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Published on Sunday, Sep 07, 2008
ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line
Today's Games
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
Chicago -125 at Cincinnati +115
at Atlanta -145 Washington +135
at Milwaukee -165 San Diego +155
at St. Louis -145 Florida +135
at New York (G1) -125 Philadelphia +115
at Colorado -165 Houston +155
at San Francisco -130 Pittsburgh +120
at Los Angeles -140 Arizona +130
at New York (G2) -135 Philadelphia +125
American League
Tampa Bay -120 at Toronto +110
at Chicago -130 Los Angeles +120
at Minnesota -170 Detroit +160
Cleveland -155 at Kansas City +145
Boston -140 at Texas +130
New York -170 at Seattle +160
NFL
Today's Games
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
Cincinnati +1 11/2 (38) at Baltimore
N.Y. Jets 21/2 3 (36) atMiami
at New Eng. 141/2 16 (44) Kansas City
at Pittsburgh 7 61/2 (421/2) Houston
Jacksonville 3 3 (361/2) at Tennessee
Detroit 1 3 (401/2) atAtlanta
at Buffalo Pk 1 (381/2) Seattle
at N. Orleans 3 3 (421/2) Tampa Bay
at Phldlpha 7 81/2 (44) St. Louis
Dallas 3 6 (481/2) at Cleveland
at San Diego 91/2 9 (411/2) Carolina
Arizona 21/2 21/2 (411/2) at San Fran.
at Indianapolis 91/2 91/2 (44) Chicago
Monday's Games
at Green Bay 3 21/2 (38) Minnesota
Denver 1 3 (41) at Oakland
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League• CHICAGO WHITE SOXPurchased the contract of INF-OF Jason Bourgeois from Charlotte (IL). Designated RHP Charlie Haeger for assignment.
• LOS ANGELES ANGELSRecalled RHPJason Bulger Salt Lake (PCL).
• TAMPA BAY RAYSActivated 3B Evan Longoria from the 15-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association• CLEVELAND CAVALIERSSigned F Darnell Jackson.
FOOTBALL
National Football League• ARIZONA CARDINALSPlaced C Al Johnson on injured reserve. Signed C Pat Ross from the practice squad. Released S Oliver Celestin.
• CLEVELAND BROWNSWaived WR Paul Hubbard. Signed Steve Sanders from the practice squad.
• DALLAS COWBOYSSigned WR Mike Jefferson from the practice squad. Released OL James Marten.
FOOTBALL
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Miami 0 0 0 .000 0 0
New England 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 0 0
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Tennessee 0 0 0 .000 0 0
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Cincinnati 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 .000 0 0
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Oakland 0 0 0 .000 0 0
San Diego 0 0 0 .000 0 0
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 1.000 16 7
Dallas 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Washington 0 1 0 .000 7 16
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Carolina 0 0 0 .000 0 0
New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Detroit 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Green Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0 .000 0 0
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 0 0 0 .000 0 0
San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Seattle 0 0 0 .000 0 0
St. Louis 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Today's Games
Detroit 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 Games
Minnesota at Green Bay, 7 p.m.
Denver at Oakland, 10:15 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS
Eastern Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
Columbus 13 6 4 43 40 29
New England 11 7 5 38 31 33
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 11 5 26 24 32
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 8 9 6 30 31 32
Colorado 8 12 3 27 30 32
FC Dallas 6 9 8 26 30 30
Los Angeles 6 9 7 25 42 45
San Jose 6 9 7 25 21 26
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday's Results
CD Chivas USA 3, Toronto FC 1
Columbus 4, New England 0
New York at Chicago, late
D.C. United at San Jose, late
Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles, late
Today's Game
Kansas City at Houston, 3 p.m.
Scoring Summary
CREW 4, REVOLUTION 0
New England 0 00
Columbus 2 24
First half1, Columbus, Barros Schelotto 6, 40th minute. 2, Columbus, Iro 1 (Barros Schelotto), 45th.
Second half3, Columbus, Garey 2 (Barros Schelotto), 67th. 4, Columbus, Garey 3 (Noonan), 90th.
GoaliesNew England, Reis; Columbus, Hesmer.
A16,918 (22,500).
COLLEGE MEN w,9.6,9.7
Scoring Summaries
WOOSTER 4, DEFIANCE 0
Halftime: Wooster, 3-0. Goals: Buckwald, Ruter, Holmes, Bates. Assists: Buckwald, Ruter, Beach. Shots on goal: Woo., 23-4. Corner kicks: Def., 4-3. Saves: Livensparger (D) 8; Takacs (W) 0, O'Boyle (W) 2.
Records: Defiance 0-3; Wooster 1-2-1.
WALSH 1, MARIETTA 1
Halftime: 1-1. Goals: Al. Birtcher (W); Dunn (M). Assists: None. Shots on goal: Wal., 13-7. Corner kicks: Mar., 9-5. Saves: Pflum (W) 5; Cochran (M) 7.
Records: Walsh 1-2-1; Marietta 1-0-2.
COLLEGE WOMEN w,9.6,9.7
Scoring Summary
WOOSTER 3, MOUNT UNION 0
Halftime: Wooster, 1-0. Goals: Fulmer (W) 2, Mott (W). Assists: Kehm (W), Koechli (W). Shots on goal: Woo., 20-2. Corner kicks: Woo., 10-0. Saves: Ovalle (MU) 6; Hoffman (Woo) 1.
Records: Mount Union 0-2-1; Wooster 3-0-0.
GOLF
PGA TOUR w,9.6,9.7
BMW Championship
(At Bellerive Country Club Course, St. Louis. Purse: $7 million; Yardage: 7,456; Par: 70)
Partial Third Round
Note: Play suspended due to darkness with 23 players not finishing. Round will be completed this morning
Jim Furyk 70-62-66198
K.J. Choi 70-68-64202
D.J. Trahan 71-63-68202
Aaron Baddeley 71-64-67202
Stephen Ames 68-69-66203
Angel Cabrera 69-69-66204
Justin Leonard 69-67-68204
Hunter Mahan 69-67-68204
Tommy Armour III 71-64-69204
Sergio Garcia 68-68-69205
Lucas Glover 68-68-69205
Rory Sabbatini 72-66-67205
Bart Bryant 69-68-69206
Dean Wilson 69-71-66206
Trevor Immelman 69-67-70206
Kevin Streelman 70-68-69207
Geoff Ogilvy 69-71-67207
Robert Allenby 71-68-68207
Boo Weekley 71-65-71207
Charley Hoffman 68-71-68207
Mathew Goggin 70-71-67208
Ben Curtis 70-70-68208
Steve Marino 69-69-70208
Johnson Wagner 72-69-67208
Eric Axley 70-69-70209
Adam Scott 69-71-69209
Ken Duke 70-72-67209
Ben Crane 70-70-69209
Jay Williamson 68-69-72209
Jonathan Byrd 71-68-71210
Scott Verplank 73-69-68210
Vijay Singh 70-70-71211
Kevin Sutherland 70-73-68211
John Mallinger 71-65-75211
Mike Weir 69-72-71212
Padraig Harrington 69-71-72212
Carl Pettersson 72-70-70212
Nicholas Thompson 70-73-70213
Woody Austin 69-71-73213
Brandt Snedeker 69-77-67213
Heath Slocum 71-73-70214
Ryuji Imada 72-70-72214
John Senden 69-73-73215
Mark Wilson 69-75-71215
Martin Laird 69-70-76215
Failed to complete third round
Camilo Villegas 65-66131
Brian Gay 67-67134
Anthony Kim 68-67135
Tim Clark 67-68135
Phil Mickelson 68-65133
Dudley Hart 67-69136
Tim Herron 66-71137
Ernie Els 68-72140
Steve Stricker 66-71137
Billy Mayfair 73-67140
Fredrik Jacobson 67-67134
Kenny Perry 66-72138
Briny Baird 73-66139
J.B. Holmes 68-73141
Andres Romero 66-70136
Stuart Appleby 66-73139
Bubba Watson 73-73146
Chez Reavie 67-70137
Stewart Cink 73-70143
Brian Davis 75-67142
Charlie Wi 76-71147
Jerry Kelly 74-66140
John Merrick 76-74150
Leaderboard
Score Thru
Jim Furyk -12 F
Camilo Villegas -12 13
Brian Gay -10 15
Anthony Kim -9 17
K.J. Choi -8 F
D.J. Trahan -8 F
Aaron Baddeley -8 F
Tim Clark -8 14
Stephen Ames -7 F
Phil Mickelson -7 16
Dudley Hart -7 16
EUROPEAN TOUR
European Masters
(At Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club Course, Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland. Purse: $2.9 million; Yardage: 6,857; Par: 71)
Third Round
Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland 63-71-66200
Juan Abbate, Argentina 68-67-69204
Julien Clement, Switzerland 69-68-67204
Christian Cevaer, France 68-71-65204
Robert Dinwiddie, England 76-64-64204
Alejandro Canizares, Spain 67-68-69204
Jean-Francois Lucquin, France 68-67-69204
Rafa Echenique, Argentina 69-70-66205
Julio Zapata, Argentina 66-72-67205
Gary Orr, Scotland 67-71-67205
Emanuele Canonica, Italy 67-70-68205
Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain 68-69-68205
Barry Lane, England 71-70-65206
Ross McGowan, England 67-73-66206
Mark Foster, England 72-66-68206
Thomas Aiken, South Africa 72-70-65207
Sven Struever, Germany 72-69-66207
David Griffiths, England 70-69-68207
Richard Sterne, South Africa 69-70-68207
Mikko Ilonen, Finland 67-70-70207
Carlos Rodiles, Spain 71-66-70207
Brett Rumford, Australia 67-67-73207
Charl Schwartzel, South Africa 70-72-66208
Paul Waring, England 71-71-66208
Tom Whitehouse, England 72-68-68208
Michael Campbell, New Zealand 69-71-68208
Francesco MOlinari, Italy 69-70-69208
Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa 69-68-71208
Jarmo Sandelin, Sweden 71-66-71208
Simon Dyson, England 69-67-72208
Fredrik Andersson Hed, Sweden 69-67-72208
Peter Lawrie, Ireland 67-69-72208
NATIONWIDE TOUR
Utah Championship
(At Willow Creek Country Club, Sandy, Utah. Purse: $550,000; Yardage: 6,953; Par: 71
Third Round
Brendon Todd 64-66-65195
Marc Leishman 65-63-68196
Kyle Thompson 64-65-68197
Jonathan Fricke 68-68-64200
Rob Grube 70-68-63201
Jimmy Walker 67-69-65201
Jeff Curl 66-68-67201
Bubba Dickerson 65-69-67201
Matt Hansen 68-69-65202
Darron Stiles 71-65-66202
Brian Smock 68-68-66202
Ryan Hietala 67-68-67202
Roger Tambellini 68-66-68202
Spencer Levin 67-67-68202
Kenny Kim 69-69-65203
Jeff Klauk 70-67-66203
Scott Gardiner 68-68-67203
Clay Ogden 68-67-68203
David Branshaw 63-72-68203
Matt Weibring 67-67-69203
Michael Putnam 71-63-69203
Mark Brooks 68-66-69203
Blake Adams 67-65-71203
Chris Nallen 66-65-72203
Tom Johnson 70-68-66204
Peter Tomasulo 67-69-68204
David Mathis 67-68-69204
D.J. Brigman 66-69-69204
Won Joon Lee 68-66-70204
Bobby Clampett 66-67-71204
Fran Quinn 73-65-67205
Bob May 67-70-68205
Bryce Molder 69-68-68205
Jeff Gove 71-66-68205
Steve Allan 67-70-68205
Tom Carter 69-69-68206
Justin Hicks 68-69-69206
Colt Knost 65-72-69206
Brock Mackenzie 66-71-69206
Oskar Bergman 67-70-69206
Skip Kendall 72-65-69206
Vance Veazey 66-70-70206
Chris Stroud 67-69-70206
Bret Guetz 67-69-70206
Gary Christian 68-66-72206
Daniel Summerhays 66-68-72206
Kris Cox 68-70-69207
Jeff Wood 68-67-72207
Bill Lunde 68-66-73207
Dave Schultz 65-72-71208
Miguel Angel Carballo 67-70-71208
Fabian Gomez 67-67-74208
Ricky Barnes 66-68-74208
Kim Felton 68-70-71209
Paul Gow 68-70-71209
Jason Schultz 70-67-72209
Jarrod Lyle 67-68-74209
Bob Leone 66-69-74209
Steve Harlan 62-73-74209
Jeff Gallagher 68-70-72210
James Oh 66-70-74210
D.A. Points 69-69-73211
Arjun Atwal 68-69-74211
Kris Blanks 71-64-77212
B.J. Staten 69-68-76213
AUTO RACING
IRL
Chicagoland 300
(At Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Ill. Lap length: 1.5 miles)
After Saturday's qualifying; race Today
(Car number in parentheses)
(All cars Dallara-Honda)1. (6) Ryan Briscoe, 215.818 mph.
2. (9) Scott Dixon, 215.553.
3. (7) Danica Patrick, 215.548.
4. (11) Tony Kanaan, 215.368.
5. (26) Marco Andretti, 215.064.
6. (10) Dan Wheldon, 214.967.
7. (12) Tomas Scheckter, 214.855.
8. (4) Vitor Meira, 214.796.
9. (25) Marty Roth, 214.794.
10. (8) Will Power, 214.583.
11. (27) Hideki Mutoh, 214.444.
12. (5) Oriol Servia, 214.441.
13. (20) Ed Carpenter, 213.790.
14. (06) Graham Rahal, 213.523.
15. (2) A.J. Foyt IV, 213.485.
16. (17) Ryan Hunter-Reay, 213.430.
17. (34) Jaime Camara, 213.417.
18. (67) Sarah Fisher, 213.389.
19. (36) Alex Tagliani, 212.943.
20. (23) Milka Duno, 212.857.
21. (02) Justin Wilson, 212.753.
22. (15) Buddy Rice, 212.682.
23. (14) Darren Manning, 212.406.
24. (41) Franck Perera, 212.126.
25. (18) Bruno Junqueira, 212.040.
26. (33) E.J. Viso, 211.996.
27. (19) Mario Moraes, 211.451.
28. (3) Helio Castroneves, no speed.
CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS
Camping World 200
(At Gateway International Raceway, Madison, Ill. Lap length: 1.25 miles)
Saturday's Results
(Start position in parentheses)1. (2) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chev., 160 laps, 195 points, $64,650.
2. (1) Dennis Setzer, Dodge, 160, 175, $44,775.
3. (14) Johnny Benson, Toy., 160, 170, $33,245.
4. (5) Todd Bodine, Toy., 160, 160, $23,985.
5. (10) Jack Sprague, Chev., 160, 160, $20,235.
6. (18) Erik Darnell, Ford, 160, 150, $17,485.
7. (8) Mike Skinner, Toy., 160, 151, $15,210.
8. (7) Rick Crawford, Ford, 160, 142, $14,810.
9. (4) Colin Braun, Ford, 160, 138, $14,810.
10. (19) Ted Musgrave, Toy., 160, 134, $14,810.
11. (20) Chad McCumbee, Chev., 160, 130, $12,760.
12. (25) Matt Crafton, Chev., 160, 127, $12,585.
13. (11) Shane Sieg, Toy., 160, 124, $12,510.
14. (3) Brian Scott, Chev., 160, 121, $12,460.
15. (16) Keven Wood, Ford, 160, 118, $13,360.
16. (12) Marc Davis, Chev., 160, 115, $12,510.
17. (23) Terry Cook, Toy., 160, 112, $12,060.
18. (27) Jeff Green, Chev., 160, 109, $11,885.
19. (29) Chrissy Wallace, Toy., 160, 106, $9,535.
20. (24) Andy Lally, Chev., 160, 103, $11,010.
21. (30) Brendan Gaughan, Ford, 160, 100, $10,685.
22. (32) Jack Smith, Ford, 159, 97, $9,460.
23. (17) Shelby Howard, Chev., 158, 94, $9,435.
24. (9) Michael Annett, Toy., 157, 91, $9,410.
25. (6) Bobby East, Ford, 157, 88, $9,385.
26. (15) Marc Mitchell, Toy., bra., 146, 85, $9,360.
27. (22) Justin Marks, Toy., acc., 144, 82, $9,335.
28. (21) David Starr, Toy., acc., 132, 79, $9,310.
29. (13) T.J. Bell Jr., Chev., tran., 122,76, $9,285.
30. (31) Jason White, Dod.,acc., 119,73, $9,265.
31. (34) B.Riethmeyer, Chev., rad., 111, 70, $9,255.
32. (26) R.Brent, Chev., acc., 110, 67, $9,245.
33. (35) J.C. Stout, Ford, vib., 15, 64, $9,210.
34. (28) Chris Jones, Chev., bra., 13, 61, $9,185.
35. (33) Butch Miller, Chev., ign., 3, 58, $9,170.
Race Statistics
Winner's Average Speed: 93.860 mph. Time of Race: 2 hours, 7 minutes, 51 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.646 seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 38 laps. Lead Changes: 8 among 5 drivers. Lap Leaders: R.Hornaday Jr. 1-21; M.Skinner 22-39; R.Hornaday Jr. 40-61; J.Sprague 62-64; R.Hornaday Jr. 65-104; J.Benson 105-110; D.Setzer 111-130; R.Hornaday Jr. 131-160.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): R.Hornaday Jr., 4 times for 113 laps; D.Setzer, 1 time for 20 laps; M.Skinner, 1 time for 18 laps; J.Benson, 1 time for 6 laps; J.Sprague, 1 time for 3 laps.
Top 10 in Points: 1. J.Benson, 2,596. 2. R.Hornaday Jr., 2,502. 3. M.Crafton, 2,397. 4. T.Bodine, 2,347. 5. M.Skinner, 2,323. 6. R.Crawford, 2,307. 7. E.Darnell, 2,289. 8. J.Sprague, 2,233. 9. D.Setzer, 2,165. 10. T.Cook, 2,158.
FORMULA ONE
Grand Prix
(At Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium)
After Saturday's qualifying; race Today
1. Lewis Hamilton, Brit., McL., 1 minute, 47.338 seconds.
2. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Fer., 1:47.678.
3. Heikki Kovalainen, Fin., McL., 1:47.815.
4. Kimi Raikkonen, Fin., Fer., 1:47.992.
5. Nick Heidfeld, Germ., BMW Sau., 1:48.315.
6. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Ren., 1:48.504.
7. Mark Webber, Australia, Red Bull, 1:48.736.
8. Robert Kubica, Pol., BMW Sau., 1:48.763.
9. Sebastien Bourdais, Fran., T.Rosso, 1:48.951.
10. Sebastian Vettel, Germ., T.Rosso, 1:50.319.
11, Jarno Trulli, Italy, Toy., 1:46.46.949.
12. Nelson Piquet Jr., Braz., Ren., 1:46.965.
13. Timo Glock, Germany, Toy., 1:46.995.
14. David Coulthard, Brit., Red Bull, 1:47.018.
15. Nico Rosberg, Germ.,Wil., 1:47.429.
16. Rubens Barrichello, Braz., Hon., 1:48.153.
17. Jenson Button, Brit., Hon., 1: 48.211.
18. Adrian Sutil, Germ.,Fo.India, 1:48.226.
19. Kazuki Nakajima, Jap., Wil., 1:48.268.
20. G.Fisichella, Italy, Fo.India, 1:48.447.
NASCAR SPRINT CUP
Rock & Roll 400
(At Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Va. Lap length: 0.75 miles
After Friday's qualifying; race Today
(Car number in parentheses)
Note: Qualifying canceled due to weather; lineup set with rule book)
1. (18) Kyle Busch, Toy., 2008 owner points, 1st.
2. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 2008 owner points, 2nd.
3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chev., 2008 owner points, 3rd.
4. (88) D.Earnhardt, Chev., 2008 owner points, 4th.
5. (31) Jeff Burton, Chev., 2008 owner points, 5th.
6. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 2008 owner points, 6th.
7. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chev., 2008 owner points, 7th.
8. (20) Tony Stewart, Toy., 2008 owner points, 8th.
9. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 2008 owner points, 9th.
10. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chev., 2008 owner points, 10th.
11. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toy., 2008 owner points, 11th.
12. (07) Clint Bowyer, Chev., 2008 owner points, 12th.
13. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 2008 owner points, 13th.
14. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 2008 owner points, 14th.
15. (83) Brian Vickers, Toy., 2008 owner points, 15th.
16. (12) Ryan Newman, Dod.,2008 owner points, 16th.
17. (8) Mark Martin, Chev., 2008 owner points, 17th.
18. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chev., 2008 owner points, 18th.
19. (26) J.McMurray, Ford, 2008 owner points, 19th.
20. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 2008 owner points, 20th.
21. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 2008 owner points, 21st.
22. (42) J.P.Montoya, Dod., 2008 owner points, 22nd.
23. (43) B.Labonte, Dod., 2008 owner points,23rd.
24. (28) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 2008 owner points, 24th.
25. (5) Casey Mears, Chev., 2008 owner points, 25th.
26. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 2008 owner points, 26th.
27. (44) D.Reutimann, Toy.,2008 owner points,27th.
28. (15) Paul Menard, Chev., 2008 owner points, 28th.
29. (01) Regan Smith, Chev., 2008 owner points, 29th.
30. (41) R.Sorenson, Dod., 2008 owner points, 30th.
31. (84) AJ Allmendinger, Toy., 2008 owner points, 31st.
32. (22) Dave Blaney, Toy., 2008 owner points, 32nd.
33. (66) Scott Riggs, Chev., 2008 owner points, 33rd.
34. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toy., 2008 owner points, 34th.
35. (7) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 2008 owner points, 35th.
36. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 2007 owner win.
37. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, past champion, 1988.
38. (00) M.McDowell, Toy.,2008 attempts, 25-37th.
39. (10) P.Carpentier,Dod., 2008 attempts,25-38th.
40. (96) Ken Schrader, Toy., 2008 attempts, 25-39th.
41. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 2008 attempts, 25-40th.
42. (78) J.Nemechek, Chev., 2008 attempts, 25-41st.
43. (70) Johnny Sauter, Chev., 2008 attempts, 25-43rd.
Failed to Qualify44. (34) Tony Raines, Chev., 2008 attempts, 21.
45. (09) Sterling Marlin, Chev., 2008 attempts, 5.
46. (02) Joey Logano, Toy., qualifying draw, 46.
BASKETBALL
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
x-Connecticut 20 10 .667
x-Detroit 19 12 .613 11/2
New York 17 12 .586 21/2
Indiana 14 16 .467 6
Chicago 11 19 .367 9
Washington 10 20 .333 10
Atlanta 3 28 .097 171/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 20 10 .667
Seattle 20 10 .667
Los Angeles 19 13 .594 2
Sacramento 16 14 .533 4
Minnesota 14 15 .483 51/2
Houston 14 16 .467 6
Phoenix 14 16 .467 6
x-clinched playoff spot
Saturday's Results
Detroit 84, Washington 69
Los Angeles 84, Houston 66
Minnesota at Seattle, late
Today's GamesChicago at New York, 1 p.m.
San Antonio at Connecticut, 1 p.m.
Houston at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Minnesota at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Monday's GameIndiana at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
TENNIS
USTA
U.S. Open
(At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York. Purse: $20.657 million; Surface: Hard-Outdoor)
Saturday's Results
Singles
Men
Semifinals
Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2.
Andy Murray (6), Britain, leads Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, 6-2, 7-6 (5), 2-3, susp., rain.
BASEBALL
MINOR LEAGUE
Eastern League (AA)
Playoff Glance
Division Playoffs
(Best-of-five)
North Division
TRENTON VS. PORTLAND
(Trenton won series 3-0)
Game 1: Trenton 2, Portland 1
Game 2: Trenton 4, Portland 3
Friday's Result: Trenton 5, Portland 4
South Division
BOWIE VS. AKRON
(Akron wins series 3-1)
Game 1: Akron 6, Bowie 5 (12)
Game 2: Bowie 11, Akron 3
Game 3: Akron 6, Bowie 2
Saturday's Result: Akron 5, Bowie 1
Championship
(Best-of-five)
TRENTON VS. AKRON
Tuesday: Trenton at Akron
Wednesday: Trenton at Akron
Thursday: Akron at Trenton
*Friday: Akron at Trenton
*Sept. 13: Akron at Trenton
* - if necessary
Box Score
AEROS 5, BAYSOX 1
Bowie ab r h bi Akron ab r h bi
Tucker lf 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez 2b 4 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 1 2 0 Srdnha cf-rf 4 1 0 0
Reimold rf 3 0 0 0 LaPorta lf 3 2 2 1
Wieters c 3 0 0 1 Hafner dh 3 1 1 3
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 Hodges 3b 4 0 0 0
Finan 1b 3 0 1 0 Head rf-1b 3 0 1 0
Torrealba dh 3 0 0 0 Whitney 1b 3 0 0 0
Boucher cf 2 0 0 0 Panther cf 0 0 0 0
Davis SS 3 0 0 0 Toregas c 3 0 1 0
Chaves ss 2 0 0 0
Tot. 29 1 3 1 Tot. 29 5 6 4
Bowie 000 000 100 1 3 0
Akron 202 010 00X 5 6 1
LOBBowie 4, Akron 3. 2BRojas (2). HRHafner (2), LaPorta (3). SB Davis (1). GIDPWieters; Whitney.
DPBowie 1 (DavisRojasFinan); Akron 2 (HerrmannChaves, WhitneyChavesHermmann).
Bowie ip h r er bb so
Tillman L, 0-1 21/3 3 4 4 2 2
Keefer 2 2 1 1 0 2
Thall 22/3 1 0 0 0 0
Ramero 1 0 0 0 0 0
Akron ip h r er bb so
Hermmann W, 1-0 7 3 1 1 0 1
Santos 1 0 0 0 1 1
Newsome 1 0 0 0 1 1
WPKeefer, Newsome. HBPHafner (by Keefer), Reimold (by Newsome). UmpiresHome, Buchanon; First, Lollo; Second, Francis; Third, Purdom. T2:30. Att4,695.
BOXING
Fight Schedule
(National TV in parentheses)
Sept. 13 Matches
At Kempton Park, South Africa, Cassius Baloyi, South Africa, vs. Javier Osvaldo Alvarez, Argentina, 12, for Baloyi's IBF junior lightweight title.
At Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Miss. (SHO), Nate Campbell, Jacksonville, Fla., vs. Joan Guzman, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12, for Campbell's IBF, WBO and WBA lightweight titles; Timothy Bradley, Palm Springs, Calif., vs. Edner Cherry, Bahamas, 12, for Bradley's WBC super lightweight title.
At MGM Grand, Las Vegas (PPV), Joel Casamayor, Miramar, Fla., vs. Juan Manuel Marquez, Anaheim, Calif., 12, lightweights; Sergio Mora, East Los Angeles, vs. Vernon Forrest, Atlanta, 12, junior middleweights.
At Mafikeng, South Africa, Cassius Baloyi, South Africa, vs. Javier Alvarez, Argentina, 12, for Baloyi's IBF junior lightweight title.
VOLLEYBALL
COLLEGE
WALSH 25-30-25-25,
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECH. 15-32-16-20
Kills: McDonald (W) 21. Digs: Youhuf (W) 17. Assists: Jubak (W) 56. Blocks: Parker (W) 2. Service Points: Phillips (W) 4.
WALSH 25-25-25, ST. FRANCIS (Ill.) 16-23-23
Kills: Dattill, McDonald (W) 6. Digs: Yuhuf (W) 20. Assists: Jubak (W) 28. Blocks: Parker (W) 3. Service Points: Parker (W) 4.
EMORY (GA.) 31-25-25, MOUNT UNION 29-8-15
MOUNT UNION 25-25-25,
CLARK-ATLANTA 23-10-15
MOUNT UNION 25-25-25,
AVERETT (Va.) 11-7-18
MOUNT UNION 25-25-25,
HARDIN-SIMMONS 17-17-15
Records: Mount Union 6-0.
ST. FRANCIS (Ind.) 25-18-25-23-15,
MALONE 18-25-19-25-8
Kills: Gahagan (M) 18. Digs: Beiting, Ickes (M) 11. Assists: Dibell (M) 36. Blocks: Schoolcraft (M) 5. Aces: Gahagan (M) 2.
Records: St. Francis 5-1; Malone 4-6.
HIRAM 25-25-25, KENYON 10-16-13
GENEVA 25-17-28-25, HIRAM 21-25-26-20
WALSH 25-23-25-25,
INDIANA WESLEYAN
ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line
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