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11-03-2007, 04:28 AM
FOOTBALLNFLAMERICAN CONFERENCE
EastWLTPctPFPANew Eng 8001.000331127Buffalo 340.42997135N.Y. Jets 170.125139205Miami 080.000166244
SouthWLTPctPFPAIndinplis 7001.000224102Tennessee 520.714145117J'sonville 520.714131110Houston 350.375179209
NorthWLTPctPFPAPittsburgh 520.71418491Cleveland 430.571194203Baltimore 430.571124119Cincinnati 250.286177211
WestWLTPctPFPAKansas City 430.571102113San Diego 430.571172129Denver 340.429106164Oakland 250.286135153
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EastWLTPctPFPADallas 610.857227158N.Y. Giants 620.750200159Washington 430.571129140Phila 340.429139117
SouthWLTPctPFPACarolina 430.571130141Tampa Bay 440.500147134New Orlns 340.429132162Atlanta 160.14395153
NorthWLTPctPFPAGreen Bay 610.857142107Detroit 520.714156178Chicago 350.375144181Minnesota 250.286131137
WestWLTPctPFPASeattle 430.571137108Arizona 340.429147157San Fran. 250.28688166St. Louis 080.00099219
SUNDAY'S GAMESDenver at Detroit 1Carolina at Tennessee 1San Diego at Minnesota 1Washington at N.Y. Jets 1San Francisco at Atlanta 1Cincinnati at Buffalo 1Jacksonville at New Orleans 1Green Bay at Kansas City 1Arizona at Tampa Bay 1Seattle at Cleveland 4:05Houston at Oakland 4:15New England at Indianapolis 4:15Dallas at Philadelphia 8:15MONDAY'S GAME Baltimore at Pittsburgh 8:30OPEN: Bears, Dolphins, Giants, RamsInjury ReportSUNDAY ARIZONA at TAMPA BAY -- CARDINALS: Q: LB Karlos Dansby (knee), T Mike Gandy (calf). P: S Aaron Francisco (knee), QB Kurt Warner (left elbow). BUCCANEERS: Q: LB Quincy Black (hamstring), DE Patrick Chukwurah (shoulder), WR Michael Clayton (ankle), WR Ike Hilliard (calf), CB Brian Kelly (groin), RB Michael Pittman (ankle). P: TE Alex Smith (ankle), DE Greg Spires (calf). CAROLINA at TENNESSEE -- PANTHERS: O: LB Dan Morgan (ankle). Q: QB Vinny Testaverde (Achilles). P: LB Adam Seward (calf). TITANS: O: RB Ahmard Hall (forearm). Q: RB Chris Brown (ankle). P: LB Keith Bulluck (thigh), DT Albert Haynesworth (ankle), G Benji Olson (back), RB LenDale White (toe), QB Vince Young (quadricep). CINCINNATI at BUFFALO -- BENGALS: O: T Willie Anderson (knee), LB Ahmad Brooks (groin), ), LB Caleb Miller (back). Q: DT John Thornton (neck). P: WR Chad Johnson (ankle), RB Rudi Johnson (hamstring), S Herana-Daze Jones (shoulder), DE Justin Smith (hamstring), RB Kenny Watson (head). BILLS: D: QB Trent Edwards (right wrist), LB Leon Joe (back). Q: WR Sam Aiken (hamstring), DE Ryan Denney (foot), S Jim Leonhard (calf), TE Ryan Neufeld (thigh), CB Ashton Youboty (ankle).DENVER at DETROIT -- BRONCOS: O: DE Jarvis Moss (fibula), WR Javon Walker (knee). Q: S John Lynch (neck). P: CB Champ Bailey (quadricep), DT Antwon Burton (ankle), RB Travis Henry (ribs), G Montrae Holland (shoulder), WR Brandon Stokley (hamstring), LB D.J. Williams (shoulder). LIONS: Q: DE Kalimba Edwards (knee). P: T George Foster (ankle), WR Calvin Johnson (back). GREEN BAY at KANSAS CITY -- PACKERS: O: CB Will Blackmon (foot), TE Bubba Franks (knee), DT Justin Harrell (ankle). Q: G Junius Coston (ankle), DT Ryan Pickett (knee), CB Frank Walker (knee). P: T Chad Clifton (knee), S Nick Collins (knee), RB Korey Hall (neck), CB Al Harris (back), WR Ruvell Martin (back), WR Koren Robinson (knee), C Scott Wells (illness), CB Charles Woodson (foot). CHIEFS: Q: LB Keyaron Fox (hamstring), WR Eddie Kennison (hamstring).HOUSTON at OAKLAND -- TEXANS: O: CB Jamar Fletcher (appendicitis), WR Andre Johnson (knee), QB Matt Schaub (concussion), G Kasey Studdard (groin). P: S C.C. Brown (shoulder), K Kris Brown (left foot), TE Owen Daniels (ankle), WR Andre Davis (chest), TE Joel Dreessen (elbow), RB Joe Echemandu (thigh), C Mike Flanagan (head), RB Ahman Green (knee), G Chester Pitts (illness), LB DeMeco Ryans (ankle), T Ephraim Salaam (hand). RAIDERS: O: DT Gerard Warren (quadricep), LB Sam Williams (shoulder). D: C Jake Grove (knee). Q: WR Ronald Curry (foot). P: T Cornell Green (knee), QB Josh McCown (toe). JACKSONVILLE at NEW ORLEANS -- JAGUARS: O: QB David Garrard (ankle), K Josh Scobee (right quadricep). Q: TE Greg Estandia (foot), LB Daryl Smith (back), CB Brian Williams (hamstring). P: DT Marcus Stroud (thigh). SAINTS: O: C Jeff Faine (pectoral). D: LB Scott Shanle (hamstring). Q: LB Alfred Fincher (concussion). P: DE Charles Grant (ankle). NEW ENGLAND at INDIANAPOLIS -- PATRIOTS: O: RB Sammy Morris (chest). Q: LB Eric Alexander (knee), S Mel Mitchell (groin), LB Mike Vrabel (shoulder), TE Benjamin Watson (ankle), S Eugene Wilson (ankle). P: QB Tom Brady (right shoulder). COLTS: Q: LB Tyjuan Hagler (neck), WR Marvin Harrison (knee), LB Freddy Keiaho (ear), T Tony Ugoh (neck). P: T Ryan Diem (buttock). SAN DIEGO at MINNESOTA -- CHARGERS: O: C Nick Hardwick (foot). Q: WR Craig Davis (ankle), LB Shaun Phillips (groin). P: DE Ryon Bingham (shoulder), CB Quentin Jammer (hamstring), LB Matt Wilhelm (ankle). VIKINGS: Q: QB Kelly Holcomb (neck), WR Bobby Wade (knee), WR Troy Williamson (player decision), CB Antoine Winfield (hamstring). P: LB Vinny Ciurciu (ankle), T Ryan Cook (shoulder), QB Tarvaris Jackson (right hand), DE Erasmus James (shoulder), DE Brian Robison (illness), S Dwight Smith (hamstring).SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA -- 49ERS: D: CB Walt Harris (knee), T Jonas Jennings (ankle), S Keith Lewis (hamstring). Q: RB Frank Gore (ankle). P: WR Darrell Jackson (quadricep), WR Michael Lewis (player decision), QB Alex Smith (right shoulder), TE Delanie Walker (shoulder). FALCONS: O: QB Byron Leftwich (ankle). D: TE Alge Crumpler (knee, ankle). Q: LB Stephen Nicholas (ankle), DT Montavious Stanley (knee), T Todd Weiner (knee).SEATTLE at CLEVELAND -- SEAHAWKS: O: TE Marcus Pollard (knee), T Ray Willis (knee). Q: WR Deion Branch (foot). P: RB Shaun Alexander (wrist), DT Rocky Bernard (groin), QB Matt Hasselbeck (oblique), T Walter Jones (shoulder). BROWNS: O: LB D'Qwell Jackson (ankle). D: LB Kris Griffin (Achilles). P: CB Leigh Bodden (back), RB Lawrence Vickers (concussion). WASHINGTON at N.Y. JETS -- REDSKINS: O: G Randy Thomas (triceps). Q: C Mike Pucillo (back), LB Marcus Washington (hamstring). P: RB Rock Cartwright (quadricep), CB Fred Smoot (hamstring), WR James Thrash (hamstring), TE Todd Yoder (ankle). JETS: D: WR Laveranues Coles (concussion). Q: TE Chris Baker (back), DE Mike Devito (shoulder), S Kerry Rhodes (knee), DT Dewayne Robertson (knee). P: S Abram Elam (neck), T Adrian Jones (player decision), DE C.J. Mosley (shoulder), QB Chad Pennington (ankle), CB Hank Poteat (chest), S Eric Smith (thigh). DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA -- COWBOYS: O: WR Terry Glenn (knee). Q: CB Anthony Henry (ankle). P: RB Oliver Hoyte (neck), LB Justin Rogers (calf). EAGLES: Q: WR Jason Avant (groin). P: WR Reggie Brown (neck), TE Brent Celek (ankle), S Sean Considine (ankle), S Brian Dawkins (neck), CB William James (foot), DE Jevon Kearse (knee), WR Greg Lewis (chest), T Jon Runyan (glute), CB Lito Sheppard (knee).MondayBALTIMORE at PITTSBURGH -- RAVENS: O: TE Daniel Wilcox (foot). D: CB Chris McAlister (knee). Q: T Jared Gaither (ankle), TE Todd Heap (thigh), CB Samari Rolle (illness). P: LB Antwan Barnes (thigh), C Mike Flynn (knee), QB Steve McNair (groin, back), DT Trevor Pryce (wrist), K Matt Stover (right thigh), TE Quinn Sypniewski (knee), T Adam Terry (ankle). STEELERS: O: S Ryan Clark (spleen), TE Jerame Tuman (back). D: DE Aaron Smith (knee). P: G Alan Faneca (back).NOTE: O-Out; D-Doubtful; Q-Questionable; P-ProbableGOLFHole-In-OneDavid Rowland aced the 155-yard No. 14 at Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation with a 6-iron. It was his first.HOCKEYNHLEASTERN CONFERENCE
AtlanticWLOTPtsGFGAPhila 840164029Pittsburgh 651133638N.Y. Isles 640123033New Jersey 561113137N.Y. Rng 561112122NortheastWLOTPtsGFGAOttawa 1010204023Montreal 723174232Boston 740142927Toronto 563134955Buffalo 561114142SoutheastWLOTPtsGFGACarolina 733174935Florida 670123538Tampa Bay 561113440Wash 580103335Atlanta 49083153
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CentralWLOTPtsGFGADetroit 1121234931Columbus 732163323St. Louis 740143124Chicago 660123436x-Nashville 570102938NorthwestWLOTPtsGFGAColorado 840163933Minn. 742163231Calgary 643154341x-Edmntn 580103042Vancver 580103240PacificWLOTPtsGFGAx-San Jose 651132929x-Los Ang 670124042x-Dallas 552123433Anaheim 572122936x-Phoenix 46082229
NOTES: Two points for a win, one for overtime loss or shootout loss; x-late game not included.FRIDAY'S RESULTS New Jersey 3 Toronto 2Philadelphia 3 Washington 2Florida 4 Buffalo 2Phoenix at Dallas lateNashville at Edmonton lateLos Angeles at San Jose lateTODAY'S GAMES Boston at Ottawa 7Florida at Carolina 7Toronto at Montreal 7Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders 7New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers 7Atlanta at Tampa Bay 7:30Calgary at Minnesota 8Chicago at St. Louis 8:30Anaheim at Phoenix 10Vancouver at Colorado 10San Jose at Los Angeles 10:30THURSDAY'S RESULTS N.Y. Islanders 4 Tampa Bay 0N.Y. Rangers 2 Washington 0Boston 4 Buffalo 3, OTOttawa 6 Atlanta 4Montreal 5 Philadelphia 2Detroit 4 Calgary 1St. Louis 3 Minnesota 2Colorado 3 Pittsburgh 2Anaheim 2 Columbus 1, SONashville 3 Vancouver 0ECHLAMERICAN CONFERENCE
NorthWLOLSLPtsGFGAReading 430081917Jhnstn 440082326Elmira 320171617Cinci 320061815Wheel 320061816Trenton 250041724Dayton 120021013
SouthWLOLSLPtsGFGAGwnntt 6100122713S. Crln 431093223Chrltte 410082015Texas 310172213x-Florida 31006158Columbia 330062427Augusta 230151621Pnscola 140131024Miss. 150021227
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WestWLOLSLPtsGFGAPhnix 420082416x-Idaho 202171814x-Vict 320061414x-Alaska 211051210x-Utah 240041429
PacificWLOLSLPtsGFGAx-Ls Vegas 410081611x-Bkrsfld 320171818Fresno 222061317x-Stcktn 230041212
NOTES: Two points for a win, onefor an overtime or shoot-out loss; x-late game not included.FRIDAY'S RESULTSDayton 5 Johnstown 3Columbia 6 Augusta 3Gwinnett 3 Mississippi 2Wheeling 5 Trenton 3Cincinnati 5 Elmira 1Texas 7 Pensacola 0Bakersfield at Victoria lateUtah at Las Vegas lateIdaho at Stockton lateFlorida at Alaska lateTODAY'S GAMESTrenton at Dayton 7Cincinnati at Reading 7:05South Carolina at Columbia 7:05Johnstown at Wheeling 7:35Texas at Pensacola 8:05Bakersfield at Victoria 10Utah at Las Vegas 10:05Fresno at Phoenix 10:11Idaho at Stockton 10:30Florida at Alaska 11:05THURSDAY'S RESULTGwinnett 6 Mississippi 2Phoenix 3 Fresno 2MOTORSPORTSNASCAR-BuschO'REILLY CHALLENGE LINEUPFort Worth, TexasStart. (No.) Driver, Car Speed1. (99) David Reutimann, T 191.6462. (18) Tony Stewart, C 190.9543. (60) Carl Edwards, F 190.7454. (21) Kevin Harvick, C 190.5905. (5) Kyle Busch, C 190.0816. (20) Denny Hamlin, C 189.8477. (55) Robby Gordon, F 189.4478. (6) David Ragan, F 189.1029. (88) Brad Keselowski, C 189.07610. (41) Bryan Clauson, D 189.06211. (2) Clint Bowyer, C 188.65312. (35) Bobby Hamilton Jr., F 188.63313. (22) Mike Bliss, D 188.52814. (77) Bobby Labonte, C 188.44215. (29) Jeff Burton, C 188.16616. (12) Sam Hornish Jr., D 188.11417. (00) Michael McDowell, T 187.99618. (42) Dario Franchitti, D 187.84619. (90) Stephen Leicht, F 187.70920. (16) Greg Biffle, F 187.68221. (9) Elliott Sadler, D 187.59122. (38) Jason Leffler, T 187.51323. (27) Brad Baker, F 187.31824. (24) Casey Mears, C 186.92225. (17) Matt Kenseth, F 186.89026. (33) Tony Raines, C 186.63827. (59) Marcos Ambrose, F 186.61228. (47) Kelly Bires, F 186.28429. (11) Jason Keller, C 186.02130. (30) Stanton Barrett, C 186.00831. (1) J.J. Yeley, C 185.77832. (70) Mark Green, C 185.65633. (7) Mike Wallace, C 185.25534. (66) Steve Wallace, D 185.07735. (36) Jeremy Clements, C 185.05836. (14) Kyle Krisiloff, F 184.85637. (10) Brent Sherman, T 184.25038. (37) Casey Atwood, F 184.15039. (01) Kertus Davis, C 182.50040. (89) Morgan Shepherd, D 182.32241. (25) Richard Johns, F 182.02742. (28) R. Richardson Jr., C own. pts43. (0) Eric McClure, C 180.072Failed to qualify44. (05) Brett Rowe, C 179.62345. (72) D.J. Kennington, D 177.86646. (44) Mike Harmon, C no speedCar Key-C: Chevrolet; D: Dodge; F: Ford: T: Toyota.NHRAAutomobile Club of Southern California FinalsPomona, Calif.Friday's QualifyingTop Fuel: 1. J.R. Todd, 4.521 seconds, 328.22 mph; 2. David Baca, 4.523, 329.50; 3. Melanie Troxel, 4.525, 326.87; 4. Brandon Bernstein, 4.529, 329.83; 5. Doug Foley, 4.540, 330.72; 6. Bob Vandergriff, 4.543, 324.51; 7. Tony Schumacher, 4.544, 323.04; 8. Cory McClenathan, 4.566, 321.50; 9. Larry Dixon, 4.572, 323.50; 10. Hillary Will, 4.573, 328.94; 11. Doug Herbert, 4.574, 314.83; 12. David Grubnic, 4.574, 313.73; 13. Morgan Lucas, 4.576, 325.45; 14. Alan Bradshaw, 4.589, 324.36; 15. Doug Kalitta, 4.593, 322.96; 16. Scotty Cannon, 4.600, 317.64. Not qualified: 17. Joe Hartley, 4.608, 321.81; 18. Rod Fuller, 4.643, 265.85; 19. Clay Millican, 4.764, 320.66; 20. Mike Strasburg, 4.806, 241.84; 21. Urs Erbacher, 4.849, 297.88; 22. Steven Chrisman, 5.019, 287.11.Funny Car: 1. Jeff Arend, Chevy Impala, 4.781, 324.90; 2. Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 4.786, 320.89; 3. Kenny Bernstein, Charger, 4.804, 322.19; 4. Ron Capps, Charger, 4.812, 323.50; 5. Gary Scelzi, Charger, 4.813, 319.98; 6. Phil Burkart, Ford Mustang, 4.813, 319.98; 7. Mike Neff, Mustang, 4.819, 322.27; 8. Ashley Force, Mustang, 4.819, 308.35; 9. Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.827, 316.45; 10. Tony Bartone, Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.831, 308.07; 11. Tim Wilkerson, Impala, 4.840, 305.22; 12. Tony Pedregon, Impala, 4.847, 315.49; 13. Tommy Johnson Jr., Impala, 4.856, 318.62; 14. Jerry Toliver, Toyota Solara, 4.869, 320.36; 15. Scott Kalitta, Solara, 4.876, 323.12; 16. Grant Downing, Pontiac Firebird, 4.917, 286.19. Not Qualified: 17. Bob Gilbertson, 4.959, 302.08; 18. Cruz Pedregon, 4.977, 303.64; 19. Jim Head, 5.008, 244.29; 20. Bob Bode, 5.067, 302.48; 21. James Day, 5.198, 265.90; 22. Mike Ashley, 5.205, 222.69; 23. Peter Russo, 5.799, 183.22; 24. Del Worsham, 7.384, 113.84; 25. Gary Densham, 8.199, 113.87; 26. Terry Haddock, 8.380, 109.14.Pro Stock: 1. Richie Stevens, Dodge Stratus, 6.665, 206.76; 2. Dave Connolly, Chevy Cobalt, 6.667, 207.43; 3. Greg Anderson, Pontiac GTO, 6.673, 207.18; 4. Jason Line, GTO, 6.675, 207.98; 5. Allen Johnson, Stratus, 6.678, 207.27; 6. Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.679, 206.57; 7. Larry Morgan, Stratus, 6.682, 206.80; 8. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt, 6.689, 207.82; 9. Kurt Johnson, Cobalt, 6.692, 206.73; 10. Max Naylor, Stratus, 6.692, 205.60; 11. Greg Stanfield, GTO, 6.694, 206.89; 12. Warren Johnson, GTO, 6.695, 207.34; 13. Justin Humphreys, GTO, 6.699, 207.11; 14. Craig Hankinson, GTO, 6.705, 206.07; 15. V. Gaines, Stratus, 6.710, 206.48; 16. Kenny Koretsky, Cobalt, 6.722, 205.72. Not Qualified: 17. Jim Yates, 6.727, 205.41; 18. Mike Edwards, 6.732, 206.07; 19. Tom Hammonds, 6.737, 205.13; 20. Tommy Brown, 6.761, 205.38; 21. Ben Watson, 6.761, 204.11; 22. Gordie Rivera, 6.779, 202.64; 23. Todd Hoerner, 6.804, 204.57; 24. Bob Panella, 14.026, 62.24.Pro Stock Motorcycle: 1. Chip Ellis, Buell, 6.965, 191.46; 2. Matt Smith, Buell, 6.968, 189.76; 3. Angelle Sampey, Suzuki, 6.973, 190.40; 4. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.995, 189.58; 5. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.996, 190.75; 6. Peggy Llewellyn, Buell, 7.003, 188.10; 7. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.015, 190.24; 8. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.033, 191.43; 9. Hector Arana, Buell, 7.035, 190.30; 10. Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.035, 187.68; 11. Chris Rivas, Buell, 7.035, 188.65; 12. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.049, 188.89; 13. Matt Guidera, Buell, 7.070, 187.36; 14. Geno Scali, Suzuki, 7.096, 189.39; 15. Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.101, 187.68; 16. Junior Pippin, Buell, 7.102, 183.92. Not Qualified: 17. Mike Berry, 7.129, 185.51; 18. Michael Phillips, 7.145, 185.61; 19. Michael Ray, 7.170, 181.23; 20. Ryan Schnitz, 7.375, 178.76; 21. Freddie Camarena, 11.096, 73.36.SOCCERMLSPLAYOFF SCHEDULE Conference Semifinals (Two-leg aggregate score) D.C. vs. ChicagoOct. 25: Chicago 1 D.C. United 0Thursday: D.C. United 2 Chicago 2Chicago advances on 3-2 aggregateNew England vs. New York Oct. 27: New England 0 New York 0, tie(Series tied 0-0)Today: at New England 7:30CD Chivas USA vs. Kansas City Oct. 27: Kansas City 1, CD Chivas USA 0(Kansas City leads series 1-0)Today: at CD Chivas USA 10:30Houston vs. FC Dallas Oct. 27:FC Dallas 1, Houston 0(FC Dallas leads series 1-0)Friday: at Houston lateTENNISATPPARIS MASTERSParisFriday's QuarterfinalsSingles: Marcos Baghdatis d. Tommy Robredo (8), 6-4, 6-4; David Nalbandian d. David Ferrer (5), 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-2; Rafael Nadal (2) d. Mikhail Youzhny 6-4, 6-2; Richard Gasquet (10) d. Andy Murray (15), 6-3, 0-6, 6-4.Doubles: Simon Aspelin, Julian Knowle (6) d. Jordan Kerr, Andre Sa 7-6 (3), 6-3; Arnaud Clement, Michael Llodra (8) d. Jonas Bjorkman, Max Mirnyi (3), 6-2, 6-2; Daniel Nestor, Nenad Zimonjic (2) d. Paul Hanley, Kevin Ullyett 7-6 (5), 6-3; Bob, Mike Bryan (1) d. Lukas Dlouhy, Pavel Vizner (5), 4-6, 7-6 (2), 10-8 tiebreak.COLLEGESBasketballAP Twenty Five
School`06-07 RecPtsPvs1. N. Carolina (29)31-71,72842. UCLA (24)30-61,71073. Memphis (18)33-41,68054. Kansas33-51,56825. Georgtwn (1)30-71,50486. Louisville24-101,380167. Tennessee24-111,371258. Michigan St.23-121,296--9. Indiana21-111,145--10. Wash. St.26-81,1031311. Marquette24-101,0022012. Oregon29-89181013. Duke22-11868--14. Gonzaga23-11711--15. Texas25-106381116. Texas A&M 27-7623917. Arizona20-11499--18. Southern Cal25-124802319. Arkansas21-14468--20. Kentucky22-12372--21. N.C. State20-16338--22. Pittsburgh29-82931223. Stanford18-13290--24. S. Illinois29-72221425. Kansas St.23-12216--
Others receiving votes: Villanova 144, Ohio St. 128, Butler 114, Syracuse 103, Clemson 83, Xavier 73, Connecticut 50, Davidson 50, Mississippi St. 38, Florida 35, West Virginia 20, Va. Commonwealth 19, Virginia 19, Notre Dame 18, Wisconsin 15, Alabama 14, Missouri 8, Maryland 6, Nevada 6, Vanderbilt 6, Washington 6, New Mexico St. 4, Utah St. 4, BYU 3, Providence 3, Akron 2, Illinois 2, Southern Miss. 2, George Mason 1, Houston 1.MENMONDAY'S GAMESTOURNAMENTS2K College Hoops ClassicFirst RoundAt MemphisRichmond vs. Maine 4Tenn.-Martin at Memphis 7Field HockeyCalifornia 5 Davidson 0FootballFRIDAY'S RESULTSMIDWESTOhio 23 Temple 7Bowling Green 44 Akron 20WEST Nevada at New Mexico St. lateTODAY'S GAMESEASTPurdue at Penn St. NoonCornell at Dartmouth NoonJames Madison at Delaware NoonTowson at Maine NoonNortheastern at New Hamp NoonIona at Pace NoonPrinceton at Penn NoonSyracuse at Pittsburgh NoonMass. at Rhode Island NoonLehigh at Colgate 12:30Harvard at Columbia 12:30Brown at Yale 12:30Robert Morris at Albany, N.Y. 1Holy Cross at Fordham 1William & Mary at Hofstra 1Bucknell at Lafayette 1Georgetown, D.C. at Marist 1Monmouth, N.J. at St. Francis, Pa. 1La Salle at Wagner 1Sacred Heart at Cent. Conn. St. 5Rutgers at Connecticut 7:15Florida St. at Boston College 8SOUTH Clemson at Duke NoonValparaiso at Jacksonville NoonN.C. State at Miami NoonDrake at Morehead St. NoonWake Forest at Virginia NoonVanderbilt at Florida 12:30Troy at Georgia 1S. Carolina St. at Howard 1Charleston Southern at VMI 1Savannah St. at Grdnr-Wbb 1:30Chowan at Presbyterian 1:30Georgia Southern at Wofford 1:30Grambling St. at Alabama St. 2W. Kentucky at Chattanooga 2Elon at Furman 2East Carolina at Memphis 2Northwestern St. at Mississippi 2Jacksonville St. at Samford 2Appalachian St. at The Citadel 2Delaware St. at Winston-Salem 2Jackson St. at Alabama A&M 2:30Tennessee Tech at Auburn 2:30MVSU at Alcorn St. 3N. Carolina A&T at Florida A&M 3Coastal Carolina at Liberty 3:30Villanova at Richmond 3:30Cincinnati at South Florida 3:30Marshall at UCF 3:30Maryland at North Carolina 3:45Hampton at Bethune-Cookman 4Norfolk St. at Morgan St. 4La-Lafayette at Tennessee 4LSU at Alabama 5Murray St. at Tennessee St. 6Mid. Tennessee at La-Monroe 7Southern Miss. at UAB 7Tulsa at Tulane 7:30MIDWEST Ball St. at Indiana NoonYngstwn St. at Indiana St. NoonIowa at Northwestern NoonWisconsin at Ohio St. NoonKansas St. at Iowa St. 12:30Nebraska at Kansas 12:30Butler at Dayton 1N. Iowa at Missouri St. 2Austin Peay at SE Missouri 2S. Illinois at W. Illinois 2:05Navy at Notre Dame 2:30Buffalo at Miami (Ohio) 3Michigan at Michigan St. 3:30Illinois St. at N. Dakota St. 7E. Michigan at Toledo 7Illinois at Minnesota 8SOUTHWEST Southern U. at Texas Southern 1South Carolina at Arkansas 2Fla. International at Arkansas St. 3Texas Tech at Baylor 3UTEP at Rice 3Prairie View at Ark.-Pine Bluff 3:30Texas at Oklahoma St. 3:30New Mexico at TCU 5:30S. Dakota St. at Cent. Arkansas 7Nicholls St. at Sam Houston St. 7McNeese St. at Stephen F.Austin 7SE Louisiana at Texas St. 7Texas A&M at Oklahoma 8WEST Colorado St. at BYU 2N. Arizona at Montana St. 2Portland St. at Montana 2:05San Jose St. at Boise St. 3Cal Poly at S. Utah 3Idaho St. at Weber St. 3:05Army at Air Force 3:30UCLA at Arizona 3:30Utah St. at Fresno St. 5Louisiana Tech at Idaho 5Davidson at San Diego 5N. Colorado at E. Washington 5:05UC Davis at Sacramento St. 5:05Missouri at Colorado 6:30Washington at Stanford 6:30Arizona St. at Oregon 6:45Oregon St. at Southern Cal 8Wyoming at San Diego St. 9Washington St. at California 10SUNDAY'S GAMES SOUTHWESTSMU AT Houston 8THURSDAY'S RESULTSOUTHVirginia Tech 27 Georgia Tech 3SOCCERMENCharlotte 2 Temple 0Lees-McRae 3 Belmont Abbey 1Lincoln Memorial 1 Carson-Newman 0Tusculum 6 Wingate 2Wofford 4 Lipscomb 1WOMENBelmont Abbey 2 Limestone 0Catawba 2 Lenoir-Rhyne 0Lincoln Memorial 1 Tusculum 0North Carolina 1 Virginia 0, OTVolleyballBARTON D. CONVERSE 3-1: 28-30, 30-26, 30-25, 30-26.BELMONT ABBEY D. PFEIFFER 3-1: 30-26, 21-30, 30-21, 30-27. Records: BA 9-23, 7-13 Conf. Carolinas; P 19-12, 12-8.CHARLOTTE D. FORDHAM 3-0: 30-24, 30-26, 30-21. Records: C 15-12, 5-7 A-10; F 12-18, 3-7.LIBERTY D. PRESBYTERIAN 3-1: 28-30, 30-18, 30-23, 30-18. Records: L 21-7; P 19-11.LIMESTONE D. QUEENS 3-0: 30-13. 30-25, 30-22. Records: L 18-14, 16-4 Conf. Carolinas; Q 3-31, 2-17.WINGATE D. CARSON-NEWMAN 3-0: 30-18, 30-18, 36-34. Records: W 29-1, 13-0 SAC; CN 20-10, 3-10.WINTHROP D. COASTAL CAROLINA 3-0: 30-19, 30-28, 30-27. Records: W 16-10, 9-1 Big South; CC 13-15, 5-5.HIGH SCHOOLSSoccerNCHSAA PLAYOFFS Second Round Schedule4A: Providence vs. Morganton Freedom; North Meck vs. North Davidson; Mt. Tabor vs. Hopewell; East Forsyth vs. Asheville Reynolds; East Burke vs. Weddington; Gastonia Ashbrook vs. Winston-Salem Reynolds; Watauga vs. Greensboro Grimsley; East Meck at South Meck, Sat, 6.3A: Ashboro vs. Marvin Ridge; Winston-Salem Glenn at Lake Norman, Sat, 7; SW Guilford vs. Jamestown Ragsdale; Indian Trail Porter Ridge vs. Fred T. Foard; Hickory vs. Gastonia Forestview; West Iredell vs. Olympic; Asheville Erwin vs. Charlotte Catholic; R-S Central vs. Skyland Roberson2A: Monroe vs. Shelby; East Lincoln vs. Salisbury; W. Davidson vs. Mt. Pleasant; Thomasville Ledford vs. Lincolnton; East Bend Forbush vs. Newton-Conover; Smoky Mountain vs. Wilkes Central; Lenoir Hibriten vs. Brevard; Starmount vs. Swannanoa Owen.1A: Camden vs. Louisburg; Hobbton vs. Topsail; NCSSM vs. N. Johnston; Dixon vs. E. Bladen; Highlands vs. Central Academy; Polk County vs. Hendersonville; Elkin vs. E. Montgomery; Jordan-Matthews vs. Bishop-McGuinness.TennisNCHSAA CHAMPIONSHIPSBurlington Tennis Center, BurlingtonToday's Finals1AN.C. School of Science and Math (21-1) vs. Kernersville Bishop McGuinness (18-0) noon2AGreene Central (22-2)vs. Salisbury (22-0) noon3AEastern Wayne (17-1)vs. Charlotte Catholic (19-5) 9 am4AEast Chapel Hill (20-2)vs. Greensboro Page (19-0) 9 amVolleyballNCHSAA CHAMPIONSHIPSReynolds Coliseum, N.C. State UniversityToday's Finals1ALouisburg (24-1)vs. Hendersonville (26-3) 52ARaleigh Cardinal Gibbons (30-2)vs. Boonville Starmount (31-3) 7:303AGreenville D.H. Conley (23-4)vs. West Iredell (27-5) noon4APerson (23-1)vs. Myers Park (25-2) 2:30BOXINGFight ScheduleToday: At Desert Diamond Casino, Sahuarita, Ariz. (SHO), Juan Manuel Marquez, Mexico, vs. Rocky Juarez, Houston, 12, for Marquez's WBC super featherweight title; Robert Guerrero, Gilroy, Calif., vs. Martin Honorio, Mexico, 12, for Guerrero's IBF featherweight title; At Cardiff, Wales (HBO), Joe Calzaghe, Wales, vs. Mikkel Kessler, Monaco, 12, WBO-WBC-WBA super middleweight unification; At Cardiff, Wales (HBO), Joe Calzaghe, Wales, vs. Mikkel Kessler, Monaco, 12, WBO-WBC-WBA super middleweight unification.Nov. 8: At Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Conn., Mike Oliver, Hartford, Conn., vs. Al Seeger, Savannah, Ga., 12, junior featherweights.Nov. 10: At Madison Square Garden, New York (PPV), Miguel Cotto, Puerto Rico, vs. Shane Mosley, Pomona, Calif., 12, for Cotto's WBA welterweight title; Antonio Margarito, Mexico, vs. Golden Johnson, San Antonio, 12, for the vacant WBO Intercontinental welterweight title; Joel Casamayor, Miami, vs. Jose Armando Santa-Cruz, Lincoln Heights, Calif., 12, for the WBC interim lightweight title; Victor Ortiz, Oxnard, Calif., vs. Carlos Maussa, Colombia, 10, welterweights; At Stade Marcel Cerdan, Paris, France, Jean-Marc Mormeck, France vs. David Haye, Britain, 12, for Mormeck's WBC-WBA cruiserweight title.Nov. 12: At Emperors Palace Casino, Johannesburg, South Africa, Cassius Baloyi, South Africa, vs. Gairy St. Clair, Australia, 12, IBF junior lightweight elimination; Thomas Mashaba, South Africa, vs. Eric Aiken, Washington, 12, for Mashaba's IBO featherweight title.TRANSACTIONSBaseballAmerican LeagueBOSTON--Exercised the 2008 contract options on RHP Julian Tavarez and RHP Tim Wakefield. Acquired OF Sean Danielson from St. Louis to complete the trade that sent RHP Joel Pineiro to the Cardinals on July 31. Announed C Kevin Cash declined an outright assignment and elected to become a free agent.KANSAS CITY--Promoted Louie Medina special assistant to the general manager/player personnel and Donnie Williams to senior advisor to the general manager. Claimed RHP Colby Lewis off waivers from Oakland.NEW YORK--Exercised their 2008 option on OF Bobby Abreu.SEATTLE--Declined their 2008 options on OF Jose Guillen and RHP Chris Reitsma.TAMPA BAY--Announced RHP Shawn Camp and INF Jorge Velandia have declined outright assignments and elected to become free agents.TORONTO--Agreed to terms with OF Matt Stairs on a two-year contract.National LeagueARIZONA-Named Mack Hayashi director, Pacific Rim Operations.CINCINNATI--Named Bill Doran minor league infield/baserunning coordinator and Tom Browning pitching coach for extended spring training and Billings (Pioneer).FLORIDA--Named Mark Wiley pitching coach.BasketballContinental Basketball AssociationALBANY--Signed F Michael Parker.OKLAHOMA--Signed F Darold Crow.PITTSBURGH--Signed G Cedric Moodie, G Ryan Edwards, Marcus Wernke, and G Odell Bradley.RIO GRANDE--Signed C Johnny Tyson, F Demorris Smith and G Mike Gale.FootballNational Football League NEW ENGLAND--Placed RB Sammy Morris on injured reserve.HockeyNational Hockey LeagueDALLAS--Recalled LW Chris Conner from Iowa (AHL). Assigned C Joel Lundqvist to Iowa.LOS ANGELES--Placed F Kyle Calder on injured reserve, retroactive to Oct. 31.N.Y. ISLANDERS--Signed Al Arbour, coach, to a one-day contract.OTTAWA--Re-signed F Jason Spezza to a seven-year contract extension.American Hockey LeagueMANITOBA--Announced Vancouver (NHL) has recalled D Luc Bourdon. Recalled D Patrick Coulombe from Victoria (ECHL).CollegeHAMILTON--Named Ava Massoud and Tim Kearney assistant swimming and diving coaches.SAINT LOUIS--Extended the contract of Yeshimbra Gray-Miller, women's basketball coach, through the 2011-12 season.SIENA--Named Jason Rich assistant athletic director for communications.TENNESSEE--Dismissed sophomore TB LaMarcus Coker from the football team for undisclosed reasons.WESTERN MICHIGAN--Extended the contract of Jim Culhane, men's hockey coach.GLANTZ CULVERNBA
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at Indiana 7 Ball St. at Conn 1 Rutgers at S. Florida 5 Cincinnati at Nrthwstrn 11/2 Iowa at N. Carolina 21/2 Maryland at Miami 101/2 N.C. State Clemson 16 at Duke at Florida 14 Vanderbilt at Arkansas 51/2 S. Carolina at BYU 21 Colorado St. Kansas St. 151/2 at Iowa St. at Kansas 20 Nebraska East Carolina 51/2 at Memphis at Penn St. 8 Purdue at Ntr Dame 3 Navy at Boise St. 251/2 San Jose St. UTEP 8 at Rice LSU 7 at Alabama UCLA 1 at Arizona at Oregon 71/2 Arizona St. at Miami OH 61/2 Buffalo at Air Force 161/2 Army at UCF 14 Marshall Michigan 4 at Mich St. at Oklahoma 21 Texas A&M at Ohio St. 16 Wisconsin at Fresno St. 201/2 Utah St. La. Tech 31/2 at Idaho at TCU 31/2 New Mexico Washington 3 at Stanford at Toledo 8 E. Michigan Texas Tech 201/2 at Baylor Texas 3 at Okla St. Missouri 31/2 at Colorado at Virginia Pk Wake ForestSo Miss. 101/2 at UAB at Pittsburgh 13 Syracuse at Boston Coll 7 Florida St. Tulsa 61/2 at Tulane at SoCal 15 Oregon St. Illinois 12 at Minnesota Wyoming 4 at San Dgo St. at California 141/2 Wash. St. at Ark. St. 171/2 Fla. Intl at Georgia 151/2 Troy at Tennessee 271/2 La.-Lafayette Middle Tenn. 31/2 at La-Monroe
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SUNDAY'S GAMESDenver at Detroit 1Carolina at Tennessee 1San Diego at Minnesota 1Washington at N.Y. Jets 1San Francisco at Atlanta 1Cincinnati at Buffalo 1Jacksonville at New Orleans 1Green Bay at Kansas City 1Arizona at Tampa Bay 1Seattle at Cleveland 4:05Houston at Oakland 4:15New England at Indianapolis 4:15Dallas at Philadelphia 8:15MONDAY'S GAME Baltimore at Pittsburgh 8:30OPEN: Bears, Dolphins, Giants, RamsInjury ReportSUNDAY ARIZONA at TAMPA BAY -- CARDINALS: Q: LB Karlos Dansby (knee), T Mike Gandy (calf). P: S Aaron Francisco (knee), QB Kurt Warner (left elbow). BUCCANEERS: Q: LB Quincy Black (hamstring), DE Patrick Chukwurah (shoulder), WR Michael Clayton (ankle), WR Ike Hilliard (calf), CB Brian Kelly (groin), RB Michael Pittman (ankle). P: TE Alex Smith (ankle), DE Greg Spires (calf). CAROLINA at TENNESSEE -- PANTHERS: O: LB Dan Morgan (ankle). Q: QB Vinny Testaverde (Achilles). P: LB Adam Seward (calf). TITANS: O: RB Ahmard Hall (forearm). Q: RB Chris Brown (ankle). P: LB Keith Bulluck (thigh), DT Albert Haynesworth (ankle), G Benji Olson (back), RB LenDale White (toe), QB Vince Young (quadricep). CINCINNATI at BUFFALO -- BENGALS: O: T Willie Anderson (knee), LB Ahmad Brooks (groin), ), LB Caleb Miller (back). Q: DT John Thornton (neck). P: WR Chad Johnson (ankle), RB Rudi Johnson (hamstring), S Herana-Daze Jones (shoulder), DE Justin Smith (hamstring), RB Kenny Watson (head). BILLS: D: QB Trent Edwards (right wrist), LB Leon Joe (back). Q: WR Sam Aiken (hamstring), DE Ryan Denney (foot), S Jim Leonhard (calf), TE Ryan Neufeld (thigh), CB Ashton Youboty (ankle).DENVER at DETROIT -- BRONCOS: O: DE Jarvis Moss (fibula), WR Javon Walker (knee). Q: S John Lynch (neck). P: CB Champ Bailey (quadricep), DT Antwon Burton (ankle), RB Travis Henry (ribs), G Montrae Holland (shoulder), WR Brandon Stokley (hamstring), LB D.J. Williams (shoulder). LIONS: Q: DE Kalimba Edwards (knee). P: T George Foster (ankle), WR Calvin Johnson (back). GREEN BAY at KANSAS CITY -- PACKERS: O: CB Will Blackmon (foot), TE Bubba Franks (knee), DT Justin Harrell (ankle). Q: G Junius Coston (ankle), DT Ryan Pickett (knee), CB Frank Walker (knee). P: T Chad Clifton (knee), S Nick Collins (knee), RB Korey Hall (neck), CB Al Harris (back), WR Ruvell Martin (back), WR Koren Robinson (knee), C Scott Wells (illness), CB Charles Woodson (foot). CHIEFS: Q: LB Keyaron Fox (hamstring), WR Eddie Kennison (hamstring).HOUSTON at OAKLAND -- TEXANS: O: CB Jamar Fletcher (appendicitis), WR Andre Johnson (knee), QB Matt Schaub (concussion), G Kasey Studdard (groin). P: S C.C. Brown (shoulder), K Kris Brown (left foot), TE Owen Daniels (ankle), WR Andre Davis (chest), TE Joel Dreessen (elbow), RB Joe Echemandu (thigh), C Mike Flanagan (head), RB Ahman Green (knee), G Chester Pitts (illness), LB DeMeco Ryans (ankle), T Ephraim Salaam (hand). RAIDERS: O: DT Gerard Warren (quadricep), LB Sam Williams (shoulder). D: C Jake Grove (knee). Q: WR Ronald Curry (foot). P: T Cornell Green (knee), QB Josh McCown (toe). JACKSONVILLE at NEW ORLEANS -- JAGUARS: O: QB David Garrard (ankle), K Josh Scobee (right quadricep). Q: TE Greg Estandia (foot), LB Daryl Smith (back), CB Brian Williams (hamstring). P: DT Marcus Stroud (thigh). SAINTS: O: C Jeff Faine (pectoral). D: LB Scott Shanle (hamstring). Q: LB Alfred Fincher (concussion). P: DE Charles Grant (ankle). NEW ENGLAND at INDIANAPOLIS -- PATRIOTS: O: RB Sammy Morris (chest). Q: LB Eric Alexander (knee), S Mel Mitchell (groin), LB Mike Vrabel (shoulder), TE Benjamin Watson (ankle), S Eugene Wilson (ankle). P: QB Tom Brady (right shoulder). COLTS: Q: LB Tyjuan Hagler (neck), WR Marvin Harrison (knee), LB Freddy Keiaho (ear), T Tony Ugoh (neck). P: T Ryan Diem (buttock). SAN DIEGO at MINNESOTA -- CHARGERS: O: C Nick Hardwick (foot). Q: WR Craig Davis (ankle), LB Shaun Phillips (groin). P: DE Ryon Bingham (shoulder), CB Quentin Jammer (hamstring), LB Matt Wilhelm (ankle). VIKINGS: Q: QB Kelly Holcomb (neck), WR Bobby Wade (knee), WR Troy Williamson (player decision), CB Antoine Winfield (hamstring). P: LB Vinny Ciurciu (ankle), T Ryan Cook (shoulder), QB Tarvaris Jackson (right hand), DE Erasmus James (shoulder), DE Brian Robison (illness), S Dwight Smith (hamstring).SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA -- 49ERS: D: CB Walt Harris (knee), T Jonas Jennings (ankle), S Keith Lewis (hamstring). Q: RB Frank Gore (ankle). P: WR Darrell Jackson (quadricep), WR Michael Lewis (player decision), QB Alex Smith (right shoulder), TE Delanie Walker (shoulder). FALCONS: O: QB Byron Leftwich (ankle). D: TE Alge Crumpler (knee, ankle). Q: LB Stephen Nicholas (ankle), DT Montavious Stanley (knee), T Todd Weiner (knee).SEATTLE at CLEVELAND -- SEAHAWKS: O: TE Marcus Pollard (knee), T Ray Willis (knee). Q: WR Deion Branch (foot). P: RB Shaun Alexander (wrist), DT Rocky Bernard (groin), QB Matt Hasselbeck (oblique), T Walter Jones (shoulder). BROWNS: O: LB D'Qwell Jackson (ankle). D: LB Kris Griffin (Achilles). P: CB Leigh Bodden (back), RB Lawrence Vickers (concussion). WASHINGTON at N.Y. JETS -- REDSKINS: O: G Randy Thomas (triceps). Q: C Mike Pucillo (back), LB Marcus Washington (hamstring). P: RB Rock Cartwright (quadricep), CB Fred Smoot (hamstring), WR James Thrash (hamstring), TE Todd Yoder (ankle). JETS: D: WR Laveranues Coles (concussion). Q: TE Chris Baker (back), DE Mike Devito (shoulder), S Kerry Rhodes (knee), DT Dewayne Robertson (knee). P: S Abram Elam (neck), T Adrian Jones (player decision), DE C.J. Mosley (shoulder), QB Chad Pennington (ankle), CB Hank Poteat (chest), S Eric Smith (thigh). DALLAS at PHILADELPHIA -- COWBOYS: O: WR Terry Glenn (knee). Q: CB Anthony Henry (ankle). P: RB Oliver Hoyte (neck), LB Justin Rogers (calf). EAGLES: Q: WR Jason Avant (groin). P: WR Reggie Brown (neck), TE Brent Celek (ankle), S Sean Considine (ankle), S Brian Dawkins (neck), CB William James (foot), DE Jevon Kearse (knee), WR Greg Lewis (chest), T Jon Runyan (glute), CB Lito Sheppard (knee).MondayBALTIMORE at PITTSBURGH -- RAVENS: O: TE Daniel Wilcox (foot). D: CB Chris McAlister (knee). Q: T Jared Gaither (ankle), TE Todd Heap (thigh), CB Samari Rolle (illness). P: LB Antwan Barnes (thigh), C Mike Flynn (knee), QB Steve McNair (groin, back), DT Trevor Pryce (wrist), K Matt Stover (right thigh), TE Quinn Sypniewski (knee), T Adam Terry (ankle). STEELERS: O: S Ryan Clark (spleen), TE Jerame Tuman (back). D: DE Aaron Smith (knee). P: G Alan Faneca (back).NOTE: O-Out; D-Doubtful; Q-Questionable; P-ProbableGOLFHole-In-OneDavid Rowland aced the 155-yard No. 14 at Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation with a 6-iron. It was his first.HOCKEYNHLEASTERN CONFERENCE
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NOTES: Two points for a win, one for overtime loss or shootout loss; x-late game not included.FRIDAY'S RESULTS New Jersey 3 Toronto 2Philadelphia 3 Washington 2Florida 4 Buffalo 2Phoenix at Dallas lateNashville at Edmonton lateLos Angeles at San Jose lateTODAY'S GAMES Boston at Ottawa 7Florida at Carolina 7Toronto at Montreal 7Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders 7New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers 7Atlanta at Tampa Bay 7:30Calgary at Minnesota 8Chicago at St. Louis 8:30Anaheim at Phoenix 10Vancouver at Colorado 10San Jose at Los Angeles 10:30THURSDAY'S RESULTS N.Y. Islanders 4 Tampa Bay 0N.Y. Rangers 2 Washington 0Boston 4 Buffalo 3, OTOttawa 6 Atlanta 4Montreal 5 Philadelphia 2Detroit 4 Calgary 1St. Louis 3 Minnesota 2Colorado 3 Pittsburgh 2Anaheim 2 Columbus 1, SONashville 3 Vancouver 0ECHLAMERICAN CONFERENCE
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SouthWLOLSLPtsGFGAGwnntt 6100122713S. Crln 431093223Chrltte 410082015Texas 310172213x-Florida 31006158Columbia 330062427Augusta 230151621Pnscola 140131024Miss. 150021227
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NOTES: Two points for a win, onefor an overtime or shoot-out loss; x-late game not included.FRIDAY'S RESULTSDayton 5 Johnstown 3Columbia 6 Augusta 3Gwinnett 3 Mississippi 2Wheeling 5 Trenton 3Cincinnati 5 Elmira 1Texas 7 Pensacola 0Bakersfield at Victoria lateUtah at Las Vegas lateIdaho at Stockton lateFlorida at Alaska lateTODAY'S GAMESTrenton at Dayton 7Cincinnati at Reading 7:05South Carolina at Columbia 7:05Johnstown at Wheeling 7:35Texas at Pensacola 8:05Bakersfield at Victoria 10Utah at Las Vegas 10:05Fresno at Phoenix 10:11Idaho at Stockton 10:30Florida at Alaska 11:05THURSDAY'S RESULTGwinnett 6 Mississippi 2Phoenix 3 Fresno 2MOTORSPORTSNASCAR-BuschO'REILLY CHALLENGE LINEUPFort Worth, TexasStart. (No.) Driver, Car Speed1. (99) David Reutimann, T 191.6462. (18) Tony Stewart, C 190.9543. (60) Carl Edwards, F 190.7454. (21) Kevin Harvick, C 190.5905. (5) Kyle Busch, C 190.0816. (20) Denny Hamlin, C 189.8477. (55) Robby Gordon, F 189.4478. (6) David Ragan, F 189.1029. (88) Brad Keselowski, C 189.07610. (41) Bryan Clauson, D 189.06211. (2) Clint Bowyer, C 188.65312. (35) Bobby Hamilton Jr., F 188.63313. (22) Mike Bliss, D 188.52814. (77) Bobby Labonte, C 188.44215. (29) Jeff Burton, C 188.16616. (12) Sam Hornish Jr., D 188.11417. (00) Michael McDowell, T 187.99618. (42) Dario Franchitti, D 187.84619. (90) Stephen Leicht, F 187.70920. (16) Greg Biffle, F 187.68221. (9) Elliott Sadler, D 187.59122. (38) Jason Leffler, T 187.51323. (27) Brad Baker, F 187.31824. (24) Casey Mears, C 186.92225. (17) Matt Kenseth, F 186.89026. (33) Tony Raines, C 186.63827. (59) Marcos Ambrose, F 186.61228. (47) Kelly Bires, F 186.28429. (11) Jason Keller, C 186.02130. (30) Stanton Barrett, C 186.00831. (1) J.J. Yeley, C 185.77832. (70) Mark Green, C 185.65633. (7) Mike Wallace, C 185.25534. (66) Steve Wallace, D 185.07735. (36) Jeremy Clements, C 185.05836. (14) Kyle Krisiloff, F 184.85637. (10) Brent Sherman, T 184.25038. (37) Casey Atwood, F 184.15039. (01) Kertus Davis, C 182.50040. (89) Morgan Shepherd, D 182.32241. (25) Richard Johns, F 182.02742. (28) R. Richardson Jr., C own. pts43. (0) Eric McClure, C 180.072Failed to qualify44. (05) Brett Rowe, C 179.62345. (72) D.J. Kennington, D 177.86646. (44) Mike Harmon, C no speedCar Key-C: Chevrolet; D: Dodge; F: Ford: T: Toyota.NHRAAutomobile Club of Southern California FinalsPomona, Calif.Friday's QualifyingTop Fuel: 1. J.R. Todd, 4.521 seconds, 328.22 mph; 2. David Baca, 4.523, 329.50; 3. Melanie Troxel, 4.525, 326.87; 4. Brandon Bernstein, 4.529, 329.83; 5. Doug Foley, 4.540, 330.72; 6. Bob Vandergriff, 4.543, 324.51; 7. Tony Schumacher, 4.544, 323.04; 8. Cory McClenathan, 4.566, 321.50; 9. Larry Dixon, 4.572, 323.50; 10. Hillary Will, 4.573, 328.94; 11. Doug Herbert, 4.574, 314.83; 12. David Grubnic, 4.574, 313.73; 13. Morgan Lucas, 4.576, 325.45; 14. Alan Bradshaw, 4.589, 324.36; 15. Doug Kalitta, 4.593, 322.96; 16. Scotty Cannon, 4.600, 317.64. Not qualified: 17. Joe Hartley, 4.608, 321.81; 18. Rod Fuller, 4.643, 265.85; 19. Clay Millican, 4.764, 320.66; 20. Mike Strasburg, 4.806, 241.84; 21. Urs Erbacher, 4.849, 297.88; 22. Steven Chrisman, 5.019, 287.11.Funny Car: 1. Jeff Arend, Chevy Impala, 4.781, 324.90; 2. Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 4.786, 320.89; 3. Kenny Bernstein, Charger, 4.804, 322.19; 4. Ron Capps, Charger, 4.812, 323.50; 5. Gary Scelzi, Charger, 4.813, 319.98; 6. Phil Burkart, Ford Mustang, 4.813, 319.98; 7. Mike Neff, Mustang, 4.819, 322.27; 8. Ashley Force, Mustang, 4.819, 308.35; 9. Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.827, 316.45; 10. Tony Bartone, Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.831, 308.07; 11. Tim Wilkerson, Impala, 4.840, 305.22; 12. Tony Pedregon, Impala, 4.847, 315.49; 13. Tommy Johnson Jr., Impala, 4.856, 318.62; 14. Jerry Toliver, Toyota Solara, 4.869, 320.36; 15. Scott Kalitta, Solara, 4.876, 323.12; 16. Grant Downing, Pontiac Firebird, 4.917, 286.19. Not Qualified: 17. Bob Gilbertson, 4.959, 302.08; 18. Cruz Pedregon, 4.977, 303.64; 19. Jim Head, 5.008, 244.29; 20. Bob Bode, 5.067, 302.48; 21. James Day, 5.198, 265.90; 22. Mike Ashley, 5.205, 222.69; 23. Peter Russo, 5.799, 183.22; 24. Del Worsham, 7.384, 113.84; 25. Gary Densham, 8.199, 113.87; 26. Terry Haddock, 8.380, 109.14.Pro Stock: 1. Richie Stevens, Dodge Stratus, 6.665, 206.76; 2. Dave Connolly, Chevy Cobalt, 6.667, 207.43; 3. Greg Anderson, Pontiac GTO, 6.673, 207.18; 4. Jason Line, GTO, 6.675, 207.98; 5. Allen Johnson, Stratus, 6.678, 207.27; 6. Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.679, 206.57; 7. Larry Morgan, Stratus, 6.682, 206.80; 8. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt, 6.689, 207.82; 9. Kurt Johnson, Cobalt, 6.692, 206.73; 10. Max Naylor, Stratus, 6.692, 205.60; 11. Greg Stanfield, GTO, 6.694, 206.89; 12. Warren Johnson, GTO, 6.695, 207.34; 13. Justin Humphreys, GTO, 6.699, 207.11; 14. Craig Hankinson, GTO, 6.705, 206.07; 15. V. Gaines, Stratus, 6.710, 206.48; 16. Kenny Koretsky, Cobalt, 6.722, 205.72. Not Qualified: 17. Jim Yates, 6.727, 205.41; 18. Mike Edwards, 6.732, 206.07; 19. Tom Hammonds, 6.737, 205.13; 20. Tommy Brown, 6.761, 205.38; 21. Ben Watson, 6.761, 204.11; 22. Gordie Rivera, 6.779, 202.64; 23. Todd Hoerner, 6.804, 204.57; 24. Bob Panella, 14.026, 62.24.Pro Stock Motorcycle: 1. Chip Ellis, Buell, 6.965, 191.46; 2. Matt Smith, Buell, 6.968, 189.76; 3. Angelle Sampey, Suzuki, 6.973, 190.40; 4. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.995, 189.58; 5. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.996, 190.75; 6. Peggy Llewellyn, Buell, 7.003, 188.10; 7. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.015, 190.24; 8. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.033, 191.43; 9. Hector Arana, Buell, 7.035, 190.30; 10. Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.035, 187.68; 11. Chris Rivas, Buell, 7.035, 188.65; 12. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.049, 188.89; 13. Matt Guidera, Buell, 7.070, 187.36; 14. Geno Scali, Suzuki, 7.096, 189.39; 15. Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.101, 187.68; 16. Junior Pippin, Buell, 7.102, 183.92. Not Qualified: 17. Mike Berry, 7.129, 185.51; 18. Michael Phillips, 7.145, 185.61; 19. Michael Ray, 7.170, 181.23; 20. Ryan Schnitz, 7.375, 178.76; 21. Freddie Camarena, 11.096, 73.36.SOCCERMLSPLAYOFF SCHEDULE Conference Semifinals (Two-leg aggregate score) D.C. vs. ChicagoOct. 25: Chicago 1 D.C. United 0Thursday: D.C. United 2 Chicago 2Chicago advances on 3-2 aggregateNew England vs. New York Oct. 27: New England 0 New York 0, tie(Series tied 0-0)Today: at New England 7:30CD Chivas USA vs. Kansas City Oct. 27: Kansas City 1, CD Chivas USA 0(Kansas City leads series 1-0)Today: at CD Chivas USA 10:30Houston vs. FC Dallas Oct. 27:FC Dallas 1, Houston 0(FC Dallas leads series 1-0)Friday: at Houston lateTENNISATPPARIS MASTERSParisFriday's QuarterfinalsSingles: Marcos Baghdatis d. Tommy Robredo (8), 6-4, 6-4; David Nalbandian d. David Ferrer (5), 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-2; Rafael Nadal (2) d. Mikhail Youzhny 6-4, 6-2; Richard Gasquet (10) d. Andy Murray (15), 6-3, 0-6, 6-4.Doubles: Simon Aspelin, Julian Knowle (6) d. Jordan Kerr, Andre Sa 7-6 (3), 6-3; Arnaud Clement, Michael Llodra (8) d. Jonas Bjorkman, Max Mirnyi (3), 6-2, 6-2; Daniel Nestor, Nenad Zimonjic (2) d. Paul Hanley, Kevin Ullyett 7-6 (5), 6-3; Bob, Mike Bryan (1) d. Lukas Dlouhy, Pavel Vizner (5), 4-6, 7-6 (2), 10-8 tiebreak.COLLEGESBasketballAP Twenty Five
School`06-07 RecPtsPvs1. N. Carolina (29)31-71,72842. UCLA (24)30-61,71073. Memphis (18)33-41,68054. Kansas33-51,56825. Georgtwn (1)30-71,50486. Louisville24-101,380167. Tennessee24-111,371258. Michigan St.23-121,296--9. Indiana21-111,145--10. Wash. St.26-81,1031311. Marquette24-101,0022012. Oregon29-89181013. Duke22-11868--14. Gonzaga23-11711--15. Texas25-106381116. Texas A&M 27-7623917. Arizona20-11499--18. Southern Cal25-124802319. Arkansas21-14468--20. Kentucky22-12372--21. N.C. State20-16338--22. Pittsburgh29-82931223. Stanford18-13290--24. S. Illinois29-72221425. Kansas St.23-12216--
Others receiving votes: Villanova 144, Ohio St. 128, Butler 114, Syracuse 103, Clemson 83, Xavier 73, Connecticut 50, Davidson 50, Mississippi St. 38, Florida 35, West Virginia 20, Va. Commonwealth 19, Virginia 19, Notre Dame 18, Wisconsin 15, Alabama 14, Missouri 8, Maryland 6, Nevada 6, Vanderbilt 6, Washington 6, New Mexico St. 4, Utah St. 4, BYU 3, Providence 3, Akron 2, Illinois 2, Southern Miss. 2, George Mason 1, Houston 1.MENMONDAY'S GAMESTOURNAMENTS2K College Hoops ClassicFirst RoundAt MemphisRichmond vs. Maine 4Tenn.-Martin at Memphis 7Field HockeyCalifornia 5 Davidson 0FootballFRIDAY'S RESULTSMIDWESTOhio 23 Temple 7Bowling Green 44 Akron 20WEST Nevada at New Mexico St. lateTODAY'S GAMESEASTPurdue at Penn St. NoonCornell at Dartmouth NoonJames Madison at Delaware NoonTowson at Maine NoonNortheastern at New Hamp NoonIona at Pace NoonPrinceton at Penn NoonSyracuse at Pittsburgh NoonMass. at Rhode Island NoonLehigh at Colgate 12:30Harvard at Columbia 12:30Brown at Yale 12:30Robert Morris at Albany, N.Y. 1Holy Cross at Fordham 1William & Mary at Hofstra 1Bucknell at Lafayette 1Georgetown, D.C. at Marist 1Monmouth, N.J. at St. Francis, Pa. 1La Salle at Wagner 1Sacred Heart at Cent. Conn. St. 5Rutgers at Connecticut 7:15Florida St. at Boston College 8SOUTH Clemson at Duke NoonValparaiso at Jacksonville NoonN.C. State at Miami NoonDrake at Morehead St. NoonWake Forest at Virginia NoonVanderbilt at Florida 12:30Troy at Georgia 1S. Carolina St. at Howard 1Charleston Southern at VMI 1Savannah St. at Grdnr-Wbb 1:30Chowan at Presbyterian 1:30Georgia Southern at Wofford 1:30Grambling St. at Alabama St. 2W. Kentucky at Chattanooga 2Elon at Furman 2East Carolina at Memphis 2Northwestern St. at Mississippi 2Jacksonville St. at Samford 2Appalachian St. at The Citadel 2Delaware St. at Winston-Salem 2Jackson St. at Alabama A&M 2:30Tennessee Tech at Auburn 2:30MVSU at Alcorn St. 3N. Carolina A&T at Florida A&M 3Coastal Carolina at Liberty 3:30Villanova at Richmond 3:30Cincinnati at South Florida 3:30Marshall at UCF 3:30Maryland at North Carolina 3:45Hampton at Bethune-Cookman 4Norfolk St. at Morgan St. 4La-Lafayette at Tennessee 4LSU at Alabama 5Murray St. at Tennessee St. 6Mid. Tennessee at La-Monroe 7Southern Miss. at UAB 7Tulsa at Tulane 7:30MIDWEST Ball St. at Indiana NoonYngstwn St. at Indiana St. NoonIowa at Northwestern NoonWisconsin at Ohio St. NoonKansas St. at Iowa St. 12:30Nebraska at Kansas 12:30Butler at Dayton 1N. Iowa at Missouri St. 2Austin Peay at SE Missouri 2S. Illinois at W. Illinois 2:05Navy at Notre Dame 2:30Buffalo at Miami (Ohio) 3Michigan at Michigan St. 3:30Illinois St. at N. Dakota St. 7E. Michigan at Toledo 7Illinois at Minnesota 8SOUTHWEST Southern U. at Texas Southern 1South Carolina at Arkansas 2Fla. International at Arkansas St. 3Texas Tech at Baylor 3UTEP at Rice 3Prairie View at Ark.-Pine Bluff 3:30Texas at Oklahoma St. 3:30New Mexico at TCU 5:30S. Dakota St. at Cent. Arkansas 7Nicholls St. at Sam Houston St. 7McNeese St. at Stephen F.Austin 7SE Louisiana at Texas St. 7Texas A&M at Oklahoma 8WEST Colorado St. at BYU 2N. Arizona at Montana St. 2Portland St. at Montana 2:05San Jose St. at Boise St. 3Cal Poly at S. Utah 3Idaho St. at Weber St. 3:05Army at Air Force 3:30UCLA at Arizona 3:30Utah St. at Fresno St. 5Louisiana Tech at Idaho 5Davidson at San Diego 5N. Colorado at E. Washington 5:05UC Davis at Sacramento St. 5:05Missouri at Colorado 6:30Washington at Stanford 6:30Arizona St. at Oregon 6:45Oregon St. at Southern Cal 8Wyoming at San Diego St. 9Washington St. at California 10SUNDAY'S GAMES SOUTHWESTSMU AT Houston 8THURSDAY'S RESULTSOUTHVirginia Tech 27 Georgia Tech 3SOCCERMENCharlotte 2 Temple 0Lees-McRae 3 Belmont Abbey 1Lincoln Memorial 1 Carson-Newman 0Tusculum 6 Wingate 2Wofford 4 Lipscomb 1WOMENBelmont Abbey 2 Limestone 0Catawba 2 Lenoir-Rhyne 0Lincoln Memorial 1 Tusculum 0North Carolina 1 Virginia 0, OTVolleyballBARTON D. CONVERSE 3-1: 28-30, 30-26, 30-25, 30-26.BELMONT ABBEY D. PFEIFFER 3-1: 30-26, 21-30, 30-21, 30-27. Records: BA 9-23, 7-13 Conf. Carolinas; P 19-12, 12-8.CHARLOTTE D. FORDHAM 3-0: 30-24, 30-26, 30-21. Records: C 15-12, 5-7 A-10; F 12-18, 3-7.LIBERTY D. PRESBYTERIAN 3-1: 28-30, 30-18, 30-23, 30-18. Records: L 21-7; P 19-11.LIMESTONE D. QUEENS 3-0: 30-13. 30-25, 30-22. Records: L 18-14, 16-4 Conf. Carolinas; Q 3-31, 2-17.WINGATE D. CARSON-NEWMAN 3-0: 30-18, 30-18, 36-34. Records: W 29-1, 13-0 SAC; CN 20-10, 3-10.WINTHROP D. COASTAL CAROLINA 3-0: 30-19, 30-28, 30-27. Records: W 16-10, 9-1 Big South; CC 13-15, 5-5.HIGH SCHOOLSSoccerNCHSAA PLAYOFFS Second Round Schedule4A: Providence vs. Morganton Freedom; North Meck vs. North Davidson; Mt. Tabor vs. Hopewell; East Forsyth vs. Asheville Reynolds; East Burke vs. Weddington; Gastonia Ashbrook vs. Winston-Salem Reynolds; Watauga vs. Greensboro Grimsley; East Meck at South Meck, Sat, 6.3A: Ashboro vs. Marvin Ridge; Winston-Salem Glenn at Lake Norman, Sat, 7; SW Guilford vs. Jamestown Ragsdale; Indian Trail Porter Ridge vs. Fred T. Foard; Hickory vs. Gastonia Forestview; West Iredell vs. Olympic; Asheville Erwin vs. Charlotte Catholic; R-S Central vs. Skyland Roberson2A: Monroe vs. Shelby; East Lincoln vs. Salisbury; W. Davidson vs. Mt. Pleasant; Thomasville Ledford vs. Lincolnton; East Bend Forbush vs. Newton-Conover; Smoky Mountain vs. Wilkes Central; Lenoir Hibriten vs. Brevard; Starmount vs. Swannanoa Owen.1A: Camden vs. Louisburg; Hobbton vs. Topsail; NCSSM vs. N. Johnston; Dixon vs. E. Bladen; Highlands vs. Central Academy; Polk County vs. Hendersonville; Elkin vs. E. Montgomery; Jordan-Matthews vs. Bishop-McGuinness.TennisNCHSAA CHAMPIONSHIPSBurlington Tennis Center, BurlingtonToday's Finals1AN.C. School of Science and Math (21-1) vs. Kernersville Bishop McGuinness (18-0) noon2AGreene Central (22-2)vs. Salisbury (22-0) noon3AEastern Wayne (17-1)vs. Charlotte Catholic (19-5) 9 am4AEast Chapel Hill (20-2)vs. Greensboro Page (19-0) 9 amVolleyballNCHSAA CHAMPIONSHIPSReynolds Coliseum, N.C. State UniversityToday's Finals1ALouisburg (24-1)vs. Hendersonville (26-3) 52ARaleigh Cardinal Gibbons (30-2)vs. Boonville Starmount (31-3) 7:303AGreenville D.H. Conley (23-4)vs. West Iredell (27-5) noon4APerson (23-1)vs. Myers Park (25-2) 2:30BOXINGFight ScheduleToday: At Desert Diamond Casino, Sahuarita, Ariz. (SHO), Juan Manuel Marquez, Mexico, vs. Rocky Juarez, Houston, 12, for Marquez's WBC super featherweight title; Robert Guerrero, Gilroy, Calif., vs. Martin Honorio, Mexico, 12, for Guerrero's IBF featherweight title; At Cardiff, Wales (HBO), Joe Calzaghe, Wales, vs. Mikkel Kessler, Monaco, 12, WBO-WBC-WBA super middleweight unification; At Cardiff, Wales (HBO), Joe Calzaghe, Wales, vs. Mikkel Kessler, Monaco, 12, WBO-WBC-WBA super middleweight unification.Nov. 8: At Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Conn., Mike Oliver, Hartford, Conn., vs. Al Seeger, Savannah, Ga., 12, junior featherweights.Nov. 10: At Madison Square Garden, New York (PPV), Miguel Cotto, Puerto Rico, vs. Shane Mosley, Pomona, Calif., 12, for Cotto's WBA welterweight title; Antonio Margarito, Mexico, vs. Golden Johnson, San Antonio, 12, for the vacant WBO Intercontinental welterweight title; Joel Casamayor, Miami, vs. Jose Armando Santa-Cruz, Lincoln Heights, Calif., 12, for the WBC interim lightweight title; Victor Ortiz, Oxnard, Calif., vs. Carlos Maussa, Colombia, 10, welterweights; At Stade Marcel Cerdan, Paris, France, Jean-Marc Mormeck, France vs. David Haye, Britain, 12, for Mormeck's WBC-WBA cruiserweight title.Nov. 12: At Emperors Palace Casino, Johannesburg, South Africa, Cassius Baloyi, South Africa, vs. Gairy St. Clair, Australia, 12, IBF junior lightweight elimination; Thomas Mashaba, South Africa, vs. Eric Aiken, Washington, 12, for Mashaba's IBO featherweight title.TRANSACTIONSBaseballAmerican LeagueBOSTON--Exercised the 2008 contract options on RHP Julian Tavarez and RHP Tim Wakefield. Acquired OF Sean Danielson from St. Louis to complete the trade that sent RHP Joel Pineiro to the Cardinals on July 31. Announed C Kevin Cash declined an outright assignment and elected to become a free agent.KANSAS CITY--Promoted Louie Medina special assistant to the general manager/player personnel and Donnie Williams to senior advisor to the general manager. Claimed RHP Colby Lewis off waivers from Oakland.NEW YORK--Exercised their 2008 option on OF Bobby Abreu.SEATTLE--Declined their 2008 options on OF Jose Guillen and RHP Chris Reitsma.TAMPA BAY--Announced RHP Shawn Camp and INF Jorge Velandia have declined outright assignments and elected to become free agents.TORONTO--Agreed to terms with OF Matt Stairs on a two-year contract.National LeagueARIZONA-Named Mack Hayashi director, Pacific Rim Operations.CINCINNATI--Named Bill Doran minor league infield/baserunning coordinator and Tom Browning pitching coach for extended spring training and Billings (Pioneer).FLORIDA--Named Mark Wiley pitching coach.BasketballContinental Basketball AssociationALBANY--Signed F Michael Parker.OKLAHOMA--Signed F Darold Crow.PITTSBURGH--Signed G Cedric Moodie, G Ryan Edwards, Marcus Wernke, and G Odell Bradley.RIO GRANDE--Signed C Johnny Tyson, F Demorris Smith and G Mike Gale.FootballNational Football League NEW ENGLAND--Placed RB Sammy Morris on injured reserve.HockeyNational Hockey LeagueDALLAS--Recalled LW Chris Conner from Iowa (AHL). Assigned C Joel Lundqvist to Iowa.LOS ANGELES--Placed F Kyle Calder on injured reserve, retroactive to Oct. 31.N.Y. ISLANDERS--Signed Al Arbour, coach, to a one-day contract.OTTAWA--Re-signed F Jason Spezza to a seven-year contract extension.American Hockey LeagueMANITOBA--Announced Vancouver (NHL) has recalled D Luc Bourdon. Recalled D Patrick Coulombe from Victoria (ECHL).CollegeHAMILTON--Named Ava Massoud and Tim Kearney assistant swimming and diving coaches.SAINT LOUIS--Extended the contract of Yeshimbra Gray-Miller, women's basketball coach, through the 2011-12 season.SIENA--Named Jason Rich assistant athletic director for communications.TENNESSEE--Dismissed sophomore TB LaMarcus Coker from the football team for undisclosed reasons.WESTERN MICHIGAN--Extended the contract of Jim Culhane, men's hockey coach.GLANTZ CULVERNBA
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at Indiana 7 Ball St. at Conn 1 Rutgers at S. Florida 5 Cincinnati at Nrthwstrn 11/2 Iowa at N. Carolina 21/2 Maryland at Miami 101/2 N.C. State Clemson 16 at Duke at Florida 14 Vanderbilt at Arkansas 51/2 S. Carolina at BYU 21 Colorado St. Kansas St. 151/2 at Iowa St. at Kansas 20 Nebraska East Carolina 51/2 at Memphis at Penn St. 8 Purdue at Ntr Dame 3 Navy at Boise St. 251/2 San Jose St. UTEP 8 at Rice LSU 7 at Alabama UCLA 1 at Arizona at Oregon 71/2 Arizona St. at Miami OH 61/2 Buffalo at Air Force 161/2 Army at UCF 14 Marshall Michigan 4 at Mich St. at Oklahoma 21 Texas A&M at Ohio St. 16 Wisconsin at Fresno St. 201/2 Utah St. La. Tech 31/2 at Idaho at TCU 31/2 New Mexico Washington 3 at Stanford at Toledo 8 E. Michigan Texas Tech 201/2 at Baylor Texas 3 at Okla St. Missouri 31/2 at Colorado at Virginia Pk Wake ForestSo Miss. 101/2 at UAB at Pittsburgh 13 Syracuse at Boston Coll 7 Florida St. Tulsa 61/2 at Tulane at SoCal 15 Oregon St. Illinois 12 at Minnesota Wyoming 4 at San Dgo St. at California 141/2 Wash. St. at Ark. St. 171/2 Fla. Intl at Georgia 151/2 Troy at Tennessee 271/2 La.-Lafayette Middle Tenn. 31/2 at La-Monroe
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