NFL exhibition NATIONAL CONFERENCE North W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 2 0 0 1.000 40 20 VIKINGS 1 1 0 .500 40 49 Chicago 0 2 0 .

EL PASO -- U.S. Sen. John Cornyn -- a Texas Republican who was in El Paso Monday for border security briefings and to attend a fundraiser set up by former White House political adviser Karl Rove -- said a new UTEP homeland security research center will provide ways to balance border protection with the free flow of legal commerce.

ODDS Glantz-Culver LineToday's Games Major League Baseball National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Chicago -135 at Florida 125 at Cincinnati -110 St. Louis 100 New York -185 at Pittsburgh 175 San Francisco -150 at Atlanta 140 Colorado -150 at Washington 140 at Houston -105 Arizona -105 at Los Angeles -130 Milwaukee 120 Philadelphia -185 at San Diego 175 ...

At Sommet Center, Nashville, Tenn., Fernando Beltran Jr., Mexico, vs. Takalani Ndlovu, South Africa, 12, for the vacant IBO featherweight title.

UPDATED: It wasn’t the biggest Quad-City Times Bix 7 ever or the hottest.

Spots scores and odds for Aug. 7

NFL exhibition NATIONAL CONFERENCE North W L T Pct PF PA VIKINGS 0 0 0 .000 00 00 Chicago 0 0 0 .000 00 00 Detroit 0 0 0 .

A mile east of the Tijuana International Airport is an area police call El Fin del Mundo, the End of the World, where drug-cartel assassins dump their victims. Both Mexican and American citizens have been found there.

Sports scores and odds for Aug. 6

At Chicago (ESPN2), Tavoris Cloud, Tallahasee, Fla., vs. Julio Cesar Gonzalez, Huntington Beach, Calif., 12, light heavyweights. At Coliseo Antonio R Barcelo, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Alex DeJesus, Puerto Rico, vs.