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AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 6 2 0 .750 179 144
N.Y. Jets 4 4 0 .500 143 211
Miami 3 4 0 .429 152 167
Buffalo 3 5 0 .375 176 213
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis 5 2 0 .714 187 131
Tennessee 3 4 0 .429 145 146
Houston 2 5 0 .286 122 194
Jacksonville 0 8 0 .000 86 264
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati 6 2 0 .750 197 144
Baltimore 3 4 0 .429 150 148
Cleveland 3 5 0 .375 148 179
Pittsburgh 2 5 0 .286 125 153
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Kansas City 8 0 0 1.000 192 98
Denver 7 1 0 .875 343 218
San Diego 4 3 0 .571 168 144
Oakland 3 4 0 .429 126 150
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 4 4 0 .500 230 186
Philadelphia 3 5 0 .375 176 211
Washington 2 5 0 .286 173 229
N.Y. Giants 2 6 0 .250 141 223
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 6 1 0 .857 196 120
Carolina 4 3 0 .571 170 96
Atlanta 2 5 0 .286 166 184
Tampa Bay 0 7 0 .000 100 163
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay 5 2 0 .714 212 158
Detroit 5 3 0 .625 217 197
Chicago 4 3 0 .571 213 206
Minnesota 1 6 0 .143 163 225
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Seattle 7 1 0 .875 205 125
San Francisco 6 2 0 .750 218 145
Arizona 4 4 0 .500 160 174
St. Louis 3 5 0 .375 165 198
Thursday’s Game
Carolina 31, Tampa Bay 13
Sunday’s Games
Kansas City 23, Cleveland 17
New Orleans 35, Buffalo 17
New England 27, Miami 17
Detroit 31, Dallas 30
N.Y. Giants 15, Philadelphia 7
San Francisco 42, Jacksonville 10
Oakland 21, Pittsburgh 18
Cincinnati 49, N.Y. Jets 9
Arizona 27, Atlanta 13
Denver 45, Washington 21
Green Bay 44, Minnesota 31
Open: Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, Indianapolis, San Diego, Tennessee
Monday’s Game
Seattle 14, St. Louis 9
Thursday, Oct. 31
Cincinnati at Miami, 2:25 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 3
Minnesota at Dallas, 7 a.m.
Tennessee at St. Louis, 7 a.m.
Atlanta at Carolina, 7 a.m.
New Orleans at N.Y. Jets, 7 a.m.
Kansas City at Buffalo, 7 a.m.
San Diego at Washington, 7 a.m.
Philadelphia at Oakland, 10:05 a.m.
Tampa Bay at Seattle, 10:05 a.m.
Baltimore at Cleveland, 10:25 a.m.
Pittsburgh at New England, 10:25 a.m.
Indianapolis at Houston, 2:30 p.m.
Open: Arizona, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, N.Y. Giants, San Francisco
Monday, Nov. 4
Chicago at Green Bay, 2:40 p.m.
College football
Associated Press Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 26, 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) 8-0 1,495 1
2. Oregon (3) 8-0 1,432 2
3. Florida St. (2) 7-0 1,390 3
4. Ohio St. 8-0 1,317 4
5. Baylor 7-0 1,223 6
6. Stanford 7-1 1,189 8
7. Miami 7-0 1,149 7
8. Auburn 7-1 1,022 11
9. Clemson 7-1 1,007 9
10. Missouri 7-1 873 5
11. LSU 7-2 818 13
12. Texas A&M 6-2 811 14
13. Oklahoma 7-1 791 17
14. South Carolina 6-2 701 20
15. Texas Tech 7-1 579 10
16. Fresno St. 7-0 510 15
17. UCLA 5-2 489 12
18. Oklahoma St. 6-1 483 19
19. UCF 6-1 464 21
20. Louisville 7-1 417 18
21. N. Illinois 8-0 290 23
22. Wisconsin 5-2 262 22
23. Michigan 6-1 199 24
24. Michigan St. 7-1 166 NR
25. Arizona St. 5-2 133 NR
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 132, Georgia 24, BYU 22, Texas 22, Mississippi 21, Virginia Tech 20, Oregon St. 17, Florida 14, Washington 6, Ball St. 4, Minnesota 4, Arizona 2, Duke 2.
Pro basketball
Final preseason glance
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto 6 1 .857 —
Brooklyn 5 2 .714 1
New York 2 5 .286 4
Boston 2 6 .250 4½
Philadelphia 1 5 .167 4½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 5 3 .625 —
Charlotte 5 3 .625 —
Washington 2 5 .286 2½
Orlando 2 6 .250 3
Atlanta 1 6 .143 3½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 8 0 1.000 —
Cleveland 4 4 .500 4
Detroit 3 4 .429 4½
Indiana 3 5 .375 5
Milwaukee 1 5 .167 6
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
New Orleans 7 1 .875 —
Houston 6 1 .857 ½
Dallas 4 4 .500 3
Memphis 3 4 .429 3½
San Antonio 2 4 .333 4
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Portland 5 2 .714 —
Minnesota 4 2 .667 ½
Oklahoma City 3 3 .500 1½
Denver 2 5 .286 3
Utah 1 7 .125 4½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Sacramento 5 2 .714 —
Phoenix 4 2 .667 ½
L.A. Clippers 5 3 .625 ½
L.A. Lakers 4 4 .500 1½
Golden State 3 4 .429 2
Thursday’s Games
Charlotte 105, Cleveland 92
Detroit 99, Minnesota 98
Houston 109, San Antonio 92
Portland 90, Golden State 74
Friday’s Games
New Orleans 101, Orlando 82
Charlotte 85, New York 83
Brooklyn 108, Miami 87
Chicago 94, Denver 89
Houston 92, Memphis 73
Indiana 98, Dallas 77
Toronto at Milwaukee, Cancelled
L.A. Lakers 111, Utah 106
Sacramento 110, L.A. Clippers 100
(Preseason ends)
Sunday’s Games
No games scheduled
Monday’s Games
No games scheduled
Regular season starts
Today’s Games
Orlando at Indiana, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Miami, 2 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 4:30 p.m.
Monday’s Sports
Transactions
BASEBALL
Frontier League
RIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed OF Evan Crawford to a contract extension.
ROCKFORD AVIATORS — Signed C Mason Morioka. Released RHP Nick Anderson, C Gabe DeMarco, INF Aritz Garcia, RHP Seafth Howe, LHP Nathan O’Bryan, and C Greg Van Horn.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA — Fined Memphis F Ed Davis $15,000 for making excessive and unnecessary contact with Houston F Donatas Motiejunas during Friday’s game.
NEW YORK KNICKS — Exercised their fourth-year contract option on G Iman Shumpert.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed F Brandon Davies.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL — Named Patrick Kerney vice president of player benefits and legends operations.
BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed RB Bernard Scott.
CHICAGO BEARS — Signed LB Larry Grant and QB Jordan Palmer. Waived TE Steve Maneri. Waived CB C.J. Wilson and signed him to the practice squad after clearing waivers. Signed WR Terrence Toliver to the practice squad. Terminated the practice squad contract of WR Ricardo Lockette.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed WR Griff Whalen from the practice squad. Re-signed C Thomas Austin to the practice squad.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Released RB Robbie Rouse.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled C Richard Rakell from Norfolk (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Reassigned F Ryan Craig to Springfield (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled C Luke Glendening from Grand Rapids (AHL).
MONTREAL CANADIENS — Recalled D Greg Pateryn from Hamilton (AHL).
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Recalled D John-Michael Liles from Toronto (AHL).
American Hockey League
BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Recalled D Mike Keenan from Stockton (ECHL).
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Reassigned D Richard Nedomlel and LW Marek Tvrdon to Toledo (AHL).
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
COLORADO MAMMOTH — Signed D John Gallant and Chet Koneczny; Fs Colton Clark, Jordan McBride, Sean Pollock and Joel Dalgarno; Ts Jaeden Gastaldo and Mat MacLeod; and M John Orsen. Agreed to terms with Ts Cody McMahon and Jackson Decker and M Dom Sebastiani.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES — Purchased a PDL franchise.
COLLEGE
PURDUE — Suspended men’s sophomore basketball C A.J. Hammons three games for violating team rules.
Pro soccer
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
x-New York 17 9 8 59 58 41
x-SportingKC 17 10 7 58 47 30
x-New Eng. 14 11 9 51 49 38
x-Houston 14 11 9 51 41 41
x-Montreal 14 13 7 49 50 49
Chicago 14 13 7 49 47 52
Philadelphia 12 12 10 46 42 44
Columbus 12 17 5 41 42 46
Toronto FC 6 17 11 29 30 47
D.C. 3 24 7 16 22 59
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
y-Portland 14 5 15 57 54 33
x-R-S Lake 16 10 8 56 57 41
x-Los Ang. 15 11 8 53 53 38
x-Seattle 15 12 7 52 42 42
x-Colorado 14 11 9 51 45 38
San Jose 14 11 9 51 35 42
Vancouver 13 12 9 48 53 45
FC Dallas 11 12 11 44 48 52
Chivas USA 6 20 8 26 30 67
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
x- clinched playoff berth
y- clinched conference
Wednesday’s Games
Real Salt Lake 2, Chivas USA 1
Saturday’s Games
Sporting Kansas City 2, Philadelphia 1
Toronto FC 1, Montreal 0
San Jose 2, FC Dallas 1
Portland 5, Chivas USA 0
Sunday’s Games
Houston 2, D.C. United 1
New England 1, Columbus 0
New York 5, Chicago 2
Vancouver 3, Colorado 0
Seattle FC 1, Los Angeles 1, tie
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 11 8 3 0 16 39 31
Toronto 12 8 4 0 16 40 30
Boston 10 7 3 0 14 30 17
Montreal 12 7 5 0 14 35 22
Detroit 12 6 4 2 14 27 33
Ottawa 11 4 5 2 10 30 32
Florida 12 3 7 2 8 26 42
Buffalo 14 2 11 1 5 23 41
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 12 8 4 0 16 38 29
N.Y. Islanders 11 4 4 3 11 35 36
Carolina 12 4 5 3 11 26 36
Columbus 11 5 6 0 10 31 29
Washington 11 5 6 0 10 32 35
New Jersey 11 2 5 4 8 24 36
Philadelphia 10 3 7 0 6 18 27
N.Y. Rangers 10 3 7 0 6 15 35
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Colorado 11 10 1 0 20 35 16
Chicago 11 6 2 3 15 34 32
Minnesota 12 6 3 3 15 29 26
St. Louis 9 6 1 2 14 35 23
Nashville 12 6 5 1 13 23 32
Winnipeg 13 5 6 2 12 32 37
Dallas 11 5 5 1 11 30 34
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 12 10 1 1 21 48 20
Anaheim 12 9 3 0 18 39 31
Vancouver 13 8 4 1 17 38 37
Phoenix 12 7 3 2 16 40 39
Los Angeles 12 8 4 0 16 35 30
Calgary 11 5 4 2 12 34 39
Edmonton 13 3 8 2 8 36 50
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Sunday’s Games
Tampa Bay 4, Florida 3, SO
Los Angeles 2, Edmonton 1, SO
San Jose 5, Ottawa 2
Anaheim 4, Columbus 3
Colorado 3, Winnipeg 2
Monday’s Games
Dallas 4, Buffalo 3
Pittsburgh 3, Carolina 1
Montreal 2, N.Y. Rangers 0
Chicago at Minnesota, late
Washington at Vancouver, late
Today’s Games
N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m.
Anaheim at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Montreal, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 1:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Chicago, 2 p.m.
Winnipeg at St. Louis, 2 p.m.
Toronto at Edmonton, 3 p.m.
Los Angeles at Phoenix, 4 p.m.
