Area events
Wednesday
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers at Rochester 7:05 p.m.
Thursday
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers at Rochester 7:05 p.m.
Friday
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers at Rochester 7:05 p.m.
Saturday
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers at Willmar 7:05 p.m.
DRAG RACING
RV Mod Tour, sponsored by Hilmerson RV and Sports Center, Riddles pendant drawing, North Central Speedway, Barrows, 6:45 p.m.
AMATEUR BASEBALL
Brainerd Bees in Region 7B playoffs
TV and radio
Radio guide
WYRQ-FM (92.1), KBLB-FM (93.3), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), 3WI-FM (95.9), KFGI-FM (101.5), KUAL-FM (103.5), KLKS-FM (104.3)
WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KLTF-AM (960), KVKK-AM (1070), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KNSP-AM (1430)
Wednesday
GOLF
2 p.m., TGC: USGA, U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, round of 64 matches
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
10 a.m., ESPN2: Playoffs, Great Lakes Regional Semifinal
Noon, ESPN2: Playoffs, Southeast Regional Semifinal
2 p.m., ESPN2: Playoffs, Great Lakes Regional Semifinal
6 p.m., ESPN2: Playoffs, Southeast Regional Semifinal
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
6 p.m., ESPN: L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees
7 p.m., WGN: Washington at Chicago Cubs
7:10 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KUAL-FM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Twins vs. Boston
SOCCER
8 p.m., ESPN2: Men’s national teams, exhibition, U.S. vs. Mexico
SOFTBALL
4 p.m., ESPN2: Big League, World Series, championship game
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 72 43 .626 —
New York 69 45 .605 2 1/2
Tampa Bay 61 54 .530 11
Toronto 58 57 .504 14
Baltimore 44 69 .389 27
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 61 53 .535 —
Cleveland 56 56 .500 4
Chicago 57 58 .496 4 1/2
Minnesota 51 65 .440 11
Kansas City 49 67 .422 13
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 66 51 .564 —
Los Angeles 64 52 .552 1 1/2
Oakland 52 63 .452 13
Seattle 49 66 .426 16
Monday’s Games
Chicago White Sox 7, Baltimore 6
Boston 8, Minnesota 6
Tampa Bay 2, Kansas City 1
Texas 9, Seattle 2
Tuesday’s Games
Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore 3
L.A. Angels 6, N.Y. Yankees 4
Detroit at Cleveland
Oakland 4, Toronto 1
Tampa Bay 4, Kansas City 0
Texas 7, Seattle 6
Boston 4, Minnesota 3
Wednesday’s Games
Chicago White Sox (Humber 8-8) at Baltimore (Tom.Hunter 1-2), 6:05 p.m.
Detroit (Porcello 11-6) at Cleveland (Jimenez 0-0), 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Richards 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 10-4), 6:05 p.m.
Oakland (G.Gonzalez 9-9) at Toronto (Alvarez 0-0), 6:07 p.m.
Kansas City (F.Paulino 1-4) at Tampa Bay (W.Davis 8-7), 6:10 p.m.
Seattle (Vargas 6-10) at Texas (D.Holland 10-4), 7:05 p.m.
Boston (Lester 11-5) at Minnesota (Blackburn 7-9), 7:10 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 75 40 .652 —
Atlanta 67 49 .578 8 1/2
New York 58 57 .504 17
Washington 56 59 .487 19
Florida 55 60 .478 20
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 65 50 .565 —
St. Louis 62 53 .539 3
Pittsburgh 55 59 .482 9 1/2
Cincinnati 55 61 .474 10 1/2
Chicago 49 67 .422 16 1/2
Houston 38 77 .330 27
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Francisco 63 53 .543 —
Arizona 62 53 .539 1/2
Colorado 55 62 .470 8 1/2
Los Angeles 52 62 .456 10
San Diego 51 66 .436 12 1/2
Monday’s Games
Atlanta 8, Florida 5
Colorado 10, Cincinnati 7
N.Y. Mets 9, San Diego 8
Washington at Chicago, ppd., rain
Houston 9, Arizona 1
Philadelphia 5, L.A. Dodgers 3
Pittsburgh 5, San Francisco 0
Tuesday’s Games
Colorado 3, Cincinnati 2
N.Y. Mets 5, San Diego 4
Atlanta at Florida
Washington 3, Chicago Cubs 1
Milwaukee at St. Louis,
Houston at Arizona
Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers
Pittsburgh at San Francisco
Wednesday’s Games
Philadelphia (Worley 8-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 10-9), 2:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Karstens 8-6) at San Francisco (J.Sanchez 4-6), 2:45 p.m.
Atlanta (T.Hudson 11-7) at Florida (Ani.Sanchez 6-5), 6:10 p.m.
Colorado (Millwood 0-0) at Cincinnati (Leake 9-7), 6:10 p.m.
San Diego (Harang 10-3) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey 5-10), 6:10 p.m.
Washington (Detwiler 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (R.Lopez 2-3), 7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Wolf 8-8) at St. Louis (Westbrook 9-5), 7:15 p.m.
Houston (An.Rodriguez 0-4) at Arizona (Collmenter 6-7), 8:40 p.m.
League leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING—AdGonzalez, Boston, .351; Kotchman, Tampa Bay, .338; MiYoung, Texas, .333; VMartinez, Detroit, .323; MiCabrera, Detroit, .318; Ellsbury, Boston, .316; JhPeralta, Detroit, .314.
RUNS—Granderson, New York, 101; Ellsbury, Boston, 84; Bautista, Toronto, 81; AdGonzalez, Boston, 78; Kinsler, Texas, 78; MiCabrera, Detroit, 76; Pedroia, Boston, 76; Zobrist, Tampa Bay, 76.
RBI—AdGonzalez, Boston, 92; Granderson, New York, 87; Teixeira, New York, 86; Konerko, Chicago, 79; MiYoung, Texas, 77; Bautista, Toronto, 76; Beltre, Texas, 76; DOrtiz, Boston, 76; Youkilis, Boston, 76.
HITS—AdGonzalez, Boston, 163; MiYoung, Texas, 154; Ellsbury, Boston, 149; MeCabrera, Kansas City, 145; Pedroia, Boston, 139; AGordon, Kansas City, 137; Markakis, Baltimore, 132.
DOUBLES—AdGonzalez, Boston, 35; AGordon, Kansas City, 35; Zobrist, Tampa Bay, 35; MiYoung, Texas, 34; Francoeur, Kansas City, 32; Ellsbury, Boston, 31; MeCabrera, Kansas City, 30; MiCabrera, Detroit, 30; DOrtiz, Boston, 30; Youkilis, Boston, 30.
TRIPLES—Granderson, New York, 9; AJackson, Detroit, 8; Bourjos, Los Angeles, 7; RDavis, Toronto, 6; Gardner, New York, 6; JWeeks, Oakland, 6; 8 tied at 5.
HOME RUNS—Bautista, Toronto, 33; Teixeira, New York, 32; Granderson, New York, 29; Konerko, Chicago, 26; MarReynolds, Baltimore, 26; NCruz, Texas, 25; Quentin, Chicago, 24.
STOLEN BASES—Crisp, Oakland, 37; Gardner, New York, 36; RDavis, Toronto, 34; Andrus, Texas, 31; Ellsbury, Boston, 31; ISuzuki, Seattle, 29; Aybar, Los Angeles, 24.
PITCHING—Verlander, Detroit, 16-5; Sabathia, New York, 16-6; Weaver, Los Angeles, 14-5; Haren, Los Angeles, 12-6; Lester, Boston, 11-5; Tomlin, Cleveland, 11-5; Ogando, Texas, 11-5; Porcello, Detroit, 11-6; Scherzer, Detroit, 11-7; Shields, Tampa Bay, 11-9.
STRIKEOUTS—Verlander, Detroit, 186; FHernandez, Seattle, 174; Sabathia, New York, 168; Shields, Tampa Bay, 167; Price, Tampa Bay, 154; Weaver, Los Angeles, 150; CWilson, Texas, 146.
SAVES—Valverde, Detroit, 32; MaRivera, New York, 29; Papelbon, Boston, 26; Walden, Los Angeles, 26; League, Seattle, 26; SSantos, Chicago, 24; CPerez, Cleveland, 23.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING—JosReyes, New York, .336; Braun, Milwaukee, .326; Morse, Washington, .323; DanMurphy, New York, .320; Votto, Cincinnati, .319; Holliday, St. Louis, .317; Kemp, Los Angeles, .317.
RUNS—JosReyes, New York, 80; Stubbs, Cincinnati, 78; Pujols, St. Louis, 76; Braun, Milwaukee, 75; Votto, Cincinnati, 72; Fielder, Milwaukee, 71; Rollins, Philadelphia, 71; JUpton, Arizona, 71; RWeeks, Milwaukee, 71.
RBI—Howard, Philadelphia, 89; Fielder, Milwaukee, 85; Kemp, Los Angeles, 84; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 80; Berkman, St. Louis, 75; Braun, Milwaukee, 74; Votto, Cincinnati, 70.
HITS—SCastro, Chicago, 151; JosReyes, New York, 144; Bourn, Atlanta, 140; Pence, Philadelphia, 138; Votto, Cincinnati, 136; Kemp, Los Angeles, 132; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 130.
DOUBLES—Beltran, San Francisco, 31; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 31; JUpton, Arizona, 31; Pence, Philadelphia, 29; Braun, Milwaukee, 28; SCastro, Chicago, 28; Ethier, Los Angeles, 28; Freeman, Atlanta, 28; Headley, San Diego, 28; DanMurphy, New York, 28.
TRIPLES—JosReyes, New York, 16; Victorino, Philadelphia, 12; Fowler, Colorado, 11; SCastro, Chicago, 8; Bourn, Atlanta, 7; SSmith, Colorado, 7; Infante, Florida, 6; Maybin, San Diego, 6; Rasmus, St. Louis, 6.
HOME RUNS—Berkman, St. Louis, 28; Pujols, St. Louis, 27; Fielder, Milwaukee, 26; Kemp, Los Angeles, 26; Stanton, Florida, 25; Howard, Philadelphia, 24; Uggla, Atlanta, 24.
STOLEN BASES—Bourn, Atlanta, 42; JosReyes, New York, 34; Kemp, Los Angeles, 29; Stubbs, Cincinnati, 28; Maybin, San Diego, 27; Rollins, Philadelphia, 26; Bonifacio, Florida, 25.
PITCHING—Halladay, Philadelphia, 15-4; IKennedy, Arizona, 14-3; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 13-5; Hamels, Philadelphia, 13-6; Gallardo, Milwaukee, 13-7; Jurrjens, Atlanta, 12-4; Correia, Pittsburgh, 12-10.
STRIKEOUTS—Kershaw, Los Angeles, 184; ClLee, Philadelphia, 167; Lincecum, San Francisco, 165; Halladay, Philadelphia, 163; Hamels, Philadelphia, 150; AniSanchez, Florida, 150; Hanson, Atlanta, 142.
SAVES—Kimbrel, Atlanta, 35; BrWilson, San Francisco, 34; Axford, Milwaukee, 32; LNunez, Florida, 31; HBell, San Diego, 31; Hanrahan, Pittsburgh, 30; Storen, Washington, 30.
Northwoods League
Second Half
North Division W L GB
Alexandria 24 9 -
Willmar 19 13 4.5
*Mankato 18 14 5.5
St. Cloud 16 17 8
Thunder Bay 14 16 8.5
Rochester 14 18 9.5
Brainerd 12 21 12
Duluth 11 20 12
South Division W L GB
La Crosse 18 11 -
Green Bay 18 11 -
*Battle Creek 17 13 1.5
Madison 14 14 3.5
Waterloo 14 15 4
Wis. Rapids 14 17 5
Eau Claire 13 18 6
Wisconsin 11 20 8
Football
NFL preseason
Thursday, Aug. 11
Baltimore at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.
Jacksonville at New England, 6:30 p.m.
Seattle at San Diego, 7 p.m.
Denver at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Arizona at Oakland, 9 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 12
Cincinnati at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Miami at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Washington, 6:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 7 p.m.
San Francisco at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 13
Green Bay at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Tennessee, 7 p.m.
Indianapolis at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 15
N.Y. Jets at Houston, 7 p.m.
Golf
PGA Championship Tee Times
At Atlanta Athletic Club
Johns Creek, Ga.
All Times EDT
Yardage: 7,467; Par: 70
First and Second Rounds
Thursday-Friday
Hole 1-Hole 10
7:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m. — Craig Stevens, Brendon De Jonge, John Rollins
7:40 a.m.-12:50 p.m. — Daniel Balin, Andres Romero, Tommy Gainey
7:50 a.m.-1 p.m. — Faber Jamerson, Charlie Wi, Kevin Streelman
8 a.m.-1:10 p.m. — Edoardo Molinari, Jason Dufner, Wen-chong Liang
8:10 a.m.-1:20 p.m. — Brendan Jones, Martin Laird, Brendan Steele
8:20 a.m.-1:30 p.m. — Spencer Levin, David Hutsell, Peter Hanson
8:30 a.m.-1:40 p.m. — Brian Davis, Keegan Bradley, Bill Lunde
8:40 a.m.-1:50 p.m. — John Senden, Bo Van Pelt, Scott Stallings
8:50 a.m.-2 p.m. — John Daly, Mark Brooks, Jerry Pate
9 a.m.-2:10 p.m. — Aaron Baddeley, Rocco Mediate, Arjun Atwal
9:10 a.m.-2:20 p.m. — Robert Garrigus, Jeff Sorenson, Jamie Donaldson
9:20 a.m.-2:30 p.m. — Webb Simpson, Sean Dougherty, Gregory Bourdy
9:30 a.m.-2:40 p.m. — Alexander Noren, Rob Moss, J.J. Henry
12:45 p.m.-7:35 a.m. — David Horsey, Scott Erdmann, Yuta Ikeda.
12:55 p.m.-7:45 a.m. — Marty Jertson, Richard Green, Hiroyuki Fujita
1:05 p.m.-7:55 a.m. — Anthony Kim, Ernie Els, Jhonattan Vegas
1:15 p.m.-8:05 a.m. — Martin Kaymer, Y.E. Yang, Shaun Micheel
1:25 p.m.-8:15 a.m. — Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Sergio Garcia
1:35 p.m.-8:25 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Hunter Mahan, Justin Rose
1:45 p.m.-8:35 a.m. — Charl Schwartzel, Rory McIlroy, Darren Clarke
1:55 p.m.-8:45 a.m. — Matt Kuchar, Lee Westwood, Jason Day
2:05 p.m.-8:55 a.m. — Graeme McDowell, Zach Johnson, Geoff Ogilvy
2:15 p.m.-9:05 a.m. — Lucas Glover, Camilo Villegas, Francesco Molinari
2:25 p.m.-9:15 a.m. — Ricky Barnes, Jonathan Byrd, Heath Slocum
2:35 p.m.-9:25 a.m. — Cameron Tringale, Steve Schneiter, Sean O’Hair
2:45 p.m.-9:35 a.m. — Jeff Coston, Adam Scott, S.Y. Noh
Hole 10-Hole 1
7:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m. — Ryan Moore, Bob Sowards, Tetsuji Hiratsuka
7:40 a.m.-12:50 p.m. — Stephen Gallacher, Mike Northern, Gary Woodland
7:50 a.m.-1 p.m. — Matteo Manassero, Ryo Ishikawa, Adam Scott
8 a.m.-1:10 p.m. — Stewart Cink, Angel Cabrera, Ross Fisher
8:10 a.m.-1:20 p.m. — David Toms, Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson
8:20 a.m.-1:30 p.m. — Alvaro Quiros, Luke Donald, Nick Watney
8:30 a.m.-1:40 p.m. — Davis Love III, Tiger Woods, Padraig Harrington
8:40 a.m.-1:50 p.m. — Bubba Watson, Ian Poulter, Jeff Overton
8:50 a.m.-2 p.m. — Thomas Bjorn, Jim Furyk, K.J. Choi
9 a.m.-2:10 p.m. — Steve Stricker, Paul Casey, Miguel Angel Jimenez
9:10 a.m.-2:20 p.m. — Bill Haas, J.B. Holmes, Charles Howell III
9:20 a.m.-2:30 p.m. — Scott Verplank, Stuart Smith, Jerry Kelly
9:30 a.m.-2:40 p.m. — Brandt Jobe, Dan Olsen, Fredrik Andersson Hed
12:45 p.m.-7:35 a.m. — Steve Marino, Brad Lardon, Pablo Larrazabal
12:55 p.m.-7:45 a.m. — Johan Edfors, Mike Small, Chris Kirk
1:05 p.m.-7:55 a.m. — Anders Hansen, Rory Sabbatini, Johnson Wagner
1:15 p.m.-8:05 a.m. — Brian Gay, Charley Hoffman, Ryuji Imada
1:25 p.m.-8:15 a.m. — Brandt Snedeker, Jose Maria Olazabal, Robert Karlsson
1:35 p.m.-8:25 a.m. — Larry Nelson, Steve Elkington, Rich Beem
1:45 p.m.-8:35 a.m. — Robert Allenby, Harrison Frazar, Ryan Palmer
1:55 p.m.-8:45 a.m. — Tom Gillis, Mark Wilson, Retief Goosen
2:05 p.m.-8:55 a.m. — Bryce Molder, Trevor Immelman, Simon Dyson
2:15 p.m.-9:05 a.m. — Thomas Aiken, Fredrik Jacobson, D.A. Points
2:25 p.m.-9:15 a.m. — Michael Bradley, Robert McClellan, Raphael Jacquelin
2:35 p.m.-9:25 a.m. — Ben Crane, Brian Cairns, K.T. Tim
2:45 p.m.-9:35 a.m. — Kevin Na, Todd Camplin, Scott Piercy
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Activated 3B Jack Hannahan from the paternity list. Agreed to terms with OF Brian Ruiz.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Assigned RHP Cody Evans to Inland Empire (Cal).
MINNESOTA TWINS—Placed RHP Scott Baker on the 15-day DL.
TEXAS RANGERS—Reinstated RHP Alexi Ogando from the paternity leave list. Placed INF Andres Blanco on the 15-day DL.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Selected the contract of RHP Henderson Alvarez from New Hampshire (EL). Assigned LHP Wilfredo Ledezma outright to Las Vegas (PCL).
National League
CINCINNATI REDS—Placed RHP Logan Ondrusek on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 8. Recalled LHP Travis Wood from Louisville (IL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Assigned RHP Tyler Glasnow and OF Rodarrick Jones to the GCL Pirates.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS—Waived S Eugene Clifford and DB Michael Ricks. Signed TE Jonathan Stupar and TE Kris Wilson.
DETROIT LIONS—Signed RB Mike Bell, RB Jerome Harrison and OT Tony Moll. Released WR Dominique Barnes, FB Preston Dial and DE Greg Banks. Waived-injured CB Maurice Leggett.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed OL Rob McGill. Waived G Troy White. Waived-injured OL Kevin Haslam.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed LB David Nixon and DB K.J. Gerard. LB Channing Crowder announced his retirement.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Waived CB Marcell Gipson.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed DE Chris Wilson to a one-year contract and DT Marlon Favorite. Released WR DeAndre Brown and WR Cordario Calvin.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed TE Chris Blohm to a three-year contract and S Dashon Goldson to a one-year contract.
TENNESSEE TITANS—Agreed to terms with OL Pat McQuistan.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Named Ben Simon assistant coach of Rockford (AHL) and Andrew Allen developmental goaltending coach.
MONTREAL CANADIENS—Named Ron Wilson assistant coach of Hamilton (AHL).
COLLEGE
OKLAHOMA CITY—Named Lance Madison men’s assistant basketball coach and Cody Legg athletic trainer.
TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO—Named Megan Gibson assistant softball coach.
VIRGINIA—Named Ray Roberts director of life skills for the football program.
Basketball
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Indiana 15 7 .682 —
Connecticut 13 7 .650 1
New York 12 9 .571 2 1/2
Chicago 10 12 .455 5
Atlanta 9 11 .450 5
Washington 4 14 .222 9
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 16 4 .800 —
San Antonio 12 8 .600 4
Seattle 12 9 .571 4 1/2
Phoenix 11 9 .550 5
Los Angeles 7 13 .350 9
Tulsa 1 19 .050 15
