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BASEBALL

PCL

American Conference

NorthernWLGB
Nashville (Brewers)7061
Iowa (Cubs)66643 1/2
Memphis (Cardinals)517918 1/2
Omaha (Royals)488221 1/2
SouthernWLGB
Round Rock (Astros)7753
Oklahoma (Rangers)676310
New Orleans (Nationals)666310 1/2
Albuquerque (Marlins)646512 1/2

Pacific Conference

NorthernWLGB
Salt Lake (Angels)7455
Tacoma (Mariners)70594
Portland (Padres)636611
Col. Springs (Rockies)577217
SouthernWLGB
Tucson (Diamondbacks)7950
Sacramento (Athletics)73576 1/2
Las Vegas (Dodgers)597120 1/2
Fresno (Giants)537726 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

EastWLGB
Boise (Cubs)3427
Tri-City (Rockies)31303
Yakima (Diamondbacks)214013
Spokane (Rangers)204114
WestWLGB
Salem-Keizer (Giants)4318
Eugene (Padres)34279
Vancouver (Athletics)332810
Everett (Mariners)283315

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

EugeneABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Lauderdale dh412011.227
Antonelli 3b412011.286
Cooper 1b501201.310
Huffman lf412100.348
Epping ph101100.269
Campbell cf500000.213
King 2b400000.232
Valverde c402001.212
Cannon rf411000.200
Lopez ss411000.254
Totals 39512424.254
SpokaneABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Gentry cf301010.282
Berkery 2b401000.247
Davis 1b3020002.84
Marquardt 3b401001.276
Herren lf400000.306
Hooft ss400000.171
Killian c402001.250
Napoli dh400001.221
Backman rf200011.206
Totals 3207024.248
Eugene100120001—5120
Spokane000000000—070

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).

EugeneIPHRERBBSOERA
Breit W,1-26500113.20
Lara1100013.66
Mattison 1/3 100113.63
Rodriguez S,121 2/3 000010.77
SpokaneIPHRERBBSOERA
Galarraga L,0-14422034.50
Crow2322114.19
Jones1 1/3 100102.81
Schaecher1 2/3 411005.80

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 AGPWLPts
x-Argentina3306
France3215
Lebanon3124
Nigeria3124
Serbia-Montenegro3124
Venezuela3124

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 BGPWLPts
x-Angola3306
x-Spain3306
Germany3215
Japan3124
New Zealand3033
Panama3033

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 CGPWLPts
Turkey2204
Greece2204
Brazil2113
Australia2113
Lithuania2022
Qatar2022

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 DGPWLPts
United States2204
Italy2204
Puerto Rico2113
Slovenia2113
Senegal2022
China2022

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

EastWLTPFPA
Miami1103941
New England1105329
N.Y. Jets1103030
Buffalo0204458
SouthWLTPFPA
Houston2005134
Jacksonville1104143
Indianapolis0203449
Tennessee0202654
NorthWLTPFPA
Cincinnati2006334
Baltimore1103627
Cleveland1102736
Pittsburgh0202338
WestWLTPFPA
Oakland3005530
Denver1104830
San Diego1102027
Kansas City0201441

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

EastWLTPFPA
Dallas2004310
N.Y. Giants2003416
Philadelphia1204043
Washington0201746
SouthWLTPFPA
Carolina2003123
Atlanta1103661
New Orleans1102646
Tampa Bay1102616
NorthWLTPFPA
Chicago1103831
Detroit1103633
Green Bay1104127
Minnesota1103026
WestWLTPctPFPA
Arizona110.5002443
St. Louis110.5003944
San Fran110.5003537
Seattle110.5003330

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 10731030
New Orleans00077

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.

DalNO
First downs2312
Total Net Yards403243
Rushes-yards39-11719-59
Passing286184
Punt Returns4-370-0
Kickoff Returns2-286-113
Interceptions Ret.0-00-0
Comp-Att-Int18-24-020-28-0
Sacked-Yards Lost2-80-0
Punts1-39.05-45.0
Fumbles-Lost3-11-1
Penalties-Yards2-103-30
Time of Possession37:4822:12

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

EastWLTPtsPFPA
Montreal72014253184
Winnipeg54010189187
Toronto4508164173
Hamilton2804175273
WestWLTPtsPFPA
British Columbia73014310213
Calgary54010210203
Saskatchewan4508238247
Edmonton3606173232

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

TrnMoney
1. Tiger Woods12$6,351,563
2. Jim Furyk19$4,734,016
3. Phil Mickelson18$4,217,005
4. Geoff Ogilvy18$4,178,369
5. Vijay Singh19$3,434,570
6. Adam Scott14$3,065,783
7. Trevor Immelman18$3,065,246
8. Stuart Appleby18$2,981,881
9. David Toms18$2,558,894
10. Luke Donald15$2,542,242
11. Chad Campbell19$2,477,607
12. Rory Sabbatini18$2,411,584
13. Carl Pettersson21$2,372,482
14. Stephen Ames18$2,318,155
15. Rod Pampling20$2,239,723
16. Zach Johnson22$2,192,216
17. Retief Goosen14$2,180,203
18. Brett Wetterich19$2,148,663
19. Jose Maria Olazabal16$1,967,422
20. Arron Oberholser18$1,957,972
21. Dean Wilson26$1,941,701
22. Tom Pernice, Jr.25$1,842,258
23. Tim Clark18$1,768,588
24. Mike Weir19$1,747,323
25. Lucas Glover24$1,721,221
26. Tim Herron21$1,696,642
27. J.J. Henry22$1,685,075
28. Brett Quigley25$1,665,736
29. Tom Lehman17$1,635,208
30. Ernie Els14$1,619,870
31. Stewart Cink21$1,618,726
32. Scott Verplank19$1,595,930
33. Jerry Kelly23$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

WLTPts
D.C. United132847
Chicago78728
New England671028
Kansas City712526
New York571025
Columbus511823

Western Conference

WLTPts
FC Dallas127339
Houston96835
Colorado98532
CD Chivas 761031
Real Salt Lake810529
Los Angeles711526

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:

SiteChinookStlheadShad
Bonneville9774,18896
Year totals204,198158,9203,964,298
The Dalles5302,863122
Year totals149,3232,8634,611,054
John Day353820N/A
Year totals127,81432,236N/A
McNary21937973
Year totals110,32920,5921,204,646
Priest RapidsNCNCNC
Year totals67,0722,463262
WellsNCNCNC
Year totals27,961488N/A
Ice HarborNCNCNC
Year totals34,4019,611215,396
L.Monumental40278NC
Year totals33,91610,014N/A
Little Goose2551NC
Year totals29,2654,955N/A
Lower Granite177717
Year totals31,2859,4358,268

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

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
Thursday
PANTHERS6636Dolphins
Friday
BEARS3.53.534Cards
Giants5.55.535.5JETS
VIKINGS2.52.535Ravens
EAGLES3335Steelers
RAIDERS3335.5Lions
Saturday
BILLS3.53.534.5Browns
j-Colts3.53.537.5SAINTS
PATRIOTS3335Redskins
COWBOYS553549ers
JAGUARS2.52.533.5Bucs
TITANS2.52.536.5Falcons
CHIEFS3.53.538.5Rams
CHARGERS3337Seahawks
Sunday
BRONCOS6638Texans
Monday
BENGALS5.55.542Packers

j-Jackson, Miss.

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

Home team in capital letters.