Box Scores
BASEBALL
PCL
American Conference
| Central | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| x-Iowa (Cubs) | 79 | 64 | .552 | — |
| Col. Springs (Rockies) | 78 | 65 | .545 | 1 |
| Omaha (Royals) | 71 | 73 | .493 | 8 1/2 |
| Albuquerque (Marlins) | 67 | 77 | .465 | 12 1/2 |
| Eastern | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| x-Oklahoma (Rangers) | 81 | 63 | .563 | — |
| Memphis (Cardinals) | 73 | 71 | .507 | 8 |
| New Orleans (Astros) | 66 | 78 | .458 | 15 |
| Nashville (Pirates) | 63 | 79 | .444 | 17 |
Pacific Conference
| Northern | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| x-Portland (Padres) | 84 | 60 | .583 | — |
| Tacoma (Mariners) | 79 | 63 | .556 | 4 |
| Edmonton (Expos) | 69 | 74 | .483 | 14 1/2 |
| Salt Lake (Angels) | 56 | 88 | .389 | 28 |
| Southern | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| x-Sacramnto (Athletics) | 79 | 65 | .549 | — |
| Tucson (Dbacks) | 74 | 70 | .514 | 5 |
| Las Vegas (Dodgers) | 67 | 76 | .469 | 11 1/2 |
| Fresno (Giants) | 62 | 82 | .431 | 17 |
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
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
| New York | 14 | 13 | .519 | — |
| Indiana | 15 | 15 | .500 | 1/2 |
| Connecticut | 14 | 15 | .483 | 1 |
| Detroit | 14 | 15 | .483 | 1 |
| Charlotte | 13 | 15 | .464 | 1 1/2 |
| Washington | 12 | 16 | .429 | 2 1/2 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
| Los Angels | 21 | 7 | .750 | — |
| Seattle | 17 | 11 | .607 | 4 |
| Minnesota | 16 | 12 | .571 | 5 |
| Phoenix | 15 | 13 | .536 | 6 |
| Sacramnto | 15 | 13 | .536 | 6 |
| Houston | 12 | 16 | .429 | 9 |
| San Ant. | 6 | 23 | .207 | 15 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
| East | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | PF | PA |
| Montreal | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 313 | 181 |
| Toronto | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 222 | 195 |
| Hamilton | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 282 | 349 |
| Ottawa | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 258 | 341 |
| West | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | PF | PA |
| Brit. Col. | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 347 | 231 |
| Edmonton | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 316 | 275 |
| Saskatchewan | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 239 | 265 |
| Winnipeg | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 237 | 284 |
| Calgary | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 252 | 345 |
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:
| Record | Pts | Pvs | |
| 1. Southern Illinois (56) | 1-0 | 2,050 | 2 |
| 2. Montana (17) | 1-0 | 1,979 | 3 |
| 3. Wofford (5) | 0-0 | 1,833 | 4 |
| 4. Colgate (2) | 0-0 | 1,705 | 5 |
| 5. Furman (2) | 1-0 | 1,667 | 7 |
| 6. McNeese State | 1-0 | 1,630 | 8 |
| 7. Delaware (2) | 0-1 | 1,465 | 1 |
| 8. Villanova | 1-0 | 1,402 | 9 |
| 9. Northern Iowa | 0-1 | 1,345 | 6 |
| 10. Georgia Southern | 0-1 | 1,259 | 10 |
| 11. Western Kentucky | 0-1 | 1,151 | 13 |
| 12. Montana State | 0-0 | 896 | 15 |
| 13. Northern Arizona | 0-1 | 888 | 14 |
| 14. Massachusetts | 1-0 | 876 | 19 |
| 15. Stephen F. Austin | 1-0 | 874 | 16 |
| 16. Western Illinois | 0-1 | 870 | 12 |
| 17. Maine | 0-1 | 831 | 11 |
| 18. Northeastern | 1-0 | 616 | 22 |
| 19. New Hampshire | 1-0 | 556 | NR |
| 20. Eastern Kentucky | 0-0 | 532 | 21 |
| 21. Northwestern State | 0-1 | 494 | 18 |
| 22. Lehigh | 1-0 | 431 | 23 |
| 23. Northern Colorado | 1-0 | 229 | NR |
| 24. Appalachian State | 0-1 | 226 | 20 |
| 25. Penn | 0-0 | 214 | 25 |
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
| W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
European Division
| W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
| Finland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 |
| Sweden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| Germany | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
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, $900,000 | 68-63-68-69—268 |
| Adam Scott, $440,000 | 69-67-70-65—271 |
| Tiger Woods, $440,000 | 65-68-69-69—271 |
| John Rollins, $220,000 | 67-66-75-66—274 |
| Daniel Chopra, $220,000 | 68-69-70-67—274 |
| Hank Kuehne, $173,750 | 68-68-71-68—275 |
| Shigeki Maruyama, $173,750 | 68-66-71-70—275 |
| Jay Williamson, $155,000 | 68-68-70-70—276 |
| Charles Howell III, $135,000 | 67-68-76-66—277 |
| Brad Faxon, $135,000 | 72-69-68-68—277 |
| Bill Haas, $135,000 | 69-64-71-73—277 |
| Camilo Villegas, $115,000 | 69-68-72-69—278 |
| David Toms, $93,750 | 69-71-73-66—279 |
| David Duval, $93,750 | 72-70-70-67—279 |
| Zach Johnson, $93,750 | 68-72-71-68—279 |
| Dennis Paulson, $93,750 | 69-70-71-69—279 |
| Richard S. Johnson, $70,000 | 70-69-73-68—280 |
| Matt Kuchar, $70,000 | 69-73-70-68—280 |
| Deane Pappas, $70,000 | 67-70-72-71—280 |
| Dan Forsman, $70,000 | 68-72-69-71—280 |
| Ryan Palmer, $70,000 | 65-69-74-72—280 |
| Neal Lancaster, $52,000 | 72-69-70-70—281 |
| Tim Petrovic, $52,000 | 70-68-71-72—281 |
| Skip Kendall, $52,000 | 69-69-71-72—281 |
| Todd Fischer, $39,875 | 72-67-73-70—282 |
| David Peoples, $39,875 | 73-66-73-70—282 |
| Hunter Mahan, $39,875 | 72-69-71-70—282 |
| Frank Lickliter II, $39,875 | 68-67-76-71—282 |
| Justin Rose, $31,791.67 | 72-70-74-67—283 |
| Jesper Parnevik, $31,791.67 | 70-71-73-69—283 |
| Aaron Baddeley, $31,791.67 | 68-70-74-71—283 |
| Brent Geiberger, $31,791.67 | 72-70-70-71—283 |
| Jonathan Byrd, $31,791.66 | 66-71-72-74—283 |
| Dean Wilson, $31,791.66 | 71-71-68-73—283 |
| Jeff Brehaut, $26,375 | 71-68-78-67—284 |
| Jim Furyk, $26,375 | 69-70-77-68—284 |
| J.J. Henry, $19,500 | 70-71-75-69—285 |
| Mike Heinen, $19,500 | 72-70-74-69—285 |
| Jeff Sluman, $19,500 | 70-68-77-70—285 |
| Jason Dufner, $19,500 | 71-69-75-70—285 |
| Ken Green, $19,500 | 72-68-74-71—285 |
| John Daly, $19,500 | 71-70-73-71—285 |
| Hidemichi Tanaka, $19,500 | 70-72-72-71—285 |
| Lee Janzen, $19,500 | 70-69-74-72—285 |
| Kent Jones, $19,500 | 71-68-74-72—285 |
| Mark Hensby, $19,500 | 69-70-73-73—285 |
| Arron Oberholser, $19,500 | 70-69-71-75—285 |
| John Senden, $12,428.58 | 71-69-79-68—287 |
| Robert Gamez, $12,428.57 | 71-71-74-71—287 |
| Jason Bohn, $12,428.57 | 72-70-73-72—287 |
| Steve Pate, $12,428.57 | 71-71-72-73—287 |
| Cameron Beckman, $12,428.57 | 66-71-76-74—287 |
| Tim Clark, $12,428.57 | 70-67-75-75—287 |
| Craig Perks, $12,428.57 | 67-71-74-75—287 |
| Billy Mayfair, $11,350 | 67-72-77-72—288 |
| Trevor Immelman, $11,350 | 71-70-74-73—288 |
| Joey Sindelar, $11,350 | 72-69-74-73—288 |
| Danny Briggs, $11,350 | 68-73-73-74—288 |
| Michael Allen, $11,000 | 72-69-77-71—289 |
| Mark Wilson, $11,000 | 73-68-73-75—289 |
| Robert Damron, $11,000 | 69-72-71-77—289 |
| Briny Baird, $10,700 | 72-69-76-73—290 |
| Ben Crane, $10,700 | 69-72-75-74—290 |
| Danny Ellis, $10,700 | 72-68-74-76—290 |
| Harrison Frazar, $10,450 | 70-71-74-76—291 |
| Bob Burns, $10,450 | 71-66-77-77—291 |
| Pat Bates, $10,300 | 70-72-78-73—293 |
| Brian Kortan, $10,200 | 72-70-74-78—294 |
| Guy Boros, $10,100 | 72-70-74-79—295 |
| Mark O’Meara, $10,000 | 66-74-82-76—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
| Eastern | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
| Columbus | 8 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 28 | 25 |
| MetroStars | 9 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 37 | 38 |
| Chicago | 7 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 35 |
| D.C. United | 6 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 38 |
| New England | 5 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 35 |
| Western | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
| Kansas City | 11 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 33 | 26 |
| Colorado | 9 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 23 | 22 |
| Los Angeles | 9 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 37 | 35 |
| San Jose | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 37 | 28 |
| Dallas | 9 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 34 |
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
| Favorite | Open | Curr | O/U | Underdog |
| Thursday | ||||
| PATRIOTS | 3 | 3.5 | 45 | Ravens |
| Sunday | ||||
| Titans | 2.5 | 3 | 38.5 | DOLPHINS |
| STEELERS | 3.5 | 4 | 41 | Raiders |
| REDSKINS | 2 | 2.5 | 39.5 | Bucs |
| Ravens | 2.5 | 3 | 37 | BROWNS |
| BILLS | 3 | 3 | 35 | Jaguars |
| JETS | 4 | 4 | 41 | Bengals |
| BEARS | 3 | 3 | 49 | Lions |
| RAMS | 10.5 | 10.5 | 45 | Cards |
| Seahawks | 2 | 2 | 45.5 | SAINTS |
| TEXANS | 4.5 | 4.5 | 44 | Chargers |
| EAGLES | 9 | 9 | 42 | Giants |
| VIKINGS | 4 | 4 | 44 | Cowboys |
| Falcons | 3.5 | 3.5 | 44 | 49ERS |
| BRONCOS | 3 | 3 | 48 | Chiefs |
| Monday | ||||
| PANTHERS | 3 | 3 | 43.5 | Packers |
College football
| Thursday | ||||
| Missouri | 10.5 | 10.5 | TROY ST. | |
| Friday | ||||
| MIAMI-FLA | 2 | 1.5 | Florida St. | |
| BOISE ST. | 6.5 | 7 | Oregon St. | |
| Saturday | ||||
| Ucla | 5 | 4 | ILLINOIS | |
| WISCONSIN | 16* | 16* | Unlv | |
| VA TECH | 25.5 | 24 | W. Michigan | |
| UCONN | 13 | 13 | Duke | |
| MICHIGAN ST | 25.5 | 26 | C.Michigan | |
| N’WESTERN | 1.5 | 1.5 | Arizona St. | |
| NEBRASKA | 14 | 13.5 | So Miss | |
| IOWA | 25 | 24.5 | Iowa St. | |
| Auburn | 13 | 13 | MISS ST. | |
| Penn St. (BC) | 1 | 1.5 | BOSTON COLL | |
| Louisville | 23 | 23 | ARMY | |
| PURDUE | 30 | 30 | Ball St. | |
| Michigan | 11.5 | 12.5 | NOTRE DAME | |
| VIRGINIA | 19 | 20 | N Carolina | |
| OHIO ST | 16.5 | 16 | Marshall | |
| s-WASH ST. | 3 | 3 | Colorado | |
| OREGON | 20 | 20.5 | Indiana | |
| STANFORD | 3 | 3.5 | Byu | |
| Georgia | 8.5 | 8.5 | S CAROLINA | |
| MARYLAND | 26.5 | 27 | Temple | |
| Syracuse | 16 | 15.5 | BUFFALO | |
| FLORIDA | 38 | 38 | E. Michigan | |
| W Virginia | 20 | 20 | C. FLORIDA | |
| PITT | 17.5 | 17.5 | Ohio U | |
| Miami-Ohio | 1.5 | 2.5 | CINCINNATI | |
| Wake Forest | 14.5 | 14.5 | E CAROLINA | |
| KANSAS | 2.5 | 2.5 | Toledo | |
| OKLAHOMA | 35.5 | 35.5 | Houston | |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 20 | 20 | Tulsa | |
| TCU | 22.5 | 23 | Smu | |
| KANSAS ST | 13 | 13 | Fresno St | |
| CLEMSON | 8 | 7 | Ga Tech | |
| TEXAS A&M | 12* | 11* | Wyoming | |
| Texas Tech | 3.5 | 3.5 | NEW MEXICO | |
| USC | 24 | 24 | Colorado St. | |
| Texas | 11 | 11 | ARKANSAS | |
| ALABAMA | 10 | 10.5 | Mississippi | |
| Utah | 11.5 | 12.5 | ARIZONA | |
| AKRON | 7 | 7 | Mid Tenn St. | |
| CALIFORNIA | 32 | 32 | New Mexico St. | |
| LA TECH | NL | NL | UL-Lafayette | |
| N. Texas | 7 | 7.5 | Fla Atlantic | |
| LSU | 39.5 | 40 | Arkansas St. | |
| UTAH ST. | 10.5 | 10.5 | Idaho |
s-Seattle. Note: The (BC) before the opening line denotes that Boston College opened as the favorite. Home team in capital letters.