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BASEBALL

World Series

Best-of-7

CHICAGO WINS SERIES 4-0

Saturday, Oct. 22

Chicago 5, Houston 3

Sunday, Oct. 23

Chicago 7, Houston 6

Tuesday, Oct. 25

Chicago 7, Houston 5, 14 innings

Wednesday, Oct. 26

Chicago 1, Houston 0

World Series Sweeps

2005—Chicago (AL) 4, Houston (NL) 0

2004—Boston (AL) 4, St. Louis (NL) 0

1999—New York (AL) 4, Atlanta (NL) 0

1998—New York (AL) 4, San Diego (NL) 0

1990—Cincinnati (NL) 4, Oakland (AL) 0

1989—Oakland (AL) 4, San Francisco (NL) 0

1976—Cincinnati (NL) 4, New York (AL) 0

1966—Baltimore (AL) 4, Los Angeles (NL) 0

1963—Los Angeles (NL) 4, New York (AL) 0

1954—New York (NL) 4, Cleveland (AL) 0

1950—New York (AL) 4, Philadelphia (NL) 0

1939—New York (AL) 4, Cincinnati (NL) 0

1938—New York (AL) 4, Chicago (NL) 0

1932—New York (AL) 4, Chicago (NL) 0

1928—New York (AL) 4, St. Louis (NL) 0

1927—New York (AL) 4, Pittsburgh (NL) 0

1922—New York (NL) 4, New York (AL) 0, 1 tie

BASKETBALL

NBA Preseason

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Wednesday’s Results

Charlotte 109, Indiana 103

Boston 101, Cleveland 100

Minnesota 100, Chicago 92

Houston 88, Utah 80

Phoenix 112, Sacramento 102

Denver 118, Milwaukee 115

Toronto 100, Portland 78

Today’s Games

Miami at Orlando, 4:30 p.m.

Memphis vs. Atlanta at Chattanooga, Tenn., 4:30 p.m.

New Orleans vs. Houston at Oklahoma City, 5:30 p.m.

Detroit at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

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

Golden State at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Seattle at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

New Orleans vs. Atlanta at Columbus, Ga., 4 p.m.

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

Detroit at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Washington at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Denver at Utah, 6 p.m.

Sacramento vs. L.A. Lakers at Las Vegas, 7 p.m.

Portland vs. Seattle at Spokane, Wash., 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 Injury Report

Sunday

ARIZONA CARDINALS (2-4) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (4-3) — Cardinals: OUT: CB Antrel Rolle (knee); T Oliver Ross (hand). PROBABLE: LB Karlos Dansby (knees); CB Eric Green (shoulder); RB Harold Morrow (ankle); WR Reginald Swinton (toe); T Fred Wakefield (ankle); QB Kurt Warner (groin). Cowboys: OUT: WR Patrick Crayton (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: RB Julius Jones (ankle). PROBABLE: CB Anthony Henry (shoulder).

CLEVELAND BROWNS (2-4) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (0-6) — Browns: OUT: RB Lee Suggs (thumb). PROBABLE: CB Daylon McCutcheon (ankle); LB David McMillan (ankle); DE Orpheus Roye (knee); T Ryan Tucker (neck). Texans: QUESTIONABLE: LB Jason Babin (shoulder); WR Andre Johnson (knee); DE Gary Walker (shoulder); G Zach Wiegert (ankle).

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (4-2) AT ST. LOUIS RAMS (3-4) — Jaguars: PROBABLE: G Vincent Manuwai (ankle); LB Mike Peterson (ribs); RB Fred Taylor (ankle); T Maurice Williams (calf). Rams: DOUBTFUL: WR Torry Holt (knee). QUESTIONABLE: WR Isaac Bruce (toe); QB Marc Bulger (right shoulder); CB Chris Johnson (back). PROBABLE: CB Travis Fisher (groin); QB Jamie Martin (neck); G Claude Terrell (neck).

OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-4) AT TENNESSEE TITANS (2-5) — Raiders: OUT: S Derrick Gibson (wrist); G Langston Walker (abdomen); CB Charles Woodson (fibula). DOUBTFUL: LB DeLawrence Grant (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: C Jake Grove (knee); WR Randy Moss (groin/ribs). PROBABLE: G Brad Badger (knee); S Jarrod Cooper (hamstring); RB Zack Crockett (ankle). Titans: OUT: LB Ken Amato (lower leg); WR Drew Bennett (hand); S Vincent Fuller (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: RB Chris Brown (shoulder); RB Troy Fleming (ankle); DT Albert Haynesworth (calf); WR Brandon Jones (knee); QB Steve McNair (back/ankle); RB Jarrett Payton (knee); LB Peter Sirmon (ankle); CB Andre Woolfolk (hamstring).

CHICAGO BEARS (3-3) AT DETROIT LIONS (3-3) — Bears: OUT: WR Bernard Berrian (thumb); QB Rex Grossman (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: G Ruben Brown (chest). PROBABLE: WR Mark Bradley (knee); RB Thomas Jones (knee); P Brad Maynard (calf); T Fred Miller (ankle). Lions: OUT: CB Dre’ Bly (wrist). QUESTIONABLE: T Jeff Backus (ankle); DT Marcus Bell (shoulder); WR Eddie Drummond (knee); C Don Muhlbach (knee); DT Shaun Rogers (knee); WR Roy Williams (quadricep). PROBABLE: DT Dan Wilkinson (back).

GREEN BAY PACKERS (1-5) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (5-2) — Packers: OUT: WR Robert Ferguson (knee). QUESTIONABLE: S Nick Collins (quadricep); LB Na’il Diggs (knee); C Mike Flanagan (hernia); S Earl Little (hamstring); LB Robert Thomas (shoulder). PROBABLE: RB Tony Fisher (eye); CB Jason Horton (shoulder); DT Cullen Jenkins (calf); RB Vonta Leach (shoulder). Bengals: OUT: S Madieu Williams (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: C Eric Ghiaciuc (ankle); WR Tab Perry (back); LB David Pollack (knee). PROBABLE: RB Rudi Johnson (knee); CB Keiwan Ratliff (hip); DT John Thornton (back).

MINNESOTA VIKINGS (2-4) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (4-2) — Vikings: OUT: G Toniu Fonoti (hand). QUESTIONABLE: LB Dontarrious Thomas (shoulder). PROBABLE: LB Napoleon Harris (knee); DT Spencer Johnson (knee). Panthers: QUESTIONABLE: WR Keary Colbert (ankle); RB DeShaun Foster (knee); LB Dan Morgan (shoulder). PROBABLE: CB Chris Gamble (ankle); WR Karl Hankton (toe); RB Brad Hoover (shoulder); DE Julius Peppers (hand); RB Rod Smart (ankle).

WASHINGTON REDSKINS (4-2) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (4-2) — Redskins: PROBABLE: LB LaVar Arrington (hamstring); QB Mark Brunell (calf); DT Cornelius Griffin (hip); K John Hall (right quadricep); DT Aki Jones (hamstring); DT Cedric Killings (ankle); C Casey Rabach (ankle); CB Carlos Rogers (ankle); DT Joe Salave’a (foot); S Sean Taylor (ankle). Giants: OUT: CB William Peterson (back). QUESTIONABLE: WR Plaxico Burress (shoulder); LB Carlos Emmons (pectoral); WR David Tyree (elbow). PROBABLE: DE Michael Strahan (illness).

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (4-2) AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (3-4) — Chiefs: OUT: DT Ryan Sims (foot). QUESTIONABLE: DT John Browning (knee); CB Dexter McCleon (groin); WR Samie Parker (knee); T Kevin Sampson (illness); CB Jerome Woods (hamstring). Chargers: OUT: TE Ryan Krause (foot). QUESTIONABLE: CB Sammy Davis (ribs); LB Donnie Edwards (knee); CB Drayton Florence (ankle); LB Steve Foley (abdomen); LB Randall Godfrey (neck); G Mike Goff (ankle); C Nick Hardwick (ankle); K Nate Kaeding (back); T Shane Olivea (back).

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (5-1) AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (1-5) — Buccaneers: OUT: S Dexter Jackson (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: RB Carnell Williams (foot/hamstring) PROBABLE: S Jermaine Phillips (thumb). 49ers: OUT: CB Ahmed Plummer (ankle); LB Saleem Rasheed (knee). QUESTIONABLE: WR Otis Amey (ankle); WR Arnaz Battle (knee); T Jonas Jennings (shoulder); QB Alex Smith (knee). PROBABLE: T Patrick Estes (ankle); C Jeremy Newberry (knee).

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (4-2) AT DENVER BRONCOS (5-2) — Eagles: OUT: K David Akers (right hamstring). DOUBTFUL: LB Jason Short (ankle). PROBABLE: DE Trent Cole (hamstring); P Dirk Johnson (groin); QB Donovan McNabb (sports hernia); RB Ryan Moats. (concussion); WR Terrell Owens (shoulder); TE Stephen Spach (ankle); DT Darwin Walker (thigh). Broncos: DOUBTFUL: S Sam Brandon (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: CB Lenny Walls (groin). PROBABLE: CB Champ Bailey (hamstring); LB Keith Burns (shoulder); S Nick Ferguson (ankle); T George Foster (knee); QB Jake Plummer (left shoulder).

MIAMI DOLPHINS (2-4) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-5) — Dolphins: QUESTIONABLE: WR Marty Booker (ankle); DE Kevin Carter (knee); CB Sam Madison (hip); K Olindo Mare (knee); S Lance Schulters (quadricep); LB Junior Seau (calf); DE Jason Taylor (foot). Saints: QUESTIONABLE: T Jammal Brown (ankle); TE Ernie Conwell (knee); WR Az-Zahir Hakim (ribs); G Montrae Holland (knee); WR Joe Horn (hamstring); DE Darren Howard (finger); G Kendyl Jacox (knee); G Jermane Mayberry (shoulder); S Mel Mitchell (hamstring); LB T.J. Slaughter (groin); S Dwight Smith (knee); WR Donte’ Stallworth (shoulder); RB Aaron Stecker (ankle); DT Brian Young (foot).

BUFFALO BILLS (3-4) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (3-3) — Bills: OUT: T Greg Jerman (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: T Mike Williams (ankle). PROBABLE: CB Terrence McGee (ankle). Patriots: OUT: RB Kevin Faulk (foot); T Matt Light (ankle). DOUBTFUL: CB Tyrone Poole (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: WR Troy Brown (foot); RB Corey Dillon (ankle); CB Randall Gay (ankle); DE Jarvis Green (shoulder); DE Marquise Hill (ankle); LB Larry Izzo (thigh); LB Willie McGinest (finger); S James Sanders (ankle); DE Richard Seymour (knee); CB Duane Starks (thigh). PROBABLE: QB Tom Brady (right shoulder).

Monday

BALTIMORE RAVENS (2-4) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (4-2) — Ravens: OUT: LB Ray Lewis (thigh); S Ed Reed (ankle); RB Alan Ricard (calf). DOUBTFUL: QB Kyle Boller (toe). QUESTIONABLE: WR Mark Clayton (ankle); RB Ovie Mughelli (ankle); DE Anthony Weaver (toe). Steelers: OUT: S Mike Logan (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: CB Ricardo Colclough (shoulder); DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen (shoulder). PROBABLE: RB Jerome Bettis (knee); LB James Farrior (knee); LB Clark Haggans (groin); C Jeff Hartings (knee); LB Clint Kriewaldt (knee); QB Tommy Maddox (right shoulder); WR Antwaan Randle El (foot); DE Aaron Smith (back); CB Deshea Townsend (hamstring); WR Hines Ward (hamstring); WR Cedrick Wilson (wrist).

CFL

x-clinched playoff spot

Thursday’s Game

Hamilton at Toronto

Friday’s Game

British Columbia at Edmonton

Saturday’s Game

Montreal at Ottawa

Sunday’s Game

Calgary at Winnipeg

High school statistics

WASHINGTON

Greater Spokane League

Rushing

Passing

Receiving

Total Offense

Scoring

Punting

Interceptions

Total Offense

Total defense

Great Northern League

Rushing

Passing

Receiving

IDAHO

Inland Empire League Rushing

Passing

Receiving

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Wednesday’s Results

Carolina 4, Boston 3, OT

Washington 3, Buffalo 2

Columbus 3, Nashville 2, OT

Tampa Bay 6, New Jersey 3

San Jose 5, Dallas 4, OT

Anaheim 4, Calgary 1

Today’s Games

Toronto at Boston, 4 p.m.

Florida at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

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

Montreal at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Blue Jackets 3, Predators 2 (OT)

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Columbus, Letowski 3 (Wright, Richardson), 5:28. 2, Nashville, Kariya 4 (Sullivan, Zidlicky), 10:04 (pp). Third Period—3, Columbus, Hartigan 1 (Malhotra, Berard), 16:33 (pp). 4, Nashville, Hall 1 (Perreault, Timonen), 19:40 (pp). Overtime—5, Columbus, Foote 2 (Suchy, Marchant), :35 (sh).

Shots on goal—Nashville 6-12-6-0—24. Columbus 11-11-10-2—34. Power-play Opportunities—Nashville 2 of 12; Columbus 1 of 6. Goalies—Nashville, Vokoun 7-1-0 (34 shots-31 saves). Columbus, Prusek 1-0-0 (24-22). A—15,110 (18,136).

Capitals 3, Sabres 2

First Period—1, Buffalo, Kotalik 4 (Afinogenov, Lydman), 14:38 (pp). 2, Washington, Friesen 1 (Sykora, Eminger), 15:00. Second Period—3, Washington, Sykora 2 (Pettinger, Eminger), 1:48. Third Period—4, Buffalo, Hecht 2 (Drury, Briere), 1:18 (pp). 5, Washington, Heward 2 (Muir, Ovechkin), 4:22 (pp).

Shots on goal—Washington 8-10-10—28. Buffalo 6-4-7—17. Power-play opportunities—Washington 1 of 7; Buffalo 2 of 6. Goalies—Washington, Kolzig 4-5-0 (17 shots-15 saves). Buffalo, Miller 6-3-0 (28-25). A—8,552.

Hurricanes 4, Bruins 3 (OT)

First Period—1, Carolina, Cullen 5 (A.Ward), 9:24. 2, Boston, Boyes 3 (Leetch, Bergeron), 11:21 (pp). Second Period—3, Boston, Samsonov 5 (Scatchard, Boyes), 5:41 (pp). 4, Boston, Leetch 3 (Boyes), 10:20. 5, Carolina, Kaberle 2 (Staal, Stillman), 16:34. Third Period—6, Carolina, Cole 4 (Staal, Kaberle), 7:22. Overtime—7, Carolina, Cullen 6 (A.Ward, Whitney), 3:24.

Shots on goal—Boston 6-12-8-1—27. Carolina 10-7-12-4—33. Power-play Opportunities—Boston 2 of 4; Carolina 0 of 6. Goalies—Boston, Raycroft 3-4-2 (33 shots-29 saves). Carolina, Gerber 3-1-0 (27-24). A—13,098 (18,730).

Lightning 6, Devils 3

First Period—1, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 3 (Richards, Modin), :34. 2, Tampa Bay, Modin 5 (Richards, St. Louis), 18:18. Second Period—3, New Jersey, Brown 1 (Langenbrunner, Madden), 1:57. 4, New Jersey, Malakhov 2 (Langenbrunner, Brown), 17:27. Third Period—5, New Jersey, Brylin 5 (Gionta, Gomez), :16. 6, Tampa Bay, Prospal 6 (Lecavalier, Kubina), 1:24 (pp). 7, Tampa Bay, Andreychuk 1 (Artukhin), 5:27. 8, Tampa Bay, Andreychuk 2 (Richards, Kubina), 13:27 (pp). 9, Tampa Bay, Lecavalier 6 (Prospal), 14:31.

Shots on goal—Tampa Bay 16-9-14—39. New Jersey 3-9-11—23. Power-play opportunities—Tampa Bay 2 of 8; New Jersey 0 of 5. Goalies—Tampa Bay, Grahame (3 shots-3 saves). New Jersey, Brodeur (16-14), Clemmesen (6:50 3rd, 3-5). A—11,484 (19,040).

Mighty Ducks 4, Flames 1

First Period—1, Anaheim, Lupul 5 (Selanne, Sykora), 18:41 (pp). Second Period—2, Anaheim, McDonald 3 (DiPenta, Fedoruk), 15:55. Third Period—3, Calgary, Iginla 3 (Amonte, Langkow), 5:04 (pp). 4, Anaheim, Carney 2 (Lupul, R.Niedermayer), 17:59 (pp). 5, Anaheim, Selanne 6 (Vishnevski, Pahlsson), 19:55 (pp).

Shots on goal—Calgary 11-9-6—26. Anaheim 9-9-13—31. Power-play opportunities—Calgary 1 of 7; Anaheim 3 of 6. Goalies—Calgary, Kiprusoff 4-6-1 (31 shots-27 saves). Anaheim, Giguere 3-2-1 (26 shots-25 saves). A—11,774 (17,174).

Sharks 5, Stars 4 (OT)

First Period—1, San Jose, Goc 1 (McLaren), 6:27. 2, San Jose, Hannan 1 (Dimitrakos, Primeau), 7:03. 3, Dallas, Lehtinen 6 (Klemm, Ott), 15:09. Second Period—4, Dallas, Daley 1 (Morrow), 6:40. 5, Dallas, Jokinen 3 (Modano, Lehtinen), 7:12. 6, Dallas, Jokinen 4 (Lehtinen, Modano), 9:39. 7, San Jose, Cheechoo 4 (Marleau, Michalek), 10:24. Third Period—8, San Jose, Sturm 5 (Thornton, Cheechoo), 19:40 (pp). Overtime—9, San Jose, Marleau 5 (Sturm), 3:20. Penalties—None.

Missed Penalty Shot—Goc, SJ, 17:22 first. Shots on goal—San Jose 9-10-19-3—41. Dallas 7-6-8-2—23. Power-play Opportunities—San Jose 1 of 6; Dallas 0 of 4. Goalies—San Jose, Toskala (10 shots-7 saves), Schaefer 1-0-0 (7:12 second, 13-12). Dallas, Turco 4-4-0 (41-36). A—15,774 (18,532).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Wednesday’s Results

Everett 3, Portland 1

Kamloops 5, Red Deer 2

Kootenay 1, Saskatoon 0

Medicine Hat 4, Swift Current 1

Prince George 4, Kelowna 1

Spokane 6, Brandon 3

Vancouver 6, Tri-City 2

Today’s Games

No games scheduled

Friday’s Games

Regina at Saskatoon

Kamloops at Lethbridge

Spokane at Portland

Tri-City at Prince George

Brandon at Seattle

Medicine Hat at Swift Current

Moose Jaw at Red Deer

Everett at Vancouver

KIJHL

Spokane 6, Castlegar 5 (OT)

SCORING: Spokane–Sherman 3, Linder, Hollandsworth, Witt. Castlegar–Bludolph, Holooks, Siddall, Chernoff, Stein.

Saves–Spokane, Skier 9-x-x-x–9; Greenwell x-11-8-1–20. Castlegar, Dennis 8-10-14-1–33.

AUTO RACING

This week’s events

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP

Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500

Site: Hampton, Ga. Schedule: Friday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 5 p.m.); Sunday, race (NBC, 9 a.m.). Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (quad-oval, 1.54 miles, 24 degrees banking in turns). Race distance: 500.5 miles, 325 laps. Last race: Jeff Gordon held off Tony Stewart in a three-lap dash to win at Martinsville Speedway, his first victory since May 1. Stewart, meanwhile, dominated early and took a 15-point lead over third-place finisher Jimmie Johnson in the Chase. Last year: Johnson became the first Cup racer since 1998 to win three straight races by taking the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500. Fast facts: Carl Edwards edged Johnson by about half a car length to win the Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta on March 20. No driver has swept both races at the track since Bill Elliott in 1992. … Denny Hamlin has two top-10 finishes in his last three starts. … Homestead-Miami Speedway sustained some damage from the strong winds of Hurricane Wilma, but next month’s season-ending race will go on as scheduled. Next race: Dickies 500, Nov. 6, Fort Worth, Texas. On the Net: http://www.nascar.com

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS

Easy Care Vehicle 200

Site: Hampton, Ga. Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 8:30 a.m., race (Speed Channel, noon). Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (quad-oval, 1.54 miles, 24 degrees banking in turns). Race distance: 200 miles, 134 laps. Last race: Ricky Craven drove the last 145 laps on the same tires and tank of gas, and made Jack Roush the leader in career wins among owners in the truck series with a victory at Martinsville Speedway. Last year: Bobby Hamilton passed Mike Skinner on the final lap and held on to win the Easy Care Vehicle 200 when Skinner spun off turn four, sliding backward across the line just 0.33 seconds behind the winner. Fast facts: Ted Musgrave took over the points lead with his fourth-place finish at Martinsville. Musgrave trailed then-leader Dennis Setzer by five points entering the race, but left with a 54-point advantage after Setzer finished 19th. … Ron Hornaday Jr. edged Bobby Labonte by 0.008 seconds to win the World Financial Group 200 at Atlanta on March 18, the third-closest finish in series history. … There have been 14 different winners this season, matching the series record set in 1998. Next race: Silverado 350, Nov. 4, Fort Worth, Texas. On the Net: http://www.nascar.com

NASCAR BUSCH

Last race: Clint Bowyer won his second race of the season, rallying from deep in the field to win the Sam’s Town 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Martin Truex Jr., who started from the pole, dominated early and wound up third. Truex leads with 4,511 points while Bowyer improved to 4,411. Next race: O’Reilly Challenge, Nov. 5, Fort Worth, Texas. On the Net: http://www.nascar.com

INDY RACING LEAGUE

Last race: Dario Franchitti held off teammate Tony Kanaan to win the Toyota Indy 400 at California Speedway on Oct. 16 in a fitting finale to the IRL season. Franchitti’s victory was the 11th in 17 races this season for the dominating Andretti Green Racing team, which previously had Dan Wheldon clinch the IndyCar Series championship. On the Net: http://www.indyracingleague.com

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 girls

District 8 4A

Mead 2, Ferris 0 (loser out)

First half–1, Mea, Hughes (Faulkenberry), 35:00. 2, Mea, Russell, 39:00. Second half–None.

Shots on goal–Mead 9, Ferris 8. Saves–Mead, Swift 5. Ferris, Boyden 5.

Gonzaga Prep 2, University 0

First half–1, GP, Dean, 12:00. Second half–2, GP, Cronin (Dean), 42:00.

Shots on goal–Gonzaga Prep 6, University 10. Saves–Gonzaga Prep, Kuhar-Pitters 8. University, Seymour 2, Meyer 1.

Great Northern League

Deer Park 4, Colville 2

First half–1, DP, Lowther (Best) 3:00. 2, Col, Willoughby, 30:00. Second half–3, DP, Menzia, 43:00. 4, DP, Watson (Attridge), 51:00. 5, DP, Gibson, 64:00. 6, Col, Fisher, 76:00.

Shots on goal–Colville 12, Deer Park 15. Saves–Colville, Lentz 3, Storms 4. Deer Park, Willford 6.

TENNIS

St. Petersburg Open

ATP TOUR

At Peterburgsky Complex, St. Petersburg, Russia

Purse: $1 million (Intl. Series)

SINGLES

First Round

Paul Goldstein, United States, def. Lars Burgsmuller, Germany, 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3.

Nikolay Davydenko (1), Russia, def. Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-1.

Greg Rusedski (7), Britain, def. Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, 6-4, 6-4.

Second Round

Kenneth Carlsen, Denmark, def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, (5) 6-7, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (6).

Nicolas Kiefer (5), Germany, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Robin Vik, Czech Republic, def. Florent Serra, France, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-3.

Davidoff Swiss Indoors

ATP TOUR

At St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland

Purse: $991,000 (Intl. Series)

SINGLES

First Round

Dominik Hrbaty (5), Slovakia, def. Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, 7-6 (7), 6-2.

Guillermo Coria (1), Argentina, def. Alberto Martin, Spain, 6-2, 6-4.

Andy Murray, Britain, def. Tim Henman (6), Britain, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (4).

Agustin Calleri, Argentina, def. Razvan Sabau, Romania, 6-0, 6-3.

Jiri Novak (7), Czech Republic, def. Michael Lammer, Switzerland, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5).

Jose Acasuso, Argentina, def. Nicolas Massu, Chile, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

David Nalbandian (2), Argentina, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, def. George Bastl, Switzerland, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.

Grand Prix de Lyon

ATP TOUR

At Palais des Sports de Lyon Gerland, France

Purse: $813,000 (Intl. Series)

SINGLES

First Round

Vince Spadea, United States, def. Ivan Ljubicic (4), Croatia, 7-6 (5), 7-5.

Fabrice Santoro, France, def. Taylor Dent, United States, 6-3, 7-5.

Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, def. Robby Ginepri (8), United States, 5-2, retired.

Second Round

Olivier Rochus, Belgium, def. Novak Djokovic, Serbia-Montenegro, 7-6 (4), 7-5.

Mario Ancic (7), Croatia, def. Thomas Enqvist, Sweden, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Generali Ladies Linz

WTA TOUR

At Intersport Arena, Linz, Austria

Purse: $585,000 (Tier II)

SINGLES

First Round

Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden, def. Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-2.

Ai Sugiyama, Japan, def. Elena Likhovtseva (5), Russia, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5.

Tamira Paszek, Austria, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 7-6 (6), 1-6, 7-5.

Daniela Hantuchova (6), Slovakia, def. Klara Koukalova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (9).

Second Round

Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, def. Elena Dementieva (2), Russia, 6-3, 7-5.

Tatiana Golovin (9), France, def. Sesil Karatancheva, Bulgaria, 6-4, 7-6 (2).

VOLLEYBALL

College

NWAACC

Walla Walla CC def. CC Spokane 30-23, 30-21, 21-30, 20-30, 15-11. Kills–Ongers, Kubik (WWCC) 18, Wittkopf (CCS) 14. Assists–Small (WWCC) 31, Light (CCS) 48. Aces–Ongers (WWCC) 5, Light (CCS) 5. Digs–Luft (WWCC) 28, Wittwer (CCS) 23. Blocks–Kubik (WWCC) 3, Duncan, Wittwer, Wittkopf, Guild (CCS) 1.

FISH COUNTS

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

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with Brian Cashman, general manager, on a three-year contract.

BASKETBALL

USA BASKETBALL—Named Mike Krzyzewski coach of the men’s senior national team for 2006-08.

National Basketball Association

NBA—Announced Micky Arison has been elected chairman of the NBA Board of Governors.

LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Traded F Jumaine Jones to Charlotte for a 2007 second-round draft pick.

NEW ORLEANS HORNETS—Traded C Jamaal Magloire to Milwaukee for F Desmond Mason, a 2006 first-round draft pick and cash.

NEW YORK KNICKS—Waived G Steven Barber, G Jamison Brewer and F Otis George.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Released G Stephen Graham, G Melvin Sanders and F Sharrod Ford.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NEW YORK GIANTS—Placed LB Barrett Green on injured reserve. Signed DE Alonzo Jackson.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed DE Darrell Lee to the practice squad.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed TE Matt Kranchick to the practice squad.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Signed OG Joe Tate to the practice squad.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed LB Roger Cooper to the practice squad.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Placed LS Ken Amato on injured reserve. Signed LS Jon Dorenbos.

Arena Football League

ARIZONA RATTLERS—Signed OL-DL Anthony Hutch, WR-DB Kenyatte Morgan and OL-DL Jerry Sharp.

AUSTIN WRANGLERS—Signed QB Scott Dreisbach.

CHICAGO RUSH—Signed QB Todd Hammel and OL-DL Khreem Smith.

DALLAS DESPERADOS—Released OL-DL Ben Huff.

GOLF

PGA OF AMERICA—Named Joe Steranka CEO.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL—Fined Randy Carlyle, Anaheim coach, and Pat Quinn, Toronto coach undisclosed amounts for recent public comments critical of the game and league officiating.

COLORADO AVALANCHE—Assigned LW Wojtek Wolski to Brampton of the OHL. Recalled LW Paul Healey from Lowell of the AHL.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Recalled C Vernon Fiddler from Milwaukee of the AHL.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled C Nick Tarnasky and RW Evgeny Artyukhin from Springfield of the AHL.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Signed D Jason Doig.

COLLEGE

CENTRAL MISSOURI—Suspended junior CB RoShawn Marshall the remainder of the season for violating team rules.

COLGATE—Named Abby Lerner assistant tennis coach.

JAMES MADISON—Named Allison Schwartz women’s fencing coach.

JUNIATA—Announced the football team will join the Centennial Conference in 2007.

MORAVIAN—Announced the football team will join the Centennial Conference in 2007.

SUSQUEHANNA—Announced the football team will join the Liberty League in 2007.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NFL board, the Rams–Jaguars circle is for St. Louis QB Marc Bulger (questionable); the 49ers–Bucs circle is for San Francisco QB Alex Smith (questionable). On the college football board, the Maryland–Florida State circle is for Maryland QB Sam Hollenbach (questionable).

FOOTBALL

b- Baton Rouge, LA; j- Jacksonville, FL. Home teams in capital letter. 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.