Sports slate

PREP?FOOTBALL

Friday

Hermiston at Lewiston (ID), 7 p.m.

Pendleton at La Grande, 7 p.m.

Mabton (WA) at Riverside, 7 p.m.

Valley Catholic at Umatilla, 7 p.m.

Heppner at Irrigon, 7 p.m.

Pilot Rock at Stanfield, 7 p.m.

Enterprise at Weston-McEwen, 7 p.m.

Arlington at Dufur, 7 p.m.

Condon/Wheeler at Ione, 7 p.m.

Echo at Sherman, 7 p.m.

Saturday

Mac-Hi at Portland Christian, 3 p.m.

PREP?VOLLEYBALL

Thursday

Irrigon at Heppner, 5 p.m.

Grant Union at Pilot Rock, 5 p.m.

Dufur at Stanfield, 5 p.m.

Ione at Helix, 5 p.m.

Riverside at Umatilla, 6 p.m.

The Dalles Wahtonka at Hermiston, 6:30 p.m.

Hood River Valley at Pendleton, 6:30 p.m.

Friday

Echo at Sherman, 5 p.m.

Condon/Wheeler at Ione, 5 p.m.

Saturday

Hermiston at Kent (WA)?Classic, TBD

Enterprise at Heppner, TBA

Elgin at Stanfield, TBA

Helix at South Wasco Tournament, 9:30 a.m.

Pilot Rock at Stanfield, Noon

Grant Union at Irrigon, Noon

Condon/Wheeler at Echo, 1 p.m.

Weston-McEwen vs. Grant Union (at Irrigon), 1:30 p.m.

Weston-McEwen at Irrigon, 3 p.m.

Mac-Hi at Ontario, 3 p.m.

Union at Heppner, 5 p.m.

PREP?BOYS?SOCCER

Saturday

Mac-Hi at Baker, 2 p.m.

Central Christian at Umatilla, 1 p.m.

PREP?GIRLS SOCCER

Thursday

Umatilla at Pendleton, 4 p.m.

Saturday

Mac-Hi at Baker, Noon

De La Salle at Riverside, 1 p.m.

Hermiston at Putnam, 1 p.m.

PREP?CROSS?COUNTRY

Friday

Nixyaawii at Vale Invitational, TBA

Saturday

Pendleton at Seaside 3 Course Challenge, 10 a.m.

Mac-Hi, Umatilla, Stanfield, Condon/Wheeler at Connell (WA) Invitational, 12:30 p.m.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

Friday

Treasure Valley at Blue Mountain, 6 p.m.

Concordia at Eastern Oregon, 7 p.m.

Saturday

Warner Pacific at Eastern Oregon, 7 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Saturday

Eastern Oregon at Carroll, 1 p.m.

Oregon State at UCLA, 12:30 p.m.

Colorado at Washington State, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Oregon, 7:30 p.m.

HOCKEY

Saturday

Spokane at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday

Portland at Tri-City, 5:05 p.m.

Pro baseball

MLB

Wild card glance

American League

    W    L    Pct    GB

Oakland    84    63    .571    

Baltimore    83    64    .565    

Los Angeles    81    67    .547    2½

Detroit    78    69    .531    5

Tampa Bay    78    70    .527    5½

National League

    W    L    Pct    GB

Atlanta    85    64    .570    

St. Louis    78    70    .527    

Los Angeles    76    71    .517    1½

Milwaukee    75    72    .510    2½

Pittsburgh    74    73    .503    3½

Philadelphia    74    74    .500    4

Arizona    73    74    .497    4½

American League

East Division

    W    L    Pct    GB

New York    83    63    .568    

Baltimore    83    64    .565    ½

Tampa Bay    78    70    .527    6

Boston    68    81    .456    16½

Toronto    66    79    .455    16½

Central Division

    W    L    Pct    GB

Chicago    81    66    .551    

Detroit    78    69    .531    3

Kansas City    66    81    .449    15

Cleveland    61    87    .412    20½

Minnesota    61    87    .412    20½

West Division

    W    L    Pct    GB

Texas    87    60    .592    

Oakland    84    63    .571    3

Los Angeles    81    67    .547    6½

Seattle    70    78    .473    17½

Tuesday’s Games

Minnesota 6, Cleveland 5, 12 innings

Detroit 12, Oakland 2

Toronto at New York, ppd., rain

Boston 7, Tampa Bay 5

Chicago White Sox 3, Kansas City 2

L.A. Angels 11, Texas 3

Baltimore at Seattle,late finish

Todays Games

Toronto (H.Alvarez 9-12) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 3-3), 10:05 a.m., 1st game

Minnesota (Hendriks 0-7) at Cleveland (McAllister 5-7), 4:05 p.m.

Oakland (Bre.Anderson 4-1) at Detroit (Verlander 14-8), 4:05 p.m.

Toronto (R.Romero 8-14) at N.Y. Yankees (D.Phelps 4-4), 4:05 p.m., 2nd game

Boston (Matsuzaka 1-5) at Tampa Bay (Archer 0-3), 4:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Sale 17-6) at Kansas City (B.Chen 10-12), 5:10 p.m.

Texas (D.Holland 10-6) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 12-9), 7:05 p.m.

Baltimore (J.Saunders 2-2) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 13-8), 7:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Minnesota at Cleveland, 9:05 a.m.

Oakland at Detroit, 10:05 a.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m.

Texas at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m.

National League

East Division

    W    L    Pct    GB

Washington    89    57    .610    

Atlanta    85    64    .570    5½

Philadelphia    74    74    .500    16

New York    66    81    .449    23½

Miami    66    83    .443    24½

Central Division

    W    L    Pct    GB

Cincinnati    89    59    .601    

St. Louis    78    70    .527    11

Milwaukee    75    72    .510    13½

Pittsburgh    74    73    .503    14½

Chicago    58    90    .392    31

Houston    48    100    .324    41

West Division

    W    L    Pct    GB

San Francisco    85    63    .574    

Los Angeles    76    71    .517    8½

Arizona    73    74    .497    11½

San Diego    71    77    .480    14

Colorado    58    89    .395    26½

Tuesday’s Games

Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 0

L.A. Dodgers at Washington, ppd., rain

Miami 4, Atlanta 3, 10 innings

Philadelphia at New York, ppd., rain

Cincinnati 3, Chicago Cubs 1

St. Louis 4, Houston 1

Arizona 3, San Diego 2

San Francisco 6, Colorado 3

Todays Games

L.A. Dodgers (Harang 9-9) at Washington (Zimmermann 10-8), 1:05 p.m., 1st game

Milwaukee (Estrada 3-6) at Pittsburgh (McPherson 0-0), 4:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Medlen 8-1) at Miami (Jo.Johnson 8-12), 4:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hamels 15-6) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 3-5), 4:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 1-2) at Washington (Lannan 3-0), 4:35 p.m., 2nd game

Cincinnati (Leake 8-9) at Chicago Cubs (Rusin 1-2), 5:05 p.m.

Houston (Harrell 10-9) at St. Louis (Lynn 15-7), 5:15 p.m.

San Diego (Volquez 10-10) at Arizona (Cahill 11-11), 6:40 p.m.

Colorado (Chatwood 4-4) at San Francisco (M.Cain 14-5), 7:15 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Houston at St. Louis, 10:45 a.m.

Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m.

San Diego at Arizona, 12:40 p.m.

Colorado at San Francisco, 12:45 p.m.

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Washington, 4:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m.

Pro football

NFL

Thursdays Games

N.Y. Giants at Carolina, 5:20 p.m.

Sundays Games

Tampa Bay at Dallas, 10 a.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 10 a.m.

San Francisco at Minnesota, 10 a.m.

Detroit at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Kansas City at New Orleans, 10 a.m.

Cincinnati at Washington, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Miami, 10 a.m.

Buffalo at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.

Philadelphia at Arizona, 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta at San Diego, 1:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Oakland, 1:25 p.m.

Houston at Denver, 1:25 p.m.

New England at Baltimore, 5:20 p.m.

Mondays Games

Green Bay at Seattle, 5:30 p.m.

Pro soccer

MLS

Today

Sporting Kansas City at New York, 4 p.m.

Chivas USA at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.

Portland at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 20

D.C. United at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 22

Sporting Kansas City at Montreal, 10:30 a.m.

New York at New England, 4:30 p.m.

Portland at Real Salt Lake, 5 p.m.

Columbus at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Toronto FC at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Seattle FC, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 23

Houston at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.

Chivas USA at D.C. United, 4 p.m.

Colorado at Vancouver, 4:30 p.m.

Transactions

Tuesday

BASEBALL

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Suspended Toronto SS Yunel Escobar three games for displaying an unacceptable message during Saturday’s game against Boston. Suspended Tampa Bay Rays LHP Brett Blaise for 50 games for testing positive for an amphetamine under the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League

TORONTO BLUE JAYS Signed a player development contract with Buffalo (IL) through the 2014 season.

National League?

PITTSBURGH PIRATES_Extended their player development contract with Jamestown (NYP) through the 2014 season.

SAN DIEGO PADRES Extended their player development contract with Fort Wayne (MWL) through the 2014 season.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

ATLANTA HAWKS_Re-signed F Ivan Johnson.

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES_Waived G/F D.J. Kennedy.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CINCINNATI BENGALS Placed DE Jamaal Anderson on injured reserve. Signed DE Wallace Gilberry.

DENVER BRONCOS Placed C Philip Blake on injured reserve. Signed G Adam Grant to the practice squad. Signed C C.J. Davis from the practice squad.

DETROIT LIONS_Released CB Kevin Barnes. Released RB Stephfon Green from the practice squad. Signed CB Conroy Black to the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS_Signed NT Nicolas Jean-Baptiste and OT Tony Hills to the practice squad. Released DT Chigbo Anunoby and OT Darrion Weems from the practice squad.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Signed G Austin Pasztor to the practice squad.

MIAMI DOLPHINS_Signed DT Andre Fluellen.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS Released WR Tori Gurley. Signed T Troy Kropog to the practice squad.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Released CB Jerome Murphy.

OAKLAND RAIDERS Waived LS Nick Guess.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Released RB Kregg Lumpkin. Signed CB Danny Gorrer. Released WR Ricardo Lockette and LB Allen Bradford from the practice squad. Signed G Rishaw Johnson and LB Korey Toomer to the practice squad.