Published: 8/3/2012

Scoreboard: 8-3

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX - Assigned SS Tommy Manzella to Charlotte (IL). Optioned 3B Brent Morel to Charlotte.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS - Recalled INF Adam Rosales from Sacramento (PCL). Optioned INF Brandon Hicks to Sacramento.

TAMPA BAY RAYS - Optioned RHP Josh Lueke to Durham (IL).

TEXAS RANGERS - Selected the contract of 1B/3B Mike Olt from Frisco (TL). Optioned INF/OF Brandon Snyder to Round Rock (PCL). Transferred RHP Colby Lewis to the 60-day DL.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS - Extended their player development contract with Lansing (MWL) through the 2014 season.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES - Placed RHP Jair Jurrjens on the 15-day DL.

CHICAGO CUBS - Agreed to terms with 2B Vladimir Frias on a minor league contract and assigned him to Daytona (FSL).

COLORADO ROCKIES - Recalled RHP Alex White from Colorado Springs (PCL). Optioned OF Andrew Brown to Colorado Springs.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES - Optioned LHP Jake Diekman and LHP Joe Savery to Lehigh Valley (IL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES - Assigned RHP Erik Turgeon to Bradenton (FSL).

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS - Placed 1B Aubrey Huff on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 31. Reinstated C Hector Sanchez and RHP Shane Loux from the 15-day DL. Optioned C Eli Whiteside and OF Justin Christian to Fresno (PCL). Assigned 2B Emmanuel Burriss outright to Fresno.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS - Reinstated OF Jayson Werth from the 60-day DL. Placed RHP Henry Rodriguez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 1.

American Association

EL PASO DIABLOS - Signed 1B Fernando Valenzuela Jr. Traded C Pat Arlis to Amarillo for future considerations.

LAREDO LEMURS - Released RHP Gabe Zavala.

ST. PAUL SAINTS - Released LHP Kyle Carr.

Can-Am League

NEWARK BEARS - Named Chuck Stewart manager. Signed RHP Omar Javier.

Frontier League

EVANSVILLE OTTERS - Signed RHP Kevin Christy.

TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS - Signed RHP Jake Sabol.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES - Signed C Greg Stiemsma.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS - Signed RB Zach Brown. Placed RB Chris Douglas on the waived/injured list.

CAROLINA PANTHERS - Terminated the contract of OT Jeff Otah. Signed CB Nate Ness.

DENVER BRONCOS - Claimed WR Cameron Kenney off waivers from Seattle.

DETROIT LIONS - Signed CB Ross Weaver, DT Tracy Robertson and G Pat Boyle. Waived CB Dontrell Johnson and LS Matt Camilli. Placed DT Michael Cosgrove on the waived/injured list.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS - Signed T Ty Nsekhe. Waived G Ben Ijalana.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS - Signed RB Keith Tolston. Waived TE Gijon Robinson.

MIAMI DOLPHINS - Signed G Chandler Burden. Waived T Dustin Waldron.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS - Signed OL Derek Dennis. Claimed T Dustin Waldron off waivers from Miami. Placed OL Jamey Richard on injured reserve.

NEW YORK JETS - Signed WR Chris Forcier, WR Wes Kemp and S Marcus Lott.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES - Placed WR Ronald Johnson on injured reserve.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS - Signed LB Brian Smith. Waived LB Nate Triplett.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NEW YORK ISLANDERS - Agreed to terms with D Griffin Reinhart on a three-year, entry-level contract.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING - Signed D Dmitry Korobev to a two-year, two-way contract.

WINNIPEG JETS - Named Larry Simmons assistant general manager.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

SPORTING KANSAS CITY - Signed M Oriol Rosell to a multiyear contract.

COLLEGE

NCAA - Elected Michigan State president Lou Anna Simon chair of the executive committee.

GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE - Named Bridget Johnson assistant commissioner.

BRADLEY - Named Lindsay Weiss women's assistant basketball coach.

EAST TENNESSEE STATE - Named Kenzie Roark softball pitching coach.

PENN STATE - Announced PK-P Anthony Fera and DL Jamil Pollard have left the football team.

ARENA FOOTBALL

Conference Championships

National

Saturday; Utah vs. Arizona, 10 p.m.

American

Today: Jacksonville vs. Philadelphia, 8 p.m.

WNBA

Eastern Conference

W L Pct GB

Connecticut 15 4 .789 -

Indiana 10 7 .588 4

Atlanta 9 10 .474 6

Chicago 8 9 .471 6

New York 6 12 .333 8 1/2

Washington 4 14 .222 10 1/2

Western Conference

W L Pct GB

Minnesota 15 4 .789 -

San Antonio 13 5 .722 1 1/2

Los Angeles 15 6 .714 1

Seattle 9 10 .474 6

Phoenix 4 15 .211 11

Tulsa 3 15 .167 11 1/2

OLYMPIC BREAK

HOLES IN ONE

BRENT HARRAH, No. 16 at Legacy, 118 yards, 5-hybrid.

FRED GRIMM, No. 3 at Inverness, 158 yards, 6-iron.

DOUBLE EAGLE

JAMES DYE, No. 8 at Bedford Hills Irish, 428 yards, 26-hybrid.

SPORTS NOTES

KNIGHTS AREA FOOTBALL SIGN UPS: today from 6-7:30 pm at Greenwood Elementary. Ages 8-12. $100 player fee due at sign up. For more info call Coach Tommy at 419-376-2576 or visit Greenwood Knights Football on Facebook.

GLANTZ-CULVER LINE

Major League Baseball

National League

FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

at Washington -170 Miami +160

at Washington -140 Miami +130

Arizona -120 at Philadelphia +110

at Cincinnati -150 Pittsburgh +140

at Atlanta -230 Houston +210

at St. Louis -155 Milwaukee +145

San Francisco -150 at Colorado +140

New York -120 at San Diego +110

at Los Angeles -160 Chicago +150

American League

at Detroit -145 Cleveland +135

at New York -250 Seattle +220

at Tampa Bay -180 Baltimore +170

at Boston -180 Minnesota +170

Los Angeles -135 at Chicago +125

Texas -175 at Kansas City +165

at Oakland -125 Toronto +115

Preseason NFL

Sunday

Hall of Fame Game

At Canton, Ohio

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG

New Orleans 3 2 1/2 (36) Arizona

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

USA Today Top 25 Poll

The USA Today Top 25 football coaches preseason poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2011 records, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and 2011 final ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. LSU (18) 13-1 1403 2

2. Alabama (20) 12-1 1399 1

3. Southern Cal (19) 10-2 1388 -

4. Oklahoma (1) 10-3 1276 15

5. Oregon 12-2 1258 4

6. Georgia 10-4 1061 20

7. Florida State (1) 9-4 1055 23

8. Michigan 11-2 1023 9

9. South Carolina 11-2 981 8

10. Arkansas 11-2 948 5

11. West Virginia 10-3 833 18

12. Wisconsin 11-3 743 11

13. Michigan State 11-3 717 10

14. Clemson 10-4 598 22

15. Texas 8-5 549 -

16. Nebraska 9-4 501 24

17. TCU 11-2 499 13

18. Stanford 11-2 497 7

19. Oklahoma State 12-1 476 3

20. Virginia Tech 11-3 461 17

21. Kansas State 10-3 398 16

22. Boise State 12-1 271 6

23. Florida 7-6 250 -

24. Notre Dame 8-5 166 -

25. Auburn 8-5 66 -

Others receiving votes: Washington 64, Louisville 46, Georgia Tech 35, Cincinnati 32, Texas A&M 28, Baylor 23, Utah 22, Mississippi State 21, South Florida 12, N.C. State 11, BYU 10, Louisiana Tech 10, Virginia 9, Houston 7, Southern Mississippi 6, UCF 5, Rutgers 5, FIU 3, Missouri 3, Tennessee 3, Northern Illinois 2, Texas Tech 1.

2012-13 Bowl Schedule

(Subject to Change)

All Times EST

Dec. 15 New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque (MWC vs. Pac-12), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 15 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise (MAC vs. WAC), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 20 Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego (MWC vs. BYU), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 21 St. Petersburg Bowl at St. Petersburg, Fla. (Big East vs. C-USA), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 22 New Orleans Bowl (C-USA vs. Sun Belt), Noon (ESPN)

Dec. 22 Las Vegas Bowl (MWC vs. Pac-12), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 24 Hawai'i Bowl at Honolulu (C-USA vs. MWC), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 26 Little Caesars Bowl at Detroit (Big Ten vs. MAC), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 27 Military Bowl at Washington (ACC vs. Army), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 27 Belk Bowl at Charlotte, N.C. (ACC vs. Big East), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 27 Holiday Bowl at San Diego (Big 12 vs. Pac-12), 9:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 28 Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La. (ACC vs. SEC), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 28 Russell Athletic Bowl at Orlando, Fla. (ACC vs. Big East), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 28 Meineke Car Care Bowl at Houston (Big Ten vs. Big 12), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 29 Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, Texas (C-USA vs. MWC), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 29 Fight Hunger Bowl at San Francisco (Pac-12 vs. Navy), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN or ESPN2)

Dec. 29 Pinstripe Bowl at New York (Big East vs. Big 12), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN or ESPN2)

Dec. 29 Alamo Bowl at San Antonio (Big 12 vs. Pac-12), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 29 Valley of the Sun Bowl at Tempe, Ariz. (Big Ten vs. Big 12), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 31 Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn. (SEC vs. ACC), Noon (ESPN)

Dec. 31 Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas (ACC vs. Pac-12), 2 p.m. (CBS)

Dec. 31 Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn. (SEC/Big East/C-USA), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Bowl at Atlanta (ACC vs. SEC), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Jan. 1 TicketCity Bowl at Dallas (Big Ten vs. C-USA), Noon (ESPNU)

Jan. 1 Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla. (SEC vs. Big Ten), Noon (ESPN2)

Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Fla. (SEC vs. Big Ten), 1 p.m. (TBA)

Jan. 1 Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla. (SEC vs. Big Ten), 1 p.m. (TBA)

Jan. 1 Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif. (BCS vs. BCS), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Jan. 1 Orange Bowl at Miami (BCS vs. BCS), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl at New Orleans (BCS vs. BCS), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Jan. 3 Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, Ariz. (BCS vs. BCS), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Jan. 4 Cotton Bowl at Arlington, Texas (SEC vs. Big 12), 8 p.m. (FOX)

Jan. 5 BBVA Compass Bowl at Birmingham, Ala. (Big East vs. SEC), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl at Mobile, Ala. (MAC vs. Sun Belt), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Jan. 7 BCS National Championship at Miami (BCS 1 vs. BCS 2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

NFL

Preseason Schedule

Sunday

Arizona vs. New Orleans at Canton, Ohio, 8 p.m. (NFLN)

WEEK 1

Thursday, Aug. 9

Washington at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

New Orleans at New England, 7:30 p.m.

Baltimore at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.

Denver at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Green Bay at San Diego, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Aug. 10

N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Miami, 8 p.m.

Arizona at Kansas City, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at San Francisco, 9 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 11

Houston at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Tennessee at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 12

St. Louis at Indianapolis, 1:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 13

Dallas at Oakland, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 2

Thursday, Aug. 16

Cincinnati at Atlanta, 8 p.m. (FOX)

Cleveland at Green Bay, 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 17

Tennessee at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Baltimore, 8 p.m. (FOX)

Buffalo at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Miami at Carolina, 8 p.m.

Jacksonville at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Oakland at Arizona, 10 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 18

N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m.

San Francisco at Houston, 8 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Kansas City at St. Louis, 9 p.m.

Seattle at Denver, 9 p.m.

Dallas at San Diego, 10 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 19

Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. (NBC)

Monday, Aug. 20

Philadelphia at New England, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 3

Thursday, Aug. 23

Green Bay at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.

Arizona at Tennessee, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Jacksonville at Baltimore, 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 24

Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

New England at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

San Diego at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 8 p.m. (CBS)

Seattle at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 25

Indianapolis at Washington, 4 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m. (CBS)

Detroit at Oakland, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 26

San Francisco at Denver, 4 p.m. (FOX)

Carolina at N.Y. Jets, 8 p.m. (NBC)

WEEK 4

Wednesday, Aug. 29

New England at N.Y. Giants, 7:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 30

Atlanta at Jacksonville, 6:30 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 6:35 p.m.

Kansas City at Green Bay, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Tennessee, 7 p.m.

Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Baltimore at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 10 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 10 p.m.

Denver at Arizona, 11 p.m.

GOLF

Bridgestone Invitational

Akron, Ohio, par 70

Jim Furyk 32-31 - 63

Lee Slattery 31-34 - 65

Bubba Watson 33-33 - 66

Ben Crane 34-32 - 66

Luke Donald 32-34 - 66

Rafael Cabrera Bello 34-32 - 66

Simon Dyson 33-33 - 66

John Senden 31-35 - 66

Retief Goosen 34-33 - 67

Carl Pettersson 35-32 - 67

Bill Haas 36-31 - 67

K.T. Kim 32-35 - 67

Keegan Bradley 34-33 - 67

Jason Dufner 33-34 - 67

Sergio Garcia 35-32 - 67

Louis Oosthuizen 32-35 - 67

Geoff Ogilvy 31-36 - 67

Jamie Donaldson 35-33 - 68

Zach Johnson 34-34 - 68

Lee Westwood 35-33 - 68

Martin Laird 34-34 - 68

Martin Kaymer 32-36 - 68

Steve Stricker 34-34 - 68

David Toms 35-33 - 68

Charl Schwartzel 32-37 - 69

Scott Piercy 36-33 - 69

Nick Watney 34-35 - 69

Y.E. Yang 35-34 - 69

Kyle Stanley 36-33 - 69

Dustin Johnson 34-35 - 69

Bernd Wiesberger 36-34 - 70

Marc Leishman 36-34 - 70

Matt Kuchar 32-38 - 70

Justin Rose 37-33 - 70

Bo Van Pelt 35-35 - 70

Rickie Fowler 33-37 - 70

Rory McIlroy 37-33 - 70

Alvaro Quiros 35-35 - 70

Tiger Woods 34-36 - 70

Graeme McDowell 34-36 - 70

Fredrik Jacobson 35-36 - 71

Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 36-35 - 71

Greg Chalmers 36-35 - 71

Johnson Wagner 35-36 - 71

Adam Scott 36-35 - 71

Phil Mickelson 37-34 - 71

Thomas Bjorn 33-38 - 71

Ryo Ishikawa 36-35 - 71

K.J. Choi 35-36 - 71

Brandt Snedeker 36-35 - 71

Sang-Moon Bae 35-37 - 72

Paul Lawrie 36-36 - 72

Kevin Na 35-37 - 72

Ted Potter, Jr. 36-36 - 72

Danny Willett 35-37 - 72

Toru Taniguchi 37-35 - 72

Joost Luiten 38-34 - 72

Mark Wilson 35-37 - 72

Branden Grace 36-36 - 72

Toshinori Muto 36-37 - 73

Yoshinori Fujimoto 37-36 - 73

Peter Hanson 36-37 - 73

Robert Allenby 36-37 - 73

Ernie Els 37-36 - 73

Jeev Milkha Singh 37-36 - 73

Thongchai Jaidee 37-36 - 73

Nicolas Colsaerts 37-36 - 73

Aaron Baddeley 37-36 - 73

Hunter Mahan 34-39 - 73

Jonathan Byrd 35-38 - 73

Francesco Molinari 35-39 - 74

Ian Poulter 38-36 - 74

Jason Day 36-39 - 75

Marcel Siem 38-38 - 76

Robert Rock 38-38 - 76

Oliver Bekker 36-41 - 77

Tom Lewis 38-40 - 78

Michael Hoey 39-39 - 78

LPGA Tour Money Leaders

Money

1. Stacy Lewis $1,200,169

2. Ai Miyazato $1,095,723

3. Yani Tseng $1,016,059

4. Shanshan Feng $1,006,095

5. Na Yeon Choi $991,590

6. Azahara Munoz $976,074

7. Inbee Park $924,241

8. Sun Young Yoo $690,019

9. Amy Yang $687,857

10. Mika Miyazato $584,729

11. Karrie Webb $553,860

12. So Yeon Ryu $543,510

13. Suzann Pettersen $507,348

14. Hee Kyung Seo $456,680

15. Brittany Lang $448,670

16. Anna Nordqvist $412,892

17. Cristie Kerr $382,238

18. Sandra Gal $379,539

19. Paula Creamer $379,467

20. Angela Stanford $366,152

21. Jiyai Shin $359,206

22. I.K. Kim $347,574

23. Se Ri Pak $335,855

24. Jenny Shin $321,050

25. Candie Kung $310,360

26. Lexi Thompson $309,043

27. Eun-Hee Ji $299,149

28. Brittany Lincicome $294,864

29. Meena Lee $280,366

30. Giulia Sergas $280,281

MLS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA New York 11 6 5 38 38 32

Houston 10 5 7 37 33 25

Sporting KC 11 7 4 37 27 21

D.C. 10 7 3 33 34 27

Chicago 9 7 5 32 23 23

Columbus 8 7 4 28 20 20

Montreal 8 13 3 27 33 43

Philadelphia 7 10 2 23 22 22

New England 6 10 5 23 26 27

Toronto FC 5 12 4 19 24 38

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA San Jose 13 5 5 44 45 28

Real Salt Lake 13 7 3 42 35 27

Seattle 9 5 7 34 27 22

Vancouver 9 7 7 34 26 28

Los Angeles 10 10 3 33 39 35

Chivas USA 7 8 5 26 14 21

Colorado 7 14 1 22 28 32

FC Dallas 5 11 7 22 25 31

Portland 5 12 4 19 19 36

TODAY

New York at Houston, 8

Saturday

Columbus at D.C. United, 7:30

Philadelphia at Montreal, 7:30

Sporting Kansas City at New England, 7:30

Toronto FC at Chicago, 8:30

Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 9

CFL

EAST DIVISION

W L T Pts PF PA

Hamilton 3 2 0 6 162 167

Toronto 3 2 0 6 129 133

Montreal 2 3 0 4 128 162

Winnipeg 1 4 0 2 101 163

WEST DIVISION

W L T Pts PF PA

B.C. 3 2 0 6 140 110

Edmonton 3 2 0 6 111 89

Saskatchewan 3 2 0 6 155 113

Calgary 2 3 0 4 155 154

TODAY

Montreal at Winnipeg, 8:30

MONDAY

B.C. at Toronto, 5 p.m.

TENNIS

Citi Open

Washington

Singles

Men

Second Round

Kevin Anderson (3), South Africa, d. Florent Serra, France, 6-4, 6-4.

Sam Querrey (8), United States, d. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 6-4, 6-3.

Women

Quarterfinals

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (1), Russia, d. Chang Kai-chen, Taiwan, 6-4, 6-4.

Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, d. Jana Cepelova, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-4.

Doubles

Men

Quarterfinals

Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, d. James Blake and Tim Smyczek, United States, 5-7, 6-3, 10-8.

Drew Courtney and Steve Johnson, United States, d. Jamie Delgado and Ken Skupski, Britain, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Women

Semifinals

Irina Falconi, United States, and Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa, d. Olga Govortsova, Belarus, and Alla Kudryavtseva (1), Russia, 5-7, 6-3, 10-5 tiebreak.