FOOTBALL
NFL CALENDAR
Saturday: Hall of Fame inductions, Canton, Ohio
2015 PRESEASON SCHEDULE
HALL OF FAME GAME
Sunday
Vikings vs. Pittsburgh, 7 pm (Ch. 11)
WEEK 1
Scoreboard
August 4, 2015 at 4:38AM
Thursday, Aug. 13
Green Bay at New England, 6:30 pm
New Orleans at Baltimore, 6:30 pm
N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 6:30 pm
Miami at Chicago, 7 pm
Washington at Cleveland, 7 pm
Dallas at San Diego, pm
Friday, Aug. 14
Carolina at Buffalo, 6 pm
Tennessee at Atlanta, 6 pm
N.Y. Giants at Cincinnati, 6:30 pm
Pittsburgh at Jacksonville, 6:30 pm
Denver at Seattle, 9 pm
St. Louis at Oakland, 9 pm
Saturday, Aug. 15
Tampa Bay at Vikings, 7 pm
San Francisco at Houston, 7 pm
Kansas City at Arizona, 8 pm
Sunday, Aug. 16
Indianapolis at Philadelphia, noon
WEEK 2
Thursday, Aug. 20
Detroit at Washington, 6:30 pm
Buffalo at Cleveland, 7 pm (ESPN)
Friday, Aug. 21
Atlanta at N.Y. Jets, 6:30 pm
Seattle at Kansas City, 7 pm
Saturday, Aug. 22
Oakland at Vikings, 7 pm
Baltimore at Philadelphia, 7 pm
Miami at Carolina, 7 pm
Chicago at Indianapolis, 6:30 pm
Jacksonville at N.Y. Giants, 6:30 pm
New England at New Orleans, 6:30 pm
Denver at Houston, 7 pm
San Diego at Arizona, 7 pm
Sunday, Aug. 23
Dallas at San Francisco, 7 pm
Green Bay at Pittsburgh, 7 pm
St. Louis at Tennessee, 7 pm (Ch. 9)
Monday, Aug. 24
Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, 7 pm (ESPN)
WEEK 3
Friday, Aug. 28
New England at Carolina, 6:30 pm
Detroit at Jacksonville, 7 pm (Ch. 4)
Tennessee at Kansas City, 7 pm
Saturday, Aug. 29
Vikings at Dallas, 6 pm
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 3 pm
Atlanta at Miami, 6 pm
Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 6 pm
N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 6 pm
Chicago at Cincinnati, 6:30 pm
Washington at Baltimore, 6:30 pm
Indianapolis at St. Louis, 7 pm
Philadelphia at Green Bay, 7 pm
Seattle at San Diego, 7 pm (Ch. 4)
San Francisco at Denver, 8 pm
Sunday, Aug. 30
Houston at New Orleans, 3 pm (Ch. 9)
Arizona at Oakland, 7 pm (Ch. 11)
WEEK 4
Thursday, Sept. 3
Vikings at Tennessee, 7 pm
Baltimore at Atlanta, 6 pm
Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 6 pm
New Orleans at Green Bay, 6 pm
Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 6 pm
Tampa Bay at Miami, 6 pm
Buffalo at Detroit, 6:30 pm
Carolina at Pittsburgh, 6:30 pm
Jacksonville at Washington, 6:30 pm
N.Y. Giants at New England, 6:30 pm
Cleveland at Chicago, 7 pm
Houston at Dallas, 7 pm
Kansas City at St. Louis, 7 pm
Arizona at Denver, 8 pm
Oakland at Seattle, 9 pm
San Diego at San Francisco, 9 pm
BASEBALL
TWINS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT
ROCHESTER RED WINGS (CLASS AAA)
Gwinnett (Braves) 3, Rochester 1
Rochester010 000 000 — 1 5 0
Gwinnett000 102 00x — 3 7 2
W: Mateo (1-0, 1.50). L: Berrios (2-1, 3.58). Sv: Moylan (3). HR: ROC, Avery (3); GWN, Hunter (8), Bethancourt (3). Highlights: Xavier Avery hit a solo homer for the Red Wings (56-53).
CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CLASS AA)
Jackson (Mariners) 2, Chattanooga 1
Jackson100 000 000 — 1 5 0
Chattanooga110 000 00x — 2 4 1
W: Unsworth (2-4, 5.45). L: Baxendale (4-3, 3.99). Sv: Fry (3). HR: CHA, Polanco (5); JAC, Marlette (3). Highlights: Jorge Polanco hit a solo homer for the Lookouts (57-46).
FORT MYERS MIRACLE (CLASS A)
Fort Myers was idle
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (CLASS A)
Cedar Rapids was idle
ELIZABETHTON TWINS (ROOKIE)
Johnson City (Cards) 9, Elizabethton 8
Elizabethton002 100 050 — 8 11 1
Johnson City100 205 10x — 9 13 1
W: Bautista (2-1, 3.31). L: Gercken (0-1, 6.33). Sv: Brito (1). HR: ELZ, Paul (2); JC, Staton (5), Newman (1). Highlights: Chris Paul went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and four RBI for the Twins (19-21).
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
NORTHWLPct.GB
Saints5216.765—
Winnipeg3136.46320½
Sioux Falls2839.41823½
Fargo-Moorhead2344.34328½
CENTRALWLPct.GB
Sioux City4918.731—
Kansas City3627.57111
Gary3136.46318
Lincoln2641.38823
SOUTHWLPct.GB
Wichita4127.603—
Joplin3629.5543½
Laredo3532.5225½
Amarillo3038.44111
Grand Prairie2345.33818
RESULTS MONDAY
Saints 15, Fargo-Moorhead 4
Gary 12, Joplin 1
Kansas City 7, Winnipeg 5
Lincoln 5, Amarillo 3
Ottawa 6, Wichita 1
Sioux City 2, Grand Prairie 1, 10 inn.
Sioux Falls 3, Laredo 2
GAMES TUESDAY
Gary at Joplin, 7:05 pm
Wichita at Ottawa, 7:05 pm
Sioux Falls at Laredo, 7:30 pm
GAMES WEDNESDAY
Lincoln at Saints, 7:05 pm
Kansas City at Joplin (2), 5:05 pm
Laredo at Amarillo, 7:05 pm
Wichita at Quebec, 7:05 pm
Fargo-Moorhead at Sioux City, 7:05 pm
Sioux Falls at Grand Prairie, 7:05 pm
Winnipeg at Gary, 7:10 pm
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
(SECOND HALF)
NORTHWLPct.GB
St. Cloud258.758—
Willmar1913.5945½
Duluth1813.5816
Rochester1815.5457
Alexandria1616.5008½
Eau Claire1517.4699½
Thunder Bay1418.43810½
Mankato1318.41911
Waterloo1120.35513
SOUTHWLPct.GB
Kenosha238.742—
Madison1911.6333½
La Crosse1913.5944½
Green Bay1715.5316½
Wisconsin Rapids1517.4698½
Lakeshore1520.42910
Battle Creek1319.40610½
Wisconsin1121.34412½
Kalamazoo727.20617½
RESULTS MONDAY
Battle Creek 4, Lakeshore 3
Eau Claire 2, Duluth 1
Green Bay 4, Kenosha 2
La Crosse 7, Kalamazoo 0
Madison 6, Alexandria 5
Mankato 7, Willmar 6
St. Cloud 9, Rochester 1
Thunder Bay 10, Waterloo 2
Wisconsin 6-3, Wisconsin Rapids 2-7
GAMES TUESDAY
No games scheduled
GAMES WEDNESDAY
Battle Creek at Lakeshore, 6:35 pm
Duluth at Eau Claire, 6:35 pm
Wisconsin Rapids at Wisconsin, 6:35 pm
Alexandria at Madison, 7:05 pm
Green Bay at Kenosha, 7:05 pm
Kalamazoo at La Crosse, 7:05 pm
St. Cloud at Rochester, 7:05 pm
Thunder Bay at Waterloo, 7:05 pm
Willmar at Mankato, 7:05 pm
AMERICAN LEGION
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Final • Chanhassen
Wayzata 5, Eden Prairie 4, 12 inn.
BASKETBALL
WNBA
WESTERNWLPctGB
Lynx154.789—
Phoenix127.6323
Tulsa1010.5005½
San Antonio614.3009½
Los Angeles514.26310
Seattle516.23811
EASTERNWLPctGB
New York136.684—
Washington117.6111½
Chicago128.6001½
Indiana118.5792
Connecticut99.5003½
Atlanta713.3506½
games tuesday
Lynx at Los Angeles, 9 pm
San Antonio at Connecticut, 6 pm
Indiana at Chicago, 7 pm
Tulsa at Phoenix, 9 pm
GAME WEDNESDAY
San Antonio at Washington, 6 pm
GAME THURSDAY
Tulsa at Los Angeles, 9:30 pm
GAMES FRIDAY
Lynx at Phoenix, 9 pm
Atlanta at Indiana, 6 pm
Washington at Connecticut, 6 pm
New York at Chicago, 7:30 pm
GOLF
LOCAL • WOMEN
MWPGA STATE SENIOR PUBLINKS
First rd. • Pebble Lake G.C., Fergus Falls
Bernie Brown72
Claudia Pilot73
Brenda Williams73
Leigh Klasse75
Lynn Anderson77
Nicki Reuterfeldt81
Kathy Hubert-Wyss82
Lori Jacobson85
Clare Pobanz89
SOCCER
MLS
EASTERN WLTPtsGFGA
D.C. United1275413326
New York965323224
Columbus887313638
New England897313236
Toronto884283234
Montreal883272829
Orlando City796273133
New York City6106243134
Chicago6114222430
Philadelphia6134222940
WESTERNWLTPtsGFGA
Vancouver1283393022
FC Dallas1165383227
Los Angeles1077373929
Sporting K.C.947343021
Portland986332428
Seattle10112322524
Real Salt Lake788292733
Houston787282827
San Jose795262227
Colorado579241922
Note: Three points for win, one for tie.
GAMES WEDNESDAY
New York at Montreal, 7 pm
Orlando City at Toronto FC, 7 pm
GAME FRIDAY
Chicago at Portland, 10 pm
GAMES SATURDAY
Sporting K.C. at Toronto FC, 3 pm
Philadelphia at Orlando City, 6:30 pm
D.C. United at Montreal, 7 pm
Columbus at Colorado, 8 pm
San Jose at Houston, 8 pm
Real Salt Lake at Vancouver, 9 pm
GAMES SUNDAY
Seattle at Los Angeles, 3 pm
New York City FC at New York, 6 pm
NASL
WDLGFGAPts
Ottawa FC763171327
New York671221225
Tampa Bay654191823
Carolina574251922
Minn. United FC573282322
Indy465192018
Atlanta466162018
Fort Lauderdale456192017
FC Edmonton457252917
San Antonio447212816
Jacksonville447192816
GAMES WEDNESDAY
Minn. United FC at New York, 6:30 pm
Fort Lauderdale at Atlanta, 6:30 pm
Indy at FC Edmonton, 8 pm
GAMES SATURDAY
FC Edmonton at Minn. United FC, 7 pm
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 6:30 pm
New York at Fort Lauderdale, 6:30 pm
Ottawa at Indy, 6:30 pm
San Antonio at Atlanta, 6:30 pm
tennis
PRO • MEN
BET-AT-HOME CUP
First round • Kitzbuehel, Austria
• Diego Schwartzman def.
Albert Ramos-Vinolas (8), 6-3, 6-4
• Federico Delbonis def.
Pablo Carreno Busta, 7-5, 6-4
• Dennis Novak def.
Aljaz Bedene, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-1
• Paul-Henri Mathieu def.
Kenny de Schepper, 6-2, 6-2
• Robin Haase def.
Juan Monaco (5), 2-6, 1-1, retired
• Santiago Giraldo def.
Rogerio Dutra Silva, 7-5, 6-2
PRO • WOMEN
BANK OF THE WEST CLASSIC
First round • Stanford, Calif.
• Misaki Doi def.
CiCi Bellis, 6-3, 7-6 (3)
• Alison Riske def.
Tatjana Maria, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
• Nicole Gibbs def.
Caroline Garcia, 6-4, 7-5
• Andrea Petkovic (6) def.
Carina Witthoeft, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
Twins: Selected the contract of RHP Tyler Duffey from Rochester (IL).
Baltimore: Optioned RHP Jorge Rondon to Norfolk (IL). Recalled RHP Tyler Wilson from Norfolk.
Boston: Agreed to terms with RHP Austin Glorius on a minor league contract.
Chicago: Optioned RHP Scott Carroll to Charlotte (IL). Recalled OF Trayce Thompson from Charlotte. Promoted Nick Hostetler to director of amateur scouting and Doug Laumann to senior adviser to scouting operations.
Cleveland: Placed INF Jason Kipnis on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Optioned LHP Michael Roth to Columbus (IL). Recalled LHP Kyle Crockett and INF Jose Ramirez from Columbus.
Los Angeles: Assigned RHP Jeremy McBryde outright to Salt Lake (PCL).
Oakland: Optioned RHP Dan Otero and OF Jake Smolinski to Nashville (PCL). Claimed INF/OF Danny Valencia off waivers from Toronto. Reinstated OF
Coco Crisp from the 15-day DL, and LHP Pat Venditte from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Nashville. Recalled RHP Arnold Leon from Nashville.
Tampa Bay: Optioned LHP Matt Moore to Durham (IL). Selected the contract of 3B Richie Shaffer from Durham.
Texas: Agreed to terms with RHP Dallas Gallant on a minor league contract.
Toronto: Assigned OF Ezequiel Carrera outright to Buffalo (IL). Claimed RHP Ben Rowen off waivers from the Chicago Cubs and optioned him to Buffalo.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona: Sent RHP Chase Anderson and C Gerald Laird to the AZL Diamondbacks for rehab assignments.
Chicago: Designated LHP Clayton Richard for assignment. Recalled OF Matt Szczur from Iowa (PCL).
Miami: Optioned 3B Donovan Solano to New Orleans (PCL). Placed RHP Carter Capps on the 15-day DL. Recalled C Tomas Telis from New Orleans. Selected the contract of RHP Brian Ellington from New Orleans.
Milwaukee Optioned OF Domingo Santana to Colorado Springs (PCL).
Pittsburgh: Optioned OF Jaff Decker to Indianapolis (IL).
St. Louis: Assigned RHP Marcus Hatley and 1B Dan Johnson outright to Memphis (PCL).
San Diego: Sent 2B Cory Spangenberg to San Antonio (TL) for a rehab assignment.
San Francisco: Placed 2B Joe Panik on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Selected the contract of 2B Kelby Tomlinson from Sacramento (PCL).
BASKETBALL
NBA
Timberwolves: Signed G Andre Miller to a one-year contract.
Miami: Signed G Josh Richardson.
FOOTBALL
NFL
Arizona: Activated TE Jermaine Gresham from the PUP list and TE Troy Niklas from the non-football injury list.
Buffalo: Signed CB Merrill Noel.
Cleveland: Waived WR Kevin Cone and DB Brandon Stephens. Signed RBs Timothy Flanders and Jalen Parmele.
Denver: Placed WR Kyle Williams on injured reserve. Signed WR Corbin Louks.
Green Bay: Signed WR Ed Williams.
Pittsburgh: Activated C Maurice Pouncey from the PUP list.
San Diego: Signed DT Luther Robinson. Placed DT Tenny Palepoi on injured reserve.
HOCKEY
NHL
San Jose: Re-signed G Aaron Dell to a one-year contract.
SOCCER
MLS
Montreal: Signed M Johan Venegas.
COLLEGE
North Carolina: Reinstated CB Malik Simmons to the football team.
TODAY'S LINE
MLB
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
TUESDAY
American League
TORONTO-227/+207Twins
Houston-123/+113TEXAS
CHICAGO-120/+110Tampa Bay
OAKLAND-115/+105Baltimore
LOS ANGELES-116/+106Cleveland
National League
PITTSBURGH-138/+128Chicago
WASH. -138/+128Arizona
San Fran. -145/+135ATLANTA
New York-110/+100MIAMI
San Diego-106/-104MILWAUKEE
Interleague
Seattle-168/+158COLORADO
Note: Home teams in CAPS.
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