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2B ODESSA AMERICAN WWW.OAOA.COM TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2013 THIS WEEK IN SPORTS LOCAL SPORTS TODAY Texas League Baseball Midland Rockhounds at Corpus Christi Hooks, 7:05 p.m., Whataburger Field, Corpus Christi. High School Volleyball Odessa High vs. Hobbs (N.M.), 6 p.m., OHS Fieldhouse. Permian vs. Lubbock Trinity Christian, 7 p.m., Permian Fieldhouse.

WEDNESDAY Texas League Baseball Midland Rockhounds at Corpus Christi Hooks, 7:05 p.m., Whataburger Field, Corpus Christi. THURSDAY Texas League Baseball Midland Rockhounds at Corpus Christi Hooks, 7:05 p.m., Whataburger Field, Corpus Christi. FRIDAY High School Football Scrimmage: Odessa High vs. Wolfforth Fren- ship, 7 p.m., Ratliff Stadium. Scrimmage: Permian vs.

El Paso El Dorado, 7 p.m., Van Horn. Texas League Baseball Midland Rockhounds at Corpus Christi Hooks, 7:05 p.m., Whataburger Field, Corpus Christi. College Volleyball Sixth Annual NMMI Classic: Odessa College vs. South Mountain 9 a.m.; Odessa College vs. Eastern Arizona, 4:30 p.m.; Cahoon Armory Building, Roswell, N.M.

High School Cross Country Odessa High at West of the Pecos Invitational, Reeves County Golf Course, Pecos. Permian at Friday Night Hawk Invite, 9:10 p.m. (girls) and 9:30 p.m. (boys), McInnish Park, Carrollton. High School Volleyball Nita Vannoy Memorial in San Angelo: At Lake View HS, Permian vs.

Greenwood, 1 p.m.; Permian vs. Lake View JV, 5 p.m.; Permian vs. Miles, 7 p.m. At Lincoln MS, Odessa High vs. El Paso Del Valle, 2 p.m.; Odessa High vs.

Wall, 5 p.m.; Odessa HIgh vs. Water Valley, 7 p.m. SATURDAY Texas League Baseball Midland Rockhounds at Frisco RoughRiders, 7:05 p.m., Dr Pepper Ballpark, Frisco. College Volleyball Sixth Annual NMMI Classic: Odessa College vs. Yavapai 11:30 a.m.; Odessa College vs.

Pima 6 p.m.; Cahoon Armory Building Roswell, N.M. High School Team Tennis Odessa High at Midland Christian, 9 a.m., Midland College. High School Volleyball Odessa High and Permian at Nita Vannoy Invitational, San Angelo. SUNDAY Texas League Baseball Midland Rockhounds at Frisco RoughRiders, 6:05 p.m., Dr Pepper Ballpark, Frisco. MONDAY Texas League Baseball Midland Rockhounds at Frisco RoughRiders, 7:05 p.m., Dr Pepper Ballpark, Frisco.

TV SPORTS Cycling Time Event Station 3 p.m. USA Pro Challenge: Stage 2NBCSN Little League Baseball Time Event Station Noon Little League World Series: Brno(Czech Republic)vs. Grosse Pointe, Mich.ESPN 3 p.m. Little League World Series: Taoyuan(Taiwan)vs. Aguadulce (Panama)ESPN 7 p.m.

Little League World Series: Nashville(Tenn.) vs. Sammamish Major League Baseball Time Event Station 6 p.m.Diamondbacks at RedsMLB 7 p.m.Astros at RangersFSSW Soccer Time Event Station 10 a.m. UEFA Champions League: Celtic FC at FC ShakterFOXDEP 1:30 p.m. UEFA Champions League: NK Maribor at Viktoria PlzenFSSW 1:30 p.m. UEFA Champions League: AC Milan at PSV EindhovenFS1 1:30 p.m.

UEFA Champions League: Real Sociedad at Olympique Lyon FS2, FOXDEP 1:30 p.m. UEFA ChampionsLeague Zenit St. Petersburg at Pacos de Ferreira FOXSOC, FOXSOCP 6 p.m. Copa Sudamericana: Emelec at Universidad Catolica FOXDEP 7 p.m. CONCACAF Champions League: Houston at ConnectionFS1 8:55 p.m.

Copa MX: Chivas at DoradosGALA 9 p.m. CONCACAF Champions League: Cartagines at GalaxyFOXSOCP Tennis Time Event Station NoonU.S. Open qualifyingCBSSN National Basketball Association Time Event Station 6 p.m.Lynx at DreamNBATV 9 p.m.Sparks at Reignespn2 2-KMID (ABC); 7-KOSA (CBS); 8-KPEJ (FOX); 9-KWES (NBC). RADIO SPORTS Texas League Baseball Time Event Station 7 p.m.RockHounds at MissionsAM-550 Radio stations from around the Permian Basin are encouraged to submit radio listings to the OA sports department either by e-mail at oas- or by fax at 432-333-7742. SCOREBOARD BASEBALL Texas League North Division WLPct.GB Springfield Arkansas NW Arkansas x-Tulsa South Division WLPct.GB San Antonio x-Corpus Christi Frisco Midland x-clinched first half Games Midland at Corpus Christi, 7:05 p.m.

Frisco at San Antonio, 7:05 p.m. Arkansas at Tulsa, 7:05 p.m. Northwest Arkansas at Springfield, 7:09 p.m. Games Frisco at San Antonio, 7:05 p.m. Midland at Corpus Christi, 7:05 p.m.

Arkansas at Tulsa, 7:05 p.m. Northwest Arkansas at Springfield, 7:09 p.m. Little League World Series At South Williamsport, Pa. Double Elimination Monday, Aug. 19 Corpus Christi, Texas 5, Perth, Australia 2 Taoyuan, Taiwan 6, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, 4, San Lorenzo eliminated Nashville, Tenn.

10, Newark, Del. 0, 4 innings, Newark eliminated Aguadulce, Panama 12, Ottawa, Ontario 0, 4 innings, Ottawa eliminated Sammamish, Wash. 6, Urbandale, Iowa, 5, Urbandale eliminated Tuesday, Aug. 20 Consolation Brno, Czech Republic vs. Grosse Pointe, Noon Game 21 Taoyuan, Taiwan vs.

Aguadulce, Panama, 3 p.m. Game 22 Nashville, vs. Sammamish, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21 Game 23 Tijuana, Mexico vs.

Tokyo, 3 p.m. Game 24 Westport, Conn. vs. Chula Vista, 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug.

22 Game 25 Game 21 winner vs. Game 23 loser, 3 p.m. Game 26 Game 22 winner vs. Game 24 loser, 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug.

24 International championship, 11:30 a.m. U.S. championship, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 At Lamade Stadium Third Place International runner-up vs.

U.S. runner-up, 10 a.m. World Championship International champion vs. U.S. champion, 2 p.m.

FOOTBALL National Football League Preseason AMERICAN CONFERENCE East WLTPctPFPA Buffalo2001.0006436 New England2001.0005643 N.Y. Jets110.5005439 Miami120.3336451 South WLTPctPFPA Houston2001.0005130 Indianapolis110.5004056 Jacksonville020.0001664 Tennessee020.0004049 North WLTPctPFPA Baltimore2001.0007139 Cincinnati2001.0006129 Cleveland2001.0005125 Pittsburgh020.0002642 West WLTPctPFPA Denver110.5002046 Oakland110.5003945 Kansas City020.0002632 San Diego020.0003864 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East WLTPctPFPA Washington2001.0004634 N.Y. Giants110.5003033 Philadelphia110.5003640 Dallas120.3334851 South WLTPctPFPA New Orleans2001.0004533 Carolina110.5003331 Atlanta020.0003361 Tampa Bay020.0003769 North WLTPctPFPA Chicago110.5005052 Detroit110.5003241 Green Bay110.5001924 Minnesota020.0002947 West WLTPctPFPA Arizona2001.000297 Seattle2001.0007120 San Francisco110.5002123 St. Louis020.0002646 Game Indianapolis 20, N.Y. Giants 12 Game Washington 24, Pittsburgh 13 Thursday, Aug.

22 New England at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Carolina at Baltimore, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 Seattle at Green Bay, 7 p.m. Chicago at Oakland, 9 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 24 Buffalo at Washington, 3:30 p.m. Cleveland at Indianapolis, 6 p.m. N.Y. Jets at N.Y.

Giants, 6 p.m. Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Jacksonville, 6:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Miami, 6:30 p.m. St.

Louis at Denver, 7 p.m. Cincinnati at Dallas, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Tennessee, 7 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug.

25 New Orleans at Houston, 3 p.m. Minnesota at San Francisco, 7 p.m. Canadian Football League EAST DIVISION WLTPtsPFPA WEST DIVISION WLTPtsPFPA B.C...................52010169164 Friday, Aug. 16 Hamilton 37, Winnipeg 18 Saturday, Aug. 17 Saskatchewan 24, Montreal 21 BC Lions 26, Calgary 22 Sunday, Aug.

18 Toronto 36 Edmonton 33 Thursday, Aug. 22 BC Lions at Montreal, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 Calgary at Toronto, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug.

24 Winnipeg at Hamilton, Noon Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 3 p.m. AFCA Division II Coaches Poll Preseason RecordPtsPvs 1. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 2. Minnesota 3.

West Texas 4. Northwest Missouri St. 5. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.)......14-15992 6.

Missouri Western 7. Shippensburg 8. Colorado 9. Ashland 10. Indiana (Pa.) 11.

12. New Haven 13. Henderson St. 14. Grand Valley St.

15. Midwestern 16. West 17. Carson-Newman 18. Bloomsburg 19.

Indianapolis 20. Chadron St. 21. Pittsburg St. 22.

Saginaw Valley St. 23. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)..............9-314020 24. Tuskegee 25. Shepherd (W.Va.)..................8-310825 SOCCER Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE WLTPtsGFGA Kansas New New Toronto D.C...........................3174131440 WESTERN CONFERENCE WLTPtsGFGA Real Salt Los FC San Chivas NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Games San Jose 1, Sporting Kansas City 0 Wednesday, Aug. 21 FC Dallas at Chivas USA, 9:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Portland, 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 Sporting Kansas City at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 24 Houston at Montreal, 6 p.m. Toronto FC at D.C. United, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

San Jose at FC Dallas, 8 p.m. Columbus at Real Salt Lake, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 New York at Chivas USA, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at New England, 6:30 p.m.

Portland at Seattle FC, 9 p.m. CONCACAF Champions League FIRST ROUND Winners advance (Home teams listed first) GROUP GPWDLGFGAPts Arabe Thursday, Aug. 8 Arabe Unido (Panama) 3, Connection (Trinidad and Tobago) 2 Tuesday, Aug. 20 Connection (Trinidad and Tobago) vs. Houston (United States), 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 27 Houston (United States) vs. Arabe Unido (Panama), 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 Connection (Trinidad and Tobago) vs.

Arabe Unido (Panama), 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 Houston (United States) vs. Connection (Trinidad and Tobago), 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct.

24 Arabe Unido (Panama) vs. Houston (United States), 7 p.m. GROUP GPWDLGFGAPts Sporting KC ..........11 0 0203 000000 Real Esteli .............1 00 1 020 Wednesday, Aug. 7 Real Esteli (Nicaragua) 0, Sporting Kansas City (United States) 2 Wednesday, Aug. 21 Real Esteli (Nicaragua) vs.

Olimpia (Honduras), 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27 Olimpia (Honduras) vs. Sporting Kansas City (United States), 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.

17 Sporting Kansas City (United States) vs. Real Esteli (Nicaragua), 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 Olimpia (Honduras) vs. Real Esteli (Nicaragua), 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 23 Sporting Kansas City (United States) vs. Olimpia (Honduras), 7 p.m. GROUP GPWDLGFGAPts Herediano .............1 1 0 0 6 1 3 Cruz 0 Valencia ................10 0 11 60 Thursday, Aug. 8 Herediano (Costa Rica) 6, Valencia (Haiti) 1 Thursday, Aug.

22 Cruz Azul (Mexico) vs. Herediano (Costa Rica), 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28 Valencia (Haiti) vs. Cruz Azul (Mexico), 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 18 Herediano (Costa Rica) vs. Valencia (Haiti), 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 Cruz Azul (Mexico) vs.

Valencia (Haiti), 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 Herediano (Costa Rica) vs. Cruz Azul (Mexico), 9 p.m. GROUP GPWDLGFGAPts Club 100103 Alajuelense ...........0000 00 0 San Miguelito ........10 0 1010 Wednesday, Aug.

7 Miguelito (Panama) 0, Club America (Mexico) 1 Thursday, Aug. 22 San Miguelito (Panama) vs. Alajuelense (Costa Rica), 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 Alajuelense (Costa Rica) vs.

Club America (Mexico), 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 Club America (Mexico) vs. San Miguelito (Panama), 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

26 Alajuelense (Costa Rica) vs. San Miguelito (Panama), 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 Club America (Mexico) vs. Alajuelense (Costa Rica), 7 p.m.

GROUP GPWDLGFGAPts Montreal ...............1 1001 03 0 0 00 San 0 0 1 010 Wednesday, Aug. 7 Montreal (Canada) 1, San Jose (United States) 0 Wednesday, Aug. 21 Heredia (Guatemala) vs. Montreal (Canada), 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.

28 Heredia (Guatemala) vs. San Jose (United States), 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 San Jose (United States) vs. Montreal (Canada), 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 24 Montreal (Canada) vs. Heredia (Guatemala), 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 San Jose (United States) vs.

Heredia (Guatemala), 9 p.m. GROUP GPWDLGFGAPts 100313 Comunicaciones ...0 0 00 0 00 0 1130 Tuesday, Aug. 6 Toluca (Mexico) 3, Caledonia (Trinidad and Tobago) 1 Thursday, Aug. 22 Comunicaciones (Guatemala) vs. Toluca (Mexico), 9 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 29 Caledonia (Trinidad and Tobago) vs. Comunica- ciones (Guatemala), 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 Caledonia (Trinidad and Tobago) vs.

Toluca (Mexico), 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 Comunicaciones (Guatemala) vs. Caledonia (Trinidad and Tobago), 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.

23 Toluca (Mexico) vs. Comunicaciones (Guatemala), 7 p.m. GROUP GPWDLGFGAPts Luis Angel Firpo ....1 0 10001 0 10 0 01 0 0 000 0 Tuesday, Aug. 6 Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador) 0, Tijuana (Mexico) 0 Tuesday, Aug. 20 Victoria (Honduras) vs.

Tijuana (Mexico), 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28 Tijuana (Mexico) vs. Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador), 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

19 Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador) vs. Victoria (Honduras), 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 Tijuana (Mexico) vs. Victoria (Honduras), 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 23 Victoria (Honduras) vs. Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador), 9 p.m. GROUP GPWDLGFGAPts 23 Isidro 124 0 LA Galaxy .............0 0 00 0 0 0 Thursday, Aug. 8 Isidro Metapan (El Salvador) 2, Cartagines (Costa Rica) 4 Tuesday, Aug.

20 LA Galaxy (United States) vs. Cartagines (Costa Rica), 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27 Cartagines (Costa Rica) vs. Isidro Metapan (El Salvador), 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 18 LA Galaxy (United States) vs. Isidro Metapan (El Salvador), 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 Cartagines (Costa Rica) vs.

LA Galaxy (United States), 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 Isidro Metapan (El Salvador) vs. LA Galaxy (United States), 9 p.m. UEFA Champions League (Third-round qualifying; winners advance to group stage) Home teams listed first FIRST-LEG MATCHES Tuesday, August 20 Shakhter Karagandy (Kazakhstan) vs.

Celtic (Scotland), 10 a.m. Lyon (France) vs. Real Sociedad (Spain), 1:45 p.m. Pacos de Ferreira (Portugal) vs. Zenit St.

Petersburg (Russia), 1:45 p.m. PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) vs. AC Milan (Italy), 1:45 p.m. Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic) vs. Maribor (Slovenia), 1:45 p.m.

Wednesday, August 21 Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) vs. Austria Vienna (Austria), 1:45 p.m. Fenerbahce (Turkey) vs. Arsenal (England), 1:45 p.m. Ludogorets Razgrad (Bulgaria) vs.

Basel (Switzerland), 1:45 p.m. Schalke (Germany) vs. POAK Salonika (Greece), 1:45 p.m. Steaua Bucharest (Romania) vs. Legia Warsaw (Poland), 1:45 p.m.

SECOND-LEG MATCHES Tuesday, August 27 Arsenal vs. Fenerbahce, 1:45 p.m. POAK Salonika vs. Schalke, 1:45 p.m. Austria Vienna vs.

Dinamo Zagreb, 1:45 p.m. Basel vs. Ludogorets Razgrad, 1:45 p.m. Legia Warsaw vs. Steaua Bucharest, 1:45 p.m.

Wednesday, August 28 Zenit St. Petersburg vs. Pacos de Ferreira, noon AC Milan vs. PSV Eindhoven, 1:45 p.m. Real Sociedad vs.

Lyon, 1:45 p.m. Celtic vs. Shakhter Karagandy, 1:45 p.m. Maribor vs. Viktoria Plzen, 1:45 p.m.

TENNIS New Haven Open at Yale A U.S. Open Series event Monday At The Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale New Haven, Conn. Purse: $690,000 (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles First Round Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 3-0, retired. Simona Halep, Romania, def.

Daniela Hantu- chova, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-1. Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Ayumi Morita, Japan, 2-0, retired. Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, def. Roberta Vinci (5), Italy, 7-5, 6-3.

Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, def. Dominika Cibulkova (8), Slovakia, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, def. Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (5). Julia Goerges, Germany, def.

Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. Sloane Stephens (6), United States, def. Anna Schmiedlova, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-4. Karin Knapp, Italy, def. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-4.

Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, 7-6 (4), 6-1. Alison Riske, United States, def. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 7-5, 6-1. Caroline Wozniacki (4), Denmark, def.

Peng Shuai, China, 2-6, 3-1, retired. Winston-Salem Open A U.S. Open Series event Monday At The Wake Forest Tennis Center Winston-Salem, N.C. Purse: $658,500 (WT250) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles First Round Steve Johnson, United States, def. Bobby Reynolds, United States, 6-1, 6-2.

David Goffin, Belgium, def. Jack Sock, United States, 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 retired. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, def. Kenny de Schepper, France, 7-6 (3), 6-4. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, def.

Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5). Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, def. Frederik Nielsen, Denmark, 6-1, 6-3. Guido Pella, Argentina, def. Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4).

Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Lukasz Kubot, Poland, 6-3, 6-1. James Blake, United States, def. Rhyne Williams, United States, 6-1, 7-5. Thiemo de Bakker, Netherlands, def.

Igor Sijs- ling, Netherlands, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Tim Smyczek, United States, def. Michael Russell, United States, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4. Guillaume Rufin, France, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

Second Round Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, def. Pablo Andujar (16), Spain, 6-4, 6-3. Sam Querrey (6), United States, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League BALTIMOREORIOLES 3B Wilson Betemit to Frederick (Carolina) for a rehab assignment.

Recalled DH Danny Valencia from Norfolk (IL). BOSTONREDSOX David Ross from the 60-day DL. Optioned Ryan Lavarnway, RHP Rubby De La Rosa and INF Brock Holt to Pawtucket (IL). Transferred RHP Andrew Bailey and RHP Clay Buchholz to the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of SS Xander Bogaerts from Pawtucket.

Recalled RHP Brayan Villarreal from Pawtucket. HOUSTONASTROS 1B Japhet Amador and OF Leonardo Heras from Diablos Rojos del Mexico (Mexican) for cash considerations. Called up LHP Wade LeBlanc from Oklahoma City (PCL). Optioned OF Marc Krauss to Oklahoma City. MINNESOTATWINS RHP Kyle Gibson to Rochester (IL).

TAMPABAYRAYS OF Desmond Jennings from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Brandon Gomes to Durham (IL). TORONTOBLUEJAYS SS Munenori Kawasaki from the paternity list. Optioned RHP Thad Weber to Buffalo (IL). National League CHICAGOCUBS OF Brian Bogusevic from the 15-day DL.

LOSANGELESDODGERS RHP Brian Wilson from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF-1B Scott Van Slyke to Albuquerque (PCL). MIAMIMARLINS 3B Placido Polanco on the seven-day DL. Selected the contract of INF Gil Velazquez from New Orleans (PCL). Transferred OF Marcell Ozuna to the 60-day DL.

PITTSBURGHPIRATES RHP James McDonald to the GCL Pirates for a rehab assignment. Recalled RHP Ryan Reid from Indianapolis (IL). Optioned LHP Kris Johnson to Indianapolis. SANDIEGOPADRES RHP Brad Boxberger from Tucson (PCL). Designated RHP Sean for assignment.

WASHINGTONNATIONALS OF David DeJesus from the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named. Released OF Roger Bernardina. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHARLOTTEBOBCATS Anthony Tolliver. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONACARDINALS Will Batson, Kyle Quinn and G-C Scott Wedige. BALTIMORERAVENS CB Chris Johnson.

BUFFALOBILLS PK Rian Lindell. CLEVELANDBROWNS G-C John Moffitt from Seattle for DL Brian Sanford. DALLASCOWBOYS LB Alex Albright, DT Travis Chappelear and DE Toby Jackson. DETROITLIONS LB Cory Greenwood. HOUSTONTEXANS WR DeVier Posey from the list.

INDIANAPOLISCOLTS RB Dan Moore on the waived-injured list. JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS WR Mohamed Massaquoi and G-C Jason Spitz. KANSASCITYCHIEFS WR Jon Baldwin to San Francisco for WR A.J. Jenkins. MINNESOTAVIKINGS CB Jacob Lacey.

NEWENGLANDPATRIOTS an injury settlement with TE Brandon Ford. Released LB A.J. Edds, OL R.J. Mattes and DL Scott Vallone. NEWORLEANSSAINTS the contracts of QB Seneca Wallace, WR Steve Breaston and WR Patrick Crayton.

Placed DE Kenyon Coleman on injured reserve. Waived DB A.J. Davis, WR Jarred Fayson, Ricky Henry, LB Chase Thomas and DB Dion Turner. SANDIEGOCHARGERS WR Danario Alexander on the waived-injured list. SEATTLESEAHAWKS John Moffitt to Cleveland for DL Brian Sanford.

Released Carson Wiggs. Signed DT Dewayne Cherrington. TENNESSEETITANS TE Delanie Walker from the PUP list. HOCKEY National Hockey League MONTREALCANADIENS Dustin Tokarski to a one-year, two-way contract. ECHL IDAHOSTEELHEADS to terms with Taylor Vause.

COLLEGE HAMPDEN-SYDNEY Nick Goins linebackers coach and special teams coordinator. NORTHLAND Ernie May baseball coach. RANDOLPH-MACON Joe Meehan assistant basketball coach. WAKEFOREST Duran Lowe from the football team, for violating an undisclosed university policy. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BY STEPHEN HAWKINS The Associated Press ARLINGTON Travis Blackley has half of his eight major league wins against the Texas Rangers.

Tonight, be pitching for the AL West leaders against the Houston Astros, the team that traded the left-hander to Texas just last week. a great opportunity here. excited to be starting again, what wanted to do all said Blackley, who made 42 relief appearances for Houston before being designated for assignment and clearing waivers. get an opportunity over there. Hoping to show them what they The Rangers will purchase contract from Triple-A Round Rock today for him to start the second game of the three- game set against Houston.

He was already with the Rangers on Monday, but the team will have to make a corresponding move before game to officially add him to its 25-man roster. got experience. certainly pitched well against Rangers manager Ron Washington said Monday, before the series opener. think his experience played into it more than anything else. not looking for him to give us six, seven innings.

Just looking for him to give us what he can give us, and then go to the bullpen from Long reliever Ross Wolf, who has started three games for Texas this sea- son, was an option. Washington said Wolf will pitch Tuesday night. Blackley will fill in for Alexi Ogando, who has an inflamed nerve in his right shoulder and got an injection Saturday. Matt Garza was scheduled to pitch Tuesday, but moved up a day and pitched on regular rest Monday night. Washington said there been a decision on whether Ogando will be put on the disabled list.

feeling Washington said. going to go through the process and see what it is before we jump the gun and put him on the Blackley was 1-1 with a 4.89 ERA in those 42 games for Houston before being designated for assignment Aug. 8. He cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Oklahoma City before being traded. guys need a scouting report on Astros manager Bo Porter said.

was good at some points, and not so good at other points. The quality of his pitching was not where we wanted it. a veteran who knows how to pitch. We had some young guys we wanted to bring up, and he was The 30-year-old Australian is 8-8 in 78 major league games (23 starts), going 4-2 with a 5.40 ERA in nine games (six starts) vs. the Rangers.

Blackley made 15 starts last season for the Oakland, and won against the Rangers the final series of the regular season when the overtook Texas for the AL West title. Blackley to pitch against Astros American League East Division WLPctGB Boston7353.579— Tampa Bay7152.577½ Baltimore6757.5405 New York6459.5207½ Toronto5767.46015 Central Division WLPctGB Detroit7351.589— Cleveland6658.5327 Kansas City6459.5208½ Minnesota5469.43918½ Chicago4974.39823½ West Division WLPctGB Texas7253.576— Oakland7053.5691 Seattle5766.46314 Los Angeles5568.44716 Houston4183.33130½ Games N.Y. Mets 6, Minnesota 1 Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 3 Texas 16, Houston 5 Cleveland at L.A. Angels, (n) Seattle at Boston at San Francisco, (n) Games Toronto (Rogers 3-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 64), 12:05 p.m., 1st game Tampa Bay (Cobb 7-2) at Baltimore (Mig.Gon- zalez 8-5), 6:05 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 9-7) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 4-12), 6:05 p.m., 2nd game Minnesota (Pelfrey 4-10) at Detroit (Porcello 96), 6:08 p.m. Houston (Cosart 1-0) at Texas (Blackley 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 2-10) at Kansas City (E.Santana 8-6), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (Salazar 1-1) at L.A.

Angels (C.Wil- son 13-6), 9:05 p.m. Seattle (J.Saunders 10-12) at Oakland (Gray 1-1), 9:05 p.m. Boston (Peavy 9-5) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 2-4), 9:15 p.m. National League East Division WLPctGB Atlanta7648.613— Washington6064.48416 New York5766.46318½ Philadelphia5569.44421 Miami4875.39027½ Central Division WLPctGB Pittsburgh7251.585— St. Louis7152.5771 Cincinnati7154.5682 Chicago5470.43518½ Milwaukee5470.43518½ West Division WLPctGB Los Angeles7252.581— Arizona6459.5207½ Colorado5868.46015 San Diego5668.45216 San Francisco5568.44716½ Games N.Y.

Mets 6, Minnesota 1 Philadelphia 5, Colorado 4 Cincinnati 5, Arizona 3 Miami 6, L.A. Dodgers 2 Chicago Cubs 11, Washington 1 St. Louis at Milwaukee, (n) Pittsburgh at San Diego, (n) Boston at San Francisco, (n) Games Colorado (J.De La Rosa 12-6) at Philadelphia (Cloyd 2-2), 6:05 p.m. Arizona (Corbin 12-3) at Cincinnati (Cingrani 6-2), 6:10 p.m. Atlanta (Beachy 2-0) at N.Y.

Mets (Z.Wheeler 5-2), 6:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 4-6) at Miami (Ja.Turner 3-4), 6:10 p.m. Washington (Haren 7-11) at Chicago Cubs (Rusin 2-2), 7:05 p.m. St.

Louis (Lynn 13-6) at Milwaukee (Lohse 88), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 5-8) at San Diego (T.Ross 3-5), 9:10 p.m. Boston (Peavy 9-5) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 2-4), 9:15 p.m. STANDINGS.