Scoreboard
Football
NFL
Baltimore 16, Cleveland 0 |
Basketball
NBA
Orlando 97, Charlotte 91 |
Atlanta 99, Portland 95 (OT) |
Dallas 115, Milwaukee 113 (OT) |
Top 25
(4) Ky. 72, Miami (Ohio) 70 |
(5) Villanova 103, Penn 65 |
(9) Duke 74, Coastal Carolina 49 |
(12) Connecticut 77, Colgate 63 |
(25) Minn. 82, S.F. Austin 42 |
Pac-10
WSU 67, Eastern 61 |
Arizona St. 84, Texas St. 62 |
UCLA vs. CS Fullerton, late |
WCC
Pacific 56, San Diego 55 |
San Francisco 92, Dominican 66 |
Santa Clara 79, Menlo 55 |
WAC
San Jose St. 89, W. Jessup 63 |
Area women
Gonzaga 80, Idaho 57 |
Oregon 86, E. Washington 48 |
Hockey
NHL
Philadelphia 3, New Jersey 2 |
N.Y. Islanders 4, Boston 1 |
Columbus 3, Edmonton 2 (SO) |
Pittsburgh 5, Anaheim 2 |
Los Angeles 4, Florida 3 (SO) |
Tampa Bay 4, Phoenix 1 |
On this date
Oct. 17
1968: The “Heidi” television special starts on time and cuts off the NBC broadcast of the Oakland-New York Jets game in the final minutes, leaving viewers in the dark and unaware that the Raiders score two touchdowns in the last minute for a 43-32 comeback victory.
1981: Bill Cartwright of the New York Knicks ties a 20-year-old NBA record by hitting 19 of 19 free throws in a 124-110 loss to the Kansas City Kings.
1990: David Klingler of Houston throws an NCAA-record 11 touchdown passes as the Cougars trounce Eastern Washington 84-21. Klingler completes 41 of 58 passes for 572 yards and ties the NCAA record for touchdown passes in a season with 47.