Pro baseball
Pro baseball
Major League Baseball
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Washington 41 36 .532 —
Atlanta 40 37 .519 1
Miami 39 39 .500 2½
New York 36 42 .462 5½
Philadelphia 35 42 .455 6
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 48 32 .600 —
St. Louis 43 36 .544 4½
Cincinnati 39 38 .506 7½
Pittsburgh 39 39 .500 8
Chicago 32 44 .421 14
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Francisco 46 32 .590 —
Los Angeles 44 36 .550 3
Colorado 35 43 .449 11
San Diego 34 45 .430 12½
Arizona 33 47 .413 14
Wednesday’s Games
Tampa Bay 5, Pittsburgh 1
Milwaukee 9, Washington 2
St. Louis 9, Colorado 6
San Francisco 4, San Diego 0
Cincinnati 4, Chicago Cubs 1
Miami 3, Philadelphia 2
Oakland 8, N.Y. Mets 5
Atlanta 4, Houston 0
L.A. Dodgers 5, Kansas City 4
Cleveland at Arizona, late
Thursday’s Games
Atlanta (Minor 2-4) at Houston (Cosart 7-5), 8:10 a.m.
Miami (Koehler 5-6) at Philadelphia (Hamels 2-4), 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Matsuzaka 3-1) at Pittsburgh (Worley 1-0), 1:05 p.m.
Washington (Fister 6-2) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-6), 2:05 p.m.
Colorado (Friedrich 0-1) at Milwaukee (W.Peralta 8-5), 2:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Wainwright 10-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 5-4), 4:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Leake 5-6) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 5-3), 4:15 p.m.
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto 44 36 .550 —
Baltimore 41 36 .532 1½
New York 40 37 .519 2½
Boston 36 43 .456 7½
Tampa Bay 32 48 .400 12
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 42 32 .568 —
Kansas City 40 38 .513 4
Cleveland 38 40 .487 6
Minnesota 36 39 .480 6½
Chicago 36 43 .456 8½
West Division
W L Pct GB
Oakland 48 30 .615 —
Los Angeles 42 33 .560 4½
Seattle 42 37 .532 6½
Texas 35 42 .455 12½
Houston 33 46 .418 15½
Wednesday’s Games
Tampa Bay 5, Pittsburgh 1
Baltimore 5, Chicago White Sox 4, 12 innings
N.Y. Yankees 5, Toronto 3
Oakland 8, N.Y. Mets 5
Detroit 8, Texas 6
Atlanta 4, Houston 0
L.A. Dodgers 5, Kansas City 4
Cleveland 6, Arizona 1
Minnesota at L.A. Angels, late
Boston 5, Seattle 4
Thursday’s Games
Atlanta (Minor 2-4) at Houston (Cosart 7-5), 8:10 a.m.
Minnesota (Nolasco 4-5) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 7-6), 9:35 a.m.
Chicago White Sox (Carroll 2-3) at Toronto (Happ 6-4), 1:07 p.m.
Detroit (Porcello 9-4) at Texas (N.Martinez 1-4), 2:05 p.m.
Soccer
World Cup Glance
GROUP STAGE
Monday, June 23
At Brasilia, Brazil
Cameroon 1, Brazil 4
At Recife, Brazil
Croatia 1, Mexico 3
GROUP B
Monday, June 23
At Curitiba, Brazil
Australia 0, Spain 3
At Sao Paulo
Netherlands 2, Chile 0
GROUP C
Tuesday, June 24
At Fortaleza, Brazil
Greece 2, Ivory Coast 1
At Cuiaba, Brazil
Japan 1, Colombia 4
GROUP D
Tuesday, June 24
At Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Costa Rica 0, England 0
At Natal, Brazil
Italy 0, Uruguay 1
GROUP E
Wednesday, June 25
At Rio De Janeiro
Ecuador 0, France 0
At Manaus, Brazil
Honduras 0, Switzerland 3
GROUP F
Wednesday, June 25
At Salvador, Brazil
Bosnia-Herzegovina 3, Iran 1
At Porto Alegre, Brazil
Nigeria 2, Argentina 3
GROUP G
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Germany 2 1 1 0 6 2 4
United States 2 1 1 0 4 3 4
Ghana 2 0 1 1 3 4 1
Portugal 2 0 1 1 2 6 1
Thursday, June 26
At Brasilia, Brazil
Portugal vs. Ghana, 10 a.m.
At Recife, Brazil
United States vs. Germany, 10 a.m.
GROUP H
Thursday, June 26
At Curitiba, Brazil
Algeria vs. Russia, 10 a.m.
At Sao Paulo
South Korea vs. Belgium, 10 a.m.
Tennis
Wimbledon
Singles Results
Wednesday
At The All England Lawn
Tennis & Croquet Club
London
Purse: $42.5 million (Grand Slam)
Surface: Grass-Outdoor
Singles
Men
Second Round
Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. Ernests Gulbis (12), Latvia, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Kevin Anderson (20), South Africa, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, 7-6 (0), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Blaz Rola, Slovenia, 6-1, 6-1, 6-0.
Grigor Dimitrov (11), Bulgaria, def. Luke Saville, Australia, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
Alexandr Dolgopolov (21), Ukraine, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (0), 6-3, 6-4.
Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (7), 7-6 (9), 4-6, 7-5.
Fabio Fognini (16), Italy, def. Tim Puetz, Germany, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6), 6-3.
Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Roberto Bautista Agut (27), Spain, def. Jan Hernych, Czech Republic, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, def. David Ferrer (7), Spain, 6-7 (5), 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Marin Cilic (26), Croatia, def. Andreas Haider-Maurer, Austria, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.
Gilles Simon, France, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-4.
Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, def. Bernard Tomic, Australia, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3), 6-1.
Jimmy Wang, Taiwan, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia (17), 7-6 (1), 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3.
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5).
Sam Querrey, United States, vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (14), France, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4), 3-6, 9-9, susp., darkness.
Women
First Round
Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, def. Kristina Mladenovic, France, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Vera Zvonareva, Russia, def. Tara Moore, Britain, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 9-7.
Second Round
Li Na (2), China, def. Yvonne Meusburger, Austria, 6-2, 6-2.
Venus Williams (30), United States, def. Kurumi Nara, Japan, 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Elena Vesnina (32), Russia, 6-4, 6-2.
Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, def. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, 6-4, 6-0.
Ekaterina Makarova (22), Russia, def. Misaki Doi, Japan, 7-5, 6-4.
Petra Kvitova (6), Czech Republic, def. Mona Barthel, Germany, 6-2, 6-0.
Caroline Garcia, France, def. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 7-5, 6-3.
Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, def. Victoria Azarenka (8), Belarus, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.
Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic (23), def. Polona Hercog, Slovenia, 7-6 (7), 7-5.
Ana Konjuh, Croatia, def. Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Peng Shuai, China, def. Maria Kirilenko, Russia, 6-0, 6-3.
Caroline Wozniacki (16), Denmark, def. Naomi Broady, Britain, 6-3, 6-2.
Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, def. CoCo Vandeweghe, United States, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Lauren Davis, United States, def. Flavia Pennetta (12), Italy, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Dominika Cibulkova (10), Slovakia, def. Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6.
Michelle Larcher de Brito, Portugal, def. Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended Chicago White Sox OF Adam Heisler (Winston-Salem_Carolina) and Oakland 3B Tyler Ladendorf (Sacramento-PCL) 50 games for violations of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Sent OF Shane Victorino to Pawtucket (IL) for a rehab assignment. Agreed to terms with RHPs Jake Cosart and Kevin McAvoy, OFs Cole Sturgeon and Tyler Hill and 1B Josh Ockimey on minor league contracts.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned LHP Tim Collins to Omaha (PCL). Designated LHP Donnie Joseph for assignment. Reinstated LHP Bruce Chen from the 60-day DL.
MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned OF Aaron Hicks to New Britain (EL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Recalled INF Cole Figueroa from Durham (IL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned OF Kevin Pillar to Buffalo (IL). Designated INF Jonathan Diaz for assignment. Selected the contract of OF Brad Glenn from Buffalo. Acquired OF Cory Aldridge from Sultanes de Monterrey (Mexican League).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned LHP Ryan Buchter to Gwinnett (IL). Recalled LHP Alex Wood from Gwinnett.
CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with C Mark Zagunis on a minor league contract.
COLORADO ROCKIES — Placed RHP Christian Bergman on the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of LHP Yohan Flande from Colorado Springs (PCL).
MIAMI MARLINS — Released RHP Kevin Slowey. Placed SS Adeiny Hechavarria on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Saturday. Recalled INF Donovan Solano from New Orleans (PCL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned RHP Mike Fiers to Nashville (PCL). Recalled RHP Alfredo Figaro from Nashville.
NEW YORK METS — Sent RHP Dillon Gee to the GCL Mets for a rehab assignment. Agreed to terms with RHPs Erik Manoah and Alex Durham on minor league contracts.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Placed C Wil Nieves on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 19. Reinstated OF Tony Gwynn Jr. from the restricted list.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned SS Pete Kozma to Memphis (PCL). Transferred RHP Joe Kelly to the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of LHP Marco Gonzales from Springfield (TL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreed to terms with 2B Nick Vilter on a minor league contract.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Placed OF Angel Pagan on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 15. Recalled 3B Adam Duvall from Fresno (PCL). Sent 2B Marco Scutaro to the AZL Giants for a rehab assignment.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Designated 1B/3B Greg Dobbs for assignment. Released RHP Christian Garcia. Selected the contract of RHP Taylor Hill from Syracuse (IL). Reinstated OF Jeff Kobernus from the 60-day DL and optioned him to Syracuse.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed executive vice president Bryan Wiedmeier to a contract extension.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed WR Kevin Smith.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed OL Gord Hinse.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Traded D Nikita Nikitin to Edmonton for a 2014 fifth-round draft pick.
LOS ANGELES KINGS — Agreed to terms with LW Marian Gaborik on a seven-year contract.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Named Mike Johnston coach and Rich Tocchet assistant coach. Fired assistant coaches Tony Granato and Todd Reirden.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Signed F Ryan Callahan to a six-year contract. Used a compliance buyout on F Ryan Malone.
MOTORSPORTS
INDYCAR — Withdrew penalties issued against driver Sebastien Bourdais following the Firestone 600 on June 7.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
PORTLAND TIMBERS — Signed D Liam Ridgewell to a multi-year contract.
COLLEGE
ECAC — Granted commissioner Dr. Kevin T. McGinniss a multi-year contract extension through June, 2019.
ABILENE CHRISTIAN — Named Tom Shaw men’s golf coach.
EMORY & HENRY — Named Devyn Bayes women’s volleyball coach.
LA SALLE — Named Matt Sheehan director of player development/assistant strength and conditioning coach for men’s and women’s basketball.
WAGNER — Named Vicky Picott women’s assistant basketball coach.