Scoreboard
Area events
MONDAY
Northwoods League baseball
Brainerd Blue Thunder at Green Bay, Wis., 7:05 p.m.
VFW baseball
District 6 tournament
Adamson Field, Brainerd
Game 1: Brainerd vs. St. Cloud Tech, 10 a.m.
Game 2, Little Falls vs. Cold Spring, 12:30 p.m.
Game 3: Loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2, 3 p.m.
Game 4: Winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2, 5:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Northwoods League baseball
Brainerd Blue Thunder at Green Bay, Wis., 7:05 p.m.
VFW baseball
District 6 Tournament
Adamson Field, Brainerd
Game 5: Winner of game 3 vs. loser of game 4, 10 a.m.
Game 6: Winner of game 4 vs. winner of game 5, 12:30 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), KBKK-FM (95.9), KDKK-FM (97.5), KFGI-FM (101.5), KLKS-FM (104.3)
WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KLTF-AM (960), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KNSP-AM (1430)
Monday
Major League Baseball
6 p.m., ESPN: Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs
7 p.m., FSN, WYRQ, KKIN-FM, KLIZ, KNSP, KWAD: Kansas City at Twins
Tuesday
WNBA
7 p.m., ESPN2: Detroit at San Antonio
9 p.m., ESPN2: Sacramento at Seattle
Major League Baseball
7 p.m., FSN, WYRQ, KKIN-FM, KLIZ, KNSP, KWAD: Kansas City at Twins
Auto racing
NASCAR
Allstate 400 At The Brickyard Results
Sunday
At Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis
Lap length: 2.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 160, 117.379 mph, $488,111.
2. (2) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 160, $360,850.
3. (21) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 160, $324,411.
4. (18) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 160, $271,075.
5. (1) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 160, $282,408.
6. (13) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 160, $223,075.
7. (20) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 160, $244,411.
8. (7) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 160, $221,391.
9. (27) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 160, $204,958.
10. (31) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 160, $226,241.
11. (6) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 160, $205,358.
12. (33) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 160, $191,670.
13. (26) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 160, $169,175.
14. (40) Ward Burton, Chevrolet, 160, $161,125.
15. (8) Greg Biffle, Ford, 160, $178,425.
16. (30) David Ragan, Ford, 160, $193,450.
17. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 160, $183,114.
18. (35) Carl Edwards, Ford, 160, $163,150.
19. (29) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 160, $190,636.
20. (28) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 160, $153,650.
21. (25) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 160, $151,475.
22. (10) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 159, $167,875.
23. (32) Bill Elliott, Ford, 159, $169,789.
24. (37) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 159, $179,258.
25. (36) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 159, $158,683.
26. (12) David Stremme, Dodge, 158, $146,075.
27. (42) Robby Gordon, Ford, 157, $144,975.
28. (17) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 155, $162,320.
29. (16) Scott Riggs, Dodge, 154, $150,975.
30. (43) Terry Labonte, Toyota, engine, 150, $152,108.
31. (22) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 145, $139,450.
32. (41) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 141, $148,497.
33. (15) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 139, $147,650.
34. (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr.,
Chevrolet, engine, 136, $203,658.
35. (9) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 132, $156,150.
36. (23) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, accident, 120, $165,958.
37. (39) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 100, $137,975.
38. (34) David Reutimann,
Toyota, engine, 92, $137,850.
39. (19) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, accident, 59, $191,686.
40. (5) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, accident, 39, $186,016.
41. (11) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, accident, 39, $145,550.
42. (3) Ryan Newman, Dodge, accident, 20, $172,025.
43. (24) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, accident, 13, $145,647.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 24 minutes, 28 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 2.982 seconds.
Caution Flags: 9 for 36 laps.
Lead Changes: 14 among 6 drivers.
Lap Leaders: R.Sorenson 1-16; T.Stewart 17-19; D.Earnhardt Jr. 20-39; T.Stewart 40; D.Earnhardt Jr. 41-53; T.Stewart 54-61; Ky.Busch 62-76; T.Stewart 77-91; G.Biffle 92-102; K.Harvick 103-110; T.Stewart 111-126; Ky.Busch 127-128; T.Stewart 129-140; K.Harvick 141-150; T.Stewart 151-160.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Tony Stewart 7 times for 65 laps; Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2 times for 33 laps; Kevin Harvick 2 times for 18 laps; Kyle Busch 2 times for 17 laps; Reed Sorenson 1 time for 16 laps; Greg Biffle 1 time for 11 laps.
Top 12 in Points
1. J.Gordon 3,076. 2. D.Hamlin 2,705. 3. M.Kenseth 2,699. 4. J.Burton 2,633. 5. T.Stewart 2,624. 6. C.Edwards 2,582. 7. K.Harvick 2,488. 8. Ky.Busch 2,479. 9. J.Johnson 2,469. 10. C.Bowyer 2,405. 11. M.Truex Jr. 2,335. 12. D.Earnhardt Jr. 2,217.
NHRA
Fram Autolite Nationals Results
Sunday
At Infineon Raceway
Sonoma, Calif.
Final Order
Top Fuel
1. Tony Schumacher. 2. Bob Vandergriff. 3. Rod Fuller. 4. Doug Herbert. 5. Doug Kalitta. 6. Hillary Will. 7. Larry Dixon. 8. J.R. Todd. 9. Brandon Bernstein. 10. Cory McClenathan. 11. David Grubnic. 12. Melanie Troxel. 13. Whit Bazemore. 14. Morgan Lucas. 15. Clay Millican. 16. Mike Strasburg.
Funny Car
1. John Force, Ford Mustang. 2. Del Worsham, Chevy Impala. 3. Tommy Johnson Jr., Impala. 4. Robert Hight, Mustang. 5. Jeff Arend, Impala. 6. Tony Bartone, Chevy Monte Carlo. 7. Cruz Pedregon, Impala. 8. Gary Densham, Chevy MonteCarlo. 9. Jim Head, Toyota Solara. 10. Ashley Force, Mustang. 11. Ron Capps, Dodge Charger. 12. Gary Scelzi, Charger. 13. Mike Ashley, Charger. 14. Tony Pedregon, Impala. 15. Jack Beckman, Charger. 16. Kenny Bernstein, Charger.
Pro Stock
1. Greg Anderson, Pontiac GTO. 2. Jason Line, GTO. 3. Dave Connolly, Chevy Cobalt. 4. Allen Johnson, Dodge Stratus. 5. Jim Yates, GTO. 6. Warren Johnson, GTO. 7. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt. 8. Kurt Johnson, Cobalt. 9. Max Naylor, Stratus. 10. Richie Stevens, Stratus. 11. Ron Krisher, Cobalt. 12. Kenny Koretsky, Cobalt. 13. Bob Panella, Stratus. 14. Greg Stanfield, GTO. 15. V. Gaines, Stratus. 16. Larry Morgan, Stratus.
Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Matt Smith. 2. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson. 3. Steve Johnson, Suzuki. 4. Peggy Llewellyn. 5. Chip Ellis. 6. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson. 7. Shawn Gann, Suzuki. 8. Craig Treble, Suzuki. 9. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki. 10. Michael Phillips, Suzuki. 11. Matt Guidera. 12. Geno Scali, Suzuki. 13. Chris Rivas. 14. Mike Berry, Suzuki. 15. Antron Brown, Suzuki. 16. Angelle Sampey, Suzuki.
Finals
Top Fuel
Tony Schumacher, 4.534 seconds, 329.42 mph., def. Bob Vandergriff, 4.597, 305.84.
Funny Car
John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.831, 320.58, def. Del Worsham, Chevy Impala, 4.851, 314.68.
Pro Stock
Greg Anderson, Pontiac GTO, 6.657, 207.72, def. Jason Line, GTO, 6.688, 204.08.
Pro Stock Motorcycle
Matt Smith, Buell, 6.992, 189.10, def. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 7.090, 190.16.
Point Standings
x-clinched spot in Countdown to the Championship
Top Fuel
1. x-Rod Fuller, 1,124. 2. x-Tony Schumacher, 996. 3. x-Brandon Bernstein, 947. 4. x-Larry Dixon, 943. 5. x-J.R. Todd, 915. 6. Bob Vandergriff, 792. 7. Whit Bazemore, 730. 8. David Grubnic, 703. 9. Melanie Troxel, 658 (-45). 10. Doug Herbert, 650 (-53).
Funny Car
1. x-Ron Capps, 1,030. 2. x-Robert Hight, 921. 3. Mike Ashley, 836. 4. Tony Pedregon, 807. 5. Jack Beckman, 800. 6. Gary Scelzi, 764. 7. John Force, 744. 8. Jim Head, 740. 9. Del Worsham, 655 (-85). 10. Cruz Pedregon, 639 (-101).
Pro Stock
1. x-Greg Anderson, 1,253. 2. x-Jeg Coughlin, 1,083. 3. x-Dave Connolly, 1,078. 4. x-Allen Johnson, 930. 5. x-Jason Line, 877. 6. Kurt Johnson, 754. 7. Warren Johnson, 684. 8. Larry Morgan, 662. 9. V. Gaines, 647 (-15). 10. Richie Stevens, 646 (-16).
Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. x-Matt Smith, 847. 2. x-Angelle Sampey, 668. 3. Andrew Hines, 602. 4. Karen Stoffer, 543. 5. Chip Ellis, 518. 6. Craig Treble, 481. 7. Steve Johnson, 444. 8. Peggy Llewellyn, 436. 9. Chris Rivas, 414 (-22). 10. Eddie Krawiec, 407 (-29).
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 64 41 .610 -
New York 56 49 .533 8
Toronto 52 52 .500 11 1/2
Baltimore 49 55 .471 14 1/2
Tampa Bay 39 65 .375 24 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 60 43 .583 -
Cleveland 60 45 .571 1
Minnesota 53 51 .510 7 1/2
Chicago 48 57 .457 13
Kansas City 47 57 .452 13 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 60 42 .588 -
Seattle 57 46 .553 3 1/2
Oakland 49 56 .467 12 1/2
Texas 46 59 .438 15 1/2
Saturday's Games
L.A. Angels 10, Detroit 3
Seattle 4, Oakland 3
Minnesota 3, Cleveland 2
Chicago White Sox 2, Toronto 0
Baltimore 7, N.Y. Yankees 5
Boston 12, Tampa Bay 6, 12 innings
Kansas City 6, Texas 5
Sunday's Games
Minnesota 4, Cleveland 1
N.Y. Yankees 10, Baltimore 6
Tampa Bay 5, Boston 2
Toronto 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Kansas City 10, Texas 0
Seattle 14, Oakland 10
Detroit at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m.
Monday's Games
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.
Kansas City at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.
Detroit at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Seattle, 9:05 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Baltimore (Bedard 10-4) at
Boston (Beckett 13-4), 6:05 p.m.
Texas (McCarthy 4-7) at
Cleveland (Carmona 13-4), 6:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Contreras 5-13) at
N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 5-7), 6:05 p.m.
Toronto (Litsch 3-4) at
Tampa Bay (Jackson 2-10), 6:10 p.m.
Kansas City (De La Rosa 8-10) at
Minnesota (Silva 8-11), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Lackey 12-6) at
Seattle (Weaver 2-9), 9:05 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 11-3) at
Oakland (Haren 12-3), 9:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 59 46 .562 -
Philadelphia 55 49 .529 3 1/2
Atlanta 55 51 .519 4 1/2
Florida 49 57 .462 10 1/2
Washington 45 60 .429 14
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 57 49 .538 -
Chicago 55 48 .534 1/2
St. Louis 49 53 .480 6
Houston 46 59 .438 10 1/2
Cincinnati 45 61 .425 12
Pittsburgh 42 61 .408 13 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 57 48 .543 -
Arizona 58 49 .542 -
San Diego 56 48 .538 1/2
Colorado 53 51 .510 3 1/2
San Francisco 45 58 .437 11
Saturday's Games
N.Y. Mets 3, Washington 1, 1st game
Washington 6, N.Y. Mets 5, 2nd game
St. Louis 7, Milwaukee 6, 1st game
St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 2, 2nd game
Arizona 4, Atlanta 3, 10 innings
Houston 3, San Diego 1
Philadelphia 10, Pittsburgh 5
Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati 1
Colorado 6, L.A. Dodgers 2
San Francisco 4, Florida 3
Sunday's Games
N.Y. Mets 5, Washington 0, 4 1/2 innings, rain
Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati 0
Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 1
San Diego 18, Houston 11
St. Louis 9, Milwaukee 5
Colorado 9, L.A. Dodgers 6
Florida 8, San Francisco 5
Atlanta 14, Arizona 0
Monday's Games
Philadelphia (Hamels 11-5) at
Chicago Cubs (Lilly 11-4), 6:05 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Colorado at Florida, 6:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Washington, 6:05 p.m.
Houston at Atlanta, 6:35 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
Arizona at San Diego, 9:05 p.m.
San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.
Linescores
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 000 000 031 - 4 7 0
Cleveland 010 000 000 - 1 8 3
Garza, DReyes (7), Neshek (8), Nathan (9) and Mauer; Sabathia, RBetancourt (8) and VMartinez. W-DReyes 2-1. L-Sabathia 13-6. Sv-Nathan (22). HR-Minnesota, LFord (3).
Toronto 000 000 040 - 4 6 0
Chicago 000 000 010 - 1 2 1
Marcum, Accardo (9) and Thigpen; JVazquez, Bukvich (8), Floyd (9) and THall. W-Marcum 7-4. L-JVazquez 8-6. Sv-Accardo (17). HR-Chicago, Dye (19).
Texas 000 000 000 - 0 5 0
Royals 040 002 40x - 10 14 0
Loe, Mahay (6), Feldman (7) and Laird; Nunez, JoPeralta (7) and LaRue. W-Nunez 1-0. L-Loe 5-9. Sv-JoPeralta (1).
Boston 000 000 020 - 2 8 0
Devil Rays 000 000 50x - 5 12 0
Matsuzaka, Delcarmen (7), Tavarez (8) and Mirabelli; Kazmir, Dohmann (7), Glover (7) and Navarro. W-Glover 4-3. L-Matsuzaka 12-8. HRs-Boston, MRamirez (18), Youkilis (11). Tampa Bay, Upton (13), CPena (25), Navarro (3).
New York 130 000 150 - 10 14 0
Baltimore 000 201 120 - 6 15 0
Wang, LVizcaino (7), Farnsworth (8), MRivera (9) and JMolina, Posada (8); DCabrera, Parrish (7), Shuey (8), DBaez (8), RBell (9) and Bako. W-Wang 12-5. L-DCabrera 7-11. HR-Baltimore, BRoberts (8).
Oakland 003 024 100 - 10 13 1
Seattle 241 000 34x - 14 14 2
DiNardo, ABrown (4), Calero (6), Casilla (7), Street (8), JKennedy (8) and Suzuki; Washburn, Reitsma (6), O'Flaherty (6), Green (8), Putz (9) and Johjima, Burke (9). W-Green 4-1. L-Street 2-2. HRs-Oakland, ShStewart (8). Seattle, Beltre (16), Broussard (6).
Northwoods League
2007 Second-half standings
Through July 28, 2007
North Division
Team W-L Winning % GB
Duluth 13-7 .650 -
Alexandria 10-10 .500 3
St. Cloud 9-10 .474 3.5
Mankato 8-11 .421 4.5
Brainerd 8-12 .400 5
Thunder Bay 8-12 .400 5
Rochester 7-12 .368 5.5
South Division
Team W-L Winning % GB
Green Bay 14-6 .700 -
Eau Claire 13-6 .684 0.5
Wisconsin 13-6 .684 0.5
Madison 11-8 .579 2.5
Waterloo 10-10 .500 4
Battle Creek 6-12 .333 7
La Crosse 6-14 .300 8
Basketball
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Detroit 20 6 .769 -
Indiana 16 10 .615 4
Connecticut 14 12 .538 6
Chicago 12 14 .462 8
New York 10 14 .417 9
Washington 10 14 .417 9
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 16 8 .667 -
Phoenix 16 10 .615 1
Sacramento 14 10 .583 2
Seattle 13 13 .500 4
Los Angeles 8 16 .333 8
Houston 8 17 .320 8 1/2
Minnesota 7 20 .259 10 1/2
Saturday's Games
Detroit 76, Washington 64
Sunday's Games
Connecticut 67, New York 61
Chicago 88, Houston 70
Detroit 75, Los Angeles 73
Phoenix 80, Indiana 75
Minnesota 78, Sacramento 73
San Antonio 92, Seattle 88
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
Chicago at Connecticut, 6 p.m.
Washington at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Los Angeles at New York, 6:30 p.m.
Detroit at San Antonio, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Houston, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Seattle, 9 p.m.
Cycling
Tour de France
Results
Sunday
At Paris
20th (Final) Stage
90.7 miles from Marcoussis to Paris
1. Daniele Bennati, Italy,
Lampre-Fondital, 3 hours, 51 minutes, 3 seconds.
2. Thor Hushovd, Norway,
Credit Agricole, same time.
3. Erik Zabel, Germany, Team Milram, same time.
4. Robert Hunter, South Africa,
Barloworld, same time.
5. Tom Boonen, Belgium,
Quick Step-Innergetic, same time.
6. Sebastien Chavanel, France, same time.
7. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland,
Team CSC, same time.
8. David Millar, Britain,
Saunier Duval-Prodir, same time.
9. Robert Foerster, Germany,
Gerolsteiner, same time.
10. Manuel Quinziato, Italy, Liquigas, same time.
11. Martin Elmiger, Switzerland,
AG2R Prevoyance, same time.
12. Freddy Bichot, France, Agritubel, same time.
13. Bram Tankink, Netherlands,
Quick Step-Innergetic, same time.
14. Inaki Isasi, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, same time.
15. Sven Krauss, Germany, Gerolsteiner, same time.
16. Ruben Perez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, same time.
17. Xavier Florencio, Spain,
Bouygues Telecom, same time.
18. Bram de Groot, Netherlands,
Rabobank, same time.
19. Carlos Barredo, Spain,
Quick Step-Innergetic, same time.
20. Marcus Burghardt, Germany,
T-Mobile, same time.
Also
22. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine,
Discovery Channel, same time.
28. Christian Vandevelde, United States,
Team CSC, 5 seconds behind.
35. Cadel Evans, Australia,
Predictor-Lotto, same time.
36. Alberto Contador, Spain,
Discovery Channel, same time.
37. Levi Leipheimer, United States,
Discovery Channel, same time.
44. George Hincapie, United States,
Discovery Channel, same time.
45. Vladimir Gusev, Russia,
Discovery Channel, same time.
60. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez, Spain,
Discovery Channel, same time.
79. Christopher Horner, United States,
Predictor-Lotto, :15.
107. Sergio Paulinho, Portugal,
Discovery Channel, same time.
120. Egoi Martinez, Spain,
Discovery Channel, same time.
Overall Standings
Final
1. Alberto Contador, Spain,
Discovery Channel, 91:00:26.
2. Cadel Evans, Australia,
Predictor-Lotto, :23.
3. Levi Leipheimer, United States,
Discovery Channel, :31.
4. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Team CSC, 7:08.
5. Haimar Zubeldia, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 8:17.
6. Alejandro Valverde, Spain,
Caisse d'Epargne, 11:37.
7. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, T-Mobile, 12:18.
8. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine,
Discovery Channel, 12:25.
9. Mikel Astarloza, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 14:14.
10. Oscar Pereiro, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 14:25.
11. Juan Mauricio Soler, Colombia, Barloworld, 16:51.
12. Michael Boogerd, Netherlands, Rabobank, 21:15.
13. David Arroyo, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 21:49.
14. Vladimir Karpets, Russia,
Caisse d'Epargne, 24:15.
15. Christopher Horner, United States, Predictor-Lotto, 25:19.
16. Iban Mayo, Spain, Saunier Duval-Prodir, 27:09.
17. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC, 31:48.
18. Manuel Beltran, Spain, Liquigas, 34:14.
19. Tadej Valjavec, Slovenia, Lampre-Fondital, 37:08.
20. Juan Jose Cobo, Spain,
Saunier Duval-Prodir, 37:14.
Also
24. George Hincapie, United States,
Discovery Channel, 54:50.
25. Christian Vandevelde, United States,
Team CSC, 55:50.
38. Vladimir Gusev, Russia,
Discovery Channel, 1:33:50.
61. Egoi Martinez, Spain,
Discovery Channel, 2:20:16.
65. Sergio Paulinho, Portugal,
Discovery Channel, 2:23:31.
115. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez, Spain,
Discovery Channel, 3:24:13.
Team
1. Discovery Channel, 273:12:52.
2. Caisse d'Epargne, 19:36 behind.
3. Team CSC, 22:10.
4. Rabobank, 36:24.
5. Euskaltel-Euskadi, 46:46.
Points
1. Tom Boonen, Belgium,
Quick Step-Innergetic, 256.
2. Robert Hunter, South Africa, Barloworld, 234.
3. Erik Zabel, Germany, Team Milram, 232.
4. Thor Hushovd, Norway, Credit Agricole, 186.
5. Sebastien Chavanel, France, Francaise des Jeux, 181.
Climber
1. Juan Mauricio Soler, Colombia,
Barloworld, 206 points.
2. Alberto Contador, Spain, Discovery Channel, 128.
3. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine,
Channel, 105.
4. Cadel Evans, Australia, Predictor-Lotto, 92.
5. Laurent Lefevre, France, Bouygues Telecom, 85.
Youth
1. Alberto Contador, Spain,
Discovery Channel, 91:00:26.
2. Juan Mauricio Soler, Colombia,
Barloworld, 16:51 behind.
3, Amets Txurruka, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 49:34.
4. Bernhard Kohl, Austria, Gerolsteiner, 1:13:27.
5. Kanstantsin Siutsou, Belarus, Barloworld, 1:15:16.
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB-Suspended Arizona minor league INF Donnie Sadler (Tucson-PCL) 50 games for testing positive for a drug of abuse.
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Recalled INF Danny Richar from Charlotte (IL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Recalled RHP Leo Nunez from Omaha (PCL). Designated RHP Jason Shiell for assignment.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS-Optioned RHP Shawn Camp to Durham (IL). Recalled INF Ben Zobrist from Durham.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS-Traded RHP Calvin Medlock, LHP Brian Shackelford and future considerations to Tampa Bay for INF Jorge Cantu, OF Shaun Cumberland and cash.
HOUSTON ASTROS-Traded RHP Dan Wheeler to Tampa Bay for INF Ty Wigginton. Designated 3B Morgan Ensberg for assignment. Recalled LHP Mark McLemore from Round Rock (PCL).
NEW YORK METS-Optioned INF Anderson Hernandez to New Orleans (PCL). Recalled RHP Mike Pelfrey from New Orleans. Optioned Pelfrey back to New Orleans. Recalled OF David Newhan and C Mike DiFelice from New Orleans. Designated RHP Jon Adkins for assignment.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Placed RHP Ryan Madson on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Geoff Geary from Ottawa (IL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Optioned RHP John Van Benschoten to Indianapolis (IL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS-Recalled RHP Brian Falkenborg and RHP Anthony Reyes from Memphis (PCL). Optioned RHP Kelvin Jimenez and LHP Randy Keisler to Memphis.
SAN DIEGO PADRES-Placed INF-OF Russell Branyan on waivers. Placed RHP Chris Young on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 25. Recalled RHP Tim Stauffer from Portland (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS-Agreed to terms with 1B Dmitri Young on a two-year contract extension. Purchased the contract of RHP Joel Hanrahan from Columbus (IL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS-Traded DT Darwin Walker to Chicago for an undisclosed draft pick. Signed OL Nevin McCaskill. Released OL Zac Tubbs.
CINCINNATI BENGALS-Signed CB Leon Hall to a five-year contract.
DENVER BRONCOS-Signed DE Jarvis Moss to a five-year contract, DE Tim Crowder to a four-year contract and LB Wesly Mallard. Placed WR Rod Smith on the physically unable to perform list and DE Carlos Hall on the reserve/did not report list. Waived RB Thump Belton and LB Eddie Moore. Released, then re-signed, DE Kenny Peterson.
HOUSTON TEXANS-Signed OT Kevin Barry. Released OT Tavo Tupola. Placed FB Jameel Cook and OT Charles Spencer on the physically unable to perform list.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS-Signed LB Clint Session, OT Tony Ugoh and DB Michael Coe to four-year contracts.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-Signed QB Tim Couch to a two-year contract.
MIAMI DOLPHINS-Claimed TE Courtney Anderson off waivers from Oakland. Waived S David Lofton. Activated DT Brian Soi from the non-football injury list.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Signed DB Brandon Meriweather.
NEW YORK JETS-Signed G Dominic Moran. Waived K Justin Ayat.
OAKLAND RAIDERS-Signed TE Zach Miller and QB Cody Pickett.
ST. LOUIS RAMS-Signed G Milford Brown. Released OT Chris Massner.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS-Signed DT Justin Frick.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
MONTREAL CANADIENS-Signed RW Michael Ryder to a one-year contract.