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8B TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2006 STANDINGS, MORE CURTAIN CALL Boston NY Yankees Toronto Baltimore Tampa Bay Detroit Chicago Sox Minnesota Cleveland Kansas City Oakland Texas LA Angels Seattle NY Mets Philadelphia Atlanta Florida Washington St. Louis Cincinnati Milwaukee Houston Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh San Diego LA Dodgers Colorado San Francisco Arizona CLEATS °E MY w' 1 A 7,8-11 S-PUT. J A / THERE 15+1't V- , I EV)PEPUPOi Ploy Better Goif with JACK NICKLAUS Sunday’s Major League Linescores By The Associated Press Baltimore 100 101 110_5 10 1 Cleveland 040 000 000_4 10 0 RLopez, Britton (6), Williams (7), Birkins (7), Ray (8) and JvLopez, RaHernandez (9) Westbrook, RPerez (7), Carmona (7), Mota (9) and VMartinez. W_ Birkins 4-1. L_Carmona 1-3. Sv_ Ray (22). HR_ Baltimore, JvLopez (7) New York 005 000 000_5 8 0 Tampa Bay 003 020 10x_6 11 3 KWilson, Villone (3), M Myers (6), Proctor (7), Farnsworth (8) and Stinnett, Posada (8) Fossum, Corcoran (7), Switzer (8) Meadows (9) and Navarro. W_Corcoran 4-0. L_Proctor 2-2. Sv_Meadows (5). HRs_New York, Giambi (27). Tampa Bay, Huff (8), Cantu (6). Minnesota 011 000 000_2 9 0 Texas 000 102 20x_5 7 0 PRO, COLLEGE BRIEFS Italy wans World Cup EBERLIN (AP) - Italy let France do nearly anything it wanted Sunday, except win the World Cup. That belongs to the Azzurri, 5-3 in a shootout after a 1-1 draw. Outplayed for an hour and into extra time, the Italians won it after French captain Zinedine Zidane was ejected in the 107th for a vicious butt to the chest of Marco Materazzi. It was the ugliest act of a tournament that set records for yellow and red cards, diving and, at times, outright brutality. Without their leader for the shootout, the French only missed once. But Italy, rarely strong in such situations, made all five. Fabio Grosso clinched the Azzurri's fourth championship. Only Brazil has more World Cups, five. Federer captures WrniMedom WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Nobody can stop Roger Federer on grass. No. 1 got even against No. 2 as American League EAST W L PCT QB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO 53 33 .616 - 27-10 26-23 486 413 Lost 1 5-5 50 36 .581 3 26-17 24-19 479 406 Lost 1 6-4 49 39 .557 5 29-17 20-22 472 432 Won 2 5-5 41 49 .456 14 24-21 17-28 436 501 Won 2 4-6 39 50 .438 15.5 22-20 17-30 383 457 Won 1 5-5 CENTRAL 59 29 .670 - 26-14 33-15 455 328 Lost 1 6-4 57 31 .648 2 33-14 24-17 520 415 Won 1 6-4 47 39 .547 11 30-10 17-29 422 396 Lost 1 6-4 40 47 .460 18.5 23-23 17-24 488 443 Lost 2 5-5 31 56 .356 27.5 19-23 12-33 396 528 Lost 2 6-4 WEST 45 43 .511 - 24-22 21-21 380 394 Lost 3 3-7 45 43 .511 - 25-25 20-18 448 427 Won 1 5-5 43 45 .489 2 19-23 24-22 407 416 Won 3 8-2 43 46 .483 2.5 24-24 19-22 426 421 Won 1 3-7 National League EAST 53 36 .596 - 27-18 26-18 473 404 Won 2 6-4 40 47 .460 12 21-26 19-21 420 454 Won 2 5-5 40 49 .449 13 21-23 19-26 440 449 Won 2 7-3 38 48 .442 13.5 18-20 20-28 409 420 Lost 2 3-7 38 52 .422 15.5 20-24 18-28 407 470 Lost 3 5-5 CENTRAL 48 39 .552 - 26-17 22-22 440 425 Won 3 5-5 45 44 .506 4 20-22 25-22 448 463 Lost 2 2-8 44 46 .489 5.5 29-20 15-26 411 485 Lost 3 4-6 43 46 .483 6 28-22 15-24 408 435 Lost 3 5-5 34 54 .386 14.5 14-25 20-29 354 448 Won 3 5-5 30 60 .333 19.5 20-24 10-36 411 471 Lost 2 3-7 WEST 48 40 .545 - 23-24 25-16 393 369 Won 5 7-3 46 42 .523 2 28-18 18-24 471 416 Won 1 6-4 44 43 .506 3.5 22-22 22-21 411 399 Lost 3 5-5 45 44 .506 3.5 23-20 22-24 419 407 Lost 1 5-5 43 45 .489 5 19-23 24-22 429 450 Won 3 6-4 JoSantana, Crain (8) and Redmond Koronka, Bauer (6), Mahay (7), FCordero (8), Otsuka (9) and Barajas. W_Bauer 3-1. L_JoSantana 9-5. Sv_Otsuka (17). HRs_Texas, Matthews (10), Teixeira (9). Toronto 310 106 000J1 16 0 Kansas City 000 100 011_ 3 7 0 Halladay, Downs (8), Taubenheim (9), Tallet (9) and BMolina Gobble, Wellemeyer (4), Nelson (6), Affeldt (7), Burgos (9) and Buck. W_Halladay 12-2. L_Gobble 3-2. HRs_Toronto, Glaus (23), BMolina (7), Hinske (8). Detroit 000 200 000_2 4 0 Seattle 000 020 10x_3 9 0 Robertson and VWilson Meche, RSoriano (8), Putz (9) and RRivera. W_Meche 8-4. L_ Robertson 8-5. Sv_Putz (16). HRs_ Detroit, MOrdonez (16). Seattle, RRivera (2). Los Angeles 110 002 000_4 11 1 Oakland 100 010 000_2 5 1 ESantana, Shields (8), Frßodriguez Federer ended a five-match losing streak to Rafael Nadal on Sunday, winning 6-0, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2), 6-3 to earn his fourth straight Wimbledon title and eighth Grand Slam championship. Nadal had beaten Federer in four finals this year, including at the French Open last month, but couldn’t match him on the Swiss star’s favorite surface. On Saturday, Amelie Mauresmo rallied from a set down and held firm down the stretch to beat Justine Henin-Hardenne, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win her second Grand Slam championship. Mauresmo became the first French women's singles champion at Wimbledon since Suzanne Lenglen in 1925. Gordon takes Next el Cup victory JOLIET, 111. (AP) _ Jeff Gordon spun out Matt Kenseth with four laps to go, then held on to win Sunday's Nextel Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway. Fans showered the track with debris after the race, an apparent protest of Gordon's racing tactics. Gordon and Kenseth tangled earlier this year during a race at Bristol Motor (9) and JMolina Haren, Duchscherer (7), Street (9) and Kendall. W_ESantana 10-3. L_.Haren 6-7. Sv_Frßodriguez (21). HR_Los Angeles, JMolina (2). Florida 000 002 301_6 12 0 New York 000 030 04x_7 9 2 Olsen, Tankersley (6), Messenger (7), Kensing (8) and Treanor, Olivo (7) TGlavine, Bradford (7), Feliciano (8), BWagner (9) and Lo Duca, RCastro (9). W_Feliciano 2-2. L_Kensing 1-2. Sv_BWagner (18). HRs_Florida, Olivo (10). New York, Wright (20), Nady (12). Cincinnati 000 003 000_3 8 0 Atlanta 130 022 00x_8 17 0 Arroyo, Belisle (5), Coffey (6), Mercker (7), Weathers (8) and Laßue Thomson, Villarreal (3), Yates (6), Mcßride (6), Paronto (8), JoSosa(9) and McCann. W_Villarreal 8-1. L_Arroyo 9-6. HRs_Cincinnati, Dunn (28). Atlanta, AJones (20), Francoeur (17), Thorman (2). San Diego 100 004 014_10 18 1 Speedway, causing Gordon to shove Kenseth after the race. Kenseth and David Stremme also crashed just before the start/finish line. knmeiman claims Western Open LEMONT, 111. (AP) _ Trevor Immelman birdied the 18th hole and held off Tiger Woods and Matthew Goggin to win the Western Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory. Immelman needed to par the 18th to win. Instead, he knocked in a 32-foot putt for a birdie, putting him at 13-under 271 for the tournament _ two strokes ahead of Woods and Goggin. Vijay Singh, the leader through three rounds, was 2 over for the day to fall out of contention. Uncicone wins LPGA tournament GLADSTONE, N.J. (AP) _ Brittany Lincicome won the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship for her first LPGA Tour victory, beating Juli Inkster 3 and 2 in the final after edging Lorena Ochoa on the first extra hole in the morning semifinals. The 20-year-old Lincicome was a 4- SPORTS Weekend Sports Transactions By The Associated Press ■ BALTIMORE ORIOLES. Optioned INF Ed Rogers to Ottawa of the IL. Activated INF Chris Gomez from the 60-day DL. ■ CLEVELAND INDIANS. Signed INF Jason Smit. Agreed to terms with RHP Chris Archer. ■ KANSAS CITY ROYALS. Activated RHP Chris Booker from the 15-day DL and designated him for assign ment. ■ NEW YORK YANKEES. Recalled OF Kevin Thompson from Columbus of the IL. ■ OAKLAND ATHLETICS. Agreed to terms with RHP Trevor Cahill. ■ SEATTLE MARINERS. Designated INF Roberto Petagine for assignment. Called up C Luis Oliveros from San Antonio of the Texas League. ■ TORONTO BLUE JAYS. Placed RHP Pete Walker on the 15-day DL. Called up RHP Brandon League from Syracuse of the IL. ■ CLEVELAND CAVALIERS. Agreed to terms with F Leßron James on a contract extension. He said it ... “He can say whatever about payback. I’m not going to question it. Because whether it is or whether it isn’t, it’s not even an issue any more. ... I got the bad end of it at Bristol. He got the bad end of it today.”- Nextel driver Jeff Gordon “By winning today and making it four in a row, it’s a very elite club. There’s more to come maybe. I have the opportunity. Wimbledon men’s champion Roger Federer Washington 300 040 020_ 9 14 0 Hensley, Sikrski (6), Meredith (7), Cassidy (8), Linebrink (9) and Bard JoPatterson, Bray (2), Rauch (4), Majewski (6), Stanton (6), CCordero (8), SRivera (9) and Schneider. W_Cassidy 5-4. L_CCordero 5-4. Sv_Linebrink (1). HRs_San Diego, KGreene (12), Piazza (12). Washington, NJohnson (14), Escobar (1), Schneider (3). Pittsburgh 201 000 000_3 10 3 Philadelphia 201 023 00x_8 14 0 Duke, Capps (6), RoHernandez (7), MGonzalez (8) and Cota Hamels, RFranklin (6), Geary (8), RiWhite (9) and Coste. W_Hamels 2-4. L_Duke 5-8. Chicago 100 303 112_11 14 1 Milwaukee 101 000 020_ 4 10 0 Rusch, Ohman (6), Williamson (6), Novoa (7), Eyre (8), Howry (8), Dempster (9) and Barrett DDavis, Helling (6), Gonzalez (8), Eveland (9), Kolb (9) and DMiller, Rivera (8). W_Rusch 3-7. L_DDavis and-3 winner over Michelle Wie in the quarterfinals on Saturday. Barboro undergoes surgery KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) _ Kentucky Derby winner Barbara has developed “potentially serious” compli cations to his injured right hind leg, and underwent surgery to treat a new infection. The infection developed in the leg where a titanium plate and 27 screws were inserted after the 3-year-old colt shattered three bones at the start of the Preakness on May 20. The hardware was replaced and the infection treated Saturday night after Barbara showed discomfort and had a “consistently” high fever. In a statement released by the hos pital Sunday, Dr. Dean Richardson emphasized that the complications are “potentially serious.” James inks deal with Cavs CLEVELAND (AP) _ Cleveland All- Star forward Leßron James accepted a five-year contract extension worth START From page 1A more than likely based on their 11-7 record and how those above and below them stand) will play seed No. 5 (right now the Cardinals but the White Sox have a chance of leapfrogging over them) at 7 p.m. at Peach County High School. That will get every team through the rotation once. From there it’s a combi nation of first-round losers versus each other - those games slated for Friday, 7 p.m. and at Peach County and Westside. Saturday at Westside (Bibb County Sports Complex) the winners will face off against each other, those games at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., respec tively. Then at 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. - all times may be adjusted Dunn said, it will be a combination of loser - from a previous game - ver sus the winner of another. Sunday yields more of the same. All those games will be played at Westside with times of: 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. At stake when it’s all said and done, will be a trophy. That might have seemed like a given but it actually hasn’t been the case up until this past year, Dunn said. “It always seemed to fall through,” he said. “That’s one thing that was kind of weird about it. In the past there really wasn’t a good tradition to it. “Teams didn’t last or we’d change presidents. It was like everybody was after the division and if they didn’t win that, things just kind of fell apart.” That changed last year, Dunn said, by adding the trophy, which in turn was won by the Nationals. (Dunn added he’s still looking for a home for the trophy, i.e. at the sponsor’s business, and that being if they can get a sponsor to come on board - and that is versus the tro phy sitting on the shelf at the club manager’s house). Middle Georgia Cross Country Summer Series 4-K Thursday July 6, 2006 Female 14 and under 1. Elizabeth Lambert 16:41 2. Caroline Maudlin 20:26 Male 14 and Under 1. Karl Burkhardt 13:41 2. Robert Brooks 14:58 3. Tyler Purvis 16:05 4. Asif Bader 16:20 5. Cody Walker 16:39 Female 15-19 1. Kasandra Frizell 19:48 about SBO million from the Cavaliers on Saturday. James, who in three seasons as a pro has turned the Cavaliers into NBA title contenders, will sign the deal once the league’s moratorium ends Wednesday, said his agent Leon Rose. t RfJSfl AIK riJRIF fKKS ***'*.'. - j There's nothing quite like walking outside and taking a deep breath of fresh, clean air after a thunderstorm. 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As far as who’s hot and who’s not heading into the playoffs, the Nationals, who unseated the Thomaston Tigers last year for the championship, clearly have the upper hand, he said. “They just love to play hardball,” he said. “They love the game.” But, he added, don’t count out the Red Sox - the team he’s on - or the Eagles. Plus, “The Astros have gotten a lot better since they added a new pitcher and catcher and the White Sox are ‘real good,’ provided they all show up,” he said. Postseason Schedule Winners Bracket (1) Game 1: 7/12/06 7pm at: Westside (8) Winner of 1 Game 7: 7/15/06 2:3opm at: Westside Winner of 2 Winner of 7 Game 11: 7/16/06 4pm at: Westside Winner of 8 (3) Game 2: 7/13/06 7pm at: Westside (6) Winner of 11 Game 14: 7/22/06 Ipm at: Westside Winner of 13 (2) Game 3: 7/12/06 7pm at: Peach (7) Winner of 3 Game 8: 7/15/06 11am at: Westside Winner of 4 (4) Game 4: 7/13/06 7pm at: Peach (5) Losers (1-Loss) Bracket Loser of 1 Game 5: 7/14/06 7pm at: Peach Loser of 2 Loser of 11 Game 13: 7/16/06 7pm at: Westside Winner of 12 Winner of 5 Game 9: 7/15/06 3:3opm at: Peach Loser of 8 Winner of 9 Game 12: 7/16/06 Ipm at: Westside Winner of 10 Loser of 7 Game 10: 7/15/06 6:3opm at: Peach Winner of 6 Loser of 3 Game 6: 7/14/06 7pm at: Westside Loser of 4 2. Rebecca Holcomb 20:48 3. Sarah Jansen 21:58 Male 15-19 1. Jacob Parnell 13:53 2. Madison Holland 14:53 3. Jeremy Skeen 15:04 4. Adam maudlin 15:33 5. Bryan Hitch 16:22 Male 20 and Over 1. 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