Baseball

WCL

West Coast League

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League standings

East Division

W L

Wenatchee AppleSox 35 12

Walla Walla Sweets 21 26

Bellingham Bells 20 27

Kelowna Falcons 15 32

West Division

W L

Corvallis Knights 34 16

Bend Elks 28 22

Cowlitz Black Bears 26 22

Kitsap BlueJackets 20 27

Klamath Falls Gems 16 31

Wednesday’s Games

Walla Walla 6, Bend 3

Corvallis 11, Klamath Falls 0

Kitsap 1, Bellingham 0

Kelowna 11, Wenatchee 2

Today’s Games

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

Corvallis at Klamath Falls, 7:05 p.m.

Kitsap at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m.

Kelowna at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s Summary

Sweets 6, Elks 3

Walla Walla 100 012 200 — 6 14 1

Bend 000 010 002 — 3 6 3

Richardson, Litchfield (7), Santschi (9), Anderson (9) and Hawk. Chavez, McClung (7), Wylie (8), Christian (9) and Buchanan. W — Richardson. L — Chavez. 2B — Mendenhall 2, Heaps.

Basketball

WNBA

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

All Times PDT

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Eastern Conference

W L Pct GB

Indiana 14 6 .700 —

Connecticut 12 6 .667 1

New York 11 8 .579 2 1/2

Chicago 9 11 .450 5

Atlanta 8 11 .421 5 1/2

Washington 3 14 .176 9 1/2

Western Conference

W L Pct GB

Minnesota 14 4 .778 —

San Antonio 11 7 .611 3

Phoenix 11 8 .579 3 1/2

Seattle 11 8 .579 3 1/2

Los Angeles 7 12 .368 7 1/2

Tulsa 1 17 .056 13

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Wednesday’s Games

Connecticut 79, Los Angeles 70

Today’s Games

Chicago at New York, 9 a.m.

San Antonio at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Indiana at Tulsa, 5 p.m.

Connecticut at Seattle, 7 p.m.

SOCCER

MLS

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

All Times PDT

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

Columbus 9 6 7 34 24 20

Philadelphia 8 5 8 32 26 19

New York 6 5 12 30 37 30

Sporting Kansas City 7 6 9 30 31 28

Houston 6 7 9 27 27 27

D.C. 6 6 8 26 26 30

New England 4 9 9 21 20 30

Chicago 2 6 13 19 21 26

Toronto FC 3 11 10 19 21 43

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

Los Angeles 12 3 9 45 32 19

FC Dallas 12 5 6 42 30 21

Seattle 10 5 8 38 33 26

Colorado 8 6 10 34 33 31

Real Salt Lake 9 5 6 33 27 16

Chivas USA 6 8 8 26 27 24

Portland 7 10 4 25 27 34

San Jose 5 8 9 24 24 29

Vancouver 2 11 9 15 21 34

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

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Wednesday’s Games

Sporting Kansas City 2, Real Salt Lake 0

Chicago 1, Philadelphia 1, tie

Portland 3, Los Angeles 0

Friday’s Game

Columbus at Colorado, 6:30 p.m.

Tennis

ATP

ASSOCIATION OF TENNIS PROFESSIONALS

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Bet-At-Home Cup

Wednesday

At Mercedes-Benz Sportpark Kitzbuehel

Kitzbuehel, Austria

Purse: $647,600 (WT250)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

Second Round

Juan Ignacio Chela (1), Argentina, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

Andreas Seppi (6), Italy, def. Pere Riba, Spain, 7-5, 6-4.

Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, def. Fabio Fognini (4), Italy, 6-3, 6-4.

Marcel Granollers (7), Spain, leads Antonio Veic, Croatia, 6-0, 3-6, 4-2, susp., rain.

Feliciano Lopez (2), Spain, vs. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 6-1, 4-6, 1-1, susp., rain.

Legg Mason Classic

Wednesday

At William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center

Washington

Purse: $1.403 million (WT500)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

Second Round

Donald Young, United States, def. Jurgen Melzer (4), Austria, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 3-1 retired.

Nikolay Davydenko (9), Russia, def. Matthew Ebden, Australia, 6-3, 7-5.

Michael Russell, United States, def. Xavier Malisse (14), Belgium, 7-6 (4), 2-3 retired.

Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def. Wayne Odesnik, United States, 6-1, 6-1.

Fernando Verdasco (5), Spain, def. Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 6-4, 6-4.

Victor Troicki (3), Serbia, def. Ryan Harrison, United States, 7-5, 6-2.

WTA

Women’s Tennis Association

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Mercury Insurance Open

Wednesday

At La Costa Resort and Spa

Carlsbad, Calif.

Purse: $721,000 (Premier)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

Second Round

Sloane Stephens, United States, def. Julia Goerges (7), Germany, 6-3, 7-5.

Virginie Razzano, France, def. Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, 6-1, 6-3.

Vera Dushevina, Russia, def. Polona Hercog (16), Slovenia, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Zheng Jie, China, def. Roberta Vinci (9), Italy, 6-4, 6-2.

Alberta Brianti, Italy, def. Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden, 0-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7).

Daniela Hantuchova (8), Slovakia, def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-3.

Peng Shuai (4), China, def. Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, 6-1, 6-3.

Sara Errani (15), Italy, def. Vania King, United States, 6-3, 6-2.

Christina McHale, United States, def. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, 6-2, 3-1, retired.

Ana Ivanovic (5), Serbia, def. Ayumi Morita, Japan, 6-1, 7-6 (5).

CoCo Vandeweghe, United States, def. Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-3.

Sabine Lisicki (12), Germany, def. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, 6-1, 6-2.

Deals

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Optioned LHP Mark Hendrickson to Norfolk (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Activated RHP Ubaldo Jimenez. Optioned RHP David Huff to Columbus (IL). Assigned OF Travis Buck outright to Columbus.

DETROIT TIGERS — Activated RHP David Pauley. Designated LHP David Purcey for assignment.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Assigned LHP Jerry Blevins outright to Sacramento (PCL). Recalled 2B Adam Rosales from Sacramento. Agreed to terms with RHP Drew Gagnier and assigned him to the Arizona League Athletics.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Placed 3B Chone Figgins on the 15-day DL. Recalled 3B Kyle Seager from Tacome (PCL) and RHP Tom Wilhelmsen from Jackson (SL).

TEXAS RANGERS — Activated RHP Mike Adams.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES — Assigned INF Diory Hernandez outright to Gwinnett (IL).

FLORIDA MARLINS — Assigned LHP James Leverton and RHP Alex Caldera to Greensboro (SAL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Activated C Ryan Doumit from the 60-day DL. Optioned C Eric Fryer to Indianapolis (IL). Agreed to terms with RHP Jake Burnette.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Assigned 2B Bill Hall outright to Fresno (PCL).

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

DETROIT PISTONS — Named Lawrence Frank coach.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Named Nate Bjorkgren coach of their D-League Dakota Wizards affiliate.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CHICAGO BEARS — Waived TE Draylen Ross.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed RB Cedric Benson, LB Brandon Johnson and LB Manny Lawson.

DETROIT LIONS — Released LB Zack Follett, LB Korey Bosworth and DB Jack Williams. Signed DE Greg Banks.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed LB K.C. Asiodu.

HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed FB Lawrence Vickers.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed DB Javes Lewis and CB Mario Ruussell.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-signed T Matt Light. Signed C Chris Morris, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis, OL Jonathan Compas and RB Richard Medlin. Released RB Thomas Clayton and OL Mike Berry.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed RB Andre Brown, WR Mark Clayton, OT Stacy Andrews and RB Ahmad Bradshaw.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Agreed to terms with OT Ryan Harris, DT Anthony Hargrove and DT Derek Landri to one-year contracts and WR Cordario Calvin. Signed WR Brandon Caleb. Waived LB Terence Thomas and TE John Nalbone.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed CB Carlos Rogers and S Madieu Williams to one-year contracts.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed PK Jeff Reed, CB Kelly Jennings, LB Michael Johnson, TE Zach Miller, RB Chase Reynolds and DE Jimmy Wilkerson. Released DT Ladi Ajiboye, PK Wes Byrum, G Michael Huey, QB Zac Lee and LB Blake Sorensen.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to terms with F Patrick Sharp on a five-year contract extension.

OTTAWA SENATORS — Re-signed F Kaspars Daugavins to a one-year contract.

SAN JOSE SHARKS — Signed D Colin White.

COLLEGE

CALIFORNIA—Signed baseball coach David Esquer to a five-year contract.

LA SALLE — Announced junior men’s basketball G Ramon Galloway has been granted a hardship waiver from the NCAA and is eligible to compete during the 2011-12 season.

NORTHWESTERN — Agreed to terms with athletic director Jim Phillips on a 10-year contract.

NOTRE DAME — Reinstated WR Michael Floyd to the football team.

Fish count

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

Chnk Jchnk Stlhd Wstlhd

Bonneville 431 184 6,671 2,428

The Dalles 724 356 7,742 3,432

John Day 575 360 4,865 2,350

McNary 867 203 2,792 1,264

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

Chnk Jchnk Stlhd Wstlhd

Bonneville 276,395 102,793 123,242 58,504

The Dalles 204,890 79,785 73,271 36,896

John Day 177,208 74,419 43,258 22,619

McNary 172,651 59,081 25,366 11,404