Major League
Baseball playoffs
DIVISION SERIES
(Best-of-5; x-if necessary)
American League
Boston 3, Tampa Bay 1
Monday: Tampa Bay 5, Boston 4
Tuesday: Boston 3, Tampa Bay 1
Oakland 2, Detroit 2
Monday: Oakland 6, Detroit 3
Tuesday: Detroit 8, Oakland 6
Thursday: Detroit 3, Oakland 0; Tigers win series 3-2
National League
St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 2
Monday: St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1
Wednesday: St. Louis 6, Pittsburgh 1
Los Angeles 3, Atlanta 1
Sunday Los Angeles 13, Atlanta 6
Monday: Los Angeles 4, Atlanta 3
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
American League
Detroit 1, Boston 1
All games televised by Fox
Saturday: Detroit 1, Boston 0
Sunday: Boston 6, Detroit 5
Tuesday, Oct. 15: Boston at Detroit, 10:07 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 16: Boston at Detroit, 2:07 p.m.
x-Thursday, Oct. 17: Boston at Detroit, 2:07 p.m.
x-Saturday, Oct. 19: Detroit at Boston, 10:37 a.m.
x-Sunday, Oct. 20: Detroit at Boston, 2:07 p.m.
National League
St. Louis 2, Los Angeles 0
All games televised by TBS
Friday: Los Angeles at St. Louis, late
Saturday: St. Louis 1, Los Angeles 0
Monday, Oct. 14: St. Louis at Los Angeles, 2:07 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 15: St. Louis at Los Angeles, 2:07 p.m.
x-Wednesday, Oct. 16: St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10:07 a.m.
x-Friday, Oct. 18: Los Angeles at St. Louis, 2:37 p.m.
x-Saturday, Oct. 19: Los Angeles at St. Louis, 2:37 p.m.
NBA preseason
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Brooklyn 1 0 1.000 —
Toronto 2 1 .667 —
New York 1 1 .500 ½
Philadelphia 1 1 .500 ½
Boston 0 3 .000 2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 3 0 1.000 —
Atlanta 1 2 .333 2
Washington 0 1 .000 2
Charlotte 0 2 .000 2½
Orlando 0 2 .000 2½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 2 0 1.000 —
Cleveland 2 0 1.000 —
Detroit 0 1 .000 1½
Milwaukee 0 2 .000 2
Indiana 0 3 .000 2½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
New Orleans 4 0 1.000 —
Houston 2 1 .667 1½
Dallas 1 1 .500 2
San Antonio 0 1 .000 2½
Memphis 0 2 .000 3
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 2 0 1.000 —
Oklahoma City 1 0 1.000 ½
Denver 1 1 .500 1
Utah 1 1 .500 1
Portland 1 2 .333 1½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Phoenix 2 0 1.000 —
L.A. Clippers 1 0 1.000 ½
L.A. Lakers 2 2 .500 1
Sacramento 1 1 .500 1
Golden State 1 2 .333 1½
Saturday’s Games
Chicago 83, Washington 81
Boston 111, New York 81
Detroit 99, Brooklyn 88
Toronto 104, Minnesota 97
Charlotte 83, Milwaukee 76
L.A. Clippers 106, Utah 74
Sunday’s Games
Houston 107, Indiana 98
New Orleans 105, Atlanta 73
Phoenix 106, San Antonio 99
Today’s Games
Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Orlando at Dallas, 2:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Denver, 3 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 4 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
Golden State vs. L.A. Lakers at Beijing, China, 1:30 a.m.
Miami at Washington, 1 p.m.
Charlotte vs. Cleveland at Canton, OH, 1 p.m.
Boston at Brooklyn, 1:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Memphis, 2 p.m.
Denver at Oklahoma City, 2 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 4 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. 12, 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 (55) 6-0 1,495 1
2. Oregon (5) 6-0 1,438 2
3. Clemson 6-0 1,352 3
4. Ohio St. 6-0 1,330 4
5. Florida St. 5-0 1,242 6
6. LSU 6-1 1,137 10
7. Texas A&M 5-1 1,105 9
8. Louisville 6-0 1,077 8
9. UCLA 5-0 1,017 11
10. Miami 5-0 912 13
11. South Carolina 5-1 896 14
12. Baylor 5-0 849 15
13. Stanford 5-1 824 5
14. Missouri 6-0 749 25
15. Georgia 4-2 615 7
16. Texas Tech 6-0 590 20
17. Fresno St. 5-0 383 21
18. Oklahoma 5-1 380 12
19. Virginia Tech 6-1 352 24
20. Washington 4-2 309 16
21. Oklahoma St. 4-1 264 22
22. Florida 4-2 249 17
23. N. Illinois 6-0 185 23
24. Auburn 5-1 156 NR
25. Wisconsin 4-2 153 NR
Others receiving votes: Michigan 118, Nebraska 94, Michigan St. 69, Utah 47, Notre Dame 39, Oregon St. 21, UCF 19, Texas 16, Arizona St. 7, Northwestern 7, Houston 3, Rutgers 1.
Sunday’s Sports
Transactions
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
MINNESOTA WILD — Reassigned G Darcy Kuemper to Iowa (AHL).
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Announced G Jared Coreau was reassigned to Toledo (ECHL).
Golf
Champions Tour-SAS Championship Top Par Scores
Sunday
At Prestonwood Country Club
Cary, N.C.
Purse: $2.1 million
Yardage: 7,240; Par 72
Final
Russ Cochran, $315,000 66-66-67—199 -17
David Frost, $184,800 67-67-66—200 -16
Kirk Triplett, $151,200 67-67-68—202 -14
Gary Hallberg, $124,950 68-69-66—203 -13
Michael Allen, $91,875 67-68-70—205 -11
Anders Forsbrand, $91,875 69-67-69—205 -11
Tom Byrum, $75,600 69-69-68—206 -10
Joe Daley, $60,200 68-69-70—207 -9
Bernhard Langer, $60,200 67-67-73—207 -9
Peter Senior, $60,200 69-69-69—207 -9
Olin Browne, $40,800 70-66-72—208 -8
Bobby Clampett, $40,800 69-70-69—208 -8
Doug Garwood, $40,800 68-71-69—208 -8
Bill Glasson, $40,800 69-69-70—208-8
Tom Kite, $40,800 68-69-71—208-8
Mark O’Meara, $40,800 73-70-65—208-8
Kenny Perry, $40,800 68-68-72—208-8
PGA-Frys.com TOP Par Scores
Sunday
At CordeValle Golf Club
San Martin, Calif.
Purse: $5 million
Yardage: 7,379; Par: 71
Final
Jimmy Walker, $900,000 70-69-62-66—267 -17
Vijay Singh, $540,000 69-67-65-68—269 -15
Scott Brown, $240,000 68-67-71-64—270 -14
Brooks Koepka, $240,000 67-64-67-72—270-14
H. Matsuyama, $240,000 70-66-68-66—270-14
Kevin Na, $240,000 75-67-64-64—270-14
Brian Harman, $161,250 65-74-67-65—271-13
George McNeill, $161,250 68-70-62-71—271-13
Max Homa, $135,000 69-68-66-69—272-12
Billy Hurley III, $135,000 69-66-69-68—272-12
Will MacKenzie, $135,000 69-70-64-69—272-12
R. Garrigus, $101,250 70-63-68-72—273-11
Jason Kokrak, $101,250 67-65-68-73—273-11
Spencer Levin, $101,250 71-65-68-69—273-11
Charlie Wi, $101,250 67-68-69-69—273-11
A. Gonzales, $75,000 74-62-69-69—274-10
J.J. Henry, $75,000 67-71-68-68—274-10
Justin Hicks, $75,000 68-68-68-70—274-10
Ben Martin, $75,000 69-68-66-71—274-10
Jeff Overton, $75,000 64-72-69-69—274 -10
Portugal Masters Leading Scores
Sunday
At Victoria Club de Golfe
Vilamoura, Portugal
Purse: $2.7 million
Yardage: 7,157; Par: 71
Final
David Lynn, England 65-65-73-63—266
Justin Walters, South Africa 69-63-69-66—267
Stephen Gallacher, Scotland 70-67-65-66—268
Bernd Wiesberger, Austria 66-65-70-67—268
Paul Waring, England 67-63-67-71—268
Hennie Otto, South Africa 66-64-69-70—269
Jamie Donaldson, Wales 65-68-66-70—269
Ross Fisher, England 67-66-71-66—270
Robert-Jan Derksen, Netherlands 69-68-67-66—270
Chris Doak, Scotland 67-64-69-70—270
Pablo Larrazabal, Spain 69-67-64-70—270
Simon Thornton, Ireland 65-69-65-71—270
Martin Kaymer, Germany 68-68-68-67—271
Scott Jamieson, Scotland 66-73-60-72—271
Matthew Baldwin, England 67-66-69-70—272
Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium 68-67-67-70—272
LPGA Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia
Top Par Scores
Sunday
At Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Purse: $2 million
Yardage: 6,246; Par: 71
Final
a-amateur
Lexi Thompson, $300,000 67-63-66-69—265-19
S. Feng, $186,577 67-65-70-67—269-15
S. Pettersen, $120,026 67-68-67-70—272-12
Ilhee Lee, $120,026 64-65-70-73—272-12
Amy Yang, $84,274 72-62-74-66—274-10
Sandra Gal, $50,394 69-70-71-66—276-8
Chella Choi, $50,394 72-66-71-67—276-8
Stacy Lewis, $50,394 69-68-70-69—276-8
Beatriz Recari, $50,394 66-71-70-69—276-8
Alison Walshe, $50,394 67-71-69-69—276-8
Karine Icher, $50,394 70-66-68-72—276-8
Morgan Pressel, $33,573 68-72-70-67—277-7
Michelle Wie, $33,573 71-66-71-69—277-7
Hee Young Park, $33,573 69-67-70-71—277-7
Tennis
WTA Generali Ladies Linz Results
Sunday
At Intersport Arena Linz
Linz, Austria
Purse: $235,000 (Intl.)
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles Championship
Angelique Kerber (1), Germany, def. Ana Ivanovic (3), Serbia, 6-4, 7-6 (6).
Doubles Championship
Karolina and Kristyna Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, and Alicja Rosolska (1), Poland, 7-6 (6), 6-4.
ATP World Tour Shanghai
Rolex Masters
Sunday
At Qizhong Tennis Center
Shanghai, China
Purse: $3.85 million (Masters 1000)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles Championship
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Juan Martin del Potro (6), Argentina, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (3).
Doubles Championship
Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo (5), Brazil, def. David Marrero, Spain, and Fernando Verdasco (8), Spain, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (6), 10-2.
WTA HP Japan Open
Sunday
At Utsbo Tennis Center
Osaka, Japan
Purse: $235,000 (Intl.)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles Championship
Samantha Stosur (3), Australia, def. Eugenie Bouchard (5), Canada, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Doubles Championship
Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Flavia Pennetta (2), Italy, def. Samantha Stosur, Australia, and Shuai Zhang, China, 6-4, 6-3.
Pro soccer
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
x-New York 15 9 8 53 50 39
x-Sporting KC 15 10 7 52 44 29
Houston 13 10 9 48 39 37
Montreal 13 11 7 46 48 46
Chicago 13 12 7 46 44 47
Philadelphia 12 10 10 46 40 40
New Eng. 12 11 9 45 45 36
Columbus 12 15 5 41 40 42
Toronto FC 5 16 11 26 29 46
D.C. 3 22 7 16 21 56
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Portland 13 5 14 53 49 33
R-Salt Lake 15 10 7 52 55 40
Seattle 15 11 6 51 41 39
Los Angeles 14 11 6 48 51 37
Colorado 13 10 9 48 42 33
San Jose 13 11 8 47 33 41
Vancouver 12 11 9 45 48 42
FC Dallas 10 11 11 41 45 50
Chivas USA 6 18 8 26 29 60
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
x- clinched playoff berth
Wednesday’s Games
Houston 0, Sporting Kansas City 0, tie
Vancouver 4, Seattle FC 1
San Jose 1, Colorado 0
Saturday’s Games
New England 1, Montreal 0
D.C. United 1, Philadelphia 1, tie
Chicago 3, FC Dallas 2
Sunday’s Games
Portland 1, Seattle FC 0
Wednesday, Oct. 16
Montreal at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 18
D.C. United at Sporting Kansas City, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 19
Philadelphia at Montreal, 8 a.m.
Seattle FC at FC Dallas, 8:30 a.m.
Vancouver at Colorado, 12 p.m.
Columbus at New England, 1:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Portland, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 20
New York at Houston, 11 a.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
Auto racing
NASCAR Sprint Cup
Bank of America 500 Results
Saturday
At Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, N.C.
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (23) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 334 laps, 103.9 rating, 47 points, $319,441.
2. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 334, 138.3, 44, $227,310.
3. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 334, 107.4, 42, $194,226.
4. (4) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 334, 129.6, 41, $185,221.
5. (9) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 334, 111.2, 40, $166,068.
6. (2) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 334, 97.1, 38, $157,346.
7. (1) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 334, 117, 38, $171,571.
8. (7) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 334, 106.6, 37, $129,343.
9. (18) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 334, 94.3, 35, $107,160.
10. (15) Carl Edwards, Ford, 334, 95.3, 35, $126,310.
11. (14) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 334, 89.1, 34, $127,493.
12. (8) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 334, 88.1, 32, $114,949.
13. (16) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 334, 79.7, 31, $131,121.
14. (10) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 333, 95, 30, $110,280.
15. (6) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 333, 104.7, 30, $96,935.
16. (3) Greg Biffle, Ford, 333, 78.9, 28, $104,660.
17. (29) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 333, 68.2, 27, $107,874.
18. (12) Joey Logano, Ford, 332, 72.9, 26, $108,018.
19. (25) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 332, 70, 25, $105,955.
20. (35) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 332, 55.2, 24, $80,310.
21. (26) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 332, 66.8, 23, $86,685.
22. (17) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 331, 79.6, 22, $110,335.
23. (11) Aric Almirola, Ford, 331, 69.3, 21, $114,796.
24. (13) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 331, 65.4, 20, $107,501.
25. (27) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 330, 59.2, 0, $85,735.
26. (36) David Reutimann, Toyota, 330, 51.6, 18, $95,043.
27. (19) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 330, 56, 0, $92,718.
28. (24) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 329, 58.1, 16, $98,418.
29. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 328, 47.1, 16, $87,693.
30. (30) David Ragan, Ford, 328, 48.4, 14, $94,347.
31. (28) Casey Mears, Ford, 328, 35.3, 13, $80,585.
32. (39) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 327, 43.1, 12, $72,360.
33. (32) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 327, 39.7, 0, $72,235.
34. (31) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 327, 48, 0, $72,110.
35. (41) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 326, 34.6, 9, $79,960.
36. (40) Timmy Hill, Ford, 324, 30.9, 8, $71,780.
37. (21) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, engine, 247, 63.5, 0, $79,650.
38. (43) Blake Koch, Ford, vibration, 216, 28.5, 0, $66,550.
39. (38) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, electrical, 149, 32.4, 0, $62,550.
40. (37) Michael McDowell, Ford, vibration, 83, 27.3, 4, $58,550.
41. (33) Josh Wise, Ford, brakes, 81, 37.2, 0, $54,550.
42. (22) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, engine, 80, 42.9, 2, $97,375.
43. (42) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, accident, 23, 29, 1, $47,050.
Race Statistics
• Average Speed of Race Winner: 158.308 mph.
• Time of Race: 3 hours, 9 minutes, 53 seconds.
• Margin of Victory: 1.022 seconds.
• Caution Flags: 4 for 20 laps.
• Lead Changes: 24 among 11 drivers.
• Lap Leaders: J.Gordon 1-26; D.Gilliland 27; K.Kahne 28-29; D.Earnhardt Jr. 30-43; K.Kahne 44-73; J.Johnson 74; R.Newman 75; C.Edwards 76; Ky.Busch 77; K.Kahne 78-90; D.Earnhardt Jr. 91-95; K.Kahne 96-128; R.Newman 129; M.Kenseth 130; C.Bowyer 131; B.Keselowski 132-133; K.Kahne 134-173; Ky.Busch 174; K.Kahne 175-177; J.Johnson 178-227; Ky.Busch 228; J.Johnson 229-307; Ky.Busch 308; K.Kahne 309-325; B.Keselowski 326-334.
• Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Kahne, 7 times for 138 laps; J.Johnson, 3 times for 130 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 26 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 2 times for 19 laps; B.Keselowski, 2 times for 11 laps; Ky.Busch, 4 times for 4 laps; R.Newman, 2 times for 2 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 1 lap; C.Edwards, 1 time for 1 lap; C.Bowyer, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Gilliland, 1 time for 1 lap.
• Top 12 in Points: 1. M.Kenseth, 2,225; 2. J.Johnson, 2,221; 3. K.Harvick, 2,196; 4. J.Gordon, 2,189; 5. Ky.Busch, 2,188; 6. G.Biffle, 2,167; 7. Ku.Busch, 2,166; 8. C.Bowyer, 2,162; 9. D.Earnhardt Jr., 2,159; 10. C.Edwards, 2,158; 11. J.Logano, 2,150; 12. R.Newman, 2,147.
Pro hockey
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Toronto 6 5 1 0 10 23 15
Boston 4 3 1 0 6 10 5
Montreal 5 3 2 0 6 17 10
Detroit 5 3 2 0 6 13 13
Tampa Bay 5 3 2 0 6 18 14
Ottawa 5 1 2 2 4 11 16
Florida 6 2 4 0 4 13 24
Buffalo 6 0 5 1 1 6 16
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 5 4 1 0 8 20 13
Carolina 6 2 2 2 6 13 18
N.Y. Islanders 5 2 2 1 5 16 13
Columbus 4 2 2 0 4 11 10
New Jersey 6 0 3 3 3 11 21
N.Y. Rangers 5 1 4 0 2 9 25
Washington 5 1 4 0 2 13 20
Philadelphia 6 1 5 0 2 8 17
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Colorado 5 5 0 0 10 18 4
St. Louis 4 4 0 0 8 19 7
Chicago 5 3 1 1 7 15 13
Minnesota 5 2 1 2 6 14 12
Winnipeg 6 3 3 0 6 17 16
Dallas 4 2 2 0 4 9 11
Nashville 5 2 3 0 4 9 15
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 5 5 0 0 10 24 7
Anaheim 5 4 1 0 8 18 12
Calgary 5 3 0 2 8 18 17
Phoenix 6 4 2 0 8 17 17
Los Angeles 6 4 2 0 8 16 14
Vancouver 6 3 3 0 6 17 20
Edmonton 5 1 3 1 3 17 25
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Saturday’s Games
Boston 3, Columbus 1
Toronto 6, Edmonton 5, OT
Detroit 5, Philadelphia 2
Pittsburgh 5, Tampa Bay 4
Colorado 5, Washington 1
Chicago 2, Buffalo 1
St. Louis 5, N.Y. Rangers 3
Nashville 3, N.Y. Islanders 2
Minnesota 5, Dallas 1
Montreal 4, Vancouver 1
San Jose 3, Ottawa 2
Sunday’s Games
Phoenix 5, Carolina 3
Los Angeles 3, Florida 0
Winnipeg 3, New Jersey 0
Anaheim 4, Ottawa 1
Today’s Games
Detroit at Boston, 7 a.m.
Edmonton at Washington, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
Minnesota at Toronto, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m.
Vancouver at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Edmonton at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 1:30 p.m.
Columbus at Detroit, 2 p.m.
San Jose at St. Louis, 2 p.m.
Florida at Nashville, 2 p.m.
Montreal at Winnipeg, 2 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 3 p.m.
Ottawa at Phoenix, 4 p.m.
