South Bend, Indiana; August 18, 2008

Free Press Sports

Wizards 6, Silver Hawks 5 (Fri); Silver Hawks 1, Whitecaps 0 (Sat); Whitecaps 9, Silver Hawks 4 (Sun): The Hawks (35-21) increased their lead to four games over the second-place Lansing Lugnuts and five games over the third-place Dayton Dragons.

The Silver Hawks host the Whitecaps tonight at 6:30 p.m.

MLB NL: Cubs 9, Marlins 2; Dodgers 7, Brewers 5; Reds 7, Cardinals 3; Rockies 7, Nationals 2; Mets 4, Pirates 0; Giants 3, Braves 1; Astros 3, Diamondbacks 0; Phillies 2, Padres 1.

MLB AL: White Sox 13, Athletics 1; Twins 11, Mariners 8; Blue Jays 15, Red Sox 4; Rays 7, Rangers 4; Orioles 16, Tigers 8; Indians 4, Angels 3; Yankees 15, Royals 6.

MLS Scores: Saturday—DC United 1, Fire 0; Columbus 2, FC Dallas 1; San Jose 4, New England 0; Colorado 2, Kansas City 1; Houston 4, Real Salt Lake 3; Sunday—New York 2, Toronto FC 0.

WNBA Scores: No games scheduled during Olympics.

NFL Exhibition Scores: Saturday—Seahawks 29, Bears 26; Colts 19, Falcons 9; Redskins 13, Jets 10; Vikings 23, Ravens 15; Dolphins 19, Jaguars 14; Texans 31, Saints 27; Cardinals 27, Chiefs 17; Rams 7, Chargers 6; 49ers 34, Packers 6; Broncos 23, Cowboys 13; Sunday—Lions 27, Bengals 10; Buccaneers 27, Patriots 10.

NASCAR 3M Performance 400, Michigan International Speedway: 1. Carl Edwards (99 Ford); 2. Kyle Busch (18 Toyota); 3. David Ragan (6 Ford); 4. Greg Biffle (16 Ford); 5. Matt Kenseth (17 Ford); 6. Mark Martin (8 Chevy); 7. Brian Vickers (83 Toyota ); 8. Kevin Harvick (29 Chevy); 9. Elliott Sadler (19 Dodge); 10. Jamie McMurray (26 Ford); 21 Ryan Newman (12 Dodge); 31. Tony Raines (70 Chevy).

Sprint Cup Standings: 1. Kyle Busch 3429; 2. Carl Edwards 3207; 3. Jimmie Johnson 3127; 4. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 3084; 5. Jeff Burton 3080; 6. Tony Stewart 2871; 7. Greg Biffle 2854; 8. Kevin Harvick 2812; 9. Jeff Gordon 2791; 10. Matt Kenseth 2783; 11. Kasey Kahne 2756; 12. Denny Hamlin 2735; 17. Ryan Newman 2524.

Golf: PGA Wyndham Championship—1. Carl Pettersson 021, 2. Scott McCarron –10; LPGA Canadian Women’s Open—1. Katherine Hull –11, 2. So Ri Pak –10; Champions’ Jeld-Wen Tradition—1. Fred Funk –19, 2. Mike Goodes –16.

Phelps’ Breaks Another Spitz Record: USA swimmer Michael Phelps broke another long-standing record with his eighth gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. The previous mark was seven by swimmer Mark Spitz of the USA.

Phelps raised his record total to 14 golds. He broke world records in four of the five individual events he competed in and his three relay teams set world marks.

Venus-Serena Win Doubles Gold: Venus and Serena Williams of the USA won the Olympic Tennis Doubles Gold Medal, beating Anabel Medina-Virginia Ruano (Spain) 6-2, 6-0.

Luken Gets Fourth Medal: Nastia Luken of the USA won her fourth Olympic Gymnastics medal with a silver in the uneven bars. China’s He Kexin took the gold.

Luken and He got identical scores in the event but He was awarded the gold on a tiebreaker.

Luken now has a gold medal in the all-around, two silver medals, and a bronze.

The USA’s Shawn Johnson has three silver medals in women’s gymnastics.

Olympics Medal Count (gold, silver, bronze): 1. USA 22, 24, 26, 72; 2. China 39, 14, 14, 67; 3. Russia 8, 13, 15, 36; 4. Australia 11, 10, 12, 33; 5. France 4, 11, 13, 28; 6.
Great Britain 12, 7, 8, 27; 7. Germany 9, 7, 7, 23; 8. South Korea 8, 9, 6, 23; 9. Japan 8, 5, 7, 20; 10. Italy 6, 6, 6, 18.

Weather

Today High 85 Low 59 Clear

Tue High 83 Low 58 Partly Cloudy

Wed High 85 Low 61 Partly Cloudy

Thu High 85 Low 63 Partly Cloudy

Fri High 85 Low 65 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., 2008 Summer Olympics; 22—8 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 8:30 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9 p.m., The New Adventures of Old Christine 25—8 p.m., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28—8p.m., Prison Break; 9 p.m., Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Bible Prophecy Unveiled; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8 p.m., High School Musical: Get In the Picture; 9-11 p.m., Bewitched (movie); 69---8-10 p.m., World Music Awards.

Nation/World

Pakistani President Resigns: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf resigned today rather than face impeachment. He said an im-peachment battle would harm the nation.

Musharraf first seized power in 1999 when he overthrew Nawaz Sharif. Sharif had named Musharraf army chief of staff and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.

Musharraf later persuaded Pakistan’s president to step down but he held on to the jobs of chairman of the joint chiefs and prime minister in violation of the Pakistani constitution.

Musharraf was “reelected” twice by Parliaments that he controlled.

Russian Troops Withdrawing: Russian troops are beginning to withdraw from the neighboring Republic of Georgia but will remain in the breakaway Georgian provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, according to the Russian government.

Nepal Swears in New Prime Minister: Maoist leader Prachanda was sworn in as prime minister of the new Republic of Nepal today. Prachanda led the fight to overthrow Nepal’s 240-year-old Hindu monarchy.