ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line

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

at Houston -130 Cincinnati +120
Florida -110 at Atlanta +100
Los Angeles -180 at Washington +170
at Chicago -125 Philadelphia +115
American League

at New York -130 Boston +120
at Tampa Bay -145 Toronto +135
Minnesota -160 at Oakland +150
at Los Angeles -180 Texas +170
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NCAA Football
Tonight
FAV. OPN TDAY O/U UNDERDOG

at Buffalo 21/2 3 (581/2) UTEP
at Mmi (OH) 1 31/2 (41) Vanderbilt
at Sth Crlina 131/2 14 (45) N.C. State
Wake Forest 14 12 (501/2) at Baylor
Oregon St. 5 3 (46) at Stanford
Troy 5 61/2 (53) at Mid. Tenn.
Tomorrow

Temple 2 7 (411/2) at Army
at Rice 3 31/2 (70) SMU
Saturday

at Michigan 51/2 31/2 (401/2) Utah
at Nrthwstrn 121/2 111/2 (571/2) Syracuse
at Mississippi 111/2 71/2 (55) Memphis
at Wyoming 9 11 (521/2) Ohio
at Wisconsin 28 261/2 (53) Akron
at Nebraska 131/2 141/2 (601/2) W. Michigan
at Oregon 14 131/2 (631/2) Washington
Tulsa 14 131/2 (67) at UAB
TCU 51/2 61/2 (42) at New Mex.
Misssspp St. 91/2 8 (451/2) at La. Tech
Boston Col.-x 101/2 91/2 (491/2) Kent St.
Oklhma St.-y 5 7 (671/2) Wash. St.
at Minnesota 10 81/2 (59) N. Illinois
at Pittsburgh 121/2 13 (56) Bowling Grn
at Florida 28 35 (701/2) Hawaii
Va. Tech-z 101/2 91/2 (461/2) East Carolina
Missouri-xx 8 9 (591/2) Illinois
at California 51/2 5 (571/2) Michigan St.
Southern Cal 17 191/2 (451/2) at Virginia
Clemson-yy 7 41/2 (471/2) Alabama
at Arizona 28 27 (621/2) Idaho
at UNLV 121/2 121/2 (491/2) Utah St.
at Indiana 22 201/2 (551/2) W. Kentucky
at Auburn 281/2 26 (48) La.-Monroe
at Sthrn Mss. 131/2 101/2 (52) La.-Lafayette
at Texas 26 24 (661/2) Fla. Atlantic
at Kansas 41 36 (571/2) Fla. Intrnatnl
at Texas A&M 201/2 19 (54) Arkansas St.
at Kansas St. 261/2 251/2 (69) North Texas
x-at Cleveland
y-at Seattle
z-at Charlotte, N.C.
xx-at St. Louis
yy-at Atlanta
Sunday

at Louisville 51/2 31/2 (58) Kentucky
Colrdo St.-x 121/2 11 (59) Colorado
x-at Denver

Monday

at Rutgers 51/2 5 (601/2) Fresno St.
Tennessee 7 71/2 (46) at UCLA
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Preseason NFL
Tonight

FAV. OPN TDAY O/U UNDERDOG

at Phldlpha 5 3 (351/2) N.Y. Jets
at Buffalo 3 3 (331/2) Detroit
at N.Y. Gnts 2 2 (36) New England
at Baltimore 4 2 (331/2) Atlanta
at Wash. 3 3 (34) Jacksonville
at Indinplis 51/2 3 (341/2) Cincinnati
at Pittsburgh 4 31/2 (36) Carolina
at Cleveland 1 2 (381/2) Chicago
at Dallas 41/2 3 (34) Minnesota
at Houston 3 Pk (36) Tampa Bay
at Knss City 21/2 4 (34) St. Louis
at N. Orleans 41/2 Pk (35) Miami
Tennessee +21/2 6 (36) at Green Bay
Tomorrow

at San Fran. 1 2 (361/2) San Diego
at Seattle 41/2 3 (361/2) Oakland
at Arizona 3 3 (37) Denver
TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL
Major League Baseball• MLB—Placed 3B Pedro Alvarez on the restricted list. American League• BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Activated RHP Greg Aquino from the 15-day DL and designated him for assignment.

• BOSTON RED SOX—Acquired OF Mark Kotsay from Atlanta for OF Luis Sumoza. Designated INF-OF Joe Thurston for assignment.

• DETROIT TIGERS—Optioned RHP Chris Lambert to Toledo (IL). Recalled INF Jeff Larish from Toledo.
National League• LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Recalled INF Blake DeWitt from Las Vegas (PCL). Designated INF Pablo Ozuna for assignment.

• NEW YORK METS—Purchased the contract of RHP Nelson Figueroa from New Orleans (PCL). Recalled C Robinson Cancel from New Orleans. Placed C Ramon Castro on the 15-dy DL. Optioned INF Argenis Reyes to New Orleans. Announced LHP Ricardo Rincon was returned from loan to Mexico City (Mexican) and assigned to New Orleans.

• PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Called up RHP Andrew Carpenter from Reading (EL). Designated INF Andy Tracy for assignment.

• PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Optioned RHP Craig Hansen to Indianapolis (IL). Called up RHP Jesse Chavez from Indianapolis. Transferred LHP Phil Dumatrait from the 15-day to the 60-day DL.

• SAN DIEGO PADRES—Optioned RHP Josh Banks to Portland (PCL). Activated RHP Bryan Corey from the 15-day DL and sent him outright to Portland. Extended their player development contract with Lake Elsinore (CAL) for four years through 2012.
American Association• LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Traded INF Kit Pellow to Calgary (GBL) for cash and a player to be named.

• ST. PAUL SAINTS—Sold the contract of OF Brent Krause to Milwaukee (NL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association• LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Signed G Joe Crawford.

• OKLAHOMA CITY—Named Ken Adelson senior vice president and executive producer.
Women's National Basketball Association• CONNECTICUT SUN—Signed F Svetlana Abrosimova. Waived G Jolene Anderson.

• LOS ANGELES SPARKS—Signed C Margo Dydek.
FOOTBALL
National Football League• BALTIMORE RAVENS—Traded a 2009 draft pick and a conditional 2010 draft pick to Tampa Bay for DE Marques Douglas. Released DL Dan Cody.

• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed DE Derrick Harvey to a five-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League• ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed LW Joakim Lindstrom to a one-year contract.

• COLORADO AVALANCHE—Signed C Joe Sakic.

• LOS ANGELES KINGS—Agreed to terms with D Viatcheslav Voynov and F Andrei Loktionov.

• PHOENIX COYOTES—Named Eric Lacroix scout.

• SAN JOSE SHARKS—Agreed to terms with D Marc-Edouard Vlasic on a four-year contract extension through the 2012-13 season.
MOTORSPORTS• NASCAR—Placed drivers Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation for the next six races in the Sprint Cup Series for an on-track incident at the conclusion of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Aug. 23.
BASKETBALL
WNBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB

Connecticut 16 10 .615 —
New York 15 10 .600 1/2
Detroit 16 11 .593 1/2
Indiana 12 14 .462 4
Washington 10 16 .385 6
Chicago 8 17 .320 71/2
Atlanta 3 24 .111 131/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB

San Antonio 18 9 .667 —
Seattle 17 9 .654 1/2
Los Angeles 15 12 .556 3
Sacramento 15 12 .556 3
Houston 14 12 .538 31/2
Minnesota 13 13 .500 41/2
Phoenix 12 15 .444 6
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Today's Games
Connecticut at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Chicago at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at Seattle, 10 p.m.
San Antonio at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Sacramento at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Friday's Games
Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m.
Connecticut at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Washington at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Houston at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
San Antonio at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Seattle at Connecticut, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 6 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS

EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Columbus 11 6 4 37 34 28

New England 11 6 4 37 29 27
Chicago 10 6 5 35 28 16
D.C. United 10 10 1 31 36 34
New York 8 6 7 31 28 28
Toronto FC 7 9 5 26 22 27
Kansas City 6 7 8 26 22 28
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA

Houston 8 5 8 32 28 25
Real Salt Lake 7 8 6 27 25 27
FC Dallas 6 7 8 26 29 27
Los Angeles 6 9 6 24 40 43
Colorado 7 11 3 24 29 30
CD Chivas USA 6 9 6 24 26 30
San Jose 5 9 7 22 19 25

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

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Friday's GameColorado at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.
Saturday's GamesLos Angeles at New England, 7:30 p.m.
New York at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at FC Dallas, 9 p.m.
Kansas City at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Toronto FC at CD Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday's GameChicago at Houston, 7 p.m.
TENNIS
U.S. Open

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

Sam Warburg, United States, def. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 6-2, 1-0, retired.

Agustin Calleri, Argentina, def. Austin Krajicek, United States, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.

Nicolas Almagro (18), Spain, def. Frank Dancevic, Canada, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5.

Nikolay Davydenko (5), Russia, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (19), France, def. Santiago Ventura, Spain, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.

Carlos Moya, Spain, def. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2), 6-2.

Dmitry Tursunov (26), Russia, def. Eduardo Schwank, Argentina, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 7-6 (5).

Robby Ginepri, United States, def. Amer Delic, United States, 6-1, 6-2, 7-6 (5).

Victor Hanescu, Romania, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.

Radek Stepanek (28), Czech Republic, def. Potito Starace, Italy, 7-5, 6-3, 6-1.

Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Arnaud Clement, France, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.

Robert Kendrick, United States, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 5-7, 7-5.

Marin Cilic (30), Croatia, def. Julien Benneteau, France, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-2.

Chris Guccione, Australia, def. Jesse Levine, United States, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (6).

Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, def. Thomas Johansson, Sweden, 7-5, 6-1, 7-6 (3).
Women
Second Round

Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, def. Tamira Paszek, Austria, 6-1, 6-2.

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

Svetlana Kuznetsova (3), Russia, def. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 7-6 (3), 6-1.

Li Na, China, def. Sara Errani, Italy, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0.

Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, def. Ekaterina Bychkova, Russia, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Anne Keothavong, Britain, def. Francesca Schiavone (25), Italy, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.

Tatiana Perebiynis, Ukraine, def. Vera Zvonareva (8), Russia, 6-3, 6-3.

Elena Dementieva (5), Russia, def. Pauline Parmentier, France, 6-2, 6-1.

Katarina Srebotnik (28), Slovenia, def. Yvonne Meusburger, Austria, 6-1, 6-3.

Jelena Jankovic (2), Serbia, def. Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-5.

Zheng Jie, China, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues (26), Spain, 6-1, 6-4.

Sybille Bammer (29), Austria, def. Aravane Rezai, France, 6-1, 7-5.

Caroline Wozniacki (21), Denmark, def. Maria Elena Camerin, Italy, 6-1, 6-2.

Victoria Azarenka (14), Belarus, def. Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-3.

Marion Bartoli (12), France, def. Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, 6-4, 6-2.

Doubles
Men
First Round

Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, and Luis Horna (12), Peru, def. Jose Acasuso and Sebastian Prieto, Argentina, 6-4, 6-2.

Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia, and David Skoch, Czech Republic, def. Nicolas Devilder and Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1.

Yves Allegro, Switzerland, and Horia Tecau, Romania, def. Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, and Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 7-6 (8), 6-3.

Travis Parrott, United States, and Filip Polasek, Slovakia, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, and Rainer Schuettler, Germany, 7-5, 7-6 (3).

Martin Damm and Pavel Vizner (11), Czech Republic, def. Jeremy Chardy and Gilles Simon, France, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4.

Rik de Voest, South Africa, and Ashley Fisher, Australia, def. Chris Haggard, South Africa, and Stephen Huss, Australia, 6-1, 6-4.

Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, and Kevin Ullyett (5), Zimbabwe, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Ivan Navarro, Spain, 6-4, 6-3.

Igor Andreev, Russia, and Mischa Zverev, Germany, def. Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski (8), Poland, 6-3, 6-2.

Agustin Calleri, Argentina, and Fernando Gonzalez, Chile, def. John Isner and Sam Querrey, United States, 6-4, 7-5.

Igor Kunitsyn and Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, def. Steve Darcis and Olivier Rochus, Belgium, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

Rajeev Ram and Bobby Reynolds, United States, def. Scott Lipsky and David Martin, United States, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-3.

Christopher Kas and Philipp Petzschner, Germany, def. Simone Bolelli and Andreas Seppi, Italy, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Maximo Gonzalez and Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Jeff Coetzee, South Africa, and Rogier Wassen (13), Netherlands, 6-1, 6-4.
Women
First Round

Julie Ditty and Carly Gullickson, United States, def. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, and Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand, 7-5, 6-1.

Liga Dekmeijere, Latvia, and Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, def. Angela Haynes and Ahsha Rolle, United States, 7-5, 6-2.

Vera Dushevina, Russia, and Ekaterina Dzehalevich, Belarus, def. Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, and Jasmin Woehr, Germany, 6-1, 6-2.

Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Liezel Huber (1), United States, def. Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, and Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 6-0, 6-4.

Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears, United States, def. Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung (3), Taiwan, 7-5, 6-1.

Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, and Jelena Kostanic Tosic, Croatia, def. Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Rennae Stubbs (2), Australia, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.

Sorana Cirstea and Monica Niculescu, Romania, def. Asia Muhammad and Melanie Oudin, United States, 6-1, 6-4.

Elena Likhovtseva and Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, def. Catalina Castano, Colombia, and Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-4.

Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko (7), Ukraine, def. Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, and Darya Kustova, Belarus, 7-5, 6-1.

Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, and Virginie Razzano, France, def. Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, and Alize Cornet, France, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Tathiana Garbin, Italy, and Tamira Paszek, Austria, def. Maria Kirilenko, Russia, and Flavia Pennetta (15), Italy, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Nuria Llagostera Vives and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (14), Spain, def. Gail Brodsky and Mallory Cecil, United States, 6-1, 6-0.

Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, def. Nathalie Dechy, France, and Casey Dellacqua (9), Australia, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Stephanie Foretz and Camille Pin, France, def. Eva Hrdinova and Vladimira Uhlirova (16), Czech Republic, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Elena Vesnina and Vera Zvonareva (13), Russia, def. Jill Craybas, United States, and Olga Govortsova, Belarus, 7-5, 6-2.
Mixed
First Round

Lisa Raymond, United States, and Marcelo Melo, Brazil, def. Peng Shuai, China, and Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-2.

Liezel Huber, United States, and Jamie Murray, Britain, def. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, and Andre Sa, Brazil, 6-3, 6-2.

Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Leander Paes (5), India, def. Melanie Oudin and Donald Young, United States, 6-3, 6-2.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup

Sprint Cup 500Site: Fontana, Calif.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 6:30 p.m.); Sunday, race (ESPN, 7 p.m.).

Track: Auto Club Speedway (D-shaped oval, 2 miles, 14 degrees banking in turns).

Race distance: 500 miles, 250 laps.

Last race: Carl Edwards saw Kyle Busch lead 415 consecutive laps at Bristol Motor Speedway, then used his bumper to nudge Busch's car aside with 30 laps to go, causing it to wiggle just enough so Edwards could drive by for his second consecutive Cup victory and third in the last four events.

Last year: Jimmie Johnson grabbed a victory in the Sharp Aquos 500, clinching a spot in the Chase for the Championship.

Fast facts: Joey Logano will join Joe Gibbs Racing next season, replacing Tony Stewart in the No. 20 Toyota, while Reed Sorenson signed a multiyear contract to join Gillett Evernham Motorsports, where he'll join Kasey Kahne and Elliott Sadler in 2009. ... Edwards and Busch have combined to win six of the last seven races and 14 of 24 this season. Edwards was the runner-up in three of Busch's victories and Busch was second in Edwards last two wins. Edwards won the February race at Fontana, while Busch earned his first career victory there in 2005. ... There are two races remaining before the Chase for the championship. Denny Hamlin (11th place), Clint Bowyer (12th) and David Ragan (13th) each moved up one position, while Kasey Kahne finished 40th at Bristol to fall to 14th. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Burton can all clinch spots in the Chase this weekend.

Next race: Chevy Rock & Roll 400, Sept. 6, Richmond, Va.

On the Net: http://www.nascar.com

NASCAR Nationwide

Camping World 300Site: Fontana, Calif.

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 5:30 p.m.), race (ESPN2, 9:45 p.m.).

Track: Auto Club Speedway (D-shaped oval, 2 miles, 14 degrees banking in turns).

Race distance: 300 miles, 150 laps.

Last race: Brad Keselowski passed Clint Bowyer with 24 laps to go and pulled away for his second victory of the season, capping a remarkable run from the 37th starting position to Victory Lane at Bristol Motor Speedway. Bowyer had dominated the race after slipping by Dario Franchitti for the lead on lap 107, but appeared to wiggle exiting the second turn on the 227th lap as Keselowski went past him.

Last year: Jeff Burton turned a late pit stop and fresh tires into a win in the Camping World 300. He passed Kyle Busch for the lead just eight laps from the end and pulled away to win by 2.859 seconds — about 12 car lengths — as Busch barely held off pole-winner Denny Hamlin for second place.

Fast facts: Keselowski moved within 122 points behind points leader Bowyer in the standings. Carl Edwards dropped to third, 241 points off the pace. ... Bowyer has finished in the top 10 in 21 of 26 races, but has won just once. ... Keselowski failed to finish in the top 30 in all four of his Nationwide starts at Auto Club Speedway. ... No California native has won a Nationwide race at Fontana. ... Tony Stewart won the first Nationwide race at Fontana on Feb. 23.

Next race: Emerson Radio 250, Sept. 5, Richmond, Va.
Indy Racing League

Detroit Belle Isle Grand PrixSchedule: Saturday, qualifying, 11:30 a.m.; Sunday, race (ABC, 3:30 p.m.).

Track: The Raceway at Belle Isle (street course, 2.096 miles, 13 turns).

Race distance: 188.64 miles, 90 laps.

Last race: Helio Castroneves, driving a hastily prepared backup car, snapped a 29-race winless drought at the Grand Prix of Sonoma. The win came five days after one of Team Penske's trucks caught fire during the long trek from its race shop in North Carolina to California, badly damaging the primary cars of Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe. The teammates then drove to a 1-2 finish.

Last year: Tony Kanaan gambled and won the Detroit Indy Grand Prix. The Brazilian, the leader after a late restart, had enough fuel to win the shortened race and avoid a last-lap melee that collected Scott Dixon and Kanaan's Andretti Green Racing teammate Dario Franchitti. Danica Patrick avoided the wreckage to finish second.

Fast facts: Dixon suffered through one of his worst days of the season at Sonoma by finishing 12th. His lead in the standings shrunk from 78 points to 43 heading into this weekend's event, the penultimate points race of the season. ... Tony Kanaan and Dan Wheldon were both eliminated from championship contention after finishing third and fourth, respectively, at Sonoma. ... Venezuelan rookie E.J. Viso finished sixth at Sonoma, his best effort since a season-best fourth-place on the street circuit at St. Petersburg in the second race of the season. ... The Formula One (1982-88) and Champ Car (1989-2001) circuits once held events in Detroit. In 1992, the track was moved from downtown Detroit to Belle Isle Park, located approximately two miles east of the city.
GOLF
NOPGA

Pro-Pro Scramble / Alternate Shot
(at Westfield Group Country Club,
South Course; par 71)
Todd Lancaster/Robert Moss 30-33--63 -8 $1,600
Perry Savetski/Tony Milam 31-33--64 -7 $1,200
Mark Sierak/Brian Varsey 31-34--65 -6 $800
Tony Adcock/Paul Wackerly 30-36--66 -5 $366.67
Joe Meglen/Mike Rutgers 31-35--66 -5 $366.67
Ron DeJacimo/Gregg Matthus 33-33--66 -5 $366.67
Ryan Culbertson/Gary Welshhans 31-36--67 -4
Larry Manski/Mike Shulas 32-35--67 -4
Ted Cahill/Chad Seymour 32-36--68 -3
David Moskal/Matt Jordan 31-38--69 -2
William McKinley/David Kass 33-36--69 -2
Meghann Glass/Zachary Glass 31-38--69 -2