TV SCHEDULE, STANDINGS & MORE - SEPT. 5
TV, RADIO
TODAY
Noon - Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Men's and Women's Quarterfinal Matches from New York (ESPN).
Noon - Major League Baseball: Boson at Atlanta (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WWFN-FM 100.1, WPUB-FM 102.7).
Noon - Major League Baseball: Kansas City at Cleveland or Boston at Atlanta (MLB NETWORK).
6:05 p.m. - Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).
7 p.m. - Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Men's and Women's Quarterfinal Matches from New York (ESPN).
7 p.m. - Women's International Basketball: Team USA Red-White Scrimmage from Columbia (NBA TV).
7:30 p.m. - Major League Baseball: New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers or St. Louis at Washington (MLB NETWORK).
9 p.m. - Amateur Golf: World Long Drive Championship from Thackerville, Okla. - Men's and Women's Championships (GOLF).
10:30 p.m. - Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Oakland or Baltimore at Seattle (MLB NETWORK).
PREP SCHEDULE
TODAY
Varsity Cross Country
Manning at Berkeley, 5 p.m.
Middle School Football
Alice Drive at Bates, 5 p.m.
Ebenezer at Chestnut Oaks, 5 p.m.
Furman at Hillcrest, 5 p.m.
R.E. Davis at Manning, 5 p.m.
Varsity Girls Golf
Hammond at Wilson Hall (at Beech Creek Golf Club), 4 p.m.
Varsity Girls Tennis
Sumter at Wilson, 5 p.m.
Robert E. Lee at Pee Dee, 4 p.m.
Carolina at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m.
Varsity Volleyball
Crestwood at Wilson, 7 p.m.
Varsity and JV Volleyball
Lake City at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m.
Robert E. Lee at Williamsburg, 4 p.m.
THURSDAY
Varsity Cross Country
East Clarendon in Home Meet, 5:30 p.m.
Junior Varsity Football
Lakewood at Sumter, 6 p.m.
Crestwood at Manning, 6 p.m.
Hartsville at Lee Central, 6 p.m.
Wilson Hall at Porter-Gaud, 7 p.m.
Heathwood Hall at Laurence Manning, 7 p.m.
B Team Football
Creek Bridge at East Clarendon, 6 p.m.
Wilson Hall at Porter-Gaud, 5 p.m.
Heathwood Hall at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m.
Middle School Football
The King's Academy at Robert E. Lee, 6 p.m.
Thomas Sumter at Calhoun Academy, 6 p.m.
Clarendon Hall at Holly Hill, 6:30 p.m.
Varsity Girls Golf
Spring Valley at Sumter (at Beech Creek Golf Club), 4:30 p.m.
Wilson Hall at Heathwood Hall, 4 p.m.
Varsity Girls Tennis
Camden at Sumter, 5 p.m.
East Clarendon at Mullins, 5 p.m.
Wilson Hall at Dreher, 4 p.m.
Florence Christian at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m.
Junior Varsity Girls Tennis
All Saints at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.
Varsity Volleyball
Scott's Branch at Crestwood, 6 p.m.
Varsity and JV Volleyball
Sumter at Dutch Fork, 5:30 p.m.
Wilson at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m.
Lee Central at North Central, 5 p.m.
East Clarendon at Kingstree, 5;30 p.m.
Augusta Christian at Wilson Hall, 4;30 p.m.
Laurence Manning at Carolina, 4 p.m.
Clarendon Hall at Holly Hill, 5 p.m.
FRIDAY
Varsity Football
Sumter at Lakewood, 7:30 p.m.
Manning at Crestwood, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina Christian at Lee Central, 7:30 p.m.
Aynor at East Clarendon, 7:30 p.m.
Scott's Branch at Edisto, 7:30 p.m.
Porter-Gaud at Wilson Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Laurence Manning at Heathwood Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Robert E. Lee at The King's Academy, 7:30 p.m.
Christian Academy at Thomas Sumter, 7:30 p.m.
Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Varsity and JV Volleyball
Sumter Christian at Northside Christian, 4 p.m.
SATURDAY
Varsity Cross Country
Sumter, Lakewood in Coaches Classic (at Sandhills Research Center in Columbia), 8:30 a.m.
Manning in Central Carolina Invitational, TBA
Thomas Sumter at Spartanburg Christian, TBA
Varsity Swimming
Sumter in Upstate Invite (in Rock Hill), 10 a.m.
Wilson Hall at Spartanburg Day, TBA
Thomas Sumter in Hilton Head Meet, TBA
Varsity Volleyball
Sumter in Lady Gamecock Spike-Off, TBA
MLB STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
WLPctGB
Boston9544.683-
New York8652.6238
Tampa Bay7463.54020
Toronto6275.45332
Baltimore4098.29054
Central Division
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Cleveland7760.562-
Minnesota6374.46014
Chicago5682.40621
Detroit5583.39922
Kansas City4691.33631
West Division
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Houston8553.616-
Oakland8356.5972
Seattle7761.5588
Los Angeles6771.48618
Texas6078.43525
Monday's Games
Boston 8, Atlanta 2
Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit 2
Houston 4, Minnesota 1
Oakland 6, N.Y. Yankees 3
Kansas City 5, Cleveland 1
Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 1
L.A. Angels 3, Texas 1
Seattle 2, Baltimore 1
Tuesday's Games
Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.
Boston at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Houston, 8:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.
Baltimore at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Boston (TBD) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 10-9), 12:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Keller 7-5) at Cleveland (Kluber 17-7), 1:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Glasnow 1-4) at Toronto (Borucki 3-3), 7:07 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Barria 9-8) at Texas (Hutchison 2-2), 8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Zimmermann 6-6) at Chicago White Sox (Kopech 1-0), 8:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Odorizzi 5-9) at Houston (Valdez 2-1), 8:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Severino 17-6) at Oakland (Fiers 10-6), 10:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Cashner 4-13) at Seattle (Leake 8-9), 10:10 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Cleveland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
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Atlanta7661.555-
Philadelphia7265.5264
Washington6969.5007
New York6275.45314
Miami5583.39921
Central Division
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Chicago8156.591-
Milwaukee7861.5614
St. Louis7662.5515
Pittsburgh6771.48614
Cincinnati5979.42822
West Division
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Colorado7562.547-
Los Angeles7563.543
Arizona7464.5361
San Francisco6871.4898
San Diego5585.39321
Monday's Games
Boston 8, Atlanta 2
Washington 4, St. Louis 3, 10 innings
Miami 3, Philadelphia 1
Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 1
Milwaukee 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Colorado 9, San Francisco 8
N.Y. Mets 4, L.A. Dodgers 2
San Diego 6, Arizona 2
Tuesday's Games
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 7:10 p.m.
Boston at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.
San Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Boston (TBD) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 10-9), 12:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Bailey 1-13) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 11-9), 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Gant 6-5) at Washington (Roark 8-14), 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Pivetta 7-10) at Miami (Alcantara 1-0), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 9-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 4-1), 7:35 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Quintana 11-9) at Milwaukee (Chacin 14-5), 8:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Suarez 6-9) at Colorado (Senzatela 4-5), 8:40 p.m.
hursday's Games
San Diego at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
MLB LEADERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING_Betts, Boston, .338; Martinez, Boston, .336; Altuve, Houston, .321; Segura, Seattle, .318; Merrifield, Kansas City, .309; Trout, Los Angeles, .307; Smith, Tampa Bay, .306; Brantley, Cleveland, .304; Wendle, Tampa Bay, .302; Andujar, New York, .299.
RUNS_Lindor, Cleveland, 112; Betts, Boston, 110; Martinez, Boston, 102; Benintendi, Boston, 95; Bregman, Houston, 93; Ramirez, Cleveland, 92; Trout, Los Angeles, 88; Stanton, New York, 87; Chapman, Oakland, 86; Rosario, Minnesota, 83.
RBI_Martinez, Boston, 115; Davis, Oakland, 106; Ramirez, Cleveland, 95; Encarnacion, Cleveland, 92; Bregman, Houston, 89; Bogaerts, Boston, 88; Lowrie, Oakland, 86; Cruz, Seattle, 84; Haniger, Seattle, 84; Stanton, New York, 84.
HITS_Martinez, Boston, 169; Segura, Seattle, 163; Merrifield, Kansas City, 162; Lindor, Cleveland, 159; Betts, Boston, 157; Castellanos, Detroit, 155; Rosario, Minnesota, 154; Brantley, Cleveland, 151; Bregman, Houston, 151; 2 tied at 146.
DOUBLES_Bregman, Houston, 43; Bogaerts, Boston, 40; Lindor, Cleveland, 40; Betts, Boston, 39; Andujar, New York, 38; Benintendi, Boston, 37; Castellanos, Detroit, 37; Escobar, Arizona, 37; Piscotty, Oakland, 37; 3 tied at 36.
TRIPLES_Smith, Tampa Bay, 9; Sanchez, Chicago, 9; Hernandez, Toronto, 7; Kiermaier, Tampa Bay, 7; Span, Seattle, 7; Benintendi, Boston, 6; Chapman, Oakland, 6; Jones, Detroit, 6; Moncada, Chicago, 6; Profar, Texas, 6.
HOME RUNS_Davis, Oakland, 40; Martinez, Boston, 39; Ramirez, Cleveland, 37; Gallo, Texas, 34; Cruz, Seattle, 33; Stanton, New York, 33; Trout, Los Angeles, 31; Lindor, Cleveland, 30; Betts, Boston, 29; Encarnacion, Cleveland, 29.
STOLEN BASES_Gordon, Seattle, 30; Merrifield, Kansas City, 30; Ramirez, Cleveland, 29; Smith, Tampa Bay, 27; Betts, Boston, 26; Anderson, Chicago, 25; Lindor, Cleveland, 22; Trout, Los Angeles, 21; Benintendi, Boston, 20; Segura, Seattle, 20.
PITCHING_Kluber, Cleveland, 17-7; Severino, New York, 17-6; Snell, Tampa Bay, 17-5; Carrasco, Cleveland, 16-8; Happ, New York, 15-6; Porcello, Boston, 15-7; Price, Boston, 14-6; 4 tied at 13.
ERA_Sale, Boston, 1.97; Snell, Tampa Bay, 2.02; Bauer, Cleveland, 2.22; Verlander, Houston, 2.79; Kluber, Cleveland, 2.80; Cole, Houston, 2.86; Morton, Houston, 3.14; Clevinger, Cleveland, 3.17; Severino, New York, 3.32; Fiers, Oakland, 3.38.
STRIKEOUTS_Cole, Houston, 243; Verlander, Houston, 240; Sale, Boston, 219; Bauer, Cleveland, 214; Severino, New York, 199; Carrasco, Cleveland, 187; Paxton, Seattle, 186; Morton, Houston, 185; Kluber, Cleveland, 180; Snell, Tampa Bay, 177.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING_Gennett, Cincinnati, .320; Yelich, Milwaukee, .315; Martinez, St. Louis, .309; Cain, Milwaukee, .309; Zobrist, Chicago, .308; Freeman, Atlanta, .306; Markakis, Atlanta, .303; Arenado, Colorado, .301; Baez, Chicago, .299; Peralta, Arizona, .296.
RUNS_Blackmon, Colorado, 99; Yelich, Milwaukee, 96; Albies, Atlanta, 91; Carpenter, St. Louis, 90; Arenado, Colorado, 87; Harper, Washington, 87; Baez, Chicago, 86; Freeman, Atlanta, 84; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 84; Turner, Washington, 84.
RBI_Baez, Chicago, 100; Suarez, Cincinnati, 100; Aguilar, Milwaukee, 93; Arenado, Colorado, 92; Story, Colorado, 92; Rizzo, Chicago, 90; Harper, Washington, 87; Hoskins, Philadelphia, 83; Markakis, Atlanta, 83; Yelich, Milwaukee, 83.
HITS_Gennett, Cincinnati, 163; Freeman, Atlanta, 162; Markakis, Atlanta, 162; Yelich, Milwaukee, 156; Story, Colorado, 154; Baez, Chicago, 153; Peraza, Cincinnati, 153; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 152; Turner, Washington, 152; 2 tied at 150.
DOUBLES_Markakis, Atlanta, 39; Story, Colorado, 39; Carpenter, St. Louis, 38; Freeman, Atlanta, 36; Baez, Chicago, 35; Albies, Atlanta, 34; Rendon, Washington, 33; Cabrera, Philadelphia, 32; 5 tied at 30.
TRIPLES_KMarte, Arizona, 10; Baez, Chicago, 9; Desmond, Colorado, 8; Nimmo, New York, 8; CTaylor, Los Angeles, 8; Difo, Washington, 7; Hamilton, Cincinnati, 7; Rosario, New York, 7; 4 tied at 6.
HOME RUNS_Carpenter, St. Louis, 35; Aguilar, Milwaukee, 31; Arenado, Colorado, 31; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 31; Harper, Washington, 31; Muncy, Los Angeles, 31; Suarez, Cincinnati, 31; Baez, Chicago, 30; Story, Colorado, 28; 3 tied at 27.
STOLEN BASES_Turner, Washington, 35; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 30; Hamilton, Cincinnati, 29; Cain, Milwaukee, 25; Inciarte, Atlanta, 25; MTaylor, Washington, 24; Story, Colorado, 23; Baez, Chicago, 21; Jankowski, San Diego, 21; Peraza, Cincinnati, 20.
PITCHING_Scherzer, Washington, 16-6; Lester, Chicago, 15-5; Nola, Philadelphia, 15-4; Chacin, Milwaukee, 14-5; Godley, Arizona, 14-8; Freeland, Colorado, 13-7; Greinke, Arizona, 13-9; Mikolas, St. Louis, 13-4; Williams, Pittsburgh, 12-9; 6 tied at 11.
ERA_deGrom, New York, 1.68; Nola, Philadelphia, 2.23; Scherzer, Washington, 2.28; Foltynewicz, Atlanta, 2.80; Freeland, Colorado, 2.96; Mikolas, St. Louis, 2.96; Greinke, Arizona, 2.97; Corbin, Arizona, 3.06; Williams, Pittsburgh, 3.15; Wood, Los Angeles, 3.37.
STRIKEOUTS_Scherzer, Washington, 260; deGrom, New York, 230; Corbin, Arizona, 214; Nola, Philadelphia, 188; Greinke, Arizona, 176; Foltynewicz, Atlanta, 174; Marquez, Colorado, 173; Godley, Arizona, 170; Pivetta, Philadelphia, 168; Gray, Colorado, 164.
NFL STANDINGS
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
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Thursday, Sept. 6
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 9
San Francisco at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Houston at New England, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Miami, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m.
Dallas at Carolina, 4:25 p.m.
Seattle at Denver, 4:25 p.m.
Washington at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.
Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 10
N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Rams at Oakland, 10:20 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 13
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 16
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Washington, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
L.A. Chargers at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Arizona at L.A. Rams, 4:05 p.m.
Detroit at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Oakland at Denver, 4:25 p.m.
New England at Jacksonville, 4:25 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 17
Seattle at Chicago, 8:15 p.m.
WNBA PLAYOFFS
First Round
Tuesday, Aug. 21
Phoenix 101, Dallas 83
Los Angeles 75, Minnesota 68
Second Round
Thursday, Aug. 23
Washington 96, Los Angeles 64
Phoenix 96, Connecticut 86
Semifinals
(x-if necessary)
(Best-of-5)
Seattle 2, Phoenix 2
Sunday, Aug. 26: Seattle 91, Phoenix 87
Tuesday, Aug. 28: Seattle 91, Phoenix 87, OT
Friday, Aug. 31: Phoenix 86, Seattle 66
Sunday, Sept. 2: Phoenix 86, Seattle 84
Tuesday, Sept. 4: Phoenix at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Atlanta 2, Washington 2
Sunday, Aug. 26: Washington 87, Atlanta 84
Tuesday, Aug. 28: Atlanta 78, Washington 75
Friday, Aug. 31: Atlanta 81, Washington 76
Sunday, Sept. 2: Washington 97, Atlanta 76
Tuesday, Sept. 4: Washington at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Finals
(Best-of-5)
Thursday, Sept. 6: TBD, TBA
Sunday, Sept. 9: TBD, 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept 12: TBD, TBA
x-Friday, Sept. 14: TBD, TBA
x-Sunday, Sept. 16: TBD, 8 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
Tuesday
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Selected the contract of RHP Luis Ortiz from Norfolk (IL).
BOSTON RED SOX - Reinstated 3B Rafael Devers from the 10-day DL. Selected the contract of INF Brandon Phillips from Pawtucket (IL).
CHICAGO WHITE SIOX - Purchased the contract of RP Jos Ruiz from Birmingham (SL). Sent INF Matt Skole outright to Charlotte (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS - Selected the contracts of OF Brandon Barnes and INF Adam Rosales from Columbus (IL). Transferred OF Tyler Naquin to the 60-day DL. Recalled RHP James Hoyt from Columbus and placed him on the 60-day DL.
HOUSTON ASTROS - Recalled INF J.D. Davis from Fresno (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP Dean Deetz from Fresno.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS - Extended their player development contract with Lexington (SAL) through the 2020 season.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS - Released INF Nolan Fontana. Selected the contract of C Joe Hudson from Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled OF Jabari Blash and OF Michael Hermosillo from Salt Lake.
MINNESOTA TWINS - Selected the contract of SS Gregorio Petit from Rochester (IL). Recalled RHPs Chase De Jong and John Curtiss from Rochester. Transferred 1B Logan Morrison to the 60-day DL.
SEATTLE MARINERS - Recalled INFs Gordon Beckham and Daniel Vogelbach, and RHP Casey Lawrence from Tacoma (PCL).
TEXAS RANGERS - Activated INF Hanser Alberto from the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx and OF Willie Calhoun from Round Rock (PCL). Purchased the contracts of RHP Adrian Sampson from Round Rock and LHP C.D. Pelham from Frisco (TL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS - Assigned RHP Murphy Smith outright to Buffalo (IL). Reinstated RHP Marcus Stroman from the 10-day DL.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS - Selected the contract of RHP Yoan Lopez from Jackson (SL). Transferred 3B Jake Lamb to the 60-day DL.
CHICAGO CUBS - Assigned LHP Rob Zastryzny outright to Iowa (PCL). Selected the contract LHP Jaime Garcia from Iowa.
CINCINNATI REDS - Recalled RHP Tyler Mahle from Louisville (IL). Selected the contracts of C Tim Federowicz and OF Gabriel Guerrero from Louisville. Recalled RHP Keury Mella from Louisville for the purpose of placing him on the 60-day DL.
COLORADO ROCKIES - Recalled INF Garrett Hampson, LHP Sam Howard and OF Raimel Tapia from Albuquerque (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP D.J. Johnson from Albuquerque. Recalled OF Yonathan Daza from Hartford (EL) and placed him on the 60-day DL.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS - Assigned RHP Jake Thompson outright to Colorado Springs (PCL).
NEW YORK METS - Reinstated C Kevin Plawecki from paternity leave.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES - Designated RHP Ben Lively for assignment. Reinstated RHP Jerad Eickhoff from the 60-day DL.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES - Recalled RHPs Tanner Anderson, Michael Feliz and Clay Holmes; and Jordan Luplow from Indianapolis (IL). Selected the contracts of INF Kevin Kramer and C Ryan Lavarnway from Indianapolis. Designated LHP Buddy Boshers for assignment.
SAN DIEGO PADRES - Recalled C Francisco Mej a from El Paso (PCL).
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS - Recalled INF Ryder Jones from Sacramento. Purchased the contract of INF Abiatal Avelino from Sacramento. Transferred RHP Jeff Samardzija to the 60-day DL.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS - Reinstated LHP Tommy Milone from the 10-day DL and assigned him outright to Syracuse (IL). Reinstated RHPs Erick Fedde and Joe Ross from the 60-day DL. Recalled OF Victor Robles, INF Adrian Sanchez and RHP Austin Voth from Syracuse. Selected the contract of RHP Kyle McGowin from Syracuse.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS - Promoted Brain Cearns to senior director of communications.
CLEVELAND BROWNS - Signed OL Brad Seaton to the practice squad. Released OL Christian DiLauro from the practice squad.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS - Signed OL Cam Erving to a two-year contract extension.
NEW YORK GIANTS - Claimed DL John Jenkins off waivers from Chicago. Waived DE Romeo Okwara. Signed DT tackle Josh Banks to the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS - Released QB John Wolford from the practice squad. Signed QB Davis Webb to the practice squad.
TENNESSEE TITANS - Released WR Austin Proehl from the practice squad. Signed WR Damore'ea Stringfellow to the practice squad.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS - Terminated the contract of DT Caushaud Lyons.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NEW YORK RANGERS - Named Steve Konowalchuk amateur scout.
WINNIPEG JETS - Signed F Blake Wheeler to a five-year contract extension.
OLYMPIC SPORTS
USA GYMNASTICS - Announced the resignation of president and CEO Kerry Perry.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MLS - Fined Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder Cristian Techera in violation of the League's policy regarding hands to the face, head or neck of an opponent in game against the San Jose Earthquakes.
LOS ANGELES FC - Loaned D Tristan Blackmon and F Josh P rez to Phoenix (USL).
SPORTING KANSAS CITY - Re-signed M/D Graham Zusi, D Matt Besler and Ms Roger Espinoza and Ilie Sanchez to contract extensions.
COLLEGE
HOFSTRA - Blake Nation assistant baseball coach.
SAINT ANSELM - Named Nicole Ferrucci assistant director of athletic communications.
SOUTH CAROLINA - Reinstated DB Javon Charleston from suspension.
WAGNER - Named Shayna Pirreca assistant women's lacrosse coach.