CYCLING
Tour de France at a Glance
A brief look at Monday’s ninth stage of the 99th Tour de France:
Stage: A 25.7-mile time trial between Arc-et-Senans and Besancon in France’s eastern Doubs region. The mostly flat course included one steep hill and several hair-pin corners.
Winner: Bradley Wiggins of Britain, who claimed his first stage victory in the Tour and destroyed his main rival, defending champion Cadel Evans of Australia, who lagged 1 minute and 43 seconds behind in sixth place. Wiggins’ teammate Christopher Froome of Britain was second, 35 seconds behind. Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland was third, 57 seconds off the pace.
Yellow Jersey: Wiggins cemented his hold on the yellow jersey and now leads Evans by 1:53 overall. Froome climbed to third overall, 2:07 behind his team leader.
Stat of the Day: 48.444 mph. Wiggins’ average speed over the time trial, which was only the 26th fastest in the history of the Tour. Greg LeMond holds the record for fastest average speed for a time trial of more than 12 miles: 54.545 in the 1989 Tour.
Quote of the Day: “We all know he’ll keep fighting. He’s an ex-world champion. There will never be a lack of respect.” Team Sky sports director Sean Yates on Cadel Evans.
Note: Today is the first rest day.
NBA
Women’s National
Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 12 4 .750 —
Indiana 9 6 .600 2½
Chicago 8 7 .533 3½
Atlanta 8 9 .471 4½
New York 6 10 .375 6
Washington 3 12 .200 8½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 13 4 .765 —
San Antonio 11 5 .688 1½
Los Angeles 13 6 .684 1
Seattle 8 9 .471 5
Phoenix 4 13 .235 9
Tulsa 3 13 .188 9½
Sunday’s Games
Tulsa 78, Washington 62
San Antonio 94, New York 81
Los Angeles 79, Atlanta 63
Seattle 83, Phoenix 68
Monday’s Games
No games scheduled
Today’s Games
Connecticut at Washington, 5:30 a.m.
New York at Indiana, 6 a.m.
Minnesota at Tulsa, 6:30 a.m.
Los Angeles at Phoenix, 9:30 a.m.
Monday’s Sports
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned RHP Jose Ortega to Toledo (IL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Reinstated OF Lorenzo Cain from the 60-day DL and 2B Chris Getz from the 15-day DL. Optioned 2B Irving Falu and RHP Nathan Adcock to Omaha (PCL). Promoted RHP Yordano Ventura from Wilmington (Carolina) to Northwest Arkansas (TL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed SS Andrelton Simmons on the 15-day DL.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Reinstated RHP Wilton Lopez from the 15-day DL. Optioned 3B Matt Dominguez and RHP David Carpenter to Oklahoma City (PCL).
American Association
LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed RHP Walker McKinven.
SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Released C Adrian Martinez.
Frontier League
FLORENCE FREEDOM — Released RHP Daniel DeSimone and 1B Jon White.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Released LHP Gil Rewinkel.
JOLIET SLAMMERS- Signed LHP Justin Albert. Released OF Zach Mandelblatt and OF Jimmy Waters.
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS — Signed RHP Patrick Arnold.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Named Don Newman assistant coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS — Signed WR T.J. Graham.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed RB Nathan Riva to the practice roster.
Ultimate Indoor Football League
FLORIDA TARPONS — Retained defensive coordinator Brent Burnside, offensive line coach Norm Cormier and defensive line coach Wes Parker.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
FLORIDA PANTHERS — Agreed to terms with C Andre Deveaux on a one-year, two-way contract.
SAN JOSE SHARKS — Named Larry Robinson associate coach. Re-signed F TJ Galiardi to a one-year contract.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Agreed to an affiliation agreement with Reading (ECHL).
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Signed D Nathan Paetsch and LW Triston Grant to one-year contracts.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MONTREAL IMPACT — Loaned M Bryan Arguez to Edmonton (NASL).
PORTLAND TIMBERS — Fired coach John Spencer. Named general manager Gavin Wilkinson interim coach.
COLLEGE
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE — Named Edd Henderson associate commissioner for financial operations.
CALIFORNIA — Agreed with men’s basketball coach Mike Montgomery on a two-year contract extension through the 2015-16 season.
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE — Named Breanne Gleason assistant softball coach.
GEORGETOWN — Announced women’s sophomore basketball G Taylor Brown will transfer.
NJIT — Named Steve Lanpher women’s basketball coach.
SAMFORD — Named Jazmine Powers women’s assistant basketball coach.
SOUTH CAROLINA — Named Randi Vogel assistant swimming and diving coach.
WENTWORTH TECH — Named Danielle Ferrara associate director of athletics.
MLS
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Sporting KC 10 5 3 33 23 17
D.C. 10 5 3 33 34 22
New York 9 5 4 31 32 27
Chicago 8 6 4 28 21 21
Houston 6 5 7 25 22 24
New Eng. 6 7 4 22 24 22
Columbus 6 6 4 22 17 17
Montreal 6 11 3 21 27 36
Philadelphia 5 9 2 17 18 18
Toronto FC 2 11 4 10 18 33
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
San Jose 11 4 4 37 36 24
R-Salt Lake 11 6 3 36 31 21
Seattle 8 5 6 30 23 19
Vancouver 8 4 6 30 19 19
Los Angeles 7 10 2 23 28 29
Colorado 7 10 1 22 25 24
Chivas USA 5 7 5 20 11 18
Portland 5 8 4 19 16 24
FC Dallas 3 9 7 16 17 27
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday’s Games
Sporting Kansas City 0, Houston 0, tie
Real Salt Lake 3, Portland 0
FC Dallas 0, San Jose 0, tie
Chivas USA 0, Vancouver 0, tie
Seattle FC 2, Colorado 1
Sunday’s Games
Los Angeles 2, Chicago 0
Philadelphia 3, Toronto FC 0
New England 2, New York 0
Montreal 2, Columbus 1
Wednesday’s Game
Vancouver at Toronto FC, 1 p.m.
