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ODDSGlantz-Culver Line

Major League Baseball
Today's Game
American League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

at Chicago -220 Detroit +200

NFL
Today's Games
FAVORITE OPN TDAY O/U UNDERDOG

at Pittsburgh 7 5 (34) Baltimore
TRANSACTIONS

FOOTBALL
National Football League
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Released WR Marques Hagans. Signed LB Weston Dacus from the practice squad.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Signed FB Olaniyi Sobomehin. Waived TE Sean Ryan.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed RW Teemu Selanne to a two-year contract.
CAROLINA HURRICANES—Assigned F Matt Murley, F Jakub Petruzalek, F Jerome Samson, D Noah Babin, D Brett Bellemore, D Casey Borer, D Brett Carson and D Mark Flood to Albany (AHL) and F Drayson Bowman to Spokane (WHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Assigned D Nick Holden, D Jonathan Sigalet, D Kyle Wharton and LW Steve Kelly to Syracuse (AHL). Released LW Devin DiDiomete, C Trevor Frischmon, LW Jon Mirasty and F Blair Yaworski.
FLORIDA PANTHERS—Assigned D Peter Aston, D Luke Beaverson, RW Brady Calla, D Michael Caruso, RW Dan Collins, D James DeLory, D Keaton Ellerby, D Rory Fitzpatrick, D Jason Garrison, D Jordan Henry, C Drew Larman, D Frankin MacDonald, F Steve MacIntyre, C Stefan Meyer, G Tyler Plante, G David Shantz and F Andrew Sweetland to Rochester (AHL).
PHOENIX COYOTES—Assigned G Joel Gistedt to San Antonio (AHL).
FOOTBALL
COLLEGE

Standings
Mid-American Conference

West Division
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.

Ball State 2 0 1.00 5 0 1.00
W.Michigan 2 0 1.00 4 1 .800
C.Michigan 2 0 1.00 3 2 .600
Toledo 1 0 1.00 1 3 .250
N.Illinois 1 1 .500 2 2 .500
E.Michigan 0 2 .000 1 4 .200
East DivisionConference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.

Buffalo 1 1 .500 2 3 .400
Bowling Green 0 0 .000 2 2 .500
Miami, Oh 0 0 .000 1 3 .250
Akron 0 1 .000 2 3 .400
Kent State 0 1 .000 1 4 .200
Ohio 0 1 .000 1 4 .200
Temple 0 2 .000 1 4 .200
Saturday's GamesAkron at Kent State, Noon
Ohio at W. Michigan, 2 p.m.
Temple at Miami (Ohio), 3:30 p.m.
E. Michigan at Bowling Green, 4 p.m.
Ball St. at Toledo, 7 p.m.
N. Illinois at Tennessee, 7 p.m.
Big Ten Conference

Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.

Northwestern 1 0 1.00 5 0 1.00
Penn State 1 0 1.00 5 0 1.00
Michigan State 1 0 1.00 4 1 .800
Ohio State 1 0 1.00 4 1 .800
Michigan 1 0 1.00 2 2 .500
Purdue 0 0 .000 2 2 .500
Minnesota 0 1 .000 4 1 .800
Wisconsin 0 1 .000 3 1 .750
Iowa 0 1 .000 3 2 .600
Illinois 0 1 .000 2 2 .500
Indiana 0 1 .000 2 2 .500
Saturday's Games
Iowa at Michigan State, 11 a.m.
Penn State at Purdue, 11 a.m.
Indiana at Minnesota, 11 a.m.
Illinois at Michigan, 2:30 p.m.
Ohio State at Wisconsin, 7 p.m.
Harris Top 25

 

Note: The Top 25 teams in the Harris Interactive College Football Poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 27, 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. Oklahoma (102) 4-0 2,835 —
2. LSU (3) 4-0 2,637 —
3. Alabama (7) 5-0 2,601 —
4. Missouri (1) 4-0 2,524 —
5. Texas (1) 4-0 2,455 —
6. Penn State 5-0 2,102 —
7. USC 2-1 1,997 —
8. Texas Tech 4-0 1,933 —
9. BYU 4-0 1,904 —
10. Georgia 4-1 1,831 —
11. Florida 3-1 1,744 —
12. South Florida 5-0 1,657 —
13. Auburn 4-1 1,506 —
14. Ohio State 4-1 1,482 —
15. Utah 5-0 1,195 —
16. Wisconsin 3-1 973 —
17. Kansas 3-1 966 —
18. Boise State 3-0 808 —
19. Vanderbilt 4-0 704 —
20. Fresno State 3-1 493 —
21. Oregon 4-1 476 —
22. Virginia Tech 4-1 350 —
23. Oklahoma State 4-0 299 —
24. Connecticut 5-0 286 —
25. Wake Forest 3-1 223 —

Other teams receiving votes: Michigan State 187; Northwestern 165; Maryland 98; TCU 77; Kentucky 73; Florida State 66; Tulsa 59; Illinois 55; Georgia Tech 43; North Carolina 41; Ball State 36; California (Cal) 31; Boston College 25; Notre Dame 18; Nebraska 16; Clemson 15; Colorado 15; East Carolina 10; Michigan 10; Mississippi 9; Oregon State 7; Arizona 6; Duke 3; West Virginia 3; Tennessee 1.
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. 27, 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. Oklahoma (43) 4-0 1,599 2
2. Alabama (21) 5-0 1,565 8
3. LSU 4-0 1,466 5
4. Missouri (1) 4-0 1,453 6
5. Texas 4-0 1,362 7
6. Penn State 5-0 1,252 12
7. Texas Tech 4-0 1,105 10
8. BYU 4-0 1,098 11
9. Southern Cal 2-1 1,087 1
10. South Florida 5-0 1,035 13
11. Georgia 4-1 1,018 3
12. Florida 3-1 914 4
13. Auburn 4-1 860 15
14. Ohio State 4-1 829 14
15. Utah 5-0 713 17
16. Kansas 3-1 650 18
17. Boise State 3-0 549 19
18. Wisconsin 3-1 520 9
19. Vanderbilt 4-0 459 21
20. Virginia Tech 4-1 290 —
21. Oklahoma State 4-0 277 —
22. Fresno State 3-1 232 25
23. Oregon 4-1 199 —
24. Connecticut 5-0 126 —
25. Wake Forest 3-1 107 16

Others receiving votes: Maryland 46, Michigan State 42, Kentucky 40, Ball State 38, Northwestern 32, Tulsa 32, TCU 30, Illinois 24, North Carolina 21, Florida State 14, Mississippi 13, Georgia Tech 10, California 5, Nebraska 5, Boston College 3, Oregon State 3, Colorado 2.
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. 27, 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. Oklahoma (57) 4-0 1,520 2
2. LSU (1) 4-0 1,399 6
3. Missouri 4-0 1,398 5
4. Alabama (2) 5-0 1,350 10
5. Texas (1) 4-0 1,310 7
6. Penn State 5-0 1,146 12
7. Brigham Young 4-0 1,054 11
8. Texas Tech 4-0 1,047 9
9. Southern California 2-1 990 1
10. South Florida 5-0 888 14
10. Georgia 4-1 888 3
12. Ohio State 4-1 854 13
13. Florida 3-1 832 4
14. Auburn 4-1 776 16
15. Utah 5-0 684 17
16. Kansas 3-1 555 18
17. Wisconsin 3-1 521 8
18. Boise State 3-0 446 20
19. Vanderbilt 4-0 351 25
20. Oregon 4-1 286 22
21. Fresno State 3-1 280 24
22. Oklahoma State 4-0 229 —
23. Connecticut 5-0 180 —
24. Virginia Tech 4-1 161 —
25. Wake Forest 3-1 148 15

Others receiving votes: Northwestern 98; Michigan State 88; Kentucky 86; Ball State 43; Maryland 40; Tulsa 38; Florida State 31; TCU 25; California 20; Georgia Tech 18; Illinois 14; Nebraska 8; Oregon State 6; Clemson 5; North Carolina 5; Notre Dame 3; Cincinnati 2; Duke 1; Mississippi 1.
AUTO RACING
SPRINT CUP

Camping World RV 400

Sunday's Results
(At Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan. Lap length: 1.5 miles)
(Start position in parentheses)

1. (1) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267 laps, 145.6 rating, 195 points, $181,211.

2. (34) Carl Edwards, Ford, 267, 112.5, 175, $128,850.

3. (18) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 114.2, 165, $76,525.

4. (13) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 267, 117.3, 160, $101,311.

5. (3) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 267, 114.2, 160, $91,391.

6. (36) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 96.8, 150, $87,936.

7. (37) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 267, 91.7, 146, $85,108.

8. (12) David Ragan, Ford, 267, 93.2, 142, $51,100.

9. (14) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 267, 89.3, 138, $41,400.

10. (4) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 267, 98.6, 134, $77,695.

11. (30) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 77.9, 135, $75,391.

12. (24) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 267, 87.5, 127, $52,900.

13. (11) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 92.5, 124, $47,050.

14. (10) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 267, 101, 126, $51,800.

15. (9) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 267, 87, 118, $45,775.

16. (15) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 267, 69.2, 115, $81,000.

17. (16) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 267, 77.6, 112, $46,975.

18. (2) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 266, 82.7, 109, $71,333.

19. (40) David Reutimann, Toyota, 266, 58.7, 111, $36,975.

20. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 266, 58.3, 103, $67,033.

21. (8) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 266, 73.6, 100, $66,566.

22. (32) David Gilliland, Ford, 266, 60.3, 97, $54,533.

23. (25) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 266, 56.7, 94, $33,825.

24. (21) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 266, 60.6, 91, $72,986.

25. (7) Bill Elliott, Ford, 266, 67.6, 88, $51,495.

26. (17) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 266, 54.9, 85, $62,964.

27. (6) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 266, 59.8, 82, $43,550.

28. (27) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 266, 49.2, 84, $50,350.

29. (19) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge, 266, 42.3, 81, $36,750.

30. (31) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 265, 39.2, 73, $35,100.

31. (26) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 265, 53, 70, $51,158.

32. (35) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 265, 37, 67, $39,900.

33. (23) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 265, 49.6, 64, $77,375.

34. (33) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 264, 33, 61, $59,864.

35. (29) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 264, 53.3, 63, $45,758.

36. (20) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 264, 39.3, 55, $31,500.

37. (39) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 264, 30.3, 52, $51,058.

38. (43) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 263, 26.4, 49, $31,275.

39. (28) Joey Logano, Toyota, 263, 31.5, 46, $39,175.

40. (41) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 260, 38.9, 43, $79,811.

41. (22) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 257, 28.4, 40, $40,497.

42. (38) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 235, 50.9, 37, $30,850.

43. (5) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, transmission, 229, 94.3, 39, $62,186.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 133.549 mph. Time of Race: 2 hours, 59 minutes, 56 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.280 seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 25 laps. Lead Changes: 16 among 10 drivers.

Top 12 in Points: 1. J.Johnson, 5,575; 2. C.Edwards, 5,565; 3. G.Biffle, 5,545; 4. J.Burton, 5,454; 5. K.Harvick, 5,439; 6. J.Gordon, 5,432; 7. C.Bowyer, 5,411; 8. D.Earnhardt Jr., 5,385; 9. M.Kenseth, 5,383; 10. D.Hamlin, 5,332; 11. T.Stewart, 5,320; 12. Ky.Busch, 5,264.
FORMULA ONE

Singapore Grand Prix

Sunday's Results
(On Marina Bay circuit (road course), Singapore. Lap length: 3.15 miles)

1. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Renault, 61 laps, 1 hour, 57 minutes, 16.304 seconds, 98.22 mph.

2. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Williams, 61, 1:57:19.261.

3. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, McLaren, 61, 1:57:22.221.

4. Timo Glock, Germany, Toyota, 61, 1:57:24.459.

5. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Toro Rosso, 61, 1:57:26.572.

6. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, BMW, 61, 1:57:27.405.

7. David Coulthard, Britain, Red Bull, 61, 1:57:32.691.

8. Kazuki Nakajima, Japan, Williams, 61, 1:57:34.793.

9. Jenson Button, Britain, Honda, 61, 1:57:36.189.

10. Heikki Kovalainen, Finland, McLaren, 61, 1:57:43.206.

11. Robert Kubica, Poland, BMW, 61, 1:57:44.279.

12. Sebastien Bourdais, France, Toro Rosso, 61, 1:57:45.736.

13. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Ferrari, 61, 1:57:51.474.

14. Giancarlo Fisichella, Italy, Force India, 61, 1:57:59.875.

15. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, 57, 1:50:11.975.
Drivers' Standings
(After 15 of 18 races)
1. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, McLaren, 84 pts.
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, 56.
Constructors' Standings1. McLaren, 135 points.
2. Ferrari, 134.
3. BMW Sauber, 120.
NHRA

O'Reilly
Mid-South Nationals

Sunday's Results
(At Memphis Motorsports Park,
Millington, Tenn.)
Final Order
Top Fuel

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

1. Tim Wilkerson, Chevy Impala. 2. Ashley Force. 3. Robert Hight. 4. Mike Neff. 5. Cruz Pedregon. 6. John Force. 7. Gary Scelzi. 8. Jack Beckman. 9. Jerry Toliver. 10. Jeff Arend.
Pro Stock

1. Mike Edwards, Pontiac GXP. 2. Jason Line. 3. Allen Johnson. 4. Warren Johnson. 5. Dave Connolly. 6. Steve Spiess. 7. Larry Morgan. 8. Jeg Coughlin. 9. Greg Anderson. 10. Greg Stanfield.
Pro Stock Motorcycle

1. Craig Treble, Suzuki. 2. Eddie Krawiec. 3. Matt Smith. 4. Angie McBride. 5. Angelle Sampey. 6. Chris Rivas. 7. Andrew Hines. 8. GT Tonglet. 9. Chip Ellis. 10. Karen Stoffer.
Point Standings
Top Fuel

1. Tony Schumacher, 2,409. 2. Cory McClenathan, 2,243. 3. Antron Brown, 2,230. 4. Larry Dixon, 2,219. 5. Hillary Will, 2,218.
Funny Car

1. Tim Wilkerson, 2,332. 2. Jack Beckman, 2,260. 3. Robert Hight, 2,258. 4. Tony Pedregon, 2,256. 5. Ashley Force, 2,240.
Pro Stock

1. Jeg Coughlin, 2,277. 2. Kurt Johnson, 2,245. 3. Jason Line, 2,222. 4. Greg Anderson, 2,214. 5. Mike Edwards, 2,208.
Pro Stock Motorcycle

1. Matt Smith, 2,319. 2. Eddie Krawiec, 2,277. 3. Chris Rivas, 2,240. 4. Angelle Sampey, 2,217. 5. Steve Johnson, 2,200.
BASKETBALL
WNBA

Playoff Glance

CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-three)
EASTERN CONFERENCE


Detroit vs. New York

(Series tied 1-1)
Game 1
: New York 60, Detroit 56
Sunday's Result: Detroit 64, New York 55
Today's Game: New York vs. Detroit at Ypsilanti, Mich., 7 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE


San Antonio vs. Los Angeles
(San Antonio wins series 2-1)
Game 1
: Los Angeles 85, San Antonio 70
Game 2: San Antonio 67, Los Angeles 66
Sunday's Result: San Antonio 76, Los Angeles 72
HOCKEY
NHL

Preseason Glance

Sunday's ResultsTampa Bay 4, Eisbaren 1
Carolina 1, Philadelphia 0
Detroit 4, Atlanta 0
Dallas at Chicago, late
Minnesota at Buffalo, late
Florida at Montreal, late
Vancouver at Anaheim, late
Today's GamesChicago at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS

Late Saturday's ResultsHouston 1, Toronto FC 1, tie
Colorado 5, New York 4
Columbus 1, New England 0
Real Salt Lake 3, San Jose 2
CD Chivas USA 2, Kansas City 1
Sunday's ResultFC Dallas 3, D.C. United 0
COLLEGE WOMEN


KENT STATE 4, AKRON 1

Halftime: Kent State, 2-0. Goals: Heaton (K) 2, Messer (K), Marosszeky (K), Cullen (A). Assists: Hester (K) 3, Messer (K), Heaton (K). Shots on goal: Kent, 8-6. Corner kicks: Akron, 6-5. Saves: Wolbert (A) 4; Sherwood (K) 5.

Records: Akron 6-3, 1-1; Kent State 5-4, 2-0.
FIELD HOCKEY
COLLEGE ,New,9.6,9.7


OHIO 1, KENT STATE 0

Goals: Gnozzio (O). Shots on goal: Ohio, 6-2. Penalty corners: Ohio, 9-3. Saves: Martin (O) 1; Suitch (K) 5.

Records: Ohio 4-5, 2-0; Kent State 6-4, 1-1.
Late Saturday
KENT STATE 4, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 3

Halftime: KSU, 3-2. Goals: Bell (KSU) 2, Sandham (CMU) 2, Leach (KSU), Rhodenbaugh (KSU), Marais (CMU). Assists: Erasmus (CMU) 2, Kittelberger (KSU), Miller (KSU). Shots on goal: CMU, 11-8. Penalty corners: CMU, 5-3. Saves: Schwall (CMU) 4; Suitch (KSU) 8.
HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS SOCCER ,New,9.6,9.7


CHIPPEWA 3, HILLSDALE 0

Halftime: 0-0. Goals: Yoho (C), Broome (C), Steele (C). Assists: Yoho (C), Butzer (C). Shots on goal: Chi., 16-3. Corner kicks: Chi., 7-0. Saves: Shipley (C) 3; Eick (H) 11.

Records: Chippewa 7-3-3, 6-0-1.
BOYS
CROSS COUNTRY ,New,9.6,9.7

Late Saturday
STARK COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP


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