Today's Events
MAJOR LEAGUES
Twins at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m. (FSN/KDAL-AM 610, WMOZ-FM 106.9, KOZY-AM 1320)
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
Cumberland, Superior at Luck-Unity, 9 a.m.
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Northwestern at Hayward, 4:30 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
Coon Rapids at Duluth East, 4 p.m.
Superior at Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, 4:30 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
Proctor at Two Harbors, 5 p.m.
St. Cloud Cathedral at Duluth Marshall, 5 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
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Ashland at Superior, 4:15 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL
At 7 p.m.
Duluth East at Woodbury
McGregor at South Ridge, at Saginaw
AUTO RACING
NASCAR
Points Standings -- After 24 of 36 races
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(Driver, points, poles, wins, top 5, top 10)
Top 10 automatically qualify for Chase for the Sprint Cup, plus two wild card (wc) drivers in places 11-20 with the most wins
1. (tie) Kyle Busch. 830 1 4 13 15
Jimmie Johnson 830 0 1 10 16
3. Matt Kenseth 798 1 2 7 13
4. Carl Edwards 795 2 1 10 15
5. (tie) Kevin Harvick 782 0 3 6 11
Jeff Gordon 782 1 2 8 12
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7. Ryan Newman 762 2 1 8 12
8. Kurt Busch 749 3 1 5 12
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr 728 1 0 3 9
10. Tony Stewart 710 0 0 2 9
11. (wc) Brad Keselowski.. 689 1 3 6 9
12. Clint Bowyer. 688 0 0 3 9
13. (wc) Denny Hamlin 672 0 1 4 8
14. A.J. Allmendinger 664 0 0 1 5
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15. Kasey Kahne 656 1 0 3 8
16. Greg Biffle 649 1 0 1 7
17. Martin Truex Jr 645 0 0 2 8
18. Joey Logano 642 2 0 4 6
19. Mark Martin 633 1 0 2 7
20. Paul Menard 631 0 1 4 7
21. David Ragan 628 2 1 3 6
22. Marcos Ambrose. 627 0 1 4 8
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23. Juan Montoya 621 2 0 2 7
24. Jeff Burton 572 0 0 0 1
25. Regan Smith 552 0 1 2 4
26. Jamie McMurray 551 1 0 2 4
27. Brian Vickers 527 0 0 1 5
28. David Reutimann 525 0 0 1 2
29. Bobby Labonte 509 0 0 1 2
30. David Gilliland 422 0 0 1 2
BASEBALL
Little League World Series
At South Williamsport, Pa.
Saturday's results
International championship -- Hamamatsu, Japan 5, Mexicali, Mexico 2
U.S. championship -- Huntington Beach, Calif. 11, Billings, Mont. 2
Sunday's results
Third Place
Mexicali, Mexico vs. Billings, Mont., ccd., Hurricane Irene
World Championship
Huntington Beach, Calif. 2, Hamamatsu, Japan 1
Basketball
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Indiana 19 9 .679 --
Connecticut 18 11 .621 1½
New York 16 13 .552 3½
Atlanta 15 13 .536 4
Chicago 14 15 .483 5½
Washington 5 23 .179 14
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
z-Minnesota 23 6 .793 --
Phoenix 16 12 .571 6½
Seattle 16 12 .571 6½
San Antonio 13 15 .464 9½
Los Angeles 12 16 .429 10½
Tulsa 3 25 .107 19½
z-clinched conference
Saturday's result
Atlanta 86, Indiana 80
Sunday's results
Minnesota 72, San Antonio 61
Tulsa 83, Connecticut 72
Phoenix 86, Washington 79
Chicago 74, New York 73
Los Angeles at Seattle, night
Today
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
Chicago at New York, 6 p.m.
Indiana at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Washington at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Connecticut at San Antonio, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Tulsa, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL
NFL PRESEASON
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct
Miami 2 1 0 .667
New England 2 1 0 .667
N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500
Buffalo 1 2 0 .333
South
W L T Pct
Houston 3 0 0 1.000
Tennessee 2 1 0 .667
Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333
Indianapolis 0 3 0 .000
North
W L T Pct
Baltimore 2 1 0 .667
Pittsburgh 2 1 0 .667
Cincinnati 1 2 0 .333
Cleveland 1 2 0 .333
West
W L T Pct
Denver 2 1 0 .667
San Diego 2 1 0 .667
Oakland 0 3 0 .000
Kansas City 0 3 0 .000
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct
Dallas 2 1 0 .667
Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667
Washington 2 1 0 .667
N.Y. Giants 1 1 0 .500
South
W L T Pct
Tampa Bay 2 1 0 .667
New Orleans 2 1 0 .667
Carolina 1 2 0 .333
Atlanta 0 3 0 .000
North
W L T Pct
Detroit 3 0 0 1.000
Packers 2 1 0 .667
Chicago 1 2 0 .333
Vikings 1 2 0 .333
West
W L T Pct
St. Louis 3 0 0 1.000
Arizona 1 2 0 .333
San Francisco 1 2 0 .333
Seattle 1 2 0 .333
Friday's Results
St. Louis 14, Kansas City 10
Packers 24, Indianapolis 21
Saturday's Results
Buffalo 35, Jacksonville 32, OT
Tampa Bay 17, Miami 13
Pittsburgh 34, Atlanta 16
Houston 30, San Francisco 7
Dallas 23, Vikings 17
Tennessee 14, Chicago 13
Detroit 34, New England 10
Denver 23, Seattle 20
San Diego 34, Arizona 31
Sunday's Game
New Orleans 40, Oakland 20
Today's Game
N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 6 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Detroit at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m.
Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 6 p.m.
Baltimore at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at New England, 6:30 p.m.
Dallas at Miami, 6:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Washington, 6:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Jacksonville, 6:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 6:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Packers, 7 p.m.
Houston at Vikings, 7 p.m.
Tennessee at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Denver at Arizona, 9 p.m.
San Francisco at San Diego, 9 p.m.
Golf
LPGA-CN Canadian Women's Open
Sunday's results
At Hillsdale Golf and Country Club
Mirabel, Quebec
Purse: $2.25 million
Yardage: 6,612 Par: 72
Final
B. Lincicome 68-68-69-70 -- 275 -13
Stacy Lewis 69-71-69-67 -- 276 -12
Michelle Wie 67-69-68-72 -- 276 -12
Cristie Kerr 69-68-69-71 -- 277 -11
A. Stanford 67-66-72-72 -- 277 -11
Hee-Won Han 72-71-66-69 -- 278 -10
Jenny Shin 67-70-71-70 -- 278 -10
Na Yeon Choi 68-69-69-72 -- 278 -10
Jiyai Shin 70-67-69-72 -- 278 -10
Sun Young Yoo 68-70-71-70 -- 279 -9
Song-Hee Kim 67-68-71-73 -- 279 -9
Katie Futcher 69-71-71-69 -- 280 -8
Hee Young Park 68-71-71-70 -- 280 -8
J. Johnson 72-67-68-73 -- 280 -8
Tiffany Joh 70-69-65-76 -- 280 -8
Champions-Boeing Classic
Sunday's results
At TPC Snoqualmie Ridge
Snoqualmie, Wash.
Purse: $2 million
Yardage: 7,183 Par: 72
Final Round
x - won on first playoff hole
x-Mark Calcavecchia 70-67-65 202 -14
Russ Cochran 66-71-65 202 -14
Chip Beck 70-69-68 207 -9
Jeff Sluman 67-70-71 208 -8
Bob Gilder 70-69-70 209 -7
Kenny Perry 69-68-72 209 -7
Bill Glasson 74-68-68 210 -6
Gary Hallberg 76-66-69 211 -5
Steve Lowery 72-72-68 212 -4
Northland Country Club Men's Championship
Saturday and Sunday's Results
Club Champion
1. Bart Olek; 2. Richie Mertz
Championship Flight Consolation (Gross)
1. Frank Mertz, 77; 2. Pat Fairchild, 78; 3. Cory Fairchild, 79.
First Flight Winners (Net)
1. Tim Smith, 144; 2. Tom Cartier, 145; 3. John Hyduke, 148.
Second Flight Winners (Net)
1. Tim Moriarty, 150; 2. Bert Norman, 152.
Soccer
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
By Minnesota Coaches Association
Preseason Poll
CLASS AA
1. Eden Prairie; 2. Wayzata; 3. Eagan; 4. Stillwater Area; 5. Centennial; 6. Woodbury; 7. White Bear Lake; 8. Burnsville; 9. Edina; 10. Duluth East.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES_Recalled LHP Mark Hendrickson from Norfolk (IL). Placed LHP Troy Patton on the restricted list.
CLEVELAND INDIANS_Transferred OF Michael Brantley to the 60-day DL. Recalled OF Jerad Head from Columbus (IL). Optioned LHP Nick Hagadone to Columbus.
DETROIT TIGERS_Activated OF Don Kelly. Optioned 3B Danny Worth to Toledo (IL).
MINNESOTA TWINS_Recalled C Rene Rivera from Rochester (IL). Optioned UT Matt Tolbert to Rochester.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS_Designated LHP Jerry Blevins for assignment. Recalled RHP Graham Godfrey from Sacramento (PCL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS_Assigned 3B Cody Ransom to Reno (PCL).
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS_Activated OF Andres Torres and RHP Sergio Romo from 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Eric Surkamp to San Jose (Cal) and LHP Dan Runzler to Fresno (PCL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS_Released WR Paul Hubbard, RB Anthony Elzy, DB Rajric Coleman, DB Loyce Means, OL Isaiah Thompson, and P Reid Forrest.
GREEN BAY PACKERS_Released TE Spencer Havner, WR Brett Swain and OT Theo Sherman.
