NFL, tennis, prep volleyball, soccer
9/2/2008TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Activated OF Adam Jones from the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Garrett Olson from Norfolk (IL). Purchased the contract of RHP Jim Miller from Norfolk.
SEATTLE MARINERS Purchased the contracts of LHP Justin Thomas and INF Luis Valbuena from Tacoma (PCL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Recalled C Robby Hammock from Tucson (PCL).
ATLANTA BRAVES Activated INF Ruben Gotay from the 15-day DL. Reinstated 1B Casey Kotchman from bereavement leave.
CHICAGO CUBS Activated RHP Jon Lieber from the 15-day DL and RHP Angel Guzman from the 60-day DL. Recalled RHP Michael Wuertz and INF Micah Hoffpauir from Iowa (PCL). Purchased the contracts of C Koyie Hill and INF Casey McGehee from Iowa.
COLORADO ROCKIES Activated OF Ryan Spilborghs from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Steve Register and C Edwin Bellorin from Colorado Springs (PCL).
FLORIDA MARLINS Activated LHP Andrew Miller from the 15-day DL and OF Brett Carroll from the 60-day DL. Placed C Mike Rabelo on the 60-day DL.
HOUSTON ASTROS Recalled RHP Alberto Arias and C J.R. Towles from Round Rock (PCL). Purchased the contract of INF Edwin Maysonet from Round Rock. Added Dave Clark and Mike Freer to the coaching staff.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS Recalled RHP Mark DiFelice, RHP Tim Dillard, LHP Mitch Stetter, INF Joe Dillon, OF Tony Gwynn, 1B Brad Nelson and C Vinny Rottino from Nashville (PCL) and SS Alcides Escobar from Huntsville (SL). Purchased the contracts of 3B Mat Gamel from Nashville and C Angel Salome from Huntsville.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Recalled RHP Adam Eaton and LHP J.A. Happ from Lehigh Valley (IL). Purchased the contracts of OF Greg Golson and C Lou Marson from Reading (EL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Recalled LHP Randy Flores from Memphis (PCL). Activated RHP Chris Carpenter from the 15-day DL.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Activated LHP Jonathan Sanchez from the 15-day DL. Recalled LF Scott McClain, C Steve Holm and RHP Brad Hennessey from Fresno (PCL). Released C Guillermo Rodriguez.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS Recalled OF Roger Bernadina and 1B-OF Kory Casto from Columbus (IL). Purchased the contracts of LHP Mike Hinckley, RHP Shairon Martis and RHP Levale Speigner from Columbus. Activated SS Alberto Gonzalez from the 15-day DL. Transferred OF Wily Mo Pena from the 15-to the 60-day DL. Added Rick Eckstein, hitting coach, to the staff.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS Signed WR-KR Mark Jones. Released WR Dominique Thompson. Signed FB Billy Latsko, DE Angelo Craig and WR Titus Ryan to the practice squad.
CLEVELAND BROWNS Claimed OL Scott Young off waivers from Philadelphia. Waived OL Nathan Bennett. Signed LB Titus Brown, RB Omar Cuff, OL Christian Gaddis, S Travis Key, WR Lance Leggett, DL Melila Purcell and WR Steve Sanders to the practice squad.
DALLAS COWBOYS Re-signed QB Richard Bartel to the practice squad.
DENVER BRONCOS Claimed S Calvin Lowry off waivers from Tennessee. Waived S Roderick Rogers. Signed DE Ryan McBean, RB P.J. Pope and WR Travis Wilson to the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Claimed LB Buster Davis off waivers from Detroit and DT Daniel Muir off waivers from Green Bay. Waived S Jamie Silva and LB Ramon Guzman.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Signed CB William James. Waived S Jamaal Fudge.
MIAMI DOLPHINS Signed LB Tyson Smith to the practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Signed CB Deltha O Neal. Claimed TE Jason Pociask and OT Mark LeVoir off waivers. Released TE Stephen Spach. Signed OL Jacob Bender and TE Tyson DeVree to the practice squad.
NEW YORK GIANTS Released CB Geoffrey Pope from the practice squad. Signed TE Eric Butler and CB Rashad Barksdale to the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS Signed WR Larry Brackins, RB Jehuu Caulcrick, OL Stanley Daniels, DB James Ihedigbo, OL Matt McChesney, DE Ropati Pitoitua, WR Paul Raymond and LB Brandon Renkart to the practice squad.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Signed CB Kyle Arrington, FB Jed Collins, DT Mike Marquardt, WR Shaheer McBride, T Chris Patrick, WR Willie Reid, LB Andy Studebaker and CB Trae Williams to the practice squad.
AUTO RACING
Pepsi 500
Sunday
Fontana, Calif.
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (1) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 250 laps, 195 points, $314,611. 2. (15) Greg Biffle, Ford, 250, 175, $185,375. 3. (21) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 250, 165, $178,091. 4. (33) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 250, 160, $170,786. 5. (37) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 250, 160, $169,941.
6. (26) Carl Edwards, Ford, 250, 150, $153,300. 7. (11) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 250, 146, $120,225. 8. (4) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 250, 142, $141,691. 9. (12) David Reutimann, Toyota, 250, 143, $108,075. 10. (31) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 250, 134, $120,150.
11. (18) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 250, 130, $108,750. 12. (19) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 250, 127, $107,825. 13. (22) David Ragan, Ford, 250, 129, $108,475. 14. (2) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 250, 126, $98,225. 15. (3) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 250, 123, $143,636.
16. (17) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 250, 115, $135,225. 17. (27) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 250, 117, $137,508. 18. (5) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge, 250, 109, $96,700. 19. (7) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 250, 106, $125,458. 20. (23) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 250, 103, $124,033.
21. (24) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 250, 100, $130,086. 22. (14) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 250, 97, $137,936. 23. (42) David Gilliland, Ford, 249, 94, $111,608. 24. (13) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 249, 91, $99,725. 25. (39) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 249, 88, $107,958.
26. (16) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 249, 85, $105,800. 27. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 249, 82, $117,964. 28. (34) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 249, 79, $117,739. 29. (8) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 249, 76, $104,583. 30. (10) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 249, 73, $124,533.
31. (32) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 249, 70, $132,900. 32. (40) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 249, 67, $105,595. 33. (30) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 249, 69, $99,808. 34. (6) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 249, 61, $113,495. 35. (35) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 249, 58, $96,647.
36. (25) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 249, 55, $95,050. 37. (29) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 249, 52, $95,000. 38. (38) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 249, 49, $86,950. 39. (9) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 248, 46, $86,900. 40. (36) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 248, 43, $94,850.
41. (28) Ken Schrader, Toyota, 247, 40, $94,805. 42. (43) Johnny Sauter, Dodge, overheating, 161, 37, $86,740. 43. (20) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, accident, 67, 34, $86,212.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 138.857 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 36 minutes, 3 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 2.76 seconds.
Caution Flags: Eight for 34 laps.
Lead Changes: 20 among nine drivers.
Lap Leaders: A.Allmendinger 1; J.Johnson 2-70; M.Waltrip 71; J.Johnson 72-73; G.Biffle 74; J.Johnson 75-110; G.Biffle 111; M.Kenseth 112; J.Gordon 113-114; J.Johnson 115-147; D.Ragan 148; J.Johnson 149-162; G.Biffle 163-167; J.Johnson 168-182; J.Burton 183; D.Reutimann 184-186; G.Biffle 187-188; J.Johnson 189-219; G.Biffle 220-222; J.Johnson 223-250.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Johnson, 8 times for 228 laps; G.Biffle, 5 times for 12 laps; D.Reutimann, 1 time for 3 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 2 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Ragan, 1 time for 1 lap; A.Allmendinger, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Burton, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Waltrip, 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 12 in Points: 1. Ky.Busch, 3,755. 2. C.Edwards, 3,547. 3. J.Johnson, 3,386. 4. D.Earnhardt Jr., 3,323. 5. J.Burton, 3,234. 6. G.Biffle, 3,159. 7. K.Harvick, 3,132. 8. T.Stewart, 3,110. 9. M.Kenseth, 3,081. 10. J.Gordon, 3,074. 11. D.Hamlin, 3,065. 12. C.Bowyer, 2,989.
NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.
The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.
ARCA Southern Illinois 100
DuQuoin, Ill.
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (2) Frank Kimmel, Clarksburg, Ind., Ford, 102. 2. (9) Patrick Sheltra, Indiantown, Fla., Dodge, 102. 3. (8) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 102. 4. (3) Dexter Bean, Westby, Wis., Chevrolet, 102. 5. (1) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Olive Branch, Miss., Ford, 102.
6. (11) Matt Carter, Denver, N.C., Ford, 102. 7. (7) Kelly Kovski, Springfield, Ill., Chevrolet, 102. 8. (14) Scott Speed, Manteca, Calif., Toyota, 102. 9. (12) James Buescher, Plano, Texas, Dodge, 102. 10. (17) Bryan Silas, Stuart, Fla., Chevrolet, 102.
11. (24) John Wes Townley, Watkinsville, Ga., Ford, 102. 12. (6) Justin Lofton, Westmorland, Calif., Dodge, 102. 13. (22) Tayler Malsam, Seattle, Dodge, 102. 14. (39) Brent Glastetter, Oran, Mo., Toyota, 102. 15. (5) Tom Hessert III, Cherry Hill, N.J., Ford, 102.
16. (15) Justin Allgaier, Springfield, Ill., Chevrolet, 102. 17. (20) Doug Keller, St. Joseph, Mo., Chevrolet, 101. 18. (19) Eddie Pearson, Boiling Springs, S.C., Ford, 101. 19. (16) Ken Butler III, Lilburn, Ga., Dodge, 100. 20. (26) Norm Benning, Pittsburgh, Chevrolet, 100.
21. (25) Darrell Basham, Henryville, Ind., Chevrolet, 99. 22. (33) Gabi DiCarlo, Phoenix, Ford, 98. 23. (27) Lance Stott, Keokuk, Iowa, Chevrolet, 96. 24. (32) Kyle Chady, Benton, Ill., Ford, 96. 25. (18) Bob Strait, Manteno, Ill., Ford, 95, engine.
26. (10) A.J. Fike, Galesburg, Ill., Ford, 94, accident. 27. (29) Donny Kelley, Humble, Texas, Chevrolet, 85, accident. 28. (30) Mike Harmon, Birmingport, Ala., Chevrolet, 82, engine. 29. (31) Dale Shearer, Alhambra, Ill., Ford, 68, overheating. 30. (21) A.J. Henriksen, Mooresville, N.C., Ford, 58, engine.
31. (13) Brian Tyler, Parma, Mich., Toyota, 34, engine. 32. (23) Michael Phelps, Suwanee, Ga., Dodge, 23, accident. 33. (34) Brad Smith, Shelby Township, Mich., Ford, 11, suspension. 34. (28) Charlie Vest, Ocoee, Fla., Chevrolet, 8, handling. 35. (35) James Hylton, Inman, S.C., Dodge, 4, handling.
36. (36) Wayne Peterson, Pulaski, Tenn., Chevrolet, 0, handling. 37. (38) Justin Koch, Mountain Home, Ark., Chevrolet, 2, handling. 38. (4) Ron Cox, Soddy Daisy, Tenn., Chevrolet, 1, distributor. 39. (37) Greg Seevers, West Milton, Ohio, Chevrolet, 0, suspension.
Race Statistics
Time of race: 1 hour, 13 minutes, 16 seconds.
Margin of victory: .310 second.
Caution flags: 5 for 25 laps.
Lap leaders: Stenhouse 1, Kimmel 2-25, Buescher 26-30, Kimmel 31-102.
SPORTLIGHT
Sept. 2
1908 Tommy Burns knocks out Bill Lang in the sixth round in Melbourne, Australia, for his last successful defense of his heavyweight title.
1940 Byron Nelson wins the PGA by beating Sam Snead 1-up at the Hershey Country Club in Pennsylvania.
1945 Frank Parker wins the men s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships by beating Bill Talbert. Sarah Palfrey Cooke beats Pauline Betz for the women s title.
1984 Phil Simms passes for 409 yards, including 306 in the first half, and four touchdowns to lead the New York Giants to a 28-27 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.
1984 In his first NFL start, Atlanta s Gerald Riggs rushes for 202 yards and scores two touchdowns as the Falcons beat New Orleans 36-28.
1995 Frank Bruno wins a heavyweight championship in his fourth attempt, registering a unanimous decision over Oliver McCall to take the WBC title in Wembley, England.
2000 Tennessee wins its 700th football game with a 19-16 win over Southern Mississippi.
2001 Michael Schumacher becomes the winningest driver in Formula One history, winning the Belgian Grand Prix for his 52nd career victory. Schumacher breaks the mark shared with Alain Prost and clinches his fourth world championship.
2003 Eric Gagne sets a major league record with his 55th consecutive save in Los Angeles s 4-1 victory over Houston.
2007 Allyson Felix becomes only the second woman to win three gold medals at a single world championships meet, helping the United States to victory in the 1600-meter relay. U.S. teammate Bernard Lagat gets a double for doing something no one had ever done at the track and field world championships. Lagat becomes the first 1,500-5,000 double winner in world championship history, biding his time in the 5,000 meters before kicking for home.
TENNIS
U.S. Open
New York
Singles
Men
Fourth Round
Mardy Fish d. Gael Monfils (32) 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.
Rafael Nadal (1) d. Sam Querrey 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-3.
Juan Martin del Potro (17) d. Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.
Andy Murray (6) d. Stanislas Wawrinka (10) 6-1, 6-3, 6-3.
Women
Fourth Round
Dinara Safina (6) d. Anna-Lena Groenefeld 7-5, 6-0.
Flavia Pennetta (16) d. Amelie Mauresmo (32) 6-3, 6-0.
Venus Williams (7) d. Agnieszka Radwanska (9) 6-1, 6-3.
Serena Williams (4) d. Severine Bremond 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles
Men
Third Round
Maximo Gonzalez and Juan Monaco d. Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles (4) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco d. Marc Gicquel and Sebastien Grosjean 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Tommy Robredo and Sergio Roitman d. Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa (15) 6-2, 6-4.
Robert Lindstedt and Jarkko Nieminen d. Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic (1), Serbia, 6-4, 6-7 (11), 6-2.
Bob and Mike Bryan (2) d. Michal Mertinak and Lovro Zovko 6-3, 6-2.
Bruno Soares and Dusan Vemic, Serbia, d. Igor Kunitsyn and Dmitry Tursunov 7-6 (9), 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3).
Women
Third Round
Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama (4) d. Lindsay Davenport and Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 6-3.
Dominika Cibulkova and Virginie Razzano d. Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Patty Schnyder 6-2, 6-4.
SHOW COURT SCHEDULES
Play begins on all courts at 11 a.m.
Arthur Ashe Stadium
Elena Dementieva (5) vs. Patty Schnyder (15)
Novak Djokovic (3), vs. Tommy Robredo (15)
Not before 2:30 p.m.: Roger Federer (2) vs. Igor Andreev (23)
Night Session
Play begins at 7 p.m.
Jelena Jankovic (2) vs. Sybille Bammer (29)
Andy Roddick (8) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (11)
Louis Armstrong Stadium
Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur (10) vs. Marina Erakovic and Jelena Kostanic Tosic
Not before 1:30 p.m.: Nikolay Davydenko (5) vs. Gilles Muller
Not before 4 p.m.: Christopher Kas and Philipp Petzschner vs. Bob and Mike Bryan (2)
Jill Craybas and Eric Butorac vs. Liezel Huber and Jamie Murray or Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjic
HOLE IN ONE
ALEC ELROD, No. 14 at Sylvania CC,
210 yards, 3-hybrid.
MARK RUBINI, No. 10 at Sylvania CC, 157 yards, 9-iron.
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GOLF
Deutsche Bank
PGA
Norton, Mass., Par: 71
Final Round
(FedExCup points in parentheses)
Vijay Singh (11000), $1,260,000 64-66-69-63 262
Mike Weir (7400), $756,000 61-68-67-71 267
Ernie Els (4900), $406,000 66-65-69-70 270
Camilo Villegas (4900), $406,000 68-66-63-73 270
Tim Herron (3900), $266,000 72-67-67-65 271
Sergio Garcia (3900), $266,000 67-64-68-72 271
Chad Campbell (3558), $218,167 67-70-69-66 272
Justin Leonard (3558), $218,167 69-70-66-67 272
Jim Furyk (3558), $218,167 66-65-69-72 272
Steve Marino (3250), $175,000 66-66-71-70 273
Ken Duke (3250), $175,000 66-67-70-70 273
Ben Crane (3250), $175,000 72-65-63-73 273
Steve Stricker (3000), $140,000 69-67-70-68 274
Ryuji Imada (3000), $140,000 69-65-68-72 274
Johnson Wagner (2775), $108,500 68-65-74-68 275
Hunter Mahan (2775), $108,500 70-64-72-69 275
Steve Flesch (2775), $108,500 68-65-73-69 275
Angel Cabrera (2775), $108,500 67-68-69-71 275
Heath Slocum (2775), $108,500 64-68-69-74 275
Tim Clark (2775), $108,500 66-62-73-74 275
K.J. Choi (2500), $70,000 69-70-70-67 276
Pat Perez (2500), $70,000 69-69-68-70 276
Brett Quigley (2500), $70,000 69-70-67-70 276
Carl Pettersson (2500), $70,000 67-68-68-73 276
Richard S. Johnson (2500), $70,000 67-66-69-74 276
Briny Baird (2500), $70,000 64-69-68-75 276
J.J. Henry (2348), $48,650 68-69-71-69 277
Brandt Snedeker (2348), $48,650 67-68-72-70 277
Boo Weekley (2348), $48,650 70-67-70-70 277
Anthony Kim (2348), $48,650 66-66-74-71 277
Ben Curtis (2348), $48,650 65-65-75-72 277
Michael Allen (2348), $48,650 71-68-66-72 277
John Merrick (2259), $36,200 64-68-76-70 278
John Senden (2259), $36,200 69-69-70-70 278
Charley Hoffman (2259), $36,200 67-69-71-71 278
Stuart Appleby (2259), $36,200 70-66-70-72 278
Jonathan Byrd (2259), $36,200 67-69-69-73 278
Stewart Cink (2259), $36,200 67-69-69-73 278
Jesper Parnevik (2259), $36,200 68-71-66-73 278
John Rollins (2200), $28,000 73-66-70-70 279
Tim Petrovic (2200), $28,000 71-65-72-71 279
Mark Wilson (2200), $28,000 69-69-67-74 279
Woody Austin (2200), $28,000 72-66-66-75 279
Bubba Watson (2151), $21,163 70-69-71-70 280
Bo Van Pelt (2151), $21,163 67-67-74-72 280
Nick O Hern (2151), $21,163 69-66-73-72 280
Robert Allenby (2151), $21,163 70-67-71-72 280
Scott McCarron (2151), $21,163 69-70-69-72 280
Charlie Wi (2151), $21,163 66-67-71-76 280
Jason Day (2115), $16,100 70-66-74-71 281
Ryan Palmer (2115), $16,100 67-68-74-72 281
Andres Romero (2115), $16,100 68-69-72-72 281
Brian Gay (2115), $16,100 68-68-73-72 281
Trevor Immelman (2115), $16,100 71-67-71-72 281
Stephen Ames (2115), $16,100 71-67-71-72 281
Kevin Sutherland (2115), $16,100 70-67-71-73 281
Martin Laird (2115), $16,100 70-68-70-73 281
Bart Bryant (2115), $16,100 69-70-68-74 281
Brian Davis (2115), $16,100 70-66-70-75 281
Lucas Glover (2115), $16,100 68-71-67-75 281
Tom Pernice, Jr. (2115), $16,100 69-67-69-76 281
Kevin Streelman (2115), $16,100 66-65-73-77 281
Scott Verplank (2106), $14,770 69-68-71-74 282
John Mallinger (2106), $14,770 66-67-74-75 282
Chez Reavie (2106), $14,770 69-69-69-75 282
Jeff Overton (2106), $14,770 66-67-72-77 282
Fredrik Jacobson (2103), $14,350 67-68-74-74 283
D.J. Trahan (2103), $14,350 67-66-70-80 283
Rocco Mediate (2100), $14,000 69-70-71-74 284
Frank Lickliter II (2100), $14,000 73-65-70-76 284
Bill Haas (2100), $14,000 69-70-66-79 284
Geoff Ogilvy (2098), $13,720 67-70-73-76 286
Made cut, but did not qualify for final round
Aaron Baddeley (2095), $13,300 72-67-72 211
Phil Mickelson (2095), $13,300 69-70-72 211
Dean Wilson (2095), $13,300 71-68-72 211
Adam Scott (2095), $13,300 70-68-73 211
Peter Lonard (2095), $13,300 71-67-73 211
Billy Mayfair (2092), $12,810 70-69-73 212
Ryan Moore (2092), $12,810 67-68-77 212
Kenny Perry (2090), $12,530 72-67-74 213
Jay Williamson (2090), $12,530 68-70-75 213
Corey Pavin (2086), $12,040 71-68-75 214
Tommy Armour III (2086), $12,040 67-71-76 214
Justin Bolli (2086), $12,040 67-71-76 214
Charles Howell III (2086), $12,040 66-70-78 214
Eric Axley (2086), $12,040 65-69-80 214
PGA Tour Statistics
Through Sept. 1
Scoring Average
1.Padraig Harrington, 69.52. 2(tie). Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia, 69.54. 4.Vijay Singh, 69.56. 5.Kenny Perry, 69.71. 6.Anthony Kim, 69.73. 7.Robert Allenby, 69.86. 8.Stewart Cink, 69.90. 9.Briny Baird, 69.94. 10.Stuart Appleby, 69.96.
Driving Distance
1.Bubba Watson, 314.6. 2.Robert Garrigus, 310.9. 3.J.B. Holmes, 310.4. 4.Dustin Johnson, 309.0. 5.Steve Allan, 303.9. 6.Harrison Frazar, 303.4. 7.Tag Ridings, 303.0. 8.Adam Scott, 301.9. 9.Nick Watney, 300.8. 10.Jason Gore, 300.6.
latest line
NFL
(Thursday)
Week One
NY GIANTS 31/2 Washington
(Sunday)
Cincinnati 1 BALTIMORE
NY Jets 3 MIAMI
NEW ENGLAND 161/2 Kansas City
PITTSBURGH 61/2 Houston
Jacksonville 3 TENNESSEE
Detroit 3 ATLANTA
BUFFALO 1 Seattle
NEW ORLEANS 31/2 Tampa Bay
PHILADELPHIA 7 St. Louis
Dallas 51/2 CLEVELAND
SAN DIEGO 9 Carolina
Arizona 3 SAN FRANCISCO
INDIANAPOLIS 91/2 Chicago
(Monday)
GREEN BAY 3 Minnesota
Denver 3 OAKLAND
College Football
(Thursday)
South Carolina 10 VANDERBILT
(Friday)
BALL STATE 8 Navy
(Saturday)
MICHIGAN STATE 211/2 Eastern Mich.
SYRACUSE 5 Akron
MICHIGAN 14 Miami-Ohio
Northwestern 6 DUKE
BOSTON COLLEGE 7 Georgia Tech
West Virginia 81/2 EAST CAROLINA
BOWLING GREEN 51/2 Minnesota
AUBURN 18 Southern Miss
ALABAMA 291/2 Tulane
NEBRASKA 26 San Jose State
OREGON 35 Utah State
OKLAHOMA 21 Cincinnati
OHIO STATE 35 Ohio
WISCONSIN 201/2 Marshall
FLORIDA 211/2 Miami-Florida
Texas Tech 10 NEVADA
GEORGIA 23 Central Michigan
PENN STATE 161/2 Oregon State
WYOMING 3 Air Force
x-WASHINGTON Off Byu
NOTRE DAME 21 San Diego State
Texas A&M 3 New Mexico
PITTSBURGH 121/2 Buffalo
OKLA. STATE 15 Houston
IOWA STATE 71/2 Kent State
WAKE FOREST 8 Mississippi
California 131/2 WASH. STATE
WESTERN MICH. 6 Northern Illinois
South Florida 14 CENTRAL FLORIDA
Connecticut 7 TEMPLE
KANSAS 201/2 Louisiana Tech
MEMPHIS 31/2 Rice
UTAH 22 Nevada Las Vegas
ARIZONA 221/2 Toledo
ARIZONA STATE 14 Stanford
Texas 26 TEXAS EL PASO
Added Games
IOWA 27 Fla International
ARKANSAS 12 Louisiana-Monroe
Tulsa 211/2 NORTH TEXAS
FLORIDA ATLANTIC 13 Ala-Birmingham
Maryland 131/2 Middle Tenn State
LSU 24 Troy
x-Byu quarterback Max Hall is questionable.
Baseball
National League
FLORIDA 71/2 -81/2 Atlanta
Philadelphia 9-10 WASHINGTON
CINCINNATI 61/2 -71/2 Pittsburgh
CHICAGO CUBS 91/2 -101/2 Houston
MILWAUKEE 51/2 -61/2 NY Mets
San Francisco 9-10 COLORADO
ARIZONA 51/2 -61/2 St. Louis
LA DODGERS 9-10 San Diego
American League
Chi White Sox 51/2 -61/2 CLEVELAND
LA Angels 6-7 DETROIT
BOSTON 12-14 Baltimore
Minnesota Even-6 TORONTO
TAMPA BAY 51/2 -61/2 NY Yankees
TEXAS 71/2 -81/2 Seattle
KANSAS CITY 6-7 Oakland
Home Team in CAPS
college football
Fresno St. 24, Rutgers 7
UCLA 27, Tennessee 24, OT
prep football
Friends of Coal Classic
Cle. Glenville 34, Thomas Jefferson, Pa. 13
Wheeling Central, W.Va. 35, Steubenville Cath. Cent. 0
PRO FOOTBALL
NFL
THURSDAY
Washington at N.Y. Giants, 7
SUNDAY
Detroit at Atlanta, 1
Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1
Seattle at Buffalo, 1
N.Y. Jets at Miami, 1
Kansas City at New England, 1
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1
St. Louis at Philadelphia, 1
Houston at Pittsburgh, 1
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1
Dallas at Cleveland, 4:15
Carolina at San Diego, 4:15
Arizona at San Francisco, 4:15
Chicago at Indianapolis, 8:15
MONDAY
Minnesota at Green Bay, 7
Denver at Oakland, 10:15
CFL
Eastern Division
W L T Pts PF PA
Montreal 6 3 0 12 298 217
Toronto 4 5 0 8 209 273
Hamilton 2 7 0 4 232 273
Winnipeg 2 7 0 4 179 259
Western Division
W L T Pts PF PA
Sask. 7 1 0 14 238 196
Edmonton 6 3 0 12 277 231
Calgary 5 4 0 10 256 232
British Col. 4 5 0 8 257 265
Note: Two points for a regulation or overtime win and one point for a tie.
YESTERDAY
Edmonton 37, Calgary 16
Toronto 34, Hamilton 31
SUNDAY
Saskatchewan 19, Winnipeg 6
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Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
x-Connecticut 19 10 .655
x-Detroit 17 12 .586 2
New York 15 12 .556 3
Indiana 13 15 .464 51/2
Chicago 11 17 .393 71/2
Washington 10 18 .357 81/2
Atlanta 3 26 .103 16
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 19 10 .655
Seattle 18 10 .643 1/2
Los Angeles 17 12 .586 2
Sacramento 16 13 .552 3
Minnesota 14 13 .519 4
Houston 14 14 .500 41/2
Phoenix 12 16 .429 61/2
x-clinched playoff spot
LAST NIGHT
Minnesota at Los Angeles, late
TONIGHT
Seattle at Atlanta, 7
Indiana at Washington, 7
New York at Houston, 8:30
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Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Columbus 12 6 4 40 36 29
New England 11 6 5 38 31 29
Chicago 10 7 5 35 29 18
D.C. United 10 10 2 32 36 34
New York 8 6 8 32 28 28
Toronto FC 7 10 5 26 23 29
Kansas City 6 8 8 26 23 30
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Houston 9 5 8 35 30 26
Real Salt Lake 8 8 6 30 27 27
CD Chivas USA 7 9 6 27 28 31
FC Dallas 6 8 8 26 30 29
Los Angeles 6 9 7 25 42 45
San Jose 6 9 7 25 21 26
Colorado 7 12 3 24 29 32
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
SUNDAY
Houston 2, Chicago 1
SATURDAY
Los Angeles 2, New England 2, tie
New York 0, D.C. United 0, tie
Columbus 2, FC Dallas 1
San Jose 2, Kansas City 1
CD Chivas USA 2, Toronto FC 1
THURSDAY
Colorado at FC Dallas, 8:30