SCOREBOARD
Area events
Wednesday
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers at Mankato 1:05 p.m.
AMATEUR BASEBALL
Exhibition: Fort Ripley Rebels at Nisswa Lightning 7 p.m.
LEGION BASEBALL
Brainerd, Nisswa, Little Falls, Bemidji in Northern Subdistrict 6, Division I tournament at Brainerd noon and 3 p.m.
Thursday
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers at Thunder Bay 6:35 p.m.
LEGION BASEBALL
No. 2 Staples-Motley in Subdistrict 6, Division II tournament at Menahga 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.
STOCK CAR RACING
Bob's Building Supply Night, United States Modified Touring Series, North Central Speedway, Barrows, 6:45 p.m.
OVER-35 BASEBALL
Nisswa Merchants at Perham 8 p.m.
VFW BASEBALL
Sauk Rapids vs. Brainerd, Adamson Field, 11 a.m. (2)
Friday
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers at Thunder Bay 6:35 p.m.
MOTORCYCLE RACING
Central Roadracing Association, Superbike racing, Competition Road Course; All Bike Drag Race, motorcycle-only drag racing, Brainerd International Raceway
VFW BASEBALL
Brainerd at Litchfield 11 a.m. (2)
Saturday
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers at Duluth 7:05 p.m.
AMATEUR BASEBALL
Lakewood League: Brainerd Bees at Cold Spring tournament 1 and 3 p.m.
SEMI-PRO FOOTBALL
Brainerd Lumberjacks vs. Northern Terror at Chisago Lakes 5 p.m.
MOTORCYCLE RACING
Central Roadracing Association, Superbike racing, Competition Road Course; All Bike Drag Race, motorcycle-only drag racing, Brainerd International Raceway
STOCK CAR RACING
Lake Country Toyota Night, North Central Speedway, Barrows, 6:45 p.m.
OVER-35 BASEBALL
Urbank Gold Timers at Nisswa Merchants 8 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
CYCLING
7 a.m., VERSUS: Tour de France, stage 10
GOLF
9:30 a.m., ESPN: Exhibition, Champions Challenge
Thursday
CYCLING
7:30 a.m., VERSUS: Tour de France, stage 11
GOLF
4 a.m., ESPN: British Open Championship, first round
1 p.m., TGC: Nationwide Tour, Chiquita Classic, first round
3 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Reno-Tahoe Open, first round
SOCCER
7 p.m., ESPN2: MLS, Seattle at D.C. United
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m., FSN, KUAL-FM, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Twins vs. Chicago White Sox
Friday
AUTO RACING
6 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Truck Series, pole qualifying for CampingWorld.com 200,
8 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Truck Series, CampingWorld.com 200,
BOXING
8 p.m., ESPN2: Welterweights, Zab Judah vs. Jose Armando Santa Cruz
CYCLING
7:30 a.m., VERSUS: Tour de France, stage 12,
GOLF
4 a.m., ESPN: British Open Championship, second round,
1 p.m., TGC: Nationwide Tour, Chiquita Classic, second round,
3 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Reno-Tahoe Open, second round,
SOCCER
6 p.m., ESPN2: English/Scottish Premier League, exhibition, Manchester United vs. Glasgow Celtic
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m., FSN, KUAL-FM, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Twins vs. Chicago White Sox
Saturday
Sports talk
10 a.m., 3WI-AM, 3WI-FM: Saturday Morning Sports Talk with Patrick Reusse and Joe Soucheray
AUTO RACING
3:30 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250,
7 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250,
10 p.m., ESPN2: NHRA, qualifying for Fram-Autolite Nationals,
BOXING
8:45 p.m., HBO: Junior middleweights, Alfredo Angulo vs. Joachim Alcine; welterweights, Timothy Bradley vs. Luis Carlos Abregu
CYCLING
7:30 a.m., VERSUS: Tour de France, stage 13,
GOLF
6 a.m., ESPN: British Open Championship, third round,
1 p.m., TGC: Nationwide Tour, Chiquita Classic, third round,
3 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Reno-Tahoe Open, third round,
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
3 p.m., FOX: Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, or L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis
6 p.m., WGN, FSN, KUAL-FM, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Chicago White Sox at Twins
MOTORSPORTS
10 p.m., SPEED: AMA Pro Racing,
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 56 32 .636 -
Tampa Bay 54 34 .614 2
Boston 51 37 .580 5
Toronto 44 45 .494 12 1/2
Baltimore 29 59 .330 27
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 49 38 .563 -
Detroit 48 38 .558 1/2
Minnesota 46 42 .523 3 1/2
Kansas City 39 49 .443 10 1/2
Cleveland 34 54 .386 15 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 50 38 .568 -
Los Angeles 47 44 .516 4 1/2
Oakland 43 46 .483 7 1/2
Seattle 35 53 .398 15
Saturday's Games
Toronto 9, Boston 5
Detroit 7, Minnesota 4
Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 1
Tampa Bay 4, Cleveland 0
Baltimore 6, Texas 1
Oakland 15, L.A. Angels 1
Seattle 4, N.Y. Yankees 1
Sunday's Games
Minnesota 6, Detroit 3
Boston 3, Toronto 2
Tampa Bay 6, Cleveland 5, 10 innings
Chicago White Sox 15, Kansas City 5
Baltimore 4, Texas 1
Oakland 5, L.A. Angels 2
N.Y. Yankees 8, Seattle 2
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
All-Star Game at Anaheim, Calif., late
Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 52 36 .591 -
New York 48 40 .545 4
Philadelphia 47 40 .540 4 1/2
Florida 42 46 .477 10
Washington 39 50 .438 13 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cincinnati 49 41 .544 -
St. Louis 47 41 .534 1
Milwaukee 40 49 .449 8 1/2
Chicago 39 49 .443 9
Houston 36 53 .404 12 1/2
Pittsburgh 30 58 .341 18
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Diego 51 37 .580 -
Colorado 49 39 .557 2
Los Angeles 48 39 .552 2 1/2
San Francisco 47 41 .534 4
Arizona 34 55 .382 17 1/2
Saturday's Games
Atlanta 4, N.Y. Mets 0
Chicago Cubs 7, L.A. Dodgers 3
Philadelphia 1, Cincinnati 0, 11 innings
San Francisco 10, Washington 5
Houston 4, St. Louis 1
Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 3
Arizona 5, Florida 4
Colorado 4, San Diego 2
Sunday's Games
N.Y. Mets 3, Atlanta 0
Philadelphia 1, Cincinnati 0
San Francisco 6, Washington 2
St. Louis 4, Houston 2
Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 5
San Diego 9, Colorado 7
Florida 2, Arizona 0
Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, late
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
All-Star Game at Anaheim, Calif., late
Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
TORONTO BLUE JAYS-Agreed to terms with RHP Adonis Cardona and 3B Gabriel Cenas.
Atlantic League
LONG ISLAND DUCKS-Signed RHP Kip Wells, LHP Justin Hampson and RHP Bill Simas, who will continue as pitching coach. Released RHP Rick Bauer. Announced the contract of RHP Joe Esposito has been purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Can-Am League
BROCKTON ROX-Signed RHP Jose Aquino.
SUSSEX SKYHAWKS-Sold the contract of RHP Mike McGuire to the Philadelphia Phillies.
United League
SAN ANGELO COLTS-Signed RHP Matt Carter.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS-Traded C Tyson Chandler and C Alexis Ajinca to Dallas for C Erick Dampier, F Eduardo Najera, G Matt Carroll and cash considerations.
CHICAGO BULLS-Signed F Kyle Korver and C Omer Asik.
DALLAS MAVERICKS-Signed G Dominique Jones.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS-Signed G Anthony Morrow and traded him to New Jersey for a 2011 second-round draft pick.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Re-signed RW Jared Boll to a two-year contract.
MINNESOTA WILD-Named Ricard Persson amateur scout and Rick Bronwell assistant equipment manager.
MONTREAL CANADIENS-Signed F Maxim Lapierre to a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with D Mathieu Carle and F J.T. Wyman on one-year contracts.
OTTAWA SENATORS-Signed F Roman Wick to a one-year contract. Re-signed D Derek Smith to a one-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS-Signed F Dan Carcillo to a one-year contract.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS-Re-signed F Chris Conner to a one-year contract.
ST. LOUIS BLUES-Re-signed F Nicholas Drazenovic. Announced the retirement of D Darryl Sydor.
American Hockey League
HOUSTON AEROS-Named Darryl Sydor and Brian Wiseman assistant coaches.
ECHL
READING ROYALS-Signed F Casey Haines.
COLLEGE
LONE STAR CONFERENCE-Announced East Central University, Southeastern Oklahoma State and Southwestern Oklahoma State will leave the conference, effective June 2012.
MICHIGAN-Announced associate athletic director Lloyd Carr will step down, effective Sept. 1.