Morning Briefing August 10, 2012
Basketball
The Los Angeles Lakers have a deal in place to acquire Dwight Howard from Orlando in a four-team, eight-player trade also involving Denver and Philadelphia, and the NBA has scheduled a conference call today with the four general managers to finish the deal, according to multiple reports.
Citing unidentified sources, ESPN first reported the deal was in place. The Los Angeles Times, citing unidentified NBA executives, later confirmed the trade.
Philadelphia would get Andrew Bynum from Los Angeles and Jason Rchardson from Orlando, while Denver would get Andre Iguodala from the 76ers.
Orlando would receive Arron Afflalo and Al Harrington from Denver, Nikola Vucevic and Moe Harkless from Philadelphia, and lottery protected first-round picks from each of the three teams.
NFL Preseason
Broncos 31, Bears 3: Peyton Manning got intercepted near the goal line on the game’s opening possession and watched from the sideline the rest of the night as Denver won at Chicago in the preseason opener for both.
Manning completed 4 of 7 passes for 44 yards.
Redskins 7, Bills 6: At Orchard Park, N.Y., Washington rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III capped his much-anticipated NFL preseason debut with a touchdown in a win over Buffalo.
RG3 capped his third and final series of the game by completing three passes for 58 yards, including a 20-yard TD to Pierre Garcon. He finished 4 of 6 for 70 yards.
Ravens 31, Falcons 17: Baltimore backup Curtis Painter threw three second-half touchdown passes to lead the Ravens at Atlanta.
Eagles 24, Steelers 23: Alex Henery kicked a 51-yard field goal with 12 seconds left to lift host Philadelphia past Pittsburgh.
Patriots 7, Saints 6: At Foxborough, Mass., Will Smith crunched Tom Brady from behind, forcing a fumble in the first quarter. It may be the New Orleans defensive end’s biggest play for a while.
One of four players punished in the Saints bounty scandal, Smith was suspended for the first four regular-season games. So his sack of New England’s star quarterback was a highlight in the Patriots’ lackluster win.
Chargers 21, Packers 13: Philip Rivers had a touchdown, an interception and a fumble in limited action as host San Diego beat Green Bay. Rookie Jarrett Lee got most of the action, throwing for 235 yards and a touchdown.
Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Rays 7, Blue Jays 1: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Jose Lobaton drove in three runs as Tampa Bay beat Toronto.
Yankees 4, Tigers 3: Mark Teixeira and Eric Chavez hit solo home runs on consecutive pitches in the eighth and New York won at Detroit.
Royals 8, Orioles 2: Billy Butler came within a single of hitting for the cycle, and Kansas City won at Baltimore.
Indians 5, Red Sox 3: Ubaldo Jimenez struck out 10 and host Cleveland beat Boston.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Diamondbacks 6, Pirates 3: Jason Kubel homered twice, leading Arizona at Pittsburgh.
Mets 6, Marlins 1: R.A. Dickey pitched a complete game and host New York beat Miami.
Cardinals 3, Giants 1: Adam Wainwright pitched seven strong innings and host St. Louis beat San Franciscso.
Nationals 5, Astros 0: Michael Morse homered twice, leading Washington at Houston.
Cubs 5, Reds 3: Alfonso Soriano hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth and host Chicago beat Cincinnati.
Golf
Pernilla Lindberg shot a 7-under 64 to take the first round lead at the LPGA’s Jamie Farr Toledo Classic in Sylvania, Ohio.
— The Associated Press