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Posted: Monday, July 14, 2008

Area events

Monday

NORTHWOODS LEAGUE BASEBALL

Northwoods All-Star Game, Madison, Wis., 7:05 p.m.

LEGION BASEBALL

Little Falls vs. Brainerd, 5 p.m., Mills Field, (2)

TV-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).

Monday

CYCLING

6 a.m., VERSUS - Tour de France, stage 10, Pau to Hautacam, France

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

7 p.m., ESPN - Exhibition, Home Run Derby

Baseball

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 57 40 .588 -

Tampa Bay 55 39 .585 1/2

New York 50 45 .526 6

Toronto 47 48 .495 9

Baltimore 45 48 .484 10

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 54 40 .574 -

Minnesota 53 42 .558 1 1/2

Detroit 47 47 .500 7

Kansas City 43 53 .448 12

Cleveland 41 53 .436 13

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 57 38 .600 -

Oakland 51 44 .537 6

Texas 50 46 .521 7 1/2

Seattle 37 58 .389 20

Saturday's Games

N.Y. Yankees 9, Toronto 4

Minnesota 6, Detroit 5

Boston 12, Baltimore 1

Cleveland 8, Tampa Bay 4

Chicago White Sox 9, Texas 7

Kansas City 5, Seattle 4

L.A. Angels 4, Oakland 1

Sunday's Games

Detroit 4, Minnesota 2

Cleveland 5, Tampa Bay 2

Toronto 4, N.Y. Yankees 1

Boston 2, Baltimore 1

Seattle 4, Kansas City 3

Texas 12, Chicago White Sox 11

L.A. Angels 4, Oakland 3

Monday's Games

No games scheduled

Tuesday's Game

All-Star Game at New York, 7 p.m.

National League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 52 44 .542 -

New York 51 44 .537 1/2

Florida 50 45 .526 1 1/2

Atlanta 45 50 .474 6 1/2

Washington 36 60 .375 16

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 57 38 .600 -

St. Louis 53 43 .552 4 1/2

Milwaukee 52 43 .547 5

Cincinnati 46 50 .479 11 1/2

Pittsburgh 44 50 .468 12 1/2

Houston 44 51 .463 13

West Division

W L Pct GB

Arizona 47 48 .495 -

Los Angeles 46 49 .484 1

San Francisco 40 55 .421 7

Colorado 39 57 .406 8 1/2

San Diego 37 58 .389 10

Saturday's Games

Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco 7, 11 innings

N.Y. Mets 3, Colorado 0

Arizona 10, Philadelphia 4

Cincinnati 8, Milwaukee 2

Pittsburgh 12, St. Louis 11, 10 innings

Houston 6, Washington 4

Atlanta 4, San Diego 1

Florida 5, L.A. Dodgers 3, 11 innings

Sunday's Games

Houston 5, Washington 0

St. Louis 11, Pittsburgh 6

Philadelphia 6, Arizona 3

Milwaukee 3, Cincinnati 2

San Francisco 4, Chicago Cubs 2

Atlanta 12, San Diego 3

L.A. Dodgers 9, Florida 1

N.Y. Mets 7, Colorado 0

Monday's Games

No games scheduled

Tuesday's Game

All-Star Game at New York, 7 p.m.

League leaders

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BATTING-Kinsler, Texas, .337; Morneau, Minnesota, .323; Mauer, Minnesota, .322; Damon, New York, .319; Bradley, Texas, .316; Pedroia, Boston, .314; Youkilis, Boston, .314.

RUNS-Kinsler, Texas, 84; Pedroia, Boston, 67; ISuzuki, Seattle, 63; MiYoung, Texas, 63; JDrew, Boston, 63; Quentin, Chicago, 62; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 62; BRoberts, Baltimore, 62.

RBI-Hamilton, Texas, 95; Quentin, Chicago, 70; Morneau, Minnesota, 68; JGuillen, Kansas City, 65; Youkilis, Boston, 63; DaMurphy, Texas, 60; MRamirez, Boston, 60.

HITS-Kinsler, Texas, 134; Pedroia, Boston, 124; ISuzuki, Seattle, 119; Morneau, Minnesota, 118; MiYoung, Texas, 118; Hamilton, Texas, 117; JoLopez, Seattle, 113.

DOUBLES-Kinsler, Texas, 34; BRoberts, Baltimore, 33; JGuillen, Kansas City, 29; Pedroia, Boston, 28; Huff, Baltimore, 28; Markakis, Baltimore, 26; JoLopez, Seattle, 26; Crosby, Oakland, 26; Ibanez, Seattle, 26.

TRIPLES-BRoberts, Baltimore, 8; AJones, Baltimore, 5; Inglett, Toronto, 5; Granderson, Detroit, 5; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 5.

HOME RUNS-Sizemore, Cleveland, 23; Quentin, Chicago, 22; Hamilton, Texas, 21; Dye, Chicago, 21; Bradley, Texas, 19; Giambi, New York, 19; ARodriguez, New York, 19.

STOLEN BASES-Ellsbury, Boston, 35; ISuzuki, Seattle, 34; Upton, Tampa Bay, 27; BRoberts, Baltimore, 27; Kinsler, Texas, 23; Rios, Toronto, 23; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 23.

PITCHING (11 Decisions)-Matsuzaka, Boston, 10-1, .909, 2.65; CLee, Cleveland, 12-2, .857, 2.31; ESantana, Los Angeles, 11-3, .786, 3.34; Sonnanstine, Tampa Bay, 10-4, .714, 4.58; Saunders, Los Angeles, 12-5, .706, 3.07; GFloyd, Chicago, 10-5, .667, 3.63; Duchscherer, Oakland, 10-5, .667, 1.82; Padilla, Texas, 10-5, .667, 4.70.

STRIKEOUTS-Burnett, Toronto, 126; Sabathia, Cleveland, 123; ESantana, Los Angeles, 122; Halladay, Toronto, 121; JVazquez, Chicago, 117; Beckett, Boston, 107; CLee, Cleveland, 106.

SAVES-FRodriguez, Los Angeles, 38; Papelbon, Boston, 28; Sherrill, Baltimore, 28; Nathan, Minnesota, 27; Soria, Kansas City, 25; MRivera, New York, 23; CWilson, Texas, 22.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BATTING-CJones, Atlanta, .376; Pujols, St. Louis, .350; Berkman, Houston, .347; Holliday, Colorado, .338; Nady, Pittsburgh, .321; Theriot, Chicago, .320; CGuzman, Washington, .313.

RUNS-HRamirez, Florida, 80; Berkman, Houston, 79; McLouth, Pittsburgh, 69; Utley, Philadelphia, 68; JReyes, New York, 68; Beltran, New York, 66; Bay, Pittsburgh, 64.

RBI-Howard, Philadelphia, 84; CaLee, Houston, 76; Berkman, Houston, 73; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 71; DWright, New York, 70; Utley, Philadelphia, 69; Teixeira, Atlanta, 69.

HITS-CGuzman, Washington, 126; JReyes, New York, 118; DLee, Chicago, 117; HRamirez, Florida, 116; Berkman, Houston, 116; Atkins, Colorado, 112; CJones, Atlanta, 112.

DOUBLES-McLouth, Pittsburgh, 33; Berkman, Houston, 30; McCann, Atlanta, 27; Rowand, San Francisco, 27; Hart, Milwaukee, 26; CGuzman, Washington, 26; DLee, Chicago, 26.

TRIPLES-JReyes, New York, 10; FLewis, San Francisco, 9; SDrew, Arizona, 5; CJackson, Arizona, 5; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 5; Rollins, Philadelphia, 5.

HOME RUNS-Howard, Philadelphia, 28; Dunn, Cincinnati, 26; Utley, Philadelphia, 25; Braun, Milwaukee, 23; Uggla, Florida, 23; HRamirez, Florida, 23; Burrell, Philadelphia, 23.

STOLEN BASES-Taveras, Colorado, 39; Pierre, Los Angeles, 35; Bourn, Houston, 32; JReyes, New York, 32; Rollins, Philadelphia, 24; HRamirez, Florida, 23; Kemp, Los Angeles, 22; Victorino, Philadelphia, 22.

PITCHING (11 Decisions)-Lincecum, San Francisco, 11-2, .846, 2.57; Lohse, St. Louis, 11-2, .846, 3.39; Volquez, Cincinnati, 12-3, .800, 2.29; Sheets, Milwaukee, 10-3, .769, 2.85; Zambrano, Chicago, 10-3, .769, 2.84; Webb, Arizona, 13-4, .765, 3.23; Kendrick, Philadelphia, 8-3, .727, 4.47.

STRIKEOUTS-Lincecum, San Francisco, 135; Billingsley, Los Angeles, 128; Volquez, Cincinnati, 126; Hamels, Philadelphia, 126; Cain, San Francisco, 121; JSanchez, San Francisco, 115; JSantana, New York, 114.

SAVES-BWilson, San Francisco, 25; Valverde, Houston, 24; KWood, Chicago, 24; BWagner, New York, 22; Gregg, Florida, 20; Lidge, Philadelphia, 20; Lyon, Arizona, 19; FCordero, Cincinnati, 19.

Northwoods League

Second half

Through Sunday

North Division W L GB

St. Cloud 6 2 -

Thunder Bay 5 3 1

Mankato 5 3 1

Duluth 4 4 2

Rochester 4 5 2.5

Alexandria 4 5 2.5

Brainerd 3 7 4.0

South Division W L GB

Wisconsin 6 2 -

Green Bay 5 3 1

Eau Claire 4 4 2

Battle Creek 4 4 2

Waterloo 3 5 3

Madison 3 5 3

LaCrosse 2 6 4

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX-Placed RHP Michael Bowden, retroactive to July 10, and SS Julio Lugo on the 15-day DL. Activated LHP Dustin Richardson from the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Jed Lowrie from Pawtucket (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS-Purchased the contract of RHP Matt Ginter from Buffalo (IL). Optioned RHP Brian Slocum to Buffalo.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS-Recalled RHP Dustin Moseley from Salt Lake (PCL). Optioned 2B Sean Rodriguez to Salt Lake (PCL).

National League

CINCINNATI REDS-Recalled RHP Homer Bailey from Louisville (IL). Placed RHP Aaron Harang on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 9.

HOUSTON ASTROS-Agreed to terms with C Jason Castro.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Agreed to terms with RHP Brent Klinger.

SAN DIEGO PADRES-Agreed to terms with OF Blake Tekotte.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

TORONTO RAPTORS-Named Gord Herbert assistant coach.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING-Signed C Vincent Lecavalier to an 11-year contract extension.

Basketball

WNBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

Detroit 14 7 .667 -

Connecticut 13 8 .619 1

Indiana 10 9 .526 3

New York 10 9 .526 3

Washington 8 12 .400 5 1/2

Chicago 6 13 .316 7

Atlanta 2 19 .095 12

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 15 6 .714 -

Seattle 14 7 .667 1

Los Angeles 12 8 .600 2 1/2

Minnesota 10 10 .500 4 1/2

Sacramento 10 11 .476 5

Phoenix 9 11 .450 5 1/2

Houston 9 12 .429 6

Saturday's Games

Indiana 66, Chicago 57

New York 74, Detroit 64

Minnesota 85, Houston 71

Seattle 70, Los Angeles 52

Sacramento 105, Phoenix 97

Sunday's Games

Washington 69, Connecticut 64

Chicago 79, Atlanta 66

Monday's Games

San Antonio at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

Auto racing

NASCAR Sprint Cup-LifeLock.com 400

Saturday

At Chicagoland Speedway

Joliet, Ill.

Lap length: 1.5 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267 laps, 146.3 rating, 195 points, $331,175.

2. (5) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267, 115.6, 175, $251,086.

3. (13) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 115.5, 165, $219,436.

4. (11) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 106.9, 165, $153,550.

5. (12) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 267, 120.6, 160, $164,011.

6. (15) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 267, 107, 155, $119,875.

7. (9) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 267, 103.1, 151, $152,291.

8. (14) David Ragan, Ford, 267, 97.6, 142, $114,300.

9. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 94.1, 143, $135,583.

10. (17) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 267, 82.6, 134, $143,400.

11. (6) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 267, 98.4, 135, $146,811.

12. (26) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 267, 78.4, 127, $124,870.

13. (39) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 267, 83.2, 124, $95,525.

14. (29) David Reutimann, Toyota, 267, 78.1, 121, $95,700.

15. (8) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 267, 84.8, 118, $125,241.

16. (2) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 73.2, 115, $101,150.

17. (16) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 267, 84.4, 112, $126,608.

18. (22) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 267, 55.4, 109, $119,658.

19. (3) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 267, 62.3, 106, $132,958.

20. (38) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 267, 60.7, 103, $115,958.

21. (24) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 267, 76.8, 100, $98,100.

22. (10) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 267, 66.3, 97, $103,750.

23. (30) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 267, 66, 94, $105,558.

24. (40) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 267, 58.3, 91, $96,050.

25. (31) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 267, 50.4, 88, $109,708.

26. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 267, 58.1, 85, $94,325.

27. (43) Jason Leffler, Chevrolet, 267, 46.6, 82, $82,725.

28. (18) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 267, 64.7, 84, $85,125.

29. (20) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 267, 53.3, 76, $121,361.

30. (42) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge, 266, 45, 73, $83,675.

31. (32) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 266, 34.5, 70, $108,689.

32. (4) Carl Edwards, Ford, 266, 98.4, 72, $128,700.

33. (25) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 266, 37.9, 64, $100,025.

34. (33) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 266, 38.4, 61, $88,875.

35. (37) Bill Elliott, Ford, 266, 31.3, 58, $98,995.

36. (28) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 265, 37.8, 55, $92,108.

37. (35) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 264, 40, 52, $125,800.

38. (36) Terry Labonte, Dodge, 264, 27.6, 49, $89,547.

39. (41) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 264, 28.7, 46, $79,800.

40. (7) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 263, 73, 43, $114,571.

41. (21) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 261, 58.3, 40, $106,594.

42. (23) David Gilliland, Ford, engine, 259, 42.5, 37, $79,210.

43. (34) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 259, 25.9, 34, $79,377.

Race statistics

Average Speed of Race Winner: 133.996 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 59 minutes, 20 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.159 seconds.

Caution Flags: 9 for 33 laps.

Lead Changes: 16 among 10 drivers.

Lap Leaders: Ky.Busch 1-43; C.Edwards 44-49; J.Gordon 50-55; G.Biffle 56-91; B.Vickers 92; T.Stewart 93-103; M.Truex Jr. 104-105; G.Biffle 106-112; B.Vickers 113; M.Kenseth 114-120; Ky.Busch 121-202; C.Edwards 203-211; Ky.Busch 212-227; Ku.Busch 228; Ky.Busch 229-250; J.Johnson 251-265; Ky.Busch 266-267.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Ky.Busch, 5 times for 165 laps; G.Biffle, 2 times for 43 laps; J.Johnson, 1 time for 15 laps; C.Edwards, 2 times for 15 laps; T.Stewart, 1 time for 11 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 7 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 6 laps; B.Vickers, 2 times for 2 laps; M.Truex Jr., 1 time for 2 laps; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. Ky.Busch, 2,881; 2. D.Earnhardt Jr., 2,619; 3. J.Burton, 2,590; 4. C.Edwards, 2,509; 5. J.Johnson, 2,494; 6. J.Gordon, 2,384; 7. G.Biffle, 2,318; 8. M.Kenseth, 2,317; 9. K.Harvick, 2,308; 10. T.Stewart, 2,305; 11. K.Kahne, 2,295; 12. D.Hamlin, 2,283.

NHRA-Mopar Mile-High Nationals

Sunday

At Bandimere Speedway

Morrison, Colo.

Finals

Top Fuel

Tony Schumacher, 4.007 seconds, 304.05 mph., def. Antron Brown, 4.173, 276.97.

Funny Car

Tim Wilkerson, Chevy Impala, 4.398, 262.23, def. Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 4.661, 205.41.

Pro Stock

Greg Anderson, Pontiac GXP, 7.024, 196.39, def. Allen Johnson, Dodge Stratus, 7.028, 195.79.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

Matt Smith, Buell, 7.326, 180.74, def. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.340, 180.81.

Competition Eliminator

Lou Ficco Jr., Chevy Cavalier, 7.722, 173.72, def. Steve Holloway, Pontiac GTO, 7.030, 197.77.

Super Stock

Justin Jenkins, Olds Calais, 10.515, 124.09, def. Neal Rhodes, Ford Mustang, 10.842, 123.24.

Stock Eliminator

Brad Burton, Pontiac Formula, 11.529, 113.31, def. Jim Hughes, Chevy Nova, 11.596, 113.03.

Super Comp

Kyle Lawrence, Dragster, 9.522, 146.26, def. Terry Edwards, Dragster, 9.492, 164.79.

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