Latest Line
NFL
College Football
Favorite Points Underdog
LOUISVILLE 3 (52) Connecticut
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Saturday
Michigan State 8½ INDIANA
IOWA 8 Northwestern
NOTRE DAME 2 Purdue
OHIO STATE 18 Minnesota
Wisconsin 6 MICHIGAN
PENN STATE 15 Illinois
Baseball
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Favorite Odds Underdog
National League
PHILADELPHIA 10-12 Washington
NY METS 7½-8½ Florida
HOUSTON Even-6 Atlanta
MILWAUKEE Even-6 Chicago Cubs
ST. LOUIS Even-6 Cincinnati
ARIZONA 9-10 Colorado
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SAN DIEGO 5½-6½ Pittsburgh
LA Dodgers 6½-7½ SAN FRAN.
American League
BOSTON 7½-8½ NY Yankees
BALTIMORE Even-6 Toronto
DETROIT 5½-6½ Tampa Bay
CHICAGO W. SOX 8-9 Cleveland
MINNESOTA 10½-11½ Kansas City
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LA ANGELS 7½-8½ Texas
SEATTLE Even-6 Oakland
Home Team in CAPS
AUTO RACING
COMO MODIFIED SERIES
Race No. 7 Today in Ashland
Top 10 Points Standings
(With previous race results and total)
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1. Al Uotinen 52-52-53-54-47-48--306
2. Darrell Nelson 48-53-39-50-54-57--301
3. Ryan Aho 55-54-39-54-45-51--298
4. Kelly Estey 56-49-54-42-47-42--290
5. Jeff Spacek 47-50-53-46-51-41--288
6. Jayme Lautigar 54-47-35-50-49-52--287
7. Jason Miller 34-46-50-47-55-52--284
8. Duane Dale 40-55-36-41-45-54--271
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9. Dean Yrjanainen 31-50-35-39-53-41--249
10. (tie) Don Copp 47-46-46-43-34-29--245
Jeff Wood 46-31-42-40-41-45--245
basketball
WOMEN'S NBA PLAYOFFS
Conference Finals
(Best-of-3)
Thursday's Result
San Antonio at Los Angeles, night
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
National Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 3 0 0 1.000 96 63
N.Y. Giants 3 0 0 1.000 83 43
Washington 2 1 0 .667 60 57
Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 90 50
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Tampa Bay 2 1 0 .667 71 57
Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 81 59
Carolina 2 1 0 .667 56 61
New Orleans 1 2 0 .333 80 83
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay 2 1 0 .667 88 71
Minnesota 1 2 0 .333 54 52
Chicago 1 2 0 .333 70 60
Detroit 0 3 0 .000 59 113
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 2 1 0 .667 71 47
San Francisco 2 1 0 .667 77 66
Seattle 1 2 0 .333 77 80
St. Louis 0 3 0 .000 29 116
American Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Buffalo 3 0 0 1.000 78 49
New England 2 1 0 .667 49 58
N.Y. Jets 1 2 0 .333 59 81
Miami 1 2 0 .333 62 64
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Tennessee 3 0 0 1.000 72 29
Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 49 58
Indianapolis 1 2 0 .333 52 67
Houston 0 2 0 .000 29 69
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 45 20
Pittsburgh 2 1 0 .667 54 38
Cincinnati 0 3 0 .000 40 67
Cleveland 0 3 0 .000 26 66
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 3 0 0 1.000 114 84
Oakland 1 2 0 .333 60 73
San Diego 1 2 0 .333 110 94
Kansas City 0 3 0 .000 32 78
Sunday's Games
Minnesota at Tennessee, noon
Green Bay at Tampa Bay, noon
Arizona at N.Y. Jets, noon
Denver at Kansas City, noon
San Francisco at New Orleans, noon
Atlanta at Carolina, noon
Cleveland at Cincinnati, noon
Houston at Jacksonville, noon
Buffalo at St. Louis, 3:05 p.m.
San Diego at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.
Washington at Dallas, 3:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago, 7:15 p.m.
Open: Indianapolis, Miami, New England, Seattle, N.Y. Giants, Detroit
Monday's Game
Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
COLLEGE
Thursday's Result
Oregon State 27, Southern Cal 21
Tulane 34, SMU 27
Overall records in parentheses
Big Ten
Minnesota (4-0) 0-0
Northwestern (4-0) 0-0
Penn State (4-0) 0-0
Wisconsin (3-0) 0-0
Iowa (3-1) 0-0
Michigan State (3-1) 0-0
Ohio State (3-1) 0-0
Illinois (2-1) 0-0
Indiana (2-1) 0-0
Purdue (2-1) 0-0
Michigan (1-2) 0-0
Saturday's Games
Minnesota at Ohio State, 11 a.m.
Wisconsin at Michigan, 2:30 p.m.
Michigan State at Indiana, 11 a.m.
Northwestern at Iowa, 11 a.m.
Purdue at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m.
Illinois at Penn State, 7 p.m.
NSIC
Overall records in parentheses
North Division
Minnesota Duluth (4-0) 3-0
Mary (2-2) 2-1
St. Cloud State (2-2) 2-1
Minn. State-Moorhead (1-3) 1-2
Bemidji State (1-3) 0-3
Minn.-Crookston (1-3) 0-3
Northern State (0-4) 0-3
South Division
Minn. State-Mankato (3-1) 3-0
Winona State (3-1) 3-0
Augustana (2-2) 2-1
Southwest Minn. State (2-2) 2-1
Concordia-St. Paul (2-2) 1-2
Wayne (Neb.) State (2-2) 1-2
Upper Iowa (1-3) 1-2
Saturday's Games
Mary at Minnesota Duluth, 1 p.m.
Augustana at Concordia-St. Paul, noon
Minnesota State-Moorhead at Minnesota State-Crookston, 1 p.m.
Northern State at Bemidji State, 1 p.m.
Upper Iowa at St. Cloud State, 1 p.m.
Winona State at Minnesota State-Mankato,2:05 p.m.
Wayne (Neb.) State at Southwest Minnesota State, 4 p.m.
UMAC
Overall records in parentheses
Martin Luther (2-1) 0-0
Northwestern (2-1) 0-0
Minnesota-Morris (1-1) 0-0
Crown (1-2) 0-0
St. Scholastica (0-1) 0-0
Saturday's Games
St. Scholastica at Minnesota-Morris, 1 p.m.
Martin Luther at Trinity Bible, 1 p.m.
Northwestern at Crown, 2 p.m.
Coaches Polls
Football Championship Subdivision
Record Pts Pvs
1. James Madison (11) 3-1 672 5
2. Richmond (11) 3-1 665 3
3. Montana (6) 3-0 650 4
4. Appalachian State 1-2 585 1
5. Northern Iowa 2-1 575 7
6. McNeese State 1-1 504 8
7. North Dakota State 2-2 490 2
8. New Hampshire 3-0 471 10
9. Cal Poly 2-1 437 11
10. Massachusetts 2-2 374 9
11. Wofford 2-1 364 12
12. Delaware 1-2 348 6
13. Southern Illinois 1-1 343 14
14. Elon 3-1 332 18
15. Central Arkansas 4-0 313 16
16. Eastern Washington 1-2 308 17
17. Furman 3-1 242 23
18. South Dakota State 2-2 215 13
19. Villanova 2-1 202 19
20. Eastern Illinois 2-2 183 20
21. Western Illinois 2-2 136 21
22. Georgia Southern 2-2 131 14
23. Youngstown State 2-2 113 24
24. The Citadel 2-1 111 22
25. Tennessee State 4-0 78 --
Other receiving votes: Liberty (63), Jacksonville State (32), Northern Arizona (31), Harvard (19), Hampton (14), Prairie View A&M (14), Montana State (10), Delaware State (8), Weber State (7), Sam Houston State (7), William & Mary (6), North Dakota (4), San Diego (3), Yale (3), Holy Cross (1), Tenn.-Martin (1), South Carolina State (1), Texas State (1), Lafayette (1), Florida A&M (1).
Division II
Record Pts Pvs
1. Valdosta State (Ga.) (20) 3-0 639 1
2. Grand Valley State (Mich.) (2) 3-0 617 2
3. North Alabama (2) 4-0 601 3
4. Abilene Christian (Texas) (2) 3-0 569 4
5. Nebraska-Omaha 3-0 549 5
6. West Texas A&M 4-0 496 6
7. Pittsburg State (Kan.) 4-0 465 7
8. Northwest Missouri State 3-1 441 9
9. Central Washington 4-0 423 8
10. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 4-0 400 10
11. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 2-1 396 11
12. Indiana (Pa.) 3-0 347 12
13. Tuskegee (Ala.) 3-0 318 13
14. California (Pa.) 3-1 311 14
15. Minnesota Duluth 4-0 290 15
16. Tarleton State (Texas) 4-0 276 16
17. Delta State (Miss.) 2-1 246 17
18. Chadron State (Neb.) 3-1 202 18
19. Central Missouri 4-0 191 20
20. Albany State (Ga.) 3-0 160 19
21. Midwestern State (Texas) 3-0 101 --
22. Wingate (N.C.) 4-0 70 --
23. Catawba (N.C.) 2-1 51 --
24. Edinboro (Pa.) 3-1 40 23
25. West Virginia State 4-0 37 --
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Thursday's Result
Fond du Lac 33, Itasca 6
GOLF
PGA
Tour Championship
At East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta
Par 70
Thursday's First-Round Leaders
Anthony Kim 32-32--64 -6
Ernie Els 35-33--68 -2
Trevor Immelman 34-34--68 -2
Phil Mickelson 31-37--68 -2
K.J. Choi 33-36--69 -1
LPGA
Navistar Classic
At Prattville, Ala.
Par 72
Thursday's First-Round Leaders
Jill McGill 32-33--65 -7
Jane Park 31-34--65 -7
Jeong Jang 33-32--65 -7
Janice Moodie 33-33--66 -6
Cristie Kerr 34-32--66 -6
Hockey
NHL PRESEASON
Wednesday's Results
Minnesota 2, Columbus 1
Washington 4, Carolina 1
Ottawa 3, Philadelphia 1
New Jersey 3, N.Y. Rangers 2
Pittsburgh 3, Toronto 2
Montreal 3, Detroit 2, SO
Calgary 3, Phoenix 2
Florida 3, Edmonton 2, SO
Los Angeles 4, Colorado 3, SO
Anaheim 6, San Jose 4
Thursday's Results
Detroit 4, Boston 3
Washington 4, Carolina 2
Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Rangers 2
Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Islanders 0
Atlanta 4, Nashville 2
Colorado 4, Dallas 2
Florida at Edmonton, night
Phoenix at Calgary, night
Today's Games
Nashville at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Boston at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.
Florida at Calgary, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Running
NMTC SERIES
Chester Bowl Time Trial
5.6K
Wednesday's Results
Men
1. Matt Kramer, 17 minutes, 51 seconds; 2. Brandon Kohlts, 20:07; 3. Dan Belden, 20:20; 4. Adam Swank, 20:38; 5. John Kallemeyn, 20:59.
Women
1. Suzi Smith, 25:05; 2. Leslie Semler, 26:03; 3. Jena Ogston, 26:27; 4. Tara Croteau, 26:38; 5. Ann Sudoh, 27:07.
soccer
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Thursday's Result
Chicago 3, Los Angeles 1
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
Thursday's Results
Duluth Central 1, Hermantown 1, 2OT
Duluth Marshall 2, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 2, 2OT
Duluth East 1, Grand Rapids 0
Hibbing-Chisholm 7, Two Harbors 1
Tuesday's Late Result
Proctor 2, Hibbing 0
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
Thursday's Results
Cloquet 1, Duluth Marshall 0
Hermantown 3, Duluth Central 0
Minnesota Coaches Association Poll
CLASS A
1. Mahtomedi; 2. Orono; 3. Blake; 4. Holy Angels Academy; 5. Simley; 6. Benilde-St. Margaret's; 7. LaCrescent; 8. Rochester Lourdes; 9. Visitation. 10. Hermantown.
Others receiving votes: Breck, St. Paul Academy, Minnehaha Academy, St. Michael-Albertville.
VOLLEYBALL
HIGH SCHOOL
Thursday's Results
Barnum def. Two Harbors 25-13, 25-20, 28-26
Carlton def. Moose Lake-Willow River 25-15, 32-30, 25-20
Cloquet def. Duluth Denfeld 25-11, 25-9, 26-24
Cook def. Ely 25-13, 25-19, 25-19
Cromwell def. McGregor 25-18, 25-13, 25-15
Duluth Central def. Proctor 25-15, 25-20, 25-20
Esko def. Cook County 25-10, 25-14, 25-9
Eveleth-Gilbert def. International Falls 22-25, 25-13, 25-12, 25-10
Hermantown def. Ashland 23-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-22
Hibbing def. Duluth East 25-9, 25-23, 25-16
Nashwauk-Keewatin def. Mesabi East 25-13, 25-12, 25-15
Northland-Remer def. Floodwood 17-25, 25-20, 25-20, 27-25
Northwestern def. Ladysmith 25-11, 25-11, 25-11
Silver Bay def. Wrenshall 25-12, 25-7, 25-15
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX--Purchased the contract of INF Gil Velazquez from Pawtucket (IL). Moved RHP Bartolo Colon from the suspended to the restricted list.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Agreed to terms with Cito Gaston, manager, on a contract extension through the 2010 season.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEW YORK KNICKS--Signed G Allan Houston and G-F Dan Grunfeld.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS--Signed G Andre Emmett, F Justin Reed, C Jared Reiner, G Maureece Rice and F Antywane Robinson.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS--Announced the retirement of WR Troy Brown.
NEW YORK JETS--Signed CB Hank Poteat. Waived OL Will Montgomery.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLORADO AVALANCHE--Assigned C Philippe Dupuis, D Kevin Montgomery and D Michael Vernace to Lake Erie (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS--Assigned F Brian McGuirk, F Petr Pohl, F Kirill Starkov, F John Vigilante, D Trevor Hendrikx, D Jon Landry and D Dan Smith to Syracuse (AHL). Released F Erik Felde, F Ryan Garlock, F John Hughes, F Shane Willis and G Ryan Mior.
MINNESOTA WILD--Reassigned C Cody Almond to Kelowna (WHL) and RW Carson McMillan to Calgary (WHL). Released C Justin Hodgman, D Frederic St. Denis and D Tyler Schmidt.
NEW YORK RANGERS--Assigned F Evgeny Grachev to Hartford (AHL) and D Michael Del Zotto and D Tomas Kundratek to their respective junior clubs. Released D David Stich.
PHOENIX COYOTES--Assigned D Mathieu Brodeur to Cape Breton (QMJHL).
ST. LOUIS BLUES--Signed D Mark Cundari.
