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dong said. "We have ex- cellent leadership across the board with our soph- omores." Leading the way on of- fense is Ramirez. The Corning product led the team with 15 goals in 18 games, of which 14 she started. She had hat tricks last year against Lassen (3-3 tie) and Redwoods twice (8-0 and 14-0 wins). "That was an amazing feeling, coming out as a freshman, I didn't know what to expect," she said. "So to be successful in get- ting those hat tricks is something I am happy to go through." Ramirez is an accurate shooter, recording a team- high 20 shots on goal last year. However, she is coming off an injury that Salin- dong didn't specify — but did say it wasn't major, and both say she'll be on the field come 4 p.m. Friday when the season kicks off. The Roadrunners will have to replace the pro- duction of Serena Reyn- olds. The former Pleasant Valley Viking star was sec- ond in points for the 'Run- ners with nine goals and seven assists. That lost production might fall to Paradise product Georgia Gregory, who returns to the front line. She scored five goals last year and added three assists, and was fourth on the team in points. Gregory was the team's most accu- rate shooter in 2013, put- ting 88 percent of her shots on goal and scoring on 63 percent of them. But Salindong said how the offense works and who they go through has yet to unfold. "Unfortunately for inter- views," he said, "my per- spective is that we prepare and then we see. By mid- year I am sure I will have a better idea (whether) we've prepared and who has risen to the occasion." Good offensive produc- tion will help take some pressure off the back line, which loses goalkeeper and former Bobcat Cyd- ney Cone. Cone is now at Cal Poly Pomona, and Salindong said exceeding her perfor- mance, statistically speak- ing, will be tough. "But we have two qual- ity goalkeepers right now," he said. "We have Jenni- fer Chappel from Willows and Kaylah Kempton-An- derson (Paradise) who are both performing well and buying into the system." LeDuc, who will patrol the sweeper position for the Roadrunners, has played with Cone at both Paradise and Butte and likes where they are in the net. "We're going to miss her," she said. "But we have good replacements. I am confident in them. They're really good." For the Roadrunners to claim the championship as they did in 2012, they'll have to overcome Feather River College. The Eagles were 16-3-3 overall last year and 10-1-1 in GVC play and didn't lose to Butte in three matches. They are expected to re- turn midfielder/forward Ryann Abeyta (21 goals, 7 assists) and forward Shei- fatu Sumaila (13 goals, 17 assists). Also returning to the GVC this year is Lassen's Saphri Lines. Lines led the GVC with 26 goals and 16 assists for Lassen, which finished 7-2-2 in GVC play. But before the Roadrun- ners dive into GVC play, they will be tested early by Mendocino, which beat Butte 4-1 last year at the Mendocino Tournament. Salindong said that Men- docino is a good test even if it has lost its top three scor- ers from last year. Soccer FROMPAGE1 Mirella O'Campo and Ally Zuppan. The Lady Cardinals couldn't get on the board in either a 2-0 loss to Da- vis or a 1-0 loss to Chico. Sarah Boone made 18 saves and showed good leadership throughout the day in net. She shared time with Kate Pich-Ardnt, who made seven saves. Lamb praised the defen- sive work of Gates Fears, Madison Phillips and Con- cepcion Paz. She also liked the ag- gressiveness of Ashlee Mishoe in midfield. Cox, Ally and Dani Zup- pan and Mishoe provided nice hustle throughout the day, Lamb said. The Lady Cardinals open up the regular sea- son 5 p.m. Sept. 3 against visiting Lassen. The 2014 Corning Lady Cardinals field hockey team is: Whitney Arm- strong, Sarah Boone, Cassie Carter, Alexis Co- rona, Kaitlin Cox, Gates Fears, Sarah Grine, Ron- nie Hammond, Chelsea Hardwick, Mandy Lom- eli, Ashlee Mishoe, Grace Mora, Maricruz O'Campo, Mirella O'Campo, Con- cepcion Paz, Gabriele Pe- terson, Kate Pich-Ardnt, Madison Phillips, Kobye Rezendes, Leslye Rincon, Melissa Vasquez, Ally Zuppan and Dani Zup- pan. Jamboree FROM PAGE 1 the numerous volunteers that came out and do- nated their time to make sure the tournament went off without a hitch as well as the people who came out to support the ath- letes. Cornerstone Bank do- nated a barbecue and hot dog lunch for all the athletes. Thanks also are ex- tended to the coaches. Red Bluff High School senior Molly Murphy, a member of the sec- tion championship Lady Spartans, coached the Tehama Express. Ken Hess coached the Tehama Hot Shots and Nick Kanabrocki coached the Tehama Storm. So ball FROM PAGE 1 By Josh Dubow The Associated Press ALAMEDA Oakland Raid- ers quarterback Matt Schaub missed his second straight day of practice Monday with a sore throw- ing elbow that has lingered throughout the preseason. Rookie Derek Carr took first-team snaps for a sec- ond straight day with Schaub serving as a spec- tator. Schaub's status for Thursday night's exhibi- tion finale against Seattle remains up in the air but he and coach Dennis Al- len said they are confident he will be healthy enough to start the season opener Sept. 7 against the New York Jets. "It's been something that's been around and we've been managing it and taking care of it," Schaub said. "It just got to a point where we need to figure out what is really happening and just take care of it." Schaub said he has never dealt with this kind of sore- ness in his right elbow be- fore but said he had no con- cerns that it would impact him this year. Schaub has struggled so far in the exhibition season, leading the Raid- ers to just two scores in 15 drives as he's failed to show that last year's rough sea- son in Houston was an ab- erration. Schaub has completed just 51 percent of his passes this preseason and is aver- aging only 4.6 yards per at- tempt as he struggles to get the ball downfield. Schaub has completed just 2 of 13 pass attempts more than 10 yards past the line of scrimmage in three games but did not blame the el- bow for that. RAIDERS Schaub out again with sore elbow MLBBASEBALL Oakland Athletics at Houston Astros:5p.m., CSN. Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants: 7 p.m., CSNBA. BASKETBALL FIBA Exhibition Game Slovenia vs. United States: 11a.m., ESPN2. TENNIS ITF U.S. Open First Round: 10a.m., ESPN. ITF U.S. Open First Round: 4p.m. ESPN. ON THE AIR Scoreboard MLB NATIONALLEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB LosAngeles 74 58 .561 _ San Francisco 68 61 .527 41/2 San Diego 60 69 .465 121/2 Arizona 55 76 .420 181/2 Co lo ra do 5 2 77 . 40 3 20 1 /2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Milwaukee 72 58 .554 _ St. Louis 71 59 .546 1 Pittsburgh 67 64 .511 51/2 Cincinnati 63 68 .481 91/2 Chicago 58 72 .446 14 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Washington 75 55 .577 _ Atlanta 68 63 .519 71/2 Miami 64 65 .496 101/2 New York 61 70 .466 141/2 Philadelphia 59 72 .450 161/2 Sunday's games Cincinnati 5, Atlanta 3 Washington 14, San Francisco 6 Philadelphia 7, St. Louis 1 Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 3 Chicago Cubs 2, Baltimore 1 Colorado 7, Miami 4 N.Y. Mets 11, L.A. Dodgers 3 San Diego 7, Arizona 4 Monday's games St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 3, Washington 2 Miami at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday's games St. Louis (Lynn 14-8) at Pittsburgh (Cole 7-4), 4:05 p.m. Washington (G.Gonzalez 6-9) at Philadel- phia (Hamels 7-6), 4:05 p.m. Atlanta (A.Wood 9-9) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 4-6), 4:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-11) at Cincinnati (Cueto 15-7), 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (R.Hernandez 7-9) at Ari- zona (Cahill 3-8), 6:40 p.m. Miami (Eovaldi 6-8) at L.A. Angels (Shoe- maker 12-4), 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee (J.Nelson 2-4) at San Diego (T.Ross 11-12), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (J.De La Rosa 13-8) at San Fran- cisco (Bumgarner 14-9), 7:15 p.m. Wednesday's games St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 9:35 a.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee at San Diego, 6:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Miami at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Los Angeles 77 52 .597 _ Oakland 76 53 .589 1 Seattle 71 58 .550 6 Houston 55 76 .420 23 Texas 50 79 .388 27 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Kansas City 72 58 .554 _ Detroit 70 59 .543 11/2 Cleveland 66 63 .512 51/2 Chicago 59 71 .454 13 Minnesota 58 72 .446 14 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Baltimore 74 55 .574 _ New York 68 61 .527 6 Toronto 66 65 .504 9 Tampa Bay 64 67 .489 11 Boston 57 74 .435 18 Sunday's games N.Y. Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 4, 10 innings Cleveland 3, Houston 1 Tampa Bay 2, Toronto 1, 10 innings Seattle 8, Boston 6 Detroit 13, Minnesota 4 Chicago Cubs 2, Baltimore 1 Texas 3, Kansas City 1 L.A. Angels 9, Oakland 4 Monday's games Baltimore 9, Tampa Bay 1 Boston 4, Toronto 3, 10 innings N.Y. Yankees 8, Kansas City 1 Oakland at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Miami at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Texas at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Tuesday's games Tampa Bay (Cobb 9-6) at Baltimore (W.Chen 13-4), 4:05 p.m. Boston (R.De La Rosa 4-5) at Toronto (Dickey 10-12), 4:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (McCarthy 5-2) at Detroit (Porcello 14-8), 4:08 p.m. Cle ve la nd ( Hou se 2 -3 ) at C hic ag o Wh it e Sox (Quintana 6-10), 5:10 p.m. Minnesota (Nolasco 5-9) at Kansas City (D.Duffy 8-11), 5:10 p.m. Oakland (Hammel 1-5) at Houston (Keuchel 10-9), 5:10 p.m. Miami (Eovaldi 6-8) at L.A. Angels (Shoe- maker 12-4), 7:05 p.m. Texas (N.Martinez 3-9) at Seattle (Pax- ton 3-1), 7:10 p.m. Wednesday's games Texas at Seattle, 12:40 p.m. Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Boston at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, 4:08 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago 5:10 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Oakland at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Miami at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Athletics 8, Astros 2 Oakland Houston AB R H B AB R H B Crisp cf 4 1 0 1 Grssmn lf 4 0 1 0 Callasp dh 5 1 0 0 Altuve 2b 4 1 1 0 Dnldsn 3b 4 1 3 3 Carter dh 4 1 1 2 Vogt 1b 5 0 1 0 Fowler cf 4 0 1 0 DNorrs c 5 0 1 2 JCastro c 4 0 0 0 Moss lf 5 1 2 0 MGnzlz ss 4 0 3 0 Reddck rf 2 2 1 2 Singltn 1b 2 0 0 0 Parrino ss 3 1 0 0 MDmn 3b 4 0 0 0 Sogard 2b 3 1 1 0 Mrsnck rf 3 0 0 0 Totals 36 8 9 8 33 2 7 2 Oakland 001 200 005 — 8 Houston 000 000 020 — 2 E: Reddick (4); DP: Oakland 1; LOB: Oakland 7, Houston 6; 2B: Donaldson 2 (23), Sogard (10), Ma.Gonzalez 2 (10); HR: Reddick (10), Carter (31); SB: Donaldson (8). IP H R ER BB SO Oakland Smdzija W,4-38 6 2 2 110 O'Flaherty 1 1 0 0 1 0 Houston Fdman L,7-10 7 7 3 3 1 5 Fields 1 0 0 0 0 1 Sipp 0 0 4 4 4 0 Veras 1 2 1 1 0 2 Sipp pitched to 4 batters in the 9th. HBP: by Fields (Donaldson). Umpires: Home, Mike DiMuro, First, Mike Estabrook. Second, Paul Emmel. Third, Toby Basner. T: 3:18; A: 14,094 (42,060). Football AMERICAN CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Denver 2 1 0 .667 72 34 San Diego 1 2 0 .333 48 69 Kansas City 1 2 0 .333 69 97 Oakland 1 2 0 .333 54 67 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Miami 2 1 0 .667 55 50 New England 2 1 0 .667 78 65 N.Y. Jets 2 1 0 .667 62 62 Buffalo 1 3 0 .250 63 81 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Houston 2 1 0 .667 50 56 Tennessee 2 1 0 .667 68 64 Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 47 43 Indianapolis 0 3 0 .000 53 63 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 3 0 01.000 83 50 Pittsburgh 1 2 0 .333 56 67 Cincinnati 1 2 0 .333 75 79 Cleveland 0 3 0 .000 49 70 NATIONAL CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 2 1 0 .667 91 41 Arizona 1 2 0 .333 73 49 St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 64 61 San Francisco1 2 0 .333 24 64 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Giants 4 0 01.000 99 79 Washington 2 1 0 .667 64 52 Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 94 97 Dallas 0 3 0 .000 57 89 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 3 0 01.000 80 65 Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 40 66 Carolina 1 2 0 .333 53 66 Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 51 50 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 3 0 01.000 70 46 Chicago 2 1 0 .667 60 81 Detroit 2 1 0 .667 52 51 Green Bay 2 1 0 .667 68 48 Thursday's game Philadelphia 31, Pittsburgh 21 Friday's games New England 30, Carolina 7 N.Y. Giants 35, N.Y. Jets 24 Detroit 13, Jacksonville 12 Green Bay 31, Oakland 21 Seattle 34, Chicago 6 Saturday's games Tampa Bay 27, Buffalo 14 Miami 25, Dallas 20 Tennessee 24, Atlanta 17 Baltimore 23, Washington 17 Minnesota 30, Kansas City 12 New Orleans 23, Indianapolis 17 St. Louis 33, Cleveland 14 Houston 18, Denver 17 Sunday's games San Francisco 21, San Diego 7 Cincinnati 19, Arizona 13 Thursday, Aug. 28 Atlanta at Jacksonville, 6 p.m. Kansas City at Green Bay, 7 p.m. Detroit at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 7 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Miami, 7 p.m. New England at N.Y. Giants, 7:30 p.m. Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 8 p.m. Baltimore at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Denver at Dallas, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Tennessee, 8 p.m. Chicago at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 10 p.m. Seattle at Oakland, 10 p.m. Tennis U.S. OPEN RESULTS Monday At The USTA Billie Jean King National Ten- nis Center New York Purse: $38.3 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles MEN First Round Leonardo Mayer (23), Argentina, def. Al- bert Montanes, Spain, 6-2, 3-0, retired. Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Sergiy Stak- hovsky, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4. Matthew Ebden, Australia, def. Tobias Kamke, Germany, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2). Nick Kyrgios, Australia, def. Mikhail You- zhny (21), Russia, 7-5, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 7-6 (1). Matthias Bachinger, Germany, def. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Benoit Paire, France, def. Julien Benne- teau (24), France, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Andy Murray (8), Britain, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-5. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9), France, def. Juan Monaco, Argentina, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1. Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Vasek Pospisil, Canada, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Fernando Verdasco (31), Spain, def. Blaz Rola, Slovenia, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 1-6, 6-4. Philipp Kohlschreiber (22), Germany, def. Facundo Bagnis, Argentina, 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-3. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Nicolas Ma- hut, France, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-1. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, vs. Andreas Beck, Germany, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (0). Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Kazakhstan, def. James McGee, Ireland, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (3). Peter Gojowczyk, Germany, def. Benja- min Becker, Germany, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. Stan Wawrinka (3), Switzerland, def. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 6-2, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3). Tommy Robredo (16), Spain, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, def. Donald Young, United States, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. Milos Raonic (5), Canada, def. Taro Dan- iel, Japan, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (1). Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, def. Bradley Klahn, United States, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. Michael Llodra, France, def. Daniel Gime- no-Traver, Spain, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5. Jeremy Chardy (30), France, def. Alejan- dro Falla, Colombia, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-5, 6-4. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, def. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, 6-7 (7), 7-5, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (5), 6-1. WOMEN First Round Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, def. Sharon Fichman, Canada, 6-1, 6-0. Kurumi Nara (31), Japan, def. Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, 6-2, 6-1. Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, def. Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 6-3, 6-2. Lucie Safarova (14), Czech Republic, def. Timea Babos, Hungary, 6-4, 7-5. Zheng Saisai, China, def. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2. Jana Cepelova, Slovakia, def. Maria-Tere- sa Torro-Flor, Spain, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1. Simona Halep (2), Romania, def. Danielle Rose Collins, United States, 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-2. Angelique Kerber (6), Germany, def. Kse- nia Pervak, Russia, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5. Andrea Petkovic (18), Germany, def. Ons Jabeur, Tunisia, 7-6 (7), 1-6, 6-3. Peng Shuai, China, def. Zheng Jie, China, 6-3, 6-3. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, def. Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, def. Karin Knapp, Italy, 6-4, 6-3. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, def. Romi- na Oprandi, Switzerland, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, def. Duan Ying-Ying, China, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. Venus Williams (19), United States, def. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. Jelena Jankovic (9), Serbia, def. Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, 6-2, 6-3. Johanna Larsson, Sweden, def. Virginie Razzano, France, 6-0, 6-0. Sloane Stephens (21), United States, def. Annika Beck, Germany, 6-0, 6-3. Shahar Peer, Israel, def. Johanna Konta, Britain, 6-2, 6-3. Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, def. Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, 6-7 (7), 4-3, retired. Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, def. Ca- mila Giorgi, Italy, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3. Alize Cornet (22), France, def. Amandine Hesse, France, 6-1, 6-2. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, def. Garb- ine Muguruza (25), Spain, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, def. Anna Schmiedlova, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-3. Roberta Vinci (28), Italy, def. Paula Or- maechea, Argentina, 6-3, 6-3. Sabine Lisicki (26), Germany, def. Fran- coise Abanda, Canada, 6-3, 7-5. Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania, def. Kristyna Pliskova, Czech, 6-3, 6-4. Madison Brengle, United States, def. Ju- lia Glushko, Israel, 6-3, 6-2. Sara Errani (13), Italy, def. Kirsten Flip- kens, Belgium, 6-1, 7-5. Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania, def. Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Caroline Wozniacki (10), Denmark, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 6-1, 3-6, 2-0, retired. Maria Sharapova (5), Russia, def. Maria Kirilenko, Russia, 6-4, 6-0. Soccer MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Seattle 14 7 3 45 43 33 FC Dallas 12 7 6 42 45 33 Salt Lake 11 5 9 42 39 30 Los Angeles 11 5 7 40 41 26 Vancouver 7 5 12 33 33 31 Portland 7 8 10 31 41 43 Colorado 8 11 6 30 37 39 San Jose 6 10 7 25 28 32 Chivas USA 6 12 6 24 21 37 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA D.C. 13 7 4 43 39 26 Kansas City 12 7 6 42 36 26 Toronto FC 9 8 6 33 35 36 Columbus 8 8 9 33 35 32 New York 7 7 10 31 39 36 New England 9 12 3 30 31 36 Philadelphia 7 9 9 30 40 41 Chicago 4 6 14 26 31 37 Houston 7 13 4 25 25 45 Montreal 4 15 5 17 25 45 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Wednesday's games Los Angeles 4, Colorado 3 Seattle FC 1, San Jose 1, tie Friday's games FC Dallas 2, Salt Lake 1 Saturday's games New York 4, Montreal 2 Toronto FC 2, Chicago 2, tie New England 1, Chivas USA 0 Columbus 3, Houston 0 D.C. United 3, Kansas City 0 Los Angeles 2, Vancouver 0 Sunday's games Seattle FC 4, Portland 2 Philadelphia 4, San Jose 2 Wednesday, Aug. 27 D.C. United at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29 Houston at Kansas City, 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30 Colorado at Seattle FC, 1 p.m. New England at Toronto FC, 2 p.m. Columbus at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Portland at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m. Salt Lake at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31 New York at D.C. United, 11:30 a.m. Los Angeles at Chivas USA, 5 p.m. Basketball WNBA PLAYOFFS (x-if necessary) Conference semifinals (Best-of-3) Eastern Conference Chicago 1, Atlanta 1 Friday, Aug. 22: Chicago 80, Atlanta 77 Sunday, Aug. 24: Atlanta 92, Chicago 83 Tuesday, Aug 26: Chicago at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Indiana 2, Washington 0 Thursday Aug. 21: Indiana 78, Wash- ington 73 Saturday, Aug. 23: Indiana 81, Washing- ton 76, OT Western Conference Phoenix 2, Sparks 0 Friday, Aug. 22: Phoenix 75, Sparks 72 Sunday, Aug. 24: Phoenix 93, Sparks 68 Minnesota 2, San Antonio 0 Thursday Aug. 21: Minnesota 88, San Antonio 84 Saturday, Aug. 23: Minnesota 94, San Antonio 89 Conference finals (Best-of-3) Eastern Conference INDIANA VS. CHICAGO-ATLANTA WINNER TBA Western Conference PHOENIX VS. MINNESOTA Friday, Aug. 29: Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31: Phoenix at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, Sept. 1: Minnesota at Phoe- nix, 10 p.m. Odds GLANTZ-CULVER LINE For Aug. 26 Major League Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE Favorite Line Underdog at Pittsburgh -135/+125 St. Louis Washington -115/+105 at Philly Atlanta -140/+130 at New York at Cincinnati -220/+200 Chicago Los Angeles -130/+120 at Arizona at San Diego -125/+115 Milwaukee at San Francisco -185/+175 Colorado AMERICAN LEAGUE at Baltimore -105/-105 Tampa Bay at Toronto -130/+120 Boston at Detroit -125/+115 New York at Kansas City -180/+170 Minnesota at Houston -105/-105 Oakland at Chicago -115/+105 Cleveland at Seattle -175/+165 Texas INTERLEAGUE at LA (AL) -165/+155 Miami NFL THURSDAY Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog at Jacksonville 3 (401/2) Atlanta at Buffalo 31/2 (41) Detroit at Cincinnati 3 (421/2) Indianapolis at Miami 21/2 (40) St. Louis at Philadelphia 21/2 (441/2) N.Y. Jets at Green Bay 3 (421/2) Kansas City at N.Y. Giants 3 (42) New England at Tampa Bay 21/2 (391/2) Washington at Pittsburgh 5 (39) Carolina at Tennessee 11/2 (42) Minnesota at Houston 3 (39) San Francisco at Cleveland 3 (421/2) Chicago at New Orleans 3 (44) Baltimore at Dallas 1 (44) Denver Seattle 3 (40) at Oakland at San Diego 3 (40) Arizona Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB: Suspended New York Yankees minor league RHP Andy Beresford (Charleston-Sal) and New York Yankees minor league 1B Leonard Thompson (Gcl Yankees) 50 games apiece, after each tested positive for an amphetamine. American League Boston Red Sox: Placed SS Xander Bo- gaerts on the 7-day concussion disabled list, retroactive to Aug. 23. Selected the contract of INF Carlos Rivero from Pawtucket (IL). Texas Rangers: Placed OF Shin-Soo Choo on the 15-day Dl, retroactive to Aug. 24. Recalled OF Michael Choice from Round Rock (PCL). Purchased the contract of C Tomas Telis from Round Rock. National League Pittsburgh Pirates: Selected the con- tract of OF Jose Tabata from Indianapo- lis (IL). Optioned OF Gregory Polanco to Indianapolis. Reinstated INF Cliff Barmes from the 15-day DL. Designated INF Jayson Nix for assignment. HOCKEY National Hockey League Ottawa Senators: Signed G Craig Ander- son to a three-year contract extension through the 2017-18 season. Astros have dealt with nu- merous injuries. Trainer'sroom ATHLETICS Manager Bob Melvin said INF Nick Punto (hamstring) is mak- ing progress and has been taking grounders. Mel- vin didn't give a timeta- ble on Punto's return, but said he's "starting to see a light at the end of the tun- nel with him." ASTROS RHP Brad Pea- cock, who left his last start after five innings be- cause of a sore forearm, will make his scheduled start Wednesday. Manager Bo Porter said Peacock is fine and he was removed mostly as a precaution. New catcher Melvin said he'll prob- ably start new catcher Geovany Soto on Tues- day night and put Norris at designated hitter. Soto was acquired from Texas for cash on Sunday with C John Jaso on the seven- day concussion disabled list. Soto has appeared in only 10 games this season after starting the year on the disabled list following knee surgery in March be- fore another stint on the DL because of a groin in- jury. Up next Oakland RHP Jason Hammel is scheduled to start Tuesday after his previous turn in the rota- tion was skipped because of two off days last week. Hammel is 1-5 with a 6.75 ERA in seven starts since being traded from the Cubs on July 5. A's FROM PAGE 1 PAT SULLIVAN – THE ASSOCAITED PRESS Oakland's Josh Reddick, le , and fans reach for the ball on a two-run home run by Houston's Chris Carter. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2014 2 B