Sports agate
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Originally published 01:13 p.m., October 18, 2007
Updated 01:13 p.m., October 18, 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
Boston 10, Cleveland 3
Saturday, Oct. 13
Cleveland 13, Boston 6
Monday, Oct. 16
Cleveland 4, Boston 2, Cleveland leads series 2-1
Tuesday, Oct. 17
Cleveland 7, Boston 3, Cleveland leads series 3-1
Today
Boston (Beckett 20-7) at Cleveland (Sabathia 19-7), 7:21 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20
Cleveland at Boston, TBD, if necessary
Sunday, Oct. 21
Cleveland at Boston, TBD, if necessary
National League
Colorado 5, Arizona 1
Colorado 3, Arizona 2
Colorado 4, Arizona 1
Colorado 6, Arizona 4, Colorado wins series 4-0
WORLD SERIES
Wednesday, Oct. 24
Colorado at Boston-Cleveland winner
Thursday, Oct. 25
Colorado at Boston-Cleveland winner
Saturday, Oct. 27
Boston-Cleveland winner at Colorado
Sunday, Oct. 28
Boston-Cleveland winner at Colorado
Monday, Oct. 29
Boston-Cleveland winner at Colorado, if necessary
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Colorado at Boston-Cleveland winner, if necessary
Thursday, Nov. 1
Colorado at Boston-Cleveland winner, if necessary
Pro Football
National Football League
American Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 6 0 0 1.000 230 92
Buffalo 1 4 0 .200 65 118
N.Y. Jets 1 5 0 .167 105 154
Miami 0 6 0 .000 128 182
South
Indianapolis 5 0 0 1.000 164 88
Jacksonville 4 1 0 .800 100 58
Tennessee 3 2 0 .600 94 72
Houston 3 3 0 .500 133 136
North
Pittsburgh 4 1 0 .800 132 47
Baltimore 4 2 0 .667 110 100
Cleveland 3 3 0 .500 167 183
Cincinnati 1 4 0 .200 126 156
West
Kansas City 3 3 0 .500 90 103
San Diego 3 3 0 .500 137 119
Denver 2 3 0 .400 75 136
Oakland 2 3 0 .400 116 128
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 5 1 0 .833 203 144
N.Y. Giants 4 2 0 .667 154 134
Washington 3 2 0 .600 101 69
Philadelphia 2 3 0 .400 100 82
South
Carolina 4 2 0 .667 123 110
Tampa Bay 4 2 0 .667 108 87
New Orleans 1 4 0 .200 79 136
Atlanta 1 5 0 .167 79 131
North
Green Bay 5 1 0 .833 142 107
Detroit 3 2 0 .600 117 155
Minnesota 2 3 0 .400 101 90
Chicago 2 4 0 .333 118 149
West
Arizona 3 3 0 .500 128 136
Seattle 3 3 0 .500 104 102
San Francisco 2 3 0 .400 63 102
St. Louis 0 6 0 .000 73 159
Sunday’s Games
Tampa Bay at Detroit, noon
Atlanta at New Orleans, noon
Tennessee at Houston, noon
Arizona at Washington, noon
New England at Miami, noon
Baltimore at Buffalo, noon
San Francisco at N.Y. Giants, noon
Kansas City at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati, 3:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Seattle, 3:15 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 3:15 p.m.
Chicago at Philadelphia, 3:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Denver, 7:15 p.m.
Open: San Diego, Green Bay, Carolina, Cleveland
Monday’s Game
Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.
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. (Jeff Gordon)
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 5,880
2. Jimmie Johnson 5,812
3. Clint Bowyer 5,802
4. Tony Stewart 5,682
5. Carl Edwards 5,640
6. Kyle Busch 5,600
7. Kurt Busch 5,565
8. Kevin Harvick 5,552
9. Denny Hamlin 5,531
10. Jeff Burton 5,514
11. Martin Truex Jr. 5,502
12. Matt Kenseth 5,438
College
Football
Division II
MIAA Standings
Conf. All
W L W L
Northwest Missouri 5 0 5 1
Washburn 4 1 5 2
Missouri Southern 3 2 5 2
Missouri Western 3 2 5 2
Pittsburg State 3 2 5 2
Central Missouri 3 2 4 3
Truman State 2 3 4 3
Emporia State 1 4 3 4
Fort Hays State 1 4 3 4
Southwest Baptist 0 5 0 7
Saturday’s games
Missouri Western at Emporia State, 1 p.m.
Truman at Washburn, 1 p.m.
Missouri Southern at Central Missouri, 1:30 p.m.
Pittsburg State at Southwest Baptist, 1:30 p.m.
Northwest Mo. State at Fort Hays State, 2 p.m.
Big 12 Standings
NORTH
Big 12 All
Kansas 2-0 6-0
Kansas State 2-1 4-2
Colorado 2-1 4-3
Missouri 1-1 5-1
Nebraska 1-2 4-3
Iowa State 0-3 1-6
SOUTH
Big 12 All
Oklahoma 2-1 6-1
Oklahoma State 2-1 4-3
Texas Tech 2-1 6-1
Texas A&M 2-1 5-2
Texas 1-2 5-2
Baylor 0-3 3-4
Saturday’s Games
Oklahoma at Iowa State, 11:30 a.m.
Texas at Baylor, 11:30 a.m.
Texas A&M at Nebraska, 1:05 p.m.
Texas Tech at Missouri, 2:30 p.m.
Kansas at Colorado, 4:45 p.m.
Kansas State at Oklahoma State, 6:30 p.m.
BCS Standings
Oct. 14
1. Ohio State .9416
2. South Florida .9200
3. Boston College .8906
4. LSU .8400
5. Oklahoma .7623
6. South Carolina .7432
7. Kentucky .6833
8. Arizona State .6831
9. West Virginia .6624
10. Oregon .6369
11. Virginia Tech .6298
12. California .6000
13. Kansas .5170
14. Southern California .4724
15. Florida .4352
16. Missouri .3818
17. Auburn .3373
18. Hawaii .2841
19. Virginia .2290
20. Georgia .2244
High School
Football
Centennial League Standings
League Overall
Junction City* 7-0 7-0
Hayden 5-1 6-1
Emporia 4-1 4-3
Seaman 5-2 5-2
Shawnee Heights 4-2 4-3
Manhattan 3-3 3-4
Topeka High 2-4 2-5
Washburn Rural 1-5 1-6
Highland Park 0-6 0-7
Topeka West 0-7 0-7
*=clinched league title
Friday’s Games
Hayden vs. Royal Valley
Seaman vs. Salina Central
Shawnee Heights vs. Schlagle
Topeka West vs. Highland Park
Washburn Rural vs Topeka High
Emporia vs. Manhattan
Junction City vs. Wichita Heights
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Named Rick Kranitz pitching coach.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Promoted Anthony LaCava to assistant general manager, player development.
National League
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Named Kerrick Jackson area scouting supervisor and Marteese Robinson east coast cross checker. Promoted Jeff Zona to special assignment scout.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed LB Kevis Coley to the practice squad.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Waived TE Jonny Harline from practice squad. Signed TE Richard Angulo to practice squad.
DETROIT LIONS — Released LB Donte Curry. Signed CB Dovonte Edwards.
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Announced the NFL has reinstated WR Koren Robinson from his one-year suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, effective Oct.18.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed DT Jesse Mahelona and DE Derreck Robinson.
ST. LOUIS RAMS — Placed LB Raonall Smith on injured reserve.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS — Fired Bob Hartley, coach.
DALLAS STARS — Activated G Mike Smith from injured reserve. Assigned G Tobias Stephan to Iowa (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled F Nigel Dawes from Hartford (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS — Assigned D Tomas Kudelka and RW Jim McKenzie from Binghamton (AHL) to Elmira (ECHL).
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Assigned F Jesse Boulerice and F Stefan Ruzicka to Philadelphia (AHL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled D Jeff Schultz from Hershey (AHL).
Correction
Tuesday’s Gazette contained an error. Emporia State basketball player Allie Renberg’s name was misspelled in a photo cutline.
The Gazette regrets the error.