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BASEBALL
PCL Playoffs
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
(Best-of-5)
American Conference
Nashville vs. Oklahoma
Wednesday, Sept. 7
Nashville at Oklahoma
Thursday, Sept. 8
Nashville at Oklahoma
Friday, Sept. 9
Oklahoma at Nashville
Pacific Conference
Sacramento vs. Tacoma
Wednesday, Sept. 7
Sacramento at Tacoma
Thursday, Sept. 8
Sacramento at Tacoma
Friday, Sept. 9
Tacoma at Sacramento
NWL
| East Division | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Spokane (Rangers) | 36 | 39 | .480 | — |
| Tri-City (Rockies) | 36 | 39 | .480 | — |
| Boise (Cubs) | 34 | 41 | .453 | 2 |
| Yakima (Diamondbacks) | 29 | 46 | .387 | 7 |
| West Division | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| x-Vancouver (Athletics) | 46 | 29 | .613 | — |
| Salem-Keizer (Giants) | 44 | 31 | .587 | 2 |
| Everett (Mariners) | 42 | 33 | .560 | 4 |
| Eugene (Padres) | 33 | 42 | .440 | 13 |
x-clinched division
Tuesday’s Results
Spokane 3, Boise 1
Vancouver 2, Salem-Keizer 1
Eugene 6, Everett 2
Tri-City 4, Yakima 3
Today’s Games
Everett at Eugene
Salem-Keizer at Vancouver
Spokane at Boise
Yakima at Tri-City
END OF REGULAR SEASON
Indians 3, Hawks 1
| Spokane | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Blunt 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .228 |
| Duran ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 |
| Teagarden c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 |
| Thon 1b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| Mayberry rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| Herren lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .266 |
| Hooft 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| Kemp cf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| Higashi dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Boise | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Gregg cf | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| Mota ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 |
| Gaskin 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 |
| Defendis rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .321 |
| Valdez lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Reynolds dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 |
| Taylor 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .268 |
| Rios 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .330 |
| Muyco c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Spokane | 000 | 001 | 002––3 | 6 | 1 |
| Boise | 100 | 000 | 000––1 | 2 | 0 |
E–Thon (0). LOB–Spokane 4, Boise 1. 2B–Thon (13). HR–Thon (12), Mayberry (10). RBIs–Teagarden (16), Thon (46), Mayberry (24). SF–Teagarden. CS–Hooft (6), Taylor (5). SB–Gregg (36). Runners left in scoring position–Hooft, Thon, Mota.
| Spokane | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| Coffman W,2-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2.99 |
| Wilson S,11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.08 |
| Boise | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| Taylor | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.62 |
| Ortiz BS,1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4.43 |
| Thompson L,2-1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.51 |
T—1:58. A—2,290.
BASKETBALL
WNBA Playoffs
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-3)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Connecticut vs. Indiana
Thursday, Sept. 8
Connecticut at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 10
Indiana at Connecticut, 11 a.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Sacramento vs. Houston
Thursday, Sept. 8
Sacramento at Houston, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 10
Houston at Sacramento, 2:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL
NFL
All Times PDT
Thursday’s Game
Oakland at New England, 6 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Denver at Miami, 10 a.m.
Chicago at Washington, 10 a.m.
Houston at Buffalo, 10 a.m.
Tennessee at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.
N.Y. Jets at Kansas City, 10 a.m.
Seattle at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.
New Orleans at Carolina, 10 a.m.
Cincinnati at Cleveland, 10 a.m.
Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 10 a.m.
Green Bay at Detroit, 1:15 p.m.
Dallas at San Diego, 1:15 p.m.
Arizona at N.Y. Giants, 1:15 p.m.
St. Louis at San Francisco, 1:15 p.m.
Indianapolis at Baltimore, 5:30 p.m.
Monday’s Game
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
CFL
| East Division | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA |
| Toronto | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 248 | 235 |
| Montreal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 333 | 293 |
| Ottawa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 244 | 285 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 222 | 330 |
| West Division | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA |
| Brit. Col. | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 284 | 200 |
| Edmonton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 274 | 215 |
| Calgary | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 266 | 275 |
| Saskatchewan | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 247 | 250 |
| Winnipeg | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 296 | 331 |
Note: Two points for a regulation or overtime win and one point for a tie.
Thursday’s Game
British Columbia at Ottawa
College
USA Today Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches’ poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 5, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pv | |
| 1. Southern California (60) | 1-0 | 1,547 | 1 |
| 2. Texas (2) | 1-0 | 1,462 | 2 |
| 3. Michigan | 1-0 | 1,337 | 4 |
| 4. Tennessee | 1-0 | 1,268 | 3 |
| 5. LSU | 0-0 | 1,203 | 6 |
| 6. Virginia Tech | 1-0 | 1,201 | 7 |
| 7. Ohio State | 1-0 | 1,178 | 9 |
| 8. Iowa | 1-0 | 1,120 | 10 |
| 9. Georgia | 1-0 | 1,036 | 13 |
| 10. Florida | 1-0 | 1,030 | 11 |
| 11. Florida State | 1-0 | 1,022 | 12 |
| 12. Louisville | 1-0 | 794 | 14 |
| 13. Purdue | 0-0 | 741 | 16 |
| 14. Miami (Fla.) | 0-1 | 679 | 8 |
| 15. Arizona State | 1-0 | 589 | 18 |
| 16. Oklahoma | 0-1 | 545 | 5 |
| 17. California | 1-0 | 454 | 20 |
| 18. Boston College | 1-0 | 416 | 22 |
| 19. Texas Tech | 0-0 | 366 | 21 |
| 20. Virginia | 1-0 | 304 | 23 |
| 21. Georgia Tech | 1-0 | 300 | NR |
| 22. Alabama | 1-0 | 245 | 24 |
| 23. Notre Dame | 1-0 | 165 | NR |
| 24. Fresno State | 0-0 | 152 | NR |
| 25. Auburn | 0-1 | 138 | 15 |
Other receiving votes: Oregon 114; TCU 113; Wisconsin 103; Clemson 91; Utah 91; Texas A&M 59; Minnesota 54; North Carolina State 31; Penn State 30; Colorado 29; UCLA 28; Texas-El Paso 23; West Virginia 16; Boise State 15; Bowling Green 12; Toledo 12; Pittsburgh 9; Missouri 6; South Carolina 6; Southern Mississippi 4; Kansas State 3; Air Force 2; Iowa State 2; Maryland 2; Michigan State 2; Northwestern 1.
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. 4 and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | |
| 1. James Madison (75) | 1-0 | 2,571 |
| 2. Furman (19) | 1-0 | 2,469 |
| 3. Montana (6) | 1-0 | 2,384 |
| 4. Southern Illinois (3) | 1-0 | 2,216 |
| 5. Georgia Southern | 1-0 | 2,018 |
| 6. Eastern Washington (1) | 0-1 | 1,998 |
| 7. New Hampshire | 1-0 | 1,932 |
| 8. Western Kentucky | 1-0 | 1,879 |
| 9. Northwestern State | 1-0 | 1,788 |
| 10. Delaware | 0-0 | 1,571 |
| 11. William & Mary | 0-1 | 1,463 |
| 12. Northern Iowa | 1-0 | 1,457 |
| 13. Hampton | 1-0 | 1,252 |
| 14. Lehigh | 1-0 | 1,154 |
| 15. Massachusetts | 1-0 | 1,135 |
| 16. Montana State | 0-1 | 916 |
| 17. Sam Houston State | 1-0 | 870 |
| 18. Harvard (1) | 0-0 | 731 |
| 19. Cal Poly | 0-1 | 572 |
| 20. North Dakota State | 1-0 | 549 |
| 21. Jacksonville State | 0-1 | 537 |
| 22. Wofford | 1-0 | 509 |
| 23. Texas State | 1-0 | 373 |
| 24. Hofstra | 0-0 | 296 |
| 25. Appalachian State | 1-0 | 257 |
Others receiving votes: South Carolina State 212, Grambling State 182, Lafayette 126, Villanova 94, Maine 65, Stephen F. Austin 63, Penn 47, Portland State 44, Coastal Carolina 42, UC Davis 41, Northeastern 38, McNeese State 31, Idaho State 25, Northern Arizona 20, Brown 18, Bethune-Cookman 17, Eastern Kentucky 16, Southern 15, Weber State 13, Alabama State 12, Eastern Illinois 10, Alabama A&M 9, Western Carolina 6, Western Illinois 5.
HOCKEY
NHL
Wednesday, Oct. 5
Montreal at Boston, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Columbus at Washington, 4 p.m.
Atlanta at Florida, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Toronto, 5 p.m.
Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
San Jose at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Anaheim at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Calgary at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Colorado at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders
Through Sept. 4
Points
1, Tony Stewart, 3,3570. 2, Greg Biffle, 3,361. 3, Jimmie Johnson, 3,312. 4, Rusty Wallace, 3,257. 5, Mark Martin, 3,149. 6, Kurt Busch, 3,114. 7, Jeremy Mayfield, 3,073. 8, Carl Edwards, 3,014. 9, Matt Kenseth, 2,939. 10, Jamie McMurray, 2,929.
11, Ryan Newman, 2,928. 12, Jeff Gordon, 2,899. 13, Elliott Sadler, 2,877. 14, Dale Jarrett, 2,812. 15, Kevin Harvick, 2,798. 16, Joe Nemechek, 2,794. 17, Brian Vickers, 2,755. 18, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 2,736. 19, Michael Waltrip, 2,611. 20, Kasey Kahne, 2,592.
Money
1, Jeff Gordon, $5,272,323. 2, Tony Stewart, $5,201,089. 3, Kurt Busch, $5,099,893. 4, Jimmie Johnson, $5,015,988. 5, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., $4,327,794. 6, Mark Martin, $4,201,693. 7, Greg Biffle, $4,117,678. 8, Matt Kenseth, $3,974,953. 9, Ryan Newman, $3,963,438. 10, Kasey Kahne, $3,681,978.
11, Elliott Sadler, $3,633,058. 12, Kevin Harvick, $3,593,323. 13, Rusty Wallace, $3,563,058. 14, Jeremy Mayfield, $3,398,253. 15, Bobby Labonte, $3,372,804. 16, Dale Jarrett, $3,367,873. 17, Michael Waltrip, $3,275,279. 18, Ricky Rudd, $3,121,433. 19, Carl Edwards, $3,112,393. 20, Jeff Burton, $3,099,421.
GOLF
PGA Tour Money Leaders
Through Sept. 5
| Trn | Money | |
| 1. Tiger Woods | 18 | $8,613,024 |
| 2. Vijay Singh | 24 | $7,307,669 |
| 3. Phil Mickelson | 18 | $5,609,025 |
| 4. David Toms | 21 | $3,656,213 |
| 5. Jim Furyk | 22 | $3,577,435 |
| 6. Kenny Perry | 21 | $3,426,655 |
| 7. Chris DiMarco | 19 | $3,210,712 |
| 8. Retief Goosen | 15 | $3,185,275 |
| 9. Sergio Garcia | 17 | $2,642,458 |
| 10. Fred Funk | 25 | $2,598,524 |
| 11. Justin Leonard | 20 | $2,392,841 |
| 12. Padraig Harrington | 12 | $2,357,406 |
| 13. Adam Scott | 15 | $2,288,242 |
| 14. Luke Donald | 16 | $2,221,695 |
| 15. Davis Love III | 20 | $2,096,796 |
| 16. Sean O’Hair | 24 | $2,096,387 |
| 17. Scott Verplank | 20 | $2,012,863 |
| 18. Billy Mayfair | 25 | $1,941,965 |
| 19. Tim Clark | 21 | $1,848,237 |
| 20. Bart Bryant | 20 | $1,797,752 |
| 21. Peter Lonard | 22 | $1,784,004 |
| 22. Jose Maria Olazabal | 15 | $1,723,727 |
| 23. Joe Ogilvie | 24 | $1,701,173 |
| 24. Brad Faxon | 23 | $1,700,535 |
| 25. Ted Purdy | 28 | $1,699,648 |
| 26. Zach Johnson | 26 | $1,698,521 |
| 27. Stuart Appleby | 18 | $1,696,732 |
| 28. Fred Couples | 18 | $1,696,696 |
| 29. Geoff Ogilvy | 22 | $1,670,253 |
| 30. Tim Petrovic | 25 | $1,665,979 |
| 31. Vaughn Taylor | 26 | $1,665,303 |
| 32. Ernie Els | 11 | $1,627,184 |
| 33. Charles Howell III | 22 | $1,615,915 |
| 34. Chad Campbell | 21 | $1,536,779 |
| 35. Jason Bohn | 22 | $1,535,959 |
| 36. Brandt Jobe | 19 | $1,519,251 |
| 37. Tom Lehman | 15 | $1,467,368 |
| 38. Darren Clarke | 12 | $1,465,921 |
| 39. Olin Browne | 21 | $1,465,350 |
| 40. Stewart Cink | 21 | $1,431,004 |
| 41. Jonathan Kaye | 21 | $1,404,269 |
| 42. Ben Crane | 15 | $1,393,182 |
| 43. Steve Elkington | 17 | $1,377,100 |
| 44. Tim Herron | 23 | $1,365,424 |
| 45. Rod Pampling | 20 | $1,362,732 |
| 46. Mike Weir | 20 | $1,286,467 |
| 47. Mark Hensby | 19 | $1,266,857 |
| 48. Greg Owen | 18 | $1,264,131 |
| 49. Bo Van Pelt | 26 | $1,215,990 |
| 50. Pat Perez | 22 | $1,170,561 |
| 51. Robert Allenby | 25 | $1,117,338 |
| 52. Jeff Brehaut | 17 | $1,113,059 |
| 53. Billy Andrade | 21 | $1,041,460 |
| 54. Lucas Glover | 21 | $1,039,297 |
| 55. Shigeki Maruyama | 21 | $1,033,551 |
| 56. Kevin Na | 26 | $1,027,235 |
| 57. Ryan Palmer | 26 | $1,000,562 |
| 58. Brett Quigley | 25 | $989,085 |
| 59. Jeff Sluman | 22 | $987,303 |
| 60. Joe Durant | 19 | $980,235 |
| 61. Jerry Kelly | 23 | $960,839 |
| 62. John Daly | 20 | $957,387 |
| 63. Scott McCarron | 19 | $956,204 |
| 64. Justin Rose | 23 | $942,259 |
| 65. Aaron Baddeley | 22 | $929,982 |
| 66. Arron Oberholser | 21 | $921,796 |
| 67. Bob Tway | 20 | $919,722 |
| 68. Mark Calcavecchia | 21 | $910,510 |
| 69. Dudley Hart | 24 | $888,719 |
| 70. Heath Slocum | 23 | $871,480 |
| 71. Ian Poulter | 18 | $869,890 |
| 72. Fredrik Jacobson | 21 | $868,525 |
| 73. Woody Austin | 24 | $845,592 |
| 74. Bernhard Langer | 18 | $841,151 |
| 75. James Driscoll | 21 | $825,722 |
| 76. Arjun Atwal | 15 | $820,666 |
| 77. K.J. Choi | 20 | $819,374 |
| 78. Joey Snyder III | 24 | $814,144 |
| 79. Kevin Sutherland | 22 | $813,975 |
| 80. J.L. Lewis | 25 | $812,568 |
| 81. Rory Sabbatini | 20 | $811,723 |
| 82. Steve Flesch | 24 | $786,606 |
| 83. Joey Sindelar | 23 | $778,387 |
| 84. John Rollins | 24 | $760,497 |
| 85. Bob Estes | 19 | $755,147 |
| 86. Hank Kuehne | 27 | $745,031 |
| 87. Doug Barron | 20 | $731,990 |
| 88. Brian Davis | 18 | $721,522 |
| 89. J.J. Henry | 26 | $720,889 |
| 90. Charles Warren | 24 | $708,437 |
| 91. Corey Pavin | 20 | $706,766 |
| 92. Tom Pernice, Jr. | 25 | $705,943 |
| 93. John Senden | 24 | $690,640 |
| 94. Richard S. Johnson | 13 | $681,734 |
| 95. Robert Damron | 22 | $659,796 |
| 96. D.J. Trahan | 22 | $653,754 |
| 97. Stephen Leaney | 23 | $642,725 |
| 98. Craig Parry | 15 | $629,887 |
| 99. Stephen Ames | 20 | $628,553 |
| 100. Jeff Maggert | 20 | $621,744 |
| 101. Ryuji Imada | 19 | $621,718 |
| 102. Daniel Chopra | 28 | $616,953 |
| 103. Brian Gay | 25 | $602,670 |
| 104. Nick Price | 13 | $602,047 |
| 105. Todd Fischer | 27 | $594,303 |
| 106. Loren Roberts | 15 | $592,330 |
| 107. Kirk Triplett | 16 | $579,958 |
| 108. Ben Curtis | 19 | $579,560 |
| 109. Dean Wilson | 20 | $576,408 |
| 110. Patrick Sheehan | 28 | $556,799 |
| 111. Todd Hamilton | 25 | $549,306 |
| 112. Hunter Mahan | 26 | $525,953 |
| 113. Craig Barlow | 20 | $519,662 |
| 114. Carl Pettersson | 27 | $516,957 |
| 115. Michael Allen | 23 | $515,679 |
| 116. J.P. Hayes | 15 | $513,380 |
| 117. Tjaart van der Walt | 12 | $511,568 |
| 118. Brett Wetterich | 22 | $506,834 |
| 119. Rocco Mediate | 18 | $494,907 |
PGA Tour Statistics
Through Sept. 5
Scoring Average
1, Tiger Woods, 68.69. 2, Vijay Singh, 69.01. 3, Phil Mickelson, 69.23. 4, Jim Furyk, 69.24. 5, Luke Donald, 69.35. 6, Kenny Perry, 69.40. 7, David Toms, 69.61. 8, Darren Clarke, 69.68. 9, Sergio Garcia, 69.69. 10, Scott Verplank, 69.80.
Driving Distance
1, Scott Hend, 318.5. 2, Tiger Woods, 315.4. 3, Brett Wetterich, 312.0. 4, Scott Gutschewski, 309.0. 5, Brenden Pappas, 308.7. 6, John Daly, 308.5. 7, Hank Kuehne, 308.2. 8, Davis Love III, 304.5. 9, Kenny Perry, 304.2. 10, Brandt Jobe, 303.4.
Driving Accuracy Percentage
1, Nick O’Hern, 77.7%. 2, Jeff Hart, 77.5%. 3, Fred Funk, 75.4%. 4, Omar Uresti, 74.9%. 5 (tie), Olin Browne and Gavin Coles, 74.1%. 7, Paul Goydos, 73.2%. 8, Bart Bryant, 73.0%. 9, Brian Davis, 72.3%. 1 Tied With Scott Verplank, 72.0%.
Greens in Regulation Percentage
1, Vijay Singh, 72.0%. 2, Roland Thatcher, 71.8%. 3, Sergio Garcia, 71.3%. 4, Kenny Perry, 70.9%. 5, Robert Allenby, 70.7%. 6, Tiger Woods, 70.4%. 7 (tie), Dan Forsman and Jeff Brehaut, 70.2%. 9 (tie), Billy Mayfair and Richard S. Johnson, 70.1%.
Total Driving
1, Kenny Perry, 77. 2, David Hearn, 84. 3, Darren Clarke, 98. 4, Mathias Gronberg, 106. 5, Billy Mayfair, 109. 6, Bradley Hughes, 113. 7 (tie), Michael Long and Charles Warren, 119. 9, Joe Durant, 123. 10, D.J. Brigman, 126.
Putting Average
1, Arjun Atwal, 1.703. 2, Ben Crane, 1.715. 3, Steve Stricker, 1.717. 4, Todd Fischer, 1.724. 5, Chris DiMarco, 1.729. 6, Scott Verplank, 1.730. 7, David Toms, 1.731. 8, Brenden Pappas, 1.732. 9, Tim Clark, 1.735. 10, Joe Ogilvie, 1.736.
Birdie Average
1, Tiger Woods, 4.52. 2, Phil Mickelson, 4.39. 3, Brenden Pappas, 4.24. 4, David Toms, 4.22. 5, Arjun Atwal, 4.12. 6, Richard S. Johnson, 4.07. 7, Scott Verplank, 4.03. 8, Ernie Els, 4.02. 9, Vijay Singh, 4.00. 10, Darren Clarke, 3.93.
Eagles (Holes per)
1, Brenden Pappas, 82.0. 2, Brian Davis, 102.6. 3, Kevin Stadler, 103.8. 4, D.J. Trahan, 113.4. 5, Joey Snyder III, 114.0. 6, Mathias Gronberg, 118.3. 7, Jesper Parnevik, 122.4. 8, John Rollins, 122.7. 9, Vijay Singh, 123.2. 10, Brent Geiberger and Billy Mayfair, 126.0.
Sand Save Percentage
1, Brian Davis, 63.2%. 2, Pat Perez, 63.1%. 3, Tim Clark, 62.6%. 4, Luke Donald, 62.2%. 5 (tie), Stephen Ames and Mike Weir, 60.4%. 7, Richard S. Johnson, 60.0%. 8, Brett Quigley, 59.4%. 9, Brent Geiberger, 59.0%. 10, Ben Crane, 58.8%.
All-Around Ranking
1, Tiger Woods, 247. 2, Vijay Singh, 269. 3, Billy Mayfair, 314. 4, Darren Clarke, 344. 5, Richard S. Johnson, 356. 6, David Toms, 375. 7, Jim Furyk, 394. 8, Ernie Els, 423. 9, Luke Donald, 427. 1 Tied With Phil Mickelson, 429.
Champions Tour Money Leaders
Through Sept. 4
| Trn | Money | |
| 1. Dana Quigley | 21 | $1,783,436 |
| 2. Hale Irwin | 18 | $1,509,767 |
| 3. D.A. Weibring | 20 | $1,374,256 |
| 4. Mark McNulty | 19 | $1,313,352 |
| 5. Tom Jenkins | 21 | $1,231,279 |
| 6. Des Smyth | 17 | $1,145,753 |
| 7. Morris Hatalsky | 20 | $1,055,996 |
| 8. Gil Morgan | 20 | $1,038,206 |
| 9. Tom Watson | 11 | $1,017,682 |
| 10. Craig Stadler | 17 | $994,984 |
| 11. Wayne Levi | 20 | $960,870 |
| 12. Allen Doyle | 20 | $935,743 |
| 13. Jim Thorpe | 21 | $930,785 |
| 14. Tom Purtzer | 19 | $899,181 |
| 15. Mike Reid | 17 | $814,230 |
| 16. Don Pooley | 20 | $789,884 |
| 17. Mark James | 14 | $724,092 |
| 18. Loren Roberts | 4 | $716,182 |
| 19. David Eger | 21 | $701,435 |
| 20. Jerry Pate | 19 | $655,675 |
| 21. Peter Jacobsen | 9 | $615,283 |
| 22. Bruce Fleisher | 21 | $605,272 |
| 23. Mark Johnson | 21 | $591,622 |
| 24. Tom Kite | 13 | $546,291 |
| 25. Brad Bryant | 17 | $491,551 |
| 26. Lonnie Nielsen | 18 | $480,389 |
| 27. Bruce Lietzke | 18 | $462,910 |
| 28. Bob Gilder | 22 | $457,185 |
| 29. Ron Streck | 19 | $424,616 |
| 30. Tom McKnight | 19 | $419,597 |
| 31. Rodger Davis | 17 | $403,837 |
| 32. John Harris | 20 | $393,111 |
| 33. Keith Fergus | 18 | $386,502 |
| 34. R.W. Eaks | 19 | $373,374 |
| 35. Bruce Summerhays | 22 | $364,532 |
| 36. Gary McCord | 10 | $359,488 |
| 37. Dan Pohl | 14 | $357,378 |
| 38. Jim Ahern | 19 | $344,631 |
| 39. Vicente Fernandez | 19 | $333,132 |
| 40. Graham Marsh | 20 | $331,155 |
Champions Tour Statistics
Through Sept. 4
Charles Schwab Cup
1, Dana Quigley, 2,121 Points. 2, Hale Irwin, 1,601. 3, D.A. Weibring, 1,599. 4, Tom Watson, 1,585. 5, Mark McNulty, 1,442. 6, Allen Doyle, 1,410. 7, Loren Roberts, 1,344. 8, Des Smyth, 1,316. 9, Tom Jenkins, 1,170. 10, Mike Reid, 1,132.
Scoring Average
1, Dana Quigley, 69.48. 2, Mark McNulty, 69.62. 3, Craig Stadler, 69.71. 4 (tie), Morris Hatalsky and D.A. Weibring, 69.81. 6, Tom Jenkins, 70.00. 7, Gil Morgan, 70.10. 8, Wayne Levi, 70.13. 9, Hale Irwin, 70.20. 10, Tom Watson, 70.22.
Driving Distance
1, Dan Pohl, 301.0. 2, R.W. Eaks, 296.8. 3, Tom Purtzer, 295.4. 4, Hajime Meshiai, 294.5. 5, Keith Fergus, 292.3. 6, Gil Morgan, 291.3. 7, Craig Stadler, 289.5. 8, Brad Bryant, 289.2. 9, Rodger Davis, 288.2. 10, John Jacobs, 287.9.
Driving Accuracy Percentage
1, John Bland, 84.5%. 2, Doug Tewell, 83.5%. 3, Wayne Levi, 81.0%. 4, Hugh Baiocchi, 80.6%. 5, Joe Inman, 80.4%. 6, Ed Fiori, 79.9%. 7, Ed Dougherty, 79.5%. 8, Allen Doyle, 79.2%. 9, Hale Irwin, 78.2%. 10, Tom McKnight, 77.6%.
Greens in Regulation Pct.
1, Mark McNulty, 74.8%. 2, Peter Jacobsen, 74.5%. 3, D.A. Weibring, 74.4%. 4, Tom Jenkins, 74.1%. 5, Tom Purtzer, 73.6%. 6, Wayne Levi, 73.1%. 7 (tie), Bruce Fleisher, Hale Irwin and Dana Quigley, 72.2%. 10, Dan Pohl, 71.9%.
Total Driving
1, Peter Jacobsen, 33. 2, Dana Quigley, 35. 3, Keith Fergus, 39. 4 (tie), Ed Dougherty and Mark James, 45. 6 (tie), Brad Bryant and Tom Kite, 47. 8, Gil Morgan, 49. 9, Wayne Levi, 50. 1 Tied With Bob Gilder, 54.
Putting Average
1, Mark McNulty, 1.732. 2, Craig Stadler, 1.733. 3, Dick Mast, 1.734. 4 (tie), Morris Hatalsky and Dana Quigley, 1.735. 6, Don Pooley, 1.743. 7, Gary McCord, 1.748. 8, Peter Jacobsen, 1.749. 9, Mark James, 1.750. 10, Bruce Lietzke, 1.756.
Birdie Average
1, Craig Stadler, 4.62. 2 (tie), Mark McNulty and Tom Watson, 4.33. 4, Dana Quigley, 4.23. 5 (tie), Jim Thorpe and D.A. Weibring, 4.13. 7, Mark James, 4.07. 8, Morris Hatalsky, 4.06. 9, Don Pooley, 4.02. 1 Tied With Peter Jacobsen, 3.97.
Eagles (Holes per)
1, Tom Jenkins, 73.1. 2, R.W. Eaks, 81.7. 3 (tie), Gary McCord and Tom Purtzer, 90.0. 5, Craig Stadler, 93.6. 6, Gary Koch, 96.0. 7, Dana Quigley, 106.4. 8 (tie), Gil Morgan, James Mason and Mark Johnson, 111.6.
Sand Save Percentage
1 (tie), Rodger Davis and James Mason, 66.7%. 3, Jose Maria Canizares, 55.7%. 4, Dana Quigley, 54.3%. 5, Ed Fiori, 53.6%. 6, Mike Sullivan, 51.7%. 7, Morris Hatalsky, 51.2%. 8, Bob Eastwood, 51.1%. 9, D.A. Weibring, 50.8%. 10, Jim Dent, 50.5%.
All-Around Ranking
1, Dana Quigley, 62. 2, Mark McNulty, 112. 3, Peter Jacobsen, 122. 4, D.A. Weibring, 130. 5, Craig Stadler, 135. 6, Morris Hatalsky, 157. 7, Gil Morgan, 158. 8, Tom Watson, 160. 9, Wayne Levi, 179. 10, Tom Jenkins, 183.
LPGA Money Leaders
Through Sept. 4
| Trn | Money | |
| 1. Annika Sorenstam | 13 | $1,807,200 |
| 2. Cristie Kerr | 18 | $1,297,864 |
| 3. Paula Creamer | 19 | $1,241,143 |
| 4. Lorena Ochoa | 18 | $1,156,542 |
| 5. Jeong Jang | 20 | $923,523 |
| 6. Natalie Gulbis | 21 | $861,874 |
| 7. Meena Lee | 20 | $737,370 |
| 8. Candie Kung | 18 | $691,278 |
| 9. Gloria Park | 21 | $685,250 |
| 10. Birdie Kim | 20 | $663,914 |
| 11. Marisa Baena | 14 | $659,945 |
| 12. Lorie Kane | 20 | $628,781 |
| 13. Wendy Ward | 19 | $614,626 |
| 14. Heather Bowie | 18 | $581,523 |
| 15. Pat Hurst | 19 | $558,841 |
| 16. Rosie Jones | 15 | $548,186 |
| 17. Catriona Matthew | 19 | $532,755 |
| 18. Juli Inkster | 15 | $495,663 |
| 19. Hee-Won Han | 20 | $495,039 |
| 20. Soo-Yun Kang | 18 | $457,941 |
| 21. Carin Koch | 17 | $449,943 |
| 22. Karrie Webb | 16 | $439,101 |
| 23. Laura Davies | 17 | $418,970 |
| 24. Christina Kim | 23 | $418,124 |
| 25. Michele Redman | 18 | $409,289 |
| 26. Mi Hyun Kim | 20 | $396,781 |
| 27. Liselotte Neumann | 16 | $381,308 |
| 28. Young Kim | 19 | $379,889 |
| 29. Jennifer Rosales | 16 | $359,028 |
| 30. Jill McGill | 20 | $357,101 |
| 31. Sophie Gustafson | 18 | $335,894 |
| 32. Laura Diaz | 20 | $334,671 |
| 33. Stacy Prammanasudh | 18 | $314,888 |
| 34. Karine Icher | 14 | $307,204 |
| 35. Jimin Kang | 18 | $301,468 |
| 36. Grace Park | 17 | $299,553 |
| 37. Leta Lindley | 19 | $289,141 |
| 38. Karen Stupples | 17 | $270,680 |
| 39. Sung Ah Yim | 20 | $268,314 |
| 40. Moira Dunn | 20 | $255,500 |
| 41. Angela Stanford | 21 | $251,866 |
| 42. Dorothy Delasin | 20 | $239,480 |
| 43. Tina Barrett | 20 | $238,543 |
| 44. Rachel Hetherington | 19 | $231,975 |
| 45. Joo Mi Kim | 20 | $231,050 |
LPGA Tour Statistics
Through Sept. 4
Scoring
1, Annika Sorenstam, 69.3261. 2, Cristie Kerr, 70.6452. 3, Paula Creamer, 70.9846. 4, Lorena Ochoa, 71.1833. 5, Natalie Gulbis, 71.1918. 6, Jeong Jang, 71.3623. 7, Rosie Jones, 71.3673. 8, Candie Kung, 71.3750. 9, Heather Bowie, 71.4000. 10, Hee-Won Han, 71.4429.
Rounds Under Par
1, Annika Sorenstam, .739. 2, Cristie Kerr, .581. 3, Rosie Jones, .571. 4, Natalie Gulbis, .562. 5, Jeong Jang, .551. 6, Christina Kim, .513. 7, Juli Inkster, .510. 8 (tie), Lorena Ochoa and Liselotte Neumann, .500. 10, Paula Creamer, .492.
Eagles
1, Laura Davies, 10. 2, Annika Sorenstam, 8. 3 (tie), Pat Hurst, Wendy Doolan and Aree Song, 7. 5 (tie), Sophie Gustafson, Rachel Hetherington, Soo-Yun Kang and Catriona Matthew, 6. 10, 5 tied with 5.
Greens in Regulation
1, Annika Sorenstam, .757. 2, Heather Bowie, .743. 3, Karine Icher, .730. 4, Cristie Kerr, .721. 5, Maria Hjorth, .720. 6, Christina Kim, .715. 7, Lorie Kane, .713. 8, Dawn Coe-Jones, .711. 9, Paula Creamer, .710. 10, Janice Moodie, .706.
Top 10 Finishes
1, Annika Sorenstam, .769. 2 (tie) Lorena Ochoa and Cristie Kerr, .556. 4, Jeong Jang, .500. 5, Rosie Jones, .467. 6 (tie) Natalie Gulbis and Gloria Park, .429. 8, Paula Creamer and Catriona Matthew, .421. 10, Heather Bowie, .389.
Driving Distance
1, Brittany Lincicome, 269.7. 2, Sophie Gustafson, 268.8. 3, Annika Sorenstam, 267.6. 4, Laura Davies, 265.7. 5, Maria Hjorth, 263.4. 6, Jean Bartholomew, 262.8. 7, Isabelle Beisiegel, 262.5. 8, Pat Hurst, 262.2. 9, Heather Bowie, 262.1. 10, Lorena Ochoa, 261.6.
Sand Saves
1, Patricia Meunier-Lebouc, .625. 2, Angela Jerman, .585. 3, Soo-Yun Kang, .542. 4, Annika Sorenstam, .538. 5, Vicki Goetze-Ackerman, .514. 6 (tie) Laura Davies and Jeong Jang, .510. 8 (tie) Lorie Kane, Brittany Lincicome, Paula Creamer, Paula Marti, Karen Weiss and Leslie Spalding, .500.
Birdies
1, Natalie Gulbis, 257. 2 (tie) Paula Creamer and Cristie Kerr, 246. 4, Lorena Ochoa, 242. 5, Christina Kim, 240. 6, Jeong Jang, 239. 7, Young Kim, 229. 8, Gloria Park, 223. 9, Pat Hurst, 222. 10, Hee-Won Han, 220.
Driving Accuracy
1, Ji Yeon Lee, .840. 2, Tina Fischer, .838. 3, Rosie Jones, .836. 4, Mi Hyun Kim, .825. 5, Leta Lindley, .816. 6, Joanne Morley, .815. 7, Becky Morgan, .810. 8 (tie), Meena Lee and Nancy Harvey, .809. 10 Celeste Troche, .807.
Putting Average Per Round
1, Vicki Goetze-Ackerman, 28.54. 2, Rosie Jones, 28.85. 3, Soo-Yun Kang, 29.09. 4, Lorena Ochoa, 29.16. 5, Mi Hyun Kim, 29.19. 6 (tie) Malinda Johnson and Laura Diaz, 29.30. 8, Catriona Matthew, 29.33. 9, A.J. Eathorne, 29.40. 10, Young-A Yang, 29.41.
Putts Per Green (GIR)
1, Annika Sorenstam, 1.74. 2 (tie) Julie Inkster, Lorena Ochoa and Paula Creamer, 1.75. 5 (tie) Mhairi McKay, Pat Hurst and Cristie Kerr, 1.76. 8, Catriona Matthew, 1.77. 9 (tie) Beth Daniel, Rosie Jones and Jeong Jang, 1.78.
Holes-in-one
MEADOWWOOD–Dave Heinen, No. 3, 164 yards, 6-iron
STONERIDGE–George Zachary, No. 13, 140 yards, 7-iron
SOCCER
MLS
All Times PDT
| Eastern Conference | W | L | T | Pts |
| New England | 14 | 5 | 6 | 48 |
| Chicago | 13 | 10 | 3 | 42 |
| Kansas City | 11 | 6 | 9 | 42 |
| D.C. United | 12 | 9 | 5 | 41 |
| MetroStars | 8 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Columbus | 9 | 12 | 3 | 30 |
| Western Conference | W | L | T | Pts |
| x-San Jose | 13 | 4 | 8 | 47 |
| FC Dallas | 10 | 8 | 6 | 36 |
| Los Angeles | 10 | 11 | 5 | 35 |
| Colorado | 9 | 11 | 4 | 31 |
| Real Salt Lake | 5 | 16 | 4 | 19 |
| CD Chivas USA | 3 | 18 | 5 | 14 |
x-clinched playoff spot. NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday, Sept. 10
Columbus at New England, 4:30 p.m.
MetroStars at Kansas City, 5 p.m.
D.C. United at FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Colorado at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
CD Chivas USA at San Jose, 7 p.m.
College
Men
NWAACC
CC Spokane 3, Columbia Basin 1
First half–1, CCS, Shen (penalty kick), 6:00. 2, CCS, Shen 15:00. 3, CBC, White (Huffsmith) 30:00. Second half– 4, CCS, Thornton (Graffenreid) 55:00.
Shots on goal–CC Spokane 23, Columbia Basin 5. Saves–CC Spokane, Mummey 2. Columbia Basin, Gipson 8.
Women
NWAACC
CC Spokane 1, Columbia Basin 1
First half–1, CCS, Imas (Brickner) 40:36. Second half– 2, CBC, Hall (penalty kick) 60:41.
Shots on goal–CC Spokane 23, Columbia Basin 4. Saves–CC Spokane, Danielson 2. Columbia Basin, Peterson 11.
Non-conference
Nevada 4, Eastern Washington 0
First half–1, UN, Luik (Miller), 8:22. Second half–2, UN, Miller (Baxter), 54:19. 3, UN, Hernandez (Anderson), 75:06. 4, UN, Anderson, 80:40.
Shots on goal–Eastern Washington 9, Nevada 30. Saves–Eastern Washington, Como 10, Robinson 1. Nevada, Tarpenning 5, Holmes 0.
High school boys
Inland Empire League
Lake City 2, Sandpoint 2
First half — 1, San, Lowther (Brewer), 8:25. 2, LC, Eggleston, 40:00. Second half — 3, San, Lowther (Schramm), 56:00. 4, LC, own goal, 65:00.
Shots on goal — Lake City 11, Sandpoint 12. Saves — Lake City, Klein 6. Sandpoint, Baker 8.
Coeur d’Alene 5, Post Falls 1
First half — 1, CdA, Aston (Johnson) 14:30. 2, CdA, Lowell (Hathaway) 15:40. Second half — 3, PF, Bjurstrom (Evans) 53:00. 4, CdA, Eborall (Davidson) 55:00. 5, CdA, Honsaker (Jerde) 58:00. 6, CdA, Lowell (Eborall) 64:00.
Shots on goal — Coeur d’Alene 16, Post Falls 6. Saves — Post Falls, Ambrosetti 6. Coeur d’Alene, Olmsted 4, Hilbert 1.
Non-league
Bonners Ferry 4, Libby (Mont.) 3
First half — 1, BF, Mendez 11:00. 2, BF, Mendez (Penalty kick) 20:00. Second half — 3, BF, Steinhorst (Gutierrez)41:00. 4, Lib, Hoyer (House) 44:00. 5, Lib, Hoyer (Granvic) 47:00. 6, BF, Steinhorst (Wilkerson) 68:00. 7, Lib, Hoyer 70:00.
Shots on goal — Libby 8, Bonners Ferry 6. Saves — Bonners Ferry, Steinhorst 3, Mendez 2. Libby, Carlson 2.
High school girls
Inland Empire League
Coeur d’Alene 4, Post Falls 1
First half — 1, CdA, Myers 27:00. 2, CdA, Simon 31:00. Second half — 3, CdA, J.Myers 53:00. 4, CdA, Simon 55:00. 5, PF, 50:00.
Shots on goal — Coeur d’Alene 28, Post Falls 5.Saves — Coeur d’Alene, Wemple 5. Post Falls, 15.
Non-league
Pullman 9, Connell 0
First half — 1, Pul, Albrecht 2:00. 2, Pul, Spangenberg 4:00. 3, Pul, Spangenberg (Druffel) 11:00. 4, Pul, Winterbottom 20:00. 5, Pul, Spangenberg 38:00. Second half — 6, Pul, Spangenberg 45:00. 7, Pul, Druffel 59:00. 8, Pul, Myron 71:00. 9, Pul, Druffel (Busboom) 75:00.
Shots on goal — Pullman 24, Connell 3.Saves — Connell, Tylor 10. Pullman, Marcelo 1, Thornton 1.
TENNIS
U.S. Open
GRAND SLAM
At The USTA National Tennis Center, New York
Purse: $18.3 million
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
SINGLES
Men
Fourth Round
Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, def. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-2, 7-6 (6), 6-3.
Lleyton Hewitt (3), Australia, def. Dominik Hrbaty (15), Slovakia, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.
Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Nicolas Kiefer, Germany, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4.
David Nalbandian (11), Argentina, def. Davide Sanguinetti, Italy, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-2.
Women
Quarterfinals
Maria Sharapova (1), Russia, vs. Nadia Petrova (9), Russia, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.
Kim Clijsters (4), Belgium, def. Venus Williams (10), United States, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.
DOUBLES
Men
Quarterfinals
Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett (4), Zimbabwe, def. Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram (11), Israel, 6-4, 6-2.
Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, and Max Mirnyi (1), Belarus, def. Cyril Suk and Pavel Vizner (12), Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3.
Paul Goldstein and Jim Thomas, United States, def. Simon Aspelin, Sweden, and Todd Perry (9), Australia, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (14).
Bob and Mike Bryan (2), United States, def. Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut, France, 6-3, 6-4.
Women
Quarterfinals
Elena Dementieva, Russia, and Flavia Pennetta (14), Italy, def. Corina Morariu, United States, and Patty Schnyder (8), Switzerland, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Mixed
Quarterfinals
Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, and Mahesh Bhupathi, India, def. Ai Sugiyama, Japan, and Kevin Ullyett (5), Zimbabwe, 7-5, 6-2.
Semifinals
Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, and Nenad Zimonjic, Serbia-Montenegro, def. Dinara Safina, Russia, and Andy Ram, Israel, 6-1, 7-5.
Junior Singles
Boys
First Round
Leonardo Mayer (3), Argentina, def. Javier Garrapiz-Borderias, Spain, 6-2, 6-0.
Dusan Lojda, Czech Republic, def. Jamie Hunt, United States, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
David Navarrete, Venezuela, def. Vivek Shokeen, India, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.
Donald Young (1), United States, def. Philip Bester, Canada, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3.
Second Round
Alex Kuznetsov (5), United States, def. Dennis Lajola, United States, 6-3, 6-2.
Kei Nishikori, Japan, def. Timothy Neilly (10), United States, 6-4, 6-0.
Marin Cilic (2), Croatia, def. Wil Spencer, United States, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Tim Smyczek, United States, def. Thiemo de Bakker (9), Netherlands, 6-1, 7-6 (0).
Jeremy Chardy (7), France, def. Karl Norberg, Sweden, 6-3, 6-3.
Girls
First Round
Yaroslava Shvedova, Russia, def. Lauren Albanese, United States, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Jamie Hampton, United States, def. Caroline Wozniacki (4), Denmark, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.
Second Round
Alexa Glatch (7), United States, def. Valerie Tetreault, Canada, 6-2, 6-1.
Nina Henkel, Germany, def. Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, 6-3, 6-4.
Hsu Wen-hsin (11), Taiwan, def. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Bibiane Schoofs (13), Netherlands, def. Katerina Vankova, Czech Republic, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-3.
Ekaterina Makarova (9), Russia, def. Erika Sema, Japan, 6-1, 6-2.
Elizabeth Plotkin, United States, def. Agnieszka Radwanska (2), Poland, 6-4, 6-4.
Labor Day Tournament
TENNIS ASSOCIATION OF GREATER SPOKANE
At Comstock Park and Hart Field
SINGLES
Men
3.0-3.5: Michael Gurian def. Robert Kohlieber 6-2, 6-2
4.0: Ryan Botkins def. Ted Carter 7-6, 3-6, 6-1
4.5: Michael Kraft def. Tom McGirk 6-4, 6-4
Women
3.0-3.5: Kamin Alteneder def. Debra Zingg 7-6, 6-1
DOUBLES
Men
6.0-7.0: Aaron Alteneder and Dan Tenny def. Ethan and Travis Burns 6-2, 6-2
8.0-9.0: Michael Kraft and Manuel Garcia def. Tom McGirk and Mark McQuaig 6-1, 6-4
Mixed
6.0: Lijun Bai and Jane Gong
7.0: Aaron and Kamin Alteneder
VOLLEYBALL
High school
Greater Spokane League
Mead def. Shadle Park 25-16, 25-18, 25-10. Kills-Bishop, Ness (SP) 4, Dobson (Mea) 9. Assists-Lewis (SP) 12, Herren (Mea) 25. Aces-Bishop (SP) 1, Dobson, Ryan, Chan, Thigpen (Mea) 1. Digs-White (SP) 11, Dobson (Mea) 12. Blocks-Bishop (SP) 1, Thigpen (Mea) 4.
Central Valley def. Clarkston 25-7, 25-9, 25-17. Kills-Reilly (CV) 9, Odgen (Clk)2, Hutchins (Clk) 2. Assists-Kern (CV) 24, Ward (Cla) 6. Aces-Kern (CV) 6. Digs-Reilly (CV) 7, Roberts (CV) 7, Odgen (Clk) 12. Blocks-Reilly (CV) 3.
Mt. Spokane def. West Valley 25-12, 25-19, 25-22. Kills-Kitchens (MtS) 10, Dossey (WV) 4, Carey (WV) 4. Assists-Zigglar (MtS) 28, Wold (WV) 8. Aces-Schneidmiller (MtS) 5, Dossey (WV) 2. Digs-Hryniewicz (MtS) 5, Hall (WV) 6. Blocks-Shipp (MtS) 4, Dossey (WV) 4.
North Central def. Rogers 29-27, 25-22, 25-14. Kills-Walters (NC) 13, Griffith (Rog) 7. Assists-Buck (NC) 24, Landkammer (Rog) 14. Aces-Meisen-Vehrs (NC) 3, Curley (Rog) 2. Digs-Giampietri (NC) 19, Fairbanks (Rog) 6. Blocks-Mays (NC) 3, Buck (NC) 3, Scott (Rog) 4.
Ferris def. Cheney 25-18, 25-12, 25-13. Kills-Cogley (Che) 10, Lorenz (Fer) 9. Assists-Falor (Che) 5, Caparoso (Fer) 9. Aces-Donnerberg (Che) 2, Caparoso (Fer) 8. Digs-Donnerberg (Che) 8, Bates (Fer) 15. Blocks-Passey, Corey (Che) 1, Caparoso (Fer) 2.
Lewis and Clark def. East Valley 25-16, 25-19, 25-7. Kills-Bush (LC) 9, Bonertz (EV) 3, Hiebert (EV) 3, Arnold (EV) 3 Assists-Luby (LC) 12, Bellefeuille (EV) 9 Aces-Moran (LC) 1, Bellefeuille (EV) 1, Bonertz (EV) 1 Digs-Bush (LC) 6, Eatock (EV) 12 Blocks-Bush (LC) 6, Bonertz (EV) 3
Gonzaga Prep def. University 16-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-19. Kills-Fruci (GP) 9, Wilson (Uhi) 10. Assists-Harden (GP) 19, Crisp (Uhi) 24. Aces-Harden (GP) 2, Crisp (Uhi) 3, Lupfer (Uhi) 3. Digs-Topliff (GP) 20, Wilson (Uhi) 19. Blocks-Whigham (GP) 2, Leach (Uhi) 6.
Inland Empire League
Coeur d’Alene def. Lakeland 14-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-19, 15-13. Kills-Boucher (Lak) 9, Anderson (Lak) 8. Assists-Pruitt (Lak) 21, Sperle (Lak) 24. Aces-Jacobson (Lak) 6, Sperle (Lak) 3. Digs-Jacobson (Lak) 14, Lenz (Lak) 12. Blocks-Boucher (Lak) 5, Moore (Lak) 2.
Lake City def. Post Falls 19-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 15-10. Kills- Mabrey (LC) 10, Samuel (PF) 13. Assists-Crimp (LC) 16, Mundy (PF) 26. Aces- Kastener (PF) 12. Digs-Mabrey (LC) 7, Kastener (PF) 28. Blocks-Moreland (LC) 3, Samuel (PF) 3.
Moscow def. Lewiston 25-17, 25-7, 25-15. Kills-Larsen (Lew) 6, Taylor (Mos) 9. Assists-Fong (Lew) 13, Dolny (Mos) 26. Aces-Dolny (Mos) 5. Digs-Fong (Lew) 12, Edmonson (Lew) 12, Dostal (Mos) 5. Blocks- Taylor (Mos) 5.
Intermountain League
Priest River def. Timberlake 25-22, 25-19, 25-22.
North Star League
Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy def. Mullan 25-16, 25-11, 25-11. Kills-Lovlyn (CdACA) 4, Baker (CdACA) 4 Assists-McHugh (CdACA) 11 Aces-Wilkes (CdACA) 9 Digs-Helgeson (CdACA) 9 Blocks-Helgeson (CdACA) 1
Kootenai def. Post Falls Christian 25-12, 25-12, 25-17. Kills-Hoy (PF) 3, Nyrop 6 (Koo). Assists-Hutchinson (PF) 2, Scheffelmaier (Koo) 15. Aces-Hoy (PF) 1, Dahlkey (Ko) 10. Digs-Hoy (PF) 3, Adkins (PF) 3, Scheffelmaier (Koo) 4, Kincheloe (Koo) 4. Blocks-Wilms (Koo) 1.
Clark Fork def. Lakeside (ID) 25-17, 25-19, 25-16.
Non-league
Rosalia def. Liberty 25-20, 25-20, 25-17.
Sprague-Harrington def. St. John-Endicott 25-6, 25-10, 25-11.
St. George’s def. Valley Christian 25-10, 25-13, 25-19.
Colfax def. Lakeside (WA) 25-12, 26-24, 23-25, 25-20.
Kettle Falls def. Selkirk 22-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-16.
Freeman def. Northwest Christian 25-14, 25-15, 29-27.
Colville Jamboree
Mount Sentinel (Canada) def. Colville 15-25, 25-18
Chewelah def. Deer Park 25-7, 25-11
Mount Sentinel def. Chewelah 22-25, 25-23
Colville def. Deer Park 25-9, 25-5
Mount Sentinel def. Deer Park 25-18, 25-23
Colville def. Chewelah 17-25, 25-21
MOVES
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Recalled RHP Manny Delcarmen and C Kelly Shoppach from Pawtucket of the IL.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Recalled OF Brian Anderson, OF Joe Borchard and RHP Jeff Bajenaru from Charlotte of the IL.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Activated RHP Runelvys Hernandez from the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Andres Blanco and RHP Kyle Snyder from Omaha of the PCL and RHP Chris Demaria from Wichita of the Texas League. Designated INF Calvin Pickering for assignment.
LOS ANGLES ANGELS—Recalled LHP Joe Saunders and C Jeff Mathis from Salt Lake of the PCL. Activated RHP Kelvim Escobar from the 60-day DL.
MINNESOTA TWINS—Recalled INF Luis Rivas, INF Luis Rodriguez and RHP Travis Bowyer from Rochester of the IL. Purchased the contract of C Chris Heintz from Rochester. Sent INF Augie Ojeda outright to Rochester.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Recalled INF Felix Escalona and RHP Scott Proctor from Columbus of the IL. Purchased the contract of OF Mike Vento from Columbus. Activated RHP Chien-Ming Wang from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Sam Marsonek for assignment.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS—Recalled LHP John Koronko and C Geovany Soto from Iowa of the PCL.
CINCINNATI REDS—Purchased the contract of OF Chris Denorfia from Louisville of the IL. Designated RHP Ben Weber for assignment.
FLORIDA MARLINS—Recalled INF Josh Wilson from Albuquerque of the PCL.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Named Tom Hecht vice president of corporate marketing.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Fired Lloyd McClendon, manager. Promoted Pete Mackanin from bench coach to interim manager.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Recalled C David Ross from Portland of the PCL. Purchased the contracts of INF Manny Alexander and RHP Scott Cassidy from Portland.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Activated RHP Jon Rauch from the 60-day DL. Transferred INF Junior Spivey from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
Can-Am League
GRAYS—Traded RHP Fontella Jones to Jackson of the Central League to complete an earlier trade.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Re-signed F Sean Marks.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed DT Lynn McGruder to the practice squad.
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed G-C Mike Pucillo. Released DL Andrew Hoffman.
DENVER BRONCOS—Signed QB Kliff Kingsbury to the practice squad.
GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed TE Donald Lee. Signed FB Vonta Leach from the practice squad. Released TE Ben Steele and FB Nick Luchey.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Agreed to terms with WR Koren Robinson. Waived WR Kelly Campbell.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed WR Quincy Morgan. Released WR Lee Mays.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed FB Chris Hetherington. Signed CB Ahmad Treaudo to the practice squad. Released G Tony Wragge
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
LOS ANGELES KINGS—Agreed to terms with C Anze Kopitar.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Announced the retirement of D Scott Stevens.
NEW YORK RANGERS—Agreed to terms with D Michal Rozsival, F Jed Ortmeyer and F Craig Weller.
SAN JOSE SHARKS—Signed LW Ryan Clowe and RW Jonathan Tremblay to three-year contracts and C Patrick Rissmiller to a one-year contract.
American Hockey League
BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS—Announced LW Travis Brigley has been signed by the New York Islanders.
SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE—Signed C Layne Ulmer to a one-year contract.
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS—Signed D Brent Henley.
ECHL
BAKERSFIELD CONDORS—Traded D Luis Tremblay to Texas for F Andrew Ianiero
SOCCER
Major Indoor Soccer League
PHILADELPHIA KIXX—Announced the resignation Greg Bibb, executive vice president and general manager, to become president of Hantz Group Sports and Entertainment, effective Sept. 12. Named Darcee Edrozo vice president of external operations and David Deal vice president of internal operations.
COLLEGE
ALABAMA—Named Christian Newton men’s assistant golf coach.
ARMY—Named Peter Boyer men’s soccer goalkeeper coach.
BUCKNELL—Named Larry Sprecher assistant wrestling coach.
FURMAN—Named Meaghan Colville women’s assistant tennis coach.
MONMOUTH, N.J.—Named Kelly McCardell women’s lacrosse coach.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE—Named B.J. Griffith assistant baseball coach.
ROBERT MORRIS—Named Tom Myslinski strength and conditioning coach.
STONY BROOK—Announced Sam Kornhauser, football coach, will relinquish his duties at the end of the 2005 season.
WELLESLEY—Named Joseph Chirico diving coach, Kendall Cox assistant lacrosse coach, Christopher Spencer assistant fencing coach, and Elizabeth Youngblood assistant swimming coach.
WILLIAM & MARY—Named Chuck Thomas director of men’s basketball operations.
WOFFORD—Named Brandon Stokes men’s and women’s assistant tennis coach.
TODAY’S ODDS
America’s Line
FOOTBALL
| NFL | ||
| Favorite | Points | Underdog |
| Thursday | ||
| PATRIOTS | 7.5 7.5 (49.5) | Raiders |
| Sunday | ||
| Broncos | 4 4.5 (38.5) | DOLPHINS |
| Bengals | 3.5 3.5 (43.5) | BROWNS |
| BILLS | 4 5 (39) | Texans |
| STEELERS | 7 7 (40) | Titans |
| REDSKINS | 6.5 6 (33) | Bears |
| PANTHERS | 6.5 7 (45.5) | Saints |
| VIKINGS | 6 6 (43) | Bucs |
| JAGUARS | 3 3 (39.5) | Seahawks |
| CHIEFS | 3 3 (47.5) | Jets |
| GIANTS | 1.5 2.5 (37.5) | Cards |
| Rams | 4.5 5 (46) | 49ERS |
| LIONS | 3 3 (45.5) | Packers |
| CHARGERS | 4.5 4.5 (40.5) | Cowboys |
| Colts | 3 3 (47.5) | RAVENS |
| Monday | ||
| Eagles | 1.5 1.5 (42) | FALCONS |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL | ||
| Friday | ||
| Pittsburgh | 14 14 | OHIO U |
| Wash St | 10 10 | NEV-RENO |
| Saturday | ||
| Kansas St | 10 10 | MARSHALL |
| MICHIGAN | 7 7 | Notre Dame |
| MARYLAND | PK 1 | Clemson |
| PENN ST | 20 20 | Cincinnati |
| WISCONSIN | 33.5 34.5 | Temple |
| Va Tech | 20 20 | DUKE |
| BOSTON COLL | 28.5 27.5 | Army |
| AUBURN | 16 16 | Miss St |
| OKLAHOMA | 31.5 31 | Tulsa |
| ILLINOIS | 16 16 | San Jose St |
| PURDUE | 34.5 34.5 | Akron |
| MIAMI-OHIO | 24 23.5 | C Michigan |
| NORTHWESTERN | 3 3 | No Illinois |
| MINNESOTA | 12 12.5 | Colorado St |
| SYRACUSE | 23.5 23.5 | Buffalo |
| MICHIGAN ST | 30 33 | Hawaii |
| California | 10 8.5 | WASHINGTON |
| Iowa | 7.5 8 | IOWA ST |
| GA TECH | 12.5 12.5 | N Carolina |
| GEORGIA | 16 17 | S Carolina |
| Stanford | 3 3 | NAVY |
| FLORIDA | 29.5 29.5 | La Tech |
| OREGON ST | NL NL | Boise St |
| MISSOURI | NL NL | New Mexico |
| NEBRASKA | 7.5 7.5 | Wake Forest |
| ARKANSAS | 11 10.5 | Vanderbilt |
| AIR FORCE | 5.5 6.5 | San Diego St |
| TOLEDO | 22.5 22.5 | W Michigan |
| BALL ST | NL NL | Bowling Green |
| ALABAMA | 12 13 | So Miss |
| OHIO ST | PK PK | Texas |
| UTAH | 24 24 | Utah St |
| LSU | 7.5 7 | Arizona St |
| Tcu | 16 16 | SMU |
| UCLA | 23.5 23.5 | Rice |
| COLORADO | 24 24.5 | New Mexico St |
| UNLV | NL NL | Idaho |
Home teams in capital letters
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.