Scoreboard
Area events
Tuesday
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Pierz vs. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted at Howard Lake 7 p.m.
New York Mills at Pillager 7 p.m.
Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross at Verndale 7 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
Rocori at Brainerd 7 p.m.
Aitkin at Ogilvie 7 p.m.
Pequot Lakes at Crosby-Ironton 7:30 p.m.
Little Falls at Fergus Falls 7 p.m.
Pine River-Backus vs. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley at Walker 7:30 p.m.
Staples-Motley at Park Rapids 7:30 p.m.
Frazee at Wadena-Deer Creek 7:30 p.m.
Lake Region Christian at St. Francis 5 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
No. 4 Buffalo vs. No. 1 Brainerd at Baxter 4 p.m.
GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING
Holdingford at Little Falls 6 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING
Brainerd, Little Falls in Central Lakes Conference championship, Eagle Creek Golf Course, Willmar 3:25 p.m.
Crosby-Ironton at Bemidji Invite 4 p.m.
Pequot Lakes, Pillager, Pine River-Backus in Birch Tree Conference meet at Pine River 4 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Brainerd, Little Falls in Section 8-2A individual tournament, Gold's Gym, Sartell, 8 a.m.
Aitkin, Pierz, Pequot Lakes in Section 7-1A individual tournament at Hibbing, singles 9 a.m., doubles 10 a.m.
Staples-Motley in Section 6-1A individual tournament at St. John's University, Collegeville, 9 a.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
GOLF
3 p.m., TNT: PGA of America, Grand Slam of Golf, first round
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
6:30 p.m., FOX: Playoffs, American League Championship Series, game 4, N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Angels
NHL HOCKEY
6 p.m., VERSUS: St. Louis at Pittsburgh
SOCCER
1:30 p.m., FSN: UEFA Champions League,
7 p.m., FSN: UEFA Champions League,
Volleyball
Minnesota rankings
The 2009 Associated Press preseason poll for Minnesota girls' volleyball, as provided by the state coaches' association on Monday, Oct. 19. First-place votes are in parentheses.
Class 3A
1. Shakopee (10) 150
2. Chaska 140
3. Eastview 130
4. Wayzata 111
5. Lakeville North 105
6. Andover 100
7. Stillwater 68
8. Lakeville South 67
9. Eden Prairie 51
10.Prior Lake 29
(tie)Blaine 29
Also receiving votes: Burnsville (27), Bloomington Jefferson (25), Eagan (14), Osseo (9), Bemidji (9), Apple Valley (6), Waconia (6).
Class 2A
1. Jackson County Central (8) 134
2. Marshall (1) 127
3. Lesuer-Henderson 116
4. Hutchinson 105
5. Delano 102
6. Stewartville 91
7. Jordan 74
8. Belle Plaine 71
9. New London-Spicer 60
10. Wadena-Deer Creek 45
Also receiving votes: Hibbing (8), Watertown (6).
Class 1A
1. Bethlehem Academy (11) 165
2. Minneota 151
3. Canby 124
4. Bertha-Hewitt 121
5. Deer River 114
6. Windom 111
7. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 91
8. Leroy-Ostrander 47
(tie) Lake of the Woods 47
10. Southwest Star Concept 41
Also receiving votes: Martin County West (37), Northern Freeze (35), Mabel-Canton (20), Murray County Central (14), Southwest Christian (11), Meadow Creek Christian (10), Ada-Borup (9), Southwest Minnesota Christian (8), Nevis (6), Parkers Prairie (5).
College hockey
NCAA Division I poll
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The top 20 teams in the NCAA Division I men's ice hockey poll, compiled by U.S. College Hockey Online, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 18 and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Miami (46) 3-0-1 994 1
2. North Dakota (1) 3-0-1 940 4
3. Boston Univ. (2) 0-1-0 820 2
4. Denver 2-2-0 801 3
5. Michigan 1-1-0 784 5
6. Cornell 0-0-0 701 6
7. Vermont (1) 2-1-0 650 11
8. Yale 0-0-0 589 8
9. Notre Dame 2-2-0 554 7
10. Princeton 0-0-0 530 10
11. Minnesota 0-1-1 454 9
12. Nebraska-Omaha 3-0-1 366 16
13. Mass.-Lowell 1-1-0 363 14
14. Boston College 0-1-0 273 12
15. Alaska 3-0-1 253 17
16. Bemidji State 2-0-0 243 15
17. Wisconsin 0-1-1 205 13
18. Minnesota-Duluth 3-1-0 175 NR
19. Colorado College 2-1-1 160 NR
20. Quinnipiac 3-0-0 150 18
Others Receiving Votes: Massachusetts 136, St. Cloud State 107, Northeastern 74, New Hampshire 48, Michigan State 31, Alabama-Huntsville 22, Harvard 21, Northern Michigan 18, Ohio State 12, Lake Superior 8, Union 8, St. Lawrence 6, Providence 3, Ferris State 1.
College football
AFCA Division III coaches poll
Through Oct. 18
Record Pts Pv
1. Mt. Union (Ohio) (39) 6-0 999 1
2. Wis.-Whitewater (1) 6-0 960 2
3. Wheaton (Ill.) 6-0 895 4
4. Wesley (Del.) 6-0 862 5
5. St. Johns (Minn.) 7-0 826 6
6. Central (Iowa) 7-0 749 8
7. Wash. & Jeff. (Pa.) 6-0 740 7
8. Linfield (Ore.) 6-0 723 9
9. CWS (Ohio) 6-0 611 11
10. Monmouth (Ill.) 7-0 610 12
11. Otterbein (Ohio) 6-0 560 13
12. North Central (Ill.) 5-1 504 14
13. Mary Hardin 5-1 442 3
14. Willamette (Ore.) 6-1 386 16
15. Thomas More (Ky.) 6-0 340 17
16. Wittenberg (Ohio) 6-0 332 22
17. Capital (Ohio) 5-1 302 19
18. Alfred (N.Y.) 5-0 299 18
19. St. Thomas (Minn.) 5-1 257 15
20. Mississippi College 5-1 237 NR
21. Wabash (Ind.) 5-1 208 10
22. Franklin (Ind.) 5-1 203 20
23. Hampden-Sydney 7-0 191 21
24. Albright (Pa.) 6-0 130 23
25. Occidental (Calif.) 4-1 111 24
Pro hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 8 7 1 0 14 28 18
N.Y. Rangers 9 7 2 0 14 35 22
New Jersey 7 4 3 0 8 18 19
Philadelphia 6 3 2 1 7 21 19
N.Y. Islanders 6 0 3 3 3 13 23
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Ottawa 7 5 2 0 10 22 16
Buffalo 6 4 1 1 9 18 12
Boston 7 3 4 0 6 20 23
Montreal 7 2 5 0 4 15 24
Toronto 7 0 6 1 1 14 32
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 8 4 2 2 10 29 24
Atlanta 5 4 1 0 8 20 13
Tampa Bay 7 2 3 2 6 17 27
Carolina 7 2 4 1 5 15 22
Florida 6 2 4 0 4 14 22
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 8 5 2 1 11 29 23
Columbus 6 5 1 0 10 18 12
St. Louis 6 3 2 1 7 19 15
Detroit 7 3 3 1 7 22 25
Nashville 7 2 4 1 5 10 23
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Colorado 8 6 1 1 13 28 18
Calgary 8 5 2 1 11 30 28
Edmonton 8 5 2 1 11 30 22
Vancouver 8 3 5 0 6 23 25
Minnesota 7 1 6 0 2 15 25
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 9 5 3 1 11 32 26
Phoenix 7 5 2 0 10 18 10
Los Angeles 9 5 4 0 10 28 29
Dallas 8 3 2 3 9 25 24
Anaheim 7 3 3 1 7 16 21
Monday's Games
San Jose 7, N.Y. Rangers 3
Los Angeles 4, Dallas 1
Edmonton 2, Vancouver 1
Tuesday's Games
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Atlanta at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.
Columbus at Calgary, 8:30 p.m.
Pro basketball
NBA preseason
Sunday's Games
New York 106, Maccabi 91
Boston 101, Toronto 82
Philadelphia 116, Phoenix 94
Utah 110, Charlotte 103
Portland 98, Denver 96
L.A. Lakers 114, L.A. Clippers 108
Monday's Games
Atlanta 113, Washington 95
Orlando 101, Chicago 98
Houston 105, Oklahoma City 85
Tuesday's Games
Milwaukee at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Dallas vs. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.
Boston at New York, 6:30 p.m.
San Antonio vs. Oklahoma City at Austin, Texas, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Denver, 8 p.m.
Utah at Portland, 9 p.m.
Sacramento at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Golden State vs. L.A. Lakers at Ontario, Calif., 9 p.m.
Maccabi at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
Pro football
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 4 2 0 .667 163 91
N.Y. Jets 3 3 0 .500 114 104
Miami 2 3 0 .400 112 106
Buffalo 2 4 0 .333 93 129
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis 5 0 0 1.000 137 71
Jacksonville 3 3 0 .500 120 147
Houston 3 3 0 .500 143 137
Tennessee 0 6 0 .000 84 198
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati 4 2 0 .667 118 118
Pittsburgh 4 2 0 .667 140 112
Baltimore 3 3 0 .500 169 130
Cleveland 1 5 0 .167 69 148
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 6 0 0 1.000 133 66
San Diego 2 3 0 .400 124 136
Oakland 2 4 0 .333 62 139
Kansas City 1 5 0 .167 98 144
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 5 1 0 .833 178 119
Dallas 3 2 0 .600 122 98
Philadelphia 3 2 0 .600 136 99
Washington 2 4 0 .333 79 96
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 5 0 0 1.000 192 93
Atlanta 4 1 0 .800 123 77
Carolina 2 3 0 .400 85 125
Tampa Bay 0 6 0 .000 89 168
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Minnesota 6 0 0 1.000 189 121
Green Bay 3 2 0 .600 130 93
Chicago 3 2 0 .600 119 99
Detroit 1 5 0 .167 103 188
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 3 2 0 .600 112 98
Arizona 3 2 0 .600 112 92
Seattle 2 4 0 .333 118 109
St. Louis 0 6 0 .000 54 169
Sunday's Games
Green Bay 26, Detroit 0
New Orleans 48, N.Y. Giants 27
Pittsburgh 27, Cleveland 14
Houston 28, Cincinnati 17
Kansas City 14, Washington 6
Carolina 28, Tampa Bay 21
Jacksonville 23, St. Louis 20, OT
Minnesota 33, Baltimore 31
Arizona 27, Seattle 3
Oakland 13, Philadelphia 9
Buffalo 16, N.Y. Jets 13, OT
New England 59, Tennessee 0
Atlanta 21, Chicago 14
Monday's Game
Denver 34, San Diego 23
Open: Indianapolis, Miami, Dallas, San Francisco
Sunday, Oct. 25
Minnesota at Pittsburgh, noon
San Francisco at Houston, noon
Indianapolis at St. Louis, noon
San Diego at Kansas City, noon
New England vs. Tampa Bay at London, noon
Green Bay at Cleveland, noon
Buffalo at Carolina, 3:05 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Dallas, 3:15 p.m.
Chicago at Cincinnati, 3:15 p.m.
New Orleans at Miami, 3:15 p.m.
Arizona at N.Y. Giants, 7:20 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 26
Philadelphia at Washington, 7:30 p.m.
Open: Denver, Seattle, Detroit, Jacksonville, Baltimore, Tennessee
Baseball
Postseason glance
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
American League
NEW YORK 2, LOS ANGELES 1
Friday, Oct. 16
New York 4, Los Angeles 1
Saturday, Oct. 17
New York 4, Los Angeles 3, 13 innings
Monday, Oct. 19
Los Angeles 5, New York 4, 11 innings
Tuesday, Oct. 20
New York (Sabathia 19-8) at Los Angeles (Kazmir 10-9), 6:57 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 22
New York (A.Burnett 13-9) at Los Angeles (Lackey 11-8), 6:57 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
x-Los Angeles at New York, 3:13 or 7:07 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 25
x-Los Angeles at New York, 7:20 p.m.
National League
PHILADELPHIA 3, LOS ANGELES 1
Thursday, Oct. 15
Philadelphia 8, Los Angeles 6
Friday, Oct. 16
Los Angeles 2, Philadelphia 1
Sunday, Oct. 18
Philadelphia 11, Los Angeles 0
Monday, Oct. 19
Philadelphia 5, Los Angeles 4
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Los Angeles (Padilla 4-0) at Philadelphia (Hamels 10-11), 8:07 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 23
x-Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 7:07 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
x-Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 7:07 p.m.