BASEBALL

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 88 58 .603 —

New York 82 62 .569 5

Toronto 72 72 .500 15

Baltimore 61 82 .427 25½

Tampa Bay 61 84 .421 26½

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 85 60 .586 —

Detroit 79 67 .541 6½

Minnesota 72 73 .497 13

Kansas City 62 82 .431 22½

Chicago 61 84 .421 24

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 85 59 .590 —

Seattle 75 68 .524 9½

Oakland 71 75 .486 15

Texas 69 75 .479 16

Tuesday's Games

Texas 13, Detroit 6, 1st game

Detroit 4, Texas 1, 2nd game

Boston 16, Tampa Bay 10

L.A. Angels 10, Baltimore 5

N.Y. Yankees 9, Toronto 2

Minnesota 6, Kansas City 3

Cleveland 8, Chicago White Sox 3

Oakland 7, Seattle 4

Today's Games

L.A. Angels (Lackey 16-8) at Baltimore (Leicester 1-1), 8.05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Kennedy 1-0) at Toronto (Burnett 8-7), 8.07 p.m.

Texas (Gabbard 6-1) at Oakland (Gaudin 10-11), 11.05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Hammel 2-4) at Seattle (Weaver 6-12), 11.05 p.m.

Friday's Games

N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 8.05 p.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 8.05 p.m.

Baltimore at Toronto, 8.07 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 9.10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 9.11 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 11.05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Seattle, 11.05 p.m.

National League

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 82 62 .569 —

Philadelphia 76 68 .528 6

Atlanta 74 71 .510 8½

Washington 65 80 .448 17½

Florida 62 83 .428 20½

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Milwaukee 74 70 .514 —

Chicago 73 71 .507 1

St. Louis 69 73 .486 4

Cincinnati 65 79 .451 9

Pittsburgh 64 81 .441 10½

Houston 63 81 .438 11

West Division

W L Pct GB

Arizona 82 64 .562 —

San Diego 78 65 .545 2½

Colorado 75 69 .521 6

Los Angeles 75 69 .521 6

San Francisco 66 79 .455 15½

Tuesday's Games

Florida 13, Washington 8

Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 1

Colorado 8, Philadelphia 2

Atlanta 13, N.Y. Mets 5

Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 2

Houston 5, Chicago Cubs 4, 11 innings

San Diego 9, L.A. Dodgers 4

San Francisco 2, Arizona 1

Today's Games

St. Louis (Wainwright 13-10) at Cincinnati (Harang 14-4), 1.35 p.m.

Colorado (Francis 15-7) at Philadelphia (Durbin 6-5), 8.05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Trachsel 6-10) at Houston (W.Williams 8-14), 9.05 p.m.

San Diego (Maddux 12-9) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 10-4), 11.10 p.m.

Friday's Games

Atlanta at Washington, 8.05 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 8.10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 9.05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Houston, 9.05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 9.10 p.m.

Florida at Colorado, 10.05 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 11.05 p.m.

Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 11.40 p.m.

Saturday

Baltimore at Toronto, 2.07 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 4.55 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 4.55 p.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 8.05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 8.05 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 8.10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Seattle, 10.05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 2.05 p.m., 1st game

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 9.10 p.m., 2nd game

Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 2.10 p.m.

Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 4.55 p.m.

Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 8.05 p.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 8.05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Houston, 8.05 p.m.

Florida at Colorado, 9.05 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 11.05 p.m.

CRICKET

Australia vs. Zimbabwe Scoreboard

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Scoreboard in the Twenty20 world championship game Wednesday between Australia and Zimbabwe at the Newlands Stadium:

Australia Innings

Adam Gilchrist c Matsikenyeri b Chigumbura 4

Matthew Hayden c Taylor b Chigumbura 4

Ricky Ponting c Chigumbura b Brent 8

Andrew Symonds st. Taylor b Masakadza 33

Michael Hussey run out Sibanda 15

Brad Hodge not out 35

Brad Haddin c Chigumbura b Utseya 6

Brett Lee b Brent 13

Mitchell Johnson run out Taylor 9

Nathan Bracken c Sibanda b Chigumbura 4

Extras: (1b, 6w) 7

TOTAL: (for 9 wickets) 138

Overs: 20.

Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-12, 3-19, 4-48, 5-86, 6-102, 7-119, 8-133, 9-137.

Did not bat: Stuart Clark.

Bowling: Elton Chigumbura 3-0-19-3, Gary Brent 4-0-19-2 (2w), Tawanda Mupariwa 3-0-23-0 (3w), Chamu Chibhaba 3-0-17-0 (1w), Prosper Utseya 4-0-28-1, Tatenda Taibu 2-0-21-0, Hamilton Masakadza 1-0-9-1.

Zimbabwe Innings

Vusi Sibanda c Gilchrist b Bracken 23

Brendan Taylor not out 60

Chamu Chibhaba c Gilchrist b Clark 15

Tatenda Taibu c Gilchrist b Johnson 0

Stuart Matsikenyeri c Gilchrist b Clark 3

Hamilton Masakadza lbw Lee 27

Elton Chigumbura not out 4

Extras: (4lb, 3w) 7

TOTAL: (for 5 wickets) 139

Overs: 19.5

Fall of wickets: 1-31, 2-54, 3-55, 4-70, 5-123.

Did not bat: Keith Dabengwa, Prosper Utseya, Gary Brent, Tawenda Mupariwa.

Bowling: Brett Lee 4-0-31-1 (2w), Nathan Bracken 3.5-0-25-1, Stuart Clark 4-0-22-2, Mitchell Johnson 4-0-26-1 (1w), Andrew Symonds 2-0-11-0, Brad Hodge 2-0-20-0.

Umpires: Asad Rauf, Pakistan and Tony Hill, New Zealand.

TV umpire: Ian Howell, South Africa. Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle, Sri Lanka.

Toss: won by Australia.

Result: Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOP 25

No. 1 Southern Cal at No. 14 Nebraska, 8 p.m.

No. 2 LSU vs. Middle Tennessee, 8 p.m.

No. 3 Oklahoma vs. Utah State, 3:30 p.m.

No. 5 Florida vs. No. 22 Tennessee, 3:30 p.m.

No. 6 Texas at UCF, 3:30 p.m.

No. 7 Wisconsin vs. The Citadel, Noon

No. 8 California vs. Louisiana Tech, 6:30 p.m.

No. 9 Louisville at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. p.m.

No. 10 Ohio State at Washington, 3:30 p.m.

No. 11 UCLA at Utah, 5 p.m.

No. 12 Penn State vs. Buffalo, Noon

No. 13 Rutgers vs. Norfolk State, 3:30 p.m.

No. 15 Georgia Tech vs. No. 21 Boston College, 8 p.m.

No. 16 Arkansas at Alabama, 6:45 p.m.

No. 17 South Carolina vs. South Carolina State, 7 p.m.

No. 18 Virginia Tech at vs. Ohio, 1:30 p.m.

No. 19 Oregon vs. Fresno State, 7 p.m.

No. 20 Clemson vs. Furman, 1 p.m.

No. 23 Georgia vs. Western Carolina, 1 p.m.

No. 24 Hawaii at UNLV, 9:30 p.m.

No. 25 Texas A&M vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 7 p.m.

Golf

US PGA TOUR

US Tour Championship

Site: Atlanta.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: East Lake Golf Club (7,154 yards, par 70).

Purse: $7 million (euro5.06 million). Winner's share: $1.26 million (euro910,000).

FedEx Cup points: 50,000. Winner's share: 10,300.

Last year: Australia's Adam Scott won the season-ending event, beating Jim Furyk by a stroke. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson skipped the tournament.

Last week: Woods won the BMW Championship to take the FedEx Cup lead, matching the lowest final round of his career with an 8-under 63 and shattering the Cog Hill Golf and Country Club course record at 22-under 262. Aaron Baddeley was second, two strokes back.

Notes: The top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings qualified for the playoff-ending tournament. Woods has a 3,133-point lead over Steve Stricker, The Barclays winner who finished third in the BMW Championship, and a 4,120-point advantage over Mickelson, the Deutsche Bank champion who skipped the BMW. Woods, Stricker, Mickelson, Rory Sabbatini, K.J. Choi and Baddeley are the only players with a mathematical chance of taking the $10 million (euro7.23 million) deferred prize. If Baddeley wins the tournament, he would take the FedEx Cup if Woods withdraws or is disqualified, Mickelson finishes lower than a two-way tie for second, and Stricker finishes worse than third. ... Record heat over the last month caused so much damage to the greens that the tour canceled the pro-am and told players they wouldn't be allowed on the greens until the first round.

On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR/ U.S. LPGA TOUR

Solheim Cup

Site: Halmstad, Sweden.

Schedule: Friday-Sunday.

Course: Halmstad Golf Club (6,615 yards, par 72).

Format: Team match play. Four morning alternate-shot and four afternoon best-ball matches Friday and Saturday; 12 singles matches Sunday.

United States (c-captain's pick): c-Nicole Castrale, Paula Creamer, c-Laura Diaz, Natalie Gulbis, Pat Hurst, Juli Inkster, Cristie Kerr, Brittany Lincicome, Stacy Prammanasudh, Morgan Pressel, Angela Stanford, Sherri Steinhauer. Captain: Betsy King.

Europe: Becky Brewerton, Wales; Laura Davies, England; Sophie Gustafson, Sweden; Bettina Hauert, Germany; c-Maria Hjorth, Sweden; Trish Johnson, England; Catriona Matthew, Scotland; Gwladys Nocera, France; Suzann Pettersen, Norway; Annika Sorenstam, Sweden; c-Iben Tinning, Denmark; c-Linda Wessberg, Sweden. Captain: Helen Alfredsson, Sweden.

Last matches: Creamer led the United States to a 15 ½-12 ½ victory in 2005 at Crooked Stick in Carmel, Indiana, routing Laura Davies 7 and 5. Meg Mallon clinched the victory with a par putt on the 16th hole against Karen Stupples.

Last week: Amateur Stacy Lewis won the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship on the U.S. LPGA Tour, an unofficial victory after the event was cut from 54 to 18 holes because of rain. ... England's Lisa Hall won the Nykredit Masters in Denmark, beating compatriots Kirsty Taylor and Kiran Matharu on the first hole of a playoff.

Notes: The United States leads the series 6-3, going 5-0 at home and 1-3 in Europe. ... In 2003 at Barseback, Europe won in the biggest blowout in the history of the event, beating the United States 17 ½-10 ½. Sorenstam was 4-1 for Europe. ... Sorenstam, winless in more than a year on the U.S. women's tour, has earned a record 21 ½ points in Solheim Cup play. Davies, the only woman to play in every Solheim Cup, has earned 20 ½ points. The 47-year-old Inkster is making her seventh Solheim Cup appearance, while Pressel, Lincicome, Prammanasudh and Castrale are playing for the first time. ... The event is named in honor of Karsten Solheim, the Ping golf equipment founder who died in 2000. ... The 2009 event will be played at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois.

PGA EUROPEAN TOUR

Mercedes-Benz Championship

Site: Pulheim, Germany.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Gut Larchenhof Golf Club (7,289 yards, par 72).

Purse: $2.76 million. Winner's share: $442,370.

Last year: No tournament.

Last week: Australia's Brett Rumford won the European Masters in Switzerland, holing a 30-foot chip on the first hole of a playoff with England's Phillip Archer.

Notes: U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera and 2005 Gut Larchenhof winner Retief Goosen are playing after failing to qualify for the U.S. PGA Tour's FedEx Cup-ending Tour Championship. Michael Campbell, John Daly and tournament host Bernhard Langer also are in the 78-man field. Langer won the 1989, 1991, 1997 and 2001 tournaments. ... The British Masters is next week at The Belfry.

US CHAMPIONS TOUR

Greater Hickory Classic

Site: Conover, North Carolina.

Schedule: Friday-Sunday.

Course: Rock Barn Golf and Spa (7,090 yards, par 72).

Purse: $1.6 million (euro1.16 million). Winner's share: $240,000 (euro173,600).

Last year: Andy Bean won his first U.S. senior tour title, two-putting for birdie to beat R.W. Eaks on the first hole of a playoff.

Last event: Gil Morgan won his 25th career title on the senior circuit, beating Hale Irwin by two strokes Sept. 2 in the Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach. Morgan broke a tie with Miller Barber for third place on the 50-and-over tour's career victory list.

Notes: Jeff Sluman is making his Champions Tour debut. The six-time winner on the regular U.S. tour turned 50 on Tuesday.

OTHER TOURNAMENTS

Men

ASIAN TOUR: Midea China Classic, Thursday-Sunday, Royal Orchid International Golf Club, Guangzhou, China. On the Net: http://www.asiantour.com

JAPAN GOLF TOUR: ANA Open, Thursday-Sunday, Sapporo Golf Club, Wattsu Course, Hokkaido, Japan. On the Net: http://www.jgto.org

PGA EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR: OKI Mahou Challenge, Thursday-Sunday, Golf Campo de Layos, Layos, Spain. On the Net: http://www.europeantour.com

U.S. NATIONWIDE TOUR: Oregon Classic, Thursday-Sunday, Shadow Hills Country Club, Junction City, Oregon. On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com

Women

JAPAN LPGA TOUR: Munsingwear Tokai Classic, Friday-Sunday, Aichi Country Club, South Course, Aichi, Japan. On the Net: http://www.lpga.or.jp

MOTORSPORTS

Formula One, Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, 9 a.m.

NASCAR Craftsman Trucks, New Hampshire 200 Qualifying, Loudon, N.H., 11.05 a.m.

NHRA, O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals Qualifying, Memphis, Tenn., 2 p.m.

NASCAR Craftsman Trucks, New Hampshire 200, Loudon, N.H., 3.30 p.m.

Rugby World Cup

Leaders

Points

Percy Montgomery, South Africa, 29

Felipe Contepomi, Argentina, 23

Stirling Mortlock, Australia, 20

Bryan Habana, South Africa, 20

Olly Barkley, England, 18

Dan Carter, New Zealand, 17

Shotaro Onishi, Japan, 16

Rocky Elsom, Australia, 15

Dan Parks, Scotland, 15

Doug Howlett, New Zealand, 15

Nicky Little, Fiji, 15

Tries

Bryan Habana, South Africa, 4

Doug Howlett, New Zealand, 3

Rocky Elsom, Australia, 3

STANDINGS

(Top two in each pool advance to quarterfinals)

Times are GMT

POOL A

GP W D L PF PA Pts

South Africa 1 1 0 0 59 7 5

England 1 1 0 0 28 10 4

Tonga 1 1 0 0 25 15 4

United States 2 0 0 2 25 53 0

Samoa 1 0 0 1 7 59 0

Yesterday

At Montpellier

Tonga 25, United States 15

Tomorrow

At Saint-Denis

England vs. South Africa, 1900

Sunday

At Montpellier

Samoa vs. Tonga, 1400

POOL B

GP W D L PF PA Pts

Australia 1 1 0 0 91 3 5

Wales 1 1 0 0 42 17 5

Fiji 1 1 0 0 35 31 5

Japan 2 0 0 2 34 1 26 1

Canada 1 0 0 1 17 42 0

Yesterday

At Toulouse

Fiji 35, Japan 31

Saturday

At Cardiff, Wales

Wales vs. Australia, 1300

Sunday

At Cardiff, Wales

Fiji vs. Canada, 1200

POOL C

GP W D L PF PA Pts

New Zealand 1 1 0 0 76 14 5

Scotland 1 1 0 0 56 10 5

Italy 2 1 0 1 38 94 4

Romania 1 0 0 1 18 24 1

Portugal 1 0 0 1 10 56 0

Yesterday

At Marseille

Italy 24, Romania 18

Saturday

At Lyon

New Zealand vs. Portugal, 1100

POOL D

GP W D L PF PA Pts

Argentina 2 2 0 0 50 15 9

Ireland 1 1 0 0 32 17 5

France 1 0 0 1 12 17 1

Namibia 1 0 0 1 17 32 0

Georgia 1 0 0 1 3 33 0

Tuesday

At Lyon

Argentina 33, Georgia 3

Saturday

At Bordeaux

Ireland vs. Georgia, 1900

Sunday

At Toulouse

France vs. Namibia, 1900

FINAL

Saturday, Oct. 20

At Saint-Denis

Semifinals winners, 1900

United Soccer Leagues First Division Playoff

First Round

(Two-leg Aggregate Score Series)

Atlanta vs. Rochester

Friday, Sept. 14: Rochester at Atlanta

Sunday, Sept. 16: Atlanta at Rochester

Seattle vs. Carolina

Friday, Sept. 14: Seattle at Carolina

Sunday, Sept. 16: Carolina at Seattle

Montreal vs. Puerto Rico

Friday, Sept. 14: Puerto Rico at Montreal

Sunday, Sept. 16: Montreal at Puerto Rico

Portland vs. Vancouver

Friday, Sept. 14: Portland at Vancouver

Sunday, Sept. 16: Vancouver at Portland

Semifinals

(Two-leg Aggregate Score Series)

TBA

Championship

Saturday, Sept. 29: TBA

Women's World Cup

FIRST ROUND

(Top two nations in each group advance)

GROUP A

W L T GF GA Pts

Germany 1 0 0 11 0 3

England 0 0 1 2 2 1

Japan 0 0 1 2 2 1

Argentina 0 1 0 0 11 0

Monday, Sept. 10

At Shanghai, China

Germany 11, Argentina 0

Tuesday, Sept. 11

At Shanghai, China

Japan 2, England 2

Tomorrow

At Shanghai, China

Argentina vs. Japan, 6 a.m.

England vs. Germany, 9 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 17

At Hangzhou, China

Germany vs. Japan, 9 a.m.

At Chengdu, China

England vs. Argentina, 9 a.m.

GROUP B

W L T GF GA Pts

North Korea 0 0 1 2 2 1

United States 0 0 1 2 2 1

Nigeria 0 0 1 1 1 1

Sweden 0 0 1 1 1 1

Tuesday, Sept. 11

At Chengdu, China

United States 2, North Korea 2

Sweden 1, Nigeria 1

Friday, Sept. 14

At Chengdu, China

Sweden vs. United States, 6 a.m.

North Korea vs. Nigeria, 9 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 18

At Shanghai, China

Nigeria vs. United States, 9 a.m.

At Tianjin, China

North Korea vs. Sweden, 9 a.m.

GROUP C

W L T GF GA Pts

Australia 1 0 0 4 1 3

Norway 1 0 0 2 1 3

Canada 0 1 0 1 2 0

Ghana 0 1 0 1 4 0

Wednesday, Sept. 12

At Hangzhou, China

Australia 4, Ghana 1

Norway 2, Canada 1

Saturday, Sept. 15

At Hangzhou, China

Canada vs. Ghana, 6 a.m.

Australia vs. Norway, 9 a.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 19

At Shanghai, China

Norway vs. Ghana, 6 a.m.

At Chengdu, China

Australia vs. Canada, 6 a.m.

GROUP D

W L T GF GA Pts

Brazil 1 0 0 5 0 3

China 1 0 0 3 2 3

Denmark 0 1 0 2 3 0

New Zealand 0 1 0 0 5 0

Wednesday, Sept. 12

At Wuhan, China

Brazil 5, New Zealand 0

China 3, Denmark 2

Saturday, Sept. 15

At Wuhan, China

Denmark vs. New Zealand, 6 a.m.

Brazil at China, 9 a.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 19

At Tianjin, China

New Zealand at China, 9 a.m.

At Hangzhou, China

Brazil vs. Denmark, 9 a.m.

Major League Soccer

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

D.C. United 14 6 4 46 46 27

New England 12 6 6 42 39 32

New York 11 10 3 36 37 35

Kansas City 9 9 6 33 37 37

Chicago 8 10 5 29 23 30

Columbus 6 8 10 28 27 31

Toronto FC 5 13 5 20 18 37

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

Houston 12 7 6 42 35 20

CD Chivas USA 12 6 4 40 35 21

FC Dallas 12 8 3 39 30 31

Colorado 7 10 7 28 25 29

Real Salt Lake 4 12 6 18 22 35

Los Angeles 4 11 5 17 25 34

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

Today

Los Angeles at CD Chivas USA, 12 a.m.

Saturday's Games

Real Salt Lake at Toronto FC, 4.30 p.m.

FC Dallas at New England, 8.30 p.m.

Columbus at Kansas City, 9 p.m.

New York at Chicago, 9.30 p.m.

Sunday's Games

CD Chivas USA at Colorado, 4 p.m.

Houston at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

2008 European Championship Qualifying

(Home teams listed first)

Group A

Finland 0, Poland 0

Kazakhstan 2, Belgium 2

Portugal 1, Serbia 1

Group B

France 0, Scotland 1

Lithuania 2, Faeroe Islands 1

Ukraine 1, Italy 2

Group C

Bosnia-Herzegovina 0, Moldova 1

Norway 2, Greece 2

Turkey 3, Hungary 0

Group D

Cyprus 3, San Marino 0

Czech Republic 1, Ireland 0

Slovakia 2, Wales 5

Group E

Andorra 0, Croatia 6

England 3, Russia 0

Macedonia 1, Estonia 1

Group F

Denmark 4, Liechtenstein 0

Iceland 2, Northern Ireland 1

Spain 2, Latvia 0

Group G

Albania 0, Netherlands 1

Bulgaria 3, Luxembourg 0

Slovenia 1, Belarus 0

Friendly

Azerbaijan 1, Georgia 1

Canada vs. Costa Rica

Colombia vs. Paraguay

Germany 3, Romania 1

Honduras vs. Ecuador

Malta 0, Armenia 1

Montenegro 1, Sweden 2

Peru vs. Bolivia

Singapore 1, United Arab Emirates 1

South Africa 0, Uruguay 0

Venezuela vs. Panama ¿ late

At Foxborough, Massachusetts

Mexico vs. Brazi ¿ late