BASEBALL
2015 Mud Hens schedule
April 9: At Louisville
April 10: At Louisville
April 11: At Louisville
April 12: At Louisville
April 13: At Indianapolis
April 14: At Indianapolis
April 16: Columbus (2)
April 17: Columbus
April 18: At Columbus
April 19: At Columbus
April 21: Louisville
April 22: Louisville
April 23: Indianapolis
April 24: Indianapolis
April 25: Indianapolis
April 26: Indianapolis
April 27: At Charlotte
April 28: At Charlotte
April 29: At Charlotte
April 30: At Gwinnett
May 1: At Gwinnett
May 2: At Gwinnett
May 3: At Gwinnett
May 5: Pawtucket
May 6: Pawtucket
May 7: Pawtucket
May 8: Charlotte
May 9: Charlotte
May 10: Charlotte
May 11: At Rochester
May 12: At Rochester
May 13: At Rochester
May 14: At Buffalo
May 15: At Buffalo
May 16: At Buffalo
May 17: At Buffalo
May 18: Gwinnett
May 19: Gwinnett
May 20: Gwinnett
May 21: Buffalo
May 22: Buffalo
May 23: Buffalo
May 24: Buffalo
May 25: At Louisville
May 26: At Louisville
May 27: At Louisville
May 28: At Indianapolis
May 29: At Indianapolis
May 30: At Indianapolis
May 31: At Indianapolis
June 1: At Columbus
June 2: At Columbus
June 3: At Columbus
June 5: Columbus
June 6: Columbus
June 7: Columbus
June 8: Syracuse
June 9: Syracuse
June 10: Syracuse
June 11: At Pawtucket
June 12: At Pawtucket
June 13: At Pawtucket
June 14: At Pawtucket
June 15: At Syracuse
June 16: At Syracuse
June 17: At Syracuse
June 18: Norfolk
June 19: Norfolk
June 20: Norfolk
June 21: Norfolk
June 23: At Durham
June 24: At Durham
June 25: At Durham
June 26: At Norfolk
June 27: At Norfolk
June 28: At Norfolk
June 29: Durham
June 30: Durham
July 1: Durham
July 2: Indianapolis
July 3: Indianapolis
July 4: At Columbus
July 5: At Columbus
July 6: At Columbus
July 7: Columbus
July 8: Columbus
July 9: Columbus
July 10: Louisville
July 11: Louisville
July 12: Louisville
July 13-15: All Star break
July 16: Indianapolis
July 17: Indianapolis
July 18: Indianapolis
July 19: Indianapolis
July 20: At Lehigh Valley
July 21: At Lehigh Valley
July 22: At Lehigh Valley
July 23: At Lehigh Valley
July 24: At Scranton/W-B
July 25: At Scranton/W-B
July 26: At Scranton/W-B
July 27: Rochester
July 28: Rochester
July 29: Rochester
July 31: At Louisville
August 1: At Louisville
August 2: At Louisville
August 3: Lehigh Valley
August 4: Lehigh Valley
August 5: Lehigh Valley
August 6: Lehigh Valley
August 7: Scranton/W-B
August 8: Scranton/W-B
August 9: Scranton/W-B
August 11: At Indianapolis
August 12: At Indianapolis
August 13: At Indianapolis
August 14: Charlotte
August 15: Charlotte
August 16: Charlotte
August 17: Gwinnett
August 18: Gwinnett
August 19: At Durham
August 20: At Durham
August 21: At Durham
August 22: At Norfolk
August 23: At Norfolk
August 24: Columbus
August 25: Columbus
August 26: Columbus
August 27: At Columbus
August 28: At Columbus
August 29: Indianapolis
August 30: Indianapolis
August 31: Louisville
September 1: Louisville
September 2: Louisville
September 3: Louisville
September 4: At Indianapolis
September 5: At Indianapolis
September 6: At Columbus
September 7: At Columbus
GOLF
LPGA Tour Statistics
Scoring
1, Stacy Lewis, 69.351. 2, Michelle Wie, 69.707. 3, Inbee Park, 69.833. 4, Suzann Pettersen, 70.071. 5, Lydia Ko, 70.171. 6, Cristie Kerr, 70.213. 7, So Yeon Ryu, 70.295. 8, Shanshan Feng, 70.481. 9, Chella Choi, 70.513. 10, Azahara Munoz, 70.583.
Driving Distance
1, Lexi Thompson, 271.3. 2, Gerina Piller, 270.3. 3, Brittany Lincicome, 269.4. 4, Yani Tseng, 266.4. 5, Joanna Klatten, 266.4. 6, Carlota Ciganda, 265.3. 7, Paula Reto, 264.5. 8, Mirim Lee, 262.8. 9, Laura Davies, 261.6. 10, Anya Alvarez, 261.1.
Rounds Under Par
1, Stacy Lewis, .797. 2, Michelle Wie, .759. 3, Suzann Pettersen, .696. 4, So Yeon Ryu, .672. 5, Inbee Park, .667. 6, Lydia Ko, .657. 7, Azarhara Munoz, .597. 8, Karrie Webb, .585. 9, Chella Choi, .579. 10, Shanshan Feng, .574.
World Golf Ranking
Through Aug. 17
1. Rory McIlroy NIR 11.15
2. Adam Scott AUS 9.15
3. Henrik Stenson SWE 8.10
4. Sergio Garcia ESP 7.80
5. Justin Rose ENG 7.35
6. Jim Furyk USA 6.79
7. Matt Kuchar USA 6.55
8. Bubba Watson USA 6.51
9. Jason Day AUS 6.18
10. Phil Mickelson USA 6.17
11. Tiger Woods USA 5.59
12. Jordan Spieth USA 5.42
13. Rickie Fowler USA 5.37
14. Martin Kaymer GER 5.25
15. Zach Johnson USA 4.89
16. Graeme McDowell NIR 4.80
17. Dustin Johnson USA 4.76
18. Hideki Matsuyama JPN 4.64
19. Jimmy Walker USA 4.32
20. Charl Schwartzel RSA 4.16
21. Steve Stricker USA 4.09
22. Victor Dubuisson FRA 4.02
23. Keegan Bradley USA 4.02
24. Thomas Bjorn DEN 3.78
25. Luke Donald ENG 3.66
26. Jason Dufner USA 3.66
27. Patrick Reed USA 3.66
28. Webb Simpson USA 3.43
29. Jamie Donaldson WAL 3.39
30. Bill Haas USA 3.39
31. Miguel Angel Jimenez ESP 3.37
32. Brandt Snedeker USA 3.35
33. Ian Poulter ENG 3.34
34. Stephen Gallacher SCO 3.26
35. Lee Westwood ENG 3.21
36. Thongchai Jaidee THA 3.13
37. Ryan Moore USA 3.11
38. Kevin Na USA 3.10
39. Graham DeLaet CAN 3.09
40. Marc Leishman AUS 3.05
41. Brendon Todd USA 2.98
42. Hunter Mahan USA 2.91
43. Kevin Streelman USA 2.83
44. Francesco Molinari ITA 2.81
45. Chris Kirk USA 2.67
46. Mikko Ilonen FIN 2.63
47. Joost Luiten NED 2.62
48. Jonas Blixt SWE 2.61
49. Ryan Palmer USA 2.55
50. Gary Woodland USA 2.55
51. Matt Every USA 2.49
52. Harris English USA 2.48
53. Matt Jones AUS 2.48
54. Kevin Stadler USA 2.47
55. Angel Cabrera ARG 2.46
56. Ernie Els RSA 2.40
57. Louis Oosthuizen RSA 2.39
58. John Senden AUS 2.33
59. Billy Horschel USA 2.28
60. Shane Lowry IRL 2.21
61. Koumei Oda JPN 2.18
62. J.B. Holmes USA 2.16
63. Russell Henley USA 2.14
64. Freddie Jacobson SWE 2.09
65. Pablo Larrazabal ESP 2.07
66. Brian Harman USA 2.07
67. Bernd Wiesberger AUT 2.04
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE – Suspended Pittsburgh RHP Michael Clemens (Bristol-Appalachian) 68 games for violations of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX – Optioned OF Jackie Bradley Jr. to Pawtucket (IL). Recalled OF/INF Mookie Betts from Pawtucket. Sent OF Allen Craig to Pawtucket for a rehab assignment.
DETROIT TIGERS – Assigned RHP Kevin Whelan outright to Toledo (IL).
SEATTLE MARINERS – Optioned OF James Jones to Tacoma (PCL). Recalled LHP Roenis Elias from Tacoma.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS – Claimed 1B Matt Hague off waivers from Pittsburgh and assigned him to Buffalo (IL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS – Optioned RHP Bradin Hagens to Reno (PCL). Recalled RHP Will Harris from Reno. Sent SS Chris Owings to the AZL Diamondbacks for a rehab assignment.
CINCINNATI REDS – Optioned RHPs Curtis Partch and Dylan Axelrod and C Tucker Barnhart to Louisville (IL). Reinstated 2B Brandon Phillips and RHP Logan Ondrusek from the 15-day DL.
COLORADO ROCKIES – Optioned INF Ben Paulsen to Colorado Springs (PCL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES – Optioned LHP Robbie Erlin to El Paso (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS – Agreed to terms with OF Nate Schierholtz on a minor league contract and assigned him to Syracuse (IL).
American Association
AMARILLO SOX – Signed INF Ransom LaLonde.
LAREDO LEMURS – Signed C Danny Taveras.
Can-Am League
QUEBEC CAPITALES – Released RHP Joey Housey.
Frontier League
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES – Signed INF Jimmy Obermark.
ROCKFORD AVIATORS – Received LHP Ryan Bonnot from Rio Grande Valley (United) for a player to be named. Released OF Brad Gerig.
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS – Signed INF Cameron Sherrer.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS – Released C Cole Martin.
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS – Signed RHP Brian Oliver.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DETROIT PISTONS – Signed F Cartier Martin and C Aaron Gray.
TORONTO RAPTORS – Signed F/G Jordan Hamilton.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL – Named Peter O'Reilly senior vice president of events.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS – Placed LB Dom DeCicco on the waived-injured list. Claimed LB Justin Jackson off waivers from Detroit.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS – Released LS Tyler Ott. Re-signed TE Justin Jones.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – Released DE Damik Scafe. Signed DL Doug Worthington.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS – Released DB Markus Smith and LB Patrick Trahan.
OTTAWA REDBLACKS – Released WRs Paris Jackson and Tim Maypray and DB Seth Williams.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS – Signed WR Kemonte' Bateman and OL Chad Anderson to the practice roster.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS – Agreed to terms with G Michael Leighton on a one-year contract.
OTTAWA SENATORS – Signed D Mark Borowiecki to a three-year contract extension.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS – Signed F William Nylander to a three-year, entry-level contract.
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS – Named Pat Ferschweiler assistant coach.
ECHL
STOCKTON THUNDER – Named Dave Piecuch team president.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLUMBUS CREW – Named Andy Loughnane president of business operations, Mike Malo senior vice president and chief marketing officer and Clark Beacom vice president of ticket sales, services and operations.
COLLEGE
BIG 12 CONFERENCE – Named Levietta McCullough championships assistant.
DAYTON – Named Ryne Romick pitching coach.
FAYETTEVILLE STATE – Named Lamont Hinson assistant athletic director for media relations and sports information director.
LA SALLE – Named Morgan Oberlander graduate assistant swimming and diving coach.
LIMESTONE – Named Briana Che assistant strength and conditioning coach.
MONMOUTH (N.J.) – Named Duane Woodward men's assistant basketball coach.
NEBRASKA – Announced men's basketball G Andrew White III has transferred from Kansas.
NYU – Named Kelsey Huntoon women's assistant volleyball coach.
OKLAHOMA – Suspended RB Joe Mixon for the season.
PROVIDENCE – Named Bryan Koniecko men's tennis coach.
RANDOLPH-MACON – Named Ashley Reed women's assistant basketball coach.
TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN – Named Armen Kirakossian men's golf coach.
TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE – Announced RB Joe Bergeron has transferred from Texas.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA Sporting K C 12 6 6 42 36 23
D.C. 12 7 4 40 36 26
Toronto FC 9 8 5 32 33 34
Columbus 7 8 9 30 32 32
New York 6 7 10 28 35 34
New England 8 12 3 27 30 36
Philadelphia 6 9 9 27 36 39
Houston 7 12 4 25 25 42
Chicago 4 6 13 25 29 35
Montreal 4 14 5 17 23 41
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA Real Salt Lake 11 4 9 42 38 28
Seattle 13 7 2 41 38 30
FC Dallas 11 7 6 39 43 32
Los Angeles 9 5 7 34 35 23
Vancouver 7 4 12 33 33 29
Portland 7 7 10 31 39 39
Colorado 8 10 6 30 34 35
San Jose 6 9 6 24 25 27
Chivas USA 6 11 6 24 21 36
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Friday
Houston 2, Philadelphia 0
Saturday'
Real Salt Lake 2, Seattle FC 1
Montreal 1, Chicago 0
Columbus 4, Los Angeles 1
New England 1, Portland 1, tie
Sporting Kansas City 4, Toronto FC 1
Chivas USA 0, Vancouver 0, tie
FC Dallas 5, San Jose 0
Sunday
D.C. United 4, Colorado 2
Wednesday, Aug. 20
Los Angeles at Colorado, 9
San Jose at Seattle FC, 10
Friday, Aug. 22
Real Salt Lake at FC Dallas, 9
Saturday, Aug. 23
Montreal at New York, 7
Chicago at Toronto FC, 7
Chivas USA at New England, 7:30
Houston at Columbus, 7:30
D.C. United at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10:30
Sunday, Aug. 24
Seattle FC at Portland, 5
San Jose at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
CFL
EAST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
Toronto 3 5 0 6 196 208
Hamilton 1 6 0 2 149 185
Ottawa 1 6 0 2 119 199
Montreal 1 6 0 2 109 193
WEST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
Calgary 6 1 0 12 191 114
Edmonton 6 1 0 12 173 115
Winnipeg 5 3 0 10 206 201
B.C. 5 3 0 10 196 162
Saskatchewan 5 2 0 10 173 135
Tuesday
Toronto 38, Winnipeg 21
Friday
Edmonton 10, Ottawa 8
Saturday
Calgary 30 Hamilton 20
Saskatchewan 16, Montreal 11
Sunday
B.C. 33, Toronto 17
FRIDAY, Aug. 22
Montreal at Winnipeg, 8:30
SATURDAY, Aug. 23
Toronto at Edmonton, 4
SUNDAY, Aug. 24
Calgary at Ottawa, 3
Saskatchewan at B.C., 7 p.m.
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Jets 2 0 0 1.000 38 27
Miami 1 1 0 .500 30 30
New England 1 1 0 .500 48 58
Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 49 54
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 1 1 0 .500 32 39
Jacksonville 1 1 0 .500 35 30
Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 44 47
Indianapolis 0 2 0 .000 36 40
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 60 33
Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 35 36
Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 12 13
Cincinnati 0 2 0 .000 56 66
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 2 0 0 1.000 55 16
Kansas City 1 1 0 .500 57 67
Oakland 1 1 0 .500 33 36
San Diego 1 1 0 .500 41 48
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 3 0 0 1.000 64 55
Washington 1 0 0 1.000 23 6
Dallas 0 2 0 .000 37 64
Philadelphia 0 2 0 .000 63 76
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 2 0 0 1.000 57 48
Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 23 42
Carolina 1 1 0 .500 46 36
Tampa Bay 0 2 0 .000 24 36
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 2 0 0 1.000 54 47
Minnesota 2 0 0 1.000 40 34
Detroit 1 1 0 .500 39 39
Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 37 27
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 1 1 0 .500 60 30
Seattle 1 1 0 .500 57 35
San Francisco 0 2 0 .000 3 57
St. Louis 0 2 0 .000 31 47
Monday
Cleveland at Washington, 8
Sunday
Denver 34, San Francisco 0
Carolina 28, Kansas City 16
THURSDAY, Aug. 21
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:30
FRIDAY, Aug. 22
Carolina at New England, 7:30
N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 7:30
Jacksonville at Detroit, 7:30
Oakland at Green Bay, 8
Chicago at Seattle, 10
SATURDAY, Aug. 23
Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 4:30
Dallas at Miami, 7
Tennessee at Atlanta, 7
Washington at Baltimore, 7:30
Minnesota at Kansas City, 8
New Orleans at Indianapolis, 8
St. Louis at Cleveland, 8
Houston at Denver, 9
SUNDAY, Aug. 24
San Diego at San Francisco, 4
Cincinnati at Arizona, 8 p.m.
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
NCAA Football
Aug. 28
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
at South Carolina 10½ 10½ (57) Texas A&M
Wake Forest 4 2½ (46) at Lou-Monroe
at Tulsa 3 5 (47) Tulane
Mississippi-a 10 10 (56) Boise St.
at Vanderbilt 17 16 (52½) Temple
Washington St.-b 9 9 (60½) Rutgers
Aug. 29
BYU 17 16½ (50½) at UConn
Bowling Green 7 7½ (56) at W. Kentucky
Colorado-c 3 3 (64) Colorado St.
at Houston 12½ 12 (55) UTSA
at Arizona 24 24 (60) UNLV
Aug. 30
UCF-d Pk 1 (48) Penn St.
Ohio St.-e 17½ 17½ (63) Navy
UCLA 23½ 22 (59½) at Virginia
at Michigan 34½ 34½ (50½) Appal St.
at UAB Pk Pk (66½) Troy
at Northwestern 12 10½ (62) California
at NC State 23 22½ (53½) Geo Southern
at Nebraska 23½ 23 (51) FAU
Boston College 15 15 (48½) at UMass
Marshall 24 24 (60½) at Miami O.
at Notre Dame 24 21 (52½) Rice
Alabama-a 26½ 26½ (55) West Virginia
at Auburn 21½ 21 (57) Arkansas
at Georgia 8½ 8 (57½) Clemson
at Kent St. 2 3 (49) Ohio
at Oklahoma 38 38 (52) Louisiana Tech
at Purdue 13 12 (52½) W.Michigan
at Florida 34½ 35 (51½) Idaho
at Southern Cal 22 22 (57½) Fresno St.
at Mississippi St. 29 30½ (55½) Sou Miss.
Washington 19½ 15½ (60) at Hawaii
Florida St.-f 17 17½ (63) Oklahoma St.
at Texas 24½ 24 (50½) North Texas
at New Mexico 7½ 7½ (66) UTEP
LSU-g 4 4½ (50) Wisconsin
NFL Preseason
Thursday
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
at Philadelphia 3½ 3½ (50) Pittsburgh
Friday
at Detroit 4½ 4 (44½) Jacksonville
at New England 4 5½ (45) Carolina
N.Y. Giants +1 1 (42½) at N.Y. Jets
at Green Bay 6½ 7 (43) Oakland
at Seattle 6½ 7 (45) Chicago
PREP SOCCER
Boys
SWANTON 2, DELTA 0
Timpe, Turk.
SPRINGFIELD 4, EASTWOOD 0
S. Sekerak 2, Yeager, Blakeman.
ROSSFORD 5, PETTISVILLE 4
R: Aguirre 4, T.J. Desmond. P: Waidelich 2, Leichty 2.
MAUMEE VALLEY 11, TIFFIN CALVERT 0
Cunliffe 4, Herrmann 2, Abdoo 2, Anderson, Riddle, Jarrell.
Girls
NORTHWOOD 4, OTTAWA HILLS 0
Rable 2, Roach, Brittain.
CARDINAL STRITCH 6, TOLEDO CHRISTIAN 1
CS: Hardy 6. TC: Johnston.
CLAY 3, SOUTHVIEW 0
Hess, Heintschel, Clere.
WOODMORE 1, OAK HARBOR 1
W: Bench. OH: Weis.
ANTHONY WAYNE 3, ST. URSULA 3
AW: Fortner, Allen 2. SU: Sullivan 2, Jeffries.
EDISON 2, ROSSFORD 0
OTTAWA-GLANDORF 3, SWANTON 1
OG: Siefker, Basinger, Beach. S: Nelson.
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Bowling Green d. Rossford, 25-19, 25-19, 25-12
PREP TENNIS
SPRINGFIELD 3, NORTHVIEW 2
Ciucci (N) d Mauriello 6-3, 6-3; Howald (N) d Geiser 6-3, 6-3; Baxter (S) d Pawalla 6-4, 6-1; Hollingsworth/Sanders (S) d Rao/Jes Mermer 6-1, 7-6 (7-2); Langenderfer/Caniglia (S) d. Jen Mermer/Shah 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4.
SPRINGFIELD 5, TOLEDO CHRISTIAN 0
Caniglia d Koziarski 6-0, 6-0; Sanders d Burton 6-0, 6-0; Jewell d Reynolds 6-0, 6-0; Hollingsworth/Borrillo d Laws/Koziarski 6-0, 6-1. Taplin/Pelton won by default.
PERRYSBURG 5, ST. URSULA 0
E. Fastnacht d. Szczesniak, 6-1, 6-1; Abdul-Aziz d. Fahoury, 2-6, 6-2, 10-5; Sams d. Ju. Stengle, 6-1, 6-0; S. Fastnacht/Balibrea d. Deanda/Macino, 6-1, 6-1; Northcutt/Kiel d. Moore/Je. Stengle, 6-1, 6-1.
HOLE IN ONE
OWEN SMITH, No. 14 at Ottawa Park, 73 yards, 7-iron.
RAY LUBINSKI, No. 7 at Spuyten Duyval South, 158 yards, 5-hybrid.
PREP GOLF
Boys
SYLVANIA INVITATIONAL
Northview 291, St. John's 296, Bowling Green 311, AW 316, Clay 319, St. Francis 321, Northview Gold 331, Napoleon 332, Southview 340, Central 342, Eastwood 347, Springfield 359, Maumee 376.
Medalist: Jack Mancinotti (SJ) 68.
ST. JOHNS 325, SWANTON 331 ROSSFORD 353, TOLEDO CHRISTIAN 388
Medalist: D. Jones 75, Swanton
Girls
SOUTHVIEW 192, MAUMEE 242
S: Bacho 41, Moreland 43, Gesick 54, Moody 54. M: Scarbrough 54, Cannon 59, Tubbs 60, Arndt 69.