Soccer

Timbers draw with Whitecaps — Jordan Harvey scored the equalizer in the 68th minute and the Vancouver Whitecaps played to a 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers in a Cascadia Cup rivalry match on Saturday night in Portland. The result pulls the Whitecaps ahead in the three-way Pacific Northwest rivalry series with the Timbers and the Seattle Sounders. The Timbers, coming off a 2-1 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes, remained tied for second place in the league’s Western Conference at 8-3-11. The Whitecaps (9-7-6) are in a tie for fourth in the conference, coming off a 1-0 loss to Philadelphia last Saturday.

Dempsey leaves England, joins Seattle — Clint Dempsey is returning to Major League Soccer, ending his six-year spell in English soccer and joining the Seattle Sounders. Dempsey was introduced by the club as part of an elaborate production on Saturday night before Seattle’s match against FC Dallas. The 30-year-old Dempsey played for the New England Revolution from 2004-06 before joining Fulham in 2007. He moved to Tottenham last summer and scored 12 goals in 43 games, but wasn’t a regular.

Motor sports

Keselowski wins Nationwide race — Brad Keselowski took control with 35 laps left to win the NASCAR Nationwide race at Iowa Speedway on Saturday night in Newton, Iowa. The Sprint Cup driver has won in his past three Nationwide starts, also topping the field at Richmond in April and Kentucky in June. Points leader Austin Dillon led a race-high 116 laps, but gave up a huge lead following a late caution. Keselowski, the only Sprint Cup driver in the field, took control a few laps later for his second Nationwide win at Iowa. Sam Hornish Jr. was second, followed by Brian Vickers, Dillon and Kyle Larson.

Hunter-Reay takes pole in Ohio — Defending IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay knows it’s time to make inroads on points leader Helio Castroneves. Hunter-Reay put himself in perfect position to do it this weekend at Mid-Ohio. Hunter-Reay captured the pole for today’s Indy 200 in Lexington, Ohio, turning the second-fastest lap in track history to edge Will Power for the top spot. Scott Dixon, who has won three straight races to move into second in the points race, will start third. Marco Andretti qualified fourth, followed by Charlie Kimball and Dario Franchitti.

Langdon breaks record in NHRA — Top Fuel points leader Shawn Langdon shattered the Pacific Raceways record to top qualifying Saturday in the NHRA Northwest Nationals in Kent, Wash. Coming off his season-leading fourth victory of the season last weekend in Sonoma, Langdon powered his dragster to a pass of 3.765 seconds at 320.58 mph to earn his fourth No. 1 qualifier of the season and 10th of his career. David Grubnic ran an identical 3.765 at 317.57 during the second qualifying session, but Langdon stayed in the top spot because of his faster speed. Jack Beckman topped the Funny Car field, and Mike Edwards led Pro Stock qualifying.

Football

Kolb hurts knee in slip — Quarterback Kevin Kolb’s chances of earning the Buffalo Bills starting job were nearly upended by a wet and slippery rubber mat. Kolb, who is locked in a competition with rookie first-round pick EJ Manuel, avoided serious injury to his left knee when he slipped and stumbled awkwardly while switching fields between practice drills Saturday. Coach Doug Marrone said the injury does not appear to be serious. He called it “a bump,” and listed Kolb “day by day.”

Tennis

Granollers wins title — Marcel Granollers won his fourth career ATP title after overcoming a slow start to defeat second-seeded Juan Monaco 0-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 at the Kitzbuehel Cup on Saturday in Kitzbuehel, Austria. The 53rd-ranked Spaniard earned his first title since also beating Monaco in Valencia two years ago. Granollers improved to 4-2 in career finals.

Del Potro, Isner to meet — Two-time champion Juan Martin del Potro turned things around after a rain delay of more than three hours Saturday night, coming back to beat Tommy Haas 7-6 (4), 6-3 and reach the Citi Open final in Washington, D.C. The top-seeded del Potro trailed the third-seeded Haas 4-1 when a downpour came, but he then won four games in a row. In today’s final, del Potro will face eighth-seeded John Isner, who hit 29 aces and came back to beat unseeded Dmitry Tursunov 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-4.

Azaranka, Stosur reach Carlsbad final — Top-seeded Victoria Azaranka beat seventh-seeded Ana Ivanovic 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday to advance to the final in the Southern California Open in Carlsbad, Calif. Azarenka, the Belarus player ranked No. 3, won a sloppy match against the Serb as both players committed more unforced errors than hit winners. The two-time Australian Open champ will face fifth-seeded Sam Stosur of Australia, a 7-6 (2), 6-3 winner over Virginie Razzano of France.

— From wire reports