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BASEBALL

PCL

American Conference

NorthernWLGB
Nashville (Brewers)7463
Iowa (Cubs)71663
Memphis (Cardinals)558219
Omaha (Royals)518623
SouthernWLGB
Round Rock (Astros)8156
Oklahoma (Rangers)716610
New Orleans (Nationals)686812 1/2
Albuquerque (Marlins)657015

Pacific Conference

NorthernWLGB
Salt Lake (Angels)7858
Tacoma (Mariners)70678 1/2
Portland (Padres)657113
Col. Springs (Rockies)627416
SouthernWLGB
Tucson (Diamondbacks)8651
Sacramento (Athletics)766110
Las Vegas (Dodgers)637423
Fresno (Giants)578029

Monday’s Results

Oklahoma 1, Iowa 0

Colorado Springs 10, Las Vegas 7

Round Rock 9, Memphis 3

Nashville 12, Albuquerque 4

New Orleans 5, Omaha 4

Fresno 8, Portland 3

Salt Lake 3, Tacoma 1

Tucson 7, Sacramento 4

Today’s Games

Iowa at Oklahoma

Las Vegas at Colorado Springs

Memphis at Round Rock

Nashville at Albuquerque

Omaha at New Orleans

Portland at Fresno

Salt Lake at Tacoma

Tucson at Sacramento

NWL

EastWLGB
Boise (Cubs)3829
Tri-City (Rockies)35323
Yakima (Diamondbacks)234415
Spokane (Rangers)224516
WestWLGB
x-Salem-Keizer (Giants)4918
Eugene (Padres)373012
Vancouver (Athletics)353214
Everett (Mariners)293820

x-clinched division

Monday’s Results

No games scheduled

Today’s Games

Eugene at Everett

Salem-Keizer at Vancouver

Spokane at Boise

Tri-City at Yakima

Little League World Series

At South Williamsport, Pa.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Columbus, Ga. 2, Kawaguchi City, Japan 1

BASKETBALL

World Championship

All Times PDT

SECOND ROUND

At Saitama, Japan

QUARTERFINALS

At Saitama, Japan

Today’s Games

Argentina vs. Turkey, 12:30 a.m.

Spain vs. Lithuania, 3:30 a.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Greece vs. France, 12:30 a.m.

United States vs. Germany, 3:30 a.m.

WNBA playoffs

FINALS

(Best-of-5)

Detroit vs. Sacramento

Wednesday’s Game

Sacramento at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

FOOTBALL

NFL preseason

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

EastWLTPFPA
New England2109429
Miami1204960
N.Y. Jets1203743
Buffalo0306178
SouthWLTPFPA
Houston2106551
Jacksonville2107061
Indianapolis1206163
Tennessee0303274
NorthWLTPFPA
Cincinnati30011151
Cleveland2104753
Baltimore1204357
Pittsburgh0303054
WestWLTPFPA
Oakland4007633
Denver2106544
San Diego2105147
Kansas City1203053

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

EastWLTPFPA
Dallas3005717
N.Y. Giants3004723
Philadelphia2205650
Washington0301787

SouthWLTPFPA
Carolina3005033
Atlanta2105667
New Orleans1204070
Tampa Bay1204445
NorthWLTPFPA
Minnesota2106033
Chicago1205454
Detroit1203954
Green Bay1205875
WestWLTPFPA
Arizona2104759
St. Louis1205160
San Francisco1204254
Seattle1205361

Monday’s Result

Cincinnati 48, Green Bay 17

Thursday’s Games

Buffalo at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

Jacksonville at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

New England at N.Y. Giants, 4:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Baltimore at Washington, 5 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Houston, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

New Orleans at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Denver at Arizona, 7:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Tennessee at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 4 p.m.

Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 4 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 7 p.m.

End of preseason

Bengals 48, Packers 17

Green Bay073717
Cincinnati17177748

First Quarter

Cin—Jackson 29 fumble return (Graham kick), 13:29.

Cin—FG Graham 38, 8:29.

Cin—Kelly 6 pass from Palmer (Graham kick), 3:23.

Second Quarter

Cin—Houshmandzadeh 33 pass from Palmer (Graham kick), 8:37.

Cin—Perry 15 pass from Palmer (Graham kick), 4:16.

GB—Driver 17 pass from Favre (Rayner kick), 1:07.

Cin—FG Graham 34, :02.

Third Quarter

GB—FG Rayner 30, 5:57.

Cin—Brazell 25 pass from Wright (Graham kick), :57.

Fourth Quarter

GB—Gado 2 run (Rayner kick), 7:36.

Cin—McNeal 28 pass from D.Johnson (Graham kick), 2:35.

A—65,614.

GBCin
First downs1721
Total Net Yards248379
Rushes-yards36-10134-146
Passing147233
Punt Returns2-272-19
Kickoff Returns7-1313-59
Interceptions Ret.0-01-29
Comp-Att-Int14-31-117-29-0
Sacked-Yards Lost3-220-0
Punts4-44.83-48.3
Fumbles-Lost2-11-0
Penalties-Yards6-374-80
Time of Possession29:4230:18

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Green Bay, Herron 8-27, Gado 10-23, Davenport 5-21, Green 8-18, Beach 2-7, Driver 1-3, Favre 2-2. Cincinnati, Dorsey 8-59, Wilson 10-35, R.Johnson 12-35, Palmer 1-11, Wright 1-8, Watson 1-1, Chatman 1-(minus 3).

PASSING—Green Bay, Favre 12-25-1-162, Rodgers 2-6-0-7. Cincinnati, Palmer 9-14-0-140, Wright 7-12-0-65, D.Johnson 1-3-0-28.

RECEIVING—Green Bay, Driver 4-72, Jennings 3-40, Gado 2-19, Franks 2-16, Leach 2-7, Gardner 1-15. Cincinnati, Houshmandzadeh 5-96, Watson 3-19, Perry 2-29, Washington 2-18, McNeal 1-28, Brazell 1-25, Henry 1-9, Kelly 1-6, Chatman 1-3.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

CFL

EastWLTPtsPFPA
Montreal73014276225
Toronto55010182188
Winnipeg55010204205
Hamilton2904183324
WestWLTPtsPFPA
British Columbia73014310213
Calgary64012251226
Saskatchewan55010289255
Edmonton3606173232

Friday’s Game

British Columbia at Montreal

Sunday’s Game

Winnipeg at Saskatchewan

Monday, Sept. 4

Edmonton at Calgary

Toronto at Hamilton

AUTO RACING

Grand Prix of Montreal

CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES

At Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve

Montreal

Lap length: 2.709 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (1) Sebastien Bourdais, Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone, 67.

2. (4) Paul Tracy, Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone, 67.

3. (10) Nelson Philippe, Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone, 67.

4. (8) Dan Clarke, Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone, 67.

5. (7) Will Power, Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone, 67.

6. (17) Nicky Pastorelli, Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone, 67.

7. (12) Alex Tagliani, Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone, 67.

8. (11) Charles Zwolsman, Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone, 67.

9. (14) Jan Heylen, Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone, 67.

10. (15) Mario Dominguez, Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone, 67.

11. (13) Antonio Pizzonia, Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone, 67.

12. (6) Bruno Junqueira, Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone, 66.

13. (16) Katherine Legge, Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone, 61.

14 (3) Justin Wilson, Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone, 48, contact.

15. (9) Andrew Ranger, Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone, 36, contact.

16. (5) Oriol Servia, Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone, 30, contact.

17. (2) A.J. Allmendinger, Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone, 14, mechanical.

Time of race: 2:01:09.290

Margin of victory: 1.398 seconds.

Winner’s average speed: 89.886 mph.

Caution flags: Nine for 28 laps.

Lead changes: Six between five drivers

Lap leaders: Allmendinger, 1-13; Bourdais 14-30; Wilson, 31-33; Bourdais, 34-49; Pizzonia, 50-51; Philippe, 52-62; Bourdais 63-67.

Current series points leaders: 1, Bourdais, 310; 2, Allmendinger and Wilson, 248; 4, Philippe, 175; 5, Tracy, 173; 6, Power, 167; 7, Dominguez, 160; 8, Junqueira, 149; 9, Ranger and Tagliani, 148.

NASCAR Nextel Cup leaders

Through Aug. 26

Points

1, Jimmie Johnson, 3,499. 2, Matt Kenseth, 3,492. 3, Kevin Harvick, 3,178. 4, Kyle Busch, 3,097. 5, Jeff Gordon, 3,091. 6, Denny Hamlin, 3,070. 7, Jeff Burton, 3,064. 8, Tony Stewart, 3,056. 9, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 3,051. 10, Mark Martin, 3,049.

11, Kasey Kahne, 2,959. 12, Greg Biffle, 2,798. 13, Carl Edwards, 2,788. 14, Kurt Busch, 2,659. 15, Ryan Newman, 2,586. 16, Casey Mears, 2,564. 17, Brian Vickers, 2,548. 18, Jamie McMurray, 2,531. 19, Scott Riggs, 2,477. 20, Clint Bowyer, 2,463.

Money

1, Jimmie Johnson, $6,793,461. 2, Matt Kenseth, $4,948,402. 3, Tony Stewart, $4,796,149. 4, Kasey Kahne, $4,257,279. 5, Jeff Gordon, $4,243,916. 6, Kevin Harvick, $4,199,996. 7, Ryan Newman, $3,962,051. 8, Casey Mears, $3,904,742. 9, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., $3,791,787. 10, Jamie McMurray, $3,577,353.

11, Kurt Busch, $3,498,748. 12, Kyle Busch, $3,470,668. 13, Jeff Burton, $3,446,957. 14,Elliott Sadler, $3,358,297. 15, Carl Edwards, $3,205,651. 16,Bobby Labonte, $3,173,388. 17, Greg Biffle, $3,150,381. 18, Denny Hamlin, $3,103,347. 19, Dale Jarrett, $3,084,864. 20, Mark Martin, $3,026,648.

GOLF

D.A. Davidson/Global Credit Union Pro-Am Series

At Stoneridge

Professionals

PlayerClubTotal
Mark GardnerCreek at Qualchan67
Tim MortonPrairie Falls67
R. BuckenbergerCreek at Qualchan67
Colin GuhlkeHarrington67
Matt BunnHayden Lake68
Chris CurranMeadowWood68
Bob ScottMeadowWood68
Doug PharesClarkston69
Charlie ThurstonSpokane CC70
Darin VaughanTwin Lakes70
Andy HiteDom. Meadows70
Dan PorterAvondale70
Mark PoirierCreek at Qualchan70
Jason PittChewelah70

Senior professionals

PlayerClubTotal
Jerry ZinkThe Fairways74
Ron BarkerShoshone76
Rick EiseleBryden Canyon 76

Amateur gross (0-8 handicap)

PlayerClubTotal
Mike MaloneThe Fairways67
Bob BuechelHighlands71
Ben HouseClarkston71
Jim O’RourkeManito71
Rod McLeodHayden Lake72
Bob LewisCreek at Qualchan73

Amateur net (0-8 handicap)

PlayerClubTotal
Ernie GuillaumeMeadowWood65
Terry HoltTwin Lakes65
Steve LucasCreek at Qualchan65
Steve QuaidSpokane CC67
Jim MickelsonMeadowWood67
Mike CateShoshone67

Amateur net (9-13 handicap)

PlayerClubTotal
Terry MaloneCreek at Qualchan65
Gary JohnsonCdA Public66
Bill KirkmanCircling Raven66
Charles AhumaStoneridge66
Kenny HeydonHighlands67
Lynn DillnerCreek at Qualchan67
Neal KnappenbergStoneridge67
Nick TeetsHayden Lake67
Eric DicksonMeadowWood67
George AlexanderCreek at Qualchan67
Bob NoniniCircling Raven67

Amateur net (14-over handicap)

PlayerClubTotal
George ConnCdA Public62
Joe LiljeHarrington63
Walt ZimmermanCdA Public64
Randy NellCdA Public65
John SkamarsChewelah66
Wendel OlsonAvondale67
Murry JohnsonShoshone67
Ron NelsonCdA Public67
Bill HatcherBryden Canyon67

Team results

113—Coeur d’Alene: David Hobson, Jerry Hobson, Gary Johnson, Walt Zimmerman, George Conn

113—Chewelah: Jason Pitt, Joe Scates, Clyde Miller, Jim Hinchliff, John Skamars

113—Coeur d’Alene: Thomas Davidson, Randy Nell, Ron Nelson, Tom Kniffin, Ron Brown

114—Creek at Qualchan: Bob Heck, John Lynch, Steve Socha, Terry Moore, Tom Katymiuk

114—Harrington: Colin Guhlke, Joe Lilje, John Wood, Scott Hutsell, John Hanke

116—Stoneridge: Joshua Sicillia, Charles Ahuma, Dick Corbit, Ron Cluster, Steve Geving

117—The Links: Michelle Grafos, Don Weber, John Lynch, Glenn Giese, Jeff Lasley

117—Circling Raven: Steve Caruso, Bob Caruso, Bob Nonini, Bill Kirkman, Gary Hendrickx.

117—Avondale: Dan Porter, John Scultz, Norm Bratlie, Peter Leichtnam, Wendel Olson

117—Hayden Lake: Tony Cuchessi, Frank Riem, John Moffitt, Nick Teets, Gerald Olmstead

Holes-in-one

INDIAN CANYON—Madeleine Durkin, No. 4, 124 yards, 5-iron.

MEADOWWOOD-Tom Hargrove, No. 8, 167 yards, 4-iron.

SOCCER

MLS

All Times PDT

Eastern Conference

WLTPts
D.C. United133847
Chicago88731
New England771031
Kansas City812529
New York671028
Columbus512823

Western Conference

WLTPts
FC Dallas128339
Houston97835
CD Chivas USA861034
Colorado99532
Los Angeles811529
Real Salt Lake811529

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Wednesday’s Games

New York at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m.

Houston at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Real Salt Lake, 6 p.m.

FC Dallas at Colorado, 6:30 p.m.

High school boys Non-league St. Maries 3, Lakeland J.V. 1

First half—1, Lak J.V., Pentland 20:00. 2, SM, Dickman 25:00.

Second half— 3, SM, Doman 60:00. 4, SM, Doman 70:00.

Shots on goals—unavailable. Saves—unavailable.

TENNIS

U.S. Open

Monday

At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

New York

Purse: $19.34 million (Grand Slam)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

Men

First Round

Novak Djokovic (20), Serbia, def. Donald Young, United States, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-1.

Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Dominik Hrbaty (19), Slovakia, 7-5, 6-1, 6-3.

Mardy Fish, United States, def. Simon Greul, Germany, 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

Andy Roddick (9), United States, def. Florent Serra, France, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3.

Tommy Robredo (6), Spain, def. Flavio Saretta, Brazil, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2.

Jiri Novak, Czech Republic, def. Arnaud Clement, France, 7-5, 6-2, 7-5.

Nicolas Massu, Chile, def. Davide Sanguinetti, Italy, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4.

Paradorn Srichaphan, Thailand, def. Jose Acasuso (24), Argentina, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-3.

Lee Hyung-taik, South Korea, def. Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, Spain, 7-5, 6-4, 6-0.

Richard Gasquet (25), France, def. Phillip Simmonds, United States, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1.

Justin Gimelstob, United States, def. Oliver Marach, Austria, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5.

Gilles Simon, France, def. Daniele Bracciali, Italy, 7-5, 6-4, 6-1.

Feliciano Lopez, Spain, def. Ivan Ljubicic (3), Croatia, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

Marco Chiudinelli, Switzerland, def. Fernando Vicente, Spain, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4.

Marcos Baghdatis (8), Cyprus, def. Alexander Waske, Germany, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (7), 6-3.

Robin Soderling, Sweden, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-5.

David Ferrer (11), Spain, def. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (0), 6-1.

Bjorn Phau, Germany, def. Jeff Morrison, United States, 6-3, 7-6 (0), 6-4.

Kristian Pless, Denmark, def. Alberto Martin, Spain, 3-6, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1, 6-2.

Thiago Alves, Brazil, def. Mariano Zabaleta, Argentina, 6-2, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-3.

Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Juan Ignacio Chela (31), Argentina, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Xavier Malisse, Belgium, def. Jarkko Nieminen (13), Finland, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2.

Benjamin Becker, Germany, def. Filippo Volandri, Italy, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Andre Agassi, United States, def. Andrei Pavel, Romania, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (8), 7-6 (6), 6-2.

Women

First Round

Jill Craybas, United States, def. Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-0.

Ai Sugiyama (28), Japan, def. Zuzana Ondraskova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-0.

Justine Henin-Hardenne (2), Belgium, def. Maria Elena Camerin, Italy, 6-2, 6-1,

Vania King, United States, def. Alicia Molik, Australia, 6-3, 6-2.

Marion Bartoli (26), France, def. Olga Poutchkova, Russia, 6-4, 6-0.

Vera Zvonareva (33), Russia, def. Marta Domachowska, Poland, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

Tathiana Garbin, Italy, def. Yuan Meng, China, 6-3, 6-1.

Shahar Peer (21), Israel, def. Vasilisa Bardina, Russia, 6-2, 6-2.

Martina Muller, Germany, def. Anastasiya Yakimova, Belarus, 7-6 (2), 6-3.

Varvara Lepchenko, Uzbekistan, def. Catalina Castano, Colombia, 6-7 (9), 6-1, 6-1.

Emma Laine, Finland, def. Meilen Tu, United States, 6-1, 6-1.

Severine Bremond, France, def. Stephanie Dubois, Canada, 6-1, 6-3.

Katarina Srebotnik (22), Slovenia, def. Akiko Morigami, Japan, 6-2, 6-3.

Elena Dementieva (4), Russia, def. Laura Granville, United States, 6-1, 6-4.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (6), Russia, def. Sandra Kloesel, Germany, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

Aravane Rezai, France, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (15), Germany, 2-6, 6-0, 6-4.

Lindsay Davenport (10), United States, def. Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-4.

Lauren Albanese, United States, def. Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2.

Ekaterina Bychkova, Russia, def. Lioudmila Skavronskaia, Russia, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (3).

Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, def. Samantha Stosur, Australia, 6-2, 7-6 (5).

Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, def. Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan, 6-4, 6-2.

Jelena Kostanic, Croatia, def. Shinobu Asagoe, Japan, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

Maria Kirilenko (20), Russia, def. Julia Schruff, Germany, 6-3, 6-4.

Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden, def. Conchita Martinez Granados, Spain, 6-2, 6-4.

Francesca Schiavone (14), Italy, def. Romina Oprandi, Italy, 6-1, 6-2.

Jelena Jankovic (19), Serbia, def. Gisela Dulko, Argentina, 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-4.

Nicole Vaidisova (9), Czech Republic, def. Chanda Rubin, United States, 6-4, 6-3.

Patty Schnyder (7), Switzerland, def. Anna Smashnova, Israel, 6-1, 6-2.

Anastassia Rodionova, Russia, def. Hana Sromova, Czech Republic, 7-5, 7-5.

Zheng Jie (29), China, def. Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5.

Alina Jidkova, Russia, def. Jessica Kirkland, United States, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Sania Mirza, India, def. Karolina Sprem, Croatia, 6-4, 6-2.

VOLLEYBALL

High school Non-league

Timberlake def. Bonners Ferry 25-22, 25-13, 25-19. Kills_Posten (BF) 6, Tymesen (Tim) 8. Assists_Turpin (BF) 9, Foster (Tim) 15. Aces_Kim-Brown (BF) 2, Grant (Tim) 5. Digs_Cady (BF) 4, Edelblute (Tim) 6. Blocks_Posten (BF) 3, Tymesen (Tim) 6.

Bonners Ferry def. Lakeland 25-16, 25-17, 25-23. Kills_Posten (BF) 10, Duncan (Lak) 3. Assists_Olson (BF) 7, Curran (Lak) 10. Aces_Rucker (Lak) 2. Digs_Kim-Brown (BF) 4, Curran (Lak) 6. Blocks_Lowther (BF) 3, Curran (Lak) 1.

Timberlake def. Lakeland 24-26, 27-25, 25-21, 16-25, 15-10. Kills_Duncan (Lak) 19. Assists_Curran (Lak) 23. Aces_Duncan (Lak) 2. Digs_Howell (Lak) 8. Blocks_Curran (Lak) 2.

FISH COUNTS

The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on Sunday, 8/27 and year-to-date totals:

SiteChinookStlheadShad
Bonneville4,6774,96063
Year totals222,476189,7743,965,045
The Dalles1,9572,21228
Year totals155,79454,4274,611,333
John DayNCNCN/A
Year totals128,81836,341N/A
McNary25271140
Year totals111,88324,9451,204,965
Priest RapidsNCNCNC
Year totals67,8322,992285
WellsNCNCNC
Year totals29,396777N/A
Ice HarborNCNCNC
Year totals34,68411,076215,432
L.Monumental6712,399N/A
Year totals34,39112,399N/A
Little Goose43145N/A
Year totals29,6196,265N/A
Lower Granite261087
Year totals31,51610,1658,324

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Purchased the contract of 1B Carlos Pena from Pawtucket of the IL. Placed LHP Jon Lester on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 24, and OF Adam Stern on the 60-day DL.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Called up RHP Jon Huber from Tacoma of the PCL.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Recalled INF Russ Adams from Syracuse of the IL. Optioned INF Ryan Roberts to Syracuse.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS—Activated 1B Derrek Lee from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Buck Coats and RHP Jae Kuk Ryu to Iowa of the PCL.

CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with C Javier Valentin on a one-year contract extension through 2007. Acquired RHP Tim Bausher from the Boston Red Sox for RHP Mike Burns.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Recalled INF Eric Bruntlett and C Humberto Quintero from Round Rock of the PCL. Optioned C J.R. House and RHP Chris Sampson to Round Rock.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Optioned INF Danny Sandoval to Reading of the EL.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Placed LHP Mike Gonzalez and LHP Tom Gorzelanny on the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Britt Reames for assignment. Purchased the contracts of RHP Marty McLeary and RHP Brian Rogers and recalled RHP Jonah Bayliss from Indianapolis of the IL.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Waived DE Kenny King, RB Roger Robinson, QB Rohan Davey, K Nick Novak, P Fred Capshaw and LB Lawrence Pinson. Placed DE Anton Palepoi on injured reserve.

BUFFALO BILLS—Waived OL Aaron Gibson, OT Dylan McFarland, DE Joshua Cooper, DB James Bethea, DB Rob Lee, K Nicholas Setta, WR Chris Denney, WR Martin Nance and QB Kliff Kingsbury.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Waived TE Paul Irons, RB Chris Barclay, P Kyle Basler, DL Ja’Waren Blair, QB Lang Campbell, K Jeff Chandler, OL Atlas Herrion, LB Kenny Kern, WR Brandon Rideau and DB James Thornton.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Waived WR LaShaun Ward, CB Lenny Williams, S Justin Beriault, WR J.R. Tolver and K Tyler Fredrickson.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Waived WR Derick Armstrong, LB Barrett Green, S Ramon Walker, TE Patrick Hape, G Mike Brisiel, DE John Chick, DT Devarick Scandrett, RB Damien Rhodes, WR Kendrick Starling, WR Donovan Morgan, S Anthony Floyd, CB Earthwind Moreland and LB Saleem Rasheed. Placed KR Jerome Mathis on the physically unable to perform list.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Waived WR Montiese Culton, WR Ashlan Davis, DL Phillip Alexander, DL Jason Davis, DL Mark Word, DT Kader Drame, DL Justin Brown, DB Shannon Fitzhugh, DB Jammal Lord and TE Joey Hawkins.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Waived K Seth Marler, WR Troy Edwards and WR Felton Huggins.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Placed RB Priest Holmes and S William Bartee on the physically unable to perform list. Waived LB Nick Reid, WR Kyle Brown, WR Darrell Hill, WR Scott McCready, WR Craphonso Thorpe, CB Justin Perkins, CB Jerald Brown, QB Jeff Smoker, G Steve Franklin, G Peter Heyer, G Tyler Lenda, TE Adam Johnson, TE Robert Docherty and DT Aarion Dixon.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed QB Jeff George. Waived TE Marcellus Rivers, OL Rod Green, QB Reggie Robertson, DB Raymond Washington, K David Kimball and P Glenn Pakulak.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Acquired WR Donte’ Stallworth from the New Orleans Saints for LB Mark Simoneau and a conditional 2007 fourth-round draft pick.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Released DB Zach Baker, K Mark Brubaker, OT Nick Hagemann, G Grayling Love, FB Doug Easlick, C Kyle Andrews, LB Malcolm Postell and WR Isaac West. Placed OT Ulish Booker on the injured reserve.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Placed G Claude Terrell on injured reserve.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed TE Leonard Stephens. Waived S Shaunard Harts, S Brandon Haw, CB Reggie Austin, CB Larry Frazier, DT Alex Guerrero, FB Ran Carthon, LB Evan Benjamin, C Taylor Schmidt, G Jeff Bolton, TE Keith Willis, P Gabe Lindstrom, WR Taco Wallace, WR Tony Brown, WR Keenan Howry and QB Gibran Hamdan.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed QB Kerry Collins.

WASHINGTOIN REDKSINS—Waived P David Lonie, K Tyler Jones, OL Jon Alston, OL Jim Jones, QB Casey Bramlet, DB Aric Williams, DB Antuan Edwards, TE Robert Johnson, TE Calen Powell, DL Chris Mineo, DL Karon Riley and LB Kevin Simon.

Canadian Football League

HAMILTON TIGER-CATS—Fired Joe Paopao offensive coordinator, and Kani Kauahi, offensive line coach. Acquired DT Clinton Wayne and LB Phillip Gauthier from the Montreal Alouettes for DT Adriano Belli.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Released WR Scotty Anderson and QB Mike Quinn.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS—Re-signed D Bruno St. Jacques to a one-year contract.

BOSTON BRUINS—Signed LW T.J. Trevelyan to a multiyear contract.

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Named Bobby Walls rehabilitation trainer.

COLLEGE

NCAA—Named Karen Morrison director of gender initiatives and student-athlete well-being.

DUQUESNE—Announced senior men’s basketball F Almamy Thiero transferred from Memphis.

HAMILTON—Named Terry Cleveland, Mark Rutberg and Jonathan Williams assistant football coaches.

HOFSTRA—Named Ryan Realmuto assistant softball coach.

LIBERTY—Announced junior DL Vince Redd has transferred from Virginia.

MCNEESE STATE—Named Joel Bocchi assistant baseball coach.

MOUNT ST. JOSEPH—Named Melanee Atkinson women’s basketball coach.

NOTRE DAME—Announced the resignation of Debby King, women’s golf coach.

RUTGERS—Named Jason Basso men’s assistant lacrosse coach.

SYRACUSE—Named Leigh Ross softball coach and Kyle Jamieson associate head softball coach.

TEMPLE—Named Justin Gordon assistant baseball coach.

WESTERN MICHIGAN—Promoted Chris Brooks to associate head ice hockey coach. Named Marc Fakler assistant ice hockey coach.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NFL Preseason

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
Thursday
Panthers1133.5STEELERS
GIANTS3335Patriots
DOLPHINS4436Rams
LIONS3.53.535Bills
FALCONS3.53.536Jaguars
REDSKINSPKPK34Ravens
TEXANS7735Bucs
COWBOYS7734.5Vikings
BROWNS3333.5Bears
CHIEFSPKPK37Saints
CARDS3336.5Broncos
SEAHAWKS1.51.536.5Raiders
Friday
PACKERSNLNLNLTitans
JETS6.56.533.5Eagles
COLTSNLNLNLBengals
49ERS3335.5Chargers

College Football

FavoriteOpCurUnderdog
Thursday
Boston Coll1313.5C MICHIGAN
BALL ST4.54.5E Michigan
BUFFALO6.56Temple
Northwestern34MIAMI-OHIO
Minnesota16.516.5KENT ST
IOWA ST77.5Toledo
S Carolina76.5MISS ST
SAN DIEGO ST11.5Tex-El Paso
MID TENN ST10.511Florida Int’l
Friday
FRESNO ST1111.5Nev-Reno
Saturday
MICHIGAN25.525.5Vanderbilt
OHIO ST1918No Illinois
PENN ST1817Akron
MICHIGAN ST28.529.5Idaho
c-Wisconsin109.5Bowling Green
W VIRGINIA2221.5Marshall
OREGON11.511.5Stanford
N CAROLINA65.5Rutgers
NEBRASKA20.521La Tech
WASHINGTON1918.5San Jose St
ALABAMA1717Hawaii
WYOMING1213Utah St
TENNESSEE21.5California
NAVY11.511.5E Carolina
INDIANA3.54W Michigan
UCLA44.5Utah
FLORIDA2120So Miss
WAKE FOREST1615Syracuse
TEXAS TECH26.526.5Smu
OKLAHOMA24.521.5Ala-Birm
PITTSBURGH3.53.5Virginia
AUBURN1514.5Wash St
Notre Dame87.5GA TECH
Usc98ARKANSAS
Houston11.513.5RICE
ARIZONA76.5Byu
CLEMSON3433.5Fla Atlantic
Army76ARKANSAS ST
TEXAS4341North Texas
LSU30.530.5UL-Lafayette
Sunday
MISSISSIPPI2.53Memphis
Tcu8.57.5BAYLOR
LOUISVILLE22.522.5Kentucky
Monday, September 4
MIAMI-FLA3.53Florida St

c-Cleveland. Home teams in capital letters.