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AUTORACING F1, Belgian Grand Prix, Prac- tice:5a.m.,NBCSN. LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL World Series, Elimination Game: noon, ESPN. World Series, Elimination Game: 4:30p.m., ESPN. MLB BASEBALL San Francisco Giants at Chi- cago Cubs: 5p.m., CSNBA. BASKETBALL WNBA Playoffs: 4p.m., ESPN2. WNBA Playoffs: 6p.m., ESPN2. CYCLING UCI, USA Pro Challenge, Stage 4: 12:30p.m., NBCSN. NFL PRESEASON FOOTBALL Pittsburgh at Philadelphia: 4:30p.m., NFL. GOLF LPGA, Canadian Women's Open, Round 1: 9a.m., GOLF. PGA, The Barclays, Round 1: 11a.m., GOLF. Web.com, Portland Open, Round 1: 3:30p.m., GOLF. EPGA, Czech Masters, Round 2: 2a.m., GOLF. TENNIS WTA, Connecticut Open, Quarterfinal: 10a.m., ESPN2. ATP, Winston-Salem Open, Quarterfinal: noon, ESPN2. WTA, Connecticut Open, Quarterfinal: 4p.m., TENNIS. Ontheair And Seattle must deal with the attention and scrutiny that comes with being the defending champ. "They're good, they're the defending champs. They're in our division, there's a lot of motivation there," San Francisco's Jus- tin Smith said. Here are some things to watch in the NFC West: CROWN OF THORNS Seat- tle has never been a cham- pion. But Pete Carroll has. His blueprint for keeping the Seahawks elite involved locking up All-Pros corner- back Richard Sherman and safety Earl Thomas, plus receiver Doug Baldwin to contract extensions, re- signing DE Michael Ben- nett, and never resting on what happened last season. The Seahawks also avoided a contract dispute with RB Marshawn Lynch and have seen glimpses of the punch a healthy WR Percy Harvin could add to their offense. Their defense might not match the suffocating numbers posted a year ago, but if quarterback Russell Wilson and the offense continues to evolve the Se- ahawks might not need the best defense to remain atop the division. "If you're going to have a good team you're going to have to deal with these guys and these good teams, so that's what we're faced with," Carroll said. "Who- ever comes out on top of the division is really going to be ready to play any- body." LAST EXIT Just off High- way 101, the 49ers move into their new palatial home this season — Levi's Stadium — replacing the outdated Candlestick Park, and trying to regain their perch atop the division. QB Colin Kaepernick is locked up long-term and he will have tight end Vernon Davis, WRs Michael Crab- tree, Anquan Boldin and Stevie Johnson as targets all season. Frank Gore and rookie Carlos Hyde will be the featured backs of an offense that again will rely heavily on the run. Defensively there are more concerns. The sec- ondary has been com- pletely remodeled since the Niners' Super Bowl ap- pearance two seasons ago. Bowman likely won't be back until at least midsea- son after a gruesome knee injury in the NFC champi- onship game and there is no clarity on any discipline LB Aldon Smith may face for off-field troubles. "For us, we have been close. We did go one year. That's not good enough, we want to bring it home," line- backer Patrick Willis said. MANOFTHEHOUR The de- fense Jeff Fisher has built in St. Louis is impressive. Whether the Rams can jump into contention will fall onto the arm of Brad- ford. His status as the fran- chise quarterback for St. Louis continues to be de- bated as Bradford enters the final year of his rookie contract. He flourished early last season, complet- ing 61 percent of his passes and 14 touchdown throws before a knee injury ended his year after seven games. The Rams added Kenny Britt as another target for Bradford, and the addi- tion of rookie Greg Robin- son should solidify the left side of the offensive line. "Every year is a 'make it or break it' year according to someone," Bradford said. St. Louis has a dominant front four on defense with Chris Long, Robert Quinn, Michael Brockers and the addition of rookie Aaron Donald. But the secondary must improve. BIGWAVE Arizona was one of the hottest teams at the end of last season after fi- nally clicking under coach Bruce Arians, winning seven of its final nine. The Cardinals also hold the dis- tinction of being the only team to win in Seattle since 2011 after knocking off the Seahawks in Week 16. Quarterback Carson Palmer has another year in Arians' system and Larry Fitzgerald remains an elite pass catcher. Andre Elling- ton established himself as Arizona's leading rusher with 652 yards and three touchdowns his rookie sea- son. But the Cardinals are struggling to replace Dan- sby and Washington, and Dockett tearing his ACL is another significant loss. The secondary could be second-best in the NFC behind Seattle thanks to incumbent CB Patrick Pe- terson and the additions of Antonio Cromartie and rookie Deone Bucannon. "I really like the way our team battled through the second half of the season," Arians said. "It makes this one more important and easier to get started." Predicted order of finish: Seahawks; 49ers; Rams; Cardinals. APSportsWriterJanie McCauley contributed to this story. 49ers FROM PAGE 1 physically can stay with ev- erybody in this league. It's a tough division that's a very physical division, so that'll be a great test for us." And for the rest of the AFC West. Here are some things to know about the only di- vision in the NFL that re- turns three playoff teams in 2014: NO REST Atop Elway's wish list following that 43-8 blistering by the Se- ahawks in the Super Bowl was an edgier defense. Yes, like the one that had just throttled the highest- scoring team in NFL his- tory. So, he committed more than $100 million to add free agents DeMarcus Ware, Aqib Talib and T.J. Ward, then drafted Brad- ley Roby in the first round. Denver's record-break- ing offense wasn't spared, either. After throwing for more yards and touch- downs than anyone in NFL history, Peyton Manning had to say goodbye to wide receiver Eric Decker and running back Knowshon Moreno. Decker was re- placed by Emmanuel Sand- ers and rookie Cody Lat- imer. Montee Ball moves up as the lead back, run- ning behind a retooled line that sports 1,000 pounds of muscle in the middle with Orlando Franklin sliding over from right tackle to left guard. MARKET CORRECTION? After a fruitful rebuild- ing project under new GM John Dorsey and coach Andy Reid last year, the salary cap-tapped Chiefs endured the price of that success. They watched three starting offensive linemen leave on the same day in free agency: Pro Bowl left tackle Branden Albert and guards Geoff Schwartz and Jon Asa- moah. Also, Pro Bowl punt returner Dexter McCluster signed with Tennessee, and Pro Bowl cornerback Bran- don Flowers was released in a cost-saving move. So, they're counting on their rookie class to make immediate contributions to help them build off an 11-5 season that ended with a playoff collapse at Indi- anapolis. Still in search of their first playoff vic- tory since 1993, the Chiefs also have to address the fu- tures of quarterback Alex Smith and linebacker Jus- tin Houston, two Pro Bowl- ers entering the final year of their contracts. QUIET CHARGERS Mike McCoy was just the right fit to help turn Philip Riv- ers' career around. Em- boldened by a stunning win in Denver in Decem- ber, the Chargers won their final four games and got some big help from slump- ing Miami and Baltimore — and the officials — to end a three-season play- off drought. They beat the Bengals on the road in the wild-card round before los- ing the rematch at Denver. After defensive break- downs cost them the chance for another upset over the Broncos, the Char- gers used three of their first four draft picks on defensive players. They're also getting Dwight Free- ney back. Now 34 and en- tering his 13th NFL season, Freeney comes off a thigh injury that sidelined him after just four games last season, his first in San Di- ego. The Broncos' offseason moves, however, might have widened the gap too much for the Chargers. RECLAMATION RAIDERS GM Reggie McKenzie en- ters Year 3 of trying to get old mistakes off the Raid- ers' books. He's hoping the route back to respectabil- ity goes through the recla- mation projects he's added. Discarded or unwanted by their former teams, play- ers with a history of suc- cess in the NFL have gath- ered in Oakland this year in hopes of resurrecting their careers and ending the Raiders' 11-year playoff drought. "As a whole, we're fight- ing for the same thing, which is respect," said run- ning back Maurice Jones- Drew, no longer wanted in Jacksonville. He joins fellow NFL discards Matt Schaub, Justin Tuck, La- Marr Woodley, Antonio Smith, Tarell Brown and Carlos Rogers. But it's a stretch to think they could have a similar impact as the one Jerry Rice, Rod Wood- son and Bill Romanowski had in helping Oakland win the 2002 AFC title. Predicted order of finish: Denver; Kansas City; San Diego; Oakland. Raiders FROM PAGE 1 cessful protest since 1986. The suspended game will be completed today before the regularly sched- uled game between the teams. On Wednesday, the Gi- ants jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning as five of their first six batters reached base. Ishikawa drove in two runs with his first double to cap the out- burst. Ishikawa doubled in an- other run in the third and scored on Susac's first ca- reer homer as San Fran- cisco opened a 7-2 lead. Pence led off the fourth against Carlos Villenueva with his 17th homer of this season to make it 8-2. UP NEXT The suspended game will resume today with the Cubs batting in the bottom of the fifth inning and leading 2-0. In the regularly sched- uled game, Giants LHP Madison Bumgarner (13- 9, 3.14) is slated to face Cubs LHP Travis Wood (7-10, 4.86). TRAINER'S ROOM Giants: C Buster Posey was out of the lineup because of sore- ness in his left hip. Giants manager Bruce Bochy lik- ened it to an unscheduled day off, and expected Posey to be back behind the plate today. Giants FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard MLB NATIONALLEAGUE WESTDIVISION W L Pct GB LosAngeles 71 56 .559 _ San Francisco 66 58 .532 3 ½ San Diego 58 66 .468 11 ½ Arizona 53 74 .417 18 Colorado 50 76 .397 20 ½ CENTRALDIVISION W L P ct G B Milwaukee 71 56 .559 _ St. Louis 68 57 .544 2 Pittsburgh 65 62 .512 6 Cincinnati 61 65 .484 9 ½ Chicago 54 71 .432 16 EASTDIVISION W L Pct GB Washington 72 53 .576 _ Atlanta 66 61 .520 7 Miami 63 63 .500 9 ½ New York 60 68 .469 13 ½ Philadelphia 56 71 .441 17 Tuesday'sgames Washington 8, Arizona 1 Atlanta 11, Pittsburgh 3 Seattle 5, Philadelphia 2 Miami 4, Texas 3, 10 innings Chicago Cubs 2, San Francisco 0, 5 in- nings, susp., unplayable field conditions Milwaukee 6, Toronto 1 St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 4 Kansas City 7, Colorado 4 Oakland 6, N.Y. Mets 2 L.A. Dodgers 8, San Diego 6 Wednesday'sgames Texas 5, Miami 4 Ph il ad el ph ia 4 , S ea tt le 3 Toronto 9, Milwaukee 5 N.Y. Mets 8, Oakland 5 Washington 3, Arizona 2 Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 2 Cincinnati at St. Louis, (n.) San Francisco 8, Chicago Cubs 3 Colorado 5, Kansas City 2 San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, (n.) Thursday'sgames Arizona (Miley 7-9) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 6-9), 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs 2, San Francisco 0, 5 in- nings, comp. of susp. game, 2:05 p.m. Atlanta (Teheran 11-9) at Cincinnati (Holmberg 0-0), 4:10 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 13-9) at Chi- cago Cubs (T.Wood 7-10), 5:05 p.m. San Diego (T.Ross 11-11) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 14-3), 7:10 p.m. Friday'sgames Baltimore at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m. San Francisco at Washington, 4:05 p.m. St. Louis at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Atlanta at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Miami at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Giants8,Cubs3 SanFran Chicago AB R H B AB R H B Pagan cf 5 1 1 0 Coghln lf 4 0 1 0 JGutrrz p 0 0 0 0 Fujikw p 0 0 0 0 Machi p 0 0 0 0 J.Baez ss 4 0 1 0 Pence rf 5 2 2 1 Rizzo 1b 4 0 1 0 Sandovl 3b 4 0 2 1 Valuen 3b 4 2 3 1 Arias pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Sweeny rf 4 0 1 0 Morse lf 3 2 1 0 Alcantr cf 4 0 0 0 GBlanc lf-cf 1 0 0 0 Valaika 2b 4 1 1 2 Panik 2b 5 1 3 1 JoBakr c 4 0 2 0 Ishkw 1b-lf 5 1 3 3 EJcksn p 1 0 1 0 Susac c 5 1 1 2 Villanv p 1 0 0 0 BCrwfr ss 3 0 1 0 Wrght p 0 0 0 0 Peavy p 3 0 0 0 Sczur ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Dvall ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Totals 40 814 8 35 311 3 SanFran 403 100 000 — 8 Chicago 020 000 010 — 3 DP: San Francisco 3;LOB: San Francisco 8, Chicago 5;2B: Sandoval (22), Morse (29), Ishikawa 2 (3), B.Crawford (15);3B: Valbuena (4);HR: Pence (17), Susac (1), Valbuena (11), Valaika (1);SB: Pence (11);SF: Sandoval. IP H R ER BB SO SanFrancisco Peavy W,2-3 7 10 2 2 0 8 J.Gutierrez 1 1 1 1 0 0 Machi 1 0 0 0 0 1 Chicago Jksn L,6-1422/3 8 7 7 2 2 Villanueva31/3 2 1 1 0 3 W.Wright 1 2 0 0 0 2 Fujikawa 2 2 0 0 0 3 WP: E.Jackson. T: 3:11;A: 30,633 (41,072). AMERICANLEAGUE WESTDIVISION W L Pct GB Los Angeles 75 50 .600 _ Oakland 74 52 .587 1 ½ Seattle 68 58 .540 7 ½ Houston 54 73 .425 22 Texas 49 77 .389 26 ½ CENTRALDIVISION W L Pct GB Kansas City 70 56 .556 _ Detroit 68 56 .548 1 Cleveland 64 61 .512 5 ½ Chicago 59 68 .465 11 ½ Minnesota 55 70 .440 14 ½ EASTDIVISION W L Pct GB Baltimore 73 52 .584 _ Toronto 65 62 .512 9 New York 63 61 .508 9 ½ Tampa Bay 61 65 .484 12 ½ Boston 56 70 .444 17 ½ Tuesday'sgames Houston 7, N.Y. Yankees 4 Seattle 5, Philadelphia 2 Detroit 8, Tampa Bay 6, 11 innings L.A. Angels 4, Boston 3 Miami 4, Texas 3, 10 innings Baltimore 5, Chicago White Sox 1 Cleveland 7, Minnesota 5 Milwaukee 6, Toronto 1 Kansas City 7, Colorado 4 Oakland 6, N.Y. Mets 2 Wednesday'sgames Texas 5, Miami 4 Philadelphia 4, Seattle 3 Toronto 9, Milwaukee 5 N.Y. Mets 8, Oakland 5 Houston 5, N.Y. Yankees 2 Detroit 6, Tampa Bay 0 L.A. Angels 8, Boston 3 Baltimore 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Cleveland 5, Minnesota 0 Colorado 5, Kansas City 2 Thursday'sgames Houston (Keuchel 10-8) at N.Y. Yankees (McCarthy 4-2), 10:05 a.m. Cleveland (Kluber 13-6) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 13-8), 10:10 a.m. Detroit (Price 12-8) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 8-6), 10:10 a.m. L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 11-4) at Boston (R.De La Rosa 4-4), 4:10 p.m. Friday'sgames Baltimore at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m. Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Houston at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Seattle at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Kansas City at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Mets8,Athletics5 NewYork Oakland AB R H B AB R H B Grndrs rf 5 1 2 1 Crisp dh 5 1 1 1 DnMrp 2b 4 1 2 1 Jaso c 3 0 1 1 DWrght 3b 4 1 0 0 Norrs ph-c 2 0 0 0 Duda 1b 4 2 2 3 Vogt 1b 5 0 1 0 dArnad c 4 0 0 0 Moss lf 3 2 0 0 dnDkr cf-lf 5 0 0 0 Reddck rf 4 1 1 0 Campll dh 3 1 2 1 Cllsp 3b-2b 3 0 0 0 Flores ss 4 1 1 1 Fuld cf 2 0 0 1 EYong lf 4 1 1 0 Parrino ss 4 0 0 0 Lagars cf 0 0 0 0 Sogard 2b 1 1 1 0 Dlsn ph-3b 2 0 1 0 Totals 37 810 7 34 5 6 3 NewYork 005 210 000 — 8 Oakland 002 200 010 — 5 E: Dan.Murphy 2 (15), Duda (3), Sogard (6);DP: New York 1;LOB: New York 7, Oakland 8;2B: Crisp (19), Jaso (18), Vogt (9);HR: Duda (23), Campbell (3). IP H R ER BB SO NewYork Wler W,9-852/3 4 4 2 3 3 Edgin 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 Black 1 0 1 0 2 0 Familia S,412/3 1 0 0 1 2 Oakland Srdzja L,3-332/3 7 7 7 2 3 J.Chavez 2 3 1 1 3 3 Abad 2 0 0 0 0 0 Otero 11/3 0 0 0 0 0 WP: Samardzija. T: 3:20;A: 20,312 (35,067). LITTLELEAGUEWORLDSERIES AtSouthWilliamsport,Pa. Wednesday,Aug.20 Seoul 4, Tokyo 2 Las Vegas 8, Philadelphia 1 Thursday,Aug.21 Game 25: Guadalupe vs. Tokyo, 12 p.m. Game 26: Chicago vs. Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. Saturday,Aug.23 InternationalChampionship Game 27: Seoul vs. Winner G25, 9:30 a.m. UnitedStatesChampionship Game 28: Las Vegas vs. winner G26, 12:30 p.m. Sunday,Aug.24 At Lamade Stadium Third Place Loser G27 vs. Loser G28, 7 a.m. WorldChampionship Winner G27 vs. Winner G28, 12 p.m. Football AMERICANCONFERENCE WESTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Denver 2 0 01.000 55 16 Kansas City 1 1 0 .500 57 67 Oakland 1 1 0 .500 33 36 San Diego 1 1 0 .500 41 48 EASTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Jets 2 0 01.000 38 27 Miami 1 1 0 .500 30 30 New England 1 1 0 .500 48 58 Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 49 54 SOUTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Houston 1 1 0 .500 32 39 Jacksonville 1 1 0 .500 35 30 Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 44 47 Indianapolis 0 2 0 .000 36 40 NORTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 2 0 01.000 60 33 Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 35 36 Cleveland 0 2 0 .000 35 37 Cincinnati 0 2 0 .000 56 66 NATIONALCONFERENCE WESTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 1 1 0 .500 60 30 Seattle 1 1 0 .500 57 35 San Francisco0 2 0 .000 3 57 St. Louis 0 2 0 .000 31 47 EASTDIVISION W L T P ct P F PA N.Y. Giants 3 0 01.000 64 55 Washington 2 0 01.000 47 29 Dallas 0 2 0 .000 37 64 Philadelphia 0 2 0 .000 63 76 SOUTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 2 0 01.000 57 48 Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 23 42 Carolina 1 1 0 .500 46 36 Tampa Bay 0 2 0 .000 24 36 NORTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Chicago 2 0 01.000 54 47 Minnesota 2 0 01.000 40 34 Detroit 1 1 0 .500 39 39 Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 37 27 Thursday,Aug.21 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Friday,Aug.22 Carolina at New England, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 7:30 p.m. Jacksonville at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Oakland at Green Bay, 8 p.m. Chicago at Seattle, 10 p.m. Saturday,Aug.23 Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Miami, 7 p.m. Tennessee at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Washington at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Indianapolis, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Houston at Denver, 9 p.m. Sunday,Aug.24 San Diego at San Francisco, 4 p.m. Cincinnati at Arizona, 8 p.m. ARENAFOOTBALLPLAYOFFS ConferenceChampionships Sunday, Aug. 10 AmericanConference Cleveland 56, Orlando 46 NationalConference Arizona 72, San Jose 56 ArenaBowl Saturday, Aug. 23 Arizona at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Soccer MAJORLEAGUESOCCER WESTERNCONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Salt Lake 11 4 9 42 38 28 Seattle 13 7 2 41 38 30 FC Dallas 11 7 6 39 43 32 Los Angeles 10 5 7 37 39 26 Vancouver 7 4 12 33 33 29 Portland 7 7 10 31 39 39 Colorado 8 11 6 30 37 39 San Jose 6 9 6 24 25 27 Chivas USA 6 11 6 24 21 36 EASTERNCONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Kansas City 12 6 6 42 36 23 D.C. 12 7 4 40 36 26 Toronto FC 9 8 5 32 33 34 Columbus 7 8 9 30 32 32 New York 6 7 10 28 35 34 New England 8 12 3 27 30 36 Philadelphia 6 9 9 27 36 39 Houston 7 12 4 25 25 42 Chicago 4 6 13 25 29 35 Montreal 4 14 5 17 23 41 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Wednesday'sgames Los Angeles 4, Colorado 3 San Jose at Seattle FC, (n.) Friday'sgames Salt Lake at FC Dallas, 6 p.m. Saturday'sgames Chicago at Toronto FC, 4 p.m. Montreal at New York, 4 p.m. Chivas USA at New England, 4:30 p.m. Houston at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. D.C. United at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m. Vancouver at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Sunday'sgames Seattle FC at Portland, 2 p.m. San Jose at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Basketball WNBAPLAYOFFS (x-if necessary) Conferencesemifinals (Best-of-3) EasternConference ATLANTAVS.CHICAGO Friday,Aug.22: Chicago at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Sunday,Aug.24: Atlanta at Chicago, 7 p.m. x-Tuesday,Aug26: Chicago at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. INDIANAVS.WASHINGTON ThursdayAug.21: Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m. Saturday,Aug.23: Indiana at Washing- ton, 5 p.m. x-Monday,Aug.25: Washington at Indiana, TBD WesternConference PHOENIXVS.SPARKS Friday,Aug.22: Sparks at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Sunday,Aug.24: Phoenix at Sparks, 9 p.m. x-Tuesday,Aug.26: Sparks at Phoenix, 10 p.m. MINNESOTAVS.SANANTONIO ThursdayAug.21: San Antonio at Min- nesota, 9 p.m. Saturday,Aug.23: Minnesota at San Antonio, 7 p.m. x-Monday,Aug.25: San Antonio at Min- nesota, TBD Odds GLANTZ-CULVERLINE MajorLeagueBaseball NATIONALLEAGUE Favorite Line Underdog at W as hi ng ton - 18 0/ +1 70 A ri zo na Atlanta -160/+150 at Cincinnati San Francisco -150/+140 at Chicago at Los Angeles -160/+150 San Diego AMERICANLEAGUE at New York -165/+155 Houston Cleveland -135/+125 at Minnesota Detroit -120/+110 at Tampa Bay Los Angeles -115/+105 at Boston NFL TONIGHT Favorite Today(O/U) Underdog at Philadelphia 3½ (50) Pittsburgh TOMORROW at Detroit 3 (44½) Jacksonville at New England 5½ (45) Carolina at N.Y. Jets Pk (42½) N.Y. Giants at Green Bay 7 (43½) Oakland at Seattle 7 (45) Chicago SATURDAY at Buffalo 3 (41½) Tampa Bay at Miami 3½ (45) Dallas at A tla nt a 3 ½ ( 44 ) Te nn es see at Baltimore 3 (43½) Washington at Indianapolis 2½ (47) New Orleans at Kansas City 3½ (45) Minnesota at Cleveland 3 (42½) St. Louis at Denver 7 (46) Houston SUNDAY at San Fran 6 (42) San Diego at Arizona 2 (43) Cincinnati Transactions BASEBALL MajorLeagueBaseball MLB: Upheld the San Francisco protest of Tuesday's game against Chicago at Wrigley Field, making it a suspended game to be completed Thursday. AmericanLeague BostonRedSox: Activated C David Ross from the 15-day DL. Recalled OF-1B Alex Hassan from Pawtucket. Optioned C Daniel Butler and RHP Steven Wright to Pawtucket (IL). TampaBayRays: Activated OF Wil Myers from the 60-day DL. Optioned INF Vince Belnome to Durham (IL). Transferred OF Jerry Sands from the 15- to the 60-day DL. NationalLeague PittsburghPirates: Reinstated RHP Gerrit Cole from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Brent Morel to Indianapolis (IL). SanDiegoPadres: Reinstated OF Cam- eron Maybin from the restricted list. Optioned INF Jace Peterson to El Paso (PCL). Designated LHP Bobby LaFrom- boise for assignment. AmericanAssociation Fargo-MoorheadRedhawks: Signed INF Frank Salerno. GrandPrairieAirhogs: Released INF Jimmy Mojica and OF Kenny Held. WichitaWingnuts: Traded LHP Alex Hin- shaw and a player to be named to Grand Prairie for INF Abel Nieves. Can-AmLeague QuebecCapitales: Sold the contract of RHP Leondy Perez to Atlanta (NL). BASKETBALL NationalBasketballAssociation AtlantaHawks: Announced Charles Lee and Ben Sullivan have been added to the coaching staff. FOOTBALL NationalFootballLeague ArizonaCardinals: Placed DT Darnell Dockett on injured reserve. Signed DL Isaac Sopoaga and DL Ryan McBean to one-year contracts. BuffaloBills: Placed LB Stevenson Syl- vester on the injured reserve list. IndianapolisColts: Traded K Cody Par- key to Philadelphia for RB David Fluellen. JacksonvilleJaguars: Signed FB Eric Ket- tani. Waived/injured TE Fendi Onobun. NewYorkJets: Placed CB Dexter Mc- Dougle on injured reserve. OaklandRaiders: Re-signed K Kevin Goessling. Waived/injured S Jeremy Deering. TampaBayBuccaneers: Released WR Lavelle Hawkins. Claimed OT Edawn Coughman off waivers from Buffalo. WashingtonRedskins: Claimed P Tress Way off waivers from Chicago. Waived P Blake Clingan. CanadianFootballLeague CFL: Announced commissioner Mark Cohon will not seek a renewal of his contract, which expires in the spring of 2015. HOCKEY NationalHockeyLeague BuffaloSabres: Named Kevin Devine player personnel director, Randy Cun- neyworth player development coach, Jerry Forton NCAA scout, Jason Long coordinator of player development, Corey Smith video coach, Jim Kovachik pro scout, and Seamus Kotyk and Victor Nybladh amateur scouts. ColumbusBlueJackets: Announced an affiliation agreement with Kalamazoo (ECHL) for the 2014-15 season. FloridaPanthers: Signed F Wade Megan and F Tony Turgeon to one-year AHL contracts. NewYorkRangers: Agreed to terms with F Kevin Hayes. AmericanHockeyLeague GrandRapidsGriffins: Named Dave Noel-Bernier assistant coach. ECHL BakersfieldCondors: Agreed to terms with D George Hughes, D Joe Marciano and D Colin Joe on one-year contracts. IdahoSteelheads: Agreed to terms with D Charlie Dodero. ReadingRoyals: Agreed to terms with D Dan Ford. SouthernProfessionalHockey League PeoriaRivermen: Signed G Eric Levine. Agreed to terms with D Ben Oskroba and F Dan Cecka. LACROSSE MajorLeagueLacrosse OhioMachine: Announced coach Bear Davis has added title of vice president. NationalLacrosseLeague MinnesotaSwarm: Acquired T Ethan O'connor and a 2017 first-round draft pick from Toronto for T Brock Sorensen. COLLEGE AlabamaState: Named LaToya Clark assistant volleyball coach. SanDiegoState: Promoted assistant baseball coach Mark Martinez to base- ball coach. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2014 2 B