NFL, prep golf, tennis, WNBA
8/15/2007PRO FOOTBALL
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 13 10
Miami 1 0 0 1.000 18 17
N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 1.000 31 16
New England 0 1 0 .000 10 13
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 0 1 0 .000 19 20
Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 10 23
Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 17 18
Tennessee 0 1 0 .000 6 14
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 29 3
Cleveland 1 0 0 1.000 16 12
Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 29 20
Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 26 27
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 1 0 0 1.000 17 13
Oakland 1 0 0 1.000 27 23
Kansas City 0 1 0 .000 12 16
San Diego 0 1 0 .000 16 24
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 23 10
Washington 1 0 0 1.000 14 6
N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .000 21 24
Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 3 29
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Carolina 1 0 0 1.000 24 21
Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 13 10
Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 16 31
New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 17 33
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 20 19
Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 27 26
Green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 13 9
Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 10 13
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 24 16
St. Louis 1 0 0 1.000 13 10
Arizona 0 1 0 .000 23 27
San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 13 17
MONDAY
Baltimore 29, Philadelphia 3
Denver 17, San Francisco 13
TOMORROW
Miami at Kansas City, 8
FRIDAY
Atlanta at Buffalo, 7
Carolina at Philadelphia, 7
Minnesota at N.Y. Jets, 8
Tennessee at New England, 8
SATURDAY
Houston at Arizona, 4
Detroit at Cleveland, 7
New Orleans at Cincinnati, 7:30
Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 7:30
Denver at Dallas, 8
Seattle at Green Bay, 8
San Diego at St. Louis, 8
Pittsburgh at Washington, 8
Oakland at San Francisco, 10
SUNDAY
N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 8
MONDAY, Aug. 20
Chicago at Indianapolis, 8
CFL
FridAY
B.C. at Calgary, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY
Edmonton at Saskatchewan, 10 p.m.
FRIDAY, Aug. 24
Toronto at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, Aug. 25
Hamilton at Montreal, 7 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
OAKLAND ATHLETICS Acquired INF Jack Hannahan from Detroit for OF Jason Perry. Purchased the contract of Hannahan from Sacramento (PCL). Optioned INF J.J. Furmaniak to Sacramento.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS Purchased the contract of LHP Carmen Pignatiello from Iowa (PCL). Recalled INF-OF Jake Fox from Iowa. Optioned RHP Sean Gallagher and INF Eric Patterson to Iowa. Transferred C Henry Blanco from the 15-to the 60-day DL.
CINCINNATI REDS Placed C David Ross on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of C Ryan Jorgensen from Louisville (IL). Assigned INF Mark Bellhorn outright to Louisville.
NEW YORK METS Activated OF Marlon Anderson from the bereavement list. Optioned INF-OF David Newhan to New Orleans (PCL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES Designated RHP Masumi Kuwata for assignment. Placed C-OF Ryan Doumit on the 15-day DL. Transferred LHP Zach Duke from the 15-to the 60-day DL. Purchased the contracts of INF Matt Kata and C Carlos Maldonado from Indianapolis (IL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS Activated RHP Shawn Hill from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Billy Traber to Columbus (IL). Agreed to terms with LHP Josh Smoker and assigned him to the Nationals (GCL).
American Association
FORT WORTH CATS Agreed to terms with C Robert DuBarry.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS Agreed to terms with LHP Jon Cannon.
ST. JOE BLACKSNAKES Agreed to terms with OF Lou Jennings.
Can-Am League
GRAYS Agreed to terms with RHP Dan Sausville.
NEW JERSEY JACKALS Sold the contract of RHP Michael Vicaro to Colorado (NL).
QUEBEC CAPITALES Agreed to terms with C Max Lamarche and RHP Michel Laplante.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS Named John Kuester assistant coach.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS Signed F Josh Powell.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
OAKLAND RAIDERS Waived OL Ben Claxton.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Signed CB DeJuan Groce. Released P Kyle Stringer.
ST. LOUIS RAMS Signed WR Rasheed Marshall. Released TE Steve Buches.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS Signed D Joe DiPenta to a one-year contract.
PHOENIX COYOTES Signed a multiyear affiliation agreement with San Antonio (AHL). Named Greg Ireland coach for San Antonio.
ST. LOUIS BLUES Named Basil McRae part-time amateur scout.
American Hockey League
MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS Named Beth Englund ticket sales account executive.
ECHL
COLUMBIA INFERNO Signed LW Daniel Sparre.
READING ROYALS Signed D Shawn Germain.
VICTORIA SALMON KINGS Agreed to terms with D Phil Cole.
MOTOR SPORTS
GRAND-AM Suspended driver Colin Braun from competition until Sept. 1 for an on-track incident during a race on Aug. 10.
COLLEGE
BARUCH Named Tiffany Richmond women s assistant cross country coach.
BINGHAMTON Named Mark Macon men s assistant basketball coach.
COLUMBIA Named Tim Foley primary assistant wrestling coach.
DETROIT Named Lee Piepho women s assistant basketball coach.
DREXEL Named Jenn Cook women s assistant lacrosse coach.
FLORIDA A&M Fired Mike Gillespie, men s basketball coach.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL Named Matias Asorey and Joe Massi men s assistant soccer coaches and George Moyssidis men s volunteer assistant soccer coach.
ILLINOIS STATE Named Darby Sligh women s golf coach.
LA SALLE Named Michael Gardner business/ticket coordinator, Lynn Newson compliance assistant and John Donahue director of women s basketball operations.
MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH Named Brian Miller, Tim McCarthy, Jim Lanagan, Steve Faniel, Jon Perry, Dan DeCosta, Matt Sheehan and Ryan Struthers assistant football coaches.
MISSOURI Promoted Barry Odom, director of football operations, and Chad Moller, director of media relations, to assistant athletic directors.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE Named David Pearson assistant baseball coach.
PURDUE Named Spencer Allen assistant baseball coach.
RICE Named Austin Burk men s assistant golf coach.
RUSSELL SAGE Named Lindsay Sawyer assistant athletic director and softball coach.
SPRINGFIELD Named Peter Ferraro men s cross country coach.
ST. JOSEPH S, L.I. Named James R. Farrell men s assistant soccer coach.
TEMPLE Named Jill Breslin women s tennis coach.
UNLV Named Tamara Ards assistant track and field coach.
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
y-Detroit 24 8 .750
x-Indiana 19 12 .613 41/2
x-Connecticut 17 14 .548 61/2
Washington 15 17 .469 9
New York 13 18 .419 101/2
Chicago 13 19 .406 11
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
x-Phoenix 21 11 .656
x-San Antonio 19 11 .633 1
x-Sacramento 18 13 .581 21/2
x-Seattle 15 17 .469 6
Houston 12 20 .375 9
Los Angeles 10 21 .323 101/2
Minnesota 8 23 .258 121/2
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched conference
LAST NIGHT
Washington 65, Connecticut 64
Houston 81, Detroit 73
Chicago 77, New York 65
Minnesota at Seattle, late
San Antonio at Los Angeles, late
MONDAY
No games scheduled
TONIGHT
Connecticut at Indiana, 7
San Antonio at Sacramento, 10
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
TOMORROW
New England at Colorado, 9
SATURDAY
CD Chivas USA at Toronto FC, 3:30
D.C. United at Columbus, 7:30
Los Angeles at New York, 7:30
Chicago at Real Salt Lake, 9
SUNDAY, AUG. 19
FC Dallas at Houston, 7
New England at Kansas City, 8
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 22
New York at D.C. United, 7:30
Chicago at Kansas City, 8
THURSDAY, AUG. 23
CD Chivas USA at Los Angeles, 10
SATURDAY, AUG. 25
New York at New England, 7:30
D.C. United at Toronto FC, 7:30
Kansas City at Chicago, 8:30
Columbus at Houston, 8:30
SUNDAY, AUG. 26
Los Angeles at Colorado, 7
Real Salt Lake at CD Chivas USA, 9
SCHEDULES NEEDED
COACHES, ATHLETIC DIRECTORS, AND LEAGUE COMMISSIONERS at the leagues and schools listed below are asked to submit their complete 2007-08 basketball schedules to Bob Bates, The Blade Sports Dept., PO Box 921., Toledo, 43697-0921 or fax the schedule to Bates at 419-724-6116. Contact Robert Bates at: Rbates@theblade.com or 419-724-6110.
Boys
CITY LEAGUE: Rogers, St. Francis, St. John s, Waite, and Woodward. SUBURBAN LAKES LEAGUE: Eastwood, Elmwood, Genoa, Lake. TAAC: Danbury, Emmanuel Christian,Maumee Valley, Northwood. NWOAL: Evergreen, Liberty Center, Patrick Henry MIDLAND ATHLETIC LEAGUE: Fremont St. Joe, New Riegel, Old Fort, Tiffin Calvert. SANDUSKY BAY CONFERENCE: Clyde, Edison, Oak Harbor, Port Clinton, Sandusky St. Mary CC. BLANCHARD VALLEY CONF: Arlington, Cory-Rawson, Hardin Northern, Liberty-Benton, McComb, Vanlue. PUTNAM COUNTY LEAGUE: Columbus Grove, Ft. Jennings, Fairview, Kalida, Ottoville GREEN MEADOWS CONF: Antwerp, Edgerton, Fairview, Hicksville, Tinora BUCKEYE BORDER CONF: Edon, North Central, Stryker. OTHER NW OHIO: Bellevue, Findlay, Fostoria, Fremont Ross, Monclova Christian, Tiffin Columbian.
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN:
TRI-COUNTY CONF: Adrian Madison, Deerfield, Lenawee Christian, Morenci, Sand Creek, Summerfield, Whitmore Lake. LENAWEE COUNTY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION: Dundee, Erie Mason, Hudson, Ida. OTHER SE MICHIGAN: Bedford, Monroe Jefferson, Monroe St. Mary CC, and Tecumseh.
Girls
CITY LEAGUE: Libbey, Notre Dame, Rogers, Waite, and Woodward.. SUBURBAN LAKES LEAGUE: Elmwood, Genoa, Lake, Otsego. TAAC: Danbury, Emmanuel Christian,Maumee Valley, Northwood, NWOAL: Evergreen, Liberty Center, Montpelier, Patrick Henry.
LATEST LINE
Baseball
National League
FLORIDA Even-6 Arizona
NY Mets 61/2 -71/2 PITTSBURGH
Philadelphia Even-6 WASHINGTON
ATLANTA 10-12 San Francisco
MILWAUKEE 61/2 -71/2 St. Louis
CHICAGO CUBS 8-9 Cincinnati
SAN DIEGO 81/2 -91/2 Colorado
LA DODGERS 8-9 Houston
American League
BOSTON 11-13 Tampa Bay
NY YANKEES 6-7 Baltimore
SEATTLE 51/2 -61/2 Minnesota
CLEVELAND 8-9 Detroit
TORONTO 51/2 -61/2 LA Angels
TEXAS Even-6 Kansas City
OAKLAND Even-6 Chi White Sox
Home Team in CAPS
NOTES
The SYLVANIA NORTHVIEW athletic boosters 15th annual golf outing is Sunday Aug. 19. Cost is $75.00 per person which includes cart, golf, dinner and prizes. There is a 1:30 p.m. shotgun start at Spuyten Duyval Golf Club. For more information call Kathy at 419-882-2991.
The OREGON TIGERS 11U baseball team is holding tryouts for next season August 19th at the Oregon Rec fields. Contact Bryan Fournier at 419-691-7088 for details.
North Baltimore Local School has a opening for a HEAD GIRLS SOFTBALL COACH. Send resumes to Bradlee Rowlinson, 124 S. Second St., North Baltimore, O. 45872 or fax information to 419-257-3601 by Sept. 10. Any questions call Rowlinson at 419-257-3464.
A FREE INNER-CITY BASEBALL CLINIC hosted by the Toledo Division of Recreation and area coaches will be held August 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Detwiler Baseball Complex. Participants can register by calling 419-936-2877.
The NORTHWOOD BASEBALL CLUB is holding its annual Alumni Game/Home Run Derby August 18th at the high school. Contact Pat at 419-691-5254 or Doug at 419-666-5132 for details.
Port Clinton High School has sports passes on sale now. Due to the change last year in SBC ticket policy tickets are $5 pre-sale for adults; $4 pre-sale for students with all tickets $6 at the gate for both students and adults. Pre-sale tickets or sport passes can be purchased at the high school main office from 8:30am until 3:30 pm each school day. A Redskin adult all sports pass is $80 ($90 with reserved basketball seating). Student all-sports pass is $60 ($70 with reserved basketball seating); Stadium parking passes are $15; Senior Citizen Passport, for residents of the district age 60 and older are free. Residents can apply for a senior skins passport at the high school office or Board of Education Office. Senior citizens reserved basketball seating is $27.50. All sports passes are available at Port Clinton High School and are cost effective for avid Redskin Fans. For ticket information please contact, Vicki Wadsworth, Athletic Secretary at 419-734-2147.
TENNIS
Cincinnati Masters
Mason, Ohio
Singles
First Round
Robby Ginepri d. Jonas Bjorkman 6-3, 6-3.
Juan Monaco d. Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3.
Julien Benneteau d. Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
Lleyton Hewitt d. Stanislas Wawrinka 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (5).
Juan Carlos Ferrero d. Olivier Rochus 6-1, 3-6, 7-5.
Arnaud Clement d. Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 6-2.
Philipp Kohlschreiber d. Agustin Calleri 7-6 (2), 2-6, 7-6 (7).
Radek Stepanek d. Mardy Fish 7-5, 7-6 (3).
Marcos Baghdatis d. Andy Murray (14) 6-1, 6-2.
Juan Martin del Potro d. Guillermo Canas (15) 6-2, 6-2.
James Blake (9) d. Alejandro Falla 7-6 (5), 6-1.
Second Round
Andy Roddick (3) d. Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (3), 6-2.
Jarkko Nieminen d. Tommy Robredo (7) 6-4, 6-1.
Rogers Cup
Toronto
Singles
First Round
Eleni Daniilidou d. Gisela Dulko 6-2, 6-3.
Nathalie Dechy d. Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6-4, 7-5.
Virginie Razzano d. Aravane Rezai 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Maria Elena Camerin d. Alona Bondarenko (15) 6-4, 6-3.
Andreja Klepac d. Meilen Tu 6-3, 6-1.
Stephanie Dubois d. Ai Sugiyama 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5.
Sybille Bammer (13) d. Emilie Loit 6-1, 6-2.
Meghann Shaughnessy d. Mara Santangelo 6-4, 7-6 (3).
Second Round
Shahar Peer (11) d. Tathiana Garbin 6-3, 6-2.
Peng Shuai d. Katarina Srebotnik (14) 6-1, 4-2, retired.
HOLES IN ONE
PAUL LYNCH, No. 2 at Fallen Timbers, 148 yards, 8-iron.
RICK CONLEY, No. 7 at The Pinnacle Golf Course, Columbus, 150 yards, 7-iron.
SPORTLIGHT
Aug. 15
1914 The United States beats Australia 3-2 in matches to take the Davis Cup.
1948 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins the U.S. Women s Open golf title over Betty Hicks.
1950 Ezzard Charles knocks out Freddie Beshore in the 14th round to retain his world heavyweight title.
1965 Dave Marr edges Jack Nicklaus and Billy Casper to take the PGA Championship.
1966 Jose Torres retains his world light-heavyweight title with a unanimous decision over Eddie Cotton in Las Vegas.
1993 Greg Norman lips his putt on the PGA Championship s second playoff hole, giving Paul Azinger the title and leaving Norman with an unprecedented career of Grand Slam playoff losses. Norman, despite winning his second British Open title a month earlier, has lost playoffs in three other majors the 1984 U.S. Open, the 1987 Masters and the 1989 British Open.
1993 Damon Hill, son of the late Graham Hill, wins the Hungarian Grand Prix and they become the first father-son winners in Formula One.
1995 Monica Seles returns to the WTA Tour after a 28-month absence following her 1993 stabbing with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Kimberly Po at the Canadian Open in Toronto.
1999 Tiger Woods makes a crucial par save on the 17th hole and holds on to win the PGA Championship by one stroke over 19-year-old Sergio Garcia. The 23-year-old Woods becomes the youngest player to win two majors since Seve Ballesteros in 1980.
2004 In Athens, Greece, the U.S. men s basketball team loses 92-73 to Puerto Rico, the third Olympic defeat for the Americans and first since adding pros. American teams had been 24-0 since the professional Olympic era began with the 1992 Dream Team. The U.S Olympic team s record was 109-2 entering the game.
2005 Phil Mickelson delivers another dramatic finish in a major, flopping a chip out of deep rough to 2 feet for a birdie on the final hole and a one-shot victory in the PGA Championship.