NFL
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Jets 2 2 0 .500 81 109
New Eng. 2 2 0 .500 134 92
Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 115 131
Miami 1 3 0 .250 86 90
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 4 0 0 1.000 126 56
Indianapolis 1 2 0 .333 61 83
Jacksonville 1 3 0 .250 62 97
Tennessee 1 3 0 .250 81 151
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 121 83
Cincinnati 3 1 0 .750 112 112
Pittsburgh 1 2 0 .333 77 75
Cleveland 0 4 0 .000 73 98
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Diego 3 1 0 .750 100 71
Denver 2 2 0 .500 114 83
Kansas City 1 3 0 .250 88 136
Oakland 1 3 0 .250 67 125
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 3 1 0 .750 66 83
Dallas 2 1 0 .667 47 54
N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 111 84
Washington 2 2 0 .500 123 123
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 4 0 0 1.000 124 76
Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 82 91
Carolina 1 3 0 .250 80 109
New Orleans 0 4 0 .000 110 130
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Minnesota 3 1 0 .750 90 72
Chicago 2 1 0 .667 74 50
Green Bay 2 2 0 .500 85 81
Detroit 1 3 0 .250 100 114
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 4 0 0 1.000 91 61
San Fran. 3 1 0 .750 104 65
St. Louis 2 2 0 .500 79 91
Seattle 2 2 0 .500 70 58
Thursday’s Game
Baltimore 23, Cleveland 16
Sunday’s Games
Houston 38, Tennessee 14
San Diego 37, Kansas City 20
St. Louis 19, Seattle 13
New England 52, Buffalo 28
Minnesota 20, Detroit 13
Atlanta 30, Carolina 28
San Francisco 34, N.Y. Jets 0
Arizona 24, Miami 21, OT
Denver 37, Oakland 6
Cincinnati 27, Jacksonville 10
Green Bay 28, New Orleans 27
Washington 24, Tampa Bay 22
Philadelphia 19, N.Y. Giants 17
Open: Indianapolis, Pittsburgh
Today’s Game
Chicago at Dallas, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 4
Arizona at St. Louis, 2:20 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 7
Baltimore at Kansas City, 7 a.m.
Atlanta at Washington, 7 a.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7 a.m.
Green Bay at Indianapolis, 7 a.m.
Cleveland at N.Y. Giants, 7 a.m.
Miami at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.
Seattle at Carolina, 10:05 a.m.
Chicago at Jacksonville, 10:05 a.m.
Buffalo at San Francisco, 10:25 a.m.
Tennessee at Minnesota, 10:25 a.m.
Denver at New England, 10:25 a.m.
San Diego at New Orleans, 2:20 p.m.
Open: Dallas, Detroit, Oakland, Tampa Bay
Monday, Oct. 8
Houston at N.Y. Jets, 2:30 p.m.
College football
AP Top 25 poll
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 29, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pv
1. Alabama (60) 5-0 1,500 1
2. Oregon 5-0 1,430 2
3. Florida St. 5-0 1,349 4
4. LSU 5-0 1,310 3
5. Georgia 5-0 1,252 5
6. South Carolina 5-0 1,152 6
7. Kansas St. 4-0 1,123 7
8. West Virginia 4-0 1,066 9
9. Notre Dame 4-0 1,043 10
10. Florida 4-0 937 11
11. Texas 4-0 932 12
12. Ohio St. 5-0 793 14
13. Southern Cal 3-1 703 13
14. Oregon St. 3-0 647 18
15. Clemson 4-1 608 17
15. TCU 4-0 608 15
17. Oklahoma 2-1 581 16
18. Stanford 3-1 509 8
19. Louisville 5-0 404 19
20. Mississippi St. 4-0 306 21
21. Nebraska 4-1 240 22
22. Rutgers 4-0 160 23
23. Washington 3-1 159 NR
24. Northwestern 5-0 143 NR
25. UCLA 4-1 122 NR
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 72, Boise St. 53, Texas A&M 51, Michigan St. 43, Texas Tech 39, Michigan 38, Louisiana Tech 37, Baylor 31, Ohio 30, Arizona St. 15, Arizona 4, Miami 4, Iowa St. 3, Tennessee 3.
WNBA Playoffs
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(x-if necessary)
(Best-of-3)
Eastern Conference
Connecticut 2, New York 0
Thursday, Sept. 27: Connecticut 65, New York 60
Saturday, Sept. 29: Connecticut 75, New York 62
Atlanta 1, Indiana 1
Friday Sept. 28: Atlanta 75, Indiana 66
Sunday, Sept. 30: Indiana 103, Atlanta 88
Tuesday, Oct. 2: Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Western Conference
Minnesota 1, Seattle 1
Friday, Sept. 28: Minnesota 78, Seattle 70
Sunday, Sept. 30: Seattle 86, Minnesota 79, 2OT
Tuesday, Oct. 2: Seattle at Minnesota, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles 2, San Antonio 0
Thursday, Sept. 27: Los Angeles 93, San Antonio 86
Saturday, Sept. 29: Los Angeles 101, San Antonio 94
GOLF
Ryder Cup Recap Results
Friday
UNITED STATES 5, EUROPE 3
Foursomes
Europe 2, United States 2
Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell, Europe, def. Jim Furyk and Brandt Snedeker, United States, 1 up.
Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley, United States, def. Luke Donald and Sergio Garcia, Europe, 4 and 3.
Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson, United States, def. Lee Westwood and Francesco Molinari, Europe, 3 and 2.
Ian Poulter and Justin Rose, Europe, def. Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker, United States, 2 and 1.
Fourballs
United States 3, Europe 1
Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson, United States, def. Paul Lawrie and Peter Hanson, Europe, 5 and 4.
Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley, United States, def. Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell, Europe, 2 and 1.
Lee Westwood and Nicolas Colsaerts, Europe, def. Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker, United States, 1 up.
Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar, United States, def. Justin Rose and Martin Kaymer, Europe, 3 and 2.
Saturday
At Medinah Country Club
Medinah, Ill.
UNITED STATES 10, EUROPE 6
Foursomes
United States 3, Europe 1
Justin Rose and Ian Poulter, Europe, def. Webb Simpson and Bubba Watson, United States, 1 up.
Keegan Bradley and Phil Mickelson, United States, def. Lee Westwood and Luke Donald, Europe, 7 and 6.
Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson, United States, def. Nicolas Colsaerts and Sergio Garcia, Europe, 2 and 1.
Jim Furyk and Brandt Snedeker, United States, def. Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell, Europe, 1 up.
Fourballs
United States 2, Europe 2
Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar, United States, def. Nicolas Colsaerts and Paul Lawrie, Europe, 1 up.
Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson, United States, def. Justin Rose and Francesco Molinari, Europe, 5 and 4.
Sergio Garcia and Luke Donald, Europe, def. Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker, United States, 1 up.
Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter, Europe def. Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson, United States, 1 up.
Sunday
EUROPE 14½, UNITED STATES 13½
Singles
Europe 8½, United States 3½
Luke Donald, Europe, def. Bubba Watson, United States, 2 and 1.
Ian Poulter, Europe, def. Webb Simpson, United States, 2 up.
Rory McIlroy, Europe, def. Keegan Bradley, United States, 2 and 1.
Justin Rose, Europe, def. Phil Mickelson, United States, 1 up.
Paul Lawrie, Europe, def. Brandt Snedeker, United States, 5 and 3.
Dustin Johnson, United States, def. Nicolas Colsaerts, Europe, 3 and 2.
Zach Johnson, United States, def. Graeme McDowell, Europe, 2 and 1.
Sergio Garcia, Europe, def. Jim Furyk, United States, Europe 1 up.
Jason Dufner, United States, def. Peter Hanson, Europe, 2 up.
Lee Westwood, Europe, def. Matt Kuchar, United States, 3 and 2.
Martin Kaymer, Europe, def. Steve Stricker, United States, 1 up.
Francesco Molinari, Europe, halved with Tiger Woods, United States.
Web.com-Chiquita Classic Top Scores
Sunday
At The Club at Longview
Weddington, N.C.
Purse: $550,0000
Yardage: 7,065; Par 72
Final Round
(x-won on first playoff hole)
x-Russell Henley, $99,000 66-65-65-70—266
Morgan Hoffmann, $48,400 68-67-66-65—266
Patrick Cantlay, $48,400 69-67-65-65—266
Brad Fritsch, $26,400 67-64-65-72—268
Robert Streb, $20,900 69-69-66-67—271
Scott Dunlap, $20,900 66-71-66-68—271
Russell Knox, $17,738 68-65-70-70—273
F. Mechereffe, $17,738 69-66-67-71—273
Kevin Johnson, $14,850 71-68-66-69—274
Justin Hicks, $14,850 69-66-68-71—274
Lee Janzen, $14,850 66-67-70-71—274
Casey Wittenberg, $12,100 70-66-71-68—275
Aaron Goldberg, $12,100 69-67-69-70—275
Sunday’s Sports
Transactions
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS — Released TE Richard Quinn. Signed CB Chris Lewis-Harris from the practice squad.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup-AAA 400
Sunday
At Dover International Speedway
Dover, Del.
Lap length: 1 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (10) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 400 laps, 118.2 rating, 47 points, $221,070.
2. (7) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 400, 114.1, 43, $207,796.
3. (26) Mark Martin, Toyota, 400, 98.7, 41, $140,760.
4. (11) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 400, 119.6, 41, $164,321.
5. (15) Carl Edwards, Ford, 400, 100.3, 39, $158,126.
6. (3) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 400, 100.2, 38, $132,674.
7. (5) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 399, 139.8, 39, $148,068.
8. (1) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 399, 119, 37, $136,901.
9. (2) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 399, 108.8, 36, $115,474.
10. (14) Joey Logano, Toyota, 399, 83.6, 34, $95,535.
11. (25) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 398, 85.4, 33, $92,510.
12. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 397, 74.9, 0, $78,935.
13. (13) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 397, 79.6, 31, $126,596.
14. (16) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 397, 77.7, 30, $106,468.
15. (9) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 397, 98, 29, $87,260.
16. (6) Greg Biffle, Ford, 397, 89.1, 28, $87,485.
17. (18) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 397, 69.3, 27, $102,118.
18. (27) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 397, 64.6, 26, $105,543.
19. (21) Aric Almirola, Ford, 397, 73.1, 25, $114,296.
20. (24) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 397, 70.3, 24, $127,835.
21. (8) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 397, 81, 23, $117,593.
22. (19) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 396, 65.3, 22, $84,735.
23. (28) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 395, 63.9, 21, $98,643.
24. (20) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 394, 66, 20, $107,268.
25. (4) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 393, 84.1, 0, $117,335.
26. (35) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 393, 52.5, 18, $106,326.
27. (39) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 393, 56.3, 17, $114,535.
28. (38) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 393, 42, 0, $75,135.
29. (33) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 392, 49.9, 15, $94,818.
30. (31) David Ragan, Ford, 392, 45.5, 14, $85,782.
31. (30) Casey Mears, Ford, 391, 42.5, 13, $74,060.
32. (42) David Gilliland, Ford, 391, 52.1, 12, $71,360.
33. (41) T.J. Bell, Ford, 390, 36, 0, $79,485.
34. (40) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 388, 38.3, 10, $71,035.
35. (12) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 371, 66.6, 9, $119,621.
36. (22) Landon Cassill, Toyota, 354, 43.1, 8, $97,280.
37. (23) Josh Wise, Ford, vibration, 92, 32.4, 7, $72,030.
38. (32) Michael McDowell, Ford, suspension, 51, 36.1, 6, $70,353.
39. (37) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, electrical, 48, 31.4, 0, $67,500.
40. (34) Scott Speed, Ford, suspension, 32, 34, 4, $67,325.
41. (43) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, overheating, 29, 32.2, 3, $67,125.
42. (36) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, brakes, 26, 29.3, 2, $66,995.
43. (29) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, brakes, 18, 28.6, 0, $67,329.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 125.076 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 1.078 seconds.
Caution Flags: 5 for 28 laps.
Lead Changes: 11 among 6 drivers.
Lap Leaders: D.Hamlin 1-34; Ky.Busch 35-145; J.Gordon 146; C.Bowyer 147; B.Keselowski 148-151; Ky.Busch 152-180; D.Hamlin 181-184; Ky.Busch 185-311; J.Johnson 312-354; Ky.Busch 355-389; D.Hamlin 390; B.Keselowski 391-400.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Ky.Busch, 4 times for 302 laps; J.Johnson, 1 time for 43 laps; D.Hamlin, 3 times for 39 laps; B.Keselowski, 2 times for 14 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 1 lap; C.Bowyer, 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 12 in Points: 1. B.Keselowski, 2,142; 2. J.Johnson, 2,137; 3. D.Hamlin, 2,126; 4. C.Bowyer, 2,117; 5. T.Stewart, 2,110; 6. K.Kahne, 2,110; 7. D.Earnhardt Jr., 2,103; 8. M.Truex Jr., 2,100; 9. K.Harvick, 2,096; 10. J.Gordon, 2,094; 11. G.Biffle, 2,091; 12. M.Kenseth, 2,070.
MLS
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Sporting KC 17 7 7 58 39 25
New York 15 8 8 53 54 44
Chicago 16 9 5 53 42 36
D.C. 15 10 6 51 48 40
Houston 13 8 10 49 44 37
Columbus 14 11 6 48 39 39
Montreal 12 15 4 40 44 49
Philadelphia 8 15 6 30 31 36
New Eng. 7 16 8 29 37 43
Toronto FC 5 19 7 22 35 59
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
x-San Jose 18 6 7 61 65 39
x-R-S Lake 16 11 4 52 44 34
x-Los Ang. 15 11 5 50 55 43
x-Seattle 13 7 10 49 45 31
Vancouver 10 12 9 39 31 40
FC Dallas 9 12 10 37 38 41
Colorado 9 18 4 31 39 46
Portland 7 15 9 30 32 52
Chivas USA 7 16 7 28 21 49
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
x- clinched playoff berth
Friday’s Games
Sporting Kansas City 2, Chicago 0
Saturday’s Games
New York 4, Toronto FC 1
Columbus 3, Philadelphia 2
Houston 2, New England 0
Vancouver 0, Seattle FC 0, tie
Portland 1, D.C. United 1, tie
Real Salt Lake 4, Chivas USA 0
San Jose 3, FC Dallas 3, tie
Sunday’s Game
Colorado 1, Los Angeles 1, tie
Wednesday’s Games
Philadelphia at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Chivas USA at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
