Sports agate
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Originally published 12:32 p.m., October 25, 2007
Updated 12:32 p.m., October 25, 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
Boston 13, Colorado 1, Boston leads series 1-0
Today
Colorado (Jimenez 4-4) at Boston (Schilling 9-8), 7:29 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27
Boston (Matsuzaka 15-12) at Colorado (Fogg 10-9), 7:35 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 28
Boston (Lester 4-0) at Colorado (Cook 8-7), 7:29 p.m.
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
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.
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. 21
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
Today’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
Major League Baseball
American League
NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with OF Jason Rees and C Eladio Rodriguez on minor league contracts.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Activated RHP Chris Reitsma and LHP Arthur Rhodes from the 60-day DL. Sent RHP Jorge Campillo and INF Nick Green outright to Tacoma (PCL).
National League
HOUSTON ASTROS — Named Bobby Heck director of amateur scouting.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Promoted De Jon Watson to assistant general manager for player development. Named Todd Tomczyk assistant athletic trainer, Sue Falsone physical therapist and Brendon Huttman strength coach.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Purchased the contracts of RHP Garrett Mock, LHP Justin Jones, 1B Josh Whitesell and OF Roger Bernadina from Columbus (IL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS — Waived C Jameel Watkins and G C.J. Watson.
MIAMI HEAT — Acquired G Ricky Davis and C Mark Blount from Minnesota for F Antoine Walker, F Wayne Simien, C Michael Doleac and a conditional first-round draft pick.
NEW JERSEY NETS — Waived G Mateen Cleaves.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS — Waived G Keith Langford and F-C Kris Lang.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Waived F Mike Hall.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS — Signed LB Blake Costanzo and WR Felton Huggins to their practice squad.
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Placed RB Nick Goings on injured reserve. Signed LB Donte Curry.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed CB Gary Baxter on injured reserve. Signed DB Nick Sorensen.
HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed QB Shane Boyd to the practice squad.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Placed RB Ronnie Brown on injured reserve. Signed S Lance Schulters.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Waived RB Zack Crockett. Placed WR Mark Jones on injured reserve. Signed FB Byron Storer. Signed WR Chad Lucas from the practice squad. Signed WR Derrick Hamilton and T Dennis Roland to the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled C Petteri Wirtanen and RW Jason King from Portland (AHL).
EDMONTON OILERS — Recalled D Ladislav Smid from Springfield (AHL).
PHOENIX COYOTES — Assigned G David Aebischer and D Freddy Meyer to San Antonio (AHL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Activated RW Alexander Semin from injured reserve. Assigned RW Joe Motzko to Hershey (AHL).
SOCCER
U.S. MEN’S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM — Named John Hackworth assistant coach.
COLLEGE
HAMLINE — Named Jon Henning men’s and women’s tennis coach.
PITTSBURGH — Announced men’s freshman basketball G Darnell Dodson will transfer to Miami Dade College.
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA — Named Charlie Gillingham assistant sports information director.
TEMPLE — Promoted Eric Roedl to senior associate athletic director, Larry Dougherty to associate athletic director for media relations, Sherryta Freeman to associate athletic director for compliance and student services, and Peter D’Alonzo to assistant athletic director for academics.
VILLANOVA — Announced the resignation of Mary Beth Snell, women’s assistant basketball coach. Named Trish Juhline interim women’s assistant basketball coach.