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timehehastogetridofthe ball," Studer said. "He has a little more confidence in just tucking it and running it. There's nothing open, just tuck it and run." Other strengths among the Cardinals roster are re- turning linemen Matt Ar- riaga and Everardo San- chez. Studer said he also likes what he's seen from 6-foot-5, 205-pound junior Cole Parker. "He plays a variety of po- sitions for us on defense," Studer said. "He plays full- back and runs the ball hard, and he's hard to bring down. We're trying to figure out the best spot for him on defense. He's one of our standouts." In just the short span of practices the Cardinals have had, Studer has al- ready seen improvement from Davila. "He looks better. He's al- ways been really fast and strong," Studer said. "He's improved his quickness. He's improved his ability to catch the ball and im- proved offensively. He still has the same hardcore work ethic." Over the summer, the anticipation for football season to start was ev- ident, Davila said, with plenty of players spend- ing their summer vacation working out in preparation for the season and taking part in camps. "We have a lot more kids participating in the summer practices we had going on this year," Davila said. "We want to come out here and make this team the best we can because a lot of this team is seniors." Corning's first game is at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 4 at home against Las Plumas. "Throughout high school, this is probably the best we've been," Davila said. "I can't wait to see what we can accomplish during the season." ConnectwithSports Writer Sharon Martin at 896-7778. Corning FROMPAGE1 administration Tom Del- aney and senior vice pres- ident of facilities Cheryl Nichols. Gomes said he took what he had seen work in other sports to design a facility tailored to football. "It was even more than I expected. I can't find more things good to say about it," quarterback Derek Carr said. "I'm thankful to Mr. Davis and his fam- ily to want to do this for us. It just shows the com- mitment to excellence. This place has to be the best around." Del Rio said it was im- portant to have a world- class facility to help the players reach the high level expected of them. Work on the new prac- tice fields began in May, with the fields raised 14 inches to improve drain- age and new grass be- ing brought in from Palm Desert. It also provides a more forgiving surface than the old one affection- ately called "The Rock" by players. "I think replacing 'The Rock' was huge," Del Rio said. "We have a couple of excellent multi-directional fields and the drainage is phenomenal." The performance center took 100 days to build — about half of what would usually be expected — and included new work- out equipment, multiple television screens that can be used for teaching, play- ing highlights or delivering motivational messages and the fuel bar. With the dramatic in- crease in equipment, the strength staff can be more efficient with the entire team able to work out at one time rather than in shifts. "It honestly exceeded what we wanted," Gomes said. "Time is probably our most precious com- modity here with the guys so we wanted to make sure we had the space and the equipment to efficiently manage the guys' time." By moving the weight room to another build- ing, the Raiders were able to double the size of their training room and also add a steam room to help play- ers in their recoveries. Notes: • The Raiders signed free agent S Taylor Mays and waived LB Chase Wil- liams. • LB Sio Moore and RB Roy Helu returned to prac- tice after being sidelined with injuries. • TE Clive Walford re- mained sidelined and DE Justin Tuck did not prac- tice after not playing in last Saturday's exhibition game. Raiders FROM PAGE 1 By Tracey Kaplan and Cam Inman Bay Area News Group SAN JOSE In the latest blow to a football team rocked by off-field player misconduct allegations in recent years, Santa Clara County prosecutors Wednesday filed a mis- demeanor sexual battery charge against San Fran- cisco 49ers linebacker Ah- mad Brooks over an inci- dent with an intoxicated woman at a December house party. Prosecutors also an- nounced that a grand jury has indicted Brooks' for- mer teammate Ray Mc- Donald on a felony rape charge involving the same woman after the party at McDonald's San Jose home. If convicted, Brooks, 31, could face up to six months in jail and have to register as a sex offender. Shortly after prosecutors announced the charges, the 49ers said they barred Brooks from participating in Saturday's preseason game in Denver. "We take any charge against a member of this organization seriously and are in communication with the NFL," San Fran- cisco 49ers General Man- ager Trent Baalke said in a statement. "Ahmad is re- turning home to California and will not participate in Saturday's game." Lawyers for Brooks and McDonald were not imme- diately available for com- ment. Brooks was expected to surrender to the sheriff's department late Wednes- day and post bail. McDonald, 30, surren- dered earlier in the day to the Sheriff's Office and was released after posting $100,000 bail. He faces a maximum of eight years in prison if he is convicted of rape and would also have to register as a sex offender. The alleged inci- dent occurred Dec. 15 after a pool party at McDonald's home in the exclusive Sil- ver Creek neighborhood in San Jose. He was set to be arraigned on the charges Sept. 25. In December, the 49ers released McDonald, citing a "pattern of poor decision- making." He was signed by the Chicago Bears, but in May that team also let him go when he was arrested on domestic violence charges after a clash with his ex-fi- nacee in Santa Clara while she was holding their in- fant child. The indictments of Mc- Donald and Brooks are the latest off-field legal devel- opments involving 49ers players. Star linebacker Al- don Smith was released by the 49ers on Aug. 7 after his fifth arrest since 2012, this one for a purported hit- and-run drunken-driving accident. Fullback Bruce Miller pleaded no contest in June to a misdemeanor domestic-violence charge stemming from a March clash with his then-fian- cee at a Santa Clara shop- ping plaza. 49ERS Brooks charged with sexual battery; grand jury indicts ex-teammate McDonald on rape CorningHighfootballplayers,le toright,Everardo Sanchez, Alex Davila and Drew Fissori are set for big seasons and want to make sure the Cardinals have one as a team. PHOTOS BY DAN REIDEL — ENTERPRISE-RECORD Corning High football players, le to right, Alex Davila, Everardo Sanchez and Drew Fissori are three key players for the this year's Cardinals. Scoreboard MLB NATIONALLEAGUE WESTDIVISION W L Pct GB Los Angeles 69 56 .552 _ Giants 66 59 .528 3 Arizona 62 63 .496 7 San Diego 62 64 .492 7 ½ Colorado 51 74 .408 18 CENTRALDIVISION W L Pct GB St. Louis 80 45 .640 _ Pittsburgh 76 49 .608 4 Chicago 73 51 .589 6 ½ Milwaukee 53 74 .417 28 Cincinnati 52 73 .416 28 EASTDIVISION W L Pct GB New York 70 56 .556 _ Washington 63 62 .504 6 ½ Atlanta 54 73 .425 16 ½ Miami 51 76 .402 19 ½ Philadelphia 50 77 .394 20 ½ Tuesday'sgames N.Y. Mets 6, Philadelphia 5 Washington 8, San Diego 3 Colorado 5, Atlanta 1 L.A. Dodgers 5, Cincinnati 1 Cleveland 11, Milwaukee 6 Miami 5, Pittsburgh 2 St. Louis 9, Arizona 1 Chicago Cubs 8, Giants 5 Wednesday'sgames N.Y. Mets 9, Philadelphia 4 San Diego 6, Washington 5 Colorado 6, Atlanta 3 L.A. Dodgers 7, Cincinnati 4 Cleveland 6, Milwaukee 2 Pittsburgh 7, Miami 2 St. Louis at Arizona, (n.) Chicago Cubs at Giants, (n.) Thursday'sgames L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 13-3) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 7-9), 9:35 a.m. Chicago Cubs (Haren 8-8) at Giants (Bumgarner 15-6), 12:45 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 8-9) at Philadelphia (Harang 5-14), 4:05 p.m. San Diego (Cashner 5-12) at Washington (J.Ross 4-5), 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (G.Cole 14-7) at Miami (Nico- lino 2-1), 4:10 p.m. St. Louis (C.Martinez 12-6) at Arizona (R.De La Rosa 11-5), 6:40 p.m. Friday'sgames Colorado at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Miami at Washington, 4:05 p.m. San Diego at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m. Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. A's at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. St. Louis at Giants, 7:15 p.m. AMERICANLEAGUE WESTDIVISION W L Pct GB Houston 71 57 .555 _ Texas 64 61 .512 5 ½ Los Angeles 64 62 .508 6 Seattle 59 68 .465 11 ½ A's 55 73 .430 16 CENTRALDIVISION W L Pct GB Kansas City 77 49 .611 _ Minnesota 65 61 .516 12 Cleveland 60 66 .476 17 Detroit 60 66 .476 17 Chicago 59 66 .472 17 ½ EASTDIVISION W L Pct GB Toronto 71 55 .563 _ New York 69 57 .548 2 Baltimore 63 63 .500 8 Tampa Bay 62 64 .492 9 Boston 58 69 .457 13 ½ Tuesday'sgames Houston 15, N.Y. Yankees 1 L.A. Angels 8, Detroit 7 Cleveland 11, Milwaukee 6 Minnesota 11, Tampa Bay 7 Toronto 6, Texas 5 Kansas City 3, Baltimore 2 Chicago White Sox 5, Boston 4 Seattle 6, A's 5 Wednesday'sgames Houston 6, N.Y. Yankees 2 Seattle 8, A's 2 Detroit 5, L.A. Angels 0 Cleveland 6, Milwaukee 2 Minnesota 5, Tampa Bay 3 Toronto 12, Texas 4 Baltimore 8, Kansas City 5 Boston 3, Chicago White Sox 0 Thursday'sgames L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 5-9) at Detroit (Wolf 0-1), 10:08 a.m. Toronto (Estrada 11-7) at Texas (Gal- lardo 10-9), 11:05 a.m. Baltimore (Tillman 9-8) at Kansas City (Ventura 8-7), 11:10 a.m. Minnesota (Milone 6-3) at Tampa Bay (Smyly 1-2), 4:10 p.m. Seattle (Elias 4-6) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 5-5), 5:10 p.m. Friday'sgames Detroit at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m. Baltimore at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Houston at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m. A's at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Mariners8,Athletics2 Oakland Seattle AB R H B AB R H B Burns cf 4 1 1 1 KMarte ss 5 2 2 0 Canha 1b 4 0 0 0 Seager 3b 5 1 1 1 Reddck rf 2 0 0 0 N.Cruz rf 4 2 3 3 Smlnsk ph 1 0 0 0 Cano 2b 5 1 1 0 Vogt c 3 0 0 0 S.Smith lf 4 1 1 1 Phegly ph 1 0 0 0 Trumo dh 4 0 1 1 Lawrie 3b 4 1 2 1 Morrsn 1b 3 1 2 1 BButler dh 3 0 1 0 BMiller cf 1 0 0 0 Crisp lf 4 0 0 0 Jcksn ph-cf1 0 1 0 Semien ss 3 0 0 0 Sucre c 4 0 0 1 Sogard 2b 2 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 4 2 36 812 8 Oakland 100 000 100 — 2 Seattle 400 001 12x — 8 E: Semien (32), Bassitt (1);DP: Oakland 2;LOB: Oakland 5, Seattle 10;2B: K.Marte (8), S.Smith (25);HR: Burns (3), Lawrie (12), Seager (18), N.Cruz (39);SB: Morrison (7). I P H R ER B B SO Oakland Bssitt L,1-641/3 7 4 4 5 1 Mujica 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 Venditte 1 2 1 1 0 1 Doolittle 1 1 1 1 1 0 Abad 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 Scribner 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 Seattle Hrndz W,15-8 8 3 2 2 1 7 Nuno 1 1 0 0 1 1 HBP: by F.Hernandez (Sogard). Umpires: Home, Paul Schrieber, First, Fieldin Culbreth. Second, Manny Gonza- lez. Third, Jim Reynolds. T: 3:00;A: 23,338 (47,574). LITTLELEAGUEWORLDSERIES Wednesday,Aug.26 Tokyo 5, Barquisimento 4, 8 innings Lewisberry 3, Pearland 0 Thursday,Aug.27 Mexicali Baja California vs. Barquisi- mento, 1 p.m. Bonita vs. Pearland, 5 p.m. Football AMERICANCONFERENCE WESTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Denver 2 0 01.000 36 30 Kansas City 2 0 01.000 48 32 San Diego 2 0 01.000 39 26 Oakland 1 1 0 .500 30 23 EASTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 35 35 New England 1 1 0 .500 37 46 N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 33 45 Miami 0 2 0 .000 40 58 SOUTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Houston 1 1 0 .500 33 24 Jacksonville 1 1 0 .500 35 43 Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 51 45 Indianapolis 0 2 0 .000 21 59 NORTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 34 35 Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 47 67 Pittsburgh 1 2 0 .333 48 56 Cleveland 0 2 0 .000 27 31 NATIONALCONFERENCE WESTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA San Francisco1 1 0 .500 33 29 Arizona 0 2 0 .000 38 56 Se at tle 0 2 0 . 000 3 3 36 St. Louis 0 2 0 .000 17 45 EASTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 2 0 01.000 76 27 Washington 2 0 01.000 41 34 N.Y. Giants 1 1 0 .500 32 35 Dallas 0 2 0 .000 13 40 SOUTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 2 0 01.000 56 54 Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 53 54 Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 41 37 New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 51 56 NORTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 3 0 01.000 60 31 Chicago 2 0 01.000 50 21 Detroit 1 1 0 .500 40 24 Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 41 35 Friday,Aug.28 New England at Carolina, 4:30 p.m. Tennessee at Kansas City, 5 p.m. Detroit at Jacksonville, 5 p.m. Saturday,Aug.29 Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 4 p.m. Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 4 p.m. N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 4 p.m. Chicago at Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m. Washington at Baltimore, 4:30 p.m. Seattle at San Diego, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Green Bay, 5 p.m. Indianapolis at St. Louis, 5 p.m. San Francisco at Denver, 6 p.m. Sunday,Aug.30 Houston at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Arizona at Oakland, 5 p.m. Tennis ATPWORLDTOURWINSTON- SALEMOPENRESULTS AU.S.OpenSeriesevent Wednesday At The Wake Forest Tennis Center Winston-Salem, N.C. Purse: $616,210 (WT250) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles ThirdRound Kevin Anderson (2), South Africa, def. Jerzy Janowicz (16), Poland, 7-6 (2), 6-4. Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, def. Chung Hyeon, South Korea, 7-6 (1), 1-6, 7-5. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, def. Teymuraz Gabashvili (15), Russia, 7-5, 6-4. Borna Coric (8), Croatia, def. Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, 6-2, 6-1. Thomaz Bellucci (6), Brazil, def. Jiri Vesely (11), Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-7 (7), 6-4. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, def. Aljaz Bedene, Britain, 6-3, 6-0. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, def. Simone Bolelli, Italy, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. Steve Johnson (13), United States, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (3), France, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (4). Doubles FirstRound Eric Butorac and Scott Lipsky (3), United States def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, and Marcelo Demoliner, Brazil, 6-3, 6-3. Andre Sa, Brazil, and Artem Sitak, New Zealand, def. Treat Huey, Philippines, and David Marrero (2), Spain, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (8), 10-6. Mariusz Fyrstenberg, Poland, and Alsam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, def. Jonathan Marray, Britain, and Michael Venus, New Zealand, 3-6, 6-3, 10-6. Christian and Ryan Harrison, United States, def. Skander Mansouri, Tunisia and Christian Seraphim, Germany, 6-2, 6-4. Dominic Inglot, Britain, and Robert Lindstedt (4), Sweden, def. Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, and Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-3, 6-2. Pablo Carreno Busta and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Nicholas Monroe, United States, and Benoit Paire, France, 1-6, 7-6 (2), 10-7. WTACONNECTICUTOPEN RESULTS AU.S.OpenSeriesevent Wednesday At The Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale New Haven, Conn. Purse: $710,000 (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles SecondRound Karolina Pliskova (5), Czech Republic, def. Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-1. Agnieszka Radwanska (7), Poland, def. Alize Cornet, France, 6-4, 6-2. Caroline Wozniacki (3), Denmark, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (7). Petra Kvitova (2), Czech Republic, def. Madison Keys, United States, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. Doubles Quarterfinals Chuang Chia-jung, Taiwan, and Liang Chen, China, def. Eva Hrdinova, Czech Republic, and Nicole Melichar, United States, 1-6, 6-4, 10-6. Julia Goerges, Germany, and Lucie Hra- decka, Czech Republic, def. Lauren Davis and Alison Riske, United States, 6-3, 6-2. Basketball WNBA WESTERNCONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 19 9 .679 — x-Phoenix 16 11 .593 2½ Tulsa 13 14 .481 5½ Sparks 11 17 .393 8 Seattle 7 20 .259 11½ San Antonio 7 21 .250 12 EASTERNCONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 18 8 .692 — Indiana 17 10 .630 1½ Chicago 17 11 .607 2 Washington 15 11 .577 3 Connecticut 12 15 .444 6½ Atlanta 11 16 .407 7½ x-clinched playoff spot Tuesday'sgames Atlanta 71, Connecticut 57 Wednesday'sgames Sparks 81, Indiana 79 Thursday'sgames Phoenix at Connecticut, 5 p.m. Friday'sgames Phoenix at Washington, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Indiana, 4 p.m. Minnesota at New York, 4:30 p.m. Sparks at Tulsa, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Seattle, 7 p.m. Soccer MAJORLEAGUESOCCER WESTERNCONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Los Angeles 13 7 7 46 49 32 Vancouver 14 9 3 45 38 26 Kansas City 11 6 7 40 39 33 Portland 11 8 7 40 28 30 FC Dallas 11 8 5 38 33 30 Seattle 11 13 2 35 30 29 San Jose 10 10 5 35 31 29 Houston 8 10 8 32 33 34 Salt Lake 8 10 8 32 29 38 Colorado 7 9 9 30 23 26 EASTERNCONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA D.C. United 13 9 5 44 35 31 New York 11 7 6 39 40 28 Columbus 10 8 8 38 43 43 Toronto FC 10 10 4 34 42 41 New England 9 9 7 34 34 36 Montreal 8 10 4 28 29 32 N.Y. City FC 7 12 7 28 37 44 Orlando City 7 12 7 28 32 46 Philadelphia 7 13 6 27 33 43 Chicago 7 13 5 26 30 37 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Wednesday'sgames Chicago 3, New York 2 Colorado 2, Houston 1 Friday'sgames Los Angeles at San Jose, 8 p.m. Saturday'sgames Columbus at N.Y. City FC, 1 p.m. Montreal at Toronto FC, 1 p.m. New England at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Chicago at Orlando City, 4:30 p.m. Salt Lake at FC Dallas, 6 p.m. Kansas City at Colorado, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Houston, 6 p.m. Motorsports NASCARSPRINTCUPPOINTS LEADERS ThroughAug.22 1. Kevin Harvick, 908. 2. Joey Logano, 865. 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 819. 4. Brad Keselowski, 793. 5. Jimmie Johnson, 792. 6. Martin Truex Jr., 771. 7. Matt Kenseth, 753. 8. Kurt Busch, 713. 9. Denny Hamlin, 712. 10. Jamie McMurray, 696. 11. Ryan Newman, 683. 12. Paul Menard, 674. 13. Jeff Gordon, 672. 14. Carl Edwards, 666. 15. Clint Bowyer, 655. 16. Aric Almirola, 620. 17. Kasey Kahne, 618. 18. Greg Biffle, 572. 19. Austin Dillon, 564. 20. Kyle Larson, 551. 21. Danica Patrick, 525. 22. Casey Mears, 516. 23. AJ Allmendinger, 515. 24. David Ragan, 491. 25. Sam Hornish Jr., 476. Golf PG AT OU RS TAT IST IC S ThroughAug.23 FedExCupSeasonPoints 1, Jordan Spieth, 4,168.809. 2, Jason Day, 2,458.666. 3, Bubba Watson, 2,406.614. 4, Jimmy Walker, 2,014.333. 5, Justin Rose, 1,741.559. 6, Robert Streb, 1,720.066. 7, Dustin Johnson, 1,718.219. 8, Patrick Reed, 1,592.809. 9, Rory McIlroy, 1,567.433. 10, Danny Lee, 1,561.327. ScoringAverage 1, Jordan Spieth, 68.721. 2, Bubba Wat- son, 69.437. 3, Brooks Koepka, 69.463. 4, Jason Day, 69.592. 5, Dustin Johnson, 69.667. 6, Will Wilcox, 69.730. 7, Justin Rose, 69.830. 8, Paul Casey, 69.840. 9, Henrik Stenson, 69.860. 10, Brandt Snedeker, 69.861. DrivingDistance 1, Dustin Johnson, 318.5. 2, Bubba Wat- son, 315.3. 3, Jason Day, 313.5. 4, Adam Scott, 312.0. 5, J.B. Holmes, 310.5. 6, Charlie Beljan, 309.8. 7, Brooks Koepka, 309.5. 8, Tony Finau, 308.9. 9, Patrick Rodgers, 307.7. 10, Gary Woodland, 306.8. DrivingAccuracyPercentage 1, Francesco Molinari, 76.88%. 2, David Toms, 74.50%. 3, Jason Bohn, 72.19%. 4, Chez Reavie, 71.89%. 5, Colt Knost, 71.76%. 6, Justin Leonard, 71.70%. 7, Steven Alker, 71.41%. 8, Zach Johnson, 71.36%. 9, Brendon Todd, 70.94%. 10, Henrik Stenson, 70.32%. Odds PREGAME.COMLINE Thursday MajorLeagueBaseball NATIONALLEAGUE Favorite Line Underdog Los Angeles -190/+175 at Cincinnati at Giants -177/+165 Chicago New York -160/+150 at Phillies at Washington -155/+145 San Diego Pittsburgh -177/+165 at Miami St. Louis -120/+110 at Arizona AMERICANLEAGUE at Detroit OFF Los Angeles Toronto -135/+125 at Texas at Kansas City -132/+122 Baltimore at Tampa Bay -140/+130 Minnesota at Chicago OFF Seattle NFLPreseason Friday Favorite Today(O/U) Underdog at Carolina 1 (44) New England at Kansas City 5 (43) Tennessee at Jacksonville 2 (42) Detroit Saturday at Buffalo 2½ (42½) Pittsburgh at Ny Giants 1½ (42½) NY Jets at Miami 3½ (44) Atlanta at Dallas 1 (42) Minnesota at Tampa Bay 3 (41½) Cleveland at Baltimore 4 (43½) Washington at Cincinnati 3½ (42½) Chicago Philadelphia 2 (48½) at Green Bay at St. Louis 1½ (42½) Indianapolis Seattle 1 (42) at San Diego at Denver 5 (42½) San Francisco Sunday at New Orleans 3½ (44) Houston at Oakland 1 (40) Arizona Transactions BASEBALL AmericanLeague BostonRedSox: Activated RHP Rick Porcello from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Jonathan Aro to Pawtucket (IL). MinnesotaTwins: Placed RHP J.R. Gra- ham on the 15-day DL. Reinstated RHP Blaine Boyer from the 15-day DL. NewYorkYankees: Activated RHP Michael Pineda from the 15-day DL. Re- called RHP Nick Goody from Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre (IL). Designated LHP Chris Capuano for assignment. Optioned RHP Nick Rumbelow to Scranton/Wilkes- Barre. TampaBayRays: Placed C Curt Casali on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of C-1B J.P. Arencibia from Durham (IL). TexasRangers: Claimed LHP Chris Rearick off waivers from San Diego and optioned him to Round Rock (PCL). FOOTBALL NationalFootballLeague AtlantaFalcons: Signed QB Rex Gross- man. Waived/injured RB Evan Royster. DenverBroncos: Released PK Connor Barth. DetoitLions: Placed LB Kevin Snyder on injured reserve. NewEnglandPatriots: Acquired OT Michael Williams from Detroit for an undisclosed future draft pick. Released DB Jimmy Jean. NewYorkGiants: Signed DE Osi Umenyiora to a one-day contract and announced the retirement of Umenyiora. OaklandRaiders: Signed S Taylor Mays. SeattleSeahawks: Released QB Jake Waters. Signed WR Deontay Greenberry, TampaBayBuccaneers: Signed P Jacob Schum. Waived S Derrick Wells. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2015 2 B