Scoreboard Aug. 4
TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
4:30 a.m. Sprint Cup: Pole qualifying for Pennsylvania 400 ESPN2
7 a.m. Truck Series: Pocono Mountains 125 SPEED
8 a.m. American Le Mans Series: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge ABC
9 a.m. ARCA: Pennsylvania 125 SPEED
10:30 a.m. Nationwide Series: Pole qualifying for U.S. Cellular 250 ESPN
2 p.m. Nationwide Series: U.S. Cellular 250 ESPN2
BOWLING
6 p.m. Hawaii TV Bowling IND
GOLF
6 a.m. PGA Tour-WGC: Bridgestone Invitational (third round) TGC
8 a.m. PGA Tour-WGC: Bridgestone Invitational (third round) CBS
8 a.m. Web.com Tour: Cox Classic (third round) TGC
10 a.m. Champions Tour: 3M Championship (second round) TGC
12:30 p.m. PGA Tour: Reno-Tahoe Open (third round) TGC
HORSE RACING
11 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 a.m. Seattle at N.Y. Yankees MLB
1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati or Cleveland at Detroit MLB
1 p.m. L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox FOXSP/WGN
3 p.m. Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers FOXSP2
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
2 p.m. UFC lightweights: Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner FOX
UFC heavyweights: Ben Rothwell vs. Travis Browne
UFC light heavyweights: Lyoto Machida vs. Ryan Bader
Light heavyweights: Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera
NFL FOOTBALL
1 p.m. Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony ESPN
OLYMPICS
1 a.m. Men’s soccer (quarterfinals) MSNBC
Men’s water polo (qualifying)
Women’s badminton (doubles gold medal final,
singles bronze medal match)
Men’s track and field: 20-kilometer walk
1 a.m. Men’s soccer (quarterfinals) TELEMUNDO
Beach volleyball
Track and field (qualifying)
Boxing
Men’s basketball (qualifying)
2:30 a.m. Boxing CNBC
9:30 a.m. Boxing CNBC
7 a.m. Track and field (men’s 10,000-meter gold NBC
medal final, qualifying)
Women’s tennis (gold medal final)
Beach volleyball
Men’s volleyball (United States vs. Russia
Men’s water polo (United States vs. Serbia)
Cycling (track gold medal final)
Rowing (gold medal final)
Women’s gymnastics (trampoline final)
6 p.m. Swimming (men’s and women’s 4X100-meter NBC
medley relay, women’s 50-meter freestyle, men’s
1,500-meter freestyle gold medal finals)
Track and field (women’s 100-meter dash, heptathlon,
men’s long jump gold medal final)
Beach volleyball
Women’s diving (springboard semifinals)
9 p.m. Swimming (gold medal finals) TELEMUNDO
Track and field (gold medal finals)
Women’s diving (springboard semifinals)
10 p.m. Tennis (women’s, mixed doubles finals) NBCSP
Beach volleyball (quarterfinals)
Women’s weightlifting (super heavyweight gold medal final)
Women’s volleyball (qualifying)
Cycling (track)
Men’s field hockey (qualifying)
Men’s badminton (singles, doubles bronze medal matches;
doubles gold medal final)
10:30 p.m. Track and field (gold medal finals) NBC
Women’s badminton (singles final)
TENNIS
9 a.m. ATP World Tour: Citi Open (semifinals) ESPN2
SUNDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
6:30 a.m. IndyCar: Honda 200 ABC
7 a.m. Sprint Cup: Pennsylvania 400 ESPN
12 p.m. NHRA: Northwest Nationals * ESPN2
5 p.m. FIA World Rally * SPEED
GOLF
6 a.m. PGA Tour-WGC: Bridgestone Invitational (final round) TGC
8 a.m. PGA Tour-WGC: Bridgestone Invitational (final round) CBS
8 a.m. Web.com Tour: Cox Classic (final round) TGC
10 a.m. Champions Tour: 3M Championship (final round) TGC
1 p.m. PGA Tour: Reno-Tahoe Open (final round) TGC
HORSE RACING
11 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
4 p.m. The Quarters FOXSP2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
8 a.m. L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox TBS/FOXSP
10 a.m. Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers WGN
2 p.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis ESPN
MOTORSPORTS
9 a.m. FIM World Superbike * SPEED
OLYMPICS
1 a.m. Women’s water polo MSNBC
Wrestling (Greco Roman finals)
Synchronized swimming (duet qualifying)
Men’s field hockey (qualifying)
Men’s table tennis (team quarterfinals)
Women’s handball (qualifying)
2:30 a.m. Boxing CNBC
3 a.m. Men’s soccer (semifinals) TELEMUNDO
Men’s boxing (quarterfinals)
Track and field (qualifying)
Men’s diving (springboard semifinals)
Women’s volleyball (quarterfinals)
Synchronized swimming (duet final)
Beach volleyball (semifinals)
9:30 a.m. Boxing CNBC
4 a.m. Women’s marathon NBC
Beach volleyball (quarterfinals)
Men’s tennis (gold medal final)
Women’s volleyball (United States vs. Turkey)
Women’s water polo (quarterfinals)
Women’s basketball (United States vs. China)
Cycling (track gold medal final)
Equestrian (team jumping gold medal final)
6 p.m. Gymnastics (men’s floor exercise, NBC
Men’s pommel horse, women’s vault)
Track and field (men’s 100-meter dash, women’s
400-meter dash, women’s triple jump gold medal finals)
Women’s diving (springboard final)
Beach volleyball (quarterfinals)
9 p.m. Track and field (gold medal finals) TELEMUNDO
Gymnastics (individual event finals)
Men’s diving (springboard final)
10 p.m. Men’s basketball (United States vs. Argentina) NBCSP
Women’s soccer (semifinals)
Women’s boxing (quarterfinals)
Women’s field hockey (Unites States vs. South Africa)
Men’s volleyball (qualifying)
Men’s weightlighting (gold medal final)
Men’s shooting (50-meter three positions gold medal final,
trap gold medal final)
11:30 p.m. Track and field (gold medal finals) NBC
Men’s badminton (singles final)
SOCCER
1 p.m. MLS: Dallas at Portland NBCSN
3 p.m. MLS: Los Angeles at Seattle ESPN2
TENNIS
10 a.m. ATP World Tour: Citi Open (championship match) ESPN2
* — Tape-delayed broadcast
BASKETBALL
WNBA Glance
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 8½
Washington 4 14 .222 10½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 15 4 .789 —
San Antonio 13 5 .722 1½
Los Angeles 15 6 .714 1
Seattle 9 10 .474 6
Phoenix 4 15 .211 11
Tulsa 3 15 .167 11½
League on Olympic break. Season will continue Thursday, Aug. 16
SOCCER
MLS Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Houston 11 5 7 40 35 25
New York 11 7 5 38 38 34
Kansas City 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
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Friday’s result
Houston 2, New York 0
Saturday’s games
Columbus at D.C. United, 1:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Montreal, 1:30 p.m.
Kansas City at New England, 1:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 3 p.m.
Sunday’s game
FC Dallas at Portland, 1 p.m.
Los Angeles at Seattle FC, 3 p.m.
GOLF
BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL
Friday’s second-round scores
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
3m Championship
Friday’s first-round scores
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
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.
