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Baseball

NWL

Sunday’s Results

Boise 5, Spokane 4

Vancouver 6, Everett 3

Salem-Keizer 14, Eugene 5

Tri-City 10, Yakima 0

Today’s Games

Everett at Vancouver

Salem-Keizer at Eugene

Tri-City at Boise

Yakima at Spokane

Hawks 5, Indians 4

E—Beltre (2); Brigham (2). DP—Spokane 2. LOB—Spokane 4, Boise 5. 2B—Moreland (6); Gac (18); Greene (12); Johnston (18). 3B—Thomas (7); Donaldson (2). SB—Beltre (2); Thomas (25); Donaldson (6).

WP—Brigham, Muller. T—2:38. A—1,994.

Golf

Deutsche Bank

PGA TOUR

At TPC Boston, Norton, Mass. Purse: $7 million; Yardage: 7,207; Par. 71.

Third Round

Robert Allenby

69-69-70—208

Heath Slocum

66-70-72—208

Sean O’Hair

68-66-74—208

Rocco Mediate

71-72-66—209

Nathan Green

72-70-67—209

John Mallinger

73-69-67—209

Vaughn Taylor

68-73-68—209

Trevor Immelman

67-74-68—209

Rod Pampling

74-67-68—209

Woody Austin

71-68-70—209

Jonathan Byrd

69-70-70—209

Jim Furyk

68-73-69—210

Stephen Ames

68-73-69—210

George McNeill

71-69-70—210

Tommy Armour III

68-70-72—210

Charles Howell III

69-69-72—210

Ken Duke

70-72-69—211

Kevin Na

71-71-69—211

Doug LaBelle II

73-69-69—211

Brian Bateman

69-72-70—211

Chad Campbell

70-70-71—211

Joe Ogilvie

70-69-72—211

John Rollins

70-69-72—211

Luke Donald

72-66-73—211

Ryan Moore

65-69-77—211

First Tee Open

CHAMPIONS TOUR

At Pebble Beach, Calif.; Purse $2 million; Courses: Pebble Beach Golf Links, 6,837 yards; Par: 72; Del Monte Golf Course, 6,365, Par: 72.

Final

State Farm Classic

LPGA TOUR

At Panther Creek Country Club, Springfield, Ill.; Purse: $1.3 million; Yardage: 6,608; Par: 72.

Final

(a-amateur)

Christina Kim, $119,296

69-66-71-66—272

Annika Sorenstam, $76,744

71-65-71-67—274

Rachel Hetherington, $76,744

69-69-67-69—274

Angela Park, $53,884

69-70-69-68—276

Jeong Jang, $44,087

72-69-71-65—277

Joo Mi Kim, $34,616

70-70-69-69—278

Michele Redman, $34,616

73-69-64-72—278

Morgan Pressel, $25,718

69-73-71-66—279

Janice Moodie, $25,718

69-69-74-67—279

Pat Hurst, $25,718

72-71-67-69—279

Sophie Gustafson, $25,718

70-69-71-69—279

Angela Stanford, $19,072

72-71-70-67—280

Sung Ah Yim, $19,072

73-70-69-68—280

Giulia Sergas, $19,072

73-66-73-68—280

Catriona Matthew, $19,072

71-69-70-70—280

Mi Hyun Kim, $19,072

70-67-73-70—280

Jeanne Cho-Hunicke, $15,588

72-72-71-66—281

Jin Joo Hong, $15,588

70-70-70-71—281

Marcy Hart, $15,588

68-69-71-73—281

Carri Wood, $13,468

72-70-72-68—282

Lisa Fernandes, $13,468

70-72-71-69—282

Gloria Park, $13,468

70-71-70-71—282

Diana D’Alessio, $13,468

73-69-68-72—282

Becky Morgan, $13,468

71-67-69-75—282

Mikaela Parmlid, $11,116

71-70-75-67—283

Clarissa Childs, $11,116

74-68-72-69—283

Kate Golden, $11,116

69-71-74-69—283

Yeon Joo Lee, $11,116

72-69-72-70—283

Moira Dunn, $11,116

70-70-73-70—283

a-Stacy Lewis

71-71-69-72—283

Dina Ammaccapane, $9,275

72-71-71-70—284

Reilley Rankin, $9,275

77-67-69-71—284

Yu Ping Lin, $9,275

70-73-70-71—284

Il Mi Chung, $9,275

71-71-71-71—284

Meaghan Francella, $7,408

73-71-74-67—285

Young Kim, $7,408

74-70-71-70—285

Karen Stupples, $7,408

71-69-75-70—285

Seon Hwa Lee, $7,408

70-73-71-71—285

Na On Min, $7,408

72-70-72-71—285

Lee Ann Walker-Cooper, $7,408

70-71-71-73—285

Leanna Wicks, $7,408

73-67-72-73—285

In-Kyung Kim, $5,787

74-70-72-70—286

Soo Young Moon, $5,787

71-71-74-70—286

Johanna Head, $5,787

72-72-70-72—286

Beth Bader, $5,787

70-72-71-73—286

Jane Park, $5,787

73-66-72-75—286

Karine Icher, $4,781

72-70-78-67—287

Jill McGill, $4,781

72-72-73-70—287

Leta Lindley, $4,781

69-71-77-70—287

Meena Lee, $4,781

71-73-72-71—287

Sun Young Yoo, $4,781

71-68-71-77—287

Kristy McPherson, $3,854

73-71-74-70—288

Amy Hung, $3,854

72-70-76-70—288

Sophie Giquel, $3,854

73-71-71-73—288

Veronica Zorzi, $3,854

71-71-73-73—288

Kim Saiki-Maloney, $3,854

72-69-74-73—288

Karrie Webb, $3,854

72-70-72-74—288

Virada Nirapathpongporn, $3,854

72-69-73-74—288

Kelli Kuehne, $3,854

73-71-69-75—288

Allison Hanna-Williams, $3,233

72-69-75-73—289

Kim Hall, $3,233

71-71-73-74—289

Kristina Tucker, $3,037

72-72-76-70—290

Aram Cho, $3,037

74-70-74-72—290

Kris Tamulis, $3,037

73-70-74-73—290

Beth Allen, $3,037

70-71-75-74—290

Heather Daly-Donofrio, $2,809

73-70-77-71—291

Silvia Cavalleri, $2,809

73-69-78-71—291

Sarah Huarte, $2,809

73-70-76-72—291

Sarah Lynn Sargent, $2,646

70-73-81-68—292

Alena Sharp, $2,646

72-70-74-76—292

Erica Blasberg, $2,563

73-71-77-72—293

Jin Young Pak, $2,563

71-67-78-77—293

Vicki Goetze-Ackerman, $2,514

73-69-76-76—294

Hole-in-one

LINKS GC – Kyle Huus, No. 8, 205 yards, 4-iron.

Fish counts

The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 9/01/2007and year-to-date totals:

Basketball

FIBA Americas

United States 118, Argentina 81

Argentina (81)—Scola 10-21 3-6 23, Prigioni 2-6 0-0 5, Gonzalez 2-4 0-0 4, Lo Grippo 1-4 1-2 3, J.Gutierrez 0-0 2-2 2, Porta 2-5 0-0 5, Delfino 4-14 0-0 9, Leiva 2-3 0-0 4, L.Gutierrez 4-5 0-0 11, Quinteros 4-8 0-0 10, Sandes 0-1 0-0 0, Kammerichs 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 33-76 6-10 81.

United States (118)—Billups 1-4 4-4 7, Kidd 0-0 0-0 0, James 11-15 1-2 31, Williams 2-4 0-0 4, Redd 2-4 0-0 5, Prince 5-10 0-0 13, Bryant 2-6 0-0 5, Howard 7-7 6-8 20, Stoudemire 3-6 1-2 7, Miller 3-5 1-2 9, Chandler 0-0 1-2 1, Anthony 6-12 0-0 16. Totals 42-73 14-20 118.

3-Point Goals—Argentina 9-27 (L.Gutierrez 3-4, Quinteros 2-4, Kammerichs 1-3, Porta 1-4, Prigioni 1-5, Delfino 1-6, Lo Grippo 0-1), United States 20-41 (James 8-11, Anthony 4-8, Prince 3-7, Miller 2-4, Redd 1-3, Bryant 1-3, Billups 1-4, Williams 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Argentina 33 (Kammerichs 7), United States 38 (Anthony 8). Assists—Argentina 15 (Scola, Porta 3), United States 28 (Bryant 8). Total Fouls—Argentina 18, United States 16. A—NA.

WNBA playoffs

All Times PDT

Sunday’s Results

Detroit 77, Indiana 63, Series tied 1-1.

Today’s Game

Indiana at Detroit, 3 p.m.

Shock 77, Fever 63

Indiana (63)—Sam 3-5 2-4 10, Catchings 2-8 3-4 7, Sutton-Brown 2-5 1-2 5, DeForge 4-10 2-2 13, Bevilaqua 1-7 1-2 3, Sharp 0-2 5-6 5, Whitmore 5-8 0-0 12, White 2-5 0-0 4, Hoffman 1-2 0-0 2, Bales 0-4 0-0 0, Strother 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 21-57 14-20 63.

Detroit (77)—Cash 5-9 2-4 12, Ford 1-3 0-0 2, Feenstra 1-3 2-4 4, K.Smith 6-14 0-0 14, Nolan 8-18 4-4 24, Braxton 5-5 0-0 10, Pierson 3-9 5-8 11, Powell 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Latta 0-1 0-0 0, Walker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-63 13-20 77.

3-Point Goals—Indiana 7-21 (DeForge 3-6, Sam 2-3, Whitmore 2-4, Sharp 0-1, White 0-1, Catchings 0-2, Bevilaqua 0-4), Detroit 6-10 (Nolan 4-5, K.Smith 2-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 29 (Catchings, DeForge, Sam 4), Detroit 54 (Cash, Pierson 9). Assists—Indiana 14 (Whitmore 4), Detroit 19 (Nolan, K.Smith 6). Total Fouls—Indiana 21, Detroit 20. Technicals—Whitmore. Flagrant fouls—Catchings. A—10,163. (11,268).

Football

NFL

Week 1 of Regular Season

Thursday’s Game

New Orleans at Indianapolis, 5:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Miami at Washington, 10 a.m.

Atlanta at Minnesota, 10 a.m.

Tennessee at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.

Carolina at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

New England at New York Jets, 10 a.m.

Philadelphia at Green Bay, 10 a.m.

Denver at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

Kansas City at Houston, 10 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Seattle, 1:15 p.m.

Detroit at Oakland, 1:15 p.m.

Chicago at San Diego, 1:15 p.m.

New York Giants at Dallas, 5:15 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 10

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 4 p.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m.

CFL

All Times PDT

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

Sunday’s Results

Saskatchewan 31, Winnipeg 26

Today’s Games

Toronto at Hamilton, 10 a.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 1 p.m.

College Football

Saturday’s Results

No. 1 Southern Cal 38, Idaho 10

USC—S.Johnson 4 run (Buehler kick)

USC—Gable 8 pass from Booty (Buehler kick)

USC—Hazelton 1 pass from Booty (Buehler kick)

Id—FG Amancio 20

USC—Havili 3 pass from Booty (Buehler kick)

USC—S.Johnson 1 run (Buehler kick)

USC—FG Buehler 36

Id—Bird 1 run (Amancio kick)

A—90,917.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Idaho, Jackson 22-99, Bird 5-36, Nooy 2-(minus 9), Franks 1-(minus 13), Enderle 2-(minus 15). Southern Cal, Gable 8-68, S.Johnson 12-64, Reed 5-36, Mcknight 6-26, Bradford 8-15, Havili 1-10, R.Johnson 1-4, Booty 1-2, McDonald 1-(minus 11).

PASSING—Idaho, Enderle 16-34-0-155, Nooy 0-1-0-0. Southern Cal, Booty 21-32-1-206, McDonald 1-2-1-0.

RECEIVING—Idaho, Komar 5-28, E.Williams 4-52, L.Smith 3-51, Lumbala 2-22, Jackson 2-2. Southern Cal, Ausberry 5-46, Havili 5-22, Hazelton 4-44, F.Davis 2-49, Walker 2-22, Gable 1-8, Mcknight 1-8, S.Johnson 1-7, Patterson 1-0.

Hockey

Everett Tournament

Chiefs 3, Thunderbirds 1

First Period—1, Spo, Bowman (Gallimore), 7:07. 2, Sea, Scott, (Boyer), 8:59. 3, Spo, Bowman (Reddington, Wahl), 10:58.

Second Period—none.

Third Period—4, Spo, Gallimore (Langkow, Conrad), 6:01.

Power-play Opp.—Spokane 1 of 7; Home 0 of 5. Saves—Spokane, Kuemper 6-5, Reid 6-6. Seattle, Pickard 19-17, Helenius 9-8

Auto Racing

Sharp AQUOS 500

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES

At California Speedway, Fontana, California; Lap length: 2.0 miles; (Start number in parentheses).

1. (2) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 250 laps, 131.502 mph., $289,411. 2. (19) Carl Edwards, Ford, 250, $185,450. 3. (5) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 250, $163,225. 4. (15) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 250, $163,491. 5. (7) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 250, $180,433. 6. (8) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 250, $135,345. 7. (36) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 250, $158,941. 8. (17) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 250, $102,975. 9. (1) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 250, $146,308. 10. (3) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 250, $148,216. 11. (11) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 250, $138,361. 12. (33) David Ragan, Ford, 250, $137,475. 13. (22) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 250, $143,286. 14. (12) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 250, $141,836. 15. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 250, $111,525. 16. (38) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 250, $104,275. 17. (10) Greg Biffle, Ford, 250, $109,325. 18. (18) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 249, $90,275. 19. (9) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 249, $108,600. 20. (24) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 249, $103,900. 21. (31) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 249, $119,083. 22. (16) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 249, $135,011. 23. (32) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 249, $115,533. 24. (20) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 249, $91,850. 25. (14) David Gilliland, Ford, 249, $114,689. 26. (26) Bill Elliott, Ford, 248, $109,689. 27. (34) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 248, $97,925. 28. (39) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 248, $103,858. 29. (23) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 248, $117,408. 30. (41) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 248, $89,850. 31. (40) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 248, $97,200. 32. (28) David Reutimann, Toyota, 247, $100,808. 33. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 247, $124,125. 34. (21) David Stremme, Dodge, 245, $86,050. 35. (6) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 245, $104,345. 36. (27) Jeremy Mayfield, Toyota, accident, 229, $85,950. 37. (43) John Andretti, Dodge, accident, 203, $95,447. 38. (30) Dave Blaney, Toyota, engine, 201, $93,850. 39. (4) Ryan Newman, Dodge, engine, 194, $117,875. 40. (37) Ricky Rudd, Ford, accident, 179, $116,783. 41. (35) Robby Gordon, Ford, 159, $85,705. 42. (25) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, accident, 38, $85,640. 43. (29) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, engine, 9, $85,008.

Detroit Indy Grand Prix

INDY RACING LEAGUE SERIES

At The Raceway at Belle Isle, Detroit; Lap length: 2.07 miles; (Start position in parentheses)

1. (4) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 89 laps, 83.841 mph., running, $131,400. 2. (11) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 89, running, $99,050. 3. (16) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 89, running, $82,050. 4. (8) Darren Manning, Dallara-Honda, 89, running, $67,500. 5. (14) Kosuke Matsuura, Dallara-Honda, 88, running, $59,400. 6. (2) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 88, running, $51,900. 7. (15) Buddy Rice, Dallara-Honda, 87, contact, $52,400. 8. (3) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 87, contact, $49,000. 9. (13) A.J. Foyt IV, Dallara-Honda, 87, mechanical, $49,000. 10. (12) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 87, running, $47,400. 11. (17) Scott Sharp, Dallara-Honda, 82, running, $45,800. 12. (7) Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara-Honda, 75, running, $44,400. 13. (9) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara-Honda, 67, contact, $43,000. 14. (1) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 67, contact, $51,300. 15. (10) Vitor Meira, Dallara-Honda, 31, contact, $39,900. 16. (18) Sarah Fisher, Dallara-Honda, 29, contact, $38,500. 17. (6) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 27, mechanical, $37,000. 18. (5) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 24, mechanical, $37,000.

Bavaria GP

CHAMP CAR SERIES

At TT Circuit Assen, Assen, Holland; Lap length: 2.83 miles; (Start position in parentheses); All cars are Cosworth, DP101, Bridgestone

1. (2) Justin Wilson, 69, 110.491 mph. 2. (7) Jan Heylen, 69 3. (11) Bruno Junqueira, 69 4. (3) Tristan Gommendy, 69 5. (4) Neel Jani, 69 6. (5) Simon Pagenaud, 69 7. (1) Sebastien Bourdais, 69 8. (13) Oriol Servia, 69 9. (6) Graham Rahal, 69 10. (15) Ryan Dalziel, 69 11. (10) Dan Clarke, 69 12. (14) Katherine Legge, 69 13. (9) Robert Doornbos, 69 14. (8) Will Power, 69 15. (12) Alex Tagliani, 68 16. (16) Alex Figge, 68 17. (170 Paul Tracy, 14, mechanical

Stateline Stadium/Speedway

Saturday, Sept. 1 Results

Inland Northwest Winged Sprints

Fast Time – Rick Brown, 12.078. Trophy Dash – 1) Tony Berry. Heat – A) Berry; B) Corey Harbison. Main – 1) Brown; 2) Wes Helgeson; 3) Justin Popple; 4) Berry; 5) Ron Turner; 6) Corey Harbison; 7) Cole Tupling; 8) TJ Wallin; 9) Corkey Harbison.

Street Stocks

Fast Time – Nathan Fleury, 14.609. Trophy Dash – 1) Craig Felix. Heat – 1) Fleury. Main – 1) Fleury; 2) Randy Lasswell; 3) Keith Williams; 4) Felix; 5) Will Whitlow; 6) Chris Crain; 7) Scott Perry.

Hobby Cars

Fast Time – Ned Pennington, 16.328. Trophy Dash – A) Pennington; B) Gary Homel. Heat – A) Pennington; B) Homel. Main – 1) Pennington; 2) Monty Collison; 3) Tyson Wilcox; 4) Bob Flagor; 5) Kyle Kennedy; 6) John Ward; 7) Tony Kempken; 8) Treven Tarr; 9) Homel; 10) Steve Hommis.

Soccer

MLS

All Times PDT

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

Sunday’s Results

Colorado 1, Columbus 1, tie

Thursday’s Games

D.C. United at CD Chivas USA, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Chicago at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.

Toronto FC at FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

Colorado at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

College men

Non-league

Whitworth 0, Southwestern 0 tie

First half–none. Second half–none. OT-none. 2OT-none.

Shots on goal–Whitworth 5, Southwestern 6. Saves–Whitworth, Scott 6. Southwestern, Ross 1, Tasin 4.

Washington 5, Cal State Bakersfield 1

First half–1, UW, Forrest (Van Houten), 1:49. 2, UW, Allen (Forrest), 15:18. 3, UW, Forrest (unassisted), 17:20. 4, CSUB, Manda (unassisted) 29:38. Second half–5, UW, Forrest (unassisted), 83:56. 6, UW, Allen (unassisted), 87:21.

Shots on goal–Washington 21, Cal State Bakersfield 8. Saves–Washington, Hawkins 4. Cal State Bakersfield, Trojanowski 7.

Gonzaga 1, UC Santa Barbara 0

First half–none. Second half–1, Gon, Lundberg (Josten), 81:35.

Shots on goal–Gonzaga 8, UC Santa Barbara 19. Saves–Gonzaga, Higgins 5. UC Santa Barbara, Rueckner 1.

College women

Non-league

Whitworth 2, Trinity 1

First half–1, Whi, Thibodeau (Hagerott), 18:39. Second half–2, TU, Wray (Azar), 51:33. 3, Whi, Plumb (unassisted) 84:30.

Shots on goal–Whitworth 6, Trinity 19. Saves–Whitworth, Dietz 8. Trinity, Fifield 2.

Gonzaga 1, Montana 0

First half–none. Second half–1, GU, Soma (Hall), 55:13.

Shots on goal–Gonzaga 15, Montana 10. Saves–Gonzaga, Thalman 4. Montana, Harris 4.

Temple 3, E.Washington 2 (2OT)

First half–1, TEM, Crowell (Scheid), 24:21. 2, TEM, Halina (unassisted), 28:35. Second half–3, EWU, Hannesson (unassisted), 65:08. 4, EWU, Mott, (Doran), 82:46. OT–none. 2OT–5, TEM, Gallagher (unassister), 104:43.

Shots on goal–E.Washington 17, Temple 17. Saves–E.Washington, Renz 6. Temple, Williams 5.

North Idaho College 2, Illinois Central College 1

First half–1, NIC, Favero (unassisted) 7:00. 2, NIC, Putman (unassisted), 27:00. 3, ICC Williams (unassisted), 44:55. Second half–none.

Shots on goal–North Idaho College 11, Illinois Central College 17. Saves–North Idaho College, Kahler 3, Barta 1. Illinois Central College, Stahlberg 1.

Tennis

U.S. Open

WTA/ATP TOUR

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

Singles

Men, Third Round

Juan Ignacio Chela (20), Argentina, def. Ivan Ljubicic (12), Croatia, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.

David Ferrer (15), Spain, def. David Nalbandian (24), Argentina, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5.

Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 7-6 (3), 6-2, 6-1.

Juan Monaco (23), Argentina, def. Agustin Calleri, Argentina, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 6-4.

Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Robby Ginepri, United States, 5-7, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Carlos Moya (17), Spain, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4.

Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4.

Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, def. Tommy Robredo (8), Spain, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.

Women, Fourth Round

Serena Williams (8), United States, def. Marion Bartoli (10), France, 6-3, 6-4.

Venus Williams (12), United States, def. Ana Ivanovic (4), Serbia, 6-4, 6-2.

Justine Henin (1), Belgium, def. Dinara Safina (15), Russia, 6-0, 6-2.

Jelena Jankovic (3), Serbia, def. Sybille Bammer (19), Austria, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

Track and Field

World Championships

At Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan; (Race distances in meters)

MEN

800 Final

1, Alfred Kirwa Yego, Kenya, 1 minute, 47.09 seconds. 2, Gary Reed, Canada, 1:47.10. 3, Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Russia, 1:47.39. 5,000 Final

1, Bernard Lagat, United States, 13 minutes, 45.87 seconds. 2, Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya, 13:46.00. 3, Moses Ndiema Kipsiro, Uganda, 13:46.75.

4x400 relay Final

1, United States (LaShawn Merritt; Angelo Taylor; Darold Williamson; Jeremy Wariner), 2 minutes, 55.56 seconds. 2, Bahamas (Avard Moncur; Michael Mathieu; Andrae Williams; Chris Brown), 2:59.18. 3, Poland (Marek Plawgo; Daniel Dabrowski; Marcin Marciniszyn; Kacper Kozlowski), 3:00.05.

WOMEN

Javelin Final

1, Tero Pitkamaki, Finland, 296 feet, 4 inches. 2, Andreas Thorkildsen, Norway, 290-8. 3, Breaux Greer, United States, 282-10. WOMEN

1,500 Final

1, Maryam Yusuf Jamal, Bahrain, 3 minutes, 58.75 seconds. 2, Yelena Soboleva, Russia, 3:58.99. 3, Iryna Lishchynska, Ukraine, 4:00.69. 4x400 Relay Final

1, United States (DeeDee Trotter; Allyson Felix; Mary Wineberg; Sanya Richards), 3 minutes, 18.55 seconds. 2, Jamaica (Shericka Williams; Shereefa Lloyd; Davita Prendagast; Novlene Williams), 3:19.73. 3, Britain (Christine Ohuruogu; Marilyn Okoro; Lee McConnell; Nicola Sanders), 3:20.04. High Jump Final

1, Blanka Vlasic, Croatia, 6 feet, 8 3/4 . 2, Antonietta Di Martino, Italy, 6-8. 2, Anna Chicherova, Russia, 6-8. Marathon Final

1, Catherine Ndereba, Kenya 2 hours, 30 minutes, 37 seconds. 2, Zhou Chunxiu, China, 2:30:45. 3, Reiko Tosa, Japan, 2:30:55

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Added RHP Rocky Cherry and INF Scott Moore.

BOSTON RED SOX—Recalled LHP Jon Lester from Portland (EL). Purchased the contracts of RHP Bryan Corey and INF Royce Clayton from Pawtucket. Transferred RHP Brendan Donnelly from the 15- to the 60-day DL.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Activated OF Luis Terrero from the 15-day DL.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Activated OF Juan Rivera from the 60-day DL. Designated RHP Greg Jones for assignment.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Recalled OF Mike Morse, LHP Ryan Feierabend and LHP John Parrish from Tacoma (PCL). Purchased the contracts of OF Charlton Jimerson and C Rob Johnson from Tacoma. Activated RHP Sean White from the 60-day DL.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Purchased the contract of LHP Joe Kennedy from Syracuse.

National League

HOUSTON ASTROS—Recalled OF Josh Anderson from Round Rock (PCL).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Purchased the contracts of C Chad Moeller, INF Chin-lung Hu and RHP Jonathan Meloan from Las Vegas (PCL). Recalled D.J. Houlton and 3B Andy LaRoche from Las Vegas. Transferred RHP Chin-Hui Tsao, LHP Randy Wolf and RHP Yhency Brazoban from the 15- to 60-day DL.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Recalled INF-OF-C Vinny Rottino and RHP Carlos Villanueva from Nashville (PCL). Purchased the contracts of RHP Chris Spuling and LHP Mitch Stetter from Nashville and OF Mel Stocker from Huntsville (SL). Transferred 3B Corey Koskie from the 15-day to the 60-day DL.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL—Suspended New England S Rodney Harrison four games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy and Dallas quarterbacks coach Wade Wilson five games for buying and using performance-enhancing substances.

ARIZONA CARDINALS— Claimed WR Jerheme Urban off waivers from Dallas.

ATLANTA FALCONS—Claimed DT Remi Ayodele off waivers from Dallas.

BALTIMORE RAVENS—Signed RB Cory Ross, G-C Ikechuku Ndukwe, DT Atiyyah Ellison, DT Anthony Bryant, CB Willie Gaston, OT Mike Kracalik and WR Matt Willis to the practice squad.

BUFFALO BILLS—Signed TE Derek Schouman, WR Justin Jenkins, WR Scott Mayle, OL Christian Gaddis, OL Nevin McCaskill, DL Corey Mace and DB Jon Corto to the practice squad.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Claimed TE Marcus Freeman off waivers from Baltimore, QB Matt Moore off waivers from Dallas and OT Frank Omiyale off waivers from Atlanta. Placed TE Michael Gaines on injured reserve. Waived OT Rashad Butler and G Will Montgomery. Agreed to terms with CB Dante Wesley.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Claimed LB Anthony Schlegel off waivers from the New York Jets, CB David Jones off waivers from New Orleans and RB Clifton Dawson off waivers from Indianapolis. Released CB Blue Adams, RB Quincy Wilson and C Dan Santucci. Placed K Aaron Elling, CB Brandon Williams and CB T.J. Wright on injured reserve. Signed WR Bennie Brazell, S John Busing, TE Tim Day, G Nate Livings, RB Chris Manderino, DT Matt Toeaina and OT Dane Uperesa to the practice squad.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Claimed LB Justin Rogers off waivers from New England and CB Evan Oglesby off waivers from Baltimore. Released CB Alan Ball and S Abram Elam. Signed WR Mike Jefferson, QB Richard Bartel, CB Quincy Butler, DE Marcus Smith, TE Rodney Hannah, RB Alonzo Coleman and LB Khari Long to the practice squad.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Claimed FB John Kuhn off waivers from Pittsburgh. Placed RB Noah Herron on injured reserve. Signed WR David Clowney, WR Chris Francies, TE Clark Harris, LB Spencer Havner, OT Orrin Thompson, QB Paul Thompson and RB Corey White to the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed QB Josh Betts, WR Trent Shelton, TE Gijon Robinson, G Joe Lobdell, G Sam Wilder, WR Aaron Brown, G Travis Leitko and RB Decori Birmingham to the practice squad.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed WR Charles Sharon, QB Lester Ricard, DL Walter Curry, OT Ryan Gibbons, DE Jeremy Mincey, CB Rashod Moulton, TE Isaac Smolko and RB D.D. Terry to the practice squad.

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Claimed WR Greg Camarillo and OL Cory Lekkerkerker off waivers from San Diego and OL Gene Murczkowksi off waivers from New England. Waived WR Kerry Reed and C Johnathan Ingram. Placed G Drew Mormino on injured reserve.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Claimed TE Garrett Mills off waivers from New England. Released G Brian Daniels. Signed DT Conrad Bolston, CB Chad Johnson, WR Martin Nance and OL lineman Seppo Evwaraye to the practice squad.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Signed G Tim Duckworth, FB Kevin Dudley, DE Willie Evans, LB Marvin Mitchell, QB Tyler Palko, CB Anwar Phillips and S Chris Reis to the practice squad.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Claimed G Kevin Boothe off waivers from Oakland and CB Dovonte Edwards off waivers from Minnesota. Terminated the contract of G Zach Piller. Signed WR Brandon London, G Matt Lentz, DE Marquise Gunn and CB E.J. Underwood to the practice squad.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Released Signed DT Kimo von Oelhoffen to a one-year contract. Placed DT Ian Scott on the minor injured reserve list. Claimed S J.R. Reed off waivers from the New York Giants and LB Pago Togafau off waivers from Arizona. Released S Marcus Paschal and LB Akeem Jordan.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed DE Ryan McBean, WR Dallas Baker, OL Marvin Philip, TE Jon Dekker, S Grant Mason, DT Scott Paxson, WR Gerran Walker, RB Jamaal Branch to the practice squad.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Claimed RB Antonio Pittman off waivers from New Orleans.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Placed RB Germaine Race on injured reserve. Signed S Tra Battle, RB Eldra Buckley, DE Andre Coleman, DE Keith Grennan, DT Louis Leonard, OT Tony Pape, LB Nick Roach and LB Jyles Tucker to the practice squad. Released G Erik Robertson after reaching an injury settlement.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Traded S Michael Boulware to Houston for DE Jason Babin. Placed DT Marcus Tubbs on injured reserve. Released CB Omowale Dada, QB Derek Devin, WR Joe Fernandez, DE Brandon Green, DT Marcus Green, CB DeJuan Groce, CB Kevin Hobbs, CB Pete Hunter, LB Cameron Jensen, WR Jordan Kent, FB David Kirtman, TE Joe Newton, FB Josh Parry, WR Logan Payne, C Pat Ross, TE Leonard Stephens, DE Nu’u Tafisi, DT Eric Taylor, G Steve Vallos, RB Marquis Weeks and OT Kyle Williams.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed QB Ingle Martin to the practice squad. Signed OL Isaac Snell, OT Mike Otto, RB Quinton Ganther, LB Colin Allred, TE Cooper Wallace and TE Jamie Petrowski.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Claimed WR Shaun Bodiford off waivers from Green Bay and TE Cody Boyd off waivers from Pittsburgh. Released TE Eric Edwards. Waived RB Derrick Blaylock and FB Pete Schmitt from injured reserve with injury settlements. Signed FB Brian Bell, DE Alex Buzbee, CB John Eubanks, OL Kili Lefotu, LB Matt sinclair, WR Burl Toler, LB Anthony Trucks and CB Byron Westbrook to the practice squad.

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