Sports agate
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Originally published 02:28 p.m., October 1, 2007
Updated 02:28 p.m., October 1, 2007
Pro Baseball
Major League Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
x-Boston 96 66 .593 — xx-New York 94 68 .580 2 Toronto 83 79 .512 13 Baltimore 69 93 .426 27 Tampa Bay 66 96 .407 30 Central Division
x-Cleveland 96 66 .593 — Detroit 88 74 .543 8 Minnesota 79 83 .488 17 Chicago 72 90 .444 24 Kansas City 69 93 .426 27 West Division
x-Los Angeles 94 68 .580 — Seattle 88 74 .543 6 Oakland 76 86 .469 18 Texas 75 87 .463 19 x-clinched division
xx-clinched wild card
Saturday’s Games
Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 3
L.A. Angels 3, Oakland 2
Boston 6, Minnesota 4
Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit 2
N.Y. Yankees 11, Baltimore 10
Kansas City 4, Cleveland 3
Seattle 5, Texas 1
Sunday’s Games
Tampa Bay 8, Toronto 5
N.Y. Yankees 10, Baltimore 4
Minnesota 3, Boston 2
Detroit 13, Chicago White Sox 3
Cleveland 4, Kansas City 2
Seattle 4, Texas 2
Oakland 3, L.A. Angels 2
End of Regular Season
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
x-Philadelphia 89 73 .549 — New York 88 74 .543 1 Atlanta 84 78 .519 5 Washington 73 89 .451 16 Florida 71 91 .438 18 Central Division
x-Chicago 85 77 .525 — Milwaukee 83 79 .512 2 St. Louis 78 84 .481 7 Houston 73 89 .451 12 Cincinnati 72 90 .444 13 Pittsburgh 68 94 .420 17 West Division
x-Arizona 90 72 .556 — Colorado 89 73 .549 1 San Diego 89 73 .549 1 Los Angeles 82 80 .506 8 San Francisco 71 91 .438 19 x-clinched division
Saturday’s Games
N.Y. Mets 13, Florida 0
Milwaukee 4, San Diego 3, 11 innings
Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati 0
Washington 4, Philadelphia 2
Houston 3, Atlanta 2
St. Louis 7, Pittsburgh 3
Colorado 11, Arizona 1
L.A. Dodgers 6, San Francisco 5, 10 innings
Sunday’s Games
Florida 8, N.Y. Mets 1
Cincinnati 8, Chicago Cubs 4
St. Louis 6, Pittsburgh 5
Philadelphia 6, Washington 1
Houston 3, Atlanta 0
Milwaukee 11, San Diego 6
Colorado 4, Arizona 3
San Francisco 11, L.A. Dodgers 2
Today’s Game
San Diego (Peavy 19-6) at Colorado (Fogg 10-9), 6:37 p.m.
End of Regular Season
Indians 4, Royals 2
CLEVELAND KANSAS CITY
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Szmore cf 1 0 0 0 Gthrght cf 4 0 1 1
Frnciso rf 3 0 1 1 EGrmn 2b 4 0 0 0
ACbera ss 1 0 0 0 Butler dh 4 0 3 0
Rivas ss 3 1 0 0 Costa dh 0 0 0 0
Hafner dh 2 0 1 2 MiSwy 1b 3 0 0 0
Dllucci dh 2 0 0 0 JSmith 1b 1 0 0 0
Garko 1b 2 0 0 0 Brown rf 4 0 0 0
Brfield 2b 2 0 1 0 Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0
Gutirrz rf 4 1 1 0 Teahen rf 1 0 0 0
Blake 3b 1 0 1 0 JuHbr lf 2 1 1 0
Marte 3b 3 0 1 0 Gload lf 2 1 2 0
Gomez 2b 4 0 0 1 Phillips c 3 0 0 0
Mchels lf 3 1 1 0 Brzel ph 1 0 0 0
Shppch c 3 1 2 0 TPena ss 3 0 1 1
Totals 34 4 9 4 Totals 35 2 8 2
Cleveland 002 100 001 — 4 9 1
Kansas City 000 010 100 — 2 8 1
E — Rivas (2), Gordon (15). DP — Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1. LOB — Cleveland 7, Kansas City 6. 2B — Francisco (5), Hafner (25), Barfield (19), Marte (4), Butler 2 (23), Gload 2 (22). S — Shoppach.
IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland
Laffey W,4-2 5 4 1 1 0 2
Mastny 1 2-3 2 1 1 0 0
Fultz 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 1
Borowski S,45 1 1 0 0 0 1
Kansas City
Hochevar L,0-1 3 3 2 2 2 1
Duckworth 1 3 1 1 1 0
Nunez 4 1 0 0 0 5
JoPeralta 1 2 1 1 0 0
WP — JoPeralta.
Umpires — Home, Mike Estabrook; First, Laz Diaz; Second, Wally Bell; Third, Bill Welke.
T — 2:36. Att — 19,104 (40,785).
Pro Football
National Football League
American Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 3 0 0 1.000 114 35
Buffalo 1 3 0 .250 41 93
N.Y. Jets 1 3 0 .250 72 103
Miami 0 4 0 .000 78 119
South
Indianapolis 4 0 0 1.000 131 74
Jacksonville 2 1 0 .667 46 34
Tennessee 2 1 0 .667 64 46
Houston 2 2 0 .500 94 80
North
Pittsburgh 3 1 0 .750 111 47
Baltimore 2 2 0 .500 79 90
Cleveland 2 2 0 .500 109 118
Cincinnati 1 2 0 .333 93 95
West
Denver 2 2 0 .500 72 95
Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 56 66
Oakland 2 2 0 .500 102 100
San Diego 1 3 0 .250 68 102
National Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 4 0 0 1.000 151 72
Washington 2 1 0 .667 53 49
N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 88 100
Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 84 73
South
Tampa Bay 3 1 0 .750 81 44
Carolina 2 2 0 .500 82 87
Atlanta 1 3 0 .250 56 80
New Orleans 0 3 0 .000 38 103
North
Green Bay 4 0 0 1.000 105 66
Detroit 3 1 0 .750 114 121
Chicago 1 3 0 .250 60 95
Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 67 59
West
Seattle 3 1 0 .750 87 53
Arizona 2 2 0 .500 84 80
San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 56 93
St. Louis 0 4 0 .000 39 103
Sunday’s Games
Detroit 37, Chicago 27
Dallas 35, St. Louis 7
Oakland 35, Miami 17
Atlanta 26, Houston 16
Buffalo 17, N.Y. Jets 14
Green Bay 23, Minnesota 16
Cleveland 27, Baltimore 13
Seattle 23, San Francisco 3
Tampa Bay 20, Carolina 7
Indianapolis 38, Denver 20
Kansas City 30, San Diego 16
Arizona 21, Pittsburgh 14
N.Y. Giants 16, Philadelphia 3
Open: Washington, Jacksonville, New Orleans, Tennessee
Today’s Game
New England at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 7
Miami at Houston, noon
Atlanta at Tennessee, noon
Detroit at Washington, noon
N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, noon
Seattle at Pittsburgh, noon
Arizona at St. Louis, noon
Carolina at New Orleans, noon
Cleveland at New England, noon
Jacksonville at Kansas City, noon
Tampa Bay at Indianapolis, 3:05 p.m.
Baltimore at San Francisco, 3:15 p.m.
San Diego at Denver, 3:15 p.m.
Chicago at Green Bay, 7:15 p.m.
Open: Cincinnati, Oakland, Philadelphia, Minnesota
Monday, Oct. 8
Dallas at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Kansas City 30, San Diego 16
Kansas City 0 6 10 14 — 30
San Diego 10 6 0 0 — 16
First Quarter
SD — FG Kaeding 24, 8:19.
SD — Tomlinson 5 run (Kaeding kick), 3:56.
Second Quarter
KC — FG Rayner 21, 11:10.
SD — FG Kaeding 51, 6:55.
KC — FG Rayner 25, 1:20.
SD — FG Kaeding 38, :00.
Third Quarter
KC — FG Rayner 41, 5:28.
KC — Gonzalez 22 pass from Huard (Rayner kick), 1:50.
Fourth Quarter
KC — Bowe 51 pass from Huard (Rayner kick), 11:46.
KC — Brackenridge 50 fumble return (Rayner kick), 7:24.
Att — 65,175.
GAME STATISTICS
KC SD
First downs 17 19
Total Net Yards 390 333
Rushes-yards 28-126 24-133
Passing 264 200
Punt Returns 0-0 3-28
Kickoff Returns 3-50 6-161
Interceptions Ret. 2-8 2-17
Comp-Att-Int 17-29-2 21-42-2
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-20 1-11
Punts 4-51.0 4-38.8
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2
Penalties-Yards 4-28 4-21
Time of Possession 30:05 29:55
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Kansas City, L.Johnson 25-123, Bennett 1-6, Huard 2-(minus 3). San Diego, Tomlinson 20-132, B.Davis 1-4, Neal 1-(minus 1), Turner 2-(minus 2).
PASSING — Kansas City, Huard 17-29-2-284. San Diego, Rivers 21-42-2-211.
RECEIVING — Kansas City, Bowe 8-164, Gonzalez 5-71, L.Johnson 3-25, Wilson 1-24. San Diego, Gates 6-79, Tomlinson 5-22, Floyd 3-28, V.Jackson 3-52, Neal 2-8, B.Davis 1-8, Sproles 1-14.
MISSED FIELD GOALS — None.
Auto Racing
2007 Nextel Cup Schedule
Feb. 10 — x-Budweiser Shootout, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Tony Stewart)
Feb. 18 — Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Kevin Harvick)
Feb. 25 — Auto Club 500, Fontana, Calif. (Matt Kenseth)
March 11 — UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400, Las Vegas (Jimmie Johnson)
March 18 — Kobalt Tools 500, Hampton, Ga. (Jimmie Johnson)
March 25 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Kyle Busch)
April 1 — Goody’s 500, Martinsville, Va. (Jimmie Johnson)
April 15 — Samsung 500, Fort Worth, Texas (Jeff Burton)
April 21 — Subway Fresh Fit 500, Avondale, Ariz. (Jeff Gordon)
April 29 — Aaron’s 499, Talladega, Ala. (Jeff Gordon)
May 5 — Crown Royal 400, Richmond, Va. (Jimmie Johnson)
May 12 — Dodge Avenger 500, Darlington, S.C. (Jeff Gordon)
May 19 — x-NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge, Concord, N.C. (Kevin Harvick)
May 27 — Coca Cola 600, Concord, N.C. (Casey Mears)
June 4 — Autism Speaks 400, Dover, Del. (Martin Truex Jr.)
June 10 — Pocono 500, Long Pond, Pa. (Jeff Gordon)
June 17 — Citizens Bank 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Carl Edwards)
June 24 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif. (Juan Pablo Montoya)
July 1 — LENOX Industrial Tools 300, Loudon, N.H. (Denny Hamlin)
July 7 — Pepsi 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Jamie McMurray)
July 15 — USG Sheetrock 400, Joliet, Ill. (Tony Stewart)
July 29 — Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, Indianapolis (Tony Stewart)
Aug. 5 — Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond, Pa. (Kurt Busch)
Aug. 12 — Centurion Boats at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. (Tony Stewart)
Aug. 21 — 3M Performance 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Kurt Busch)
Aug. 25 — Sharpie 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Carl Edwards)
Sept. 2 — NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 500, Fontana, Calif. (Jimmie Johnson)
Sept. 8 — Chevy Rock-and-Roll 400, Richmond, Va. (Jimmie Johnson)
Sept. 16 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H. (Clint Bowyer)
Sept. 23 — Dover 400, Dover, Del. (Carl Edwards)
Sept. 30 — Kansas 400, Kansas City, Kan. (Greg Biffle)
Oct. 7 — UAW-Ford 500, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 13 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 21 — Subway 500, Martinsville, Va.
Oct. 28 — Georgia 500, Hampton, Ga.
Nov. 4 — Dickies 500, Fort Worth, Texas.
Nov. 11 — Checker Auto Parts 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 18 — Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.
x-non-points race
Nextel Cup Standings
1. Jimmie Johnson 5,506
2. Jeff Gordon 5,500
3. Clint Bowyer 5,492
4. Tony Stewart 5,389
5. Kevin Harvick 5,380
6. Kyle Busch 5,370
7. Carl Edwards 5,364
8. Martin Truex Jr. 5,348
9. Kurt Busch 5,329
10. Jeff Burton 5,320
11. Matt Kenseth 5,287
12. Denny Hamlin 5,258
College Football
Division II
MIAA Standings
Conf. All
W L W L
Northwest Missouri 3 0 3 1
Missouri Southern 2 1 4 1
Pittsburg State 2 1 4 1
Central Missouri 2 1 3 2
Washburn 2 1 3 2
Emporia State 1 2 3 2
Fort Hays State 1 2 3 2
Missouri Western 1 2 3 2
Truman State 1 2 3 2
Southwest Baptist 0 3 0 5
Saturday’s results
Northwest Missouri State 86, Southwest Baptist 13
Missouri Southern 42, Emporia State 19
Washburn 31, Missouri Western 24
Pittsburg State 38, Central Missouri 31 (2OT)
Truman State 26, Fort Hays State 11
Next Saturday’s games
Missouri Southern at Washburn, 1 p.m.
Central Missouri at Emporia State, 1 p.m.
Missouri Western at Fort Hays State, 2 p.m.
Truman State at Southwest Baptist, 2 p.m.
Pittsburg State vs. Northwest Missouri State at Kansas City, Mo., 2 p.m.
Big 12 Standings
NORTH
Big 12 All
Nebraska 1-0 4-1
Kansas State 1-0 3-1
Colorado 1-0 3-2
Kansas 0-0 4-0
Missouri 0-0 4-0
Iowa State 0-1 1-4
SOUTH
Big 12 All
Texas A&M 1-0 4-1
Oklahoma State 1-0 3-2
Oklahoma 0-1 4-1
Texas 0-1 4-1
Texas Tech 0-1 4-1
Baylor 0-1 3-2
Saturday’s Games
Texas A&M 34, Baylor 10
Colorado 27, Oklahoma 24
Nebraska 35, Iowa State 17
Kansas State 41, Texas 21
Texas Tech 75, Northwestern State 7
Oklahoma State 39, Sam Houston State 3
Next Saturday’s Games
Kansas at Kansas State, 11 a.m.
Oklahoma vs. Texas, 2:30 p.m.
Iowa State at Texas Tech, 6 p.m.
Colorado at Baylor, 6:05 p.m.
Oklahoma State at Texas A&M, 6:30 p.m.
Nebraska at Missouri, 8:15 p.m.
High School
Football
Centennial League Standings
League Overall
Junction City 5-0 5-0
Hayden 4-1 4-1
Shawnee Heights 4-1 4-1
Emporia 3-1 3-2
Seaman 3-2 3-2
Manhattan 2-2 2-3
Topeka High 2-3 2-3
Washburn Rural 1-4 1-4
Highland Park 0-5 0-5
Topeka West 0-5 0-5
Friday’s Games
Shawnee Heights 14, Emporia 13
Junction City 36, Hayden 35
Washburn Rural 21, Highland Park 7
Seaman 25, Manhattan 15
Topeka High 42, Topeka West 0
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB — Suspended Florida C Miguel Olivo five games and fined him an undisclosed amount for his role in a brawl against the New York Mets on Sept. 29.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Fired Tom Trebelhorn, bench coach. Announced Sam Mejias, first base coach, will not return next season.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with C A.J. Pierzynski on a two-year contract.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Named third base coach Brian Butterfield bench coach, first base coach Marty Pevey third base coach, and bench coach Ernie Whitt first base coach. Announced the contract of Mickey Brantley, hitting coach, will not be renewed.
National League
FLORIDA MARLINS — Promoted general manager Larry Beinfest to president of baseball operations. Named Michael Hill general manager and Dan Jennings and Jim Fleming assistant general managers.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Named Named Jackie Moore bench coach and Dewey Robinson pitching coach for the 2008 season. Announced Doug Mansolino, third-base coach, will leave the team and Paul Ricciarini, senior director of player personnel, will assume different responsibilities within the organization.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Signed G Devin Brown. Traded G David Wesley and cash considerations to New Orleans for F Cedric Simmons.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Traded the rights to G Jared Jordan to New York for cash considerations.
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES — Signed F Chris Richard.
TORONTO RAPTORS — Signed Wayne Embry, senior basketball advisor, to a contract extension through the 2009-10 season.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DENVER BRONCOS — Pleaced G Ben Hamilton on injured reserve. Released WR Brian Clark. Signed WR Glenn Martinez and S Steve Cargile from their practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLORADO AVALANCHE — Assigned C T.J. Hensick and LW Mark Rycroft to Cleveland (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Assigned G Tomas Popperle, F Derrick Brassard, F Joakim Lindstrom, F Tom Sestito, F Derek MacKenzie and D Sheldon Brookbank to Syracuse (AHL), and F Jakub Voracek to Halifax (QMJHL). Released D Joel Bouchard.
DALLAS STARS — Assigned D Vadim Khomitski and C Toby Petersen to Iowa (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned G Jimmy Howard, D Jonathan Ericsson, F Mattias Ritola, F Johan Ryno, F Darren Helm, F Evan McGrath and F Ryan Oulahen to Grand Rapids (AHL).
FLORIDA PANTHERS — Assigned RW Kamil Kreps and RW Anthony Stewart to Rochester (AHL).
MINNESOTA WILD — Signed C James Sheppard. Assigned F Petr Kalus, F Benoit Pouliot, D John Scott and D Shawn Belle to Houston (AHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Assigned F Josh Langfeld and F Matt Ellison to Milwaukee (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS — Recalled G Brian Elliott from Binghamton (AHL).
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Assigned F Steve Downie to Philadelphia (AHL).
SAN JOSE SHARKS — Assigned G Thomas Greiss, RW Graham Mink and LW Lukas Kaspar to Worcester (AHL).