SCOREBOARD
Area events
Thursday
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Brainerd at Sartell 7 p.m.
Sauk Rapids at Little Falls 7 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
Crosby-Ironton vs. Cass Lake-Bena at Cass Lake 7:30 p.m.
Pierz vs. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted at Howard Lake 7:30 p.m.
Staples-Motley at Frazee 7:30 p.m.
Pillager at Henning 7 p.m.
Menahga at Verndale 7 p.m.
Lake Region Christian in MACS state tournament at Rosemount
BOYS SOCCER
Lake Region Christian in MACS state tournament at Rosemount
GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING
Detroit Lakes at Staples-Motley 6 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING
Pierz, Staples-Motley in Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Invite at Howard Lake 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
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m., ESPN: Florida St. at North Carolina
GOLF
8 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Castello Masters, first round
1 p.m., TGC: Nationwide Tour Championship, first round
4 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Frys.com Open, first round
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
6:30 p.m., FOX: Playoffs, American League Championship Series, game 5, N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Angels (if necessary)
NBA
9 p.m., TNT: Preseason, Denver vs. L.A. Lakers
SOCCER
7 p.m., ESPN2: MLS, CD Chivas USA at Chicago
UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE
6 p.m., VERSUS: California at Florida
Baseball
League championship series
American League
NEW YORK 3, 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 10, Los Angeles 1
Thursday, Oct. 22
New York (Burnett 13-9) at Los Angeles (Lackey 11-8), 6:57 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
x-Los Angeles at New York, 4:13 or 7:07 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 25
x-Los Angeles at New York, 7:20 p.m.
National League
PHILADELPHIA 4, 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
Philadelphia 10, Los Angeles 4
Basketball
NBA preseason
Tuesday's Games
Charlotte 94, Milwaukee 87
Washington 90, Philadelphia 89
Cleveland 96, Dallas 66
New York 108, Boston 103
San Antonio 119, Oklahoma City 102
Denver 129, Minnesota 100
Utah 108, Portland 97
Phoenix 143, Sacramento 127
L.A. Lakers 113, Golden State 107
L.A. Clippers 108, Maccabi 96
Wednesday's Games
Orlando 117, Indiana 87
Boston 96, Cleveland 82
New York 94, New Jersey 92
Miami 99, Memphis 93
Thursday's Games
Atlanta vs. Miami at Jacksonville, Fla., 6 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
Denver vs. L.A. Lakers at Anaheim, Calif., 9 p.m.
Portland vs. Phoenix at Vancouver, B.C., 9 p.m.
New Orleans at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 9 8 1 0 16 33 19
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 7 1 3 3 5 17 26
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Buffalo 7 5 1 1 11 23 14
Ottawa 7 5 2 0 10 22 16
Boston 8 4 4 0 8 23 25
Montreal 8 3 5 0 6 17 25
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 6 4 1 1 9 21 15
Tampa Bay 7 2 3 2 6 17 27
Carolina 8 2 4 2 6 18 26
Florida 7 2 5 0 4 16 27
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 9 5 3 1 11 31 26
Columbus 7 5 2 0 10 21 18
St. Louis 7 3 3 1 7 20 20
Detroit 7 3 3 1 7 22 25
Nashville 8 2 5 1 5 12 26
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Colorado 9 6 1 2 14 30 21
Calgary 9 6 2 1 13 36 31
Edmonton 8 5 2 1 11 30 22
Vancouver 9 4 5 0 8 26 27
Minnesota 8 2 6 0 4 18 27
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
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Tuesday's Games
Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 1
Montreal 2, Atlanta 1, SO
Calgary 6, Columbus 3
Wednesday's Games
Boston 3, Nashville 2
N.Y. Islanders 4, Carolina 3, SO
Buffalo 5, Florida 2
Minnesota 3, Colorado 2, SO
Vancouver 3, Chicago 2
Dallas at Anaheim
Thursday's Games
Boston at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Washington at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 6 p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
Nashville at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.
San Jose at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.
Columbus at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Dallas at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
Football
College
SOUTHWEST
UTEP 28, Tulsa 24
High school
Albert Lea 13, Austin 0
Ashland, Wis. 57, Hibbing 6
Badger/Greenbush-Middle River 34, Cass Lake-Bena 6
Barnesville 55, Pine River-Backus 0
Barnum 30, Mesabi East 12
Benilde-St. Margaret's 35, Spring Lake Park 21
Bloomington Kennedy 40, Bloomington Jefferson 20
Canby 6, Lakeview 0
Chisago Lakes 42, Columbia Heights 12
Crookston 28, Park Rapids 8
Crosby-Ironton 40, Aitkin 14
De La Salle 22, Minnehaha Academy 18
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 61, Pelican Rapids 0
Eagan 20, Chaska 7
Eden Prairie 21, Eastview 0
Fosston 34, Lake Park-Audubon 15
Frazee 53, Blackduck 32
Hawley 56, Lake of the Woods 19
Henry Sibley 37, Richfield 7
Lakeville North 27, Apple Valley 7
Lakeville South 20, Burnsville 13
Mahnomen 20, Red Lake County 7
Mahtomedi 20, South St. Paul 7
Mankato West 51, Mankato East 0
Minneapolis Southwest 32, St. Paul Humboldt 6
Minnetonka 3, Wayzata 0, OT
North St. Paul 26, Hill-Murray 15
Owatonna 53, Rochester John Marshall 7
Pequot Lakes 28, Thief River Falls 6
Perham 42, Warroad 13
Rochester Century 19, Winona 6
Rochester Mayo 28, Faribault 14
Roseau 19, East Grand Forks 8
Rosemount 35, Edina 8
St. Agnes 40, West Lutheran 7
St. Francis 34, North Branch 6
St. Paul Central 18, Minneapolis North 16
St. Paul Como Park 16, Minneapolis South 0
St. Paul Harding 21, Minneapolis Roosevelt 14
St. Paul Highland Park 20, Minneapolis Washburn 12
St. Thomas Academy 42, Tartan 14
Staples-Motley 34, Breckenridge 27
Totino-Grace 48, St. Louis Park 12
Virginia 32, Proctor 14
Wadena-Deer Creek 12, West Central 6
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo 33, Fertile-Beltrami 13
Volleyball
Bigfork def. Cook, 25-8, 25-23, 33-31
Minnetonka def. Visitation, 25-20, 25-20, 25-22
Osseo def. Coon Rapids, 25-18, 19-25, 25-17, 25-15
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Claimed OF Alejandro De Aza off waivers from Florida.
MINNESOTA TWINS-Named Tom Nieto manager and Floyd Rayford coach of Rochester (IL); Jeff Smith manager and Rudy Hernandez coach of New Britain (EL); Riccardo Ingram Triple-A and Double-A hitting instructor; Jake Mauer manager of Fort Myers (FSL); Tommy Watkins coach of Beloit (MWL); and Chris Heintz manager and Ramon Borrego coach of the Twins (GCL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS-Named Derek Shelton hitting coach.
TEXAS RANGERS-Assigned RHP Jason Grilli and C Kevin Richardson outright to Oklahoma City (PCL).
National League
CHICAGO CUBS-Named Rudy Jaramillo hitting coach.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
ATLANTA HAWKS-Waived G Mario West, C Garret Siler and C Courtney Sims.
DETROIT PISTONS-Waived F Maceo Baston.
HOUSTON ROCKETS-Waived G Romel Beck and G Garrett Temple.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS-Waived G Thomas Kelati.
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES-Waived C Jared Reiner.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER-Waived G Tre Kelley.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS-Waived F Brandon Bowman and G Dionte Christmas.
PHOENIX SUNS-Waived G Dan Dickau and F Carlos Powell.
SACRAMENTO KINGS-Waived C-F Melvin Ely and G Lanny Smith.
UTAH JAZZ-Waived F-C Goran Suton, F Spencer Nelson and F Alexander Johnson.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS-Signed LB Brandon Renkart to the practice squad. Released LB Lee Robinson from the practice squad.
ATLANTA FALCONS-Released QB D.J. Shockley from the practice squad. Signed RB Antone Smith to the practice squad.
CAROLINA PANTHERS-Signed S Keith Lewis. Placed CB Dante Wesley on the reserve-suspended list.
CLEVELAND BROWNS-Signed TE Michael Gaines. Signed TE Colin Cloherty to the practice squad.
GREEN BAY PACKERS-Signed RB Ahman Green.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-Signed DT Kenny Smith. Signed DT Marlon Favorite to the practice squad.
NEW YORK GIANTS-Placed DT Anthony Bryant on practice squad-injured list. Signed DT Dwayne Hendricks to the practice squad.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS-Signed RB Keon Lattimore to the practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS-Signed G Mike Gibson. Signed T Kyle Williams to the practice squad.
ST. LOUIS RAMS-Signed OT Phil Trautwein.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS-Recalled G Justin Pogge from Bakersfield (ECHL).
BOSTON BRUINS-Recalled F Trent Whitfield from Providence (AHL).
DALLAS STARS-Activated C Steve Ott from injured reserve.
MONTREAL CANADIENS-Suspended F Sergei Kostitsyn for leaving Hamilton (AHL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS-Assigned C Michael Nylander to Grand Rapids (AHL) for a two-week conditioning assignment.
COLLEGE
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE-Suspended the officiating crew from Saturday's Florida-Arkansas football game until Nov. 14 after it was involved in a second controversial call this season.
FURMAN-Named Erin Dickerson women's assistant basketball coach.
MICHIGAN-Announced the retirement of athletic director Bill Martin, effective Sept. 4, 2010.