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Baseball

MLB

National League

Rockies 3, Padres 0

a-singled for Jimenez in the 7th. b-grounded out for K.Cameron in the 8th. c-singled for Julio in the 9th. LOB—Colorado 8, San Diego 7. 2B—Holliday (42). RBIs—KMatsui (29), Stewart 2 (2). SB—Spilborghs (4), Carroll (6). RLSP—Colorado 3 (KMatsui, Hawpe 2); San Diego 3 (BGiles, MCameron, Kouzmanoff). RMU—Torrealba 2. DP—San Diego 1 (AdGonzalez).

HBP—by UJimenez (BGiles). WP—UJimenez, Brocail. T—2:41. A—36,864 (42,685).

NWL

Wednesday’s Results

Vancouver 11, Eugene 2

Salem-Keizer 4, Everett 0

Spokane 5, Tri-City 4

Boise 15, Yakima 11

Today’s Games

No games scheduled

Friday’s Games

Boise at Spokane

Everett at Eugene

Vancouver at Salem-Keizer

Yakima at Tri-City

Indians 5, Dust Devils 4

E—Mitchell, James, Lawson. LOB—Tri-City 7, Spokane 7. 2B—Rike, Reichert, Banda, Moreland, Lawson. 3B—Mitchell. HR—Gac (13). SB—Mitchell, Lawson, James. CS—Lawson.

HBP—K. Smith (by Pena). WP—Kuo, Pena. Balk—Kuo. T—3:02. A—5,320.

Basketball

WNBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched conference

Wednesday’s Results

Connecticut 77, Indiana 74

Sacramento 81, San Antonio 74

Today’s Games

New York at Washington, 4 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

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

Indiana at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Los Angeles at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Monarchs 81, Silver Stars 74

San Antonio (74)- Johnson 1-5 1-2 3, Little 5-7 1-1 11, Young 8-16 3-3 19, Darling 1-3 0-0 3, Hammon 7-17 0-0 19, Crossley 3-10 0-0 8, Anderson 2-3 1-2 5, Irvin 2-2 0-0 4, Ferdinand 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 30-65 6-8 74.

Sacramento (81)- Powell 5-14 2-2 13, Brunson 3-5 1-2 7, Griffith 3-5 4-5 10, Newton 0-5 2-2 2, Penicheiro 1-5 7-8 9, Lawson 6-9 0-0 13, Haynie 5-8 0-0 14, Williams 3-7 1-3 7, Atkinson 0-1 0-0 0, Robinson 2-3 2-4 6. Totals 28-62 19-26 81.

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 8-21 (Hammon 5-12, Crossley 2-7, Darling 1-2), Sacramento 6-13 (Haynie 4-4, Lawson 1-3, Powell 1-5, Robinson 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 41 (Little 8), Sacramento 37 (Brunson 12). Assists—San Antonio 15 (Johnson 6), Sacramento 14 (Penicheiro 4). Total Fouls—San Antonio 20, Sacramento 14. A—7,172 (17,317).

Sun 77, Fever 74

Connecticut (77)- Sales 13-22 2-2 32, Rasmussen 1-3 0-0 2, Dydek 2-5 0-0 4, Whalen 8-11 0-0 17, Douglas 3-14 0-0 6, Desouza 3-5 0-0 6, Maltsi 2-3 0-0 5, Carey 1-2 0-0 3, Willingham 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 34-68 2-2 77.

Indiana (74)- DeForge 11-19 2-2 29, Hoffman 0-3 0-0 0, Sutton-Brown 7-12 5-7 19, White 2-12 2-2 7, Bevilaqua 1-3 0-0 2, Whitmore 4-12 2-3 10, Sam 3-7 1-2 7, Sharp 0-0 0-0 0, Terry 0-2 0-0 0, Strother 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-70 12-16 74.

3-Point Goals—Connecticut 7-18 (Sales 4-8, Whalen 1-1, Carey 1-2, Maltsi 1-2, Rasmussen 0-1, Douglas 0-4), Indiana 6-15 (DeForge 5-9, White 1-3, Bevilaqua 0-1, Whitmore 0-1, Sam 0-1). Fouled Out—Rasmussen. Rebounds—Connecticut 38 (Desouza 6), Indiana 42 (Sutton-Brown 10). Assists—Connecticut 15 (Maltsi 5), Indiana 16 (DeForge 5). Total Fouls—Connecticut 24, Indiana 15. Technical—Connecticut coach Thibault. A—6,433 (9,823).

FOOTBALL

NFL preseason

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Today’s Game

Miami at Kansas City, 5 p.m.

Friday’s Ga,es

Atlanta at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

Carolina at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at N.Y. Jets, 5 p.m.

Tennessee at New England, 5 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Houston at Arizona, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

New Orleans at Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m.

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

Denver at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Seattle at Green Bay, 5 p.m.

San Diego at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Washington, 5 p.m.

Oakland at San Francisco, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s Game

N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 5 p.m.

Monday’s Game

Chicago at Indianapolis, 5 p.m.

CFL

All Times PDT

NOTE: Two points for a regulation or overtime win and one point for a tie.

Friday’s Game

B.C. at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s Game

Edmonton at Saskatchewan, 7 p.m.

af2 playoffs

Saturday’s Games

Green Bay at WBSCR

Bossier-Shreveport at Tulsa

Auto Racing

This Weeks Events

All Times PDT

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP

3M Performance 400

Site: Brooklyn, Mich. Schedule: Friday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 12:10 p.m.); Sunday, race (ESPN, 11 p.m.). Track: Michigan International Speedway (D-shaped oval, 2 miles, 18 degrees banking in turns). Race distance: 400 miles, 200 laps. Last race: Tony Stewart took advantage of a stunning mistake by Jeff Gordon with two laps to go to win the Centurion Boats at The Glen at Watkins Glen International. Gordon, who started from the pole and led a race-high 51 laps, seemed to have his 10th road course victory in hand, but he spun out on his own heading into the first turn with Stewart a couple of car-lengths behind. Gordon finished ninth. Last year: Matt Kenseth easily kept Jeff Gordon at bay in the final laps to win his third race of the season. Gordon charged from 12th place on a restart with 36 laps to go in the 200-lap race — but he ran out of time and finished 10 car-lengths behind Kenseth. Fast facts: Seven drivers in the top 10 of the point standings, have won at Michigan International Speedway. Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, and Carl Edwards have won in the NEXTEL Cup Series, while Jeff Burton, Kyle Busch, and Kevin Harvick have won in the Busch Series. … Jeff Gordon has 14 top-five and 19 top-10 finishes as well as four wins this season. Gordon is 344 points ahead of Denny Hamlin in the standings. … Joe Gibbs Racing, winners of three Nextel Cup Series championships and more than 70 NASCAR races, has signed Kyle Busch to drive for the No. 18 team in Nextel Cup beginning in 2008. … Kyle Petty, who suffered a broken hand in last week’s race at Watkins Glen, may not race this weekend. … Furniture Row Racing announced Kenny Wallace is stepping down as the driver of No. 78 car and will remain with the team as a consultant. Next race: Sharpie 500, Aug. 25, Bristol, Tenn.

NASCAR BUSCH

Carfax 250

Site: Brooklyn, Mich. Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 8:10 a.m.); race (ESPN2, 12:30 p.m.). Track: Michigan International Speedway (D-shaped oval, 2 miles, 18 degrees banking in turns). Race distance: 250 miles, 125 laps. Last race: Kevin Harvick, the defending Busch Series champion, led 37 laps and beat Jeff Burton by 3.5 seconds in the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International. Harvick posted his second consecutive win, fifth this season and 31st of his career. He is tied with Jack Ingram for second in career wins behind Mark Martin’s 47. Last year: Dale Earnhardt Jr. bumped Carl Edwards out of the way on a restart in overtime and grabbed a contentious victory. Fast facts: Carl Edwards has a 766-point lead over David Reutimann in the standings. … Three-time IndyCar Series champion Sam Hornish Jr. will make his Michigan International Speedway debut in the Carfax 250. Hornish is currently fifth in IndyCar Series driver point standings. … MIS is the first track to use a polymer-enhanced asphalt especially formulated for high-banked racing and harsh Michigan winters. … Next race: Food City 250, Aug. 24, Bristol, Tenn.

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS

O’Reilly 200

Site: Bristol, Tenn. Schedule: Wednesday, Aug. 22, qualifying, 1 p.m. (Speed Channel, 3:30 p.m. tape); race (Speed Channel, 5 p.m.). Track: Nashville Superspeedway (tri-oval 1.33 miles, 14 degrees banking in turns). Race distance: 200 miles, 150 laps. Last race: Mike Skinner completely dominated the Built Ford Tough 225 leading 135 of 150 laps to earn his series-leading fourth victory of the season. With the victory, Skinner became just the second driver 50 years or older to win a series race and set a record by leading his 13th consecutive race. He celebrated his 50th birthday two weeks ago. Last year: Ron Hornaday Jr. easily won his 29th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck race, coming from the 21st position to run away with the Built Ford Tough 225. Rick Crawford slipped by Brendan Gaughan for second. Fast facts: Mike Skinner holds an 82-point lead over Ron Hornaday. … Practice for the race will take place Tuesday, Aug. 21. … The Truck Series will be the first NASCAR series to compete on the newly resurfaced half-mile oval. … Next race: Dodger Dealers Ram Tough 200, Sept. 1, Madison, Ill.

NHRA

Toyo Tires Nationals

Site: Reading, Pa. Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 12 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 8 a.m. (ESPN2, 3 p.m., tape); Sunday, eliminations, 8 a.m. (ESPN2, 7 p.m., tape). Track: Maple Grove Raceway. Last event: John Force won his 125th Funny Car event by beating Kenny Bernstein by about 2 feet in a meeting of drag-racing legends. In the two legends’ first meeting in 18 years, Force’s 4.794-second run at 316.60 mph was faster by 0.0048 seconds. Bernstein’s son, Brandon, beat Larry Dixon in the Top Fuel final. In Pro Stock, Jeg Coughlin became just the 11th racer in NHRA’s 56-year history with 50 national wins when he beat Greg Anderson. Andrew Hines beat teammate Eddie Krawiec in an all-Harley-Davidson final. Last year: Rookie J.R. Todd raced to his third Top Fuel victory, using a career-best pass of 4.494 seconds to beat Melanie Troxel in the final. Phil Burkart snapped a 53-race winless streak in Funny Car. Three-time Pro Stock champ Greg Anderson also won, while Karen Stoffer topped the Pro Stock Motorcycle field. Fast facts: NHRA’s current tiebreaker system will be utilized for all three stages of the NHRA POWERade Countdown to the Championship. If a tie exists for the eight top spots after the conclusion of the regular season (the first 17 races), it will be resolved using a stepped system. First, the driver with the most round wins through the first 17 races will win the tie. If a tie still exists, the driver with the most head-to-head victories over the deadlocked participant will advance. Finally, if a tie remains, the driver with the quickest average qualifying elapsed time from his or her 10 best qualifying attempts will win the tie. … Melanie Troxel is two points behind the eighth-place holder Dave Grubnic in the Top Fuel division. … Seven spots have been clinched in Funny Car. Jim Head is in eighth place, 83 points ahead of Tommy Johnson Jr. … Three spots are still open in the Pro Stock. Kurt Johnson, Warren Johnson and Larry Morgan are sixth, seventh and eighth respectively. Next event: Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, Sept. 3, Clermont, Ind.

CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES

Last race: Sebastien Bourdais finally conquered Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., after failing to win on the 4.028-mile, 14-turn natural terrain road course in three previous tries. He won the Generac Grand Prix, starting from the pole and overpowering the rest of the 17-car field in picking up his fifth win of the season. Dan Clarke finished second, a career-best. Next race: Grand Prix of Belgium, Liege, Aug. 26

INDY RACING LEAGUE

Last race: Tony Kanaan blistered the field during the Meijer Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway, easily passing A.J. Foyt IV with nine laps remaining for his second straight win and fourth of the season. Scott Dixon finished second and moved within eight points of Dario Franchitti for the series lead with three races remaining. Next race: Grand Prix of Sonoma, Calif., Aug. 26

FORMULA ONE

Last race: Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix for his third victory of the year, extending his standings lead in a race in which his McLaren team was hit with a penalty. Hamilton’s team was penalized after it was deemed to have hindered his qualifying efforts. With six races to go, Hamilton leads Fernando Alonso 80-73 in the points standings. Next race: Turkish Grand Prix, Aug. 26, Istanbul

OTHER RACES

NASCAR Developmental Series

WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR: New England Dodge Dealers 150 presented by Budweiser, Thursday, Thompson International Speedway, Thompson, Conn.

GRAND NATIONAL, BUSCH EAST SERIES: Mohegan Sun 200, Saturday, Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Conn.

CANADIAN TIRE SERIES: Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres, Sunday, Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. On

Golf

Hole-in-one

DOWNRIVER GC– John Carlson, No. 16, 193 yards, 7-iron.

SOCCER

MLS

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Today’s Game

New England at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 18

CD Chivas USA at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m.

D.C. United at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 19

FC Dallas at Houston, 7 p.m.

New England at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

Tennis

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Western & Southern Financial Masters

ATP TOUR

At The Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason, Ohio. Purse: $2.45 million (Masters). Surface: Hard-Outdoor.

Singles, Second Round

Nicolas Almagro, Spain, def. Ivan Ljubicic (11), Croatia, 6-4, 6-4.

Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, def. Richard Gasquet, France, 6-1, 3-2, retired.

David Ferrer (16), Spain, def. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 6-2, 7-5.

Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, def. Fernando Gonzalez, Chile, 6-2, 7-6 (7).

Carlos Moya, Spain, def. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 6-4, 6-1.

Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.

Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. Mario Ancic, Croatia, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (9).

Sam Querrey, United States, def. Mikhail Youzhny (13), Russia, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.

Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 4-1, retired.

James Blake (9), United States, def. Nicolas Kiefer, Germany, 6-4, 6-4.

Tomas Berdych (10), Czech Republic, def. Arnaud Clement, France, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (4).

Nikolay Davydenko (5), Russia, def. Robby Ginepri, United States, 6-2, 6-7 (7), 6-3.

Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Julien Benneteau, France, 6-3, 6-3.

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Rogers Cup

WTA TOUR

At Rexall Centre, Toronto. Purse: $1.34 million (Tier I) Surface: Hard-Outdoor.

Singles, Second Round

Patty Schnyder (10), Switzerland, def. Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 6-3, 6-2.

Francesca Schiavone, Italy, def. Elena Dementieva (8), Russia, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2.

Dinara Safina (9), Russia, def. Nathalie Dechy, France, 6-1, 6-2.

Meghann Shaughnessy, United States, def. Lucie Safarova (16), Czech Republic, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Nadia Petrova (6), Russia, def. Stephanie Dubois, Canada, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1.

Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, def. Maria Elena Camerin, Italy, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5.

Marion Bartoli (7), France, def. Maria Kirilenko, Russia, 6-2, 2-1, retired.

Tatiana Golovin, France, def. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-3.

Zi Yan, China, def. Ana Ivanovic (4), Serbia, 6-3, 6-1.

Virginie Razzano, France, def. Anna Chakvetadze (5), Russia, 7-6 (5), 2-0, retired.

Sybille Bammer (13), Austria, def. Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, 6-4, 6-2.

Justine Henin, Belgium, def. Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, 6-3, 6-1.

Fish counts

The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 8/14/2007 and year-to-date totals:

Moves

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB—Suspended Milwaukee 1B Prince Fielder for three games and fined him an undisclosed amount for inappropriate and aggressive conduct during a confrontation with plate umpire Wally Bell on Aug. 12.

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Signed LHP TJ McFarland.

DETROIT TIGERS—Optioned RHP Yorman Bazardo to Toledo (IL). Purchased the contract of RHP Jair Jurrjens from Erie (EL). Agreed to terms with RHP Rick Porcello on a four-year contract and LHP Casey Crosby, SS Cale Iorg and LHP Matthew Hoffman.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Recalled RHP Edwar Ramirez and LHP Sean Henn from Scranton/Wilkes Barre (IL). Optioned RHP Jeff Karstens and RHP Jim Brower to Scranton/Wilkes Barre. Agreed to terms with C Austin Romine, RHP Ryan Pope, 3B Bradley Suttle, RHP Adam Olbrychowski, C Richard Weems, 2B Damon Sublett, CF Taylor Grote, CF Austin Krum, SS Carmen Angelini, LF Isiah Howes, RHP Manuel Barreda, RHP Nicholas Chigges, 3B William Pruitt, RF David Williams, RHP Ryan Zink, OF Taylor Holiday, SS Ryan Wehrle, 2B Justin Snyder, RHP Craig Heyer, CF Matthew Morris, RHP Jason Kiley, CF Gary Gattis, 3B Brandon Laird, RHP Jeffrey Livek, 2B Christopher Carrara, SS Brian Chavez, RHP Fred Jones, SS Daniel Cox, RF Steven Strausbaugh, RHP Jake Shafer, 1B Christopher Raber, RHP Daniel Kapala and C Lawrence Day.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Phillippe Aumont.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Agreed to terms with LHP David Price on a six-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS—Activated RHP Vicente Padilla from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Brandon McCarthy on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 11.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Designated RHP Byung-Hyun Kim and LHP Joe Kennedy for assignment. Placed INF Chad Tracy on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Dustin Nippert, RHP Jailen Peguero and OF Jeff Salazar from Tucson (PCL).

CINCINNATI REDS—Placed SS Alex Gonzalez the bereavement list. Purchased the contract of INF Mark Bellhorn from Louisville (IL). Transferred INF Juan Castro from the 15- to the 60-day DL.

COLORADO ROCKIES—Placed OF Willy Taveras on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Ramon Ramirez from Colorado Springs (PCL). Acquired RHP Ramon Ortiz from Minnesota for INF Matt Macri.

FLORIDA MARLINS—Agreed to terms with 3B Matt Dominguez.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Recalled OF Gabe Gross from Nashville (PCL). Designated RHP Chris Spurling for assignment.

NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with 3B Marinus Vernooij.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Julian Sampson and OF Cedric Johnson.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Agreed to terms with LHP Madison Bumgarner and OF Wendell Fairley.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Signed G Brad Badger and C Scott Peters. Released FB BranDon Snow.

CHICAGO BEARS—Waived OT Aaron Brant. Signed OL Steven Vieira.

DETROIT LIONS—Placed FB Alan Picard on injured reserve. Signed P Micah Knorr.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed CB Darrelle Revis.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Placed TE Darcy Johnson on injured reserve. Signed DT Manuel Wright, OL Myniya Smith and OL Dan Parrish. Waived-injured DE Dek Bake and CB Travonti Johnson. Waived G Chris Patrick.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BUFFALO SABRES—Signed D Mike Weber to a three-year contract.

OTTAWA SENATORS—Named Ron Low assistant coach and Eli Wilson goaltending coach.

ECHL

ELMIRA JACKALS—Acquired G Joel Martin from Trenton for future considerations and financial considerations.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

CHIVAS USA—Acquired MF Ramon Nunez from FC Dallas for a 2009 conditional MLS SuperDraft pick.

Major Indoor Soccer League

NEW JERSEY IRONMEN—Agreed to terms with G Tony Meola.

COLLEGE

BIG EAST CONFERENCE—Named Chuck Sullivan director of communications.

COLLEGE OF N.J.—Named Dean Glus interim baseball coach.

CONNECTICUT—Named Brian Meisner men’s assistant hockey coach.

EASTERN MICHIGAN—Named Karen O’Brien assistant volleyball coach.

INDIANA STATE—Promoted John Sherman to assistant director of athletics for marketing and media relations, Ace Hunt to associate director of athletics media relations, and Mike Williams and Kevin Jension assistant directors of athletics media relations. Named Katie Gaal athletics media relations graduate assistant.

LONG ISLAND U.—Promoted Jack Perri to men’s associate head basketball coach and Jennifer Payes to women’s associate head basketball coach.

MERCY—Announced the resignation of Dr. Kevin McGinniss, director of athletics, to become the director of athletic development at Rhode Island.

NORTH CAROLINA-ASHEVILLE—Promoted Tim Perry to associate head baseball coach and Bob Fenn to assistant baseball coach.

NORTHWESTERN STATE—Promoted Jon Paul Davis from pitching coach to baseball coach.

NYU—Named Michael Guerrero and Guillermo Valencia women’s assistant soccer coaches.

OHIO—Announced sophomore basketball G Rachel Frederick is transferring.

PENNSYLVANIA—Named Nik DeVore men’s tennis coach.

SAN FRANCISCO STATE—Named Richard Mendoza men’s assistant basketball coach.

UNLV—Named Jennifer Klein women’s assistant soccer coach.

WILLIAM PATERSON—Named Mike Lauterhahn baseball coach.

Today’s Odds

NFL preseason