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By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Originally published 10:14 a.m., September 22, 2007
Updated 10:14 a.m., September 22, 2007
Pro Baseball
Major League Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 91 63 .591 — New York 88 65 .575 2 1/2
Toronto 78 75 .510 12 1/2
Baltimore 65 88 .425 25 1/2
Tampa Bay 63 91 .409 28 Central Division
Cleveland 91 62 .595 — Detroit 84 70 .545 7 1/2
Minnesota 75 78 .490 16 Chicago 67 87 .435 24 1/2
Kansas City 66 87 .431 25 West Division
Los Angeles 91 63 .591 — Seattle 82 71 .536 8 1/2
Oakland 74 81 .477 17 1/2
Texas 71 83 .461 20
Friday’s Games
Cleveland 4, Oakland 3
Toronto 5, N.Y. Yankees 4, 14 innings
Detroit 5, Kansas City 4
Boston 8, Tampa Bay 1
Texas 3, Baltimore 2
Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota 4
Seattle 6, L.A. Angels 0
Today’s Games
Chicago White Sox (Vazquez 13-8) at Minnesota (Baker 9-8), 11:10 a.m.
Toronto (Marcum 12-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Clemens 6-6), 12:05 p.m.
Seattle (Batista 14-11) at L.A. Angels (Colon 6-7), 2:55 p.m.
Oakland (Haren 14-8) at Cleveland (Byrd 15-6), 6:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Davies 6-14) at Detroit (Rogers 3-2), 6:05 p.m.
Boston (Matsuzaka 14-12) at Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 6-9), 6:10 p.m.
Baltimore (Liz 0-2) at Texas (Volquez 2-1), 7:05 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Oakland at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Detroit, 12:05 p.m.
Boston at Tampa Bay, 12:40 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.
Baltimore at Texas, 2:05 p.m.
Seattle at L.A. Angels, 2:35 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 85 68 .556 — Philadelphia 84 70 .545 1 1/2
Atlanta 80 74 .519 5 1/2
Washington 68 86 .442 17 1/2
Florida 66 88 .429 19 1/2
Central Division
Chicago 81 73 .526 — Milwaukee 79 74 .516 1 1/2
St. Louis 71 82 .464 9 1/2
Cincinnati 71 83 .461 10 Houston 68 86 .442 13 Pittsburgh 66 88 .429 15 West Division
Arizona 87 67 .565 — San Diego 85 68 .556 1 1/2
Colorado 82 72 .532 5 Los Angeles 79 75 .513 8 San Francisco 67 87 .435 20
Friday’s Games
Chicago Cubs 13, Pittsburgh 8
N.Y. Mets 9, Florida 6
Milwaukee 4, Atlanta 1
Philadelphia 6, Washington 3
Houston 6, St. Louis 3
Arizona 12, L.A. Dodgers 3
Colorado 2, San Diego 1, 14 innings
Cincinnati 9, San Francisco 8, 11 innings
Today’s Games
Pittsburgh (Duke 3-7) at Chicago Cubs (Hill 9-8), 12:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (O.Perez 14-9) at Florida (Kim 9-7), 2:55 p.m.
Milwaukee (Gallardo 9-4) at Atlanta (Smoltz 14-7), 2:55 p.m.
Philadelphia (Kendrick 9-4) at Washington (Redding 3-5), 6:05 p.m.
Houston (Albers 4-9) at St. Louis (Thompson 6-6), 6:15 p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 9-14) at San Francisco (Correia 4-6), 8:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Wells 8-8) at Arizona (Webb 16-10), 8:40 p.m.
Colorado (Redman 1-4) at San Diego (Cassel 1-0), 9:05 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Philadelphia at Washington, 11:05 a.m.
N.Y. Mets at Florida, 12:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Atlanta, 12:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.
Colorado at San Diego, 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 3:40 p.m.
Houston at St. Louis, 7:05 p.m.
Tigers 5, Royals 4
KANSAS CITY DETROIT
ab r h bi ab r h bi
DJesus cf 3 0 0 0 Grndsn cf 4 0 2 0
Grdzln 2b 4 0 0 0 Planco 2b 4 0 2 0
Teahen rf 4 2 2 0 Shffield dh 3 0 0 0
Butler dh 4 0 2 2 MOrdz rf 4 1 2 0
Gload 1b 4 0 1 0 CGillen ss 4 0 0 0
Gordon 3b 4 1 1 0 IRdrgz c 4 2 2 0
JSmith ss 2 1 1 2 TPerez lf 1 1 0 0
EGrmn 2b 2 0 0 0 Thmes lf 2 0 0 0
Buck c 3 0 0 0 Clevlen lf 0 0 0 0
Gthrght lf 2 0 0 0 Casey 1b 3 1 2 3
RSntgo ss 0 0 0 0
Inge 3b 3 0 1 2
Totals 32 4 7 4 Totals 32 5 11 5
Kansas City 121 000 000 — 4 7 1
Detroit 000 032 00x — 5 11 1
E — JSmith (4), Thames (4). DP — Kansas City 3, Detroit 2. LOB — Kansas City 3, Detroit 5. 2B — Teahen (28), Polanco (35), IRodriguez (30). 3B — Teahen (8). HR — JSmith (6), Casey (4). S — DeJesus.
IP H R ER BB SO
Kansas City
Buckner 5 7 3 3 1 1
Nunez L,2-4 1-3 1 2 0 0 1
Bale 2-3 2 0 0 0 1
JoPeralta 1 0 0 0 1 0
Riske 1 1 0 0 0 0
Detroit
Jurrjens 2 1-3 6 4 4 0 0
Byrdak W,2-0 4 0 0 0 1 5
Rodney 1 2-3 0 0 0 0 2
TJones S,38 1 1 0 0 0 1
Umpires — Home, Jeff Kellogg; First, Andy Fletcher; Second, Eric Cooper; Third, Mike Reilly.
T — 2:34. Att — 40,117 (41,070).
League Leaders
American League
BATTING — MOrdonez, Detroit, .354; ISuzuki, Seattle, .350; Polanco, Detroit, .344; Posada, New York, .334; Lowell, Boston, .326; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, .325; DOrtiz, Boston, .322.
RUNS — ARodriguez, New York, 135; Granderson, Detroit, 115; Sizemore, Cleveland, 115; MOrdonez, Detroit, 113; BAbreu, New York, 112; ISuzuki, Seattle, 108; DOrtiz, Boston, 108.
RBI — ARodriguez, New York, 143; MOrdonez, Detroit, 132; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 122; CPena, Tampa Bay, 112; DOrtiz, Boston, 111; Lowell, Boston, 110; Morneau, Minnesota, 109.
HITS — ISuzuki, Seattle, 224; MOrdonez, Detroit, 203; MYoung, Texas, 193; Jeter, New York, 193; Polanco, Detroit, 191; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 186; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 184.
DOUBLES — MOrdonez, Detroit, 49; DOrtiz, Boston, 47; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 45; THunter, Minnesota, 44; AHill, Toronto, 43; Markakis, Baltimore, 42; BRoberts, Baltimore, 41.
TRIPLES — Granderson, Detroit, 22; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 9; CGuillen, Detroit, 9; Iwamura, Tampa Bay, 8; MeCabrera, New York, 8; Teahen, Kansas City, 8; DeJesus, Kansas City, 8.
HOME RUNS — ARodriguez, New York, 52; CPena, Tampa Bay, 40; DOrtiz, Boston, 32; Thome, Chicago, 31; Morneau, Minnesota, 30; Konerko, Chicago, 29; THunter, Minnesota, 28.
STOLEN BASES — Crawford, Tampa Bay, 50; BRoberts, Baltimore, 46; Figgins, Los Angeles, 40; ISuzuki, Seattle, 37; CPatterson, Baltimore, 37; Sizemore, Cleveland, 33; JLugo, Boston, 30.
PITCHING (15 Decisions) — Beckett, Boston, 20-6, .769, 3.14; Verlander, Detroit, 17-6, .739, 3.70; Bedard, Baltimore, 13-5, .722, 3.16; Wang, New York, 18-7, .720, 3.72; Sabathia, Cleveland, 18-7, .720, 3.19; Byrd, Cleveland, 15-6, .714, 4.36; KEscobar, Los Angeles, 17-7, .708, 3.46.
STRIKEOUTS — JoSantana, Minnesota, 231; Kazmir, Tampa Bay, 229; Bedard, Baltimore, 221; Sabathia, Cleveland, 205; JVazquez, Chicago, 193; Beckett, Boston, 188; Matsuzaka, Boston, 186.
SAVES — Borowski, Cleveland, 43; Jenks, Chicago, 39; Putz, Seattle, 38; TJones, Detroit, 38; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 37; Papelbon, Boston, 35; Nathan, Minnesota, 34.
Pro Football
National Football League
American Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 2 0 0 1.000 76 28
Buffalo 0 2 0 .000 17 41
Miami 0 2 0 .000 33 53
N.Y. Jets 0 2 0 .000 27 58
South
Houston 2 0 0 1.000 54 24
Indianapolis 2 0 0 1.000 63 30
Jacksonville 1 1 0 .500 23 20
Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 33 32
North
Pittsburgh 2 0 0 1.000 60 10
Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 40 40
Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 72 71
Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 58 79
West
Denver 2 0 0 1.000 38 34
San Diego 1 1 0 .500 28 41
Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 13 40
Oakland 0 2 0 .000 41 59
National Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 82 55
Washington 2 0 0 1.000 36 25
N.Y. Giants 0 2 0 .000 48 80
Philadelphia 0 2 0 .000 25 36
South
Carolina 1 1 0 .500 48 47
Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 37 34
Atlanta 0 2 0 .000 10 37
New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 24 72
North
Detroit 2 0 0 1.000 56 38
Green Bay 2 0 0 1.000 51 26
Chicago 1 1 0 .500 23 24
Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 41 23
West
San Francisco 2 0 0 1.000 37 33
Arizona 1 1 0 .500 40 40
Seattle 1 1 0 .500 40 29
St. Louis 0 2 0 .000 29 44
Sunday’s Games
Miami at N.Y. Jets, noon
Arizona at Baltimore, noon
San Diego at Green Bay, noon
Buffalo at New England, noon
Indianapolis at Houston, noon
Minnesota at Kansas City, noon
San Francisco at Pittsburgh, noon
St. Louis at Tampa Bay, noon
Detroit at Philadelphia, noon
Cleveland at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.
Jacksonville at Denver, 3:05 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 3:15 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Washington, 3:15 p.m.
Dallas at Chicago, 7:15 p.m.
Monday’s Game
Tennessee at New Orleans, 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.
Sept. 16 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H. (Clint Bowyer)
Sept. 23 — Dover 400, Dover, Del.
Sept. 30 — Kansas 400, Kansas City, Kan.
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 5,210
2. Jeff Gordon 5,210
3. Tony Stewart 5,200
4. Clint Bowyer 5,195
5. Kyle Busch 5,175
6. Martin Truex Jr. 5,170
7. Matt Kenseth 5,156
8. Carl Edwards 5,147
9. Denny Hamlin 5,128
10. Kevin Harvick 5,122
11.Jeff Burton 5,119
12. Kurt Busch 5,108
College
Football
Division II
MIAA Standings
Conf All
W L W L
Emporia State 1 0 3 0
Pittsburg State 1 0 3 0
Central Missouri 1 0 2 1
Washburn 1 0 2 1
Northwest Missouri 1 0 1 1 Fort Hays State 0 1 2 1
Missouri Southern 0 1 2 1
Missouri Western 0 1 2 1
Truman State 0 1 2 1
Southwest Baptist 0 1 0 3
Today’s games
Truman State at Northwest Missouri State, 1 p.m.
Central Missouri at Washburn, 1 p.m.
Missouri Western at Pittsburg State, 2 p.m.
Missouri Southern at Southwest Baptist, 6 p.m.
Emporia State at Fort Hays State, 7 p.m.
Big 12 Standings
NORTH
Big 12 All
Kansas 0-0 3-0
Missouri 0-0 3-0
Kansas State 0-0 2-1
Nebraska 0-0 2-1
Colorado 0-0 1-2
Iowa State 0-0 0-2
SOUTH
Big 12 All
Oklahoma 0-0 4-0
Texas Tech 0-0 3-0
Texas 0-0 3-0
Texas A&M 0-0 3-1
Baylor 0-0 2-1
Oklahoma State 0-0 1-2
Thursday’s Game
Miami (Fla.) 34, Texas A&M 17
Friday’s Game
Oklahoma 62, Tulsa 21
Today’s Games
Ball State at Nebraska, 11:30 a.m.
Illinois State at Missouri, 1 p.m.
Rice at Texas, 2 p.m.
Miami (Ohio) at Colorado, 2:30 p.m.
Texas Tech at Oklahoma State, 2:30 p.m.
Baylor at Buffalo, 5 p.m.
Florida International at Kansas, 6 p.m.
Iowa State at Toledo, 6 p.m.
High School
Football
Centennial League Standings
League Overall
Hayden 4-0 4-0
Junction City 4-0 4-0
Emporia 3-0 3-1
Shawnee Heights 3-1 3-1
Manhattan 2-1 2-2
Seaman 2-2 2-2
Topeka High 1-3 1-3
Highland Park 0-4 0-4
Topeka West 0-4 0-4
Washburn Rural 0-4 0-4
Friday’s Games
Emporia 34, Topeka West 7
Junction City 48, Seaman 14
Hayden 28, Manhattan 21
Shawnee Heights 21, Washburn Rural 14
Topeka High 31, Highland Park 13
Scores from Friday
Andale 21, Rose Hill 7
Anderson County 31, Osawatomie 14
Andover Central 16, Wellington 12
Argonia 34, Central-Burden 12
Augusta 21, Parsons 18
Axtell 30, Pike Valley 24
Beloit 54, SE-Saline 14
Beloit-St. Johns 60, Rock Hills 14
Bern 26, St. Marys Academy 16
Blue Valley West 48, Blue Valley North 14
Blue Valley-Randolph 56, White City 26
Brewster-Triplains 54, Healy-Western Plains 8
Bucklin 34, Minneola 24
Buhler 29, El Dorado 22
Burrton 58, Attica 0
Caney Valley 28, Yates Center 19
Canton-Galva 20, Bennington 7
Centralia 27, Valley Heights 8
Chapman 26, Abilene 20
Cherryvale 44, Fredonia 6
Cimarron 21, Hugoton 18
Clearwater 50, Chaparral 0
Clifton-Clyde 56, Baileyville 22
Clinton, Mo. 28, Basehor-Linwood 7
Colby 38, Rawlins County 0
Columbus 35, Labette County 0
Conway Springs 61, Bluestem 8
Derby 40, Maize 21
Dodge City 14, Liberal 12
Eastern Heights 71, St. John’s Military 14
Ellsworth 14, Ell-Saline 0
Emporia 34, Topeka West 7
Eudora 34, Prairie View 20
Fort Scott 49, Coffeyville 14
Frankfort 12, Onaga 6
Frontenac 27, Baxter Springs 19
Garden City 17, Hays 14
Garden Plain 45, Cheney 21
Goddard 35, Salina South 10
Goessel 55, Flinthills 38
Great Bend 27, Kapaun 14
Hanover 60, Linn 14
Hartford 20, Burlingame 14
Hayden 28, Manhattan 21
Heights 19, Southeast 18 (OT)
Hesston 13, Hoisington 9
Hillsboro 47, Ellinwood 0
Holcomb 44, Stanton County 18
Horton 36, Jefferson North 15
Hoxie 39, Ness City-Dighton 13
Humboldt 47, Eureka 0
Hutchinson 55, Salina Central 28
Inman 24, Trinity 19
Iola 37, Independence 34
Jefferson West 54, Atchison County 6
Jetmore 30, Pawnee Heights 28
Jewell 66, Word of Life 20
Junction City 48, Topeka Seaman 14
Kensington 52, Palco 6
Kingman 12, Circle 7
LaCrosse 54, Lincoln 12
Lakin 14, Sublette 6
Lansing 27, Bonner Springs 21
Lebo 48, St. Paul 22
Leoti 50, Elkhart 0
Little River 48, Pratt Skyline 0
Logan 56, Northern Valley 6
Lone Jack 41, St. Mary’s 0
Louisburg 56, DeSoto 19
Lyndon 48, Chase County 12
Macksville 46, Pretty Prairie 24
Madison 58, Marais des Cygnes Valley 26
Marmaton Valley 52, Crest 6
Marysville 14, Concordia 13
McPherson 55, Winfield 2
Meade 72, Satanta 8
Mill Valley 35, Tonganoxie 0
Minneapolis 27, Russell 0
Mulvane 22, Andover 15
Natoma 74, Tescott 46
Nemaha Valley 53, Hiawatha 28
Neodesha 20, Burlington 7
Newton 54, Arkansas City 13
Northern Heights 51, Herington 20
Norton 53, Hill City 6
Oakley 20, St. Francis 14
Oberlin 34, Quinter 14
Olathe South 28, Lawrence 9
Olpe 15, West Elk 8
Osage City 21, Central Heights 6
Pembroke Hill, Mo. 27, Sumner 17
Perry-Lecompton 28, Santa Fe Trail 7
Phillipsburg 59, Stockton 6
Pittsburg 33, Chanute 14
Pittsburg Colgan 42, Girard 41 (2OT)
Plainville 24, Washington County 0
Pleasant Ridge 21, Oskaloosa 14
Pratt 68, Larned 6
Quivira Heights 26, Victoria 16
Remington 35, Moundridge 6
Riley County 47, Wabaunsee 0
Rossville 28, Rock Creek 20
Royal Valley 55, Maur Hill-Mount Academy 0
Sabetha 34, Holton 28
Sacred Heart 49, Belleville 16
Schlagle 56, Harmon 6
Scott City 20, Goodland 7
Sharon Springs 46, Ingalls 0
Shawnee Heights 21, Washburn Rural 14
Shawnee Mission E. 20, Leavenworth 17
Shawnee Mission NW 33, Shawnee Mission N. 0
Shawnee Mission W. 29, Shawnee Mission S. 7
Smith Center 62, Ellis 0
Smoky Valley 41, Lyons 0
Solomon 18, Mission Valley 6
South Gray 32, Weskan 26 2OT
South Haven 60, South Barber 12
Southern Coffey 58, Altoona-Midway 12
Southwestern Heights 41, Syracuse 6
St. John 48, Kinsley 10
St. Johns Beloit-Tipton 60, Rock Hills 14
St. Mary’s-Colgan 42, Girard 41, 2OT
St. Thomas Aquinas 23, Blue Valley 3
Sterling 24, Nickerson 21
Sunrise Christian 56, Wakefield 6
Tescott 74, Natoma 34
Topeka High 31, Highland Park 14
Trego 43, Osborne 6
Triplains-Brewster 54, Western Plains 8
Ulysses 50, Thomas More Prep 8
Uniontown 28, Jayhawk-Linn 0
Valley Falls 28, McLouth 14
WaKeeney 43, Osborne 6
Wamego 24, Clay Center 0
Wathena 20, Troy 19
Waverly 72, Miami, Mo. 28
Wellsville 21, Spring Hill 0
West Franklin 19, Council Grove 7
West Platte 31, Cass-Midway 0
Wichita Collegiate 37, Halstead 0
Wichita East 13, Bishop Carroll 9
Wichita Heights 19, Wichita Southeast 18 OT
Wichita Independent 23, Belle Plaine 12
Wichita North 22, Wichita West 7
Wichita Northwest 50, Wichita South 10
Wichita Sunrise 56, Wakefield 6
Wilson 68, Lucas-Luray 22