Scoreboard (Aug. 9)
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)
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
FRIDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
6 a.m. Sprint Cup: Practice for Sprint Cup Series at The Glen SPEED
8 a.m. Nationwide Series: Practice for Zippo 200 SPEED
10 a.m. Sprint Cup: Final practice for Sprint Cup Series at The Glen SPEED
BOXING
4 p.m. Lightweights: Darley Perez vs. Baha Mamadjonov ESPN2
CYCLING
10 a.m. Tour of Utah FOXSP
GOLF
7 a.m. PGA Championship (second round) TNT
9 a.m. U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship (quarterfinal matches) TGC
HORSE RACING
9 a.m. Racing Coast to Coast FOXSP2
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
5 a.m. Mid-Atlantic Regional semifinal ESPN
7 a.m. Great Lakes Regional final ESPN
9 a.m. Mid-Atlantic Regional semifinal ESPN
11 a.m. West Regional semifinal ESPN2
1 p.m. Southeast Regional final ESPN
3 p.m. West Regional semifinal ESPN
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
8:20 a.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs WGN
1 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Miami FOXSP2
1:30 p.m. St. Louis at Philadelphia or L.A. Dodgers at Miami MLB
4 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle FOXSP
NFL FOOTBALL
1:30 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Jacksonville MNT
7 p.m. Minnesota at San Francisco * ABC
OLYMPICS
2 a.m. Men’s basketball (semifinals) NBCSP
Boxing (semifinals)
Wrestling (freestyle qualifying)
Womens’ field hockey (gold medal final,
bronze medal match)
4 a.m. Men’s soccer (bronze medal match) MSNBC
Men’s volleyball (semifinal match)
Men’s water polo (semifinal match)
Wrestling (freestyle repechages)
Men’s handball (semifinals)
6 a.m. Gymnastics (rhythmic qualifying) TELEMUNDO
Boxing (semifinals)
Men’s volleyball (semifinals)
Synchronized swimming (team final)
Men’s basketball (semifinals)
Men’s soccer (bronze medal match)
9 a.m. Men’s water polo (semifinals) NBC
Gymnastics (rhythmic qualifying)
Synchronized swimming (team final)
Wrestling (freestyle gold medal finals)
Men’s swimming (10-kilometer)
Canoeing (spring qualifying)
11 a.m. Boxing (semifinals) CNBC
6 p.m. Track and field (men’s 4×400-meter relay, NBC
men’s pole vault, women’s 4×100-meter relay,
women’s 1,500-meter run)
Men’s diving (platform qualifying)
Cycling (BMX gold medal finals)
9 p.m. Track and field (gold medal finals) TELEMUNDO
Men’s diving (platform qualifying)
10 p.m. Men’s soccer (gold medal match) NBCSP
Track and field (men’s 50-kilometer walk,
women’s 20-kilometer walk)
Women’s handball (gold medal, bronze medal matches)
Taekwondo (gold medal finals)
10:30 p.m. Track and field (gold medal finals) NBC
SOCCER
2 p.m. MLS: Houston at New York NBCSN
TENNIS
7 a.m. ATP World Tour: Rogers Cup (quarterfinals) ESPN2
1 p.m. ATP World Tour: Rogers Cup (quarterfinal) 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.
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
Today’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.
transactions
BASEBALL
COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE— Suspended N.Y. Mets minor league RHP Nicolas Debora, Chicago Cubs minor league LHP Andin Diaz, N.Y. Yankees minor league LHP Carlos Diaz and Kansas City minor league RHP Jose Geraldo 50 games for violations of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Recalled RHP Miguel Socolovich from Norfolk (IL). Placed INF Ryan Flaherty on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 2.
BOSTON RED SOX—Placed RHP Vicente Padilla on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 6. Recalled RHP Clayton Mortensen from Pawtucket (IL).
TEXAS RANGERS—Placed C Yorvit Torrealba on unconditional release waivers.
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Recalled LHP Jeff Locke from Indianapolis (IL). Optioned OF Alex Presley to Indianapolis.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Assigned RHP Kip Wells outright to Tucson (PCL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS—Signed G Marquis Teague.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Signed G-F C.J. Miles.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS—Signed G Justin Wells. Placed WR Hubert Anyiam on the waived/injured list.
CHICAGO BEARS—Waived TE Draylen Ross.
GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed G-T Reggie Wells. Claimed WR Andy Brewer off waivers from Philadelphia. Placed G Jaymes Brooks on the reserve/physically-unable-to-perform list. Placed T Mike McCabe on injured reserve.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed OL Kyle Hill.
NEW YORK JETS—Signed WR Joseph Collins and WR Stanley Arukwe. Waived WR Chris Forcier and RB John Griffin. Claimed RB Jeremy Stewart off waivers from Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed DT John Gill. Waived RB Jeremy Stewart.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed CB James Rogers and DT Teryl White. Waived CB Derrick Roberson. Announced DE Jayme Mitchell has left the team.
TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed S Tracy Wilson. Placed C Eugene Amano on injured reserve.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES—Signed F Jeff Skinner to a six-year contract extension.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Re-signed D Marc-Andre Bourdon to a multiyear contract extension. Agreed to terms with C Scott Laughton on an entry-level contract.
PHOENIX COYOTES—Renewed their affilation agreement with Arizona (CHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLORADO RAPIDS—Named David Burke chief revenue officer.
NEW YORK RED BULLS—Acquired G Luis Robles through the MLS allocation process.
COLLEGE
COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION—Announced the addition of Albany (NY) and Stony Brook as football-only members.
ARIZONA—Named Caitlin Love director of softball operations and Mark Blair volunteer assistant softball coach.
ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE—Named Michael Sergi men’s cross-country coach.
ASSUMPTION—Named Keith Loftis men’s lacrosse coach.
HOUSTON BAPTIST—Named Jeff Love assistant football coach.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE—Promoted director of women’s basketball operations Mariska Harris to assistant coach.
NORTH ALABAMA—Named Sage Woodham assistant softball coach.
PFEIFFER—Named Greg Walker men’s and women’s volleyball coach.
WEST VIRGINIA—Agreed to terms with football coach Dana Holgorsen on a six-year contract.
