SCOREBOARD
Area events
Friday
High school football
St. Cloud Tech at Brainerd 7 p.m.
Sartell at Little Falls 7 p.m.
Duluth Marshall at Crosby-Ironton 7 p.m.
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton at Pequot Lakes 7 p.m.
Brandon-Evansville at Verndale 7 p.m.
Park Rapids at Wadena-Deer Creek 7 p.m.
High school volleyball
Aitkin at Pillager 7:30 p.m.
St. Francis vs. Lake Region Christian at Baxter 5 p.m.
Girls tennis
Crosby-Ironton at Virginia 10 a.m.
Crosby-Ironton at Eveleth-Gilbert noon
Boys soccer
Walker vs. Lake Region Christian at Baxter 1 p.m.
DRAG RACING
Coca Cola Muscle Car Shootout, Brainerd International Raceway
Saturday
College football
Northland at Central Lakes 1:30 p.m.
College volleyball
Central Lakes vs. Vermilion at Ely noon
DRAG RACING
Coca Cola Muscle Car Shootout, Brainerd International Raceway
STOCK CAR RACING
Grand Casino Mighty Axe Nationals, North Central Speedway, Barrows, 6:45 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)
Friday
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m., ESPN: Tulsa at Tulane
GOLF
8:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, European Masters, second round
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship, first round
5:30 p.m., TGC: Champions Tour, First Tee Open, first round
TENNIS
Noon, ESPN2: U.S. Open, men's second and women's third round
6 p.m., ESPN2: U.S. Open, men's second and women's third round
NFL FOOTBALL
7 p.m., ABC, KKIN-FM, KBLB-FM, KSKK-FM, KVKK-AM, KSKK-FM: Preseason, Vikings vs. Dallas
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
6 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Twins at Cleveland
Saturday
Sports talk
10 a.m., 3WI-AM, 3WI-FM: Saturday Morning Sports Talk with Patrick Reusse and Joe Soucheray
AUTO RACING
10 a.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Pep Boys Auto 500
Noon, SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Happy Hour Series, final practice for Pep Boys Auto 500
1:30 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for Degree V12 300
3:30 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Pep Boys Auto 500
6 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Degree V12 300
9 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Truck Series, Lucas Oil 200
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
11 a.m., ESPN: Navy at Ohio St.
11 a.m., ESPN2, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, KBLB-FM, KLTF-AM, KVKK-AM: Minnesota at Syracuse
2:30 p.m., ABC: Teams TBA
2:30 p.m., ESPN: Missouri vs. Illinois, at St. Louis
2:30 p.m., ESPN2: Teams TBA
2:30 p.m., FSN: San Jose St. at Southern Cal
2:30 p.m., NBC: Nevada at Notre Dame
6 p.m., ESPN: BYU vs. Oklahoma
7:07 p.m., ABC: Alabama vs. Virginia Tech
9 p.m., ESPN2: Maryland at California
9:30 p.m., ESPN: LSU at Washington
GOLF
7 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, European Masters, third round
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship, second round
5:30 p.m., TGC: Champions Tour, First Tee Open, second round
10:30 p.m., TGC: LPGA, Canadian Women's Open, third round
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
3 p.m., FOX, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Twins at Cleveland
MOTORSPORTS
6:30 p.m., SPEED: AMA Pro Racing
11 p.m., SPEED: AMA Pro Motocross 250
SOCCER
7 p.m., ESPN CLASSIC: Men's national teams, World Cup qualifier, El Salvador vs. U.S.
TENNIS
10 a.m., CBS: U.S. Open, third round
WNBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m., FSN: Seattle at Lynx
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 86 48 .642 -
Boston 78 55 .586 7 1/2
Tampa Bay 72 61 .541 13 1/2
Toronto 59 74 .444 26 1/2
Baltimore 54 80 .403 32
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 72 61 .541 -
Minnesota 67 66 .504 5
Chicago 66 69 .489 7
Cleveland 58 75 .436 14
Kansas City 51 82 .383 21
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
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
Detroit 4, Cleveland 3, 10 innings
Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 0
N.Y. Yankees 10, Toronto 5
Boston 6, Tampa Bay 3
Seattle at Oakland
Friday's Games
Minnesota (Pavano 11-10) at Cleveland (Sowers 5-9), 6:05 p.m.
Texas (Feldman 14-4) at Baltimore (Tillman 1-2), 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Chamberlain 8-4) at Toronto (Halladay 13-8), 6:07 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 15-7) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 12-5), 6:38 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 13-5) at Kansas City (Meche 6-10), 7:10 p.m.
Boston (P.Byrd 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Garcia 0-2), 7:11 p.m.
Seattle (Rowland-Smith 2-2) at Oakland (Mazzaro 4-9), 8:05 p.m.
Saturday's Games
N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 12:07 p.m.
Boston at Chicago White Sox, 3:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Cleveland, 3:10 p.m.
Texas at Baltimore, 3:10 p.m.
Detroit at Tampa Bay, 6:08 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m.
Seattle at Oakland, 8:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 77 54 .588 -
Atlanta 70 64 .522 8 1/2
Florida 70 64 .522 8 1/2
New York 60 74 .448 18 1/2
Washington 46 88 .343 32 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
St. Louis 79 56 .585 -
Chicago 67 65 .508 10 1/2
Milwaukee 65 68 .489 13
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 55 .590 -
Colorado 74 60 .552 5
San Francisco 73 61 .545 6
Arizona 61 73 .455 18
San Diego 59 76 .437 20 1/2
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 4, L.A. Dodgers 1
Thursday's Games
Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 3
Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 0
N.Y. Mets 8, Colorado 3
Philadelphia 2, San Francisco 1
Florida 8, Atlanta 3
Arizona at L.A. Dodgers
Friday's Games
Florida (West 6-5) at Washington (Mock 3-6), 6:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Wainwright 16-7) at Pittsburgh (K.Hart 4-4), 6:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 7-6) at N.Y. Mets (Parnell 3-7), 6:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 11-12) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 13-8), 6:35 p.m.
Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 5-1) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 12-9), 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Zito 9-11) at Milwaukee (Suppan 6-8), 7:05 p.m.
Arizona (Haren 13-8) at Colorado (Hammel 8-7), 8:10 p.m.
San Diego (LeBlanc 0-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 8-7), 9:10 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.
San Francisco at Milwaukee, 3:10 p.m.
Florida at Washington, 6:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Houston, 6:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.
Arizona at Colorado, 7:10 p.m.
San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.
League leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING-Mauer, Minnesota, .367; ISuzuki, Seattle, .361; MiCabrera, Detroit, .337; Bartlett, Tampa Bay, .337; Jeter, New York, .330; MYoung, Texas, .322; Cano, New York, .318.
RUNS-Figgins, Los Angeles, 100; Damon, New York, 97; Jeter, New York, 95; BRoberts, Baltimore, 95; Pedroia, Boston, 94; Scutaro, Toronto, 92; Cano, New York, 90.
RBI-Teixeira, New York, 101; CPena, Tampa Bay, 98; Bay, Boston, 96; Morneau, Minnesota, 96; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 94; KMorales, Los Angeles, 94; Lind, Toronto, 91.
HITS-ISuzuki, Seattle, 188; Jeter, New York, 178; Cano, New York, 172; MYoung, Texas, 168; MiCabrera, Detroit, 167; Markakis, Baltimore, 166; AHill, Toronto, 163.
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.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING-HaRamirez, Florida, .356; Sandoval, San Francisco, .329; Helton, Colorado, .328; DWright, New York, .327; Pujols, St. Louis, .318; Kemp, Los Angeles, .314; JUpton, Arizona, .312.
RUNS-Pujols, St. Louis, 106; Utley, Philadelphia, 95; Braun, Milwaukee, 94; Zimmerman, Washington, 94; Victorino, Philadelphia, 90; Reynolds, Arizona, 86; Bourn, Houston, 85.
RBI-Fielder, Milwaukee, 120; Howard, Philadelphia, 113; Pujols, St. Louis, 113; Braun, Milwaukee, 95; Dunn, Washington, 91; DLee, Chicago, 90; Reynolds, Arizona, 90; Zimmerman, Washington, 90.
HITS-HaRamirez, Florida, 171; Braun, Milwaukee, 161; FLopez, Milwaukee, 157; Tejada, Houston, 157; Kemp, Los Angeles, 156; CaLee, Houston, 154; Sandoval, San Francisco, 154; Victorino, Philadelphia, 154.
DOUBLES-Hawpe, Colorado, 38; Sandoval, San Francisco, 38; HaRamirez, Florida, 37; Tejada, Houston, 37; Ethier, Los Angeles, 36; Helton, Colorado, 35; Pujols, St. Louis, 35; Rollins, Philadelphia, 35.
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; Werth, Philadelphia, 30.
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB-Announced San Francisco Giants minor league pitcher Diego De La Cruz has been suspended 50 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. The suspension will begin at the start of next season.
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Recalled RHP Jhonny Nunez from Charlotte (IL). Purchased the contract of RHP Daniel Hudson from Charlotte.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Acquired C Manny Pina and OF Tim Smith from the Texas Rangers in exchange for RHP Danny Gutierrez.
TAMPA BAY RAYS-Called up INF Reid Brignac from Durham (IL). Announced RHP Joe Nelson accepted an outright assignment to Durham. National League
FLORIDA MARLINS-Activated INF Nick Johnson from 15-day DL.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Purchased the contract of C Paul Hoover. Designated C Joel Naughton for assignment.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES-Named Bill Laimbeer, Reggie Theus, Dave Wohl, and J.B. Bickerstaff assistant coaches.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS-Fired offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski. Named quarterbacks coach Greg Olson offensive coordinator.
COLLEGE
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS-Named Koby Altman men's basketball graduate assistant.
VIRGINIA TECH-Named Jennifer McGranahan assistant cross country and distance coach.
WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH-Named Pat Ebel women's interim track and field coach.
Football
NFL preseason
Thursday's Games
Detroit 17, Buffalo 6
N.Y. Jets 38, Philadelphia 27
Baltimore 20, Atlanta 3
Cincinnati 38, Indianapolis 7
New England 38, N.Y. Giants 27
Jacksonville 24, Washington 17
Chicago 26, Cleveland 23
Tennessee 27, Green Bay 13
St. Louis 17, Kansas City 9
Miami 10, New Orleans 7
Pittsburgh 21, Carolina 10
Arizona at Denver
Oakland at Seattle
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
College
EAST
Maine 34, St. Cloud St. 27, OT
N.Y. Maritime 31, Mass. Maritime 14
Villanova 27, Temple 24
SOUTH
Chattanooga 30, Glenville St. 13
Murray St. 66, Kentucky Wesleyan 10
South Carolina 7, N.C. State 3
Tenn.-Martin 56, Iowa Wesleyan 0
MIDWEST
Bowling Green 31, Troy 14
Cent. Washington 13, Minn. Duluth 10
E. Illinois 31, Illinois St. 6
Findlay 35, Tiffin 13
Indiana 19, E. Kentucky 13
Iowa St. 34, N. Dakota St. 17
Kent St. 18, Coastal Carolina 0
Minn.-Crookston 47, Mayville St. 21
North Texas 20, Ball St. 10
South Dakota 52, William Penn 0
SE Missouri 72, Quincy 3
Taylor 31, Anderson, Ind. 16
Trine 16, Manchester 14
SOUTHWEST
W. Illinois 35, Sam Houston St. 28
FAR WEST
S. Utah 36, Dixie St. 7