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National League
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x-Chicago -130 Houston +120
Los Angeles -170 at Pittsburgh +160
New York -165 at Washington +155
at Colorado -135 San Diego +125
at Arizona -175 San Fran. +165
American League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

Minnesota -115 at Cleveland +105
at New York -110 Chicago +100
at Tampa Bay -105 Boston -105
at Texas -130 Detroit +120
at Kansas City -125 Seattle +115
x-at Milwaukee

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TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL• MLB—Suspended Los Angeles Angels minor league RHP Ryan Aldridge 50 games, effective next season, after testing positive under baseball's minor league drug program.
FOOTBALL
National Football League• NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed QB Matt Gutierrez from the practice squad. Released WR C.J. Jones.
• NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Signed Sean Payton, coach, to a contract extension through the 2012 season.
BASEBALL
MINOR LEAGUE

Eastern League (AA)

Championship
(Best-of-five)

Trenton vs. Akron(Trenton wins series 3-1)
Game 1: Trenton 3, Akron 1
Game 2: Akron 13, Trenton 10
Game 3: Trenton 4, Akron 1
Sunday's Result: Trenton 5, Akron 1
Box Score

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THUNDER 5, AEROS 1

Akron ab r h bi Trenton ab r h bi

Rodrigz ss 4 0 1 0 Corona 2b 3 1 1 1
Sardinha rf 4 0 0 0 Pena ss 3 0 1 0
LaPorta lf 3 0 1 0 Jackson cf 4 0 1 1
Hodges 3b 4 0 1 0 Malec 1b 4 1 1 0
Head 1b 4 0 0 0 Curtis lf 4 1 2 0
Toregas c 2 0 0 0 Pilittere dh 4 1 1 1
Whitney dh 4 1 1 1 Cervelli c 3 1 1 0
Panther cf 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez rf 2 0 0 0
Pinckney 2b 3 0 0 0 Russo 3b 3 0 0 1

Tot. 32 1 5 1 Tot. 30 5 8 5
Akron 000 001 000 — 1 5 2
Trenton 001 004 00X — 5 8 1

E—Rodriguez 2 (4), Russo (1). LOB—Akron 7, Trenton 7. 2B—LaPorta (1). HR—Whitney (2). SB—Pena (2). S—Russo.

DP—Akron 2 (Rodriguez-Pinckney-Head, Pinckney-Head).

Akron ip h r er bb so

Herrmann L,1-1 51/3 4 2 1 2
Santos 0 1 1 1 0 0
Wagner 1 1 2 0 2 0
Sipp 12/3 2 0 0 0 1

Trenton ip h r er bb so

Marquez W,1-0 6 5 1 1 3 5
Jones S,1 3 0 0 0 0 4

WP—Wagner. Balk—Marquez. IBB—Gonzalez (by Wagner). HBP—Pena (by Herrmann).

Umpires—Home, Shaun Francis; First, Mark Lollo; Second, Derek Crabill; Third, Darren Budahn.

T—2:48. Att—3,117.
AUTO RACING
SPRINT CUP

Sylvania 300

Sunday's Results
(At New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H. Lap length: 1.058 miles)
(Start position in parentheses)

1. (9) Greg Biffle, Ford, 300 laps, 130 rating, 190 points, $238,675.

2. (3) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 300, 134.8, 180, $221,911.

3. (2) Carl Edwards, Ford, 300, 120.3, 170, $179,150.

4. (7) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 300, 108.9, 160, $159,708.

5. (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 300, 123.7, 160, $113,125.

6. (20) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 300, 108.1, 150, $101,125.

7. (18) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 300, 99.8, 146, $123,008.

8. (8) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 300, 94.3, 147, $131,561.

9. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 300, 101.5, 138, $121,016.

10. (11) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 300, 87.2, 134, $132,111.

11. (13) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 300, 92.1, 130, $113,716.

12. (5) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 300, 97.3, 127, $96,225.

13. (21) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 300, 76, 124, $118,161.

14. (10) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 300, 92.8, 121, $125,911.

15. (27) David Reutimann, Toyota, 300, 79.1, 118, $80,225.

16. (24) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 300, 75.6, 115, $106,239.

17. (22) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 300, 84.2, 112, $106,058.

18. (15) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 300, 69, 109, $112,008.

19. (33) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 300, 63.1, 106, $95,708.

20. (43) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 300, 52.8, 103, $81,200.

21. (28) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 300, 53.4, 100, $85,000.

22. (30) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 299, 58, 97, $103,914.

23. (29) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 299, 49.2, 94, $86,850.

24. (23) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 299, 46, 91, $102,445.

25. (32) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 299, 56.5, 88, $92,458.

26. (38) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 299, 44.1, 85, $97,758.

27. (35) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 299, 42.4, 87, $86,533.

28. (14) David Ragan, Ford, 298, 68.1, 79, $80,525.

29. (37) Bill Elliott, Ford, 298, 35.9, 76, $90,545.

30. (36) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 298, 39.6, 73, $117,225.

31. (39) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge, 298, 36.2, 70, $71,950.

32. (40) Joey Logano, Toyota, 297, 31.8, 67, $79,200.

33. (31) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 297, 33.9, 64, $81,497.

34. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 288, 56.7, 66, $88,800.

35. (16) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 287, 62.7, 63, $78,600.

36. (17) Ryan Newman, Dodge, engine, 285, 42, 55, $112,450.

37. (25) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 269, 54.6, 52, $88,175.

38. (34) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, accident, 264, 52.5, 49, $69,975.

39. (19) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 230, 62, 46, $77,850.

40. (12) Matt Kenseth, Ford, accident, 228, 66.8, 43, $117,341.

41. (26) David Gilliland, Ford, accident, 228, 52.2, 40, $69,530.

42. (41) Chad McCumbee, Dodge, accident, 228, 30.3, 37, $69,405.

43. (42) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, accident, 218, 35, 34, $69,665.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 105.468 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 0 minutes, 34 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.505 seconds. Caution Flags: Eight for 37 laps. Lead Changes: 14 among Eight drivers.

Top 12 in Points: 1. C.Edwards, 5,220. 2. J.Johnson, 5,220. 3. G.Biffle, 5,190. 4. D.Earnhardt Jr., 5,170. 5. J.Burton, 5,170. 6. D.Hamlin, 5,148. 7. T.Stewart, 5,147; 8. Ky.Busch, 5,146. 9. C.Bowyer, 5,137. 10. K.Harvick, 5,134. 11. J.Gordon, 5,121. 12. M.Kenseth, 5,043.

NASCAR Driver Rating Formula: A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race. The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.
FORMULA ONE

Italian Grand Prix

Sunday's Results
(At Autodromo Nazionale di Monza circuit, Monza, Italy. Lap length: 3.6 miles)

1. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Toro Rosso, 53 laps, 1 hour, 26 minutes, 47.494 seconds, 131.755 mph.

2. Heikki Kovalainen, Finland, McLaren, 53, 1:27:00.006.

3. Robert Kubica, Poland, BMW Sauber, 53, 1:27:07.965.

4. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Renault, 53, 1:27:11.397.

5. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, BMW Sauber, 53, 1:27:15.242.

6. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Ferrari, 53, 1:27:16.310.

7. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, McLaren, 53, 1:27:17.406.

8. Mark Webber, Australia, Red Bull, 53, 1:27:19.542.

9. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, 53, 1:27:26.962.

10. Nelson Piquet Jr., Brazil, Renault, 53, 1:27:41.939.

11. Timo Glock, Germany, Toyota, 53, 1:27:46.382.

12. Kazuki Nakajima, Japan, Williams, 53, 1:27:49.509.

13. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Toyota, 53, 1:27:53.448.

14. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Williams, 53, 1:27:56.129.

15. Jenson Button, Britain, Honda, 53, 1:28:00.864.

16. David Coulthard, Britain, Red Bull, 1 lap behind.

17. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Honda, 1 lap.

18. Sebastien Bourdais, France, Toro Rosso, 1 lap.

19. Adrian Sutil, Germany, Force India, 2 laps.
Drivers' Standings
(After 14 of 18 races)1. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, McLaren, 78 points.
2. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Ferrari, 77.
3. Robert Kubica, Poland, BMW Sauber, 64.
4. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, 57.
5. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, BMW Sauber, 53.
Constructors' Standings1. Ferrari, 134 points.
2. McLaren, 129.
3. BMW Sauber, 117.
4. Toyota, 41.
4. Renault, 41.
NHRA

Carolinas Nationals

Sunday's Results
(At Max Dragway at Concord, Concord, N.C.)
Final Order
Top Fuel

1. Tony Schumacher. 2. Antron Brown. 3. Cory McClenathan. 4. Hillary Will. 5. Doug Herbert. 6. Larry Dixon. 7. J.R. Todd. 8. Rod Fuller. 9. Doug Foley. 10. Doug Kalitta.
Funny Car

1. Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger. 2. Cruz Pedregon, Toyota Solara. 3. Robert Hight, Ford Mustang. 4. Tony Pedregon, Chevy Impala. 5. Ashley Force, Mustang. 6. Ron Capps, Charger. 7. Del Worsham, Impala. 8. Mike Neff, Mustang. 9. Tim Wilkerson, Impala. 10. Jeff Arend, Solara.
Pro Stock

1. Justin Humphreys, Pontiac GXP. 2. Kurt Johnson. 3. Jeg Coughlin. 4. V. Gaines. 5. Greg Anderson. 6. Jason Line. 7. Steve Spiess. 8. Jim Yates. 9. Warren Johnson. 10. Vinnie Deceglie.
Pro Stock Motorcycle

1. Steve Johnson, Suzuki. 2. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson. 3. Angelle Sampey, Buell. 4. Hector Arana, Buell. 5. Matt Smith, Buell. 6. Matt Guidera, Buell. 7. Joe DeSantis, Suzuki. 8. Wes Wells, Suzuki. 9. Chip Ellis, Suzuki. 10. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson.
Point Standings
Top Fuel

1. Tony Schumacher, 2,202. 2. Antron Brown, 2,156. 3. Cory McClenathan, 2,117. 4. Larry Dixon, 2,108. 5. Hillary Will, 2,085. 6. Rod Fuller, 2,082. 7. Doug Herbert, 2,054. 8. Brandon Bernstein, 2,053. 9. Doug Kalitta, 2,024. 10. David Grubnic, 2,013.
Funny Car

1. Cruz Pedregon, 2,134. 2. Jack Beckman, 2,132. 3. Tony Pedregon, 2,131. 4. Robert Hight, 2,127. 5. Tim Wilkerson, 2,121..
Pro Stock

1. Kurt Johnson, 2,158. 2. Greg Anderson, 2,143. 3. Jeg Coughlin, 2,127. 4. Jason Line, 2,093. 5. V. Gaines, 2,071.
Pro Stock Motorcycle

1. Matt Smith, 2,148. 2. Steve Johnson, 2,114. 3. Angelle Sampey, 2,112. 4. Eddie Krawiec, 2,106. 5. Andrew Hines, 2,095.
FOOTBALL
COLLEGE

Standings
Mid-American Conference

West Division
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Ball State 1 0 1.00 3 0 1.00
C.Michigan 1 0 1.00 2 1 .667
W.Michigan 1 0 1.00 2 1 .667
Toledo 1 0 1.00 1 1 .500
E.Michigan 0 1 .000 1 2 .333
N.Illinois 0 1 .000 0 2 .000
East Division
Conference All Games Buffalo 1 0 1.00 2 1 .667
Bowling Green 0 0 .000 1 2 .333

Kent State 0 0 .0001 2 .333

Miami, Oh 0 0 .000 1 2 .333

Akron 0 1 .0001 2 .333

Temple 0 1 .000 1 2 .333
Ohio 0 1 .000 0 3 .000
Saturday's Games
Ohio at Northwestern, noon
Central Michigan at Purdue, noon
Temple at Penn State, noon
Akron at Army 1 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Maryland 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Missouri 2 p.m.
Indiana State at Northern Illinois 3 p.m.
Kent State at Louisiana-Lafayette 6 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Western Michigan 7 p.m.
Ball State at Indiana 7 p.m.
Miami, Ohio at Cincinnati 7:30 p.m.
Fresno State at Toledo 8:15 p.m.
Big Ten Conference

Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Iowa 0 0 .000 3 0
Minnesota 0 0 .000 3 0 1.00
N'western 0 0 .000 3 0 1.00
Penn State 0 0 .000 3 0 1.00
Wisconsin 0 0 .000 3 0 1.00
Indiana 0 0 .000 2 0 1.00
Illinois 0 0 .000 2 1 .667
Mich.State 0 0 .000 2 1 .667
Ohio State 0 0 .000 2 1 .667
Purdue 0 0 .000 1 1 .500
Michigan 0 0 .000 1 2 .333
Saturday's Games
Central Michigan at Purdue 11 a.m.
Florida Atlantic at Minnesota 11a.m.
Iowa at Pittsburgh 11 a.m.
Ohio at Northwestern 11 a.m.
Temple at Penn State 11 a.m.
Troy at Ohio State 11 a.m.
Notre Dame at Michigan State 2:30 p.m.
Ball State at Indiana 6 p.m.
Associated Press Top 25

Note: The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 13, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Southern Cal (61) 2-0 1,596 1
2. Oklahoma 3-0 1,485 3
3. Georgia (2) 3-0 1,437 2
4. Florida (1) 2-0 1,414 4
5. Missouri 3-0 1,389 6
6. LSU 2-0 1,274 7
7. Texas 2-0 1,140 8
8. Wisconsin 3-0 1,076 10
9. Alabama 3-0 982 11
10. Auburn 3-0 958 9
11. Texas Tech 3-0 904 12
12. South Florida 3-0 801 19
13. Ohio State 2-1 800 5
14. BYU 3-0 788 18
15. East Carolina 3-0 781 14
16. Penn State 3-0 779 17
17. Oregon 3-0 679 16
18. Wake Forest 2-0 482 20
19. Kansas 2-1 445 13
20. Utah 3-0 428 22
21. West Virginia 1-1 179 25
22. Illinois 2-1 163 24
23. Clemson 2-1 160 —
24. Florida State 2-0 146 —
25. Fresno State 1-1 121 21

Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 63, Oklahoma State 62, TCU 45, Boise State 38, Arizona State 36, North Carolina 31, Virginia Tech 28, Nebraska 21, Tennessee 15, Connecticut 13, Iowa 12, Kentucky 6, Tulsa 6, Minnesota 4, Northwestern 4, Notre Dame 4, Arizona 2, Ball State 1, South Carolina 1, UCF 1.
USA Today Top 25

Note: The Top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 13, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Southern California (57) 2-0 1,518 1
2. Oklahoma (1) 3-0 1,423 3
3. Georgia (2) 3-0 1,393 2
4. Florida (1) 2-0 1,335 4
5. Missouri 3-0 1,294 6
6. LSU 2-0 1,233 7
7. Texas 2-0 1,128 8
8. Wisconsin 3-0 1,027 10
9. Auburn 3-0 955 9
10. Texas Tech 3-0 887 12
11. Brigham Young 3-0 846 15
12. Oregon 3-0 783 14
13. Alabama 3-0 771 16
14. Ohio State 2-1 736 5
15. Penn State 3-0 724 17
16. South Florida 3-0 685 18
17. East Carolina 3-0 508 20
18. Wake Forest 2-0 498 19
19. Kansas 2-1 416 11
20. Utah 3-0 400 22
21. Clemson 2-1 233 23
22. West Virginia 1-1 159 24
23. Illinois 2-1 127 NR
24. Arizona State 2-1 113 13
25. Florida State 2-0 110 NR

Others receiving votes: Fresno State 93; TCU 76; Nebraska 49; Boise State 43; Kentucky 40; Oklahoma State 39; Tennessee 34; Virginia Tech 31; Connecticut 27; Vanderbilt 20; North Carolina 19; Iowa 14; Northwestern 10; California 7; Michigan State 5; Notre Dame 5; Colorado 3; Ball State 2; Boston College 2; Georgia Tech 2; Tulsa 2.
SOCCER
MLS

Sunday's ResultColorado 2, Chicago 0
Thursday's GameNew York at Columbus, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE MEN

Late Saturday

WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON 2, HIRAM 1

Halftime: 1-1. Goals: Gdanetz (H), McDonald (WJ), Weber (WJ). Shots on goal: 14-14. Corner kicks: 5-5. Saves: Windham (H) 3; Hodgins (WJ) 3.

WOOSTER 2, JOHN CARROLL 1

Halftime: John Carroll, 1-0. Goals: Kastelic (J) 1, Florian (W) 1, Bates (W) 1. Assists: Allen (W) 1, Ruter (W) 1, Chapman (W) 1. Shots on goal: John., 13-9. Corner kicks: Wooster, 4-2. Saves: Takacs (W) 5; DeMarchi (J) 1.

Records: John Carroll 3-1; Wooster 2-3-1.
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MICHIAN STATE 3, KENT STATE 0

Halftime: Mich., 3-0. Goals: Freeman (MS) 2, Hill (MS). Assists: Hill (MS), Heyboer (MS), Freeman (MS), Timar (MS). Shots on goal: Mich., 19-6. Corner kicks: Mich., 10-2. Saves: Sherwood (KS) 7; Wrege (MS) 2.

Records: Kent State 2-4; Michigan State 7-0.

WOOSTER 4, KALAMAZOO 1

Halftime: Woo., 3-1. Goals: Koechli (W), Mott (W), Ka. Kiley (W), Kahm (W), Franks (K). Assists: Koechli (W) 2, Mott (W). Shots on goal: Woo., 30-10. Corner kicks: Woo., 7-6. Saves: Comiskey (K) 6; Flannelly (W) 2; Hoffman (W) 2.

Records: Kalamazoo 3-4; Wooster 6-0.
Late Saturday

WALSH 6, SHAWNEE STATE 2

Halftime: Walsh, 3-1. Goals: Sullivan (W) 3, Wilson (W), Naumann (W), Jurcak (W), Westerling (SS). Assists: Patrick (W) 4, Wilson (W). Shots on goal: Wal., 13-4. Corner kicks: Wal., 5-1. Saves: Rolsen (SS) 8; Butera (W) 2.

Records: Shawnee State 2-1, 0-1; Walsh 4-2, 1-0.

KENYON 4, MOUNT UNION 1

Halftime: 1-1. Goals: Dick (MU), Vaughn (K), Durrett (K), Rushton (K), Blackey (K). Assists: Rushton (K), Durrett (K). Shots on goal: Ken, 17-10. Saves: Powers (K) 1; Mallernee (MU) 9.

Records: Kenyon 1-4; Mount Union 0-4-1.
BASKETBALL
WNBA ,New,9.6,9.7