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BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Monday’s Result

Dallas 107, Houston 98

Today’s Games

Phoenix at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

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

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

Toronto at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Orlando at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

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

Seattle at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

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

New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

Mavericks 107, Rockets 98

Houston (98)—Battier 2-6 2-2 7, Hayes 2-4 0-0 4, Yao 9-12 3-4 21, Alston 3-8 0-0 8, McGrady 12-31 10-11 35, Scola 1-4 0-0 2, James 4-13 0-0 8, Wells 1-7 2-2 4, Head 3-3 2-2 9, Totals 37-88 19-21 98.

Dallas (107)—Jones 1-3 0-0 3, Nowitzki 7-20 4-4 19, Diop 4-8 2-2 10, Barea 2-6 0-0 4, Jo.Howard 6-11 8-8 21, Terry 11-17 7-8 31, Stackhouse 4-8 6-6 16, Hassell 1-4 0-0 3, Ju.Howard 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 36-77 27-28 107.

3-Point Goals—Houston 5-21 (Alston 2-5, Head 1-1, Battier 1-3, McGrady 1-5, Wells 0-2, James 0-5), Dallas 8-18 (Stackhouse 2-4, Terry 2-5, Hassell 1-1, Jo.Howard 1-1, Nowitzki 1-2, Jones 1-3, Barea 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 38 (Yao 11), Dallas 43 (Diop 13). Assists—Houston 20 (McGrady 8), Dallas 23 (Terry, Nowitzki, Stackhouse 5). Total Fouls—Houston 23, Dallas 20. A—20,389 (19,200).

College men

SOUTH

Loyola, NO 86, Wesley College 51

MIDWEST

Lindenwood 88, St. Louis Pharmacy 58

Oklahoma Science 71, Southwestern, Kan. 47

St. Cloud St. 75, Valley City St. 59

SOUTHWEST

Oklahoma Baptist 74, Hillsdale Baptist 57

TOURNAMENT

2K Sports College Hoops Classic

First Round

Memphis 102, Tenn.-Martin 71

Richmond 44, Maine 42

EXHIBITION

Florida 101, Lynn 65

Missouri St. 92, St. Gregory’s 46

Northwestern St. 95, E. Texas Baptist 57

Rhode Island 106, Concordia, Que. 63

South Carolina 99, Guilford 63

Texas A&M 71, Tarleton St. 62

Texas St. 131, Concordia-Austin 96

Tulsa 89, Missouri Southern 60

UTEP 101, Sul Ross St. 38

Wake Forest 104, Mars Hill 70

Washington 86, Seattle Pacific 77

Wis.-Green Bay 87, Lawrence 62

The AP Top 25 Preseason Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ preseason college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and final ranking:

Others receiving votes: Villanova 144, Ohio St. 128, Butler 114, Syracuse 103, Clemson 83, Xavier 73, Connecticut 50, Davidson 50, Mississippi St. 38, Florida 35, West Virginia 20, Va. Commonwealth 19, Virginia 19, Notre Dame 18, Wisconsin 15, Alabama 14, Missouri 8, Maryland 6, Nevada 6, Vanderbilt 6, Washington 6, New Mexico St. 4, Utah St. 4, BYU 3, Providence 3, Akron 2, Illinois 2, Southern Miss. 2, George Mason 1, Houston 1.

Preseason All-America List

The Associated Press’ 2007-08 preseason All-America team, with school, height, weight, year and votes from a 72-member national media panel (key 2006-07 statistics in parentheses):

Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina, 6-9, junior, 71 votes (18.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 52.5 fg pct)

Roy Hibbert, Georgetown, 7-2, senior, 62 (12.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 2.4 blocks, 67.0 fg pct)

Chris Lofton, Tennessee, 6-2, senior, 61 (20.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.7 apg, 47.9 fg pct, 41.9 3-pt fg pct)

Drew Neitzel, Michigan St., 6-0, senior, 37 (18.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 4.3 apg, 42.6 fg pct, 41.2 3-pt fg pct)

Darren Collison, UCLA, 6-0, junior, 31 (12.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 5.7 apg, 47.8 fg pct, 44.7 3-pt fg pct)

Others receiving votes (alphabetical):

Darrell Arthur, Kansas; D.J. Augustin, Texas; Jon Brockman, Washington; Chase Budinger, Arizona; Mario Chalmers, Kansas.

Brandon Costner, North Carolina State; Joey Dorsey, Memphis; Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis; Eric Gordon, Indiana; Jamont Gordon, Mississippi State.

Dominic James, Marquette; Joseph Jones, Texas A&M, Brook Lopez, Stanford; Kevin Love, UCLA; O.J. Mayo, Southern California.

Derrick Rose, Memphis; Brandon Rush, Kansas; Sean Singletary, Virginia; Ronald Steele, Alabama; Kyle Weaver, Washington State; D.J. White, Indiana.

College women

Non-conference Gonzaga 103, Corban 37

Corban—Steigleman 5-10 0-0 10, Correll 1-4 2-5 4, Peterson 0-1 0-0 0, Bostwick 0-4 0-0 0, Connell 1-10 3-4 5, Lambrecht 1-3 0-0 2, Crisman 0-0 1-2 1, Harter 0-3 0-0 0, Miller 2-8 4-4 8, Shaughnessy 0-2 0-0 0, Stewart 0-0 0-1 0, Goette 3-5 1-2 7, Totals 13-50 11-18 37.

Gonzaga—Hassett 3-4 1-1 7, Bowman 5-9 5-7 15, Kane 1-3 0-0 3, Elliott 2-4 2-2 7, Bjorklund 1-2 3-4 5, Polishchuk 3-6 2-3 9, Lorenzo 2-8 1-2 5, Bekkering 3-9 7-9 13, Brown 1-1 1-2 3, Vandersloot 5-7 1-1 12, Shives 4-8 0-0 11, Raap 1-1 0-2 2, Frieson 4-11 2-4 11, Totals 35-73 25-37 103.

Halftime—Gonzaga 67, Corban 20. 3-point goals–Corban 0-8 (Bostwick 0-1, Connell 0-5, Crisman 0-1, Miller 0-1), Gonzaga 8-22 (Kane 1-3, Elliott 1-2, Bjorklund 0-1, Polishchuk 1-3, Lorenzo 0-2, Bekkering 0-1, Vandersloot 1-3, Shives 3-6, Frieson 1-1. Fouled out–none. Rebound–Corban 32 (Steigleman, Correll 4), Gonzaga 54 (Bowman 10). Assists–Corban 6 (Bostwick, Lambrecht, Stewart 2), Gonzaga 26 (Frieson 7). Total fouls–Corban 25, Gonzaga 14. A–1,181.

Alaska-Anchorage 70, WSU 64

Alaska-Anchorage—Nilsson 6-9 0-0 18, Kielpinski 7-11 4-5 18, Salazar

5-11 2-2 17, Thompson 2-4 0-0 5, Williams 1-5 1-2 3, Basova 1-3 0-0 3, Aden 1-4 0-2 2, Quinones 0-2 2-2 2,

Parks 1-3 0-0 2, Dekel 0-3 0-3 0, Totals 24-55 9-16 70.

Washington State—Appleton 3-14 8-11 15, Price 5-11 0-0 12, Dickerson 5-11 1-2 11, Calderwood 2-11 1-3 7, Betteridge 3-7 1-2 7, Molzen 3-4 0-0 6, Kelly 2-7 0-0 4, Williams 1-6 0-0 2, Totals 24-71 11-18 64.

Halftime–Alaska-Anchorage 29, Washington State 23. 3-point goals—Alaska-Anchorage 13-19 (Nilsson 6-7, Salazar 5-8, Thompson 1-2, Basova 1-1, Aden 0-1), Washington State 5-21 (Calderwood 2-6, Price 2-6, Appleton 1-3, Kelly 0-1, Williams 0-3, Betteridge 0-2). Fouled out–Alaska-Anchorage-Thompson, Williams, Washington State-Molzen, Kelly, Kezia. Rebounds—Alaska-Anchorage 52 (Quinones, Kielpinski, 11), Washington State 35 (Dickerson, 11). Assists—Alaska-Anchorage 19 (Quinones, 9), Washington State 13 (Calderwood, 4). Total fouls—Alaska-Anchorage 21, Washington State 18. Technical fouls—Alaska-Anchorage-None, Washington State-None. A-379

The AP Top 25 Preseason Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ preseason women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Purdue 96, Wisconsin 90, Middle Tennessee 65, N.C. State 62, Auburn 52, Xavier 38, Georgia Tech 35, Wyoming 19, Illinois 17, Oklahoma St. 8, Marquette 7, Marist 4, Texas Tech 4, Mississippi 2, Drake 1, Kentucky 1, S. Dakota St. 1, Southern Cal 1, TCU 1, Temple 1, Tulane 1.

FOOTBALL

NFL

All Times PST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Monday’s Result

Pittsburgh 38, Baltimore 7

Sunday’s Games

Buffalo at Miami, 10 a.m.

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

Denver at Kansas City, 10 a.m.

Minnesota at Green Bay, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 10 a.m.

Atlanta at Carolina, 10 a.m.

Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m.

Chicago at Oakland, 1:15 p.m.

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

Detroit at Arizona, 1:15 p.m.

Indianapolis at San Diego, 5:15 p.m.

Open: New England, Jets, Tampa Bay, Houston

Monday, Nov. 12

San Francisco at Seattle, 5:30 p.m.

Steelers 38, Ravens 7

Pit—Miller 17 pass from Roethlisberger (J.Reed kick)

Pit—Holmes 15 pass from Roethlisberger (J.Reed kick)

Pit—Washington 30 pass from Roethlisberger (J.Reed kick)

Pit—Holmes 35 pass from Roethlisberger (J.Reed kick)

Pit—Washington 7 pass from Roethlisberger (J.Reed kick)

Bal—McGahee 33 run (Stover kick)

Pit—FG J.Reed 22

A—63,457.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Baltimore, McGahee 12-50, Mu.Smith 1-11, McLain 1-3. Pittsburgh, Parker 23-42, Davenport 11-34, Davis 3-14, Batch 2-0.

PASSING—Baltimore, McNair 13-22-1-63, Boller 3-9-0-21. Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 13-16-0-209, Bach 1-5-1-14.

RECEIVING—Baltimore, Mason 6-35, Sypniewski 4-25, Clayton 3-12, McGahee 3-12. Pittsburgh, Holmes 4-110, Ward 4-28, Washington 3-51, Miller 2-17, Parker 1-17.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

College TSN FCS Top 25 Poll

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The top 25 teams in The Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 4 and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Norfolk State 181, Alabama A&M 142, South Dakota State 94, Dayton 85, Villanova 82, Harvard 76, Jacksonville State 71, Northern Arizona 50, Holy Cross 39, Liberty 29, Jackson State 26, Nicholls State 22, Southern 20, Albany 19, San Diego 17, Colgate 12, South Carolina State 11, The Citadel 9, Central Arkansas 8, Furman 7, Gardner-Webb 7, Hampton 7, Sam Houston State 6, Austin Peay 4, Rhode Island 2, Iona 1, Northeastern 1.

College Football Standings

Atlantic Coast Conference

Big 12 Conference

Big East Conference

Big Sky Conference

Big South Conference

Big Ten Conference

Colonial Athletic Association

Conference USA

Gateway Athletic Conference

Great West Conference

Ivy League

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conf.

Mid-American Conference

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Mountain West Conference

Northeast Conference

Ohio Valley Conference

Pacific-10 Conference

Patriot League

Pioneer League

Southeastern Conference

Southern Conference

Southland Conference

Southwestern Athletic Conference

Sun Belt Conference

Western Athletic Conference

Major Independents

Independents

Division III Northwest Conference

High school

WIAA Dairy Farmers of Washington Les Schwab Tires

State playoffs

Class 4A

First Round

Nov. 9-10

Game 1—Oak Harbor (10-0) vs. Olympia (8-2)

G2—Central Kitsap (9-1) vs. Bothell (10-0)

G3—South Kitsap (7-3) vs. Graham-Kapowsin (7-3)

G4—Mead (8-2) vs. Ferris (10-0)

G5—Woodinville (7-3) vs. Lewis and Clark (7-2)

G6—Mariner (8-2) vs. Inglemoor (6-4)

G7—Eastlake (9-1) vs. Cascade (Everett) (7-3), Everett Memorial, Friday, 7:30 p.m.

G8—Snohomish (9-1) vs. Edmonds-Woodway (10-0)

Class 3A

First Round

Nov. 9-10

Game 1—Auburn (8-2) vs. O’Dea (10-0)

G2—Meadowdale (6-4) vs. Evergreen (Seattle) (9-1)

G3—Bellevue (9-1) at Newport (Bellevue) (7-3), Saturday, 7 p.m.

G4—Kennewick (8-2) vs. Kamiakin (10-0)

G5—Camas (7-3) vs. Southridge (6-4)

G6—Lakes (10-0) vs. Skyline (10-0)

G7—Hale (7-3) vs. Franklin Pierce (10-0)

G8—Mount Vernon (6-4) vs. Ferndale (10-0)

Class 2A

Preliminary Round

Today’s Games

Selah vs. Colville; winner is District 7 No. 3

West Valley (Spokane) vs. Ephrata; District 5/6 No. 3

First Round

Nov. 9-10

Game 1—Sequim (8-2) vs. Tumwater (10-0)

G2—District 7 No. 3 vs. Othello (7-3)

G3—Chehalis (7-3) vs. Burlington-Edison (9-1)

G4—District 5/6 No. 3 vs. Pullman (10-0)

G5—Clarkston (9-1) vs. Prosser (10-0)

G6—Mark Morris (8-2) vs. Archbishop Murphy (10-0) at Everett Memorial, Saturday, 1 p.m.

G7—Lynden (8-2) vs. Centralia (7-3)

G8—Blaine (7-3) vs. Fife (8-2)

Class 1A

Preliminary Round

Today’s Games

Kiona-Benton at Naches, 7 p.m.; winner is District 5 No. 4

Goldendale at Royal, 7 p.m.; winner is District 5 No. 3

Orting vs. Coupeville at Oak Harbor, 7 p.m.; seeding depends on outcome

Lynden Christian vs. Cedar Park Christian at Sammamish, 7 p.m.; seeding depends on outcome

First Round

Nov. 9-10

Game 1—Cascade (Leavenworth) (9-1) vs. Cle Elum (8-1)

G2—District 5 No. 3 vs. Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) (9-1)

G3—District 1/2/3 No. 4 vs. Kalama (9-1)

G4—Tenino (8-2) vs. Cascade Christian (10-0)

G5—District 5 No. 4 vs. Cashmere (9-1)

G6—Brewster (8-2) vs. Connell (10-0)

G7—Castle Rock (8-2) vs. Meridian (10-0) at Bellingham, Saturday, 6 p.m.

G8—District 1/2/3 No. 3 vs. Montesano (8-2)

Class 2B

Preliminary Round

Today’s Games

Life Christian at Concrete; winner is District 1/2/3 No. 3

Mossyrock vs. South Bend at Lacey, 7 p.m.; winner is District 4 No. 5

First Round

Nov. 9-10

Game 1—Kittitas (7-2) vs. Reardan (8-1)

G2—Liberty Bell (3-7) vs. DeSales (9-0)

G3—Naselle (8-1) vs. Seattle Lutheran (7-3) at Interlake, Saturday, 2 p.m.

G4—District 1/2/3 No. 3 vs. Adna (9-0)

G5—Asotin (8-2) vs. Lind-Ritzville (7-2)

G6—Davenport (4-6) vs. La Salle (6-4)

G7—District 4 No. 5 vs. Willapa Valley (8-2)

G8—Toutle Lake (8-2) at Darrington (10-0), Saturday, 2 p.m.

Class 1B

Preliminary Round

Nov. 9-10

Tri-Cities Prep vs. Cusick; winner is District 6/7/9 No. 5

Columbia (Hunters) vs. Colton-Pullman Christian; winner is District 6/7/9 No. 4

LaCrosse-Washtucna vs. Odessa; winner is District 6/7/9 No. 1

Garfield-Palouse vs. Almira/Coulee-Hartline; winner is District 6/7/9 No. 3

Pateros vs. Touchet; winner is District 6/7/9 No. 2

Highland Christian vs. District 1/3/4 No. 3, Saturday; winner is District 1/3/4 No. 3

First Round

Nov. 16-17

District 6/7/9 No. 5 vs. Clallam Bay (8-2)

District 6/7/9 No. 4 vs. District 6/7/9 No. 1

District 6/7/9 No. 3 vs. District 6/7/9 No. 2

District 1/3/4 No. 3 vs. Lummi (9-1)

Idaho state playoffs 5A

Lake City (8-2) at Capital (8-2), Friday, at Boise State University’s Bronco Stadium, 6 p.m. PST

Meridian (10-0) at Idaho Falls (8-2), Friday, 7 MST

4A

Pocatello (7-3) at Blackfoot (10-0), Friday, 7 p.m. MST

Nampa (8-3) at Lakeland (7-3), Saturday, 4 PST

3A

Shelley (10-0) vs. Kimberly (10-0), Friday, at Holt Arena, 8:30 p.m. MST

Timberlake (8-2) at Fruitland (10-0), Saturday, noon PST

2A

Nampa Christian (9-1) vs. Orofino (10-0), Friday, Kibbie Dome, 8:30 p.m. PST

West Jefferson (8-2) vs. Soda Springs (6-4), Friday, Holt Arena, 6 MST

1A Division I

Kendrick (8-2) vs. Troy (9-1), Friday, Kibbie Dome, 6 p.m. PST

Oakley (10-0) at Council (10-0), Friday, 6 MST

1A Division II

Kootenai (8-1) at Salmon River (8-1), Saturday, noon PST

Carey (9-1) vs. Dietrich (7-1), Saturday, Holt Arena, 7 MST

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Monday’s Results

Carolina 5, Washington 0

Pittsburgh 5, New Jersey 0

N.Y. Rangers 2, Philadelphia 0

Montreal 2, Buffalo 0

Florida 4, Tampa Bay 3

Minnesota 5, Edmonton 2

Colorado 4, Calgary 1

Dallas 5, Anaheim 0

Today’s Games

Washington at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

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

Toronto at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Hurricanes 5, Capitals 0

First Period—1, Carolina, Stillman 6 (Brind’Amour, Whitney), 4:23 (pp). 2, Carolina, Stillman 7 (Whitney, Cullen), 7:14 (pp). 3, Carolina, Stillman 8 (Cole, Staal), 11:28. Second Period—4, Carolina, Staal 10 (Cullen, Williams), 16:07 (pp). Third Period—5, Carolina, Staal 11 (Stillman, Gleason), 2:01. A—12,171 (18,730).

Penguins 5, Devils 0

First Period—1, Pittsburgh, Crosby 8 (Sykora, Gonchar), 12:09 (pp). 2, Pittsburgh, Hall 2 (Orpik, Talbot), 16:19. Second Period—3, Pittsburgh, Sykora 7 (Malkin), 5:48. 4, Pittsburgh, Christensen 2 (Talbot, Laraque), 11:18. Third Period—5, Pittsburgh, Crosby 9 (Orpik), 3:28. A—14,032 (17,625).

Rangers 2, Flyers 0

First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Jagr 3 (Girardi, Gomez), 19:27. Second Period—None. Third Period—2, N.Y. Rangers, Shanahan 4 (Jagr, Tyutin), 16:39 (pp). A—18,200 (18,200).

Canadiens 2, Sabres 0

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Montreal, Plekanec 4 (Kostitsyn, Markov), 13:04. Third Period—2, Montreal, Smolinski 2 (Markov), 19:38 (en). A—21,273 (21,273).

Panthers 4, Lightning 3

First Period—1, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 3 (Lecavalier, Richards), 6:39 (pp). 2, Florida, Peltonen 3 (Jokinen, Horton), 9:29 (pp). 3, Florida, Peltonen 4 (Murphy, Jokinen), 15:26 (pp). Second Period—4, Tampa Bay, Lukowich 1 (Ward), 10:08. 5, Florida, Montador 1 (Van Ryn, Kreps), 10:26. Third Period—6, Tampa Bay, Ouellet 4 (Lecavalier, Prospal), 3:40. 7, Florida, Booth 2 (Salei, Jokinen), 18:41. A—10,149 (19,250).

Wild 5, Oilers 2

First Period—1, Minnesota, Parrish 5 (Nummelin, Koivu), 4:55 (pp). 2, Minnesota, Bouchard 4 (Koivu, Belanger), 18:57 (pp). 3, Minnesota, Foster 1 (Bouchard, Sheppard), 19:08 (pp). Second Period—4, Minnesota, Parrish 6 (Foster, Nummelin), 3:21 (pp). 5, Edmonton, Penner 3 (Hemsky, Stoll), 5:18 (pp). 6, Minnesota, Veilleux 2 (Koivu, Johnsson), 14:59. 7, Edmonton, Horcoff 5 (Nilsson, Penner), 15:24. Third Period—None. A—18,568 (18,064).

Avalanche 4, Flames 1

First Period—1, Calgary, Iginla 10 (Tanguay, Huselius), 4:39 (pp). 2, Colorado, Brunette 3 (Smyth, Sakic), 16:09 (pp). Second Period—3, Colorado, Wolski 6 (Hejduk, Sauer), 11:15. Third Period—4, Colorado, Stastny 6 (Wolski, Hejduk), :45. 5, Colorado, Stastny 7 (Hejduk, Wolski), 10:12. A—15,655 (18,007).

Stars 5, Ducks 0

First Period—1, Dallas, Ribeiro 6 (Lehtinen, Zubov), 19:36 (pp). Second Period—2, Dallas, Jokinen 3 (Niskanen, Turco), 14:40. 3, Dallas, Morrow 5 (Lehtinen, Ribeiro), 18:28. 4, Dallas, Lehtinen 4 (Ribeiro, Zubov), 19:56. Third Period—5, Dallas, Conner 1 (Jokinen, Zubov), 8:44. A—17,174 (17,174).

WHL

Monday’s Results

No games scheduled.

Today’s Games

Prince George at Chilliwack

Red Deer at Kamloops

Everett at Medicine Hat

Edmonton at Saskatoon

Wednesday’s Games

Prince Albert at Calgary

Red Deer at Kelowna

Everett at Lethbridge

Edmonton at Moose Jaw

Prince George at Vancouver

Thursday’s Games

No games scheduled.

Friday’s Games

Kamloops at Spokane, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Calgary

Red Deer at Chilliwack

Everett at Kootenay

Kelowna at Prince George

Medicine Hat at Swift Current

Prince Albert at Lethbridge

Saskatoon at Regina

Edmonton at Brandon

WHL Poll

Rank, (last week), team, (first-place votes), total points

(2) Spokane Chiefs (15) 393. 2. (1) Vancouver Giants (3) 378. 3. (4) Tri-City Americans 360. 4. (3) Medicine Hat Tigers 331. 5. (6) Regina Pats 326. 6. (8) Swift Current Broncos 297. 7. (5) Calgary Hitmen 289. 8. (9) Moose Jaw Warriors 255. 9. (12) Brandon Wheat Kings 249. 10. (11) Everett Silvertips 235.

11. (7) Chilliwack Bruins 224. 12. (13) Lethbridge Hurricanes 199. 13. (10) Seattle Thunderbirds 196. 14. (15) Kelowna Rockets 152. 15. (18) Prince George Cougars 143. 16. (16) Kootenay Ice 138. 17. (17) Edmonton Oil Kings 105. 18. (14) Kamloops Blazers 95. 19. (19) Prince Albert Raiders 73. 20. (21) Saskatoon Blades 57. 21. (20) Red Deer Rebels 40. 22. (22) Portland Winter Hawks 19

Voters (18): Everett Herald, The Seattle Times, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane), Chilliwack Progress, Kamloops Daily News, Kelowna Capital News, Kelowna Daily Courier, The Kootenay NewsAdvertiser, Calgary Sun, Red Deer Advocate, Lethbridge Herald, Swift Current Prairie Post, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Prince Albert Daily Herald, Brandon Sun, Moose Jaw Times-Herald, Prince George Citizen, Medicine Hat News. Did not vote: Portland Tribune, Vancouver Province, Tri-City Herald, Regina Leader-Post, Edmonton Sun.

AUTO RACING

NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders

Through Nov. 4

Points

1, Jimmie Johnson, 6382. 2, Jeff Gordon, 6352. 3, Clint Bowyer, 6201. 4, Kyle Busch, 6043. 5, Carl Edwards, 6025. 6, Tony Stewart, 6009. 7, Jeff Burton, 5951. 8, Kevin Harvick, 5943. 9, Kurt Busch, 5929. 10, Matt Kenseth, 5928.

11, Denny Hamlin, 5858. 12, Martin Truex Jr., 5858. 13, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 3840. 14, Ryan Newman, 3772. 15, Casey Mears, 3705. 16, Greg Biffle, 3697. 17, Kasey Kahne, 3355. 18, Jamie McMurray, 3336. 19, Bobby Labonte, 3314. 20, J.J. Yeley, 3265.

Money

1, Jimmie Johnson, $7,243,670. 2, Kevin Harvick, $7,243,550. 3, Jeff Gordon, $6,842,650. 4, Tony Stewart, $6,127,880. 5, Matt Kenseth, $5,953,400. 6, Jeff Burton, $5,780,840. 7, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $5,006,370. 8, Kasey Kahne, $4,925,740. 9, Kurt Busch, $4,914,700. 10, Ryan Newman, $4,764,080.

11, Martin Truex Jr., 4,738,270. 12, Denny Hamlin, $4,650,890. 13, Juan Montoya, $4,608,660. 14, David Ragan, $4,501,320. 15, Kyle Busch, $4,499,490. 16, Carl Edwards, $4,390,790. 17, Bobby Labonte, $4,374,510. 18, David Gilliland, $4,146,110. 19, Greg Biffle, $4,136,430. 20, J.J. Yeley, $4,134,980.

VOLLEYBALL

College Western Athletic Conference

Idaho def. Utah State 30-19, 31-33, 30-22, 30-28. Kills–Nielson (U) 16, Larsen (I) 22. Assists–Fowles (U) 49, James (I) 57. Aces–Osterloh (U) 3, Loney, James, Yonker, Yamamoto (I) 2. Digs–Osterloh (U) 19, Larsen (I) 22. Blocks–Taylor (U) 1, Pederson, Loney, McKinney (I) 1.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Sent RHP Mike Koplove and INF Luis Rivas outright to Buffalo (IL). Announced Rivas refused his assignment to become a free agent. Released RHP Matt Miller.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Announced LHP Andy Pettitte declined his 2008 option.

National League

HOUSTON ASTROS—Named Felix Francisco director of Latin American scouting.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Named John Russell manager.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Agreed to terms with RHP Greg Maddux on a one-year contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL—Fined Washington S LaRon Landry and Philadelphia DT LaJuan Ramsey one game check each for unnecessary roughness for hits with the helmet during Nov. 4 games.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Activated WR Chris Henry. Waived WR Skyler Green.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed TE David Lee to a four-year contract extension.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Signed S Hanik Milligan. Released S Bhawoh Jue.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Placed OT Jonas Jennings on injured reserve.

Canadian Football League

TORONTO ARGONAUTS—Re-signed OT Jerome Davis.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ATLANTA THRASHERS—Reassigned LW Brett Sterling to Chicago (AHL). Reassigned D Scott Lehman from Gwinnett (ECHL) to Chicago.

BOSTON BRUINS—Called up G Tuukka Rask and RW Petteri Nokelainen from Providence (AHL). Assigned G Jordan Sigalet and C David Krejci to Providence.

MINNESOTA WILD—Placed F Pavol Demitra on injured reserve. Activated F Dominic Moore from injured reserve.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Recalled F Greg Moore from Hartford (AHL).

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Assigned D Erik Johnson to Peoria (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Activated C Ryan Craig from injured reserve and assigned him to Norfolk (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Signed D Josh Godfrey to a three-year contract.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: On the NFL board, there is no line on the Jaguars - Titans game due to Jacksonville QB David Garrard (questionable); there is no line on the Broncos - Chiefs game due to Denver QB Jay Cutler (questionable).

On the college football board, there is no line on the Oregon State - Washington game due to Oregon State QB Sean Canfield (questionable) and RB Yvenson Bernard (questionable).

On the NBA board, there is no line on the Suns - Bobcats game due to Phoenix forward Amare Stoudemire (questionable).

NBA

College basketball

2K College Hoops Classic, Lexington, KY

NFL

Bye week: Texans, Patriots, Jets, Bucs.

College football

Home teams in capital letters.