SCOREBOARD
Area events
Thursday
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
Wadena-Deer Creek vs. No. 1-seeded Marshall in Class 2A state quarterfinals, Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, 5 p.m.
Friday
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Brainerd vs. Centennial, Class 5A state quarterfinals, St. Cloud State University, 8 p.m.
Pierz vs. Eden Valley-Watkins, Class 2A state quarterfinals, St. Cloud State University, 5 p.m.
Verndale vs. Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, Nine-Man state quarterfinals, Big Cat Stadium, Morris, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Central Lakes vs. Niagara, N.Y., in NJCAA Division III national tournament, Rochester, 12:30 p.m.; consolation 2 p.m.; semifinals 3:30 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
Wadena-Deer Creek winner in Class 2A state tournament, consolation matches 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; semifinal matches 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
GIRLS SWIMMING and DIVING
Brainerd in Section 8-2A prelims, St. Cloud Tech, 3 p.m.
Little Falls, Staples-Motley in Section 6-1A prelims, Sartell, 5:30 p.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Central Lakes at Madison, Wis., Fall Classic
Saturday
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Central Lakes in NJCAA Division III national tournament, Rochester: seventh place 10 a.m., fourth/sixth place 10 a.m., third/fifth place 10 a.m., championship 2:30 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Pequot Lakes vs. Mora, Class 3A state quarterfinals, Public School Stadium, Duluth, 3 p.m.
GIRLS SWIMMING and DIVING
Brainerd in Section 8-2A finals, St. Cloud Tech noon
Little Falls, Staples-Motley in Section 6-1A finals, Sartell, 3 p.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Central Lakes at Madison, Wis., Fall Classic
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
Wadena-Deer Creek in Class 2A state tournament, consolation championship 11 a.m.; third place 1 p.m.; championship 3 p.m.; Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
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)
Wednesday
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m., ESPN2: Toledo at Cent. Michigan
GOLF
9 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour Australasia, JBWere Masters, first round
Midnight, TGC: European PGA Tour, Hong Kong Open, first round
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m., KSTC: Timberwolves vs. Portland
7 p.m., ESPN: Cleveland at Orlando
9:30 p.m., ESPN: New Orleans at Phoenix
Thursday
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
6:30 p.m., ESPN: South Florida at Rutgers
GOLF
Noon, TGC: PGA Tour, Children's Miracle Network Classic, first round
3 p.m., TGC: LPGA, Lorena Ochoa Invitational, first round
9 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour Australasia, JBWere Masters, second round
Midnight, TGC: European PGA Tour, Hong Kong Open, second round
NBA BASKETBALL
7:15 p.m., TNT: Cleveland at Miami
9:30 p.m., TNT: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers
SOCCER
9 p.m., ESPN2: MLS, playoffs, conference finals
UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE
6 p.m., VERSUS: Florida at New York
NHL HOCKEY
6:30 p.m., FSN, KUAL-FM: Wild at Tampa Bay
Friday
AUTO RACING
10:30 a.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, practice for Able Body Labor 200
1 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
2:30 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, final practice for Able Body Labor 200
3:30 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Truck Series, pole qualifying for Lucas Oil 150
4:30 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
7 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Truck Series, Lucas Oil 150
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m., ESPN2: West Virginia at Cincinnati
GOLF
Noon, TGC: PGA Tour, Children's Miracle Network Classic, second round
3 p.m., TGC: LPGA, Lorena Ochoa Invitational, second round
7 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour Australasia, JBWere Masters, third round
2 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Hong Kong Open, third round
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m., ESPN: Atlanta at Boston
9:30 p.m., ESPN: L.A. Lakers at Denver
NHL HOCKEY
6 p.m., FSN, KUAL-FM: Wild at Washington
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
5 p.m., KFML-FM: Pierz vs. Eden Valley-Watkins
8 p.m., KLIZ-AM: Brainerd vs. Centennial
Pro football
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 6 2 0 .750 225 115
N.Y. Jets 4 4 0 .500 177 134
Miami 3 5 0 .375 193 204
Buffalo 3 5 0 .375 123 169
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis 8 0 0 1.000 217 108
Houston 5 4 0 .556 215 188
Jacksonville 4 4 0 .500 157 198
Tennessee 2 6 0 .250 148 238
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati 6 2 0 .750 180 135
Pittsburgh 6 2 0 .750 195 139
Baltimore 4 4 0 .500 206 154
Cleveland 1 7 0 .125 78 209
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 6 2 0 .750 150 124
San Diego 5 3 0 .625 206 179
Oakland 2 6 0 .250 78 201
Kansas City 1 7 0 .125 126 205
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 6 2 0 .750 217 152
Philadelphia 5 3 0 .625 219 153
N.Y. Giants 5 4 0 .556 232 204
Washington 2 6 0 .250 113 154
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 8 0 0 1.000 303 174
Atlanta 5 3 0 .625 202 166
Carolina 3 5 0 .375 148 196
Tampa Bay 1 7 0 .125 134 231
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Minnesota 7 1 0 .875 244 174
Green Bay 4 4 0 .500 215 172
Chicago 4 4 0 .500 180 191
Detroit 1 7 0 .125 133 237
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 5 3 0 .625 198 164
San Francisco 3 5 0 .375 174 174
Seattle 3 5 0 .375 167 167
St. Louis 1 7 0 .125 77 221
Sunday's Games
Arizona 41, Chicago 21
Atlanta 31, Washington 17
New England 27, Miami 17
Indianapolis 20, Houston 17
Cincinnati 17, Baltimore 7
Tampa Bay 38, Green Bay 28
Jacksonville 24, Kansas City 21
Seattle 32, Detroit 20
New Orleans 30, Carolina 20
San Diego 21, N.Y. Giants 20
Tennessee 34, San Francisco 27
Dallas 20, Philadelphia 16
Open: Buffalo, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Minnesota, St. Louis, Cleveland
Monday's Game
Pittsburgh 28, Denver 10
Thursday's Games
Chicago at San Francisco, 7:20 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 15
Buffalo at Tennessee, noon
Denver at Washington, noon
Tampa Bay at Miami, noon
Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, noon
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, noon
New Orleans at St. Louis, noon
Atlanta at Carolina, noon
Detroit at Minnesota, noon
Kansas City at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.
Dallas at Green Bay, 3:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at San Diego, 3:15 p.m.
Seattle at Arizona, 3:15 p.m.
New England at Indianapolis, 7:20 p.m.
Open: N.Y. Giants, Houston
Monday, Nov. 16
Baltimore at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Pro basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 7 1 .875 -
Philadelphia 3 4 .429 3 1/2
Toronto 3 4 .429 3 1/2
New York 1 7 .125 6
New Jersey 0 7 .000 6 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 6 1 .857 -
Orlando 6 2 .750 1/2
Atlanta 5 2 .714 1
Charlotte 3 4 .429 3
Washington 2 6 .250 4 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 3 2 .600 -
Chicago 4 3 .571 -
Cleveland 4 3 .571 -
Detroit 3 4 .429 1
Indiana 2 3 .400 1
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 5 2 .714 -
Houston 4 3 .571 1
San Antonio 3 3 .500 1 1/2
New Orleans 3 5 .375 2 1/2
Memphis 1 7 .125 4 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 6 2 .750 -
Portland 5 3 .625 1
Oklahoma City 3 3 .500 2
Utah 3 4 .429 2 1/2
Minnesota 1 7 .125 5
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Phoenix 7 1 .875 -
L.A. Lakers 6 1 .857 1/2
Sacramento 3 4 .429 3 1/2
L.A. Clippers 3 5 .375 4
Golden State 2 4 .333 4
Monday's Games
Phoenix 119, Philadelphia 115
Utah 95, New York 93
San Antonio 131, Toronto 124
Golden State 146, Minnesota 105
New Orleans 112, L.A. Clippers 84
Tuesday's Games
Orlando 93, Charlotte 81
Miami 90, Washington 76
Denver 90, Chicago 89
Portland 93, Memphis 79
Dallas 121, Houston 103
Oklahoma City at Sacramento, late
Wednesday's Games
Chicago at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Golden State at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Utah at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
Atlanta at New York, 6:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Denver at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Portland at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Houston, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
College basketball
Men
Tuesday's scores
EAST
Mount Vernon Nazarene 84, Ohio Christian 71
SOUTH
Asbury 95, Free Will Baptist 73
Berea 108, Boyce 46
Freed-Hardeman 111, Brescia 60
Lee 79, Bryan 69
MIDWEST
Indiana Wesleyan 72, Marygrove 62
Siena Heights 61, Spring Arbor 56
EXHIBITION
Kansas 103, Pittsburg State 45
W. Kentucky 90, Xavier N.O. 37
Pro hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 18 12 6 0 24 54 47
New Jersey 15 11 4 0 22 39 33
N.Y. Rangers 18 10 7 1 21 56 48
Philadelphia 14 9 4 1 19 52 37
N.Y. Islanders 17 6 6 5 17 44 50
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Buffalo 14 9 4 1 19 40 33
Ottawa 15 8 5 2 18 46 45
Boston 17 8 7 2 18 41 41
Montreal 18 8 10 0 16 45 55
Toronto 16 3 8 5 11 41 60
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 17 10 3 4 24 65 52
Tampa Bay 15 6 4 5 17 39 47
Atlanta 14 7 6 1 15 48 45
Florida 15 5 9 1 11 40 55
Carolina 16 2 11 3 7 32 59
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 16 9 5 2 20 47 39
Columbus 16 9 5 2 20 51 54
Detroit 15 7 5 3 17 43 48
St. Louis 16 6 6 4 16 39 41
Nashville 15 7 7 1 15 31 43
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Colorado 18 12 4 2 26 56 43
Calgary 16 11 4 1 23 53 43
Vancouver 19 10 9 0 20 53 52
Edmonton 18 8 8 2 18 55 57
Minnesota 17 7 10 0 14 41 51
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 18 12 4 2 26 61 42
Los Angeles 18 10 6 2 22 58 54
Phoenix 17 10 7 0 20 45 39
Dallas 17 7 4 6 20 54 52
Anaheim 15 6 7 2 14 45 49
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Monday's Games
Chicago 4, Los Angeles 1
Tuesday's Games
Boston 3, Pittsburgh 0
Minnesota 5, Toronto 2
Ottawa 4, Edmonton 3, SO
Calgary 1, Montreal 0
St. Louis 6, Vancouver 1
Nashville at San Jose, late
Wednesday's Games
Los Angeles at Carolina, 6 p.m.
Edmonton at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Anaheim at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
Detroit at Columbus, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 6 p.m.
Colorado at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Curling
Brainerd Lakes Association
Brainerd Area Civic Center
Nov. 8 Scores
Icebreakers 6, Rock Knockers 3
Christofferson 4, McDonald's EIOs 3
Aitkin Rotary 6, Swift Sweepers 4
Rogers Rockets 6, Deiss 5
HasselHoff 11, Sertoma 1
K&M Signs 7, Aitkin Curling Club 6
Magnanimals 4, Carpe Domus 3
The Real Spiel 6, Blarney Rocks 5
League Standings
Aitkin Rotary 2-0
HasselHoff 2-0
K&M Signs 2-0
Magnanimals 2-0
The Real Spiel 2-0
Christofferson 1-1
Ice Breakers 1-1
Rock Knockers 1-1
Sertoma 1-1
Rogers Rockets 1-1
Swift Sweepers 1-1
Blarney Rocks 0-2
Carpe Domus 0-2
Deiss 0-2
McDonald's E-I-Os 0-2
Aitkin Curling Club 0-2
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
MINNESOTA TWINS-Activated RHP Boof Bonser, RHP Pat Neshek and RHP Kevin Slowey from the 60-day DL.
TEXAS RANGERS-Named Scott Littlefield special assistant for scouting, John Booher professional scout, Greg Smith major league scout, Matt Vinnola director of baseball operations, Jake Krug assistant director for player development, Phil Geisler East Coast crosschecker, Todd Walther professional scout, Matt Klotsche assistant for baseball operations and Richard Price equipment and home clubhouse manager.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS-COLORADO ROCKIES-Named David Dunne spring training operations manager.
ATLANTA BRAVES-Named Dave Wallace minor league pitching coordinator and Garey Ingram hitting coach for Mississippi (SL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Purchased Sarasota (FSL) and will relocate the team to Bradenton, Fla.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA-Fined Orlando C Dwight Howard $15,000 for public criticism of the officiating that appeared on his personal blog.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS-Placed LB Thomas Davis on injured reserve. Signed LB Kelvin Smith from the practice squad.
CINCINNATI BENGALS-Signed WR Freddie Brown to the practice squad. Released OT Gerald Cadogan from the practice squad.
CLEVELAND BROWNS-Placed LB Eric Barton on injured reserve. Signed RB Thomas Brown to the practice squad. Released WR Darnell Jenkins from the practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Signed LB Thomas Williams to the practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS-Signed DE Derek Walker from their practice squad. Released WR Mike Hass. Released G Brian De La Puente from the practice squad.
Canadian Football League
CFL-Fined Hamilton players Tyler Smith, Geoff Tisdale, Markeith Knowlton, Chris Thompson, Jamall Johnson, Jykine Bradley and Otis Floyd undisclosed amounts for excessive touchdown celebrations in their Sunday, Nov. 8 game versus Winnipeg.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
MONTREAL CANADIENS-Reassigned G Robert Mayer from Cincinnati (ECHL) to Hamilton (AHL).
SAN JOSE SHARKS-Assigned F Torrey Mitchell to Worcester (AHL).
VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Assigned G Cory Schneider to Manitoba (AHL).
American Hockey League
AHL-Suspended Syracuse LW Kevin Harvey for five games for his actions in a Nov. 6 game against Rochester and a Nov. 7 game against Norfolk.
MANITOBA MOOSE-Released G Rejean Beauchemin.
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS-Announced Edmonton (NHL) called up C Ryan O'Marra. ECHL
ECHL-Suspended Idaho RW Ashton Rome one game for receiving an instigator penalty within the final five minutes of the Nov. 7 game against Utah.
LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS-Announced Grand Rapids (AHL) assigned C Francis Lemieux to the team.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
EDMONTON RUSH-Traded their 2011 entry draft first-round pick and a conditional second-round pick to Rochester for F Gavin Prout and F Dean Hill.
COLLEGE
ECAC-Named Dianthia Ford-Kee to the board of directors.
CATAWBA-Terminated its women's field hockey program, effective immediately.
NEW MEXICO STATE-Dismissed RB Marquell Colston from the football team.
PRESBYTERIAN-Named Mike Gongas men's lacrosse coach.
SETON HALL-Suspended senior basketball G Keon Lawrence indefinitely, after he was charged with driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license.
SYRACUSE-Announced the contract of men's soccer coach Dean Foti will not be renewed.
TEXAS LUTHERAN-Announced the resignation of football coach Dennis Parker, effective at the end of the season.