SPORTS 5
Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com • Section B • Thursday, October 22, 2015 •
FIVE-DAY PLANNER THURSDAY
TEAM
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
Next game: MINNESOTA Nov. 1 vs. Dallas* 7 p.m. CSN AM-1000 FLORIDA 7:30 p.m. CSN AM-720
TAMPA BAY 7:30 p.m. WGN AM-720
ANAHEIM 7:30 p.m. CSN AM-720 NEW YORK 6 p.m. CSN
at Rockford 7 p.m. Livewell Network
CHARLOTTE 3 p.m.
*Preseason
ON TAP THURSDAY TV/Radio
8 p.m.: California at UCLA, ESPN
GOLF 4 p.m.: PGA Tour, Shriners Hospital for Children Open, first round, at Las Vegas, GOLF 11 p.m.: LPGA Tour, Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship, second round, at Tapei, Taiwan, GOLF
NBA 9 p.m.: Preseason, Golden State at L.A. Lakers, TNT
NHL 7:30 p.m.: Florida at Blackhawks, CSN, AM-720
NFL
SOCCER
7:30 p.m.: Seattle at San Francisco, CBS, NFL Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP
Blue Jays starting pitcher Marco Estrada stands on the mound after striking out a Kansas City Royals batter during the eighth inning in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series on Wednesday in Toronto
ALCS GAME 5: BLUE JAYS 7, ROYALS 1
Toronto avoids elimination Next
By HOWIE RUMBERG The Associated Press
Game 6: Toronto (Price 18-5) at Kansas TORONTO – Marco Estrada City (Ventura 13-8), 7:07 p.m. Friday, FS1 came up with a superb start in the (Royals lead series, 3-2) most important outing of his career,
stopping the Royals’ hit parade and helping the Toronto Blue Jays send the American League Championship Series back to Kansas City. Estrada pitched one-hit ball into the eighth inning, giving Toronto’s tattered bullpen a rest, and the Blue Jays beat the Royals, 7-1, Wednesday to close to 3-2 in the best-of-seven matchup. “It’s the start that we needed,” Troy Tulowitzki said. “They’re a great team over there. We know that. But this guy kept them off balance and allowed the offense to settle in and get some runs.” Tulowitzki provided three of those runs. He broke open the game with a bases-clearing double off Kel-
vin Herrera in the sixth, giving him seven RBIs in the series. Edwin Encarnacion had walked with the bases loaded against Edinson Volquez, who seemed flustered by close calls against the Royals. Kansas City had 30 hits in the first two games in Toronto, but Estrada faced the minimum 20 batters before Lorenzo Cain walked with two outs in the seventh. Closer Roberto Osuna was perfect in the ninth. Yordano Ventura will start for the defending AL champions on Friday in Game 6 against David Price, the Game 2 loser. Estrada, a 32-year-old free-agent
to be, enabled his bullpen to rest, a day after Kansas City romped, 142, in a game that saw infielder Cliff Pennington pitch in the ninth. “This time around I had a better fastball command,” said Estrada, who gave up three runs in the opener. “That was the key to this game.” Toronto is trying to become just the 13th team to rally and win among 80 who trailed 3-1 in best-ofseven postseason series. It has happened four of 17 times in the LCS, including when the Royals bounced back against the Blue Jays in 1985 en route to Kansas City’s only World Series title. In this year’s best-of-five Division Series, Toronto fell behind 0-2, then won three straight against Texas. Before 49,325 roaring fans, Chris Colabello’s solo homer into the leftfield seats in the second gave Estrada a lead. It was the only mistake by Volquez, the Game 1 winner.
PREPS FOOTBALL STATE RANKINGS
Class 8A School W-L 1. Homewood-Flossmoor (10) 1 2. Loyola (8-0) 3. Edwardsville (8-0) 4. Naperville Central (7-1) 5. Hinsdale Central (7-1) 6. Huntley (8-0) 7. Brother Rice (7-1) 8. Oak Park-River Forest (7-1) 9. Barrington (7-1) 10. Maine South (6-2)
Pts Prv (8-0) 100 90 68 64 56 46 42 34 23 13
2 3 4 5 9 6 7 8 NR
Others receiving votes: Niles Notre Dame 7, Naperville Neuqua Valley 3, Oswego 2, Palatine 1, New Trier 1. Class 6A School W-L 1. Sacred Heart-Griffin (10) 1 2. Montini (1) (8-0) 3. Lincoln Way North (8-0) 4. Cary-Grove (7-1) 5. Prairie Ridge (7-1) 6. Lemont (7-1) 7. Crete-Monee (7-1) 8. Harvey Thornton (7-1) 9. DeKalb (7-1) 10. Normal West (5-3) (tie) Riverside-Brookfield (7-1)
Pts Prv (8-0) 109 100 85 72 60 58 41 37 11 7 7
2 3 4 5 6 7 9 NR NR NR
Others receiving votes: Oak Forest 6, Belvidere North 5, Hinsdale South 4, Reavis 2, Oak Lawn Richards 1. Class 5A School W-L 1. Washington (8) (8-0) 2. Joliet Catholic (4) (7-1) 3. Nazareth (6-2) (tie)Triad (8-0) 5. Lincoln Way West (7-1) 6. Peoria Notre Dame (7-1) (tie) Peoria Central (7-1) 8. Marian Central (6-2) (tie) Champaign Central (7-1) 10. Highland (7-1)
Pts 112 106 80 80 58 54 54 33 33 17
Prv 4 1 5 6 7 3 2 8 9 10
Others receiving votes: St. Laurence 13, Sterling 9, Westinghouse 6, Lindblom 2, Normal University 2, Centralia 1. Class 4A School W-L 1. Rochester (14) (8-0) 2. Phillips (8-0) 3. Rockford Lutheran (1) (8-0) 4. Althoff Catholic (1) (8-0) 5. Manteno (8-0) 6. Geneseo (7-1) 7. Marengo (8-0) 8. Columbia (8-0) 9. Taylorville (8-0) 10. Murphysboro (7-1)
Pts 157 140 121 115 87 74 68 38 28 16
Prv 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Others receiving votes: Breese Mater Dei 8, Richmond-Burton 8, Quincy Notre Dame 6, Plano 4, Herrin 2.
BOYS SOCCER
Friday, Oct. 16 Match 1: Lakes 2, Wauconda 1 Tuesday Match 2: Lakes 3, Marian Central 0 Wednesday Match 3: Grayslake Central 2, Johnsburg
Friday Match 4: (6) Lakes vs. (4) Grayslake Central, 4 p.m.
BELVIDERE REGIONAL Friday. Oct. 16 Match 1: Prairie Ridge 6, Belvidere North 1 Tuesday Match 2: Sterling 4, Prairie Ridge 3, OT Match 3: Belvidere 8, Marengo 1 Friday Match 4: (2) Sterling vs. (3) Belvidere, 5 p.m.
Tuesday Match 1: Fenton 4, Kaneland 1 Match 2: Burlington Central 3, Hampshire 2 Friday Match 3: (2) Fenton vs. (5) Burlington Central, 5 p.m.
BOYLAN REGIONAL Saturday Match 1: Freeport 2, Rochelle 0 Tuesday Match 2: Boylan Catholic 3, Freeport 2 Match 3: Crystal Lake Central 2, Dixon 1 Friday Match 4: (1) Boylan Catholic vs. (4) Crystal Lake Central, 5:30 p.m.
CLASS 3A HARLEM REGIONAL
MCHENRY 6, HONONEGAH 0 McHenry Hononegah
1 0
5 0
– 6 – 0
First half M–James Mulhall (Connor Uhl) Second half M–James Mullhall (Justin Rutherford) M–James Mulhall (Geronimo Hernandez) M–Connor Uhl (James Mulhall) M–James Mulhall (Josh Burr) M–Sam Partipillo (Cooper Baldocchi) Goalkeeper saves: Jake King (M) 4 Wednesday Match 1: McHenry 6, Hononegah Match 2: Harlem 3, Rockford East 1 Friday Match 3: (1) McHenry 1 vs. (6) Harlem, 6 p.m.
JACOBS REGIONAL (3-0 penalty kicks)
Friday, Oct. 16 Match 1: Woodstock North 4, Richmond-Burton 2 Tuesday Match 2: Antioch 6, Woodstock North 0 Match 3: Harvard 5, Woodstock 3 Saturday Match 4: (2) Antioch vs. (3) Harvard, 3 p.m.
LAKES REGIONAL
First half S–Aldo Lazaro, assisted by Edwin Rueda (22’) Second half J–Konrad Wasilewski. 70 Second overtime period S–Erie Ortiz, 94 J–Noah Melick, assisted by Konrad Wasilewski, 96 Goalkeeper saves: Eduardo Guimaray (J) 6, Daniel Dominguez (S) 8.
ELGIN 2, DUNDEE-CROWN 0
GRAYSLAKE CENTRAL 2 JOHNSBURG 1 0 1
Elgin Dundee-Crown - 2 - 1
First Half GLC–Nick Walker (Leo Orozco), 5:31 GLC–Sebastian Hinestrosa (Orozco), 19:59
1 0
1 0
Saturday, Oct. 17 Match 1: Streamwood 1, Larkin 0 Wednesday Match 2: Jacobs 3, Streamwood 2 (3-0 in penalties) Match 3: Elgin 2, Dundee-Crown 0 Saturday Match 4: (2) Jacobs vs. (5) Elgin, 7 p.m.
ROCKFORD GUILFORD REGIONAL Saturday. Oct. 17 Match 1: Rockford Auburn 1, Grant 0 Tuesday Match 2: Huntley 1, Rockford Auburn 0 Match 3: Rockford Guilford 2, Rockford Jefferson 1 Saturday Match 4: (2) Huntley vs. (3) Rockford Guilford, 3 p.m.
DEKALB REGIONAL
CARY-GROVE 4, SOUTH ELGIN 1 (4-3 penalty kicks)
Cary-Grove Johnsburg
HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL
JACOBS 3, STREAMWOOD 2
CLASS 2A HARVARD REGIONAL
2 0
Goalkeeper saves: Alex Kern (J) 6 saves, Connor Gosell (GLC) 9 saves
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(E) 2, Luis Cruz (DC) 4.
Second half J–Michael Rackow PK - 67:45
Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters:
Grayslake Central Johnsburg
BETTING ODDS
- 2 - 0
First half E–Danny Geary, 39 Second half E–Cesar Gomez, penalty, 55 Goalkeeper saves: Edgar Rodriguez
3 0
1 1
- 4 - 1
First Half CG–Patrick Kingdon CG–Luis Lemus (Esteban Angeles) CG–Mike Arenberg (Max Green) Second half CG–Chris Klawitter Goalkeeper saves: Sergio Lemus (CG) 4
CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH 3, DEKALB 2 Crystal Lake South goals: Ben Kassell, Brad Grabowski Goalkeeper saves: Spencer Traub (CLS) 1, Grandon Gorka (CLS) 1 Wednesday Match 1: Crystal Lake South 3, DeKalb 2 (4-3 in penalties) Match 2: Cary-Grove 4, South Elgin 1 Saturday Match 3: (1) Crystal Lake South vs. (4) Cary-Grove, 3 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS STATE FINALS First round [Seed] Singles at Hoffman Estates Annie Timm (Prairie Ridge) vs. [5-8] Kolie Allen (Glenbard East) Ashley Kosy (Jacobs) vs. [3-4] Alessandra Bianco Chicago Latin at Wheeling Hannah Hougland (Hampshire) vs. Michelle Lynch (Centralia) Lulu Nicks (Woodstock North) vs. Abygale Ahn (Timothy Christian) Doubles at Buffalo Grove Morgan Riddell/Morgan Priesz (Prairie Ridge) vs. Katie Swade/Lily Franko (Nazareth Academy) Alexa Azcui/Katie Toomire (Jacobs) vs. [3-4] Stefana Vasic/Lahari Yelamanchili (Lyons) at Rolling Meadows Maddie Fox/Sarah Massett (Crystal Lake Central) vs. Gabrielle Santos/Paige Willer (Mt. Zion) Caroline Yuk/Cate Yuk (Marian Central) vs. Olivia Dodds/Kelly Wright (Champaign Central) at Schaumburg Jenna Van Bosch/Katie Cox (Prairie Ridge) vs. Kristina Danos/Lilyanne Honnold (Warren)
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL RICHMOND-BURTON 2, HARVARD 0 (25-8, 25-15)
Harvard leaders: Kills–Hannah Baird 2, Crystal Peralta 2; Assists–Ashlyn Stricker 2; Digs–Makayla Stephens 8; Blocks–Hannah Baird 1, Nikki Gutierrez 1 Richmond-Burton leaders: Kills–Addie Halverson 14, Celena Kanagin 7; Assists– Bailey Dean 23; Digs–Jess Duncan 11.
National Hockey League Thursday FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG BLACKHAWKS -170 Florida NY RANGERS -220 Arizona PITTSBURGH -125 Dallas OTTAWA -172 New Jersey MINNESOTA -202 Columbus NASHVILLE -130 Anaheim VANCOUVER -110 Washington SAN JOSE -110 Los Angeles
LINE +158 +200 +115 +160 +182 +120 +100 +100
College Football Thursday FAVORITE TODAY O/U UNDERDOG APPALACHIAN ST 6½ (62) Ga. Southern EAST CAROLINA 3 (51) Temple UCLA 3 (68) California Friday Memphis 10½ (77) TULSA Utah State 5½ (44) SAN DIEGO ST Saturday N ILLINOIS 28 (69½) E Michigan Cent Michigan 7½ (57) BALL STATE Toledo 14½(62½) UMASS Bowling Green 14½ (60) KENT ST Ohio 3 (53½) BUFFALO Pittsburgh 6 (49) SYRACUSE MICHIGAN ST 16½(63½) Indiana Clemson 7 (56) MIAMI NC State 9½ (46) WAKE FOREST Missouri 3 (35) VANDERBILT W MICHIGAN 26 (54) Miami(Ohio) NAVY 23½(54½) Tulane BOISE ST 35 (56½) Wyoming AIR FORCE 17½ (56) Fresno St MARSHALL 29 (60½) North Texas USC 3½ (59½) Utah STANFORD OFF (OFF) Washington ALABAMA 15½ (53) Tennessee TEXAS 4 (50) Kansas St MISSISSIPPI 6 (65½) Texas A&M NORTHCAROLINA 17½ (61) Virginia NEBRASKA 7 (51) Northwestern Wisconsin 6½ (44½) ILLINOIS VIRGINIA TECH 2 (43) Duke La.-Monroe 2 (61) IDAHO Houston 21½(57½) C FLORIDA OREGON ST 2 (58½) Colorado BAYLOR 37 (79) Iowa State Penn State 6½ (46½) MARYLAND RICE 9 (54½) Army Southern Miss 16 (64) CHARLOTTE LOUISVILLE 7 (37) Boston College LA TECH 7 (65) MiddleTennessee at CINCINNATI 12½ (58) UCONN atSOUTHFLORIDA 12 (61) SMU TEXAS STATE 3½ (66½) South Alabama FIU 13 (51½) Old Dominion MISSISSIPPI ST 11½(54½) Kentucky ARKANSAS 6 (51) Auburn OKLAHOMA 15 (74½) Texas Tech OKLAHOMA ST 34 (62½) Kansas Florida St 6½ (56½) GEORGIA TECH Ohio State 21 (OFF) RUTGERS LSU 16½(65½) W Kentucky FAU 6 (56½) at UTEP NEW MEXICO ST OFF (OFF) Troy SAN JOSE ST 7½ (58) New Mexico NEVADA 7 (51) Hawaii ARIZONA 7½ (73) Washington St NFL Thursday FAVORITE TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Seattle 6½ (42) SANFRANCISCO Sunday Buffalo 6 (42½) Jacksonville ST. LOUIS 5½ (41½) Cleveland KANSAS CITY OFF (OFF) Pittsburgh MIAMI 4 (44½) Houston NEW ENGLAND 8½ (47½) NY Jets Minnesota 3 (44) DETROIT Atlanta 4½ (48) TENNESSEE WASHINGTON 3½ (42½) Tampa Bay INDIANAPOLIS 4 (51½) New Orleans SAN DIEGO 4 (47) Oakland NY GIANTS 3½ (45) Dallas CAROLINA 3 (46) Philadelphia ARIZONA 7½ (48½) Baltimore
Home teams in CAPS Updated odds available at Pregame.com
9:50 a.m.: UEFA Europa League, Borussia Dortmund at Qabala, FS1 Noon: UEFA Europa League, Tottenham at Anderlecht, FS1 2 p.m.: UEFA Europa League, Rubin Kazan at Liverpool, FS1
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 6 p.m.: Temple at East Carolina, ESPN2 6:30 p.m.: Georgia Southern at Appalachian State, ESPNU
FOOTBALL NFL NATIONAL CONFERENCE North W L T Pct PF Green Bay 6 0 0 1.000 164 Minnesota 3 2 0 .600 96 Bears 2 4 0 .333 120 Detroit 1 5 0 .167 120 East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 3 3 0 .500 144 N.Y. Giants 3 3 0 .500 139 Dallas 2 3 0 .400 101 Washington 2 4 0 .333 117 South W L T Pct PF Carolina 5 0 0 1.000 135 Atlanta 5 1 0 .833 183 Tampa Bay 2 3 0 .400 110 New Orleans 2 4 0 .333 134 West W L T Pct PF Arizona 4 2 0 .667 203 St. Louis 2 3 0 .400 84 Seattle 2 4 0 .333 134 San Francisco 2 4 0 .333 100
North L T 0 0 2 0 4 0 5 0 West L T 0 0 3 0 4 0 5 0
Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Baltimore
W 6 4 2 1
PA 110 136 131 138
Denver Oakland San Diego Kansas City
W 6 2 2 1
PA 94 143 148 164
Thursday’s Game Seattle at San Francisco, 8:25 p.m. Sunday’s Games Buffalo vs. Jacksonville at London, 8:30 a.m. Atlanta at Tennessee, noon Pittsburgh at Kansas City, noon Cleveland at St. Louis, noon Tampa Bay at Washington, noon Minnesota at Detroit, noon Houston at Miami, noon New Orleans at Indianapolis, noon N.Y. Jets at New England, noon Oakland at San Diego, 3:05 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 3:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Monday’s Game Baltimore at Arizona, 7:30 p.m. Open: Bears, Cincinnati, Denver, Green Bay
PA 101 83 179 172
PA 115 113 125 160
AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 5 0 0 1.000 183 N.Y. Jets 4 1 0 .800 129 Buffalo 3 3 0 .500 145 Miami 2 3 0 .400 103 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 3 3 0 .500 126 Houston 2 4 0 .333 128 Tennessee 1 4 0 .200 112 Jacksonville 1 5 0 .167 113
TRANSACTIONS
PA 103 75 139 111 PA 147 155 129 176
Pct 1.000 .667 .333 .167
PF 182 145 141 143
PA 122 108 158 162
Pct 1.000 .400 .333 .167
PF 139 107 136 127
PA 102 124 161 159
HOCKEY NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Dallas 6 5 1 0 10 21 Nashville 6 5 1 0 10 19 St. Louis 7 5 2 0 10 21 Winnipeg 6 4 2 0 8 20 Minnesota 5 3 1 1 7 14 Blackhawks 6 3 3 0 6 14 Colorado 5 2 3 0 4 16 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF San Jose 6 4 2 0 8 17 Vancouver 6 3 1 2 8 16 Arizona 6 3 2 1 7 18 Los Angeles 5 2 3 0 4 6 Edmonton 6 2 4 0 4 12 Anaheim 5 1 3 1 3 5 Calgary 6 1 5 0 2 12 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Montreal 7 7 0 0 14 23 Tampa Bay 7 4 2 1 9 23 Florida 6 3 2 1 7 18 Ottawa 6 3 2 1 7 19 Detroit 5 3 2 0 6 15 Boston 5 2 3 0 4 18 Toronto 5 1 3 1 3 12 Buffalo 5 1 4 0 2 9 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF N.Y. Islanders 6 4 1 1 9 21 N.Y. Rangers 7 4 2 1 9 18 Washington 5 4 1 0 8 19 Pittsburgh 6 3 3 0 6 10 Philadelphia 5 2 2 1 5 8 New Jersey 6 2 3 1 5 11 Carolina 5 1 4 0 2 11 Columbus 7 0 7 0 0 13
AHL GA 14 13 17 13 15 14 16 GA 12 11 14 14 16 12 25 GA 7 20 12 17 13 21 17 14 GA 15 15 12 11 12 16 17 34
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L OL SL Pts GF GA Charlotte 3 2 0 0 6 24 20 Wolves 2 1 0 0 4 17 13 Rockford 2 3 0 0 4 11 23 Iowa 1 3 1 1 4 11 19 Lake Erie 1 1 0 1 3 7 8 Milwaukee 1 2 0 0 2 6 14 Manitoba 0 2 1 1 2 6 13 Grand Rapids 1 4 0 0 2 8 15 Pacific Division W L OL SL Pts GF GA Texas 4 1 0 0 8 24 12 Ontario 3 0 0 0 6 10 1 San Antonio 2 0 1 0 5 11 7 San Diego 2 0 0 0 4 10 7 San Jose 2 1 0 0 4 10 8 Stockton 2 1 0 0 4 9 4 Bakersfield 1 2 0 1 3 9 15 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OL SL Pts GF GA Bridgeport 5 1 0 0 10 24 15 Hartford 3 1 0 0 6 13 8 W-B/Scranton 3 1 0 0 6 14 10 Portland 2 1 0 0 4 12 10 Providence 1 2 2 0 4 15 18 Hershey 1 2 0 0 2 9 9 Lehigh Valley 1 2 0 0 2 11 11 Springfield 0 3 0 0 0 5 14 North Division W L OL SL Pts GF GA St. John’s 4 1 1 0 9 22 18 Toronto 3 1 0 0 6 13 10 Syracuse 2 1 0 0 4 8 9 Binghamton 2 2 0 0 4 12 10 Rochester 2 3 0 0 4 14 18 Albany 1 1 1 0 3 6 9 Utica 1 2 0 0 2 4 7 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
Wednesday’s Games Buffalo 2, Toronto 1, SO Philadelphia 5, Boston 4, OT Detroit at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Carolina at Colorado, 10 p.m. Thursday’s Game Arizona at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Dallas at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim at Nashville, 8 p.m. Columbus at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Florida at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Washington at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games St. John’s 3, Binghamton 2 Grand Rapids 4, Charlotte 3 Utica 3, Rochester 2 Rockford 3, Iowa 2 Stockton 1, Texas 0 San Diego at San Jose (n) Tuesday’s Games Binghamton 5, St. John’s 4, OT Milwaukee 3, Iowa 2, OT
BASKETBALL
GOLF
NBA PRESEASON
PGA TOUR
EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct Indiana 4 2 .667 Bulls 3 4 .429 Milwaukee 2 3 .400 Detroit 2 5 .286 Cleveland 1 6 .143 Atlantic Division W L Pct New York 3 1 .750 Boston 2 1 .667 Toronto 4 2 .667 Brooklyn 2 3 .400 Philadelphia 2 4 .333 Southeast Division W L Pct Charlotte 7 0 1.000 Orlando 4 2 .667 Atlanta 4 2 .667 Washington 3 2 .600 Miami 4 3 .571
GB — 1½ 1½ 2½ 3½ GB — ½ — 1½ 2 GB — 2½ 2½ 3 3
Wednesday’s Games Orlando 110, New Orleans 107, OT Charlotte 99, Detroit 94 Memphis 82, Atlanta 81 Miami 110, Washington 105 Phoenix 99, Dallas 87 Thursday’s Games Charlotte vs. Indiana at Fort Wayne, IN, 6 p.m. New York at Boston, 6:30 p.m. Denver at Utah, 8 p.m. Golden State vs. L.A. Lakers at Anaheim, CA, 9 p.m. Portland at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Dallas vs. Bulls at Lincoln, NE, 7 p.m. Memphis at Orlando, 6 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Boston at Manchester, NH, 6:30 p.m. Washington vs. Toronto at Montreal, Quebec, 6:30 p.m. Atlanta at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Miami at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Houston at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN OPEN Site: Las Vegas Schedule: Thursday-Sunday Course: TPC Summerlin (7,255 yards, par 71) Purse: $6.4 million; Winner’s share: $1,152,000 TV: Golf Channel (Thursday, 4-7 p.m., 7:30-10:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 3-5 a.m., 4-7 p.m., 7:30-10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 3-5 a.m., 4-7 p.m., 9 -11 p.m.; Monday, midnight-3 a.m.) Last year: Ben Martin won his first PGA Tour title. He made a 45-foot eagle putt on the 16th hole and birdied the 18th for a two-stroke victory. Last week: Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo won the season-opening Frys.com Open in Napa, California, in his first start as a PGA Tour member. He beat Kevin Na with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff. Notes: U.S. Presidents Cup players Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker are in the field. International team member Steven Bowditch also is playing. ... Patton Kizzire is making his first start as PGA Tour member. He won twice last year on the Web.com Tour and topped the regular-season and finals-combined money lists. The former Auburn player was married Saturday in Georgia. ... U.S. Walker Cup teammates Denny McCarthy and Hunter Stewart are making their pro debuts. McCarthy played at Virginia, and Stewart at Vanderbilt. ... In 2010, Jonathan Byrd won with a hole-in-one on the fourth extra hole. ... The CIMB Classic is next week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Online: www.pgatour.com
BASEBALL American League SEATTLE MARINERS — Named Andy McKay director of player development. National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Claimed RHP Lisalverto Bonilla off waivers from Texas and placed him on the 60-day DL. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Named Rick Kranitz bullpen coach and John McLaren on injured reserve-return. Resigned C Lemuel Jeanpierre. Activated FB Derrick Coleman. BASKETBALL MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Waived G Jorge Gutierrez and Fs Marcus Landry and Josh Powell. SAN ANTONIO SPURS — Waived Gs Jimmer Fredette and Keifer Sykes, C Youssou Ndoye and F Deshaun Thomas. FOOTBALL National Football League BEARS — Signed CB Bryce Callahan from the practice squad and S Demontre Hurst to the practice squad. ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released DE Lawrence Okoye from the practice squad. Signed CB Carrington Byndom and DT Olsen Pierre to the practice squad. BALTIMORE RAVENS — Released RB Akeem Hunt from the practice squad. Signed DE Nordly Capi and Sheldon Price to the practice squad. DETROIT LIONS — Released G Taylor Boggs. Claimed OT Michael Ola off waivers from San Diego. Placed RB Zach Zenner on injured reserve. Signed RB George Winn from the practice squad and WR Ryan Spadola and RB Marion Grice to the practice squad. HOUSTON TEXANS — Released RB Daryl Richardson from the practice squad. Signed LB Steven Means to the practice squad. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released LB Amarlo Herrera and DB Shaun Prater. Released QB Alex Tanney from the practice squad. Signed DB Dewey McDonald from the practice squad and TE Sam McGrath to the practice squad. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed RB Corey Grant and WR Tony Washington on injured reserve. Released DE Ziggy Hood. Released QB Jeff Tuel from the practice squad. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed LB Josh Keyes to the practice squad. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Released RB Bronson Hill from the practice squad. Signed TE Brandon Williams from the practice squad and CB Trovon Reed to the practice squad. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed RB Joey Iosefa to the practice squad. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Released LB Anthony Spencer and P Brandon Fields. Released WR R.J. Harris from the practice squad. Signed WR T.J. Graham. NEW YORK GIANTS — Waived DB Cooper Taylor. Released OT Xavier Proctor from the practice squad. Signed CB Leon McFadden off Arizona’s practice squad and TE Jerome Cunningham and OL Adam Gettis to the practice squad. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Waivednon-football injury DE B.J. McBryde. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Signed DB Adrian Phillips from the practice squad and NT Chuka Ndulue to the practice squad. TENNESSEE TITANS — Waived FB Connor Neighbors. Signed LB Markus Pierce-Brewster to the practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League BLACKHAWKS — Placed D Duncan Keith on long-term injured reserve. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Fired coach Todd Richards. Named John Tortorella coach. FLORIDA PANTHERS — Assigned D Josh Brown from Portland (AHL) to Manchester (ECHL). NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned F Reid Boucher to Albany (AHL). NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Assigned D Loic Leduc and F Carter Verhaeghe from Bridgeport (AHL) to Missouri (ECHL). NEW YORK RANGERS — Assigned F Tanner Glass to Hartford (AHL). ST. LOUIS BLUES — Placed F Paul Stastny on injured reserve. Assigned F Zach Pochiro from Chicago (AHL) to Quad City (ECHL). VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Assigned D Anton Cederholm from Utica (AHL) to Kalamazoo (ECHL). SOCCER UNITED SOCCER LEAGUE — Named Tom Veit chief marketing officer off the USL and its properties.
SOCCER MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA 17 10 6 57 60 42 15 12 6 51 43 40 14 11 8 50 53 53 15 14 4 49 57 56 14 13 6 48 46 43 13 12 8 47 45 46 12 13 8 44 46 55 10 16 7 37 48 55 9 17 7 34 41 55 8 19 6 30 42 56
x-New York x-D.C. United x-Columbus x-Toronto FC Montreal New England Orlando City New York City FC Philadelphia Fire
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. x- clinched playoff berth Wednesday’s Game Colorado 2, Sporting Kansas City 0 Sunday’s Games New York at Fire, 4 p.m. Orlando City at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. New England at New York, 4 p.m. Toronto FC at Montreal, 4 p.m. D.C. United at Columbus, 4 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Seattle, 6 p.m. Colorado at Portland, 6 p.m. Houston at Vancouver, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at Kansas City, 6 p.m. San Jose at FC Dallas, 6 p.m.