Scores & Sports Today 07/31/2009

MLB-Joe West picked up his plaque behind home plate, and the ball from the first pitch was saved as a souvenir ashe umps 4,000th major league game. http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/scoreboard

NFL-Belichick lauds Vick's abilities, but says nothing about team interest.The Patriots coach said Vick's an "outstanding player" but left it at that. Many NFL Teams a have begun training camp and soon all will be there.

CFL-Thursday July 30, 2009 Edmonton 33 Montral 19 Tonight BC at Hamilton 7:30 Pm ET and Saturday Winnipeg aSaskatchewan 1 PM ET and Toronto at Calgary 9 PM ET.

NCAA FootBall- Some tweaking to the Bowl Championship Series rules gives greater access to the Rose Bowl to teams outside the six conferences with automatic BCS bids -- such as Utah. Big 12 considers Cowboys Stadium as permanent home for its football championship game.

NBA-Cablevision Systems Corp. said Thursday that its board has approved a plan to spin off as a separate company its Madison Square Garden business, owner of the New York Knicks, New York Rangers and the famed sports arena where they play. Lamar Odom decides not to mess with a good thing, opting to re-sign with the Lakers.

WNBA- Thurs 7/29 Los Angeles 63 at Chicago 75, Fri 7/30 San Antonio 93 at Sacramento 101 OT, Connecticut 85 at Indiana 94 OT, Washington 78 at New York 75 and Phoenix 76 at Atlanta 106. Today 7/31 Minnesota at Detroit.

NCAA BasketBall-JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) -- East Tennessee State sophomore center Seth Coy was killed when his car hydroplaned on a wet highway and flipped.

NHL-COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Former NHL stars Tony Amonte, Tom Barrasso, John LeClair and the 1998 U.S. Olympic women's hockey team will be inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

PGA-Steve Lowery shoots to lead as Tiger struggles,Woods shot a 1-under 71 on Thursday at the Buick Open, his first tournament since disappointing at Turnberry.

Soccer-Everton ends MLS All-Star streak,Everton ends MLS All-Star streak. MLS All-Stars had prevailed in its first five matches of this format. Bright side to Americans' Gold Cup loss: A quick rematch with Mexico.
Ex-England manager Sir Bobby Robson has died at the age of 76. He led his country to two World Cup finals, in 1986 and 1990.

NASCAR-Bringing Mark Martin into Hendrick Motorsports at age 50 may not have made sense to some. But Rick Hendrick is grateful he got the guy grateful to be here. Sunday 8/2 Sunoco Red Cross Pwnnsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway.