Scores & Sports Today 08/19/2009

MLB-Sources: Smoltz 'strongly leaning' toward Cards.
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/scoreboard

NFL-The moment Brett Favre became a Viking, he burned Packers' ties. Favre is nearly 40, and no quarterback over the age of 38 has won a title
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/08/18/vikings-
favre/index.html?eref=T1#ixzz0OdFqi3fv

NCAA FootBall-Three sleeper teams who could challenge for the Big Ten crown. The sleepers: Iowa, Illinois, Michigan State; wild cards: Michigan, Northwestern
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/stewart_mandel/08/18/
bigten-sleepers/index.html#?eref=T1#ixzz0OdGflOvd

NBA-Quentin Richardson was traded an absurd four times so far this offseason. Now with Miami, Richardson may have found the best fit for his skill and value
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/steve_aschburner/08/18
/quentin.richardson/index.html?eref=T1#ixzz0OdHp07sl

WNBA-In naming eight core players for the next three years, the U.S. women's team answered some questions. But the jigsaw puzzle is only beginning to be pieced together.

NCAA BasketBall- Duke, UConn, LSU, Arizona St. top NIT Tip-Off.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/#ixzz0OdIsE2wq

NHL-Mike Modano came back for a 20th season to get a chance to be part of the Olympic team. Wes Goldstein says the veteran can be a leader for a young group on Team USA.

NASCAR-Monday's NASCAR meet and greet with President Obama isn't the sport's first trip to the White House. But courting a Democrat? It may be an eye-opener for some, but it ain't unusual, either.

Soccer-MLS-Did Mexican-born players force Padilla out? Padilla caused a stir when it was revealed that he was actually born in the United States, something that didn't sit well with Guadalajara, a club that has long prided itself on using only Mexican-born players.


Tennis-What is tennis' place in America today? Mary Joe Fernandez and Cliff Drysdale discuss tennis' place in America today and the signs that tennis is on the rebound.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/columns/story?columnist=garber_greg&id=4399662