Scoreboard
W L Pct. GB
Pro baseball
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North American League
Northern Division
W L Pct. GB
San Rafael 29 19 .604 —
Maui 24 23 .511 4½
Hawaii 21 21 .500 5
Sonoma County 15 26 .366 10½
Southern Division
W L Pct. GB
Edinburg 41 28 .594 —
Rio Grande Valley 39 29 .574 1½
Fort Worth 38 31 .551 3
San Angelo 35 34 .507 6
Abilene 28 40 .412 12½
McAllen 25 44 .362 16
Saturday’s Games
Abilene 2, Fort Worth 0, 8 innings, 1st game
San Rafael 5, Maui 1, 1st game
Rio Grande Valley 6, McAllen 2
San Angelo 5, Edinburg 4
Fort Worth 3, Abilene 0, 2nd game
Maui 5, San Rafael 3, 2nd game
Sunday’s Games
Rio Grande Valley 5, McAllen 4
Fort Worth 5, Edinburg 4
Abilene 4, San Angelo 2
Today’s Games
Rio Grande Valley at McAllen, 2:05 p.m.
Edinburg at Fort Worth, 2:05 p.m.
San Angelo at Abilene, 2:05 p.m.
Sonoma County at San Rafael, 4:15 p.m.
Maui vs. Hawaii at Maui, 5:35 p.m.
NFL preseason
Sunday’s Game
New Orleans 17, Arizona 10
Thursday’s Games
Washington at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m.
Baltimore at Atlanta, 1:30 p.m.
New Orleans at New England, 1:30 p.m.
Green Bay at San Diego, 2 p.m.
Denver at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Sport Transactions
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Traded OF Jeremias Pineda to Minnesota for 3B Danny Valencia and optioned him to Pawtucket (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Designated RHP Jeremy Accardo for assignment. Selected the contract of LHP Chris Seddon from Columbus (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Placed RHP A.J. Griffin on the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Michael Taylor to Sacramento (PCL). Recalled RHP Evan Scribner and LHP Pedro Figueroa from Sacramento.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS — Traded INF/OF Jeff Baker to Detroit for two players to be named. Selected the contract of OF Brett Jackson from Iowa (PCL). Recalled INF Josh Vitters from Iowa. Optioned OF Tony Campana to Iowa.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS — Waived RB Robbie Frey. Signed DT Conrad Obi.
CHICAGO BEARS — WR Devin Thomas announced his retirement.
DETROIT LIONS — Signed DE Cliff Avril to a one-year contract and LB Korey Bosworth.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Placed LB A.J. Edds and G Ben Ijalana on injured reserve.
COLLEGE
PENN STATE — Announced WR Justin Brown has left the football team.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup
Pennsylvania 400 Results
Sunday
At Pocono Raceway
Long Pond, Pa.
Lap length: 2.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (27) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 98 laps, 110.8 rating, 47 points, $233,011.
2. (4) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 98, 122.7, 43, $162,810.
3. (15) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 98, 101, 41, $165,474.
4. (31) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 98, 98.3, 41, $148,205.
5. (28) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 98, 88.6, 39, $155,185.
6. (9) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 98, 102.7, 38, $136,418.
7. (17) Carl Edwards, Ford, 98, 101.9, 37, $132,226.
8. (19) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 98, 88.2, 36, $112,849.
9. (11) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 98, 82.1, 35, $110,043.
10. (5) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 98, 85.8, 34, $111,718.
11. (3) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 98, 85.3, 33, $94,760.
12. (18) Mark Martin, Toyota, 98, 88.8, 32, $79,385.
13. (14) Joey Logano, Toyota, 98, 72.9, 31, $86,135.
14. (10) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 98, 122.5, 32, $125,246.
15. (12) Greg Biffle, Ford, 98, 104.5, 29, $85,435.
16. (21) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 98, 72.9, 28, $120,796.
17. (16) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 98, 76.2, 28, $106,043.
18. (13) Aric Almirola, Ford, 98, 66, 26, $111,646.
19. (25) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 98, 67.9, 0, $115,785.
20. (1) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 98, 77, 25, $118,926.
21. (26) David Gilliland, Ford, 98, 60.5, 23, $89,668.
22. (23) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 98, 63.7, 22, $112,210.
23. (7) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 98, 110.4, 22, $118,421.
24. (24) David Reutimann, Chevrolet, 97, 56.7, 20, $72,785.
25. (37) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 97, 52.1, 19, $95,418.
26. (22) Landon Cassill, Toyota, 97, 53, 18, $98,830.
27. (39) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 96, 50, 17, $91,868.
28. (32) David Ragan, Ford, 96, 52.9, 16, $81,332.
29. (2) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, accident, 90, 82.4, 16, $113,901.
30. (6) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, accident, 84, 74.8, 15, $80,760.
31. (41) Jason White, Ford, transmission, 81, 36.8, 0, $76,610.
32. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 80, 103, 13, $76,435.
33. (20) Kyle Busch, Toyota, accident, 74, 55.9, 11, $115,443.
34. (36) David Stremme, Toyota, transmission, 43, 37, 10, $67,760.
35. (29) Casey Mears, Ford, brakes, 40, 40.4, 9, $67,610.
36. (38) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, brakes, 37, 34.7, 0, $67,385.
37. (34) Josh Wise, Ford, brakes, 34, 39.8, 7, $68,705.
38. (42) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, fuel pump, 31, 29.4, 6, $67,053.
39. (30) Mike Bliss, Toyota, overheating, 29, 29.5, 0, $64,225.
40. (35) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, brakes, 27, 32.1, 4, $64,075.
41. (43) Mike Skinner, Ford, rear gear, 26, 34.2, 3, $63,925.
42. (40) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, brakes, 10, 28.3, 0, $63,765.
43. (33) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, brakes, 9, 28.4, 1, $64,148.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 139.249 mph.
Time of Race: 1 hour, 45 minutes, 34 seconds.
Margin of Victory: Under Caution.
Caution Flags: 3 for 14 laps.
Lead Changes: 13 among 10 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J.Montoya 1-7; D.Hamlin 8-10; D.Earnhardt Jr. 11-20; J.McMurray 21-23; B.Keselowski 24-31; D.Earnhardt Jr. 32-38; J.Johnson 39-46; M.Kenseth 47; K.Kahne 48; Ku.Busch 49-51; J.Johnson 52-75; M.Kenseth 76-78; J.Johnson 79-90; J.Gordon 91-98.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Johnson, 3 times for 44 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 2 times for 17 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 8 laps; B.Keselowski, 1 time for 8 laps; J.Montoya, 1 time for 7 laps; M.Kenseth, 2 times for 4 laps; J.McMurray, 1 time for 3 laps; D.Hamlin, 1 time for 3 laps; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 3 laps; K.Kahne, 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 12 in Points: 1. D.Earnhardt Jr., 744; 2. M.Kenseth, 739; 3. G.Biffle, 738; 4. J.Johnson, 736; 5. M.Truex Jr., 694; 6. T.Stewart, 691; 7. B.Keselowski, 690; 8. D.Hamlin, 683; 9. K.Harvick, 681; 10. C.Bowyer, 679; 11. K.Kahne, 622; 12. C.Edwards, 619.
GOLF
Champions-3M Championship
Top scores
Sunday
At TPC Twin Cities
Blaine, Minn.
Purse: $1.75 million
Yardage: 7,114; Par: 72
Final
Bernhard Langer, $262,500 67-69-62—198
David Peoples, $154,000 68-62-70—200
Olin Browne, $115,063 68-67-66—201
Kenny Perry, $115,063 69-68-64—201
Joel Edwards, $83,125 66-69-67—202
Jeff Sluman, $70,000 69-69-65—203
Tom Kite, $56,000 69-67-68—204
Peter Senior, $56,000 65-71-68—204
Craig Stadler, $56,000 69-69-66—204
M. Calcavecchia, $37,625 71-68-66—205
Gil Morgan, $37,625 65-73-67—205
Mark O’Meara, $37,625 68-71-66—205
Steve Pate, $37,625 65-71-69—205
Eduardo Romero, $37,625 68-65-72—205
Joey Sindelar, $37,625 68-71-66—205
Bridgestone Invitational
Top Par Scores
Sunday
At Firestone Country Club (South Course)
Purse: $8.5 million
Yardage: 7,400; Par: 70
Final
K. Bradley, $1,400,000 67-69-67-64—267 -13
Jim Furyk, $665,000 63-66-70-69—268 -12
S. Stricker, $665,000 68-68-68-64—268 -12
L. Oosthuizen, $365,000 67-65-68-69—269 -11
Rory McIlroy, $276,500 70-67-67-68—272 -8
Justin Rose, $276,500 70-69-66-67—272 -8
Jason Dufner, $210,000 67-66-73-68—274 -6
A. Baddeley, $128,750 73-66-71-66—276-4
K.J. Choi, $128,750 71-72-67-66—276 -4
Luke Donald, $128,750 66-69-71-70—276 -4
Matt Kuchar, $128,750 70-70-70-66—276 -4
Lee Slattery, $128,750 65-71-72-68—276 -4
David Toms, $128,750 68-67-73-68—276 -4
Bo Van Pelt, $128,750 70-69-66-71—276 -4
Tiger Woods, $128,750 70-72-68-66—276 -4
Simon Dyson, $90,000 66-71-70-70—277 -3
John Senden, $90,000 66-70-69-72—277 -3
Kyle Stanley, $90,000 69-73-68-67—277 -3
Reno-Tahoe Open
Top Scores
Sunday
At Montreux Golf & Country Club
Reno, Nev.
Purse: $3 million
Yardage: 7,472; Par 72
Final
Note: Scoring is the modified stableford scoring system. Players receive eight points for double eagle, five for eagle, two for birdie, zero for par, minus-one for bogey and minus-three for double bogey or worse.
J.J. Henry, $540,000 43
Alexandre Rocha, $324,000 42
Andres Romero, $204,000 37
John Mallinger, $144,000 34
John Daly, $114,000 33
Justin Leonard, $114,000 33
Josh Teater, $100,500 31
Todd Hamilton, $87,000 30
Brendan Steele, $87,000 30
Tom Pernice Jr., $87,000 30
Kevin Stadler, $75,000 29
Richard H. Lee, $66,000 28
J.B. Holmes, $66,000 28
Kevin Chappell, $55,500 27
John Merrick, $55,500 27
MLS
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Houston 11 5 7 40 35 25
Sporting KC 12 7 4 40 28 21
New York 11 7 5 38 38 34
D.C. 11 7 3 36 35 27
Chicago 10 7 5 35 25 24
Montreal 9 13 3 30 35 43
Columbus 8 8 4 28 20 21
Philadelphia 7 11 2 23 22 24
New Eng. 6 11 5 23 26 28
Toronto FC 5 13 4 19 25 40
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
San Jose 13 5 5 44 45 28
R-Salt Lake 13 8 3 42 35 28
Seattle 10 5 7 37 31 22
Vancouver 9 7 7 34 26 28
Los Angeles 10 11 3 33 39 39
Chivas USA 7 8 5 26 14 21
Colorado 8 14 1 25 29 32
FC Dallas 5 11 8 23 26 32
Portland 5 12 5 20 20 37
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday’s Games
Sporting Kansas City 1, New England 0
D.C. United 1, Columbus 0
Montreal 2, Philadelphia 0
Chicago 2, Toronto FC 1
Colorado 1, Real Salt Lake 0
Sunday’s Games
Portland 1, FC Dallas 1, tie
Seattle 4, Los Angeles 0
Friday, Aug. 10
Houston at New York, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 11
Real Salt Lake at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Toronto FC at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
D.C. United at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.
Colorado at FC Dallas, 9 p.m.
Seattle FC at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
