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San Diego at Cincinnati
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Tennessee at Cleveland
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Atlanta at NY Giants
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FS1
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10 a.m.
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FSSD
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh
MLB
2 p.m.
Houston at Texas
ESPN
3:30 p.m. San Diego at Arizona
FSSD
4 p.m.
L.A.Angels at Seattle
FSNW
4 p.m.
Colorado at L.A. Dodgers
SNLA
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8:30 a.m. UEFA Champions League, Malmo FF at Paris St. Germain
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Baseball
SCOREBOARD
BASEBALL
MLB
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East
W L
Pct
GB
Toronto
82 61 .573
--
NewYork
79 64 .552
3
Baltimore
70 73 .490
12
Tampa Bay
69 74 .483
13
Boston
68 75 .476
14
Central
W L
Pct
GB
Kansas City
84 59 .587
--
Minnesota
75 68 .524
9
Cleveland
71
71
.500
12½
Chicago
68 74 .479
15½
Detroit
65 78 .455
19
West
W L
Pct
GB
Houston
77 67 .535
--
Texas
76 67 .531
½
LosAngeles
72 71
.503
4½
Seattle
70 75 .483
7½
Oakland
61 83 .424
16
Monday’s Games
Baltimore 2,Boston 0
Cleveland 8,Kansas City 3
N.Y.Yankees 4,Tampa Bay 1
Texas 5,Houston 3
Minnesota 7,Detroit 1
ChicagoWhite Sox 8,Oakland 7,14
innings
Seattle 10,L.A.Angels 1
Tuesday’s Games
Boston (J.Kelly 10-6) at Baltimore
(U.Jimenez 11-9),1:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Medlen 3-1) at Cleveland
(Tomlin 5-1),1:10 p.m.
N.Y.Yankees (Warren 6-6) atTampa Bay
(Odorizzi 7-8),1:10 p.m.
Toronto (Buehrle 14-7) atAtlanta
(Teheran 10-7),1:10 p.m.
Houston (McHugh 16-7) atTexas
(M.Perez 2-5),2:05 p.m.
Detroit (Simon 12-9) at Minnesota
(P.Hughes 10-8),2:10 p.m.
Oakland (Brooks 1-3) at ChicagoWhite
Sox (Samardzija 9-12),2:10 p.m.
L.A.Angels (Tropeano 1-2) at Seattle
(F.Hernandez 17-8),4:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East
W L
Pct
GB
NewYork
83 61 .576
--
Washington
73 70 .510
9½
Miami
61 83 .424
22
Atlanta
56 88 .389
27
Philadelphia
56 89 .386
27½
Central
W L
Pct
GB
St.Louis
89 54 .622
--
Pittsburgh
86 56 .606
2½
Chicago
82 60 .577
6½
Milwaukee
62 81 .434
27
Cincinnati
60 83 .420
29
West
W L
Pct
GB
LosAngeles
83 60 .580
--
San Francisco 76 68 .528
7½
Arizona
68 76 .472
15½
San Diego
68 77 .469
16
Colorado
60 84 .417
23½
Monday’s Games
Washington 8,Philadelphia 7,11 innings
N.Y.Mets 4,Miami 3
San Diego 10,Arizona 3
L.A.Dodgers 4,Colorado 1
San Francisco 5,Cincinnati 3
Tuesday’s Games
Chicago Cubs (Hammel 8-6) at
Pittsburgh (G.Cole 16-8),7:35 a.m.,1st
game
Chicago Cubs (Lester 9-10) at Pittsburgh
(Happ 5-1),1:05 p.m.,2nd game
Washington (Strasburg 8-7) at
Philadelphia (D.Buchanan 2-8),1:05 p.m.
Miami (Koehler 9-13) at N.Y.Mets
(deGrom 13-7),1:10 p.m.
Toronto (Buehrle 14-7) atAtlanta
(Teheran 10-7),1:10 p.m.
St.Louis (C.Martinez 13-7) at Milwaukee
(A.Pena 1-0),2:10 p.m.
San Diego (T.Ross 10-10) atArizona
(Chacin 0-1),3:40 p.m.
Colorado (Rusin 5-8) at L.A.Dodgers
(B.Anderson 9-8),4:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Jo.Lamb 1-3) at San Francisco
(Heston 11-10),4:15 p.m.
BASKETBALL
WNBA
PLAYOFFS
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-3)
Eastern Conference
New York vs.Washington
Friday:Washington at NewYork,7 p.m.
Sunday: NewYork atWashington,1 p.m.
x-Sept.22:Washington at NewYork,TBD
Chicago vs. Indiana
Thursday: Indiana at Chicago,8 p.m.
Saturday: Chicago at Indiana,7 p.m.
x-Sept.21: Indiana at Chicago,8 p.m.
Western Conference
Minnesota vs. Los Angeles
Friday: LosAngeles at Minnesota,9 p.m.
Sunday: Minnesota at LosAngeles,3 p.m.
x-Sept.22: LosAngeles at Minnesota,TBD
Phoenix vs.Tulsa
Thursday:Tulsa at Phoenix,10 p.m.
Saturday: Phoenix atTulsa,9 p.m.
x-Sept.21:Tulsa at Phoenix,10 p.m.
FOOTBALL
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct
PF PA
N.Y.Jets
1 0 0 1.000 31 10
Buffalo
1 0 0 1.000 27 14
New England 1 0 0 1.000 28 21
Miami
1 0 0 1.000 17 10
South
W L T Pct
PF PA
Tennessee
1 0 0 1.000 42 14
Jacksonville
0 1 0 .000 9 20
Houston
0 1 0 .000 20 27
Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 14 27
North
W L T Pct
PF PA
Cincinnati
1 0 0 1.000 33 13
Baltimore
0 1 0 .000 13 19
Pittsburgh
0 1 0 .000 21 28
Cleveland
0 1 0 .000 10 31
West
W L T Pct
PF PA
Denver
1 0 0 1.000 19 13
Kansas City
1 0 0 1.000 27 20
San Diego
1 0 0 1.000 33 28
Oakland
0 1 0 .000 13 33
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct
PF PA
Dallas
1 0 0 1.000 27 26
Washington
0 1 0 .000 10 17
Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 24 26
N.Y.Giants
0 1 0 .000 26 27
South
W L T Pct
PF PA
Atlanta
1 0 0 1.000 26 24
Carolina
1 0 0 1.000 20 9
Tampa Bay
0 1 0 .000 14 42
New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 19 31
North
W L T Pct
PF PA
Green Bay
1 0 0 1.000 31 23
Minnesota
0 1 0 .000 3 20
Detroit
0 1 0 .000 28 33
Chicago
0 1 0 .000 23 31
West
W L T Pct
PF PA
St.Louis
1 0 0 1.000 34 31
Arizona
1 0 0 1.000 31 19
San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 20 3
Seattle
0 1 0 .000 31 34
Monday’s Games
Atlanta 26,Philadelphia 24
San Francisco 20,Minnesota 3
Thursday’s Games
Denver at Kansas City,2:25 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Tampa Bay at New Orleans,7 a.m.
Detroit at Minnesota,7 a.m.
Arizona at Chicago,7 a.m.
Houston at Carolina,7 a.m.
San Francisco at Pittsburgh,7 a.m.
New England at Buffalo,7 a.m.
San Diego at Cincinnati,7 a.m.
Tennessee at Cleveland,7 a.m.
Atlanta at N.Y.Giants,7 a.m.
St.Louis atWashington,7 a.m.
Baltimore at Oakland,10:05 a.m.
Miami atJacksonville,10:05 a.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia,10:25 a.m.
Seattle at Green Bay,2:30 p.m.
Monday, Sep. 21
N.Y.Jets at Indianapolis,2:30 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS
EASTERN
W L T Pts GF GA
New York
13 7 6 45 46 30
D.C. United
13 10 6 45 36 35
Columbus
12 9 8 44 47 48
New England 12 9 7 43 41
37
Toronto FC
11 12 4 37 46 47
Montreal
9 11 5 32 34 37
Orlando City 8 13 8 32 36 51
Philadelphia
8 15 6 30 36 47
NYC FC
7 14 7 28 39 48
Chicago
7 15 6 27 36 45
WESTERN
W L T Pts GF GA
Vancouver
15 10 3 48 40 28
FC Dallas
14 8 5 47 40 31
Los Angeles
13 8 8 47 49 33
Seattle
13 13 3 42 35 32
Sporting KC
11 8 8 41 41 38
Portland
11 9 8 41 29 32
San Jose
11 11 6 39 34 32
Houston
9 11 8 35 36 37
Real Salt Lake 9 11 8 35 32 41
Colorado
8 10 10 34 26 30
NOTE:
Three points for victory, one
point for tie.
Wednesday’s Games
New York at New England, 1:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at New York City FC, 1:30
p.m.
Montreal at San Jose, 4:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
FC Dallas at Sporting Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Colorado at Toronto FC, 8 a.m.
Columbus at D.C. United, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Vancouver, 1 p.m.
San Jose at New York City FC, 1 p.m.
New England at Montreal, 2 p.m.
Orlando City at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Real Salt Lake, 3:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
New York at Portland, 11 a.m.
Houston at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
National League
SAN DIEGO PADRES -- Recalled LHP
Robbie Erlin and RHP Casey Kelly from
El Paso (PCL). Selected the contracts of
RHP Jay Jackson and INF Cody Decker
from El Paso. Placed INFYonder Alonso
on the 60-day DL, retroactive to Sept. 2.
American Association
KANSAS CITYT-BONES -- Traded C Alex
Marquez to Long Island (Atlantic) for a
player to be named.
ST. PAUL SAINTS -- Traded LHP Kramer
Sneed to Somerset for a player to be
named later.
WICHITAWINGNUTS -- Exercised the
2016 contract options on RHP Daniel
Bennett, RHP Alex Boshers, RHP Tim
Brown, RHP Derek Eitel, RHP Jon
Link, RHP Eddie Medina, RHP Robert
Mosebach, RHP Brad Orosey, RHP Scott
Richmond, RHP Paul Smyth, LHP Alex
Sogard, RHP Jason Van Skike, C Brent
Dean, C John Nester, INFAndy LaRoche,
INFTJ Mittlestaedt, INFTaylor Oldham,
INFTaylor Smart, INF Leo Vargas, OF
Bret Clevlen, OF Harrison Kain, OFJayce
Ray and OF Nick Van Stratten.
Atlantic League
LONG ISLAND DUCKS -- Activated RHP
Bobby Blevins and C Alex Marquez.
Placed RHP John Brownell on the
inactive list and C Nelfi Zapata on the
suspended list.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
LOS ANGELES LAKERS -- Signed C
Robert Upshaw to a multiyear contract.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS -- Signed general
manager John Hammond to a contract
extension through the 2016-17 season.
MINNESOTATIMBERWOLVES -- Named
Arnie Kander vice president of sports
performance.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMES -- Signed D Rasmus
Andersson.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL -- Suspended Washington CB Chris
Culliver one game for violating the NFL
personal conduct policy.
CHICAGO BEARS -- Signed LB Sam
Acho. Placed DL Cornelius Washington
on injured reserve.
CLEVELAND BROWNS -- Signed DL
Kelcy Quarles to the practice squad.
DALLAS COWBOYS -- Waived OTJordan
Mills.
DETROIT LIONS -- Released WR Greg
Salas from reserve/injured.
MIAMI DOLPHINS -- Released RB-KR
LaMike James. Signed TE Jake
Stoneburner from the practice squad.
Re-signed C-G Jacques McClendon.
Waived C Sam Brenner and RB Jonas
Gray.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS -- Released
PK Kai Forbath and LB Houston Bates.
Signed PK Dustin Hopkins and DE Frank
Kearse.
COLLEGE
FORDHAM -- Named Jessie Frasier
women’s assistant director of basket-
ball operations.
NICHOLS -- Announced the addition of
women’s volleyball in 2016 and named
Shironda Hollis coach.
SAINTJOSEPH’S -- Named John
Hampton women’s assistant basketball
coach, Katie Kuester director of wom-
en’s basketball operations and Christina
Foggie women’s basketball video
coordinator.
TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY -- Named
Danica Markovic graduate assistant
volleyball coach.
WAGNER -- Promoted men’s assistant
basketball coach, Mike Babul, to men’s
associate head basketball coach.
KEEPING UP WITH
KOLTEN WONG
Games
: 134
Avg
: .264
HR
: 11
RBI
: 56
R
: 66
OBP:
.324
SEASON STATS
Last
: Went2-5 in
St.Louis’ 9-2win
overCincinnati
onSunday.The
Cardinalswereof
onMonday
3B
WEST HAWAII TODAY | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
SPORTS
CROSS COUNTRY
Sept.19 at Keaau,10 a.m.
FOOTBALL
Division I
BIIF
Overall
Kealakehe
3-0
4-2
Hilo
2-1
2-3
Keaau
0-3
0-4
Waiakea
0-3
0-6
Division II
BIIF
Overall
Konawaena
3-0
4-0
Honokaa
2-1
2-3
Kamehameha
1-2
4-2
Hawaii Prep
1-2
1-3
8-man
BIIF
Overall
Kohala
1-0
1-1
Ka’u
1-1
1-1
Pahoa
0-1
0-1
Thursday’s Games
Hawaii Prep at Waiakea,7 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Keaau at KS-Hawaii,5 p.m.
Konawaena at Kealakehe,7 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Honokaa at Hilo,5 p.m.
8-man: Kohala at Ka‘u,2 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Standings
RED DIVISION
W-L
Konawaena
7-0
Waiakea
7-1
Hilo
5-2
Kamehameha
4-3
Kealakehe
3-4
Pahoa
2-4
Hawaii Prep
2-5
Keaau
1-5
Kohala
0-7
BLUE DIVISION
Honokaa
6-0
Laupahoehoe
4-2
Ka’u
4-2
Christian Liberty
4-2
HAAS
3-2
St.Joseph
2-4
Makua Lani
1-6
Parker
0-6
Monday’s Games
Waiakea def.Kealakehe 25-16,25-20;
JV: Waiakea wins 2-0
Tuesday’s Games
Ka‘u at HAAS,7 p.m.
ChristianLibertyatSt.Joseph’s,6p.m.
Honokaa at Laupahoehoe.7 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Kohala at Konawaena,7 p.m.
Hawaii Prep at Kealakehe,7 p.m.
Keaau at KS-Hawaii,7 p.m.
Pahoa at Hilo,7 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Makua Lani at Laupahoehoe,7 p.m.
Parker at Christian Liberty,7 p.m.
Honokaa at Ka‘u,7 p.m.
HAAS at St.Joseph’s,6 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Waiakea at KS-Hawaii,11 a.m.
Kohala at Keaau,11 a.m.
Konawaena at Kealakehe.11 a.m.
Pahoa at Hawaii Prep,5 p.m.
GLANCE
Sept. 12
At KB Xtreme Bowling Center
Morning matches:
Boys
Keaau def. Hilo 3-0
Keaau high games: EricArnold 143, Ian
Brown 134,132
Hilo high games:Austin Kumiji-Uyetake:
109
Konawaena def. KS-Hawaii 2-1
Konawaena high games: Connor
Harrington 200,TresenArakaki 193,
Torin Savella 168
Kamehameha high games: Brandyn
Lee-Lehano 223,211,Alton PenroseJr
186,Kalai Pomroy 157
Kealakehe def. Ka‘u 3-0
Kealakehe high games: Kawika Pierson
186,TreyTabil 140,Beejay Ramiro 133
Kau high games:TravisTaylor 183,Titan
Ault 118,Jay-Rabalos 112
Girls
Hilo def. Keaau 3-0
Hilo high games: Skyler Crivello 151,
Healani Macanas 96
Keaau: no bowlers
KS-Hawaii def. Konawaena 3-0
Kamehameha high games: Kanani Cook
146,JaylaAlonzo-Estrada 132,Kaila
Ambrosio 130
Konawaena high games: Mikki Fujimoto
158,131,KiaraThompson 129,Lily
Frazier 98
Kealakehe def. Ka‘u 3-0
Kealakehe high games: Kara Nishida
144,Rose Stephenson 134,Alison
Ackerman 124
Kau high games: MaricarJane
Manantan 86,Charisma Felipe 61
Afternoon matches
Girls
Hilo def. Ka‘u 3-0
Hilo high games: Skyler Crivello 159,
Healani Macanas 117
Kau high games: MaricarJane
Manantan 84,Charisma Felipe 78
Kealakehe def. KS-Hawaii 2-1
Kealakehe high games: Rose
Stephenson 155,Kara Nishida 150,
Leilani Friers 129
Kamehameha high games:Jayla
Alonzo-Estrada 152,Kanani Cook: 139,
Ashley Midel 136 Kaleo Nicholas: 135
Konawaena def. Keaau 3-0
Konawaena high games: Mikki Fujimoto
145,KiaraThompson 131,Lily Frazier
108
Keaau: no bowlers
Boys
Ka‘u def. Hilo 3-0
Kau high games:TitanAult 151,Travis
Taylor 115,Mark Galacio: 105
Hilo high games:Austin Kumiji-Uyetake
103
Kealakehe ties KS-Hawaii 1.5-1.5
Kealakehe high games: Kawika Pierson
190,TreyTabil 149,Beejay Ramiro 111
Kamehameha high games: Brandyn
Lee-Lehano: 211,200,Alton PenroseJr.
189,Kalai Pomroy 143
Konawaena def. Keaau 3-0
Konawaena high games:Torin Savella
223,Chad Galiza 208,TresenArakaki
184
Keaau high games: ErikArnold 176,172,
Ian Bowman 169
BIIF BOWLING RESULTS
underclassmen to watch.
“If the girls want to
win a team title, they’ll
have to want it and go
out and take it,” Ganeko
said. “It won’t be any-
thing the coaches do.”
With the demise of
Hilo Lanes, Waiakea
isn’t competing again
and Hilo’s numbers are
depleted for the second
year in a row.
The Vikings can’t com-
pete for the team title,
but coach Damien Chow
sees two contenders in
Skyler Crivello and Blake
Fukunaga. Crivello’s 159
was the best score on the
girls side Saturday, just
edging out Konawaena’s
Mikki Fujimoto, who
rolled a 158 and a 145.
Chow pointed out that
it was more expensive for
his bowlers to practice at
Hilo Lanes two years ago
than it is now at KMC
Bowling in Volcano.
When the Vikings
aren’t making the trip
to KMC, they practice
either in the gym or the
classroom.
“As long as there are
kids that want to learn
and the school wants me
to coach, I’ll be there,”
Chow said.
Save for Yamaguchi’s
title last season, the West
Hawaii schools used their
knowledge of KBXtreme
to their advantage.
“We had a great turn-
out from parents and
onlookers,” Takafuji said
of the opener. “In any ath-
letic sport, that’s going to
help the performance.”
BOWLING:
All games will be held on west side
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2B
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARLINGTON, Texas
– The Rangers moved
within a half-game of AL
West leading Houston,
when Prince Fielder hit
a tiebreaking, two-run
homer in the eighth
inning to lead Texas to a
5-3 win over the Astros
on Monday night in the
opener of a pivotal four-
game series.
Mitch Moreland hit his
team-leading 20th home
run for Texas, which has
won four straight against
the Astros and leads the
season series 9-4.
Fielder's homer came
on 3-2 pitch from Will
Harris (5-4). He had two
hits and scored three
times.
Keone Kela (7-5) got
the win, retiring one of
two batters, and Shawn
Tolleson earned his 32nd
save in 34 attempts.
Rangers close gap in AL West
MLB
Prince Fielder
celebrates after a
two-run home run
.
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