TV SPORTS
TODAY
5 a.m. - LPGA Golf: The Evian Championship First Round from Evian-les-Bains, France (GOLF).
9:30 a.m. - LPGA Golf: The Evian Championship First Round from Evian-les-Bains, France (GOLF).
12:30 p.m. - Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Albertsons Boise Open First Round from Boise, Idaho (GOLF).
1 p.m. - International Soccer: UEFA Europa League Group E Match from Reggio Emilia, Italy - Everton vs. Atalanta (FOX SPORTS 1).
1 p.m. - International Soccer: UEFA Europa League Group D Match - AC Milan vs. Vienna (FOX SPORTSOUTH).
1:30 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Oakland at Boston or Cincinnati at St. Louis (MLB NETWORK).
3 p.m. - International Soccer: UEFA Europa League Group H Match from London - Cologne vs. Arsenal (FOX SPORTS 1).
3 p.m. - International Soccer: UEFA Europa League Group J Match from Berlin - Athletic Bilbao vs. Hertha Berlin (FOX SPORTS 1).
3 p.m. - PGA Golf: BMW Championship First Round from Lake Forest, Ill. (GOLF).
4:30 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Colorado at Arizona (Joined In Progress) (MLB NETWORK).
6:05 p.m. - Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).
7 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Washington (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WWFN-FM 100.1, WPUB-FM 102.7).
7 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Baltimore at New York Yankees or Kansas City at Cleveland (MLB NETWORK).
7 p.m. - Women's College Volleyball: Mississippi at Florida (SEC NETWORK).
7 p.m. - High School Football: Camden at West Florence (WPUB-FM 102.7).
8 p.m. - College Football: New Mexico at Boise State (ESPN).
8 p.m. - WNBA Basketball: Playoffs Semifinal Series Game Two - Washington at Minnesota (ESPN2).
8 p.m. - Auto Racing: ARCA Series Scott 150 from Joliet, Ill. (FOX SPORTS 1).
8:30 p.m. - NFL Football: Atlanta at Houston (NFL NETWORK, WWFN-FM 100.1, WNKT-FM 107.5).
10 p.m. - WNBA Basketball: Playoffs Semifinal Series Game Two - Phoenix at Los Angeles (ESPN2).
10 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Houston at Los Angeles Angels or Toronto at Minnesota (MLB NETWORK).
Midnight - Professional Golf: European PGA Tour KLM Open First Round from Gorinchem, Netherlands (GOLF).
5 a.m. - LPGA Golf: The Evian Championship Second Round from Evian-les-Bains, France (GOLF).
MLB STANDINGS
American League
East Division
WLPctGB
Boston8262.569-
New York7966.5453
Tampa Bay7275.49011
Baltimore7174.49011
Toronto6877.46914
Central Division
WLPctGB
Cleveland9056.616-
Minnesota7569.52114
Kansas City7273.49717
Detroit6085.41429
Chicago5887.40031
West Division
WLPctGB
Houston8757.604-
Los Angeles7371.50714
Texas7272.50015
Seattle7273.49715
Oakland6381.43824
Wednesday's Games
Cleveland 5, Detroit 3
N.Y. Yankees 3, Tampa Bay 2
Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 3
Baltimore at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
Oakland at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
San Diego at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.
Today's Games
Chicago White Sox (Shields 3-6) at Detroit (Bell 0-2), 1:10 p.m.
Oakland (Gossett 4-8) at Boston (Pomeranz 15-5), 1:35 p.m.
Baltimore (Miley 8-12) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 11-11), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Junis 7-2) at Cleveland (Tomlin 9-9), 7:10 p.m.
Seattle (Hernandez 5-4) at Texas (Cashner 9-9), 8:05 p.m.
Toronto (Anderson 3-3) at Minnesota (Berrios 12-7), 8:10 p.m.
Houston (Peacock 10-2) at L.A. Angels (Nolasco 6-13), 10:07 p.m.
Friday's Games
Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
Oakland at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.
Seattle at Houston, 8:10 p.m.
Toronto at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
Texas at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
WLPctGB
x-Washington8856.611-
Miami6876.47220
Atlanta6578.45522
New York6381.43825
Philadelphia5589.38233
Central Division
WLPctGB
Chicago7866.542-
St. Louis7668.5282
Milwaukee7669.5242
Pittsburgh6878.46611
Cincinnati6283.42816
West Division
WLPctGB
Los Angeles9352.641-
Arizona8362.57210
Colorado8065.55213
San Diego6580.44828
San Francisco5790.38837
x-clinched division
Wednesday's Games
Atlanta at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Miami at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.
San Diego at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
Cincinnati at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.
Colorado at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
Today's Games
Cincinnati (Garrett 3-7) at St. Louis (Weaver 5-1), 1:45 p.m.
Colorado (Bettis 1-2) at Arizona (Godley 7-7), 3:40 p.m.
Atlanta (Foltynewicz 10-12) at Washington (Roark 12-9), 7:05 p.m.
Miami (Urena 13-6) at Philadelphia (Thompson 1-2), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Lugo 6-4) at Chicago Cubs (Montgomery 5-8), 8:05 p.m.
Friday's Games
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Oakland at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Miami, 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.
San Diego at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
Arizona at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
MLB LEADERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING_Altuve, Houston, .348; Garcia, Chicago, .325; Hosmer, Kansas City, .325; Reddick, Houston, .312; Ramirez, Cleveland, .309; Andrus, Texas, .304; Abreu, Chicago, .303; Mauer, Minnesota, .303; Cain, Kansas City, .301; Schoop, Baltimore, .300.
RUNS_Judge, New York, 109; Altuve, Houston, 99; Springer, Houston, 98; Ramirez, Cleveland, 96; Andrus, Texas, 94; Betts, Boston, 90; Choo, Texas, 89; CSantana, Cleveland, 89; Upton, Los Angeles, 89; 2 tied at 88.
RBI_Cruz, Seattle, 107; Schoop, Baltimore, 103; KDavis, Oakland, 101; Upton, Los Angeles, 99; Mazara, Texas, 94; Pujols, Los Angeles, 94; Abreu, Chicago, 93; Machado, Baltimore, 91; Judge, New York, 90; Encarnacion, Cleveland, 89.
HITS_Altuve, Houston, 189; Hosmer, Kansas City, 177; Andrus, Texas, 175; Abreu, Chicago, 171; Schoop, Baltimore, 167; Ramirez, Cleveland, 166; Lindor, Cleveland, 163; Cabrera, Kansas City, 161; Cain, Kansas City, 160; Jones, Baltimore, 158.
DOUBLES_Ramirez, Cleveland, 48; Lowrie, Oakland, 44; Betts, Boston, 42; Andrus, Texas, 41; Upton, Los Angeles, 40; Abreu, Chicago, 38; Altuve, Houston, 38; Lindor, Cleveland, 37; Gurriel, Houston, 36; CSantana, Cleveland, 36.
TRIPLES_Castellanos, Detroit, 10; Sanchez, Chicago, 8; Abreu, Chicago, 6; Bogaerts, Boston, 6; Buxton, Minnesota, 6; Merrifield, Kansas City, 6; Ramirez, Cleveland, 6; 5 tied at 5.
HOME RUNS_Judge, New York, 41; KDavis, Oakland, 39; Gallo, Texas, 37; Smoak, Toronto, 37; Morrison, Tampa Bay, 36; Moustakas, Kansas City, 36; Encarnacion, Cleveland, 34; Cruz, Seattle, 32; Machado, Baltimore, 32; 3 tied at 31.
STOLEN BASES_Altuve, Houston, 31; Maybin, Houston, 30; Merrifield, Kansas City, 29; RDavis, Boston, 28; DeShields, Texas, 28; Dyson, Seattle, 28; Buxton, Minnesota, 25; Andrus, Texas, 24; Betts, Boston, 24; Cain, Kansas City, 24.
PITCHING_Bauer, Cleveland, 16-8; Kluber, Cleveland, 16-4; Sale, Boston, 16-7; Carrasco, Cleveland, 15-6; Pomeranz, Boston, 15-5; ESantana, Minnesota, 15-7; Vargas, Kansas City, 15-10; Bundy, Baltimore, 13-9; 6 tied at 12.
ERA_Kluber, Cleveland, 2.44; Sale, Boston, 2.76; Severino, New York, 2.96; Gray, New York, 3.17; Stroman, Toronto, 3.18; Cashner, Texas, 3.19; Pomeranz, Boston, 3.35; Carrasco, Cleveland, 3.41; ESantana, Minnesota, 3.45; Verlander, Houston, 3.58.
STRIKEOUTS_Sale, Boston, 278; Kluber, Cleveland, 243; Archer, Tampa Bay, 235; Severino, New York, 211; Carrasco, Cleveland, 201; Verlander, Houston, 192; Bauer, Cleveland, 177; Porcello, Boston, 167; Estrada, Toronto, 166; Tanaka, New York, 165.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING_Blackmon, Colorado, .335; JTurner, Los Angeles, .326; Harper, Washington, .325; Murphy, Washington, .321; Posey, San Francisco, .320; LeMahieu, Colorado, .316; Votto, Cincinnati, .314; Arenado, Colorado, .309; Inciarte, Atlanta, .308; Goldschmidt, Arizona, .307.
RUNS_Blackmon, Colorado, 129; Stanton, Miami, 111; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 103; Gordon, Miami, 99; Bryant, Chicago, 96; Votto, Cincinnati, 95; Harper, Washington, 92; Arenado, Colorado, 90; LeMahieu, Colorado, 90; Rizzo, Chicago, 90.
RBI_Arenado, Colorado, 123; Stanton, Miami, 113; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 112; Ozuna, Miami, 110; Rizzo, Chicago, 102; Lamb, Arizona, 99; Duvall, Cincinnati, 96; Zimmerman, Washington, 95; Reynolds, Colorado, 93; Votto, Cincinnati, 93.
HITS_Blackmon, Colorado, 196; Inciarte, Atlanta, 187; Gordon, Miami, 175; LeMahieu, Colorado, 173; Arenado, Colorado, 171; Ozuna, Miami, 168; Votto, Cincinnati, 158; Murphy, Washington, 157; Yelich, Miami, 157; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 154.
DOUBLES_Arenado, Colorado, 42; Murphy, Washington, 40; Herrera, Philadelphia, 38; Markakis, Atlanta, 36; Rendon, Washington, 36; Yelich, Miami, 35; Drury, Arizona, 34; Bryant, Chicago, 33; Duvall, Cincinnati, 33; Taylor, Los Angeles, 33.
TRIPLES_Blackmon, Colorado, 14; Hamilton, Cincinnati, 9; Fowler, St. Louis, 8; Arenado, Colorado, 7; Cozart, Cincinnati, 7; Gordon, Miami, 7; 7 tied at 6.
HOME RUNS_Stanton, Miami, 54; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 36; Blackmon, Colorado, 34; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 34; Votto, Cincinnati, 34; Arenado, Colorado, 33; Ozuna, Miami, 33; Duvall, Cincinnati, 31; Rizzo, Chicago, 31; Zimmerman, Washington, 31.
STOLEN BASES_Hamilton, Cincinnati, 58; Gordon, Miami, 52; TTurner, Washington, 39; Villar, Milwaukee, 23; Peraza, Cincinnati, 22; Inciarte, Atlanta, 21; Reyes, New York, 20; 4 tied at 19.
PITCHING_Davies, Milwaukee, 17-8; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 17-3; Greinke, Arizona, 16-6; Arrieta, Chicago, 14-9; Gonzalez, Washington, 14-7; Scherzer, Washington, 14-5; Wood, Los Angeles, 14-3; deGrom, New York, 14-9; 4 tied at 13.
ERA_Kershaw, Los Angeles, 2.12; Scherzer, Washington, 2.32; Strasburg, Washington, 2.64; Gonzalez, Washington, 2.68; Greinke, Arizona, 3.00; Lynn, St. Louis, 3.01; Martinez, St. Louis, 3.33; Arrieta, Chicago, 3.48; Nelson, Milwaukee, 3.49; Urena, Miami, 3.61.
STRIKEOUTS_Scherzer, Washington, 239; deGrom, New York, 221; Greinke, Arizona, 200; Martinez, St. Louis, 200; Nelson, Milwaukee, 199; Ray, Arizona, 196; Samardzija, San Francisco, 190; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 188; Strasburg, Washington, 182; Cole, Pittsburgh, 178.
NFL STANDINGS
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
WLTPctPFPA
Buffalo1001.0002112
Miami000.00000
New England010.0002742
N.Y. Jets010.0001221
South
WLTPctPFPA
Jacksonville1001.000297
Tennessee010.0001626
Houston010.000729
Indianapolis010.000946
North
WLTPctPFPA
Baltimore1001.000200
Pittsburgh1001.0002118
Cleveland010.0001821
Cincinnati010.000020
West
WLTPctPFPA
Denver1001.0002421
Oakland1001.0002616
Kansas City1001.0004227
L.A. Chargers010.0002124
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
WLTPctPFPA
Philadelphia1001.0003017
Dallas1001.000193
N.Y. Giants010.000319
Washington010.0001730
South
WLTPctPFPA
Carolina1001.000233
Atlanta1001.0002317
Tampa Bay000.00000
New Orleans010.0001929
North
WLTPctPFPA
Detroit1001.0003523
Minnesota1001.0002919
Green Bay1001.000179
Chicago010.0001723
West
WLTPctPFPA
L.A. Rams1001.000469
Seattle010.000917
Arizona010.0002335
San Francisco010.000323
Thursday's Games
Houston at Cincinnati, 8:25 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Philadelphia at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
New England at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Miami at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.
Washington at L.A. Rams, 4:25 p.m.
Dallas at Denver, 4:25 p.m.
Green Bay at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.
Monday's Games
Detroit at N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m.
WNBA PLAYOFFS
Semifinals
(Best-of-5) (x-if necessary)
Minnesota 1, Washington 0
Tuesday, Sept. 12: Minnesota 101, Washington 81
Thursday, Sept. 14: Washington at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 17: Minnesota at Washington, 3 p.m.
x-Tuesday, Sept. 19: Minnesota at Washington, TBD
x-Thursday, Sept. 21: Washington at Minnesota, TBD
Los Angeles 1, Phoenix 0
Tuesday, Sept. 12: Los Angeles 79, Phoenix 66
Thursday, Sept. 14: Phoenix vs. Los Angeles at Long Beach, Calif., 10 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 17: Los Angeles at Phoenix, 5 p.m.
x-Tuesday, Sept. 19: Los Angeles at Phoenix, TBD
x-Thursday, Sept. 21: Phoenix at Los Angeles, TBD
Finals
(Best-of-5)
Sunday, Sept. 24: TBD, 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 26: TBD, 8 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 29: TBD, 8 p.m.
x-Sunday, Oct. 1: TBD, 8:30 p.m.
x-Wednesday, Oct. 4: TBD, 8 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
Wednesday
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Assigned LHP Andrew Faulkner outright to Norfolk (IL). Reinstated OF Craig Gentry from the 10-day DL.
BOSTON RED SOX - Assigned RHP Kyle Martin outright to Pawtucket (IL).
DETROIT TIGERS - Placed 2B Dixon Machado on paternity leave.
NEW YORK YANKEES - Sent 1B Garrett Cooper to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL) for a rehab assignment.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS - Reinstated C Russell Martin from the 10-day DL.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES - Assigned C Tony Sanchez outright to Gwinnett (IL). Named Adam Fisher assistant general manager and Perry Minasian director of player personnel.
CINCINNATI REDS - Placed RHP Drew Storen on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Designated RHP Barrett Astin for assignment. Reinstated OF Jesse Winker from the 10-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Deck McGuire from Pensacola (SL). Recalled RHP Keury Mella from Pensacola.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES - Selected the contract of RHP Victor Arano from Lehigh Valley (IL). Transferred RHP Zach Elfin to the 60-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
UTAH JAZZ - Signed G Nate Wolters to a two-way contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL - Suspended Houston LB Brian Cushing 10 games for violating the league's performance enhancers policy.
ARIZONA CARDINALS - Re-signed LB Scooby Wright III to the practice squad.
CAROLINA PANTHERS - Waived PK Harrison Butker. Claimed CB LaDarius Gunter off waivers from Green Bay.
DETROIT LIONS - Released DE Pat O'Connor from the practice squad. Signed OT Storm Norton to the practice squad.
GREEN BAY PACKERS - Released DT Ricky Jean Francois. Signed OL Adam Pankey from the practice squad and G Darrell Greene to the practice squad.
HOUSTON TEXANS - Waived WR Andy Jones. Signed TE Evan Baylis from the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS - Placed OL Denzelle Good on injured reserve. Signed LB Sean Spence.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS - Signed LB Antwione Williams to the practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS - Signed CB Ryan Lewis to the practice squad.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS - Waived OL John Theus. Signed LB Elijah Lee to a two-year contract from Minnesota's practice squad.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
HARTFORD WOLF PACK - Signed F Scott Kosmachuk.
ECHL
READING ROYALS - Agreed to terms with D Ryan Segalla on a one-year contract.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MLS - Fined Orlando City D Sebastian Hines for failure to leave the field in an orderly manner and the Orlando City and D.C. United clubs for violating the mass confrontation policy.
COLLEGE
OKLAHOMA STATE - Promoted volunteer assistant wrestling coach Chris Perry to assistant coach. Named Tyler Caldwell wrestling recruiting coordinator and Isaac Jordan volunteer assistant wrestling coach.
SAINT JOSEPH'S - Named Janelle Fritz director of ticket operations.
