TENNIS
Wimbledon at a glance
WIMBLEDON, England — A look at Wimbledon on Friday:
Weather: Drizzle that delayed start of play, then sunny. High of 70 degrees.
Men’s Seeded Winners: No. 1 Novak Djokovic, No. 3 Roger Federer, No. 18 Richard Gasquet, No. 26 Mikhail Youzhny, No. 31 Florian Mayer.
Men’s Seeded Losers: No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic, No. 12 Nicolas Almagro, No. 15 Juan Monaco, No. 17 Fernando Verdasco, No. 21 Milos Raonic, No. 28 Radek Stepanek, No. 29 Julien Benneteau.
Women’s Seeded Winners: No. 1 Maria Sharapova, No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska, No. 8 Angelique Kerber, No. 15 Sabine Lisicki, No. 17 Maria Kirilenko, No. 30 Peng Shuai.
Women’s Seeded Losers: No. 12 Vera Zvonareva, No. 20 Nadia Petrova, No. 26 Anabel Medina Garrigues, No. 28 Christina McHale.
Stat of the Day: 8 — Career comebacks from two sets down for Federer, who got past Benneteau 4-6, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 7-6 (6), 6-1.
Quote of the Day: “Mentally, he’s a rock.” — Benneteau on Federer.
On Court today: No. 4 Andy Murray vs. Marcos Baghdatis, No. 7 David Ferrer vs. No. 30 Andy Roddick, No. 10 Mardy Fish vs. David Goffin, No. 16 Marin Cilic vs. Sam Querrey; No. 2 Victoria Azarenka vs. Jana Cepelova, No. 4 Petra Kvitova vs. Varvara Lepchenko, No. 6 Serena Williams vs. No. 25 Zheng Jie, No. 14 Ana Ivanovic vs. No. 22 Julia Goerges.
Today’s Forecast: Chance of rain in the early morning and evening. High of 70 degrees.
WNBA
Women’s National
Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 10 3 .769 —
Indiana 8 5 .615 2
Chicago 7 5 .583 2½
Atlanta 7 7 .500 3½
New York 4 9 .308 6
Washington 2 10 .167 7½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 13 1 .929 —
Los Angeles 10 6 .625 4
San Antonio 6 5 .545 5½
Seattle 6 7 .462 6½
Phoenix 4 9 .308 8½
Tulsa 2 12 .143 11
Today’s Game
Seattle at New York, 10 a.m.
Sunday’s Games
Minnesota at San Antonio, 9 a.m.
Phoenix at Washington, 10 a.m.
Seattle at Connecticut, 11 a.m.
Atlanta at Chicago, 12 p.m.
Friday’s Sports
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed RHP Brian Bruney on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 25. Selected the contract of RHP Brian Omogrosso from Charlotte (IL).
MINNESOTA TWINS — Recalled RHP Kyle Waldrop from Rochester (IL). Agreed to terms with C Ryan Doumit on a two-year contract through 2014.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Claimed RHP Chris Schwinden off waivers from Cleveland and optioned him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Designated RHP Danny Farquhar for assignment. Optioned RHP Ryota Igarashi to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Recalled RHP David Phelps from Tampa (FSL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned RHP Tyson Ross to Sacramento (PCL). Recalled 1B Chris Carter from Sacramento. Announced they have extended their player development contract with Vermont (NYP) through the 2014 season.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Cameron Copping on a minor league contract.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS — Assigned RHP Randy Wells outright to Iowa (PCL).
COLORADO ROCKIES — Optioned LHP Edwar Cabrera to Colorado Springs (PCL). Recalled RHP Tyler Chatwood from Colorado Springs.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Reinstated RHP Bud Norris from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Xavier Cedeno to Oklahoma City (PCL).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with OF Yasiel Puig on a seven-year contract, placed him on the temporary inactive list and optioned him to the Arizona League Dodgers. Transferred INF Justin Sellers to the 60-day DL.
International League
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS — Added RHP Brandon Kloess from Birmingham (SL).
Carolina League
WINSTON-SALEM DASH — Promoted RHP Jon Bachanov to Birmingham (SL).
Can-Am League
NEWARK BEARS — Released RHP Matt Lyons.
QUEBEC CAPITALES — Released INF Thomas DiBenedetto.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DETROIT LIONS — Signed coach Jim Schwartz to a multiyear contract extension.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMES — Signed RW Lee Stempniak and D Cory Sarich to two-year contract extensions.
MINNESOTA WILD — Re-signed LW Matt Kassian to a two-year contract. Agreed to terms with D Chay Genoway on a two-year contract.
MONTREAL CANADIENS — Signed F Petteri Nokelainen and D Brendon Nash to one-year contracts. Named Jean-Jacques Daigneault assistant coach.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Re-signed F Steve Bernier, F Ryan Carter, F Stephen Gionta, F Cam Janssen and D Peter Harrold.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Named Terry Murray coach of Adirondack (AHL).
PHOENIX COYOTES — Re-signed C Andy Miele to a one-year, two-way contract.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
D.C. UNITED — Signed M Branko Boskovic.
COLLEGE
NYU — Named Luther Clement men’s and women’s assistant fencing coach.
OHIO STATE — Named Kelly Kovach Schoenly softball coach.
STANFORD — Reinstated LB Shayne Skov to the football team and suspended him one game after he was arrested and jailed earlier this year for driving under the influence.
UNC GREENSBORO — Named Sammy Towne women’s assistant soccer coach.
UNLV — Named Matt Armstrong men’s assistant soccer coach, Richie Louis director of men’s soccer operations and Andre Boudreaux men’s soccer goalkeeper coach.
WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON — Announced the resignation of volleyball coach Fred Wallace, who will become volleyball and softball coach at Morrisville State College.
SOCCER
2012 European Championship
SEMIFINAL
Wednesday
Donetsk, Ukraine
Spain 0(4), Portugal 0(2)
Thursday
Warsaw, Poland
Italy 2, Germany 1
FINAL
Sunday, July 1
Kiev, Ukraine
Spain vs. Italy, 8:30 a.m.
