Scoreboard

High School Football

Section 4, Nine-Man Championship

3 p.m. at Fargodome

Verndale vs. Hillcrest Academy

Section 8AA Championship

8 p.m. at Fargodome

Pequot Lakes (1) vs. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (2)

Thursday

High School Volleyball

Section 5AA Championship

At Mora

7 p.m.

Section 7AA Semifinals

At Hibbing

6 p.m.

8 p.m.

Radio-TV

Radio guide -- WYRQ-FM (92.1), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KTCF-FM (101.5), KTIG-FM (102.7), WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KTLF-AM (960), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KLLZ-AM (1600)

Wednesday

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

TNT -- Orlando at Miami

NHL HOCKEY

7 p.m.

ESPN -- Philadelphia at New Jersey

9:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Pittsburgh at San Jose

Thursday

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN -- BYU at Colorado St.

9 a.m.

ESPN -- PGA, The Tour Championship, first round

2 p.m.

ESPN -- Senior PGA, IR Senior Tour Championship, first round

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

TNT -- Minnesota at San Antonio

NHL HOCKEY

6:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Chicago at Boston

TENNIS

ESPN2 -- Men's, Tennis Masters Series Stuttgart

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Orlando 1 0 1.000 --

Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 --

Boston 0 0 .000 1/2

Miami 0 0 .000 1/2

New Jersey 0 1 .000 1

New York 0 1 .000 1

Washington 0 1 .000 1

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Charlotte 1 0 1.000 --

Cleveland 1 0 1.000 --

Detroit 1 0 1.000 --

Atlanta 0 1 .000 1

Chicago 0 1 .000 1

Indiana 0 1 .000 1

Milwaukee 0 1 .000 1

Toronto 0 1 .000 1

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Midwest Division

W L Pct GB

Dallas 1 0 1.000 --

Minnesota 1 0 1.000 --

San Antonio 1 0 1.000 --

Utah 1 0 1.000 --

Vancouver 1 0 1.000 --

Denver 0 0 .000 1/2

Houston 0 1 .000 1

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 1 0 1.000 --

L.A. Lakers 1 0 1.000 --

Sacramento 1 0 1.000 --

L.A. Clippers 0 1 .000 1

Phoenix 0 1 .000 1

Portland 0 1 .000 1

Seattle 0 1 .000 1

Tuesday's Games

Charlotte 106, Atlanta 82

Orlando 98, Washington 86

Cleveland 86, New Jersey 82

Dallas 97, Milwaukee 93

Detroit 104, Toronto 95

Philadelphia 101, New York 72

San Antonio 98, Indiana 85

Sacramento 100, Chicago 81

Minnesota 106, Houston 98

Utah 107, L.A. Clippers 94

Golden State 96, Phoenix 94

L.A. Lakers 96, Portland 86

Vancouver 94, Seattle 88

Wednesday's Games

Detroit at Boston, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Charlotte, 6:30 p.m.

Orlando at Miami, 7 p.m.

Denver at Seattle, 9 p.m.

Utah at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday's Games

Atlanta at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Indiana at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at San Antonio, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Denver, 8 p.m.

Portland at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

New Jersey 6 2 2 0 14 45 28

Pittsburgh 5 4 1 0 11 31 33

N.Y. Islanders 4 3 2 0 10 25 23

Philadelphia 3 5 3 0 9 30 39

N.Y. Rangers 4 6 0 0 8 30 33

Northeast Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Ottawa 7 1 3 0 17 43 24

Toronto 6 5 0 0 12 26 24

Buffalo 5 3 1 1 12 29 26

Montreal 4 5 2 0 10 31 33

Boston 4 6 1 1 10 29 40

Southeast Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Carolina 3 5 3 0 9 29 35

Washington 2 5 4 1 9 29 36

Florida 1 3 3 3 8 21 29

Atlanta 1 3 5 0 7 24 28

Tampa Bay 2 6 1 1 6 31 45

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

St. Louis 9 2 1 0 19 41 22

Detroit 7 4 0 1 15 35 29

Nashville 4 3 3 1 12 25 26

Chicago 3 7 0 1 7 20 34

Columbus 3 8 0 1 7 22 40

Northwest Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Colorado 9 1 2 0 20 36 19

Vancouver 6 2 2 1 15 40 31

Edmonton 6 5 2 0 14 37 36

Calgary 3 8 1 0 7 26 35

Minnesota 2 7 3 0 7 23 37

Pacific Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Phoenix 9 1 2 0 20 42 23

Anaheim 6 4 1 2 15 40 45

Dallas 6 4 1 1 14 33 31

San Jose 6 2 1 0 13 25 18

Los Angeles 5 6 2 0 12 46 42

Two points for a win, one point for a tie and overtime loss.

Tuesday's Games

Ottawa 4, Toronto 3

N.Y. Islanders 4, Boston 2

Columbus 4, Los Angeles 1

Carolina 6, Tampa Bay 5, OT

Washington 6, Detroit 2

St. Louis 4, Nashville 2

Wednesday's Games

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday's Games

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

Nashville at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

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

Los Angeles at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at St. Louis,7 p.m.

Football

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

W L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 6 2 0 .750 232 171

Miami 6 2 0 .750 177 111

N.Y. Jets 6 2 0 .750 185 163

Buffalo 4 4 0 .500 163 173

New England 2 6 0 .250 143 171

Central

W L T Pct PF PA

Tennessee 7 1 0 .875 172 118

Pittsburgh 5 3 0 .625 130 84

Baltimore 5 4 0 .556 140 98

Jacksonville 3 6 0 .333 165 207

Cincinnati 2 6 0 .250 80 167

Cleveland 2 7 0 .222 98 209

W L T Pct PF PA

Oakland 7 1 0 .875 207 141

Kansas City 5 3 0 .625 212 166

Denver 4 4 0 .500 238 178

Seattle 2 7 0 .222 140 224

San Diego 0 8 0 .000 130 219

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 6 2 0 .750 144 112

Washington 6 3 0 .667 170 142

Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 188 134

Dallas 3 5 0 .375 191 197

Arizona 2 6 0 .250 131 231

Central

W L T Pct PF PA

Minnesota 7 1 0 .875 197 178

Detroit 5 3 0 .625 161 164

Tampa Bay 4 4 0 .500 205 138

Green Bay 3 5 0 .375 168 167

Chicago 1 7 0 .125 110 202

W L T Pct PF PA

St. Louis 7 1 0 .875 330 252

New Orleans 5 3 0 .625 152 127

Carolina 3 5 0 .375 156 129

Atlanta 3 6 0 .333 162 250

San Francisco 2 7 0 .222 238 292

Sunday, Nov. 5

Miami at Detroit, noon

Buffalo at New England, noon

Indianapolis at Chicago ,noon

Tampa Bay at Atlanta, noon

Dallas at Philadelphia, noon

Baltimore at Cincinnati, noon

Pittsburgh at Tennessee, noon

N.Y. Giants at Cleveland, noon

San Francisco at New Orleans, noon

Washington at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

Denver at N.Y. Jets, 3:15 p.m.

San Diego at Seattle, 3:15 p.m.

Kansas City at Oakland, 3:15 p.m.

Carolina at St. Louis, 7:20 p.m.

Open: Jacksonville

Monday, Nov. 6

Minnesota at Green Bay, 8 p.m.

Volleyball

SECTION 4A

SUBSECTION 1 CHAMPIONSHIP

Meadow Creek Christian def. Trinity (Bloomington) 15-6, 15-5, 15-7

SUBSECTION 2 CHAMPIONSHIP

Carlton def. Ogilvie 13-15, 15-11, 15-11, 15-5

SECTION 3AA

QUARTERFINALS

Tracy-Milroy-Ballatin def. BOLD 15-11, 15-6, 15-5

Wrenville County East def. Gibbons-Fairfax-Winthrop 15-2, 15-11, 15-3

SECTION 4AA

SUBSECTION 1 CHAMPIONSHIP

Watertown-Mayer def. Waconia 15-4, 9-15, 15-3, 15-7

SECTION 5AA

Big Lake def. Braham 15-10, 11-15, 15-10, 12-15, 15-12

Hinckley-Finlayson def. Pierz 12-15, 15-13, 3-15, 15-7, 15-1

St. Cloud Cathedral def. Annandale 15-8, 15-3, 10-15, 15-12

SECTION 6AA

Morris Area def. Benson 15-11, 15-12, 17-15

Sauk Centre def. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 15-11, 15-3, 15-5

SECTION 4AAA

SEMIFINALS

Anoka def. Champlin Park 15-12, 15-6, 15-8

White Bear Lake def. Mahtomedi 15-4, 15-7, 15-12

SECTION 6AAA

Bloomington Jefferson def. Orono 16-14, 15-10, 8-15, 15-9

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX--Declined to exercise options on RHP Ramon Martinez, RHP Tim Wakefield, RHP Tom Gordon and LHP Pete Schourek.

SEATTLE MARINERS--Agreed to terms with Lou Piniella, manager, on a three-year contract.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS--Named Tony Saunders assistant to scouting and player development.

TEXAS RANGERS--Exercised their 2001 contract options on RHP Tim Crabtree and OF Rusty Greer. Announced they will not exercise the 2001 contract option on LHP Mike Munoz.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Named Tim Wilken vice-president, baseball.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS--Exercised their 2001 contract option on C Eddie Taubensee.

COLORADO ROCKIES--Agreed to terms with OF Todd Hollandsworth on a two-year contract.

NEW YORK METS--Agreed to terms with Bobby Valentine, manager, and Steve Phillips, general manager, on three-year contracts.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Named Mark Germann midwest scouting coordinator.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

MIAMI HEAT--Waived F Harold Jamison. Signed F A.C. Green.

International Basketball Association

LAS VEGAS BANDITS--Re-signed G Michael Johnson.

SALINA RATTLERS--Signed F Isaac Stallworth and F Carter Arnett.

SOUTH DAKOTA GOLD--Signed F Troy Lovan and G DeMarr Moore.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CAROLINA PANTHERS--Placed TE Wesley Walls on injured reserve. Signed TE Jason Gavadza from the practice squad.

DENVER BRONCOS--Released T Chase Raynock. Signed OT John Feugill to the practice squad.

GREEN BAY PACKERS--Activated RB De'Mond Parker from the physically-unable-to-perform list and signed him.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS--Waived DE Michael Mason. Signed FB Jermaine Williams.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS--Released OG Todd Rucci.

NEW YORK JETS--Signed DE Shane Burton to a three-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES--Released DE Dwight Johnson. Signed DE Uhuru Hamiter to a two-year contract.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS--Recalled D Antti-Jussi Niemi from Cincinnati of the AHL.

DALLAS STARS--Assigned LW Jon Sim to Utah of the IHL.

COLLEGE

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE--Suspended Alabama FB Dustin McClintock for the first half of a football game on Nov. 4 for a flagrant fighting incident in a game on Oct. 28.

CARLETON--Announced the retirement of Bob Sullivan, football coach, at the end of season.