Today
BASEBALL
Hawaii International Tournament: With Hawaii Island Movers, Guam, Hiroshima All Stars, Kansai All Stars, SKED TBA, games at 2 and 6 p.m., Les Murakami Stadium.
BASKETBALL
NCAA Summer League: Grantco Pacific vs. Electricians Hawaii, 6 p.m.; Central Medical vs. John Hancock, 7:30 p.m., Manoa Recreation Center.
TENNIS
Kailua Men's Night Doubles: Semifinal round, 6 p.m., Kailua Racquet Club.
Tomorrow
BASEBALL
Hawaii International Tournament: With Hawaii Island Movers, Guam, Hiroshima All Stars, Kansai All Stars, SKED TBA, games at 2 and 6 p.m., Les Murakami Stadium.
TENNIS
Kailua Men's Night Doubles: Championship, 6 p.m., Kailua Racquet Club.
SWIMMING
U.S. Summer Nationals
At Irvine, Calif.
All Race distances in meters
Men
100 Backstoke
Final
1, Aaron Peirsol, Longhorn Aquatics, 53.38 seconds. 2, Randall Bal, Stanford Swimming, 53.91. 3, Peter Marshall, Stanford Swimming, 54.77. 4, Nicholas Thoman, Tucson Ford, 54.90. 5, David Pulmmer, Minnesota Aquatics, 54.93. 6, David Russell, Bluefish Swim, 55.19. 7, James Wike, 55.38. 8, Matthew Grevers, unattached, 55.50.
200 Freestyle
Final
1, Michael Phelps, Club Wolverine, 1:45.63. 2, Klete Keller, Club Wolverine, 1:46.62. 3, Petr Vanderkaay, Club Wolverine, 1:47.73. 4, Ryan Lochte, Daytona Beach, 1:47.78. 5, Jayme Cramer, Southeastern, 1:48.24. 6, David Walters, Typhoon Aquatics, 1:48.85. 7, Shaun Phillips, Nashville Aquatics, 1:49.60. 8, Adam Ritter, Tucson Ford, 1:49.95.
200 Butterfly
Final
1, Michael Phelps, Club Wolverine, 1:54.32. 2, Davis Tarwater, Club Wolverine, 1:57.00. 3, Daniel Madwed, North Baltimore, 1:58.16. 4, Alex Vanderkaay, Club Wolverine, 2:00.11. 5, Patrick Cary, Santa Barbara, 2:00.37. 6, Eddie Erazo, Aquazot Swim, 2:00.59. 7, David Mosko, Cincinnati Marlins, 2:01.18. 8, Zachary Wood, Minnesota Aquatics, 2:02.86.
Women
100 Backstroke
Final
1, Leila Vaziri, Coral Springs, 1:01.69. 2, Lauren English, Cougar Aquatics, 1:01.86. 3, Margaret Hoelzer, Auburn Aquatics, 1:01.93. 4, Brooke Bishop, Stanford Swimming, 1:02.20. 5, Ariana Kukors, King, 1:02.51. 6, Mary Descenza, Athens Bulldogs, 1:02.65. 7, Brielle White, Nova of Virginia, 1:03.54. 8, Julia Smith, Three Village, 1:03.81.
200 Freestyle
Final
1, Natalie Coughlin, California Aquatics, 1:58.11. 2, Katie Hoff, North Baltimore, 1:58.16. 3, Dana Vollmer, Fort Worth, 1:58.79. 4, Amanda Weir, Swim Atlanta, 1:59.11. 5, Lacey Nymeyer, Tucson Ford, 1:59.53. 6, Kara Lynn Joyce, Athens Bulldogs, 1:59.90. 7, Erin Reilly, California Aquatics, 2:00.46. 8, Kate Dwelley, Terrapins Swim, 2:01.55.
400 Freestyle Relay
Final
1, Tucson Ford A (Courtney Cashion, Whitney Myers, Lacey Nymeyer, Taylor Baughman), 3;42.90. 2, California Aquatics A, 3;43.19. 3, Longhorn Aquatics B, 3:49.25. 4, Dallas Mustangs A, 3:49.59. 5, Club Wolverine A, 3:49.62. 6, California Aquatics B, 3:51.58. 7, Arizona Desert A, 3:51.66. 8, Sun Devil Aquatics A, 3;51.67.
FOOTBALL
NFL Preseason
Sunday (All times Hawaii time)
Oakland vs. Philadelphia at Canton, Ohio, 2 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 10
Cleveland at Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m.
Indianapolis at St. Louis, 2 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 11
Denver at Detroit, 1:30 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Tampa Bay, 1:30 p.m.
New England at Atlanta, 2 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 2 p.m.
Chicago at San Francisco, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 12
Pittsburgh at Arizona, 10:05 a.m.
Jacksonville at Miami, 1:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Carolina, 1:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Tennessee, 2 p.m.
Kansas City at Houston, 2 p.m.
Dallas at Seattle, 4 p.m.
Green Bay at San Diego, 4 p.m.
BASKETBALL
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
|
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
| x-Connecticut |
22 |
6 |
.786 |
-- |
| x-Detroit |
19 |
8 |
.704 |
2 1/2 |
| x-Indiana |
17 |
11 |
.607 |
5 |
| x-Washington |
16 |
13 |
.552 |
6 1/2 |
| Charlotte |
9 |
20 |
.310 |
13 1/2 |
| New York |
7 |
21 |
.250 |
15 |
| Chicago |
4 |
24 |
.143 |
18 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
|
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
| x-Los Angeles |
23 |
7 |
.767 |
-- |
| x-Sacramento |
18 |
11 |
.621 |
4 1/2 |
| Houston |
16 |
13 |
.552 |
6 1/2 |
| Seattle |
15 |
14 |
.517 |
7 1/2 |
| Phoenix |
12 |
16 |
.429 |
10 |
| San Antonio |
12 |
16 |
.429 |
10 |
| Minnesota |
9 |
19 |
.321 |
13 |
x-clinched playoff spot
Today (All times HST)
Minnesota at Indiana, 1 p.m.
Los Angeles at Connecticut, 1 p.m.
Detroit at New York, 1:30 p.m.
Sacramento at San Antonio, 2 p.m.
Washington at Seattle, 4 p.m.
Charlotte at Phoenix, 4 p.m.
DIVING
U.S. Diving Championship
At Indianapolis
Women
1M Springboard
1. Ashley Rubenstein, Auburn Diving, 278.75 points.
2. Kelci Bryant, Unattached, 273.30.
3. Amanda Miller, Boilermaker Diving Academy, 265.15.
4. Bianca Alvarez, Team Olympia, 261.95.
5. Taryn Ignacio, Kentucky Diving Club, 238.10.
6. Christina Loukas, Indiana University, 230.05.
SOCCER
European Cups
Champions League
Second qualifying round, second leg
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) 5, Ekranas (Lithuania) 2
(Dinamo Zagreb advanced on 9-3 aggregate)
Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 4, Metalurgs (Latvia) 0
(Dynamo Kiev advanced on 8-1 aggregate)
Legia Warsaw (Poland) 2, Hafnarfjordur (Iceland) 0
(Legia Warsaw advanced on 3-0 aggregate)
Myllykosken Pallo-47 (Finland) 2, FC Copenhagen (Denmark) 2
(FC Copenhagen advanced on 4-2 aggregate)
Rabotnicki (Macedonia) 4, Debrecen (Hungary) 1
(Rabotnicki advanced on 5-2 aggregate)
Red Bull Salzburg (Austria) 2, FC Zurich (Switzerland) 0
(Red Bull Salzburg advanced on 3-2 aggregate)
Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) 3, Cork (Ireland) 0
(Red Star Belgrade advanced on 4-0 aggregate)
Ruzomberok (Slovakia) 3, Djurgarden (Sweden) 1
(Ruzomberok advanced on 3-2 aggregate)
FC Sioni Bolnisi (Georgia) 0, Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) 2
(Levski Sofia advanced on 4-0 on aggregate)
NK Siroki Brijeg (Bosnia-Herzegovina) 0, Hearts (Scotland) 0
(Hearts advanced on 3-0 aggregate)
Spartak Moscow (Russia) 0, FC Sheriff (Moldova) 0
(1-1 aggregate; Spartak Moscow advanced on 1-0 away goals)
Steaua Bucharest (Romania) 3, Gorica (Slovenia) 0
(Steaua Bucharest advanced on 5-0 aggregate)
Valerenga (Norway) 2, Mlada Boleslav (Czech Republic) 2
(Mlada Boleslav advanced on 5-3 aggregate)
BASEBALL
Little League
Junior (13-14 years old)
At Beaverton, Ore.
Yesterday
Pearl City 10, Cascade (Wash.) 0
| Cascade |
|
000 |
000 |
-- |
0 |
6 |
2 |
| Pearl City |
|
003 |
151 |
-- |
10 |
7 |
0 |
Kyle Hutchingson, Blake Kellum (4), Jake Morrison (5) and Colby Cloe. Robert Brown and Edwin Izumigawa, Mike Kakazu (4), Izumigawa (6).
W--Brown.
L--Hutchingson.
Leading hitters--Cas: Hutchingson 2b; Brandon Weller 2b. PC: Brown 2-4, 2b; Justin Protacio 2b, 2 RBIs; Kala Neal 2b; Chace Numata 1-2, 2 RBIs.
Senior (14-16 year olds)
At Salem, Ore.
Yesterday
Pearl City 7, Northern California 0
| No. California |
000 |
000 |
0 |
-- |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Pearl City |
520 |
000 |
x |
-- |
7 |
14 |
2 |
Bryson Nakamura, Ryno Acosta (7) and Carlton Tanabe.
W--Nakamura
Leading hitters--PC: Nakamura 3-4, 2b, RBI; Acosta 2-4; Jason Rasa 2-3, 2b, RBI; Jeff Domingo 2-3, 2 RBIs; John Abreu 2-2, 2b, 2 RBIs.
MLB Hit Streaks
Longest Hitting Streaks Since 1901
The longest consecutive game hitting streaks in baseball since 1901 (x-36 games were from 2005 season):
| Player, Team, Year |
No. |
| Joe DiMaggio, New York (A), 1941 |
56 |
| Pete Rose, Cincinnati, 1978 |
44 |
| George Sisler, St. Louis (A), 1922 |
41 |
| Ty Cobb, Detroit, 1911 |
40 |
| Paul Molitor, Milwaukee, 1987 |
39 |
| x-Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia, 2005-06 |
38 |
| Tommy Holmes, Boston (N), 1945 |
37 |
| Luis Castillo, Florida, 2002 |
35 |
| Ty Cobb, Detroit, 1917 |
35 |
| Chase Utley, Philadelphia, 2006 |
34 |
| Benito Santiago, San Diego, 1987 |
34 |
| Dom DiMaggio, Boston (A), 1949 |
34 |
| George McQuinn, St. Louis (A), 1938 |
34 |
| George Sisler, St. Louis (A), 1925 |
34 |
| Heinie Manush, Washington, 1933 |
33 |
| Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis (N), 1922 |
33 |
| Hal Chase, New York (A), 1907 |
33 |
| Vladimir Guerrero, Montreal, 1999 |
31 |
| Ken Landreaux, Minnesota, 1980 |
31 |
| Rico Carty, Atlanta, 1970 |
31 |
| Willie Davis, Los Angeles, 1969 |
31 |
| Sam Rice, Washington, 1924 |
31 |
| Nap Lajoie, Cleveland, 1906 |
31 |
| Albert Pujols, St. Louis, 2003 |
30 |
| Luis Gonzalez, Arizona, 1999 |
30 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr., Cleveland, 1997 |
30 |
| Eric Davis, Baltimore, 1997 |
30 |
| Nomar Garciaparra, Boston, 1997 |
30 |
| Jerome Walton, Chicago (N), 1989 |
30 |
| George Brett, Kansas City, 1980 |
30 |
| Ron LeFlore, Detroit, 1976 |
30 |
| Stan Musial, St. Louis (N), 1950 |
30 |
| Goose Goslin, Detroit, 1934 |
30 |
| Bing Miller, Phi (A), 1929 |
30 |
| Tris Speaker, Boston (A), 1912 |
30 |
Career Home Run Leaders
Through Aug. 2
(x-active)
| Player |
No. |
| 1. Hank Aaron |
755 |
| 2. x-Barry Bonds |
722 |
| 3. Babe Ruth |
714 |
| 4. Willie Mays |
660 |
| 5. Sammy Sosa |
588 |
| 6. Frank Robinson |
586 |
| 7. Mark McGwire |
583 |
| 8. Harmon Killebrew |
573 |
| 9. Rafael Palmeiro |
569 |
| 10. Reggie Jackson |
563 |
| 11. x-Ken Griffey Jr. |
558 |
| 12. Mike Schmidt |
548 |
| 13. Mickey Mantle |
536 |
| 14. Jimmie Foxx |
534 |
| 15. Willie McCovey |
521 |
| 15. Ted Williams |
521 |
| 17. Ernie Banks |
512 |
| 17. Eddie Mathews |
512 |
| 19. Mel Ott |
511 |
| 20. Eddie Murray |
504 |
TENNIS
WTA Acura Classic
At Carlsbad, Calif.
Purse: $1.34 million (Tier I)
Second-round singles
Elena Dementieva (4), Russia, def. Ashley Harkleroad, United States, 6-2, 6-2.
Daniela Hantuchova (11), Slovakia, def. Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-4.
Paola Suarez, Argentina, def. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3.
Vera Zvonareva, Russia, def. Peng Shuai, China, 3-6, 7-6 (5), retired.
Ana Ivanovic (14), Serbia, def. Amy Frazier, United States, 6-3, 6-2.
Sania Mirza, India, def. Katarina Srebotnik (15), Slovenia, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Flavia Pennetta (12), Italy, def. Jamea Jackson, United States, 6-2, 7-6 (1).
Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, def. Alona Bondarenko, Ukraine, 6-1, 7-6 (4).
Mary Pierce (6), France, def. Sybille Bammer, Austria, 6-1, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (4).
Emma Laine, Finland, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, def. Nadia Petrova (3), Russia, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 2-6.
Kim Clijsters (1), Belgium, def. Samantha Stosur, Australia, 6-1, 6-2.
ATP Orange Prokom Open
At Sopot, Poland
Purse: $542,500 (Intl. Series)
Second-round singles
Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, def. Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, 5-7, 7-5, 6-0.
Olivier Marach, Austria, def. Gaston Gaudio (3), Argentina, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Filippo Volandri (7), Italy, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
Nikolay Davydenko (1), Russia, leads Juan Monaco, Argentina, 7-5, 3-2, susp., rain.
ATP Legg Mason Classic
A U.S. Open Series Event
At Washington
Purse: $600,000 (Intl. Series)
Second-round singles
Denis Gremelmayr, Germany, def. Bjorn Phau (13), Germany, 6-4, 6-3.
Andy Murray (8), Britain, def. Ramon Delgado, Paraguay, 6-4, 6-3.
Dmitry Tursunov (7), Russia, def. Edgardo Massa, Argentina, 3-6, 6-1, 3-3 retired.
Mardy Fish (16), United States, def. Tomas Zib, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4.
Jan-Michael Gambill, United States, def. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0.
Dominik Hrbaty (5), Slovakia, def. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Feliciano Lopez (12), Spain, def. Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 6-4, 6-4.
Lleyton Hewitt (3), Australia, def. Vince Spadea, United States, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Lee Hyung-taik, South Korea, vs. Julien Benneteau (10), France, 6-3, 6-4.
USTA Vancouver Open
At Vancouver, British Columbia
Purse: $125,000 (Challenger)
Men's second-round singles
Alun Jones, Australia, def. Jesse Witten (8), United States, 7-6 (4), 7-5.
Sam Warburg, United States, def. Go Soeda, Japan, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Rik de Voest (4), South Africa, def. Alex Kuznetsov, United States, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Amer Delic, United States, def. Tobias Clemens, Germany, 6-0, 1-0 retired.
Women's first-round singles
Shilpa Joshi, United States, def. Marie-Pier Hunt, Canada, 6-1, 6-3.
Ansley Cargill (1), United States, def. Ellah Nze, United States, 6-0, 6-3.
Abigail Spears (6), United States, def. Nicole Kriz, Australia, 7-5, 6-2.
Ekaterina Shulaeva, Canada, def. Stefi Gjine, Canada, 6-1, 6-1.
Valerie Tetrault, Canada, def. Heidi El Tabakh, Canada, 6-4, 6-3.
Ryoko Fuda (2), Japan, def. Nina Pantic, Canada, 6-3, 6-1.
Rebecca Marino, Canada, def. Tania Rice, Canada, 6-3, 6-2.
Seiko Okamoto (4), Japan, def. Melanie Gloria, Canada, 6-0, 6-3.
USTA Legg Mason
At Washington
Purse: $75,000 (Challenger)
Women's first-round singles
Viktoriya Kutuzova (2), Ukraine, def. Suchanan Viratprasert, Thailand, 6-1, 7-5.
Varvara Lepchenko (4), Uzbekistan, def. Kristina Brandi, Puerto Rico, 6-4, 6-2.
Milagros Sequera, Venezuela, def. Natalie Grandin, South Africa, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5.
Camille Pin (3), France, def. Vilmarie Castellvi, Puerto Rico, 6-2, 6-0.
Carly Gullickson, United States, def. Kimberly Couts, United States, 6-4, 6-4.
Eva Hrdinova, Czech Republic, def. Daniela Kix, Austria, 7-6 (6), 6-3.
Alberta Brianti, Italy, def. Neha Uberoi, United States, 6-4, 6-2.
BOXING
Fight schedule
National TV in parentheses
Tomorrow
At Cordoba, Argentina, Omar Andres Navraez, Argentina, vs. Rexon Flores, Philippines, 12, for Narvaez's WBO flyweight title.
At Pedro Zorilla Coliseo, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jose Cotto, Puerto Rico, vs. Ivan Hernandez, Colombia, 10, lightweights.
At PFTC Sports Center, Las Vegas (SHO), Anthony Hanshaw, Warren, Ohio, vs. Esteban Camou, Mexico, 10, super middleweights; Sakio Bika, Cameroon, vs. Jose Luis Herrera, Colombia, 10, super middleweights.
At South Coast Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Rubin Williams, Detroit, vs. Max Heyman, Albuquerque, N.M., 12, for the vacant NBA super middleweight title; Sherman Williams, Vero Beach, Fla., vs. Josh Gutcher, Albia, Iowa, 12, for Williams' WBC CABOFE heavyweight title.
Saturday
At Madison Square Garden, New York (HBO), Kassim Ouma, West Palm Beach, Fla., vs. Sechew Powell, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12, for Ouma's WBO NABO light middleweight title; Ike Quartey, Ghana, vs. Vernon Forrest, Atlanta, 12, welterweights.
At Panama City, Panama, Vicente Mosquera, Panama, vs. Edwin Valero, Venezuela, 12, for Mosquera's WBA super featherweight title.
At Lake Tahoe, Nev. (SHO), Juan Manuel Marquez, Anaheim, Calif., vs. Terdsak Jandaeng, Thailand, 12, for the WBO interim featherweight title; Rafael Marquez, Mexico, vs. Silence Mabuza, South Africa, 12, for Marquez's IBF bantamweight title; Jorge Lacierva, Atlanta, vs. Jose Angel Beranza, Mexico, 10, super bantamweights.
Aug. 9
At Foxwoods Resort and Casino, Mashantucket, Conn. (ESPN2), Vernon Phillips, Denver, vs. Teddy Reid, Adelphi, Md., 10, light middleweights.
Aug. 10
At Orleans Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas (OLN), Brian Viloria, Waipahu, Hawaii, vs. Omar Nino, Mexico, 12, for Viloria's WBC light flyweight title; John Duddy, Ireland, vs. Carlos Bojorquez, Mexico, 10, middleweights.
Aug. 12
At Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas (PPV), Hasim Rahman, Baltimore, vs. Oleg Maskaev, Kazakhstan, 12, for Rahman's WBC heavyweight title; Jose Armando Santa Cruz, Lincoln Heights, Calif., vs. David Diaz, Chicago, 12, for the WBC interim lightweight title; Humberto Soto, Mexico, vs. Ivan Valle, Mexico, 12, for the WBC interim super featherweight title.
Aug. 18
At American Airlines Center, Dallas (FSN), Evander Holyfield, Atlanta, vs. Jeremy Bates, Ashland, Ky., 10, heavyweights.
At Pasadena Convention Center, Houston, Giovanni Segura, Los Angeles, vs. Gerardo Verde, Mexico, 12, for the NABA flyweight title.
Aug. 19
At TBA, Germany, Arthur Abraham, Germany, vs. Edison Miranda, Miami, 12, for Abraham's IBF middleweight title.
At LCO Casino, Hayward, Wis., Bobby Gunn, Hackensack, N.J., vs. Shannon Landberg, West Lafayette, Ind., 12, for Gunn's IBA cruiserweight title; Mike Post, Allen Park, Mich., vs. Marty Robbins, Crossville, Tenn., 10, light welterweights.
Aug. 25
At Arco Arena, Sacramento, Calif. (ESPN), Eric Regan, Roseville, Calif., vs. Sergio Mora, Los Angeles, 12, for the IBA Continental middleweight title.
At Rollins Center Ballroom, Dover (Del.) Downs Hotel & Casino, Koba Gogoladze, Georgia, vs. Fred Neal, San Diego, 12, for Gogoladze's NABO junior lightweight title.
Aug. 26
At Oldenburg, Germany, Arthur Abraham, Germany, vs. Edison Miranda, Miami, 12, for Abraham's IBF middleweight title.
Sept. 1
At Route 66 Casino, Albuquerque, N.M., Fernando Trejo, Mexico, vs. Hector Velasquez, Mexico, 12, for the vacant NABF super featherweight title.
Sept. 2
At Tokyo, Yutaka Niida, Japan, vs. Katsunari Takayama, Japan, 12, for Niida's WBA minimumweight title.
At Staples Center, Los Angeles (SHO), James Toney, Los Angeles, vs. Samuel Peter, Las Vegas, 12, for Toney's IBA heavyweight title and WBC heavyweight eliminator.
Sept. 9
At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J., Antonio Margarito, Mexico, vs. Cosme Rivera, Mexico, 12, for Margarito's WBO welterweight title.
Sept. 16
At MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas (PPV), Marco Antonio Barrera, Mexico, vs. Rocky Juarez, Houston, 12, for Barrera's WBC super featherweight title; Jorge Rodrigo, Barrios, Argentina, vs. Joan Guzman, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12, for Rodrigo's WBO super featherweight title; Israel Vazquez, West Covina, Calif., vs. Jhonny Gonzalez, Mexico, 12, super bantamweights; Hugo Fidel Cazares, Mexico, vs. Nelson Dieppa, Puerto Rico, 12, for Cazares' WBO light flyweight title.
Nov. 18
At Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas (PPV), Erik Morales, Mexico, vs. Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, 12, super featherweights.
TRANSACTIONS
Baseball
Major League Baseball
MLB--Suspended Marcos Chavez and Jonathan Gonzalez of the St. Louis Cardinals' organization 50 games for violations of Major League Baseball's Venezuelan Summer League drug prevention and treatment program.
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Activated C Paul Bako from the DL. Optioned C Paul Phillips to Omaha of the PCL.
MINNESOTA TWINS--Recalled RHP Boof Bonser from Rochester of the IL. Activated RHP Matt Guerrier from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Terry Tiffee to Rochester.
TEXAS RANGERS--Optioned RHP Scott Feldman to Oklahoma of the PCL.
National League
HOUSTON ASTROS--Activated OF Orlando Palmeiro from the bereavment list. Optioned INF Eric Bruntlett to Round Rock of the PCL.
NEW YORK METS--Recalled LHP Royce Ring from Norfolk of the IL. Optioned RHP Mike Pelfrey to Norfolk.
Basketball
National Basketball Association
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES--Re-signed F Justin Reed.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS--Signed C Francisco Elson.
Football
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS--Released TE Ben Hall.
DALLAS COWBOYS--Signed S Roy Williams to a four-year contract extension through the 2010 season. Waived DE Vontrell Jamison.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS--Traded RB Michael Bennett to Kansas City for an undisclosed 2007 draft pick.
ST. LOUIS RAMS--Signed RB Moe Williams to a one-year contract.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS--Signed TE Matt Murphy. Waived TE Matt Henshaw.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS--Signed CB Ronde Barber to a five-year contract extension.
Hockey
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS--Signed D Brian Salcido to a three-year contract.
CAROLINA HURRICANES--Signed RW Jesse Boulerice to a one-year contract.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS--Acquired F Vaclav Pletka from the Philadelphia Flyers for F Eric Meloche.
NEW YORK RANGERS--Agreed to terms with D Fedor Tyutin on a two-year contract.
OTTAWA SENATORS--Signed F Dean McAmmond to a one-year contract.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS--Re-signed D Alain Nasreddine to a one-year contract. Signed D Alain Nasreddine and F Libor Pivko to one-year contracts.
ST. LOUIS BLUES--Signed LW Martin Rucinsky.
College
NCAA--Placed Northern Illinois on probation for one year for limited violations in women's basketball, mostly related to extra benefits given to a student-athlete by a faculty member.
AIR FORCE--Suspended PK Ryan Harrison indefinitely for an unspecified violation of school standards.
BUTLER--Named Joel Cornette coordinator of men's basketball operations.
NOTRE DAME--Named Ryan Sachire men's assistant tennis coach.
