Sports agate
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Originally published 01:41 p.m., October 23, 2007
Updated 01:41 p.m., October 23, 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
Boston 10, Cleveland 3
Cleveland 13, Boston 6
Cleveland 4, Boston 2
Cleveland 7, Boston 3
Boston 7, Cleveland 1
Boston 12, Cleveland 2
Boston 11, Cleveland 2, Boston wins series 4-3
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 (Francis 17-9) at Boston (Beckett 20-7), 7:35 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 25
Colorado at Boston, 7:29 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27
Boston at Colorado, TBA
Sunday, Oct. 28
Boston at Colorado, TBA
Monday, Oct. 29
Boston at Colorado, if necessary
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Colorado at Boston, if necessary
Thursday, Nov. 1
Colorado at Boston, if necessary
Pro Football
National Football League
American Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 7 0 0 1.000 279 120
Buffalo 2 4 0 .333 84 132
N.Y. Jets 1 6 0 .143 136 192
Miami 0 7 0 .000 156 231
South
Indianapolis 6 0 0 1.000 193 95
Jacksonville 4 2 0 .667 107 87
Tennessee 4 2 0 .667 132 108
Houston 3 4 0 .429 169 174
North
Pittsburgh 4 2 0 .667 160 78
Baltimore 4 3 0 .571 124 119
Cleveland 3 3 0 .500 167 183
Cincinnati 2 4 0 .333 164 187
West
Kansas City 4 3 0 .571 102 113
Denver 3 3 0 .500 106 164
San Diego 3 3 0 .500 137 119
Oakland 2 4 0 .333 126 140
National Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 6 1 0 .857 227 158
N.Y. Giants 5 2 0 .714 187 149
Washington 4 2 0 .667 122 88
Philadelphia 2 4 0 .333 116 101
South
Carolina 4 2 0 .667 123 110
Tampa Bay 4 3 0 .571 124 110
New Orleans 2 4 0 .333 101 152
Atlanta 1 6 0 .143 95 153
North
Green Bay 5 1 0 .833 142 107
Detroit 4 2 0 .667 140 171
Chicago 3 4 0 .429 137 165
Minnesota 2 4 0 .333 115 114
West
Seattle 4 3 0 .571 137 108
Arizona 3 4 0 .429 147 157
San Francisco 2 4 0 .333 78 135
St. Louis 0 7 0 .000 79 192
Monday’s Game
Indianapolis 29, Jacksonville 7
Sunday’s Games
Detroit at Chicago, noon
Oakland at Tennessee, noon
N.Y. Giants vs. Miami at Wembley, England, noon
Cleveland at St. Louis, noon
Philadelphia at Minnesota, noon
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, noon
Indianapolis at Carolina, noon
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 3:05 p.m.
Houston at San Diego, 3:05 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 3:05 p.m.
New Orleans at San Francisco, 3:15 p.m.
Washington at New England, 3:15 p.m.
Open: Kansas City, Seattle, Arizona, Dallas, Atlanta, Baltimore
Monday, Oct. 29
Green Bay at Denver, 7:30 p.m.
AFC Individual Leaders
Through Week 7
Quarterbacks
Att Com Yds TD Int
T. Brady, N.E. 229 169 2125 27 2
Manning, Ind. 202 138 1578 11 3
Garrard, Jac. 148 98 1141 6 0
Roethlisberger, Pit. 166 105 1303 13 5
Schaub, Hou. 197 135 1581 5 5
Palmer, Cin. 224 141 1717 13 9
Anderson, Cle. 184 101 1496 14 8
Pennington, NY-J 170 115 1211 9 7
Cutler, Den. 181 120 1406 7 8
Rivers, S.D. 178 116 1312 7 7
Rushers
Att Yds Avg LG TD
McGahee, Bal. 146 639 4.4 46t 2
Brown, Mia. 119 602 5.1 60 4
Parker, Pit. 142 600 4.2 27 1
Henry, Den. 119 549 4.6 33 1
Tomlinson, S.D. 122 527 4.3 41t 6
L. Johnson, K.C. 139 506 3.6 54 2
Jordan, Oak. 113 495 4.4 33 2
Addai, Ind. 100 492 4.9 23 5
T. Jones, NY-J 131 487 3.7 36 0
Lynch, Buf. 127 457 3.6 23t 4
Receivers
No Yds Avg LG TD
Mason, Bal. 56 529 9.4 28 2
Houshmand, Cin. 51 548 10.7 42t 8
Welker, N.E. 47 524 11.1 36 5
Moss, N.E. 44 732 16.6 51t 10
Gates, S.D. 43 547 12.7 34 3
T. Gonzalez, K.C. 42 506 12.0 26t 3
Cotchery, NY-J 41 545 13.3 50 1
Coles, NY-J 41 460 11.2 57t 6
C. Johnson, Cin. 39 680 17.4 56 3
Brown, Mia. 39 389 10.0 43 1
Punters
No Yds LG Avg
Sauerbrun, Den. 15 770 65 51.3
Lechler, Oak. 26 1274 69 49.0
Colquitt, K.C. 44 2044 65 46.5
Moorman, Buf. 30 1362 75 45.4
Koch, Bal. 32 1452 64 45.4
Turk, Hou. 21 937 59 44.6
Sepulveda, Pit. 24 1066 59 44.4
Fields, Mia. 25 1094 55 43.8
Scifres, S.D. 26 1130 61 43.5
Larson, Cin. 26 1114 54 42.8
Punt Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
Jones, Hou. 9 137 15.2 74 0
Figurs, Bal. 9 108 12.0 75t 1
Chris Davis, Ten. 13 140 10.8 28 0
Welker, N.E. 17 172 10.1 29 0
Sproles, S.D. 10 87 8.7 23 0
Drummond, K.C. 18 148 8.2 22 0
Ginn, Mia. 10 73 7.3 23 0
Rossum, Pit. 14 70 5.0 16 0
Green, Cin. 9 38 4.2 9 0
Kickoff Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
L. Washington, NY-J 20 664 33.2 98t 2
Cribbs, Cle. 26 808 31.1 99t 1
Hobbs, N.E. 17 509 29.9 108t 1
Figurs, Bal. 12 359 29.9 61 0
Mathis, Hou. 11 320 29.1 84t 1
McGee, Buf. 19 552 29.1 103t 1
Rossum, Pit. 11 314 28.5 98t 1
Jones-Drew, Jac. 14 398 28.4 65 0
Rushing, Ind. 15 380 25.3 47 0
Wynn, Hou. 14 348 24.9 39 0
Scoring
Touchdowns
TD Rush Rec Ret Pts
Moss, N.E. 10 0 10 0 60
Houshmand, Cin. 8 0 8 0 48
Edwards, Cle. 7 0 7 0 42
Tomlinson, S.D. 7 6 1 0 42
Clark, Ind. 6 0 6 0 36
Coles, NY-J 6 0 6 0 36
Brown, Mia. 5 4 1 0 32
Addai, Ind. 5 5 0 0 30
Watson, N.E. 5 0 5 0 30
Welker, N.E. 5 0 5 0 30
Kicking
PAT FG LG Pts
Stover, Bal. 10-10 18-21 49 64
K. Brown, Hou. 15-15 16-17 57 63
Gostkowski, N.E. 36-36 9-10 45 63
Bironas, Ten. 12-12 16-18 52 60
Vinatieri, Ind. 20-22 13-14 39 59
Feely, Mia. 16-16 12-12 48 52
Dawson, Cle. 20-20 9-10 42 47
Graham, Cin. 16-16 10-11 48 46
Reed, Pit. 19-19 9-10 49 46
Nugent, NY-J 14-14 10-14 50 44
NFC Individual Leaders
Quarterbacks
Att Com Yds TD Int
Delhomme, Car. 86 55 624 8 1
Garcia, T.B. 189 133 1504 7 0
Romo, Dal. 239 150 1984 16 9
Warner, Ariz 112 72 883 6 3
Kitna, Det. 187 130 1480 8 6
Hasselbeck, Sea. 233 143 1705 11 6
McNabb, Phi. 205 122 1447 7 2
Favre, G.B. 247 160 1715 9 6
Griese, Chi. 163 102 1203 8 6
Manning, NY-G 227 137 1525 13 9
Rushers
Att Yds Avg LG TD
Peterson, Min. 108 670 6.2 73t 5
James, Ariz 156 605 3.9 27 4
Westbrook, Phi. 89 490 5.5 27 2
Barber, Dal. 84 479 5.7 54 5
Alexander, Sea. 135 460 3.4 22 2
Ward, NY-G 101 448 4.4 44 2
Benson, Chi. 136 416 3.1 16 2
Portis, Was. 104 406 3.9 19t 5
Foster, Car. 97 404 4.2 20 1
Gore, S.F. 98 394 4.0 43t 3
Receivers
No Yds Avg LG TD
Fitzgerald, Ariz 46 642 14.0 43 1
Witten, Dal. 42 540 12.9 38 4
Holt, St.L 40 466 11.7 34 3
Hilliard, T.B. 36 455 12.6 56 1
Driver, G.B. 36 412 11.4 46 2
Bush, N.O. 36 185 5.1 17 1
Burress, NY-G 35 550 15.7 60t 8
Smith, Car. 35 496 14.2 74t 6
Owens, Dal. 34 556 16.4 47t 5
Berrian, Chi. 34 473 13.9 39t 1
Engram, Sea. 34 468 13.8 49 2
Punters
No Yds LG Avg
Jones, St.L 32 1617 80 50.5
Lee, S.F. 41 2065 74 50.4
McBriar, Dal. 26 1291 64 49.7
N. Harris, Det. 24 1079 58 45.0
Baker, Car. 32 1421 64 44.4
Weatherford, N.O. 25 1110 61 44.4
Kluwe, Min. 36 1592 70 44.2
Ryan, G.B. 30 1299 64 43.3
Bidwell, T.B. 31 1338 57 43.2
Maynard, Chi. 30 1278 56 42.6
Punt Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
Hester, Chi. 20 387 19.4 89t 2
D. Hall, St.L 12 181 15.1 85t 1
Crayton, Dal. 11 139 12.6 49 0
Jones, T.B. 12 143 11.9 35 0
Breaston, Ariz 20 223 11.2 73t 1
Burleson, Sea. 26 267 10.3 56 0
Walters, Det. 8 80 10.0 18 0
Mahe, Phi. 11 108 9.8 32 0
Robinson, Car. 10 95 9.5 23 0
McQuarters, NY-G 16 121 7.6 13 0
Kickoff Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
Cartwright, Was. 19 555 29.2 80 0
Jones, T.B. 10 286 28.6 36 0
Peterson, Min. 11 313 28.5 53 0
Norwood, Atl. 20 526 26.3 76 0
Bradshaw, NY-G 9 234 26.0 39 0
D. Hall, St.L 20 503 25.2 84 0
P. Thomas, N.O. 8 195 24.4 32 0
Hester, Chi. 19 449 23.6 97t 1
Williams, S.F.-St.L 12 283 23.6 30 0
Thompson, Dal. 20 471 23.6 72 0
Scoring
Touchdowns
TD Rush Rec Ret Pts
Burress, NY-G 8 0 8 0 48
Barber, Dal. 6 5 1 0 36
Peterson, Min. 6 5 1 0 36
Smith, Car. 6 0 6 0 36
Boldin, Ariz 5 0 5 0 30
Owens, Dal. 5 0 5 0 30
Portis, Was. 5 5 0 0 30
Cooley, Was. 4 0 4 0 26
Burleson, Sea. 4 0 3 1 24
Crayton, Dal. 4 0 4 0 24
Curtis, Phi. 4 0 4 0 24
Hester, Chi. 4 0 1 3 24
James, Ariz 4 4 0 0 24
Witten, Dal. 4 0 4 0 24
Wynn, G.B. 4 4 0 0 24
Kicking
PAT FG LG Pts
Folk, Dal. 26-26 13-15 53 65
Brown, Sea. 14-14 13-14 52 53
Gould, Chi. 14-14 13-15 49 53
Akers, Phi. 11-11 13-16 53 50
Tynes, NY-G 19-21 10-12 48 49
Crosby, G.B. 16-16 10-13 53 46
Kasay, Car. 12-12 11-13 52 45
Rackers, Ariz 15-16 10-15 52 45
Hanson, Det. 14-15 10-13 49 44
Andersen, Atl. 7-7 12-15 47 43
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. (Jimmie Johnson)
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 6,055
2. Jimmie Johnson 6,002
3. Clint Bowyer 5,940
4. Tony Stewart 5,806
5. Carl Edwards 5,770
6. Kyle Busch 5,765
7. Kevin Harvick 5,686
8. Denny Hamlin 5,681
9. Jeff Burton 5,646
10. Kurt Busch 5,635
11. Martin Truex Jr. 5,608
12. Matt Kenseth 5,593
College
Football
Division II
MIAA Standings
Conf. All
W L W L
Northwest Missouri 6 0 6 1
Washburn 5 1 6 2
Missouri Western 4 2 6 2
Pittsburg State 4 2 6 2
Central Missouri 4 2 5 3
Missouri Southern 3 3 5 3
Truman State 2 4 4 4
Emporia State 1 5 3 5
Fort Hays State 1 5 3 5
Southwest Baptist 0 6 0 8
Saturday’s games
Washburn at Northwest Missouri State, 1:30 p.m.
Central Missouri at Southwest Baptist, 1:30 p.m.
Missouri Southern at Missouri Western, 1:30 p.m.
Emporia State at Truman State, 2 p.m.
Fort Hays State at Pittsburg State, 2 p.m.
Big 12 Standings
NORTH
Big 12 All
Kansas 3-0 7-0
Missouri 2-1 6-1
Kansas State 2-2 4-3
Colorado 2-2 4-4
Nebraska 1-3 4-4
Iowa State 0-4 1-7
SOUTH
Big 12 All
Oklahoma 3-1 7-1
Texas A&M 3-1 6-2
Oklahoma State 3-1 5-3
Texas 2-2 6-2
Texas Tech 2-2 6-2
Baylor 0-4 3-5
Saturday’s Games
Colorado at Texas Tech, 11 a.m.
Iowa State at Missouri, 1 p.m.
Nebraska at Texas, 2:30 p.m.
Baylor at Kansas State, 2:35 p.m.
Kansas at Texas A&M, 6 p.m.
BCS Standings
Oct. 14
1. Ohio State .9759
2. Boston College .9501
3. LSU .9114
4. Arizona State .7629
5. Oregon .7623
6. Oklahoma State .7551
7. West Virginia .7076
8. Virginia Tech .6779
9. Kansas .6479
10. South Florida .6410
11. Florida .6230
12. Southern Cal .5378
13. Missouri .5356
14. Kentucky .4528
15. Virginia .4329
16. South Carolina .3559
17. Hawaii .2851
18. Georgia .2492
19. Texas .2404
20. Michigan .2341
High School
Football
Centennial League Standings
League Overall
Junction City* 7-0 8-0
Hayden 5-1 7-1
Emporia 5-1 5-3
Seaman 5-2 6-2
Shawnee Heights 4-2 5-3
Manhattan 3-4 3-5
Topeka High 3-4 3-5
Washburn Rural 1-6 1-7
Highland Park 1-6 1-7
Topeka West 0-8 0-8
*=clinched league title
Thursday’s Game
Santa Fe Trail at Hayden
Friday’s Games
Highland Park at Seaman
Washington at Shawnee Heights
Lawrence Free State at Washburn Rural
Salina Central at Topeka West
Topeka High at Lawrence
Emporia at Junction City
Manhattan at Wichita Heights
Transactions
Baseball
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Named Trey Hillman manager.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Named Mel Stottlemyre pitching coach, Jim Riggleman bench coach, Norm Charlton bullpen coach and Eddie Rodriguez first base coach.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES — Named Bruce Manno assistant general manager.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with Tony La Russa, manager, on a two-year contract.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Named Ed Durkin national crosschecker and special assistant to the vice presidents.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS — Waived G Andre Barrett and F-C Jared Homan.
HOUSTON ROCKETS — Waived F Mike Harris.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Waived G-F Derrick Byars.
UTAH JAZZ — Waived F Damone Brown and F Donnell Harvey.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed TE Ryan Krause from the practice squad. Signed OT Orrin Thompson and S Tristan Burge to the practice squad. Released WR Onrea Jones from the practice squad.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed LB Hannibal Navies. Waived FB Zak Keasey.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES — Called up C Keith Aucoin and LW Ryan Bayda from Albany (AHL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled RW Joe Motzko from Hershey (AHL).
COLLEGE
BRIGHAM YOUNG x— Agreed to terms with Dave Rose, men’s basketball coach, on a contract extension through the 2010-11 season.
Correction
Caroline Murray was omitted from the Lyon County Showdown rodeo results published on Monday. Murray finished 23rd in the barrels event on Sunday.
The Gazette regrets the error.