BASEBALL

LLWS

Little League World Series

At South Williamsport, Pa.

All Times PDT

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.

Fridays Games

Tampa, Fla., 10, Rapid City, S.D. 0, 4 innings, 10-run rule

Venezuela 8, White Rock, British Columbia 1

Waipahu, Hawaii 3, Shelton, Conn. 1

Hagerstown, Md. vs. Jeffersonville, Ind., ppd., weather

Todays Games

Willemstad, Curacao vs. Matamoros, Tamaulipas, 8 a.m.

Emilia, Italy vs. Yona, Guam, 10 a.m.

Rapid City, S.D. vs. Shelton, Conn., 12:30 p.m.

Tokyo vs. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 3 p.m.

Lake Charles, La. vs. Mill Creek, Wash., 5 p.m.

Sundays 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.

AUTO RACING

NASCAR

Sprint Cup

3M Performance 400

After Friday qualifying; race Sunday

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.

FOOTBALL

NFL

Preseason Schedule

All Times PDT

Subject to Change

Fridays Game

Tennessee 17, Oakland 16

Todays Games

Washington at New York Jets, 4 p.m.

Miami at Jacksonville, 4:30 p.m.

Indianapolis at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Baltimore, 4:30 p.m.

San Diego at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Houston at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Arizona at Kansas City, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Seattle, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Denver, 6 p.m.

Green Bay at San Francisco, 6 p.m.

Sundays Games

Detroit at Cincinnati, 4:35 p.m.

New England at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. (NFLN)

Mondays Game

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

Soccer

MLS

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

All Times PDT

Eastern Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

New England 10 5 3 33 26 21

Chicago 9 5 5 32 27 15

Columbus 9 6 4 31 29 27

D.C. United 8 9 1 25 31 32

Toronto FC 7 8 4 25 21 24

Kansas City 6 6 7 25 20 25

New York 6 6 7 25 23 28

Western Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

Real Salt Lake 7 6 6 27 22 20

Houston 6 4 8 26 21 19

FC Dallas 6 6 7 25 27 24

Los Angeles 6 8 6 24 40 42

CD Chivas USA 6 8 5 23 26 27

Colorado 6 10 3 21 27 26

San Jose 4 9 6 18 15 25

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

Todays Games

FC Dallas at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.

D.C. United at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Kansas City at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

New England at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Sundays Game

Toronto FC at New York, 5 p.m.

Fish Report

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

Chnk Jchnk Stlhd Wstlhd

Bonneville 895 127 2,590 750

The Dalles 517 125 798 269

John Day 103 60 644 168

McNary 147 26 1,040 270

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

Chnk Jchnk Stlhd Wstlhd

Bonneville 211,110 30,300 189,226 68,888

The Dalles 164,366 28,867 98,200 40,067

John Day 147,502 29,413 73,784 27,973

McNary 124,074 23,536 48,629 16,605

Deals

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLESAgreed to terms with LHP Brian Matusz to a four-year contract.

CLEVELAND INDIANSAgreed to terms with RHP Trey Haley, LHP Glenn House and RHP Bryce Stowell.

DETROIT TIGERSActivated RHP Todd Jones from the 15-day DL.

KANSAS CITY ROYALSAgreed to terms with RHP Tim Melville on a minor league contract.

LOS ANGELES ANGELSPlaced SS Maicer Izturis on the 15-day DL. Recalled 1B Kendry Morales from Salt Lake (PCL).

NEW YORK YANKEESDesignated 1B Richie Sexson for assignment. Placed RHP Dan Giese on the 15-day DL. Assigned CF Melky Cabrera to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Recalled OF Brett Gardner, INF Cody Ransom and RHP Chris Britton from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

TAMPA BAY RAYSPlaced RHP Troy Percival on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Juan Salas from Durham (IL). Agreed to terms with LHP Kyle Lobstein on a minor league contract.

TEXAS RANGERSActivated RHP Kevin Millwood from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Luis Mendoza to Oklahoma (PCL). Signed LHP Robbie Ross.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVESPlaced LHP Tom Glavine on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of RHP Matt DeSalvo from Richmond (IL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATESAgree to terms with RHP Robert Miller on a minor league contract.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALSPlaced RHP Chris Carpenter on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 11. Activated OF Brian Barton from the 15-day DL.

SAN DIEGO PADRESAgreed to terms with INF James Darnell.

BASKETBALL

Womens National Basketball Association

ATLANTA DREAMSigned G Nikki Teasley for the remainder of the season.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTSPlaced OL Barry Stokes on injured reserve. Signed S John Lynch.

NEW YORK GIANTSSigned PK Josh Huston. Claimed OL Cliff Louis off waivers from Cleveland.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

MONTREAL CANADIENSSigned D Yannick Weber to a three-year contract.

PHOENIX COYOTESRe-signed C Joel Perrault to a two-year contract.

COLLEGE

GEORGIA SOUTHERNPromoted Brandy Petty to director of sports medicine. Named Robbie Jackson director of football sports medicine and Matt Biancuzzo assistant athletic trainer.

MONTANANamed Brian Schweyen interim director of track and field and Courtney Babcock interim cross country and distance running coach.

MONTANA TECHNamed Nate Harris mens assistant basketball coach.

NORTHERN ARIZONANamed Julious Coleman mens assistant basketball coach.

NOTRE DAMEAnnounced WR Richard Jackson will transfer to a school closer to his home in Florida.

PLATTSBURGHNamed Ryan Cavanagh mens assistant lacrosse coach.

STEPHEN F. AUSTINNamed Sandy Miller assistant athletics director for sports medicine.

WAKE FORESTNamed Ryan Reynolds mens assistant coordinator of basketball operations.

WASHINGTONNamed Jimmy Gabriel mens volunteer assistant soccer coach.