South Bend, Indiana; August 20, 2008

Free Press Sports

Whitecaps 10, Silver Hawks 9: Taylor Harbin went 5-for-6 with three doubles and six RBIs in a losing effort for the hosts.

The Whitecaps came up with two runs in the bottom of the ninth for the win.

The Silver Hawks (36-22) lead the Lansing Lugnuts by 3 ½ games and the Dayton Dragons by four. Their magic qualifying number is five.

The Silver Hawks are off tonight; they travel to Great Lakes tomorrow to begin an eight-game road trip.

MLB NL: Cubs 5, Reds 0; Astros 5, Brewers 2; Pirates 4, Cardinals 1; Phillies 5, Nationals 4; Mets 7, Braves 3; Rockies 8, Dodgers 3; Marlins 6, Giants 0; Diamondbacks 7, Padres 6.

MLB AL: White Sox 5, Mariners 0; Twins 13, Athletics 2; Red Sox 7, Orioles 2; Rays 4, Angels 2; Indians 9, Royals 4; Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1; Tigers 11, Rangers 3.

MLS Scores: No games scheduled.

WNBA Scores: No games scheduled during Olympics.

Monday Olympic Results: Women’s 400—Sanya Richards bronze (USA); Women’s 100 Hurdles—Dawn Harper gold (USA); Sailing, Women’s Laser Radial One-Person Dinghy—Anna Tunnicliffe gold (USA); Men’s 55G Freestyle Wrestling Final--:Henry Cejudo (USA) def. Tomohiro Matsunaga (Japan); Baseball—USA 4, Taiwan 2; Women’s Basketball—USA 104, South Korea 60; Women’s Volleyball Quarterfinals—USA 3, Italy 2; Women’s Water Polo Semifinals—USA 9, Australia 8.

Olympics Medal Count (gold, silver, bronze): 1. China 45, 14, 20, 79; 2. USA 26, 26, 27, 79; 3. Russia 13, 14, 18, 45; 4. Great Britain 16, 10, 10, 36; 5. Australia 11, 12, 13, 36; 6. France 4, 12, 14, 30; ; 7. Germany 11, 8, 9, 28; 8. South Korea 8, 10, 6, 24; 9. Japan 8, 6, 9, 23; 10. Italy 6, 7, 7, 20.

Weather

Today High 85 Low 52 Clear

Thu High 86 Low 65 Partly Cloudy

Fri High 86 Low 67 Chance Storms

Sat High 85 Low 65 Chance Storms

Sun High 81 Low 58 Chance Storms

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., 2008 Summer Olympics: Women’s Beach Volleyball Final; 22—8 p.m., Greatest American Dog; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25—8 p.m., America’s Next Top Model; 9 p.m., Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious; 28—8p.m., Bones; 9 p.m., Ter-minator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8 p.m., Wife Swap; 9 p.m., Supernanny; 69---8 p.m., Reds at Cubs.

Nation/World

Obama To Appear With Running Mate Saturday: Illinois Senator Barack Obama will appear with his vice-presidential pick at a rally in Springfield, Il. Saturday. His aides say he could announce who the running mate will be any time.

Springfield was where Obama launched his presidential bid 18 months ago.

Russians Still in Republic of Georgia: Despite assurances they were pulling out, Russian troops captured 20 Republic of Georgia soldiers yesterday and seized a shipment of Humvees that were supposed to be returned to the U.S.

Rice Signs Missile Deal With Poland: Despite threats from Russia, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice signed a missile defense deal with Poland today.