South Bend, Indiana; August 25, 2008

Free Press Sports

Loon 6, Silver Hawks 5 (11); Silver Hawks 12, Loons 2: The Silver Hawks (39-23) narrowed their magic playoff number down to one with their road win over the Loons.\

The Hawks now have a five-game lead over Dayton and a six-game over Lansing in the second Midwest League half-season.

The Hawks are off to see the Wizards this week; game time tonight at Fort Wayne’s Memorial Stadium is 7 p.m.

MLB NL: Cubs 6, Nationals 1; Brewers 4, Pirates 3 (12); Cardinals 6, Braves 3; Astros 6, Mets 4 (10); Rockies 4, Reds 3 (12); Giants 7, Padres 4; Marlins 5, Diamondbacks 2; Phillies 5, Dodgers 2 (11).

MLB AL: White Sox 6, Rays 5 (10); Angels 5, Twins 3; Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 5 (10); Yankees 8, Orioles 7; Royals 7, Tigers 3; Mariners 8, Athletics 4; Indians 4, Rangers 3.

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

WNBA Scores: No games scheduled during Olympics.

Sprint Cup Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway: 1. Carl Edwards (Ford); 2. Kyle Busch (Toyota); 3. Denny Hamlin (Toyota); 4. Kevin Harvick (Chevy); 5. Jeff Gordon (Chevy); 6. Ryan Newman (Dodge); 7. Clint Bowyer (Chevy); 8. Tony Stewart (Toyota); 9. Matt Kenseth (Ford); 10. David Ragan (Ford); 17. Tony Raines (Chevy).

Sprint Cup Standings: 1. Kyle Busch 3609; 2. Carl Edwards 3397; 3. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 3193; 4. Jimmie Johnson 3191; 5. Jeff Burton 3117; 6. Tony Stewart 3013; 7. Greg Biffle 2984; 8. Kevin Harvick 2972; 9. Jeff Gordon 2951; 10. Matt Kenseth 2921; 11. Denny Hamlin 2900; 12. Clint Bowyer 2855; 15. Ryan Newman 2674.

IRL Grand Prix Of Sonoma (all cars Dallara-Honda): 1. Helio Castroneves, 2. Ryan Briscoe, 3. Tony Kanaan, 4. Dan Weldon, 5. Danica Patrick, 6. E.J. Viso, 7. Vitor Meira, 8. Graham Rahal, 9. Justin Wilson, 10. Mario Moraes.

Golf: PGA The Barclays—Vijay Singh, Sergio Garcia, K. Sutherland –8 (Singh wins on second playoff hole); LPGA Safeway Classic—Cristie Kerr, Sophie Gustafson, Helen Alfredsson –13 (Kerr wins on first playoff hole); Champions’ Tour-Boeing Classic—Tom Kite –14, Scott Simpson –12.

NFL Preseason Scores: Thursday—49ers 37, Bears 30; Friday—Eagles 27, Patriots 17; Cowboys 23, Texans 22; Falcons 17, Titans 3; Packers 27, Broncos 24; Saturday—Lions 26, Browns 6; Jets 10, Giants 7; Jaguars 23, Buccaneers 17; Panthers 47, Redskins 3; Dolphins 24, Chiefs 0; Saints 13, Bengals 0; Rams 24, Ravens 10; Steelers 12, Vikings 10; Cardinals 24, Raiders 0; Sunday—Bills 20, Colts 7.

Little League World Series Final: Hawaii 12, Mexico 3.

Olympic Results: Basketball Finals, Men’s—USA 118, Spain 107; Women’s—USA 92, Australia 65; Indoor Volleyball Finals, Men’s—USA 3, Brazil 1; Women’s—Brazil 3, USA 1; Men’s Water Polo—Hungary 14, USA 10.

Olympics Medal Count (gold, silver, bronze): 1. USA 36, 38, 36, 110; 2. China 51, 21, 28, 100; 3. Russia 23, 21, 28, 72; 4. Britain 19, 13, 15, 47; 5. Germany 16, 10, 15, 41; 6. Australia 14, 15, 17, 46; 7. France 7, 16, 17, 40; 8. South Korea 13, 10, 8, 31; 9. Italy 8, 10, 10, 28; 10. Japan 9, 6, 10, 25.

Falcons Name Rookie QB Starter: The Falcons have named Matt Ryan of Boston College, their top pick and the number-three overall pick in this year’s draft, as their starting quarterback.

Weather

Today High 76 Low 50 Clear

Tue High 77 Low 56 Clear

Wed High 83 Low 63 Partly Cloudy

Thu High 83 Low 63 Chance Storms

Fri High 79 Low 59 Chance Storms

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., Deal Or No Deal; 9 p.m., America’s Toughest Jobs; 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; 9:30 p.m., The New Adventures Of Old Christine; 25—8 p.m., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill 28—8-10 p.m., Two-Hour Prison Break; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Bible Prophecy; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8 p.m., High School Musical: Get In the Picture; 9-10 p.m., Samantha Who? (two episodes); 69--7-11 p.m., White Sox at Orioles; (Full Democratic convention coverage on digital channel 34; network coverage on 16, 22, and 57 begins at 10 p.m.)

Nation/World

Barack Goes For Experience In Picking Biden: First-term senator and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama went for experience in choosing a running mate: Six-term Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware.

Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1973 at the age of 30. He is currently Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee (1987-95). He still serves on the Judiciary Committee.

Biden, the longest-serving senator in Delaware history, ran for president in 1998 and 2008.

Like Obama, he has no executive experience.