State Poll
DIVISION I
1, Lakewood St. Edward (19) 5-0 288
2, Cincinnati Colerain (4) 5-0 242
3, Cincinnati Moeller (6) 5-0 241
4, Austintown-Fitch (1) 5-0 184
5, Canton Mckinley (1) 5-0 160
6, Centerville 5-0 139
7, Hilliard Davidson 5-0 136
8, Hudson 5-0 126
9, Cleveland St. Ignatius 3-2 33
10, Cincinnati St. Xavier 3-2 27
(tie) Mentor 4-1 27
Others receiving 12 or more points: 10, 12, Pickerington North 25. 13, Fairfield 16. 14, West Chester Lakota West 13. 15, Stow-Munroe Falls 12.
DIVISION II
1, Massillon Washington (17) 5-0 261
2, New Albany (5) 5-0 250
3, Cincinnati Winton Woods (4) 5-0 240
4, Willoughby South (1) 5-0 183
5, Zanesville (2) 5-0 173
6, Avon 5-0 137
7, Loveland (1) 5-0 121
8, Mansfield 5-0 113
9, Cleveland Glenville (1) 4-1 85
10, Medina Highland 5-0 32
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Lewis Center Olentangy 28. 12, Macedonia Nordonia 24. 13, Cincinnati Northwest 14.
DIVISION III
1, Akron SV-SM (15) 5-0 267
2, Central Catholic (10) 5-0 264
3, Aurora (1) 5-0 184
4, Clyde 5-0 152
5, Athens (2) 5-0 149
6, Hubbard (1) 5-0 140
7, Poland Seminary (1) 5-0 126
8, Chillicothe (1) 5-0 106
9, New Philadelphia 5-0 85
10, Sandusky Perkins 5-0 36
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Day. Thurgood Marshall 33. 12, Mount Orab Western Brown 29. 13, Trotwood-Madison 18. 14, Springfield Shawnee 17. 14, Louisville 17. 16, Tiffin Columbian 16.
DIVISION IV
1, Kenton (21) 5-0 288
2, Bryan (4) 5-0 213
3, Genoa (2) 5-0 209
4, Caledonia River Valley (1) 5-0 144
5, Clarksville Clinton-Massie (1) 4-1 139
6, Wauseon (1) 5-0 124
7, Fairview Park 5-0 115
8, Steubenville 4-1 92
9, Urbana 5-0 50
10, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 5-0 38
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Germantown Valley View 35. 12, Galion 30. 13, Kettering Archbishop Alter 28. 14, Zanesville Maysville 22. 14, Minford 22. 16, Bloom-Carroll 18. 17, Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 15. 18, Sparta Highland 14. 18, Lake 14. 20, Upper Sandusky 13. 20, Cincinnati McNicholas 13.
DIVISION V
1, Wheelersburg (11) 5-0 258
2, St. Clairsville (7) 5-0 239
3, Coldwater (5) 4-1 212
4, Liberty-Benton (4) 5-0 193
5, Cin. Hills Christian Acad. (1) 5-0 173
6, Hamilton Badin (1) 5-0 153
7, Dayton Chaminade Julienne 4-1 84
8, Baltimore Liberty Union 5-0 58
9, Loudonville 5-0 50
10, Martins Ferry 4-1 49
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Columbiana Crestview 46. 12, Columbia Station Columbia (1) 43. 13, Richwood North Union (1) 37. 14, Orrville 31. 15, Columbus Bishop Hartley 24.
DIVISION VI
1, Kirtland (20) 5-0 268
2, Columbus Bishop Ready (4) 5-0 249
3, Haviland Wayne Trace (4) 5-0 223
4, Lewisburg Tri-County North 5-0 158
5, Cleve. Villa Angela-St. Jsph (1) 5-0 147
6, Canfield S. Range (2) 5-0 135
7, Mogadore 4-1 78
8, Delphos Jefferson 5-0 53
9, Lucasville Valley 5-0 47
10, Cin. Summit Country Day 5-0 44
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, North Robinson Colonel Crawford 40. 12, Patrick Henry 36. 13, Cincinnati Country Day 33. 13, Centerburg 33. 15, Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas 26. 16, Casstown Miami East 25. 17, Newark Catholic 22. 18, West Liberty-Salem 18. 19, Tinora 14. 20, Ada 12. 20, Hopewell-Loudon 12.
DIVISION VII
1, Maria Stein Marion Local (24) 5-0 291
2, Berlin Cen. Wstrn Reserve (2) 5-0 221
3, Shadyside 5-0 205
4, Glouster Trimble (1) 5-0 170
5, North Lewisburg Triad (1) 5-0 162
6, Arlington (1) 5-0 150
7, Steubenville Catholic Central 5-0 139
8, Wellsville (1) 5-0 102
9, Covington 5-0 100
10, Bainbridge Paint Valley (1) 5-0 28
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Racine Southern 22. 12, Leipsic 17. 13, Ft. Loramie 16. 14, Norwalk St. Paul 13.
Steve Junga's vote
DIVISION I: 1, Cincinnati Moeller; 2, Lakewood St. Edward; 3, Hudson; 4, Cincinnati Colerain; 5, Hilliard Davidson; 6, Pickerington North; 7, Austintown-Fitch; 8, Canton McKinley; 9, Centerville; 10, Cincinnati Elder.
DIVISION II: 1, New Albany; 2, Cincinnati Winton Woods; 3, Massillon Washington; 4, Willoughby South; 5, Avon; 6, Lewis Center Olentangy; 7, Macedonia Nordonia; 8, Medina Highland; 9, Loveland; 10, Mansfield Senior.
DIVISION III: 1, Central Catholic; 2, Aurora; 3, Clyde; 4, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary; 5, Sandusky Perkins; 6, Tiffin Columbian; 7, Poland Seminary; 8, Hubbard; 9, The Plains Athens; 10, New Philadelphia.
DIVISION IV: 1, Genoa; 2, Bryan; 3, Kenton; 4, Wauseon; 5, Germantown Valley View; 6, Clarksville Clinton-Massie; 7, Steubenville; 8, Lake; 9, Caledonia River Valley; 10, Fairview Park.
DIVISION V: 1, St. Clairsville; 2, Liberty-Benton; 3, Coldwater; 4, Wheelersburg; 5, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy; 6, Loudonville; 7, Baltimore Liberty Union; 8, Hamilton Badin; 9, Dayton Chaminade-Julienne; 10, Richwood North Union.
DIVISION VI: 1, Kirtland; 2, Wayne Trace; 3, Patrick Henry; 4, Columbus Ready; 5, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph; 6, Mogadore; 7, Lewisburg Tri-County North; 8, Lucasville Valley; 9, Centerburg; 10, Casstown Miami East.
DIVISION VII: 1, Maria Stein Marion Local; 2, Berlin Center Western Reserve; 3, Shadyside; 4, McComb; 5, Arlington; 6, Steubenville Catholic Central; 7, North Lewisburg Triad; 8, Wellsville; 9, Glouster Trimble; 10, Covington.
City League
Friday
Woodward at Bowsher
Waite at Rogers
Scott at Start
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Friday
St. Francis at Central Catholic
St. John's at Clay
Lima Senior at Findlay
Fremont Ross at Whitmer
Northern Lakes League
Friday
Bowling Green at Anthony Wayne
Maumee at Napoleon
Northview at Springfield
Perrysburg at Southview
Northern Buckeye Conf.
Friday
Lake at Eastwood
Elmwood at Woodmore
Fostoria at Genoa
Rossford at Otsego
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Friday
Cardinal Stritch at Gibsonburg
Danbury vs. Toledo Christian at Perrysburg
Ottawa Hills at Edon
Hilltop at Northwood
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Friday
Archbold at Montpelier
Wauseon at Bryan
Patrick Henry at Delta
Evergreen at Columbus Grove
Swanton at Liberty Center
Other Northwest Ohio
Friday
Arcadia at Leipsic
Lakota at Fremont St. Joseph
Ayersville at Holgate
Arlington at McComb
North Baltimore at Seneca East
Sandusky St. Mary at Port Clinton
Oak Harbor at Huron
Pandora-Gilboa at Van Buren
Saturday
Detroit Edison at Liberty-Benton
Southeast Michigan
Friday
Ann Arbor Pioneer at Bedford
Hillsdale at Blissfield
Erie Mason at Columbia Central
Britton-Deerfield at Summerfield
Whiteford at Whitmore Lake
college football
Mid-American Conference
East
W L PF PA W L PF PA
BGSU 2 0 72 36 4 1 164 92
Kent St. 1 1 54 55 2 3 84 144
Ohio 0 0 0 0 3 1 106 101
Buffalo 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 145
Miami 0 0 0 0 0 4 35 157
UMass 0 0 0 0 0 4 28 130
Akron 0 1 14 31 1 4 110 165
West
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Ball St. 1 0 51 20 3 1 169 96
Toledo 1 1 62 48 2 3 124 131
N. Illinois 0 0 0 0 4 0 173 125
E. Mich. 0 1 20 51 1 3 71 148
C. Mich. 0 1 17 38 1 4 85 197
W. Mich. 0 1 14 32 0 5 70 182
SATURDAY
N. Illinois 55, Purdue 24
Illinois 50, Miami 14
Bowling Green 31, Akron 14
Ball St. 31, Toledo 24
Buffalo 41, UConn 12
NC State 48, Cent. Michigan 14
Kent St. 32, W. Michigan 14
Saturday, OCT. 5
E. Michigan at Buffalo, Noon
Ball St. at Virginia, Noon
Cent. Michigan at Miami, 1
Ohio at Akron, 2
W. Michigan at Toledo, 3
N. Illinois at Kent St., 3:30
UMass at Bowling Green, 3:30
Big Ten Conference
Legends
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Iowa 1 0 23 7 4 1 164 75
Michigan 0 0 0 0 4 0 152 84
N'western 0 0 0 0 4 0 165 95
Mich. St. 0 0 0 0 3 1 115 53
Nebraska 0 0 0 0 3 1 173 108
Minnesota 0 1 7 23 4 1 174 103
Leaders
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Ohio St. 1 0 31 24 5 0 241 105
Wisconsin 1 1 65 41 3 2 188 73
Illinois 0 0 0 0 3 1 161 99
Penn St. 0 0 0 0 3 1 133 58
Indiana 0 0 0 0 2 2 178 131
Purdue 0 1 10 41 1 4 85 183
SATURDAY
Ohio St. 31, Wisconsin 24
N. Illinois 55, Purdue 24
Illinois 50, Miami (Ohio) 14
Iowa 23, Minnesota 7
Saturday, OCT. 5
Michigan St. at Iowa, Noon
Penn St. at Indiana, Noon
Illinois at Nebraska, Noon
Minnesota at Michigan, 3:30
Ohio St. at Northwestern, 8 p.m.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders
Through Sept. 29
POINTS
1, Matt Kenseth, 2,149. 2. Jimmie Johnson, 2,141. 3. Kyle Busch, 2,137. 4. Kevin Harvick, 2,110. 5. Jeff Gordon, 2,110. 6. Greg Biffle, 2,108. 7. Ryan Newman, 2,101. 8. Clint Bowyer, 2,098. 9. Kurt Busch, 2,094. 10. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,092.
11. Carl Edwards, 2,084. 12. Joey Logano, 2,083. 13. Kasey Kahne, 2,071. 14. Jamie McMurray, 819. 15. Brad Keselowski, 799. 16. Martin Truex Jr., 781. 17. Paul Menard, 768. 18. Aric Almirola, 741. 19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 727. 20. Jeff Burton, 724.
MONEY
1, Jimmie Johnson, $7,544,503. 2. Kyle Busch, $5,892,739. 3. Matt Kenseth, $5,731,234. 4. Kevin Harvick, $5,247,766. 5. Brad Keselowski, $5,199,768. 6. Carl Edwards, $4,935,804. 7. Jeff Gordon, $4,789,347. 8. Dale Earnhardt Jr., $4,718,583. 9. Ryan Newman, $4,714,365. 10. Joey Logano, $4,666,561.
11. Martin Truex Jr., $4,561,214. 12. Clint Bowyer, $4,550,370. 13. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $4,431,202. 14. Kasey Kahne, $4,392,339. 15. Kurt Busch, $4,254,548. 16. Aric Almirola, $4,167,034. 17. Greg Biffle, $4,116,524. 18. Jamie McMurray, $4,047,418. 19. Juan Pablo Montoya, $4,032,230. 20. Paul Menard, $3,932,757.
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 4 0 0 1.000 89 57
Miami 3 0 0 1.000 74 53
N.Y. Jets 2 2 0 .500 68 88
Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 88 93
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis 3 1 0 .750 105 51
Tennessee 3 1 0 .750 98 69
Houston 2 2 0 .500 90 105
Jacksonville 0 4 0 .000 31 129
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 2 2 0 .500 91 87
Cleveland 2 2 0 .500 64 70
Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 81 81
Pittsburgh 0 4 0 .000 69 110
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 4 0 0 1.000 179 91
Kansas City 4 0 0 1.000 102 41
San Diego 2 2 0 .500 108 102
Oakland 1 3 0 .250 71 91
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 2 2 0 .500 104 85
Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 99 138
Washington 1 3 0 .250 91 112
N.Y. Giants 0 4 0 .000 61 146
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 3 0 0 1.000 70 38
Carolina 1 2 0 .333 68 36
Atlanta 1 3 0 .250 94 104
Tampa Bay 0 4 0 .000 44 70
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Detroit 3 1 0 .750 122 101
Chicago 3 1 0 .750 127 114
Green Bay 1 2 0 .333 96 88
Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 115 123
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Seattle 4 0 0 1.000 109 47
San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 79 95
Arizona 2 2 0 .500 69 89
St. Louis 1 3 0 .250 69 121
Monday
Miami at New Orleans, 8:40
Sunday
Kansas City 31, N.Y. Giants 7
Seattle 23, Houston 20, OT
Buffalo 23, Baltimore 20
Arizona 13, Tampa Bay 10
Indianapolis 37, Jacksonville 3
Cleveland 17, Cincinnati 6
Detroit 40, Chicago 32
Minnesota 34, Pittsburgh 27
Tennessee 38, N.Y. Jets 13
Washington 24, Oakland 14
San Diego 30, Dallas 21
Denver 52, Philadelphia 20
New England 30, Atlanta 23
Open: Carolina, Green Bay
THURSDAY, OCT. 3
Buffalo at Cleveland, 8:25
SUNDAY, OCT. 6
Detroit at Green Bay, 1
New Orleans at Chicago, 1
Kansas City at Tennessee, 1
Jacksonville at St. Louis, 1
New England at Cincinnati, 1
Seattle at Indianapolis, 1
Baltimore at Miami, 1
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1
Carolina at Arizona, 4:05
San Diego at Oakland, 4:25
Denver at Dallas, 4:25
Houston at San Francisco, 8:30
Open: Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington
MONDAY, OCT. 7
N.Y. Jets at Atlanta, 8:40 p.m.
SUNDAY
New England 0 10 3 17 – 30
Atlanta 3 7 0 13 – 23
Atl–FG Bryant 23, 9:23.
NE–Mulligan 1 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 12:43.
NE–FG Gostkowski 48, 3:22.
Atl–Gonzalez 21 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), :38.
NE–FG Gostkowski 22, 5:24.
NE–Blount 47 run (Gostkowski kick), 14:26.
Atl–FG Bryant 45, 11:52.
NE–Thompkins 18 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 9:43.
NE–FG Gostkowski 49, 6:18.
Atl–Gonzalez 11 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 4:22.
Atl–FG Bryant 25, 2:55.
A–70,744.
TEAM STATS
NE Atl
First downs 21 26
Total Net Yards 448 457
Rushes-yards 31-132 15-58
Passing 316 399
Punt Returns 0-0 1-6
Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-29
Interceptions Ret. 1-(-2) 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 20-31-0 34-54-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 2-22
Punts 2-55.0 3-45.7
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 9-93 6-55
Time of Possession 30:39 29:21
INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING–New England, Blount 9-64, Ridley 11-53, Bolden 6-17, Brady 5-(minus 2). Atlanta, Rodgers 7-32, Snelling 8-26.
PASSING–New England, Brady 20-31-0-316. Atlanta, Ryan 34-54-1-421.
RECEIVING–New England, Edelman 7-118, Thompkins 6-127, Ridley 2-26, Boyce 1-24, Develin 1-15, Dobson 1-10, Mulligan 1-1, Bolden 1-(minus 5). Atlanta, Gonzalez 12-149, Jones 6-108, Rodgers 6-56, Douglas 5-68, White 3-28, Snelling 1-8, Toilolo 1-4.
MISSED FIELD GOALS–None.
CFL
EAST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
Toronto 9 4 0 18 388 337
Hamilton 6 7 0 12 327 364
Montreal 5 8 0 10 302 361
Winnipeg 2 11 0 4 268 421
WEST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
Calgary 10 3 0 20 408 312
B.C. 9 4 0 18 378 319
Saskatchewan 8 5 0 16 388 299
Edmonton 3 10 0 6 316 362
FRIDAY
Hamilton at Toronto, 7
Saskatchewan at B.C., 10
SATURDAY
Montreal at Edmonton, 3:30
Winnipeg at Calgary, 6:30 p.m.
TENNIS
China Open
Beijing
Singles
Men
First Round
Bernard Tomic, Australia, d. Zhang Ze, China, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Fabio Fognini, Italy, d. Tommy Robredo, Spain, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.
Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, d. Albert Montanes, Spain, 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (4).
Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, d. Tommy Haas (7), Germany, 7-6 (6), 6-3.
Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, d. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 6-4, 6-2.
Women
First Round
Ana Ivanovic (14), Serbia, d. Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 7-6 (9), 6-1.
Jelena Jankovic (8), Serbia, d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 1-6, 6-4, 6-0.
Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, d. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 6-3, 6-2.
Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, d. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-1.
Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, d. Sharon Fichman, Canada, 6-4, 6-3.
Zhang Shuai, China, d. Peng Shuai, China, 6-3, 6-3.
Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, d. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, 6-1, 6-1.
Andrea Petkovic, Germany, d. Victoria Azarenka (2), Belarus, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
Polona Hercog, Slovenia, d. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, 6-1, 6-4.
Second Round
Sara Errani (5), Italy, d. Misaki Doi, Japan, 6-3, 6-2.
Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, d. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 6-3, 6-3.
Doubles
Men
First Round
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, and Jean-Julien Rojer (3), Netherlands, d. Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, and Wu Di, China, 6-4, 6-3.
Women
First Round
Vera Dushevina, Russia, and Arantxa Parra Santonja, Spain, d. Janette Husarova, Slovakia, and Oksana Kalashnikova, Georgia, 6-2, 6-2.
Chan Hao-ching, Taiwan, and Liezel Huber, United States, d. Serena and Venus Williams, United States, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 11-9.
Silvia Soler-Espinosa and Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, d. Sun Ziyue and Zhang Yuxuan, China, 7-6 (4), 6-0.
Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, and Lisa Raymond, United States, d. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, and Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, 7-5, 6-3.
Sabine Lisicki, Germany, and Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, d. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Kveta Peschke (5), Czech Republic, 6-4, 1-6, 10-3.
Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Sania Mirza (8), India, d. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, and Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa, 6-3, 6-3.
Japan Open
Tokyo
Singles
First Round
Nicolas Almagro (6), Spain, d. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3).
Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, d. Daniel Brands, Germany, 6-3, 6-1.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2), France, d. Gael Monfils, France, 6-3, 7-6 (8).
Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, d. Juan Monaco, Argentina, 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Doubles
First Round
Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo (3), Brazil, d. Kei Nishikori and Yasutaka Uchiyama, Japan, 6-4, 6-1.
Treat Huey, Philippines, and Dominic Inglot, Britain, d. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, and Paul Hanley, Australia, 2-6, 7-5, 10-4.
HOLE IN ONE
DREW BEATTIE, No. 2 at Riverby, 113 yards, wedge.
MICHAEL J. BENDER JR. No. 12 at Oak Harbor Golf Course, 135 yards, 5 hybrid.
RICHARD K. WILEY, No. '11 at Bayview Golf Course, 130 yards, 9 iron.
SPORTLIGHT
Oct. 1
1961–Roger Maris hits his 61st home run of the season, against Tracy Stallard of the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. The blow gives New York a 1-0 victory and eclipses Babe Ruth's 34-year-old single-season home run record.
1975–In the "Thrilla in Manila," Muhammad Ali beats Joe Frazier in 14 rounds to retain his world heavyweight title.
prep volleyball
Central d. Whitmer, 25-14, 25-17, 25-20
Notre Dame d. Lima Senior, 25-13, 25-9, 25-2
St. Ursula d. Fremont Ross, 25-4, 25-8, 25-17
Toledo Christian d. Emmanuel Christian, 25-5, 25-14, 25-10
Edgerton d. Delta, 25-20, 25-19, 25-18.
Cardinal Stritch d. Northwood, 25-11, 25-13, 25-20
PREP TENNIS
ANTHONY WAYNE 4, WAUSEON 1: Bukovinsky (AW) d. Eberly, 6-0, 6-2, Cousino (AW) d. Kahrs, 6-0, 6-0, Szmania (AW) d. Dominique, 6-1, 6-2, Hayati-Frank (W) d. Krieg-Smith, 6-3, 6-2, Ash-Kistner (AW) d. Boyers-Bussing, 6-4, 6-1.:
St. Ursula 5 Bowling Green 0: Nowicki( SU) def Schaller 6-3,6-0, Seeley (SU) def Graves 6-3,6-3, Fahoury (SU) def Miller 6-3,6-3, Szczezniak/DeAnda (SU) def Smith/Spackey 6-3,4-6,6-2, Stengle/Barnes (SU) def Desmith/Altstoldt 6-1,6-1
NHL
TODAY
Toronto at Montreal, 7
Washington at Chicago, 8
Winnipeg at Edmonton, 10
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
Major League Baseball Playoffs
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Pittsburgh -125 Cincinnati +115
NCAA Football
Thursday
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY UNDERDOG
Texas 7½ 8½ at Iowa St.
W. Kentucky 3 5½ at Louisiana-Monroe
UCLA 3½ 4 at Utah
Friday
at Utah St. 6 6½ BYU
at San Diego St. 5½ 4½ Nevada
Saturday
at Navy OFF OFF Air Force
at Iowa 2 1½ Michigan St.
Louisville 30 34 at Temple
at Toledo 17½ 20½ W. Michigan
at Buffalo 11 13½ E.Michigan
at Alabama 56 55½ Georgia St.
at Boston College 10 11½ Army
Cent. Michigan 4½ 3 at Miami (Ohio)
at Virginia 5 5 Ball St.
at Florida St. 17½ 15 Maryland
at Miami OFF OFF Georgia Tech
Clemson 13½ 12½ at Syracuse
NC State 9½ 9½ at Wake Forest
at Nebraska 9½ 10½ Illinois
at Marshall 9½ 14 UTSA
North Texas PK 2 at Tulane
Oregon 35 38 at Colorado
Georgia 10½ 10½ at Tennessee
at Florida 12½ 10½ Arkansas
LSU 9½ 9½ at Mississippi St.
at Tulsa 2½ 3 Rice
at Virginia Tech 6½ 7½ North Carolina
at Oklahoma 10 10½ TCU
Cincinnati 13½ 11½ at South Florida
at Oklahoma St. 14 14½ Kansas St.
at Vanderbilt 2½ 2 Missouri
at Michigan 16½ 20½ Minnesota
UCF 10 10 at Memphis
Rutgers 3 6½ at SMU
Fresno St. 25 24½ at Idaho
at La. Lafayette 10 10 Texas St.
at Troy 2½ 3 South Alabama
at New Mexico 7 8½ New Mexico St.
at California OFF OFF Washington St.
at Stanford 6½ 6½ Washington
N. Illinois 9½ 9 at Kent St.
Mississippi 1 3 at Auburn
at South Carolina 21 21 Kentucky
at Southern Miss. 14½ 16 FIU
at Bowling Green 23 25 UMass
at UAB 7 3½ FAU
Texas Tech 14 14 at Kansas
East Carolina 9½ 7½ at Middle Tenn.
Ohio 3 6 at Akron
Arizona St.-x 6½ 5 Notre Dame
at Baylor 21 27½ West Virginia
Ohio St. 4 5½ at Northwestern
Penn St. 2½ 4 at Indiana
x-at Arlington, Texas
Off Key
Navy QB questionable
Miami QB questionable
Washington St. QB questionable
NFL
Thursday
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
at Cleveland 3 4½ (41) Buffalo
Sunday
Kansas City 2½ 3 (40) at Tennessee
at Miami 3 3 (43) Baltimore
at St. Louis 10½ 11 (42) Jacksonville
at Cincinnati 2 Pk (45) New England
Seattle 3 2½ (43) at Indianapolis
at Green Bay 6½ 6½ (52) Detroit
at Chicago Pk 1 (47½) New Orleans
at N.Y. Giants 1 2½ (54) Philadelphia
Carolina 2 1½ (42) at Arizona
San Diego 5 4½ (44) at Oakland
Denver 5½ 6½ (55) at Dallas
at San Francisco 6½ 7 (42½) Houston
Monday
at Atlanta 7½ 9 (44) N.Y. Jets
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
Sunday
Portland 1, Los Angeles 0
Columbus 4, FC Dallas 2
Seattle FC 1, New York 1, tie
San Jose 1, Chivas USA 0
PREP SOCCER
Girls
MAUMEE 3, WAUSEON 0: M. Woolford, O. Dameron, Tullis.
SOUTHVIEW 4, SPRINGFIELD 0: Thomas 2, Micham 2.
ARCHBOLD 3, NAPOLEON 1
PERRYSBURG 3, ST. URSULA 0: Walton, DeLong, Brown.
STRITCH 2, NORTHWOOD 2: S--Wamer, Kama Hardy. N--Cruz, Rable.
OTTAWA HILLS 7, TOLEDO CHRISTIAN 0: Tucker 4, Petas, DeWire, Bassett.
CLAY 3, LAKE 0: Clere, Vartorella, Heck.
WHITMER 6, BOWSHER 0: Saddoris, Wicher, Johnson, Morgan, Smith, Ritchie.
Boys
OTTAWA HILLS 5, TOLEDO CHRISTIAN 1: Isenberg 3, Riley, Hauck. TC--Hecklinger.
LIBERTY CENTER 3, START 0: Matt Oberhaus.
PREP GOLF
Girls
Division II district
At Sycamore Springs
Team standings (Top 3 advance to state tournament): 1, Huron (Rafaella Gioffre 79, Kylie Greulich 81, Allie Lenyo 87, Ashtyn Stadler 92) 339; 2, Edison (Nicolette Mollohan 85, Hannah Stone 85, Lauren Crooks 88, Sara Wollenslegel 92) 350; 3, Defiance (Annabelle Weisgerber 83, Marisa Behringer 87, Lindsay Froelich 92, Maddie Glassford 111) 373; 4, Shelby 388, 5, Van Buren 391; 6, Cardinal Stritch 392; 7, St. Henry 403; 8, Coldwater 404; 9, Bellevue 407; 10, North Baltimore 407; 11, Minster 409; 12, Sandusky Perkins 410; 13, Elmwood 414; 14, Otsego 442; 15, Oak Harbor 491.
Individual qualifiers: 1, Makayla Barr, Lakota, 72; 2, Alexis Jones, Shelby, 75; 3, Kelsey Koesters, Coldwater, 77.
Boys
WAUSEON 146, MONTPELIER 180: W--Dominique 36, Tefft 36, Williams, 37, Rupp 37. M--Shaull 39, Rings, Murray 47, O'Neal 50.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX – Assigned C Miguel Gonzalez outright to Charlotte (IL).
MINNESOTA TWINS – Agreed to terms with manager Ron Gardenhire on a two-year contract.
TEXAS RANGERS – Reinstated OF Nelson Cruz from the restricted list. Designated OF Joey Butler for assignment.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS – Fired manager Dale Sveum.
NEW YORK METS – Agreed to terms with manager Terry Collins on a two-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES – Announced the contract of pitching coach Rich Dubee will not be renewed.
SAN DIEGO PADRES – Reinstated SS Everth Cabrera from the restricted list. Designated C Chris Robinson for assignment.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEW YORK KNICKS – Exercised the 2014-15 contract option on coach Mike Woodson.
SACRAMENTO KINGS – Signed C DeMarcus Cousins to a four-year contract extension.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS – Claimed RB Fozzy Whittaker off waivers from San Diego. Waived WR Josh Cooper and RB Montario Hardesty.
GREEN BAY PACKERS – Signed RB Michael Hill from the practice squad and WR Reggie Dunn to the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS – Signed FB Robert Hughes. Released WR Griff Whalen.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS – Signed G Jacques McClendon and QB Ricky Stanzi. Released WRs Jeremy Ebert and Tobais Palmer.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS – Released S Kanorris Davis.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS – Assigned RW Brad Staubitz, C Richard Rakell, LW John Kurtz and D Nolan Yonkman to Norfolk (AHL) and G Igor Bobkov to Utah (ECHL). Placed LW Emerson Etem, RW Jakob Silfverberg and D Luca Sbisa and Sheldon Souray on injured reserve.
DALLAS STARS – Designated Fs Scott Glennie and Rich Peverley and D Aaron Rome injured non-roster players.
DETROIT RED WINGS – Assigned RW Gustav Nyquist and G Petr Mrazek to Grand Rapids (AHL). Recalled D Xavier Ouellet and G Jared Coreau from Grand Rapids. Placed C Darren Helm and RW Patrick Eaves on long-term injured reserve and G Jonas Gustavsson and RW Jordin Tootoo on 7-day injured reserve.
EDMONTON OILERS – Assigned G Tyler Bunz to Bakersfield (ECHL).
FLORIDA PANTHERS – Loaned D Colby Robak to San Antonio (AHL).
LOS ANGELES KINGS – Loaned D Jeff Schultz to Manchester (AHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS – Signed F Simon Moser to a one-year, entry-level contract.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS – Assigned RW Cam Janssen to Albany (AHL). Placed LW Patrik Elias on injured reserve. Designated RW Mattias Tedenby an injured non-roster player.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS – Loaned Fs Chris Bruton, Joe Diamond, Brett Gallant, Mike Halmo, Kirill Kabanov, Anders Lee, John Persson, Alan Quine, Ryan Strome and Johan Sundstrom; D Joe Finley, Calvin de Haan, Scott Mayfield and Aaron Ness; and G Anders Nilsson to Bridgeport (AHL).was also loaned to the Sound Tigers. Released F Justin Johnson, D Radek Martinek and G Ken Reiter from professional tryout agreements and F Riley Wetmore from an amateur tryout agreement and assigned them to Bridgeport. Returned F Ryan Pulock to Brandon (WHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS – Reassigned D Samuel Noreau and Fs Josh Nicholls, Michael St. Croix and Jason Wilson from Hartford (AHL) to Greenville (ECHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS – Assigned D Ben Blood, Mark Borowiecki, Cody Ceci, Fredrik Claesson, Tyler Eckford, Daniel New, Troy Rutkowski, Michael Sdao and Chris Wideman; Fs Corey Cowick, Jakub Culek, David Dziurzynski, Derek Grant, Wacey Hamilton, Danny Hobbs, Mike Hoffman, Ludwig Karlsson, Darren Kramer, Jim O'Brien, Andre Petersson, Shane Prince, Matt Puempel, Buddy Robinson, Cole Schneider, Mark Stone and Mika Zibanejad; and Gs Scott Greenham, Andrew Hammond and Nathan Lawson to Binghamton (AHL). Returned F Curtis Lazar to Edmonton (WHL).
PHOENIX COYOTES – Named Avik Dey chief financial officer, Jeff Morander executive vice president of ticket sales and strategy and Mike Humes executive vice president of corporate and suite sales.
WINNIPEG JETS – Re-assigned F Patrice Cormier and D Zach Redmond to St. John's (AHL). Placed D Grant Clitsome on injured reserve, retroactive to Thursday.
American Hockey League
HERSHEY BEARS – Released D Mike Banwell, Ryan Kavanagh and Bryant Molle; and Fs David Marshall and Domenic Monardo. Loaned Gs Brandon Anderson and Riley Gill; D Brett Flemming; and Fs Dustin Gazely and T.J. Syner to Reading (ECHL).
COLLEGE
NCAA – Granted Florida men's basketball G Eli Carter immediate eligibility. Named Jon Levinson secretary-rules editor for women's basketball.
FLORIDA – Announced DT Dominique Easley will enter the NFL draft.
CONNECTICUT – Fired football coach Paul Pasqualoni and offensive line coach George DeLeone.
SPORTS NOTES
ST. FRANCIS-CENTRAL catholic football Tickets will go on sale Wednesday at the schools during regular school hours. Presale tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for students. All tickets at the door are $7.
St. John's-Clay FOOTBALL TICKETS will be sold in the St. John's bookstore during bookstore hours; Wednesday (8 a.m.-1:30 p.m.), Thursday (8 a.m. - 6 p.m.) and Friday (8 a.m.-1:30p.m.). Presale tickets will be sold for $6 adults, $4 senior citizens/student. All tickets at the gate will be sold for $7 in compliance with the TRAC ticket prices.
Central Catholic has an opening for a freshman girls basketball coach. Send resumes to the attention of Mary McGurk, 2550 Cherry St-Toledo,Ohio 43608.
PREP FIELD HOCKEY
Maumee Valley 8, Orange 0: Sarah Boyk 3, Cammie Lonsway 2, Maya Dayal, Grace O'Leary, Alafair Turner