W L Pct. GB PRO BASEBALL ADVERTISING North American League Northern Division W L Pct. GB San Rafael 29 20 .592 — Maui 26 23 .531 3 Hawaii 21 22 .488 5½ Sonoma County 16 26 .381 9½ Southern Division
W L Pct. GB
PRO BASEBALL
North American League
Northern Division
W L Pct. GB
San Rafael 29 20 .592 —
Maui 26 23 .531 3
Hawaii 21 22 .488 5½
Sonoma County 16 26 .381 9½
Southern Division
W L Pct. GB
Edinburg 41 29 .586 —
Rio Grande Valley 40 29 .580 ½
Fort Worth 39 31 .557 2
San Angelo 36 34 .514 5
Abilene 28 41 .406 12½
McAllen 25 45 .357 16
Monday’s Games
San Angelo 10, Abilene 3
Rio Grande Valley 7, McAllen 0
Fort Worth 9, Edinburg 4
Sonoma County 5, San Rafael 4, 11 innings
Maui 6, Hawaii 1
Today’s Games
Edinburg at Fort Worth, 2:05 p.m.
Abilene at San Angelo, 2:05 p.m.
Rio Grande Valley at McAllen, 2:05 p.m.
Sonoma County at San Rafael, 4:15 p.m.
Maui vs. Hawaii at Maui, 5:35 p.m.
Monday’s Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended Cleveland minor league RHP Juan Nivar 50 games after testing positive for metabolites of a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Reassigned OF Brandon Short from Charlotte (IL) to Winston-Salem (SAL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Claimed RHP Fabio Martinez off waivers from the L.A. Angels and optioned him to Carolina (Carolina).
DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned INF Danny Worth to Toledo (IL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Designated 2B Yuniesky Betancourt for assignment. Selected the contract of 2B Tony Abreu from Omaha (PCL). Recalled LHP Francisley Bueno from Omaha.
MINNESOTA TWINS — Recalled 2B Tsuyoshi Nishioka from Rochester (IL).
SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned RHP Erasmo Ramirez to Tacoma (PCL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned INF Will Rhymes to Durham (IL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Placed C Henry Blanco on the 15-day DL. Claimed C Wil Nieves off waivers from Colorado.
COLORADO ROCKIES — Reinstated 3B Chris Nelson from the 15-day DL. Placed 1B Todd Helton on the 15-day DL.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with RHP Brian Sanches on a minor league contract.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Designated OF Tony Gwynn Jr. for assignment. Recalled OF/1B Jerry Sands from Albuquerque (PCL). Named Janet Marie Smith senior vice president of planning and development.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Recalled SS Jean Segura from Huntsville (TL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with 1B Jake Opitz on a minor league contract. Reinstated LHP Raul Valdes from the 15-day DL. Optioned 1B Hector Luna to Lehigh Valley (IL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Sent RHP Juan Cruz to Altoona (EL) for a rehab assignment.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with OF Raymond Kruml on a minor league contract.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed to terms with OF Xavier Nady on a minor league contract. Claimed LHP Jose Mijares off waivers from Kansas City.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Assigned C Carlos Maldonado outright to Syracuse (IL). Agreed to terms with RHP Ramses Rosario, OF Aldrem Corredor, OF Darryl Florentino and OF Luis Guzman on minor league contracts. Claimed SS Cesar Izturis off waivers from Milwaukee. Placed INF/OF Mark DeRosa on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 5. Designated LHP Atahualpa Severino for assignment.
North American League
SAN ANGELO COLTS — Traded LHP Jose Sanchez to Laredo (AA) for a player to be named.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
SACRAMENTO KINGS — Signed coach Keith Smart to a contract extension through the 2013-14 season.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed RB Richard Medlin.
BALTIMORE RAVENS — Named Sandy Weil director of football analytics.
CHICAGO BEARS — Signed WR Rashied Davis to a one-year contract. Placed WR Devin Thomas on the reserve/left team list.
DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived S Brodney Pool and CB Isaac Madison. Signed WR David Little and RB Javarris Williams.
DENVER BRONCOS — Signed S Jim Leonhard and LB Keith Brooking.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Agreed to terms with WR Justin Blackmon to a four-year contract.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed WR A.J. Love. Placed WR Greg Childs on the waived-injured list.
OAKLAND RAIDERS — Waived DT Travis Ivey. Removed CB Ron Bartell from the non-football injury list.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed LB Adrian Moten. Waived WR Andrew Brewer
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Waived TE Chase Coffman. Signed LS Andrew DePaola.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — Waived F Jose Moreno.
COLLEGE
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE — Named Chris Parker communications assistant.
MANHATTAN — Named Amanda McEntire assistant athletic director for facilities and event management.
OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN — Named Andrew McGuire assistant baseball coach.
ST. ANDREWS — Announced the resignation of baseball coach Matt Boykin to join the coaching staff at UNC Greensboro. Promoted assistant baseball coach Drew Roberts to head coach.
UAB — Named Bailey Coleman assistant indoor and sand volleyball coach.
WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON — Named Brooke Turner volleyball coach and Daniel Usaj men’s lacrosse coach.
WASHINGTON & LEE — Named Jonathan Bowden men’s and women’s assistant golf coach, Kristin Cupido women’s assistant cross country coach, Eric Deutsch assistant football coach and Pamela Findlay women’s assistant basketball coach.
WNBA
Women’s National
Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 15 4 .789 —
Indiana 10 7 .588 4
Atlanta 9 10 .474 6
Chicago 8 9 .471 6
New York 6 12 .333 8½
Washington 4 14 .222 10½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 15 4 .789 —
San Antonio 13 5 .722 1½
Los Angeles 15 6 .714 1
Seattle 9 10 .474 6
Phoenix 4 15 .211 11
Tulsa 3 15 .167 11½
Olympic break, plays continues Aug. 16.
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.
Sunday’s Games
Portland 1, FC Dallas 1, tie
Seattle FC 4, Los Angeles 0
Friday’s Game
Houston at New York, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 11
Real Salt Lake at Vancouver, 1 p.m.
Toronto FC at Columbus, 1:30 p.m.
D.C. United at Sporting Kansas City, 2:30 p.m.
Colorado at FC Dallas, 3 p.m.
Seattle FC at San Jose, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 12
Chicago at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Montreal at New England, 1 p.m.
Los Angeles at Chivas USA, 4 p.m.
TENNIS
ATP World Tour Rogers Cup
A U.S. Open Series event
Monday
At Rexall Centre
Toronto
Purse: $3.2 million (Masters 1000)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
First Round
Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Donald Young, United States, 3-6 7-6 (4), 6-0.
Viktor Troicki, Serbia, def. Alex Bogomolov Jr., Russia, 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Bernard Tomic, Australia, def. Michael Berrer, Germany, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.
Matthew Ebden, Australia, def. Peter Polansky, Canada, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Flavio Cipolla, Italy, def. Jurgen Zopp, Estonia, 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles
First Round
Fabio Fognini, Italy, and Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Ross Hutchins and Jonathan Marray, Britain, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
