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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Regional Semifinals
Division I
All Games at 7 p.m. Saturday Unless Otherwise Noted
Region 1
1 Cleveland St. Ignatius (11-0) vs. 5 Cleveland Glenville (10-1), Lakewood Stadium
2 Solon (11-0) vs. 3 Mayfield (10-1), Parma Byers Field
Region 2
8 Canton McKinley (7-4) vs. 4 Canton GlenOak (9-2), Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium (1:00 p.m.)
2 Twinsburg (10-1) vs. 3 Massillon Washington (8-3), Canton Fawcett Stadium
Region 3
1 Dublin Coffman (11-0) vs. 4 Westerville South (9-2), Upper Arlington Marv Moorehead Memorial Stadium
2 Hilliard Davidson (9-1) vs. 3 Pickerington Central (10-1), Gahanna Lincoln Stadium
Region 4
1 Cincinnati St. Xavier (9-2) vs. 4 Cincinnati Elder (8-2), Nippert Stadium (5:30 p.m.)
7 Middletown (10-1) vs. 3 Cincinnati Anderson (11-0), Nippert Stadium (2:30 p.m.)
Division II
All Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday
Region 5
1 Mentor Lake Catholic (10-1) vs. 4 Canfield (10-1), Twinsburg Tiger Stadium
2 Warren Howland (10-1) vs. 3 Ashland (10-1), Canton Central Catholic Lowell Klinefelter Field
Region 6
1 St. Francis DeSales (10-1) vs. 5 Avon Lake (8-3), Fremont Ross Harmon Stadium
2 Central Catholic (9-2) vs. 6 Maple Heights (9-2), Huron Memorial Stadium
Region 7
8 Columbus Marion-Franklin (9-2) vs. 4 Lewis Center Olentangy Orange (9-2), Dublin Scioto Stadium
2 Logan (11-0) vs. 3 Columbus Brookhaven (9-2), Columbus Hamilton Township Hamilton Field
Region 8
1 Cincinnati Turpin (11-0) vs. 5 Trotwood-Madison (8-3), Cincinnati Princeton Viking Stadium
2 Cincinnati Winton Woods (9-2) vs. 3 New Carlisle Tecumseh (10-1), Centerville Stadium
Division III
All Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday
Region 9
1 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (11-0) vs. 4 Hubbard (10-1), Warren G. Harding Mollenkopf Stadium
2 Poland Seminary (9-2) vs. 3 Akron Archbishop Hoban (8-3), Uniontown Lake Blue Streak Stadium
Region 10
1 Columbus St. Francis DeSales (8-3) vs. 5 Tipp City Tippecanoe (9-2), Dayton Welcome Stadium
2 Columbus Bishop Watterson (8-3) vs. 3 Napoleon (9-2), Findlay Donnell Stadium
Region 11
1 Steubenville (10-1) vs. 5 Salem (9-2), New Philadelphia Woody Hayes Quaker Stadium
2 Dover (10-1) vs. 6 Canal Fulton Northwest (8-3), Canton Fawcett Stadium
Region 12
8 Springfield Shawnee (8-3) vs. 4 Circleville Logan Elm (9-2), Hilliard Bradley Athletic Complex
2 Cincinnati Wyoming (10-0) vs. 6 Monroe (9-2), Kings Mills Kings Stadium
Division IV
All Games at 7:00 p.m. Saturday Unless Otherwise Noted
Region 13
1 Chagrin Falls (11-0) vs. 5 Cortland Lakeview (8-3), Aurora Veterans Stadium
2 Girard (11-0) vs. 6 Peninsula Woodridge (9-2), Uniontown Lake Blue Streak Stadium
Region 14
8 Eastwood (9-2) vs. 5 Ottawa-Glandorf (9-2), Findlay Donnell Stadium.
2 Genoa (11-0) vs. 3 Orrville (8-3), Ashland Community Stadium
Region 15
1 Amanda-Clearcreek (11-0) vs. 5 Coshocton (9-2), Zanesville Sulsberger Memorial Stadium
2 Ironton (9-2) vs. 3 Heath (9-2), Nelsonville-York Boston Stadium
Region 16
1 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (11-0) vs. 4 Kenton (10-1), Troy Memorial Stadium
2 Kettering Archbishop Alter (11-0) vs. 6 Carlisle (9-2), Monroe Stadium
Division V
All Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday Unless Otherwise Noted
Region 17
1 Cuyahoga Heights (11-0) vs. 5 Gates Mills Hawken (9-2), Solon Stewart Field 2 Columbiana Crestview (10-1) vs. 3 Youngstown Ursuline (7-3), Austintown-Fitch Falcon Stadium
Region 18
1 Patrick Henry (11-0) vs. 5 Jeromesville Hillsdale (9-2), Tiffin Frost-Kalnow Stadium
2 Tinora (10-1) vs. 3 Lima Central Catholic (9-2), Defiance Fred Brown Stadium
Region 19
1 Fredericktown (11-0) vs. 5 Wheelersburg (9-2), Nelsonville-York Boston Stadium
2 Oak Hill (11-0) vs. 6 West Lafayette Ridgewood (11-0), Lancaster Fulton Field
Region 20
8 St. Henry (8-3) vs. 4 West Liberty-Salem (11-0), Piqua Alexander Stadium
2 Coldwater (10-1) vs. 6 Anna (9-2), Wapakoneta Harmon Field
Division VI
All Games at 7:00 p.m. Saturday Unless Otherwise Noted
Region 21
8 Hopewell-Loudon (9-2) vs. 4 Bucyrus Wynford (11-0), Tiffin Frost-Kalnow Stadium
2 Norwalk St. Paul (11-0) vs. 3 Mogadore (10-1), Medina Ken Dukes Stadium
Region 22
1 Delphos St. John’s (11-0) vs. 4 Leipsic (10-1), Lima Senior Stadium
2 Ada (11-0) vs. 3 Carey (10-1), Findlay Donnell Stadium (1:00 p.m.)

Region 23
1 Malvern (10-1) vs. 4 Bridgeport (10-1), Steubenville Harding Stadium
7 Shadyside (6-5) vs. 6 Grove City Christian (10-1), Zanesville Sulsberger Memorial Stadium (1:00 p.m.)
Region 24
8 Covington (8-3) vs. 5 Maria Stein Marion Local (6-5), Kettering Fairmont Rousch Stadium
7 Fort Loramie (9-2) vs. 6 South Charleston Southeastern (9-2), Dayton Welcome Stadium

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Mid-American Conference
East
Conference All Games
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Temple 5 0 159 100 7 2 243 195
Ohio 4 1 122 88 6 3 220 185
Kent St. 4 2 158 114 5 5 212 213
BGSU 3 2 144 149 4 5 219 256
Buffalo 1 4 107 138 3 6 214 235
Akron 1 4 83 135 2 7 166 232
Miami 1 5 137 190 1 9 156 333
West
Conference All Games
W L PF PA W L PF PA
C. Mich. 5 0 182 75 7 2 275 152
N. Illinois 4 1 161 61 6 3 281 151
W. Mich. 3 3 178 183 4 6 242 296
Toledo 2 3 133 176 4 5 259 335
Ball St. 1 4 112 139 1 8 185 260
E. Mich. 0 5 59 187 0 9 141 349
TONIGHT
Ohio at Buffalo, 7
Wednesday
Toledo at Cent. Michigan, 8
Thursday
Bowling Green at Miami, 6
Ball St. at N. Illinois, 6
Friday
Temple at Akron, 8:30
SATURDAY
W. Michigan at E. Michigan, 1
Big Ten Conference
Conference All Games
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Iowa 5 1 138 102 9 1 241 159
Ohio St. 5 1 174 67 8 2 303 112
Penn St. 4 2 141 85 8 2 283 108
Wisconsin 4 2 160 137 7 2 266 202
N’western 3 3 124 152 6 4 248 233
Mich. St. 3 3 151 143 5 5 301 222
Purdue 3 3 129 167 4 6 259 288
Minnesota 3 4 179 202 5 5 243 270
Illinois 2 5 132 185 3 6 186 239
Michigan 1 5 143 200 5 5 320 264
Indiana 1 5 154 185 4 6 241 285
SATURDAY
Indiana at Penn St., Noon
Northwestern at Illinois, Noon
S. Dakota St. at Minnesota, Noon
Michigan St. at Purdue, Noon
Michigan at Wisconsin, Noon
Iowa at Ohio St., 3:30
National
Sunday
FAR WEST
Nevada 62, San Jose St. 7
Thursday
EAST
South Florida at Rutgers, 7:30
SOUTH
Texas Southern at Grambling St., 8
Friday
MIDWEST
West Virginia at Cincinnati, 8

NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 12 5 0 24 54 44
New Jersey 11 4 0 22 39 33
N.Y. Rangers 10 7 1 21 56 48
Philadelphia 9 4 1 19 52 37
N.Y. Islanders 6 6 5 17 44 50
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Buffalo 9 4 1 19 40 33
Ottawa 7 5 2 16 42 42
Montreal 8 9 0 16 45 54
Boston 7 7 2 16 38 41
Toronto 3 7 5 11 39 55
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 10 3 4 24 65 52
Tampa Bay 6 4 5 17 39 47
Atlanta 7 6 1 15 48 45
Florida 5 9 1 11 40 55
Carolina 2 11 3 7 32 59
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 9 5 2 20 47 39
Columbus 9 5 2 20 51 54
Detroit 7 5 3 17 43 48
Nashville 7 7 1 15 31 43
St. Louis 5 6 4 14 33 40
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Colorado 12 4 2 26 56 43
Calgary 10 4 1 21 52 43
Vancouver 10 8 0 20 52 46
Edmonton 8 8 1 17 52 53
Minnesota 6 10 0 12 36 49
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 12 4 2 26 61 42
Los Angeles 10 6 2 22 58 54
Phoenix 10 7 0 20 45 39
Dallas 7 4 6 20 54 52
Anaheim 6 7 2 14 45 49
LAST NIGHT
Chicago 4, Los Angeles 1
TONIGHT
Pittsburgh at Boston, 7
Minnesota at Toronto, 7
Edmonton at Ottawa, 7:30
Calgary at Montreal, 7:30
Vancouver at St. Louis, 8
Nashville at San Jose, 10:30

HONOR ROLL
300 Game
Ryan Kurfess, Southwyck 300-175-280-755
Rob Lee, Jug’s 184-300-190-674
Men 750+
Beau Bowman, Jug’s 803
Chris Alford, Jug’s 774
Angie Sembos, Southwyck 770
Tom Hill, Jug’s 762
Women 650+
Jamie Meyers, Jug’s 729
Kathy Morris, Jug’s 722
Rocky Lewczynski, Jug’s 693

NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 6 2 0 .750 225 115
N.Y. Jets 4 4 0 .500 177 134
Miami 3 5 0 .375 193 204
Buffalo 3 5 0 .375 123 169
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis 8 0 0 1.000 217 108
Houston 5 4 0 .556 215 188
Jacksonville 4 4 0 .500 157 198
Tennessee 2 6 0 .250 148 238
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati 6 2 0 .750 180 135
Pittsburgh 6 2 0 .750 195 139
Baltimore 4 4 0 .500 206 154
Cleveland 1 7 0 .125 78 209
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 6 2 0 .750 150 124
San Diego 5 3 0 .625 206 179
Oakland 2 6 0 .250 78 201
Kansas City 1 7 0 .125 126 205
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 6 2 0 .750 217 152
Philadelphia 5 3 0 .625 219 153
N.Y. Giants 5 4 0 .556 232 204
Washington 2 6 0 .250 113 154
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 8 0 0 1.000 303 174
Atlanta 5 3 0 .625 202 166
Carolina 3 5 0 .375 148 196
Tampa Bay 1 7 0 .125 134 231
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Minnesota 7 1 0 .875 244 174
Green Bay 4 4 0 .500 215 172
Chicago 4 4 0 .500 180 191
Detroit 1 7 0 .125 133 237
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 5 3 0 .625 198 164
San Francisco 3 5 0 .375 174 174
Seattle 3 5 0 .375 167 167
St. Louis 1 7 0 .125 77 221
LAST NIGHT
Pittsburgh 28, Denver 10
SUNDAY
Arizona 41, Chicago 21
Atlanta 31, Washington 17
New England 27, Miami 17
Indianapolis 20, Houston 17
Cincinnati 17, Baltimore 7
Tampa Bay 38, Green Bay 28
Jacksonville 24, Kansas City 21
Seattle 32, Detroit 20
New Orleans 30, Carolina 20
San Diego 21, N.Y. Giants 20
Tennessee 34, San Francisco 27
Dallas 20, Philadelphia 16
Open: Buffalo, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Minnesota, St. Louis, Cleveland

THURSDAY
Chicago at San Francisco, 8:20
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
Buffalo at Tennessee, 1
Denver at Washington, 1
Tampa Bay at Miami, 1
Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 1
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1
New Orleans at St. Louis, 1
Atlanta at Carolina, 1
Detroit at Minnesota, 1
Kansas City at Oakland, 4:05
Dallas at Green Bay, 4:15
Philadelphia at San Diego, 4:15
Seattle at Arizona, 4:15
New England at Indianapolis, 8:20
Open: N.Y. Giants, Houston
MONDAY, NOV. 16
Baltimore at Cleveland, 8:30

Pittsburgh 0 7 7 14 – 28
Denver 3 0 7 0 – 10
Den–FG Prater 40, 10:24.
Pit–Carter 48 interception return (Reed kick), 12:50.
Den–Ayers 54 fumble return (Prater kick), 11:16.
Pit–Ward 3 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick), 9:09.
Pit–Wallace 25 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick), 7:03.
Pit–Ward 3 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick), 1:22.
A–76,716.
TEAM STATS
Pit Den
First downs 21 12
Total Net Yards 375 242
Rushes-yards 29-173 14-27
Passing 202 215
Punt Returns 2-16 2-21
Kickoff Returns 3-69 4-74
Interceptions Ret. 3-51 1-21
Comp-Att-Int 21-29-1 23-38-3
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-31 2-6
Punts 5-44.2 7-38.6
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 4-28 3-25
Time of Possession 33:03 26:57

INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING–Pittsburgh, Mendenhall 22-155, Moore 4-18, Wallace 1-3, Roethlisberger 2-(minus 3). Denver, Buckhalter 9-24, Moreno 5-3.
PASSING–Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 21-29-1-233. Denver, Orton 23-38-3-221.
RECEIVING–Pittsburgh, Ward 7-44, Holmes 6-93, Wallace 4-69, Miller 3-18, Mendenhall 1-9. Denver, Marshall 11-112, Royal 5-74, Gaffney 2-6, Buckhalter 2-4, Graham 1-18, Stokley 1-4, Scheffler 1-3.
MISSED FIELD GOALS–None.

Injury Report
The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT-Definitely will not play; DNP-Did not practice; LIMITED-Limited participation in practice; FULL-Full participation in practice):
THURSDAY
CHICAGO BEARS vs. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS – BEARS: OUT: LB Pisa Tinoisamoa (knee). DNP: S Al Afalava (shoulder), S Kevin Payne (back), RB Garrett Wolfe (back). LIMITED: TE Desmond Clark (neck), DT Tommie Harris (knee), CB Charles Tillman (shoulder). 49ERS: Did not practice on Monday (the practice report is an estimation). OUT: CB Nate Clements (shoulder), RB Glen Coffee (concussion), DT Demetric Evans (shoulder), T Joe Staley (knee). DNP: S Michael Lewis (quadricep), RB Michael Robinson (shoulder), DE Justin Smith (not injury related), LB Takeo Spikes (shoulder), S Curtis Taylor (shin). LIMITED: TE Vernon Davis (shoulder), WR Jason Hill (ankle), TE Delanie Walker (shin, knee). FULL: G David Baas (shoulder), CB Tarell Brown (rib), RB Frank Gore (eye lid).

ECHL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Elmira 7 2 1 0 15 41 30
Reading 5 3 1 1 12 33 37
Trenton 5 3 1 1 12 28 33
Johnstown 1 6 2 0 4 21 33
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Kalamazoo 8 1 1 0 17 47 31
Toledo 6 3 0 1 13 37 37
Cincinnati 5 4 0 0 10 33 27
Wheeling 3 7 0 1 7 33 44
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
S. Carolina 6 2 1 2 15 36 35
Gwinnett 5 2 1 1 12 36 32
Florida 4 5 1 1 10 32 33
Charlotte 4 3 1 0 9 27 32
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Bakersfield 6 5 0 0 12 34 32
Ontario 6 6 0 0 12 38 32
Las Vegas 5 5 0 0 10 28 38
Stockton 4 4 1 1 10 29 30
West Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Idaho 8 2 0 1 17 36 28
Alaska 7 4 1 0 15 37 37
Utah 5 3 0 0 10 35 25
Victoria 1 9 0 0 2 19 34
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
LAST NIGHT
No games scheduled
SUNDAY
Trenton 3, Elmira 2
Reading 5, South Carolina 4, SO
Kalamazoo 5, Charlotte 4
Ontario 3, Alaska 0

NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 7 1 .875 –
Philadelphia 3 4 .429 31/2
Toronto 3 4 .429 31/2
New York 1 7 .125 6
New Jersey 0 7 .000 61/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 5 1 .833 –
Atlanta 5 2 .714 1/2
Orlando 5 2 .714 1/2
Charlotte 3 3 .500 2
Washington 2 5 .286 31/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 4 2 .667 –
Milwaukee 3 2 .600 1/2
Cleveland 4 3 .571 1/2
Detroit 3 4 .429 11/2
Indiana 2 3 .400 11/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 4 2 .667 –
Houston 4 2 .667 –
San Antonio 3 3 .500 1
New Orleans 2 5 .286 21/2
Memphis 1 6 .143 31/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 5 2 .714 –
Portland 4 3 .571 1
Oklahoma City 3 3 .500 11/2
Utah 3 4 .429 2
Minnesota 1 6 .143 4
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Phoenix 7 1 .875 –
L.A. Lakers 6 1 .857 1/2
L.A. Clippers 3 4 .429 31/2
Sacramento 3 4 .429 31/2
Golden State 1 4 .200 41/2
LAST NIGHT
Phoenix 119, Philadelphia 115
Utah 95, New York 93
San Antonio 131, Toronto 124
Minnesota at Golden State, late
New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, late
SUNDAY
Phoenix 102, Washington 90
Detroit 88, Philadelphia 81
Oklahoma City 102, Orlando 74
Sacramento 120, Golden State 107
Portland 116, Minnesota 93
L.A. Lakers 104, New Orleans 88
TONIGHT
Orlando at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Washington at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

AUTO RACING
NASCAR
Sprint Cup Leaders
Through Sunday
Points
1, Jimmie Johnson, 6,297. 2, Mark Martin, 6,224. 3, Jeff Gordon, 6,185. 4, Kurt Busch, 6,126. 5, Tony Stewart, 6,119. 6, Juan Pablo Montoya, 6,061. 7, Greg Biffle, 6,050. 8, Denny Hamlin, 5,975. 9, Ryan Newman, 5,973. 10, Kasey Kahne, 5,898.
Money
1, Jimmie Johnson, $6,876,907. 2, Matt Kenseth, $6,847,852. 3, Tony Stewart, $6,651,725. 4, Jeff Gordon, $6,210,808. 5, Kyle Busch, $5,928,256. 6, Kevin Harvick, $5,761,364. 7, Kasey Kahne, $5,530,440. 8, Carl Edwards, $5,337,042. 9, Joey Logano, $5,140,932. 10, Mark Martin, $5,068,953.

PREP BOWLING
Metro High School
1. Whitmer Panthers 55; 2. Clay 53; 3. Rogers 48; 4. Central 40; 5. Northview 36; 6. St. John’s 35; 7. Whitmer Gold 31; 8. St. Francis Red 26; 9. Start 21; 10. Whitmer Blue 8; 11. Stritch 4; 12. St. Francis Blue 3.
Boys Honor Roll, Series: Paul Gladieux, Clay 175-263-236-674; Tyler Ewsuk, Rogers 213-226-230-669; Alex Jendrzejak, St. John’s 247-207-210-664; Tony Muszynski, St. John’s 205-228-218-651; Chase Beckner, Clay 166-289-187-642.
Boys Honor Roll, Game: Nico Ruiz, St. John’s 257; Eddie Cline, Central 255; Jesse Oswanski, Central 246; Brandon Heuerman, Start 240; Zach Sullivan, Whitmer 235.
Girls Honor Roll, Series: Rachel Aumiller, St. Ursula 197-180-214-591; Allison Burgin, St. Ursula 179-179-198-556.

LATEST LINE
NFL
(Thursday)
SAN FRANCISCO 3 Chicago
(Sunday)
NY JETS 61/2 Jacksonville
Denver 5 WASHINGTON
PITTSBURGH 61/2 Cincinnati
TENNESSEE 61/2 Buffalo
MINNESOTA 161/2 Detroit
New Orleans 131/2 ST. LOUIS
Atlanta 11/2 CAROLINA
MIAMI 9 Tampa Bay
OAKLAND 11/2 Kansas City
ARIZONA 8 Seattle
SAN DIEGO 2 Philadelphia
Dallas 21/2 GREEN BAY
INDIANAPOLIS 21/2 New England
(Monday)
Baltimore 101/2 CLEVELAND
College Football
BUFFALO 21/2 Ohio
(Wednesday)
CENTRAL MICH. 16 Toledo
(Thursday)
Bowling Green 3 MIAMI-OHIO
NO. ILLINOIS 171/2 Ball St
South Florida 1 RUTGERS
(Friday)
Temple 41/2 AKRON
CINCINNATI 10 West Virginia
(Saturday)
Boston College 5 VIRGINIA
ILLINOIS 4 Northwestern
LOUISVILLE 7 Syracuse
OHIO ST 131/2 Iowa
WISCONSIN 91/2 Michigan
PENN ST 22 Indiana
Michigan St 1 PURDUE
WAKE FOREST 4 Florida St
Clemson 6 N. CAROLINA ST
Georgia Tech 101/2 DUKE
Kentucky 3 VANDERBILT
Texas 25 BAYLOR
Virginia Tech 17 MARYLAND
Western Michigan 10 EASTERN MICH.
MISSISSIPPI 3 Tennessee
Byu 27 NEW MEXICO
Nebraska 31/2 KANSAS
Ala-Birmingham 2 MEMPHIS
IOWA ST 5 Colorado
Ucla 18 WASHINGTON ST
BOISE ST 28 Idaho
SMU 61/2 Texas El Paso
PITTSBURGH 7 Notre Dame
SOUTHERN CAL 111/2 Stanford
Arizona 2 CALIFORNIA
OREGON 161/2 Arizona St
KANSAS ST 2 Missouri
OKLAHOMA 18 Texas A&M
UTAH ST 7 San Jose St
NEVADA 61/2 Fresno St
RICE 2 Tulane
AIR FORCE 17 Unlv
OREGON ST 10 Washington
Florida 15 S. CAROLINA
Alabama 121/2 MISSISSIPPI ST
Southern Miss 3 MARSHALL
Miami-Florida 31/2 N. CAROLINA
OKLAHOMA ST 31/2 Texas Tech
TCU 171/2 Utah
GEORGIA 4 Auburn
Houston 6 CENTRAL FLORIDA
LSU 24 Louisiana Tech
SAN DIEGO ST 5 Wyoming
HAWAII 18 New Mexico St
Arkansas St 3 FLORIDA ATLANTIC
UL-MONROE 21 Western Kentucky
ARKANSAS 15 Troy
FLA INTERNATIONAL 21/2 North Texas
MIDDLE TENN ST 12 UL-Lafayette
(Sunday)
TULSA 6 East Carolina
NBA
x-Orlando Off (OFF) CHARLOTTE
MIAMI 61/2 (186) Washington
Denver 2 (204) CHICAGO
Portland 51/2 (203) MEMPHIS
DALLAS 61/2 (198) Houston
Oklahoma City 11/2 (199) SACRAMENTO
NHL
BOSTON Even-1/2 Pittsburgh
TORONTO Even-1/2 Minnesota
Calgary Even-1/2 MONTREAL
OTTAWA 1/2 -1 Edmonton
ST. LOUIS Even-1/2 Vancouver
SAN JOSE 1-11/2 Nashville
Home Team in CAPS

SOCCER
Major League Soccer
Playoffs
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Championship
Real Salt Lake vs. Chicago
Saturday, Nov. 14: Real Salt Lake at Chicago, 8 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Sunday: Houston 1, Seattle 0, OT, Houston advances on 1-0 aggregate
Championship
Houston vs. Los Angeles
Friday, Nov. 13: Houston at Los Angeles, 11 p.m.
MLS CUP
Sunday, Nov. 22: at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

TENNIS
Paris Masters
Paris
Singles
First Round
Andreas Seppi d. Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-3.
Ivo Karlovic d. Pablo Cuevas 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Tomas Berdych d. Vincent Millot 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Lukasz Kubot d. Andreas Beck 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
Viktor Troicki, Serbia, d. Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-6 (4), 3-0, retired.
Albert Montanes d. Victor Hanescu 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3).
John Isner d. Alejandro Falla 4-6, 7-6 (10), 7-5.
Marat Safin d. Thierry Ascione 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (3).
Ivan Ljubicic d. Sebastien Grosjean 7-6 (2), 6-4.

TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES–Claimed RHP Armando Gabino off waivers from Minnesota.
BOSTON RED SOX–Exercised their 2010 contract option on C-1B Victor Martinez. Declined their 2010 contract options on SS Alex Gonzalez and C Jason Varitek. Agreed to terms with RHP Tim Wakefield on a two-year contract.
DETROIT TIGERS–Named Tom Brookens first base, outfield and baserunning coach.
MINNESOTA TWINS–Sent INF Justin Huber outright to Rochester (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS–Sent OF Chris Denorfia outright to Sacramento (PCL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS–Exercised their 2010 contract option on OF Carl Crawford. Declined their 2010 contract options on LHP Brian Shouse and C Gregg Zaun. Claimed RHP Ramon Ramirez off waivers from Cincinnati.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS–Purchased the contract of 1B Brian Dopirak from Las Vegas (PCL). Claimed INF Mike McCoy off waivers from Colorado.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS–Reinstated UT Wilkin Castillo from the 60-day DL, assigned him outright off the 40-man roster and agreed to terms with him on a minor league contract. Announced OF Darnell McDonald has elected to become a free agent.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS–Declined the 2010 contract option on LHP Will Ohman.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS–Reinstated RHP Mark DiFelice, RHP David Riske and 2B Rickie Weeks from the 60-day DL. Purchased the contract of INF Adam Heether from Nashville (PCL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS–Signed LB Marcus Benard from the practice squad. Signed TE Evan Moore and WR Chris Williams to the practice squad. Released TE Colin Cloherty from the practice squad.
DALLAS COWBOYS–Signed CB Jamar Love to the practice squad.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS–Released RB Larry Johnson.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL–Suspended Calgary F Curtis Glencross three games for delivering a high hit to an unsuspecting opponent, F Chris Drury, during a Nov. 7 game against the New York Rangers.
ANAHEIM DUCKS–Reassigned G Justin Pogge to Bakersfield (ECHL).
BUFFALO SABRES–Placed F Adam Mair on waivers.
CAROLINA HURRICANES–Signed G Manny Legace to a one-year contract.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS–Activated LW Ben Eager from injured reserve.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS–Recalled D Oskars Bartulis from Adirondack (AHL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS–Announced C Michael Nylander has cleared waivers.
American Hockey League
HARTFORD WOLF PACK–Announced the N.Y. Rangers have suspended F Tyler Arnason and reassigned F Chris Chappell to the club from Charlotte (ECHL).
COLLEGE
PAC-10 CONFERENCE–Approved the reinstatement of Oregon RB LeGarrette Blount.
WISCONSIN–Suspended WR Maurice Moore indefinitely following his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving.

SPORTS NOTE
GENOA TICKETS: Tickets for Saturday’s Division IV regional football final between Genoa and Orrville at Ashland will be on sale from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow and Thursday,7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday and 8-11 a.m. Saturday at Genoa High School. Presale tickets are $7. Tickets at the gate are $9.

OAK HARBOR JR. HIGH is in need of an 8th grade boys basketball coach. Individuals, with coaching experience preferred, can contact athletic director Drew Grahl at 419-898-6216 or by email at dghrahl@bcs.k12.oh.us.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
North Carolina 88, Fla. International 72
Ohio St. 100, Alcorn St. 60

SPORTLIGHT
Nov. 10
1963–Don Meredith of the Dallas Cowboys passes for 460 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-24 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
1963–Detroit’s Gordie Howe becomes the leading career goal scorer in the NHL with his 545th in a 3-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.
1985–Miami’s Mark Duper catches eight passes for 217 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown reception with 41 seconds left to give the Dolphins a 21-17 victory over the New York Jets.
1990–The Phoenix Suns shatter the NBA record with 107 points in the first half of a 173-143 victory over the Denver Nuggets.
2007–Notre Dame loses for the ninth time this season, a school-record, falling 41-24 to Air Force. The last time the Irish lost to two military academies in the same season was 1944.