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BASEBALL

MLB

American League Leaders

RUNS—Damon, Boston, 91; DOrtiz, Boston, 90; Jeter, New York, 90; ARodriguez, New York, 88; Teixeira, Texas, 84; MYoung, Texas, 84; MRamirez, Boston, 84.

RBI—MRamirez, Boston, 108; DOrtiz, Boston, 105; ARodriguez, New York, 97; Teixeira, Texas, 95; Sheffield, New York, 91; Matsui, New York, 89; Sexson, Seattle, 88; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 88.

DOUBLES—Tejada, Baltimore, 39; BRoberts, Baltimore, 33; DOrtiz, Boston, 33; Matsui, New York, 31; Cantu, Tampa Bay, 30; Crisp, Cleveland, 30; Mench, Texas, 30; ASoriano, Texas, 30.

TRIPLES—Crawford, Tampa Bay, 12; Sizemore, Cleveland, 10; ISuzuki, Seattle, 10; Figgins, Los Angeles, 7; Inge, Detroit, 7; DeJesus, Kansas City, 6; Johnson, Toronto, 6; Damon, Boston, 6.

HOME RUNS—ARodriguez, New York, 36; MRamirez, Boston, 32; Teixeira, Texas, 31; DOrtiz, Boston, 31; Konerko, Chicago, 30; ASoriano, Texas, 29; Sexson, Seattle, 29.

PITCHING (11 Decisions)—Crain, Minnesota, 9-2, .818, 2.80; Clement, Boston, 11-3, .786, 4.53; ClLee, Cleveland, 12-4, .750, 4.03; Halladay, Toronto, 12-4, .750, 2.41; Garland, Chicago, 16-6, .727, 3.47; Donnelly, Los Angeles, 8-3, .727, 3.86; Buehrle, Chicago, 13-5, .722, 2.99.

STRIKEOUTS—JoSantana, Minnesota, 172; RaJohnson, New York, 159; Lackey, Los Angeles, 154; Bonderman, Detroit, 128; DCabrera, Baltimore, 125; Kazmir, Tampa Bay, 124; Mussina, New York, 124.

SAVES—MRivera, New York, 32; Wickman, Cleveland, 32; Nathan, Minnesota, 30; Hermanson, Chicago, 30; Guardado, Seattle, 28; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 27; FCordero, Texas, 26; BRyan, Baltimore, 26.

National League Leaders

RUNS—Pujols, St. Louis, 101; DeLee, Chicago, 91; Bay, Pittsburgh, 85; Dunn, Cincinnati, 85; MiCabrera, Florida, 84; BAbreu, Philadelphia, 82; MGiles, Atlanta, 77.

RBI—Pujols, St. Louis, 94; Ensberg, Houston, 91; CaLee, Milwaukee, 91; AJones, Atlanta, 91; DeLee, Chicago, 89; ARamirez, Chicago, 88; Burrell, Philadelphia, 87.

DOUBLES—DeLee, Chicago, 37; Bay, Pittsburgh, 35; MGiles, Atlanta, 35; MiCabrera, Florida, 33; Wilkerson, Washington, 33; Randa, San Diego, 33; Wright, New York, 32; Biggio, Houston, 32.

TRIPLES—Reyes, New York, 11; Pierre, Florida, 10; Furcal, Atlanta, 10; Rollins, Philadelphia, 7; JWilson, Pittsburgh, 6; Wilkerson, Washington, 6; DRoberts, San Diego, 6; BGiles, San Diego, 6.

HOME RUNS—AJones, Atlanta, 37; DeLee, Chicago, 35; Dunn, Cincinnati, 34; Pujols, St. Louis, 33; Ensberg, Houston, 33; ARamirez, Chicago, 30; Griffey Jr., Cincinnati, 28.

PITCHING (11 Decisions)—Eaton, San Diego, 9-2, .818, 3.76; Carpenter, St. Louis, 17-4, .810, 2.25; LHernandez, Washington, 14-5, .737, 3.45; Clemens, Houston, 11-4, .733, 1.32; Morris, St. Louis, 12-5, .706, 3.83; PMartinez, New York, 12-5, .706, 2.96; Benson, New York, 9-4, .692, 3.49.

STRIKEOUTS—Peavy, San Diego, 174; PMartinez, New York, 172; Carpenter, St. Louis, 169; BMyers, Philadelphia, 152; Clemens, Houston, 148; DDavis, Milwaukee, 146; Burnett, Florida, 144.

SAVES—CCordero, Washington, 38; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 31; Hoffman, San Diego, 31; Lidge, Houston, 29.

PCL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

PACIFIC CONFERENCE

Tuesday’s Results

Fresno 6, Colorado Springs 1

Iowa 6, Albuquerque 4

Tacoma 7, Las Vegas 0

Memphis 8, Oklahoma 3

Omaha 8, New Orleans 6

Nashville 7, Round Rock 5

Tucson 6, Sacramento 0

Salt Lake 4, Portland 2

Today’s Games

Colorado Springs at Fresno

Iowa at Albuquerque

Las Vegas at Tacoma

Memphis at Oklahoma

Omaha at New Orleans

Round Rock at Nashville

Sacramento at Tucson

Salt Lake at Portland

NWL

Tuesday’s Results

Eugene 4, Tri-City 3

Yakima 8, Everett 7

Boise 8, Salem-Keizer 2

Spokane 8, Vancouver 4

Today’s Games

Salem-Keizer at Boise

Tri-City at Eugene

Vancouver at Spokane

Yakima at Everett

Indians 8, Canadians 4

E–Kleen (5), Hooft (11). 2B–Omura (3), Mayberry (12). 3B–Sellers. HRs–Pratt (5), Thon (8). RBIs–Recker (11), Pratt (22), Sellers 2 (8), Thon 6 (31), Mayberry (17), Santana (17). GIDP–Omura. LOB–Vancouver 6, Spokane 4. S–Duran. SB–Thon (2). CS–Hooft (4), Santana (2). DP–Spokane 1 (Thon and Baez).

WP–Fogle. HBP–Mayberry, Recker. Balk–Herrera. Inherited runners-scored–Davis 2-2. T–2:55. A–3,569.

BASKETBALL

WNBA

All Times PDT

x-clinched playoff spot

Tuesday’s Results

New York 72, Washington 66

Minnesota 73, Houston 62

Phoenix 58, Detroit 51

Sacramento 72, Los Angeles 63

Today’s Games

No games scheduled

Monarchs 72, Sparks 63

Sacramento (72) – Brunson 7-11 3-6 17, Powell 1-7 1-1 4, Griffith 4-12 3-3 11, Penicheiro 2-4 3-4 7, Newton 0-4 0-0 0, Lawson 4-10 5-5 16, Walker 7-10 3-5 17, Maiga 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-58 18-24 72.

Los Angeles (63) – Whitmore 4-7 2-2 10, Holdsclaw 4-16 2-3 10, Leslie 5-12 1-1 11, Dixon 1-1 0-0 2, Hodges 2-9 2-2 8, Masciadri 2-2 0-2 4, C.Thomas 3-5 0-0 6, Curry 0-1 0-0 0, Mabika 5-8 0-0 12, Macchi 0-1 0-0 0, Moore 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-62 7-10 63.

3-Point Goals—Sacramento 4-16 (Lawson 3-7, Powell 1-6, Newton 0-1, Penicheiro 0-2), Los Angeles 4-8 (Hodges 2-2, Mabika 2-3, Leslie 0-1, Macchi 0-1, Curry 0-1). Fouled Out—Whitmore, Holdsclaw. Rebounds—Sacramento 43 (Brunson 12), Los Angeles 35 (C.Thomas, Holdsclaw 6). Assists—Sacramento 17 (Penicheiro 5), Los Angeles 15 (Holdsclaw 4). Total Fouls—Sacramento 17, Los Angeles 25. Technicals—Dixon, Los Angeles assistant coach Bryant. A—9,205. (13,142).

Mercury 58, Shock 51

Detroit (51) – Cash 2-6 0-0 4, Ford 3-9 4-8 10, Riley 3-9 2-2 8, Smith 3-10 3-5 11, Nolan 2-11 2-2 6, Braxton 2-5 0-0 4, Pierson 1-5 4-6 6, Powell 0-2 0-0 0, Farris 0-2 0-0 0, Lambert 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 17-60 15-23 51.

Phoenix (58) – Stepanova 6-11 2-2 14, P.Taylor 2-9 7-9 11, Vodichkova 4-10 3-5 11, Taurasi 0-5 0-0 0, DeForge 5-9 2-2 14, Harrison 1-1 0-0 2, Robinson 1-4 0-0 2, Wright 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 20-50 16-20 58.

3-Point Goals—Detroit 2-9 (Smith 2-7, Nolan 0-2), Phoenix 2-9 (DeForge 2-4, Taurasi 0-2, P.Taylor 0-3). Fouled Out—Cash. Rebounds—Detroit 51 (Cash, Riley 8), Phoenix 34 (Vodichkova 7). Assists—Detroit 12 (Nolan 4), Phoenix 16 (P.Taylor 5). Total Fouls—Detroit 22, Phoenix 19. Technicals—Ford, Phoenix assistant coach Timms. A—6,239. (10,807).

Lynx 73, Comets 62

Houston (62) – Swoopes 8-13 5-6 21, Thompson 1-6 0-2 2, Snow 7-11 3-6 17, Arcain 3-6 4-4 10, Canty 0-0 0-0 0, Staley 0-4 0-0 0, Phillips 0-0 0-0 0, Lyttle 3-5 2-2 8, Hodges 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 24-50 14-20 62.

Minnesota (73) – Abrosimova 6-11 1-2 14, Ohlde 7-12 2-2 16, Hayden 2-7 3-3 7, Jones 5-11 5-8 17, Harrower 2-6 1-2 5, Tamik.Williams 4-7 0-1 8, Lovelace-Tolbert 0-2 0-0 0, Lassiter 2-4 1-1 6, Lewis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-61 13-19 73.

3-Point Goals—Houston 0-6 (Staley 0-1, Swoopes 0-1, Thompson 0-2, Hodges 0-2), Minnesota 4-14 (Jones 2-5, Abrosimova 1-2, Lassiter 1-3, Harrower 0-1, Tamik.Williams 0-1, Lovelace-Tolbert 0-1, Lewis 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 29 (Lyttle 10), Minnesota 42 (Abrosimova, Tamik.Williams, Ohlde 6). Assists—Houston 17 (Swoopes 7), Minnesota 21 (Jones 6). Total Fouls—Houston 23, Minnesota 20. A—5,920. (10,206).

Liberty 72, Mystics 66

Washington (66) – Milton-Jones 4-10 4-5 13, Smith-Taylor 5-8 2-2 14, Melvin 4-9 4-6 12, Beard 6-11 0-0 12, T.Johnson 6-9 2-3 15, Page 0-2 0-0 0, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Koehn 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-51 12-16 66.

New York (72) – Christon 6-10 1-1 17, Robinson 1-5 0-0 2, Baranova 2-6 0-0 5, Hammon 7-16 3-4 20, V.Johnson 2-5 10-12 15, Frett 1-1 0-1 2, Thorn 1-2 0-0 2, Kraayeveld 3-5 2-2 9. Totals 23-50 16-20 72.

3-Point Goals—Washington 4-17 (Smith-Taylor 2-4, T.Johnson 1-3, Milton-Jones 1-5, Melvin 0-1, Beard 0-2, Koehn 0-2), New York 10-20 (Christon 4-5, Hammon 3-8, Kraayeveld 1-1, V.Johnson 1-2, Baranova 1-2, Robinson 0-1, Thorn 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Washington 33 (Beard 7), New York 28 (V.Johnson, Baranova 5). Assists—Washington 11 (Page, T.Johnson 3), New York 16 (V.Johnson 5). Total Fouls—Washington 19, New York 15. A—10,559. (19,763).

FOOTBALL

NFL Preseason

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Game

New Orleans at New England, 5 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 19

Tennessee at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

Minnesota at N.Y. Jets, 5 p.m.

Cincinnati at Washington, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 20

Cleveland at Detroit, 10 a.m.

Green Bay at Buffalo, 3 p.m.

Miami at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Oakland at Houston, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Indianapolis, 5 p.m.

Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Baltimore, 5 p.m.

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

San Francisco at Denver, 6 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

St. Louis at San Diego, 1 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 22

Dallas at Seattle, 5 p.m.

CFL

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

Thursday’s Game

Calgary at Montreal

Friday’s Games

Ottawa at Winnipeg

Hamilton at British Columbia

GOLF

PNGA

Jr. Boys’ Amateur Championship

At Homestead Farms Golf Resort, Lynden, Wash.

Yardage: 6,526; Par 72

ROUND TWO

Andrew Putnam, University Place, Wash., 67-71—138

Nicholas Grigsby, Spokane Valley, Wash., 67-71—138

Thomas Petts, No. Vancouver, BC, 71-68—139

Robbie Ziegler, Canby, Ore., 70-71—141

Andrew Von Lossow, Seattle, Wash., 74-68—142

Brad Tensen, Boise, Idaho, 69-73—142

Thomas Jun, Federal Way, Wash., 72-70—142

Christopher Evans, Grapeview, Wash., 69-74—143

Joel Dahmen, Clarkston, Wash., 73-70—143

Conor Zokol, South Surrey, BC, 71-73—144

Dustin Poe, Spokane, Wash., 75-69—144

Graham Kent, Lynden, Wash., 74-70—144

T.J. Bordeaux, Tacoma, Wash., 72-72—144

ALSO

Justin Haase, Spokane, Wash., 72-76—148

Sean Bulger, Spokane, Wash., 75-73—148

Sean King, Spokane, Wash., 75-78—153

Ryan Jones, Spokane, Wash., 77-79—156

Tyler Nelson, Spokane, Wash., 74-83—157

Patrick Norton, Liberty Lake, Wash., 74-87—161

Tate Kelly, Spokane, Wash., 83-79—162

Nicholas Castrolang, Spokane, Wash., 85-81—166

Tanner Robb, Liberty Lake, Wash., 87-84—171

Alex Batson, Colbert, Wash., 85-88—173

Jase Rouleau, Liberty Lake, Wash., 90-85—175

Parker Kelly, Spokane, Wash., 88-90—178

Stephen Thoen, Spokane, Wash., 94-90—184

SOCCER

MLS

All Times PDT

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

Wednesday’s Game

New England at Colorado, 6:30 p.m.

TENNIS

W&S Financial Group Masters

ATP TOUR: A U.S. Open Series Event

At The ATP Tennis Center, Mason, Ohio

Purse: $2.45 million (Masters)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

SINGLES

First Round

Lleyton Hewitt (3), Australia, def. Igor Andreev, Russia, 6-3, 6-4.

Marat Safin (4), Russia, def. Jan Hernych, Czech Republic, 7-6 (3Z), 6-4.

Nikolay Davydenko (6), Russia, def. Sebastien Grosjean, France, 7-6 (4), 7-5.

Robby Ginepri, United States, def. Mariano Puerta (10), Argentina, 7-6 (2), 6-1.

Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia, def. Thomas Johansson (13), Sweden, 6-1, 7-5.

Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, def. Tommy Haas, Germany, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1.

Greg Rusedski, Britain, def. Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.

David Ferrer, Spain, def. Wesley Moodie, South Africa, 6-2, 6-1.

Robin Soderling, Sweden, def. Max Mirnyi, Belarus, 6-2, 6-4.

Jose Acasuso, Argentina, def. Younes El Aynaoui, Morocco, 6-3, 6-2.

Gilles Simon, France, def. Vince Spadea, United States, def. 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Andy Murray, Britain, def. Taylor Dent, United States, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1).

Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, def. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 7-6 (3).

Carlos Moya, Spain, def. Xavier Malisse, Belgium, 6-4, 6-4.

Tommy Robredo, Spain, def. Gaston Gaudio (8), Argentina, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Rogers Cup

WTA TOUR: A U.S. Open Series Event

At The Rexall Centre, Toronto

Purse: $1.3 million (Tier I)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

SINGLES

First Round

Nathalie Dechy (10), France, def. Fabiola Zuluaga, Colombia, 6-2, 6-4.

Ana Ivanovic (12), Serbia-Montenegro, def. Tathiana Garbin, Italy, 6-2, 7-6 (3).

Zheng Jie, China, def. Maria Emilia Salerni, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4.

Li Na, China, def. Jelena Jankovic (11), Serbia-Montenegro, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2.

Virginie Razzano, France, def. Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

Conchita Martinez, Spain, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, 6-1, 6-7 (1), 7-5.

Sesil Karatantcheva, Bulgaria, def. Jill Craybas, United States, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

Rika Fujiwara, Japan, def. Maria Elena Camerin, Italy, 6-0, 6-3.

Dinara Safina (15), Russia, def. Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spain, 6-1, 6-2.

Flavia Pennetta (14), Italy, def. Maria Sanchez Lorenzo, Spain, 6-4, 7-5.

Mariana Diaz-Oliva, Argentina, def. Evgenia Linetskaya, Russia, 3-0, retired.

Alina Jidkova, Russia, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 6-4, 4-6, 4-4, retired.

Nicole Vaidisova, Czech Republic, def. Shenay Perry, United States, 6-3, 6-2.

Antonella Serra Zanetti, Italy, def., Stephanie Dubois, Canada, 6-3, 6-2.

Second Round

Amelie Mauresmo (2), France, def. Dally Randriantefy, Madagascar, 6-2, 6-3.

Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Serena Williams (5), United States, def. Stephanie Cohen-Aloro, France, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.

MOVES

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB—Suspended Nicholas Slack of the Milwaukee Brewers organization for 15 games and Luis Ugueto of the Kansas City Royals organization for 30 games for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Recalled RHP Jonathan Papelbon from Pawtucket of the IL. Optioned RHP Manny Delcarmen to Pawtucket.

TEXAS RANGERS—Purchased the contract of LHP Justin Thompson from Oklahoma of the PCL and RHP Scott Feldman from Frisco of the Texas League. Designated RHP James Baldwin for assignment. Optioned RHP Kevin Gryboski to Oklahoma.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS—Purchased the contract of INF Aaron Holbert from Louisville of the IL. Placed INF-OF Ryan Freel on the 15-day DL.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Activated LHP Mike Gonzalez from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Ian Snell to Indianapolis.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

WASHINGTON WIZARDS—Signed G Donell Taylor and F Hiram Fuller.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed LB Jeremiah Garrison.

Canadian Football League

EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Signed DE Jabari Issa.

HOCKEY

USA HOCKEY—Named Carolina Hurricanes coach Peter Laviolette coach for the 2006 Olympic team that will compete in the Turin Games in 2006.

National Hockey League

ATLANTA THRASHERS—Signed F J.P. Vigier and F Derek MacKenzie.

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Re-signed D Glen Wesley to a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with D Chris Hajt on a one-year contract.

COLORADO AVALANCHE—Re-signed G David Aebischer, G Peter Budaj, G Tom Lawson and D Brett Clark. Signed G Vitaly Kolesnik and F Paul Healey.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Signed C Andrew Murray.

DETROIT RED WINGS—Signed D Andy Delmore. Re-signed RW Darryl Bootland and F Jason Williams to one-year contracts.

EDMONTON OILERS—Re-signed LW Raffi Torres to a two-year contract.

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Signed F Dany Roussin.

MINNESOTA WILD—Re-signed RW Kyle Wanvig. Signed RW Joey Tetarenko.

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Signed F Tomas Plekanec to a two-year contract. Agreed to terms with D Jonathan Aitken on a one-year contract.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Signed F Simon Gamache, F Darren Haydar and D Greg Zanon. Re-signed F Steve Sullivan to a four-your contract. Agreed to terms with D Dan Hamhuis on a one-year contract.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Agreed to terms with D Brent Sopel on a two-year contract. Re-signed D Radek Martinek to a one-year contract.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Agreed to terms with RW Jozef Balej.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Re-signed RW Konstantin Koltsov.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Signed C Vincent Lecavalier to a four-year contract.

MOTORSPORTS

CHAMP CAR—Named Steve Johnson president, effective Sept. 19, and Dick Eidswick chief executive officer and chairman.

NASCAR—Fined Kyle Busch $10,000 and placed him on probation until the end of the year for hitting Anthony Lazzaro’s car after the Nextel Cup race on Aug. 14. Fined Tony Stewart $5,000 and placed him on probation until the end of the year for hitting Brian Vickers’ car after the Busch Series race on Aug. 13.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

CHIVAS USA—Released D Alfonso Loera and D Aaron Lopez.

COLLEGE

AMERICA EAST—Promoted Julie Ruppert to senior associate commissioner, Matt Bourque to associate commissioner, K.J. Cardinal to director of communications and web services and Matt Jarrett to director of championships and sports administration.

DUQUESNE—Named Glenn Gutierrez coordinator of men’s basketball operations.

EASTERN ILLINOIS—Named Matt Turner strength and conditioning coach.

MINNESOTA-DULUTH—Named Jen Banford softball coach.

MORAVIAN—Named Andy Cerco assistant football/running backs coach, Drew DiGiacinto assistant football/wide receivers coach and Jafar Williams assistant football/wide receivers coach and minority recruiting coordinator.

MUHLENBERG—Named Jeff Schmitt men’s tennis coach.

NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS—Named John Ishee women’s basketball coach.

NEW ORLEANS—Named Roy Gholson women’s assistant basketball coach.

NIAGARA—Named Joe Winkelsas assistant baseball coach and Ian Palmer men’s assistant soccer coach.

RUTGERS—Named Chris Cochran assistant softball coach.

ST. JOSEPH’S—Named Stephanie Graff director of women’s basketball operations.

SAN DIEGO STATE—Signed Tony Gwynn, baseball coach, to a three-year contract extension.

UC RIVERSIDE—Named Michael Mitchell director of basketball operations and Heidi Von Arx assistant athletic trainer.

VALPARAISO—Named Josh Wissing offensive line coach and Jerry Vance special teams coordinator.

WEST VIRGINIA—Named John Mahoney director of men’s basketball operations.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

NFL PRESEASON

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

b-Baltimore, MD; k- Kansas City, MO.

Home teams in capital letters. Open is the opening line, current is the up to date line, and O/U is the over/under point total for each game.