Today
BASEBALL
Hawaii International Tournament: Games at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., Les Murakami Stadium.
BASKETBALL
Collegiate Summer League: Tusker vs. John Hancock, 6 p.m.; Great Harvest vs. Central Medical, 7:30 p.m., Manoa Recreation Center gym.
GOLF
Women's State Stroke Play Championship: 9 a.m., Mid-Pacific Country Club.
TENNIS
Blue Moon Men's Night Doubles: 6 p.m., Kailua Racquet Club.
Tomorrow
BASEBALL
Hawaii International Tournament: Games at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., Les Murakami Stadium.
BASEBALL
Babe Ruth Regionals
At Hanford, CA
Yesterday
Punahou 21, Guam 1, 5 innings
Leading hitters--Pun: Aaron Miyamoto 2-2, 2b, 3 RBIs; Alakai Aglipay 2-3, HR, 3 RBIs; Reid Miyasato 2-2, 2b, 4 RBIs; Jeremy Ioane 3-5, 3 runs.
TENNIS
Blue Moon Night Doubles
At Kailua Racquet Club
Yesterday, quarterfinal
(1) Minh Le and Wei Yu Su def. (6) Michael Lim and Thomas Shubert 6-3, 7-5
(8) Chad Shibuya and Gregg Takata def. (3) Michael Bruggeman and Erich Chen 6-4, 6-2
Acura Classic
At Carlsbad, Calif.
Women's second round singles
Daniela Hantuchova (6), Slovakia, def. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1.
Sania Mirza, India, def. Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, 7-6 (1), 6-3.
Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, def. Alona Bondarenko (14), Ukraine, 6-3, 6-1.
Ai Sugiyama, Japan, def. Sybille Bammer (15), Austria, 6-2, 7-6 (3).
Dinara Safina (8), Russia, def. Camille Pin, France, 6-1, 6-4.
Patty Schnyder (11), Switzerland, def. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, 6-2, 6-0.
Anna Chakvetadze (3), Russia, def. Meghann Shaughnessy, United States, 6-4, 6-4.
Tatiana Golovin (13), France, def. Anne Kremer, Luxembourg, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.
Venus Williams (10), United States, def. Virginie Razzano, France, 6-2, 6-4.
Elena Dementieva (9), Russia, def. Angelique Kerber, Germany, 6-1, 6-2.
Maria Kirilenko, Russia, def. Lucie Safarova (16), Czech Republic, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
Maria Sharapova (1), Russia, def. Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand, 6-1, 6-3.
Legg Mason Classic
At Washington
Men's second round singles
Radek Stepanek (15), Czech Republic, def. Paul Goldstein, United States, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
Vince Spadea (12), United States, def. Wesley Moodie, South Africa, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3).
Ivo Karlovic (7), Croatia, def. Evgeny Korolev, Russia, 6-3, 6-3.
Wayne Odesnik, United States, def. Juan Martin del Potro (10), Argentina, 3-6, 7-6 (10), 6-3.
John Isner, United States, def. Benjamin Becker (8), Germany, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6).
Michael Berrer, Germany, def. Mardy Fish (6), United States, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Julien Benneteau (11), France, def. Kei Nishikori, Japan, 6-2, 6-3.
Thomas Johansson, Sweden, def. Arnaud Clement (4), France, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Michael Russell (16), United States, def. Wesley Whitehouse, South Africa, 7-6 (1), 4-1, retired.
Tommy Haas (2), Germany, def. Alejandro Falla, Colombia, 6-3, 6-2.
BASKETBALL
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
|
W |
L |
Pct |
GB
|
| Detroit |
21 |
6 |
.778 |
--
|
| Indiana |
17 |
10 |
.630 |
4
|
| Connecticut |
15 |
12 |
.556 |
6
|
| Chicago |
12 |
15 |
.444 |
9
|
| New York |
10 |
15 |
.400 |
10
|
| Washington |
10 |
15 |
.400 |
10 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
|
W |
L |
Pct |
GB
|
| San Antonio |
16 |
9 |
.640 |
--
|
| Phoenix |
17 |
10 |
.630 |
--
|
| Sacramento |
15 |
10 |
.600 |
1
|
| Seattle |
13 |
14 |
.481 |
4
|
| Los Angeles |
9 |
16 |
.360 |
7
|
| Houston |
8 |
18 |
.308 |
8 1/2
|
| Minnesota |
7 |
20 |
.259 |
10 |
Today (All times Hawaii time)
Minnesota at New York, 1:30 p.m.
Phoenix at San Antonio, 2 p.m.
BOXING
Fight schedule
National TV in parentheses
Tomorrow
At Far West Rodeo, Doraville, Ga. (SHO), Kevin Johnson, Asbury Park, N.J. vs Damian Willis, Lancaster, Calif., 10, heavyweights; Eric Hunter, Philadelphia, vs. Joel Santiago, Mexico, 10, featherweights.
At Arcadia, Fla., Juan Mercedes, Puerto Rico, vs. Sergio Espinosa, National City, Calif., 12, super flyweights.
Saturday
At AllState Center, Rosemont, Ill. (PPV), David Diaz, Chicago, vs. Erik Morales, Mexico, 12, for Diaz's WBC lightweight title; Ulises Solis, Mexico, vs. Rodell Mayol, Philippines, 12, for Solis' IBF light flyweight title; Juan Manuel Lopez, Puerto Rico, vs. Hugo Dianzo, Mexico, 12, for Lopez's WBO Latino Super Bantamweight title; Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., Mexico, vs. Louis Brown, Indianapolis, 10, super welterweights; Benabe Concepcion, Philippines, vs. Gabriel Elizondo, 10, super bantamweights; Donovan George, Chicago, vs. Shay Mobley, Chicago, 10, super middleweights.
At Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas (SHO), Rafael Marquez, Mexico, vs. Israel Vazquez, Las Vegas, 12, for Marquez's WBC super bantamweight title; Celestino Caballero, Panama, vs. Jorge Lacierva, Atlanta, 12, for Caballero's WBA super bantamweight title.
GLANTZ-CULVER LINES
Major League Baseball
| FAVORITE |
LINE |
UNDERDOG |
LINE
|
National League
|
| St. Louis |
-115 |
at Pittsburgh |
+ 105
|
| at Milwaukee |
-160 |
New York |
+ 150
|
| at Chicago |
-150 |
Philadelphia |
+ 140
|
| at San Diego |
-220 |
Arizona |
+ 200
|
| at Washington |
-130 |
Cincinnati |
+ 120
|
| at Florida |
-115 |
Colorado |
+ 105
|
| at Atlanta |
-145 |
Houston |
+ 135
|
| at Los Angeles |
-125 |
San Francisco |
+ 115
|
American League
|
| at Cleveland |
-175 |
Texas |
+ 165
|
| at New York |
-230 |
Chicago |
+ 210
|
| at Boston |
-155 |
Baltimore |
+ 145
|
| at Oakland |
-125 |
Los Angeles |
+ 115 |
Preseason NFL
| FAVORITE |
OPEN |
TODAY |
OU |
UNDERDOG
|
Sunday
|
Hall of Fame Game
|
At Canton, Ohio
|
| Pittsburgh |
Pk |
3 |
(34 1/2) |
New Orleans
|
Aug. 9
|
| at Detroit |
Pk |
1 1/2 |
(35 1/2) |
Cincinnati
|
| at Dallas |
3 |
4 1/2 |
(35 1/2) |
Indianapolis
|
Aug. 10
|
| at N.Y. Jets |
4 1/2 |
3 1/2 |
(32 1/2) |
Atlanta
|
| at Tampa Bay |
+ 2 |
1 |
(34) |
New England
|
| at New Orleans |
OFF |
OFF |
(OFF) |
Buffalo
|
| at Minnesota |
2 1/2 |
2 1/2 |
(35 1/2) |
St. Louis
|
Aug. 11
|
| at Pittsburgh |
OFF |
OFF |
(OFF) |
Green Bay
|
| at Miami |
1 1/2 |
1 1/2 |
(32) |
Jacksonville
|
| at Cleveland |
3 |
3 |
(36) |
Kansas City
|
| at Tennessee |
3 |
3 |
(35 1/2) |
Washington
|
| at N.Y. Giants |
2 1/2 |
1 |
(34 1/2) |
Carolina
|
| Chicago |
2 |
1 1/2 |
(33) |
at Houston
|
| at Oakland |
2 |
2 |
(34 1/2) |
Arizona
|
Aug. 12
|
| at San Diego |
5 |
3 1/2 |
(37) |
Seattle
|
Aug. 13
|
| at Baltimore |
3 |
3 |
(31 1/2) |
Philadelphia
|
| at San Francisco |
3 |
2 1/2 |
(35) |
Denver
|
Off Key
New Orleans plays Aug. 5
Pittsburgh plays Aug. 5
TRANSACTIONS
Baseball
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS--Activaed LHP Aaron Fultz from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Fernando Cabrera for assignment.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Announced Buddy Bell will remain manager for the 2007 season and become senior advisor to the general manager in 2008. Placed OF Reggie Sanders on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Joey Gathright and RHP Ryan Braun from Omaha (PCL). Optioned RHP Leo Nunez to Omaha.
NEW YORK YANKEES--Activated RHP Jeff Karstens from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Chris Basak to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
TEXAS RANGERS--Optioned RHP Scott Feldman, 3B Travis Metcalf and INF Desi Relaford to Oklahoma (PCL). Purchased the contract of OF Jason Botts from Oklahoma. Recalled RHP Wes Littleton from Oklahoma.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES--Released 1B Julio Franco. Optioned RHP Jose Ascanio to Mississippi (SL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Optioned 2B Rickie Weeks to Nashville (PCL). Placed RHP Scott Linebrink on the bereavement list. Activated RHP Elmer Dessens from the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of INF-OF Joe Dillon from Nashville.
NEW YORK METS--Sent RHP Jon Adkins and C Sandy Alomar Jr. outright to New Orleans (PCL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES--Activated OF Jayson Werth from the 15-day DL.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Activated 3B Jose Bautista from the 15-day DL.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS--Optioned OF Skip Schumaker to Memphis (PCL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES--Optioned RHP Tim Stauffer and LHP Joe Thatcher to Portland (PCL). Released OF Jose Cruz Jr.
Basketball
National Basketball Association
SACRAMENTO KINGS--Named Chuck Person and Randy Brown assistant coaches.
Football
National Football League
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS--Signed DE Scott Scharff and TE Ronnie Ghent. Waived DE Jon Hamm.
OAKLAND RAIDERS--Signed OL Jesse Boone. Released DL Bill Swancutt and QB Cody Pickett.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS--Named Shelton Quarles pro scout.
Hockey
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS--Named Craig Ramsay and Geoff Ward assistant coaches.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS--Re-signed F Zach Parise to a four-year contract.
NEW YORK RANGERS--Re-signed F Sean Avery.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS--Re-signed F Jozef Balej. Acquired D Zack Fitzgerald from St. Louis for C Francois-Pierre Guenette.
College
BYU--Extended the contract of Bronco Mendenhall, football coach, through the 2011 season.
CLEMSON--Named Todd Shulenberger women's assistant soccer coach.
DENVER--Announced senior G Steve Wetrich left the men's basketball team.
DUKE--Named Kelly McClain women's assistant tennis coach.
MASSACHUSETTS--Agreed to terms with John McCutcheon, director of athletics, on a three-year contract extension through 2012.
NIAGARA--Announced the resignation of Bill Agronin, women's basketball coach.
ST. JOHN'S--Named Brian Colleary senior associate athletic director for external affairs.
VALDOSTA STATE--Named Nick Gast men's assistant basketball coach.
