Scoreboard: 10-5
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Mid-American Conference
EAST
Conference All Games
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Kent St. 2 0 68 50 3 1 123 118
Miami 2 0 83 65 3 2 135 174
Ohio 1 0 37 34 5 0 183 106
BGSU 0 1 15 27 2 3 98 112
Buffalo 0 1 7 23 1 3 103 126
Akron 0 1 49 56 1 4 193 206
UMass 0 2 50 64 0 5 69 209
WEST
Conference All Games
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Toledo 2 0 64 32 4 1 153 115
N. Illinois 1 0 55 24 4 1 178 112
Ball St. 1 1 80 71 3 2 179 189
W. Mich. 0 1 17 37 2 3 129 134
C. Mich. 0 1 24 55 2 2 101 154
E. Mich. 0 1 26 37 0 4 63 145
SATURDAY
Buffalo at Ohio, Noon
Kent St. at E. Michigan, 1
UMass at W. Michigan, 2
Bowling Green at Akron, 2
Cent. Michigan at Toledo, 3
N. Illinois at Ball St., 3
Miami at Cincinnati, 7
Big Ten
Legends
Conference All Games
W L PF PA W L PF PA
N'western 1 0 44 29 5 0 169 103
Iowa 1 0 31 13 3 2 113 87
Nebraska 1 0 30 27 4 1 224 103
Michigan 0 0 0 0 2 2 114 92
Minnesota 0 1 13 31 4 1 132 98
Mich. St. 0 1 16 17 3 2 100 64
Leaders
Conference All Games
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Ohio St. 1 0 17 16 5 0 168 85
Penn St. 1 0 35 7 3 2 123 68
Purdue 0 0 0 0 3 1 170 83
Wisconsin 0 1 27 30 3 2 113 101
Indiana 0 1 29 44 2 2 137 108
Illinois 0 1 7 35 2 3 113 139
SATURDAY
Michigan St. at Indiana, Noon
Northwestern at Penn St., Noon
Illinois at Wisconsin, 3:30
Michigan at Purdue, 4
Nebraska at Ohio St., 8
National
THURSDAY
Arkansas St. (2-3) at FIU (1-4), 7:30
East Carolina (3-2) at UCF (2-2), 8
Southern Cal (3-1) at Utah (2-2), 9
TONIGHT
Pittsburgh (2-2) at Syracuse (1-3), 7
Cal Poly (4-0) at Weber St. (0-5), 8
Utah St. (4-1) at BYU (3-2), 10:15
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX – Fired manager Bobby Valentine. Activated LHP Drake Britton and RHP Stolmy Pimentel. Transferred 3B Will Middlebrooks to the 60-day DL, retroactive to Oct. 2. Designated C Guillermo Quiroz for assignment.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX – Activated RHP Nestor Molina, RHP Simon Castro, LHP Charles Leesman, 3B Brent Morel and RHP Anthony Carter.
CLEVELAND INDIANS – Recalled 1B Lars Anderson, SS Juan Diaz and RHP Kevin Slowey from Columbus (IL); RHP Danny Salazar from Akron (EL); and RHP Fabio Martinez from Carolina (Carolina).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS – Recalled 1B Clint Robinson, OF Derrick Robinson and LHP Ryan Verdugo from Omaha (PCL) and LHP Noel Arguelles from Northwest Arkansas (TL).
LOS ANGELES ANGELS – Recalled LHP Brad Mills, RHP David Carpenter, RHP Steve Geltz, 3B Luis Jimenez and RHP Bobby Cassevah from Salt Lake (PCL).
MINNESOTA TWINS – Announced they will not offer contracts third base coach Steve Liddle, bullpen coach Rick Stelmaszek, first base coach Jerry White and trainer Rick McWane. Announced Scott Ullger will oversee outfield instruction and Joe Vavra will oversee infield instruction. Recalled LHP Pedro Hernandez, SS Brian Dozier, RHP Deolis Guerra, RHP Carlos Gutierrez, RHP Jeff Manship and RHP Lester Oliveros from Rochester (IL) and OF Oswaldo Arcia and OF Joe Benson from New Britain (EL).
SEATTLE MARINERS – Announced hitting coach Chris Chambliss will not be retained. Recalled RHP Chance Ruffin, LHP Danny Hultzen and RHP D.J. Mitchell from Tacoma (PCL) and LHP Mauricio Robles, RHP Yoervis Medina and 3B Francisco Martinez from Jackson (SL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS – Recalled RHP Alex Colome, RHP Josh Lueke and LHP Alexander Torres from Durham (IL) and RHP Wilking Rodriguez from Charlotte (FSL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS – Assigned LHP Aaron Laffey, RHP Shawn Hill and RHP Bobby Korecky outright off the 40-man roster. Recalled LHP Evan Crawford, 1B Mike McDade and C Travis d'Arnaud from Buffalo (IL) and RHP Sam Dyson from New Hampshire (EL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS – Recalled RHP Sam Demel, RHP Jonathan Albaladejo, 3B Josh Bell, RHP Joe Martinez, LHP Joe Paterson and RHP Trevor Bauer from Reno (PCL).
CHICAGO CUBS – Promoted Shiraz Rehman to assistant general manager. Recalled RHP Casey Coleman and LHP Brooks Raley from Iowa (PCL); SS Junior Lake, RHP Jacob Brigham and OF Matt Szczur from Tennessee (SL); and OF Jorge Soler and LHP Gerardo Concepcion from Kane County (MWL).
COLORADO ROCKIES – Recalled SS Tommy Field and 2B Charlie Culberson from Colorado Springs (PCL).
HOUSTON ASTROS – Recalled LHP Rudy Owens and OF J.B. Shuck from Oklahoma City (PCL); RHP Arcenio Leon and RHP Paul Clemens from Corpus Christi (TL); and RHP Jorge De Leon from Lancaster (Cal).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS – Activated RHP Rubby De La Rosa. Recalled OF Scott Van Slyke, OF Matt Angle and OF Jerry Sands from Albuquerque (PCL) and OF Yasiel Puig from Rancho Cucamonga (Cal). Sent De La Rosa and Sands to Boston to complete an earlier trade.
MIAMI MARLINS – Recalled OF Kevin Mattison, C Brett Hayes, OF Chris Coghlan, RHP Alex Sanabia, RHP Evan Reed and LHP Brad Hand from New Orleans (PCL) and RHP Sandy Rosario, RHP Arquimedes Caminero and 3B Zack Cox from Jacksonville (SL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS – Activated LHP Miguel De Los Santos. Recalled RHP Fautino De Los Santos and OF Caleb Gindl from Nashville (PCL); RHP Cody Scarpetta, RHP Johnny Hellweg and RHP Ariel Pena from Huntsville (SL); SS Hector Gomez from Brevard County (FSL); and RHP Santo Manzanillo from Wisconsin (MWL).
NEW YORK METS – Recalled OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis from Las Vegas (PCL); 2B Reese Havens, OF Juan Lagares and SS Wilmer Flores from Binghamton (EL); and OF Cesar Puello from St. Lucie (FSL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES – Named Mick Billmeyer catching coach, Steve Henderson hitting coach, Rod Nichols bullpen coach and Ryne Sandberg third base coach and infield instructor. Retained pitching coach Rich Dubee.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES – Recalled RHP Duke Welker, RHP Daniel McCutchen, 3B Yamaico Navarro and 1B Matt Hague from Indianapolis (IL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES – Recalled LHP Josh Spence, OF Blake Tekotte and RHP Thad Weber from Tucson (PCL) and LHP Juan Oramas, OF Rymer Liriano, 3B Edinson Rincon and 2B Jeudy Valdez from San Antonio (TL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS – Waived G Vance Cooksey.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DETROIT LIONS – Signed DE Clifton Geathers and CB Lionel Smith to the practice squad.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS – Released CB Reggie Corner from injured reserve.
PREP TENNIS
ANTHONY WAYNE 3, ST. URSULA 2: Smith (AW) d. Jacob 6-2, 4-6, 7-6; Gucciardo (AW) d. Stengle 6-4, 6-2; Tokes (AW) d. Sahoury 7-6, 6-3; Farrar/Nowicki (SU) d. Jankowski/Kreig 6-3, 6-2; Marciniak/Seeley (SU) d. Cousino/Bedard 6-3, 6-4.
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
Major League Baseball Playoffs
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Atlanta -165 St. Louis +155
American League
at Texas -180 Baltimore +170
NCAA Football
Tonight
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
at Syracuse +3 1½ (58) Pittsburgh
at BYU 9 7 (46) Utah St.
Saturday
at Air Force 9 8 (54½) Navy
Michigan St. 15 15½ (47½) at Indiana
N. Illinois 2 2½ (66½) at Ball St.
Boston College 8½ 9½ (57) at Army
Bowling Green 6 4 (64) at Akron
at Cincinnati 20½ 20 (58) Miami (O)
at Clemson 11 10 (74½) Georgia Tech
at Duke 1 1½ (56) Virginia
South Florida 6 4 (46) at Temple
at Penn St. 4 2½ (47) Northwestern
Kent St. 3½ 3 (48) at E. Michigan
at Rutgers 10 7 (40) UConn
Florida St. 12½ 16 (54½) at NC State
at W. Michigan 18 17 (55) UMass
at Missouri 7½ 7 (44½) Vanderbilt
Texas A&M 8½ 12 (64) at Mississippi
at North Caro 3½ 6 (50) Virginia Tech
at Oregon 24 24½ (65) Washington
at South Carolina 2½ 1 (53½) Georgia
at Texas 7 6½ (74½) West Virginia
at TCU 13 8½ (41½) Iowa St.
at Wisconsin 14½ 14 (46½) Illinois
at Kansas St. 24 24 (53) Kansas
UCLA 1½ 2½ (56) at California
at Auburn 11 9 (55½) Arkansas
Michigan 3½ 3 (57½) at Purdue
at Nevada 14½ 17 (68½) Wyoming
at Idaho 8½ 10 (58½) New Mex. St.
at Stanford 12½ 9 (54½) Arizona
Oklahoma 7 5½ (57½) at Texas Tech
at Toledo 14 11½ (67½) Cent. Mich.
Boise St. 11½ 10 (47) at Sthrn Miss.
Rice 7½ 6 (62) at Memphis
at Maryland 4 6 (48) Wake Forest
Mississippi St. 14 10 (46) at Kentucky
at Oregon St. 13½ 15½ (58½) Wash St.
at Louisiana Tech 26 27 (69½) UNLV
Tulsa 5½ 4 (69½) at Marshall
Notre Dame-x 11½ 14 (53) Miami
at Ohio 16 14 (57) Buffalo
at Ohio St. 4 3½ (57½) Nebraska
at San Diego St. 17½ 21½ (60) Hawaii
Fresno St. 14½ 17½ (60½) at Colo St.
LSU 4 2½ (42) at Florida
x-at Chicago
NFL
Sunday
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
Atlanta 3 3 (50½) at Washington
at Pittsburgh 4 3½ (43) Philadelphia
Green Bay 6½ 7 (47½) at Indianapolis
at N.Y. Giants 10½ 9 (44) Cleveland
at Minnesota 6½ 5½ (44) Tennessee
at Cincinnati 5½ 3½ (45) Miami
Baltimore 6½ 6 (46½) at Kansas City
at Carolina 3 3 (43½) Seattle
Chicago 4 4½ (40) at Jacksonville
at New England 6½ 6½ (51½) Denver
at San Francisco 10 9½ (44½) Buffalo
at New Orleans 3 3½ (54) San Diego
Monday
Houston 7 8 (41½) at N.Y. Jets
BASEBALL
WILD CARD
Today
National League: St. Louis (Lohse 16-3) at Atlanta (Medlen 10-1), 5:07 p.m. (TBS)
American League: Baltimore (Saunders 9-13 or Johnson 4-0) at Texas (Darvish 16-9), 8:37 p.m. (TBS)
DIVISION SERIES
(Best-of-5; x-if necessary)
American League
Series A
Oakland vs. Detroit
Saturday: Oakland at Detroit (Verlander 17-8), 6:07 p.m. (TBS)
Sunday: Oakland at Detroit (TBS or MLB)
Tuesday, Oct. 9: Detroit at Oakland (TBS)
x-Wednesday, Oct. 10: Detroit at Oakland (TBS or MLB)
x-Thursday, Oct. 11: Detroit at Oakland (TBS)
Series B
New York vs. Baltimore-Texas winner
Sunday: New York at Baltimore-Texas winner (TBS or MLB)
Monday, Oct. 8: New York at Baltimore-Texas winner (TBS)
Wednesday, Oct. 10: Baltimore-Texas winner at New York (TBS or MLB)
x-Thursday, Oct. 11: Baltimore-Texas winner at New York (TBS)
x-Friday, Oct. 12: Baltimore-Texas winner at New York (TBS)
National League
Series A
Cincinnati vs. San Francisco
Saturday: Cincinnati (Cueto 19-9) at San Francisco (Cain 16-5), 9:37 p.m. (TBS)
Sunday: Cincinnati (Arroyo 12-10) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 16-11) (TBS or MLB)
Tuesday, Oct. 9: San Francisco at Cincinnati (Latos 14-4) (TBS)
x-Wednesday, Oct. 10: San Francisco at Cincinnati (Bailey 13-10) (TBS or MLB)
x-Thursday, Oct. 11: San Francisco at Cincinnati (TBS)
Series B
Washington vs. Atlanta-St. Louis winner
Sunday: Washington (Gonzalez 21-8) at St. Louis-Atlanta winner (TBS or MLB)
Monday, Oct. 8: Washington (Zimmermann 12-8) at St. Louis-Atlanta winner (TBS)
Wednesday, Oct. 10: St. Louis-Atlanta winner at Washington (TBS or MLB)
x-Thursday, Oct. 11: St. Louis-Atlanta winner at Washington (TBS)
x-Friday, Oct. 12: St. Louis-Atlanta winner at Washington (TBS)
PRO FOOTBALL
NFL
Thursday
Arizona at St. Louis, 8:20
Sunday
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 1
Green Bay at Indianapolis, 1
Cleveland at N.Y. Giants, 1
Miami at Cincinnati, 1
Baltimore at Kansas City, 1
Atlanta at Washington, 1
Chicago at Jacksonville, 4:05
Seattle at Carolina, 4:05
Tennessee at Minnesota, 4:25
Buffalo at San Francisco, 4:25
Denver at New England, 4:25
San Diego at New Orleans, 8:20
Monday
Houston at N.Y. Jets, 8:30
PREP GOLF
Boys
Division II Districts
at Sycamore Springs
Wauseon 335, Bryan 337, Napoleon 337, Port Clinton 337, Huron 341, Van Wert 343, Bellevue 344, Galion 347, Archbold 360
Wauseon and Bryan advance to State tournament
Top Individuals: Trevor Dominique (Wauseon) 74, Dylan Dewitt (Bellevue) 76, Luke Shaffer (Bryan) 77, Tyler Davis (Liberty Center) 78
Division III Districts
at Stone Ridge
Top 4 teams and top 4 individuals on non-qualifying teams advance to State tournament
Top Teams: Lima Central Catholic 308 (Goodridge 75, Wilker 76, Klaus 77, Wilker 80, Reipinhoff 88), Ottawa Hills 318 (Silverman 78, Dayton 79, Hoeflinger 80, Abendroth 81, Denner 88), Ashland Crestview 320 (Brooks 74, Lutz 79, Olewiler 81, Frazier 86, Staniford 93), Van Buren 332 (Swain 78, Glass 84, Mutchler 84, Junge 86, Sawyer 87)
Top Individuals: Neil Recker (Kalida) 74, Jeremy Hanna 77, Connor Dudley (Fremont St. Joseph) 78, N. Kayser 78
HOLE IN ONE
BEN ZIMMERMAN, No. 7 at Bedford Hills, 180 yards, 4-iron.
PREP FOOTBALL
City League
THURSDAY
Start 42, Waite 28
TODAY
Scott at Bowsher
Woodward at Rogers
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
TODAY
Central Catholic at Lima Senior
Clay at St. John's
Findlay at Whitmer
Fremont Ross vs. St. Francis at UT
Northern Lakes League
TODAY
Anthony Wayne at Napoleon
Bowling Green at Southview
Springfield at Maumee
Northview at Perrysburg
Northern Buckeye Conference
TODAY
Fostoria at Eastwood
Genoa at Elmwood
Lake at Rossford
Woodmore at Otsego
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
TODAY
Cardinal Stritch at Ottawa Hills
Danbury at Northwood
Hilltop at Edon
Toledo Christian at Gibsonburg
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
TODAY
Delta at Archbold
Patrick Henry at Bryan
Swanton at Evergreen
Wauseon at Montpelier
SATURDAY
West Lafayette (Ohio) Ridgewood at Liberty Center
Other Northwest Ohio
TODAY
Leipsic at Arcadia
Hopewell-Loudon at Fremont St. Joe
Holgate at Fairview
Lakota at Carey
Liberty-Benton at Hardin Northern
McComb at Arlington
North Baltimore at Tiffin Calvert
Huron at Oak Harbor
Port Clinton at Sandusky St. Mary
Van Buren at Pandora-Gilboa
SATURDAY
Fostoria St. Wendelin at Gennessee
Southeast Michigan
TODAY
Ann Arbor Skyline at Bedford
Erie Mason at Blissfield
Britton-Deerfield at Summerfield
Whitmore Lake at Whiteford
Waite 6 0 0 22 – 28
Start 7 0 21 14 – 42
S - Lewis 46 fumble return (Lafartha kick)
W - Temple 14 run (kick failed)
S - Johnson 11 run (kick failed)
S - fumble recovery in end zone (Goodbar pass from Johnson)
S - Mangum 4 pass from Johnson (Lafartha kick)
W-Temple 1 run (Temple pass from Douanglee)
S - Woodward 2 run (pass failed)
W - Barringer 18 pass from Douanglee (Temple kick)
W - Barringer 42 pass from Douanglee (Temple kick)
S - Johnson 11 run (Johnson run)
GOLF
Dunhill Links Championship
At St. Andrews, Scotland
o-St. Andrews (Old Course): 7,305 yards, par-72 (36-36)
c-Carnoustie: 7,412 yards, par-72 (36-36)
k-Kingsbarns: 7,181 yards, par-72 (36-36)
Branden Grace, South Africa 29-31 – 60k
Victor Dubisson, France 32-30 – 62o
Thobjorn Olesen, Denmark 31-32 – 63o
Alex Noren, Sweden 32-32 – 64o
Fredrik Andersson-Hed, Sweden 32-32 – 64o
Ashley Hall, Australia 31-33 – 64o
Anton Haig, South Africa 29-36 – 65k
Jamie Donaldson, Wales 32-33 – 65o
Joel Sjoholm, Sweden 32-33 – 65k
Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand 33-32 – 65o
Richie Ramsay, Scotland 32-33 – 65o
Oliver Fisher, England 31-35 – 66o
Tommy Fleetwood, England 32-34 – 66o
Danny Willett, England 32-34 – 66o
David Drysdale, Scotland 33-33 – 66o
Alejandro Canizares, Spain 32-34 – 66k
Magnus A Karlsson, Sweden 33-33 – 66k
Richard Sterne, South Africa 32-34 – 66o
G. Fernandez-Castano, Spain 35-35 – 70c
Martin Kaymer, Germany 35-35 – 70c
Rich Beem, United States 37-33 – 70c
TENNIS
China Open
Beijing, China
ATP
Singles
Second Round
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (3), France, d. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia (retired).
Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, d. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 6-3, 6-3.
Ze Zhang, China, d. Richard Gasquet (5), France, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
Sam Querrey, United States, d. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-1, 6-4.
Feliciano Lopez, Spain, d. Yen-Hsun Lu, Chinese Taipei, 6-3, 7-6 (9-7).
WTA
Singles
Third Round
Na Li (7), China, d. Shuai Peng, China, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3).
Angelique Kerber (5), Germany, d. Caroline Wozniacki (10), Denmark, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.
Victoria Azarenka (1), Belarus, d. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-3, 6-3.
PREP SOCCER
Boys
SWANTON 2, BOWSHER 0: Schnabel, Prentice.
SPRINGFIELD 4, BRYAN 0
N. Yeager 2, Lucio, Valerius
SOUTHVIEW 4, FINDLAY 2: S--Blackmar 2, Justus 2. F--Lewis, LaRiche.
WOODMORE 4, EASTWOOD 0
Brown 2, Bowen, Freund
MAUMEE 9, WAITE 0
Wagener 4, J. Cryan 2, Coe, Bruno, Howell
OTSEGO 1, LAKE 0: Gregori.
ROSSFORD 1, GENOA 1
R: Aguirre. G: Schimming
Girls
LAKE 5, OTSEGO 0
Antonacci, Encalado, Pennington, Aikman, Taylor
ARCHBOLD 6, DELTA 0
Wyse 3, Hernandez 2, Yoder
EASTWOOD 2, WOODMORE 2
GENOA 7, ROSSFORD 0
Sheahan 2, Schwalbe, Dominique, Metzger, Reno, McGhee
SPRINGFIELD 5, BOWSHER 0
Childers 2, D. Geiger 2, Grohnke
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Anthony Wayne d. Springfield, 25-17, 25-21, 20-25, 24-26, 15-10
Stritch d. Northwood, 25-18, 25-10, 25-16
Maumee d. Napoleon, 25-23, 25-18, 25-12
Notre Dame d. Fremont Ross, 25-9, 25-9, 25-11
Toledo Christian d. Emmanuel Christian, 25-16, 25-9, 25-14
Central Catholic d. Clay, 25-27, 25-16, 25-7, 25-18
Bowling Green d. Southview, 24-26, 27-25, 20-25, 25-10, 20-18
Eastwood d. Woodmore, 25-12, 25-14, 25-13
Rossford d. Lake, 25-20, 25-22, 25-16
Rogers d. Monclova Christian, 25-20, 23-25, 25-19, 22-25, 15-11
Elmwood d. Genoa, 25-11, 25-17, 25-19
St. Ursula d. Lima Senior, 25-7, 25-4, 25-10
Findlay d. Whitmer, 25-17, 25-14, 25-19
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