PREP FOOTBALL
(All games at 7:30 p.m.
except where indicated)
NORTHERN LAKES LEAGUE
Team (Overall) W L
Maumee (7-1) 4 1
Southview (5-3) 4 1
Anthony Wayne (5-3) 3 2
Perrysburg (6-2) 3 2
Bowling Green (2-6) 2 3
Northview (3-5) 2 3
Springfield (3-5) 2 3
Rossford (0-8) 0 5
Friday’s Games
Southview at Bowling Green, 7 p.m.
Perrysburg at Northview, 7 p.m.
Rossford at Anthony Wayne, 7 p.m.
Maumee at Springfield, 7 p.m.
SUBURBAN LAKES LEAGUE
Team (Overall) W L
Genoa (8-0) 4 0
Eastwood (7-1) 4 1
Lake (5-3) 3 2
Elmwood (3-5) 2 2
Woodmore (2-6) 1 3
Gibsonburg (3-5) 1 3
Otsego (0-8) 0 4
Friday’s Games
Patrick Henry at Eastwood
Lake at Elmwood
Genoa at Otsego
Gibsonburg at Woodmore
MIDLAND ATHLETIC LEAGUE
Team (Overall) W L
Carey (8-0) 5 0
Fremont St. Joseph (7-1)
4 1
Hopewell-Loudon (6-2) 3 2
Seneca East (4-4) 3 2
Tiffin Calvert (4-4) 3 2
Lakota (4-4) 1 4
Mohawk (3-5) 1 4
North Baltimore (2-6) 0 5
Friday’s Games
Lakota at Tiffin Calvert
Carey at Mohawk
Hopewell-Loudon at North Baltimore
Saturday’s Games
Seneca East at Fremont St. Joseph
TOLEDO AREA
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Team (Overall) W L
Northwood (5-3) 4 0
Toledo Christian (6-2) 4 0
Ottawa Hills (3-5) 2 2
Hilltop (5-3) 2 2
Edon (2-6) 2 3
Cardinal Stritch (1-7) 1 3
Danbury (1-7) 0 5
Friday’s Games
Northwood vs. Toledo Christian, at Perrysburg
Hilltop at Cardinal Stritch
Ottawa Hills at Danbury
Edon at Reading (Mich.)
AP STATE FOOTBALL POLL
COLUMBUS (AP) – How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school football
teams in the sixth weekly Associated Press poll of 2009, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and
total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
DIVISION I
1, Cle. St. Ignatius (27) 8-0 331
2, Cin. Moeller (6) 8-0 299
3, Cin. St. Xavier (1) 7-1 242
4, Dublin Coffman 8-0 231
5, Solon 8-0 195
6, Cle. Glenville 7-1 137
7, Cin. Anderson 8-0 97
8, Tol. Whitmer 7-1 96
9, Hilliard Davidson 6-1 80
10, Cin. Elder 6-2 53
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Middletown 37. 12, N. Royalton 22. 13, Massillon Washington 13.

DIVISION II
1, Louisville (31) 8-0 336
2, Cin. Turpin (2) 8-0 277
3, Logan (1) 8-0 264
4, Mentor Lake Cath. 7-1 191
5, New Philadelphia 8-0 149
6, Tol. St. Francis 7-1 139
7, Chesterland W. Geauga 7-1 91
8, Cin. Winton Woods 6-2 86
8, New Carlisle Tecumseh 7-1 86
10, Ashland 7-1 47
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Dresden Tri-Valley 40. 12, Tol. Cent. Cath. 39. 13, Maple Hts.
35. 14, Warren Howland 34. 15, Canfield 17. 16 (tie), Zanesville, Tol. Rogers 14.
DIVISION III
1, Youngs. Mooney (23) 8-0 328
2, Steubenville (11) 8-0 317
3, Poland Seminary 7-1 211
4, Cin. Wyoming 8-0 209
5, Napoleon 7-1 163
6, Day. Chaminade-Julienne 7-1 118
7, Dover 7-1 110
8, Cols. Watterson 6-2 74
9, Cols. DeSales 5-3 58
10, Sandusky Perkins 7-1 49
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Bellefontaine 44. 12, Circleville Logan Elm 31. 13, Hubbard 24.
14, Granville 21. 14, Rayland Buckeye 21. 16, Parma Padua 15. 17, Lemon-Monroe 14. 18, Akr. SVSM 13.
DIVISION IV
1, Kettering Alter (26) 8-0 321
2, Amanda-Clearcreek 8-0 287
3, Chagrin Falls (4) 8-0 258
4, Genoa Area (2) 8-0 197
5, Girard (2) 8-0 173
6, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 8-0 169
7, Galion 8-0 127
8, Cin. N. College Hill 8-0 98
9, Kenton 7-1 82
10, Martins Ferry 6-1 45
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Coshocton 32. 12, Ironton 19. 13, Bellville Clear Fork 14. 14,
Cortland Lakeview 13. 15, Zanesville W. Muskingum 12.
DIVISION V
1, Hamler Patrick Henry (21) 8-0 290
2, Coldwater (7) 7-1 274
3, Cuyahoga Hts. (4) 8-0 247
4, Columbiana Crestview (1) 8-0 188
5, Anna 7-1 154
6, Independence 8-0 128
7, W. Lafayette Ridgewood (1) 8-0 116
8, Cols. Ready 6-1 58
9, W. Liberty-Salem 8-0 53
10, Richwood N. Union 8-0 47
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Lima Cent. Cath. 44. 12, Oak Hill 41. 13, Fredericktown 40. 14,
Youngs. Ursuline 33. 15, Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 28. 16, St. Henry 25. 17 (tie), Jeromesville Hillsdale,
E. Palestine 17.
DIVISION VI
1, Delphos St. John’s (32) 8-0 330
2, Lockland 8-0 246
3, Bucyrus Wynford 8-0 228
4, Ada 8-0 204
5, Norwalk St. Paul 8-0 197
6, Carey 8-0 178
7, McDonald (2) 8-0 147
8, Malvern 8-0 119
9, Mogadore 7-1 78
10, Warren JFK 6-2 24
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Berlin Center Western Reserve 22. 12, Zanesville Rosecrans 15. 13
(tie), Leipsic, Dalton, Ansonia 12.
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
EAST DIVISION
Team (overall) W L
Ohio (5-2) 3 0
Temple (4-2) 3 0
BOWLING GREEN (3-4)
2 1
Kent State (3-4) 2 1
Buffalo (3-4) 1 2
Akron (1-5) 0 3
Miami (0-7) 0 3
WEST DIVISION
Team (overall) W L
Central Michigan (6-1) 4 0
Toledo (4-3) 2 1
Northern Illinois (3-3) 1 1
Western Michigan (3-4) 2 2
Ball State (0-7) 0 3
Eastern Michigan (0-6) 0 3
Saturday’s Games
Central Michigan at BOWLING GREEN, noon
Temple at Toledo
Ball State at Eastern Michigan
Northern Illinois at Miami
Kent State at Ohio
Buffalo at Western Michigan
Akron at Syracuse
BIG TEN CONFERENCE
Team (overall) W L
Iowa (7-0) 3 0
Michigan State (4-3) 3 1
Ohio State (5-2) 3 1
Penn State (6-1) 2 1
Minnesota (4-3) 2 2
Wisconsin (5-2) 2 2
Indiana (4-3) 1 2
Michigan (5-2) 1 2
Northwestern (4-3) 1 2
Purdue (2-5) 1 2
Illinois (1-5) 0 4
Saturday’s Games
Minnesota at Ohio State, noon
Penn State at Michigan, 3:30
Indiana t Northwestern
Illinois at Purdue
Iowa at Michigan State
BGSU FOOTBALL
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
SCORING TD FG XP TP
Barnes 9 0 0 54
Phillips 0 8 17 41
Sheehan 3 0 0 18
Bullock 2 0 0 12
Hodges 2 0 0 12
Hutson 2 0 0 12
RUSHING
Player Att. Yards Ave/G
Geter 92 357 51.1
Bullock 36 122 17.4
Barnes 13 41 5.9
Sheehan 41 -61 -8.7
PASSING
Player
A C Yds % TD Int.
Sheehan
337 220 2,336 65 14 4
RECEIVING
Player Rec. Yards Ave./G
Barnes 85 882 12.1
Hodges 38 365 5.4
Wright 25 372 3.6
Geter 20 165 2.9
Hutson 16 144 3.2 Scheidler 14 191 2.3
PUNTING
Player No. Yds. Ave.
Iovinelli 39 1,470 37.7
PUNT RETURNS
Player No. Yds Ave.
Geter 9 15 1.7
Barnes 4 98 24.5
KICKOFF RETURNS
Player No. Yds. Ave.
Williams 29 587 20.2
TACKLES
Player Solo Assists Total
Morgan 31 21 52
Sanderson 27 20 47
Schneider 16 29 45
Brown 22 21 43
Basler 13 29 42
Williams 28 12 40
INTERCEPTIONS
Player No. Yds. Avg.
Williams 2 13 6.5
Morgan 1 0 0.0
Spencer 1 64 64.0
CENTRAL COLLEGIATE
HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
Today’s Game
Notre Dame at Boston University
Thursday’s Game
Niagara at Michigan
Friday’s Game
Boston College at Notre Dame
Friday’s and Saturday’s Games
Providence at BOWLING GREEN, 7:05 p.m.
Ohio State at Lake Superior
Michigan State at Miami
Robert Morris at Ferris State
Western Michigan at Alabama-Huntsville
Bemidji State at Northern Michigan
Saturday’s Game
Michigan at Boston University
NCAA Division I Hockey
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The top 20 teams in the NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey poll, compiled by U.S.
College Hockey Online, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 18 and previous
ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Miami (46) 3-0-1 994 1
2. N. Dakota (1) 3-0-1 940 4
3. Boston U. (2) 0-1-0 820 2
4. Denver 2-2-0 801 3
5. Michigan 1-1-0 784 5
6. Cornell 0-0-0 701 6
7. Vermont (1) 2-1-0 650 11
8. Yale 0-0-0 589 8
9. Notre Dame 2-2-0 554 7
10. Princeton 0-0-0 530 10
11. Minnesota 0-1-1 454 9
12. Neb.-Omaha 3-0-1 366 16
13. Mass.-Lowell 1-1-0 363 14
14. Boston College 0-1-0 273 12
15. Alaska 3-0-1 253 17
16. Bemidji State 2-0-0 243 15
17. Wisconsin 0-1-1 205 13
18. Min.-Duluth 3-1-0 175 NR
19. Colo.College 2-1-1 160 NR
20. Quinnipiac 3-0-0 150 18
Others Receiving Votes: Massachusetts 136, St. Cloud State 107, Northeastern 74, New Hampshire 48,
Michigan State 31, Alabama-Huntsville 22, Harvard 21, Northern Michigan 18, Ohio State 12, Lake Superior
8, Union 8, St. Lawrence 6, Providence 3, Ferris State 1.
MLB PLAYOFFS
(x-if necessary)
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
American League
Monday’s Game
Los Angeles 5, New York 4, 11 innings, New York leads series 2-1
Today’s Game
New York (Sabathia 19-8) at Los Angeles (Kazmir 10-9), 7:57 p.m.
Thursday’s Game
New York at Los Angeles, 7:57 p.m.
Saturday’s Game
x-Los Angeles at New York, 4:13 or 8:07 p.m.
Sunday’s Game
x-Los Angeles at New York, 8:20 p.m.
National League
Monday’s Game
Philadelphia 5, Los Angeles 4, Philadelphia leads series 3-1
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Los Angeles (Padilla 4-0) at Philadelphia (Hamels 10-11), 8:07 p.m.
Friday’s Game
x-Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 8:07 p.m.
Saturday’s Game
x-Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 8:07 p.m.
Angels 5,
Yankees 4
11 innings
New York
Los Angeles
ab r h bi
ab r h bi
Jeter ss 6 1 1 1 Figgins 3b 5 0 1 0
Damon lf 5 1 1 1 BAreu rf 4 1 2 0
MaRivr p 0 0 0 0 TrHntr cf 5 0 1 0
Cervelli ph 1 0 0 0 Guerrr dh 4 1 2 2
DRrtsn p 0 0 0 0 JRiver lf 5 0 0 0
Aceves p 0 0 0 0 KMorls 1b 5 0 0 0
Teixeir 1b 3 0 0 0 HKndrc 2b 5 3 3 1
ARdrgz 3b 4 1 1 1 Napoli c 2 0 0 0
HMatsu dh 2 0 1 0 MIzturs ph 0 0 0 1
Gardnr dh 0 0 0 0 JMaths c 2 0 2 1
HrstnJr ph-dh-lf
1 0 0 0
EAyar ss 3 0 2 0
Posada c 4 1 2 1
Cano 2b 5 0 2 0
Swisher rf 4 0 0 0
MeCarr cf 5 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 8 4 Totals 40 5 13 5
New York 100 110 010 00 -4
Los Angeles 000 012 100 01 -5
Two outs when winning run scored.
DP-New York 2. LOB-New York 10, Los Angeles 7. 2B-B.Abreu (1), J.Mathis 2 (3), E.Aybar (1). 3B-H.Kendrick
(1). HR-Jeter (2), Damon (1), A.Rodriguez (2), Posada (1), Guerrero (1), H.Kendrick (1). SB-E.Aybar (2).
CS-Gardner (1), Tor.Hunter (1). S-E.Aybar. SF-M.Izturis.
IP H R ER BB SO
New York
Pettitte 6 1-3 7 3 3 1 2
Chamberlain 1-3 2 1 1 0 0
D.Marte 1-3 0 0 0 0 0
Coke 1-3 1 0 0 0 0
P.Hughes 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 1
Ma.Rivera 1 0 0 0 1 0
D.Robertson 2-3 0 0 0 0 0
Aceves L,0-1 0 2 1 1 0 0
Los Angeles
Jer.Weaver 5 5 3 3 3 4
Oliver 1 2-3 1 0 0 1 3
Jepsen 1 1-3 2 1 1 2 1
Fuentes 1 0 0 0 1 2
Bulger 1 0 0 0 0 2
E.Santana W,1-1 1 0 0 0 0 1
P.Hughes pitched to 1 batter in the 10th.
Aceves pitched to 2 batters in the 11th.
T-4:21. A-44,911 (45,257).
Phillies 5,
Dodgers 4
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
ab r h bi
ab r h bi
Furcal ss 5 0 1 0 Rollins ss 5 1 2 2
Kemp cf 4 2 1 1 Victorn cf 3 1 1 0
Ethier rf 4 0 0 0 Utley 2b 3 0 1 1
MRmrz lf 4 2 1 0 Howard 1b 3 1 1 2
Pierre lf 0 0 0 0 Werth rf 4 0 0 0
Loney 1b 4 0 2 1 Ibanez lf 4 0 0 0
Bellird 2b 3 0 1 0 P.Feliz 3b 3 0 0 0
Broxtn p 0 0 0 0 Stairs ph 0 0 0 0
RMartn c 3 0 1 1 Brntltt pr 0 1 0 0
Blake 3b 4 0 1 1 C.Ruiz c 2 1 0 0
Wolf p 3 0 0 0 Blanton p 2 0 0 0
Belisari p 0 0 0 0 Park p 0 0 0 0
Kuo p 0 0 0 0 BFrncs ph 1 0 0 0
Sherrill p 0 0 0 0 Madson p 0 0 0 0
OHudsn 2b 1 0 0 0 S.Eyre p 0 0 0 0
Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4 Totals 31 5 5 5
Los Angeles 000 211 000 – 4
Philadelphia 200 001 002 – 5
Two outs when winning run scored.
E-P.Feliz (1). LOB-Los Angeles 8, Philadelphia 6. 2B-Rollins (2). 3B-Victorino (1). HR-Kemp (1), Howard
(2). SB-Furcal (1), Belliard (1), Blake (1). CS-Ethier (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Los Angeles
Wolf 5 1-3 4 3 3 2 2
Belisario H,1
1-3 0 0 0 0 0
Kuo H,1 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1
Sherrill H,1
2-3 0 0 0 1 1
Broxton L,0-1 BS,1-2
1 1 2 2 1 0
Philadelphia
Blanton 6 6 4 3 2 2
Park 1 0 0 0 1 1
Madson 1 1 0 0 1 2
S.Eyre 1-3 1 0 0 0 0
Lidge W,1-0
2-3 0 0 0 0 2
HBP-by Broxton (C.Ruiz), by Sherrill (Victorino). WP-Sherrill, Lidge.
T-3:44. A-46,157 (43,647).
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 4 2 0 .667 163 91
N.Y. Jets 3 3 0 .500 114 104
Miami 2 3 0 .400 112 106
Buffalo 2 4 0 .333 93 129
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis 5 0 0 1.000 137 71
Jacksonville 3 3 0 .500 120 147
Houston 3 3 0 .500 143 137
Tennessee 0 6 0 .000 84 198
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati 4 2 0 .667 118 118
Pittsburgh 4 2 0 .667 140 112
Baltimore 3 3 0 .500 169 130
Cleveland 1 5 0 .167 69 148
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 6 0 0 1.000 133 66
San Diego 2 3 0 .400 124 136
Oakland 2 4 0 .333 62 139
Kansas City 1 5 0 .167 98 144
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 5 1 0 .833 178 119
Dallas 3 2 0 .600 122 98
Philadelphia 3 2 0 .600 136 99
Washington 2 4 0 .333 79 96
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 5 0 0 1.000 192 93
Atlanta 4 1 0 .800 123 77
Carolina 2 3 0 .400 85 125
Tampa Bay 0 6 0 .000 89 168
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Minnesota 6 0 0 1.000 189 121
Green Bay 3 2 0 .600 130 93
Chicago 3 2 0 .600 119 99
Detroit 1 5 0 .167 103 188
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 3 2 0 .600 112 98
Arizona 3 2 0 .600 112 92
Seattle 2 4 0 .333 118 109
St. Louis 0 6 0 .000 54 169
Monday’s Game
Denver 34, San Diego 23
Sunday’s Games
Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Houston, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
New England vs. Tampa Bay at London, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Carolina, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.
Chicago at Cincinnati, 4:15 p.m.
New Orleans at Miami, 4:15 p.m.
Arizona at N.Y. Giants, 8:20 p.m.
Open: Denver, Seattle, Detroit, Jacksonville, Baltimore, Tennessee
Monday, Oct. 26
Philadelphia at Washington, 8:30 p.m.
Broncos 34, Chargers 23
Denver 7 10 7 10 – 34
San Diego 10 10 3 0 – 23
SD-FG Kaeding 20
Den-Royal 93 kickoff return (Prater kick)
SD-Jackson 3 pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick)
Den-FG Prater 34
Den-Royal 71 punt return (Prater kick)
SD-FG Kaeding 44
SD-Sproles 77 punt return (Kaeding kick)
SD-FG Kaeding 50
Den-Scheffler 19 pass from Orton (Prater kick)
Den-FG Prater 29
Den-Stokley 5 pass from Orton (Prater kick)
A-68,615
TEAM STATISTICS
Den SD
First downs 19 20
Total Net Yards 328 311
Rushes-yards 33-101 21-73
Passing 227 238
Punt Returns 3-77 1-77
Kickoff Returns 6-176 7-149
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 20-29-0 20-33-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-2 5-36
Punts 4-44.8 3-50.3
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 4-1
Penalties-Yards 4-48 4-44
Time of Possession 30:43 29:17
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Denver, Buckhalter 10-46, Moreno 18-44, Orton 5-11. San Diego, Tomlinson 18-70, Hester 1-2,
Rivers 1-1, Sproles 1-0.
PASSING-Denver, Orton 20-29-0-229. San Diego, Rivers 20-33-0-274.
RECEIVING-Denver, Scheffler 6-101, Marshall 5-49, Buckhalter 4-29, Stokley 3-24, Gaffney 1-27, Moreno
1-(minus 1). San Diego, Gates 5-70, Jackson 4-46, Floyd 3-51, Tomlinson 3-30, Tolbert 2-40, Chambers
2-33, Sproles 1-4.
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 8 7 1 0 14 28 18
N.Y. Rangers 9 7 2 0 14 35 22
New Jersey 7 4 3 0 8 18 19
Philadelphia 6 3 2 1 7 21 19
N.Y. Islanders 6 0 3 3 3 13 23
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Ottawa 7 5 2 0 10 22 16
Buffalo 6 4 1 1 9 18 12
Boston 7 3 4 0 6 20 23
Montreal 7 2 5 0 4 15 24
Toronto 7 0 6 1 1 14 32
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 8 4 2 2 10 29 24
Atlanta 5 4 1 0 8 20 13
Tampa Bay 7 2 3 2 6 17 27
Carolina 7 2 4 1 5 15 22
Florida 6 2 4 0 4 14 22
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 8 5 2 1 11 29 23
Columbus 6 5 1 0 10 18 12
St. Louis 6 3 2 1 7 19 15
Detroit 7 3 3 1 7 22 25
Nashville 7 2 4 1 5 10 23
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Colorado 8 6 1 1 13 28 18
Calgary 8 5 2 1 11 30 28
Edmonton 8 5 2 1 11 30 22
Vancouver 8 3 5 0 6 23 25
Minnesota 7 1 6 0 2 15 25
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 9 5 3 1 11 32 26
Phoenix 7 5 2 0 10 18 10
Los Angeles 9 5 4 0 10 28 29
Dallas 8 3 2 3 9 25 24
Anaheim 7 3 3 1 7 16 21
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Monday’s Games
San Jose 7, N.Y. Rangers 3
Los Angeles 4, Dallas 1
Edmonton 2, Vancouver 1
Today’s Games
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Nashville at Boston, 7 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
National Basketball
Association PRESEASON
Monday’s Games
Atlanta 113, Washington 95
Orlando 101, Chicago 98
Houston 105, Oklahoma City 85
Today’s Games
Milwaukee at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Dallas vs. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at New York, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio vs. Oklahoma City at Austin, Texas, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Denver, 9 p.m.
Utah at Portland, 10 p.m.
Sacramento at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Golden State vs. L.A. Lakers at Ontario, Calif., 10 p.m.
Maccabi at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Indiana at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Boston at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
New York at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
y-Columbus 13 6 10 49 41 30
Chicago 10 7 12 42 38 34
New England 10 10 9 39 32 37
Toronto FC 10 10 9 39 37 41
D.C. 9 8 12 39 41 42
Kansas City 8 13 8 32 31 40
New York 4 19 6 18 22 47
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Houston 12 8 9 45 36 27
x-Los Angeles 11 6 12 45 34 31
x-Chivas USA 13 9 6 45 32 27
x-Seattle 11 7 11 44 36 28
Colorado 10 9 10 40 42 35
FC Dallas 11 12 6 39 49 45
Real Salt Lake 10 12 7 37 40 35
San Jose 7 13 9 30 36 48
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
x- clinched playoff berth
y- clinched conference
Thursday’s Game
Chivas USA at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Toronto FC at New York, 7:30 p.m.
D.C. United at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.
Colorado at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.
FC Dallas at Seattle FC, 10:30 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Houston at Chivas USA, 3 p.m.
New England at Columbus, 5 p.m.
NASCAR Sprint Cup
(through Oct. 17)
Points
1, Jimmie Johnson, 5,923. 2, Mark Martin, 5,833. 3, Jeff Gordon, 5,788. 4, Tony Stewart, 5,768. 5, Kurt
Busch, 5,746. 6, Juan Pablo Montoya, 5,728. 7, Greg Biffle, 5,655. 8, Ryan Newman, 5,635. 9, Kasey
Kahne, 5,592. 10, Carl Edwards, 5,582.
Money
1, Jimmie Johnson, $6,403,604. 2, Matt Kenseth, $6,338,257. 3, Tony Stewart, $6,285,056. 4, Jeff Gordon,
$5,800,730. 5, Kyle Busch, $5,489,737. 6, Kevin Harvick, $5,300,905. 7, Kasey Kahne, $5,063,196. 8, Carl
Edwards, $4,928,949. 9, Mark Martin, $4,686,053. 10, Joey Logano, $4,684,979.
IRL
Final
1, Dario Franchitti, 616. 2, Scott Dixon, 605. 3, Ryan Briscoe, 604. 4, Helio Castroneves, 433. 5, Danica
Patrick, 393. 6, Tony Kanaan, 386. 7, Graham Rahal, 385. 8, Marco Andretti, 380. 9, Justin Wilson, 354.
10, Dan Wheldon, 354.
Formula One
(through Oct. 18)
1, Jenson Button, 89. 2, Sebastian Vettel, 74. 3, Rubens Barrichello, 72. 4, Mark Webber, 62. 5, Lewis
Hamilton, 49. 6, Kimi Raikkonen, 48. 7, Nico Rosberg, 35. 8, Jarno Trulli, 31. 9, Fernando Alonso, 26.
10, Timo Glock, 24.
TODAY
GOLF
4 p.m.
TNT – PGA of America, Grand Slam of Golf, first round, at Southampton, Bermuda (same-day tape)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7:30 p.m.
FOX – Playoffs, N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Angels
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
VERSUS – St. Louis at Pittsburgh
9:30 p.m.
FOXSN – Columbus at Calgary (may not be shown by all FOXSN affiliates)
BASEBALL
American League
SEATTLE MARINERS-Announced C Kenji Johjima has opted out of the final two years of his contract.
Announced third-base coach Bruce Hines will not return for the 2010 season.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS-Waived G Jerel McNeal and G Anthony Roberson.
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES-Waived G Devin Green and G Mustafa Shakur.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL-Suspended Carolina DB Dante Wesley one game for a flagrant violation of player safety rules during an
Oct. 18 game at Tampa Bay.
CAROLINA PANTHERS-Traded a 2010 fifth-round draft pick to Kansas City for DT Tank Tyler.
NEW YORK JETS-Placed NT Kris Jenkins on injured reserve.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS-Assigned F Guillaume Lefebvre to Providence (AHL).
NEW JERSEY DEVILS-Placed D Cory Murphy on waivers.
NEW YORK RANGERS-Assigned F Ryan Hillier to Hartford (AHL).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING-Recalled D Matt Smaby from Norfolk (AHL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS-Assigned F Keith Aucoin to Hershey (AHL).
American Hockey League
CHICAGO WOLVES-Fired coach Don Granato and assistant coach Jason Christie.
COLLEGE
ECAC-Voted Geneva, Lyndon State, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Penn State-Abington, Salem International and
Virginia Commonwealth into membership for the 2009-10 academic year.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS-Dismissed G Ryan Hare from the men’s basketball team for violating team rules and
policies.