ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line

Today's Games
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

New York -135 at Pittsburgh +125
at Atlanta -185 San Fran. +175
at Milwaukee -270 Houston +235
American League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

Boston -125 at Baltimore +115
at Tampa Bay -120 Los Angeles +110
Detroit -110 at Texas +100
at Minnesota -135 Oakland +125
at Chicago -210 Seattle +190

Preseason NFL
Today's Game
FAVORITE OPN TDAY O/U UNDERDOG

at Giants 31/2 2 (35) Cleveland
TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL
American League• DETROIT TIGERS—Placed RHP Todd Jones on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 16. Purchased the contract of RHP Gary Glover from Toledo (IL).
• OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Optioned LHP Dan Meyer to Sacramento (PCL).
• TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Activated LHP Brian Tallet from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Scott Richmond to Syracuse (IL).
National League• FLORIDA MARLINS—Purchased the contract of C Paul Lo Duca from Albuquerque (PCL). Designated RHP Justin Miller for assignment.
• SAN DIEGO PADRES—Recalled RHP Chad Reineke from Portland (PCL). Optioned RHP Cla Meredith to Portland.
• WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Traded RHP Luis Ayala to the New York Mets for a player to be named.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association• PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Re-signed G-F Andre Igoudala to a six-year contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League• PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed TE Lee Vickers. Waived-injured TE Jonathan Dekker.
BASEBALL
MINOR LEAGUE

Eastern League (AA)

North Division
W L Pct. GB
Trenton (Yankees) 76 50 .603 —
Portland (Red Sox) 68 57 .544 71/2
Binghamton (Mets) 67 62 .519 101/2
Connecticut (Giants) 64 63 .504 121/2
New Britain (Twins) 54 72 .429 22
New Hampshire (Jays) 55 74 .426 221/2
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Bowie (Orioles) 75 54 .581 —
Akron (Indians) 73 56 .566 2
Harrisburg (Nationals) 68 61 .527 7
Erie (Tigers) 60 69 .465 15
Altoona (Pirates) 58 71 .450 17
Reading (Phillies) 49 78 .386 25
Sunday's Results
Portland 3, Harrisburg 2
Altoona 5, New Hampshire 4
Connecticut 6, Erie 3
New Britain 8, Akron 2
Binghamton 2, Bowie 1
Trenton 11, Reading 7
Today's Game
Trenton at Reading
Tuesday's Games
Akron at Connecticut
Bowie at Reading
Erie at New Britain
Harrisburg at Trenton
New Hampshire at Binghamton
Portland at Altoona
Box Score

ROCK CATS 8, AEROS 2

NB ab r h bi Akron ab r h bi

Dnklmn lf 4 0 0 0 Pnckny 2b 3 0 0 0
Tolleson ss 5 2 3 1 Rdrigz ss 4 0 0 0
Martin cf 4 2 2 2 Mrtnz dh 4 1 2 1
Winfree rf 5 1 2 4 Chaves pr 0 0 0 0
Valencia 3b 5 1 2 1 Hodges 3b 4 0 0 0
Molina 2b 5 0 0 0 Head rf 3 0 0 0
Grdnhre 1b 3 0 0 0 Sardinha rf 0 0 0 0
Palacios c 4 0 1 0 Cnstnza cf 1 0 0 0
Roberts dh 3 2 2 0 Whitney 1b 3 1 1 0
Goleski lf 2 0 1 0
Cmcaro c 2 0 0 1
Panther cf 3 0 0 0

Tot. 38 8 12 8 Tot. 29 2 4 2
New Britain 004 000 004 — 8 12 0
Akron 100 000 100 — 2 4 1

E—Hodges (26). LOB—New Britain 7, Akron 5. 2B—Tolleson (26), Palacios (4), Valencia (16). 3B—Martin (7). HR—Martinez (1). CS—Goleski (2).

DP—New Britain (Molina-Tolleson-Gardenhire), Akron (Pinckney-Whitney).

New Britain ip h r er bb so

Aselton W, 5-6 6 2 1 1 4 2
Ward 2/3 1 1 1 1 1
Mijares 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mata 11/3 0 0 0 0 1

Akron ip h r er bb so

Wright L, 3-3 5 8 4 4 1 2
Lofgren 12/3 2 0 0 0 0
Wagner 12/3 1 3 2 2 0
Newsom 2/3 1 1 1 0 0

WP—Ward.

Umpires—Home, Jon Byrne; First, Scott Mahoney; Third, Darren Budahn.

T—2:50. Att—4,508.
FOOTBALL
NFL

Preseason Glance

AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA

Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 38 38
Miami 1 1 0 .500 25 31
N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 34 33
New England 0 2 0 .000 25 43
South
W L T Pct PF PA

Houston 2 0 0 1.000 50 43
Tennessee 2 0 0 1.000 51 29
Jacksonville 1 1 0 .500 34 36
Indianapolis 1 2 0 .333 52 62
North
W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 30 44
Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 31 38
Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 37 34
Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 20 24
West
W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 1 1 0 .500 39 32
Kansas City 1 1 0 .500 41 47
Oakland 1 1 0 .500 34 23
San Diego 1 1 0 .500 37 24
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA

Washington 3 0 0 1.000 60 40
Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 34 29
N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .000 10 13
Dallas 0 2 0 .000 30 54
South
W L T Pct PF PA

Tampa Bay 2 0 0 1.000 44 16
Carolina 1 1 0 .500 36 44
New Orleans 1 1 0 .500 51 41
Atlanta 0 2 0 .000 26 36
North
W L T Pct PF PA

Detroit 1 1 0 .500 40 20
Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 40 49
Chicago 0 2 0 .000 46 53
Green Bay 0 2 0 .000 23 54
West
W L T Pct PF PA

Seattle 2 0 0 1.000 63 43
Arizona 1 1 0 .500 37 41
St. Louis 1 1 0 .500 20 40
San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 40 24
Late Saturday's Results
St. Louis 7, San Diego 6
Houston 31, New Orleans 27
Arizona 27, Kansas City 17
Seattle 29, Chicago 26, OT
Denver 23, Dallas 13
San Francisco 34, Green Bay 6
Sunday's Results
Detroit 27, Cincinnati 10
Tampa Bay 27, New England 10
Today's Game
Cleveland at New York Giants, 8 p.m.AUTO RACING
SPRINT CUP

3M Performance 400

Sunday's Results
(At Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich. Lap length: 2.0 miles)
(Start position in parentheses)

1. (27) Carl Edwards, Ford, 200 laps, 137.8 rating, 195 points, $226,075.

2. (11) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 130.3, 175, $136,925.

3. (16) David Ragan, Ford, 200, 106.1, 170, $119,950.

4. (9) Greg Biffle, Ford, 200, 113, 165, $108,700.

5. (14) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 200, 100.6, 155, $134,516.

6. (15) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 200, 92.7, 150, $123,908.

7. (1) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 200, 118.4, 151, $99,800.

8. (38) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200, 86.1, 142, $134,186.

9. (3) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 200, 98.2, 138, $117,620.

10. (18) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 200, 83.2, 134, $94,900.

11. (28) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 200, 91.3, 135, $123,858.

12. (21) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 200, 80.1, 127, $126,461.

13. (26) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 200, 72.5, 124, $109,489.

14. (7) David Reutimann, Toyota, 200, 85.6, 121, $85,725.

15. (10) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 200, 67.1, 123, $99,433.

16. (25) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 200, 73, 115, $110,533.

17. (2) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 200, 97.8, 117, $135,386.

18. (29) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 199, 69.7, 109, $93,150.

19. (42) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 199, 59.2, 106, $94,608.

20. (41) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 199, 55.8, 103, $94,875.

21. (20) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 199, 50.3, 100, $116,625.

22. (23) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 199, 51.9, 97, $121,125.

23. (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 199, 106.6, 99, $91,800.

24. (36) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 199, 43.2, 91, $85,025.

25. (19) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 199, 48.9, 88, $105,058.

26. (40) David Gilliland, Ford, 199, 55.8, 85, $90,408.

27. (35) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 199, 44, 82, $112,861.

28. (33) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 199, 47.8, 79, $75,675.

29. (8) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 199, 56.6, 76, $83,500.

30. (6) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge, 199, 68.9, 73, $72,925.

31. (30) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 199, 41.7, 70, $72,300.

32. (17) Terry Labonte, Dodge, 198, 37.4, 67, $86,358.

33. (31) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 198, 32.9, 64, $100,289.

34. (34) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 198, 32, 61, $72,025.

35. (22) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 198, 41.7, 58, $81,422.

36. (13) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 197, 72.9, 55, $71,825.

37. (12) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 197, 47.7, 52, $79,775.

38. (43) Brad Coleman, Toyota, 197, 25.9, 49, $79,675.

39. (37) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, engine, 194, 66.5, 46, $106,616.

40. (32) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, engine, 162, 55.3, 43, $101,566.

41. (24) Dave Blaney, Toyota, accident, 117, 46.5, 40, $71,515.

42. (5) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, accident, 111, 82.8, 37, $120,376.

43. (39) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, engine, 17, 24.8, 34, $89,252.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 140.351 mph. Time of Race: 2 hours, 51 minutes, 0 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.947 seconds. Caution Flags: Seven for 27 laps. Lead Changes: 18 among nine drivers.

Lap Leaders: J.Johnson 1-7; D.Earnhardt Jr. 8-23; J.Johnson 24-28; D.Earnhardt Jr. 29-48; B.Vickers 49-66; D.Earnhardt Jr. 67-73; C.Edwards 74-86; S.Riggs 87; C.Edwards 88-90; G.Biffle 91; C.Edwards 92-140; J.Burton 141; Ky.Busch 142-165; C.Edwards 166; B.Vickers 167-169; Ky.Busch 170-179; D.Ragan 180-182; C.Edwards 183-200.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): C.Edwards, 5 times for 84 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 3 times for 43 laps; Ky.Busch, 2 times for 34 laps; B.Vickers, 2 times for 21 laps; J.Johnson, 2 times for 12 laps; D.Ragan, 1 time for 3 laps; G.Biffle, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Burton, 1 time for 1 lap; S.Riggs, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. Ky.Busch, 3,429. 2. C.Edwards, 3,207. 3. J.Johnson, 3,127. 4. D.Earnhardt Jr., 3,084. 5. J.Burton, 3,080. 6. T.Stewart, 2,871. 7. G.Biffle, 2,854. 8. K.Harvick, 2,812. 9. J.Gordon, 2,791. 10. M.Kenseth, 2,783. 11. K.Kahne, 2,756. 12. D.Hamlin, 2,735.

NASCAR Driver Rating Formula: A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race. The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.
AUTO RACING
NHRA

Toyo Tires
NHRA Nationals

Sunday's Results
(At Maple Grove Raceway, Mohnton, Pa.)
Final Placings

TOP FUEL — 1, Tony Schumacher. 2, Larry Dixon. 3, Clay Millican. 4, Antron Brown. 5, Brandon Bernstein. 6, Morgan Lucas. 7, Rod Fuller. 8, David Grubnic. 9, Cory McClenathan. 10, Hillary Will. 11, Doug Foley. 12, Doug Kalitta. 13, Bob Vandergriff. 14, J.R. Todd. 15, Doug Herbert.

FUNNY CAR — 1, Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger. 2, Frank Hawley. 3, Cruz Pedregon. 4, Mike Neff. 5, Tony Pedregon. 6, Del Worsham. 7, John Force. 8, Ashley Force. 9, Gary Densham. 10, Jim Head. 11, Tim Wilkerson. 12, Bob Tasca III. 13, Melanie Troxel. 14, Robert Hight. 15, Tommy Johnson Jr. 16, Ron Capps.

PRO STOCK — 1, Jeg Coughlin, Chevy Cobalt. 2, Dave Connolly. 3, Allen Johnson. 4, Kurt Johnson. 5, Greg Anderson. 6, Justin Humphreys. 7, Larry Morgan. 8, Jim Yates. 9, Jason Line. 10, Mike Edwards. 11, Richie Stevens. 12, V. Gaines. 13, Ron Krisher. 14, Warren Johnson. 15, Rickie Jones. 16, Greg Stanfield.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE — 1, Matt Smith. 2, Angelle Sampey. 3, Steve Johnson. 4, Karen Stoffer. 5, Chip Ellis. 6, Eddie Krawiec. 7, Chris Rivas. 8, Craig Treble. 9, Andrew Hines. 10, Matt Guidera. 11, Hector Arana. 12, Paul Gast. 13, Shawn Gann. 14, Junior Pippin. 15, Wes Wells. 16, Angie McBride.
Finals

TOP FUEL — Tony Schumacher, 3.845 seconds, 313.88 mph def. Larry Dixon, 3.891 seconds, 302.35 mph.

FUNNY CAR — Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 4.183, 291.57 def. Frank Hawley, Charger, 6.967, 95.08.

PRO STOCK — Jeg Coughlin, Chevy Cobalt, 6.650, 206.39 def. Dave Connolly, Cobalt, foul.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE — Matt Smith, Buell, 6.957, 188.81 def. Angelle Sampey, Buell, 7.061, 186.28.

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER — Marty Thacker, 5.397, 267.00 def. Mike Lewis, 5.762, 261.22.

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR — Frank Manzo, Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.601, 259.26 def. Eric Lourie, Chevy Camaro, 5.737, 248.80.

SUPER STOCK — Dan Fletcher, Chevy Camaro, 9.311, 138.02 def. Anthony Bertozzi, Pontiac Grand Am, 9.176, 144.57.

STOCK ELIMINATOR — Anthony Fetch, Chevy Camaro, 11.213, 113.15 def. David Ficacci, Camaro, 10.359, 127.45.

SUPER COMP — Jeff Strickland, Dragster, 8.917, 156.21 def. Richard Dorr, Dragster, 8.887, 170.92.

SUPER GAS — Iggie Boicesco, Chevy Corvette, 9.904, 165.62 def. Tom Goldman, Corvette, 9.880, 144.97.
Driver Standings

TOP FUEL: 1, Tony Schumacher, 1,650. 2, Antron Brown, 1,124. 3, Larry Dixon, 1,082. 4, Cory McClenathan, 1,019. 5, Rod Fuller, 1,015. 6, Brandon Bernstein, 974. 7, Hillary Will, 907. 8, Doug Herbert, 843. 9, David Grubnic, 736. 10, Doug Kalitta, 732.

FUNNY CAR: 1, Tim Wilkerson, 1,189. 2, Tony Pedregon, 1,066. 3, Robert Hight, 1,000. 4, Cruz Pedregon, 958. 5, Ashley Force, 922. 6, John Force, 871. 7, Gary Densham, 859. 8, Ron Capps, 840. 9, Jack Beckman, 836. 10, Mike Neff, 796.

PRO STOCK: 1, Greg Anderson, 1,222. 2, Kurt Johnson, 1,185. 3, Jeg Coughlin, 1,129. 4, Jason Line, 1,090. 5, Allen Johnson, 1,008. 6, Dave Connolly, 868. 7, Mike Edwards, 865. 8, V. Gaines, 864. 9, Ron Krisher, 794. 10, Greg Stanfield, 770.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: 1, Matt Smith, 922. 2, Andrew Hines, 849. 3, Chip Ellis, 774. 4, Angelle Sampey, 668. 5, Chris Rivas, 662. 6, Eddie Krawiec, 643. 7, Matt Guidera, 626. 8, Craig Treble, 554. 9, Steve Johnson, 541. 10, Karen Stoffer, 487.
SOCCER
MLS

EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Columbus 10 6 4 34 31 28
New England 10 6 3 33 26 25
Chicago 9 6 5 32 27 16
D.C. United 9 9 1 28 32 32
New York 7 6 7 28 25 28
Toronto FC 7 9 4 25 21 26
Kansas City 6 7 7 25 21 27
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Houston 7 4 8 29 25 22
Real Salt Lake 7 7 6 27 25 24
FC Dallas 6 7 7 25 28 26
Colorado 7 10 3 24 29 27
Los Angeles 6 8 6 24 40 42
CD Chivas USA 6 8 5 23 26 27
San Jose 5 9 6 21 19 25

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Late Saturday's ResultsColumbus 2, FC Dallas 1
D.C. United 1, Chicago 0
Houston 4, Real Salt Lake 3
Colorado 2, Kansas City 1
San Jose 4, New England 0
Sunday's ResultNew York 2, Toronto FC 0
Wednesday's GamesD.C. United at New England, 7:30 p.m.
CD Chivas USA at Houston, 9 p.m.