MLB playoffs

Major League Baseball Playoffs

2010 Postseason Baseball

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

American League

Friday, Oct. 15

New York 6, Texas 5

Saturday, Oct. 16

Texas 7, New York 2

Monday, Oct. 18

Texas 8, New York 0

Tuesday, Oct. 19

Texas 10, New York 3

Wednesday, Oct. 20

New York 7, Texas 2, Texas leads series 3-2

Friday, Oct. 22

New York (Hughes 18-8) at Texas (Lewis 12-13), 8:07 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 23

New York (Pettitte 11-3) at Texas (Lee 12-9), 8:07 p.m., if necessary

National League

Saturday, Oct. 16

San Francisco 4, Philadelphia 3

Sunday, Oct. 17

Philadelphia 6, San Francisco 1

Tuesday, Oct. 19

San Francisco 3, Philadelphia 0

Wednesday, Oct. 20

San Francisco 6, Philadelphia 5, San Francisco leads series 3-1

Thursday, Oct. 21

Philadelphia (Halladay 21-10) at San Francisco (Lincecum 16-10), 7:57 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 23

San Francisco (Sanchez 13-9) at Philadelphia (Oswalt 13-13), 3:57 p.m. or 7:57 p.m., if necessary

Sunday, Oct. 24

San Francisco (Cain 13-11) at Philadelphia (Hamels 12-11), 7:57 p.m., if necessary

WORLD SERIES

Wednesday, Oct. 27

American League at National League, 7:57 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 28

AL at NL, 7:57 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 30

NL at AL, 6:57 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 31

NL at AL, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 1

NL at AL, if necessary, 7:57 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 3

AL at NL, if necessary, 7:57 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 4

AL at NL, if necessary, 7:57 p.m.

NFL standings

National Football League

All Times EDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Jets 5 1 0 .833 159 101

New England 4 1 0 .800 154 116

Miami 3 2 0 .600 89 112

Buffalo 0 5 0 .000 87 161

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Houston 4 2 0 .667 153 167

Indianapolis 4 2 0 .667 163 125

Tennessee 4 2 0 .667 162 98

Jacksonville 3 3 0 .500 110 167

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Pittsburgh 4 1 0 .800 114 60

Baltimore 4 2 0 .667 112 95

Cincinnati 2 3 0 .400 100 102

Cleveland 1 5 0 .167 88 125

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Kansas City 3 2 0 .600 108 92

Oakland 2 4 0 .333 120 151

Denver 2 4 0 .333 124 140

San Diego 2 4 0 .333 157 126

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 4 2 0 .667 134 118

Philadelphia 4 2 0 .667 153 120

Washington 3 3 0 .500 113 119

Dallas 1 4 0 .200 102 111

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Atlanta 4 2 0 .667 130 101

New Orleans 4 2 0 .667 130 108

Tampa Bay 3 2 0 .600 80 111

Carolina 0 5 0 .000 52 110

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 4 2 0 .667 112 97

Green Bay 3 3 0 .500 139 112

Minnesota 2 3 0 .400 87 88

Detroit 1 5 0 .167 146 140

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 3 2 0 .600 88 138

Seattle 3 2 0 .600 98 97

St. Louis 3 3 0 .500 103 113

San Francisco 1 5 0 .167 93 139

Sunday, Oct. 17

Seattle 23, Chicago 20

Miami 23, Green Bay 20, OT

Houston 35, Kansas City 31

Pittsburgh 28, Cleveland 10

St. Louis 20, San Diego 17

N.Y. Giants 28, Detroit 20

New England 23, Baltimore 20, OT

Philadelphia 31, Atlanta 17

New Orleans 31, Tampa Bay 6

N.Y. Jets 24, Denver 20

San Francisco 17, Oakland 9

Minnesota 24, Dallas 21

Indianapolis 27, Washington 24

Open: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Arizona, Carolina

Monday, Oct. 18

Tennessee 30, Jacksonville 3

Sunday, Oct. 24

Buffalo at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Miami, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

Oakland at Denver, 4:15 p.m.

New England at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.

Minnesota at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.

Open: Indianapolis, N.Y. Jets, Detroit, Houston

Monday, Oct. 25

N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Ohio H.S. football

Ohio High School Football

Thursday’s Results

Cin. Winton Woods 27, Cin. Anderson 20

Cin. Woodward 12, Cin. Hughes 0

Kentucky H.S.

Kentucky High School Football

Thursday’s Results

North Bullitt 28, Marion County 16

Wayne County 44, Taylor County 13

West Virginia H.S.

West Virginia High School Football

Thursday’s Results

Fairmont Senior 53, Wheeling Park 52

College football

Thursday’s College Football Scores

SOUTH

Ark.-Pine Bluff 39, Alcorn St. 35

Carson-Newman 34, Mars Hill 27

Tenn.-Martin 52, Lambuth 21

FAR WEST

Oregon 60, UCLA 13

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

Preseason Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 7 1 .875 —

Toronto 3 4 .429 3 1/2

New York 2 4 .333 4

New Jersey 2 5 .286 4 1/2

Philadelphia 2 5 .286 4 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Orlando 7 0 1.000 —

Charlotte 3 4 .429 4

Washington 3 4 .429 4

Atlanta 2 4 .333 4 1/2

Miami 2 4 .333 4 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 6 1 .857 —

Indiana 3 3 .500 2 1/2

Chicago 3 4 .429 3

Detroit 3 4 .429 3

Milwaukee 3 4 .429 3

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 6 0 1.000 —

Houston 4 3 .571 2 1/2

San Antonio 3 3 .500 3

Dallas 3 4 .429 3 1/2

New Orleans 1 7 .125 6

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Utah 7 0 1.000 —

Minnesota 5 2 .714 2

Denver 4 3 .571 3

Oklahoma City 3 3 .500 3 1/2

Portland 3 4 .429 4

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 3 3 .500 —

Sacramento 3 3 .500 —

Golden State 3 4 .429 1/2

Phoenix 2 5 .286 1 1/2

L.A. Clippers 1 7 .125 3

Thursday’s Games

Cleveland 83, Milwaukee 77

Oklahoma City 101, New Orleans 86

Atlanta 98, Miami 89

San Antonio 111, Houston 103

Portland 90, Denver 83

L.A. Lakers 120, Golden State 99

Friday’s Games

Atlanta at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

New York vs. Toronto at Montreal, Quebec, 7 p.m.

Orlando vs. Miami at Tampa, FL, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m.

Denver at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Golden State vs. L.A. Lakers at Ontario, CA, 10 p.m.

Cavaliers’ box

Exhibition Game

MILWAUKEE (77)

Delfino 4-12 0-0 10, Gooden 5-9 1-2 11, Bogut 4-6 0-0 8, Jennings 4-11 2-3 11, Douglas-Roberts 7-14 2-2 16, Dooling 1-5 0-0 2, Ilyasova 3-9 0-0 6, Boykins 4-7 0-0 9, Sanders 2-4 0-0 4, Skinner 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-78 5-7 77.

CLEVELAND (83)

Moon 1-5 2-2 4, Hickson 4-9 2-2 10, Varejao 2-4 2-2 6, Sessions 10-19 6-6 26, Parker 6-12 5-6 18, Jamison 3-12 0-0 7, Harris 1-2 0-0 2, Hollins 0-2 0-0 0, J.Williams 4-10 1-1 10. Totals 31-75 18-19 83.

Milwaukee 16 24 19 18 — 77

Cleveland 20 22 16 25 — 83

3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 4-17 (Delfino 2-8, Boykins 1-1, Jennings 1-3, Douglas-Roberts 0-1, Dooling 0-2, Ilyasova 0-2), Cleveland 3-15 (J.Williams 1-2, Parker 1-3, Jamison 1-7, Sessions 0-1, Moon 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 44 (Ilyasova 8), Cleveland 47 (Jamison 7). Assists—Milwaukee 24 (Jennings 7), Cleveland 15 (Parker 4). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 22, Cleveland 14. Technicals—Milwaukee defensive three second, Hickson. A—7,092 (19,500).

Transactions

Thursday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms with 3B Brandon Inge on a two-year contract. Named Ernie Young manager, Ben Oglivie coach and T.J. Saunders trainer of West Michigan (MWL). Announced Joe DePastino has assumed the role of roving catching coordinator.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Named Doug Sisson first-base coach.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Named Ric Wilson director of scouting.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Traded RHP Andrew Shive and 2B Matt Cusick to Cleveland to complete the trade that sent RHP Kerry Wood to the Yankees.

Golden League

CALGARY VIPERS—Announced the contract of LHP Brant Stickel was sold to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

BOSTON CELTICS—Waived F Stephane Lasme, F Keith Gallon and G Mario West.

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Waived F Darius Miles and C Matt Rogers.

CHICAGO BULLS—Waived G John Lucas III, G Kyle Weaver and F Roger Powell.

DALLAS MAVERICKS—Released G Dee Brown, G Rashad McCants, F-C Sean Williams and G Adam Haluska.

DENVER NUGGETS—Exercised their option on the contract of G Ty Lawson through the 2011-12 season.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Exercised their third-year contract option on G Jrue Holiday and their fourth-year contract option on F-C Marreese Speights. Waived F-C Trent Plaisted and G Chris Quinn.

PHOENIX SUNS—Exercised their fourth-year contract option on C Robin Lopez.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS—Waived F Adam Morrison and C Sean Marks.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

DETROIT LIONS—Signed CB Paul Pratt to the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Placed LW Ethan Moreau on injured reserve.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Signed F Steve Begin to a one-year contract and assigned him to Milwaukee (AHL).

OTTAWA SENATORS—Recalled D David Hale from Binghamton (AHL).

SAN JOSE SHARKS—Assigned G Thomas Greiss to Brynas (Swedish Elite).

COLLEGE

ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF—Announced the resignation of athletic director Louis Perkins.

USA Today/ESPN

The top 25 teams in the preseason USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2009-10 record, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and 2009-10 final ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Duke (29) 35-5 772 1

2. Michigan State (2) 28-9 737 4

3. Kansas State 29-8 656 7

4. Pittsburgh 25-9 621 20

5. Ohio State 29-8 615 11

6. Villanova 25-8 552 15

7. Kansas 33-3 538 6

8. Purdue 29-6 521 12

9. North Carolina 20-17 467 —

10. Kentucky 35-3 449 5

11. Florida 21-13 424 —

12. Gonzaga 27-7 423 23

13. Syracuse 30-5 422 8

14. Baylor 28-8 362 10

15. Missouri 23-11 354 —

16. Illinois 21-15 329 —

17. Washington 26-10 307 21

18. Butler 33-5 245 2

19. Memphis 24-10 212 —

20. Tennessee 28-9 158 9

21. Georgetown 23-11 129 —

22. Temple 29-6 120 —

23. Virginia Tech 25-9 97 —

24. Wisconsin 24-9 91 24

25. Texas 24-10 89 —

Others receiving votes: San Diego State 73, BYU 55, West Virginia 49, Minnesota 41, Florida State 31, UNLV 19, Wichita State 13, UCLA 12, Vanderbilt 11, N.C. State 10, Georgia 9, Richmond 9, Xavier 8, Mississippi State 7, Utah State 6, California 5, Texas A&M 5, Murray State 4, New Mexico 4, Louisville 3, Arizona 2, Dayton 2, Marquette 2, Maryland 2, Saint Mary’s 2, Northwestern 1.

The USA TODAY/ESPN Board of Coaches for the 2010-11 season: Mike Adras, Northern Arizona; Tommy Amaker, Harvard; Tevester Anderson, Jackson State; Ronnie Arrow, South Alabama; Randy Bennett, Saint Mary’s; Eddie Biedenbach, North Carolina-Asheville; Jim Boeheim, Syracuse; Rick Byrd, Belmont; Patrick Chambers, Boston University; Charlie Coles, Miami (Ohio); Ed Cooley, Fairfield; Scott Drew, Baylor; Steve Fisher, San Diego State; Don Friday, St. Francis (Pa.); Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa; Rob Jeter, Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Billy Kennedy, Murray State; Billy Lange, Navy; Mike McConathy, Northwestern State; Bob McKillop, Davidson; Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph’s; Ronald “Fang” Mitchell, Coppin State; Matt Painter, Purdue; John Pelphrey, Arkansas; Herb Sendek, Arizona State; Shaka Smart, Virginia Commonwealth; Scott Sutton, Oral Roberts; Don Verlin, Idaho; Bob Williams, UC-Santa Barbara; Gary Williams, Maryland; Doug Wojcik, Tulsa.