Scoreboard
NFL
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National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New Eng. 3 2 0 .600 165 113
N.Y. Jets 2 3 0 .400 98 130
Miami 2 3 0 .400 103 103
Buffalo 2 3 0 .400 118 176
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 5 0 0 1.000 149 73
Indianapolis 2 2 0 .500 91 110
Jacksonville 1 4 0 .200 65 138
Tennessee 1 4 0 .200 88 181
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 4 1 0 .800 130 89
Cincinnati 3 2 0 .600 125 129
Pittsburgh 2 2 0 .500 93 89
Cleveland 0 5 0 .000 100 139
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Diego 3 2 0 .600 124 102
Denver 2 3 0 .400 135 114
Oakland 1 3 0 .250 67 125
Kansas City 1 4 0 .200 94 145
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 3 2 0 .600 80 99
N.Y. Giants 3 2 0 .600 152 111
Dallas 2 2 0 .500 65 88
Washington 2 3 0 .400 140 147
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 5 0 0 1.000 148 93
Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 82 91
Carolina 1 4 0 .200 92 125
New Orl. 1 4 0 .200 141 154
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Minnesota 4 1 0 .800 120 79
Chicago 4 1 0 .800 149 71
Green Bay 2 3 0 .400 112 111
Detroit 1 3 0 .250 100 114
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 4 1 0 .800 94 78
San Fran. 4 1 0 .800 149 68
St. Louis 3 2 0 .600 96 94
Seattle 3 2 0 .600 86 70
Thursday’s Game
St. Louis 17, Arizona 3
Sunday’s Games
Baltimore 9, Kansas City 6
Atlanta 24, Washington 17
Pittsburgh 16, Philadelphia 14
Indianapolis 30, Green Bay 27
N.Y. Giants 41, Cleveland 27
Miami 17, Cincinnati 13
Seattle 16, Carolina 12
Chicago 41, Jacksonville 3
San Francisco 45, Buffalo 3
Minnesota 30, Tennessee 7
New England 31, Denver 21
New Orleans 31, San Diego 24
Open: Dallas, Detroit, Oakland, Tampa Bay
Monday’s Game
Houston 23, N.Y. Jets 17
Thursday, Oct. 11
Pittsburgh at Tennessee, 2:20 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 14
Oakland at Atlanta, 7 a.m.
Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 7 a.m.
Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets, 7 a.m.
Cincinnati at Cleveland, 7 a.m.
Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 a.m.
St. Louis at Miami, 7 a.m.
Dallas at Baltimore, 7 a.m.
Buffalo at Arizona, 10:05 a.m.
New England at Seattle, 10:05 a.m.
N.Y. Giants at San Francisco, 10:25 a.m.
Minnesota at Washington, 10:25 a.m.
Green Bay at Houston, 2:20 p.m.
Open: Carolina, Chicago, Jacksonville, New Orleans
Monday, Oct. 15
Denver at San Diego, 2:30 p.m.
NBA
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 0 0 .000 —
Brooklyn 0 0 .000 —
New York 0 0 .000 —
Philadelphia 0 0 .000 —
Toronto 0 0 .000 —
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 1 0 1.000 —
Charlotte 1 1 .500 ½
Miami 0 1 .000 1
Orlando 0 1 .000 1
Washington 0 1 .000 1
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 1 0 1.000 —
Milwaukee 1 0 1.000 —
Detroit 0 0 .000 ½
Indiana 0 0 .000 ½
Cleveland 0 1 .000 1
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
New Orleans 2 0 1.000 —
Dallas 0 0 .000 1
Houston 0 0 .000 1
San Antonio 0 0 .000 1
Memphis 0 1 .000 1½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 1 0 1.000 —
Minnesota 0 0 .000 ½
Oklahoma City 0 0 .000 ½
Portland 0 0 .000 ½
Utah 0 1 .000 1
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Golden State 2 0 1.000 —
Phoenix 0 0 .000 1
Sacramento 0 0 .000 1
L.A. Clippers 0 1 .000 1½
L.A. Lakers 0 1 .000 1½
Monday’s Games
Golden State 83, Utah 80
Tuesday’s Games
Milwaukee 97, Cleveland 80
Chicago 92, Memphis 88
New Orleans 97, Charlotte 82
Today’s Games
Toronto at Detroit, 1:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City vs. Houston at Hidalgo, TX, 2 p.m.
Indiana vs. Minnesota at Fargo, ND, 2 p.m.
Atlanta at San Antonio, 2:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Sacramento, 4 p.m.
Portland vs. L.A. Lakers at Ontario, CA, 4 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Miami vs. L.A. Clippers at Beijing, China, 1:30 a.m.
New York at Washington, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Orlando, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Charlotte, 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday’s Sports
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
ANSAS CITY ROYALS — Assigned RHP J.C. Sulbaran to Surprise (Arizona Fall).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Reinstated RHP Robert Coello from the 60-day DL and assigned him outright off the 40-man roster.
National League
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Darren Byrd and C Dayton Buller on minor-league contracts.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed LHP Jaime Garcia on the 15-day DL. Activated RHP Shelby Miller.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed RB Ryan Williams on injured reserve. Re-signed CB Crezdon Butler.
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Released CB Ron Parker.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released TE Dominique Jones. Signed WR Kris Adams to the practice squad.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed S Anderson Russell to the practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Announced the retirement of RB Kevin Faulk.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Released LB Barrett Ruud. Signed CB Elbert Mack.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Released LB Eric Bakhtiari.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Released PK Billy Cundiff. Signed PK Kai Forbath.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DETROIT RED WINGS — Reassigned G Petr Mrazek, F Willie Coetzee and F Andrej Nastrasil from Grand Rapids (AHL) to Toledo (ECHL).
American Hockey League
CONNECTICUT WHALE — Assigned D Steven Delisle, F Ryan Flanigan, F Danny Hobbs and F Jordie Johnston to Greenville (ECHL). Released G Bryan Hince, G Kyle Rank, D Kyle Haines, D Colten Hayes, D Brent Henley, F Andrew Courtney, F Scott Tanski, F Nicolas Tremblay and F Francis Verreault-Paul.
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Assigned F Luke Glendening to Toledo (ECHL). Signed F Jeff Hogan to a professional tryout contract.
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS — Assigned C Nathan Moon to Cincinnati (ECHL) and RW Trent Vogelhuber to Evansville (ECHL).
ECHL
ECHL — Suspended Las Vegas D Mike Madill one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions during Monday’s game.
READING ROYALS — Released D Mike Lane and D Eriks Sevcenko.
UTAH GRIZZLIES — Signed D Mark Isherwood.
COLLEGE
NCAA — Banned Texas Southern’s men’s basketball team from postseason play for the 2012-13 season and football team for 2013 and 2014.
WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE — Announced it is adding Cal State Bakersfield and Utah Valley next year.
ASSUMPTION — Named Erick Thiemke women’s rowing coach.
BOSTON COLLEGE — Named Brad Bates athletic director.
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE — Agreed to terms with women’s basketball coach Beryl Piper on a five-year contract extension through the 2016-17 season.
WNBA
Playoff glance
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-3)
Eastern Conference
Connecticut 1, Indiana 1
Friday, Oct. 5
Connecticut 76, Indiana 64
Monday, Oct. 8
Indiana 78, Connecticut 76
Thursday, Oct. 11
Indiana at Connecticut, 2:30 p.m.
Western Conference
Minnesota 2, Los Angeles 0
Thursday, Oct. 4
Minnesota 94, Los Angeles 77
Sunday, Oct. 7
Minnesota 80, Los Angeles 79
CHAMPIONSHIP
(Best-of-5)
Minnesota vs. Connecticut-Indiana winner
Sunday, Oct. 14
Connecticut-Indiana winner at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 17
Connecticut-Indiana winner at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 19
Minnesota at Connecticut-Indiana winner, 2 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 21
Minnesota at Connecticut-Indiana winner, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 24
Connecticut-Indiana winner at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
MLS
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Sport-KC 17 7 8 59 40 26
x-Chicago 17 10 5 56 45 39
D.C. 16 10 6 54 49 40
New York 15 9 8 53 54 46
Houston 13 8 11 50 45 38
Columbus 14 11 7 49 40 40
Montreal 12 15 5 41 45 50
Philadelphia 10 15 6 36 35 37
New Eng. 7 17 8 29 37 44
Toronto FC 5 20 7 22 35 60
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
x-San Jose 19 6 7 64 69 40
x-RS-Lake 17 11 4 55 46 35
x-Seattle 14 7 10 52 48 31
x-Los Ang. 15 12 5 50 56 45
Vancouver 11 12 9 42 35 40
FC Dallas 9 12 11 38 39 42
Colorado 9 19 4 31 40 50
Portland 7 16 9 30 32 55
Chivas USA 7 17 8 29 22 54
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
x- clinched playoff berth
Wednesday, Oct. 17
Real Salt Lake at Seattle FC, 5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20
Montreal at Toronto FC, 7:30 a.m.
Sporting Kansas City at New York, 1 p.m.
Chicago at New England, 1:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Houston, 1:30 p.m.
Columbus at D.C. United, 1:30 p.m.
Colorado at Chivas USA, 4:30 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 Oct. 6, 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 6-0 1,435 2
3. South Carolina 6-0 1,359 6
4. Florida 5-0 1,265 10
5. West Virginia 5-0 1,260 8
6. Kansas St. 5-0 1,217 7
7. Notre Dame 5-0 1,176 9
8. Ohio St. 6-0 1,053 12
9. LSU 5-1 938 4
10. Oregon St. 4-0 873 14
11. Southern Cal 4-1 812 13
12. Florida St. 5-1 800 3
13. Oklahoma 3-1 756 17
14. Georgia 5-1 733 5
15. Texas 4-1 711 11
16. Clemson 5-1 657 15
17. Stanford 4-1 587 18
18. Louisville 5-0 494 19
19. Mississippi St. 5-0 450 20
20. Rutgers 5-0 331 22
21. Cincinnati 4-0 205 NR
22. Texas A&M 4-1 153 NR
23. Louisiana Tech 5-0 129 NR
24. Boise St. 4-1 114 NR
25. Michigan 3-2 82 NR
Others receiving votes: Ohio 79, Baylor 62, Iowa St. 54, TCU 50, Michigan St. 49, Arizona St. 39, Washington 39, NC State 17, Nebraska 5, Arizona 4, Duke 3, Tennessee 3, Texas Tech 2, Tulsa 2, Northwestern 1, Penn St. 1.
Tennis
ATP World Tour Shanghai
Rolex Masters
Tuesday
At Qizhong Tennis Center
Shanghai, China
Purse: $5.25 million (Masters 1000)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
First Round
Stanislas Wawrinka (13), Switzerland, def. Albert Ramos, Spain, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5).
Florian Mayer, Germany, def. Bernard Tomic, Australia, 6-4, 6-0.
Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.
Kei Nishikori (14), Japan, def. Wu Di, China, 6-2, 6-4.
Feliciano Lopez, Spain, def. Alejandro Falla, Colombia, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.
Viktor Troicki, Serbia, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
Milos Raonic (12), Canada, def. Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Gilles Simon (15), France, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 6-4, 6-2.
Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, 7-5, 6-1.
Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 6-2, 6-2.
Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, def. Zheng Ze, China, 6-0, 6-2.
Second Round
John Isner (8), United States, def. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (8), 7-6 (7).
Marin Cilic (10), Croatia, def. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, 7-5, 6-1.
Fernando Verdasco, Spain, def. Juan Monaco (7), Argentina, 6-4, 6-2.
Doubles
First Round
Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, and Nenad Zimonjic, Serbia, def. Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, and Scott Lipsky, United States, 6-4, 3-6, 10-6.
Kevin Anderson, South Africa, and Sam Querrey, United States, def. Alexander Dolgopolov, Ukraine, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 6-4, 5-7, 18-16.