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BASEBALL

MLB Playoffs

All Times PDT

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

(Best-of-7)

American League

Chicago wins series 4-1

National League

Houston leads series 3-2

Wednesday, Oct. 19

Houston (Oswalt 20-12) at St. Louis (Mulder 16-8), 5:28 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 20

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

WORLD SERIES

Saturday, Oct. 22

Houston-St. Louis winner at Chicago, 5 p.m.

BASKETBALL

NBA Preseason

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Tuesday’s Results

Dallas 94, Detroit 88

Miami 95, Orlando 91

Philadelphia 114, New York 99

Indiana 94, San Antonio 81

Atlanta 97, New Orleans 94

Denver 102, Sacramento 99

L.A. Clippers 99, Portland 85

L.A. Lakers 111, Washington 108, OT

Today’s Games

New Jersey at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Memphis at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Chicago at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

Maccabi at Orlando, 4:30 p.m.

Detroit vs. Milwaukee at Green Bay, Wis., 5 p.m.

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

Phoenix at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

FOOTBALL

NFL

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Sunday’s Games

Kansas City at Miami, 10 a.m.

Indianapolis at Houston, 10 a.m.

New Orleans at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

San Francisco at Washington, 10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

San Diego at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.

Green Bay at Minnesota, 10 a.m.

Dallas at Seattle, 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Chicago, 1:15 p.m.

Denver at N.Y. Giants, 1:15 p.m.

Tennessee at Arizona, 1:15 p.m.

Buffalo at Oakland, 1:15 p.m.

Bye: New England, Tampa Bay, Jacksonville, Carolina

Monday, Oct. 24

N.Y. Jets at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

NFL Statistics

AFC Individual Leaders

Through Week 6

SCORING

NFC Individual Leaders

SCORING

Team Statistics

AVERAGE PER GAME

AFC

NFC

CFL

x-clinched playoff spot

Friday’s Game

Ottawa at Hamilton

High school

Washington Prep Poll

Note: First-place votes in parantheses

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Tuesday’s Results

Montreal 4, Boston 3

New Jersey 4, Florida 3

Phoenix 4, Edmonton 3, OT

Vancouver 6, Chicago 2

Today’s Games

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

Anaheim at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

San Jose at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Los Angeles at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Canadiens 4, Bruins 3

First Period—1, Boston, Axelsson 3, 5:38. 2, Boston, Leetch 2 (Samsonov, Bergeron), 8:20 (pp). Second Period—3, Montreal, Ryder 4 (Plekanec, Ribeiro), 5:17 (pp). 4, Montreal, Koivu 3 (Perezhogin, Kovalev), 13:52. 5, Boston, Boynton 1 (Leetch, Scatchard), 15:43 (pp). Third Period—6, Montreal, Ribeiro 2 (Bouillon, Kovalev), 2:02 (pp). 7, Montreal, Perezhogin 3 (Kovalev, Souray), 9:12 (pp).

Shots on goal—Boston 8-7-8—23. Montreal 9-16-13—38. Power-play Opportunities—Boston 2 of 10; Montreal 3 of 7. Goalies—Boston, Raycroft 2-4-0 (38 shots-34 saves). Montreal, Theodore 4-2-0 (23-20). A—21,273 (21,273).

Canucks 6, Blackhawks 2

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Vancouver, D.Sedin 2 (H.Sedin, Salo), 2:01. 2, Vancouver, Ohlund 2 (Carter, Baumgartner), 4:23 (pp). 3, Vancouver, Salo 3 (Morrison, Bertuzzi), 6:03 (pp). 4, Chicago, Vorobiev 5 (Spacek, Aucoin), 9:30 (pp). 5, Vancouver, Ohlund 3 (Morrison, Bertuzzi), 12:54. Third Period—6, Chicago, Lapointe 1 (Ellison, Vorobiev), 3:23 (pp). 7, Vancouver, Morrison 1 (Jovanovski), 8:15 (pp). 8, Vancouver, Naslund 6 (Bertuzzi, McCarthy), 19:30.

Shots on goal—Chicago 9-10-7—26. Vancouver 7-11-7—25. Power-play Opportunities—Chicago 2 of 5; Vancouver 3 of 10. Goalies—Chicago, Khabibulin 2-4-0 (25 shots-19 saves). Vancouver, Cloutier 3-1-1 (26-24). A—18,630 (18,630).

Coyotes 4, Oilers 3 (OT)

First Period—1, Phoenix, Saprykin 3 (Sjostrom, Devereaux), 11:25. 2, Phoenix, Saprykin 4 (Leclerc, Morris), 13:34. Second Period—3, Edmonton, Ulanov 1 (Reasoner, Pisani), 5:11. Third Period—4, Phoenix, Doan 2 (Nedved, Mara), 1:09 (pp). 5, Edmonton, Peca 1 (Bergeron, J.Smith), 4:28. 6, Edmonton, Reasoner 2 (Ulanov, Moreau), 7:42 (pp). Overtime—7, Phoenix, Morris 1 (Nedved, Nagy), 1:00 (pp).

Shots on goal—Phoenix 15-12-4-3—34. Edmonton 6-12-12-0—30. Power-play Opportunities—Phoenix 2 of 7; Edmonton 1 of 6. Goalies—Phoenix, Joseph 3-2-0 (30 shots-27 saves). Edmonton, Markkanen 2-2-1 (34-30). A—16,839 (16,839).

Devils 4, Panthers 3

First Period—1, Florida, Horton 4, 17:55. 2, New Jersey, Brylin 3 (Gionta, Gomez), 19:03 (pp). Second Period—3, New Jersey, Kozlov 2 (Mogilny, Rafalski), 13:38 (pp). 4, Florida, Payer 1 (Kwiatkowski, Stewart), 16:22. Third Period—5, Florida, Kolnik 3 (Gelinas), 3:20. 6, New Jersey, Parise 2 (Mogilny, McGillis), 4:03. 7, New Jersey, Mogilny 3 (Langenbrunner, Kozlov), 13:54 (pp).

Shots on goal—Florida 6-9-9-24. New Jersey 14-8-12—34. Power-play Opportunities—Florida 0 of 1; New Jersey 3 of 7. Goalies—Florida, Luongo 4-4-0 (34 shots-30 saves). New Jersey, Brodeur 3-3-0 (24-21). A—11,166 (19,040).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Tuesday’s Results

Everett 4, Saskatoon 1

Prince George 3, Moose Jaw 2

Today’s Games

Lethbridge at Calgary

Moose Jaw at Kelowna

Saskatoon at Spokane

Junior

KIJHL Neil Murdoch Division

NPHL East Division

CROSS COUNTRY

High school

Great Northern League

At Riverside, 5k

Boys

TEAM SCORING–Colville 19, Riverside 39; Colville 19, Medical Lake 44; Riverside 21, Medical Lake 39

INDIVIDUALS–1, Ryan Cole (Col) 16:50. 2, David Jacob (ML) 16:53. 3, Justin Rose (Col) 17:00. 4, Jake Wilson (Col) 17:02. 5, Erik Kuno (Riv) 17:17. 6, Jesse Yarber (Riv) 17:52. 7, Justin Hamdan (Col) 18:04. 8, Nathaniel Musson (Col) 18:06. 9, John Kummer (Riv) 18:11. 10, Nathan Cassou (Col) 18:12.

WHEELCHAIR (2.5 miles)–1, Cody Mace (Rog) 13:28. 2, Bobby Hunt (Riv) 15:46. 3, David Watts (Riv) 23:10.

Girls

TEAM SCORING–Riverside 25, Colville 32; Colville 21, Medical Lake 36; Riverside 15, Medical Lake 45.

INDIVIDUALS–1, Brittney Williams (Col) 20:18. 2, Stephanie Dye (Riv) 20:46. 3, Nikkol Sipes (Col) 20:47. 4, Amanda Wilson (Riv) 21:59. 5, Sammy Nelson (Riv) 22:11. 6, Melissa Sweeney (Riv) 22:26. 7, Jessica Cloke (Col) 22:53. 8, Charissa Suhr (Riv) 22:54. 9, Ali Nelson (ML) 23:03. 10, Sierra Kent (ML) 23:04.

WHEELCHAIR (2.5 miles)–Jordan Clyburn (NC) 27:05.

At Deer Park, 5k

Boys

TEAM SCORING–Chewelah 17, Deer Park 42.

INDIVIDUALS–1, Ross Monasmith (Che) 18:47. 2, Casey Christian (Che) 18:51. 3, Tim King (Che) 18:56. 4, Nathen Hayman (Che) 19:15. 5, Mike Carbajal (DP) 19:58. 6, Kyle Hall (DP) 20:01. 7, Luke Moyer (Che) 20:55. 8, Stormy Vowels-Hunt (Che) 21:31. 9, Nathen Coleston (DP) 21:59. 10, Mitch Duncan (DP) 22:14.

Girls

TEAM SCORING–Deer Park 20, Chewelah 41.

INDIVIDUALS–1, Caryoln Gray (DP) 21:24. 2, Chantel Duenich (DP) 21:51. 3, Rebekka Johnstone (Che) 22:20. 4, Katie Wheeler (DP) 24:06. 5, Christy Ledwick (Che) 24:17. 6, Julianna Price (DP) 24:52. 7, Jessica Watson (DP) 25:11. 8, Brittany Verzal (DP) 26:13. 9, Korina Piaz (DP) 27:44. 10, Rochelle Garrett (Che) 28:07.

At Lakeside, 5k

Boys

TEAM SCORING–Lakeside 16, Pullman 43.

INDIVIDUALS–1, Max Reeder (Lak) 16:17. 2, Jason Reeder (Lak) 16:48. 3, Kyle Johnson (Lak) 16:50. 4, Eric Alexander (Lak) 17:30. 5, Lance Udy (Pul) 17:33. 6, David Scott (Lak) 17:37. 7, Tim Welch (Lak) 17:38. 8, Ken Dragoo (Pul) 17:39. 9, Josh Anderson (Pul) 17:59. 10, Chase Holton (Pul) 18:05.

Girls

TEAM SCORING–Lakeside 16, Pullman 45.

INDIVIDUALS–1, Kayloni Jones (Lak) 19:51. 2, Amy Durrance (Lak) 20:53. 3, Erin Dunn (Lak) 21:25. 4, Hailey Russell (Lak) 22:10. 5, Beth Mathison (Pul) 22:28. 6, Tessa Carter (Lak) 22:38. 7, Tonya Dodgen (Pul) 23:15. 8, Danielle Zidack (Lak) 23:16. 9, Miya Schneider (Pul) 23:17. 10, Jen Reeves (Lak) 23:20.

GOLF

College women

Taylormade/Lady Aztec Classic

At the Auld Course, Chula Vista, Calif.

Yardage: 6,259; Par 72

TEAM SCORING: 1, San Diego State 300-305-301–906. 2, Sacramento State 293-314-309–916. 3, Montana 306-306-307–919. 4, Northern Arizona 304-305-315–924. 5, Texas A&M Corpus Christi 314-306-312–932. 6, San Diego State 312-309-316–937; UC Riverside 312-310-315–937. 8, Wyoming 316-318-305–939. 9, Portland 312-321-314–947. 10, Gonzaga 323-316-309–948. 11, Cal Poly 311-322-332–065. 12, Alabama-Birmingham 316-312-355–983. 13, Cal State Northridge 330-330-325–985.

INDIVIDUALS: Medalist–Margaux Sheehan (SSU) 68-75-74–217. Also–17, Sarah Sheffield (GU) 78-74-78–230. 25, Mary Kate Morgan (GU) 79-79-75–233. 49, Lauren Phillips (GU) 84-89-73–246. 54, Lacey Jo Manwaring (GU) 82-80-86–248. 58, Sarah Clarke (GU) 86-83-83–252.

Hole-in-one

INDIAN CANYON–Robert Riddick, No. 4, 140 yards, 9-iron.

SOCCER

MLS Playoffs

All Times PDT

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

(Two-leg Aggregate Score Series)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

MetroStars vs. New England

Saturday, Oct. 22

New England at MetroStars, 4 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 29

MetroStars at New England, 5 p.m.

Chicago vs. D.C. United

Friday, Oct. 21

D.C. United at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 30

Chicago at D.C United, 1:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Los Angeles vs. San Jose

Sunday, Oct. 23

San Jose at Los Angeles, noon

Saturday, Oct. 29

Los Angeles at San Jose, 7 p.m.

Colorado vs. FC Dallas

Saturday, Oct. 22

FC Dallas at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 29

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

College women

Western Athletic Conference

Long Beach State 2, Idaho 0

First half–1, LBSU, Silos (Haghdan, Bolt), 31:08. Second half–2, LBSU, Silos (Goldberg), 51:08.

Shots on goal–Idaho 9, Long Beach State 18. Saves–Idaho, Smith 4. Long Beach State, Ramos 3.

High school boys

IDAHO

4A Region I

Sandpoint 5, Lakeland 0 (loser out)

First half–1, San, Brewer (Eddy), 4:00. 2, San, Eddy (Paulsen), 25:00. Second half–3, San, French (Meaux), 64:00. 4, San, French (Schramm), 68:00. 5, San, Meaux (Brewer), 71:00.

Shots on goal–Sandpoint 26, Lakeland 7. Saves–Sandpoint, Baker 5. Lakeland, McMillan 6.

Post Falls 4, Moscow 2 (loser out)

First half–1, PF, Parker, 15:00. Second half–2, PF, Evans (Unavailable), 41:00. 3, PF, Parker (Evans), 42:00. 4, Mos, Johnson (Trevisan), 47:00. 5, Mos, O’Rourke (Blakesley), 65:00. 6, PF, Siers, 75:00.

Shots on goal–Post Falls 13, Moscow 10. Saves–Post Falls, Johnson 2. Moscow, Folk 3.

WASHINGTON

Northeast A/B

Northwest Christian 1, Valley Christian 0

First half–None. Second half–1, NWC, Fridly (Gallegos) 53:00.

Shots on goal–Northwest Christian 13, Valley Christian 6. Saves–Northwest Christian, Richardson 5. Valley Christian, Zapotocky 7.

High school girls

IDAHO

5A Region I

Lake City 3, Lewiston 0 (loser out)

First half–1, LC, Young (Houghton) 36:00. 2, LC, Bagan 40:00. Second half–3, LC, Stocking (Hawn) 78:00.

Shots on goal–Lake City 15, Lewiston 1. Saves–Lake City, Powers 1. Lewiston, Byers 12.

WASHINGTON

Great Northern League

Pullman 4, Deer Park 2

First half–1, Pul, Spangenberg, 1:00. 2, Pul, Druffel (Spangenberg), 24:00. 3, Pul, Spangenberg (Johnson), 37:00. Second half–4, DP, Attrdige (Gibson), 42:00. 5, DP, Roberts, 51:00. 6, Pul, Johnson (Spangenberg), 75:00.

Shots on goal–Pullman 21, Deer Park 9. Saves–Pullman, Marcelos 3, Thorton 1. Deer Park, Willford 14.

Lakeside (WA) 4, Chewelah 0

First half–1, Lak, Kenney (Fitzpatrick), 12:00. 2, Lak, Fitzpatrick (Winlow), 39:00. Second half–3, Lak, Kenney (Fitzpatrick), 46:00. 4, Lak, Hayes (Paul), 61:00.

Shots on goal–Chewelah 6, Lakeside 18. Saves–Chewelah, King 9. Lakeside, Allen 5.

Riverside 4, Colville 2

First half–1, Riv, Holm, 6:00. 2, Col, Fisher, 8:00. 3, Riv, Groh, 20:00. Second half–4, Riv, Hollen, 65:00. 5, Riv, Fischer, 71:00. 6, Col, Geiger, 73:00.

Shots on goal–Riverside 14, Colville 16. Saves–Riverside, Sturm 12. Colville, Lentz 9.

Non-league

Medical Lake 8, St. Maries 2

First half–1, ML, Kelley (Anderson) 2:00. 2, StM, 6:00. 3, ML, Ganyo (Maddox) 13:00. 4, ML, Anderson (Maddox) 20:00. Second half–5, ML, Kelley (Maddox) 48:00. 6, ML, Maddox (Wren) 55:00. 7, StM, 58:00. 8, ML, Repp (Kern) 61:00. 9, ML, Maddox (Kern) 65:00. 10, ML, Cruger (Kern) 72:00.

Shots on goal–Medical Lake 25, St. Maries 8. Saves–Medical Lake, Repp 4, Lent 1. St. Maries, NA 12.

TENNIS

Madrid Masters

ATP MASTERS SERIES

At Rockodromo Madrid Arena, Spain

Purse: $2.51 million (Masters)

SINGLES

First Round

Christophe Rochus, Belgium, def. Gael Monfils, France, 6-4, 6-4.

Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, def. Greg Rusedski, Britain, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3).

Olivier Rochus, Belgium, def. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3.

Jose Acasuso, Argentina, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 2-0, retired.

Carlos Moya, Spain, def. Filippo Volandri, Italy, 6-1, 6-2.

Karol Beck, Slovakia, def. Nicolas Kiefer, Germany, 6-2, 2-1, retired.

Max Mirnyi, Belarus, def. Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, 7-5, 7-6 (2).

Second round

David Ferrer (11), Spain, def. Agustin Calleri, Argentina, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

Robby Ginepri (16), United States, def. Sebastien Grosjean, France, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

David Nalbandian (5), Argentina, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 7-6 (1), 6-3.

Fernando Gonzalez (15), Chile, def. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.

Zurich Open

WTA TOUR

At Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland

Purse: $1.3 million (Tier I)

SINGLES

First Round

Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, def. Shinobu Asagoe, Japan, 6-4, 7-6.

Hantuchova, Slovakia, def. Sugiyama, Japan, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Nathalie Dechy, France, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (3).

Patty Schnyder (6), Switzerland, def. Gisela Dulko, Argentina, 6-1, 6-3.

VOLLEYBALL

College

Non-conference

Eastern Washington def. Gonzaga 30-23 30-20 30-16. Kills–Jones (GU) 9, Mellor (EWU) 21. Assists–Dunn (GU) 20, Albers (EWU) 42. Aces–Beutler (GU) 1, Webster, Mellor, Otto (EWU) 1. Digs–Jones (GU), Herrera (GU) 9, Verdoljak (EWU) 15. Blocks–Steinhaus (GU) 4, Jensen (EWU) 7.

High school

IDAHO

5A Region I

Lake City def. Lewiston 27-25, 25-13, 26-24 (loser out). Kills-M.Edmonson (Lew) 8, Meredith (LC) 14. Assists-B.Edmonson (Lew) 21, Bordelon (LC) 15.Aces- Mabrey (LC) 3. Digs- Bridges (LC) 14. Blocks-Meredith (LC) 3.

3A District I

Timberlake def. St. Maries 19-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-23 (winner No.1 to state). Kills-Beyer (Tim) 22, Tymesen (Tim) 15; Robinson (StM) 16. Assists-Beyer (TL) 21, Foster (Tim) 20; Sather (StM)34. Aces-Beyer (Tim) 3; Sather (StM) 3. Digs-Tymesen (Tim) 17; Heath (StM) 7. Blocks-Tymesen (Tim) 2; Lehman (StM) 5.

St. Maries def. Bonners Ferry 25-15, 25-20, 25-17 (loser out). Kills-Robinson (SM) 15; Lowther (BF) 7. Assists-Sather (SM) 30; Youngwirth (BF) 13. Aces-Robinson (SM), Heath (SM), Haines (SM) 2 each. Digs-Heath (SM) 4. Blocks-Lehman (SM), Lee (SM) 4 each; White (BF) 4.

WASHINGTON

Greater Spokane League

Mead def. East Valley 25-7, 25-3, 25-17. Kills-Hiebert (EV) 6, Norris (Mea) 10. Assists-Bellefeuille (EV) 8, Mockel (Mea) 26. Aces-Simpson (EV) 1, Mockel, Herron (Mea) 3. Digs-Bellefeuille (EV) 4, Dahlstrom (Mea) 8. Blocks-Bonertz (EV) 3, Norris (Mea) 3.

Central Valley def. Ferris 18-25, 25-16, 26-24, 22-25, 15-8. Kills-Reilly, Telin (CV) 8, Lorenz (Fer) 12. Assists-Kern (CV) 27, Caparoso (Fer) 28. Aces-Giusti, Reilly (CV) 3, Lorenz (Fer) 3. Digs-Roberts (CV) 29, Lorenz, Paul (Fer) 21. Blocks-Robinson, Telin (CV) 2, Lorenz (Fer) 4.

University def. Mt. Spokane 25-12, 19-25, 25-23, 25-18. Kills-Schneidmiller (MtS) 14, Lupfer, Valkenaar (UHi) 10. Assists-Ziegler (MtS) 16, Crisp (UHi) 32. Aces-Schneidmiller, Schultheis (MtS) 3, Lupfer (UHi) 5. Digs-Ziegler (MtS) 10, Lupfer (UHi) 16. Blocks-Barschig (MtS) 2, Chatfield (UHi) 4.

North Central def. Gonzaga Prep 25-23, 23-25, 25-17, 25-15. Kills-Walters (NC) 11, Rekofke (GP) 10. Assists-Buck (NC) 32, Hardan (GP) 27. Aces-Walters (NC) 2, Higgins (GP) 3. Digs-Giampietri (NC) 12, Topliff (GP) 16. Blocks-Solberg (NC) 8, McDonnell (GP) 3.

Lewis and Clark def. Rogers 25-15, 25-22, 25-13. Kills-Zimmerman (LC) 9 Assists-Moran (LC) 25 Aces-Zimmerman (LC) 3 Digs-Moran (LC) 5 Blocks-Yearout (LC) 3.

Shadle Park def. West Valley 22-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-20. Kills-Dossey (WV) 15, Andersen (SP) 13. Assists-Wold (WV) 29, Lewis (SP) 25. Aces-Anderson (WV) 1, Before (SP) 2. Digs-Parvey (WV), Uriell (WV) 13, Andersen (SP) 12. Blocks-Dossey (WV) 5, Before (SP) 6.

Clarkston def. Cheney 25-15, 25-21, 13-25, 25-17. Kills-Salor (Che) 7, Odgen (Cla) 9. Assists-Passey (Che) 13, Ward (Cla) 11. Aces-Salor (Che) 2, Cavanaugh (Cla) 7. Digs-Duncan (Che) 11, Dahl (Cla) 14. Blocks-Cogley (Che) 7, Perconti (Cla) 1.

Great Northern League

Pullman def. Medical Lake 25-19, 25-13, 25-14. Kills-Weitz (Pul) 17, Smith (ML) 4. Assists-Cox (Pul) 26, Constantine (ML) 8. Aces-Weitz (Pul) 4, Garro (Pul) 4, Vogel (Pul) 4, Constantine (ML) 2. Digs-Hinrichs (Pul) 14, Raby (ML) 12. Blocks-Weitz (Pul) 1, Hodge (Pul) 1, Daily (ML) 1, VanSlyke (ML) 1.

Chewelah def. Deer Park 25-10, 25-20, 25-21. Kills-Baydo (DP) 5, Schanzenbach (Che) 7. Assists-Selle (DP) 11, Kernan (Che) 28. Aces-Obert (DP) 2, Goot (Che) 2. Digs-Veale (DP), Obert (DP) 12, Schanzenbach (Che) 7. Blocks-Nap (DP) 3, Schanzenbach (Che) 5.

Lakeside (WA) def. Riverside 25-21, 25-21, 25-15. Kills-Tikker (Lak) 17, Newberg (Riv) 14. Assists-Jelke (Lak) 37, Robinson (Riv) 16. Aces-Hatch (Lak), Gilroy (Lak) 1, Newberg (Riv) 2. Digs-Brinkman (Lak), Gilroy (Lak) 8, Angel (Riv) 11. Blocks-Tikker (Lak) 2, Sanders (Riv) 4.

Northeast A League

Colfax def. Freeman 25-9, 25-19, 25-20. Kills-Mellor (Col) 13, DePell (Fre) 7. Assists-Bruya (Col) 14, Doering (Col) 14, Jackson (Fre) 20. Aces-Doering (Col) 3, Maj (Col) 3, Jackson (Fre) 2. Digs-Burns (Col) 14, Jackson (Fre) 11. Blocks-Moller (Col) 11, DePell (Fre) 2.

Kettle Falls def. Newport 20-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-21, 15-10. Kills-Beardslee (KF) 13, Smith (New) 13. Assists-Burns (KF) 22, Konkright (New) 16. Aces-Walker (KF) 2, Lipp (KF) 2, Konkright (New) 4. Digs-Burns (KF) 9, Konkright (New) 10, Smith (New) 10. Blocks-Beardslee (KF) 5, Smith (New) 2.

Bi-County League

Davenport def. Almira/Coulee-Hartline 25-10, 25-13, 25-12. Kills-Fleige (Dav) 9, Linstrum (Dav) 9, Winfrey (ACH) 7. Assists-Mal. Mielke (Dav) 26, Thompson (ACH) 15. Aces-Fleige (Dav) 7, Mal. Mielke (Dav) 7, Winfrey (ACH) 2, Thompson (ACH) 2. Digs-Mar. Mielke (Dav) 6, Butler (ACH) 4. Blocks-Dehn (Dav) 2, Westover (ACH) 3.

Sprague-Harrington def. Liberty 25-21, 25-18, 25-16. Kills-Shields (SH) 12, Bullock (Lib) 11. Assists-DeKing (SH) 36, Hennessey (Lib) 11. Aces-Larmer (SH) 4. Digs-Larmer (SH) 12, Bullock (Lib) 3. Blocks-Shields (SH) 5, Bullock (Lib) 4.

Lind-Ritzville def. Wilbur-Creston 19-25, 25-16, 26-24, 25-15. Complete statistics not reported.

Northwest Christian def. Reardan 18-25, 25-15, 25-17, 15-25, 15-11. Kills-Casselberry (Rea) 12, Winters, Dahm (NWC) 7. Assists-Peone (Rea) 26, Davis (NWC) 21. Aces-Carstens (Rea) 3, Pflieger (NWC) 3. Digs-Casselberry (Rea) 3, Davis (NWC) 16. Blocks-Carstens (Rea) 2, Winters (NWC) 13.

Odessa def. Valley Christian 25-12, 25-10, 25-14. Kills-Miles (VC) 9, Bruya (Ode), Cuch (Ode) 8. Assists-Jackson (VC) 9, T. Walters (Ode) 16. Aces-Croft (VC) 3, Cuch (Ode) 5. Digs-Wolf (VC) 12, Frederick (Ode) 8. Blocks-Miles (VC) 3, Bruya (Ode), Cuch (Ode) 1.

Panorama League

Curlew def. Republic 25-12, 25-18, 25-16. Kills-Miller (Cur) 13, Lehn (Rep) 3, Knapton (Rep) 3, Coffee (Rep) 3, Burbank (Rep) 3. Assists-Kirkendall (Cur) 27, Knapton (Rep) 5. Aces-Miller (Cur) 2. Digs-Grumbach (Cur) 5, Knapton (Rep) 7. Blocks-Somday (Cur) 1, Burbank (Rep) 2.

Selkirk def. Cusick 25-15, 11-25, 25-15, 17-25, 16-14. Kills-Webb (Sel) 11, Smith (Cus) 8. Assists-Williams (Sel) 20, Sattleen (Cus) 19. Aces-Webb (Sel), Larson (Sel) 3, Cunningham (Cus) 6. Digs-Webb (Sel) 20, Hansen (Cus) 4. Blocks-Webb (Sel) 1, Edwards (Cus) 4.

Inchelium def. Northport 25-16, 25-14, 25-11. Kills-Goodwin (Nor) 10, Burch (Inc), Pakootas (Inc) 8. Assists-Norman (Nor) 5, Pakootas (Inc) 14. Aces-Reese (Nor) 2, Christianson (Inc) 3. Digs-Grant-Hargrove (Nor) 5, Burch (Inc) 11. Blocks-Goodwin (Nor) 6, Christianson (Inc) 2.

St. George’s def. Springdale 23-25, 25-13, 25-21, 25-10. Kills-Ma. Osthller (StG) 14, Metlow (Spr) 4. Assists-Ervin (StG) 20, Rainbolt (Spr) 9. Aces-Trail (StG) 5, Metlow (Spr) 4. Digs-O’Brien (StG) 6, Krieg (Spr) 14. Blocks-Lawrence (StG) 2, Fulgove (Spr) 2.

Whitman County League

Rosalia def. Colton 25-21, 15-25, 25-14, 25-19. Complete statistics not reported.

Garfield-Palouse def. Asotin 25-18, 25-17, 25-6. Kills-Kite (GP) 9, Loseth (Aso) 3. Assists-Lanelle (GP) 31, McIntosh (Aso) 6. Aces-Kite (GP) 3, McIntosh (Aso) 2. Digs-Kite (GP) 11, Bonfiedle (Aso) 3. Blocks-Kite (GP), Shoemaker (GP) 1, Hietstuman (Aso) 3.

Tekoa-Oakesdale def. LaCrosse-Washtucna 17-25, 25-20, 25-16, 27-25. Kills-Chappell (TO) 14, Passmore (LW) 11. Assists-Robinson (TO) 26, K. Koller (LW) 20. Aces-Chappell (TO) 2, Robinson (TO) 2, Martin (LW) 2. Digs-Varney (TO) 17, Baumann (LW) 10. Blocks-Chappell (TO) 2, Britni Bohara (TO) 2, A. Koller (LW) 2.

FISH COUNTS

The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 10/17 and year-to-date totals:

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NFL board, the Raiders–Bills circle is for Oakland WR Randy Moss (questionable).

FOOTBALL

Notes: Home teams in capital letters. The (C) after the opening line denotes that Connecticut opened as a favorite. Open is the opening line, current is the up to date line, and O/U is the over/under point total for each game.

MOVES

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB—Suspended New York Mets LHP Felix Heredia for 10 days, effective at the start of the 2006 season, for violation of the league’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League

NEW YORK YANKEES—Announced 2B Mark Bellhorn declined an outright assignment to Columbus of the IL and elected to become a free agent.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Signed Ernie Whitt, bench coach, Mickey Brantley, hitting coach, Brad Arnsberg, pitching coach, Bruce Walton, bullpen coach, Marty Pevey, first base coach, and Brian Butterfield, third base coach, to two-year contract extensions.

National League

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Signed Dana Brown, director of amateur scouting, to a one-year contract extension.

Atlantic League

NEWARK BEARS—Named John Brandt general manager, Jim Cerny and Mark Gallego assistant general managers, Michael Lutheran and Bob Riccardi ticket sales managers, Fred Ewig community relations manager and Jared Greenberg media relations manager.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHICAGO BULLS—Waived G Jermaine Jackson.

LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Announced the retirement of C Vlade Divac. Waived G Will Conroy.

NEW ORLEANS HORNETS—Waived G Troy Bell.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

HOUSTON TEXANS—Placed LB Kailee Wong on injured reserve. Signed LB Frank Chamberlin.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Traded QB Cleo Lemon to Miami for QB A.J. Feeley and a 2006 sixth-round draft pick, and G Toniu Fonoti to Minnesota for a 2006 seventh-round draft pick.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Acquired QB Tim Rattay from San Francisco for an undisclosed draft choice. Released FB Rick Razzano. Released WR Paris Warren from the 53-man roster and re-signed him to the practice squad. Released RB Ian Smart and OT Drew Strojny from the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS—Claimed LW Chris Kunitz off waivers from Atlanta.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled C Mark Hartigan and RW Steven Goertzen from Syracuse of the AHL.

DETROIT RED WINGS—Assigned G Chris Osgood to Grand Rapids of the AHL.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Traded C Jeff Taffe to the New York Rangers for C Jamie Lundmark.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Recalled F Colin Hemingway from Peoria of the AHL.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Reassigned D Timo Helbling to Springfield of the AHL.

American Hockey League

GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS—Assigned F Todd Jackson and G Logan Koopmans to Toledo of the ECHL and RW Ryan Keller to Muskegon of the UHL.

HAMILTON BULLDOGS—Signed F Ryan Barnes to a 25-game try-out contact.

IOWA STARS—Assigned D Brian Fahey to Idaho of the ECHL.

NORFOLK ADMIRALS—Signed RW Carl Corazzini.

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS—Assigned F Arpad Mihaly to Wheeling of the ECHL. Reassigned G Andy Chiodo to Wheeling of the ECHL.

Central Hockey League

FORT WORTH BRAHMAS—Signed G John Barrow.

LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League

ARIZONA STING—Signed G Mike Miron to a one-year contract.

COLORADO MAMMOTH—Re-signed F Ben Prepchuk and D Scott Stapleford to one-year contracts.

PORTLAND LUMBERJAX—Signed F Ted Dowling, F Peter Morgan and D David Morgan.

COLLEGE

AIR FORCE—Signed Frank Serratore, ice hockey coach, to a contract extension through the 2009-10 season.

ARMY—Named Dave Magarity women’s associate head basketball coach.

FLORIDA STATE—Dismissed redshirt freshman CB Joe Manning from the football team and suspended freshman G Cornelius Lewis one game for violation of team rules.

PITTSBURGH—Named Keith Molin interim senior associate athletic director for external affairs.