ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line

Major League Baseball Playoffs
World Series
Saturday's Game
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

at Philadelphia -110 Tampa Bay +100
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NCAA Football
Today's Game
FAVORITE OPN TDAY O/U UNDERDOG

Boise St. 8 7 (421/2) at San Jose St.
Saturday's Games
FAVORITE OPN TDAY O/U UNDERDOG

at Army 2 21/2 (43) Louisiana Tech
at Maryland 12 11 (451/2) N.C. State
at Miami 3 21/2 (42) Wake Forest
Northwestern 91/2 8 (51) at Indiana
Minnesota +1 1 (511/2) at Purdue
at North Carlna 2 21/2 (43) Boston College
Cincinnati +21/2 21/2 (441/2) at Connecticut
Illinois 1 21/2 (561/2) at Wisconsin
at Pittsburgh 10 91/2 (43) Rutgers
at Iowa St. 21/2 3 (551/2) Texas A&M
at Florida 23 26 (49) Kentucky
Mississippi 4 5 (53) at Arkansas
at Ball St. 231/2 251/2 (59) E. Michigan
at BYU 23 231/2 (551/2) UNLV
at Vanderbilt 10 101/2 (41) Duke
at Tulane 21/2 21/2 (69) Rice
Fresno St. 181/2 16 (60) at Utah St.
at Navy 12 12 (641/2) SMU
Alabama 61/2 6 (411/2) at Tennessee
Oregon 31/2 3 (531/2) at Arizona St.
at California 171/2 17 (51) UCLA
at Miami (OH) 8 5 (471/2) Kent St.
at Grgia Tech 13 13 (38) Virginia
at Texas 13 121/2 (70) Oklahoma St.
at LSU 11/2 11/2 (481/2) Georgia
Oklahoma 19 181/2 (71) at Kansas St.
Michigan St. 51/2 31/2 (45) at Michigan
at Florida St. 51/2 5 (44) Virginia Tech
at N. Illinois 7 8 (461/2) Bowling Green
New Mex. St. 15 14 (661/2) at Idaho
at TCU 31 31 (421/2) Wyoming
Cent. Mich. 31/2 4 (57) at Toledo
South Florida 5 4 (551/2) at Louisville
at Nebraska 91/2 121/2 (591/2) Baylor
at Kansas +11/2 1 (67) Texas Tech
at Missouri 21 231/2 (63) Colorado
Penn St. 1 21/2 (46) at Ohio St.
Southern Miss. 4 41/2 (51) at Memphis
Notre Dame 11 101/2 (531/2) at Washington
Colorado St. 71/2 9 (53) at Sn Dgo St.
Southern Cal 14 16 (541/2) at Arizona
Nevada Pk 3 (611/2) at Hawaii
at Miss. St. 131/2 10 (40) Middle Tenn.
Fla. Atlantic 1 2 (54) at Lsiana-Mnre
Troy 24 24 (63) at North Texas
Sunday's Game
FAVORITE OPN TDAY O/U UNDERDOG

at Tulsa 21 231/2 (711/2) UCF
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NFL
Sunday's Games
FAVORITE OPN TDAY O/U UNDERDOG

at Baltimore 61/2 7 (36) Oakland
San Diego-x 3 3 (45) New Orleans
at N.Y. Jets 101/2 131/2 (39) Kansas City
Buffalo 2 11/2 (42) at Miami
at Dallas 1 21/2 (401/2) Tampa Bay
at Phila. 71/2 9 (45) Atlanta
at New Eng. 71/2 71/2 (431/2) St. Louis
at Carolina 41/2 4 (431/2) Arizona
Washington 7 71/2 (42) at Detroit
at Jacksonville 6 7 (42) Cleveland
at Pittsburgh 21/2 3 (42) N.Y. Giants
at San Fran. 6 5 (401/2) Seattle
at Houston 101/2 9 (441/2) Cincinnati

x-at London
Monday's Game
FAVORITE OPN TDAY O/U UNDERDOG

at Tennessee 3 4 (41) Indianapolis
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NHL
Today's Games
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

N.Y. Rangers -125 at Columbus +105
at New Jersey -175 Philadelphia +155
at Ottawa -130 Anaheim +110
San Jose -155 at Florida +135
at Detroit -300 Atlanta +250
at St. Louis -170 Los Angeles +150
TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL
American League• NEW YORK YANKEES—Named Bill Livesay pro scout.
National League• HOUSTON ASTROS—Named Mark Ross West Coast scouting supervisor, Doug Deutsch Southern California area scout, Tom Wiedenbauer and Gerry Craft professional scouts and Greg Brown, Brad Budzinski, Troy Hoerner, Jesse Kapellusch, John Kosciak and Everett Stull area scouts.
• NEW YORK METS—Named Randy Niemann bullpen coach and Razor Shines third-base coach. Reassigned bullpen coach Guy Conti, third-base coach Luis Aguayo and first-base coach Ken Oberkfell.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association• NBA BOARD OF GOVERNORS—Elected Minnesota owner Glen Taylor chairman.
• CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Waived F Justin Williams.
• CHICAGO BULLS—Waived F Roger Powell and F-C Michael Ruffin.
• CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Waived F Ronald Dupree.
• DALLAS MAVERICKS—Waived G Keith McLeod.
• DENVER NUGGETS—Waived G Mateen Cleaves, G Smush Parker, F Nick Fazekas, F James Mays and F Ruben Patterson.
• LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS—Waived F Jelani McCoy.
• NEW YORK KNICKS—Waived G Allan Houston and G-F Dan Grunfeld. Exercised their contract options on G Mardy Collins and F Wilson Chandler.
• INDIANA PACERS—Waived F Austin Croshere and F Josh Davis.
• PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Waived C Jared Reiner.
• PHOENIX SUNS—Exercised their contract option on G-F Alando Tucker for the 2009-2010 season. Waived G Robert Hite.
• PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS—Waived F Luke Jackson and C Steven Hill.
• SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Waived G Devin Green, G Salim Stoudamire and C Darryl Watkins.
FOOTBALL
National Football League• NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed CB Rashad Barksdale to the practice squad. Terminated the practice squad contract of QB Andre Woodson.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League• ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed D Bret Hedican to a one-year contract.
• COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Assigned G Steve Mason to Syracuse (AHL).
• EDMONTON OILERS—Recalled D Theo Peckham from Springfield (AHL).
• PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Recalled F Darroll Powe and F Jared Ross from Philadelphia (AHL).
• ST. LOUIS BLUES—Assigned F Chris Porter and D Jeff Woywitka to Peoria (AHL).
• TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Signed D Marek Malik to a one-year contract.
• WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Signed D John Erskine to a two-year contract extension.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer• FC DALLAS—Announced the retirement of M Bobby Rhine, effective at the end of the season.
FOOTBALL
NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA

Buffalo 5 1 0 .833 149 118
New England 4 2 0 .667 130 116
N.Y. Jets 3 3 0 .500 154 146
Miami 2 4 0 .333 120 130
South
W L T Pct PF PA

Tennessee 6 0 0 1.000 149 66
Jacksonville 3 3 0 .500 124 128
Indianapolis 3 3 0 .500 128 131
Houston 2 4 0 .333 140 179
North
W L T Pct PF PA

Pittsburgh 5 1 0 .833 141 89
Baltimore 3 3 0 .500 105 100

Cleveland 2 4 0 .333 92 106

Cincinnati 0 7 0 .000 98 182
West
W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 4 3 0 .571 173 195
San Diego 3 4 0 .429 192 162
Oakland 2 4 0 .333 97 148
Kansas City 1 5 0 .167 75 165
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 5 1 0 .833 170 101
Washington 5 2 0 .714 140 128
Dallas 4 3 0 .571 189 175
Philadelphia 3 3 0 .500 167 123
South
W L T Pct PF PA

Tampa Bay 5 2 0 .714 161 107
Carolina 5 2 0 .714 147 104
Atlanta 4 2 0 .667 139 127
New Orleans 3 4 0 .429 179 163
North
W L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 4 3 0 .571 196 150
Green Bay 4 3 0 .571 194 159
Minnesota 3 4 0 .429 154 167
Detroit 0 6 0 .000 97 187
West
W L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 4 2 0 .667 177 144
St. Louis 2 4 0 .333 96 178
San Francisco 2 5 0 .286 158 196
Seattle 1 5 0 .167 110 171
Sunday's GamesBuffalo at Miami, 1 p.m.
Washington at Detroit, 1 p.m.
San Diego vs. New Orleans at London, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Dallas, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at New England, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Houston, 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m.
Seattle at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.
Open: Denver, Chicago, Green Bay, Minnesota
Monday's GameIndianapolis at Tennessee, 8:30 p.m.
CFL

EAST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
y-Montreal 11 5 0 22 573 382
x-Winnipeg 6 10 0 12 367 437
Toronto 4 12 0 8 327 527
Hamilton 3 13 0 6 394 521
WEST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
x-Calgary 11 5 0 22 526 373
x-British Columbia 10 6 0 20 474 406
x-Saskatchewan 10 6 0 20 400 424
x-Edmonton 9 7 0 18 466 457

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

NOTE: Two points for a regulation or overtime win and one point for a tie.

Today's GameCalgary at Hamilton
Saturday's GamesEdmonton at Saskatchewan
Toronto at British Columbia
Sunday's GameWinnipeg at Montreal
End Regular Season
COLLEGE

Scoreboard

Thursday's Results
EASTWest Virginia 34, Auburn 17
SOUTHJacksonville St. (5-2) at Tenn.-Martin (6-2), late
FAR WESTAir Force 23, New Mexico 10
Schedule

Today's Game
FAR WESTBoise State (6-0) at San Jose St. (5-2), 9 p.m.
GOLF
PGA TOUR

Frys.com Open

(At Grayhawk Golf Club, Raptor Course, Scottsdale, Ariz. Purse: $5 million; Yardage: 7,125; Par: 70)
First Round
John Mallinger 33-30—63 -7
Doug LaBelle II 30-33—63 -7
Richard Johnson 31-33—64 -6
Chris Stroud 32-33—65 -5
Mathias Gronberg 33-32—65 -5
Arron Oberholser 33-32—65 -5
J.J. Henry 34-31—65 -5
Marco Dawson 31-34—65 -5
Todd Demsey 32-33—65 -5
Bill Haas 32-34—66 -4
Robert Garrigus 33-33—66 -4
Jason Day 33-33—66 -4
Mike Weir 33-33—66 -4
Steve Elkington 32-34—66 -4
Y.E. Yang 34-32—66 -4
Chris Riley 35-32—67 -3
Tom Pernice, Jr. 34-33—67 -3
Omar Uresti 31-36—67 -3
Kevin Sutherland 37-30—67 -3
Dustin Johnson 34-33—67 -3
Jim McGovern 35-32—67 -3
Steve Allan 34-33—67 -3
Aaron Baddeley 34-33—67 -3
Lee Janzen 36-31—67 -3
Robert Gamez 34-33—67 -3
Chad Collins 34-33—67 -3
Rocco Mediate 33-35—68 -2
Sean O'Hair 33-35—68 -2
Kevin Streelman 32-36—68 -2
Charles Warren 33-35—68 -2
Ron Whittaker 36-32—68 -2
Scott Sterling 36-32—68 -2
Tommy Gainey 33-35—68 -2
Michael Allen 31-37—68 -2
Kevin Na 33-35—68 -2
Brad Elder 35-33—68 -2
Tag Ridings 37-31—68 -2
Nick O'Hern 35-33—68 -2
Brian Gay 32-36—68 -2
George McNeill 35-33—68 -2
Jeff Quinney 34-34—68 -2
Charlie Wi 35-33—68 -2
Olin Browne 37-31—68 -2
Mathew Goggin 36-33—69 -1
Glen Day 35-34—69 -1
Davis Love III 34-35—69 -1
Billy Mayfair 35-34—69 -1
Steve Flesch 33-36—69 -1
Woody Austin 35-34—69 -1
Nick Watney 32-37—69 -1
Mark Wilson 36-33—69 -1
Bo Van Pelt 32-37—69 -1
Brenden Pappas 33-36—69 -1
Rich Beem 34-35—69 -1
Cameron Beckman 35-34—69 -1
Justin Bolli 35-34—69 -1
Jin Park 35-34—69 -1
Mark Hensby 33-36—69 -1
Michael Letzig 36-33—69 -1
Bob Tway 34-35—69 -1
Bubba Watson 35-34—69 -1
Frank Lickliter II 35-34—69 -1
Scott Verplank 34-35—69 -1
Todd Hamilton 34-35—69 -1
Billy Andrade 36-33—69 -1
Shane Bertsch 35-34—69 -1
Peter Lonard 35-34—69 -1
Paul Claxton 35-34—69 -1
John Riegger 37-33—70 E
Tim Clark 37-33—70 E
Chez Reavie 37-33—70 E
Paul Goydos 35-35—70 E
Jeff Maggert 35-35—70 E
Rod Pampling 36-34—70 E
James Driscoll 36-34—70 E
Ryan Armour 34-36—70 E
Charley Hoffman 34-36—70 E
Cody Freeman 36-34—70 E
John Douma 34-36—70 E
Ryan Moore 35-36—71 +1
Brad Adamonis 36-35—71 +1
Pat Perez 34-37—71 +1
Bob Estes 35-36—71 +1
Brett Quigley 35-36—71 +1
Jason Dufner 37-34—71 +1
Kyle Thompson 37-34—71 +1
Jonathan Byrd 35-36—71 +1
Harrison Frazar 36-35—71 +1
Nick Flanagan 37-34—71 +1
Brian Davis 36-36—72 +2
Jesper Parnevik 36-36—72 +2
Steve Lowery 36-36—72 +2
Rory Sabbatini 34-38—72 +2
Kent Jones 36-36—72 +2
Tommy Armour III 37-35—72 +2
J.P. Hayes 38-34—72 +2
Matt Jones 35-37—72 +2
Patrick Sheehan 35-37—72 +2
Joe Ogilvie 38-34—72 +2
Jeff Gove 35-37—72 +2
Tim Herron 35-37—72 +2
Cliff Kresge 35-37—72 +2
Scott McCarron 35-37—72 +2
Michael Sim 36-36—72 +2
Travis Perkins 37-35—72 +2
Jason Allred 38-34—72 +2
Tim Petrovic 37-36—73 +3
Eric Axley 38-35—73 +3
Jay Williamson 37-36—73 +3
Martin Laird 35-38—73 +3
Bob Sowards 37-36—73 +3
Craig Kanada 36-37—73 +3
Notah Begay III 36-37—73 +3
Jason Gore 36-37—73 +3
Kirk Triplett 35-38—73 +3
Ryan Palmer 35-38—73 +3
Kenneth Ferrie 37-36—73 +3
Brett Rumford 36-37—73 +3
Vaughn Taylor 39-35—74 +4
John Merrick 38-36—74 +4
Daniel Chopra 38-36—74 +4
Alejandro Canizares 36-38—74 +4
Bob Heintz 37-38—75 +5
David Lutterus 39-36—75 +5
Tony Rohlik 37-38—75 +5
Parker McLachlin 38-39—77 +7
Jon Mills 37-40—77 +7
Nathan Green 42-36—78 +8
EUROPEAN PGA

Castello Masters

(At Club de Campo del Mediterraneo Golf Course, Castellon, Spain. Purse: $2.7 million; Yardage: 7,111; Par: 71)
First Round
Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark 32-32—64
Angel Cabrera, Argentina 33-32—65
Richard Finch, England 31-34—65
Ignacio Garrido, Spain 33-32—65
Peter Hanson, Sweden 33-32—65
John Bickerton, England 32-34—66
Francois Delamontagne, France 34-32—66
Simon Dyson, England 35-31—66
Sergio Garcia, Spain 33-33—66
Thomas Levet, France 31-35—66
Jose Maria Olazabal, Spain 33-33—66
Alvaro Velasco, Spain 34-32—66
Phillip Archer, England 34-33—67
Stephen Gallacher, Scotland 34-33—67
Ricardo Gonzalez, Argentina 32-35—67
David Griffiths, England 34-33—67
Garry Houston, Wales 33-34—67
Mikael Lundberg, Sweden 34-33—67
David Lynn, England 34-33—67
Alvaro Quiros, Spain 34-33—67
Justin Rose, England 33-34—67
Miles Tunnicliff, England 35-32—67
Steve Webster, England 35-32—67
Also
Nick Dougherty, England 35-33—68
Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland 34-34—68
Paul Casey, England 34-35—69
Camilo Villegas, Colombia 35-35—70
Paul Lawrie, Scotland 34-37—71
SOCCER
MLS

EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
y-Columbus 16 7 6 54 49 36

x-Chicago 12 10 7 43 39 31
x-New England 12 10 7 43 39 40
Kansas City 10 10 9 39 34 38
New York 10 10 9 39 40 43
D.C. United 11 14 4 37 43 50
Toronto FC 9 12 8 35 34 41
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA

y-Houston 13 5 11 50 43 31
x-CD Chivas USA 12 11 6 42 39 39
Real Salt Lake 10 10 9 39 39 38
Colorado 11 14 4 37 43 44
FC Dallas 8 10 11 35 43 39
Los Angeles 8 13 8 32 53 60
San Jose 7 13 9 30 30 38

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched conference

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Thursday's ResultNew York at Chicago, late
Saturday's GamesKansas City at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Houston at CD Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday's GamesFC Dallas at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
D.C. United at Columbus, 5 p.m.
End of Regular Season
BASKETBALL
NBA

Preseason

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB

Boston 6 2 .750 —
Philadelphia 4 3 .571 11/2
New York 3 3 .500 2
Toronto 3 4 .429 21/2
New Jersey 2 4 .333 3
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB

Orlando 5 1 .833 —
Atlanta 5 3 .625 1
Washington 2 4 .333 3
Miami 1 4 .200 31/2
Charlotte 0 7 .000 51/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB

Detroit 6 2 .750 —
Indiana 4 4 .500 2
Chicago 3 4 .429 21/2
Cleveland 2 5 .286 31/2
Milwaukee 1 6 .143 41/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB

New Orleans 7 0 1.000 —
Houston 4 2 .667 21/2
Dallas 4 4 .500 3
San Antonio 3 3 .500 31/2
Memphis 2 6 .250 51/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB

Denver 5 1 .833 —
Minnesota 6 2 .750 —
Portland 4 2 .667 1
Utah 3 3 .500 2
Oklahoma City 1 4 .200 31/2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB

Golden State 4 2 .667 —
L.A. Lakers 3 2 .600 1/2
Phoenix 4 3 .571 1/2
L.A. Clippers 3 3 .500 1
Sacramento 1 6 .143 31/2
Thursday's ResultsAtlanta 88, Detroit 87
Minnesota 95, Milwaukee 76
Indiana 114, Dallas 91
New Orleans 100, Miami 80
Portland at Utah, late
Houston at Sacramento, late
Oklahoma City at Phoenix, late
Charlotte vs. L.A. Lakers at Anaheim, Calif., late
Today's GamesNew Jersey at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Washington vs. Cleveland at Columbus, Ohio, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Miami at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City vs. L.A. Lakers at Ontario, Calif., 10:30 p.m.
HOCKEY
AHL

Thursday's Results
No games scheduled
Today's GamesPhiladelphia at Hartford, 7 p.m.
Bridgeport at Portland, 7 p.m.
Providence at Worcester, 7:05 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Manchester, 7:30 p.m.
Albany at Springfield, 7:30 p.m.
Binghamton at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m.
Quad City at Rochester, 7:35 p.m.
Peoria at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Lake Erie at Iowa, 8:05 p.m.
Houston at Manitoba, 8:30 p.m.
Norfolk at Rockford, 8:30 p.m.
TENNIS
ATP

St. Petersburg Open

(At SCC Peterburgsky, St. Petersburg, Russia. Purse: $1,406,000 (Intl. Series); Surface: Hard-Indoor)
Thursday's Results
Singles
Second Round

Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan, def. Marat Safin (8), Russia, 6-4, 6-2.

Victor Hanescu, Romania, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 7-6 (7).

Andy Murray (1), Britain, def. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 6-4, 6-2.

Mischa Zverev, Germany, def. Mikhail Youzhny (4), Russia, 7-5, 6-4.
Doubles
Quarterfinals

Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev, Russia, def. Simon Aspelin, Sweden, and Julian Knowle (1), Austria, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 11-9 tiebreak.

Michal Mertinak, Slovakia, and Lovro Zovko, Croatia, def. Michael Kohlmann, Germany, and Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-2, 3-6, 10-7 tiebreak.

Travis Parrott, United States, and Filip Polasek, Slovakia, def. Eric Butorac, United States, and Frantisek Cermak (4), Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-3.