Scoreboard

Posted: Monday, September 24, 2007

Area events

MONDAY

High school volleyball

Deer River at Aitkin, 7:30 p.m.

Northland of St. Cloud vs. Lake Region Christian at Baxter, 4 p.m.

Pequot Lakes at Pierz, 7:30 p.m.

Verndale at Menahga, 7 p.m.

Wadena-Deer Creek at

Breckenridge, 7:30 p.m.

Girls tennis

Long Prarie-Grey Eagle at

Staples-Motley, 4:30 p.m.

Rocori at Little Falls, 4 p.m.

Pequot Lakes at Park Rapids, 4 p.m.

Girls soccer

Brainerd vs. Little Falls at

Belle Prairie, 5 p.m.

Boys soccer

Little Falls vs. Brainerd at

Baxter, 4:30 p.m.

College volleyball

Central Lakes at Hibbing, 6:30 p.m.

College golf

Central Lakes at Fergus Falls

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), KBKK-FM (95.9), KDKK-FM (97.5), KFGI-FM (101.5), KLKS-FM (104.3)

WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KLTF-AM (960), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KNSP-AM (1430)

MONDAY

NFL

7:30 p.m., ESPN: Tennessee at

New Orleans

NHL

7 p.m., KVBR, KLIZ: Buffalo at Wild

Major League Baseball

6 p.m., FSN, KKIN, KLIZ, WYTQ, KNSP, KWAD: Twins at Detriot

Auto racing

NASCAR

Nextel

Dodge Dealers 400 Results

Sunday

At Dover International Speedway

Dover, Del.

Lap length: 1.0 mile

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (15) Carl Edwards, Ford, 400 laps, 101.846 mph., $229,250.

2. (9) Greg Biffle, Ford, 400, $172,275.

3. (21) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 400, $173,583.

4. (31) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 400, $124,425.

5. (22) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 400, $117,725.

6. (17) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 400, $118,025.

7. (36) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 399, $123,166.

8. (30) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 399, $92,775.

9. (28) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 399, $126,411.

10. (2) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 399, $121,800.

11. (27) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 399, $121,461.

12. (42) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 399, $90,825.

13. (5) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 399, $103,170.

14. (1) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 398, $137,311.

15. (43) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 398, $89,183.

16. (23) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 397, $73,075.

17. (12) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 397, $91,120.

18. (13) David Reutimann, Toyota, 397, $88,508.

19. (41) Robby Gordon, Ford, 397, $72,075.

20. (7) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 396, $119,811.

21. (38) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 396, $71,650.

22. (18) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 396, $67,900.

23. (39) Kenny Wallace, Ford, 396, $103,233.

24. (37) David Gilliland, Ford, 395, $98,214.

25. (35) David Ragan, Ford, 394, $107,550.

26. (26) Ken Schrader, Ford, 394, $90,039.

27. (8) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 394, $107,161.

28. (24) Ryan Newman, Dodge,

Accident, 386, $102,050.

29. (4) Kurt Busch, Dodge,

Accident, 385, $103,983.

30. (33) Reed Sorenson, Dodge,

Accident, 385, $91,833.

31. (34) Jeff Green, Chevrolet,

Accident, 384, $86,158.

32. (14) Kasey Kahne, Dodge,

Accident, 384, $113,516.

33. (32) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet,

Accident, 383, $95,033.

34. (6) Scott Riggs, Dodge, Accident, 383, $74,000.

35. (10) Matt Kenseth, Ford, Engine, 374, $113,716.

36. (20) Tony Raines, Chevrolet,

Accident, 360, $73,625.

37. (29) John Andretti, Dodge,

Accident, 358, $75,047.

38. (3) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 308, $89,650.

39. (40) David Stremme, Dodge, Engine, 287, $65,225.

40. (16) Kyle Petty, Dodge, Accident, 200, $65,050.

41. (19) Dale Jarrett, Toyota, Engine, 141, $64,855.

42. (25) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet,

Accident, 11, $64,730.

43. (11) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, Engine, 4, $64,588.

Race Statistics

Time of Race: 3 hours, 55 minutes, 39 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.671 seconds.

Caution Flags: 13 for 65 laps.

Lead Changes: 14 among nine drivers.

Lap Leaders: J.Johnson 1; D.Hamlin 2-41; M.Kenseth 42-55; M.Waltrip 56; D.Hamlin 57-77; Ku.Busch 78-97; M.Kenseth 98-266; C.Edwards 267-287; M.Martin 288-309; G.Biffle 310-315; R.Sorenson 316-317; M.Kenseth 318-320; C.Edwards 321-356; M.Kenseth 357-362; C.Edwards 363-400.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): M.Kenseth 4 times for 192 laps; C.Edwards, 3 times for 95 laps; D.Hamlin 2 times for 61 laps; M.Martin, 1 time for 22 laps; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 20 laps; G.Biffle, 1 time for 6 laps; R.Sorenson, 1 time for 2 laps; J.Johnson, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Waltrip, 1 time for 1 lap.

Point Standings: 1. J.Gordon, 5,340. 2. T.Stewart, 5,338. 3. C.Edwards, 5,337. 4. J.Johnson, 5,336. 5. Ky.Busch, 5,330. 6. C.Bowyer 5,322. 7. M.Truex Jr., 5,294. 8. J.Burton, 5,265. 9. K.Harvick, 5,225. 10. M.Kenseth, 5,224. 11. Ku.Busch, 5,189. 12. D.Hamlin, 5,182.

NHRA

O'Reilly Fall Nationals Results

Sunday

At Texas Motorplex

Ennis, Texas

Final Order

Top Fuel

1. Larry Dixon. 2. Bob Vandergriff. 3. Clay Millican. 4. Whit Bazemore. 5. Cory McClenathan. 6. Doug Kalitta. 7. Brandon Bernstein. 8. Rod Fuller. 9. J.R. Todd. 10. David Grubnic. 11. Morgan Lucas. 12. Hillary Will. 13. Alan Bradshaw. 14. Melanie Troxel. 15. Tony Schumacher. 16. Joe Hartley.

Funny Car

1. Tony Pedregon, Chevy Impala. 2. Cruz Pedregon, Impala. 3. John Force, Ford Mustang. 4. Ashley Force, Mustang. 5. Tommy Johnson Jr., Impala. 6. Tim Wilkerson, Impala. 7. Del Worsham, Impala. 8. Kenny Bernstein, Dodge Charger. 9. Jeff Arend, Impala. 10. Jim Head, Toyota Solara. 11. Ron Capps, Charger. 12. Tony Bartone, Chevy Monte Carlo. 13. Jerry Toliver, Solara. 14. Jack Beckman, Charger. 15. Mike Ashley, Charger. 16. Gary Scelzi, Charger.

Pro Stock

1. Dave Connolly, Chevy Cobalt. 2. Greg Anderson, Pontiac GTO. 3. Allen Johnson, Dodge Stratus. 4. Jason Line, GTO. 5. Richie Stevens, Stratus. 6. Max Naylor, Stratus. 7. Larry Morgan, Stratus. 8. Justin Humphreys, GTO. 9. Ron Krisher, Cobalt. 10. Kurt Johnson, Cobalt. 11. Jim Yates, GTO. 12. Kenny Koretsky, Cobalt. 13. V. Gaines, Stratus. 14. Warren Johnson, GTO. 15. Craig Hankinson, GTO. 16. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

1. Peggy Llewellyn. 2. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson. 3. Matt Smith. 4. Chip Ellis. 5. Angelle Sampey, Suzuki. 6. Hector Arana. 7. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson. 8. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki. 9. Steve Johnson, Suzuki. 10. Craig Treble, Suzuki. 11. Antron Brown, Suzuki. 12. Matt Guidera. 13. Michael Phillips, Suzuki. 14. Geno Scali, Suzuki. 15. Tom Bradford. 16. Michael Ray.

Finals

Top Fuel

Larry Dixon, 4.629 seconds, 310.91 mph, def. Bob Vandergriff, 5.426, 307.72.

Funny Car

Tony Pedregon, Chevy Impala, 5.010, 254.86, def. Cruz Pedregon, Impala, 6.882, 131.31.

Pro Stock

Dave Connolly, Chevy Cobalt, 8.553, 112.17, def. Greg Anderson, Pontiac GTO, broke.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

Peggy Llewellyn, Buell, 7.020, 190.00, def. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 7.007, 191.16.

Point Standings

(After 20 of 23 races)

Note: The eight drivers in each class have qualified for the NHRA playoffs. After 21 races, the top four drivers in each class will advance to the two-race championship round at Las Vegas and Pomona.

Top Fuel

1. Larry Dixon, 2,297. 2. Rod Fuller, 2,252. 3. Tony Schumacher, 2,247. 4. Brandon Bernstein, 2,221. 5. Bob Vandergriff, 2,200. 6. Whit Bazemore, 2,147. 7. Doug Herbert, 2,136. 8. J.R. Todd, 2,130.

Funny Car

1. Tony Pedregon, 2,259. 2. Robert Hight, 2,243. 3. Jack Beckman, 2,213. 4. John Force, 2,191. 5. Ron Capps, 2,188. 6. Gary Scelzi, 2,186. 7. Mike Ashley, 2,176. 8. Jim Head, 2,072.

Pro Stock

1. Dave Connolly, 2,408. 2. Greg Anderson, 2,356. 3. Allen Johnson, 2,204. 4. Jeg Coughlin, 2,188. 5. Jason Line, 2,170. 6. Kurt Johnson, 2,159. 7. Larry Morgan, 2,138. 8. Warren Johnson, 2,102.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

1. Andrew Hines, 2,320. 2. Matt Smith, 2,275. 3. Chip Ellis, 2,244. 4. Peggy Llewellyn, 2,234.

Football

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 3 0 0 1.000 114 35

N.Y. Jets 1 2 0 .333 58 86

Buffalo 0 3 0 .000 24 79

Miami 0 3 0 .000 61 84

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 3 0 0 1.000 93 54

Houston 2 1 0 .667 78 54

Jacksonville 2 1 0 .667 46 34

Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 33 32

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Pittsburgh 3 0 0 1.000 97 26

Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 66 63

Cincinnati 1 2 0 .333 93 95

Cleveland 1 2 0 .333 82 105

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 2 1 0 .667 52 57

Kansas City 1 2 0 .333 26 50

Oakland 1 2 0 .333 67 83

San Diego 1 2 0 .333 52 72

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Dallas 3 0 0 1.000 116 65

Washington 2 1 0 .667 53 49

N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 72 97

Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 81 57

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Carolina 2 1 0 .667 75 67

Tampa Bay 2 1 0 .667 61 37

New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 24 72

Atlanta 0 3 0 .000 30 64

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Green Bay 3 0 0 1.000 82 50

Detroit 2 1 0 .667 77 94

Chicago 1 2 0 .333 33 58

Minnesota 1 2 0 .333 51 36

West

W L T Pct PF PA

San Francisco 2 1 0 .667 53 70

Seattle 2 1 0 .667 64 50

Arizona 1 2 0 .333 63 66

St. Louis 0 3 0 .000 32 68

Sunday's Games

N.Y. Jets 31, Miami 28

Baltimore 26, Arizona 23

Green Bay 31, San Diego 24

New England 38, Buffalo 7

Indianapolis 30, Houston 24

Kansas City 13, Minnesota 10

Pittsburgh 37, San Francisco 16

Tampa Bay 24, St. Louis 3

Philadelphia 56, Detroit 21

Oakland 26, Cleveland 24

Seattle 24, Cincinnati 21

Jacksonville 23, Denver 14

Carolina 27, Atlanta 20

N.Y. Giants 24, Washington 17

Dallas 34, Chicago 10

Monday's Game

Tennessee at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 30

Chicago at Detroit, noon

St. Louis at Dallas, noon

Oakland at Miami, noon

Houston at Atlanta, noon

N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, noon

Green Bay at Minnesota, noon

Baltimore at Cleveland, noon

Seattle at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 3:05 p.m.

Denver at Indianapolis, 3:15 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 3:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 3:15 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 7:15 p.m.

Open: Washington, Jacksonville,

New Orleans, Tennessee

Monday, Oct. 1

New England at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.

College

AP Top 25

Record Pts Pvs

1. Southern Cal (43) 3-0 1,601 1

2. LSU (22) 4-0 1,580 2

3. Oklahoma 4-0 1,456 4

4. Florida 4-0 1,417 3

5. West Virginia 4-0 1,388 5

6. California 4-0 1,263 6

7. Texas 4-0 1,196 7

8. Ohio St. 4-0 1,193 8

9. Wisconsin 4-0 1,030 9

10. Rutgers 3-0 1,008 11

11. Oregon 4-0 944 13

12. Boston College 4-0 927 14

13. Clemson 4-0 807 15

14. Kentucky 4-0 708 21

15. Georgia 3-1 631 22

16. South Carolina 3-1 586 12

17. Virginia Tech 3-1 568 17

18. South Florida 3-0 539 23

19. Hawaii 4-0 471 19

20. Missouri 4-0 401 25

21. Penn St. 3-1 337 10

22. Alabama 3-1 265 16

23. Arizona St. 4-0 206 -

24. Cincinnati 4-0 164 -

25. Nebraska 3-1 134 24

Others receiving votes: Purdue 73, Miami 72, Michigan St. 60, UCLA 27, Michigan 21, Texas A&M 21, Arkansas 10, Kansas 6, Florida St. 5, UCF 4, Connecticut 3, Virginia 2, Tennessee 1.

Big Ten Conference

Conference All Games

W L PF PA W L PF PA

Ohio St. 1 0 58 7 4 0 149 29

Purdue 1 0 45 31 4 0 194 83

Wisconsin 1 0 17 13 4 0 124 78

Illinois 1 0 27 14 3 1 123 74

Michigan 1 0 14 9 2 2 91 82

Michigan St. 0 0 0 0 4 0 131 62

Indiana 0 1 14 27 3 1 147 85

Penn St. 0 1 9 14 3 1 144 48

Iowa 0 1 13 17 2 2 77 35

Northwestern 0 1 7 58 2 2 84 109

Minnesota 0 1 31 45 1 3 142 154

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Conference All Games

W L PCT W L PCT

Bethel 2 0 1.000 3 1 .750

Gustavus Adolphus 2 0 1.000 3 0 1.000

St. John's 2 0 1.000 4 0 1.000

St. Olaf 2 0 1.000 4 0 1.000

Augsburg 0 2 .000 1 2 .333

Carleton 0 1 .000 2 1 .667

Concordia 0 2 .000 2 2 .500

Hamline 0 2 .000 1 2 .333

St. Thomas 0 1 .000 0 3 .000

Saturday's Games

Bethel, Minn. 45, Carleton 21

St. John's, Minn. 52, Concordia, Moor. 21

Gustavus 57, Hamline 21

St. Olaf 70, Augsburg 31 Sunday's Games

North Central Conference Glance

Conference All Games

W L PCT W L PCT

Nebraska-Omaha 2 0 1.000 4 0 1.000

North Dakota 2 0 1.000 4 0 1.000

South Dakota 2 0 1.000 3 1 .750

Mankato 1 0 1.000 3 1 .750

Central Washington 1 1 .500 2 1 .667

W. Washington 0 2 .000 1 2 .333

Augustana 0 2 .000 2 3 .400

Minnesota Duluth 0 2 .000 1 3 .250

St. Cloud State 0 1 .000 3 1 .750

Saturday's Games

Central Washington 43, Minnesota Duluth 21

Nebraska-Omaha 36, Augustana 23

Western Washington 0, North Dakota 0

North Dakota 63, Western Washington 42

South Dakota 31,

St. Cloud State 0 Sunday's Games

Major College Football Scores

EAST

Baylor 34, Buffalo 21

Boston College 37, Army 17

Columbia 31, Marist 7

Connecticut 34, Pittsburgh 14

Dayton 31, Fordham 24

Delaware 27, Towson 7

Duquesne 30, Sacred Heart 23, OT

Harvard 24, Brown 17

Hofstra 37, Rhode Island 24

Holy Cross 55, Georgetown, D.C. 0

Lehigh 37, VMI 6

Massachusetts 38, Maine 7

Navy 46, Duke 43

New Hampshire 52, Dartmouth 31

Princeton 20, Lafayette 14

Richmond 45, Bucknell 14

Stony Brook 21, Monmouth, N.J. 15

Villanova 34, Penn 14

W. Connecticut 41, Iona 37

West Virginia 48, East Carolina 7

Yale 51, Cornell 12

SOUTH

Alabama St. 28, Alcorn St. 25

Auburn 55, New Mexico St. 20

Austin Peay 17, Tenn.-Martin 14

Chattanooga 45, Georgia Southern 38, OT

Clemson 42, N.C. State 20

E. Kentucky 31, Jacksonville St. 20

Elon 42, Liberty 14

Florida 30, Mississippi 24

Georgia 26, Alabama 23, OT

Grambling St. 31, Alabama A&M 6

Jackson St. 50, MVSU 16

Jacksonville 55, UNC-Pembroke 10

James Madison 45, Coastal Carolina 10

LSU 28, South Carolina 16

Mississippi St. 31, Gardner-Webb 15

N.C. Central 27, N. Carolina A&T 22

Nicholls St. 30, Azusa Pacific 28

Norfolk St. 38, Bethune-Cookman 31

Robert Morris 9, Morehead St. 8

S. Carolina St. 20, Winston-Salem 7

Samford 26, SE Missouri 21

South Florida 37, North Carolina 10

Southern U. 41, Tennessee St. 34

Syracuse 38, Louisville 35

Tennessee 48, Arkansas St. 27

Troy 48, Louisiana-Lafayette 31

Tulane 35, SE Louisiana 27

UCF 56, Memphis 20

Virginia 28, Georgia Tech 23

Virginia Tech 44, William & Mary 3

W. Carolina 33, Presbyterian 20

Wake Forest 31, Maryland 24, OT

Wofford 42, Appalachian St. 31

MIDWEST

Akron 27, Kent St. 20

Bowling Green 48, Temple 35

Butler 28, Missouri-Rolla 21, OT

Cincinnati 40, Marshall 14

E. Illinois 54, Indiana St. 20

E. Michigan 38, Howard 15

Illinois 27, Indiana 14

Kansas 55, Fla. International 3

Michigan 14, Penn St. 9

Michigan St. 31, Notre Dame 14

Missouri 38, Illinois St. 17

Missouri St. 42, Cent. Arkansas 38

N. Dakota St. 44, Cent. Michigan 14

N. Iowa 45, Drake 7

Nebraska 41, Ball St. 40

Ohio St. 58, Northwestern 7

Purdue 45, Minnesota 31

S. Dakota St. 38, Texas St. 3

S. Illinois 58, Ark.-Pine Bluff 3

Toledo 36, Iowa St. 35

Valparaiso 21, Marian, Ind. 13

W. Michigan 51, Cent. Connecticut St. 14

Wisconsin 17, Iowa 13

Wyoming 34, Ohio 33

Youngstown St. 35, Lock Haven 3

SOUTHWEST

Florida Atlantic 30, North Texas 20

Houston 38, Colorado St. 27

Kentucky 42, Arkansas 29

Oklahoma St. 49, Texas Tech 45

TCU 21, SMU 7

Texas 58, Rice 14

UTEP 52, Texas Southern 12

W. Illinois 34, Stephen F.Austin 13

FAR WEST

Arizona St. 44, Oregon St. 32

BYU 31, Air Force 6

California 45, Arizona 27

Colorado 42, Miami (Ohio) 0

E. Washington 34, Idaho St. 7

Hawaii 66, Charleston Southern 10

McNeese St. 41, S. Utah 20

Montana 35, Albany, N.Y. 14

Montana St. 21, Weber St. 5

N. Arizona 34, N. Colorado 14

N. Illinois 42, Idaho 35

New Mexico 58, Sacramento St. 0

Oregon 55, Stanford 31

San Diego St. 52, Portland St. 17

San Jose St. 23, Utah St. 20

Southern Cal 47, Washington St. 14

UC Davis 28, Northeastern 10

UCLA 44, Washington 31

UNLV 27, Utah 0

Baseball

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

z-Boston 92 64 .590 -

New York 90 65 .581 1 1/2

Toronto 78 77 .503 13 1/2

Baltimore 66 89 .426 25 1/2

Tampa Bay 64 92 .410 28

Central Division

W L Pct GB

x-Cleveland 92 63 .594 -

Detroit 85 71 .545 7 1/2

Minnesota 76 79 .490 16

Chicago 68 88 .436 24 1/2

Kansas City 67 88 .432 25

West Division

W L Pct GB

x-Los Angeles 92 64 .590 -

Seattle 83 72 .535 8 1/2

Oakland 75 82 .478 17 1/2

Texas 72 84 .462 20

Wild Card

W L Pct GB

New York 90 65 .581 -

Detroit 85 71 .545 5 1/2

x-clinched division

z-clinched playoff spot

Saturday's Games

Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota 3

N.Y. Yankees 12, Toronto 11, 10 innings

Seattle 3, L.A. Angels 2

Oakland 9, Cleveland 3

Kansas City 7, Detroit 4

Boston 8, Tampa Bay 6

Baltimore 11, Texas 9

Sunday's Games

Cleveland 6, Oakland 2

N.Y. Yankees 7, Toronto 5

Detroit 7, Kansas City 2

Tampa Bay 5, Boston 4

Minnesota 7, Chicago White Sox 1

Texas 3, Baltimore 0

L.A. Angels 7, Seattle 4

Monday's Games

Toronto (Burnett 9-7) at

N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 14-8), 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Silva 12-14) at

Detroit (Robertson 8-12), 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Meche 9-12) at

Baltimore (D.Cabrera 9-17), 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Santana 7-13) at

Texas (Galarraga 0-0), 8:05 p.m.

Tuesday's Games

Oakland at Boston, 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.

Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 8:11 p.m.

Cleveland at Seattle, 10:05 p.m.

National League

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 87 68 .561 -

Philadelphia 85 71 .545 2 1/2

Atlanta 82 74 .526 5 1/2

Washington 69 87 .442 18 1/2

Florida 66 90 .423 21 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 83 73 .532 -

Milwaukee 79 76 .510 3 1/2

St. Louis 73 82 .471 9 1/2

Cincinnati 71 85 .455 12

Houston 68 88 .436 15

Pittsburgh 66 90 .423 17

West Division

W L Pct GB

Arizona 88 68 .564 -

San Diego 85 70 .548 2 1/2

Colorado 84 72 .538 4

Los Angeles 80 76 .513 8

San Francisco 69 87 .442 19

Wild Card

W L Pct GB

San Diego 85 70 .548 -

Philadelphia 85 71 .545 1/2

Colorado 84 72 .538 1 1/2

Saturday's Games

Chicago Cubs 9, Pittsburgh 5

N.Y. Mets 7, Florida 2

Atlanta 4, Milwaukee 3, 11 innings

Philadelphia 4, Washington 1, 10 innings

St. Louis 7, Houston 4

San Francisco 2, Cincinnati 0

Arizona 6, L.A. Dodgers 2

Colorado 6, San Diego 2

Sunday's Games

Washington 5, Philadelphia 3

N.Y. Mets 7, Florida 6, 11 innings

Atlanta 7, Milwaukee 4

Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh 0

Colorado 7, San Diego 3

San Francisco 5, Cincinnati 4

L.A. Dodgers 7, Arizona 1

St. Louis 4, Houston 3

Monday's Games

Washington (Chico 5-9) at

N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 3-7), 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 13-11) at

Milwaukee (Bush 11-10), 7:05 p.m.

San Diego (Young 9-7) at

San Francisco (Zito 9-13), 9:15 p.m.

Tuesday's Games

Chicago Cubs at Florida, 6:05 p.m.

Arizona at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.

Houston at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

TORONTO BLUE JAYS-Purchased the contract of OF John-Ford Griffin from Syracuse (IL). Placed OF Vernon Wells on the 60-day DL.

National League

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS-Recalled OF Fred Lewis from San Jose (Cal).

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

DALLAS MAVERICKS-Signed G Devin Harris to a five-year contract extension through the 2012-13 season.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS-Signed F Michael Ruffin.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL-Fined Tennessee QB Vince Young $7,500 for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in a Sept. 16 game against Indianapolis. Fined Cleveland S Brodney Pool $5,000 for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Cincinnati WR Glenn Holt in a Sept. 16 game.

NEW YORK GIANTS-Signed FB Robert Douglas from the practice squad. Waived DE Marquies Gunn.

OAKLAND RAIDERS-Released WR Travis Taylor. Signed LB Jon Alston from their practice squad.

GREEN BAY PACKERS-Signed OT Orrin Thompson from their practice squad.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS-Signed WR Shaun Bodiford to the practice squad. Released OL Justin Geisinger from the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ATLANTA THRASHERS-Assigned G Fred Brathwaite, G Dan Turple, C Jason Krog, D Nathan Oystrick, F Alexandre Giroux and F Milan Bartovic to Chicago (AHL).

BOSTON BRUINS-Assigned F Mikko Lehtonen and D Jonathan Sigalet to Providence (AHL). Returned C Vladimir Sobotka to his Finnish Elite League team.

CAROLINA HURRICANES-Assigned F Keith Aucoin, F Patrick Dwyer, D J.D. Forrest and D Noah Babin to Albany (AHL).

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Assigned G Michael Brodeur, G Wade Flaherty, D Jordan Hendry, D Jim Fahey, D J.C. Sawyer, D Steve Marr, D Ryan Stokes, F Michael Blunden, F Troy Brouwer, F Kris Versteeg, F Evan Brophey, F Pierre Parenteau, F Bryan Bickell, F Colin Fraser, F Adam Hobson, F Bryan McGregor, F Adam Berti and F Jake Dowell to Rockford (AHL).

DALLAS STARS-Assigned D Trevor Byrne and RW Marius Holtet to Iowa (AHL).

LOS ANGELES KINGS-Assigned G Dan Cloutier to Manchester (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD-Assigned C Serge Payer and LW Aaron Voros to Houston (AHL). Released C Adrian Foster.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS-Reassigned F Jason Guerriero, F Ryan Maki, F Cal O'Reilly, F Rich Peverley, F Antti Pihlstrom, F Mike Santorelli, F Oliver Setzinger, F Andreas Thuresson, F John Vigilante, F Shane Willis, F Kelsey Wilson, D Cody Franson, D Alex Henry, D Mark Matheson, D Richard Stehlik, D Alexander Sulzer, D Nolan Yonkman, G Maxime Daigneault and G Dov Grumet-Morris to Milwaukee (AHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS-Assigned F Hugh Jessiman, D Ivan Baranka and D David Liffiton to Hartford (AHL).

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS-Assigned C Nathan Smith, D Joe Rullier, F Conner James, F Tyler Kennedy, F Chris Minard, F Jeff Taffe, F Tim Wallace, D Alex Goligoski, D Ryan Lannon, D Ben Lovejoy and G Ty Conklin to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). Returned C Dustin Jeffrey to Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) and Angelo Esposito to Quebec (QMJHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING-Assigned D Dan Jancevski, C Blair Jones, D Jay Leach, RW Norm Milley, D David Schneider and LW Karl Stewart to Norfolk (AHL).

VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Assigned D Daniel Rahimi to Manitoba (AHL).

COLLEGE

EAST CAROLINA-Dismissed junior RHP Josh Dowdy from the baseball team for violation of team rules.

OHIO STATE-Signed Thad Matta, men's basketball coach, to a contract extension through the 2016 season.



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