NFL standings

National Football League

All Times EDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 5 2 0 .714 187 154

Buffalo 3 3 0 .500 118 126

Miami 2 3 0 .400 120 124

N.Y. Jets 1 6 0 .143 121 185

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 4 2 0 .667 189 136

Houston 3 3 0 .500 132 120

Tennessee 2 4 0 .333 104 153

Jacksonville 0 6 0 .000 81 185

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 3 1 1 .700 134 113

Baltimore 4 2 0 .667 164 97

Cleveland 3 2 0 .600 134 115

Pittsburgh 3 3 0 .500 124 139

W L T Pct PF PA

San Diego 5 1 0 .833 164 91

Denver 4 1 0 .800 147 104

Kansas City 2 3 0 .400 119 101

Oakland 0 5 0 .000 79 134

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Dallas 5 1 0 .833 165 126

Philadelphia 5 1 0 .833 183 132

N.Y. Giants 3 3 0 .500 133 138

Washington 1 5 0 .167 132 166

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Carolina 3 2 1 .583 141 157

New Orleans 2 3 0 .400 132 141

Atlanta 2 4 0 .333 164 170

Tampa Bay 1 5 0 .167 120 204

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Detroit 4 2 0 .667 116 82

Green Bay 4 2 0 .667 161 130

Chicago 3 3 0 .500 143 144

Minnesota 2 4 0 .333 104 143

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 4 1 0 .800 116 106

San Francisco 4 2 0 .667 141 123

Seattle 3 2 0 .600 133 113

St. Louis 1 4 0 .200 101 150

Thursday, Oct. 16

New England 27, N.Y. Jets 25

Sunday, Oct. 19

Seattle at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Miami at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Washington, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

Arizona at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Philadelphia, Tampa Bay

Monday, Oct. 20

Houston at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 23

San Diego at Denver, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 26

Detroit vs. Atlanta, at London, 9:30 a.m.

Seattle at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Miami at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Chicago at New England, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.

Oakland at Cleveland, 4:25 p.m.

Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m.

Green Bay at New Orleans-x, 8:30 p.m.

Open: N.Y. Giants, San Francisco

Monday, Oct. 27

Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 5 4 1 0 8 17 18

Ottawa 4 3 1 0 6 11 8

Tampa Bay 4 2 1 1 5 13 8

Toronto 4 2 2 0 4 14 14

Boston 6 2 4 0 4 11 17

Detroit 3 1 1 1 3 6 7

Buffalo 4 1 3 0 2 8 17

Florida 3 0 2 1 1 3 9

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Islanders 4 4 0 0 8 19 12

New Jersey 4 3 1 0 6 15 12

Washington 4 2 0 2 6 16 10

Pittsburgh 3 2 1 0 4 13 9

Columbus 3 2 1 0 4 10 7

N.Y. Rangers 5 2 3 0 4 13 20

Carolina 4 0 2 2 2 10 15

Philadelphia 4 0 2 2 2 11 16

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Nashville 3 2 0 1 5 9 6

Chicago 3 2 0 1 5 10 6

Dallas 4 2 1 1 5 10 11

Minnesota 2 2 0 0 4 8 0

St. Louis 3 1 1 1 3 6 5

Colorado 5 1 3 1 3 7 17

Winnipeg 3 1 2 0 2 7 9

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 4 3 0 1 7 16 9

Los Angeles 5 3 1 1 7 13 9

Anaheim 4 3 1 0 6 16 12

Calgary 5 3 2 0 6 13 13

Vancouver 2 2 0 0 4 9 6

Arizona 3 2 1 0 4 12 12

Edmonton 4 0 3 1 1 11 23

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s Games

N.Y. Islanders 4, San Jose 3, SO

N.Y. Rangers 2, Carolina 1, SO

Los Angeles 1, St. Louis 0, SO

Dallas 3, Pittsburgh 2

Washington 6, New Jersey 2

Montreal 6, Boston 4

Ottawa 5, Colorado 3

Friday’s Games

Florida at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m.

San Jose at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Florida at Washington, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

 

MLB Playoffs

Major League Baseball Postseason

x-if necessary

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

(Best-of-7)

American League

All AL games televised by TBS

Kansas City 4, Baltimore 0

Friday, Oct. 10: Kansas City 8, Baltimore 6, 10 innings

Saturday, Oct. 11: Kansas City 6, Baltimore 4

Monday, Oct. 13: Baltimore at Kansas City, ppd., rain

Tuesday, Oct. 14: Kansas City 2, Baltimore 1

Wednesday, Oct. 15: Kansas City 2, Baltimore 1

National League

San Francisco 4, St. Louis 1

Saturday, Oct. 11: San Francisco 3, St. Louis 0

Sunday, Oct. 12: St. Louis 5, San Francisco 4

Tuesday, Oct. 14: San Francisco 5, St. Louis 4, 10 innings

Wednesday, Oct. 15: San Francisco 6, St. Louis 4

Thursday, Oct. 16: San Francisco 6, St. Louis 3

WORLD SERIES

(Best-of-7)

All games televised by Fox

Tuesday, Oct. 21: San Francisco (Bumgarner 20-11) at Kansas City (Shields 15-8), 8:07 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 22: San Francisco at Kansas City, 8:07 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 24: Kansas City at San Francisco, 8:07 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 25: Kansas City at San Francisco, 8:07 p.m.

x-Sunday, Oct. 26: Kansas City at San Francisco, 8:07 p.m.

x-Tuesday, Oct. 28: San Francisco at Kansas City, 8:07 p.m.

x-Wednesday, Oct. 29: San Francisco at Kansas City, 8:07 p.m.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

Preseason Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Brooklyn 2 0 1.000 1/2

Toronto 4 1 .800 —

Boston 3 3 .500 1 1/2

New York 2 2 .500 1 1/2

Philadelphia 1 4 .200 3

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Washington 3 1 .750 —

Orlando 2 1 .667 1/2

Charlotte 2 2 .500 1

Atlanta 2 2 .500 1

Miami 0 4 .000 3

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 3 0 1.000 —

Detroit 3 1 .750 1/2

Chicago 3 2 .600 1

Indiana 1 3 .250 2 1/2

Milwaukee 1 3 .250 2 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Houston 3 1 .750 —

New Orleans 3 2 .600 1/2

Dallas 1 2 .333 1 1/2

Memphis 1 3 .250 2

San Antonio 0 1 .000 1 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Utah 4 0 1.000 —

Minnesota 1 1 .500 2

Oklahoma City 2 2 .500 2

Portland 1 2 .333 2 1/2

Denver 1 4 .200 3 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 4 0 1.000 —

Phoenix 2 1 .667 1 1/2

Sacramento 1 3 .250 3

L.A. Lakers 1 3 .250 3

L.A. Clippers 0 3 .000 3 1/2

Thursday’s Games

Boston 111, Philadelphia 91

Chicago 85, Atlanta 84

New Orleans 120, Oklahoma City 86

Golden State 104, Denver 101

Phoenix 121, San Antonio 90

Utah 119, L.A. Lakers 86

Friday’s Games

Charlotte at Washington, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto vs. Oklahoma City at Wichita, KS, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Minnesota at Cedar Rapids, IA, 8 p.m.

Golden State vs. Miami at Kansas City, MO, 8:30 p.m.

Utah at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Dallas at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando vs. Philadelphia at Allentown, PA, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Denver vs. L.A. Clippers at Las Vegas, NV, 10:30 p.m.

 

H.S. football

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Thursday’s Football Scores

Cle. John Marshall 12, Cle. E. Tech 6

Day. Belmont 55, Day. Thurgood Marshall 7

Eastlake N. 32, Hunting Valley University 3

Gahanna Lincoln 10, Grove City 0

Geneva 38, Madison 7

 

College football

Thursday’s College Football Scores

EAST

Gannon 52, Edinboro 7

Pittsburgh 21, Virginia Tech 16

FAR WEST
Utah 29, Oregon St. 23, 2OT

 

USA Today poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s preseason college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2013-14 records, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and final 2013-14 ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Kentucky (24) 29-11 785 2

2. Arizona (3) 33-5 746 5

3. Duke (2) 26-9 715 16

4. Wisconsin (3) 30-8 706 4

5. Kansas 25-10 654 14

6. North Carolina 24-10 598 21

7. Florida 36-3 568 3

8. Virginia 30-7 519 10

9. Louisville 31-6 507 9

10. Texas 24-11 479 –

11. Wichita State 35-1 471 7

12. Villanova 29-5 439 13

13. Gonzaga 29-7 423 –

14. Iowa St. 28-8 323 11

15. Connecticut 32-8 292 1

16. Va. Commonwealth 26-9 259 –

17. San Diego State 31-5 251 12

18. Michigan State 29-9 241 8

19. Oklahoma 23-10 237 –

20. Ohio State 25-10 223 –

21. Nebraska 19-13 156 –

22. SMU 27-10 149 –

23. Michigan 28-9 139 6

24. Syracuse 28-6 128 17

25. Iowa 20-13 56 –

Others receiving votes: Harvard 47, Stanford 47, Kansas State 37, Pittsburgh 36, Utah 26, Memphis 25, Minnesota 18, UCLA 15, New Mexico 11, Oregon 9, Louisiana Tech 8, Colorado 8, Arkansas 8, Dayton 6, Providence 5, Notre Dame 5, Massachusetts 4, Georgetown 4, Illinois 4, Texas-El Paso 4, Florida State 3, Baylor 2, George Washington 1, Miami 1, Toledo 1, Saint Mary’s 1.

 

NASCAR

NASCAR Sprint Cup Points Leaders

1, Joey Logano, 3,088. 2, Kyle Busch, 3,082. 3, Kevin Harvick, 3,081. 4, Ryan Newman, 3,077. 5, Carl Edwards, 3,076. 6, Jeff Gordon, 3,074. 7, Denny Hamlin, 3,073. 8, Kasey Kahne, 3,057. 9, Matt Kenseth, 3,056. 10, Brad Keselowski, 3,038. 11, Jimmie Johnson, 3,031. 12, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 3,031. 13, AJ Allmendinger, 2,142. 14, Greg Biffle, 2,127. 15, Kurt Busch, 2,109. 16, Aric Almirola, 2,096. 17, Kyle Larson, 940. 18, Jamie McMurray, 867. 19, Austin Dillon, 847. 20, Clint Bowyer, 844.

NASCAR Money Leaders

1, Brad Keselowski, $6,674,397. 2, Jeff Gordon, $6,425,285. 3, Joey Logano, $6,113,765. 4, Jimmie Johnson, $5,958,305. 5, Kevin Harvick, $5,831,297. 6, Matt Kenseth, $5,659,334. 7, Jamie McMurray, $5,628,708. 8, Kyle Busch, $5,557,372. 9, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $5,468,974. 10, Denny Hamlin, $4,993,163.

11, Greg Biffle, $4,807,749. 12, Austin Dillon, $4,756,066. 13, Kyle Larson, $4,749,175. 14, Clint Bowyer, $4,583,342. 15, Brian Vickers, $4,512,384. 16, Aric Almirola, $4,505,161. 17, Paul Menard, $4,448,484. 18, Carl Edwards, $4,435,987. 19, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $4,356,145. 20, Marcos Ambrose, $4,153,550.