SCOREBOARD
Area events
Wednesday
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers at Mankato 7:05 p.m.
AMATEUR BASEBALL
Exhibition: Fort Ripley Rebels at Nisswa Lightning 7:30 p.m.
LEGION BASEBALL
Pierz at Little Falls 6 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), 3WI-FM (95.9), KFGI-FM (101.5), KUAL-FM (103.5), 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)
Wednesday
GOLF
2:30 p.m., TGC: PGA of America, Professional National Championship, final round
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m., KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Twins at Kansas City
7 p.m., ESPN: San Francisco at St. Louis
TENNIS
6 a.m., ESPN2: Wimbledon Championships, men's quarterfinals
9 a.m., NBC: Wimbledon Championships, men's quarterfinals
Noon, ESPN2: Wimbledon Championships, men's quarterfinals
Baseball
Northwoods League
Through Monday
North Division W L GB
Mankato 21 9 -
Rochester 17 12 3.5
Alexandria 17 14 4.5
Brainerd 14 16 7
Duluth 13 17 8
St. Cloud 13 18 8.5
Thunder Bay 6 25 15.5
South Division W L GB
Eau Claire 20 7 -
Battle Creek 19 11 2.5
LaCrosse 19 12 3
Madison 18 13 4
Green Bay 13 17 8.5
Wisconsin 11 20 11
Waterloo 10 20 11.5
American League
Monday's Games
Boston 4, Baltimore 0
Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 3
Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 1
L.A. Angels 5, Texas 2
Kansas City 4, Minnesota 2
Oakland 7, Detroit 1
Tuesday's Games
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 47 29 .618 -
New York 44 32 .579 3
Tampa Bay 44 35 .557 4 1/2
Toronto 41 38 .519 7 1/2
Baltimore 34 42 .447 13
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 42 34 .553 -
Minnesota 40 39 .506 3 1/2
Chicago 39 38 .506 3 1/2
Kansas City 33 43 .434 9
Cleveland 31 48 .392 12 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 42 32 .568 -
Texas 40 35 .533 2 1/2
Seattle 39 37 .513 4
Oakland 32 43 .427 10 1/2
Monday's Games
Boston 4, Baltimore 0
Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 3
Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 1
L.A. Angels 5, Texas 2
Kansas City 4, Minnesota 2
Oakland 7, Detroit 1
Tuesday's Games
Chicago White Sox 11, Cleveland 4, 7 innings
N.Y. Yankees 8, Seattle 5
Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 1
L.A. Angels at Texas, rain delay.
Minnesota 2, Kansas City 1
Detroit at Oakland
Wednesday's Games
Tampa Bay (J.Shields 6-5) at Toronto (R.Romero 5-3), 12:07 p.m.
Boston (Beckett 9-3) at Baltimore (Bergesen 5-2), 12:35 p.m.
Minnesota (Perkins 3-4) at Kansas City (Meche 4-7), 3:10 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 8-3) at Oakland (Braden 5-7), 4:35 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Contreras 2-7) at Cleveland (Sowers 2-5), 6:05 p.m.
Seattle (Washburn 4-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 7-3), 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 8-3) at Texas (Millwood 8-5), 7:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 39 35 .527 -
Florida 40 39 .506 1 1/2
New York 37 39 .487 3
Atlanta 36 40 .474 4
Washington 22 53 .293 17 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 42 35 .545 -
St. Louis 41 38 .519 2
Cincinnati 37 38 .493 4
Chicago 36 38 .486 4 1/2
Houston 36 38 .486 4 1/2
Pittsburgh 36 41 .468 6
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 49 28 .636 -
San Francisco 42 34 .553 6 1/2
Colorado 40 36 .526 8 1/2
San Diego 33 42 .440 15
Arizona 31 46 .403 18
Monday's Games
Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh 1
Milwaukee 10, N.Y. Mets 6
Florida 4, Washington 2
San Francisco 10, St. Louis 0
Houston 3, San Diego 1
L.A. Dodgers 4, Colorado 2, 13 innings
Tuesday's Games
Pittsburgh 3, Chicago Cubs 0
Arizona 6, Cincinnati 2
Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 4, 10 innings
Florida 7, Washington 5, 7 innings
Milwaukee 6, N.Y. Mets 3
San Francisco 6, St. Louis 3
Houston at San Diego
Colorado at L.A. Dodgers
Wednesday's Games
Washington (Zimmermann 3-3) at Florida (Jo.Johnson 7-1), 11:10 a.m.
N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 5-3) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 8-4), 1:05 p.m.
Colorado (Hammel 5-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 5-5), 2:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 2-3) at Pittsburgh (V.Vasquez 1-0), 6:05 p.m.
Arizona (Garland 4-7) at Cincinnati (Cueto 7-4), 6:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Hamels 4-4) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 5-6), 6:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Cain 9-2) at St. Louis (Wainwright 8-5), 7:15 p.m.
Houston (Moehler 4-4) at San Diego (W.Silva 0-1), 9:05 p.m.
Basketball
WNBA
Tuesday's Games
Minnesota 91, Atlanta 85
Chicago 74, Sacramento 72
Washington 84, San Antonio 82
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX-Placed 3B Mike Lowell on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 28. Recalled 1B-OF Jeff Bailey from Pawtucket (IL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS-Activated 1B Chad Tracy from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Leo Rosales to Reno (PCL).
CHICAGO CUBS-Optioned RHP Jose Ascanio to Iowa (PCL). Recalled RHP Jeff Samardzija from Iowa.
HOUSTON ASTROS-Activated LHP Mike Hampton from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Wesley Wright to Round Rock (PCL). Announced RHP Brandon Backe rejected an outright assignment to Round Rock (PCL), making him a free agent.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Placed LHP Antonio Bastardo on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Sergio Escalona from Lehigh Valley (IL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Traded INF-OF Eric Hinske and cash to the N.Y. Yankees for RHP Casey Erickson and OF Eric Fryer. Purchased the contract of OF Garrett Jones from Indianapolis (IL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS-Acquired OF Nyjer Morgan and LHP Sean Burnett from Pittsburgh for OF Lastings Milledge and RHP Joel Hanrahan.
American Association
ST. PAUL SAINTS-Signed OF Jason Cooper and INF Alex Fonseca.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DETROIT PISTONS-Fired coach Michael Curry.
INDIANA PACERS-Made qualifying offers to G Jarrett Jack and F Josh McRoberts, making them restricted free agents.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS-Made a qualifying offer to F Steve Novak, making him a restricted free agent.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER-Announced G Damien Wilkins exercised his contract option for the 2009-10 season.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS-Announced G Michael Finley exercised his contract option for the 2009-10 season.
UTAH JAZZ-Announced F Carlos Boozer and C Mehmet Okur exercised their contract options for the 2009-10 season.
American Basketball Association
ABA-Granted an expansion team to Grand Rapids, Mich., to begin play in the 2009-10 season.
GRAND RAPIDS-Announced team nickname will be Flight.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS-Waived LB Mike Juergens and LB Brit Miller.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-Signed OT Colin Brown.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-Traded WR Dennis Northcutt to Detroit for S Gerald Alexander.
NEW YORK GIANTS-Signed RB Andre Brown. Waived C Alex Derenthal.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS-Signed RW Troy Bodie to two-year contract extension, through the 2010-11 season.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Agreed to terms with C Dave Bolland on a five-year contract, F Jake Dowell on a two-year contract and G Antti Niemi on a one-year contract.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Named Dave Rook goaltending coach.
MINNESOTA WILD-Named Jim Mill assistant to the general manager.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS-Agreed to terms with D Johnny Oduya on a multiyear contract. Acquired C Ben Walter and future considerations from the New York Islanders for the rights to C Tony Romano.
NEW YORK RANGERS-Traded C Scott Gomez, F Tom Pyatt and D Mike Busto to Montreal for F Chris Higgins, D Ryan McDonagh and D Pavel Valentenko.
ST. LOUIS BLUES-Made qualifying offers to F B.J. Crombeen, F Jonathan Filewich, G Chris Holt, D Roman Polak, D Danny Richmond and D Steve Wagner.
COLLEGE
NCAA-Named Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith chairman of the Div. I men's basketball committee for 2010-11. Reduced the probation period for Alabama State's football program from five years to three.
AKRON-Named Rick McFadden men's assistant basketball coach, Dan Peters director of basketball operations and Curtis Loyd women's associate head basketball coach.
ARKANSAS STATE-Announced the resignation of women's bowling coach Chris James.
BINGHAMTON-Named Leah Truncale women's assistant basketball coach.
ELON-Named Erica Madden Roberson director of media relations for athletics.
MARYLAND-Named Kyle Spencer tennis coach.
MONTANA STATE-Signed men's basketball coach Brad Huse and women's basketball coach Tricia Binford to three-year contract extensions, through the 2012-13 school year.
PHILADELPHIA-Named Jean-Marie Torpey women's assistant basketball coach.