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Published: August 13, 2008
Tennis
PROFESSIONAL
ATP Legg Mason Classic
(Yesterday, at Washington)
First-round singles
Alejandro Falla, Colombia, def. Mardy Fish (5), United States, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2; Viktor Troicki, Serbia, def. Denis Gremelmayr, Germany, 6-4, 6-2; Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, def. Mischa Zverev, Germany, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-2; Robert Kendrick, United States, def. Feliciano Lopez (3), Spain, 6-3, 7-5; Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Marat Safin (6), Russia, 7-5, retired; Eduardo Schwank, Argentina, def. Sebastien Grosjean, France, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3; Andy Roddick (1), United States, def. Ramon Delgado, Paraguay, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
First-round doubles
Rogier Wassen, Netherlands, and Lovro Zovko, Croatia, def. Rajeev Ram and Bobby Reynolds, United States, 6-4, 6-4; Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Sebastian Prieto, Argentina, def. Scott Lipsky and David Martin, United States, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 10-7 tiebreak; Marc Gicquel, France, and Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, and Luis Horna (2), Peru, 6-4, 6-2.
WTA Tour Western & Southern
Financial Group Women's Open
(Yesterday, at Mason, Ohio)
First-round singles
Nadia Petrova (2), Russia, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Russia, 6-3, 6-0; Julia Vakulenko, Ukraine, def. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4; Vania King, United States, def. Tathiana Garbin, Italy, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5; Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, def. Vasilisa Bardina, Russia, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3; Aleksandra Wozniak (6), Canada, def. Aiko Nakamura, Japan, 6-3, 6-2; Amelie Mauresmo (5), France, def. Stephanie Cohen-Aloro, France, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (8), 6-1.
First-round doubles
Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, and Galina Voskoboeva, Russia, def. Jorgelina Cravero, Argentina, and Martina Muller, Germany, 6-2, 6-4; Madison Brengle and Kristy Frilling, United States, def. Stephanie Dubois, Canada, and Ekaterina Makarova (4), Russia, 1-6, 6-3, 10-4 tiebreak; Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova (2), Russia, def. Anne Keothavong, Britain, and Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-0, 3-6, 10-4 tiebreak; Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Yaroslava Shvedova (1), Russia, def. Julie Ditty, United States, and Nathalie Grandin, South Africa, 6-2, 5-7, 10-8 tiebreak; Jasmin Woehr, Germany, and Barbora Strycova Zahlavova (3), Czech Republic, def. Lilia Osterloh, United States, and Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, 6-1, 6-0.
Football
PROFESSIONAL
NFL Preseason
Monday's Game
Cincinnati 20, Green Bay 17
Thursday's Games
Pittsburgh vs. Buffalo, 7:30
-- (at Toronto)
Carolina at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
Friday's Game
Oakland at Tennessee, 8 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Washington at New York Jets, 7 p.m.
Miami at Jacksonville, 7:30
Indianapolis at Atlanta, 7:30
Minnesota at Baltimore, 7:30
San Diego at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Arizona at Kansas City, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Seattle, 9 p.m.
Dallas at Denver, 9 p.m.
Green Bay at San Francisco, 9 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Detroit at Cincinnati, 7:35
New England at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 18
Cleveland at New York Giants, 8 p.m.
Soccer
PROFESSIONAL
Major League Soccer
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 5 23 38 40
CD Chivas USA 6 8 4 22 24 25
Colorado 6 10 3 21 27 26
San Jose 4 9 6 18 15 25
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Thursday's Game
Los Angeles at CD Chivas USA, 11 p.m.
Saturday's Games
FC Dallas at Columbus, 7:30
D.C. United at Chicago, 8:30
Real Salt Lake at Houston, 8:30
Kansas City at Colorado, 9:30
New England at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Sunday's Game
Toronto FC at New York, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 20
D.C. United at New England, 7:30
CD Chivas USA at Houston, 9 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 21
Chicago at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 23
Colorado at D.C. United, 7:30
New England at Toronto FC, 7:30
Real Salt Lake at Columbus, 7:30
FC Dallas at Kansas City, 8 p.m.
San Jose at CD Chivas USA, 10:30
Sunday, Aug. 24
Houston at New York, 3 p.m.
Softball
RECREATION
Tuesday Coed League
WSSSC #3 31, Whole Foods 0
ISP Sports 5 WSSSC#4 4
WSSSC #2 10, Sherry's 7
Dixie League
Tre-4 16, Team Traffic 1
Noland 7, Kings Hot Dogs 5
Bobby's Tree Service 15, Road Dogs 5
Piedmont League
First St. Fanatics 16, Saratoga Steakhouse 4
Inmar 10, SEBS Slammers 1
Dairy Queen 13, Saratoga Steakhouse 11
Cranfill League
North Davidson Barber Shop 23, ReTrans 5
Kenco 19, Hurst Dental lab 8
GMAC 16, Meridian Realty 9
Basketball
PROFESSIONAL
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 16 10 .615 --
New York 15 10 .600 ½
Detroit 16 11 .593 ½
Indiana 12 14 .462 4
Washington 10 16 .385 6
Chicago 8 17 .320 7½
Atlanta 3 24 .111 13½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 18 9 .667 --
Seattle 17 9 .654 ½
Los Angeles 15 12 .556 3
Sacramento 15 12 .556 3
Houston 14 12 .538 3½
Minnesota 13 13 .500 4½
Phoenix 12 15 .444 6
Tuesday's Games
None scheduled, Olympics break
Regular season resumes Aug. 28
Golf
AMATEUR
Holes-in-one
Aug. 9 -- LINDA McGUNIGAL, at Maple Leaf GC. HOLE: No. 6, 100 yards, par 3. CLUB: Pitching wedge. PLAYING PARTNERS: Bill Fields, Tom Frank, Ken Tapp
Aug. 9 -- DON THOMPSON, at Maple Leaf GC. HOLE: No. 3, 160 yards, par 3. CLUB: 7-iron. PLAYING PARTNERS: Don Fraley, Harley Sizemore, Bob Moricle
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB--Suspended RHP Victor Jorge, 1B Ramon Mariano (Kansas City) and P Winfild De La Rosa (Arizona) for 50 games each after testing positive for banned substances.
BOSTON RED SOX--Acquired RHP Paul Byrd from Cleveland for a player to be named or cash. Placed RHP Tim Wakefield on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of RHP Charlie Zink from Pawtucket (IL).
DETROIT TIGERS--Agreed to terms with RHP Freddy Garcia on a minor league contract. Promoted LHP Dontrelle Willis from Lakeland (FSL) to Toledo (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Purchased the contract of INF Cliff Pennington from Sacramento (PCL). Optioned LHP Lenny DiNardo to Sacramento. Designated INF Brooks Conrad for assignment.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS--Recalled OF Chris Dickerson from Louisville (IL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES--Placed RHP Bryan Corey on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 10. Purchased the contract of INF Sean Kazmar from San Antonio (Texas). Extended their player development contract with Fort Wayne (MWL) for two years.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
ATLANTA HAWKS--Signed G Thomas Gardner and F Othello Hunter.
Women's National Basketball Association
DETROIT SHOCK--Acquired F Taj McWilliams-Franklin from Washington for F Tasha Humphrey, F Shay Murphy and a 2009 second-round draft pick.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DENVER BRONCOS--Signed CB Wale Dada. Waived CB Lamont Reid.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS--Signed RB Clifton Dawson. Waived-injured LB Dedrick Harrington. Placed DB Michael Coe on injured reserve.
MIAMI DOLPHINS--Released PK Jay Feely.
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