SCOREBOARD
Area events
Thursday
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers at Duluth 7:05 p.m.
LEGION BASEBALL
North Subdistrict 6
At Nisswa
No. 3 Bemidji vs. No. 1 Little Falls, Noon
No. 4 Brainerd vs. No. 2 Nisswa 3 p.m.
Brainerd/Nisswa winner vs. Bemidji/Little Falls loser 6 p.m.
East Subdistrict 6
No. 2 Aitkin at No.1 Crosslake/Pequot Lakes/Fifty Lakes 6 p.m.
West Subdistict 6
At Menahga
No. 1 Staples-Motley vs. No. 3 Bertha-Hewitt 5:30 p.m.
Staples-Motley/Bertha-Hewitt winner vs. Sebeka 7 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)
Thursday
CYCLING
7:30 a.m., VERSUS - Tour de France, stage 12, Tonnerre to Vittel, France
11 a.m., VERSUS - Tour de France, stage 12, Tonnerre to Vittel, France
7 p.m., VERSUS - Tour de France, stage 12, Tonnerre to Vittel, France
GOLF
6 a.m., TNT - The British Open Championship, first round
3 p.m., TGC - PGA Tour, U.S. Bank Championship, first round
MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE
9 p.m., ESPN2 - All-Star Game
SOCCER
9 p.m., ESPN CLASSIC - Youth, USSF Development Academy Finals, teams TBA
SOFTBALL
7 p.m., ESPN - Women's amateur, World Cup, Netherlands vs. U.S.
Baseball
Northwoods League
Second half
Through Tuesday
North Division W L GB
Rochester 8 3 -
Brainerd 6 4 1.5
Alexandria 6 4 1.5
St. Cloud 6 4 1.5
*Mankato 5 6 3
Thunder Bay 5 6 3
Duluth 4 7 4
South Division W L GB
LaCrosse 8 3 -
Madison 7 4 1
Battle Creek 6 5 2
Waterloo 6 5 2
Green Bay 4 7 4
*Eau Claire 3 9 5.5
Wisconsin 2 9 6
*First-half champion
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 54 34 .614 -
New York 51 37 .580 3
Tampa Bay 48 41 .539 6 1/2
Toronto 44 46 .489 11
Baltimore 40 48 .455 14
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 48 39 .552 -
Chicago 45 43 .511 3 1/2
Minnesota 45 44 .506 4
Kansas City 37 51 .420 11 1/2
Cleveland 35 54 .393 14
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 49 37 .570 -
Texas 48 39 .552 1 1/2
Seattle 46 42 .523 4
Oakland 37 49 .430 12
Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled
Thursday's Games
Seattle (Olson 3-2) at Cleveland (Cl.Lee 4-9), 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 1-5) at Oakland (Braden 7-7), 9:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 48 38 .558 -
Florida 46 44 .511 4
Atlanta 43 45 .489 6
New York 42 45 .483 6 1/2
Washington 26 61 .299 22 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
St. Louis 49 42 .538 -
Milwaukee 45 43 .511 2 1/2
Houston 44 44 .500 3 1/2
Chicago 43 43 .500 3 1/2
Cincinnati 42 45 .483 5
Pittsburgh 38 50 .432 9 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 56 32 .636 -
San Francisco 49 39 .557 7
Colorado 47 41 .534 9
Arizona 38 51 .427 18 1/2
San Diego 36 52 .409 20
Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled
Thursday's Games
Chicago Cubs (Harden 5-6) at Washington (Lannan 6-6), 6:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Looper 7-4) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 1-0), 6:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (O.Perez 2-2) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 8-7), 6:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Moyer 8-6) at Florida (Volstad 6-8), 6:10 p.m.
Colorado (Cook 8-3) at San Diego (Gaudin 4-7), 9:05 p.m.
Houston (W.Rodriguez 8-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 4-3), 9:10 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
National League
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Agreed to terms with RHP Pedro Martinez on a one-year contract and placed him on the 15-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS-Re-signed G Lindsey Hunter.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS-Agreed to terms with LB Terrell Suggs on a six-year contract.
MIAMI DOLPHINS-Signed WR Brian Hartline.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES-Agreed to terms with D Andrew Alberts on a two-year contract and F Mike Angelidis and D Zack Fitzgerald on one-year contracts.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Named Marc Bergevin director of player personnel.
LOS ANGELES KINGS-Agreed to terms with D Joe Piskula on a one-year contract.
MONTREAL CANADIENS-Signed D Shawn Belle and F Guillaume Latendresse to one-year contracts.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS-Signed C John Tavares to a three-year contract.
PHOENIX COYOTES-Signed LW Lauri Korpikoski to a two-year contract.
SAN JOSE SHARKS-Signed C Scott Nichol.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS-Signed D Shaone Morrisonn, F Eric Fehr, F Chris Bourque and F Kyle Wilson to one-year contracts and F Steve Pinizzotto to a two-year contract.
Basketball
WNBA
Wednesday's Games
San Antonio 79, Washington 78
Indiana 84, Chicago 74
Atlanta 91, Minnesota 77
Phoenix 100, Sacramento 81
Detroit at Seattle