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BASEBALL

MLB Playoffs

All Times PDT

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

(Best-of-7)

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Chicago leads series 2-1

Friday, Oct. 14

Chicago 5, Los Angeles 2

Saturday, Oct. 15

Chicago (Garcia 14-8) at Los Angeles (Santana 12-8), 4:35 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 16

Chicago at Los Angeles, 5:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 18

Los Angeles at Chicago, 5:28 p.m., if necessary

Wednesday, Oct. 19

Los Angeles at Chicago, 5:28 p.m., if necessary

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Series tied 1-1

Saturday, Oct. 15

St. Louis (Morris 14-10) at Houston (Clemens 13-8), 1:05 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 16

St. Louis (Suppan 16-10) at Houston (Backe 10-8), 1:45 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 17

St. Louis at Houston, 5:28 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 19

Houston at St. Louis, 1:19 p.m., if necessary

Thursday, Oct. 20

Houston at St. Louis, 5:28 p.m., if necessary

WORLD SERIES

(Best-of-7)

Saturday, Oct. 22

National League at American League, 5 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 23

NL at AL, 5:10 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 25

AL at NL, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 26

AL at NL, 5:25 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 27

AL at NL, if necessary, 5:25 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 29

NL at AL, if necessary, 5:55 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 30

NL at AL, if necessary, 5:55 p.m.

BASKETBALL

NBA Preseason

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Friday’s Results

Boston 107, Toronto 100

Philadelphia 100, Cleveland 98

Indiana 93, Minnesota 84

Memphis 101, Miami 91

Phoenix 114, Seattle 113

Sacramento 90, L.A. Clippers 84

Today’s Games

New Orleans vs. Orlando at Tampa, 4 p.m.

New York vs. New Jersey at Bridgeport Conn., 4:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Washington at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Boston at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

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

Cleveland at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m.

Portland vs. Denver at El Paso Texas, 6 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Suns 114, SuperSonics 113

Phoenix (114) – Jones 6-13 3-3 18, Marion 5-4 1-2 12, Thomas 4-8 2-2 10, Barbosa 5-11 2-2 13, Bell 11-16 0-0 26, Jackson 3-6 1-1 9, Grant 3-5 3-3 9, House 4-8 2-2 12, Diaw 1-4 3-4 5. Totals 42-85 17-19 114.

Seattle (113) – Evans 2-5 3-4 7, Lewis 8-15 0-1 19, Swift 0-2 0-2 0, Allen 10-20 5-5 28, Ridnour 6-12 5-6 18, Collison 3-6 2-3 8, Murray 2-5 3-4 7, Radmanovic 1-5 4-4 6, Wilkins 4-7 1-2 9, Petro 0-0 0-0 0, Scales 2-3 2-4 7, Noel 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 40-83 25-35 113.

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 13-31 (Bell 4-7, Jones 3-8, House 2-3, Jackson 2-5, Marion 1-3, Barbosa 1-4, Diaw 0-1), Seattle 8-20 (Lewis 3-5, Allen 3-9, Ridnour 1-1, Scales 1-1, Wilkins 0-1, Radmanovic 0-3). Fouled Out—None Rebounds—Phoenix 42 (Marion 10), Seattle 36 (Ridnour 7). Assists—Phoenix 28 (Barbosa 7), Seattle 25 (Ridnour 7). Total Fouls—Phoenix 28, Seattle 22. Technicals—Bell. A—11,188.

FOOTBALL

NFL

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Sunday’s Games

Carolina at Detroit, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 10 a.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 10 a.m.

New Orleans vs. Atlanta at San Antonio, 10 a.m.

Cincinnati at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 10 a.m.

Miami at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.

Washington at Kansas City, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1:15 p.m.

San Diego at Oakland, 1:15 p.m.

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

Houston at Seattle, 5:30 p.m.

Open: Arizona, Philadelphia, Green Bay, San Francisco

Monday’s Game

St. Louis at Indianapolis, 6 p.m.

CFL

x-clinched playoff spot

Friday’s Result

Calgary 34 Hamilton 17

Today’s Game

Saskatchewan at Edmonton

College

EAST

Johns Hopkins 14, Gettysburg 0

SOUTH

UTEP 45, Tulane 21

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Friday’s Results

Toronto 9, Atlanta 1

Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 5, OT

Vancouver 5, Minnesota 3

Dallas 3, Edmonton 2

Chicago 3, Colorado 2, SO

Anaheim 4, Columbus 3

Today’s Games

Boston at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Montreal, 4 p.m.

Atlanta at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.

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

Buffalo at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

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

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

Nashville at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Chicago at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Anaheim at Minnesota, 3 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Washington, 3 p.m.

Columbus at Los Angeles, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Blackhawks 3, Avalanche 2 (SO)

Chicago won shootout 3-1

First Period—1, Colorado, Sakic 2 (McLean, Liles), 8:50 (pp). 2, Chicago, Spacek 1 (Lapointe, Ruutu), 16:36. Second Period—None. Third Period—3, Chicago, Calder 1 (Arnason, Ellison), 13:59. 4, Colorado, Liles 2 (Tanguay, Blake), 17:57 (pp). Overtime—None. Shootout—Chicago 3 (Arnason G, Ruutu G, Vorobiev G); Colorado 1 (Tanguay G, Svatos NG);

Shots on goal—Chicago 6-16-10-8—40. Colorado 11-6-11-1—29. Power-play opportunities—Chicago 0 of 8; Colorado 2 of 12. Goalies—Chicago, Khabibulin 2-3-0 (29 shots-27 saves). Colorado, Budaj 1-0-1 (40 shots-38 saves). A—18,007 (18,007).

Canucks 5, Wild 3

First Period—1, Vancouver, Carter 2, 4:24 (pp). Second Period—2, Minnesota, Walz 2 (Kuba, Boogard), 3:06. 3, Minnesota, Bouchard 2 (Robitaille, Daigle), 8:11 (pp). 4, Vancouver, Naslund 5 (Park), 14:24. 5, Vancouver, Kesler 1 (Park), 17:40. 6, Minnesota, Rolston 2, 19:14 (pp). Third Period—7, Vancouver, Park 2 (Naslund, Allen), 1:15. 8, Vancouver, Bertuzzi 1 (Cooke), 19:52 (en).

Shots on goal—Vancouver 13-18-10—41. Minnesota 1-8-4—13. Power-play opportunities—Vancouver 1 of 6; Minnesota 2 of 3. Goalies—Vancouver, Cloutier 2-1-1 (13 shots-10 saves). Minnesota, Roloson 2-2-0 (40 shots-36 saves). A—18,568 (18,064).

Flyers 6, Penguins 5 (OT)

First Period—1, Philadelphia, Primeau 1 (Desjardins, Radivojevic), 3:45 (pp). 2, Philadelphia, Pitkanen 1 (Gagne, Forsberg), 16:35. 3, Pittsburgh, LeClair 1 (Jackman, Crosby), 19:56. Second Period—4, Philadelphia, Gagne 5 (Forsberg, Rathje), 1:37. 5, Philadelphia, Gagne 6 (Forsberg), 4:07. 6, Philadelphia, Hatcher 1 (Gagne, Desjardins), 10:44 (sh). 7, Pittsburgh, Malone 2 (Lemieux, Jackman), 12:11 (pp). 8, Pittsburgh, Crosby 2 (Odelein), 13:08. Third Period—9, Pittsburgh, Tarnstrom 1 (Lemieux, Recchi), 5:20 (pp). 10, Pittsburgh, Talbot 1, 11:57. Overtime—11, Philadelphia, Rathje 1 (Johnsson, Forsberg), 3:17.

Shots on goal—Pittsburgh 5-7-8-0—20. Philadelphia 13-15-8-5—41. Power-play opportunities—Pittsburgh 2 of 6; Philadelphia 2 of 8. Goalies—Pittsburgh, Fleury (20 shots-16 saves), Caron 0-1-2 (4:07 Second, 21-19). Philadelphia, Niittymaki 2-0-0 (20 shots-15 saves). A—19,566 (19,523).

Maple Leafs 9, Thrashers 1

First Period—1, Toronto, O’Neill 2 (Allison, Tucker), 8:49 (pp). Second Period—2, Toronto, O’Neill 3 (Allison, Tucker), 3:56. 3, Toronto, Allison 1 (Tucker, McCabe), 11:38 (pp). 4, Toronto, Tucker 3 (McCabe), 17:46. Third Period—5, Toronto, Wellwood 2, 1:38 (pp). 6, Toronto, Lindros 3 (Allison), 4:20 (pp). 7, Atlanta, Savard 3 (Hossa), 4:59. 8, Toronto, Steen 2 (McCabe, O’Neill), 11:05 (pp). 9, Toronto, O’Neill 4 (Kaberle, McCabe), 12:43 (pp). 10, Toronto, Ponikarovsky 1 (Wellwood, O’Neill), 18:25 (pp).

Shots on goal—Toronto 8-10-16—34. Atlanta 7-10-3—20. Power-play opportunities—Toronto 7 of 16; Atlanta 0 of 7. Goalies—Toronto, Belfour 1-1-2 (20 shots-19 saves). Atlanta, Garnett 0-1-0 (34 shots-25 saves).

Mighty Ducks 4, Blue Jackets 3

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Anaheim, Moen 1 (Hedstrom, Pahlsson), 7:50. 2, Anaheim, Lupul 3 (Getzlaf, Perry), 15:43. 3, Columbus, Hrdina 1 (Malhotra), 17:24. Third Period—4, Columbus, Berard 2 (Marchant, Beauchemin), 3:14 (pp). 5, Anaheim, Lupul 4 (Carney, Niedermayer), 7:29 (pp). 6, Columbus, Hrdina 2 (Berard, Foote), 15:53 (pp). 7, Anaheim, Carney 1 (R.Niedermayer, Lupul), 17:24.

Shots on goal—Columbus 5-7-7—19. Anaheim 10-18-8—36. Power-play opportunities—Columbus 2 of 9; Anaheim 1 of 6. Goalies—Columbus, Leclaire 0-2-0 (36 shots-32 saves). Anaheim, Giguere 2-1-1 (19 shots-16 saves). A—12,930 (17,174).

Stars 3, Oilers 2

First Period—1, Dallas, Jokinen 2 (Guerin, Skoula), 5:22 (pp). Second Period—2, Dallas, Guerin 2 (Morrow, Arnott), :16. 3, Edmonton, J.Smith 1 (Dvorak, Stoll), 16:43. Third Period—4, Edmonton, Rita 1 (Bergeron, Stoll), 2:35. 5, Dallas, Ott 1 (Barnes, Miettinen), 11:45.

Shots on goal—Dallas 6-12-7—25. Edmonton 8-16-12—36. Power-play opportunities—Dallas 1 of 2; Edmonton 0 of 5. Goalies—Dallas, Hedberg 1-0-0 (36 shots-34 saves). Edmonton, Conklin (7 shots-5 saves), Markkanen 2-1-0 (0:16 Second, 18-17). A—16,839 (16,839).

NHL Scoring Leaders

Through Oct. 13

WHL

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Note: Two points awarded for a win, one for an overtime or shootout loss.

Friday’s Results

Brandon 6, Regina 4

Kamloops 2, Lethbridge 1

Kelowna 6, Prince Albert 4

Medicine Hat 4, Red Deer 1

Moose Jaw 3, Calgary 2

Prince George 5, Vancouver 4

Tri-City 5, Saskatoon 4 (SO)

Saturday’s Games

Prince Albert at Regina

Medicine Hat at Kootenay

Lethbridge at Vancouver

Saskatoon at Seattle

Calgary at Brandon

Red Deer at Swift Current

Spokane at Tri-City

KIJHL

Spokane 8, Summerland 2

SCORING: Summerland–Mann, Langezin. Spokane–Lassiter 3, Sherman 2, Witt, Thomas, Kawczywski.

Saves–Summerland, Levesque 12-10-22–44. Spokane, Greenwell 3-16-10–29.

NPHL

Spokane 6, Butte 2

SCORING: Spokane–Clark 3, Japhet, Abney, Newman. Butte–Bowns, Johnson.

Shots on goal–Spokane 17-18-21–56. Butte–14-5-6–25. Saves–Spokane, Norling 54. Butte, Gahan 23.

AUTO RACING

Dollar General 300

NASCAR BUSCH SERIES

At Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.

Lap length: 1.5 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (2) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 200, $59,490.

2. (24) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 200, $56,351.

3. (12) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 200, $51,523.

4. (18) Carl Edwards, Ford, 200, $33,975.

5. (31) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 200, $26,500.

6. (33) Jason Leffler, Chevrolet, 200, $23,850.

7. (19) Jon Wood, Ford, 200, $27,560.

8. (42) Ashton Lewis Jr., Ford, 200, $34,470.

9. (28) Kevin Lepage, Chevrolet, 200, $19,075.

10. (30) Justin Labonte, Chevrolet, 200, $31,035.

11. (14) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 200, $29,070.

12. (36) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 200, $17,200.

13. (17) Brent Sherman, Ford, 200, $27,248.

14. (23) Aaron Fike, Dodge, 200, $19,050.

15. (35) Kevin Hamlin, Dodge, 200, $18,140.

16. (15) Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 200, $15,390.

17. (26) Bill Elliott, Dodge, 200, $17,190.

18. (34) Jason Keller, Ford, 200, $20,195.

19. (37) Steadman Marlin, Dodge, 200, $16,820.

20. (29) Stacy Compton, Ford, 194, $20,720.

21. (25) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 191, accident, $14,535.

22. (10) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 191, accident, $19,655.

23. (38) David Stremme, Dodge, 191, accident, $20,778.

24. (13) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 185, accident, $14,230.

25. (16) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 183, suspension, $14,235.

26. (6) Kenny Wallace, Ford, 182, $18,105.

27. (32) Jeff Fuller, Chevrolet, 175, engine failure, $13,920.

28. (5) Regan Smith, Dodge, 173, $17,935.

29. (8) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 170, accident, $13,810.

30. (7) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 169, $23,710.

31. (20) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 168, accident, $13,640.

32. (39) Todd Bodine, Chevrolet, 155, accident, $15,610.

33. (9) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 137, $23,125.

34. (40) T.J. Bell, Chevrolet, 136, accident, $15,550.

35. (4) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 123, accident, $23,140.

36. (11) Greg Biffle, Ford, 108, accident, $13,465.

37. (22) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 101, accident, $17,465.

38. (27) David Green, Ford, 101, accident, $22,920.

39. (43) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, 101, accident, $13,365.

40. (41) Adrian Fernandez, Chevrolet, 90, accident, $15,345.

41. (3) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 73, transmission, $13,475.

42. (21) Johnny Sauter, Dodge, 69, accident, $22,820.

43. (1) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 29, accident, $20,677.

Race Statistics

Average Speed of Race Winner: 102.506 mph. Time of Race: 2 hours, 55 minutes, 36 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.313 Seconds. Caution Flags: 14 for 67 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 8 drivers. Lap Leaders: J. Johnson 0; R. Newman 1-30; R.Sorenson 31-35; P.Menard 36-37; K.Busch 38-39; R. Newman 40-48; K.Busch 49-55; R.Newman 56-71; C.Edwards 72; M.Truex Jr. 73-77; R.Newman 78-124; D.Stremme 125-146; K.Harvick 147-169; R.Newman 170-200. Point Standings: 1, M.Truex Jr., 4,341. 2, C.Bowyer, 4,221; 3, R.Sorenson, 4,018; 4, C.Edwards, 3,985; 5, D.Hamlin, 3,696; 6, K.Wallace, 3,659; 7, P.Menard, 3,555; 8, J.Keller, 3,365; 9, D.Green, 3,360; 10, G.Biffle, 3,355.

GOLF

Michelin Championship

PGA TOUR

At Las Vegas

Purse: $4 million

s-TPC at Summerlin, 7,243 yards, par 72

t-TPC at The Canyons, 7,063 yards, par 71

SECOND ROUND

Failed to Qualify

Samsung World Championship

LPGA TOUR

At Bighorn GC, Canyons Course, Palm Dessert, Calif.

Purse: $850,000

Yardage: 6,634; Par: 72

SECOND ROUND

Administaff Small Business Classic

CHAMPIONS TOUR

At Augusta Pines Golf Club, Spring, Texas

Purse: $1.6 million

Yardage: 6,993; Par: 72 (36-36)

FIRST ROUND

Hole-in-one

THE FAIRWAYS–Joe Ross, No. 4, 137 yards, 7-iron.

LIBERTY LAKE–Steve Ballien, No. 3, 150 yards, 8-iron.

SOCCER

MLS

All Times PDT

x-clinched playoff spot

Saturday’s Games

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

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

Kansas City at FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s Game

MetroStars at CD Chivas USA, 1 p.m.

END OF REGULAR SEASON

College men

Pacific-10 Conference

Washington 1, Stanford 0

First half–1, UW, Totev (Hite), 12:13. Second half–None.

Shots on goal–Washington 6, Stanford 5. Saves–Washington, Eylander 2. Stanford, Kartunen 1.

West Coast Conference

Gonzaga 1, San Francisco 1 (2OT)

First half–1, GU, Josten (Westermann), 42:21. Second half–2, USF, Chandler (Languis, Aguilar), 61:57.

Shots on goal–Gonzaga 7, San Francisco 16. Saves–Gonzaga, Higgins 4. San Francisco, Uhl 1.

College women

Pacific-10 Conference

Arizona State 4, Washington State 2

First half–1, ASU, Cooper, 12:55. Second half–2, WSU, Anderson, 51:22. 3, ASU, Stein, 55:17. 4, WSU, Baines, 66:09. 5, ASU, Stein, 82:02. 6, ASU, 86:17.

Shots on goal–Arizona State 12, Washington State 5. Saves–Arizona State, Bingham 1. Washington State, Hultin 1.

Arizona 1, Washington 0

First half–None. Second half–1, UA, Miller (Heath), 53:10.

Shots on goal–Arizona 17, Washington 5. Saves–Arizona, McCall 2. Washington, Rasmussen 4.

West Coast Conference

Gonzaga 1, Pepperdine 0

First half–1, GU, Soma (McCormick) 29:27. Second half–None.

Shots on goal–Gonzaga 4, Pepperdine 5. Saves–Gonzaga, Haugen 2. Pepperdine, Picarelli 1.

Western Athletic Conference

Fresno State 1, Idaho 0

First half–None. Second half– 1, FS, Sobrero (Lewis) 59:34.

Shots on goal–Fresno 17, Idaho 10. Saves–Fresno, Larsen 3. Idaho, Smith 4.

NWAACC

CC Spokane 4, Clark College 2

First half–1, CCS, Laughlin (Jacobs) 18:00. 2, CCS, Fordjour (Brinkner) 22:00. 3, CC, McMillian 29:00. Second half– 4, CC, McMillian (Sellburg) 45:22. 5, CCS, Davenport (Waugh) 56:44. 6, CCS, Johnson (DeLeo) 68:30.

Shots on goal–CC Spokane 24. Clark College 7. Saves–CC Spokane, Danielson 2. Clark College, Nelson 14.

High school boys

Northeast A/B

St. George’s 2, Northwest Christian 0

First half–None. Second half–1, StG, Annan (Evens) 42:00. 2, StG, T.Annan (penalty kick).

Shots on goal–St. George’s 9, Northwest Christian 13. Saves–St. George’s, Johnson 12. Northwest Christian, Richardson 6.

High school girls

Greater Spokane League

Gonzaga Prep 3, Cheney 0

First half–1, GP, Lindsay (T.Cronin), 5:00. 2, GP, T.Cronin (Davis), 28:00. Second half–3, GP, Lindsay, 48:00.

Shots on goal–Gonzaga Prep 8. Cheney 4. Saves–Gonzaga Prep, Kuhar-Pitters 3. Cheney, Knox, 4.

East Valley 1, Mt. Spokane 0

First half–None. Second half–1, EV, Perno (Moles) 79:00.

Shots on goal–East Valley 6, Mt. Spokane 5. Saves–Mt. Spokane, Phillipy 3. East Valley, Como 3.

Ferris 2, Shadle Park 1 (SO)

First half–1, Fer, Spear (Allred), 27:00. Second half–2, SP, Margitich, 47:00. First overtime–None. Second overtime–None. Shootout–Ferris 3 (Burke, Allred, Arias), Shadle Park 2 (Bolding, Fenter).

Shots on goal–Ferris 10, Shadle Park 6. Saves–Ferris, Boyden 3. Shadle Park, Schwartz 4.

Lewis and Clark 6, Rogers 0

First half–1, LC, Lenz (Bot), 2:00. 2, LC, Bates (Reed), 8:00. 3, LC, Gravelle (Hong), 34:00. Second half–4, LC, Bot, 44:00. 5, LC, Bot (Lenz), 63:00. 6, LC, Crawley (Messena), 77:00.

Shots on goal–Rogers 2, Lewis and Clark 21. Saves–Rogers, Crossley 13. Lewis and Clark, Smits 0, Reed 2.

University 2, Mead 0

First half–1, UHi, Nichols (Schnibbe) 21:00. 2, UHi, Schnibbe (penalty kick) 38:00. Second half–None.

Shots on goal–University 8, Mead 8. Saves–Mead, Swift 4. University, Meyer 8.

West Valley 2, North Central 0

First half–1, WV, C.Courchaine (K.Courchaine) 28:00. Second half–2, WV, Hood 65:00.

Shots on goal–North Central 9, West Valley 12. Saves–North Central, Kahler 7. West Valley, Carey 5.

TENNIS

Kremlin Cup

ATP–WTA TOUR

At Olympic Stadium, Moscow

Purse: Men, $1 million (Intl.); Women, $1.3 million (Tier I)

Surface: Carpet-Indoor

SINGLES

Men

Quarterfinals

Nicolas Kiefer (6), Germany, def. Max Mirnyi (4), Belarus, 6-3, 6-4.

Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, def. Andrei Pavel, Romania, 6-3, 6-2.

Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, def. Mikhail Youzhny (3), Russia, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.

Igor Andreev (7), Russia, def. Daniele Bracciali, Italy, 6-4, 6-1.

Women

Quarterfinals

Francesca Schiavone, Italy, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (8), Russia, 6-3, 6-1.

Mary Pierce (3), France, def. Elena Likhovtseva, Russia, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (6).

Dinara Safina, Russia, def. Maria Sharapova, (1), Russia, 1-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Elena Dementieva (4), Russia, def. Anastasia Myskina (6), Russia, 6-2, 6-3.

Stockholm Open

ATP TOUR

At Kungl. Tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden

Purse: $798,200 (Intl. Series)

Surface: Hard-Indoor

SINGLES

Quarterfinals

James Blake (6), United States, def. Alberto Martin, Spain, 6-1, 6-2.

Olivier Rochus (5), Belgium, def. Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2.

Paradorn Srichaphan, Thailand, def. Thomas Johansson (1), Sweden, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Davide Sanguinetti, Italy, def. Rainer Schuettler, Germany, 6-4, 6-3.

BA-CA Tennis Trophy

ATP TOUR

At Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria

Purse: $684,300 (Intl. Gold)

Surface: Hard-Indoor

SINGLES

Quarterfinals

Radel Stepanek (3), Czech Republic, def. Feliciano Lopez (8), Spain, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (5).

Ivan Ljubicic (4), Croatia, def. Fernando Gonzalez (6), Chile, 6-3, 7-5.

Juan Carlos Ferrero (7), Spain, def. David Nalbandian (1), Argentina, 7-6 (5), 6-3.

Tommy Robredo (5), Spain, def. Jean-Rene Lisnard, France, 6-1, 6-1.

Thailand Open

WTA TOUR

At Rama Gardens Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

Purse: $200,000 (Tier III)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

SINGLES

Quarterfinals

Gisela Dulko (3), Argentina, def. Meng Yuan, China, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Antonella Serra Zanetti, Italy, def. Shahar Peer (8), Israel, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.

Nicole Vaidisova (2), Czech Republic, def. Conchita Martinez (6), Spain, 6-3, 6-0.

Nadia Petrova (1), Russia, def. Stephanie Foretz, France 6-4, 6-0.

ATP Money Leaders

Through Oct. 9

VOLLEYBALL

College

Pacific-10 Conference

UCLA def. Washington State 30-20, 30-21, 30-19. Kills– Meriwether (UCLA) 14, Johnson (WSU) 10. Assists– Spicer (UCLA) 46, Davis (WSU) 19. Aces– Sather (UCLA) 3, Pendon (WSU) 1. Digs– Sather (UCLA) 12, Pendon (WSU) 8. Blocks– Carter (UCLA) 4, Epps (WSU) 5.

Washington def. USC 30-23, 30-16, 30-19. Kills–Candelas (USC) 15, Hagerty (UW) 11. Assists–Siljegovic (USC) 29, Thompson (UW) 40. Aces–Siljegovic, Tennant, Bishop (USC) 1, Aratani, Lee, Thompson, Morrison (UW) 1. Digs–Seilhamer (USC) 20, Lee (UW) 24. Blocks–Copenhagen, Venski (USC) 1, Deesing (UW) 1.

West Coast Conference

San Francisco def. Gonzaga 14-30, 30-28, 18-30, 37-35, 15-8. Kills–Shorts (USF) 23, Boevers (GU) 20. Assists–Carroll (USF) 45, Dunn (GU) 53. Aces–Hasselberg (USF) 2, Herrera (GU) 5. Digs–Maurer (USF) 19, Jones (GU) 23. Blocks–Shorts (USF) 4, Mueller (GU) 5.

Northwest Conference

Whitworth def. George Fox 30-20, 30-14, 30-16. Kills–Kolb (GFU) 8, Marsh (WC) 16. Assists–Ameele (GFU) 12, Marsh (WC) 16. Aces–Anderson, Stapleton (GFU) 1, Bower, Moore, Florence (WC) 2. Digs–Ameele (GFU) 7, Murphy (WC) 16. Blocks–Anderson, Stolsig (GFU) 3, Guhlke (WC) 6

NWAACC

CC Spokane def. Yakima Valley 30-26 30-21 30-24. Kills– Cornejo (YVCC) 8, Guild (CCS) 14. Assists– Wing (YVCC) 22, Light (CCS) 32. Aces– Johnston (YVCC) 1, Yohe (CCS) 3. Digs– Graaf (YVCC) 12, Fleetwood (CCS) 9. Blocks– Graff (YVCC) 4, Cochran (CCS), Guild (CCS) 3.

FISH COUNTS

The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 10/13 and year-to-date totals:

HORSE RACING

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Emerald Downs

FIRST: Purse $7,300, Claiming $5,000-$4,000, 3 yo’s & up, One Mile. 5-Storm in Session (Gutierrez J). $10.60 $3.60 $2.10. 6-Market Master (Krigger K). $2.60 $2.10. 3-Papas Pistol (Zunino J). $2.10. Also Ran: Lasting Influence. Late Scratches: Sanzibar, M. Jay Hawk. Race Time: 1:37.40. Exacta (5-6) $9.60; Trifecta (5-6-3) $14.00

SECOND: Purse $8,700, Maiden Claiming $12,500, 2 yo, Five Furlongs. 5-Lovely Laura (Mitchell G). $11.80 $4.80 $2.40. 3-Why Jennifer (Zunino J). $8.40 $3.00. 6-(dh)Liberty Way (Jones C). $2.10. 7-(dh)Little C C (Krigger K). $2.10. Also Ran: Raise the Edge, Spirit Ridge J E M, Sweet Velvet. Late Scratches: Almost Free. Race Time: :59.20. Daily Double (5-5) $28.80; Exacta (5-3) $43.40; Superfecta (5-3-6-7) $187.80; Superfecta (5-3-7-6) $171.00; Trifecta (5-3-6) $105.50; Trifecta (5-3-7) $75.70

THIRD: Purse $13,900, Maiden Claiming $30,000, 2 yo, Five And A Half Furlongs. 2-Full Court Press (Krigger K). $4.80 $3.00 $3.20. 7-Forty Colors (Hoonan D). $3.80 $2.60. 1-Raging Lady (Mangalee N). $4.20. Also Ran: Run Goldie Run, The Great Question, Cowgirl Cocktail, Flowers Last Petal. Race Time: 1:04.40. Exacta (2-7) $13.50; Superfecta (2-7-1-3) $86.90; Trifecta (2-7-1) $62.30; Pic 3 (5-5-2) $88.20

FOURTH: Purse $15,290, Maiden Claiming $30,000, 2 yo, Five And A Half Furlongs. 8-Zillah’s Knight (Gutierrez J). $6.20 $2.60 $2.20. 5-Okoboji (Mitchell G). $2.60 $2.20. 3-Don’t Tell Shawn (Mawing L). $2.80. Also Ran: Kisses of Wine, Savannahs Boy, Tex X., Mineweaver, U. S. A. Warrior. Race Time: 1:03.60. Exacta (8-5) $8.30; Superfecta (8-5-3-4) $94.60; Trifecta (8-5-3) $29.90; Pic 3 (5-2-8) $66.90

FIFTH: Purse $5,100, Maiden Claiming $5,000, 3 yo’s & up, Six Furlongs. 4-Twining Gold (Wales T). $8.80 $4.80 $2.60. 9-Hour Pretty Girl (Mangalee N). $6.20 $2.80. 1A-Bid the Moon (Gutierrez J). $2.10. Also Ran: R Saltina, Kendra’s Undone, Rio Picky, S S Perfect Storm. Late Scratches: Shockingyaall, Love Them Shoes, Casey’s Flying Syn. Race Time: 1:11.40. Exacta (4-9) $17.70; Superfecta (4-9-1-3) $78.80; Trifecta (4-9-1) $33.90; Pic 3 (2-8-4) $52.00; Pic 4 (5-2-8-4) $314.90

SIXTH: Purse $15,600, Claiming $25,000-$22,500, 3 yo, One Mile. 6-Francesca Slew (Mitchell G). $7.00 $3.80 $2.60. 5-Annie Oakleaf (Gutierrez J). $5.60 $3.20. 1A-Brite Luci (Mawing L). $2.10. Also Ran: My Emy My Amy, Safely Home, Fly Abby Fly. Late Scratches: Sugar Pine. Race Time: 1:37.60. Exacta (6-5) $11.10; Trifecta (6-5-1) $30.00; Pic 3 (8-4-6) $51.70

SEVENTH: Purse $17,600, Allowance, 2 yo, Six Furlongs. 4-She’s All Silk (Mitchell G). $3.00 $2.40 $2.20. 6-Secret Flame (Gutierrez J). $4.00 $3.40. 2-Musical Wine (Zunino J). $2.80. Also Ran: Awesome Girl, Volare Princess. Late Scratches: Funky Music. Race Time: 1:09.80. Exacta (4-6) $6.60; Trifecta (4-6-2) $18.90; (2 VS. 6 (WINNER 6)) $4.40; Pic 3 (4-6-4) $29.10

EIGHTH: Purse $5,610, Maiden Claiming $5,000, 3 yo’s & up, Six And A Half Furlongs. 7-Vegas Pete (Mangalee N). $7.20 $3.00 $2.40. 6-American Moment (Zunino J). $3.40 $2.60. 1-B B Omega (Mitchell G). $7.40. Also Ran: Are You Worth It, Mac Daddy J, Want to Travel, Blazing Tide, Aksalano’s Pledge, Turbo Indy. Race Time: 1:17.20. Daily Double (4-7) $13.00; Exacta (7-6) $8.60; Superfecta (7-6-1-4) $235.80; Trifecta (7-6-1) $79.70; Pic 3 (6-4-7) $24.70; Pic 4 (4-6-3/4-7) $80.60

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

MINNESOTA TWINS—Activated RHP Grant Balfour and OF Jason Kubel from 60-day DL. Agreed to terms with OF Jason Tyner on a minor league contract.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Rehired Ken Macha, manager, and agreed to terms with him on a three-year contract, through the 2008 season.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Claimed C Mike Rose off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

TEXAS RANGERS—Sent RHP Ryan Bukvich outright to Oklahoma of the PCL. Announced RHP Carlos Almanzar declined to be sent outright to Oklahoma and has elected free agency. Re-signed RHP Jared Abruzzo and OF Ruddy Yan to minor league contracts.

National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Named Camille Johnston senior vice president of communications. Dismissed John Olguin, vice president of public relations, Chris Gutierrez, baseball information coordinator, and Paul Gomez, broadcasting publications supervisor.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Announced RHP Victor Santos, RHP Julio Santana, INF-OF Trent Durrington and OF Chris Magruder have declined outright assignments and chosen free agency.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Purchased the contract of OF Rick Ankiel from Springfield of the Texas League. Released RHP Evan Rust.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Announced INF Damian Jackson elected free agency and the contracts of Davey Lopes, first base coach, Rob Picciolo, third base coach, and Jeff Gardner, advance scout, will not be renewed. Released INF Manny Alexander.

American Association

SAINT PAUL SAINTS—Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Hammons.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

ATLANTA HAWKS—Waived C Roderick Riley, F Mark Strickland and F Anthony Wilkins.

NEW YORK KNICKS—Signed G Jamison Brewer.

FOOTBALL

Arena Football League

ARIZONA RATTLERS—Signed OL-DL Asi Faoa, OL-DL Kelvin Ingram, QB Jeff Otis, OS Jeremiah Pope and OL-DL Steve Warren.

AUSTIN WRANGLERS—Signed OL-DL Donovan Arp, DS Damon Mason and WR-DB Sedrick Robinson. Waived OL-DL Gaylon Hyder. Released OL-DL Jamie Lovern.

COLUMBUS DESTROYERS—Signed WR-LB Eddie Galles.

GEORGIA FORCE—Signed FB-LB Mike Jenkins and OL-DL Ben Nowland.

GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE—Signed OL-DL Whitney Bell, QB Jose Davis, DS Mark Graham, OL-DL Oscar Grajeda, OL-DL Eric Gohlstin and DS Hurley Tarver.

LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS—Signed FB-LB Oby Arah, OL-DL Wilky Bazile, DS Nick Davis, FB-LB Rodney Filer, DS T.J. Hill, QB Brian Jones, FB-LB Matt Kinsinger, OL-DL Lavell Mann, DS Traco Rachal and OL-DL Tyshaun Whitson.

LOS ANGELES AVENGERS—Signed OL-DL Rod Manuel. Re-signed OL-DL Bernard Riley.

NASHVILLE KATS—Signed DS Billy Alford, OL-DL Andrew Tippins, OL-DL Paul White, FB-LB Travis Wilson, QB Juston Wood and OS Kerry Wright.

NEW YORK DRAGONS—Singed OL-DL David Hurst and DS Dahnel Singfield.

ORLANDO PREDATORS—Signed QB Jake Eaton, WR-DB Ryan Bowers, WR-DB Jermaine Mays and FB-LB Shurron Pierson.

PHILADELPHIA SOUL—Signed DS Kevin Gaines, OL-DL Mike Mabry and QB Matt Sauk.

SAN JOSE SABERCATS—Re-signed QB Mark Grieb to a one-year contract.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Recalled G Wade Dubielewicz from Bridgeport of the AHL.

OTTAWA SENATORS—Recalled F Patrick Eaves from Binghamton of the AHL.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled D Paul Ranger from Springfield of the AHL.

American Hockey League

BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS—Recalled G Frederic Cloutier on loan from Pensacola of the ECHL.

CHICAGO WOLVES—Announced G Adam Berkhoel has been recalled by the Atlanta Thrashers. Signed G Kevin Reiter.

ECHL

DAYTON BOMBERS—Released F Joey Grasso. Signed C Cody Doucette.

FLORIDA EVERBLADES—Announced G Craig Kowalski has been assigned to the team from Lowell of the AHL.

GREENVILLE GRRROWL—Announced G Mike Morrison has been assigned to the team by the Edmonton Oilers.

Central Hockey League

ODESSA JACKALOPES—Waived F Robert Orosco.

COLLEGE

CONNECTICUT COLLEGE—Named Heather McClelland women’s interim lacrosse coach.

GEORGIA STATE—Named Monique Holland associate athletic director for operations.

LAKE ERIE—Announced the resignation of Jim Dolan, men’s basketball coach. Named Cliff Hunt men’s interim basketball coach.

TRI-STATE—Named David Anspaugh acting athletic director.

YOUNGSTOWN STATE—Signed Tisha Hill, women’s basketball coach, to a four-year contract, through the 2008-09 season.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NFL board, the Steelers - Jaguars circle is for Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger (questionable).

INJURY REPORT: On the NFL board, Dallas RB Julius Jones is questionable; Atlanta QB Michael Vick is probable; New Orleans RB Deuce McAllister is out and WR Joe Horn is questionable; Chicago RB Thomas Jones is questionable; Tampa Bay RB Carnell Williams is questionable; New England DE Richard Seymour is questionable; Denver CB Champ Bailey is questionable.

FOOTBALL

s- San Antonio, Texas; k- Kansas City, Missouri. Home teams in capital letters. Note: Open is the opening line, current is the up to date line, and O/U is the over/under point total for each game.