Scoreboard
Published 12:00 am Thursday, June 9, 2016
BASEBALL
WCL
WEST COAST LEAGUE
All Times PDT
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North Division
W L Pct GB
Kelowna 4 1 .800 —
Walla Walla 3 2 .600 1
Victoria 2 3 .400 2
Bellingham 1 4 .200 3
Wenatchee 0 5 .000 4
South Division
W L Pct GB
Yakima Valley 4 0 1.000 —
Cowlitz 4 2 .667 1
Gresham 2 1 .667 1½
Corvallis 3 2 .600 1½
Bend 3 3 .500 2
Kitsap 1 4 .200 3½
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Wednesday’s Games
Victoria 12, Wenatchee 4
Kitsap 3, Bend 1
Kelowna 4, Walla Walla 3
Cowlitz 7, Gresham 5
Corvallis 2, Bellingham 0
Today’s Games
Wenatchee at Victoria, 6:35 p.m.
Bend at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.
Yakima Valley at Gresham, 7:05 p.m.
Corvallis at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m.
Kelowna at Walla Walla, 7:05 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Victoria at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m.
Bend at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m.
Yakima Valley at Gresham, 7:05 p.m.
Corvallis at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday’s Linescore
BlueJackets 3, Elks 1
Bend 000 000 100 — 1 11 0
Kitsap 000 000 03X — 3 5 1
Johnson, Lin (8), Neely (8) and Budnick. Brewer, Angyus (8), Knoll (9) and Kaleiwahea. W — Angyus. L — Lin.
SOCCER
Copa America
All Times PDT
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FIRST ROUND
Top two in each group advance
GROUP A
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Colombia 2 2 0 0 4 1 6
United States 2 1 0 1 4 2 3
Paraguay 2 0 1 1 1 2 1
Costa Rica 2 0 1 1 0 4 1
Saturday’s Games
United States vs. Paraguay, 4 p.m.
Colombia vs. Costa Rica, 6 p.m.
GROUP B
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Brazil 2 1 1 0 7 1 4
Peru 2 1 1 0 3 2 4
Ecuador 2 0 2 0 2 2 2
Haiti 2 0 0 2 1 8 0
Wednesday’s Games
Brazil 7, Haiti 1
Ecuador 2, Peru 2
Sunday’s Games
Ecuador vs. Haiti, 3:30 p.m.
Brazil vs. Peru, 5:30 p.m.
GROUP C
Today’s Games
Uruguay vs. Venezuela, 4:30 p.m.
Mexico vs. Jamaica, 7 p.m.
Monday’s Games
Mexico vs. Venezuela, 5 p.m.
Uruguay vs. Jamaica, 7 p.m.
GROUP D
Friday’s Games
Chile vs. Bolivia, 4 p.m.
Argentina vs. Panama, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
Chile vs. Panama, 5 p.m.
Argentina vs. Bolivia, 7 p.m.
BASKETBALL
NBA playoffs
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
All Times PDT
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NBA FINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Golden State 2, Cleveland 1
Game 1: Golden State 104, Cleveland 89
Game 2: Golden State 110, Cleveland 77
Game 3: Cleveland 120, Golden State 90
Friday: Golden State at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
x-Monday: Cleveland at Golden State, 6 p.m.
x-Thu, June 16: Golden State at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
x-Sun, June 19: Cleveland at Golden State, 5 p.m.
Wednesday’s Box Score
Cavaliers 120, Warriors 90
GOLDEN STATE (90)
Barnes 7-11 2-3 18, Green 2-8 2-4 6, Bogut 2-6 0-0 4, Curry 6-13 4-4 19, K.Thompson 4-13 1-3 10, Iguodala 5-7 0-0 11, Speights 1-4 2-2 5, Varejao 0-1 1-2 1, Ezeli 0-1 0-0 0, Livingston 2-3 1-2 5, Rush 0-1 0-0 0, Barbosa 2-5 4-6 8, Clark 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 32-76 17-26 90.
CLEVELAND (120)
Jefferson 4-7 0-0 9, James 14-26 3-5 32, T.Thompson 5-6 4-5 14, Irving 12-25 3-3 30, Smith 7-13 1-2 20, J.Jones 0-0 1-2 1, Frye 0-0 0-0 0, Mozgov 1-2 0-0 2, Williams 1-2 0-0 3, Dellavedova 1-2 0-0 2, Shumpert 1-5 0-0 3, D.Jones 0-1 0-0 0, McRae 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 48-91 12-17 120.
Golden State 16 27 26 21 — 90
Cleveland 33 18 38 31 — 120
WNBA
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
All Times PDT
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Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 6 2 .750 —
Chicago 4 4 .500 2
Indiana 4 4 .500 2
New York 4 4 .500 2
Washington 4 6 .400 3
Connecticut 1 7 .125 5
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 8 0 1.000 —
Minnesota 8 0 1.000 —
Dallas 3 5 .375 5
Seattle 3 5 .375 5
Phoenix 2 6 .250 6
San Antonio 1 5 .167 6
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Wednesday’s Game
Washington 87, Dallas 79
Today’s Game
San Antonio at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
SOFTBALL
College
WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
At Oklahoma City
All Times PDT
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CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-3)
Monday’s Game
Oklahoma 3, Auburn 2
Tuesday’s Game
Auburn 11, Oklahoma 7, 8 innings
Wednesday’s Game
Oklahoma 2, Auburn 1, Oklahoma wins 2-1
HOCKEY
NHL playoffs
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
All Times PDT
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STANLEY CUP FINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Pittsburgh 3, San Jose 1
Game 1: Pittsburgh 3, San Jose 2
Game 2: Pittsburgh 2, San Jose 1, OT
Game 3: San Jose 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT
Game 4: Pittsburgh 3, San Jose 1
Today: San Jose at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.
x-Sunday: Pittsburgh at San Jose, 5 p.m.
x-Wednesday: San Jose at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.
Horse racing
Belmont Stakes Odds
The field for Saturday’s 148th Belmont Stakes, with post position, horse’s name, jockey’s name and odds:
1. Governor Malibu Joel Rosario 12-1
2. Destin Javier Castellano 6-1
3. Cherry Wine Corey Lanerie 8-1
4. Suddenbreakingnews Mike Smith 10-1
5. Stradivari John Velazquez 5-1
6. Gettysburg Paco Lopez 30-1
7. Seeking The Soul Florent Geroux 30-1
8. Forever d’Oro Jose Ortiz 30-1
9. Trojan Nation Aaron Gryder 30-1
10. Lani Yukata Take 20-1
11. Exaggerator Kent Desormeaux 9-5
12. Brody’s Cause Luis Saez 20-1
13. Creator Irad Ortiz Jr. 10-1
Weights: 126 pounds. Distance: 1½ miles. Purse: $1.5 million. First place: $800,000. Second place: $280,000. Third place: $150,000. Fourth place: $100,000. Fifth place: $60,000. Post time: 3:50 p.m. PDT.
Rodeo
PRCA Xtreme Bulls
June 8
Sisters Rodeo Grounds
Aggregate — 1, Jeff Bertus, Avon, South Dakota, 164 points, $3,175.79. 2, Chase Robbins, Marsing, Idaho, 158.5, $2,671.48. 3, Derek Kolbaba, Walla Walla, Washington, 88, $2,385.25. 4, Clayton Savage, Yoder, Wyoming, 85.5, $1,689.92. 5, Freeman Yoder, Zearing, Iowa, 82.5, $1,172.18. 6, Cain Smith, Pendleton, Oregon, 72.5, $626.98. 7, Jared Parsonage, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, 69, $436.16. 8, Lane Selz, Bakersfield, California, 68, $327.12.
Golf
U.S. Open Field
OAKMONT, Pa. — The 150 players who are exempt or have qualified for the 116th U.S. Open, to be played June 16-19 at Oakmont Country Club. Players listed only in first category for which they are eligible. Six spots have been held back for those who get into the top 60 in the world ranking on Monday (a-amateur):
U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONS (10 years): Jordan Spieth, Martin Kaymer, Justin Rose, Webb Simpson, Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, Lucas Glover, Angel Cabrera, Geoff Ogilvy.
U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPION AND RUNNER-UP: a-Derek Bard.
BRITISH AMATEUR CHAMPION: a-Romain Langasque.
2015 MARK H. MCCORMACK MEDAL WINNER: a-Jon Rahm
MASTERS CHAMPIONS (5 years): Danny Willett, Bubba Watson, Adam Scott.
BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONS (5 years): Zach Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Darren Clarke.
PGA CHAMPIONS (5 years): Jason Day, Jason Dufner, Keegan Bradley.
PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER (3 years): Rickie Fowler.
BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER: Chris Wood.
2015 U.S. SENIOR OPEN CHAMPION: Jeff Maggert.
TOP 10 AND TIES FROM 2015 U.S. OPEN: Dustin Johnson, Louis Oosthuizen, Branden Grace, Cameron Smith, Charl Schwartzel, Brandt Snedeker, Shane Lowry.
2015 TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD: Danny Lee, Henrik Stenson, Paul Casey, J.B. Holmes, Matt Kuchar, Daniel Berger, Steven Bowditch, Hideki Matsuyama, Kevin Na, Brooks Koepka, Robert Streb, Jimmy Walker, Harris English, Charley Hoffman, Scott Piercy, Bill Haas, Patrick Reed, Jim Furyk, Kevin Kisner.
TOP 60 FROM WORLD RANKING ON MAY 23: Sergio Garcia, Russell Knox, Byeong Hun An, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Justin Thomas, Kevin Chappell, Lee Westwood, Andy Sullivan, Marc Leishman, Soren Kjeldsen, K.T. Kim, Emiliano Grillo, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Bernd Wiesberger, Billy Horschel, Thongchai Jaidee, Ryan Moore, David Lingmerth, Smylie Kaufman, James Hahn, Chris Kirk, Patton Kizzire, Anirban Lahiri, Jaco Van Zyl, Jamie Donaldson.
SECTIONAL QUALIFYING (36 holes): Yuta Ikeda, Toru Taniguchi, Yusaku Miyazato, Hideto Tanihara, Gregory Bourdy, Mikael Lundberg, Lee Slattery, Gary Stal, Matthew Baldwin, Romain Wattel, Alex Noren, Andrew Johnston, Matteo Manassero, Peter Hanson, Max Kieffer, Soren Hansen, Sebastian Soderberg, Kent Bulle, Billy Hurley, Dennis McCarthy, Jim Herman, Rob Oppenheim, Andy Pope, Justin Hicks, a-Nick Hardy, a-Charlie Danielson, Kevin Tway, D.J. Trahan, Andres Gonzales, Tom Hoge, Derek Fathauer, Dicky Pride, J.J. Henry, David Toms, Sunghoon Kang, Carlos Ortiz, Bryson DeChambeau, Brendan Steele, Kevin Streelman, Spencer Levin, Jason Kokrak, Miguel Luis Tabuena, a-Scottie Scheffler, Luke Donald, Patrick Rodgers, Aron Price, Tim Wilkinson, a-Sam Horsfield, x-Thitiphun Chuayprakong.
LOCAL (18 holes) AND SECTIONAL QUALIFYING: Frank Adams III, a-Ryan Stachler, Chase Parker, Michael Miller, a-Christopher Crawford, a-Kyle Mueller, Patrick Wilkes-Krier, Derek Chang, Austin Jordan, a-Sam Burns, Andrew Landry, Ethan Tracy, Wes Short, a-Justin Suh, Gregor Main, Tyler Raber, Brandon Harkins, Aaron Wise, Travis Howe, Mark Anguiano, Matt Marshall, Jason Allred, Richard Schembechler II, Matthew Borchert.
TOP 60 WORLD RANKING ON JUNE 13: TBD.
x-alternates for exempt players. Thitiphun Chuayprakong replaced Tiger Woods.
TENNIS
ATP World Tour
Ricoh Open
Wednesday at Den Bosch, Netherlands
Second Round
Nicolas Mahut (8), France, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Bernard Tomic (2), Australia, def. Aljaz Bedene, Britain, 6-4, 6-3.
Sam Querrey (5), United States, def. Tatsuma Ito, Japan, 6-3, 6-4.
Stefan Kozlov, United States, def. Steve Johnson (4), United States, 6-3, 6-4.
MercedesCup
Wednesday at Stuttgart, Germany
Second Round
Florian Mayer, Germany, def. Michael Berrer, Germany, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
Philipp Kohlschreiber (7), Germany, def. Denis Kudla, United States, 7-5, 6-3.
Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, leads Taylor Fritz, United States, 4-3, susp., rain.
WTA Tour
Ricoh Open
Wednesday at Den Bosch, Netherlands
Second Round
Madison Brengle, United States, def. Richel Hogenkamp, Netherlands, 7-5, 5-7, 7-5.
Elise Mertens, Belgium, def. Aleksandra Krunic, Serbia, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
Kristina Mladenovic (3), France, def. Natalia Vikhlyantseva, Russia, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.
CoCo Vandeweghe (6), United States, def. Nao Hibino, Japan, 6-2, 6-3.
Aegon Open
Wednesday at Nottingham, England
Second Round
Monica Puig (4), Puerto Rico, def. Michelle Larcher de Brito, Portugal, 6-4, 6-0.
Karolina Pliskova (1), Czech Republic, def. Anna Tatishvili, United States, 6-1, 6-3.
Alison Riske, United States, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, 6-2, 6-4.
Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, def. Caroline Wozniacki (3), Denmark, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-5.
Deals
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Named Patrick Di Gregory director of professional scouting and special projects.
BOSTON RED SOX — Transferred RHP Carson Smith to the 60-day DL.
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Activated RHP Joba Chamberlain from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Cody Anderson to Columbus (IL).
DETROIT TIGERS — Traded RHP Jose Valdez to the L.A. Angels for cash.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned C Tony Cruz to Omaha (PCL). Recalled INF Christian Colon from Omaha.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Designated LHP Chris Jones for assignment.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Sent LHP Liam Hendriks to Stockton (Cal) for a rehab assignment.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Sent 2B Logan Forsythe to Durham (IL) for a rehab assignment.
TEXAS RANGERS — Sent C Robinson Chirinos and OF Shin-Soo Choo to Frisco (TL) for a rehab assignment.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned 3B Matt Dominguez to Buffalo (IL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed RHP Williams Perez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Tuesday. Recalled RHP John Gant from Gwinnett (IL).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Released INF-OF Alex Guerrero.
NEW YORK METS — Traded RHP Akeel Morris to Atlanta for INF/OF Kelly Johnson and cash.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Assigned OF David Lough outright to Lehigh Valley (IL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned RHP Curtis Partch to Indianapolis (IL). Recalled RHP Jameson Taillon from Indianapolis.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with 2B Steve Lombardozzi on a minor league contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Named J.B. Bickerstaff associate head coach and Nick Van Exel assistant coach.
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS — Named Danny Ferry special adviser.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS — Placed OL Manny Ramirez on the reserve/retired list.
CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed RB Giovani Bernard to a three-year contract extension.
LOS ANGELES RAMS — Placed WR Stedman Bailey on the reserve non-football injury list. Signed DT Cam Thomas, QB Dylan Thompson, TE Benson Browne and RB Terrence Magee.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed CB Artie Burns to a four-year contract.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Waived TE Michael Cooper.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
MINNESOTA WILD — Named John Anderson assistant coach.
MOTORSPORTS
NASCAR — Suspended Kyle Larson’s crew chief, Chad Johnston, one race and fined him $20,000 for loose lug nuts during last week’s Sprint Cup race.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
NEW YORK RED BULLS — Loaned Fs Gonzalo Veron and Shaun Wright-Phillips to Red Bulls II (USL).
TENNIS
ITF — Suspended Maria Sharapova two years for testing positive for meldonium at the Australian Open.
COLLEGE
INDIANA — Named Glenn Box women’s assistant basketball coach.
NOTRE DAME — Named Ryan Humphrey men’s assistant basketball coach.
VANDERBILT — Named Kelly Komara women’s assistant basketball coach.