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PCL
American Conference
| Northern | W | L | GB |
| Nashville (Brewers) | 70 | 61 | — |
| Iowa (Cubs) | 66 | 64 | 3 1/2 |
| Memphis (Cardinals) | 51 | 79 | 18 1/2 |
| Omaha (Royals) | 48 | 82 | 21 1/2 |
| Southern | W | L | GB |
| Round Rock (Astros) | 77 | 53 | — |
| Oklahoma (Rangers) | 67 | 63 | 10 |
| New Orleans (Nationals) | 66 | 63 | 10 1/2 |
| Albuquerque (Marlins) | 64 | 65 | 12 1/2 |
Pacific Conference
| Northern | W | L | GB |
| Salt Lake (Angels) | 74 | 55 | — |
| Tacoma (Mariners) | 70 | 59 | 4 |
| Portland (Padres) | 63 | 66 | 11 |
| Col. Springs (Rockies) | 57 | 72 | 17 |
| Southern | W | L | GB |
| Tucson (Diamondbacks) | 79 | 50 | — |
| Sacramento (Athletics) | 73 | 57 | 6 1/2 |
| Las Vegas (Dodgers) | 59 | 71 | 20 1/2 |
| Fresno (Giants) | 53 | 77 | 26 1/2 |
Monday’s Results
Nashville 10, Albuquerque 0
Tucson 5, Colorado Springs 3, comp. of susp. game, 1st game
Colorado Springs 3, Tucson 0, 2nd game
Sacramento 4, Fresno 2
Tacoma 7, Las Vegas 3
New Orleans 4, Omaha 2
Iowa 7, Oklahoma 3
Round Rock 3, Memphis 2
Salt Lake 5, Portland 3
Today’s Games
Albuquerque at Nashville
Colorado Springs at Tucson
Fresno at Sacramento
Las Vegas at Tacoma
New Orleans at Omaha
Oklahoma at Iowa
Round Rock at Memphis
Salt Lake at Portland
NWL
| East | W | L | GB |
| Boise (Cubs) | 34 | 27 | — |
| Tri-City (Rockies) | 31 | 30 | 3 |
| Yakima (Diamondbacks) | 21 | 40 | 13 |
| Spokane (Rangers) | 20 | 41 | 14 |
| West | W | L | GB |
| Salem-Keizer (Giants) | 43 | 18 | — |
| Eugene (Padres) | 34 | 27 | 9 |
| Vancouver (Athletics) | 33 | 28 | 10 |
| Everett (Mariners) | 28 | 33 | 15 |
Monday’s Results
Eugene 5, Spokane 0
Boise 6, Vancouver 5
Salem-Keizer 4, Tri-City 3
Yakima 4, Everett 1
Today’s Games
Boise at Spokane
Everett at Salem-Keizer
Tri-City at Yakima
Vancouver at Eugene
Emeralds 5, Indians 0
| Eugene | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Lauderdale dh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .227 |
| Antonelli 3b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| Cooper 1b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .310 |
| Huffman lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .348 |
| Epping ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Campbell cf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 |
| King 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| Valverde c | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 |
| Cannon rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Lopez ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Totals | 39 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .254 |
| Spokane | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Gentry cf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 |
| Berkery 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Davis 1b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 |
| Marquardt 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Herren lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| Hooft ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 |
| Killian c | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Napoli dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 |
| Backman rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .206 |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .248 |
| Eugene | 100 | 120 | 001—5 | 12 | 0 |
| Spokane | 000 | 000 | 000—0 | 7 | 0 |
2B—Lauderdale (2), Davis (15), Killian (7). HR—Huffman (8). RBI—Cooper 2 (42), Huffman (35), Epping (16). RLSP—Eugene 3 (Cooper, Cannon, Campbell), Spokane 4 (Marquardt 2, Herren 2). GIDP—Huffman. LOB—Eugene 9, Spokane 8. SB—Lauderdale (3). CS—Gentry (3). DP—Spokane 1 (Hooft-Berkery-Davis).
| Eugene | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| Breit W,1-2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.20 |
| Lara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.66 |
| Mattison | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.63 |
| Rodriguez S,12 | 1 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.77 |
| Spokane | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| Galarraga L,0-1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4.50 |
| Crow | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.19 |
| Jones | 1 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.81 |
| Schaecher | 1 2/3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.80 |
WP—Crow, Jones. HBP—Davis (by Mattison). Inherited runners-scored—Rodriques 3-0, Schaecher 1-0. T—3:00. A—3,460.
Little League World Series
At South Williamsport, Pa.
All Times PDT
Monday’s Results
Barquisimeto, Venezuela 1, Saipan 0, 8 innings, comp. of susp. game
Willemstad, Curacao 8, Moscow 0
Kawaguchi City, Japan 6, Mexico 1
Portsmouth, N.H. 5, Lake Charles, La. 0
Barquisimeto, Venezuela 3, Surrey, B.C. 2
Beaverton, Ore. 2, Columbia, Mo. 1
Today’s Games
Kawaguchi City, Japan vs. Willemstad, Curacao, 8 a.m.
Surrey, B.C. vs. Saipan, 10 a.m.
Phoenix vs. Staten Island, N.Y., noon.
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia vs. Barquisimeto, Venezuela, 3 p.m.
Columbus, Ga. vs. Lemont, Ill., 5 p.m.
BASKETBALL
WNBA playoffs
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-3)
Sunday’s Results
Connecticut 68, Washington 65; Connecticut wins series 2-0
Los Angeles 78, Seattle 70, series tied 1-1
Today’s Game
Seattle at Los Angeles, 7p.m.
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-3)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Connecticut vs. Detroit
Thursday: Connecticut at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
World Championship
All Times PDT
(Top four teams in each group advance to second round)
FIRST ROUND
Two points for a victory, one for a loss
x-clinched second round berth
| Group A | GP | W | L | Pts |
| x-Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Serbia-Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Monday Results
Argentina 96, Venezuela 54
Serbia-Montenegro 104, Lebanon 57
France 64, Nigeria 53
Wednesday’s Games
Nigeria vs. Argentina, 9 p.m.
Venezuela vs. Serbia-Montenegro, midnight
Lebanon vs. France, 3 a.m.
| Group B | GP | W | L | Pts |
| x-Angola | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| x-Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Panama | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Monday’s Results
Angola 95, New Zealand 73
Spain 92, Germany 71
Japan 78, Panama 61
Wednesday’s Games
Spain vs. Angola, 9 p.m.
Panama vs. Germany, midnight
New Zealand vs. Japan, 3 a.m.
| Group C | GP | W | L | Pts |
| Turkey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Greece | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Qatar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Monday’s Results
No games scheduled.
Today’s Games
Lithuania vs. Qatar, 9:30 p.m.
Greece vs. Australia, 12:30 a.m.
Turkey vs. Brazil, 3:30 a.m.
| Group D | GP | W | L | Pts |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Senegal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| China | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Monday’s Results
No games scheduled
Today’s Games
China vs. Puerto Rico, 9:30 p.m.
Italy vs. Senegal, 12:30 a.m.
Slovenia vs. United States, 3:30 a.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Senegal vs. China, 9:30 p.m.
Puerto Rico vs. Slovenia 12:30 a.m.
United States vs. Italy, 3:30 a.m.
FOOTBALL
NFL
All Times PDT
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
| East | W | L | T | PF | PA |
| Miami | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 41 |
| New England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 29 |
| N.Y. Jets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| Buffalo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 58 |
| South | W | L | T | PF | PA |
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 34 |
| Jacksonville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 43 |
| Indianapolis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 49 |
| Tennessee | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 54 |
| North | W | L | T | PF | PA |
| Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 34 |
| Baltimore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 27 |
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 36 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 38 |
| West | W | L | T | PF | PA |
| Oakland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 30 |
| Denver | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 30 |
| San Diego | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 27 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 41 |
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
| East | W | L | T | PF | PA |
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10 |
| N.Y. Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 16 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 43 |
| Washington | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 46 |
| South | W | L | T | PF | PA |
| Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 23 |
| Atlanta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 61 |
| New Orleans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 46 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 16 |
| North | W | L | T | PF | PA |
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 31 |
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 33 |
| Green Bay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 27 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 26 |
| West | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 24 | 43 |
| St. Louis | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 39 | 44 |
| San Fran | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 35 | 37 |
| Seattle | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 33 | 30 |
Monday’s Result
Dallas 30, New Orleans 7
Thursday’s Game
Miami at Carolina, 5 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Arizona at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Baltimore at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
New York Giants at New York Jets, 5 p.m.
Detroit at Oakland, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Cleveland at Buffalo, 3 p.m.
Indianapolis vs. New Orleans at Jackson, Miss., 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 5 p.m.
Atlanta at Tennessee, 5 p.m.
San Francisco at Dallas, 5 p.m.
Washington at New England, 5 p.m.
St. Louis at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m.
Seattle at San Diego, 8 p.m.
Sunday’s Game
Houston at Denver, 5 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 28
Green Bay at Cincinnati, 5 p.m.
Cowboys 30, Saints 7
| Dallas | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | — | 30 |
| New Orleans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | 7 |
First Quarter
Dal—FG Suisham 24, 8:27.
Dal—T.Glenn 10 pass from Bledsoe (Suisham kick), 1:43.
Second Quarter
Dal—Hurd 13 pass from Bledsoe (Suisham kick), 3:33.
Third Quarter
Dal—FG Suisham 42, 3:29.
Fourth Quarter
NO—Branch 1 run (Hughes kick), 13:47.
Dal—Austin 48 pass from Romo (Suisham kick), 11:24.
Dal—FG Fredrickson 49, 2:22.
A—45,162.
| Dal | NO | |
| First downs | 23 | 12 |
| Total Net Yards | 403 | 243 |
| Rushes-yards | 39-117 | 19-59 |
| Passing | 286 | 184 |
| Punt Returns | 4-37 | 0-0 |
| Kickoff Returns | 2-28 | 6-113 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 18-24-0 | 20-28-0 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-8 | 0-0 |
| Punts | 1-39.0 | 5-45.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 2-10 | 3-30 |
| Time of Possession | 37:48 | 22:12 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Dallas, Thompson 10-45, Barber 13-40, Ju.Jones 13-29, Bledsoe 1-2, Romo 1-1, Polite 1-0. New Orleans, Branch 11-40, McAllister 2-8, Bush 4-7, Karney 1-3, McAfee 1-1.
PASSING—Dallas, Bledsoe 12-16-0-156, Romo 6-8-0-138. New Orleans, Brees 7-12-0-67, Bouman 13-16-0-117.
RECEIVING—Dallas, T.Glenn 4-71, Rector 3-32, Hurd 3-30, Copper 2-32, Austin 1-48, Hannam 1-25, Curtis 1-23, Witten 1-16, Barber 1-10, Ju.Jones 1-7.
New Orleans, McAfee 3-20, Branch 2-46, J.Horn 2-34, Colston 2-20, Stallworth 2-15, Bush 2-14, Henderson 2-10, C.Horn 1-7, Joseph 1-5, Lawrie 1-5, Ja.Jones 1-4, McAllister 1-4.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
CFL
| East | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA |
| Montreal | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 253 | 184 |
| Winnipeg | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 189 | 187 |
| Toronto | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 164 | 173 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 175 | 273 |
| West | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA |
| British Columbia | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 310 | 213 |
| Calgary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 210 | 203 |
| Saskatchewan | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 238 | 247 |
| Edmonton | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 173 | 232 |
NOTE: Two points for a regulation or overtime win and one point for a tie.
Thursday’s Game
Calgary at Montreal
Friday’s Game
Toronto at Winnipeg
Saturday’s Game
Saskatchewan at Hamilton
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Nextel Cup leaders
Through Aug. 20
Points
1, Jimmie Johnson, 3,365. 2, Matt Kenseth, 3,307. 3, Kevin Harvick, 3,048. 4, Mark Martin, 2,970. 5, Tony Stewart, 2,959. 6, Jeff Gordon, 2,931. 7, Kyle Busch, 2,922. 8, Denny Hamlin, 2,920. 9, Jeff Burton, 2,916. 10, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 2,881.
11, Kasey Kahne, 2,832. 12, Greg Biffle, 2,692. 13, Carl Edwards, 2,637. 14, Kurt Busch, 2,602. 15, Brian Vickers, 2,484. 16, Jamie McMurray, 2,455. 17, Casey Mears, 2,452. 18, Ryan Newman, 2,444. 19, Clint Bowyer, 2,414. 20, Elliott Sadler, 2,349.
Money
1, Jimmie Johnson, $6,645,775. 2, Tony Stewart, $4,655,388. 3, Matt Kenseth, $4,611,886. 4, Kasey Kahne, $4,126,015. 5, Jeff Gordon, $4,072,280. 6, Kevin Harvick, $4,064,510. 7, Ryan Newman, $3,817,243. 8, Casey Mears, $3,777,209. 9, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., $3,592,196. 10, Jamie McMurray, $3,447,443.
11, Kurt Busch, $3,370,335. 12, Jeff Burton, $3,301,237. 13, Kyle Busch, $3,268,293. 14, Elliott Sadler, $3,246,346. 15, Carl Edwards, $3,077,451. 16, Bobby Labonte, $3,046,502. 17, Greg Biffle, $3,041,606. 18, Denny Hamlin, $2,991,547. 19, Dale Jarrett, $2,956,789. 20, Mark Martin, $2,925,453.
GOLF
PGA Tour money leaders
Through Aug. 20
| Trn | Money | |
| 1. Tiger Woods | 12 | $6,351,563 |
| 2. Jim Furyk | 19 | $4,734,016 |
| 3. Phil Mickelson | 18 | $4,217,005 |
| 4. Geoff Ogilvy | 18 | $4,178,369 |
| 5. Vijay Singh | 19 | $3,434,570 |
| 6. Adam Scott | 14 | $3,065,783 |
| 7. Trevor Immelman | 18 | $3,065,246 |
| 8. Stuart Appleby | 18 | $2,981,881 |
| 9. David Toms | 18 | $2,558,894 |
| 10. Luke Donald | 15 | $2,542,242 |
| 11. Chad Campbell | 19 | $2,477,607 |
| 12. Rory Sabbatini | 18 | $2,411,584 |
| 13. Carl Pettersson | 21 | $2,372,482 |
| 14. Stephen Ames | 18 | $2,318,155 |
| 15. Rod Pampling | 20 | $2,239,723 |
| 16. Zach Johnson | 22 | $2,192,216 |
| 17. Retief Goosen | 14 | $2,180,203 |
| 18. Brett Wetterich | 19 | $2,148,663 |
| 19. Jose Maria Olazabal | 16 | $1,967,422 |
| 20. Arron Oberholser | 18 | $1,957,972 |
| 21. Dean Wilson | 26 | $1,941,701 |
| 22. Tom Pernice, Jr. | 25 | $1,842,258 |
| 23. Tim Clark | 18 | $1,768,588 |
| 24. Mike Weir | 19 | $1,747,323 |
| 25. Lucas Glover | 24 | $1,721,221 |
| 26. Tim Herron | 21 | $1,696,642 |
| 27. J.J. Henry | 22 | $1,685,075 |
| 28. Brett Quigley | 25 | $1,665,736 |
| 29. Tom Lehman | 17 | $1,635,208 |
| 30. Ernie Els | 14 | $1,619,870 |
| 31. Stewart Cink | 21 | $1,618,726 |
| 32. Scott Verplank | 19 | $1,595,930 |
| 33. Jerry Kelly | 23 | $1,593,626 |
Holes-in-one
BLACK ROCK—Buster Heitman, No. 13, 138 yards, sand wedge.
HAYDEN LAKE—Jim English, No. 4, 133 yards, 9-iron.
SOCCER
MLS
All Times PDT
Eastern Conference
| W | L | T | Pts | |
| D.C. United | 13 | 2 | 8 | 47 |
| Chicago | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| New England | 6 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| Kansas City | 7 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| New York | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
| Columbus | 5 | 11 | 8 | 23 |
Western Conference
| W | L | T | Pts | |
| FC Dallas | 12 | 7 | 3 | 39 |
| Houston | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 |
| Colorado | 9 | 8 | 5 | 32 |
| CD Chivas | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31 |
| Real Salt Lake | 8 | 10 | 5 | 29 |
| Los Angeles | 7 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday’s Games
Los Angeles at D.C. United, 4:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Colorado at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Houston at CD Chivas USA, 8p.m.
High school girls Non-league Post Falls 11, St. Maries 2
First half–1, PF, Tatom, 8:18. 2, PF, Tatom (Flores), 14:00. 3, PF, Tatom (Siers), 17:20. 4, StM, Connerly, 30:00. 5, PF, Cansino (Tatom), 32:00. 6, PF Cansino (Evans), 35:00. 7, PF, Cansino (Reynolds), 39:00. Second half–8, PF, Mueller (Tatom), 50:00. 9, PF, Mueller (Pitt), 62:45. 10, PF, Tatom (Evans), 65:12. 11, PF, Evans, 71:21. 12, StM, Connerly (penalty kick), 74:42. 13, PF, Shields (penalty kick), 87:00.
Shots on goal–St. Maries 3, Post Falls 23. Saves–St. Maries, Crebs 12. Post Falls, Murphy 1.
FISH COUNTS
The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on Sunday, 8/20 and year-to-date totals:
| Site | Chinook | Stlhead | Shad |
| Bonneville | 977 | 4,188 | 96 |
| Year totals | 204,198 | 158,920 | 3,964,298 |
| The Dalles | 530 | 2,863 | 122 |
| Year totals | 149,323 | 2,863 | 4,611,054 |
| John Day | 353 | 820 | N/A |
| Year totals | 127,814 | 32,236 | N/A |
| McNary | 219 | 379 | 73 |
| Year totals | 110,329 | 20,592 | 1,204,646 |
| Priest Rapids | NC | NC | NC |
| Year totals | 67,072 | 2,463 | 262 |
| Wells | NC | NC | NC |
| Year totals | 27,961 | 488 | N/A |
| Ice Harbor | NC | NC | NC |
| Year totals | 34,401 | 9,611 | 215,396 |
| L.Monumental | 40 | 278 | NC |
| Year totals | 33,916 | 10,014 | N/A |
| Little Goose | 25 | 51 | NC |
| Year totals | 29,265 | 4,955 | N/A |
| Lower Granite | 17 | 77 | 17 |
| Year totals | 31,285 | 9,435 | 8,268 |
MOVES
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Optioned RHP Craig Hansen to Pawtucket of the IL. Purchased the contract of RHP Bryan Corey from Pawtucket.
TEXAS RANGERS—Recalled RHP Nick Masset from Oklahoma of the PCL. Optioned LHP John Koronka to Oklahoma.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES—Optioned RHP Lance Cormier to Richmond of the IL. Recalled INF Martin Prado from Richmond.
CHICAGO CUBS—Activated OF Freddie Bynum and LHP Glendon Rusch from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Carlos Marmol on the 15-day DL, retroactive to August 19.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Recalled RHP Tim Stauffer from Portland of the PCL. Optioned RHP Jon Adkins to Portland.
Atlantic League
LONG ISLAND DUCKS—Acquired LHP Colin Young from Bridgeport to complete an earlier trade.
Can-Am League
BROCKTON ROX—Released RHP John Boker.
NEW HAVEN COUNTY CUTTERS—Released INF Thomari Story-Harden.
NORTH SHORE SPIRIT—Released INF Dusty Bensko.
QUEBEC CAPITALES—Released LHP Eric Cyr.
Northern League
WINNIPEG GOLDEYES—Signed INF Amos Ramon. Traded RHP Jason Glosser to Joliet for future considerations.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Released WR Damarius Bilbo, DE Garrett McIntyre, QB Jeff Otis, C Kyle Schmitt, TE Alex Shor and TE Andy Stokes. Activated FB James Hodgins from the physically-unable-to-perform list.
CHICAGO BEARS—Waived LB Joe Odom. Placed DE Khari Long on injured reserve. Signed FB Quadtrine Hill and DE Mike Mendenhall.
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Placed CB Rashad Bauman on injured reserve.
GREEN BAY PACKERS—Released P B.J. Sander and LB Kevin Schimmelmann.
NEW YORK JETS—Waived WR Curtis Williams and DE Val Barnaby. Signed TE Walter Rasby.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Waived LB David Dixon.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Named Terry Bateman as chief marketing officer.
COLLEGE
BUTLER—Announced the resignation of Angie Nicholson, softball coach, to become softball coach at Cleveland State.
APPALACHIAN STATE—Named Teri Fry and Chris Gaskill women’s assistant volleyball coaches.
CENTRAL FLORIDA—Named Aimee Carpenter director of compliance.
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON—Named Kyle Perry director of men’s basketball operations.
FDU-FLORHAM—Named Kristin Spohn women’s soccer coach.
HENDERSON STATE—Named Joshua Matthews women’s basketball coach.
KANSAS STATE—Named Erik Martin men’s assistant basketball coach.
LINCOLN, PA.—Named Alfonso Scandrett Jr. athletic director, Cyrus Jones associate athletic director, James Elliott Lightfoot assistant to the athletic director and assistant track and field coach and Mass Sarr Jr. men’s soccer coach.
MANHATTAN—Named Cassie Giasrud and Karen Force women’s assistant basketball coaches.
MISERICORDIA—Named Nick Wadas and Mike Kinney assistant cross country coaches.
MOUNT OLIVE—Named Aisha Bryant women’s assistant basketball coach.
NIAGARA—Named Ben Nigro swimming and diving coach.
QUEENS, N.Y.—Named Frank Wilson men’s and women’s track coach.
QUINNIPIAC—Named Brian Fairbrother assistant athletic trainer.
RANDOLPH-MACON—Named Kirsten Richter women’s assistant basketball coach.
SAN JOSE STATE—Named Craig Winans and Adrienne Herbst women’s assistant soccer coaches. Named Doga Gur assistant sports information director.
SOUTH CAROLINA-AIKEN—Named Nathan Wiechers assistant sports information director.
WESTERN CONNECTICUT—Named Heather Stone softball coach.
Today’s odds
America’s Line
NFL Preseason
| Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
| Thursday | ||||
| PANTHERS | 6 | 6 | 36 | Dolphins |
| Friday | ||||
| BEARS | 3.5 | 3.5 | 34 | Cards |
| Giants | 5.5 | 5.5 | 35.5 | JETS |
| VIKINGS | 2.5 | 2.5 | 35 | Ravens |
| EAGLES | 3 | 3 | 35 | Steelers |
| RAIDERS | 3 | 3 | 35.5 | Lions |
| Saturday | ||||
| BILLS | 3.5 | 3.5 | 34.5 | Browns |
| j-Colts | 3.5 | 3.5 | 37.5 | SAINTS |
| PATRIOTS | 3 | 3 | 35 | Redskins |
| COWBOYS | 5 | 5 | 35 | 49ers |
| JAGUARS | 2.5 | 2.5 | 33.5 | Bucs |
| TITANS | 2.5 | 2.5 | 36.5 | Falcons |
| CHIEFS | 3.5 | 3.5 | 38.5 | Rams |
| CHARGERS | 3 | 3 | 37 | Seahawks |
| Sunday | ||||
| BRONCOS | 6 | 6 | 38 | Texans |
| Monday | ||||
| BENGALS | 5.5 | 5.5 | 42 | Packers |
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College Football
| Favorite | Op | Cur | Underdog |
| Thursday, August 31 | |||
| Boston Coll | 13 | 13.5 | C MICHIGAN |
| BALL ST | 4.5 | 5 | E Michigan |
| BUFFALO | 6.5 | 6.5 | Temple |
| Northwestern | 3 | 3 | MIAMI-OHIO |
| Minnesota | 16.5 | 16.5 | KENT ST |
| IOWA ST | 7 | 7 | Toledo |
| S Carolina | 7 | 6.5 | MISS ST |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 1 | 1 | Tex-El Paso |
| MID TENN ST | 10.5 | 11 | Florida Int’l |
| Friday, September 1 | |||
| FRESNO ST | 11 | 11.5 | Nev-Reno |
| Saturday, September 2 | |||
| MICHIGAN | 25.5 | 25.5 | Vanderbilt |
| OHIO ST | 19 | 18 | No Illinois |
| PENN ST | 18 | 16.5 | Akron |
| MICHIGAN ST | 28.5 | 29 | Idaho |
| c-Wisconsin | 10 | 9.5 | Bowling Green |
| W VIRGINIA | 22 | 21.5 | Marshall |
| OREGON | 11.5 | 11.5 | Stanford |
| N CAROLINA | 6 | 6 | Rutgers |
| NEBRASKA | 20.5 | 20.5 | La Tech |
| WASHINGTON | 19 | 18.5 | San Jose St |
| ALABAMA | 17 | 16.5 | Hawaii |
| WYOMING | 12 | 12 | Utah St |
| TENNESSEE | 2 | 2 | California |
| NAVY | 11.5 | 11.5 | E Carolina |
| INDIANA | 3.5 | 3.5 | W Michigan |
| UCLA | 4 | 4 | Utah |
| FLORIDA | 21 | 19.5 | So Miss |
| WAKE FOREST | 16 | 16 | Syracuse |
| TEXAS TECH | 26.5 | 26.5 | Smu |
| OKLAHOMA | 24.5 | 21.5 | Ala-Birm |
| PITTSBURGH | 3.5 | 4 | Virginia |
| AUBURN | 15 | 15 | Wash St |
| Notre Dame | 8 | 7.5 | GA TECH |
| Usc | 9 | 8 | ARKANSAS |
| Houston | 11.5 | 12.5 | RICE |
| ARIZONA | 7 | 6.5 | Byu |
| CLEMSON | 34 | 33.5 | Fla Atlantic |
| Army | 7 | 6.5 | ARKANSAS ST |
| TEXAS | 43 | 40.5 | North Texas |
| LSU | 30.5 | 30 | UL-Lafayette |
| Sunday, September 3 | |||
| MISSISSIPPI | 2.5 | 3 | Memphis |
| Tcu | 8.5 | 8 | BAYLOR |
| LOUISVILLE | 22.5 | 22.5 | Kentucky |
| Monday, September 4 | |||
| MIAMI-FLA | 3.5 | 3.5 | Florida St |
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