toDAY’S TV SCHEDULE toDAY’S TV SCHEDULE ADVERTISING GOLF 10 a.m. U.S. Amateur Championship (first-round matches) TGC HORSE RACING 11 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 8:10 a.m. Houston at Chicago Cubs WGN 9:30 a.m. Washington at San Francisco or
toDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
GOLF
10 a.m. U.S. Amateur Championship (first-round matches) TGC
HORSE RACING
11 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
8:10 a.m. Houston at Chicago Cubs WGN
9:30 a.m. Washington at San Francisco or Tampa Bay at Seattle MLB
1 p.m. Texas at N.Y. Yankees ESPN
4 p.m. Cleveland at L.A. Angels FOXSP
SOCCER
8:30 a.m. Men’s national teams: Germany vs. Argentina * ESPN2
1 p.m. MLS: Los Angeles at Columbus NBCSN
1:30 p.m. Men’s national teams: Mexico vs. United States ESPN2
SOFTBALL
4 p.m. Little League World Series (championship game) ESPN2
THURSDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
GOLF
9 a.m. PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship (first round) TGC
12:30 p.m. U.S. Amateur Championship (second-round matches) * TGC
HORSE RACING
1:30 p.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 a.m. World Series (opening round) ESPN
9 a.m. World Series (opening round) ESPN
11 a.m. World Series (opening round) ESPN2
2 p.m. World Series (opening round) ESPN
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 a.m. Texas at N.Y. Yankees MLB
10 a.m. L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh FOXSP2
1 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Cincinnati or Boston at Baltimore MLB
4 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels FOXSP
NFL FOOTBALL
1:30 p.m. Preseason: Cleveland at Green Bay MNT
2 p.m. Preseason: Cincinnati at Atlanta FOX
TENNIS
7 a.m. ATP World Tour: Western & Southern Open (round of 16) ESPN2
1 p.m. ATP World Tour: Western & Southern Open (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 resume Thursday.
SOCCER
MLS Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Kansas City 13 7 4 43 30 22
New York 12 7 5 41 40 34
Houston 11 6 7 40 35 27
Chicago 11 7 5 38 28 25
D.C. 11 8 3 36 36 29
Montreal 10 13 3 33 36 43
Columbus 8 8 4 28 20 21
Philadelphia 7 12 2 23 23 27
New England 6 12 5 23 26 29
Toronto FC 5 13 4 19 25 40
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
San Jose 14 5 5 47 47 29
Real Salt Lake 13 9 3 42 36 30
Seattle 10 6 7 37 32 24
Vancouver 10 7 7 37 28 29
Los Angeles 11 11 3 36 43 39
FC Dallas 6 11 8 26 29 34
Chivas USA 7 9 5 26 14 25
Colorado 8 15 1 25 31 35
Portland 5 12 5 20 20 37
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Today’s games
Los Angeles at Columbus, 1 p.m.
Portland at Toronto FC, 1:30 p.m.
FC Dallas at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
Saturday’s games
Vancouver at Seattle FC, 10 a.m.
Kansas City at Toronto FC, 10:30 a.m.
San Jose at Montreal, 1:30 p.m.
New England at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake, 3 p.m.
Chivas USA at Colorado, 3 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Philadelphia at D.C. United, 11 a.m.
Portland at New York, 1 p.m.
Columbus at Houston, 3 p.m.
Pro football
NFL Preseason Glance
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 1 0 0 1.000 7 6
Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 6 7
Miami 0 1 0 .000 7 20
N.Y. Jets 0 1 0 .000 6 17
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 1 0 0 1.000 26 13
Jacksonville 1 0 0 1.000 32 31
Indianapolis 1 0 0 1.000 38 3
Tennessee 0 1 0 .000 17 27
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 31 17
Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 17 6
Cleveland 1 0 0 1.000 19 17
Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 23 24
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 1 0 0 1.000 31 3
Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 27 17
San Diego 1 0 0 1.000 21 13
Oakland 0 1 0 .000 0 3
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 24 23
Washington 1 0 0 1.000 7 6
Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 3 0
N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .000 31 32
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 20 7
New Orleans 1 1 0 .500 23 17
Carolina 0 1 0 .000 13 26
Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 17 31
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 0 1 0 .000 3 31
Detroit 0 1 0 .000 17 19
Green Bay 0 1 0 .000 13 21
Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 6 17
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 17 6
Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 27 17
St. Louis 0 1 0 .000 3 38
Arizona 0 2 0 .000 27 44
Monday’s result
Dallas 3, Oakland 0
Thursday’s games
Cleveland at Green Bay, 2 p.m.
Cincinnati at Atlanta, 2 p.m.
Friday’s games
Tennessee at Tampa Bay, 1:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
Jacksonville at New Orleans, 2 p.m.
Detroit at Baltimore, 2 p.m.
Miami at Carolina, 2 p.m.
Oakland at Arizona, 4 p.m.
Saturday’s games
N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Houston, 2 p.m.
Kansas City at St. Louis, 2 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 2 p.m.
Dallas at San Diego, 3 p.m.
Seattle at Denver, 3 p.m.
Sunday’s game
Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 20
Philadelphia at New England, 2 p.m.
Auto Racing
NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders
Points
Roundup>1, Jimmie Johnson, 777. 2, Greg Biffle, 776. 3, Matt Kenseth, 775. 4, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 760. 5, Brad Keselowski, 733. 6, Martin Truex Jr., 728. 7, Clint Bowyer, 719. 8, Tony Stewart, 716. 9, Kevin Harvick, 710. 10, Denny Hamlin, 693.
Roundup>11, Kasey Kahne, 653. 12, Carl Edwards, 650. 13, Ryan Newman, 644. 14, Kyle Busch, 638. 15, Jeff Gordon, 634. 16, Paul Menard, 629. 17, Marcos Ambrose, 600. 18, Joey Logano, 587. 19, Jeff Burton, 541. 20, Jamie McMurray, 541.
Money
Roundup>1, Jimmie Johnson, $5,468,080. 2, Matt Kenseth, $5,133,463. 3, Tony Stewart, $4,506,040. 4, Denny Hamlin, $4,382,137. 5, Kyle Busch, $4,201,379. 6, Greg Biffle, $3,995,613. 7, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $3,923,830. 8, Brad Keselowski, $3,813,520. 9, Kevin Harvick, $3,720,967. 10, Jeff Gordon, $3,616,135.
Roundup>11, Carl Edwards, $3,484,256. 12, Martin Truex Jr., $3,459,966. 13, Ryan Newman, $3,456,844. 14, Jeff Burton, $3,412,075. 15, Clint Bowyer, $3,374,381. 16, Marcos Ambrose, $3,164,081. 17, Kasey Kahne, $3,135,796. 18, Aric Almirola, $3,055,107. 19, Jamie McMurray, $2,948,611. 20, Juan Pablo Montoya, $2,901,362.
transactions
BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL—Suspended L.A. Angeles pitching coach Mike Butcher one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for leaving the dugout to aggressively argue balls and strikes during Sunday’s game against Seattle.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Selected the contract of LHP J.C. Romero from Norfolk (IL). Recalled RHP Steve Johnson from Norfolk. Placed LHP Troy Patton on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 13. Designated RHP Miguel Socolovich for assignment.
BOSTON RED SOX—Traded C Kelly Shoppach to the N.Y. Mets for a player to be named. Activated RHP Andrew Bailey from the 60-day DL.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Placed RHP Josh Tomlin on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 13. Reinstated RHP Roberto Hernandez from the 15-day DL.
DETROIT TIGERS—Recalled RHP Luke Putkonen from Toledo (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Placed 3B Brandon Inge on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 12. Recalled INF Josh Donaldson from Sacramento (PCL).
SEATTLE MARINERS—Placed 1B Mike Carp on the 15-day DL. Recalled 1B Justin Smoak from Tacoma (PCL).
TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with C Koyie Hill on a minor league contract and assigned him to Round Rock (PCL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Assigned RHP Scott Richmond to Las Vegas (PCL). Agreed to terms with C Jeff Mathis on a two-year contract through 2014.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Assigned LHP Mike Zagurski outright to Reno (PCL) and selected his contract. Placed RHP Takashi Saito on the 15-day DL. Agreed to terms with 1B Matt Mangini on a minor league contract.
CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with RHP Seth McClung on a minor league contract.
CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with SS Johan Rodriguez on a minor league contract.
MIAMI MARLINS—Transferred RHP Sandy Rosario to the 60-day DL.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Assigned RHP Kyle Kaminska from Altoona (EL) to Bradenton (FSL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Placed LHP Brian Fuentes on the restricted list. Recalled RHP Trevor Rosenthal from Memphis (PCL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Selected the contract of LHP Tom Layne from San Antonio (TL). Designated LHP Alex Hinshaw for assignment.
Carolina League
CAROLINA MUDCATS—Announced the promotion of INF Jesus Aguilar to Akron (EL). Added INF Justin Toole from Akron and OF Marcus Bradley from Lake County (MWL).
American Association
LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Signed LHP Tony Butler.
WICHITA WINGNUTS—Signed RHP James Hoyt, INF CJ Ziegler, INF Wilson Batista and INF Jake Kahaulelio.
WINNIPEG GOLDEYES—Released LHP Dan Morari.
Can-Am League
QUEBEC CAPITALES—Released INF Doug Toro.
Frontier League
EVANSVILLE OTTERS—Signed RHP Patrick Dolan, LHP Todd Hughson and C Brett Walters. Released RHP Kevin Christy and RHP Nick Montgomery.
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS—Signed RHP Jeff Neptune.
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS—Acquired 2B Chase Fontaine from San Rafael (North American) and 3B Brandon Gregorich from Gary SouthShore (AA) for players to be named. Released INF K.C. Judge.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS—Named Brian Hagen assistant general manager.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Claimed DT Ronnie Cameron off waivers from Chicago. Waived RB Eddie Williams.
GREEN BAY PACKERS—Re-signed G T.J. Lang to a four-year contract extension through 2016.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed CB Mike Holmes. Waived CB Jeremiah Brown.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Placed LB Dane Fletcher on injured reserve. Released WR Britt Davis.
NEW YORK JETS—Waived CB Devon Torrence.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Placed RB David Johnson on injured reserve. Signed TE Justin Peelle to a one-year contract. Activated OT Max Starks from the physically-unable-to-perform list. Waived RB John Clay.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed TE Joe Sawyer and TE Gijon Robinson. Waived G Garrett Chisolm.
Canadian Football League
CFL—Fined Montreal LB Rod Davis for an illegal hit on Winnipeg QB Alex Brink during their game on Aug. 3.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Signed F Stefan Matteau to an entry-level contract.
WINNIPEG JETS—Extended their affiliation agreement with Colorado (ECHL) for the 2012-13 season.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
COLORADO MAMMOTH—Signed D Chet Koneczny to a one-year contract.
COLLEGE
BIG EAST CONFERENCE—Named Mike Aresco commissioner.
APPALACHIAN STATE—Named Daren Burns assistant wrestling coach.
BROWN—Named Dwayne Pina and Kevin Snyder men’s assistant basketball coaches.
COLLEGE OF ST. ROSE—Named Scott Warren men’s golf coach.
FELICIAN—Promoted assistant trainer Brian Vogler to head trainer. Named Mick Sudol assistant trainer.
LEES-MCRAE—Named Catherine Hauck women’s assistant soccer coach.
NYU—Named Rita Welsh Costigan women’s assistant volleyball coach.
