Sports Briefs August 9, 2010
Basketball
President Barack Obama pulled together an informal dream team of current and former basketball superstars Sunday. But only a few people got to see it.
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and other NBA all-stars joined Obama in Washington to entertain wounded troops.
The present-day stars were joined by some retired legends, including Bill Russell and Magic Johnson. College player Maya Moore of the Connecticut Huskies women's team also played.
The game was played for a group of "wounded warriors" - troops injured in action - and participants in the White House's mentoring program. It took place at a gym inside Washington's Fort McNair, a short drive from the White House. The president was inside the gym for about two hours.
Football
Boise State coach Chris Petersen has banned players from posting on the social networking site Twitter for the duration of the football season.
Petersen says the micro-blog postings are a distraction the team doesn't need as the Broncos enter the season as favorites to win another Western Athletic Conference title.
• The Oakland Raiders signed free agent quarterback Colt Brennan and could have the former Hawaii star on the field for Thursday's preseason opener at Dallas.
Brennan was Washington's sixth-round draft pick in 2008. He was cut by the team last week after the Redskins signed John Beck.
Baseball
• AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tigers 9, Angels 4: Johnny Damon drove in three runs, Alex Avila and Will Rhymes had two RBIs apiece and host Detroit beat Los Angeles.
Blue Jays 1, Rays 0: Former Seattle Mariner Brandon Morrow lost a no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth inning on an infield single by Evan Longoria, then stuck out his 17th batter of the game to finish off host Toronto's win over Tampa Bay.
Twins 5, Indians 4: Jim Thome hit a two-run shot for career homer No. 578 and Minnesota rallied for five runs in the fifth to beat visiting Cleveland.
Orioles 4, White Sox 3: Jeremy Guthrie outpitched Mark Buehrle, and surging Baltimore beat visiting Chicago for its fifth win in six games under new manager Buck Showalter.
Athletics 3, Rangers 2: Trevor Cahill allowed six hits through eight and host Oakland beat first-place Texas.
Yankees 7, Red Sox 2: Mark Teixeira hit his 25th homer, becoming the fourth player to hit at least 25 in each of his first eight big league seasons, to lead host New York over Boston.
• NATIONAL LEAGUE
Reds 11, Cubs 4: Joey Votto and Jonny Gomes scored four runs apiece and visiting Cincinnati beat Chicago for its ninth win in 11 games.
Padres 10, Diamondbacks 1: At Phoenix, Mat Latos pitched six scoreless innings and San Diego beat Arizona.
Dodgers 8, Nationals 3: Ted Lilly overcame a rough start to win his second straight outing as host Los Angeles beat Washington.
Braves 6, Giants 3: David Ross hit a two-run homer, helping host Atlanta over San Francisco.
Phillies 6, Mets 5: Raul Ibanez sparked a five-run third inning with a three-run homer, and host Philadelphia held off New York.
Brewers 11, Astros 6: Casey McGehee hit a three-run homer and Lorenzo Cain drove in the first three runs of his career, helping host Milwaukee over Houston.
Rockies 8, Pirates 4: Carlos Gonzalez hit his 25th homer to help visiting Colorado past Pittsburgh.
St. Louis at Florida, ppd., rain: The game between the Cardinals and Marlins scheduled for Sunday was postponed by rain. No makeup date was announced.
Tennis
David Nalbandian beat No. 25 Marcos Baghdatis 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the Legg Mason final in Washington, D.C.
• Svetlana Kuznetsova won her first title in 10 months with a 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-3 win over Agnieszka Radwanska in the Mercury Insurance Open finals in Carlsbad, Calif.
- The Associated Press