LOCAL CORNER

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GOLF

Holes-in-One

• Bonnie Forgach of Akron used a driver to ace the 145-yard 13th hole at J.E. Good Park.
• Andy Gray of Munroe Falls aced the 290-yard 1st hole at Sunny Hill Golf Course using a driver.This is his first double eagle
• Bob Hall of Akron aced the 137-yard 5th hole (River 9) at Valley View Golf Course using a hybrid. He shot a 46 for the round.
• Bryan Hess of Cuyahoga Falls aced the 170-yard 14th hole at Brookledge Golf Course using a 1-iron. He shot a 90 for the round.
• Tom Maglione of Green aced the 125-yard ninth hole on the West Course at Mayfair Country Club. He used a 6-iron and finished with a score of 47.
• Mark Leventhal of Akron aced the 105-yard 12th hole at the Pine Valley Golf Course in Wadsworth. He used a No. 12 gap wedge and shot 75 for the round.
• Ari Greer aced the 146-yard sixth hole with a 6-iron at the Sanctuary Golf Club.
• Dave Woody aced the 132-yard second hole with a 9-iron at the Sanctuary Golf Club.
WOMEN'S AKRON
DISTRICT GOLF
ASSOCIATION

Aug. 29 at Silver Lake Country Club
Medalist of the Day: Susan Balmert, Fairlawn CC, 84.
Flight 1 low gross: Susan Balmert, Fairlawn CC, 84; Ann Hunt, Alliance CC, 86.
Flight 1 low net: Carol Mikolay, Hudson CC, 76; Pauline Whitacre, Brookside CC, 76.
Flight 2 low gross: Barb Kaminsky, Rosemont CC, 85; Cathy Clark, Portage CC, 93; Sandy Johnston, Rosemont CC, 94; Carolyn Hyne, Rawiga CC, 95.
Flight 2 low net: Betty Adams, Shady Hollow CC, 76; Mary Peacock, Medina CC, 76; Marcia Richling, Medina CC, 76; Jean Wade, Silver Lake CC, 76.
Flight 3 low gross: Andi Blazer, Silver Lake CC, 91; Mary Lu Kagler, Aurora CC, 95; Marilyn Apple, Rosemont CC, 96.
Flight 3 low net: Fran Grajzl, Silver Lake CC, 73; Elaine Nay, Westfield CC, 73; Marie Carroll, Silver Lake CC, 76 tie; Linda Clancy, Brookside CC, 76.
Flight 4 low gross: Judi Sanzone, Fairlawn CC, 97; Beth Dickenson, Congress Lake CC, 99; Kathy Taylor, Aurora CC, 99; Toby Gorant, Portage CC, 102.
Flight 4 low net: Gerry Salem, Silver Lake CC, 74; Vicki Fleming, Westfield CC, 77; Cheri Gilbert, Congress Lake CC, 77: Mary Cole, Fairlawn CC, 78.
ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line

Major League Baseball
Today's GamesAmerican League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

Chicago -130 at Cleveland +120
Los Angeles -140 at Detroit +130
at Boston -280 Baltimore +240
Minnesota -110 at Toronto +100
at Tampa Bay -130 New York +120
at Texas -175 Seattle +165
at Kansas City -140 Oakland +130
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

at Florida -180 Atlanta +170
Philadelphia -210 at Washington +190
at Cincinnati -160 Pittsburgh +150
at Chicago -220 Houston +200
at Milwaukee -135 New York +125
San Francisco -210 at Colorado +190
at Arizona -115 St. Louis +105
at Los Angeles -210 San Diego +190
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NCAA Football
Thursday's Games
FAVORITE OPEN TDAY O/U UNDERDOG

South Carolina 91/2 91/2 at Vanderbilt
Friday's Games

at Ball St. 7 8 Navy
Saturday's Games

at Michigan St. 24 22 E. Michigan
at Syracuse 6 5 Akron
at Michigan 151/2 14 Miami(OH)
Northwestern 6 61/2 at Duke
at Boston Col. 7 7 Georgia Tech
West Virginia 8 9 at East Carolina
at Bowling Green 51/2 5 Minnesota
at Auburn 20 18 Southern Miss.
at Alabama 281/2 29 Tulane
at Nebraska 281/2 26 San Jose St.
at Oregon 371/2 35 Utah St.
at Oklahoma 191/2 21 Cincinnati
at Ohio St. 37 35 Ohio
at Wisconsin 211/2 201/2 Marshall
at Florida 24 211/2 Miami
Texas Tech 91/2 91/2 at Nevada
at Georgia 24 23 Cent. Michigan
at Penn St. 13 161/2 Oregon St.
at Wyoming 1 3 Air Force
at Washington OFF OFF BYU
at Notre Dame 20 201/2 San Diego St.
Texas A&M 11/2 3 at New Mexico
at Pittsburgh 111/2 121/2 Buffalo
at Oklahoma St. 121/2 141/2 Houston
at Iowa St. 7 71/2 Kent St.
at Wake Forest 10 8 Mississippi
California 11 131/2 at Wash. St.
at W. Michigan 6 6 N.Illinois
South Florida 131/2 14 at UCF
Connecticut 7 7 at Temple
at Kansas 211/2 201/2 Louisiana Tech
at Memphis 3 31/2 Rice
at Utah 231/2 211/2 UNLV
at Arizona 22 22 Toledo
at Arizona St. 141/2 14 Stanford
Texas 26 25 at UTEP
at Iowa 26 27 Fla.Intrntnl
at Arkansas-x 141/2 121/2 La-Monroe
Tulsa 18 21 at North Texas
at Fla. Atlantic 141/2 13 UAB
Maryland 14 131/2 at Middle Tenn.
at LSU 231/2 24 Troy

x-at Little Rock, Ark.
Off KeyBYU QB questionable

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NFL
Thursday's Games

FAVORITE OPN TDAY O/U UNDERDOG

at N.Y. Giants 4 31/2 (41) Washington
Sunday's Games

Cincinnati +1 1 (39) at Baltimore
N.Y. Jets 21/2 3 (36) at Miami
at New England 141/2 161/2 (45) Kansas City
at Pittsburgh 7 61/2 (43) Houston
Jacksonville 3 3 (37) at Tennessee
Detroit 1 3 (41) at Atlanta
at Buffalo Pk 1 (39) Seattle
at New Orleans 3 3 (421/2) Tampa Bay
at Philadelphia 7 71/2 (44) St. Louis
Dallas 3 51/2 (49) at Cleveland
at San Diego 91/2 9 (42) Carolina
Arizona 21/2 21/2 (411/2) at San Francisco
at Indianapolis 91/2 91/2 (44) Chicago
Monday's Games

at Green Bay 3 21/2 (38) Minnesota
Denver 1 3 (411/2) at Oakland
TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL
American League• BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Activated OF Adam Jones from the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Garrett Olson from Norfolk (IL). Purchased the contract of RHP Jim Miller from Norfolk.
• CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Activated RHP Scott Linebrink from the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Jerry Owens, RHP Mike MacDougal and RHP Ehren Wasserman from Charlotte (IL). Purchased the contract of C Paul Phillips from Charlotte.
• NEW YORK YANKEES—Recalled LHP Phil Coke and C Chad Moeller from Scranton/Wilkes Barre (IL).
• SEATTLE MARINERS—Purchased the contracts of LHP Justin Thomas and INF Luis Valbuena from Tacoma (PCL).
• TEXAS RANGERS—Recalled INF German Duran and C Taylor Teagarden from Oklahoma (PCL).
National League• ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Recalled C Robby Hammock from Tucson (PCL).
• ATLANTA BRAVES—Activated INF Ruben Gotay from the 15-day DL. Reinstated 1B Casey Kotchman from bereavement leave.
• CHICAGO CUBS—Activated RHP Jon Lieber from the 15-day DL and RHP Angel Guzman from the 60-day DL. Recalled RHP Michael Wuertz and INF Micah Hoffpauir from Iowa (PCL). Purchased the contracts of C Koyie Hill and INF Casey McGehee from Iowa.
• COLORADO ROCKIES—Activated OF Ryan Spilborghs from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Steve Register and C Edwin Bellorin from Colorado Springs (PCL).
• FLORIDA MARLINS—Activated LHP Andrew Miller from the 15-day DL and OF Brett Carroll from the 60-day DL. Placed C Mike Rabelo on the 60-day DL.
• HOUSTON ASTROS—Recalled RHP Alberto Arias and C J.R. Towles from Round Rock (PCL). Purchased the contract of INF Edwin Maysonet from Round Rock. Added Dave Clark and Mike Freer to the coaching staff.
• LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Placed 2B Jeff Kent on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 30. Recalled INF Chin-lung Hu from Las Vegas (PCL).
• MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Recalled RHP Mark DiFelice, RHP Tim Dillard, LHP Mitch Stetter, INF Joe Dillon, OF Tony Gwynn, 1B Brad Nelson and C Vinny Rottino from Nashville (PCL) and SS Alcides Escobar from Huntsville (SL). Purchased the contracts of 3B Mat Gamel from Nashville and C Angel Salome from Huntsville.
• PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Recalled RHP Adam Eaton and LHP J.A. Happ from Lehigh Valley (IL). Purchased the contracts of OF Greg Golson and C Lou Marson from Reading (EL).
• ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Recalled LHP Randy Flores from Memphis (PCL). Activated RHP Chris Carpenter from the 15-day DL.
• SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Activated LHP Jonathan Sanchez from the 15-day DL. Recalled LF Scott McClain, C Steve Holm and RHP Brad Hennessey from Fresno (PCL). Released C Guillermo Rodriguez.• WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Recalled OF Roger Bernadina and 1B-OF Kory Casto from Columbus (IL). Purchased the contracts of LHP Mike Hinckley, RHP Shairon Martis and RHP Levale Speigner from Columbus. Activated SS Alberto Gonzalez from the 15-day DL. Transferred OF Wily Mo Pena from the 15- to the 60-day DL. Added Rick Eckstein, hitting coach, to the staff.
FOOTBALL
National Football League• BUFFALO BILLS—Signed TE Jonathan Stupar and WR C.J. Hawthorne to the practice squad.
• CAROLINA PANTHERS—Signed WR-KR Mark Jones. Released WR Dominique Thompson. Signed FB Billy Latsko, DE Angelo Craig and WR Titus Ryan to the practice squad.
• CLEVELAND BROWNS—Claimed OL Scott Young off waivers from Philadelphia. Waived OL Nathan Bennett. Signed LB Titus Brown, RB Omar Cuff, OL Christian Gaddis, S Travis Key, WR Lance Leggett, DL Melila Purcell and WR Steve Sanders to the practice squad.
• DALLAS COWBOYS—Re-signed QB Richard Bartel to the practice squad.
• DENVER BRONCOS—Claimed S Calvin Lowry off waivers from Tennessee. Waived S Roderick Rogers. Signed DE Ryan McBean, RB P.J. Pope and WR Travis Wilson to the practice squad.
• INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Claimed LB Buster Davis off waivers from Detroit and DT Daniel Muir off waivers from Green Bay. Waived S Jamie Silva and LB Ramon Guzman.
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed CB William James. Waived S Jamaal Fudge.• MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed LB Tyson Smith to the practice squad.
• NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed CB Deltha O'Neal. Claimed TE Jason Pociask and OT Mark LeVoir off waivers. Released TE Stephen Spach. Signed OL Jacob Bender and TE Tyson DeVree to the practice squad.
• NEW YORK GIANTS—Released CB Geoffrey Pope from the practice squad. Signed TE Eric Butler and CB Rashad Barksdale to the practice squad.
• NEW YORK JETS—Signed WR Larry Brackins, RB Jehuu Caulcrick, OL Stanley Daniels, DB James Ihedigbo, OL Matt McChesney, DE Ropati Pitoitua, WR Paul Raymond and LB Brandon Renkart to the practice squad.
• PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed CB Kyle Arrington, FB Jed Collins, DT Mike Marquardt, WR Shaheer McBride, T Chris Patrick, WR Willie Reid, LB Andy Studebaker and CB Trae Williams to the practice squad.
BASEBALL
MINOR LEAGUE

International League (AAA)

North Division
W L Pct. GB

x-Scranton (Yankees) 88 56 .611 —
y-Pawtucket (Red Sox) 85 58 .594 21/2
Rochester (Twins) 74 70 .514 14
Syracuse (Blue Jays) 69 73 .486 18

Buffalo (Indians) 66 77 .462 211/2

Lehigh Valley (Phillies) 55 89 .382 33
South Division
W L Pct. GB

x-Durham (Rays) 74 70 .514 —
Norfolk (Orioles) 64 78 .451 9
Charlotte (White Sox) 63 78 .447 91/2
Richmond (Braves) 63 78 .447 91/2
West Division
W L Pct. GB

x-Louisville (Reds) 88 56 .611 —
Toledo (Tigers) 75 69 .521 13
Columbus (Nationals) 69 73 .486 18
Indianapolis (Pirates) 68 76 .472 20

x-clinched division

y-clinched playoff spot
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Monday's ResultsCharlotte 6, Durham 1
Indianapolis 5, Louisville 2
Pawtucket 9, Lehigh Valley 2
Rochester 9, Buffalo 6
Richmond 9, Norfolk 3
Syracuse 4, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 2
Toledo 3, Columbus 0
End of Regular Season
Eastern League (AA)

North Division
W L Pct. GB
y-Trenton (Yankees) 86 54 .614 —
x-Portland (Red Sox) 74 66 .529 12
Binghamton (Mets) 73 69 .514 14
Connecticut (Giants) 68 73 .482 181/2
New Britain (Twins) 64 77 .454 221/2
New Hampshire (Jays) 61 81 .430 26
South Division
W L Pct. GB
y-Bowie (Orioles) 84 58 .592 —

x-Akron (Indians) 80 62 .563 4

Harrisburg (Nationals) 73 69 .514 11
Erie (Tigers) 68 74 .479 16
Altoona (Pirates) 65 77 .458 19
Reading (Phillies) 53 89 .373 31

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division
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Monday's ResultsAkron 4, Erie 1
New Britain 3, Binghamton 1
Harrisburg 13, Bowie 7
Trenton 4, Connecticut 3
New Hampshire 4, Portland 1
Altoona 8, Reading 2
End of Regular Season
Box Score

AEROS 4, SEAWOLVES 1

Akron ab r h bi Erie ab r h bi

Rodrigz ss 5 0 0 0 Skelton c 2 0 1 0
Pinckney 2b 4 1 1 0 Wells cf 4 0 0 0
Whitney 3b 2 0 2 0 Ramirez lf 3 0 0 0
Head 1b 4 0 2 1 Roberson 1b 4 0 0 0
Toregas c 4 0 1 0 Scram rf 4 0 0 0
Santana dh 4 1 0 0 De Leon 3b 4 0 1 0
Goleski rf 4 2 2 1 Cotto dh 4 0 0 0
Panther lf 3 0 0 0 Douglas ss 3 1 1 1
Chaves cf 4 0 1 1 Roof 2b 3 0 1 0

Tot. 344 93 Tot. 31 141
Akron 011 002 000 — 4 9 1
Erie 001 000 000 — 1 4 1

E—Stiller (1); Wells (7). LOB—Akron 6, Erie 6. 2B—De Leon (11). HR—Goleski (12); Douglas (1). SB—Ramirez (26).

DP—Erie 2 (De Leon-Roof-Roberson, Roberson-Douglas).

Akron ip h r er bb so

Dixon W 9-11 7 3 1 1 2 7
Stiller 1 1 0 0 0 2
Sipp 1 0 0 0 0 1

Erie ip h r er bb so

Christensen L 7-10 6 8 4 3 3 4
Castro 2 1 0 0 0 1
Kite 1 0 0 0 0 2

WP—Dixon. HBP—Ramirez (by Dixon).

T—2:12. Att—4,876.
FOOTBALL
NFL

Schedule

Thursday's GameWashington at N.Y. Giants, 7 p.m.
Sunday's GamesDetroit at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Miami, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at New England, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Houston at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Cleveland, 4:15 p.m.
Carolina at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
Arizona at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.
Chicago at Indianapolis, 8:15 p.m.
Monday's GamesMinnesota at Green Bay, 7 p.m.
Denver at Oakland, 10:15 p.m.
AUTO RACING
SPRINT CUP

Pepsi 500 Result

Late Sunday
(At Auto Club Speedway
Fontana, Calif.; Lap length: 2.0 miles)
(Start position in parentheses)1. (1) Jimmie Johnson, Chev., 250 laps, $314,611.
2. (15) Greg Biffle, Ford, 250, $185,375.
3. (21) Denny Hamlin, Toy, 250, $178,091.
4. (33) Kevin Harvick, Chev., 250, $170,786.
5. (37) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 250, $169,941.
6. (26) Carl Edwards, Ford, 250, $153,300.
7. (11) Kyle Busch, Toy, 250, $120,225.
8. (4) Kasey Kahne, Dod., 250,$141,691.
9. (12) David Reutimann, Toy, 250, $108,075.
10. (31) Clint Bowyer, Chev., 250, $120,150.
11. (18) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chev., 130, $108,750.
12. (19) Brian Vickers, Toy, 250, $107,825.
13. (22) David Ragan, Ford, 250, $108,475.
14. (2) AJ Allmendinger, Toy, 250,$98,225.
15. (3) Jeff Gordon, Chev., 250, $143,636.
16. (17) Ryan Newman, Dod., 250, $135,225.
17. (27) Jeff Burton, Chev., 250, $137,508.
18. (5) Patrick Carpentier, Dod., 250, $96,700.
19. (7) Martin Truex Jr., Chev., 250, $125,458.
20. (23) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dod., 250, $124,033.
21. (24) Bobby Labonte, Dod., 250, $130,086.
22. (14) Tony Stewart, Toy, 250, $137,936.
23. (42) David Gilliland, Ford, 249, $111,608.
24. (13) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 249, $99,725.
25. (39) Scott Riggs, Chev., 249, $107,958.
26. (16) Casey Mears, Chev., 249, $105,800.
27. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dod., 249, $117,964.
28. (34) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 249, $117,739.
29. (8) Dave Blaney, Toy, 249, $104,583.
30. (10) Aric Almirola, Chev., 249, $124,533.
31. (32) Sam Hornish Jr., Dod., 249, $132,900.
32. (40) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 249, $105,595.
33. (30) Michael Waltrip, Toy, 249, $99,808.
34. (6) Elliott Sadler, Dod., 249, $113,495.
35. (35) Mike Skinner, Toy, 249, $96,647.
36. (25) Regan Smith, Chev., 249, $95,050.
37. (29) Paul Menard, Chev., 249, $95,000.
38. (38) Kyle Petty, Dod., 249, $86,950.
39. (9) Kurt Busch, Dod., 248, $86,900.
40. (36) Robby Gordon, Dod., 248, $94,850.
41. (28) Ken Schrader, Toy, 247, $94,805.
42. (43) Johnny Sauter, Dod., heat, 161, $86,740.
43. (20) Joe Nemechek, Chev., acc., 67, $86,212.
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Race Statistics

Average Speed of Race Winner: 138.857 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 36 minutes, 3 seconds. Margin of Victory: 2.76 seconds. Caution Flags: Eight for 34 laps. Lead Changes: 20 among nine drivers. Lap Leaders: A.Allmendinger 1; J.Johnson 2-70; M.Waltrip 71; J.Johnson 72-73; G.Biffle 74; J.Johnson 75-110; G.Biffle 111; M.Kenseth 112; J.Gordon 113-114; J.Johnson 115-147; D.Ragan 148; J.Johnson 149-162; G.Biffle 163-167; J.Johnson 168-182; J.Burton 183; D.Reutimann 184-186; G.Biffle 187-188; J.Johnson 189-219; G.Biffle 220-222; J.Johnson 223-250.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Johnson, 8 times for 228 laps; G.Biffle, 5 times for 12 laps; D.Reutimann, 1 time for 3 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 2 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Ragan, 1 time for 1 lap; A.Allmendinger, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Burton, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Waltrip, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. Ky.Busch, 3,755. 2. C.Edwards, 3,547. 3. J.Johnson, 3,386. 4. D.Earnhardt Jr., 3,323. 5. J.Burton, 3,234. 6. G.Biffle, 3,159. 7. K.Harvick, 3,132. 8. T.Stewart, 3,110. 9. M.Kenseth, 3,081. 10. J.Gordon, 3,074. 11. D.Hamlin, 3,065. 12. C.Bowyer, 2,989.
TENNIS
U.S. Open

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

Mardy Fish, United States, def. Gael Monfils (32), France, 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.

Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Sam Querrey, United States, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-3.

Juan Martin del Potro (17), Argentina, def. Kei Nishikori, Japan, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.
Women
Fourth Round

Dinara Safina (6), Russia, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, 7-5, 6-0.

Flavia Pennetta (16), Italy, def. Amelie Mauresmo (32), France, 6-3, 6-0.

Venus Williams (7), United States, def. Agnieszka Radwanska (9), Poland, 6-1, 6-3.

Serena Williams (4), United States, def. Severine Bremond, France, 6-2, 6-2.

Doubles
Men
Third Round

Maximo Gonzalez and Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Mahesh Bhupathi, India, and Mark Knowles (4), Bahamas, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco, Spain, def. Marc Gicquel and Sebastien Grosjean, France, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Tommy Robredo, Spain, and Sergio Roitman, Argentina, def. Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa (15), Brazil, 6-2, 6-4.

Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, and Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, def. Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad Zimonjic (1), Serbia, 6-4, 6-7 (11), 6-2.

Bob and Mike Bryan (2), United States, def. Michal Mertinak, Slovakia, and Lovro Zovko, Croatia, 6-3, 6-2.

Bruno Soares, Brazil, and Dusan Vemic, Serbia, def. Igor Kunitsyn and Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, 7-6 (9), 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3).
Women
Third Round

Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, and Ai Sugiyama (4), Japan, def. Lindsay Davenport, United States, and Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-3.

Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, and Virginie Razzano, France, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Patty Schnyder, Switzerland, 6-2, 6-4.
Mixed
Quarterfinals

Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Leander Paes (5), India, def. Vladimira Uhlirova and Martin Damm, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-2.

Nadia Petrova, Russia, and Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, def. Rennae Stubbs, Australia, and Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, 6-3, 6-2.

Liezel Huber, United States, and Jamie Murray, Britain, def. Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, and Nenad Zimonjic (2), Serbia, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (9), 11-9 tiebreak.

Junior Singles
Boys
First Round

Grigor Dimitrov (3), Bulgaria, def. Julien Obry, France, 6-2, 6-2.

Matt Reid, Australia, def. Jose Hernandez, Dominican Republic, 6-2, 6-2.

Christopher Rungkat, Indonesia, def. Johannes Robert Van Overbeek, United States, 6-2, 7-5.

Henri Kontinen (4), Finland, def. Takanyi Garanganga, Zimbabwe, 7-6 (7), 6-3.

Ryan Harrison (9), United States, def. Adrien Puget, France, 6-3, 6-2.

Bradley Klahn (13), United States, def. Pablo Carreno-Busta, Spain, 6-4, 6-3.

Hiroyasu Ehara, Japan, def. James Seal, United States, 6-2, 7-5.

Alessandro Giannessi, Italy, def. Harry Fowler, United States, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3).

Matthew Kandath, United States, def. Giacomo Miccini, Italy, 7-5, 6-4.

Yang Tsung-hua (1), Taiwan, def. Nikolaus Moser, Austria, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Dominik Schulz, Germany, def. Raymond Sarmiento, United States, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3).

Devin Britton, United States, def. Bernard Tomic (2), Australia, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Girls
First Round

Ksenia Lykina (8), Russia, def. Bistra Otashliyska, Bulgaria, 6-1, 6-2.

Elena Bogdan (5), Romania, def. Chanel Simmonds, South Africa, 6-1, 6-0.

Heather Watson, Britain, def. Lauren McHale, United States, 6-3, 6-4.

Melanie Oudin (2), United States, def. Timea Babos, Hungary, 6-2, 6-2.

CoCo Vandeweghe, United States, def. Elena Chernyakova (13), Russia, 7-5, 6-1.

Marta Sirotkina, Russia, def. Jessy Rompies (9), Indonesia, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

Sandra Roma, Sweden, def. Beatrice Capra, United States, 6-3, 6-1.

Quirine Lemoine, Netherlands, def. Ana Bogdan (6), Romania, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-4.

Kristina Mladenovic (12), France, def. Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, 6-3, 6-3.

Tamaryn Hendler (11), Belgium, def. Valeria Savinykh, Russia, 6-2, 6-2.

Kanyapat Narattana, Thailand, def. Bianca Swanepoel, South Africa, 6-0, 6-4.

Katarzyna Piter, Poland, def. Monika Tumova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-1.

Anastassia Grymalska, Italy, def. Isabella Holland, Australia, 6-4, 6-3.

BASKETBALL
WNBA

Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB

x-Connecticut 19 10 .655 —
x-Detroit 17 12 .586 2
New York 15 12 .556 3
Indiana 13 15 .464 51/2
Chicago 11 17 .393 71/2
Washington 10 18 .357 81/2
Atlanta 3 26 .103 16
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB

San Antonio 19 10 .655 —
Seattle 18 10 .643 1/2
Los Angeles 17 12 .586 2
Sacramento 16 13 .552 3
Minnesota 14 13 .519 4
Houston 14 14 .500 41/2
Phoenix 12 16 .429 61/2

x-clinched playoff spot
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Monday's GamesMinnesota at Los Angeles, late
Today's GamesSeattle at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m.
New York at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS

Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Columbus 12 6 4 40 36 29
New England 11 6 5 38 31 29
Chicago 10 7 5 35 29 18
D.C. United 10 10 2 32 36 34
New York 8 6 8 32 28 28
Toronto FC 7 10 5 26 23 29
Kansas City 6 8 8 26 23 30
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Houston 9 5 8 35 30 26
Real Salt Lake 8 8 6 30 27 27
CD Chivas USA 7 9 6 27 28 31
FC Dallas 6 8 8 26 30 29
Los Angeles 6 9 7 25 42 45
San Jose 6 9 7 25 21 26
Colorado 7 12 3 24 29 32

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
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Thursday's Game
Colorado at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday's Games
CD Chivas USA at Toronto FC, 4 p.m.
New England at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
D.C. United at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday's Game
Kansas City at Houston, 3 p.m.
Sept. 11
CD Chivas USA at New England, 7 p.m.
Sept. 13
Columbus at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Kansas City, 5 p.m.
FC Dallas at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at San Jose, 10 p.m.
GOLF
PGA TOUR

FedExCup Leaders

Through Monday
Rank Name Points YTD Money
1. Vijay Singh 120,500 $6,452,531
2. Sergio Garcia 108,275 $4,014,724
3. Mike Weir 106,965 $2,466,819
4. Justin Leonard 105,388 $3,559,502
5. Jim Furyk 104,230 $2,811,714
6. Kevin Sutherland 104,065 $1,842,432
7. Anthony Kim 104,019 $3,840,765
8. Phil Mickelson 103,951 $4,674,375
9. Kenny Perry 103,714 $4,522,230
10. Ben Curtis 103,264 $2,204,548
11. Stewart Cink 103,074 $3,828,071
12. K.J. Choi 103,021 $2,217,942
13. Steve Stricker 102,906 $2,142,904
14. Chad Campbell 102,812 $2,044,342
15. Carl Pettersson 102,524 $2,255,195
16. Robert Allenby 102,391 $2,624,730
17. Stuart Appleby 102,315 $2,275,190
18. Ken Duke 101,961 $1,668,277
19. Ernie Els 101,675 $2,194,290
20. Hunter Mahan 101,649 $1,831,196
21. Trevor Immelman 101,590 $2,254,909
22. Briny Baird 101,324 $1,856,304
23. Ryuji Imada 101,250 $2,574,026
24. Andres Romero 101,152 $1,927,949
25. Camilo Villegas 101,050 $1,902,641
26. Billy Mayfair 100,725 $1,430,659
27. Bubba Watson 100,663 $1,350,256
28. Tim Clark 100,395 $1,332,492
29. Brandt Snedeker 100,319 $1,515,622
30. Geoff Ogilvy 100,223 $2,832,499
31. Boo Weekley 100,173 $2,340,582
32. Tiger Woods 100,000 $5,775,000
33. Kevin Streelman 99,932 $1,061,182
34. John Senden 99,812 $1,212,553
35. D.J. Trahan 99,628 $1,910,268
36. J.B. Holmes 99,621 $2,079,053
37. Steve Marino 99,560 $1,662,164
38. John Merrick 99,519 $1,254,397