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Baseball

NWL

Thursday’s Results

Yakima 5, Salem-Keizer 2

Everett 5, Spokane 4

Tri-City 7, Eugene 3

Vancouver 6, Boise 5

Today’s Games

Boise at Vancouver

Eugene at Tri-City

Salem-Keizer at Yakima

Spokane at Everett

AquaSox 5, Indians 4

E—Moreland, Benitez, Colina. DP—Spokane 2. LOB—Spokane 6, Everett 6. 2B—Barrios 2, Pimentel, Dunigan, Sams. 3B—Salas. HR—Halman (14). SB—Dunigan, Diaz. CS—Dotel.

HBP—. WP—Sattler, Harmon 3. T—2:37. A—3,036.

Little League World Series

At South Williamsport, Pa.

All Times PDT

SEMIFINALS

Thursday, Aug. 23

At Lamade Stadium

International

Willemstad, Curacao 4, Maracaibo, Venezuela 2, 7 innings

United States

Lubbock, Texas 8, Lake Oswego, Ore. 2

International

Tokyo Kitasuna, Japan 4, Taichung, Taiwan 3, 10 innings

United States

Warner Robins, Ga. 16, Chandler, Ariz. 6, 5 innings, 10-run rule

Friday’s games

Rain Day, no games scheduled

Saturday’s games

Willemstad, Curacao vs. Japan, 9:30 a.m.

Lubbock, Texas vs. Warner Robins, Ga., 12:30 p.m.

Basketball

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FIBA Americas

At Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas

First Round

(Top four teams in each group advance to second round)

Group A

United States 123, Virgin Islands 59

Virgin Islands (59)- Hodge 1-3 0-0 2, Sheppard 1-5 9-11 11, Krauser 2-5 4-4 9, Victor 1-7 4-4 7, Richards 2-4 0-0 4, Edwin 3-9 2-3 9, Peterkin 1-4 0-0 2, Gregory 0-5 0-0 0, Francis 2-6 0-0 5, Heywood 0-9 0-0 0, Rhymer 4-5 1-1 9, Elegar 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 17-65 21-25 59.

United States (123)- Billups 2-4 0-0 6, Kidd 1-1 0-0 3, James 4-4 0-0 8, Williams 4-6 0-0 10, Redd 7-12 4-4 22, Prince 1-7 0-0 2, Bryant 2-4 4-4 9, Howard 2-4 5-9 9, Stoudemire 6-7 1-4 13, Miller 5-11 0-0 13, Chandler 3-3 0-0 6, Anthony 6-9 8-9 22. Totals 43-72 22-30 123.

3-Point Goals—Virgin Islands 4-23 (Krauser 1-3, Victor 1-4, Francis 1-4, Edwin 1-5, Gregory 0-1, Hodge 0-2, Sheppard 0-4), United States 15-30 (Redd 4-9, Miller 3-7, Billups 2-3, Williams 2-3, Anthony 2-4, Kidd 1-1, Bryant 1-2, Prince 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Virgin Islands 31 (Richards 6), United States 39 (Prince 12). Assists—Virgin Islands 5 (Sheppard 2), United States 30 (Kidd, James 5). Total Fouls—Virgin Islands 23, United States 30. A—5,554.

WNBA Playoffs

All Times PDT

FIRST ROUND

(Best-of-3)

Thursday’s results

Connecticut 93, Indiana 88, 3OT, Connecticut leads series 1-0

Sacramento 86, San Antonio 65, Sacramento leads series 1-0

Today’s games

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

Phoenix at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Monarchs 86, Silver Stars 65

San Antonio (65)- Johnson 4-9 0-0 10, Young 6-12 8-8 20, Riley 1-4 0-0 2, Darling 3-6 3-4 11, Hammon 6-16 2-2 16, Crossley 1-8 0-0 3, Little 0-2 0-0 0, Ferdinand 1-3 1-2 3, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Irvin 0-0 0-0 0, Wecker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-61 14-16 65.

Sacramento (86)- Powell 6-13 9-9 22, Brunson 6-9 5-7 17, Griffith 2-5 6-6 10, Newton 1-5 0-0 2, Penicheiro 3-11 4-4 10, Lawson 6-13 1-2 16, Haynie 0-2 0-0 0, Robinson 1-3 2-2 4, Williams 2-6 1-2 5, Atkinson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-67 28-32 86.

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 7-18 (Darling 2-3, Johnson 2-4, Hammon 2-7, Crossley 1-4), Sacramento 4-14 (Lawson 3-8, Powell 1-4, Penicheiro 0-1, Robinson 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 31 (Young 8), Sacramento 54 (Griffith 9). Assists—San Antonio 13 (Darling 5), Sacramento 17 (Penicheiro 7). Total Fouls—San Antonio 25, Sacramento 17. A—10,126. (17,317).

Sun 93, Fever 88

Indiana (88)- DeForge 12-22 3-3 31, Catchings 5-17 4-4 14, Sutton-Brown 1-4 1-2 3, Bevilaqua 4-7 2-2 10, White 0-1 0-0 0, Sam 2-7 0-0 4, Whitmore 9-24 3-3 24, Sharp 0-2 0-0 0, Bales 0-0 0-0 0, Hoffman 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 34-88 13-14 88.

Connecticut (93)- Jones 9-22 1-1 20, Sales 8-17 6-8 25, Dydek 5-12 0-0 11, Whalen 4-14 4-4 13, Douglas 4-21 4-4 14, Rasmussen 4-6 0-0 8, Maltsi 0-2 0-0 0, Carey 0-0 0-0 0, Willingham 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 35-95 15-17 93.

3-Point Goals—Indiana 7-20 (DeForge 4-11, Whitmore 3-4, Hoffman 0-2, Catchings 0-3), Connecticut 8-28 (Sales 3-6, Douglas 2-12, Jones 1-1, Dydek 1-2, Whalen 1-4, Rasmussen 0-1, Maltsi 0-2). Fouled Out—Bevilaqua. Rebounds—Indiana 61 (Catchings 20), Connecticut 56 (Dydek 11). Assists—Indiana 18 (Catchings 7), Connecticut 27 (Whalen 10). Total Fouls—Indiana 25, Connecticut 16. A—7,271. (9,341).

Football

NFL Preseason

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Results

Jacksonville 21, Green Bay 13

New Orleans 30, Kansas City 7

Today’s Games

Tennessee at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

New England at Carolina, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Oakland, 7 p.m.

Jaguars 21, Packers 13

Second Quarter

GB—FG Rayner 22, 5:20.

GB—Jackson 1 run (Rayner kick), :22.

Third Quarter

Jac—Toefield 1 run (Scobee kick), 7:07.

Jac—Wrighster 25 yd pass from Garrard (Scobee kick), 1:40.

Fourth Quarter

GB—FG Crosby 38 yd, 6:01.

Jac—Iwuh 24 interception return (Elling kick), :48.

A—69,268.

Saints 30, Chiefs 7

Second Quarter

NO—FG Mare 28, 13:02.

NO—FG Mare 31, 6:37.

NO—Patten 4 pass from Brees (Mare kick), 2:27.

Fourth Quarter

NO—FG Mare 44, 14:26.

NO—Thomas 6 run (Mare kick), 9:40.

NO—Thomas 19 run (Mare kick), 4:51.

KC—O’Keith 2 run (Medlock kick), 1:53.

A—72,283

CFL

All Times PDT

Today’s Game

Toronto at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

Saturday’s Game

Hamilton at Montreal, 4 p.m.

AF2

Saturday’s game

Championship

In Bossier City, Louisiana

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Tulsa, 5 p.m.

Auto Racing

Stateline Stadium/Speedway

Wednesday Night Fever

ROAD RUNNERS

Fast Time– Dave Hatton, 16.922. Trophy Dash– A) Jamie Allen; B) Bryan Allen; C) Kevin Harris Sr.; D) Grover Krogh. Heat– A) J. Allen; B) Robb Boatsman; C) Brian Sawatzki; D) in Meeks. C Main– 1) Meeks; 2) Sawatzki; 3) Rick Manzer; 4) Krogh; 5) Dan Martin. B Main– 1) Steve Roth; 2) Bernie Beard; 3) Eric Harris; 4) Harris Sr.; 5) Lance Morehouse. A Main– 1) J. Allen; 2) Tim Benn; 3) Shannon Benn; 4) Steve Mathers; 5) B. Allen; 6) Hatton; 7) Roman Gibson; 8) Russell Syverson; 9) Ryan Potts; 10) Shane Zettle.

FEVER 4’S

Fast Time– Rusty Webb, 16.235. Trophy Dash– A) Bruce Garber; B) Tracey Thomas. Heat– A) Les Billings; B) Stephen Plesek. Main– 1) John Vallone; 2) Craig O’Neal; 3) Colton Garber; 4) B. Garber; 5) Matt Schoen; 6) Webb; 7) Thomas; 8) Rod Bambino; 9) Ron Edwards; 10) Jason Dearinger.

BUMP TO PASS

Fast Time– Joel Schrader, 17.08. Trophy Dash– 1) Yvonne Lifsey. Heat– A) James Cotter; B) Vern Dorsey. Main– 1) Dorsey; 2) Schrader; 3) Lifsey; 4) Travis Cox; 5) Cotter; 6) Bob Willis; 7) Adam Osborn; 8) Noah Hamlin; 9) Arron Clother; 10) John Hollingsworth.

Golf

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The Barclays

PGA TOUR

At Westchester Country Club, Harrison, N.Y. Purse: $7 million. Yardage: 6,839; Par: 71(36-35).

First Round

Tom Lehman

36-35—71

Vaughn Taylor

35-36—71

John Rollins

38-33—71

Fred Funk

36-35—71

Joe Durant

37-34—71

Anders Hansen

34-37—71

Jesper Parnevik

34-37—71

Tim Herron

34-37—71

Joe Ogilvie

34-37—71

Paul Goydos

34-37—71

Nick O’Hern

34-37—71

Boo Weekley

34-37—71

Aaron Baddeley

37-34—71

Padraig Harrington

34-37—71

Shaun Micheel

37-34—71

Frank Lickliter II

36-35—71

Andrew Buckle

37-34—71

Bart Bryant

34-38—72

Brian Bateman

35-37—72

Pat Perez

37-35—72

Brandt Snedeker

37-35—72

Steve Marino

37-35—72

J.J. Henry

37-35—72

Shigeki Maruyama

34-38—72

Jason Gore

34-38—72

Nathan Green

39-33—72

Ryuji Imada

38-34—72

Lucas Glover

37-35—72

Bubba Watson

38-34—72

Stewart Cink

38-34—72

Bo Van Pelt

36-36—72

Ryan Armour

35-37—72

Justin Leonard

38-35—73

Ryan Moore

37-36—73

Kevin Sutherland

35-38—73

David Toms

37-36—73

D.J. Trahan

35-38—73

Alex Cejka

38-35—73

Johnson Wagner

36-37—73

Jason Dufner

35-38—73

Charles Warren

37-36—73

Sean O’Hair

36-37—73

Will MacKenzie

38-35—73

Kevin Na

35-38—73

Brett Wetterich

38-36—74

Stuart Appleby

39-35—74

Dean Wilson

37-37—74

John Merrick

38-36—74

Jeff Overton

37-37—74

Angel Cabrera

38-36—74

Ken Duke

36-38—74

Jonathan Byrd

36-38—74

Pacific Northwest PGA Championship

At Suncadia Resort, Rosyln, Wa. Yardage: 6,944. Par: 72. Purse: $57,000

1, Brian Thornton (Meridian Valley CC), 68-73-70-211. 2, Ryan Benzel (Seattle GC), 70-69-75-214. 2(t), Ryan Malby (Village Greens GC) 73-70-71-214. 4(t), Mike Gove (Inglewood GC), 73-69-73-215. 4(t), Scott Rath (Tualatin CC), 68-70-77-215. ALSO: 6(t), Mark Gardner (The Creek at Qualchan), 70-75-72-217. 15(t), Brad Hansen (Stoneridge GC), 76-73-72-221. 16(t), Rick Denholm (Highlands GC), 75-76-71-222. 32(t), Robert Gray (Gonzaga University), 79-73-76-228. 40(t), Craig Schuh (Deer Park), 75-74-82-231.

Holes-in-one

TRAILHEAD GC– Andy Eernisse, No. 6, 189 yards, 3-wood.

SUNDANCE GC– Mike Vandervert, No. 13, 131 yards, wedge.

HANGMAN VALLEY GC– Jim Lawhead, No. 11, 166 yards, 7-wood.

MANITO GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB–Del Topoll, No. 8, 190 yards, 4-iron.

INDIAN CANYON GOLF COURSE–Jen Holland, No. 2, 98 yards, pitching wedge.

SPOKANE COUNTRY CLUB–Steve Quaid, No. 9, 183 yards, 4-iron.

Horse Racing

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Emerald Downs

Emerald Downs results, as provided by track officials.

POST TIME: 6:05 p.m.

First Race - - Purse $11,600, Maiden Claiming $20,000, 2 yo, Five And A Half Furlongs. 2-Pete’s Glory Girl (Gutierrez J). $3.40 $2.60 $2.80. 4-Jeweled Case (Zunino J). $3.00 $3.00. 6-Stormin Lass (Matias J). $8.60. Also Ran: Tacks Free, Sweetheart Deal, Crystal’n Diamonds, Blueswater, Cahill’s Dream Race Time: 1:04.40. Exacta (2-4) $5.40; Superfecta (2-4-6-3) $453.60; Trifecta (2-4-6) $82.90.

Second Race - - Purse $6,200, Claiming $3,500, 3 yo’s & up, Six And A Half Furlongs. 3-Formypapa (Hoonan-Trujillo D). $13.20 $6.80 $4.80. 2-Fairly Honest (Whitaker J). $8.20 $5.40. 6-Crafty Wagner (Gutierrez J). $3.20. Also Ran: Kat’s Warrior, Slowwaterrunsdeep, Forrester Found, Our Singing Boy. Race Time: 1:15.60. Daily Double (2-3) $19.00; Exacta (3-2) $35.40; Superfecta (3-2-6-7) $458.40; Trifecta (3-2-6) $107.50.

Third Race - - Purse $8,700, Maiden Claiming $12,500, 2 yo, Five Furlongs. 5-Jazzin the Storm (Chaves N). $32.20 $11.80 $6.40. 1-Delacey (Eide B). $5.20 $3.80. 2-Miss Mattie (Zunino J). $5.20. Also Ran: This September, Snowbound Vicky, Swift City, Lucky Marona, Wealthy Mistress Race Time: :58.20. Exacta (5-1) $95.40; Superfecta (5-1-2-7) $4,888.00; Trifecta (5-1-2) $504.00; Pic 3 (2-3-5) $702.70.

Fourth Race - - Purse $6,000, Maiden Claiming $5,000, 3 yo’s & up, One Mile. 1-Tropic Star (Frazier R). $4.20 $2.20 $2.60. 6-Lord of Eagles (Rodriguez M). $3.20 $2.20. 7-Everyday Eddie (Gutierrez J). $4.80. Also Ran: More Than My Heart, Venture On, Giveitupfordagoose, Oro Negro, Teyos Tequilla, O So High. Race Time: 1:38.20. Exacta (1-6) $6.80; Superfecta (1-6-7-3) $47.80; Trifecta (1-6-7) $26.20; Pic 3 (3-5-1) $507.00.

Fifth Race - - Purse $6,700, Maiden Claiming $7,500, 3 yo, Six Furlongs. 2-Don’t Call Me Max (Radke K). $7.00 $3.20 $2.40. 11-Peter’s Charity (Portillo D). $4.80 $3.20. 6-Two Intent (Zunino J). $3.40. Also Ran: Blakes Quest, Inmortal, Sampsons Spirit, Onthe Edgeof Money, Baby Johnny, Enemy’s Edge, Scout Sniper, Bu’s Edge. Late Scratches: Courageous Captain, Race Time: 1:10.60. Exacta (2-11) $20.30; Superfecta (2-11-6-1) $1,232.70; Trifecta (2-11-6) $72.30; Pic 3 (5-1-2) $162.50; Pic 4 (3-5-1-2/10) $1,121.80.

Sixth Race - - Purse $6,300, Claiming $4,000, 3 yo’s & up, Six Furlongs. 5-On the Hill (Mitchell G). $6.40 $3.20 $2.80. 6-Adams Lucky Gold (Frazier R). $3.20 $3.20. 4-Judi’s Kat (Eide B). $9.80. Also Ran: T M Monstrous, Mister Giggles, Gonnadowhatiwanado, Onehundred N First, Moonlight Knight, Clara’s Choice. Race Time: 1:08.60. Exacta (5-6) $10.20; Superfecta (5-6-4-1) $544.60; Trifecta (5-6-4) $140.30; Pic 3 (1-2-5) $25.80.

Seventh Race - - Purse $9,700, Claiming $12,500, 3 yo’s & up, Six Furlongs. 1-Queen Sarabi (Frazier R). $8.80 $6.00 $3.40. 2-Kitty’s Honey (Mitchell G). $3.80 $2.80. 4-Foxwood Belle (Hoonan-Trujillo D). $2.20. Also Ran: Tasha’s Flirt, Raging Lady, Nina Win, Lady Eliza. Race Time: 1:09.20. Exacta (1-2) $11.80; Superfecta (1-2-4-5) $123.80; Trifecta (1-2-4) $35.50; (5 VS. 6 (WINNER 5)) $3.40; Pic 3 (2-5-1) $50.20.

Eighth Race - - Purse $6,300, Claiming $4,000, 3 yo’s & up, One Mile. 2-Tropical River (Hoonan-Trujillo D). $6.40 $5.00 $2.80. 5-Shimmy Cat (Rodriguez M). $13.80 $5.20. 3-Critic (Frazier R). $2.40. Also Ran: Iron Chef, Corona Time, Maloboy, Kate’s Hope, Palmetto Road, El Patron Grande Race Time: 1:35.40. Daily Double (1-2) $30.00; Exacta (2-5) $41.20; Superfecta (2-5-3-8) $1,761.50; Trifecta (2-5-3) $168.40; Pic 3 (5-1-2) $52.40; Pic 4 (2/10-5-1-2) $143.90.

Soccer

MLS

All Times PDT

Thursday’s Results

CD Chivas USA 3, Los Angeles 0

Saturday’s Games

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

D.C. United at Toronto FC, 4:30 p.m.

Kansas City at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Columbus at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Los Angeles at Colorado, 4 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at CD Chivas USA, 6 p.m.

High school boys

Non-league

Moscow 10, St. Maries 0

First half — 1, Mos, O’Rourke (Stannard), 2:00. 2, Mos, Trevisan (O’Rourke), 3:00. 3, Mos, Martin (Trevisan), 4:00. 4, Mos, Engerbretson (Williams), 20:00. 5, Mos, Anderson (Sanchez), 28:00. 6, Mos, Sanchez (O’Rourke). Second half — 7, Mos, Stannard (Martin), 46:00. 8, Mos, Trevisan (Sanchez). 9, Mos, Stannard (Trevisan), 62:00. 10, Mos, Gressard (Edwards), 75:00.

Shots on goal — St. Maries 1, Moscow 23. Saves — St Maries, Buell 19. Moscow, Rose 1.

High school girls

Inland Empire League

Post Falls 0, Lakeland 0

First half — None. Second half — None.

Shots on goal — Post Falls 8, Lakeland 6. Saves — Post Falls, Slinkard 5. Lakeland, Biggs 4.

Tennis

Pilot Pen Tennis

ATP/WTA TOUR

At The Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale, New Haven, Conn. Purse: Men, $675,000 (Intl.); Women, $600,000 (Tier II). Surface: Hard-Outdoor.

Men Singles, Third Round

Ivo Karlovic (11), Croatia, def. Thomas Johansson, Sweden, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Mardy Fish, United States, def. Jose Acasuso, Argentina, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-0.

Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Tommy Robredo (2), Spain, 6-3, 6-3.

Fernando Verdasco (12), Spain, def. Jarkko Nieminen (6), Finland, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.

Igor Andreev (14), Russia, def. David Ferrer (4), Spain, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

Gilles Simon (13), France, def. Nikolay Davydenko (1), Russia, 6-4, 6-4.

James Blake (3), United States, def. Agustin Calleri (16), Argentina, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1.

Paul-Henri Mathieu (5), France, def. Nicolas Almagro (10), Spain, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Women Singles, Quarterfinals

Agnes Szavay, Hungary, def. Alona Bondarenko (8), Ukraine, 6-1, 6-4.

Elena Dementieva (6), Russia, def. Marion Bartoli (3), France, 6-4, 6-2.

Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, def. Dinara Safina (4), Russia, 1-6, 7-6 (8), 6-2.

Fish counts

The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 8/22/2007 and year-to-date totals:

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Recalled LHP Javier Lopez from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned LHP Jon Lester to Portland (EL). Agreed to terms with INF Royce Clayton on a contract with Pawtucket.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Placed 3B Tommy Watkins on the 15-day DL. Activated 3B Brian Buscher from the 15-day DL.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Purchased the contract of RHP Rick White from Tacoma (PCL). Optioned LHP John Parrish to Tacoma.

TEXAS RANGERS—Recalled RHP Scott Feldman from Oklahoma (PCL). Designated C Adam Melhuse for assignment.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS—Acquired OF Craig Monroe and a cash considerations from Detroit for a player to be named.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA—Fined Seattle SuperSonics co-owner Aubrey McClendon $250,000 for comments made about moving the team out of Seattle.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Released G Vassilis Spanoulis.

SEATTLE SUPERSONICS—Named Scott Brooks, Mark Bryant and Ralph Lewis assistant coaches and Brian Keefe player development assistant.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Released QB Toby Korrodi. Signed QB Lang Campbell to a one-year contract.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed LB Lemar Marshall to a one-year contract. Released TE Erik Jensen.

DETROIT LIONS—Released KR Eddie Drummond.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Released OT Ramiro Pruneda, WR Titus Ryan, CB Marcus Maxey, TE Mike Pinkard and DE Chris Harris. Terminated the contract of WR Rod Gardner.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Acquired G Pete Kendall from the New York Jets for either a fifth-round pick in the 2008 NFL draft or a fourth-round pick in the 2009 NFL draft.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS—Named Trent Yawney professional scout.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Signed C Michael Peca to a one-year contract.

DALLAS STARS—Named Rob DiMaio scout.

FLORIDA PANTHERS—Agreed to terms with C Stephen Weiss on a six-year contract extension.

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Signed D Drew Bagnall to a multiyear contract.

MINNESOTA WILD—Signed C Serge Payer to a one-year contract.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NFL preseason