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Box Scores

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BASEBALL

PCL

American Conference

CentralWLPct.GB
x-Iowa (Cubs)7964.552
Col. Springs (Rockies)7865.5451
Omaha (Royals)7173.4938 1/2
Albuquerque (Marlins)6777.46512 1/2
EasternWLPct.GB
x-Oklahoma (Rangers)8163.563
Memphis (Cardinals)7371.5078
New Orleans (Astros)6678.45815
Nashville (Pirates)6379.44417

Pacific Conference

NorthernWLPct.GB
x-Portland (Padres)8460.583
Tacoma (Mariners)7963.5564
Edmonton (Expos)6974.48314 1/2
Salt Lake (Angels)5688.38928
SouthernWLPct.GB
x-Sacramnto (Athletics)7965.549
Tucson (Dbacks)7470.5145
Las Vegas (Dodgers)6776.46911 1/2
Fresno (Giants)6282.43117

x-clinched division

Monday’s Games

Fresno 9, Edmonton 2

Nashville 5, Memphis 0

Colorado Springs 7, New Orleans 5

Albuquerque 10, Oklahoma 7

Omaha 7, Iowa 3

Sacramento 8, Portland 5

Las Vegas 5, Salt Lake 1

Tacoma 3, Tucson 0

End of regular season

PCL playoffs

Conference Championship

(Best-of-5)

American Conference

Iowa vs. Oklahoma

Wednesday

Oklahoma at Iowa

Thursday

Oklahoma at Iowa

Friday

Iowa at Oklahoma

Saturday

Iowa at Oklahoma, if necessary

Sunday

Iowa at Oklahoma, if necessary

Pacific Conference

Sacramento vs. Portland

Wednesday

Portland at Sacramento

Thursday

Portland at Sacramento

Friday

Sacramento at Portland

Saturday

Sacramento at Portland, if necessary

Sunday

Sacramento at Portland, if necessary

Championship

(Best-of-5)

Tuesday, Sept. 14

American Conference at Pacific Conference

Wednesday, Sept. 15

American Conference at Pacific Conference

Friday, Sept. 17

Pacific Conference at American Conference

Saturday, Sept. 18

Pacific Conference at American Conference, if necessary

Sunday, Sept. 19

Pacific Conference at American Conference, if necessary

NWL playoffs

Championship

Best of 5

Monday, Sept. 6

Boise 7, Vancouver 4, Boise leads series 1-0

Tuesday

Vancouver at Boise

Thursday

Boise at Vancouver

Friday

Boise at Vancouver, if necessary

Saturday

Boise at Vancouver, if necessary

BASKETBALL

WNBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WLPctGB
New York1413.519
Indiana1515.500 1/2
Connecticut1415.4831
Detroit1415.4831
Charlotte1315.4641 1/2
Washington1216.4292 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

WLPctGB
Los Angels217.750
Seattle1711.6074
Minnesota1612.5715
Phoenix1513.5366
Sacramnto1513.5366
Houston1216.4299
San Ant.623.20715 1/2

Monday’s Games

No games scheduled

Tuesday’s Game

Sacramento at Washington, 4 p.m.

FOOTBALL

NFL

Thursday’s Game

Indianapolis at New England, 6 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Detroit at Chicago, 10 a.m.

Cincinnati at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.

Tennessee at Miami, 10 a.m.

Oakland at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.

San Diego at Houston, 10 a.m.

Arizona at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Washington, 10 a.m.

Seattle at New Orleans, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

Atlanta at San Francisco, 1:15 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 1:15 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 1:15 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 5:30 p.m.

Monday’s Game

Green Bay at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 19

Houston at Detroit, 10 a.m.

St. Louis at Atlanta, 10 a.m.

Chicago at Green Bay, 10 a.m.

Washington at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.

Denver at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.

Indianapolis at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 10 a.m.

Carolina at Kansas City, 10 a.m.

San Francisco at New Orleans, 10 a.m.

Seattle at Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Dallas, 1:15 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at San Diego, 1:15 p.m.

Buffalo at Oakland, 1:15 p.m.

New England at Arizona, 1:15 p.m.

Miami at Cincinnati, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 20

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

CFL

All Times PDT

EastWLTOTLPtsPFPA
Montreal1010020313181
Toronto641013222195
Hamilton551011282349
Ottawa47008258341
WestWLTOTLPtsPFPA
Brit. Col.730014347231
Edmonton650012316275
Saskatchewan47008239265
Winnipeg47008237284
Calgary29004252345

Note: Two points for a regulation or overtime win and one point for a tie.

Monday’s Games

Edmonton 25, Calgary 7

Toronto 30, Hamilton 30, tie

Friday’s Game

Calgary at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.

College Division I-AA Poll

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Sports Network Division I-AA football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 5 and previous ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Southern Illinois (56)1-02,0502
2. Montana (17)1-01,9793
3. Wofford (5)0-01,8334
4. Colgate (2)0-01,7055
5. Furman (2)1-01,6677
6. McNeese State1-01,6308
7. Delaware (2)0-11,4651
8. Villanova1-01,4029
9. Northern Iowa0-11,3456
10. Georgia Southern0-11,25910
11. Western Kentucky0-11,15113
12. Montana State0-089615
13. Northern Arizona0-188814
14. Massachusetts1-087619
15. Stephen F. Austin1-087416
16. Western Illinois0-187012
17. Maine0-183111
18. Northeastern1-061622
19. New Hampshire1-0556NR
20. Eastern Kentucky0-053221
21. Northwestern State0-149418
22. Lehigh1-043123
23. Northern Colorado1-0229NR
24. Appalachian State0-122620
25. Penn0-021425

Others receiving votes: North Carolina A&T 190, Grambling State 109, Nicholls State 106, Jacksonville State 104, Cal Poly 82, Idaho State 74, Alcorn State 68, Southern 54, Bethune-Cookman 54, Hampton 53, Sam Houston State 49, UC-Davis 38, South Carolina State 28, Illinois State 26, Bucknell 21, Harvard 20, James Madison 19, Portland State 19, Samford 18, William & Mary 17, Tennessee State 16, Southern Utah 14, Yale 12, North Dakota State 12, Texas State 10, Tennessee Tech 8, Alabama State 7, Gardner-Webb 5.

How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted:

1. Southern Illinois 2. Montana 3. Furman 4. Wofford 5. Colgate 6. Vallanova 7. Delware 8. McNeese 9. Northern Iowa 10. Maine

11. Montana State 12. Western Kentucky 13. Georgia Southern 14. Eastern Kentucky 15. Massachusettes 16. Northeastern 17. Stephen F. Austin 18. Northwestern St. 19. Northern Colorado 20. Northern Arizona

21. Bethune-Cookman 22. U.C. Davis 23. Cal-Poly 24. Lehigh 25. North Carolina A&T

HOCKEY

World Cup Championships

All Times PDT

First Round

North American Division

WLTGFGAPts
Canada3001036
Russia210964
United States120562
Slovakia0304130

European Division

WLTGFGAPts
Finland2011145
Sweden2011395
Czech Republic12010102
Germany0304150

Quarterfinals

Monday, Sept. 6

Finland 2, Germany 1

Tuesday, Sept. 7

Sweden vs. Czech Republic at Stockholm, Sweden, 10 a.m.

At St. Paul, Minn.

Russia vs. United States, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 8

At Toronto

Canada vs. Slovakia, 4 p.m.

AUTO RACING

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Leaders

Through Sept. 5

Points

1, Jimmie Johnson, 3,482. 2, Jeff Gordon, 3,432. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 3,366. 4, Tony Stewart, 3,304. 5, Matt Kenseth, 3,253. 6, Elliott Sadler, 3,204. 7, Kurt Busch, 3,186. 8, Ryan Newman, 3,078. 9, Kasey Kahne, 3,067. 10, Mark Martin, 3,058.

11, Jamie McMurray, 3,033. 12, Bobby Labonte, 3,022. 13, Dale Jarrett, 3,015. 14, Jeremy Mayfield, 3,003. 15, Kevin Harvick, 3,002. 16, Casey Mears, 2,704. 17, Michael Waltrip, 2,674. 18, Jeff Burton, 2,647. 19, Robby Gordon, 2,647. 20, Rusty Wallace, 2,641.

Money

1, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $5,390,077. 2, Matt Kenseth, $4,924,499. 3, Tony Stewart, $4,853,887. 4, Jeff Gordon, $4,853,442. 5, Jimmie Johnson, $4,032,349. 6, Elliott Sadler, $3,862,864. 7, Ryan Newman, $3,709,029. 8, Kasey Kahne, $3,537,557. 9, Kevin Harvick, $3,524,744. 10, Dale Jarrett, $3,403,202.

11, Bobby Labonte, $3,372,907. 12, Rusty Wallace, $3,243,399. 13, Michael Waltrip, $3,104,462. 14, Sterling Marlin, $2,952,508. 15, Scott Wimmer, $2,890,950. 16, Robby Gordon, $2,886,923. 17, Kurt Busch, $2,865,977. 18, Jeff Burton, $2,844,625. 19, Jeremy Mayfield, $2,796,196. 20, Mark Martin, $2,773,722.

GOLF

Deutsche Bank Championship

PGA TOUR

At TPC of Boston

Norton Mass.

Purse: $5 million

Yardage: 7,415; Par: 71

Final Round

Vijay Singh, $900,00068-63-68-69—268
Adam Scott, $440,00069-67-70-65—271
Tiger Woods, $440,00065-68-69-69—271
John Rollins, $220,00067-66-75-66—274
Daniel Chopra, $220,00068-69-70-67—274
Hank Kuehne, $173,75068-68-71-68—275
Shigeki Maruyama, $173,75068-66-71-70—275
Jay Williamson, $155,00068-68-70-70—276
Charles Howell III, $135,00067-68-76-66—277
Brad Faxon, $135,00072-69-68-68—277
Bill Haas, $135,00069-64-71-73—277
Camilo Villegas, $115,00069-68-72-69—278
David Toms, $93,75069-71-73-66—279
David Duval, $93,75072-70-70-67—279
Zach Johnson, $93,75068-72-71-68—279
Dennis Paulson, $93,75069-70-71-69—279
Richard S. Johnson, $70,00070-69-73-68—280
Matt Kuchar, $70,00069-73-70-68—280
Deane Pappas, $70,00067-70-72-71—280
Dan Forsman, $70,00068-72-69-71—280
Ryan Palmer, $70,00065-69-74-72—280
Neal Lancaster, $52,00072-69-70-70—281
Tim Petrovic, $52,00070-68-71-72—281
Skip Kendall, $52,00069-69-71-72—281
Todd Fischer, $39,87572-67-73-70—282
David Peoples, $39,87573-66-73-70—282
Hunter Mahan, $39,87572-69-71-70—282
Frank Lickliter II, $39,87568-67-76-71—282
Justin Rose, $31,791.6772-70-74-67—283
Jesper Parnevik, $31,791.6770-71-73-69—283
Aaron Baddeley, $31,791.6768-70-74-71—283
Brent Geiberger, $31,791.6772-70-70-71—283
Jonathan Byrd, $31,791.6666-71-72-74—283
Dean Wilson, $31,791.6671-71-68-73—283
Jeff Brehaut, $26,37571-68-78-67—284
Jim Furyk, $26,37569-70-77-68—284
J.J. Henry, $19,50070-71-75-69—285
Mike Heinen, $19,50072-70-74-69—285
Jeff Sluman, $19,50070-68-77-70—285
Jason Dufner, $19,50071-69-75-70—285
Ken Green, $19,50072-68-74-71—285
John Daly, $19,50071-70-73-71—285
Hidemichi Tanaka, $19,50070-72-72-71—285
Lee Janzen, $19,50070-69-74-72—285
Kent Jones, $19,50071-68-74-72—285
Mark Hensby, $19,50069-70-73-73—285
Arron Oberholser, $19,50070-69-71-75—285
John Senden, $12,428.5871-69-79-68—287
Robert Gamez, $12,428.5771-71-74-71—287
Jason Bohn, $12,428.5772-70-73-72—287
Steve Pate, $12,428.5771-71-72-73—287
Cameron Beckman, $12,428.5766-71-76-74—287
Tim Clark, $12,428.5770-67-75-75—287
Craig Perks, $12,428.5767-71-74-75—287
Billy Mayfair, $11,35067-72-77-72—288
Trevor Immelman, $11,35071-70-74-73—288
Joey Sindelar, $11,35072-69-74-73—288
Danny Briggs, $11,35068-73-73-74—288
Michael Allen, $11,00072-69-77-71—289
Mark Wilson, $11,00073-68-73-75—289
Robert Damron, $11,00069-72-71-77—289
Briny Baird, $10,70072-69-76-73—290
Ben Crane, $10,70069-72-75-74—290
Danny Ellis, $10,70072-68-74-76—290
Harrison Frazar, $10,45070-71-74-76—291
Bob Burns, $10,45071-66-77-77—291
Pat Bates, $10,30070-72-78-73—293
Brian Kortan, $10,20072-70-74-78—294
Guy Boros, $10,10072-70-74-79—295
Mark O’Meara, $10,00066-74-82-76—298

HORSE RACING

Emerald Downs

Emerald Downs results, as provided by track officials, for Monday, Sept. 6 Post time: 1:16 p.m.

FIRST— Purse $12,900, Maiden Claiming $25,000, 3 yo’s & up, Six And A Half Furlongs 3-Callmetony (Baze G). $3.00 $2.20 $2.20 1-Big Hero (Gutierrez J). $3.40 $2.60 6-Foreverdo (Frazier R). $3.00 Also Ran: Western Journey, Nab a Copy, Sandbagger Sam Race Time: 1:17 Exacta (3-1) $4.90; Superfecta (3-1-6-2) $106.50; Trifecta (3-1-6) $24.30

SECOND— Purse $6,500, Maiden Claiming $8,000, 2 yo, Four And A Half Furlongs 1-Maeken Dust (Perez M). $15.40 $6.80 $4.20 3-Krystal’s Surprise (Russell B). $4.80 $3.20 5-Stephof (Frazier R). $2.80 Also Ran: Moolah Basket, Wall St Kid, T. A. C. K. One, City Fox Race Time: :52.60 Daily Double (3-1) $26.60; Exacta (1-3) $27.90; Superfecta (1-3-5-7) $374.60; Trifecta (1-3-5) $51.70

THIRD— Purse $7,300, Claiming $7,500, 3 yo, Six Furlongs 6-Storm N Sunny (Baze G). $8.80 $4.00 $2.40 7-Lady Latifa (Frazier R). $5.60 $3.20 5-Thatsalliknow (Krigger K). $2.40 Also Ran: Cashmere Lady, Pyramid Passage, Ashleys Bon Bon, Enemy Lines Race Time: 1:10.40 Exacta (6-7) $16.20; Superfecta (6-7-5-4) $68.90; Trifecta (6-7-5) $48.60; Pic 3 (3-1-6) $87.50

FOURTH—Purse $6,500, Maiden Claiming $8,000, 2 yo, Four And A Half Furlongs 1-Little Blast (Hoonan D). $4.80 $2.80 $2.40 2-Big’n’jazzy (Cedeno A). $3.60 $2.80 4-Cantilator (Krigger K). $3.00 Also Ran: Ringo Faar, Deadly Talons, Indyshotshot Late Scratches: R Meeking, Duke of Dazzby, Race Time: :51.80 Exacta (1-2) $6.70; Superfecta (1-2-4-8) $274.50; Trifecta (1-2-4) $37.90; Pic 3 (1-6-1) $185.40

FIFTH— Purse $9,100, Claiming $8,000-$7,000, 3 yo’s & up, One Mile 1-Got You Slew (Baze G). $8.40 $3.40 $2.60 6-Asummerforwindy (Gutierrez J). $3.40 $2.40 4-Dashing Lady (Krigger K). $3.00 Also Ran: Shes a Bit Shady, Lot of Hope, Run Z Road Race Time: 1:37.40 Exacta (1-6) $11.60; Superfecta (1-6-4-2) $81.90; Trifecta (1-6-4) $29.30; Pic 3 (6-1-1) $56.80

SIXTH— Purse $5,400, Maiden Claiming $6,250, 3 yo’s & up, Six Furlongs 9-Road to Zanzibar (Baze G). $7.40 $3.40 $2.60 5-Mr. Phantom Slew (Gutierrez J). $3.40 $2.60 10-My Super Style (Russell B). $3.40 Also Ran: Catch the Storm, Elliot Bay, Raging Passion, Tipsoo Lake, Tolna City, Goat Pick Runner, A Li’l Tejada Late Scratches: Talladega Dust, Race Time: 1:10.80 Exacta (9-5) $8.20; Superfecta (9-5-10-4) $178.00; Trifecta (9-5-10) $48.00; Pic 3 (1-1-9) $57.10

SEVENTH— Purse $6,000, Claiming $3,200, 3 yo’s & up, Six Furlongs 4-Rchrystlsapistol (Mitchell G). $8.60 $5.00 $4.20 8-All for the Game (Gutierrez J). $8.80 $5.80 5-Russellette (Cedeno A). $6.40 Also Ran: Spice Twice, Dinner for Sure, Jazzin With Jazzy, Lefa Theda, Maria Kay Race Time: 1:10.20 Exacta (4-8) $47.40; Superfecta (4-8-5-3) $2,649.70; Trifecta (4-8-5) $345.80; Pic 3 (1-9-4) $93.80

EIGHTH— Purse $8,100, Claiming $6,250, 3 yo’s & up, Six And A Half Furlongs 8-Run Max Run (Hoonan D). $7.20 $4.40 $3.60 6-West Seattle Boy (Chaves N). $4.40 $3.60 5-Fantasy Life (Lopez A). $4.00 Also Ran: Jazzy Artist, McAllister Creek, Cascade Casey, Danish Danseur, Hollow Memories, Man Well Late Scratches: Bay Wide Total, Bob Stories, Race Time: 1:16 Exacta (8-6) $15.00; Superfecta (8-6-5-1) $1,248.10; Trifecta (8-6-5) $89.50; Pic 3 (9-4-8) $60.40

NINTH— Purse $100,000, Stakes, 3 yo, One And One Eighth Miles 1-My Creed (Perez M). $10.00 $4.20 $4.40 3-Flamethrowintexan (Frazier R). $3.20 $3.00 2-Random Memo (Mitchell G). $6.20 Also Ran: Number Juan, Soccer Dan, Never Surrender, Military Singer Race Time: 1:47.40 Exacta (1-3) $12.30; Superfecta (1-3-2-6) $391.60; Trifecta (1-3-2) $76.40; (4 VS 5 (WINNER 5 )) $3.00; Pic 3 (4-8-1) $126.20

TENTH— Purse $5,400, Claiming $3,200, 3 yo’s & up, Six Furlongs 11-S S Enterprize (Krigger K). $7.00 $4.40 $3.00 4-My Constant Star (Gutierrez J). $10.60 $6.20 10-Copia (Lopez A). $4.40 Also Ran: Nasty Jab, Slew the Enemy, Skillful Level, Mom’s Recruit, Maps Marketing, Bolywood, Money Inthe Basket, Chocolate One Race Time: 1:10.60 Daily Double (1-11) $40.20; Exacta (11-4) $39.70; Superfecta (11-4-10-6) $1,844.20; Trifecta (11-4-10) $327.10; Pic 3 (4/8-1-11) $161.00; Pic 4 (4-2/4/8-1-11) $607.10

Attendance: NA Handle: NA

Hangman Valley Women’s Club Championship

Championship Flight—Janet Skaife def. Diane Joss 1 up. First Flight—Alice Hamilton def. Pam Anderson 2 and 1.

SOCCER

MLS

All Times PDT

EasternWLTPtsGFGA
Columbus8510342825
MetroStars996333738
Chicago7108292935
D.C. United699273238
New England5109243035
WesternWLTPtsGFGA
Kansas City1185383326
Colorado979362322
Los Angeles978353735
San Jose977343728
Dallas9105323034

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

Wednesday’s Game

Columbus at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

College men

St. John’s 1, Washington 0

Second half—1, SJ, Schmid (Groenwald) 79:00.

Shots on goal—Washington 5, St. John’s 13. Saves—Washington, Eylander 4. St. John’s, Gaudette 2.

Nike Invitational Gonzaga 3, Sacramento St. 1

First half—1, GU, Pjetursson (Campbell, Herzog) 9:33. 2, Sac, Nelle (Tamm) 23:13. Second half—3, GU, Pjetursso (Westermann) 53:20. 4, GU, Reha (Palladino) 85:29

Shots on goal—Sacramento St. 10, Gonzaga 17. Saves—Sacramento St, McDougall 7. Gonzaga, Sosnovec 1, Rutz 1.

High school girls

Non-league

North Central 7, Deer Park 0

First half—1, NC, Michelson, 1:00. 2, NC, Ramsey (Michelson) 6:00. 3, NC, Ramsey 9:00. 4, NC, Michelson 14:00. 5, NC, Ramsey 16:00. 6, NC, Capwell (Kubik) 24:00. 7, NC, Murphy 28:00.

Shots on goal—North Central 17, Deer Park 3. Saves—North Central, Scott 1. Deer Park, Palmer 7.

TENNIS

U.S. Open

At The USTA National Tennis Center

New York

Purse: $17.75 million (Grand Slam)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Men Singles Fourth Round

Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Andrei Pavel (16), Romania, walkover.

Tim Henman (5), Britain, def. Nicolas Kiefer (19), Germany, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7 (4), 3-0, retired.

Andre Agassi (6), United States, def. Sargis Sargsian, Armenia, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.

Dominik Hrbaty (22), Slovakia, def. Olivier Rochus, Belgium, 2-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-0.

Women Singles Fourth Round

Shinobu Asagoe, Japan, def. Eleni Daniilidou (29), Greece, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (9), Russia, def. Mary Pierce (27), France, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

Lindsay Davenport (5), United States, def. Venus Williams (11), United States, 7-5, 6-4.

Nadia Petrova (14), Russia, def. Justine Henin-Hardenne (1), Belgium, 6-3, 6-2.

Men Doubles Third Round

Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett (6), Zimbabwe, def. Jared Palmer, United States, and Pavel Vizner (12), Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-0.

Rafael Nadal and Tommy Robredo, Spain, def. Mahesh Bhupathi, India, and Max Mirnyi (4), Belarus, 6-4, 6-4.

Fernando Gonzalez and Nicolas Massu, Chile, def. Martin Damm and Cyril Suk (8), Czech Republic, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco, Spain, def. Simon Aspelin, Sweden, and Todd Perry, Australia, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

Women Doubles Third Round

Elena Dementieva, Russia, and Ai Sugiyama (15), Japan, def. Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Rennae Stubbs (3), Australia, 6-2, 6-4.

Martina Navratilova and Lisa Raymond (5), United States, def. Bryanne Stewart and Samantha Stosur, Australia, 6-4, 6-3.

Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, and Paola Suarez (1), Argentina, def. Laura Granville, United States, and Ipek Senoglu, Turkey, 6-2, 6-4.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

ANAHEIM ANGELS—Recalled INF Dallas McPherson and RHP Matt Hensley from Salt Lake of the PCL.

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Recalled OF Darnell McDonald and RHP Rick Bauer from Ottawa of the IL. Puchased the contract of RHP Aaron Rakers from Ottawa. Transferred 2B Jerry Hairston from the 15- to the 60-day DL.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Recalled RHP Denny Bautista and RHP Mike MacDougal from Wichita of the Texas League, and LHP Chris George and C Paul Phillips from Omaha of the PCL.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Called up RHP Aaron Taylor, INF Greg Dobbs, INF Mickey Lopez and OF Jeremy Reed. Transferred LHP Eddie Guardado and RHP Joel Pineiro from the 15- to the 60-day DL.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS—Recalled OF Jason Dubois, RHP Sergio Mitre, OF Calvin Murray and RHP Michael Wuertz from Iowa of the PCL. Actiavted C Mike DiFelice from the 15-day DL. Transferred RHP Joe Borowski from the 15- to the 60-day DL.

CINCINNATI REDS—Announced the club will exercise its 2005 option on Dave Miley, manager. Designated 3B Brandon Larson for assignment.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Purchased the contract of OF Willy Taveras from Round Rock of the Texas League.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Purchased the contract of RHP Ben Ford from Indianapolis of the PCL.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Announced DT Wendell Bryant has been suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. Claimed CB Derek Ross off waivers from Minnesota, DT Eddie Freeman off waivers from Kansas City, and OT Jeremy Bridges off waivers from Philadelphia. Released OL Frank Garcia and G Everett Lindsay. Signed WR Lawrence Hamilton, LB Isaac Keys, QB Chris Lewis, S Adrian Mayes, FB Joshua Rue and OL Rolando Cantu to the practice squad.

ATLANTA FALCONS—Claimed TE Dwayne Blakely off waivers from Tennessee, DT Cleveland Pinkney off waivers from Tampa Bay, and TE Darnell Sanders off waivers from Cleveland. Released RB James Fenderson, TE Justin Swift, DE Joe Tafoya. Signed DE Junior Glymph, LB Terrence Melton, WR Kendrick Mosley, T Jared Peck, T Steve Stewart, RB Quincy Wilson to the practice squad.

BALTIMORE RAVENS—Terminated the contract of FB Harold Morrow. Waived OT Tony Pashos, G Brian Rimpf, LB Brandon Barnes, WR Todd Devoe, CB Lance Frazier, DT Jesse Mitchell, TE Brett Pierce and C Lenny Vandermade.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Signed DT Jordan Carstens, RB Joey Harris, OL Mike Houghton, CB Eddie Jackson, TE Adam Johnson, QB Rod Rutherford and LB Sean Tufts to the practice squad.

CHICAGO BEARS—Signed DB Alfonso Marshall OL Bryan Anderson, DE Shurron Pierson, TE Mike Pinkard and DE Cliff Washburn to the practice squad.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Claimed CB Rashad Bauman off waivers from Washington.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Claimed G Ben Noll off waivers from St. Louis. Released TE Sean Ryan.

DENVER BRONCOS—Signed RB Cecil Sapp, QB Bradlee Van Pelt, WR Romar Crenshaw, DT Nick Eason, LB Louis Green, DE Bryant McNeal and C-G Josh Sewell to the practice squad.

DETROIT LIONS—Signed WR David Kircus, DE Andrew Shull, CB Roderick Babers, LB Andrew Battle, DT Colin Cole, OT Matt McCoy, RB Avon Cobourne and RB Keith Belton to the practice squad.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Claimed TE Sean McHugh off waivers from Tennessee and LB Nick Rogers off waivers from Minnesota. Waived LB Tyreo Harrison and FB Vonta Leach. Signed S Julius Curry, G-T Atlas Herrion, WR-KR Kelvin Knight, QB Scott McBrien, TE Ben Steele and OL Scott Wells to the practice squad.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Signed LB D.D. Acholonu, LB Anthony Dunn, LB Shantee Orr, DL Jason Davis, S Jammal Lord, TE Matt Murphy, WR Sloan Thomas and RB Ronaldo Works to the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Claimed OG Ryan Lilja off waivers from Kansas City. Waived WR Eric Hill, WR Chris Bernard, WR Skyler Fulton, DB Waine Bacon DB Darrell Rideaux, RB Carey Davis, RB Ran Carthon, OL Joe Iorio, OL Trevor Hutton, OL Steve Sciullo, DE Durrand Roundtree and TE Bryan Fletcher. Signed Hill, Bernard, Rideaux, Bacon, Iorio, Hutton, Davis and Fletcher to the practice squad.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed RB Rich Alexis, G Joe Tate, G Derrick Fletcher, OT Sean Bubin and WR Matt Cherry to the practice squad.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Claimed S Omare Lowe off waivers from the New York Jets. Released CB Deandre’ Eiland.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed RB Kory Chapman and Malaefou Mackenzie, WR Michael Jennings, OT David Pruce, DL Buck Rasmussen, LB Eric Alexander and Justin Kurpeikis and CB Christian Morton to the practice squad.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Signed FB Nate Schurman, G Chad Setterstrom, WR Nathan Black, T Ben Archibald, CB Fred Booker and LB Billy Strother to the practice squad.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed RB Mike Cloud. Claimed DT Kendrick Allen off waivers from New Orleans, OT Marques Sullivan off waivers from Buffalo, and WR Mark Jones off waivers from Tampa Bay. Waived OT Ian Allen, WR Avion Black and DT Mario Monds.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed CB Andrew Davison, DT Alan Harper, WR Terrence Stubbs, WR Carl Kearney, QB Ricky Ray, FB Derrick Ward and G Dave Yovanovits to the practice squad.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed LB Donny Green, RB DeJuan Green, QB Brett Engemann, WR John Stone and OL Brad Lekkerkerker to the practice squad.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Signed OT Orlando Pace to a one-year contract. Signed S Zack Bronson. Released DT Bernard Holsey, DE Sean Moran, DL Kevin Aldridge, CB Dwight Anderson, S Nijrell Eason, S Justin Lucas, WR Jamal Jones, RB Dusty McGrorty, OT Matt Morgan, OG Brandon Noll and LB Brandon Spoon. Placed DB Tom Knight and TE Erik Jensen on injured reserve.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed DE Otis Leverette. Released DL Chris Demaree.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed OT Walter Jones to a one-year contract. Claimed S Marquand Manuel off waivers. Signed S Jordan Babineaux, CB Michael Harden, C Joey Hollenbeck, P Donnie Jones, FB R.J.Luck, WR Taco Wallace and WR Jason Willis to the practice squad.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed RB Jarrett Payton, S Justin Sandy, LB Jordan Kramer, LB Cody Spencer, DE Shawn Johnson and TE Casey Cramer to the practice squad. Claimed LB Justin Ena off waivers from Philadelphia. Waived LB Ray Wells.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed DL Nic Clemons, DL Ryan Boschetti, CB Rufus Brown, CB Garnell Wilds, WR Gari Scott, OL Pita Elisara, OL Ben Nowland and RB Sultan McCullough to the practice squad.

COLLEGE

PRESBYTERIAN—Named Elton Pollock baseball coach.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the college football board, the Wisconsin - UNLV circle (*) is for Wisky RB Anthony Davis (questionable); the Texas A&M - Wyoming circle is for A&M QB Reggie McNeal (questionable).

NFL

FavoriteOpenCurrO/UUnderdog
Thursday
PATRIOTS33.545Ravens
Sunday
Titans2.5338.5DOLPHINS
STEELERS3.5441Raiders
REDSKINS22.539.5Bucs
Ravens2.5337BROWNS
BILLS3335Jaguars
JETS4441Bengals
BEARS3349Lions
RAMS10.510.545Cards
Seahawks2245.5SAINTS
TEXANS4.54.544Chargers
EAGLES9942Giants
VIKINGS4444Cowboys
Falcons3.53.54449ERS
BRONCOS3348Chiefs
Monday
PANTHERS3343.5Packers

College football

Thursday
Missouri10.510.5TROY ST.
Friday
MIAMI-FLA21.5Florida St.
BOISE ST.6.57Oregon St.
Saturday
Ucla54ILLINOIS
WISCONSIN16*16*Unlv
VA TECH25.524W. Michigan
UCONN1313Duke
MICHIGAN ST25.526C.Michigan
N’WESTERN1.51.5Arizona St.
NEBRASKA1413.5So Miss
IOWA 2524.5Iowa St.
Auburn1313MISS ST.
Penn St. (BC)1 1.5BOSTON COLL
Louisville2323ARMY
PURDUE3030Ball St.
Michigan11.512.5NOTRE DAME
VIRGINIA1920N Carolina
OHIO ST16.516Marshall
s-WASH ST.33Colorado
OREGON2020.5Indiana
STANFORD33.5Byu
Georgia8.58.5S CAROLINA
MARYLAND26.527Temple
Syracuse 1615.5BUFFALO
FLORIDA3838E. Michigan
W Virginia2020C. FLORIDA
PITT17.517.5Ohio U
Miami-Ohio1.52.5CINCINNATI
Wake Forest14.514.5E CAROLINA
KANSAS2.52.5Toledo
OKLAHOMA35.535.5Houston
OKLAHOMA ST2020Tulsa
TCU22.523Smu
KANSAS ST1313Fresno St
CLEMSON87Ga Tech
TEXAS A&M12*11*Wyoming
Texas Tech3.53.5NEW MEXICO
USC2424Colorado St.
Texas 1111ARKANSAS
ALABAMA1010.5Mississippi
Utah11.512.5ARIZONA
AKRON77Mid Tenn St.
CALIFORNIA3232New Mexico St.
LA TECHNLNLUL-Lafayette
N. Texas77.5Fla Atlantic
LSU39.540Arkansas St.
UTAH ST.10.510.5Idaho

s-Seattle. Note: The (BC) before the opening line denotes that Boston College opened as the favorite. Home team in capital letters.