Scoreboard
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, June 17, 2015
BASEBALL
WCL
WEST COAST LEAGUE
All Times PDT
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South Division
W L Pct GB
Bend 7 3 .700 —
Corvallis 5 5 .500 2
Medford 5 6 .455 2 1⁄2
Klamath Falls 2 8 .200 5
East Division
W L Pct GB
Yakima Valley 7 3 .700 —
Kelowna 6 3 .667 1⁄2
Walla Walla 5 5 .500 2
Wenatchee 3 5 .375 3
West Division
W L Pct GB
Bellingham 7 3 .700 —
Kitsap 4 5 .444 21⁄2
Cowlitz 3 5 .375 3
Victoria 4 7 .364 31⁄2
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Tuesday’s Games
Cowlitz 3, Victoria 2
Klamath Falls 4, Bend 3
Yakima Valley 4, Corvallis 3
Wenatchee 8, Medford 3
Bellingham 4, Walla Walla 3
Today’s Games
Victoria at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m.
Bend at Klamath Falls, 6:35 p.m.
Yakima Valley at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m.
Medford at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.
Walla Walla at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Bend at Klamath Falls, 6:35 p.m.
Medford at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.
Yakima Valley at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m.
Walla Walla at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Cowlitz at Victoria, 6:35 p.m.
Medford at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.
Bend at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m.
Kelowna at Yakima Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Wenatchee at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m.
Klamath Falls at Walla Walla, 7:05 p.m.
Tuesday’s Summary
Gems 4, Elks 3
Bend 000 000 003 — 3 9 1
Klamath 000 201 001 — 4 8 2
Tweedt, Jackson (5), Forrester (6), Boone (9) and Kopas. Alvarez, Horak (8), Watt (9), Moore (9) and Wakem. W — Moore. L — Forrester. 2B — Bend: Davis; Klamath Falls: Ramey (2), Binning.
College
NCAA Tournament
All Times PDT
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COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
At Omaha, Neb,
(Double elimination; x-if necessary)
Tuesday’s Games
LSU 5, Cal State Fullerton 3, CSF eliminated
Vanderbilt 1, TCU 0
Today’s Game
Game 9 — Miami (50-16) vs. Florida (50-17), 5 p.m.
Thursday’s Game
Game 10 — LSU (54-11) vs. TCU (50-14), 5 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Game 11 — Virginia (41-22) vs. Game 9 winner, noon
Game 12 — Vanderbilt (49-19) vs. Game 10 winner, 5 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
x-Game 13 — If Game 9 winner also wins game 11, TBD
x-Game 14 — If Game 10 winner also wins Game 12, TBD
SOCCER
Women’s World Cup
All Times PDT
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GROUP STAGE
GROUP A
W L T GF GA Pts
x-Canada 1 0 2 2 1 5
x-China 1 1 1 3 3 4
Netherlands 1 1 1 2 2 4
New Zealand 0 1 2 2 3 2
x-advanced to second round
GROUP B
W L T GF GA Pts
x-Germany 2 0 1 15 1 7
x-Norway 2 0 1 8 2 7
Thailand 1 2 0 3 10 3
Ivory Coast 0 3 0 3 16 0
x-advanced to second round
GROUP C
W L T GF GA Pts
x-Japan 3 0 0 4 1 9
x-Cameroon 2 1 0 9 3 6
Switzerland 1 2 0 11 4 3
Ecuador 0 3 0 1 17 0
x-advanced to second round
Tuesday’s Games
Japan 1, Ecuador 0
Cameroon 2, Switzerland 1
GROUP D
W L T GF GA Pts
x-United States 2 0 1 4 1 7
x-Australia 1 1 1 4 4 4
Sweden 0 0 3 4 4 3
Nigeria 0 2 1 3 6 1
x-advanced to second round
Tuesday’s Games
United States 1, Nigeria 0
Australia 1, Sweden 1
GROUP E
W L T GF GA Pts
Brazil 2 0 0 3 0 6
Costa Rica 0 0 2 3 3 2
Spain 0 1 1 1 2 1
South Korea 0 1 1 2 4 1
Today’s Games
Costa Rica vs. Brazil, 4 p.m.
South Korea vs. Spain, 5 p.m.
GROUP F
W L T GF GA Pts
Colombia 1 0 1 3 1 4
England 1 1 0 2 2 3
France 1 1 0 1 2 3
Mexico 0 1 1 2 3 1
Today’s Games
England vs. Colombia, 1 p.m.
Mexico vs. France, 2 p.m.
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 20 16
New England 6 4 6 24 22 20
Orlando City 5 5 5 20 20 19
Toronto FC 6 5 1 19 19 16
New York 4 4 5 17 17 17
Columbus 4 6 5 17 21 22
Philadelphia 4 9 3 15 18 25
Montreal 4 5 2 14 14 18
Chicago 4 8 2 14 17 22
New York City FC 3 7 5 14 15 19
Western Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
Seattle 9 4 2 29 23 11
Vancouver 8 6 2 26 18 15
Sporting Kansas City 6 2 6 24 22 15
Portland 6 5 4 22 15 14
FC Dallas 6 5 4 22 18 22
Los Angeles 5 5 7 22 16 19
Houston 5 5 5 20 21 19
San Jose 5 5 4 19 14 15
Real Salt Lake 4 5 6 18 13 18
Colorado 2 4 8 14 11 12
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Friday’s Game
FC Dallas at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
San Jose at Seattle, 1 p.m.
Vancouver at New York, 4 p.m.
New York City FC at Toronto FC, 4 p.m.
Orlando City at Montreal, 5 p.m.
Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at Portland, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
New England at D.C. United, 2 p.m.
Sporting Kansas City at Real Salt Lake, 7 p.m.
BASKETBALL
NBA playoffs
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
All Times PDT
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FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Golden State 4, Cleveland 2
June 4: Golden State 108, Cleveland 100, OT
June 6: Cleveland 95, Golden State 93, OT
June 9: Cleveland 96, Golden State 91
June 11: Golden State 103, Cleveland 82
June 14: Golden State 104, Cleveland 91
June 16: Golden State 105, Cleveland 97
Tuesday’s Summary
Warriors 105, Cavaliers 97
GOLDEN STATE (105)
Iguodala 9-20 4-10 25, Barnes 3-8 0-0 9, Green 6-13 2-4 16, Curry 8-19 6-8 25, K.Thompson 2-7 0-0 5, Livingston 4-6 2-2 10, Ezeli 3-6 4-5 10, Barbosa 2-5 0-0 5, Lee 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-85 18-29 105.
CLEVELAND (97)
James 13-33 4-8 32, T.Thompson 7-12 1-2 15, Mozgov 5-8 7-8 17, Dellavedova 0-3 1-2 1, Shumpert 1-6 6-8 8, Smith 5-15 5-8 19, Jones 1-5 3-3 5, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Harris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-82 27-39 97.
Golden State 28 17 28 32 — 105
Cleveland 15 28 18 36 — 97
WNBA
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
All Times PDT
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Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 4 1 .800 —
Washington 3 1 .750 ½
New York 3 2 .600 1
Chicago 2 2 .500 1½
Atlanta 2 4 .333 2½
Indiana 2 4 .333 2½
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 4 1 .800 —
Tulsa 4 1 .800 —
Phoenix 2 2 .500 1½
Seattle 2 3 .400 2
Los Angeles 0 3 .000 3
San Antonio 0 4 .000 3½
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Tuesday’s Games
Indiana 90, Atlanta 79
Tulsa 88, San Antonio 61
Connecticut 79, Seattle 58
Minnesota 67, Los Angeles 52
Today’s Games
No games scheduled
Golf
U.S. Open
Field
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — The 148 players who were are exempt or have qualified for the 115th U.S. Open, to be played June 18-21 at Chambers Bay. Players listed only in first category for which they are eligible. The rest of the field will be filled by the top 60 in world on June 15 and from an alternate list from qualifying. Players listed only in the first category for which they are eligible. (a-amateur).
U.S. Open champions (10 years): Martin Kaymer, Justin Rose, Webb Simpson, Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, Lucas Glover, Tiger Woods, Angel Cabrera, Geoff Ogilvy.
U.S. Amateur champion: a-Yang Gunn.
British amateur champion: a-Bradley Neil.
2014 Mark H. McCormack medal winner: a-Ollie Schneiderjans.
Masters champions (5 years): Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Adam Scott, Charl Schwartzel.
British Open champions (5 years): Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Darren Clarke, Louis Oosthuizen.
PGA champions (5 years): Jason Dufner, Keegan Bradley.
Players Championship winner (3 years): Rickie Fowler.
BMW PGA Championship winner: Byeong Hun An.
2014 U.S. Senior Open champion: Colin Montgomerie.
Top 10 and ties from 2014 U.S. Open: Erik Compton, Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Henrik Stenson, Brandt Snedeker, Jimmy Walker.
2014 Tour championship field: Billy Horschel, Jim Furyk, Chris Kirk, Ryan Palmer, Sergio Garcia, Gary Woodland, Russell Henley, Matt Kuchar, Cameron Tringale, Bill Haas, Brendon Todd, Kevin Na, Patrick Reed, Zach Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama, Hunter Mahan, John Senden, Morgan Hoffmann.
Top 60 from world ranking on May 25: J.B. Holmes, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, Jamie Donaldson, Victor Dubuisson, Ryan Moore, Thongchai Jaidee, Paul Casey, Branden Grace, Danny Willett, Anirban Lahiri, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Joost Luiten, Matt Every, Bernd Wiesberger, Ben Martin, Shane Lowry, Stephen Gallacher, Tommy Fleetwood, Charley Hoffman, George Coetzee, Francesco Molinari, Marc Warren, Marc Leishman.
Top 60 from world ranking on June 15: Kevin Kisner, Andy Sullivan.
Sectional qualifying (36 holes): Wenchong Liang, Masahiro Kawamura, Seuk Hyun Baek, Kurt Barnes, Hiroyuki Fujita, Alexander Levy, Shiv Kapur, John Parry, Alex Noren, Lucas Bjerregaard, Jason Palmer, Marcel Siem, Tjaart Van Der Walt, Marcus Fraser, Thomas Aiken, Garth Mulroy, Lee Janzen, Jamie Lovemark, a-Lee McCoy, Roberto Castro, Luke Donald, a-Jack Maguire, a-Sam Horsfield, Tony Finau, a-Denny McCarthy, Billy Hurley III, Cody Gribble, Jason Allred, a-Kyle Jones, Blayne Barber, Brian Harman, Charlie Beljan, Retief Goosen, Andres Romero, a-Davis Riley, Sam Saunders, Michael Putnam, David Hearn, a-Bryson DeChambeau, Daniel Summerhays, Sebastian Cappelen, Ryo Ishikawa, George McNeill, Bo Van Pelt, Camilo Villegas, Brad Fritsch, Cameron Smith, D.A. Points, Robert Streb, Danny Lee, Richard Lee, Troy Kelly, a-Beau Hossler, a-Brian Campbell, Kevin Chappell, Jimmy Gunn, Steve Marino, Josh Persons.
Local (18 holes) and sectional qualifying: Rich Berberian Jr., Pat Wilson, a-Matthew NeSmith, Andrew Pope, Michael Davan, a-Nick Hardy, Stephan Jaeger, Tim O’Neal, Mark Silvers, a-Cole Hammer, a-Matt Mabrey, Tyler Duncan, Brad Elder, Brandon Hagy, Tom Hoge, Cheng-Tsung Pan, Jared Becher, Kevin Lucas, a-Jake Knapp, Alex Kim.
World Golf Ranking
Through June 14
1. Rory McIlroy NIR 12.92
2. Jordan Spieth USA 9.28
3. Jim Furyk USA 6.80
4. Bubba Watson USA 6.77
5. Justin Rose ENG 6.65
6. Henrik Stenson SWE 6.52
7. Dustin Johnson USA 5.85
8. Sergio Garcia ESP 5.81
9. Rickie Fowler USA 5.78
10. Jason Day AUS 5.65
11. Jimmy Walker USA 5.22
12. Adam Scott AUS 5.05
13. J.B. Holmes USA 4.85
14. Hideki Matsuyama JPN 4.46
15. Patrick Reed USA 4.19
16. Chris Kirk USA 4.05
17. Phil Mickelson USA 4.00
18. Matt Kuchar USA 3.95
19. Martin Kaymer GER 3.95
20. Billy Horschel USA 3.91
21. Brooks Koepka USA 3.52
22. Kevin Na USA 3.50
23. Bill Haas USA 3.41
24. Ian Poulter ENG 3.23
25. Zach Johnson USA 3.20
26. Ryan Palmer USA 3.18
27. Louis Oosthuizen SAF 3.07
28. Lee Westwood ENG 3.06
29. Gary Woodland USA 3.05
30. Brandt Snedeker USA 3.03
31. Jamie Donaldson WAL 3.03
32. Ryan Moore USA 2.97
33. Thongchai Jaidee THA 2.92
34. Victor Dubuisson FRA 2.88
35. Hunter Mahan USA 2.87
36. Danny Willett ENG 2.86
37. Bernd Wiesberger AUT 2.83
38. Paul Casey ENG 2.82
39. Keegan Bradley USA 2.77
40. Branden Grace SAF 2.75
41. Webb Simpson USA 2.69
42. Charley Hoffman USA 2.68
43. Francesco Molinari ITA 2.59
44. Graeme McDowell NIR 2.59
45. Anirban Lahiri IND 2.55
46. Charl Schwartzel SAF 2.51
47. Miguel Angel Jimenez ESP 2.46
48. Brendon Todd USA 2.44
49. Matt Every USA 2.44
50. Byeong Hun An KOR 2.41
TENNIS
ATP
Gerry Weber Open
Tuesday, Halle, Germany
First Round
Kei Nishikori (2), Japan, def. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 7-6 (4), 7-5.
Steve Johnson, United States, def. Bernard Tomic (7), Australia, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Ivo Karlovic (8), Croatia, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4.
Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
Gael Monfils (4), France, def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4.
Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, def. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-7 (7), 7-5.
Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Tommy Haas, Germany, 7-5, 6-2.
Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, def. Pablo Cuevas (6), Uruguay, 6-3, 6-4.
Tomas Berdych (3), Czech Republic, def. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, 7-5, 6-3.
Tommy Robredo (5), Spain, def. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (1).
Aegon Championships
Tuesday, London
First Round
Stan Wawrinka (2), Switzerland, def. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, 6-3, 6-4.
John Isner, United States, def. Jared Donaldson, United States, 7-6 (11), 6-4.
Grigor Dimitrov (6), Bulgaria, def. Sam Querrey, United States, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Viktor Troicki, Serbia, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-4.
Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Gilles Simon (7), France, def. David Goffin, Belgium, 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-2.
Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, def. Rafael Nadal (5), Spain, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-4.
Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-4.
Feliciano Lopez (8), Spain, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-3, 6-4.
Andy Murray (1), Britain, def. Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, 6-4, 7-5.
Marin Cilic (4), Croatia, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2.
WTA
Aegon Classic
Tuesday, Birmingham, England
First Round
Victoria Azarenka (12), Belarus, def. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 7-6 (7), 6-4.
Jelena Jankovic (15), Serbia, def. Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4.
Caroline Garcia (16), France, def. Tatjana Maria, Germany, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (6).
Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, def. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5).
Aleksandra Krunic, Serbia, def. Heather Watson, Britain, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Svetlana Kuznetsova (13), Russia, def. Karin Knapp, Italy, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-2.
Misaki Doi, Japan, def. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, 6-4, 6-1.
Timea Babos, Hungary, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5).
Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Alison Riske, United States, 6-3, 7-6 (7).
Barbora Strycova (10), Czech Republic, def. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.
Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, def. Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2.
Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, def. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, 7-5, 6-3.
Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, def. Irina-Camelia Begu (14), Romania, 4-6, 7-6 (10), 6-4.
Second Round
Simona Halep (1), Romania, def. Naomi Broady, Britain, 6-4, 6-2.
Kateryna Siniakova, Czech Republic, def. Andrea Petkovic (7), Germany, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4).
Deals
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL — Suspended Cincinnati minor league RHP Isaac Moncion (DSL) and Philadelphia minor league RHP Juan Torres (DSL) 72 games apiece after testing positive for Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned LHP Wei-yin Chen to Frederick (Carolina). Selected the contract of INF Chris Permelee from Norfolk (IL). Sent LHP Wesley Wright to Norfolk (IL) for a rehab assignment. Transferred INF Jonathan Schoop to the 60-day DL. Agreed to terms with SS Ryan Mountcastle on a minor league contract.
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sold the contract of RHP Anthony Swarzak to Doosan (South Korea). Agreed to terms with LHPs William Strode and Ryan Perez, Cs Daniel Salters and Jack Goihl, INF Anthony Miller and RHPs Devon Stewart, Brock Hartson and Christian Meister on minor league contracts.
DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned RHP Bruce Rondon to Toledo (IL).
HOUSTON ASTROS — Placed OF Colby Rasmus on the bereavement list. Recalled OF Domingo Santana from Fresno (PCL). Agreed to terms with RHPs Ryan Deems, Adam Whitt, Scott Weathersby and Trent Thornton; OFs Kyle Tucker, Drew Ferguson and Pat Porter; SS Keach Ballard; 2B Brooks Marlow; and C Anthony Hermelyn on minor league contracts.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Alex Luna, Daniel Concepcion, Matt Ditman, Brian Bayliss, Tyler Carvalho and Jacob Bodnar; LHPs Byron Davis, Joseph Markus, Matt Portland, Drew Milligan, Mark McCoy and Jake Kalish; OFs Anderson Miller, Roman Collins, Ben Johnson, Colton Frabasilio and Luke Willis; SSs Gabriel Cancel, Emmanuel Rivera, Austin Bailey, Brian Bien and Trey Stover; Cs Nick Dini, Alex Close and Nate Esposito; 2B Jonathan McCray; and 1B Taylor Ostrich on minor league contracts.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Sent RHP Edward Mujica to Stockton (Cal) for a rehab assignment.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned RHP Danny Farquhar to Tacoma (PCL). Recalled OF James Jones from Tacoma. Signed RHPs Nick Neidert, Cody Mobley, Jio Orozco, Ryne Inman, Joey Strain, Joe Peeler, Ljay Newsome, Michael Rivera and Gianni Zayas; 1B Rob Fonseca; SS Taylor Perez; LHP Jared West; RF Gus Craig and SS Julius Gaines to minor league contracts and assigned them to Peoria (MWL). Signed RHPs Andrew Moore, Kyle Wilcox, Lance Thonvold, Colin Tornberg and Darin Gillies; OF Braden Bishop; SS Drew Jackson; 1B Ryan Uhl; 3B Logan Taylor; LHPs Matt Clancy, Joe Pistorese and Anthony Misiewicz; and C P.J. Jones to minor league contracts and assigned them to Everett (NWL).
TEXAS RANGERS — Signed OF Chad Smith.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Sent 2B Devon Travis to New Hampshire (EL) for a rehab assignment. Agreed to terms with RHPs John Kravetz, Gunner Eastman, Ryan Cook, Josh Degraaf, Tyler Burden, Geno Encina, Jackson McClelland, Jose Espada, Justin Maese, Zachary Rodgers and Mike Estevez; LHPs Nate Abel, Stuart Holmes, Hunter Barnett, Tayler Saucedo and Travis Bergen; 3B John La Prise, Connor Panas, Carl Wise and Nash Knight; OFs Lance Jones, Kalik May, Earl Burl III, Jake Thomas, Nicholas Sinay and DJ McKnight; Cs Robert Lucido, Josh Reavis, Ryan Hissey and Owen Spiwak; 2B Mattingly Romanin and Andrew Guillotte; 1B Levi Scott and Christian Williams; and SSs Juandy Mendoza and JC Cardenas on minor league contracts.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Placed OF Ender Inciarte on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Danny Dorn from Reno (PCL).
ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned OF Todd Cunningham and C Christian Bethancourt to Gwinnett (IL). Recalled RHP Sugar Ray Marimon from Gwinnett. Selected the contract of C Ryan Lavarnway from Gwinnett.
CHICAGO CUBS — Selected the contract of C Kyle Schwarber from Tennessee (Southern). Optioned RHP Brian Schlitter to Iowa (PCL).
CINCINNATI REDS — Placed RHP Jon Moscot and LHP Tony Cingrani on the 15-day DL, Cingrani retroactive to June 14. Recalled RHPs Pedro Villarreal and Carlos Contreras from Louisville (IL). Optioned OF Brennan Boesch to Louisville. Transferred SS Zack Cozart to the 60-day DL.
COLORADO ROCKIES — Sent LHP Ken Roberts to Albuquerque (PCL) for a rehab assignment.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent LHP Paco Rodriguez and RHP Brandon Beachy to Rancho Cucamonga (Cal) for rehab assignments.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Claimed 3B Matt Dominguez off waivers from Houston and assigned him the Colorado Springs (PCL).
NEW YORK METS — Assigned OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis outright to Las Vegas (IL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes and 1B Kevin Kramer to a minor league contract.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with INFs Daniel Martin and R.J. Dennard, LHP Jacob Evans, C Jesse Jenner, OF Thomas Spitz, 3B Michael Polcyn and RHPs Carson Cross, Greg Tomchick and Harley Holt on minor league contracts.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Named Pat Murphy interim manager.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Assigned RHPs Jean Machi and Matt Cain to Sacramento (PCL) for rehab assignments.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS — Signed DT Andre Fluellen. Waived/injured S Deon Broomfield.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed RB Duke Johnson.
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed CB Damarious Randall.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Released WR Da’Rick Rogers and OL Kelvin Palmer. Signed OL Tavon Rooks.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Released S Taylor Mays.
OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed TE Clive Walford.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Re-signed QB Tarvaris Jackson.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Released RB Shonn Greene.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed G Juuse Saros to a three-year, entry-level contract.
OTTAWA SENATORS — Signed F Tobias Lindberg to a three-year, entry-level contract.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Named Jacques Martin special assistant to the head coach.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Named Jim Hiller, D.J. Smith and Andrew Brewer assistant coaches and Matthew Herring strength and conditioning coach.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
NEW YORK CITY FC — Acquired D Jose Angel Tasende on loan from Manchester City FC Elite Development Squad (England). Signed D Andoni Iraola from Athletic Bilbao (Spain).
COLLEGE
INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS ASSOCIATION — Named Eric Perkins Jasper chief operating officer.
CAL STATE STANISLAUS — Named Jessica Ventoza softball coach.
COLUMBIA (MO.) — Named Darren Munns baseball coach.
HOLY CROSS — Named Carson Reider director of social and digital marketing.
NORTH CAROLINA — Granted the release of women’s sophomore basketball F Allisha Gray to pursue a transfer.
PEPPERDINE — Named Rick Hirtensteiner baseball coach.
WAGNER — Named Katie Rowan women’s lacrosse coach.
WENTWORTH — Named Stan Vieira director of athletics.
WISCONSIN — Granted a release to junior women’s basketball G Carly Truesdale so she can transfer.
FISH COUNT
Upstream daily movement of adult chinook, jack chinook, steelhead and wild steelhead at selected Columbia River dams last updated Monday.
Chnk Jchnk Stlhd Wstlhd
Bonneville 2,865 366 140 57
The Dalles 3,129 439 54 30
John Day 2,922 197 41 18
McNary 2,097 190 23 10
Upstream year-to-date movement of adult chinook, jack chinook, steelhead and wild steelhead at selected Columbia River dams last updated Monday.
Chnk Jchnk Stlhd Wstlhd
Bonneville 265,558 18,138 6,630 3,061
The Dalles 222,354 15,335 839 270
John Day 187,296 13,433 964 451
McNary 169,642 10,026 1,021 438