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Softball

LEWISTON PARKS AND RECREATION

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Baseball

American League

All Times Pacific

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 75 45 .625 -

Boston 67 51 .568 7

Tampa Bay 64 54 .542 10

Toronto 55 62 .470 181/2

Baltimore 48 71 .403 261/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Detroit 63 55 .534 -

Chicago 61 59 .508 3

Minnesota 57 62 .479 61/2

Cleveland 51 67 .432 12

Kansas City 47 72 .395 161/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 72 45 .615 -

Texas 67 51 .568 51/2

Seattle 61 58 .513 12

Oakland 53 66 .445 20

Tuesday's Games

L.A. Angels 5, Cleveland 4

Detroit 5, Seattle 3

Boston 10, Toronto 9

Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 4

Minnesota 9, Texas 6

Kansas City 5, Chicago White Sox 4

N.Y. Yankees 7, Oakland 2

Today's Games

Kansas City (Greinke 11-7) at Chicago White Sox (Contreras 4-11), 11:05 a.m.

L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 12-4) at Cleveland (Sowers 4-8), 4:05 p.m.

Seattle (Snell 0-1) at Detroit (Verlander 13-6), 4:05 p.m.

Boston (Buchholz 1-3) at Toronto (Halladay 13-5), 4:07 p.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 1-0) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 10-5), 4:08 p.m.

Minnesota (S.Baker 10-7) at Texas (Millwood 9-7), 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Gaudin 1-0) at Oakland (Bre.Anderson 7-8), 7:05 p.m.

National League

All Times Pacific

East Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 67 49 .578 -

Florida 64 55 .538 41/2

Atlanta 62 57 .521 61/2

New York 56 63 .471 121/2

Washington 43 76 .361 251/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

St. Louis 68 53 .562 -

Chicago 60 57 .513 6

Milwaukee 58 61 .487 9

Houston 57 62 .479 10

Cincinnati 50 68 .424 161/2

Pittsburgh 48 70 .407 181/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 71 49 .592 -

Colorado 66 53 .555 41/2

San Francisco 65 54 .546 51/2

Arizona 54 66 .450 17

San Diego 51 70 .421 201/2

Tuesday's Games

Philadelphia 5, Arizona 1

Colorado 4, Washington 3

Pittsburgh 5, Milwaukee 2

N.Y. Mets 9, Atlanta 4

San Francisco 8, Cincinnati 5, 10 innings

Florida 6, Houston 2

San Diego 6, Chicago Cubs 3

L.A. Dodgers 7, St. Louis 3

Today's Games

Arizona (Haren 12-7) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 3-0), 4:05 p.m.

Colorado (Marquis 13-8) at Washington (Balester 1-2), 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Gallardo 11-9) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 6-7), 4:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Jurrjens 9-8) at N.Y. Mets (Parnell 3-4), 4:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Zito 8-11) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 11-11), 4:10 p.m.

Florida (West 4-4) at Houston (Bazardo 0-0), 5:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Harden 7-7) at San Diego (Latos 4-2), 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 14-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 8-7), 7:10 p.m.

Basketball

WNBA

All Times Pacific

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

Indiana 19 5 .792 -

Atlanta 13 11 .542 6

Connecticut 12 11 .522 61/2

Chicago 13 13 .500 7

Washington 12 13 .480 71/2

Detroit 9 14 .391 91/2

New York 9 15 .375 10

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

Phoenix 18 8 .692 -

Seattle 14 11 .560 31/2

Minnesota 11 13 .458 6

San Antonio 11 13 .458 6

Los Angeles 10 13 .435 61/2

Sacramento 7 18 .280 101/2

Tuesday's Games

Seattle 79, Detroit 75

Phoenix 106, Chicago 99

Los Angeles 72, Washington 69

Today's Games

New York at Connecticut, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday's Games

San Antonio at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

Indiana at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Track and Field

World Championships

At Olympic Stadium

Berlin

Men

400 Hurdles - 1, Kerron Clement, United States, 47.91; 2, Javier Culson, Puerto Rico, 48.09; 3, Bershawn Jackson, United States, 48.23

3,000 Steeplechase - 1, Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenya, 8:00.43; 2, Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong, Kenya, 8:00.89; 3, Bouabdellah Tahri, France, 8:01.18

Triple Jump - 1, Phillips Idowu, Britain, 58-2; 2, Nelson Evora, Portugal, 57-7; 3, Alexis Copello, Cuba, 56-111/2

Women

400 - 1, Sanya Richards, United States, 49.00; 2, Shericka Williams, Jamaica, 49.32; 3, Antonina Krivoshapka, Russia, 49.71

1,500

Javelin - 1, Steffi Nerius, Germany, 220-9; 2, Barbora Spotakova, Czech Republic, 217-11; 3, Maria Abakumova, Russia, 216-9

Tennis

ATP TOUR Cincinnati Open

At The Lindner Family Tennis Center

Mason, Ohio

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

First Round

Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Victor Hanescu, Romania, 7-5, 6-2.

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Fernando Verdasco (11), Spain, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4).

Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, 5-7, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7).

Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Jan Hernych, Czech Republic, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, def. Robin Soderling (12), Sweden, 3-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4.

Chris Guccione, Australia, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3.

Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, def. Fernando Gonzalez (10), Chile, 6-4, retired.

Philipp Petzschner, Germany, def. Simone Bolelli, Italy, 7-6 (6), 6-3.

Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, def. James Blake, United States, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 6-4.

Doubles

First Round

Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, and Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

WTA TOUR ROGERS CUP

At Rexall Centre

Toronto

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

First Round

Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, def. Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, 6-4, 6-4.

Dominika Cibulkova (16), Slovakia, def. Sara Errani, Italy, 6-4, 6-2.

Victoria Azarenka (9), Belarus, def. Peng Shuai, China, 6-3, 6-3.

Virginie Razzano, France, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 6-7 (3), 6-0, 6-2.

Flavia Pennetta (12), Italy, def. Maria Kirilenko, Russia, 6-3, 6-3.

Shahar Peer, Israel, def. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (4).

Zheng Jie, China, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-3, 6-2.

Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, def. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Ana Ivanovic (11), Serbia, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, def. Julie Coin, France, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (6).

Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (4).

Kim Clijsters, Belgium, def. Elena Baltacha, Britain, 6-3, 6-4.

Second Round

Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. Venus Williams (3), United States, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (6), Russia, 6-4, 6-3.

Doubles

First Round

Vera Dushevina and Anastasia Rodionova, Russia, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Patty Schnyder (7), Switzerland, 3-6, 7-6 (1), 10-8 tiebreak.

Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, and Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, def. Yan Zi and Zheng Jie, China, 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 tiebreak.

Nuria Llagostera Vives and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (6), Spain, def. Vania King, United States, and Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-1, 7-5.

Alisa Kleybanova and Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Nadia Petrova (8), Russia, 6-2, 6-2.

Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, def. Sharon Fichman and Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada 1-6, 7-6 (5), 10-4 tiebreak.

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES-Purchased the contract of 1B Michael Aubrey from Norfolk (IL).

BOSTON RED SOX-Agreed to terms with SS David Renfroe, RHP Madison Younginer, RHP Kendal Volz, OF Brandon Jacobs, SS Jason Thompson, 3B Miles Head, RHP Reynolds Parthemore, RHP Alex Hassan, RHP Eric Curtis and LHP Shaughn Webb.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Purchased the contract of RHP Freddy Garcia from Charlotte (IL). Placed OF Dewayne Wise on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 15.

CLEVELAND INDIANS-Agreed to terms with RHP Alex White.

DETROIT TIGERS-Agreed to terms with RHP Jacob Turner on a four-year contract and LHP Andy Oliver and SS Daniel Fields. Optioned RHP Eddie Bonine to Toledo (IL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Assigned 3B Alex Gordon to Omaha (PCL). Activated RHP Kyle Farnsworth from the 15-day DL.

MINNESOTA TWINS-Recalled RHP Philip Humber from Rochester (IL). Placed LHP Francisco Liriano on the 15-day DL. Designated INF Matt Macri for assignment.

TEXAS RANGERS-Recalled RHP Guillermo Moscoso from Oklahoma City (PCL). Placed INF Esteban German on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 14.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS-Recalled OF Travis Snider from Las Vegas (PCL). Optioned OF Joe Inglett to Las Vegas.

National League

FLORIDA MARLINS-Recalled INF Gaby Sanchez from New Orleans (PCL). Optioned RHP Rick VandenHurk to New Orleans.

HOUSTON ASTROS-Traded C Ivan Rodriguez to Texas for RHP Matt Nevarez and two players to be named. Recalled INF Edwin Maysonet and RHP Felipe Paulino from Round Rock (PCL). Placed LHP Mike Hampton on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 14.

NEW YORK METS-Placed INF Alex Cora on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 13. Purchased the contract of INF Wilson Valdez from Buffalo (IL). Agreed to terms with LHP Steven Matz.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS-Agreed to terms with RHP Stephen Strasburg on a four-year contract.

American Association

SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CAPTAINS-Signed LHP Drew Coffey. Traded OF Jonathan Reynoso to El Paso for OF Jorge Alvarez.

Golden League

CALGARY VIPERS-Acquired LHP Isaac Hess and OF Sergio Pedroza from Victoria for future considerations. Signed 1B Kit Pellow.

United League

RIO GRANDE VALLEY WHITEWINGS-Signed RHP Jose Cordero.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS-Named Calbert Cheaney special assistant.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL-Suspended Tampa Bay S Tanard Jackson four regular-season games for violating the NFL's substances of abuse policy.

ARIZONA CARDINALS-Signed WR Steve Sanders. Waived S Dennis Keyes.

CINCINNATI BENGALS-Waived C Dan Santucci.

CLEVELAND BROWNS-Signed RB Chris Jennings. Waived LB Phillip Hunt.

HOUSTON TEXANS-Signed QB Alex Brink

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS-Signed DE Josh Thomas. Released RB Walter Mendenhall.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS-Agreed to terms with QB Brett Favre.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Signed S Roderick Rogers.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

DETROIT RED WINGS-Signed F Todd Bertuzzi to a one-year contract.

American Hockey League

AHL-Promoted manager of hockey operations Mike Murray to vice president of hockey operations.

ADIRONDACK PHANTOMS-Named Greg Gilbert coach.

CHICAGO WOLVES-Signed D Jamie Hunt.

ECHL

FLORIDA EVERBLADES-Signed D AJ Thelen.

KALAMAZOO WINGS-Agreed to terms with G Ryan Nie.

LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS-Agreed to terms with F Adam Miller.

READING ROYALS-Signed F Kyle Loughlin.

LACROSSE

Major League Lacrosse

DENVER OUTLAWS-Activated M Lou Braun from the practice squad. Placed D Sean McCarthy and G Alex Smith on the practice squad. Waived A Tyler Casertano.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

FC DALLAS-Signed F/M Marvin Chavez.

COLLEGE

AUSTIN PEAY-Named Haley Janicek assistant volleyball coach.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY-Signed women's hockey coach Brian Durocher to a three-year contract extension.

CALIFORNIA-Named Benjamin Herdt men's and women's diving coach.

CHARLOTTE-Named Chad Esposito assistant volleyball coach. DARTMOUTH-Named Sara Simard women's assistant hockey coach.

ILLINOIS STATE-Named Brendan Reilly men's basketball administrative assistant.

MARS HILL-Named Ian Clerihew men's soccer coach and Ken Miller women's soccer coach.

MEMPHIS-Named Doug Clark cross country coach.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE-Named Mike Scutero director of men's basketball operations.

RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE-Named Greg Driscoll athletic media relations intern.

RUTGERS-Dismissed junior G Corey Chandler from the men's basketball team for violating athletic department policies. Named Sal Mentesana men's assistant basketball coach and Craig Carter men's basketball recruiting coordinator.

TRINITY, TEXAS-Named Laura Koontz women's assistant soccer coach and Erica Clausen assistant cross country/track and field coach.

UTAH-Announced junior QB Corbin Louks will transfer.

WAGNER-Named Dedrick Dye men's assistant basketball coach.