baseball

AMERICAN LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Baltimore 61 45 .575 -

Toronto 61 47 .565 1

Boston 58 48 .547 3

New York 54 53 .505 71/2

Tampa Bay 43 63 .406 18

Central Division W L Pct GB

Cleveland 60 45 .571 -

Detroit 59 48 .551 2

Kansas City 51 56 .477 10

Chicago 51 56 .477 10

Minnesota 43 64 .402 18

West Division W L Pct GB

Texas 62 46 .574 -

Houston 56 51 .523 51/2

Seattle 54 52 .509 7

Los Angeles 49 58 .458 121/2

Oakland 47 60 .439 141/2

Wednesday's Games

Baltimore 3, Texas 2

N.Y. Yankees 9, N.Y. Mets 5

Minnesota 13, Cleveland 5

Detroit 2, Chicago White Sox 1

Tampa Bay 12, Kansas City 0

Toronto 3, Houston 1

L.A. Angels 8, Oakland 6

Seattle 3, Boston 1

Today's Games

Kansas City (Kennedy 6-9) at Tampa Bay (Smyly 3-11), 9:10 a.m.

Minnesota (Santiago 10-4) at Cleveland (Clevinger 0-1), 9:10 a.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 8-8) at Detroit (Zimmermann 9-4), 10:10 a.m.

N.Y. Mets (Colon 9-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 9-7), 4:05 p.m.

Oakland (Hahn 2-4) at L.A. Angels (Nolasco 4-8), 4:05 p.m.

Texas (Griffin 4-1) at Baltimore (Gallardo 3-3), 4:05 p.m.

Toronto (Happ 14-3) at Houston (Fiers 7-4), 5:10 p.m.

Boston (Pomeranz 8-9) at Seattle (Miranda 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Washington 64 44 .593 -

Miami 57 51 .528 7

New York 55 52 .514 81/2

Philadelphia 50 59 .459 141/2

Atlanta 38 69 .355 251/2

Central Division W L Pct GB

Chicago 66 41 .617 -

St. Louis 57 50 .533 9

Pittsburgh 53 52 .505 12

Milwaukee 48 58 .453 171/2

Cincinnati 43 63 .406 221/2

West Division W L Pct GB

San Francisco 61 46 .570 -

Los Angeles 59 48 .551 2

Colorado 54 53 .505 7

San Diego 47 61 .435 141/2

Arizona 43 65 .398 181/2

Wednesday's Games

Chicago Cubs 5, Miami 4

San Diego 12, Milwaukee 3

Washington 8, Arizona 3

N.Y. Yankees 9, N.Y. Mets 5

Philadelphia 5, San Francisco 4, 12 innings

Atlanta 8, Pittsburgh 4

St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 4

Colorado 12, L.A. Dodgers 2

Today's Games

St. Louis (Leake 8-8) at Cincinnati (Finnegan 6-8), 12:35 p.m.

San Francisco (Moore 7-7) at Philadelphia (Velasquez 8-3), 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Colon 9-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 9-7), 7:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Vogelsong 1-1) at Atlanta (Jenkins 1-2), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 9-7) at Colorado (Chatwood 10-6), 8:40 p.m.

football

2016 NFL Preseason Schedule

Sunday, Aug. 7

Green Bay vs. Indianapolis at Canton, Ohio, 5 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 1

Thursday, Aug. 11

Washington at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Carolina at Baltimore, 4:30 p.m.

New Orleans at New England, 4:30 p.m.

Jacksonville at New York Jets, 4:30 p.m.

Denver at Chicago, 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12

Miami at New York Giants, 4 p.m.

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Green Bay, 5 p.m.

Oakland at Arizona, 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13

Seattle at Kansas City, 1:30 p.m.

Indianapolis at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

Dallas at Los Angeles, 5 p.m. (ESPN)

San Diego at Tennessee, 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14

Houston at San Francisco, 4 p.m.

WEEK 2

Thursday, Aug. 18

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.

Cincinnati at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Oakland at Green Bay, 5 p.m.

Chicago at New England, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19

New York Jets at Washington, 4:30 p.m.

Miami at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Arizona at San Diego, 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20

Carolina at Tennessee, 12 p.m.

New York Giants at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Indianapolis, 4 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 4:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Houston, 5 p.m.

San Francisco at Denver, 6 p.m.

Kansas City at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.

WEEK 3

Thursday, Aug. 25

Atlanta vs. Miami at Orlando, Fla., 5 p.m. (NBC)

Dallas at Seattle, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26

New England at Carolina, 4:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Washington, 4:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. (CBS)

Green Bay at San Francisco, 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27

Kansas City at Chicago, 10 a.m.

Detroit at Baltimore, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at Indianapolis, 4 p.m.

New York Giants at New York Jets, 4:30 p.m.

Tennessee at Oakland, 5 p.m. (CBS)

Los Angeles at Denver, 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28

San Diego at Minnesota, 10 a.m. (FOX)

Arizona at Houston, 1 p.m. (FOX)

Cincinnati at Jacksonville, 5 p.m. (NBC)

WEEK 4

Thursday, Sept. 1

Jacksonville at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Tennessee at Miami, 4 p.m.

New England at New York Giants, 4 p.m.

New York Jets at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 4:30 p.m.

Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Washington at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Green Bay at Kansas City, 5 p.m.

Los Angeles at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Baltimore at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Denver at Arizona, 6:30 p.m.

Seattle at Oakland, 7 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 7 p.m.

Olympics

SOCCER

Women

Sweden 1, South Africa 0

Canada 2, Australia 0

Brazil 3, China 0

Germany 6, Zimbabwe 1

United States 2, New Zealand 0

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX - Placed OF Charlie Tilson on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF J.B. Shuck from Charlotte (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS - Recalled RHP Shawn Armstrong from Columbus (IL). Optioned RHP Austin Adams to Columbus.

DETROIT TIGERS - Placed RHP Mike Pelfrey on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 1. Reinstated OF J.D. Martinez and LHP Daniel Norris from the 15-day DL and optioned Norris to Toledo (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS - Placed RHP Doug Fister on paternity leave. Placed RHP Lance McCullers on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Brad Peacock from Fresno (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP James Hoyt from Fresno.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS - Optioned RHP Brooks Pounders to Omaha (PCL). Recalled OF Billy Burns from Omaha.

NEW YORK YANKEES - Recalled C Gary Sanchez from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Optioned OF Ben Gamel to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

TEXAS RANGERS - Optioned 3B Joey Gallo and INF Hanser Alberto to Round Rock (PCL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS - Released RHP Blake McFarland. Optioned RHP Bo Schultz and 2B Ryan Goins to Buffalo (IL). Recalled RHPs Mike Bolsinger and Danny Barnes from Buffalo.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES - Placed RHP Julio Teheran on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 31.

CHICAGO CUBS - Placed RHP Jason Hammel on the bereavement list. Recalled RHP Jason Grimm from Iowa (PCL).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS - Optioned RHP Josh Fields to Oklahoma City (PCL). Placed LHP Rich Hill on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 18. Recalled RHP Brock Stewart, LHP Julio Urias and RHP Josh Fields from Oklahoma City. Reinstated RHP Josh Ravin from the restricted list and optioned to Oklahoma City. Transferred LHP Clayton Kershaw to the 60-day DL. Extended their affiliation agreements with Oklahoma City, Tulsa (TL) and Great Lakes (MWL) through the 2018 season.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES - Placed RHP Aaron Nola in the 15-day DL.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS - Placed LHP Tyler Lyons on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 31. Recalled LHP Dean Kiekhefer from Memphis (PCL).

American Association

LAREDO LEMURS - Released LHP Joe Testa.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS - Released LHP Mike Strong.

Frontier League

LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS - Signed OF Robb Paller.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS - Signed LHP Rich Mascheri.

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS - Sold the contract of RHP Trevor Foss to the Cleveland Indians.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS - Re-signed G/F James Jones.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CINCINNATI BENGALS - Placed WR Ryan Spadola on injured reserve. Removed S Don Carey from the active/non-football injury list. Signed CB Corey Tindal.

DETROIT LIONS - Placed WR Ryan Spadola on injured reserve. Removed S Don Carey from the active/non-football injury.

MIAMI DOLPHINS - Signed LB Danny Lansanah. Waived-injured WR Tylet Murphy.

NEW YORK JETS - Waived-injured DB Kendall James. Signed RB Terry Williams.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS - Waived QB Dan LeFevour. Signed OL Caylin Hauptmann.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS - Signed OT Isaiah Williams.

Canadian Football League

CFL - Fined Saskatchewan $15,000 for an in-game roster violation on July 16; Saskatchewan OL Thaddeus Coleman an undisclosed amount for a dangerous block on Montreal DL Aaron Lavarias; Saskatchewan OL Josiah St. John an undisclosed amount for a chop block on Montreal DL Vaughn Martin; and Edmonton Jabari Hunt was fined an undisclosed amount for a low hit to Winnipeg QB Matt Nichols.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NEW YORK RANGERS - Named Keith McCambridge assistant coach of Hartford (AHL).

ECHL

ELMIRA JACKALS - Agreed to terms with F Matthew Zay on a one-year contract.

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS - Agreed to terms with F Trevor Gillies.

OLYMPIC SPORTS

USADA - Announced American track and field athlete Liz Palmer tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a four-year sanction for her violation, which was reduced by six months based on Palmer's prompt admission of the violation.

LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League

BUFFALO BANDITS - Signed F Mark Cockerton and T Tim Edwards to one-year contracts.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

NEW YORK RED BULLS - Completed the transfer of M Daniel Royer from FC Midtjylland (Superliga-Denmark).

PHILADELPHIA UNION - Signed M Alejandro Bedoya. Traded MF Sebastien Le Toux to Colorado for general allocation money.

TENNIS

USTA - Named Eric Butorac director of professional tennis operations and player relations.

COLLEGE

AUBURN - Dismissed RB Jovon Robinson from the football team.

BARTON - Named David Nicholson men's and women's cross country and track and field coach.

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN - Named Jim Stintzi director of track and field and cross country.

CLAYTON STATE - Named Alisha Filmore graduate assistant for athletics administration.

CLEMSON - Named Heather Bowie Young women's assistant golf coach.

EMORY & HENRY - Named Cody Skinner men's and women's swim coach.

FAYETTEVILLE STATE - Named Kenneth Lassiter assistant trainer and DeShawn McCain men's assistant basketball coach.

FORDHAM - Promoted volunteer assistant softball coach Gabby Luety to assistant softball coach.

FURMAN - Named Geoff Kimmel volunteer assistant baseball coach.

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY - Named Billy Cameron assistant lacrosse coach.

MISSOURI - Named Sarah Reesman interim athletic director.

NEW JERSEY CITY - Named Reggie James, Jr. men's and women's cross country and indoor and outdoor track & field coach.

NOTRE DAME - Announced TE Alize Jones will miss the football season because he is academically ineligible.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Named Ethan Hooker assistant sports information director.

RANDOLPH-MACON - Named Chris Hamilton men's assistant basketball coach.

SHENANDOAH - Announced the resignation of women's assistant basketball coach Meghan Sullivan, to become head coach at Keystone College.

TENNESSEE STATE - Signed men's basketball coach Dana Ford to a contract extension through the 2020-21 season.

TEXAS - Suspended sophomore WR DeAndre McNeal indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules.