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BASEBALL

MLB playoffs

DIVISION SERIES

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Chicago vs. Boston: Chicago wins series 3-0

Friday, Oct. 7

Chicago 5, Boston 3

Los Angeles vs. New York: Los Angeles leads series 2-1

Friday, Oct. 7

Los Angeles 11, New York 7

Saturday, Oct. 8

L.Angeles (Washburn 8-8) at N.York (Chacon 7-3), 1:30

NATIONAL LEAGUE

St. Louis vs. San Diego: St. Louis leads series 2-0

Saturday, Oct. 8

St.Louis (Morris 14-10) at SDiego (Williams 9-12), 8:09

Atlanta vs. Houston: Series tied 1-1

Saturday, Oct. 8

Atlanta (Sosa 13-3) at Houston (Oswalt 20-12), 5:05

FOOTBALL

NFL

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Sunday, Oct. 9

Baltimore at Detroit, 10 a.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

Seattle at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

Tennessee at Houston, 10 a.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.

New England at Atlanta, 10 a.m.

New Orleans at Green Bay, 10 a.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

Indianapolis at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 1:15 p.m.

Carolina at Arizona, 1:15 p.m.

Washington at Denver, 1:15 p.m.

Cincinnati at Jacksonville, 5:30 p.m.

Open: Kansas City, Oakland, N.Y. Giants, Minnesota

Monday, Oct. 10

Pittsburgh at San Diego, 6 p.m.

CFL

Friday’s Result

Ottawa 43, Hamilton 21

Today’s Game

Montreal at Saskatchewan

College

EAST

C.W. Port 55, Bentley 42

Connecticut 26, Syracuse 7

S. Connecticut 59, Pace 17

Spingfield 50, W. Connecticut 49

HOCKEY

NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Friday’s Results

Atlanta 7, Washington 3

Calgary 3, Columbus 1

Carolina 3, Pittsburgh 2, SO

Philadelphia 5, New Jersey 2

Florida 2, Tampa Bay 0

Buffalo 4, Boston 1

Chicago 6, San Jose 3

Today’s Games

Buffalo at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Montreal at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.

Boston at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

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

N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

San Jose at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Colorado at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Anaheim at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Blackhawks 6, Sharks 3

First Period—1, Chicago, Vandermeer 1 (Barnaby, Lapointe), :29. 2, Chicago, Ruutu 1 (C Brown), 5:51 (pp). 3, Chicago, Arnason 1 (Vorobiev, Seabrook), 7:21 (pp). Second Period—4, Chicago, Cullimore 1 (Seabrook, Arnason), 1:49 (pp). 5, San Jose, Sturm 1 (Hannan, Michalek), 5:14 (pp). 6, Chicago, Vorobiev 1 (Vandermeer, Arnason), 8:45. Third Period—7, Chicago, Vorobiev 2 (Seabrook), 1:33. 8, San Jose, McLaren 1 (Goc, Dimitrakos), 2:01. 9, San Jose, Michalek 1 (Goc, Smith), 17:26 (pp).

Shots on goal—San Jose 2-8-14—24. Chicago 11-9-6—26. Power-play opportunities—San Jose 2 of 8; Chicago 2 of 7. Goalies—San Jose, Toskala 0-1-0 (14 shots-10 saves), Nabokov (1:49 Second, 12 shots-10 saves). Chicago, Khabibulin 1-1-0 (24 shots-21 saves).

Flames 3, Blue Jackets 1

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Calgary, Donovan 1 (Langkow, Amonte), 1:53. Third Period—2, Columbus, Letowski 1 (Zherdev, Marchant), :27 (pp). 3, Calgary, Langkow 1 (Iginla, Ference), 4:44. 4, Calgary, McCarty 1 (Nilson, Yelle), 19:35.

Shots on goal—Calgary 13-12-13—38. Columbus 7-6-7—20. Power-play opportunities—Calgary 0 of 8; Columbus 1 of 6. Goalies—Calgary, Kiprusoff 1-1-0 (20 shots-19 saves). Columbus, Denis 0-1-0 (38 shots-35 saves). A—18,136 (18,136).

Flyers 5, Devils 2

First Period—1, New Jersey, Langenbrunner 1 (Martin), 3:07 (pp). Second Period—2, New Jersey, Mogilny 1 (Martin, McGillis), 4:21 (pp). 3, Philadelphia, Gagne 2 (Forsberg, Knuble), 10:04. 4, Philadelphia, Gagne 3 (Knuble, Forsberg), 18:48. Third Period—5, Philadelphia, Sim 1 (Richards, Handzus), :39. 6, Philadelphia, Handzus 1 (Richards, Rathje), 6:09. 7, Philadelphia, Stevenson 1 (Primeau), 9:04 (sh).

Shots on goal—New Jersey 9-9-10—28. Philadelphia 10-11-12—33. PP opportunities—New Jersey 2 of 9; Philadelphia 0 of 5. Goalies—NJ, Brodeur 1-1-0 (33 shots-28 saves). Philadelphia, Niittymaki 1-0-0 (28 shots-26 saves).

Hurricanes 3, Penguins 2 (shootout)

Carolina won shootout 1-0

First Period—1, Carolina, Staal 2 (Hedican), 11:59. 2, Carolina, Stillman 1 (Brind’Amour, Wesley), 17:44. Second Period—None. Third Period—3, Pittsburgh, Malone 1, 3:37 (pp). 4, Pittsburgh, Palffy 1 (Crosby, Jackman), 18:36 (pp). Overtime—None. Shootout—Carolina 1 (Stillman G, Cullen NG); Pittsburgh 0 (Lemieux NG, Palffy NG, Crosby NG).

Shots on goal—Pittsburgh 7-9-13-1—30. Carolina 14-5-9-5—33. PP opportunities—Pittsburgh 2 of 7; Carolina 0 of 8. Goalies—Pittsburgh, Caron 0-1-1 (33 shots-31 saves). Carolina, Ward 1-0-0 (30 shots-28 saves).

Panthers 2, Lightning 0

First Period—None. Second Period—None. Third Period—1, Florida, Kolnik 1 (Stumpel, Van Ryn), 17:33. 2, Florida, Jokinen 1 (Nieuwendyk, Olesz), 18:33 (en).

Shots on goal—Tampa Bay 7-9-11—27. Florida 10-10-11—31. PP opportunities—Tampa Bay 0 of 5; Florida 0 of 6. Goalies—Tampa Bay, Grahame 1-1-0 (30 shots-29 saves). Florida, Luongo 2-0-0 (27 shots-27 saves).

Sabres 4, Bruins 1

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Buffalo, Dumont 2 (Vanek, Briere), 7:05 (pp). 2, Buffalo, Grier 1 (Drury, Tallinder), 14:00. Third Period—3, Boston, Murray 1 (Slegr, Thornton), 6:31. 4, Buffalo, Kotalik 1 (Gaustad, Fitzpatrick), 15:57. 5, Buffalo, Afinogenov 3 (Numminen), 18:37 (pp).

Shots on goal—Boston 12-9-15—36. Buffalo 11-16-14—41. Power-play opportunities—Boston 0 of 3; Buffalo 2 of 7. Goalies—Boston, Raycroft 0-2-0 (41 shots-37 saves). Buffalo, Miller 2-0-0 (36 shots-35 saves).

Thrashers 7, Capitals 3

First Period—1, Atlanta, Bondra 1 (Hossa, Savard), 6:24 (pp). 2, Washington, Biron 1 (Sykora, Friesen), 7:45. 3, Atlanta, Modry 1, 17:14 (pp). Second Period—4, Atlanta, Holik 1 (Bondra, Hossa), 5:03 (pp). 5, Atlanta, Savard 1 (Bondra, Vigier), 10:18 (pp). 6, Washington, Willsie 1 (Heward), 13:21 (pp). Third Period—7, Atlanta, Boulton 1 (de Vries), 8:36. 8, Washington, Cassels 1 (Halpern, Ovechkin), 12:42 (pp). 9, Atlanta, Kozlov 1 (Modry), 18:47 (en). 10, Atlanta, Hossa 1 (Savard), 19:26.

Shots on goal—Atlanta 19-14-6—39. Washington 6-4-12—22. PP opportunities—Atlanta 4 of 8; Washington 2 of 6. Goalies—Atlanta, Dunham 1-1-0 (22 shots-19 saves). Washington, Kolzig 1-1-0 (37 shots-32 saves).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

East Division

Central Division

WESTERN CONFERENCE

B.C. Division

U.S. Division

Friday’s Results

Brandon 4, Medicine Hat 3 (SO)

Kamloops 2, Spokane 1

Kelowna 6, Regina 4

Prince George 2, Vancouver 1

Red Deer 4, Kootenay 2

Swift Current 2, Lethbridge 1

Tri-City 4, Prince Albert 3 (SO)

Today’s Games

Kelowna at Brandon

Lethbridge at Calgary

Red Deer at Kootenay

Medicine Hat at Moose Jaw

Seattle at Portland

Vancouver at Prince George

Regina at Saskatoon

Prince Albert at Spokane

Everett at Tri-City

KIJHL

Nelson Leafs 4, Spokane Braves 1

SCORING: Spokane–Scherman. Nelson–Ischi, Magliom, Fraser, Ischi.

Saves–Spokane, Friess 14-10-10—34. Nelson, Skier 11-13-7–31.

AUTO RACING

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United Way 300 Lineup

NASCAR BUSCH SERIES

Friday qualifying; Saturday’s race

At Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan.

Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps

(Car number in parentheses)

1. (8) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 178.938 mph.

2. (47) Jon Wood, Ford, 178.832.

3. (58) Regan Smith, Dodge, 178.761.

4. (6) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 178.330.

5. (32) Jason Leffler, Chevrolet, 178.065.

6. (27) David Green, Ford, 177.784.

7. (66) Greg Biffle, Ford, 177.766.

8. (33) Burney Lamar, Chevrolet, 177.526.

9. (9) Mark Martin, Ford, 177.526.

10. (2) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 177.456.

11. (1) Johnny Sauter, Dodge, 177.334.

12. (87) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 177.328.

13. (12) Joel Kauffman, Dodge, 177.154.

14. (78) Jerry Robertson, Chevrolet, 176.968.

15. (19) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 176.951.

16. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 176.881.

17. (11) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 176.615.

18. (90) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 176.609.

19. (21) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 176.494.

20. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 176.338.

21. (60) Carl Edwards, Ford, 176.137.

22. (44) Justin Labonte, Chevrolet, 175.965.

23. (34) Todd Bodine, Chevrolet, 175.781.

24. (10) Brent Sherman, Ford, 175.730.

25. (40) Carlos Contreras, Dodge, 175.678.

26. (35) Jason Keller, Ford, 175.661.

27. (14) David Stremme, Dodge, 175.638.

28. (22) Kenny Wallace, Ford, 175.507.

29. (5) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 175.239.

30. (31) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 175.177.

31. (20) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 175.154.

32. (15) Michel Jourdain Jr., Ford, 175.103.

33. (59) Stacy Compton, Ford, 174.486.

34. (64) Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 174.329.

35. (43) Aaron Fike, Ford, 174.227.

36. (7) Jeff Fuller, Chevrolet, 174.098.

37. (83) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 174.064.

38. (25) Ashton Lewis Jr., Ford, 174.036.

39. (38) Mike Wallace, Dodge, 173.422.

40. (4) Kevin Hamlin, Dodge, 173.310.

41. (18) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 173.221.

42. (36) T.J. Bell, Chevrolet, Owner Points

43. (49) Steve Grissom, Ford, Past Champion

Failed to qualify

44. (73) Jorge Goeters, Chevrolet, 172.800.

45. (0) Kertus Davis, Chevrolet, 172.579.

46. (23) Mark Green, Chevrolet, 172.574.

47. (99) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 172.469.

48. (28) Jamie Mosley, Ford, 171.936.

49. (56) Tim Sauter, Chevrolet, 171.876.

50. (72) Kevin Lepage, Chevrolet, 171.587.

51. (71) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 171.195.

52. (26) Kim Crosby, Chevrolet, 164.524.

53. (70) Chad Blount, Chevrolet, DNF.

54. (80) Chris Horn, Chevrolet, DNS.

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Japanese Grand Prix Lineup

FORMULA ONE

After Saturday qualifying; race Sunday

At Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan

Lap Length: 3.609-miles

Note: x-penalized 10 positions on starting grid because of engine change.

1. Ralf Schumacher, Germany, Toyota, 1 minute, 46.108 seconds, 122.447 mph.

2. Jenson Button, England, BAR-Honda, 1:46.141.

3. Giancarlo Fisichella, Italy, Renault, 1:46.276.

4. Christian Klien, Austria, Red Bull-Cosworth, 1:46.464.

5. Takuma Sato, Japan, BAR-Honda, 1:46.841.

6. David Coulthard, Scotland, Red Bull-Cosworth, 1:46.892.

7. Mark Webber, Australia, Williams-BMW, 1:47.233.

8. Jacques Villeneuve, Canada, Sauber-Petronas, 1:47.440.

9. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Ferrari, 1:48.248.

10. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Sauber-Petronas, 1:48.278

11. Narain Karthikeyan, India, Jordan-Toyota, 1:48.718.

12. Antonio Pizzonia, Brazil, Williams-BMW, 1:48.898.

13. Christijan Albers, Netherlands, Minardi-Cosworth, 1:50.843.

14. Michael Schumacher, Germany, Ferrari, 1:52.676.

15. Robert Doornbos, Monaco, Minardi-Cosworth, 1:52.894.

16. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Renault, 1:54.667.

17. x-Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, McLaren-Mercedes, 2:02.309.

18. Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombia, McLaren-Mercedes, no time.

19. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Toyota, no time.

20. Tiego Monteiro, Portugal, Jordan-Toyota, no time.

GOLF

American Express Championship

PGA TOUR

At Harding Park Golf Course, San Francisco

Purse: $7.5 million

Yardage: 7,086; Par: 70 (35-35)

FIRST ROUND

Longs Drugs Challenge

LPGA TOUR

At The Ridge Golf Course, Auburn, Calif.

Purse: $1 million

Yardage: 6,235; Par: 71 (36-35)

PARTIAL SECOND ROUND

Note: Due to darkness two golfers unable to complete second round; will complete round Saturday.

Greater Hickory Classic

CHAMPIONS TOUR

At Rock Barn Golf & Spa, Conover, N.C.

Purse: $1.6 million

Yardage: 7,087; Par: 72 (36-36)

PARTIAL FIRST ROUND

Round suspended due to excessive water on the course; will be completed Saturday morning

Hole-in-one

HIGHLANDS–Bob Tucker, No. 14, 155 yards, 6-iron

SOCCER

MLS

All Times PDT

x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched conference

Today’s Games

MetroStars at D.C. United, 4:30 p.m.

New England at Kansas City, 5 p.m.

Columbus at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Colorado at FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at San Jose, 7 p.m.

College men

Pacific-10 Conference UCLA 1, Washington 0

First half–1, UCLA, Ianni (free kick) 35:00. Second half–None.

Shots on goal–UCLA 8, Washington 12. Saves–UCLA, Reed 4. Washington, Eylander 1.

Northwest Conference Whitworth 3, Whitman 1

First half–1, Whtw, Henderson (Lambrecht, Carlson) 14:00. 2, Whtw, Johnson (Seyedali) 31:00. 3, Whtm, Yuen 36:00. Second half–4, Whtw, Sabrowski (Seyedali) 68:00.

Shots on goal–Whitman 11, Whitworth 22. Saves–Whitman, Axelrod 6. Whitworth, Barnum 0.

College women

Pacific-10 conference California 1, Wahington 0

First half–None. Second half–1, CU, Lea (Ratican) 62:00.

Shots on goal–Wasington 3, California 16. Saves–Wahington, Rasmussen 5. California, Sulprizio 1.

Stanford 1, Washington State 0

First half–None. Second half–1, SU, Summors (Hunt) 70:00.

Shots on goal–Washington State 3, Stanford 11. Saves–Washington State, Hultin 3. Stanford, Gamble 1

Big Sky Conference EWU 1, Sacramento State 1 (2OT)

First half–1, EWU, Dolack 2:00. Second half–2, SSU, Howard (Condren) 34:00. First overtime–None. Second overtime–None.

Shots on goal–Eastern Washington 9, Sacramento State 18. Saves–Eastern Washington, Como 7. Sacramento State, Lawerence 2.

Northwest Conference

Whitman 0, Whitworth 0 (2OT)

First half–None. Second half–None. First overtime–None. Second overtime–None.

Shots on goal–Whitman 12, Whitworth 20. Saves–Whitman, Goad 4. Whitworth, Miller 5.

NWAACC

CC Spokane 4, Columbia Basin 1

First half–1, CCS, DeLeo (Brickner), 20:00. 2, CCS, DeLeo (Laughlin), 27:00. 3, CCS, Johnson, 30:00. Second half–4, CBCC, Guerrero (Orozco), 79:00. 5, CCS, Phillips (Fordjour), 81:00.

Shots on goal–CC Spokane 24, Columbia Basin 8. Saves–CC Spokane, Danielson 3. Columbia Basin, Peterson 14.

Non-conference North Idaho 3, Great Falls 0

First half–1, NIC, Kahnle 2:00. 2, NIC, Salisbure (Wessman) 4:00. Second half–3, NIC, Salisbury (Heath) 52:00.

Shots on goal–North Idaho 17, Great Falls 8. Saves–North Idaho, Desjarlais 4. Great Falls, Johnson 3, Romano 3.

High school boys

Non-league

Sandpoint 2, Northwest Christian 1

First half–1, San, Lowther (Kernodle), 22:00. Second half–2, San, Eddy, 45:00. 3, NWC, Gallegos (Iranon), 78:00.

Shots on goal–Sandpoint 8, Northwest Christian 2. Saves–Sandpoint, Baker 1. NWC, Richardson 5.

High school girls

Greater Spokane League

Central Valley 1, North Central 0

First half–None. Second half–1, CV, Bowman (Wells) 76:00.

Shots on goal–North Central 2, Central Valley 24. Saves–North Central, Kahler 15. Central Valley, Flesher 1.

Ferris 2, East Valley 1

First half–1, Fer, Bafus (Duncun) 17:00. 2, EV, Abramson (Williamson) 29:00. Second half–3, Fer, Galloway (Raczykowski) 41:00.

Shots on goal–Ferris 11, East Valley 11. Saves–East Valley, Como 6. Ferris, Boyden 7.

Gonzaga Prep 6, Rogers 0

First half–1, GP, Kurley 2:30. 2, GP, Driscoll 16:00. Second half–3, GP, Hamer (T.Cronin) 55:00. 4, GP, Scott (Colliton) 63:00. 5, GP, Poorboy (Driscoll) 71:00. 6, GP, Poorboy (Wendt)78:00.

Shots on goal–Gonzaga Prep 19, Rogers 0. Saves–Gonzaga Prep, Knott 0. Rogers, Crossley 14.

University 2, Lewis and Clark 0

First half–1, U-Hi, Santiago (Lopez), 2:00. 2, U-Hi, Lopez (Schnibbe), 35:00. Second half–None.

Shots on goal–Lewis and Clark 7, University 12. Saves–Lewis and Clark, Rothstrom 6. University, Meyer 4, Seymour 3.

Mead 7, West Valley 1

First half–1, Mea, Etten (Busch) 4:00. 2, Mea, Bronson (Faulkenberry) 15:00. 3, Mea, Smith (Mykines) 19:00. Second half–4, Mea, Layton 48:00. 5, Mea, Mykines 50:00. 6, Mea, Beaton 59:00. 7, Mea, Garrett (Etten) 74:00. 8, WV, Hood 80:00.

Shots on goal–Mead 22, West Valley 5. Saves–Mead, Swift 1, Novotney 1, Smith 1. West Valley, Karey 16.

SOFTBALL

High school

District 81 slowpitch

Thursday’s results

Rogers 8, Lewis and Clark 3

Shelton and Oestreich; Morazec and Horton. W—Shelton. L—Morazec.

HITS: Rogers—Muhammad 2, Knight, Carlson 2, Whitehead 3, Jones, Scott, Shelton 2, Gracier, Clark, Durant, Oestreich, Coming. Lewis and Clark—Bemis 2, Ormsby, Urgeleit 2, Olmstead, Henning. 2B—Knight, Whitehead 2.

Friday’s results

Ferris 6, Shadle Park 3

Hart and Davis; Sposito and Hire. W—Sposito (4-2). L—Hart.

HITS: Shadle Park—Bokma, Powell, Zappone, Jackson, Shook 2, Hart, Armendariz 2, Troxel. Ferris—Allen, Tanvalv, Medina, Rose 2, Breland, Sposito.

TENNIS

Japan Open

ATP–WTA TOUR

At Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo

Purse: Men, $765,000 (Intl. Gold); Women, $170,000

SINGLES

Men

Quarterfinals

Bjorn Phau, Germany, def. Robby Ginepri (3), United States, 6-4, 6-3.

Mario Ancic (5), Croatia, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 6-1, 7-6 (4).

Wesley Moodie, South Africa, def. Radek Stepanek (2), Czech Republic, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (6).

Jarkko Nieminen (7), Finland, def. Taylor Dent (4), United States, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (3).

Women

Quarterfinals

Sania Mirza (8), India, def. Vera Zvonareva (1), Russia, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.

Maria Kirilenko (4), Russia, def. Jill Craybas, United States, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.

Nicole Vaidisova (2), Czech Republic, def. Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Tatiana Golovin (3), France, def. Ai Sugiyama (5), Japan, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Porsche Grand Prix

WTA TOUR

At Tennissporthalle Filderstadt, Germany

Purse: $650,000 (Tier II)

Surface: Hard-Indoor

SINGLES

Quarterfinals

Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, def. Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 6-3, 6-4.

Lindsay Davenport (1), United States, def. Anastasia Myskina (8), Russia, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.

Elena Dementieva (5), Russia, def. Kim Clijsters (2), Belgium, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.

Amelie Mauresmo (3), France, def. Nadia Petrova (6), Russia, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Tashkent Open

WTA TOUR

At Dynamo Tennis Club, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Purse: $140,000 (Tier IV)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

SINGLES

Quarterfinals

Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (4).

Michaella Krajicek (5), Netherlands, def. Katerina Bondarenko, Ukraine, 6-2, 7-6 (10).

Maria Elena Camerin (7), Italy, def. Antonella Serra Zanetti (3), Italy, 6-3, 6-2.

Ekaterina Bychkova (1), Russia, def. Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.

VOLLEYBALL

College

Big Sky Conference

Eastern Washington def. Montana State 28-30, 3023, 27-30, 30-20, 15-11. Kills–Mellor (EWU) 26, Stonehouse (MSU) 18. Assists–Albers (EWU) 47, Sesler (MSU) 41. Aces–Verdoljak (EWU) 3, Sesler (MSU) 2, Stonehouse (MSU) 2. Digs–Verdoljak (EWU) 23, Kelly (MSU) 24. Blocks–Beck (EWU) 5, Zanto (MSU) 6.

West Coast Conference

Santa Clara def. Gonzaga 30-20 30-18 30-19. Kills– Jones (GU) 12, Lowe (SCU) 13. Assists– Dunn (GU) 29, Matich (SCU) 49. Aces– Bell (GU) 2, Matich (SCU) 6. Digs– Herrera (GU) 8, Walker (SCU) 17. Blocks– Mueller (GU) 4, Pura (SCU) 2.

Northwest Conference

Whitworth def. Willamette 30-19, 28-30, 30-20, 30-16. Kills–McGraw (WU) 14, Danielson (WC) 17. Assists–Drumm (WU) 26, Hornor (WC) 37. Aces–Kutara (WU) 3, Marsh, Hornor (WC) 4. Digs–Schneider (WU) 18, Bower (WC) 13. Blocks–Smith (WU) 2, Marsh, Danielson (WC) 1.

High school

Greater Spokane League

Lewis and Clark def. Clarkston 25-14, 25-15, 25-9. Kills-Yearout, Bush (LC) 7, Perconti (Cla) 5. Assists-Moran (LC) 25, Ward (Cla) 10. Aces-Dietz (LC) 1, Cavanaugh (Cla) 2. Digs-Porter (LC) 8, Ogden (Cla) 8. Blocks-Forney, Bush (LC) 2, Berghammer (Cla) 1.

Northeast A League

Colfax def. Newport 25-14, 25-14, 25-12. Kills-Smith (New) 5, Mellor (Col) 10. Assists-Miller (New) 5, Bruya (Col) 9, Doering (Col) 9. Aces-Konkright (New) 1, Mellor (Col) 5, Teade (Col) 5. Digs-Jones (New) 6, Burns (Col) 6, Solbrack (Col) 6. Blocks-Smith (New) 2, Mellor (Col) 3, Maj (Col) 3, Moxley (Col) 3.

FISH COUNTS

The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 10/4 and year-to-date totals:

HORSE RACING

Emerald Downs

FIRST: Purse $6,500, Maiden Claiming $7,500, 2 yo, One Mile. 6-Gold Hummer (Zunino J). $18.80 $7.80 $6.20. 2-Soft Seventeen (Wales T). $13.40 $7.80. 4-Our Cool Boy (Krigger K). $6.20. Also Ran: Moscow Dancer, Newberg Gold, Tizza Macarena. Late Scratches: Call Ireland, Lord of Eagles. Race Time: 1:41.60. Exacta (6-2) $68.40; Superfecta (6-2-4-5) $2,597.30; Trifecta (6-2-4) $278.00

SECOND: Purse $10,200, Claiming $10,000-$8,000, 3 yo’s & up, Six Furlongs. 5-Placer Creek (Whitaker J). $6.00 $3.40 $2.20. 4-Pearl District (Mawing L). $3.60 $2.60. 3-Waverly Girl (Mitchell G). $2.10. Also Ran: Chancefordiamonds, Star Speller. Race Time: 1:12. Daily Double (6-5) $60.80; Exacta (5-4) $13.40; Trifecta (5-4-3) $28.40

THIRD: Purse $12,600, Starters allowance $20,000, 3 yo’s & up, One Mile. 1-Ms. Dahill (Hoonan D). $8.80 $5.60 $3.00. 3-Real Tickled (Gutierrez J). $6.60 $3.80. 2-Stars On the Water (Whitaker J). $3.00. Also Ran: Soaring Swiftly, Somekindofblast, Northwest Bound. Race Time: 1:39.20. Exacta (1-3) $23.60; Superfecta (1-3-2-5) $334.50; Trifecta (1-3-2) $56.10; Pic 3 (6-5-1) $221.60

FOURTH: Purse $11,000, Claiming $15,000-$12,500, 2 yo, Five And A Half Furlongs. 5-My Friend Luis (Mawing L). $8.00 $4.00 $2.80. 6-Oatman Gold (Mitchell G). $6.20 $3.20. 3-Make a Plan (Hoonan D). $3.40. Also Ran: Seamstobefree, Louie Fergason, Diamond Spell. Race Time: 1:05.60. Exacta (5-6) $17.30; Superfecta (5-6-3-4) $238.30; Trifecta (5-6-3) $81.60; Pic 3 (5-1-5) $188.60

FIFTH: Purse $12,760, Maiden Claiming $20,000, 2 yo, Five And A Half Furlongs. 3-Walkin Money (Krigger K). $6.00 $3.60 $2.40. 5-Best Hoff (Whitaker J). $7.20 $5.60. 7-Stormy At Last (Gutierrez J). $3.60. Also Ran: Disavowed, Mister Giggles, Petes Takeout, Box Top, Matluck, Initial Reaction. Race Time: 1:05.40. Exacta (3-5) $33.90; Superfecta (3-5-7-1) $802.60; Trifecta (3-5-7) $136.60; Pic 3 (1-5-3) $88.80; Pic 4 (5-1-5-3) $356.10

SIXTH: Purse $5,940, Claiming $3,500, 3 yo’s & up, Five And A Half Furlongs. 8-Pic Em Hof (Mangalee N). $5.20 $3.00 $2.60. 3-Russellette (Mitchell G). $4.40 $3.20. 4-Wan too Free (Jones C). $3.80. Also Ran: Love a Bull, Cahill in Vogue, Samantha’s Dream, Boogie City, Sweet Baby Slew, Cool Blast. Late Scratches: Desert Qui. Race Time: 1:05.40. Exacta (8-3) $9.90; Superfecta (8-3-4-7) $158.30; Trifecta (8-3-4) $41.10; Pic 3 (5-3-5/8) $30.40

SEVENTH: Purse $11,000, Claiming $15,000-$12,500, 2 yo, Five And A Half Furlongs. 4-Maevid (Krigger K). $4.60 $2.40 $2.20. 7-Tahoe Bell (Mitchell G). $2.80 $2.40. 1-Slewdlebelle (Mawing L). $4.00. Also Ran: Thatsthewayluvgoes, Favorite Jewel, Defensive Trick, Lil Susi Beefcakes. Race Time: 1:05.80. Exacta (4-7) $6.20; Superfecta (4-7-1-3) $48.90; Trifecta (4-7-1) $26.40; (2 VS 6 (WINNER 6)) $3.60; Pic 3 (3-8-4) $14.20

EIGHTH: Purse $7,150, Maiden Claiming $7,500, 3 yo’s & up, Five And A Half Furlongs. 6-Rollerbelle (Gutierrez J). $10.80 $5.00 $3.20. 3-Love Them Shoes (Whitaker J). $14.00 $5.20. 7-Saski (Zunino J). $6.80. Also Ran: Diamond Luster, Hour Pretty Girl, Aunt Minnie, Buzz’ Windyexpress, So Kissable. Race Time: 1:06.60. Daily Double (4-6) $40.00; Exacta (6-3) $87.00; Superfecta (6-3-7-4) $4,152.10; Trifecta (6-3-7) $1,002.60; Pic 3 (8-4-6) $29.80; Pic 4 (3-5/8-4-6) $96.30

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Sent RHP Kyle Denney and OF Jeff Liefer outright to Buffalo of the IL.

TEXAS RANGERS—Sent LHP Michael Tejera and RHP Kevin Gryboski outright to Oklahoma of the PCL.

National League

COLORADO ROCKIES—Declined to exercise their mutual contract option on OF Dustin Mohr. Announced Mohr declined to be sent outright to Colorado Springs of the PCL and elected free agency.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Assigned INF Trent Durrington, RHP Luis Pena, RHP Julio Santana, RHP Victor Santos and OF Chris Magruder outright to Nashville of the PCL.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Named Patty Butler office manager, Melanie Curtsinger and Kevin Gregg communications coordinators, Mike Goings community relations coordinator, Derek Harper new media coordinator and Derrick Hayes game operations coordinator.

SEATTLE SUPERSONICS—Released G Tre Simmons and G Ezra Williams.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Acquired LB Jamie Winborn from San Francisco for an undisclosed draft pick. Released DT Martin Chase.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ATLANTA THRASHERS—Assigned C Jim Slater to Chicago of the AHL. Recalled G Michael Garnett from Chicago. Activated D Garnet Exelby off injured reserve.

EDMONTON OILERS—Signed F Rob Schremp to a three-year contract. Activated G Jussi Markkanen off injured reserve.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Acquired F Jozef Balej and a fifth-round 2006 draft pick from the New York Rangers for F Fedor Fedorov.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Assigned G Maxime Ouellet to Hershey of the AHL. Activated RW Chris Clark from the injured reserve.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NFL board, the Bucs - Jets circle is for Tampa Bay RB Carnell Williams (questionable). INJURY REPORT: On the NFL board, Green Bay RB Ahman Green is questionable; New Orleans WR Joe Horn is questionable; New York Jets RB Curtis Martin is probable; Atlanta QB Michael Vick is probable.

d- Dallas, TX; l-Little Rock, Arkansas. Home teams in capital letters. Open is the opening line, current is the up to date, and O/U is the over/under pt. total for each game.