Area events Tuesday
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING
Little Falls at Wadena-Deer Creek Invitational, 4:30 p.m.
Pierz at Rockford Invitational, 4:15 p.m.
SWIMMING/DIVING
Brainerd at Bemidji 6 p.m.
Albany, Sauk Centre at Little Falls 6 p.m.
Staples-Motley/W-DC/V at Melrose triangular, 6 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Willmar vs. Brainerd at Baxter, 5 p.m.
Little Falls at St. Cloud Tech 5 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Brainerd at Willmar, 5 p.m.
St. Cloud Tech at Little Falls 5 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
Brainerd at St. Cloud Tech, 7:30 p.m.
Ogilvie at Aitkin, 7:30 p.m.
Pierz at St. Cloud Cathedral, 7:30 p.m.
Pine River-Backus at Pillager, 7:30 p.m.
Staples-Motley at New York Mills, 7:30 p.m.
Henning at Verndale, 7:30 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Sebeka, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Brainerd at Willmar, 4:30 p.m.
St. Cloud Tech at Little Falls 4:30 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Park Rapids, 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday
COLLEGE GOLF
Central Lakes at Rochester Invitational, noon
TV-Radio
Radio guide -- WYRQ-FM (92.1), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), KBLB-FM (93.3), KBKK-FM (95.9), KDKK-FM (97.5), KTCF-FM (101.5), KTIG-FM (102.7), WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KTLF-AM (960), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KAAK-AM (1570)
Tuesday
BOXING
9:30 p.m.
ESPN2 -- Tye Fields vs. Sherman Williams, for vacant USBA heavyweight championship
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WGN -- St. Louis at Chicago Cubs
6 p.m.
TBS -- Atlanta at N.Y. Mets
7:05 p.m.
FSN/WWWI/WYRQ/KNSP/KWAD -- Twins vs. Anaheim
TENNIS
10 a.m.
USA -- U.S. Open, men's fourth round and women's quarterfinals
6 p.m.
USA -- U.S. Open, men's fourth round and women's quarterfinals
WNBA BASKETBALL
6 p.m.
ESPN2 -- Playoffs, first round, game 3, Cleveland at Detroit
Wednesday
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ESPN -- Atlanta at N.Y. Mets
12:05 p.m.
WWWI/WYRQ/KNSP/KWAD -- Twins vs. Anaheim
1:10 p.m.
WGN -- St. Louis at Chicago Cubs
6 p.m.
ESPN2 -- Boston at Chicago White Sox or Oakland at Baltimore
9 p.m.
ESPN2 -- Houston at Los Angeles
TENNIS
10 a.m.
USA -- U.S. Open, men's and women's quarterfinals
6 p.m.
USA -- U.S. Open, men's and women's quarterfinals
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 83 53 .610 --
Boston 79 58 .577 4 1/2
Toronto 68 69 .496 15 1/2
Baltimore 61 75 .449 22
Tampa Bay 53 82 .393 29 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 73 64 .533 --
Kansas City 70 65 .519 2
Minnesota 71 66 .518 2
Cleveland 62 76 .449 11 1/2
Detroit 34 102 .250 38 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Oakland 82 55 .599 --
Seattle 80 57 .584 2
Anaheim 67 70 .489 15
Texas 63 75 .457 19 1/2
Sunday's Games
Cleveland 5, Toronto 4
Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 1
N.Y. Yankees 8, Boston 4
Anaheim 7, Kansas City 4, 1st game
Anaheim at Kansas City, ppd., 2nd game
Texas 11, Minnesota 10
Seattle 3, Baltimore 0
Oakland 4, Tampa Bay 3
Monday's Games
Toronto 8, N.Y. Yankees 1
Cleveland 7, Detroit 4
Boston 13, Philadelphia 9
Anaheim 10, Minnesota 2
Texas 7, Kansas City 3
Tuesday's Games
Oakland (Zito 11-11) at Baltimore (Hentgen 5-7), 6:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Lee 3-1) at Detroit (Bonderman 6-18), 6:05 p.m.
Seattle (Pineiro 13-10) at Tampa Bay (Zambrano 9-8), 6:15 p.m.
Anaheim (Sele 7-9) at Minnesota (Lohse 11-10), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Abbott 0-0) at Texas (Valdes 7-8), 7:05 p.m.
Boston (Burkett 9-7) at Chicago White Sox (Colon 12-11), 7:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 87 50 .635 --
Florida 74 63 .540 13
Philadelphia 73 64 .533 14
Montreal 71 68 .511 17
New York 60 76 .441 26 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Houston 72 65 .526 --
St. Louis 72 65 .526 --
Chicago 70 66 .515 1 1/2
Pittsburgh 62 72 .463 8 1/2
Cincinnati 60 77 .438 12
Milwaukee 60 77 .438 12
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Francisco 83 53 .610 --
Los Angeles 71 65 .522 12
Arizona 70 67 .511 13 1/2
Colorado 65 74 .468 19 1/2
San Diego 55 82 .401 28 1/2
Sunday's Games
St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 0
Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Mets 1
Atlanta 10, Pittsburgh 4
Florida 5, Montreal 3
San Diego 3, Houston 1
Milwaukee 2, Chicago Cubs 0
San Francisco 3, Arizona 1
Los Angeles 3, Colorado 0
Monday's Games
Boston 13, Philadelphia 9
N.Y. Mets 3, Atlanta 2
Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee 4
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis 0
Florida 5, Montreal 2
San Francisco 2, Arizona 0
Houston 10, Los Angeles 1
Tuesday's Games
St. Louis (Simontacchi 8-4) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 12-9), 12:05 p.m., 1st game
Pittsburgh (Wells 6-7) at Florida (Willis 11-5), 6:05 p.m.
Montreal (Vazquez 12-8) at Philadelphia (Telemaco 1-2), 6:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Hampton 12-6) at N.Y. Mets (Leiter 13-7), 6:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Morris 8-6) at Chicago Cubs (Wood 11-10), 7:05 p.m., 2nd game
Cincinnati (P.Wilson 8-10) at Milwaukee (Obermueller 0-4), 7:05 p.m.
Arizona (Capuano 1-2) at San Diego (Howard 0-0), 9:05 p.m.
Houston (Redding 8-13) at Los Angeles (V.Alvarez 0-1), 9:10 p.m.
Colorado (Jimenez 1-7) at San Francisco (Correia 1-1), 9:15 p.m.
Wild card
American League
W L Pct GB
Seattle 80 57 .584 --
Boston 79 58 .577 1
Kansas City 70 65 .519 9
Minnesota 71 66 .518 9
National League
W L Pct GB
Florida 74 63 .540 --
Philadelphia 73 64 .533 1
Houston 72 65 .526 2
St. Louis 72 65 .526 2
Los Angeles 71 65 .522 2 1/2
Chicago 70 66 .515 3 1/2
Arizona 70 67 .511 4
Montreal 71 68 .511 4
Linescores
INTERLEAGUE
Boston 004 100 026 -- 13 13 2
Philadelphia 220 200 030 -- 9 14 1
Suppan, Sauerbeck (7), Timlin (7), Embree (8), BKim (8) and Varitek, Mirabelli (8); BMyers, CSilva (5), Plesac (5), MiWilliams (5), Cormier (7), Mesa (9), Wendell (9) and Lieberthal. W--BKim 6-4. L--Mesa 5-7. HRs--Boston, Nixon (25). Philadelphia, Rollins (7), Ledee (13).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 100 000 000 -- 1 4 0
Toronto 000 220 13x -- 8 13 0
DWells, Weaver (8) and Flaherty; Halladay and Cash. W--Halladay 18-6. L--DWells 12-6. HR--Toronto, JPhelps (16).
Cleveland 012 001 012 -- 7 14 0
Detroit 000 040 000 -- 4 6 2
Stanford, JSantiago (5), DBaez (8), Riske (9) and Bard; Mears, Roney (5), Rodney (7), JWalker (7), German (8), Spurling (9) and Inge. W--JSantiago 1-1. L--JWalker 3-3. Sv--Riske (5). HRs--Cleveland, Broussard 2 (12), THafner (11). Detroit, Inge (8).
Kansas City 000 020 010 -- 3 6 1
Texas 020 101 30x -- 7 6 0
May, Grimsley (7), Field (7), MacDougal (8) and Mayne, DiFelice (8); CLewis, BShouse (8), JPowell (8), Ramirez (9) and Greene. W--CLewis 7-9. L--May 8-7. HRs--Kansas City, Harvey 2 (11). Texas, Teixeira 2 (22), Blalock (25).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta 000 110 000 -- 2 9 0
New York 000 200 10x -- 3 9 0
Maddux, Hodges (7), JSWright (8) and Blanco, JEstrada (7); Griffiths, Wheeler (7), Weathers (8) and Piazza. W--Wheeler 1-2. L--Hodges 3-3. Sv--Weathers (6).
Cincinnati 013 001 000 -- 5 9 2
Milwaukee 000 010 012 -- 4 9 1
Etherton, Randall (7), RWagner (8), Reitsma (8) and LaRue; WFranklin, Burba (6), de los Santos (8) and Osik, EddPerez (9). W--Etherton 2-2. L--WFranklin 10-11. Sv--Reitsma (6). HRs--Cincinnati, Freel (3), Hummel (1), WPena (1).
Montreal 000 200 000 -- 2 3 0
Florida 100 000 22x -- 5 12 0
Ohka, Ayala (7), Biddle (8), Eischen (8) and Schneider; Penny, Urbina (8), Looper (9) and IRodriguez. W--Penny 12-10. L--Ohka 8-11. Sv--Looper (26). HRs--Montreal, Wilkerson (18), VGuerrero (23).
San Francisco 000 000 002 -- 2 8 0
Arizona 000 000 000 -- 0 6 1
Ponson, Worrell (9) and Torrealba; Schilling, Villarreal (9), MMyers (9), Valverde (9) and Barajas, Hammock (9). W--Ponson 3-3. L--Villarreal 7-6. Sv--Worrell (32).
St. Louis 000 000 000 -- 0 6 1
Chicago 000 061 00x -- 7 17 0
WWilliams, Fassero (5), Stephenson (6) and Matheny, Girardi (8); Prior, Farnsworth (9) and DMiller. W--Prior 14-5. L--WWilliams 14-7. HR--Chicago, Karros (11).
Houston 102 100 114 -- 10 18 0
Los Angeles 000 000 100 -- 1 5 1
WMiller, Dotel (7), RiWhite (9) and Ausmus; Nomo, Ashby (6), Colyer (8), RMyers (9) and Lo Duca, Ross (4). W--WMiller 12-11. L--Nomo 15-11. HRs--Houston, JKent (20), Ausmus (4). Los Angeles, Cora (4).
Minnesota Amateur State Tournament
CLASS B STATE TOURNAMENT
Results Saturday
Game 21 -- Austin 4, Cold Spring 1
Game 22 -- Rochester 9, St. Michael 1
Game 23 -- Dundas 10, Chaska 0 (8 innings)
Game 24 -- Shakopee 5, Red Wing 4 (11 innings)
Game 25 -- Cold Spring 11, Rochester 1 (7 innings)
Game 26 -- Shakopee 5, Chaska 1
Results Sunday
Austin 13, Dundas 0 (7 innings)
Cold Spring 10, Shakopee 4
Dundas 5, Cold Spring 2
Championship Game Monday
Dundas 4, Austin 0
Austin 11, Dundas 5
CLASS C STATE TOURNAMENT
Results Friday
Game 29 -- Granite Falls 5, Wolf Lake 3
Game 30 -- Austin-Hayfield 6, Green Isle 0
Game 31 -- Essig 3, Lonsdale 2
Game 32 -- Clarissa 5, St. Francis 3
Results Saturday
Game 33 -- St. Francis 7, Granite Falls 1
Game 34 -- Green Isle 3, Essig 2
Results Sunday
Hayfield-Austin 2, Clarissa 1
Green Isle 7, St. Francis 4
Green Isle 7, Clarissa 5
Championship Game Monday
Green Isle 9, Hayfield-Austin 8 (11 innings)
Green Isle 6, Hayfield-Austin 5
Tennis
U.S. Open
Monday
At The USTA National Tennis Center, New York
Women
Fourth Round
Jennifer Capriati (6), United States, def. Elena Dementieva (11), Russia, 6-2, 7-5.
Justine Henin-Hardenne (2), Belgium, def. Dinara Safina, Russia, 6-0, 6-3.
Ai Sugiyama (15), Japan, is even with Francesca Schiavone (29), Italy, 6-6.
Anastasia Myskina (7), Russia, leads Mary Pierce, France, 4-2.
PGA Deutsche Bank Championship
Monday
At TPC Boston
Norton, Ma.
Purse: $5 million
Yardage: 7,145; Par: 71
Final Round
Adam Scott, $900,000 69-62-67-66 -- 264
Rocco Mediate, $540,000 67-70-66-65 -- 268
Justin Rose, $340,000 63-71-68-67 -- 269
Vijay Singh, $240,000 65-68-71-66 -- 270
Tim Herron, $190,000 67-68-68-68 -- 271
Geoff Ogilvy, $190,000 68-66-68-69 -- 271
Tiger Woods, $161,250 70-69-67-67 -- 273
Steve Flesch, $161,250 66-69-69-69 -- 273
Darren Clarke, $140,000 67-68-67-73 -- 275
Jonathan Kaye, $140,000 71-67-63-74 -- 275
Carl Pettersson, $120,000 71-71-67-67 -- 276
Tim Clark, $120,000 71-69-66-70 -- 276
Champions Tour-
Jeld-Wen Tradition
Sunday
At The Reserve Vineyard & Golf Course
Portland, Ore.
Purse: $2.2 million
Yardage: 6,994; Par: 72
Final Round
Tom Watson, $330,000 68-62-73-70 -- 273
Gil Morgan, $161,333.34 69-70-67-68 -- 274
Jim Ahern, $161,333.33 66-68-68-72 -- 274
Tom Kite, $161,333.33 68-68-67-71 -- 274
Bruce Summerhays, $96,800 73-68-68-66 -- 275
Morris Hatalsky, $96,800 68-68-67-72 -- 275
Hugh Baiocchi, $70,400 72-69-69-66 -- 276
Dana Quigley, $70,400 74-71-64-67 -- 276
Jim Thorpe, $70,400 69-68-68-71 -- 276
LPGA-
State Farm Classic
Sunday
At The Rail Golf Course
Springfield, Ill.
Purse: $1.2 million
Yardage: 6,558; Par: 72
Final Round
Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to continuous rain.
Candie Kung, $180,000 64-67-71 -- 202
Laura Davies, $109,852 70-67-66 -- 203
Hee-Won Han, $79,690 66-69-69 -- 204
Karen Stupples, $61,647 69-69-68 -- 206
Kristi Albers, $38,492 67-74-66 -- 207
Grace Park, $38,492 70-69-68 -- 207
Tammie Green, $38,492 67-72-68 -- 207
Rosie Jones, $38,492 71-65-71 -- 207
Auto racing
NASCAR-Winston Cup Southern 500
Sunday
At Darlington Raceway
Darlington, S.C.
Lap length: 1.366 mile oval
1. (3) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 367, $204,736.
2. (18) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 367, $149,063.
3. (2) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 367, $112,575.
4. (17) Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 367, $90,765.
5. (22) Bill Elliott, Dodge, 367, $113,028.
6. (15) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 367, $78,355.
7. (5) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 367, $112,568.
8. (8) Ricky Craven, Pontiac, 367, $90,125.
9. (4) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 367, $98,335.
10. (9) Greg Biffle, Ford, 367, $65,980.
11. (28) Jeff Burton, Ford, 367, $95,037.
12. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 367, $109,503.
13. (31) Kurt Busch, Ford, 367, $92,135.
14. (6) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 367, $75,720.
15. (41) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 367, $74,780.
16. (30) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 367, $77,235.
17. (27) Todd Bodine, Ford, 366, $66,754.
18. (35) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 365, $79,577.
19. (29) Ward Burton, Dodge, 364, $90,166.
20. (32) Steve Park, Chevrolet, 364, $67,390.
21. (26) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 363, $57,415.
22. (38) Jimmy Spencer, Dodge, 361, $56,745.
23. (1) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 359, $101,775.
24. (24) Kenny Wallace, Dodge, 358, $56,925.
25. (12) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, 358, $93,932.
26. (36) Jason Leffler, Pontiac, 356, $55,455.
27. (40) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 345, engine failure, $63,095.
28. (25) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 336, accident, $80,072.
29. (16) Mike Skinner, Pontiac, 318, $54,165.
30. (10) Dave Blaney, Ford, 316, $60,000.
31. (13) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 315, $95,255.
32. (14) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 309, accident, $98,443.
33. (7) Mark Martin, Ford, 307, $85,638.
34. (19) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 302, $96,543.
35. (21) Casey Mears, Dodge, 266, $58,580.
36. (34) Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 258, $85,172.
37. (37) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 251, $68,325.
38. (39) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 184, accident, $50,160.
39. (42) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 168, accident, $50,125.
40. (11) Johnny Benson, Pontiac, 165, accident, $76,800.
41. (43) Hermie Sadler, Pontiac, 61, electrical, $50,000.
42. (33) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 9, accident, $49,950.
43. (23) Christian Fittipaldi, Dodge, 6, accident, $85,927.
Winner's Average Speed: 120.733 mph.
Time of Race: 4 hours, 9 minutes, 8 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 1.651.
Caution Flags: 10 for 55 laps.
Lead Changes: 24 among 12 drivers.
Lap Leaders: R.Newman 1-10; J.Spencer 11; R.Newman 12-65; M.Kenseth 66-72; R.Newman 73; M.Kenseth 74-99; R.Newman 100; J.Burton 101-103; M.Kenseth 104-107; J.Burton 108-147; J.Johnson 148; K.Harvick 149-158; J.Johnson 159-170; K.Petty 171; J.Johnson 172-175; R.Newman 176-229; G.Biffle 230-240; K.Lepage 241-249; K.Harvick 250; G.Biffle 251-275; K.Harvick 276-278; G.Biffle 279-312; R.Rudd 313; J.McMurray 314-334; T.Labonte 335-367.
Top 10 in Points Standings
1. M.Kenseth 3,718. 2. D.Earnhardt Jr. 3,329. 3. K.Harvick 3,303. 4. J.Johnson 3,233. 5. J.Gordon 3,127. 6. K.Busch 3,114. 7. R.Newman 3,075. 8. B.Labonte 3,053. 9. M.Waltrip 3,012. 10. T.Stewart 2,936.
CART-
Grand Prix of Denver
Sunday
At Street Course, Denver
Lap length: 1.695 miles, 9 turns
1. (1) Bruno Junqueira, Ford-Cosworth/Lola, 106.
2. (3) Sebastien Bourdais, Ford-Cosworth/Lola, 106.
3. (2) Oriol Servia, Ford-Cosworth/Lola, 106.
4. (9) Paul Tracy, Ford-Cosworth/Lola, 106.
5. (4) Adrian Fernandez, Ford-Cosworth/Lola, 106.
6. (10) Michel Jourdain Jr., Ford-Cosworth/Lola, 106.
7. (14) Mario Dominguez, Ford-Cosworth/Lola, 106.
8. (7) Darren Manning, Ford-Cosworth/Reynard, 106.
9. (11) Alex Tagliani, Ford-Cosworth/Lola, 106.
10. (8) Mario Haberfeld, Ford-Cosworth/Reynard, 106.
11. (13) Jimmy Vasser, Ford-Cosworth/Reynard, 106.
12. (19) Geoff Boss, Ford-Cosworth/Lola, 101.
13. (5) Tiago Monteiro Ford-Cosworth/Reynard, 86, contact.
14. (17) Mika Salo, Ford-Cosworth/Lola, 84, contact.
15. (12) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Ford-Cosworth/Reynard, 80, fire.
16. (16) Roberto Moreno, Ford-Cosworth/Lola, 77, contact.
17. (6) Patrick Carpentier, Ford-Cosworth/Lola, 61, contact.
18. (18) Gualter Salles, Ford-Cosworth/Lola, 33, mechanical.
19. (15) Rodolfo Lavin, Ford-Cosworth/Reynard, 2, contact.
Race Statistics
Time of race: 2 hours, 3 minutes, 10.259 seconds.
Margin of victory: .335 seconds.
Winner's average speed: 106.573 mph.
Caution flags: 4 for 15 laps.
Lead changes: 2 among 2 drivers.
Lap leaders: Junqueria 1-32, Servia 33-62, Junqueria 63-106.
Points Standings
1. Tracy 204. 2. Junqueira 186. 3. Jourdain 165. 4. Bourdais 142. 5. Carpentier 128. 6. Servia 108. 7. Fernandez 92. 8. Tagliani 91. 9. Manning and Dominguez, 81.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
ANAHEIM ANGELS--Purchased the contract of INF Wilson Delgado from Salt Lake of the PCL. Transferred 1B Brad Fullmer from the 15- to the 60-day disabled list.
BOSTON RED SOX--Purchased the contract of C Bill Haselman from Pawtucket of the IL. Activated RHP Brandon Lyon from the 15-day disabled list. Recalled LHP Casey Fossum from Pawtucket. Designated RHP Andy Shibilo for assignment.
CLEVELAND INDIANS--Activated RHP Jason Boyd from the 15-day disabled list. Purchased the contract of RHP Chad Durbin from Buffalo of the IL. Recalled LHP Jason Stanford from Buffalo.
DETROIT TIGERS--Recalled RHP Chris Mears and OF Cody Ross from Toledo of the IL. Activated C A.J. Hinch from the 15-day disabled list.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Recalled RHP Kris Wilson from Omaha of the PCL.
MINNESOTA TWINS--Acquired LHP Jesse Orosco from the New York Yankees for a player to be named. Recalled RHP Adam Johnson and OF Michael Cuddyer from Rochester of the IL. Optioned LHP Carlos Pulido to Rochester. Designated 1B Todd Sears for assignment.
NEW YORK YANKEES--Signed INF Luis Sojo to a one-year contract. Purchased the contract of C Michel Hernandez from Columbus of the IL.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Recalled RHP Mike Wood and RHP Steve Sparks from Midland of the Texas League.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS--Called up C Pete LaForest from Durham of the IL. Activated INF Terry Shumpert from the 15-day disabled list.
TEXAS RANGERS--Recalled RHP Reynaldo Garcia, RHP Ryan Drese, C Gerald Laird, OF Ryan Christenson and RHP Rosman Garcia from Oklahoma of the PCL. Optioned OF Ramon Nivar to Frisco of the Texas League.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS--Activated 1B Mark Grace from the 15-day disabled list. Recalled 1B Lyle Overbay, RHP Edgar Gonzalez, RHP John Patterson, LHP Chris Capuano and LHP Eddie Oropesa from Tucson of the PCL. Purchased the contract of LHP Dennis Reyes from Tucson. Transferred RHP Mike Koplove from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list.
CHICAGO CUBS--Recalled INF Augie Ojeda and OF David Kelton from Iowa of the PCL. Purchased the contract of C Josh Paul from Iowa. Recalled RHP Sergio Mitre and LHP Felix Sanchez from West Tenn of the Southern League.
CINCINNATI REDS--Purchased the contract of C Dane Sardinha from Chattanooga of the Southern League.
FLORIDA MARLINS--Called up OF Gerald Williams from Albuquerque of the PCL. Activated OF Todd Hollandsworth and LHP Tommy Phelps from the 15-day disabled list. Transferred LHP Armando Almanza from the 15- to the 60-day disabled list.
HOUSTON ASTROS--Recalled RHP Kirk Saarloos, RHP Kirk Bullinger, and OF Colin Porter from New Orleans of the PCL.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS--Activated C Todd Hundley from the 60-day disabled list. Recalled RHP Rodney Myers, LHP Steve Colyer, OF Wilkin Ruan and OF Jason Romano, C Koyie Hill, RHP Masao Kida, and 2B Joe Thurston from Las Vegas of the PCL. Purchased the contract of OF Chad Hermansen from Las Vegas.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Recalled LHP Luis Martinez, LHP Shane Nance and RHP Mike Crudale from Indianapolis of the IL.
MONTREAL EXPOS--Activated LHP Scott Stewart from the 15-day disabled list.
NEW YORK METS--Purchased the contract of RHP Orber Moreno from Norfolk of the IL. Recalled RHP Jeremy Griffiths from Norfolk.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES--Recalled RHP Brandon Duckworth from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre of the IL.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS--Activated OF J.D. Drew, C Eli Marrero and C Joe Girardi from the 15-day disabled list. Recalled RHP Dan Haren and RHP Garrett Stephenson from Palm Beach of the Florida State League.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS--Activated 1B J.T. Snow, OF Marvin Benard and 2B Ray Durham from the 15-day disabled list. Recalled LHP Chad Zerbe from Fresno of the PCL. Purchased the contract of LHP Noah Lowry from Fresno. Designated INF-OF Francisco Santos for assignment.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS--Claimed CB Jason Goss off waivers from Chicago. Signed TE Lorenzo Diamond, LB Tony Gilbert, DE Alton Moore, FB Joshua Rue and G Tony Wragge to the practice squad.
BUFFALO BILLS--Signed QB Jason Johnson, WR Rodney Wright, RB Ken Simonton, DB Jerton Evans and OL Richard Seals to the practice squad.
CAROLINA PANTHERS--Signed LB Vinny Ciurciu, DE Tony Brown and C Louis Williams to the practice squad.
CHICAGO BEARS--Signed G Bryan Anderson, G Shane Grice, DE Chris Demaree and FB Jason McKie to the practice squad.
CINCINNATI BENGALS--Waived K Neil Rackers and DE Greg Scott. Claimed K Shayne Graham off waivers from Carolina and LB Keyon Whiteside from Indianapolis. Signed RB Ray Jackson, DT Langston Moore, C Thatcher Szalay and WR Kevin Walter to the practice squad.
CLEVELAND BROWNS--Signed QB Nate Hybl, OL Qasim Mitchell, LB Mason Unck, DL Corey Jackson and TE Keith Heinrich to the practice squad.
DALLAS COWBOYS--Released QB Woody Dantzler. Claimed CB Jemeel Powell off waivers from Detroit. Signed CB Don McGee, DT Shaun Smith and OT Torrin Tucker to the practice squad.
DENVER BRONCOS--Released QB Danny Kanell. Signed CB Roosevelt Williams. Signed WR Charlie Adams, WR Nate Jackson, RB Cecil Sapp and OL Chris Watton to the practice squad.
DETROIT LIONS--Signed WR David Kircus, OT Ben Johnson and TE Matt Murphy to the practice squad.
GREEN BAY PACKERS--Claimed S Curtis Fuller off waivers from Seattle. Placed DT Larry Smith on waivers. Signed LB Steve Josue, DT Terrell Sands, OT Jason Jimenez and WR Scott Vines to the practice squad.
HOUSTON TEXANS--Claimed FB Greg Comella off waivers from Tennessee and DT Junior Ioane from Oakland. Signed DL Jason Davis, DL Keith Wright, LB Shantee Orr, DB Demarcus Faggins and C Bryan Pittman to the practice squad. Released OL Garrick Jones.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS -- Signed RB David Allen, CB Chris D. Brown, QB Quinn Gray and C Brett Romberg to the practice squad.
MIAMI DOLPHINS--Signed QB Clint Stoerner, S Yeremiah Bell, OT Greg Jerman, WR Kendall Newson and CB Alphonso Roundtree to the practice squad.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS--Signed OT Adam Goldberg, OT Adam Haayer, RB Larry Ned, WR Ben Nelson and CB Horace Willis to the practice squad.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS--Signed C Terry Wagner, WR Talman Gardner and DT Kendrick Allen to the practice squad.
NEW YORK GIANTS--Signed TE Darnell Dinkins, WR Derek Dorris, DE Radell Lockhart, C-G Omar Smith and OT Dion Meredith to the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS--Signed LB Mark Brown, RB Little John Flowers, RB Johnathan Reese, G Brandon Moore and WR Cecil Moore to the practice squad.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS--Signed RB Dante Brown, S Russell Stuvaints, DL David Upchurch and FB J.T. Wall to the practice squad.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS--Signed QB Cleo Lemon, DE Kris Dielman, DE Omari Hand, WR Grant Mattos and K Mackenzie Hoambrecker to the practice squad.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS--Signed FB Jasen Isom, S John Keith, LB Marcus Reese, OT Jerome Davis and OT Ben Archibald to the practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS--Signed DB Walter Bernard, TE Deitan Dubuc, OT Dustin Kroeker, WR Jerheme Urban and WR Taco Wallace to the practice squad.
TENNESSEE TITANS--Claimed LB Ray Wells off waivers from San Francisco. Waived S Steven Marsh. Signed OG Marico Portis, C Jamal Powell, DT Cedric Harden, DB Rober' Freeman and S Steve Smith to the practice squad.