Pro baseball
Pro baseball
Major League Baseball
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Washington 58 47 .552 —
Atlanta 58 49 .542 1
Miami 53 54 .495 6
New York 52 56 .481 7½
Philadelphia 47 61 .435 12½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 60 49 .550 —
St. Louis 56 49 .533 2
Pittsburgh 57 50 .533 2
Cincinnati 53 54 .495 6
Chicago 44 62 .415 14½
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 60 47 .561 —
San Francisco 58 50 .537 2½
San Diego 47 59 .443 12½
Arizona 47 61 .435 13½
Colorado 44 63 .411 16
Wednesday’s Games
Milwaukee 5, Tampa Bay 0
N.Y. Mets 11, Philadelphia 2
Arizona 5, Cincinnati 4
Washington 4, Miami 3
San Francisco 7, Pittsburgh 5
Colorado 6, Chicago Cubs 4, 10 innings
Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, late
St. Louis at San Diego, late
Thursday’s Games
Colorado (P.Hernandez 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 5-2), 8:20 a.m.
St. Louis (S.Miller 7-8) at San Diego (Despaigne 2-2), 9:40 a.m.
Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 4-5) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 6-6), 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Cueto 11-6) at Miami (Koehler 7-7), 1:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Locke 2-2) at Arizona (Collmenter 8-5), 3:40 p.m.
Atlanta (Teheran 10-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 12-2), 4:10 p.m.
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Baltimore 60 46 .566 —
Toronto 59 50 .541 2½
New York 55 52 .514 5½
Tampa Bay 53 55 .491 8
Boston 48 60 .444 13
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 58 46 .558 —
Kansas City 54 52 .509 5
Cleveland 53 54 .495 6½
Chicago 52 56 .481 8
Minnesota 48 58 .453 11
West Division
W L Pct GB
Oakland 66 41 .617 —
Los Angeles 63 43 .594 2½
Seattle 55 52 .514 11
Houston 44 64 .407 22½
Texas 43 65 .398 23½
Wednesday’s Games
Milwaukee 5, Tampa Bay 0
Houston 8, Oakland 1
Baltimore 4, L.A. Angels 3
Cleveland 2, Seattle 0
Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 2
Toronto 6, Boston 1
Texas 3, N.Y. Yankees 2
Kansas City 3, Minnesota 2
Thursday’s Games
Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 9-6) at Detroit (Smyly 6-9), 7:08 a.m.
L.A. Angels (Skaggs 5-5) at Baltimore (B.Norris 8-7), 1:05 p.m.
Seattle (C.Young 9-6) at Cleveland (McAllister 3-6), 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Correia 5-13) at Kansas City (Ventura 7-8), 2:10 p.m.
Toronto (Hutchison 7-9) at Houston (Cosart 9-7), 2:10 p.m.
Pro basketball
Women’s National
Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 16 9 .640 —
Washington 13 14 .481 4
Indiana 12 14 .462 4½
New York 11 14 .440 5
Chicago 10 16 .385 6½
Connecticut 10 17 .370 7
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
x-Phoenix 22 3 .880 —
x-Minnesota 20 6 .769 2½
San Antonio 13 14 .481 10
Los Angeles 12 15 .444 11
Tulsa 10 17 .370 13
Seattle 9 19 .321 14½
x-clinched playoff spot
Tuesday’s Games
Atlanta 89, Connecticut 80
New York 80, Washington 76, OT
San Antonio 92, Chicago 74
Tulsa 80, Seattle 74
Phoenix 90, Los Angeles 69
Wednesday’s Games
No games scheduled
Thursday’s Games
New York at Chicago, 2 p.m.
Phoenix at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
Atlanta at Tulsa, 2 p.m.
Indiana at Seattle, 4 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Connecticut at San Antonio, 2 p.m.
Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Sent RHP Ubaldo Jimenez to Aberdeen (NYP) for a rehab assignment.
MINNESOTA TWINS — RHP Matt Guerrier refused outright assignment and chose free agency.
TEXAS RANGERS — Sent LHP Derek Holland to Frisco (TL) for a rehab assignment.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Sent OF Cole Gillespie to the GCL Blue Jays for a rehab assignment.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed RHP Shae Simmons on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Recalled RHP Juan Jaime from Gwinnett (IL).
MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned OF Jake Marisnick to New Orleans (PCL). Recalled INF Ed Lucas from New Orleans.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Released C George Kottaras. Transferred RHP Michael Wacha to the 60-day DL. Traded OF James Ramsey to Cleveland for RHP Justin Masterson.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Designated 2B Tony Abreu for assignment. Optioned 3B Adam Duvall to Fresno (PCL). Selected the contract of 1B Travis Ishikawa from Fresno. Recalled OF Juan Perez from Fresno.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
BROOKLYN NETS — Named Paul Westphal, John Welch, Tony Brown, Joe Wolf and Jay Humphries assistant coaches and Jim Sann assistant coach/advance scout.
United League
FORT WORTH CATS — Traded INF Andres Rodriguez to Amarillo (AA) for a player to be named later and future considerations.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL — Suspended Buffalo LB Nigel Bradham one game for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.
BUFFALO BILLS — Signed RB Fred Jackson to a one-year contract extension.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed WR Marlon Moore and OL Ryan Lee.
DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed OT Tyron Smith to an eight-year contract extension.
COLLEGE
NCAA — Granted UConn women’s basketball F Morgan Tuck a medical hardship waiver.
BARUCH — Named Rachel Carey women’s assistant volleyball coach.
CARSON-NEWMAN — Named Michael Graves assistant softball coach.
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE — Named Tanya Kotowicz women’s lacrosse coach.
HAMPTON — Named Eugene Marshall athletic director and Donovan Rose assistant athletic director for development and director of the HOPE Program.
LIMESTONE — Named Kari DeHof coordinator of compliance.
MARTIN METHODIST — Named Darryce Moore women’s assistant basketball coach.
NEW MEXICO — Suspended OL Jamal Price from the football team.
RICE — Named Taylor Fogleman women’s assistant coach.
ROWAN — Named Mike Dickson baseball coach.
TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN — Named Lucas Monroe assistant strength and conditioning coach.
Pro soccer
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Sporting KC11 5 5 38 31 19
D.C. 11 5 4 37 32 20
New Eng. 8 11 2 26 28 33
Toronto FC 7 7 5 26 27 28
Columbus 6 7 8 26 25 27
New York 5 6 9 24 32 31
Philadelphia 5 8 8 23 33 35
Chicago 3 5 12 21 27 33
Houston 5 11 4 19 22 40
Montreal 3 12 5 14 21 37
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Seattle 12 5 2 38 35 27
R-Salt Lake 8 4 8 32 31 26
Los Angeles 8 4 6 30 29 16
Colorado 8 7 6 30 31 27
FC Dallas 8 7 6 30 34 31
Vancouver 6 4 11 29 31 29
Portland 6 6 9 27 35 35
Chivas USA 6 9 5 23 21 33
San Jose 5 8 5 20 22 20
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Wednesday’s Games
D.C. United 3, Toronto FC 0
New England 3, Colorado 0
Chicago 0, Vancouver 0, tie
New York at Real Salt Lake, late
Friday, Aug. 1
Philadelphia at Sporting Kansas City, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 2
Portland at Los Angeles, 8:30 a.m.
Toronto FC at Montreal, 11 a.m.
New England at New York, 1 p.m.
Columbus at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 3 p.m.
Seattle FC at San Jose, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 3
D.C. United at Houston, 2 p.m.
FC Dallas at Chivas USA, 4 p.m.