Monday: Tampa Bay 5, Boston 4
Major League
Baseball playoffs
DIVISION SERIES
(Best-of-5; x-if necessary)
American League
Boston 3, Tampa Bay 1
Monday: Tampa Bay 5, Boston 4
Tuesday: Boston 3, Tampa Bay 1
Oakland 2, Detroit 2
Monday: Oakland 6, Detroit 3
Tuesday: Detroit 8, Oakland 6
Thursday: Detroit 3, Oakland 0; Tigers win series 3-2
National League
St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 2
Monday: St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1
Wednesday: St. Louis 6, Pittsburgh 1
Los Angeles 3, Atlanta 1
Sunday Los Angeles 13, Atlanta 6
Monday: Los Angeles 4, Atlanta 3
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
American League
Detroit 1, Boston 0
All games televised by Fox
Saturday: Detroit 1, Boston 0
Sunday: Detroit at Boston, 2:07 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 15: Boston at Detroit, 10:07 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 16: Boston at Detroit, 2:07 p.m.
x-Thursday, Oct. 17: Boston at Detroit, 2:07 p.m.
x-Saturday, Oct. 19: Detroit at Boston, 10:37 a.m.
x-Sunday, Oct. 20: Detroit at Boston, 2:07 p.m.
National League
St. Louis 2, Los Angeles 0
All games televised by TBS
Friday: Los Angeles at St. Louis, late
Saturday: St. Louis 1, Los Angeles 0
Monday, Oct. 14: St. Louis at Los Angeles, 2:07 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 15: St. Louis at Los Angeles, 2:07 p.m.
x-Wednesday, Oct. 16: St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10:07 a.m.
x-Friday, Oct. 18: Los Angeles at St. Louis, 2:37 p.m.
x-Saturday, Oct. 19: Los Angeles at St. Louis, 2:37 p.m.
Pro football
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New Eng. 4 1 0 .800 95 70
N.Y. Jets 3 2 0 .600 98 116
Miami 3 2 0 .600 114 117
Buffalo 2 3 0 .400 112 130
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis 4 1 0 .800 139 79
Tennessee 3 2 0 .600 115 95
Houston 2 3 0 .400 93 139
Jacksonville 0 5 0 .000 51 163
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 3 2 0 .600 117 110
Cleveland 3 2 0 .600 101 94
Cincinnati 3 2 0 .600 94 87
Pittsburgh 0 4 0 .000 69 110
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 5 0 0 1.000 230 139
Kansas City 5 0 0 1.000 128 58
Oakland 2 3 0 .400 98 108
San Diego 2 3 0 .400 125 129
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 2 3 0 .400 135 159
Dallas 2 3 0 .400 152 136
Washington 1 3 0 .250 91 112
N.Y. Giants 0 6 0 .000 103 209
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 5 0 0 1.000 134 73
Carolina 1 3 0 .250 74 58
Atlanta 1 4 0 .200 122 134
Tampa Bay 0 4 0 .000 44 70
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 4 2 0 .667 172 161
Detroit 3 2 0 .600 131 123
Green Bay 2 2 0 .500 118 97
Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 115 123
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Seattle 4 1 0 .800 137 81
San Fran. 3 2 0 .600 113 98
Arizona 3 2 0 .600 91 95
St. Louis 2 3 0 .400 103 141
Sunday’s games
Carolina at Minnesota, 7 a.m.
Oakland at Kansas City, 7 a.m.
St. Louis at Houston, 7 a.m.
Green Bay at Baltimore, 7 a.m.
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 7 a.m.
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets, 7 a.m.
Cincinnati at Buffalo, 7 a.m.
Detroit at Cleveland, 7 a.m.
Tennessee at Seattle, 10:05 a.m.
Jacksonville at Denver, 10:05 a.m.
Arizona at San Francisco, 10:25 a.m.
New Orleans at New England, 10:25 a.m.
Washington at Dallas, 2:30 p.m.
Open: Atlanta, Miami
Monday’s game
Indianapolis at San Diego, 2:40 p.m.
Glantz-Culver line
NFL
Today
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
at Kansas City 10 9 (40½) Oakland
at Tampa Bay +3 1 (45½) Phil.
Green Bay 3½ 2 (48½) at Balt.
Detroit 3 2½(45½) at Cleve.
at Minnesota 2 2½(44) Carolina
at Houston 7 7½ (43) St. Louis
at N.Y. Jets +2 2 (41) Pitt
Cincinnati 7½ 7½ (42) at Buffalo
at Seattle 13½ 13½ (40½) Tenn.
at Denver 27½ 27 (53) Jacksonville
at San Fran 11½ 11(41½) Arizona
at New Eng. 3 2½ (49½) N.Orl.
at Dallas 3½ 5½ (53½) Wash.
Monday
Indianapolis 2½ 1½ (50) at San Diego
Saturday’s Sports
Transactions
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed WR Charles Johnson from the Green Bay practice squad. Placed QB Brian Hoyer in injured reserve.
NEW ENGLAND PATROITS—Signed DL Marcus Forston from the practice squad. Released DT Andre Neblett.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Released C Jason Spitz. Signed WR Bryan Walters from the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DALLAS STARS—Recalled G Jack Campbell from Texas (AHL).
Golf
Champions Tour-SAS Championship
Top Par Scores
Saturday
At Prestonwood Country Club
Cary, N.C.
Purse: $2.1 million
Yardage: 7,240; Par 72
Second Round
Russ Cochran 66-66—132 -12
Kirk Triplett 67-67—134 -10
Bernhard Langer 67-67—134 -10
David Frost 67-67—134 -10
Michael Allen 67-68—135 -9
Olin Browne 70-66—136 -8
Anders Forsbrand 69-67—136 -8
Kenny Perry 68-68—136 -8
Craig Stadler 68-68—136 -8
Gary Hallberg 68-69—137 -7
Tom Kite 68-69—137 -7
Joe Daley 68-69—137 -7
Duffy Waldorf 68-69—137 -7
Andrew Magee 72-66—138 -6
Bill Glasson 69-69—138 -6
Tom Byrum 69-69—138 -6
Peter Senior 69-69—138 -6
LPGA Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia Top Par Scores
Saturday
At Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Purse: $2 million
Yardage: 6,246; Par: 71
Third Round
a-amateur
Lexi Thompson 67-63-66—196-17
Ilhee Lee 64-65-70—199-14
Suzann Pettersen 67-68-67—202-11
Shanshan Feng 67-65-70—202-11
Anna Nordqvist 68-71-65—204-9
Karine Icher 70-66-68—204-9
Pornanong Phatlum 71-66-68—205-8
Jodi Ewart Shadoff 66-70-69—205-8
So Yeon Ryu 70-65-70—205-8
I.K. Kim 67-66-72—205-8
Brittany Lang 65-71-70—206-7
Hee Young Park 69-67-70—206-7
Alison Walshe 67-71-69—207-6
Stacy Lewis 69-68-70—207-6
Caroline Masson 67-70-70—207-6
Beatriz Recari 66-71-70—207-6
Gerina Piller 70-66-71—207-6
Michelle Wie 71-66-71—208-5
Portugal Masters Leading Scores
Saturday
At Victoria Club de Golfe
Vilamoura, Portugal
Purse: $2.7 million
Yardage: 7,157; Par: 71
Third Round
Paul Waring, England 67-63-67—197
Scott Jamieson, Scotland 66-73-60—199
Simon Thornton, Ireland 65-69-65—199
Jamie Donaldson, Wales 65-68-66—199
Hennie Otto, So. Africa 66-64-69—199
Pablo Larrazabal, Spain 69-67-64—200
Alvaro Quiros, Spain 65-67-68—200
Chris Doak, Scotland 67-64-69—200
Justin Walters, So.Africa 69-63-69—201
Bernd Wiesberger, Austria 66-65-70—201
Roberto Coles, England 67-71-64—202
S. Gallacher, Scotland 70-67-65—202
Jose Lara, Spain 67-69-66—202
N. Colsaerts, Belgium 68-67-67—202
M. Baldwin, England 67-66-69—202
PGA-Frys.com
Top Par Scores
Saturday
At CordeValle Golf Club
San Martin, Calif.
Purse: $5 million
Yardage: 7,379; Par: 71
Third Round
Brooks Koepka 67-64-67—198-15
George McNeill 68-70-62—200-13
Jason Kokrak 67-65-68—200-13
Jimmy Walker 70-69-62—201-12
Vijay Singh 69-67-65—201 -12
Robert Garrigus 70-63-68—201 -12
Will MacKenzie 69-70-64—203 -10
Max Homa 69-68-66—203 -10
Ben Martin 69-68-66—203 -10
Ryo Ishikawa 69-67-67—203-10
Jim Herman 67-66-70—203-10
Ricky Barnes 71-69-64—204 -9
Kevin Chappell 70-69-65—204 -9
Briny Baird 71-68-65—204 -9
Justin Hicks 68-68-68—204 -9
Billy Hurley III 69-66-69—204 -9
Hideki Matsuyama 70-66-68—204 -9
Spencer Levin 71-65-68—204 -9
Charlie Wi 67-68-69—204 -9
Tennis
ATP World Tour Shanghai
Rolex Masters Results
Saturday
At Qizhong Tennis Center
Shanghai, China
Purse: $3.85 million (Masters 1000)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles Semifinals
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (7), France, 6-2, 7-5.
Juan Martin del Potro (6), Argentina, def. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles Semifinals
Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo (5), Brazil, def. Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 10-7.
David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco (8), Spain, def. Jamie Murray, Britain, and John Peers, Australia, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (9).
WTA HP Japan Open Results
Saturday
At Utsbo Tennis Center
Osaka, Japan
Purse: $235,000 (Intl.)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles Semifinals
Samantha Stosur (3), Australia, def. Madison Keys (6), United States, 6-1, 6-2.
Eugenie Bouchard (5), Canada, def. Kurumi Nara, Japan, 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles Semifinals
Samantha Stosur, Australia, and Shuai Zhang, China, def. Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears (1), United States, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 10-5.
WTA Generali Ladies Linz Results
Saturday
At Intersport Arena Linz
Linz, Austria
Purse: $235,000 (Intl.)
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles Semifinals
Angelique Kerber (1), Germany, def. Carla Suarez Navarro (4), Spain, 6-2, 6-0.
Ana Ivanovic (3), Serbia, def. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles Semifinals
Karolina and Kristyna Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Irina Buryachok, Ukraine, and Katarzyna Piter, Poland, 6-3, 6-2.
NBA
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto 3 1 .750 —
Philadelphia 1 1 .500 1
Brooklyn 1 1 .500 1
New York 1 2 .333 1½
Boston 1 3 .250 2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 3 0 1.000 —
Atlanta 1 1 .500 1½
Charlotte 1 2 .333 2
Orlando 0 2 .000 2½
Washington 0 2 .000 2½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 3 0 1.000 —
Cleveland 2 0 1.000 ½
Detroit 1 1 .500 1½
Indiana 0 2 .000 2½
Milwaukee 0 3 .000 3
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
New Orleans 3 0 1.000 —
Dallas 1 1 .500 1½
Houston 1 1 .500 1½
San Antonio 0 0 .000 1½
Memphis 0 2 .000 2½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 1 0 1.000 —
Minnesota 2 1 .667 —
Denver 1 1 .500 ½
Utah 1 1 .500 ½
Portland 1 2 .333 1
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 1 0 1.000 —
Phoenix 1 0 1.000 —
L.A. Lakers 2 2 .500 ½
Sacramento 1 1 .500 ½
Golden State 1 2 .333 1
Friday’s Games
Toronto 100, New York 91
Philadelphia 97, Boston 85
Cleveland 110, Orlando 105
Miami 86, Charlotte 75
Portland 96, Utah 86
Saturday’s Games
Chicago 83, Washington 81
Boston 111, New York 81
Detroit 99, Brooklyn 88
Toronto 104, Minnesota 97
Charlotte 83, Milwaukee 76
L.A. Clippers at Utah, late
Today’s Games
Indiana vs. Houston at Taipei, Taiwan, 7:30 a.m.
Atlanta vs. New Orleans at Biloxi, MS, 10 a.m.
Phoenix at San Antonio, 10:30 a.m.
Monday’s Games
Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Orlando at Dallas, 2:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Denver, 3 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 4 p.m.
Pro soccer
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
x-New York 15 9 8 53 50 39
x-Sporting KC15 10 7 52 44 29
Houston 13 10 9 48 39 37
Montreal 13 11 7 46 48 46
Chicago 13 12 7 46 44 47
Philadelphia 12 10 10 46 40 40
New Eng. 12 11 9 45 45 36
Columbus 12 15 5 41 40 42
Toronto FC 5 16 11 26 29 46
D.C. 3 22 7 16 21 56
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
R-Salt Lake 15 10 7 52 55 40
Seattle 15 10 6 51 41 38
Portland 12 5 14 50 48 33
Los Angeles 14 11 6 48 51 37
Colorado 13 10 9 48 42 33
San Jose 13 11 8 47 33 41
Vancouver 12 11 9 45 48 42
FC Dallas 10 11 11 41 45 50
Chivas USA 6 18 8 26 29 60
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
x- clinched playoff berth
Wednesday’s Games
Houston 0, Sporting Kansas City 0, tie
Vancouver 4, Seattle FC 1
San Jose 1, Colorado 0
Saturday’s Games
New England 1, Montreal 0
D.C. United 1, Philadelphia 1, tie
Chicago 3, FC Dallas 2
Today’s Games
Seattle FC at Portland, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 16
Montreal at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 18
D.C. United at Sporting Kansas City, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 19
Philadelphia at Montreal, 8 a.m.
Seattle FC at FC Dallas, 8:30 a.m.
Vancouver at Colorado, 12 p.m.
Columbus at New England, 1:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Portland, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 20
New York at Houston, 11 a.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
Pro hockey
National Hockey League
Friday’s Games
Los Angeles 2, Carolina 1, SO
Phoenix 2, Philadelphia 1
Florida 6, Pittsburgh 3
Chicago 3, N.Y. Islanders 2
Dallas 4, Winnipeg 1
Calgary 3, New Jersey 2
Saturday’s Games
Boston 3, Columbus 1
Toronto 6, Edmonton 5, OT
Detroit 5, Philadelphia 2
Pittsburgh 5, Tampa Bay 4
Colorado 5, Washington 1
Chicago 2, Buffalo 1
St. Louis 5, N.Y. Rangers 3
Nashville 3, N.Y. Islanders 2
Minnesota 5, Dallas 1
Montreal at Vancouver, late
Ottawa at San Jose, late
Today’s Games
Phoenix at Carolina, 7 a.m.
Los Angeles at Florida, 9 a.m.
New Jersey at Winnipeg, 2 p.m.
Ottawa at Anaheim, 2 p.m.
Monday’s Games
Detroit at Boston, 7 a.m.
Edmonton at Washington, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Buffalo, 1:30 p.m.