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MLB

Mariners 6, Yankees 5

No outs when winning run scored. a-was intentionally walked for Broussard in the 6th. b-popped out for Green in the 8th. c-grounded out for Rivera in the 8th. d-struck out for Snelling in the 8th. e-walked for C.Wilson in the 9th. 1-ran for Giambi in the 6th. 2-ran for Perez in the 8th. LOB—New York 9, Seattle 9. 2B—Damon (30), Snelling (1), Ibanez (26), YBetancourt (19). HR—ARodriguez (26), off O’flaherty; Sexson (27), off Karstens; BAbreu (2), off Baek; Beltre 2 (15), off Villone, Karstens. RBIs—BAbreu 3 (12), ARodriguez 2 (93), Beltre 3 (59), Sexson 2 (85), Ibanez (96). CS—MeCabrera (5). S—YBetancourt. GIDP—Posada. Runners left in scoring position—New York 5 (Damon, BAbreu 2, Giambi, ARodriguez); Seattle 5 (Snelling, Bohn, JoLopez 2, YBetancourt). Runners moved up—Jeter. DP—Seattle 1 (JoLopez, YBetancourt and Sexson).

Villone pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Inherited runners-scored—MMyers 1-0, JSWright 2-0, Villone 2-1, Sherrill 1-0. IBB—off Villone (ISuzuki) 1, off Green (ARodriguez) 1, off MMyers (EduPerez) 1. WP—Karstens, Baek, Green. T—3:21. A—42,454 (47,447).

PCL

Tuesday’s Results

Nashville 6, Albuquerque 2

Colorado Springs 6, Tucson 4

Sacramento 2, Fresno 1

Las Vegas 7, Tacoma 1

Omaha 3, New Orleans 1

Iowa 5, Oklahoma 3

Memphis 4, Round Rock 3

Salt Lake 7, Portland 2

Today’s Games

Albuquerque at Round Rock

Colorado Springs at Salt Lake

Las Vegas at Portland

Nashville at Memphis

New Orleans at Iowa

Omaha at Oklahoma

Sacramento at Fresno

Tacoma at Tucson

NWL

Tuesday’s Results

Spokane 7, Boise 3

Salem-Keizer 8, Everett 4

Yakima 8, Tri-City 2

Vancouver 7, Eugene 0

Today’s Games

Boise at Spokane

Everett at Salem-Keizer

Tri-City at Yakima

Vancouver at Eugene

Indians 7, Hawks 3

E—Heafner (10), Berkery 2 (17). LOB—Boise 9, Spokane 8. 2B—Berkery (11), Tracy (10). HR—Berkery (3), off Maestri. RBIs—Mercedes (10), Matulia (20), Tracy (31), Cadena 2 (21), Berkery 4 (24). SB—Matulia 2 (12), Marquardt (3). SF—Mercedes. CS—Matulia (5). GIDP—Canepa. Runners left in scoring position—Boise 5 (Puello 2, Colvin 3); Spokane 5 (Herren 2, Napoli 3). DP—Spokane 2 (Rogers, Heafner and Davis), (Berkery and Davis).

Inherited runners-scored—Maestri 2-2, Donovan 3-1. WP—Maestri, Garcia. HBP—by Pawelek (Tracy), by Maestri (Marquardt), by Rogers (Matulia), by Garcia (Camp), by Donovan (Matulia). T—3:03. A—3,121.

Little League World Series

At South Williamsport, Pa.

All Times PDT

Tuesday’s Results

Kawaguchi City, Japan 7, Willemstad, Curacao 2

Surrey, B.C. 2, Saipan 1

Phoenix 4, Staten Island, N.Y. 1

Barquisimeto, Venezuela 1, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 0, 8 innings

Lemont, Ill. 2, Columbus, Ga. 0

SEMIFINALS

Today’s Games

Barquisimeto, Venezuela vs. Mexico, noon

Lemont, Ill. vs. Beaverton, Ore., 4:30 p.m.

Basketball

WNBA playoffs

FIRST ROUND

(Best-of-3)

Tuesday’s Result

Los Angeles 68, Seattle 63, Los Angeles wins series 2-1

CONFERENCE FINALS

(Best-of-3)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Connecticut vs. Detroit

Thursday: Connecticut at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Los Angeles vs. Sacramento

Thursday: Los Angeles at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Sparks 68, Storm 63

Seattle (63) - Castro Marques 3-6 1-2 7, Jackson 5-11 8-8 19, Burse 2-9 3-3 7, Lennox 3-15 1-2 8, Bird 5-17 1-2 15, Ti.Johnson 0-3 2-2 2, Turner 1-4 0-0 2, Lawson 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 20-67 16-19 63.

Los Angeles (68) - J.Moore 3-9 2-2 8, Mabika 5-15 0-0 11, Leslie 5-16 4-7 14, Te.Johnson 7-15 0-0 14, T.Moore 2-4 1-2 5, Thomas 0-1 4-4 4, Page 1-3 3-4 6, Willis 2-4 0-0 6, Hodges 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-69 14-19 68.

3-Point Goals—Seattle 7-26 (Bird 4-11, Lawson 1-2, Jackson 1-4, Lennox 1-6, Turner 0-1, Castro Marques 0-2), Los Angeles 4-12 (Willis 2-4, Page 1-1, Mabika 1-4, Hodges 0-1, Leslie 0-1, T.Moore 0-1). Fouled Out—Mabika. Rebounds—Seattle 48 (Jackson 10), Los Angeles 51 (Leslie 8). Assists—Seattle 17 (Lennox 7), Los Angeles 15 (Te.Johnson 6). Total Fouls—Seattle 18, Los Angeles 19. A—8,259. (13,141).

World Championship

United States 114, Slovenia 95

Slovenia (95) - Jurak 1-2 0-0 2, Lakovic 4-6 4-4 14, Ozbolt 1-6 0-0 2, Becirovic 5-11 7-7 18, Nesterovic 6-12 1-2 14, Udrih 3-7 2-2 8, Nachbar 5-10 3-4 15, Zagorac 0-0 0-0 0, Milic 1-3 3-4 5, Dragic 0-0 0-0 0, Slokar 1-2 0-0 2, Brezec 6-10 3-4 15. Totals 33-69 23-27 95.

United States (114) - Johnson 1-6 0-0 3, Hinrich 2-3 0-0 5, James 8-12 1-1 19, Jamison 3-5 0-0 8, Battier 3-5 0-0 9, Wade 7-12 6-9 20, Paul 3-4 2-2 9, Bosh 0-1 0-0 0, Howard 1-4 1-6 3, Miller 2-4 4-4 8, Brand 4-5 8-10 16, Anthony 6-10 2-4 14. Totals 40-71 24-36 114.

3-Point Goals—Slovenia 6-15 (Lakovic 2-2, Nachbar 2-5, Nesterovic 1-1, Becirovic 1-3, Udrih 0-1, Slokar 0-1, Ozbolt 0-2), U.S. 10-20 (Battier 3-3, James 2-4, Jamison 2-4, Hinrich 1-1, Paul 1-1, Johnson 1-3, Miller 0-1, Anthony 0-1, Wade 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Slovenia 40 (Brezec 12), U.S. 29 (Hinrich 7). Assists—Slovenia 10 (Jurak, Lakovic, Nachbar 2), U.S. 21 (Paul 9). Total Fouls—Slovenia 27, U.S. 25. A—NA.

Football

NFL preseason

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Game

Miami at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Arizona at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Baltimore at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

New York Giants at New York Jets, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Oakland, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Cleveland at Buffalo, 3 p.m.

Indianapolis vs. New Orleans at Jackson, Miss., 4 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Tennessee, 5 p.m.

San Francisco at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Washington at New England, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m.

Seattle at San Diego, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Game

Houston at Denver, 5 p.m.

Monday’s Game

Green Bay at Cincinnati, 5 p.m.

Golf

Hole-in-one

TRAILHEAD AT LIBERTY LAKE—Meghan Rydell, No. 3, 93 yards, 9-iron.

Soccer

MLS

All Times PDT

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Saturday’s Games

Los Angeles at D.C. United, 4:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at New York, 4:30 p.m.

Colorado at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Houston at CD Chivas USA, 8 p.m.

High school boys

Inland Empire League

Lake City 7, Lakeland 0

First half — 1, LC, Wood (Shaw) 17:39. 2, LC, Wood (Schreiber) 23:23. 3, LC, Hague (Wood) 29:59.

Second half — 4, LC, Schreiber (Palo) 45:58. 5, LC, Palo (Shaw) 61:32. 6, LC, Palo (Schreiber) 68:26. 7, LC, Palo 74:02.

Shots on goal — Lakeland 3, Lake City 12.Saves — Lakeland 6; Lake City , Klein 1 and Moreno 2.

Lewiston 4, Moscow 3

First half — 1, Mos, Trevisan (PK) 19:00.

Second half — 2, Lew, Heitzman 53:00. 3, Lew, Schmidt 69:00. 4, Lew, Nunez 73:00. 5, Lew, Schmidt 75:00. 6, Mos, Weaver 80:00. 7, Mos, Martin 81:00.

Shots on goal — Lewiston 9, Moscow 21.Saves — Lewiston, Robinson 2. Moscow, Rose 8.

High school girls

Moscow 2, Lewiston 1

First half—1, Mos, Harmon 4:00. 2, Mos, Harmon 36:00.

Shots on goal—Moscow 11.

Saves—Moscow, Quinn 7.

Fish counts

The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 8/21 and year-to-date totals:

Tennis

U.S. Open Qualifying

At The USTA Billie Jean King National TC, N.Y.

Purse: $1 million

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

SINGLES

Men

First Round

Harel Levy, Israel, def. Albert Portas (19), Spain, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Robert Kendrick (31), United States, def. Arvind Parmar, Britain, 6-3, 6-3.

Jesse Levine, United States, def. Simone Bolelli, Italy, 5-7, 7-6 (0), 7-6 (2).

Filip Prpic, Sweden, def. Bruno Echagaray, Mexico, 6-2, 7-5.

Evgeny Korolev (12), Russia, def. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 7-6 (4), 6-1.

Bobby Reynolds, United States, def. Lars Burgsmuller, Germany, 6-3, 6-0.

Lukasz Kubot (27), Poland, def. Brendan Evans, United States, 6-1, 6-2.

Kristian Pless (11), Denmark, def. Giorgio Galimberti, Italy, 6-3, 6-4.

Alejandro Falla (17), Colombia, def. Andre Ghem, Brazil, 6-4, 6-4.

Frank Dancevic (1), Canada, def. Tim Smyczek, United States, 6-1, 6-4.

Bohdan Ulihrach, Czech Republic, def. Martin Lee, Britain, 6-3, 6-7 (4), retired.

Viktor Troicki, Serbia, def. Luke Bourgeois, Australia, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

Dominik Meffert, Germany, def. Diego Junqueira, Argentina, 5-7, 7-6 (8), 6-3.

Stephane Bohli, Switzerland, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Uros Vico, Italy, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5.

Noam Okun, Israel, def. Alex Bogdanovic (28), Britain, 6-4, 6-2.

Nikita Kryvonos, United States, def. Sam Warburg, United States, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.

Denis Gremelmayr (2), Germany, def. Alun Jones, Australia, 6-3, 7-5.

Stefano Galvani (4), Italy, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Peter Wessels, Netherlands, def. Tomas Cakl, Czech Republic, 7-6 (4), 6-1.

Jean-Michel Pequery, France, def. Cyril Saulnier (20), France, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Ernest Gulbis, Latvia, def. Dick Norman (5), Belgium, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Dieter Kindlmann, Germany, def. Simone Vagnozzi, Italy, 7-5, 7-6 (10).

Jesse Witten, United States, def. Scott Oudsema, United States, 7-5, 7-5.

Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Lu Yen-hsun (22), Taiwan, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-3.

Joshua Goodall, Britain, def. Benedikt Dorsch, Germany, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4).

Rik de Voest (6), South Africa, def. Benjamin Balleret, Monaco, 7-5, 6-1.

Zack Fleishman, United States, def. Marcus Fugate, United States, 6-3, 6-0.

Ivo Minar (23), Czech Republic, def. Lars Uebel, Germany, 6-4, 6-2.

Michael Llodra, France, def. Robert Yim, United States, 7-6 (5), 6-3.

Glenn Weiner, United States, def. Jacob Adaktusson, Sweden, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

Jiri Vanek (3), Czech Republic, def. Mischa Zverev, Germany, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4.

Women

First Round

Angelika Bachmann, Germany, def. Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, 6-3, 6-2.

Mathilde Johansson, France, def. Antonella Serra Zanetti (32), Italy, 6-3, 6-1.

Sunitha Rao, United States, def. Kathrin Woerle, Germany, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Zsofia Gubacsi, Hungary, def. Miho Saeki, Japan, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

Yulia Beygelzimer (3), Ukraine, def. Chan Chin-wei Chan, Taiwan, 6-1, 6-2.

Eva Birnerova (4), Czech Republic, def. Ayumi Morita, Japan, 6-4, 7-6 (2).

Yaroslava Shvedova (29), Russia, def. Giulia Gabba, Italy, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5.

Madison Brengle, United States, def. Katarina Kachlikova, Slovakia, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Maria Fernanda Alves, Brazil, def. Tatiana Panova, Russia, 6-4, 6-2.

Lioudmila Skavronskaia (24), Russia, def. Carly Gullickson, United States, 6-4, 7-5.

Angela Haynes, United States, def. Lilia Osterloh (8), United States, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Kristina Brandi, Puerto Rico, def. Yvonne Meusburger, Austria, 6-3, 6-3.

Milagros Sequera (19), Venezuela, def. Greta Arn, Germany, 6-0, 6-1.

Youlia Fedossova, France, def. Anne Keothavong (30), Britain, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

Suchanan Viratprasert, Thailand, def. Mary Gambale, United States, 7-6 (3), 6-1.

Stephanie Dubois (16), Canada, def. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, 6-3, 6-2.

Karin Knapp, Italy, def. Diana Ospina, United States, 6-4, 7-5.

Ivana Lisjak (6), Croatia, def. Oxana Lyubtsova, Ukraine, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.

Aleksandra Wozniak (23), Canada, def. Margit Ruutel, Estonia, 6-3, 7-6 (6).

Maria Jose Argeri, Argentina, def. Arantxa Parra Santonja, Spain, 6-4, 6-4.

Selima Sfar, Tunisia, def. Tina Schiechtl, Austria, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.

Junri Namigata, Japan, def. Yevgenia Savransky, Israel, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2.

Emmanuelle Gagliardi (13), Switzerland, def. Lenka Nemeckova, Czech Republic, 6-0, 4-6, 6-0.

Sandra Zahlavova, Czech Republic, def. Jorgelina Cravero, Argentina, 6-4, 6-3.

Kirsten Flipkens (14), Belgium, def. Ana Timotic, Serbia, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, def. Anda Perianu (28), Romania, 6-3, 6-1.

Natalie Grandin, South Africa, def. Tatiana Perebiynis, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-2.

Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Soledad Esperon, Argentina, 6-4, 6-2.

Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, def. Elise Tamaela, Netherlands, 6-4, 6-1.

Tzipi Obziler (26), Israel, def. Adriana Serra Zanetti, Italy, 6-1, 6-2.

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (10), Spain, def. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1.

Clarisa Fernandez, Argentina, def. Li Ting, China, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.

Pilot Pen

A U.S. Open Series Event

At The Conn. TC at Yale, New Haven, Conn.

Purse: Men, $675,000 (Intl.); Women, $600,000 (Tier II)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

SINGLES

MEN

Second Round

Jose Acasuso (6), Argentina, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 7-5, 3-3, retired.

Juan Ignacio Chela (12), Argentina, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-3, 6-2.

Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, def. Arnaud Clement, France, 6-2, 6-1.

Paradorn Srichaphan (16), Thailand, def. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-4.

Fernando Verdasco (7), Spain, def. Julien Benneteau, France, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Mardy Fish, United States, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (5).

Agustin Calleri (10), Argentina, def. Max Mirnyi, Belarus, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

Marcos Baghdatis (3), Cyprus, def. Michael Berrer, Germany, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6).

Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (1), 6-4.

Gael Monfils (9), France, def. Marc Gicquel, France, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Jarko Nieminen (4), Finland, def. Greg Rusedski, Britain, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

Olivier Rochus (8), Belgium, def. Gilles Simon, France, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Nicolas Massu (14), Chile, def. Boris Pashanski, Serbia, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Robin Soderling (15), Sweden, def. Sam Querrey, United States, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, Spain, def. James Blake (1), United States, 2-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4).

Xavier Malisse (13), Belgium, def. Robin Vik, Czech Republic, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.

WOMEN

First Round

Mara Santangelo, Italy, def. Anastasia Myskina (8), Russia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Galina Voskoboeva, Russia, def. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, 6-3, 6-5, retired.

Lindsay Davenport (7), United States, def. Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, 6-3, 6-3.

Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, vs. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-4.

Second Round

Svetlana Kuznetsova (5), Russia, def. Tatiana Golovin, France, 6-0, 2-6, 6-4.

Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Sun Tiantian, China, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.

DOUBLES

MEN

First Round

Julian Knowle and Jurgen Melzer (4), Austria, def. Alex Kuznetsov and Phillip Simmonds, United States, 6-4, 3-6, 10-8 tiebreak.

Michael Kohlmann and Alexander Waske, Germany, def. Petr Pala and Pavel Vizner, Czech Republic, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 10-6 tiebreak.

Leos Friedl, Czech Repubic, and Michal Mertinak, Slovakia, def. David Skoch, Czech Republic, and Rogier Wassen, Netherlands, 6-2, 7-6 (4).

Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram (2), Israel, def. Yves Allegro, Switzerland, and Agustin Calleri, Argentina, 6-2, 6-3.

Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski (3), Poland, def. Mahesh Bhupathi, India, and Justin Gimelstob, United States, 3-6, 6-3, 12-10.

WOMEN

First Round

Anastassia Rodionova, Russia, and Andreea Vanc, Romania, def. Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Francesca Schiavone (4), Italy, 6-3, 6-2.

Lisa Raymond, United States, and Samantha Stosur (1), Australia, def. Jill Craybas and Vania King, United States, 6-3, 6-1.

Forest Hills Classic

WTA TOUR

At The West Side Tennis Club, New York

Purse: $74,800 (Tier IV)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

SINGLES

First Round

Anna Smashnova, Israel, def. Julia Schruff, Germany, 6-2, 4-3, retired.

Meghann Shaughnessy, United States, def. Marta Domachowska, Poland, 5-7, 7-6 (3), 7-5.

Maria Elena Camerin, Italy, def. Emilie Loit, France, 6-1, 6-3.

Severine Bremond, France, def. Sofia Arvidsson (2), Sweden, 6-3, 7-5.

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Placed SS Alex Gonzalez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 19. Recalled LHP Kason Gabbard from Pawtucket of the IL. Purchased the contract of INF Dustin Pedoria from Pawtucket. Optioned LHP Javier Lopez to Pawtucket.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Optioned LHP Ron Flores to Sacramento of the PCL. Recalled LHP Brad Halsey from Sacramento.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Purchased the contract of RHP Cha Seung Baek from Tacoma of the PCL. Recalled OF T.J. Bohn from Tacoma. Optioned OF Adam Jones to Tacoma.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS—Placed INF Cesar Izturis on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of OF Buck Coats from Iowa of the PCL.

COLORADO ROCKIES—Recalled INF Kaz Matsui from Colorado Springs of the PCL. Designated INF Jason Smith for assignment.

NEW YORK METS—Acquired OF Shawn Green and cash from Arizona for LHP Evan MacLane. Added RHP Guillermo Mota to the roster. Optioned LHP Royce Ring to Norfolk of the IL. Designated OF Victor Diaz for assignment.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Acquired INF Jose Hernandez from Pittsburgh for cash. Placed CF Aaron Rowand on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Michael Bourn from Scranton-Wilkes Barre of the IL. Purchased the contract of 2B Joe Thurston from Scranton.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Purchased the contract of INF Henry Mateo from New Orleans of the PCL. Designated RHP Travis Hughes for assignment.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

DENVER NUGGETS—Named Mike Dunlap assistant coach.

INDIANA PACERS—Acquired F Al Harrington and C John Edwards from the Atlanta Hawks for a 2007 first-round draft pick.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed K Miro Kesic.

BALTIMORE RAVENS—Released FB B.J. Dean, WR Tres Moses and OL Robin Meadow.

BUFFALO BILLS—Released LB Courtney Watson, OT Matt Morgan, DT LaWaylon Brown and DT Faafetai Tupa’i.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Released LB Sean Tufts.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Traded WR Carlton Brewster to Green Bay for DB Therrian Fontenot.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Released WR Marc Boerigter.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed DL Jason Davis, DL Phillip Alexander and DL Mark Word.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BOSTON BRUINS—Re-signed C Patrice Bergeron to a multiyear contract.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Signed C Eric Bohuniecki.

COLLEGE

ENDICOTT—Named Todd Herrmann men’s tennis coach.

FELICIAN—Named Mark Mentone sports information director.

FORDHAM—Named Steve Treffiletti men’s assistant basketball coach and Ann Marie Porada assistant athletic trainer.

GEORGIA—Promoted Stephanie Ransom to director of business operations.

GRAMBLING STATE—Named Wilbert Early softball coach.

MASSACHUSETTS—Named Damian Mincey assistant linebackers coach.

MONTANA STATE—Dismissed sophomore G Jacques Wilson from the men’s basketball team.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NFL Preseason

j-Jackson, Miss.

College Football

c-Cleveland