TRIATHLON
CLEARWATER YOUTH TRIATHLON
BOYS
12-14 - Mason Ulrich, Lewiston, 20:13.
9-11 - Andrew Bugee, Lewiston, 23:18.
7-8 - Eli Engledow, Lewiston, 12:44.
5-6 - Adam Caudle, Clarkston, 15:51.
GIRLS
12-14 - Dana Gilchrist, Clarkston, 23:51.
9-11 - Ashley Bugbee, Lewiston, 20:41.
7-8 - Makenna Barker, Lewiston, 18:20.
5-6 - Abby Caudle, Lewiston, 21:45.
BASEBALL
MAJORS
All Times Pacific
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 77 46 .626 -
Boston 70 52 .574 61/2
Tampa Bay 67 55 .549 91/2
Toronto 56 65 .463 20
Baltimore 50 73 .407 27
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 65 57 .533 -
Chicago 63 60 .512 21/2
Minnesota 60 63 .488 51/2
Cleveland 53 69 .434 12
Kansas City 47 75 .385 18
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 74 47 .612 -
Texas 68 54 .557 61/2
Seattle 63 60 .512 12
Oakland 54 68 .443 201/2
Saturday's Games
L.A. Angels 7, Toronto 3
Boston 14, N.Y. Yankees 1
Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore 1
Cleveland 4, Seattle 3, 11 innings
Tampa Bay 5, Texas 4, 10 innings
Minnesota 8, Kansas City 7
Oakland 3, Detroit 2
Today's Games
Seattle (F.Hernandez 12-4) at Cleveland (Carmona 2-8), 10:05 a.m.
L.A. Angels (T.Bell 1-0) at Toronto (R.Romero 10-5), 10:07 a.m.
Texas (Feldman 12-4) at Tampa Bay (Price 6-5), 10:38 a.m.
Baltimore (Berken 2-11) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 11-6), 11:05 a.m.
Minnesota (Pavano 10-9) at Kansas City (Bannister 7-9), 11:10 a.m.
Detroit (Porcello 10-7) at Oakland (Tomko 2-2), 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 14-7) at Boston (Beckett 14-4), 5:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 70 50 .583 -
Atlanta 65 58 .528 61/2
Florida 65 58 .528 61/2
New York 57 66 .463 141/2
Washington 43 80 .350 281/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
St. Louis 71 54 .568 -
Chicago 61 60 .504 8
Houston 61 62 .496 9
Milwaukee 60 62 .492 91/2
Pittsburgh 51 70 .421 18
Cincinnati 51 71 .418 181/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 74 50 .597 -
Colorado 69 54 .561 41/2
San Francisco 67 56 .545 61/2
Arizona 54 70 .435 20
San Diego 52 73 .416 221/2
Saturday's Games
L.A. Dodgers 2, Chicago Cubs 0
Houston 4, Arizona 2
Pittsburgh 12, Cincinnati 2
Milwaukee 11, Washington 9
Atlanta 4, Florida 3
Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Mets 1
Colorado 14, San Francisco 11
St. Louis 7, San Diego 0
Today's Games
Philadelphia (P.Martinez 1-0) at N.Y. Mets (O.Perez 3-3), 10:10 a.m.
Cincinnati (H.Bailey 2-4) at Pittsburgh (K.Hart 4-2), 10:35 a.m.
Florida (Nolasco 9-8) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 12-8), 10:35 a.m.
Milwaukee (M.Parra 8-9) at Washington (Stammen 3-6), 10:35 a.m.
Arizona (Garland 6-11) at Houston (Norris 3-1), 11:05 a.m.
San Francisco (Lincecum 12-3) at Colorado (Jimenez 11-9), 12:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Smoltz 0-0) at San Diego (Carrillo 1-1), 1:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Dempster 6-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 12-6), 1:10 p.m.
FOOTBALL
NFL PRESEASON
All Times Pacific
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Miami 2 0 0 1.000 39 26
New England 1 1 0 .500 33 32
Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 66 72
N.Y. Jets 0 1 0 .000 20 23
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Tennessee 2 1 0 .667 58 68
Indianapolis 1 1 0 .500 26 28
Houston 1 1 0 .500 30 48
Jacksonville 0 2 0 .000 32 36
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 23 0
Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 14 23
Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 27 27
Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 33 27
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Oakland 1 1 0 .500 51 31
San Diego 1 1 0 .500 31 26
Denver 0 2 0 .000 29 44
Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 23 33
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Washington 1 1 0 .500 17 36
Dallas 1 1 0 .500 40 41
N.Y. Giants 1 1 0 .500 27 34
Philadelphia 0 2 0 .000 40 50
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 2 0 0 1.000 55 21
Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 46 40
Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 44 50
Carolina 0 2 0 .000 34 51
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay 2 0 0 1.000 48 21
Minnesota 2 0 0 1.000 30 16
Chicago 1 1 0 .500 37 30
Detroit 1 1 0 .500 37 53
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 2 0 0 1.000 38 36
Seattle 2 0 0 1.000 47 27
St. Louis 1 1 0 .500 36 40
Arizona 0 2 0 .000 16 37
Saturday's Games
Miami 27, Carolina 17
Washington 17, Pittsburgh 13
Cleveland 27, Detroit 10
Tampa Bay 24, Jacksonville 23
Green Bay 31, Buffalo 21
Chicago 17, N.Y. Giants 3
New Orleans 38, Houston 14
San Francisco 21, Oakland 20
San Diego 17, Arizona 6
Seattle 27, Denver 13
Monday's Game
N.Y. Jets at Baltimore, 5 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Jacksonville at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
St. Louis at Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m.
Miami at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.
TRACK AND FIELD
IAAF World Athletics Championships
Berlin
Men
Marathon
Final
1, Abel Kirui, Kenya, 2 hours, 6 minutes, 54 seconds. 2, Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai, Kenya, 2:07:48. 3, Tsegay Kebede, Ethiopia, 2:08:35. 4, Yemane Tsegay, Ethiopia, 2:08:42. 5, Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:10:46. 6, Atsushi Sato, Japan, 2:12:05. 7, Adil Ennani, Morocco, 2:12:12. 8, Jose Manuel Martinez, Spain, 2:14:04. 9, Jose Moreira, Portugal, 2:14:05. 10, Luis Feiteira, Portugal, 2:14:06.
4x100 Relay
Final
1 Jamaica, (Steve Mullings, Michael Frater, Usain. Bolt, Asafa Powell), 37.31. 2, Trinidad and Tobago, (Darrel Brown, Marc Burns, E. Callander, Richard Thompson), 37.62. 3. Britain, (Simeon Williamson, Tyrone Edgar, Marlon Devonish, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey), 38.02. 4, Japan, (Masashi Eriguchi, Naoki Tsukahara, Shinji Takahira, Kenji Fujimitsu), 38.30. 5, Canada, (Sam Effah, Oluseyi Smith, Jared Connaughton, Bryan Barnett), 38.39. 6, Italy, (Roberto Donati, Simone Collio, Emanuele Di Gregorio, Fabio Cerutti), 38.54. 7, Brazil, (Vicente de Lima, Sandro Viana, Basilio de Moraes, Jose Carlos Moreira), 38.56. 8, France, (Ronald Pognon, Martial Mbandjock, Eddy De Lepine, Christophe Lemaitre), 39.21.
Pole Vault
Final
1, Steven Hooker, Australia, 19-4. 2, Romain Mesnil, France, 19-2. 3, Renaud Lavillenie, France, 19-0. 4, Maksym Mazuryk, Ukraine, 18-10. 5, Aleksandr Gripich, Russia, 18-10. 6, Damiel Dossevi, France, 18-10. 7 (tie), Steven Lewis, Britain; Alexander Straub, Germany; and Giuseppe Gibilisco, Italy, 18-61/2. 10 (tie), Daichi Sawano, Japan, and Viktor Chistiakov, Russia, 18-01/2. 12 (tie), Kevin Rans, Belgium, and Alhaji Jeng, Sweden, 18-01/2. 14, Malte Mohr, Germany, 18-01/2. Derek Miles, United States, NM.
Long Jump
Final
1, Dwight Phillips, United States, 28-0. 2, Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, South Africa, 27-91/2. 3, Mitchell Watt, Australia, 27-51/2. 4, Fabrice Lapierre, Australia, 26-11. 5, Greg Rutherford, Britain, 26-93/4. 6, Salim Sdiri, France, 26-53/4. 7, Gable Garenamotse, Botswana, 26-51/2. 8, Christopher Tomlinson, Britain, 26-51/2. 9, Brian Johnson, United States, 25-91/2. 10, Yahya Berrabah, Morocco, 25-8. 11, Louis Tsatoumas, Greece, 24-11. Irving Saladino, Panama, NM.
Women
5,000
Final
1, Vivian Cheruiyot, Kenya, 14:57.97. 2, Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet, Kenya, 14:58.33. 3, Meseret Defar, Ethiopia, 14:58.41. 4, Sentayehu Ejigu, Ethiopia, 15:03.38. 5, Meselech Melkamu, Ethiopia, 15:03.72. 6, Iness Chepkesis Chenonge, Kenya, 15:06.06. 7, Silvia Weissteiner, Italy, 15:09.74. 8, Genzebe Dibaba, Ethiopia, 15:11.12. 9, Jennifer Rhines, United States, 15:11.63. 10, Sara Moreira, Portugal, 15:12.22. 11, Yuriko Kobayashi, Japan, 15:12.44. 12, Yurika Nakamura, Japan, 15:13.01. 13, Alemitu Bekele, Turkey, 15:18.18. 14, Krisztina Papp, Hungary, 15:20.36. 15, Zakia Mrisho Mohamed, Tanzania, 15:31.73.
4x100 Relay
Final
1, Jamaica, (Simone Facey, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey, Kerron Stewart), 42.06. 2, Bahamas, (Sheniqua Ferguson, Chandra Sturrup, Christine Amertil, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie), 42.29. 3, Germany, (Marion Wagner, Anne Mollinger, Cathleen Tschirch, Verena Sailer), 42.87. 4, Russia, (Evgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya), 43.00. 5, Brazil, (Rosemar Maria Neto, Lucimar Aparecida de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Vanda Gomes), 43.13. 6, Britain, (Laura Turner, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Emma Ania), 43.16. 7, Trinidad and Tobago, (Reyare Thomas, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Ayanna Hutchinson, Semoy Hackett), 43.43. 8, Colombia, (Yomara Hinestroza, Felipa Palacios, Darlenis Obregon, Norma Gonzalez), 43.71.
Hammer Throw
Final
1, Anita Wlodarczyk, Poland, 255-9 (world record; old record: 255-3, Tatyana Lysenko, Russia, 2006). 2, Betty Heidler, Germany, 253-0. 3, Martina Hrasnova, Slovakia, 245-4. 4, Kathrin Klaas, Germany, 243-6. 5, Wenxiu Zhang, China, 238-1. 6, Tatyana Lysenko, Russia, 236-11. 7, Jessica Cosby, United States, 236-9. 8, Clarissa Claretti, Italy, 234-9. 9, Stephanie Falzon, France, 234-3. 10, Sultana Frizell, Canada, 232-6. 11, Amber Campbell, United States, 229-11. 12, Manuela Montebrun, France, 229-4.
TENNIS
ATP World Tour Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
Mason, Ohio
Purse: $3 million (Masters 1000)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Semifinals
Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Andy Murray (3), Britain, 6-2, 7-6 (8).
Novak Djokovic (4), Serbia, def. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, 6-1, 6-4.
Doubles
Semifinals
Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad Zimonjic (2), Serbia, def. Mahesh Bhupathi, India, and Mark Knowles (4), Bahamas, 6-4, 6-3.
Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Lukasz Kubot, Poland, and Oliver Marach (8), Austria, 0-6, 6-4, 10-4 tiebreak.
WTA Tour Rogers Cup
Toronto
Purse: $2 million (Premier)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Semifinals
Elena Dementieva (4), Russia, def. Serena Williams (2), United States, 7-6 (2), 6-1.
Maria Sharapova, Russia, def. Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Doubles
Semifinals
Nuria Llagostera Vives and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (6), Spain, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, and Ai Sugiyama (4), Japan, 6-4, 6-4.
Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs (3), Australia, def. Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Liezel Huber (1), United States, 3-6, 6-3, 10-7 tiebreak.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup-Sharpie 500
Bristol, Tenn.
Lap length: .533 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (15) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 500 laps, 127.8 rating, 190 points, $341,073.
2. (1) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 500, 139.6, 180, $223,550.
3. (25) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 500, 108, 165, $190,473.
4. (2) Greg Biffle, Ford, 500, 111, 165, $171,225.
5. (41) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 500, 93, 155, $136,575.
6. (9) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 500, 98.5, 150, $145,054.
7. (13) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 500, 116.2, 146, $126,975.
8. (21) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 500, 116.7, 147, $165,126.
9. (27) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 500, 85.1, 138, $121,450.
10. (5) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 500, 95.2, 134, $150,065.
11. (17) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 500, 84.2, 130, $112,875.
12. (14) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 500, 68, 127, $131,648.
13. (7) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 500, 70.9, 124, $118,525.
14. (23) David Ragan, Ford, 500, 72.8, 121, $110,225.
15. (3) Scott Speed, Toyota, 500, 68.5, 118, $119,498.
16. (32) Carl Edwards, Ford, 500, 62.9, 115, $146,756.
17. (18) David Reutimann, Toyota, 500, 84, 112, $122,323.
18. (37) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 500, 54.7, 109, $141,981.
19. (10) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 500, 65.1, 106, $135,801.
20. (34) David Stremme, Dodge, 500, 54.2, 103, $130,290.
21. (6) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 500, 89.9, 100, $106,800.
22. (24) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 500, 89.2, 97, $131,390.
23. (33) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 499, 66.2, 94, $134,026.
24. (39) Paul Menard, Ford, 498, 40.3, 91, $125,456.
25. (11) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 498, 95.2, 88, $129,498.
26. (42) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 498, 42.8, 85, $101,400.
27. (28) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 498, 48, 82, $92,780.
28. (29) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 497, 52.1, 79, $131,718.
29. (26) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 496, 40.6, 76, $89,160.
30. (40) John Andretti, Chevrolet, 494, 36.1, 73, $101,525.
31. (36) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, accident, 490, 65.7, 75, $99,415.
32. (31) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 490, 43.4, 67, $107,565.
33. (30) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 489, 47.8, 64, $101,718.
34. (8) Joey Logano, Toyota, 484, 40.6, 61, $135,936.
35. (38) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 472, 52.4, 58, $107,210.
36. (20) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 461, 61.1, 55, $115,969.
37. (19) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge, 452, 73.3, 52, $88,205.
38. (16) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, accident, 438, 61.1, 49, $125,448.
39. (12) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, accident, 354, 64.5, 46, $87,985.
40. (22) Terry Labonte, Toyota, rear end, 244, 38, 43, $87,875.
41. (43) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, wheel bearing, 48, 29.4, 40, $87,700.
42. (35) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, transmission, 27, 26.4, 37, $87,580.
43. (4) Dave Blaney, Toyota, accident, 8, 24.3, 34, $87,996.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 84.820 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 8 minutes, 31 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 0.98 seconds.
Caution Flags: 11 for 76 laps.
Lead Changes: 12 among 5 drivers.
Lap Leaders: G.Biffle 1-65; M.Martin 66; G.Biffle 67-77; M.Martin 78-272; J.Johnson 273-274; M.Martin 275-316; J.Johnson 317-356; M.Martin 357; J.Johnson 358-422; M.Martin 423; M.Waltrip 424-432; Ky.Busch 433-500.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): M.Martin, 5 times for 240 laps; J.Johnson, 3 times for 107 laps; G.Biffle, 2 times for 76 laps; Ky.Busch, 1 time for 68 laps; M.Waltrip, 1 time for 9 laps.
Top 12 in Points: 1. T.Stewart, 3,564; 2. J.Johnson, 3,344; 3. J.Gordon, 3,310; 4. D.Hamlin, 3,141; 5. C.Edwards, 3,110; 6. Ku.Busch, 3,103; 7. R.Newman, 2,995; 8. G.Biffle, 2,986; 9. J.Montoya, 2,975; 10. M.Martin, 2,971; 11. K.Kahne, 2,963; 12. M.Kenseth, 2,945.
GOLF
Champions-JELD-WEN Tradition
Sunriver, Ore.
Purse: $2.6 million
Yardage: 7,533; Par: 72
Third Round
Brad Bryant 62-72-67 - 201
Mike Reid 70-67-66 - 203
John Cook 69-67-68 - 204
Larry Mize 69-67-70 - 206
Eduardo Romero 69-68-70 - 207
Loren Roberts 65-71-71 - 207
Mark O'Meara 69-71-68 - 208
Tom Lehman 67-71-70 - 208
Fred Funk 68-67-73 - 208
Bruce Fleisher 69-69-71 - 209
Allen Doyle 70-72-68 - 210
Tom Watson 67-74-69 - 210
Hal Sutton 69-71-70 - 210
Gene Jones 74-65-71 - 210
Craig Stadler 71-67-72 - 210
Don Pooley 72-71-68 - 211
Mike Goodes 70-73-68 - 211
Bernhard Langer 71-70-70 - 211
Ben Crenshaw 72-68-71 - 211
Tom Kite 70-70-71 - 211
Keith Fergus 70-69-72 - 211
Lonnie Nielsen 70-67-74 - 211
Morris Hatalsky 71-71-70 - 212
Jeff Sluman 71-72-69 - 212
Mike McCullough 69-73-70 - 212
Scott Simpson 76-70-66 - 212
Jim Thorpe 68-72-72 - 212
R.W. Eaks 68-71-73 - 212
Tim Simpson 73-71-69 - 213
Jay Haas 73-72-68 - 213
Andy Bean 69-73-71 - 213
Bob Tway 72-70-71 - 213
Gil Morgan 70-71-72 - 213
Hale Irwin 68-73-72 - 213
Mark McNulty 69-71-73 - 213
David Eger 71-72-71 - 214
Bruce Vaughan 71-70-73 - 214
Dan Forsman 73-71-71 - 215
PGA Tour-Wyndham Championship
Greensboro, N.C.
Purse: $5.2 million
Yardage: 7,117; Par: 70
Partial Third Round
(63 players did not finish Round 3)
Steve Marino 67-68-63 - 198
Kevin Sutherland 71-65-64 - 200
Darron Stiles 70-66-66 - 202
Tim Herron 68-67-67 - 202
Jason Bohn 68-68-66 - 202
Bryce Molder 68-68-67 - 203
Brad Faxon 68-68-67 - 203
Mark Wilson 70-65-68 - 203
Scott McCarron 66-69-68 - 203
Jonathan Byrd 66-70-67 - 203
Brian Davis 70-65-68 - 203
Nick O'Hern 69-66-68 - 203
Jeff Quinney 70-67-66 - 203
Kent Jones 68-68-68 - 204
Martin Laird 67-68-69 - 204
Daniel Chopra 67-69-68 - 204
Rocco Mediate 67-69-69 - 205
Tom Pernice, Jr. 68-68-69 - 205
Matt Jones 67-69-70 - 206
Fredrik Jacobson 68-68-70 - 206
Carl Pettersson 70-65-71 - 206
Matt Bettencourt 69-66-71 - 206
Kris Blanks 74-62-71 - 207
John Daly 66-70-73 - 209
Leaderboard
SCORE THRU
1. Sergio Garcia -13 10
1. Chris Riley -13 10
3. Steve Marino -12 F
3. Justin Rose -12 13
3. Fred Couples -12 12
3. Kevin Stadler -12 11
7. Brandt Snedeker -11 14
7. Bill Haas -11 10
9. Kevin Sutherland -10 F
9. Glen Day -10 13
9. Johnson Wagner -10 12
9. Jeff Maggert -10 10
9. Ryan Moore -10 10
14. Lucas Glover -9 14
14. Jeev Milkha Singh -9 12
14. Alex Cejka -9 13
14. Marc Leishman -9 11
14. Chez Reavie -9 10
Solheim Cup
Sugar Grove, Ill.
Yardage: 6,670; Par: 73
USA 8, EUROPE 8
Fourballs
Europe 21/2, United States 11/2
Christina Kim-Michelle Wie, United States, def. Helen Alfredsson-Tania Elosegui, Europe, 5 and 4.
Catriona Matthew-Diana Luna, Europe, halved with Angela Stanford-Brittany Lang, United States.
Suzann Pettersen-Anna Nordqvist, Europe, def. Nicole Castrale-Cristie Kerr, United States, 1 up.
Gwladys Nocera-Maria Hjorth, Europe, def. Brittany Lincicome-Kristy McPherson, United States, 1 up.
Foursomes
Europe 2, United States 2
Janice Moodie and Sophie Gustafson, Europe, def. Paula Creamer and Juli Inkster, United States, 4 and 3.
Kristy McPherson and Morgan Pressel, United States, def. Helen Alfredsson and Suzann Pettersen, Europe, 2 up.
Becky Brewerton and Gwladys Nocera, Europe, def. Natalie Gulbis and Christina Kim, United States, 5 and 4.
Cristie Kerr and Michelle Wie, United States, def. Anna Nordqvist and Maria Hjorth, Europe, 1 up.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX-Purchased the contract of RHP Enrique Gonzalez from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned RHP Michael Bowden to Pawtucket.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS-Recalled RHP Rafael Rodriguez from Salt Lake (PCL). Optioned FHP Sean O'Sullivan to Salt lake.
MINNESOTA TWINS-Optioned RHP Anthony Swarzak to Rochester (IL).
SEATTLE MARINERS-Optioned RHP Chris Jakubauskas to Tacoma (PCL). Purchased the contract of RHP Randy Messenger from Tacoma. Released RHP Luis Pena.
TEXAS RANGERS-Activated RHP Jason Grilli from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Willie Eyre to Oklahoma City (PCL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS-Recalled INF Brandon Allen from Reno (PCL). Optioned INF Josh Whitesell to Reno.
COLORADO ROCKIES-Placed RHP Aaron Cook on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of RHP Matt Herges from Colorado Springs (PCL). Transferred RHP Manuel Corpas from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
HOUSTON ASTROS-Signed RHP Armando Benitez to a minor league contract and assigned him to Round Rock (PCL).
NEW YORK METS-Recalled LHP Pat Misch from Buffalo (IL). Designated INF Andy Green for assignment.
SAN DIEGO PADRES-Agreed to terms with INF David Eckstein on a one-year contract extension. Southern League
CAROLINA MUDCATS-Announced OF/INF Todd Frazier was promoted to Louisville (IL) and INF Kristopher Negron was promoted from Sarasota (FSL).
COLLEGE
NEBRASKA-Dismissed junior RB Quentin Castille from the football team for violating team rules.
