TODAY’S SCHEDULE
TODAY’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
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
2:30 a.m. 24 Hours of Le Mans (start of race) SPEED
5 a.m. Nationwide Series: Pole qualifying for Alliance Truck Parts 250 ESPN2
7 a.m. IndyCar: Milwaukee IndyFest ABC
7 a.m. Sprint Cup: Pole qualifying for Quicken Loans 400 SPEED
8:30 a.m. 24 Hours of Le Mans (part 2) SPEED
9:30 a.m. Nationwide Series: Alliance Truck Parts 250 ABC
1:30 p.m. NHRA: Qualifying for Thunder Valley Nationals * ESPN2
1:30 p.m. 24 Hours of Le Mans (part 3) SPEED
BOWLING
6 p.m. Hawaii TV Bowling IND
BOXING
3 p.m. USBA heavyweight title bout: Bryant Jennings vs. Steve Collins NBCSN
Heavyweights: Tomasz Adamek vs. Eddie Chambers
4 p.m. WBC middleweight title bout: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Andy Lee HBO
COLLEGE BASEBALL
11 a.m. World Series (Game 3) ESPN
3 p.m. World Series (Game 4) ESPN
CYCLING
11 a.m. Tour de Suisse (stage 8) * NBCSN
GOLF
10 a.m. U.S. Open (third round) NBC
HORSE RACING
10 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
2 p.m. The Quarters FOXSP2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 a.m. N.Y. Yankees at Washington or Philadelphia at Toronto MLB
1 p.m. Regional coverage FOX
4 p.m. Chicago White Sox at L.A. Dodgers or San Francisco at Seattle MLB
4 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Angels FOXSP
4 p.m. Chicago White Sox at L.A. Dodgers WGN
MOtORSPORTS
8 a.m. AMA Motocross NBC
10 a.m. AMA Motocross NBCSN
SOCCER
8:30 a.m. Euro 2012: Greece vs. Russia ESPN
8:30 a.m. Euro 2012: Czech Republic vs. Poland ESPN2
11 a.m. MLS: Dallas at Houston ESPN2
4:30 p.m. MLS: Chivas USA vs. Salt Lake FOXSP2
* — Tape-delayed broadcast
BASKETBALL
NBA Playoff Glance
NBA Finals
Oklahoma City vs. Miami
Series tied 1-1
Tuesday’s result
Roundup>Oklahoma City 105, Miami 94
Thursday’s result
Roundup>Miami 100, Oklahoma City 96
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
Thursday’s results
No games scheduled
Today’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.
Saturday’s games
Chicago at Indiana, 1 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Antonio, 2 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.
Wednesday’s game
Toronto FC at Houston, 3 p.m.
Los Angeles at Real Salt Lake, 3 p.m.
San Jose at Colorado, 3:30 p.m.
Sporting Kansas City at Seattle FC, 4 p.m.
Montreal at Chivas USA, 4:30 p.m.
New York at Vancouver, 5 p.m.
GOLF
U.S. OPEN
Thursday’s first-round scores
Michael Thompson 34-32—66
Tiger Woods 33-36—69
David Toms 33-36—69
Nick Watney 34-35—69
Justin Rose 35-34—69
Graeme McDowell 34-35—69
a-Beau Hossler 35-35—70
Jason Bohn 32-38—70
Jae-Bum Park 36-34—70
Robert Karlsson 35-35—70
Alistair Presnell 34-36—70
Matt Kuchar 34-36—70
Ian Poulter 33-37—70
Jim Furyk 33-37—70
Martin Flores 35-36—71
Branden Grace 38-33—71
Jonathan Byrd 35-36—71
Francesco Molinari 33-38—71
Michael Allen 36-35—71
John Peterson 35-36—71
Casey Wittenberg 35-36—71
Ryo Ishikawa 35-36—71
Raphael Jacquelin 38-34—72
Charles Howell III 35-37—72
Webb Simpson 35-37—72
Robert Garrigus 35-37—72
Fredrik Jacobson 35-37—72
D.A. Points 35-37—72
Morgan Hoffmann 35-37—72
Aaron Watkins 37-35—72
Nicholas Colsaerts 36-36—72
John Senden 34-38—72
Hunter Mahan 36-36—72
Jason Dufner 33-39—72
Rickie Fowler 37-35—72
Angel Cabrera 35-37—72
Anders Hansen 36-36—72
Blake Adams 35-37—72
a-Alberto Sanchez 37-35—72
Steve LeBrun 36-37—73
Joe Ogilvie 34-39—73
Davis Love III 37-36—73
Kyle Stanley 36-37—73
Charl Schwartzel 35-38—73
K.J. Choi 38-35—73
Keegan Bradley 35-38—73
Marc Warren 37-36—73
Jeff Curl 32-41—73
Lee Westwood 38-35—73
Sergio Garcia 37-36—73
James Hahn 38-35—73
Tommy Biershenk 37-37—74
Matthew Baldwin 39-35—74
Kevin Na 40-34—74
Stephen Ames 36-38—74
Tim Herron 37-37—74
Gregory Bourdy 37-37—74
Padraig Harrington 38-36—74
Bob Estes 38-36—74
K.T. Kim 39-35—74
Y.E. Yang 36-38—74
Rod Pampling 37-37—74
Rafael Cabrera-Bello 39-35—74
Nicholas Thompson 38-36—74
Casey Martin 38-36—74
Peter Lawrie 38-36—74
Simon Dyson 36-38—74
Charlie Wi 38-36—74
a-Jordan Spieth 38-36—74
Gary Woodland 39-35—74
Martin Kaymer 37-37—74
Spencer Levin 37-37—74
Kevin Chappell 34-40—74
Jesse Mueller 37-37—74
Scott Piercy 38-37—75
Colt Knost 38-37—75
Carl Pettersson 40-35—75
Retief Goosen 37-38—75
Vijay Singh 38-37—75
Robert Rock 39-36—75
Hiroyuki Fujita 38-37—75
Alexander Noren 40-35—75
Paul Claxton 39-36—75
Alvaro Quiros 37-38—75
Jason Day 38-37—75
Dustin Johnson 36-39—75
Darron Stiles 39-36—75
Aaron Baddeley 38-37—75
Roberto Castro 36-39—75
Ernie Els 35-40—75
Justin Hicks 37-38—75
Mikko Ilonen 38-37—75
Samuel Osborne 41-35—76
Matt Bettencourt 37-39—76
Scott Langley 39-37—76
Phil Mickelson 37-39—76
Brendan Jones 38-38—76
a-Patrick Cantlay 39-37—76
Mark Wilson 36-40—76
Adam Scott 37-39—76
Anthony Summers 37-39—76
Kevin Streelman 38-38—76
Edward Laor 35-41—76
Bill Haas 38-38—76
Steve Stricker 38-38—76
Matteo Manassero 37-39—76
Lucas Glover 39-37—76
Geoff Ogilvy 35-41—76
Louis Oosthuizen 37-40—77
Ben Crane 37-40—77
Martin Laird 40-37—77
Zach Johnson 39-38—77
Tim Clark 38-39—77
Sang-Moon Bae 40-37—77
Dong-Hwan Lee 39-38—77
a-Hunter Hamrick 36-41—77
a-Cameron Wilson 37-40—77
Olin Browne 39-38—77
Rory McIlroy 38-39—77
a-Brooks Koepka 42-35—77
Brian Harman 37-40—77
Stewart Cink 39-38—77
Tadahiro Takayama 38-39—77
Brian Gaffney 35-42—77
Alex Cejka 38-40—78
Shane Bertsch 39-39—78
Thomas Bjorn 38-40—78
Bubba Watson 38-40—78
George Coetzee 39-39—78
Toru Taniguchi 38-40—78
Peter Hanson 41-37—78
Bo Van Pelt 37-41—78
Scott Smith 38-40—78
Tim Weinhart 39-39—78
a-Nick Sherwood 37-41—78
Jim Herman 39-39—78
David Mathis 40-38—78
Joe Durant 39-39—78
Brice Garnett 39-39—78
a-Andy Zhang 42-37—79
Michael Campbell 42-37—79
Luke Donald 38-41—79
Lee Slattery 38-41—79
Trevor Immelman 39-41—80
Gonzalo F.-Castano 41-39—80
Cole Howard 41-39—80
Dennis Miller 40-40—80
Chez Reavie 39-41—80
Hunter Haas 38-43—81
Miguel A. Jimenez 40-41—81
Bill Lunde 39-42—81
Mark McCormick 39-43—82
Kyle Thompson 43-39—82
Steve Marino 39-45—84
Soren Kjeldsen 46-39—85
Brian Rowell 42-43—85
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
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Placed OF Endy Chavez on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Steve Tolleson from Norfolk (IL).
DETROIT TIGERS—Placed LHP Drew Smyly on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Ryan Raburn from Toledo (IL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Selected the contract of RHP Roman Colon from Omaha (PCL). Optioned 1B Clint Robinson to Omaha. Moved LHP Danny Duffy to the 60-day DL. Agreed to terms with LHP Sam Selman on a minor league contract.
MINNESOTA TWINS—Placed RHP P.J. Walters on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Lester Oliveros from Rochester (IL).
NEW YORK YANKEES—Activated RHP David Robertson from 15-day DL. Optioned RHP David Phelps to Tampa (FSL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Placed DH Luke Scott on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 9.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS—Selected the contract of INF Luis Valbuena from Iowa (PCL). Activated C Welington Castillo from the 15-day DL. Placed 3B Ian Stewart on the 15-day DL. Designated C Koyie Hill for assignment.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Announced a two-year player development contract extension with the rookie-level Helena Brewers of the Pioneer League through the 2014 season.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with RHP Jon Sandfort on a minor league contract.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Michael Wacha on a minor league contract.
American Association
EL PASO DIABLOS—Released LHP Brandon Godfrey.
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Released OF Sean Smith.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Released C Alan Rick and LHP Jino Gonzalez.
SIOUX FALLS PHEASANTS—Signed INF Max Casper. Released RHP Matthew Sommo.
ST. PAUL SAINTS—Signed RHP Ben Kincaid. Released RHP Josh Cephas.
LAREDO LEMURS—Sold the contract of OF Chris Murrill to Tampa Bay (AL).
Atlantic League
LONG ISLAND DUCKS—Signed C Mitch Canham.
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Signed OF Chris Curran. Released C Keith Weinkofsky.
QUEBEC CAPITALES—Signed LHP Justin Wiley.
Frontier League
EVANSVILLE OTTERS—Sent RHP John Holley to Maui (North American) to complete a previous trade. Signed RHP D.J. Ponder.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES—Signed LHP Gil Renwinkel. Released RHP Jonathan Gonzalez and 1B Mike Schwartz.
JOLIET SLAMMERS—Signed LHP Mike Gaffigan and RHP Tyler Ware. Released RHP Eric Binder and RHP Seth Hobbs.
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS—Signed C Rich Witten.
NORMAL CORNBELTERS—Signed INF Daniel Clayton, 3B Patrick Dockendorf, C Matt Mirabel, and OF Ty Wiesemeyer.
ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS—Signed RHP Jordan Liette. Released RHP Cliff Archibald and RHP Cory Trudell.
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS—Signed RHP Shane Prance. Released INF Brandon Hairston.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS—Signed RHP Cody Hall. Released RHP Ian Campbell.
North American League
SAN ANGELO COLTS—Signed RHP Mike Hart and LHP Jose Sanchez. Released RHP Stephen Nikonchik, RHP Reece Cross and INF K.C. Judge.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS—Terminated the contract of G Mansfield Wrotto. Waived QB Nathan Enderle.
HOUSTON TEXANS—Signed general manager Rick Smith to a four-year contract extension and coach Gary Kubiak to three-year contract extension. Signed LB Whitney Mercilus to a four-year contract.
NEW YORK JETS—Signed WR Jordan White to a four-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed LB Ryan Rau and DE Frank Trotter.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMES—Named Martin Gelinas assistant coach.
DALLAS STARS—Signed D Jyrki Jokipakka to a three-year contract.
FLORIDA PANTHERS—Agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with D Jason DeSantis.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Signed G Riku Helenius to a two-year contract. Announced a multiyear affiliation agreement with Syracuse (AHL).
WINNIPEG JETS—Named Perry Pearn assistant coach. Agreed to terms with assistant coaches Charlie Huddy, Pascal Vincent, Wade Flaherty, Tony Borgford and St. John’s (AHL) assistant coach Mark Marrison on contract extensions.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
D.C. UNITED—Loaned D Ethan White to Richmond (USL Pro)
COLLEGE
BARUCH—Named Anzelika Lukjanska women’s associate head volleyball coach.
JAMES MADISON—Named Mike Deane men’s assistant basketball coach.