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BASEBALL

World Series

Tuesday, Oct. 25

Chicago 7, Houston 5, (14) Chicago leads series, 3-0.

Wednesday, Oct. 26

Chicago (Garcia 14-8) at Houston (Backe 10-8), 5:33

Thursday, Oct. 27

Chicago at Houston, if necessary, 5:28 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 29

Houston at Chicago, if necessary, 4:58 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 30

Houston at Chicago, if necessary, 5:13 p.m.

BASKETBALL

NBA Preseason

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Tuesday’s Results

New York 80, Philadelphia 71

New Jersey 118, Boston 116, OT

New Orleans 111, Miami 91

Memphis 95, Chicago 88

Indiana 97, San Antonio 86

Dallas 94, Milwaukee 86

L.A. Lakers 95, Utah 85

Today’s Games

Indiana at Charlotte, 4:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Utah at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Denver, 6 p.m.

Sacramento vs. Phoenix at Albuquerque, N.M., 6 p.m.

Toronto at Portland, 7 p.m.

FOOTBALL

NFL

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Sunday’s Games

Chicago at Detroit, 10 a.m.

Arizona at Dallas, 10 a.m.

Oakland at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Houston, 10 a.m.

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

Jacksonville at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

Green Bay at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

Minnesota at Carolina, 10 a.m.

Miami vs. New Orleans at Baton Rouge, La., 1:05 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 1:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Denver, 1:15 p.m.

Tampa Bay at San Francisco, 1:15 p.m.

Buffalo at New England, 5:30 p.m.

Bye: Indianapolis, N.Y. Jets, Seattle, Atlanta

Monday, Oct. 31

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

NFL Statistics

AFC Individual Leaders

Through Week 7

SCORING

NFC Individual Leaders

SCORING

NFL Team Statistics

AVERAGE PER GAME

AFC

NFC

CFL

x-clinched playoff spot

Thursday’s Game

Hamilton at Toronto

High school

Washington Prep Poll

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

N.Y. Islanders 4, Atlanta 3

Florida 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT

Montreal 3, Philadelphia 2, OT

Vancouver 3, Minnesota 1

Nashville 5, Chicago 3

Colorado 5, Edmonton 3

Phoenix 5, St. Louis 4, OT

Los Angeles 3, Anaheim 1

Today’s Games

Boston at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Washington vs. Buffalo at Rochester, N.Y., 4 p.m.

Nashville at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

San Jose at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Calgary at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.

Avalanche 5, Oilers 3

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Colorado, Laaksonen 4, 3:16. 2, Colorado, Wolski 2 (Svatos, Turgeon), 7:06 (pp). 3, Edmonton, Bergeron 2 (Horcoff, Dvorak), 14:09. 4, Edmonton, Torres 5 (Reasoner, Staios), 15:57 (pp). Third Period—5, Edmonton, Torres 6 (Stoll, Cross), 4:12. 6, Colorado, Tanguay 2 (Svatos, Blake), 13:45. 7, Colorado, Brisebois 5, 19:11. 8, Colorado, Konowalchuk 3 (Laaksonen, Laperriere), 19:31.

Shots on goal—Edmonton 11-8-9—28. Colorado 9-8-15—32. Power-play opportunities—Edmonton 1 of 8; Colorado 1 of 6. Goalies—Edmonton, Markkanen 2-5-1 (32 shots-27 saves). Colorado, Aebischer 3-3-0 (28-25). A—18,007 (18,007).

Canadiens 3, Flyers 2 (OT)

First Period—1, Montreal, Dagenais 1 (Bouillon, Plekanec), 15:24. Second Period—2, Philadelphia, Richards 3 (Handzus, Johnsson), 5:48 (pp). 3, Philadelphia, Savage 1 (Richards, Handzus), 15:47 (pp). Third Period—4, Montreal, Ribeiro 3 (Markov, Theodore), 9:19 (pp). Overtime—5, Montreal, Ribeiro 4 (Plekanec, Streit), 2:28.

Shots on goal—Philadelphia 6-11-4-1—22. Montreal 6-13-8-2—29. Power-play Opportunities—Philadelphia 2 of 8; Montreal 1 of 10. Goalies—Philadelphia, Esche 2-3-0 (29 shots-26 saves). Montreal, Theodore 6-2-0 (22-20). A—21,273 (21,273).

Canucks 3, Wild 1

First Period—1, Vancouver, Ruutu 1 (Salo, Morrison), 13:45. 2, Minnesota, Daigle 1 (Zyuzin, Bouchard), 18:13 (pp). Second Period—3, Vancouver, Naslund 7 (Bertuzzi), 6:53. 4, Vancouver, H.Sedin 2 (D.Sedin, Baumgartner), 11:26 (pp). Third Period—None.

Shots on goal—Vancouver 13-13-10—36. Minnesota 12-7-9—28. Power-play opportunities—Vancouver 1 of 8; Minnesota 1 of 7. Goalies—Vancouver, Auld 3-0-0 (28 shots-27 saves). Minnesota, Fernandez 3-1-1 (36 shots-33 saves). A—18,568 (18,064).

Coyotes 5, Blues 4 (OT)

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Phoenix, Leclerc 4 (Devereaux, Morris), :32. 2, St. Louis, Mayers 4 (Weight, McAmmond), 4:46. 3, Phoenix, M.Johnson 1 (Comrie), 10:52. 4, St. Louis, R.Johnson 1 (Backman), 16:07 (pp). 5, St. Louis, Hoggan 2, 16:25. Third Period—6, Phoenix, Comrie 1 (M.Johnson, Nagy), 2:47. 7, St. Louis, Mayers 5 (Weinrich), 10:50. 8, Phoenix, Nagy 3 (Comrie, Tanabe), 11:56 (pp). Overtime—9, Phoenix, Nedved 2 (Michalek, Mara), 1:51.

Shots on goal—St. Louis 7-6-15-0—28. Phoenix 8-11-7-5—31. Power-play Opportunities—St. Louis 1 of 5; Phoenix 1 of 9. Goalies—St. Louis, Lalime 2-5-2 (31 shots-26 saves). Phoenix, LeNeveu 1-3-1 (28-24). A—14,046 (17,799).

Islanders 4, Thrashers 3

First Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Satan 7 (Yashin, Asham), 8:38. Second Period—2, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 2 (Kozlov, de Vries), 3:49 (pp). 3, Atlanta, Holik 2 (de Vries, Hossa), 7:39 (pp). 4, N.Y. Islanders, Yashin 5 (Hunter, York), 11:00 (pp). 5, N.Y. Islanders, Yashin 6 (Satan, Zhitnik), 16:14 (pp). 6, N.Y. Islanders, Blake 5 (Hunter, Zhitnik), 19:24. Third Period—7, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 3 (de Vries, Hossa), 15:40 (pp).

Missed Penalty Shot—Stefan, Atl, 4:16 second. Shots on goal—Atlanta 12-12-12—36. N.Y. Islanders 5-17-4—26. Power-play Opportunities—Atlanta 3 of 11; N.Y. Islanders 2 of 6. Goalies—Atlanta, Berkhoel 1-2-0 (26 shots-22 saves). N.Y. Islanders, DiPietro 4-3-0 (36-33). A—10,371 (16,234).

Kings 3, Mighty Ducks 1

First Period—1, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 2 (Demitra, Visnovsky), 19:50 (pp). Second Period—2, Los Angeles, Robitaille 4 (Armstrong, Corvo), 16:59. Third Period—3, Anaheim, McDonald 2 (Fedoruk, S.Niedermayer), 7:34. 4, Los Angeles, Conroy 3 (Frolov, E.Belanger), 19:44.

Shots on goal—Anaheim 9-10-11—30. Los Angeles 10-14-9—33. Power-play Opportunities—Anaheim 0 of 7; Los Angeles 1 of 8. Goalies—Anaheim, Bryzgalov 1-3-0 (33 shots-30 saves). Los Angeles, LaBarbera 5-0-0 (30-29). A—18,118 (18,118).

Panthers 4, Penguins 3 (OT)

First Period—1, Florida, Horton 5 (Weiss, Jokinen), 2:45. 2, Pittsburgh, Malone 4 (Palffy, Crosby), 13:35 (pp). 3, Florida, Gelinas 2 (Huselius, Stumpel), 14:12. Second Period—None. Third Period—4, Pittsburgh, Pirjeta 1 (Murley), 3:00. 5, Pittsburgh, Tarnstrom 3 (LeClair, Recchi), 7:07 (pp). 6, Florida, Krajicek 2 (Van Ryn, Huselius), 17:30 (pp). Overtime—7, Florida, Weiss 1 (Jokinen, Hill), :53 (pp).

Shots on goal—Florida 9-9-15-1—34. Pittsburgh 17-13-11-0—41. Power-play opportunities—Florida 2 of 7; Pittsburgh 2 of 12. Goalies—Florida, Luongo 6-4-0 (41 shots-38 saves). Pittsburgh, Thibault 0-3-1 (34 shots-30 saves). A—14,636 (16,958).

Predators 5, Blackhawks 3

First Period—1, Nashville, Erat 1 (Hartnell, Hamhuis), 8:57. 2, Nashville, Perreault 4 (Hamhuis, Erat), 13:49 (pp). 3, Nashville, Kariya 3 (Legwand, Hartnell), 15:04. Second Period—4, Chicago, Dowd 1 (Bell, Keith), 9:56. 5, Chicago, Barnaby 2 (Keith, Vandermeer), 10:32. 6, Nashville, Legwand 3 (Kariya, Hartnell), 19:07. Third Period—7, Nashville, Sullivan 5, 1:34 (sh). 8, Chicago, Vandermeer 2 (Vorobiev, Arnason), 18:22 (pp).

Shots on goal—Chicago 10-16-15—41. Nashville 8-5-9—22. Power-play Opportunities—Chicago 1 of 13; Nashville 1 of 6. Goalies—Chicago, Khabibulin 3-5-0 (22 shots-17 saves). Nashville, Vokoun 7-0-0 (41-38). A—13,412 (17,113).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Tuesday’s Results

Calgary 2, Kamloops 0

Brandon 4, Tri-City 3

Kootenay 4, Prince Albert 3

Today’s Games

Prince George at Kelowna

Swift Current at Medicine Hat

Kamloops at Red Deer

Kootenay at Saskatoon

Brandon at Spokane

Tri-City at Vancouver

Portland at Everett

GOLF

How Ryan Moore got his tour card

Hole-in-one

ESMERALDA–Fred Schuchart, No. 12, 144 yards, 8-iron

SOCCER

MLS Playoffs

All Times PDT

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

Two-leg Aggregate Score Series

EASTERN CONFERENCE

MetroStars vs. New England

MetroStars lead series 1-0

Saturday, Oct. 29

MetroStars at New England, 5 p.m.

Chicago vs. D.C. United

Series tied 0-0

Sunday, Oct. 30

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

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Los Angeles vs. San Jose

Los Angeles leads series 3-1

Saturday, Oct. 29

Los Angeles at San Jose, 7 p.m.

Colorado vs. FC Dallas

Series tied 0-0

Saturday, Oct. 29

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

High school boys

Northeast A/B

Valley Christian 1, St. George’s 0

First half–1, VC, Zubkov 6:00. Second half–None.

Shots on goal–Valley Christian 8, St. George’s 12. Saves–Valley Christian, Kozubenko 8, Seeman 2. St. George’s, Johnson 5.

High school girls

District 8 3A

Cheney 1, East Valley 0 (SO)

1–2 TO REGIONALS

First half–None. Second half–None. First overtime–None. Second overtime–None. Shootout-Cheney 3 (Madison, Proctor, Palk), East Valley 1 (Orwick).

Shots on goal–Cheney 6, East Valley 13. Saves–Cheney, Knox 10. East Valley, Como 3.

West Valley 2, North Central 1

WINNER NO. 3 TO REGIONALS; LOSER OUT

First half–1, WV, Hood (Olinger), 18:00. Second half–2, WV, Hamlin, 44:00. 3, NC, Capwell, 66:00.

Shots on goal–North Central 9, West Valley 12. Saves–North Central, Kahler 6. West Valley, Carey 5.

Great Northern League

Lakeside (WA) 1, Colville 0

First half–None. Second half — 1, Lak, Beeler 66:00.

Shots on goal–Colville 11, Lakeside (WA) 12. Saves–Colville, Lentz 11. Lakeside (WA) Beadle 11.

Deer Park 2, Medical Lake 1

First half–1, ML, Repp, 7:00. Second half–2, DP, Roberts, 55:00. 3, DP, Watson (Gibson), 65:00.

Shots on goal–Medical Lake 5, Deer Park 24. Saves–Medical Lake, NA 3. Deer Park, Willford 4.

Riverside 6, Chewelah 0

First half–1, Riv, Hansen (Fisher), 3:00. 2, Riv, Grow, 30:00. 3, Riv, Mead (Clark), 38:00. Second half–4, Riv, Fisher, 44:00. 5, Riv, Daubel (Mead), 54:00. 6, Riv, Fisher, 76:00.

Shots on goal–Riverside 35, Chewelah 0. Saves–Riverside 0. Chewelah, King 13, Smith 11.

TENNIS

St. Petersburg Open

ATP TOUR

At Peterburgsky Complex, St. Petersburg, Russia

Purse: $1 million (Intl. Series)

Surface: Carpet-Indoor

SINGLES

First Round

Nicolas Kiefer (5), Germany, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

Kevin Kim, United States, def. Ivo Minar, Czech Republic, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5.

Thomas Johansson (2), Sweden, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-3, 6-4.

Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 6-3, 6-3.

Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. Alexander Popp, Germany, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

Mikhail Youzhny (4), Russia, def. Karol Beck, Czech Republic, 6-3, 4-1, retired.

Fernando Verdasco (8), Spain, def. Mark Philippoussis, Australia, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-2.

Davidoff Swiss Indoors

ATP TOUR

At St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland

Purse: $991,000 (Intl. Series)

Surface: Carpet-Indoor

SINGLES

First Round

Fernando Gonzalez (3), Chile, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 7-6 (3), 6-3.

Michael Berrer, Germany, def. Tomas Zib, Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-5.

Paradorn Srichaphan, Thailand, def. Christophe Rochus, Belgium, 6-3, 6-2.

Tommy Haas (8), Germany, def. Alexander Waske, Germany, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. Alan Mackin, Britain, 6-1, 6-3.

Kristof Vliegen, Belgium, def. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3.

Juan Carlos Ferrero (3), Spain, def. Filippo Volandri, Italy, 6-2, 6-4.

Florian Mayer, Germany, def. Wesley Moodie, South Africa, 7-6 (1), 1-6, 6-3.

Grand Prix de Lyon

ATP TOUR

At Palais des Sports de Lyon Gerland, France

Purse: $813,000 (Intl. Series)

Surface: Carpet-Indoor

SINGLES

First Round

Olivier Rochus, Belgium, def. Mariano Puerta (2), Argentina, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Thomas Enqvist, Sweden, def. Gregory Carraz, France, 6-1, 6-4.

Gael Monfils, France, def. Jan Hernych, Czech Republic, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.

Sebastien Grosjean, France, def. Victor Hanescu, Romania, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Marc Gicquel, France, def. David Ferrer (6), Spain, 6-4, 6-0.

Andy Roddick (1), United States, def. Thierry Ascione, France, 7-5, 6-3.

Michael Llodra, France, def. Xavier Malisse, Belgium, 7-6 (6), 6-3.

Davide Sanguinetti, Italy, def. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4.

Tommy Robredo (5), Spain, def. Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Generali Ladies Linz

WTA TOUR

At Intersport Arena, Linz, Austria

Purse: $585,000 (Tier II)

Surface: Hard-Indoor

SINGLES

First Round

Gisella Dulko, Argentina, def. Lisa Raymond, United States, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (6), 6-2.

Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, def. Marta Domachowska, Poland, 6-3, 6-3.

Sybille Bammer, Austria, def. Virginie Razzano, France, 7-6 (3), 6-3.

Ana Ivanovic (8), Serbia-Montenegro, def. Shinobu Asagoe, Japan, 7-6 (4), 6-2.

Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, def. Vera Zvonareva, Russia, 7-5, 7-5.

Gaz de France Stars

WTA TOUR

At Grenslandhallen Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium

Purse: $170,000 (Tier III)

Surface: Hard-Indoor

SINGLES

First Round

Nathalie Dechy (2), France, def. Anastasiya Yakimova, Belarus, 6-3, 6-1.

Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spain, 6-4, 6-0.

Jill Craybas, United States, def. Martina Sucha, Slovakia, 7-6 (5), 6-1.

Francesca Schiavone (3), Italy, def. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia 6-3, 6-4.

Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, def. Maria Emilia Salerni, Argentina, 6-2, 6-1.

Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, def. Anna Chakvetadze (7), Russia, 6-1, 3-1, retired.

Dinara Safina (4), Russia, def. Stephanie Foretz, France, 6-2, 6-4.

ATP Tour Money Leaders

Through Oct. 23

WTA Tour Money Leaders

Through Oct. 23

VOLLEYBALL

College

Non-conference

Pacific def. Eastern Washington 27-30 35-33 30-25 30-28. Kills–Mellor (EWU) 20, Groothuis (PU) 24. Assists–Albers (EWU) 43, Iaai (PU) 57. Aces–Albers (EWU) 2, Bennett (PU) 3. Digs–Verdoljak (EWU) 18, Magud (PU) 18. Blocks–Jensen (EWU) 8, Hilbers (PU), Groothuis (PU) 4.

High school

Bi-County League Tournament

Davenport def. Liberty 25-9, 25-12, 25-14. Kills-Gerard (Lib) 6, Bullock (Lib) 6, Morrison (Dav) 9, Linstrum (Dav) 9. Assists-Hennessey (Lib) 15, Mal.Mielke (Dav) 28. Aces-Gerard (Lib) 2, Fleige (Dav) 6. Digs-Crosby, Mcguire (Lib) 4, Mar.Mielke (Dav) 10. Blocks-Miller (Lib) 2, Bitten (Lib) 2, Linstrum (Dav) 3.

Reardan def. Wilbur-Creston 25-22, 24-26, 25-22, 24-26, 15-8. Kills-Reidt (WC) 22, Carstens (Rea) 10. Assists-Clark (WC) 20, Peone (Rea) 22. Aces-Peterson (WC) 3, Ferderer (Rea) 6. Digs-Reidt (WC) 20, Castleberry (Rea) 7. Blocks-Warneke (WC) 4, Castleberry (Rea) 5.

Sprague-Harrington def. Odessa 25-10, 25-14, 25-11. Kills-Kuch (Ode) 8, Shields (SH) 14. Assists-Fink (Ode) 8, Deking (SH) 32. Aces-Jasmine (Ode) 1, Walter (Ode) 1, Wilcox (SH) 5. Digs-Fredrick (Ode) 9, Larmer (SH) 11. Blocks-Kuch (Ode) 2, Shields (SH) 5.

Lind-Ritzville def. Northwest Christian 25-22, 17-25, 25-18, 25-13. Kills-Pfliger (NWC) 7, Kragt (LR) 10. Assists-Davis (NWC) 14, A. Hunt (LR) 25. Aces-Barnes (NWC) 2, Da. Sackmann (LR), De. Sackmann (LR), Cain (LR) 4. Digs-Grummons (NWC) 17, Wiltse (LR) 14. Blocks-Winters (NWC) 13, Kragt (LR) 6.

Great Northern League

Colville def. Deer Park 25-8, 24-26, 25-18, 25-8. Kills-McGrane (Col) 11, Obert (DP), Baydo (DP) 7. Assists-Emmil (Col) 39, Selle (DP) 15. Aces-Emmil (Col) 5, Selle (DP), Obert (DP), Verzal (DP) 1. Digs-McGrane (Col) 11, Obert (DP) 18. Blocks-Bassett (Col) 2, Verzal (DP), Nap (DP) 1.

Riverside def. Medical Lake 25-18, 25-10, 25-12. Kills-Lassard (ML) 6, Newberg (Riv) 18. Assists-Constantine (ML) 8, Robinson (Riv) 25. Aces-Constantine (ML) 3, Newberg (Riv), Jensen (Riv) 3. Digs-Smith (ML) 18, Hall (Riv) 7. Blocks-Daily (ML), Lassard (ML) 1, Newberg (Riv) 7.

Pullman def. Lakeside (WA) 25-19, 25-23, 26-24. Kills-Weitz (Pul) 8, Tikker (Lak) 9. Assists-Cox (Pul) 27, Jelke (Lak) 20. Aces-Weitz (Pul) 3, Tikker (Lak) 2, Collins (Lak) 2. Digs-Hinrichs (Pul) 22, Tikker (Lak) 15. Blocks-Weitz (Pul) 2, Gibson (Lak) 7.

Northeast A League

Colfax def. Newport 25-13, 25-16, 25-22. Kills-Mellor (Col) 12, Smith (New) 8. Assists-Doering (Col) 18, Konkright (New) 10. Aces-Mellor (Col) 4, Teade (Col) 4, Bryant (New) 2. Digs-Burns (Col) 15, Jones (New) 6. Blocks-Mellor (Col) 4, Konkright (New) 1.

Freeman def. Kettle Falls 22-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-17. Kills-Depell (Fre) 12, Beardslee (KF) 11. Assists-Jackson (Fre) 29, Burns (KF) 17. Aces-Trejbal (Fre) 4, Burns (KF) 3. Digs-Trejbal (Fre) 12, Spradlin (KF) 7. Blocks-Nooner, Jackson, Depell, Miller (Fre) 2, Beardslee (KF) 6.

Whitman County League

Garfield-Palouse def. Tekoa-Oakesdale 25-18, 17-25, 25-18, 25-18. Kills-Chappell (TO) 19, Kite (GP) 19. Assists-Robinson (TO) 34, Landle (GP) 44. Aces-Wagner (TO) 2, Echanova (GP), Landle (GP) 1. Digs-Varney (TO) 15, Van Dyke (GP) 15. Blocks-Chappell (TO) 5, Kite (GP), Shoemaker (GP) 2.

Rosalia def. St. John-Endicott 25-23, 25-22, 25-12. Complete statistics not reported.

FISH COUNTS

The upstream movement of Chinook, steelhead and shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on 10/24 and year-to-date totals:

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Named Scott Proefrock director of baseball administration.

National League

NEW YORK METS—Named Rudy Terrasas amateur scouting director.

American Association

ST. PAUL SAINTS—Agreed to terms with RHP Ruud.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA—Announced the resignation of Russ Granik, deputy commissioner and COO, to become senior adviser to the commissioner and continue as the league’s principal representative with USA Basketball and chairman of the board of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Reduced the suspension of George Karl, Denver coach, to two games.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Re-signed WR-KR J.J. Moses.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Placed CB Gary Baxter on injured reserve. Signed WR Brandon Rideau from the practice squad. Signed LB Clifton Smith to the practice squad.

DETROIT LIONS—Waived LS Joe Maese. Signed LS Jody Littleton.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed WR Jason Anderson, DE Elton Patterson and DE Eric Taylor to the practice squad. Released DE Earl Cochran and DE Eric Coleman from the practice squad.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Claimed PK Jose Cortez off waivers from Dallas. Released PK Todd France.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Re-signed CB Willie Middlebrooks. Assigned C Norm Katnik to the practice squad.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed WR Sloan Thomas from the practice squad. Waived WR Andrae Thurman.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Released LB Nick McNeil from the practice squad. Signed DL Lynn McGruder to the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

COLUMBUS BLUEJACKETS—Recalled G Andrew Penner from Syracuse of the AHL.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Signed F Fedor Fedorov and recalled him from Hartford of the AHL. Reassigned D Dale Purinton to Hartford.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Recalled F Brooks Laich from Hershey of the AHL. Assigned F Boyd Gordon to Hershey.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

COLLEGE: On the college board, the Maryland–Florida St. circle is for Maryland QB Sam Hollenbach (questionable); the Georgia–Florida circle is for Georgia QB D.J. Shockley (out) and Florida QB Chris Leak (questionable).

NFL: On the NFL board, there is no line on the Titans - Raiders game due to Tennessee QB Steve McNair (questionable); there is no line on the Rams - Jaguars game due to St. Louis QB Marc Bulger (questionable).

FOOTBALL

b- Baton Rouge, LA; j- Jacksonville, FL. 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.