All Hawaii times All Hawaii times ADVERTISING Glantz-Culver Line NFL Thursday Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog Arizona 3 1½ (38½) at St. Louis Sunday Atlanta 3 3(50½) at Washington at Pittsburgh 4 3½ (44) Philadelphia Green Bay 6½ 7 (48½)
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Glantz-Culver Line
NFL
Thursday
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Arizona 3 1½ (38½) at St. Louis
Sunday
Atlanta 3 3(50½) at Washington
at Pittsburgh 4 3½ (44) Philadelphia
Green Bay 6½ 7 (48½) at Indianapolis
at N.Y. Giants 10½ 10(44) Cleveland
at Minnesota 6½ 5½(44) Tennessee
at Cincinnati 5½ 4½(44½) Miami
Baltimore 6½ 5(46) at Kansas;City
at Carolina 3 3(44) Seattle
Chicago 4 5½ (40½) at J’ville
at New Eng. 6½ 7 (51½) Denver
at San Fran 10 9½ (44½) Buffalo
at New Orleans 3 4 (54) San Diego
Monday
Houston 7 7½ (41) at N.Y. Jets
College football
Thursday’s game
TOP 25
No. 13 Southern Cal at Utah, 3 p.m.
Saturday’s games
STATE
Hawaii (1-3) at S.D. St. (2-3), 2 p.m.
TOP 25
No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 23 Wash., 4:30 p.m.
No. 3 Florida State at N.C. State, 2 p.m.
No. 4 LSU at No. 10 Florida, 9:30 a.m.
No. 5 Georgia at No. 6 South Carolina, 1 p.m.
No. 7 Kansas State vs. Kansas, 6 a.m.
No. 8 West Virginia at No. 11 Texas, 1 p.m.
No. 9 Notre Dame vs. Miami at Chicago, 1:30 p.m.
No. 12 Ohio St. vs. No. 21 Neb., 2 p.m.
No. 14 Oregon State vs. Washington State, noon
No. 15 Clemson vs. Ga. Tech, 9:30 a.m.
No. 15 TCU vs. Iowa State, 9:30 a.m.
No. 17 Oklahoma at Texas Tech, 9:30 a.m.
No. 18 Stanford vs. Arizona, 9 a.m.
No. 20 Mississippi State at Kentucky, 6:21 a.m.
No. 22 Rutgers vs. UConn, 6 a.m.
No. 24 Northwestern at Penn State, 6 a.m.
No. 25 UCLA at California, 4 p.m.
Pro football
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Jets 2 2 0 .500 81 109
New Engl. 2 2 0 .500 134 92
Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 115 131
Miami 1 3 0 .250 86 90
South
Houston 4 0 0 1.000 126 56
Indianapls 1 2 0 .333 61 83
J’ville 1 3 0 .250 62 97
Tennessee 1 3 0 .250 81 151
North
Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 121 83
Cincinnati 3 1 0 .750 112 112
Pittsburgh 1 2 0 .333 77 75
Cleveland 0 4 0 .000 73 98
West
San Diego 3 1 0 .750 100 71
Denver 2 2 0 .500 114 83
Kansas City 1 3 0 .250 88 136
Oakland 1 3 0 .250 67 125
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Phil. 3 1 0 .750 66 83
Dallas 2 2 0 .500 65 88
Wash. 2 2 0 .500 123 123
N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 111 84
South
Atlanta 4 0 0 1.000 124 76
Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 82 91
Carolina 1 3 0 .250 80 109
New Orl. 0 4 0 .000 110 130
North
Minnesota 3 1 0 .750 90 72
Chicago 3 1 0 .750 108 68
Green Bay 2 2 0 .500 85 81
Detroit 1 3 0 .250 100 114
West
Arizona 4 0 0 1.000 91 61
San Fran. 3 1 0 .750 104 65
St. Louis 2 2 0 .500 79 91
Seattle 2 2 0 .500 70 58
Monday’s result
Chicago 34, Dallas 18
Thursday’s game
Arizona at St. Louis, 2:20 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 7
Baltimore at Kansas City, 7 a.m.
Atlanta at Washington, 7 a.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7 a.m.
Green Bay at Indianapolis, 7 a.m.
Cleveland at N.Y. Giants, 7 a.m.
Miami at Cincinnati, 7 a.m.
Seattle at Carolina, 10:05 a.m.
Chicago at Jacksonville, 10:05 a.m.
Buffalo at San Francisco, 10:25 a.m.
Tennessee at Minnesota, 10:25 a.m.
Denver at New England, 10:25 a.m.
San Diego at New Orleans, 2:20 p.m.
Open: Dallas, Detroit, Oakland, Tampa Bay
Monday, Oct. 8
Houston at N.Y. Jets, 2:30 p.m.
Pro basketball
Women’s National
Basketball Association
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(x-if necessary)
(Best-of-3)
Eastern Conference
Connecticut 2, New York 0
Thursday: Connecticut 65, New York 60
Saturday: Connecticut 75, New York 62
Indiana 2, Atlanta 1
Friday: Atlanta 75, Indiana 66
Sunday: Indiana 103, Atlanta 88
Tuesday: Indiana 75, Atlanta 64
Western Conference
Minnesota 1, Seattle 0
Friday: Minnesota 78, Seattle 70
Today: Seattle 86, Minnesota 79, 2OT
Tuesday: Minnesota 73, Seattle 72
Los Angeles 2, San Antonio 0
Thursday: Los Angeles 93, San Antonio 86
Saturday: Los Angeles 101, San Antonio 94
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-3)
(x-if necessary)
Eastern Conference
Connecticut vs. Indiana
Friday: Indiana at Connecticut, 2 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 8: Connecticut at Indiana, 2 p.m.
x-Thursday, Oct. 11: Indiana at Connecticut, 2:30 p.m.
Western Conference
Los Angeles vs. Minnesota
Thursday: Los Angeles at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 7: Minnesota at Los Angeles, 9:30 a.m.
x-Wednesday, Oct. 10: Los Angeles at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
Soccer
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Sport.K.C. 17 7 7 58 39 25
New York 15 8 8 53 54 44
Chicago 16 9 5 53 42 36
D.C. 15 10 6 51 48 40
Houston 13 8 10 49 44 37
Columbus 14 11 6 48 39 39
Montreal 12 15 4 40 44 49
Phil. 8 15 6 30 31 36
New Eng. 7 16 8 29 37 43
Toronto FC 5 19 7 22 35 59
WESTERN CONFERENCE
x-San Jose 18 6 7 61 65 39
x-Real S.L. 16 11 4 52 44 34
x-L.A. 15 11 5 50 55 43
x-Seattle 13 7 10 49 45 31
Vancouver 10 12 9 39 31 40
FC Dallas 9 12 10 37 38 41
Colorado 9 18 4 31 39 46
Portland 7 15 9 30 32 52
Chivas USA 7 16 7 28 21 49
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
x- clinched playoff berth
Saturday’s results
New York 4, Toronto FC 1
Columbus 3, Philadelphia 2
Houston 2, New England 0
Vancouver 0, Seattle FC 0, tie
San Jose 3, FC Dallas 3, tie
Real Salt Lake 4, Chivas USA 0
Portland 1, D.C. United 1, tie
Sunday’s result
Colorado 1, Los Angeles 1, tie
Today’s games
Philadelphia at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Chivas USA at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
Tennis
China Open
At Beijing
Men’s first round
Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, def. Alex Bogomolov Jr., Russia, 7-5, 6-1.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (3), France, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3).
Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Tommy Haas (7), Germany, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (3).
Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Julien Benneteau, France, 6-1, 2-0, retired.
Richard Gasquet (5), France, def. Matthew Ebden, Australia, 6-2, 6-4.
Feliciano Lopez, Spain, def. Ryan Harrison, United States, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-2.
Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, def. David Ferrer (2), Spain, 5-4 retired.
Women’s second round
Li Na (7), China, def. Nadia Petrova, Russia, 6-1, 6-2.
Marion Bartoli (9), France, def. Ayumi Morita, Japan, 6-4, 6-3.
Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, def. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-2, 6-1.
Romina Oprandi, Switzerland, def. Camila Giorgi, Italy, 7-5, 6-2.
Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, def. Laura Robson, Britain, 7-5, 6-3.
Agnieszka Radwanska (3), Poland, def. Zhang Shuai, China, 6-2, 6-3.
Angelique Kerber (5), Germany, def. Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino, Spain, 6-2, 6-0.
Caroline Wozniacki (10), Denmark, def. Su-wei Hsieh, Taiwan, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3), 6-0.
Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Sam Stosur (8), Australia, 7-6 (2), 4-6, 7-5.
Victoria Azarenka (1), Belarus, def. Sabine Lisicki, Germany, 6-4, 6-2.
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—Suspended minor league free agent OF Joey Gathright 50 games, without pay, for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DALLAS MAVERICKS—Waived G Tu Holloway and C DJ Mbenga.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Named Jordan Cohn pro personnel scout.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS—Released TE LaMark Brown and DB Isaiah Green from the practice squad. Signed DB Mana Silva and G-T Andrew Jackson to the practice squad.
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed TE Richard Quinn. Waived CB Chris Lewis-Hall.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed LB Mario Addison to the practice squad.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed WR Jabar Gaffney. Terminated the contract of WR Legedu Naanee and DL Andre Fluellen. Waived-injured LB Mike Rivera.
NEW YORK JETS—Signed FB Lex Hilliard. Waived WR Patrick Turner. Signed WR Jordan White to the practice squad. Released CB Donnie Fletcher from the practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Released G Allen Barbre from the reserve list and running back Lonyae Miller from the practice squad. Signed TE Sean McGrath to the practice squad.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MLS—Fined Portland owner Merritt Paulson $25,000 for inappropriate conduct directed at the officials during and after a game against D.C. United on Sept 29.
NEW YORK RED BULLS—Named Jerome de Bontin general manager. Announced general manager and sporting director Erik Soler, who will remain as an internal advisor. Announced head of global soccer Gerard Houllier will oversee all sporting aspects of the team.
