Today
No major local events scheduled.
Tomorrow
No major local events scheduled.
TENNIS
French Open
At Paris
Purse: $18.23 million (Grand Slam)
Men's quarterfinal singles
Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Mario Ancic (12), Croatia, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.
David Nalbandian (3), Argentina, def. Nikolay Davydenko (6), Russia, 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
Women's quarterfinal singles
Svetlana Kuznetsova (8), Russia, def. Dinara Safina (14), Russia, 7-6 (5), 6-0.
Nicole Vaidisova (16), Czech Republic, def. Venus Williams (11), United States, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3.
Kim Clijsters (2), Belgium, def. Martina Hingis (12), Switzerland, 7-6 (5), 6-1.
Justine Henin-Hardenne (5), Belgium, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (13), Germany, 7-5, 6-2.
Yuba City Challenger
At Yuba City, Calif.
Purse: $50,000 (Challenger)
Men's first-round singles
Jeff Salzenstein, United States, def. Lesley Joseph, United States, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Sam Querrey, United States, def. Aleksandar Vlaski, Serbia and Montenergo, 6-3, 6-2.
Tim Smyczek, United States, def. Rajeev Ram (3), United States, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-0.
Yen-Hsun Lu (2), Taiwan, def. Tyler Cleveland, United States, 6-3, 6-2.
Phillip King, United States, def. Thomas Morton, United States, 6-1, 6-1.
Brian Vahaly (6), United States, def. Alberto Francis, United States, 6-2, 6-3.
Glenn Weiner (7), United States, def. Horia Tecau, Romania, 6-0, 6-2.
Sam Warburg, United States, def. Travis Rettenmaier, United States, 6-4, 6-4.
BASEBALL
Collegiate Baseball Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the Collegiate Baseball poll with records through Sunday, points and ranking voting by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors:
|
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
| 1. Rice |
53-10 |
496 |
1 |
| 2. Cal. State Fullerton |
46-13 |
494 |
2 |
| 3. Clemson |
50-14 |
493 |
3 |
| 4. Oregon State |
42-14 |
487 |
4 |
| 5. North Carolina |
48-13 |
483 |
6 |
| 6. Alabama |
44-19 |
481 |
7 |
| 7. Georgia |
45-20 |
478 |
10 |
| 8. Georgia Tech |
48-16 |
474 |
16 |
| 9. Mississippi |
43-20 |
472 |
18 |
| 10. Oklahoma |
44-20 |
470 |
13 |
| 11. Miami, Fla. |
39-21 |
468 |
21 |
| 12. South Carolina |
40-23 |
465 |
-- |
| 13. Col. of Charleston |
46-15 |
463 |
-- |
| 14. Oral Roberts |
41-14 |
460 |
-- |
| 15. Stanford |
33-25 |
456 |
-- |
| 16. Missouri |
35-26 |
453 |
-- |
| 17. Texas |
41-21 |
452 |
5 |
| 18. Kentucky |
44-17 |
450 |
8 |
| 19. Evansville |
43-22 |
447 |
-- |
| 20. Virginia |
47-15 |
445 |
9 |
| 21. Houston |
39-22 |
443 |
11 |
| 22. Nebraska |
42-17 |
441 |
12 |
| 23. Oklahoma State |
41-20 |
440 |
14 |
| 24. Florida State |
44-21 |
436 |
24 |
| 25. Arkansas |
39-21 |
434 |
15 |
BASKETBALL
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
|
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
| Connecticut |
4 |
1 |
.800 |
-- |
| Washington |
4 |
1 |
.800 |
-- |
| Detroit |
4 |
2 |
.667 |
1/2 |
| Indiana |
4 |
2 |
.667 |
1/2 |
| Charlotte |
1 |
4 |
.200 |
3 |
| New York |
1 |
4 |
.200 |
3 |
| Chicago |
1 |
5 |
.167 |
3 1/2 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
|
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
| Houston |
5 |
2 |
.714 |
-- |
| San Antonio |
4 |
2 |
.667 |
1/2 |
| Los Angeles |
3 |
3 |
.500 |
1 1/2 |
| Sacramento |
3 |
3 |
.500 |
1 1/2 |
| Seattle |
3 |
3 |
.500 |
1 1/2 |
| Minnesota |
2 |
4 |
.333 |
2 1/2 |
| Phoenix |
1 |
4 |
.200 |
3 |
Today (All times Hawaii time)
Connecticut at New York, 5 a.m.
Washington at Indiana, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Seattle, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m.
Tomorrow
No games scheduled
Friday
Seattle at Connecticut, 1 p.m.
Indiana at Charlotte, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at San Antonio, 2 p.m.
New York at Houston, 2:30 p.m.
Detroit at Phoenix, 4 p.m.
Chicago at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m.
Yesterday
Mystics 93, Comets 79
HOUSTON: Hodges 7-14 2-2 21, Thompson 8-11 2-4 19, Snow 5-11 2-2 12, Canty 6-11 5-6 17, Staley 0-0 0-0 0, Christensen 1-1 0-0 2, Dixon 2-5 2-2 6, Lyttle 1-2 0-0 2, Kostaki 0-3 0-0 0, Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-58 13-16 79.
WASHINGTON: Milton-Jones 5-10 1-1 12, Robinson 3-7 2-2 9, Melvin 5-7 4-4 14, Beard 8-13 5-5 22, Teasley 3-7 2-2 11, Blue 0-3 0-0 0, Byears 4-5 0-0 8, Sanford 2-5 2-2 6, Miller 3-3 2-2 8, Koehn 1-1 0-0 3, James 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-61 18-18 93.
Houston 24 20 18 17 -- 79
Washington 31 24 21 17 -- 93
3-Point Goals--Houston 6-12 (Hodges 5-7, Thompson 1-3, Kostaki 0-2), Washington 7-17 (Teasley 3-5, Koehn 1-1, Milton-Jones 1-2, Beard 1-3, Robinson 1-5, Blue 0-1). Fouled Out--Byears. Rebounds--Houston 31 (Snow, Christensen 4), Washington 27 (Melvin 5). Assists--Houston 16 (Canty, Dixon, Thompson 3), Washington 25 (Teasley 11). Total Fouls--Houston 19, Washington 22. A--5,892. (20,174).
Mercury 90, Monarchs 76
SACRAMENTO: Brunson 3-11 0-0 6, Powell 6-12 2-2 18, Griffith 6-12 9-11 21, Penicheiro 2-6 1-1 5, Lawson 1-7 0-0 2, Buescher 2-4 2-2 6, Dorrell 1-5 0-0 2, Maiga 5-7 1-6 11, Haynie 2-5 0-0 5, K.Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Wilkins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-70 15-22 76.
PHOENIX: Pondexter 13-23 3-4 30, Rasmussen 1-2 0-0 2, Vodichkova 5-10 3-4 13, Derevjanik 2-4 0-0 4, Taurasi 10-18 8-10 30, Lacy 1-2 2-2 4, C.Smith 1-3 2-2 4, Pettis 1-2 1-1 3, Strother 0-0 0-0 0, Snell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-64 19-23 90.
| Sacramento |
18 |
18 |
25 |
15 |
-- |
76 |
| Phoenix |
20 |
29 |
29 |
12 |
-- |
90 |
3-Point Goals--Sacramento 5-17 (Powell 4-8, Haynie 1-2, Penicheiro 0-2, Dorrell 0-2, Lawson 0-3), Phoenix 3-15 (Taurasi 2-8, Pondexter 1-4, Pettis 0-1, C.Smith 0-1, Derevjanik 0-1). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Sacramento 43 (Griffith, Powell 7), Phoenix 40 (Vodichkova 14). Assists--Sacramento 16 (Griffith, Maiga, Penicheiro 3), Phoenix 21 (C.Smith, Taurasi, Pondexter 4). Total Fouls--Sacramento 19, Phoenix 20. A--7,121. (10,807).
SOCCER
MLS
Eastern Conference
|
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| D.C. United |
7 |
1 |
3 |
24 |
24 |
10 |
| Columbus |
4 |
4 |
2 |
14 |
10 |
15 |
| Kansas City |
4 |
4 |
2 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
| New England |
3 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
| Chicago |
2 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
| New York |
1 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
Western Conference
|
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| FC Dallas |
6 |
2 |
3 |
21 |
22 |
15 |
| Houston |
5 |
3 |
2 |
17 |
17 |
14 |
| Colorado |
4 |
4 |
2 |
14 |
14 |
17 |
| Real Salt Lake |
3 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
15 |
16 |
| CD Chivas USA |
3 |
4 |
1 |
10 |
14 |
13 |
| Los Angeles |
2 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
18 |
Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Tomorrow (All times Hawaii time)
CD Chivas USA at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
Friday
Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 3:30 p.m.
Saturday
Houston at New York, 1:30 p.m.
Kansas City at Columbus, 1:30 p.m.
ATHLETIC AWARDS
Iolani School
Father Bray Award--Kawika Shoji (boys), Meliame Uyema (girls).
"I" Club Award--Jonathan Takamura (boys), Mallorie Lim (girls).
Walter Goo Trophy--Michael Hirokawa (boys), Kelli Shiroma (girls).
Tim Scott Award--Walter Marciel, Jr. (boys), Jenna Tamashiro (girls).
James H. Pott Award--Kiran Kepo'o (boys), Chelsey Keola (girls).
Tokuo Kaneshige Award--Landon Patoc and Morgan Stephenson (boys), Hennasea-Sue Tokumura (girls).
Raider Award--Case Miyahira (boys), Megan Morisada (girls).
GOLF
OJGA
At Mililani Golf Course
Sunday
Boys
7-8-years-old, par-60
64--Abraham DeFreitas. 68--Sian Rogers. 76--Mason Comeford. 81--Braxton Chong.
9-10, par-62
63--Richard Hattori. 67--Skye Inakoshi. 69--George Corpuz. 71--Donny Hopoi. 74--Joshua DeFreitas. 75--Phillip Delisi. 78--Lion Rogers, Issei Funatsu, Justin Kurihara. 86--Jino Sohn, Greg Okita, Torey Tokumaru. 88--Jaron Tsukamoto.
11-12, par-72
74--Lorens Chan. 75--Zachary Braunthal. 79--Kyle Kurihara, Jonah Fonacier. 80--Andy Okita. 83--Rudy Cabalar. 85--Reese Suzuki. 91--Noah Hashimoto, Dylan Cabral. 92--Mark Ito. 95--Ramsey Kane.
Girls
7-8, par-60
62--Allisen Corpuz. 74--Mariel Galdiano.
9-10, par-62
66--Eimi Koga. 73--Alexandra Kaui. 79--Ayumi Sakamoto. 90--Alyssa Poentis.
11-12, par-72
81--Marissa Chow.
BOXING
Fight schedule
National TV in parentheses
Today
At Borgata Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, N.J. (ESPN), Demetrius Hopkins, Philadelphia, vs. Michael Warrick, Landover, Md., 10, light welterweights.
Friday
At Copenhagen, Denmark, Mikkel Kessler, Denmark, vs. Vitali Tsypko, Ukraine, 12, for Kessler's WBA super middleweight title.
At Atlantic City, N.J., Kendall Holt, Paterson, N.J., vs. Jauquin Gallardo, San Leandro, Calif., 12, for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title.
Saturday
At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. (PPV), Antonio Tarver, Tampa, Fla., vs. Bernard Hopkins, Philadelphia, 12, for Tarver's IBO and NBA light heavyweight titles.
At Madison Square Garden, New York (PPV), Miguel Cotto, Puerto Rico, vs. Paulie Malignaggi, New York, 12, for Cotto's WBO junior welterweight title; Bobby Pacquiao, Philippines, vs. Kevin Kelley, Flushing, N.Y., 12, for Pacquiao's WBC Continental Americas junior lightweight title; John Duddy, Ireland, vs. Freddy Cuevas, Chicago, 12, for the vacant WBC Continental Americas middleweight title.
June 14
At Dover Downs, Del. (ESPN), Oscar Diaz, San Antonio, vs. Chris Smith, Queens, N.Y., 10, welterweights.
June 16
At Philadelphia, Rogers Mtagwa, Philadelphia, vs. Artyom Simonyan, Glendale, Calif., 12, for Mtagwa's USBA featherweight title.
At Cicero, Ill., David Diaz, Chicago, vs. Fren Hinojosa, Mexico, 12, for Diaz's IBA lightweight title.
June 17
At FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tenn. (HBO), Jermain Taylor, Little Rock, Ark., vs. Ronald Wright, St. Petersburg, Fla., 12, for Taylor's WBC and WBO middleweight titles.
At Blackham Coliseum, Lafayette, La., Chad Broussard, Lafayette, La., vs. Homer Gibbins, Riverdale, Ga., 12, for Broussard's IBU welterweight title.
June 24
At Caesars Palace, Las Vegas (HBO), Joel Julio, Colombia, vs. Carlos Quintana, Puerto Rico, 12, WBA welterweight title eliminator; Timur Ibragimov, Hallandale, Fla., vs. Calvin Brock, Charlotte, N.C., 12, for Ibragimov's WBA Fecarbox heavyweight title.
June 28
At Houston (ESPN), Dominick Guinn, Houston, vs. Tony Thompson, Silver Spring, Md., 10, heavyweights.
June 29
At Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Vince Phillips, Las Vegas, vs. Justo Sanchez, Howell, Utah, 10, welterweights; Kelvin Davis, Natchez, Miss., vs. David Vedder, San Jose, Calif., 10, heavyweights.
June 30
At Hard Rock Live Arena, Hollywood, Fla. (ESPN), Juan Urango, Miami, vs. Naoufel Ben Rabah, Australia, 12, for the vacant IBF light welterweight title.
At Denver Coliseum, Lanardo Tyner, Detroit, vs. Robert Finkel, Denver, 12, light welterweights.
At Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Ariz., Hugo Cazares, Mexico, vs. Domingo Guillen, Dominican Republic, 12, for Cazares' WBO light flyweight title.
July 2
At Manila, Philippines, Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, vs. Oscar Larios, Mexico, 12, for Pacquiao's WBC International super featherweight title.
At Jakarta, Indonesia, Chris John, Indonesia, vs. Renan Acosta, Panama, 12, for John's WBA featherweight title.
July 8
At Savvis Center, St. Louis (SHO), Roman Karmazin, Russia, vs. Cory Spinks, St. Louis, 12, for Karmazin's IBF junior middleweight title.
July 15
At Hamburg, Germany, Felix Sturm, Germany, vs. Javier Castillejo, Spain, 12, for Sturm's WBA middleweight title.
At Los Angeles (PPV), Shane Mosley, La Verne, Calif., vs. Fernando Vargas, Oxnard, Calif., 12, light middleweights.
July 22
At Bangkok, Thailand, Juanito Rubilar, Philippines, vs. Wandee Singwangcha, Thailand, 12, for the interim WBC light flyweight title.
At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. (HBO), Carlos Manuel Baldomir, Los Angeles, vs. Arturo Gatti, Jersey City, N.J., 12, for Baldomir's WBC welterweight title.
At Qwest Arena, Boise, Idaho, Prince Badi Ajamu, Camden, N.J., vs. Roy Jones, Jr., Pensacola, Fla., 12, for Ajamu's WBO and NABO light heavyweight titles.
July 30
At Fukuoka, Japan, Takashi Koshimoto, Japan, vs. Rodolfo Lopez, Mexico, 12, for Koshimoto's WBC featherweight title.
Aug. 5
At TBA, Nevada, Juan Manuel Marquez, Anaheim, Calif., vs. Humberto Soto, Mexico, 12, for the WBC interim featherweight title; Rafael Marquez, Mexico, vs. Silence Mabuza, South Africa, 12, for Marquez's IBF bantamweight title.
Aug. 12
At Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas (HBO), Hasim Rahman, Baltimore, vs. Oleg Maskaev, Kazakhstan, 12, for Rahman's WBC heavyweight title.
Aug. 19
At TBA, Germany, Arthur Abraham, Germany, vs. Edison Miranda, Miami, 12, for Abraham's IBF middleweight title.
Sept. 2
At Tokyo, Yutaka Niida, Japan, vs. Katsunari Takayama, Japan, 12, for Niida's WBA minimumweight title.
TRANSACTIONS
Baseball
American League
BOSTON RED SOX--Recalled RHP Craig Hansen from Pawtucket of the IL. Optioned RHP Jermaine Van Buren to Pawtucket.
DETROIT TIGERS--Purchased the contract of OF Alexis Gomez from Toledo of the IL. Transferred LHP Mike Maroth from the 15-day to the 60-day DL.
NEW YORK YANKEES--Purchased the contract of INF Nick Green from Columbus of the IL. Designated OF Terrence Long for assignment.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Activated OF Milton Bradley and RHP Jay Witasick from the 15-day DL.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS--Activated 2B Jorge Cantu from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Chad Orvella to Durham of the IL.
TEXAS RANGERS--Activated RHP Antonio Alfonseca from the 15-day DL. Designated INF D'Angelo Jimenez for assignment. Agreed to terms with C Kevin Gossage, INF Thomas Berkery and LHP Glenn Swanson.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS--Activated RHP Russ Ortiz from the 15-day DL. Placed LHP Terry Mulholland on the 15-day DL.
CINCINNATI REDS--Purchased the contract of RHP Joe Mays from Louisville of the IL. Optioned RHP Justin Germano to Louisville.
HOUSTON ASTROS--Placed RHP Roy Oswalt of the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 30. Purchased the contract of LHP Philip Barzilla from Round Rock of the PCL.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS--Placed OF Larry Bigbie on the 15-day DL. Activated RHP Chris Carpenter from the 15-day DL.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS--Activated RF Moises Alou from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Kevin Frandsen to Fresno of the PCL.
Basketball
National Basketball Association
NEW JERSEY NETS--Exercised their option on the contract of Lawrence Frank, coach, for the 2007-08 season.
Football
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS--Signed DE Joshua Cooper.
DENVER BRONCOS--Placed TE Landon Trusty on the reserve-injured list.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS--Traded LB Courtney Watson to Buffalo for TE Tim Euhus.
NEW YORK GIANTS--Signed RB Decori Birmingham and G Kevin McAlmont. Waived OL Tony Tella.
Arenafootball2
LEAGUE--Awarded an expansion franchise to Boise, Idaho to being play in the 2007 season.
Soccer
Major League Soccer
LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Fired Steve Sampson, coach.
College
AKRON--Named James Brunelli women's assistant basketball coach.
APPALACHIAN STATE--Named Priscilla Rickenbacker women's assistant basketball coach.
DARTMOUTH--Named Brian Kuscher women's assistant tennis coach.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL--Named Ken Huber men's assistant basketball coach.
SYRACUSE--Announced the resignation of Keith Cieplicki, women's basketball coach. Named Quentin Hillsman interim women's basketball coach.
