Scoreboard (Oct. 5)
TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
8:30 a.m. Sprint Cup: Practice for Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 SPEED
10 a.m. Sprint Cup: Final practice for Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 SPEED
11 a.m., Truck Series: Pole qualifying for Coca-Cola 250 SPEED
7 p.m. Formula One: Qualifying for Grand Prix of Japan SPEED
CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
3 p.m. Hamilton at Edmonton NBCSN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Syracuse ESPN
4:15 p.m. Utah State at BYU ESPN
GOLF
2:30 a.m. European PGA Tour: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (second round) TGC
7:30 a.m. Champions Tour: SAS Championship (first round) TGC
10 a.m. PGA Tour: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (second round) TGC
1:30 p.m. Web.com Tour: Neediest Kids Championship (second round) * TGC
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
4:30 p.m. St. John Bosco (Calif.) at Orange Lutheran (Calif.) FOXSP
7 p.m. Farrington vs. Kailua OC16
HORSE RACING
10 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
5:30 p.m. The Quarters FOXSP2
WNBA BASKETBALL
2 p.m. Eastern Conference finals: Indiana at Connecticut (Game 1) ESPN2
WOMEN’S SOCCER
1:30 p.m. Florida at LSU FOXSP2
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
3:30 p.m. South Carolina at Texas A&M FOXSP2
SATURDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
6 a.m. Sprint Cup: Pole qualifying for Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 SPEED
10 a.m. Truck Series, Coca-Cola 250 SPEED
7:30 p.m. Formula One: Grand Prix of Japan SPEED
BOWLING
6 p.m. Hawaii TV Bowling IND
BOXING
4 p.m. Boxers TBA FOXSP
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
5:30 a.m. Navy at Air Force CBS
6 a.m. Northwestern at Penn State ESPN
6 a.m. Arkansas at Auburn ESPN2
6 a.m. Boise St. at Southern Miss. FOXSP
6 a.m. Mississippi State at Kentucky MNT
6 a.m. Kansas at Kansas State FX
7 a.m. Towson at James Madison NBCSN
9 a.m. Arizona at Stanford FOX
9 a.m. Virginia at Duke FOXSP2
9:30 a.m. Illinois at Wisconsin ABC
9:30 a.m. LSU at Florida CBS
9:30 a.m. Georgia Tech at Clemson ESPN
9:30 a.m. Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech ESPN2
9:30 a.m. Iowa State at TCU FOXSP
1 p.m. Georgia at South Carolina ESPN
1 p.m. West Virginia at Texas FOX
1 p.m. Vanderbilt at Missouri FOXSP
1:30 p.m. Miami vs. Notre Dame NBC
2 p.m. Florida State at N.C. State ESPN2
2:07 p.m. Nebraska at Ohio State ABC
4:30 p.m. Washington at Oregon ESPN
GOLF
2:30 a.m. European PGA Tour: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (third round) TGC
7:30 a.m. Champions Tour: SAS Championship (second round) TGC
10 a.m. PGA Tour: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (third round) TGC
1:30 p.m. Web.com Tour: Neediest Kids Championship (third round) * TGC
2 p.m. Hawaii TV Golf IND
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
7 p.m. Leilehua vs. Waianae OC16
HORSE RACING
12:30 p.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
2:30 p.m. The Quarters FOXSP2
MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
6:30 a.m. Boston College at Wake Forest FOXSP2
NBA BASKETBALL
4:30 p.m. Preseason: Denver at L.A. Clippers FOXSP2
SOCCER
1:30 a.m. Premier League: Sunderland at Manchester City ESPN2
9:30 a.m. MLS: Chicago at New York NBC
3 p.m. MLS: Salt Lake at Los Angeles NBCSN
*— Tape-delayed broadcast
WEDNESDAY’S BIIF RESULTS
Volleyball
Junior varsity
c Keaau def. Ka‘u 18-25, 25-22, 16-14
c Kealakehe def. Kohala 25-9, 25-16
c Waiakea def. Konawaena 22-25, 25-10, 15-10
c Kamehameha def. HAAS 25-11, 25-17
c Hilo at Honokaa, not reported
Varsity
c Ka‘u def. Keaau 25-10, 25-22, 25-12
c Konawaena def. Waiakea 25-15, 25-17, 25-15
c Kealakehe def. Kohala 25-20, 20-25, 25-21, 25-14
c Kamehameha def. Christian Liberty 25-8, 25-11, 25-19
c Hilo vs. Honokaa, not reported
TODAY’S BIIF GAMES
FOOTBALL
Konawaena at Honokaa, 7 p.m.
Keaau at Waiakea, 7:30 p.m.
Volleyball
Varsity matches follow 6 p.m. JV matches unless noted below
Konawaena at Kohala
Kealakehe at Pahoa
BASKETBALL
WNBA Playoff Glance
Eastern Conference Finals
Connecticut vs. Indiana
Series tied 0-0
Today’s game
Indiana at Connecticut, 2 p.m.
Monday’s game
Connecticut at Indiana, 2 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 11
Indiana at Connecticut, 2:30 p.m.*
Western Conference Finals
Los Angeles vs. Minnesota
Minnesota leads series 1-0
Thursday’s result
Minnesota 94, Los Angeles 77
Sunday’s game
Minnesota at Los Angeles, 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 10
Los Angeles at Minnesota, 2 p.m.*
* — if necessary
SOCCER
MLS Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Kansas City 17 7 7 58 39 25
New York 15 8 8 53 54 44
Chicago 16 10 5 53 43 39
D.C. 15 10 6 51 48 40
Houston 13 8 10 49 44 37
Columbus 14 11 6 48 39 39
Montreal 12 15 4 40 44 49
Philadelphia 9 15 6 33 34 37
New England 7 16 8 29 37 43
Toronto FC 5 19 7 22 35 59
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
x-San Jose 18 6 7 61 65 39
x-Real Salt Lake 16 11 4 52 44 34
x-Los Angeles 15 11 5 50 55 43
x-Seattle 13 7 10 49 45 31
Vancouver 11 12 9 42 35 40
FC Dallas 9 12 10 37 38 41
Colorado 9 18 4 31 39 46
Portland 7 15 9 30 32 52
Chivas USA 7 17 7 28 21 53
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
x — Clinched playoff berth
Wednesday’s results
Philadelphia 3, Chicago 1
Vancouver 4, Chivas USA 0
Saturday’s games
D.C. United at Toronto FC, 7 a.m.
Chicago at New York, 9:30 a.m.
New England at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Montreal at Houston, 2:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
San Jose at Colorado, 3 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Sporting Kansas City at Columbus, 10 a.m.
FC Dallas at Chivas USA, 1 p.m.
Portland at Seattle FC, 3 p.m.
Pro football
NFL Glance
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Jets 2 2 0 .500 81 109
New England 2 2 0 .500 134 92
Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 115 131
Miami 1 3 0 .250 86 90
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 4 0 0 1.000 126 56
Indianapolis 1 2 0 .333 61 83
Jacksonville 1 3 0 .250 62 97
Tennessee 1 3 0 .250 81 151
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 121 83
Cincinnati 3 1 0 .750 112 112
Pittsburgh 1 2 0 .333 77 75
Cleveland 0 4 0 .000 73 98
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Diego 3 1 0 .750 100 71
Denver 2 2 0 .500 114 83
Kansas City 1 3 0 .250 88 136
Oakland 1 3 0 .250 67 125
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 3 1 0 .750 66 83
Dallas 2 2 0 .500 65 88
Washington 2 2 0 .500 123 123
N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 111 84
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 4 0 0 1.000 124 76
Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 82 91
Carolina 1 3 0 .250 80 109
New Orleans 0 4 0 .000 110 130
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Minnesota 3 1 0 .750 90 72
Chicago 3 1 0 .750 108 68
Green Bay 2 2 0 .500 85 81
Detroit 1 3 0 .250 100 114
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 4 1 0 .800 94 78
San Francisco 3 1 0 .750 104 65
St. Louis 3 2 0 .600 96 94
Seattle 2 2 0 .500 70 58
Thursday’s result
St. Louis 17, Arizona 3
Sunday’s games
Baltimore at Kansas City, 7 a.m.
Atlanta at Washington, 7 a.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7 a.m.
Green Bay at Indianapolis, 7 a.m.
Cleveland at N.Y. Giants, 7 a.m.
Miami at Cincinnati, 7 a.m.
Seattle at Carolina, 10:05 a.m.
Chicago at Jacksonville, 10:05 a.m.
Buffalo at San Francisco, 10:25 a.m.
Tennessee at Minnesota, 10:25 a.m.
Denver at New England, 10:25 a.m.
San Diego at New Orleans, 2:20 p.m.
Open: Dallas, Detroit, Oakland, Tampa Bay
Monday’s game
Houston at N.Y. Jets, 2:30 p.m.
College Football
Major College glance
Thursday’s results
South
Arkansas St. 34, FIU 20
UCF 40, East Carolina 20
FAR WEST
Southern Cal 38, Utah 28
Today’s games
EAST
Pittsburgh at Syracuse, 1 p.m.
FAR WEST
Cal Poly at Weber St., 2 p.m.
Utah St. at BYU, 4:15 p.m.
Saturday’s games
EAST
Boston College at Army, 6 a.m.
Northwestern at Penn St., 6 a.m.
UConn at Rutgers, 6 a.m.
Robert Morris at St. Francis (Pa.), 6 a.m.
South Florida at Temple, 6 a.m.
Dartmouth at Yale, 6 a.m.
Columbia at Lehigh, 6:30 a.m.
Albany (NY) at Bryant, 7 a.m.
Georgetown at Fordham, 7 a.m.
Cornell at Harvard, 7 a.m.
Bucknell at Holy Cross, 7 a.m.
Brown at Rhode Island, 7 a.m.
Wagner at Sacred Heart, 7 a.m.
Maine at Delaware, 9:30 a.m.
William & Mary at Penn, 9:30 a.m.
Princeton at Lafayette, noon
Charleston Southern at Stony Brook, noon
Richmond at Villanova, noon
SOUTH
Arkansas at Auburn, 6 a.m.
Boise St. at Southern Miss., 6 a.m.
Mississippi St. at Kentucky, 6:21 a.m.
Virginia Tech at North Carolina, 6:30 a.m.
Dayton at Davidson, 7 a.m.
Florida A&M at Howard, 7 a.m.
Towson at James Madison, 7 a.m.
Jacksonville at Morehead St., 7 a.m.
Presbyterian at VMI, 7:30 a.m.
Furman at Wofford, 7:30 a.m.
Texas Southern at Alabama St., 8 a.m.
E. Kentucky at Tennessee St., 8 a.m.
Southern U. at Alcorn St., 9 a.m.
Virginia at Duke, 9 a.m.
Alabama A&M at MVSU, 9 a.m.
The Citadel at Samford, 9 a.m.
SE Louisiana at UAB, 9 a.m.
E. Illinois at UT-Martin, 9 a.m.
Elon at Appalachian St., 9:30 a.m.
Georgia Tech at Clemson, 9:30 a.m.
LSU at Florida, 9:30 a.m.
New Hampshire at Georgia St., 9:30 a.m.
Gardner-Webb at Liberty, 9:30 a.m.
Tulsa at Marshall, 9:30 a.m.
Wake Forest at Maryland, 9:30 a.m.
Louisiana-Monroe at Middle Tennessee, 9:30 a.m.
Georgia Southern at W. Carolina, 9:30 a.m.
NC A&T at Bethune-Cookman, 10 a.m.
Delaware St. at Norfolk St., 10 a.m.
Tulane at Louisiana-Lafayette, 11 a.m.
Murray St. at Austin Peay, 1 p.m.
UNLV at Louisiana Tech, 1 p.m.
Rice at Memphis, 1 p.m.
Texas A&M at Mississippi, 1 p.m.
Lamar at Northwestern St., 1 p.m.
Morgan St. at Savannah St., 1 p.m.
Georgia at South Carolina, 1 p.m.
Florida St. at NC State, 2 p.m.
Jacksonville St. at Tennessee Tech, 2 p.m.
MIDWEST
Michigan St. at Indiana, 6 a.m.
Kansas at Kansas St., 6 a.m.
Buffalo at Ohio, 6 a.m.
Kent St. at E. Michigan, 7 a.m.
San Diego at Drake, 7:30 a.m.
Bowling Green at Akron, 8 a.m.
S. Illinois at Illinois St., 8 a.m.
Youngstown St. at N. Dakota St., 8 a.m.
Butler at Valparaiso, 8 a.m.
UMass at W. Michigan, 8 a.m.
SC State vs. NC Central, 8:30 a.m.
N. Illinois at Ball St., 9 a.m.
W. Illinois at South Dakota, 9 a.m.
Cent. Michigan at Toledo, 9 a.m.
Missouri St. at Indiana St., 3:05 p.m.
Illinois at Wisconsin, 9:30 a.m.
Michigan at Purdue, 10 a.m.
Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Missouri, 1 p.m.
Miami vs. Notre Dame at Chicago, 1:30 p.m.
Nebraska at Ohio St., 2 p.m.
SOUTHWEST
Iowa St. at TCU, 9:30 a.m.
Oklahoma at Texas Tech, 9:30 a.m.
Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston St., 10 a.m.
Jackson St. at Ark.-Pine Bluff, 1 p.m.
Nicholls St. at Cent. Arkansas, 1 p.m.
North Texas at Houston, 1 p.m.
Grambling St. vs. Prairie View, 1 p.m.
West Virginia at Texas, 1 p.m.
SMU at UTEP, 2 p.m.
FAR WEST
Navy at Air Force, 5:30 a.m.
Sacramento St. at S. Utah, 9 a.m.
Arizona at Stanford, 9 a.m.
Montana at N. Colorado, 9:35 a.m.
New Mexico St. at Idaho, 11 a.m.
Texas St. at New Mexico, noon
Washington St. at Oregon St., noon
Fresno St. at Colorado St., 1 p.m.
Montana St. at UC Davis, 1 p.m.
Wyoming at Nevada, 1:05 p.m.
Hawaii at San Diego St., 2 p.m.
North Dakota at E. Washington, 2:05 p.m.
Idaho St. at Portland St., 2:05 p.m.
UCLA at California, 4 p.m.
Washington at Oregon, 4:30 p.m.
GOLF
Shriners hospitals for children open
Thursday’s first round
Ryan Moore 32-29—61
Brendon de Jonge 30-32—62
Tim Herron 33-30—63
John Huh 32-31—63
Chris Kirk 34-30—64
Justin Leonard 31-33—64
Jonas Blixt 32-32—64
Patrick Reed 33-32—65
Blake Adams 34-31—65
Rory Sabbatini 34-31—65
Vaughn Taylor 33-32—65
Ken Duke 34-32—66
Nick Watney 33-33—66
Robert Garrigus 33-33—66
Kevin Stadler 33-33—66
Russell Knox 34-32—66
J.J. Killeen 32-34—66
Richard H. Lee 35-31—66
Vijay Singh 34-32—66
Erik Compton 33-33—66
Chris DiMarco 33-34—67
Ryan Palmer 33-34—67
Scott Piercy 33-34—67
Heath Slocum 32-35—67
Jimmy Walker 34-33—67
Edward Loar 32-35—67
Sean O’Hair 34-33—67
Bill Lunde 35-32—67
Daniel Chopra 34-34—68
Nathan Green 34-34—68
Kevin Streelman 34-34—68
Chris Riley 33-35—68
Troy Kelly 36-32—68
Andres Romero 34-34—68
Matt Bettencourt 34-34—68
Stewart Cink 34-34—68
Martin Flores 34-34—68
Daniel Summerhays 32-36—68
David Hearn 34-34—68
Tommy Biershenk 35-33—68
Alexandre Rocha 33-35—68
Ricky Barnes 36-32—68
David Mathis 33-35—68
Gary Christian 35-33—68
Kevin Na 36-32—68
Davis Love III 32-36—68
Jhonattan Vegas 35-33—68
Angel Cabrera 35-33—68
D.J. Trahan 37-31—68
Colt Knost 36-32—68
Mathew Goggin 33-35—68
John Daly 34-35—69
Also
Jason Day 35-34—69
Cameron Tringale 33-37—70
Camilo Villegas 35-35—70
Trevor Immelman 35-35—70
Casey Martin 38-33—71
Charles Howell III 37-35—72
Stuart Appleby 38-34—72
Chad Campbell 36-37—73
Boo Weekley 37-36—73
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Fired manager Bobby Valentine. Activated LHP Drake Britton and RHP Stolmy Pimentel. Transferred 3B Will Middlebrooks to the 60-day DL, retroactive to Oct. 2. Designated C Guillermo Quiroz for assignment.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Activated RHP Nestor Molina, RHP Simon Castro, LHP Charles Leesman, 3B Brent Morel and RHP Anthony Carter.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Recalled 1B Lars Anderson, SS Juan Diaz and RHP Kevin Slowey from Columbus (IL); RHP Danny Salazar from Akron (EL); and RHP Fabio Martinez from Carolina (Carolina).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Announced the contract of hitting coach Kevin Seitzer will not be renewed. Retained bench coach Chino Cadahia, pitching coach Dave Eiland, first base coach Rusty Kuntz and third base coach Eddie Rodriguez. Recalled 1B Clint Robinson, OF Derrick Robinson and LHP Ryan Verdugo from Omaha (PCL) and LHP Noel Arguelles from Northwest Arkansas (TL).
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Recalled LHP Brad Mills, RHP David Carpenter, RHP Steve Geltz, 3B Luis Jimenez and RHP Bobby Cassevah from Salt Lake (PCL).
MINNESOTA TWINS—Announced they will not offer contracts third base coach Steve Liddle, bullpen coach Rick Stelmaszek, first base coach Jerry White and trainer Rick McWane. Announced Scott Ullger will oversee outfield instruction and Joe Vavra will oversee infield instruction. Recalled LHP Pedro Hernandez, SS Brian Dozier, RHP Deolis Guerra, RHP Carlos Gutierrez, RHP Jeff Manship and RHP Lester Oliveros from Rochester (IL) and OF Oswaldo Arcia and OF Joe Benson from New Britain (EL).
SEATTLE MARINERS—Announced hitting coach Chris Chambliss will not be retained. Recalled RHP Chance Ruffin, LHP Danny Hultzen and RHP D.J. Mitchell from Tacoma (PCL) and LHP Mauricio Robles, RHP Yoervis Medina and 3B Francisco Martinez from Jackson (SL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Recalled RHP Alex Colome, RHP Josh Lueke and LHP Alexander Torres from Durham (IL) and RHP Wilking Rodriguez from Charlotte (FSL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Assigned LHP Aaron Laffey, RHP Shawn Hill and RHP Bobby Korecky outright off the 40-man roster. Recalled LHP Evan Crawford, 1B Mike McDade and C Travis d’Arnaud from Buffalo (IL) and RHP Sam Dyson from New Hampshire (EL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Recalled RHP Sam Demel, RHP Jonathan Albaladejo, 3B Josh Bell, RHP Joe Martinez, LHP Joe Paterson and RHP Trevor Bauer from Reno (PCL).
CHICAGO CUBS—Promoted Shiraz Rehman to assistant general manager. Recalled RHP Casey Coleman and LHP Brooks Raley from Iowa (PCL); SS Junior Lake, RHP Jacob Brigham and OF Matt Szczur from Tennessee (SL); and OF Jorge Soler and LHP Gerardo Concepcion from Kane County (MWL).
COLORADO ROCKIES—Recalled SS Tommy Field and 2B Charlie Culberson from Colorado Springs (PCL).
HOUSTON ASTROS—Recalled LHP Rudy Owens and OF J.B. Shuck from Oklahoma City (PCL); RHP Arcenio Leon and RHP Paul Clemens from Corpus Christi (TL); and RHP Jorge De Leon from Lancaster (Cal).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Activated RHP Rubby De La Rosa. Recalled OF Scott Van Slyke, OF Matt Angle and OF Jerry Sands from Albuquerque (PCL) and OF Yasiel Puig from Rancho Cucamonga (Cal). Sent De La Rosa and Sands to Boston to complete an earlier trade.
MIAMI MARLINS—Recalled OF Kevin Mattison, C Brett Hayes, OF Chris Coghlan, RHP Alex Sanabia, RHP Evan Reed and LHP Brad Hand from New Orleans (PCL) and RHP Sandy Rosario, RHP Arquimedes Caminero and 3B Zack Cox from Jacksonville (SL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Activated LHP Miguel De Los Santos. Recalled RHP Fautino De Los Santos and OF Caleb Gindl from Nashville (PCL); RHP Cody Scarpetta, RHP Johnny Hellweg and RHP Ariel Pena from Huntsville (SL); SS Hector Gomez from Brevard County (FSL); and RHP Santo Manzanillo from Wisconsin (MWL).
NEW YORK METS—Recalled OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis from Las Vegas (PCL); 2B Reese Havens, OF Juan Lagares and SS Wilmer Flores from Binghamton (EL); and OF Cesar Puello from St. Lucie (FSL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Named Mick Billmeyer catching coach, Steve Henderson hitting coach, Rod Nichols bullpen coach and Ryne Sandberg third base coach and infield instructor. Retained pitching coach Rich Dubee.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Recalled RHP Duke Welker, RHP Daniel McCutchen, 3B Yamaico Navarro and 1B Matt Hague from Indianapolis (IL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Recalled LHP Josh Spence, OF Blake Tekotte and RHP Thad Weber from Tucson (PCL) and LHP Juan Oramas, OF Rymer Liriano, 3B Edinson Rincon and 2B Jeudy Valdez from San Antonio (TL).
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS—Waived G Vance Cooksey.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed CB Chris Lewis-Harris to the practice squad.
DETROIT LIONS—Signed DE Clifton Geathers and CB Lionel Smith to the practice squad.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Released CB Reggie Corner from injured reserve.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Signed OL Lee Barbiasz, LB Marcus McGraw and WR Wallace Miles to the practice roster.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MLS—Suspended Chicago F Guillermo Franco one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for endangering the safety of his opponent during Wednesday’s game against Philadelphia.
COLLEGE
MIAMI—Announced the resignation of athletic director Shawn Eichorst. Named Blake James acting athletic director.
MISSOURI—Suspended WR Dorial Green-Beckham, LB Torey Boozer and WR Levi Copelin one game.
NEBRASKA—Named Shawn Eichorst athletic director and signed him to a five-year contract, effective Jan. 1.
TCU—Suspended QB Casey Pachall indefinitely.
