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American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 58 37 .611 —
Tampa Bay 54 41 .568 4
Baltimore 52 43 .547 6
New York 51 43 .543 6½
Toronto 45 48 .484 12
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 51 42 .548 —
Cleveland 50 44 .532 1½
Kansas City 43 48 .473 7
Minnesota 38 53 .418 12
Chicago 37 53 .411 12½
West Division
W L Pct GB
Oakland 54 39 .581 —
Texas 54 40 .574 ½
Los Angeles 44 47 .484 9
Seattle 41 52 .441 13
Houston 33 60 .355 21
Friday’s Games
Cleveland 3, Kansas City 0
N.Y. Yankees 2, Minnesota 0
Baltimore 8, Toronto 5
Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia, ppd., rain
Detroit 7, Texas 2
Houston 2, Tampa Bay 1
Boston 4, Oakland 2
Seattle 8, L.A. Angels 3
Saturday’s Games
Minnesota 4, N.Y. Yankees 1
Chicago White Sox 5, Philadelphia 4, 11 innings, 1st game
Toronto 7, Baltimore 3
Tampa Bay 4, Houston 3
Cleveland 5, Kansas City 3
Texas 7, Detroit 1
Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia, 2nd game, late
Boston at Oakland, late
L.A. Angels at Seattle, late
Today’s Games
Kansas City (Shields 4-6) at Cleveland (U.Jimenez 7-4), 7:05 a.m.
Minnesota (Gibson 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 9-7), 7:05 a.m.
Texas (M.Perez 3-1) at Detroit (Verlander 9-6), 7:08 a.m.
Chicago White Sox (Quintana 4-2) at Philadelphia (Hamels 4-11), 7:35 a.m.
Toronto (Jo.Johnson 1-4) at Baltimore (Feldman 0-1), 7:35 a.m.
Houston (Bedard 3-5) at Tampa Bay (Archer 3-3), 7:40 a.m.
Boston (Workman 0-0) at Oakland (Colon 12-3), 10:05 a.m.
L.A. Angels (Blanton 2-11) at Seattle (Iwakuma 7-4), 10:10 a.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 54 40 .574 —
Washington 47 47 .500 7
Philadelphia 46 48 .489 8
New York 40 50 .444 12
Miami 35 57 .380 18
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Pittsburgh 56 36 .609 —
St. Louis 56 36 .609 —
Cincinnati 52 42 .553 5
Chicago 42 50 .457 14
Milwaukee 37 55 .402 19
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 49 44 .527 —
Los Angeles 47 46 .505 2
Colorado 45 50 .474 5
San Francisco 42 50 .457 6½
San Diego 41 53 .436 8½
Friday’s Games
St. Louis 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Mets 2, 11 innings
Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia, ppd., rain
Miami 8, Washington 3
Cincinnati 4, Atlanta 2
Arizona 2, Milwaukee 1
Colorado 3, L.A. Dodgers 0
San Francisco 10, San Diego 1
Saturday’s Games
Chicago White Sox 5, Philadelphia 4, 11 innings, 1st game
Atlanta 5, Cincinnati 2
L.A. Dodgers 1, Colorado 0
Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Mets 2
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis 4
Miami 2, Washington 1, 10 innings
Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia, 2nd game. late
Milwaukee at Arizona, late
San Francisco at San Diego, late
Today’s Games
Washington (Jordan 0-2) at Miami (H.Alvarez 0-1), 7:10 a.m.
Chicago White Sox (Quintana 4-2) at Philadelphia (Hamels 4-11), 7:35 a.m.
Cincinnati (Cingrani 3-1) at Atlanta (Teheran 7-4), 7:35 a.m.
N.Y. Mets (Gee 6-7) at Pittsburgh (Cole 4-2), 7:35 a.m.
Colorado (Chacin 8-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Nolasco 6-8), 10:10 a.m.
Milwaukee (W.Peralta 6-9) at Arizona (Kennedy 3-5), 10:10 a.m.
San Francisco (Zito 4-6) at San Diego (Stults 7-7), 10:10 a.m.
St. Louis (Wainwright 12-5) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 6-6), 2:05 p.m.
Saturday’s Sports
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Transferred LHP Andrew Miller from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Recalled LHP Donnie Veal from Charlotte (IL).
HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with 2B Jose Altuve on a four-year contract through 2017. Activated CF Justin Maxwell from the 7-day DL. Optioned RHP Jarred Cosart to Oklahoma City (PCL).
MINNESOTA TWINS—Optioned RHP Michael Tonkin to Rochester (IL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Activated INF Brett Lawrie from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Munenori Kawasaki to Buffalo (IL). Sent LHP J.A. Happ on a rehab assignment to GCL Blue Jays.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES—Recalled OF Jose Constanza from Gwinnett (IL). Optioned LHP Alex Wood to Gwinnett.
CHICAGO CUBS—Claimed OF Cole Gillespie off waivers from San Francisco.
MIAMI MARLINS—Recalled RHP Tom Koehler from New Orleans (PCL). Placed RHP Chad Qualls on the paternity list.
NEW YORK METS—Sent 1B Justin Turner on a rehab assignment to GCL Mets.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Sent C Erik Kratz on a rehab assignment to Reading (EL)
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Sent RHP Ryan Mattheus on a rehab assignment to Hagerstown (SAL).
American Association
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Signed LHP Josh Biggs.
Can-Am League
NEWARK BEARS—Released RHP Ryan Fennell and INF Ryan DiMascio.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
HOUSTON ROCKETS—Signed C Dwight Howard to a four-year contract.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Signed G O.J. Mayo. to a three-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Acquired the rights to F Royce White, C-F Furkan Aldemir additional consideration and from Houston for future draft considerations.
MOTORSPORTS
INDYCAR—Placed Takuma Sato on probation for five races for running into Ryan Hunter-Reay on pit road at Pocono on July 7.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MLS—Suspended Montreal MF Sanna Nyassi for his act of simulation in the 78th minute of the July 7 game against Chivas USA. Suspended Chicago MF Daniel Paladini an additional one-game and fined him an undisclosed amount for his reckless challenge of Sporting Kansas City F Dom Dwyer, in the 93+ minute of a July 7 game.
COLLEGE
LIMESTONE—Named Ryan Groneman assistant strength & conditioning coach.
GOLF
LPGA-Manulife Financial Classic
Top Par Scores
Saturday
At Grey Silo Golf Course
Waterloo, Ontario
Purse: $1.3 million
Yardage: 6,336; Par: 71
Third Round
a-amateur
Hee Young Park 65-67-61—193 -20
Angela Stanford 63-67-64—194 -19
Catriona Matthew 63-64-68—195 -18
Meena Lee 65-66-65—196 -17
Anna Nordqvist 67-64-67—198 -15
Gerina Piller 70-67-62—199 -14
Amy Yang 66-67-66—199 -14
Austin Ernst 68-64-67—199 -14
Inbee Park 65-67-68—200 -13
Suzann Pettersen 68-64-68—200 -13
Chella Choi 66-65-70—201 -12
Christina Kim 71-65-66—202 -11
Stacy Lewis 68-67-67—202 -11
Karine Icher 67-66-69—202 -11
Ryann O’Toole 66-65-71—202 -11
Hanna Kang 69-70-64—203 -10
Jacqui Concolino 69-67-67—203 -10
Michelle Wie 69-67-67—203 -10
Jennifer Johnson 67-68-68—203 -10
Sun Young Yoo 68-67-68—203 -10
Jessica Korda 68-66-69—203 -10
U.S. Senior Open
Top Par Scores
Saturday
At Omaha Country Club
Omaha Neb.
Purse: $2.75 million
Yardage: 6,711; Par: 70
Third Round
a-amateur
Michael Allen 67-63-72—202-8
Kenny Perry 67-73-64—204-6
Fred Funk 67-70-67—204-6
Corey Pavin 69-73-64—206-4
Rocco Mediate 68-67-72—207-3
Chien Soon Lu 68-75-65—208-2
Tom Pernice Jr. 74-69-65—208-2
Chris Williams 70-72-66—208-2
Steve Pate 72-69-67—208-2
John Riegger 72-69-67—208-2
Bart Bryant 72-69-67—208-2
Peter Fowler 70-70-68—208-2
Mark O’Meara 67-71-70—208-2
Tom Lehman 67-71-70—208-2
Jeff Sluman 69-67-72—208-2
David Frost 72-70-67—209-1
Jeff Brehaut 69-68-72—209-1
Scottish Open
Leading Scores
Saturday
At Castle Stuart Golf Links
Inverness, Scotland
Purse: $4.48 million
Yardage: 7,193; Par: 72
Third Round
Henrik Stenson, Sweden 70-64-66—200
Phil Mickelson, United States 66-70-66—202
Branden Grace, South Africa 71-65-66—202
John Parry, England 64-72-66—202
J.B. Hansen, Denmark 68-65-69—202
Raphael Jacquelin, France 68-70-65—203
Gareth Maybin, No. Ireland 69-70-64—203
Peter Uihlein, United States 67-66-70—203
Simon Khan, England 65-69-70—204
Lorenzo Gagli, Italy 67-67-70—204
Matthew Southgate, England 69-64-71—204
Chris Doak, Scotland 66-66-73—205
Paul Casey, England 70-67-68—205
Tommy Fleetwood, England 70-67-68—205
PGA-John Deere Classic
Top Par Scores
Saturday
At TPC Deere Run
Silvis, Ill.
Purse: $4.6 million
Yardage: 7,268; Par: 71
Third Round
a-denotes amateur
Daniel Summerhays 65-67-62—194-19
David Hearn 66-66-64—196-17
Zach Johnson 64-66-67—197-16
J.J. Henry 68-65-65—198-15
Jerry Kelly 68-64-66—198-15
Nicholas Thompson 69-66-64—199-14
Chris Kirk 67-66-66—199-14
Matt Jones 66-65-68—199-14
Jordan Spieth 70-65-65—200-13
Kevin Sutherland 70-65-65—200-13
Patrick Reed 67-63-70—200-13
Morgan Hoffmann 74-64-63—201-12
a-Patrick Rodgers 67-69-65—201-12
Jim Herman 66-68-67—201-12
Troy Matteson 68-64-69—201-12
Lucas Glover 68-62-71—201-12
Jason Bohn 69-69-64—202-11
Erik Compton 72-66-64—202-11
Ryan Moore 67-70-65—202-11
Chad Campbell 69-67-66—202-11
Scott Langley 68-67-67—202-11
Steve Stricker 67-66-69—202-11
Chez Reavie 72-61-69—202-11
Pro soccer
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Sporting KC 9 5 6 33 29 19
Montreal 9 5 4 31 31 29
New York 9 7 4 31 29 24
Philadelphia 8 6 6 30 32 30
Houston 8 6 5 29 22 19
New Eng. 6 6 6 24 22 16
Columbus 6 8 5 23 23 23
Chicago 6 8 3 21 19 25
Toronto FC 2 9 7 13 17 27
D.C. 2 13 4 10 8 29
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
R-Salt Lake 10 5 4 34 29 18
FC Dallas 8 4 7 31 27 24
Los Angeles 9 7 3 30 29 22
Portland 7 2 9 30 28 17
Vancouver 8 5 5 29 29 25
Colorado 7 7 6 27 23 22
Seattle 7 6 3 24 21 19
San Jose 5 9 6 21 20 32
Chivas USA 3 11 5 14 17 35
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Friday’s Games
Philadelphia 3, Chivas USA 1
Saturday’s Games
New York 4, Montreal 0
Houston 2, New England 1
Sporting Kansas City 3, Toronto FC 0
Real Salt Lake at FC Dallas, late
Seattle FC at San Jose, late
Los Angeles at Portland, late
Today’s Game
Chicago at Vancouver, 1 p.m.
Wednesday, July 17
New England at Colorado, 3 p.m.
Toronto FC at Chivas USA, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 20
Colorado at Seattle FC, 10 a.m.
New York at Toronto FC, 10 a.m.
FC Dallas at Montreal, 1 p.m.
Portland at Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m.
New England at Columbus, 1:30 p.m.
D.C. United at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Sporting Kansas City at Real Salt Lake, 4 p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m.
Pro basketball
Women’s National
Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 10 2 .833 —
Chicago 10 4 .714 1
Washington 7 7 .500 4
New York 6 8 .429 5
Indiana 5 8 .385 5½
Connecticut 3 9 .250 7
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 11 3 .786 —
Los Angeles 9 4 .692 1½
Phoenix 8 6 .571 3
Seattle 5 8 .385 5½
San Antonio 4 9 .308 6½
Tulsa 3 13 .188 9
Friday’s Games
Chicago 83, Connecticut 70
Washington 83, San Antonio 73
Saturday’s Games
Indiana 74, New York 53
Minnesota 86, Tulsa 75
Today’s Games
San Antonio at Connecticut, 11 a.m.
Los Angeles at Phoenix, 12 p.m.
Atlanta at Seattle, 3 p.m.
TENNIS
ATP World Tour MercedesCup Results
Saturday
At TC Weissenhof
Stuttgart, Germany
Purse: $600,000 (WT250)
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Semifinals
Fabio Fognini (5), Italy, def. Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, 6-1, 6-3.
Philipp Kohlschreiber (2), Germany, def. Victor Hanescu, Romania, 6-3, 6-3.
Doubles
Semifinals
Facundo Bagnis, Argentina, and Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Dustin Brown, Germany, and Paul Hanley (4), Australia, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 10-6.
