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Baseball
NWL
| East | W | L | GB |
| Boise (Cubs) | 25 | 23 | — |
| Tri-City (Rockies) | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| Spokane (Rangers) | 19 | 29 | 6 |
| Yakima (Diamondbacks) | 17 | 31 | 8 |
| West | W | L | GB |
| Salem-Keizer (Giants) | 31 | 17 | — |
| Eugene (Padres) | 26 | 22 | 5 |
| Vancouver (Athletics) | 26 | 22 | 5 |
| Everett (Mariners) | 24 | 24 | 7 |
Sunday’s Results
Eugene 10, Boise 1
Everett 4, Tri-City 3 (11)
Vancouver 10, Spokane 3
Yakima 9, Salem-Keizer 5
Monday’s Results
Spokane 4, Vancouver 1
Salem-Keizer 6, Yakima 4
Eugene 3, Boise 1
Everett 3, Tri-City 2 (10)
Tuesday’s Games
Eugene at Vancouver
Salem-Keizer at Everett
Spokane at Boise
Yakima at Tri-City
Indians 4, Canadians 1
| Vancouver | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Cobb cf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .271 |
| Hernandez dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Dowling 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| Vitters ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Smith c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .196 |
| Perez 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 |
| Affronti 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| Macias rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .150 |
| Piper-Jordan lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| Deal p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gordon p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .249 |
| Spokane | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Gentry cf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Berkery 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| Davis 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| Tracy dh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| Herren lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 |
| Heafner ss | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Hooft 3b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .172 |
| Killian c | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| Bacman rf | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| Rogers p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Weilep p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .251 |
| Vancouver | 000 | 000 | 001—1 | 3 | 0 |
| Spokane | 120 | 010 | 00x—4 | 9 | 0 |
LOB—Vancouver 2, Spokane 6. 2B—Backman (3), Tracy (9). HR—Macias (2), off Weilep. RBIs—Macias (4), Tracy (27), Backman 2 (17), Heafner (11). GIDP—Dowling, Hooft. DP—Vancouver 2 (Perez, Affronti and Dowling), (Affronti and Perez); Spokane 2 (Heafner, Berkery and Davis), (Backman and Davis).
| Vancouver | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| Deal L,6-2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2.44 |
| Gordon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.71 |
| Spokane | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| Rogers W,1-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Weilep | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.97 |
HBP—by Deal (Killian, Hooft, Tracy). T—2:00. A—3,465.
West Coast Collegiate
Sunday’s Result
Bells 6, RiverHawks 0
| RiverHawks | 000 | 000 | 000 | — | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bells | 100 | 032 | 00x | — | 6 | 7 | 1 |
Monroe, Crowe (6), Williamson (8) and Bozo; Armour and Southers. W—Armour (5-3). L—Monroe (0-2).
HITS: Spokane RiverHawks—Biagi. Bellingham Bells—Hardinger 2, Sandberg, Southers, Fisher 2, Harlander. 2B—Hardinger, Southers, Fisher.
Basketball
WNBA
All Times PDT
Today’s Games
Houston at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
San Antonio at Washington, 4 p.m.
Connecticut at Chicago, 4:30 p.m.
Indiana at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Seattle at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix, 6:30 p.m.
College men
2006-07 Idaho Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time |
| Nov. 3 | Cascade College (Exhibition) | 7:05 p.m. |
| Nov. 10 | North Dakota State | 7:05 p.m. |
| Nov. 16 | at South Dakota State | TBA |
| Nov. 19 | Montana State | TBA |
| Nov. 22 | at Southern Utah | 6:05 p.m. |
| Nov. 26 | at Gonzaga | 7 p.m. |
| Nov. 29 | at Washington | 7 p.m. |
| Dec. 2 | Southern Utah | 7:05 p.m. |
| Dec. 6 | at Idaho State | 6:05 p.m. |
| Dec. 9 | Washington State | 7:05 p.m. |
| Dec. 16 | at North Dakota State | 5 p.m. |
| Dec. 21 | at Eastern Washington | 7:05 p.m. |
| Dec. 30 | South Dakota State | 7:05 p.m. |
| Jan. 4 | at Fresno State* | 7 p.m. |
| Jan. 6 | at Nevada* | 7:05 p.m. |
| Jan. 11 | New Mexico State* | 7:05 p.m. |
| Jan. 15 | at Utah State* | 6:05 p.m. |
| Jan. 18 | Hawai’i* | 7:05 p.m. |
| Jan. 20 | Louisiana Tech* | 7:05 p.m. |
| Jan. 24 | at New Mexico State* | 6:05 p.m. |
| Jan. 27 | Boise State* | 7:05 p.m. |
| Feb. 1 | San Jose State* | 7:05 p.m. |
| Feb. 3 | Fresno State* | 7:05 p.m. |
| Feb. 7 | at Boise State* | 6 p.m. |
| Feb. 10 | Utah State* | 7:05 p.m. |
| Feb. 14 | at Louisiana Tech* | 5 p.m. |
| Feb. 17 | Bracket Buster TBA | TBA |
| Feb. 22 | Nevada* | 7:05 p.m. |
| March 1 | at Hawai’i* | 9:05 p.m. |
| March 3 | at San Jose State* | 7:00 p.m. |
| March 6-10 | WAC Tournament |
*WAC game
All times Pacific and subject to change
Football
NFL Preseason
All Times PDT
Thursday’s Games
Cleveland at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m.
Indianapolis at St. Louis, 5 p.m.
College
Division I-AA Preseason Poll
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Sports Network Division preseason I-AA football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2005 records and previous ranking:
| Team | Record | Pts | Pvs |
| 1. Appalachian St. (68) | 12-3 | 2,306 | 1 |
| 2. New Hampshire (14) | 11-2 | 2,153 | 5 |
| 3. Montana (5) | 8-4 | 1,954 | 12 |
| 4. Northern Iowa (3) | 11-4 | 1,936 | 2 |
| 5. Furman (1) | 11-3 | 1,928 | 3 |
| 6. Cal Poly (3) | 9-4 | 1,846 | 6 |
| 7. Youngstown State | 8-3 | 1,446 | 14 |
| 8. James Madison | 7-4 | 1,338 | 25 |
| 9. Illinois State | 7-4 | 1,297 | 22 |
| 10. Massachusetts | 7-4 | 1,170 | 19 |
| 11. McNeese State | 5-4 | 1,006 | NR |
| 12. Georgia Southern | 8-4 | 967 | 9 |
| 13. Hampton | 11-1 | 939 | 10 |
| 14. Eastern Illinois | 9-3 | 865 | 16 |
| 15. Richmond | 9-4 | 835 | 8 |
| 16. Delaware | 6-5 | 815 | NR |
| 17. Southern Illinois | 9-4 | 809 | 7 |
| 18. Texas State | 11-3 | 770 | 4 |
| 19. North Dakota State | 7-4 | 713 | NR |
| 20. Eastern Kentucky | 7-4 | 709 | NR |
| 21. UC Davis | 6-5 | 576 | NR |
| 22. Montana State | 7-4 | 550 | 18 |
| 23. Grambling State | 11-1 | 511 | 11 |
| 24. Nicholls State | 6-4 | 378 | 17 |
| 25. Coastal Carolina | 9-2 | 356 | 24 |
Others receiving votes (in order of points, minimum of five required): 26, Eastern Washington 307.
Fish counts
The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 8/6 and year-to-date totals:
| Site | Chinook | Steelhead | Shad |
| Bonneville | 445 | 5,853 | 315 |
| Year totals | 196,754 | 85,765 | 3,961,330 |
| The Dalles | 395 | 1,412 | 244 |
| Year totals | 144,341 | 24,294 | 4,608,401 |
| John Day | 215 | 517 | N/A |
| Year totals | 124,365 | 24,100 | N/A |
| McNary | 418 | 181 | 530 |
| Year totals | 107,099 | 15,289 | 1,200,091 |
| Priest Rapids | NC | NC | NC |
| Year totals | 63,365 | 1,466 | 0 |
| Wells | NC | NC | NC |
| Year totals | 22,892 | 211 | N/A |
| Ice Harbor | NC | NC | NC |
| Year totals | 34,000 | 7,481 | 214,190 |
| L.Monumental | 21 | 106 | N/A |
| Year totals | 33,400 | 7,644 | N/A |
| Little Goose | 14 | 56 | N/A |
| Year totals | 28,920 | 4,106 | N/A |
| Lower Granite | 25 | 14 | 132 |
| Year totals | 30,962 | 8,805 | 7,673 |
Auto racing
Stateline Speedway
Sunday’s Results
OUTLAW COMPACTS
Trophy Dash—A) Mitch Jeske; B) Patrick Norris. Main—1) Nat Barber; 2) John VanGeesen; 3) Todd Van Diest; 4) Eric Angeledes; 5) Renny Marose; 6) Loffy Safford; 7) Terry Auckerman; 8) Bob Moore; 9) Patrick Norris; 10) Mitch Jeske.
NORTHWEST PRO 4 TRUCKS
Trophy Dash—A) Bart Hector; B) Carl Sheffler. Main—1) Jason Majors; 2) Pete Brady; 3) Carl Sheffler; 4) Jerry Buell; 5) Larry Hyde; 6) Jeff Hector; 7) Terry Warren; 8) Steve Morris; 9) Bart Hector; 10) Don Brown.
Saturday’s Results
LATE MODEL CHALLENGE SERIES
Fast Time—Shelby Thompson, 13.03. Trophy Dash—A) Kevin Richards; B) Ryan Fischer. Main—1) Mike Zamora; 2) Jason Hedrick; 3) Shelby Thompson; 4) Kevin Richards; 5) Darrell Midgley; 6) Troy Conrad; 7) Troy Eaton; 8) Josh Roberts; 9) Ryan Fischer; 10) Billy Coates.
Friday’s Results
HOBBY STOCKS
Fast Time—Rob Ballard, 16.03. Trophy Dash—A) Ned Pennington. Heat—A) Dan Johnston. Main—1) Brian Husk; 2) Dan Johnston; 3) JC Ward; 4) Ned Pennington; 5) Rob Ballard; 6) Monty Collison; 7) Gary Hommel; 8) Thomas Husk; 9) Bob Flagor; 10) Tony Kempken.
EARLY STOCKS
Fast Time—Richard Cox, 14.90. Trophy Dash—A) Doug McMillan. Heat—A) Justin Rovideaux. Main—1) Richard Cox; 2) Doug McMillan; 3) Justin Robideaux; 4) Ken Uttke; 5) Amanda Robideaux; 6) Nick McLendon.
Golf
D.A. Davidson/Global C.U. Pro-Am Series
At Downriver Golf Course
Professionals
| Player | Club | Total |
| Tim Morton | Prairie Falls | 67 |
| Brad Rickel | University of Idaho | 67 |
| Rex Schultz | Esmeralda | 68 |
| Steve Nelke | Hangman | 69 |
| Steve Conner | Downriver | 69 |
| Randy Buckenberger | Creek at Qualchan | 70 |
| Dan Porter | Avondale | 70 |
| Brent Walsh | Meadowwood | 70 |
| Steve Caruso | Circling Raven | 70 |
| Colin Guhlke | Harrington | 70 |
| Jason Pitt | Chewelah | 70 |
| Chris Curran | Meadowwood | 71 |
| Adam Hoffer | Idaho Club | 71 |
| Scott Petterborg | Black Rock | 71 |
Amateur gross (0-8 handicap)
| Player | Club | Total |
| Gene Telgen | Spokane CC | 69 |
| Steve Drake | Highlands | 70 |
| Craig Ziegler | Prairie Falls | 70 |
| Stew Fried | Liberty Lake | 70 |
| John Lynch | Creek at Qualchan | 71 |
| Brad Burtness | Spokane CC | 71 |
| Jim Holt | Creek at Qualchan | 71 |
| Chuck Shriner | C’dA Public | 71 |
Amateur net (0-8 handicap)
| Player | Club | Total |
| Chris Barker | Shoshone | 63 |
| Jeff Bengston | Avondale | 65 |
| Jim Solern | Lewiston CC | 65 |
| Bob Witte | Creek at Qualchan | 67 |
| Dave Johnston | Prairie Falls | 67 |
| Bill Haraldson | Twin Lakes | 68 |
| Ron Lollis | Fairways | 68 |
| Darin Martin | Meadowwood | 68 |
| Jason Vedadi | Chewelah | 68 |
Amateur net (9-13 handicap)
| Player | Club | Total |
| Terry Moore | Creek at Qualchan | 59 |
| John McCormick | Spokane CC | 63 |
| George Garber | Creek at Qualchan | 67 |
| Ron Peterson | Meadowwood | 67 |
| Dennis Barnes | Twin Lakes | 68 |
| Steve Buckmaster | University of Idaho | 68 |
| Bob Cleaver | Dominion Meadows | 69 |
| Buzz Adams | Black Rock | 69 |
| Neal Knappenberg | Stoneridge | 69 |
Amateur net (14-over handicap)
| Player | Club | Total |
| Hank Schmidt | Hayden Lake | 63 |
| Leon Blood | Black Rock | 65 |
| Mike Sapp | Chewelah | 65 |
| Ton Katyrynuik | Creek at Qualchan | 66 |
| Jim Martin | Prairie Falls | 67 |
| Joe Fox | Black Rock | 67 |
| Brad Iverson | Black Rock | 67 |
| Bob Ehrlich | Cd’A Public | 68 |
| Randy Cameron | Black Rock | 68 |
| Bill Pickerel | Stoneridge | 68 |
Team results
259—Prairie Falls: Tim Morton, Dave Johnston, Jim Robbins, Jim Martin, Craig Ziegler
263—Black Rock: Troy Blood, Leon Blood, Monte Best, Art Dibble, Brad Iverson
268—Creek at Qualchan: Bob Heck, Ton Katyrynuik, Terry Moore, John Lynch, Steve Socha; Chewelah: Jason Pitt, Dan West, Mike Sapp, Rae Sapp, Jason Vedadi
269—Spokane CC: Charlie Thurston, John McCormick, John Selden, Steve Quald, Gene Teigen; Shoshone: Ron Barker, Chris Barker, Emily Ulleland, Mike Cate, Owen Cotter
270—Esmeralda: Rex Schultz, Kevin Braegger, Todd Hawkins, Bill Kristin, Dennis Perkins; Creek at Qualchan: Mark Gardner, Bob Witte, George Garber, Lynn Dilliner, Greg Workland; Creek at Qualchan: Randy Buckenberger, Bob Lewis, Jim Holt, John Bergeman, Doug Kenley
Wandermere Amateur Invitational
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Gross—1, Russell Grove 70-67-66—203. 2, Joseph C. Finley 72-66-68—206. 3, Sean Clements 69-68-69—206.
Net—1, Russell Grove 69-66-65—200. 2, Michael Struss 68-67-66—201. 3, Sean Clements 68-67-68—203.
Hole-in-one
DOWNRIVER GC—Bill Heraldson, No. 16, 190 yards, 7-wood.
Soccer
MLS
All Times PDT
Wednesday’s Games
Kansas City at New England, 4:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Houston, 5 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 6:30 p.m.
Tennis
Rogers Masters
ATP TOUR: A U.S. Open Series Event
At The Rexall Centre, Toronto
Purse: $2.45 million; Surface: Hard-Outdoor
SINGLES
First Round
Davide Sanguinetti, Italy, def. David Nalbandian (3), Argentina, 6-1, 6-2.
Ivan Ljubicic (4), Croatia, def. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 7-5, 6-1.
Fernando Gonzalez (15), Chile, def. Robin Soderling, Sweden, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Frank Dancevic, Canada, def. Peter Polansky, Canada, 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Jose Acasuso, Argentina, def. Bjorn Phau, Geermany, 7-5, 7-6 (18).
Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Greg Rusedski, Britain, 6-4, 6-2.
Thomas Johansson, Sweden, def. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.
Richard Gasquet, France, def. Fabrice Santoro, France, 6-4, 6-3.
Tim Henman, Britain, def. Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, 6-2, 6-3.
Tomas Berdych (13), Czech Republic, def. Daniel Nestor, Canada, 6-4, 7-5.
Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia, def. Robert Kendrick, United States, 6-4, 6-4.
Sebastien Grosjean, France, def. Florent Serra, France, 6-3, 6-2.
Carlos Moya, Spain, def. Gaston Gaudio, Argentina, 6-1, 6-4.
James Blake (5), United States, def. Philip Bester, Canada, 6-4, 6-1.
Paradorn Srichaphan, Thailand, def. Gilles Simon, France, 6-4, 6-2.
Julien Benneteau, France, def. Marcos Baghdatis (10), Cyprus, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3.
JP Morgan Chase Open
WTA TOUR
At The Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif.
Purse: $600,000 (Tier II)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
SINGLES
First Round
Paola Suarez, Argentina, def. Marta Domachowska, Poland, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, def. Jelena Kostanic, Croatia, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Anastassia Rodionova, Russia, def. Melinda Czink, Hungary, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Akiko Morigami, Japan, def. Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-2.
Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, def. Sybille Bammer, Austria, 6-4, 6-3.
Mara Santangelo, Italy, def. Ahsha Rolle, United States, 6-3, 6-1.
Vania King, United States, def. Severine Bremond, France, 6-1, 3-3, retired.
Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Vasilisa Bardina, Russia, 6-2, 5-2, retired.
Julia Schruff, Germany, def. Tatiana Poutchek, Belarus, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.
Ashley Harkleroad, United States, def. Yuan Meng, China, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Bethanie Mattek, United States, def. Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4.
Mariana Diaz-Oliva, Argentina, def. Lilia Osterloh, United States, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4).
Jill Craybas, United States, def. Amy Frazier, United States, 6-2, 6-4.
Nordic Light Open
WTA TOUR
At Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
Purse: $145,000 (Tier IV)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
SINGLES
First Round
Catalina Castano (5), Colombia, def. Yuliana Fedak, Ukraine, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Martina Sucha, Slovakia, def. Klara Zakopalova (8), Czech Republic, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-4.
Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, def. Nathalie Vierin, Italy, 7-5, 6-3.
Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, def. Iveta Benesova (7), Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-0.
Li Na (2), China, def. Maret Ani, Estonia, 6-1, 7-5.
Moves
BASEBALL
American League
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Extended their affiliation contract with Arkansas of the Texas League through the 2008 season.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Optioned LHP J.P. Howell to Durham of the IL. Activated RHP Dan Miceli from the 60-day DL. Transferred RHP Tyler Walker from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
TEXAS RANGERS—Recalled RHP Edinson Volquez from Oklahoma of the PCL. Optioned LHP John Koronka to Oklahoma.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS—Acquired RHP Ryan Franklin from Philadelphia for cash and a player to be named. Placed RHP Gary Majewski and RHP Jason Standridge on the 15-day DL. Assigned RHP Matt Belisle to Louisville of the IL. Activated LHP Kent Mercker from the 15-day DL.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Activated 2B Jeff Kent from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Elmer Dessens on the 15-day DL.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Traded RHP Livan Hernandez to Arizona for RHP Garrett Mock and LHP Matt Chico.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
WASHINGTON WIZARDS—Announced they will not match the New York Knicks’ five-year offer sheet to F Jared Jeffries.
Women’s National Basketball Association
SACRAMENTO MONARCHS—Signed G Chameka Scott to a second 7-day contract.
Italian League
MONTEPASCHI SIENA—Signed F Lonny Baxter to a one-year contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Named Ray Anderson senior vice president of football operations.
BUFFALO BILLS—Released LB Jeff Posey.
DALLAS COWBOYS—Released QB Jeff Mroz. Signed QB Matt Baker.
GREEN BAY PACKERS—Released LB Byron Santiago.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed DL Shane Burton.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Placed S Tank Williams on injured reserve. Signed DB Ahmad Treaudo. Activated DT Pat Williams from the physically unable to perform list.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Activated S Rodney Harrison, DL Richard Seymour, C Dan Koppen, DB Randall Gay and DL Johnathan Sullivan from the physically unable to perform list. Placed S Mel Mitchell and WR Matt Shelton on injured reserve.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Released DL Joe Montford.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS—Re-signed F J.P. Vigier.
BOSTON BRUINS—Signed D Milan Jurcina, D Nathan Dempsey and LW Pascal Pelletier.
DETROIT RED WINGS—Signed C Brendan Brooks to a one-year contract.
NEW YORK RANGERS—Agreed to terms with F Marcel Hossa.
PHOENIX COYOTES—Re-signed LW Ladislav Nagy to a one-year contract.
American Hockey League
IOWA STARS—Signed F Tuomas Mikkonen.
PORTLAND PIRATES—Named Eric Weinrich assistant coach.
SYRACUSE CRUNCH—Named Trent Cull assistant coach.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
LOS ANGELES GALAXY—Signed D Ante Jazic.
TRACK AND FIELD
USA TRACK & FIELD—Named Brian Brase director of events and broadcasting, effective Aug. 14.
COLLEGE
BOISE STATE—Named Laurel Hill assistant swimming coach.
MONTANA—Announced the retirement of Ron Kowalski, assistant football coach.
Today’s Odds
America’s Line
NFL Pre-Season
| Favorite | Points | Underdog | ||
| Open | Current | O/U | ||
| Thursday | ||||
| EAGLES | NL | NL | (NL) | Browns |
| RAMS | 2.5 | 4 | (38.5) | Colts |
| Friday | ||||
| BUCS | 3.5 | 3.5 | (33.5) | Jets |
| Broncos | 1 | 2.5 | (38) | LIONS |
| RAVENS | 3 | 3 | (34.5) | Giants |
| FALCONS | 3 | 3 | (36) | Patriots |
| Bears | 2.5 | 3 | (34.5) | 49ERS |
| Saturday | ||||
| CARDS | 3 | 3 | (35.5) | Steelers |
| PNTHERS | 4.5 | 3.5 | (35) | Bills |
| DOLPHINS | 3 | 3 | (33) | Jaguars |
| Chiefs | 1 | 1 | (36.5) | TEXANS |
| TITANS | 2 | 3 | (36) | Saints |
| CHRGERS | 4 | 3.5 | (36) | Packers |
| SEAHWKS | 3 | 3 | (36) | Cowboys |
| Sunday | ||||
| BENGALS | 1 | 1 | (35.5) | Redskins |
College Football
| Favorite | Points | Underdog | ||
| Open | Current | O/U | ||
| August 31 | ||||
| Boston Coll | 13 | 13 | C MCHIGAN | |
| BALL ST | 4.5 | 4.5 | E Michigan | |
| BUFFALO | 6.5 | 6.5 | Temple | |
| Nrthwstrn | 3 | 3 | MIAM-OH | |
| Minnesota | 16.5 | 16.5 | KENT ST | |
| IOWA ST | 7 | 7 | Toledo | |
| S Carolina | 7 | 7 | MISS ST | |
| SN DIEGO ST | 1 | 1 | Tex-El Paso | |
| MID TENN | 10.5 | 10.5 | Florida Int’l | |
| September 1 | ||||
| FRSNO ST | 11 | 11 | Nev-Reno | |