AGATE
Scoreboard: 8/15
8/15/2013
BASEBALL
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS – Acquired OF-INF Emilio Bonifacio from Toronto for cash or a player to be named. Transferred INF Miguel Tejada to the 60-day DL.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS – Recalled INF Andrew Romine from Salt Lake (PCL). Optioned LHP Nick Maronde to Arkansas (Texas).
TEXAS RANGERS – Acquired LHP Travis Blackley from Houston for cash considerations and assigned him to Round Rock (PCL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS – Selected the contract of OF Kevin Pillar from Buffalo (IL). Recalled SS Munenori Kawasaki from Buffalo. Placed OF Colby Rasmus on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 12.
American Association
EL PASO DIABLOS – Signed INF Rodrigo Aguirre.
FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS – Acquired RHP John Holdzkom from Amarillo for cash and traded him to Sioux City for future considerations.
GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS – Sold the contract of RHP Jared Mortensen to Tampa Bay (AL).
LAREDO LEMURS – Released LHP Jacob Douglas.
SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS – Signed RHP Kyle Kingsley and LHP Michael Jefferson.
Atlantic League
LONG ISLAND DUCKS – Sold the contract of OF Joash Brodin to Arizona (NL).
Can-Am League
ROCKLAND BOULDERS – Signed 1B Carlos Rivera.
Frontier League
FLORENCE FREEDOM – Released RHP Kit Carter.
NORMAL CORNBELTERS – Signed RHP Sean Gregory.
RIVER CITY RASCALS – Signed 3B Sean Borman.
ROCKFORD AVIATORS – Traded RHP Trevor Harden to Lincoln (AA) for a player to be named. Signed RHP Kyle Brueggeman.
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS – Signed RHP Matt LaMothe.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS – Acquired RHP Kyle Wahl from Rio Grande Valley (UL) for a player to be named. Released RHP Cody Hall and RHP Bobby Hurst.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS – Signed LHP Steve Messner.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
INDIANA PACERS – Named Popeye Jones assistant coach.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS – Agreed to terms with F Elias Harris on a two-year contract.
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES – Agreed to terms with C Nikola Pekovic on a five-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS – Named Brett Brown coach.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS – Signed F Al Harrington.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL – Susppended St. Louis LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar four games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. Suspended San Francisco DL Demarcus Dobbs one regular-season game for a violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy.
BUFFALO BILLS – Waived/injured TE Mike Caussin. Signed LB Jamaal Westerman.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – Signed CB Kennard Cox.
MIAMI DOLPHINS – Terminated the contract of K Dan Carpenter.
Canadian Football League
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS – Released DB Ryan Hinds and LB Nick Rosamonda.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS – Released DL Marquis Frazier, RB Chris Garrett and DB David James
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
EDMONTON OILERS – Named Bob Green director of amateur and free-agent scouting.
ECHL
FLORIDA EVERBLADES – Named Tad O'Had assistant coach.
GWINNETT GLADIATORS – Signed F Evan Bloodoff.
COLLEGE
AUBURN – Named Chris Hooshyar women's assistant tennis coach.
BROWN – Named Scott Cordischi director of football operations.
CORTLAND STATE – Announced the retirement of men's ice hockey coach Joe Baldarotta. Named Tom Cranfield men's ice hockey coach.
HOFSTRA – Named Michael Bedford women's assistant lacrosse coach.
MINNESOTA STATE (MANKATO) – Named Jay Bresnahan assistant athletic director for compliance and student services.
MINNESOTA STATE (MOORHEAD) – Named Darren Schneider track and field coach.
MONTANA TECH – Named DeAnn Craft women's basketball coach.
PURDUE – Named Brandon Brantley men's assistant basketball coach.
RADFORD – Named Alex Guerra assistant baseball coach.
SOUTH ALABAMA – Named Russ Willemsen men's assistant basketball coach.
PRO FOOTBALL
NFL Preseason
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 44 20
New England 1 0 0 1.000 31 22
Miami 1 1 0 .500 47 27
N.Y. Jets 0 1 0 .000 17 26
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 1 0 0 1.000 27 13
Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 20 44
Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 3 27
Tennessee 0 1 0 .000 21 22
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 44 16
Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 34 10
Cleveland 1 0 0 1.000 27 19
Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 13 18
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 1 0 0 1.000 10 6
Oakland 1 0 0 1.000 19 17
Kansas City 0 1 0 .000 13 17
San Diego 0 1 0 .000 10 31
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 1.000 18 13
Washington 1 0 0 1.000 22 21
Dallas 1 1 0 .500 41 39
Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 22 31
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Carolina 1 0 0 1.000 24 17
New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 17 13
Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 10 34
Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 16 44
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 26 17
Chicago 0 1 0 .000 17 24
Green Bay 0 1 0 .000 0 17
Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 13 27
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 17 0
Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 31 10
San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 6 10
St. Louis 0 1 0 .000 19 27
TODAY
Detroit at Cleveland, 7:30
Atlanta at Baltimore, 7:30
Carolina at Philadelphia, 7:30
San Diego at Chicago, 8
FRIDAY
Minnesota at Buffalo, 7
Oakland at New Orleans, 8
San Francisco at Kansas City, 8
Tampa Bay at New England, 8
SATURDAY
Dallas at Arizona, 4:30
Tennessee at Cincinnati, 7
Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 7:30
Green Bay at St. Louis, 8
Miami at Houston, 8
Denver at Seattle, 10
PREP TENNIS
ADA 3, ROGERS 2: Wills (A) d. M. Cogdell 6-1, 6-1; Giovannucci (R) d. James 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; Marshall (A) d. B. Cogdell 6-0, 6-0; Gordon-Mills (A) d. Smoot-Conley 6-1, 3-6, 6-1; Vehue-Urbina (R) d. Maier-Wells 6-2, 6-3.
Springfield 5, Fostoria 0: Caniglia def. Affholder 6-0,6-1, Geiser def. Moore 6-0, 6-0, Mauriello def. Smith 6-0, 6-0, Spillett/Mason def. Kauffman/Tate 6-0, 6-1, Langenderfer/Sanders def. Farris/Guan 6-0, 6-0
SOUTHVIEW 4, BOWSHER 1: Napolski (B) d. bernstein 2-6, 6-4, 6-1; P. Lanka (S) d. Davis 6-4, 6-3; Potter (S) d. Peterson 6-1, 6-1; R. Lanka-Noritz (S) d. Aranda-Windish 6-1, 6-0; Vorobieza-Bittar (S) d. Diakonis-Moon 6-0, 6-0.
CENTRAL 5, MAUMEE 0: Dominiak d. Weber, 6-2, 6-0; Dennis d. Durnwald, 6-0, 6-1; Brown d. Albright, 6-0, 6-1; Buchele/McCartney d. Kramer/Scott, 6-0, 6-0; Sargent/Welter d. Lawrence/Walke, 6-0, 6-0.
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, making them the first father-son Formula 1 winners.
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.
2007–Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy pleads guilty to felony charges for taking cash payoffs from gamblers and betting on games he officiated in a scandal that rocked the league and raised questions about the integrity of the sport.
2010–Martin Kaymer wins the PGA Championship in a three-hole playoff against Bubba Watson. Dustin Johnson, with a one-shot lead playing the final hole at Whistling Straits, is penalized two strokes for grounding his club in a bunker on the last hole. The two-shot penalty sends him into a tie for fifth.
2011–Jim Thome hits his 600th home run an inning after he hit No. 599 to help the Minnesota Twins outslug the Detroit Tigers 9-6.
2012–Felix Hernandez pitches the Seattle Mariners' first perfect game and the 23rd in baseball history, overpowering the Tampa Bay Rays in a brilliant 1-0 victory. It's the third perfect game in baseball this season–a first–joining gems by Chicago's Philip Humber against the Mariners in April and San Francisco's Matt Cain against Houston in June, and it is the sixth no-hitter.
2012–San Francisco outfielder Melky Cabrera is suspended 50 games following a positive test for testosterone, putting an abrupt end to what had been an MVP-caliber regular season. Cabrera leads the National League in hitting.
2012–The United States defies expectations–and a rowdy crowd elated by Mexico's Olympic gold–to break a 75-year winless streak at the intimidating Azteca Stadium with an 80th minute goal and a series of saves that deliver a 1-0 victory. Michael Orozco Fiscal's goal and Tim Howard's late sprawling saves leave tens of thousands of opposing fans in stunned silence.
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Chicago 15 8 .652 –
Atlanta 11 9 .550 2½
Indiana 11 11 .500 3½
Washington 11 13 .458 4½
New York 10 13 .435 5
Connecticut 7 15 .318 7½
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 17 5 .773 –
Los Angeles 17 7 .708 1
Phoenix 12 11 .522 5½
Seattle 10 12 .455 7
San Antonio 8 15 .348 9½
Tulsa 7 17 .292 11
WEDNESDAY
Connecticut 88, Atlanta 86
Indiana at Phoenix, 10
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
2013 Schedules
Toledo
Aug. 31 at Florida, 12:21
Sept. 7 at Missouri, 3:30
Sept. 14 Eastern Washington, 7
Sept. 21 at Central Michigan, noon
Sept. 28 at Ball State, 3
Oct. 5 Western Michigan, 3
Oct. 19 Navy, 7
Oct. 26 at Bowling Green, TBA
Nov. 2 Eastern Michigan, 7
Nov. 12 Buffalo, 7:30
Nov. 20 Northern Illinois, 8
Nov. 29 at Akron, TBA
Bowling Green
Aug. 29 Tulsa
Sept. 7 at Kent State
Sept. 14 at Indiana, 12
Sept 21 Murray State
Sept. 28 Akron
Oct. 5 Massachusetts
Oct. 12 at Mississippi State
Oct. 26 Toledo
Nov. 5 at Miami, 8
Nov. 12 Ohio
Nov. 23 at Eastern Michigan
Nov. 29 at Buffalo
Ohio State
Aug. 31 Buffalo, 12
Sept. 7 San Diego State, 3:30
Sept. 14 at California, 7
Sept. 21 Florida A&M
Sept. 28 Wisconsin, 8
Oct. 5 at Northwestern, 8
Oct. 19 Iowa, 3:30
Oct. 26 Penn State, 8
Nov. 2 at Purdue
Nov.16 Illinois
Nov. 23 Indiana
Nov. 30 at Michigan
Michigan
Aug. 31 Central Michigan, 3:30
Sept. 7 Notre Dame, 8
Sept. 14 Akron, 12
Sept. 21 at Connecticut
Oct. 5 Minnesota, 3:30
Oct. 12 at Penn State, 5
Oct. 19 Indiana, 3:30
Nov. 2 at Michigan State
Nov. 9 Nebraska
Nov. 16 at Northwestern
Nov. 23 at Iowa
Nov. 30 Ohio State
Notre Dame
Aug. 31 Temple, 3:30
Sept. 7 at Michigan, 8
Sept. 14 at Purdue, 8
Sept. 21 Michigan State, 3:30
Sept. 28 Oklahoma, 3:30
Oct. 5 Arizona State (Arlington, TX), 7:30
Oct. 19 USC, 7:30
Oct. 26 Air Force, 5
Nov. 2 Navy, 3:30
Nov. 9 at Pittsburgh
Nov. 23 BYU, 3:30
Nov. 30 at Stanford
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Sporting KC 11 7 6 39 36 24
New York 11 8 5 38 36 31
Philadelphia 10 7 7 37 36 32
Montreal 10 7 5 35 34 34
Houston 9 7 6 33 26 22
Chicago 9 9 4 31 29 32
New England 8 9 6 30 27 23
Columbus 7 11 5 26 27 30
Toronto FC 4 11 8 20 21 31
D.C. United 3 16 4 13 13 38
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Real Salt Lake 12 7 5 41 39 26
Vancouver 10 7 6 36 36 30
Colorado 9 7 9 36 31 27
Portland 8 3 11 35 32 21
Los Angeles 10 9 4 34 35 30
Seattle 10 7 4 34 29 23
FC Dallas 8 6 9 33 30 33
San Jose 8 10 6 30 25 35
Chivas USA 4 13 6 18 20 40
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday
D.C. United at Montreal, 7
Toronto FC at Columbus, 7:30
Chicago at New England, 7:30
Philadelphia at New York, 8
Seattle at Houston, 9
Vancouver at Colorado, 9:30
Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 10:30
FC Dallas at Portland, 11
Sunday
Sporting KC at San Jose, 10
PREP GOLF
Girls
Edison Invitational
Edison 331, Perrysburg 340, Huron 348, Ashland 349, Avon 360, Anthony Wayne 363, Avon Lake 369, Shelby 371, Van Buren 374, Norwalk 379, Perkins 386, Lutheran West 387, Olmstead Falls 392, Westlake 392, Bay 406, Lexington 413, Port Clinton 419, Bellevue 425, North Olmstead 439, Rocky River 442, Vermilion 534, Amherst NS, Mansfield Senior NS, New London NS
Perrysburg: Diehl 79, Dorner 84, Williams 86, Krolak 91, Tudor 93, Krieger 95
Anthony Wayne: Connelly 75.
CENTRAL 222, LIMA 237: C--Sullivan 53, Stevens 56, Szakovits 56, Dellaflora 57. L--Armstrong 48, Stallkamp 55, Rex 61, Brodbeck 72. At Stone Ridge,
Boys
Cardinal Invitational
At Maumee Bay
Central Catholic 335 (Logan Klatt 79,Alex Mossing 84, Max Boyle 85, Will Sattler 87)
Clay 337 (Kurt Lazur 81, Pete Snow 84, Donte Giovanoli 84, Alec Vriezelaar 88)
Woodmore 339 (Devin Fisher 76, Alex Gedert 78, Matt Hartford 89, Jake Greenhill 86)
Eastwood 340, Rossford 344. Perrysburg 354, Fremont Ross 359, Cardinal Stritch 363, Sandusky St. Mary's CC 364, Southview 369, Maumee 374, Genoa 385, Gibsonburg 408, Toledo Christian 458, Northwood 478, Emmanuel Christian. Medalist - Mitchell Kontak - 74 (Maumee)
LAKE 369, PERRYSBURG 382
L: O. Johnson 89, Zeah 89, I. Johnson 93, Wilson 98. P: Skopynsky 91, Krodos 96, Seyer 97, Riffer 98.
AYERSVILLE 165, ARCHBOLD 177, PETTISVILLE 212, FAYETTE 216
Medalist: Mike Aden (Ay) 38.
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at St. Louis -125 Pittsburgh +115
at Washington -145 San Fran. +135
Cincinnati -135 at Milwaukee +125
at San Diego -135 New York +125
American League
Los Angeles -115 at New York +105
at Oakland -230 Houston +210
Boston -130 at Toronto +120
at Detroit -210 Kansas City +190
at Tampa Bay -200 Seattle +185
at Minnesota -120 Chicago +110
NFL Preseason
Tonight
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
at Cleveland Pk Pk (41) Detroit
at Baltimore 4½ 4½ (41) Atlanta
at Philadelphia 3 3 (42) Carolina
at Chicago 5½ 6 (38½) San Diego
Tomorrow
at Buffalo 3 3½ (42½) Minnesota
at New England 3½ 3½ (41½) Tampa Bay
at New Orleans 6½ 6½ (41) Oakland
at Kansas City 1½ 1½ (40) San Francisco
Saturday
at Arizona 2½ 3 (41) Dallas
at Cincinnati 2½ 3 (41) Tennessee
at N.Y. Jets 1½ 2½ (38½) Jacksonville
at Houston 2½ 3 (41) Miami
at St. Louis 3½ 4 (40½) Green Bay
at Seattle 3½ 4 (41) Denver
HOLE IN ONE
CHRIS PRATT, No. 8 at Bedford Hills Wolverine, 149 yards, driver.
JOE LARKINS, No. 9 at Bedford Hills Irish, 157 yards, 7-iron.
BASEBALL
Little League World Series
Today
Game 1 — Aguadulce, Panama vs. San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, 1 p.m.
Game 2 — Corpus Christi, Texas vs. Sammamish, Wash., 3 p.m.
Game 3 — Perth, Australia vs. Tijuana, Mexico, 5 p.m.
Game 4 — Nashville, Tenn. vs. Westport, Conn., 7 p.m.
TENNIS
Western & Southern Open
Mason, Ohio
Singles
Men
Second Round
Andy Murray (2), Britain, d. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 6-2, 6-3.
Tommy Haas (11), Germany, d. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 6-4, 6-1.
Juan Martin Del Potro (7), Argentina, d. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, 7-5, 7-5.
David Goffin, Belgium, d. Vasek Pospisil, Canada, 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (6).
John Isner, United States, d. Richard Gasquet (8), France, 7-6 (6), 6-2.
Feliciano Lopez, Spain, d. Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-4, 2-2 retired.
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, d. Juan Monaco, Argentina, 7-5, 6-2.
Milos Raonic (12), Canada, d. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, d. James Blake, United States, 6-4, 6-4.
Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, d. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 6-3, 6-2.
Women
Second Round
Sam Stosur (11), Australia, d. Jamie Hampton, United States, 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Sara Errani (6), Italy, d. Polona Hercog, Slovenia, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.
Roberta Vinci (12), Italy, d. Andrea Petkovic, Germany, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3.
Serena Williams (1), United States, d. Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Mona Barthel, Germany, d. Maria Kirilenko (16), Russia, 6-4, 6-4.
Angelique Kerber (9), Germany, d. Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, 7-6 (3), 6-2.
Petra Kvitova (7), Czech Republic, d. Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-3.
Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, d. Alize Cornet, France, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5.
Elena Vesnina, Russia, d. Venus Williams, United States, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.
Caroline Wozniacki (10), Denmark, d. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-4, 6-3.
Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, d. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 6-4, 6-0.
Doubles
Men
First Round
Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski, Poland, d. Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut, France, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Second Round
Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bruno Soares (3), Brazil, d. Max Mirnyi, Belarus, and Horia Tecau, Romania, 6-4, 7-6 (6).
Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Marc Lopez (2), Spain, d. Mardy Fish, United States, and Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 7-5, 6-4.
Rohan Bopanna, India, and Edouard Roger-Vasselin (8), France, d. Andreas Seppi, Italy, and Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 7-5, 6-3.
Women
Second Round
Liezel Huber, United States, and Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spain, vs. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, and Arantxa Parra Santonja, Spain, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (4), 10-4.
Hsieh Su-Wei, Taiwan, and Peng Shuai (3), China, d. Vera Dushevina, Russia, and Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, 6-1, 6-1.
Angelique Kerber and Andrea Petkovic, Germany, d. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and Lisa Raymond, United States, 6-3, 4-6, 11-9.
Julia Goerges, Germany, and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, d. Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium and Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, walkover.
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, Italy, d. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, and Martina Hingis, Switzerland, 6-4, 6-4.
Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, and Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-1.
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina, Russia, d. Vania King, United States, and Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, 6-2, 6-4.