CYCLING

Tour de France

Monday

At Bagnes-de-Luchon, France

15th Stage (116.2 miles)

A high-mountain ride in the Pyrenees from Pamiers to Bagnes-de-Luchon with a 12-mile Hors Category climb followed by a 13-mile descent to the finish.

1. Thomas Voeckler, France, BBOX Bouygues Telecom, 4 hours, 44 minutes, 51 seconds.

2. Alessandro Ballan, Italy, BMC Racing Team, 1 minute, 20 seconds behind.

3. Aitor Perez, Spain, Footon-Servetto, same time.

4. Lloyd Mondory, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 2:50.

5. Luke Roberts, Australia, Team Milram, same time.

6. Francesco Reda, Italy, Quick Step, same time.

7. Alberto Contador, Spain, Astana, same time.

8. Samuel Sanchez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, same time.

9. Denis Menchov, Russia, Rabobank, same time.

10. Brian Vandborg, Denmark, Liquigas-Doimo, same time.

11. Johan Van Summeren, Belgium, Garmin-Transitions, same time.

12. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, 3:29.

13. Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgium, Omega Pharma-Lotto, same time.

14. Alexandre Vinokourov, Kazakhstan, Astana, same time.

15. Robert Gesink, Netherlands, Rabobank, 3:55.

16. Ryder Hesjedel, Canada, Garmin-Transitions, same time.

17. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Team RadioShack, same time.

18. John Gadret, France, AG2R La Mondiale, same time.

19. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Liquigas-Doimo, 4:08.

20. Kevin De Weert, Belgium, Quick Step, same time.

Also

22. Andreas Kloeden, Germany, Team RadioShack, same time.

23. Lance Armstrong, United States, Team RadioShack, same time.

31. Christopher Horner, United States, Team RadioShack, 5:44.

50. Sergio Paulinho, Portugal, Team RadioShack, 9:35.

56. George Hincapie, United States, BMC Racing Team, 13:08.

79. Janez Brajkovic, Slovenia, Team RadioShack, 17:09.

121. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine, Team RadioShack, 28:49.

123. Dmitriy Muravyev, Kazakhstan, Team RadioShack, same time.

124. Gregory Rast, Switzerland, Team RadioShack, same time.

147. Brent Bookwalter, United States, BMC Racing Team, same time.

154. David Zabriskie, United States, Garmin-Transitions, same time.

Overall Standings

(After 15 stages)

1. Alberto Contador, Spain, Astana, 72 hours, 50 minutes, 42 seconds.

2. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, 8 seconds behind.

3. Samuel Sanchez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 2:00.

4. Denis Menchov, Russia, Rabobank, 2:13.

5. Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgium, Omega Pharma-Lotto, 3:39.

6. Robert Gesink, Netherlands, Rabobank, 5:01.

7. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Team RadioShack, 5:25.

8. Joaquin Rodriguez, Spain, Katusha, 5:45.

9. Alexandre Vinokourov, Kazakhstan, Astana, 7:12.

10. Ryder Hesjedel, Canada, Garmin-Transitions, 7:51.

11. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Liquigas-Doimo, 7:58.

12. Luis-Leon Sanchez, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 8:19.

13. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Cervelo Test Team, 9:02.

14. Ivan Basso, Italy, Liquigas-Doimo, 9:15.

15. Andreas Kloeden, Germany, Team RadioShack, 11:14.

16. Thomas Lovkvist, Sweden, Sky Pro Cycling, 12:09.

17. Nicolas Roche, Ireland, AG2R La Mondiale, 12:34.

18. Kevin De Weert, Belgium, Quick Step, 14:07.

19. John Gadret, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 14:24.

20. Ruben Plaza, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 14:47.

Also

21. Christopher Horner, United States, Team RadioShack, 15:37.

31. Lance Armstrong, United States, Team RadioShack, 40:31.

39. Janez Brajkovic, Slovenia, Team RadioShack, 53:02.

50. Sergio Paulinho, Portugal, Team RadioShack, 1:14:38.

64. George Hincapie, United States, BMC Racing Team, 1:29:55.

88. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine, Team RadioShack, 1:57:24.

126. Gregory Rast, Switzerland, Team RadioShack, 2:30:53.

146. Brent Bookwalter, United States, BMC Racing Team, 2:44:18.

147. David Zabriskie, United States, Garmin-Transitions, 2:45:27.

172. Dmitriy Muravyev, Kazakhstan, Team RadioShack, 3:16:17.

SOCCER

MLS

Major League Soccer

All Times PDT

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

Columbus 9 3 4 31 22 13

New York 8 6 2 26 18 19

Toronto FC 6 5 4 22 18 17

Chicago 4 5 5 17 18 19

Kansas City 4 8 4 16 13 20

Philadelphia 4 8 2 14 18 26

New England 4 9 2 14 15 26

D.C. 3 11 3 12 12 28

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

Los Angeles 12 2 3 39 27 8

Real Salt Lake 9 4 3 30 28 13

FC Dallas 6 2 7 25 19 13

Colorado 6 4 5 23 17 14

San Jose 6 4 4 22 18 16

Houston 5 7 4 19 21 22

Seattle 5 8 4 19 18 24

Chivas USA 4 9 2 14 17 21

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

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Thursday’s Game

San Jose at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

BASKETBALL

WNBA

Women ‘s National Basketball Association

All Times PDT

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Eastern Conference

W L Pct GB

Indiana 13 7 .650 —

Atlanta 14 8 .636 —

Washington 12 7 .632 1/2

Connecticut 12 8 .600 1

Chicago 11 11 .500 3

New York 9 10 .474 3 1/2

Western Conference

W L Pct GB

Seattle 18 2 .900 —

Phoenix 8 12 .400 10

Minnesota 7 12 .368 10 1/2

San Antonio 7 12 .368 10 1/2

Los Angeles 5 15 .250 13

Tulsa 4 16 .200 14

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Monday’s Games

No games scheduled

Today’s Games

Seattle at San Antonio, 9:30 a.m.

Tulsa at Los Angeles, noon

New York at Connecticut, 5 p.m.

Baseball

WCL

WEST COAST LEAGUE

Standings

(through Monday’s results)

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West Division

W L Pct.

Bend Elks 24 11 .686

Corvallis Knights 18 14 .563

Kitsap BlueJackets 18 15 .545

Bellingham Bells 19 17 .528

Cowlitz Black Bears9 20 .310

East Division

W L Pct.

Wenatchee AppleSox 18 13 .581

Moses Lake Pirates 15 16 .484

Kelowna Falcons 16 21 .432

Walla Walla Sweets 11 21 .344

Monday’s Games

Corvallis 3, Cowlitz 3

Kitsap 5, Kelowna 3

Moses Lake 13, Bend 3

Monday’s Results

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MOSES LAKE 13, BEND 3

Bend 001 011 000 — 3 11 4

Moses Lake 002 501 050 — 13 14 1

Stiltner, Scott (4), Norton (7) and Higgs. Rosetti, Druffel (6), Smith (7) and Rapacz. 2B — Bend: Halcomb (2), Tompkins. Moses Lake: Shackelford, Pavel. 3B — Moses Lake: Baldes, Frederick.

Tennis

ATP

Association of Tennis Professionals

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International German Open

Monday

Hamburg, Germany

Singles

First Round

Florian Mayer, Germany, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 6-4, 6-1.

Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, Spain, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

Maximo Gonzalez, Argentina, def. Olivier Rochus, Belgium, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2.

Potito Starace, Italy, Bjorn Phau, Germany, 7-5, 6-0.

Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, def. Christophe Rochus, Belgium, 6-3, 7-6 (6).

Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Jan Hajek, Czech Republic, def. Andreas Beck, Germany, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.

Pere Riba, Spain, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 1-6, 6-0, 6-3.

Florent Serra, France, def. Evgeny Korolev, Kazakhstan, 7-6 (7), 6-3.

Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan, def. Mischa Zverev, Germany, 7-5, 6-1.

Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Simon Greul, Germany, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4).

Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Marco Chiudinelli, Switzerland, 6-4, 6-1.

WTA

Women’s Tennis Association

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Banka Koper Slovenia Open

Monday

Portoroz, Slovenia

Singles

First Round

Vera Dushevina (6), Russia, def. Anna Lapushchenkova, Russia, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Virginie Razzano, France, def. Zuzana Kucova, Slovakia, 6-2, 7-5.

Rossana de los Rios, Paraguay, def. Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, 6-3, 6-4.

Tamira Paszek, Austria, def. Jelena Kostanic Tosic, Croatia, 7-5, 6-2.

Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 6-4, 6-1.

Nuernberger Gastein Ladies

Monday

Bad Gastein, Austria

Singles

First Round

Mariya Koryttseva, Ukraine, def. Tatjana Malek, Germany, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-2.

Ioana Raluca Olaru, Romania, def. Kathrin Woerle, Germany, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Simona Halep, Romania, def. Renata Voracova, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-2.

Alize Cornet, France, def. Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, 6-2, 6-0.

Deals

Transactions

BASEBALL

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL—Suspended Atlanta LHP Jonny Venters four games and fined him an undisclosed amount for throwing two consecutive pitches at Milwaukee 1B Prince Fielder during Saturday’s game. Suspended Atlanta manager Bobby Cox one game for Venters’ actions. Suspended retired OF Jonathan Weber for 100 games for his third positive test of a banned substance and LHP Guido Gomez and Dodgers’ minor league RHP Wilmer Colmenarez 50 games each for testing positive for a banned substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Activated OF Luke Scott from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Frank Mata to Norfolk (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Recalled RHP Jess Todd from Columbus (IL). Optioned RHP Jeanmar Gomez to Columbus.

DETROT TIGERS—Recalled RHP Armando Galarraga from Toledo (IL). Optioned LHP Andy Oliver to Toledo.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Placed OF Ryan Sweeney on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Henry Rodriguez from Sacramento (PCL).

SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Torres, RHP Rigoberto Garcia, LHP Luis Pena, LHP Erick Gomez, OF Phillips Castillo and 3B Jose Calderon.

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with OF Rocco Baldelli on a minor league contract and assigned him to Charlotte (FSL).

National League

NEW YORK METS—Activated INF Luis Castillo from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Ruben Tejada to Buffalo (IL).

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Signed manager Bud Black to a contract extension through the 2013 season.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Recalled RHP Fernando Salas from Memphis (PCL). Optioned LHP Evan MacLane to Memphis.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Optioned OF Justin Maxwell to Syracuse (IL).

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

BOSTON CELTICS—Re-signed G Nate Robinson.

CHICAGO BULLS—Signed G Ronnie Brewer.

DALLAS MAVERICKS—Signed F Dirk Nowitzki.

MIAMI HEAT—Re-signed C Jamaal Magloire and F James Jones.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Signed G Keyon Dooling.

NEW JERSEY NETS—Named Sam Mitchell, Larry Krystkowiak, Popeye Jones, John Loyer and Tom Barrise assistant coaches.

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS—Named Rich Cho general manager.

UTAH JAZZ—Signed G Raja Bell to a three-year contract. FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS—Signed DE Alex Carrington to a four-year contract.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Released G Jason Shirley.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed TE Joel Gamble.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed WR Eddie Kennison.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Signed QB Sean Canfield to a four-year contract. GYMNASTICS

U.S. MEN’S TEAM—Named Vitaly Marinitch coach for the 2010 World Championships.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Signed C Riley Nash to a three-year contract.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Agreed to terms with F Ilya Kovalchuk.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Traded F Tomas Zaborsky to Anaheim for D Matt McCue.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed WR Jacoby Ford.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Re-signed F Ryan Reaves to a one-year contract.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Acquired LW Simon Gagne from Philadelphia for D Matt Walker and a 2011 fourth-round draft pick.

COLLEGE

NCAA—Named Connecticut athletic director Jeff Hathaway chairman of the Division I men’s basketball committee.

ARKANSAS—Named Richard Ownes graduate assistant tight ends coach.

ASHLAND—Named Trent Mack men’s and women’s cross country coach and men’s and women’s assistant track and field coach.

CALIFORNIA—Named Will Thomas assistant track and field coach.

CLEMSON—Named Don Munson director of creative media services for the athletic department.

FORDHAM—Announced the retirement of men’s tennis and squash coach Bob Hawthorn.

HAMILTON—Named Kerri Fagan associate director of athletics.

ILLINOIS STATE—Named Laure Beth Nagle assistant director of marketing.

LEHMAN—Named Nate Wainwright associate director of athletics.

NEW JERSEY CITY—Named Charlie Auletto men’s golf coach.

ST. NORBERT—Named Paul and Carrie Miller men’s tennis co-head coaches, David Minten women’s golf coach, Tripp Maher men’s golf coach and Will Lund defensive coordinator

SAN FRANCISCO—Named Michael Lee men’s assistant basketball coach.

TCU—Named Tony Vitello assistant baseball coach/recruiting coordinator.

UCLA—Named Kelli Stein women’s assistant swimming coach.

Fish count

Fish Report Upstream daily movement of adult chinook, jack chinook, steelhead, and wild steelhead at selected Columbia River dams on Sunday.

Chnk Jchnk Stlhd Wstlhd

Bonneville 610 120 5,366 2,580

The Dalles 597 61 3,692 1,679

John Day 564 149 3,824 1,841

McNary 435 104 1,813 962

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

Chnk Jchnk Stlhd Wstlhd

Bonneville 336,508 27,180 117,958 57,873

The Dalles 265,247 23,028 69,405 35,990

John Day 245,180 23,002 46,891 23,536

McNary 213,659 16,112 25,799 11,306