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THE HERALD ■ TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2013

Chaos floods surfing event

By AMY TAXIN The Associated Press

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Bicycle salesman Bert Etheredge locked down the shop where he works and sent customers and coworkers into a back room when he saw a raucous mob moving up the main street of a California beach town after a popular surf contest. Moments later, the wild crowd yanked out a stop sign and rammed it through the window of the Easyrider shop before stealing a bike. “It was like a flood of people,” Etheredge said. “A running from the bulls kind of thing.” More than 100 police officers responded to quell the disturbance on Sunday night in Huntington Beach, the city that bills itself as “Surf City USA,” after a fight broke out across from the beach where thousands of spectators had gathered for the popular nine day-U.S. Open of Surfing. The raucous crowd toppled portable toilets, threw items from rooftops and smashed car windows along the popular downtown strip lined with restaurants, bars and surf and skate shops. Police fired pepper balls and rubber projectiles to break up the melee. One person was treated for injuries at a hospital after apparently being hit by a flying bottle and one of the rubber projectiles, Huntington Beach police Lt. Mitchell O’Brien said. Seven people were booked into jail, one for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly hitting an officer with a skateboard. Others were being investigated for drunken conduct and failure to disperse. Officers initially detained nine people, but two were later released. “Any time you have thousands of people put together like this, you have the potential for things to go wrong,” O’Brien said. Property damage could reach tens of thousands of dollars, he added. Police were sifting through photos and video of the melee posted online and expect to make more arrests. The U.S. Open of Surfing draws thousands of people every year to Huntington Beach. The event that ended Sunday included surfing, skateboarding and live music. “We’re extremely disappointed and saddened by the disturbance,” said a statement on the U.S. Open of Surfing website. “We work tirelessly with city staff, police, fire and other agencies to ensure a safe environment for all.” Shopkeepers say downtown — known for its scenic beaches and crashing surf — is often the scene of drunken bar brawls and rowdy behavior — but not rioting. Locals say some of the worst offenses come during the U.S. Open of Surfing when young partyers descend on the strip and leave a mess. “The people who come here aren’t here to shop. They’re just here to cause trouble,” said Michelle Hogan, manager of Island Cowgirl jewelry shop, which escaped the ruckus unscathed. “There’s the drunkenness and the craziness but something like a riot is unheard of.”

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Local schedule ■■ TODAY, JULY 30 No events scheduled ■■ WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 No events scheduled ■■ THURSDAY, Aug. 1 No events scheduled

Amateur golf ■■ STRASSENFEST JUNIOR GOLF TOURNAMENT AT JASPER/Ruxer Municipal Golf Course THURSDAY TEE TIMES AND PAIRINGS Ages 5-6 9:50 a.m. — Andy Lampert, Cole Lampert, Caleb Schnarr, Keyan Lemond 10 a.m. — Colin McGowan, Tyler Sinnott, Charlie Schmidt 10:20 a.m. — Gabriel McNamee, Drew Eckerle Ages 7-9 11:10 a.m. — Allie Schnarr, Erin Mehringer, Daniel Moore 11:20 a.m. — Trey Gutgsell, James Clements, Chase Spears 11:40 a.m. — Reece Lampert, Taylor Atkins, Max Sternberg Ages 10-12 12:20 p.m. — Nathan Rillo, Baileigh Schneider 12:30 p.m. — Matt Stoppert, Brandon Dollaway 12:40 p.m. — Brant Tretter, Jack Uebelhor, Cooper Uebelhor

College baseball ■■ OHIO VALLEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS All Times EDT CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, Best-of-3 Monday’s Game Hoptown 11, Fulton 8, Hoptown leads series 1-0 Today’s Game Fulton at Hoptown, 8:05 p.m. Wednesday’s Game Fulton at Hoptown, 8:05 p.m., if necessary

Pro baseball ■■ MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL All Times EDT NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 45 .575 — Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 54 .491 9 Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 56 .467 11½ New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 56 .456 12½ Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 64 .385 20 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 41 .602 — Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 42 .596 ½ Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 48 .551 5 Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 56 .462 14½ Milwaukee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 61 .419 19 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 48 .538 — Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 51 .514 2½ Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 56 .477 6½ San Diego . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 58 .458 8½ San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . 46 58 .442 10 Monday’s Games Pittsburgh 9, St. Louis 2 Atlanta 9, Colorado 8, 10 innings N.Y. Mets 6, Miami 5 Milwaukee 5, Chicago Cubs 0 San Diego 2, Cincinnati 1 Today’s Games Milwaukee (Gallardo 8-9) at Chicago Cubs (Villanueva 2-7), 2:20 p.m., 1st game St. Louis (Lynn 12-5) at Pittsburgh (Burnett 4-7), 4:05 p.m., 1st game San Francisco (Zito 4-7) at Philadelphia (Lannan 2-4), 7:05 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 5-8) at Detroit (Sanchez 8-7), 7:08 p.m. Arizona (Kennedy 3-7) at Tampa Bay (Hernandez 5-11), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (Nicasio 6-4) at Atlanta (Wood 0-2), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 4-1) at Miami (Eovaldi 2-1), 7:10 p.m. St. Louis (Lyons 2-3) at Pittsburgh (Undecided), 7:35 p.m., 2nd game Milwaukee (Thornburg 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 0-0), 8:05 p.m., 2nd game Cincinnati (Latos 10-3) at San Diego (Volquez 8-8), 10:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 7-8) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 8-3), 10:10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Washington (Gonzalez 7-3) at Detroit (Verlander 10-8), 1:08 p.m. Cincinnati (Bailey 5-10) at San Diego (Stults 8-9), 3:40 p.m. San Francisco (Gaudin 4-2) at Philadelphia (Kendrick 9-7), 7:05 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 13-6) at Pittsburgh (Locke 9-3), 7:05 p.m. Arizona (Miley 7-8) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 10-3), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (Chatwood 7-3) at Atlanta (Minor 10-5), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Mejia 1-0) at Miami (Alvarez 1-1), 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Peralta 7-10) at Chicago Cubs (Jackson 6-11), 8:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 10-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 10-6), 10:10 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Tampa Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 43 .594 — Boston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 44 .589 ½ Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 48 .547 5 New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 50 .524 7½ Toronto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 57 .457 14½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 45 .567 — Cleveland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 48 .543 2½ Kansas City . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 51 .500 7 Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 57 .441 13 Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 63 .388 18½ West Division W L Pct GB Oakland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 43 .594 — Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 49 .538 6 Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 55 .476 12½ Los Angeles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 56 .462 14 Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 69 .337 27 Monday’s Games Tampa Bay 2, Boston 1 Cleveland 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Texas 4, L.A. Angels 3 Oakland 9, Toronto 4

Today’s Games Chicago White Sox (Peavy 8-4) at Cleveland (Kazmir 6-4), 7:05 p.m. Houston (Norris 6-9) at Baltimore (Chen 5-3), 7:05 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 5-8) at Detroit (Sanchez 8-7), 7:08 p.m. Arizona (Kennedy 3-7) at Tampa Bay (Hernandez 5-11), 7:10 p.m. Seattle (Saunders 9-9) at Boston (Workman 0-1), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Wilson 11-6) at Texas (Holland 8-6), 8:05 p.m. Kansas City (Santana 6-6) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 4-8), 8:10 p.m. Toronto (Buehrle 6-7) at Oakland (Straily 6-4), 10:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 7-8) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 8-3), 10:10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Washington (Gonzalez 7-3) at Detroit (Verlander 10-8), 1:08 p.m. Toronto (Dickey 8-11) at Oakland (Colon 14-3), 3:35 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Quintana 5-3) at Cleveland (Kluber 7-5), 7:05 p.m. Houston (Bedard 3-8) at Baltimore (Gonzalez 8-4), 7:05 p.m. Arizona (Miley 7-8) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 10-3), 7:10 p.m. Seattle (Iwakuma 10-4) at Boston (Lackey 7-8), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Williams 5-7) at Texas (Perez 3-3), 8:05 p.m. Kansas City (Guthrie 10-7) at Minnesota (Correia 7-7), 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 10-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 10-6), 10:10 p.m. AT PITTSBURGH/PNC Park ■■ Pittsburgh 9, St. Louis 2 St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . 000 001 001 — 2-7-0 Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . 400 000 50x — 9-9-0 Pitchers and catchers: (SL) Westbrook, Rzepczynski (6), Salas (7) and Molina, Johnson (9); (P) Liriano, Watson (8), Black (9) and Martin. WP: Liriano (11-4). LP: Westbrook (7-5). DP: St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 1. LOB: St. Louis 7, Pittsburgh 7. 2B: (P) Jones, Barmes. 3B: (SL) Cruz. HR: (P) Alvarez. SF: (P) Sanchez. AT CHICAGO/Wrigley Field ■■ Milwaukee 5, Chicago Cubs 0 Milwaukee . . . . . . . . . . 000 000 005 — 5-7-1 Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . 000 000 0 00 — 0-6-1 Pitchers and catchers: (M) Lohse, Gonzalez (7), Kintzler (8), Wooten (9) and Lucroy; (C) Samardzija, Russell (8), Guerrier (8), Strop (9), Parker (9) and Castillo. WP: Kintzler (3-0). LP: Strop (1-1). E: (M) Francisco; (C) Barney. DP: Milwaukee 2, Chicago 2. LOB: Milwaukee 6, Chicago 9. 2B: (M) Gindl, Bianchi, Weeks; (C) DeJesus. S: (M) Gindl. CS: (C) Lake. AT SAN DIEGO/Petco Park ■■ San Diego 2, Cincinnati 1 Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . 000 010 000 — 1-7-1 San Diego . . . . . . . . . . 000 000 002 — 2-5-0 Pitchers and catchers: (C) Leake, Hoover (8), Chapman (9) and Mesoraco; (SD) O’Sullivan, Thatcher (7), Vincent (7), Gregerson (9) and Hundley. WP: Gregerson (5-5). LP: Chapman (3-4). E: (C) Cozart. DP: San Diego 1. LOB: Cincinnati 10, San Diego 6. 2B: (C) Votto, Bruce. 3B: (C) Robinson. HR: (SD) Denorfia. CS: (SD) Cabrera. ■■ MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE G AB R H Pct. CJohnson Atl . . . . . . . . 89 313 40 106 .339 YMolina StL . . . . . . . . . 97 359 46 119 .331 Cuddyer Col . . . . . . . . . 85 322 52 106 .329 Craig StL . . . . . . . . . . . 100 385 55 124 .322 Votto Cin . . . . . . . . . . . 107 396 72 127 .321 MCarpenter StL . . . . . . 99 397 79 126 .317 Segura Mil . . . . . . . . . . 102 412 58 129 .313 Scutaro SF . . . . . . . . . . 89 345 41 108 .313 Posey SF . . . . . . . . . . . 100 354 42 109 .308 DWright NYM . . . . . . . . 101 391 57 120 .307 RUNS — MCarpenter, St. Louis, 79; CGonzalez, Colorado, 72; Votto, Cincinnati, 72; Choo, Cincinnati, 71; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 66; Holliday, St. Louis, 65; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 65. RBIs — Goldschmidt, Arizona, 85; Phillips, Cincinnati, 81; Craig, St. Louis, 79; Bruce, Cincinnati, 73; DBrown, Philadelphia, 69; CGonzalez, Colorado, 69; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 68. HITS —Segura, Milwaukee, 129; MCarpenter, St. Louis, 126; Votto, Cincinnati, 125; Craig, St. Louis, 124; DanMurphy, New York, 121; DWright, New York, 120; YMolina, St. Louis, 119. DOUBLES — MCarpenter, St. Louis, 32; Bruce, Cincinnati, 30; YMolina, St. Louis, 30; Rizzo, Chicago, 30; Posey, San Francisco, 28; Desmond, Washington, 27; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 27; GParra, Arizona, 27. TRIPLES — CGomez, Milwaukee, 9; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 8; Segura, Milwaukee, 8; Span, Washington, 7; CGonzalez, Colorado, 6; DWright, New York, 6; Hechavarria, Miami, 5. HOME RUNS —PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 27; CGonzalez, Colorado, 26; DBrown, Philadelphia, 24; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 23; Bruce, Cincinnati, 22; Uggla, Atlanta, 21; Beltran, St. Louis, 19; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 19. STOLEN BASES — ECabrera, San Diego, 36; Segura, Milwaukee, 31; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 30; CGomez, Milwaukee, 26; Revere, Philadelphia, 22; CGonzalez, Colorado, 21; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 21; EYoung, New York, 21. PITCHING — Wainwright, St. Louis, 13-6; Corbin, Arizona, 12-2; Lynn, St. Louis, 12-5; Zimmermann, Washington, 12-6; Liriano, Pittsburgh, 11-4; 8 tied at 10. ERA — Kershaw, Los Angeles, 1.96; Harvey, New York, 2.11; Locke, Pittsburgh, 2.15; Corbin, Arizona, 2.24; Wainwright, St. Louis, 2.51; Fernandez, Miami, 2.71; Leake, Cincinnati, 2.73. STRIKEOUTS — Harvey, New York, 164; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 156; Wainwright, St. Louis, 145; Samardzija, Chicago, 139; HBailey, Cincinnati, 138; Lincecum, San Francisco, 137; Latos, Cincinnati, 136; GGonzalez, Washington, 136. SAVES — Kimbrel, Atlanta, 31; Grilli, Pittsburgh, 30; Mujica, St. Louis, 30; RSoriano, Washington, 26; Chapman, Cincinnati, 24; Romo, San Francisco, 24; Gregg, Chicago, 22; Cishek, Miami, 22. AMERICAN LEAGUE G AB R H Pct. MiCabrera Det . . . . . . . 99 378 78 136 .360 DOrtiz Bos . . . . . . . . . . 87 322 53 106 .329 Trout LAA . . . . . . . . . . . 103 410 70 133 .324 Mauer Min . . . . . . . . . . 92 367 51 119 .324 Loney TB . . . . . . . . . . . 104 356 42 113 .317 TorHunter Det . . . . . . . . 92 390 63 122 .313 ABeltre Tex . . . . . . . . . 104 418 58 129 .309 JhPeralta Det . . . . . . . . 99 380 46 116 .305

CDavis Bal . . . . . . . . . . 105 382 74 116 .304 Ellsbury Bos . . . . . . . . . 97 414 62 125 .302 RUNS — MiCabrera, Detroit, 78; CDavis, Baltimore, 74; AJones, Baltimore, 73; Trout, Los Angeles, 70; Bautista, Toronto, 68; Encarnacion, Toronto, 67; DeJennings, Tampa Bay, 67. RBIs — MiCabrera, Detroit, 99; CDavis, Baltimore, 97; Encarnacion, Toronto, 84; Fielder, Detroit, 75; AJones, Baltimore, 74; NCruz, Texas, 71; Cano, New York, 70. HITS — MiCabrera, Detroit, 136; Machado, Baltimore, 135; Trout, Los Angeles, 133; ABeltre, Texas, 129; AJones, Baltimore, 129; Ellsbury, Boston, 125; TorHunter, Detroit, 122; Pedroia, Boston, 122. DOUBLES — Machado, Baltimore, 39; Mauer, Minnesota, 31; CDavis, Baltimore, 30; Trout, Los Angeles, 30; Napoli, Boston, 28; JhPeralta, Detroit, 28; JCastro, Houston, 27. TRIPLES — Trout, Los Angeles, 8; Ellsbury, Boston, 7; Drew, Boston, 6; Gardner, New York, 5; DeJennings, Tampa Bay, 5; LMartin, Texas, 5; Kawasaki, Toronto, 4; HKendrick, Los Angeles, 4; McLouth, Baltimore, 4. HOME RUNS — CDavis, Baltimore, 37; MiCabrera, Detroit, 32; Encarnacion, Toronto, 29; ADunn, Chicago, 25; Bautista, Toronto, 24; NCruz, Texas, 24; Ibanez, Seattle, 24. STOLEN BASES — Ellsbury, Boston, 39; RDavis, Toronto, 31; Altuve, Houston, 25; McLouth, Baltimore, 25; Andrus, Texas, 23; AlRamirez, Chicago, 23; Trout, Los Angeles, 23. PITCHING — Scherzer, Detroit, 15-1; MMoore, Tampa Bay, 14-3; Colon, Oakland, 14-3; Tillman, Baltimore, 13-3; Masterson, Cleveland, 12-7; FHernandez, Seattle, 11-4; CWilson, Los Angeles, 11-6. ERA — FHernandez, Seattle, 2.34; Kuroda, New York, 2.51; Colon, Oakland, 2.54; AniSanchez, Detroit, 2.68; Sale, Chicago, 2.69; Darvish, Texas, 2.80; Iwakuma, Seattle, 2.87. STRIKEOUTS — Darvish, Texas, 172; Scherzer, Detroit, 164; FHernandez, Seattle, 158; Masterson, Cleveland, 153; Sale, Chicago, 149; Verlander, Detroit, 132; DHolland, Texas, 129; Iwakuma, Seattle, 129. SAVES — JiJohnson, Baltimore, 35; MRivera, New York, 33; Nathan, Texas, 32; Balfour, Oakland, 28; GHolland, Kansas City, 27; AReed, Chicago, 26; Rodney, Tampa Bay, 26.

Pro golf ■■ SENIOR BRITISH OPEN AT SOUTHPORT, England/Royal Birkdale Yardage: 7,082; Par: 70 Final Round Note: Wiebe won on fifth playoff hole Mark Wiebe . . . . . . . . . . . 70-65-70-66—271 -9 Bernhard Langer . . . . . . . . 68-67-66-70—271 -9 Corey Pavin . . . . . . . . . . . 69-71-69-65—274 -6 Peter Senior . . . . . . . . . . . 68-71-69-66—274 -6 David Frost . . . . . . . . . . . 68-68-68-70—274 -6 Peter Fowler . . . . . . . . . . . 69-68-70-69—276 -4 Sandy Lyle . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-68-69-70—277 -3 Tom Pernice Jr. . . . . . . . . . 70-72-70-66—278 -2 Jeff Hart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69-69-73-67—278 -2 Gene Sauers . . . . . . . . . . 67-70-70-72—279 -1 Steve Elkington . . . . . . . . 72-68-71-69—280 E Gary Wolstenholme . . . . . 70-72-68-70—280 E Kohki Idoki . . . . . . . . . . . . 71-68-73-69—281 +1 Jamie Spence . . . . . . . . . 75-69-70-68—282 +2 Russ Cochran . . . . . . . . . 71-73-70-68—282 +2 Des Smyth . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-69-69-68—282 +2 Tom Kite . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-72-71-69—282 +2 Rocco Mediate . . . . . . . . . 70-68-75-70—283 +3 Steve Pate . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-72-68-73—283 +3 Greg Turner . . . . . . . . . . . 70-69-75-70—284 +4 Barry Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-68-74-71—285 +5 Larry Mize . . . . . . . . . . . . 71-73-70-71—285 +5 Fred Couples . . . . . . . . . . 74-72-68-71—285 +5 Steve Jones . . . . . . . . . . . 73-70-70-72—285 +5 Colin Montgomerie . . . . . . 72-71-69-73—285 +5 Tom Lehman . . . . . . . . . . 72-72-70-72—286 +6 Mark O’Meara . . . . . . . . . 74-68-72-72—286 +6 Tom Watson . . . . . . . . . . . 73-71-73-71—288 +8 Mark Calcavecchia . . . . . . 75-72-73-76—296 +16 Fred Funk . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-71-78-73—297 +17

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■■ WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 5 .706 — Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 5 .688 ½ Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 .500 3½ Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9 .471 4 New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 11 .389 5½ Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 12 .250 7½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3 .824 — Los Angeles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6 .667 2½ Phoenix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 .500 5½ Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 10 .412 7 San Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 12 .333 8½ Tulsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 14 .300 9½ Monday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games No games scheduled Wednesday’s Games New York at Washington, 7 p.m.

MONDAY’S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS ■■ BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB — Suspended Toronto minor league OF Brian Van Kirk (New Hampshire-EL) 50 games after a second violation for a drug of abuse. American League DETROIT TIGERS — Sent LHP Darin Downs to Toledo for a rehab assignment. HOUSTON ASTROS — Traded RHP Jose Veras to Detroit for OF Danry Vasquez and a player to be named. Agreed to terms with RHP Justin Hess on a minor league contract. Recalled RHP Chia-Jen Lo from Corpus Christi (Texas). Selected the contract of RHP Josh Zeid from Oklahoma City (PCL). LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Traded LHP Scott Downs to Atlanta for RHP Cory Rasmus. Assigned RHP Billy Buckner outright to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled LHP Nick Maronde from Arkansas (Texas). MINNESOTA TWINS — Reinstated C Joe Mauer from the restricted list. Optioned C Drew Butera to Rochester (IL). NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned 3B David Adams to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Agreed to terms with 3B Brady Steiger on a minor league contract. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed LB Omar Gaither. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Acquired RHP Jesse Crain from the Chicago White Sox for players to be named or cash. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Activated RHP Brandon Beachy from the 15-day DL. Placed LHP Paul Maholm on the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Kameron Loe for assignment. CHICAGO CUBS — Sent RHP Scott Baker to Daytona (FSL) for a rehab assignment. COLORADO ROCKIES — Recalled INF Charlie Culberson from Colorado Springs (PCL). Optioned INF Jordan Pacheco to Colorado Springs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Placed C Michael McKenry on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 28. Recalled OF Alex Presley from Indianapolis (IL). ■■ BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DALLAS MAVERICKS — Signed G Shane Larkin. HOUSTON ROCKETS — Signed C Marcus Camby. LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Named Kurt Rambis and Johnny Davis assistant coaches. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Named Chris Heck chief revenue officer. ■■ FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed FB Vonta Leach to a two-year contract. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Activated TE/LS Bryce Davis, OT Andre Smith comes from the active/ non-football illness list and WR Brandon Tate from the active/pup list. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed S Chris Banjo and WR Omarius Hines. Waived S Ryan McMahon. HOUSTON TEXANS — Activated S Orhian Johnson from the active/non-football injury list. TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed to terms on a contract with G Chance Warmack. ■■ COLLEGE CLEMSON — Named Marvin Gibson and Althea Thomas assistant track coaches and Danielle Hepburn women’s graduate assistant volleyball coach. EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY — Named Billy Taylor defensive coordinator. N.C. STATE — Named Dereck Whittenburg men’s assistant basketball coach. SANTA CLARA — Named Sean Riley assistant baseball coach.

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■■ NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON SCHEDULE All Times EDT Sunday’s Game Miami vs. Dallas at Canton, Ohio, 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8 Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Tennessee, 8 p.m. Cincinnati at Atlanta, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Denver at San Francisco, 9 p.m. Seattle at San Diego, 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9 N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m. New England at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Kansas City at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Arizona at Green Bay, 8 p.m. Chicago at Carolina, 8 p.m. Dallas at Oakland, 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 N.Y. Giants at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11 Buffalo at Indianapolis, 1:30 p.m.

All Times EDT ■■ TODAY, JULY 30 TELEVISION 7 p.m. — MLB baseball: St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates (FOXSMW) RADIO 6:10 p.m. — MLB baseball: St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates (WQKZ 98.5 FM) 7 p.m. — Auto racing: NASCAR Live (WITZ 104.7 FM/990 AM) ■■ WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 TELEVISION Noon — Men’s soccer: Audi Cup, Manchester City vs. AC Milan (ESPN2) 2:15 p.m. — Men’s soccer: Audi Cup, Bayern Munich vs. Sao Paulo (ESPN2) 7 p.m. — MLB baseball: St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates (ESPN) 8 p.m. — MLB baseball: Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs (WGN) 9 p.m. — MLS soccer: All-Star Game, MLS All-Stars vs. AS Roma (ESPN2) RADIO 6:10 p.m. — MLB baseball: St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates (WQKZ 98.5 FM)

■■ THIS DATE IN BASEBALL 1980 — Houston Astros pitcher J.R. Richard had a stroke during a workout at the Astrodome and had surgery to remove a blood clot behind his right collarbone. 1990 — George Steinbrenner was forced to resign as general partner of the New York Yankees by baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent. 2003 — Chicago White Sox shortstop Jose Valentin hit three home runs by the fifth inning in a 15-4 win over Kansas City. It was the second three-homer game of his career, and the third time he has homered from both sides of the plate. 2006 — New York Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran tied a major league record with his third grand slam this month in a 9-6 victory over Atlanta. Beltran became the ninth player in major league history to hit three grand slams in a calendar month. 2008 — Kelly Shoppach of Cleveland tied a major league record with five extra-base hits, including a game-tying homer in the ninth, but Detroit beat the Indians 14-12 in 13 innings. Shoppach had two homers and three doubles. 2010 — Carlos Gonzalez, Ian Stewart and Dexter Fowler homered and Colorado used a record-setting 12-run eighth inning to a 17-2 rout of the Chicago Cubs. Gonzalez had four hits, two in the eighth when the Rockies set a major league record with 11 straight hits in the inning. The Rockies had 13 hits in the inning, a franchise record. The Rockies batted around twice in the inning against relievers Sean Marshall, Andrew Cashman and Brian Schlitter. 2012 — Kendrys Morales homered from both sides of the plate during a nine-run sixth inning, capping the burst with a grand slam that sent the Los Angeles Angels romping past the Texas Rangers 158. Morales became the third switch-hitter in major league history to homer as a lefty and righty in the same inning.

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