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Say hello to your new starting quarterback
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Anderson done for season
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Does the LeBron James Saga Finally Die - for Now?
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Three new commitments
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Flashes face National Champs tonight
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Chambliss: Hey, Guess Who Impacted This Race?
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W.'s Effed-Up "Right of Conscience"
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The ‘House’ Test
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Quick holiday game guide
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Sound Check:
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Johnny Rockets: A taste of the 50s!
Published on Saturday, Aug 30, 2008
ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line
Major League Baseball
Today's GamesAmerican League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at New York -165 Toronto +155
at Cleveland -175 Seattle +165
at Tampa Bay -175 Baltimore +165
at Boston -115 Chicago +105
at Detroit -210 Kansas City +190
Minnesota -200 at Oakland +185
at Los Angeles -200 Texas +185
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Chicago -145 Philadelphia +135
Milwaukee -150 at Pittsburgh +140
St. Louis -130 at Houston +120
at Florida -110 New York +100
Atlanta -110 at Washington +100
at Cincinnati -125 San Francisco +115
at Arizona -130 Los Angeles +120
Colorado -155 at San Diego +145
NCAA Football
Today's Games
FAVORITE OPEN TDAY O/U UNDERDOG
at Michigan 51/2 3 (401/2) Utah
at Northwestern 121/2 111/2 (561/2) Syracuse
at Mississippi 111/2 71/2 (531/2) Memphis
at Wyoming 9 111/2 (491/2) Ohio
at Wisconsin 28 261/2 (511/2) Akron
at Nebraska 131/2 141/2 (59) W. Mich
at Oregon 14 131/2 (62) Washington
Tulsa 14 13 (67) at UAB
TCU 51/2 61/2 (411/2) at New Mexico
Mississippi St. 91/2 8 (45) at La. Tech
BC-x 101/2 91/2 (481/2) Kent St.
Oklahoma St.-y 5 7 (66) Washington St.
at Minnesota 10 8 (581/2) N. Illinois
at Pittsburgh 121/2 13 (531/2) Bowling Green
at Florida 28 341/2 (671/2) Hawaii
Virginia Tech-z 101/2 91/2 (45) East Carolina
Missouri-xx 8 9 (591/2) Illinois
at California 51/2 41/2 (551/2) Mich. St.
Southern Cal 17 19 (43) at Virginia
Clemson-yy 7 41/2 (46) Alabama
at Arizona 28 27 (62) Idaho
at UNLV 121/2 121/2 (48) Utah St.
at Indiana 22 201/2 (551/2) W. Kentucky
at Auburn 281/2 26 (49) La.-Monroe
at S. Miss. 131/2 101/2 (52) La.-Lafayette
at Texas 26 24 (651/2) Fla. Atlantic
at Kansas 41 36 (57) Fla. Interntnl
at Texas A&M 201/2 19 (52) Arkansas St.
at Kansas St. 261/2 261/2 (671/2) N. Texas
x-at Cleveland
y-at Seattle
z-at Charlotte, N.C.
xx-at St. Louis
yy-at Atlanta
Sunday's Games
at Louisville 51/2 31/2 (561/2) Kentucky
Colorado-x 121/2 11 (57) Colorado St.
x-at Denver
Monday's Games
at Rutgers 51/2 5 (591/2) Fresno St.
Tennessee 7 71/2 (461/2) at UCLA
NFL
Thursday's Game
FAVORITE OPEN TDAY O/U UNDERDOG
at N.Y. Giants 4 31/2 (401/2) Washington
Sunday's Games
FAVORITE OPEN TDAY O/U UNDERDOG
Cincinnati +1 1 (39) at Baltimore
N.Y. Jets 21/2 3 (36) at Miami
at New England 141/2 161/2 (461/2) Kansas City
at Pittsburgh 7 61/2 (431/2) Houston
Jacksonville 3 3 (37) at Tennessee
Detroit 1 3 (41) at Atlanta
Seattle Pk 1 (391/2) at Buffalo
at New Orleans 3 31/2 (421/2) Tampa Bay
at Philadelphia 7 7 (441/2) St. Louis
Dallas 3 4 (481/2) at Cleveland
at San Diego 91/2 9 (421/2) Carolina
Arizona 21/2 3 (411/2) at S.Francisco
at Indianapolis 91/2 91/2 (44) Chicago
Monday's Games
FAVORITE OPEN TDAY O/U UNDERDOG
at Green Bay 3 3 (381/2) Minnesota
Denver 1 3 (411/2) at Oakland
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball• MLBSuspended New York Yankees minor league RHP Justo Arias and LHP Rafael Martinez and Chicago Cubs minor league RHP Jhon Rodriguez for 50 games each for testing positive for banned substances. The suspensions will be effective at the start of next season.
American League• CLEVELAND INDIANSActivated C Victor Martinez from the 15-day DL. Designated INF Andy Gonzalez for assignment.
National League• ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKSActivated OF Justin Upton from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Max Scherzer from Tucson (PCL). Optioned OF Alex Romero and RHP Leo Rosales to Tucson.
• COLORADO ROCKIESActivated LPH Brian Fuentes from the bereavement list. Optioned RHP Steven Register to Colorado Springs (PCL).
• SAN DIEGO PADRESPlaced OF Scott Hairston on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Cla Meredith from Portland (PCL). Purchased the contracts of RHP Josh Geer and OF Will Venable from Portland. Sent RHP Josh Banks outright to Portland. Announced LHP Wil Ledezma has been claimed off outright waivers by Arizona.
• WASHINGTON NATIONALSSent RHP Brian Sanches and RHP Chris Schroder outright to Columbus (IL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association• NEW YORK KNICKSAcquired F Patrick Ewing Jr. from Houston for the draft rights to C Frederic Weis.FOOTBALL
National Football League• NEW ORLEANS SAINTSPlaced WR Adrian Arrington on injured reserve. Terminated the contract of S Lance Schulters. Waived DE Jeremy Geathers, TE Ronnie Ghent, DE Marcus Pittman, S David Roach, G Isaiah Ross and T Brian Stamper.
• PHILADELPHIA EAGLESReleased WR Bam Childress, CB Therrian Fontenot, CB Nick Graham, WR Jamal Jones, S Marcus Paschal, OL Stefan Rodgers and LB Pago Tagofau. Waived/injured RB Ryan Moats.HOCKEY
National Hockey League• COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETSSigned F Maksim Mayorov.FOOTBALL
NFL
Preseason Standings
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Miami 3 1 0 .750 63 41
N.Y. Jets 3 1 0 .750 71 60
Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 64 59
New England 0 3 0 .000 42 70
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Jacksonville 3 1 0 .750 81 56
Tennessee 3 1 0 .750 77 67
Houston 2 2 0 .500 78 82
Indianapolis 1 4 0 .200 66 109
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Pittsburgh 3 1 0 .750 68 60
Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 57 64
Baltimore 1 3 0 .250 50 72
Cleveland 0 4 0 .000 70 103
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Diego 2 1 0 .667 55 41
Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 62 88
Denver 1 2 0 .333 63 59
Oakland 1 2 0 .333 34 47
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Washington 3 2 0 .600 66 111
Dallas 2 2 0 .500 69 86
N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 73 71
Philadelphia 2 2 0 .500 81 73
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Tampa Bay 3 1 0 .750 77 45
Atlanta 2 2 0 .500 53 48
Carolina 2 2 0 .500 99 66
New Orleans 2 2 0 .500 74 55
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Detroit 4 0 0 1.000 80 32
Chicago 1 3 0 .250 92 100
Green Bay 1 3 0 .250 71 101
Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 60 77
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 2 1 0 .667 61 41
San Fran. 2 1 0 .667 77 54
Seattle 2 1 0 .667 80 61
St. Louis 2 2 0 .500 61 71
Friday's Results
Denver at Arizona, late
San Diego at San Francisco, late
Oakland at Seattle, late
End Preseason
SOCCER
MLS
Standings
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.
Friday's Results
Colorado at Real Salt Lake, late
Today's Games
Los 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.
COLLEGE MEN
Scoring Summary10p No. 12 AKRON 3, No. 3 NOTRE DAME 0
Halftime: 0-0. Goals: Sarkodie (A), Zakuani (A), Ampaipitakwong (A). Assists: Ampaipitakwong (A), Zakuani (A). Shots on goal: Akr., 6-1. Corner kicks: ND, 9-5. Saves: Bush (A) 1; Quinn (ND) 3.
Records: Akron 1-0; Notre Dame 0-1.
GOLF
PGA TOUR
Deutsche Bank
At TPC Boston
Norton, Mass.; Purse: $7 million;
Yardage: 7,207; Par: 71 (36-35)
First Round
Mike Weir 30-3161 -10
Vijay Singh 31-3364 -7
John Merrick 32-3264 -7
Briny Baird 32-3264 -7
Heath Slocum 33-3164 -7
Eric Axley 33-3265 -6
Ben Curtis 34-3165 -6
John Mallinger 34-3266 -5
Tim Clark 34-3266 -5
Kevin Streelman 36-3066 -5
Steve Marino 34-3266 -5
Ernie Els 33-3366 -5
Jeff Overton 35-3166 -5
Charlie Wi 33-3366 -5
Jim Furyk 34-3266 -5
Ken Duke 33-3366 -5
Anthony Kim 33-3366 -5
Charles Howell III 34-3266 -5
Ryan Moore 35-3267 -4
Fredrik Jacobson 35-3267 -4
Brandt Snedeker 35-3267 -4
Carl Pettersson 36-3167 -4
Stewart Cink 37-3067 -4
Sergio Garcia 35-3267 -4
Tommy Armour III 36-3167 -4
Charley Hoffman 35-3267 -4
Richard S. Johnson 35-3267 -4
Bo Van Pelt 36-3167 -4
Angel Cabrera 33-3467 -4
D.J. Trahan 33-3467 -4
Geoff Ogilvy 33-3467 -4
Chad Campbell 35-3267 -4
Jonathan Byrd 35-3267 -4
Ryan Palmer 34-3367 -4
Justin Bolli 34-3367 -4
Brian Gay 35-3368 -3
Paul Casey 36-3268 -3
Patrick Sheehan 35-3368 -3
Johnson Wagner 34-3468 -3
J.J. Henry 36-3268 -3
Steve Flesch 36-3268 -3
Camilo Villegas 37-3168 -3
Lucas Glover 32-3668 -3
Jay Williamson 38-3068 -3
Andres Romero 35-3368 -3
Jesper Parnevik 34-3468 -3
Pat Perez 35-3469 -2
Brett Quigley 35-3469 -2
Mark Wilson 35-3469 -2
Steve Stricker 34-3569 -2
Ryuji Imada 34-3569 -2
Chez Reavie 36-3369 -2
Rocco Mediate 36-3369 -2
Nick O'Hern 33-3669 -2
Scott McCarron 35-3469 -2
Tom Pernice, Jr. 36-3369 -2
John Senden 36-3369 -2
K.J. Choi 35-3469 -2
Phil Mickelson 34-3569 -2
Justin Leonard 38-3169 -2
Scott Verplank 36-3369 -2
Bart Bryant 36-3369 -2
Bill Haas 34-3569 -2
Ian Poulter 34-3670 -1
Sean O'Hair 36-3470 -1
Adam Scott 37-3370 -1
Boo Weekley 35-3570 -1
Stuart Appleby 36-3470 -1
Billy Mayfair 35-3570 -1
Bubba Watson 37-3370 -1
Hunter Mahan 35-3570 -1
Kevin Sutherland 35-3570 -1
Jason Day 34-3670 -1
Martin Laird 39-3170 -1
Rory Sabbatini 36-3470 -1
Robert Allenby 35-3570 -1
Mathew Goggin 35-3570 -1
Brian Davis 35-3570 -1
Retief Goosen 33-3770 -1
Tim Petrovic 38-3371 E
Corey Pavin 37-3471 E
George McNeill 36-3571 E
Dean Wilson 37-3471 E
Trevor Immelman 35-3671 E
Dudley Hart 33-3871 E
Stephen Ames 39-3271 E
Rod Pampling 38-3371 E
Parker McLachlin 35-3671 E
Peter Lonard 35-3671 E
Matt Kuchar 35-3671 E
Michael Allen 35-3671 E
Lee Janzen 37-3471 E
EUROPEAN TOUR
Johnnie Walker
Championship
At Gleneagles Hotel, PGA Centenary Course
Gleneagles, Scotland; Purse: $2.59 million;
Yardage: 7,320; Par: 73)
Second Round, Leading Scores
Gregory Havret, France 68-71139
Robert Rock, England 70-70140
Bradley Dredge, Wales 71-70141
Peter Whiteford, Scotland 73-68141
Soren Hansen, Denmark 71-71142
David Howell, England 75-67142
Michael Campbell, New Zealand 73-69142
Gary Orr, Scotland 70-72142
Graeme Storm, England 74-69143
Francois Delemontagne, France 75-68143
Francesco Molinari, Italy 73-70143
Ricardo Gonzalez, Argentina 76-67143
Colin Montgomerie, Scotland 74-70144
Justin Rose, England 73-71144
Paul Broadhurst, England 70-74144
Lee Westwood, England 72-72144
Rafael Echenique, Argentina 76-68144
Anthony Wall, England 71-73144
David Lynn, England 73-71144
Paul Waring, England 73-71144
Marcel Siem, Germany 74-70144
Chris Wood, England 75-69144
CHAMPIONS TOUR
Wal Mart First Tee Open
(Pebble Beach, Calif.; Purse: $2.1 million; Pebble Beach Golf Links: Yardage: 6,837; Par: 72; Del Monte Golf Course: Yardage: 6,365; Par: 72)
First Round
(Play suspended due to inclement weather with 19 players still on the course. The round will be completed this morning).
Hale Irwin 33-3366 -6
Chip Beck 33-3366 -6
Fuzzy Zoeller 33-3366 -6
Loren Roberts 33-3366 -6
Andy Bean 32-3466 -6
Fred Funk 35-3267 -5
Phil Blackmar 33-3467 -5
Steve Thomas 33-3467 -5
Joey Sindelar 35-3368 -4
Jay Haas 33-3568 -4
Tom Kite 35-3368 -4
Mark McNulty 35-3368 -4
Scott Simpson 34-3569 -3
John Harris 33-3669 -3
Nick Price 36-3369 -3
Jeff Sluman 35-3469 -3
Allen Doyle 32-3769 -3
Mike Reid 36-3369 -3
Jeff Roth 31-3970 -2
Wayne Grady 37-3370 -2
David Eger 35-3570 -2
Dick Mast 34-3670 -2
Bruce Vaughan 35-3570 -2
Mark Wiebe 35-3570 -2
Tom Watson 36-3571 -1
Tom Jenkins 36-3571 -1
Bruce Fleisher 36-3571 -1
Barry Jaeckel 35-3671 -1
Sandy Lyle 34-3771 -1
Walter Hall 36-3571 -1
Mike McCullough 37-3471 -1
Gene Jones 36-3571 -1
Ronnie Black 37-3471 -1
Jim Woodward 34-3872 E
Bruce Summerhays 35-3772 E
Keith Fergus 36-3672 E
Joe Ozaki 35-3772 E
Dana Quigley 37-3572 E
D.A. Weibring 35-3772 E
Mike Hulbert 38-3472 E
Ed Dougherty 35-3772 E
Tim Conley 36-3773 +1
Bob Gilder 37-3673 +1
Danny Edwards 35-3873 +1
Ken Green 35-3974 +2
David Ogrin 38-3674 +2
Leonard Thompson 38-3674 +2
Lonnie Nielsen 39-3574 +2
Kirk Hanefeld 38-3674 +2
Larry Nelson 36-3874 +2
Don Pooley 37-3875 +3
Dave Eichelberger 36-3975 +3
Mike Goodes 40-3676 +4
Dave Stockton 38-3876 +4
Gil Morgan 37-3976 +4
Larry Ziegler 39-3776 +4
Massy Kuramoto 37-4077 +5
Bobby Wadkins 42-3577 +5
Lon Hinkle 44-3983 +11
NORTHERN OHIO PGA
Senior Professional
Championship
(At Shaker Heights Country Club; Par: 70)
Final Results
Gary Trivisonno* 70-69--139 -1 $1,200
Gary Robison 70-69--139 -1 $700
Jim Logue 72-69--141 +1 $600
Tom Fussaro 68-76--144 +4 $500
Gary Wilkins 72-73--145 +5 $400
Mitchell Camp 80-67--147 +7 $300
Deon Good 79-71--150 +10 $250
Daniel Priest 75-76--151 +11 $200
Mark Weitendorf 78-74--152 +12 $125
David Boos 81-73--154 +14
Jay Spitale 77-77--154 +14
Gary Baker 82-73--155 +15
Gus Mehallis 77-80--157 +17
Charlie Wood 83-75--158 +18
Joe Flogge 78-80--158 +18
John Nelson 86-82--168 +28
Brad Heilman 81-88--169 +29
Bruce Parry 86-84--170 +30
(*-won playoff on first hole)
BASEBALL
MINOR LEAGUE
Eastern League
North Division
W L Pct. GB
x-Trntn (Yankees) 84 53 .613
Portland (Red Sox) 73 64 .533 11
Binghamton (Mets) 73 66 .525 12
Conntct. (Giants) 67 71 .486 171/2
New Britain (Twins) 61 77 .442 231/2
N. Hampshire (Jays) 59 80 .424 26
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Bowie (Orioles) 82 56 .594
Akron (Indians) 78 61 .561 41/2
Harrisburg (Natnls) 71 67 .514 11
Erie (Tigers) 67 72 .482 151/2
Altoona (Pirates) 62 76 .449 20
Reading (Phillies) 52 86 .377 30
x-clinched division
Friday's ResultsAkron 3, Erie 1
Binghamton 3, New Britain 1
Bowie at Harrisburg, ppd. rain
Trenton 4, Connecticut 3
Portland 9, New Hampshire 2
Reading 15, Altoona 9
Today's GamesAkron at Erie
Binghamton at New Britain
Bowie at Harrisburg
Connecticut at Trenton
New Hampshire at Portland
Reading at Altoona
Sunday's GamesAkron at Erie
Binghamton at New Britain
Bowie at Harrisburg
Connecticut at Trenton
New Hampshire at Portland
Reading at Altoona
Box Score
AEROS 3, SEAWOLVES 1
Akron ab r h bi Erie ab r h bi
Rodrigz 3b 5 1 1 0 Roof 2b 4 1 1 1
Sardinha rf 5 0 0 0 Wells cf 4 0 1 0
Hodges 3b 5 1 1 3 Ramirez lf 4 0 0 0
Laporta 3 0 1 0 Roberson 1b 4 0 1 0
Head 1b 3 0 0 0 Scram rf 4 0 1 0
Whitney dh 3 0 2 0 DeLeon 3b 4 1 2 0
Toregas c 3 0 0 0 Cotto dh 4 0 0 0
Panther cf 4 0 2 0 Douglas ss 3 0 0 0
Chaves ss 4 1 1 0 Casanova c 2 0 1 1
Tot. 343103 Tot. 33 17 1
Akron 300 000 000 3 10 0
Erie 100 000 000 1 7 0
Enone. LOBAkron 7, Erie 8. 2BWells (18). HRHodges (17), Laprta (2). SBDouglas (1).
DPAkron 2 (Rodriguez-Chaves-Whiteny, Chaves-Whitney); Erie 2 (Douglas-Roof-Roberson, Roof-Douglas-Roberson).
Akron ip h r er bb so
Wright 6 6 1 1 1 7
Sipp 2 1 0 0 0 5
Newsom 1 0 0 0 0 0
Erie ip h r er bb so
Marte 7 9 3 3 1 1
Drucker 2 1 0 0 1 1
HBPScram (by Wright) Roof (by Wright), LaPorta (by Drucker).
T2:20. Att3,201.
AUTO RACING
SPRINT CUP
Pepsi 500 Lineup
(After Friday qualifying; race Sunday
At Auto Club Speedway; Fontana, Calif.
Lap length: 2 miles)
(Car number in parentheses)1. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 180.397 mph.
2. (84) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 179.659.
3. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 179.565.
4. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 179.158.
5. (10) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge, 178.860.
6. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 178.492.
7. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 178.434.
8. (22) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 178.381.
9. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 178.165.
10. (8) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 178.134.
11. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 178.125.
12. (44) David Reutimann, Toyota, 178.015.
13. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 178.006.
14. (20) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 177.857.
15. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 177.747.
16. (5) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 177.616.
17. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 177.489.
18. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 177.454.
19. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 177.392.
20. (78) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 177.187.
21. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 177.183.
22. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 177.130.
23. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 176.982.
24. (43) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 176.939.
25. (01) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 176.917.
26. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 176.791.
27. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 176.722.
28. (96) Ken Schrader, Toyota, 176.397.
29. (15) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 176.393.
30. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 176.337.
31. (07) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 176.302.
32. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 175.983.
33. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 175.880.
34. (28) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 175.764.
35. (00) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 175.571.
36. (7) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 175.426.
37. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 175.357.
38. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 175.357.
39. (66) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 175.264.
40. (21) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 175.187.
41. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 175.029.
42. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, owner points.
43. (08) Johnny Sauter, Dodge, 174.617.
TENNIS
USTA
U.S. Open Results
(At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center; New York; Purse: $20.657 million; Surface: Hard-Outdoor)
Singles
Men
Second Round
Fernando Gonzalez (11), Chile, def. Bobby Reynolds, United States, 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-4.
Nikolay Davydenko (5), Russia, def. Agustin Calleri, Argentina, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (2).
Dmitry Tursunov (26), Russia, def. Victor Hanescu, Romania, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, def. Ivo Minar, Czech Republic, 6-7 (2), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, def. Tommy Haas, Germany, 2-6, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-3.
Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Thiago Alves, Brazil, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.
Marin Cilic (30), Croatia, def. Robby Ginepri, United States, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5.
Nicolas Almagro (18), Spain, def. Sam Warburg, United States, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Igor Andreev (23), Russia, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-3.
Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Robert Kendrick, United States, 7-6 (8), 6-4, 6-4.
Fernando Verdasco (13), Spain, def. Rui Machado, Portugal, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-0.
Women
Third Round
Jelena Jankovic (2), Serbia, def. Zheng Jie, China, 7-5, 7-5.
Li Na, China, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.
Elena Dementieva (5), Russia, def. Anne Keothavong, Britain, 6-3, 6-4.
Katarina Srebotnik (28), Slovenia, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (3), Russia, 6-3, 6-7 (1), 6-3.
Caroline Wozniacki (21), Denmark, def. Victoria Azarenka (14), Belarus, 6-4, 6-4.
Sybille Bammer (29), Austria, def. Tatiana Perebiynis, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-0.
Doubles
Men
Second Round
Rik de Voest, South Africa, and Ashley Fisher, Australia, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, and Luis Horna (12), Peru, 7-6 (3), 6-2.
Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, and Leander Paes (7), India, def. Eduardo Schwank, Argentina, and Potito Starace, Italy, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa (15), Brazil, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, and Rainer Schuettler, Germany, 6-3, 7-6 (0).
Maximo Gonzalez and Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Amer Delic and Alex Kuznetsov, United States, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Mahesh Bhupathi, India, and Mark Knowles (4), Bahamas, def. Yves Allegro, Switzerland, and Horia Tecau, Romania, 6-3, 6-3.
Martin Damm and Pavel Vizner (11), Czech Republic, def. Michael McClune and Kaes Van't Hof, United States, 6-0, 6-0.
Christopher Kas and Philipp Petzschner, Germany, def. Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, and Kevin Ullyett (5), Zimbabwe, 6-7 (2), 6-1, 7-6 (3).
Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad Zimonjic (1), Serbia, def. Ross Hutchins and Andy Murray, Britain, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (2).
Women
Second Round
Janette Husarova, Slovakia, and Peng Shuai (11), China, def. Liga Dekmeijere, Latvia, and Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 7-5, 6-1.
Julie Ditty and Carly Gullickson, United States, def. Tathiana Garbin, Italy, and Tamira Paszek, Austria, 7-5, 6-4.
Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, def. Sorana Cirstea and Monica Niculescu, Romania, 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-2.
Stephanie Foretz and Camille Pin, France, def. Tracy Lin and Riza Zalameda, United States, 6-3, 6-3.
Tatiana Poutchek, Belarus, and Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, def. Nuria Llagostera Vives and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (14), Spain, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, and Virginie Razzano, France, def. Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, and Galina Voskoboeva (12), Russia, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (5).
Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, and Jelena Kostanic Tosic, Croatia, def. Maria Elena Camerin, Italy, and Gisela Dulko, Argentina, 6-4, 6-3.
Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Liezel Huber (1), United States, def. Lucie Hradecka and Renata Voracova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-1.
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