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ByJohnHickey BayAreaNewsGroup HOUSTON CocoCrisphas been traded to the Cleve- land Indians by the A's, with an official announce- ment about the deal's par- ticulars due Wednesday. Crisp waived his no- trade 10-and-5 rights (10 years in the big leagues and the last five with the same team) on Tuesday to facilitate a trade to the team with which he de- buted in 2002. Crisp wasn't in the A's starting lineup, which manager Bob Melvin said was "always scheduled as a day off." Once the deal was in place, the 36-year- old switch hitter packed up and left the Oakland clubhouse at Minute Maid Park about an hour before the start of the game, a 3-1 loss to the Astros. Sources say the A's will be sending cash to the In- dians in addition to Crisp and could wind up getting a mid-level prospect or two in return, but not someone the A's would be likely to bring up with the rosters expanding on Thursday. Now the 57-75 A's will be bringing up a player from Triple-A Nashville Wednes- day as the A's finish out the series with Houston. There was the possibil- ity that the A's could have been obligated to pay Crisp $13 million for 2017. The trade means the A's financial obligations for the 2017 season are down to just five players under contract — Billy Butler, Jed Lowrie, Ryan Mad- son, John Axford and Sean Doolittle — at a total cost of $32.1 million. After being limited to just 44 games by head and neck problems last year, Crisp has been one of the few Oakland players to avoid the disabled list all year. He's played in 102 of the 132 games the A's have playedthisyearwithaslash line of .234/.299/.399. He's mostly been used by the A's against right-handed pitch- ing, where he's hit .239 (.217 against lefties). Crisp, who came to the A's in 2010, leads the Ma- jor Leagues with a .424 bat- ting average with runners in scoring position. A'S OF Crisp traded to Cleveland ERICCHRISTIANSMITH—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS The Oakland A's have traded Coco Crisp to the Cleveland Indians, with an official announcement about the deal's particulars due Wednesday. MLBBASEBALL Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox or Oakland Athlet- ics vs. Houston Astros: 10:30 a.m., MLB. Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants: 12:30p.m., CSNBA. Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Colorado Rockies: 1:30p.m., MLB. GOLF EPGA Tour, European Masters Round 1: 2:30a.m., GOLF. TENNIS ITF, U.S. Open Second Round: 10a.m., ESPN. ITF, U.S. Open Second Round: 3p.m., ESPN2. ITF, U.S. Open Second Round: 4p.m., ESPN2. On the air are not meant to offend the military. The Chargers are expected to hold their 28th annual "Salute to Service" at the game. "I have great respect for our men and women that fought for this coun- try," Kaepernick said Sun- day. "I have family, I have friends that have fought for this country. And they fight for freedom. They fight for liberty and justice, for ev- eryone. And that's not hap- pening." Kaepernick said the only articles he's read are ones filtered to him through his family and close friends. Although he's drawn sup- port from many realms, he said he hasn't directly heard from the White House, and that his phone hasn't been overloaded by messages because, well, few have his number. Wide receiver Torrey Smith is expecting a bar- rage of taunts toward Kae- pernick from the San Diego crowd. "You're going to get dog-cussed, and people have the right to do that," Smith said. "Kap knows what kind of heat he's go- ing to take. ... You'll hear stuff and see signs. "If people are offended by (Kaepernick's protest), that's part of the problem. But people shouldn't get physical over it." Outside linebacker Co- rey Lemonier said he has friends in the military based in San Diego. Might they sound off on Kaeper- nick? "Yeah, but that's what it's about, the First Amend- ment," Lemonier said. "Ev- eryone has a right to say what they want to say." Because this is the exhi- bition finale, players such as Lemonier won't be fo- cused on their safety as much as this being a last chance to prove their ros- ter worth. "It's pretty cru- cial for me and most guys, and I can't be focused on (safety)," Lemonier added. Asked if Kaepernick will require extra security on the 49ers sideline, Kelly responded: "I'm not a secu- rity guy." 49ers FROM PAGE 1 the likes of Richard Sher- man, Michael Bennett, Earl Thomas and Bobby Wagner still in their primes. "I am seeing the same joy, the same intensity, same passion (as 2013)," Sherman said. "Guys just playing for one another and appreciating one another." LEARN TO FLY The Cardi- nals were 13-3 last season to win the division and are 34-14 under Bruce Arians. They'veproventheycanwin in Seattle, a prerequisite to contending in the division. But there is urgency sur- rounding Arizona. Car- son Palmer is coming off his best season, but threw four interceptions against the Panthers in the blowout loss in the NFC title game. Palmer turns 37 in Decem- ber and Larry Fitzgerald turns 33 on Wednesday, so the opportunity for success may be shrinking. BACK IN CALI The Rams have a second honeymoon going with Los Angeles af- ter their return home from St. Louis, with 89,140 fans setting an NFL preseason attendance record for their opener. But the good feelings in Los Angeles will be tested if the Rams struggle early withadefensethatlostafew key contributors and an of- fense that didn't add much beyond No. 1 overall draft pick Jared Goff, currently thebackuptoCaseKeenum. "It's not up to me. Again, it's something that I'd love to do, but it's not my de- cision," Goff said of being the starter. "That's what they pay the coaches for, and that's what they're here for." FREE FALLIN' The 49ers have taken a rapid fall from perennial NFC contenderto also-ran in recent seasons. After a failed experiment with Jim Tomsula in place ofJimHarbaugh,theNiners areturningtoKellyinhopes that his up-tempo style that was so successful in college at Oregon and early in his tenure with the Eagles will translate to San Francisco. Kelly has a tall task, starting with finding a quarterback. Colin Kae- pernick's career has plum- meted since nearly win- ning a Super Bowl follow- ing the 2012 season, and his insistence on not stand- ing for the national anthem has sparked something of a furor across the nation. Blaine Gabbert, who was elevated last season when Kaepernick struggled and was injured, could start despite a career 55.8 com- pletion rate. At receiver, Torrey Smith is the only proven commodity. The solid defense is led by linebacker NaVorro Bow- man and recent first-round picks Eric Reid, Arik Arm- steadandDeForestBuckner. PREDICTED ORDER OF FIN- ISH Seahawks, Cardinals, Rams, 49ers. NFC West FROM PAGE 1 U.S. Open champion, "be- cause I had to get in those situations that you know you're going to face in the tournament." There were various up- sets around the grounds during the afternoon, in- cluding 19-year-old Amer- ican Jared Donaldson's 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-0 elimination of 12th-seeded David Goffin, and a loss by No. 29 Sam Querrey, who stunned No- vak Djokovic at Wimble- don. Three seeded women departed, including for- mer No. 1 and 2008 French Open champion Ana Iva- novic. When she was at her peak, and a seeded player, an early major loss by Bouchard was rather newsworthy. Her up-and- down 2015 and 2016 have changed that, in part be- cause she is ranked only 39th now, after a best of No. 5. She lost 14 of 17 matches leading into the 2015 U.S. Open but, after working a bit with Jimmy Connors, appeared to be back on the upswing in New York by reaching the fourth round. Then came her slip- and-tumble, and the con- cussion diagnosis, and she pulled out of what would have been a matchup against eventual runner- up Roberta Vinci. It took her until January to return to the tour full- time. "I didn't feel like, on the court, I was back to where I was," Bouchard said Tues- day, meaning that her level of play wasn't at its peak at the start of 2016. "But phys- ically, since the beginning of the year, I've been feel- ing good." USTA spokesman Chris Widmaier said the organi- zation would not comment on the "substance" of liti- gation. "However, it is truly un- fortunate that a year after her accident, Genie's focus is on matters other than playing to her best abil- ity," Widmaier said, not- ing that Bouchard's law- yers asked for an exten- sion of the case. Tennis FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard MLB NATIONALLEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB LosAngeles 73 58 .557 _ Giants 71 59 .546 11/2 Colorado 63 68 .481 10 Arizona 55 76 .420 18 San Diego 55 76 .420 18 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Chicago 84 47 .641 _ St. Louis 70 61 .534 14 Pittsburgh 67 63 .515 161/2 Milwaukee 56 76 .424 281/2 Cincinnati 55 75 .423 281/2 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Washington 77 55 .583 _ New York 68 64 .515 9 Miami 67 65 .508 10 Philadelphia 60 72 .455 17 Atlanta 49 83 .371 28 Monday's games Washington 4, Philadelphia 0 N.Y. Mets 2, Miami 1, 10 innings St. Louis 6, Milwaukee 5 Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh 7, 13 innings Colorado 8, L.A. Dodgers 1 L.A. Angels 9, Cincinnati 2 Tuesday's games Wa sh in gt on 3 , P hi la de lp hia 2 Atlanta 7, San Diego 3 N.Y. Mets 7, Miami 4 Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh 0 St. Louis 2, Milwaukee 1, 10 innings L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, ppd. Cincinnati at L.A. Angels, (n.) Arizona at Giants, (n.) Wednesday's games L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 3-5) at Colorado (Hoffman 0-2), 12:10 p.m. Arizona (Ray 7-12) at Giants (Moore 8-10), 12:45 p.m. Cincinnati (Finnegan 8-9) at L.A. Angels (Nolasco 4-12), 4:05 p.m. Washington (Gonzalez 9-9) at Philadel- phia (Morgan 1-8), 4:05 p.m. Miami (Phelps 7-6) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 12-7), 4:10 p.m. San Diego (Friedrich 4-10) at Atlanta (Teheran 3-9), 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Vogelsong 3-3) at Chicago Cubs (Montgomery 4-5), 5:05 p.m. St. Louis (Weaver 1-1) at Milwaukee (Garza 4-6), 5:10 p.m. Thursday's games San Diego at Atlanta, 9:10 a.m. Miami at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Giants at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Texas 78 54 .591 _ Houston 70 62 .530 8 Seattle 68 63 .519 91/2 Los Angeles 57 74 .435 201/2 A's 57 75 .432 21 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Cleveland 75 56 .573 _ Detroit 71 61 .538 41/2 Kansas City 69 62 .527 6 Chicago 63 68 .481 12 Minnesota 49 83 .371 261/2 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Toronto 75 57 .568 _ Boston 73 59 .553 2 Baltimore 72 60 .545 3 New York 67 63 .515 7 Tampa Bay 56 75 .427 181/2 Monday's games Toronto 5, Baltimore 1 Boston 9, Tampa Bay 4 Cleveland 1, Minnesota 0, 10 innings Detroit 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Texas 6, Seattle 3 Houston 6, A's 0 Kansas City 8, N.Y. Yankees 5 L.A. Angels 9, Cincinnati 2 Tuesday's games Baltimore 5, Toronto 3 Cleveland 5, Minnesota 4 Detroit 8, Chicago White Sox 4 Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3 Houston 3, A's 1 Seattle at Texas, (n.) N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City, (n.) Cincinnati at L.A. Angels, (n.) Wednesday's games Chicago White Sox (Sale 15-7) at Detroit (Verlander 14-7), 10:10 a.m. Tampa Bay (Smyly 6-11) at Boston (Wright 13-6), 10:35 a.m. Seattle (Hernandez 9-4) at Texas (Perez 8-10), 11:05 a.m. A's (Detwiler 1-3) at Houston (Fiers 9-6), 11:10 a.m. Cincinnati (Finnegan 8-9) at L.A. Angels (Nolasco 4-12), 4:05 p.m. Toronto (Sanchez 12-2) at Baltimore (Gallardo 4-6), 4:05 p.m. Minnesota (Dean 1-4) at Cleveland (Kluber 14-8), 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Cessa 4-0) at Kansas City (Kennedy 9-9), 5:15 p.m. Thursday's games Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Astros 3, Athletics 1 Oakland Houston AB R H B AB R H B Semien ss 3 0 1 1 Sprnger rf 3 1 0 0 Vlencia rf 4 0 0 0 Bregman 3b4 0 1 1 Vogt c 4 0 1 0 Altuve 2b 3 0 0 0 K.Davis dh 4 0 0 0 Correa ss 3 0 1 0 Healy 3b 4 0 1 0 Gattis dh 3 1 1 1 Alonso 1b 4 0 0 0 Rasmus lf 3 1 1 1 Smlnski cf 3 0 1 0 Ma.Gnzl 1b 3 0 0 0 Muncy 2b 3 1 0 0 J.Cstro c 3 0 1 0 Eibner lf 3 0 1 0 Mrsnick cf 2 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 5 1 27 3 5 3 Oakland 000 000 010 — 1 Houston 011 000 10x — 3 E: Correa (12), Vogt (7); DP: Oakland 1, Houston 1; LOB: Oakland 5, Houston 2; 2B: Semien (20); HR: Gattis (22), Rasmus (13); SB: Springer (9); S: Marisnick (3). IP H R ER BB SO Oakland Grvmn L,10-9 7 4 3 3 1 1 Axford 1 1 0 0 0 1 Houston McHg W,9-10 6 4 0 0 1 5 Harris 1 0 0 0 0 2 Gregerson 1 1 1 0 0 1 Giles S,6-63 1 0 0 0 0 2 WP: McHugh, Gregerson; T: 2:28; A: 23,114 (42,060); Football NFL PRESEASON AMERICAN CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Denver 2 1 0 .667 63 40 San Diego 1 2 0 .333 39 53 Kansas City 1 2 0 .333 59 45 Oakland 1 2 0 .333 57 57 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA New England 3 0 01.000 76 61 Miami 2 1 0 .667 58 57 Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 55 40 N.Y. Jets 1 2 0 .333 55 56 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Houston 3 0 01.000 74 46 Tennessee 2 1 0 .667 70 50 Indianapolis 1 2 0 .333 60 70 Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 60 65 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 3 0 01.000 71 46 Pittsburgh 1 2 0 .333 44 61 Cincinnati 1 2 0 .333 67 57 Cleveland 0 3 0 .000 37 71 NATIONAL CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Los Angeles 2 1 0 .667 58 61 Seattle 2 1 0 .667 55 51 San Francisco1 2 0 .333 54 69 Arizona 0 3 0 .000 37 84 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 3 0 01.000 67 32 Washington 2 1 0 .667 60 57 N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 31 68 Dallas 1 2 0 .333 82 69 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Tampa Bay 2 1 0 .667 66 51 Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 53 47 Carolina 1 2 0 .333 62 57 New Orleans 0 3 0 .000 45 77 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 3 0 01.000 58 37 Green Bay 3 0 01.000 58 33 Detroit 1 2 0 .333 53 77 Chicago 0 3 0 .000 29 68 Wednesday's game Washington at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. Tennis U.S. OPEN RESULTS Tuesday At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York Purse: $46.3 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles MEN First Round Kei Nishikori (6), Japan, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 6-1, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. Daniel Evans, Britain, def. Rajeev Ram, United States, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1. Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Michael Mmoh, United States, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, def. Ilya Ivashka, Belarus, 6-0, 7-5, 6-2. Grigor Dimitrov (22), Bulgaria, def. Inigo Cervantes, Spain, 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (7). Karen Khachanov, Russia, def. Thomas Fabbiano, Italy, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Alexander Zverev (27), Germany, def. Daniel Brands, Germany, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4). David Ferrer (11), Spain, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 6-5, retired. Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (25), Germany, 6-3, 7-5, 1-0, retired. Stan Wawrinka (3), Switzerland, def. Fer- nando Verdasco, Spain, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-4. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, def. Sam Querrey (29), United States, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (0), 6-3, 6-3. Alessandro Giannessi, Italy, def. Denis Kudla, United States, 0-6, 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-0. Jared Donaldson, United States, def. Da- vid Goffin (12), Belgium, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-0. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, def. Chris- tian Harrison, United States, 6-0, 6-2, 6-1. Joao Sousa, Portugal, def. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1. Feliciano Lopez (16), Spain, def. Borna Coric, Croatia, 3-4, retired. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, def. Radu Albot, Moldova, 5-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (5). Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, def. Florian Mayer, Germany, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7). Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, def. Bernard Tomic (17), Australia, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (0). Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, def. Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Ivo Karlovic (21), Croatia, defvs. Yen- hsun Lu, Taiwan, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 7-5. Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 6-7 (9), 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5, 6-4. Donald Young, United States, def. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, 6-3, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5. Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, def. Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1. Gilles Simon (30), France, def. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4. Nick Kyrgios (14), Australia, def. Aljaz Bedene, Britain, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Marcel Granollers, Spain, def. Juan Mo- naco, Argentina, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2), 6-4. Dominic Thiem (8), Austria, def. John Millman, Australia, 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Steve Johnson (19), United States, def. Evgeny Donskoy, Russia, 4-6, 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-3. Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-5. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, def. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-2. Andy Murray (2), Britain, def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. WOMEN First Round Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, def. Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, 6-2, 6-3. Simona Halep (5), Romania, def. Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 6-0, 6-2. Denisa Allertova, Czech Republic, def. Ana Ivanovic (29), Serbia, 7-6 (4), 6-1. Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, def. Daria Gavrilova, Australia, 6-4, 6-4. Richel Hogenkamp, Netherlands, def. Heather Watson, Britain, 6-2, 7-5. Ana Konjuh, Croatia, def. Kiki Bertens (20), Netherlands, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. Caroline Garcia (25), France, def. Pauline Parmentier, France, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Timea Babos (31), Hungary, def. Barbara Haas, Austria, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5. Wang Qiang, China, def. Daria Kasatkina (23), Russia, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. Zhang Shuai, China, def. Ellen Perez, Australia, 6-1, 6-1. Nicole Gibbs, United States, def. Alek- sandra Krunic, Serbia, 6-1, 6-0. Timea Bacsinszky (15), Switzerland, def. Vitalia Diatchenko, Russia, 6-1, 6-1. Sam Stosur (16), Australia, def. Camila Giorgi, Italy, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1. Annika Beck, Germany, def. Nadia Podo- roska, Argentina, 7-6 (6), 6-3. Kurumi Nara, Japan, def. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 6-0, 7-5. Johanna Larsson, Sweden, def. Karin Knapp, Italy, 6-4, 6-2. Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, def. Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. Carla Suarez Navarro (11), Spain, def. Teliana Pereira, Brazil, 6-0, 6-0. Elena Vesnina (19), Russia, def. Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (17), Russia, def. Louisa Chirico, United States, 6-1, 6-4. Naomi Broady, Britain, def. Laura Rob- son, Britain, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4. Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 6-3, 6-2. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, def. Mariana Duque-Marino, Colombia, 6-4, 6-1. Montserrat Gonzalez, Paraguay, def. Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, 7-5, 6-2. Vania King, United States, def. Antonia Lottner, Germany, 7-6 (2), 6-3. Venus Williams (6), United States, def. Kateryna Kozlova, Ukraine, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4. Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Nao Hibino, Japan, 6-4, 7-5. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, def. Peng Shuai, China, 4-6, 7-6 (9), 6-3. Laura Siegemund (26), Germany, def. Patricia Maria Tig, Romania, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, def. Jessica Pegula, United States, 6-1, 6-1. Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 6-3, 6-3. Karolina Pliskova (10), Czech Republic, def. Sofia Kenin, United States, 6-4, 6-3. Basketball WNBA WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 22 5 .815 — Sparks 21 5 .808 1/2 Phoenix 13 14 .481 9 Seattle 10 16 .385 111/2 Dallas 9 18 .333 13 San Antonio 6 20 .231 151/2 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 19 8 .704 — Atlanta 14 13 .519 5 Chicago 13 13 .500 51/2 Indiana 12 14 .462 61/2 Washington 10 16 .385 81/2 Connecticut 10 17 .370 9 Monday's games No games scheduled Tuesday's games Connecticut 89, San Antonio 62 Phoenix 79, Indiana 65 Wednesday's games Dallas at Seattle, 7 p.m. Thursday's games New York at Indiana, 4 p.m. Sparks at San Antonio, 5 p.m. Soccer MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA FC Dallas 14 7 6 48 42 35 Salt Lake 12 8 7 43 39 37 Colorado 11 4 10 43 28 22 Los Angeles 9 4 13 40 40 26 Kansas City 11 12 5 38 32 32 Portland 9 10 8 35 41 41 San Jose 7 8 11 32 26 29 Seattle 9 13 4 31 32 36 Va nc o uv er 8 1 2 7 31 3 4 43 Houston 5 11 10 25 29 34 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Toronto FC 12 8 7 43 39 28 N.Y. City FC 11 8 8 41 45 45 New York 11 9 7 40 46 35 Philadelphia 11 9 7 40 47 41 Montreal 9 7 10 37 40 38 D.C. United 7 8 11 32 33 33 Orlando City 6 7 13 31 41 44 New England 6 12 9 27 29 47 Columbus 5 9 11 26 34 40 Chicago 5 12 8 23 29 40 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Sunday's games New York 1, New England 0 Portland 4, Seattle 2 Orlando City 2, N.Y. City FC 1 Thursday, Sept. 1 D.C. United at N.Y. City FC, 4 p.m. Odds PREGAME.COM LINE Wednesday MLB NATIONAL LEAGUE Favorite Line Underdog Los Angeles -135/+125 at Colorado at Giants OFF Arizona Washington -175/+163 at Phillies at New York -116/+106 Miami at Atlanta -128/+118 San Diego at Chicago -170/+158 Pittsburgh St. Louis -135/+125 at Milwaukee AMERICAN LEAGUE at Detroit -130/+120 Chicago at Boston -170/+158 Tampa Bay Seattle -118/+108 at Texas at Houston -200/+180 Oakland Toronto -145/+135 at Baltimore at Cleveland -300/+270 Minnesota at Kansas City -135/+125 New York INTERLEAGUE at LA Angels -135/+125 Cincinnati College Football Thursday Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog Indiana 9 (61) at FIU at Louisville 40 (591/2) Charlotte at Wake Forest 17 (43) Tulane at W Kentucky 16 (63) Rice at Vanderbilt 41/2 (421/2) So. Carolina at Minnesota 13 (551/2) Oregon St at Tennessee 20 (601/2) App. St NFL Wednesday Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog at Tampa Bay 3 (38) Washington "It's one of the most dif- ficult periods in the whole of my golfing career," Clarke said. Half of the European team will be playing their first Ryder Cup next month in Hazeltine Masters champions Danny Willett, Chris Wood, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Andy Sullivan and Matt Fitzpat- rick qualified automatically, along with four-time major winner Rory McIlroy, Brit- ish Open champion Henrik Stenson, Olympic gold med- alist Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia. That partly explains Clarke's desire for more bal- ance to the team, and there- fore his call for Westwood — a longtime friend — and Kaymer. It will be the 43-year-old Westwood's 10th straight Ryder Cup, while two-time major champion Kaymer has played in the last three Ryder Cups and made the putt that ensured Europe would retain the cup at Me- dinah in 2012. They will of- fer experienced voices in the team room. "Because all our rookies are playing frequently in America now, it's not quite what it used to be," Clarke said. "That being said, the Ryder Cup is not like any other event." Clarke said Luke Donald — another former No. 1 and a four-time Ryder Cup win- ner — and Graeme McDow- ell would also have been in contention for a pick if their form had been better. In the end, it was a straight shootout between Knox and Pieters. The U.S-based Knox is a two-time winner on the U.S. PGA Tour this season, including at the Travelers Championship this month, and ranked No. 20 — the sixth highest position for a European. Golf FROM PAGE 1 | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016 2 B