baseball

AMERICAN LEAGUE

All Times Pacific

East Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 71 55 .563 -

New York 69 57 .548 2

Baltimore 63 63 .500 8

Tampa Bay 62 64 .492 9

Boston 58 69 .457 131/2

Central Division W L Pct GB

Kansas City 77 49 .611 -

Minnesota 65 61 .516 12

Cleveland 60 66 .476 17

Detroit 60 66 .476 17

Chicago 59 66 .472 171/2

West Division W L Pct GB

Houston 71 57 .555 -

Texas 64 61 .512 51/2

Los Angeles 64 62 .508 6

Seattle 59 68 .465 111/2

Oakland 55 73 .430 16

Wednesday's Games

Houston 6, N.Y. Yankees 2

Seattle 8, Oakland 2

Detroit 5, L.A. Angels 0

Cleveland 6, Milwaukee 2

Minnesota 5, Tampa Bay 3

Toronto 12, Texas 4

Baltimore 8, Kansas City 5

Boston 3, Chicago White Sox 0

Today's Games

L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 5-9) at Detroit (Wolf 0-1), 1:08 p.m.

Toronto (Estrada 11-7) at Texas (Gallardo 10-9), 2:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 9-8) at Kansas City (Ventura 8-7), 2:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Milone 6-3) at Tampa Bay (Smyly 1-2), 7:10 p.m.

Seattle (Elias 4-6) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 5-5), 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

All Times Pacific

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 70 56 .556 -

Washington 63 62 .504 61/2

Atlanta 54 73 .425 161/2

Miami 51 76 .402 191/2

Philadelphia 50 77 .394 201/2

Central Division W L Pct GB

St. Louis 81 45 .643 -

Pittsburgh 76 49 .608 41/2

Chicago 73 52 .584 71/2

Milwaukee 53 74 .417 281/2

Cincinnati 52 73 .416 281/2

West Division W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 69 56 .552 -

San Francisco 67 59 .532 21/2

Arizona 62 64 .492 71/2

San Diego 62 64 .492 71/2

Colorado 51 74 .408 18

Today's Games

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 13-3) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 7-9), 9:35 a.m.

Chicago Cubs (Haren 8-8) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 15-6), 12:45 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Niese 8-9) at Philadelphia (Harang 5-14), 4:05 p.m.

San Diego (Cashner 5-12) at Washington (J.Ross 4-5), 4:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (G.Cole 14-7) at Miami (Nicolino 2-1), 4:10 p.m.

St. Louis (C.Martinez 12-6) at Arizona (R.De La Rosa 11-5), 6:40 p.m.

soccer

Major League Soccer

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

D.C. United 13 9 5 44 35 31

New York 11 7 6 39 40 28

Columbus 10 8 8 38 43 43

Toronto FC 10 10 4 34 42 41

New England 9 9 7 34 34 36

Montreal 8 10 4 28 29 32

New York City FC 7 12 7 28 37 44

Orlando City 7 12 7 28 32 46

Philadelphia 7 13 6 27 33 43

Chicago 7 13 5 26 30 37

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

Los Angeles 13 7 7 46 49 32

Vancouver 14 9 3 45 38 26

Sporting K.C. 11 6 7 40 39 33

Portland 11 8 7 40 28 30

FC Dallas 11 8 5 38 33 30

Seattle 11 13 2 35 30 29

San Jose 10 10 5 35 31 29

Houston 8 10 8 32 33 34

Real Salt Lake 8 10 8 32 29 38

Colorado 7 9 9 30 23 26

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Wednesday's Games

Chicago 3, New York 2

Colorado 2, Houston 1

football

Canadian Football League

All Times Pacific

EAST DIVISION

W L T Pts PF PA

Hamilton 6 2 0 12 292 156

Toronto 6 2 0 12 223 207

Ottawa 4 4 0 8 158 228

Montreal 3 5 0 6 165 148

WEST DIVISION

W L T Pts PF PA

Calgary 6 2 0 12 219 182

Edmonton 5 3 0 10 200 150

Winnipeg 3 5 0 6 160 237

B.C. 3 5 0 6 179 234

Saskatchewan 0 8 0 0 205 259

Today's Game

Montreal at Hamilton, 4:30 p.m.

basketball

WNBA

All Times Pacific

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

New York 18 8 .692 -

Indiana 17 10 .630 11/2

Chicago 17 11 .607 2

Washington 15 11 .577 3

Connecticut 12 15 .444 61/2

Atlanta 11 16 .407 71/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

x-Minnesota 19 9 .679 -

x-Phoenix 16 11 .593 21/2

Tulsa 13 14 .481 51/2

Los Angeles 11 17 .393 8

Seattle 7 20 .259 111/2

San Antonio 7 21 .250 12

x-clinched playoff spot

Wednesday's Games

Los Angeles 81, Indiana 79

Today's Games

Phoenix at Connecticut, 4 p.m.

tennis

WTA Connecticut Open

A U.S. Open Series event

Wednesday

At The Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale

New Haven, Conn.

Purse: $710,000 (Premier)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

Second Round

Karolina Pliskova (5), Czech Republic, def. Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-1.

Agnieszka Radwanska (7), Poland, def. Alize Cornet, France, 6-4, 6-2.

Caroline Wozniacki (3), Denmark, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (7).

Petra Kvitova (2), Czech Republic, def. Madison Keys, United States, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Doubles

Quarterfinals

Chuang Chia-jung, Taiwan, and Liang Chen, China, def. Eva Hrdinova, Czech Republic, and Nicole Melichar, United States, 1-6, 6-4, 10-6.

Julia Goerges, Germany, and Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, def. Lauren Davis and Alison Riske, United States, 6-3, 6-2.

Winston-Salem Open

A U.S. Open Series event

Wednesday

At The Wake Forest Tennis Center

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Purse: $616,210 (WT250)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

Third Round

Kevin Anderson (2), South Africa, def. Jerzy Janowicz (16), Poland, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, def. Chung Hyeon, South Korea, 7-6 (1), 1-6, 7-5.

Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, def. Teymuraz Gabashvili (15), Russia, 7-5, 6-4.

Borna Coric (8), Croatia, def. Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, 6-2, 6-1.

Thomaz Bellucci (6), Brazil, def. Jiri Vesely (11), Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-7 (7), 6-4.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, def. Aljaz Bedene, Britain, 6-3, 6-0.

Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, def. Simone Bolelli, Italy, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

Steve Johnson (13), United States, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (3), France, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (4).

Doubles

First Round

Eric Butorac and Scott Lipsky (3), United States def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, and Marcelo Demoliner, Brazil, 6-3, 6-3.

Andre Sa, Brazil, and Artem Sitak, New Zealand, def. Treat Huey, Philippines, and David Marrero (2), Spain, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (8), 10-6.

Mariusz Fyrstenberg, Poland, and Alsam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, def. Jonathan Marray, Britain, and Michael Venus, New Zealand, 3-6, 6-3, 10-6.

Christian and Ryan Harrison, United States, def. Skander Mansouri, Tunisia and Christian Seraphim, Germany, 6-2, 6-4.

Dominic Inglot, Britain, and Robert Lindstedt (4), Sweden, def. Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, and Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-3, 6-2.

Pablo Carreno Busta and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Nicholas Monroe, United States, and Benoit Paire, France, 1-6, 7-6 (2), 10-7.

transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX - Activated RHP Rick Porcello from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Jonathan Aro to Pawtucket (IL).

MINNESOTA TWINS - Placed RHP J.R. Graham on the 15-day DL. Reinstated RHP Blaine Boyer from the 15-day DL.

NEW YORK YANKEES - Activated RHP Michael Pineda from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Nick Goody from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Designated LHP Chris Capuano for assignment. Optioned RHP Nick Rumbelow to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

TAMPA BAY RAYS - Placed C Curt Casali on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of C-1B J.P. Arencibia from Durham (IL).

TEXAS RANGERS - Claimed LHP Chris Rearick off waivers from San Diego and optioned him to Round Rock (PCL).

American Association

JOPLIN BLASTERS - Signed C Mason Morioka.

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES - Signed LHP Chris Anderson and INF Tyler Shannon.

ST. PAUL SAINTS - Released RHP Mikey Mehlich. Signed RHP Reyes Dorado.

Can-Am League

NEW JERSEY JACKALS - Released INF Norberto Susini.

ROCKLAND BOULDERS - Signed INF Ray Frias.

QUEBEC CAPITALES - Released INF Tim Smith.

SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS - Signed RHP Scott Nickerson.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS - Signed QB Rex Grossman. Waived/injured RB Evan Royster.

DENVER BRONCOS - Released PK Connor Barth.

DETOIT LIONS - Signed OL Joe Madsen. Placed LB Kevin Snyder on injured reserve.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS - Acquired OT Michael Williams from Detroit for an undisclosed future draft pick. Released DB Jimmy Jean.

NEW YORK JETS - Signed LB Bryan Johnson. Waived TE Steve Maneri. Announced DL Davon Walls cleared waivers and was placed on injured reserve.

NEW YORK GIANTS - Signed DE Osi Umenyiora to a one-day contract and announced the retirement of Umenyiora.

OAKLAND RAIDERS - Signed S Taylor Mays.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS - Released QB Jake Waters. Signed WR Deontay Greenberry,

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS - Signed P Jacob Schum. Waived S Derrick Wells.

Canadian Football League

CFL - Fined Saskatchewan OL Randy Richards the maximum for an illegal and dangerous tackle of Calgary KR Tim Brown in a game on Aug. 22. Fined Ottawa OL Nolan MacMillan for an unnecessary hit in a game against Toronto on Aug. 23. Fined B.C. Richie Leone for an illegal cut block on a kickoff return in a game against Montreal on Aug. 20.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NEW JERSEY DEVILS - Named Andy Schneider amateur scout and Patrick Rissmiller development coach.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS - Signed F Adam Cracknell.

American Hockey League

HARTFORD WOLF PACK - Signed F Chad Nehring.

MOTORSPORTS

INDYCAR - Fined driver Tristan Vautier $10,000 and deducted three points in the drivers point standings for violating Rule 9.3.3 (avoidable contact) during the Aug. 23 ABC Supply 500. Fined driver Juan Pablo Montoya $3,000 for a pit safety violation. Fined driver Jack Hawksworth $2,500 for a hazardous condition and causing a yellow flag. Fined driver Carlos Munoz $500 for a pit safety violation. Deducted 20 manufacturer championship points from Honda for an engine (No. 98 Bryan Herta Autosport entry) that did not attain its life cycle during the ABC Supply 500 race weekend.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

LA GALAXY - Announced the retirement of D Todd Dunivant, effective after the season.

COLLEGE

CONFERENCE CAROLINAS - Named Sarah Rountree assistant commissioner for compliance & senior woman administrator.

ALABAMA - Named Kobie Baker special assistant to men's basketball coach/senior director of operations for men's basketball.

CHOWAN - Named Kyle Smith women's assistant lacrosse coach.

HOLY CROSS - Named Skylar Marcoux assistant field hockey coach.

HOFSTRA - Announced the transfer of men's senior basketball G Deron Powers from Hampton.

ILLINOIS - Named Adam Fletcher strength and conditioning coach.

NEW JERSEY CITY - Named Jorge Rodriguez women's assistant volleyball coach.

RADFORD - Named Brian Cronin men's assistant soccer coach.

SUSQUEHANNA - Named Brad Posner softball coach.

TEXAS STATE - Named Taleya Mayberry women's graduate assistant basketball coach.