Scoreboard: 11-09
11/9/2011PREP FOOTBALL
State Playoffs
Division I
All Games at 7 p.m. Saturday Unless Otherwise Noted
Region 1
1 Mentor (10-1) vs. 5 Solon (10-1), at Parma Byers Field
2 Cleveland St. Ignatius (9-2) vs. 6 Lakewood St. Edward (8-3), at Brunswick High School
Region 2
1 Whitmer (11-0) vs. 5 Canton McKinley (9-2), at Mansfield Senior High School
7 Wadsworth (10-1) vs. 3 Hudson (10-1), at Canton Fawcett Stadium
Region 3
1 Hilliard Davidson (10-0) vs. 4 Upper Arlington (9-2), at Col. St. Francis DeSales HS
2 Pickerington Central (8-2) vs. 6 Gahanna Lincoln (9-2), at Ohio Wesleyan Univ.
Region 4
1 Middletown (10-1) vs. 4 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (8-3), 5:30 p.m. at Univ. of Cincinnati
2 Cincinnati Colerain (10-1) vs. 3 Cincinnati St. Xavier (8-3), 8:15 p.m. at Univ. of Cincinnati
Division II
All Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday Unless Otherwise Noted
Region 5
1 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (9-1) vs. 4 Kent Roosevelt (10-1), at Twinsburg HS
2 Tallmadge (9-2) vs. 3 Aurora (10-1), at Solon HS
Region 6
1 Avon (10-1) vs. 4 Central Catholic (8-3), at Fremont Ross HS
7 Tiffin Columbian (9-2) vs. 6 East Cleveland Shaw (7-3), at Sandusky HS
Region 7
1 Columbus Marion-Franklin (11-0) vs. 4 Sunbury Big Walnut (9-2), at Ohio Wesleyan Univ.
2 Dresden Tri-Valley (10-1) vs. 3 New Albany (9-2), at Gahanna Lincoln HS
Region 8
1 Trotwood-Madison (11-0) vs. 5 Wapakoneta (10-1), at Piqua HS
2 Kings Mills Kings (11-0) vs. 6 Cincinnati Turpin (8-3), at Hamilton HS
Division III
All Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday Unless Otherwise Noted
Region 9
1 Chagrin Falls (11-0) vs. 4 Ravenna (9-2), at Warren Harding HS
2 Mentor Lake Catholic (10-1) vs. 6 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (9-2), at Bedford HS
Region 10
1 Columbus St. Francis DeSales (7-3) vs. 5 Elida (8-3), at Northmont HS
2 Clyde (9-2) vs. 3 Columbus Eastmoor Academy (9-2), at Mansfield Senior HS
Region 11
1 Steubenville (11-0) vs. 4 Youngs. Cardinal Mooney (7-3), at Canton Fawcett Stadium
2 Dover (10-1) vs. 3 Minerva (11-0), at Canton CC
Region 12
1 Springfield Shawnee (11-0), vs. 4 Dayton Thurgood Marshall (10-1), at Kettering Fairmont HS
7 Jackson (11-0) vs. 3 Plain City Jonathan Alder (11-0), at Logan HS
Division IV
All Games at 7 p.m. Saturday Unless Otherwise Noted
Region 13
1 Girard (10-1) vs. 4 Sullivan Black River (9-2), at Uniontown Lake HS
2 Orrville (8-3) vs. 3 Creston Norwayne (10-1), at Medina HS
Region 14
1 Kenton (11-0) vs. 4 Genoa (10-1), at BGSU
2 Eastwood (11-0) vs. 3 Columbus Bishop Hartley (10-0) at Ashland HS
Region 15
1 St. Clairsville (10-1) vs. 5 Coshocton (9-2), at Zanesville HS
2 Johnstown-Monroe (11-0) vs. 6 Ironton (7-4), at Hamilton Township HS
Region 16
1 Waynesville (11-0) vs. 5 Dayton Chaminade-Julienne (8-3), at Centerville HS
7 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (8-3), vs. 3 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (9-2), at Mason HS
Division V
All Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday Unless Otherwise Noted
Region 17
1 Kirtland (11-0) vs. 4 Sugarcreek Garaway (9-2), at Green HS
7 Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas (7-4) vs. 3 Columbiana Crestview (10-1), at Ravenna HS
Region 18
1 Liberty Center (11-0) vs. 5 Patrick Henry (9-2), at Perrysburg
7 Hicksville (9-2) vs. 6 Liberty-Benton (10-1), at Lima Senior HS
Region 19
1 Bucyrus Wynford (11-0) vs. 5 Portsmouth West (10-1), at Reynoldsburg HS
2 Lucasville Valley (11-0) vs. 6 Ashland Crestview (11-0), at Upper Arlington HS
Region 20
8 Versailles (9-2) vs. 5 Coldwater (8-3), at Dayton Welcome Stadium
2 Marion Pleasant (11-0) vs. 6 West Jefferson (9-2), at Hilliard Bradley HS
Division VI
All Games at 7 p.m. Saturday Unless Otherwise Noted
Region 21
1 Berlin Center Western Reserve (11-0) vs. 5 Malvern (10-1), at Louisville HS
2 Shadyside (8-3) vs. 3 Youngstown Christian (10-1), at New Philadelphia HS
Region 22
1 Leipsic (10-1) vs. 5 McComb (8-3), at Tiffin Columbian HS
2 Delphos St. John’s (8-3) vs. 3 Tiffin Calvert (9-2), 3 p.m. at BGSU
Region 23
1 Willow Wood Symmes Valley (10-1) vs. 5 Beallsville (9-2), at Athens HS
2 New Washington Buckeye Central (9-2) vs. 6 Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans (7-4), at Westerville Central HS
Region 24
1 Maria Stein Marion Local (9-2) vs. 5 Ada (9-2), at Lima Senior HS
2 Fort Loramie (10-1) vs. 6 Minster (8-3), at Wapakoneta HS
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Wheeling 6 1 0 0 12 32 17
Reading 5 4 1 0 11 29 35
Elmira 4 4 0 0 8 29 25
Trenton 2 7 0 0 4 27 41
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Kalamazoo 6 2 0 0 12 35 25
Chicago 5 3 0 0 10 23 21
Cincinnati 1 3 0 2 4 16 19
Toledo 2 5 0 0 4 15 22
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
S. Carolina 8 3 0 0 16 34 22
Gwinnett 5 3 1 1 12 27 24
Florida 4 6 0 1 9 34 40
Greenville 4 5 0 0 8 29 39
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Utah 7 2 0 0 14 22 17
Alaska 7 3 0 0 14 26 17
Colorado 4 5 0 0 8 28 36
Idaho 3 7 0 0 6 26 31
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Las Vegas 5 4 1 1 12 34 33
Ontario 4 2 1 0 9 25 20
Bakersfield 4 5 1 0 9 28 29
Stockton 3 3 0 2 8 19 25
LAST NIGHT
Bakersfield at Ontario, late
Idaho at Las Vegas, late
TODAY
Chicago at Toledo, 10:30 a.m.
Reading at Trenton, 7
Gwinnett at Elmira, 7:05
Wheeling at Florida, 7:30
Utah at Colorado, 9:05 p.m.
college football
Mid-American Conference
East
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Ohio 3 2 146 122 6 3 290 194
Miami 3 2 136 105 4 5 200 206
Temple 3 3 171 87 5 4 261 115
Kent St. 2 3 74 102 3 6 126 232
Bwlng Green 2 4 121 178 4 6 248 289
Buffalo 1 4 106 171 2 7 170 271
Akron 0 5 71 167 1 8 138 308
West
W L PF PA W L PF PA
N. Illinois 5 1 271 184 7 3 416 334
Toledo 4 1 227 141 5 4 352 263
Ball St. 4 2 150 190 6 4 238 330
E. Mich. 3 2 127 148 5 4 191 229
W. Mich. 3 2 166 135 5 4 272 230
C. Mich. 2 4 161 197 3 7 226 313
LAST NIGHT
W. Michigan at Toledo, 8
N. Illinois 45, Bowling Green 14
TONIGHT
Miami at Temple, 8
THURSDAY
Ohio at Cent. Michigan, 7:30
Saturday
Buffalo at E. Michigan, 1
Kent St. at Akron, 2
Big Ten Conference
Legends
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Mich. St. 4 1 109 100 7 2 239 144
Michigan 3 2 166 90 7 2 294 141
Nebraska 3 2 141 120 7 2 312 208
Iowa 3 2 134 106 6 3 285 201
N’western 2 4 201 218 4 5 281 277
Minnesota 1 4 77 196 2 7 168 303
Leaders
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Penn St. 5 0 96 62 8 1 196 112
Wisconsin 3 2 229 111 7 2 423 145
Ohio St. 3 2 118 100 6 3 230 163
Illinois 2 3 107 103 6 3 236 155
Purdue 2 3 115 152 4 5 233 238
Indiana 0 6 119 254 1 9 229 360
Saturday
Michigan St. at Iowa, TBA
Wisconsin at Minnesota, TBA
Rice at Northwestern, Noon
Ohio St. at Purdue, Noon
Michigan at Illinois, 3:30
Nebraska at Penn St., 3:30 p.m.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 9 3 3 21 45 34
Philadelphia 8 4 2 18 56 44
N.Y. Rangers 7 3 3 17 35 29
New Jersey 7 5 1 15 33 36
N.Y. Islanders 4 6 2 10 25 35
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Toronto 9 5 1 19 46 51
Buffalo 9 5 0 18 42 33
Ottawa 7 7 1 15 45 55
Boston 6 7 0 12 40 30
Montreal 5 7 2 12 35 39
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 9 4 0 18 50 38
Florida 7 4 3 17 39 37
Tampa Bay 7 5 2 16 44 46
Carolina 5 7 3 13 37 50
Winnipeg 5 7 3 13 40 51
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 8 4 3 19 46 45
Nashville 7 4 2 16 35 34
Detroit 7 5 1 15 34 31
St. Louis 7 7 0 14 35 35
Columbus 2 11 1 5 31 53
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Edmonton 9 3 2 20 33 23
Minnesota 7 3 3 17 30 26
Vancouver 7 7 1 15 45 44
Colorado 7 7 1 15 42 47
Calgary 6 6 1 13 30 32
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas 11 3 0 22 45 33
San Jose 8 4 1 17 41 35
Phoenix 7 4 2 16 38 36
Los Angeles 6 5 3 15 30 32
Anaheim 5 6 3 13 27 40
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
LAST NIGHT
Buffalo 6, Winnipeg 5, OT
Florida 5, Toronto 1
Dallas 5, Washington 2
New Jersey 3, Carolina 2
Edmonton 3, Montreal 1
Detroit 5, Colorado 2
St. Louis 3, Chicago 0
Minnesota at Calgary, late
Nashville at Los Angeles, late
TONIGHT
N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 7:30
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 7:30
Nashville at Anaheim, 10
THURSDAY
Edmonton at Boston, 7
Chicago at Columbus, 7
Toronto at St. Louis, 8
Florida at Winnipeg, 8:30
N.Y. Islanders at Colorado, 9
Montreal at Phoenix, 9
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10:30
Minnesota at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
MONDAY
No games scheduled
Colorado 0 1 1 – 2
Detroit 1 2 2 – 5
First Period – 1, Detroit, Lidstrom 6, 8:54.
Second Period – 2, Detroit, Franzen 6 (V.Filppula, Hudler), 2:36 (pp). 3, Detroit, Franzen 7 (Kronwall, V.Filppula), 6:53 (pp). 4, Colorado, Landeskog 5 (Duchene, Quincey), 8:18 (pp).
Third Period – 5, Detroit, Cleary 2 (Datsyuk, Kindl), 14:46. 6, Colorado, Hejduk 5 (Wilson, E.Johnson), 16:55 (pp). 7, Detroit, Franzen 8, 19:28 (en).
Shots on goal – Colorado 10-6-10–26. Detroit 8-12-10–30.
Power-play opportunities–Colorado 2 of 3 Detroit 2 of 5.
Goalies – Colorado, Varlamov 5-6-1 (16 shots-13 saves), Giguere (6:53 second, 13-12). Detroit, Howard 6-3-1 (26-24).
A – 20,066 (20,066). T–2:27.
TENNIS
Paris Masters
Singles
First Round
Ivan Dodig, Croatia, d. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.
Feliciano Lopez, Spain, d. Michael Llodra, France, 7-6 (7), 6-3.
Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, d. Kei Nishikori, Japan, 6-4, 6-3.
Jeremy Chardy, France, d. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 6-3, retired.
John Isner, United States, d. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, 6-7 (3), 7-5, 7-6 (5).
Juan Monaco, Argentina, d. Donald Young, United States, 6-4, 6-2.
Second Round
Tomas Berdych (5), Czech Republic, d. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-3, 7-5.
Andy Roddick (13), United States, d. Julien Benneteau, France, 6-4, 6-4.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (6), France, d. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-3, 6-4.
Richard Gasquet (16), France, d. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
CFL
Playoffs
DIVISION SEMIFINALS
East Division
Sunday
Hamilton at Montreal, 1 p.m.
West Division
Calgary at Edmonton, 4:30 p.m.
CULVER LINE
NCAA Football
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
Tonight
at Temple 11½ 12 Miami (Ohio)
Thursday
Ohio 7 6½ at Cent. Michigan
Houston 33 34 at Tulane
Virginia Tech 1½ 1 at Georgia Tech
Friday
South Florida 4 3½ at Syracuse
Saturday
at Louisville 3 3 Pittsburgh
Ohio St. 8½ 7½ at Purdue
Michigan 1½ 1 at Illinois
at Northwestern 15½ 16 Rice
at Vanderbilt 10½ 12½ Kentucky
at Clemson 15½ 16 Wake Forest
at Virginia 10½ 10 Duke
NC State 1 2½ at Boston College
at E. Michigan 3 3 Buffalo
Texas A&M 5½ 4½ at Kansas St.
Kent St. 4½ 5½ at Akron
Baylor 20 20 at Kansas
at Air Force 11½ 14½ Wyoming
at BYU 19½ 20½ Idaho
at SMU 8 8½ Navy
at Utah St. 11 10 San Jose St.
at Tulsa 17 18 Marshall
at Boise St. 13 15 TCU
at Florida St. 9½ 9 Miami
at Cincinnati-a 3 3½ West Virginia
Rutgers-b 8½ 8 Army
Texas 2 1 at Missouri
Nebraska 2 3 at Penn St.
Oklahoma St. 19½ 17 at Texas Tech
Michigan St. 3 2½ at Iowa
at Arkansas 13 14 Tennessee
at South Carolina OFF OFF Florida
at Southern Cal 13 13 Washington
at Georgia 13 13½ Auburn
at California-c 11 9½ Oregon St.
at Stanford 3 3½ Oregon
at Nevada 12 13 Hawaii
UAB 5½ 5 at Memphis
San Diego St. 12½ 13½ at Colorado St.
Alabama 17 17 at Mississippi St.
Arizona St. 14 12½ at Washington St.
Louisiana Tech +1 2½ at Mississippi
Wisconsin 27½ 27 at Minnesota
Notre Dame-d 20½ 20½ Maryland
Fresno St. 8½ 8½ at New Mexico St.
at Utah 6½ 7 UCLA
at Southern Miss. 9½ 9 UCF
at UTEP 3 4 East Carolina
Arizona 11½ 11 at Colorado
UNLV 6½ 7 at New Mexico
at Arkansas St. 10½ 10½ La. Lafayette
at Troy 8½ 8 North Texas
at Louisiana-Monroe 6 6 Middle Tenn.
at FIU 18½ 18 FAU
at LSU 41½ 41½ W. Kentucky
a-at Paul Brown Stadium
b-at Yankee Stadium
c-at AT&T Park
d-at FedEx Field
Off Key
South Carolina QB questionable
NFL
Thursday
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
at San Diego 7 7 (49) Oakland
Sunday
Pittsburgh 3 3 (41½) at Cincinnati
at Kansas City 4 3 (41½) Denver
Jacksonville 3 3 (38) at Indianapolis
at Dallas 6 5½ (48) Buffalo
Houston 3 3 (45½) at Tampa Bay
at Carolina 3 3 (46) Tennessee
at Miami 3½ 3½ (37½) Washington
at Atlanta +1 Pk (51) New Orleans
at Chicago 2½ 3 (46) Detroit
at Cleveland 3 2½ (37½) St. Louis
at Philadelphia OFF OFF (OFF) Arizona
Baltimore 7½ 7 (40½) at Seattle
at San Francisco 3½ 3½ (42½) N.Y. Giants
at N.Y. Jets Pk 1½ (47½) New England
Monday
at Green Bay 13½ 13½ (51) Minnesota
Off Key
Arizona QB questionable
NHL
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Buffalo -200 Winnipeg +170
at Toronto -125 Florida +105
at Washington -160 Dallas +140
at New Jersey -125 Carolina +105
at Montreal -140 Edmonton +120
at Detroit -165 Colorado +145
at St. Louis -110 Chicago -110
at Calgary -130 Minnesota +110
at Los Angeles -130 Nashville +110
SPORTS NOTES
CENTRAL TICKETS: Tickets for Central Catholic’s football regional semifinal Friday against Avon at Fremont’s Harmon Field are on sale at Central Catholic until 3:30 Friday. All advance sale tickets are $7; all tickets at the gates are $9.
SOCCER
MLS Playoffs
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Championship
Sunday: Houston 2, Sporting Kansas City 0
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Championship
Sunday: Los Angeles 3, Real Salt Lake 1
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 5 3 0 .625 222 184
N.Y. Jets 5 3 0 .625 199 163
Buffalo 5 3 0 .625 222 174
Miami 1 7 0 .125 138 169
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 6 3 0 .667 236 157
Tennessee 4 4 0 .500 156 169
Jacksonville 2 6 0 .250 98 163
Indianapolis 0 9 0 .000 128 283
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 6 2 0 .750 208 130
Cincinnati 6 2 0 .750 195 140
Pittsburgh 6 3 0 .667 196 162
Cleveland 3 5 0 .375 119 170
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Kansas City 4 4 0 .500 131 201
San Diego 4 4 0 .500 199 204
Oakland 4 4 0 .500 184 216
Denver 3 5 0 .375 171 224
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 6 2 0 .750 198 184
Dallas 4 4 0 .500 179 175
Philadelphia 3 5 0 .375 203 182
Washington 3 5 0 .375 127 158
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 6 3 0 .667 287 205
Atlanta 5 3 0 .625 189 170
Tampa Bay 4 4 0 .500 147 196
Carolina 2 6 0 .250 187 207
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay 8 0 0 1.000 275 179
Detroit 6 2 0 .750 239 147
Chicago 5 3 0 .625 200 174
Minnesota 2 6 0 .250 172 199
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 7 1 0 .875 206 118
Seattle 2 6 0 .250 122 185
Arizona 2 6 0 .250 162 196
St. Louis 1 7 0 .125 100 211
MONDAY
Chicago 30, Philadelphia 24
THURSDAY
Oakland at San Diego, 8:20
SUNDAY
Buffalo at Dallas, 1
Denver at Kansas City, 1
Washington at Miami, 1
St. Louis at Cleveland, 1
Arizona at Philadelphia, 1
Tennessee at Carolina, 1
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1
Houston at Tampa Bay, 1
New Orleans at Atlanta, 1
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1
Baltimore at Seattle, 4:05
N.Y. Giants at San Francisco, 4:15
Detroit at Chicago, 4:15
New England at N.Y. Jets, 8:20
MONDAY, NOV. 14
Minnesota at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.
MONDAY
Chicago 7 10 3 10 – 30
Philadelphia 0 10 14 0 – 24
Chi–Spaeth 5 pass from Cutler (Gould kick), 9:18.
Chi–FG Gould 51, 7:27.
Phi–FG Henery 47, 2:04.
Phi–Rolle 22 fumble return (Henery kick), 1:38.
Chi–Barber 2 run (Gould kick), :43.
Phi–Brown 4 run (Henery kick), 8:18.
Phi–McCoy 33 run (Henery kick), 5:52.
Chi–FG Gould 38, :21.
Chi–Bennett 5 pass from Cutler (Gould kick), 12:18.
Chi–FG Gould 22, 3:58.
A–69,144.
TEAM STATS
Chi Phi
First downs 22 20
Total Net Yards 372 330
Rushes-yards 34-164 23-119
Passing 208 211
Punt Returns 1-19 1-(-9)
Kickoff Returns 5-51 4-93
Interceptions Ret. 1-36 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 18-32-0 21-39-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 1-2
Punts 3-34.3 2-35.5
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1
Penalties-Yards 6-53 6-44
Time of Possession 33:27 26:33
INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING–Chicago, Forte 24-133, Barber 9-31, Cutler 1-0. Philadelphia, McCoy 16-71, Vick 5-34, D.Jackson 1-10, Brown 1-4.
PASSING–Chicago, Cutler 18-32-0-208. Philadelphia, Vick 21-38-1-213, Henry 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING–Chicago, Bennett 5-95, R.Williams 3-46, Forte 3-17, Spaeth 2-13, Knox 1-14, Hester 1-12, Barber 1-8, Clutts 1-4, Davis 1-(minus 1). Philadelphia, Celek 7-60, McCoy 5-46, Maclin 4-63, Avant 2-20, D.Jackson 2-16, Harbor 1-8.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
National League
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS–Named Carl Kochan strength and conditioning coach and Anthony Reyes assistant trainer.
American Association
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS–Traded OF Justin Bass, LHP Cody White and RHP Scott Shaw to Kansas City to complete an earlier trade.
SIOUX FALLS PHEASANTS–Released LHP Chris Salberg.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS–Agreed to terms with PK Dave Rayner. Placed DT Kyle Williams on injured reserve.
CAROLINA PANTHERS–Released LB Lawrence Wilson and DT Ron Fields. Added CB Brandon Hogan from the physically-unable-to-perform list. Signed DE Thomas Keiser. Placed LB Thomas Williams on injured reserve. Signed LB Phillip Dillard and DT Jason Shirley to the practice squad.
CHICAGO BEARS–Signed OL Roberto Garza to a two-year contract extension.
CLEVELAND BROWNS–Signed FB Eddie Williams to the practice squad. Released FB Will Ta’ufo’ou.
GREEN BAY PACKERS–Announced vice president of administration/general counsel Jason Wied has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the team.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS–Signed LB Mike Lockley from the practice squad. Placed TE Martin Rucker on injured reserve. Signed OL George Bussey to the practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS–Released DT Albert Haynesworth.
NEW YORK GIANTS–Waived OL Adam Koets from the physically-unable-to-perform list. Signed DE Craig Marshall to the practice squad. Terminated the contract of FB Alex Daniels from the practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS–Activated WR Deon Butler from the physically-unable-to-perform list. Placed WR Kris Durham on injured reserve. Signed DT Pep Levingston from the practice squad, Released DT Al Woods.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS–Signed DT John McCargo. Signed RB Nic Grigsby and DT Swanson Miller to the practice squad.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS–Signed WR David Anderson, DE Kentwan Balmer and DB Domonique Johnson. Released WR Donte’ Stallworth, TE Dominique Byrd, DE Darrion Scott and CB Brandyn Thompson. Released RB Tristan Davis from the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
MINNESOTA WILD–Recalled C Warren Peters from Houston (AHL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS–Acquired D Tomas Kundratek from the New York Rangers for RW Francois Bouchard and assigned Kundratek to Hershey (AHL).
American Hockey League
AHL–Suspended Charlotte LW Chris Terry and Manchester RW Jordan Nolan two games.
COLLEGE
LA SALLE–Named Stephanie Orji assistant track and field coach.
MINNESOTA STATE MANKATO–Named Adam Aho assistant wrestling coach.
UNC WILMINGTON–Named John Raynor student assistant baseball coach.
WEBER STATE–Announced the retirement of football coach Ron McBride, effective at the end of the season.
SPORTLIGHT
Nov. 9
1953–The U.S. Supreme Court rules 7-2 that baseball is not subject to antitrust laws, maintaining the game is a sport, not a business.
1957–Claude Provost of the Montreal Canadiens sets an NHL record by scoring 4 seconds into the second period of a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins.
1972–John Bucyk of the Boston Bruins scores his 1,000th point with a goal in an 8-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
1984–Larry Holmes scores a 12th-round technical knockout of Bonecrusher Smith to retain the IBF heavyweight title in Las Vegas. Smith is cut around the eyes and nose, and the match is halted when he is unable to see out of his left eye.
1991–Marshall Faulk of San Diego State returns after missing three games due to injury and breaks the NCAA record for touchdowns by a freshman with his 20th in a 42-32 win over Colorado State.
1991–Houston’s Roman Anderson becomes the first player in NCAA history to surpass 400 points by kicking a 32-yard field goal in the Cougars’ 23-14 victory over Texas.
1996–Evander Holyfield pounds Mike Tyson into submission at 37 seconds of the 11th round to win the WBA heavyweight title in Las Vegas. Holyfield, a 7-1 underdog, becomes the second man to hold a piece of the heavyweight title three times.
2001–Detroit’s Luc Robitaille scores in the first period against Anaheim, becoming the 13th player in NHL history to reach 600 career goals.