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SCOREBOARD
Area events
Tuesday
High school volleyball
Brainerd at Pequot Lakes 7:30 p.m.
Staples-Motley at Aitkin 7:30 p.m.
Little Falls at Pierz 7:30 p.m.
Crosby-Ironton vs. Greenway at Coleraine 7:15 p.m.
Pillager at Hill City 7 p.m.
Parkers Prairie at Verndale 7:30 p.m.
Girls tennis
Brainerd vs. Rocori at Cold Spring 3 p.m..
Little Falls at Mora 3 p.m.
Pequot Lakes at Park Rapids quadrangular 10 a.m.
Staples-Motley at Detroit Lakes triangular 11 a.m.
Girls soccer
Brainerd at Buffalo 5 p.m.
Little Falls at Sartell 5 p.m.
Boys soccer
Sartell vs. Little Falls at Belle Prairie 5 p.m.
Girls swimming and diving
Brainerd at Bemidji 6 p.m.
Wednesday
Girls tennis
Wadena-Deer Creek at Pierz 1 p.m.
College volleyball
Central Lakes vs. Mesabi at Virginia 6:30 p.m.
College golf
Central Lakes College Invite at Ruttger's noon
Thursday
High school football
Two Harbors at Aitkin 7 p.m.
Hibbing at Pierz 7 p.m.
Pine River-Backus at Cass Lake-Bena 1 p.m.
Staples-Motley at East Grand Forks 7 p.m.
Girls tennis
Alexandria at Brainerd 4:30 p.m.
Aitkin at Pine City 4:30 p.m.
Little Falls at Princeton 4:30 p.m.
Crosby-Ironton at Park Rapids triangular 4:30 p.m.
Girls soccer
Alexandria vs. Brainerd at Baxter 5 p.m.
Willmar vs. Little Falls at Belle Prairie 5 p.m.
Boys soccer
Brainerd at Alexandria 7 p.m.
Little Falls at Willmar 5 p.m.
Girls swimming and diving
Sauk Rapids at Brainerd 6 p.m.
Little Falls at Alexandria 6 p.m.
Perham at Staples-Motley 6 p.m.
Cross country running
Pillager at Brainerd Invite, Northland Arboretum, 10 a.m.
Pierz at Maple Lake Invite 4 p.m.
High school volleyball
Holdingford at Little Falls 7:30 p.m.
Crosby-Ironton at Wadena-Deer Creek 7:30 p.m.
Pequot Lakes at Park Rapids 7:30 p.m.
Eagle Valley at Verndale 7:30 p.m.
Friday
High school football
St. Cloud Tech at Brainerd 7 p.m.
Sartell at Little Falls 7 p.m.
Duluth Marshall at Crosby-Ironton 7 p.m.
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton at Pequot Lakes 7 p.m.
Pillager vs. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunberg at Kerkhoven 7 p.m.
Brandon-Evansville at Verndale 7 p.m.
Park Rapids at Wadena-Deer Creek 7 p.m.
High school volleyball
Aitkin at Pillager 7:30 p.m.
St. Francis vs. Lake Region Christian at Baxter 5 p.m.
Girls tennis
Crosby-Ironton at Virginia 10 a.m.
Crosby-Ironton at Eveleth-Gilbert noon
Staples-Motley at Pequot Lakes 10 a.m.
Boys soccer
Walker vs. Lake Region Christian at Baxter 1 p.m.
DRAG RACING
Coca Cola Muscle Car Shootout, Brainerd International Raceway
Saturday
College football
Northland at Central Lakes 1:30 p.m.
College volleyball
Central Lakes vs. Vermilion at Ely noon
DRAG RACING
Coca Cola Muscle Car Shootout, Brainerd International Raceway
STOCK CAR RACING
Grand Casino Mighty Axe Nationals, North Central Speedway, Barrows, 6:45 p.m.
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), 3WI-FM (95.9), KFGI-FM (101.5), KUAL-FM (103.5), 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)
Tuesday
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Twins vs. Chicago White Sox
7 p.m., WGN: Houston at Chicago Cubs
TENNIS
Noon, ESPN2: U.S. Open, first round
6 p.m., ESPN2: U.S. Open, first round
Wednesday
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Noon, WGN, FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Chicago White Sox at Twins
6 p.m., ESPN: Boston at Tampa Bay
9 p.m., ESPN: Arizona at L.A. Dodgers
TENNIS
Noon, ESPN2: U.S. Open, men's first and women's second round
6 p.m., ESPN2: U.S. Open, men's first and women's second round
Thursday
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
6 p.m., ESPN: South Carolina at N.C. State
9:15 p.m., ESPN: Oregon at Boise St.
GOLF
8:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, European Masters, first round
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1:10 p.m., WGN: Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs
TENNIS
Noon, ESPN2: U.S. Open, second round
6 p.m., ESPN2: U.S. Open, second round
Friday
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m., ESPN: Tulsa at Tulane
GOLF
8:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, European Masters, 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
Noon, ESPN2: U.S. Open, men's second and women's third round
6 p.m., ESPN2: U.S. Open, men's second and women's third round
NFL FOOTBALL
7 p.m., ABC, KKIN-FM, KBLB-FM, KSKK-FM, KVKK-AM, KSKK-FM: Preseason, Vikings vs. Dallas
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
6 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Twins at Cleveland
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 83 48 .634 -
Boston 76 54 .585 6 1/2
Tampa Bay 71 59 .546 11 1/2
Toronto 58 70 .453 23 1/2
Baltimore 54 78 .409 29 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 69 61 .531 -
Minnesota 66 65 .504 3 1/2
Chicago 64 68 .485 6
Cleveland 58 72 .446 11
Kansas City 50 80 .385 19
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 77 52 .597 -
Texas 72 57 .558 5
Seattle 68 63 .519 10
Oakland 57 73 .438 20 1/2
Monday's Games
Tampa Bay 11, Detroit 7
N.Y. Yankees 5, Baltimore 1
Minnesota 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Toronto at Texas, late
Kansas City at Oakland, late
L.A. Angels at Seattle, late
Tuesday's Games
Toronto (Tallet 5-8) at Texas (Nippert 4-2), 4:05 p.m., 1st game
Cleveland (Carrasco 0-0) at Detroit (E.Jackson 10-6), 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (A.Burnett 10-8) at Baltimore (Da.Hernandez 4-6), 6:05 p.m.
Boston (Lester 10-7) at Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 6-7), 6:08 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Danks 12-8) at Minnesota (Manship 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Toronto (Rzepczynski 2-3) at Texas (McCarthy 5-2), 7:35 p.m., 2nd game
Kansas City (Davies 5-9) at Oakland (Ed.Gonzalez 0-1), 9:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 7-7) at Seattle (Fister 1-1), 9:10 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 75 53 .586 -
Atlanta 69 62 .527 7 1/2
Florida 68 63 .519 8 1/2
New York 59 72 .450 17 1/2
Washington 46 85 .351 30 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
St. Louis 77 55 .583 -
Chicago 65 64 .504 10 1/2
Milwaukee 64 66 .492 12
Houston 63 68 .481 13 1/2
Cincinnati 58 73 .443 18 1/2
Pittsburgh 53 77 .408 23
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 78 53 .595 -
Colorado 72 59 .550 6
San Francisco 72 59 .550 6
Arizona 59 72 .450 19
San Diego 56 76 .424 22 1/2
Monday's Games
Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 3, 1st game
Atlanta 5, Florida 2
Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 3, 2nd game
Houston 5, Chicago Cubs 3
Washington at San Diego, late
Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, late
Tuesday's Games
San Francisco (J.Sanchez 6-10) at Philadelphia (Hamels 7-8), 6:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Hudson 0-0) at Florida (A.Sanchez 2-5), 6:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Morton 3-6) at Cincinnati (Lehr 3-1), 6:10 p.m.
Houston (Moehler 8-9) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 9-7), 7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Looper 11-6) at St. Louis (Pineiro 13-9), 7:15 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 9-9) at Colorado (De La Rosa 12-9), 7:40 p.m.
Washington (J.Martin 3-3) at San Diego (Richard 3-1), 9:05 p.m.
Arizona (Y.Petit 3-8) at L.A. Dodgers (V.Padilla 1-0), 9:10 p.m.
Football
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Miami 3 0 0 1.000 49 32
New England 2 1 0 .667 60 56
N.Y. Jets 1 2 0 .333 70 72
Buffalo 1 3 0 .250 66 89
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Tennessee 2 2 0 .500 75 91
Houston 1 2 0 .500 40 65
Indianapolis 1 2 0 .333 42 46
Jacksonville 0 3 0 .000 65 68
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 3 0 0 1.000 64 36
Cleveland 2 1 0 .667 50 44
Pittsburgh 2 1 0 .667 50 27
Cincinnati 1 2 0 .333 35 47
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Oakland 1 2 0 .333 58 76
San Diego 1 2 0 .333 55 53
Denver 0 3 0 .000 46 71
Kansas City 0 3 0 .000 33 47
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 1 2 0 .333 53 61
N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 52 61
Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 73 82
Washington 1 2 0 .333 41 63
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 3 0 0 1.000 100 28
Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 73 64
Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 50 60
Carolina 0 3 0 .000 47 68
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay 3 0 0 1.000 92 58
Minnesota 3 0 0 1.000 47 26
Chicago 2 1 0 .667 64 47
Detroit 2 1 0 .667 55 70
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 3 0 0 1.000 58 49
Seattle 3 0 0 1.000 61 37
St. Louis 2 1 0 .667 60 61
Arizona 0 3 0 .000 53 81
Thursday's Games
Philadelphia 33, Jacksonville 32
St. Louis 24, Cincinnati 21
Miami 10, Tampa Bay 6
Friday's Games
New England 27, Washington 24
Green Bay 44, Arizona 37
Saturday's Games
Detroit 18, Indianapolis 17
New Orleans 45, Oakland 7
Pittsburgh 17, Buffalo 0
Cleveland 23, Tennessee 17
Atlanta 27, San Diego 24
N.Y. Jets 27, N.Y. Giants 25
San Francisco 20, Dallas 13
Seattle 14, Kansas City 10
Baltimore 17, Carolina 13
Sunday's Games
Chicago 27, Denver 17
Monday's Game
Minnesota 17, Houston 10
Thursday
Detroit at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 6 p.m.
Baltimore at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 6:30 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at New England, 6:30 p.m.
Washington at Jacksonville, 6:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Green Bay at Tennessee, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Miami at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Arizona at Denver, 8 p.m.
Oakland at Seattle, 9 p.m.
Friday
Houston at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
San Francisco at San Diego, 9 p.m.
End of Preseason
Volleyball
The 2009 Associated Press poll for Minnesota girls' volleyball, as provided by the state coaches' association on Monday, Aug. 31. First-place votes are in parentheses.
Class 3A
1. Shakopee (11) 165
2. Chaska 153
3. Eastview 142
4. Stillwater 132
5. Eden Prairie 100
6. Apple Valley 98
7. Lakeville South 71
8. Wayzata 70
9. Andover 48
10. Lakeville North 43
Also receiving votes: Burnsville (40), Prior Lake (33), Blaine (32), Woodbury (13), Alexandria (13), Hopkins (8) Cretin-Durham Hall (8), Waconia (7), Osseo (6).
Class 2A
1. Marshall (8) 120
2. Hibbing 106
3. Delano 102
4. Stewartville 97
5. Jackson County Central 75
6. New London-Spicer 64
7. Jordan 60
8. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 58
9. Lesueur-Henderson 51
10. Wadena-Deer Creek 39
Also receiving votes: Hutchinson (31), Roseau (13), Belle Plaine (7), Perham (7), Holy Angels (7), Concordia Academy (6), Caledonia (6), East Grand Forks (3).
Class 1A
1. Bethlehem Academy (7) 119
2. Minneota (1) 107
3. Martin County West 86
4. Northern Freeze 79
5. Lake of the Woods 70
5. Windom 70
7. SW Christian (Chaska) 54
8. Bertha-Hewitt 49
8. Meadow Creek Christian 49
10. Nevis 45
Also receiving votes: Mabel-Canton (26), Underwood (24), Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (22), SW Star Concept (13), SW MN Christian (12), Wabasha-Kellogg (9), Murray County Central (9), Canby (8), Mayer Lutheran (6), Parker's Prairie (4), Win-E-Mac (3), Sebeka (2), Ada-Borup (2).
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Extended the contract of general manager Dayton Moore through the 2014 season.
NEW YORK YANKEES-Acquired OF Freddy Guzman from Baltimore for a player to be named or cash and assigned him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS-Placed RHP Chad Qualls on 60-day DL. Recalled RHP Billy Buckner from Reno (PCL).
CINCINNATI REDS-Activated RHP Johnny Cueto from the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Kevin Barker and RHP Ramon Ramirez from Louisville (IL). Placed OF Laynce Nix on the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Matt Maloney to Carolina (SL) and RHP Carlos Fisher to Sarasota (FSL).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS-Placed RHP Guillermo Mota on 15-day DL.
NEW YORK METS-Recalled C Josh Thole from Binghamton (EL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Purchased the contract of RHP John Ennis from Lehigh Valley (IL). Designated INF Brad Harman for assignment.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Purchased the contract of RHP Daniel McCutchen from Indianapolis (IL). Optioned INF Brian Bixler to Indianapolis. Designated RHP John Meloan for assignment.
Southern League
CAROLINA MUDCATS-Promoted LHP Camilo Vazquez to Louisville (IL). Added INF Eric Eymann from Louisville. Sent IF Justin Tordi to Sarasota (FSL).
American Association
SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CAPTAINS-Traded LHP Richard Salazar to San Angelo (UL) for future considerations.
Can-Am League
QUEBEC CAPITALES-Released OF Douglas Toro.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS-Released S Keith Lewis and OT Brandon Pearce. Waived WR Michael Ray Garvin and LB Pago Togafau. Placed LB Cody Brown on injured reserve.
BALTIMORE RAVENS-Placed CB Samari Rolle on the physically-unable-to-perform list.
CAROLINA PANTHERS-Released PR Ryne Robinson. Waived DT Lorenzo Williams and T Gerald Cadogan. Placed G C.J. Davis on injured reserve.
CLEVELAND BROWNS-Released DB Rod Hood and TE Nate Jackson. Waived LB Robert McCune. Signed OL Brandon Braxton.
CINCINNATI BENGALS-Placed TE Ben Utecht on injured reserve. Waived TE Matt Sherry.
DALLAS COWBOYS-Released T Andre Douglas.
DETROIT LIONS-Released WR Delmir Boldin, LB Robert Francois, S LaMarcus Hicks and DE Ryan Kees. Placed CB Dexter Wynn on injured reserve.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS-Placed DB Michael Coe, DE Rudolph Hardie and DE Curtis Johnson on the waived-injured list. Waived TE Colin Cloherty.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-Fired offensive coordinator Chan Gailey and announced coach Todd Haley will assume the role.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Announced the retirement of LB Tedy Bruschi. Released QB Kevin O'Connell and C Nathan Hodel.
NEW YORK GIANTS-Activated LB Michael Boley from the physically-unable-to-perform list. Released CB Stoney Woodson, WR Taye Biddle and OL Terrance Pennington.
OAKLAND RAIDERS-Released OL Jonathan Compass, OL Marcus Johnson, WR Shawn Bayes, WR Will Franklin and DT Joe Cohen.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS-Signed DE Brett Keisel to a five-year contract. Placed G Darnell Stapleton on injured reserve. Released WR Martin Nance, WR Steven Black, S Derrick Richardson and C Alex Stepanovich.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS-Released WR Dexter Jackson.
Canadian Football League
MONTREAL ALOUETTES-Signed RB Guillaume Allard-Cameus.
United Football League
LAS VEGAS LOCOMOTIVES-Signed P Danny Baugher, G Martin Bibla, C Jesse Boone, CB Wale Dada, RB Tyrell Fenroy, DT George Gause, WR Brian Hernandez, K Andrew Jacas, TE Scott Kuhn, DB Jamal Lewis, DB Tony Parrish, QB Russ Michna, LS Rigo Morales, WR Tab Perry, NT Lauvale Sape, T Pedro Sosa, DB B.J. Ward and DB Trey Young.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL PLAYERS' ASSOCIATION-Announced Paul Kelly has been voted out as executive director.
CAROLINA HURRICANES-Acquired C Rob Hennigar from the N.Y. Islanders for C Bobby Hughes.
ECHL
LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS-Agreed to terms with F Ryan Weston and D Craig Switzer.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
FC DALLAS-Acquired D Ugo Ihemelu from Colorado for D Drew Moor, a 2010 second-round draft pick and allocation money.
COLLEGE
ALBANY, N.Y.-Named Erik DiLorenzo and Geneva Sills assistant soccer coaches.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC-Named Jared Smith assistant director of media relations and web development.
GREENSBORO-Named Bob Lowe assistant athletics director for communications.
MASSACHUSETTS-Named David Jackson assistant track and field coach.
OKLAHOMA-Named Michael Lightner assistant wrestling coach. Announced the resignation of assistant wrestling coach Alex Clemsen to become assistant wrestling coach at Virginia.
PLATTSBURGH-Named Stephanie Zweig interim softball coach.
UNC-WILMINGTON-Suspended men's soccer F Devan Carroll for the 2009-10 season for violating team rules.
WEST CHESTER-Named Doug Hendricks women's golf coach.
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