TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
6 a.m. Sprint Cup: Practice for Pennsylvania 400 SPEED
9:30 a.m. Sprint Cup: Final practice for Pennsylvania 400 SPEED
BOXING
4 p.m. Lightweights: Mercito Gesta vs. Ty Barnett ESPN2
GOLF
4a.m. Web.com Tour: Cox Classic (second round) TGC
6 a.m. Champions Tour: 3M Championship (first round) TGC
8 a.m. PGA Tour-WGC: Bridgestone Invitational (second round) TGC
HORSE RACING
9 a.m. Racing Coast to Coast FOXSP2
1 p.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
12:30 p.m. PGA Tour: Reno-Tahoe Open (second round) TGC
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit or Seattle at N.Y. Yankees MLB
2 p.m. L.A. Angels at Chicago FOXSP
4 p.m. Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers FOXSP2/WGN
OLYMPICS
1 a.m. Tennis (singles semifinals) BRAVO
3 a.m. Men’s gymnastics (trampoline qualifying) MSNBC
Weightlifting (gold medal finals)
Women’s handball (qualifying)
Equestrian (dressage qualifying)
Badminton (men’s and women’s singles semifinals,
mixed doubles bronze medal match)
Table tennis (team competition)
6 a.m. Swimming (qualifying) TELEMUNDO
Track and field (qualifying)
Women’s volleyball (qualifying)
Tennis (singles semifinals)
Beach volleyball
Boxing
9 a.m. Swimming (qualifying) NBC
Track and field (women’s 10,000-meter gold medal final, qualifying)
Beach volleyball (qualifying)
Women’s water polo (United States vs. China)
Men’s gymnastics (trampoline final)
Rowing (gold medal final)
10 a.m. Men’s basketball (qualifying) NBCSP
Women’s triathlon
Men’s tennis (doubles gold medal final)
Beach volleyball
Women’s field hockey (United States vs. New Zealand)
Equestrian (jumping qualifying)
Cycling (track)
Men’s weightlifting (gold medal final)
11 a.m. Boxing CNBC
6 p.m. Swimming (men’s 100-meter butterfly, NBC
men’s 50-meter freestyle, women’s 200-meter
backstroke, women’s 800-meter freestyle)
Track and field (men’s shot put final)
Women’s diving (springboard qualifying)
Women’s volleyball (United States vs. Serbia)
Cycling (track gold medal final)
9 p.m. Swimming (gold medal final) TELEMUNDO
Track and field (gold medal final)
Women’s diving (springboard qualifying)
10:30 p.m. Track and field (qualifying) NBC
Badminton (mixed doubles final)
SOCCER
2 p.m. MLS: New York at Houston NBCSN
TENNIS
11 a.m. ATP World Tour: Citi Open (quarterfinals) ESPN2
SATURDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
4:30 a.m. Sprint Cup: Pole qualifying for Pennsylvania 400 ESPN2
7 a.m. Truck Series: Pocono Mountains 125 SPEED
8 a.m. American Le Mans Series: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge ABC
9 a.m. ARCA: Pennsylvania 125 SPEED
10:30 a.m. Nationwide Series: Pole qualifying for U.S. Cellular 250 ESPN
2 p.m. Nationwide Series: U.S. Cellular 250 ESPN2
BOWLING
6 p.m. Hawaii TV Bowling IND
GOLF
6 a.m. PGA Tour-WGC: Bridgestone Invitational (third round) TGC
8 a.m. PGA Tour-WGC: Bridgestone Invitational (third round) CBS
8 a.m. Web.com Tour: Cox Classic (third round) TGC
10 a.m. Champions Tour: 3M Championship (second round) TGC
12:30 p.m. PGA Tour: Reno-Tahoe Open (third round) TGC
HORSE RACING
11 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 a.m. Seattle at N.Y. Yankees MLB
1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati or Cleveland at Detroit MLB
1 p.m. L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox FOXSP/WGN
3 p.m. Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers FOXSP2
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
2 p.m. UFC lightweights: Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner FOX
UFC heavyweights: Ben Rothwell vs. Travis Browne
UFC light heavyweights: Lyoto Machida vs. Ryan Bader
Light heavyweights: Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera
NFL FOOTBALL
1 p.m. Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony ESPN
OLYMPICS
1 a.m. Men’s soccer (quarterfinals) MSNBC
Men’s water polo (qualifying)
Women’s badminton (doubles gold medal final,
singles bronze medal match)
Men’s track and field: 20-kilometer walk
1 a.m. Men’s soccer (quarterfinals) TELEMUNDO
Beach volleyball
Track and field (qualifying)
Boxing
Men’s basketball (qualifying)
2:30 a.m. Boxing CNBC
9:30 a.m. Boxing CNBC
7 a.m. Track and field (men’s 10,000-meter gold NBC
medal final, qualifying)
Women’s tennis (gold medal final)
Beach volleyball
Men’s volleyball (United States vs. Russia
Men’s water polo (United States vs. Serbia)
Cycling (track gold medal final)
Rowing (gold medal final)
Women’s gymnastics (trampoline final)
6 p.m. Swimming (men’s and women’s 4X100-meter NBC
medley relay, women’s 50-meter freestyle, men’s
1,500-meter freestyle gold medal finals)
Track and field (women’s 100-meter dash, heptathlon,
men’s long jump gold medal final)
Beach volleyball
Women’s diving (springboard semifinals)
9 p.m. Swimming (gold medal finals) TELEMUNDO
Track and field (gold medal finals)
Women’s diving (springboard semifinals)
10 p.m. Tennis (women’s, mixed doubles finals) NBCSP
Beach volleyball (quarterfinals)
Women’s weightlifting (super heavyweight gold medal final)
Women’s volleyball (qualifying)
Cycling (track)
Men’s field hockey (qualifying)
Men’s badminton (singles, doubles bronze medal matches;
doubles gold medal final)
10:30 p.m. Track and field (gold medal finals) NBC
Women’s badminton (singles final)
TENNIS
9 a.m. ATP World Tour: Citi Open (semifinals) ESPN2
* — Tape-delayed broadcast
SOCCER
MLS Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New York 11 6 5 38 38 32
Houston 10 5 7 37 33 25
Kansas City 11 7 4 37 27 21
D.C. 10 7 3 33 34 27
Chicago 9 7 5 32 23 23
Columbus 8 7 4 28 20 20
Montreal 8 13 3 27 33 43
Philadelphia 7 10 2 23 22 22
New England 6 10 5 23 26 27
Toronto FC 5 12 4 19 24 38
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
San Jose 13 5 5 44 45 28
Real Salt Lake 13 7 3 42 35 27
Seattle 9 5 7 34 27 22
Vancouver 9 7 7 34 26 28
Los Angeles 10 10 3 33 39 35
Chivas USA 7 8 5 26 14 21
Colorado 7 14 1 22 28 32
FC Dallas 5 11 7 22 25 31
Portland 5 12 4 19 19 36
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Today’s game
New York at Houston, 2 p.m.
Saturday’s games
Columbus at D.C. United, 1:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Montreal, 1:30 p.m.
Kansas City at New England, 1:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 3 p.m.
Sunday’s game
FC Dallas at Portland, 1 p.m.
Los Angeles at Seattle FC, 3 p.m.
BASKETBALL
WNBA Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 15 4 .789 —
Indiana 10 7 .588 4
Atlanta 9 10 .474 6
Chicago 8 9 .471 6
New York 6 12 .333 8½
Washington 4 14 .222 10½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 15 4 .789 —
San Antonio 13 5 .722 1½
Los Angeles 15 6 .714 1
Seattle 9 10 .474 6
Phoenix 4 15 .211 11
Tulsa 3 15 .167 11½
League on Olympic break. Season will continue Thursday, Aug. 16
GOLF
BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL
Thursday’s first-round scores
Jim Furyk 32-31—63
Lee Slattery 31-34—65
Bubba Watson 33-33—66
Ben Crane 34-32—66
Luke Donald 32-34—66
Rafael Cabrera Bello 34-32—66
Simon Dyson 33-33—66
John Senden 31-35—66
Retief Goosen 34-33—67
Carl Pettersson 35-32—67
Bill Haas 36-31—67
K.T. Kim 32-35—67
Keegan Bradley 34-33—67
Jason Dufner 33-34—67
Sergio Garcia 35-32—67
Louis Oosthuizen 32-35—67
Geoff Ogilvy 31-36—67
Jamie Donaldson 35-33—68
Zach Johnson 34-34—68
Lee Westwood 35-33—68
Martin Laird 34-34—68
Martin Kaymer 32-36—68
Steve Stricker 34-34—68
David Toms 35-33—68
Charl Schwartzel 32-37—69
Scott Piercy 36-33—69
Nick Watney 34-35—69
Y.E. Yang 35-34—69
Kyle Stanley 36-33—69
Dustin Johnson 34-35—69
Bernd Wiesberger 36-34—70
Marc Leishman 36-34—70
Matt Kuchar 32-38—70
Justin Rose 37-33—70
Bo Van Pelt 35-35—70
Rickie Fowler 33-37—70
Rory McIlroy 37-33—70
Alvaro Quiros 35-35—70
Tiger Woods 34-36—70
Graeme McDowell 34-36—70
Fredrik Jacobson 35-36—71
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 36-35—71
Greg Chalmers 36-35—71
Johnson Wagner 35-36—71
Adam Scott 36-35—71
Phil Mickelson 37-34—71
Thomas Bjorn 33-38—71
Ryo Ishikawa 36-35—71
K.J. Choi 35-36—71
Brandt Snedeker 36-35—71
Sang-Moon Bae 35-37—72
Paul Lawrie 36-36—72
Kevin Na 35-37—72
Ted Potter, Jr. 36-36—72
Danny Willett 35-37—72
Toru Taniguchi 37-35—72
Joost Luiten 38-34—72
Mark Wilson 35-37—72
Branden Grace 36-36—72
Toshinori Muto 36-37—73
Yoshinori Fujimoto 37-36—73
Peter Hanson 36-37—73
Robert Allenby 36-37—73
Ernie Els 37-36—73
Jeev Milkha Singh 37-36—73
Thongchai Jaidee 37-36—73
Nicolas Colsaerts 37-36—73
Aaron Baddeley 37-36—73
Hunter Mahan 34-39—73
Jonathan Byrd 35-38—73
Francesco Molinari 35-39—74
Ian Poulter 38-36—74
Jason Day 36-39—75
Marcel Siem 38-38—76
Robert Rock 38-38—76
Oliver Bekker 36-41—77
Tom Lewis 38-40—78
Michael Hoey 39-39—78
auto racing
SPRINT CUP GLANCE
Schedule
Roundup>Feb. 18 — x-Budweiser Shootout, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Kyle Busch)
Roundup>Feb. 23 — x-Gatorade Duel 1, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Tony Stewart)
Roundup>Feb. 23 — x-Gatorade Duel 2, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Matt Kenseth)
Roundup>Feb. 26 — Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Matt Kenseth)
Roundup>March 4 — Subway Fresh Fit 500, Avondale, Ariz. (Denny Hamlin)
Roundup>March 11 — Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas (Tony Stewart)
Roundup>March 18 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Brad Keselowski)
Roundup>March 25 — Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif. (Tony Stewart)
Roundup>April 1 — Goody’s Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va. (Ryan Newman)
Roundup>April 14 — Samsung Mobile 500, Fort Worth, Texas (Greg Biffle)
Roundup>April 22 — STP 400, Kansas City, Kan. (Denny Hamlin)
Roundup>April 28 — Richmond 400, Richmond, Va. (Kyle Busch)
Roundup>May 6 — Aaron’s 499, Talladega, Ala. (Brad Keselowski)
Roundup>May 12 — Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. (Jimmie Johnson)
Roundup>May 19 — x-Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C. (Jimmie Johnson)
Roundup>May 19 — x-Sprint All-Star, Concord, N.C. (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)
Roundup>May 27 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. (Kasey Kahne)
Roundup>June 3 — Dover 400, Dover, Del. (Jimmie Johnson)
Roundup>June 10 — Pocono 400, Long Pond, Pa. (Joey Logano)
Roundup>June 17 — Quicken Loans 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)
Roundup>June 24 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif. (Clint Bowyer)
Roundup>June 30 — Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky. (Brad Keselowski)
Roundup>July 7 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Tony Stewart)
Roundup>July 15 — Lenox Industrial Tools 301, Loudon, N.H. (Kasey Kahne)
Roundup>July 29 — Crown Royal Presents The Curtiss Shaver 400 at The Brickyard, Indianapolis (Jimmie Johnson)
Roundup>Aug. 5 — Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa.
Roundup>Aug. 12 — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Roundup>Aug. 19 — Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
Roundup>Aug. 25 — Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.
Roundup>Sept. 2 — AdvoCare 500, Hampton, Ga.
Roundup>Sept. 8 — Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va.
Roundup>Sept. 16 — GEICO 400, Joliet, Ill.
Roundup>Sept. 23 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.
Roundup>Sept. 30 — AAA 400, Dover, Del.
Roundup>Oct. 7 — Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500, Talladega, Ala.
Roundup>Oct. 13 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
Roundup>Oct. 21 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.
Roundup>Oct. 28 — TUMS Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va.
Roundup>Nov. 4 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas
Roundup>Nov. 11 — Phoenix 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Roundup>Nov. 18 — Ford EcoBoost 400, Homestead, Fla.
Driver standings
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 731.
2. Matt Kenseth, 717.
3. Greg Biffle, 709.
4. Jimmie Johnson, 704.
5. Denny Hamlin, 667.
6. Kevin Harvick, 653.
7. Martin Truex Jr., 653.
8. Tony Stewart, 652.
9. Brad Keselowski, 649.
10. Clint Bowyer, 643.
11. Kyle Busch, 588.
12. Carl Edwards, 582.
13. Kasey Kahne, 579.
14. Ryan Newman, 573.
15. Jeff Gordon, 564.
16. Paul Menard, 564.
17. Joey Logano, 544.
18. Marcos Ambrose, 519.
19. Jamie McMurray, 508.
20. Jeff Burton, 505.
transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Assigned SS Tommy Manzella to Charlotte (IL). Optioned 3B Brent Morel to Charlotte.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Recalled INF Adam Rosales from Sacramento (PCL). Optioned INF Brandon Hicks to Sacramento.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned RHP Josh Lueke to Durham (IL).
TEXAS RANGERS — Selected the contract of 1B/3B Mike Olt from Frisco (TL). Optioned INF/OF Brandon Snyder to Round Rock (PCL). Transferred RHP Colby Lewis to the 60-day DL.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Extended their player development contract with Lansing (MWL) through the 2014 season.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Announced INF Scott Podsednik has declined assignment to Reno (PCL) and has been released.
ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed RHP Jair Jurrjens on the 15-day DL.
CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with 2B Vladimir Frias on a minor league contract and assigned him to Daytona (FSL).
COLORADO ROCKIES — Recalled RHP Alex White from Colorado Springs (PCL). Optioned OF Andrew Brown to Colorado Springs.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Optioned LHP Jake Diekman and LHP Joe Savery to Lehigh Valley (IL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Assigned RHP Erik Turgeon to Bradenton (FSL).
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Placed 1B Aubrey Huff on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 31. Reinstated C Hector Sanchez and RHP Shane Loux from the 15-day DL. Optioned C Eli Whiteside and OF Justin Christian to Fresno (PCL). Assigned 2B Emmanuel Burriss outright to Fresno.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Reinstated OF Jayson Werth from the 60-day DL. Placed RHP Henry Rodriguez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 1.
American Association
EL PASO DIABLOS — Signed 1B Fernando Valenzuela Jr. Traded C Pat Arlis to Amarillo for future considerations.
LAREDO LEMURS — Released RHP Gabe Zavala.
ST. PAUL SAINTS — Released LHP Kyle Carr.
Can-Am League
NEWARK BEARS — Named Chuck Stewart manager. Signed RHP Omar Javier.
Frontier League
EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed RHP Kevin Christy.
TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS — Signed RHP Jake Sabol.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES — Signed C Greg Stiemsma.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS — Signed RB Zach Brown. Placed RB Chris Douglas on the waived/injured list.
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Terminated the contract of OT Jeff Otah. Signed CB Nate Ness.
DENVER BRONCOS — Claimed WR Cameron Kenney off waivers from Seattle.
DETROIT LIONS — Signed CB Ross Weaver, DT Tracy Robertson and G Pat Boyle. Waived CB Dontrell Johnson and LS Matt Camilli. Placed DT Michael Cosgrove on the waived/injured list.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed T Ty Nsekhe. Waived G Ben Ijalana.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed RB Keith Tolston. Waived TE Gijon Robinson.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed G Chandler Burden. Waived T Dustin Waldron.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed OL Derek Dennis. Claimed T Dustin Waldron off waivers from Miami. Placed OL Jamey Richard on injured reserve.
NEW YORK JETS — Signed WR Chris Forcier, WR Wes Kemp and S Marcus Lott.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Placed WR Ronald Johnson on injured reserve. Traded LB Moise Fokou and LB Greg Lloyd to the Indianapolis Colts for CB Kevin Thomas and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2013 draft.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed LB Brian Smith. Waived LB Nate Triplett.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Agreed to terms with D Griffin Reinhart on a three-year, entry-level contract.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Signed D Dmitry Korobev to a two-year, two-way contract.
WINNIPEG JETS — Named Larry Simmons assistant general manager.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Signed M Oriol Rosell to a multiyear contract.
COLLEGE
NCAA — Elected Michigan State president Lou Anna Simon chair of the executive committee.
BARTON — Announced the resignation of assistant baseball coach Robbie Monday.
BRADLEY — Named Lindsay Weiss women’s assistant basketball coach.
COLGATE — Named Mike Jordan men’s assistant basketball coach.
EAST TENNESSEE STATE — Named Kenzie Roark softball pitching coach.
HOUSTON — Named Jeff Collier associate athletic director for business and finance.
LEES-MCRAE — Named Steve Hardin men’s basketball coach.
LOYOLA, N.O.— Announced the resignation of Gee Cassard baseball coach.
MANHATTAN — Named Ezron Bryson assistant trainer.
PENN STATE — Announced PK-P Anthony Fera and DL Jamil Pollard have left the football team.
ST. ANDREWS — Named Holly Mandeville volleyball coach.