SCOREBOARD
Area events
Thursday
High school volleyball
Eveleth-Gilbert at Pequot Lakes 7:30 p.m.
Girls tennis
Brainerd, Staples-Motley at Delano Invite 9 a.m.
Aitkin at Duluth Marshall 10 a.m.
Crosby-Ironton, Pequot Lakes, Pine City at Pierz 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), 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)
Thursday
BOXING
8 p.m., VERSUS: Bantamweights, Abner Mares vs. Carlos Fulgencio; lightweights, David Rodela vs. Gamalier Rodriguez; middleweights, Carlos Molina vs. TBA; featherweights, Ricky Lopez vs. John Wampash; middleweights, Travis Peterkin vs. TBA
GOLF
9 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Johnnie Walker Championship, first round
Noon, TGC: USGA, U.S. Amateur Championship, second round matches
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, The Barclays, first round
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
3 p.m., ESPN: World Series, International semifinal,
7 p.m., ESPN: World Series, U.S. semifinal,
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1:10 p.m., WGN: Washington at Chicago Cubs
NFL FOOTBALL
7 p.m., FOX: Preseason, Miami at Tampa Bay
TENNIS
Noon, ESPN2: ATP/WTA Tour, Pilot Pen, women's quarterfinal
6 p.m., ESPN2: ATP/WTA Tour, Pilot Pen, men's semifinal
Football
NFL
Preseason glance
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Miami 2 0 0 1.000 39 26
New England 1 1 0 .500 33 32
Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 66 72
N.Y. Jets 0 2 0 .000 43 47
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Tennessee 2 1 0 .667 58 68
Indianapolis 1 1 0 .500 26 28
Houston 1 1 0 .500 30 48
Jacksonville 0 2 0 .000 32 36
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 47 23
Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 14 23
Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 27 27
Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 33 27
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Oakland 1 1 0 .500 51 31
San Diego 1 1 0 .500 31 26
Denver 0 2 0 .000 29 44
Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 23 33
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Washington 1 1 0 .500 17 36
Dallas 1 1 0 .500 40 41
N.Y. Giants 1 1 0 .500 27 34
Philadelphia 0 2 0 .000 40 50
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 2 0 0 1.000 55 21
Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 46 40
Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 44 50
Carolina 0 2 0 .000 34 51
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay 2 0 0 1.000 48 21
Minnesota 2 0 0 1.000 30 16
Chicago 1 1 0 .500 37 30
Detroit 1 1 0 .500 37 53
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 2 0 0 1.000 38 36
Seattle 2 0 0 1.000 47 27
St. Louis 1 1 0 .500 36 40
Arizona 0 2 0 .000 16 37
Thursday's Games
Jacksonville at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
St. Louis at Cincinnati, 6:30 p.m.
Miami at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Friday's Games
New England at Washington, 7 p.m.
Green Bay at Arizona, 9 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Indianapolis at Detroit, noon
New Orleans at Oakland, 3 p.m.
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.
Tennessee at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.
San Diego at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 7 p.m.
San Francisco at Dallas, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Kansas City, 7 p.m.
Baltimore at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Sunday's Game
Chicago at Denver, 7 p.m.
Monday's Game
Minnesota at Houston, 7 p.m.
Baseball
American League
At A Glance
All Times EDT
By The Associated Press
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 79 47 .627 -
Boston 73 53 .579 6
Tampa Bay 69 57 .548 10
Toronto 58 67 .464 20 1/2
Baltimore 52 75 .409 27 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 67 59 .532 -
Chicago 63 64 .496 4 1/2
Minnesota 63 64 .496 4 1/2
Cleveland 56 70 .444 11
Kansas City 48 78 .381 19
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 75 50 .600 -
Texas 70 55 .560 5
Seattle 65 61 .516 10 1/2
Oakland 55 70 .440 20
Tuesday's Games
Texas 10, N.Y. Yankees 9
Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 3
Boston 6, Chicago White Sox 3
Minnesota 7, Baltimore 6
Kansas City 6, Cleveland 2
Detroit 5, L.A. Angels 3
Seattle 4, Oakland 2, 10 innings
Wednesday's Games
Cleveland 4, Kansas City 2
L.A. Angels 4, Detroit 2
N.Y. Yankees 9, Texas 2
Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 2
Boston 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Baltimore 5, Minnesota 1
Oakland at Seattle, late
Thursday's Games
Texas (Nippert 4-2) at N.Y. Yankees (A.Burnett 10-7), 12:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Laffey 7-3) at Baltimore (Da.Hernandez 4-6), 6:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Danks 11-8) at Boston (Tazawa 2-2), 6:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Davies 4-9) at Seattle (Fister 1-0), 9:10 p.m.
Oakland (Cahill 6-12) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 7-6), 9:25 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 73 51 .589 -
Florida 67 59 .532 7
Atlanta 66 60 .524 8
New York 57 70 .449 17 1/2
Washington 45 81 .357 29
Central Division
W L Pct GB
St. Louis 74 54 .578 -
Chicago 62 61 .504 9 1/2
Milwaukee 61 64 .488 11 1/2
Houston 61 65 .484 12
Cincinnati 53 71 .427 19
Pittsburgh 52 72 .419 20
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 74 52 .587 -
Colorado 72 54 .571 2
San Francisco 68 58 .540 6
Arizona 55 71 .437 19
San Diego 54 74 .422 21
Tuesday's Games
Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 4
Florida 2, N.Y. Mets 1
San Diego 2, Atlanta 1, 12 innings
Cincinnati 8, Milwaukee 6, 13 innings
Washington 15, Chicago Cubs 6
St. Louis 1, Houston 0
Colorado 5, L.A. Dodgers 4, 10 innings
San Francisco 5, Arizona 4
Wednesday's Games
Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 1, 10 innings
Florida 5, N.Y. Mets 3
San Diego 12, Atlanta 5
Cincinnati at Milwaukee, late
Washington at Chicago Cubs, late
St. Louis 3, Houston 2
L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, late
Arizona at San Francisco, late
Thursday's Games
N.Y. Mets (Redding 1-4) at Florida (A.Sanchez 2-4), 12:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Lehr 2-1) at Milwaukee (Bush 3-4), 1:05 p.m.
Houston (Moehler 8-9) at St. Louis (C.Carpenter 14-3), 1:15 p.m.
Washington (J.Martin 2-3) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 9-6), 1:20 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (V.Padilla 0-0) at Colorado (De La Rosa 12-8), 2:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Happ 10-2) at Pittsburgh (Morton 3-6), 6:05 p.m.
San Diego (Richard 3-0) at Atlanta (J.Vazquez 10-9), 6:10 p.m.
Arizona (Y.Petit 2-8) at San Francisco (J.Martinez 3-1), 9:15 p.m.
Linescores
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 101 011 000 - 4 10 0
Kansas City 101 000 000 - 2 8 1
D.Huff, Jo.Smith (7), C.Perez (8), K.Wood (9) and Gimenez; Hochevar, Bale (7), Farnsworth (8), J.Wright (9) and Olivo. W-D.Huff 8-7. L-Hochevar 6-7. Sv-K.Wood (16). HRs-Cleveland, LaPorta (2).
Detroit 000 020 000 - 2 7 0
Los Angeles 201 100 00x - 4 8 0
E.Jackson, Perry (7) and Laird; J.Saunders, Bulger (6), Arredondo (7), Jepsen (7), Fuentes (9) and Napoli. W-J.Saunders 10-7. L-E.Jackson 10-6. Sv-Fuentes (36). HRs-Detroit, Everett (3). Los Angeles, Tor.Hunter (18).
Texas 000 010 100 - 2 7 1
New York 030 100 50x - 9 10 1
Holland, Jennings (7), D.Mathis (8) and Teagarden; Pettitte, Bruney (8), Coke (9) and Posada, J.Molina. W-Pettitte 11-6. L-Holland 7-8. HRs-Texas, Dav.Murphy (12). New York, Posada (17), Hairston Jr. (2).
Tampa Bay 000 002 000 - 2 6 1
Toronto 000 001 002 - 3 7 0
Kazmir, Springer (7), Balfour (8), Howell (8) and Zaun; Rzepczynski, Carlson (7), S.Downs (8), League (9) and R.Chavez. W-League 2-5. L-Howell 6-4. HRs-Tampa Bay, Kapler (5). Toronto, Barajas (13).
Chicago 100 000 010 - 2 7 0
Boston 010 001 001 - 3 7 1
G.Floyd, Thornton (7), T.Pena (9) and Pierzynski; Wakefield, R.Ramirez (8), D.Bard (8) and V.Martinez. W-D.Bard 1-1. L-T.Pena 1-2. HRs-Chicago, Podsednik (5). Boston, D.Ortiz 2 (22), Ale.Gonzalez (2).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 100 000 000 3 - 4 9 0
Pittsburgh 000 000 001 0 - 1 9 0
(10 innings)
Hamels, Madson (9) and C.Ruiz, Bako; Maholm, J.Chavez (8), Hanrahan (9), S.Jackson (10), Dumatrait (10) and Doumit. W-Madson 5-4. L-S.Jackson 2-3. HRs-Philadelphia, Utley (27), Howard (35). Pittsburgh, Moss (6).
New York 020 001 000 - 3 10 1
Florida 002 021 00x - 5 11 0
Pelfrey, Dessens (6), Stokes (7), Takahashi (8) and Schneider; Jo.Johnson, Meyer (7), Lindstrom (8), L.Nunez (9) and R.Paulino. W-Jo.Johnson 13-3. L-Pelfrey 9-9. Sv-L.Nunez (16). HRs-Florida, R.Paulino (7).
San Diego 000 006 213 - 12 18 0
Atlanta 300 001 001 - 5 12 2
Stauffer, Russell (6), Thatcher (7), R.Webb (9) and Hundley; Kawakami, O'Flaherty (6), Moylan (6), Acosta (7), Logan (9) and McCann. W-Stauffer 2-6. L-Kawakami 6-10. HRs-San Diego, Kouzmanoff (16). Atlanta, McCann (17).
Houston 000 200 000 - 2 8 0
St. Louis 300 000 00x - 3 10 0
Oswalt, Fulchino (7), Gervacio (8), Byrdak (8) and Coste; Pineiro, T.Miller (9), Franklin (9) and Y.Molina. W-Pineiro 13-9. L-Oswalt 7-5. Sv-Franklin (34).
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX-Activated RHP Tim Wakefield from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Enrique Gonzalez for assignment.
DETROIT TIGERS-Optioned RHP Armando Galarraga to Toledo (IL). Activated LHP Nate Robertson from the 15-day DL.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Waived LHP Ron Mahay.
National League
COLORADO ROCKIES-Activated RHP Juan Rincon from the 15-day DL. Designated OF Matt Murton for assignment.
FLORIDA MARLINS-Placed 1B Nick Johnson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 17. Recalled OF Brett Carroll from New Orleans (PCL).
NEW YORK METS-Placed LHP Oliver Perez on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Lance Broadway from Buffalo (IL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Placed RHP Jeff Karstens on the 15-day DL.
SAN DIEGO PADRES-Recalled OF Drew Macias from Portland (PCL). Placed RHP Mike Adams on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 22.
Eastern League
TRENTON THUNDER-Announced RHP Alan Horne was assigned to Charleston (SAL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-Signed DT Jervonte Jackson. Waived DE Jeremy Mincey.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Re-signed WR Robert Ortiz.
NEW YORK JETS-Waived OT Tavita Thompson.