Scoreboard
Area events
THURSDAY
High school volleyball
Rocori at Brainerd, 7 p.m.
Fergus Falls at Little Falls, 7 p.m.
Hinckley-Finlayson at
Aitkin, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit Lakes at
Crosby-Ironton, 7:30 p.m.
Pequot Lakes at Greenway, 7 p.m.
Pierz at Maple Lake, 7:30 p.m.
Pillager at New York Mills, 7 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at
Pine River-Backus, 7 p.m.
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley at
Staples-Motley, 7;30 p.m.
Sebeka at Verndale, 7 p.m.
Girls tennis
Brainerd at St. Cloud Tech, 4:30 p.m.
Little Falls at Fergus Falls, 4:30 p.m.
Foley at Crosby-Ironton, 4:30 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at
Pequot Lakes, 4:30 p.m.
Girls soccer
Brainerd vs. St. Cloud Tech at
St. Cloud State, 7 p.m.
Alexandria vs. Little Falls at
Belle Prairie, 5 p.m.
Boys soccer
St. Cloud Tech vs. Brainerd
at Baxter, 5 p.m.
Little Falls at Alexandria, 7 p.m.
Girls swimming and diving
Brainerd at St. Cloud Apollo, 6 p.m.
Holdingford at Little Falls, 4:30 p.m.
Park Rapids vs. Staples-Motley/W-DC at Staples, 6 p.m.
Cross country running
Crosby-Ironton, Pequot Lakes, Pine River-Backus at McGregor Invite,
4 p.m.
Pillager in St. John's Prep Invite at Collegeville, 4:30 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), 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)
WEDNESDAY
Major League Baseball
6 p.m., ESPN: Atlanta at Philadelphia
6 p.m., FSN, KKIN, KLIZ, WYTQ, KNSP, KWAD: Twins at Detroit
Soccer
7 a.m., ESPN2: FIFA, Women's World Cup, semifinal, Germany vs. Norway
4 p.m., ESPN CLASSIC: FIFA, Women's World Cup, semifinal, Germany vs. Norway (replay)
NHL
7 p.m., KVBR, KLIZ: St. Louis at Wild
THURSDAY
Auto racing
Midnight, SPEED: Formula One, practice for Japanese Grand Prix
College football
6:30 p.m., ESPN: Southern Miss. at Boise St.
Golf
7:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Seve Trophy, first round
Noon, TNT: PGA Tour, Presidents Cup, first round
2:30 p.m., TGC: LPGA, Navistar
Classic, first round
5:30 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Viking
Classic, first round
Major League Baseball
3 p.m., WGN: Chicago Cubs at Florida
6 p.m., FSN, KKIN, KLIZ, WYRQ, KNSP, KWAD: Twins at Boston
Soccer
7 a.m., ESPN2: FIFA, Women's World Cup, semifinal, teams TBA
4 p.m., ESPN CLASSIC: FIFA, Women's World Cup, semifinal, teams TBA
7 p.m., ESPN2: MLS, Los Angeles at Kansas City
Prep volleyball
7:30 p.m., KFML: Pierz at Little Falls
Football
NFL
Monday night football
Tennessee 3 7 7 14 - 31
New Orleans 0 7 7 0 - 14
First Quarter
Ten-FG Bironas 33, 2:44.
Second Quarter
Ten-Jones 35 pass from V.Young
(Bironas kick), 12:55.
NO-Bush 1 run (Mare kick), 1:00.
Third Quarter
NO-Bush 1 run (Mare kick), 7:55.
Ten-White 1 run (Bironas kick), 2:19.
Fourth Quarter
Ten-Scaife 3 pass from V.Young
(Bironas kick), 8:55.
Ten-Fuller 61 interception return
(Bironas kick), 2:39.
A-70,002.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Tennessee, White 17-50, C.Brown 11-38, V.Young 5-21, R.Williams 1-(minus 11). New Orleans, Bush 7-15, Brees 1-9, Stecker 3-6, McAllister 4-5, Karney 1-(minus 1).
PASSING-Tennessee, V.Young 14-22-1-164, Collins 4-4-0-22. New Orleans, Brees 29-45-4-225.
RECEIVING-Tennessee, Jones 4-73, C.Brown 4-18, R.Williams 3-37, Scaife 3-26, Moulds 2-20, White 1-10, Hartsock 1-2. New Orleans, Moore 6-54, Bush 6-20, Johnson 5-23, Colston 4-68, Copper 2-23, Stecker 2-14, Henderson 1-11, Patten 1-6, Karney 1-5, McAllister 1-1.
MISSED FIELD GOAL-Tennessee, Bironas 27 (WL).
College
FCS Coaches Poll
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - The top 25 teams in the Coaches Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 23 and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Montana (20) 3-0 661 2
2. Massachusetts (4) 4-0 657 3
3. North Dakota State (3) 3-0 640 4
4. Northern Iowa 4-0 614 5
5. Appalachian State 3-1 546 1
6. Southern Illinois 4-0 536 6
7. McNeese State (1) 3-0 521 8
8. Wofford 3-1 509 12
9. James Madison 3-1 492 9
10. Youngstown State 3-1 488 7
11. New Hampshire 2-1 424 10
12. Delaware 4-0 388 11
13. Hampton 3-0 334 13
14. Hofstra 3-0 295 16
15. Sam Houston State 2-1 240 15
16. Illinois State 2-2 218 14
17. Montana State 2-1 212 18
17. Western Illinois 3-1 212 19
19. Furman 1-2 184 17
20. Yale 2-0 152 21
21. Eastern Illinois 2-2 140 22
22. Nicholls State 3-1 103 20
23. Eastern Washington 3-0 101 -
24. Cal Poly 2-2 72 24
25. Richmond 2-1 44 -
Others Receiving Votes: Villanova (31), Lafayette (29), UC Davis (22), Grambling St. (21), San Diego (21), Missouri St. (20), Elon (17), Holy Cross (17), South Dakota St. (15), Delaware St. (13), Georgia Southern (13), South Carolina St. (13), Southern (13), Alabama St. (12), The Citadel (12), Tennessee Tech (9), Lehigh (8), Alabama A&M (7), Texas St. (7), Drake (5), Princeton (5), Butler (2), William & Mary (2), Chattanooga (1), Eastern Kentucky (1), Northern Arizona (1).
High school
Minnesota Football Rankings
The 2007 Minnesota Associated Press rankings for high school football. Scoring is based on 10 points for first, 9 for second, etc. First-place votes in parentheses.
Class 5A
School Total Points Prv
1. Eden Prairie (6) 4-0 69 1
2. Cretin-Derham Hall (1) 4-0 64 2
3. Wayzata 4-0 55 3
4. Mounds View 4-0 43 6
5. Minnetonka 3-1 29 8
(tie) St. Cloud Tech 4-0 29 7
7. Maple Grove 4-0 26 10
8. Champlin Park 3-1 17
9. Anoka 3-1 15 4
(tie) Eastview 3-1 15 5
Others receiving votes: Cambridge-Isanti 7, Edina 5, Irondale 3, Osseo 3, Park (Cottage Grove) 2, Rochester Century 1, Lakeville South 1, Bloomington Kennedy 1.
Class 4A
School Total Points Prv
1. Spring Lake Park (6) 4-0 87 2
2. Mahtomedi (3) 4-0 80 4
3. Benilde-St. Margaret's 4-0 74 3
4. Detroit Lakes 4-0 57 5
5. St. Thomas Academy 3-1 41 1
6. Totino-Grace 3-1 40 7
7. Willmar 4-0 28
8. Fridley 4-0 27 9
9. Hutchinson 3-1 24 8
10. Simley 4-0 10
Others receiving votes: Waconia 9, St. Paul Como Park 6, Sartell 3, Mankato West 3, Becker 3, Hermantown 2, Holy Angels 1.
Class 3A
School Total Points Prv
1. Glencoe-Silver Lake (7) 4-0 70 1
2. Thief River Falls 4-0 60 2
3. Proctor 4-0 59 4
4. LeSueur-Henderson 4-0 47 5
5. Sauk Centre 4-0 36 8
6. Park Rapids 4-0 33 9
7. Foley 4-0 23
8. Minnehaha Academy 4-0 13
9. Litchfield 2-2 7 7
10. Montevideo 4-0 6
(tie) Belle Plaine Holy Family Academy
4-0 6
Others receiving votes: Virginia 4, La Crescent 4, De La Salle 4, Breck 3, Byron 3, Milaca 3, Perham 3, Stewartville 1.
Class 2A
School Total Points Prv
1. Triton (7) 4-0 70 1
2. Luverne 4-0 61 2
3. Hawley 4-0 55 3
4. Eden Valley-Watkins 4-0 46 4
5. Caledonia 4-0 35 7
(tie) Deer River 4-0 35 6
7. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 4-0 18 9
8. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 4-0 17 8
9. Moose Lake Willow River 4-0 16 10
10. Southland 4-0 10
Others receiving votes: Ottertail Central 9, Winona Cotter 7, Pierz 3, Breckenridge 2, Maple Lake 1.
Class A
School Total Points Prv
1. Wabasso (2) 4-0 54 2
2. Fertile-Beltrami (2) 4-0 53 3
3. Adrian (1) 4-0 44 4
4. Blooming Prairie (1) 4-0 40 6
5. Mankato Loyola 4-0 35 8
6. Cook County 4-0 33 7
7. Dawson-Boyd 4-0 24 9
8. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
4-0 18 10
9. Rushford-Peterson 3-1 12 1
10. Royalton 4-0 6
Others receiving votes: Ogilvie 5, Lake of the Woods 2, Lake Park-Audubon 2, Le Center 2.
Class 9-Man
School Total Points Prv
1. Stephen-Argyle (7) 4-0 70 1
2. Lanesboro 4-0 51 4
3. Cromwell 4-0 50 2
4. Kittson Central 3-0 49 5
(tie) Wheaton 4-0 49 3
6. Littlefork-Big Falls 4-0 26 9
7. Westbrook-Walnut Grove 4-0 25 7
8. Verndale 4-0 24 8
9. Houston 4-0 13
10. Chokio-Alberta1Herman-Norcross
3-1 6 10
Others receiving votes: Waubun 5, Cherry 5, McGregor 4, Mountain Iron-Buhl 4, Cook 2, Mabel-Canton 1, Climax/Fisher 1.
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
y-Boston 93 64 .592 -
New York 90 67 .573 3
Toronto 80 77 .510 13
Baltimore 67 90 .427 26
Tampa Bay 65 92 .414 28
Central Division
W L Pct GB
x-Cleveland 92 63 .594 -
Detroit 86 72 .544 7 1/2
Minnesota 77 80 .490 16
Chicago 68 88 .436 24 1/2
Kansas City 67 89 .429 25 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
x-Los Angeles 92 66 .582 -
Seattle 83 72 .535 7 1/2
Oakland 75 83 .475 17
Texas 74 84 .468 18
Wild Card
W L Pct GB
New York 90 66 .577 -
Detroit 86 72 .544 5
x-clinched division
y-clinched playoff spot
Monday's Games
Toronto 4, N.Y. Yankees 1
Minnesota 2, Detroit 0
Baltimore 3, Kansas City 2
Texas 8, L.A. Angels 7
Tuesday's Games
Boston 7, Oakland 3
Detroit 8, Minnesota 0
Toronto 11, Baltimore 4
Tampa Bay 7, N.Y. Yankees 6, 10 innings
Texas 3, L.A. Angels 1
Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 7:11 p.m.
Cleveland at Seattle, 9:05 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
L.A. Angels (Saunders 8-4) at
Texas (Mendoza 1-0), 1:05 p.m.
Oakland (Blanton 14-10) at
Boston (Lester 4-0), 4 p.m.
Minnesota (J.Santana 15-13) at
Detroit (Jurrjens 3-1), 6:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Carmona 18-8) at
Seattle (Feierabend 1-5), 6:05 p.m., 1st game
Toronto (Halladay 15-7) at
Baltimore (Zambrano 0-2), 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Wang 18-7) at
Tampa Bay (Howell 1-5), 6:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Greinke 7-6) at
Chicago White Sox (Garland 9-13), 7:11 p.m.
Cleveland (Sowers 1-6) at
Seattle (Washburn 10-15), 9:35 p.m., 2nd game
Thursday's Games
Minnesota at Boston, 6:05 p.m.
Toronto at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.
Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 7:11 p.m.
Cleveland at Seattle, 9:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 87 70 .554 -
Philadelphia 85 72 .541 2
Atlanta 83 74 .529 4
Washington 71 87 .449 16 1/2
Florida 67 90 .427 20
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 83 74 .529 -
Milwaukee 81 76 .516 2
St. Louis 73 84 .465 10
Cincinnati 71 86 .452 12
Houston 69 88 .439 14
Pittsburgh 67 90 .427 16
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 88 69 .561 -
San Diego 85 71 .545 2 1/2
Colorado 84 72 .538 3 1/2
Los Angeles 80 76 .513 7 1/2
San Francisco 70 87 .446 18
Wild Card
W L Pct GB
San Diego 85 71 .545 -
Philadelphia 85 72 .541 1/2
Colorado 84 72 .538 1
Monday's Games
Washington 13, N.Y. Mets 4
Milwaukee 13, St. Louis 5
San Francisco 9, San Diego 4
Tuesday's Games
Florida 4, Chicago Cubs 2
Pittsburgh 6, Arizona 5
Atlanta 10, Philadelphia 6
Washington 10, N.Y. Mets 9
Houston 8, Cincinnati 5
Milwaukee 9, St. Louis 1
Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.
San Diego at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Chicago Cubs (Marquis 12-8) at
Florida (Barone 1-3), 6:05 p.m.
Arizona (L.Hernandez 11-10) at
Pittsburgh (Morris 9-11), 6:05 p.m.
Atlanta (T.Hudson 16-9) at
Philadelphia (Lohse 8-12), 6:05 p.m.
Washington (Bacsik 5-8) at
N.Y. Mets (Humber 0-0), 6:10 p.m.
Houston (Rodriguez 9-13) at
Cincinnati (Shearn 3-0), 6:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Thompson 7-6) at
Milwaukee (Villanueva 8-4), 7:05 p.m.
Colorado (Fogg 9-9) at
L.A. Dodgers (Lowe 12-13), 9:10 p.m.
San Diego (Peavy 18-6) at
San Francisco (Misch 0-3), 9:15 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Arizona at Pittsburgh, 11:35 a.m.
Chicago Cubs at Florida, 3:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.
St. Louis at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.
Houston at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.
San Diego at Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m.
Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.
Linescores
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 000 000 000 - 0 7 1
Detroit 010 003 22x - 8 15 0
Garza, JRincon (6), DePaula (7) and Heintz; Bazardo, Zumaya (8), Durbin (9) and IRodriguez. W-Bazardo 2-1. L-Garza 4-7. HR-Detroit, MOrdonez (28).
Toronto 033 101 300 - 11 17 1
Baltimore 000 030 100 - 4 11 0
Burnett, Wolfe (7), Frasor (9) and Zaun; Burres, RBell (4), Cherry (6), FCabrera (7) and RaHernandez, Bako (8). W-Burnett 10-7. L-Burres 6-7. HRs-Toronto, Thomas (26), AHill (17).
Oakland 100 000 002 - 3 9 1
Boston 100 020 13x - 7 9 0
Gaudin, DiNardo (5), RLugo (7), Meyer (8) and Suzuki; Schilling, Delcarmen (7), Gagne (8), Papelbon (8), Corey (9) and Varitek. W-Schilling 9-8. L-Gaudin 11-13. HRs-Oakland, Barton (3). Boston, DOrtiz (33).
Angels 000 010 000 - 1 7 1
Texas 000 003 00x - 3 9 1
Moseley, Oliver (5), Shields (6), Bootcheck (8) and Mathis, Napoli (7); Murray, Wright (6) and Saltalamacchia. W-Wright 4-5. L-Oliver 3-1. HR-Los Angeles, Aybar (1).
New York 104 000 010 0 - 6 12 0
Tampa Bay 000 006 000 1 - 7 5 1
(10 innings)
Igawa, Ramirez (6), Bruney (6), Villone (6), Britton (7), Farnsworth (8), Veras (9), Karstens (10) and Posada, JMolina (8); Hammel, Balfour (6), Switzer (7), Wheeler (8), Reyes (9), Glover (10) and Navarro. W-Glover 6-5. L-Karstens 1-4. HRs-New York, ARodriguez (53). Tampa Bay, Velandia (1), Navarro (9).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 000 000 020 - 2 3 0
Florida 040 000 00x - 4 9 1
Lilly, Wuertz (6), KHart (8) and Soto; Willis, Gardner (9), Tankersley (9) and Olivo. W-Willis 10-15. L-Lilly 15-8. Sv-Tankersley (1). HR-Chicago, Monroe (1).
Arizona 010 000 040 - 5 13 0
Pittsburgh 200 000 31x - 6 10 0
DDavis, Nippert (6), Pena (7), Murphy (7), Medders (7), Lyon (8) and CSnyder; Snell, Osoria (7), Marte (8), Sanchez (8), Grabow (8), STorres (8), Capps (9) and Paulino. W-STorres 2-4. L-Lyon 6-4. Sv-Capps (18). HR-Pittsburgh, Morgan (1).
Atlanta 300 104 002 - 10 13 0
Phillies 100 310 100 - 6 6 0
James, Bennett (4), Acosta (6), Mahay (8), Moylan (8), RSoriano (9) and McCann; Moyer, Geary (6), Mesa (7), Romero (8), Gordon (9), Condrey (9) and Ruiz. W-Bennett 2-0. L-Moyer 13-12. HRs-Atlanta, CJones (28), Teixeira (15). Philadelphia, Rollins (30), Utley (22), Howard (43), Werth (8).
Houston 101 202 101 - 8 10 0
Cincinnati 140 000 000 - 5 8 2
Paulino, Borkowski (6), Qualls (8), Lidge (9) and Towles; Bailey, Coutlangus (6), Majewski (6), Bray (8), McBeth (9), Salmon (9) and JaValentin. W-Paulino 1-1. L-Coutlangus 4-2. Sv-Lidge (17). HRs-Houston, Pence (16). Cincinnati, Votto (3).
Nationals 401 100 211 - 10 16 0
New York 110 010 006 - 9 14 0
Bergmann, Munoz (6), Albaladejo (7), Colome (8), CCordero (9), Rauch (9) and Schneider; TGlavine, Muniz (6), JSosa (7), Sele (8) and Lo Duca. W-Bergmann 6-5. L-TGlavine 13-7. Sv-Rauch (4). HRs-Washington, Kearns (16), Batista (2), Maxwell (2). New York, JBReyes 2 (12).
St. Louis 000 100 000 - 1 10 1
Milwaukee 310 030 20x - 9 10 0
Looper, KWells (6) and Stinnett; Suppan, Spurling (9) and DMiller. W-Suppan 11-12. L-Looper 12-12. HRs-Milwaukee, Weeks (13), Fielder 2 (50), BHall (14).
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Islanders 2 1 2 6 14 15
New Jersey 2 2 0 4 11 8
Philadelphia 2 3 0 4 11 13
Pittsburgh 1 1 2 4 9 11
N.Y. Rangers 1 2 1 3 9 19
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Ottawa 5 0 0 10 19 10
Montreal 3 3 0 6 14 17
Toronto 2 1 2 6 14 15
Boston 1 2 1 3 9 12
Buffalo 1 2 0 2 5 8
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 4 1 0 8 14 9
Atlanta 3 2 0 6 15 14
Carolina 2 1 1 5 10 10
Washington 2 1 1 5 12 12
Tampa Bay 2 1 0 4 9 8
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 4 2 0 8 23 11
Nashville 3 1 1 7 14 11
Columbus 2 2 1 5 14 14
Chicago 2 3 1 5 17 19
St. Louis 1 3 0 2 12 15
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Colorado 3 0 1 7 18 12
Edmonton 3 1 0 6 17 15
Minnesota 3 1 0 6 11 13
Vancouver 2 2 1 5 12 15
Calgary 0 2 2 2 6 15
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 3 0 1 7 12 8
Phoenix 3 1 1 7 16 15
Anaheim 3 3 1 7 17 15
Los Angeles 3 2 0 6 19 20
Dallas 1 2 1 3 17 21
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
Monday's Games
New Jersey 3, Philadelphia 1
N.Y. Islanders 5, N.Y. Rangers 4, OT
Ottawa 4, Toronto 3, OT
Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 3
Minnesota 2, Buffalo 1
Tuesday's Games
Florida 3, Chicago 2
Atlanta 3, Nashville 2, SO
Ottawa 4, Philadelphia 2
Washington 3, Carolina 2, OT
Detroit 6, N.Y. Rangers 1
Dallas at Colorado, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Calgary, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Islanders vs. New Jersey
at Lowell, Mass., 6 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Buffalo at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Florida, 6:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Carolina at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Boston at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Volleyball
High school
Tuesday's scores
Albany def. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle,
25-12, 25-17, 25-21
Bertha-Hewitt def. Staples-Motley,
25-17, 25-20, 20-25, 25-17
Braham def. Milaca, 25-15, 27-25, 25-11
Crosby-Ironton def. Aitkin,
25-21, 14-25, 16-25, 25-22, 15-11
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton def. Perham,
25-19, 25-20, 25-20
East Grand Forks def. Detroit Lakes,
25-21, 24-26, 25-21, 25-16
Fertile-Beltrami def. Crookston,
26-24, 16-25, 25-21, 25-22
Henning def. Verndale,
17-25, 25-20, 15-25, 25-14, 15-13
Moorhead def. Thief River Falls,
25-22, 19-25, 25-15, 20-25, 16-14
Pierz def. Buffalo, 23-25, 25-22, 25-21, 27-25
Pillager def. Swanville, 25-14, 25-18, 25-8
Pine River-Backus def. Park Rapids,
25-9, 27-29, 25-11, 25-20
Sartell def. Fergus Falls, 20-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-21
St. Cloud Apollo def. Little Falls,
24-26, 25-17, 8-25, 25-19, 15-8
St. Cloud Cathedral def. Paynesville,
25-18, 25-17, 25-10
St. Cloud Tech def. Sauk Rapids-Rice,
26-24, 25-10, 25-23
Wadena-Deer Creek def. New York Mills,
25-23, 25-11, 25-15
Warroad def. Roseau, 27-25, 25-22, 25-15
Win-E-Mac def. Bagley, 25-13, 25-15, 25-8
Transactions
BASEBALL
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Named Neal Huntington general manager.
SAN DIEGO PADRES-Purchased the contract of OF Drew Macias from San Antonio (Texas). Recalled INF Chase Headley from San Antonio. Placed RHP Clay Hensley on the 60-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS-Announced Dell Curry will step down as assistant coach but will remain with the team in community relations. Named Mike Sanders assistant coach.
MIAMI HEAT-Signed G Brian Chase.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS-Signed CB Jerametrius Butler. Released RB Josh Scobey.
CINCINNATI BENGALS-Signed RB DeDe Dorsey to a two-year contract.
DALLAS COWBOYS-Released K Martin Gramatica.
HOUSTON TEXANS-Placed C Steve McKinney and DT Cedric Killings on injured reserve. Signed WR David Anderson and WR Joel Dreessen.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Signed CB Antwain Spann to the practice squad. Released CB Gemara Williams from the practice squad. Placed TE Jason Rader on the practice squad reserve/injured list.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS-Waived WR Brandon Williams. Signed WR Michael Lewis. Signed LB Tyson Smith to the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS-Named Cam Neely vice president.
BUFFALO SABRES-Assigned D Mike Weber, F Dylan Hunter, F Patrick Kaleta, D Mike Card, D Marc-Andre Gragnani and G Adam Dennis to Rochester (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Asssigned RW Steven Goertzen to Syracuse (AHL). Placed RW Derek Dorsett on injured reserve.
DETROIT RED WINGS-Assigned G Adam Berkhoel, D Brad Ference, D Jakub Kindl, D Garrett Stafford, F Carl Corazzini, F Mark Cullen, F Brett Engelhardt, F Randall Gelech and F Ryan Oulahen to Grand Rapids (AHL). Released D Jon Insana, D Cleve Kinley, F Adam Keefe and F Jamie Tardif.
LOS ANGELES KINGS-Assigned C Jeff Giuliano to Manchester (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS-Reassigned D Darius Kasparaitis to Hartford (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS-Assigned F Cody Bass, F Danny Bois, F Matt Kinch, F Justin Mapletoft, G Brian Elliott and G Jeff Glass to Binghamton (AHL).
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS-Assigned F Claude Giroux to Gatineau (QMJHL).
PHOENIX COYOTES-Assigned LW Kevin Cormier, D Travis Roche and D Keith Yandle to San Antonio (AHL).
ST. LOUIS BLUES-Assigned F Michal Birner, D Jeff Woywitka, D Alex Brooks, D Micki DuPont, G Jason Bacashihua and G Juuso Riksman to Peoria (AHL).
SAN JOSE SHARKS-Assigned RW Riley Armstrong, D Brennan Evans and C Craig Valette to Worcester (AHL).
VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Assigned D Zack Fitzgerald, D Maxime Fortunus, D Shaun Heshka, LW Pierre-Cedric Labrie, G Drew MacIntyre, G Cory Schneider, D Jim Sharrow and F Juraj Simek to Manitoba (AHL). Placed RW Jozef Balej, C Greg Classen and C Brad Moran on waivers for assignment to Manitoba.
MOTORSPORTS
NASCAR-Docked Carl Edwards and team owner Jack Roush 25 points each and fined crew chief Bob Osborne $25,000 because Edwards' car failed inspection at Dover International Raceway on Sept. 23.