TENNIS
Wimbledon at a glance
WIMBLEDON, England — A look at Wimbledon on Tuesday:
Weather: Rain. High of 64 degrees.
Men’s Fourth-Round Matches: No. 4 Andy Murray beat No. 16 Marin Cilic 7-5, 6-2, 6-3; No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat No. 10 Mardy Fish 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-4; No. 7 David Ferrer beat No. 9 Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-2, 6-3; No. 27 Philipp Kohlschreiber beat qualifier Brian Baker 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-3; No. 31 Florian Mayer beat No. 18 Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.
Women’s Quarterfinal Matches: No. 2 Victoria Azarenka beat Tamira Paszek 6-3, 7-6 (4); No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska beat No. 17 Maria Kirilenko 7-5, 4-6, 7-5; No. 6 Serena Williams beat No. 4 Petra Kvitova 6-3, 7-5; No. 8 Angelique Kerber beat No. 15 Sabine Lisicki 6-3, 6-7 (7), 7-5.
Stat of the Day: 57, 50 — Winners, unforced errors for Lisicki in her loss to Kerber, who had 19 winners and 13 unforced errors.
Quote of the Day: “I had to weed out the riffraff and just get serious.” — Williams, who was pushed to 9-7 and 7-5 third sets in her two previous matches but outplayed defending champion Kvitova.
On Court today: No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 31 Florian Mayer, No. 3 Roger Federer vs. Mikhail Youzhny, No. 4 Andy Murray vs. No. 7 David Ferrer, No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. No. 27 Philipp Kohlschreiber in the men’s quarterfinals.
Today’s Forecast: Rain. High of 68 degrees.
Online: http://www.wimbledon.org
WNBA
Women’s National
Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 10 4 .714 —
Chicago 8 5 .615 1½
Indiana 8 5 .615 1½
Atlanta 7 8 .467 3½
New York 5 9 .357 5
Washington 3 10 .231 6½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 13 2 .867 —
Los Angeles 10 6 .625 3½
San Antonio 8 5 .615 4
Seattle 7 8 .467 6
Phoenix 4 11 .267 9
Tulsa 2 12 .143 10½
Monday’s Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday’s Games
San Antonio 82, Phoenix 81
Today’s Games
No games scheduled
Thursday’s Games
Minnesota at Los Angeles, 9 a.m.
San Antonio at Indiana, 1 p.m.
MLS
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
D.C. 10 5 3 33 34 22
New York 9 4 4 31 32 25
Sporting KC 9 5 2 29 20 16
Chicago 8 5 4 28 21 19
Houston 6 5 6 24 22 24
Columbus 6 5 4 22 16 15
New Eng. 5 7 4 19 22 22
Montreal 5 10 3 18 24 32
Philadelphia 3 9 2 11 13 17
Toronto FC 2 10 3 9 17 29
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
San Jose 11 4 3 36 36 24
R-Salt Lake 10 6 2 32 28 21
Seattle 7 5 5 26 21 18
Vancouver 7 4 5 26 18 19
Colorado 7 8 1 22 24 21
Los Angeles 6 9 2 20 25 27
Chivas USA 5 7 4 19 11 18
Portland 5 7 4 19 16 21
FC Dallas 3 9 5 14 16 26
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Tuesday’s Games
Houston 0, Chicago 0, tie
Portland 2, San Jose 1
Wednesday’s Games
Sporting Kansas City at Montreal, 1 p.m.
Toronto FC at FC Dallas, 3 p.m.
Vancouver at Colorado, 3:30 p.m.
Seattle FC at Real Salt Lake, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Houston at Sporting Kansas City, 2 p.m.
Portland at Real Salt Lake, 3 p.m.
San Jose at FC Dallas, 3 p.m.
Vancouver at Chivas USA, 4:30 p.m.
Colorado at Seattle FC, 11 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Los Angeles at Chicago, 9 a.m.
Toronto FC at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.
New York at New England, 1 p.m.
Columbus at Montreal, 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday’s Sports
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Reached a contract termination settlement with RHP Bobby Jenks and placed him on unconditional release waivers.
MINNESOTA TWINS — Recalled RHP Cole De Vries from Rochester (IL). Optioned RHP Liam Hendriks to Rochester.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with RHP Marcus Stroman on a minor league contract.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS — Recalled RHP Chris Volstad from Iowa (PCL). Optioned RHP Casey Coleman to Iowa. Agreed to terms with RHP Ryan McNeil, RHP Trey Lang, RHP Justin Amlung and INF David Bote on minor league contracts.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Recalled OF Gorkys Hernandez from Indianapolis (IL). Optioned OF Jose Tabata to Indianapolis. Agreed to terms with 3B Julio Delacruz on a minor league contract.
International League
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS — Added INF Jeff Baisley.
Eastern League
TRENTON THUNDER — Announced C J.R. Murphy, OF Rob Segedin and OF Neil Medchill were assigned from Tampa (FSL) and RHP Sean Back and C Kyle Higashioka were assigned to Tampa.
Carolina League
WINSTON-SALEM DASH — Added C Jeremy Dowdy from Bristol (Appalachian).
American Association
GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS — Signed RHP Ramon Garcia.
LAREDO LEMURS — Released LHP Jesus M. Martinez.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed 1B John Alonso.
WICHTIA WINGNUTS — Signed INF Zac Mitchell. Released INF Tommy Fitzgerald.
WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Traded INF Gabriel Martinez to Bridgeport (Atlantic) for future considerations.
Can-Am League
NEWARK BEARS — Signed OF Kellon McFarlin.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
ATLANTA HAWKS — Named Wes Wilcox assistant general manager.
ORLANDO MAGIC — Signed F Andrew Nicholson.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLORADO AVALANCHE — Signed D Erik Johnson to a four-year contract.
DETROIT RED WINGS — Signed F Marek Tvrdon and D Max Nicastro to entry-level contracts.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Signed D Bryce Salvador to a three-year contract.
NEW YORK RANGERS — Agreed to terms with F Kris Newbury.
OTTAWA SENATORS — Signed F Hugh Jessiman to a one-year, two-way contract.
PHOENIX COYOTES — Signed LW Rob Klinkhammer to a one-year, two-way contract.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Signed D Jack Hillen to a one-year contract.
American Hockey League
WORCESTER SHARKS — Re-signed F Jimmy Bonneau.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Removed G Josh Ford from the disabled list.
COLLEGE
CHARLOTTE — Named Jim Durning football strength and conditioning coach.
GEORGIA TECH — Named Derek Schwandt men’s assistant tennis coach.
NEW MEXICO — Named Dan Spencer pitching coach.
NYU — Named Cassandra Loftus women’s assistant basketball coach.
RADFORD — Named Victoria Best and Danielle Dawson women’s assistant basketball coaches.
TENNESSEE — Promoted men’s assistant basketball coach Tracy Webster to associate head coach.
UNLV — Named Mark Carr and Cortney Sobrero women’s assistant soccer coaches.
CYCLING
Tour de France glance
BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France — A brief look at Tuesday’s third stage of the 99th Tour de France:
Stage: A 197-kilometer trek from Orchies to Boulogne-sur-Mer on the English Channel, featuring five small climbs in the last 35 kilometers.
Winner: Peter Sagan of Slovakia bolted from the pack along the uphill finish and won ahead of Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway in second and Peter Velits of Slovakia in third.
Yellow Jersey: Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland. The Swiss rider leads Bradley Wiggins of Britain by 7 seconds overall. Defending champ Cadel Evans of Australia is seventh, 17 seconds off the pace.
Stat of the Day: 2 — Sagan stage wins on this Tour and the number of riders who dropped out because of crashes on Tuesday: Jose Joaquin Rojas of Spain and Kanstantsin Sivtsov of Belarus.
Quote of the Day: “Everybody said, ‘Do a Forrest Gump’ because when he was told to run, he ran, and when I’m told to win, I win” — Sagan on his celebratory gesture, as requested by his Liquigas-Cannondale team.
Today’s fourth stage: Riders set off on another bumpy ride along several hills, a 214.5-kilometer jaunt from Abbeville to Rouen in the heart of Normandy.
