SCOREBOARD
Area events
Thursday
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
St. Cloud Apollo at Brainerd 7 p.m.
Hinckley-Finlayson at Aitkin 7 p.m.
Virginia at Crosby-Ironton 7:30 p.m.
Willmar at Little Falls 7 p.m.
Pequot Lakes at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 7:30 p.m.
Pierz vs. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa at Brooten 7:30 a.m.
Verndale at Pillager 7 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Pine River-Backus 7:30 p.m.
Bertha-Hewitt at Staples-Motley 7:30 p.m.
Lake Region Christian vs. Maplewood Academy at Hutchinson 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Little Falls at Brainerd 4:30 p.m.
Aitkin at Mora 4:30 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Pequot Lakes 4:30 p.m.
Foley, Staples-Motley at Pierz 4 p.m.
Minnewaska at Staples-Motley 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Brainerd at Sauk Rapids 5 p.m.
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley vs. Little Falls at Belle Prairie 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Sauk Rapids vs. Brainerd at Baxter 5 p.m.
Little Falls vs. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley at Walker 5 p.m.
GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING
Little Falls at Brainerd 6 p.m.
Park Rapids at Staples-Motley 6 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING
Brainerd at Albany Invite 4:10 p.m.
Crosby-Ironton, Pequot Lakes, Pine River-Backus at McGregor Invite 4:30 p.m.
Little Falls at Fergus Falls Invite 4 p.m.
Pierz, Pillager in St. John's Prep Invite at Collegeville 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)
Thursday
AUTO RACING
4 p.m., SPEED: ARCA, Kansas Lottery 150
Midnight, SPEED: Formula One, practice for Japanese Grand Prix
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
6:30 p.m., ESPN: Colorado at West Virginia
GOLF
7:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, first round
12:30 p.m., TGC: Champions Tour, Senior Players Championship, first round
3 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Turning Stone Resort Championship, first round
5:30 p.m., TGC: Nationwide Tour, Soboba Classic, first round
7:30 p.m., TGC: LPGA, Navistar Classic, first round
NHL HOCKEY
6 p.m., VERSUS: Washington at Boston
9 p.m., VERSUS: San Jose at Colorado
WNBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m., ESPN2: Playoffs, finals, game 2, Indiana at Phoenix
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Noon, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Twins at Detroit
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
y-New York 102 57 .642 -
z-Boston 91 67 .576 10 1/2
Tampa Bay 82 76 .519 19 1/2
Toronto 75 84 .472 27
Baltimore 60 98 .380 41 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 85 73 .538 -
Minnesota 82 76 .519 3
Chicago 77 82 .484 8 1/2
Cleveland 65 93 .411 20
Kansas City 65 94 .409 20 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
y-Los Angeles 93 64 .592 -
Texas 85 72 .541 8
Seattle 81 76 .516 12
Oakland 75 82 .478 18
y-clinched division
z-clinched wild card
Tuesday's Games
Minnesota 3, Detroit 2, 10 innings, 1st game
N.Y. Yankees 4, Kansas City 3
Detroit 6, Minnesota 5, 2nd game
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, ppd., rain
Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 1
Toronto 8, Boston 7
L.A. Angels 5, Texas 2
Seattle 6, Oakland 4
Wednesday's Games
Cleveland 5, Chicago White Sox 1, 1st game
Kansas City 4, N.Y. Yankees 3
Detroit 7, Minnesota 2
Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 3
Toronto 12, Boston 0
Chicago White Sox 1, Cleveland 0, 2nd game
Texas at L.A. Angels
Oakland at Seattle
Thursday's Games
Minnesota (S.Baker 14-9) at Detroit (N.Robertson 2-2), 12:05 p.m.
Texas (Millwood 12-10) at L.A. Angels (Lackey 11-8), 5:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Waters 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Garza 8-11), 6:08 p.m.
Cleveland (C.Carrasco 0-3) at Boston (Lester 14-8), 6:10 p.m.
Oakland (Bre.Anderson 11-10) at Seattle (Fister 2-4), 9:10 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
y-Philadelphia 92 66 .582 -
Atlanta 86 72 .544 6
Florida 85 74 .535 7 1/2
New York 67 92 .421 25 1/2
Washington 55 103 .348 37
Central Division
W L Pct GB
y-St. Louis 90 68 .570 -
Chicago 82 76 .519 8
Milwaukee 77 80 .490 12 1/2
Cincinnati 76 82 .481 14
Houston 73 85 .462 17
Pittsburgh 61 97 .386 29
West Division
W L Pct GB
x-Los Angeles 93 65 .589 -
Colorado 89 68 .567 3 1/2
San Francisco 84 73 .535 8 1/2
San Diego 73 85 .462 20
Arizona 68 89 .433 24 1/2
x-clinched playoff berth
y-clinched division
Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia 7, Houston 4
Washington 4, N.Y. Mets 3
Florida 5, Atlanta 4
Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 2
Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh 0
Colorado 7, Milwaukee 5, 11 innings
San Diego 3, L.A. Dodgers 1
San Francisco 8, Arizona 4
Wednesday's Games
Pittsburgh 4, Chicago Cubs 0, 1st game
Washington 7, N.Y. Mets 4
Philadelphia 10, Houston 3
Florida 5, Atlanta 4
Cincinnati 6, St. Louis 1
Pittsburgh 8, Chicago Cubs 2, 2nd game
Milwaukee at Colorado
L.A. Dodgers at San Diego
Arizona at San Francisco
Thursday's Games
St. Louis (C.Carpenter 16-4) at Cincinnati (K.Wells 2-4), 11:35 a.m.
Milwaukee (M.Parra 11-10) at Colorado (Cook 10-6), 2:10 p.m.
Arizona (Haren 14-9) at San Francisco (Lincecum 14-7), 2:05 p.m.
Washington (Mock 3-10) at Atlanta (Hanson 11-4), 6:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Maholm 8-9) at Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 1-3), 7:05 p.m.
League leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING-Mauer, Minnesota, .367; ISuzuki, Seattle, .351; Jeter, New York, .333; MiCabrera, Detroit, .329; MYoung, Texas, .325; Cano, New York, .322; Bartlett, Tampa Bay, .320.
RUNS-Figgins, Los Angeles, 113; Pedroia, Boston, 111; BRoberts, Baltimore, 107; Damon, New York, 106; Jeter, New York, 106; Bay, Boston, 102; Cano, New York, 102; AHill, Toronto, 102; Teixeira, New York, 102.
RBI-Teixeira, New York, 121; Bay, Boston, 115; Lind, Toronto, 114; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 110; AHill, Toronto, 105; KMorales, Los Angeles, 105; VMartinez, Boston, 103.
HITS-ISuzuki, Seattle, 217; Jeter, New York, 208; Cano, New York, 202; MiCabrera, Detroit, 193; AHill, Toronto, 190; Mauer, Minnesota, 184; Ellsbury, Boston, 183; Pedroia, Boston, 183.
DOUBLES-BRoberts, Baltimore, 56; BButler, Kansas City, 51; Cano, New York, 48; Pedroia, Boston, 48; Lind, Toronto, 46; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 44; MByrd, Texas, 43; Markakis, Baltimore, 43; Teixeira, New York, 43.
TRIPLES-Ellsbury, Boston, 10; Span, Minnesota, 10; EAybar, Los Angeles, 9; DeJesus, Kansas City, 9; Andrus, Texas, 8; BBATTING-Mauer, Minnesota, .366; ISuzuki, Seattle, .351; Jeter, New York, .335; MiCabrera, Detroit, .330; MYoung, Texas, .325; Cano, New York, .322; Bartlett, Tampa Bay, .319.
RUNS-Figgins, Los Angeles, 113; Pedroia, Boston, 111; Jeter, New York, 107; BRoberts, Baltimore, 107; Damon, New York, 106; Cano, New York, 103; Bay, Boston, 102; AHill, Toronto, 102; Teixeira, New York, 102.
RBI-Teixeira, New York, 121; Bay, Boston, 115; Lind, Toronto, 114; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 110; AHill, Toronto, 107; KMorales, Los Angeles, 105; VMartinez, Boston, 103.
HITS-ISuzuki, Seattle, 217; Jeter, New York, 210; Cano, New York, 202; MiCabrera, Detroit, 195; AHill, Toronto, 193; Mauer, Minnesota, 185; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 183; Ellsbury, Boston, 183; Pedroia, Boston, 183.
DOUBLES-BRoberts, Baltimore, 56; BButler, Kansas City, 51; Cano, New York, 48; Pedroia, Boston, 48; Lind, Toronto, 46; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 44; MByrd, Texas, 43; Markakis, Baltimore, 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, 39; Bay, Boston, 36; AHill, Toronto, 36; Lind, Toronto, 35; MiCabrera, Detroit, 33; NCruz, Texas, 33; KMorales, Los Angeles, 33.
STOLEN BASES-Ellsbury, Boston, 67; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 60; Figgins, Los Angeles, 42; RDavis, Oakland, 41; BUpton, Tampa Bay, 41; Andrus, Texas, 32; Jeter, New York, 30; Kinsler, Texas, 30.
PITCHING -Sabathia, New York, 19-7; FHernandez, Seattle, 18-5; Verlander, Detroit, 18-9; Feldman, Texas, 17-7; Halladay, Toronto, 17-10; Beckett, Boston, 16-6; Greinke, Kansas City, 16-8.
STRIKEOUTS-Verlander, Detroit, 264; Greinke, Kansas City, 237; Lester, Boston, 218; FHernandez, Seattle, 211; Halladay, Toronto, 208; Beckett, Boston, 194; Sabathia, New York, 194.
SAVES-Fuentes, Los Angeles, 46; Nathan, Minnesota, 45; MaRivera, New York, 44; Papelbon, Boston, 37; Aardsma, Seattle, 36; Rodney, Detroit, 36; Soria, Kansas City, 30.
loomquist, Kansas City, 8; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 8; Granderson, Detroit, 8.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING-HaRamirez, Florida, .341; Pujols, St. Louis, .330; PSandoval, San Francisco, .329; Helton, Colorado, .323; Coghlan, Florida, .318; Votto, Cincinnati, .318; Braun, Milwaukee, .317.
RUNS-Pujols, St. Louis, 121; Utley, Philadelphia, 112; Braun, Milwaukee, 108; Zimmerman, Washington, 106; Howard, Philadelphia, 102; Victorino, Philadelphia, 101; HaRamirez, Florida, 100; Rollins, Philadelphia, 100.
RBI-Howard, Philadelphia, 138; Fielder, Milwaukee, 137; Pujols, St. Louis, 134; DLee, Chicago, 111; Braun, Milwaukee, 107; Ethier, Los Angeles, 105; HaRamirez, Florida, 105.
HITS-HaRamirez, Florida, 196; Braun, Milwaukee, 194; Tejada, Houston, 194; PSandoval, San Francisco, 183; FLopez, Milwaukee, 182; Pujols, St. Louis, 182; CaLee, Houston, 181.
DOUBLES-Tejada, Houston, 45; PSandoval, San Francisco, 44; Pujols, St. Louis, 43; Rollins, Philadelphia, 43; Cantu, Florida, 41; Ethier, Los Angeles, 41; Hawpe, Colorado, 41; HaRamirez, Florida, 41.
TRIPLES-Victorino, Philadelphia, 13; SDrew, Arizona, 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; Werth, Philadelphia, 35.
STOLEN BASES-Bourn, Houston, 61; 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, 15-10; Marquis, Colorado, 15-12.
STRIKEOUTS-Lincecum, San Francisco, 254; JVazquez, Atlanta, 238; Haren, Arizona, 216; Wainwright, St. Louis, 204; Gallardo, Milwaukee, 204; Nolasco, Florida, 195; WRodriguez, Houston, 190.
SAVES-HBell, San Diego, 41; Cordero, Cincinnati, 39; Franklin, St. Louis, 38; BrWilson, San Francisco, 37; Broxton, Los Angeles, 36; Hoffman, Milwaukee, 36; FrRodriguez, New York, 34; Street, Colorado, 34.
Football
NFL
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.
Prep polls
Class 5A
School Record Total Points Prv
1. Wayzata (6) (4-0) 78 1
2. Eden Prairie (1) (4-0) 72 2
3. CDerham Hall (4-0) 66 3
4. Hopkins (4-0) 56 5
5. Stillwater (4-0) 45 6
6. Andover (4-0) 41 7
7. Rochest Cent (4-0) 20 9
(tie) Eastview (3-1) 20 10
9. Blaine (3-1) 18
10. Mounds View (3-1) 12
Others receiving votes: Champlin Park 7, Centennial 4, Buffalo 1.
Class 4A
School Record Total Points Prv
1. Mankato West (7) (4-0) 78 1
2. Totino-Grace (1) (4-0) 71 3
3. Mahtomedi (4-0) 67 2
4. St. ThomAcad (4-0) 55 4
5. Sartell (4-0) 34 6
6. New Prague (4-0) 29 8
(tie) St. M-Albert. (3-1) 29 7
8. Delano (4-0) 26 9
9. Fridley (4-0) 22
10. Cloquet (4-0) 13
Others receiving votes: Orono 8, Rogers 5, Hutchinson 3.
Class 3A
School Record Total Points Prv
1. Glencoe-SLake (8) (4-0) 80 1
2. De La Salle (4-0) 71 2
3. New L-Spicer 4-0) 63 3
4. Holy F Catholic (4-0) 55 4
5. Perham (4-0) 51 5
6. Kass-Mantorv(4-0) 39 7
7. Foley (4-0) 31 8
8. Staples-Motley (4-0) 25 9
9. Belle PlaineHFA (4-0) 14 10
10. Albany (3-1) 5 6
Others receiving votes: Plainview/Elgin-Millville 2, La Crescent 2, Minneapolis North 2.
Class 2A
School Record Total Points Prv
1. Caledonia (5) (4-0) 50 1
2. Hawley (4-0) 45 2
3. EdenValWatkin (4-0) 38 3
4. JackCoCent (4-0) 37 4
5. Moose-Lk Willow 4-0) 28 5
6. W-E-M (4-0) 26 7
7. Dilworth-G-F(4-0) 19 8
8. Luverne (3-1) 11 9
9. Osakis (4-0) 7 10
10. Triton (3-1) 5
Others receiving votes: Southland 4, Crosby-Ironton 4, Pierz 2, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 1, Maple Lake 1.
Class A
School Record Total Points Prv
1. New Ulm Cath (4-0) 60 1
2. Fosston (4-0) 52 3
3. Browerville (4-0) 44 5
4. Dawson-Boyd (4-0) 42 4
5. Minneota (4-0) 33 8
6. Wabasso (4-0) 28 7
7. East Central (4-0) 22
8. Barnesville (4-0) 14
9. Blooming Prairie (3-1) 13
10. Rush.-Peterson (3-1) 7 2
Others receiving votes: Springfield 5, Westbrook-Walnut Grove 3, Red Lake County 1.
Class 9-Man
School Record Total Points Prv
1. Kittson (4) (4-0) 58 1
2. Steph-Argyle (1) (4-0) 53 2
3. Clinton-Gr-B (1) (4-0) 50 3
4. Verndale (4-0) 43 4
5. Ada-Borup (4-0) 36 5
6. Cromwell (4-0) 30 6
7. Mount Iron-Buhl (4-0) 22 8
8. Mabel-Canton (3-1) 15 10
9. McGregor (4-0) 8
10. Lanesboro (3-1) 4
(tie) Goodridge(Grygla-Gatzke (3-1) 4
Others receiving votes: Cherry 3, Houston 2, Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross 1, Wheaton 1.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS-Fired manager Eric Wedge. Announced pitching coach Carl Willis, hitting coach Derek Shelton, bench coach Jeff Datz, first-base coach Luis Rivera, third-base coach Joel Skinner and bullpen coach Chuck Hernandez will not be retained for next season.
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Announced infield instructor and coach Rich Donnelly will not return next season.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS-Signed F Rashad Jones-Jennings.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS-Signed TE Tom Santi to the practice squad. Released TE Colin Cloherty from the practice squad.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-Signed LB David Herron and CB Mike Richardson.
OAKLAND RAIDERS-Signed KR-DB Justin Miller. Placed DB John Bowie on injured reserve.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES-Signed G Cam Ward to a six-year contract.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS-Signed D Francis Bouillon to a one-year contract. Assigned F Cal O'Reilly and D Cody Franson to Milwaukee (AHL). Placed F Joel Ward and F Colin Wilson on injured reserve.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS-Placed F Ilkka Pikkarainen and D Mark Fraser on injured reserve. Announced D Rob Davison, D Jay Leach and F Tim Sestito cleared waivers and were assigned to Lowell (AHL).
PHOENIX COYOTES-Claimed F Paul Bissonnette off waivers from Pittsburgh. Signed F Matt Watkins and assigned him to San Antonio (AHL).
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS-Claimed F Chris Bourque off waivers from Washington. Announced F Ryan Bayda, F Chris Conner, D Nate Guenin and D Deryk Engelland cleared waivers and were assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
ST. LOUIS BLUES-Assigned D Tyson Strachan to Peoria (AHL).
Basketball
YMCA women's league
Showtime 42, Riverside Auto 25
Showtime: Cassie Pearson 14, Carly Davidge 8, Caitlyn Kavanaugh 8
Riverside Auto: Megan Carlson 9
Ballers 43, Shep's 36
Ballers: Valori Heitkamp 21, Beth Imdieke 8, Molly Costin 8
Shep's: Sarah Oehrlein 12, Sandy McKenzie 7
WNBA finals
(Best-of-5)
Indiana vs. Phoenix
Tuesday, Sept. 29: Phoenix 120, Indiana 116, OT, Phoenix leads series 1-0
Thursday, Oct. 1: Indiana at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
Thursday's Games
Washington at Boston, 6 p.m.
Montreal at Toronto, 6 p.m.
San Jose at Colorado, 8:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Calgary, 9p.m.