TV SCHEDULE, STANDINGS & MORE - JULY 5
TV, RADIO
TODAY
5:30 a.m. - Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Irish Open First Round from Donegal, Ireland (GOLF).
7 a.m. - Professional Tennis: Wimbledon Men's and Women's Second-Round Matches from London (ESPN).
9:30 a.m. - Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Irish Open First Round from Donegal, Ireland (GOLF).
Noon - Professional Tennis: Wimbledon Men's and Women's Second-Round Matches from London (ESPN).
1 p.m. - NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 Practice from Daytona Beach, Fla. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).
1:30 p.m. - Professional Golf: Web.com Tour LECOM Health Challenge First Round from Clymer, N.Y. (GOLF).
2 p.m. - NASCAR Racing: Monster Energy Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 Practice from Daytona Beach, Fla. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).
3 p.m. - NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League California Classic Game from Sacramento, Calif. - Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State (NBA TV).
3 p.m. - NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 Practice from Daytona Beach, Fla. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).
3:30 p.m. - PGA GOLF: A Military Tribute at The Greenbier from White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (GOLF).
4 p.m. - NASCAR Racing: Monster Energy Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 Practice from Daytona Beach, Fla. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).
4:30 p.m. - Professional Tennis: Wimbledon Day 4 Highlights from London (TENNIS).
5 p.m. - NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League California Classic Game from Sacramento, Calif. - Miami vs. Sacramento (NBA TV).
6:05 p.m. - Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).
6:30 p.m. - LPGA Golf: Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic First Round from Oneida, Wis. (GOLF).
6:30 p.m. - American Legion Baseball: Sumter at Florence (WWHM-FM 92.3, WWHM-FM 93.3, WWHM-AM 1290).
7 p.m. - NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game from Salt Lake City - Memphis vs. San Antonio (NBA TV).
7 p.m. - Track and Field: IAAF Diamond League The Athletissima from Lausanne, Switzerland (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).
8 p.m. - WNBA Basketball: Los Angeles at Minnesota (ESPN2).
8 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Milwaukee (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WWFN-FM 100.1, WPUB-FM 102.7).
8 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Chicago White Sox at Houston or Atlanta at Milwaukee (MLB NETWORK).
9 p.m. - NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game from Salt Lake City - Atlanta vs. Utah (NBA TV).
11 p.m. - Major League Baseball: St. Louis at San Francisco or Los Angeles Angels at Seattle (Joined In Progress) (MLB NETWORK).
4:55 a.m. - Formula One Racing: British Grand Prix Practice from Silverstone, England (ESPN2).
MLB STANDINGS
American League
East Division
WLPctGB
Boston5929.670-
New York5628.6671
Tampa Bay4343.50015
Toronto4045.47117
Baltimore2461.28233
Central Division
WLPctGB
Cleveland4737.560-
Detroit3850.43211
Minnesota3548.42211
Chicago3055.35317
Kansas City2560.29422
West Division
WLPctGB
Houston5631.644-
Seattle5532.6321
Oakland4839.5528
Los Angeles4443.50612
Texas3848.44217
Tuesday
Chicago Cubs 5, Detroit 3
Milwaukee 2, Minnesota 0
Boston 11, Washington 4
N.Y. Yankees 8, Atlanta 5
Philadelphia 3, Baltimore 2
Toronto 8, N.Y. Mets 6
Chicago White Sox 12, Cincinnati 8, 12 innings
Tampa Bay 9, Miami 6, 16 innings
Houston 5, Texas 3
Cleveland 6, Kansas City 4
Oakland 6, San Diego 2
Seattle 4, L.A. Angels 1
Wednesday
Boston 3, Washington 0
N.Y. Yankees 6, Atlanta 2
Miami 3, Tampa Bay 0
Chicago Cubs 5, Detroit 2
Oakland 4, San Diego 2
Philadelphia 4, Baltimore 1
L.A. Angels 7, Seattle 4
Milwaukee 3, Minnesota 2
Houston at Texas, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.
TODAY
Texas (Gallardo 2-0) at Detroit (Boyd 4-6), 7:10 p.m.
Baltimore (Cashner 2-8) at Minnesota (Slegers 0-0), 8:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Rodon 1-3) at Houston (Verlander 9-4), 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Skaggs 6-5) at Seattle (Gonzales 8-5), 10:10 p.m.
Friday
N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
Oakland at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
Texas at Detroit, 7:10 p.m.
Baltimore at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Houston, 8:10 p.m.
Boston at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.
Colorado at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
WLPctGB
Atlanta4936.576-
Philadelphia4737.5601
Washington4243.4947
Miami3652.40914
New York3349.40214
Central Division
WLPctGB
Milwaukee5135.593-
Chicago4935.5831
St. Louis4341.5127
Pittsburgh4045.47110
Cincinnati3749.43014
West Division
WLPctGB
Arizona4838.558-
Los Angeles4639.5411
San Francisco4542.5173
Colorado4343.5005
San Diego3751.42012
Tuesday
Chicago Cubs 5, Detroit 3
Milwaukee 2, Minnesota 0
Boston 11, Washington 4
N.Y. Yankees 8, Atlanta 5
Philadelphia 3, Baltimore 2
Toronto 8, N.Y. Mets 6
Chicago White Sox 12, Cincinnati 8, 12 innings
Tampa Bay 9, Miami 6, 16 innings
Colorado 8, San Francisco 1
Oakland 6, San Diego 2
Arizona 4, St. Louis 2
L.A. Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh 3
Wednesday
Boston 3, Washington 0
N.Y. Yankees 6, Atlanta 2
Miami 3, Tampa Bay 0
Chicago Cubs 5, Detroit 2
Oakland 4, San Diego 2
Philadelphia 4, Baltimore 1
Milwaukee 3, Minnesota 2
N.Y. Mets at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.
San Francisco at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Arizona, 10:10 p.m.
TODAY
Miami (Hernandez 0-5) at Washington (Hellickson 2-1), 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Fried 1-2) at Milwaukee (Chacin 6-3), 8:10 p.m.
San Diego (Lauer 3-5) at Arizona (Miller 0-2), 9:40 p.m.
St. Louis (Weaver 4-7) at San Francisco (Cueto 3-0), 10:15 p.m.
Friday
Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
Miami at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.
San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.
Colorado at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
St. Louis at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
WORLD CUP SOCCER
SECOND ROUND
Saturday, June 30
At Kazan, Russia
France 4, Argentina 3
At Sochi, Russia
Uruguay 2, Portugal 1
Sunday, July 1
At Moscow
Russia 1, Spain 1, Russia advanced 4-3 on penalty kicks
At Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Croatia 1, Denmark 1, Croatia advanced 3-2 on penalty kicks
Monday, July 2
At Samara, Russia
Brazil 2, Mexico 0
At Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Belgium 3, Japan 2
Tuesday, July 3
At St. Petersburg, Russia
Sweden 1, Switzerland 0
At Moscow
Colombia 1, England 1, England advanced 4-3 on penalty kicks
QUARTERFINALS
Friday, July 6
At Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
France vs. Uruguay, 10 a.m.
At Kazan, Russia
Brazil vs. Belgium, 2 p.m.
Saturday, July 7
At Samara, Russia
Sweden vs. England, 10 a.m.
At Sochi, Russia
Russia vs. Croatia, 2 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
Tuesday, July 10
At St. Petersburg, Russia
France-Uruguay winner vs. Brazil-Belgium winner, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, July 11
At Moscow
Sweden-England winner vs. Russia-Croatia winner, 2 p.m.
THIRD PLACE
Saturday, July 14
At St. Petersburg, Russia
Semifinals losers, 10 a.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, July 15
At Moscow
Semifinals winners, 11 a.m.
WNBA STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
WLPctGB
Washington106.625-
Connecticut107.588
Atlanta88.5002
Chicago611.3534
New York512.2945
Indiana216.1119
WESTERN CONFERENCE
WLPctGB
Phoenix135.722-
Seattle135.722-
Los Angeles126.6671
Minnesota107.5882
Dallas88.5004
Las Vegas612.3337
Tuesday
Seattle 77, New York 62
Indiana 71, Minnesota 59
Dallas 108, Chicago 85
Connecticut 73, Los Angeles 72
TODAY
New York at Washington, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Connecticut at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Chicago at Las Vegas, 10 p.m.
Friday
Seattle at Atlanta, 7 p.m.<
TRANSACTIONS
Wednesday
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Signed SS Cadyn Grenier to a minor league contract.
BOSTON RED SOX - Optioned RHP William Cuevas to Pawtucket (IL). Reinstated RHP Tyler Thornburg from the 10-day DL.
CLEVELAND INDIANS - Signed OFs Steven Kwan and Korey Holland to minor league contracts.
DETROIT TIGERS - Recalled OF Jim Adduci from Toledo (IL).
HOUSTON ASTROS - Optioned 1B AJ Reed to Fresno (PCL).
LOS ANGELES ANGELS - Optioned UT Kaleb Cowart to Salt Lake (PCL). Placed LHP Tyler Skaggs and OF Chris Young on the 10-day DL, Skaggs retroactive to July 1. Recalled OF Jabari Blush and RHP Deck McGuire from Salt Lake. Reinstated RHP Garrett Richards from the 10-day DL.
NEW YORK YANKEES - Placed INF Gleyber Torres on the 10-day DL, effective July 5.
TAMPA BAY RAYS - Sent RHP Chris Archer to Charlotte (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
TEXAS RANGERS - Recalled RHP Chris Martin from Round Rock (PCL). Placed RHP Tony Barnette on the 10-day DL.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS - Assigned 3B Gio Urshela outright to Buffalo (IL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES - Optioned OF Michael Reed and RHP Evan Phillips to Gwinnett (IL). Recalled LHP Luiz Gohara from Gwinnwett.
CHICAGO CUBS - Designated C Chris Gimenez for assignment. Recalled C Victor Caratini from Iowa (PCL).
CINCINNATI REDS - Optioned OF-INF Brandon Dixon to Louisville (IL). Recalled RHP Tanner Rainey and LHP Cody Reed from Louisville. Traded RHPs Dylan Floro and Zach Neal and international signing bonus pool space to the Los Angeles Dodgers for RHPs James Marinan and Anerurys Zabala. Assigned Marinan to Billings (Pioneer) and Zabala to Dayton (MWL).
MIAMI MARLINS - Placed OF Lewis Brinson and RHP Sandy Alcantara on the 10-day DL. Recalled LHP Dillon Peters from New Orleans (PCL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES - Signed 2B Ryan Goins to a minor league contract.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES - Placed RHP Joe Musgrove on the 10-day DL, retroactive to June 30. Recalled LHP Josh Smoker from Indianapolis (IL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS - Signed 3B Malcom Nunez and RHP Victor Villanueva to minor league contracts.
SAN DIEGO PADRES - Placed RHP Kirby Yates on paternity leave. Optioned RHP Colten Brewer to El Paso (PCL). Recalled RHP Luis Perdomo from El Paso.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS - Optioned RHP Pierce Johnson to Sacramento (PCL). Recalled INF Kelby Tomlinson from Sacramento.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS - Designed LHP Tim Collins for assignment. Reinstated 1B Matt Adams from the 10-day DL.
American Association
CLEBURNE RAILROADERS - Released C Derek Shomon and C Shelby Ford. Signed RHP Torey Deshazier.
FARG0-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS - Signed RHP Brandon Barker.
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS - Traded OF John Price Jr. to Gateway (Frontier) for future considerations.
KANSAS CITY T-BONES - Sold the contract of LHP James Buckelew to the Chicago Cubs. Signed RHP Marcus Crescentini.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS - Released OF Chad Hinshaw. Signed UT T.J. Bennett and RHP Dillon Sunnafrank.
ST. PAUL SAINTS - Released LHP Jeff Malm.
SIOUX FALLS CANARIES - Signed RHP Jake Esch.
WICHITA WINGNUTS - Announced INF Fernando Perez signed with Toros De Tijuana (Mexico). Signed INF Graylin Derke.
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS - Released INF Gerald Bautista.
ROCKLAND BOULDERS - Released RHP Kagen Hopkins.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS - Signed G Collin Sexton.
FOOTBALL
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS - Signed DL Mark Mackie and DB Brian Walker.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
STOCKTON HEAT - Named Joe Cirella assistant coach.
SOCCER
United Soccer League
USL - Suspended Charlotte D Donnie Smith three games and Phoenix D Kody Wakasa, Indy D Karl Ouimette, Las Vegas D Marco Jaime and N.Y. Red Bulls II coach John Wolyniec one game.