SCOREBOARD
Area events
Friday
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers at Rochester 6:05 p.m. (2)
Saturday
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers at Rochester 7:05 p.m.
STOCK CAR RACING
Explorebrainerdlakes.com Chamber Night, North Central Speedway, Barrows, 6:45 p.m.
RUNNING
Crosslake Dam Run, 5- and 10-kilometer road races, 8 a.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
11 a.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Pennsylvania 500
2:30 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Pennsylvania 500
5 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, final practice for U.S. Cellular 250
BOXING
7 p.m., ESPN2: Welterweights, Julio Diaz vs. Victor Manuel Cayo
EXTREME SPORTS
7 p.m., ESPN: X Games
1 a.m., ESPN2: X Games
GOLF
8 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Moravia Silesia Open, second round
9 a.m., TNT: Women's British Open Championship, second round
Noon, ESPN: USGA, U.S. Senior Open Championship, second round
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Buick Open, second round
5:30 p.m., TGC: Nationwide Tour, Children's Hospital Invitational, second round
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Twins vs. L.A. Angels
7 p.m., WGN: N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox
TENNIS
10 p.m., ESPN2: ATP, LA Open, quarterfinal
2 a.m., ESPN2: WTA-Tour, Bank of the West Classic, quarterfinal
Saturday
Sports talk
10 a.m., 3WI-AM, 3WI-FM: Saturday Morning Sports Talk with Patrick Reusse and Joe Soucheray
AUTO RACING
9 a.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Pennsylvania 500
10:30 a.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Happy Hour Series, final practice for Pennsylvania 500
Noon, ESPN2: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for U.S. Cellular 250
Noon, SPEED: ARCA, Pennsylvania 200
3:30 p.m., ESPN: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, U.S. Cellular 250
7 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Truck Series, Toyota Tundra 200
7 p.m., VERSUS: IRL, Meijer Indy 300
EXTREME SPORTS
2 p.m., ABC: X Games
6:30 p.m., ESPN: X Games
1 a.m., ESPN2: X Games
GOLF
7:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Moravia Silesia Open, third round
Noon, TGC: PGA Tour, Buick Open, third round
12:30 p.m., ABC: Women's British Open Championship, third round
2 p.m., CBS: PGA Tour, Buick Open, third round
2 p.m., NBC: USGA, U.S. Senior Open Championship, third round
5:30 p.m., TGC: Nationwide Tour, Children's Hospital Invitational, third round
HORSE RACING
4 p.m., FSN: NTRA, West Virginia Derby
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
3 p.m., FOX: N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, or Kansas City at Tampa Bay
6 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Twins vs. L.A. Angels
6 p.m., WGN: Chicago Cubs at Florida
MOTORSPORTS
9:30 p.m., SPEED: AMA Pro Racing
SWIMMING
11 a.m., NBC: World Championships
TENNIS
8 p.m., ESPN2: WTA-Tour, Bank of the West Classic, semifinal
10 p.m., ESPN2: ATP, LA Open, semifinal, at Los Angeles
Baseball
Northwoods League
Second half
Through Wednesday
North Division W L GB
Rochester 17 7 -
St. Cloud 14 8 2
Alexandria 12 10 4
Thunder Bay 12 11 4.5
Brainerd 11 12 5.5
*Mankato 11 13 6
Duluth 8 16 9
South Division W L GB
Madison 13 9 -
LaCrosse 13 10 .5
Waterloo 13 11 1
Battle Creek 11 13 3
Wisconsin 10 12 3
Green Bay 9 15 5
*Eau Claire 10 17 5.5
*First-half champion
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 62 40 .608 -
Boston 59 42 .584 2 1/2
Tampa Bay 55 47 .539 7
Toronto 49 53 .480 13
Baltimore 44 57 .436 17 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 53 47 .530 -
Minnesota 52 50 .510 2
Chicago 52 51 .505 2 1/2
Cleveland 42 60 .412 12
Kansas City 40 61 .396 13 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 60 40 .600 -
Texas 57 43 .570 3
Seattle 53 49 .520 8
Oakland 43 58 .426 17 1/2
Wednesday's Games
L.A. Angels 9, Cleveland 3
Seattle 3, Toronto 2
Baltimore 7, Kansas City 3
N.Y. Yankees 6, Tampa Bay 2
Oakland 8, Boston 6
Detroit 13, Texas 5
Minnesota 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Thursday's Games
Baltimore 7, Kansas City 3
Boston 8, Oakland 5
Texas 7, Seattle 1
Chicago White Sox 3, N.Y. Yankees 2
Friday's Games
Boston (Smoltz 1-4) at Baltimore (Guthrie 7-9), 6:05 p.m.
Detroit (E.Jackson 7-5) at Cleveland (Carmona 2-6), 6:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Ponson 1-6) at Tampa Bay (Price 3-4), 6:38 p.m.
Seattle (J.Vargas 3-4) at Texas (Padilla 7-5), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 3-6) at Minnesota (Blackburn 8-5),7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Mitre 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Richard 4-3), 7:11 p.m.
Toronto (Richmond 6-5) at Oakland (Braden 7-9), 9:05 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 3:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 3:10 p.m.
Boston at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland, 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.
Seattle at Texas, 7:05 p.m.
Toronto at Oakland, 8:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 58 41 .586 -
Florida 53 49 .520 6 1/2
Atlanta 52 50 .510 7 1/2
New York 49 52 .485 10
Washington 32 70 .314 27 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 54 46 .540 -
St. Louis 56 49 .533 1/2
Houston 51 51 .500 4
Milwaukee 51 51 .500 4
Cincinnati 45 56 .446 9 1/2
Pittsburgh 43 58 .426 11 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 63 39 .618 -
San Francisco 55 46 .545 7 1/2
Colorado 55 47 .539 8
Arizona 44 58 .431 19
San Diego 41 62 .398 22 1/2
Wednesday's Games
Chicago Cubs 12, Houston 0
San Francisco 1, Pittsburgh 0, 10 innings
Florida 6, Atlanta 3
San Diego 7, Cincinnati 1
Colorado at New York, ppd., rain
Milwaukee 7, Washington 5
St. Louis 3, L.A. Dodgers 2, 15 innings
Arizona 4, Philadelphia 0
Thursday's Games
N.Y. Mets 7, Colorado 0, 1st game
San Diego 7, Cincinnati 4
Milwaukee 7, Washington 3
Chicago Cubs 12, Houston 3
Atlanta 6, Florida 3, 10 innings
Colorado 4, N.Y. Mets 2, 2nd game
L.A. Dodgers 5, St. Louis 3, 10 innings
Philadelphia at San Francisco
Friday's Games
Washington (Lannan 7-7) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 8-8), 6:05 p.m.
Arizona (D.Davis 5-10) at N.Y. Mets (Li.Hernandez 7-5), 6:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Harden 7-6) at Florida (Volstad 8-9), 6:10 p.m.
Colorado (Cook 10-3) at Cincinnati (Lehr 0-0), 6:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Schmidt 1-1) at Atlanta (Hanson 5-1), 6:35 p.m.
Houston (Moehler 7-6) at St. Louis (M.Boggs 1-0), 7:15 p.m.
Milwaukee (Looper 9-5) at San Diego (Gaudin 4-9), 9:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 7-9) at San Francisco (Sadowski 2-3), 9:15 p.m.
Saturday's Games
L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 3:10 p.m.
Washington at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.
Arizona at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Florida, 6:10 p.m.
Colorado at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.
Houston at St. Louis, 6:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at San Francisco, 8:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at San Diego, 9:05 p.m.
Basketball
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Indiana 13 4 .765 -
Connecticut 9 7 .563 3 1/2
Washington 9 8 .529 4
Chicago 9 10 .474 5
Atlanta 8 10 .444 5 1/2
New York 6 10 .375 6 1/2
Detroit 5 9 .357 6 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Phoenix 14 5 .737 -
Seattle 11 7 .611 2 1/2
Minnesota 10 8 .556 3 1/2
San Antonio 8 9 .471 5
Los Angeles 5 10 .333 7
Sacramento 5 15 .250 9 1/2
Friday's Games
Minnesota at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Phoenix at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Acquired OF Josh Anderson from Detroit for cash.
SEATTLE MARINERS-Signed 1B Rich Poythress.
TEXAS RANGERS-Recalled RHP Warner Madrigal from Oklahoma City (PCL). Optioned RHP Guillermo Moscoso to Oklahoma City.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS-Placed OF Reed Johnson on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Jeff Stevens from Iowa (PCL). Acquired LHP John Grabow and LHP Tom Gorzelanny from Pittsburgh for RHP Kevin Hart, RHP Jose Ascanio and INF Josh Harrison.
HOUSTON ASTROS-Recalled RHP Sammy Gervacio from Round Rock (PCL). Requested waivers on RHP Russ Ortiz for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS-Acquired LHP George Sherrill from Baltimore for INF Josh Bell and RHP Steve Johnson.
American Association
ST. PAUL SAINTS-Signed RHP Charlie Ruud.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS-Waived F Linton Johnson and G DeMarcus Nelson.
INDIANA PACERS-Signed F Solomon Jones to a multiyear contract.
TORONTO RAPTORS-Traded G-F Devean George and cash to Golden State for G Marco Belinelli. Signed C Rasho Nesterovic to a one-year contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DETROIT LIONS-Signed S Louis Delmas to a four-year contract. Released DE Eric Hicks.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS-Signed P-K Pat McAfee, DT Terrance Taylor and OG Jaimie Thomas. Waived DB Brannon Condren, DB Brandon Foster, DB Brandon Harrison, QB Chris Crane, DL Pat Kuntz, OL Cornelius Lewis and LB Tyrell Sales.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-Signed CB Derek Cox and WR Tiquan Underwood.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS-Placed DE Kenechi Udeze on the reserve/retired list.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Placed DE Ty Warren, LB Shawn Crable, OL Mark LeVoir, OL Rich Ohrnberger and DL Darryl Richard on the active/physically-unable-to-perform list. Placed CB Shawn Springs and WR Brandon Tate on the active/non-football injury list.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS-Agreed to terms with S Chip Vaughn and P Thomas Morstead.
NEW YORK GIANTS-Signed LB Clint Sintim and OT William Beatty. HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS-Signed F Josh Gratton and D Mike Vernace.
PHOENIX COYOTES-Re-signed G Josh Tordjman to a one-year contract.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Re-signed C Kyle Wellwood to a one-year contract.
ECHL
VICTORIA SALMON KINGS-Signed D Gary Gladue and F Brady Leavold to one-year contracts.
Fishing report
Outdoor News
LAKE MILLE LACS
East - Work the Five Mile Gravel Bar and Highway Bar during the day for walleyes with leeches or crawlers in 28 to 30 feet. These areas also produce walleyes at night on slip bobbers and leeches, as are the nine- to 14-foot rocks in the Agate Bay area. Muskie reports have been nonexistent, but smallmouths are being caught on the rocks and docks.
West - Spinners and rainbow minnows or crawlers continue to turn walleyes on the tops and edges of the mud flats. Crankbaits and leadcore also are turning fish on top of the flats during the day. At night, get off the flats in 30 to 32 feet with slip bobbers and leeches. Look to the Eight Mile, Seven Mile, Seguchie's, and Sherman's flats for the best action. There hasn't been many people fishing muskies or pike, but smallmouth anglers are doing well with tube jigs on rock points.
LEECH LAKE AREA
If the wind is blowing, a jig and minnow continues to produce walleyes along the shorelines. The day bite is slow, but the evening action is decent with live-bait rigs and leeches on the humps and deep structure in 22 to 28 feet. Trolling crankbaits along the points at night also has produced some walleyes. Fish the rock points in Portage Bay for muskies and northern pike, while the rice beds in most bays are holding largemouth bass.
LAKE WINNIBIGOSHISH
Lindy Rigs tipped with crawlers or leeches are turning walleyes on the west-side humps in 17 to 24 feet. Moxes Hole and Horseshoe Bar also have given up walleyes in 20 to 24 feet. The bigger perch have started showing up on the flats off Raven's Point in 13 to 15 feet. Muskie action has picked up near the Duck Pass and northern pike are on the bite - but most remain small.
BRAINERD/NISSWA AREA
The Merrifield end of North Long Lake is a safe bet for walleyes in 16 to 28 feet with leeches. Gull Lake is giving up a few walleyes in 20 to 30 feet, while redtails are producing walleyes and pike on Lake Edwards in 14 to 20 feet. The weedlines of North Long, Gull, Round Lake, and Lake Margaret are safe bets for panfish, bass, and northern pike.
CROSS LAKE AREA
Lindy Rigs tipped with redtails or leeches are producing walleyes in 18 to 24 feet on the Whitefish Chain, Pelican Lake, and many smaller lakes. Low-light periods have been best and there is some evening crankbait action worth noting as well. The bass bite remains consistent and northern pike are hitting big sucker minnows or spinnerbaits along the weedlines. Sunfish are being found in 12 feet, while crappies remain suspended over 14 to 16 feet.
CUSHING AREA
Bass are providing the most consistent bite with the weedlines of Lake Shamineau, Lake Alexander, and Fish Trap Lake producing nice fish. A few walleyes can be had after sunset with redtails in 20 to 26 feet on Alexander and Fish Trap. Muskie action has "slightly improved" on the aforementioned lakes, but crappies and sunfish are tough to locate.
DETROIT LAKES
Crawlers are working best for walleyes on the 16- to 20-foot weedlines of lakes Sallie, Melissa, Pelican, Big Detroit, and Big Cormorant. Look for bluegills in the weed pockets of Floyd Lake, Deadshot Bay, Melissa, and Big Detroit. You'll also find suspended crappies on these lakes over 18 to 20 feet. Muskies are hitting Suicks, BullDawgs, and CowGirls just before sunset on the cabbage beds of Pelican and Big Detroit.
EMILY AREA
Sucker minnows and slip bobbers are producing pike at Greer Lake in 15 feet. There's an evening walleye bite with leeches on Lake Washburn in 18 to 22 feet. Perry Lake is kicking out sunfish and crappies in 18 feet and shore anglers fishing on Anna Lake are catching trout.
HACKENSACK AREA
A spinner rig and crawler is producing walleyes on the 14- to 18-foot breaks of Birch Lake. You'll also pop a few walleyes at night on Ten Mile Lake with crankbaits over deep water. Hit Five Point Lake with sucker minnows for northern pike, but muskie reports remain poor. Although small, sunfish remain active on most lakes in 10 to 14 feet.
Golf
LPGA-Women's British Open
Thursday
At Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club
Lytham St. Annes, England
Purse: $2.2 million
Yardage: 6,492; Par: (35-37) 72
First Round
(a-amateur)
Sandra Gal 34-35 - 69 -3
Angela Stanford 33-37 - 70 -2
Song-Hee Kim 32-38 - 70 -2
Yuko Mitsuka 33-38 - 71 -1
Hee Young Park 33-38 - 71 -1
Maria Hjorth 34-38 - 72 E
Christina Kim 36-37 - 73 + 1
Kyeong Bae 35-38 - 73 + 1
Vicki Laing 33-40 - 73 + 1
Michelle Wie 34-39 - 73 + 1
Buick Open
Thursday
At Warwick Hills G&CC
Grand Blanc, Mich.
Purse: $5.1 million
Yardage: 7,127; Par 72 (36-36)
First Round
Steve Lowery 29-34 - 63 -9
John Senden 33-31 - 64 -8
Y.E. Yang 32-33 - 65 -7
James Nitties 33-32 - 65 -7
Vaughn Taylor 32-33 - 65 -7
Brian Vranesh 32-33 - 65 -7
Paul Goydos 34-32 - 66 -6
Greg Chalmers 36-30 - 66 -6
Troy Matteson 34-32 - 66 -6
Jeff Klauk 34-32 - 66 -6
Corey Pavin 35-31 - 66 -6
Chris DiMarco 34-32 - 66 -6
Tom Pernice, Jr. 35-32 - 67 -5
Marc Leishman 33-34 - 67 -5
Tom Byrum 32-35 - 67 -5
Jay Williamson 35-32 - 67 -5
Rory Sabbatini 33-34 - 67 -5
Rod Pampling 34-33 - 67 -5
Chris Stroud 31-36 - 67 -5
Kevin Stadler 34-33 - 67 -5
Neal Lancaster 34-33 - 67 -5
Michael Letzig 35-32 - 67 -5
Tim Herron 34-33 - 67 -5
Jason Bohn 35-33 - 68 -4
Bill Haas 35-33 - 68 -4
Nick O'Hern 32-36 - 68 -4
Woody Austin 34-34 - 68 -4
Chad Campbell 34-34 - 68 -4
Ben Crane 36-32 - 68 -4
John Rollins 36-32 - 68 -4
Mark Hensby 35-33 - 68 -4
Matt Jones 35-33 - 68 -4
Matt Harmon 34-34 - 68 -4
Bill Lunde 34-34 - 68 -4
Brad Adamonis 36-32 - 68 -4
J.P. Hayes 35-33 - 68 -4
Rocco Mediate 35-33 - 68 -4
Greg Owen 35-33 - 68 -4