Scoreboard: 8-4
GOLF
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Akron, Ohio, par 70
Jim Furyk 63-66 - 129
Rafael Cabrera Bello 66-65 - 131
Louis Oosthuizen 67-65 - 132
Jason Dufner 67-66 - 133
K.T. Kim 67-67 - 134
David Toms 68-67 - 135
Luke Donald 66-69 - 135
Lee Slattery 65-71 - 136
John Senden 66-70 - 136
Steve Stricker 68-68 - 136
Keegan Bradley 67-69 - 136
Simon Dyson 66-71 - 137
Rory McIlroy 70-67 - 137
Dustin Johnson 69-68 - 137
Geoff Ogilvy 67-70 - 137
Graeme McDowell 70-67 - 137
Carl Pettersson 67-70 - 137
Sang-Moon Bae 72-66 - 138
Bill Haas 67-71 - 138
Scott Piercy 69-70 - 139
Nick Watney 69-70 - 139
Aaron Baddeley 73-66 - 139
Retief Goosen 67-72 - 139
Bubba Watson 66-73 - 139
Justin Rose 70-69 - 139
Sergio Garcia 67-72 - 139
Bo Van Pelt 70-69 - 139
Martin Laird 68-72 - 140
Y.E. Yang 69-71 - 140
Martin Kaymer 68-72 - 140
Paul Lawrie 72-68 - 140
Matt Kuchar 70-70 - 140
Phil Mickelson 71-69 - 140
Lee Westwood 68-72 - 140
Nicolas Colsaerts 73-68 - 141
Thomas Bjorn 71-70 - 141
Alvaro Quiros 70-71 - 141
Brandt Snedeker 71-70 - 141
Jamie Donaldson 68-73 - 141
Bernd Wiesberger 70-71 - 141
Adam Scott 71-70 - 141
Zach Johnson 68-73 - 141
Ben Crane 66-75 - 141
Kyle Stanley 69-73 - 142
Tiger Woods 70-72 - 142
Branden Grace 72-70 - 142
Marc Leishman 70-72 - 142
Joost Luiten 72-71 - 143
Ian Poulter 74-69 - 143
Ryo Ishikawa 71-72 - 143
Mark Wilson 72-71 - 143
K.J. Choi 71-72 - 143
Francesco Molinari 74-70 - 144
Fredrik Jacobson 71-73 - 144
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 71-73 - 144
Toshinori Muto 73-71 - 144
Peter Hanson 73-71 - 144
Ted Potter, Jr. 72-72 - 144
Charl Schwartzel 69-75 - 144
Jason Day 75-70 - 145
Johnson Wagner 71-74 - 145
Danny Willett 72-74 - 146
Hunter Mahan 73-73 - 146
Jonathan Byrd 73-73 - 146
Greg Chalmers 71-75 - 146
Ernie Els 73-73 - 146
Marcel Siem 76-71 - 147
Yoshinori Fujimoto 73-74 - 147
Jeev Milkha Singh 73-74 - 147
Robert Rock 76-72 - 148
Kevin Na 72-76 - 148
Oliver Bekker 77-72 - 149
Toru Taniguchi 72-78 - 150
Rickie Fowler 70-80 - 150
Robert Allenby 73-79 - 152
Michael Hoey 78-75 - 153
Tom Lewis 78-76 - 154
Champions 3M
Blaine, Minn., par 72
Chien Soon Lu 31-34 - 65
Steve Pate 32-33 - 65
Gil Morgan 32-33 - 65
Peter Senior 33-32 - 65
Tom Jenkins 34-32 - 66
Joel Edwards 34-32 - 66
Mark McNulty 34-32 - 66
Willie Wood 33-34 - 67
Joe Daley 35-32 - 67
David Frost 33-34 - 67
D.A. Weibring 35-32 - 67
Bernhard Langer 33-34 - 67
Jeff Hart 33-34 - 67
David Peoples 33-35 - 68
Joey Sindelar 34-34 - 68
Mark O'Meara 35-33 - 68
Tom Lehman 33-35 - 68
Olin Browne 34-34 - 68
Eduardo Romero 36-32 - 68
John Jacobs 36-33 - 69
Craig Stadler 35-34 - 69
Dan Forsman 34-35 - 69
Kenny Perry 31-38 - 69
Fred Funk 36-33 - 69
Tom Kite 37-32 - 69
Mark Wiebe 34-35 - 69
Jeff Sluman 36-33 - 69
Blaine McCallister 35-35 - 70
Jim Rutledge 35-35 - 70
Steve Lowery 35-35 - 70
Bobby Wadkins 34-36 - 70
Tom Purtzer 34-36 - 70
Hal Sutton 34-36 - 70
Bill Glasson 36-34 - 70
Ted Schulz 38-32 - 70
Bruce Vaughan 36-34 - 70
Mike Goodes 36-34 - 70
Gary Hallberg 35-35 - 70
P.H. Horgan III 35-35 - 70
Don Berry 36-34 - 70
Chip Beck 38-33 - 71
Andrew Magee 36-35 - 71
Wayne Levi 37-34 - 71
Loren Roberts 35-36 - 71
Mark Calcavecchia 37-34 - 71
Brad Bryant 37-34 - 71
Jay Haas 36-35 - 71
Lance Ten Broeck 35-36 - 71
John Huston 36-35 - 71
Jim Thorpe 37-35 - 72
Scott Simpson 37-35 - 72
Kirk Hanefeld 37-35 - 72
Mark Brooks 37-35 - 72
David Eger 38-34 - 72
Sandy Lyle 36-36 - 72
Kirk Triplett 35-37 - 72
Rod Spittle 35-37 - 72
Larry Nelson 37-35 - 72
Dave Tentis 37-35 - 72
Jim Gallagher, Jr. 38-35 - 73
Tommy Armour III 37-36 - 73
Dana Quigley 38-35 - 73
Larry Mize 36-37 - 73
Bob Gilder 36-37 - 73
Brad Faxon 39-34 - 73
Bob Niger 38-35 - 73
Sonny Skinner 37-36 - 73
Fuzzy Zoeller 36-38 - 74
Hale Irwin 40-34 - 74
Jay Don Blake 37-37 - 74
John Harris 38-36 - 74
Vicente Fernandez 40-35 - 75
Mike McCullough 36-39 - 75
Jim Carter 37-38 - 75
Keith Fergus 35-40 - 75
Jeff Freeman 37-38 - 75
Nick Price 35-41 - 76
Jay Sigel 38-39 - 77
Bob Tway 39-38 - 77
Bobby Clampett 42-36 - 78
Graham Marsh 39-41 - 80
PGA Championship Tee Times
Next Thursday-Friday
Kiawah Island, S.C.
First and Second Rounds
Hole 1-Hole 10
7:20 a.m.-12:30 p.m. -- Kelly Mitchum, D.A. Points, Marcel Siem
7:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m. -- John Senden, Ken Duke, Michael Frye
7:40 a.m.-12:50 p.m. -- Greg Chalmers, Spencer Levin, Michael Thompson
7:50 a.m.-1 p.m. -- Thomas Bjorn, Robert Garrigus, Charley Hoffman
8 a.m.-1:10 p.m. -- Lucas Glover, Ben Curtis, Trevor Immelman
8:10 a.m.-1:20 p.m. -- Scott Stallings, Jeev Milkha Singh, Johnson Wagner
8:20 a.m.-1:30 p.m. -- Shaun Micheel, David Toms, John Daly
8:30 a.m.-1:40 p.m. -- Bernd Wiesberger, Ryan Palmer, Robert Karlsson
8:40 a.m.-1:50 p.m. -- Alvaro Quiros, Cameron Tringale, Ryan Moore
8:50 a.m.-2 p.m. -- Tommy Gainey, Jason Day, Carl Pettersson
9 a.m.-2:10 p.m. -- Mike Small, Brian Davis, John Huh
9:10 a.m.-2:20 p.m. -- Sean O'Hair, Brian Cairns, Seung-yul Noh
9:20 a.m.-2:30 p.m. -- Ben Crane, Marty Jertson, Thongchai Jaidee
12:30 p.m.-7:20 a.m. -- Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, George McNeill, Frank Bensel
12:40 p.m.-7:30 a.m. -- Brendon de Jonge, Danny Balin, Hiroyuki Fujita
12:50 p.m.-7:40 a.m. -- John Rollins, Kyle Stanley, Francesco Molinari
1 p.m.-7:50 a.m. -- Charl Schwartzel, Rickie Fowler, Nicolas Colsaerts
1:10 p.m.-8 a.m. -- Hunter Mahan, Adam Scott, Sergio Garcia
1:20 p.m.-8:10 a.m. -- Bubba Watson, Webb Simpson, Ernie Els
1:30 p.m.-8:20 a.m. -- Luke Donald, Brandt Snedeker, Zach Johnson
1:40 p.m.-8:30 a.m. -- Padraig Harrington, Phil Mickelson, Davis Love III
1:50 p.m.-8:40 a.m. -- Scott Piercy, Graeme McDowell, Matt Kuchar
2 p.m.-8:50 a.m. -- Justin Rose, Paul Lawrie, Nick Watney
2:10 p.m.-9 a.m. -- K.J. Choi, Simon Dyson, Scott Verplank
2:20 p.m.-9:10 a.m. -- Mitch Lowe, Jeff Overton, Blake Adams
2:30 p.m.-9:20 a.m. -- TBD, Paul Scaletta, Robert Allenby
Hole 10-Hole 1
7:20 a.m.-12:30 p.m. -- Matteo Manassero, Charles Howell III, Mark Brown
7:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m. -- Pat Perez, Corey Prugh, Martin Laird
7:40 a.m.-12:50 p.m. -- Toru Taniguchi, Rory Sabbatini, Rafa Cabrera-Bello
7:50 a.m.-1 p.m. -- Jose Maria Olazabal, Branden Grace, Matt Dobyns
8 a.m.-1:10 p.m. -- Darren Clarke, Ryo Ishikawa, Gary Woodland
8:10 a.m.-1:20 p.m. -- Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Jim Furyk
8:20 a.m.-1:30 p.m. -- Jason Dufner, Paul Casey, Geoff Ogilvy
8:30 a.m.-1:40 p.m. -- Keegan Bradley, Martin Kaymer, Tiger Woods
8:40 a.m.-1:50 p.m. -- Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter, Steve Stricker
8:50 a.m.-2 p.m. -- Lee Westwood, Bill Haas, Angel Cabrera
9 a.m.-2:10 p.m. -- Stewart Cink, Peter Hanson, Tim Clark
9:10 a.m.-2:20 p.m. -- Jeff Coston, Bud Cauley, Robert Rock
9:20 a.m.-2:30 p.m. -- Joost Luiten, Alan Morin, Thomas Aiken
12:30 p.m.-7:20 a.m. -- Bryce Molder, Matt Every, Bob Sowards
12:40 p.m.-7:30 a.m. -- Sang Moon Bae, Darrell Kestner, David Lynn
12:50 p.m.-7:40 a.m. -- Marcus Fraser, Jamie Donaldson, Doug Wade
1 p.m.-7:50 a.m. -- Jonathan Byrd, Anders Hansen, Aaron Baddeley
1:10 p.m.-8 a.m. -- Thorbjorn Olesen, Fredrik Jacobson, Jimmy Walker
1:20 p.m.-8:10 a.m. -- Miguel Angel Jimenez, K.T. Kim, Bo Van Pelt
1:30 p.m.-8:20 a.m. -- Y.E. Yang, Rich Beem, Vijay Singh
1:40 p.m.-8:30 a.m. -- Charlie Wi, Pablo Larrazabal, Chez Reavie
1:50 p.m.-8:40 a.m. -- Retief Goosen, Mark Brooks, Roger Chapman
2 p.m.-8:50 a.m. -- Alex Noren, Mark Wilson, George Coetzee
2:10 p.m.-9 a.m. -- Marc Leishman, Ted Potter Jr., Brian Gaffney
2:20 p.m.-9:10 a.m. -- Michael Hoey, Kevin Na, Rod Perry
2:30 p.m.-9:20 a.m. -- Brendan Jones, Bill Murchison, TBD
TBD -- To be filled by winners from the Bridgestone Invitational and Reno-Tahoe Open. If already in the field, spot to be filled by an alternate.
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Washington -165 Miami +155
at Philadelphia -155 Arizona +145
at Cincinnati -125 Pittsburgh +115
at Atlanta -185 Houston +175
at St. Louis -190 Milwaukee +180
San Francisco -145 at Colorado +135
at San Diego -125 New York +115
at Los Angeles -250 Chicago +220
American League
at New York -145 Seattle +135
at Oakland -140 Toronto +130
Texas -145 at Kansas City +135
at Detroit -200 Cleveland +185
at Tampa Bay -125 Baltimore +115
at Boston -190 Minnesota +180
at Chicago -115 Los Angeles +105
Preseason NFL
Sunday
Hall of Fame Game
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
New Orleans 3 2 1/2 (37) Arizona
ARENA FOOTBALL
Conference Championships
National
Today; Utah vs. Arizona, 10 p.m.
American
Friday: 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
LOCAL GOLF
TWDGA
One out of two best ball at Stone Oak
1 - Susan Rice, Toledo CC; Tama Bahret, Sylvania CC. - 59
2 - Vicky Kilisz, Toledo GC; April Costin, Toledo GC. - 60
3 - Sue Purewal, Belmont CC; Barb Hipsher, Indianbrook GC, - 64
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.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New York 8 5 1 25 26 21
Sporting KC 7 4 1 22 14 9
Houston 6 3 3 21 15 9
D.C. 6 5 3 21 22 17
Columbus 5 4 2 17 11 12
Chicago 4 2 4 16 12 11
Montreal 4 6 3 15 15 20
New England 4 7 1 13 13 15
Philadelphia 3 7 1 10 9 15
Toronto FC 0 9 0 0 6 20
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Real Salt Lake 10 3 2 32 23 13
Seattle 8 2 1 25 15 5
San Jose 7 3 3 24 24 15
Vancouver 6 4 2 20 13 14
Los Angeles 5 5 2 17 16 16
Colorado 5 8 0 15 16 18
FC Dallas 4 7 3 15 16 19
Chivas USA 4 7 1 13 8 15
Portland 2 7 3 9 9 19
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Friday
Houston 2, New York 0
Today
Columbus at D.C., 7:30
Sporting KC at New England, 7:30
Philadelphia at Montreal, 7:30
Toronto FC at Chicago, 8:30
Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 9
Sunday
FC Dallas at Portland, 7
Los Angeles at Seattle, 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
FRIDAY
Montreal at Winnipeg, 8:30
Sports Note
FASTPITCH TRYOUTS: The NWO Valkyries will hold fastpitch tryouts Aug. 12 for 12-U at 1 p.m.; 14-U at 2:30 p.m.; 16-U at 4:30 p.m. Arrive half hour early for warmups. Information: Kevin Snyder, http://www.eteamz.com/nwovalkyriefastpitch/ or NWOValkyries@amplex.net or 419-460-8500
FLAG FOOTBALL: City of Toledo and Toledo Community Recreation flag football begins September 10 at the Scott Park Sports Complex for teams ages 6-9, 10-12, 13-15. Individuals welcome. Fee $120 per team. Games at 5 p.m., 5:45 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. Information/registration: Jim at 419-936-3090 or 419-356-1077 by September 4. Informational meeting, September 4 at 1:30 p.m. at Zablocki Center, 3015 Lagrange St.
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NORTHWEST DISTRICT ATHLETIC BOARD: The Northwest District Athletic Board is seeking an individual to serve in the position of District Athletic Board Secretary. Qualifications and job description information are available online at www.nwdab.org. Interested individuals should contact Gary Kreinbrink via email at lp_kreinbrink@LP.noacsc.org Deadline for application is August 10.
HOLE-IN-ONE
JOE SOBCZAK, No. 6 at The Legacy, 125 yards, 7-iron
JEREMY SCOTT, No. 17 at Links at Lake Erie, 179 yards, 5-iron
JUSTIN PFISTER, Buckeye No. 7 at Bedford Hills, 146 yards, 9-iron.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS - Recalled OF Ezequiel Carrera from Columbus (IL). Designated OF Johnny Damon for assignment.
DETROIT TIGERS - Reinstated OF Andy Dirks from the 15-day DL. Designated OF Don Kelly for assignment.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS - Optioned RHP Garrett Richards to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled RHP David Carpenter from Salt Lake.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS - Selected the contract of RHP Dan Straily from Sacramento (PCL). Recalled C Derek Norris and OF Michael Taylor from Sacramento. Acquired RHP Pat Neshek from Baltimore for cash considerations and selected his contract from Sacramento. Optioned RHP Jim Miller and RHP Evan Scribner to Sacramento. Placed OF Seth Smith on the 15-day DL.
TAMPA BAY RAYS - Recalled 2B Will Rhymes from Durham (IL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS - Assigned LHP Frank Gailey to Dunedin (FSL).
National League
CINCINNATI REDS - Assigned RHP Andrew Brackman outright to Bakersfield (Cal) and 3B Mike Costanzo outright to Louisville (IL).
HOUSTON ASTROS-Placed RHP Francisco Cordero on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Mickey Storey from Oklahoma City (PCL).
MIAMI MARLINS - Optioned LHP Dan Jennings to New Orleans (PCL). Recalled RHP Chris Hatcher and LHP Brad Hand from New Orleans.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES - Traded RHP Joe Blanton to the L.A. Dodgers for a player to be named or cash considerations. Recalled RHP B.J. Rosenberg from Lehigh Valley (IL). Sent LHP Raul Valdes to Lehigh Valley for a rehabilitation assignment.
SAN DIEGO PADRES-Selected RHP Cory Burns from Tucson (PCL). Designated RHP Kip Wells for assignment.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS - Recalled LHP John Lannan from Syracuse (IL). Traded C David Freitas to Oakland for C Kurt Suzuki and cash considerations. Designated C Carlos Maldonado for assignment.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DENVER BRONCOS - Waived WR D'Andre Goodwin.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS - Signed RB Patrick DiMarco.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS - Waived WR Chris Givens. Signed CB Cord Parks.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS - Signed CB Josh Victorian to a one-year contract. Placed CB Terry Carter on the waived/injured list.
TENNESSEE TITANS - Announced the retirement of LB Keith Bulluck.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
LOS ANGELES KINGS-Signed F Tanner Pearson to a three-year, entry-level contract.
ECHL
READING ROYALS - Traded the qualified ECHL rights to D Mike Montgomery and future considerations to Greenville for the qualified ECHL rights to D Adam Comrie.
TENNIS
Citi Open
Washington
Singles
Men
Quarterfinals
Tommy Haas (4), Germany, d. Tobias Kamke, Germany, 6-1, 6-2.
Mardy Fish (1), United States, d. Xavier Malisse, Belgium, 6-3, 6-4.
Sam Querrey (8), United States, d. Kevin Anderson (3), South Africa, 6-4, 6-4.
Women
Semifinals
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (1), Russia, d. Vania King (4), United States, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
Doubles
Men
Semifinals
Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, vs. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, and Sam Querrey, United States
SPORTLIGHT
Aug. 4
1985-Tom Seaver, 40, becomes the 17th 300-game winner in major league history with a six-hitter-all singles-as the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-1.
1996-Laura Davies shoots a 6-under 66 for a two-stroke victory over Nancy Lopez and Karrie Webb in the du Maurier Classic.
1996-The Atlanta Olympic Games end with U.S. boxer David Reid's stunning gold-medal knockout, and the women Dream Team's romp over Brazil. Reid captures America's only boxing gold, knocking down Cuban Alfredo Duvergel, while the U.S. women roll to a 111-87 victory behind Lisa Leslie's 29 points. A record 11,000 athletes from 197 countries make it the biggest Olympics.
2002-Otylia Jedrzejczak of Poland breaks the world record in the women's 200-meter butterfly, finishing in 2 minutes, 5.78 seconds at the European Swimming Championships in Berlin. She betters the mark of 2:05.81 set by Australian Susan O'Neill in May 2000.
2007-Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees becomes the youngest player in major league history to hit 500 home runs with a first-inning homer in a 16-8 victory over Kansas City. Rodriguez's homer comes eight days after the slugger celebrated his 32nd birthday, eclipsing Jimmie Foxx (32 years, 338 days).
2011-Cappie Pondexter scores 15 points to lead New York past Chicago 59-49, and the Liberty hold the Sky to a WNBA-record one point in the fourth quarter.

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