Scoreboard
National
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Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New Eng. 4 1 0 .800 95 70
Miami 3 2 0 .600 114 117
N.Y. Jets 3 2 0 .600 98 116
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 5 0 .000 82 182
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
Detroit 3 2 0 .600 131 123
Chicago 3 2 0 .600 145 140
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
Thursday’s Game
Cleveland 37, Buffalo 24
Sunday’s Games
Green Bay 22, Detroit 9
New Orleans 26, Chicago 18
Kansas City 26, Tennessee 17
St. Louis 34, Jacksonville 20
Cincinnati 13, New England 6
Indianapolis 34, Seattle 28
Baltimore 26, Miami 23
Philadelphia 36, N.Y. Giants 21
Arizona 22, Carolina 6
Denver 51, Dallas 48
San Francisco 34, Houston 3
Oakland 27, San Diego 17
Open: Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington
Monday’s Game
N.Y. Jets 30, Atlanta 28
Thursday, Oct. 10
N.Y. Giants at Chicago, 2:25 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 13
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, Oct. 14
Indianapolis at San Diego, 2:40 p.m.
Pro basketball
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto 1 0 1.000 —
Brooklyn 0 0 .000 —
New York 0 0 .000 —
Philadelphia 0 0 .000 —
Boston 0 1 .000 —
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 1 0 1.000 —
Charlotte 0 0 .000 —
Orlando 0 0 .000 —
Washington 0 0 .000 —
Atlanta 0 1 .000 —
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 2 0 1.000 —
Cleveland 0 0 .000 —
Detroit 0 0 .000 —
Milwaukee 0 0 .000 —
Indiana 0 1 .000 —
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
New Orleans 2 0 1.000 —
San Antonio 0 0 .000 —
Dallas 0 1 .000 —
Houston 0 1 .000 —
Memphis 0 1 .000 —
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 1 0 1.000 —
Minnesota 0 0 .000 —
Oklahoma City 0 0 .000 —
Utah 0 0 .000 —
Portland 0 1 .000 —
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 1 0 1.000 —
L.A. Lakers 1 1 .500 —
Phoenix 0 0 .000 —
Sacramento 0 0 .000 —
Golden State 0 1 .000 —
Sunday’s Games
Denver 97, L.A. Lakers 88
Monday’s Games
Toronto 97, Boston 89
Miami 92, Atlanta 87
Chicago 106, Memphis 87
New Orleans 94, Dallas 92
L.A. Clippers 89, Portland 81
Sacramento at Golden State, late
Today’s Games
Oklahoma City vs. Philadelphia at Manchester, England, 9 a.m.
Brooklyn at Washington, 1 p.m.
Milwaukee at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Charlotte at Asheville, NC, 1:30 p.m.
Golden State at Utah, 3 p.m.
Denver vs. L.A. Lakers at Ontario, CA, 4 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
New Orleans vs. Orlando at Jacksonville, FL, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Toronto, 1 p.m.
New York vs. Boston at Providence, RI, 1:30 p.m.
Dallas at Memphis, 2 p.m.
Phoenix at Portland, 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
Sporting KC15 10 6 51 44 29
Houston 13 10 8 47 39 37
Montreal 13 10 7 46 48 45
Philadelphia 12 10 9 45 39 39
Chicago 12 12 7 43 41 45
New Eng. 11 11 9 42 44 36
Columbus 12 15 5 41 40 42
Toronto FC 5 16 11 26 29 46
D.C. 3 22 6 15 20 55
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
R-Salt Lake 15 10 7 52 55 40
Seattle 15 9 6 51 40 34
Portland 12 5 14 50 48 33
Los Angeles 14 11 6 48 51 37
Colorado 13 9 9 48 42 32
San Jose 12 11 8 44 32 41
Vancouver 11 11 9 42 44 41
FC Dallas 10 10 11 41 43 47
Chivas USA 6 18 8 26 29 60
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
x- clinched playoff berth
Friday’s Games
Chicago 3, D.C. United 0
Houston 1, Montreal 0
Saturday’s Games
New York 2, New England 2, tie
Sporting Kansas City 1, Columbus 0
Philadelphia 1, Toronto FC 0
Real Salt Lake 1, FC Dallas 1, tie
Colorado 5, Seattle FC 1
Sunday’s Games
Los Angeles 5, Chivas USA 0
Vancouver 2, Portland 2, tie
Wednesday, Oct. 9
Sporting Kansas City at Houston, 2:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Seattle FC, 4 p.m.
Colorado at San Jose, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 12
New England at Montreal, 8:30 a.m.
Philadelphia at D.C. United, 1 p.m.
Chicago at FC Dallas, 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 13
Seattle FC at Portland, 4 p.m.
Sunday’s Sports
Transactions
BASEBALL
American Association
AMARILLO SOX — Acquired LHP Dayne Quist from San Angelo (UL) for a player to be named.
United League
SAN ANGELO COLTS — Signed the contract options of RHPs Alfredo Caballero, Derek Christensen, B.J. Hyatt, Eric Sheridan, Jeremy Tietze and Derek Vaughn; OF Braden Embry and INF Eric Herman.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS — Waived F Rodney Carney.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS — Placed K Dustin Hopkins on injured reserve. Signed QB Thad Lewis from the practice squad. Claimed OL Antoine McClain off waivers from Oakland. Released OL Sam Young.
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed CB James Nixon from the practice squad. Placed LB Robert Francois on injured reserve.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Activated WR LaVon Brazill. Waived DE Lawrence Guy.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Agreed to terms with QB Josh Freeman.
OAKLAND RAIDERS — Released QB Matt Flynn.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Fired coach Peter Laviolette.
COLLEGE
NYU — Named Michael Quagliano men’s and women’s assistant golf coach and Ariel Osharenko assistant strength and conditioning coach.
WNBA
Women’s National
Basketball Association
FINALS
(Best-of-5)
Minnesota 1, Atlanta 0
Sunday, Oct. 6: Minnesota 84, Atlanta 59
Tuesday, Oct. 8: Atlanta at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 10: Minnesota at Atlanta, 2:30 p.m.
x-Sunday, Oct. 13: Minnesota at Atlanta, 2 p.m.
x-Wenesday, Oct. 16: Atlanta at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
College football
The Associated Press Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 5, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pv
1. Alabama (55) 5-0 1,495 1
2. Oregon (5) 5-0 1,424 2
3. Clemson 5-0 1,359 3
4. Ohio St. 6-0 1,305 4
5. Stanford 5-0 1,278 5
6. Florida St. 5-0 1,158 8
7. Georgia 4-1 1,138 6
8. Louisville 5-0 1,051 7
9. Texas A&M 4-1 1,003 9
10. LSU 5-1 993 10
11. UCLA 4-0 844 12
12. Oklahoma 5-0 819 11
13. Miami 5-0 780 14
14. South Carolina 4-1 764 13
15. Baylor 4-0 681 17
16. Washington 4-1 556 15
17. Florida 4-1 536 18
18. Michigan 5-0 514 19
19. Northwestern 4-1 418 16
20. Texas Tech 5-0 358 20
21. Fresno St. 5-0 258 23
22. Oklahoma St. 4-1 204 21
23. N. Illinois 5-0 138 NR
24. Virginia Tech 5-1 115 NR
25. Missouri 5-0 105 NR
Others receiving votes: Auburn 61, Notre Dame 50, Nebraska 35, Wisconsin 29, Michigan St. 16, UCF 7, Arizona St. 3, Mississippi 3, Rutgers 2.
Money Leaders
TENNIS
Through Oct. 6
ATP World Tour
Money
1, Rafael Nadal, $10,700,034. 2, Novak Djokovic, $7,824,672. 3, Andy Murray, $5,416,221. 4, David Ferrer, $3,253,790. 5, Juan Martin del Potro, $2,685,611. 6, Tomas Berdych, $2,196,678. 7, Stanislas Wawrinka, $2,035,178. 8, Richard Gasquet, $2,017,388. 9, Roger Federer, $1,925,336. 10, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, $1,514,164.
Ranking
1, Rafael Nadal, Spain, 11160. 2, Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 11120. 3, Andy Murray, Britain, 6895. 4, David Ferrer, Spain, 6710. 5, Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 4925. 6, Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 4610. 7, Roger Federer, Switzerland, 4515. 8, Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, 3150. 9, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 3115. 10, Richard Gasquet, France, 3095.
WTA
Money
1, Serena Williams, $9,940,572. 2, Victoria Azarenka, $5,822,165. 3, Maria Sharapova, $3,544,222. 4, Li Na, $2,892,485. 5, Marion Bartoli, $2,890,132. 6, Agnieszka Radwanska, $2,458,332. 7, Sara Errani, $2,291,492. 8, Petra Kvitova, $2,101,974. 9, Roberta Vinci, $1,881,463. 10, Sabine Lisicki, $1,735,308.
Ranking
1, Serena Williams, United States, 13260. 2, Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, 8485. 3, Maria Sharapova, Russia, 6941. 4, Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 6195. 5, Li Na, China, 5365. 6, Sara Errani, Italy, 4435. 7, Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 4315. 8, Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 3860. 9, Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 3845. 10, Angelique Kerber, Germany, 3645.
Race Points
1, Serena Williams, United States, 12040. 2, Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, 7676. 3, Maria Sharapova, Russia, 5891. 4, Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 5890. 5, Li Na, China, 5120. 6, Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 4370. 7, Sara Errani, Italy, 4190. 8, Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 3860. 9, Angelique Kerber, Germany, 3505. 10, Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 3300.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup
Through Oct. 6
Points
1, Matt Kenseth, 2,183. 2, Jimmie Johnson, 2,180. 3, Kevin Harvick, 2,158. 4, Jeff Gordon, 2,151. 5, Kyle Busch, 2,148. 6, Greg Biffle, 2,139. 7, Kurt Busch, 2,136. 8, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,129. 9, Clint Bowyer, 2,128. 10, Joey Logano, 2,124.
Money
1, Jimmie Johnson, $7,708,879. 2, Kyle Busch, $6,027,327. 3, Matt Kenseth, $5,875,330. 4, Kevin Harvick, $5,612,402. 5, Brad Keselowski, $5,350,639. 6, Carl Edwards, $5,105,769. 7, Jeff Gordon, $5,006,123. 8, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $4,844,723. 9, Joey Logano, $4,843,034. 10, Ryan Newman, $4,837,468.
Formula 1
Through Oct. 6
1, Sebastian Vettel, 272. 2, Fernando Alonso, 195. 3, Kimi Raikkonen, 167. 4, Lewis Hamilton, 161. 5, Mark Webber, 130. 6, Nico Rosberg, 122. 7, Felipe Massa, 89. 8, Romain Grosjean, 72. 9, Jenson Button, 58. 10, Paul di Resta, 36.
IndyCar
Through Oct. 6
1, Scott Dixon, 546. 2, Helio Castroneves, 521. 3, Simon Pagenaud, 491. 4, Justin Wilson, 460. 5, Marco Andretti, 457. 6, Ryan Hunter-Reay, 446. 7, Will Power, 444. 8, Dario Franchitti, 418. 9, James Hinchcliffe, 417. 10, Charlie Kimball, 406.
