Scoreboard
Area events
Friday
High school football
Brainerd at Alexandria, 7 p.m.
Fergus Falls at Little Falls, 7 p.m.
Aitkin vs. Hinckley-Finlayson at Finlayson, 7 p.m.
Pine City at Crosby-Ironton, 7 p.m.
Pequot Lakes at Wadena-Deer Creek, 7 p.m.
Pierz vs. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted at Howard Lake, 7 p.m.
Pillager at Parkers Prairie, 7 p.m.
Pine River-Backus at Frazee, 7 p.m.
Staples-Motley vs. New London-Spicer at New London, 7 p.m.
Verndale vs. Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley at Graceville, 3:30 p.m.
College volleyball
Hibbing at Central Lakes, 6:30 p.m.
High school volleyball
Heritage (Karlstad) vs. Lake Region Christian at Baxter, 4 p.m.
Pierz at Apple Valley tournament, 5 p.m.
Boys soccer
Heritage (Karlstad) vs. Lake Region Christian at Baxter, 4 p.m.
Saturday
High school volleyball
Thief River Falls Christian vs. Lake Region Christian at Baxter, 9 a.m.
Pierz at Apple Valley tournament, 9:30 a.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Alexandria tournament, 9 a.m.
Boys soccer
Thief River Falls Christian vs. Lake Region Christian at Baxter, 9 a.m.
Section 8-2A quarterfinals
No. 6 Brainerd at No. 3 Bemidji, 1 p.m.
Section 8-1A quarterfinals
Little Falls/No. 5 Becker winner at St. Cloud Cathedral, 4 p.m.
Girls soccer
Section 8-1A quarterfinals
Little Falls/St. Johns Prep winner at St. Cloud Cathedral, 5 p.m.
Girls swimming and diving
Brainerd at Bemidji Invite, noon
College football
Fergus Falls at Central Lakes, 1:30 p.m.
College volleyball
Rainy River at Central Lakes, noon
Girls tennis
Section 7-1A team tournament
Golds Gym, Sartell
Semifinals: Pierz vs. Virginia, 9 a.m.
Semifinals: Aitkin vs. Foley, noon
Championship, 3 p.m.
TV-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)
Friday
Auto racing
3 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Busch Series, pole qualifying for Dollar General 300
5 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Nextel Cup, Happy Hour Series, final practice for Bank of America 500
7 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Busch Series, Dollar General 300
College football
7 p.m., ESPN: Hawaii at San Jose St.
Golf
8 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, HSBC World Match Play Championship, third round matches
11 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Open de Madrid, second round
1 p.m., TGC: Champions Tour, Administaff Small Business Classic, first round
3 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Frys.com Open, second round
6:30 p.m., TGC: LPGA, Samsung World Championship, second round
Major League Baseball
6 p.m., FOX: Playoffs, American League Championship Series, game 1, Cleveland at Boston
9 p.m., TBS: Playoffs, National League Championship Series, game 2, Colorado at Arizona
Prep football
3:30 p.m., KVKK: Verndale at Clinton/Grace
7 p.m., KVBR: Brainerd at Alexandria
7 p.m., KFML: Pierz at Howard Lake Waverly
7 p.m., WYRQ: OTC vs. USA at Swanville
7 p.m., KLTF: Fergus Falls at Little Falls
7 p.m., KSKK: Staples/Motley at New London
Men's college hockey
7:30 p.m., FSN: Gophers vs. RPI
Saturday
Auto racing
5:30 p.m., ABC: NASCAR, Nextel Cup, Bank of America 500
Boxing
9 p.m., HB0: Juan Diaz vs. Julio Diaz for WBA/WBO/IBF lightweight championship
College football
10 a.m., ESPN: Georgia Tech at Miami
10 a.m., ESPN2: Illinois at Iowa
10:30 a.m., FSN: Texas at Iowa St.
11 a.m., Big Ten Network, KKIN, KLIZ, KBLB, KLTF, KVKK: Gophers at Northwestern
1:30 p.m., ABC: South Carolina at North Carolina, Wisconsin at Penn St., Texas A&M at Texas Tech, or Arizona at Southern Cal
1:30 p.m., CBS: LSU at Kentucky
1:30 p.m., ESPN: Wisconsin at Penn St. or South Carolina at North Carolina
1:30 p.m., NBC: Boston College at Notre Dame
4 p.m., ESPN2: Georgia at Vanderbilt
4:30 p.m., FSN: Missouri at Oklahoma
5 p.m., VERSUS: Oregon St. at California
5:45 p.m., ESPN: Auburn at Arkansas
7:15 p.m., ESPN2: Colorado at Kansas St.
8:15 p.m., FSN: Washington at Arizona St.
Golf
7:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, HSBC World Match Play Championship, quarterfinal and semifinal matches
11 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Open de Madrid, third round
11:30 p.m., NBC: LPGA, Samsung World Championship, third round
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Frys.com Open, third round
5:30 p.m., TGC: Champions Tour, Administaff Small Business Classic, second round
Major League Baseball
6 p.m., FOX: Playoffs, American League Championship Series, game 2, Cleveland at Boston
NHL
9 p.m., KVBR, KLIZ: Wild at Phoenix
Men's college hockey
7:30 p.m., FSN: Gophers vs. Boston College or Michigan
Baseball
League championship series
American League
Friday, Oct. 12
Cleveland (Sabathia 19-7) at Boston (Beckett 20-7), 6:10 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 13
Cleveland (Carmona 19-8) at Boston (Schilling 9-8), 7:21 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 15
Boston (Matsuzaka 15-12) at Cleveland (Westbrook 6-9), 6:10 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 16
Boston at Cleveland, 7:21 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 18
Boston at Cleveland, 7:21 p.m., if necessary
Saturday, Oct. 20
Cleveland at Boston, TBD, if necessary
Sunday, Oct. 21
Cleveland at Boston, TBD, if necessary
National League
Thursday, Oct. 11
Colorado 5, Arizona 1
Friday, Oct. 12
Colorado (Jimenez 4-4) at Arizona (Davis 13-12), 9:18 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 14
Arizona (Hernandez 11-11) at Colorado (Fogg 10-9), 7:37 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 15
Arizona (Owings 8-8) at Colorado (Morales 3-2), 19:18 p.m
Wednesday, Oct. 17
Arizona at Colorado, 7:37 p.m., if necessary
Friday, Oct. 19
Colorado at Arizona, 7:37 p.m., if necessary
Saturday, Oct. 20
Colorado at Arizona, TBD, if necessary
Football
NFL
Sunday's Games
Minnesota at Chicago, noon
St. Louis at Baltimore, noon
Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, noon
Miami at Cleveland, noon
Washington at Green Bay, noon
Cincinnati at Kansas City, noon
Tennessee at Tampa Bay, noon
Houston at Jacksonville, noon
Carolina at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.
New England at Dallas, 3:15 p.m.
Oakland at San Diego, 3:15 p.m.
New Orleans at Seattle, 7:15 p.m.
Open: Buffalo, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Denver, Detroit, San Francisco
Monday's Game
N.Y. Giants at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
High school football
Dawson-Boyd 20, Adrian 7
Esko 35, Rush City 12
Greenway 24, Two Harbors 18
MACCRAY 48, Ortonville 12
Totino-Grace 21, Mahtomedi 0
College football
SOUTH
Jacksonville St. 42, Austin Peay 9
Tennessee St. 45, Tennessee Tech 28
Wake Forest 24, Florida St. 21
SOUTHWEST
Cent. Arkansas 63, Texas St. 21
Basketball
NBA
Wednesday's Games
Boston 92, Minnesota 81
Orlando 123, Charlotte 99
Indiana 101, New Orleans 96
Atlanta 106, Miami 100, OT
Milwaukee 90, Utah 81
Portland 111, L.A. Clippers 102
Thursday's Games
Memphis 98, MMT 73
Real Madrid 104, Toronto 103
New York 112, Maccabi 85
Atlanta 109, Charlotte 104
Cleveland 96, Detroit 90, OT
Houston 107, Panathinaikos 70
Golden State vs. L.A. Lakers at Honolulu
Phoenix at Sacramento
Friday's Games
Miami at Orlando, 6 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Utah at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Seattle at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.
Dallas at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Denver, 8 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Miami vs. Charlotte at Greensboro, N.C., 6 p.m.
Dallas vs. Washington at Fairfax, Va., 6 p.m.
Seattle at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Utah at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.
Panathinaikos at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Islanders 3 2 0 6 13 17
Philadelphia 2 1 0 4 14 9
N.Y. Rangers 1 2 0 2 6 6
Pittsburgh 1 2 0 2 8 11
New Jersey 1 3 0 2 7 11
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Ottawa 5 1 0 10 19 13
Montreal 2 0 1 5 9 8
Toronto 2 2 1 5 18 18
Boston 1 2 0 2 5 7
Buffalo 1 2 0 2 12 9
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Carolina 3 1 1 7 18 10
Tampa Bay 3 0 0 6 10 4
Washington 3 0 0 6 7 2
Florida 1 3 0 2 7 11
Atlanta 0 4 0 0 4 17
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 3 0 1 7 14 10
Columbus 2 1 0 4 9 3
St. Louis 2 1 0 4 11 7
Nashville 2 2 0 4 13 11
Chicago 1 2 0 2 5 6
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota 3 0 0 6 6 2
Colorado 2 1 0 4 10 9
Edmonton 2 2 0 4 10 11
Vancouver 1 2 0 2 7 14
Calgary 0 2 1 1 7 11
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 2 1 1 5 9 11
Anaheim 2 3 1 5 13 18
Dallas 2 2 0 4 13 11
Phoenix 2 2 0 4 10 11
Los Angeles 1 3 0 2 9 15
Wednesday's Games
Ottawa 3, Atlanta 1
Columbus 3, Phoenix 0
N.Y. Islanders 2, N.Y. Rangers 1
Detroit 4, Calgary 2
Montreal 3, Pittsburgh 2
Tampa Bay 2, Florida 1
Minnesota 2, Edmonton 0
San Jose 2, Chicago 1
St. Louis 4, Nashville 1
Dallas 5, Los Angeles 1
Anaheim 2, Boston 1
Philadelphia 8, Vancouver 2
Thursday's Games
Buffalo 6, Atlanta 0
Carolina 5, Ottawa 3
Florida 3, New Jersey 0
Toronto 8, N.Y. Islanders 1
Phoenix 6, Nashville 3
Friday's Games
Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Calgary at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
Boston at Los Angeles,9:30 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Washington at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
New Jersey at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
Carolina at Montreal, 6 p.m.
Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Florida, 6 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Toronto, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Calgary at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Colorado, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Edmonton at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
Boston at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
NEW YORK YANKEES-Announced RHP Colter Bean had elected free agency.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS-Named Dave Martinez bench coach. Agreed to terms with Tom Foley, third-base coach, Steve Henderson, hitting coach, George Hendrick, firs-base coach and Bobby Ramos, bullpen coach, on two-year contracts.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES-Named John Schuerholz president and Frank Wren executive vice president and general manager.
CINCINNATI REDS-Announced INF Mark Bellhorn, OF Jason Ellison and RHP Kirk Saarloos have cleared wiavers, refused an outright assignment and elected free agency.
FLORIDA MARLINS-Sent C Paul Hoover, OF Todd Linden and INF Jason Wood outright to Albuquerque (PCL). Announced RHP Jose Garcia was claimed off waivers by Oakland.
HOUSTON ASTROS-Claimed OF Reggie Abercrombie off waivers from Florida.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Designated RHP Kane Davis for assignment. Declined to exercise their options on C Rod Barajas and INF Abraham Nunez.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
WASHINGTON WIZARDS-Released G Willie Deane and G Jamon Gordon.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS-Recalled F Darren Haydar from Chicago (AHL).
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Reassigned senior vice president Bob Pulford as vice president of Wirtz Corp. Assigned D Niklas Hjalmarsson to Rockford (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS-Assigned G Ray Emery to Binghamton (AHL).
VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Sent F Ryan Shannon to Manitoba (AHL).
Auto racing
NASCAR-Nextel Cup-Bank of America 500 Lineup
After Thursday qualifying; race Saturday
At Lowes Motor Speedway
Concord, N.C
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 189.394 mph.
2. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 188.990.
3. (43) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 188.363.
4. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 188.298.
5. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 188.088.
6. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 188.075.
7. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 188.016.
8. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 187.898.
9. (25) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 187.852.
10. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 187.585.
11. (11) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 187.402.
12. (01) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 187.214.
13. (5) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 187.188.
14. (10) Scott Riggs, Dodge, 187.078.
15. (4) Ward Burton, Chevrolet, 186.916.
16. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 186.884.
17. (15) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 186.884.
18. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 186.819.
19. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 186.761.
20. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 186.748.
21. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 186.703.
22. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 186.516.
23. (70) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 186.477.
24. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 186.419.
25. (07) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 186.374.
26. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 186.323.
27. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 186.149.
28. (40) David Stremme, Dodge, 186.034.
29. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 185.842.
30. (84) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 185.733.
31. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 185.701.
32. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 185.637.
33. (88) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 185.491.
34. (22) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 185.452.
35. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, 185.433.
36. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 185.427.
37. (66) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 184.887.
38. (36) Jeremy Mayfield, Toyota, 184.672.
39. (18) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 184.628.
40. (7) Robby Gordon, Ford, 184.559.
41. (96) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, owner points
42. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, owner points
43. (49) John Andretti, Dodge, 184.508. Failed to qualify
44. (44) Dale Jarrett, Toyota, 184.370.
45. (78) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 184.150.
46. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 183.911.
47. (06) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 183.505.
48. (08) Carl Long, Dodge, 181.904.
49. (27) Kirk Shelmerdine, Chevrolet, 174.076.
Golf
LPGA Tour-Samsung World Championship
First Round
Angela Park 33-34 - 67 -5
Paula Creamer 33-34 - 67 -5
Mi Hyun Kim 38-30 - 68 -4
Lorena Ochoa 32-36 - 68 -4
Morgan Pressel 36-32 - 68 -4
Jeong Jang 36-33 - 69 -3
Se Ri Pak 34-35 - 69 -3
Angela Stanford 34-36 - 70 -2
Volleyball
Aitkin def. Ogilvie, 25-19, 25-18, 19-25, 25-20
Alexandria def. St. Cloud Apollo, 25-15, 25-15, 25-11
Becker def. Big Lake, 25-18, 25-12, 25-23
Blue Earth def. St. Peter, 25-12, 22-25, 25-20, 25-18
Browerville def. Eagle Valley, 25-22, 27-25, 15-25, 25-14
Crookston def. Bagley, 25-19, 25-16, 26-24
Deer River def. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, 25-15, 25-15, 25-15
Detroit Lakes def. Pequot Lakes, 25-12, 26-24, 25-21
Menahga def. Verndale, 25-21, 16-25, 25-22, 25-21
Mora def. Zimmerman, 25-10, 25-8, 25-14
Nevis def. Pine River-Backus, 25-23, 20-25, 23-25, 30-28, 15-8
Osakis def. Upsala, 25-23, 25-19, 25-23
Perham def. Hawley, 20-25, 25-15, 25-19, 23-25, 15-11
Pierz def. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, 25-11, 25-14, 26-24
Rocori def. Little Falls, 25-27, 25-12, 25-19, 25-11
Sauk Rapids-Rice def. Sartell, 25-22, 25-19, 25-11
Sebeka def. Bertha-Hewitt, 25-20, 22-25, 25-17, 27-25
St. Cloud Cathedral def. Albany, 22-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-18
St. Cloud Tech def. Brainerd, 25-20, 25-19, 25-23
Zumbrota-Mazeppa def. Lake City, 22-25, 15-25, 25-16, 25-22, 15-8