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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, July 8, 2009

For the Record


Advertiser Staff

TRIVIA ANSWER

68 hot dogs.

Source: Los Angeles Times.

SPORTS TODAY

BASEBALL

Hawaii Collegiate League, Waves vs. Menehunes, 9 a.m.; Surfers vs. Paniolos, noon; Aliis vs. Paddlers, 3 p.m. Games at Mililani High School.

SPORTS TOMORROW

BASKETBALL

NCAA Summer League, Home Managers LLC vs. Central Medical Clinic, 6 p.m.; Grantco Pacific vs. Electricians Hawai'i, 7:30 p.m. Games at Manoa Recreation Center (old gym). No admission charge.

AUTO RACING

NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADERS

THROUGH SATURDAY

Points—1, Tony Stewart, 2,719. 2, Jeff Gordon, 2,539. 3, Jimmie Johnson, 2,525. 4, Kurt Busch, 2,414. 5, Carl Edwards, 2,317. 6, Denny Hamlin, 2,302. 7, Ryan Newman, 2,235. 8, Kyle Busch, 2,234. 9, Greg Biffle, 2,215. 10, Matt Kenseth, 2,201. 11, Juan Pablo Montoya, 2,187. 12, Kasey Kahne, 2,166. 13, Mark Martin, 2,101. 14, David Reutimann, 2,092. 15, Jeff Burton, 2,061. 16, Clint Bowyer, 2,031. 17, Brian Vickers, 1,998. 18, Marcos Ambrose, 1,948. 19, Jamie McMurray, 1,863. 20, Joey Logano, 1,847. Money—1, Matt Kenseth, $4,386,312. 2, Tony Stewart, $4,264,562. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $3,728,241. 4, Jeff Gordon, $3,593,917. 5, Kevin Harvick, $3,481,346. 6, Kyle Busch, $3,450,113. 7, Carl Edwards, $3,047,396. 8, Kasey Kahne, $2,896,027. 9, Joey Logano, $2,881,506. 10, Jeff Burton, $2,834,826. 11, Ryan Newman, $2,785,210. 12, David Reutimann, $2,743,931. 13, Juan Pablo Montoya, $2,574,081. 14, Kurt Busch, $2,557,784. 15, Greg Biffle, $2,548,609. 16, Mark Martin, $2,529,378. 17, Reed Sorenson, $2,462,810. 18, Martin Truex Jr., $2,462,237. 19, Clint Bowyer, $2,453,909. 20, Denny Hamlin, $2,452,664.

BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEGION

15U STATE PLAYOFFS

AT MID-PACIFIC

YESTERDAY

Mililani 8, Kahala Warriors 5 (Warriors elimnated).

SATURDAY'S CHAMPIONSHIP

'Iolani vs. Mililani, 9 a.m.

if necessary, second game will begin at noon.

LITTLE LEAGUE

MAJORS (AGES 11-12) DISTRICT

TOURNAMENTS

DISTRICT 1 (AT KEOLU FIELD)

YESTERDAY

Kahalu'u 7, Kane'ohe National 3 (Kane'ohe National eliminated).

TODAY

Kailua vs. Kahalu'u, 4 p.m.

DISTRICT 7 (AT PU'UIKI PARK)

YESTERDAY'S CHAMPIONSHIP

Waipi'o 13, Pearl City 2.

Note: Waipi'o advances to the State Tournament starting July 22.

BASKETBALL

WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

All Times Hawai'i.

EASTERN W L PCT GB

INDIANA 8 2 .800 —

CHICAGO 6 5 .545 2 1/2

CONNECTICUT 5 5 .500 3

WASHINGTON 5 5 .500 3

ATLANTA 6 7 .462 3 1/2

NEW YORK 3 6 .333 4 1/2

DETROIT 2 7 .222 5 1/2

WESTERN W L PCT GB

MINNESOTA 8 4 .667 —

PHOENIX 8 4 .667 —

SEATTLE 7 4 .636 1/2

SAN ANTONIO 4 5 .444 2 1/2

LOS ANGELES 3 6 .333 3 1/2

SACRAMENTO 3 8 .273 4 1/2

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

Seattle 66, San Antonio 53.

Atlanta 72, Connecticut 67.

Minnesota 96, Washington 94, OT.

Sacramento 83, Chicago 73.

TODAY'S GAMES

Chicago at Phoenix, 4 p.m.

TOMORROW'S GAMES

Los Angeles at New York, 1:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Seattle, 3 p.m.

D.ONE NCAA WOMEN'S SUMMER LEAGUE

YESTERDAY

At Manoa Recreation Center.

POWER PLUS 42, PRO 39

Leading scorers—PP: Amber Nasby 9, Brandy Richardson 7. PRO: Shaena Kuehu 9, Violet Alama 8.

BIG BEN ENTERTAINMENT 57, PLUMBING SOURCE 45

Leading scorers—BBE: Keilyn Fujioka 14, Dita Liepkalne 8. PS: Keisha Kanekoa 27, Aritta Lane 12.

CAPTAIN BOB'S 48, HO'OKIPA 46

Leading scorers—CB: Mai Ayabe 20, Shawna Kuehu 10. Ho'okipa: Brittni Ronolo 13, Nicole Fu 11.

CYCLING

TOUR DE FRANCE

YESTERDAY

At Montpellier, France.

FOURTH STAGE

24.2-MILE TEAM TIME TRIAL IN MONTPELLIER

1, Astana, 46 minutes, 29 seconds. 2, Garmin-Slipstream, 18 seconds behind. 3, Team Saxo Bank, :40. 4, Liquigas, :58. 5, Team Columbia-High Road, :59. 6, Team Katusha, 1:23. 7, Caisse d'Epargne, 1:29. 8, Cervelo Test Team, 1:37. 9, AG2R La Mondiale, 1:48. 10, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 2:09. 11, Rabobank, 2:20. 12, Quick Step, 2:26. 13, Silence-Lotto, 2:35. 14, Fran Ecaise des Jeux, 2:46. 15, Team Milram, 2:48. 16, Cofidis, 2:58. 17, Lampre-NGC, 3:24. 18, Agritubel, 4:17. 19, BBOX Bouygues Telecom, 4:41. 20, Skil-Shimano, 5:23.

OVERALL STANDINGS

(AFTER FOUR STAGES)

1, Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland, Team Saxo Bank, 10:38:07. 2, Lance Armstrong, United States, Astana, same time. 3, Alberto Contador, Spain, Astana, :19. 4, Andreas Kloden, Germany, Astana, :23. 5, Levi Leipheimer, United States, Astana, :31. 6, Bradley Wiggins, Britain, Garmin-Slipstream, :38. 7, Haimar Zubeldia, Spain, Astana, :51.

8, Tony Martin, Germany, Team Columbia-High Road, :52. 9, David Zabriskie, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, 1:06. 10, David Millar, Britain, Garmin-Slipstream, 1:07. 11, Sergio Paulinho, Portugal, Astana, 1:16. 12, Christian Vande Velde, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, same time. 13, Gustav Larsson, Sweden, Team Saxo Bank, 1:22. 14, Maxime Montfort, Belgium, Team Columbia-High Road, 1:29. 15, Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Liquigas, 1:31. 16, Michael Rogers, Australia, Team Columbia-High Road, 1:32. 17, George Hincapie, United States, Team Columbia-High Road, 1:36. 18, Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine, same time. 19, Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Liquigas, same time. 20, Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, 1:41. Also: 125, Tyler Farrar, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, 5:57. 167, Danny Pate, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, 9:19.

GOLF

HSJGA BIG "I" QUALIFIER

YESTERDAY

At the Club at Hokuli'a.

Boys: 68—Justin Keiley*. 73—Kalena Preus, Bradley Shigezawa. 74—Brett Komoto, Brian Lee, Grant Natori. 75—Landon Johnson. 76—Michael Fan, Tyler Ota, Reo Saito. 77—Ryan Lloyd, Christian Agosto, Alika Bell, Andrew Kunitomo. 79—Alex Chiarella, Aaron Kunitomo, Levi Miyashiro. 80—Bou-An Fujieki, Corey Kozuma. Girls: 69—Ciera Min*. 72—Alina Ching, Cassy Isagawa. 73—Kristina Merkle. 77—Hee Sue Condry. 78—Alice Kim. 79—Allisen Corpuz, Nani Yanagi. 82—Britney Yada.

*Players advances to The National Trusted Big I Championship at Ardmore, Okla., July 26-30.

MOTORSPORTS

CHAMPIONSHIP MOTORCROSS RACE

FRIDAY

50cc Beginners: 1, Tahuao Correa. 2, Rainey Layos. 3, Brennan Lagmay. 4, Tamo Wong. 5, Koa Vares. 50cc Expert: 1, Grant Harlan. 2, Donovan Canionero. 3, Bubba Montalvo. 4, Jayden Key Byrd. 5, Teagan Amorin. 60/65cc: 1, Treyson Barretto. 2, Donovan Canionero. 3, Javen Towne. 4, Josh Lee. 5, Bodhi Wong. 80/85cc: 1, Noah Shirakawa. 2, Kainoa Yester. 3, Jesse Frangepane. 4, Spencer Simon. 5, Ikela Nixon. 125 Novice: 1, Jaylen Martin. 2, Zach Gabuat. 3, Nicklaus Sonido. 4, Jason Schade. 5, Tyler Shirakawa. 250 Novice: 1, Zach Gabuat. 2, Nick Sonido. 3, Brandon Cash. 4, Brian Medeiros. 5, Lee Bright. 125 Amateur: 1, Devin Parado. 2, Alfred Lee. 3, Jayce Aiwohi. 4, Alex Berry. 5, Melvin Cabral. 250 Amatuer: 1, Jayce Aiwohi. 2, Devin Parado. 3, Alfred Lee. 4, Garrett Lee. 5, Shane Townes. Senior Masters: 1, John Desoto. 2, Brent Kuniyoshi. 3, Jeff Berry. 4, Shawn Murray. Masters: 1, David Amorin. 2, Ron Lee. 3, James Kress. 4, Greg Powell. 5, Brian Igawa. Pit Bike: 1, Brittany Andres. 2, Alex Andres. 3, Garrett Lee. 4, Jeremy Nitta. Powder Puff: 1, Taisha Correa. 2, Carrie Kamakaala. 3, Kayla Lanier. 4, Brittany Andres. 5, Lornyvette Conwell.

SATURDAY

125 Expert: 1, Bronson Hethcote. 2, Noa Quinabo. 3, Keoki Vares. 4, Cody Galbraith. 5, Makana Desoto. 250 Expert: 1, Brnson Hethcote. 2, Kainoa Kamakaala. 3, Alex Feyrisen. 4, Noa Quinabo. 5, Brada Pia. Vet A: 1, Bobby Williams. 2, Mike Aiwohi. 3, Nick Saussy. 4, Ben Benavente. 5, Sam Bird. Vet B: 1, Shane Townes. 2, Ian Pescaia. 3, Garrett Lee. 4, Made Sulastri. 5, Mark Groves. Quads: 1, Paul Medeiros. 2, Puncho Lopez. 3, Kaimana Kipapa. 4, Shledon Garcia. 5, Andrew Green. Vintage: 1, Phil Oveland. 2, Larry Gomez. 3, Andrew Byram. 4, Thad Kamakaala. 5, Shawn Murray. Open: 1, Russell Sharpe. 2, Brysen Bright. 3, Jason Towne. 4, Jayce Aiwohi. 5, Keoki Silva-Vares.

SOCCER

U.S. SOCCER SCHEDULE

All Times Hawai'i.

(Won 7, Lost 4, Tied 1).

c-Saturday — United States 4, Grenada 0.

c-Today — vs. Honduras at Washington, D.C., 9 p.m.

c-Saturday, July 11 — vs. Haiti at Foxborough, Mass., 7 p.m.

a-Wednesday, Aug. 12 — vs. Mexico at Mexico City, 4 p.m.

a-Saturday, Sept. 5 — vs. El Salvador at Sandy, Utah, 7:57 p.m.

a-Wednesday, Sept. 9 — at Trinidad and Tobago, 7 p.m.

a-Saturday, Oct. 10 — at Honduras.

a-Wednesday, Oct. 14 — vs. Costa Rica at Washington, D.C.

a-World Cup qualifier.

b-Confederations Cup.

c-CONCACAF Gold Cup.

CONCACAF GOLD CUP GLANCE

FIRST ROUND

Top two in each group and two best third-place teams advance to quarterfinals.

GROUP B W L T GF GA PTS

UNITED STATES 1 0 0 4 0 3

HONDURAS 1 0 0 1 0 3

HAITI 0 1 0 0 1 0

GRENADA 0 1 0 0 4 0

WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL SOCCER

All Times Hawai'i.

TODAY

Saint Louis at Los Angeles, 9 a.m.

SUNDAY

Sky Blue FC at Boston, noon.

FC Gold Pride at Chicago, 2 p.m.

TENNIS

ATP WORLD TOUR CAMPBELL'S HALL OF FAME CHAMPIONSHIPS

YESTERDAY

AT THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME

Newport, R.I.

Purse: $500,000 (WT250).

Surface: Grass-Outdoor.

FIRST ROUND

Sebastien Grosjean, France, leads Kevin Kim (7), United States, 6-4, 0-0 (40-40), susp., rain. Philipp Petzschner (6), Germany, leads Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, 6-4, 3-4, susp., rain. Sam Groth, Australia, leads Ricardo Mello, Brazil, 7-5, 0-3, susp., rain.

WTA TOUR GAZ DE FRANCE SUEZ GRAND PRIX

YESTERDAY

AT ROMAI TENNIS ACADEMY

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY

Purse: $220,000 (Intl.).

Surface: Clay-Outdoor.

FIRST ROUND

Alisa Kleybanova (5), Russia, def. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-0, 6-3. Sybille Bammer (3), Austria, def. Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-3. Alize Cornet (2), France, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-1. Mariya Koryttseva, Ukraine, def. Anna Lapushchenkova, Russia 6-4, 6-2. Petra Martic, Croatia, def. Lucie Safarova (8), Czech Republic, 7-6 (5), 6-0. Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, def. Sara Errani (7), Italy, 5-7, 6-4, 6-0. Agnes Szavay (4), Hungary, def. Katalin Marosi, Hungary, 6-1, 6-1.

Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. Lenka Jurikova, Slovakia, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4. Shahar Peer, Israel, def. Irina Begu, Romania, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Ioana Raluca Olaru, Romania, def. Greta Arn, Hungary, 6-2, 6-2. Tathiana Garbin, Italy, def. Sharon Fichman, Canada, 6-1, 6-4. Patrica Mayr, Austria, def. Margalita Chakhnashvili, Georgia, 6-0, 7-5.

WTA TOUR COLLECTOR SWEDISH OPEN

YESTERDAY

AT BASTAD TENNIS STADIUN

BASTAD, SWEDEN

Purse: $220,000 (Intl.).

Surface: Clay-Outdoor.

FIRST ROUND

Flavia Pennetta (3), Italy, def. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 6-2, 7-5. Maria Kirilenko, Russia, def. Irina Buryachok, Ukraine, 6-0, 6-4. Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spain, def. Ayumi Morita, Japan, 4-6, 6-0, 6-2. Dominika Cibulkova (2), Slovakia, def. Sandra Roma, Sweden, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. Ellen Allgurin, Sweden, def. Ksenia Palkina, Kyrgyzstan, 6-4, 6-0. Angelique Kerber, Germany, def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-4. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, def. Kaia Kanepi (4), Estonia, 6-1, 7-6 (1). Caroline Wozniacki (1), Denmark, def. Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden, 6-1, 6-3. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, def. Julia Vakulenko, Ukraine, 6-3, 4-1, retired. Masa Zec Peskiric, Slovenia, def. Michaela Johansson, Sweden, 6-2, 6-0.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Chicago White Sox—Acquired RHP Tony Pena from the Arizona Diamondbacks for INF Brandon Allen.

Cleveland Indians—Signed LHP Mike Tejera and INF Justin Toole to a minor league contracts and assigned Tejera to Akron (EL) and Toole to Mahoning Valley (NYP).

Kansas City Royals—Designated INF Luis Hernandez for assignment.

New York Yankees—Released INF Angel Berroa.

Texas Rangers—Activated RHP Dustin Nippert from the 60-day DL. Optioned OF Julio Borbon to Oklahoma City (PCL). Transferred RHP Brandon McCarthy to the 60-day DL.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago Cubs—Placed RHP Ryan Dempster on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Kevin Hart from Iowa (PCL).

Cincinnait Reds—Recalled RHP Robert Manuel from Louisville (IL). Optioned INF Drew Sutton to Louisville.

Colorado Rockies—Agreed to terms with LHP Rex Brothers, 3B Nolan Arenado and 1B Ben Paulsen.

St. Louis Cardinals—Recalled INF Brian Barden and OF Nick Stavinoha from Memphis (PCL). Placed INF-OF Mark DeRosa on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 1.

San Diego Padres—Purchased the contracts of INF Craig Stansberry from Portland (PCL). Designated RHP Walter Silva for assignment.

Washington Nationals—Announced that RHP Jesus Colome has rejected his outright assignment##INF Justin Toole to Cleveland (AL).

BASKETBALL

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Dallas Mavericks—Signed G Rodrigue Beaubois.

FOOTBALL

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

NFL—Suspended New York Giants LB Michael Boley for the first game of the regular season for violating the league's personal conduct policy.

Green Bay Packers—Signed G/T T.J. Lang.

San Francisco 49ers—Claimed FB Brit Miller off waivers from the Carolina Panthers.

NOTICES

UPCOMING

BASEBALL

July 17-19—9th Annual Kalae Iki Youth Baseball Clinic, at Kailua-Kona, Simmons' Field. Friday: ages 7-11 from 8:30-11:30 a.m.; ages 12-17 from 1-4 p.m. Saturday: ages 7-11 from 8:30-11 a.m.; ages 12-17 from 12:30-3 p.m. Also, seeking volunteer help for drill stations. Information: UH-Hilo baseball office, 808-974-7700.

July 24—Registration deadline for Eldredge Athletics Youth Baseball Clinic, held Aug. 1, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Punahou School Baseball Field. Open to the first 80 players, ages 9-15. Fee: $65 (includes the clinic, t-shirt and lunch. Teams of 10-more can register together for $60 per player. Information (including volunteers and sponsorship): Visit www.eballclinics.com or E-mail eldredgeathletics@yahoo.com.

BASKETBALL

Monday—Registration deadline for All Pro Annual Basketball Camp, held July 20-22, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m., at Radford High School. Fee: $60. Featuring Hall of Fame player and coach Howie Landa. Information: Coach Wayne Keyes, 699-4847, e-mail keyes2successball@aol.com.

BOWLING

August 12—Wednesday night league at 'Aiea Bowl, late shift begins at 9:15 p.m. Accepting four-person teams and individual bowlers seeking to join a team. Lane fees: $17 per week (optional jackpots). Information: Don, 330-7388.

GOLF

July 28-30—State Stroke Play Tournament, at Mid-Pacific Country Club. Applications can be downloaded at www.hswga.org. Information: Kathy Ordway, 262-2428 or e-mail ordwayk001@hawaii.rr.com.

Aug. 9—Blue Shamrock Kilted Classic Golf Tournament, at Pearl Country Club. Foursome scramble. Registration at 10:30 a.m. Kilts suggested. Fee: 150. Proceeds will benefit The Saint Andrew Society of Hawai'i. Information: Cesci Perez De Wang, 381-7216.

FOOTBALL

Friday—Registration deadline for Kama'aina Kids premier youth flag football league, open to boys and girls ages 5-12. Games will be played on Sundays at Ala Puumalu Community Park in Salt Lake, Aug. 2-Sept. 20. Fee: $95, includes jersey, team football, flags, belt and mouthpiece, and a free Elite Sports Academy football clinic on July 19. Information: visit elitesportsacademy.com/flag_football.

SOCCER

Bob Barry Goalkeeper Clinic—from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Open to ages 8 and over. Sunday-Monday at Kamehameha; Aug. 1-2 at Kealohi Field in Mililani; Oct. 18, 25 at Kane'ohe Elem.; Nov. 14-15, Honoka'a HS. Fee: $130 per session. Information: Bob Barry at 236-4515 or e-mail barryr003@hawaii.rr.com.

VOLLEYBALL

Monday—Entry deadline for Scott's Hawaii Volleyball Tournament, round robin play on July 17-18 at McKinley High School. Open to six-man indoor teams in the Men's Open and Men's A divisions. Fee: $75 per team. Information: Chad Giesseman, 382-4826 or cgiesseman@hotmail.com.