SCOREBOARD

Hockey

NHL

Wednesday's Games

N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Boston, 6 p.m.

Columbus at Washington, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Florida, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.

Calgary at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Colorado at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday's Games

Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Detroit at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Friday's Games

Atlanta at Washington, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Football

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Miami 2 1 0 .667 68 51

New England 2 2 0 .500 87 108

Buffalo 1 3 0 .250 48 69

N.Y. Jets 1 3 0 .250 47 73

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 4 0 0 1.000 78 26

Jacksonville 2 2 0 .500 62 64

Tennessee 1 3 0 .250 69 106

Houston 0 3 0 .000 24 65

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 4 0 0 1.000 104 38

Pittsburgh 2 1 0 .667 81 37

Baltimore 1 2 0 .333 30 52

Cleveland 1 2 0 .333 45 64

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 3 1 0 .750 80 68

Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 91 91

San Diego 2 2 0 .500 127 88

Oakland 1 3 0 .250 76 89

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Washington 3 0 0 1.000 43 37

N.Y. Giants 3 1 0 .750 136 98

Philadelphia 3 1 0 .750 112 68

Dallas 2 2 0 .500 88 88

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Tampa Bay 4 0 0 1.000 77 45

Atlanta 3 1 0 .750 86 57

Carolina 2 2 0 .500 103 96

New Orleans 2 2 0 .500 68 87

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 1 2 0 .333 52 39

Detroit 1 2 0 .333 36 58

Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 64 107

Green Bay 0 4 0 .000 72 92

West

W L T Pct PF PA

St. Louis 2 2 0 .500 97 111

Seattle 2 2 0 .500 89 76

Arizona 1 3 0 .250 74 110

San Francisco 1 3 0 .250 76 132

Sunday's Games

New Orleans 19, Buffalo 7

N.Y. Giants 44, St. Louis 24

Washington 20, Seattle 17, OT

Denver 20, Jacksonville 7

Indianapolis 31, Tennessee 10

Cincinnati 16, Houston 10

Tampa Bay 17, Detroit 13

San Diego 41, New England 17

Baltimore 13, N.Y. Jets 3

Atlanta 30, Minnesota 10

Oakland 19, Dallas 13

Philadelphia 37, Kansas City 31

Arizona 31, San Francisco 14

Open: Miami, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cleveland

Monday's Game

Carolina 32, Green Bay 29

Sunday, Oct. 9

Baltimore at Detroit, 12 p.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 12 p.m.

Seattle at St. Louis, 12 p.m.

Tennessee at Houston, 12 p.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Jets, 12 p.m.

New England at Atlanta, 12 p.m.

New Orleans at Green Bay, 12 p.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 12 p.m.

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

Philadelphia at Dallas, 3:15 p.m.

Carolina at Arizona, 3:15 p.m.

Washington at Denver, 3:15 p.m.

Cincinnati at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.

Open: Kansas City, Oakland, N.Y. Giants, Minnesota

Monday, Oct. 10

Pittsburgh at San Diego, 8 p.m.

High school

State Football Rankings

Class 5A

1. Eastview (3) 5-0 68

1. Wayzata (2) 4-1 68

1. Eden Prairie (1) 4-1 68

4. Cretin-Derham Hall 5-0 53

5. Chaska (2) 5-0 39

5. Stillwater 5-0 39

5. Maple Grove 5-0 39

8. Rochester Mayo 5-0 18

9. Champlin Park 4-1 13

10. Rochester Century 5-0 8

Others receiving votes: Hastings 5, Farmington 5, Moorhead 4, Blaine 2, St. Cloud Tech 2.

Class 4A

1. Mahtomedi (8) 5-0 89

2. Spring Lake Park (1) 5-0 79

3. Totino-Grace 4-1 72

4. Hutchinson 4-1 55

5. Fridley 4-1 49

6. Marshall 5-0 43

7. Sartell 4-1 31

8. Mankato East 4-1 16

9. Northfield 3-2 15

10. St. Michael-Albertville 4-1 14

Others receiving votes: Fergus Falls 10, Alexandria 7, Duluth East 6, Orono 5, Minneapolis Roosevelt 2, Columbia Heights 1, Minneapolis Washburn 1.

Class 3A

1. Becker (10) 4-0 109

2. Delano 4-0 87

2. Kasson-Mantorville (1) 4-0 87

4. Fairmont 4-0 85

5. Le Sueur-Henderson 4-0 60

6. Litchfield 4-0 50

7. Albany 4-0 40

8. International Falls 4-0 28

9. Perham 4-0 23

9. Crookston 4-0 14

Others receiving votes: Cannon Falls 8, Minneapolis DeLaSalle 4, Glencoe-Silver Lake 2.

Class 2A

1. Pierz (4) 5-0 58

2. Esko (1) 5-0 52

3. Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (1) 5-0 50

4. Eden Valley-Watkins 5-0 34

4. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 5-0 34

6. Braham 5-0 28

7. Caledonia 5-0 22

8. Minnesota Valley Lutheran 4-1 16

9. Mayer Lutheran 5-0 5

9. St. Croix Lutheran 5-0 5

Others receiving votes: Pelican Rapids 4, Windom Area 4, Winona Cotter 3, Hawley 2, East Central 2, Mahnomen 2, Norwood-Young America 2, BOLD 1, Holdingford 1.

Class 1A

1. Lewiston-Altura (5) 5-0 67

2. LeCenter (1) 5-0 56

3. Osakis 5-0 50

4. Springfield (1) 5-0 48

5. Blooming Prairie 4-1 35

6. Rushford-Peterson 4-1 31

7. Nashwauk-Keewatin 5-0 29

8. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 4-1 26

9. Mankato Loyola 4-1 14

10. Browerville 4-1 13

Others receiving votes: Fertile-Beltrami 11, New Ulm Cathedral 4, Mountain Lake-Butterfield-Odin 1.

Nine-man

1. Stephen-Argyle (7) 5-0 79

2. Bertha-Hewitt 5-0 68

3. Kittson Central 5-0 62

4. Edgerton 5-0 56

5. Ulen-Hitterdal 5-0 37

6. Grand Meadow 5-0 32

7. Mabel-Canton 5-0 31

8. Nevis (1) 5-0 25

9. Chokio-Alberta/H-N 5-0 18

10. Cromwell 5-0 12

Others receiving votes: Mountain Iron-Buhl 11, Lanesboro 10, Tower-Soudan 9.

Transactions

BASEBALL

MLB--Suspended Texas RHP Carlos Almanzar 10 days, effective at the beginning of the 2006 season, for violating the joint drug prevention and treatment program.

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS--Activated RHP Kyle Denney from the 60-day DL.

DETROIT TIGERS--Named Jim Leyland manager.

MINNESOTA TWINS--Sent INF Brent Abernathy, 2B Luis Rivas and OF Michael Ryan outright to Rochester of the IL.

TEXAS RANGERS--Announced the resignation of John Hart, general manager. Named Jon Daniels general manager.

National League

COLORADO ROCKIES--Exercised their option on the contract of OF Matt Holliday. Declined their option on the contract of C Todd Greene.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES--Announced the contracts of Jimmy Stewart, major league scout, Steve Swisher, Reading manager, and Marcos Mejia and Leandro Fajardo, minor league coaches, will not be renewed.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

BOSTON CELTICS--Waived F Qyntel Woods.

DENVER NUGGETS--Named Tim Grgurich assistant coach.

NEW JERSEY NETS--Signed F Adam Chubb, C Ben Handlogten, F Arthur Johnson, G Ricky Shields and G Derrick Zimmerman.

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS--Signed F Sam Clancy to a one-year contract.

SEATTLE SUPERSONICS--Re-signed F Reggie Evans to a one-year contract. Waived G-F Omar Thomas.

TORONTO RAPTORS--Traded G Rafer Alston to Houston for G Mike James.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CHICAGO BEARS--Signed K Tyler Jones to the practice squad.

CINCINNATI BENGALS--Signed OL Larry Turner to a two-year contract. Waived CB Terrell Roberts off injured reserve. Signed G Kyle Takavitz to the practice squad.

DALLAS COWBOYS--Released DT Chris Van Hoy from the practice squad.

DENVER BRONCOS--Signed OL Chris Myers from the practice squad. Waived S Curome Cox.

GREEN BAY PACKERS--Waived TE Ben Steele.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS--Released C Jonathan Ingram. Released RB Sam Gado from the practice squad.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES--Re-signed WR Darnerian McCants. Placed DT Paul Grasmanis on injured reserve. Signed DT Jason Jefferson to the practice squad.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS--Re-signed WR Jerheme Urban.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL--Suspended New York Rangers D Dale Purinton 10 games for an eye-gouging incident involving Boston's Colton Orr in an Oct. 1 preseason game.

ATLANTA THRASHERS--Claimed LW Chris Kunitz off waivers from Anaheim. Placed D Garnet Exelby and D Shane Hnidy on injured reserve. Assigned G Adam Berkhoel and C Derek McKenzie to Chicago of the AHL, and C Tommi Santala to Jokerit of the Finnish Elite League.

BUFFALO SABRES--Acquired G Michael Leighton from Chicago for F Milan Bartovic.

CAROLINA HURRICANES--Agreed to terms with LW Kevin Estrada on a two-year contract.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS--Claimed D Andy Delmore off waivers from Detroit. Reassigned RW Steven Goertzen and RW Brandon Sugden to Syracuse of the AHL. Sent G Martin Prusek to Syracuse for a conditioning assignment.

DETROIT RED WINGS--Released F Rem Murray, LW Dan LaCouture and F Blake Sloan. Signed F Dan Cleary to a one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES KINGS--Loaned LW Noah Clarke and LW Ryan Flinn to Manchester of the AHL.

MINNESOTA WILD--Claimed C Randy Robitaille off waivers from Nashville.

PHOENIX COYOTES--Placed G Brian Boucher and F Ladislav Nagy, F Jason Chimera and F Fredrik Sjostrom on injured reserve. Assigned D Brad Ference and D-LW Chris McAllister to San Antonio of the AHL.

ST. LOUIS BLUES--Assigned D Dennis Wideman to Peoria of the AHL.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Assigned F Miroslav Zalesak, D Jakub Cutta, D Mike Green and D Lawrence Nycholat to Hershey of the AHL. Claimed G Brent Johnson off waivers from Vancouver.

MOTORSPORTS

NASCAR--Suspended Crew chief Todd Berrier an additional two races for violations in Kevin Harvick's car after he qualified second at Talladega Superspeedway last weekend. Berrier was also fined $10,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31. Fined Tony Gibson, crew chief for Michael Waltrip, $10,000 for using an unapproved air directional device and unapproved wheel spacers. Fined Tony Eury Jr., crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Dustin Smith, crew chief for Morgan Shepherd, $2,500 each for using unapproved fuel cell foam.

Volleyball

High school results

Alexandria def. St. Cloud Apollo, 25-17, 25-15, 25-12

Apple Valley def. Wayzata, 25-15, 25-21, 24-26, 29-27

Barnum def. Floodwood, 25-17, 25-20, 25-13

Becker def. Foley, 25-10, 26-24, 18-25, 19-25, 15-12

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa def. Eden Valley-Watkins, 27-25, 25-17, 25-16

Benson def. Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, 25-19, 25-15, 25-18

Bethlehem Academy def. United South Central, 25-16, 25-12, 25-13

Big Lake def. Annandale, 18-25, 25-17, 25-18, 27-25

Braham def. Isle, 25-22, 25-18, 25-22

Browerville def. Eagle Valley, 25-10, 25-5, 25-17

Buffalo Lake-Hector def. Mc Leod West, 25-9, 25-13, 25-17

Chisholm def. Nashwauk-Keewatin, 12-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-14

Cook County def. Silver Bay, 25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 25-13

Cook def. Orr, 25-19, 25-12, 25-9

Cotton def. Cherry, 20-25, 25-15, 15-25, 25-20, 15-9

Dassel-Cokato def. Rockford, 25-11, 25-17, 25-18

East Grand Forks def. Thief River Falls, 25-11, 20-25, 25-16, 25-15

Esko def. McGregor, 25-14, 25-18, 25-16

Eveleth-Gilbert def. Mesabi East, 17-25, 25-14, 25-27, 27-25, 15-13

Greenway def. Cass Lake-Bena, 25-23, 25-11, 23-25, 25-13

Hibbing def. Grand Rapids, 25-7, 25-9, 25-19

Hinckley-Finlayson def. Aitkin, 25-15, 25-20, 25-17

Lake of the Woods def. International Falls, 26-24, 25-9, 25-15

Littlefork-Big Falls def. Hill City, 25-18, 25-10, 25-17

Martin County West def. Truman, 25-14, 25-12, 25-17

Mayer Lutheran def. LeSueur-Henderson, 17-25, 25-14, 25-11, 21-25, 15-13

Meadow Creek Christian def. Lester Prairie, 25-15, 23-25, 25-17, 25-20

Medford/El Shaddai def. Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton, 25-20, 25-23, 17-25, 23-25, 15-11

Minneota def. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, 25-16, 25-23, 26-24

Minnesota Valley Lutheran def. New Ulm Cathedral, 25-16, 25-27, 25-13, 25-19

Minnewaska def. Melrose, 23-25, 25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 16-14

Montgomery-Lonsdale def. Norwood-Young America, 25-13, 25-17, 25-17

Moorhead def. Detroit Lakes, 25-12, 25-12, 25-21

Moose Lake/Willow River def. Cromwell, 25-10, 25-7, 25-13

Mora def. Princeton, 25-21, 20-25, 25-6, 25-22

Northland def. Sebeka, 28-26, 25-9, 25-20

Ogilvie def. Milaca, 25-15, 24-26, 25-13, 25-15

Onamia def. East Central, 25-19, 25-10, 20-25, 21-25, 15-13

Park Rapids def. Staples-Motley, 17-25, 27-25, 25-17, 25-21

Perham def. Barnesville, 25-21, 25-18, 25-19

Pine River-Backus def. Pillager, 25-14, 24-26, 25-12, 25-15

Rocori def. Little Falls, 25-15, 25-9, 25-14

Saint Francis def. Buffalo, 25-15, 25-16, 25-23

Sauk Centre def. New London-Spicer, 25-13, 25-19, 25-18

St. Cloud Cathedral def. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, 25-5, 25-7, 25-9

St. Cloud Tech def. Brainerd, 25-20, 25-20, 25-20

Swanville def. Royalton, 25-17, 25-18, 25-21

Tower-Soudan def. Babbitt-Embarrass, 25-11, 25-15, 25-9

Two Harbors def. Proctor, 25-17, 25-17, 25-14

Ulen-Hitterdal def. Lake Park-Audubon, 25-17, 25-19, 25-19

Upsala def. Osakis, 25-18, 25-20, 26-28, 25-13

Verndale def. New York Mills, 22-25, 25-15, 25-22, 25-20

Wabasha-Kellogg def. Caledonia, 25-17, 17-25, 19-25, 25-20, 15-10

Wabasso def. Cedar Mountain, 17-25, 25-17, 25-17, 15-25, 19-17

Waconia def. Belle Plaine, 25-17, 25-19, 23-25, 25-22

Wadena-Deer Creek def. Bertha-Hewitt, 25-18, 25-17, 25-16

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley def. Kelliher/Northome, 25-13, 25-15, 25-16

Warroad def. Clearbrook-Gonvick, 25-23, 25-22, 15-25, 25-18

West Central def. Frazee, 25-21, 25-21, 25-16

Westbrook-Walnut Grove def. Fulda, 26-28, 25-21, 26-24, 25-22

Willmar def. Fergus Falls, 25-12, 22-25, 25-17, 25-14

Windom def. Blue Earth, 20-25, 25-13, 25-18, 23-25, 15-13

Yellow Medicine East def. Morris, 19-25, 24-26, 27-25, 25-15, 15-11

Zumbrota-Mazeppa def. Lake City, 25-17, 25-13, 25-19