Scoreboard
Area events
Friday
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers at Faber Field, St. Cloud, 7:05 p.m.
LEGION BASEBALL
District 6 Division I tournament
At St. Cloud
Losers bracket 1 p.m. Putz Field
Winners bracket 7 p.m. Putz Field
District 6 Division II tournament
At Paynesville
Winners' bracket: Crosslake-Fifty Lakes-Pequot Lakes vs. Royalton 3 p.m.
AMATEUR BASEBALL
Aitkin at Princeton 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), 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)
Friday
AUTO RACING
7 a.m., SPEED: Formula One, practice for Hungarian Grand Prix
1 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Allstate 400
2:30 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Allstate 400
4 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Truck Series, pole qualifying for AAA Insurance 200
7 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Truck Series, AAA Insurance 200
BOXING
9 p.m., ESPN2: Featherweights, Antonio Escalante vs. Cornelius Lock
CYCLING
7:30 a.m., VERSUS: Tour de France, stage 19
11 a.m., VERSUS: Tour de France, stage 19
7 p.m., VERSUS: Tour de France, stage 19
GOLF
7:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, SAS Masters, second round
11 a.m., TNT: The Senior British Open Championship, second round
11:30 p.m., TGC: Nationwide Tour, Cox Classic, second round
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Canadian Open, second round,
5:30 p.m., TGC: LPGA, Evian Masters, second round
10:30 p.m., TGC: USGA, U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, semifinal matches
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
9 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Twins at L.A. Angels
SOCCER
7 p.m., ESPN: World Football Challenge, AC Milan vs. Chelsea
TENNIS
3 p.m., ESPN2: ATP, Indianapolis Championships, quarterfinal
6 p.m., ESPN2: ATP, Indianapolis Championships, quarterfinal
Saturday
Sports talk
10 a.m., 3WI-AM, 3WI-FM: Saturday Morning Sports Talk with Patrick Reusse and Joe Soucheray
AUTO RACING
7 a.m., SPEED: Formula One, qualifying for Hungarian Grand Prix
9 a.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Allstate 400
11:30 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, final practice for Kroger 200
1 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Allstate 400
2:30 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, "Happy Hour Series," final practice for Allstate 400
3:30 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for Kroger 200
5 p.m., VERSUS: IRL, pole qualifying for Edmonton Indy
5:30 p.m., ESPN2: NHRA, qualifying for Fram Autolite Nationals
7 p.m., ESPN: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Kroger 200
CYCLING
6 a.m., VERSUS: Tour de France, stage 20
11 a.m., VERSUS: Tour de France, stage 20
7 p.m., VERSUS: Tour de France, stage 20
EXTREME SPORTS
3 p.m., NBC: Dew Tour, Skate Open
GOLF
8 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, SAS Masters, third round
Noon, TGC: LPGA, Evian Masters, third round
1 p.m., ABC: The Senior British Open Championship, third round
2 p.m., CBS: PGA Tour, Canadian Open, third round,
3 p.m., TGC: USGA, U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, final match
5:30 p.m., TGC: Nationwide Tour, Cox Classic, third round
HORSE RACING
7 p.m., ESPN2: NTRA, Eddie Read Stakes
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
3 p.m., FOX, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Twins at L.A. Angels
MOTORSPORTS
8 p.m., SPEED: AMA Pro Motocross 450
SOCCER
2 p.m., ESPN: MLS, Chicago at Seattle
8 p.m., ESPN2: MLS, Los Angeles at Kansas City
TENNIS
12:30 p.m., ESPN2: ATP, Indianapolis Championships, semifinals
WNBA BASKETBALL
2:30 p.m., ABC: All-Star Game, East vs. West
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m., KSTC: Lincoln (Neb.) at St. Paul Saints
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 57 37 .606 -
Boston 55 39 .585 2
Tampa Bay 52 44 .542 6
Toronto 47 49 .490 11
Baltimore 41 53 .436 16
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 49 44 .527 -
Chicago 50 45 .526 -
Minnesota 48 47 .505 2
Cleveland 38 58 .396 12 1/2
Kansas City 37 57 .394 12 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 55 38 .591 -
Texas 52 41 .559 3
Seattle 51 44 .537 5
Oakland 40 53 .430 15
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 6, Baltimore 4
Oakland 16, Minnesota 1
Seattle 2, Detroit 1
Toronto 10, Cleveland 6
Texas 3, Boston 1
L.A. Angels 9, Kansas City 6
Chicago White Sox 4, Tampa Bay 3
Thursday's Games
Cleveland 5, Toronto 4
Seattle 2, Detroit 1
Chicago White Sox 5, Tampa Bay 0
Oakland at N.Y. Yankees, late
Minnesota at L.A. Angels, late
Friday's Games
Chicago White Sox (Contreras 4-8) at Detroit (Verlander 10-5), 12:05 p.m., 1st game
Chicago White Sox (B.Colon 3-6) at Detroit (Bonine 0-0), 6:05 p.m., 2nd game
Oakland (Bre.Anderson 5-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Chamberlain 5-2), 6:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Garza 6-7) at Toronto (Halladay 11-3), 6:07 p.m.
Baltimore (Bergesen 6-4) at Boston (Penny 6-4), 6:10 p.m.
Texas (Feldman 8-3) at Kansas City (Greinke 10-5), 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Liriano 4-9) at L.A. Angels (Lackey 5-4), 9:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Laffey 3-2) at Seattle (Rowland-Smith 0-0), 9:10 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 54 39 .581 -
Atlanta 49 47 .510 6 1/2
Florida 49 47 .510 6 1/2
New York 44 50 .468 10 1/2
Washington 28 67 .295 27
Central Division
W L Pct GB
St. Louis 52 46 .531 -
Chicago 48 45 .516 1 1/2
Houston 49 46 .516 1 1/2
Milwaukee 48 47 .505 2 1/2
Cincinnati 44 50 .468 6
Pittsburgh 42 52 .447 8
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 61 34 .642 -
Colorado 52 43 .547 9
San Francisco 51 44 .537 10
Arizona 40 55 .421 21
San Diego 37 59 .385 24 1/2
Wednesday's Games
Pittsburgh 8, Milwaukee 7
Chicago Cubs 10, Philadelphia 5
Colorado 4, Arizona 3
Florida 5, San Diego 0
Washington 3, N.Y. Mets 1
Atlanta 4, San Francisco 2
Houston 4, St. Louis 3
L.A. Dodgers 6, Cincinnati 2
Thursday's Games
San Francisco 5, Atlanta 1
Philadelphia 9, San Diego 4
St. Louis 4, Washington 1, 7 innings
Pittsburgh at Arizona, late
Friday's Games
Cincinnati (Harang 5-10) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 5-4), 1:20 p.m.
San Diego (Latos 0-1) at Washington (Mock 0-3), 6:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Pineiro 8-9) at Philadelphia (Happ 7-0), 6:05 p.m.
Atlanta (J.Vazquez 7-7) at Milwaukee (M.Parra 4-8), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 11-7) at Houston (Hampton 5-7), 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Cain 11-2) at Colorado (Hammel 5-4), 8:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Duke 8-9) at Arizona (Y.Petit 0-4), 8:40 p.m.
Florida (Jo.Johnson 8-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 8-5), 9:10 p.m.
Linescores
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 000 131 000 - 5 6 0
Toronto 000 120 010 - 4 8 2
D.Huff, Jo.Smith (8), K.Wood (9) and Gimenez; Rzepczynski, Camp (5), Accardo (7), Frasor (9) and Barajas. W-D.Huff 5-4. L-Rzepczynski 1-2. Sv-K.Wood (13). HRs-Toronto, A.Hill (22), Millar (5).
Seattle 100 001 000 - 2 8 0
Detroit 000 000 010 - 1 3 1
Washburn, M.Lowe (8), White (8), Aardsma (9) and Ro.Johnson; French, Perry (6), Ni (9) and D.Ryan, Laird. W-Washburn 8-6. L-French 1-1. Sv-Aardsma (24).
Tampa Bay 000 000 000 - 0 0 0
Chicago 040 010 00x - 5 6 0
Kazmir, Cormier (7), Thayer (8) and M.Hernandez; Buehrle and R.Castro. W-Buehrle 11-3. L-Kazmir 4-6. HRs-Chicago, Fields (7).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco 100 000 040 - 5 12 0
Atlanta 010 000 000 - 1 6 2
Zito, Affeldt (8), Br.Wilson (9) and B.Molina; Kawakami, O'Flaherty (6), Medlen (6), M.Gonzalez (8), Logan (8), Moylan (8), Acosta (9) and D.Ross. W-Zito 6-10. L-M.Gonzalez 3-3. HRs-Atlanta, Y.Escobar (11).
San Diego 000 300 010 - 4 6 2
Philadelphia 031 400 10x - 9 14 0
Correia, Ekstrom (4), Mujica (7), Thatcher (7) and Alfonzo; Hamels, A.Carpenter (8), Park (8) and Ruiz. W-Hamels 6-5. L-Correia 6-8. HRs-San Diego, Blanks (2). Philadelphia, Ruiz (5).
St. Louis 110 200 0 - 4 6 0
Washington 000 001 x - 1 8 1
(7 innings)
Wainwright and Y.Molina; Balester, Clippard (4), Villone (6) and J.Bard. W-Wainwright 11-6. L-Balester 0-1. HRs-St. Louis, Ankiel (6).
Northwoods League
Second half
Through Wednesday
North Division W L GB
St. Cloud 10 5 -
Rochester 11 6 -
Brainerd 9 7 1.5
Alexandria 8 7 2
*Mankato 9 8 2
Thunder Bay 7 9 3.5
Duluth 6 11 5
South Division W L GB
LaCrosse 10 6 -
Madison 10 6 1
Waterloo 9 7 1
Battle Creek 8 8 2
Green Bay 6 10 4
Wisconsin 5 11 5
*Eau Claire 5 12 5.5
*First-half champion
Amateur baseball
Victory League playoffs
July 18
Brainerd Braves 6, Harding 5 (North Division playoffs at St. Mathias)
Fort Ripley 5, Cuyuna Range 0 (North playoffs)
Pierz Brewers 3, Buckman 2 (East playoffs)
Lastrup 11, Pierz Bulldogs 5 (East playoffs)
St. Wendel 6, Avon 3 (South playoffs)
St. Stephen 6, Opole 1 (South playoffs)
Randall 1, Upsala 0 (West playoffs)
Sobieski 8, Royalton 3 (West playoffs)
July 19
Opole 9, Avon 0
Buckman 5, Pierz Bulldogs 1
Brainerd Braves 6, Fort Ripley 2
Harding 1, Cuyuna Range 0
Lastrup 3, Pierz Brewers 0
Sobieski 6, Randall 2
St. Stephen 14, St. Wendel 12
Upsala 3, Royalton 1
Saturday, July 25
Harding at Fort Ripley 1:30 p.m. (North elimination game)
Upsala at Randall 1:30 p.m. (West elimination game)
Pierz Brewers at Buckman 1:30 p.m. (East elimination game)
St. Wendel at Opole 1:30 p.m. (South elimination game)
Sunday, July 26
Division championships
North: Fort Ripley/Harding winner vs. Brainerd. If Fort Ripley wins it will be at Fort Ripley. If Harding wins, Brainerd will host Harding.
East: Buckman/Pierz Brewers winner at Lastrup
West: Randall/Upsala winner at Sobieski
South: Opole/St. Wendel winner at St. Stephen.
Lakewood League
American League
Final regular season
Cold Spring 14-1
Orthopedic St. Cloud 13-4
Granite City Grays 11-6
Freeport 11-6
Sauk Centre 7-10
Brainerd Bees 3-11
Sauk Rapids Jimmy's 2-15
National League
Final regular season
Sauk Rapids Cyclones 10-3
Sartell 13-5
St. Cloud Snappers 11-7
Clear Lake 9-9
St. Joseph 8-10
Litchfield 5-13
Becker 0-18
Lake and Pine League
South Division
Final regular season
Nisswa Lightning, 11-2
Nimrod Gnats, 8-5
Sebeka Stingers, 4-8
Staples Lumberbats, 3-10
Verndale Bison, 2-10
North Division
Final regular season
Wolf Lake Wolf Pack, 13-0
Midway Snurdbirds, 10-3
Red Eye Country Boys, 6-7
Bagley Thundercats, 4-9
Huntersville Horseflies, 2-10
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Activated RHP Bartolo Colon from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Carlos Torres to Charlotte (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS-Traded RHP Rafael Betancourt to Colorado for RHP Connor Graham and assigned Graham to Akron (EL).
MINNESOTA TWINS-Recalled RHP Jesse Crain from Rochester (IL). Optioned RHP Kevin Mulvey to Rochester.
TAMPA BAY RAYS-Placed RHP Chad Bradford on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Dale Thayer from Durham (IL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES-Recalled INF Kelly Johnson from Gwinnett (IL). Optioned INF Brooks Conrad to Gwinnett.
HOUSTON ASTROS-Placed 1B Lance Berkman on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Edwin Maysonet from Round Rock (PCL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Placed RHP Chad Durbin and LHP J.C. Romero on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of RHP Tyler Walker from Lehigh Valley (IL). Recalled RHP Andrew Carpenter from Lehigh Valley.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Signed RHP Trent Stevenson. Agreed to terms with LHP Zac Fuesser.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS-Optioned RHP P.J. Walters to Memphis (PCL).
American Association
LINCOLN SALTDOGS-Signed OF Gavin Dickey.
PENSACOLA PELICANS-Signed OF Kevin Reynolds. Sold the contract of RHP Kyle Middleton to Oakland (AL).
ST. PAUL SAINTS-Sold the contract of RHP Brandon Kintzler to Milwaukee (NL).
Can-Am League
NEW HAMPSHIRE AMERICAN DEFENDERS-Signed RHP Francisco Cervantes.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MILWAUKEE BUCKS-Agreed to terms with F Ersan Ilyasova.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS-Signed S William Moore.
DENVER BRONCOS-Signed TE Richard Quinn, G Seth Olsen and WR Kenny McKinley. Waived WR David Grimes.
MINNESOTA VIKING-Signed CB Antoine Winfield to a five-year contract and CB Asher Allen to a four-year contract.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Signed DL Ron Brace, OT Sebastian Vollmer, WR Brandon Tate, OL George Bussey, DL Myron Pryor, and QB Julian Edelman.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS-Signed C Kevin Houser.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES-Signed F Tuomo Ruutu to a three-year contract.
MINNESOTA WILD-Signed C Kyle Brodziak to a three-year contract and D Ryan Lannon to a one-year contract.
OTTAWA SENATORS-Named Brad Lauer assistant coach, Chris Schwarz conditioning coach and Dom Nicoletta assistant athletic therapist. Announced assistant coach Luke Richardson will remain with the team as a part-time coach.
ST. LOUIS BLUES-Signed F Adam Cracknell and F Barry Tallackson.
American Hockey League
ALASKA ACES-Named Brent Thompson coach.
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS-Signed D Bryan Young.
ECHL
CHARLOTTE CHECKERS-Agreed to terms with F Mike Taylor.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES-Signed MF Ramon Sanchez.
TENNIS
WORLD TEAM TENNIS-Fined the Washington Kastles and New York Sportimes organizations and Kastles player Olga Puchkova and Sportimes player Robert Kendrick for unprofessional conduct.
COLLEGE
NCAA-Placed New Hampshire men's hockey team on two years' probation for recruiting violations.
CINCINNATI-Named J.D. Heilmann pitching coach.
ILLINOIS-Signed Ron Zook, football coach, to a one-year contract extension, through January 2014.