Area events Saturday
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Central Lakes vs. Itasca at University of Minnesota-Duluth, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE GOLF
Central Lakes at Theodore Wirth, Minneapolis
Stock Car Racing
North Central Speedway, Barrows, 6:45 p.m.
Snowmobile Racing
Race of Champions Grass Drags, Crow Wing County Fairgrounds, 10 a.m.
Sunday
Stock Car Racing
North Central Speedway, Barrows, 6:45 p.m.
Snowmobile Racing
Race of Champions Grass Drags, Crow Wing County Fairgrounds, 10 a.m.
Tuesday
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING
Little Falls at Wadena-Deer Creek Invitational, 4:30 p.m.
Pierz at Rockford Invitational, 4:15 p.m.
SWIMMING/DIVING
Brainerd at Bemidji 6 p.m.
Albany, Sauk Centre at Little Falls 6 p.m.
Staples-Motley/W-DC/V at Melrose triangular, 6 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Willmar vs. Brainerd at Baxter, 5 p.m.
Little Falls at St. Cloud Tech 5 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Brainerd at Willmar, 5 p.m.
St. Cloud Tech at Little Falls 5 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
Brainerd at St. Cloud Tech, 7:30 p.m.
Ogilvie at Aitkin, 7:30 p.m.
Pierz at St. Cloud Cathedral, 7:30 p.m.
Pine River-Backus at Pillager, 7:30 p.m.
Staples-Motley at New York Mills, 7:30 p.m.
Henning at Verndale, 7:30 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Sebeka, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Brainerd at Willmar, 4:30 p.m.
St. Cloud Tech at Little Falls 4:30 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Park Rapids, 4:30 p.m.
Radio-TV
Radio guide -- WYRQ-FM (92.1), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), KBLB-FM (93.3), KBKK-FM (95.9), KDKK-FM (97.5), KTCF-FM (101.5), KTIG-FM (102.7), WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KTLF-AM (960), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KAAK-AM (1570)
Saturday
AUTO RACING
11 a.m.
SPEED -- NASCAR, Winston Cup, "Happy Hour Series,"
1 p.m.
NBC -- NASCAR, Busch Series, South Carolina 200
2:30 p.m.
SPEED -- CART, Champ Car World Series, qualifying for Grand Prix of Denver
6:30 p.m.
ESPN2 -- NHRA, qualifying for Mac Tools U.S. Nationals
7 p.m.
SPEED -- ARCA, Winchester ARCA 200
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
11 a.m.
ABC -- Missouri vs. Illinois at St. Louis, or Georgia at Clemson
ESPN -- Wisconsin at West Virginia
ESPN2 -- Miami (Ohio) at Iowa
2 p.m.
ESPN -- South Florida at Alabama
ESPN2 -- Fresno St. at Tennessee
2:30 p.m.
ABC -- Oklahoma St. at Nebraska
5 p.m.
CBS -- Southern Cal at Auburn
6 p.m.
FOXSN -- North Texas at Oklahoma
6:45 p.m.
ESPN -- Colorado at Colorado St.
7 p.m.
ABC -- Washington at Ohio St. or Florida St. at North Carolina
8 p.m.
ESPN2 -- Oregon at Mississippi St.
8 a.m.
TGC -- European PGA Tour, BMW International Open, third round
3 p.m.
USA -- PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship
5 p.m.
ESPN2 -- LPGA, State Farm Classic, third round
TGC -- Champions Tour, The Tradition, third round
HORSE RACING
3 p.m.
CNBC -- NTRA, Hopeful Stakes
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
FOX -- N.Y. Yankees at Boston or Atlanta at Pittsburgh
3 p.m.
FOX -- San Francisco at Arizona or Baltimore at Seattle
6 p.m.
WGN -- Chicago White Sox at Detroit
6:05 p.m.
KSTC/WWWI/WYRQ/KNSP/KWAD -- Twins at Detroit
MOTORSPORTS
1 p.m.
SPEED -- AMA Superbike
TENNIS
10 a.m.
CBS -- U.S. Open, third round
6 p.m.
USA -- U.S. Open, third round
VOLLEYBALL
3:30 p.m.
NBC -- AVP, Chicago Beach Open, women's
championship match
Sunday
AUTO RACING
ESPN -- NHRA, Mac Tools U.S. Nationals
NBC -- NASCAR, Winston Cup, Southern 500
1 p.m.
SPEED -- CART, Toyota Atlantic Championship, Grand Prix of Denver
8:30 p.m.
ESPN2 -- NHRA, Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, final round
SPEED -- CART, Champ Car World Series, Grand Prix of Denver
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
2 p.m.
ESPN -- UCF at Virginia Tech
5:30 p.m.
ESPN2 -- Louisville at Kentucky
6 p.m.
FOXSN -- New Mexico St. at Texas
8 a.m.
TGC -- European PGA Tour, BMW International Open, final round
1 p.m.
ESPN2 -- LPGA, State Farm Classic, final round
3 p.m.
ABC -- PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship, third round,
5 p.m.
TGC -- Champions Tour, The Tradition, final round
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
12:30 p.m.
TBS -- Atlanta at Pittsburgh
1:10 p.m.
WGN -- Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs
2:05 p.m.
WWWI/WYRQ/KNSP/KWAD -- Twins at Texas
7 p.m.
ESPN -- San Francisco at Arizona
MOTORSPORTS
11 a.m.
SPEED -- AMA 600 Supersport
2 p.m.
SPEED -- AMA Superbike
TENNIS
10 a.m.
CBS -- U.S. Open, men's third and women's fourth rounds
6 p.m.
USA -- U.S. Open, men's third and women's fourth rounds
TRACK & FIELD
11:30 p.m.
ABC -- World Championships
WNBA BASKETBALL
11 a.m.
ESPN2 -- Playoffs, first round
3:30 p.m.
ESPN2 -- Playoffs, first round
VOLLEYBALL
4 p.m.
NBC -- AVP, Chicago Beach Open, men's championship match
Monday
AUTO RACING
10 a.m.
ESPN2 -- NHRA, Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, early round
1:30 p.m.
SPEED -- ASA, Greased Lightning Orange Blast 400
7 p.m.
ESPN2 -- NHRA, Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, final round
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
11 a.m.
ESPN -- East Carolina at Cincinnati
7 p.m.
ESPN -- TCU at Tulane
2 p.m.
ABC -- PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship, final round
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ESPN2 -- Boston at Philadelphia or N.Y. Yankees at Toronto
1:05 p.m.
FSN/WWWI/WYRQ/KNSP/KWAD -- Twins vs. Anaheim
1:10 p.m.
WGN -- St. Louis at Chicago Cubs
3 p.m.
ESPN -- San Francisco at Arizona
ESPN2 -- Montreal at Florida
SOCCER
10 p.m.
ESPN2 -- Women's national teams, U.S. vs. Costa Rica
TENNIS
10 a.m.
CBS -- U.S. Open, men's and women's fourth rounds
6 p.m.
USA -- U.S. Open, men's and women's fourth rounds
Tuesday
BOXING
9:30 p.m.
ESPN2 -- Tye Fields vs. Sherman Williams, for vacant USBA heavyweight championship
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WGN -- St. Louis at Chicago Cubs
6 p.m.
TBS -- Atlanta at N.Y. Mets
7:05 p.m.
FSN/WWWI/WYRQ/KNSP/KWAD -- Twins vs. Anaheim
TENNIS
10 a.m.
USA -- U.S. Open, men's fourth round and women's quarterfinals
6 p.m.
USA -- U.S. Open, men's fourth round and women's quarterfinals
WNBA BASKETBALL
6 p.m.
ESPN2 -- Playoffs, first round, game 3, Cleveland at Detroit
Racing
NCS final points
NORTH CENTRAL PURE STOCKS
Charlie Peterson 742, Eric Przybilla 736, Derek Olson 727, Tony Yezek 714, Mike Smude 668, Scott Dillenburg 647, Brian Boser 634, Paul Marohn
618, Dan Abear 614, Louis Wermter 579, Mitch Lowe 539, Kelly Kautz 511, Ron Abear 492, Jeff Klun 484, Dennis Johnson 483, David Read 482, Chad Jillson 448, Mike Cash 443, Pete Ryan 423, Greg Miller 405, Phillip Schmitz 378, Trevor Shaw 377, Edward Rolfson, Jr. 376, Denzel Eslinger 329, Cory Lodermeier 285, Doug Cyrus 277, Mike Curtis 254, Doug Miller 216, Mike Nelson 215, Craig Paul 212, Marc Miller 210, Monte Tibbetts 182, Matt Pederson 180, Danny Wahl 159, Mark Christensen 136, Doug Davis 114, Brian Johnson 103, Jack Peterson 91, Wil Reed 79, Shon Montgomery 78, Dustin Joel 70, Clayton Caird 60, Charles Beens 51, Larry Juaire 42, Thomas Joel 39, Greg Rolfson 39, Nate Rolfson 37, Brad Nelson 26, Richard Nelson 25, Donald Welch 25, Tom Read 24, John Ryan 20, Edward Kottschade 16, Martin Karlsgoby 15
WISSOTA STREET STOCKS
Donny Thomsen 764, Mark Johnson 758, Kevin Baron 731, Dan Beens 722, Robert Young 712, Donnie Jensen 676, Wade Blumke 643, Shawn Niemeyer 599, Jim DeRosier 585, Mark Nielsen 494, Dan Severson 482, Randy Sprague 466, Wayne Wooden 448, Todd Walock 442, Matt Bauman 430, Travis Wermter 427, Brad Dwyer 326, Tom Flannigan Jr 302, Jess Geesey 256, John Kaeding 235, Kelly Wroolie 219, Ron Johnson 217, Mike Japp 209, Charlie Novak 207, Todd Nelson 192, Bob Lind 176, Greg Klun 149, Tim Johnson 115, Scott Paulson 113, Brandon Larson 87, Jon Gunderson 81, Greg Miller 80, Royce Jawaski 76, Steve Eggersgluess 72, Kevin Jones 61, Ryan Studanski 60, Dan Gullikson 54, Shannon Logue 51, Alan Bauman 47, Wes Hines 47, Cory Rosen 46, Rod Debernardeaux 44, Randy Grams 42, Trent Brutger 39, Tom Flannigan 38, Cale Berry 36, Dennis Wroolie 36, Tom Brust 35, Tom Balluff 33, John Kruchten 33, Jeromy Thorstenson 19, Bret Schmidt 18, Jon Zastrow 18, Devin Neske 17, Chris Keske 16, Duane Thorsvik 16, Jason Vandekamp 16, Danny Dik 15
WISSOTA MIDWEST MODIFIEDS
Dick Peterson 783, Troy Jordan 735, John Thompson 723, Kevin Yeager 717, Scott Lake 680, Mike Jones 638, Brad Feierabend 577, Justin Jones 572, Danny Vang 549, Jason Garner 523, Tim Brown 518, Scott Blood 502, Wally Mass 491, Ed Rolfson, Sr. 487, Monte Hall 479, Larry Menk 462, Donald Wermter 454, Kevin Busbey 416, Brett Johnson 342, Rob Layne 337, Brent Foster 322, Conrad Olson 320, Jesse Lodermeier 305, Mike Henning 248, Nate Welliver 244, Chris Johnson 198, Mark Kangas 185, Dale Mathison 181, Rob Garin 166, Jack Durham 126, Tony Angrimson 88, Jim White 88, Chuck Cooper 83, Craig Paul 79, Aaron Trisco 78, Wally Anderson 75, Mark Anderson 68, George Sniezek 66, Brad (Toby) Meyer 66, Mike Cyrus 62, Don Willing Jr 61, Dane Durbin 60, Lonny Loeschke 54, Chuck Olson 51, Vern Arnt 48, Tommy Schulte 47, Jeff Ringenberg 46, Ryan Benjamin 45, Dan Koziol 38, Chuck Chesler 37, JJ Thompson 36, Jerry Esler 35, Jody Bellefeuille 34, Vic Schmidt 34, Krystle Thom 33, Thomas Turcotte 30, Steve Alsaker 29, Scott Gill 18, Shane Sabraski 18, Kyle Schmidt 18, Brian Aasberg 17, Darin Anderson 17, August Meyer 17, Kurt Reimer 17, Todd Rizer 17, Jody Bruder 16, Mike Johnson 16, Kerry Meyer 16, Dan Olson 16, Durk Hagen 15, Kent Marthaler 15, Brandon Mass 15, Billy Joe Meyer 15
WISSOTA SUPER STOCKS
Kurt Loftis 747, Brad Jensen 737, Tim Johnson 731, Tim O'Brien 690, John Remington 685, Ed Jensen 676, Luke Hines 663, George Mattson 661, Erick Thiesse 633, Pete Hines 619, Dave Mass 578, Tom Feierabend 515, Don Eischens 511, Jamie Morgan 505, Pat O'Brien 494, Pete Loftis 473, Nick Musel 454, Mike Flannigan 380, Steve Eide 372, Scot Nelson 356, Richard Nieken 290, Scott Matis 279, Tom Hovind 157, Tim Sweet 147, John Kropuenske 111, Tim Grams 74, Ronnie Malecki 67, Greg Boje 61, Dustin Nelson 55, Butch Butcher 50, Paul Schultz 43, Justin Aylward 40, Norm Olson 38, Jeff Innes 37, Steve Middlestead 37, Chris Wark 35, Jeremy Snow 32, Dick Boje 17, Matt Sinna 16
NASCAR-Southern 500 Lineup
After Friday qualifying; race Sunday
At Darlington (S.C.) Raceway
Lap length: 1.366 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 169.048 mph.
2. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 168.862.
3. (5) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 168.538.
4. (38) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 168.451.
5. (18) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 168.227.
6. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 168.158.
7. (6) Mark Martin, Ford, 168.025.
8. (32) Ricky Craven, Pontiac, 167.853.
9. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 167.813.
10. (77) Dave Blaney, Ford, 167.785.
11. (10) Johnny Benson, Pontiac, 167.647.
12. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, 167.619.
13. (40) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 167.505.
14. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 167.493.
15. (19) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 167.396.
16. (01) Mike Skinner, Pontiac, 167.328.
17. (42) Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 167.288.
18. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 167.237.
19. (88) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 167.157.
20. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 167.083.
21. (41) Casey Mears, Dodge, 167.078.
22. (9) Bill Elliott, Dodge, 167.061.
23. (43) Christian Fittipaldi, Dodge, 167.038.
24. (23) Kenny Wallace, Dodge, 166.959.
25. (31) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 166.936.
26. (25) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 166.862.
27. (54) Todd Bodine, Ford, 166.862.
28. (99) Jeff Burton, Ford, 166.766.
29. (22) Ward Burton, Dodge, 166.738.
30. (21) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 166.614.
31. (97) Kurt Busch, Ford, 166.563.
32. (30) Steve Park, Chevrolet, 166.259.
33. (74) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 165.989.
34. (2) Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 165.905.
35. (1) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 165.889.
36. (0) Jason Leffler, Pontiac, 165.760.
37. (15) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, Provisional.
38. (7) Jimmy Spencer, Dodge, Provisional.
39. (49) Ken Schrader, Dodge, Provisional.
40. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, Provisional.
41. (4) Kevin Lepage, Ford, Provisional.
42. (37) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, Provisional.
43. (02) Hermie Sadler, Pontiac, Provisional.
Failed to qualify
44. (50) Larry Foyt, Dodge, 165.626.
Transactions
Friday
AUTO RACING
SCCA--Promoted Howard Duncan to vice president of program development and operations.
BASEBALL
National League
HOUSTON ASTROS--Purchased the contract of Mitch Meluskey from Round Rock of the Texas League. Optioned RHP Wade Miller to Round Rock.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Placed OF Geoff Jenkins on the 15-day disabled list. Purchased the contract of Jason Conti from Indianapolis of the IL.
MONTREAL EXPOS--Purchased the contract of RHP Chad Cordero from Brevard County of the Florida State League. Optioned RHP Roy Corcoran to Edmonton of the PCL. Transferred 3B Fernando Tatis from the 15- to the 60-day disabled list.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Promoted Mike Berry to vice president of marketing and sales. Activated RHP Salomon Torres from the 15-day disabled list. Optioned OF J.J. Davis to Nashville of the PCL.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS--Released QB Cory Sauter, DT Tony Benford, FB Tyree Foreman, TE Bryan Fletcher, CB Teddy Gaines, G Jeff Grzeskowiak, RB Maurice Hicks, C Mike Malczyk, WR Edell Shepherd, and WR Elijah Thurman.
DENVER BRONCOS--Placed DT Nick Eason on injured reserve. Signed OG Tyler Lenda.
DETROIT LIONS--Released WR Pierre Brown, DT Toby Golliday, and WR T.C. Taylor.
GREEN BAY PACKERS--Released WR Mike Horacek, WR Jorg Heckenbach, S Jeremy Unertl, S Bobby Jackson, RB Adam Tate, P Tim Morgan, DE Jermaine Petty, and LB Isaac Keys.
ST. LOUIS RAMS--Released S Steve Bellisari, S Robbie Robinson, OG James Broyles, CB Todd Howard, LB Jason McWilliams, TE Brian Natkin, and DT Jeremy Staat. Placed C Andy Eby on the injured reserve list.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS--Signed QB Tim Rattay to a three-year contract extension.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS--Released QB Shane Stafford, WR Todd Elstrom, OL Dan Goodspeed, OL Jason Scukanec, DL Buck Gurley, DL Josh McKibben, S Greg Brown, S Dwayne Stukes, CB James Rooths, CB Ronyell Whitaker, LB Michael Brown, LB Marvious Hester, and LB Idris Price. Placed S Than Merrill on the reserve non-football injury list.
TENNESSEE TITANS--Released DB Steve Smith, TE Chad Hayes, DE Josh Jeffries, C Jamal Powell, OG Marico Portis, and FB R.J. Luke.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS--Signed LW Reid Simpson and D Drake Berehowsky.
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 81 52 .609 --
Boston 78 56 .582 3 1/2
Toronto 66 68 .493 15 1/2
Baltimore 61 73 .455 20 1/2
Tampa Bay 53 80 .398 28
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Kansas City 70 63 .526 --
Chicago 71 64 .526 --
Minnesota 70 64 .522 1/2
Cleveland 60 75 .444 11
Detroit 34 99 .256 36
West Division
W L Pct GB
Oakland 80 55 .593 --
Seattle 78 57 .578 2
Anaheim 65 70 .481 15
Texas 61 74 .452 19
Friday's Games
Toronto 7, Cleveland 3
Detroit 8, Chicago White Sox 4
Boston 10, N.Y. Yankees 5
Minnesota 8, Texas 5
Anaheim 10, Kansas City 3
Seattle 3, Baltimore 2
Oakland 5, Tampa Bay 2
Saturday's Games
N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 12:20 p.m.
Baltimore at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.
Toronto at Cleveland, 6:05 p.m.
Anaheim at Kansas City, 6:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 6:05 p.m.
Minnesota at Texas, 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Oakland, 8:05 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Toronto (Hendrickson 8-9) at Cleveland (Traber 6-7), 12:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Loaiza 17-6) at Detroit (Cornejo 6-13), 12:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Clemens 12-8) at Boston (Wakefield 9-5), 1:05 p.m.
Anaheim (Lackey 8-13) at Kansas City (B.Anderson 10-10), 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Radke 10-10) at Texas (Dickey 8-6), 2:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Johnson 10-5) at Seattle (Moyer 16-6), 3:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Gonzalez 6-6) at Oakland (Harden 3-3), 3:05 p.m.
Monday's Games
N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 12:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Detroit, 12:05 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m.
Anaheim at Minnesota, 1:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Texas, 1:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 85 49 .634 --
Florida 71 63 .530 14
Philadelphia 71 63 .530 14
Montreal 71 65 .522 15
New York 59 74 .444 25 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Houston 70 64 .522 --
St. Louis 70 64 .522 --
Chicago 69 64 .519 1/2
Pittsburgh 62 70 .470 7
Cincinnati 59 75 .440 11
Milwaukee 58 76 .433 12
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Francisco 80 53 .602 --
Arizona 70 64 .522 10 1/2
Los Angeles 69 64 .519 11
Colorado 65 72 .474 17
San Diego 54 81 .400 27
Friday's Games
Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 2
Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Mets 0
Florida 3, Montreal 2
Cincinnati 8, St. Louis 5
San Diego 7, Houston 1
Pittsburgh 6, Atlanta 5
Los Angeles 6, Colorado 4
Arizona 5, San Francisco 4
Saturday's Games
Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 12:20 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.
Montreal at Florida, 5:05 p.m.
San Diego at Houston, 6:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.
Colorado at Los Angeles, 9:10 p.m.
Sunday's Games
St. Louis (Stephenson 7-13) at Cincinnati (Serafini 0-1), 11:35 a.m.
Philadelphia (Padilla 11-9) at N.Y. Mets (Seo 8-8), 12:10 p.m.
Montreal (Day 7-5) at Florida (Redman 10-8), 12:35 p.m.
Atlanta (Reynolds 10-7) at Pittsburgh (D'Amico 8-12), 12:35 p.m.
San Diego (Peavy 9-10) at Houston (Villone 6-2), 1:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (D.Davis 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Cruz 1-4), 1:20 p.m.
San Francisco (Schmidt 13-5) at Arizona (Webb 8-6), 7:05 p.m.
Colorado (Oliver 10-9) at Los Angeles (Od.Perez 10-10), 7:10 p.m.
Monday's Games
Boston at Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m.
Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.
Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.
Montreal at Florida, 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 3:35 p.m.
Houston at Los Angeles, 7:10 p.m.
Friday's linescores
Toronto 000 051 010 -- 7 14 0
Cleveland 030 000 000 -- 3 4 0
KEscobar, Kershner (9) and Cash; Sabathia, Cressend (7), JSantiago (9) and Bard. W--KEscobar 10-8. L--Sabathia 12-8. HRs--Toronto, Bordick (4), JPhelps (14). Cleveland, Bard (5).
Chicago 102 000 010 -- 4 13 0
Detroit 230 030 00x -- 8 12 0
Buehrle, Schoeneweis (6) and SAlomar; Robertson, Rodney (6), DPatterson (9) and Inge. W--Robertson 1-0. L--Buehrle 11-13. HRs--Chicago, Thomas (37), Crede (17). Detroit, Higginson (13).
New York 200 300 000 -- 5 6 0
Boston 300 412 00x -- 10 14 0
Contreras, Weaver (4), CHammond (7), Heredia (8) and Posada; DLowe, Timlin (7), Sauerbeck (8), Williamson (9) and Varitek. W--DLowe 14-6. L--Contreras 4-2. HRs--Boston, Garciaparra (23), DOrtiz (22), Mueller (17).
Anaheim 032 000 221 -- 10 15 1
Kansas City 000 000 102 -- 3 8 1
Washburn, Weber (7), GJones (8) and BMolina; Gobble, Grimsley (7), Lloyd (8) and Mayne. W--Washburn 10-12. L--Gobble 2-3. HR--Anaheim, BMolina (13).
Baltimore 010 001 000 -- 2 6 1
Seattle 000 000 003 -- 3 4 1
Dubose, Julio (9), BRyan (9) and Fordyce; RFranklin, RSoriano (8) and DWilson. W--RSoriano 3-0. L--Julio 0-6. HRs--Baltimore, Gibbons (21), TBatista (23).
Tampa Bay 100 001 000 -- 2 7 0
Oakland 201 110 00x -- 5 7 0
JKennedy, Backe (5) and Hall; THudson, Foulke (9) and RaHernandez. W--THudson 14-4. L--JKennedy 3-11. Sv--Foulke (36).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Milwaukee 000 100 100 -- 2 7 0
Chicago 101 010 01x -- 4 12 1
BSheets, LVizcaino (8) and Osik; Clement and DMiller. W--Clement 12-11. L--BSheets 10-11. HRs--Milwaukee, Helms (19). Chicago, DMiller (8).
Philadelphia 020 011 003 -- 7 9 1
New York 000 000 000 -- 0 3 1
Millwood, Cormier (9) and Lieberthal; Trachsel, JoFranco (7), Anderson (8) and Piazza. W--Millwood 13-9. L--Trachsel 13-8. HR--Philadelphia, Burrell (20).
Montreal 101 000 000 -- 2 6 0
Florida 000 000 012 -- 3 9 0
Tucker, Almonte (7), Ayala (8), Biddle (9) and Schneider; Beckett, Helling (8), Tejera (9), Looper (9) and Redmond, IRodriguez (9). W--Looper 5-3. L--Biddle 4-8. HR--Montreal, Wilkerson (17).
St. Louis 000 101 300 -- 5 13 0
Cincinnati 000 105 11x -- 8 10 0
Haren, Simontacchi (6), Fassero (7), Eldred (8) and Matheny; Bale, Riedling (7), Graves (8) and Stinnett. W--Bale 1-1. L--Haren 3-5. Sv--Graves (2). HRs--St. Louis, Rolen (26). Cincinnati, DJimenez (4), Branyan (6).
San Diego 200 040 010 -- 7 14 0
Houston 100 000 000 -- 1 6 2
Eaton, MMatthews (8), Linebrink (9) and Bennett; Robertson, RiWhite (5), Gallo (8), BWagner (9) and RChavez. W--Eaton 8-9. L--Robertson 12-7. HRs--San Diego, Loretta (9), Nevin (6). Houston, Bagwell (31).
Atlanta 100 012 001 -- 5 12 1
Pittsburgh 030 020 001 -- 6 11 1
RuOrtiz, Marquis (6), King (8), Cunnane (9) and JvLopez; STorres, Boehringer (6), Tavarez (7) and Kendall. W--Tavarez 3-3. L--Cunnane 0-1. HR--Pittsburgh, Mackowiak (5).
Colorado 020 200 000 -- 4 5 0
Los Angeles 012 111 00x -- 6 11 0
Vance, Bernero (6), JrLopez (6), SReed (7), JSanchez (8) and Zaun; KBrown, Quantrill (8), Gagne (9) and Lo Duca. W--KBrown 13-7. L--Vance 1-1. Sv--Gagne (45). HRs--Colorado, Payton 2 (22). Los Angeles, Beltre (16), Coomer (2).
San Francisco 021 000 001 -- 4 7 0
Arizona 013 010 00x -- 5 11 0
Rueter, Herges (5), FRodriguez (7), Nathan (8) and BSantiago; MBatista, Villarreal (7), Valverde (8), Mantei (9) and Hammock. W--MBatista 9-7. L--Rueter 7-5. Sv--Mantei (21). HR--San Francisco, Galarraga (10).
Tennis
U.S. Open seeds fared
Friday
At The USTA National Tennis Center
New York
Purse: $17,074,000 (Grand Slam)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Second Round
Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Jean-Rene Lisnard, France, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0.
Andy Roddick (4), United States, def. Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (8).
Carlos Moya (7), Spain, def. Wesley Moodie, South Africa, 6-2, 7-6 (6), 6-3.
Rainer Schuettler (8), Germany, def. Nicolas Kiefer, Germany, 6-1, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4.
Jiri Novak (10), Czech Republic, def. Jan-Michael Gambill, United States, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Sjeng Schalken (12), Netherlands, def. Lars Burgsmuller, Germany, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-0.
David Nalbandian (13), Argentina, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (3).
Xavier Malisse, Belgium, def. Agustin Calleri (19), Argentina, 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Mark Philippoussis (20), Australia, def. Anthony Dupuis, France, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.
David Nalbandian (13), Argentina, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (3).
Alberto Martin, Spain, def. Albert Costa (25), Spain, 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
Women
Third Round
Kim Clijsters (1), Belgium, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (27), Russia, 6-3, 6-2.
Lindsay Davenport (3), United States, def. Melinda Czink, Hungary, 6-0, 6-2.
Amelie Mauresmo (5), France, def. Maria Kirilenko, Russia, 6-4, 6-2.
Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand, def. Daniela Hantuchova (9), Slovakia, 6-2, 6-4.
Meghann Shaughnessy (17), United States, def. Vera Zvonareva (13), Russia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Nadia Petrova (19), Russia, def. Amanda Coetzer, South Africa, 6-0, 6-1.
Paola Suarez (24), Argentina, def. Alicia Molik, Australia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
WNBA playoffs
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-3)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Detroit vs. Cleveland
Friday
Detroit 76, Cleveland 74, Detroit leads series 1-0
Sunday
Cleveland at Detroit, 11 a.m.
Charlotte vs. Connecticut
Thursday
Connecticut 68, Charlotte 66, Connecticut leads series 1-0
Saturday
Connecticut at Charlotte, 2 p.m.
Monday
Connecticut at Charlotte, 6 p.m., if necessary
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Los Angeles vs. Minnesota
Thursday
Minnesota 74, Los Angeles 72, Minnesota leads series 1-0
Saturday
Minnesota at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
Monday
Minnesota at Los Angeles, 9 p.m., if necessary
Houston vs. Sacramento
Friday
Sacramento 65, Houston 59, Sacramento leads series 1-0
Sunday
Sacramento at Houston, 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 2
Sacramento at Houston, 8 p.m., if necessary
Football
NFL preseason
Friday's games
Indianapolis 21, Cincinnati 20
Carolina 21, Pittsburgh 14
Denver 20, Seattle 3
San Diego 24, San Francisco 3
End Preseason Schedule
Prep football
Friday's scores
Agassiz Valley 20, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 13
Albany 20, Perham 17
Annandale 34, Pierz 20
Anoka 21, Roseville 6
Austin 12, Winona 7
Badger/Greenbush-Middle River 56, Mesabi Academy 14
Blaine 36, Stillwater 14
Blake 35, St. Croix Lutheran 7
Blooming Prairie 26, Madelia/Truman 18
Brainerd 14, Sartell-St. Stephen 7
Breck 39, De La Salle 19
Byron 34, Winona Cotter 6
Cannon Falls 33, Kenyon-Wanamingo 6
Champlin Park 19, Mounds View 14
Cherry 27, Littlefork-Big Falls 0
Columbia Heights 71, Minneapolis Henry 8
Cook County 21, Mesabi East 8
Cretin-Derham Hall 42, St. Thomas Academy 19
Crookston 14, Thief River Falls 6
Deer River 20, Nashwauk-Keewatin 12
Detroit Lakes 28, Willmar 0
Dover-Eyota 26, Caledonia 0
Duluth Denfeld 35, Hermantown 14
Duluth East 34, Andover 30
East Central 28, Two Harbors 8
Eastview 34, Eagan 14
Eden Valley-Watkins 55, Ogilvie 18
Elk River 41, Park (Cottage Grove) 0
Esko 36, Barnum 6
Faribault 34, Rochester John Marshall 29
Fergus Falls 22, St. Cloud Apollo 19
Fertile-Beltrami 36, Clearbrook-Gonvick 14
Floodwood 24, Nevis 6
Frazee 25, Bagley 0
Goodhue 36, Chatfield 6
Grand Forks Central, N.D. 34, East Grand Forks 7
Grand Rapids 20, Greenway 14
Hastings 28, Coon Rapids 14
Hawley 28, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 14
Henry Sibley 35, Simley 6
Hibbing 21, Virginia 20, OT
Hill City 16, Orr 14
Hill-Murray 14, North St. Paul 13
Holdingford 40, Sibley East 0
Hopkins 28, Buffalo 6
Hudson, Wis. 33, Shakopee 7
Hutchinson 28, Glencoe-Silver Lake 18
International Falls 68, Fort Frances, Ontario 0
Jackson County Central 20, Blue Earth 6
Kasson-Mantorville 31, Pine Island 0
Kittson Central 53, Norman County West 22
Lac qui Parle Valley 33, Marshall 6
Lake City 14, Hayfield 6
LeSueur-Henderson/Minnesota New Country 35, St. Peter 6
Lewiston-Altura 35, Southland 6
Mahtomedi 33, Richfield 14
Mankato Loyola 13, Randolph 0
Mankato West 53, Albert Lea 6
Maple Grove 35, Forest Lake 7
Maple Lake 15, Mayer Lutheran 12
Martin County West 28, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 8
Menahga 53, St. John's Prep 0
Menomonie, Wis. 14, Holy Angels 6
Minneapolis Edison 15, Minneapolis South 6
Minneapolis North 64, Minneapolis Southwest 0
Minneapolis Washburn 42, Minneapolis Roosevelt 7
Minnesota Valley Lutheran 13, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 0
Minnetonka 48, Irondale 17
Moorhead 54, Bemidji 6
Mountain Iron-Buhl 35, Chisholm 14
Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 41, Cedar Mountain/Comfrey 8
New London-Spicer 36, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 6
New Prague 35, Waseca 6
New Ulm 43, Luverne 15
Northfield 20, St. Paul Johnson 0
NorthStar 32, Win-E-Mac 0
Osakis 18, Pillager 0
Ottertail Central 26, Browerville 6
Plainview/Elgin-Millville 30, Kingsland 0
Proctor 34, Cloquet 0
Red Lake Falls 26, Lake of the Woods 0
Robbinsdale Armstrong 26, Cambridge-Isanti 20
Rochester Century 6, Mankato East 0
Rochester Mayo 48, Owatonna 7
Rushford-Peterson 14, Wabasha-Kellogg 0
Sargent Central, N.D. 20, Campbell-Tintah/Fairmount 6
Sauk Centre 36, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 15
Sauk Rapids-Rice 22, St. Cloud Tech 13
Sleepy Eye 31, New Ulm Cathedral 21
Spring Grove 24, West Lutheran 0
Spring Lake Park 18, Robbinsdale Cooper 7
Springfield 21, Mc Leod West 10
St. Charles 26, Fillmore Central 14
St. Cloud Cathedral 41, Paynesville 6
St. Louis Park 43, St. Francis 6
St. Michael-Albertville 20, Monticello 12
St. Paul Harding 16, St. Paul Humboldt 0
St. Paul Highland Park 49, St. Paul Arlington 15
Staples-Motley 62, Dassel-Cokato 22
Stephen-Argyle 52, Waubun 20
Stewartville 13, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 12
Superior, Wis. 40, Duluth Central 7
Tartan 33, South St. Paul 24
Tower-Soudan 52, AlBrook 22
Triton 10, Rochester Lourdes 6
Ulen-Hitterdal 59, Red Lake County Central 0
United South Central 35, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 14
Wabasso 33, Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 7
Waconia 40, Mound-Westonka 0
Wadena-Deer Creek 35, Pelican Rapids 21
Wahpeton, N.D. 33, Breckenridge 6
Warroad 16, Roseau 12
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown/Cannon Valley Lutheran 8, Maple River 7
Wayzata 6, Totino-Grace 3
White Bear Lake 41, Park Center 7
Winsted Holy Trinity 27, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 6
Worthington 26, Fairmont 25
WNBA playoffs
PGA Deutsche Bank Championship Par Scores
Friday
At TPC Boston
Norton, Ma.
Purse: $5 million
Yardage: 7,145; Par: 36-35--71
First Round
Justin Rose 31-32 -- 63 -8
Cliff Kresge 32-33 -- 65 -6
Vijay Singh 33-32 -- 65 -6
Brent Schwarzrock 34-32 -- 66 -5
Pat Bates 33-33 -- 66 -5
Steve Flesch 33-33 -- 66 -5
Arron Oberholser 32-34 -- 66 -5
Tim Petrovic 34-32 -- 66 -5
Garrett Willis 34-32 -- 66 -5
Brian Henninger 34-33 -- 67 -4
Darren Clarke 33-34 -- 67 -4
Phillip Price 36-31 -- 67 -4
Tim Herron 34-33 -- 67 -4
Heath Slocum 33-34 -- 67 -4
Rocco Mediate 34-33 -- 67 -4
K.J. Choi 32-35 -- 67 -4
Billy Mayfair 34-34 -- 68 -3
Kent Jones 36-32 -- 68 -3
Geoff Ogilvy 33-35 -- 68 -3
Glen Day 33-35 -- 68 -3
Carl Paulson 34-34 -- 68 -3
Brian Bateman 35-33 -- 68 -3
David Frost 36-33 -- 69 -2
Glen Hnatiuk 37-32 -- 69 -2
Doug Barron 35-34 -- 69 -2
Corey Pavin 34-35 -- 69 -2
Paul Azinger 35-34 -- 69 -2
Jim Carter 35-34 -- 69 -2
Adam Scott 35-34 -- 69 -2
Greg Norman 37-32 -- 69 -2
Skip Kendall 37-33 -- 70 -1
Tiger Woods 35-35 -- 70 -1
Billy Andrade 36-34 -- 70 -1
Rod Pampling 35-35 -- 70 -1
Tom Gillis 33-37 -- 70 -1
Olin Browne 34-36 -- 70 -1
Lee Janzen 34-36 -- 70 -1
Frank Lickliter II 36-34 -- 70 -1
Jonathan Byrd 33-37 -- 70 -1
Shigeki Maruyama 34-36 -- 70 -1
Robert Damron 37-33 -- 70 -1
Peter Lonard 36-34 -- 70 -1
Dean Wilson 36-34 -- 70 -1
Andrew Magee 37-33 -- 70 -1