AUTO RACING
NASCAR
Today's Sprint Cup-LifeLock.com 400 Lineup
At Joliet, Ill.
Lap length: 1.5 miles
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(Car number in parentheses)
1. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, owner points; 2. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, owner points; 3. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, owner points; 4. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, owner points; 5. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, owner points; 6. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, owner points; 7. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, owner points; 8. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, owner points; 9. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, owner points; 10. (07) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, owner points.
11. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, owner points; 12. (20) Tony Stewart, Toyota, owner points; 13. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, owner points; 14. (6) David Ragan, Ford, owner points; 15. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, owner points; 16. (8) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, owner points; 17. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, owner points; 18. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, owner points; 19. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, owner points; 20. (43) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, owner points.
21. (28) Travis Kvapil, Ford, owner points; 22. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, owner points; 23. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, owner points; 24. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, owner points; 25. (5) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, owner points; 26. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, owner points; 27. (15) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, owner points; 28. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, owner points; 29. (44) David Reutimann, Toyota, owner points; 30. (22) Dave Blaney, Toyota, owner points.
31. (7) Robby Gordon, Dodge, owner points; 32. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, owner points; 33. (01) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, owner points; 34. (00) Michael McDowell, Toyota, owner points; 35. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, owner points; 36. (45) Terry Labonte, Dodge, past champion; 37. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, past champion; 38. (66) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, owner attempts; 39. (84) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, owner attempts; 40. (96) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, owner attempts.
41. (78) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, owner attempts; 42. (10) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge, owner attempts; 43. (70) Jason Leffler, Chevrolet, owner attempts.
WISSOTA AMSOIL Dirt Track Series
At Superior Speedway
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Races suspended due to thunderstorms
Late Model
Heat 1 -- Harry Hanson, Darrell Nelson, Tom Waselesky Sr., Travis Budislovich, Kelly Estey, Tim McMann, Brandon Jensen, Greg Hill, Caley Emerson.
Heat 2 -- Jeff Broking, Joey Jensen, Don Copp, Tom Waseleski Jr., Todd Gehl, Bob Slater, Aaron Lillo, Chris Olson, Terry Lillo.
Modifieds
Heat 1 -- Kelly Estey, Scott Hudack, Rick Rivord, Jody Bellefeuille, Steve Lacasseur, Nick Lavato, Shaun Kreyer, Ross Lightner, Kelly Checkalski.
Heat 2 -- Duane Dale, Darrell Nelson, Ryan Aho, Don Copp, Al Uotinen, Joey Jensen, Bill Byholm, Jayma Lautigar, Jad Carlson.
Super Stock
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Heat 1 -- Scott Lawrence, Tim Johnson, Destin Lorimor, Mike Bellefeuille, Andy Grymala, Alan Hartel, Ronnie Malecki, Tom Treviranus.
Heat 2 -- Eric Thiesse, Robbie Cooper, Jeff Tardy, Shane Kisling, Steve Rivord Jr., Jim Cooper, Steve Carlson, Adam Long.
Heat 3 -- Dave Flynn, Dale Gangl, Ed Rolston, Keith Kern, Steve Christman, Steve VanHouse, Joe Oliver.
Midwest Modified
Heat 1 -- Jake Morinville, Taylor Leuthner, Joe Olson, Steve VanHouse, Bart Porter, Dan Russell, Skeeter Estey, Dan Kingsley, Rod Hietala.
Heat 2 -- Jesse Ogston, Randy Silverness, Scott Herrick, Willy Thompson, Nick Baker, Shane Roy, Zene Anderson, Jeff Peterson.
Heat 3 -- Greg Chelsey, Brad Anderson, Jeff Pohjonen, Steve Stuart, Adam Archer, Shaun Rivord, Lance Solem, Glen Dammer.
Pure Stocks
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Heat 1 -- Matt Johnson, Al Rapp, Jeff Christman, Matt Hammitt, Alex Hart, Becky Rivord, Tim Ayers, Chad Carlson.
Heat 2 -- Dan Larsen, Jim Cooper, Pat Van Ert, Scott Larsen, Richard Dzelak, Ashley Smith, Dustin Follet, Austin Blom.
bASEBALL
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
North Division
W L Pct GB
St. Cloud (24-15) 6 0 1.000 --
x-Mankato (25-16) 5 2 .714 1½
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Thunder Bay (22-18) 3 3 .500 3
Rochester (22-19) 4 4 .500 3
Duluth (15-26) 3 4 .428 3½
Alexandria (17-24) 3 5 .375 4
Brainerd (13-25) 3 6 .333 4½
South Division
W L Pct GB
Wisconsin (27-14) 5 2 .714 --
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Waterloo (17-21) 3 3 .500 1½
Green Bay (20-19) 3 3 .500 1½
La Crosse (23-17) 3 4 .428 2
Eau Claire (18-22) 3 4 .428 2
x-Madison (25-15) 3 4 .428 2
Battle Creek (12-29) 2 5 .285 3
x-won first-half title
Thursday's Results
St. Cloud 7, Duluth 4
Brainerd 5-3, Rochester 4-2
Madison 15. Alexandria 12
Battle Creek 7, Mankato 4
Thunder Bay 3, Wisconsin 2
Green Bay 4, Waterloo 3
Eau Claire 6, La Crosse 2
Friday's Results
Mankato 7, Duluth 3, 6 innings
Madison 9, Wisconsin 0
Rochester 9, Alexandria 6, 10 innings
Eau Claire 8, Brainerd 2
Battle Creek 7, La Crosse 4
Green Bay at Waterloo, night
St. Cloud at Thunder Bay, ppd.
Today's Games
Duluth at Mankato, 7:05 p.m.
St. Cloud at Thunder Bay, 7:05 p.m.
Madison at Wisconsin, 6:35 p.m.
Alexandria at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.
Brainerd at Eau Claire, 6:35 p.m.
La Crosse at Battle Creek, 6:05 p.m.
Green Bay at Waterloo, 7:05 p.m.
FRIDAY
Duluth Mankato
ab r h bi ab r h bi
House cf 3 1 1 0 Munoz ss 3 2 2 1
Price ss 3 1 1 0 Hrrlchk cf 3 0 1 1
Bmgrtnr lf 3 0 1 2 Ramirez dh 3 1 2 2
Montero c 3 0 1 0 Lobacz 1b 4 1 1 2
Nichols dh 3 0 0 0 Knudson c 4 0 1 0
Jobe 1b 2 0 1 0 Strazzara 2b 1 1 0 0
Kuhn rf 2 0 0 0 Rummel 3b 3 1 2 0
Chtwd 2b 2 1 1 1 Belanger rf 2 1 1 0
Burns 3b 2 0 1 0 Krill lf 2 0 0 1
Nesseth p 0 0 0 0 Dale p 0 0 0 0
Muncrief p 0 0 0 0
Totals 23 3 7 3 Totals 25 7 10 7
Duluth 001 002 -- 3 7 0
Mankato 310 12x -- 7 10 0
DP -- Huskies 1; MoonDogs 2. LOB -- Huskies 2; MoonDogs 8. 2B -- Price;
Ramirez; Belanger. HR -- Chatwood; Lobacz. HBP -- Ramirez; Strazzara.
SH -- Harrilchak. SF -- Munoz.
IP H R ER BB SO
Duluth
Nesseth L, 0-2 4.0 8 5 5 1 1
Muncrief 2.0 2 2 2 3 3
Mankato
Dale W, 3-2 6.0 7 3 3 0 2
Time: 2:12. Attendance: N/A.
AMERICAN LEGION
Lakeview Classic
Friday's Results
Duluth Lakeview 13, Superior 0, 5 innings
At Ordean Field. WP: Neil Larson 5IP, 3H, 0R. DL: Matt Kilpo 2x4, 2R; Jon Tisak 3x3 (3B, 2B), 2R.
Ashland 9, Duluth Lakeview 6
At Ordean Field. A: scored five runs in third; Scott Ekstrom 2H, 2R; Forrest Howk 2 2Bs.
Gopher Classic
Friday's Result
Grand Rapids 6, Eden Prairie 4
At Eden Prairie. WP: Gabe Wood 7IP, 3ER, 6H, 2K. GR (10-5): Erik Hovet 2x4, 2RBIs; Chuck Schneider 2RBIs.
Friday's Results
At Ordean Field
Duluth Lakeview 13, Superior Blue 0, 5 innings
Tri-City Blue 14, Rosetown 10
Ashland 9, Duluth Lakeview 6
Tri-City Blue 10, Superior Blue 2
Rosetown 12, Ashland 4
At Duluth Central
Central 5, Osseo 4
Thief River Falls vs. Cambridge, ppd.
Osseo vs. Thief River Falls, ppd.
Central vs. Cambridge, ppd.
At Wade Stadium
Richfield 15, West Duluth 0, 5 innings
East Grand Forks 5, Fridley 3
Richfield 5, Fridley 3
East Grand Forks 14, West Duluth 6
At Hermantown
St. Francis 6, Hermantown 5
Centennial 9, Mound 0
Mound 7, St. Francis 1
Hermantown 6, Centennial 3
At Cloquet
St. Paul Arcade-Phalen 13, Cloquet 5
Eau Claire 13, Hinckley 3
Eau Claire 12, St. Paul Arcade-Phalen 4
Cloquet 10, Hinckley 1
At Superior
Superior Red 12, Andover 8
St. Paul Park 11, Moose Lake 4
Andover 10, Moose Lake 0, 5 innings
Superior Red vs. St. Paul Park, susp. rain, resumes at 8 a.m. today
Today's Games
At Ordean Field
Lakeview vs. Tri-City Blue, 7:45 a.m.
Ashland vs. Superior Blue, 10 a.m.
Lakeview vs. Rosetown, 12:15 p.m.
Quarterfinals, 4 p.m.
At Central
Osseo vs. Thief River Falls, 11 a.m.
Central vs. Cambridge, 1 p.m.
Central vs. Thief River Falls, cncld.
Cambridge vs. Osseo, cncld.
Quarterfinals, TBA
At Wade Stadium
West Duluth vs. Fridley, 10 a.m.
Richfield vs. East Grand Forks, 12:15 p.m.
Quarterfinals, 4 p.m.
At Hermantown
Hermantown vs. Mound, 10 a.m.
St. Francis vs. Centennial, 12:15 p.m.
Quarterfinals, 4 p.m.
At Cloquet
Cloquet vs. Eau Claire, 10 a.m.
St. Paul Arcade Phalen vs. Hinckley, 12:15 p.m.
Consolation, 5 p.m.
At Superior
Superior Red vs. Moose Lake, 10 a.m.
St. Paul Park vs. Andover, 12:15 p.m.
Consolation, 5 p.m.
Sunday's Games
At Ordean
Semifinal, 9 a.m.
Consolation, 11:15 a.m.
Championship, 2:30 p.m.
At Central
Semifinal, 9 a.m.
Consolation, 11:15 a.m.
Third place, 2:30 p.m.
At Hermantown
Consolation, 10 a.m.
Consolation championship, 1 p.m.
cycling
TOUR DE FRANCE
Friday's Results
At Aurillac, France
Seventh Stage
98.8 miles from Brioude to Aurillac
1. Luis-Leon Sanchez, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 3 hours, 52 minutes, 53 seconds.
2. Stefan Schumacher, Germany, Gerolsteiner, 6 seconds behind.
3. Filippo Pozzato, Italy, Liquigas, same time.
4. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia, same time.
5. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, same time.
6. Oscar Pereiro, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, same time.
7. Samuel Sanchez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, same time.
8. Josep Jufre, Spain, Saunier Duval-Scott, same time.
9. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Garmin Chipotle, same time.
10. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC Saxo Bank, same time.
Overall Standings
(After seven stages)
1. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia, 28 hours, 23 minutes, 40 seconds.
2. Cadel Evans, Australia, Silence-Lotto, 6 seconds behind.
3. Stefan Schumacher, Germany, Gerolsteiner, :16.
4. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Garmin Chipotle, :44.
5. Denis Menchov, Russia, Rabobank, 1:03.
6. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 1:12.
7. David Millar, Britain, Garmin Chipotle, 1:14.
8. Stijn Devolder, Belgium, Quick Step, 1:21.
9. Oscar Pereiro, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, same time.
10. Thomas Lovkvist, Sweden, Team Columbia, same time.
GOLF
PGA TOUR
John Deere Classic
Friday's Second-Round Results
At TPC Deere Run, par-71
Silvis, Ill.
Will MacKenzie 65-64--129 -13
Charlie Wi 64-67--131 -11
Kenny Perry 65-66--131 -11
Eric Axley 65-66--131 -11
Brad Adamonis 66-66--132 -10
Brian Davis 67-66--133 -9
Chad Campbell 67-67--134 -8
Jeff Gove 66-68--134 -8
Scott Sterling 67-67--134 -8
Harrison Frazar 69-65--134 -8
Patrick Sheehan 66-68--134 -8
LPGA TOUR
Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic
Friday's Second-Round Results
At Highland Meadows GC, par-71
Sylvania, Ohio
a-amateur
Paula Creamer 60-65--125 -17
Eun-Hee Ji 65-66--131 -11
Rachel Hetherington 68-67--135 -7
H.J. Choi 67-68--135 -7
AMATEUR
77th Cloquet Invitational
At Cloquet Country Club
Friday's First-Round Results
1. Tony Marchio 70; 2. John Treacy 72; 3. (tie) Reed Kolquist, Don McKay 73; 5. Wes Salo 75; 6. (tie) Brent Lexvold, Ross Prachar, Shane Johnson 76; 9. (tie) Dave Cran, Scott Anderson 77; 11. (tie) Kyle Lawrence, Mike Abrahamson 78; 13. (tie) Jim Stafford, Stu Plante, Scott Mathias, Dave Whittaker, 79. 17. (tie) Paul Nelson, Bob Neve, Kyle Ernst, Tim Holland 80; 21. (tie) Derek Benson, Chris Dauplaise 82; 23. Chris Drake 83; 24. Craig Swenson 84; 25. (tie) John Sheff Jeremy Smith, Steve Stojevich, Bill Tadewald 86. 29. Steve Gault 87; 30. Kevin Treacy 88. 31. Adam Stowell 92; 32. Dave Johnson 93.
Today's Tee Times
10:20 a.m. -- Dave Johnson, Adam Stowell, Kevin Treacy, Steve Gault; 10:30 -- John Sheff, Jeremy Smith, Steve Stojevich, Bill Tadewald; 10:40 -- Craig Swenson, Chris Drake, Derek Benson, Chris Dauplaise; 10:50 -- Tim Holland, Paul Nelson, Kyle Ernst, Bob Neve; 11 -- Jim Stafford, Scott Mathias, Stu Plante, D. Whitaker; 11:10 -- Mike Abrahamson, Kyle Lawrence, Dave Cran, Scott Anderson; 11:20 -- Ross Prachar, Shane Johnson, Brent Lexvold, Wes Salo; 11:30 -- Don McKay, Reed Kolquist, John Treacy, Tony Marchio.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX--Recalled RHP Clay Buchholz from Pawtucket (IL).
DETROIT TIGERS--Agreed to terms RHP Ryan Perry.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Claimed LHP Josh Newman off waivers from Colorado and assigned him to Omaha (PCL). Recalled RHP Ryan Braun from Omaha and placed him on the 60-day DL.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Optioned INF Wes Bankston to Sacramento (PCL).
SEATTLE MARINERS--Activated RHP Felix Hernandez from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Jared Wells to Tacoma (PCL).
TEXAS RANGERS--Optioned RHP Scott Feldman and RHP Wes Littleton to Oklahoma (PCL). Recalled RHP Kameron Loe and RHP Joselo Diaz from Oklahoma.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS--Recalled RHP Kevin Hart from Iowa (PCL). Optioned RHP Michael Wuertz to Iowa.
NEW YORK METS--Recalled C Robinson Cancel from New Orleans (PCL). Optioned OF Chris Aguila to New Orleans.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS--Purchased the contract of INF Ivan Ochoa from Fresno (PCL). Optioned INF Travis Denker to San Jose (Cal).
American Association
SIOUX FALLS CANARIES--Released RHP Kyle Zweber.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DALLAS MAVERICKS--Re-signed G Antoine Wright. Signed G Keith McLeod and F James Singleton.
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES--Signed F Kevin Love.
NEW JERSEY NETS--Agreed to terms with F Eduardo Najera and F Jarvis Hayes.
TORONTO RAPTORS--Signed F Nathan Jawai to a two-year contract.
Women's National Basketball Association
DETROIT SHOCK--Signed F-C Stacey Lovelace.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS--Agreed to terms with DT Nick Hayden and G Mackenzy Bernadeau.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS--Agreed to terms with S Ryan Mundy and LB Mike Humpal on three-year contracts.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS--Signed LB Larry Grant.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS--Agreed to terms with P Durant Brooks and WR Malcolm Kelly.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS--Signed D Brennan Evans to two-year contract and D Steve Montador to a one-year contract.
ATLANTA THRASHERS--Named Tommy Alva athletic trainer.
DALLAS STARS--Signed LW Jamie Benn to a three-year contract.
MINNESOTA WILD--Traded D Shawn Belle to Montreal for C Corey Locke.
OTTAWA SENATORS--Named Curtis Hunt assistant coach. Signed G Mitchell O'Keefe and D Brendan Bell to one-year contracts.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING--Announced the resignation of Jay Feaster, executive vice president and general manager. Re-signed C Chris Gratton to a one-year contract.
SAN JOSE SHARKS--Re-signed C Marcel Goc to a one-year contract.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Re-signed F Boyd Gordon to a one-year contract.
