Scoreboard
Area events
Tuesday
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
Brainerd at Fergus Falls 7 p.m.
Aitkin at Pine City 7 p.m.
Pillager at Crosby-Ironton 7:30 p.m.
Little Falls at Sartell 7 p.m.
Pequot Lakes at Pierz 7:30 p.m.
Park Rapids at Pine River-Backus 7:30 p.m.
Menahga at Staples-Motley 7:30 p.m.
Henning at Verndale 7 p.m.
New York Mills at Wadena-Deer Creek 6 p.m.
Lake Region Christian at Fourth Baptist 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Alexandria at Little Falls 4:30 p.m.
Perham at Wadena-Deer Creek 4:30 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Brainerd at Alexandria 7 p.m.
Little Falls at Willmar 5 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Alexandria vs. Brainerd at Baxter 5 p.m.
Lake Region Christian at Fourth Baptist 4 p.m.
Willmar vs. Little Falls at Belle Prairie 5 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING
Pequot Lakes, Pillager, Pine River-Backus, Wadena-Deer Creek in Northland-Deer River Invite at Longville 4 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)
Tuesday
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
6 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Twins at Detroit
7 p.m., WGN: Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs
SOCCER
11:30 a.m., ESPN2: FIFA, U-20 World Cup, group "C", U.S. vs. Cameroon
1:30 p.m., FSN: UEFA Champions League, Arsenal FC vs. Olympiacos FC
7 p.m., FSN: UEFA Champions League, Rangers FC vs. Sevilla FC
WNBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m., ESPN2: WNBA, finals, game 1, Indiana at Phoenix
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
y-New York 100 56 .641 -
Boston 91 65 .583 9
Tampa Bay 80 76 .513 20
Toronto 73 84 .465 27 1/2
Baltimore 60 96 .385 40
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 83 72 .535 -
Minnesota 81 74 .523 2
Chicago 76 81 .484 8
Cleveland 64 92 .410 19 1/2
Kansas City 64 92 .410 19 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 91 64 .587 -
Texas 85 70 .548 6
Seattle 80 76 .513 11 1/2
Oakland 75 81 .481 16 1/2
y-clinched division
Monday's Games
Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 1
Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees, late, rain delay
Minnesota at Detroit, ppd., rain
Tampa Bay 7, Baltimore 6
Toronto 11, Boston 5, 7 innings
Texas at L.A. Angels
Tuesday's Games
Minnesota (Blackburn 11-11) at Detroit (Porcello 14-9), 11 a.m., 1st game
Minnesota (Duensing 5-1) at Detroit (Verlander 17-9), 6:05 p.m., 2nd game
Chicago White Sox (C.Torres 1-1) at Cleveland (Masterson 4-9), 6:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Lerew 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (A.Burnett 12-9), 6:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Guthrie 10-16) at Tampa Bay (W.Davis 1-1), 6:08 p.m.
Toronto (R.Romero 12-9) at Boston (Buchholz 7-3), 6:10 p.m.
Texas (Feldman 17-6) at L.A. Angels (Kazmir 9-9), 9:05 p.m.
Oakland (Cahill 10-12) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 17-5), 9:10 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 90 66 .577 -
Atlanta 86 70 .551 4
Florida 83 74 .529 7 1/2
New York 67 90 .427 23 1/2
Washington 53 103 .340 37
Central Division
W L Pct GB
y-St. Louis 90 66 .577 -
Chicago 81 74 .523 8 1/2
Milwaukee 77 79 .494 13
Cincinnati 74 82 .474 16
Houston 73 83 .468 17
Pittsburgh 59 96 .381 30 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
x-Los Angeles 93 64 .592 -
Colorado 88 68 .564 4 1/2
San Francisco 83 73 .532 9 1/2
San Diego 72 85 .459 21
Arizona 68 88 .436 24 1/2
x-clinched playoff berth
y-clinched division
Monday's Games
Pittsburgh 11, L.A. Dodgers 1
Houston 8, Philadelphia 2
Washington 2, N.Y. Mets 1
Atlanta 4, Florida 0
Tuesday's Games
Houston (W.Lopez 0-0) at Philadelphia (Happ 11-4), 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 10-12) at Washington (J.Martin 5-4), 6:05 p.m.
Florida (VandenHurk 2-2) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 2-1), 6:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Pineiro 15-11) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 6-5), 6:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (K.Hart 4-8) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 10-8), 7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Narveson 2-0) at Colorado (Marquis 15-12), 7:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 12-10) at San Diego (Ramos 0-1), 9:05 p.m.
Arizona (D.Davis 8-13) at San Francisco (J.Sanchez 7-12), 9:15 p.m.
League leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING-Mauer, Minnesota, .371; ISuzuki, Seattle, .351; Jeter, New York, .333; MiCabrera, Detroit, .329; MYoung, Texas, .322; Bartlett, Tampa Bay, .322; Cano, New York, .321.
RUNS-Figgins, Los Angeles, 111; Pedroia, Boston, 110; Damon, New York, 106; Jeter, New York, 106; BRoberts, Baltimore, 105; Teixeira, New York, 101; Bay, Boston, 100; Cano, New York, 100; Scutaro, Toronto, 100.
RBI-Teixeira, New York, 120; Bay, Boston, 115; Lind, Toronto, 110; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 109; AHill, Toronto, 103; KMorales, Los Angeles, 102; BAbreu, Los Angeles, 100; MiCabrera, Detroit, 100; Morneau, Minnesota, 100; CPena, Tampa Bay, 100.
HITS-ISuzuki, Seattle, 216; Jeter, New York, 207; Cano, New York, 200; MiCabrera, Detroit, 191; AHill, Toronto, 187; Mauer, Minnesota, 183; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 182.
DOUBLES-BRoberts, Baltimore, 55; BButler, Kansas City, 50; Cano, New York, 47; Lind, Toronto, 46; Pedroia, Boston, 46; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 44; MByrd, Texas, 43; Teixeira, New York, 43.
TRIPLES-Ellsbury, Boston, 10; Span, Minnesota, 10; EAybar, Los Angeles, 9; DeJesus, Kansas City, 9; Andrus, Texas, 8; Bloomquist, Kansas City, 8; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 8; Granderson, Detroit, 8.
HOME RUNS-CPena, Tampa Bay, 39; Teixeira, New York, 38; Bay, Boston, 36; AHill, Toronto, 34; NCruz, Texas, 33; MiCabrera, Detroit, 32; Lind, Toronto, 32; KMorales, Los Angeles, 32.
STOLEN BASES-Ellsbury, Boston, 66; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 59; Figgins, Los Angeles, 42; RDavis, Oakland, 40; BUpton, Tampa Bay, 39; Andrus, Texas, 32; Jeter, New York, 30; Kinsler, Texas, 30.
PITCHING -Sabathia, New York, 19-7; FHernandez, Seattle, 17-5; Feldman, Texas, 17-6; Verlander, Detroit, 17-9; Beckett, Boston, 16-6; Greinke, Kansas City, 16-8; Halladay, Toronto, 16-10.
STRIKEOUTS-Verlander, Detroit, 256; Greinke, Kansas City, 237; Lester, Boston, 218; FHernandez, Seattle, 207; Halladay, Toronto, 202; Sabathia, New York, 194; Beckett, Boston, 194.
SAVES-Fuentes, Los Angeles, 45; Nathan, Minnesota, 44; MaRivera, New York, 44; Papelbon, Boston, 37; Aardsma, Seattle, 36; Rodney, Detroit, 35; Soria, Kansas City, 29; Jenks, Chicago, 29.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING-HaRamirez, Florida, .346; Pujols, St. Louis, .328; Sandoval, San Francisco, .325; Helton, Colorado, .322; Votto, Cincinnati, .318; Braun, Milwaukee, .316; Coghlan, Florida, .315.
RUNS-Pujols, St. Louis, 121; Utley, Philadelphia, 111; Braun, Milwaukee, 108; Zimmerman, Washington, 105; HaRamirez, Florida, 100; Fielder, Milwaukee, 99; Howard, Philadelphia, 99; Victorino, Philadelphia, 99.
RBI-Fielder, Milwaukee, 137; Howard, Philadelphia, 137; Pujols, St. Louis, 132; DLee, Chicago, 109; Braun, Milwaukee, 107; HaRamirez, Florida, 105; Ethier, Los Angeles, 104.
HITS-HaRamirez, Florida, 196; Braun, Milwaukee, 192; Tejada, Houston, 191; FLopez, Milwaukee, 181; Pujols, St. Louis, 179; Sandoval, San Francisco, 179; Kemp, Los Angeles, 178.
DOUBLES-Tejada, Houston, 45; Pujols, St. Louis, 43; Sandoval, San Francisco, 43; Cantu, Florida, 41; Ethier, Los Angeles, 41; HaRamirez, Florida, 41; Rollins, Philadelphia, 41.
TRIPLES-SDrew, Arizona, 12; Victorino, Philadelphia, 12; Bourn, Houston, 11; Pagan, New York, 10; Fowler, Colorado, 9; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 9; Counsell, Milwaukee, 8; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 8; GParra, Arizona, 8.
HOME RUNS-Pujols, St. Louis, 47; Reynolds, Arizona, 44; Fielder, Milwaukee, 43; Howard, Philadelphia, 43; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 40; ADunn, Washington, 38; DLee, Chicago, 35.
STOLEN BASES-Bourn, Houston, 60; Morgan, Washington, 42; Kemp, Los Angeles, 34; Rollins, Philadelphia, 31; Fowler, Colorado, 27; Pierre, Los Angeles, 27; HaRamirez, Florida, 26; DWright, New York, 26.
PITCHING -Wainwright, St. Louis, 19-8; CCarpenter, St. Louis, 16-4; De La Rosa, Colorado, 16-9; JoJohnson, Florida, 15-5; DLowe, Atlanta, 15-9; JVazquez, Atlanta, 15-9; Pineiro, St. Louis, 15-11.
STRIKEOUTS-Lincecum, San Francisco, 254; JVazquez, Atlanta, 229; Haren, Arizona, 216; Gallardo, Milwaukee, 204; Wainwright, St. Louis, 204; WRodriguez, Houston, 190; De La Rosa, Colorado, 189.
SAVES-HBell, San Diego, 40; Cordero, Cincinnati, 39; Franklin, St. Louis, 38; BrWilson, San Francisco, 37; Broxton, Los Angeles, 36; Hoffman, Milwaukee, 36; Street, Colorado, 34; FrRodriguez, New York, 34.
Football
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Jets 3 0 0 1.000 64 33
New England 2 1 0 .667 60 50
Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 64 72
Miami 0 3 0 .000 43 69
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis 3 0 0 1.000 72 45
Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 60 69
Houston 1 2 0 .333 65 86
Tennessee 0 3 0 .000 58 71
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 3 0 0 1.000 103 53
Cincinnati 2 1 0 .667 61 56
Pittsburgh 1 2 0 .333 47 50
Cleveland 0 3 0 .000 29 95
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 3 0 0 1.000 62 16
San Diego 2 1 0 .667 73 64
Oakland 1 2 0 .333 36 57
Kansas City 0 3 0 .000 48 85
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 3 0 0 1.000 80 48
Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 94 72
Dallas 2 1 0 .667 86 61
Washington 1 2 0 .333 40 49
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 3 0 0 1.000 120 56
Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 57 53
Carolina 0 3 0 .000 37 87
Tampa Bay 0 3 0 .000 41 91
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Minnesota 3 0 0 1.000 88 57
Green Bay 2 1 0 .667 81 63
Chicago 2 1 0 .667 57 54
Detroit 1 2 0 .333 59 86
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 2 1 0 .667 67 53
Seattle 1 2 0 .333 57 48
Arizona 1 2 0 .333 57 68
St. Louis 0 3 0 .000 24 73
Sunday's Games
Detroit 19, Washington 14
N.Y. Jets 24, Tennessee 17
Green Bay 36, St. Louis 17
Baltimore 34, Cleveland 3
Minnesota 27, San Francisco 24
Jacksonville 31, Houston 24
New England 26, Atlanta 10
N.Y. Giants 24, Tampa Bay 0
Philadelphia 34, Kansas City 14
Chicago 25, Seattle 19
New Orleans 27, Buffalo 7
San Diego 23, Miami 13
Denver 23, Oakland 3
Cincinnati 23, Pittsburgh 20
Indianapolis 31, Arizona 10
Monday's Game
Carolina at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 4
Detroit at Chicago, noon
Oakland at Houston, noon
Tampa Bay at Washington, noon
Seattle at Indianapolis, noon
N.Y. Giants at Kansas City, noon
Baltimore at New England, noon
Cincinnati at Cleveland, noon
Tennessee at Jacksonville, noon.
Buffalo at Miami, 3:05 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at New Orleans, 3:05 p.m.
Dallas at Denver, 3:15 p.m.
St. Louis at San Francisco, 3:15 p.m.
San Diego at Pittsburgh, 7:20 p.m.
Open: Arizona, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Carolina
Monday, Oct. 5
Green Bay at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.
High school standings
Central Lakes Conference
Conf All
Sartell 4-0 4-0
Brainerd 2-0 3-1
Sauk Rapids 3-1 3-1
Willmar 2-1 3-1
Alexandria 1-1 3-1
Rocori 2-2 2-2
Little Falls 1-2 2-2
St. Cloud Tech 1-2 2-2
Fergus Falls 0-3 0-4
St. Cloud Apollo 0-4 0-4
Central Minnesota
Team Conf. Overall
Eden Val-Watkins 3-0 4-0
Maple Lake 3-0 3-1
Pierz 2-1 3-1
Holdingford 2-1 2-2
Howard Lk-Waverly 1-2 2-2
Belgrade-Bro-El 1-2 1-3
Kimball 0-3 1-3
Rockford 0-3 0-4
Great Polar Alliance
Blue
Team Conf. Overall
Pine City 2-0 3-1
Crosby-Ironton 1-0 4-0
Rush City 1-1 2-2
Braham 1-1 2-2
Aitkin 0-1 1-3
Hinckley-Finlayson 0-2 0-4
Heart O'Lakes
North Division
Team Conf. Overall
Perham 4-0 4-0
Pequot Lakes 3-1 3-1
Thief River Falls 3-1 3-1
Park Rapids 2-2 2-2
East Grand Forks 1-3 1-3
Crookston 1-3 1-3
Roseau 0-4 0-4
South Division
Team Conf. Overall
Staples-Motley 4-0 4-0
D-G-F 4-0 4-0
West Central Area 3-1 3-1
Breckenridge 2-2 2-2
Warroad 2-2 2-2
Pelican Rapids 0-4 0-4
Wadena-DeerCrek 0-4 0-4
Northern Plains
Team Conf. Overall
Hawley 3-0 4-0
Barnesville 3-0 4-0
Lake of the Woods 2-1 3-1
Pine River-Backus 2-1 2-2
Frazee 1-2 2-2
Walker-Hack-Akeley 1-2 1-3
Blackduck 0-3 0-4
Bagley 0-3 0-4
Pheasant Conference
North
Team Conf. Overall
Verndale 3-0 4-0
Bertha-Hewitt 2-0 3-1
Hillcrest Lutheran 2-1 3-1
Eagle Valley 1-2 1-3
Underwood 1-2 1-3
Ashby 0-3 0-4
South
Team Conf. Overall
Clinton-Gr-dB 3-0 4-0
Wheaton 3-0 3-1
C-A-H-N 2-1 3-1
Brandon-Evansville 1-2 1-3
Lincoln 0-3 1-3
Hancock 0-3 0-4
Prairie
North
Team Conf. Overall
United North C 2-0 2-2
Ottertail Central 1-0 2-2
Pillager 1-0 1-3
Parkers Prairie 0-2 0-4
New York Mills 0-2 0-4
South
Team Conf. Overall
Browerville 2-0 4-0
Osakis 1-0 4-0
Royalton 1-1 2-2
Upsala/Swanville 0-1 3-1
K-M-S 0-2 2-2
Section 4 9-man
Team Overall
Verndale 4-0
Bertha-Hewitt 3-1
Isle 3-1
Hillcrest Lutheran 3-1
Onamia 2-2
Underwood 1-3
Eagle Valley 1-3
Ashby 0-4
Section 6-1A
Team Overall Pts
Barnesville 4-0 425
Browerville 4-0 425
Upsala/Swanville 3-1 325
Lake Park-Audubon 3-1 300
Pine River-Backus 2-2 250
Royalton 2-2 200
Pillager 1-3 100
New York Mills 0-4 -
Parkers Prairie 0-4 -
Section 6-2A
Team Overall Pts
Crosby-Ironton 4-0 25
Osakis 4-0 22
Pierz 3-1 21
West Central Area 3-1 19
Breckenridge 2-2 13
Holdingford 2-2 13
Ottertail Central 2-2 10
Wadena-Deer Ck 0-4 1
Long Prairie-GE 0-4 1
Section 7-3A
Team Overall Pts
Virginia 3-1 10
Pine City 3-1 9
Proctor 2-2 7
Greenway-N-K 2-2 6
Mora 2-2 6
Milaca 2-2 6
Two Harbors 2-2 6
Aitkin 1-3 3
International Falls 0-3 0
Section 8-3A
Team Overall Pts
Perham 4-0 46
Staples-Motley 4-0 44
East Grand Forks 4-0 44
Pequot Lakes 3-1 39
Thief River Falls 0-0 36
Park Rapids 2-2 34
Crookston 1-3 30
East Grand Forks 1-3 30
Roseau 0-4 22
Section 8-4A
Team Overall Pts
Sartell 4-0 37
Alexandria 3-1 29
Sauk Rapids 3-1 28
Little Falls 2-2 21
Detroit Lakes 2-2 20
Rocori 2-2 20
Fergus Falls 0-4 5
St. Cloud Apollo 0-4 4
Section 8-5A
All Pts
Brainerd 3-1 8
Cambridge-Isanti 3-1 6
Buffalo 3-1 6
St. Cloud Tech 2-2 4
Elk River 1-3 3
Moorhead 1-3 2
Volleyball
State rankings
Class 3A
1. Shakopee (15) 225
2. Chaska 210
3. Eastview 194
4. Wayzata 172
5. Andover 164
6. Lakeville North 122
7. Stillwater 120
8. Eden Prairie 102
9. Lakeville South 65
10. Prior Lake 61
Also receiving votes: Apple Valley (51), Burnsville (40), Bemidji (31), Hill-Murray (18), Waconia (7), Moorhead (6), Eagan (5), Woodbury (3).
Class 2A
1. Marshall (4) 172
2. Jackson County Central (8) 162
3. Lesuer-Henderson 148
4. Hutchinson 144
5. Delano 126
6. Stewartville 110
7. Jordan 96
8. Hibbing 91
9. Belle Plaine 60
10. Wadena-Deer Creek 57
Also receiving votes: New London-Spicer (34), Pipestone (32), Chatfield(15), Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (7), Rocori (6).
Class 1A
1. Bethlehem Academy (15) 225
2. Minneota 205
3. Windom 197
4. Bertha-Hewitt 148
5. Deer River 129
6. Northern Freeze 115
7. Lake of the Woods 103
8. Martin County West 93
9.Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 91
10. Southwest Christian 74
Also receiving votes: Meadow Creek Christian (37), Canby (33), Mabel-Canton (31), Leroy-Ostrander (30), Southwest Star Concept(24), Ada-Borup (13), Murray County Central (10), Nicollet (10), Parkers Prairie (8), Nevis (6), Win-E-Mac (3).
Hockey
NHL preseason
Tuesday's Game
Minnesota at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX-Purchased the contract of LHP Dustin Richardson from Pawtucket (IL). Designated OF Chris Carter for assignment.
CLEVELAND INDIANS-Agreed to terms with OF Angel Hernandez, LHP Alexander Joseph, INF Jairo Kelly, INF Jorge Martinez, INF Luigy Rodriguez, RHP Amiro Santana, RHP Juan Santana, RHP Yan Carlos Caripa, C Juan Carlos DelaCruz, INF Richard Delgado, RHP Nietzer Jimenez, RHP Alejandro Rivas, C Gustavo Rojas, LHP Jonathan Cedeno and C Franklin Moreno on minor league contracts.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS-Signed G Antonio Anderson and F Stephen Graham.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS-Signed F Tony Gaffney, F David Monds, F Mickael Gelebale and F Michael Fey.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS-Signed F Brandon Bowman, G Dionte Christmas, G Sean Singletary and F Stromile Swift.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS-Released G Manny Legace and F Dan Fritsche.
COLLEGE
BIG TEN CONFERENCE-Suspended Ohio State S Kurt Coleman one game for a helmet-to-helmet hit and targeting a defenseless opponent during a Sept. 26 game against Illinois.
BRADLEY-Named Sean Lyons assistant baseball coach.
MINNESOTA-Suspended DE Cedric McKinley and S Tim Dandridge for games for violating team rules and policies.