LOCAL CORNER

Local Corner is an occasional feature of the Beacon Journal featuring local amateur and participatory results.

Information should be delivered to the Beacon Journal sports department in person, by mail or fax (330-996-3629) by 4 p.m. Monday.
GOLF

Holes-in-One

• Wally Archibald of Barberton aced the 135-yard seventh hole at Spring Hills Golf Club using an 8-iron.
• Jeff Ball of Cuyahoga Falls aced the 190-yard sixth hole at Maplecrest Golf Course. He used a 4-iron and shot a score of 75 for the round.
• Woodridge High School's Austin Bettio aced the 140-yard ninth hole at Brandywine Country Club using a 6-iron. He shot a 48 for the round.
• Akron's Pat Brady aced the 175-yard ninth hole at Barberton Brookside Country Club. He used an 6-iron and turned in a score of 37.
• Mickey Burley of Clinton aced the 128-yard seventh hole at Barberton Brookside Country Club using a pitching wedge.
• Tom Cranston of Wadsworth made a hole-in-one on the 150-yard fourth hole at Spring Hills Golf Club using a 5-wood.
• Akron's Bud DeBruin aced the 182-yard 13th hole at Maplecrest Golf Course. He used a 5-iron.
• Dan Gentsch of Revere High School aced the 180-yard ninth hole while playing the Quail Hollow Invitational. He used a 4-iron.
• Larry Keating of North Royalton used a driver to ace the 241-yard eighth hole at Maplecrest Golf Course. He turned in a score of 85.
• In Soon Kim of Ann Arbor, Mich. aced the 129-yard ninth hole at Barberton Brookside Country Club. She used a 5-wood.
• Ralph Krueger of North Olmsted aced the 173-yard ninth hole at Valleayre Golf Course in Hinckley. He used a 7-wood.
• Howard Shoup of Rittman aced the 100-yard second hole on the North Course at The Legends of Massillon. It was his third career hole-in-one. He used an 8-iron and finished with a score of 97.
• At Sycamore Valley Golf Course, Rodney Thacker of Akron aced the 120-yard third hole. He used an 8-iron and scored a 35.
• Nick Nikols of Fairlawn scored a hole-in-one on Good Park's 187-yard sixth hole. Nikols used a 3-iron. This was his first.
• Ricky Rockford of Massillon shot a hole in one on the ninth hole at Brandywine Country Club. He used a 3-iron.
• Josh McKinney of Scioto used a 120 degree pitching wedge to ace the seventh hole at Barberton Brookside Country Club. This was his first hole-in-one.
Tri-County Women's
Golf Association

(At Fox Den, Stow)
Sunday's Results

Flight 1 Low Gross: Mary Mozingo 76. Flight 1 Low net: Chris Wagner 73.

Flight 2 Low Gross: Becky Cole 85. Flight 2 Low net: Stevie Billingsley 67.

Flight 3 Low Gross: Judy Okress 89. Flight 3 Low net: Marty Denmeade 66.
FOOTBALL

Suburban Youth Football

Aug. 23 Results

Varsity: Copley 25, Green 19; Cuyahoga Falls 34, Ravenna 19; Kent 38, Field 7; Mogadore 35, Springfield 6; Stow 53, Barberton 19.

Junior Varsity: Barberton 26, Stow 18; Copley 21, Green 7; Cuyahoga Falls 19, Ravenna 0; Field 20, Kent 7; Mogadore 40, Springfield 0.
ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line

Major League Baseball
Today's Game
American League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

Chicago -160 at Baltimore +150
Cleveland -165 at Detroit +155
at New York -160 Boston +150
at Tampa Bay -125 Toronto +115
at Kansas City -120 Texas +110
at Los Angeles -250 Oakland +220
Minnesota -170 at Seattle +160
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

at Philadelphia -120 New York +110
Chicago -220 at Pittsburgh +200
Los Angeles -200 at Washington +185
at Atlanta -150 Florida +140
at Houston -135 Cincinnati +125
Milwaukee -120 at St.Louis +110
Arizona -250 at San Diego +220
Colorado -115 at San Fran. +105
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NCAA Football
Thursday's Games

FAV. OPN TDAY O/U DOG

at Buffalo 21/2 3 (611/2) UTEP
at Miami 1 4 (41) Vanderbilt
at S.Carolina 131/2 13 (45) N.C.State
Wake Forest 14 12 (511/2) at Baylor
Oregon St. 5 3 (47) at Stanford
Troy 5 61/2 (54) at Mid.Tenn.
Friday's Games
FAV. OPN TDAY O/U DOG

Temple 2 7 (43) at Army
at Rice 3 31/2 (711/2) SMU
Saturday's Games
FAV. OPN TDAY O/U DOG

at Michigan 51/2 31/2 (42) Utah
at Northwstrn 121/2 11 (571/2) Syracuse
at Wyoming 9 101/2 (541/2) Ohio
at Wisconsin 28 261/2 (53) Akron
at Nebraska 131/2 14 (621/2) W.Michigan
at Oregon 14 131/2 (61) Washington
TCU 51/2 61/2 (42) at New Mex.
Miss.St. 91/2 8 (451/2) at La.Tech
Boston Col.-x 101/2 10 (491/2) Kent St.
Ok.St.-y 5 7 (671/2) Wash.St.
at Minnesota 10 8 (59) N.Illinois
at Pittsburgh 121/2 121/2 (56) BGSU
at Florida 28 35 (711/2) Hawaii
Va. Tech-z 101/2 91/2 (48) E.Carolina
Missouri-xx 8 81/2 (591/2) Illinois
at California 51/2 41/2 (581/2) Mich. St.
Southern Cal 17 191/2 (451/2) at Virginia
Clemson-yy 7 5 (481/2) Alabama
at Arizona 28 27 (631/2) Idaho
at UNLV 121/2 121/2 (49) Utah St.
at Indiana 22 201/2 (56) W.Kentucky
at Auburn 281/2 261/2 (48) La.-Monroe
at So.Miss. 131/2 101/2 (53) La.-Lafayette
at Texas 26 24 (67) Fla.Atlantic
at Kansas 41 36 (571/2) Fla.Int.
at Texas A&M 201/2 20 (54) Arkansas St.
at Kansas St. 261/2 241/2 (71) N.Texas

x-at Cleveland

y-at Seattle

z-at Charlotte, N.C.

xx-at St. Louis

yy-at Atlanta
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Preseason NFL
Thursday's Games

FAV. OPN TDAY O/U DOG
at Phildlphia 5 3 (351/2) N.Y.Jets
at Buffalo 3 2 (35) Detroit
at N.Y.Giants 2 3 (361/2) New England
at Baltimore 4 3 (34) Atlanta
at Washngtn 3 3 (34) Jacksonville
at Indnaplis 51/2 31/2 (35) Cincinnati
at Pittsburgh 4 4 (361/2) Carolina
at Cleveland 1 Pk (381/2) Chicago
at Dallas 41/2 21/2 (361/2) Minnesota
at Houston 3 21/2 (361/2) Tampa Bay
at K.C. 21/2 31/2 (341/2) St.Louis
at New Orl. 41/2 3 (35) Miami
Tennessee +21/2 4 (36) at Green Bay
TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL
Major League Baseball• MLB—Suspended L.A. Dodgers SS Rafael Aybar, Florida RHP Alfredo Buret, Baltimore RHP Julio Sanchez, Minnesota OF Eliel Sierra and St. Louis C Juan Castillo 50 games apiece for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League• CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Activated 3B Joe Crede from the 15-day DL. Placed OF DeWayne Wise on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 21.
• CLEVELAND INDIANS—Activated RHP Matt Ginter from the 15-day DL and assigned him outright to Buffalo (IL).
• MINNESOTA TWINS—Designated 3B Mike Lamb for release or assignment.
• TEXAS RANGERS—Traded LHP Eddie Guardado to Minnesota for RHP Mark Hamburger. Purchased the contracts of OF Nelson Cruz and LHP Bill White from Oklahoma (PCL). Designated OF Jason Ellison for assignment.
• TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Optioned OF Kevin Mench to Syracuse (IL). Sent C Robinzon Diaz to Pittsburgh to complete the trade for INF Jose Bautista.
National League• NEW YORK METS—Activated INF Luis Castillo from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP John Maine on the 15-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association• DALLAS MAVERICKS—Re-signed F Devean George.
• LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Signed G Sun Yue to a multiyear contract.
• FOOTBALL
National Football League• ARIZONA CARDINALS—Released CB Marcus Brown, DE Bryan Robinson and C Hercules Satele.
• CAROLINA PANTHERS—Placed WR Jason Carter on injured reserve. Released CB Curtis Deloatch. Waived DE Casper Brinkley, TE Chris Conklin and QB Lester Ricard.
• DALLAS COWBOYS—Released CB Quincy Butler, QB Jeff Terrell, P Jay Ottovegio and WR Daniel Polk. Reached an injury settlement with FB Ronnie Cruz.
• DENVER BRONCOS—Released WR Samie Parker and DT Josh Mallard.
• GREEN BAY PACKERS—Placed DT Justin Harrell on the physically unable-to-perform list. Released RB DeShawn Wynn, FB Ryan Powdrell, WR Chris Francies and OL Ryan Considine.
• KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed K Jay Feely to a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with TE Michael Merritt on a three-year contract.
• MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed OL Pedro Sosa.
• MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Released WR Daniel Davis, OT Sean Dumford, OT Brock Pasteur and LB Derrick Pope.
• OAKLAND RAIDERS—Waived S Jarrod Cooper, LB Grant Irons and DE Greg Spires. Placed WR Drew Carter, FB Oren O'Neal and CB John Bowie on injured reserve. Claimed FB Luke Lawton off waivers from Philadelphia. Signed S Marviel Underwood.
• PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Released WR-KR Jeremy Bloom, QB Mike Potts and DL Martavius Prince. Placed P Daniel Sepulveda on the reserved-injured list.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
• CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Signed RW Akim Aliu to a three-year contract.
• NEW YORK RANGERS—Agreed to terms with D Tomas Kundratek.
• PHOENIX COYOTES—Signed F Adam Keefe and F Simon Ferguson to one-year contracts.
• COLLEGE• ARMY—Named Troy Engle men's and women's cross country and track and field coach.
• DANIEL WEBSTER—Named David Faucher men's basketball coach.
• NOTRE DAME—Named Brian Barnes women's swimming coach.
• PENNSYLVANIA—Named Mark Anderson women's golf coach.
• UNC-GREENSBORO—Announced men's basketball player Brandon Evans transferred from East Carolina.
FOOTBALL
NFL

Preseason

Monday's ResultSeattle at San Diego, late
Thursday's Games
Detroit at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.
New York Jets at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.
Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 7 p.m.
New England at New York Giants, 7 p.m.
Jacksonville at Washington 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Baltimore, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Tennessee at Green Bay, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Houston, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Kansas City, 9 p.m.
Miami at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Friday's Games
Denver at Arizona, 10 p.m.
San Diego at San Francisco, 10 p.m.
Oakland at Seattle, 10 p.m.
CFL

Friday's GameBritish Columbia at Montreal
Sunday's Game
Winnipeg at Saskatchewan
Sept. 1Edmonton at Calgary
Toronto at Hamilton
GOLF
PGA TOUR

FedExCup Leaders

(Top 50, Through Sunday)
Rank Name Points YTD Money
1. Vijay Singh 109,500 $5,192,531
2. Sergio Garcia 104,375 $3,748,724
3. Kevin Sutherland 101,950 $1,826,332
4. Phil Mickelson 101,856 $4,661,075
5. Justin Leonard 101,830 $3,341,335
6. Anthony Kim 101,671 $3,792,115
7. Kenny Perry 101,624 $4,509,700
8. Ben Curtis 100,917 $2,155,898
9. Stewart Cink 100,815 $3,791,871
10. Jim Furyk 100,671 $2,593,547
11. K.J. Choi 100,521 $2,147,942
12. Robert Allenby 100,240 $2,603,566
13. Stuart Appleby 100,056 $2,238,990
14. Carl Pettersson 100,024 $2,185,195
15. Tiger Woods 100,000 $5,775,000
16. Steve Stricker 99,906 $2,002,904
17. J.B. Holmes 99,621 $2,079,053
18. Mike Weir 99,565 $1,710,819
19. Trevor Immelman 99,475 $2,238,809
20. Ni. Thompson 99,405 $1,555,363
21. Chad Campbell 99,254 $1,826,176
22. Andres Romero 99,037 $1,911,849
23. Padraig Harrington 99,000 $4,297,731
24. Jerry Kelly 98,996 $1,611,002
25. Hunter Mahan 98,874 $1,722,696
26. Mathew Goggin 98,857 $1,326,789
27. Briny Baird 98,824 $1,786,304
28. Ken Duke 98,711 $1,493,277
29. Billy Mayfair 98,634 $1,417,849
30. Bubba Watson 98,511 $1,329,093
31. Ryuji Imada 98,250 $2,434,026
32. Geoff Ogilvy 98,125 $2,818,779
33. Dudley Hart 98,031 $1,273,163
34. Rory Sabbatini 98,026 $1,335,314
35. Brandt Snedeker 97,972 $1,466,972
36. Boo Weekley 97,825 $2,291,932
37. Kevin Streelman 97,817 $1,045,082
38. Paul Casey 97,685 $1,156,414
39. Sean O'Hair 97,675 $1,965,902
40. Tim Clark 97,620 $1,223,992
41. John Senden 97,554 $1,176,353
42. D.J. Trahan 97,525 $1,895,918
43. Charlie Wi 97,294 $1,122,154
44. John Merrick 97,260 $1,218,197
45. Dean Wilson 97,154 $1,248,285
46. Steve Elkington 97,102 $1,084,489
47. Adam Scott 97,075 $1,948,430
48. Paul Goydos 97,048 $1,442,762
49. Mark Wilson 97,026 $1,073,528
50. Jeff Quinney 97,000 $1,975,705
BASEBALL
MINOR LEAGUE

Eastern League (AA)

North Division
W L Pct. GB
x-Trenton (Yankees) 82 51 .617 —

Portland (Red Sox) 70 62 .534 111/2

Binghamton (Mets) 70 65 .519 13

Connecticut (Giants) 65 69 .485 171/2

New Britain (Twins) 59 74 .444 23

New Hampshire (Jays) 58 77 .430 25
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Bowie (Orioles) 80 55 .593 —

Akron (Indians) 75 60 .556 5
Harrisburg (Nats) 70 65 .519 10

Erie (Tigers) 65 70 .481 15

Altoona (Pirates) 61 74 .452 19

Reading (Phillies) 51 84 .378 21/2

x-clinched division

Monday's Results
Reading 7, Connecticut 4
New Britain 6, Portland 5
Today's Games
Altoona at Akron
Binghamton at New Hampshire
Connecticut at Reading
Harrisburg at Erie
New Britain at Portland, 1st game
New Britain at Portland, 2nd game
Trenton at Bowie
TENNIS
USTA

U.S. Open

(At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York. Purse: $20.657 million; Surface: Hard-Outdoor)
Monday's Results
Singles
Men
First Round

Gael Monfils (32), France, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1.

Jose Acasuso, Argentina, def. Michael Berrer, Germany, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.

David Ferrer (4), Spain, def. Martin Vassallo Arguello, Argentina, 7-6 (1), 6-2, 6-2.

Evgeny Korolev, Russia, def. Robin Soderling, Sweden, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (9).

Gilles Simon (16), France, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.

Roko Karanusic, Croatia, def. Ryan Sweeting, United States, 7-5, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2.

Kei Nishikori, Japan, def. Juan Monaco (29), Argentina, 6-2, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.

Stanislas Wawrinka (10), Switzerland, def. Simone Bolelli, Italy, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-3.

Wayne Odesnik, United States, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 2-6, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

David Nalbandian (7), Argentina, def. Marcos Daniel, Brazil, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.

Andy Murray (6), Britain, def. Sergio Roitman, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4, 6-0.

Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan, def. Brendan Evans, United States, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.

Andreas Beck, Germany, def. John Isner, United States, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Jiri Vanek, Czech Republic, def. Stephane Bohli, Switzerland, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5.

Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Bjorn Phau, Germany, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Viktor Troicki, Serbia, def. Carsten Ball, Australia, 7-6 (3), 6-0, 6-1.

Philipp Kohlschreiber (25), Germany, def. Luis Horna, Peru, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.

Michael Llodra, France, def. Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4).

Ryler De Heart, United States, def. Olivier Rochus, Belgium, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. Feliciano Lopez (27), Spain, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.
Women
First Round

Yvonne Meusburger, Austria, def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, 6-1, 6-2.

Aravane Rezai, France, def. Asia Muhammad, United States, 6-2, 6-4.

Pauline Parmentier, France, def. Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, 6-3, 7-6 (2).

Elena Dementieva (5), Russia, def. Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, 6-4, 7-5.

Patty Schnyder (15), Switzerland, def. Anastasia Pivovarova, Russia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Vania King, United States, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.

Marion Bartoli (12), France, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Russia, 6-2, 6-3.

Lindsay Davenport (23), United States, def. Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, 6-4, 6-2.

Sara Errani, Italy, def. Jelena Kostanic Tosic, Croatia, 6-4, 6-2.

Francesca Schiavone (25), Italy, def. Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spain, 7-5, 7-5.

Li Na, China, def. Shahar Peer (24), Israel, 2-6, 6-0, 6-1.

Victoria Azarenka (14), Belarus, def. Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-1.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (3), Russia, def. Zhang Shuai, China, 6-4, 6-2.

Katarina Srebotnik (28), Slovenia, def. Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3.

Anne Keothavong, Britain, def. Alexa Glatch, United States, 6-2, 6-2.

Sybille Bammer (29), Austria, def. Aiko Nakamura, Japan, 6-4, 6-2.

Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, def. Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, 6-2, 7-5.

Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, def. Karin Knapp, Italy, 6-0, 6-3.

Ekaterina Bychkova, Russia, def. Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, 6-1, 6-3.

Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden, def. Yan Zi, China, 6-2, 6-4.

Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, def. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2.

Maria Elena Camerin, Italy, def. Emilie Loit, France, 6-0, 6-2.

Caroline Wozniacki (21), Denmark, def. Ahsha Rolle, United States, 6-2, 6-1.

Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, def. Anna Chakvetadze (10), Russia, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.

Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, def. Gisela Dulko, Argentina, 6-4, 6-0.

Tamira Paszek, Austria, def. Maria Kirilenko (22), Russia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

Vera Zvonareva (8), Russia, def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3.

Tatiana Perebiynis, Ukraine, def. Mariya Koryttseva, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-4.

Anabel Medina Garrigues (26), Spain, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 6-4, 7-5.

Zheng Jie, China, def. Shenay Perry, United States, 6-2, 6-3.

Jelena Jankovic (2), Serbia, def. CoCo Vandeweghe, United States, 6-3, 6-1.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR SPRINT CUP

Leaders

(Through Saturday)
Points

1, Kyle Busch, 3,609. 2, Carl Edwards, 3,397. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 3,193. 4, Jimmie Johnson, 3,191. 5, Jeff Burton, 3,117. 6, Tony Stewart, 3,013. 7, Greg Biffle, 2,984. 8, Kevin Harvick, 2,972. 9, Jeff Gordon, 2,951. 10, Matt Kenseth, 2,921.

11, Denny Hamlin, 2,900. 12, Clint Bowyer, 2,855. 13, David Ragan, 2,843. 14, Kasey Kahne, 2,799. 15, Ryan Newman, 2,674. 16, Brian Vickers, 2,672. 17, Martin Truex Jr., 2,592. 18, Jamie McMurray, 2,492. 19, Kurt Busch, 2,442. 20, Elliott Sadler, 2,364.
Money

1, Carl Edwards, $5,443,825 2, Kyle Busch, $5,323,663 3, Kasey Kahne, $4,799,992 4, Ryan Newman, $4,746,983 5, Jimmie Johnson, $4,710,104 6, Tony Stewart, $4,483,500 7, Jeff Gordon, $3,974,408 8, Denny Hamlin, $3,853,422 9, Matt Kenseth, $3,792,647 10, Kevin Harvick, $3,746,247

11, Jeff Burton, $3,742,035 12, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $3,413,995 13, Sam Hornish Jr., $3,328,294 14, Kurt Busch, $3,320,830 15, Greg Biffle, $3,273,739 16, Martin Truex Jr., $3,263,580 17, Bobby Labonte, $3,249,624 18, Elliott Sadler, $3,187,953 19, Juan Pablo Montoya, $3,137,102 20, Clint Bowyer, $3,131,970.