Sports agate
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Originally published 02:21 p.m., October 9, 2007
Updated 02:21 p.m., October 9, 2007
Pro Baseball
Major League Baseball
DIVISION SERIES
American League
Boston vs. Los Angeles
Boston 4, Los Angeles 0
Boston 6, Los Angeles 3
Boston 9, Los Angeles 1, Boston wins series 3-0
Cleveland vs. New York
Cleveland 12, New York 3
Cleveland 2, New York 1, 11 innings
New York 8, Cleveland 4
Cleveland 6, New York 4, Cleveland wins series 3-1
National League
Arizona vs. Chicago
Arizona 3, Chicago 1
Arizona 8, Chicago 4
Arizona 5, Chicago 1, Arizona wins series 3-0
Philadelphia vs. Colorado
Colorado 4, Philadelphia 2
Colorado 10, Philadelphia 5
Colorado 2, Philadelphia 1, Colorado wins series 3-0
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
American League
Friday, Oct. 12
Cleveland (Sabathia 19-7) at Boston (Beckett 20-7), 6:10 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 13
Cleveland (Carmona 19-8) at Boston (TBA), 7:21 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 15
Boston at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 16
Boston at Cleveland, 7:21 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 18
Boston at Cleveland, 7:21 p.m., if necessary
Saturday, Oct. 20
Cleveland at Boston, TBD, if necessary
Sunday, Oct. 21
Cleveland at Boston, TBD, if necessary
National League
Thursday, Oct. 11
Colorado (Francis 17-9) at Arizona (Webb 18-10), 7:37 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 12
Colorado at Arizona, 9:18 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 14
Arizona at Colorado, 7:37 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 15
Arizona at Colorado, 9:18 p.m
Wednesday, Oct. 17
Arizona at Colorado, 7:37 p.m., if necessary
Friday, Oct. 19
Colorado at Arizona, 7:37 p.m., if necessary
Saturday, Oct. 20
Colorado at Arizona, TBD, if necessary
Pro Football
National Football League
American Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 5 0 0 1.000 182 65
Buffalo 1 4 0 .200 65 118
N.Y. Jets 1 4 0 .200 96 138
Miami 0 5 0 .000 97 141
South
Indianapolis 5 0 0 1.000 164 88
Jacksonville 3 1 0 .750 63 41
Tennessee 3 1 0 .750 84 59
Houston 3 2 0 .600 116 99
North
Pittsburgh 4 1 0 .800 132 47
Baltimore 3 2 0 .600 88 97
Cleveland 2 3 0 .400 126 152
Cincinnati 1 3 0 .250 106 129
West
Oakland 2 2 0 .500 102 100
Denver 2 3 0 .400 75 136
Kansas City 2 3 0 .400 63 83
San Diego 2 3 0 .400 109 105
National Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 5 0 0 1.000 176 96
Washington 3 1 0 .750 87 52
N.Y. Giants 3 2 0 .600 123 124
Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 84 73
South
Carolina 3 2 0 .600 98 100
Tampa Bay 3 2 0 .600 95 77
Atlanta 1 4 0 .200 69 100
New Orleans 0 4 0 .000 51 119
North
Green Bay 4 1 0 .800 125 93
Detroit 3 2 0 .600 117 155
Chicago 2 3 0 .400 87 115
Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 67 59
West
Arizona 3 2 0 .600 118 111
Seattle 3 2 0 .600 87 74
San Francisco 2 3 0 .400 63 102
St. Louis 0 5 0 .000 70 137
Monday’s Game
Dallas 25, Buffalo 24
Sunday, Oct. 14
Minnesota at Chicago, noon
St. Louis at Baltimore, noon
Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, noon
Miami at Cleveland, noon
Washington at Green Bay, noon
Cincinnati at Kansas City, noon
Tennessee at Tampa Bay, noon
Houston at Jacksonville, noon
Carolina at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.
New England at Dallas, 3:15 p.m.
Oakland at San Diego, 3:15 p.m.
New Orleans at Seattle, 7:15 p.m.
Open: Buffalo, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Denver, Detroit, San Francisco
Monday, Oct. 15
N.Y. Giants at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
AFC Individual Leaders
Quarterbacks
Att Com Yds TD Int
T. Brady, N.E. 158 117 1383 16 2
Manning, Ind. 165 115 1319 10 2
Garrard, Jac. 102 68 848 4 0
Roethlisberger, Pit. 131 81 1013 9 3
Schaub, Hou. 157 111 1299 5 4
Palmer, Cin. 160 101 1171 10 6
Pennington, NY-J 118 84 811 6 5
Rivers, S.D. 157 102 1156 7 6
Anderson, Cle. 159 83 1251 11 8
McNair, Bal. 157 103 922 2 2
Rushers
Att Yds Avg LG TD
Parker, Pit. 121 507 4.2 25 1
Henry, Den. 102 498 4.9 33 1
McGahee, Bal. 102 464 4.5 37 0
Brown, Mia. 83 425 5.1 60 4
Jordan, Oak. 84 424 5.0 33 2
Addai, Ind. 84 407 4.8 17 5
Lewis, Cle. 77 382 5.0 66t 2
Lynch, Buf. 100 373 3.7 23t 3
Morris, N.E. 75 370 4.9 49 3
Tomlinson, S.D. 98 329 3.4 37 2
Receivers
No Yds Avg LG TD
Mason, Bal. 44 372 8.5 18 1
Gates, S.D. 40 489 12.2 34 3
Houshmandzadeh, Cin. 39 360 9.2 35t 5
Moss, N.E. 34 551 16.2 51t 7
Coles, NY-J 32 300 9.4 28 4
Cotchery, NY-J 30 414 13.8 50 0
T. Gonzalez, K.C. 29 338 11.7 26 1
C. Johnson, Cin. 28 495 17.7 39t 3
Wayne, Ind. 28 369 13.2 64 4
Marshall, Den. 27 362 13.4 49 2
Welker, N.E. 27 262 9.7 34 1
Punters
No Yds LG Avg
Lechler, Oak. 13 641 69 49.3
Colquitt, K.C. 29 1347 65 46.4
Player, Cle. 13 593 57 45.6
Moorman, Buf. 25 1133 75 45.3
Sepulveda, Pit. 22 990 59 45.0
Scifres, S.D. 22 988 61 44.9
Turk, Hou. 14 623 59 44.5
H. Smith, Ind. 13 560 63 43.1
Graham, NY-J 21 894 59 42.6
Koch, Bal. 21 893 62 42.5
Punt Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
J. Jones, Hou. 8 132 16.5 74 0
Welker, N.E. 11 126 11.5 29 0
Davis, Ten. 9 102 11.3 28 0
Drummond, K.C. 7 59 8.4 22 0
Sproles, S.D. 7 58 8.3 23 0
Ginn, Mia. 9 63 7.0 23 0
Northcutt, Jac. 6 41 6.8 10 0
Rossum, Pit. 13 54 4.2 14 0
Higgins, Oak. 7 16 2.3 6 0
Kickoff Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
L. Washington, NY-J 12 434 36.2 98t 2
Rossum, Pit. 8 266 33.3 98t 1
Hobbs, N.E. 11 352 32.0 108t 1
Cribbs, Cle. 21 667 31.8 99t 1
Jones-Drew, Jac. 6 189 31.5 42 0
Wynn, Hou. 9 281 31.2 39 0
Figurs, Bal. 8 247 30.9 61 0
McGee, Buf. 16 486 30.4 103t 1
Mathis, Hou. 11 320 29.1 84t 1
Rushing, Ind. 12 324 27.0 47 0
Scoring
Touchdowns
TD Rush Rec Ret Pts
Moss, N.E. 7 0 7 0 42
Brown, Mia. 5 4 1 0 32
Addai, Ind. 5 5 0 0 30
Clark, Ind. 5 0 5 0 30
Houshman., Cin. 5 0 5 0 30
Watson, N.E. 5 0 5 0 30
Coles, NY-J 4 0 4 0 24
Edwards, Cle. 4 0 4 0 24
Wayne, Ind. 4 0 4 0 24
13 tied 18
Kicking
PAT FG LG Pts
K. Brown, Hou. 11-11 13-14 57 50
Vinatieri, Ind. 17-19 11-12 39 50
Stover, Bal. 7-7 13-16 49 46
Gostkowski, N.E. 23-23 7-8 36 44
Reed, Pit. 15-15 9-9 49 42
Feely, Mia. 8-8 11-11 48 41
Dawson, Cle. 15-15 7-8 42 36
Elam, Den. 6-6 9-12 48 33
Kaeding, S.D. 13-13 6-7 51 31
Bironas, Ten. 9-9 7-9 40 30
Graham, Cin. 9-9 7-8 48 30
NFC Individual Leaders
Quarterbacks
Att Com Yds TD Int
Delhomme, Car. 86 55 626 8 1
Garcia, T.B. 113 76 914 4 0
Favre, G.B. 210 141 1527 9 4
Romo, Dal. 171 101 1508 13 8
Kitna, Det. 167 114 1333 8 6
Hasselbeck, Sea. 155 99 1148 7 4
McNabb, Phi. 136 79 943 5 1
Harrington, Atl. 156 105 1070 4 3
J. Campbell, Was. 113 67 869 4 3
Manning, NY-G 157 92 1076 9 6
Rushers
Att Yds Avg LG TD
James, Ariz 107 442 4.1 27 3
Ward, NY-G 86 409 4.8 44 1
Peterson, Min. 76 383 5.0 55 1
Alexander, Sea. 102 378 3.7 22 2
Foster, Car. 80 361 4.5 20 1
Barber, Dal. 56 334 6.0 54 4
Gore, S.F. 84 306 3.6 43t 3
Benson, Chi. 101 303 3.0 16 2
Portis, Was. 66 299 4.5 19t 3
Westbrook, Phi. 51 291 5.7 27 2
Receivers
No Yds Avg LG TD
Fitzgerald, Ariz 34 448 13.2 40 1
Driver, G.B. 31 374 12.1 46 2
Williams, Det. 29 424 14.6 91t 3
Witten, Dal. 29 407 14.0 38 4
Holt, St.L 28 351 12.5 34 3
Smith, Car. 25 360 14.4 74t 5
Berrian, Chi. 25 330 13.2 26 0
McDonald, Det. 25 287 11.5 32t 3
Bush, N.O. 25 122 4.9 12 0
Burress, NY-G 24 410 17.1 60t 7
Punters
No Yds LG Avg
Jones, St.L 24 1215 66 50.6
Lee, S.F. 36 1802 74 50.1
McBriar, Dal. 17 809 64 47.6
Weatherford, N.O. 14 657 61 46.9
Baker, Car. 25 1153 64 46.1
N. Harris, Det. 22 987 58 44.9
Frost, Was. 21 934 64 44.5
Kluwe, Min. 20 889 70 44.5
Ryan, G.B. 22 962 64 43.7
Maynard, Chi. 22 946 56 43.0
Punt Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
Hester, Chi. 16 279 17.4 73t 1
D. Hall, St.L 12 181 15.1 85t 1
Jones, T.B. 9 131 14.6 35 0
Crayton, Dal. 9 120 13.3 49 0
Breaston, Ariz 14 185 13.2 73t 1
Burleson, Sea. 18 185 10.3 56 0
Walters, Det. 8 80 10.0 18 0
Woodson, G.B. 15 135 9.0 25 0
Michael L. Lewis, S.F.11 92 8.4 23 0
McQuarters, NY-G 12 95 7.9 13 0
Kickoff Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
Norwood, Atl. 13 401 30.8 76 0
Jones, T.B. 7 209 29.9 36 0
Cartwright, Was. 14 366 26.1 37 0
Bradshaw, NY-G 9 234 26.0 39 0
D. Hall, St.L 20 503 25.2 84 0
Breaston, Ariz 9 225 25.0 36 0
T. Williams, G.B. 18 445 24.7 65 0
Hester, Chi. 15 363 24.2 97t 1
Reed, Phi. 7 164 23.4 26 0
Droughns, NY-G 10 234 23.4 34 0
Scoring
Touchdowns
TD Rush Rec Ret Pts
Burress, NY-G 7 0 7 0 42
Barber, Dal. 5 4 1 0 30
Smith, Car. 5 0 5 0 30
Witten, Dal. 4 0 4 0 24
Cooley, Was. 3 0 3 0 20
Holt, St.L 3 0 3 0 20
14 tied 18
Kicking
PAT FG LG Pts
Folk, Dal. 20-20 10-11 53 50
Crosby, G.B. 14-14 9-10 53 41
Rackers, Ariz 13-13 9-13 52 40
Brown, Sea. 9-9 8-8 46 33
Gould, Chi. 9-9 8-9 49 33
Hanson, Det. 12-13 7-10 49 33
Tynes, NY-G 12-13 7-9 48 33
Kasay, Car. 11-11 7-8 52 32
Wilkins, St.L 5-5 9-13 53 32
Akers, Phi. 9-9 7-8 53 30
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. (Jeff Gordon)
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. Jeff Gordon 5,690
2. Jimmie Johnson 5,681
3. Clint Bowyer 5,627
4. Tony Stewart 5,536
5. Kevin Harvick 5,488
6. Carl Edwards 5,485
7. Kurt Busch 5,475
8. Kyle Busch 5,430
9. Denny Hamlin 5,428
10. Martin Truex Jr. 5,390
11. Matt Kenseth 5,372
12. Jeff Burton 5,354
College
Football
Division II
MIAA Standings
Conf. All
W L W L
Northwest Missouri 4 0 4 1
Central Missouri 3 1 4 2
Washburn 3 1 4 2
Missouri Southern 2 2 4 2
Missouri Western 2 2 4 2
Pittsburg State 2 2 4 2
Truman State 2 2 4 2
Emporia State 1 3 3 3
Fort Hays State 1 3 3 3
Southwest Baptist 0 4 0 6
x-not eligible for MIAA championship
Saturday’s games
Central Missouri at Northwest Missouri State, 1 p.m.
Washburn at Emporia State, 1 p.m.
Southwest Baptist at Missouri Western, 1:30 p.m.
Fort Hays State at Missouri Southern, 2 p.m.
Pittsburg State at Truman State, 2 p.m.
Big 12 Standings
NORTH
Big 12 All
Colorado 2-0 4-2
Kansas 1-0 5-0
Missouri 1-0 5-0
Nebraska 1-1 4-2
Kansas State 1-1 3-2
Iowa State 0-1 1-4
SOUTH
Big 12 All
Texas A&M 2-0 5-1
Oklahoma 1-1 5-1
Oklahoma State 1-1 3-3
Texas Tech 1-1 5-1
Texas 0-2 4-2
Baylor 0-2 3-3
Next Saturday’s Games
Baylor at Kansas, 11:30 a.m.
Oklahoma State at Nebraska, 11:30 a.m.
Texas at Iowa State, 11:30 a.m.
Texas A&M at Texas Tech, 2:30 p.m.
Missouri at Oklahoma, 5:30 p.m.
Colorado at Kansas State, 8:15 p.m.
High School
Football
Centennial League Standings
League Overall
Junction City* 6-0 6-0
Hayden 5-1 5-1
Emporia 4-1 4-2
Seaman 4-2 4-2
Shawnee Heights 4-2 4-2
Manhattan 3-2 3-3
Topeka High 2-4 2-4
Washburn Rural 1-5 1-5
Highland Park 0-6 0-6
Topeka West 0-6 0-6
*=clinched league title
Friday’s Games
Hayden vs. Wamego
Highland Park at Salina Central
Seaman vs. Topeka West
Shawnee Heights vs. Lansing
Emporia at Wichita Heights
Manhattan vs. Junction City
Topeka High vs. Lawrence Free State
Washburn Rural at Lawrence
High School Rodeo
Arkansas City
Saturday, Oct. 6
Barrel racing
Angela Bartley, Emporia 6th
Taylor Hollond, Emporia 11th
Cheyenne Veatch, Emporia 12th
Kellie Farr, Emporia 17th
Chelsea Wilson, Cottonwood Falls 28th
Breakaway roping
Angela Bartley 5th
Goat tying
Angela Bartley 3rd
Pole bending
Taylor Hollond 1st
Angela Bartley 6th
Chelsea Wilson 14th
Kellie Farr 16th
Cheyenne Veatch 18th
Team roping
Jake R. Miller, Emporia 7th
Sunday, Oct. 7
Barrel racing
Cheyenne Veatch 9th
Taylor Hollond 11th
Angela Bartley 12th
Kellie Farr 17th
Caesie Reynolds, Emporia 24th
Chelsea Wilson 26th
Goat tying
Taylor Hollond 3rd
Angela Bartley 12th
Pole bending
Taylor Hollond 2nd
Angela Bartley 3rd
Chelsea Wilson 15th
Kellie Farr 16th
Caesie Reynolds 23rd
Cheyenne Veatch 25th
Team roping
Jake R. Miller 1st
Other area contestants
Kale Schankie, Madison, Team roping
Linden Stueve, Olpe, Team roping
Garrett Benjamin, Emporia, Bull riding
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
NEW YORK YANKEES — Removed RHP Roger Clemens from the division series roster and added LHP Ron Villone to the roster.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS — Waived F-G Justin Cage.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Waived G Donell Williams.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NEW YORK GIANTS — Released CB E.J. Underwood from the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DALLAS STARS — Assigned D Nolan Baumgartner to Iowa (AHL).
FLORIDA PANTHERS — Signed RW Mike Duco and D Jordan Henry.
PHOENIX COYOTES — Claimed D Freddy Meyer off waivers from the New York Islanders. Reassigned D Ryan Caldwell to San Antonio (AHL).
ST. LOUIS BLUES — Assigned D Micki DuPont to Peoria (AHL).
COLLEGE
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL — Named Carlos Casely women’s tennis coach and Eric Campbell cross country-track and field coach.
MARYGROVE — Named Glen Donahue men’s basketball coach.
PENN — Named Matt Heiderman men’s assistant lacrosse coach.