ºMLB standings

Major League Baseball

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Washington 72 44 .621 —

Atlanta 66 49 .574 5 1/2

New York 55 60 .478 16 1/2

Philadelphia 53 62 .461 18 1/2

Miami 52 64 .448 20

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cincinnati 69 46 .600 —

Pittsburgh 64 51 .557 5

St. Louis 62 53 .539 7

Milwaukee 52 62 .456 16 1/2

Chicago 45 69 .395 23 1/2

Houston 38 79 .325 32

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 63 53 .543 —

San Francisco 63 53 .543 —

Arizona 58 57 .504 4 1/2

San Diego 52 65 .444 11 1/2

Colorado 42 71 .372 19 1/2

Monday’s Games

L.A. Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh 4

Philadelphia 4, Miami 0

San Diego 4, Atlanta 1

Chicago Cubs 7, Houston 1

Colorado 9, Milwaukee 6

Washington 14, San Francisco 2

Tuesday’s Games

L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 8-9) at Pittsburgh (Correia 9-6), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (C.Young 3-6) at Cincinnati (Latos 10-3), 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 4-9) at Miami (Jo.Johnson 7-8), 7:10 p.m.

San Diego (Richard 9-11) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 11-4), 7:10 p.m.

Houston (Harrell 9-8) at Chicago Cubs (Volstad 0-8), 8:05 p.m.

Arizona (I.Kennedy 10-9) at St. Louis (J.Kelly 2-5), 8:15 p.m.

Milwaukee (Wolf 3-8) at Colorado (Chatwood 2-2), 8:40 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 9-6) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 12-7), 10:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Philadelphia at Miami, 12:40 p.m.

Houston at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Milwaukee at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

Washington at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

San Diego at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

Arizona at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 68 47 .591 —

Tampa Bay 63 52 .548 5

Baltimore 62 53 .539 6

Boston 57 59 .491 11 1/2

Toronto 55 60 .478 13

 

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 62 52 .544 —

Detroit 61 55 .526 2

Cleveland 54 62 .466 9

Minnesota 50 65 .435 12 1/2

Kansas City 49 65 .430 13

West Division

W L Pct GB

Texas 67 47 .588 —

Oakland 61 53 .535 6

Los Angeles 60 56 .517 8

Seattle 53 64 .453 15 1/2

Monday’s Games

N.Y. Yankees 8, Texas 2

Toronto 3, Chicago White Sox 2, 11 innings

Minnesota 9, Detroit 3

Cleveland 6, L.A. Angels 2

Tampa Bay 4, Seattle 1

Tuesday’s Games

Boston (Beckett 5-9) at Baltimore (W.Chen 10-7), 7:05 p.m.

Texas (M.Harrison 13-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 10-8), 7:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 4-2) at Toronto (H.Alvarez 7-9), 7:07 p.m.

Detroit (Fister 6-7) at Minnesota (Duensing 2-7), 8:10 p.m.

Oakland (J.Parker 7-6) at Kansas City (Guthrie 1-3), 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Jimenez 9-11) at L.A. Angels (Greinke 0-1), 10:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (M.Moore 9-7) at Seattle (Millwood 4-10), 10:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Detroit at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Seattle, 3:40 p.m.

Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Texas at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

 

MLB Wild Card

MLB Wild Card Standings

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 66 48 .579 —

Pittsburgh 64 50 .561 —

L.A. Dodgers (46) 62 53 .539 2½

St. Louis (46) 62 53 .539 2½

Arizona (42) 58 57 .504 6½

N.Y. Mets (39) 55 60 .478 9½

Milwaukee (38) 52 61 .460 11½

Philadelphia (37) 52 62 .456 12

Miami (36) 52 63 .452 12½

San Diego (34) 51 65 .440 14

Chi. Cubs (30) 44 69 .389 19½

Colorado (28) 41 71 .366 22

Houston (21) 38 78 .328 27

American League

W L PCT GB

Tampa Bay 62 52 .544 —

Baltimore 62 53 .539 —

Oakland (48) 61 53 .535 ½

Detroit (47) 61 54 .530 1

L.A. Angels (46) 60 55 .522 2

Boston (42) 57 59 .491 5½

Toronto (41) 54 60 .474 7½

Cleveland (39) 53 62 .461 9

Seattle (38) 53 63 .457 9½

Kansas City (36) 49 65 .430 12½

Minnesota (36) 49 65 .430 12½

 

MLB leaders

Major League Baseball Leaders

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BATTING—McCutchen, Pittsburgh, .362; MeCabrera, San Francisco, .347; Votto, Cincinnati, .342; Posey, San Francisco, .332; DWright, New York, .325; CGonzalez, Colorado, .315; Holliday, St. Louis, .315; YMolina, St. Louis, .315.

RUNS—MeCabrera, San Francisco, 83; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 81; Bourn, Atlanta, 79; JUpton, Arizona, 76; CGonzalez, Colorado, 74; Holliday, St. Louis, 74; Braun, Milwaukee, 73.

RBI—Beltran, St. Louis, 83; Holliday, St. Louis, 79; Braun, Milwaukee, 77; Kubel, Arizona, 77; CGonzalez, Colorado, 76; LaRoche, Washington, 76; Posey, San Francisco, 76.

HITS—MeCabrera, San Francisco, 158; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 151; Bourn, Atlanta, 140; Holliday, St. Louis, 135; DWright, New York, 134; Reyes, Miami, 132; Prado, Atlanta, 131.

DOUBLES—ArRamirez, Milwaukee, 38; Votto, Cincinnati, 36; DWright, New York, 35; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 34; DanMurphy, New York, 33; Alonso, San Diego, 31; Cuddyer, Colorado, 30; Prado, Atlanta, 30.

TRIPLES—Fowler, Colorado, 11; MeCabrera, San Francisco, 10; Bourn, Atlanta, 8; SCastro, Chicago, 8; Reyes, Miami, 8; Colvin, Colorado, 7; DeJesus, Chicago, 7; Pagan, San Francisco, 7.

HOME RUNS—Braun, Milwaukee, 29; Beltran, St. Louis, 28; Kubel, Arizona, 25; LaRoche, Washington, 23; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 23; Bruce, Cincinnati, 22; Hart, Milwaukee, 22; Holliday, St. Louis, 22.

STOLEN BASES—Bonifacio, Miami, 30; Bourn, Atlanta, 30; DGordon, Los Angeles, 30; Pierre, Philadelphia, 28; Reyes, Miami, 28; Stubbs, Cincinnati, 27; Victorino, Los Angeles, 27.

PITCHING—Dickey, New York, 15-3; GGonzalez, Washington, 15-6; Cueto, Cincinnati, 15-6; AJBurnett, Pittsburgh, 14-4; Lynn, St. Louis, 13-5; Strasburg, Washington, 13-5; Hamels, Philadelphia, 13-6.

STRIKEOUTS—Dickey, New York, 166; Strasburg, Washington, 166; Hamels, Philadelphia, 158; GGonzalez, Washington, 158; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 157; MCain, San Francisco, 148; Gallardo, Milwaukee, 145.

SAVES—Hanrahan, Pittsburgh, 33; Kimbrel, Atlanta, 31; Chapman, Cincinnati, 28; Motte, St. Louis, 26; Papelbon, Philadelphia, 25; Jansen, Los Angeles, 24; SCasilla, San Francisco, 24; Clippard, Washington, 24.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

BATTING—Trout, Los Angeles, .340; MiCabrera, Detroit, .323; Mauer, Minnesota, .321; Jeter, New York, .318; Konerko, Chicago, .316; Ortiz, Boston, .316; Revere, Minnesota, .315.

RUNS—Trout, Los Angeles, 89; Kinsler, Texas, 82; Granderson, New York, 79; MiCabrera, Detroit, 75; Cano, New York, 74; AJackson, Detroit, 74; AdJones, Baltimore, 72.

RBI—MiCabrera, Detroit, 99; Hamilton, Texas, 99; Willingham, Minnesota, 85; Fielder, Detroit, 84; Encarnacion, Toronto, 80; AdGonzalez, Boston, 80; ADunn, Chicago, 78; Pujols, Los Angeles, 78.

HITS—Jeter, New York, 154; MiCabrera, Detroit, 148; Cano, New York, 141; AdGonzalez, Boston, 138; AdJones, Baltimore, 136; AGordon, Kansas City, 135; Rios, Chicago, 135.

DOUBLES—AGordon, Kansas City, 38; AdGonzalez, Boston, 36; Brantley, Cleveland, 34; Choo, Cleveland, 34; Cano, New York, 32; Kinsler, Texas, 32; Pujols, Los Angeles, 31; Span, Minnesota, 31.

TRIPLES—AJackson, Detroit, 8; JWeeks, Oakland, 8; Andrus, Texas, 6; Rios, Chicago, 6; ISuzuki, New York, 6; 7 tied at 5.

HOME RUNS—ADunn, Chicago, 33; Hamilton, Texas, 32; Encarnacion, Toronto, 30; Granderson, New York, 30; MiCabrera, Detroit, 29; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 29; Willingham, Minnesota, 29.

STOLEN BASES—Trout, Los Angeles, 37; RDavis, Toronto, 33; Revere, Minnesota, 28; Crisp, Oakland, 25; Kipnis, Cleveland, 23; JDyson, Kansas City, 22; BUpton, Tampa Bay, 22.

PITCHING—Weaver, Los Angeles, 15-2; Price, Tampa Bay, 15-4; Sale, Chicago, 14-3; MHarrison, Texas, 13-6; Vargas, Seattle, 13-8; Sabathia, New York, 12-3; Verlander, Detroit, 12-7; Darvish, Texas, 12-8.

STRIKEOUTS—Verlander, Detroit, 174; Scherzer, Detroit, 168; FHernandez, Seattle, 162; Darvish, Texas, 162; Shields, Tampa Bay, 153; Price, Tampa Bay, 151; Peavy, Chicago, 144.

SAVES—Rodney, Tampa Bay, 37; JiJohnson, Baltimore, 34; CPerez, Cleveland, 32; RSoriano, New York, 28; Nathan, Texas, 23; Aceves, Boston, 23; Broxton, Kansas City, 23.

 

NFL schedule

National Football League

Preseason Schedule & Results

Sunday’s Game

New Orleans 17, Arizona 10

Thursday, Aug. 9

Washington 7, Buffalo 6

Philadelphia 24, Pittsburgh 23

Baltimore 31, Atlanta 17

New England 7, New Orleans 6

San Diego 21, Green Bay 13

Denver 31, Chicago 3

Friday, Aug. 10

Tampa Bay 20, Miami 7

Cincinnati 17, N.Y. Jets 6

Jacksonville 32, N.Y. Giants 31

Cleveland 19, Detroit 17

Kansas City 27, Arizona 17

San Francisco 17, Minnesota 6

Saturday, Aug. 11

Houston 26, Carolina 13

Seattle 27, Tennessee 17

Sunday, Aug. 12

Indianapolis 38, St. Louis 3

Monday, Aug. 13

Dallas 3, Oakland 0

Thursday, Aug. 16

Cleveland at Green Bay, 8 p.m.

Cincinnati at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 17

Tennessee at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Jacksonville at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Baltimore, 8 p.m.

Miami at Carolina, 8 p.m.

Oakland at Arizona, 10 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 18

N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m.

San Francisco at Houston, 8 p.m.

Kansas City at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Dallas at San Diego, 9 p.m.

Seattle at Denver, 9 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 19

Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 20

Philadelphia at New England, 8 p.m.

 

TSN FCS Poll

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The top 25 teams in The Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision 2012 preseason poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2011 records, points and 2011 final ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Sam Houston State (79) 14-1 3708 2

2. North Dakota State (59) 14-1 3625 1

3. Georgia Southern (6) 11-3 3249 4

4. Montana State (3) 10-3 3217 7

5. James Madison (3) 8-5 2812 15

6. Appalachian State (1) 8-4 2800 12

7. Towson 9-3 2674 9

8. Old Dominion 10-3 2484 10

9. Northern Iowa 10-3 2168 6

10. Wofford 8-4 2080 13

11. Montana 11-3 2018 3

12. Eastern Washington 6-5 1897 —

13. Youngstown State (1) 6-5 1860 —

14. New Hampshire 8-4 1857 11

15. Delaware 7-4 1810 17

16. Lehigh 11-2 1514 5

17. Stony Brook 9-4 1339 18

18. Eastern Kentucky 7-5 1055 24

19. Illinois State 7-4 1052 20

20. Stephen F. Austin 6-5 863 —

21. Maine 9-4 721 8

22. Jacksonville State 7-4 625 —

23. Indiana State 6-5 522 —

24. Central Arkansas 9-4 508 14

25. Harvard 9-1 477 16

Others receiving votes: Murray State 292, Northern Arizona 259, Norfolk State 222, Chattanooga 191, Liberty 150, S.C. State 137, Bethune-Cookman 134, McNeese State 127, Grambling State 87, Tennessee Tech 77, Portland State 73, North Dakota 68, Alabama State 66, Jackson State 63, Southern Illinois 63, William & Mary 59, Southern Utah 54, Georgia State 49, Furman 43, Albany (NY) 39, Richmond 31, Villanova 30, Pennsylvania 16, Duquesne 14, South Dakota State 10, San Diego 9, Elon 9, Drake 8, Holy Cross 7, Prairie View A&M 6, South Dakota 6, Alabama A&M 4, Southeast Missouri 4, Georgetown 3, Idaho State 3, Sacramento State 3, Cornell 2, Bryant 1, Eastern Illinois 1, Jacksonville 1, Missouri State 1, Samford 1, UT Martin 1, The Citadel 1, Western Illinois 1.

 

 

NASCAR

NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule-Winners

Feb. 18 — x-Budweiser Shootout (Kyle Busch)

Feb. 23 — x-Gatorade Duel 1 (Tony Stewart)

Feb. 23 — x-Gatorade Duel 2 (Matt Kenseth)

Feb. 27 — Daytona 500 (Matt Kenseth)

March 4 — Subway Fresh Fit 500 (Denny Hamlin)

March 11 — Kobalt Tools 400 (Tony Stewart)

March 18 — Food City 500 (Brad Keselowski)

March 25 — Auto Club 400 (Tony Stewart)

April 1 — Goody’s Fast Relief 500 (Ryan Newman)

April 14 — Samsung Mobile 500 (Greg Biffle)

April 22 — STP 400 (Denny Hamlin)

April 28 — Capital City 400 presented by Virginia is for Lovers (Kyle Busch)

May 6 — Aaron’s 499 (Brad Keselowski)

May 12 — Bojangles’ Southern 500 (Jimmie Johnson)

May 19 — x-Sprint Showdown (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)

May 19 — x-NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (Jimmie Johnson)

May 27 — Coca-Cola 600 (Kasey Kahne)

June 3 — FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks (Jimmie Johnson)

June 10 — Pocono 400 (Joey Logano)

June 17 — Quicken Loans 400 (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)

June 24 — Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Clint Bowyer)

June 30 — Quaker State 400 (Brad Keselowski)

July 7 — Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola (Tony Stewart)

July 15 — Lenox Industrial Tools 301 (Kasey Kahne)

July 29 — Crown Royal Presents The Curtiss Shaver 400 at The Brickyard (Jimmie Johnson)

Aug. 5 — Pennsylvania 400 (Jeff Gordon)

Aug. 12 — Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen (Marcos Ambrose)

Aug. 19 — Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.

Aug. 25 — Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.

Sept. 2 — AdvoCare 500, Hampton, Ga.

Sept. 8 — Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va.

Sept. 16 — GEICO 400, Joliet, Ill.

Sept. 23 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.

Sept. 30 — AAA 400, Dover, Del.

Oct. 7 — Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500, Talladega, Ala.

Oct. 13 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.

Oct. 21 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.

Oct. 28 — TUMS Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va.

Nov. 4 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas

Nov. 11 — Phoenix 500, Avondale, Ariz.

Nov. 18 — Ford EcoBoost 400, Homestead, Fla.

x-non-points race