Scoreboard (Oct. 18)
ToDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
2 p.m. Houston at SMU FOXSP
3 p.m. Oregon at Arizona St. ESPN
EXTREME SPORTS
5 p.m. Dew Tour: Toyota City Championships NBCSN
GOLF
8 a.m. PGA Tour: The McGladrey Classic (first round) TGC
11 a.m. Web.com Tour: Jacksonville Open (first round) * TGC
7:30 p.m. European PGA Tour: Perth International (second round) TGC
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
2 p.m. Deland (Fla.) at Sandalwood (Fla.) ESPN2
HORSE RACING
9 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
10:07 a.m. ALCS: New York at Detroit (Game 4) TBS
2:07 p.m. NLCS: San Francisco at St. Louis (Game 4) FOX
NFL FOOTBALL
2 p.m. Seattle at San Francisco NFL
FRIDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
6:30 a.m. Sprint Cup: Practice for Hollywood Casino 400 SPEED
8 a.m. Nationwide Series: Practice for Kansas Lottery 300 ESPN2
9:30 a.m. Nationwide Series: Final practice for Kansas Lottery 300 ESPN2
11 a.m. Sprint Cup: Pole qualifying for Hollywood Casino 400 ESPN2
2:30 p.m. ARCA: Kansas Lottery 98.9 SPEED
CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
4 p.m. Edmonton at British Columbia NBCSN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
2 p.m. UConn at Syracuse ESPN
EXTREME SPORTS
1:30 p.m. Dew Tour: Toyota City Championships NBCSN
GOLF
8 a.m. PGA Tour: The McGladrey Classic (second round) TGC
11 a.m. Web.com Tour: Jacksonville Open (second round) * TGC
1:30 p.m. LPGA Tour: HanaBank Championship (first round) * TGC
7:30 p.m. European PGA Tour: Perth International (third round) TGC
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
4:30 p.m. Mission Viejo (Calif.) at Tesoro (Calif.) FOXSP
7 p.m. OIA Red playoffs: Mililani vs. Campbell OC16
HORSE RACING
9 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
5 p.m. The Quarters FOXSP2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
2:07 p.m. NLCS: San Francisco vs. St. Louis (Game 5) FOX
TBA ALCS: New York at Detroit (Game 5) ** TBS
WNBA BASKETBALL
2 p.m. WNBA finals: Minnesota at Indiana (Game 3) ESPN2
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
12:30 p.m. South Carolina at Kentucky FOXSP2
WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
2:30 p.m. Florida State at Georgia Tech FOXSP2
* — Tape-delayed broadcast
** — If necessary
WEDNESDAY’S BIIF RESULTS
Volleyball
Junior varsity
Kanu O Ka Aina def. HAAS 25-20, 25-13
Keaau def. Pahoa 25-17, 25-12
Kohala def. Honokaa 17-25, 25-22, 15-7
Varsity
Parker def. Makua Lani 25-15, 27-25, 25-16
Ka’u def. Christian Liberty 25-8, 25-16, 25-6
Pahoa def. Keaau 25-12, 25-12, 25-13
Kohala def. Honokaa 25-18, 25-17, 21-25, 25-16
BASKETBALL
WNBA Playoff Glance
WNBA Finals
Minnesota vs. Indiana
Series tied 1-1
Sunday, Oct. 14
Roundup>Indiana 76, Minnesota 70
Today’s game
Roundup>Minnesota 83, Indiana 71
Friday’s game
Roundup>Minnesota at Indiana, 2 p.m.
Sunday’s game
Roundup>Minnesota at Indiana, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 24
Roundup>Indiana at Minnesota, 2 p.m. *
*—If necessary
NBA Preseason Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Brooklyn 3 0 1.000 —
New York 2 0 1.000 ½
Philadelphia 3 1 .750 ½
Toronto 2 1 .667 1
Boston 0 3 .000 3
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 1 2 .333 —
Atlanta 1 3 .250 ½
Charlotte 1 3 .250 ½
Washington 1 4 .200 1
Orlando 0 4 .000 1½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 2 1 .667 —
Milwaukee 2 1 .667 —
Chicago 2 2 .500 ½
Detroit 2 2 .500 ½
Cleveland 2 3 .400 1
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
New Orleans 3 1 .750 —
San Antonio 2 1 .667 ½
Houston 3 2 .600 ½
Dallas 1 1 .500 1
Memphis 1 2 .333 1½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 3 1 .750 —
Minnesota 2 1 .667 ½
Utah 3 2 .600 ½
Portland 2 2 .500 1
Oklahoma City 1 2 .333 1½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Golden State 3 1 .750 —
Phoenix 2 1 .667 ½
Sacramento 2 1 .667 ½
L.A. Clippers 2 2 .500 1
L.A. Lakers 0 4 .000 3
Tuesday’s results
Indiana 102, Atlanta 98
Brooklyn 97, Boston 96
Detroit 112, Orlando 86
Chicago 100, Milwaukee 94
Oklahoma City 120, Charlotte 98
Utah 114, L.A. Lakers 80
Wednesday’s results
Toronto 104, Washington 101
Philadelphia 113, Cleveland 99
Houston 109, Memphis 102
Phoenix 100, Dallas 94
Golden State 98, Sacramento 88
Portland 97, Denver 80
L.A. Clippers 96, Utah 94
Today’s games
New Orleans at Atlanta, 1:30 p.m.
Detroit at Miami, 1:30 p.m.
Memphis vs. Milwaukee at La Crosse, WI, 2 p.m.
Boston at Brooklyn, 2 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Kansas City 17 7 8 59 40 26
x-Chicago 17 10 5 56 45 39
D.C. 16 10 6 54 49 40
New York 15 9 8 53 54 46
Houston 13 8 11 50 45 38
Columbus 14 11 7 49 40 40
Montreal 12 15 5 41 45 50
Philadelphia 10 15 6 36 35 37
New England 7 17 8 29 37 44
Toronto FC 5 20 7 22 35 60
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
x-San Jose 19 6 7 64 69 40
x-Real Salt Lake 17 11 5 56 46 35
x-Seattle 14 7 11 53 48 31
x-Los Angeles 15 12 5 50 56 45
Vancouver 11 12 9 42 35 40
FC Dallas 9 12 11 38 39 42
Colorado 9 19 4 31 40 50
Portland 7 16 9 30 32 55
Chivas USA 7 17 8 29 22 54
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
x — Clinched playoff berth
Wednesday’s result
Seattle FC 0, Real Salt Lake 0, tie
Saturday’s games
Montreal at Toronto FC, 7:30 a.m.
Sporting Kansas City at New York, 1 p.m.
Columbus at D.C. United, 1:30 p.m.
Chicago at New England, 1:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Houston, 1:30 p.m.
Colorado at Chivas USA, 4:30 p.m.
College Football
ap top 25
Record Pts Pv
1. Alabama (60) 6-0 1,500 1
2. Oregon 6-0 1,436 2
3. Florida 6-0 1,361 4
4. Kansas St. 6-0 1,296 6
5. Notre Dame 6-0 1,283 7
6. LSU 6-1 1,153 9
7. Ohio St. 7-0 1,071 8
8. Oregon St. 5-0 1,050 10
9. South Carolina 6-1 1,042 3
10. Oklahoma 4-1 994 13
11. Southern Cal 5-1 874 11
12. Florida St. 6-1 836 12
13. Georgia 5-1 753 14
14. Clemson 5-1 673 16
15. Mississippi St. 6-0 591 19
16. Louisville 6-0 574 18
17. West Virginia 5-1 552 5
18. Texas Tech 5-1 444 NR
19. Rutgers 6-0 405 20
20. Texas A&M 5-1 379 22
21. Cincinnati 5-0 294 21
22. Stanford 4-2 242 17
23. Michigan 4-2 177 25
24. Boise St. 5-1 133 24
25. Ohio 7-0 104 NR
Others receiving votes: Arizona St. 92, TCU 88, Louisiana Tech 38, Texas 25, NC State 11, Northwestern 6, Washington 6, Wisconsin 6, Nebraska 4, North Carolina 2, Tulsa 2, Arizona 1, Iowa St. 1, Penn St. 1.
College Football Schedule
Tuesday’s result
SOUTHWEST
North Texas 30, Louisiana-Lafayette 23
Today’s games
SOUTH
Hampton at NC Central, 1:30 p.m.
SOUTHWEST
Houston at SMU, 2 p.m.
FAR WEST
Oregon at Arizona St., 3 p.m.
Friday’s game
EAST
UConn at Syracuse, 2 p.m.
Saturday’s games
EAST
Sacred Heart at Duquesne, 6 a.m.
New Hampshire at Maine, 6 a.m.
CCSU at Robert Morris, 6 a.m.
Wagner at St. Francis (Pa.), 6 a.m.
Rutgers at Temple, 6 a.m.
Bowling Green at UMass, 6 a.m.
Penn at Yale, 6 a.m.
Cornell at Brown, 6:30 a.m.
Bucknell at Lehigh, 6:30 a.m.
Georgetown at Colgate, 7 a.m.
Holy Cross at Lafayette, 7 a.m.
Bryant at Monmouth (NJ), 7 a.m.
Harvard at Princeton, 7 a.m.
Dartmouth at Columbia, 7:30 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 9:30 a.m.
Rhode Island at Delaware, 9:30 a.m.
Indiana at Navy, 9:30 a.m.
Gardner-Webb at Stony Brook, 10 a.m.
Old Dominion at Towson, 1 p.m.
Kansas St. at West Virginia, 1 p.m.
SOUTH
Virginia Tech at Clemson, 6 a.m.
Tennessee St. at Jacksonville St., 6 a.m.
Auburn at Vanderbilt, 6:21 a.m.
Wake Forest at Virginia, 6:30 a.m.
Morgan St. at Howard, 7 a.m.
San Diego at Jacksonville, 7 a.m.
FIU at Troy, 7 a.m.
Presbyterian at Charleston So., 7:30 a.m.
NC A&T at Delaware St., 7:30 a.m.
Georgia Southern at Furman, 7:30 a.m.
Coastal Carolina at VMI, 7:30 a.m.
Edward Waters at Savannah St., 8 a.m.
W. Carolina at Elon, 9 a.m.
Boston College at Georgia Tech, 9 a.m.
Va. Lynchburg at Grambling St., 9 a.m.
FAU at South Alabama, 9:30 a.m.
South Carolina at Florida, 9:30 a.m.
Wofford at Appalachian St., 9:30 a.m.
Villanova at Georgia St., 9:30 a.m.
Concord at Liberty, 9:30 a.m.
South Florida at Louisville, 9:30 a.m.
NC State at Maryland, 9:30 a.m.
James Madison at Richmond, 9:30 a.m.
Norfolk St. at Bethune-Cookman, 10 a.m.
MVSU at Jackson St., 10 a.m.
Louisiana-Monroe at W. Kentucky, 10 a.m.
Davidson at Campbell, noon
Samford at Chattanooga, noon
SC State at Florida A&M, noon
Alabama at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
North Carolina at Duke, 1 p.m.
Georgia at Kentucky, 1 p.m.
Idaho at Louisiana Tech, 1 p.m.
Middle Tennessee at Mississippi St., 1 p.m.
Marshall at Southern Miss., 1 p.m.
Ark.-Pine Bluff at Southern U., 1 p.m.
East Carolina at UAB, 1 p.m.
UCF at Memphis, 2 p.m.
Florida St. at Miami, 2 p.m.
E. Kentucky at Tennessee Tech, 2 p.m.
MIDWEST
Purdue at Ohio St., 6 a.m.
N. Illinois at Akron, 6 a.m.
Minnesota at Wisconsin, 6 a.m.
Valparaiso at Dayton, 7 a.m.
Army at E. Michigan, 7 a.m.
Marist at Drake, 8 a.m.
Missouri St. at Illinois St., 8 a.m.
UT-Martin at SE Missouri, 8 a.m.
Ball St. at Cent. Michigan, 9:30 a.m.
Michigan St. at Michigan, 9:30 a.m.
Nebraska at Northwestern, 9:30 a.m.
W. Michigan at Kent St., 9:30 a.m.
Montana at North Dakota, 9:30 a.m.
BYU at Notre Dame, 9:30 a.m.
S. Illinois at Youngstown St., 10 a.m.
S. Dakota St. at N. Iowa, 11 a.m.
Morehead St. at Butler, noon
N. Dakota St. at South Dakota, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Toledo, 1 p.m.
Indiana St. at W. Illinois, 1 p.m.
Penn St. at Iowa, 2 p.m.
SOUTHWEST
Iowa St. at Oklahoma St., 6 a.m.
LSU at Texas A&M, 6 a.m.
San Jose St. at UTSA, 8 a.m.
Alcorn St. at Prairie View, 9 a.m.
Nicholls St. at Stephen F. Austin, 9 a.m.
Rice at Tulsa, 9:30 a.m.
Texas Tech at TCU, 9:30 a.m.
Lamar at Cent. Arkansas, 1 p.m.
Kansas at Oklahoma, 1 p.m.
Baylor at Texas, 2 p.m.
McNeese St. at Sam Houston St., 2 p.m.
Tulane at UTEP, 2 p.m.
FAR WEST
Stanford at California, 9 a.m.
Weber St. at S. Utah, 9 a.m.
New Mexico St. at Utah St., 9 a.m.
UNLV at Boise St., 9:30 a.m.
Idaho St. at N. Colorado, 9:35 a.m.
Colorado at Southern Cal, noon
New Mexico at Air Force, 1 p.m.
Sacramento St. at E. Washington, 1:05 p.m.
UC Davis at N. Arizona, 1:05 p.m.
Portland St. at Cal Poly, 3:05 p.m.
Washington at Arizona, 4 p.m.
Wyoming at Fresno St., 4:30 p.m.
Utah at Oregon St., 4:30 p.m.
San Diego St. at Nevada, 4:35 p.m.
Pro Football
Nfl Glance
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Jets 3 3 0 .500 133 141
New England 3 3 0 .500 188 137
Miami 3 3 0 .500 120 117
Buffalo 3 3 0 .500 137 192
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 5 1 0 .833 173 115
Indianapolis 2 3 0 .400 100 145
Tennessee 2 4 0 .333 114 204
Jacksonville 1 4 0 .200 65 138
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 5 1 0 .833 161 118
Cincinnati 3 3 0 .500 149 163
Pittsburgh 2 3 0 .400 116 115
Cleveland 1 5 0 .167 134 163
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 3 3 0 .500 170 138
San Diego 3 3 0 .500 148 137
Oakland 1 4 0 .200 87 148
Kansas City 1 5 0 .167 104 183
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 4 2 0 .667 178 114
Philadelphia 3 3 0 .500 103 125
Washington 3 3 0 .500 178 173
Dallas 2 3 0 .400 94 119
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 6 0 0 1.000 171 113
Tampa Bay 2 3 0 .400 120 101
Carolina 1 4 0 .200 92 125
New Orleans 1 4 0 .200 141 154
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 4 1 0 .800 149 71
Minnesota 4 2 0 .667 146 117
Green Bay 3 3 0 .500 154 135
Detroit 2 3 0 .400 126 137
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 4 2 0 .667 110 97
San Francisco 4 2 0 .667 152 94
Seattle 4 2 0 .667 110 93
St. Louis 3 3 0 .500 110 111
Today’s game
Seattle at San Francisco, 2:20 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Arizona at Minnesota, 7 a.m.
Green Bay at St. Louis, 7 a.m.
Baltimore at Houston, 7 a.m.
Washington at N.Y. Giants, 7 a.m.
Dallas at Carolina, 7 a.m.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 7 a.m.
Cleveland at Indianapolis, 7 a.m.
Tennessee at Buffalo, 7 a.m.
Jacksonville at Oakland, 10:25 a.m.
N.Y. Jets at New England, 10:25 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 2:20 p.m.
Open: Atlanta, Denver, Kansas City, Miami, Philadelphia, San Diego
Monday’s game
Detroit at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
auto racing
Sprint Cup Leaders
Points
Roundup>1, Brad Keselowski, 2,214. 2, Jimmie Johnson, 2,207. 3, Denny Hamlin, 2,199. 4, Clint Bowyer, 2,186. 5, Kasey Kahne, 2,179. 6, Greg Biffle, 2,171. 7, Martin Truex Jr., 2,165. 8, Tony Stewart, 2,164. 9, Jeff Gordon, 2,164. 10, Kevin Harvick, 2,158.
Roundup>11, Matt Kenseth, 2,147. 12, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,128. 13, Kyle Busch, 951. 14, Ryan Newman, 889. 15, Carl Edwards, 881. 16, Paul Menard, 847. 17, Joey Logano, 832. 18, Marcos Ambrose, 828. 19, Jeff Burton, 764. 20, Jamie McMurray, 741.
Money
Roundup>1, Jimmie Johnson, $7,057,099. 2, Matt Kenseth, $6,527,712. 3, Denny Hamlin, $6,210,761. 4, Tony Stewart, $5,825,830. 5, Kyle Busch, $5,589,306. 6, Brad Keselowski, $5,368,170. 7, Jeff Gordon, $5,238,304. 8, Greg Biffle, $5,132,303. 9, Kevin Harvick, $4,971,351. 10, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $4,763,465.
Roundup>11, Clint Bowyer, $4,734,532. 12, Carl Edwards, $4,700,000. 13, Ryan Newman, $4,648,541. 14, Martin Truex Jr., $4,592,812. 15, Jeff Burton, $4,547,170. 16, Marcos Ambrose, $4,205,338. 17, Kasey Kahne, $4,144,916. 18, Aric Almirola, $4,143,106. 19, Jamie McMurray, $3,985,508. 20, Juan Pablo Montoya, $3,924,149.
Sprint Cup schedule
Feb. 18 — x-Budweiser Shootout, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Kyle Busch)
Feb. 23 — x-Gatorade Duel 1, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Tony Stewart)
Feb. 23 — x-Gatorade Duel 2, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Matt Kenseth)
Feb. 26 — Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Matt Kenseth)
March 4 — Subway Fresh Fit 500, Avondale, Ariz. (Denny Hamlin)
March 11 — Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas (Tony Stewart)
March 18 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Brad Keselowski)
March 25 — Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif. (Tony Stewart)
April 1 — Goody’s Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va. (Ryan Newman)
April 14 — Samsung Mobile 500, Fort Worth, Texas (Greg Biffle)
April 22 — STP 400, Kansas City, Kan. (Denny Hamlin)
April 28 — Richmond 400, Richmond, Va. (Kyle Busch)
May 6 — Aaron’s 499, Talladega, Ala. (Brad Keselowski)
May 12 — Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. (Jimmie Johnson)
May 19 — x-Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C. (Jimmie Johnson)
May 19 — x-Sprint All-Star, Concord, N.C. (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)
May 27 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. (Kasey Kahne)
June 3 — Dover 400, Dover, Del. (Jimmie Johnson)
June 10 — Pocono 400, Long Pond, Pa. (Joey Logano)
June 17 — Quicken Loans 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)
June 24 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif. (Clint Bowyer)
June 30 — Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky. (Brad Keselowski)
July 7 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Tony Stewart)
July 15 — Lenox Industrial Tools 301, Loudon, N.H. (Kasey Kahne)
July 29 — Crown Royal Presents The Curtiss Shaver 400 at The Brickyard, Indianapolis (Jimmie Johnson)
Aug. 5 — Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa. (Jeff Gordon)
Aug. 12 — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. (Marcos Ambrose)
Aug. 19 — Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Greg Biffle)
Aug. 25 — Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn. (Denny Hamlin)
Sept. 2 — AdvoCare 500, Hampton, Ga. (Denny Hamlin)
Sept. 8 — Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va. (Clint Bowyer)
Sept. 16 — GEICO 400, Joliet, Ill. (Brad Keselowski)
Sept. 23 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H. (Denny Hamlin)
Sept. 30 — AAA 400, Dover, Del. (Brad Keselowski)
Oct. 7 — Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500, Talladega, Ala. (Matt Kenseth)
Oct. 13 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C. (Clint Bowyer)
Oct. 21 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 28 — TUMS Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va.
Nov. 4 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas
Nov. 11 — Kobalt Tools 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 18 — Ford EcoBoost 400, Homestead, Fla.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Claimed RHP Sandy Rosario off waivers from Miami. Designated OF Che-Hsuan Lin for assignment.
DETROIT TIGERS—Traded RHP Marcelo Carreno to the Chicago Cubs to complete an earlier trade.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Activated 2B Chris Getz from the 15-day DL.
TEXAS RANGERS—Reinstated RHP Tyler Tufts from the 15-day DL and assigned him outright to Round Rock (PCL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Claimed OF Scott Cousins off waivers from Miami and RHP Cory Wade from the N.Y. Yankees.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Fired first base coach Eric Young. Reassigned coach Wilson Vallera to other duties within the organization.
MIAMI MARLINS—Assigned INF Nick Green, INF Donnie Murphy and INF Gil Velazquez outright to New Orleans (PCL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Announced RHP Livan Hernandez and C Yorvit Torrealba have refused outright assignments and elected to become free agents. Selected the contract of RHP Jesus Sanchez from Nashville (PCL).
NEW YORK METS—Activated LHP Johan Santana from the 15-day DL. Assigned OF Fred Lewis outright to Las Vegas (PCL). Announced C Rob Johnson refused outright assignment and elected to become a free agent.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
SACRAMENTO KINGS—Exercised third-year options on C DeMarcus Cousins and G Jimmer Fredette.
TORONTO RAPTORS—Exercised their fourth-year option on F Ed Davis.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS—Placed LB Ray Lewis on injured reserve-designated to return. Signed LB Josh Byrnes from the practice squad.
CAROLINA PANTHERS—Released G Bryant Browning from the practice squad. Signed T Ray Dominguez to the practice squad.
CHICAGO BEARS—Released LB Aston Whiteside from the practice squad. Signed T Cory Brandon to the practice squad.
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Named Joe Banner chief executive officer.
DETROIT LIONS—Signed G Pat Boyle to the practice squad.
GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed WR Jeremy Ross and DE Drew Vanderlin to the practice squad. Placed LB D.J. Smith on injured reserve.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Released TE Zach Miller.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Released DE Louis Nzegwu from the practice squad. Signed LB Joe Holland to the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS—Waived FB John Conner with an injury settlement. Signed LB Marcus Dowtin from the practice squad. Signed CB Donnie Fletcher to the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DALLAS STARS—Assigned D Hubert Labrie to Idaho (ECHL).
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS—Assigned F Sam Carrick to Idaho (ECHL).
F Takuma Kawai.
COLLEGE
EAST CAROLINA—Named Austin Morgan volunteer assistant baseball coach.
LA SALLE—Named Pam Mancini assistant director of athletic development and Anthony Giacometti athletic development assistant.
