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C4 THE CALL Saturday, August 31, 2013<br />
SPORTS<br />
SCOREBOARD<br />
NFL<br />
AMERICAN CONFERENCE<br />
East<br />
W L T Pct PF PA<br />
uffalo 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
iami 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
ew England 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
.Y. Jets 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
South<br />
W L T Pct PF PA<br />
ouston 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
ndianapolis 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
acksonville 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
ennessee 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
North<br />
W L T Pct PF PA<br />
altimore 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
incinnati 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
leveland 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
ittsburgh 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
West<br />
W L T Pct PF PA<br />
Denver 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
Kansas City 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
Oakland 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
San Diego 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
NATIONAL CONFERENCE<br />
East<br />
W L T Pct PF PA<br />
Dallas 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
N.Y. Giants 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
Philadelphia 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
Washington 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
South<br />
W L T Pct PF PA<br />
Atlanta 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
Carolina 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
New Orleans 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
Tampa Bay 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
North<br />
W L T Pct PF PA<br />
Chicago 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
Detroit 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
Green Bay 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
Minnesota 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
West<br />
W L T Pct PF PA<br />
Arizona 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
San Francisco 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
Seattle 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
St. Louis 0 0 0.000 0 0<br />
— — —<br />
Thursday's Game<br />
Baltimore at Denver, 8:30 p.m.<br />
Sunday's Games<br />
Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m.<br />
Cincinnati at Chicago, 1 p.m.<br />
New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.<br />
Tennessee at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.<br />
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.<br />
Kansas City at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.<br />
Seattle at Carolina, 1 p.m.<br />
Miami at Cleveland, 1 p.m.<br />
Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.<br />
Oakland at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.<br />
Green Bay at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.<br />
Arizona at St. Louis, 4:25 p.m.<br />
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.<br />
Monday's Games<br />
Philadelphia at Washington, 7:10 p.m.<br />
Houston at San Diego, 10:20 p.m.<br />
EASTERN CONFERENCE<br />
W L Pct GB<br />
-Chicago 20 8 .714 —<br />
tlanta 14 12 .538 5<br />
ashington 14 15 .483 6½<br />
ndiana 13 15 .464 7<br />
ew York 11 18 .379 9½<br />
onnecticut 7 21 .250 13<br />
ESTERN CONFERENCE<br />
W L Pct GB<br />
-Minnesota 21 7 .750 —<br />
-Los Angeles 20 8 .714 1<br />
hoenix 14 13 .519 6½<br />
eattle 15 14 .517 6½<br />
an Antonio 11 18 .37910½<br />
WNBA<br />
TENNIS<br />
NFL PRESEASON<br />
AMERICAN CONFERENCE<br />
East<br />
W L T Pct PF PA<br />
N.Y. Jets 3 1 0.750105 80<br />
New England 2 1 0.667 65 83<br />
Buffalo 2 2 0.500 84 101<br />
Miami 1 3 0.250 80 68<br />
South<br />
W L T Pct PF PA<br />
Houston 2 1 0.667 74 61<br />
Indianapolis 2 2 0.500 77 89<br />
Tennessee 1 2 0.333 67 65<br />
Jacksonville 0 3 0.000 40 95<br />
North<br />
W L T Pct PF PA<br />
Cincinnati 3 1 0.750106 63<br />
Baltimore 2 1 0.667 98 73<br />
Cleveland 2 1 0.667 57 52<br />
Pittsburgh 0 4 0.000 56 93<br />
West<br />
W L T Pct PF PA<br />
Denver 2 1 0.667 47 72<br />
Kansas City 1 2 0.333 52 52<br />
Oakland 1 2 0.333 65 79<br />
San Diego 1 2 0.333 62 71<br />
NATIONAL CONFERENCE<br />
East<br />
W L T Pct PF PA<br />
Washington 4 0 01.000106 53<br />
Philadelphia 2 2 0.500 87 91<br />
Dallas 2 2 0.500 72 69<br />
N.Y. Giants 1 2 0.333 51 57<br />
South<br />
W L T Pct PF PA<br />
New Orleans 3 0 01.00076 56<br />
Carolina 3 1 0.750 92 68<br />
Tampa Bay 1 3 0.250 66 115<br />
Atlanta 0 3 0.000 49 88<br />
North<br />
W L T Pct PF PA<br />
Detroit 3 1 0.750107 63<br />
Chicago 2 1 0.667 84 78<br />
Green Bay 1 2 0.333 29 41<br />
Minnesota 0 3 0.000 43 81<br />
West<br />
W L T Pct PF PA<br />
Seattle 3 0 01.00088 30<br />
Arizona 2 1 0.667 36 31<br />
San Francisco 2 1 0.667 55 37<br />
St. Louis 0 3 0.000 52 73<br />
———<br />
Thursday’s Games<br />
Cincinnati 27, Indianapolis 10<br />
Detroit 35, Buffalo 13<br />
N.Y. Jets 27, Philadelphia 20<br />
Miami 24, New Orleans 21<br />
Washington 30, Tampa Bay 12<br />
Jacksonville 20, Atlanta 16<br />
New England 28, N.Y. Giants 20<br />
Carolina 25, Pittsburgh 10<br />
Minnesota 24, Tennessee 23<br />
Cleveland 18, Chicago 16<br />
Kansas City 30, Green Bay 8<br />
Houston 24, Dallas 6<br />
St. Louis 24, Baltimore 21<br />
Arizona 32, Denver 24<br />
Seattle 22, Oakland 6<br />
San Francisco 41, San Diego 6<br />
End of Preseason<br />
Tulsa 9 20 .31012½<br />
-clinched playoff spot<br />
— — —<br />
Thursday's Game<br />
Seattle 78, Connecticut 65<br />
Friday's Games<br />
Indiana 73, New York 67<br />
San Antonio 74, Tulsa 65<br />
Saturday's Games<br />
Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.<br />
Seattle at Minnesota, 8 p.m.<br />
Los Angeles at San Antonio, 8 p.m.<br />
Connecticut at Phoenix, 10 p.m.<br />
Sunday's Game<br />
New York at Tulsa, 4:30 p.m.<br />
U.S. Open<br />
Friday’s Early Results<br />
By <strong>The</strong> Associated Press<br />
At <strong>The</strong> USTA Billie Jean King, National Tennis Center, New York<br />
Purse: $34.3 million (Grand Slam)<br />
Surface: Hard-Outdoor<br />
Men’s Singles<br />
Second Round<br />
Mikhail Youzhny (21), Russia, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 7-5, 6-1, 6-3.<br />
Tommy Haas (12), Germany, def. Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3).<br />
Julien Benneteau (31), France, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.<br />
Marcel Granollers, Spain, def. Rajeev Ram, United States, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5.<br />
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2.<br />
Tomas Berdych (5), Czech Republic, def. Denis Kudla, United States, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-3.<br />
Joao Sousa, Portugal, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 1-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.<br />
Tim Smyczek, United States, def. Alex Bogomolov Jr., Russia, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.<br />
Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. Tobias Kamke, Germany, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.<br />
Andreas Seppi (20), Italy, def. Somdev Devvarman, India, 7-6 (8), 6-4, 7-5.<br />
Florian Mayer, Germany, def. Donald Young, United States, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.<br />
Women’s Singles<br />
Third Round<br />
Li Na (5), China, def. Laura Robson (30), Britain, 6-2, 7-5.<br />
Agnieszka Radwanska (3), Poland, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (32), Russia, 6-4, 7-6 (1).<br />
Ekaterina Makarova (24), Russia, def. Sabine Lisicki (16), Germany, 6-4, 7-5.<br />
Sloane Stephens (15), United States, def. Jamie Hampton (23), United States, 6-1, 6-3.<br />
Jelena Jankovic (9), Serbia, def. Kurumi Nara, Japan, 6-4, 7-6 (5).<br />
Angelique Kerber (8), Germany, def. Kaia Kanepi (25), Estonia, 6-0, 6-4.<br />
Men’s Doubles<br />
First Round<br />
Roberto Bautista Agut and Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, def. Florin Mergea, Romania, and<br />
Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 4-6, 7-5, 6-0.<br />
Rohan Bopanna, India, and Edouard Roger-Vasselin (6), France, def. Bradley Klahn and Sam<br />
Querrey, United States, 6-2, 6-4.<br />
Christopher Kas, Germany, and Oliver Marach, Austria, def. Pablo Andujar and Guillermo Garcia-<br />
Lopez, Spain, 6-2, 6-4.<br />
Second Round<br />
Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray (12), Britain, def. Ryan Harrison, United States, and Robert<br />
Lindstedt, Sweden, 6-3, 6-4.<br />
Treat Huey, Philippines, and Dominic Inglot (16), Britain, def. Daniele Bracciali, Italy, and Lukas<br />
Dlouhy, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-3.<br />
Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo (10), Brazil, def. Andre Begemann and Martin Emmrich,<br />
Germany, 7-6 (5), 6-3.<br />
Jamie Murray, Britain, and John Peers, Australia, def. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, and Andre Sa,<br />
Brazil, 6-7 (7), 7-5, 7-5.<br />
Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut (14), France, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, and Albert Ramos,<br />
Spain, 6-3, 6-4.<br />
Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil, Canada, def. Albert Montanes and Tommy Robredo, Spain,<br />
4-6, 6-2, 6-1.<br />
Women’s Doubles<br />
First Round<br />
Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, and Sam Stosur, Australia, def. Yvonne Meusburger, Austria, and<br />
Paula Ormaechea, Argentina, 6-3, 6-0.<br />
Vania King, United States, and Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, def. Karolina Pliskova, Czech<br />
Republic, and Donna Vekic, Croatia, 6-1, 6-0.<br />
Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka (5), Czech Republic, def. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan,<br />
and Arantxa Parra Santonja, Spain, 6-0, 6-3.<br />
Melanie Oudin and Alison Riske, United States, def. Lauren Davis and Grace Min, United States,<br />
6-2, 6-4.<br />
Polona Hercog, Slovenia, and Lisa Raymond, United States, def. Petra Martic, Croatia, and<br />
Andrea Petkovic, Germany, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.<br />
Jill Craybas and CoCo Vandeweghe, United States, def. Alexandra Cadantu and Simona Halep,<br />
Romania, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4.<br />
Sharon Fichman and Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, def. Allie Kiick and Sachia Vickery, United<br />
States, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1.<br />
Sandra Klemenschits, Austria, and Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, def. Vera Dushevina, Russia, and<br />
Heather Watson, Britain, 6-1, 7-5.<br />
Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Peng Shuai (4), China, def. Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, and Alexandra<br />
Panova, Russia, 6-3, 6-4.<br />
Second Round<br />
Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua (8), Australia, def. Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, and<br />
Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 6-3, 6-4.<br />
Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Marina Erakovic (13), New Zealand, def. Varvara Lepchenko, United<br />
States, and Zheng Saisai, China, 6-1, 7-6 (5).<br />
Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Galina Voskoboeva (14), Kazakhstan, def. Kiki Bertens,<br />
Netherlands, and Johanna Larsson, Sweden, 7-5, 7-6 (9).<br />
Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Kveta Peschke (6), Czech Republic, def. Timea Babos,<br />
Hungary, and Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 6-4, 6-4.<br />
Deutsche Bank Championship<br />
<strong>The</strong> Associated Press<br />
Friday’s Top First-Round Scores<br />
At TPC Boston, Norton, Mass.<br />
Purse: $8 million; Yds: 7,216; Par 71 (36-35)<br />
hil Mickelson 35-28—63<br />
rian Davis 32-31—63<br />
evin Stadler 31-33—64<br />
unter Mahan 33-32—65<br />
ergio Garcia 31-34—65<br />
oberto Castro 34-31—65<br />
ohn Huh 33-33—66<br />
hris Kirk 31-35—66<br />
ee Westwood 33-33—66<br />
arris English 32-34—66<br />
ason Dufner 35-31—66<br />
icholas Thompson 31-35—66<br />
tewart Cink 35-31—66<br />
Bob Estes 31-35—66<br />
Jerry Kelly 34-32—66<br />
Ryan Moore 34-32—66<br />
Jonas Blixt 34-32—66<br />
Kevin Streelman 33-33—66<br />
Steve Stricker 35-31—66<br />
Matt Kuchar 34-32—66<br />
Ian Poulter 34-32—66<br />
Ernie Els 32-34—66<br />
Brian Gay 34-33—67<br />
Henrik Stenson 35-32—67<br />
Graham DeLaet 33-34—67<br />
Jordan Spieth 33-34—67<br />
Boo Weekley 34-33—67<br />
Robert Garrigus 37-30—67<br />
K.J. Choi 34-33—67<br />
John Merrick 34-33—67<br />
Jason Day 35-32—67<br />
Friday's Sports Transactions<br />
By <strong>The</strong> Associated Press<br />
BASEBALL<br />
American League<br />
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Acquired OF Jason<br />
Kubel and cash from Arizona for a player to be<br />
named later or cash. Signed C Kelly Shoppach to<br />
a minor league contract and assigned him<br />
Columbus (IL). Recalled LHP Scott Barnes from<br />
Columbus and placed him on the 60-day DL.<br />
MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed RHP Samuel<br />
Deduno and OF Wilkin Ramirez on the 15-day DL.<br />
Recalled LHP Pedro Hernandez from New Britain<br />
(EL) and OF Darin Mastroianni from Rochester (IL).<br />
SEATTLE MARINERS — Traded OF Michael Morse<br />
to Baltimore for OF Xavier Avery.<br />
TEXAS RANGERS — Recalled LHP Joseph Ortiz<br />
from Round Rock (PCL). Optioned RHP Ross Wolf<br />
to Round Rock.<br />
National League<br />
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with<br />
RHP Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez on a three-year contract.<br />
Transferred LHP John Lannan to the 60-day<br />
DL.<br />
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Acquired RHP John<br />
Axford from Milwaukee for a player to be named.<br />
BASKETBALL<br />
National Basketball Association<br />
SACRAMENTO KINGS — Named Shareef Abdur-<br />
Rahim general manager of the Reno Bighorns of<br />
the NBA Development League.<br />
FOOTBALL<br />
National Football League<br />
NFL — Suspended Cincinnati DE DeQuin Evans<br />
eight regular-season games for violating the NFL<br />
policy on performance enhancing substances.<br />
ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed G Jonathan<br />
Cooper on injured reserve. Released S Jonathon<br />
Amaya, C Adam Bice, WR Dan Buckner, DT David<br />
Carter, TE Alex Gottlieb, WR Charles Hawkins, G<br />
Senio Kelemete, LB Zack Nash, LB Colin Parker,<br />
TE Richard Quinn, G Chilo Rachal, S Curtis Taylor<br />
and WR Mike Thomas.<br />
ATLANTA FALCONS — Placed QB Sean Renfree<br />
and TE Andrew Szczerba on injured reserve.<br />
Waived LB Brian Banks, S Charles Mitchell, RB<br />
Ronnie Wingo, K Jeremy Shelley, OL <strong>The</strong>o Goins,<br />
OL Alec Savoie, DT Neal Huynh, DT Micanor<br />
Regis, CB Terrence Johnson, CB Peyton<br />
Thompson and LB Pat Schiller.<br />
BALTIMORE RAVENS — Released QB Caleb<br />
Haney and QB Dayne Crist, RB Delone Carter, RB<br />
Anthony Allen, OT Jordan Devey, OT Rogers<br />
Gaines, TE Alex Silvestro, CB Marc Anthony, LB<br />
Nigel Carr, LB Brandon Copeland and C Reggie<br />
Stephens. Placed LB D.J. Bryant on injured<br />
reserve.<br />
BUFFALO BILLS — Signed C Eric Wood to a contract<br />
extension. Placed QB Kevin Kolb, WR Brad<br />
Smith and RB Drew Smith on injured reserve.<br />
Released DE Kourtnei Brown, RB Zach Brown,<br />
DB Crezdon Butler, G Antoine Caldwell, G Zack<br />
Chibane, DB Jordan Dangerfield, TE Dorin<br />
Dickerson, DB Kip Edwards, RB Kendall Gaskins,<br />
DT Jarron Gilbert, DB T.J. Heath, WR Brandon<br />
Kaufman, QB Matt Leinart, LB Keith Pough, TE<br />
Nick Provo, OT Zebrie Sanders, LB Brian Smith<br />
and C David Snow.<br />
CHICAGO BEARS — Terminated the contracts of<br />
EASTERN CONFERENCE<br />
W L T Pts GF GA<br />
Montreal 12 7 5 41 41 35<br />
New York 11 9 6 39 38 34<br />
Kansas City 11 9 6 39 36 26<br />
Philadelphia 10 8 8 38 37 37<br />
New England10 9 7 37 35 25<br />
Houston 10 8 6 36 29 28<br />
Chicago 10 10 4 34 30 34<br />
Columbus 8 12 5 29 29 34<br />
Toronto FC 4 12 10 22 23 35<br />
D.C. 3 17 5 14 15 41<br />
WESTERN CONFERENCE<br />
W L T Pts GF GA<br />
R. Salt Lake 13 8 6 45 48 33<br />
Los Angeles 12 9 4 40 40 32<br />
Portland 9 4 12 39 37 26<br />
Colorado 10 7 9 39 33 27<br />
PGA TOUR<br />
SPORTS ON THE AIR<br />
TODAY<br />
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL<br />
1 p.m. — Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, MLB, WPRV (790 AM).<br />
7 p.m. — Regional coverage, St. Louis at Pittsburgh or Cleveland<br />
at Detroit, MLB.<br />
7:10 p.m. — Chicago White Sox at Boston, NESN, WEEI (103.7<br />
FM).<br />
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL<br />
6 p.m. — Syracuse at Pawtucket, WHJJ (920 AM).<br />
INDY RACING LEAGUE<br />
6 p.m. — IndyCar, pole qualifying for Grand Prix of Baltimore<br />
(same-day tape), NBC Sports.<br />
NASCAR AUTO RACING<br />
7:30 p.m. — Nationwide Series, Great Clips-Grit Chips 300, at<br />
Hampton, Ga., ESPN2.<br />
COLLEGE FOOTBALL<br />
Noon — Buffalo at Ohio St., ESPN2.<br />
Noon — Villanova at Boston College, ESPNEWS.<br />
Noon — William & Mary at West Virginia, FS1.<br />
12:30 p.m. — Florida International at Maryland, NESN.<br />
1 p.m. — Rice at Texas A&M, ESPN.<br />
3:30 p.m. — Syracuse at Penn State, ABC.<br />
3:30 p.m. — Oklahoma St. vs. Mississippi State, at Houston,<br />
ESPN2.<br />
3:30 p.m. — Temple at Notre Dame, NBC.<br />
4 p.m. — Nicholls St. at Oregon, FS1.<br />
5:30 p.m. — Virginia Tech vs. Alabama, at Atlanta, ESPN.<br />
7 p.m. — Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky, at Nashville, Tenn.,<br />
ESPNEWS.<br />
7:30 p.m. — Wofford at Baylor, FSN.<br />
8:07 p.m. — Georgia at Clemson, ABC.<br />
9 p.m. — TCU vs. LSU, at Arlington, Texas, ESPN.<br />
10 p.m. — Boise St. at Washington, FS1.<br />
10:30 p.m. — Northwestern at California, ESPN2.<br />
GOLF<br />
8:30 a.m. — European PGA Tour, Wales Open, third round, at<br />
City of Newport, Wales, TGC.<br />
1 p.m. — Web.com Tour, Hotel Fitness Championship, third<br />
round, at Fort Wayne, Ind., TGC.<br />
3 p.m. — PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship, second<br />
round, at Norton, Mass., TGC.<br />
6:30 p.m. — LPGA, Safeway Classic, third round, at Portland,<br />
Ore., TGC.<br />
8:30 p.m. — Champions Tour, Shaw Charity Classic, second<br />
round, at Calgary, Alberta (same-day tape), TGC.<br />
NTRA HORSE RACING<br />
4 p.m. — Woodward, Bernard Baruch, and Forego, at<br />
Saratoga Springs, N.Y., NBC Sports.<br />
PREMIER LEAGUE SOCCER<br />
7:40 a.m. — Hull at Manchester City, NBC Sports.<br />
9:55 a.m. — Everton at Cardiff, NBC Sports.<br />
12:30 p.m. — Sunderland at Crystal Palace, NBC.<br />
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER<br />
8 p.m. — D.C. United at New York, NBC Sports.<br />
TENNIS<br />
11 a.m. — U.S. Open, third round, at New York, CBS.<br />
TRANSACTIONS<br />
QB Jordan Palmer, QB Trent Edwards and G<br />
Edwin Williams. Released OL J'Marcus Webb, RB<br />
Armando Allen, TE Fendi Onobun, G Derek<br />
Dennis, LB Jerry Franklin, WR Brittan Golden, LS<br />
Brandon Hartson, CB Demontre Hurst, WR Josh<br />
Lenz, S Tom Nelson, DT Christian Tupou, FB<br />
Harvey Unga, DE Aston Whiteside and DE Josh<br />
Williams.<br />
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Waived OL Braxston<br />
Cave, WR Mike Edwards, TE Dan Gronkowski, DB<br />
Abdul Kanneh, RB Miguel Maysonet, DB Kent<br />
Richardson and P/K Colton Schmidt.<br />
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Released QB Mike<br />
Kafka, QB Matt Scott, WR Jeremy Ebert, DE<br />
Pannel Egboh, RB Jonathan Grimes, LB Brandon<br />
Marshall, WR Charly Martin, OL Pat McQuistan, G<br />
Drew Nowak, CB Kevin Rutland, DT D'Anthony<br />
Smith, LB Julian Stanford, CB Marcus Trufant, WR<br />
Toney Clemons and DE Ryan Davis, DT T.J.<br />
Barnes, OT R.J. Dill, TE Ryan Otten, WR Tobais<br />
Palmer, S Steven Terrell and LB Mike Zimmer.<br />
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released TE Jake<br />
Ballard, DE Marcus Benard, TE Daniel Fells, WR<br />
Johnathan Haggerty, LB Mike Rivera, OL Luke<br />
Patterson, FB Ben Bartholomew, DL Gilbert Pena,<br />
OL Matt Stankiewitch and DL Scott Vallone.<br />
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Placed DE Joe Kruger<br />
on the injured reserve list. Waived/injured CB<br />
Trevard Lindley. Released LB Everette Brown, DT<br />
Antonio Dixon, QB Dennis Dixon, DE David King,<br />
QB G.J. Kinne, OL Matt Kopa, WR Ifeanyi Momah,<br />
WR Will Murphy, OL Dallas Reynolds, LB Adrian<br />
Robinson and OL Matt Tennant.<br />
TENNESSEE TITANS — Waived S Al Afalava, T<br />
Daniel Baldridge, TE Brandon Barden (injured), DT<br />
Zach Clayton, LB Gary Guyton, DT DaJohn Harris,<br />
DE Nigel Nicholas, RB Jalen Parmele, G Kasey<br />
Studdard and WR Dontel Watkins.<br />
HOCKEY<br />
National Hockey League<br />
ANAHEIM DUCKS — Agreed to terms with RW<br />
Teemu Selanne on a one-year contract.<br />
SOCCER<br />
Major League Soccer<br />
MLS — Fined the Montreal Impact and coach<br />
Marco Schillabaum undisclosed amounts for violating<br />
the League's mass confrontation policy during<br />
their Aug. 24 game against Houston. Fined Toronto<br />
F Robert Earnshaw an undisclosed amount for<br />
making contact with the face/head of D.C. United<br />
D Daniel Woolard in an Aug. 24 game. Fined<br />
Columbus F Federico Higuain an undisclosed<br />
amount for failing to leave the field in a timely manner<br />
after receiving a red card in an Aug. 24 game<br />
against Real Salt Lake. Fined Philadelphia D<br />
Sheanon Williams an undisclosed amount for making<br />
contact with the face/head of New England D<br />
AJ Soares in an Aug. 25 game.<br />
SOFTBALL<br />
Amateur Softball Association<br />
ASA — Named Denny Bruckert coach of the USA<br />
Softball Men's Fast Pitch National Team for the<br />
2013-16 seasons.<br />
COLLEGE<br />
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE — Named Kelsey<br />
Lengyel-Jacovich coordinator of athletic operations.<br />
HOLY CROSS — Named Skip Guss women's golf<br />
coach.<br />
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER<br />
Charl Schwartzel 34-33—67<br />
Brendan Steele 31-36—67<br />
Scott Stallings 34-34—68<br />
Scott Piercy 34-34—68<br />
Kevin Chappell 33-35—68<br />
Patrick Reed 34-34—68<br />
Tiger Woods 35-33—68<br />
Pat Perez 34-34—68<br />
David Hearn 33-35—68<br />
Daniel Summerhays 34-34—68<br />
Brandt Snedeker 35-33—68<br />
Dustin Johnson 34-34—68<br />
Bo Van Pelt 34-34—68<br />
Ken Duke 34-35—69<br />
D.A. Points 34-35—69<br />
Zach Johnson 35-34—69<br />
Chris Stroud 34-35—69<br />
Brendon de Jonge 35-34—69<br />
FC Dallas 9 7 10 37 36 38<br />
Seattle 11 8 4 37 31 26<br />
Vancouver 10 9 6 36 36 33<br />
San Jose 9 10 7 34 28 37<br />
Chivas USA 5 14 6 21 24 45<br />
NOTE: Three points for a victory, one for a tie.<br />
Friday’s Games<br />
Toronto FC 1, New England 1, tie<br />
Portland at Real Salt Lake, (n)<br />
Saturday’s Games<br />
Seattle FC at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.<br />
Montreal at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.<br />
D.C. United at New York, 8 p.m.<br />
Colorado at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.<br />
San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.<br />
Sunday’s Games<br />
Houston at Chicago, 3 p.m.<br />
Chivas USA at Vancouver, 7 p.m.<br />
Nick Watney 34-35—69<br />
Keegan Bradley 34-35—69<br />
Richard H. Lee 34-35—69<br />
Martin Kaymer 36-33—69<br />
Justin Leonard 37-32—69<br />
William McGirt 35-34—69<br />
Freddie Jacobson 37-33—70<br />
Josh Teater 36-34—70<br />
Jason Kokrak 35-35—70<br />
Matt Every 36-34—70<br />
Russell Henley 36-34—70<br />
Jim Furyk 37-33—70<br />
Charley Hoffman 35-35—70<br />
Rory Sabbatini 36-34—70<br />
Rory McIlroy 36-34—70<br />
Justin Rose 34-36—70<br />
Marc Leishman 34-36—70<br />
Luke Guthrie 36-34—70<br />
MLB<br />
Red Sox defeat<br />
White Sox, 4-3<br />
BOSTON (AP) — Ryan Dempster returned from his suspension<br />
for hitting Alex Rodriguez and pitched into the seventh inning, leading<br />
the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox 4-3 Friday night<br />
for their fifth win in six games .<br />
David Ortiz snapped an 0-for-23 slump with a two-run single for<br />
the AL East leaders.<br />
Dempster (7-9), penalized five games for plunking A-Rod on<br />
Aug. 18, held Chicago hitless through the first four innings. He<br />
allowed three runs and five hits in 6 1-3 innings.<br />
Koji Uehara struck out two in the ninth for his 15th save in 18<br />
opportunities. He worked 1 1-3 innings in his 20th straight scoreless<br />
appearance.<br />
East Division<br />
W L Pct GB<br />
Boston 80 56 .588 —<br />
Tampa Bay 75 57 .568 3<br />
Baltimore 71 62 .534 7½<br />
New York 71 63 .530 8<br />
Toronto 61 74 .452 18½<br />
Central Division<br />
W L Pct GB<br />
Detroit 78 56 .582 —<br />
Cleveland 71 62 .534 6½<br />
Kansas City 69 65 .515 9<br />
Minnesota 57 75 .432 20<br />
Chicago 56 77 .421 21½<br />
West Division<br />
W L Pct GB<br />
Texas 78 55 .586 —<br />
Oakland 75 58 .564 3<br />
Los Angeles 60 72 .455 17½<br />
Seattle 60 73 .451 18<br />
Houston 44 89 .331 34<br />
— — —<br />
Thursday's Games<br />
Detroit 7, Oakland 6<br />
Kansas City 3, Minnesota 1<br />
L.A. Angels 2, Tampa Bay 0<br />
Baltimore 3, Boston 2<br />
Atlanta 3, Cleveland 1<br />
Seattle 3, Houston 2<br />
Only games scheduled<br />
Friday's Games<br />
N.Y. Yankees 8, Baltimore 5<br />
Toronto 3, Kansas City 2<br />
Boston 4, Chicago White Sox 3<br />
Cleveland at Detroit, (n)<br />
Minnesota at Texas, (n)<br />
L.A. Angels at Milwaukee, (n)<br />
BATTING—MiCabrera, Detroit, .359; Trout, Los<br />
Angeles, .331; ABeltre, Texas, .329; Mauer,<br />
Minnesota, .324; DOrtiz, Boston, .310; TorHunter,<br />
Detroit, .308; Cano, New York, .305; JhPeralta,<br />
Detroit, .305.<br />
RUNS—MiCabrera, Detroit, 95; CDavis, Baltimore,<br />
95; Trout, Los Angeles, 91; AJones, Baltimore,<br />
88; AJackson, Detroit, 86; Ellsbury, Boston,<br />
83; Bautista, Toronto, 82.<br />
RBI—MiCabrera, Detroit, 130; CDavis, Baltimore,<br />
121; Encarnacion, Toronto, 99; AJones,<br />
Baltimore, 95; Fielder, Detroit, 91; Cano, New<br />
York, 85; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 84.<br />
HITS—MiCabrera, Detroit, 173; ABeltre, Texas,<br />
170; Machado, Baltimore, 167; Trout, Los Angeles,<br />
163; Ellsbury, Boston, 161; AJones, Baltimore,<br />
161; Pedroia, Boston, 160.<br />
DOUBLES—Machado, Baltimore, 45; Lowrie,<br />
Oakland, 39; CDavis, Baltimore, 38; AlRamirez,<br />
Chicago, 36; Mauer, Minnesota, 35; Saltalamacchia,<br />
Boston, 35; JCastro, Houston, 34;<br />
Pedroia, Boston, 34; Trout, Los Angeles, 34.<br />
TRIPLES—Ellsbury, Boston, 8; Gardner, New<br />
York, 8; Trout, Los Angeles, 8; Drew, Boston, 6;<br />
AGordon, Kansas City, 6; DeJennings, Tampa<br />
Bay, 5; Kawasaki, Toronto, 5; LMartin, Texas, 5;<br />
BMiller, Seattle, 5.<br />
East Division<br />
W L Pct GB<br />
Atlanta 81 52 .609 —<br />
Washington 68 66 .507 13½<br />
Philadelphia 62 73 .459 20<br />
New York 61 72 .459 20<br />
Miami 49 83 .371 31½<br />
Central Division<br />
W L Pct GB<br />
Pittsburgh 78 56 .582 —<br />
St. Louis 78 56 .582 —<br />
Cincinnati 75 59 .560 3<br />
Milwaukee 59 74 .444 18½<br />
Chicago 56 78 .418 22<br />
West Division<br />
W L Pct GB<br />
Los Angeles 78 55 .586 —<br />
Arizona 68 64 .515 9½<br />
Colorado 63 72 .467 16<br />
San Diego 60 73 .451 18<br />
San Francisco 59 74 .444 19<br />
— — —<br />
Thursday's Games<br />
N.Y. Mets 11, Philadelphia 3<br />
Washington 9, Miami 0<br />
Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 0<br />
Atlanta 3, Cleveland 1<br />
Only games scheduled<br />
Friday's Games<br />
Philadelphia 6, Chicago Cubs 5<br />
N.Y. Mets 3, Washington 2<br />
Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 0<br />
Miami at Atlanta, (n)<br />
L.A. Angels at Milwaukee, (n)<br />
Cincinnati at Colorado, (n)<br />
San Francisco at Arizona, (n)<br />
AMERICAN LEAGUE<br />
A.L. LEADERS<br />
NATIONAL LEAGUE<br />
Seattle at Houston, (n)<br />
Tampa Bay at Oakland, (n)<br />
Saturday's Games<br />
Baltimore (Feldman 4-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 7-<br />
4), 1:05 p.m.<br />
Kansas City (Guthrie 13-10) at Toronto (Dickey 10-<br />
12), 1:07 p.m.<br />
Cleveland (Kazmir 7-6) at Detroit (Ani. Sanchez<br />
11-7), 7:08 p.m.<br />
Chicago White Sox (Joh. Danks 4-10) at Boston<br />
(Peavy 10-5), 7:10 p.m.<br />
L.A. Angels (Williams 5-10) at Milwaukee (Estrada<br />
6-4), 7:10 p.m.<br />
Seattle (J. Saunders 10-13) at Houston (Keuchel<br />
5-7), 7:10 p.m.<br />
Minnesota (Pelfrey 5-10) at Texas (Garza 3-2),<br />
8:05 p.m.<br />
Tampa Bay (Cobb 8-2) at Oakland (Gray 1-2),<br />
9:05 p.m.<br />
Sunday's Games<br />
Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.<br />
Kansas City at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.<br />
Cleveland at Detroit, 1:08 p.m.<br />
Chicago White Sox at Boston, 1:35 p.m.<br />
L.A. Angels at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.<br />
Seattle at Houston, 2:10 p.m.<br />
Minnesota at Texas, 3:05 p.m.<br />
Tampa Bay at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.<br />
Monday's Games<br />
Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.<br />
Detroit at Boston, 1:35 p.m.<br />
Minnesota at Houston, 2:10 p.m.<br />
Seattle at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.<br />
Baltimore at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m.<br />
Texas at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.<br />
Toronto at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.<br />
Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.<br />
San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, (n)<br />
Saturday's Games<br />
Philadelphia (Lee 11-6) at Chicago Cubs (Rusin<br />
2-3), 4:05 p.m.<br />
N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 6-3) at Washington (Haren<br />
8-11), 7:05 p.m.<br />
St. Louis (Lynn 13-8) at Pittsburgh (A.J. Burnett<br />
6-9), 7:05 p.m.<br />
L.A. Angels (Williams 5-10) at Milwaukee (Estrada<br />
6-4), 7:10 p.m.<br />
Miami (Ja. Turner 3-5) at Atlanta (Minor 13-5),<br />
7:10 p.m.<br />
Cincinnati (Reynolds 0-2) at Colorado (Nicasio<br />
8-6), 8:10 p.m.<br />
San Francisco (Vogelsong 3-4) at Arizona (Cahill<br />
5-10), 8:10 p.m.<br />
San Diego (Cashner 8-8) at L.A. Dodgers (Capuano<br />
4-7), 9:10 p.m.<br />
Sunday's Games<br />
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.<br />
L.A. Angels at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.<br />
Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.<br />
Cincinnati at Colorado, 4:10 p.m.<br />
San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m.<br />
San Francisco at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.<br />
Miami at Atlanta, 5:05 p.m.<br />
N.Y. Mets at Washington, 8:05 p.m.<br />
Monday's Games<br />
N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 1:10 p.m.<br />
St. Louis at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.<br />
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.<br />
Miami at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.<br />
San Francisco at San Diego, 3:40 p.m.<br />
L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 4:10 p.m.<br />
Toronto at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.<br />
Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.<br />
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE<br />
North Division<br />
W L Pct. GB<br />
z-Pawtucket (Red Sox) 78 62 .557 —<br />
Rochester (Twins) 74 66 .529 4<br />
Lehigh Valley (Phillies) 72 69 .511 6½<br />
Buffalo (Blue Jays) 71 69 .507 7<br />
Scranton/WB (Yankees) 67 74 .475 11½<br />
Syracuse (Nationals) 65 76 .461 13½<br />
South Division<br />
W L Pct. GB<br />
z-Durham (Rays) 86 54 .614 —<br />
Norfolk (Orioles) 74 66 .529 12<br />
Charlotte (White Sox) 64 76 .457 22<br />
Gwinnett (Braves) 58 83 .411 28½<br />
West Division<br />
W L Pct. GB<br />
z-Indianapolis (Pirates) 79 61 .564 —<br />
Columbus (Indians) 69 71 .493 10<br />
Louisville (Reds) 66 74 .471 13<br />
Toledo (Tigers) 59 81 .421 20<br />
z-clinched playoff spot<br />
— — —<br />
Thursday's Games<br />
Buffalo 3, Rochester 2<br />
Durham 7, Gwinnett 6<br />
Indianapolis 3, Toledo 2, 11 innings<br />
Pawtucket 2, Syracuse 0<br />
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 9, Lehigh Valley 2<br />
Eastern Division<br />
W L Pct. GB<br />
z-Binghamton (Mets) 85 54 .612 —<br />
Trenton (Yankees) 71 67 .514 13½<br />
Portland (Red Sox) 68 70 .493 16½<br />
New Hampshire (Jays) 67 71 .486 17½<br />
New Britain (Twins) 65 74 .468 20<br />
Reading (Phillies) 60 79 .432 25<br />
Western Division<br />
W L Pct. GB<br />
Harrisburg (Nationals) 75 64 .540 —<br />
Erie (Tigers) 74 65 .532 1<br />
Bowie (Orioles) 70 69 .504 5<br />
Richmond (Giants) 69 70 .496 6<br />
Akron (Indians) 66 72 .478 8½<br />
Altoona (Pirates) 62 77 .446 13<br />
z-clinched playoff spot<br />
— — —<br />
Thursday's Games<br />
Portland 9, New Hampshire 3<br />
Altoona 4, Harrisburg 1<br />
New Britain 4, Trenton 1, 13 innings<br />
Bowie 13, Binghamton 1<br />
Reading 9, Richmond 8<br />
EASTERN LEAGUE<br />
HOME RUNS—CDavis, Baltimore, 47; MiCabrera,<br />
Detroit, 43; Encarnacion, Toronto, 34; Dunn,<br />
Chicago, 30; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 29; Bautista,<br />
Toronto, 28; ABeltre, Texas, 28; Longoria,<br />
Tampa Bay, 28.<br />
STOLEN BASES—Ellsbury, Boston, 50; RDavis,<br />
Toronto, 40; Andrus, Texas, 35; Rios, Texas, 31;<br />
Altuve, Houston, 30; LMartin, Texas, 29;<br />
McLouth, Baltimore, 29; Trout, Los Angeles, 29.<br />
PITCHING—Scherzer, Detroit, 19-1; Tillman,<br />
Baltimore, 15-4; MMoore, Tampa Bay, 14-3;<br />
Colon, Oakland, 14-5; Masterson, Cleveland,<br />
14-9; CWilson, Los Angeles, 13-6; Guthrie, Kansas<br />
City, 13-10.<br />
ERA—AniSanchez, Detroit, 2.61; Darvish, Texas,<br />
2.68; Kuroda, New York, 2.89; Scherzer,<br />
Detroit, 2.90; Colon, Oakland, 2.94;<br />
FHernandez, Seattle, 2.97; Sale, Chicago,<br />
2.99.<br />
STRIKEOUTS—Darvish, Texas, 225; Scherzer,<br />
Detroit, 201; FHernandez, Seattle, 194; Sale,<br />
Chicago, 193; Masterson, Cleveland, 188; Verlander,<br />
Detroit, 169; DHolland, Texas, 167.<br />
SAVES—JiJohnson, Baltimore, 41; Nathan,<br />
Texas, 38; MRivera, New York, 38; AReed,<br />
Chicago, 36; GHolland, Kansas City, 36; Balfour,<br />
Oakland, 33; Rodney, Tampa Bay, 31.<br />
Louisville 2, Columbus 1<br />
Charlotte 2, Norfolk 0<br />
Friday's Games<br />
Pawtucket 2, Syracuse 1<br />
Gwinnett 5, Durham 1<br />
Lehigh Valley 5, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4<br />
Charlotte 12, Norfolk 2<br />
Columbus at Toledo, (n)<br />
Buffalo at Rochester, (n)<br />
Louisville at Indianapolis, (n)<br />
Saturday's Games<br />
Norfolk 0, Durham 0, tie, 1 inning, completion of<br />
suspended game<br />
Syracuse at Pawtucket, 6:05 p.m.<br />
Louisville at Indianapolis, 6:05 p.m.<br />
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Lehigh Valley, 6:35 p.m.<br />
Columbus at Toledo, 7 p.m.<br />
Buffalo at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.<br />
Durham at Norfolk, 7:05 p.m.<br />
Gwinnett at Charlotte, 7:15 p.m.<br />
Sunday's Games<br />
Pawtucket at Lehigh Valley, 5:35 p.m.<br />
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Rochester, 6:05 p.m.<br />
Durham at Norfolk, 6:05 p.m.<br />
Toledo at Columbus, 6:05 p.m.<br />
Indianapolis at Louisville, 6:05 p.m.<br />
Buffalo at Syracuse, 6:30 p.m.<br />
Gwinnett at Charlotte, 7:15 p.m.<br />
Erie 9, Akron 5, 11 innings<br />
Friday's Games<br />
Bowie 8, Erie 2, 1st game<br />
Portland 8, Trenton 1<br />
Akron 3, Altoona 1<br />
Harrisburg 6, Richmond 2<br />
Binghamton 3, New Hampshire 0<br />
New Britain 7, Reading 3<br />
Erie 7, Bowie 1, 2nd game<br />
Saturday's Games<br />
Trenton at Portland, 5 p.m., 1st game<br />
Akron at Altoona, 6 p.m.<br />
Harrisburg at Richmond, 6:05 p.m.<br />
New Hampshire at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m.<br />
Bowie at Erie, 7:05 p.m.<br />
Reading at New Britain, 7:05 p.m.<br />
Trenton at Portland, 7:30 p.m., 2nd game<br />
Sunday's Games<br />
Trenton at Portland, 1 p.m.<br />
Harrisburg at Richmond, 2:05 p.m.<br />
Bowie at Erie, 5:05 p.m.<br />
Akron at Altoona, 6 p.m.<br />
New Hampshire at Binghamton, 6:35 p.m.<br />
Reading at New Britain, 6:35 p.m.