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BASEBALL

PCL

American Conference

Pacific Conference

Wednesday’s Games

Fresno 6, Colorado Springs 3

Albuquerque 5, Iowa 4

Tacoma 5, Las Vegas 3

Oklahoma 5, Memphis 4

Omaha 6, New Orleans 2

Round Rock 9, Nashville 4

Sacramento 10, Tucson 8

Salt Lake 4, Portland 2

Thursday’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

Wednesday’s Games

Spokane 5, Vancouver 1

Salem-Keizer 9, Boise 1

Tri-City 5, Eugene 4

Everett 5, Yakima 3

Thursday’s Games

No games scheduled

Friday’s Games

Boise at Vancouver

Eugene at Yakima

Everett at Tri-City

Spokane at Salem-Keizer

Indians 5, Canadians 1

E—Pratt (4), Murphy (2), Hooft 2 (13), Duran (16). 2B—Murphy 2 (21), Duran (15). 3B—Hooft (1). RBI—Boyd (19), Blunt (12), Hooft (12), Peterson (3), Duran (28). Runners left is scoring position—Bieker 2, Kleen, Callahan 2, Thon, Baez 2, Peterson. SF—Peterson. GIDP—Teagarden. LOB—Vancouver 9, Spokane 7. SB—Blunt (3), Peterson (1). DP—Vancouver 1.

PB—Callahan (7). WP—Gray. T—2:45. A—3,418.

BASKETBALL

WNBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

x-clinched playoff spot

Wednesday’s Games

No games scheduled

Thursday’s Games

Charlotte at Connecticut, 4 p.m.

Washington at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

FOOTBALL

NFL preseason

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Thursday, Aug. 18

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

AUTO RACING

This week’s events

All times PDT

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP

GFS Marketplace 400

Site: Brooklyn, Mich.

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (TNT, 10 a.m.); Sunday, race (TNT, 11 a.m.).

Track: Michigan International Speedway (D-shaped oval, 2 miles, 18 degrees banking in turns).

Race distance: 400 miles, 200 laps.

Last race: Tony Stewart overcame a broken alternator late in the Sirius Satellite Radio at The Glen and recorded his fifth victory in seven races. Stewart now has a 105-point lead over Jimmie Johnson, who finished fifth.

Last year: Greg Biffle led a race-high 73 of 200 laps and easily won the GFS Marketplace 400.

Fast facts: Stewart and Biffle share the series lead with five wins apiece. Biffle has won the last two Michigan races, including the Batman Begins 400 on June 19. … Kyle Busch was fined $10,000 and placed on probation until the end of the year by NASCAR on Tuesday for hitting another competitor’s car after last week’s race. … Sterling Marlin missed last week’s race due to the death of his father, Coo Coo, earlier in the day. Scott Pruett drove the No. 40 car in his place and finished fourth.

Next race: Sharpie 500, Aug. 27, Bristol, Tenn.

NASCAR BUSCH

Domino’s Pizza 250

Site: Brooklyn, Mich.

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 7 a.m.), race (TNT, noon).

Track: Michigan International Speedway (D-shaped oval, 2 miles, 18 degrees banking in turns).

Race distance: 250 miles, 125 laps.

Last race: Ryan Newman won a three-lap dash to the finish, holding off hard-charging Robby Gordon to win the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International. Martin Truex Jr. finished third and increased his series lead to 122 points over Clint Bowyer, who finished 15th.

Last year: Kyle Busch recorded his fifth victory of 2004 by taking the Cabela’s 250 at Michigan International Speedway. Busch had several leads of more than 5 seconds wiped out but still beat runner-up Mark Martin by 3.861 seconds.

Fast facts: Rookie Reed Sorenson remained third in the points but fell 219 points behind when his engine blew at the midway point of last week’s race, leading to a 41st-place finish. … No driver has won more than one pole through the first 12 Busch races at Michigan. … Greg Biffle has won at Michigan with both the Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck series. He is winless in four Busch starts at the track, recording just one top-10 finish. … NASCAR fined Tony Stewart $5,000 and placed him on probation until the end of the year for hitting Brian Vickers’ car after last week’s Busch race.

Next race: Food City 250, Aug. 26, Bristol, Tenn.

FORMULA ONE

Turkish Grand Prix

Site: Istanbul.

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 6 a.m.); Sunday, race (Speed Channel, 7:30 a.m.).

Track: Istanbul Park (road course, 3.342 miles, 14 turns).

Race distance: 192.451 miles, 57 laps.

Last race: Kimi Raikkonen finally avoided misfortune, using the pits to perfection and racing away from Michael Schumacher at the Hungarian Grand Prix on July 31 for his fourth victory of the season. Raikkonen stalled on the 36th lap the previous week at Germany and had engine problems while practicing for the two events prior to that.

Last year: Inaugural race.

Fast facts: The track was created by German architect Herman Tilke, who also designed the Sepang, Bahrain and Shanghai circuits. It is one of three tracks on the schedule to run counter-clockwise. … Ralf Schumacher finished third at Hungary for his first podium of the season. … The Renault team went scoreless at Hungary, but still leads the constructors standings 117-105 over McLaren.

Next race: Italian Grand Prix, Sept. 4, Monza.

INDY RACING LEAGUE

Honda Indy 225

Site: Fountain, Colo.

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 3 p.m.; Sunday, race (ABC, 12:30 p.m.).

Track: Pikes Peak International Raceway (D-shaped oval, 1 mile, 10 degrees banking in turns).

Race distance: 225 miles, 225 laps.

Last race: Scott Sharp won for the first time in more than two years by taking the Amber Alert Portal Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway. It was his first win since Japan in 2003, a streak of 40 winless races.

Last year: Dario Franchitti shook off a potentially dangerous pit mishap and led the final 63 laps to win the Honda 225. On lap 85, Franchitti’s fuel man, Mike Miller, had trouble getting the hose disconnected from the car and was clipped by the rear tire.

Fast facts: Dan Wheldon finished third at Kentucky and extended his lead in the series standings to 90 points over second-place Sam Hornish Jr., who finished seventh. … Vitor Meira earned his fourth top-five finish of the season at Kentucky. … Danica Patrick started from the pole for the second time last week, but finished 16th, 16 laps behind the leaders.

Next event: Argent Mortgage Indy Grand Prix, Aug. 28, Sonoma, Calif.

NHRA

O’Reilly Mid-South Nationals

Site: Memphis, Tenn.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2, 8 p.m., tape); Sunday, eliminations, 4 p.m. (ESPN2, 10 p.m., tape).

Track: Memphis Motorsports Park.

Last event: Eric Medlen defeated 13-time Funny Car champion John Force on reaction times in the finals of the Lucas Oil Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Kurt Johnson (Pro Stock), and G.T. Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won.

Last year: John Force earned his fourth Funny Car victory of the season and 113th of his career during the O’Reilly Auto Parts Mid-South Nationals. Larry Dixon, Jason Line and Antron Brown also won.

Fast facts: Kalitta recorded his fifth win of the season last weekend and extended his lead in the Top Fuel standings to 70 points over Tony Schumacher. … Schumacher had the fastest run in drag racing history last Saturday, reaching 337.58 mph in qualifying. He needed to clock a speed of at least 334.21 on any run during the remainder of the weekend to certify the performance as an NHRA national record, but didn’t reach the mark.

Next event: Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, Sept. 5, Indianapolis.

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS

Last race: David Reutimann squeezed past Mike Skinner with two laps left and held off Ted Musgrave by about two truck lengths to win the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway.

Next race: O’Reilly 200, Aug. 24, Bristol, Tenn.

CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES

Last race: Sebastien Bourdais took advantage of a late crash by Paul Tracy, then pulled away from the pack to defend his title in the Grand Prix of Denver, his third straight victory and fourth of the season.

Next race: Molson Indy, Aug. 28, Montreal.

GOLF

PNGA Junior Boys Amateur Championship

At Homestead Farms Golf Resort; Lynen, Wash.

Par: 72, Yardage: 6,526

Championship Flight – (Round of 32)

Nicholas Grigsby, Spokane Valley, Wash. (1) def. Reid Martin, Mukilteo, Wash. (32), 2 up

Seon Kim, Surrey, BC (17) def. Cameron Peck, Olympia, Wash. (16), 19 holes

Joel Dahmen, Clarkston, Wash. (8) def. Tommy Higham, Shelley, Idaho (25), 3 and 2

Christopher Evans, Grapeview, Wash. (9) def. Austin Hurt, Bainbridge Island, Wash. (24), 3 and 2

Robbie Ziegler, Canby, Ore. (4) def. Derek Cheney, Richland, Wash. (29), 3 and 2

Scott Barton, Bend, Ore. (20) def. Graham Kent, Lynden, Wash. (13), 5 and 4

Eric Grimberg, Portland, Ore. (28) def. Thomas Jun, Federal Way, Wash. (5), 3 and 2

Alex Wotherspoon, Sammamish, Wash. (21) def. T.J. Bordeaux, Tacoma, Wash. (12), 2 and 1

Jeremy Wendelken, Sammamish, Wash. (31) def. Andrew Putnam, University Place, Wash. (2), 21 holes

Andrew Yun, Tacoma, Wash. (18) def. William Holdridge, Lynden, Wash. (15), 3 and 2

Brad Tensen, Boise, Idaho (7) def. Sean Jarvis, Vancouver, BC (26), 1 up

Dustin Poe, Spokane, Wash. (10) def. Justin Haase, Spokane, Wash. (23), 4 and 3

Thomas Petts, No. Vancouver, BC (3) def. Chris Holway, Longview, Wash. (30), 5 and 4

Christopher Cho, Kent, Wash. (19) def. Tim Andrew, Oregon City, Ore. (14), 2 and 1

Andrew Von Lossow, Seattle, Wash. (6) def. Andrew French, Idaho Falls, Idaho (27), 5 and 3

Sean Bulger, Spokane, Wash. (22) def. Conor Zokol, South Surrey, BC (11), 5 and 3

Championship Flight – (Round of 16)

Nicholas Grigsby, Spokane Valley, Wash. (1) def. Seon Kim, Surrey, BC (17), 5 and 4

Christopher Evans, Grapeview, Wash. (9) def. Joel Dahmen, Clarkston, Wash. (8), 2 and 1

Robbie Ziegler, Canby, Ore. (4) def. Scott Barton, Bend, Ore. (20), 6 and 5

Eric Grimberg, Portland, Ore. (28) def. Alex Wotherspoon, Sammamish, Wash. (21), 2 and 1

Andrew Yun, Tacoma, Wash. (18) def. Jeremy Wendelken, Sammamish, Wash. (31), 4 and 2

Brad Tensen, Boise, Idaho (7) def. Dustin Poe, Spokane, Wash. (10), 3 and 2

Thomas Petts, No. Vancouver, BC (3) def. Christopher Cho, Kent, Wash. (19), 5 and 4

Andrew Von Lossow, Seattle, Wash. (6) def. Sean Bulger, Spokane, Wash. (22), 2 and 1

Also:

Third Flight – (Quarterfinal): Brian Lee, University Place, Wash. (5) def. Sean King, Spokane, Wash. (4), 3 and 2. Fourth Flight – (Quarterfinal): Spencer Holdridge, Lynden, Wash. (4) def. Ryan Jones, Spokane, Wash. (5), 1 up. Fifth Flight – (Quarterfinal): Tyler Nelson, Spokane, Wash. (6), def. Scott Paine, Wenatchee, Wash. (3) 19 holes

Eighth Flight – (Quarterfinal): Tyler McDougall, E Wenatchee, Wash. (1) def. Tate Kelly, Spokane, Wash. (8), 7 and 6. Patrick Norton, Liberty Lake, Wash. (6) def. Blake Weeks, Sammamish, Wash. (3), 4 and 3.

Tenth Flight – (Quarterfinal): Ryan Young, Mill Creek, Wash. (3) def. Nicholas Castrolang, Spokane, Wash. (6), 7 and 5. Twelfth Flight – (Quarterfinal): Alex Batson, Colbert, Wash. (8) def. Tanner Robb, Liberty Lake, Wash. (1), 6 and 5

Thirteenth Flight – (Quarterfinal): Johnathan Larson, Snoqualmie, Wash. (4) def. Jase Rouleau, Liberty Lake, Wash. (5), 1 up. Sam Farrington, Woodinville, Wash. (2) def. Parker Kelly, Spokane, Wash. (7), 20 holes.

Fourteenth Flight – (Semifinal): Kyle Kanda, Olympia, Wash. (3) def. Stephen Thoen, Spokane, Wash. (2), 2 up

SOCCER

MLS

All Times PDT

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

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

Wednesday’s Game

Colorado 2, New England 0

Friday’s Game

Chicago at Kansas City, 5 p.m.

2006 World Cup qualifying

All Times PDT

NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA

AND CARIBBEAN

FINALS

Top three teams qualify

Fourth-place team advances to playoff vs. Asia fifth-place team

Wednesday’s Games

At East Hartford, Conn.

United States 1, Trinidad and Tobago 0

At Guatemala City, Guatemala

Guatemala 2, Panama 1

At Mexico City

Mexico 2, Costa Rica 0

Saturday, Sept. 3

At Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

Guatemala at Trinidad and Tobago, 1:30 p.m.

At Columbus, Ohio

Mexico at United States, 4:30 p.m.

At Panama City, Panama

Costa Rica at Panama, 6 p.m.

Fish counts

The upstream movement of chinook, Coho, Sockeye, Steelhead, and Shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 8/16/2005.

MOVES

BASEBALL

USA BASEBALL—Named Davey Johnson field manager, Rick Eckstein bench coach, Scott Radinsky pitching coach and Lee May Jr. hitting coach for the U.S. team that will play in the 2005 IBAF World Cup.

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Activated 1B John Olerud from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Kevin Youkilis to Pawtucket of the IL.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Claimed RHP Jason Young off waivers from Colorado and optioned him to Buffalo of the IL. Designated RHP Francisco Cruceta for assignment.

DETROIT TIGERS—Placed SS Carlos Guillen on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 11. Recalled 1B Carlos Pena from Toledo of the IL.

National League

NEW YORK METS—Recalled C Mike Jacobs from Binghamton of the Eastern League. Designated RHP Jose Santiago for assignment.

BASKETBALL

American Basketball Association

TEXAS TYCOONS—Named Richard Bacon coach.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Agreed to terms with LB Dan Morgan on a five-year contract extension.

CHICAGO BEARS—Signed KR J.J. Moses to a two-year contract.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed LB David Pollack to a five-year contract.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Waived OT Brennan Curtin.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed WR Kahlil Hill. Waived WR Jason Mitchell.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Traded an undisclosed draft pick to Dallas for T Sam Wilder. Released G-C Bryan Anderson.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS—Named Newell Brown assistant coach.

BOSTON BRUINS—Re-signed C Travis Green to a two-year contract.

COLORADO AVALANCHE—Signed D Curtis Leschyshyn.

FLORIDA PANTHERS—Signed C Jozef Stumpel to a two-year contract.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Signed RW Alexander Mogilny.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Signed RW Masi Marjamaki to a three-year contract.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Agreed to terms with G Chris Holt. Signed F Petr Prucha and D Hannu Pikkarainen.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Signed G Curtis Joseph to a one-year contract.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Signed D David Koci.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Signed F Anson Carter.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Signed F Chris Bourque to a three-year contract. Re-signed D Dwayne Zinger.

LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League

MINNESOTA SWARM—Announced the resignation of Mike Simpson, coach. Named Adam Mueller coach.

TORONTO ROCK—Re-signed D Tim O’Brien to a two-year contract.

OLYMPIC SPORTS

USA HOCKEY—Named Peter Laviolette men’s ice hockey coach for the 2006 Olympic team.

COLLEGE

ALCORN STATE—Named Yolanda Brown volleyball coach.

BALL STATE—Named Lisa McDonald women’s associate head basketball coach and Mike Geary women’s assistant basketball coach.

BROWN—Named Craig Lake director of men’s and women’s cross country and track & field.

CENTRAL MICHIGAN—Announced the retirement of Heb Deromedi, athletics director, effective Jan. 15.

CONNECTICUT—Suspended G A.J. Price and G Marcus Williams indefinitely from the men’s basketball team.

DUQUESNE—Announced the resignation of John Mahoney, men’s assistant basketball coach. Named Rodney Perry men’s assistant basketball coach and Glenn Gutierrez coordinator of men’s basketball operations.

McNEESE STATE—Named Chris Fackler assistant baseball coach.

MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS—Named Chuck Sosnowski softball coach, Greg Pulliam and Jayme Callahan women’s assistant basketball coaches, Pat Shelton and Kevin McCarthy assistant soccer coaches and Travis Toy assistant volleyball coach.

PITTSBURGH—Named Donna Sanft senior associate athletic director for administration, student life and compliance.

RHODE ISLAND—Announced the resignation of Jack Perri, men’s basketball coach.

ST. BONAVENTURE—Named Borko Tesic men’s and women’s assistant tennis coach.

TEMPLE—Named Melissa Stubblefield graduate assistant field hockey coach.

TRINITY, TEXAS—Named Casey Horny, Jason Guthrie and Burt Stuart assistant football coaches, April Fricke assistant volleyball coach, Laura Skeen women’s assistant basketball coach, Chris Hill men’s assistant basketball coach, Chris Garcia-Prats men’s and women’s assistant soccer coach, Ziggy Szelagowicz men’s and women’s assistant track & field coach, Ryan Takao women’s assistant tennis coach and Josh Moczygemba coordinator of event management and assistant sports information director.

UAB—Named Chad Jackson associate athletics director for compliance.

UNC-GREENSBORO—Named Holly Burris assistant softball coach.

WINSTON-SALEM—Named Eric Cabbell, Marcus Sutton, Gerald Martin, Celia Majors, Jimmy Burchette and Lashawn Gee assistant track & field coaches.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

NFL preseason

College football

b-Baltimore, Md. k-Kansas City, Mo.

Note: Open is the opening line, current is the up to date line, and O/U is the over/under point total for each game.

Home teams in capital letters.