LATEST LINE
Baseball
Favorite Odds Underdog
American League
MINNESOTA Even-6 Baltimore
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OAKLAND 5½-6½ Detroit
L.A. Angels 5½-6½ SEATTLE
BOSTON 7½-8½ Tampa Bay
N.Y. YANKEES 5½-6½ Toronto
Cleveland 6½-7½ TEXAS
CHICAGO 6½-7½ Kansas City
National League
MILWAUKEE Even-6 Arizona
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ATLANTA 6½-7½ Florida
L.A. DODGERS 5½-6½ Colorado
N.Y. Mets Even-6 SAN FRANCISCO
PHILADEL. 5½-6½ Cincinnati
Houston Even-6 PITTSBURGH
St. Louis Even-6 WASHINGTON
Chicago 5½-6½ SAN DIEGO
NHL Stanley Cup finals Game 6
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Favorite Goals Underdog
Detroit Even-½ PITTSBURGH
HOME TEAM IN CAPS
BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
All-Star Fan Voting
Game Held: July 15
At Yankee Stadium, New York
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National League
As Released Tuesday
First Base
1. Lance Berkman, Astros, 585,369
2. Albert Pujols, Cardinals, 489,394
3. Derrek Lee, Cubs, 476,947
4. Ryan Howard, Phillies, 248,849
5. Prince Fielder, Brewers, 206,525
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Second Base
1. Chase Utley, Phillies, 847,628
2. Mark DeRosa, Cubs, 333,920
3. Kazuo Matsui, Astros, 275,818
4. Dan Uggla, Marlins, 247,271
5. Orlando Hudson, Diamondbacks, 226,120
Third Base
1. Chipper Jones, Braves, 708,515
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2. David Wright, Mets, 461,330
3. Aramis Ramirez, Cubs, 433,490
4. Mark Reynolds, Diamondbacks, 195,931
5. Ty Wigginton, Astros, 192,174
Shortstop
1. Hanley Ramirez, Marlins, 418,197
2. Miguel Tejada, Astros, 410,553
3. Jose Reyes, Mets, 340,590
4. Ryan Theriot, Cubs, 331,811
5. Jimmy Rollins, Phillies, 293,567
Catcher
1. Geovany Soto, Cubs, 594,309
2. Brian McCann, Braves, 391,592
3. Yadier Molina, Cardinals, 300,901
4. Russell Martin, Dodgers, 248,726
5. Chris Snyder, Daimondbacks, 196,723
Outfield
1. Alfonso Soriano, Cubs, 635,013
2. Kosuke Fukudome, Cubs, 552,287
3. Ken Griffey Jr., Reds, 490,597
4. Matt Holliday, Rockies, 369,692
5. Carlos Beltran, Mets, 360,639
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
Northern Division
W L Pct GB
Mankato 4 1 .800 --
Alexandria 4 1 .800 --
Duluth 3 3 .500 1½
St. Cloud 2 2 .500 1½
Brainerd 2 2 .500 1½
Rochester 1 3 .250 2½
Thunder Bay 1 5 .167 3½
Southern Division
W L Pct GB
Wisconsin 3 1 .750 --
Green Bay 4 2 .667 ½
Madison 4 2 .667 ½
La Crosse 3 2 .600 1
Eau Claire 2 3 .400 1½
Battle Creek 2 4 .400 2
Waterloo 1 5 .200 3
Monday's Results
Duluth 7, Green Bay 0
Battle Creek 3, Eau Claire 2, 10 innings
Brainerd 2, Waterloo 1, 10 innings
La Crosse 8, Wisconsin 2
Madison 11, Mankato 5
St. Cloud 7, Thunder Bay 5
Rochester at Alexandria, ppd.
Tuesday's Results
Duluth 3, Green Bay 2, 10 innings
Alexandria 3, Rochester 2
Brainerd 2, Waterloo 1, 10 innings
Eau Claire 4, Battle Creek 0
Mankato 9, Madison 3
St. Cloud 3, Thunder Bay 1
Wisconsin 1, La Crosse 0
Today's Games
Duluth at La Crosse, 7:05 p.m.
Rochester at Brainerd, 6:35 p.m.
Mankato at Battle Creek, 6:05 p.m.
Wisconsin at Thunder Bay, 6:05 p.m.
Madison at Green Bay, 7:05 p.m.
Waterloo at Eau Claire, 6:35 p.m.
Alexandria at St. Cloud, 7:05 p.m.
TUESDAY'S BOX SCORE
Green Bay Duluth
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Goeman cf 4 0 0 0 Price ss 3 1 1 1
Gale c 5 1 1 0 Bndnna 2b 4 0 1 0
Hedman rf 4 1 1 1 Burns 3b 5 0 0 0
O'Shea 1b 4 0 1 0 Hiller 1b 4 0 1 0
Vlsnt 3b 4 0 1 1 Fick 1b 0 0 0 0
Lang lf 4 0 0 0 Jobe 1b 1 0 1 1
Blauer dh 3 0 0 0 Durden rf 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 1 0 Main rf 0 0 0 0
Tanaka 2b 2 0 0 0 Becker dh 4 0 1 0
Smolen p 0 0 0 0 Bmgrtnr lf 3 1 1 0
VndnHvl p 0 0 0 0 Petz c 4 1 1 0
Lange p 0 0 0 0 Kuhn cf 4 0 2 2
Walz p 0 0 0 0
Combs p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 5 2 Totals 36 3 10 3
Green Bay 000 000 200 0 2
Duluth 000 000 101 1 3
E -- Goeman; Valesente; Lange; Price; Burns; Hiller.
LOB -- Bullfrogs 6; Huskies 10. 2B -- Hedman; Smith; Durden.
HBP -- Price. SH -- Tanaka. SB -- O'Shea. CS -- Gale; Valesente;
Bonadonna; Main.
IP H R ER BB SO
Green Bay
Smolen 6 4 0 0 1 10
VandenHeuvel 2 4 1 1 1 3
Lange L, 0-1 1 2 2 1 1 1
Duluth
Walz 8 4 2 1 1 11
Combs W, 1-0 2 1 0 0 2 5
HBP --Lange (Price, R).
Strikeouts -- Goeman 4; Gale; Hedman; O'Shea 2; Valesente 2; Lang 3;
Blauer; Smith 2; Bonadonna; Burns 3; Hiller; Durden 2; Becker 3;
Baumgartner 2; Petz; Kuhn. Walks -- Goeman; Blauer; Tanaka;
Price; Bonadonna; Baumgartner.
Time -- 3:05. Attendance -- 321.
BASKETBALL
NBA FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Boston vs. L.A. Lakers
SERIES TIED 0-0
Thursday: at Boston, 8 p.m. (WDIO Chs. 10&13)
Sunday: at Boston, 8 p.m. (WDIO Chs. 10&13)
Tuesday: at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. (WDIO Chs. 10&13)
Thursday, June 12: at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. (WDIO Chs. 10&13)
If necessary
Sunday, June 15: at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. (WDIO Chs. 10&13)
Tuesday, June 17: at Boston, 8 p.m. (WDIO Chs. 10&13)
Thursday, June 19: at Boston, 8 p.m. (WDIO Chs. 10&13)
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 5 1 .833 --
Detroit 5 1 .833 --
Indiana 3 2 .600 1½
New York 2 3 .400 2½
Washington 2 3 .400 2½
Chicago 1 4 .200 3½
Atlanta 0 5 .000 4½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 5 0 1.000 --
Los Angeles 4 1 .800 1
Seattle 5 2 .714 1
Sacramento 2 3 .400 3
San Antonio 2 3 .400 3
Houston 1 5 .167 4½
Phoenix 0 4 .000 4½
Tuesday's Results
Minnesota 85, Atlanta 81
New York 77, Seattle 63
Los Angeles 81, Chicago 77, OT
Houston 75, San Antonio 72
Washington at Phoenix, night
Today's Game
Seattle at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
HOCKEY
NHL
Stanley Cup finals
(Best-of-7)
Detroit vs. Pittsburgh
DETROIT LEADS SERIES 3-2
May 24: Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 0
May 26: Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 0
May 28: Pittsburgh 3, Detroit 2
May 31: Detroit 2, Pittsburgh 1
Monday: Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 3, 3OT
Today: at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. (NBC6)
If necessary
Saturday: at Detroit, 7 p.m. (NBC6)
soccer
YOUTH
U-17 Boys
Classic 1
Monday's Results
Gitchi Gummi 3, Monticello 2
GG goals: Joe Nelson, Sean Klun, Corey Hietapelto. Saves: Tyler Marquardt 10.
SOFTBALL
COLLEGE
NCAA Division I Championship
Tuesday's Result
Arizona State 11, Texas A&M 0, Arizona State wins series 2-0
TENNIS
FRENCH OPEN
At Stade Roland Garros
Paris
Tuesday's Results
Singles
Men
Quarterfinals
Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 7-5, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5.
Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Nicolas Almagro (19), Spain, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1.
Women
Fourth Round
Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
Svetlana Kuznetsova (4), Russia, def. Victoria Azarenka (16), Belarus, 6-2, 6-3.
Quarterfinals
Ana Ivanovic (2), Serbia, def. Patty Schnyder (10), Switzerland, 6-3, 6-2.
Jelena Jankovic (3), Serbia, def. Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles
Men
Quarterfinals
Daniel Nestor, Canada/Nenad Zimonjic (2),Serbia, def. Steve Darcis/Olivier Rochus, Belgium, 6-1, 6-4.
Igor Kunitsyn/Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, def. Janko Tipsarevic/Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 6-3, 6-4.
Women
Quarterfinals
Cara Black, Zimbabwe/Liezel Huber (1), U.S., def. Nuria Llagostera Vives/Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2.
Alona/Kateryna Bondarenko (7), Ukraine, def. Ashley Harkleroad, U.S./Galina Voskoboeva, Russia, 6-3, 6-3.
Casey Dellacqua, Australia/Francesca Schiavone, Italy, def. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus/Shahar Peer (6), Israel, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5.
Anabel Medina Garrigues/Virginia Ruano Pascual (10), Spain, def. Chan Yung-jan/Chuang Chia-jung (4), Taiwan, 6-7 (4), 7-5, 7-5.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX--Placed DH David Ortiz on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 1. Optioned 1B-OF Jeff Bailey to Pawtucket (IL). Recalled 1B-OF Chris Carter and RHP Justin Masterson from Pawtucket.
CLEVELAND INDIANS--Placed RHP Jake Westbrook on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 29. Recalled RHP Jensen Lewis from Buffalo (IL).
DETROIT TIGERS--Purchased the contract of LHP Casey Fossum from Toledo (IL). Designated RHP Francisco Cruceta for assignment.
NEW YORK YANKEES--Purchased the contract of RHP Dan Giese from Scranton/Wilkes Barre (IL). Optioned RHP Scott Patterson to Scranton/Wilkes Barre.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Sent LHP Lenny DiNardo outright to Sacramento (PCL).
National League
CHICAGO CUBS--Recalled RHP Kevin Hart from Iowa (PCL). Optioned INF Micah Hoffpauir to Iowa.
CINCINNATI REDS--Placed LHP Kent Mercker on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of LHP Danny Herrera from Louisville (IL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS--Placed 3B Ryan Zimmerman on the 15-day DL. Recalled 3B Kory Casto from Columbus (IL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DETROIT PISTONS--Fired Flip Saunders, coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS--Promoted Kevin Turks to assistant director of pro personnel.
DALLAS COWBOYS--Signed WR Terrell Owens to a three-year contract extension.
HOUSTON TEXANS--Agreed to terms with Rick Smith, general manager, on a four-year contract extension.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS--Signed CB Jerametrius Butler and C Marquay Love. Waived LB Chris Graham.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BUFFALO SABRES--Signed D Dennis Persson to a three-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS--Announced the retirement of RW Sami Kapanen.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS--Assigned D Alex Goligoski to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING--Fired John Tortorella, coach.
LACROSSE
Major League Lacrosse
DENVER OUTLAWS--Claimed D Brendan Shook from the player pool.
WASHINGTON BAYHAWKS--Claimed M Thomas Zichelli from the player pool. Waived D Nate Bauers.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION--Signed M Chris Tierney. Released F Spencer Wadsworth.
COLLEGE
BUCKNELL--Named John Abdou men's and women's water polo coach.
LAFAYETTE--Named Pershin Williams men's assistant basketball coach.
MARY--Named Roger Thomas athletic director.
MINNESOTA STATE--Named Matt Magers baseball coach.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE--Named Mary Grothe women's assistant basketball coach.
NOTRE DAME--Named Chris Zorich manager of student welfare and development.
SEATTLE--Named Donny Harrel baseball coach.
SYRACUSE--Suspended WR Mike Williams for academic reasons and announced he is no longer enrolled at the school.
VILLANOVA--Announced freshman men's basketball F Taylor King is transferring from Duke.
VMI--Named Chris Miller assistant lacrosse coach.
YESHIVA--Named Logan Mauzy assistant athletic director.
