South Bend, Indiana; August 22, 2008

Free Press Sports

Silver Hawks, Loons: Elijah Rumler doubled home Derrick Walker in the eighth with the winning run to bring to bring their playoff-clinching magic number to four.

JoJo Batten hit his sixth homer and third in as many games; Matt Oxendine had three hits.

The Silver Hawks (37-22) lead Dayton and Lansing by five games.

Clay Zavada set the side down in order in the ninth for his seventh save and improved his ERA to 0.64.

The two teams play again tonight at Midland, Mi. Game time is 7:05 p.m..

MLB NL: Cubs 3, Reds 2; Dodgers 3, Rockies 1; Giants 4, Marlins 3; Nationals 4, Phillies 3; Mets 5, Braves 4, Diamondbacks 4, Padres 1.

MLB AL: White Sox Idle; Twins 2, Angels 1 (12); Indians 10, Royals 3; Blue Jays 14, Yankees 3; Athletics 2, Mariners 0.

MLS Scores: Fire 1, Los Angeles 0.

WNBA Scores: No games scheduled during Olympics.

Olympic Soccer Final; USA Women 1, Brazil 0 (Extra): Carli Lloyd knocked in the winning in the sixth minute of extra time as the short-handed USA women beat Brazil.

The Americans were without striker Abby Wambach and defender Cat Whitehill due to injury.

ND alumnae Shannon Box and Kate (Sobrero) Markgraf played the entire game.

Monday Olympic Results: Men’s 400—LaShawn Merritt gold (USA); Jeremy Wariner silver (USA); David Neville bronze (USA); 110 Hurdles—David Payne silver (USA); David Oliver bronze (USA); Women’s 200—Allyson Felix silver (USA); Equestrian Individual Jumping—Beezie Madison bronze (USA); Women’s Water Polo Final—Netherlands def. USA; Men’s 68 KG Taekwondo—Mark Lopez Silver (USA); Women’s 57 KG Taekwondo—Diana Lopez bronze (USA); Women’s Volleyball Semifinal—USA 3, Cuba 0; Men’s Beach Volleyball Final—Todd Rogers-Phil Dalhausser (USA) def. Fabio-Marcio (Brazil) 23-21, 17-21, 15-4.

Olympics Medal Count (gold, silver, bronze): 1. USA 30, 36, 35, 101; 2. China 46, 15, 24, 85; 3. Russia 16, 17, 22, 55; 4. Britain 18, 13, 11, 42; 5. Australia 11, 14, 16, 41; 6. Germany 14, 9, 13, 36; 7. France 5, 13, 16, 34; 8. South Korea 11, 10, 6, 27; 9. Italy 7, 8, 10, 25; 10. Japan 9, 6, 9, 24.

Weather

Today High 85 Low 68 Chance Storms

Sat High 86 Low 65 Chance Storms

Sun High 81 Low 56 Partly Cloudy

Mon High 77 Low 58 Clear

Tue High 81 Low 61 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., 2008 Summer Olympics; 22—8-11 p.m., NFL Preseason: Texans at Cowboys; 25—8-10 p.m., Smackdown; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes); 28—8-10 p.m., Are You Smarter Than a 5^th Grader? (two episodes); 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., LESEA In Action; 9 p.m., Harvest; 9:30 p.m., Berean Seventh Day Adventist; 9:30 p.m., Joyce Meyer; 57—8-10 p.m., Collateral (Movie w/Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx); 10 p.m., 20/20; 69--8-10 p.m., Jaws the Revenge; 10 p.m., Andy Griffith; 10:30 p.m., Twilight Zone.

Weekend Sports: Baseball—This Week In Baseball (Sat, 28, 12 p.m.); Little League World Series (Sat, 57, 12:30 p.m.-6 p.m.); MLB: Braves at Cardinals (Sat, 28, 3:30 p.m.-7 p.m.); Extreme Sports—Sun, 16, 4-6 p.m.; Football—High School NorthWood at Jimtown (Sat, 46, 9-11 a.m.); Big East College Football Preview (Sat, 69, 6 p.m.); NFL: Steelers at Vikings (Sat, 22, 8-11 p.m.); Golf—PGA The Barclays (22; Sat, 3-6 p.m. and Sun, 2-6 p.m.); Olympics—16; Sat, 10-6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.-12 a.m.; Sun. 12-4 p.m. and Closing Ceremony, 7-11 p.m.; Tennis—Women’s Pilot Pen Final (Sat, 22, 1-3 p.m.); UFC—69; Sat, 7 p.m., and Sun, 6 p.m.

Weekend Movies: Adrift in Manhattan (69, Sat., 8-10 p.m.); Cherish (25, Sat, 12-2 p.m.); Drop Dead Gorgeous (25, Sat, 2-4 p.m.); From Justin To Kelly (28, Sun, 5-7 p.m.); Jeepers Creepers 2 (25, Sat, 4-6 p.m.); The Last Trimester (25, Sun, 1-3 p.m.); Little Nicky (25, Sun, 3-5 p.m.); Madagascar (57, Sat, 8-10 p.m.); The Perfect Marriage (25, Sun, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.); Punchline (28, Sun, 1-3:30 p.m.); Summer of Sam (25, Sat, 8-10 p.m.).