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Days of the month

August 31, 2010 (Tuesday)

U.S. college sports

• Conference realignment:
  • The West Coast Conference confirms that Brigham Young University will leave the Mountain West Conference and join the WCC, effective with the 2011–12 school year. The Cougars will become an independent in football and a WCC member in other sports. (ESPN)

Water polo

• Women's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:
  • Group A:
    • Croatia 3–28 Russia
    • Greece 7–5 Italy
  • Group B:
    • Spain 12–10 Germany
    • Netherlands 8–9 Hungary

August 29, 2010 (Sunday)

• Formula One:
  • Belgian Grand Prix in Spa, Belgium: (1) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) (2) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault) (3) Robert Kubica (POL) (Renault)
    • Drivers' championship standings (after 13 of 19 races): (1) Hamilton 182 points (2) Webber 179 (3) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault) 151
    • Constructors' championship standings: (1) Red Bull 330 points (2) McLaren 329 (3) Ferrari 250
• Nationwide Series:
  • NAPA Auto Parts 200 in Montreal, Canada: (1) Boris Said (Ford; RAB Racing) (2) Max Papis (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Inc.) (3) Jacques Villeneuve (Toyota; Braun Racing)
    • Drivers' championship standings (after 25 of 35 races): (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) 3995 points (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 3630 (3) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 3396

August 28, 2010 (Saturday)

• IndyCar Series:
  • Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 in Joliet, Illinois: (1) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (2) Dan Wheldon (GBR) (Panther Racing) (3) Marco Andretti (USA) (Andretti Autosport)
    • Drivers' championship standings (after 14 of 17 races): (1) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske) 528 points (2) Franchitti 505 (3) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing) 443

August 22, 2010 (Sunday)

• IndyCar Series:
  • Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma in Sonoma, California: (1) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske) (2) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (3) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing)
    • Drivers' championship standings (after 13 of 17 races): (1) Power 514 points (2) Franchitti 455 (3) Dixon 419
    • Final road course championship standings: (1) Power 412 points (2) Franchitti 307 (3) Dixon 268
• World Rally Championship:
  • Rallye Deutschland in Trier: (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA) / Daniel Elena (MON) (Citroën C4 WRC) (2) Dani Sordo (ESP) / Diego Vallejo (ESP) (Citroën C4 WRC) (3) Sébastien Ogier (FRA) / Julien Ingrassia (FRA) (Citroën C4 WRC)
    • Drivers' championship standings (after 9 of 13 rounds): (1) Loeb 191 points (2) Ogier 133 (3) Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN) (Ford Focus RS WRC 09) 117

August 21, 2010 (Saturday)

• NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
  • Irwin Tools Night Race in Bristol, Tennessee: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) David Reutimann (Toyota; Michael Waltrip Racing) (3) Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet; Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)
    • Busch completes a clean sweep of all three national series races (Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Trucks) in the same weekend, the first driver to do so.
    • Drivers' championship standings (after 24 of 26 races leading to the Chase for the Sprint Cup): (1) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 3521 points (2) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 3242 (3) Busch 3170
    • Gordon becomes the second driver to clinch a spot in the Chase.

August 20, 2010 (Friday)

• Nationwide Series:
  • Food City 250 in Bristol, Tennessee: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Jason Leffler (Toyota; Braun Racing) (3) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; JR Motorsports)
    • Drivers' championship standings (after 24 of 35 races): (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) 3830 points (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 3517 (3) Busch 3396

August 15, 2010 (Sunday)

• NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
  • Carfax 400 in Brooklyn, Michigan: (1) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) (2) Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
    • Drivers' championship standings (after 23 of 26 races leading to the Chase for the Sprint Cup): (1) Harvick 3400 points (2) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 3107 (3) Hamlin 3047
    • Harvick becomes the first driver to clinch a spot in the Chase.

August 14, 2010 (Saturday)

• Nationwide Series:
  • CARFAX 250 in Brooklyn, Michigan: (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing)
    • Drivers' championship standings (after 23 of 35 races): (1) Keselowski 3704 points (2) Edwards 3357 (3) Busch 3201

August 8, 2010 (Sunday)

• NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
  • Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen in Watkins Glen, New York: (1) Juan Pablo Montoya (Chevrolet; Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) (2) Kurt Busch (Dodge; Penske Racing) (3) Marcos Ambrose (Toyota; JTG Daugherty Racing)
    • Drivers' championship standings (after 22 of 36 races): (1) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 3210 points (2) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 3025 (3) Jeff Burton (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 2895
• IndyCar Series:
  • Honda Indy 200 in Lexington, Ohio: (1) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (2) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske) (3) Hélio Castroneves (BRA) (Team Penske)
    • Drivers' championship standings (after 12 of 17 races): (1) Power 461 points (2) Franchitti 420 (3) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing) 379

August 7, 2010 (Saturday)

• Nationwide Series:
  • Zippo 200 at the Glen in Watkins Glen, New York: (1) Marcos Ambrose (Toyota; JTG Daugherty Racing) (2) Joey Logano (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Inc.)
    • Drivers' championship standings (after 22 of 35 races): (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) 3509 points (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 3182 (3) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 3036

August 1, 2010 (Sunday)

• Formula One:
  • Hungarian Grand Prix in Mogyoród, Hungary: (1) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault) (2) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari) (3) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault)
    • Drivers' championship standings (after 12 of 19 races): (1) Webber 161 points (2) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) 157 (3) Vettel 151
    • Constructors' championship standings: (1) Red Bull 312 points (2) McLaren 304 (3) Ferrari 238
• NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
  • Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania: (1) Greg Biffle (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Tony Stewart (Chevrolet; Stewart Haas Racing) (3) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
    • Drivers' championship standings (after 21 of 36 races): (1) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 3080 points (2) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 2891 (3) Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 2820
• World Touring Car Championship:
  • Race of the Czech Republic:
    • Round 13: (1) Robert Huff (GBR) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) (SR-Sport; SEAT León) (3) Alain Menu (SUI) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze)
    • Round 14: (1) Andy Priaulx (GBR) (BMW Team RBM; BMW 320si) (2) Colin Turkington (GBR) (eBay Motors / WSR; BMW 320si) (3) Menu
      • Drivers' championship standings (after 14 of 22 rounds): (1) Yvan Muller (FRA) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) 199 points (2) Tarquini 194 (3) Priaulx 183
      • Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Chevrolet 445 points (2) SEAT Customers Technology 405 (3) BMW 382

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