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Baseball

NWL

EastWLGB
Boise (Cubs)3325
Tri-City (Rockies)31272
Spokane (Rangers)203813
Yakima (Diamondbacks)193914
WestWLGB
Salem-Keizer (Giants)4018
Eugene (Padres)31279
Vancouver (Athletics)31279
Everett (Mariners)273113

Friday’s Results

Boise 5, Vancouver 1

Spokane 8, Eugene 4

Tri-City 3, Salem-Keizer 1

Yakima 8, Everett 2

Today’s Games

Boise at Vancouver

Eugene at Spokane

Salem-Keizer at Tri-City

Yakima at Everett

Indians 8, Emeralds 4

Eugene ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Epping cf410011.273
Antonelli 3b401002.268
Cooper 1b211120.297
Huffman lf413301.333
Campbell rf401000.222
King 2b400000.229
Cannon dh300012.200
Lopez ss311010.252
Stocco c400002.163
Buschmann p000000.000
Quezada p000000.000
Frieri p000000.000
Mattison p000000.000
Tucci p000000.000
Totals 3247458
SpokaneABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Gentry cf413301.278
Berkery 2b401011.247
Tracy dh300101.275
Davis 1b400000.281
Marquardt 3b311010.277
Herren lf221020.320
Heafner ss321111.228
Napoli rf311000.246
Harrigan c100001.149
Kiker p000000.000
Jones p000000.000
Crow p000000.000
Slusarz p000000.000
Totals 3014144
Eugene 004000000—471
Spokane00010043x—891

1-ran for Harrigan in the 7th. E—Antonelli (7), Heafner (9). LOB—Eugene 6, Spokane 6. 2B—Marquardt (13), Gentry (11), Killian (6). HR—Huffman (7), off Kiker. RBIs—Cooper (35), Huffman 3 (33), Heafner (14), Gentry 3 (11), Tracy (29), Killian 2 (10). SB—Gentry 2 (17). SF—Tracy, Gentry. CS—Marquardt (2). GIDP—Lopez, Cooper. RLISP—Eugene 3 (King, Campbell, Cannon); Spokane 4 (Napoli, Davis 3). DP—Spokane 2 (Berkery, Heafner and Davis 2).

Eugene IPHRERBBSOERA
Buschmann5410052.67
Quezada H,31 1/3 122104.75
Frieri BS,4, L,3-3 2/3 222104.18
Mattison0033303.68
Tucci1200005.48
SpokaneIPHRERBBSOERA
Kiker4444354.12
Jones2100223.07
Crow W,1-22200003.63
Slusarz1000015.66

IR-S—Quezada 2-0, Frieri 1-1, Tucci 3-3. WP—Buschmann, Mattison 2. HBP—by Buschmann (Harrigan), by Frieri (Harrigan). T—2:56. A—7,321.

Little League World Series

At South Williamsport, Pa.

All Times PDT

Friday’s Results

Portsmouth, N.H. 6, Beaverton, Ore. 1

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 5, Surrey, B.C. 0

Lake Charles, La. 1, Columbia, Mo. 0 (9)

Today’s Games

Moscow vs. Kawaguchi City, Japan, 8 a.m.

Staten Island, N.Y. vs. Columbus, Ga., 10 a.m.

Phoenix vs. Lemont, Ill., noon

Willemstad, Curacao vs. Mexico, 1 p.m.

Saipan vs. Barquisimeto, Venezuela, 3 p.m.

Portsmouth, N.H. vs. Columbia, Mo., 5 p.m.

Basketball

Basketball World Championship

All Times EDT

FIRST ROUND

Saturday’s Games

Group A, At Sendai, Japan

Venezuela vs. Lebanon, midnight

Serbia-Montenegro vs. Nigeria, 3 a.m.

Argentina vs. France, 6 a.m.

Group B, At Hiroshima, Japan

Germany vs. Japan, midnight

Angola vs. Panama, 3 a.m.

Spain vs. New Zealand, 6 a.m.

Group C

At Hamamatsu, Japan

Brazil vs. Australia, midnight

Greece vs. Qatar, 3:30 a.m.

Turkey vs. Lithuania, 6:30 a.m.

Group D

At Sapporo, Japan

Puerto Rico vs. United States, 1 a.m.

Slovenia vs. Senegal, 3:30 a.m.

China vs. Italy, 6:30 a.m.

WNBA playoffs

FIRST ROUND, (Best-of-3)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Connecticut vs. Washington, Conn. leads 1-0

Friday, Aug. 18: Connecticut 76, Washington 61

Sun, Aug. 20: Wash. at Connecticut, 10:30 a.m.

Tue, Aug. 22: Wash. at Conn., 4 p.m., if necessary

Detroit vs. Indiana, Detroit leads 1-0

Saturday, Aug. 19: Indiana at Detroit, 3 p.m.

Mon, Aug. 21: Indiana at Det., 5 p.m., if necessary

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Los Angeles vs. Seattle, Seattle leads 1-0

Friday, Aug. 18: Seattle 84, Los Angeles 72

Sunday, Aug. 20: Seattle at Los Angeles, 2 p.m.

Tues, Aug. 22: Seattle at L.A., 7 p.m., if necessary

Sacramento vs. Houston, Sacramento leads 1-0

Sat, Aug. 19: Houston at Sacramento, 12:30 p.m.

Mon, Aug. 21: Hou. at Sac., 7 p.m., if necessary

Storm 84, Sparks 72

Los Angeles (72) - Holdsclaw 6-12 0-0 13, J.Moore 2-3 0-0 4, Leslie 4-9 7-8 15, Te.Johnson 4-11 1-2 10, Page 2-8 4-5 8, Mabika 4-13 0-0 11, Thomas 4-9 0-0 9, Stansbury 0-0 0-0 0, Willis 1-3 0-0 2, Hodges 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-70 12-15 72.

Seattle (84) - Castro Marques 1-5 8-9 11, Jackson 7-13 8-8 22, Burse 7-12 3-4 17, Bird 5-11 3-4 15, Lennox 3-10 1-2 8, Ti.Johnson 4-6 2-2 10, Turner 0-2 0-0 0, Wright 0-2 0-0 0, Lawson 0-1 1-2 1, Robinson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-62 26-31 84.

Los Angeles1818231372
Seattle2220152784

3-Point Goals—Los Angeles 6-16 (Mabika 3-10, Holdsclaw 1-2, Te.Johnson 1-2, Thomas 1-2), Seattle 4-17 (Bird 2-5, Castro Marques 1-3, Lennox 1-4, Turner 0-1, Wright 0-1, Lawson 0-1, Jackson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Los Angeles 45 (Holdsclaw 9), Seattle 41 (Jackson 9). Assists—Los Angeles 20 (Te.Johnson, Leslie 4), Seattle 22 (Lennox 7). Total Fouls—Los Angeles 27, Seattle 12. A—9,481. (9,686).

Sun 76, Mystics 61

Connecticut (76) - Sales 0-7 1-3 1, McWilliams-Franklin 5-8 0-1 10, Dydek 6-8 0-0 12, Douglas 7-13 0-0 17, Whalen 9-18 1-1 22, Phillips 1-2 0-0 3, Jones 5-11 1-2 11, Carey 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-68 3-7 76.

Washington (61) - Milton-Jones 7-14 0-0 15, Sanford 2-6 1-6 5, Melvin 4-6 0-2 8, Beard 3-15 3-4 9, Teasley 1-9 2-2 4, Robinson 3-7 0-0 8, Miller 5-12 1-2 12, Koehn 0-0 0-0 0, Teilane 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-70 7-16 61.

Connecticut2317162076
Washington1913161361

3-Point Goals—Connecticut 7-22 (Whalen 3-6, Douglas 3-7, Phillips 1-2, Carey 0-1, Dydek 0-1, McWilliams-Franklin 0-1, Sales 0-4), Washington 4-20 (Robinson 2-4, Miller 1-2, Milton-Jones 1-4, Sanford 0-1, Beard 0-3, Teasley 0-6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Connecticut 52 (McWilliams-Franklin 14), Washington 41 (Milton-Jones 9). Assists—Connecticut 19 (McWilliams-Franklin 6), Washington 17 (Teasley 7). Total Fouls—Connecticut 15, Washington 15. Technicals—Milton-Jones, Washington coach Adubato. A—8,547. (20,173).

Football

NFL preseason

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

EastWLTPFPA
Miami0102631
New England0102326
N.Y. Jets010316
Buffalo0204458
SouthWLTPFPA
Houston1002414
Jacksonville1003126
Indianapolis0101719
Tennessee0101619
NorthWLTPFPA
Cincinnati2006334
Baltimore1103627
Cleveland1102736
Pittsburgh0101321
WestWLTPFPA
Oakland2003223
San Diego1102027
Denver0101320
Kansas City0201441

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

EastWLTPFPA
N.Y. Giants2003416
Dallas100133
Philadelphia1204043
Washington010319
SouthWLTPFPA
Atlanta1002623
Carolina1001413
New Orleans1001916
Tampa Bay100163
NorthWLTPFPA
Chicago1103831
Detroit1103633
Green Bay010317
Minnesota0101316
WestWLTPFPA
Arizona1002113
St. Louis1001917
San Francisco1002814
Seattle010313

Friday’s Results

Cincinnati 44, Buffalo 31

Cleveland 20, Detroit 16

Chicago 24, San Diego 3

Today’s Games

Carolina at Jacksonville, 4:30 p.m.

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

Arizona at New England, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Green Bay, 5 p.m.

Houston at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

New York Jets at Washington, 5 p.m.

Tennessee at Denver, 6 p.m.

Bears 24, Chargers 3

San Diego30003
Chicago1407324

Chi—Urlacher 64 interception return (Gould kick), 13:29.

SD—FG Kaeding 43, 1:19.

Chi—Davis 100 kickoff return (Gould kick), 1:03.

Chi—Gage 9 pass from Griese (Huston kick), 9:18.

Chi—FG Gould 49, 14:09.

A—60,344.

SDChi
First downs1213
Total Net Yards298189
Rushes-yards25-13427-98
Passing16491
Punt Returns5-96-74
Kickoff Returns5-1452-122
Interceptions Ret.1-02-68
Comp-Att-Int20-33-212-24-1
Sacked-Yards Lost1-82-15
Punts9-47.97-49.9
Fumbles-Lost2-11-0
Penalties-Yards11-904-38
Time of Possession32:5427:06

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—San Diego, Turner 6-55, Perkins 12-40, Croom 6-36, Pinnock 1-3.

Chicago, Pope 14-56, Hall 5-24, Peterson 7-18, Grossman 1-0.

PASSING—San Diego, Rivers 9-14-1-75, Whitehurst 11-19-1-97. Chicago, Grossman 7-14-1-83, Griese 2-4-0-16, Orton 3-6-0-7.

RECEIVING—San Diego, Perkins 4-28, Sumlin 3-4, Camarillo 2-40, Evans 2-9, Floyd 1-21, Bryant 1-20, Osgood 1-14, Krause 1-10, McCardell 1-8, Walker 1-8, Gates 1-4, Turner 1-0. Chicago, Gage 3-20, Berrian 2-32, Davis 2-31, McKie 1-10, Peterson 1-8, Bradley 1-2, Pope 1-2, Runnels 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Bengals 44, Bills 31

Cincinnati72010744
Buffalo71001431

Cin—D.Jackson 72 fumble return (Graham kick), 12:31.

Buf—McGahee 61 run (Lindell kick), 10:13.

Buf—FG Lindell 51, 14:17.

Cin—C.Johnson 9 pass from Wright (Graham kick), 6:59.

Cin—Ratliff 26 interception return (Graham kick), 6:06.

Buf—Evans 46 pass from Losman (Lindell kick), 4:36.

Cin—FG Graham 19, :35.

Cin—FG Graham 28, :00.

Cin—Manderino 3 pass from D.Johnson (Graham kick), 7:14.

Cin—FG Graham 43, 2:51.

Cin—D.Johnson 4 run (Graham kick), 13:55.

Buf—Ricard 9 pass from Nall (Setta kick), 6:28.

Buf—F.Jackson 4 run (Setta kick), :44.

A—49,488.

CinBuf
First downs2014
Total Net Yards312366
Rushes-yards30-8830-154
Passing224212
Punt Returns2-74-15
Kickoff Returns4-718-178
Interceptions Ret.1-260-0
Comp-Att-Int17-33-015-25-1
Sacked-Yards Lost1-83-13
Punts5-47.25-48.4
Fumbles-Lost2-15-3
Penalties-Yards10-709-81
Time of Possession32:0727:53

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Cincinnati, Q.Wilson 16-44, Dorsey 6-22, D.Johnson 4-15, McNeal 1-4, R.Johnson 3-3. Buffalo, McGahee 9-88, S.Williams 6-39, A.Thomas 6-17, Gates 5-6, F.Jackson 3-3, Nall 1-1.

PASSING—Cincinnati, Wright 9-19-0-99, D.Johnson 8-14-0-133. Buffalo, Losman 7-11-1-134, Holcomb 3-5-0-28, Nall 5-9-0-63.

RECEIVING—Cincinnati, C.Johnson 5-73, Dorsey 3-80, Washington 3-46, Q.Wilson 3-18, Kelly 1-7, Houshmandzadeh 1-5, Manderino 1-3. Buffalo, Evans 3-115, Gates 3-14, Denney 2-27, Aiken 1-18, Jo.Smith 1-15, Davis 1-12, Parrish 1-10, Ricard 1-9, Royal 1-8, Shelton 1-(minus 3).

MISSED FIELD GOAL—Cincinnati, Graham 48 (WL).

Browns 20, Lions 16

Detroit0106016
Cleveland7301020

Cle—Northcutt 5 pass from Frye (Dawson kick), 3:20.

Det—K.Jones 4 pass from Kitna (Prater kick), 14:21.

Det—FG Prater 22, 2:17.

Cle—FG Dawson 32, :13.

Det—FG Prater 44, 13:26.

Det—FG Prater 48, 6:03.

Cle—Harrison 31 pass from D.Anderson (Chandler kick), 13:34.

Cle—FG Chandler 33, 7:28.

A—68,112.

DetCle
First downs1720
Total Net Yards287334
Rushes-yards22-8431-144
Passing203190
Punt Returns3-145-45
Kickoff Returns5-1355-97
Interceptions Ret.2-111-0
Comp-Att-Int18-38-126-38-2
Sacked-Yards Lost3-172-9
Punts6-40.74-44.3
Fumbles-Lost2-03-2
Penalties-Yards6-607-65
Time of Possession25:2934:31

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Detroit, Pinner 6-40, McCown 5-37, K.Jones 6-7, Calhoun 2-1, A.Harris 2-0, Kitna 1-(minus 1). Cleveland, Harrison 9-53, Droughns 7-44, Suggs 8-26, Frye 1-9, Wright 3-8, Green 2-2, Vickers 1-2.

PASSING—Detroit, Kitna 7-12-0-94, Orlovsky 3-11-1-44, McCown 8-15-0-82. Cleveland, Frye 8-11-1-41, Dorsey 11-16-1-75, D.Anderson 7-9-0-83, Hackney 0-2-0-0.

RECEIVING—Detroit, Martinez 3-38, Drummond 3-36, R.Williams 2-54, Ellis 2-26, Furrey 2-10, Calhoun 2-6, M.Williams 1-24, A.Harris 1-13, Pollard 1-9, K.Jones 1-4. Cleveland, Harrison 6-54, Winslow 3-37, T.Wilson 2-21, Rideau 2-12, F.Jackson 2-11, Northcutt 2-10, T.Smith 2-3, McIntyre 1-12, Owens 1-10, Brewster 1-8, Heiden 1-8, Mosley 1-8, Droughns 1-5, Vickers 1-0.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

College

The AP Top 25

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press preseason college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2005 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and final ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Ohio St. (35)10-21,5584
2. Notre Dame (10)9-31,4709
3. Texas (8)13-01,4111
4. Auburn (3)9-31,39514
5. West Virginia (6)11-11,3545
6. Southern Cal (3)12-11,3452
7. Florida9-31,178t12
8. LSU11-21,1446
9. California8-497525
10. Oklahoma8-496022
11. Florida St.8-594923
12. Miami9-389317
13. Louisville9-384419
14. Michigan7-5824
15. Georgia10-374310
16. Iowa7-5720
17. Virginia Tech11-26147
18. Clemson8-447921
19. Penn St.11-13863
20. Nebraska8-433224
21. Oregon10-2324t12
22. TCU11-125711
23. Tennessee5-6215
24. Arizona St.7-5182
25. Texas Tech9-318120

Golf

PGA Championship

At Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Ill.

Purse: $6.8 million; Yardage: 7,561; Par: 72

SECOND ROUND

Henrik Stenson68-68—136
Billy Andrade67-69—136
Luke Donald68-68—136
Tim Herron69-67—136
Davis Love III68-69—137
Geoff Ogilvy69-68—137
Tiger Woods69-68—137
Chris Riley66-72—138
David Toms71-67—138
Fred Funk69-69—138
Billy Mayfair69-69—138
Shaun Micheel69-70—139
Daniel Chopra72-67—139
Sergio Garcia69-70—139
Steve Stricker72-67—139
Tim Clark70-69—139
Mike Weir72-67—139
Woody Austin71-69—140
Adam Scott71-69—140
Ian Poulter70-70—140
Lucas Glover66-74—140
Jose Maria Olazabal72-68—140
Phil Mickelson69-71—140
K.J. Choi73-67—140
Jonathan Byrd69-72—141
Olin Browne75-66—141
Ernie Els71-70—141
J.B. Holmes71-70—141
Chris DiMarco71-70—141
Lee Westwood69-72—141
J.J. Henry68-73—141
Harrison Frazar69-72—141
Nathan Green71-71—142
Sean O’Hair72-70—142
Jim Furyk70-72—142
David Howell71-71—142
Steve Lowery70-72—142
Richard Green73-69—142
Jim Kane71-71—142
Stewart Cink68-74—142
Robert Allenby68-74—142
Justin Rose73-70—143
Jason Gore70-73—143
Kenny Perry72-71—143
Bob Tway72-71—143
Jeff Maggert75-68—143
Stuart Appleby70-73—143
Stephen Ames74-69—143
Corey Pavin72-71—143
Jay Haas75-68—143
Charles Warren73-70—143
Ryan Palmer70-73—143
Steve Flesch72-71—143
Anders Hansen72-71—143
Miguel Angel Jimenez70-73—143
Heath Slocum73-70—143
Retief Goosen70-73—143
Chad Campbell71-72—143
Graeme McDowell75-68—143
Don Yrene71-72—143
Ryan Moore71-72—143
Robert Karlsson71-73—144
Dean Wilson74-70—144
Hideto Tanihara73-71—144
Rich Beem75-69—144
Joey Sindelar74-70—144
Jerry Kelly70-74—144
Trevor Immelman73-71—144
Ben Curtis72-72—144
Aaron Baddeley70-74—144

Failed to Qualify

Arron Oberholser75-70—145
Rory Sabbatini72-73—145
Angel Cabrera74-71—145
Chris Couch74-71—145
Vijay Singh73-72—145
Brett Quigley76-69—145
Anthony Wall73-72—145
Mike Small72-73—145
Charl Schwartzel72-73—145
Charles Howell III70-75—145
David Duval73-72—145
Zach Johnson71-74—145
Greg Owen74-71—145
Craig Thomas76-70—146
Jesper Parnevik71-75—146
Brandt Jobe76-70—146
Wes Short Jr.72-74—146
Bart Bryant72-74—146
Justin Leonard75-71—146
Shigeki Maruyama76-70—146
Robert Gamez70-76—146
John Daly71-75—146
John Rollins73-73—146
Andrew Buckle73-73—146
Bob Estes74-72—146
Pat Perez73-73—146
Michael Campbell70-76—146
Brad Faxon70-76—146
Camilo Villegas75-71—146
Lee Rinker72-75—147
Paul Casey74-73—147
Nick O’Hern74-73—147
Fred Couples71-76—147
Paul Azinger74-73—147
Jeff Sluman74-73—147
John Bickerton73-74—147
Rod Pampling71-76—147
John Senden75-72—147
Stephen Dodd73-75—148
Niclas Fasth74-74—148
Tom Lehman77-71—148
Colin Montgomerie77-71—148
Mark Brooks73-75—148
Nick Price75-73—148
Carl Pettersson72-76—148
Andres Romero71-77—148
Kenneth Ferrie70-78—148
Gregory Bisconti70-78—148
Ted Purdy73-75—148
Craig Barlow70-78—148
Peter Lonard70-78—148
Scott Verplank72-76—148
Bradley Dredge75-73—148
Chris Wiemers73-76—149
Padraig Harrington75-74—149
Vaughn Taylor71-78—149
Johan Edfors76-73—149
Ben Crane72-77—149
Kelly Mitchum71-79—150
Jason Bohn77-73—150
Paul Broadhurst74-76—150
Thomas Bjorn80-70—150
G. Fernandez-Castano75-75—150
Chip Sullivan79-72—151
Bernhard Langer76-75—151
John Aber78-73—151
Tim Weinhart77-74—151
Steve Schneiter72-79—151
Simon Khan74-77—151
Larry Nelson80-72—152
Alan Schulte75-77—152
Jeffrey Cranford77-75—152
Nick Dougherty80-72—152

Boeing Greater Seattle Classic

CHAMPIONS TOUR

At TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, Snoqualmie, Wash.

Purse: $1.6 million; Yardage: 7,120; Par: 72

FIRST ROUND

Massy Kuramoto32-31—63
David Edwards32-33—65
Graham Marsh32-34—66
Keith Fergus32-34—66
Andy Bean33-33—66
Mike San Filippo31-35—66
Joe Inman34-33—67
Lonnie Nielsen33-34—67
Don Pooley34-33—67
Bruce Fleisher35-32—67
John Harris36-31—67
Doug Tewell35-32—67
Allen Doyle37-30—67

Safeway Classic

LPGA TOUR

At Columbia Edgewater CC, Portland, Ore.

Purse: $1.4 million; Yardage: 6,377; Par: 72

FIRST ROUND

a-amateur

Jee Young Lee35-29—64
Christina Kim32-34—66
Jenna Daniels35-31—66
Mi Hyun Kim33-34—67
Emily Bastel34-34—68
Diana Ramage33-35—68
Cathy Johnston-Forbes33-35—68
Danielle Ammaccapane33-35—68
Joo Mi Kim34-34—68
Morgan Pressel34-34—68
Tina Barrett34-34—68
Kim Saiki33-35—68
Sherri Turner34-34—68
Dawn Coe Jones35-33—68
Mhairi McKay34-34—68
Brooke Tull34-35—69
Beth Bader35-34—69
Diana D’Alessio36-33—69
Johanna Head32-37—69
Lindsey Wright34-35—69
Jeong Jang35-34—69
Natalie Gulbis33-36—69
Karine Icher32-37—69
Pat Hurst36-33—69
Hana Kim35-34—69
Michelle Estill37-37—74

Hole-in-one

MANITO CC—Rick Betts, No. 8, 196 yards, 3-iron.

Fish counts

The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 10/4 and year-to-date totals:

SiteChinookSteelheadShad
Bonneville7295,94985
Year totals202,126145,1513.9 mil
The Dalles4201,08897
Year totals147,54334,2364,610,613
John Day73611N/A
Year totals126,93230,067N/A
McNary27250187
Year totals109,71119,4241,204,374
Priest RapidsNCNCNC
Year totals66,6772,200262
WellsNCNCNC
Year totals27,395416N/A
Ice HarborNCNCNC
Year totals34,2818,833215,354
L.Monumental26196N/A
Year totals33,7869,173N/A
Little Goose2971N/A
Year totals29,2064,777N/A
Lower Granite318261
Year totals31,2269,2618,204

Auto racing

GFS Marketplace 400 Lineup

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP

After Friday qualifying; race Sunday

At Michigan Int’l Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich.

Lap length: 2 miles

(Car number in parentheses)

1. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 187.936 mph. 2. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 187.071. 3. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 186.804. 4. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 186.800. 5. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 186.509.

6. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 186.403. 7. (42) Casey Mears, Dodge, 186.027. 8. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 185.970. 9. (11) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 185.720. 10. (14) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 185.696.

11. (5) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 185.591. 12. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 185.486. 13. (01) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 185.347. 14. (6) Mark Martin, Ford, 185.314. 15. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 185.300.

16. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 185.247. 17. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 185.014. 18. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 184.814. 19. (22) Dave Blaney, Dodge, 184.705. 20. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 184.606. 21. (21) Ken Schrader, Ford, 184.535. 22. (55) Michael Waltrip, Dodge, 184.436. 23. (10) Scott Riggs, Dodge, 184.398. 24. (7) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 184.365. 25. (43) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 184.341. 26. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 184.129. 27. (25) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 184.124. 28. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 183.974. 29. (07) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 183.454. 30. (32) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 183.449. 31. (18) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 183.360. 32. (40) David Stremme, Dodge, 183.327. 33. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 183.281. 34. (74) Derrike Cope, Dodge, 183.187. 35. (66) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 182.806.

Soccer

MLS

All Times PDT

Today’s Games

Colorado at D.C. United, 1 p.m.

New York at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.

Houston at Real Salt Lake, 5 p.m.

Kansas City at CD Chivas USA, 7 p.m.

Gymnastics

U.S. Gymnastics Championships

At XCel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn.

MEN

All-Around

1. Alexander Artemev, Morrison, Colo., 180.850 points. 2. Jonathan Horton, Houston, 179.300. 3. Guillermo Alvarez, Minneapolis, 178.150.

Floor Exercise

1. Jonathan Horton, Houston, 31.000. 2 (tie). Clay Strother, Minneapolis, and David Sender, Stanford, Calif., 30.350.

Pommel Horse

1. Alexander Artemev, Morrison, Colo., 30.550. 2. Tim McNeill, Berkeley, Calif., 29.650. 3. Guillermo Alvarez, Minneapolis, 29.300.

Still Rings

1. Kevin Tan, State College, Pa., 32.650. 2. Sean Golden, Houston, 31.700. 3. Nyika White, Philadelphia, 31.250.

Vault

1. David Sender, Stanford, Calif., 32.600. 2. Clay Strother, Minneapolis, 31.750. 3. Steven Legendre, Flowermound, Texas, 31.650.

Parallel Bars

1. Alexander Artemev, Morrison, Colo., 30.850. 2. Sean Townsend, Dickinson, Texas, 30.400. 3. Raj Bhavsar, Columbus, Ohio, 29.850.

Horizontal Bar

1. Chris Brooks, Norman, Okla., 29.500. 2. Bryan Del Castillo, Laguna Niguel, Calif., 29.450. 3 (tie). Jonathan Horton, Houston, and David Durante, Colorado Springs, Colo., 29.400.

Horse racing

Emerald Downs

Friday’s Results

First Race: Purse $7,800, Claiming $7,500, 3 yo’s & up, One And One Sixteenth Miles.4-A Maximum Buzz (Radke K). $5.20 $3.00 $3.00. 5-Last Outpost (Frazier R). $3.40 $2.80. 1-Travertine (Chaves N). $3.20. Also Ran: Katoclysmic Wave, Run and Begone, Seatac’s in Charge. Race Time: 1:42.20. Exacta (4-5) $11.30; Superfecta (4-5-1-3) $70.00; Trifecta (4-5-1) $52.10

Second Race: Purse $8,700, Maiden Claiming $12,500, 2 yo, Five Furlongs. 3-Show Us Ryan (Gutierrez J). $21.00 $8.40 $6.20. 2-Freedom Venture (Jones C). $11.00 $9.40. 6-Gold Colony (Hoonan D). $5.40. Also Ran: Straight Shot, Delineate, Colorado Gold, Double Oo Buckshot, Starting Back. Race Time: :59. Daily Double (4-3) $85.00; Exacta (3-2) $116.30; Superfecta (3-2-6-ALL) $577.90; Trifecta (3-2-6) $694.60.

Third Race: Purse $11,500, Claiming $17,500, 3 yo, One Mile. 6-Mount Cavell (Frazier R). $6.80 $4.20 $3.20. 1-Celtic Crown (Whitaker J). $4.40 $3.00. 2-Game Writer (Gutierrez J). $3.40. Also Ran: Tactical Lies, Whos Knight Isthis, Parade Scene. Race Time: 1:37.40. Exacta (6-1) $13.80; Superfecta (6-1-2-3) $203.30; Trifecta (6-1-2) $43.80; Pic 3 (4-3-6) $123.00.

Fourth Race: Purse $8,700, Maiden Claiming $12,500, 3 yo’s & up, Six Furlongs. 5-Present Task (Mitchell G). $6.60 $4.40 $3.80. 4-Bold Cleo (Krigger K). $6.20 $5.80. 2-Jorja’s Strait (Zunino J). $9.20. Also Ran: Mirah’s Song, Tis a Slew, Kiss the Sun, Real Meal Deal, La Sweetness. Race Time: 1:10.60. Exacta (5-4) $22.60; Superfecta (5-4-2-1) $1,152.20; Trifecta (5-4-2) $202.90; Pic 3 (3-6-5) $349.80.

Fifth Race: Purse $17,600, Maiden special weight, 2 yo, Six And A Half Furlongs. 4-Welken (Chaves N). $4.00 $2.80 $2.60. 3-Redness (Radke K). $5.60 $4.20. 6-Nosy Nessa (Hoonan D). $6.40. Also Ran: Shampoo, Eclatante, Gula Gold, Added Value, Libby Creek, Chance for Gold, Exotic Morada. Late Scratches: Mina’s Delight. Race Time: 1:16.40. Exacta (4-3) $14.80; Superfecta (4-3-6-1) $259.50; Trifecta (4-3-6) $102.70; Pic 3 (6-5-4/7) $45.80; Pic 4 (3-6-5-4/7) $857.70.

Sixth Race: Purse $9,700, Claiming $12,500, 3 yo’s & up, Six Furlongs. 4-Table Line (Ventura, Jr. H). $10.80 $5.80 $4.60. 2-Happy Pants (Hoonan D). $7.60 $4.60. 7-Code Red (Frazier R). $4.20. Also Ran: Aunt Rita’s Tomcat, Allegheny Sunrise, Kaptnwice, Stormy At Last, Yekaterina Storm, Savannahs Boy. Race Time: 1:10. Exacta (4-2) $38.20; Superfecta (4-2-7-1) $1,152.20; Trifecta (4-2-7) $284.60; Pic 3 (5-4/7-4) $58.60

Seventh Race: Purse $11,500, Claiming $17,500, 3 yo’s & up, Six And A Half Furlongs. 5-Smokie River (Krigger K). $22.60 $9.40 $6.00. 9-Foxwood Belle (Hoonan D). $6.00 $5.40. 1-Just Chub (Gutierrez J). $5.00. Also Ran: My Emy My Amy, Tops Echo, Centerpiece, Don’t Ignore Me, Pretty Josette, Hope Wish and Luck. Race Time: 1:16.20. Exacta (5-9) $74.00; Superfecta (5-9-1-2) $6,908.30; Trifecta (5-9-1) $845.50; (1 VS. 3 (WINNER 1)) $2.40; Pic 3 (4-4-5) $279.60

Eighth Race: Purse $6,500, Maiden Claiming $7,500, 3 yo, One Mile. 9-Classic Liberty (Ventura, Jr. H). $11.00 $4.60 $3.80. 5-La Hoagre (Jones C). $3.20 $3.20. 2-Lord of Eagles (Gann S). $3.80. Also Ran: Jamaica Run, Big Archie, French Weave, Diablo’s Knight, Tropical Tom, Callhimsir. Late Scratches: Cascade Delight. Race Time: 1:39.20. Daily Double (5-9) $190.60; Exacta (9-5) $18.60; Superfecta (9-5-2-7) $144.50; Trifecta (9-5-2) $71.10; Consolation Double (5-4) $21.40; Pic 3 (4-5-9) $510.30; Pic 4 (4/7-4-5-9) $1,561.70

Tennis

W&S Financial Group Masters

ATP TOUR: A U.S. Open Series Event

At The Lindner Family TC, Mason, Ohio

SINGLES, Quarterfinals

Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, def. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3).

Tommy Robredo (7), Spain, def. Ivan Ljubicic (4), Croatia, 7-6 (6), 6-2.

Andy Roddick (9), United States, def. Andy Murray, Britain, 6-3, 6-4.

Rogers Cup

WTA TOUR: A U.S. Open Series Event

At Uniprix Stadium, Montreal

SINGLES, Quarterfinals

Dinara Safina (9), Russia, def. Nicole Pratt, Australia, 6-1, 6-0.

Ana Ivanovic (13), Serbia, def. Katarina Srebotnik (14), Slovenia, 6-4, 6-4.

Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, def. Shahar Peer, Israel, 7-6 (3), 7-5.

Martina Hingis (7), Switzerland, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (4), Russia, 7-6(4), 6-3.

Track & field

Weltklasse

At Letzigrund Stadium, Zurich, Switz.

(All race distances in meters)

MEN

100 — 1, Asafa Powell, Jamaica, 9.77 seconds. 2, Tyson Gay, United States, 9.84. 3, Leonard Scott, United States, 9.97. 400 — 1, Jeremy Wariner, United States, United States, 44.20. 2, Lashawn Merritt, United States, 44.34. 3, Gary Kikaya, Republic of Congo, 44.54. 800 — 1, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, South Africa, 1 minute, 42.38 seconds. 2, Bram Som, Netherlands, 1:43.45. 3, Wilfred Bungei, Kenya, 1:43.67. 1,500 — 1, Augustine Choge, Kenya, 3:32.72. 2, Alex Kipchirchir, 3:33.85. 3, Daniel Komen, Kenya, 3:33.89. 5,000 — 1, Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia, 12:48.25. 2, Isaac Songok, Kenya, 12:48.66. 3, Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya, 12:57.69. 110 Hurdles — 1, Allen Johnson, United States, 13.14. 2, Dayron Robles, Cuba, 13.20. 3, Aries Merritt, United States, 13.24. 400 Hurdles — 1, Periklis Iakovakis, Greece, 47.92. 2, L.J. van Zyl, South Africa, 48.09. 3, Bershawn Jackson, United States, 48.49. 3,000 Steeplechase — 1, Saif Saeed Shaheen, Qatar, 7:56.54. 2, Bouabdallah Tahri, France, 8:15.05. 3, Wesley Kiprotich, Kenya, 8:15.32. Pole Vault — 1, Brad Walker, United States, ‘19 feet, 2 1/2 inches. 2, Steve Hooker, Australia, 19-2 1/2 . 3, Paul Burgess, Australia, Australia, 19-2 1/2 . Triple Jump — 1, Christian Olsson, Sweden, 57- 3/4 . 2, Jadel Gregorio, Brazil, 56-11 1/4 . 3, Aarik Wilson, United States, 56- 1/2 . Discus — 1, Virgilijus Alekna, Lithuania, 224-9. 2, Gerd Kanter, Estonia, 224-5. 3, Jarred Rome, United States, 214-10. Javelin — 1, Tero Pitkamaki, Finland, 289-7. 2, Andreas Thorkildsen, Norway, 279-5. 3, Vadims Vasilevskis, Latvia, 270-8. Long Jump — 1, Irving Saladino, 27-5 1/4 . 2, Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi, Saudi Arabia, 27-4 1/2 . 3, Dwight Phillips, United States, 27- 3/4 .

WOMEN

100 — 1, Sherone Simpson, Jamaica, 11.09. 2, MeLisa Barber, United States, 11.25. 3, Stephanie Durst, United States, 11.27. 400 — 1, Sanya Richards, United States, 50.18. 2, Vanya Stambolova, Bulgaria, 50.42. 3, Novlene Williams, Jamaica, 50.58. 800 — 1, Olga Kotlyarova, Russia, 1:58.69. 2, Hasna Benhassi, Morocco, 1:58.71. 3, Zulia Calatayud, Cuba, 1:59.44. 5,000 — 1, Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopia, 14:45:73. 2, Edith Masai, Kenya, 14:48.22. 3, Berhane Adere, Ethiopia, 14:49.03. 100 Hurdles — 1, Michelle Perry, United States, 12.65. 2, Brigitte Foster, Jamaica, 12:80. 3, Damu Cherry, United States, 12.83. High Jump — 1, Vanelia Veneva, 6-8 1/4 . 2, Kajsa Bergqvist, Sweden, 6-7 1/2 . 3, Blanka Vlasic, Croatia, 6-5 1/2 .

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Activated RHP Keith Foulke from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Jason Johnson for assignment. Optioned LHP Craig Breslow to Pawtucket of the IL. Added INF-OF Eric Hinske to the roster.

K.C. ROYALS—Placed RHP Adam Bernero on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 17. Recalled INF Andres Blanco from Omaha of the PCL.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Activated SS Bobby Crosby from the 15-day DL. Sent INF D’Angelo Jimenez outright to Sacramento of the PCL.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Recalled OF Chris Young from Tucson of the PCL. Optioned OF Scott Hairston to Tucson.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Optioned RHP Anthony Reyes to Memphis of the PCL. Agreed to terms with OF Preston Wilson on a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Activated 2B Jose Vidro from the 15-day DL.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHICAGO BULLS—Traded G Eddie Basden to Cleveland for C Martynas Andriuskevicius.

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Signed F Scot Pollard.

MIAMI HEAT—Re-signed C Alonzo Mourning.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

N.Y. GIANTS—Named Mike Stevens senior vice president and chief marketing officer.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Signed G Andrew Penner.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Signed D Jamie Rivers.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Signed D Rory Fitzpatrick.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NFL Preseason

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
BUCS32.534.5Dolphins
JAGUARS32.534.5Panthers
PATRIOTS3.53.537Cards
PACKERS2.5336Falcons
STEELERS4335Vikings
RAMS3.5337.5Texans
REDSKINS3333.5Jets
BRONCOS5.5636Titans
Sunday
RAIDERS333749ers
COLTS3138.5Seahawks
Monday
s-Cowboys3335.5SAINTS

s-Shreveport, La.

College Football

FavoriteOpCurUnderdog
Thursday, August 31
Boston Coll1313.5C MICHIGAN
BALL ST4.55E Michigan
BUFFALO6.56.5Temple
Northwestern33MIAMI-OHIO
Minnesota16.516.5KENT ST
IOWA ST77Toledo
S Carolina76.5MISS ST
SAN DIEGO ST11Tex-El Paso
MID TENN ST10.511Florida Int’l
Friday, September 1
FRESNO ST1111.5Nev-Reno
Saturday, September 2
MICHIGAN25.525.5Vanderbilt
OHIO ST1918No Illinois
PENN ST1816.5Akron
MICHIGAN ST28.529Idaho
c-Wisconsin109.5Bowling Green
W VIRGINIA2221.5Marshall
OREGON11.511.5Stanford
N CAROLINA66Rutgers
NEBRASKA20.520.5La Tech
WASHINGTON1918.5San Jose St
ALABAMA1716.5Hawaii
WYOMING1212Utah St
TENNESSEE22California
NAVY11.511.5E Carolina
INDIANA3.53.5W Michigan
UCLA44Utah
FLORIDA2119.5So Miss
WAKE FOREST1616Syracuse
TEXAS TECH26.526.5Smu
OKLAHOMA24.521.5Ala-Birm
PITTSBURGH3.54Virginia
AUBURN1515Wash St
Notre Dame87.5GA TECH
Usc98ARKANSAS
Houston11.512.5RICE
ARIZONA76.5Byu
CLEMSON3433.5Fla Atlantic
Army76.5ARKANSAS ST
TEXAS4340.5North Texas
LSU30.530UL-Lafayette
Sunday, September 3
MISSISSIPPI2.53Memphis
Tcu8.58BAYLOR
LOUISVILLE22.522.5Kentucky
Monday, September 4
MIAMI-FLA3.53.5Florida St

c-Cleveland