TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE ADVERTISING GOLF 9 a.m. U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship (first-round matches) TGC HORSE RACING 11 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL 5 a.m. Great Lakes Regional semifinal ESPN2 7 a.m. Southeast Regional semifinal ESPN
TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
GOLF
9 a.m. U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship (first-round matches) TGC
HORSE RACING
11 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
5 a.m. Great Lakes Regional semifinal ESPN2
7 a.m. Southeast Regional semifinal ESPN
8 a.m. Great Lakes Regional semifinal ESPN2
12 p.m. Southeast Regional semifinal ESPN2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
9:30 a.m. L.A. Angels at Oakland FOXSP
12:30 p.m. Chicago Cubs at San Diego WGN
2 p.m. San Francisco at St. Louis ESPN
4 p.m. Colorado at L.A. Dodgers FOXSP2
Olympics
12 a.m. Men’s basketball (quarterfinals) NBCSP
Women’s field hockey (semifinals)
Men’s handball (quarterfinals)
Men’s table tennis (team bronze medal match)
3 a.m. Men’s volleyball (quarterfinals) MSNBC
Men’s water polo (quarterfinals)
Women’s boxing (semifinals)
Women’s wrestling (gold medal finals)
6 a.m. Men’s basketball (quarterfinals) TELEMUNDO
Track and field (qualifying)
Men’s volleyball (quarterfinals)
Women’s beach volleyball (bronze medal match)
9 a.m. Track and field (qualifying) NBC
Men’s water polo (quarterfinals)
Cycling (men’s and women’s BMX qualifying)
Women’s beach volleyball (bronze medal match)
Equestrian (individual jumping final)
Canoeing (sprint gold medal final)
11 a.m. Boxing CNBC
6 p.m. Track and field (women’s 200-meter dash, women’s NBC
400-meter hurdles, women’s long jump, men’s 110-meter hurdles)
Women’s diving (platform qualifying)
Women’s beach volleyball (quarterfinals)
9 p.m. Track and field (gold medal finals) TELEMUNDO
Women’s diving (platform qualifying)
Women’s beach volleyball (final)
10:05 p.m. Track and field (qualifying) NBC
Men’s table tennis (team final)
SOCCER
2 p.m. World Football Challenge: Real Madrid vs. AC Milan ESPN2
SOFTBALL
10 a.m. Big League World Series (championship game) ESPN2
THURSDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
CYCLING
10 a.m. Tour of Utah FOXSP
GOLF
7 a.m. PGA Championship (first round) TNT
9 a.m. U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship (second-round matches) TGC
HORSE RACING
11 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
8 a.m. Midwest Regional semifinal ESPN
11 a.m. Northwest Regional semifinal ESPN2
1 p.m. Midwest Regional semifinal ESPN2
3 p.m. Southwest Regional final ESPN2
5 p.m. Northwest Regional semifinal ESPN2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m. Boston at Cleveland or Kansas City at Baltimore MLB
NFL FOOTBALL
1:30 p.m. Preseason: New Orleans at New England MNT
2 p.m. Preseason: Green Bay at San Diego ESPN
OLYMPICS
2 a.m. Women’s soccer (gold medal final) NBCSP
Women’s basketball (semifinals)
Synchronized swimming (team qualifying)
Women’s wrestling (gold medal finals)
Men’s field hockey (semifinals)
3 a.m. Women’s basketball (semifinals) MSNBC
Women’s volleyball (semifinals)
Women’s water polo (bronze medal match)
Equestrian (individual dressage final)
Men’s field hockey (semifinals)
Women’s handball (semifinals)
6 a.m. Track and field (qualifying) TELEMUNDO
Women’s volleyball (semifinals)
Women’s diving (platform semifinals)
Synchronized swimming (team qualifying)
Men’s beach volleyball (bronze medal match)
9 a.m. Track and field (qualifying) NBC
Women’s diving (platform semifinals)
Women’s water polo (gold medal final)
Women’s volleyball (semifinals)
Men’s beach volleyball (bronze medal match)
Women’s swimming (10-kilometer run)
Canoeing (spring gold medal final)
11 a.m. Women’s boxing (gold medal finals) CNBC
6 p.m. Track and field (decathlon, men’s triple jump, NBC
men’s 200-meter dash, men’s 800-meter run gold medal finals)
Women’s diving (platform gold medal final)
Men’s beach volleyball (gold medal match)
9 p.m. Track and field (finals) TELEMUNDO
Women’s diving (platform diving)
Beach volleyball (gold medal final)
10:30 p.m. Track and field (gold medal finals) NBC
Gymnastics (rhythmic qualifying)
TENNIS
7 a.m. ATP World Tour: Rogers Cup (round of 16) 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
Kansas City 12 7 4 40 28 21
New York 11 7 5 38 38 34
D.C. 11 7 3 36 35 27
Chicago 10 7 5 35 25 24
Montreal 9 13 3 30 35 43
Columbus 8 8 4 28 20 21
Philadelphia 7 11 2 23 22 24
New England 6 11 5 23 26 28
Toronto FC 5 13 4 19 25 40
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
San Jose 13 5 5 44 45 28
Real Salt Lake 13 8 3 42 35 28
Seattle 10 5 7 37 31 22
Vancouver 9 7 7 34 26 28
Los Angeles 10 11 3 33 39 39
Chivas USA 7 8 5 26 14 21
Colorado 8 14 1 25 29 32
FC Dallas 5 11 8 23 26 32
Portland 5 12 5 20 20 37
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Friday’s game
Houston at New York, 2 p.m.
Saturday’s games
Real Salt Lake at Vancouver, 1 p.m.
Toronto FC at Columbus, 1:30 p.m.
D.C. United at Kansas City, 2:30 p.m.
Colorado at FC Dallas, 3 p.m.
Seattle FC at San Jose, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Chicago at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Montreal at New England, 1 p.m.
Los Angeles at Chivas USA, 5 p.m.
Pro football
NFL Preseason Glance
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Miami 0 0 0 .000 0 0
New England 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 0 0
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Tennessee 0 0 0 .000 0 0
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Cincinnati 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 .000 0 0
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Oakland 0 0 0 .000 0 0
San Diego 0 0 0 .000 0 0
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N.Y. Giants 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Washington 0 0 0 .000 0 0
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 17 10
Atlanta 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Carolina 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Detroit 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Green Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0 .000 0 0
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Seattle 0 0 0 .000 0 0
St. Louis 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Arizona 0 1 0 .000 10 17
Sunday’s result
New Orleans 17, Arizona 10
Thursday’s games
Washington at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m.
Baltimore at Atlanta, 1:30 p.m.
New Orleans at New England, 1:30 p.m.
Green Bay at San Diego, 2 p.m.
Denver at Chicago,2:30 p.m.
Friday’s games
Tampa Bay at Miami, 1:30 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati, 1:30 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Jacksonville, 1:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Detroit, 1:30 p.m.
Arizona at Kansas City, 2 p.m.
Minnesota at San Francisco, 3 p.m.
Saturday’s games
Houston at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Seattle, 4 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 12
St. Louis at Indianapolis, 7:30 a.m.
Monday, Aug. 13
Dallas at Oakland, 2 p.m.
transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Recalled RHP Frank Herrmann from Columbus (IL). Designated INF Jose Lopez for assignment.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Reinstated SS Erick Aybar from the 15-day DL. Optioned 3B Andrew Romine to Salt Lake (PCL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Reinstated SS Cliff Pennington from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Pedro Figueroa to Sacramento (PCL).
SEATTLE MARINERS — Assigned RHP Matt Anderson to the Arizona League Mariners.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Reinstated 3B Evan Longoria from the 60-day DL. Designated 2B Brooks Conrad for assignment.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Assigned RHP Andrew Carpenter outright to Las Vegas (PCL).
National League
HOUSTON ASTROS — Placed OF Jordan Schafer on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of OF Brandon Barnes from Oklahoma City (PCL). Designated RHP Juan Abreu for assignment.
MIAMI MARLINS — Placed 3B Donnie Murphy on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 4. Reinstated OF Giancarlo Stanton from the 15-day DL.
NEW YORK METS — Selected the contract of LHP Garrett Olson from Buffalo (IL). Optioned RHP Elvin Ramirez to Buffalo. Transferred RHP Dillon Gee to the 60-day DL. Reassigned LHP C.J. Nitkowski from Binghamton (EL) to Buffalo.
American Association
AMARILLO SOX — Released INF Ryan Hutson.
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Traded OF Mike Coles and RHP Chris Allen to Winnipeg for RHP Dexter Carter and a player to be named.
GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS — Signed OF Daniel Evatt. Released C Thomas McAlpine.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed C Alberto Espinosa.
ST. PAUL SAINTS — Signed RHP Kyle Hurst.
Frontier League
FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed RHP Brad Allen.
JOLIET SLAMMERS — Signed RHP Rey Cotilla.
RIVER CITY RASCALS — Released 2B Alex Wetzel.
ROAD WARRIORS — Signed RHP Stephen Corbett and RHP Cutler Ruby.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Released C Cody Coffman.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
UTAH JAZZ — Named Dennis Lindsey general manager.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS — Activated RB Beanie Wells from the physically-unable-to-perform list.
CHICAGO BEARS — Signed DE Derek Walker to a one-year contract. Waived OT Tyler Hendrickson.
DENVER BRONCOS — Placed RB Mario Fannin on injured reserve.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Re-signed LB Ramon Humber and WR Kevin Hardy. Waived CB Laron Scott. Placed G Scott Winnewisser on the waived/injured list.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DETROIT RED WINGS — Signed F Tomas Jurco to a three-year, entry-level contract.
PHOENIX COYOTES — Renewed their one-year affiliation agreement with Gwinnett (ECHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
PORTLAND TIMBERS — Traded G Troy Perkins to Montreal for G Donovan Ricketts.
COLLEGE
CONCORDIA (TEXAS) — Promoted men’s assistant soccer coach Daniel Oughton to interim head soccer coach.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN — Named Cliff Reed men’s assistant basketball coach.
HIGH POINT — Promoted Jenna Wrieden to women’s cross country coach, Eric Dudley to associate head track and field coach and Amber Larsen to full-time assistant track and field coach.
LA SALLE — Named Ryan Torresani assistant baseball coach.
MINNESOTA-MORRIS — Named Jessica Devine assistant track and field and cross country coach and Stephen Batcher sports information director.
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL — Named David Hinton III men’s golf coach.
OKLAHOMA — WR Justin Brown transferred from Penn State.
OKLAHOMA STATE — Suspended men’s basketball C Phillip Jurick indefinitely after he was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
RAMAPO — Named Jane Koeniges field hockey and women’s lacrosse coach.
SAINT AUGUSTINE’S — Named Tim Chavous running backs coach.
SHENANDOAH — Named Tricia Swider and Megan Garrett assistant field hockey coaches.
SYRACUSE — Named Brittany McCormick and Arielle Sargent athletic communications assistants.
UNC WILMINGTON — Named Robert Woodard pitching coach.
WEST ALABAMA — Named Kent Partridge associate athletic director for sports information.
WINGATE — Named Kerry Smith men’s and women’s assistant swimming and diving coach
WINTHROP — Named Liberty Del Rosario women’s assistant basketball coach.
YALE — Named Andrew Baxter men’s assistant lacrosse coach.