TV SportsWatch
Tuesday, Aug. 7
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
5 p.m., ESPN2 — Playoffs, Southwest Regional semifinal, teams TBD, at Waco, Texas
8 p.m., ESPN2 — Playoffs, Southwest Regional semifinal, teams TBD, at Waco, Texas
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m., MLB — Regional coverage, N.Y. Yankees at Detroit or Texas at Boston
OLYMPICS
4 a.m., NBCSN — LIVE: men’s soccer, semifinals; men’s triathlon; women’s basketball, quarterfinals; DELAYED TAPE: men’s weightlifting, super heavyweight Gold Medal final; LIVE: equestrian, team dressage Gold Medal final; DELAYED TAPE: canoeing, sprint; LIVE: men’s field hockey, South Korea vs. Netherlands; DELAYED TAPE: women’s handball, quarterfinals, at London
9 a.m., MSNBC — LIVE: beach volleyball, semifinals; women’s volleyball, quarterfinals; women’s water polo, semifinal; SAME-DAY TAPE: synchronized swimming, duet Gold Medal final; wrestling, Greco-Roman Gold Medal finals; women’s table tennis, team Gold Medal final, at London
9 a.m., NBC BASKETBALL — Women’s, quarterfinals, at London
9 a.m., TELEMUNDO — LIVE: men’s soccer, semifinals; SAME-DAY TAPE: men’s boxing, quarterfinals; track and field; women’s volleyball, quarterfinals; synchronized swimming, duet Gold Medal final; beach volleyball, semifinals, at London
10 a.m., NBC — SAME-DAY TAPE: track and field; men’s diving, springboard semifinal; LIVE: beach volleyball, semifinal; women’s volleyball, quarterfinal; women’s water polo, semifinal; cycling, track Gold Medal finals, at London
Noon, NBC SOCCER — Men’s, semifinals, at various sites
5 p.m., CNBC — Men’s boxing, quarterfinals, at London (same-day tape)
8 p.m., NBC — Gymnastics, individual event Gold Medal finals: men’s parallel bars, men’s high bar, women’s balance beam, women’s floor exercise; track and field, Gold Medal finals: men’s 1500m, men’s high jump, women’s 100m hurdles; beach volleyball, semifinal, at London (same-day tape)
12 Mid., TELEMUNDO — Track and field, Gold Medal finals; gymnastics, individual event Gold Medal finals; men’s diving, springboard Gold Medal final, at London (same-day tape)
12:35 a.m., NBC — Men’s diving, springboard Gold Medal final; track and field, Gold Medal final, at London (delayed tape)
ON TAP
Tuesday, Aug. 7
GOLF
Bradley Central, Soddy-Daisy at Cleveland (at CCC), 3:30
Polk County at Copper Basin (at Copper Basin GC), 4
Wednesday, Aug. 8
GOLF
Rhea County, Bradley Central, Walker Valley (at Chatata Valley), 4
Thursday, Aug. 9
GOLF
Cleveland at McMinn County (at Springbrook), 3:30
Friday, Aug. 10
FOOTBALL
High School Jamboree
at Finley Stadium, Chattanooga
McCallie vs Soddy-Daisy, 7:30
Bradley Central vs Red Bank, 8
Tyner vs Rhea County, 8:30
Signal Mountain vs Chatt. Central, 9
Baylor vs McMinn County, 9:30
High School Jamboree
at Tellico Plains
Polk County vs. Meigs County, 8
Saturday, Aug. 11
FOOTBALL
High School Jamboree
at Finley Stadium, Chattanooga
Brainerd vs Walker Valley, 7
Grace vs East Ridge, 7:30
Silverdale vs Hixson, 8
Notre Dame vs Boyd-Buchanan, 8:30
Howard vs Cleveland , 9
East Hamilton vs Franklin County, 9:30
baseball
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Washington 66 43 .606 —
Atlanta 63 46 .578 3
New York 53 56 .486 13
Miami 49 60 .450 17
Philadelphia 49 60 .450 17
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cincinnati 66 43 .606 —
Pittsburgh 62 46 .574 3½
St. Louis 60 49 .550 6
Milwaukee 49 59 .454 16½
Chicago 43 64 .402 22
Houston 36 74 .327 30½
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Francisco 59 50 .541 —
Los Angeles 59 51 .536 ½
Arizona 55 54 .505 4
San Diego 47 64 .423 13
Colorado 39 68 .364 19
Sunday’s Games
Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 2
Philadelphia 5, Arizona 4
Atlanta 6, Houston 1
Washington 4, Miami 1
San Francisco 8, Colorado 3
San Diego 7, N.Y. Mets 3
L.A. Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 6
St. Louis 3, Milwaukee 0
Monday’s Games
Pittsburgh 4, Arizona 0
Atlanta 6, Philadelphia 1
Washington 5, Houston 4, 11 innings
Milwaukee 6, Cincinnati 3
St. Louis 8, San Francisco 2
San Diego 2, Chicago Cubs 0
Colorado 2, L.A. Dodgers 0
Tuesday’s Games
Arizona (Corbin 3-4) at Pittsburgh (Karstens 4-2), 7:05
Atlanta (Minor 6-7) at Philadelphia (Hamels 11-6), 7:05
Miami (LeBlanc 1-1) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 8-5), 7:10
Washington (Detwiler 6-4) at Houston (Lyles 2-8), 8:05
Cincinnati (Cueto 14-5) at Milwaukee (Fiers 5-4), 8:10
San Francisco (Zito 8-8) at St. Louis (Lynn 13-4), 8:15
Chicago Cubs (Raley 0-0) at San Diego (Ohlendorf 3-2), 10:05
Colorado (White 2-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Harang 7-6), 10:10
Wednesday’s Games
Cincinnati (Latos 10-3) at Milwaukee (Wolf 3-8), 2:10
Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 7-9) at San Diego (Richard 8-11), 6:35
Arizona (I.Kennedy 10-8) at Pittsburgh (Correia 8-6), 7:05
Atlanta (T.Hudson 11-4) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 4-9), 7:05
Miami (Eovaldi 2-7) at N.Y. Mets (C.Young 3-5), 7:10
Washington (G.Gonzalez 13-6) at Houston (Galarraga 0-1), 8:05
San Francisco (Vogelsong 9-5) at St. Louis (J.Kelly 2-4), 8:15
Colorado (Francis 3-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 7-9), 10:10
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 63 45 .583 —
Baltimore 58 51 .532 5½
Tampa Bay 56 52 .519 7
Boston 55 55 .500 9
Toronto 53 55 .491 10
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 60 48 .556 —
Detroit 59 50 .541 1½
Cleveland 50 59 .459 10½
Minnesota 48 61 .440 12½
Kansas City 45 63 .417 15
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 63 45 .583 —
Los Angeles 59 51 .536 5
Oakland 58 51 .532 5½
Seattle 51 60 .459 13½
Sunday’s Games
Detroit 10, Cleveland 8, 10 innings
N.Y. Yankees 6, Seattle 2
Boston 6, Minnesota 4
Baltimore 1, Tampa Bay 0, 10 innings
Chicago White Sox 4, L.A. Angels 2
Kansas City 7, Texas 6, 10 innings
Toronto 6, Oakland 5
Monday’s Games
Minnesota 14, Cleveland 3
Detroit 7, N.Y. Yankees 2
Baltimore 3, Seattle 1
Boston 9, Texas 2
Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City 2
L.A. Angels 4, Oakland 0
Tuesday’s Games
Minnesota (Deduno 3-0) at Cleveland (Kluber 0-0), 7:05
N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 11-8) at Detroit (Porcello 8-6), 7:05
Seattle (Beavan 7-6) at Baltimore (Britton 1-1), 7:05
Texas (Dempster 0-0) at Boston (Lester 5-9), 7:10
Toronto (Happ 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Shields 9-7), 7:10
Kansas City (B.Chen 7-9) at Chicago White Sox (Peavy 9-7), 8:10
L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 9-7) at Oakland (B.Colon 8-8), 10:05
Wednesday’s Games
Minnesota (Duensing 2-6) at Cleveland (Masterson 7-10), 12:05
Texas (M.Harrison 13-6) at Boston (Beckett 5-9), 1:35
L.A. Angels (Greinke 0-1) at Oakland (Straily 0-0), 3:35
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 11-3) at Detroit (A.Sanchez 1-1), 7:05
Seattle (Millwood 4-9) at Baltimore (Tom.Hunter 4-7), 7:05
Toronto (Villanueva 6-1) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 5-8), 7:10
Kansas City (Guthrie 0-3) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 4-1), 8:10
Southern League
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Chattanooga (Dodgers) 25 19 .568 —
Jackson (Mariners) 24 19 .558 ½
Birmingham (White Sox) 22 22 .500 3
Huntsville (Brewers) 22 22 .500 3
Tennessee (Cubs) 20 24 .455 5
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Jacksonville (Marlins) 24 20 .545 —
Montgomery (Rays) 24 20 .545 —
Pensacola (Reds) 22 22 .500 2
Mississippi (Braves) 19 24 .442 4½
Mobile (Diamondbacks) 17 27 .386 7
Monday’s Games
Jacksonville 11, Montgomery 7
Mississippi 2, Chattanooga 1
Huntsville 5, Pensacola 3
Birmingham 4, Mobile 3
Jackson 7, Tennessee 6
Tuesday’s Games
Montgomery at Jacksonville, 7:05
Mississippi at Chattanooga, 7:15
Pensacola at Huntsville, 7:43
Tennessee at Jackson, 8:05
Mobile at Birmingham, 8:05
Wednesday’s Games
Mobile at Jacksonville, 7:05
Huntsville at Tennessee, 7:15
Birmingham at Mississippi, 8
Chattanooga at Pensacola, 8
Jackson at Montgomery, 8:05
olympics
2012 Summer Olympic Medals Table-Gold Order
At London
Monday, Aug. 6
18 of 18 medal events
179 of 302 total medal events
Nation G S B Tot
China 31 19 14 64
United States 29 15 19 63
Britain 18 11 11 40
South Korea 11 5 6 22
France 8 9 9 26
Russia 7 17 18 42
Italy 7 6 4 17
Kazakhstan 6 0 1 7
Germany 5 10 7 22
Hungary 4 1 3 8
North Korea 4 0 1 5
Netherlands 3 3 4 10
Cuba 3 3 1 7
Belarus 3 2 3 8
New Zealand 3 1 4 8
South Africa 3 1 0 4
Ukraine 3 0 6 9
Japan 2 12 14 28
Australia 2 12 8 22
Denmark 2 4 2 8
Romania 2 4 2 8
Brazil 2 1 5 8
Poland 2 1 3 6
Iran 2 1 1 4
Jamaica 2 1 1 4
Croatia 2 1 0 3
Ethiopia 2 0 2 4
Canada 1 3 6 10
Sweden 1 3 2 6
Czech Republic 1 3 1 5
Kenya 1 2 2 5
Slovenia 1 1 2 4
Dominican Republic 1 1 0 2
Georgia 1 1 0 2
Switzerland 1 1 0 2
Lithuania 1 0 1 2
Grenada 1 0 0 1
Venezuela 1 0 0 1
Mexico 0 3 2 5
Colombia 0 3 1 4
Spain 0 2 1 3
Egypt 0 2 0 2
Slovakia 0 1 3 4
Azerbaijan 0 1 2 3
Belgium 0 1 2 3
India 0 1 2 3
Armenia 0 1 1 2
Indonesia 0 1 1 2
Mongolia 0 1 1 2
Norway 0 1 1 2
Serbia 0 1 1 2
Tunisia 0 1 1 2
Cyprus 0 1 0 1
Estonia 0 1 0 1
Guatemala 0 1 0 1
Malaysia 0 1 0 1
Taiwan 0 1 0 1
Thailand 0 1 0 1
Greece 0 0 2 2
Moldova 0 0 2 2
Argentina 0 0 1 1
Hong Kong 0 0 1 1
Kuwait 0 0 1 1
Puerto Rico 0 0 1 1
Qatar 0 0 1 1
Saudi Arabia 0 0 1 1
Singapore 0 0 1 1
Trinidad & Tobag 0 0 1 1
Turkey 0 0 1 1
Uzbekistan 0 0 1 1
Tuesday’s Olympic Scores
HANDBALL
Women
Quarterfinals
Norway 21, Brazil 19
HOCKEY
Men
Pool A
Australia 7, Pakistan 0
Pool B
Netherlands 4, South Korea 2
Monday’s Olympic Scores
BASKETBALL
Men
Group A
Lithuania 76, Tunisia 63
France 79, Nigeria 73
United States 126, Argentina 97
Group B
Australia 82, Russia 80
Britain 90, China 58
Brazil 88, Spain 82
SOCCER
Women
Semifinals
United States 4, Canada 3
Japan 2, France 1
HANDBALL
Men
Group A
Tunisia 25, Argentina 23
Iceland 41, Britain 24
France 29, Sweden 26
Group B
Hungary 26, Serbia 23
Denmark 26, South Korea 24
Croatia 30, Spain 25
HOCKEY
Women
Pool A
Japan 1, China 0
South Korea 3, Belgium 1
Netherlands 2, Britain 1
Pool B
New Zealand 0, Germany 0
South Africa 7, United States 0
Argentina 0, Australia 0
VOLLEYBALL
Men
Pool A
Australia 3, Poland 1 (25-21, 25-22, 18-25, 25-22)
Bulgaria 3, Italy 0 (32-30, 25-20, 25-19)
Argentina 3, Britain 0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-15)
Pool B
Russia 3, Serbia 0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-17)
United States 3, Tunisia 0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-19)
Brazil 3, Germany 0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-19)
WATER POLO
Men
Group A
Croatia 12, Kazakhstan 4
Italy 10, Spain 7
Australia 13, Greece 8
Group B
Serbia 12, Romania 4
Montenegro 13, Britain 4
Hungary 11, United States 6
transactions
Monday’s Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE-Suspended Cleveland minor league RHP Juan Nivar 50 games after testing positive for metabolites of a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Reassigned OF Brandon Short from Charlotte (IL) to Winston-Salem (SAL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS-Claimed RHP Fabio Martinez off waivers from the L.A. Angels and optioned him to Carolina (Carolina).
DETROIT TIGERS-Optioned INF Danny Worth to Toledo (IL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Designated 2B Yuniesky Betancourt for assignment. Selected the contract of 2B Tony Abreu from Omaha (PCL). Recalled LHP Francisley Bueno from Omaha.
MINNESOTA TWINS-Recalled 2B Tsuyoshi Nishioka from Rochester (IL).
SEATTLE MARINERS-Optioned RHP Erasmo Ramirez to Tacoma (PCL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS-Optioned INF Will Rhymes to Durham (IL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS-Placed C Henry Blanco on the 15-day DL. Claimed C Wil Nieves off waivers from Colorado.
CHICAGO CUBS-Placed RHP Matt Garza to the 15-day DL.
COLORADO ROCKIES-Reinstated 3B Chris Nelson from the 15-day DL. Placed 1B Todd Helton on the 15-day DL.
HOUSTON ASTROS-Agreed to terms with RHP Brian Sanches on a minor league contract.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS-Designated OF Tony Gwynn Jr. for assignment. Recalled OF/1B Jerry Sands from Albuquerque (PCL). Named Janet Marie Smith senior vice president of planning and development.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS-Recalled SS Jean Segura from Huntsville (TL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Agreed to terms with 1B Jake Opitz on a minor league contract. Reinstated LHP Raul Valdes from the 15-day DL. Optioned 1B Hector Luna to Lehigh Valley (IL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Sent RHP Juan Cruz to Altoona (EL) for a rehab assignment.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS-Agreed to terms with OF Raymond Kruml on a minor league contract.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS-Agreed to terms with OF Xavier Nady on a minor league contract. Claimed LHP Jose Mijares off waivers from Kansas City.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS-Assigned C Carlos Maldonado outright to Syracuse (IL). Agreed to terms with RHP Ramses Rosario, OF Aldrem Corredor, OF Darryl Florentino and OF Luis Guzman on minor league contracts. Claimed SS Cesar Izturis off waivers from Milwaukee. Placed INF/OF Mark DeRosa on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 5. Designated LHP Atahualpa Severino for assignment.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
SACRAMENTO KINGS-Signed coach Keith Smart to a contract extension through the 2013-14 season.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS-Signed RB Richard Medlin.
BALTIMORE RAVENS-Named Sandy Weil director of football analytics.
CHICAGO BEARS-Signed WR Rashied Davis to a one-year contract. Placed WR Devin Thomas on the reserve/left team list.
DALLAS COWBOYS-Waived S Brodney Pool and CB Isaac Madison. Signed WR David Little and RB Javarris Williams.
DENVER BRONCOS-Signed S Jim Leonhard and LB Keith Brooking.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-Agreed to terms with WR Justin Blackmon to a four-year contract.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS-Signed WR A.J. Love. Placed WR Greg Childs on the waived-injured list.
NEW YORK JETS-Waived WR DeMarcus Ganaway and WR Scotty McKnight.
OAKLAND RAIDERS-Waived DT Travis Ivey. Removed CB Ron Bartell from the non-football injury list.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES-Signed LB Adrian Moten. Waived WR Andrew Brewer
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS-Agreed to terms with WR Terrell Owens.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS-Waived TE Chase Coffman. Signed LS Andrew DePaola.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION-Waived F Jose Moreno.
COLLEGE
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE-Named Chris Parker communications assistant.
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY-Named Tyler Sanborn men’s assistant basketball coach.
MANHATTAN-Named Amanda McEntire assistant athletic director for facilities and event management.
OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN-Named Andrew McGuire assistant baseball coach.
ST. ANDREWS-Announced the resignation of baseball coach Matt Boykin to join the coaching staff at UNC Greensboro. Promoted assistant baseball coach Drew Roberts to head coach.
UAB-Named Bailey Coleman assistant indoor and sand volleyball coach.
UCLA-Dismissed junior C Anthony Stover from the men’s basketball team for failure to meet NCAA eligibility requirements.
WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON-Named Brooke Turner volleyball coach and Daniel Usaj men’s lacrosse coach.
WASHINGTON & LEE-Named Jonathan Bowden men’s and women’s assistant golf coach, Kristin Cupido women’s assistant cross country coach, Eric Deutsch assistant football coach and Pamela Findlay women’s assistant basketball coach.
