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Area events Friday
High school football
Brainerd at St. Cloud Tech, 7 p.m.
Crosby-Ironton at Duluth Marshall, 7 p.m.
Little Falls at Sartell, 7 p.m.
Pequot Lakes vs. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton at Glyndon, 7 p.m.
Pierz at Rice Lake, Wis., 7 p.m.
Verndale vs. Brandon-Evansville at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Park Rapids, 7 p.m.
College football
Central Lakes vs. Fond Du Lac at St. Cloud State University, 11 a.m.
College volleyball
Central Lakes at Iowa Lakes tournament
High school volleyball
Crosby-Ironton at Pillager, 5:30 p.m.
DRAG RACING
Coca Cola Muscle Car Shootout, Brainerd International Raceway
Girls tennis
Pequot Lakes at Staples-Motley, 9 a.m.
Saturday
STOCK CAR RACING
North Central Speedway, Barrows
Mighty Axe Nationals, 4:45 p.m.
College volleyball
Central Lakes at Iowa Lakes tournament
DRAG RACING
Coca Cola Muscle Car Shootout, Brainerd International Raceway
TV and radio
Radio guide
WYRQ-FM (92.1), KBLB-FM (93.3), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), KFGI-FM (101.5), KLKS-FM (104.3)
WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KLTF-AM (960), KVKK-AM (1070), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KNSP-AM (1430)
Friday
AUTO RACING
2 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Pepsi 500
4 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, practice for Camping World RV Service 300
5:30 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Pepsi 500
7:30 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, final practice for Camping World RV Service 300
BOXING
8 p.m., ESPN2: Champion Matt Godfrey vs. Emmanuel Nwodo for NABF cruiserweight title
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
6 p.m., ESPN CLASSIC: Temple at Army
7 p.m., ESPN: SMU at Rice
GOLF
9 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Johnnie Walker Championship, second round
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship, first round
5:30 p.m., TGC: Champions Tour, First Tee Open, first round
TENNIS
10 a.m., USA: U.S. Open, men's second and women's third round
6 p.m., USA: U.S. Open, men's second and women's third round
TRACK & FIELD
3 p.m., ESPN CLASSIC: IAAF, AF Golden League, Weltklasse Zurich
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
9 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ, WYRQ, KNSP, KWAD: Twins at Oakland
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
7 p.m., KLIZ: Brainerd at St. Cloud Tech
7 p.m., KVKK: Verndale at Brandon-Evansville
Saturday
AUTO RACING
1:30 p.m., SPEED: American Le Mans Series, Detroit Sports Car Challenge
4:30 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for Camping World RV Service 300
6 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Pepsi 500
7 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, "Happy Hour Series," final practice for Pepsi 500
9 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Camping World RV Service 300
11:30 p.m., ESPN2: NHRA, qualifying for U.S. Nationals, at Indianapolis
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
11 a.m., ESPN: Virginia Tech vs. East Carolina
11 a.m., ESPN2: Syracuse at Northwestern
2:30 p.m., ABC: Southern Cal at Virginia or Utah at Michigan
2:30 p.,m., ESPN2: Southern Cal at Virginia or Utah at Michigan
2:30 p.m., FSN: Oklahoma St. vs. Washington St.
4 p.m., ESPN: Appalachian St. at LSU
5 p.m., VERSUS: TCU at New Mexico
5:45 p.m., ESPN2: Mississippi St. at Louisiana Tech
6 p.m., BTN, KKIN-FM, KBLB-FM, KLTF-AM, KVKK-AM: Northern Illinois at Minnesota
7 p.m., ABC: Alabama at Clemson or Michigan St.
7:30 p.m., ESPN: Illinois vs. Missouri, at St. Louis
9 p.m., FSN: Washington at Oregon
GOLF
8 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Johnnie Walker Championship, third round
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship, second round
5:30 p.m., TGC: Champions Tour, First Tee Open, second round
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
2:30 p.m., FOX: Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs or Baltimore at Tampa Bay
6 p.m., WGN: Chicago White Sox at Boston
8 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ, WYRQ, KNSP, KWAD: Twins at Oakland
PREP FOOTBALL
2 p.m., VERSUS: Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Series, Lone Star Classic
TENNIS
10 a.m., CBS: U.S. Open, men's and women's third round
6 p.m., USA: U.S. Open, men's and women's third round
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Tampa Bay 81 51 .614 -
Boston 77 56 .579 4 1/2
New York 71 62 .534 10 1/2
Toronto 68 65 .511 13 1/2
Baltimore 63 70 .474 18 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 76 57 .571 -
Minnesota 75 59 .560 1 1/2
Cleveland 65 67 .492 10 1/2
Detroit 64 69 .481 12
Kansas City 56 77 .421 20
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 81 52 .609 -
Texas 66 69 .489 16
Oakland 62 72 .463 19 1/2
Seattle 50 83 .376 31
Wednesday's Games
Minnesota 6, Seattle 5
Boston 11, N.Y. Yankees 3
Cleveland 9, Detroit 7
Baltimore 11, Chicago White Sox 3
Tampa Bay 1, Toronto 0
Texas 3, Kansas City 2
Oakland 6, L.A. Angels 5
Thursday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 3, Boston 2
Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2
Oakland 3, Minnesota 2
L.A. Angels 7, Texas 5
Friday's Games
Toronto (Burnett 16-9) at N.Y. Yankees (Pavano 1-0), 6:05 p.m.
Kansas City (K.Davies 5-5) at Detroit (Miner 7-4), 6:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Vazquez 10-11) at Boston (Matsuzaka 15-2), 6:05 p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 8-8 or Washburn 5-14) at Cleveland (Sowers 2-6), 6:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Guthrie 10-10) at Tampa Bay (Kazmir 9-6), 6:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Slowey 10-8) at Oakland (Meyer 0-2), 9:05 p.m.
Texas (Nippert 1-3) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 13-5), 9:05 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m.
Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 2:55 p.m.
Seattle at Cleveland, 2:55 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Boston, 6:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Detroit, 6:05 p.m.
Minnesota at Oakland, 8:05 p.m.
Texas at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 74 60 .552 -
Philadelphia 73 61 .545 1
Florida 68 66 .507 6
Atlanta 59 75 .440 15
Washington 49 85 .366 25
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 84 50 .627 -
Milwaukee 77 56 .579 6 1/2
St. Louis 74 60 .552 10
Houston 68 66 .507 16
Cincinnati 58 76 .433 26
Pittsburgh 57 76 .429 26 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 68 65 .511 -
Los Angeles 65 69 .485 3 1/2
Colorado 63 72 .467 6
San Francisco 59 74 .444 9
San Diego 51 82 .383 17
Wednesday's Games
Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh 0
San Diego 5, Arizona 4
N.Y. Mets 6, Philadelphia 3
Florida 4, Atlanta 1
Washington 5, L.A. Dodgers 4
Houston 4, Cincinnati 1
St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 3
San Francisco 4, Colorado 1
Thursday's Games
Houston 3, Cincinnati 2
Atlanta 4, Florida 2
Washington 11, L.A. Dodgers 2
Chicago Cubs 6, Philadelphia 4
Friday's Games
Philadelphia (Blanton 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Harden 4-1), 1:20 p.m.
Milwaukee (Bush 8-9) at Pittsburgh (Gorzelanny 6-8), 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Ol.Perez 9-7) at Florida (Volstad 4-3), 6:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Zito 8-15) at Cincinnati (Volquez 15-5), 6:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Campillo 7-6) at Washington (Od.Perez 5-10), 6:35 p.m.
St. Louis (Lohse 13-6) at Houston (Wolf 8-11), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 7-9) at Arizona (Davis 5-8), 8:40 p.m.
Colorado (Cook 15-8) at San Diego (D.Hayhurst 0-0), 9:05 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 2:55 p.m.
Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Houston, 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Florida, 6:10 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington, 6:10 p.m.
San Francisco at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.
Colorado at San Diego, 9:05 p.m.
Football
NFL preseason
Thursday's Games
Detroit 14, Buffalo 6
New York Jets 27, Philadelphia 20
New York Giants 19, New England 14
Jacksonville 24, Washington 3
Cincinnati 27, Indianapolis 7
Pittsburgh 19, Carolina 16
Atlanta 10, Baltimore 9
Tennessee 23, Green Bay 21
Chicago 16, Cleveland 10
Miami 14, New Orleans 10
Dallas 16, Minnesota 10
Tampa Bay 16, Houston 6
Kansas City 21, St. Louis 17
College
Top 25 Fared
Thursday
No. 23 Wake Forest (1-0) beat Baylor 41-13. Next: vs. Mississippi, Saturday.
High school
Thursday's Scores
Albert Lea 6, Waseca 0, OT
AlBrook 27, Cook 6
Andover 48, Park Center 0
Anoka 19, Centennial 14
Austin 27, Red Wing 8
Bethlehem Academy 53, New Life Academy 6
Bigfork 60, Mesabi Academy 0
Blaine 14, Osseo 7
BOLD 41, Melrose 13
Cherry 42, Tower-Soudan 14
Clearbrook-Gonvick 32, Ulen-Hitterdal 6
Coon Rapids 29, Champlin Park 20
Grand Meadow 41, LeRoy-Ostrander 13
Hills-Beaver Creek/Ellsworth 38, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 8
Lake Park-Audubon 34, Barnesville/Rothsay 7
Lyle/Austin Pacelli 50, Glenville-Emmons 14
MACCRAY 28, Adrian 21
Minneapolis Southwest 48, Minneapolis Roosevelt 0
Minneota 42, Fulda 14
Mora 49, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 0
Northland 22, Cromwell 0
Norwood-Young America 27, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 14
Orr 36, Cotton 0
Ottertail Central 20, Osakis 6
St. Paul Johnson 30, St. Paul Arlington 8
Staples-Motley 16, East Grand Forks 8
Stephen-Argyle 41, Ada-Borup 8
Triton 20, Byron 0
Win-E-Mac 40, Climax/Fisher 20
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Extended their affiliation agreement with Omaha (PCL) through the 2010 season.
NEW YORK YANKEES-Purchased the contract of RHP Alfredo Aceves from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Optioned RHP David Robertson to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS-Activated OF Ryan Sweeney from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Carlos Gonzalez to Sacramento (PCL).
National League
LOS ANGELES DODGERS-Activated RHP Cory Wade from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Tanyon Sturtze for assignment.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Called up LHP Fabio Castro from Lehigh Valley (IL). Assigned RHP Andrew Carpenter to Reading (EL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES-Extended their player development contract with Portland (PCL) for two years, through the 2010 season.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS-Signed F-C Sean Marks.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL-Reinstated CB-KR Adam Jones.
DALLAS COWBOYS-Released CB Tyler Everett.
DENVER BRONCOS-Traded G Montrae Holland to Dallas for a 2010 fifth-round draft pick. Announced the NFL suspension of WR Brandon Marshall for personal conduct violations has been reduced from three games to one.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-Added DE Derrick Harvey to the active roster. Placed TE George Wrighster on the physically unable-to-perform list.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS-Signed D Mike Egener and D Ryan Stokes.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Signed C Tim Brent.
DALLAS STARS-Announced C Stu Barnes has retired and agreed to a two year contract to be an assistant coach. Agreed to terms with Rick Wilson, associate coach, and Mark Lamb, assistant coach, on two-year contract extensions through the 2010-11 season.
LOS ANGELES KINGS-Agreed to terms with D Colten Teubert on a three-year contract.
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