NFL standings
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Buffalo    4    2    0    .667    119    101
New England    5    2    0    .714    195    166
Miami    4    3    0    .571    92    152
N.Y. Jets    3    4    0    .429    137    161
South
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Jacksonville    4    3    0    .571    183    110
Tennessee    4    3    0    .571    158    173
Houston    3    3    0    .500    177    147
Indianapolis    2    5    0    .286    119    222
North
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Pittsburgh    5    2    0    .714    147    116
Baltimore    4    4    0    .500    170    148
Cincinnati    2    4    0    .333    98    112
Cleveland    0    7    0    .000    103    169
West
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Kansas City    5    2    0    .714    207    161
Denver    3    3    0    .500    108    118
L.A. Chargers    3    4    0    .429    137    131
Oakland    3    4    0    .429    155    156
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Philadelphia    6    1    0    .857    199    146
Washington    3    3    0    .500    141    147
Dallas    3    3    0    .500    165    142
N.Y. Giants    1    6    0    .143    112    156
South
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
New Orleans    4    2    0    .667    171    133
Carolina    4    3    0    .571    131    139
Atlanta    3    3    0    .500    128    132
Tampa Bay    2    4    0    .333    145    151
North
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Minnesota    5    2    0    .714    146    119
Green Bay    4    3    0    .571    164    161
Detroit    3    3    0    .500    161    149
Chicago    3    4    0    .429    122    151
West
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
L.A. Rams    5    2    0    .714    212    138
Seattle    4    2    0    .667    134    94
Arizona    3    4    0    .429    119    191
San Francisco    0    7    0    .000    123    186
Thursday, Oct. 26
Baltimore 40, Miami 0
Sunday, Oct. 29
Minnesota vs. Cleveland at London, 9:30 a.m. (NFLN)
Oakland at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Los Angeles Chargers at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Chicago at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Atlanta at New York Jets, 1 p.m. (FOX)
San Francisco at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Houston at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
Dallas at Washington, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
x-Pittsburgh at Detroit, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, Oct. 30
Denver at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Byes: Arizona, Green Bay, Jacksonville, Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants, Tennessee
Thursday, Nov. 2
Buffalo at New York Jets, 8:25 p.m. (NFLN)
Sunday, Nov. 5
Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Cincinnati at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Los Angeles Rams at New York Giants, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Denver at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Baltimore at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Arizona at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
Washington at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
Kansas City at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
x-Oakland at Miami, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, Nov. 6
Detroit at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Byes: Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota, New England, Pittsburgh

MLB postseason
2017 Postseason Baseball Schedule
WILD CARD
Tuesday, Oct. 3: New York 8, Minnesota 4
Wednesday, Oct. 4: Arizona 11, Colorado 8
DIVISION SERIES
(Best-of-5; x-if necessary)
American League
Houston 3, Boston 1
Thursday, Oct. 5: Houston 8, Boston 2
Friday, Oct. 6: Houston 8, Boston 2
Sunday, Oct. 8: Boston 10, Houston 3
Monday, Oct. 9: Houston 5, Boston 4
New York 3, Cleveland 2
Thursday, Oct. 5: Cleveland 4, New York 0
Friday, Oct. 6: Cleveland 9, New York 8, 13 innings
Sunday, Oct. 8: New York 1, Cleveland 0
Monday, Oct. 9: New York 7, Cleveland 3
Wednesday, Oct. 11: New York 5, Cleveland 2
National League
Chicago 3, Washington 2
Friday, Oct. 6: Chicago 3, Washington 0
Saturday, Oct. 7: Washington 6, Chicago 3
Monday, Oct. 9: Chicago 2, Washington 1
Tuesday, Oct. 10: Washington at Chicago, ppd., rain
Wednesday, Oct. 11: Washington 5, Chicago 0
Thursday, Oct. 12: Chicago 9, Washington 8
Los Angeles 3, Arizona 0
Friday, Oct. 6: Los Angeles 9, Arizona 5
Saturday, Oct. 7: Los Angeles 8, Arizona 5
Monday, Oct. 9: Los Angeles 3, Arizona 1
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
American League
Houston 4, New York 3
Friday, Oct. 13: Houston 2, New York 1
Saturday, Oct. 14: Houston 2, New York 1
Monday, Oct. 16: New York 8, Houston 1
Tuesday, Oct. 17: New York 6, Houston 4
Wednesday, Oct. 18: New York 5, Houston 0
Friday, Oct. 20: Houston 7, New York 1
Saturday, Oct. 21: Houston 4, New York 0
National League
Los Angeles 4, Chicago 1
Saturday, Oct. 14: Los Angeles 5, Chicago 2
Sunday, Oct. 15: Los Angeles 4, Chicago 1
Tuesday, Oct. 17: Los Angeles 6, Chicago 1
Wednesday, Oct. 18: Chicago 3, Los Angeles 2
Thursday, Oct. 19: Los Angeles 11, Chicago 1
WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
All Games Televised by Fox
Houston 1, L.A. Dodgers 1
Tuesday, Oct. 24: L.A. Dodgers 3, Houston 1
Wednesday, Oct. 25: Houston 7, L.A. Dodgers 6, 11 innings
Friday, Oct. 27: L.A. Dodgers (Darvish 10-12) at Houston (Morton 14-7 or McCullers 7-4), 8:09 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 28: L.A. Dodgers at Houston, 8:09 p.m.
x-Sunday, Oct. 29: L.A. Dodgers at Houston, 8:16 p.m.
x-Tuesday, Oct. 31: Houston at L.A. Dodgers, 8:09 p.m.
x-Wednesday, Nov. 1: Houston at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Tampa Bay    11    9    1    1    19    44    27
Toronto    10    7    3    0    14    43    36
Ottawa    10    5    1    4    14    37    28
Boston    8    4    3    1    9    26    27
Detroit    11    4    6    1    9    29    33
Florida    9    4    5    0    8    33    33
Buffalo    11    3    6    2    8    27    41
Montreal    10    2    7    1    5    18    38
Metropolitan Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Pittsburgh    11    7    3    1    15    34    41
New Jersey    8    6    2    0    12    31    24
Columbus    9    6    3    0    12    30    22
N.Y. Islanders    10    5    4    1    11    33    33
Philadelphia    10    5    5    0    10    34    29
Carolina    8    4    3    1    9    24    24
Washington    9    4    4    1    9    28    31
N.Y. Rangers    11    3    6    2    8    30    38
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
St. Louis    10    7    2    1    15    34    26
Chicago    10    5    3    2    12    34    26
Colorado    9    5    4    0    10    28    24
Nashville    9    4    3    2    10    23    24
Dallas    10    5    5    0    10    30    31
Winnipeg    8    4    3    1    9    23    28
Minnesota    8    3    3    2    8    28    27
Pacific Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Los Angeles    10    8    1    1    17    36    19
Vegas    8    7    1    0    14    27    19
Vancouver    9    5    3    1    11    24    23
Calgary    10    5    5    0    10    25    30
Anaheim    9    4    4    1    9    27    29
San Jose    9    4    5    0    8    24    24
Edmonton    9    3    5    1    7    20    28
Arizona    10    0    9    1    1    23    44
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Thursday’s Games
Boston 2, San Jose 1
N.Y. Rangers 5, Arizona 2
Carolina 6, Toronto 3
Pittsburgh 2, Winnipeg 1, OT
Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2
Florida 8, Anaheim 3
Los Angeles 4, Montreal 0
Ottawa 5, Philadelphia 4
Minnesota 6, N.Y. Islanders 4
Edmonton 5, Dallas 4
Washington at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Colorado at Vegas, 6 p.m.
Ottawa at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Columbus, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Dallas at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
San Jose at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Los Angeles at Boston, 7 p.m.
Arizona at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Florida, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Columbus at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Washington at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Anaheim at Carolina, 5 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Washington at Calgary, 9 p.m.

NBA standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Boston    3    2    .600    —
Brooklyn    3    2    .600    —
Toronto    2    2    .500       1/2
Philadelphia    1    4    .200    2
New York    0    3    .000    2
Southeast Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Orlando    3    1    .750    —
Washington    3    1    .750    —
Charlotte    2    2    .500    1
Miami    2    2    .500    1
Atlanta    1    4    .200    2 1/2
Central Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Cleveland    3    2    .600    —
Detroit    3    2    .600    —
Milwaukee    3    2    .600    —
Indiana    2    3    .400    1
Chicago    1    3    .250    1 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
San Antonio    4    0    1.000    —
Memphis    4    1    .800       1/2
Houston    4    1    .800       1/2
New Orleans    1    3    .250    3
Dallas    1    5    .167    4
Northwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Portland    3    1    .750    —
Oklahoma City    2    2    .500    1
Minnesota    2    3    .400    1 1/2
Utah    2    3    .400    1 1/2
Denver    1    3    .250    2
Pacific Division
W    L    Pct    GB
L.A. Clippers    3    0    1.000    —
Golden State    3    2    .600    1
L.A. Lakers    2    2    .500    1 1/2
Phoenix    2    3    .400    2
Sacramento    1    3    .250    2 1/2
Wednesday’s Late Games
Golden State 117, Toronto 112
L.A. Lakers 102, Washington 99, OT
Thursday’s Games
Boston 96, Milwaukee 89
Chicago 91, Atlanta 86
Memphis 96, Dallas 91
L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10 p.m.
New Orleans at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Houston at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Brooklyn at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Toronto at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Washington at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Cleveland at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Boston at Miami, 8 p.m.
Houston at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m.
Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m.
Detroit at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Milwaukee at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Indiana, 4:30 p.m.
Denver at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.
Orlando at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Washington at Sacramento, 6 p.m.
New York at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

H.S. football
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Thursday’s Football Scores
Cin. Aiken 56, Cin. Riverview East 0
Cin. Clark Montessori 27, Cin. College Prep. 26
Cols. Ready 35, Cols. Bexley 7
Day. Ponitz Tech. 32, Cin. Hughes 8
Franklin 24, Brookville 21
Garfield Hts. 39, Parma Normandy 8
Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 45, Uhrichsville Claymont 42
Lockland 13, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place 0
Pickerington N. 35, Gahanna Lincoln 16
Tol. Waite 34, Tol. Rogers 18
Wintersville Indian Creek 33, Richmond Edison 0

College football
Thursday’s College Football Scores
SOUTH
Georgia St. 21, South Alabama 13
MIDWEST
Findlay 49, Malone 0
Northern Illinois 30, Eastern Michigan 27
Toledo 58, Ball St. 17

NFL career TDs
The career rushing touchdown leaders in the National Football League (x-active):
TDS
1. Emmitt Smith    164
2. LaDainian Tomlinson    145
3. Marcus Allen    123
4. Walter Payton    110
5. Jim Brown    106
6. John Riggins    104
7. Marshall Faulk    100
7. Shaun Alexander    100
9. Barry Sanders    99
10. x-Adrian Peterson    99

Women’s USA poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today preseason 2017-18 women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2016-17 records, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and final ranking:
Record    Pts    Pvs
1. Connecticut (25)    36-1    789    3
2. South Carolina (7)    33-4    719    1
3. Baylor    33-4    687    6
4. Mississippi State    34-5    678    2
5. Notre Dame    33-4    648    5
6. Texas    25-9    608    14
7. UCLA    25-9    582    13
8. Ohio State    28-7    575    10
9. Stanford    32-6    548    4
10. Louisville    29-8    504    12
11. Oregon    23-14    479    16
12. Duke    28-6    442    15
13. Maryland    32-3    380    8
14. Florida State    28-7    334    7
15. West Virginia    24-11    272    20
16. Missouri    22-11    249    NR
17. Oregon State    31-5    246    9
18. Tennessee    20-12    229    NR
19. Marquette    25-8    218    NR
20. DePaul    27-8    156    18
21. Oklahoma    23-10    151    21
22. South Florida    24-9    109    NR
23. Michigan    28-9    100    NR
24. Miami (Fla.)    24-9    80    19
25. California    20-14    79    NR
25. Washington    29-6    79    11
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 70; North Carolina State 67; Kentucky 59; Syracuse 53; Arizona State 43; Quinnipiac 27; Drake 18; Gonzaga 18; Virginia 17; Purdue 15; Kansas State 10; LSU 8; Florida Gulf Coast 7; Georgia Tech 7; Michigan State 7; South Dakota State 6; Nebraska 5; Temple 5; Dayton 4; Indiana 4; Middle Tennessee 2; Texas-Arlington 2; Virginia Tech 2; Boise State 1; Elon 1; Villanova 1.