BASKETBALL

WNBA

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

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Eastern Conference

W L Pct GB

Connecticut 9 3 .750 —

Washington 8 3 .727 ½

Chicago 6 4 .600 2

Indiana 5 7 .417 4

New York 3 7 .300 5

Atlanta 2 7 .222 5½

Western Conference

W L Pct GB

Las Vegas 6 4 .600 —

Seattle 7 5 .583 —

Minnesota 6 5 .545 ½

Los Angeles 4 6 .400 2

Phoenix 3 5 .375 2

Dallas 3 6 .333 2½

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Wednesday’s Games

Washington 81, Chicago 74

Dallas 74, Connecticut 73

Thursday’s Games

Las Vegas at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

BASEBALL

WCL

WEST COAST LEAGUE

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North Division

W L Pct GB

Bellingham 12 6 .667 —

Victoria 13 7 .650 —

Yakima Valley 9 11 .450 4

Wenatchee 7 10 .412 4 1⁄2

Port Angeles 8 12 .400 5

Kelowna 6 10 .375 5

South Division

W L Pct GB

Walla Walla 12 5 .706 —

Corvallis 11 6 .647 1

Ridgefield 10 7 .588 2

Bend 8 9 .471 4

Portland 8 12 .400 51⁄2

Cowlitz 4 13 .235 8

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Wednesday’s Games

Corvallis 13, Ridgefield 1

Bend 2, Walla Walla 1

Victoria 5, Wenatchee 4

Port Angeles 4, Yakima Valley 1

Kelowna 9, Portland 4

Thursday’s Games

Ridgefield at Corvallis, 6:30 p.m.

Walla Walla at Bend, 6:35 p.m.

Wenatchee at Victoria, 6:35 p.m.

Yakima Valley at Port Angeles, 6:35 p.m.

Portland at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m.

Wednesday’s Linescore

Elks 2, Sweets 1

Walla Walla 100 000 000 — 1 4 0

Bend 010 000 01x — 2 8 1

Craven, Patterson (4), Johnson (6), Harrison (8), Fariss (8) and Cortese, Farmer (7); Castro, Wilson (5), Blackman (8), Wynne (9) and Bush. W— Blackman, 1-2. L—Harrison, 1-1. Sv—Wynne (5).

Hits: Walla Walla 4 (Caulfield, Folz, Dean, Price); Bend 8 (Padilla 2, Parsons 2, Fernlund, Bush, Needham, Cervantes).

RBIs: Walla Walla 1 (Price); Bend 2 (Cervantes, Needham).

MLB

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 52 28 .650 —

Tampa Bay 45 35 .563 7

Boston 44 38 .537 9

Toronto 29 52 .358 23½

Baltimore 22 58 .275 30

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Minnesota 52 27 .658 —

Cleveland 44 36 .550 8½

Chicago 37 41 .474 14½

Detroit 26 49 .347 24

Kansas City 28 53 .346 25

West Division

W L Pct GB

Houston 50 31 .617 —

Texas 44 36 .550 5½

Oakland 43 38 .531 7

Los Angeles 41 40 .506 9

Seattle 37 47 .440 14½

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Wednesday’s Games

Chicago White Sox 8, Boston 7

N.Y. Yankees 8, Toronto 7

Cleveland 5, Kansas City 3

San Diego 10, Baltimore 5

Texas 4, Detroit 1

Oakland 2, St. Louis 0

L.A. Angels 5, Cincinnati 1

Pittsburgh 14, Houston 2

Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 4

Seattle 4, Milwaukee 2

Thursday’s Games

Tampa Bay (Stanek 0-1) at Minnesota (Perez 7-3), 10:10 a.m.

Texas (Jurado 4-3) at Detroit (Turnbull 3-7), 10:10 a.m.

Pittsburgh (Musgrove 5-7) at Houston (Peacock 6-5), 11:10 a.m.

Seattle (Leake 7-6) at Milwaukee (Anderson 3-2), 11:10 a.m.

Oakland (Fiers 7-3) at L.A. Angels (Canning 2-4), 7:07 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 47 33 .588 —

Philadelphia 42 38 .525 5

Washington 39 40 .494 7½

New York 37 44 .457 10½

Miami 30 48 .385 16

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 43 36 .544 —

Milwaukee 42 38 .525 1½

St. Louis 40 39 .506 3

Pittsburgh 37 41 .474 5½

Cincinnati 36 42 .462 6½

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 55 27 .671 —

Colorado 42 38 .525 12

Arizona 41 41 .500 14

San Diego 40 40 .500 14

San Francisco 34 45 .430 19½

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Wednesday’s Games

San Diego 10, Baltimore 5

Arizona 8, L.A. Dodgers 2

Colorado 6, San Francisco 3

Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Mets 4, 10 innings

Washington 7, Miami 5

Oakland 2, St. Louis 0

Atlanta 5, Chicago Cubs 3

L.A. Angels 5, Cincinnati 1

Pittsburgh 14, Houston 2

Seattle 4, Milwaukee 2

Thursday’s Games

N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 6-5) at Philadelphia (Nola 6-2), 10:05 a.m.

Pittsburgh (Musgrove 5-7) at Houston (Peacock 6-5), 11:10 a.m.

Seattle (Leake 7-6) at Milwaukee (Anderson 3-2), 11:10 a.m.

Atlanta (TBD) at Chicago Cubs (Chatwood 3-1), 11:20 a.m.

Washington (Strasburg 8-4) at Miami (Alcantara 4-6), 4:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 9-1) at Colorado (Lambert 2-0), 5:40 p.m.

Arizona (Young 0-0) at San Francisco (Beede 1-2), 6:45 p.m.

College

NCAA College World Series Glance

At Omaha, Neb.

Championship Series

(Best-of-3)

Wednesday’s Game

Vanderbilt 8, Michigan 2, Vanderbilt wins series 2-1

Soccer

Women’s World Cup

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QUARTERFINALS

Thursday’s Game

At Le Havre, France

Norway vs. England, noon

Friday’s Game

At Paris

France vs. United States, noon

Saturday’s Games

At Valenciennes, France

Italy-China winner vs. Netherlands-Japan winner, 6 a.m.

At Rennes, France

Germany vs. Sweden, 9:30 p.m.

NWSL

NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUE

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W L T Pts GF GA

Washington 5 1 3 18 13 5

Utah 5 2 2 17 8 5

Portland 4 1 4 16 17 11

Reign FC 3 1 5 14 9 9

North Carolina 3 2 4 13 17 9

Houston 3 2 4 13 10 11

Chicago 3 4 2 11 13 14

Orlando 1 7 2 5 6 21

Sky Blue FC 0 7 2 2 6 14

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

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Friday’s Game

Reign FC at Utah, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

North Carolina at Washington, 4 p.m.

Portland at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

MLS

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

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Eastern Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 9 4 5 32 32 21

Montreal 9 7 3 30 23 29

D.C. United 8 4 6 30 24 18

Atlanta 8 6 2 26 21 14

New York 7 6 3 24 27 19

New York City FC 5 1 8 23 23 17

Toronto FC 6 7 4 22 29 30

Chicago 4 6 7 19 25 24

Orlando City 5 8 3 18 22 22

Columbus 5 10 2 17 16 25

New England 4 8 5 17 18 34

Cincinnati 3 12 2 11 14 35

Western Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

Los Angeles FC 11 1 4 37 39 13

LA Galaxy 10 6 1 31 24 19

Seattle 7 4 5 26 26 21

FC Dallas 7 6 5 26 27 24

Houston 7 5 3 24 21 20

San Jose 6 6 4 22 25 27

Minnesota United 6 7 3 21 23 25

Real Salt Lake 6 8 2 20 22 28

Vancouver 4 6 8 20 21 24

Sporting Kansas City 4 5 7 19 27 27

Portland 5 8 2 17 24 28

Colorado 4 9 4 16 27 36

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

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Wednesday’s Games

Philadelphia 1, New England 1, tie

Montreal 2, Portland 1

D.C. United 1, Orlando City 0

Toronto FC 3, Atlanta 2

Vancouver 2, FC Dallas 2, tie

San Jose 2, Houston 0

Friday’s Games

Chicago at New York, 5 p.m.

Los Angeles FC at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Deals

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Placed LHP Josh Rogers on the 10-day IL. Optioned RHP Tayler Scott and RHP Matt Wotherspoon to Norfolk (IL). Recalled LHP Paul Fry from Norfolk.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Sent RHP Dylan Covey to Charlotte (IL) for a rehab assignment.

DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned 3B Dawel Lugo to Toledo (IL). Recalled INF Jeimer Candelario from Toledo.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Sent RHP Joe Smith to Round Rock (PCL) for a rehab assignment.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Designated RHP Brad Boxberger for assignment. Optioned LHP Eric Skoglund to Omaha (PCL). Recalled LHP Tim Hill from Omaha.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Recalled RHP Jaime Barria from Salt Lake (PCL). Reinstated RHP Trevor Cahill from the 10-day IL. Optioned RHP Jake Jewell to Salt Lake. Designated INF Wilfredo Tovar.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Designated LHP Gabriel Moya for assignment.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed OF Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day IL. Recalled OF Mike Tauchman from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned RHP J.B. Wendelken to Las Vegas (PCL). Recalled RHP Daniel Mengden from Las Vegas.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Sent C Anthony Bemboom to Charlotte (FSL) for a rehab assignment. Signed 2B Trevor Ezell and RHP Ryan Jackson to minor league contracts.

TEXAS RANGERS — Released LHP Drew Smyly. Sent OF Scott Heineman to Nashville (PCL) for a rehab assignment.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Sent LHP Ryan Borucki to the GCL Blue Jays for a rehab assignment.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned 2B Domingo Leyba to Reno (PCL). Reinstated 1B Jake Lamb from the 10-day IL.

ATLANTA BRAVES — Signed RHP Kasey Kalich to a minor league contract.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Selected the contract of RHP Tony Gonsolin from Oklahoma City (PCL). Optioned C Will Smith to Oklahoma City. Transferred LHP Tony Cingrani to the 60-day IL.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Ethan Small on a minor league contract.

NEW YORK METS — Selected the contract of RHP Chris Mazza from Syracuse (IL). Optioned RHP Walker Lockett to Syracuse. Designated LHP Ryan O’Rourke for assignment.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Sent RHP Tommy Hunter to Reading (EL) for a rehab assignment.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Assigned RHP Kazuhsia Makita outright to Amarillo (TL).

American Association

CLEBURNE RAILROADERS — Signed INF Ryan Brett and RHP Stephen Johnson.

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Released RHP Eric Carter. Signed OF Tyler Hill and INF Jordan Hovey.

Atlantic League

SUGAR LAND SKEETERS — Sold the contract of OF O’Koyea Dickson to Generales de Durango (Mexico). Signed RHP Nick Rumbelow.

Frontier League

EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed RHP Drew Beyer.

FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed RHP Joe Mortillaro.

RIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed SS Tanner Wetrich.

SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Released RHP Joe Dougherty.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ARIZONA COYOTES — Named Phil Housley assistant coach and signed him to a multiyear contract.

CAROLINA HURRICANES — Reached an affiliation agreement with Greenville (ECHL) through the 2019-20 season.

FLORIDA PANTHERS — G Roberto Luongo announced his retirement.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Named Andrew McIntyre senior vice president of technology and innovation.

ECHL

IDAHO STEELHEADS — Signed D Jeff King to a one-year contract.

OLYMPIC SPORTS

USA LUGE — Named Pat Anderson U.S. development coach.

COLLEGE

HIGH POINT — Named Brittany Brown assistant women’s basketball coach.

LA SALLE — Named Alexa Hoover assistant field hockey coach.

OAKLAND, MICHIGAN — Announced the retirement of Dan Hipsher men’s assistant basketball coach.

RUTGERS — Named Steve Owens baseball coach.

TEXAS TECH — Suspended F Deshawn Corprew from the men’s basketball team.

THE CITADEL — Announced graduate LB Airan Reed transferred from Southern Illinois.

UCONN — Accepted an invitation to rejoin the Big East Conference for most sports other than football, to begin with the 2020-21 academic year.