Glantz-Culver Line
NFL
Today
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
at New England 12 11 (51) Buffalo
N.Y. Giants 6 4 (48½) at Cincinnati
at Tampa Bay 2½ 3 (47½) San Diego
Denver 5½ 4(47½) at Carolina
at Miami 6½ 6 (44) Tennessee
at Baltimore 7½ 7½ (46) Oakland
Atlanta 1 2 (53½) at N.O.
Detroit +3 2 (47) at Minnesota
at Seattle 6 6½ (38½) N.Y. Jets
at Philadelphia 1 Pk (44½) Dallas
at San Fran. 12 11½ (38½) St. Louis
at Chicago 1 1 (41½) Houston
Monday
at Pittsburgh 12 12½ (43) Kansas City
Pro football
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New Eng. 5 3 0 .625 262 170
Miami 4 4 0 .500 170 149
N.Y. Jets 3 5 0 .375 168 200
Buffalo 3 5 0 .375 180 248
South
Houston 7 1 0 .875 237 137
Indianapolis 6 3 0 .667 186 201
Tennessee 3 6 0 .333 182 308
Jacksonville 1 8 0 .105 127 246
North
Baltimore 6 2 0 .750 199 176
Pittsburgh 5 3 0 .625 191 164
Cincinnati 3 5 0 .375 189 218
Cleveland 2 7 0 .222 169 211
West
Denver 5 3 0 .625 235 175
San Diego 4 4 0 .500 185 157
Oakland 3 5 0 .375 171 229
Kansas City 1 7 0 .125 133 240
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 6 3 0 .667 254 185
Phil. 3 5 0 .375 133 183
Dallas 3 5 0 .375 150 181
Wash. 3 6 0 .333 226 248
South
Atlanta 8 0 0 1.000 220 143
Tampa Bay 4 4 0 .500 226 185
New Orl. 3 5 0 .375 218 229
Carolina 2 6 0 .250 149 180
North
Chicago 7 1 0 .875 236 120
Green Bay 6 3 0 .667 239 187
Minnesota 5 4 0 .556 204 197
Detroit 4 4 0 .500 192 188
West
San Fran. 6 2 0 .750 189 103
Seattle 5 4 0 .556 170 154
Arizona 4 5 0 .444 144 173
St. Louis 3 5 0 .375 137 186
Thursday’s game
Indianapolis 27, Jacksonville 10
Today’s Games
Atlanta at New Orleans, 8 a.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 8 a.m.
Denver at Carolina, 8 a.m.
San Diego at Tampa Bay, 8 a.m.
Tennessee at Miami, 8 a.m.
Buffalo at New England, 8 p.m.
Oakland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Cincinnati, 8 a.m.
N.Y. Jets at Seattle, 11:05 a.m.
St. Louis at San Francisco, 11:25 a.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 11:25 a.m.
Houston at Chicago, 3:20 p.m.
Open: Arizona, Cleveland, Green Bay, Washington
Monday’s Game
Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Sports
Transactions
BASEBALL
National League
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Announced manager Davey Johnson will return next season and become a consultant in 2014.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
HOUSTON ROCKETS — Announced coach Kevin McHale is taking a leave absence. Named assistant coach Kelvin Sampson interim coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Activated TE Visanthe Shiancoe from injured reserve.
NEW YORK GIANTS — Activated S Will Hill from the suspended list. Placed CB Michael Coe on injured reserve.
OAKLAND RAIDERS — Activated CB Ron Bartell from injured reserve. Signed RB Jeremy Stewart from the practice squad. Released CB Pat Lee. Placed CB Shawntae Spencer on injured reserve.
Canadian Football League
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS — Signed WR Kierrie Johnson.
HOCKEY
ECHL
ECHL — Suspended Colorado F Ryan Schnell five games and Utah F Mitch Wahl indefinitely for their actions in recent games.
Pro soccer
Major League Soccer Playoff Glance
Home teams listed first
WILD CARDS
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Chicago 1, Houston 2, Houston advances
Thursday, Nov. 1
Los Angeles 2, Vancouver 1, Los Angeles advances
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
D.C. United vs. New York
Saturday, Nov. 3
D.C. United 1, New York 1
Wednesday, Nov. 7
D.C. United at New York, 8 p.m., ppd., snow
Thursday, Nov. 8
New York 0, D.C. United 1, D.C. United advances on 2-1 aggregate
Kansas City vs. Houston
Sunday, Nov. 4
Houston 2, Kansas City 0
Wednesday, Nov. 7
Kansas City 1, Houston 0, Houston advances on 2-1 aggregate
Championship
Sunday, Nov. 11
Houston vs. D.C. United, 11 a.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18
D.C. United vs. Houston, 11 a.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
San Jose vs. Los Angeles
Sunday, Nov. 4
San Jose 1, Los Angeles 0
Wednesday, Nov. 7
Los Angeles 3, San Jose 1, Los Angeles advances on 3-2 aggregate
Seattle vs. Real Salt Lake
Friday, Nov. 2
Real Salt Lake 0, Seattle 0
Thursday, Nov. 8
Seattle 1, Real Salt Lake 0, Seattle advances on 1-0 aggregate
Championship
Sunday, Nov. 11
Los Angeles vs. Seattle, 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18
Seattle vs. Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
MLS CUP
Saturday, Dec. 1
Eastern champion vs. Western champion, 11:30 a.m.
GOLF
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic Top Par Scores
Saturday
At Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
m-Magnolia Golf Course: 7,516 yards, par-72
p-Palm Golf Course: 7,011 yards, par-72
Purse: $4.7 million
Third Round
Charlie Beljan 68m-64p-71m—203 -13
Brian Gay 69p-69m-67m—205 -11
Josh Teater 71p-67m-67m—205 -11
Charlie Wi 64p-71m-70m—205 -11
Vaughn Taylor 70m-68p-68m—206 -10
Robert Garrigus 68p-68m-70m—206 -10
Camilo Villegas 65p-71m-70m—206 -10
Matt Every 67p-69m-70m—206 -10
Tommy Gainey 65p-71m-70m—206 -10
Daniel Chopra 69m-67p-70m—206 -10
Henrik Stenson 68m-67p-71m—206 -10
Ryan Palmer 70m-70p-67m—207 -9
Cameron Beckman 70m-68p-69m—207 -9
Brendon de Jonge 69m-68p-70m—207 -9
LPGA
Lorena Ochoa Invitational
Top Par Scores
Saturday
At Guadalajara Country Club
Guadalajara, Mexico
Purse: $1 million
Yardage: 6,626; Par: 72
Third Round
Inbee Park 67-68-66—201 -15
Cristie Kerr 67-69-67—203 -13
So Yeon Ryu 67-70-67—204 -12
Angela Stanford 66-67-72—205 -11
Karine Icher 67-71-69—207 -9
Michelle Wie 66-75-67—208 -8
Hee Kyung Seo 70-69-69—208 -8
Candie Kung 66-71-71—208 -8
Stacy Lewis 67-70-71—208 -8
Katherine Hull 68-71-70—209 -7
I.K. Kim 68-70-71—209 -7
Brittany Lincicome 71-73-66—210 -6
Haeji Kang 74-68-68—210 -6
Anna Nordqvist 69-71-70—210 -6
Catriona Matthew 71-72-68—211 -5
TENNIS
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Results
Saturday
At The O2 Arena
London
Purse: $8.11 million (Tour Final)
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Round Robin
Singles Group B
Juan Martin del Potro (6), Argentina, def. Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3.
David Ferrer (4), Spain, def. Janko Tipsarevic (8), Serbia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.
• Group B Standings: x-Federer 2-1 (sets 5-2), x-del Potro 2-1 (5-3), Ferrer 2-1 (4-4), Tipsarevic 0-3 (1-6).
• Group A Standings: x-Djokovic 3-0 (6-1), x-Murray 2-1 (5-3), Berdych 1-2 (3-5), Tsonga 0-3 (1-6).
Doubles Group A
Leander Paes, India, and Radek Stepanek (3), Czech Republic, def. Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 10-7.
Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez (6), Spain, def. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, and Jean-Julien Rojer (7), Netherlands, 6-4, 6-2.
• Group A Standings: x-Paes-Stepanek 3-0 (6-1), x-Granollers-Lopez 2-1 (4-3), Bryan-Bryan 1-2 (4-4), Qureshi-Rojer 0-3 (0-6).
• Group B Standings: x-Marray-Nielsen 2-1 (4-4), x-Bhupathi-Bopanna 2-1 (5-4), Lindstedt-Tecau 1-2 (4-4); Mirnyi-Nestor 1-2 (4-5).
x-qualified for semifinals
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Nationwide
Great Clips 200 Results
Saturday
At Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale, Ariz.
Lap length: 1 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
Top 25 finishers
1. (1) Joey Logano, Toyota, 204 laps, 149.7 rating, 0 points, $55,050.
2. (5) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 204, 122.2, 0, $34,300.
3. (8) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 204, 118.6, 42, $40,318.
4. (2) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 204, 111.8, 0, $27,265.
5. (7) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 204, 117.6, 0, $23,740.
6. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 204, 104.2, 38, $31,358.
7. (17) Michael Annett, Ford, 204, 99.1, 37, $25,908.
8. (10) Brian Scott, Toyota, 204, 95, 36, $24,833.
9. (6) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 204, 110.2, 0, $18,000.
10. (14) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 204, 90.3, 34, $25,233.
11. (12) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 204, 88.5, 33, $23,908.
12. (9) Jason Leffler, Chevrolet, 204, 81.7, 0, $23,758.
13. (15) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 204, 78.9, 31, $23,608.
14. (4) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 204, 98.1, 30, $24,248.
15. (22) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 204, 81.8, 29, $24,538.
16. (20) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 204, 73.9, 28, $23,253.
17. (27) Jason Bowles, Toyota, 204, 69.9, 27, $25,643.
18. (36) Jamie Dick, Chevrolet, 204, 67.7, 26, $22,883.
19. (34) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 204, 60.1, 25, $22,773.
20. (18) Eric McClure, Toyota, 204, 62.1, 24, $23,338.
21. (23) Paulie Harraka, Ford, 203, 61, 0, $16,085.
22. (16) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 203, 78.6, 22, $22,443.
23. (19) Jeff Green, Toyota, 201, 67.5, 21, $15,840.
24. (33) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 200, 49.6, 20, $15,725.
25. (39) John Blankenship, Chevrolet, 200, 48.8, 19, $22,608.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 98.077 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours, 4 minutes, 48 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 0.668 seconds.
Caution Flags: 10 for 40 laps.
Lead Changes: 6 among 4 drivers.
• Lap Leaders: J.Logano 1-71; R.Stenhouse Jr. 72-74; J.Logano 75-121; B.Keselowski 122-153; J.Logano 154-197; B.Vickers 198; J.Logano 199-204.
• Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Logano, 4 times for 168 laps; B.Keselowski, 1 time for 32 laps; R.Stenhouse Jr., 1 time for 3 laps; B.Vickers, 1 time for 1 lap.
• Top 10 in Points: 1. R.Stenhouse Jr., 1,212; 2. E.Sadler, 1,192; 3. A.Dillon, 1,187; 4. S.Hornish Jr., 1,105; 5. M.Annett, 1,050; 6. J.Allgaier, 1,043; 7. C.Whitt, 960; 8. M.Bliss, 877; 9. B.Scott, 816; 10. D.Patrick, 806.
Pro basketball
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 4 0 1.000 —
Philadelphia 4 2 .667 1
Brooklyn 2 2 .500 2
Boston 3 3 .500 2
Toronto 1 5 .167 4
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 5 1 .833 —
Atlanta 2 2 .500 2
Charlotte 2 3 .400 2½
Orlando 2 3 .400 2½
Washington 0 5 .000 4½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 4 2 .667 —
Milwaukee 3 2 .600 ½
Indiana 3 4 .429 1½
Cleveland 2 4 .333 2
Detroit 0 7 .000 4½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 5 1 .833 —
Memphis 4 1 .800 ½
New Orleans 3 2 .600 1½
Dallas 4 3 .571 1½
Houston 3 3 .500 2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 4 2 .667 —
Minnesota 4 2 .667 —
Denver 3 3 .500 1
Utah 3 4 .429 1½
Portland 2 3 .400 1½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 4 2 .667 —
Golden State 3 3 .500 1
Phoenix 3 4 .429 1½
Sacramento 2 4 .333 2
L.A. Lakers 2 4 .333 2
Friday’s Games
Brooklyn 107, Orlando 68
Milwaukee 101, Washington 91
Philadelphia 106, Boston 100
Miami 95, Atlanta 89
New York 104, Dallas 94
Minnesota 96, Indiana 94
Memphis 93, Houston 85
New Orleans 107, Charlotte 99
Oklahoma City 105, Detroit 94
Phoenix 107, Cleveland 105
San Antonio 97, Sacramento 86
L.A. Lakers 101, Golden State 77
Denver 104, Utah 84
Saturday’s Games
Philadelphia 93, Toronto 83
Indiana 89, Washington 85
Charlotte 101, Dallas 97, OT
Chicago 87, Minnesota 80
Houston 96, Detroit 82
Boston 96, Milwaukee 92
Utah 94, Phoenix 81
San Antonio at Portland, late
Denver at Golden State, late
Today’s Games
Orlando at Brooklyn, 10 a.m.
Atlanta at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 a.m.
Miami at Memphis, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Oklahoma City, 2 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 4:30 p.m.
Monday’s Games
Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.
Utah at Toronto, 2 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Detroit, 2:30 p.m.
Boston at Chicago, 3 p.m.
Miami at Houston, 3 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 3:30 p.m.
Denver at Phoenix, 4 p.m.
Atlanta at Portland, 10 p.m.





