PREP SCHEDULE
TODAY
Varsity Football
Crestwood at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.
Lakewood at Lake City, 7:30 p.m.
Lee Central at C.E. Murray, 7:30 p.m.
Scott's Branch at East Clarendon, 7:30 p.m.
Heathwood Hall at Wilson Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Augusta Christian at Laurence Manning, 7:30 p.m.
Pee Dee at Robert E. Lee, 7:30 pm.
Thomas Sumter at Spartanburg Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Clarendon Hall at Beaufort Academy, 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Varsity Cross Country
Sumter in Skyhawk Invitational (at Hammond in Columbia), 8 a.m.
Wilson Hall at Camden, TBA
Varsity Swimming
Wilson Hall, Thomas Sumter in Newberry Invitational
MLB STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
WLPctGB
Boston9039.698-
New York7947.6279
Tampa Bay6661.52023
Toronto5869.45731
Baltimore3790.29152
Central Division
WLPctGB
Cleveland7354.575-
Minnesota6066.47612
Detroit5375.41420
Chicago4879.37825
Kansas City3889.29935
West Division
WLPctGB
Houston7750.606-
Oakland7651.5981
Seattle7256.5635
Los Angeles6365.49214
Texas5772.44221
Wednesday
Toronto 6, Baltimore 0
Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota 3
Texas 4, Oakland 2
Houston 10, Seattle 7
Chicago Cubs 8, Detroit 2
Boston 10, Cleveland 4
Miami 9, N.Y. Yankees 3
Tampa Bay 6, Kansas City 3
Arizona 5, L.A. Angels 1
Thursday
Boston 7, Cleveland 0
Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 2
Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.
Oakland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
TODAY
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 7-4) at Baltimore (Cobb 4-15), 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Arrieta 9-8) at Toronto (Borucki 2-3), 7:07 p.m.
Boston (Velazquez 7-1) at Tampa Bay (TBD), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Lopez 4-9) at Detroit (Fulmer 3-9), 7:10 p.m.
Oakland (Manaea 11-9) at Minnesota (Odorizzi 5-7), 8:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Clevinger 9-7) at Kansas City (Keller 6-5), 8:15 p.m.
Seattle (Ramirez 0-2) at Arizona (Godley 13-6), 9:40 p.m.
Houston (Keuchel 9-10) at L.A. Angels (Heaney 7-7), 10:07 p.m.
Texas (Hutchison 2-2) at San Francisco (Rodriguez 6-1), 10:15 p.m.
Saturday
N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m., 1st game
Texas at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Toronto, 4:07 p.m.
Boston at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 6:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m., 2nd game
Oakland at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.
Seattle at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Angels, 9:07 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
WLPctGB
Atlanta7155.563-
Philadelphia6958.5432
Washington6464.5008
New York5671.44115
Miami5177.39821
Central Division
WLPctGB
Chicago7253.576-
St. Louis7157.5552
Milwaukee7158.5503
Pittsburgh6365.49210
Cincinnati5671.44117
West Division
WLPctGB
Arizona7156.559-
Colorado7057.5511
Los Angeles6761.5234
San Francisco6366.4889
San Diego5080.38522
Wednesday
Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 0
Atlanta 2, Pittsburgh 1
Washington 8, Philadelphia 7
Chicago Cubs 8, Detroit 2
Miami 9, N.Y. Yankees 3
N.Y. Mets 5, San Francisco 3
Colorado 6, San Diego 2
Arizona 5, L.A. Angels 1
St. Louis 3, L.A. Dodgers 1
Thursday
Philadelphia 2, Washington 0
San Francisco 3, N.Y. Mets 1
Colorado 4, San Diego 3
Atlanta at Miami, 7:10 p.m.
Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.
TODAY
Cincinnati (Harvey 6-7) at Chicago Cubs (TBD), 2:20 p.m.
Philadelphia (Arrieta 9-8) at Toronto (Borucki 2-3), 7:07 p.m.
Atlanta (Foltynewicz 10-7) at Miami (Straily 4-6), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (Rodriguez 1-1) at N.Y. Mets (Vargas 3-8), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Musgrove 5-7) at Milwaukee (Miley 2-2), 8:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Mikolas 13-3) at Colorado (Senzatela 4-3), 8:40 p.m.
Seattle (Ramirez 0-2) at Arizona (Godley 13-6), 9:40 p.m.
San Diego (Richard 7-10) at L.A. Dodgers (Hill 5-4), 10:10 p.m.
Texas (Hutchison 2-2) at San Francisco (Rodriguez 6-1), 10:15 p.m.
Saturday
Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
Texas at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Mets, 4:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Toronto, 4:07 p.m.
Atlanta at Miami, 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.
Seattle at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.
San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.
NFL PRESEASON
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
WLTPctPFPA
New England2001.0006337
Buffalo110.5004245
N.Y. Jets110.5003015
Miami020.0004453
South
WLTPctPFPA
Houston2001.0003323
Jacksonville110.5003434
Indianapolis110.5003837
Tennessee020.0003161
North
WLTPctPFPA
Baltimore2001.0007042
Cincinnati2001.0005140
Cleveland110.5003729
Pittsburgh110.5006565
West
WLTPctPFPA
L.A. Chargers110.5004138
Oakland110.5003129
Kansas City110.5003831
Denver020.0005166
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
WLTPctPFPA
N.Y. Giants110.5004037
Washington110.5003239
Dallas020.0003445
Philadelphia020.0003468
South
WLTPctPFPA
Carolina2001.0005543
Tampa Bay2001.0005638
New Orleans110.5003940
Atlanta020.0001445
North
WLTPctPFPA
Green Bay2001.0008251
Minnesota110.5005242
Chicago120.3336770
Detroit020.0002746
West
WLTPctPFPA
Arizona2001.0004432
San Francisco110.5003737
L.A. Rams110.5002648
Seattle020.0003143
Thursday
Philadelphia at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
TODAY
New England at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Washington, 7:30 p.m.
Seattle at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.
Green Bay at Oakland, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday
Kansas City at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Rams, 4 p.m.
San Francisco at Indianapolis, 4:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Jacksonville, 7 p.m.
Baltimore at Miami, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at L.A. Chargers, 8 p.m.
Sunday
Cincinnati at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
Arizona at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 30
New England at N.Y. Giants, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.
Miami at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Houston, 8 p.m.
L.A. Rams at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Buffalo at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Tennessee, 8 p.m.
Green Bay at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.
Denver at Arizona, 10 p.m.
Oakland at Seattle, 10 p.m.
L.A. Chargers at San Francisco, 10 p.m.
WNBA PLAYOFFS
First Round
Tuesday, Aug. 21
Phoenix 101, Dallas 83
Los Angeles 75, Minnesota 68
Second Round
Thursday, Aug. 23
Los Angeles at Washington, 6:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Connecticut, 8:30 p.m.
Semifinals
(x-if necessary)
(Best-of-5)
Seattle vs. TBD
Sunday, Aug. 26: TBD at Seattle, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 28: TBD at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 31: Seattle at TBD, TBA
x-Sunday, Sept. 2: Seattle at TBD, TBA
x-Tuesday, Sept. 4: TBD at Seattle, TBA
Atlanta vs. TBD
Sunday, Aug. 26: TBD at Atlanta, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 28: TBD at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 31: Atlanta at TBD, TBA
x-Sunday, Sept. 2: Atlanta at TBD, TBA
x-Tuesday, Sept. 4: TBD at Atlanta, TBA
Finals
(Best-of-5)
TBD
LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES
Double Elimination
Monday, Aug. 20
Coventry (R.I.) 15, Gold Coast (Australia) 0, 4 innings
Guayama (Puerto Rico) 3, Arraijan (Panama) 1, Arraijan eliminated
Grosse Pointe Woods (Mich.) 5, Des Moines (Iowa) 4, Des Moines eliminated
Surrey (British Columbia) 6, Matamoros (Mexico) 4, Matamoros eliminated
Peachtree City (Ga.) 7, Houston 6, 9 innings, Houston eliminated
Tuesday, Aug. 21
Barcelona (Spain) vs. Coeur d'Alene (Idaho), ppd., weather
Guayama (Puerto Rico) vs. Surrey (British Columbia), ppd., weather
Grosse Pointe Woods (Mich.) vs. Peachtree City (Ga), ppd., weather
Wednesday, Aug. 22
Guayama (Puerto Rico) 9, Surrey (British Columbia) 4, Surrey eliminated
Peachtree City (Ga.) 4, Grosse Pointe Woods (Mich.) 3, Grosse Pointe eliminated
Game 23: Seoul (South Korea) vs. Kawaguchi (Japan), 7:30 p.m.
Game 24: Staten Island (N.Y.) vs. Honolulu, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 23
Game B: Barcelona (Spain) vs. Coeur d'Alene (Idaho), TBA
Game 25: Guayama (Puerto Rico) vs. Game 23 loser, 3 p.m.
Game 26: Peachtree City (Ga.) vs. Game 24 loser, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 25
International Championship
Game 27: Game 23 winner vs. Game 25 winner, 12:30 p.m.
United States Championship
Game 28: Game 24 winner vs. Game 26 winner, 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 26
At Lamade Stadium
Third Place
Game 29: Loser Game 27 vs. Loser Game 28, 10 a.m.
World Championship
Game 30: Winner Game 27 vs. Winner Game 28: 3 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
THURSDAY
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX - Placed C Welington Castillo on the 10-day DL.
CLEVELAND INDIANS - Activated RHP Josh Tomlin from the 10-day DL. Placed RHP Neil Ramirez on the 10-day DL.
NEW YORK YANKEES - Optioned RHP Chance Adams to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
National League
CHICAGO CUBS - Placed RHP Tyler Chatwood on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Monday, Aug. 20. Recalled RHP Dillon Maples from Iowa (PCL).
COLORADO ROCKIES - Selected the contract of OF Matt Holliday from Albuquerque (PCL). Optioned INF Garrett Hampson to Albuquerque.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES - Recalled C Andrew Knapp from Lehigh Valley (IL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES - Placed 3B Christian Villanueva on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Wednesday, Aug. 22. Recalled INF Carlos Asuaje from El Paso (PCL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS - Placed LB Keenan Robinson on the reserve/retired list.
CINCINNATI BENGALS - Waived-injured CB Sojourn Shelton.
DETROIT LIONS - Acquired LB Eli Harold from San Francisco for an undisclosed draft pick. Waived DL JoJo Wicker.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS - Signed DT Brandon Banks. Waived-injured WR Matt Hazel.
OAKLAND RAIDERS - Signed CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. Waived-injured S Obi Melifonwu.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS - Signed K Chris Boswell to a five-year contract through the 2022 season.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS - Placed RB Charles Sims III on injured reserve.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS - Loaned Dn Robin Norell to Djurg rden IF (Sweden).
NEW JERSEY DEVILS - Named Ryan Parent assistant coach for Binghamton (AHL).
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS - Named Hayley Wickenheiser assistant director of player development. Promoted Scott Pellerin to senior director of player development and Stephane Robidas director of player development.
ECHL
READING ROYALS - Agreed to terms with F Chris McCarthy on a one-year contract.
WORCESTER RAILERS - Signed F Tyler Barnes.
OLYMPICS
U.S. Olympic Committee
USOC - Announced the resignation of chief marketing officer Lisa Baird.
COLLEGE
CONFERENCE USA - Named Troy Fullwood coordinator of baseball umpires.
CENTENARY - Named Matt Coomer tennis coach.
ETSU - Announced men's sophomore basketball C Lucas N'Guessan tranferred from Oklahoma State.
SAINT ANSELM - Named Frank Irizarry tight ends coach and Zac Angelos running backs coach.
ST. JOHN'S - Named Brittany Anghel women's soccer coordinator of operations.