washington
MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE
6:30 p.m., ESPN2: Washington at Boston
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m., ABC: NBA finals, finals, game 7, L.A. Lakers at Boston (if necessary)
SOCCER
1:30 p.m., ESPN: UEFA, Euro 2008, quarterfinal, Group A winner vs. Group B runner-up
9 p.m., ESPN2: MLS, Chicago at CD Chivas USA
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 46 29 .613 -
Tampa Bay 42 29 .592 2
New York 39 33 .542 5 1/2
Baltimore 36 34 .514 7 1/2
Toronto 35 38 .479 10
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 40 31 .563 -
Minnesota 36 36 .500 4 1/2
Detroit 34 38 .472 6 1/2
Cleveland 33 38 .465 7
Kansas City 30 42 .417 10 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 43 29 .597 -
Oakland 39 31 .557 3
Texas 36 37 .493 7 1/2
Seattle 25 46 .352 17 1/2
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 8, San Diego 0
Boston 3, Philadelphia 0
Baltimore 6, Houston 5
Tampa Bay 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Milwaukee 7, Toronto 0
Texas 7, Atlanta 5
Minnesota 2, Washington 1
Chicago White Sox 16, Pittsburgh 5
Kansas City 2, St. Louis 1
Colorado 10, Cleveland 2
Oakland 15, Arizona 1
L.A. Angels 6, N.Y. Mets 1
Seattle 5, Florida 4
Detroit 5, San Francisco 1
Wednesday's Games
Boston 7, Philadelphia 4
Detroit 7, San Francisco 2
N.Y. Yankees 8, San Diego 5
Baltimore 2, Houston 1, 10 innings
Tampa Bay 5, Chicago Cubs 4
Milwaukee 5, Toronto 4
Atlanta 5, Texas 2
Minnesota 11, Washington 2
Chicago White Sox 8, Pittsburgh 2
Kansas City 3, St. Louis 2
Cleveland at Colorado
Oakland at Arizona,
N.Y. Mets at L.A. Angels
Florida at Seattle
Thursday's Games
San Diego (Banks 2-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Chamberlain 1-2), 12:05 p.m.
Washington (Hill 1-3) at Minnesota (Perkins 2-2), 12:10 p.m.
Toronto (Burnett 6-6) at Milwaukee (Bush 2-7), 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Morton 1-0) at Texas (Feldman 1-3), 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Dumatrait 3-3) at Chicago White Sox (G.Floyd 7-3), 1:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Greinke 5-4) at St. Louis (Reyes 2-1), 1:15 p.m.
Oakland (Smith 4-5) at Arizona (Davis 2-3), 2:40 p.m.
Houston (Chacon 2-2) at Baltimore (Burres 5-5), 6:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Gallagher 3-3) at Tampa Bay (Shields 4-5), 6:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Sowers 0-1) at Colorado (De La Rosa 1-3), 8:05 p.m
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 42 32 .568 -
Florida 38 33 .535 2 1/2
Atlanta 36 37 .493 5 1/2
New York 34 36 .486 6
Washington 29 44 .397 12 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 45 27 .625 -
St. Louis 42 31 .575 3 1/2
Milwaukee 38 33 .535 6 1/2
Pittsburgh 34 38 .472 11
Houston 33 39 .458 12
Cincinnati 33 40 .452 12 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 37 34 .521 -
Los Angeles 33 38 .465 4
San Diego 31 42 .425 7
San Francisco 31 42 .425 7
Colorado 29 42 .408 8
Tuesday's Games
L.A. Dodgers 3, Cincinnati 1
Wednesday's Games
L.A. Dodgers 6, Cincinnati 1
Thursday's Games
L.A. Dodgers (Eric Stults 0-0) at Cincinnati (Harang 3-9), 11:35 a.m.
College World Series
Wednesday, June 18
Stanford 8, Miami 3, Miami eliminated
Thursday, June 19
Game 10 - LSU (49-18-1) vs. North Carolina (52-13), 6 p.m.
AL leaders
BATTING-Bradley, Texas, .330; Mauer, Minnesota, .329; JDrew, Boston, .327; Damon, New York, .327; HMatsui, New York, .321; Hamilton, Texas, .318; Polanco, Detroit, .316.
RUNS-Kinsler, Texas, 60; JDrew, Boston, 53; MiYoung, Texas, 52; Ellsbury, Boston, 51; Hamilton, Texas, 49; ISuzuki, Seattle, 48; Bradley, Texas, 47.
RBI-Hamilton, Texas, 74; Quentin, Chicago, 56; Morneau, Minnesota, 53; JGuillen, Kansas City, 53; MRamirez, Boston, 49; DaMurphy, Texas, 48; Bradley, Texas, 48.
HITS-Hamilton, Texas, 93; Kinsler, Texas, 91; ISuzuki, Seattle, 86; Damon, New York, 86; JoLopez, Seattle, 84; Morneau, Minnesota, 84; Pedroia, Boston, 82; MiYoung, Texas, 82.
DOUBLES-JGuillen, Kansas City, 26; Crosby, Oakland, 23; BRoberts, Baltimore, 23; DaMurphy, Texas, 20; Kinsler, Texas, 20; Bradley, Texas, 20; Damon, New York, 20.
TRIPLES-BRoberts, Baltimore, 5; DYoung, Minnesota, 4; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 4; 14 are tied with 3.
HOME RUNS-Hamilton, Texas, 19; Quentin, Chicago, 17; Sizemore, Cleveland, 17; Giambi, New York, 17; Crede, Chicago, 15; Bradley, Texas, 15; MRamirez, Boston, 15.
STOLEN BASES-Ellsbury, Boston, 34; ISuzuki, Seattle, 30; Upton, Tampa Bay, 22; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 19; BRoberts, Baltimore, 19; CaGomez, Minnesota, 18; Kinsler, Texas, 17; Gathright, Kansas City, 17.
PITCHING (9 Decisions)-CLee, Cleveland, 10-1, .909, 2.55; Wang, New York, 8-2, .800, 4.07; Galarraga, Detroit, 7-2, .778, 3.03; Saunders, Los Angeles, 10-3, .769, 3.06; Padilla, Texas, 9-3, .750, 3.73; Sonnanstine, Tampa Bay, 8-3, .727, 4.92; ESantana, Los Angeles, 8-3, .727, 3.40.
STRIKEOUTS-Sabathia, Cleveland, 97; JVazquez, Chicago, 93; FHernandez, Seattle, 91; Beckett, Boston, 89; Halladay, Toronto, 86; Burnett, Toronto, 85; ESantana, Los Angeles, 82.
SAVES-FRodriguez, Los Angeles, 28; Sherrill, Baltimore, 23; Papelbon, Boston, 21; Nathan, Minnesota, 18; MRivera, New York, 18; Soria, Kansas City, 17; Percival, Tampa Bay, 17.
NL leaders
BATTING-CJones, Atlanta, .400; Berkman, Houston, .362; Pujols, St. Louis, .347; Holliday, Colorado, .324; BMolina, San Francisco, .318; Nady, Pittsburgh, .314; Schumaker, St. Louis, .312.
RUNS-Berkman, Houston, 64; HRamirez, Florida, 58; Utley, Philadelphia, 56; Uggla, Florida, 54; McLouth, Pittsburgh, 54; Bay, Pittsburgh, 52; Beltran, New York, 51.
RBI-Howard, Philadelphia, 63; Utley, Philadelphia, 62; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 62; Berkman, Houston, 58; Braun, Milwaukee, 55; Ludwick, St. Louis, 55; CaLee, Houston, 53.
HITS-CJones, Atlanta, 98; CGuzman, Washington, 95; Berkman, Houston, 93; YEscobar, Atlanta, 84; Atkins, Colorado, 84; JReyes, New York, 84; Braun, Milwaukee, 83; Utley, Philadelphia, 83; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 83; Tejada, Houston, 83.
DOUBLES-Uggla, Florida, 23; Berkman, Houston, 23; McCann, Atlanta, 22; McLouth, Pittsburgh, 22; CGuzman, Washington, 22; Ludwick, St. Louis, 21; Winn, San Francisco, 21.
TRIPLES-FLewis, San Francisco, 6; SDrew, Arizona, 5; CJackson, Arizona, 5; JReyes, New York, 5; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 5; Velez, San Francisco, 4; Upton, Arizona, 4; Loney, Los Angeles, 4.
HOME RUNS-Utley, Philadelphia, 22; Braun, Milwaukee, 20; Uggla, Florida, 20; Berkman, Houston, 20; Howard, Philadelphia, 19; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 19; Dunn, Cincinnati, 18; Burrell, Philadelphia, 18.
STOLEN BASES-Taveras, Colorado, 30; Bourn, Houston, 27; Pierre, Los Angeles, 26; JReyes, New York, 25; HRamirez, Florida, 16; KMatsui, Houston, 15; Victorino, Philadelphia, 14; Rollins, Philadelphia, 14.
PITCHING (9 Decisions)-Lincecum, San Francisco, 8-1, .889, 2.21; Volquez, Cincinnati, 9-2, .818, 1.64; Lohse, St. Louis, 8-2, .800, 3.77; Dempster, Chicago, 8-2, .800, 2.76; Webb, Arizona, 11-3, .786, 3.27; Wellemeyer, St. Louis, 7-2, .778, 3.67; Cook, Colorado, 10-3, .769, 3.29.
STRIKEOUTS-Volquez, Cincinnati, 105; Lincecum, San Francisco, 95; Billingsley, Los Angeles, 91; Hamels, Philadelphia, 91; JSantana, New York, 91; Harang, Cincinnati, 89; JSanchez, San Francisco, 88.
SAVES-BWilson, San Francisco, 19; Lidge, Philadelphia, 18; KWood, Chicago, 18; Capps, Pittsburgh, 16; Valverde, Houston, 16; Rauch, Washington, 15; BWagner, New York, 15; Hoffman, San Diego, 15.
Transactions
BASEBALL
National League
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Extended their affiliation agreement with Reading (EL) for two seasons.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
TORONTO RAPTORS-Announced they have bought out the contract of F Jorge Garbajosa.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS-Signed OL Derrick Morse. Waived WR Nate Hughes, LB Xavier Mitchell and DB Darnell Terrell.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS-Signed RB Justin Forsett to a multiyear contract. Released CB Donovan Alexander.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES-Named Jason Karmanos executive director of hockey operations.
OTTAWA SENATORS-Signed D Matt Carkner to a two-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS-Traded the rights to F Vaclav Prospal to Tampa Bay for Nashville's 2008 seventh round draft pick and a 2009 conditional draft pick.
COLLEGE
NCAA-Placed Southeast Missouri State on two years of probation and penalized them for major and secondary violations in their women's and men's basketball programs.
AIR FORCE-Agreed to terms with Jeff Reynolds, men's basketball coach, on a five-year contract, through the 2012-13 season.
ILLINOIS STATE-Named Kevin McCarty media relations graduate assistant.
TEMPLE-Announced the resignation of Stefanie Scalessa, men's and women's track & field coach.