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Baseball

WORLD SERIES

All Times PDT

Wednesday’s result

Boston 13, Colorado 1, Boston leads series 1-0

Today’s game

Colorado (Jimenez 4-4) at Boston (Schilling 9-8), 5:29 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 27

Boston (Matsuzaka 15-12) at Colorado (Fogg 10-9), 5:35 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 28

Boston (Lester 4-0) at Colorado (Cook 8-7), 5:29 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 29

Boston at Colorado, 5:40 p.m., if necessary

Wednesday, Oct. 31

Colorado at Boston, 5:29 p.m., if necessary

Thursday, Nov. 1

Colorado at Boston, 5:29 p.m., if necessary

Red Sox 13, Rockies 1

a-struck out for Ortiz in the 8th. LOB—Colorado 5, Boston 12. 2B—Helton (1), Atkins (1), Tulowitzki 2 (2), Youkilis 2 (2), DOrtiz 2 (2), MRamirez (1), Lowell (1), Varitek (1), JDrew (1). HR—Pedroia (1), off Francis. RBIs—Tulowitzki (1), Pedroia 2 (2), Youkilis (1), DOrtiz 2 (2), MRamirez 2 (2), Varitek 2 (2), JDrew 2 (2), JLugo (1), Ellsbury (1). GIDP—Holliday. RLISP—Colorado 3 (Hawpe, Torrealba, Spilborghs); Boston 7 (Youkilis 2, Lowell, JDrew 2, JLugo 2). RMU—Torrealba, DOrtiz. DP—Boston 1 (Pedroia, JLugo and Youkilis).

Speier pitched to 3 batters in the 5th. IR-S—Speier 3-3, Herges 3-0. IBB—off Francis (Lowell) 1, off Francis (MRamirez) 1. Balk—Morales. T—3:30. A—36,733 (36,525).

Most Career Postseason RBIs

(x-active)

Through Oct. 24

80 — x-Bernie Williams, N.Y. Yankees

64 — x-Manny Ramirez, Cleveland-Boston

63 — David Justice, Atlanta-Cleveland-N.Y. Yankees-Oakland

49 — x-Derek Jeter, N.Y. Yankees

48 — Reggie Jackson, Oakland-N.Y. Yankees-California

47 — x-Chipper Jones, Atlanta

42 — x-Jim Edmonds, St. Louis

40 — Mickey Mantle, N.Y. Yankees

39 — Yogi Berra, N.Y. Yankees

39 — Paul O’Neill, Cincinnati-N.Y. Yankees

38 — Tino Martinez, Seattle-N.Y. Yankees-St. Louis-N.Y. Yankees

Career Postseason Hits Leaders

The career postseason hits leaders (x-active):

Through Oct. 24

Basketball

NBA Preseason

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Wednesday’s Results

New York 103, Philadelphia 90

Detroit 104, Washington 85

Memphis 96, Houston 90

Atlanta 107, New Orleans 98

Portland 109, Seattle 107

L.A. Clippers 92, Sacramento 90

Today’s Games

Cleveland at Toronto, 4 p.m.

San Antonio at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Denver at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Washington at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Charlotte vs. New Orleans at Winston-Salem, N.C., 4 p.m.

Cleveland at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

New Jersey at New York, 4:30 p.m.

Indiana at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Milwaukee at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Houston at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.

Phoenix vs. Seattle at Vancouver, B.C., 7 p.m.

Sacramento vs. L.A. Lakers at Las Vegas, 7 p.m.

Denver vs. Portland at Redmond, Ore., 7 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

End of Preseason

Blazers 109, Sonics 107

Seattle (107)- Green 4-10 1-2 9, Wilcox 2-5 0-0 4, Swift 3-4 0-0 6, Wilkins 4-11 3-3 12, Ridnour 3-7 2-2 8, Collison 8-9 1-2 17, West 6-16 4-4 16, Gelabale 5-6 4-4 15, Szczerbiak 4-7 0-0 9, Thomas 2-5 2-2 6, Petro 2-4 1-2 5, Totals 43-84 18-21 107.

Portland (109)- Webster 7-12 2-2 19, Aldridge 12-19 7-9 31, Przybilla 0-2 1-2 1, Roy 8-18 6-12 22, Jack 3-10 5-7 11, Blake 1-5 3-4 5, Outlaw 5-9 3-4 13, Frye 1-4 0-0 2, Rodriguez 2-4 0-0 5, Green 0-1 0-0 0, LaFrentz 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 39-86 27-40 109.

3-Point Goals—Seattle 3-12 (Gelabale 1-1, Szczerbiak 1-3, Wilkins 1-4, West 0-2, Ridnour 0-2), Portland 4-9 (Webster 3-5, Rodriguez 1-1, Green 0-1, Jack 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Seattle 37 (Wilcox 7), Portland 44 (Aldridge 13). Assists—Seattle 19 (Ridnour 8), Portland 16 (Roy 5). Total Fouls—Seattle 28, Portland 17. Technical—Portland Defensive Three Second. A—11,342 (19,980).

College men

Northwest Conference

Preseason Poll

COACHES

Team, points, (first place votes)

Lewis & Clark 90 (9)

Puget Sound 71

Whitworth 61

Pacific 47

Pacific Lutheran 45

Willamette 38

George Fox 25

Linfield 23

Whitman 15

College women

Big Sky Conference

Preseason Poll

COACHES

Team, points, (first place votes)

1. Montana 63 (7)

2. Idaho State 58 (2)

3. Montana State 44

4. Weber State 42

5. Northern Arizona 41

6. Portland State 30

7. Eastern Washington 23

8. Sacramento State 12

9. Northern Colorado 11

MEDIA

Team, points, (first place votes)

1. Montana 198 (24)

2. Idaho State 188 (2)

3. Montana State 144

4. Northern Arizona 134

5. Weber State 126

6. Portland State 118

7. Eastern Washington 78

8. Sacramento State 48

9. Northern Colorado 34

Northwest Conference

Preseason Poll

COACHES

Team, points, (first place votes)

George Fox 84 (6)

Puget Sound 75 (3)

Lewis & Clark 61

Whitworth 51

Linfield 47

Whitman 39

Pacific Lutheran 28

Willamette 17

Pacific 12

FOOTBALL

NFL

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Sunday’s Games

Detroit at Chicago, 10 a.m.

Oakland at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Giants vs. Miami at Wembley, England, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

Philadelphia at Minnesota, 10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

Indianapolis at Carolina, 10 a.m.

Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1:05 p.m.

Houston at San Diego, 1:05 p.m.

Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m.

New Orleans at San Francisco, 1:15 p.m.

Washington at New England, 1:15 p.m.

Open: Kansas City, Seattle, Arizona, Dallas, Atlanta, Baltimore

Monday’s Game

Green Bay at Denver, 5:30 p.m.

Injury Report

NEW YORK (AP) — The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT - Definitely will not play; DNP - Did not practice; LIMITED - Limited; FULL - Full participation in practice):

Sunday

BUFFALO BILLS at NEW YORK JETS — BILLS: DNP: DE Ryan Denney (foot), LB Leon Joe (knee), DE Chris Kelsay (ankle), S Jim Leonhard (calf), LB Josh Stamer (calf). LIMITED: TE Ryan Neufeld (quadricep), CB Ashton Youboty (ankle). FULL: WR Sam Aiken (hamstring). JETS: DNP: LB Jonathan Vilma (knee). LIMITED: TE Chris Baker (back), WR Laveranues Coles (calf), QB Chad Pennington (ankle), DT Dewayne Robertson (knee). FULL: WR Justin McCareins (calf), TE Jason Pociask (back), CB Hank Poteat (chest), TE Sean Ryan (knee), S Eric Smith (thigh).

CLEVELAND BROWNS at ST. LOUIS RAMS — BROWNS: LIMITED: TE Darnell Dinkins (hand), RB Jamal Lewis (foot). FULL: WR Joe Jurevicius (knee). RAMS: DNP: WR Dante Hall (ankle), DE Leonard Little (toe), C Brett Romberg (ankle). LIMITED: S Corey Chavous (pectoral), LB Quinton Culberson (hamstring), WR Torry Holt (knee). FULL: WR Drew Bennett (hamstring), QB Marc Bulger (ribs), RB Steven Jackson (groin).

DETROIT LIONS at CHICAGO BEARS — LIONS: DNP: S Idrees Bashir (ribs), DE Kalimba Edwards (knee). LIMITED: S Gerald Alexander (quadricep), CB Fernando Bryant (ankle). BEARS: DNP: DT Tommie Harris (hamstring), S Brandon McGowan (elbow), T Fred Miller (ankle), CB Nathan Vasher (groin), LB Jamar Williams (illness). LIMITED: G Ruben Brown (shoulder), DT Darwin Walker (knee).

HOUSTON TEXANS at SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — TEXANS: DNP: K Kris Brown (left foot), G Kasey Studdard (groin), DT Jeff Zgonina (chest). LIMITED: LB Shawn Barber (neck), RB Ahman Green (knee), WR Andre Johnson (knee), LB DeMeco Ryans (ankle), QB Matt Schaub (hip), WR Harry Williams (quadricep), CHARGERS: Practice not complete.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at CAROLINA PANTHERS — COLTS: DNP: DE Dwight Freeney (team decision), CB Matt Giordano (hamstring), WR Marvin Harrison (team decision), T Tony Ugoh (team decision), LB Victor Worsley (team decision). PANTHERS: DNP: RB DeShaun Foster (toe), RB Nick Goings (concussion), LB Dan Morgan (ankle), LB Adam Seward (calf). FULL: QB David Carr (back).

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — JAGUARS: OUT: QB David Garrard (ankle), K Josh Scobee (right quadricep). DNP: RB Maurice Jones-Drew (knee). LIMITED: DE Reggie Hayward (hamstring), DT Tony McDaniel (wrist), LB Daryl Smith (hip), DT Marcus Stroud (ankle), TE George Wrighster (head). BUCCANEERS: OUT: RB Michael Pittman (ankle). DNP: WR Michael Clayton (ankle), TE Alex Smith (ankle). LIMITED: DE Patrick Chukwurah (shoulder), WR Joey Galloway (team decision), CB Brian Kelly (groin).

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — SAINTS: DNP: C Jeff Faine (pectoral), DT Brian Young (knee). 49ERS: DNP: G Larry Allen (team decision), RB Frank Gore (ankle), CB Walt Harris (team decision), WR Darrell Jackson (quadricep), T Jonas Jennings (ankle), S Keith Lewis (hamstring), DT Bryant Young (team decision). FULL: LB Tully Banta-Cain (ankle), QB Alex Smith (right shoulder).

NEW YORK GIANTS vs. MIAMI DOLPHINS in London — GIANTS: DNP: WR Plaxico Burress (ankle), S James Butler (hamstring), RB Derrick Ward (ankle). FULL: WR Steve Smith (shoulder). DOLPHINS: DNP: DT Vonnie Holliday (ankle), TE David Martin (groin), LB Zach Thomas (neck), S Travares Tillman (knee), DT Keith Traylor (illness). LIMITED: S Courtney Bryan (quadricep).

OAKLAND RAIDERS at TENNESSEE TITANS — RAIDERS: DNP: T Cornell Green (team decision), C Jeremy Newberry (team decision), DT Gerard Warren (quadricep). LIMITED: CB Chris Carr (calf), LB Sam Williams (shoulder). FULL: QB Josh McCown (toe), WR Jerry Porter (shoulder). TITANS: OUT: RB Ahmard Hall (forearm). DNP: RB Chris Brown (ankle), WR Chris Davis (ankle), WR Brandon Jones (knee), G Benji Olson (team decision), DT Corey Simon (team decision). FULL: S Donnie Nickey (ankle), QB Vince Young (quadricep).

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at MINNESOTA VIKINGS — EAGLES: DNP: S Brian Dawkins (player decision), T Jon Runyan (glute), LB Takeo Spikes (shoulder). LIMITED: CB Lito Sheppard (knee). FULL: TE Brent Celek (ankle), TE L.J. Smith (hernia), T Tra Thomas (knee). VIKINGS: DNP: LB Vinny Ciurciu (ankle), S Dwight Smith (hamstring), RB Naufahu Tahi (knee). LIMITED: G Anthony Herrera (knee), QB Tarvaris Jackson (right hand), DE Erasmus James (shoulder), TE Visanthe Shiancoe (groin), RB Chester Taylor (groin).

PITTSBURGH STEELERS at CINCINNATI BENGALS — STEELERS: DNP: S Ryan Clark (abdomen), LB Clint Kriewaldt (shoulder), DE Aaron Smith (knee), T Marvel Smith (back), WR Hines Ward (knee). LIMITED: CB Bryant McFadden (ankle), TE Heath Miller (chin). BENGALS: OUT: T Willie Anderson (knee), LB Ahmad Brooks (groin). DNP: S Dexter Jackson (hip), RB Rudi Johnson (hamstring), LB Caleb Miller (back). LIMITED: WR Antonio Chatman (hamstring), LB Corey Mays (hamstring).

WASHINGTON REDSKINS at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — REDSKINS: OUT: G Randy Thomas (triceps). DNP: RB Rock Cartwright (quadricep), T Stephon Heyer (hamstring). LIMITED: S Pierson Prioleau (team decision), CB Carlos Rogers (knee), CB Fred Smoot (hamstring). FULL: C Casey Rabach (groin), LB Marcus Washington (hamstring). PATRIOTS: DNP: LB Eric Alexander (knee), S Mel Mitchell (groin), RB Sammy Morris (chest), TE Benjamin Watson (ankle), S Eugene Wilson (ankle). LIMITED: QB Tom Brady (right shoulder).

Monday

GREEN BAY PACKERS at DENVER BRONCOS — PACKERS: Team did not practice. BRONCOS: Practice not complete.

CFL

All Times PDT

EAST DIVISION

WEST DIVISION

x-clinched playoff spot

NOTE: Two points for a regulation or overtime win and one point for a tie.

Friday’s Games

British Columbia at Hamilton, 3:30 p.m.

Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Winnipeg at Toronto, 12 p.m.

Montreal at Calgary, 4 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 2

Montreal at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 3

Toronto at Saskatchewan, 12 p.m.

Edmonton at Hamilton, 4 p.m.

Calgary at British Columbia, 7 p.m.

End of Regular Season

Hockey

NHL

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.

Wednesday’s Games

Carolina 6, Buffalo 2

Washington 5, Tampa Bay 3

Detroit 3, Vancouver 2

Florida 4, Philadelphia 3

Calgary 5, Minnesota 3

Today’s Games

Chicago at Boston, 4 p.m.

St. Louis at Columbus, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Capitals 5, Lightning 3

First Period—1, Washington, Clark 1 (Ovechkin), 6:33. 2, Tampa Bay, Ward 1 (Richards, Ranger), 16:40. Second Period—3, Washington, Steckel 1 (Ovechkin, Kozlov), 4:43. 4, Tampa Bay, Ranger 1 (Richards, Ward), 7:27 (sh). 5, Washington, Laich 2 (Pettinger, Morrisonn), 17:41. 6, Washington, Clark 2 (Pothier, Nylander), 18:42. Third Period—7, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 2 (Prospal, Darche), 14:06. 8, Washington, Ovechkin 5 (Pothier), 19:56 (en). A—10,226 (18,277).

Flames 5, Wild 3

First Period—1, Minnesota, Rolston 4 (Bouchard, Sheppard), 3:16 (pp). 2, Minnesota, Parrish 3 (Johnsson, Gaborik), 5:20 (pp). 3, Minnesota, Walz 1 (Radivojevic, Gaborik), 9:41. Second Period—4, Calgary, Iginla 6 (Langkow), 10:33. 5, Calgary, Phaneuf 3 (Tanguay, Aucoin), 14:05 (pp). 6, Calgary, Tanguay 1 (Iginla, Langkow), 15:29. Third Period—7, Calgary, Tanguay 2 (Aucoin, Iginla), 3:46. 8, Calgary, Regehr 1 (Nolan, Lombardi), 8:03. A—19,289 (19,289).

Hurricanes 6, Sabres 2

First Period—1, Carolina, Brind’Amour 2 (Williams, Wallin), :38. 2, Buffalo, Pominville 4 (Connolly, Hecht), 2:52. Second Period—3, Carolina, Whitney 4 (Brind’Amour, Williams), 3:15. 4, Buffalo, Pominville 5 (Roy, Connolly), 15:22 (pp). Third Period—5, Carolina, Staal 7 (Hedican, Aucoin), 5:48. 6, Carolina, Hamilton 3 (Staal, Cullen), 7:40 (pp). 7, Carolina, Stillman 4 (Commodore, Hedican), 10:44. 8, Carolina, Hedican 2 (Stillman, Staal), 17:41. A—16,058 (18,730).

Panthers 4, Flyers 3

First Period—1, Florida, Jokinen 3 (Bouwmeester, Zednik), 2:35. 2, Florida, Jokinen 4 (Zednik, Murphy), 8:56 (pp). Second Period—3, Philadelphia, Lupul 3 (Richards, Timonen), 9:25 (pp). 4, Philadelphia, Carter 5 (Umberger), 11:10. 5, Florida, Campbell 1 (Kreps, Allen), 14:16. Third Period—6, Florida, Campbell 2 (Dvorak, Allen), 1:59. 7, Philadelphia, Kukkonen 1 (Lupul, Briere), 12:46. A—12,856 (19,250).

Red Wings 3, Canucks 2

First Period—1, Detroit, Ellis 2 (Samuelsson, Rafalski), 17:34. Second Period—2, Detroit, Holmstrom 6 (Rafalski, Lidstrom), 2:23 (pp). 3, Vancouver, Cooke 2 (Edler, Burrows), 5:33. 4, Detroit, Holmstrom 7 (Zetterberg, Datsyuk), 15:40. Third Period—5, Vancouver, D.Sedin 4 (H.Sedin, Krajicek), 1:47 (pp). A—17,015 (20,058).

Scoring Leaders

Through Oct. 23

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.

Wednesday’s Results

Everett 4, Saskatoon 3

Kelowna 2, Vancouver 1 (SO)

Kootenay 3, Moose Jaw 2 (OT)

Medicine Hat 1, Edmonton 0 (OT)

Regina 5, Swift Current 2

Tri-City 5, Brandon 4 (OT)

Today’s Game

Lethbridge at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Friday Games

Brandon at Everett, 7:35 p.m.

Kelowna at Kamloops, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Regina at Prince Albert, 7:30 p.m.

Chilliwack at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.

Saskatoon at Seattle, 7:35 p.m.

Portland at Tri City, 7:05 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Games

Swift Current at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Kamloops, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Kootenay at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.

Brandon at Portland, 7 p.m.

Chilliwack at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Lethbridge at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.

Prince Albert at Regina, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Spokane, 7 p.m.

Everett at Tri City, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday Games

Edmonton at Calgary, 2 p.m.

Spokane at Portland, 5 p.m.

Brandon at Seattle, 5:05 p.m.

Red Deer at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Auto Racing

This weeks events

All Times PDT

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP

Pep Boys Auto 500

Site: Hampton, Ga. Schedule: Friday, qualifying (ESPN2, 4 p.m.); race, Sunday (ABC, 10 a.m.). Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (quad-oval, 1.54 miles, 24 degrees banking in turns). Race distance: 500.5 miles, 325 laps. Last race: Jimmie Johnson made the pass he didn’t allow Jeff Gordon to make in the spring, sneaking inside his Hendrick Motorsports teammate with 44 laps to go in regulation and holding on for his series-high seventh victory of the year and the 30th of his career. A record 21 caution flags flew, slowing the proceedings for 127 laps, and forcing the race to be extended by six laps. Johnson gained in the championship chase with four races remaining, cutting Gordon’s lead to 53 points. Last year: Tony Stewart held off Johnson and won at Atlanta Motor Speedway for his fourth victory of the season and second in the first seven races of the 2006 playoffs. Fast facts: Johnson, who won at Atlanta on March 18, will be trying for his second track sweep in as many weeks and third this season. … Stewart has 11 top-10 finishes in his last 12 starts at Atlanta. He finished second to Johnson in the spring event after winning last year’s race. … Gordon, then 21, made his Cup debut at the 1992 event. Also that day, seven-time champion Richard Petty made his 1,185th and final career start. … Carl Edwards, who trails fourth-place Stewart by 36 points, swept both Atlanta races in 2005. … Bobby Labonte will be making his 30th career start at Atlanta and leads all active drivers with six victories. Gordon has four. Next race: Dickies 500, Nov. 4, Fort Worth, Texas

NASCAR BUSCH

Sam’s Town 250

Site: Memphis, Tenn. Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 7:35 a.m., race (ESPN2, 12 p.m.). Track: Memphis Motorsports Park (oval, .75 miles, 11 degrees banking in turns). Race distance: 187.5 miles, 250 laps. Last race: Jeff Burton came from the back of the field to win the crash-filled race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Oct. 12. Burton, who moved steadily through the field after having to start from the rear because of an engine change, took the lead and control with 61 laps to go in the Dollar General 300. Last year: Kevin Harvick raced to his eighth Busch victory of 2006, capitalizing on Carl Edwards’ sloppy restart in overtime at Memphis Motorsports Park to pull to the front and lead teammate Clint Bowyer across the finish line. Fast facts: Edwards will clinch the title if he finishes eighth or better or leaves with at least a 585-point lead in the standings. Edwards currently leads David Reutimann by 638 points, meaning he can lose 53 points and still hoist the championship trophy. He finished in the top five in his two previous Busch starts at Memphis, while Reutimann placed 12th in his only series appearance in 2002. … Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti is expected to make his Busch debut this weekend. … Chase Austin, who turned 18 less than a month ago, will attempt to become only the second black driver to compete in a Busch race. Bill Lester first did it in 1999. … Bowyer won the 2005 event from the 35th starting position. Next race: O’Reilly Challenge, Nov. 3, Fort Worth, Texas

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS

EasyCare Vehicle Services Contract 200

Site: Hampton, Ga. Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 6:30 a.m.), race (Speed Channel, 9:30 a.m.). Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (quad-oval, 1.54 miles, 24 degrees banking in turns). Race distance: 200.2 miles, 130 laps. Last race: Mike Skinner sneaked into the lead and held off Jack Sprague for the final 66 laps, helped along by numerous cautions that made the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway look like a brawl. The race was red-flagged with seven laps to go after an accident coming out of Turn 4 that involved at least nine trucks and left wreckage and fluid strewn everywhere. It went back to green for a three-lap dash to the finish, and with the trucks behind him jockeying, Skinner sailed off to his series-best fifth victory of the season. Last year: Skinner started last week’s race 14 points behind Ron Hornaday Jr. in the championship battle and left Martinsville 11 points ahead, the fourth time in the last five races the drivers have swapped the top spot. It is the closest margin with four races remaining in series history. … Skinner won at Atlanta on March 16, the second of his record-tying three straight wins. … Dario Franchitti, who won the Indianapolis 500 and the IndyCar Series championship this year, made his NASCAR debut in last week’s race. He qualified 30th and finished 33rd. Colin Braun also made his debut and finished 34th after an accident. … Dennis Setzer has three top-10 finishes in as many starts for Bobby Hamilton Racing. … Will Allen has a six-point lead over Tim Sauter in the Rookie of the Year standings. Next race: Silverado 350, Nov. 2, Fort Worth, Texas

NHRA

ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals

Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 1 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN2, 7 p.m., tape); Sunday, eliminations, 11 a.m. (ESPN2, 4 p.m., tape). Track: The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Last event: Four-time series champion Gary Scelzi earned one of four berths in the two-race championship, beating teammate Ron Capps in the Funny Car final in the Torco Racing Fuels Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park on Oct. 7. Scelzi, who jumped from sixth to second place, was joined in the winner’s circle by Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta and Pro Stock’s Dave Connolly, who has won five straight races overall to take the No. 1 seed in the Countdown to 1. Last year: Jason Line lost to Richie Stevens Jr. in the Pro Stock final in the ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals, but still clinched the season championship. Tony Schumacher won Top Fuel, Jack Beckman topped the Funny Car division and Andrew Hines moved atop the Pro Stock motorcycle standings. Fast facts: This is the first of two events to decide the season’s champions. … Capps secured the fourth and final berth in Funny Car with his semifinal win over Tim Wilkerson at Virginia. Tony Pedregon and Robert Hight, first and third, respectively, are the other two finalists in that category’s Countdown to 1. … Brandon Bernstein, Larry Dixon, Rod Fuller and Tony Schumacher are the Top Fuel finalists. … Greg Anderson is the No. 2 seed in Pro Stock, followed by Jeg Coughlin and Allen Johnson, who clinched the fourth and final Pro Stock berth when fifth-place Kurt Johnson was eliminated in the second round. Next event: Automobile Club of Southern California Finals, Nov. 4, Pomona, Calif.

CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES

Last race: Needing only to finish 12th or better, Formula One-bound Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais won the Lexmark Indy 300 in Australia to clinch his fourth straight drivers’ title. Bourdais took the lead for good with 20 minutes left in the 1 hour, 45-minute timed race and became the first driver to win the race twice in its 17-year history. Bourdais has clinched the championship in Australia the last three years. Next race: Mexico Grand Prix, Nov. 11, Mexico City

FORMULA ONE

Last race: Kimi Raikkonen won the Brazilian Grand Prix to capture the title in the tightest race for the championship in 21 years. The Ferrari driver rallied from third place in the points standings for his first F1 crown, taking advantage of Lewis Hamilton’s mistake on the first lap and Fernando Alonso’s disappointing run. Raikkonen grabbed the lead with 21 laps to go and was followed by teammate Felipe Massa. Alonso, Hamilton’s McLaren teammate, finished third.

INDY RACING LEAGUE

Last race: Dario Franchitti claimed an unlikely victory at Chicagoland Speedway on Sept. 9 and won his first IndyCar Series title in his farewell to open-wheel racing. The difference for Franchitti in the PEAK Antifreeze Indy 300 was his ability to squeeze out half a lap more than Scott Dixon on their final load of fuel, with the New Zealander running out of ethanol while leading two turns from the end of the 200-lap race. Franchitti is moving to NASCAR in 2008.

Golf

College men

SCU Invitational

At Silver Creek Valley Country Club, San Jose, Calif.

Team results- University of Portland 283-290-285—858, Santa Clara 290-284-285—859, Oklahoma 288-277-296—861, CSU- Northridge 288-293-287—868, British Columbia 293-293-284—870. Also: 9, Gonzaga 292-293-306—891.

Individual results- 1, Nick Delio (CSUN), 69-67-67—203. Also: 9, Brandon Crick (Gon) 70-68-76—214. 13(t), Kyle Huus (Gon) 69-72-75—216. 63, Michael Hansen (Gon) 76-75-82—233. 64, Trevor Loe (Gon) 77-78-79—234. 69(t), Francis Santiago (Gon) 83-79-76—238.

Holes-in-one

THE CREEK AT QUALCHAN–Shaun Murray, No. 7, 99 yards, lob wedge.

DOWNRIVER GOLF COURSE–Duane Munk, No. 16, 193 yards, 26-degree hybrid.

SOCCER

MLS playoffs

All Times PDT

Conference Semifinals

(Two-leg Aggregate Score Series)

Thursday’s Games

D.C. United at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

CD Chivas USA at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

New England at New York, 4:30 p.m.

Houston at FC Dallas, 5 p.m.

High school girls

District 8 4A playoffs

Shadle Park 2, Lewis and Clark 1

First half — 1, SP, Fenter, 19:00. 2, LC, Grow, 38:00. Second half — 3, SP, Fenter (Wirtz), 44:00.

Shots on goal — Shadle Park 12, Lewis and Clark 13.Saves — Shadle Park, Schwartz 8. Lewis and Clark, Smits 5, Bekken 0.

Mead 2, Gonzaga Prep 1

First half — None. Second half — 1, GP, Lindsay, 56:00. 2, Mea, Mykines, 71:00. 3, Mea, Hughes (Layton), 75:00.

Shots on goal — Gonzaga Prep 12, Mead 8.Saves — Gonzaga Prep, Manix 4. Mead, Terris 7.

3A Regional playoffs

West Valley (Yakima) 8, North Central 0

First half — 1, WV, Franks, 7:00. 2, WV, Trammell (Fannin), 8:00. 3, WV, Trammell (Curtis), 13:00. 4, WV, B. Franks (Curtis), 24:00. 5, WV, Curtis (Herzog), 35:00. 6, WV, Ashbaugh (LaRiviere), 38:00. Second half — 7, WV, Curtis (Gilliam), 48:00. 8, WV, Curtis (Brusic), 50:00.

Saves — North Central, Porter 15. West Valley, Wood 0, Hanses 0.

Kamiakin 2, East Valley 0

First half — 1, Kam, Meyer (Brannan), 39:30. Second half — 2, Kam, Brannan (Gunion), 62:00.

Shots on goal — East Valley 6, Kamiakin 2.Saves — Kamiakin, Carreras 1.

Mt. Spokane 5, Hanford 0

First half — 1, MtS, Floyd, 31:00. Second half — 2, MtS, Hallman (Zalud), 41:00. 3, MtS, Pittman (Jones), 64:00. 4, MtS, Pittman, 72:00. 5, MtS, Pittman, 80:00.

Shots on goal — Hanford 3, Mt. Spokane 21.Saves — Hanford, Savitch 10. Mt. Spokane, Bergstrom 3.

1A Regional playoffs

Lakeside 6, Cascade 0

First half — 1, Lak, Sanders (Rubosky), 6:00. Second half — 2, Lak, Rubosky (Connelly), 42:00. 3, Lak, Baran (Paul) 46:00. 4, Rubosky (Fitzpatrick) 52:00. 5, Lak, Baran (Paul) 62:00. 6, Lak, Dezihan (Fitzpatrick) 74:00.

Shots on goal — Cascade 5, Lakeside 28.Saves — Lakeside, Winlow.

Volleyball

College

NWAACC

CC Spokane def. Yakima Valley 32-30, 30-23, 30-25. Kills–Hernandez (YV) 18, Sonderland (CCS) 12. Assists–Hanson (YV) 30, Gouin (CCS) 45. Aces–McMann (YV) 2, Blankenship (CCS) 2. Digs–Biederstedt (YV) 9, Kitchens (CCS) 13. Blocks–Hernandez (YV) 2.5, Steinbach (CCS) 1, DeLong (CCS) 1.

High school

District 8 4A playoffs

Lewis and Clark def. Shadle Park 25-17, 25-19, 20-25, 25-27, 15-7. Kills-Bush (LC) 19, Brown (SP) 18. Assists-Yearout (LC) 26, Neimeier (SP) 41. Aces-Bush (LC) 2, Neimeier (SP) 3. Digs-Bush (LC) 19, Neimeier (SP) 16, Rector (SP) 16. Blocks-Rowand (LC) 9, Kent (SP) 1, Urquhart (SP) 1.

Mead def. University 25-12, 25-14, 25-19. Kills-Leach (U-Hi) 6, A. Olgard (Mea) 10. Assists-Reich (U-Hi) 8, Mockel (Mea) 26. Aces-Reich (U-Hi) 2, A. Olgard (Mea) 5. Digs-Ratkovich (U-Hi) 9, Petroni (Mea) 7, Ryan (Mea) 7, A. Dahlstrom 7. Blocks-Chatfield (U-Hi) 3, E. Olgard (Mea) 4.

District 7 1B play-in

ACH def. Columbia 25-19, 25-12, 25-12. Kills-Gloyn (ACH) 9, Lojas (Col) 3. Assists-N. Osborn (ACH) 8, Flett (Col) 4. Aces-Bodeau (ACH) 7, Henneman (Col) 3. Digs-Edwards (ACH) 8, Haven (Col) 4. Blocks-Martin (ACH) 2.

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with OF Jason Rees and C Eladio Rodriguez on minor league contracts.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Activated RHP Chris Reitsma and LHP Arthur Rhodes from the 60-day DL. Sent RHP Jorge Campillo and INF Nick Green outright to Tacoma (PCL).

National League

HOUSTON ASTROS—Named Bobby Heck director of amateur scouting.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Purchased the contracts of RHP Garrett Mock, LHP Justin Jones, 1B Josh Whitesell and OF Roger Bernadina from Columbus (IL).

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Waived C Jameel Watkins and G C.J. Watson.

MIAMI HEAT—Acquired G Ricky Davis and C Mark Blount from Minnesota for F Antoine Walker, F Wayne Simien, C Michael Doleac and a conditional first-round draft pick.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Waived G Keith Langford and F/C Kris Lang.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS—Signed LB Blake Costanzo and WR Felton Huggins to their practice squad.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Placed CB Gary Baxter on injured reserve. Signed DB Nick Sorensen.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Signed QB Shane Boyd to the practice squad.

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed S Lance Schulters. Placed RB Ronnie Brown on injured reserve.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Waived RB Zack Crockett. Placed WR Mark Jones on injured reserve. Signed FB Byron Storer. Signed WR Chad Lucas from the practice squad. Signed WR Derrick Hamilton and T Dennis Roland to the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS—Recalled C Petteri Wirtanen and RW Jason King from Portland (AHL).

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Placed RB Nick Goings on injured reserve. Signed LB Donte Curry.

EDMONTON OILERS—Recalled D Ladislav Smid from Springfield (AHL).

PHOENIX COYOTES—Assigned G David Aebischer and D Freddy Meyer to San Antonio (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Activated RW Alexander Semin from injured reserve. Assigned RW Joe Motzko to Hershey (AHL).

American Hockey League

HAMILTON BULLDOGS—Signed D Joel Bouchard.

COLLEGE

PITTSBURGH—Announced basketball G Darnell Dodson will transfer to Miami Dade College.

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA—Named Charlie Gillingham assistant sports information director.

TEMPLE—Promoted Eric Roedl to senior associate athletic director, Larry Dougherty to associate athletic director for media relations, Sherryta Freeman to associate athletic director for compliance and student services and Peter D’Alonzo to assistant athletic director for academics.

VILLANOVA—Announced the resignation of Mary Beth Snell, women’s assistant basketball coach. Named Trish Juhline interim women’s assistant basketball coach.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NFL board, the Vikings - Eagles circle is for Minnesota QB Tavaris Jackson (questionable); The Chargers-Texans circle is for a possible change of venue due to the fires in Southern California.

NO LINE REPORT: On the college football board, the San Diego State – BYU circle has been postponed.

NFL

College football

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