SCOREBOARD PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
  (7,674 yards, par 72 at Chaska, Minn.)
Y.E. Yang, $1,350,000————————————-73-70-67-70-280
Tiger Woods, $810,000————————————-67-70-71-75-283
Lee Westwood, $435,000————————————-70-72-73-70-285
Rory McIlroy, $435,000————————————-71-73-71-70-285

Where : Richmond Country Club
  Format : 54 holes of stroke play.
  When : Formal competition will take place today-Sunday. First groups will tee off at 8 a.m. each day.
  Purse : The $100,000 tournament offers a first-place prize of $14,000.
  Tickets : $25 for all three days or $10 per day for adults. Youngsters 15 and under are admitted free when accompanied by a ticket-holding adult. Tickets are available only at the gate.

FOOTBALL PRESEASON SCHEDULE
  TOMORROW
Washington at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m. New England at Philadelphia, 7:30 Arizona at Pittsburgh, 8 Dallas at Oakland, 10 FRIDAY
St. Louis at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Indianapolis, 7:30 Cincinnati at New Orleans, 8

FOOTBALL PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Sunday’s Game
Tennessee 21, Buffalo 18 Thursday’s Games
Washington at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m. New England at Philadelphia, 7:30 Arizona at Pittsburgh, 8 Dallas at Oakland, 10 Friday’s Games
St. Louis at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m.

FOOTBALL PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Yesterday’s Game
Buffalo vs. Tennessee at Canton, Ohio, late Thursday’s Games
Washington at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m. New England at Philadelphia, 7:30 Arizona at Pittsburgh, 8 Dallas at Oakland, 10 Friday’s Games
St. Louis at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m.

BLACKSBURG—As expected, Virginia Tech’s season-opening game against Alabama will be a meeting of top-10 teams—at least according to the USA Today coaches’ poll. The Top 25 poll, released yesterday, ranks Alabama fifth and Tech seventh. Both teams almost certainly will be ranked in the top 10 of the upcoming Associated Press Top 25, adding some juice to an already much-anticipated meeting, Sept. 5 at 8 p.m. in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome, and nationally televised on ABC.

Age : 29
  Hometown : Richmond
  Attended : Mills Godwin High School and Wake Forest University
  On the field: A standout soccer player, Noftsinger earned all-state, all-region and all-academic distinction in each of her final three seasons at Mills Godwin (below). . . . She appeared in 81 matches, 70 as a starter, as a midfielder at Wake Forest (above). . . . Second-team all-ACC as a senior. . . . Became the first Wake Forest woman drafted by a pro team when chosen by the New York Power in the 2002 WUSA Draft. . . . Was signed by the WUSA’s Washington Freedom as a reserve-squad player at the midpoint of the 2002 season. . . . Played on the Freedom’s 2003 WUSA championship team. . . . Served four seasons as an assistant coach and highly regarded recruiter in the women’s soccer program at Stanford University.

Championship game
South Richmond 17, Albemarle 9
  Loser’s bracket final
Albemarle 14, Norfolk 10
  THURSDAY ‘ S GAMES
Norfolk 10, New River Valley 1
Front Royal 20, Arlington 7
S. Richmond 15, Albemarle 9
Norfolk 13, Front Royal 9
  WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
  Arlington 6, Glen Allen 0

Race: Pennsylvania 500
  When: Sunday, 2 p.m.; TV—ESPN, 1 p.m.; radio—WRVA (1140)
  Where: Pocono Raceway
  Qualifying : Today, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2
  NATIONWIDE
Race: U.S. Cellular 250
  When: Tomorrow, 4:30 p.m., ESPN
  Where: Iowa Speedway
  Camping World Truck

South Division (first-place votes): 1. (tie) Richmond and Villanova (9); 3. James Madison (1); 4. Delaware; 5. William and Mary; 6. Towson.
  North Division (first-place votes) : 1. New Hampshire (12); 2. Massachusetts (7); 3. Maine; 4. Hofstra; 5. Northeastern; 6. Rhode Island
  Offensive player of the year: QB R.J. Toman, New Hampshire, Jr., 6-1, 195

Sept. 5: William and Mary at Virginia, 6 p.m., E360
  Sept. 12: Richmond at Delaware, 3:30 p.m., TCN/CSN-NE
  Oct. 3: William and Mary at Villanova, 7 p.m., TCN/CSN-NE
  Oct. 10: Richmond at James Madison, noon, CSN-MA/CSN-NE
  Oct. 17: Richmond at Maine, noon, CSN-MA/CSN-NE; Villanova at James Madison, 3:30 p.m., TCN

the trip to Saitama, Japan, will live, sleep and dine with a Japanese family while overseas. Delegation head John Walker and coach Tom Goode attempted to prepare their young athletes for the experience by giving each player a list of cultural guidelines. Among the suggestions offered to the 11-12-year-old boys:
When greeting the Japanese, you should bow with your hands in front of you while making eye contact with the person you are greeting. The lower the bow, the more respectful the bow.

Brett Favre won’t be coming out of retirement to play for Minnesota. Vikings coach Brad Childress confirmed to The Associated Press in a text message yesterday that the three-time MVP quarterback for the Green Bay Packers would not join his team when training camp opens later this week. Favre’s decision was first reported by The Star Tribune on its Web site.

January 2008: Atlanta Braves announce that their Class AAA franchise would relocate following the 2008 season to Gwinnett County, Ga., a move influenced primarily by the Braves’ dissatisfaction with The Diamond. . . . A group of local investors, which later becomes Richmond Baseball Club LC, investigates the purchase of a Class AA franchise. . . . The Atlantic League, an independent league (members unaffiliated with Major League Baseball organizations), proposes an expansion team for Richmond.

CYCLING 18TH STAGE
( 25.2-mile individual time trial
around Annecy Lake)
1. Alberto Contador, Spain, Astana, 48 minutes, 31 seconds. 2. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland, Team Saxo Bank, 3 seconds behind. 3. Mikhail Ignatiev, Russia, Team Katusha, 15 seconds behind. 4. Gustav Larsson, Sweden, Team Saxo Bank, :33.