TODAY'S EVENTS
Baseball
MAJOR LEAGUES
National League Championship Series
St. Louis at Brewers, 7:05 p.m. (TBS/WNXR-FM 107.3), if necessary
Volleyball
HIGH SCHOOL
Eveleth-Gilbert at Duluth Marshall, 7 p.m.
Floodwood at Northeast Range, 6:30 p.m.
Wrenshall at South Ridge, at Saginaw, 7 p.m.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR
Points Standings -- After 31 of 36 races
(Driver, points, poles, wins, top 5, top 10)
Chase for the Sprint Cup contenders
1. Carl Edwards2,203 2 1 16 22
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2. Kevin Harvick2,198 0 4 8 17
3. Matt Kenseth2,196 2 3 10 18
4. Kyle Busch.2,185 1 4 14 18
5. Tony Stewart2,179 1 2 5 14
6. Brad Keselowski..2,178 1 3 9 13
7. Kurt Busch2,176 3 2 8 16
8. Jimmie Johnson2,168 0 2 13 20
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr2,143 1 0 4 10
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10. Ryan Newman2,142 3 1 8 15
11. Jeff Gordon2,137 1 3 11 15
12. Denny Hamlin2,117 0 1 4 11
NHRA Arizona Nationals
Sunday's Results
At Firebird International Raceway
Chandler, Ariz.
Finish Order
Top Fuel
1, Larry Dixon. 2, Antron Brown. 3, Tony Schumacher. 4, Steve Torrence. 5, Shawn Langdon. 6. Del Worsham. 7, Brandon Bernstein. 8, Bob Vandergriff. 9, Doug Kalitta. 10, Rod Fuller. 11. Cory McClenathan. 12, Mike Strasburg. 13, Dom Lagana. 14, David Grubnic. 15, Troy Buff. 16. Terry McMillen.
Funny Car
1, Jack Beckman. 2, Johnny Gray. 3, Jeff Arend. 4, Jim Head. 5, Matt Hagan. 6, Bob Tasca III. 7, Robert Hight. 8, Paul Lee. 9, Mike Neff. 10, John Force. 11, Melanie Troxel. 12, Alexis DeJoria. 13, Jeff Diehl. 14, Tim Wilkerson. 15, Cruz Pedregon. 16, Todd Lesenko.
Pro Stock
1, Vincent Nobile. 2, Allen Johnson. 3, Rodger Brogdon. 4, Erica Enders. 5, Steve Kent. 6. Mike Edwards. 7, Shane Gray. 8, V. Gaines. 9, Ron Krisher. 10, Greg Stanfield. 11, Warren Johnson. 12, Kurt Johnson. 13, Jason Line. 14, Larry Morgan. 15, Ronnie Humphrey. 16, Greg Anderson.
Pro Stock Motorcycle
1, Hector Arana Jr. 2, Eddie Krawiec. 3, Hector Arana. 4, Matt Smith. 5, Mike Berry. 6, LE Tonglet. 7, Karen Stoffer. 8, Jerry Savoie. 9, Angie Smith. 10, Justin Finley. 11, Michael Phillips. 12, Steve Johnson. 13, Jim Underdahl. 14, David Hope. 15, Matt Guidera. 16, Andrew Hines.
Final Results
Top Fuel_Larry Dixon, 3.955 seconds, 307.37 mph def. Antron Brown, 3.967 seconds, 302.08 mph.
Funny Car_Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 4.354, 278.29 def. Johnny Gray, Charger, 5.870, 120.67.
Pro Stock_Vincent Nobile, Dodge Avenger, 6.678, 208.30 def. Allen Johnson, Avenger, 6.655, 209.49.
Pro Stock Motorcycle_Hector Arana Jr, Buell, 6.884, 194.30 def. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.944, 194.27.
BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7)
American League
Texas 4, Detroit 2
Saturday, Oct. 8: Texas 3, Detroit 2
Sunday, Oct. 9: Detroit at Texas, ppd. rain
Monday, Oct. 10: Texas 7, Detroit 3, 11 innings
Tuesday, Oct. 11: Detroit 5, Texas 2
Wednesday, Oct. 12: Texas 7, Detroit 3, 11 innings
Thursday, Oct. 13: Detroit 7, Texas 5
Saturday, Oct. 15: Texas 15, Detroit 5
National League
St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 2
Sunday, Oct. 9: Milwaukee 9, St. Louis 6
Monday, Oct. 10: St. Louis 12, Milwaukee 3
Wednesday, Oct. 12: St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 3
Thursday, Oct. 13: Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 2
Friday, Oct. 14: St. Louis 7, Milwaukee 1
Sunday, Oct. 16: St. Louis 12, Milwaukee 6
WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
All games televised by Fox
Wednesday, Oct. 19: Texas (Wilson 16-7) at St. Louis (Carpenter 11-9), TBA
Thursday, Oct. 20: Texas (Lewis 14-10) at St. Louis, TBA
Saturday, Oct. 22: St. Louis at Texas (Holland 16-5), TBA
Sunday, Oct. 23: St. Louis at Texas (Harrison 14-9), TBA
x-Monday, Oct. 24: St. Louis at Texas, TBA
x-Wednesday, Oct. 26: Texas at St. Louis, TBA
x-Thursday, Oct. 27: Texas at St. Louis, TBA
FOOTBALL
COLLEGE
AP Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
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RecordPtsPv
1. LSU (41)7-01,4521
2. Alabama (11)7-01,4112
3. Oklahoma (6)6-01,3723
4. Wisconsin6-01,2524
5. Boise St. (1)6-01,2185
6. Oklahoma St.6-01,1866
7. Stanford6-01,1647
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8. Clemson7-01,0648
9. Oregon5-11,0209
10. Arkansas5-194610
11. West Virginia5-177813
12. Kansas St.6-076217
13. Nebraska5-174814
14. South Carolina6-169015
15. Michigan St.5-161023
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16. Virginia Tech6-159719
17. Texas A&M4-246721
18. Michigan6-144211
19. Auburn5-237424
20. Georgia Tech6-128112
21. Houston6-023825
22. Washington5-1221NR
23. Illinois6-120716
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24. Arizona St.5-214418
24. Georgia5-2144NR
Others receiving votes: Penn St. 130, Notre Dame 107, Southern Cal 87, Baylor 19, SMU 19, Texas 12, Cincinnati 4, Southern Miss. 4, Wake Forest 3, Rutgers 2.
Big Ten
Legends
Michigan State (5-1)2-0
Michigan (6-1)2-1
Nebraska (5-1)1-1
Iowa (4-2)1-1
Minnesota (1-5)0-2
Northwestern (2-4)0-3
Leaders
Penn St. (6-1)3-0
Wisconsin (6-0)2-0
Illinois (6-1)2-1
Purdue (3-3)1-1
Ohio St. (4-3)1-2
Indiana (1-6)0-3
Saturday's Results
Wisconsin 59, Indiana 7
Michigan State 28, Michigan 14
Penn State 23, Purdue 18
Ohio State 17, Illinois 7
Iowa 41, Northwestern 31
NSIC
Minn. Duluth (6-1)5-1
St. Cloud St. (6-1)5-1
Bemidji St. (6-1)5-1
MS-Mankato (5-2)5-1
Wayne St. (5-2)5-1
Augustana (3-3)3-2
Winona St. (3-3)3-2
Mary (3-4)2-4
Upper Iowa (3-4)2-4
Concordia-St. Paul (3-4)2-4
SW Minn. St. (2-5)2-4
MS-Moorhead (2-5)1-5
Northern St. (2-5)1-5
Minn.-Crookston (1-6)0-6
Saturday's Results
Minnesota Duluth 41, Mary 28
Augustana 23, Winona State 15
Bemidji State 35, Minnesota State-Moorhead 10
Concordia-St. Paul 27, Wayne State 24
Minnesota State-Mankato 32, Upper Iowa 14
Northern State 45, Minnesota-Crookston 21
St. Cloud State 24, Southwest Minnesota State 17
UMAC
St. Scholastica (6-0)5-0
Eureka (4-2)4-1
Westminster (5-2)4-2
Northwestern (4-3)4-2
Greenville (3-3)3-2
Presentation (3-3)3-2
Minn.-Morris (3-4)3-3
Martin Luther (1-6)1-5
Crown (0-6)0-5
MacMurray (0-6)0-5
Saturday's Results
St. Scholastica 29, Westminster 12
Greenville 49, Martin Luther 35
Minnesota-Morris 40, Eureka 7
Northwestern 39, Crown 21
Presentation 27, MacMurray 26
HOCKEY
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
WLOTPts
Pittsburgh3128
Philadelphia3017
N.Y. Islanders3106
New Jersey3106
N.Y. Rangers0122
Northeast Division
WLOTPts
Toronto3006
Buffalo3106
Boston2304
Montreal1213
Ottawa1402
Southeast Division
WLOTPts
Washington4008
Carolina2215
Florida2104
Tampa Bay1224
Winnipeg0300
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
WLOTPts
Detroit4008
Chicago2115
Nashville2115
St. Louis2304
Columbus0411
Northwest Division
WLOTPts
Colorado4108
Wild2126
Vancouver2215
Edmonton1113
Calgary1302
Pacific Division
WLOTPts
Dallas4108
Anaheim3106
Los Angeles2115
Phoenix2115
San Jose1202
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Saturday's Results
Colorado 6, Montreal 5, SO
Florida 3, Tampa Bay 2, SO
New Jersey 3, Nashville 2, SO
Boston 3, Chicago 2, SO
Toronto 3, Calgary 2
N.Y. Islanders 4, N.Y. Rangers 2
Los Angeles 3, Philadelphia 2, OT
Buffalo 3, Pittsburgh 2
Washington 2, Ottawa 1
Phoenix 4, Winnipeg 1
Detroit 3, Wild 2, OT
Dallas 4, Columbus 2
Vancouver 4, Edmonton 3
St. Louis 4, San Jose 2
Sunday's Result
Anaheim 4, St. Louis 2
Today's Games
Colorado at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Florida at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.
Anaheim at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
COLLEGE MEN
WCHA
Michigan Tech (4-0)2-0-0 4
Minnesota (4-0)2-0-0 4
Colorado Coll. (2-0)2-0-0 4
Anchorage (3-0-1)0-0-0 0
Denver (1-1)0-0-0 0
North Dakota (2-1-1)0-0-0 0
Bemidji St. (1-3)0-2-0 0
MS-Mankato (1-3)0-0-0 0
St. Cloud St.(1-3)0-0-0 0
Neb.-Omaha (1-3)0-0-0 0
Minn. Duluth (1-3)0-2-0 0
Wisconsin (1-3)0-2-0 0
Friday's Results
Minnesota 5, Minnesota Duluth 4, OT
Michigan Tech 2, Wisconsin 1, OT
Denver 4, Boston College 2
Northern Michigan 5, St. Cloud State 2
Mass.-Lowell 4, Minnesota State-Mankato 2
North Dakota 3, Maine 1
Colorado College 3, Bemidji State 1
Alaska Goal Rush
At Fairbanks, Alaska
Alaska Anchorage 3, Nebraska Omaha 0
Alaska Fairbanks 5, Mercyhurst 2
Saturday's Results
Minnesota 5, Minnesota Duluth 4
Michigan Tech 3, Wisconsin 2, OT
Boston University 4, Denver 3
Northern Michigan 3, St. Cloud State 2
Mass.-Lowell 4, Minnesota State-Mankato 1
Maine 3, North Dakota 3
Colorado College 6, Bemidji State 4
Alaska Goal Rush
At Fairbanks, Alaska
Alaska Fairbanks 4, Nebraska Omaha 1
Alaska Anchorage 6, Mercyhurst 4
This Friday's Games
Minnesota Duluth at Providence, 6 p.m.
Vermont at Minnesota, 6:07 p.m.
North Dakota at Wisconsin 7:07 p.m.
Alaska Anchorage at Nebraska-Omaha, 7:37 p.m.
Michigan Tech at Bemidji State, 7:37 p.m.
New Hampshire at St. Cloud State, 7:37 p.m.
Minnesota State-Mankato at Denver, 8:37 p.m.
This Saturday's Games
Minnesota Duluth at Providence, 6 p.m.
North Dakota at Wisconsin 7:07 p.m.
Alaska Anchorage at Nebraska-Omaha, 7:07 p.m.
Michigan Tech at Bemidji State, 7:07 p.m.
New Hampshire at St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m.
Minnesota State-Mankato at Denver, 8:07 p.m.
Next Sunday's Game
Vermont at Minnesota, 1:07 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN
WCHA
Ohio St. (3-0-1)3-0-1 11
Minnesota (5-1)3-1-0 9
Wisconsin (5-1)3-1-0 9
Bemidji St. (3-1-2)0-1-1 1
Minn. Duluth (3-1)0-0-0 0
MS-Mankato (4-2)0-0-0 0
North Dakota (3-3)0-2-0 0
St. Cloud St.(1-5)0-4-0 0
Friday's Results
Minnesota Duluth 5, Connecticut 4
Bemidji State 3, Maine 2, OT
Robert Morris 4, Minnesota State-Mankato 3, OT
Ohio State 5, St. Cloud State 1
Wisconsin 3, Minnesota 2
Saturday's Results
Minnesota Duluth 6, Connecticut 1
North Dakota 9, Vermont 1
Bemidji State 7, Maine 0
Minnesota State-Mankato 3, Robert Morris 1
Ohio State 5, St. Cloud State 1
Sunday's Results
Minnesota 3, Wisconsin 2
North Dakota 4, Vermont 1
Thursday's Game
Minnesota State-Mankato at Minnesota, 7:07 p.m.
This Friday's Games
Wisconsin at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m.
St. Cloud State at Bemidji State, 2:07 p.m.
Minnesota State-Mankato at Minnesota, 6:07 p.m.
Ohio State at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m.
This Saturday's Games
Wisconsin at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m.
St. Cloud State at Bemidji State, 2:07 p.m.
Ohio State at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m.
RUNNING
NMTC Fall Trail Series
Hawk Ridge Run (No. 7 of 10)
At Hawk Ridge, Duluth
Sunday's 6K Results
Men
1. Curtis Wheeler, 20 minutes, 33 seconds; 2. Raymond Rolling, 20:39; 3. Ted Heikkila, 21:22; 4. Eric Nordgren, 21:28; 5. Craig Hertz, 21:38.
Standings
1. Eric Atkinson, 1,037 points; 2. Paul Kimpling, 1,030; 3. Craig Hertz, 1,022; 4. Andrew Broadmoore, 1,006; 5. Lucas Renter, 964.
Women
1. Amanda Joyce, 23:07; 2. Bridget Hines, 23:24; 3. Taylor Marble, 24:30; 4. Molly Pennings, 27:17; 5. Kerri Persons, 27:47.
Standings
1. Molly Pennings, 1,032 points; 2. Taylor Marble, 1,031; 3. Samantha Carlson, 1,001; 4. Leanne Bronson, 994; 5. Kendra Nordgren, 923.
TRANSACTIONS
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS_Recalled LW Patrick Maroon from Syracuse (AHL).
LOS ANGELES KINGS_Placed D Drew Doughty on the injured list. Recalled D Slava Voynov from Manchester (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS_Recalled D Brendan Bell from Connecticut (AHL).
Central Hockey League
ALLEN AMERICANS_Waived F Chris Myhro.
QUAD CITY MALLARDS_Waived D Zach Honert.