Thursday, July 9, 2015

Scoreboard
Major League Baseball
Minnesota 5, Baltimore 3
Milwaukee 6, Atlanta 5
Detroit 5, Seattle 4
N.Y. Mets 4, San Francisco 1
Pittsburgh 5, San Diego 2
N.Y. Yankees 5, Oakland 4
Boston 6, Miami 3
Cleveland 4, Houston 2
St. Louis 6, Chicago Cubs 5
Arizona 7, Texas 4
Chicago White Sox 7, Toronto 6 F/11
Kansas City 9, Tampa Bay 7
L.A. Dodgers 5, Philadelphia 0
L.A. Angels 3, Colorado 2

Standings
Major League Baseball
American League
Central Division
    W    L    Pct    GB
Kansas City    49    33    .598    —
Minnesota    46    39    .541    4½
Detroit    43    41    .512    7
Cleveland    40    44    .476    10
Chicago    38    44    .463    11

East Division
    W    L    Pct    GB
New York    45    39    .536    —
Baltimore    43    42    .506    2½
Toronto    44    43    .506    2½
Tampa Bay    43    44    .494    3½
Boston    41    45    .477    5

West Division
    W    L    Pct    GB
Houston    49    38    .563    —
Los Angeles    46    38    .548    1½
Texas    41    44    .482    7
Seattle    39    46    .459    9
Oakland    39    48    .448    10

Local schedule
Today
Fort Recovery ACME sectional vs. Celina at Coldwater – 7 p.m.

Friday
Portland Rockets at Miami Valley Wolverines – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday
Jay County Summer Swim Team in Wabash Valley Conference meet at South Adams – 9 a.m.
Portland Rockets doubleheader at Miami Valley Wolverines – 1 p.m.

Sunday
Portland Rockets doubleheader at Fort Wayne Jackers – 3 p.m.

Monday
Portland Rockets at Fort Wayne Marlins – 7 p.m.
Tuesday
Portland Rockets at Taylor University – 7 p.m.

TV schedule
Today
9 p.m. — CFL Football: Ottawa RedBlacks at Edmonton Eskimos (ESPN2)

Friday
8 a.m. — Tennis: 2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men’s semifinals (ESPN)
7 p.m. — WNBA Basketball: San Antonio Stars at Indiana Fever (WNDY-23)
7 p.m. — CFL Football: Montreal Allouettes at Winnipeg Blue Bombers (ESPN2)
11 p.m. — Arena Football: New Orleans Voodoo at San Jose SaberCats (ESPN2)

Saturday
8 a.m. — Cycling: 2015 Tour de France – Stage 8 (NBC-2,13,33)
9 a.m. — Tennis: 2015 Wimbledon Championships – Women’s final (ESPN)
Noon — Golf: European PGA Tour Golf – Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, Third round (NBC-2,13,33)
2:30 p.m. — Golf: 2015 U.S. Women’s Open – Third round (FOX-45,55,59)
3 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: John Deere Classic – Third round (CBS-4,7,15)
7 p.m. — Major League Baseball: St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates (FOX-45,55,59)
7:30 p.m. — NASL Soccer: Carolina RailHawks at Indy Eleven (WISH-8)
8 p.m. — 2015 Pan American Games (ESPN2)
9 p.m. — Boxing: Premier Boxing Champions – Luis Collazo vs. Keith Thurman (ESPN)

Sunday
9 a.m. — Tennis: 2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men’s final (ESPN)
Noon — Golf: European PGA Tour – Aberdeen Asset management Scottish Open, Final round (NBC-2,13,33)
1:30 p.m. — Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox (TBS)
2:30 p.m. — Golf: U.S. Women’s Open (FOX-45,55,59)
3 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: John Deere Classic – Final round (CBS-7,8,15)
3 P.M. — Major League Soccer: Toronto FC at New York City FC (ESPN)
8 p.m. — Major League Baseball: St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates (ESPN)
8 p.m. — 2015 Pan American Games (ESPN2)
Local notes
JCHS to host adult swim
There will be adult lap swim sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Cost is $2 per session or $25 for a season pass, and is open to adults 18-and-older.
The swim will be from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. at the Jay County High School pool.
The sessions will go through July, and will be for lap swim only, not recreational use.

Athletic clinic starts Monday
A speed, agility and quickness clinic will be held every Tuesday and Thursday beginning Monday through Aug. 6.
The clinic will be from 11 a.m. to noon at Jay Community Center, and it will focus on improved athletic performance, core strength and stability, hip and mobility function and injury prevention.
Members from Schmit Chiropractic, Patriot Fitness and Jay County Hospital will present the clinic.
For more information, call (260) 726-9661.

Optional practices begin Monday
East Jay Middle School’s cross country team will have optional practices beginning Monday.
Practices will be from 8 to 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Hudson Family Park.
For more information, contact Doug Johnson at (260) 726-9704.

Patriots hosting football camp
The Jay County High School football team will be hosting a camp July 20 through 23.
The camp will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m., and is open for children in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Cost is $20 and includes a camp tshirt. Registration forms are available at the high school.
For more information, contact JCHS football coach Tim Millspaugh at (260) 251-0670.

Swiss Days 5K is July 25
The Adams County Run/Walk Challenge continues July 25.
The next race is the 42nd annual Swiss Days Race. The race will begin at 8:15 a.m. July 25 on Jefferson Street in Berne.
For more information, contact CeAnn Weaver at (260) 589-2151, or visit www.adamscounty5kchallenge.com.

Run Jay County continues Aug. 1
The Run Jay County 5K Circuit continues with the Zack Hummer Memorial 5K on Aug. 1 at Dunkirk City Park.
Registration begins at 7 a.m., with the race set to begin at 8 a.m.
Cost is $20, and those who pre-register will receive a shirt.
For more information, contact (765) 765-8062.

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