SCOREBOARD
Area events
Thursday
High school football
Two Harbors at Aitkin 7 p.m.
Hibbing at Pierz 7 p.m.
Pine River-Backus at Cass Lake-Bena 1 p.m.
Staples-Motley at East Grand Forks 7 p.m.
Girls tennis
Alexandria at Brainerd 4:30 p.m.
Aitkin at Pine City 4:30 p.m.
Little Falls at Princeton 4:30 p.m.
Crosby-Ironton at Park Rapids triangular 4:30 p.m.
Girls soccer
Alexandria vs. Brainerd at Baxter 5 p.m.
Willmar vs. Little Falls at Belle Prairie 5 p.m.
Boys soccer
Brainerd at Alexandria 7 p.m.
Little Falls at Willmar 5 p.m.
Girls swimming and diving
Sauk Rapids at Brainerd 6 p.m.
Little Falls at Alexandria 6 p.m.
Perham at Staples-Motley 6 p.m.
Cross country running
Pillager at Brainerd Invite, Northland Arboretum, 10 a.m.Pierz at Maple Lake Invte 4 p.m.
High school volleyball
Holdingford at Little Falls 7:30 p.m.
Crosby-Ironton at Wadena-Deer Creek 7:30 p.m.
Pequot Lakes at Park Rapids 7:30 p.m.
Eagle Valley at Verndale 7:30 p.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
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
6 p.m., ESPN: South Carolina at N.C. State
9:15 p.m., ESPN: Oregon at Boise St.
GOLF
8:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, European Masters, first round
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1:10 p.m., WGN: Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs
TENNIS
Noon, ESPN2: U.S. Open, second round
6 p.m., ESPN2: U.S. Open, second round
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 85 48 .639 -
Boston 77 55 .583 7 1/2
Tampa Bay 72 60 .545 12 1/2
Toronto 59 73 .447 25 1/2
Baltimore 54 80 .403 31 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 71 61 .538 -
Minnesota 67 66 .504 4 1/2
Chicago 65 69 .485 7
Cleveland 58 74 .439 13
Kansas City 51 82 .383 20 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 78 54 .591 -
Texas 75 58 .564 3 1/2
Seattle 70 64 .522 9
Oakland 59 74 .444 19 1/2
Tuesday's Games
Texas 5, Toronto 2, 1st game
Detroit 8, Cleveland 5
N.Y. Yankees 9, Baltimore 6
Boston 8, Tampa Bay 4
Minnesota 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Texas 5, Toronto 2, 2nd game
Kansas City 4, Oakland 3
Seattle 2, L.A. Angels 1
Wednesday's Games
Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota 2
Oakland 10, Kansas City 4
Seattle 3, L.A. Angels 0
Detroit 4, Cleveland 2
N.Y. Yankees 10, Baltimore 2
Tampa Bay 8, Boston 5
Texas 6, Toronto 4
Thursday's Games
Cleveland (Carmona 3-9) at Detroit (N.Robertson 1-1), 12:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (C.Torres 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 8-7), 1:20 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Gaudin 1-0) at Toronto (R.Romero 11-6),6:07 p.m.
Boston (Buchholz 3-3) at Tampa Bay (Price 7-6), 6:08 p.m.
Seattle (Snell 3-1) at Oakland (Tomko 3-2), 9:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 76 54 .585 -
Atlanta 70 63 .526 7 1/2
Florida 69 64 .519 8 1/2
New York 59 74 .444 18 1/2
Washington 46 88 .343 32
Central Division
W L Pct GB
St. Louis 79 55 .590 -
Chicago 67 64 .511 10
Milwaukee 64 68 .485 14
Houston 63 70 .474 15
Cincinnati 60 73 .451 18
Pittsburgh 53 79 .402 24 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 79 54 .594 -
Colorado 74 59 .556 5
San Francisco 73 60 .549 6
Arizona 60 73 .451 19
San Diego 59 76 .437 21
Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia 1, San Francisco 0
Atlanta 4, Florida 3
Cincinnati 11, Pittsburgh 5
Chicago Cubs 4, Houston 1
St. Louis 7, Milwaukee 6
Colorado 8, N.Y. Mets 3
San Diego 4, Washington 1
L.A. Dodgers 4, Arizona 3
Wednesday's Games
Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 3
Chicago Cubs 2, Houston 0
San Diego 7, Washington 0
San Francisco 4, Philadelphia 0
Florida 8, Atlanta 7
St. Louis 10, Milwaukee 3
Colorado 5, N.Y. Mets 2
Arizona at L.A. Dodgers
Thursday's Games
Milwaukee (M.Parra 9-10) at St. Louis (Smoltz 1-0), 1:15 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (C.Torres 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 8-7),1:20 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Misch 0-1) at Colorado (Marquis 14-9), 2:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Lincecum 13-4) at Philadelphia (P.Martinez 2-0), 6:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Hanson 9-3) at Florida (Nolasco 9-8), 6:10 p.m.
Arizona (Buckner 2-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Garland 8-11), 9:10 p.m.
League leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING-Mauer, Minnesota, .367; ISuzuki, Seattle, .361; Bartlett, Tampa Bay, .338; MiCabrera, Detroit, .337; Jeter, New York, .332; MYoung, Texas, .322; Cano, New York, .320.
RUNS-Figgins, Los Angeles, 100; Damon, New York, 95; Jeter, New York, 95; BRoberts, Baltimore, 95; Pedroia, Boston, 93; Scutaro, Toronto, 92; Cano, New York, 90.
RBI-Teixeira, New York, 101; CPena, Tampa Bay, 98; Morneau, Minnesota, 96; KMorales, Los Angeles, 94; Bay, Boston, 93; Lind, Toronto, 91; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 91.
HITS-ISuzuki, Seattle, 188; Jeter, New York, 178; Cano, New York, 172; MYoung, Texas, 168; MiCabrera, Detroit, 166; Markakis, Baltimore, 166; AHill, Toronto, 162.
DOUBLES-BRoberts, Baltimore, 49; Lind, Toronto, 44; Butler, Kansas City, 41; Markakis, Baltimore, 41; Pedroia, Boston, 41; Cano, New York, 40; MByrd, Texas, 39.
TRIPLES-DeJesus, Kansas City, 9; Ellsbury, Boston, 9; Span, Minnesota, 9; Andrus, Texas, 7; Bloomquist, Kansas City, 7; Figgins, Los Angeles, 7; Granderson, Detroit, 7.
HOME RUNS-CPena, Tampa Bay, 39; Teixeira, New York, 32; Branyan, Seattle, 31; AHill, Toronto, 31; Bay, Boston, 30; NCruz, Texas, 30; KMorales, Los Angeles, 30.
STOLEN BASES-Crawford, Tampa Bay, 55; Ellsbury, Boston, 55; Figgins, Los Angeles, 39; BUpton, Tampa Bay, 36; RDavis, Oakland, 30; Kinsler, Texas, 28; BAbreu, Los Angeles, 27; BRoberts, Baltimore, 27.
PITCHING -Sabathia, New York, 16-7; Verlander, Detroit, 15-7; Feldman, Texas, 14-4; Beckett, Boston, 14-5; FHernandez, Seattle, 14-5; JerWeaver, Los Angeles, 13-5; Halladay, Toronto, 13-8.
STRIKEOUTS-Verlander, Detroit, 215; Greinke, Kansas City, 202; Lester, Boston, 196; FHernandez, Seattle, 185; Sabathia, New York, 167; Halladay, Toronto, 165; Beckett, Boston, 163.
SAVES-MaRivera, New York, 38; Fuentes, Los Angeles, 37; Nathan, Minnesota, 35; Papelbon, Boston, 33; Aardsma, Seattle, 33; Rodney, Detroit, 31; Jenks, Chicago, 28.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING-HaRamirez, Florida, .355; Sandoval, San Francisco, .330; Helton, Colorado, .327; DWright, New York, .324; Pujols, St. Louis, .320; Kemp, Los Angeles, .316; JUpton, Arizona, .315.
RUNS-Pujols, St. Louis, 104; Utley, Philadelphia, 94; Zimmerman, Washington, 94; Braun, Milwaukee, 93; Victorino, Philadelphia, 90; Reynolds, Arizona, 86; Bourn, Houston, 85.
RBI-Fielder, Milwaukee, 119; Howard, Philadelphia, 112; Pujols, St. Louis, 111; Braun, Milwaukee, 95; Dunn, Washington, 91; DLee, Chicago, 90; Reynolds, Arizona, 90; Zimmerman, Washington, 90.
HITS-HaRamirez, Florida, 170; Braun, Milwaukee, 158; FLopez, Milwaukee, 157; Tejada, Houston, 157; Kemp, Los Angeles, 156; CaLee, Houston, 154; Victorino, Philadelphia, 154.
DOUBLES-Hawpe, Colorado, 37; HaRamirez, Florida, 37; Sandoval, San Francisco, 37; Tejada, Houston, 37; Ethier, Los Angeles, 35; Helton, Colorado, 34; Pujols, St. Louis, 34; Rollins, Philadelphia, 34.
TRIPLES-Bourn, Houston, 11; Victorino, Philadelphia, 11; SDrew, Arizona, 9; Fowler, Colorado, 9; Counsell, Milwaukee, 8; Pagan, New York, 8; GParra, Arizona, 8; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 8.
HOME RUNS-Pujols, St. Louis, 42; Reynolds, Arizona, 40; Howard, Philadelphia, 37; Fielder, Milwaukee, 36; Dunn, Washington, 35; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 34; Utley, Philadelphia, 29; Werth, Philadelphia, 29.
STOLEN BASES-Bourn, Houston, 49; Morgan, Washington, 42; Kemp, Los Angeles, 29; Fowler, Colorado, 26; Rollins, Philadelphia, 25; Taveras, Cincinnati, 25; HaRamirez, Florida, 24; DWright, New York, 24.
PITCHING -Wainwright, St. Louis, 16-7; CCarpenter, St. Louis, 14-3; Marquis, Colorado, 14-9; Pineiro, St. Louis, 14-9; JoJohnson, Florida, 13-4; Lincecum, San Francisco, 13-4; DLowe, Atlanta, 13-8.
STRIKEOUTS-Lincecum, San Francisco, 222; JVazquez, Atlanta, 192; Gallardo, Milwaukee, 186; Haren, Arizona, 180; Wainwright, St. Louis, 164; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 164; De La Rosa, Colorado, 158; Jimenez, Colorado, 158.
SAVES-Franklin, St. Louis, 36; HBell, San Diego, 33; Street, Colorado, 33; BrWilson, San Francisco, 32; Broxton, Los Angeles, 30; Cordero, Cincinnati, 30; Hoffman, Milwaukee, 29.
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLS-Suspended Minnesota minor leaguers SS Jose Murillo and P Francisco Nunez for 50 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX-Recalled OF Josh Reddick from Pawtucket (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS-Activated INF Bobby Crosby from the 15-day DL. Claimed RHP John Meloan off waivers from Pittsburgh and optioned him to Sacramento (PCL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS-Recalled RHP Wade Davis from Durham (IL).
TEXAS RANGERS-Activated C Jarrod Saltalamacchia from the 15-day DL.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS-Recalled RHP Bryan Augenstein from Mobile (SL).
CHICAGO CUBS-Activated RHP David Patton from the 15-day DL.
CINCINNATI REDS-Purchased the contract of LHP Pedro Viola from Louisville (IL). Transferred INF Danny Richar to the 60-day DL.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS-Sent RHP Jesus Castillo outright to Chattanooga (SL). Activated INF Doug Mientkiewicz from 60-day DL.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS-Purchased the contracts of LHP Dan Runzler and C Buster Posey from Fresno (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS-Claimed LHP Victor Garate off waivers from the L.A. Dodgers.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
ATLANTA HAWKS-Signed C Jason Collins.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS-Signed C Mikki Moore.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS-Released LB Pat Thomas.
CAROLINA PANTHERS-Named Danny Morrison president.
DALLAS COWBOYS-Waived WR Travis Wilson.
DETROIT LIONS-Released CB Keith Smith and WR Glenn Holt. Claimed QB Kevin O'Connell off waivers from New England.
NEW YORK JETS-Waived P Glenn Pakulak.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS-Signed G Marcus Johnson. Released C Sean Mahan.
COLLEGE
NCAA-Placed the Georgetown baseball program on three years' probation because 26 players received a total of more than $60,000 in excess pay from 2001-07 in a work-study program.
DUKE-Named Kevin Lehman assistant director of women's basketball operations and Sarah Smoak director of marketing and assistant director of women's basketball operations.
OHIO STATE-Named Pat Chun senior associate athletics director for external relations.
Football
NFL preseason
Thursday's Games
Detroit at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 6 p.m.
Baltimore at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 6:30 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at New England, 6:30 p.m.
Washington at Jacksonville, 6:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Green Bay at Tennessee, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Miami at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Arizona at Denver, 8 p.m.
Oakland at Seattle, 9 p.m.
Friday's Games
Houston at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
San Francisco at San Diego, 9 p.m.
End of Preseason
Tennis
U.S. Open Seeds Fared
Wednesday
At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
New York
Men
First Round
Rafael Nadal (3), Spain, def. Richard Gasquet, France, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.
Juan Martin del Potro (6), Argentina, def. Juan Monaco, Argentina, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1.
Gilles Simon (9), France, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Gael Monfils (13), France, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.
David Ferrer (18), Spain, def. Alberto Martin, Spain, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.
Juan Carlos Ferrero (24), Spain, def. Fabrice Santoro, France, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.
Nicolas Almagro (32), Spain, def. Steve Darcis, Belgium, 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (8).
Second Round
Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Simon Greul, Germany, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5.
Lleyton Hewitt (31), Australia, def. Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.
Women
Second Round
Serena Williams (2), United States, def. Melinda Czink, Hungary, 6-1, 6-1.
Venus Williams (3), United States, def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, 6-4, 6-2.
Vera Zvonareva (7), Russia, def. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.
Victoria Azarenka (8), Belarus, def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-1.
Flavia Pennetta (10), Italy, def. Sania Mirza, India, 6-0, 6-0.
Agnieszka Radwanska (12), Poland, lost to Maria Kirilenko, Russia, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
Marion Bartoli (14), France, lost to Kim Clijsters, Belgium, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.
Samantha Stosur (15), Australia, lost to Vania King, United States, 7-5, 6-4.
Amelie Mauresmo (17), France, lost to Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, 6-4, 6-0.
Li Na (18), China, def. Michelle Larcher de Brito, Portugal, 6-1, 6-3.
Anabel Medina Garrigues (20), Spain, lost to Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 6-1, 6-3.
Daniela Hantuchova (22), Slovakia, def. Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1.