On deck

Today

Baseball: Central Oregon Bucks vs. Central Oregon Prospects, noon. Corvallis Knights at Bend Elks, 7 p.m.

Saturday

Baseball: Southern Oregon River Dogs at Central Oregon Bucks, noon. Corvallis Knights at Bend Elks, 7 p.m.

Sunday

Baseball: Southern Oregon River Dogs at Central Oregon Bucks, 11 a.m. Corvallis Knights at Bend Elks, 5 p.m.

BASEBALL

WCCBL

WEST COAST COLLEGIATE BASEBALL LEAGUE Standings

(through Thursdays games)

West Division

W L Pct.

Corvallis Knights 24 9 .727

Bend Elks 18 15 .545

Kitsap BlueJackets 18 18 .500

Bellingham Bells 15 21 .417

East Division

W L Pct.

Wenatchee AppleSox 18 15 .545

Kelowna Falcons 18 17 .514

Spokane RiverHawks 17 19 .472

Moses Lake Pirates 10 24 .294

Thursdays Games

Bend 6, Moses Lake 5

Kelowna 6, Spokane 4

Elks linescore

Thursdays Game

Moses Lake 100 030 001 5 6 5

Bend 200 003 001 6 10 4

Steuve, Smith (8), Plum (9) and Stitner. Stedmyer, Ek (6), Hirko (8), Braun (9) and Pratt. 2BMoses Lake: Gates, Legg. Bend: Prow. HRBend: Heid.

FOOTBALL

NFL

Preseason Schedule

All Times PDT

Subject to Change

Sunday, Aug. 3

Indianapolis vs. Washington at Canton, Ohio, 5 p.m. (NBC)

Thursday, Aug. 7

New York Giants at Detroit, 4 p.m.

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

New York Jets at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Arizona, 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Kansas City at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 8

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

Seattle at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

San Francisco at Oakland, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 9

Buffalo at Washington, 4 p.m.

Atlanta at Jacksonville, 4:30 p.m.

Indianapolis at Carolina, 4:30 p.m.

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

Denver at Houston, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Tennessee, 5 p.m.

Dallas at San Diego, 7 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 11

Cincinnati at Green Bay, 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Soccer

MLS

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

All Times PDT

Eastern Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

New England 10 4 3 33 25 19

Columbus 9 5 4 31 29 25

Chicago 7 5 5 26 24 14

D.C. United 7 7 1 22 28 26

Toronto FC 6 7 4 22 20 22

Kansas City 5 5 7 22 17 21

New York 5 6 7 22 19 27

Western Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

Real Salt Lake 7 6 6 27 22 20

Los Angeles 6 7 5 23 36 37

CD Chivas USA 6 6 4 22 22 21

FC Dallas 5 6 7 22 25 24

Colorado 6 9 3 21 27 25

Houston 4 4 8 20 17 19

San Jose 3 9 6 15 12 23

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

Saturdays Games

Kansas City at D.C. United, 4:30 p.m.

CD Chivas USA at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Columbus at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

Sundays Games

Los Angeles at San Jose, noon

FC Dallas at Toronto FC, 1 p.m.

Deals

Transactions

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLBSuspended Baltimore RHP Daniel Cabrera for six games and New York Yankees RHP Edwar Ramirez for three games and fined them undisclosed amounts for intentionally throwing at batters during a series between the teams. Suspended Chicago Cubs minor league RHP Francory Pineda 50 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance under baseballs minor league drug program.

American League

BOSTON RED SOXTraded OF Manny Ramirez to the Los Angeles Dodgers and OF Brandon Moss and RHP Craig Hansen to Pittsburgh for OF Jason Bay as part of a three-team deal in which the Pirates also received 3B Andy LaRoche and RHP Bryan Morris from Los Angeles.

DETROIT TIGERSPlaced RHP Todd Jones on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Clay Rapada from Toledo (IL).

NEW YORK YANKEESTraded SS Alberto Gonzalez to Washington for RHP Jhonny Nunez.

National League

CINCINNATI REDSTraded OF Ken Griffey Jr. to the Chicago White Sox for RHP Nick Masset and INF Danny Richar.

FLORIDA MARLINSTraded RHP Gaby Hernandez to Seattle for LHP Arthur Rhodes.

HOUSTON ASTROSClaimed RHP Alberto Arias off waivers from Colorado and optioned him to Round Rock (PCL). Designated RHP Chad Paronto for assignment.

NEW YORK METSAnnounced RHP Brandon Knight cleared waivers, was outrighted to New Orleans (PCL) and then placed on the temporary inactive list.

American Association

LINCOLN SALTDOGSAgreed to terms with RHP Jim Paduch and RHP Chris Schutt. Released INF Eduardo Rios.

ST. PAUL SAINTSSold the contract of INF Tony Mansolino to Philadelphia (NL).

WICHITA WINGNUTSAgreed to terms with C Jeff Stevens.

Atlantic League

LONG ISLAND DUCKSAgreed to terms with LHP Lance Davis. Sent INF Damian Jackson to Camden to complete an earlier trade.

NEWARK BEARSAnnounced the retirement of RHP Carlos Mirabal. Added INF Willis Otanez to the roster.

Can-Am League

ATLANTIC CITY SURFReleased RHP Aaron Easton.

NASHUA PRIDEAgreed to terms with INF Dorian Rojas.

Northern league

JOLIET JACKHAMMERSAgreed to terms with RHP Vince Perkins.

United League

HARLINGEN WHITEWINGSAgreed to terms with INF Matt Lawman.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBAAnnounced the owners of the Oklahoma City franchise have reached an agreement to purchase the Tulsa 66ers (NBADL) from Southwest Basketball, LLC.

CHARLOTTE BOBCATSSigned F-C Emeka Okafor to a six-year contract.

CHICAGO BULLSWaived G JamesOn Curry.

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERSSigned F Brian Skinner.

German Bundesliga

ARTLAND DRAGONS QUAKENBRUECKSigned G Drew Neitzel.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFLSuspended WR Chris Henry for four games for his arrest in April.

BALTIMORE RAVENSSigned OT Chad Slaughter to a one-year contract.

NEW YORK JETSSigned S Nate Lyles. Waived LB Jerry Mackey.

PITTSBURGH STEELERSSigned KR Eddie Drummond.

TENNESSEE TITANSReleased WR Mike Williams. Waived G Eric Scott. Signed WR Chris Davis and K Jon Vaughn.

Arena Football League

CHICAGO RUSHPromoted defensive backs coach Briaqn Schwartze to defensive coordinator.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKSNamed Scotty Bowman senior advisor of hockey operations.

EDMONTON OILERSPromoted general manager Kevin Lowe to president of hockey operations. Named Steve Tambellini general manager. Named vice president of hockey operations Kevin Prendergast assistant general manager.

NASHVILLE PREDATORSSigned C Jarred Smithson to a two-year contract.

OTTAWA SENATORSRe-signed F Antoine Vermette to a two-year contract.

PHOENIX COYOTESSigned RW Francis Lessard.

American Hockey League

SYRACUSE CRUNCHAnnounced G Pascal Leclaire has been re-signed to a three-year contract by the Columbus Blue Jackets.

ECHL

READING ROYALSSigned F Matt Herneisen.

International Hockey League

FLINT GENERALSSigned G Matt Spezza to a one-year contract.

LACROSSE

Major Lacrosse League

PHILADELPHIA BARRAGEPlaced D Eric Hoffman on waivers.

SOCCER

U.S. SOCCER FEDERATIONSuspended Chicago Fire M Cuauhtemoc Blanco from U.S. Open Cup play for at least two years for actions during a game against D.C. United on July 8.

Major League Soccer

MLSFined Chicago M Cuauhtemoc Blanco $7,500 for behavior detrimental to the public image and reputation of the league as a result of his actions during a game against D.C. United on July 8.

COLLEGE

ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCENamed Megan Kahn assistant commissioner.

ANDERSON, S.C.Named Jim Brunelli womens basketball coach.

AUSTIN PEAYNamed Ryan Taylor linebackers coach.

CLEMSONNamed Lawrence Johnson director of track and field and cross country.

CORNELLNamed David Geatz mens tennis coach.

EARLHAMNamed Adam Van Vee mens and womens tennis coach.

FRANCIS MARIONNamed Sharif Chambliss mens assistant basketball coach.

GENESEO STATENamed Jessica Seren womens field hockey coach and Jen Salmon womens volleyball coach.

MOUNT SAINT VINCENTNamed Jabari Sekou Toure mens and womens cross country coach.

ST. EDWARDSNamed Kim Morgal assistant volleyball coach, Nicole Reimers assistant trainer, Tony Riehl mens and womens cross country coach and Chris Young assistant baseball coach.

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANAAnnounced QB Tyler Beatty has transferred from Baylor.

SUFFOLKAnnounced the resignation of Steve Counihan, mens and womens tennis coach. Named Issac Stahl interim mens and womens tennis coach.

UTAH STATENamed Jeff Richards womens gymnastics coach.

Golf

U.S. Ryder Cup standings

PlayerPoints

1. Stewart Cink 4,906.065

2. Phil Mickelson 4,570.000

3. Kenny Perry 4,444.950

4. Jim Furyk 4,268.792

5. Anthony Kim 3,951.796

6. Justin Leonard 3,277.524

7. Boo Weekley 2,591.545

8. Steve Stricker 2,556.568

9. Woody Austin 2,380.733

10. Rocco Mediate 2,203.810

11. Hunter Mahan 2,171.517

12. D.J. Trahan 2,132.416

13. Zach Johnson 2,101.883

14. Sean OHair 2,094.172

15. Brandt Snedeker 2,088.287

16. Jeff Quinney 2,024.187

17. J.B. Holmes 1,978.944

18. Bart Bryant 1,900.257

19. Ben Curtis 1,800.061

20. Jerry Kelly 1,774.993

Fish Report

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

Chnk Jchnk Stlhd Wstlhd

Bonneville 292 38 5,407 1,583

The Dalles 159 51 1,749 662

John Day 131 47 1,074 342

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

Chnk Jchnk Stlhd Wstlhd

Bonneville 203,563 29,112 133,962 53,277

The Dalles 159,585 27,789 74,447 32,541

John Day 144,254 28,265 53,323 21,420

McNary 121,280 23,092 29,716 10,464