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Baseball
MLB playoffs
All Times PDT
NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Sunday, Oct. 15
New York 12, St. Louis 5, series tied 2-2
Monday’s Result
New York at St. Louis, ppd., rain
Tuesday’s Game
New York (Glavine 15-7) at St. Louis (Weaver 5-4), 5:19
Wednesday’s Game
St. Louis (Carpenter 15-8) at New York (Maine 6-5), 5:19
Thursday’s Game
St. Louis at New York, 5:19 p.m., if necessary
FOOTBALL
NFL
All Times PDT
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
| East | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| New England | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 108 | 74 |
| N.Y. Jets | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 116 | 149 |
| Buffalo | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 94 | 125 |
| Miami | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 78 | 111 |
| South | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| Indianapolis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 135 | 100 |
| Jacksonville | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 118 | 74 |
| Houston | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 72 | 147 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 85 | 157 |
| North | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| Baltimore | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 110 | 69 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 111 | 99 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 106 | 84 |
| Cleveland | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 81 | 109 |
| West | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| Denver | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 62 | 37 |
| San Diego | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 151 | 55 |
| Kansas City | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 87 | 97 |
| Oakland | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 50 | 126 |
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
| East | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| Philadelphia | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 179 | 124 |
| N.Y. Giants | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 127 | 109 |
| Dallas | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 147 | 92 |
| Washington | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 118 | 135 |
| South | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| New Orleans | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 145 | 110 |
| Carolina | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 109 | 111 |
| Atlanta | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 83 | 69 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 62 | 104 |
| North | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| Chicago | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 180 | 59 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 89 | 82 |
| Green Bay | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 87 | 138 |
| Detroit | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 108 | 158 |
| West | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| Seattle | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 108 | 111 |
| St. Louis | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 139 | 128 |
| San Francisco | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 124 | 194 |
| Arizona | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 111 | 143 |
Monday’s Result
Chicago 24, Arizona 23
Sunday’s Games
Detroit at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.
Green Bay at Miami, 10 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 10 a.m.
Jacksonville at Houston, 10 a.m.
New England at Buffalo, 10 a.m.
Carolina at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.
San Diego at Kansas City, 10 a.m.
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.
Denver at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota at Seattle, 1:15 p.m.
Washington at Indianapolis, 1:15 p.m.
Arizona at Oakland, 1:15 p.m.
Open: Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans, San Francisco, Baltimore, Tennessee
Monday’s Game
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
CFL
| East | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA |
| x-Toronto | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 330 | 306 |
| x-Montreal | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 407 | 381 |
| x-Winnipeg | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 318 | 369 |
| Hamilton | 4 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 275 | 472 |
| West | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA |
| y-British Columbia | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 506 | 322 |
| x-Calgary | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 464 | 398 |
| x-Saskatchewan | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 434 | 405 |
| Edmonton | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 349 | 430 |
x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division
Friday’s Game
Saskatchewan at Toronto
Saturday’s Games
Edmonton at Montreal
Calgary at Winnipeg
Hamilton at British Columbia
College Sports Network Division I-AA Poll
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Sports Network Division I-AA football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pvs | |
| 1. Appalachian State (88) | 6-1 | 2,693 | 2 |
| 2. Montana (2) | 5-1 | 2,498 | 3 |
| 3. Illinois State (11) | 5-1 | 2,401 | 5 |
| 4. Cal Poly (1) | 5-1 | 2,371 | 4 |
| 5. Youngstown State (1) | 6-1 | 2,172 | 6 |
| 6. Massachusetts | 5-1 | 2,034 | 8 |
| 7. New Hampshire (1) | 5-1 | 2,023 | 1 |
| 8. James Madison | 5-1 | 1,991 | 13 |
| 9. North Dakota State (2) | 6-0 | 1,981 | 9 |
| 10. Richmond | 5-1 | 1,720 | 10 |
| 11. Hampton (3) | 7-0 | 1,645 | 12 |
| 12. Furman | 5-2 | 1,558 | 11 |
| 13. Southern Illinois | 5-1 | 1,466 | 7 |
| 14. Northern Iowa | 4-2 | 1,349 | 14 |
| 15. Harvard | 5-0 | 1,060 | 15 |
| 16. Tennessee-Martin | 5-1 | 925 | 17 |
| 17. Eastern Illinois | 4-3 | 889 | 16 |
| 18. UC Davis | 3-3 | 719 | 18 |
| 19. Maine | 4-2 | 626 | 23 |
| 20. Alabama A&M | 5-1 | 612 | 20 |
| 21. San Diego | 6-0 | 587 | 21 |
| 22. Princeton | 5-0 | 507 | 24 |
| 23. Portland State | 4-3 | 373 | 25 |
| 24. Coastal Carolina | 5-2 | 228 | NR |
| 25. Sam Houston State | 4-2 | 182 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Jackson State 179, Montana State 109, Towson 104, Central Connecticut State 74, Penn 52, Charleston Southern 51, Georgia Southern 50, Delaware 47, Jacksonville State 27, Delaware State 25, Holy Cross 17, Yale 15, McNeese State 13, Wofford 13, South Dakota State 9, Western Kentucky 8, Nicholls State 7.
How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted: 1. Appalachian St. 2. Cal Poly 3. Illinois St. 4. Montana 5. North Dakota St. 6. James Madison 7. UMass 8. Youngstown St. 9. Hampton 10. Richmond 11. New Hampshire 12. Southern Illinois 13. Furman 14. Northern Iowa 15. Harvard 16. Tennessee-Martin 17. UC Davis 18. Alabama A&M 19. Eastern Illinois 20. Maine 21. Delaware 22. San Diego 23. Princeton 24. Portland State 25. Montana St.
Basketball
NBA preseason
All Times PDT
Monday’s Results
Washington 100, Charlotte 91
Minnesota 103, Indiana 87
Detroit 90, Utah 85
Chicago 87, Memphis 78
Today’s Games
Atlanta at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Boston at New York, 4:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Miami, 4:30 p.m.
Washington at Charlotte, 5 p.m.
Houston at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Portland, 7 p.m.
HOCKEY
NHL
All Times PDT
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| Atlantic | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| New Jersey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 15 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 25 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| Northeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Buffalo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 15 |
| Toronto | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 19 |
| Montreal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 |
| Ottawa | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Boston | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| Southeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Atlanta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 11 |
| Florida | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 |
| Carolina | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 23 |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| Central | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Detroit | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 9 |
| Chicago | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 19 |
| Columbus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 |
| St. Louis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 |
| Nashville | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 19 |
| Northwest | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Minnesota | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 10 |
| Vancouver | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 15 |
| Edmonton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 12 |
| Calgary | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Colorado | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| Pacific | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
| Dallas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 8 |
| San Jose | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 15 |
| Anaheim | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 13 |
| Los Angeles | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Phoenix | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 23 |
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
Monday’s Results
N.Y. Rangers 4, New Jersey 2
Carolina 5, Tampa Bay 1
Nashville 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, SO
Chicago 5, Colorado 3
Vancouver 2, Edmonton 1
Detroit 3, Los Angeles 1
Today’s Games
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
Calgary at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
Phoenix at St. Louis, 5 p.m.
Vancouver at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
Dallas at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Rangers 4, Devils 2
| New Jersey | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
First Period—None. Second Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, A.Ward 1, 8:24; 2, New Jersey, Gomez 1 (Gionta, Brooks), 8:59; 3, N.Y. Rangers, Shanahan 7, (Rozsival, Straka), 18:29 (pp); 4, N.Y. Rangers, J.Ward 1 (Cullen, Tyutin), 19:26 (sh). Third Period—5, New Jersey, Zajac 2 (Langenbrunner, Parise), 1:37; 6, N.Y. Rangers, Straka 3 (Nylander, Jagr), 16:42.
Hurricanes 5, Lightning 1
| Carolina | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 |
First Period—1, Carolina, Brind’Amour 1 (Cole, Williams), 4:28. Second Period—2, Carolina, Williams 1 (Staal, Walker), 3:11. 3, Carolina, Belanger 2 (Whitney, Staal), 9:08 (pp). 4, Carolina, Williams 2 (Babchuk, Brind’Amour), 17:21 (pp). Third Period—5, Carolina, Williams 3 (Whitney, Brind’Amour), :37 (pp). 6, Tampa Bay, Alexeev 1 (Afanasenkov, Richardson), 17:47.
Predators 2, Islanders 1 (SO)
| Nashville | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
Nashville won shootout 2-0
First Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Sillinger 2 (York, Simon), 4:38. Second Period—2, Nashville, Sullivan 3 (Legwand, Dumont), 10:15. Third Period—None.
Blackhawks 5, Avalanche 3
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Colorado | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
First Period—1, Chicago, Lapointe 2 (Aucoin, Havlat), 19:00 (pp). 2, Chicago, Kukkonen 1 (Seabrook, Havlat), 19:44 (pp). Second Period—3, Chicago, Vrbata 2 (Smolinski), 2:38 (pp). 4, Colorado, Sakic 2 (Arnason, Hejduk), 5:02 (pp). 5, Colorado, Arnason 2 (Liles, Laperriere), 17:02. Third Period—6, Colorado, Brisebois 1 (Hejduk, Arnason), 2:01 (pp). 7, Chicago, Lapointe 3 (Kukkonen), 5:26. 8, Chicago, Sharp 3 (Vrbata, Bourque), 19:59 (en).
Canucks 2, Oilers 1
| Edmonton | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Vancouver | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
First Period—None. Second Period—1, Edmonton, Torres 1 (Bergeron, Sykora), 2:01. 2, Vancouver, Pyatt 2 (Bieksa, Linden), 8:13. 3, Vancouver, Salo 2 (Burrows, Green), 19:00. Third Period—None.
Red Wings 3, Kings 1
| Detroit | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
First Period—1, Los Angeles, Avery 1 (Miller, Kopitar), 19:15. Second Period—2, Detroit, Draper 2 (Franzen), 9:44 (sh). Third Period—3, Detroit, Lang 1 (Lidstrom, Schneider), 1:37 (pp). 4, Detroit, Lang 2 (Samuelsson), 16:02.
WHL
Monday’s Games
No games scheduled.
Today’s Games
Tri-City at Everett
Lethbridge at Saskatoon
Wednesday’s Games
Prince George at Kelowna
Lethbridge at Prince Albert
Kootenay at Red Deer
Medicine Hat at Spokane, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Swift Current
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders
Through Oct. 15
Points
1, Jeff Burton, 5,763. 2, Matt Kenseth, 5,718. 3, Kevin Harvick, 5,674. 4, Mark Martin, 5,661. 5, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 5,657. 6, Denny Hamlin, 5,626. 7, Jimmie Johnson, 5,617. 8, Kasey Kahne, 5,603. 9, Kyle Busch, 5,568. 10, Jeff Gordon, 5,547.
11, Tony Stewart, 3,948. 12, Carl Edwards, 3,735. 13, Greg Biffle, 3,549. 14, Kurt Busch, 3,419. 15, Casey Mears, 3,387. 16, Brian Vickers, 3,371. 17, Clint Bowyer, 3,293. 18, Ryan Newman, 3,278. 19, Martin Truex, Jr., 3,143. 20, Scott Riggs, 3,131.
Money
1, Jimmie Johnson, $7,769,138. 2, Tony Stewart, $6,008,526. 3, Matt Kenseth, $5,897,439. 4, Kasey Kahne, $5,537,202. 5, Kevin Harvick, $5,308,098. 6, Jeff Gordon, $5,224,193. 7, Casey Mears, $4,815,248. 8, Ryan Newman, $4,766,507. 9, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., $4,730,124.10, Jeff Burton, $4,472,347.
11, Jamie McMurray, $4,413,778. 12, Kurt Busch, $4,401,264. 13, Kyle Busch, $4,274,443. 14, Elliott Sadler, $4,124,234. 15, Bobby Labonte, $4,041,015. 16, Carl Edwards, $4,026,151. 17, Dale Jarrett, $3,928,049. 18, Greg Biffle, $3,862,816. 19, Mark Martin, $3,800,823. 20, J J Yeley, $3,765,047.
VOLLEYBALL
High school Non-league
Northwest Christian def. Newport 28-26, 25-16, 25-14 Kills–Winters (NWC) 5, Zieske (N) 7. Assists–Lindquist (NWC) 7, Bussler (N) 10. Aces–Lindquist (NWC) 1, Bryant (N) 2. Digs–Stewart (NWC) 5, Bryant (N) 7. Blocks–Winters (NWC) 3, Hass (N) 1.
Today’s odds
America’s Line
CIRCULAR REPORT: On the college football board, the Miami (Florida) - Duke circle is for numerous suspensions to Miami; the Boston College - Florida State for Boston College QB Mathew Ryan (questionable).
NO LINE REPORT: On the college football board, there is no line on the Penn State - Illinois game due to Penn State QB Anthony Morelli (questionable).
INJURY REPORT: On the college football board, Washington QB Isiah Stanback is out; Arizona QB Willie Tuitama is doubtful and QB Adam Austin is out; Oklahoma RB Adrian Peterson is out.
NFL
| Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
| Sunday | ||||
| Chargers | 5.5 | 5.5 | 44 | CHIEFS |
| Jaguars | 9.5 | 9.5 | 41 | TEXANS |
| Patriots | 6 | 5.5 | 37 | BILLS |
| Steelers | 1.5 | 1.5 | 37.5 | FALCONS |
| DOLPHINS | 3.5 | 4 | 41 | Packers |
| Eagles | 4.5 | 5 | 43 | BUCS |
| JETS | 3.5 | 3.5 | 40.5 | Lions |
| BENGALS | 3 | 3 | 44.5 | Panthers |
| Broncos | 4.5 | 4.5 | 31 | BROWNS |
| COLTS | 19 | 9 | 49 | Redskins |
| SEAHAWKS | 7 | 6.5 | 41 | Vikings |
| Cards | 3 | 3 | 42 | RAIDERS |
| Monday | ||||
| COWBOYS | 3 | 3 | 45.5 | Giants |
Bye: Ravens, Bears, Saints, 49ers, Rams, Titans.
College Football
| Favorite | Op | Cur | Underdog |
| Wednesday | |||
| UL-Lafayette | 9 | 8.5 | FLA ATLANTIC |
| Thursday | |||
| C MICHIGAN | 6.5 | 7 | Bowl Green |
| VIRGINIA | 6 | 6 | N Carolina |
| Utah | 5.5 | 6 | NEW MEXICO |
| Friday | |||
| W Virginia | 21 | 22 | CONNECTICUT |
| Saturday | |||
| PITTSBURGH | 6 | 6.5 | Rutgers |
| PENN ST | NL | NL | Illinois |
| Michigan St | 7 | 6.5 | N’WESTERN |
| Louisville | 17 | 17 | SYRACUSE |
| OHIO ST | 31.5 | 31.5 | Indiana |
| MARYLAND | 3 | 3 | Nc State |
| Tcu | 11.5 | 12 | ARMY |
| VA TECH | 13.5 | 13.5 | So Miss |
| OHIO U | 18.5 | 18.5 | Buffalo |
| W Michigan | 3.5 | 4 | BALL ST |
| ARKANSAS | 15.5 | 16.5 | Mississippi |
| NOTRE DAME | 12.5 | 13.5 | Ucla |
| AUBURN | 32 | 32 | Tulane |
| S Carolina | 3 | 3 | VANDERBILT |
| BYU | 29 | 29 | Unlv |
| BAYLOR | 3.5 | 3.5 | Kansas |
| NO ILLINOIS | 34 | 34 | Temple |
| E CAROLINA | 7 | 6 | Smu |
| MICHIGAN | 13 | 13 | Iowa |
| Miami-Fla | 20 | (18) | DUKE |
| Texas | 6.5 | 6.5 | NEBRASKA |
| Wisconisin | 5.5 | 6 | PURDUE |
| GEORGIA | 16 | 17 | Miss St |
| TENNESSEE | 12.5 | 11.5 | Alabama |
| CALIFORNIA | 23 | 23 | Washington |
| WYOMING | 4 | 4 | Colorado St |
| C FLORIDA | 4 | 4.5 | Rice |
| E MICHIGAN | 2 | 2 | Toledo |
| AKRON | 7.5 | 7.5 | Miami-Ohio |
| ARIZONA ST | 22.5 | 22.5 | Stanford |
| NEV-RENO | 13.5 | 13.5 | San Jose St |
| Oregon St | 2 | 2 | ARIZONA |
| HOUSTON | 6 | 6 | Tex-El Paso |
| LA TECH | 5.5 | 5 | Utah St |
| LSU | 32 | 32.5 | Fresno St |
| Texas Tech | 2.5 | 2.5 | IOWA ST |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 1 | 1.5 | Texas A&M |
| MISSOURI | 16 | 16 | Kansas St |
| OKLAHOMA | 12 | 12 | Colorado |
| ALA-BIRM | 7.5 | 7.5 | Marshall |
| CLEMSON | 7 | 7 | Ga TEch |
| FLORIDA ST | 4.5 | (5) | Boston Coll |
| Hawaii | 19 | 19 | NEW MEX ST |
| Tulsa | 11.5 | 12.5 | MEMPHIS |
| Air Force | 13.5 | 14 | SAN DIEGO ST |
| Boise St | 20.5 | 20.5 | IDAHO |
| Oregon | 5 | 4 | WASH ST |
| ARKANSAS ST | 10.5 | 10.5 | North Texas |
| Mid Tenn St | 4 | 4 | UL-MONROE |
| CINCINNATI | 1 | 1.5 | S Florida |
FISH COUNTS
The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on Sunday, 10/15 and year-to-date totals:
| Site | Chinook | Stlhead | Shad |
| Bonneville | 704 | 253 | 0 |
| Year totals | 481,579 | 326,901 | 3,965,254 |
| The Dalles | 272 | 528 | 0 |
| Year totals | 306,702 | 226,744 | 4,611,581 |
| John Day | 515 | 1,186 | N/A |
| Year totals | 255,698 | 201,913 | N/A |
| McNary | 805 | 1,600 | 0 |
| Year totals | 192,054 | 166,275 | 1,204,783 |
| Priest Rapids | NC | NC | NC |
| Year totals | 81,997 | 10,124 | 281 |
| Wells | NC | NC | NC |
| Year totals | 32,259 | 6,007 | N/A |
| Ice Harbor | 50 | 1,174 | NC |
| Year totals | 43,971 | 113,109 | 215,445 |
| L.Monumental | 30 | 1,438 | N/C |
| Year totals | 44,417 | 118,179 | N/A |
| Little Goose | 30 | 1,148 | NC |
| Year totals | 38,154 | 107,762 | N/A |
| Lower Granite | 23 | 1,498 | NC |
| Year totals | 38,797 | 110,116 | 8,290 |
MOVES
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Named John Farrell pitching coach.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Sent INF Andy Cannizaro outright to Scranton of the IL. Announced INF Nick Green refused his outright assignment to Scranton and elected to become a free agent. Announced C Sal Fasano elected to become a free agent.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Fired Ken Macha, manager.
TAMPA BAY—Purchased the contract of LHP Jeff Ridgway from Durham of the IL. Released 1B Kevin Witt.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS—Named Lou Piniella manager and agreed to terms with him on a three-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA—Named Art Howe third base coach, infield instructor; Davey Lopes first base coach, outfield-baserunning instructor; Jimy Williams bench coach.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Announced Randy St. Claire, pitching coach, will be retained for 2007 season.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DENVER NUGGETS—Waived G Courtney Alexander.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO—Placed LB Josh Stamer on injured reserve.
HOUSTON TEXANS—Released CB Phillip Buchanon.
PITTSBURGH —Released DB Jovon Johnson. Re-signed QB Brian St. Pierre. Released RB Cedric Humes from the practice squad. Signed DE Shaun Nua to the practice squad.
ST. LOUIS RAMS—Traded DE Anthony Hargrove to the Buffalo Bills for a 2007 fifth-round draft choice.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed DB Troy Vincent.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Recalled D Alex Brooks from Lowell of the AHL.