Scoreboard: 10-1

10/1/2011
BLADE STAFF

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Mid-American Conference

East

ConferenceOverall

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BGSU1037233115479

Temple104133113131

Ohio00003114472

Kent St.00001352130

Akron013411353155

Buffalo012528137987

Miami012337035283

West

ConferenceOverall

WLPFPAWLPFPA

Ball St.10282531110103

W. Mich.1044142211278

E. Mich.0000226481

N. Illinois000022145150

Toledo000013125122

C. Mich.0114441355122

Saturday

Toledo at Temple, Noon

Buffalo at Tennessee, 12:30

Akron at E. Michigan, 1

Cincinnati at Miami, 1

Kent St. at Ohio, 2

W. Michigan at Connecticut, 3:30

Bowling Green at West Virginia, 3:30

N. Illinois at Cent. Michigan, 3:30

Ball St. at Oklahoma, 7

Big Ten

Legends

ConferenceOverall

WLPFPAWLPFPA

Michigan00004012851

Nebraska00004017188

Iowa00003115195

Mich. St.00003113044

N'western0000218059

Minnesota00001391107

Leaders

ConferenceOverall

WLPFPAWLPFPA

Illinois00004012952

Wisconsin00004019434

Ohio St.00003111263

Penn St.00003110050

Purdue00002110848

Indiana000013110106

Saturday

Penn St. at Indiana, Noon

Minnesota at Michigan, Noon

Northwestern at Illinois, Noon

Michigan St. at Ohio St., 3:30

Notre Dame at Purdue, 8

Nebraska at Wisconsin, 8 p.m

National schedule

FRIDAY

FAR WEST

BYU 27, Utah St. 24

THURSDAY

EAST

Pittsburgh 44, South Florida 17

SOUTH

Jackson St. 58, Texas Southern 13

SOUTHWEST

Houston 49, UTEP 42

SATURDAY

EAST

Tulane (2-2) at Army (1-3), Noon

Sacred Heart (1-2) at CCSU (2-2), Noon

Jacksonville (2-2) at Marist (1-3), Noon

Robert Morris (0-3) at Monmouth (NJ) (2-1), Noon

Air Force (2-1) at Navy (2-1), Noon

Holy Cross (2-1) at New Hampshire (2-1), Noon

Rutgers (2-1) at Syracuse (3-1), Noon

William&Mary (2-2) at Villanova (1-3), Noon

Wake Forest (2-1) at Boston College (1-3), 12:30 p.m.

Wagner (1-3) at Cornell (1-1), 12:30 p.m.

Yale (2-0) at Lehigh (3-1), 12:30 p.m.

Georgetown (3-1) at Bucknell (3-1), 1 p.m.

Fordham (1-2) at Colgate (1-3), 1 p.m.

Bryant (3-1) at Duquesne (3-1), 1 p.m.

Harvard (1-1) at Lafayette (1-3), 1 p.m.

Albany (NY) (1-2) at St. Francis (Pa.) (1-3), 1 p.m.

Delaware (3-1) at Maine (2-1), 3 p.m.

Rhode Island (1-2) at Brown (1-1), 6 p.m.

Penn (0-2) at Dartmouth (1-1), 6 p.m.

Columbia (0-2) at Princeton (0-2), 6 p.m.<

SOUTH

Mississippi St. (2-2) at Georgia (2-2), Noon

Kentucky (2-2) at LSU (4-0), 12:20 p.m.

NC A&T (1-2) at Morgan St. (2-2), 1 p.m.

Wesley (2-1) at Charleston Southern (0-4), 1:30 p.m.

Georgia Southern (3-0) at Elon (3-1), 1:30 p.m.

Southern U. (1-3) at MVSU (0-4), 3 p.m.

Gardner-Webb (1-2) at Samford (1-2), 3 p.m.

Appalachian St. (3-1) at Wofford (2-1), 3 p.m.

Richmond (3-1) at James Madison (3-1), 3:30 p.m.

Marshall (1-3) at Louisville (2-1), 3:30 p.m.

Towson (3-0) at Maryland (1-2), 3:30 p.m.

Bethune-Cookman (2-1) at Miami (1-2), 3:30 p.m.

Georgia Tech (4-0) at NC State (2-2), 3:30 p.m.

Auburn (3-1) at South Carolina (4-0), 3:30 p.m.

Idaho (1-3) at Virginia (2-2), 3:30 p.m.

SC State (2-2) at Norfolk St. (3-1), 4 p.m.

Lamar (2-1) at SE Louisiana (1-3), 4 p.m.

Arkansas St. (2-2) at W. Kentucky (0-3), 4 p.m.

The Citadel (1-2) at Chattanooga (2-2), 6 p.m.

Delaware St. (2-2) at Florida A&M (2-2), 6 p.m.

Clemson (4-0) at Virginia Tech (4-0), 6 p.m.

Furman (2-1) at W. Carolina (1-2), 6 p.m.

Ark.-Pine Bluff (3-1) at Alabama A&M (2-2), 7 p.m.

Tennessee St. (1-3) at Austin Peay (1-2), 7 p.m.

Duke (2-2) at FIU (3-1), 7 p.m.

Kentucky Wesleyan (0-0) at Liberty (1-3), 7 p.m.

Hawaii (2-2) at Louisiana Tech (1-3), 7 p.m.

FAU (0-3) at Louisiana-Lafayette (3-1), 7 p.m.

Memphis (1-3) at Middle Tennessee (0-3), 7 p.m.

Jacksonville St. (3-1) at Murray St. (2-2), 7 p.m.

McNeese St. (2-1) at Northwestern St. (2-2), 7 p.m.

UMass (2-1) at Old Dominion (3-1), 7 p.m.

Howard (1-3) at Savannah St. (1-3), 7 p.m.

UAB (0-3) at Troy (1-2), 7 p.m.

Rice (1-2) at Southern Miss. (3-1), 7:30 p.m.

Tennessee Tech (3-1) at UT-Martin (2-1), 7:30 p.m.

Alcorn St. (1-3) at Alabama St. (3-1), 8 p.m.

North Carolina (3-1) at East Carolina (1-2), 8 p.m.

Alabama (4-0) at Florida (4-0), 8 p.m.<

MIDWEST

Texas Tech (3-0) at Kansas (2-1), Noon

Butler (2-2) at Dayton (3-1), 1 p.m.

Campbell (1-2) at Drake (3-1), 2 p.m.

N. Iowa (2-1) at Missouri St. (0-4), 2 p.m.

Illinois St. (2-2) at N. Dakota St. (3-0), 2 p.m.

Morehead St. (1-3) at Valparaiso (0-3), 2 p.m.

Baylor (3-0) at Kansas St. (3-0), 3:30 p.m.

S. Illinois (2-1) at W. Illinois (1-3), 4 p.m.

Lindenwood (3-1) at South Dakota (2-2), 5 p.m.

Texas (3-0) at Iowa St. (3-0), 7 p.m.

Indiana St. (3-1) at S. Dakota St. (1-3), 7 p.m.

E. Illinois (1-3) at SE Missouri (0-3), 7 p.m.

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas (3-1) vs. Texas A&M (2-1) at Arlington, Texas, Noon

SMU (3-1) at TCU (3-1), 3:30 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin (1-3) at Cent. Arkansas (1-3), 7 p.m.

Ball St. (3-1) at Oklahoma (3-0), 7 p.m.

Grambling St. (1-3) vs. Prairie View (2-2) at Dallas, 7 p.m.

UTSA (2-2) at Sam Houston St. (3-0), 7 p.m.

Nicholls St. (1-3) at Texas St. (2-2), 7 p.m.

North Texas (1-3) at Tulsa (1-3), 7 p.m.

FAR WEST

Nevada (1-2) at Boise St. (3-0), 2:30 p.m.

North Dakota (2-2) at S. Utah (3-1), 3 p.m.

N. Colorado (0-4) at Montana (2-2), 3:05 p.m.

Washington St. (2-1) at Colorado (1-3), 3:30 p.m.

Portland St. (2-1) at Idaho St. (2-2), 3:30 p.m.

Arizona (1-3) at Southern Cal (3-1), 3:30 p.m.

Weber St. (2-2) at E. Washington (0-4), 3:35 p.m.

Sacramento St. (2-2) at Montana St. (3-1), 3:35 p.m.

San Jose St. (1-3) at Colorado St. (3-1), 4 p.m.

Davidson (2-1) at San Diego (3-1), 6 p.m.

Washington (3-1) at Utah (2-1), 7 p.m.

New Mexico St. (1-3) at New Mexico (0-4), 8 p.m.

Mississippi (1-3) at Fresno St. (2-2), 9:15 p.m.

Oregon St. (0-3) at Arizona St. (3-1), 10:30 p.m.

UCLA (2-2) at Stanford (3-0), 10:30 p.m.

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

WLTPctPFPA

Buffalo3001.00011373

New England210.66710479

N.Y. Jets210.6678361

Miami030.0005378

South

WLTPctPFPA

Houston210.6679060

Tennessee210.6675743

Jacksonville120.3332962

Indianapolis030.0004684

North

WLTPctPFPA

Baltimore210.6678540

Cleveland210.6676162

Pittsburgh210.6675455

Cincinnati120.3335754

West

WLTPctPFPA

Oakland210.6679282

San Diego210.6676569

Denver120.3335862

Kansas City030.00027109

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

WLTPctPFPA

Dallas210.6676967

Washington210.6676653

N.Y. Giants210.6677160

Philadelphia120.3337877

South

WLTPctPFPA

Tampa Bay210.6676060

New Orleans210.66710488

Carolina120.3336068

Atlanta120.3336077

North

WLTPctPFPA

Green Bay3001.0009974

Detroit3001.00010146

Chicago120.3336069

Minnesota030.0006074

West

WLTPctPFPA

San Francisco210.6677052

Seattle120.3333067

Arizona120.3335956

St. Louis030.0003696

SUNDAY

Detroit at Dallas, 1

Washington at St. Louis, 1

Minnesota at Kansas City, 1

Carolina at Chicago, 1

Pittsburgh at Houston, 1

New Orleans at Jacksonville, 1

San Francisco at Philadelphia, 1

Tennessee at Cleveland, 1

Buffalo at Cincinnati, 1

N.Y. Giants at Arizona, 4:05

Atlanta at Seattle, 4:05

Miami at San Diego, 4:15

New England at Oakland, 4:15

Denver at Green Bay, 4:15

N.Y. Jets at Baltimore, 8:20

MONDAY

Indianapolis at Tampa Bay, 8:30 p.m.

CULVER LINE

Major League Baseball Playoffs

National League

FAVORITELINE UNDERDOGLINE

at Milwaukee -140 Arizona +130

at Phila. -220 St. Louis +200

American League

at Texas-110 Tampa Bay +100

at New York-140 Detroit +130

NCAA Football

FAVORITEOPENTODAYO/UUNDERDOG

at Navy2 1/23 1/2(53)Air Force

at Illinois7 1/210(51)Northwestern

at Michigan2020(53 1/2)Minnesota

Wake Forest11(49)at Boston Coll

at Syracuse11 1/2(49 1/2)Rutgers

at Temple68(50 1/2)Toledo

at West Virginia1719(61)Bowling Green

at Virginia1716 1/2(52 1/2)Idaho

at Tennessee2828 1/2(53)Buffalo

at Army67(54)Tulane

Penn St.1815(47 1/2)at Indiana

Georgia Tech1010(63)at NC State

at UConn32 1/2(44 1/2)W. Michigan

at E. Michigan9 1/28 1/2(48)Akron

Cincinnati1314 1/2(56 1/2)at Miami (O)

at Ohio13 1/216 1/2(47)Kent St.

Texas Tech9 1/26 1/2(66 1/2)at Kansas

at Boise St.2827 1/2(60 1/2)Nevada

at Colorado33(58 1/2)Wash. St.

N. Illinois109(60)at Cent. Mich.

at Stanford2121 1/2(55)UCLA

Texas99 1/2(50)at Iowa St.

at Ohio St.2 1/23(44)Michigan St.

Alabama54(44 1/2)at Florida

at Louisville10 1/211(46 1/2)Marshall

Texas A&M-x3 1/22 1/2(62)Arkansas

at Southern Cal12 1/212(57)Arizona

at Utah7 1/210(55)Washington

at Colorado St.3 1/23 1/2(45)San Jose St.

at Arizona St.1718(52)Oregon St.

Baylor3 1/23 1/2(64 1/2)at Kansas St.

at Oklahoma3838(61)Ball St.

at Louisiana Tech44 1/2(60)Hawaii

at Georgia7 1/27(53)Mississippi St.

at South Carolina11 1/210 1/2(60)Auburn

at Southern Miss.1415(60)Rice

at Virginia Tech7 1/27(51)Clemson

New Mexico St.1 1/21 1/2(52 1/2)at New Mexico

North Carolina66 1/2(59)at E. Carolina

at Wisconsin89 1/2(56 1/2)Nebraska

at LSU2830(46)Kentucky

Notre Dame1312(48)at Purdue

at Fresno St.43 1/2(54)Mississippi

Arkansas St.10 1/212 1/2(52 1/2)at W. Kentucky

at FIU33 1/2(56 1/2)Duke

at Troy1517(60)UAB

at La. Lafayette99(47)FAU

at Middle Tenn.2123 1/2(56 1/2)Memphis

at Tulsa21 1/223(59 1/2)North Texas

at TCU11 1/212 1/2(56 1/2)SMU

x-at Arlington, Texas

NFL

SUNDAY

FAVORITEOPENTODAYO/UUNDERDOG

at Dallas31 1/2(46 1/2)Detroit

New Orleans87(45)at Jacksonville

at Philadelphia8 1/28 1/2(44)San Francisco

Washington1 1/22(43 1/2)at St. Louis

at Cleveland1 1/21 1/2(38 1/2)Tennessee

Buffalo33(43 1/2)at Cincinnati

Minnesota1 1/22 1/2(40)at Kansas City

at Chicago6 1/26 1/2(42 1/2)Carolina

at Houston34(45)Pittsburgh

Atlanta44 1/2(39)at Seattle

N.Y. Giants31 1/2(44 1/2)at Arizona

at San Diego97(45)Miami

at Green Bay1312 1/2(46)Denver

New England64 1/2(55)at Oakland

at Baltimore4 1/23 1/2(42)N.Y. Jets

Monday

at Tampa Bay1010(40 1/2)Indianapolis

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WLTPtsGFGASporting KC11911444639

Philadelphia10713434033

Houston10912423939

Columbus11128413640

New York8715394641

D.C.9911384544

Chicago7815363939

Toronto FC61312303255

New England51312273449

WESTERN CONFERENCE

WLTPtsGFGAx-Los Angeles17310614422

x-Seattle1569544932

x-Real Salt Lake1596514230

FC Dallas13107463633

Colorado10912424140

Portland10137373744

Chivas USA81211353938

San Jose61113313239

Vancouver41510222949

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

x-clinched playoff berth

SATURDAY

Chicago at Houston, 4

Seattle FC at New England, 7:30

New York at Toronto FC, 7:30

FC Dallas at Colorado, 9

Sporting Kansas City at San Jose, 10:30

Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 10:30

SUNDAY

D.C. United at Columbus, 4

Portland at Vancouver, 4:30

Philadelphia at Chivas USA, 8

Tuesday, Oct. 4

Los Angeles at New York, 8

Thursday, Oct. 6

Real Salt Lake at Vancouver, 9:30

Saturday, Oct. 8

San Jose at New England, 7:30

Philadelphia at Seattle FC, 10

Wednesday, Oct. 12

FC Dallas at Chicago, 8:30

D.C. United at Vancouver, 10

Friday, Oct. 14

Houston at Portland, 10:30

Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 10:30

Saturday, Oct. 15

New York at Sporting Kansas City, 4

Toronto FC at Philadelphia, 4

Columbus at New England, 7:30

Chicago at D.C. United, 7:30

Vancouver at FC Dallas, 8:30

San Jose at Seattle FC, 10:30

Sunday, Oct. 16

Chivas USA at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

GOLF

Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open

Las Vegas, par 71

Partial Second Round

Note: Fran Quinn unable to complete second round. Cut will be made when Quinn completes second round

Kevin Na67-63-130

Jhonattan Vegas63-67-130

Charlie Wi64-66-130

Brendan Steele66-65-131

Tim Herron65-66-131

Kris Blanks66-65-131

Hunter Haas71-61-132

Scott Piercy67-65-132

Kevin Streelman66-66-132

Paul Goydos66-66-132

Billy Horschel66-66-132

William McGirt63-69-132

Nick Watney65-67-132

Boo Weekley67-65-132

Kyle Stanley69-64-133

Carl Pettersson66-67-133

Garrett Willis65-68-133

D.J. Brigman67-66-133

Tommy Gainey67-67-134

Bryce Molder68-66-134

Joe Ogilvie68-66-134

Harrison Frazar65-69-134

Brian Gay67-67-134

Robert Garrigus66-68-134

Ben Crane67-67-134

Trevor Immelman67-67-134

Vaughn Taylor65-69-134

Bobby Gates68-67-135

Spencer Levin68-67-135

Michael Bradley69-66-135

Josh Teater71-64-135

Steve Flesch65-70-135

Rod Pampling65-70-135

Alex Prugh67-68-135

Blake Adams65-70-135

Nate Smith67-68-135

Kevin Chappell69-67-136

Bill Lunde70-66-136

Roland Thatcher68-68-136

Steve Elkington67-69-136

Greg Chalmers68-68-136

David Hearn69-67-136

Bob Estes66-70-136

Kevin Kisner70-66-136

Steven Bowditch67-69-136

Joseph Bramlett70-66-136

Will Strickler66-70-136

Scott McCarron71-65-136

Martin Laird70-66-136

Arjun Atwal66-70-136

Cameron Beckman72-64-136

Jason Bohn70-66-136

Derek Lamely65-71-136

Nathan Green64-72-136

SAS Championship

Champions Tour

Cary, N.C., par 72

Corey Pavin29-36-65

Nick Price31-35-66

Russ Cochran33-33-66

Kenny Perry33-33-66

Gary Hallberg33-33-66

J.L. Lewis33-34-67

Peter Senior33-34-67

Rod Spittle34-33-67

Jeff Sluman35-32-67

Hal Sutton34-34-68

Steve Jones35-33-68

Jay Don Blake34-34-68

Fred Couples35-33-68

Olin Browne34-34-68

Bobby Clampett35-34-69

Morris Hatalsky36-33-69

Scott Simpson36-33-69

Chip Beck37-32-69

Tom Lehman33-36-69

Bobby Wadkins34-35-69

John Huston34-35-69

Ronnie Black35-34-69

Bob Gilder34-35-69

Fulton Allem33-37-70

Tim Simpson34-36-70

Craig Stadler37-33-70

Joey Sindelar36-34-70

Dana Quigley33-37-70

Ted Schulz36-34-70

Dan Forsman37-33-70

Scott Hoch36-34-70

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX-Announced they will not pick up the 2012 contract option on manager Terry Francona.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Agreed to terms with RHP Sergio Santos on a three-year contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Named Chino Cadahia bench coach.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS-Announced general manager Tony Reagins has resigned from his current role and will remain with the team as a special assistant to the club chairman.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES-Fired hitting coach Larry Parrish.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL-Suspended Detroit D Brendan Smith for the remainder of the preseason and the first five regular-season games for an illegal hit to the head of Chicago F Ben Smith during a Sept. 28 game.

ANAHEIM DUCKS-Assigned D Bryan Rodney to Syracuse (AHL).

LOS ANGELES KINGS-Signed F Trent Hunter to a one-year contract. Re-assigned Andrei Loktionov to Manchester (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS-Assigned F Joonas Nattinen to Hamilton (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS-Signed D Scott Valentine to a three-year contract.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS-Agreed to terms with D Steve Staios a one-year contract.

ST. LOUIS BLUES-Recalled F Jonathan Cheechoo, F Anthony Peluso, F Brett Sterling and D Mark Cundari from Peoria (AHL).

VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Released F Todd Fedoruk and D Anders Eriksson. Sent F Nicklas Jensen to Oshawa (OHL). Assigned G Eddie Lack, F Mike Duco, D Yann Sauve and C Jordan Schroeder to Chicago (AHL).

WINNIPEG JETS-Released LW David Koci. Reassigned F Carl Klingberg to St. John's (AHL). Placed D Brett Festerling and RW Spencer Machacek on waivers.

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.

2006-Tiger Woods matches his longest PGA Tour winning streak of six at the American Express Championship. Woods finishes with a 4-under 67 for an eight-shot victory. It's also his eighth victory of the year, making him the first player in PGA Tour history to win at least eight times in three seasons.

NHL

Preseason

FRIDAY

Washington 4, Buffalo 3, SO

Edmonton 4, Minnesota 3, SO

Nashville 3, Winnipeg 2, SO

New Jersey 1, N.Y. Islanders 0

Columbus 3, Carolina 2

Toronto 4, Detroit 3, OT

Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 2

Los Angeles at Anaheim, late

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

Western Michigan d. Toledo, 25-20, 25-21, 25-20

Bowling Green d. Akron, 25-20, 30-28, 25-23.

COLLEGE SOCCER

Men

BOWLING GREEN 1, IUPI 0

Armstrong

Women

Toledo 1, Bowling Green 0. MacLeod

WNBA

FINALS

Sunday: Atlanta at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

AMATEUR HOCKEY

Toledo Cherokee 9, Pittsburgh 2

T- Quigley, Kelly, Smiatacz, Steele, Papaioannou, Benyo, Fletcher.