ToDAY’S TV SCHEDULE ToDAY’S TV SCHEDULE ADVERTISING CYCLING 11 a.m. Tour de Suisse (stage 6) * NBCSN GOLF 6 a.m. U.S. Open (first round) ESPN 9 a.m. U.S. Open (first round) NBC 11 a.m. U.S. Open (first round) ESPN HORSE
ToDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
CYCLING
11 a.m. Tour de Suisse (stage 6) * NBCSN
GOLF
6 a.m. U.S. Open (first round) ESPN
9 a.m. U.S. Open (first round) NBC
11 a.m. U.S. Open (first round) ESPN
HORSE RACING
11 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
2 p.m. Arizona at Texas or Chicago White Sox at St. Louis MLB
NBA BASKETBALL
3 p.m. NBA finals: Miami at Oklahoma City (Game 2) ABC
SOCCER
5:45 a.m. Euro 2012: Italy vs. Croatia ESPN2
8:30 a.m. Euro 2012: Spain vs. Ireland ESPN2
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
5:30 a.m. Nationwide Series: Practice for Alliance Truck Parts 250 SPEED
6:30 a.m. Sprint Cup: Practice for Quicken Loans 400 SPEED
8 a.m. Nationwide Series: Final practice for Alliance Truck Parts 250 SPEED
9:30 a.m. Sprint Cup: Final practice for Quicken Loans 400 SPEED
11 a.m. ARCA: RainEater Wiper Blades 200 SPEED
COLLEGE BASEBALL
11 a.m. World Series (Game 1) ESPN2
3 p.m. World Series (Game 2) ESPN2
CYCLING
11 a.m. Tour de Suisse (stage 7) * NBCSN
GOLF
6 a.m. U.S. Open (second round) ESPN
9 a.m. U.S. Open (second round) NBC
11 a.m. U.S. Open (second round) ESPN
HORSE RACING
9 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
8 a.m. Boston at Chicago Cubs MLB
1 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Washington MLB
4 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Angels FOXSP
4 p.m. Chicago White Sox at L.A. Dodgers FOXSP2
SOCCER
5:45 a.m. Euro 2012: Ukraine vs. France ESPN2
8:30 a.m. Euro 2012: Sweden vs. England ESPN2
* — Tape-delayed broadcast
BASKETBALL
NBA Playoff Glance
NBA Finals
Oklahoma City vs. Miami
Oklahoma City leads series 1-0
Tuesday’s result
Roundup>Oklahoma City 105, Miami 94
Today’s game
Roundup>Miami at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m.
Sunday’s game
Roundup> Oklahoma City at Miami, 2 p.m.
Tuesday, June 19
Roundup> Oklahoma City at Miami, 3 p.m.
Thursday, June 21
Roundup>Oklahoma City at Miami, 3 p.m. *
Sunday, June 24
Roundup>Miami at Oklahoma City, 2 p.m. *
Tuesday, June 26
Roundup>Miami at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m. *
* — if necessary
WNBA Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Chicago 7 1 .875 —
Connecticut 6 2 .750 1
Indiana 4 2 .667 2
Atlanta 3 5 .375 4
New York 3 6 .333 4½
Washington 1 5 .167 5
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 9 0 1.000 —
Los Angeles 7 1 .875 1½
San Antonio 3 4 .429 5
Phoenix 2 5 .286 6
Seattle 1 7 .125 7½
Tulsa 0 8 .000 8½
Wednesday’s results
Chicago 74, Seattle 58
Los Angeles 87, Connecticut 81
Today’s games
No games scheduled
Friday’s games
New York at Connecticut, 1 p.m.
Indiana at Washington, 1 p.m.
Los Angeles at Atlanta, 1:30 p.m.
Seattle at Tulsa, 2 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix, 4 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
D.C. 8 4 3 27 28 19
New York 8 3 2 26 26 18
Kansas City 8 3 1 25 17 10
Columbus 5 4 3 18 13 13
Chicago 5 5 3 18 15 17
New England 5 7 1 16 18 18
Houston 4 4 4 16 13 15
Montreal 3 7 3 12 15 21
Philadelphia 2 7 2 8 8 14
Toronto FC 1 9 0 3 8 21
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Real Salt Lake 9 3 2 29 22 14
San Jose 8 3 3 27 27 17
Seattle 7 3 3 24 16 9
Vancouver 6 3 4 22 16 15
Colorado 6 6 1 19 20 18
Chivas USA 4 6 3 15 9 14
Portland 3 5 4 13 12 15
FC Dallas 3 8 4 13 15 24
Los Angeles 3 8 2 11 15 21
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday’s games
Colorado at Vancouver, 1 p.m.
D.C. United at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
FC Dallas at Houston, 1:30 p.m.
Columbus at New England, 1:30 p.m.
Seattle FC at Montreal, 1:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at Kansas City, 2:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Chivas USA, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday’s games
New York at Chicago, 11 a.m.
Portland at Los Angeles, 1 p.m.
Auto Racing
SPRINT CUP LEADERS
Points
Roundup>1, Matt Kenseth, 523. 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 513. 3, Greg Biffle, 507. 4, Denny Hamlin, 504. 5, Jimmie Johnson, 493. 6, Kevin Harvick, 470. 7, Martin Truex Jr., 465. 8, Tony Stewart, 448. 9, Clint Bowyer, 443. 10, Brad Keselowski, 426.
Roundup>11, Carl Edwards, 423. 12, Kyle Busch, 420. 13, Paul Menard, 399. 14, Ryan Newman, 398. 15, Joey Logano, 398. 16, Kasey Kahne, 380. 17, Marcos Ambrose, 352. 18, Jeff Burton, 351. 19, Jamie McMurray, 346. 20, Aric Almirola, 345.
Money
Roundup>1, Jimmie Johnson, $4,043,272. 2, Matt Kenseth, $3,907,780. 3, Denny Hamlin, $3,125,104. 4, Greg Biffle, $2,979,418. 5, Tony Stewart, $2,974,650. 6, Kyle Busch, $2,925,430. 7, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $2,904,420. 8, Kevin Harvick, $2,601,669. 9, Brad Keselowski, $2,554,850. 10, Martin Truex Jr., $2,390,494.
Roundup>11, Carl Edwards, $2,375,633. 12, Ryan Newman, $2,305,035. 13, Jeff Gordon, $2,282,362. 14, Jeff Burton, $2,281,005. 15, A J Allmendinger, $2,192,535. 16, Clint Bowyer, $2,114,164. 17, Kasey Kahne, $2,051,711. 18, Aric Almirola, $2,040,909. 19, Marcos Ambrose, $2,020,532. 20, Jamie McMurray, $1,976,197.
transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Added RHP Esmil Rogers to the 25-man roster. Optioned INF/OF Matt LaPorta to Columbus (IL).
MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with OF Byron Buxton on a minor league contract.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Placed OF Mike Carp and RHP Stephen Pryor on the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Blake Beavan adn INF Alex Liddi to Tacoma (PCL). Activated OF Franklin Gutierrez from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Erasmo Ramirez, OF Casper Wells and RHP Steve Delabar from Tacoma. Agreed to terms with RHP Grady Wood, RHP Blake Hauser, RHP Dominic Leone, RHP Levi Dean, RHP Matt Vedo, RHP Mark Bordonaro, RHP Aaron Brooks, RHP Matt Brazis, LHP Nate Koneski, LHP Steven Ewing, LHP Scott DeCecco, LHP Blake Holovach, LHP Rusty Shellhorn, C Toby Demello, INF Joe DeCarlo, INF Patrick Kivlehan, INF Chris Taylor, INF Tim Lopes, INF Taylor Ard, INF Jamodrick McGruder, INF Kristian Brito, INF Brock Hebert, INF Gabrial Franca, INF Richard Palase, OF Michael Faulkner, OF Dario Pizzano and OF Jabari Henry on minor league contracts.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed RHP Brandon Morrow on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 12. Recalled INF Yan Gomes from Las Vegas (PCL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned RHP Cory Gearrin to Gwinnett (IL). Recalled RHP Anthony Varvaro from Gwinnett.
American Association
EL PASO DIABLOS — Signed C Scott Clement and LHP Blake Cull. Released INF Martin Parra and LHP Marc Gomez.
FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Signed INF Zachary Wentz.
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Signed LHP David Quinowski.
GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS — Released RHP Mark Herrera and INF Mike Brownstein.
LAREDO LEMURS — Signed OF Christopher Murrill.
ST. PAUL SAINTS — Signed LHP TJ Wink.
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Released LHP Matt Chico.
WORCESTER TORNADOES — Signed RHP Michael Dicato.
Frontier League
NORMAL CORNBELTERS — Released OF Justin Clark, INF Derek Luciano, C Trace Voshell and INF Sean Wilson.
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Signed RHP Eric Meyerchick. Released RHP Rye Davis.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA — Fined Boston F Kevin Garnett $25,000 for failing to make himself available to the media after Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL — Suspended Detroit RB Mikel Leshoure two games plus two additional game checks for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy. Suspended Cincinnati LB Dontay Moch four games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances.
ATLANTA FALCONS — Waived LS Corey Adams.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Claimed WR Derek Moye off waivers from Miami. Waived WR Malcolm Beyah.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed LB Brandon Johnson and LS Matt Katula. Placed WR Connor Dixon on waived-injured list. Released TE Wes Lyons.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
MONTREAL CANADIENS — Named Sylvain Lefebvre coach of Hamilton (AHL).
ST. LOUIS BLUES — Named Dave Allison coach of Peoria (AHL).
WINNIPEG JETS — Agreed to terms with F Jim Slater.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MLS — Suspended San Jose G Jon Busch one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for aggressively retrieving a ball in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time during the May 27 game at Sporting Kansas City.
COLLEGE
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE — Elected High Point athletic director Craig Keilitz chair of the council of athletic directors.
MARQUETTE — Named Michael Bielawski assistant golf coach.
ST. NORBERT — Named Jillian Kirchner women’s assistant hockey coach.
SIU-EDWARDSVILLE — Named Paula Buscher women’s basketball coach.
