FOOTBALL
Professional
Standings and schedule
NFL Preseason
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
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East
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 57 66
Washington 2 1 0 .667 61 51
Dallas 2 2 0 .500 48 61
N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 58 64
South
W L T Pct PF PA
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Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 46 44
New Orleans 2 1 0 .667 98 68
Carolina 1 2 0 .333 30 33
Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 40 44
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay 2 1 0 .667 110 75
Minnesota 2 1 0 .667 62 35
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Detroit 2 1 0 .667 67 70
Chicago 0 3 0 .000 36 71
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 3 0 0 1.000 80 51
Arizona 2 1 0 .667 43 49
St. Louis 2 1 0 .667 62 80
Seattle 1 2 0 .333 57 69
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Buffalo 2 1 0 .667 86 83
Miami 2 1 0 .667 43 49
New England 2 1 0 .667 90 70
N.Y. Jets 1 2 0 .333 36 50
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 1 2 0 .333 59 64
Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 72 68
Tennessee 1 2 0 .333 49 45
Indianapolis 0 3 0 .000 62 130
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 3 0 0 1.000 64 25
Pittsburgh 2 1 0 .667 64 58
Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 82 84
Cleveland 1 2 0 .333 71 78
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Oakland 2 1 0 .667 73 54
Denver 1 2 0 .333 78 75
San Diego 1 2 0 .333 60 62
Kansas City 0 3 0 .000 42 60
Thursday
Denver at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.
Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 6 p.m.
New England at N.Y. Giants, 6 p.m.
Carolina at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Jacksonville, 6:30 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.
Miami at Dallas, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Tennessee, 7 p.m.
Baltimore at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Houston, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Green Bay at Kansas City, 7 p.m.
San Diego at San Francisco, 9 p.m.
Seattle at Oakland, 9 p.m.
Washington at Arizona, 9 p.m.
BASEBALL
Professional
Standings and schedule
Northern League
W L Pct. GB
Fargo-Moorhead 56 37 .602 --
Kansas City 54 38 .587 1½
Joliet 50 44 .532 6½
Gary 49 45 .521 7½
Rockford 44 49 .473 12
Winnipeg 44 50 .468 12½
Schaumburg 39 56 .411 18
Lake County 38 55 .409 18
Tuesday
Joliet 4, Fargo-Moorhead 1
Gary 8, Schaumburg 2
Kansas City at Lake County, late
Winnipeg at Rockford, late
Today
Fargo-Moorhead at Joliet, 6:10 p.m.
Schaumburg at Gary, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Lake County, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Rockford, 7:05 p.m.
Thursday
Fargo-Moorhead at Joliet, 7:10 p.m.
Schaumburg at Gary, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Lake County, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Rockford, 7:05 p.m.
BASKETBALL
International
FIBA World Championships
Preliminary Round
Group A
At Kayseri, Turkey
Saturday, Aug. 28
Australia 76, Jordan 75
Serbia 94, Angola 44
Argentina 78, Germany 74
Sunday
Angola 79, Jordan 65
Germany 82, Serbia 81, 2OT
Argentina 74, Australia 72
Monday
Serbia 112, Jordan 69
Australia 78, Germany 43
Argentina 91, Angola 70
Today
Serbia vs. Australia, 8:30 a.m.
Germany vs. Angola, 11 a.m.
Argentina vs. Jordan, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday
Angola vs. Australia, 8:30 a.m.
Argentina vs. Serbia, 11 a.m.
Jordan vs. Germany, 1:30 p.m.
Group B
At Istanbul
Saturday, Aug. 28
Slovenia 80, Tunisia 56
United States 106, Croatia 78
Brazil 81, Iran 65
Sunday
United States 99, Slovenia 77
Croatia 75, Iran 54
Brazil 80, Tunisia 65
Monday
Slovenia 91, Croatia 84
Iran 71, Tunisia 58
United States 70, Brazil 68
Today
Croatia vs. Tunisia, 8:30 a.m.
Iran vs. United States, 11 a.m.
Brazil vs. Slovenia, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday
United States vs. Tunisia, 8:30 a.m.
Slovenia vs. Iran, 11 a.m.
Brazil vs. Croatia, 1:30 p.m.
Group C
At Ankara, Turkey
Saturday, Aug. 28
Greece 89, China 81
Russia 75, Puerto Rico 66
Turkey 86, Ivory Coast 47
SundayChina 83, Ivory Coast 73
Greece 83, Puerto Rico 80
Turkey 65, Russia 56
Tuesday
Russia 72, Ivory Coast 66
Puerto Rico 84, China 76
Turkey 76, Greece 65
Today
China vs. Russia, 8 a.m.
Ivory Coast vs. Greece, 10:30 a.m.
Turkey vs. Puerto Rico, 1 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 2
Puerto Rico vs. Ivory Coast, 8 a.m.
Greece vs. Russia, 10:30 a.m.
Turkey vs. China, 1 p.m.
Group D
At Izmir, Turkey
Saturday, Aug. 28
Lithuania 92, New Zealand 79
Lebanon 81, Canada 71
France 72, Spain 66
Sunday
Lithuania 70, Canada 68
France 86, Lebanon 59
Spain 101, New Zealand 84
Tuesday
New Zealand 108, Lebanon 76
France 68, Canada 63
Lithuania 76, Spain 73
Today
Canada vs. New Zealand, 8 a.m.
Lebanon vs. Spain, 10:30 a.m.
Lithuania vs. France, 1 p.m.
Thursday
Spain vs. Canada, 8 a.m.
Lebanon vs. Lithuania, 10:30 a.m.
New Zealand vs. France, 1 p.m.
Professional
Playoff schedule
Women's National Basketball Association
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-3)
x-if necessary
Eastern Conference
New York 1, Indiana 1
Today: Indiana at New York, 6:30 p.m.
CONFERENCE FINALS
Eastern Conference
Schedule TBA
Western Conference
Seattle vs. Phoenix
Thursday: Phoenix at Seattle, 9 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 5: Seattle at Phoenix, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 8: x-Phoenix at Seattle, 9 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
High school
Minnesota
Results Tuesday
Aitkin def. Staples-Motley, 25-22, 25-22, 16-25, 24-26, 15-11
Babbitt-Embarrass def. Mesabi East, 25-12, 25-5, 25-17
Belle Plaine def. Watertown-Mayer, 25-22, 25-15, 25-18
Buffalo def. St. Cloud Tech, 25-13, 25-17, 25-23
Cherry def. Littlefork-Big Falls, 15-25, 25-11, 25-12, 25-11
Ellsworth def. Edgerton, 25-20, 25-23, 25-21
GHEC/Martin Luther def. Sleepy Eye St. Mary's, 25-18, 25-13, 25-23
Grand Rapids def. Duluth Central, 25-12, 25-10, 25-8
Hill-Murray def. South St. Paul, 25-11, 25-11, 25-11
Houston def. Grand Meadow, 25-20, 25-11, 25-23
Kenyon-Wanamingo def. Rochester John Marshall, 25-16, 25-18, 25-20
Lakeview Christian Academy def. Wrenshall, 25-21, 25-16, 25-17
Lakeville North def. Bethlehem Academy, 25-17, 25-12, 25-12
LeRoy-Ostrander def. Hope Lutheran, 25-6, 25-7, 25-12
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle def. Osakis, 25-16, 25-19, 25-22
Mahtomedi def. Richfield, 25-23, 23-25, 25-11, 25-18
Maple Grove def. Irondale, 25-23, 25-14, 25-13
Maple Lake def. Monticello, 25-19, 25-27, 25-20, 25-22
Martin County West def. Fairmont, 25-13, 25-18, 25-18
Menahga def. Eagle Valley, 25-22, 27-25, 25-18
Minneapolis Edison def. St. Paul Humboldt, 25-13, 25-22, 26-28, 25-13
Minneota def. Murray County Central, 25-14, 25-22, 25-13
Minnetonka def. Willmar, 25-20, 26-24, 18-25, 25-19
Nevis def. Park Rapids, 25-9, 25-8, 25-14
New Life Academy def. St. Croix Lutheran, 25-18, 15-25, 25-9, 20-25, 15-12
Parkers Prairie def. Verndale, 25-23, 19-25, 25-15, 25-22
Providence Academy def. Rockford, 25-16, 21-25, 25-6, 25-20
Red Rock Central def. Wabasso, 25-17, 22-25, 25-23, 25-15
Rush City def. Barnum, 20-25, 25-13, 25-15, 25-16
Sebeka def. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, 26-24, 24-26, 25-9, 25-20
Silver Bay def. Ely, 25-19, 27-25, 23-25, 18-25, 15-8
Spring Grove def. Glenville-Emmons, 25-12, 21-25, 25-8, 27-25
St. Paul Central def. Park (Cottage Grove), 25-16, 16-25, 25-16, 25-8
St. Paul Johnson def. Blake, 25-8, 25-13, 25-14
Swanville def. Isle, 25-16, 25-23, 25-9
Tartan def. Henry Sibley, 25-14, 13-25, 25-18, 25-15
Truman def. Sleepy Eye, 25-13, 25-18, 25-13
Underwood def. West Central, 25-18, 25-21, 17-25, 25-16
Visitation def. Breck, 25-12, 25-20, 25-18
Winona def. La Crescent, 25-22, 25-11, 25-14
Zumbrota-Mazeppa def. St. Charles, 25-19, 25-22, 26-24
North Dakota
Results Tuesday
Central Cass def. Hillsboro, 22-25, 25-19, 25-13, 25-21
Fargo South def. Devils Lake, 25-14, 25-16, 25-17
Griggs County Central def. Larimore, 21-25, 13-25, 25-18, 25-19, 15-9
Kenmare def. Ray, 25-15, 25-12, 25-19
Kidder County def. Litchville-Marion/Montpelier, 25-13, 25-11, 25-22
Leeds def. Towner-Granville-Upham, 25-13, 25-19, 25-18
Milnor def. Enderlin, 25-17, 25-16, 27-25
Mobridge-Pollock, S.D. def. Standing Rock, 25-13, 25-8, 25-9
Napoleon def. Ellendale, 25-17, 25-17, 26-24
New Rockford-Sheyenne def. Rolette-Wolford, 25-20, 25-19, 25-16
North Border def. Midway, 25-14, 25-15, 25-23
North Star def. Rugby, 25-15, 23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 15-7
Northern Cass def. May Port CG, 25-9, 25-17, 25-19
Powers Lake def. Trenton, 25-14, 25-21, 25-17
Underwood def. Center-Stanton, 25-20, 25-12, 25-23
Wahpeton def. Fargo Davies, 25-27, 25-22, 25-19, 25-21
AUTO RACING
Professional
Leaders
NASCAR Sprint Cup
Through Aug. 21
Points
1, Kevin Harvick, 3,521. 2, Jeff Gordon, 3,242. 3, Kyle Busch, 3,170. 4, Carl Edwards, 3,113. 5, Denny Hamlin, 3,108. 6, Tony Stewart, 3,107. 7, Jeff Burton, 3,101. 8, Matt Kenseth, 3,095. 9, Jimmie Johnson, 3,077. 10, Kurt Busch, 3,073.
11, Greg Biffle, 3,055. 12, Clint Bowyer, 2,920. 13, Jamie McMurray, 2,820. 14, Mark Martin, 2,819. 15, Ryan Newman, 2,802. 16, Kasey Kahne, 2,784. 17, David Reutimann, 2,765. 18, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,750. 19, Juan Pablo Montoya, 2,728. 20, Martin Truex Jr., 2,660.
Money
1, Jamie McMurray, $5,228,268. 2, Kurt Busch, $5,188,014. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $4,945,530. 4, Kevin Harvick, $4,919,174. 5, Kyle Busch, $4,490,766. 6, Jeff Gordon, $4,116,146. 7, Denny Hamlin, $3,953,743. 8, Matt Kenseth, $3,822,471. 9, Kasey Kahne, $3,806,217. 10, Tony Stewart, $3,802,129.
11, Carl Edwards, $3,725,483. 12, David Reutimann, $3,717,992. 13, Jeff Burton, $3,653,342. 14, Juan Pablo Montoya, $3,605,286. 15, Greg Biffle, $3,569,187. 16, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $3,500,878. 17, Joey Logano, $3,466,028. 18, Ryan Newman, $3,457,243. 19, A J Allmendinger, $3,256,212. 20, Clint Bowyer, $3,180,929.
NASCAR Nationwide Series
1, Brad Keselowski, 3995. 2, Carl Edwards, 3,630. 3, Kyle Busch, 3,396. 4, Justin Allgaier, 3,261. 5, Paul Menard, 3,171. 6, Kevin Harvick, 2,908. 7, Steve Wallace, 2,857. 8, Trevor Bayne, 2,855. 9, Joey Logano, 2,722. 10, Jason Leffler, 2,720.
NHRA
1, Joey Saldana, 7,171. 2, Steve Kinser, 7,145. 3, Jason Meyers, 7,133. 4, Donny Schatz, 7,022. 5, Jason Sides, 6,958. 6, Paul McMahan, 6,874. 7, Craig Dollansky, 6,652. 8, Lucas Wolfe, 6,627. 9, Danny Lasoski, 6,464. 10, Kraig Kinser, 6,441.
TENNIS
Professional
Results Tuesday
U.S. Open
At New York
Singles
Men
First Round
Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, def. Julio Silva, Brazil, 7-6 (0), 6-1, 6-2.
Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-3.
Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Ernests Gulbis (24), Latvia, 6-2, 7-6 (1), 6-4.
Feliciano Lopez (23), Spain, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Philipp Petzschner, Germany, def. Dusan Lojda, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1.
Arnaud Clement, France, def. Marcos Baghdatis (16), Cyprus, 6-3, 2-6, 1-6, 6-4, 7-5.
Benoit Paire, France, def. Rainer Schuettler, Germany, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (2).
Eduardo Schwank, Argentina, def. Robby Ginepri, United States, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3.
Mardy Fish (19), United States, def. Jan Hajek, Czech Republic, 6-0, 3-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1.
Tommy Robredo, Spain, def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1.
Peter Polansky, Canada, def. Juan Monaco (30), Argentina, 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Julien Benneteau, France, def. Radek Stepanek (28), Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
David Ferrer (10), Spain, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.
Adrian Mannarino, France, def. Pere Riba, Spain, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (1).
James Blake, United States, def. Kristof Vliegen, Belgium, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
Benjamin Becker, Germany, def. Daniel Brands, Germany, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Florent Serra, France, def. Florian Mayer, Germany, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0.
Fernando Verdasco (8), Spain, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 1-6, 7-5, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.
Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. Maximo Gonzalez, Argentina, 7-5, 7-5, 6-1.
David Nalbandian (31), Argentina, def. Rik de Voest, South Africa, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4.
Women
First Round
Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, def. Regina Kulikova, Russia, 6-0, 2-0, retired.
Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden, def. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 6-1, 6-2.
Patty Schnyder, Switzerland, def. Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 6-1, 6-3.
Mirjana Lucic, Croatia, def. Alicia Molik, Australia, 7-6 (5), 6-1.
Alexandra Dulgheru (25), Romania, def. Julie Coin, France, 6-3, 6-1.
Svetlana Kuznetsova (11), Russia, def. Kimiko Date Krumm, Japan, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (22), Spain, def. Jamie Hampton, United States, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0.
Aravane Rezai (18), France, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7).
Jelena Jankovic (4), Serbia, def. Simona Halep, Romania, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.
Beatrice Capra, United States, def. Karolina Sprem, Croatia, 6-1, 6-3.
Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan, def. Anne Keothavong, Britain, 2-6, 6-1, 6-1.
Yanina Wickmayer (15), Belgium, def. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, 6-1, 6-2.
Agnieszka Radwanska (9), Poland, def. Arantxa Parra Santonja, Spain, 6-4, 6-3.
Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Romina Oprandi, Italy, 6-3, 6-4.
Yvonne Meusburger, Austria, def. Jill Craybas, United States, 3-6, 7-5, 6-0.
Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. Li Na (8), China, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Peng Shuai, China, def. Shelby Rogers, United States, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, def. Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spain, 6-3, 7-6 (6).
Tamira Paszek, Austria, def. Lucie Safarova (26), Czech Republic, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Urszula Radwanska, Poland, def. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, 6-3, 6-3.
Maria Kirilenko (2 3), Russia, def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-4.
Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, def. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.
Chang Kai-chen, Taiwan, def. Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, 6-2, 6-4.
Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, def. Yaroslava Shvedova (30), Kazakhstan, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, def. Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa, 6-3, 6-4.
Maria Sharapova (14), Russia, def. Jarmila Groth, Australia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Vera Zvonareva (7), Russia, def. Zuzana Kucova, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-1.
Kaia Kanepi (31), Estonia, def. Alize Cornet, France, 3-6, 6-1, 6-0.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Sabine Lisicki, Germany, def. CoCo Vandeweghe, United States, 6-1, 6-0.
High school boys
North Dakota
Results Tuesday
Grand Forks Central 7, Fargo Davies 2
Singles: 1, Beach, D, def. Moe 6-3, 6-2. 2, Simonson, GFC, def. Stenhjem 6-1, 6-1. 3, Zimmerman, GFC, def. Thompson 6-1, 6-0. 4, Osman, D, def. Sailer 6-3, 6-2. 5, Sorlien, GFC, def. Gupta 4-6, 6-3, 10-2. 6, Folson, GFC, def. Poppe 7-6, 7-6.
Doubles: 1, Moe/Simonson, GFC, def. Beach/Nelson 6-3, 6-4. 2, Zimmerman/Sorlien, GFC, def. Gupta/Osman 6-0, 6-2. 3, Sailer/Thompson, GFC, def. Poppe/Stenhjem 6-4, 7-5.
Fargo South 7, Fargo North 2
Singles: 1, FS, Lawley, def. Russell 6-0, 6-2. 2, FS, Moe, def. Ficek 6-1, 6-1. 3, FS, O'Day, def. Johnson 6-3, 6-3. 4, FS, Tretter, def. Pahl 6-1, 3-6, 10-8. 5, FN, Boetel, def. Rajender 7-5, 5-7, 10-6. 6, FS, Youngs, def. Swecker 6-4, 6-1.
Doubles: 1, FS, Lawley/Moe, def. Ficek/Johnson 6-0, 6-1. 2, FN, Russell/Boetel, def. O'Day/Hochstatler 6-4, 6-4. 3, FS, Tretter/Vaidya, def. Swecker/Feickert 6-4, 4-6, 11-9.
GOLF
Hole-in-one
Tuesday
Mike Kessler aced the 177-yard hole No. 4 at Bois de Sioux Golf Club using his 5-wood.
