BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
All Times Pacific
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 70 47 .598 -
Tampa Bay 66 47 .584 2
Baltimore 63 51 .553 51/2
New York 57 56 .504 11
Toronto 53 61 .465 151/2
Central Division W L Pct GB
Detroit 68 45 .602 -
Cleveland 62 53 .539 7
Kansas City 59 53 .527 81/2
Minnesota 49 62 .441 18
Chicago 43 69 .384 241/2
West Division W L Pct GB
Oakland 64 49 .566 -
Texas 65 50 .565 -
Seattle 53 61 .465 111/2
Los Angeles 51 62 .451 13
Houston 37 76 .327 27
Thursday's Games
Detroit 10, Cleveland 3
Kansas City 5, Boston 1
Today's Games
Minnesota (Gibson 2-3) at Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 2-9), 11:10 a.m., 1st game
Detroit (Porcello 8-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 5-4), 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Weaver 6-5) at Cleveland (Kazmir 7-4), 4:05 p.m.
Oakland (J.Parker 7-6) at Toronto (Rogers 3-6), 4:07 p.m.
Boston (Peavy 9-4) at Kansas City (E.Santana 8-6), 5:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Hendriks 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Leesman 0-0), 5:10 p.m., 2nd game
Texas (Garza 1-1) at Houston (Bedard 3-8), 5:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Lohse 7-7) at Seattle (J.Saunders 10-10), 7:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Price 6-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 4-6), 7:10 p.m.
Baltimore (Tillman 14-3) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 2-4), 7:15 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
All Times Pacific
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 70 45 .609 -
Washington 54 60 .474 151/2
New York 52 60 .464 161/2
Philadelphia 52 62 .456 171/2
Miami 43 70 .381 26
Central Division W L Pct GB
Pittsburgh 70 44 .614 -
St. Louis 66 48 .579 4
Cincinnati 63 51 .553 7
Chicago 50 64 .439 20
Milwaukee 49 66 .426 211/2
West Division W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 64 50 .561 -
Arizona 58 55 .513 51/2
San Diego 52 62 .456 12
Colorado 52 64 .448 13
San Francisco 51 63 .447 13
Thursday's Games
N.Y. Mets 2, Colorado 1
Pittsburgh 5, Miami 4, 10 innings
Philadelphia 12, Chicago Cubs 1
San Francisco 4, Milwaukee 1
L.A. Dodgers 5, St. Louis 1
Today's Games
Philadelphia (Lannan 3-4) at Washington (Haren 6-11), 4:05 p.m.
San Diego (Cashner 8-5) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 9-9), 4:10 p.m.
Miami (Ja.Turner 3-3) at Atlanta (Beachy 0-0), 4:30 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Rusin 1-1) at St. Louis (Lynn 13-5), 5:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Liriano 12-4) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 10-6), 5:40 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Hefner 4-8) at Arizona (Corbin 12-3), 6:40 p.m.
Milwaukee (Lohse 7-7) at Seattle (J.Saunders 10-10), 7:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Price 6-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 4-6), 7:10 p.m.
Baltimore (Tillman 14-3) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 2-4), 7:15 p.m.
FOOTBALL
NFL Preseason
All Times Pacific
Thursday's Games
Baltimore 44, Tampa Bay 16
Washington 22, Tennessee 21
Cincinnati 34, Atlanta 10
Cleveland 27, St. Louis 19
Denver 10, San Francisco 6
Seattle 31, San Diego 10
Today's Games
N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Miami at Jacksonville, 4:30 p.m.
New England at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m.
Houston at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Kansas City at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
Arizona at Green Bay, 5 p.m.
Chicago at Carolina, 5 p.m.
Dallas at Oakland, 7 p.m.
Canadian Football League
All Times Pacific
EAST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
Toronto 4 2 0 8 194 141
Hamilton 2 4 0 4 129 187
Montreal 2 4 0 4 135 177
Winnipeg 1 5 0 2 135 173
WEST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
Saskatchewan 5 0 0 10 183 87
Calgary 4 1 0 8 162 133
B.C. 4 2 0 8 143 142
Edmonton 1 5 0 2 128 169 Thursday
Toronto 38, Montreal 13
Today
Saskatchewan at Calgary, 6 p.m.
GOLF
LEWISTON GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB
Ladies' Association
Best Nine
First Flight - Debi Klamper 36, Ann Bershaw 36.
Second Flight - Shirley Canner 35, Corinne McKean 35.
Third Flight - Mary Powell 44, Helen Huntley 51.
QUAIL RIDGE GOLF COURSE
Yellow Ball - Sue Snider, Holly Munn, Carolyn Bloom 64.
Flight A - Gross: Les Hendrick 87. Net: Holly Munn 70.
B - Gross: Linda Mitchell 91. Net: Carolyn Bloom 68.
PGA Championship
At Oak Hill Country Club, East Course
Pittsford, N.Y.
Purse: TBA ($8 million in 2012)
Yardage: 7,163; Par: 70 (35-35)
First Round
Jim Furyk 32-33 - 65
Adam Scott 30-35 - 65
David Hearn 33-33 - 66
Lee Westwood 32-34 - 66
Robert Garrigus 33-34 - 67
Paul Casey 36-31 - 67
Matt Kuchar 34-33 - 67
Marcus Fraser 34-33 - 67
Scott Piercy 35-32 - 67
Jason Day 34-33 - 67
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 34-34 - 68
Steve Stricker 34-34 - 68
Jason Dufner 36-32 - 68
Bill Haas 34-34 - 68
Henrik Stenson 35-33 - 68
Rafael Cabrera-Bello 34-34 - 68
Jonas Blixt 34-34 - 68
Roberto Castro 36-32 - 68
Miguel Angel Jimenez 32-36 - 68
Martin Kaymer 35-33 - 68
Justin Rose 32-36 - 68
Charley Hoffman 35-34 - 69
Billy Horschel 36-33 - 69
Tommy Gainey 33-36 - 69
Sergio Garcia 35-34 - 69
Keegan Bradley 36-33 - 69
David Lynn 34-35 - 69
Scott Jamieson 35-34 - 69
Ryo Ishikawa 36-33 - 69
Darren Clarke 34-35 - 69
Tim Clark 32-37 - 69
Ryan Moore 35-34 - 69
Rory McIlroy 32-37 - 69
Woody Austin 34-35 - 69
Zach Johnson 33-36 - 69
Marc Leishman 35-35 - 70
Hunter Mahan 34-36 - 70
Rickie Fowler 32-38 - 70
Graeme McDowell 36-34 - 70
Thomas Bjorn 36-34 - 70
Kevin Streelman 34-36 - 70
Bernd Wiesberger 34-36 - 70
Brandt Snedeker 34-36 - 70
Bubba Watson 34-36 - 70
Thongchai Jaidee 34-36 - 70
Vijay Singh 35-35 - 70
Brett Rumford 34-36 - 70
Ian Poulter 35-35 - 70
Graham DeLaet 38-32 - 70
Shane Lowry 36-35 - 71
Matt Every 36-35 - 71
Luke Guthrie 34-37 - 71
Hiroyuki Fujita 36-35 - 71
Josh Teater 37-34 - 71
Rich Beem 35-36 - 71
J.J. Henry 36-35 - 71
David Toms 32-39 - 71
Charl Schwartzel 36-35 - 71
Tiger Woods 33-38 - 71
Thorbjorn Olesen 36-35 - 71
Branden Grace 37-34 - 71
Brooks Koepka 39-32 - 71
Charles Howell III 34-37 - 71
Jimmy Walker 36-35 - 71
Joost Luiten 34-37 - 71
Nicolas Colsaerts 33-38 - 71
Luke Donald 35-36 - 71
Martin Laird 37-34 - 71
Phil Mickelson 37-34 - 71
Charlie Beljan 37-34 - 71
Brendon de Jonge 36-35 - 71
Chris Stroud 34-37 - 71
Chris Kirk 34-37 - 71
John Senden 36-36 - 72
Hideki Matsuyama 36-36 - 72
Michael Thompson 37-35 - 72
Richard Sterne 37-35 - 72
Y.E. Yang 36-36 - 72
Peter Hanson 36-36 - 72
Dustin Johnson 35-37 - 72
Paul Lawrie 35-37 - 72
Matt Jones 33-39 - 72
John Huh 35-37 - 72
Derek Ernst 37-35 - 72
Matteo Manassero 36-36 - 72
Kohki Idoki 32-40 - 72
Boo Weekley 37-35 - 72
Francesco Molinari 37-35 - 72
Webb Simpson 40-32 - 72
Richie Ramsay 37-35 - 72
Bob Sowards 38-35 - 73
Ryan Palmer 37-36 - 73
Marcel Siem 37-36 - 73
Scott Brown 38-35 - 73
Ben Curtis 36-37 - 73
Brian Gay 38-35 - 73
Ryan Polzin 36-37 - 73
Scott Stallings 35-38 - 73
Jeff Sorenson 34-39 - 73
JC Anderson 37-36 - 73
Danny Balin 37-36 - 73
Tom Watson 35-38 - 73
Danny Willett 38-35 - 73
D.A. Points 38-35 - 73
Mikko Ilonen 37-36 - 73
Kyle Stanley 36-37 - 73
Gary Woodland 35-38 - 73
Bob Gaus 38-36 - 74
Ernie Els 37-37 - 74
David Lingmerth 38-36 - 74
Davis Love III 37-37 - 74
David McNabb 38-36 - 74
Jason Kokrak 38-36 - 74
Jaco Van Zyl 38-36 - 74
George Coetzee 37-37 - 74
Harris English 38-36 - 74
Geoff Ogilvy 38-36 - 74
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 36-38 - 74
Jordan Spieth 39-35 - 74
Carl Pettersson 38-36 - 74
Kevin Stadler 37-37 - 74
Marc Warren 36-38 - 74
Mark Sheftic 37-38 - 75
Stewart Cink 37-38 - 75
Stephen Gallacher 37-38 - 75
Caine Fitzgerald 37-38 - 75
Ken Duke 37-38 - 75
John Merrick 38-37 - 75
Sang-Moon Bae 39-36 - 75
Chris Wood 38-37 - 75
David Muttitt 36-39 - 75
Pablo Larrazabal 38-38 - 76
Shaun Micheel 37-39 - 76
Padraig Harrington 40-36 - 76
K.J. Choi 35-41 - 76
Nick Watney 39-37 - 76
Russell Henley 39-37 - 76
Freddie Jacobson 36-40 - 76
Alex Noren 41-35 - 76
Lucas Glover 36-40 - 76
Kirk Hanefeld 37-39 - 76
Mike Small 41-35 - 76
Sonny Skinner 39-37 - 76
Peter Uihlein 41-36 - 77
Mark Brown 42-35 - 77
Rob Labritz 43-35 - 78
Stuart Smith 39-39 - 78
Jeff Martin 37-41 - 78
Paul McGinley 37-41 - 78
Rod Perry 41-37 - 78
Kevin Chappell 40-39 - 79
Bo Van Pelt 41-39 - 80
Angel Cabrera 40-40 - 80
Jamie Donaldson 42-38 - 80
Lee Rhind 39-42 - 81
Chip Sullivan 41-43 - 84
tennis
Rogers Cup
At Rexall Centre
Toronto
Purse: $2.369 million (Premier)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Third Round
Agnieszka Radwanska (3), Poland, def. Sloane Stephens (14), United States, 6-1, 7-6 (2).
Sara Errani (5), Italy, def. Alize Cornet, France, 7-5, 7-6 (3).
Li Na (4), China, def. Ana Ivanovic (16), Serbia, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5).
Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Kirsten Flipkens (13), Belgium, 6-0, 6-3.
Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, def. Marion Bartoli (7), France, 7-6 (5), 1-0 retirement.
Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Jelena Jankovic (15), Serbia, 6-3, 6-4.
Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, def. Roberta Vinci (10), Italy, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
At Uniprix Stadium
Montreal
Purse: $3.496 million (Masters 1000)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Third Round
Rafael Nadal (4), Spain, def. Jerzy Janowicz (15), Poland, 7-6 (6), 6-4.
Marinko Matosevic, Australia, def. Benoit Paire, France, 7-6 (7), 6-7 (10), 6-3.
Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, def. Andy Murray (2), Britain, 6-4, 6-3.
Vasek Pospisil, Canada, def. Tomas Berdych (5), Czech Republic, 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (5).
Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, def. Alex Bogomolov Jr., Russia, 6-4, 6-3.
Milos Raonic (11), Canada, def. Juan Martin Del Potro (6), Argentina, 7-5, 6-4.
Richard Gasquet (7), France, def. Kei Nishikori (9), Japan, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
basketball
WNBA
All Times Pacific
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Chicago 13 7 .650 -
Atlanta 11 6 .647 1/2
Indiana 10 11 .476 31/2
Washington 10 13 .435 41/2
New York 9 12 .429 41/2
Connecticut 6 13 .316 61/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 17 4 .810 -
Los Angeles 15 7 .682 21/2
Phoenix 10 11 .476 7
Seattle 9 11 .450 71/2
San Antonio 7 14 .333 10
Tulsa 7 15 .318 101/2
Thursday's Games
Los Angeles 74, Indiana 64
Washington 79, Minnesota 75
Today's Games
Chicago at Connecticut, 4 p.m.
Tulsa at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Seattle, 7 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX-Activated OF Danel Nava from the paternity leave list. Optioned RHP Steven Wright to Pawtucket (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS-Designated 1B Mark Reynolds for assignment. Recalled RHP Preston Guilmet from Columbus (IL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Optioned LHP Danny Duffy to Omaha (PCL). Purchased the contract of LHP Francisley Bueno from Omaha. Waived C Adam Moore.
NEW YORK YANKEES-Sent INF Brent Lillibridge outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS-Claimed INF Adam Rosales off waivers from Texas.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS-Placed RHP Matt Guerrier on the 60-day DL and OF Thomas Neal on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Eduardo Sanchez from Iowa (PCL). Selected the contract of C J.C. Boscan from Iowa.
COLORADO ROCKIES-Purchased the contract of RHP Jeff Manship from Colorado Springs (PCL). Recalled LHP Christian Friedrich from Colorado Springs and placed him on the 60-day DL.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Agreed to terms on a two-year contract with 2B Chase Utley through 2015.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS-Recalled RHP Carlos Martinez and LHP Sam Freeman from Memphis (PCL).
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS-Recalled C Hector Sanchez from Fresno (PCL). Designated C Guillermo Quiroz for assignment.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEW YORK KNICKS-Signed G Beno Udrih.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS-Signed G Mo Williams.
Women's National Basketball Association
PHOENIX MERCURY-Fired coach and general manager Corey Gaines. Named Russ Pennell interim coach and president and CEO, Amber Cox, interim general manager.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS-Claimed DE Cordian Hagans from Pittsburgh. Released CB Josh Hill.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS-Signed LB Shawn Loiseau and S Ashante Williams. Waived-injured G Justin Anderson. Waived WR Rodrick Rumble.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-Signed OL Hutch Eckerson.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS-Waived CB Myron Lewis. Waived-injured LB Marvin Booker. Signed CB Mason Robinson.
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
COLORADO RAPIDS-Signed F Gabriel Torres.
NEW YORK RED BULLS-Signed D-MF David Carney.
COLLEGE
AUBURN-Named Tyler McGill assistant swimming coach.
BERRY-Named Travis Glennon men's assistant lacrosse coach.
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA-Announced the resignation of softball coach Genny Stidham. Named Cody White interim softball coach.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN-Named Gleen Hart associate athletics director for external operations, Lauren Buck business director and Alison Ruff head of student-athlete services.
MONTANA STATE-Named Chris Haslam men's assistant basketball coach
NORTH DAKOTA STATE-Suspended senior DT Leevon Perry from the football team for the season-opener at Kansas State for violating team rules.
RANDOLPH-MACON-Named MK Geratowski women's lacrosse coach.
SAINT MARY'S (CAL)-Named Marty Clarke men's assistant basketball coach.
ST. JOSEPH'S (LI)-Announced the retirement of director of athletics, Donald Lizak, effective Nov. 1.
ST. NORBERT-Named Megan Betz assistant track and field coach, Amanda Trunzo assistant women's ice hockey coach and Chase Emnott strength and performance coach.
TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN-Named Brandon Hennessey assistant baseball coach and Ashlie Christenson assistant volleyball coach.
TROY-Named Scott Kidd men's tennis coach.
WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON-Named Katie Rihn assistant sports information director, Brandon Eisenhart men's assistant soccer coach, Marissa McDaniel assistant softball coach, Andrew Booth assistant football coach and Ryan Verlihay assistant baseball coach.