Pro football, soccer, baseball

8/16/2007

PRO 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

TONIGHT

Miami at Kansas City, 8

TOMORROW

Atlanta at Buffalo, 7

Carolina at Philadelphia, 7

Minnesota at N.Y. Jets, 8

Tennessee at New England, 8

SATURDAY, Aug. 18

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, Aug. 19

N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 8

MONDAY, Aug. 20

Chicago at Indianapolis, 8

CFL

TOMORROW

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.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

TONIGHT

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

BASEBALL

Little League

World Series

At South Williamsport, Pa.

UNITED STATES

POOL A NEW ENGLAND, Walpole, Mass.; NORTHWEST, Lake Oswego, Ore.; SOUTHEAST, Warner Robins, Ga.; GREAT LAKES, Hamilton, Ohio.

POOL B MID-ATLANTIC, Salisbury, Md.; WEST, Chandler, Ariz.; SOUTHWEST, Lubbock, Texas, MIDWEST, Coon Rapids, Minn.

INTERNATIONAL

POOL C CARIBBEAN, Willemstad, Curacao; JAPAN, Tokyo Kitasuna; CANADA, White Rock, British Columbia; TRANSATLANTIC, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

POOL D MEXICO, Mexicali, Baja California; ASIA-PACIFIC, Taichung, Chinese-Taipei; EMEA, Apeldoorn, Netherlands; LATIN AMERICA, Maricaibo, Venezuela.

Tomorrow

Hamilton, Ohio vs. Walpole, Mass., 2 p.m.

Curacao vs. Japan, 4 p.m.

Venezuela vs. Chinese-Taipei, 6 p.m.

Warner Robins, Ga. vs. Lake Oswego, Ore., 8 p.m.

Saturday

Saudi Arabia vs. Canada, 11 a.m.

Mexico vs. The Netherlands, 1 p.m.

Salisbury, Md. vs. Chandler, Ariz., 3 p.m.

Coon Rapids, Minn. vs. Lubbock, Texas, 6 p.m.

Hamilton, Ohio vs. Warner Robins, Ga., 8 p.m.

Sunday

Chandler Ariz. vs. Lubbock, Texas, 12 p.m.

Walpole, Mass. vs. Lake Oswego, Ore., 3:30 p.m.

The Netherlands vs. Chinese-Taipei, 4 p.m.

Curacao vs. Saudi Arabia, 7 p.m.

Coon Rapids, Minn. vs. Salisbury, Md., 8 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 20

Japan vs. Canada, 1 p.m.

Hamilton, Ohio vs. Lake Oswego, Ore., 3 p.m.

Venezuela vs. The Netherlands, 4 p.m.

Warner Robins, Ga. vs. Walpole, Mass., 6 p.m.

Chinese-Taipei vs. Mexico, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 21

Venezuela vs. Mexico, 1 p.m.

Japan vs. Saudi Arabia, 3 p.m.

Lubbock, Texas vs. Salisbury, Md., 4 p.m.

Curacao vs. Canada, 6 p.m.

Chandler, Ariz. vs. Coon Rapids, Minn., 8 p.m

PREP GOLF

Woodmore Invitational

At Forrest Creason

Team scores: Fremont St. Joseph 300; Ottawa Hills 321; Maumee Valley 324; Van Buren 324; Northwood 324; Woodmore 330; Cardinal Stritch 339; Danbury 353; Emmanuel Christian 356; Elmwood 357; Gibsonburg 383; Clay 384.

Top five individuals: Yellstrom, Fremont St. Joseph, 70; Scharer, Northwood, 72;Fahrbach, Northwood, 75; Kistler, Fremont St. Joseph, 76; Horvath, Fremont St. Joseph, 76.

Sylvania Invitational

At Whiteford Valley Yellow

Team scores: Bowling Green 300; Northview Black 306; Anthony Wayne 314; Napoleon 314; Maumee 318; Perrysburg 318; Southview Orange 319; Clay 342; Northview Gold 346; Southview Brown 363.

Top individuals: Hausfeld, Southview, 71; Laberdee, Bowling Green, 73; Gardner, Bowling Green, 73.

SWANTON 315, SPRINGFIELD 330, OTSEGO 385: Sw--Jimison 72; Betz 78; Zedlitz 82; Trucker 83; Sp--Bohnsack 81; Liber 82; Lynch 83; Rudolph 84; O--Honsey 87; Weisenborn 89; Howe 104; Miron 105. At Valleywood.

ARCHBOLD 172, FAYETTE 208

TRANSACTIONS

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

COLLEGE

EASTERN MICHIGAN Named Karen O Brien assistant volleyball coach.

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.

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, 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.

WNBA

Eastern Conference

W L Pct GB

y-Detroit 24 8 .750

x-Indiana 19 12 .594 5

x-Connecticut 18 14 .563 6

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 20 11 .645 1/2

x-Sacramento 18 13 .581 21/2

x-Seattle 16 17 .485 51/2

Houston 12 20 .375 9

Los Angeles 10 22 .313 11

Minnesota 8 24 .250 13

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched conference

YESTERDAY

Connecticut 77, Indiana 74

San Antonio at Sacramento, late

TUESDAY

Washington 65, Connecticut 64

Houston 81, Detroit 73

Chicago 77, New York 65

Seattle 81, Minnesota 67

San Antonio 84, Los Angeles 77, OT

TONIGHT

New York at Washington, 7

Detroit at Minnesota, 8

Chicago at Houston, 8:30

NOTES

Clay High School will host Meet The Eagles tomorrow night at Clay Memorial Stadium at 6 p.m., followed by a football scrimmage with Maumee.

The OHIO PREDATORS 16-under travel softball team will hold tryouts Aug. 19 or Aug. 26 at 1 p.m. at Eastwood High School. Call Vicki at 419-308-0038.

The STEVE MIX BASKETBALL ACADEMY elementary, junior high, and men s fall leagues are now forming. Also, the academy s shooting, ball handling, and conditioning programs, along with workouts with the Dieblers will be talking place. Information: at basketballacademy.net or call Steve Mix at 419-874-9619.

The annual Waldron Labor Day SOFTBALL Marathon is seeking 10 more men s and 10 more women s teams. Class C and below teams can enter with fee of $165. The double-elimination tournament starts Aug. 31 at 6 p.m. and ends at 3 p.m. Sept. 3. Women s play is during the day only. Camping is available. Information: Jeff Bernath at 517-286-6598 or e-mail at bassmanbbuba@yahoo.com

HOLES IN ONE

RICK RADOCY, No. 6 at Collins Park, 160 yards, 6-iron.

JERRY YEAGER, No. 17 at Highland Meadows, 136 yards, 8-iron.

RAY SEROCKA, No. 14 at Oak Harbor Golf Course, 135 yards, 8-iron.

PAUL LYNCH, No. 2 at Fallen Timbers, 152 yards, 8-iron.

TENNIS

Cincinnati Masters

Mason, Ohio

Singles

Second Round

Nicolas Almagro d. Ivan Ljubicic (11) 6-4, 6-4.

Lleyton Hewitt d. Richard Gasquet 6-1, 3-2, retired.

David Ferrer (16) d. Radek Stepanek 6-2, 7-5.

Juan Carlos Ferrero d. Fernando Gonzalez 6-2, 7-6 (7).

Carlos Moya d. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 6-4, 6-1.

Juan Martin del Potro d. Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.

Jurgen Melzer d. Mario Ancic 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (9).

Sam Querrey d. Mikhail Youzhny (13) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.

Juan Monaco d. Rafael Nadal 4-1, retired.

James Blake (9) d. Nicolas Kiefer 6-4, 6-4.

Tomas Berdych (10) d. Arnaud Clement 7-6 (1), 7-6 (4).

Nikolay Davydenko (5) d. Robby Ginepri 6-2, 6-7 (7), 6-3.

Roger Federer (1) d. Julien Benneteau 6-3, 6-3.

Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, d. Juan Ignacio Chela 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-2.

Doubles

First Round

Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski d. Frantisek Cermak and Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 3-6, 10-5 tiebreak.

Nicolas Almagro and David Ferrer d. Tommy Robredo and Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 6-3.

Mahesh Bhupathi and Jamie Murray d. Juan Monaco and Todd Perry 7-6 (1), 6-7 (5), 10-3 tiebreak.

Rogers Cup

Toronto

Singles

Second Round

Patty Schnyder (10) d. Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 6-2.

Francesca Schiavone d. Elena Dementieva (8) 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2.

Dinara Safina (9) d. Nathalie Dechy 6-1, 6-2.

Meghann Shaughnessy d. Lucie Safarova (16) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Nadia Petrova (6) d. Stephanie Dubois 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1.

Eleni Daniilidou d. Maria Elena Camerin 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5.

Marion Bartoli (7) d. Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 2-1, retired.

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

Virginie Razzano d. Anna Chakvetadze (5) 7-6 (5), 2-0, retired.

Sybille Bammer (13) d. Aleksandra Wozniak 6-4, 6-2.

Justine Henin d. Andreja Klepac 6-3, 6-1.

PREP TENNIS

MAUMEE 3, START 2: Kwiatkowski (M) d. Walberg, 6-4, 6-4; Lardinais (M) d. Bradford, 6-1, 6-0; Conley (S) d. Bonamigo, 7-6, 6-4; Br. Penrose-Bri. Penrose (S) d. Hite-Robinson, 6-2, 6-1; Tischler-Dagg (M) d. Ashman-James, 7-5, 6-4.

MAUMEE 5, BOWSHER 0: Kwiatkowski d. Abdoney 6-0, 6-0; Lardinais d. Nettles 6-0, 6-0; Jaynes d. Schaller 6-4, 6-4; Hite-Robinson d. Corvarrubias-Irons 6-2, 6-0; Dagg-Tischler d. Honsberger-Chloe 6-0, 6-1.

ANTHONY WAYNE 5, BOWSHER 0: Maggie McCormick d. Abdoney, 6-0, 6-0; Krieg d. Nettles, 6-0, 6-0; Maureen McCormick d. Schaller, 6-0, 6-0; Marty-Malenfant d. Corvarrubias-Irons, 6-0, 6-0; Keeton-Smith d. Honsberger-Mericle, 6-0, 6-0.

SPORTLIGHT

Aug. 16

1920 Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head with a pitch by New York s Carl Mays. Chapman suffers a fractured skull and dies the next day. It s the only field fatality in major league history.

1924 Helen Wills Moody beats Molla Bjurstedt Mallory again, 6-1, 6-3, to win her second straight singles title at the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships.

1954 The first Sports Illustrated magazine is issued with a 25-cent price tag. The scene on the cover was a game at Milwaukee s County Stadium. Eddie Mathews of Braves was swinging with Wes Westrum catching and Augie Donatelli umpiring.

1980 Clint Galbraith drives Niatross to a world record for a one-mile pace with a time of 1:52 4-5 in a special invitation race at the State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, N.Y. Niatross eclipses the record he shared with Abercrombie by one-fifth of a second and wins the race by 21 lengths.

1989 Tom Drees pitches his third no-hitter of the season for Class AAA Vancouver, leading the Canadians over Las Vegas 5-0 in a seven-inning, first game of a doubleheader in the Pacific Coast League. Drees became the first pitcher in the PCL or the major leagues with three no-hitters in a year.

1992 Nick Price holds off a comeback bid by Nick Faldo with a 1-under 70 in the final round and captures his first major title with a three-stroke victory in the PGA national championship.

1995 Ethiopia s Haile Gebrselassie shatters Kenya s Moses Kiptanui s record in the 5,000 by nearly 11 seconds with a time of 12 minutes, 44.39 seconds at the Weltklasse meet in Zurich, Switzerland. Kiptanui smashes his world record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, becoming the first to break the eight-minute barrier with a time of 7:59.18.

LATEST LINE

Baseball

National League

MILWAUKEE 51/2 -61/2 St. Louis

CHICAGO CUBS 7-8 Cincinnati

FLORIDA Even-6 Arizona

Philadelphia 71/2 -81/2 WASHINGTON

NY Mets Even-6 PITTSBURGH

ATLANTA 7-8 San Francisco

SAN DIEGO 51/2 -61/2 Colorado

LA DODGERS 61/2 -71/2 Houston

American League

OAKLAND 61/2 -71/2 Chi White Sox

NY YANKEES 61/2 -71/2 Detroit

LA Angels 51/2 -61/2 TORONTO

TEXAS Even-6 Kansas City

NFL Preseason

KANSAS CITY 3 Miami

(Friday)

PHILADELPHIA 3 Carolina

BUFFALO 3 Atlanta

NEW ENGLAND 5 Tennessee

NY JETS 4 Minnesota

(Saturday)

ARIZONA 3 Houston

CLEVELAND 21/2 Detroit

CINCINNATI 3 New Orleans

JACKSONVILLE 4 Tampa Bay

Pittsburgh 2 WASHINGTON

ST. LOUIS 1 San Diego

DALLAS 5 Denver

GREEN BAY 11/2 Seattle

SAN FRANCISCO 31/2 Oakland

(Sunday)

BALTIMORE 4 NY Giants

(Monday)

INDIANAPOLIS 11/2 Chicago

Home Team in CAPS