SCOREBOARD
Area events
Wednesday
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Central Lakes vs. Northland at Thief River Falls 6:30 p.m.
TV and radio
Radio guide
WYRQ-FM (92.1), KBLB-FM (93.3), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), 3WI-FM (95.9), KFGI-FM (101.5), KUAL-FM (103.5), KLKS-FM (104.3)
WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KLTF-AM (960), KVKK-AM (1070), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KNSP-AM (1430)
Wednesday
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Noon, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Twins vs. Cleveland
6 p.m., ESPN: L.A. Angels at Boston
9 p.m., ESPN: Colorado at San Francisco
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
8 p.m., SPIKE: UFC, welterweights, Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Condit; lightweights, Roger Huerta vs. Gray Maynard; lightweights, Nate Diaz vs. Melvin Guillard
WNBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m., ESPN2: Playoffs, Eastern Conference semifinals, game 1, Atlanta at Detroit
9 p.m., ESPN2: Playoffs, Western Conference semifinals, game 1, Seattle at Los Angeles
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 93 53 .637 -
Boston 85 58 .594 6 1/2
Tampa Bay 73 72 .503 19 1/2
Toronto 66 79 .455 26 1/2
Baltimore 59 85 .410 33
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 77 67 .535 -
Minnesota 73 72 .503 4 1/2
Chicago 71 73 .493 6
Cleveland 61 83 .424 16
Kansas City 58 86 .403 19
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 86 58 .597 -
Texas 80 63 .559 5 1/2
Seattle 74 70 .514 12
Oakland 65 78 .455 20 1/2
Monday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 5, L.A. Angels 3
Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 4
Detroit 6, Toronto 5, 10 innings
Oakland 9, Texas 0
Minnesota 6, Cleveland 3
Tuesday's Games
Kansas City 11, Detroit 1
Baltimore 10, Tampa Bay 5
Toronto 10, N.Y. Yankees 4
Boston 4, L.A. Angels 1
Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
Minnesota 5, Cleveland 4
Chicago White Sox at Seattle
Wednesday's Games
Cleveland (Laffey 7-5) at Minnesota (Blackburn 9-11), 12:10 p.m.
Kansas City (DiNardo 0-0) at Detroit (Bonine 0-0), 6:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 6-9) at Baltimore (Tillman 2-3), 6:05 p.m.
Toronto (Tallet 7-9) at N.Y. Yankees (Gaudin 1-0), 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (J.Saunders 13-7) at Boston (P.Byrd 1-1), 6:10 p.m.
Oakland (Cahill 8-12) at Texas (Nippert 5-2), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (G.Floyd 11-10) at Seattle (Rowland-Smith 3-3), 9:10 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 82 60 .577 -
Florida 76 68 .528 7
Atlanta 75 68 .524 7 1/2
New York 63 81 .438 20
Washington 50 93 .350 32 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
St. Louis 85 60 .586 -
Chicago 74 68 .521 9 1/2
Houston 70 74 .486 14 1/2
Milwaukee 69 74 .483 15
Cincinnati 65 79 .451 19 1/2
Pittsburgh 55 87 .387 28 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 86 59 .593 -
Colorado 82 63 .566 4
San Francisco 78 66 .542 7 1/2
San Diego 65 80 .448 21
Arizona 63 82 .434 23
Monday's Games
Cincinnati 3, Houston 1
Chicago Cubs 2, Milwaukee 0
St. Louis 11, Florida 6
Arizona 4, San Diego 2, 10 innings
L.A. Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh 2
San Francisco 9, Colorado 1
Tuesday's Games
Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Houston at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.
Florida at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.
Arizona at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Colorado at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Florida (Jo.Johnson 14-4) at St. Louis (Pineiro 14-10), 1:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh (K.Hart 4-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 6-6), 2:10 p.m.
Arizona (D.Davis 7-13) at San Diego (Mujica 3-4), 2:35 p.m.
Washington (Li.Hernandez 8-10) at Philadelphia (Blanton 9-7), 6:05 p.m.
Houston (Bazardo 0-1) at Cincinnati (Lehr 4-2), 6:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Parnell 3-8) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 14-9), 6:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Looper 12-6) at Chicago Cubs (Harden 9-8), 7:05 p.m.
Colorado (De La Rosa 14-9) at San Francisco (Cain 13-5), 9:15 p.m.
Football
NFL
Monday's Games
New England 25, Buffalo 24
San Diego 24, Oakland 20
Sunday, Sept. 20
Houston at Tennessee, noon
Minnesota at Detroit, noon
Carolina at Atlanta, noon.
St. Louis at Washington, noon
New England at N.Y. Jets, noon
Oakland at Kansas City, noon
Cincinnati at Green Bay, noon
New Orleans at Philadelphia, noon
Arizona at Jacksonville, noon
Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 3:05 p.m.
Seattle at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chicago, 3:15 p.m.
Baltimore at San Diego, 3:15 p.m.
Cleveland at Denver, 3:15 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 7:20 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 21
Indianapolis at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Juco poll
Record Pts Pvs
1. Blinn 3-0 139 1
2. East Missi.CC 3-0 133 2
3. Navarro 2-0 127 3
4. Pearl River CC 3-0 107 5
5. Butler CC 2-1 106 4
6. Hutchinson CC 2-0 101 7
7. Trinity Valley CC 2-0 96 6
8. Fort Scott CC 2-0 87 9
9. Eastern Arizona 2-0 86 10
9. Dean 2-0 86 8
11. Snow 2-1 60 13
12. Arizona Western 2-0 58 16
13. Miss. Glf Coast 2-1 56 11
13. Ellsworth CC 1-1 56 14
15. Rochester CTC 3-0 38 17
16. Grand Rapids CC 3-0 36 NR
17. Lackawanna 2-0 30 19
18. Joliet JC 3-0 20 NR
19. Northwest Miss.2-1 12 15
20. Scottsdale CC 1-0 9 NR
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX-Activated RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka from the 60-Day DL. Sent INF Chris Woodward outright to Pawtucket (IL).
National League
CINCINNATI REDS-Activated OF Laynce Nix from the 15-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA-Fined Golden State G-F Stephen Jackson $25,000 for public statements detrimental to the NBA.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS-Signed G-F Rodney Carney.
PHOENIX SUNS-Agreed to terms on a contract buyout with G-F Sasha Pavlovic.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS-Signed KR-WR Courtney Roby. Waived TE Buck Ortega.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES-Placed OL Shawn Andrews on injured reserve. Released WR Hank Baskett.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS-Signed OT William Robinson to the practice squad. Released WR Onrea Jones from the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Signed C Antoine Vermette to a five-year contract extension through the 2014-15 season. Assigned D Cam Brodie, D Tim Filangieri, LW Chris Higgins, C Brock McBride, C Tyler Murovich and D Kevin Roeder to Syracuse (AHL).
MONTREAL CANADIENS-Signed F Philippe Lefebvre to a three-year contract. Assigned D Mac Bennett to Cedar Rapids (USHL), D Joe Stejskal to Dartmouth (ECAC) and G Jason Missiaen to Peterborough (OHL).
PHOENIX COYOTES-Assigned D Tim Billingsley to Mississauga-St. Michael's (OHL), RW Jordan Szwarz to Saginaw (OHL) and D Justin Weller to Red Deer (WHL).
ST. LOUIS BLUES-Exercised their contract option on coach Andy Murray through the 2010-11 season.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING-Assigned G Michael Zador to Oshawa (OHL), RW Matias Sointu to Ottawa (OHL), D Mark Barberio to Moncton (QMJHL), LW Alex Hutchings to Barrie (OHL) and RW Kyle DeCoste to Sault Ste. Marie (OHL).
COLLEGE
BOWLING GREEN-Suspended DB P.J. Mahone indefinitely for a violation of team rules.
Hockey
NHL preseason
Tuesday's Games
Florida 3, Ottawa 1
Boston 2, N.Y. Rangers 1
Pittsburgh 5, Columbus 4, OT
St. Louis 3, Minnesota 1
Edmonton at Calgary
Los Angeles (ss) at Phoenix (ss)
Phoenix (ss) at Los Angeles (ss)