Scoreboard

Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2008

Area events

Saturday

STOCK CAR RACING

North Central Speedway, Barrows, 6:45 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS

Pequot Lakes, Pierz at Little Falls quadrangular, 9 a.m.

Wadena-Deer Creek at Park Rapids tournament, 9 a.m.

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), KFGI-FM (101.5), 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)

Saturday

NFL FOOTBALL

6:30 p.m., ABC, KKIN-FM, KBLB-FM, KSKK-FM: Vikings at Baltimore

AUTO RACING

9:30 a.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for Carfax 250

11:30 a.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for 3M Performance 400

12:30 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Happy Hour Series, final practice for 3M Performance 400

2:30 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Carfax 250

4 p.m., SPEED: Championship Off Road Racing

5 p.m., ESPN2: NHRA, qualifying for Toyo Tires Nationals

GOLF

7 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, SAS Masters, third round

Noon, TGC: Nationwide Tour, Xerox Classic, third round

2 p.m., CBS: PGA Tour, Wyndham Championship, third round

5:30 p.m., TGC: Champions Tour, JELD-WEN Tradition, third round

8 p.m., TGC: LPGA, Canadian Womens Open, third round

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL

10 a.m., ESPN: World Series, pool play round

Noon, ESPN: World Series, pool play round

2:30 p.m., ABC: World Series, pool play round

5 p.m., ESPN: World Series, pool play round

7 p.m., ESPN: World Series, pool play round

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

3 p.m., FOX, KKIN-FM, KLIZ, WYRQ, KNSP, KWAD: Twins vs. Seattle

6 p.m., WGN: Chicago Cubs at Florida

OLYMPICS

4 a.m., MSNBC: Mens soccer, quarterfinals; baseball, U.S. vs. Canada; LIVE: womens wrestling, 48kg and 55kg Gold Medal finals; SAME-DAY TAPE: beach volleyball; mens badminton, doubles Gold Medal finals; equestrian, individual dressage

9 a.m., NBC: Mens basketball, U.S. vs. Spain; track & field; mens and womens gymnastics, trampoline; beach volleyball; womens diving, springboard semifinals; mens water polo, U.S. vs. Croatia; rowing, Gold Medal finals; cycling, track Gold Medal finals; womens badminton, singles Gold Medal finals

4 p.m., CNBC: Boxing, 51kg and 75kg

5 p.m., TELEMUNDO: Mens volleyball

6:30 p.m., NBC: Swimming, Gold Medal finals, mens: 4x100m medley relay, 1500m freestyle; womens: 50m freestyle, 4x100m medley relay; track & field: womens marathon; Gold Medal finals, mens 100m

11 p.m., CNBC: Mens table tennis, team Bronze Medal finals; womens weightlifting, super heavyweight

11 p.m., TELEMUNDO: Events TBA

11:30 p.m., NBC: Womens beach volleyball, quarterfinals; track & field Gold Medal finals: womens heptathlon, shot put

1 a.m., USA: Womens beach volleyball; mens tennis, singles Gold Medal finals; womens tennis, doubles Gold Medal finals; womens basketball, Australia vs. Russia; cycling, track Gold Medal finals; womens handball, Russia vs. Germany

3 a.m., TELEMUNDO: Swimming, Gold Medal finals; womens volleyball; womens diving, springboard semifinals; track & field, Gold Medal finals; womens beach volleyball; boxing; gymnastics, trampoline

RODEO

8 p.m., VERSUS: PBR, World Cup

TENNIS

Noon, ESPN2: ATP, Legg Mason Classic, semifinal

Sunday

Sports talk

10 a.m., 3-WI, WYRQ: Sports Huddle with Sid and Dave

AUTO RACING

1 p.m., ESPN: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, 3M Performance 400

9 p.m., ESPN2: NHRA, Toyo Tires Nationals, final eliminations

GOLF

7 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, SAS Masters, final round

Noon, TGC: Nationwide Tour, Xerox Classic, final round

2 p.m., CBS: PGA Tour, Wyndham Championship, final round

5:30 p.m., TGC: Champions Tour, JELD-WEN Tradition, final round

8 p.m., TGC: LPGA, Canadian Womens Open, final round

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL

11 a.m., ESPN CLASSIC: World Series, pool play round

Noon, ESPN2: World Series, pool play round

2:30 p.m., ABC: World Series, pool play round

5 p.m., ESPN2: World Series, pool play round

7 p.m., ESPN2: World Series, pool play round

1 a.m., ESPN2: World Series, pool play round

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Noon, WGN: Chicago Cubs at Florida

1 p.m., WFTC, KKIN-FM, KLIZ, WYRQ, KNSP, KWAD: Twins vs. Seattle

3 p.m., TBS: Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers

7 p.m., ESPN: Philadelphia at San Diego

MOTORSPORTS

1 p.m., CBS: MotoGP World Championship, Grand Prix of the Czech Republic

1 p.m., SPEED: MotoGP 250, Grand Prix of the Czech Republic

4 p.m., SPEED: AMA Supersport

5 p.m., SPEED: AMA Superbike

OLYMPICS

4 a.m., MSNBC: Softball, U.S. vs. Netherlands; womens basketball, U.S. vs. New Zealand; womens wrestling, 63kg and 72kg Gold Medal finals; womens table tennis, team Bronze Medal finals; badminton, mixed doubles Gold Medal finals; mens fencing, team sabre Gold Medal finals; mens badminton, singles Gold Medal finals; mens weightlifting, 94kg; womens volleyball, Italy vs. Brazil; womens water polo, quarterfinals

9 a.m., NBC: Track & field Gold Medal finals, mens 10k; womens basketball, U.S. vs. New Zealand; beach volleyball, quarterfinals; womens volleyball, U.S. vs. Poland; cycling, track Gold Medal finals; womens table tennis, team Gold Medal finals; mens badminton, singles Gold Medal finals; womens water polo, quarterfinals; equestrian, team jumping; rowing, Gold Medal finals

2 p.m., CNBC: Boxing, 64kg, 69kg, and 91kg quarterfinals

5 p.m., TELEMUNDO: Womens beach volleyball

6 p.m., NBC: Gymnastics, individual event Gold Medal finals, mens: floor, pommel horse; womens: floor, vault; track & field Gold Medal finals, womens 100, steeplechase; LIVE: womens triathlon; womens diving, springboard Gold Medal finals; rowing, eights Gold Medal finals

11 p.m., CNBC: Softball, U.S. vs. China

11 p.m., TELEMUNDO: Events TBA

11:35 p.m., NBC: Track & field Gold Medal finals, mens: hammer throw; womens: triple jump, steeplechase; mens beach volleyball, quarterfinals

1 a.m., TELEMUNDO: Gymnastics, individual event Gold Medal finals; womens diving, springboard Gold Medal finals; track & field, Gold Medal finals

1 p.m., USA: Mens basketball, U.S. vs. team TBA; mens water polo, U.S. vs. Germany; canoeing; womens field hockey, U.S. vs. Great Britain; mens table tennis, team Gold Medal finals and Bronze Medal finals; womens table tennis, singles; synchronized swimming

RODEO

8 p.m., VERSUS: PBR, World Cup

TENNIS

2 p.m., ESPN2: ATP, Legg Mason Classic, championship match

Monday

LITTLE LEAGUE

11 a.m., ESPN2: World Series, pool play round, Mill Creek, Wash., vs. Hagerstown, Md.

Noon, ESPN: World Series, pool play round, Yona, Guam vs. Matamoros, Mexico

2 p.m., ESPN2: World Series, pool play round, Rapid City, S.D., vs. Waipahu, Hawaii

3 p.m., ESPN: World Series, pool play round, Willemstad, Curacao, vs. Emilia, Italy

5 p.m., ESPN2: World Series, pool play round, Tampa, Fla., vs. Shelton, Conn.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

7 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ, WYRQ, KNSP, KWAD: Oakland vs. Twins

7 p.m., ESPN2: Houston at Milwaukee

NFL FOOTBALL

7 p.m., ESPN: Preseason, Cleveland at N.Y. Giants

OLYMPICS

4 a.m., MSNBC: Mens basketball, Argentina vs. Russia; womens soccer, semifinals, at Shanghai, China or Beijing; Baseball, U.S. vs. China; mens beach volleyball, quarterfinals; cycling, track Gold Medal finals; mens handball, Germany vs. Denmark; mens weightlifting, 105kg

7 a.m., TELEMUNDO: Womens soccer, semifinals, at Shanghai, China or Beijing; mens beach volleyball, quarterfinals; boxing, quarterfinals

9 a.m., NBC: Mens volleyball, U.S. vs. Japan; track & field; mens diving, springboard

4 p.m., CNBC: Boxing, 54kg, 57kg, and 91kg

5 p.m., OXY: Equestrian, team jumping finals; gymnastics

7 p.m., NBC: Gymnastics, individual event Gold Medal finals, mens: rings, vault; womens: uneven bars; track & field Gold Medal finals, mens: steeplechase, 400m hurdles, long jump; womens: pole vault; LIVE: womens beach volleyball, semifinals; womens gymnastics, trampoline Gold Medal finals

11 p.m., CNBC: Wrestling, freestyle: 55kg and 60kg; table tennis, singles, first round

11 p.m., TELEMUNDO: Events TBA

11:35 p.m., NBC: Mens diving, springboard semifinal; track & field Gold Medal finals, womens: 800m, discus throw; womens beach volleyball, semifinals

1 a.m., TELEMUNDO: Mens soccer, semifinals, at Shanghai, China or Beijing; gymnastics, individual events Gold Medal finals; track & field, Gold Medal finals; mens diving, springboard semifinals; womens beach volleyball, semifinals

1 a.m., USA: Womens basketball, quarterfinals; canoeing; womens handball, quarterfinals; womens beach volleyball, semifinals; table tennis, singles, first round; womens water polo, semifinals; cycling, track Gold Medal finals

Baseball

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Tampa Bay 74 47 .612 -

Boston 71 51 .582 3 1/2

New York 64 58 .525 10 1/2

Toronto 62 60 .508 12 1/2

Baltimore 59 62 .488 15

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 68 53 .562 -

Minnesota 68 53 .562 -

Detroit 59 63 .484 9 1/2

Cleveland 55 66 .455 13

Kansas City 55 67 .451 13 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 75 45 .625 -

Texas 61 62 .496 15 1/2

Oakland 56 65 .463 19 1/2

Seattle 46 75 .380 29 1/2

Thursday's Games

Detroit 5, Toronto 1

Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City 2

Tampa Bay 7, Oakland 6, 12 innings

Boston 10, Texas 0

Baltimore 11, Cleveland 6

Friday's Games

Toronto at Boston, ppd., rain

Baltimore 11, Detroit 2

Kansas City 4, N.Y. Yankees 3

Cleveland 3, L.A. Angels 2

Tampa Bay 7, Texas 0

Minnesota 9, Seattle 3

Oakland 6, Chicago White Sox 4

Saturday's Games

Kansas City (Greinke 9-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Ponson 7-3), 12:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Danks 9-5) at Oakland (Smith 5-11), 2:55 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Lackey 9-2) at Cleveland (Carmona 5-4), 2:55 p.m.

Seattle (Rowland-Smith 2-1) at Minnesota (Baker 7-3), 2:55 p.m.

Toronto (Marcum 7-5) at Boston (Beckett 11-8), 6:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Sarfate 4-2) at Detroit (Verlander 8-13), 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Jackson 9-7) at Texas (Harrison 4-2), 7:05 p.m.

Sunday's Games

Baltimore at Detroit, 12:05 p.m.

Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 12:35 p.m.

Seattle at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

National League

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 66 56 .541 -

Philadelphia 65 57 .533 1

Florida 63 60 .512 3 1/2

Atlanta 55 67 .451 11

Washington 44 79 .358 22 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 75 47 .615 -

Milwaukee 70 53 .569 5 1/2

St. Louis 69 56 .552 7 1/2

Houston 62 60 .508 13

Pittsburgh 55 67 .451 20

Cincinnati 54 69 .439 21 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Arizona 63 59 .516 -

Los Angeles 63 59 .516 -

Colorado 55 69 .444 9

San Francisco 51 70 .421 11 1/2

San Diego 47 75 .385 16

Thursday's Games

Houston 7, San Francisco 4

Arizona 6, Colorado 2

San Diego 3, Milwaukee 2

Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 1

Chicago Cubs 11, Atlanta 7

N.Y. Mets 9, Washington 3

St. Louis 3, Florida 0

L.A. Dodgers 3, Philadelphia 1

Friday's Games

N.Y. Mets 2, Pittsburgh 1

Chicago Cubs 6, Florida 5

St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 3

San Francisco 5, Atlanta 1

Colorado 4, Washington 3

Arizona 12, Houston 2

Philadelphia 1, San Diego 0

L.A. Dodgers 5, Milwaukee 3

Saturday's Games

N.Y. Mets (Martinez 3-3) at Pittsburgh (Duke 4-10), 6:05 p.m.

Arizona (Petit 1-3) at Houston (Backe 7-11), 6:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Marshall 2-2) at Florida (A.Sanchez 1-2), 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco (J.Sanchez 8-9) at Atlanta (Hampton 1-1), 6:10 p.m.

Colorado (Hernandez 10-9) at Washington (Lannan 6-11), 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Pineiro 5-5) at Cincinnati (Harang 3-12), 6:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Kendrick 10-6) at San Diego (CReineke 0-0), 9:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Bush 7-9) at L.A. Dodgers (Lowe 9-10), 9:10 p.m.

Sunday's Games

Chicago Cubs at Florida, 12:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 12:15 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.

San Francisco at Atlanta, 12:35 p.m.

Colorado at Washington, 12:35 p.m.

Arizona at Houston, 1:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at San Diego, 7:05 p.m.

Wild card

American League

W L Pct GB

Boston 71 51 .582 -

Minn./Chicago 68 53 .562 2 1/2

New York 64 58 .525 7

National League

W L Pct GB

Milwaukee 70 53 .569 -

St. Louis 69 56 .552 2

Philadelphia 65 57 .533 4 1/2

Florida 63 60 .512 7

Little League

World Series

At South Williamsport, Pa.

Friday, Aug. 15

Tampa, Fla., 10, Rapid City, S.D. 0, 4 innings, 10-run rule

Venezuela 8, White Rock, British Columbia 1

Shelton, Conn. vs. Waipahu, Hawaii, 5 p.m.

Hagerstown, Md. vs. Jeffersonville, Ind., 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 16

Willemstad, Curacao vs. Matamoros, Tamaulipas, 10 a.m.

Emilia, Italy vs. Yona, Guam, noon

Rapid City, S.D. vs. Shelton, Conn., 2:30 p.m.

Tokyo vs. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 5 p.m.

Lake Charles, La. vs. Mill Creek, Wash., 7 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 17

Emilia, Italy vs. Matamoros, Tamaulipas, 11 a.m.

White Rock, British Columbia vs. Tokyo, noon

Jeffersonville, Ind. vs. Lake Charles, La., 2:30 p.m.

Maricaibo, Venezuela vs. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 5 p.m.

Tampa, Fla. vs. Waipahu, Hawaii, 7 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 18

Mill Creek, Wash. vs. Hagerstown, Md., 11 a.m.

Yona, Guam vs. Matamoros, Tamaulipas, noon

Rapid City, S.D. vs. Waipahu, Hawaii, 2 p.m.

Willemstad, Curacao vs. Emilia, Italy, 3 p.m.

Tampa, Fla. vs. Shelton, Conn., 5 p.m.

Football

NFL preseason

Thursday's Games

Buffalo 24, Pittsburgh 21

Philadelphia 24, Carolina 13

Friday's Game

Tennessee 17, Oakland 16

Saturday's Games

Washington at New York Jets, 6 p.m.

Miami at Jacksonville, 6:30 p.m.

Indianapolis at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Baltimore, 6:30 p.m.

San Diego at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Houston at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Arizona at Kansas City, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Seattle, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Denver, 8 p.m.

Green Bay at San Francisco, 8 p.m.

Sunday's Games

Detroit at Cincinnati, 6:35 p.m.

New England at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Monday's Game

Cleveland at New York Giants, 7 p.m.

Golf

PGA Tour

Wyndham Championship Scores

Friday

At Sedgefield Country Club

Greensboro, N.C.

Purse: $5.1 million

Yardage: 7,118; Par 70

Second Round

Carl Pettersson 64-61 - 125

Garrett Willis 64-64 - 128

Scott McCarron 65-64 - 129

Kevin Streelman 66-64 - 130

Tim Clark 64-67 - 131

Bob Sowards 65-66 - 131

Jerry Kelly 66-65 - 131

Robert Garrigus 66-66 - 132

John Senden 66-66 - 132

John Riegger 67-65 - 132

Mark Hensby 66-66 - 132

LPGA Tour

CN Canadian Women's Open Scores

Friday

At Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club

Ottawa

Purse: $2.25 million

Yardage: 6,510; Par: 72

Partial Second Round

a-amateur

Note: Play suspended due to inclement weather with 75 players still on the course. The round will be completed Saturday morning.

Lorena Ochoa 66-68 - 134

Katherine Hull 71-65 - 136

Nicole Castrale 68-69 - 137

Se Ri Pak 68-70 - 138

Christina Kim 73-67 - 140

H.J. Choi 73-67 - 140

Song-Hee Kim 69-71 - 140

In-Kyung Kim 69-73 - 142

Lindsey Wright 73-70 - 143

Jee Young Lee 71-72 - 143

Sun Young Yoo 71-72 - 143

Champions Tour

JELD-WEN Tradition Scores

Friday

At Crosswater Club at Sunriver Resort

Sunriver, Ore.

Purse: $2.8 million

Yardage: 7,533; Par: 72

Second Round

Tim Simpson 67-67 - 134

Bernhard Langer 68-66 - 134

Jay Haas 67-68 - 135

Fred Funk 69-66 - 135

Mike Goodes 68-67 - 135

Tom Watson 72-64 - 136

Hale Irwin 68-69 - 137

Gene Jones 67-70 - 137

Mark Wiebe 67-70 - 137

David Eger 67-71 - 138

Bobby Wadkins 71-67 - 138

Scott Hoch 72-66 - 138

Olympics

Medals table

Through 5 of 29 medal events Saturday

Through 107 of 132 total medal events

Country G S B Tot

United States 15 14 19 48

China 26 9 6 41

Australia 5 7 10 22

Russia 4 8 8 20

France 3 10 7 20

South Korea 6 9 4 19

Italy 6 5 4 15

Germany 8 2 4 14

Japan 6 4 4 14

Britain 4 2 3 9

Cuba 1 3 4 8

Ukraine 3 0 4 7

Netherlands 1 2 4 7

North Korea 1 1 3 5

Brazil 1 0 4 5

Hungary 0 4 1 5

Kazakhstan 0 3 2 5

Armenia 0 0 5 5

Slovakia 3 1 0 4

Czech Republic 2 2 0 4

Zimbabwe 1 3 0 4

Azerbaijan 1 2 1 4

Romania 1 1 2 4

Switzerland 1 0 3 4

Belarus 0 1 3 4

Georgia 2 0 1 3

Sweden 0 2 1 3

Turkey 0 2 1 3

Indonesia 0 0 3 3

Austria 0 1 2 3

Mongolia 1 1 0 2

Poland 1 1 0 2

Finland 1 0 1 2

Spain 1 0 1 2

Algeria 0 1 1 2

Kyrgyzstan 0 1 1 2

Norway 0 1 1 2

Slovenia 0 1 1 2

Uzbekistan 0 1 1 2

Denmark 0 0 2 2

Taiwan 0 0 2 2

Ethiopia 1 0 0 1

India 1 0 0 1

Thailand 1 0 0 1

Colombia 0 1 0 1

Ecuador 0 1 0 1

Serbia 0 1 0 1

Vietnam 0 1 0 1

Argentina 0 0 1 1

Bulgaria 0 0 1 1

Croatia 0 0 1 1

Egypt 0 0 1 1

Lithuania 0 0 1 1

Mexico 0 0 1 1

Tajikistan 0 0 1 1

Togo 0 0 1 1

Saturdays scores

BASKETBALL

Men

Greece 102, Angola 61

SOFTBALL

Japan 3, China 0

VOLLEYBALL

Men

United States 3, China 0 (25-22, 25-12, 25-18)

Fridays U.S.

athletes fared

ATHLETICS

Men

Shot Put

Final

1. Tomasz Majewski, Poland, (21.51), 70-6 3/4.

7. Reese Hoffa, Athens, Ga., (20.53), 67-4 1/4.

NR. Adam Nelson, Charlottesville, Va., NM.

Women

10,000

Final

3. Shalane Flanagan, Pittsboro, N.C., 30:22.22.

10. Kara Goucher, Portland, Ore., 30:55.16.

26. Amy Yoder Begley, Beaverton, Ore., 32:38.28.

Heptathlon

100 Hurdles

1. Hyleas Fountain, Kettering, Ohio, 12.78.

5. Jackie Johnson, Tempe, Ariz., 13.22.

36. Diana Pickler, Sachse, Texas, 14.28.

High Jump

1. Hyleas Fountain, Kettering, Ohio, (1.89), 6-2 1/2.

16. Jackie Johnson, Tempe, Ariz., (1.77), 5-9 3/4.

NR. Diana Pickler, Sachse, Texas, DNS.

Shot Put

19. Hyleas Fountain, Kettering, Ohio, (13.36), 43-10.

36. Jackie Johnson, Tempe, Ariz., (11.82), 38-9 1/4.

NR. Diana Pickler, Sachse, Texas, DNS.

200

1. Hyleas Fountain, Kettering, Ohio, 23.21.

23. Jackie Johnson, Tempe, Ariz., 24.74.

NR. Diana Pickler, Sachse, Texas, DNS.

Standings through four events

1. Hyleas Fountain, Kettering, Ohio, (12.78, 1158; (1.89), 6-2 1/2, 1093; (13.36), 43-10, 751; 23.21, 1058), 4060.

22. Jackie Johnson, Tempe, Ariz., (13.22, 1091; (1.77), 5-9 3/4, 941; (11.82), 38-9 1/4, 649; 24.74, 911), 3592.

NR. Diana Pickler, Sachse, Texas, DNF.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Women

Round of 16

Nicole Branagh, Torrance, Calif., and Elaine Youngs, Durango, Colo., def. Dalixia Fernandez and Tamara Larrea, Cuba, 21-15, 21-13.

Kerri Walsh, Hermosa Beach, Calif., and Misty May-Treanor, Coral Springs, Fla., def. Liesbet van Breedam and Liesbeth Mouha, Belgium, 24-22, 21-10.

DIVING

Women's 3-meter Springboard

Qualification

8. Christina Loukas, Riverwoods, Ill., 312.60 (Q).

11. Nancilea Foster, Conroe, Texas, 300.15 (Q).

GYMNASTICS (ARTISTIC)

Women's Individual All-Round

Final Ranking

1. Nastia Liukin, Parker, Texas, 63.325.

2. Shawn Johnson, West Des Moines, Iowa, 62.725.

SWIMMING

Men

200 Backstroke

Final

1. Ryan Lochte, Daytona Beach, Fla., 1:53.94.

2. Aaron Piersol, Irvine, Calif., 1:54.33.

200 Individual Medley

Final

1. Michael Phelps, Baltimore, 1:54.23.

3. Ryan Lochte, Daytona Beach, Fla., 1:56.53.

50 Freestyle

Semifinals

Heat 2

4. Ben Wildman-Tobriner, San Francisco, 21.76 (Q).

6. Garrett Weber-Gale, Milwaukee, 22.08.

100 Butterfly

Semifinals

Heat 1

1. Michael Phelps, Baltimore, 50.97 (Q).

Heat 2

2. Ian Crocker, Portland, Maine, 51.27 (Q).

1500 Freestyle

Qualification

8. Larsen Jensen, Bakersfield, Calif., 14:49.53 (Q).

11. Peter Vanderkaay, Rochester, Mich., 14:52.11.

4x100 Medley Relay

Qualification

1. United States (Matt Grevers, Lake Forest, Ill., 53.59; Mark Gangloff, Stow, Ohio, 1:00.35; Ian Crocker, Portland, Maine, 50.85; Garrett Weber-Gale, Milwaukee, 47.96), 3:32.75 (Q).

Women

100 Freestyle

Final

3. Natalie Coughlin, Lafayette, Calif., 53.39.

200 Breaststroke

Final

1. Rebecca Soni, Plainsboro, N.J., 2:20.22.

200 Backstroke

Semifinals

Heat 1

1. Elizabeth Beisel, Saunderstown, R.I., 2:07.90 (Q).

Heat 2

3. Margaret Hoelzer, Huntsville, Ala., 2:08.25 (Q).

50 Freestyle

Qualification

3. Dara Torres, Los Angeles, 24.58 (Q).

14. Kara Lynn Joyce, Ann Arbor, Mich., 25.01 (Q).

4x100 Medley Relay

Qualification

3. United States (Margaret Hoelzer, Huntsville, Ala., 59.29; Megan Jendrick, Tacoma, Wash., 1:07.17; Elaine Breeden, Lexington, Ky., 58.59; Kara Lynn Joyce, Ann Arbor, Mich., 54.10), 3:59.15 (Q).

TABLE TENNIS

Women's Team

Bronze Playoff Quarterfinal

United States def. Romania, 1-3, 3-0, 3-1, 3-0.

TENNIS

Men's Singles

Semifinals

Fernando Gonzalez (12), Chile, def. James Blake (8), Tampa, Fla., 4-6, 7-5, 11-9.

Men's Doubles

Semifinals

Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka (4), Switzerland, def. Bob Bryan, Wesley Chapel, Fla. and Mike Bryan, Wesley Chapel, Fla. (1), United States, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Women's Doubles

Second Round

Serena and Venus Williams (2), Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., def. Ayumi Morita and Ai Sugiyama, Japan, 7-5, 6-2.

Quarterfinals

Serena and Venus Williams (2), Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., def. Elena Vesnina and Vera Zvonareva (7), Russia, 6-4, 6-0.

Motorsports

NASCAR

Sprint Cup 3M Performance 400 Lineup

After Friday qualifying; race Sunday

At Michigan International Speedway

Brooklyn, Mich.

Lap length: 2 miles

(Car number in parentheses)

1. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 188.536.

2. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 187.028.

3. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 186.577.

4. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 186.321.

5. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 186.032.

6. (10) Patrick Carpentier , Dodge, 185.979.

7. (44) David Reutimann, Toyota, 185.907.

8. (01) Regan Smith , Chevrolet, 185.874.

9. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 185.821.

10. (66) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 185.821.

11. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 185.797.

12. (7) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 185.720.

13. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 185.682.

14. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 185.672.

15. (8) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 185.596.

16. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 185.452.

17. (45) Terry Labonte, Dodge, 185.385.

18. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 185.309.

19. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 185.300.

20. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 185.238.

21. (20) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 185.152.

22. (00) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 185.109.

23. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 184.649.

24. (22) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 184.639.

25. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 184.634.

26. (28) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 184.596.

27. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 184.417.

28. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 184.355.

29. (5) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 184.270.

30. (70) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 184.242.

31. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 184.171.

32. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 184.134.

33. (84) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 184.030.

34. (78) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 183.955.

35. (43) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 183.505.

36. (15) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 183.505.

37. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 183.491.

38. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 183.313.

39. (21) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 183.155.

40. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 183.024.

41. (07) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 183.001.

42. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 182.913.

43. (96) Brad Coleman, Toyota, 182.408.

Failed to Qualify

44. (08) Johnny Sauter, Dodge, 181.474.

NHRA

Toyo Tires Nationals Qualifying

After Friday's qualifying; eliminations Sunday

At Maple Grove Raceway

Mohnton, Pa.

Top Fuel

1. Tony Schumacher, 3.816 seconds, 316.67 mph. 2. Rod Fuller, 3.861, 310.77. 3. Doug Herbert, 3.884, 309.13. 4. Morgan Lucas, 3.889, 307.16. 5. Larry Dixon, 3.889, 306.53. 6. Antron Brown, 3.892, 308.28. 7. Hillary Will, 3.894, 311.49. 8. J.R. Todd, 3.903, 310.55. 9. Brandon Bernstein, 3.911, 310.63. 10. Doug Foley, 3.931, 305.49. 11. Bob Vandergriff, 3.931, 299.20. 12. Cory McClenathan, 3.933, 306.53.

Funny Car

1. Cruz Pedregon, Toyota Solara, 4.109, 299.00. 2. Frank Hawley, Dodge Charger, 4.128, 302.41. 3. Mike Neff, Ford Mustang, 4.134, 298.40. 4. John Force, Mustang, 4.139, 300.73. 5. Ashley Force, Mustang, 4.143, 299.13. 6. Tony Pedregon, Chevy Impala, 4.144, 298.60. 7. Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 4.144, 295.72. 8. Tim Wilkerson, Impala, 4.146, 300.53. 9. Del Worsham, Impala, 4.157, 294.82. 10. Jim Head, Solara, 4.157, 285.71. 11. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 4.166, 296.76. 12. Ron Capps, Charger, 4.169, 295.14.

Pro Stock

1. Jason Line, Pontiac GXP, 6.639, 207.43. 2. Kurt Johnson, Chevy Cobalt, 6.646, 207.85. 3. Greg Anderson, GXP, 6.649, 207.82. 4. Allen Johnson, Dodge Stratus, 6.649, 206.92. 5. Richie Stevens, GXP, 6.653, 206.61. 6. Justin Humphreys, Stratus, 6.654, 207.37. 7. Mike Edwards, GXP, 6.654, 206.89. 8. Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.659, 206.86. 9. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt, 6.660, 206.67. 10. Dave Connolly, Cobalt, 6.667, 206.70. 11. Larry Morgan, Stratus, 6.670, 207.30. 12. Warren Johnson, GXP, 6.673, 208.10.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

1. Matt Smith, Buell, 6.909, 192.38. 2. Chip Ellis, Suzuki, 6.941, 192.66. 3. Chris Rivas, Buell, 6.941, 191.59. 4. Angelle Sampey, Buell, 6.964, 190.40. 5. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.984, 191.54. 6. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 7.006, 191.97. 7. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.006, 190.65. 8. Hector Arana, Buell, 7.017, 192.41. 9. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.019, 193.54. 10. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.038, 190.40. 11. Matt Guidera, Buell, 7.052, 188.04. 12. Junior Pippin, Buell, 7.066, 189.20.

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES-Agreed to terms with LHP Brian Matusz.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Agreed to terms with RHP Tim Melville.

TAMPA BAY RAYS-Placed RHP Troy Percival on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Juan Salas from Durham (IL).

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES-Placed LHP Tom Glavine on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of RHP Matt DeSalvo from Richmond (IL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Agree to terms with RHP Robert Miller.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS-Placed RHP Chris Carpenter on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 11. Activated OF Brian Barton from the 15-day DL.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Placed OL Barry Stokes on injured reserve. Signed S John Lynch.

NEW YORK GIANTS-Signed PK Josh Huston.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

MONTREAL CANADIENS-Signed D Yannick Weber to a three-year contract.

PHOENIX COYOTES-Re-signed C Joel Perrault to a two-year contract.

COLLEGE

NOTRE DAME-Announced WR Richard Jackson will transfer to a school closer to his home in Florida.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN-Named Sandy Miller assistant athletics director for sports medicine.

WAKE FOREST-Named Ryan Reynolds mens assistant coordinator of basketball operations.

WASHINGTON-Named Jimmy Gabriel mens volunteer assistant soccer coach.



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