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American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
x-Boston 95 62 .605 —
Tampa Bay 86 69 .555 8
New York 82 74 .526 12½
Baltimore 81 74 .523 13
Toronto 71 84 .458 23
Central Division
W L Pct GB
z-Detroit 91 65 .583 —
Cleveland 86 70 .551 5
Kansas City 82 73 .529 8½
Minnesota 65 90 .419 25½
Chicago 61 94 .394 29½
West Division
W L Pct GB
x-Oakland 93 63 .596 —
Texas 84 71 .542 8½
Los Angeles 76 79 .490 16½
Seattle 68 88 .436 25
Houston 51 105 .327 42
z-clinched playoff berth
x-clinched division
Sunday’s Games
Cleveland 9, Houston 2
San Francisco 2, N.Y. Yankees 1
Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 3
Boston 5, Toronto 2
Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 1
Kansas City 4, Texas 0, 10 innings
Seattle 3, L.A. Angels 2
Oakland 11, Minnesota 7
Today’s Games
Baltimore (W.Chen 7-7) at Tampa Bay (Archer 9-7), 9:10 a.m.
Houston (Lyles 7-8) at Texas (D.Holland 9-9), 2:05 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 13-12) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 5-13), 2:10 p.m.
Toronto (Happ 4-6) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 8-6), 2:10 p.m.
Oakland (Milone 11-9) at L.A. Angels (Richards 7-6), 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Ventura 0-0) at Seattle (Maurer 4-8), 4:10 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
x-Atlanta 92 63 .594 —
Washington 84 72 .538 8½
New York 71 84 .458 21
Philadelphia 71 84 .458 21
Miami 57 99 .365 35½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
z-St. Louis 91 65 .583 —
Cincinnati 89 67 .571 2
Pittsburgh 89 67 .571 2
Milwaukee 69 86 .445 21½
Chicago 65 91 .417 26
West Division
W L Pct GB
x-Los Angeles 90 66 .577 —
Arizona 79 76 .510 10½
San Diego 72 83 .465 17½
San Francisco 72 84 .462 18
Colorado 71 86 .452 19½
z-clinched playoff berth
x-clinched division
Sunday’s Games
San Francisco 2, N.Y. Yankees 1
Cincinnati 11, Pittsburgh 3
Miami 4, Washington 2, 1st game
N.Y. Mets 4, Philadelphia 3
Atlanta 5, Chicago Cubs 2
Arizona 13, Colorado 9
L.A. Dodgers 1, San Diego 0
Washington 5, Miami 4, 2nd game
Milwaukee 6, St. Louis 4
Today’s Games
Milwaukee (Estrada 6-4) at Atlanta (Minor 13-7), 1:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Harang 0-1) at Cincinnati (Cueto 5-2), 1:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Halladay 4-4) at Miami (Eovaldi 3-6), 1:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Morton 7-4) at Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 8-12), 2:05 p.m.
Washington (Roark 7-0) at St. Louis (Wainwright 17-9), 2:15 p.m.
Arizona (McCarthy 5-9) at San Diego (Stults 9-13), 4:10 p.m.
Sunday’s Sports
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Sent RHP Daniel Strange outright to Salt Lake (PCL) and RHP David Carpenter outright to Arkansas (Texas).
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Recalled LHP Enny Romero from Durham (IL).
National League
PHILADEPLHIA PHILLIES — Signed manager Ryne Sandberg to a three-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLORADO AVALANCHE — Claimed F Marc-Andre Cliche off waivers from Los Angeles.
DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned LW Tomas Jurco, RW Martin Frk, RW Andrej Nestrasil, LW Trevor Parkes, RW Mitch Callahan, LW Marek Tvrdon, C Calle Jarnkrok, C David McIntyre, LW Jeff Hoggan, D Gleason Fournier, D Ryan Sproul, D Brennan Evans, D Max Nicastro, D Xavier Ouellet, D Richard Nedomlel, G Tom McCollum and G Cam Lanigan to Grand Rapids (AHL).
LOS ANGELES KINGS — Loaned RW Brandon Kozun and D Andrew Campbell to Manchester (AHL).
MONTREAL CANADIENS — Assigned G Dustin Tokarski to Hamilton (AHL).
Pro basketball
Women’s National
Basketball Association
Playoff Glance
(x-if necessary)
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-3)
Eastern Conference
Washington 1, Atlanta 1
Thursday, Sept. 19: Washington 71, Atlanta 56
Saturday, Sept. 21: Atlanta 63, Washington 45
Monday, Sept. 23: Washington at Atlanta, 2 p.m.
Indiana 2, Chicago 0
Friday Sept. 20: Indiana 85, Chicago 72
Sunday, Sept. 22: Indiana 79, Chicago 57
Western Conference
Minnesota 2, Seattle 0
Friday, Sept. 20: Minnesota 80, Seattle 64
Sunday, Sept. 22: Minnesota 58, Seattle 55
Phoenix 1, Los Angeles 1
Thursday, Sept. 19: Phoenix 86, Los Angeles 75
Saturday, Sept. 21: Los Angeles 82, Phoenix 73
Monday, Sept. 23: Phoenix at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
TENNIS
ATP World Tour Moselle Open Results
Sunday
At Les Arenes de Metz
Metz, France
Purse: $621,700 (WT250)
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles Championship
Gilles Simon (2), France, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (1), 6-4, 6-3.
Doubles Championship
Johan Brunstrom, Sweden, and Raven Klassen, South Africa, def. Nicolas Mahut and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 6-4, 7-6 (5).
ATP World Tour
St. Petersburg Open Results
Sunday
At SCC Peterburgsky
St. Petersburg, Russia
Purse: $519,775 (WT250)
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles Championship
Ernests Gulbis (6), Latvia, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0.
Doubles Championship
David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco (1), Spain, def. Dominic Inglot, Britain, and Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 7-6 (6), 6-3.
Golf
Tour Championship Top Scores
Sunday
At East Lake Golf Club
Atlanta
Purse: $8 million
Yardage: 7,307; Par: 70
Final
Henrik Stenson, $1,440,000 64-66-69-68—267
Jordan Spieth, $708,000 68-67-71-64—270
Steve Stricker, $708,000 66-71-68-65—270
Webb Simpson, $384,000 68-71-69-63—271
Dustin Johnson, $320,000 68-68-67-69—272
Justin Rose, $288,000 68-68-70-67—273
Billy Horschel, $264,000 66-70-70-68—274
Zach Johnson, $264,000 69-68-69-68—274
Roberto Castro, $227,733 67-71-72-65—275
Jason Dufner, $227,733 74-70-66-65—275
Sergio Garcia, $227,733 68-71-69-67—275
Keegan Bradley, $200,000 72-65-72-67—276
Phil Mickelson, $200,000 71-67-70-68—276
Jason Day, $173,600 68-74-68-67—277
Jim Furyk, $173,600 70-68-73-66—277
Adam Scott, $173,600 65-69-74-69—277
Nick Watney, $173,600 72-65-70-70—277
B.de Jonge, $158,400 70-72-71-65—278
Luke Donald, $158,400 70-70-67-71—278
Hunter Mahan, $152,000 70-69-71-69—279
Brandt Snedeker, $152,000 69-75-67-68—279
Gary Woodland, $145,600 70-67-71-72—280
Tiger Woods, $145,600 73-71-69-67—280
Champions Tour-Pacific Links Hawaii Top Scores
Sunday
At Kapolei Golf Club
Kapolei, Hawaii
Purse: $1.8 million
Yardage: 7,002; Par 72
Final
(x-won on second playoff hole)
Mark Wiebe, $270,000 64-69-72—205
Corey Pavin, $158,400 68-68-69—205
Bernhard Langer, $129,600 69-69-68—206
Esteban Toledo, $96,300 71-70-66—207
John Cook, $96,300 66-71-70—207
Fred Couples, $55,800 71-71-66—208
Kirk Triplett, $55,800 69-70-69—208
David Frost, $55,800 69-69-70—208
Gene Sauers, $55,800 69-69-70—208
Brian Henninger, $55,800 67-69-72—208
Vijay Singh, $55,800 69-66-73—208
Sandy Lyle, $39,600 70-67-72—209
Rocco Mediate, $35,100 69-71-70—210
Mark Calcavecchia, $35,100 66-72-72—210
Mark Mouland, $32,400 72-72-67—211
Mark O’Meara, $27,900 70-73-69—212
Dan Forsman, $27,900 73-69-70—212
Duffy Waldorf, $27,900 71-69-72—212
Bart Bryant, $27,900 68-70-74—212
Willie Wood, $21,600 69-75-69—213
Bill Glasson, $21,600 74-68-71—213
Joel Edwards, $21,600 70-72-71—213
Dick Mast, $21,600 72-69-72—213
Bob Tway, $16,088 73-71-70—214
Steve Elkington, $16,088 71-74-69—214
Larry Mize, $16,088 71-72-71—214
Jay Don Blake, $16,088 71-72-71—214
Doug Garwood, $16,088 71-75-68—214
Scott Simpson, $16,088 70-71-73—214
Brad Faxon, $16,088 68-73-73—214
Jeff Hart, $16,088 71-69-74—214
Jeff Sluman, $11,880 69-75-71—215
Notable others:
Hale Irwin, $7,380 72-73-72—217
Nick Price, $1,584 73-72-79—224
David Ishii, $1,368 76-71-78—225
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup
Sylvania 300 Results
Sunday
At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, N.H.
Lap length: 1.058 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (9) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 300 laps, 141.5 rating, 48 points, $262,066.
2. (12) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 300, 112.7, 42, $210,143.
3. (10) Greg Biffle, Ford, 300, 97.3, 41, $146,585.
4. (11) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 300, 116.7, 41, $160,796.
5. (23) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 300, 94.2, 39, $142,005.
6. (17) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 300, 103, 39, $115,835.
7. (29) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 300, 91.1, 0, $105,235.
8. (25) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 300, 91.7, 36, $102,535.
9. (26) Carl Edwards, Ford, 300, 86.1, 35, $127,360.
10. (5) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 300, 120.7, 35, $135,060.
11. (20) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 300, 102.1, 34, $140,826.
12. (14) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 300, 93.6, 32, $105,785.
13. (4) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 300, 81.8, 31, $115,830.
14. (6) Joey Logano, Ford, 300, 90.5, 31, $115,668.
15. (3) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 300, 105.7, 30, $131,696.
16. (1) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 300, 82.8, 29, $128,693.
17. (16) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 300, 76.9, 28, $124,793.
18. (22) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 300, 69.9, 26, $112,874.
19. (15) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 300, 67.5, 25, $112,574.
20. (8) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 300, 73.9, 24, $130,046.
21. (13) Aric Almirola, Ford, 300, 67.7, 23, $121,746.
22. (7) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 300, 70.4, 22, $114,451.
23. (18) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 300, 64.4, 21, $127,660.
24. (31) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 300, 62, 20, $130,471.
25. (34) Casey Mears, Ford, 300, 57.7, 19, $110,443.
26. (35) David Reutimann, Toyota, 300, 55.8, 18, $99,593.
27. (21) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 300, 57.1, 17, $83,110.
28. (30) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 300, 51.9, 16, $104,968.
29. (19) David Ragan, Ford, 299, 54.6, 15, $102,193.
30. (27) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 297, 43.4, 14, $100,832.
31. (38) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 297, 41, 13, $79,085.
32. (43) Josh Wise, Ford, 297, 39.4, 0, $78,810.
33. (37) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 296, 44.8, 12, $78,585.
34. (32) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 296, 43, 0, $78,385.
35. (36) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 296, 33.7, 0, $78,185.
36. (42) Timmy Hill, Ford, 293, 27.4, 8, $77,955.
37. (2) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 278, 97.6, 8, $103,241.
38. (33) Kevin Swindell, Toyota, 244, 32.1, 0, $72,675.
39. (24) David Gilliland, Ford, accident, 239, 38.6, 5, $68,675.
40. (28) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, accident, 161, 37.2, 4, $72,675.
41. (39) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, brakes, 128, 29, 0, $60,675.
42. (41) Johnny Sauter, Ford, brakes, 103, 31.4, 0, $56,675.
43. (40) Scott Riggs, Ford, brakes, 92, 25.8, 1, $53,175.
Race Statistics
• Average Speed of Race Winner: 107.573 mph.
• Time of Race: 2 hours, 57 minutes, 2 seconds.
• Margin of Victory: 0.533 seconds.
• Caution Flags: 7 for 37 laps.
• Lead Changes: 19 among 11 drivers.
• Lap Leaders: R.Newman 1-2; K.Kahne 3-31; M.Truex Jr. 32; J.Yeley 33; K.Kahne 34-35; M.Truex Jr. 36-108; M.Kenseth 109; J.Gordon 110; B.Keselowski 111-112; J.Logano 113; D.Earnhardt Jr. 114-129; M.Truex Jr. 130-152; M.Kenseth 153-165; M.Truex Jr. 166; J.Gordon 167-201; D.Earnhardt Jr. 202; C.Bowyer 203-207; M.Kenseth 208-246; J.Johnson 247; M.Kenseth 248-300.
• Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): M.Kenseth, 4 times for 106 laps; M.Truex Jr., 4 times for 98 laps; J.Gordon, 2 times for 36 laps; K.Kahne, 2 times for 31 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 2 times for 17 laps; C.Bowyer, 1 time for 5 laps; B.Keselowski, 1 time for 2 laps; R.Newman, 1 time for 2 laps; J.Johnson, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Logano, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Yeley, 1 time for 1 lap.
• Top 12 in Points: 1. M.Kenseth, 2,111; 2. Ky.Busch, 2,097; 3. J.Johnson, 2,093; 4. C.Edwards, 2,075; 5. G.Biffle, 2,073; 6. K.Harvick, 2,072; 7. Ku.Busch, 2,071; 8. J.Gordon, 2,069; 9. R.Newman, 2,064; 10. C.Bowyer, 2,063; 11. D.Earnhardt Jr., 2,049; 12. J.Logano, 2,042.
