Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Glantz-Culver Line
NFL
Sunday
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
New England-x 6½ 7 (47) St. Louis
at Tennessee 3 3½(47) Indianapls
at Green Bay 14½ 15(45½) J’ ville
San Diego 3 3(44) at Cleveland
at Philadelphia 2½ 2½(44) Atlanta
at Detroit 1½ 2 (43) Seattle
at N.Y. Jets 3 2(40) Miami
at Chicago 7½ 7½(43) Carolina
at Pittsburgh 4 4½(47½) Wash.
at Kansas City 1 1½(41½) Oakland
N.Y. Giants +1½ 2 (47½) at Dallas
at Denver 6½ 6(55½) New Orleans
Monday
San Francisco 6½ 7 (38) at Arizona
Pro football
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New Eng. 4 3 0 .571 217 163
Miami 3 3 0 .500 120 117
N.Y. Jets 3 4 0 .429 159 170
Buffalo 3 4 0 .429 171 227
South
Houston 6 1 0 .857 216 128
Indianapls 3 3 0 .500 117 158
Tennessee 3 4 0 .429 149 238
Jacksonville 1 5 0 .167 88 164
North
Baltimore 5 2 0 .714 174 161
Pittsburgh 3 3 0 .500 140 132
Cincinnati 3 4 0 .429 166 187
Cleveland 1 6 0 .143 147 180
West
Denver 3 3 0 .500 170 138
San Diego 3 3 0 .500 148 137
Oakland 2 4 0 .333 113 171
Kansas City 1 5 0 .167 104 183
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
NY Giants 5 2 0 .714 205 137
Phil. 3 3 0 .500 103 125
Dallas 3 3 0 .500 113 133
Wash. 3 4 0 .429 201 200
South
Atlanta 6 0 0 1.000 171 113
Tampa Bay 3 4 0 .429 184 153
New Orl. 2 4 0 .333 176 182
Carolina 1 5 0 .167 106 144
North
Chicago 5 1 0 .833 162 78
Minnesota 5 3 0 .625 184 167
Green Bay 4 3 0 .571 184 155
Detroit 2 4 0 .333 133 150
West
San Fran 5 2 0 .714 165 100
Arizona 4 3 0 .571 124 118
Seattle 4 3 0 .571 116 106
St. Louis 3 4 0 .429 130 141
Thursday’s result
Tampa Bay 36, Minnesota 17
Today’s Games
Jacksonville at Green Bay, 7 a.m.
Indianapolis at Tennessee, 7 a.m.
Carolina at Chicago, 7 a.m.
Miami at N.Y. Jets, 7 a.m.
San Diego at Cleveland, 7 a.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 a.m.
Seattle at Detroit, 7 a.m.
Washington at Pittsburgh, 7 a.m.
N.England vs. St. Louis at London, 7 a.m.
Oakland at Kansas City, 10:05 a.m.
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 10:25 a.m.
New Orleans at Denver, 2:20 p.m.
Open: Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Houston
Monday’s Game
San Francisco at Arizona, 2:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Sports
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
MINNESOTA TWINS — Announced RHP P.J. Walters refused outright assignment and elected free agency.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Announced OF Rich Thompson refused outright assignment and elected free agency.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Assigned RHP Tyson Brummett outright to Buffalo (IL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Claimed SS Gustavo Nunez off waivers from Pittsburgh.
CHICAGO CUBS — Assigned RHP Justin Germano, OF Joe Mather and RHP Blake Parker outright to Iowa (PCL). Announced RHP Manuel Corpas refused outright assignment and elected free agency.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Reinstated SS Rafael Furcal from the 15-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Waived F/C Michael Eric, F Eric Jones and G D’Aundray Brown.
DALLAS MAVERICKS — Signed F/C Melvin Ely and F Chris Douglas-Roberts.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Waived G Mustapha Mustapha Farrakhan, G Eddie Gill, G Orien Greene and F Alando Tucker.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER — Waived G Andy Rautins, C Daniel Orton and F Hollis Thompson.
ORLANDO MAGIC — Waived F Quentin Richardson, F Justin Harper and F Chris Johnson. Exercised their third-year option on C Nikola Vucevic.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Waived F Devin Searcy.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS — Waived G Demonte Harper, G Justin Holiday, G Coby Karl, F Dallas Lauderdale and F Adam Morrison. Assigned Harper and Lauderdale to Idaho (NBADL).
TORONTO RAPTORS — Waived C Jamaal Magloire.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed DT Nate Chandler. Released DT Frank Kearse.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed LB Scott Fujita on injured reserve. Signed DL Brian Sanford from the practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed DB Malcolm Williams from the practice squad.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
HERSHEY BEARS — Recalled F T.J. Syner from Reading (ECHL).
ECHL
READING ROYALS — Activated F Julien Cayer from the reserve list. Placed F David Civitarese on the reserve list.
Pro basketball
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 6 1 .857 —
Toronto 5 1 .833 ½
Brooklyn 3 3 .500 2½
New York 3 3 .500 2½
Boston 2 4 .333 3½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 4 4 .500 —
Atlanta 3 4 .429 ½
Washington 3 5 .375 1
Orlando 2 6 .250 2
Charlotte 1 7 .125 3
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 5 2 .714 —
Indiana 4 3 .571 1
Detroit 4 4 .500 1½
Milwaukee 3 5 .375 2½
Cleveland 2 4 .333 2½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Houston 5 2 .714 —
New Orleans 4 4 .500 1½
Dallas 3 3 .500 1½
San Antonio 3 3 .500 1½
Memphis 3 4 .429 2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 4 2 .667 —
Utah 5 3 .625 —
Oklahoma City 4 3 .571 ½
Denver 3 4 .429 1½
Portland 3 4 .429 1½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Golden State 5 2 .714 —
Sacramento 5 2 .714 —
L.A. Clippers 5 3 .625 ½
Phoenix 4 3 .571 1
L.A. Lakers 0 8 .000 5½
Friday’s Games
Houston 108, Orlando 92
Chicago 97, Indiana 90
Detroit 104, Atlanta 88
Minnesota 100, Milwaukee 76
Toronto 120, Memphis 106
New Orleans 96, Miami 89
Dallas 99, Charlotte 82
San Antonio 100, Washington 85
Phoenix 88, Denver 72
Saturday’s Games
No games scheduled
Sunday’s Games
No games scheduled
(End of the Preseason)
Pro golf
AT&T Championship Top Par Scores
Saturday
At TPC San Antonio (ATT Canyons Course)
San Antonio
Purse: $1.85 million
Yardage: 6,923; Par: 72
Second Round
Mark Calcavecchia 67-69—136 -8
Kenny Perry 70-70—140 -4
Brad Faxon 74-67—141 -3
Esteban Toledo 74-67—141 -3
Mark Wiebe 72-70—142 -2
Willie Wood 70-72—142 -2
David Frost 71-71—142 -2
Bernhard Langer 74-68—142 -2
Fred Funk 73-69—142 -2
Chip Beck 71-71—142 -2
Kirk Triplett 74-69—143 -1
Tom Lehman 75-68—143 -1
Jim Thorpe 75-69—144 E
Joel Edwards 74-70—144 E
Tom Kite 70-74—144 E
Jay Don Blake 74-70—144 E
Bobby Wadkins 70-74—144 E
Steve Pate 74-70—144 E
Tommy Armour III 73-71—144 E
Web.com-Tour Championship
Top scores
Saturday
At TPC Craig Ranch
McKinney, Texas
Purse: $1 million
Yardage: 7,438; Par: 71
Third Round
James Hahn 70-67-64—201
Justin Hicks 65-69-67—201
Justin Bolli 65-71-67—203
Michael Putnam 65-72-67—204
Cliff Kresge 65-73-67—205
Luke Guthrie 66-72-67—205
Russell Henley 70-67-68—205
Edward Loar 67-73-66—206
Casey Wittenberg 68-71-67—206
Adam Hadwin 69-69-68—206
Brice Garnett 69-72-66—207
Morgan Hoffmann 68-72-67—207
Ben Martin 69-69-69—207
Tag Ridings 6 5-73-69—207
Peter Tomasulo 6 9-69-69—207
Brad Fritsch 65-71-71—207
CIMB Classic Top Par Scores
Saturday
At The Mines Resort and Golf Club
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Purse: $6.1 million
Yardage: 6,909; Par: 71
Third Round
Bo Van Pelt 70-65-62—197 -16
Robert Garrigus 64-64-69—197 -16
Chris Kirk 69-66-63—198 -15
Brendon de Jonge 68-65-66—199 -14
Jbe’ Kruger 66-64-69—199 -14
Brian Harman 64-70-66—200 -13
Tom Gillis 65-70-66—201 -12
Nick Watney 71-65-65—201 -12
Greg Chalmers 66-66-69—201 -12
Gaganjeet Bhullar 65-72-65—202 -11
Jeff Overton 64-70-68—202 -11
Tiger Woods 66-67-69—202 -11
Ben Crane 68-66-68—202 -11
Kevin Na 67-66-69—202 -11
Ricky Barnes 66-71-66—203 -10
Pat Perez 67-68-68—203 -10
Bill Haas 70-65-68—203 -10
Trevor Immelman 72-63-68—203 -10
Pro tennis
ATP World Tour Valencia Open 500
Saturday
At Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencas Valencia
Valencia, Spain
Purse: $2.72 million (WT500)
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles Semifinals
David Ferrer (1), Spain, def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1.
Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 6-4, 6-2.
Doubles Semifinals
David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco, Spain, def. Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, and Scott Lipsky, United States, 6-3, 4-6, 10-7.
Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bruno Soares (2), Brazil, def. David Ferrer and Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, 6-2, 7-6 (3).
ATP World Tour Swiss Indoors
Saturday
At St. Jakobshalle
Basel, Switzerland
Purse: $2.5 million (WT500)
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles Semifinals
Juan Martin del Potro (2), Argentina, def. Richard Gasquet (3), France, 6-2, 6-2.
Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 7-5, 6-4.
Doubles Semifinals
Treat Conrad Huey, Philippines, and Dominic Inglot, Britain, def. Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski (4), Poland, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad Zimonjic (1), Serbia, def. Daniele Bracciali, Italy, and Frantisek Cermak, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4.
TEB BNP Paribas WTA
Championships
Saturday
At Sinan Erdem Dome
Istanbul
Purse: $4.9 million
(Tour Championship)
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles Semifinals
Serena Williams (3), United States def. Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, 6-2, 6-1.
Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Victoria Azarenka (1), Belarus, 6-4, 6-2.
Doubles Semifinals
Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka (2), Czech Republic, def. Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond, United States, 7-6 (6), 6-1.
Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova, Russia, def. Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (1), Italy, 1-6, 6-3, 10-4.
Pro soccer
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
y-Sport. KC 18 7 9 63 42 27
x-D.C. 17 10 7 58 53 43
x-New York 16 9 9 57 57 46
x-Chicago 17 11 6 57 46 41
x-Houston 14 9 11 53 48 41
Columbus 14 12 7 49 42 43
Montreal 12 16 6 42 45 51
Philadelphia 10 18 6 36 37 45
New Eng. 9 17 8 35 39 44
Toronto FC 5 20 8 23 35 60
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
y-San Jose 19 6 9 66 72 43
x-R-S Lake 17 11 6 57 46 35
x-Seattle 15 7 11 56 51 32
x-Los Ang. 15 12 6 51 58 47
x-Vancouver 11 13 10 43 35 41
FC Dallas 9 13 11 38 40 45
Colorado 11 19 4 37 44 50
Portland 8 16 10 34 34 56
Chivas USA 7 18 8 29 22 56
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
x- clinched playoff berth
y- clinched conference
Wednesday’s Games
Sporting Kansas City 2, Philadelphia 1
Saturday’s Games
New York 3, Philadelphia 0
New England 1, Montreal 0
Chicago 1, D.C. United 1, tie
Portland 1, San Jose 1, tie
Real Salt Lake 0, Vancouver 0, tie
Colorado 2, Houston 0
Sunday’s Games
Toronto FC at Columbus, 10 a.m.
Chivas USA at FC Dallas, 1 p.m.
Seattle FC at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.