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Tracker Wednesday's results Tehama MLB New York Giants Tampa Bay Athletics TB — Pena 2-4, 2 RBI OAK — Igne 1-4, 1 RBI Today's games MLB Toronto Athletics TOR — Alvarez, 7-7 OAK — Colon, 7-8 New York Giants NYM — Young, 2-5 SF — Zito, 8-7 On the tube GOLF • 8:30 a.m. TGC — Web.com Tour, Cox Classic, first round, at Omaha, Neb. • 11 A.m. TGC — PGA Tour-WGC Bridgestone Invitational, first round, at Akron, Ohio • 3:30 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour, Reno- Tahoe Open, first round, at Reno, Nev. MLB • 4 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, Philadelphia at Washington or Miami at Atlanta OLYMPICS • 6 a.m. MSNBC — LIVE: men's vol- leyball, Poland vs. Argentina; men's water polo: Montenegro vs. Serbia, Romania vs. Hungary; men's hand- ball: Serbia vs. Denmark, Sweden vs. Iceland; SAME-DAY TAPE: bad- minton, semifinals; women's judo, 78 kg Gold Medal final; equestrian, dres- sage, at London TELEMUNDO — Swimming; men's basketball; men's volleyball; boxing; tennis: semifinals, quarterfinals; beach volleyball, at London (same- day tape) • 10 a.m. NBC — SAME-DAY TAPE: swimming; LIVE: women's beach vol- leyball, United States vs. Spain; men's volleyball, United States vs. Brazil; men's water polo, United States vs. Britain; cycling, track Gold Medal finals; canoeing: whitewater, men's C- 2 Gold Medal final; SAME-DAY TAPE: rowing, Gold Medal finals, at London • 8 p.m.NBC — Women's gymnastics, all-around Gold Medal final; swim- ming, Gold Medal finals: men's 200m backstroke, men's 200m individual medley, women's 200m breaststroke, women's 100m freestyle; men's beach volleyball, United States vs. Czech Republic; rowing, women's eights Gold Medal final, at London (same-day tape) • 12 Mid. TELEMUNDO — Women's gymnastics, all-around Gold Medal final; swimming, Gold Medal finals, at London (same-day tape) • 12:35 a.m.NBC — Women's canoe- ing: whitewater, K-1 Gold Medal final; men's table tennis, singles Gold Medal final, at London (delayed tape) SOCCER • 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 — MLS/Spanish Primera Division, exhibition, World Football Challenge, Real Madrid at Los Angeles Softball Rec Leagues National Tuesday's results State Farm 18, Get a load of these guys, 4 Elite Auto 12, Bob's Tire 6 Cobra Kai 11, Tehama Co. Bulls 10 Leyva nabs first U.S. all- around medal since Athens LONDON (AP) — Olympic medal on the line, Danell Leyva tried to find his center. Somewhere inside O2 Arena, his mother, Maria Gonzalez, knew he wouldn't have to look too far. Her boy enjoys being the center of attention. Always has. ''He loves the show,'' Gonzalez said. Leyva certainly MCT photo Eric Sogard attempts a double play after forcing out Tampa Bay Rays' Desmond Jennings in the third inning on Wednesday. A's drop 2nd straight in closer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics knew their remarkable run of suc- cess during a memorable July would have to end at some point. Alex Cobb shut down Oakland for seven innings and Carlos Pena homered as the Tampa Bay Rays handed the A's their first back-to-back losses since June with a 4-1 victory on Wednesday. ''We'll grind through it. We haven't lost a series in a while and we have to move for- ward,'' Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. ''We're not going to be perfect and put seven or eight runs on the board every time. NASCAR Penske drops driver after drug test knows how to put one on. The flashy 20-year- old shook off the jitters to deliver a rollicking high bar routine Wednesday night to rally for a bronze medal in the men's gymnastics all-around final. Leyva's score of 90.698 was just enough earn the first U.S. men's medal in the all-around since Paul Hamm grabbed gold in Athens. Follow us on Twitter for live game cover- age, exclu- sive online articles and more. @TehamaSports By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer A.J. Allmendinger had a ride to envy with one of NASCAR's top teams end in stunning disgrace. He can only hope his failed drug tests don't cost him his career. Allmendinger's first season with Penske Racing was an abbreviated one after team owner Roger Penske announced Wednesday that he had fired his suspended driver three weeks after he tested positive for a banned amphetamine. ''AJ is a terrific driver, a good person and it is very A.J. Allmendinger unfortunate that we have to separate at this time,'' Penske said. ''We have invested great- ly in AJ and we were confident in his success with our team. The decision to dismiss him is consistent with how we would treat any other Penske Racing team member under similar circumstances. As AJ begins NASCAR's 'Road to Recovery' program, we wish him the best and look forward to seeing him com- pete again in NASCAR.'' Sam Hornish Jr. will drive the No. 22 Dodge this weekend at Pocono Race- way and ''for the foresee- able future,'' the team said. Penske made the deci- Tim Cindric said the orga- nization was disappointed with test results that left them with no choice. ''There's certainly dis- appointment that we're in the middle of the season and put in this position, without a doubt,'' Cindric said by phone. ''But on a personal level, I really feel bad for the guy. He under- stands the opportunity that we had together. I feel like he feels as if he is account- sion to fire Allmendinger after a face-to-face talk Tuesday. Penske Racing president See DROP, page 2B We're going through a rough patch. We'll be fine.'' The A's were almost perfect last month, going 19-5 for the best July in franchise his- tory as they bolted back into the AL playoff race behind stellar pitching and late-inning dramatics from the hitters. All that was missing on Wednesday. Brandon Inge provided the only run with a homer in the fifth and Jarrod Parker allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings. ''I think we all know the game has its ups and downs and we just have to stick with it, keep battling,'' Inge said. ''There are plenty of guys here who can pick up the slack. We'll just keep going at it.'' Pena, who drove in five runs in the series, hit an RBI double in the sixth inning and a solo homer in the eighth for the Rays, who won three straight series on one trip for the fourth time in franchise history. The wins over Baltimore, the Angels and A's marked the first time Tampa Bay won three straight road series against winning teams. ''It's pretty spectacular,'' manager Joe Maddon said. ''Before the trip everyone is talking 7-2. To me it's always about that See A's, page 2B RAIDERS son Palmer lofted a tight spiral deep down the right sideline and appeared to have an easy completion to Darrius Heyward-Bey before cornerback DeMarcus Van Dyke came in to break up the pass and knock the receiver to the ground. A day earlier, Van Dyke spent much of the morning jamming receivers at the line of scrim- mage. It's all part of Van Dyke's plan to become a more physical defender with the Raiders after he strug- gled at times as a part-time starter during his rook- ie season. ''He still makes some young player mistakes Van Dyke gets physical NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Raiders quarterback Car- that we've got to get coached out of him, but he continues to make a little bit of progress every day,'' Oakland coach Dennis Allen said Wednes- day. ''He's not where he needs to be yet, but he's got to continue to work, continue to keep getting better and learn the little nuances of the game.'' One of two third-round draft picks a year ago, See RAIDERS, page 2B RAYS 4, A's 1 12:45 p.m. CSNB 7:05 p.m. CSNC LATE 1 4 Sports OLYMPICS | SWIMMING Adrian wins by .01 LONDON (AP) — Nathan Adrian took out the Missile by a fingertip. Then Allison Schmitt dealt more heartache to the team from Down Under. Adrian, a 23-year-old largely overshad- owed by American stars such as Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, made a name for himself by winning the 100-meter Olympic freestyle Wednesday. He lunged to the wall to edge James ''The Missile'' Magnussen by one-hundredth of a second — the slightest margin possible — and again deny Australia its first individual swimming gold of the London Games. Adrian pounded the water, then put his hands over his eyes while dangling over the lane rope, as if he couldn't believe the ''1'' beside his name. Magnussen hung at the end of the pool, staring straight ahead at the wall in disbelief, the wall he got to just a fraction of a second too late. year,'' said Adrian, a not-so-subtle dig at Magnussen posting the best time ever in a textile suit back in March. ''It's who can get their hands on the wall first here tonight.'' in the final event of the evening, again to their American rivals as Schmitt chased down Alicia Coutts for gold in the 4x200 freestyle relay. Schmitt dived in the water about a half- second behind but passed Coutts on their first return lap and won going away in 7 minutes, 42.92 seconds. The Australians settled for another silver in 7:44.41, while France took the bronze. The Aussies took another bitter defeat Schmitt is turning into one of the biggest American stars of the games, pick- ing up her second gold to go along with a See GOLD, page 2B MCT file photo Nathan Adrian won gold in the 100-meter freestyle. ''It's not who swims the fastest time this 1B Thursday August 2, 2012 Van Dyke has been getting plenty of work with Oakland's first-team defense while projected starter Ron Bartell rests his sore hamstring.