FOOTBALL
Professional
Standings and schedule
NFL
National Conference
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North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 4 1 0 .800 92 74
Green Bay 3 2 0 .600 119 89
Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 63 67
Detroit 1 4 0 .200 126 112
East
W L T Pct PF PA
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Washington 3 2 0 .600 89 92
N.Y. Giants 3 2 0 .600 106 98
Philadelphia 3 2 0 .600 122 103
Dallas 1 3 0 .250 81 87
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 4 1 0 .800 113 70
Tampa Bay 3 1 0 .750 74 80
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New Orleans 3 2 0 .600 99 102
Carolina 0 5 0 .000 52 110
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 3 2 0 .600 88 138
Seattle 2 2 0 .500 75 77
St. Louis 2 3 0 .400 83 96
San Francisco 0 5 0 .000 76 130
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American Conference
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 4 1 0 .800 92 72
Pittsburgh 3 1 0 .750 86 50
Cincinnati 2 3 0 .400 100 102
Cleveland 1 4 0 .200 78 97
East
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W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Jets 4 1 0 .800 135 81
New England 3 1 0 .750 131 96
Miami 2 2 0 .500 66 92
Buffalo 0 5 0 .000 87 161
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 3 2 0 .600 118 136
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Jacksonville 3 2 0 .600 107 137
Tennessee 3 2 0 .600 132 95
Indianapolis 3 2 0 .600 136 101
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Kansas City 3 1 0 .750 77 57
Oakland 2 3 0 .400 111 134
Denver 2 3 0 .400 104 116
San Diego 2 3 0 .400 140 106
Sunday
Dallas at Minnesota, 3:15 p.m.
Seattle at Chicago, noon.
Miami at Green Bay, noon.
Kansas City at Houston, noon.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, noon.
San Diego at St. Louis, noon.
Detroit at N.Y. Giants, noon.
Baltimore at New England, noon.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, noon.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, noon.
N.Y. Jets at Denver, 3:05 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.
Indianapolis at Washington, 7:20 p.m.
Open: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Arizona, Carolina
Monday
Tennessee at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.
Games Oct. 24
Minnesota at Green Bay, 7:20 p.m.
Buffalo at Baltimore, noon.
Washington at Chicago, noon.
Cincinnati at Atlanta, noon.
Philadelphia at Tennessee, noon.
Pittsburgh at Miami, noon.
St. Louis at Tampa Bay, noon.
Cleveland at New Orleans, noon.
Jacksonville at Kansas City, noon.
San Francisco at Carolina, noon.
Arizona at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.
Oakland at Denver, 3:15 p.m.
New England at San Diego, 3:15 p.m.
Open: Indianapolis, N.Y. Jets, Detroit, Houston
Game Oct. 25
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
College
Results Thursday
AP Top 25
No. 25 West Virginia (5-1) beat South Florida 20-6. Next: vs. Syracuse, Saturday, Oct. 23.
Baseball
Professional
Schedule
Major League Baseball postseason
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
American League
Today
New York (Sabathia 21-7) at Texas (Wilson 15-8), 7:07 p.m.
Saturday
New York (Pettitte 11-3 or Hughes 18-8) at Texas (Lewis 12-13 or Hunter 13-4), 3:07 p.m.
Monday
Texas (Lee 12-9) at New York (Hughes 18-8 or Pettitte 11-3), 8:07 p.m
Tuesday, Oct. 19
Texas at New York (Burnett 10-15), 7:07 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 20
Texas at New York, 3:07 p.m., if necessary
Friday, Oct. 22
New York at Texas, 7:07 p.m., if necessary
Saturday, Oct. 23
New York at Texas, 7:07 p.m., if necessary
National League
Saturday
San Francisco (Lincecum 16-10) at Philadelphia (Halladay 21-10), 6:57 p.m.
Sunday
San Francisco (Cain 13-11) at Philadelphia (Oswalt 13-13), 7:19 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 19
Philadelphia (Hamels 12-11) at San Francisco (Sanchez 13-9), 3:19 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 20
Philadelphia at San Francisco, 6:57 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 21
Philadelphia at San Francisco, 6:57 p.m., if necessary
Saturday, Oct. 23
San Francisco at Philadelphia, 2:57 p.m. or 6:57 p.m., if necessary
Sunday, Oct. 24
San Francisco at Philadelphia, 6:57 p.m., if necessary
Hockey
Professional
Schedule and results
NHL
Wednesday
New Jersey 1, Buffalo 0, OT
Washington 2, N.Y. Islanders 1
Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 3, OT
Toronto 4, Pittsburgh 3
Nashville 3, Chicago 2
Anaheim 4, Vancouver 3
Thursday
Minnesota 4, Edmonton 2
Tampa Bay 3, Philadelphia 2
Ottawa 3, Carolina 2
Nashville 4, St. Louis 3
Dallas 4, Detroit 1
Florida 3, Calgary 0
Today
Colorado at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Chicago at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Montreal at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday
Columbus at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Ottawa at Montreal, 6 p.m.
Boston at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
Colorado at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Florida, 6 p.m.
Washington at Nashville, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Atlanta at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Juniors
Standings and schedule
United States Hockey League
Western Conference
W L OLT Pts
Sioux City 2 1 0 4
Omaha 2 1 0 4
Fargo 2 2 0 4
Tri-City 1 1 2 4
Des Moines 1 0 1 3
Dubuque 1 2 0 2
Lincoln 1 2 0 2
Sioux Falls 1 2 0 2
Eastern Conference
W L OLT Pts
Team USA 3 1 0 6
Youngstown 3 1 0 6
Chicago 2 2 0 4
Cedar Rapids 2 0 0 4
Indiana 2 1 0 4
Green Bay 1 1 1 3
Waterloo 1 1 0 2
Muskegon 0 2 1 1
Today
Chicago at Fargo
Muskegon at Sioux City
Dubuque at Des Moines
Green Bay at Indiana
Waterloo at Lincoln
Tri City at Omaha
USNTDP at Sioux Falls
Saturday
Muskegon at Fargo
USNTDP at Sioux City
Cedar Rapids at Indiana
Chicago at Sioux Falls
Dubuque at Waterloo
Green Bay at Youngstown
Sunday
Cedar Rapids at Youngstown
Basketball
Professional
Schedule and results
NBA preseason
Wednesday
Indiana 98, Minnesota 86
Houston 91, New Jersey 81
Dallas 101, Detroit 96
Toronto 119, Philadelphia 116,2OT
Boston 104, New York 101
New Orleans 90, Miami 76
L.A. Lakers 98, Sacramento 95
Thursday
Orlando 86, Charlotte 73
Milwaukee 96, Washington 88
Cleveland 106, San Antonio 80
Utah 108, Phoenix 97
Denver at L.A. Clippers, late
Today
Detroit vs. Minnesota at Syracuse, NY, 6:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Boston at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Houston vs. New Jersey at Guangzhou, China, 7:30 a.m.
Detroit vs. Charlotte at Columbia, SC, 5:30 p.m.
Chicago at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Utah at L.A. Clippers, 6:30 p.m.
New York vs. Boston at Hartford, CT, 6:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Atlanta vs. New Orleans at Johnson City, TN, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State at Portland, 9 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Auto Racing
Professional
Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup
Bank of America 500
After Thursday qualifying; race Saturday
At Concord, N.C.
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 191.544.
2. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 191.455.
3. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 190.921.
4. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 190.914.
5. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 190.678.
6. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 190.644.
7. (83) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 190.409.
8. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 190.382.
9. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 190.382.
10. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 190.342.
11. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 190.322.
12. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 190.275.
13. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 190.275.
14. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 190.121.
15. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 190.101.
16. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 190.067.
17. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 190.007.
18. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 189.813.
19. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 189.793.
20. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 189.753.
21. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 189.707.
22. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 189.607.
23. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 189.527.
24. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 189.52.
25. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 189.494.
26. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 189.334.
27. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 189.268.
28. (09) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 189.255.
29. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 189.168.
30. (10) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 189.023.
31. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 189.009.
32. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 188.89.
33. (46) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 188.871.
34. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 188.857.
35. (26) Patrick Carpentier, Ford, 188.805.
36. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 188.719.
37. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, 188.232.
38. (71) Andy Lally, Chevrolet, 187.669.
39. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 187.533.
40. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 187.363.
41. (37) Dave Blaney, Ford, Owner Points.
42. (34) Travis Kvapil, Ford, Owner Points.
43. (64) Jeff Green, Toyota, 187.305.
Failed to Qualify
44. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 187.214.
45. (13) Casey Mears, Toyota, 186.935.
46. (55) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 186.599.
47. (66) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 185.81.
48. (07) Kevin Conway, Toyota, 185.79.
49. (23) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, 183.561.
Golf
Professional
Results Thursday
PGA Tour
Fryscom Open
At San Martin, Calif.
Partial First Round
Rocco Mediate 29-35-64 -7
Ryuji Imada 32-33-65 -6
Bo Van Pelt 33-32-65 -6
Paul Goydos 30-35-65 -6
John Mallinger 32-34-66 -5
Michael Letzig 32-34-66 -5
Will MacKenzie 34-32-66 -5
Shaun Micheel 33-33-66 -5
Tom Pernice, Jr. 32-35-67 -4
Chris Riley 33-34-67 -4
Chris DiMarco 34-33-67 -4
Tim Herron 31-36-67 -4
Henrik Stenson 32-35-67 -4
David Duval 31-37-68 -3
Robert Garrigus 33-35-68 -3
Todd Hamilton 35-33-68 -3
Tim Clark 33-35-68 -3
Derek Lamely 35-33-68 -3
Chad Campbell 35-33-68 -3
Brett Quigley 34-34-68 -3
Tom Lehman 33-35-68 -3
Graham DeLaet 35-33-68 -3
Jamie Lovemark 34-34-68 -3
Rickie Fowler 32-37-69 -2
Justin Leonard 33-36-69 -2
Jeev Milkha Singh 35-34-69 -2
George McNeill 33-36-69 -2
Josh Teater 35-34-69 -2
Alex Prugh 35-34-69 -2
Dean Wilson 35-34-69 -2
Woody Austin 34-35-69 -2
Steve Wheatcroft 32-37-69 -2
Chris Stroud 36-34-70 -1
Alex Cejka 34-36-70 -1
Tim Petrovic 34-36-70 -1
J.B. Holmes 35-35-70 -1
Jerry Kelly 38-32-70 -1
Richard S. Johnson 35-35-70 -1
Omar Uresti 35-35-70 -1
John Daly 31-39-70 -1
Aaron Baddeley 35-35-70 -1
Ricky Barnes 35-35-70 -1
Chris Tidland 34-36-70 -1
John Ellis 32-38-70 -1
Scott Piercy 35-35-70 -1
Charlie Wi 35-35-70 -1
Fredrik Jacobson 33-37-70 -1
Stuart Appleby 35-35-70 -1
Joe Durant 33-38-71 E
Webb Simpson 32-39-71 E
Kevin Stadler 34-37-71 E
Brian Davis 36-35-71 E
Troy Merritt 34-37-71 E
Rory Sabbatini 38-33-71 E
Scott McCarron 34-37-71 E
Jeff Quinney 37-34-71 E
Jay Williamson 35-36-71 E
Chris Wilson 33-38-71 E
Kevin Chappell 34-37-71 E
Kevin Sutherland 32-39-71 E
Jonathan Byrd 38-33-71 E
Lee Janzen 35-36-71 E
Andres Romero 35-36-71 E
Bill Lunde 35-36-71 E
Ben Curtis 36-35-71 E
Charles Warren 34-37-71 E
Nicholas Thompson 36-36-72 +1
Briny Baird 36-36-72 +1
Troy Matteson 33-39-72 +1
Jeff Maggert 38-34-72 +1
Vance Veazey 35-37-72 +1
D.A. Points 36-36-72 +1
James Driscoll 37-35-72 +1
Mathew Goggin 36-36-72 +1
Jimmy Walker 37-35-72 +1
Johnson Wagner 36-36-72 +1
Daniel Chopra 36-36-72 +1
Aron Price 38-34-72 +1
Spencer Levin 36-36-72 +1
Kevin Streelman 37-35-72 +1
David Lutterus 34-38-72 +1
Erick Justesen 35-37-72 +1
Rod Pampling 35-38-73 +2
Billy Mayfair 40-33-73 +2
Bob Estes 37-36-73 +2
Pat Perez 34-39-73 +2
Cliff Kresge 37-36-73 +2
Justin Bolli 37-36-73 +2
Brian Stuard 36-37-73 +2
Jeff Gove 36-37-73 +2
Mark Brooks 36-37-73 +2
Mathias Gronberg 39-34-73 +2
Stephen Ames 38-35-73 +2
Joe Ogilvie 35-38-73 +2
Greg Owen 36-37-73 +2
Michael Allen 35-38-73 +2
J.P. Hayes 37-37-74 +3
Brent Delahoussaye 39-35-74 +3
Cameron Tringale 33-41-74 +3
Martin Flores 37-37-74 +3
Brenden Pappas 39-35-74 +3
John Merrick 37-37-74 +3
Nathan Green 35-39-74 +3
Matt Bettencourt 36-38-74 +3
Parker McLachlin 41-33-74 +3
Paul Stankowski 37-37-74 +3
Michael Connell 36-38-74 +3
Cameron Percy 37-37-74 +3
Andrew McLardy 34-40-74 +3
Joseph Bramlett 37-37-74 +3
Bryce Molder 37-38-75 +4
Trevor Immelman 40-35-75 +4
Skip Kendall 39-36-75 +4
Cameron Beckman 38-37-75 +4
Henrik Bjornstad 36-39-75 +4
Roger Tambellini 35-40-75 +4
Chris Marin 39-36-75 +4
Roland Thatcher 37-39-76 +5
James Nitties 38-38-76 +5
Ted Purdy 37-39-76 +5
Kevin Johnson 35-41-76 +5
Greg Kraft 38-39-77 +6
Mark Wilson 39-39-78 +7
Aaron Goldberg 38-40-78 +7
Isaac Weintraub 41-38-79 +8
Greg Chalmers 36-44-80 +9
Jason Schmuhl 42-41-83 +12
Brett Wetterich DNS
Did Not Finish
Rich Barcelo
Jarrod Lyle
Danny Wax
LPA Tour
At Danville, Calif.
First Round
Brittany Lincicome 31-30-61 -11
Wendy Ward 35-30-65 -7
Moira Dunn 34-32-66 -6
Jin Young Pak 33-34-67 -5
Michele Redman 33-34-67 -5
Amy Hung 35-32-67 -5
Katherine Hull 33-34-67 -5
Beatriz Recari 36-32-68 -4
Candie Kung 36-32-68 -4
Hee-Won Han 34-34-68 -4
Laura Davies 35-33-68 -4
Gwladys Nocera 35-33-68 -4
Allison Hanna 36-33-69 -3
Jimin Kang 36-33-69 -3
Lindsey Wright 35-34-69 -3
Stacy Lewis 34-35-69 -3
Natalie Gulbis 36-33-69 -3
Karrie Webb 35-34-69 -3
M.J. Hur 35-34-69 -3
Leta Lindley 36-33-69 -3
Sarah Lee 37-32-69 -3
Ilhee Lee 38-31-69 -3
Sarah Jane Smith 37-33-70 -2
Dorothy Delasin 34-36-70 -2
Louise Stahle 36-34-70 -2
Stacy Prammanasudh 37-33-70 -2
Ji Young Oh 38-32-70 -2
Morgan Pressel 37-33-70 -2
Seon Hwa Lee 36-34-70 -2
Karine Icher 34-36-70 -2
Kristy McPherson 35-35-70 -2
Lorie Kane 39-31-70 -2
Anna Rawson 37-33-70 -2
Carling Coffing 36-34-70 -2
Sandra Gal 37-33-70 -2
Jennifer Rosales 36-34-70 -2
Jane Park 37-33-70 -2
Samantha Richdale 38-32-70 -2
Gloria Park 36-35-71 -1
Alison Walshe 38-33-71 -1
Beth Bader 36-35-71 -1
Kris Tamulis 35-36-71 -1
Taylor Leon 35-36-71 -1
Maria Hernandez 38-33-71 -1
Mikaela Parmlid 37-34-71 -1
Sarah Kemp 35-36-71 -1
Heather Bowie Young 38-33-71 -1
Na On Min 37-34-71 -1
Libby Smith 36-35-71 -1
Janice Moodie 38-33-71 -1
Becky Morgan 36-35-71 -1
Aree Song 37-34-71 -1
Karin Sjodin 35-37-72 E
Mina Harigae 36-36-72 E
Sophie Gustafson 37-35-72 E
Vicky Hurst 38-34-72 E
Meena Lee 38-34-72 E
Sherri Steinhauer 37-35-72 E
Maria Hjorth 38-34-72 E
Irene Cho 36-36-72 E
Nicole Jeray 38-34-72 E
Silvia Cavalleri 37-36-73 +1
Lisa Meldrum 36-37-73 +1
Jean Reynolds 36-37-73 +1
Angela Stanford 36-37-73 +1
Cristie Kerr 36-37-73 +1
Pat Hurst 38-35-73 +1
Haeji Kang 36-37-73 +1
Amanda Blumenherst 37-36-73 +1
Christina Kim 34-39-73 +1
Azahara Munoz 37-36-73 +1
Paula Creamer 38-35-73 +1
Giulia Sergas 39-34-73 +1
Leah Wigger 35-38-73 +1
Chella Choi 38-35-73 +1
Mariajo Uribe 40-33-73 +1
Tania Elosegui 42-32-74 +2
Paige Mackenzie 37-37-74 +2
Katie Kempter 38-36-74 +2
Nicole Hage 39-35-74 +2
Ilmi Chung 37-37-74 +2
Mi Hyun Kim 37-37-74 +2
Shanshan Feng 36-38-74 +2
Brittany Lang 37-37-74 +2
Laura Diaz 38-36-74 +2
Louise Friberg 38-36-74 +2
Kelli Kuehne 39-35-74 +2
Jimin Jeong 36-38-74 +2
Mindy Kim 39-35-74 +2
Minea Blomqvist 38-37-75 +3
Julieta Granada 41-34-75 +3
Pernilla Lindberg 38-37-75 +3
Brandie Burton 40-35-75 +3
Juli Inkster 38-37-75 +3
Jill McGill 39-36-75 +3
Cindy Lacrosse 36-39-75 +3
Misun Cho 40-36-76 +4
Karen Stupples 40-36-76 +4
Alena Sharp 39-37-76 +4
Katie Futcher 38-38-76 +4
Reilley Rankin 39-37-76 +4
Liz Janangelo 39-37-76 +4
Yoo Kyeong Kim 38-38-76 +4
Allison Fouch 37-39-76 +4
Marianne Skarpnord 41-36-77 +5
Meaghan Francella 41-36-77 +5
Liselotte Neumann 40-37-77 +5
Angela Park 45-39-84 +12
Nationwide Tour
Miccosukee Championship
At Miami
First Round
Andrew Svoboda 32-31-63
Brandt Jobe 32-31-63
Keegan Bradley 29-35-64
David Hearn 33-31-64
Jason Gore 34-31-65
Michael Putnam 31-34-65
Scott Gutschewski 32-34-66
Nate Smith 33-33-66
Ron Whittaker 32-34-66
Adam Meyer 32-34-66
Notables
Dave Schultz 33-34-67