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MLB

American League Leaders

BATTING—MOrdonez, Detroit, .359; ISuzuki, Seattle, .353; Polanco, Detroit, .340; Figgins, Los Angeles, .335; Posada, New York, .331; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, .326; Lowell, Boston, .324.

RUNS—ARodriguez, New York, 120; Granderson, Detroit, 99; MOrdonez, Detroit, 99; Sizemore, Cleveland, 98; BAbreu, New York, 98; Sheffield, Detroit, 97; ISuzuki, Seattle, 95.

RBI—ARodriguez, New York, 123; MOrdonez, Detroit, 116; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 107; Morneau, Minnesota, 95; Lowell, Boston, 93; THunter, Minnesota, 93; VMartinez, Cleveland, 92.

HITS—ISuzuki, Seattle, 192; MOrdonez, Detroit, 177; Jeter, New York, 167; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 164; Rios, Toronto, 161; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 159; Polanco, Detroit, 159; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 159.

DOUBLES—VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 44; MOrdonez, Detroit, 43; DOrtiz, Boston, 40; THunter, Minnesota, 38; AHill, Toronto, 37; BRoberts, Baltimore, 37; Rios, Toronto, 36; VWells, Toronto, 36; Posada, New York, 36.

TRIPLES—Granderson, Detroit, 21; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 9; Iwamura, Tampa Bay, 8; MeCabrera, New York, 8; CGuillen, Detroit, 8; Cano, New York, 7; Teahen, Kansas City, 7; Crisp, Boston, 7; MByrd, Texas, 7; ISuzuki, Seattle, 7.

HOME RUNS—ARodriguez, New York, 43; CPena, Tampa Bay, 31; Morneau, Minnesota, 29; Konerko, Chicago, 27; THunter, Minnesota, 26; Dye, Chicago, 26; MOrdonez, Detroit, 25.

STOLEN BASES—Crawford, Tampa Bay, 42; BRoberts, Baltimore, 39; ISuzuki, Seattle, 36; CPatterson, Baltimore, 36; Figgins, Los Angeles, 34; Sizemore, Cleveland, 29; JLugo, Boston, 28.

PITCHING (13 Decisions)—Beckett, Boston, 16-5, .762, 3.21; Verlander, Detroit, 14-5, .737, 3.77; Haren, Oakland, 14-5, .737, 2.72; Bedard, Baltimore, 13-5, .722, 3.16; Byrd, Cleveland, 13-5, .722, 4.61; Wang, New York, 15-6, .714, 3.95; KEscobar, Los Angeles, 15-6, .714, 2.77.

STRIKEOUTS—Bedard, Baltimore, 221; JoSantana, Minnesota, 198; Kazmir, Tampa Bay, 189; Matsuzaka, Boston, 174; Sabathia, Cleveland, 174; Shields, Tampa Bay, 162; Haren, Oakland, 157; JVazquez, Chicago, 157.

SAVES—Borowski, Cleveland, 38; Putz, Seattle, 37; Jenks, Chicago, 36; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 33; TJones, Detroit, 33; Papelbon, Boston, 30; Nathan, Minnesota, 28.

National League Leaders

BATTING—Utley, Philadelphia, .337; DYoung, Washington, .337; Holliday, Colorado, .336; Renteria, Atlanta, .336; CJones, Atlanta, .335; HaRamirez, Florida, .332; Pujols, St. Louis, .322.

RUNS—Rollins, Philadelphia, 113; HaRamirez, Florida, 101; JBReyes, New York, 99; Uggla, Florida, 90; Wright, New York, 89; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 89; Holliday, Colorado, 88.

RBI—Howard, Philadelphia, 108; Holliday, Colorado, 103; CaLee, Houston, 102; Fielder, Milwaukee, 97; MiCabrera, Florida, 91; Dunn, Cincinnati, 91; Hawpe, Colorado, 87; Atkins, Colorado, 87.

HITS—Holliday, Colorado, 176; HaRamirez, Florida, 173; Rollins, Philadelphia, 165; JBReyes, New York, 164; Pierre, Los Angeles, 158; Francoeur, Atlanta, 157; FSanchez, Pittsburgh, 157.

DOUBLES—Holliday, Colorado, 44; Uggla, Florida, 42; Utley, Philadelphia, 42; HaRamirez, Florida, 38; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 37; CaLee, Houston, 37; Church, Washington, 36.

TRIPLES—Rollins, Philadelphia, 15; JBReyes, New York, 11; Johnson, Atlanta, 10; Amezaga, Florida, 9; Harris, Atlanta, 8; Pence, Houston, 7; OHudson, Arizona, 7; Byrnes, Arizona, 7; Pierre, Los Angeles, 7; DRoberts, San Francisco, 7.

HOME RUNS—Fielder, Milwaukee, 39; Dunn, Cincinnati, 36; Howard, Philadelphia, 35; MiCabrera, Florida, 30; Pujols, St. Louis, 30; CBYoung, Arizona, 28; Griffey Jr., Cincinnati, 28.

STOLEN BASES—JBReyes, New York, 71; Pierre, Los Angeles, 52; HaRamirez, Florida, 42; Byrnes, Arizona, 38; Victorino, Philadelphia, 34; Wright, New York, 29; Taveras, Colorado, 29.

PITCHING (13 Decisions)—Harang, Cincinnati, 13-3, .812, 3.68; Penny, Los Angeles, 14-4, .778, 2.65; Peavy, San Diego, 15-5, .750, 2.18; Hamels, Philadelphia, 14-5, .737, 3.50; THudson, Atlanta, 15-6, .714, 3.23; CVargas, Milwaukee, 10-4, .714, 5.13; BSheets, Milwaukee, 10-4, .714, 3.39.

STRIKEOUTS—Peavy, San Diego, 197; Webb, Arizona, 170; Harang, Cincinnati, 166; Hamels, Philadelphia, 156; Smoltz, Atlanta, 155; RHill, Chicago, 154; Snell, Pittsburgh, 147.

SAVES—Valverde, Arizona, 40; FCordero, Milwaukee, 37; Saito, Los Angeles, 36; Hoffman, San Diego, 35; BWagner, New York, 29; CCordero, Washington, 28; Weathers, Cincinnati, 28.

PCL

Pacific Conference

Tuesday’s Results

Round Rock 6, Albuquerque 4

Sacramento 2, Colorado Springs 1

Fresno 6, Salt Lake 5

Iowa 8, Memphis 2

New Orleans 6, Oklahoma 4

Nashville 7, Omaha 3

Tucson 4, Portland 3

Tacoma 8, Las Vegas 5, 11 innings

Today’s Games

Albuquerque at Round Rock

Colorado Springs at Sacramento

Fresno at Salt Lake

Iowa at Memphis

New Orleans at Oklahoma

Omaha at Nashville

Portland at Tucson

Tacoma at Las Vegas

NWL

Tuesday’s Results

Everett 9, Eugene 4

Vancouver 7, Salem-Keizer 2

Spokane 3, Boise 2

Yakima 6, Tri-City 0

Today’s Games

Eugene at Everett

Salem-Keizer at Vancouver

Spokane at Boise

Yakima at Tri-City

Indians 3, Hawks 2

E—Salas, Moreland, Thomas, Burke, Donaldson. DP—Spokane 1. LOB—Spokane 12, Boise 12. 2B—Santana (1), Donaldson (8). HR—Donaldson (8). CS—Beltre (1), Osuna (6), Sawyer (1). S—Moreland.

HBP—Rosa (by Brigham), Guyer (by Brigham), Barrios (by Parker). WP—Sattler, Higgins 2. PB—Gossage (2), Greene (15). T—4:08. A—2,084.

Basketball

FIBA

United States 117, Puerto Rico 78

Puerto Rico (78)- Ramos 4-8 0-0 8, Barea 2-10 0-0 4, Rivera 1-5 0-0 3, Arroyo 5-11 1-1 12, Apodaca 3-10 2-2 9, Falcon 0-2 0-0 0, Ayuso 2-7 8-9 13, Sanchez 2-4 2-2 7, Reyes 3-6 0-0 7, Valenzuela 2-6 0-0 4, Lee 3-7 0-0 7, Figueroa 2-4 0-1 4. Totals 29-80 13-15 78.

United States (117)- Billups 1-4 0-0 3, Kidd 0-0 0-0 0, James 8-10 2-4 21, Williams 4-4 0-0 8, Redd 6-14 2-2 15, Prince 3-5 0-3 7, Bryant 6-11 0-0 14, Howard 4-6 1-4 9, Stoudemire 4-5 3-4 12, Miller 3-6 0-0 7, Chandler 2-3 0-0 4, Anthony 6-11 3-6 17. Totals 47-79 11-23 117.

3-Point Goals—Puerto Rico 7-33 (Rivera 1-2, Reyes 1-2, Sanchez 1-3, Ayuso 1-4, Arroyo 1-5, Apodaca 1-5, Lee 1-5, Figueroa 0-2, Barea 0-5), United States 12-34 (James 3-5, Bryant 2-4, Anthony 2-6, Stoudemire 1-1, Prince 1-2, Billups 1-4, Miller 1-4, Redd 1-8). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Puerto Rico 37 (Arroyo, Reyes 6), United States 48 (Stoudemire, Chandler 8). Assists—Puerto Rico 13 (Barea 3), United States 26 (Williams 7). Total Fouls—Puerto Rico 20, United States 15. A—NA.

WNBA Playoffs

All Times PDT

First Round

Tuesday’s results

Detroit 71, New York 70, OT, Det. wins series 2-1

Conference Finals

Today’s games

No games scheduled

Thursday’s game

Phoenix at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Friday’s game

Detroit at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Shock 71, Liberty 70 (OT)

New York (70)- Christon 3-8 2-2 9, Kraayeveld 6-12 2-2 16, McCarville 4-10 2-4 10, Thorn 2-4 0-0 5, Moore 4-13 2-4 11, Battle 1-6 1-2 3, Jackson 6-11 2-3 14, Farris 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 27-67 11-17 70.

Detroit (71)- Cash 4-9 0-0 8, Ford 7-10 3-4 17, Feenstra 0-1 0-0 0, K.Smith 5-17 0-2 12, Nolan 10-26 1-1 22, Braxton 3-4 2-3 8, Pierson 0-5 0-0 0, Johnson 0-2 2-2 2, Latta 0-1 0-0 0, Powell 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 30-76 8-12 71.

3-Point Goals—New York 5-18 (Kraayeveld 2-5, Christon 1-3, Thorn 1-3, Moore 1-7), Detroit 3-16 (K.Smith 2-9, Nolan 1-6, Latta 0-1). Fouled Out—Pierson. Rebounds—New York 45 (Jackson 10), Detroit 51 (Ford 10). Assists—New York 15 (Moore 6), Detroit 13 (Nolan 6). Total Fouls—New York 19, Detroit 23. A—10,654 (11,268).

FOOTBALL

NFL preseason

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Monday’s Result

Atlanta 24, Cincinnati 19

Thursday’s Games

Buffalo at Detroit, 4 p.m.

New York Jets at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m.

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

Washington at Jacksonville, 4:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Green Bay at Tennessee, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Houston at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Miami at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Kansas City at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Arizona at Denver, 6 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 7 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m.

Baltimore at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

End of preseason

CFL

All Times PDT

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

Friday’s Game

Montreal at British Columbia, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Game

Winnipeg at Saskatchewan, 1 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Toronto at Hamilton, 10 a.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 10 a.m.

SOCCER

MLS

All Times PDT

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

Today’s Game

Kansas City at Real Salt Lake, 6 p.m.

Saturday

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

D.C. United at FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

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

Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday

Colorado at Columbus, 12 p.m.

Tennis

U.S. Open

At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York. Purse: $19.653 million (Grand Slam). Surface: Hard-Outdoor.

Men Singles, First Round

Lleyton Hewitt (16), Australia, def. Amer Delic, United States, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

Juan Ignacio Chela (20), Argentina, def. Michael McClune, United States, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (0).

Juan Monaco (23), Argentina, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5.

Dudi Sela, Israel, def. Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3.

Stefan Koubek, Austria, def. Sam Querrey, United States, 7-6 (1), 6-1, 6-1.

Wayne Odesnik, United States, def. Danai Udomchoke, Thailand, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (2).

Arnaud Clement, France, def. Ivo Karlovic (32), Croatia, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 4-6, 6-7 (6), 6-4.

Ivan Ljubicic (12), Croatia, def. Kristof Vliegen, Belgium, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-1.

Jurgen Melzer (31), Austria, def. Diego Hartfield, Argentina, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5.

Thomas Johansson, Sweden, def. Nicolas Massu, Chile, 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-3.

Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 6-0, 6-4, 6-2.

Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3.

Michael Llodra, France, def. Filippo Volandri (29), Italy, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Andrei Pavel, Romania, def. Dominik Meffert, Germany, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5.

Fabrice Santoro, France, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 6-1, 6-7 (8), 6-2, 6-1.

James Blake (6), United States, def. Michael Russell, United States, 7-6 (6), 6-3, 7-6 (4).

David Ferrer (15), Spain, def. Florian Mayer, Germany, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.

Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def. Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2.

Xavier Malisse, Belgium, def. Kristian Pless, Denmark, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 7-5.

Florent Serra, France, def. Werner Eschauer, Austria, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-2.

Agustin Calleri, Argentina, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.

David Nalbandian (24), Argentina, def. Ivan Navarro Pastor, Spain, 7-5, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6).

Jose Acasuso, Argentina, def. Martin Vassallo Arguello, Argentina, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4.

Women singles, First Round

Virginie Razzano, France, def. Emilie Loit, France, 6-1, 6-2.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (4), Russia, def. Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-3.

Laura Granville, United States, def. Olivia Sanchez, France, 6-2, 6-2.

Agnieszka Radwanska (30), Poland, def. Akiko Morigami, Japan, 6-2, 6-1.

Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Emmanuelle Gagliardi, Switzerland, 6-1, 6-1.

Camille Pin, France, def. Tatiana Perebiynis, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-2.

Sania Mirza (26), India, def. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-1.

Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, def. Tathiana Garbin (23), Italy, 6-4, 6-3.

Patty Schnyder (11), Switzerland, def. Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-0.

Nicole Vaidisova (13), Czech Republic, def. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, 6-1, 6-2.

Maria Kirilenko, Russia, def. Martina Muller, Germany, 6-3, 6-1.

Martina Hingis (16), Switzerland, def. Mathilde Johansson, France, 6-0, 6-3.

Pauline Parmentier, France, def. Tatjana Malek, Germany, 6-2, 6-4.

Severine Bremond, France, def. Edina Gallovits, Romania, 6-1, 7-5.

Katarina Srebotnik (22), Slovenia, def. Alicia Molik, Australia, 6-2, 6-2.

Jelena Kostanic Tosic, Croatia, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-4, 6-2.

Julia Vakulenko, Ukraine, def. Daniela Hantuchova (9), Slovakia, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.

Anna Chakvetadze (6), Russia, def. Ashley Weinhold, United States, 6-1, 6-1.

Flavia Pennetta, Italy, def. Peng Shuai, China, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Nadia Petrova (7), Russia, def. Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, 6-3, 6-1.

Anabel Medina Garrigues (31), Spain, def. Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, 6-3, 6-3.

Anastasia Rodionova, Russia, def. Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-4.

Nicole Pratt, Australia, def. Jamea Jackson, United States, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0.

Michaella Krajicek (32), Netherlands, def. Alberta Brianti, Italy, 6-2, 6-0.

Francesca Schiavone (24), Italy, def. Nathalie Dechy, France, 6-3, 6-1.

Casey Dellacqua, Australia, def. Yaroslava Shvedova, Russia, 6-3, 6-2.

Agnes Szavay, Hungary, def. Sandra Kloesel, Germany, 6-1, 6-2.

Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, def. Cho Yoon-jeong, South Korea, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Bethanie Mattek, United States, def. Madison Brengle, United States, 6-4, 6-1.

Tamira Paszek, Austria, def. Greta Arn, Germany, 6-4, 6-4.

Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 6-0, 6-1.

Shahar Peer (18), Israel, def. Meilen Tu, United States, 6-4, 7-6 (7).

Fish counts

The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 8/27/2007 and year-to-date totals:

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Released RHP Paul Shuey. Recalled LHP Kurt Birkins from Norfolk (IL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Signed LHP Joe Kennedy to a minor-league contract and assigned him to Syracuse (IL).

National League

CHICAGO CUBS—Activated OF ALfonso Soriano from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Carmen Pignatiello from Iowa (PCL). Sent C Koyie Hill outright to Iowa.

CINCINNATI REDS—Activated C David Ross from the 15-day DL.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Placed RHP Claudio Vargas on the 15-day DL.

NEW YORK METS—Activated OF Endy Chavez from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Brian Lawrence to New Orleans (PCL).

Midwest League

SWING OF THE QUAD CITIES—Announced the St. Louis Cardinals assigned LHP Matt Spade to the team from Johnson City (Appalachian).

American Association

ST. PAUL SAINTS—Released RHP Jason Verdugo.

ST. JOE BLACKSNAKES—Traded RHP Alex Gett to Washington (Frontier) for a player to be named.

Atlantic League

LANCASTER BARNSTORMERS—Acquired 3B Dionys Cesar from Long Island (Atlantic) for the rights to OF Reggie Taylor.

LONG ISLAND DUCKS—Signed LHP Bill Pulsipher. Activated C Eric Colon. Recalled RHP Kevin Mannix from Lancaster. Placed LHP Donovan Osborne on the inactive list.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

PHOENIX SUNS—Agreed to terms with G D.J. Strawberry on a two-year contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Claimed P Mike Barr off waivers from Pittsburgh.

BALTIMORE RAVENS—Released G Keydrick Vincent. Placed RB P.J. Daniels on injured reserve.

BUFFALO BILLS—Placed OL Aaron Merz on injured reserve. Released OT Walter Stith, DB Jon Corto and WR Felton Huggins.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Released FB Stan White and WR Tony Kays. Placed LB David Pollack on the physically unable to perform list. Placed OT Adam Kieft and DE Jimmy Verdon on injured reserve.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Placed C LeCharles Bentley on the physically unable to perform list.

DETROIT LIONS—Released OT Rex Tucker, FB Keith Belton, CB Ike Charlton, LB Cole Haley, LB James Hargrave, DE Marcus Lewis and WR Edell Shepherd. Placed S Daniel Bullocks on injured reserve.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Released FB Patrick Pass. Placed OT Charles Spencer on the physically unable to perform list.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Released WR Aaron Brown, WR Brian Hare, DE Noland Burchette, OT Gabe Hall, DT Tom Johnson, CB Cedrick Holt, S Norman LeJeune and QB Mike McGann. Terminated the contract of G Rick DeMulling. Placed LB Keith O’Neil on injured reserve-waived list.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Released OT Kevin Sampson, OT George Batiste, OT Ramiro Pruneda, CB Marcus Maxey, CB Michael Bragg, DE Chris Harris, TE Mike Pinkard, WR Titus Ryan and WR Brent Little. Terminated the contract of WR Rod Gardner. Placed G Chris Bober, FB Greg Hanoian, LB David Hicks and WR Maurice Price on injured reserve.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed CB Asante Samuel to a one-year contract. Released OL Chris Patrick. Placed WR Troy Brown, WR, Chad Jackson and CB Eddie Jackson on the physically unable to perform reserve list. Placed DB Mike Richardson on injured reserve. Released OL Chris Patrick.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Placed LS Ryan Kuehl on injured reserve.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Released OT Jonathan Alston, QB Erik Meyer, CB Dennis Davis, G Jason Murphy, S Patrick Ghee, WR Robert Ortiz, RB A.J. Harris, LB Marcus Rucker, WR Chris Jones, K Kurt Smith, C Austin King and TE Andy Stokes.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Claimed LB Leon Joe off waivers from Chicago. Placed G Jeb Terry and TE Matt Herian on injured reserve. Released P Sean Douglas.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Agreed to terms with DT Corey Simon. Released K John Vaughn.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Named Dave Lewis assistant coach, Jamie Kompon assistant coach and director of amateur scouting. Signed G Jean-Sebastien Aubin and D Richard Petiot to one-year contracts.

American Hockey League

GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS—Named Kevin Huisman database/group service manager. Promoted John Hoffa to group ticket sales account manager, Andrew Gillett to ticket operations manager, Randy Cleves senior director of public relations and Sean Wright to senior director of arena advertising.

PEORIA RIVERMEN—Signed G Chris Beckford-Tseu.

ECHL

READING ROYALS—Signed RW Kevin Saurette.

VICTORIA SALMON KINGS—Agreed to terms with LW Ty Morris.

Central Hockey League

YOUNGSTOWN STEELHOUNDS—Signed F Ryan Bennett.

International Hockey League

FORT WAYNE KOMETS—Signed LW Konstantin Shafranov, D Jamie Dowhayko, D Randy Upshall and F Evgeny Saidachev.

KALAMAZOO WINGS—Named Brian Curran coach and director of hockey operations.

COLLEGE

WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE—Named Mollie Lehman director of business and operations.

DEPAUL—Named Matt Brothers men’s tennis coach.

DUKE—Named Luci Hill assistant director of athletics for business operations, Jamie Pootrakul assistant director of athletics for compliance, Heather Ryan director of academic support, Lee Aldridge assistant director of internet operations, Ben Blevins assistant sports information director, Meghan Carolan and Chris Deal assistant equipment managers, Chris Cook sports information staff assistant, Nicole Gehrich assistant athletic trainer, Roger Hinshaw assistant director of football operations, Beth Houtrow and Kacy King academic coordinators, Leslie Lacin assistant director of academic support, B.J. Naedele director of football relations, Kelly Preussner academic coordinator and Lisa Streger assistant director of sports information.

EAST CAROLINA—Suspended sophomore QB Rob Kass one game for violating team policy.

FORDHAM—Named Mark Dietz coordinator of ticket and business operations, Molly Stearns coordinator of compliance and Joseph Kastner equipment manager.

ILLINOIS STATE—Named Jered Hooker assistant football coach.

KALAMAZOO—Announced the resignation of Matt Boven, women’s tennis coach.

MIAMI—Suspended sophomre WR Sam Shields one game for violating team rules.

MONTANA STATE—Named Leslie Spalding women’s golf coach.

NYU—Named Jack Leavitt women’s assistant swimming coach.

TEMPLE—Named Cathy Bongiovi associate director of sports media relations.

VASSAR—Named Brie Farley men’s and women’s assistant rowing coach.

VMI—Named Kerry Smith women’s assistant soccer coach.

WASHINGTON AND LEE—Named Eric Ishida women’s interim tennis coach.

WESTERN CAROLINA—Named Grant Achilles volunteer assistant baseball coach and Bruce Johnson student assistant for baseball.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NFL preseason

NOTE: The (N) after the opening line denotes that New Orleans opened as a favorite.

College football

c-Chicago; s-St. Louis; cl-Cleveland; d-Denver

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the college football board, the Miami (Florida) - Marshall circle is for Miami QB Kyle Wright (questionable).