BASEBALL

WCL

WEST COAST LEAGUE

All Times PDT

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East Division

W L Pct GB

Yakima Valley Pippins 16 10 .615 —

Wenatchee AppleSox 15 12 .556 11/2

Walla Walla Sweets 12 15 .444 41/2

Kelowna Falcons 8 19 .296 81/2

South Division

W L Pct GB

Corvallis Knights 18 11 .621 —

Bend Elks 17 12 .586 1

Medford Rogues 14 12 .538 21/2

Klamath Falls Gems 8 18 .308 81/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Bellingham Bells 20 5 .800 —

Victoria HarbourCats 12 14 .462 81/2

Cowlitz Black Bears 12 15 .444 9

Kitsap BlueJackets 8 17 .320 12

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Tuesday’s Games

Bend 2, Klamath Falls 1, 10 innings

Corvallis 3, Medford 2

Bellingham 5, Kitsap 2

Yakima Valley 8, Victoria 1

Cowlitz 5, Walla Walla 4, 12 innings

Today’s Games

Victoria at Yakima Valley, 6:30 p.m.

Medford at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m.

Kitsap at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Yakima Valley at Bend, 6:35 p.m.

Bellingham at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m.

Kitsap at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m.

Klamath Falls at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m.

Walla Walla at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.

Medford at Victoria, 7:11 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Bellingham at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m.

Kitsap at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m.

Yakima Valley at Bend, 6:35 p.m.

Klamath Falls at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m.

Walla Walla at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.

Medford at Victoria, 7:11 p.m.

Elks 10, Gems 3

Klamath Falls 000 000 001 0 — 1 6 0

Bend 000 000 100 1 — 2 6 1

McGeorge, Brinska (7) and Kuhlman (9); Thompson, Pratt (7) and Sheets (8). W, Sheets, 1-0. L, Kuhlman, 3-3. 2B — Anderson, Packard, Walker.

CYCLING

Tour de France

Tuesday at Lille, France

Fourth Stage, a 101.5-mile flat ride from Le Touquet to Lille, with a pair of Category 4 climbs

1. Marcel Kittel, Germany, Giant-Shimano, 3 hours, 36 minutes, 39 seconds. 2. Alexander Kristoff, Norway, Katusha, same time. 3. Arnaud Demare, France, FDJ.fr, same time. 4. Peter Sagan, Slovakia, Cannondale, same time. 5. Bryan Coquard, France, Europcar, same time. 6. Andre Greipel, Germany, Lotto-Belisol, same time. 7. Mark Renshaw, Australia, Omega Pharma-QuickStep, same time. 8. Danny van Poppel, Netherlands, Trek Factory Racing, same time. 9. Davide Cimolai, Italy, Lampre-Merida, same time. 10. Daniel Oss, Italy, BMC Racing, same time.

11. Heinrich Haussler, Australia, IAM Cycling, same time. 12. Michael Albasini, Switzerland, Orica GreenEdge, same time. 13. Samuel Dumoulin, France, AG2R La Mondiale, same time. 14. Romain Feillu, France, Bretagne-Seche Environnement, same time. 15. Greg Van Avermaet, Belgium, BMC Racing, same time. 16. Zakkari Dempster, Australia, NetApp-Endura, same time. 17. Elia Viviani, Italy, Cannondale, same time. 18. Alberto Contador, Spain, Tinkoff-Saxo, same time. 19. Jens Keukeleire, Belgium, Orica GreenEdge, same time. 20. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Movistar, same time.

Also

24. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Astana, same time. 28. Andrew Talansky, United States, Garmin Sharp, same time. 34. Tejay van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing, same time. 42. Christopher Froome, Britain, Sky, same time. 49. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Belkin Pro Cycling, same time. 51. Christopher Horner, United States, Lampre-Merida, same time. 65. Rui Costa, Portugal, Lampre-Merida, same time. 69. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Trek Factory Racing, same time.

116. Matthew Busche, United States, Trek Factory Racing, 41 seconds behind. 154. Daniel Navarro, Spain, Cofidis, 2:05. 157. Joaquin Rodriguez, Spain, Katusha, same time. 162. Danny Pate, United States, Sky, same time. 169. Benjamin King, United States, Garmin Sharp, 3:53. 182. Peter Stetina, United States, BMC Racing, 5:52. 189. Alex Howes, United States, Garmin Sharp, 7:11. 193. Edward King, United States, Cannondale, 7:26. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Trek Factory Racing, withdrew.

Overall Standings

(After four stages)

1. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Astana, 17 hours, 7 minutes, 52 seconds. 2. Peter Sagan, Slovakia, Cannondale, 2 seconds behind. 3. Michael Albasini, Orica GreenEdge, same time. 4. Greg Van Avermaet, Belgium, BMC Racing, same time. 5. Alberto Contador, Spain, Tinkoff-Saxo, same time. 6. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Movistar, same time. 7. Christopher Froome, Britain, Sky, same time. 8. Jurgen Van den Broeck, Belgium, Lotto Belisol, same time. 9. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Belkin Pro Cycling, same time. 10. Jakob Fuglsang, Denmark, Astana, same time.

11. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, same time. 12. Tejay van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing, same time. 13. Tiago Machado, Portugal, NetApp-Endura, same time. 14. Jean-Christophe Peraud, France, AG2R La Mondiale, same time. 15. Rui Costa, Portugal, Lampre-Merida, same time. 16. Mikel Nieve, Spain, Sky, same time. 17. Haimar Zubeldia, Spain, Trek Factory Racing, same time. 18. Richie Porte, Australia, Sky, same time. 19. Michal Kwiatkowski, Poland, Omega Pharma-QuickStep, same time. 20. Tony Gallopin, France, Lotto-Belisol, same time.

Also

21. Andrew Talansky, United States, Garmin Sharp, same time. 28. Christopher Horner, United States, Lampre-Merida, :16 behind. 43. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Trek Factory Racing, 1:21. 58. Daniel Navarro, Spain, Cofidis, 3:45. 98. Peter Stetina, United States, BMC Racing, 13:31. 118. Benjamin King, United States, Garmin Sharp, 16:16. 123. Matthew Busche, United States, Trek Factory Racing, 16:34. 143. Joaquin Rodriguez, Spain, Katusha, 18:57. 177. Alex Howes, United States, Garmin Sharp, 23:57. 181. Danny Pate, United States, Sky, 24:30.

191. Edward King, United States, Cannondale, 32:08.

MOTOR SPORTS

NASCAR

Points leaders

1, Jeff Gordon, 651. 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 624. 3, Jimmie Johnson, 596. 4, Brad Keselowski, 586. 5, Matt Kenseth, 580. 6, Joey Logano, 546. 7, Carl Edwards, 543. 8, Ryan Newman, 534. 9, Kyle Busch, 524. 10, Paul Menard, 516. 11, Kevin Harvick, 514.

TENNIS

ATP World Tour

Hall of Fame Championships

Tuesday at The International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, R.I.

Purse: $539,730 (WT250)

Surface: Grass-Outdoor

Singles

First Round

Nicolas Mahut (4), France, def. Facundo Arguello, Argentina, 7-6 (1), 6-4.

Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. Farrukh Dustov, Uzbekistan, 6-3, 6-2.

Luke Saville, Australia, def. Peter Polansky, Canada, 6-4, 6-2.

Adrian Mannarino (8), France, def. Jimmy Wang, Taiwan, 6-2, 6-4.

Ante Pavic, Croatia, def. Marius Copil, Romania, 7-6 (0), 6-4.

John Isner (1), United States, def. Wayne Odesnik, United States, 6-3, 7-6 (6).

Austin Krajicek, United States, def. Tim Smyczek, United States, 7-6 (7), 6-1.

Lleyton Hewitt (3), Australia, def. Ryan Harrison, United States, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Jack Sock (7), United States, def. Alex Kuznetsov, United States, 6-4, 6-3.

SkiStar Swedish Open

Tuesday at Bastad Tennis Stadiun, Bastad, Sweden

Purse: $660,500 (WT250)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

First Round

Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, def. Jeremy Chardy (6), France, 6-2, 6-2.

Victor Hanescu, Romania, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 6-4, 6-4.

Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, def. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-2.

Christian Lindell, Sweden, def. Inigo Cervantes, Spain, 6-2, 6-3.

Pablo Carreno Busta (8), Spain, def. Dustin Brown, Germany, 6-3, 6-4.

Radu Albot, Moldova, def. Kenny de Schepper, France, 7-6 (4), 6-1.

Elias Ymer, Sweden, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 7-5.

Carlos Berlocq (7), Argentina, def. Julian Reister, Germany, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Renzo Olivo, Argentina, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 5-2, retired.

WTA

BRD Bucharest Open

Monday at Arenele BNR, Bucharest, Romania

Purse: $250,000 (Intl.)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

First Round

Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, def. Alexandra Cadantu, Romania, 6-3, 6-2.

Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, def. Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, 6-1, 6-4.

Elitsa Kostova, Bulgaria, def. Alize Lim, France, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Karin Knapp (4), Italy, def. Raluca Olaru, Romania, 6-1, 6-3.

Aleksandra Krunic, Serbia, def. Alexandra Panova, Russia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, def. Sesil Karatantcheva, Kazakhstan, 6-2, 6-1.

Katarzyna Piter, Poland, def. Andreea Mitu, Romania, 6-0, 1-6, 7-6 (5).

Nuernberger Gastein Ladies

Monday at TC Wels 76, Bad Gastein, Austria

Purse: $250,000 (Intl.)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

First Round

Elina Svitolina (5), Ukraine, def. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, Austria, 6-1, 6-4.

Dinah Pfizenmaier, Germany, def. Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor, Spain, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4.

Shelby Rogers, United States, def. Kristyna Pliskova, Czech Republic, 6-7 (8), 7-5, 6-4.

Ana Bogdan, Romania, def. Ajla Tomljanovic, Croatia, 6-3, 3-0, retired.

Andrea Petkovic (4), Germany, def. Jana Cepelova, Slovakia, 7-6 (8), 7-5.

Camila Giorgi (7), Italy, def. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-3.

Irina Falconi, United States, def. Johanna Larsson, Sweden, 6-3, 6-3.

Grace Min, United States, def. Beatriz Garcia Vidagany, Spain, 6-3, 6-2.

Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa, def. Mariana Duque-Marino, Colombia, 6-1, 6-2.

Yvonne Meusburger (6), Austria, def. Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, 7-6 (9), 4-6, 7-5.

Paula Ormaechea, Argentina, def. Jovana Jaksic, Serbia, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

Sara Errani (2), Italy, def. Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-2.

Carla Suarez Navarro (3), Spain, def. Laura Siegemund, Germany, 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-4.

BASKETBALL

WNBA

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

All Times PDT

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Eastern Conference

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 13 5 .722 —

Indiana 9 10 .474 4½

Connecticut 9 11 .450 5

Chicago 8 10 .444 5

New York 7 11 .389 6

Washington 7 12 .368 6½

Western Conference

W L Pct GB

Phoenix 13 3 .813 —

Minnesota 14 6 .700 1

San Antonio 10 9 .526 4½

Seattle 8 12 .400 7

Los Angeles 7 11 .389 7

Tulsa 7 12 .368 7½

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Tuesday’s Games

Atlanta 83, Connecticut 71

Indiana 78, Tulsa 76

Minnesota 83, Los Angeles 72

Today’s Games

Washington at Chicago, 9:30 a.m.

Seattle at Phoenix, 12:30 p.m.

New York at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Connecticut at Indiana, 9 a.m.

Minnesota at Tulsa 5 p.m.

SOCCER

World Cup

SEMIFINALS

Tuesday’s Game

Germany 7, Brazil 1

Today’s Game

Argentina vs. Netherlands, 1 p.m.

THIRD PLACE

Saturday, July 12

Brazil vs. Argentina-Netherlands loser, 1 p.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, July 13

Germany vs. Argentina-Netherlands winner, noon

MLS

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

All Times PDT

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Eastern Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

D.C. United 8 5 4 28 24 18

Sporting Kansas City 7 5 5 26 23 15

New England 7 7 2 23 23 23

Toronto FC 6 5 3 21 19 18

New York 4 5 8 20 26 26

Columbus 4 5 8 20 19 19

Houston 5 10 3 18 18 34

Philadelphia 4 8 6 18 26 30

Chicago 2 4 10 16 24 27

Montreal 3 8 5 14 16 27

Western Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

Seattle 11 4 2 35 33 24

Real Salt Lake 7 3 7 28 27 23

Colorado 7 5 5 26 24 19

FC Dallas 7 7 5 26 30 29

Vancouver 6 3 7 25 26 22

Los Angeles 5 3 6 21 19 13

Portland 4 5 9 21 30 30

Chivas USA 5 7 5 20 17 26

San Jose 4 7 4 16 15 16

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Friday’s Game

D.C. United at San Jose, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Columbus at New York, 4 p.m.

Colorado at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Houston at Toronto FC, 4 p.m.

Chicago at New England, 4:30 p.m.

Sporting Kansas City at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Chivas USA at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Game

Portland at Seattle FC, 7 p.m.

U.S. Open Cup

All Times PDT

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QUARTERFINALS

Tuesday’s Game

Philadelphia Union 2, New England Revolution 0

Today’s Game

FC Dallas at Carolina RailHawks, 4:30 p.m.

Chicago Fire at Atlanta Silverbacks, 4:30 p.m.

Portland Timbers at Seattle Sounders, 7:30 p.m.

NWSL

NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUE

All Times PDT

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Today’s Game

Portland at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Friday’s Game

Boston at Houston, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Washington at Western New York, 4 p.m.

Seattle FC at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Sunday’s Game

FC Kansas City at Portland, 2 p.m.

GOLF

World Golf Ranking

1, Adam Scott, AUS, 9.01. 2, Henrik Stenson, SWE, 8.00. 3, Bubba Watson, USA, 7.00. 4, Matt Kuchar, USA, 6.83. 5, Jason Day, AUS, 6.56. 6, Justin Rose, ENG, 6.56. 7, Tiger Woods, USA, 6.53. 8, Rory McIlroy, NIR, 6.46. 9, Sergio Garcia, ESP, 6.23. 10, Jordan Spieth, USA, 5.86.

11, Jim Furyk, USA, 5.52. 12, Martin Kaymer, GER, 5.48. 13, Phil Mickelson, USA, 5.21. 14, Dustin Johnson, USA, 4.95. 15, Hideki Matsuyama, JPN, 4.95. 16, Zach Johnson, USA, 4.80. 17, Graeme McDowell, NIR, 4.71. 18, Jimmy Walker, USA, 4.21. 19, Steve Stricker, USA, 4.12. 20, Luke Donald, ENG, 3.97.

21, Jason Dufner, USA, 3.96. 22, Keegan Bradley, USA, 3.93. 23, Victor Dubuisson, FRA, 3.87. 24, Ian Poulter, ENG, 3.83. 25, Charl Schwartzel, SAF, 3.82. 26, Thomas Bjorn, DEN, 3.78. 27, Rickie Fowler, USA, 3.71. 28, Webb Simpson, USA, 3.71. 29, Miguel Angel Jimenez, ESP, 3.67. 30, Jamie Donaldson, WAL, 3.58.

Deals

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with C Ryan Plourde on a minor league contract.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Placed RHP Justin Masterson on the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Tyler Holt to Columbus (IL). Designated RHP Mark Lowe for assignment. Selected the contract of C Roberto Perez from Columbus. Recalled LHP Nick Hagadone from Columbus.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Placed OF Alex Presley on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Recalled OF Robbie Grossman from Oklahoma City (PCL). Agreed to terms with OF Ronny Ramirez on a minor league contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with LHP Joe Saunders on a minor league contract and will assign him to Omaha (PCL).

MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed RHP Ricky Nolasco on the 15-day DL. Recalled C-OF Chris Herrmann from Rochester (IL).

NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHP Bruce Billings to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

SEATTLE MARINERS — Designated C John Buck for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Brett Ash on a minor league contract. Recalled C Jesus Sucre from Tacoma (PCL).

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned LHP Jeff Beliveau to Durham (IL). Reinstated RHP Jeremy Hellickson from the 15-day DL and LHP Cesar Ramos from paternity leave.

TEXAS RANGERS — Placed RHP Nick Martinez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 2. Recalled RHP Phil Irwin from Round Rock (PCL).

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Sent OF Mark Trumbo to Reno (PCL) for a rehab assignment.

ATLANTA BRAVES — Sent RHP Pedro Beato to Gwinnett (IL) for a rehab assignment.

CHICAGO CUBS — Recalled LHP Tsuyoshi Wada from Iowa (PCL).

CINCINNATI REDS — Placed 1B Joey Votto on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Reinstated C Brayan Pena from paternity leave. Recalled LHP David Holmberg from Louisville (IL). Sent 3B Jack Hannahan to Dayton (MWL) for a rehab assignment.

COLORADO ROCKIES — Sent OF Carlos Gonzalez to Colorado Springs (PCL) for a rehab assignment. Recalled UTL Kyle Parker from Colorado Springs. Optioned LHP Yohan Flande to the Colorado Springs.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Placed RHP Josh Beckett on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Recalled RHP Pedro Baez from Albuquerque (PCL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Sent LHP Francisco Liriano to Indianapolis (IL) for a rehab assignment.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Sent 2B Marco Scutaro to Fresno (PCL) for a rehab assignment.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES — Signed G Zach LaVine.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Re-signed C Sean Collins to a one-year contract.

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Agreed to terms with C Brett Olson and D Greg Zanon on one-year contracts.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed D Anthony Bitetto to a one-year, two-way contract.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Renewed their affiliation agreement with Stockton (ECHL) for the 2014-15 season.

OTTAWA SENATORS — Re-signed D Alex Grant to a one-year contract.

SAN JOSE SHARKS — Re-signed F James Sheppard to a one-year contract.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Signed D Matt Corrente to a one-year, two-way contract. Re-signed F Cody Kunyk to a one-year, two-way contract.

MOTORSPORTS

NASCAR — Fined Stewart-Haas Racing crew chief Daniel Knost $10,000 because the track bar on Kurt Busch’s Chevrolet exceeded the maximum separation. Docked Kurt Busch 10 driver points and Gene Haas 10 owner points for the infraction.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Signed MF Michael Kafari.

COLLEGE

ARMY — Named Brian Bancroft acting track and field and cross country coach.

BROWN — Announced the retirement of men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach Peter Brown.

MIAMI — Dismissed LBs JaWand Blue and Alexander Figueroa from the football team.

NJIT — Named Ira Miller men’s and women’s tennis coach.

Fish count

Upstream daily movement of adult chinook, jack chinook, steelhead and wild steelhead at selected Columbia River dams last updated on Monday.

Chnk Jchnk Stlhd Wstlhd

Bonneville 2,260 545 2,039 1,198

The Dalles 2,003 324 1,105 699

John Day 1,906 443 428 232

McNary 2,480 374 310 137

Upstream year-to-date movement of adult chinook, jack chinook, steelhead and wild steelhead at selected Columbia River dams last updated on Monday.

Chnk Jchnk Stlhd Wstlhd

Bonneville 319,546 44,110 25,418 10,895

The Dalles 250,320 33,702 9,995 4,859

John Day 216,667 30,098 8,672 3,694

McNary 193,576 25,994 5,100 2,024