Rogers CupAA UU..SS.. OOppeenn SSeerriieess EEvveennttTTuueessddaayyAAtt UUnniipprriixx SSttaaddiiuummMMoonnttrreeaallPPuurrssee:: $1.34 million (Tier I)SSuurrffaaccee:: Hard-OutdoorSSiinngglleessFFiirrsstt RRoouunndd

Victoria Azarenka (11), Belarus, def. JameaJackson, United States, 6-1, 6-1.

Ai Sugiyama, Japan, def. Nicole Vaidisova (16),Czech Republic, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.

Maria Kirilenko (13), Russia, def. AnneKeothavong, Britain, 6-1, 7-5.

Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, def. Ahsha Rolle,United States, 6-4, 6-2.

Marta Domachowska, Poland, def. BethanieMattek, United States, 7-5, 6-2.

Nadia Petrova (12), Russia, def. Marie-EvePelletier, Canada, 6-0, 6-1.

Jill Craybas, United States, def. SharonFichman, Canada, 6-4, 6-3.

Melinda Czink, Hungary, def. Julie Ditty, UnitedStates, 7-6 (4), 6-0.

Sybille Bammer, Austria, def. MoniqueAdamczak, Australia, 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-2.

Flavia Pennetta, Italy, def. Olga Savchuk,Ukraine, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3. SSeeccoonndd RRoouunndd

Svetlana Kuznetsova (4), Russia, def. AllaKudryavtseva, Russia, 6-1, 1-0, retired.

Virginie Razzano, France, def. Vera Zvonareva(8), Russia, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (2). DDoouubblleessFFiirrsstt RRoouunndd

Marie-Eve Pelletier, Canada, and TamarineTanasugarn, Thailand, def. Olga Govortsova andDarya Kustova, Belarus, walkover.

Stephanie Dubois, Canada, and Sabine Lisicki,Germany, def. Sesil Karatantcheva, Bulgaria, andNeha Uberoi, United States, 6-4, 6-3.

Anne Keothavong, Britain, and AlexandraStevenson, United States, def. Katie O’Brien,Ireland, and Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa, 1-6, 7-5, 10-8 tiebreak.

Tatiana Poutchek, Belarus, and AnastasiaRodionova (5), Russia, def. Alisa Kleybanova,Russia, and Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-4, 6-0.

Marta Domachowska, Poland, and NadiaPetrova, Russia, def. Jill Craybas and AbigailSpears, United States, 6-3, 6-2.

Ayumi Morita and Ai Sugiyama, Japan, def.Alina Jidkova, Russia, and Aiko Nakamura, Japan,6-4, 6-0.

Group MastersAA UU..SS.. OOppeenn SSeerriieess EEvveennttTTuueessddaayyAAtt TThhee LLiinnddnneerr FFaammiillyy TTeennnniiss CCeenntteerrMMaassoonn,, OOhhiiooPPuurrssee:: $2.615 million (Masters)SSuurrffaaccee:: Hard-OutdoorSSiinngglleessFFiirrsstt RRoouunndd

Richard Gasquet (11), France, def. MichaelLlodra, France, 3-6, 6-1, 1-0, retired.

John Isner, United States, def. Andrea Stoppini,Italy, 7-6 (2), 6-3.

Arnaud Clement, France, def. ThomasJohansson, Sweden, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-3.

Florent Serra, France, def. Benjamin Becker,Germany, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Carlos Moya, Spain, def. Janko Tipsarevic,Serbia, 7-6 (5), 7-5.

Chris Guccione, Australia, def. Jesse Levine,United States, 6-3, 6-4.

Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador, def. Marin Cilic,Croatia, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

Fernando Verdasco (10), Spain, def. VictorEstrella, Dominican Republic, 6-3, 7-5.

Gilles Simon, France, def. Rajeev Ram, UnitedStates, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Kevin Anderson,South Africa, 6-3, 7-6 (1). SSeeccoonndd RRoouunndd

Robin Soderling, Sweden, def. Tommy Robredo(12), Spain, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. RobbyGinepri, United States, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-0.

Ivo Karlovic (16), Croatia, def. Jose Acasuso,Argentina, 6-3, 7-6 (3). DDoouubblleessFFiirrsstt RRoouunndd

Todd Widom and Michael Yani, United States,def. James Blake and Sam Querrey, UnitedStates, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 10-7 tiebreak. SSeeccoonndd RRoouunndd

Simon Aspelin, Sweden, and Jamie Murray,Britain, def. Martin Damm and Pavel Vizner (7),Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-6 (5).

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LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Acquired 1B MarkTeixeira from Atlanta for 1B Casey Kotchman andRHP Steve Marek.

TEXAS RANGERS—Placed 3B Hank Blalock onthe 15-day DL. Recalled INF Ryan Roberts fromOklahoma (PCL). Transferred RHP JasonJennings from the 15-day to the 60-day DL.NNaattiioonnaall LLeeaagguuee

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Optioned RHPMicah Owings to Tucson (PCL). Recalled RHPJailen Peguero from Tucson.

CINCINNATI REDS—Optioned INF JerryHairston, Jr. to Louisville (IL).

COLORADO ROCKIES—Placed OF ScottPodsednik on the 15-day DL. Purchased the con-tract of OF Cory Sullivan from Colorado Springs(PCL).

NEW YORK METS—Activated RHP PedroMartinez from the bereavement list. OptionedLHP Willie Collazo to New Orleans (PCL).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Placed 3B PedroFeliz on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF MikeCervanek and LHP J.A. Happ from Lehigh Valley(IL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Placed 1B AdamLaRoche on the 15-day DL. Called up INF BrianBixler from Indianapolis (IL).

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Activated RHP ChrisYoung from the 15-day DL. Designated OF ChipAmbres for assignment.MMiiddwweesstt LLeeaagguuee

QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS—AnnouncedRHP Wayne Daman has been transferred to PalmBeach (FSL), RHP Kenny Maiques has been trans-ferred from Palm Beach and LHP J.D. Stambaughhas been transferred from the Cardinals (GCL).Released RHP Brandon Garner.SSoouutthheerrnn LLeeaagguuee

CAROLINA MUDCATS—Added RHP TimCorcoran to the roster. Sent OF Daron Roberts toJupiter (FSL).SSoouutthh AAttllaannttiicc LLeeaagguuee

KANNAPOLIS INTIMIDATORS—Named NickCapra manager.AAmmeerriiccaann AAssssoocciiaattiioonn

FORT WORTH CATS—Signed LHP Ryan Riddle.GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS—Sold the contract

of RHP Kieran Mattison to the Los AngelesDodgers.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Released OF JonnyKaplan.CCaann--AAmm LLeeaagguuee

ATLANTIC CITY SURF—Signed RHP AustinRedwine.NNoorrtthheerrnn LLeeaagguuee

JOLIET JACKHAMMERS—Activated DH JuanDiaz. Released INF Andy Launier and RHP CarlosCastillo.BBAASSKKEETTBBAALLLLNNaattiioonnaall BBaasskkeettbbaallll AAssssoocciiaattiioonn

NBA—Promoted Chris Granger to senior vicepresident, team marketing and business opera-tions.

ATLANTA HAWKS—Signed G Maurice Evans toa multiyear contract.

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Agreed to terms withF-C Emeka Okafor on a six-year contract.

NEW YORK KNICKS—Waived G Taurean Greenand F Bobby Jones.

ORLANDO MAGIC—Waived F James Augustine.PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Signed G Kareem

Rush.FFOOOOTTBBAALLLLNNaattiioonnaall FFoooottbbaallll LLeeaagguuee

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Signed TE Brent Miller.Waived TE Troy Bienemann.

ATLANTA FALCONS—Placed CB Von Hutchinson injured reserve. Re-signed DB Glenn Sharpe.Released DL David Patterson.

CHICAGO BEARS—Waived QB Nick Hill. Re-signed TE Marcus Stone.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Activated WRReggie Williams from the physically-unable-to-perform list.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Activated SRodney Harrison from physically-unable-to-per-form list.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Agreed to terms withDT Sedrick Ellis on a five-year contract.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed WR Rudy Burgess, SRon Girault, LB Jerry Mackey and LB BrandonRenkart. Waived S Darnell Bing and P Joe Smith.Released CB Andre Woolfolk. Placed RB DannyWoodhead on injured reserve.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Waived WR RobertJordan. Signed WR Robert Ortiz.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Signed DT Henry Smith.Waived-injured DT Josh Thompson.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Waived DL UlrichWinkler. Signed DT Eric Taylor.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Waived DT ZarnellFitch. Signed DT Babatunde Oshinowo.CCaannaaddiiaann FFoooottbbaallll LLeeaagguuee

CALGARY STAMPEDERS—Released DEAnthony Gargiulo, WR Chris Jackson, DB WillieByrd, WR Greg Hetherington. Signed DT MarcusParker to the practice roster. HHOOCCKKEEYYNNaattiioonnaall HHoocckkeeyy LLeeaagguuee

OTTAWA SENATORS—Signed C Josh Hennessyto a two-year contract.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Re-signed C DaveGove. Signed D Danny Richmond to a one-yearcontract.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Signed C StevenStamkos to a three-year contract.AAmmeerriiccaann HHoocckkeeyy LLeeaagguuee

MANITOBA MOOSE—Acquired D MattStephenson from Iowa.

NORFOLK ADMIRALS—Signed D JustinFletcher.LLAACCRROOSSSSEENNaattiioonnaall LLaaccrroossssee LLeeaagguuee

BOSTON BLAZERS—Acquired D Jack Reid fromRochester (MLL) for D Kyle Laverty.SSOOCCCCEERRMMaajjoorr LLeeaagguuee SSoocccceerr

NEW YORK RED BULLS—Signed D DiegoJimenez to a developmental contract. Placed FOscar Echeverry on the season-ending injury list.CCOOLLLLEEGGEE

CENTRAL ATLANTIC COLLEGIATE CONFER-ENCE—Announced the addition of women’slacrosse and men’s tennis as sponsored sportsfor 2008-09.

ARKANSAS—Suspended LB Freddy Burton andWR Marques Wade for the first two games afterarrests on drunken driving charges. Named JoeSheehan coordinator of athletic training andsports medicine.

BENTLEY—Named Gary Crompton men’s soc-cer coach.

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE—Named SamAnno linebackers and special teams coach.

COLGATE—Named Matt Tyler men’s andwomen’s assistant tennis coach and Leslie JeeCowan assistant trainer.

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON—Named DavidKite assistant golf coach.

FELICIAN—Named Thomas Notte women’ssoccer coach.

FLORIDA GULF COAST—Named BrittanyBertilson women’s golf coach and CassandraGoodson women’s and men’s cross countrycoach.

FORDHAM—Named Tom Claro and ShawnJohnson assistant football coaches.

HIGH POINT—Named Daniel Latham volunteerassistant baseball coach.

MARIST—Named Scott Nelson men’s lacrossecoach.

MASS.-DARTMOUTH—Named Henry Almeidamen’s soccer coach.

MUHLENBERG—Named Corey Goff associateathletic director, Jacole Fletcher cheerleadingcoach, James Lastowski assistant football coach,Briana Banks assistant field hockey coach, CaraKeating women’s assistant lacrosse coach, andKelley Freund assistant sports information direc-tor.

PITTSBURGH—Named Keith Gavin assistantwrestling coach.

SAMFORD—Named Andrea Ward and ShondraJohnson women’s assistant basketball coaches.

STANFORD—Named Jason Dunn cross countrycoach.

TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO—Named VirginiaCoindreau assistant track and cross countrycoach.

UAB—Named Ron Polk volunteer assistantbaseball coach.

VIRGINIA—Named Gabe Bernstein academiccoordinator.

VMI—Named Tim Vaught assistant track andfield coach.

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110000—1, Asafa Powell, Jamaica, 9.82 seconds. 2,Darvis Patton, United States, 9.98. 3, NestaCarter, Jamaica, 10.02. 4, Derrick Atkins,Bahamas, 10.02. 5, Darrel Brown, Trinidad, 10.06.6, Travis Padgett, United States, 10.07.

440000—1, Martyn Rooney, Great Britain, 44.72. 2,Ricardo Chambers, Jamaica, 44.90. 3, LeslieDjhone, France, 44.95. 4, Johan Wissman,Sweden, 45.65. 5, Andretti Bain, Bahamas, 45.85.6, Brice Panel, France, 46.07.

880000—1, Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Russia, 1:42.79. 2,Yusuf Saad Kamel, Qatar, 1:42.79. 3, MbulaeneMulaudzi, South Africa, 1:43.26. 4, Gary Reed,Canada, 1:43.68. 5, Ahmed Ismail, Sudan,1:44.34. 6, Robert Lathouwers, Netherlands,1:44.68.

11550000—1, Daniel Komen, Kenya, 3:31.49. 2,Shedrack Korir, Kenya, 3:31.94. 3, Nick Willis,New Zealand, 3:33.51. 4, Gideon Gathimba,Kenya, 3:33.73. 5, Nabil Madi, Algeria, 3:34.47. 6,Guillaume Eraud, France, 3:36.14.

33000000—1, Joseph Ebuya, Kenya, 7:34.62. 2, IsaacSongok, Kenya, 7:35.06. 3, Abraham Chebii,Kenya, 7:36.08. 4, Mark Kiptoo, Kenya, 7:36.43. 5,Boniface Songok, Kenya, 7:37.41. 6, ChrisSolinsky, United States, 7:37.97.

111100 HHuurrddlleess—1, David Oliver, United States,13.11. 2, Anwar Moore, United States, 13.19. 3,Jason Richardson, United States, 13.23. 4, PetrSvoboda, Czech Republic, 13.33. 5, StanislavOlijars, Latvia, 13.36. 6, Antwon Hicks, UnitedStates, 13.55.

440000 HHuurrddlleess—1, Danny McFarlane, Jamaica,48.39. 2, Marek Plawgo, Poland, 48.69. 3, ReubenMcCoy, United States, 48.82. 4, Brandon Johnson,United States, 49.07. 5, James Carter, UnitedStates, 49.30. 6, Salah Ghaidi, France, 49.44.

33000000 SStteeeepplleecchhaassee—1, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Bennabbad, France, 8:17.22. 2, Wesley Kiprotich,Kenya, 8:17.95. 3, Youcef Abdi, Australia, 8:18.34.4, Michael Kipyego, Kenya, 8:18.96. 5, MohamedBelabbas, France, 8:20.25. 6, Dan Huling, UnitedStates, 8:20.84.

TTrriippllee JJuummpp—1, Randy Lewis, Grenada, 57 feet,2 inches. 2, Nelson Evora, Portugal, 56-63⁄4. 3,Dmitri Valukevic, Slovakia, 56-51⁄4. 4, TeddyTamgho, France, 56-43⁄4. 5, Leevan Sands,Bahamas, 56-1. 6, Jadel Gregorio, Brazil, 55-3.

HHiigghh JJuummpp—1, Andrei Silnov, Russia, 7-73⁄4. 2,Linus Thornblad, Sweden, 7-7. 3, Andrei Tereshin,Russia, 7-7. 4 (tie), Martyn Bernard, GreatBritain, and Alexander Shustov, Russia, 7-53⁄4. 6,Donald Thomas, Bahamas, 7-41⁄4.

SShhoott PPuutt—1, Tomasz Majewski, Poland, 67-03⁄4.2, Dan Taylor, United States, 66-53⁄4. 3, RutgerSmith, Netherlands, 66-5. 4, Garrett Johnson,United States, 66-11⁄2. 5, Dorian Scott, Jamaica,66-1. 6, Peter Sack, Germany, 65-101⁄4.WWoommeenn

110000—1, Kerron Stewart, Jamaica, 10.94. 2,Sherone Simpson, Jamaica, 10.95. 3, TorriEdwards, United States, 11.02. 4, Carmelita Jeter,United States, 11.08. 5, Kim Gevaert, Belgium,11.13. 6, Angela Williams, United States, 11.23.

11550000—1, Natalia Panteleyeva, Russia, 4:02.56.2, Sarah Jamieson, Australia, 4:03.03. 3, NataliaRodriguez, Spain, 4:03.68. 4, Silwia Ejdys, Poland,4:04.46. 5, Agnes Samaria, Namibia, 4:05.30. 6,Christin Wurth-Thomas, United States, 4:05.31.

33000000—1, Yimer Ayalew, Ethiopia, 8:35.50. 2,Dolores Checa, Spain, 8:37.78. 3, PeninahJepchumba, Kenya, 8:40.12. 4, Zakia MohamedMrisho, Tanzania, 8:44.33. 5, Jane Kiptoo, Kenya,8:46.26. 6, Jennifer Rhines, United States, 8:51.29.

44xx110000—1, Americas, 42.33. 2, United States,42.49. 3, Germany, 43.25. 4, France, 43.27. 5, Italy,43.92.

110000 HHuurrddlleess—1, Brigitte Foster-Hylton,Jamaica, 12.49. 2, Sally McLellan, Australia,12.53. 3, Joanna Hayes, United States, 12.67. 4,Yvette Lewis, United States, 12.85. 5, CandiceDavis, United States, 12.87. 6, Nichole Denby,United States, 12.92.

440000 HHuurrddlleess—1, Melanie Walker, Jamaica,53.48. 2, Tiffany Ross-Williams, United States,53.54. 3, Sheena Tosta, United States, 53.58. 4,Anna Jesien, Poland, 54.30. 5, Yevgeniya Isakova,Russia, 55.05. 6, Aurore Kassambara, France,55.24.

LLoonngg JJuummpp—1, Naide Gomes, Portugal, 23-41⁄2.2, Britney Reese, United States, 22-21⁄4. 3, LudmilaKolchanova, Russia, 21-11. 4, Grace Upshaw,United States, 21-91⁄2. 5, Keila Costa, Brazil, 21-51⁄4.6, Funmi Jimoh, United States, 21-43⁄4.

PPoollee VVaauulltt—1, Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia, 16-61⁄2(World record. Old record: Isinbayeva, 5.03,Rome, July 11, 2008). 2, Yulia Golubchikova,Russia, 15-51⁄2. 3, Monika Pyrek, Poland, 15-51⁄2. 4,Anna Rogowska, Poland, 15-23⁄4. 5, SvetlanaFeofanova, Russia, 15-23⁄4. 6, Fabiana Murer,Brazil, 15-23⁄4.

RaidersK.C. Royals, W 6-0 (1-0)at K.C. Barnstormers, W 8-5 (2-0)Emporia at Emporia Tournament, W 12-0 (3-0)Hutchinson at Emporia Tournament, W 9-5 (4-

0)Hutchinson at Emporia Tournament, W 12-4 (5-

0)Newton at Emporia Tournament, W 2-0 (6-0)Gardner at Fort Scott Tournament, W 14-3 (7-

0)Colorado Khaos Gold at Fort Scott Tournament,

L 6-7 (7-1)K.C. Bullets at at Fort Scott Tournament, L 2-4

(7-2)Butler County Cubs at Fort Scott Tournament,

W 8-2 (8-2)K.C. Mac & Seitz at Fort Scott Tournament, L 0-

9 (8-3)Lawton, Okla., L 3-12 (8-4)Lawton, Okla., W 8-4 (9-4)Ozark, Mo., in Al Ice Classic, L 2-5 (9-5)Liberty, Mo., in Al Ice Classic, L 3-4 (9-6)Arkansas City in Al Ice Classic, W 11-0, (10-6)Dodge City in Al Ice Classic, W 9-1 (11-6)at Topeka Capitals, W 7-1 (12-6)at Topeka Capitals, W 13-3 (13-6)Johnson County Hornets at Hutchinson

Tournament, W 5-1 (14-6)Hutchinson at Hutchinson Tournament, L 3-6

(14-7)Lawton, Okla., at Hutchinson Tournament, L 1-

9 (14-8)K.C. Between the Lines at Hutchinson

Tournament, W 8-3 (15-8)Tahlequah, Okla., at Bartlesville Tournament, L

3-7 (15-9)Springfield, Mo., Kickapoo at Bartlesville

Tournament, L 5-8 (15-10)Fort Smith, Ark., at Bartlesville Tournament, L

0-9 (15-11)Bartlesville at Bartlesville Tournament, L 1-6

(15-12)Emporia, W 13-3 (16-12)Emporia, W 11-4 (17-12)Topeka Capitals, L 10-14 (17-13)Topeka Capitals, W 15-5 (18-13)Buhler at Emporia Tournament, W 10-0 (19-13)Wichita Bosox at Emporia Tournament, W 11-1

(20-13)Topeka Capitals at Emporia Tournament, L 5-6

(20-14)Emporia at Emporia Tournament, W 11-0 (21-

14)at K.C. Royals, W 6-2 (22-14)at K.C. Royals, L 10-14 (22-15)K.C. Barnstormers, W 6-5 (23-15)K.C. Barnstormers, W 12-11 (24-15)Olathe South, W 4-0 (25-15)Olathe South, L 11-13 (25-16)at Emporia, L 12-13 (25-17)at Emporia, W 17-5 (26-17)

ZZoonnee TToouurrnnaammeenntt aatt IIccee FFiieellddTonganoxie, W 35-0 (27-17)Atchison, W 11-5 (28-17)Atchison, W 22-30 (29-17) AAuugg.. 11--55 — Legion State at Pittsburg

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WW LL PPcctt.. GGBBFargo-Moorhead 41 25 .621 —Kansas City 34 32 .515 7Winnipeg 33 32 .508 71⁄2Joliet 32 32 .500 8Gary 32 33 .492 81⁄2Schaumburg 24 42 .364 17TTuueessddaayy’’ss GGaammeess

Fargo-Moorhead 10, Kansas City 8, 9 innings,1st game

Kansas City 2, Fargo-Moorhead 1, 2nd gameGary 14, Winnipeg 10Schaumburg 8, Joliet 1

TTooddaayy’’ss GGaammeessFargo-Moorhead at Kansas CityGary at WinnipegSchaumburg at Joliet

Texas LeagueSSeeccoonndd HHaallffAAtt AA GGllaanncceeNNoorrtthh DDiivviissiioonn

WW LL PPcctt.. GGBBNW Arkansas (Royals) 24 14 .632 —Springfield (Cardinals) 19 19 .500 5Tulsa (Rockies) 18 20 .474 6x-Arkansas (Angels) 14 24 .368 10SSoouutthh DDiivviissiioonn

WW LL PPcctt.. GGBBx-Frisco (Rangers) 23 15 .605 —San Antonio (Padres) 20 17 .541 21⁄2Midland (Athletics) 20 18 .526 3Corpus Christi (Astros) 13 24 .351 91⁄2x-won first halfTTuueessddaayy’’ss GGaammeess

Midland 7, Frisco 3Northwest Arkansas 9, Tulsa 6Corpus Christi 6, San Antonio 5, 10 inningsArkansas 8, Springfield 2

TTooddaayy’’ss GGaammeessMidland at FriscoNorthwest Arkansas at TulsaSan Antonio at Corpus ChristiSpringfield at Arkansas

KansasAAuugg.. 3300 — Florida International, 6 p.m.SSeepptt.. 66 — Louisiana Tech, 6 p.m. (FSM)SSeepptt.. 1122 — at South Florida, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)SSeepptt.. 2200 — Sam Houston State, 6 p.m.SSeepptt.. 2277 — openOOcctt.. 44 — at Iowa State, TBAOOcctt.. 1111 — Colorado, TBAOOcctt.. 1188 — at Oklahoma, TBAOOcctt.. 2255 — Texas Tech, TBANNoovv.. 11 — Kansas State, TBANNoovv.. 88 — at Nebraska, TBANNoovv.. 1155 — Texas, TBANNoovv.. 2222 — openNNoovv.. 2299 — Missouri at Arrowhead Stadium,

11:30 a.m. or 2 p.m. (FSM)

Free StateSSeepptt.. 55 — SM West, 7 p.m.SSeepptt.. 1111 — SM South, 7 p.m.SSeepptt.. 1199 — at SM Northwest (SM North), 7 p.m.SSeepptt.. 2266 — at Olathe South (ODAC), 7 p.m.OOcctt.. 33 — SM East, 7 p.m.OOcctt.. 99 — at Olathe North (ODAC), 7 p.m.OOcctt.. 1177 — at Leavenworth, 7 p.m.OOcctt.. 2244 — at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m.OOcctt.. 3311 — Olathe Northwest, 7 p.m.

LawrenceSSeepptt.. 55 — at SM North, 7 p.m.SSeepptt.. 1122 — SM East, 7:30 p.m.SSeepptt.. 1199 — SM West, 7:30 p.m.SSeepptt.. 2266 — at SM Northwest (SM North), 7 p.m.OOcctt.. 22 — Olathe North, 7:30 p.m.OOcctt.. 1100 — at Olathe South, 7 p.m.OOcctt.. 1177 — Olathe Northwest, 7:30 p.m.OOcctt.. 2244 — Free State, 7:30 p.m.OOcctt.. 3311 — at Leavenworth, 7 p.m.

VeritasSSeepptt.. 55 — Flint Hills Christian, 7 p.m.SSeepptt.. 1133 — at Springfield, Mo., Christian, 3 p.m.SSeepptt.. 1199 — openSSeepptt.. 2266 — Hutchinson Central Christian, 7

p.m.OOcctt.. 33 — Salina St. John’s, 7 p.m.OOcctt.. 1100 — at Topeka Cair Paravel, 7 p.m.OOcctt.. 1177 — at Wichita Word of Life, 7 p.m.OOcctt.. 2244 — at St. Mary’s Academy, 7 p.m.OOcctt.. 3300 — Wichita Sunrise Academy, 7 p.m.

SeaburySSeepptt.. 44 — at KSD, 5 p.m.SSeepptt.. 88 — at Crest JV, 5 p.m.SSeepptt.. 2200 — at K.C. East Christian, 1 p.m.SSeepptt.. 2266 — at Flint Hills Christian, 7 p.m.OOcctt.. 66 — at Burlington JV, 5 p.m.OOcctt.. 99 — at KSD, 4 p.m.

| Wednesday, July 30, 2008 LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLDSPORTS8B

BIG 12 SPOTLIGHTLAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD

Paydirt potential

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TEXAS TECH WIDE RECEIVER MICHAEL CRABTREE, TOP, Missouri wide receiver/return manJeremy Maclin, bottom left, and Kansas wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe, bottom right, arethreats in the Big 12 Conference to score a touchdown every time they touch the ball.

With 10 of its top 12 quar-terbacks returning, the Big 12Conference should be any-thing but boring during theupcoming college footballseason.

Some of the best quarter-backs in the country play inthe Big 12, as evidenced fromthe “Mt. Passmore” featureshowcased on page 1B oftoday’s sports section.

But what about the guysthat complete the highlightreel?

The running backs whoturn busted plays intochunks of yardage. The widereceivers who turn five-yardscreen passes into 80-yardtouchdowns. These guysdeserve similar glory.

The Big 12 football dreamteam started with quarter-backs Sam Bradford, ChaseDaniel, Graham Harrell andTodd Reesing.

It’s time to expand the listto include the best game-breaking playmakers in theconference.

The mission is simple:Find the players who canchange a game’s outcome ina single play. In the era ofquick strikes, spread offensesand 76-point outbursts, it hasbecome incredibly importantfor offenses to be able tolight up the scoreboard.

The Big 12’s primetimeplaymakers:

WR — Michael Crabtree,Texas Tech

WR — Jeremy Maclin,Missouri

WR — Dezmon Briscoe,Kansas

WR — Deon Murphy,Kansas State

RB — Marlon Lucky,Nebraska

KR — Marcus Herford,Kansas

PR — Jeremy Maclin,Missouri

Operating out of thespread offense, which typi-cally features four receivers,would easily be the best wayto utilize the speed of thisdream team.

Crabtree, a sophomorefrom Dallas, shattered theNCAA freshman touchdownrecord (previously 16) with22 last season, to go alongwith 134 catches and 1,962yards. Red Raiders coachMike Leach utilizes Crabtreeas a deep threat and a pos-session receiver. There willbe times when Harrell tossesa quick screen pass to Crab-tree to let him maneuver inthe open field. Several of histouchdowns in 2007 camefrom this scenario. Whendefenses move up to antici-pate that, Crabtree has thespeed to burn secondariesdeep. Either way, he’s athreat to score every time hetouches the ball.

Maclin, a sophomore fromSt. Louis, defines this dreamteam. He’s a quadruplethreat who can score fromhis natural wide receiverspot, from the backfield oron kickoff and punt returns.Maclin set an NCAA fresh-man record with 2,776 all-purpose yards in 2007. Justget this guy the ball, sit backand enjoy the show.

Briscoe, a sophomore(unreal sophomore receivingclass in the Big 12, no?) fromDallas, proved he had a

knack for the end zone lastseason as a freshman, scor-ing in four of his first sixgames in a KU uniform. Nearthe end of the season,Reesing looked for Briscoeconsiderably more as a deepthreat. Briscoe’s 2007 num-bers (43 catches, 496 yards,seven TDs) were as a No. 3receiver. Imagine what’sahead in 2008 as a No. 2receiver. Playmaker city.

Murphy, a senior fromHouston, is like Maclin,minus a level or two of thehighest gear. However, don’tunderestimate the big-playpotential of Murphy, who hasthe ability to take passes orpunts the distance. In fact, K-State led the nation in puntreturns a year ago. Murphy’s17.5 yards per return were abig reason why.

Lucky, a senior from NorthHollywood, Calif., fits in asthe ideal running backbecause of his versatility.Imagine the different looksthis offense could providewith Lucky, who led thenation in receptions by arunning back with 75 lastseason. Combine that withhis 1,019 rushing yards andnine touchdowns and we’reon the verge of danger withhis abilities.

Herford, a senior fromDeSoto, Texas, would handlekickoff return duties. Hisability to escape from largepacks of would-be tacklersmakes the KU speedster athreat to reach the end zoneon every kickoff. Herfordaveraged 28.6 yards perreturn last year (15th in thenation) and provides thisgroup with a huge advantagein the field position battle.

Then again, with thismany playmakers in the Big12, will field position evenmatter in the fall?

Eric Sorrentinoesorrentino@ljworld.com

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