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LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
American League
Boston 4, Detroit 2
Saturday, Oct. 12: Detroit 1, Boston 0
Sunday: Boston 6, Detroit 5
Tuesday: Boston 1, Detroit 0
Wednesday: Detroit 7, Boston 3
Thursday: Boston 4, Detroit 3
Saturday: Boston 5, Detroit 2
National League
St. Louis 4, Los Angeles 2
Friday, Oct. 11: Los Angeles at St. Louis, late
Saturday: St. Louis 1, Los Angeles 0
Monday: Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 0
Tuesday: St. Louis 4, Los Angeles 2
Wednesday: Los Angeles 6, St. Louis 4
Friday: St. Louis 9, Los Angeles 0
WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7)
All games televised by Fox
St. Louis vs. Boston-Detroit winner
Wednesday, Oct. 23: St. Louis at Boston, 2:07 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 24: St. Louis at Boston, 2:07 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 26: Boston at St. Louis, 2:07 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 27: Boston at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.
x-Monday, Oct. 28: Boston at St. Louis, 2:07 p.m.
x-Wednesday, Oct. 30: St. Louis at Boston, 2:07 p.m.
x-Thursday, Oct. 31: St. Louis at Boston, 2:07 p.m.
Sunday’s Sports
Transactions
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Exercised the contract options for G Brandon Knight and F John Henson.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Assigned F Joakim Nordstrom to Rockford (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS—Announced the retirement of G Martin Biron. Recalled Fs Chris Kreider and Brandon Mashinter and G Cam Talbot from Hartford (AHL).
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS—Reassigned F Carter Ashton, F David Broll and F Trevor Smith to Toronto (AHL).
American Hockey League
PEORIA RIVERMEN—Released G Kevin McFarland, F Masahito Suzuki and RW Casey Mignone.
COLLEGE
LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE—Named Cora Brumley commissioner.
TENNIS
ATP World Tour Erste Bank Open
Sunday
At Wiener Stadthalle
Vienna, Austria
Purse: $775,000 (WT250)
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles Championship
Tommy Haas (2), Germany, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
Doubles Championship
Florin Mergea, Romania, and Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def. Julian Knowle, Austria, and Daniel Nestor (3), Canada, 7-5, 6-4.
Kremlin Cup Results
Sunday
At Olympic Stadium
Moscow
Purse: Men, $823,550 (WT250); Women, $795,000 (Premier)
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles Men Championship
Richard Gasquet (1), France, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Women Championship
Simona Halep (5), Romania, def. Samantha Stosur (7), Australia, 7-6 (1), 6-2.
Doubles Women Championship
Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, and Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, and Anastasia Rodionova (2), Australia, 6-1, 1-6, 10-8.
ATP World Tour If Stockholm Open Sunday
At Kungliga Tennishallen
Stockholm, Sweden
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Purse: $814,400 (WT250)
Singles Championship
Grigor Dimitrov (7), Bulgaria, def. David Ferrer (1), Spain, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Doubles Championship
Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, and Jean-Julien Rojer (1), Netherlands, def. Jonas Bjorkman and Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, 6-2, 6-2.
WTA Tour BGL BNP Paribas
Luxembourg Open
Sunday
At CK Sportcenter Kockelsheuer
Luxembourg
Purse: $235,000 (Intl.)
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles Championship
Caroline Wozniacki (1), Denmark, def. Annika Beck, Germany, 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles Championship
Stephanie Vogt, Liechtenstein, and Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, def. Kristina Barrois, Germany, and Laura Thorpe, France, 7-6 (2), 6-4.
GOLF
Champions Tour-Greater Hickory Classic Par Scores
Sunday
At Rock Barn Golf and Spa, Jones Course
Conover, N.C.
Purse: $1.6 million
Yardage: 6,846; Par 70
Final
(x-won on first playoff hole)
x-Michael Allen, $240,000 67-65-65—197 -13
Olin Browne, $140,800 65-68-64—197 -13
Bernhard Langer, $115,200 64-66-69—199 -11
Brad Bryant, $95,200 66-66-69—201 -9
John Riegger, $76,000 65-67-70—202 -8
Chien Soon Lu, $57,600 70-67-66—203 -7
Tom Kite, $57,600 69-67-67—203 -7
Anders Forsbrand, $57,600 64-70-69—203 -7
Tom Pernice Jr., $38,400 67-70-67—204 -6
Bill Glasson, $38,400 73-70-61—204 -6
John Inman, $38,400 67-68-69—204 -6
Jim Gallagher, Jr., $38,400 68-66-70—204 -6
Bruce Vaughan, $38,400 71-62-71—204 -6
European/PGA Tour of Australasia
Top Scores
Sunday
At Lake Karrinyup Country Club
Perth, Australia
Purse: $2 million
Yardage: 7,143; Par: 72
Final
(x-won on first playoff hole)
Final Round
x-Jin Jeong, South Korea 68-72-69-69—278
Ross Fisher, England 72-67-71-68—278
Dimitrios Papadatos, Aus. 69-71-72-68—280
Danny Willett, England 72-71-68-69—280
Brody Ninyette, Australia 72-69-67-72—280
Brett Rumford, Australia 71-73-65-72—281
Joel Sjoholm, Sweden 71-73-67-71—282
Richard Finch, England 72-69-69-72—282
JB Hansen, Denmark 70-73-66-73—282
LPGA-KEB HanaBank Championship
Top Par Scores
Sunday
At Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course
Incheon, South Korea
Purse: $1.9 million
Yardage: 6,364; Par: 72
Final
(x-won on first playoff hole)
x-Amy Yang, $285,000 67-71-69—207-9
Hee Kyung Seo, $173,411 71-68-68—207-9
Michelle Wie, $100,479 69-73-66—208-8
Sei Young Kim, $100,479 71-68-69—208-8
Suzann Pettersen, $100,479 69-69-70—208-8
Ha-Neul Kim, $64,085 69-70-71—210-6
Brittany Lincicome, $53,642 71-71-69—211-5
Jane Park, $40,825 70-72-70—212-4
Se Ri Pak, $40,825 73-68-71—212-4
Jiyai Shin, $40,825 69-71-72—212-4
Anna Nordqvist, $40,825 67-70-75—212-4
Jodi Ewart Shadoff, $29,431 71-72-70—213-3
Eun-Hee Ji, $29,431 71-72-70—213-3
Caroline Hedwall, $29,431 68-74-71—213-3
Chella Choi, $29,431 73-68-72—213-3
Ju Young Park, $29,431 67-71-75—213-3
Ha Na Jang, $22,748 74-71-69—214-2
Sun Young Yoo , $22,748 72-73-69—214-2
Na Yeon Choi, $22,748 71-72-71—214-2
Haeji Kang, $22,748 72-69-73—214-2
Alison Walshe, $22,748 71-68-75—214-2
Auto racing
NASCAR Sprint Cup-Camping World RV Sales 500 Results
Sunday
At Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, Ala.
Lap length: 2.66 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (9) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 188 laps, 115.2 rating, 47 points, $236,345.
2. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 188, 119.3, 43, $180,210.
3. (21) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 188, 105.5, 42, $187,596.
4. (34) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 188, 98.9, 40, $154,726.
5. (27) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 188, 79, 40, $162,068.
6. (7) David Ragan, Ford, 188, 74, 39, $133,618.
7. (24) David Gilliland, Ford, 188, 68.9, 37, $122,293.
8. (4) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 188, 91.1, 36, $128,235.
9. (17) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 188, 64.5, 35, $128,493.
10. (20) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 188, 85.7, 35, $132,793.
11. (6) Greg Biffle, Ford, 188, 90.9, 34, $106,710.
12. (33) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 188, 65.6, 32, $134,071.
13. (11) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 188, 119.2, 33, $140,346.
14. (19) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 188, 70.5, 31, $131,671.
15. (36) Michael McDowell, Ford, 188, 70.4, 29, $90,310.
16. (18) Joey Logano, Ford, 188, 97.2, 29, $115,343.
17. (5) Carl Edwards, Ford, 188, 82.6, 28, $121,660.
18. (30) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 188, 98.1, 27, $113,030.
19. (38) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 188, 66.2, 25, $108,468.
20. (12) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 188, 94.4, 25, $122,076.
21. (2) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 188, 85.5, 24, $98,460.
22. (1) Aric Almirola, Ford, 188, 81.7, 23, $122,046.
23. (26) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 188, 73.2, 0, $84,735.
24. (35) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 188, 69.1, 0, $104,018.
25. (39) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 188, 54.2, 20, $94,057.
26. (16) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, accident, 187, 81.5, 0, $127,535.
27. (10) Casey Mears, Ford, accident, 187, 63, 18, $96,510.
28. (37) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 187, 43.3, 16, $83,360.
29. (13) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 187, 72.3, 15, $133,651.
30. (14) Josh Wise, Ford, 187, 37.6, 0, $84,035.
31. (31) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 187, 47.6, 0, $79,880.
32. (22) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 187, 41.9, 12, $87,660.
33. (23) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 187, 64.6, 11, $79,510.
34. (29) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 187, 42.5, 11, $87,310.
35. (40) Terry Labonte, Ford, 187, 34.1, 10, $79,135.
36. (28) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 186, 32.5, 9, $96,980.
37. (43) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 183, 44, 0, $78,846.
38. (15) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, engine, 142, 66.3, 6, $93,625.
39. (3) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 134, 71, 5, $97,039.
40. (25) David Reutimann, Toyota, engine, 119, 46.3, 4, $65,825.
41. (32) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, accident, 78, 40.6, 3, $89,039.
42. (42) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, engine, 60, 25, 0, $57,825.
43. (41) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, engine, 2, 25.3, 0, $54,325.
Race Statistics
• Average Speed of Race Winner: 178.795 mph.
• Time of Race: 2 hours, 47 minutes, 49 seconds.
• Margin of Victory: Under Caution.
• Caution Flags: 3 for 10 laps.
• Lead Changes: 52 among 20 drivers.
• Lap Leaders: A.Almirola 1; J.Burton 2; A.Almirola 3-7; J.Burton 8-10; M.Kenseth 11-14; G.Biffle 15-18; J.Logano 19-24; G.Biffle 25; M.Kenseth 26-41; J.Logano 42; B.Labonte 43-44; J.Gordon 45; T.Labonte 46; K.Kahne 47; D.Earnhardt Jr. 48-49; J.Johnson 50-54; D.Earnhardt Jr. 55-57; M.Kenseth 58-68; J.Johnson 69-77; D.Earnhardt Jr. 78-80; Ku.Busch 81-82; J.Johnson 83-84; M.Kenseth 85; J.Johnson 86-93; C.Bowyer 94; J.Johnson 95-97; C.Bowyer 98; J.Johnson 99-101; D.Earnhardt Jr. 102-103; J.Johnson 104; D.Earnhardt Jr. 105; J.Johnson 106-110; R.Stenhouse Jr. 111-113; J.Johnson 114-120; R.Stenhouse Jr. 121; J.McMurray 122; C.Mears 123; J.Gordon 124-125; A.Almirola 126-127; D.Earnhardt Jr. 128-131; J.Johnson 132-135; D.Earnhardt Jr. 136-146; Ky.Busch 147; R.Stenhouse Jr. 148; D.Earnhardt Jr. 149-160; R.Stenhouse Jr. 161; Ku.Busch 162; D.Ragan 163; D.Blaney 164; Ky.Busch 165-170; C.Edwards 171; Ky.Busch 172-173; J.McMurray 174-188.
• Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Johnson, 10 times for 47 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 8 times for 38 laps; M.Kenseth, 4 times for 32 laps; J.McMurray, 2 times for 16 laps; Ky.Busch, 3 times for 9 laps; A.Almirola, 3 times for 8 laps; J.Logano, 2 times for 7 laps; R.Stenhouse Jr., 4 times for 6 laps; G.Biffle, 2 times for 5 laps; J.Burton, 2 times for 4 laps; J.Gordon, 2 times for 3 laps; Ku.Busch, 2 times for 3 laps; C.Bowyer, 2 times for 2 laps; B.Labonte, 1 time for 2 laps; D.Ragan, 1 time for 1 lap; C.Edwards, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Blaney, 1 time for 1 lap; C.Mears, 1 time for 1 lap; T.Labonte, 1 time for 1 lap; K.Kahne, 1 time for 1 lap.
• Top 12 in Points: 1. J.Johnson, 2,254; 2. M.Kenseth, 2,250; 3. Ky.Busch, 2,228; 4. K.Harvick, 2,228; 5. J.Gordon, 2,220; 6. D.Earnhardt Jr., 2,202; 7. G.Biffle, 2,201; 8. C.Bowyer, 2,197; 9. Ku.Busch, 2,193; 10. C.Edwards, 2,186; 11. R.Newman, 2,182; 12. J.Logano, 2,179.
Pro hockey
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 9 6 3 0 12 24 23
Toronto 9 6 3 0 12 30 22
Boston 7 5 2 0 10 20 10
Montreal 8 5 3 0 10 26 15
Tampa Bay 8 5 3 0 10 26 21
Ottawa 8 3 3 2 8 21 24
Florida 9 3 6 0 6 20 32
Buffalo 10 1 8 1 3 13 28
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 8 7 1 0 14 31 19
Carolina 9 4 2 3 11 22 26
N.Y. Islanders 8 3 3 2 8 25 23
Columbus 8 3 5 0 6 19 22
Washington 8 3 5 0 6 21 25
New Jersey 8 1 4 3 5 17 26
N.Y. Rangers 7 2 5 0 4 11 29
Philadelphia 8 1 7 0 2 11 24
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Colorado 8 7 1 0 14 27 12
Chicago 8 5 1 2 12 23 19
St. Louis 7 5 1 1 11 27 19
Nashville 9 5 3 1 11 19 22
Minnesota 9 3 3 3 9 19 22
Winnipeg 9 4 5 0 8 22 25
Dallas 7 3 4 0 6 17 22
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 8 7 0 1 15 39 16
Anaheim 7 6 1 0 12 24 16
Phoenix 9 5 2 2 12 27 26
Los Angeles 9 6 3 0 12 24 22
Vancouver 10 5 4 1 11 27 29
Calgary 7 3 2 2 8 23 26
Edmonton 9 2 6 1 5 26 36
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Sunday’s Games
Columbus 3, Vancouver 1
Nashville 3, Winnipeg 1
Dallas at Anaheim, late
Today’s Games
San Jose at Detroit, 1:30 p.m.
Colorado at Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m.
Calgary at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m.
Pro soccer
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
x-New York 16 9 8 56 53 39
x-Sporting KC 16 10 7 55 45 29
Montreal 14 12 7 49 50 48
Chicago 14 12 7 49 45 47
New England 13 11 9 48 48 38
Houston 13 11 9 48 39 40
Philadelphia 12 11 10 46 41 42
Columbus 12 16 5 41 42 45
Toronto FC 5 17 11 26 29 47
D.C. 3 23 7 16 21 57
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Portland 13 5 15 54 49 33
x-Real Salt Lake 15 10 8 53 55 40
Los Angeles 15 11 6 51 52 37
Seattle 15 12 6 51 41 41
Colorado 14 10 9 51 45 35
San Jose 13 11 8 47 33 41
Vancouver 12 12 9 45 50 45
FC Dallas 11 11 11 44 47 50
Chivas USA 6 18 8 26 29 60
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
x- clinched playoff berth
Friday’s Games
Sporting Kansas City 1, D.C. United 0
Saturday’s Games
Montreal 2, Philadelphia 1
FC Dallas 2, Seattle FC 0
Colorado 3, Vancouver 2
New England 3, Columbus 2
Chicago 1, Toronto FC 0
Portland 0, Real Salt Lake 0, tie
Sunday’s Games
New York 3, Houston 0
San Jose at Los Angeles, late
Wednesday’s Game
Chivas USA at Real Salt Lake, 3 p.m.
Pro basketball
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto 4 1 .800 —
Brooklyn 4 1 .800 —
New York 2 2 .500 1½
Philadelphia 1 3 .250 2½
Boston 1 6 .143 4
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 4 2 .667 —
Charlotte 3 3 .500 1
Orlando 2 4 .333 2
Washington 1 4 .200 2½
Atlanta 1 4 .200 2½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 5 0 1.000 —
Cleveland 3 2 .600 2
Detroit 1 4 .200 4
Indiana 1 5 .167 4½
Milwaukee 0 4 .000 4½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
New Orleans 6 0 1.000 —
Houston 3 1 .750 2
Dallas 3 2 .600 2½
Memphis 3 2 .600 2½
San Antonio 1 3 .250 4
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 3 1 .750 —
Minnesota 3 1 .750 —
Portland 3 2 .600 ½
Denver 2 3 .400 1½
Utah 1 4 .200 2½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Sacramento 3 1 .750 —
L.A. Clippers 4 2 .667 —
Golden State 3 2 .600 ½
Phoenix 2 2 .500 1
L.A. Lakers 2 4 .333 2
Sunday’s Games
Memphis 90, Atlanta 82
Orlando 87, Detroit 86
Minnesota 104, Boston 89
Oklahoma City 88, Utah 82
Sacramento at Portland, late
Today’s Games
New York at Toronto, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Cleveland at Columbus, OH, 1 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago, 2 p.m.
Dallas at Houston, 8 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
Indiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Utah at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
