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Posted on: Thursday, June 4, 2009

For the Record


Advertiser Staff

TRIVIA ANSWER

Seven: Clippers, Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Hornets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors and Charlotte Bobcats.

Source: Los Angeles Times.

AUTO RACING

NASCAR SPRINT CUP

SCHEDULE AND STANDINGS

May 2 — Crown Royal Presents the Russell Friedman 400, Richmond, Va. (Kyle Busch).

May 9 — Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. (Mark Martin).

May 16 — x-NASCAR All-Star Challenge, Concord, N.C. (Tony Stewart).

May 24 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. (David Reutimann).

May 31 — Dover 400, Dover, Del. (Jimmie Johnson).

Sunday — Pocono 500, Long Pond, Pa.

June 14 — LifeLock 400, Brooklyn, Mich.

June 21 — Toyota/Savemart 350, Sonoma, Calif.

June 28 — LENOX Industrial Tools 301, Loudon, N.H.

July 4 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.

July 11 — LifeLock.com 400, Joliet, Ill.

July 26 — Allstate 400, Indianapolis.

DRIVER STANDINGS

1, Tony Stewart, 1,853. 2, Jeff Gordon, 1,807. 3, Jimmie Johnson, 1,789. 4, Kurt Busch, 1,762. 5, Ryan Newman, 1,680. 6, Kyle Busch, 1,634. 7, Denny Hamlin, 1,630. 8, Matt Kenseth, 1,625. 9, Greg Biffle, 1,618. 10, Jeff Burton, 1,587. 11, Carl Edwards, 1,582. 12, Mark Martin, 1,567. 13, David Reutimann, 1,536. 14, Kasey Kahne, 1,501. 15, Juan Pablo Montoya, 1,475. 16, Clint Bowyer, 1,449. 17, Brian Vickers, 1,436. 18, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1,352. 19, Martin Truex Jr., 1338. 20, Marcos Ambrose, 1,319.

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES

SCHEDULE AND STANDINGS

May 1 — Lipton Tea 250, Richmond, Va. (Kyle Busch).

May 8 — Diamond Hill Plywood 200, Darlington, S.C. (Matt Kenseth).

May 23 — CARQUEST Auto Parts 300, Concord, N.C. (Mike Bliss).

May 30 — Heluva Good! 200 Dover, Del. (Brad Keselowski).

Saturday — Federated Auto Parts 300, Lebanon, Tenn.

June 13 — Mejer 300, Sparta, Ky.

June 20 — Camping World RV Rental 250, West Allis, Wis.

June 27 — Camping World RV Sales 200, Loudon, N.H.

July 3 — Winn-Dixie 250, Daytona Beach, Calif.

July 10 — Dollar General 300, Joliet, Ill.

July 18 — Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250, Madison, Ill.

July 25 — Kroger 200, Indianapolis.

DRIVER STANDINGS

1, Kyle Busch, 1,836. 2, Carl Edwards, 1,796. 3, Jason Leffler, 1,683. 4, Joey Logano, 1,670. 5, Brad Keselowski, 1,663. 6, Jason Keller, 1,434. 7, Brendan Gaughan, 1,364. 8, David Ragan, 1,358. 9, Mike Bliss, 1,355. 10, Justin Allgaier, 1,344. 11, Michael McDowell, 1,318. 12, Steve Wallace, 1,276. 13, Scott Lagasse Jr., 1,244. 14, Kenny Wallace, 1,202. 15, Tony Raines, 1,172.

16, Kevin Harvick, 1,104. 17, Michael Annett, 1,098. 18, Brian Vickers, 1,034.

19, Eric McClure, 1,014. 20, Brandon Whitt, 993.

NASCAR CAMPING WORLD

SCHEDULE AND STANDINGS

May 15 — N.C. Education Lottery 200, Concord, N.C. (Ron Hornaday Jr.).

May 29 — AAA Insurance 200, Dover, Del. (Brian Scott).

Tomorrow — Winstar World Casino 400K, Fort Worth, Texas.

June 13 — Michigan 200, Brooklyn.

June 19 — Camping World RV Sales 200, West Allis, Wis.

June 27 — Camping World Truck Series 200, Memphis, Tenn.

July 18 — Built Ford Tough 225, Sparta, Ky.

July 24 — Camping World Truck Series 200, Indianapolis.

DRIVER STANDINGS

1, Ron Hornaday Jr., 1,056. 2, Mike Skinner, 1,029. 3, Matt Crafton, 1,027. 4, Kyle Busch, 1,000. 5, Brian Scott, 949. 6, Todd Bodine, 946. 7, Terry Cook, 920. 8, Chad McCumbee, 916. 9, David Starr, 903. 10, Johnny Benson, 887. 11, Stacy Compton, 886. 12, Tayler Malsam, 869. 13, Rick Crawford, 853. 14, Dennis Setzer, 841. 15, James Buescher, 808. 16, Johnny Sauter, 807. 17, Timothy Peters, 776. 18, Jason White, 775. 19, T.J. Bell, 746. (tie) Colin Braun, 746.

INDY RACING LEAGUE

SCHEDULE AND STANDINGS

May 24 — Indianapolis 500. (Helio Castroneves).

May 31 — ABC Supply/AJ Foyt Indy 225, West Allis, Wis. (Scott Dixon).

Saturday — Bombardier Learjet 550k, Fort Worth, Texas.

June 21 — Iowa Corn Indy 250, Newton.

June 27 — SunTrust Indy Challenge, Richmond, Va.

July 5 — Watkins Glen (N.Y.) Indy Grand Prix.

July 12 — Grand Prix of Toronto.

July 26 — Rexall Edmonton Indy Grand Prix.

DRIVER STANDINGS

1, Scott Dixon, 161. 2, Ryan Briscoe, 157. (tie) Dario Franchitti, 157. 4, Danica Patrick, 139. 5, Helio Castroneves, 136. 6, Dan Wheldon, 126. 7, Tony Kanaan, 122. 8, Graham Rahal, 114. 9, Marco Andretti, 109. 10, Ryan Hunter-Reay, 102. 11, Will Power, 99. 12, Hideki Mutoh, 95. 13, Justin Wilson, 92. 14, Raphael Matos, 88. 15, Robert Doornbos, 85. 16, Ed Carpenter, 84. 17, Mario Moraes, 75. 18, Vitor Meira, 62. 19, E.J. Viso, 61. 20, Mike Conway, 60.

FORMULA ONE

SCHEDULE AND STANDINGS

May 10 — Spanish Grand Prix, Cataluyna. (Jenson Button).

May 24 — Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo. (Jenson Button).

Sunday — Turkish Grand Prix, Istanbul.

June 21 — British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England.

July 12 — German Grand Prix, Nurburgring, Germany.

July 26 — Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest.

DRIVER STANDINGS

1, Jenson Button, 51. 2, Rubens Barrichello, 35. 3, Sebastian Vettel, 23. 4, Mark Webber, 19.5. 5, Jarno Trulli, 14.5.

6, Timo Glock, 12. 7, Fernando Alonso, 11. 8, Kimi Raikkonen, 9. (tie), Lewis Hamilton, 9. 10, Felipe Massa, 8. 11, Nico Rosberg, 7.5. 12, Nick Heidfeld, 6. 13, Heikki Kovalainen, 4. 14, Sebastien Buemi, 3.

BASEBALL

COLLEGE

NCAA DIVISION I BASEBALL SUPER

REGIONALS

All Times Hawai'i.

(BEST-OF-3)

AT DICK HOWSER STADIUM

Tallahassee, Fla.

Tomorrow: Arkansas (37-22) vs. Florida State (45-16), 6 a.m.

Saturday: Arkansas vs. Florida State, 6 a.m.

Sunday: if necessary.

AT OXFORD-UNIVERSITY STADIUM

Oxford, Miss.

Tomorrow: Virginia (46-12-1) vs. Mississippi (43-18), 8 a.m.

Saturday: Virginia (46-12-1) vs. Mississippi (43-18), 6 a.m.

Sunday: if necessary.

AT ALEX BOX STADIUM

Baton Rouge, La.

Tomorrow: Rice (43-16) vs. LSU (49-16), 1 p.m.

Saturday: Rice vs. LSU, 11 a.m.

Sunday: if necessary.

AT GOODWIN FIELD

Fullerton, Calif.

Tomorrow: Louisville (47-16) vs. Cal State Fullerton (45-14), 4:30 p.m.

Saturday: Louisville vs. Cal State Fullerton, 11 a.m.

Sunday: if necessary.

AT UFCU DISCH-FALK FIELD

Austin, Texas.

Saturday: TCU (39-16) vs. Texas (44-13-1), noon.

Sunday: TCU vs. Texas, 9 a.m.

Monday: if necessary.

AT MCKETHAN STADIUM

Gainesville, Fla.

Saturday: Southern Mississippi (38-24) vs. Florida (42-20), 9 a.m.

Sunday: Southern Mississippi vs. Florida, 1 p.m.

Monday: if necessary.

AT BOSHAMER STADIUM

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Saturday: East Carolina (46-18) vs. North Carolina (45-16), 6 a.m.

Sunday: East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 6 a.m.

Monday: if necessary.

AT PACKARD STADIUM

Tempe, Ariz.

Saturday: Clemson (44-20) vs. Arizona State (47-12), 3 p.m.

Sunday: Clemson vs. Arizona State, 4 p.m.

Monday: if necessary.

MOTORSPORTS

HAWAI'I MOTOSPORTS ASSOCIATION

MAY 31

Beginners 50cc: 1, Tahuao Correa. 2, Rainey Layos. 3, Hanalei Lanoza. 4, Brennan Lagmay. Expert 50cc: 1, Donovan Canionero. 2, Jayden Key Byrd. 3, Romy Pascua. 4, Bruce Pakele. 60-65cc: 1, John Barbieto. 2, Donovan Canionero. 3, Javen Towne. 4, Bodhi Wong. 5, Romy Pascua. 80-85cc: 1, Noah Shirakawa. 2, Ikela Nixon. 3, Jordan Kaneshiro. 4, Aaron Tod. 5, Ethan Montayre. Novice 125: 1, Rory Hironaka. 2, Jayson Schade. 3, Zach Gabuat. 4, Kaipo Cayetano. 5, James Ahquin. Novice 250: 1, Zach Gabuat. 2, Rick Salinas. 3, James Ducey. 4, Jarrett Oura. 5, Kaipo Cayetano. Amatuer 125: 1, Alfred Lee. 2, Brysen Bright. 3, James Channels. 4, Devin Parado. 5, Makana Desoto. Amatuer 250: 1, Alfred Lee. 2, Shane Townes. 3, Devin Parado. 4, Makana Desoto. Expert 125: 1, Bronson Hethcote. Expert 250: 1, Bronson Hethcote. 2, Noaha Kamakaala. 3, Alex Feyerisen. 4, Curren Fujio. 5, Josh Armstrong. Veteran A: 1, David Rosa. 2, Bo Masayama. Veteran B: 1, Lee Bright. 2, Brian Igawa. 3, Jarrett Oura. 4, Robert Tani. 5, Andrew Ganeko. Open: 1, Alex Feyerisen. 2, Alfred Lee. Powder Puff: 1, Taisha Correa. 2, Kayla Lanier. 3, Napua Kaneshiro. 4, Carrie Kamakaala. 5, Lornyvette Cornwell. Masters: 1, Greg Powell. Senior Masters: 1, John Desoto. 2, Brent Kuniyoshi. 3, Shawn Murray. 4, Jim Russi.

SOCCER

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

All Times Hawai'i.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T PTS GF GA

Chicago 5 1 6 21 20 16.

Kansas City 4 4 4 16 16 14.

D.C. 3 2 7 16 18 17.

Toronto FC 4 4 4 16 16 19.

Columbus 2 2 7 13 15 17.

New England 3 3 4 13 10 17.

New York 2 7 3 9 12 16.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T PTS GF GA

Chivas USA 7 2 3 24 17 9.

Houston 5 2 3 18 14 7.

Seattle 4 2 5 17 15 9.

Colorado 4 2 4 16 16 13.

Los Angeles 1 1 9 12 13 13.

Real Salt Lake 3 6 2 11 15 15.

FC Dallas 2 6 3 9 12 17.

San Jose 2 7 2 8 12 22.

Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

TODAY'S GAME

Chivas USA at D.C. United, 1:30 p.m.

TOMORROW'S GAME

Houston at Chicago, 3 p.m.

SATURDAY'S GAMES

Los Angeles at Toronto FC, 9:30 a.m.

Columbus at Kansas City, 2:30 p.m.

Colorado at Real Salt Lake, 4 p.m.

Seattle FC at Chivas USA, 4:30 p.m.

SUNDAY'S GAMES

San Jose at FC Dallas, 9 a.m.

Chivas USA at New England, noon.

WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL SOCCER

ALL TIMES HAWAI'I

W L T PTS GF GA

Los Angeles 6 1 3 21 12 3.

Washington 3 2 3 12 15 15.

Boston 3 3 2 11 10 11.

FC Gold Pride 3 5 1 10 9 13.

Chicago 2 3 3 9 7 7.

Saint Louis 2 3 2 8 6 8.

Sky Blue FC 2 4 2 8 6 8.

Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

YESTERDAY'S RESULT

Los Angeles 1, Chicago 1, tie.

SUNDAY'S GAMES

Sky Blue FC at Saint Louis, 10 a.m.

Washington at Los Angeles, noon.

Chicago at FC Gold Pride, 2 p.m.

SATURDAY, JUNE 13

Chicago at Washington, 10:30 a.m.

Los Angeles at Sky Blue FC, 1 p.m.

SUNDAY, JUNE 14

Saint Louis at Boston, noon.

TENNIS

FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

YESTERDAY

AT STADE ROLAND GARROS

Paris.

Purse: $21.8 million (Grand Slam).

Surface: Clay-Outdoor.

SINGLES

MEN QUARTERFINALS

Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Gael Monfils (11), France, 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-4. Juan Martin del Potro (5), Argentina, def. Tommy Robredo (16), Spain, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.

WOMEN

QUARTERFINALS

Samantha Stosur (30), Australia, def. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 6-1, 6-3. Svetlana Kuznetsova (7), Russia, def. Serena Williams (2), United States, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-5.

DOUBLES

WOMEN

SEMIFINALS

Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual (3), Spain, def. Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Liezel Huber (1), United States, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, and Elena Vesnina (12), Russia, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Peng Shuai (9), China, 6-3, 7-5.

MIXED

SEMIFINALS

Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan (1), United States, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Mark Knowles, Bahamas, 6-2, 6-2. Vania King, United States, and Marcelo Melo, Brazil, def. Nadia Petrova, Russia, and Max Mirnyi (4), Belarus, 6-2, 3-6, 10-7 tiebreak.

USTA-SUNSET MOULDING CHALLENGER

YESTERDAY

AT YUBA CITY RACQUET CLUB

Yuba City, Calif.

Purse: $50,000 (Challenger).

Surface: Hard-Outdoor.

SINGLES

FIRST ROUND

Carsten Ball (7), Australia, def. Deniss Pavlovs, Latvia, 6-3, 6-2. Fritz Wolmarans, South Africa, def. Andis Juska, Latvia, 6-3, 6-3. Lester Cook, United States, def. Alex Kuznetsova, United States, 7-5, 6-4. Michael Russell (5), United States, def. Ryan Harrison, United States, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. Nicholas Monroe, United States, def. Todd Widom (8), United States, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Sam Warburg (6), United States, def. Tim Smyczek, United States, 6-1, 6-4. Pierre Ludovic-Duclos, Canada, def. Vince Spadea (1), United States, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. Michael Yani, United States, def. Jesse Witten, United States, 7-5, 6-4.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

MLB—Suspended free agent RHP Justin Mallett 100 games for testing positive for drug abuse for the second time under baseball's minor league drug program.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Baltimore Orioles—Assigned C Chad Moeller outright to Norfolk (IL).

Cleveland Indians—Placed INF Asdrubal Cabrera on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Josh Barfield from Columbus (IL).

Texas Rangers—Purchased the contract of RHP Doug Mathis from Oklahoma City (PCL). Optioned RHP Warner Madrigal to Oklahoma City. Transferred RHP Willie Eyre to the 60-day DL.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Atlanta Braves—Released LHP Tom Glavine. Acquired OF Nate McLouth from Pittsburgh for RHP Charlie Morton, OF Gorkys Hernandez and RHP Jeff Locke. Placed RHP Jorge Campillo on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Brian Barton from Gwinnett (IL).

New York Mets—Placed INF Ramon Martinez on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of OF Emil Brown from Buffalo (IL).

Pittsburgh Pirates—Recalled OF Andrew McCutchen from Indianapolis (IL).

San Diego Padres—Placed OF Scott Hairston on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Will Venable from Portland (PCL).

BASKETBALL

WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL

ASSOCIATION

Minnesota Lynx—Announced the resignation of coach Don Zierden to become an assistant coach for Washington (NBA). Named Jennifer Gillom coach.

FOOTBALL

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

New England Patriots—Announced the retirement of S Rodney Harrison.

New York Jets—Waived DT-LS Anthony Harris.

HOCKEY

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Colorado Avalanche—Fired coach Tony Granato, assistant coaches Jacques Cloutier and Dave Barr, goaltending coach Jeff Hackett, assistant to the general manager Michel Goulet and video coordinator P.J. DeLuca. Promoted Greg Sherman from assistant general manager to general manager. Named Craig Billington vice president of hockey operations/assistant general manager, David Oliver director of player development, Eric Lacroix director of hockey operations and Brad Smith director of player personnel.