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Final Glance
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
x-Boston 97 65 .599 —
Tampa Bay 91 71 .562 6
Baltimore 85 77 .525 12
New York 85 77 .525 12
Toronto 74 88 .457 23
Central Division
W L Pct GB
x-Detroit 93 69 .574 —
y-Cleveland 92 70 .568 1
Kansas City 86 76 .531 7
Minnesota 66 96 .407 27
Chicago 63 99 .389 30
West Division
W L Pct GB
x-Oakland 96 66 .593 —
Texas 91 71 .562 5
Los Angeles 78 84 .481 18
Seattle 71 91 .438 25
Houston 51 111 .315 45
x-clinched division
y-clinched wild card
Saturday’s Games
Texas 7, L.A. Angels 4
Cleveland 5, Minnesota 1
Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 2
Seattle 7, Oakland 5
Baltimore 6, Boston 5
Miami 2, Detroit 1, 10 innings
Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City 5
N.Y. Yankees 2, Houston 1
Sunday’s Games
Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 6
Miami 1, Detroit 0
Baltimore 7, Boston 6
Cleveland 5, Minnesota 1
Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 1
N.Y. Yankees 5, Houston 1, 14 innings
Texas 6, L.A. Angels 2
Oakland 9, Seattle 0
Monday’s Game (tiebreaker)
Tampa Bay 5, Texas 2
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
x-Atlanta 96 66 .593 —
Washington 86 76 .531 10
New York 74 88 .457 22
Philadelphia 73 89 .451 23
Miami 62 100 .383 34
Central Division
W L Pct GB
x-St. Louis 97 65 .599 —
y-Pittsburgh 94 68 .580 3
y-Cincinnati 90 72 .556 7
Milwaukee 74 88 .457 23
Chicago 66 96 .407 31
West Division
W L Pct GB
x-Los Angeles 92 70 .568 —
Arizona 81 81 .500 11
San Diego 76 86 .469 16
San Francisco 76 86 .469 16
Colorado 74 88 .457 18
x-clinched division
y-clinched wild card
Saturday’s Games
Pittsburgh 8, Cincinnati 3
San Diego 9, San Francisco 3
Milwaukee 4, N.Y. Mets 2, 10 innings
St. Louis 6, Chicago Cubs 2
Miami 2, Detroit 1, 10 innings
Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 4
Washington 2, Arizona 0
Colorado 1, L.A. Dodgers 0
Sunday’s Games
Miami 1, Detroit 0
N.Y. Mets 3, Milwaukee 2
Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 2
Atlanta 12, Philadelphia 5
St. Louis 4, Chicago Cubs 0
San Francisco 7, San Diego 6
Colorado 2, L.A. Dodgers 1
Arizona 3, Washington 2
End of Regular Season
National Football
League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 4 0 0 1.000 89 57
Miami 3 1 0 .750 91 91
N.Y. Jets 2 2 0 .500 68 88
Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 88 93
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis 3 1 0 .750 105 51
Tennessee 3 1 0 .750 98 69
Houston 2 2 0 .500 90 105
Jacksonville 0 4 0 .000 31 129
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 2 2 0 .500 91 87
Cleveland 2 2 0 .500 64 70
Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 81 81
Pittsburgh 0 4 0 .000 69 110
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 4 0 0 1.000 179 91
Kansas City 4 0 0 1.000 102 41
San Diego 2 2 0 .500 108 102
Oakland 1 3 0 .250 71 91
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 2 2 0 .500 104 85
Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 99 138
Washington 1 3 0 .250 91 112
N.Y. Giants 0 4 0 .000 61 146
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 4 0 0 1.000 108 55
Carolina 1 2 0 .333 68 36
Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 71 74
Tampa Bay 0 4 0 .000 44 70
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Detroit 3 1 0 .750 122 101
Chicago 3 1 0 .750 127 114
Green Bay 1 2 0 .333 96 88
Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 115 123
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Seattle 4 0 0 1.000 109 47
San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 79 95
Arizona 2 2 0 .500 69 89
St. Louis 1 3 0 .250 69 121
Thursday’s Game
San Francisco 35, St. Louis 11
Sunday’s Games
Kansas City 31, N.Y. Giants 7
Seattle 23, Houston 20, OT
Buffalo 23, Baltimore 20
Arizona 13, Tampa Bay 10
Indianapolis 37, Jacksonville 3
Cleveland 17, Cincinnati 6
Detroit 40, Chicago 32
Minnesota 34, Pittsburgh 27
Tennessee 38, N.Y. Jets 13
Washington 24, Oakland 14
San Diego 30, Dallas 21
Denver 52, Philadelphia 20
New England 30, Atlanta 23
Open: Carolina, Green Bay
Monday’s Game
New Orleans 38, Miami 17
Thursday, Oct. 3
Buffalo at Cleveland, 2:25 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 6
Detroit at Green Bay, 7 a.m.
New Orleans at Chicago, 7 a.m.
Kansas City at Tennessee, 7 a.m.
Jacksonville at St. Louis, 7 a.m.
New England at Cincinnati, 7 a.m.
Seattle at Indianapolis, 7 a.m.
Baltimore at Miami, 7 a.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 7 a.m.
Carolina at Arizona, 10:05 a.m.
San Diego at Oakland, 10:25 a.m.
Denver at Dallas, 10:25 a.m.
Houston at San Francisco, 2:30 p.m.
Open: Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington
Monday, Oct. 7
N.Y. Jets at Atlanta, 2:40 p.m.
Pro basketball
Women’s National
Basketball Association
WNBA Playoff Glance
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-3)
Eastern Conference
Atlanta 2, Indiana 0
Thursday, Sept. 26: Atlanta 84, Indiana 79
Sunday, Sept. 29: Atlanta 67, Indiana 53
Western Conference
Minnesota 2, Phoenix 0
Thursday, Sept. 26: Minnesota 85, Phoenix 62
Sunday, Sept. 29: Minnesota 72, Phoenix 65
FINALS
Sunday, Oct. 6: Atlanta at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.
Monday’s Sports
Transactions
BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL — Promoted executive vice president for economics and league affairs Rob Manfred to chief operating officer.
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Assigned C Miguel Gonzalez outright to Charlotte (IL).
MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with manager Ron Gardenhire on a two-year contract.
TEXAS RANGERS — Reinstated OF Nelson Cruz from the restricted list. Designated OF Joey Butler for assignment.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS — Fired manager Dale Sveum.
NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with manager Terry Collins on a two-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Announced the contract of pitching coach Rich Dubee will not be renewed.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Reinstated SS Everth Cabrera from the restricted list. Designated C Chris Robinson for assignment.
American Association
EL PASO DIABLOS — Traded RHP Reyes Dorado and OFs Welington Dotel and Anthony D’Alfonso to Lincoln for cash.
KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Sold the contract of RHP Dustin Loggins to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Sent INF David Espinosa to Kansas City to complete an earlier trade.
Atlantic League
LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Sent RHP Bobby Blevins to Rockland (Can-Am) and RHPs Derek Blacksher and Josh Strawn to Grand Prairie (AA) to complete earlier trades.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEW YORK KNICKS — Exercised the 2014-15 contract option on coach Mike Woodson.
SACRAMENTO KINGS — Signed C DeMarcus Cousins to a four-year contract extension.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed RB Michael Hill from the practice squad and WR Reggie Dunn to the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DALLAS STARS — Placed Fs Scott Glennie and Rich Peverley and D Aaron Rome on injured non-roster.
FLORIDA PANTHERS — Loaned D Colby Robak to San Antonio (AHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed F Simon Moser to a one-year, entry-level contract.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Loaned Fs Chris Bruton, Joe Diamond, Brett Gallant, Mike Halmo, Kirill Kabanov, Anders Lee, John Persson, Alan Quine, Ryan Strome and Johan Sundstrom; D Joe Finley, Calvin de Haan, Scott Mayfield and Aaron Ness; and G Anders Nilsson to Bridgeport (AHL).was also loaned to the Sound Tigers. Released F Justin Johnson, D Radek Martinek and G Ken Reiter from professional tryout agreements and F Riley Wetmore from an amateur tryout agreement and assigned them to Bridgeport. Returned F Ryan Pulock to Brandon (WHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS — Assigned D Ben Blood, Mark Borowiecki, Cody Ceci, Fredrik Claesson, Tyler Eckford, Daniel New, Troy Rutkowski, Michael Sdao and Chris Wideman; Fs Corey Cowick, Jakub Culek, David Dziurzynski, Derek Grant, Wacey Hamilton, Danny Hobbs, Mike Hoffman, Ludwig Karlsson, Darren Kramer, Jim O’Brien, Andre Petersson, Shane Prince, Matt Puempel, Buddy Robinson, Cole Schneider, Mark Stone and Mika Zibanejad; and Gs Scott Greenham, Andrew Hammond and Nathan Lawson to Binghamton (AHL). Returned F Curtis Lazar to Edmonton (WHL).
PHOENIX COYOTES — Named Avik Dey chief financial officer, Jeff Morander executive vice president of ticket sales and strategy and Mike Humes executive vice president of corporate and suite sales.
WINNIPEG JETS — Re-assigned F Patrice Cormier and D Zach Redmond to St. John’s (AHL). Placed D Grant Clitsome on injured reserve, retroactive to Thursday.
American Hockey League
HERSHEY BEARS — Released D Mike Banwell, Ryan Kavanagh and Bryant Molle; and Fs David Marshall and Domenic Monardo. Loaned Gs Brandon Anderson and Riley Gill; D Brett Flemming; and Fs Dustin Gazely and T.J. Syner to Reading (ECHL).
ECHL
ELMIRA JACKALS — Re-signed F Jean Bourbeau.
TENNIS
WTA — Named Ryan Sandilands regional CEO, Asia Pacific.
COLLEGE
NCAA — Granted Florida men’s basketball G Eli Carter immediate eligibility. Named Jon Levinson secretary-rules editor for women’s basketball.
FLORIDA — Announced DT Dominique Easley will enter the NFL draft.
CONNECTICUT — Fired football coach Paul Pasqualoni and offensive line coach George DeLeone.
TENNIS
China Open Results
Monday
At The Beijing Tennis Centre
Beijing
Purse: Men, $3.57 million (WT500); Women, $5.19 million (Premier)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles Men First Round
Bernard Tomic, Australia, def. Zhang Ze, China, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Tommy Robredo, Spain, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.
Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (4).
Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, def. Tommy Haas (7), Germany, 7-6 (6), 6-3.
Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, def. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 6-4, 6-2.
Women First Round
Ana Ivanovic (14), Serbia, def. Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 7-6 (9), 6-1.
Jelena Jankovic (8), Serbia, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 1-6, 6-4, 6-0.
Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, def. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 6-3, 6-2.
Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-1.
Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, def. Sharon Fichman, Canada, 6-4, 6-3.
Zhang Shuai, China, def. Peng Shuai, China, 6-3, 6-3.
Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, 6-1, 6-1.
Andrea Petkovic, Germany, def. Victoria Azarenka (2), Belarus, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
Polona Hercog, Slovenia, def. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, 6-1, 6-4.
ATP World Tour Rakuten Japan Open Monday
At Ariake Colosseum
Tokyo
Purse: $1.44 million (WT500)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles First Round
Nicolas Almagro (6), Spain, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3).
Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, def. Daniel Brands, Germany, 6-3, 6-1.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2), France, def. Gael Monfils, France, 6-3, 7-6 (8).
Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, def. Juan Monaco, Argentina, 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Doubles First Round
Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo (3), Brazil, def. Kei Nishikori and Yasutaka Uchiyama, Japan, 6-4, 6-1.
Treat Huey, Philippines, and Dominic Inglot, Britain, def. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, and Paul Hanley, Australia, 2-6, 7-5, 10-4.
