TV SportsWatch
Tuesday, July 31
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m., SPSO — Miami at Atlanta
8 p.m., MLB — Regional coverage, L.A. Angels at Texas or Chicago White Sox at Minnesota
8 p.m., WGN — Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs
OLYMPICS
4 a.m., NBCSN — LIVE: men’s basketball, United States vs. Tunisia, China vs. Russia, France vs. Argentina; women’s soccer, United States vs. North Korea, at Manchester, England; equestrian: eventing, team jumping Gold Medal final, individual jumping Gold Medal final; DELAYED TAPE: beach volleyball: men’s, Brazil vs. Switzerland, women’s, Brazil vs. Germany; LIVE: boxing; men’s water polo, Hungary vs. Montenegro; DELAYED TAPE: men’s shooting, skeet Gold Medal final, at London
4 a.m., NBC BASKETBALL — Men’s: United States vs. Tunisia, France vs. Argentina, China vs. Russia, Australia vs. Spain, Britain vs. Brazil, Lithuania vs. Nigeria, at London
7 a.m., BRAVO — Tennis: singles early rounds, doubles quarterfinals, at London
9 a.m., MSNBC — LIVE: women’s field hockey, United States vs. Argentina; women’s soccer: Canada vs. Sweden, at Newcastle, England; France vs. Colombia, at Newcastle, England; Britain vs. Brazil, at London; SAME-DAY TAPE: weightlifting, Gold Medal finals; women’s table tennis, semifinal; men’s archery, individual; badminton, at London
TELEMUNDO — Swimming; men’s basketball; beach volleyball; men’s volleyball; boxing; tennis, at London (same-day tape)
9:30 a.m., NBC SOCCER — LIVE: women’s: United States vs. North Korea, at Manchester, England; Canada vs. Sweden, at Newcastle, England; Britain vs. Brazil, at London; SAME-DAY TAPE: Japan vs. South Africa, at Cardiff, Wales; France vs. Colombia, at Newcastle, England; New Zealand vs. Cameroon, at Coventry, England
10 a.m., NBC — SAME-DAY TAPE: swimming; LIVE: men’s beach volleyball, United States vs. Spain; men’s volleyball, United States vs. Germany; men’s water polo, United States vs. Romania; men’s canoeing: whitewater, C-1 Gold Medal final; SAME-DAY TAPE: rowing, semifinals, at London
5 p.m., CNBC — Boxing, at London (same-day tape)
8 p.m., NBC — Women’s gymnastics, team Gold Medal final; swimming, Gold Medal finals: men’s 200m butterfly, men’s 4 x 200m freestyle relay, women’s 200m freestyle, women’s 200m individual medley; women’s diving, synchronized platform Gold Medal final, at London (same-day tape)
12 Mid.
8 p.m., TELEMUNDO — Women’s gymnastics, team Gold Medal final; swimming, Gold Medal finals; women’s diving, synchronized platform Gold Medal final, at London (same-day tape)
12:35 a.m., NBC — Swimming, semifinals; women’s beach volleyball, United States vs. Netherlands, at London (delayed tape)
SOCCER
7 p.m., ESPN2 — MLS/Premier League, exhibition, Tottenham at New York
ON TAP
Tuesday, July 31
GOLF
Walker Valley vs. Boyd-Buchanan (at Moccasin Bend), 2
Thursday, Aug. 2
GOLF
Polk County at Cleveland (at CCC), 3:30
baseball
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Washington 61 40 .604 —
Atlanta 58 44 .569 3½
New York 50 53 .485 12
Miami 47 55 .461 14½
Philadelphia 45 57 .441 16½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cincinnati 61 41 .598 —
Pittsburgh 58 44 .569 3
St. Louis 54 48 .529 7
Milwaukee 46 56 .451 15
Chicago 43 58 .426 17½
Houston 35 69 .337 27
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Francisco 55 47 .539 —
Los Angeles 56 48 .538 —
Arizona 52 51 .505 3½
San Diego 44 60 .423 12
Colorado 37 63 .370 17
Sunday’s Games
Miami 5, San Diego 4, 10 innings
Atlanta 6, Philadelphia 2
Houston 9, Pittsburgh 5
Washington 11, Milwaukee 10, 11 innings
Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis 2, 10 innings
Cincinnati 7, Colorado 2
L.A. Dodgers 4, San Francisco 0
N.Y. Mets 5, Arizona 1
Monday’s Games
Atlanta 8, Miami 2
San Diego 11, Cincinnati 5
Chicago Cubs 14, Pittsburgh 4
Milwaukee 8, Houston 7
Arizona 7, L.A. Dodgers 2
N.Y. Mets 8, San Francisco 7, 10 innings
Tuesday’s Games
Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 1-6) at Washington (Strasburg 11-4), 7:05
Miami (Nolasco 8-9) at Atlanta (Medlen 1-1), 7:10
San Diego (Marquis 4-5) at Cincinnati (Bailey 9-6), 7:10
Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 12-3) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 5-5), 8:05
Houston (Keuchel 1-3) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 8-8), 8:10
St. Louis (Lohse 10-2) at Colorado (Francis 3-2), 8:40
Arizona (Miley 11-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 10-6), 10:10
N.Y. Mets (Harvey 1-0) at San Francisco (Lincecum 4-11), 10:15
Wednesday’s Games
Houston at Milwaukee, 2:10
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 2:20
Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10
Philadelphia at Washington, 7:05
Miami at Atlanta, 7:10
San Diego at Cincinnati, 7:10
St. Louis at Colorado, 8:40
N.Y. Mets at San Francisco, 10:15
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 60 42 .588 —
Baltimore 54 49 .524 6½
Tampa Bay 53 50 .515 7½
Boston 52 51 .505 8½
Toronto 51 51 .500 9
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 55 47 .539 —
Detroit 54 49 .524 1½
Cleveland 50 52 .490 5
Minnesota 44 58 .431 11
Kansas City 41 60 .406 13½
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 59 42 .584 —
Oakland 56 46 .549 3½
Los Angeles 56 47 .544 4
Seattle 48 57 .457 13
Sunday’s Games
Detroit 4, Toronto 1
Baltimore 6, Oakland 1
Minnesota 5, Cleveland 1
Tampa Bay 2, L.A. Angels 0
Seattle 7, Kansas City 6
Texas 2, Chicago White Sox 0
Boston 3, N.Y. Yankees 2, 10 innings
Monday’s Games
Baltimore 5, N.Y. Yankees 4
L.A. Angels 15, Texas 8
Boston 7, Detroit 3
Minnesota 7, Chicago White Sox 6
Oakland 4, Tampa Bay 3, 15 innings
Seattle 4, Toronto 1
Tuesday’s Games
Baltimore (Tillman 3-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 10-4), 7:05
Detroit (Verlander 11-6) at Boston (Beckett 5-9), 7:10
L.A. Angels (Weaver 13-1) at Texas (D.Holland 7-5), 8:05
Chicago White Sox (Liriano 3-10) at Minnesota (Blackburn 4-6), 8:10
Cleveland (D.Lowe 8-9) at Kansas City (Hochevar 6-9), 8:10
Tampa Bay (Shields 8-7) at Oakland (Milone 9-7), 10:05
Toronto (Laffey 2-1) at Seattle (Vargas 11-7), 10:10
Wednesday’s Games
Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 1:10
Tampa Bay at Oakland, 3:35
Detroit at Boston, 7:10
L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05
Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:10
Toronto at Seattle, 10:10
Southern League
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Chattanooga (Dodgers) 22 15 .595 —
Jackson (Mariners) 20 16 .556 1½
Birmingham (White Sox) 17 20 .459 5
Huntsville (Brewers) 17 20 .459 5
Tennessee (Cubs) 17 20 .459 5
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Montgomery (Rays) 22 15 .595 —
Pensacola (Reds) 20 17 .541 2
Jacksonville (Marlins) 18 18 .500 3½
Mississippi (Braves) 16 20 .444 5½
Mobile (Diamondbacks) 14 22 .389 7½
Monday’s Games
Tennessee 6, Pensacola 3, 1st game
Chattanooga 6, Huntsville 5
Tennessee 3, Pensacola 2, 2nd game
Jackson 5, Birmingham 4
Mississippi 14, Montgomery 5
Jacksonville at Mobile, ppd., rain
Tuesday’s Games
Pensacola at Tennessee, 7:15
Chattanooga at Huntsville, 7:43
Jacksonville at Mobile, 8:05
Mississippi at Montgomery, 8:05
Jackson at Birmingham, 8:05
Wednesday’s Games
Pensacola at Tennessee, 7:15
Chattanooga at Huntsville, 7:43
Jackson at Birmingham, 8:05
Jacksonville at Mobile, 8:05
Mississippi at Montgomery, 8:05
NASCAR
Sprint Cup Schedule
x-non-points race
Feb. 18 — x-Budweiser Shootout (Kyle Busch)
Feb. 23 — x-Gatorade Duel 1 (Tony Stewart)
Feb. 23 — x-Gatorade Duel 2 (Matt Kenseth)
Feb. 27 — Daytona 500 (Matt Kenseth)
March 4 — Subway Fresh Fit 500 (Denny
Hamlin)
March 11 — Kobalt Tools 400 (Tony Stewart)
March 18 — Food City 500 (Brad Keselowski)
March 25 — Auto Club 400 (Tony Stewart)
April 1 — Goody's Fast Relief 500 (Ryan
Newman)
April 14 — Samsung Mobile 500 (Greg Biffle)
April 22 — STP 400 (Denny Hamlin)
April 28 — Capital City 400 (Kyle Busch)
May 6 — Aaron's 499, (Brad Keselowski)
May 12 — Bojangles' Southern 500, (Jimmie Johnson)
S.C.
May 19 — x-Sprint Showdown, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
May 19 — x-NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race,
Jimmie Johnson
May 27 — Coca-Cola 600, (Kasey Kahne)
June 3 — FedEx 400, (Jimie Johnson)
June 10 — Pocono 400, (Joey Logano)
June 17 — Michigan 400, (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)
June 24 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, (Clint Bowyer)
June 30 — Quaker State 400, (Brad Keselowski)
July 7 — Coke Zero 400 (Tony Stewart)
July 15 — Lenox Industrial Tools 301 (Kasey Kahne)
July 29 — Brickyard 400 (Jimmie Johnson)
Aug. 5 — Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa.
Aug. 12 — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at The
Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 19 — Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 25 — Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.
Sep. 2 — AdvoCare 500, Hampton, Ga.
Sep. 8 — Wonderful Pistachios 400, Richmond,
Va.
Sep. 16 — GEICO 400, Joliet, Ill.
Sep. 23 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.
Sep. 30 — AAA 400, Dover, Del.
Oct. 7 — Good Sam Club 500, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 13 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 21 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City,
Kan.
Oct. 28 — TUMS Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway,
Va.
Nov. 4 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas
Nov. 11 — Kobalt Tools 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 18 — Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.
Points Leaders
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 731.
2. Matt Kenseth, 717.
3. Greg Biffle, 709.
4. Jimmie Johnson, 704.
5. Denny Hamlin, 667.
6. Kevin Harvick, 653.
7. Martin Truex Jr., 653.
8. Tony Stewart, 652.
9. Brad Keselowski, 649.
10. Clint Bowyer, 643.
11. Kyle Busch, 588.
12. Carl Edwards, 582.
13. Kasey Kahne, 579.
14. Ryan Newman, 573.
15. Jeff Gordon, 564.
16. Paul Menard, 564.
17. Joey Logano, 544.
18. Marcos Ambrose, 519.
19. Jamie McMurray, 508.
20. Jeff Burton, 505.
21. Juan Pablo Montoya, 475.
22. Aric Almirola, 472.
23. Bobby Labonte, 427.
24. Regan Smith, 403.
25. A J Allmendinger, 400.
26. Kurt Busch, 394.
27. Mark Martin, 374.
28. Casey Mears, 368.
29. David Ragan, 338.
30. David Gilliland, 328.
31. Travis Kvapil, 305.
32. Landon Cassill, 293.
33. Dave Blaney, 276.
34. David Reutimann, 263.
35. David Stremme, 145.
36. Brian Vickers, 135.
37. J.J. Yeley, 127.
38. Ken Schrader, 100.
39. Michael McDowell, 94.
40. Josh Wise, 84.
41. Michael Waltrip, 75.
42. Stephen Leicht, 67.
43. Terry Labonte, 66.
44. Tony Raines, 61.
45. Brendan Gaughan, 50.
46. Scott Speed, 42.
47. Scott Riggs, 34.
48. Boris Said, 15.
49. Bill Elliott, 14.
50. Hermie Sadler, 13.
NATIONWIDE
1. Elliott Sadler, 704.
2. Austin Dillon, 703.
3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 691.
4. Sam Hornish Jr., 676.
5. Justin Allgaier, 629.
6. Michael Annett, 607.
7. Cole Whitt, 577.
8. Mike Bliss, 524.
9. Brian Scott, 460.
10. Danica Patrick, 452.
11. Joe Nemechek, 447.
12. Tayler Malsam, 427.
13. Jason Bowles, 419.
14. Jeremy Clements, 418.
15. Mike Wallace, 410.
16. Erik Darnell, 314.
17. Timmy Hill, 293.
18. Johanna Long, 284.
19. Eric McClure, 271.
20. T.J. Bell, 246.
21. Brad Sweet, 218.
22. Ryan Truex, 204.
23. Kenny Wallace, 202.
24. Josh Richards, 198.
25. Danny Efland, 190.
26. Trevor Bayne, 180.
27. Jamie Dick, 171.
28. Blake Koch, 165.
29. Morgan Shepherd, 163.
30. Travis Pastrana, 158.
31. Joey Gase, 142.
32. Casey Roderick, 136.
33. Robert Richardson Jr., 136.
34. Jeff Green, 134.
35. Benny Gordon, 129.
36. Tim Schendel, 108.
37. Kyle Fowler, 88.
38. Kevin Lepage, 87.
39. Ryan Blaney, 84.
40. Reed Sorenson, 80.
41. Jeffrey Earnhardt, 74.
42. Mike Harmon, 70.
olympics
2012 Summer Olympic Medals Table
At London
Tuesday, July 31
1 of 15 medal events
39 of 302 total medal events
Nation G S B Tot
China 9 5 3 17
United States 5 7 5 17
Japan 1 4 6 11
Italy 2 4 2 8
France 3 1 3 7
South Korea 2 2 2 6
Russia 2 0 3 5
North Korea 3 0 1 4
Australia 1 2 1 4
Britain 0 2 2 4
Romania 1 2 0 3
Brazil 1 1 1 3
Hungary 1 1 1 3
Ukraine 1 0 2 3
Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2
Germany 1 1 0 2
Netherlands 1 1 0 2
Colombia 0 2 0 2
Georgia 1 0 0 1
Lithuania 1 0 0 1
South Africa 1 0 0 1
Cuba 0 1 0 1
Mexico 0 1 0 1
Poland 0 1 0 1
Taiwan 0 1 0 1
Thailand 0 1 0 1
Azerbaijan 0 0 1 1
Belgium 0 0 1 1
Canada 0 0 1 1
India 0 0 1 1
Indonesia 0 0 1 1
Moldova 0 0 1 1
Mongolia 0 0 1 1
New Zealand 0 0 1 1
Norway 0 0 1 1
Serbia 0 0 1 1
Slovakia 0 0 1 1
Uzbekistan 0 0 1 1
Tuesday’s Olympic Scores
BASKETBALL
Men
Group B
Russia 73, China 54
Spain 82, Australia 70
HANDBALL
Men
Group A
Iceland 32, Tunisia 22
Group B
Hungary 22, South Korea 19
HOCKEY
Women
Pool A
Netherlands 3, Japan 2
Pool B
New Zealand 4, South Africa 1
VOLLEYBALL
Men
Pool B
Serbia 3, Tunisia 1 (25-15, 25-21, 20-25, 25-18)
WATER POLO
Men
Group A
Croatia 8, Spain 7
Group B
Montenegro 11, Hungary 10
GOLF
World golf rankings
1. Luke Donald Eng 9.84
2. Tiger Woods USA 8.37
3. Rory McIlroy NIr 8.27
4. Lee Westwood Eng 7.77
5. Webb Simpson USA 6.39
6. Adam Scott Aus 6.17
7. Bubba Watson USA 6.12
8. Jason Dufner USA 5.80
9. Matt Kuchar USA 5.69
10. Justin Rose Eng 5.40
11. Graeme McDowell NIr 5.31
12. Zach Johnson USA 5.26
13. Hunter Mahan USA 5.18
14. Steve Stricker USA 4.80
15. Ernie Els SAf 4.76
16. Dustin Johnson USA 4.71
17. Phil Mickelson USA 4.44
18. Martin Kaymer Ger 4.39
19. Louis Oosthuizen SAf 4.37
20. Rickie Fowler USA 4.35
21. Jason Day Aus 4.22
22. Charl Schwartzel SAf 4.19
23. Francesco Molinari Ita 4.12
24. Brandt Snedeker USA 4.11
25. Sergio Garcia Esp 3.91
26. Bo Van Pelt USA 3.76
27. Bill Haas USA 3.73
28. Keegan Bradley USA 3.72
29. Ian Poulter Eng 3.69
30. Peter Hanson Swe 3.63
31. Paul Lawrie Sco 3.50
32. Nick Watney USA 3.46
33. Nicolas Colsaerts Bel 3.45
34. Jim Furyk USA 3.22
35. John Senden Aus 3.20
36. K.J. Choi Kor 3.17
37. David Toms USA 3.15
38. Martin Laird Sco 3.01
39. Carl Pettersson Swe 3.01
40. Thomas Bjorn Den 2.97
41. Fredrik Jacobson Swe 2.77
42. Bae Sang-moon Kor 2.70
43. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano Esp 2.68
44. Rafael Cabrera Bello Esp 2.66
45. Mark Wilson USA 2.63
46. Simon Dyson Eng 2.63
47. Alvaro Quiros Esp 2.62
48. Geoff Ogilvy Aus 2.58
49. Jonathan Byrd USA 2.56
50. Kevin Na USA 2.55
51. Branden Grace SAf 2.50
52. Aaron Baddeley Aus 2.50
53. Anders Hansen Den 2.41
54. Ben Crane USA 2.39
55. Robert Garrigus USA 2.38
56. Kyle Stanley USA 2.37
57. Robert Karlsson Swe 2.36
58. Scott Piercy USA 2.33
59. Marcel Siem Ger 2.26
60. Alexander Noren Swe 2.25
61. Michael Thompson USA 2.24
62. Padraig Harrington Irl 2.20
63. Robert Rock Eng 2.14
64. Jamie Donaldson Wal 2.13
65. Greg Chalmers Aus 2.12
66. Retief Goosen SAf 2.08
67. John Huh USA 2.06
68. Ryo Ishikawa Jpn 2.06
69. Matteo Manassero Ita 2.04
70. Miguel Angel Jimenez Esp 2.03
71. Rory Sabbatini SAf 2.03
72. Johnson Wagner USA 2.02
73. Vijay Singh Fji 1.99
74. Spencer Levin USA 1.99
75. Ryan Moore USA 1.98
