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SCOREBOARD INDEPENDENT RECORD FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2017 I B3 Bills McCoy says Kaepernick is a distraction Bengals, Bruins have new radio homes With the recent changes to ownership of local radio stations, there willbe new radio homes for Helena High and Capital sports. Helena High games can be heard all season on 950 AM with play-b-play man John Kemper again behind the mic. Capital, meanwhile, willbe on 95.9 FM with longtime announcer Jay Scott back for 2017. Helena High's opener at CMR is at 4:30 p.m. Friday, while Capital will host Great Falls High at 7 p.m.

would immediately fill starting roles. McCoy didn't change his stance when his former Eagles teammate Michael Vick was brought up as comparison, even though a distinction was made that Vick had been convicted of a crime Vick signed with Philadelphia after spending 18 months in prison on dog fighting charges, drawing criticism from some fans who believed he should not be allowed to play pro foot -ball. Kaepernick has not been accused of any crimes. "That's a great example. Take a guy like Michael Vick, who went through all that he went through," McCoy said.

"He's 10 times better than Kaepernick. So you'll deal with that situation, you'll deal with that attention, the media aspect of it the good, the bad attention to it compared to Kaepernick." McCoy shared his views after being asked about his position regarding players protesting the anthems. He supports freedom of speech while adding he believes players can "choose a better platform to state their beliefs." More than 1,000 people crowded the steps of the NFL's midtown Manhattan offices on Wednesday to demand Kaepernick be signed by a team before the start of the season next month. Kaepernick thanked his supporters with a tweet with a photo of protesters raising their right fists in the air. "Thank you to everyone who went out to support yesterday," Kaepernick said.

"My faith has always been and always will be in the power of the people McCoy, entering his third season in Buffalo and ninth in the NFL, has not shied away from speaking his mind. Shortly after being dealt to Buffalo, McCoy criticized his former coach Chip Kelly for making the trade by suggesting the move was racially motivated. He caused a stir in February 2016, when he was involved in a nightclub brawl with off-duty police officers in Philadelphia. No charges were filed after prosecutors said they could not prove who initiated the fight. McCoy's spoke at a time questions have been raised about his future in Buffalo.

The Bills are rebuilding through youth and stockpiling draft picks. Two weeks ago, Buffalo acquired a second- and third-round pick in trading star receiver Sammy Watkins and starting cornerback Ronald Darby in two separate deals. Having heard the trade rumors, McCoy said he's been assured by coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane he's not going anywhere. "I asked them about it and they said it's false," he said. "People make things up." McCoy is instead focused on Buffalo's preseason game at Baltimore on Saturday night and looking ahead to the season opener on Sept.

10. "I feel like I'm one of the key guys here," McCoy said. "I don't want to leave. Buffalo embraced me with open arms and they took me in." JOHN WAWROW Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. Bills running back LeSean McCoy isn't surprised Colin Kaepernick has had difficulty finding a job.

And thinks it has little to do with the quarterback's decision to not stand for the anthem last season. Some teams, McCoy said following practice Thursday, might consider it not being worth the "chaos" to take on a polarizing player such as Kaepernick to fill what's likely to be a backup role. "You've just got to look at all sides like, if I'm an owner or the GM of a team, do I want to put him on my team?" McCoy said. "Is he good enough to be on the squad to even deal with everything that's going on?" Kaepernick remains unsigned after opting out of his contract with the San Francisco 49ers after last season. Critics have accused the NFL of punishing the sixth-year player for refusing to stand for the national anthem to protest police brutality against blacks.

"That may have something to do with it, but I think also it has a lot to do with his play," McCoy said. "There's certain players that could be on the team with big distractions, and there's other players that it's not good enough or not worth it." He said it's easier on teams to take on a distraction if it involves a star player such as Patriots quarterback Tom Brady or New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. because, unlike Kaepernick, they MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE Baseball Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 62 60 Indianapolis 0 2 0 .000 29 48 North Pet PF PA Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 54 10 Pittsburgh 2 0 0 1.000 37 25 Cleveland 2 0 0 1.000 30 20 Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 35 42 West Pet PF PA Denver 2 0 0 1.000 57 31 Kansas City 1 1 0 .500 47 39 Oakland 0 2 0 .000 31 44 L.A. Chargers 0 2 0 .000 24 61 Pts GF GA Toronto FC 15 3 8 53 52 25 New York City FC 14 7 4 46 47 34 Chicago 12 8 5 41 46 34 Columbus 12 12 3 39 40 41 New York 12 10 2 38 37 32 Montreal 10 8 6 36 41 38 Atlanta United FC 10 8 5 35 42 30 Orlando City 8 10 7 31 26 37 Philadelphia 8 12 6 30 34 36 New England 8 11 5 29 39 40 D.C. United 7 15 4 25 21 44 WESTERN CONFERENCE Pts GF GA Seattle 11 7 8 41 40 33 Kansas City 10 5 10 40 31 19 Portland 11 9 7 40 47 44 Houston 10 8 8 38 46 37 FC Dallas 9 6 9 36 36 31 Vancouver 10 9 5 35 35 34 San Jose 9 11 6 33 2 8 44 Real Salt Lake 9 13 5 32 36 47 Los Angeles 6 13 5 23 32 44 Minnesota United 6 14 4 22 30 51 Colorado 6 14 4 22 23 34 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

NFC East Pet PF PA Dallas 2 1 0 .667 54 50 Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 67 71 N.Y. Giants 0 2 0 .000 18 30 Washington 0 2 0 .000 20 44 South Pet PF PA Carolina 2 1 0 .667 78 74 New Orleans 1 1 0 .500 27 27 Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 24 31 Atlanta 0 2 0 .000 33 40 North Pet PF PA Green Bay 2 0 0 1.000 45 26 Detroit 2 0 0 1.000 40 16 Chicago 1 1 0 .500 41 47 Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 30 30 West Pet PF PA Seattle 2 0 0 1.000 68 30 L.A. Rams 2 0 0 1.000 37 31 San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 41 50 Arizona 1 2 0 .333 61 54 Thursday's Scores Philadelphia 38, Miami 31 Carolina 24, Jacksonville 23 Today's Games New England at Detroit, 5 p.m. Kansas City at Seattle, 6 p.m. Saturday's Games Buffalo at Baltimore, 5 p.m.

Arizona at Atlanta, 5 p.m. N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 5 p.m. Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.

Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m. Houston at New Orleans, 6 p.m. L.A. Chargers at L.A. Rams, 6 p.m.

Oakland at Dallas, 6 p.m. Green Bay at Denver, 7 p.m. Sunday's Games Chicago at Tennessee, 11a.m. Cincinnati at Washington, 2:30 p.m. San Francisco at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Great Alaska Shootout will end after 2017 MISSOULA The Montana men's basketball team won't play in the 2018 GCI Great Alaska Shootout as previously scheduled. In fact, no team will. The 2017 Great Alaska Shootout, the 40th annual event, will be the final edition of the tournament, the University of Alaska Anchorage announced Thursday. The Griz had agreed to play in the 41st annual event in exchange for Basketball Travelers Inc. paying $70,000 of UM's fees for its trip to Costa Rica Aug.

3-8, according to the game contract between UMandBTI. Ryan Martin, associate athletic department for business operations, had previously said that the athletic department was going to pay for the trip to the Great Alaska Shootout, which he had said "shouldn't cost more than a trip to California." University of Alaska Anchorage chancellor Sam Gingerich said the university can no longer sustain funding for the annual Thanksgiving week tournament. The shootout began in 1978 and is the longest-running regular-season college basketball tournament. The event brought the highest level of basket -ball competition to Alaska, with appearances in the men's bracket by Duke, Kansas, North Carolina, UCLA and other perennial national contenders. The 2017 GCI Great Alaska Shootout begins Nov.

21 with the four-team women's tournament. The field includes Binghamton, Tulsa, Maryland Eastern Shore and host Alaska-Anchorage. The men's tournament begins Nov. 22 with Cal Poly, Central Michigan, College of Charleston, CSU Bakersfield, Idaho, Sam Houston State, Santa Clara and host Alaska-Anchorage. Missoulian Ginobili returning for 16th season SAN ANTONIO (AP) Manu Ginobili is returning for his 16th season with the San Antonio Spurs.

The Spurs re-signed the 40-year-old Argentine guard Thursday. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Ginobili will become the eighth player in NBA history to spend his entire career with one team and play at least 16 seasons joining Tim Duncan Tony Parker, Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki, John Stockton, Reggie Miller and John Havlicek. Ginobili averaged 7.5 points, 2.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds in 69 games last season, In 992 career regular-season games, he has averaged 13.6 points, 3.9 assists and 3.6 rebounds. In 213 playoff games, the four-time NBA champion has averaged 14.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists.

Ginobili le Argentina tothe2004 Olympic ti -tie. He and Bill Bradley are the only players win an NBA and Euroleague titles and an Olympic gold medal. Testaverde leaves Miami MIAMI (TNS) University of Miami reserve quarterback Vincent Testaverde, the son of University of Miami legend and Heisman Trophy winner Vinny Testaverde, has left the football program, UM announced Thursday. "Vincent approached me this morning and indicated that he felt like he would have more opportunities for playing time at another program," head coach Mark Richt said. "We wish him all the best in his future plans." Richt said on Tuesday, when he announced redshirt junior Malik Rosier as the starting quarterback, that the backups handled the competition beautifully andhe'dbe "shocked" if anyone transferred.

"Everybody has to make choices in life," Richt said. "But I'd be shocked if (current No. 2) Evan (Shirreffs) did that, or any of them. I'd be shocked. They all know they're learning, they all know they're growing, they all know they're get-tingbetter.

They understand there's competition everywhere you go. You can go somewhere for greener grass, well guess what They got a bunch of dudes there too. They know the system. You're going to be behind the 8 -ball if you go somewhere else. I'd be very surprised." Testaverde's father served on the advisory committee that provided UM athletic director Blake James with input during the coaching search that ended with Richt's hiring.

Testaverde a native of Tampa, Fla. is listed as a 6-foot-2, 205-pound redshirt junior and did not see any game action last year after sitting out in 2015. He transferred to Miami from Texas Tech, where he played in one game his true freshman season. At Texas Tech, Testaverde's only game was against Texas on Nov. 1, 2014.

In that game, he completed 15 of 26 passes and threw one interception. He entered the game after freshman quarterback Patrick Mahomes was injured in the second quarter. Pet GB x-Connecticut 20 10 .667 x-NewYork 18 12 .600 2 x-Washington 17 12 .586 2'A Chicago 11 18 .379 S'A Atlanta 11 20 .355 9'A Indiana 9 22 .290 ll'A Game 27: Tokyo vs. Tamaulipas (Mexico), 10:30 p.m. United States Championship Game28: Greenville (N.C.) vs.

Lufkin (Texas), 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27 At lamade Stadium Third Place Game 29: Loser Game 27 vs. Loser Game 28,8 a.m. Championship Game 30: Winner Game 27 vs.

Winner Game Fight Schedule Today At Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Okla. (FS1), Sergiy Derevyanchenko vs. Tureano Johnson, 12, middleweights; Immanuwel Aleem vs. Hugo Centeno 10, middleweights. Saturday At StubHub Center, Carson, Calif.

(HBO), Miguel Cotto vs. Yoshihiro Kamegai, 12, for the vacant WB0 World junior middleweight title; Rey Vargas vs. Ronny Rios, 12, for Vargas' WBC World super bantamweight title; Joet Gonzalez vs. Deivis Bassa, 10, featherweights. At T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas (PPV), Floyd Mayweather vs.

Conor McGregor, 12, junior middleweights; Gervonta Davis vs. Roman Martinez, 12, for Davis' IBF junior lightweight title; Shawn Porter vs. Thomas Dulorme, 12, welterweights. Sunday At Kumamoto, Japan, Tatsuya Fukuhara vs. Ryuya Yamanaka, 12, for Fukuhara's WB0 World strawweight title.

Sept. 3 At Kyoto, Japan, Shun Kubo vs. Daniel Roman, 12, for Kubo's WBA World junior featherweight title. Sept.S At The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Casino, Las Vegas (SH0), David Benavidez vs. Ronald Gavril, 12, for the vacant WBC super middleweight title; J'Leon Love vs.

Abraham Han, 10, super middleweights; Caleb Plant vs. Alan Campa, 10, super middleweights. Sept. 9 At Berlin, Oleksandr Usyk vs. Marco Huck, 12, for Usyk's WB0 World cruiserweight title.

At Los Angeles, David Benavidez vs. Ronald Gavril, 12, for the vacant WBC World super middleweight title. At StubHub Center, Carson City, Wisaksil Wangek vs. Roman Gonzalez, 12, for Gonzalez's WBC World super flyweight title; Naoya Inoue vs. Antonio Nieves, 12, for Inoue's WB0 World super flyweight title; Carlos Cuadras vs.

Juan Francisco Estrada, 12, super flyweights. Sept. 13 At Osaka, Japan, Yukinori Oguni vs. Ryosuke Iwasa, 12, for Oguni's IBF junior featherweight title; Kosei Tanaka vs. Rangsan Chayanram, 12, for Tanaka's WB0 Wo rid junior flyweight title.

Sept. 16 At Cebu City, Philippines, Milan Melindo vs. Hekkie Budler, 12, for Melindo's IBF junior flyweight title. At London, Billy Joe Saunders vs. Willie Monroe 12, for Saunders WB0 World middleweight title.

At T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas (PPV), Gennady Golovkin vs. Canelo Alvarez, 12, for Golovkin's WBC WorldWBA Super WorldIBFIBO middleweight titles; Diego De La Hoya vs. Randy Caballero, 12, junior featherweights; Antonio Orozco vs Roberto Oritz, 10, junior welterweights. Sept. 22 At Convention Center, Tucson, Oscar Valdez vs.

Genesis Servania, 12, for Valdez's WB0 World featherweight title; Gilberto Ramirez vs. Jessie Hart, 12, for Ramirez's WB0 World super middleweight title. Sept. 23 At Machester, England, Joseph Parker vs. Hughie Fury, 12, for Parker's WB0 World heavyweight title.

At the Forum, Inglewood, Calif. (HBO), Jorge Linares vs. Luke Campbell, 12, for Linares' WBA World lightweight title. Sept. 26 At Cannery Casino Hotel, Las Vegas (FS1), Eduard Ramirez vs.

Leduan Barthelemy, 10, featherweights. Sept. 30 At Riga, Latvia, Mairis Briedis vs. Mike Perez, 12 for Briedis' WBC World cruiserweight title. Oct.

5 Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Vaughn Alexander vs. Elvin Ayala, 10, middleweights. Oct. 7 At Staples Center, Los Angeles (SH0), Leo Santa Cruz, vs. Abner Mares, 12, for Santa Cruz's WBA Super World featherweight title.

Oct. 14 At London, George Groves vs. Jamie Cox, 12, for Groves' WBA Super World super middleweight title. Oct. 21 At Belfast, Northern Ireland, Ryan Burnett vs.

Zhanat Zhakiyanov, 12, for Burnett's IBF and Zhakiyanov's WBA Super World bantamweight titles. Oct. 22 At Tokyo, Hassan N'Dam vs. Ryota Murata, 12, for N'dam's WBA World middleweight title. Oct.

31 At TBA, United States, Jessie Magdaleno vs. Cesar Juarez, 12, for Magdaleno's WB0 World junior featherweight title; Artur Beterbiev vs. Enrico Koelling, 12, light heavyweights AUTO RACING 6 a.m. NBCSN Formula One, Belgian Grand Prix, practice, atSpa-Francorchamps, Belgium BOXING 7 p.m. FS1 Premier Champions, Sergiy Derevyanchenko vs.

Tureano Johnson, IBF middleweight eliminator, at Miami, Okla. CYCLING 3 p.m. NBCSN Vuelta a Espana, Stage 7, Ulria to Cuenca, Spain (same-day tape) GOLF 3:30 a.m. GOLF European PGA Tour, Made In Denmark, second round, at Farso, Denmark 7:30 a.m. GOLF European PGA Tour, Made In Denmark, second round, at Farso, Denmark 8:30 a.m.

GOLF -LPGA Tour, Canadian Pacific Women's Open, second round, at Ottawa, Ontario Noon GOLF PGA Tour, The Northern Trust, second round, at Old Westbury, N.Y. 4 p.m. GOLF Champions Tour, BoeingClassic, first round, at Snoqualmie, Wash. 6 p.m. Tour, WinCo Foods Portland Open, second round, at North Plains, Ore.

FOOTBALL 7 p.m. ESPN High school, DeMatha (Md.) vs. Bishop Gorman at Las Vegas HORSE RACING 2:30 p.m. FS2 Saratoga Live, New York Showcase, at Saratoga Springs, N.Y. MLB 5 p.m.

MLB Regional coverage, Seattle at N.Y. Yankees OR Kansas City at Cleveland (subject to blackout in local markets) NFL 6 p.m. CBS Preseason, Kansas City at Seattle SOCCER 12:20 p.m. FS2 Bundesliga, Koln vs. Hamburg 5 p.m.

ESPN -MLS, N.Y. City at N.Y. Red Bulls TENNIS 1p.m. ESPN2 WTA Tour U.S. Open Series, Connecticut Open, women's first semifinal, at New Haven, Conn.

5 p.m. ESPN2 WTA Tour U.S. Open Series, Connecticut Open, women's second semifinal, at New Haven, Conn. 7 p.m. ESPN2 ATP Tour U.S.

Open Series, Winston-Salem Open, men's second semifinal, at Winston-Salem, N.C. WRESTLING 5 p.m. NBCSN UWW World Championships, at Paris (same-day tape) FRIDAY PREP FOOTBALL: Great Falls at Capital, 7 p.m.; Helena High at CMR, 4:30 p.m.; Jefferson at Florence, 7 p.m. COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Carroll VS. Dickinson StateCollege of Idaho, at Big Sky Challenge in Butte, 15 p.m.

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Townsend at Choteau Tournament BASEBALL: Missoula at Brewers, 7 p.m. SATURDAY BOYS PREP SOCCER: BozemanWest at Helena High, 10:30 a.m.l:30 p.m.; Butte Bozeman at Capital, 10:30 a.m.l:30 p.m. GIRLS PREP SOCCER: BozemanWest at Helena High, noon3 p.m.; ButteBozeman at Capital, noon3 p.m. COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Carroll VS. NorthwestBellevue, at Big Sky Challenge in Butte, lla.m.5p.m.

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Helena High at SkyviewWest, 2:305:30 p.m.; Capital at WestSkyview, 2:305:30 p.m.; Jefferson at Manhattan Quad, 9 a.m.; Townsend at Choteau Tournament CROSS COUNTRY: Townsend, Jefferson at Jefferson Invite, 9 a.m. BASEBALL: Missoula at Brewers, 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY BASEBALL: Brewers at Billings, 4 p.m. Thursday's Prep Scores Kalispell Flathead 27, Butte 19 Bozeman 40, Missoula Hellgate 7 College Scores SOUTH Cumberlands 23, Warner 7 NFL AFC East Pet PF PA N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 13 19 Miami 1 2 0 .333 61 89 New England 0 2 0 .000 47 58 Buffalo 0 2 0 .000 26 37 South Pet PF PA Houston 1 1 0 .500 44 50 Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 37 34 American League BOSTON RED SOX Designated 3B Steve Selsky for assignment.

Optioned INF Deven Marrero and RHP Hector Velazquez to Pawtucket(IL). Reinstated RHP Blaine Boyer from the 10-day DL. DETROIT TIGERS Optioned LHP Chad Bell to Toledo (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Zac Reininger from Toledo. LOS ANGELES ANGELS Optioned RHP Eduardo Pared es to Salt Lake (PCL).

Recalled RHP Troy Scribner from Salt Lake. MINNESOTA TWINS Placed Jason Castro on the 7-day DL. Recalled OF Zack Granite from Rochester (I L). SEATTLE MARINERS Agreed to terms with LHP Raymond Kerr on a minor league contract. TAMPA BAY RAYS Designated 3B Trevor Plouffe for assignment.

Optioned RHPs Chase Whitley and Andrew Kittredge to Durham (IL). Reinstated RHP Alex Cobb from the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Chih-Wei Hufrom Durham. Sent RHP MattAndrieseto Durham for a rehab assignment. TORONTO BLUE JAYS Optioned RHP Chris Rowley to Buffalo.

Recalled RHP Tom Koehler from Dunedin (FSL). National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Optioned RHP Matt Koch to Reno (PCL). Reinstated LHP Robbie Ray from the 10-day DL. ATLANTA BRAVES Optioned LHP Max Fried to Gwinnett (I L). Selected the contract of LHP A.J.

Minter from Gwinnett. LOS ANGELES DODGERS Optioned RHP Brock Stewart to Oklahoma City (PCL). recalled Kyle Farmer from Oklahoma City. MILWAUKEE BREWERS Designated RHP Paolo Espino for assignment. Claimed RHP Aaron Brooks off waivers from the Chicago Cubs and optioned him to Colorado Springs (PCL).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Optioned RHPS Nick Pivetta and Ricardo Pinto to Lehigh Valley (IL). Recalled RHP Jake Thompson from Lehigh Valley (IL). ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Sent LHP Kevin Siegrist to Palm Beach (FSL) for a rehab assignment. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Sent 2B Joe Panik to San Jose (Cal) for a rehab assignment.

American Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS Released Jaime Del Valle. SIOUX FALLS CANARIES Signed RHP Neal Kunik. Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS Signed INF Art Charles and OF Daniel Rockett. Sold the contract of RHP Johnny Hellweg to the Pittsburgh Pirates. OTTAWA CHAMPIONS Signed LHP Andrew Camiolo.

Released RHP Adam Eggnatz and INF Austin Marcellus. QUEBEC CAPITALES Signed INF Balbino Fuenmayor. SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS Released INF Ryan Wolfsberg. TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES Released Chris Torres. Basketball SAN ANTONIO SPURS Re-signed Manu Ginobili.

Football NFL NFL Suspended Houston WR Jaelen Strong one game for violating the league's substance abuse policy. ARIZONA CARDINALS Waived CB Daniel Gray. NEW YORK GIANTS Signed DB Tim Scott. Hockey NHL COLORADO AVALANCHE Agreed to terms with Alexander Kerfoot on a two-year, entry-level contract. AHL GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS Re-Signed RW Colin Campbell to a two-year contract.

ECHL ATLANTA GLADIATORS Named Chuck Weber coach and general manager of hockey operations. FLORIDA EVERBLADES Agreed to terms with Zack Kamrass on a one-year contract. IDAHO STEELHEADS Agreed to terms with Branden Komm on a one-year contract. MANCHESTER MONARCHS Signed Tony Turgeon to a one-year contract. READING ROYALS Agreed to terms with Derek Whitmore.

WORCESTER RAILERS Signed Chris Langkow to a one-year contract. College HAMPDEN-SYDNEY Named Matt Williams assistant men's basketball coach. LEES-MCRAE Named Desean Motley assistant men's basketball coach. MIAMI Announced QB Vincent Testaverde is transferring. NJIT Named Stephen Sauers assistant men's basketball coach.

NORTHWEST NAZARENE Named Paul Rush men's basketball coach. OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN Named Lindsay Riggs assistant women's soccer coach. RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE Named Jenna Cosgrove women's basketball coach. RUTGERS Named Peter Barron director of baseball player development. TENNESSEE Named Melissa Brown director of Softball operations.

WAGNER Named Lindsey Ubrun Softball coach and Shem Filipek tennis coach. WENTWORTH Named Kenny Hodgkins men's and women's tennis coach. Friday's Game New York City FC at New York, 5 p.m. Pioneer League Northern Division Pet. GB Great Falls 13 9 .591 Missoula 9 13 .409 4 Billings 8 14 .364 5 Helena 7 15 .318 6 Southern Division Pet.

GB Grand Junction 14 7 .667 Ogden 13 7 .650 'A Orem 12 9 .571 2 Idaho Falls 9 11 .450 VA Thursday's Scores Grand Junction 9, Orem 4 Great Falls 4, Billings 0 Helena 9, Missoula 4 Ogden 13, Idaho Falls 6 Today's Games Grand Junction at Orem, 6:35 p.m. Great Falls at Billings, 7:05 p.m. Missoula at Helena, 7:05 p.m. Ogden at Idaho Falls, 7:15 p.m. Little League World Series Glance At South Williamsport, Pa.

UNITED STATES GREAT LAKES, Grosse Pointe, MID-ATLANTIC, Jackson, N.J.; MIDWEST, Sioux Falls, S.D.; NEW ENGLAND, Fairfield, NORTHWEST, Walla Walla, SOUTHEAST, Greenville, N.C; SOUTHWEST, Lufkin (Texas); WEST, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. INTERNATIONAL ASIAPACIFIC, Seoul; AUSTRALIA, Sydney; CANADA, White Rock, British Columbia; CARIBBEAN, Pontezuela, Dominican Republic; EUROPEAFRICA, Emilia, Italy; JAPAN, Tokyo; LATIN AMERICA, Maracaibo, Venezuela; MEXICO, Tamaulipas. Double Elimination Thursday, Aug. 17 Maracaibo (Venezuela) 4, Tamaulipas (Mexico) 1 Fairfield (Conn.) 7, Jackson (N.J.) 6 White Rock (British Columbia) 12, Emilia (Italy) 2, 4 innings Lufkin (Texas) 5, Grosse Pointe (Mich.) 1 Friday, Aug. IS Tokyo 8, Sydney 0 Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) 9, Walla Walla (Wash.) 0 Seoul 10, Pontezuela (Dominican Republic) 1 Greenville (N.C.) 6, Sioux Falls (S.D.)0 Saturday, Aug.

19 Tamaulipas (Mexico) 13, Emilia (Italy) 0, 4 innings, Emilia eliminated Jackson (N.J.) 15, Grosse Pointe (Mich.) 5, 4 innings, Grosse Pointe eliminated Pontezuela (Dominican Republic) 8, Sydney I Sydney eliminated Walla Walla (Wash.) 4, Sioux Falls (S.D.) 3, Sioux Falls eliminated Sunday, Aug. 20 White Rock (British Columbia) 7, Maracaibo (Venezuela) 3 Lufkin (Texas) 6, Fairfield (Conn.) 3 Tokyo 4, Seoul 1 Greenville (N.C.) 16, Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) 0,5 innings Monday, Aug. 21 Grosse Pointe (Mich.) 11, Emilia (Italy) 7 Tamaulipas (Mexico) 1, Seoul 0, Seoul eliminated Jackson (N.J.) 12, Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) 9, Rancho Santa Margaritaeliminated Maracaibo (Venezuela) 3, Pontezuela (Dominican Republic) 2, Pontezuela eliminated Fairfield (Conn.) 14, Walla Walla (Wash.) 6, Walla Walla eliminated Tuesday, Aug. 22 Sydney 11, Sioux Falls (S.D.) 7 Tamaulipas (Mexico) 8, Maracaibo (Venezuela) 0, Maracaibo eliminated Wednesday, Aug. 23 Fairfield (Conn.) 12, Jackson (N.J.) 2, 5 innings, Jackson eliminated Tokyo 10, White Rock (British Columbia) 0, 5 innings Lufkin (Texas)l, 7innings Thursday, Aug.

24 Tamaulipas (Mexico) 6, White Rock (British Columbia) 2, White Rock eliminated Lufkin (Texas) 14, Fairfield (Conn.) 4, Fairfield eliminated Saturday, Aug. 26 International Championship WESTERN CONFERENCE Pet GB x-Minnesota 23 6 .793 x-Los Angeles 23 8 .742 1 Phoenix 15 16 .484 9 Dallas 14 17 .452 10 Seattle 14 17 .452 10 San Antonio 7 24 .226 17 x-clinched playoff spot Thursday's Score Los Angeles 82, Phoenix 67 Today's Games Chicago at Connecticut, 5 p.m. Washington at New York, 5:30 p.m. Minnesota at San Antonio, 6 p.m. NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Schedule and standings Sept.

3 Bojangles' Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. Sept. 9 Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va. Sept. 17 Tales of the Turtles 400, Joliet, III.

Sept. 24 -ISM Connect 300, Loudon, N.H. Oct. 1 Delaware 400, Dover, Del. Oct.

8 Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C. Oct. 15 Alabama 500, Talladega, Ala. Oct. 22 Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.

Oct. 29 Old Dominion 500, Martinsville, Va. Nov. 5 AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 12 Can-Am 500, Avondale, Ariz.

Nov. 19 Ford Ecoboost 400, Homestead, Fla. x-non-points race Points Leaders Through Aug. 19 1. Martin Truex 951.

2. Kyle Busch, 850. 2. Kyle Larson, 845. 4.

Kevin Harvick, 824. 5. Denny Hamlin, 753. 6. Brad Keselowski, 728.

7. Chase Elliott, 711. 8. Matt Kenseth, 703. 9.

10. Clint Bowyer, 642. 11. Jimmie Johnson, 628. 12.

Ryan Blaney, 623. 13. Kurt Busch, 586. 14. Joey Logano, 583.

15. Ryan Newman, 574. 16. Erik Jones, 574. 17.

Daniel Suarez, 537. 18. Ricky Stenhouse 528. 19. Trevor Bayne, 470.

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