Baseball

College

NCAA College World Series

At TD Ameritrade Park Omaha

Omaha, Neb.

All Times PDT

Double Elimination

x-if necessary

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Friday, June 21

Mississippi State 4, Oregon State 1, OSU eliminated

UCLA 4, North Carolina 1, NC eliminated

Championship Series

(Best-of-3)

Monday, June 24: Mississippi State (51-18) vs. UCLA (47-17), 5 p.m.

Tuesday, June 25: Mississippi State vs. UCLA, 5 p.m.

x-Wednesday, June 26: Mississippi State vs. UCLA, 5 p.m.

Friday’s Linescore

Mississippi State 4, Oregon State 1

Oregon St. 000 001 000 — 1 8 1

Mississippi St. 000 130 000 — 4 11 0

Moore, Fry (5) and Rodriguez; Graveman, Mitchell 6), Holder (9) and Ammirati. W—Graveman 8-5. L—Moore 14-2. S—Holder (21). HR—Mississippi State: Renfroe (16).

WCL

West Coast League

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League standings

North Division

W L

Victoria HarbourCats 8 4

Bellingham Bells 8 4

Walla Walla Sweets 8 5

Wenatchee AppleSox 6 7

Kelowna Falcons 2 11

South Division

W L

Bend Elks 12 4

Klamath Falls Gems 9 4

Corvallis Knights 8 8

Cowlitz Black Bears 6 6

Medford Rogues 5 11

Kitsap BlueJackets 4 12

Friday’s Games

Klamath Falls 3, Corvallis 2

Walla Walla 4, Medford 3

Wenatchee 3, Kitsap 0

Bellingham 7, Kelowna 6

Bend 5, Victoria 1

Today’s Games

Klamath Falls at Corvallis. 6:40 p.m.

Medford at Walla Walla, 7:05 p.m.

Kitsap at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.

Kelowna at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m.

Bend at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.

Friday’s Linescore

Elks 5, HarbourCats 1

Bend 300 011 000 — 5 12 0

Victoria 000 010 000 — 1 5 1

Raley, Melbostad (5), Highberger (9) and Wildung. Nesovic, Ballowe (8) and Fettes. W — Melbostad. L — Nesovic. 2B — Bend: Spivey, Ballard, Gill, Grantham, Cray.

Golf

PGA Tour

Travelers Championship

Friday

At TPC River Highlands

Cromwell, Conn.

Purse: $6.1 million

Yardage: 6,854; Par: 70

Second Round (Players who made cut)

a-denotes amateur

Bubba Watson 63-67—130

Patrick Reed 66-66—132

Padraig Harrington 66-66—132

Tag Ridings 68-65—133

Nick O’Hern 67-66—133

Tommy Gainey 66-67—133

Hunter Mahan 62-71—133

Charley Hoffman 61-73—134

Keegan Bradley 69-65—134

Webb Simpson 65-69—134

Brendon de Jonge 67-67—134

Ricky Barnes 67-68—135

Graham DeLaet 65-70—135

William McGirt 67-68—135

J.J. Henry 68-67—135

Justin Rose 67-68—135

Zach Johnson 65-70—135

Chris Stroud 66-69—135

John Rollins 67-68—135

John Huh 66-69—135

Jerry Kelly 67-68—135

Camilo Villegas 65-70—135

Kevin Stadler 68-67—135

Stuart Appleby 69-67—136

Marc Leishman 66-70—136

Jim Herman 69-67—136

George McNeill 69-67—136

Brendan Steele 68-68—136

John Merrick 65-71—136

Seung-Yul Noh 68-68—136

Russell Knox 69-67—136

Ken Duke 69-68—137

Nicholas Thompson 71-66—137

Jonas Blixt 70-67—137

Brian Gay 68-69—137

Casey Wittenberg 68-69—137

Robert Streb 67-70—137

Bo Van Pelt 67-70—137

Bryce Molder 67-70—137

Richard H. Lee 66-71—137

David Mathis 67-71—138

Brian Harman 69-69—138

Ryan Moore 68-70—138

Chris Kirk 66-72—138

Erik Compton 72-66—138

Aaron Watkins 69-69—138

Tom Gillis 69-69—138

a-Justin Thomas 72-66—138

Dicky Pride 67-71—138

K.J. Choi 70-68—138

Vijay Singh 70-68—138

David Branshaw 67-71—138

Brian Davis 72-67—139

Morgan Hoffmann 68-71—139

Mark Wilson 70-69—139

Ian Poulter 73-66—139

Angel Cabrera 67-72—139

Andres Romero 71-68—139

Chad Campbell 70-69—139

D.J. Trahan 71-68—139

Cameron Percy 71-68—139

Chris Williams 71-68—139

Tim Petrovic 69-70—139

Stephen Ames 70-69—139

Harris English 72-67—139

Freddie Jacobson 69-70—139

Rod Pampling 65-74—139

Greg Owen 70-69—139

Kevin Sutherland 69-70—139

Brad Fritsch 70-69—139

Ben Crane 68-72—140

Heath Slocum 71-69—140

Chez Reavie 71-69—140

Joe Affrunti 71-69—140

D.H. Lee 72-68—140

Henrik Norlander 75-65—140

Jeff Maggert 70-70—140

Billy Mayfair 69-71—140

Rickie Fowler 72-68—140

Tim Clark 73-67—140

Lee Westwood 67-73—140

Stewart Cink 67-73—140

Gary Christian 71-69—140

LPGA Tour

NW Arkansas Championship

Friday

At Pinnacle Country Club

Rogers, Ark.

Purse: $2 million

Yardage: 6,344; Par 71 (36-35)

First Round (Leading Scores)

a-denotes amateur

Mika Miyazato 34-31—65

So Yeon Ryu 35-31—66

Angela Stanford 33-33—66

Chie Arimura 36-31—67

Christel Boeljon 33-34—67

Mina Harigae 34-33—67

Danielle Kang 35-32—67

Sarah Kemp 35-32—67

Stacy Lewis 36-31—67

Lisa McCloskey 34-33—67

Azahara Munoz 34-33—67

Suzann Pettersen 35-32—67

Beatriz Recari 36-31—67

Nicole Castrale 34-34—68

Paula Creamer 35-33—68

Natalie Gulbis 35-33—68

Jennifer Johnson 33-35—68

Ji Young Oh 33-35—68

Morgan Pressel 33-35—68

Jiyai Shin 32-36—68

Yani Tseng 35-33—68

Momoko Ueda 33-35—68

Carlota Ciganda 35-34—69

Maria Hjorth 38-31—69

Nicole Jeray 36-33—69

Moriya Jutanugarn 34-35—69

Lorie Kane 35-34—69

Christina Kim 34-35—69

a- Lydia Ko 36-33—69

Maude-Aimee Leblanc 37-32—69

Brooke Pancake 36-33—69

Inbee Park 36-33—69

Pornanong Phatlum 36-33—69

Stacy Prammanasudh 35-34—69

Jennifer Song 34-35—69

Karen Stupples 37-32—69

Heather Bowie Young 36-34—70

Katie M. Burnett 35-35—70

Moira Dunn 37-33—70

Julieta Granada 36-34—70

Hee-Won Han 34-36—70

Karine Icher 35-35—70

Eun-Hee Ji 37-33—70

Felicity Johnson 34-36—70

I.K. Kim 36-34—70

Candie Kung 34-36—70

Cindy LaCrosse 37-33—70

Brittany Lang 36-34—70

Ilhee Lee 34-36—70

Paige Mackenzie 37-33—70

Paola Moreno 36-34—70

Amy Yang 36-34—70

Danah Bordner 39-32—71

Chella Choi 33-38—71

Na Yeon Choi 37-34—71

Kathleen Ekey 36-35—71

Shanshan Feng 37-34—71

Meaghan Francella 37-34—71

Sandra Gal 36-35—71

Juli Inkster 34-37—71

Sara-Maude Juneau 38-33—71

Meena Lee 37-34—71

Mi Hyang Lee 39-32—71

Brittany Lincicome 36-35—71

Pernilla Lindberg 35-36—71

Sydnee Michaels 36-35—71

Jane Park 37-34—71

Lizette Salas 35-36—71

Dewi Claire Schreefel 36-35—71

Stephanie Sherlock 35-36—71

Jenny Shin 36-35—71

Sarah Jane Smith 36-35—71

Ayako Uehara 36-35—71

Alison Walshe 33-38—71

Sun Young Yoo 37-34—71

Silvia Cavalleri 35-37—72

Sandra Changkija 36-36—72

Jacqui Concolino 36-36—72

Laura Diaz 38-34—72

Lauren Doughtie 38-34—72

Victoria Elizabeth 35-37—72

Veronica Felibert 38-34—72

Numa Gulyanamitta 38-34—72

Marcy Hart 37-35—72

Caroline Hedwall 37-35—72

Katherine Hull-Kirk 39-33—72

Mi Jung Hur 38-34—72

Pat Hurst 37-35—72

Haeji Kang 37-35—72

Jee Young Lee 37-35—72

Mo Martin 36-36—72

Catriona Matthew 37-35—72

Anna Nordqvist 36-36—72

Nicole Smith 35-37—72

Wendy Ward 37-35—72

Champions Tour

Encompass Championship

Friday

At North Shore Country Club

Glenview, Ill.

Purse: $1.8 million

Yardage: 7,103; Par 72 (36-36)

Partial First Round (Leading Scores)

(Play was suspended due to darkness)

Duffy Waldorf 34-33—67

Bernhard Langer 34-33—67

Craig Stadler 32-35—67

Sandy Lyle 35-33—68

Blaine McCallister 35-33—68

David Frost 36-32—68

Jeff Hart 35-33—68

Jeff Sluman 35-33—68

Gary Hallberg 36-32—68

Scott Hoch 34-34—68

Corey Pavin 33-36—69

Mike Goodes 33-36—69

Mark Brooks 34-35—69

Mark McNulty 35-34—69

Bart Bryant 35-34—69

Bob Tway 34-35—69

Hal Sutton 36-33—69

Chien Soon Lu 34-35—69

Tom Lehman 36-34—70

Mark O’Meara 35-35—70

Fred Funk 34-36—70

Scott Simpson 33-37—70

Fred Couples 33-37—70

John Riegger 35-35—70

Steve Pate 34-36—70

Tom Pernice Jr. 33-37—70

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Leaderboard

SCORE THRU

1. Duffy Waldorf -5 F

1. Craig Stadler -5 F

1. Bernhard Langer -5 F

4. Scott Hoch -4 F

4. Mark Calcavecchia -4 14

4. Peter Senior -4 16

4. Jeff Hart -4 F

4. Gary Hallberg -4 F

4. Sandy Lyle -4 F

4. Blaine McCallister -4 F

4. David Frost -4 F

4. Jeff Sluman -4 F

Basketball

WNBA

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

All Times PDT

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Eastern Conference

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 6 1 .857 —

New York 4 2 .667 1½

Chicago 4 3 .571 2

Washington 4 3 .571 2

Connecticut 2 5 .286 4

Indiana 1 5 .167 4½

Western Conference

W L Pct GB

Minnesota 5 2 .714 —

Los Angeles 4 2 .667 ½

Seattle 4 3 .571 1

Phoenix 4 4 .500 1½

San Antonio 2 5 .286 3

Tulsa 2 7 .222 4

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Friday’s Games

Seattle 91, San Antonio 86

Phoenix 90, Washington 82

Los Angeles 87, Minnesota 59

Today’s Games

Chicago at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Seattle at Tulsa, 5 p.m.

Hockey

NHL

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

All Times PDT

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STANLEY CUP FINALS

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

Boston 2, Chicago 2

Wednesday, June 12: Chicago 4, Boston 3 (3 OT)

Saturday, June 15: Boston 2, Chicago 1, OT

Monday, June 17: Boston 2, Chicago 0

Wednesday, June 19: Chicago 6, Boston 5 (OT)

Today, June 22: Boston at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Monday, June 24: Chicago at Boston, 5 p.m.

x-Wednesday, June 26: Boston at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Tennis

Professional

Topshelf Open

Friday

At Autotron Rosmalen

Rosmalen, Netherlands

Purse: ATP, $624,000 (WT250); WTA, $235,000 (Intl.)

Surface: Grass-Outdoor

Singles

Men

Semifinals

Stanislas Wawrinka (2), Switzerland, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-1, 6-4.

Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Xavier Malisse, Belgium, 6-3, 6-3.

Women

Semifinals

Simona Halep, Romania, def. Carla Suarez Navarro (3), Spain, 6-3, 6-2.

Kirsten Flipkens (4), Belgium, def. Garbine Muguruza, Spain, 6-3, 6-1.

AEGON International

Friday

At Devonshire Park

Eastbourne, England

Purse: ATP, $701,700 (WT250); WTA, $690,000 (Premier)

Surface: Grass-Outdoor

Singles

Men

Semifinals

Feliciano Lopez, Spain, def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, 7-6 (3), 6-1.

Gilles Simon (2), France, def. Andreas Seppi (7), Italy, 6-4, 6-3.

Women

Semifinals

Jamie Hampton, United States, def. Caroline Wozniacki (5), Denmark, 6-7 (8), 7-5, 6-3.

Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 6-2, 6-0.

Soccer

MLS

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

All Times PDT

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Eastern Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

Montreal 9 3 2 29 24 17

New York 7 5 4 25 23 19

Philadelphia 6 5 4 22 22 24

Houston 6 5 4 22 19 16

Sporting Kansas City 6 5 4 22 18 13

New England 5 5 5 20 18 13

Columbus 5 5 5 20 18 16

Chicago 4 7 3 15 13 20

Toronto FC 2 7 5 11 14 20

D.C. 1 11 3 6 7 26

Western Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

FC Dallas 8 3 4 28 23 18

Portland 6 1 9 27 25 16

Real Salt Lake 8 5 3 27 24 16

Vancouver 6 5 4 22 25 24

Los Angeles 6 6 3 21 22 18

Seattle 6 4 3 21 19 15

Colorado 5 6 5 20 17 16

San Jose 4 6 6 18 15 24

Chivas USA 3 9 2 11 14 29

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

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Today’s Games

San Jose at D.C. United, 4 p.m.

Chicago at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Sporting Kansas City at FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Toronto FC at Houston, 6 p.m.

Seattle FC at Real Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

New York at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.

Colorado at Portland, 4 p.m.

Los Angeles at Chivas USA, 8 p.m.

Deals

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Signed C Jon Denney, LHP Corey Littrell, LHP Jake Drehoff, LHP Gabe Speier and OF Jordon Austin to minor league contracts.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Recalled RHP Brian Omogrosso from Charlotte (IL). Optioned RHP Deunte Heath to Charlotte.

DETROIT TIGERS—Designated RHP Jose Valverde for assignment. Recalled RHP Al Alburquerque from Toledo (IL). Placed OF Matt Tuiasosopo on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Avisail Garcia from Toledo.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Signed LHP Sean Manaea to a minor league contract.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Placed LHP Jason Vargas on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 18. Recalled RHP Billy Buckner from Salt Lake City (PCL).

NEW YORK YANKEES—Selected the contract INF Alberto Gonzalez from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Released INF Reid Brignac. Acquired RHP Yoshinori Tateyama from Texas for future considerations and assigned him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Assigned OF Corey Patterson and LHP Mike Zagurski to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

TEXAS RANGERS—Activated 1B Mitch Moreland from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Josh Lindblom to Round Rock (PCL).

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES—Placed INF Ramiro Pena on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Paul Janish from Gwinnett (NL).

CHICAGO CUBS—Traded INF-OF Brent Lillibridge to the New York Yankees for a player to be named or cash considerations.

NEW YORK METS—Placed LHP Jonathon Niese on the 15-day DL, Recalled RHP Greg Burke from Las Vegas (PCL).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Activated 2B Chase Utley from the 15-day DL.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Signed RHP Neil Kozikowski and RHP Henry Hirsh to minor league contracts.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Nicholas Pivetta, RHP John Simms and RHP Andrew Cooper on minor league contracts.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

SACRAMENTO KINGS—Named Mike Bratz assistant general manager.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

DALLAS STARS—Named Lindy Ruff coach.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Named Alain Vigneault coach.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Agreed to terms with coach Dave Tippett on a long-term contract extension.

Fish count

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

Chnk Jchnk Stlhd Wstlhd

Bonneville 1,923 607 179 51

The Dalles 2,357 601 75 14

John Day 1,690 539 44 9

McNary 612 428 44 8

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

Chnk Jchnk Stlhd Wstlhd

Bonneville 125,819 46,468 5,146 1,352

The Dalles 104,071 41,300 1,483 497

John Day 84,772 36,030 1,453 625

McNary 73,718 26,777 1,911 780