D6 united from D1


Francisco, has yet to add local in- vestors, an element necessary, he said, to navigate the area’s unique political and business waters in pursuit of a stadium plan. In essence, precious little has


gone right lately for United. “It’s been a tough couple of years for us,” said United Presi- dent Kevin Payne, whose four- time MLS Cup champions are in danger of missing the postseason for the third consecutive year. Compounding the disappoint- ment was the collapse of stadium plans, first in the District and then in Prince George’s County. In each case, an agreement ap- peared imminent. Once MLS’s model team — nu- merous trophies from domestic competitions, participation in international events, steady at- tendance and a roster of elite players — United is like RFK it- self: a crumbling institution. The previous two seasons, United was in the playoff race until the final weekend. This year, barring an immediate resurgence, the club will be out of contention by Labor Day and match the worst three-year stretch since United missed the postseason from 2000 to 2002. “When you have a year like this, it affects everything in your world,” Payne said. “It affects ev- ery single person who works here, it affects our fans, it affects Will, it affects me. It’s wearing. It’s emotionally very difficult. We are not really accustomed to this. But we are going to fix it. We are not giving up on this year. People may laugh at that; I don’t really care.” United has shown glimpses of hope: 2-3-2 in its past seven league matches; four straight victories in the U.S. Open Cup to reach the semifinals for the third consecutive year; triumphs over AC Milan, English club Ports- mouth and El Salvador’s nation- al team in international friend- lies. “We’re not out of this,” General


Manager Dave Kasper said. “There are 13 league games to play. We just need to put it all to- gether.”


While injuries have decimated the roster — sidelining several regulars for long periods, or in some cases, for the entire season — the quality of play has been bland and an abundance of what first-year coach Curt Onalfo


S SOCCER United looking for a solution


MLS All-Stars vs. Manchester United


Where: Reliant Stadium, Houston. When: 8:30 p.m. TV: ESPN2, Galavision. MLS ROSTER Goalkeepers: Donovan Ricketts (Los Angeles), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake). Defenders: Omar Gonzalez (Los Angeles), Chad Marshall (Columbus), Jamison Olave (Real Salt Lake), Kevin Alston (New England), Heath Pearce (Dallas), Wilman Conde (Chicago), Midfielders: Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto), Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake), Marco Pappa (Chicago), Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus), David Ferreira (Dallas), Brad Davis (Houston), Shalrie Joseph (New England), Jeff Larentowicz (Colorado), Bobby Convey (San Jose). Forwards: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles), Edson Buddle (Los Angeles), Sebastien Le Toux (Philadelphia), Juan Pablo Angel (New York), Jaime Moreno (D.C. United), Brian Ching (Houston). Coach: Bruce Arena (Los Angeles).


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One of the few bright spots for D.C. United this year has been the play of teenager Andy Najar, who has a team-high three goals.


called “youthful mistakes” in de- fending has cost the team several games. Offensively, the club has been shut out in 11 of 17 league match- es and has had to lean on 17-year- old midfielder Andy Najar for a team-high three goals. While Najar has been one of


the few positive developments, other newcomers have not fared well: Salvadoran midfielder Christian Castillo, whose arrival rekindled interest in United in the Hispanic community, failed to adapt to the team and league, and was cut; and veteran goal- keeper Troy Perkins, reacquired after two years in Europe, yield- ed several soft goals early in the season and lost the starting job to Bill Hamid, 19, before regain- ing it.


On Tuesday, United released third-year midfielder Boyzzz Khumalo, a quick and energetic reserve who hadn’t scored in eight MLS matches. United’s latest signings, Ar-


gentine forward Pablo Hernan- dez and Montenegrin midfielder Branko Boskovic, have shown promise since arriving this


month. The club is hoping to add a


marquee forward before the Aug. 15 international transfer deadline, but the “stars really have to align to get big-name players,” Payne said. United was reportedly pursuing Real Madrid legend Raul, who was expected to sign in Germany or England this week. The New York Red Bulls,


backed by the energy drink com- pany, have already added one big name, French forward Thierry Henry, and are apparently final- izing a deal with another, Mexi- can defender Rafael Marquez. The Los Angeles Galaxy, support- ed by billionaire Philip An- schutz, is interested in Brazilian star Ronaldinho, and the Chica- go Fire, with wealthy investors, acquired Mexican forward Nery Castillo. The absence of a corporate ownership group, as well as the lack of a revenue-generating sta- dium, would seem to limit Unit- ed’s options. “We’re certainly not in the same position as Red Bull or even AEG [Anschutz’s entertain-


ABOUT MANCHESTER UNITED On their preseason tour, the Red Devils defeated Glasgow Celtic, 3-1, in Toronto; edged the Philadelphia Union, 1-0; and lost to the Kansas City Wizards, 2-1. Several regulars, including striker Wayne Rooney, did not accompany the team because of injury or in need of rest after the World Cup. The roster does include midfielders Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs, forward Dimitar Berbatov, goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar and rising Mexican star Javier Hernandez.


— Steven Goff


ment firm], but Will has been very supportive of our efforts to try to improve the team,” Payne said. “We are not going to be out signing 10-million-dollar-per- year players, but in general, I don’t think we are hampered [fi- nancially] any more than most other teams in the league are.” Meantime, Payne does not plan to make any coaching or front office changes, saying: “I understand fans. They want to blame somebody, they want it to be somebody’s fault, and some- times it is. But when you are in this position, it is a little self- indulgent to just say, ‘Okay, we are going to blame him and he’s going to take the fall for it and then everything is going to be fine.’ What we are more worried about is trying to fix things right now.”


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WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2010 HOCKEY


For Winter Classic, Caps will sport a vintage look


Washington will dust off original crest for game against Penguins


by Tarik El-Bashir


pittsburgh — Three seasons ago the Washington Capitals har- kened back to their red, white and blue roots. In next year’s Winter Classic, they’re going all the way back. Alex Ovechkin and Co. will wear jerseys adorned with the Capitals’ original crest, complete with blue letters, a red hockey stick for the ‘L’ and six stars over the city and team name when they face off with the Pittsburgh Penguins on New Year’s Day. The complete uniform, which


won’t be revealed until the Cap- itals’ fan convention in October, will strongly resemble those from the Rod Langway era based on the logo that was unveiled Tues- day at Heinz Field, home of the NFL’s Steelers and site of the NHL’s fourth annual outdoor showcase. The league picked the Capitals


and Penguins for two reasons: They boast the game’s biggest stars in Alex Ovechkin and Sid- ney Crosby, and because even in the slowest time of the season, the teams’ longtime rivalry never seems to cool off. Max Talbot made sure there’s no doubt about the latter. In an interview on Pittsburgh’s 105.9 “The X” Tuesday morning, the Penguins winger said of Ovech- kin: “I’m kind of happy he’s not [in Pittsburgh for the news con- ference]. I didn’t want to see him. I just hate the guy. . . . I can’t lie, sorry.” Later in the same interview,


Talbot, pressed about his disdain for the Capitals’ captain, added: “[Evgeni] Malkin knew Ovechkin and introduced me to him [at the 2009 NHL Awards in Las Vegas] and the first impression wasn’t great.” This Winter Classic didn’t need


any more fuel. But that didn’t stop Talbot from pouring a can of gasoline on it.


Given the chance to explain himself at Tuesday’s news confer- ence, Talbot downplayed his com- ments.


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The Capitals’ Mike Knuble was on hand at Heinz Field to promote the Winter Classic.


“It’s always a big rivalry and


whatever you say the other team is not going to like,” Talbot said. “He’s a great player but he’s not fun to play against. What can you say, stir up a little intensity? “It was more about on-the-ice


stuff than off the ice,” Talbot add- ed. “You hate to play against him. That’s what I meant.” Mike Knuble and David Steck- el, who represented the Capitals at Heinz Field, weren’t con- vinced.“It’s bulletin-board ma- terial,” Steckel said with a smirk, “and it’s not quite August yet.” Knuble added: “It’s the end of


July and somebody’s got to say something. It just adds to the ri- valry. . . . I can’t imagine any of our players saying something like that about Sidney Crosby.” After the trash talk and a


quirky contest in which the play- ers shot pucks from the field through the football goal posts (Steckel hit one from near the 50- yard line), NHL and NBC officials conducted a “site survey,” hoping to figure out the best location for the rink inside the 65,000-seat stadium as well as ideal camera locations. “It’s the first time that our guys


have got inside the building and are starting to formulate the plans,” NHL chief operating offi- cer John Collins said. “Most of the plans will get drawn off of this meeting.”


elbashirt@washpost.com  Caps sign Fleischmann to one-year extension. D2 SCOREBOARD SOCCER


Champions League Third Qualifying Round — First Leg at Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 3 ..... Ghent (Belgium) 0 Zilina (Slovakia) 1 ..... at Litex Lovech (Bulgaria) 1 Salzburg (Austria) 1 ............. at Omonia (Cyprus) 1 at Sparta Prague (Czch) 1 ..... Lech Poznan (Pol.) 0 Anderlecht (Belgium) 3 .. at New Saints (Wales) 1 Zenit St. Pete. (Russia) 0 ... at U. Urziceni (Rom.) 0


Europa League Third Qualifying Round — First Leg at CSKA Sofia (Bulg.) 3 .. Cliftonville (N. Ireland) 0


CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round — First Leg Tuesday’s Results


at Toronto (Canada) 1 ........Motagua (Honduras) 0 Sant. Laguna(Mex.) 1 at SJ Jabloteh (Trin.&Tob.) 0 Puerto Rico Islanders at Los Angeles (USA)... Late Cruz Azul (Mex. at San Francisco (Panama)...Late Wednesday’s Games


at Tauro (Panama) vs. Marathon (Honduras)...... 8 at Brujas (C.R.) vs. Joe Public (Trin. & Tob.) ....... 10 at Seattle (USA) vs. Metapan (El Salvador)........ 10 Thursday’s Game


Xelaju (Guatemala) at CD FAS (El Salvador) ......10 Major League Soccer


Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Columbus .................... 10 3 4 34 25 13 New York ....................... 8 6 2 26 18 19 Toronto FC ..................... 6 5 5 23 19 18 Chicago .......................... 4 5 5 17 18 19 Kansas City ................... 4 8 4 16 13 20 Philadelphia .................. 4 8 2 14 18 26 New England ................. 4 9 2 14 15 26 D.C. United ..................... 3 11 3 12 12 28


Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA Los Angeles ................. 12 2 4 40 29 10 Real Salt Lake ............... 9 4 4 31 29 14 Dallas .............................. 6 2 8 26 20 14 San Jose ......................... 6 4 5 23 20 18 Colorado ........................ 6 5 5 23 18 16 Seattle ............................ 6 8 4 22 20 25 Houston .......................... 5 8 4 19 21 25 Chivas USA .................... 4 9 3 15 18 22


Wednesday’s Game


Manchester United at MLS All-Stars................. 8:30 Saturday’s Game


D.C. United at Real Salt Lake.................................... 9 New England at Philadelphia.............................. 3:30 Dallas at Colorado ...................................................... 4 Toronto FC at Kansas City................................... 8:30 New York at Houston.............................................8:30 Seattle FC at San Jose.............................................. 10 Columbus at Chivas USA................................... 10:30 Sunday’s Game


Chicago at Los Angeles.........................................7:30


Women’s Professional Soccer W L T Pts GF GA


FC Gold Pride .............. 12 3 1 37 30 14 Philadelphia .................. 7 5 3 24 25 20 Boston ............................ 5 6 4 19 18 18 Sky Blue FC.................... 5 7 3 18 13 20 Washington................... 4 6 5 17 21 23 Chicago .......................... 4 7 5 17 12 15 Atlanta............................ 3 7 4 13 9 19


Wednesday’s Games


Washington at Atlanta......................................... 7:30 Chicago at Philadelphia ............................................ 7 Saturday’s Game


Washington at Boston............................................... 6 Sunday’s Game


FC Gold Pride at Atlanta............................................ 5 Chicago at Sky Blue FC.............................................. 7


BOXING


Fight Schedule Friday’s Bouts


In Philadelphia, Dererk Ennis vs. Gabe Rosado, 12, junior middleweights.


In Miami, Okla. (ESPN2), Delvin Rodriguez vs. Ash- ley Theophane, 10, welterweights Saturday’s Bouts


In Hamburg, Germany, Sebastian Zbik vs. Khoren Gevor, 12, for the interim WBC middleweight title In Tepic, Mexico, Simphiwe Nongqayi vs. Juan Al- berto Rosas, 12, for Nongqayi’s IBF junior bantam- weight title


At Mandalay Bay, In Las Vegas (PPV), Juan Manu- el Marquez vs. Juan Diaz, 12, for Marquez’s WBA Super and WBO lightweight titles


FOOTBALL


NFL Calendar Aug. 7


Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. Aug. 8


Pro Football Hall of Fame Game In Canton, Ohio


Cincinnati vs. Dallas First preseason weekend.


Aug. 12-16 Aug. 31


Roster cutdown to maximum of 75 players. Sept. 4


Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players. Sept. 9


East Division W L T Pts PF PA Montreal ........................ 3 1 0 6 137 103 Toronto........................... 3 1 0 6 103 108 Winnipeg........................ 2 2 0 4 137 114 Hamilton ........................ 1 3 0 2 93 116 West Division W L T Pts PF PA Calgary........................... 3 1 0 6 117 85 Saskatchewan.............. 3 1 0 6 135 129 B.C. .................................. 1 3 0 2 75 87 Edmonton ...................... 0 4 0 0 74 129 Thursday’s Game


Opening game of regular season. Canadian Football League


Toronto at Montreal ..............................................7:30 Friday’s Game


B.C. at Edmonton ........................................................ 9 Saturday’s Games


Hamilton at Saskatchewan................................. 6:30 Winnipeg at Calgary............................................. 9:30


Arena Football League National Conference


Midwest Division W L T Pct PF PA y-Milwaukee ............... 10 5 0 .667 989 856 z-Chicago..................... 10 6 0 .625 906 873 Cleveland....................... 7 8 0 .467 891 852 Iowa ................................ 6 9 0 .400 762 786 West Division W L T Pct PF PA y-Spokane.................... 13 2 0 .867 939 779 z-Arizona...................... 10 5 0 .667 910 818 Utah................................. 2 13 0 .133 678 972 American Conference


Southwest Division W L T Pct PF PA y-Tulsa............................ 9 6 0 .600 920 838 Oklahoma City.............. 6 9 0 .400 772 796 Bossier-Shreveport ..... 3 12 0 .200 743 968 Dallas.............................. 2 13 0 .133 738 864 South Division W L T Pct PF PA z-Jacksonville ............. 11 4 0 .733 829 757 z-Tampa Bay............... 11 4 0 .733 866 737 z-Orlando....................... 7 8 0 .467 790 785 Alabama......................... 6 9 0 .400 744 796


z-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Friday’s Games


Tulsa at Oklahoma City ............................................. 8 Spokane at Jacksonville....................................... 8:05 Iowa at Arizona.................................................... 10:30 Saturday’s Games


Milwaukee at Cleveland............................................ 7 Orlando at Tampa Bay ..........................................7:30 Dallas at Bossier-Shreveport.............................. 8:05 Utah at Alabama.................................................... 8:30


AUTO RACING


IndyCar Points Leaders Through July 25


1. Will Power, ...................................................... 420. 2. Dario Franchitti, ............................................. 370. 3. Scott Dixon, .................................................... 349. 4. Ryan Briscoe, .................................................. 324. 5. Ryan Hunter-Reay, ........................................ 316. 6. Helio Castroneves, ........................................ 305. 7. Tony Kanaan, .................................................. 291. 8. Justin Wilson, ................................................. 252. 9. Marco Andretti, .............................................. 244.


10. Dan Wheldon, ................................................. 243. 11. Danica Patrick, ............................................... 233. 12. Vitor Meira, ..................................................... 205. 13. Raphael Matos, .............................................. 203. 14. Mario Moraes, ................................................ 203. 15. Alex Tagliani, .................................................. 194. 16. E.J. Viso, ........................................................... 193.


Indy Racing League Player


Diana Taurasi Lauren Jackson


BASKETBALL


NBA Calendar Aug. 28-Sept. 12 In Turkey


FIBA world championships WNBA


Eastern Conference W L Pct GB Indiana ....................................16 7 Atlanta ....................................16 9 Washington ............................13 9 Connecticut ...........................13 10 New York ................................12 11 Chicago ...................................12 13


.696 — .640 1


.591 2A .565 3 .522 4 .480 5


Western Conference W L Pct GB xySeattle ................................20 2 xPhoenix .................................10 12 San Antonio ..............................8 15 Los Angeles ..............................8 16 Minnesota ................................7 15 Tulsa ..........................................4 20


.909 — .455 10


.348 12A .333 13 .318 13 .167 17


x-Late Game.


y-clinched playoff spot Tuesday’s Results


at Connecticut 88 ..............................Washington 78 Atlanta 105 ................................................. at Tulsa 89 at Indiana 78 .............................................. Chicago 74 at New York 77................................... San Antonio 72 Los Angeles 55 ................................. at Minnesota 45 Phoenix at Seattle ................................................ Late Thursday’s Games


San Antonio at Washington...................................... 7 Minnesota at Phoenix.............................................. 10


WNBA Leaders


Entering Tuesday’s Games Scoring


Team GP PPG PHO SEA


Angel McCoughtry ATL Cappie Pondexter NYL Sylvia Fowles Penny Taylor


CHI PHO


Chrystal Langhorne WAS Iziane Castro Marques ATL Candice Dupree


PHO


Tamika Catchings IND Tina Charles


CON


21 21 24 22 24 22 21 24 22 22 22


Sun 88, Mystics 78


Washington Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts. Currie 27:58 8-14 1-1 2-9 1 6 18 Langhorne 35:57 7-10 9-10 2-6 2 3 23 Sanford 18:06 3-5 0-0 2-7 0 1 6 Smith 33:06 3-11 0-0 1-3 3 4 7 Harding 26:35 3-6 2-2 1-1 1 4 8 Melvin 18:12 1-2 0-0 1-6 3 2 2 Coleman 24:48 4-10 0-0 1-2 3 0 12 Ajavon 10:07 1-6 0-1 0-0 1 2 2 Houts 5:11 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 Totals 200 30-65 12-14 10-34 14 24 78


Percentages: FG .462, FT .857. 3-Point Goals: 6-21, .286 (Coleman 4-8, Currie 1-2, Smith 1-7, Harding 0-1, Houts 0-1, Ajavon 0-2). Blocked Shots: 0. Turn- overs: 16 (Currie 4, Coleman 3, Harding 3, Lang- horne 3, Ajavon, Houts, Smith). Steals: 3 (Harding, Melvin, Smith). Technical Fouls: Currie, 5:08 third


Washington ........................... 16 15 25 22 — 78 Connecticut .......................... 19 24 21 24 — 88


Connecticut Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts. Griffin 24:02 1-3 1-1 2-4 0 4 3 Jones 32:05 9-21 4-4 1-5 1 3 23 Charles 31:25 4-11 7-11 3-9 3 1 15 White 31:28 3-5 3-4 0-4 3 4 10 Lawson 30:16 4-9 2-2 0-0 7 1 11 Gruda 9:25 0-1 2-2 0-2 0 4 2 Gardin 16:32 2-2 0-0 1-5 3 0 5 Montgomery 18:22 5-7 4-4 0-0 2 0 17 Walker 6:27 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 Totals 200:02 29-61 23-28 7-29 20 18 88


Percentages: FG .475, FT .821. 3-Point Goals: 7-13, .538 (Montgomery 3-4, Gardin 1-1, Jones 1-2, White 1-2, Lawson 1-4). Blocked Shots: 4 (Jones 2, Charles, Griffin). Turnovers: 10 (White 3, Jones 2, Charles, Griffin, Gruda, Montgomery, Walker). Steals: 9 (Charles 2, Griffin 2, Gardin, Gruda, Jones, Lawson, Montgomery). Technical Fouls: None. A: 6,322 (9,518). T: 1:57.


23.8 21.8 21.6 21.2 18.0 17.4 17.1 16.8 16.7 16.6 15.7


GOLF


PGA Tour FedExCup Leaders Through July 25


Rank Name Pts Money


1. Ernie Els .................................... 1,751 $3,941,028 2. Steve Stricker.......................... 1,575 $2,982,169 3. Justin Rose ............................... 1,542 $3,159,748 4. Phil Mickelson ......................... 1,541 $3,220,969 5. Jim Furyk .................................. 1,479 $2,883,915 6. Tim Clark .................................. 1,370 $3,031,948 7. Matt Kuchar ............................. 1,243 $2,545,705 8. Ben Crane................................. 1,222 $2,396,357 9. Anthony Kim............................ 1,215 $2,518,521 10. Dustin Johnson...................... 1,193 $2,400,564 11. Robert Allenby ...................... 1,169 $2,519,867 12. Jeff Overton ........................... 1,136 $2,411,781 13. Bubba Watson....................... 1,124 $2,072,761 14. Camilo Villegas ..................... 1,121 $2,367,848 15. Rickie Fowler ......................... 1,100 $2,171,531 16. Carl Pettersson ..................... 1,081 $1,804,080 17. Luke Donald........................... 1,067 $2,095,770 18. Bo Van Pelt............................. 1,061 $2,095,308 19. J.B. Holmes............................. 1,028 $1,969,338 20. Zach Johnson.............................976 $1,886,368 21. Hunter Mahan ...........................950 $1,857,545 22. Bill Haas......................................949 $1,585,320 23. Ricky Barnes..............................946 $1,750,862 24. Jason Bohn.................................922 $1,776,491 25. Retief Goosen............................883 $1,887,589 26. Paul Casey..................................882 $2,047,144 27. Nick Watney ..............................878 $1,694,084 28. K.J. Choi ......................................872 $1,496,764 29. Jason Day ...................................865 $1,668,839 30. Rory McIlroy ..............................850 $1,909,071 31. Adam Scott ................................841 $1,620,635 32. Ryan Moore................................832 $1,686,873 33. Vaughn Taylor...........................822 $1,513,153 34. Brendon de Jonge.....................799 $1,360,173 35. Geoff Ogilvy...............................771 $1,521,795 36. Fredrik Jacobson ......................768 $1,432,327 37. Scott Verplank ..........................756 $1,564,665 38. Sean O’Hair ................................743 $1,453,438 39. Brian Davis.................................731 $1,432,291 40. Ian Poulter..................................729 $1,753,114 41. Ryan Palmer ..............................721 $1,362,112 42. Kevin Na......................................713 $1,332,998 43. Brian Gay....................................709 $1,254,558 44. Bryce Molder.............................681 $1,215,033 45. Charlie Wi...................................681 $1,127,330 46. Heath Slocum............................657 $1,313,294 47. Y.E. Yang.....................................656 $1,196,307 48. Brandt Snedeker.......................654 $1,037,207 49. Charles Howell III .....................649 $950,598 50. Matt Jones..................................647 $1,115,911 51. Steve Marino .............................635 $1,259,363 52. Marc Leishman .........................617 $1,099,010 53. Lucas Glover..............................609 $1,252,750 54. Paul Goydos...............................597 $1,059,092 55. Padraig Harrington ..................590 $1,235,789 56. Spencer Levin............................590 $680,104 57. Rory Sabbatini...........................576 $1,052,988 58. Stewart Cink..............................576 $1,047,084 59. Shaun Micheel...........................575 $956,589 60. Kris Blanks .................................553 $1,008,949 61. Vijay Singh .................................549 $962,530 62. Greg Chalmers ..........................542 $825,456 63. Chad Campbell..........................521 $740,963 64. D.J. Trahan .................................515 $985,329 65. Charley Hoffman ......................514 $741,653 66. Kenny Perry ...............................504 $872,327


LPGA Money Leaders Through July 25


Trn Money


1. Jiyai Shin.........................................10 $1,167,941 2. Suzann Pettersen .........................11 $1,045,392 3. Ai Miyazato....................................12 $1,024,840 4. Na Yeon Choi .................................13 $1,018,322 5. Cristie Kerr.....................................11 $978,133 6. Song-Hee Kim................................13 $847,027 7. Yani Tseng......................................11 $712,878 8. Paula Creamer.................................6 $655,901 9. Inbee Park ......................................12 $543,342 10. Sun Young Yoo............................13 $520,154 11. Morgan Pressel...........................13 $500,198 12. In-Kyung Kim...............................12 $493,660 13. Angela Stanford..........................13 $464,274


RESULTS


SUMMER BASKETBALL Kidsfirst


Ideal 40, Theodore Roosevelt 37 B-CC 67, KIMA 56 Blari 46, Anacostia 45


Washington Latin 46, Ideal JV 37 TENNIS


ATP Farmers Classic A U.S. Open Series event


At Tennis Stadium at UCLA; In Los Angeles Purse: $700,000 (WT250); Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles— First Round


Kevin Anderson, South Africa, def. Illya Mar- chenko, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-2; Ryan Sweeting, United States, def. Kristof Vliegen, Belgium, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4; Somdev Devvarman, India, def. Steve Johnson, United State, 6-4, 6-4; Robby Ginepri, United States, def. Ilya Bozoljac, Serbia, 6-3, 6-4; James Blake, United State, def. Leonardo Mayer, Argen- tina, 6-1, 6-4; Alejandro Falla, Colombia, def. Karol Beck, Slovakia, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4; Tim Smyczek, United States, def. Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 6-2, 6-3;


WTA Bank of the West Classic A U.S. Open Series event


At Taube Family Tennis Center; In Stanford, Calif. Purse: $700,000 (Premier);Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles— First Round


Marion Bartoli (4), France, def. Ashley Harkle- road, United States, 6-1, 6-4; Shahar Peer (6), Is- rael, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3; Christina McHale, United States, def. Chang Kai-chen, Taiwan, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2; Victoria Azarenka (8), Belarus, def. Ayumi Morita, Japan, 6-0, 6-2; Ol- ga Savchuk, Ukraine, def. Jill Craybas, United States, 6-3, 6-3; Yanina Wickmayer (7), Belgium, def. Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan, 6-3, 6-1; Maria Kiri- lenko, Russia, def. Mirjana Lucic, Croatia, 6-1, 6-4. Doubles— First Round


Sarah Borwell, Britain, and Raquel Kops-Jones, United States, def. Lisa Raymond, United State, and Rennae Stubbs (1), Australia, 6-0, 4-6, 12-10 tiebreak;


TRANSACTIONS Major League Baseball


Commissioner’s Office —Suspended minor lea- guers RHP Jose Acosta (Pittsburgh), 1B Jorge Cas- tillo (free agent), SS Pedro Lopez (Washington) and 1B Cesar Nicolas (Detroit) 50 games after each tested positive for a performance-enhanc- ing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Cleveland Indians —Selected the contract of RHP Josh Tomlin from Columbus (IL). Optioned OF Mi- chael Brantley to Columbus. Atlanta Braves —Optioned OF Nate McLouth to Gwinnett (IL). Activated OF Brent Clevlen from the 15-day DL. Agreed to terms with C David Ross on a two-year contract extension through the 2012 season.


Colorado Rockies —Reinstated INF Troy Tulowitz- ki from the 15-day DL. Designed INF Brad Eldred for assignment.


NBA


Miami Heat —Re-signed F Shavlik Randolph. Portland Trail Blazers —Named Bernie Bicker- staff, Bob Ociepka and Buck Williams assistant coaches.


NFL


Baltimore Ravens —Placed DT Terrence Cody on the physically-unable-to-perform list. Denver Broncos —Signed WR Eric Decker. Re- leased LB Bruce Davis and OL Chris Marinelli. New England Patriots —Signed LB Brandon Spikes.


NHL


Edmonton Oilers — Re-signed C Gilbert Brule to a two-year contract. Los Angeles Kings —Signed LW Alexei Ponikarov- sky to a one-year contract. Montreal Canadiens —Named Ryan Jankowski and Serge Boisvert amateur scouts, Christer Rockstrom European leagues scout, Vaughn Kar- pan professional scout, Pierre Allard strength and conditioning coach and Ken Morin director of hockey information. New York Islanders —Agreed to terms with LW Matt Moulson on a one-year contract. New York Rangers —Agreed to terms with F Alex- ander Frolov. Phoenix Coyotes —Re-signed LW Alexandre Pi- card to a one-year contract.


MLS


D.C. United —Waived F Thabiso "Boyzzz" Khuma- lo.


Women’s Professional Soccer


Chicago Red Stars —Added M Sophie Reiser as a developmental player. Released M Jackie Santa- caterina.


ATP Allianz Suisse Open


At Roy Emerson Arena; In Gstaad, Switzerland Purse: $580,750 (WT250); Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles — First Round


Andreas Beck, Germany, def. Agustin Velotti, Argentina, 6-3, 6-1; Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, def. Victor Hanescu (6), Romania, 6-4, 6-4; Nicolas Almagro (2), Spain, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-3; Mikhail Youzhny (1), Spain, def. Marc Gicquel, France, 6-2, 6-2; Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu (8), France, 6-1, 6-3; Yuri Schukin, Kazakhstan, def. Andrey Golu- bev, Kazakhstan, 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-3; Jarkko Niemi- nen, Finland, def. Thiago Alves, Brazil, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; Marco Chiudinelli, Switzerland, def. Thomaz Bellucci (3), Brazil, 7-6 (8-6), 0-6, 6-4. Doubles— First Round


Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez (2), Spain, def. Andreas Beck, Germany, and Philipp Oswald, Austria, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5; Frederico Gil, Portugal, and Florent Serra, France, def. Andrey Golubev, Ka- zakhstan, and Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-3, 6-4; Jeremy Chardy and Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, def. Nicolas Almagro and Pere Riba, Spain, 6-3, 6-1; Wesley Moodie, South Africa, and Dick Nor- man (1), Belgium, def. Marco Chiudinelli and Mi- chael Lammer, Switzerland, 7-6 (7-2), 7-5; Yves Al- legro, Switzerland, and Christopher Kas, Ger- many, def. Simon Aspelin, Sweden, and Paul Hanley (3), Australia, 5-7, 6-3, 10-8 tiebreak.


ATP Studena Croatia Open At ITC Stella Maris; In Umag, Croatia Purse: $580,750 (WT250); Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles — First Round


Stephane Robert, France, def. Olivier Patience, France, 6-3, 6-2; Jan Hajek, Czech Republic, def. Gerald Melzer, Austria, 6-4, 6-3; Olivier Rochus, Belgium, def. Philipp Petzschner (5), Germany, 6-2, 6-3; Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, def. Simone Vag- nozzi, Italy, 6-4, 6-1; Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Maximo Gonzalez, Argentina, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1; Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Antonio Veic, Croatia, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3; Potito Starace, Italy, def. Sergiy Stakhovsky (7), Ukraine, 6-3, 6-7 (7-5), 6-0; Ivan Dodig, Cro- atia, def. Ivan Navarro, Spain, 6-3, 6-4; Bjorn Phau, Germany, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 6-1, 6-4. Doubles— First Round


Jeff Coetzee, South Africa, and Jamie Murray, Britain, def. Aleksandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, and Stephane Robert, France, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1; Juan Igna- cio Chela, Argentina, and Pablo Cuevas (3), Uru- guay, def. Franco Skugor and Ivan Zovko, Croatia, 6-3, 6-2; Frantisek Cermak, Czech Republic, and Michal Mertinak (2), Slovakia, def. Andreas Seppi and Simone Vagnozzi, Italy, 6-1, 4-6, 10-5 tiebreak.


WTA Istanbul Cup


At Sadi Gulcelik Spor Sitesi; In Istanbul Purse: $220,000 (Intl.); Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles — First Round


Tsvetana Pironkova (5), Bulgaria, def. Tatjana Malek, Germany, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2; Anastasija Sevas- tova, Latvia, def. Petra Kvitova (2), Czech Repub- lic, 6-2, 0-6, 6-4; Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, 6-2, 6-0; Francesca Schiavone, Britain, def. Anne Keothavong, Britain, 6-2, 6-2; Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Akgul Amanmura- dova, Uzbekistan, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3; Magdalena Ryba- rikova, Slovakia, def. Julia Schruff, Germany, 6-3, 6-2; Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (3), Russia, def. Marta Domachowska, Poland, 6-1, 6-0; Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, def. Virginie Razzano, France, 6-2, 6-2; Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, def. Ba- sak Eraydin, Turkey, 6-1, 6-3; Anna Lapushchen- kova, Russia, def. Klara Zakopalova (7), Czech Re- public, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3; Elena Baltacha, Britain, def. Cagla Buyukakcay, Turkey, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4); Jarmila Groth, Australia, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Ger- many, 6-2, 6-1; Johanna Larsson, Sweden, def. Patty Schnyder (8), Switzerland, 6-4, 6-2. Doubles— First Round


Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, and Jasmin Woehr, Germany, def. Yuliana Fedak and Anastasiya Va- sylyeva, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-4; Anne Keothavong, Brit- ain, and Petra Martic, Croatia, def. Sorana Cir- stea, Romania, and Marina Erakovic (4), New Zea- land, 6-1, 7-6 (8-6); Maria Kondratieva, Russia, and Vladimira Uhlirova (1), Czech Republic, def. Yayuk Basuki, Indonesia, and Anastasiya Yakimo- va, Belarus, 6-2, 6-2; Cagla Buyukakcay and Pem- ra Ozgen, Turkey, def. Andrea Petkovic, Germany, and Ipek Senoglu (2), Turkey, 6-3, 4-6, 12-10 tie- break.


ATP Money Leaders Through July 25


1. Rafael Nadal ...........................................$5,506,278 2. Roger Federer.........................................$2,887,135 3. Robin Soderling .....................................$1,920,028 4. Tomas Berdych......................................$1,709,841


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