BASEBAL L LLWS Little League World Series At South Williamsport, Pa.

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UNITED STATES

POOL A — MID-ATLANTIC, Hagerstown, Md.; NORTHWEST, Mill Creek, Wash.; SOUTHWEST, Lake Charles, La.; GREAT LAKES, Jeffersonville, Ind.

POOL B — NEW ENGLAND, Shelton, Conn.; WEST, Waipahu, Hawaii; SOUTHEAST, Tampa, Fla.; MIDWEST, Rapid City, S.D. INTERNATIONAL

POOL C — CARIBBEAN, Willemstad, Curacao; MEXICO, Matamoros, Tamaulipas; EUROPE, Emilia, Italy; ASIA-PACIFIC, Yona, Guam.

POOL D — MEA, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; JAPAN, Tokyo; CANADA, White Rock, British Columbia; LATIN AMERICA, Maricaibo, Venezuela. ———

Saturday’s Games

Hagerstown, Md. 3, Jeffersonville, Ind. 2

Matamoros, Tamaulipas 6, Willemstad, Curacao 2

Yona, Guam 7, Emilia, Italy 6

Shelton, Conn., 9, Rapid City, S.D., 4

Tokyo 5, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 0

Lake Charles, La. 5, Mill Creek, Wash. 1 Today’s Games

Emilia, Italy vs. Matamoros, Tamaulipas, 9 a.m.

White Rock, British Columbia vs. Tokyo, 10 a.m.

Jeffersonville, Ind. vs. Lake Charles, La., 12:30 p.m.

Maricaibo, Venezuela vs. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 3 p.m.

Tampa, Fla. vs. Waipahu, Hawaii, 5 p.m. Monday’s Games

Mill Creek, Wash. vs. Hagerstown, Md., 9 a.m.

Yona, Guam vs. Matamoros, Tamaulipas, 10 a.m.

Rapid City, S.D. vs. Waipahu, Hawaii, noon

Willemstad, Curacao vs. Emilia, Italy, 1 p.m.

Tampa, Fla. vs. Shelton, Conn., 3 p.m. Tuesday’s Games

Maricaibo, Venezuela vs. Tokyo, 9 a.m.

Mill Creek, Wash. vs. Jeffersonville, Ind., 11 a.m.

White Rock, B.C. vs. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1 p.m.

Willemstad, Curacao vs. Yona, Guam, 3 p.m.

Lake Charles, La. vs. Hagerstown, Md., 5 p.m. SEMIFINALS

Wednesday, Aug. 20

At Lamade Stadium

International

Pool D No. 1 vs. Pool C No. 2, 1 p.m. United States

Pool B No. 1 vs. Pool A No. 2, 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21

International

Pool C No. 1 vs. Pool D No. 2, 1 p.m. United States

Pool A No. 1 vs. Pool B No. 2, 5 p.m. AUTO RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup 3M Performance 400

After Friday qualifying; race today

At Michigan International Speedway

Brooklyn, Mich.

Lap length: 2 miles

(Car number in parentheses)

1. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 188.536.

2. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 187.028.

3. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 186.577.

4. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 186.321.

5. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 186.032.

6. (10) Patrick Carpentier , Dodge, 185.979.

7. (44) David Reutimann, Toyota, 185.907.

8. (01) Regan Smith , Chevrolet, 185.874.

9. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 185.821.

10. (66) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 185.821.

11. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 185.797.

12. (7) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 185.720.

13. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 185.682.

14. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 185.672.

15. (8) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 185.596.

16. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 185.452.

17. (45) Terry Labonte, Dodge, 185.385.

18. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 185.309.

19. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 185.300.

20. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 185.238.

21. (20) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 185.152.

22. (00) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 185.109.

23. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 184.649.

24. (22) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 184.639.

25. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 184.634.

26. (28) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 184.596.

27. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 184.417.

28. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 184.355.

29. (5) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 184.270.

30. (70) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 184.242.

31. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 184.171.

32. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 184.134.

33. (84) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 184.030.

34. (78) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 183.955.

35. (43) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 183.505.

36. (15) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 183.505.

37. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 183.491.

38. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 183.313.

39. (21) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 183.155.

40. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 183.024.

41. (07) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 183.001.

42. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 182.913.

43. (96) Brad Coleman, Toyota, 182.408. Failed to Qualify

44. (08) Johnny Sauter, Dodge, 181.474. ——— Nationwide Carfax 250

Saturday

At Michigan International Speedway

Brooklyn, Mich.

Lap length: 2 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (1) Carl Edwards, Ford, 125 laps, 146.6 rating, 195 points, $55,895.

2. (3) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 125, 125.7, 175, $37,350.

3. (7) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 125, 128.7, 170, $25,900.

4. (10) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 125, 103.9, 160, $21,575.

5. (8) Greg Biffle, Ford, 125, 113.7, 155, $20,950.

6. (20) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 125, 90.7, 155, $31,418.

7. (6) Joey Logano, Toyota, 125, 94.9, 146, $25,453.

8. (17) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 125, 97.6, 142, $25,288.

9. (12) Kelly Bires, Ford, 125, 91.3, 138, $25,093.

10. (14) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 125, 102, 134, $19,850.

11. (22) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 125, 88, 130, $24,693.

12. (21) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 125, 82.5, 127, $24,893.

13. (19) Dario Franchitti, Dodge, 125, 81.7, 124, $25,693.

14. (16) Josh Wise, Dodge, 125, 76.3, 121, $24,168.

15. (23) Mike Wallace, Toyota, 125, 77.5, 118, $24,793.

16. (4) David Stremme, Chevrolet, 125, 87.4, 115, $24,268.

17. (26) Jason Keller, Chevrolet, 125, 70.6, 112, $26,168.

18. (24) Bobby Hamilton Jr., Ford, 125, 66.4, 109, $23,818.

19. (2) Cale Gale, Chevrolet, 124, 92.8, 106, $24,468.

20. (9) David Gilliland, Ford, 124, 63.1, 103, $18,250.

21. (25) Stanton Barrett, Chevrolet, 124, 65.4, 100, $23,643.

22. (13) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 124, 80, 97, $23,593.

23. (18) Mark Green, Chevrolet, 124, 55, 94, $17,475.

24. (34) Brian Keselowski, Dodge, 124, 56, 91, $17,025.

25. (39) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 122, 44.1, 88, $23,618.

26. (43) Morgan Shepherd, Dodge, 122, 50.9, 85, $23,368.

27. (41) Eric McClure, Chevrolet, 122, 34.4, 82, $23,318.

28. (42) Danny Efland, Chevrolet, 121, 43.3, 79, $23,268.

29. (33) D.J. Kennington, Dodge, 121, 47.2, 76, $23,218.

30. (37) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 121, 37.6, 73, $23,418.

31. (40) Donnie Neuenberger, Chevrolet, 120, 35.2, 70, $23,113.

32. (36) Brandon Whitt, Ford, 117, 42.1, 67, $23,053.

33. (15) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge, engine, 98, 62.6, 64, $23,018.

34. (5) David Reutimann, Toyota, 98, 91.7, 61, $16,780.

35. (38) Robert Richardson Jr., Chevrolet, accident, 57, 53.6, 58, $16,515.

36. (11) David Ragan, Ford, accident, 51, 66.9, 55, $16,495.

37. (32) Burney Lamar, Ford, electrical, 40, 45.7, 52, $16,475.

38. (27) Steve Wallace, Chevrolet, 40, 29, 49, $22,903.

39. (29) Johnny Chapman, Chevrolet, transmission, 19, 37.5, 46, $16,380.

40. (31) Justin Hobgood, Chevrolet, electrical, 15, 31.4, 43, $16,355.

41. (28) Kevin Lepage, Dodge, brakes, 14, 41.9, 40, $16,335.

42. (35) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, ignition, 11, 33.8, 0, $16,290.

43. (30) Kenny Hendrick, Chevrolet, ignition, 1, 32.5, 34, $16,247. Race Statistics

Average Speed of Race Winner: 136.571 mph.

Time of Race: 1 hour, 49 minutes, 50 seconds.

Margin of Victory: Under Caution.

Caution Flags: 6 for 21 laps.

Lead Changes: 10 among 4 drivers.

Lap Leaders: C.Edwards 1-32; B.Vickers 33-41; C.Edwards 42; T.Stewart 43-44; M.Bliss 45; B.Vickers 46-53; C.Edwards 54-57; T.Stewart 58; C.Edwards 59; T.Stewart 60-92; C.Edwards 93-125.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): C.Edwards, 5 times for 71 laps; T.Stewart, 3 times for 36 laps; B.Vickers, 2 times for 17 laps; M.Bliss, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 10 in Points: 1. C.Bowyer, 3,582; 2. C.Edwards, 3,469; 3. Bra.Keselowski, 3,450; 4. M.Bliss, 3,223; 5. D.Reutimann, 3,219; 6. D.Ragan, 3,202; 7. K.Busch, 3,003; 8. M.Wallace, 2,963; 9. J.Leffler, 2,926; 10. M.Ambrose, 2,903. NHRA NHRA

Toyo Tires Nationals Pairings

After Saturday’s qualifying. eliminations Sunday

At Maple Grove Raceway

Reading, Pa.

Top Fuel

1. Tony Schumacher, 3.816 seconds, 316.67 mph vs. Bye. 2. Rod Fuller, 3.861, 310.77 vs. 15. Doug Kalitta, 4.088, 309.77. 3. Doug Herbert, 3.884, 309.13 vs. 14. David Grubnic, 4.006, 289.76. 4. J.R. Todd, 3.888, 310.55 vs. 13. Clay Millican, 3.966, 297.81. 5. Morgan Lucas, 3.889, 307.16 vs. 12. Bob Vandergriff, 3.931, 301.60. 6. Larry Dixon, 3.889, 307.72 vs. 11. Doug Foley, 3.931, 305.49. 7. Antron Brown, 3.892, 308.28 vs. 10. Cory McClenathan, 3.920, 306.53. 8. Hillary Will, 3.894, 311.49 vs. 9. Brandon Bernstein, 3.899, 310.63. Funny Car

1. Cruz Pedregon, Toyota Solara, 4.109, 299.00 vs. 16. Gary Densham, Chevy Impala, 4.229, 287.41. 2. Frank Hawley, Dodge Charger, 4.128, 302.41 vs. 15. Melanie Troxel, Charger, 4.225, 290.94. 3. Mike Neff, Ford Mustang, 4.134, 298.40 vs. 14. Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.204, 290.32. 4. Tim Wilkerson, Impala, 4.137, 300.53 vs. 13. Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.189, 297.29. 5. John Force, Mustang, 4.139, 300.73 vs. 12. Ron Capps, Charger, 4.169, 295.14. 6. Ashley Force, Mustang, 4.143, 299.13 vs. 11. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 4.166, 296.76. 7. Tony Pedregon, Impala, 4.144, 298.60 vs. 10. Jim Head, Solara, 4.157, 285.71. 8. Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 4.144, 295.72 vs. 9. Del Worsham, Impala, 4.157, 294.82. Did Not Qualify: 17. Gary Scelzi, 4.240, 296.89. 18. Matt Hagan, 4.262, 284.45. 19. Tony Bartone, 4.831, 288.21. 20. Jerry Toliver, 5.651, 285.17. Pro Stock

1. Greg Anderson, Pontiac GXP, 6.611, 208.84 vs. 16. Rickie Jones, Dodge Stratus, 6.679, 206.29. 2. Kurt Johnson, Chevy Cobalt, 6.614, 208.91 vs. 15. Greg Stanfield, GXP, 6.679, 207.02. 3. Jason Line, GXP, 6.619, 208.91 vs. 14. Jim Yates, GXP, 6.670, 206.73. 4. Allen Johnson, Stratus, 6.621, 207.88 vs. 13. Mike Edwards, GXP, 6.654, 207.66. 5. Justin Humphreys, Stratus, 6.639, 208.07 vs. 12. Richie Stevens, GXP, 6.653, 206.61. 6. V. Gaines, Stratus, 6.642, 207.78 vs. 11. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt, 6.652, 207.72. 7. Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.646, 207.50 vs. 10. Larry Morgan, Stratus, 6.651, 207.50. 8. Dave Connolly, Cobalt, 6.650, 207.88 vs. 9. Warren Johnson, GXP, 6.651, 208.75. Did Not Qualify: 17. John Nobile, 6.686, 207.40. 18. Dave Northrop, 6.686, 206.67. 19. Johnny Gray, 6.696, 206.54. 20. Gene Wilson, 6.706, 206.29. 21. Jim Cunningham, 6.792, 202.06. 22. John Gaydosh Jr, 6.873, 200.14. 23. Max Naylor, 14.177, 202.85.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

1. Matt Smith, Buell, 6.909, 192.38 vs. 16. Paul Gast, Suzuki, 7.066, 187.08. 2. Chip Ellis, Suzuki, 6.916, 193.88 vs. 15. Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.065, 191.89. 3. Chris Rivas, Buell, 6.941, 191.59 vs. 14. Angie McBride, Buell, 7.062, 185.08. 4. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.943, 192.63 vs. 13. Matt Guidera, Buell, 7.052, 188.04. 5. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.955, 193.88 vs. 12. Junior Pippin, Buell, 7.044, 189.98. 6. Angelle Sampey, Buell, 6.964, 190.65 vs. 11. Wes Wells, Suzuki, 7.033, 190.67. 7. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.972, 192.77 vs. 10. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 6.996, 191.54. 8. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 6.980, 191.46 vs. 9. Hector Arana, Buell, 6.991, 192.85. Did Not Qualify: 17. Mike Berry, broke. FOOTBALL NFL Preseason Schedule

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Subject to Change Saturday’s Games

Washington 13, New York Jets 10

Miami 19, Jacksonville 14

Indianapolis 16, Atlanta 9

Minnesota 23, Baltimore 15

St. Louis 7, San Diego 6

Houston 31, New Orleans 27

Arizona 27, Kansas City 17

Seattle 29, Chicago 26, OT

Denver 23, Dallas 13

San Francisco 34, Green Bay 6 Today’s Games

Detroit at Cincinnati, 4:35 p.m.

New England at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. (NFLN) Monday’s Game

Cleveland at New York Giants, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Aug. 21

San Francisco at Chicago, 5 p.m. (FOX) Friday, Aug. 22

Tennessee at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at New England, 4:30 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 5 p.m. (CBS)

Green Bay at Denver, 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23

Cleveland at Detroit, 1 p.m.

New York Giants at New York Jets, 4 p.m.

Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Washington at Carolina, 4:30 p.m.

Kansas City at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Cincinnati, 4:35 p.m.

Baltimore at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 5 p.m. (CBS)

Arizona at Oakland, 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24

Buffalo at Indianapolis, 5 p.m. (NFLN) Monday, Aug. 25

Seattle at San Diego, 5 p.m. (ESPN) College Poll The AP Top 25

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press preseason college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2007 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Georgia (22) 11-2 1,528 2

2. Ohio St. (21) 11-2 1,506 5

3. Southern Cal (12) 11-2 1,490 3

4. Oklahoma (4) 11-3 1,444 8

5. Florida (6) 9-4 1,415 13

6. Missouri 12-2 1,266 4

7. LSU 12-2 1,135 1

8. West Virginia 11-2 1,116 6

9. Clemson 9-4 1,105 21

10. Auburn 9-4 968 10

11. Texas 10-3 966 15

12. Texas Tech 9-4 786 22

13. Wisconsin 9-4 771 24

14. Kansas 12-1 707 7

15. Arizona St. 10-3 631 16

16. BYU 11-2 590 14

17. Virginia Tech 11-3 578 9

18. Tennessee 10-4 509 12

19. South Florida 9-4 496 —

20. Illinois 9-4 483 20

21. Oregon 9-4 366 23

22. Penn St. 9-4 293 —

23. Wake Forest 9-4 227 —

24. Alabama 7-6 89 —

25. Pittsburgh 5-7 85 —

Others receiving votes: South Carolina 84, Fresno St. 83, California 59, Utah 53, Cincinnati 44, Florida St. 41, Michigan 36, Boston College 32, Rutgers 32, Michigan St. 21, Boise St. 17, Arkansas 14, North Carolina 14, Connecticut 10, Tulsa 7, UCLA 6, Oregon St. 5, Mississippi St. 4, Virginia 4, Arizona 3, Nebraska 2, Notre Dame 2, Hawaii 1, Washington 1. Soccer MLS MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

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W L T Pts GF GA

Columbus 10 6 4 34 31 28

New England 10 6 3 33 26 25

Chicago 9 6 5 32 27 16

D.C. United 9 9 1 28 32 32

Toronto FC 7 8 4 25 21 24

New York 6 6 7 25 23 28

Kansas City 6 7 7 25 21 27 Western Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

Houston 7 4 8 29 25 22

Real Salt Lake 7 7 6 27 25 24

FC Dallas 6 7 7 25 28 26

Colorado 7 10 3 24 29 27

Los Angeles 6 8 6 24 40 42

CD Chivas USA 6 8 5 23 26 27

San Jose 5 9 6 21 19 25

NOTE: : Three points for victory, one point for tie.

——— Saturday’s Games

Columbus 2, FC Dallas 1

D.C. United 1, Chicago 0

Houston 4, Real Salt Lake 3

Colorado 2, Kansas City 1

San Jose 4, New England 0 Today’s Game

Toronto FC at New York, 3 p.m. Deals Transactions BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with OF Peter Hissey, OF Ryan Westmoreland, RHP Tyler Wilson, LHP Colby Cervenka, SS Carson Blair and RHP Kyle Stroup

TEXAS RANGERS—Recalled RHP Kameron Loe from Oklahoma (PCL). Optioned RHP Tommy Hunter to Oklahoma.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Activated LHP Brian Tallet from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Scott Richmond to Syracuse (IL). National League

CINCINNATI REDS—Reinstated 1B Joey Votto from the bereavement list. Optioned INF Adam Rosales to Louisville (IL).

FLORIDA MARLINS—Purchased the contract of C Paul Lo Duca from Albuquerque (PCL). Designated RHP Justin Miller for assignment.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Placed INF Kazuo Matsui on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 13. Purchased the contract of C-INF J.R. House from Round Rock (PCL).

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Recalled RHP Chad Reineke from Portland (PCL). Optioned RHP Cla Meredith to Portland.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Placed LHP Jonathan Sanchez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 12. FOOTBALL

National Football League

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Placed G Justin Britt on injured reserve.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed TE Lee Vickers. Placed TE Jonathan on the waived-injured list.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed RB J.D. Runnels. Released T Luke Petitgout. Fish Report

Upstream daily movement of adult chinook, jack chinook, steelhead and wild steelhead at selected Columbia River dams on Friday:

Chnk Jchnk Stlhd Wstlhd

Bonneville1,157 258 3,215 888

The Dalles534 204 959 261

John Day224 106 868 304

McNary312 54 781 236

Upstream year-to-date movement of adult chinook, jack chinook, steelhead and wild steelhead at selected Columbia River dams through Friday:

Chnk Jchnk Stlhd Wstlhd

Bonneville212,267 30,558 192,441 69,441

The Dalles164,900 29,071 99,159 40,328

John Day147,726 29,519 74,652 28,277

McNary124,386 23,590 49,410 16,841