Transactions

BASEBALL

National League

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Promoted Eduardo Brizuela to director of Latin America operations/scouting and Manny Batista to director of Latin America scouting.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL — Suspended N.Y. Giants S Will Hill four games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed RB Bernard Scott on injured reserve. Reinstated LB Dontay Moch from suspension.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed RB Lance Dunbar from the practice squad. Signed WR Raymond Radway to the practice squad.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Reinstated S Tyler Sash from suspension.

COLLEGE

GEORGIA TECH — Fired defensive coordinator Al Groh. Promoted secondary coach Charles Kelly to interim defensive coordinator. Reassigned line coach Andy McCollum to inside linebackers coach and inside linebackers coach Joe Speed to outside linebackers coach.

Heartland collegiate athletic conference — Named Transylvania freshman Claire Mielcarek women's tennis player of the week. Named Transylvania junior Christian King men's soccer player of the week.

Mid-south conference — Named Cumberland senior Lemeco Miller football offensive player of the week. Named Kentucky Christian sophomore Andrew Slikker football special teams player of the week.

Ohio valley conference — Named Morehead State senior Ellie Roberson volleyball offensive player of the week. Named Morehead State junior Leslie Schellhaas volleyball defensive player of the week.

Appalachian Athletic conference — Named Union sophomore Paige Moore volleyball player of the week. Named Union senior Christa Hicks volleyball hitter of the week.

Kentucky intercollegiate athletic conference — Named Midway junior Asiyat Alieva women's tennis player of the week.

Baseball

Major league

playoff schedule: division series

(Best-of-5; x-if necessary)

American League

Detroit vs. Oakland

(Detroit leads series 2-0)

Saturday, Oct. 6: Detroit 3, Oakland 1

Sunday, Oct. 7: Detroit 5, Oakland 4

Tuesday, Oct. 9: Detroit (Sanchez 4-6) at Oakland, 9:07 p.m. (TBS)

x-Wednesday, Oct. 10: Detroit (Scherzer 16-7) at Oakland, TBD (TBS or MLB)

x-Thursday, Oct. 11: Detroit (Verlander 17-8) at Oakland, TBD (TBS)

New York vs. Baltimore

(New York led series 1-0)

Sunday, Oct. 7: New York 7, Baltimore 2

Monday, Oct. 8: New York at Baltimore, (n)

Wednesday, Oct. 10: Baltimore at New York (Kuroda 16-11), TBD (TBS or MLB)

x-Thursday, Oct. 11: Baltimore at New York (Hughes 16-13), TBD (TBS)

x-Friday, Oct. 12: Baltimore at New York, TBD (TBS)

National League

Cincinnati vs. San Francisco

(Cincinnati leads series 2-0)

Saturday, Oct. 6: Cincinnati 5, San Francisco 2

Sunday, Oct. 7: Cincinnati 9, San Francisco 0

Tuesday, Oct. 9: San Francisco (Zito 15-8) at Cincinnati (Bailey 13-10), 5:37 p.m. (TBS)

x-Wednesday, Oct. 10: San Francisco at Cincinnati, TBD (TBS or MLB)

x-Thursday, Oct. 11: San Francisco at Cincinnati, TBD (TBS)

Washington vs. St. Louis

(Series tied 1-1)

Sunday, Oct. 7: Washington 3, St. Louis 2

Monday, Oct. 8: St. Louis 12, Washington 4

Wednesday, Oct. 10: St. Louis at Washington, TBD (TBS or MLB)

x-Thursday, Oct. 11: St. Louis at Washington, TBD (TBS)

x-Friday, Oct. 12: St. Louis at Washington, TBD (TBS)

Football

college

fcs sports network poll

The Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, points, and previous ranking:

W-L Pts Pvs

1. North Dakota St. (164) 5-0 4171 1

2. Montana St. (3) 6-0 3965 2

3. Old Dominion 5-0 3732 4

4. James Madison 4-1 3578 5

5. Wofford 5-0 3414 6

6. Eastern Washington 4-1 3292 7

7. Georgia Southern 4-1 2914 8

8. Youngstown St. 4-1 2909 3

9. Sam Houston St. 3-2 2735 9

10. Lehigh 6-0 2457 11

11. Stony Brook 5-1 2425 13

12. New Hampshire 4-2 2110 14

13. Appalachian St. 4-2 2093 15

14. Illinois St. 5-1 1637 9

15. Cal Poly 5-0 1581 20

16. Northern Arizona 4-1 1575 18

17. Towson 2-3 1490 12

18. Tennessee St. 6-0 1102 —

19. McNeese St. 4-1 1079 21

20. South Dakota St. 4-1 855 23

21. Central Arkansas 4-2 796 24

22. Harvard 4-0 662 25

23. Eastern Kentucky 4-2 628 17

24. Delaware 4-2 623 16

25. Samford 5-1 490 —

Others receiving votes: Northern Iowa 414, Albany 383, Alabama A&M 236, The Citadel 153, Montana 143, Richmond 106, Indiana St. 81, Maine 63, Sacramento St. 49, Stephen F. Austin 46, Bethune-Cookman 46, UT Martin 45, Southern Illinois 45, Jacksonville St. 32, Villanova 26, North Dakota 18, Howard 18, Tennessee Tech 9, Jacksonville 8, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 8, Brown 8, Western Illinois 8, Chattanooga 7, Alabama St. 6, Duquesne 2, UC Davis 1, Fordham 1.

naia poll

W-L Pts Pvs

1. Marian (Ind.) (12) 5-0 313 1

2. Georgetown (2) 6-0 303 2

3. Missouri Valley 5-0 287 3

4. Morningside (Iowa) 5-0 281 4

5. William Penn (Iowa) 6-0 261 5

6. Saint Xavier (Ill.) 4-1 249 6

7. Saint Francis (Ind.) 4-1 239 7

8. Carroll (Mont.) 4-2 234 8

9. Cumberlands 6-0 217 9

10. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)

4-1 211 10

11. Northwestern (Iowa) 5-1 190 11

12. Benedictine (Kan.) 5-1 173 12

13. Montana Tech 5-1 170 13

14. Grand View (Iowa) 5-2 161 14

15. St. Ambrose (Iowa) 4-1 153 16

16. Cumberland (Tenn.) 5-1 138 17

17. Hastings (Neb.) 5-0 122 21

18. Baker (Kan.) 5-2 117 19

19. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 4-1 91 25

20. St. Francis (Ill.) 4-3 67 15

21. Evangel (Mo.) 4-2 65 —

22. Doane (Neb.) 4-2 64 18

23. Robert Morris (Ill.) 6-1 37 —

24. Tabor (Kan.) 4-2 27 —

25. Friends (Kan.) 4-2 22 —

high school

associated press polls

The top teams in the Kentucky Associated Press high school football polls, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, total points, and previous rankings:

Class A

W-L TP Pvs 

1. Mayfield (17) 6-1 197 1     

2. Frankfort (1) 6-1 168 2     

3. Fairview (2) 7-0 150 3     

4. Williamsburg 6-1 135 4     

5. Beechwood 4-3 114 5     

6. Raceland 6-1 97 6     

7. Hazard 3-3 78 7     

8. Russellville 5-2 69 8     

9. Country Day 6-1 55 9     

10. Eminence 6-1 12 —

Others receiving votes: Harlan 12, Bethlehem 13, Bellevue 14, Bracken Co. 14, Nicholas Co. 2.

Class 2A

W-L TP Pvs 

1. Owensboro Catholic (17) 7-0 197 1     

2. Somerset (3) 5-2 174 3     

3. Murray 6-1 149 4     

4. Danville 5-2 124 2     

5. DeSales 5-2 105 6     

6. LCA 5-2 90 7     

7. Newport Central Catholic

3-4 71 8     

8. Bardstown 6-1 69 5     

9. Glasgow 5-2 43 9     

10. Caldwell Co. 5-2 40 10   

Others receiving votes: Louisville Christian 12, Lloyd Memorial 13, Walton-Verona 3.

Class 3A

W-L TP Pvs 

1. Central (19) 6-1 192 1     

2. Breathitt Co. 7-0 176 2     

3. Bell Co. 6-1 152 3     

4. Bourbon Co. (1) 7-0 130 5     

5. Belfry 5-2 107 4     

6. Fort Campbell 5-2 96 6     

7. Wayne Co. 7-1 79 7     

8. Monroe Co. 7-1 65 8     

9. Morgan Co. 7-0 48 10   

10. Paducah Tilghman 5-3 41 9     

Others receiving votes: Bath Co. 12, Pike Co. Central 13, Corbin 3.

Class 4A

W-L TP Pvs 

1. Highlands (19) 7-0 199 1     

2. Lexington Catholic 7-1 167 2     

3. Covington Catholic 5-2 149 3     

4. Russell Co. 7-0 131 4     

5. Knox Central 7-0 118 5     

6. Ashland Blazer 7-1 107 6     

7. Warren East (1) 7-0 82 7     

8. Johnson Central 6-1 55 9     

9. Boyle Co. 3-4 46 8     

10. Lone Oak 4-3 18 10   

Others receiving votes: Collins 12, Holmes 13, Owensboro 14, North Oldham 15, Madisonville-North Hopkins 2.

Class 5A

W-L TP Pvs 

1. Bowling Green (18) 7-0 195 1     

2. John Hardin 7-0 172 2     

3. Warren Central (1) 7-0 167 3     

4. Franklin Co. (1) 8-0 138 4     

5. Christian Co. 7-1 114 5     

6. Cooper 7-1 72 8     

7. Anderson Co. 6-1 71 6     

8. Conner 5-2 68 7     

9. Greenwood 6-1 38 9     

10. Grayson Co. 7-0 19 —

Others receiving votes: Harlan Co. 12, Whitley Co. 13, South Oldham 14, Graves Co. 15, Pulaski Co. 5.

Class 6A

W-L TP Pvs 

1. Trinity (20) 7-0 200 1     

2. St. Xavier 5-3 159 2     

3. Scott Co. 6-1 153 3     

4. Pleasure Ridge Park7-0 145 4     

5. Butler 6-1 105 7     

6. Eastern 5-2 76 5     

7. Henderson Co. 5-2 67 8     

8. Simon Kenton 7-1 64 9     

9. Male 4-3 51 6     

10. Bryan Station 5-2 35 10   

Others receiving votes: Ballard 12, Madison Central 13, Campbell Co. 14, Lafayette 4.

Golf

local

hole-in-one

At The Brook G.C., Versailles

David Courtney aced the 164-yard no. 17 hole with a 7-iron. Witness: Robin Stamper.

Horse racing

thoroughbreds

ntra poll

The 2012 Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association NTRA, covering racing performances through Sept. 16. Rankings based on the votes of sports and thoroughbred racing media representatives on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis with first place votes in parentheses, record, total points and previous rank Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare):

A-S St 1 2 3 Pts Pvs

1. Wise Dan (21) 5-G 5 4 1 0 434 2

2. Game On Dude (13)

5-G 6 4 1 0 419 1

3. Royal Delta (3) 4-F 6 3 2 0 301 3

4. Point Of Entry (1)

4-C 6 5 0 0 274 4

5. I'll Have Another (9)

3-C 4 4 0 0 229 5

6. Mucho Macho Man

4-C 5 3 1 1 169 6

7. Flat Out 6-H 5 1 1 0 121 7

8. My Miss Aurelia (1)

3-F 2 2 0 0 118 9

9. Ron The Greek

5-H 6 2 3 0 103 10

10. Fort Larned 4-C 8 4 1 1 94 8

Others receiving votes: Groupie Doll 82, Awesome Feather 69, Questing 49, Acclamation 30, Shanghai Bobby 23, Love And Pride 21, To Honor And Serve 14, Dullahan 13, Executiveprivilege 13, Alternation 11, Marketing Mix 10, Bodemeister 9, Little Mike 6, Shackleford 6, Jersey Town 4, Dreaming Of Julia 3, Grace Hall 3, Tapitsfly 3, Coil 2, Richard's Kid 2, Stay Thirsty 2, Emcee 1, Handsome Mike 1, Redeemed 1.

Soccer

high school boys

district tournament pairings

(All times EST and p.m.)

39th At Stonerside Field

Tuesday's games

Montgomery Co. vs. Paris, 6

Clark Co. vs. Bourbon Co., 7:45

Thursday, Oct. 11

Finals, 6:30

41st at Community stadium

Monday's games

Woodford Co. 8, Frankfort 0

Tuesday's game

Western Hills vs. Franklin Co., 7:45

Thursday, Oct. 11

Finals, 7:45

42ND AT HENRY CLAY

Monday's games

Scott Co. 2, Bryan Station 1

Wednesday's game

Finals, 7

43RD AT PAUL DUNBAR

Monday's game

Lafayette 1, Lexington Christian 0 (SO)

Tuesday's games

Tates Creek vs. Paul Dunbar, 6

Lexington Catholic vs. Lafayette, 8

Thursday, Oct. 11

Finals, 7

44th AT madison central

Tuesday's games

Model vs. Berea, 6

Madison Southern vs. Madison Central, 8

Thursday, Oct. 11

Finals, 8

46th AT mercer co.

Monday's game

West Jessamine vs. East Jessamine (n)

Wednesday's game

Finals: Mercer Co. vs. West Jessamine-East Jessamine winner, 7

43rd District at Paul Dunbar

Lafayette 1, Lexington Christian 0 (SO)

Goalkeepers—La: Daniel; LC: McGaughey.

Records: Lafayette 10-7-4, Lexington Christian 3-13-1

41st District at Woodford Co.

Woodford Co. 8, Frankfort 0

Goals—W: Little 4, Ethington 1, Phillips 1, Williams 1, Hayes 1.

Goalkeepers—W: Spencer; F: Spade.

Records: Woodford Co. 15-3-2, Frankfort 7-15.

high school girls

district tournament pairings

(All times EST and p.m.)

39th At Stonerside Field

Monday's games

Clark Co. 10, Paris 0

Montgomery Co. 1, Bourbon Co. 0

Wednesday's game

Finals, 6:30

41st at community stadium

Monday's game

Woodford Co. 5, Frankfort 0

Tuesday's game

Franklin Co. vs. Western Hills, 6

Wednesday's game

Finals, 6

42nd at georgetown college

Monday's games

Scott Co. 10, Bryan Station 0

Henry Clay 4, Sayre 0

Wednesday's game

Finals, 643rd at lexington christian

Monday's game

Lexington Christian 3, Lafayette 1

Tuesday's games

Lexington Catholic vs. Paul Dunbar, 6

Tates Creek vs. Lexington Christian, 8

Thursday, Oct. 11

Finals, 7

44th at madison central

Monday's games

Madison Central 9, Model 0

Madison Southern 10, Berea 0

Thursday, Oct. 11

Finals, 6

46th at west Jessamine

Tuesday's game

Mercer Co. vs. East Jessamine, 7

Wednesday's game

Finals: West Jessamine vs. Mercer Co.-East Jessamine winner, 7

41st District at Woodford Co.

Woodford Co. 5, Frankfort 0

Goals—W: DeJohn 3, Sizemore 2.

Goalkeepers—W: S. Adams, R. Adams; F: Burke.

Records: Frankfort 11-7, Woodford Co. 10-4-4.

43rd District at Lexington Christian

Lexington Christian 3, Lafayette 1

Goals—LC: Caneer 1, Boone 1, Bertrand 1; La: Songstad 1.

Goalkeepers—LC: Farmer; L: Heinonen.

Records: Lexington Christian 12-6-2, Lafayette 9-10-2.

44th District at Madison Central

Madison Central 9, Model 0

Goals—M: Stewart 2, Ogle 1, Hall 2, Lim 1, B. Hardin 1, Whitaker 2.

Goalkeepers—M: Shepherd; M: Johnson.

Records: Madison Central 16-2-1, Model 0-17.

41st District at Woodford Co.

Madison Southern 10, Berea 0

Goals—M: Bicknell 2, Ware 1, Gadd 6, Sipple 1.

Goalkeepers—M: Murphy; B: Sizemore.

Records: Madison Southern 17-2, Berea 12-5-1.

42nd District at Georgetown College

Henry Clay 4, Sayre 0

Goals—H: Ralenkotter 1, M. Cashman 2, Elsen 1.

Goalkeepers—H: Barfield; S: Johnson.

Records: Henry Clay 7-5-3, Sayre 4-10-1.

Volleyball

high school

district tournament pairings

(All times EST and p.m.)

39th At Stonerside Field

Monday's games

Mason Co. 3, St. Patrick 0

Augusta 3, Bracken Co. 0

Tuesday's game

Finals, 6:30

40th At montgomery co.

Monday's game

Montgomery Co. 3, Bourbon Co. 0

Wednesday's game

Finals: Clark Co. vs. Montgomery Co.-Bourbon Co. winner, 5:45

41st At franklin co.

Tuesday's game

Franklin Co. vs. Western Hills, 6

Wednesday's game

Finals: Woodford Co. vs. Franklin Co.-Western Hills winner, 6

42nd at bryan station

Monday's games

Scott Co. vs. Bryan Station (n)

Finals: Henry Clay vs. Scott Co.-Bryan Station winner, (n)

43rd at lafayette

Tuesday's game

Lexington Christian vs. Lexington Catholic, 6

Wednesday's games

Paul Dunbar vs. Lexington Christian-Lexington Catholic winner, 6

Tates Creek vs. Lafayette, 7

Thursday, Oct. 11

Finals, 644th at berea

Monday's game

Madison Southern at Berea (n)

Tuesday's game

Finals: Madison Central vs. Madison Southern-Berea winner, 6

46th at east Jessamine

Tuesday's games

Burgin vs. Mercer Co., 6

West Jessamine vs. East Jessamine, 7:45

Wednesday's game

Finals, 6:30

Odds

glantz-culver line

ncaa football

Thursday, Oct. 11

Favorite Open Today Underdog

Arizona St. 23½ 22 at Colorado

at Tulsa 15 16 UTEP

Western Ky. 2 2½ at Troy

Friday, Oct. 12

at Cent. Mich. +2½ 2 Navy

Saturday, Oct. 13

Oklahoma-x 3½ 3½ Texas

at Michigan St. 11½ 10 Iowa

North Carolina 5½ 6 at Miami

at Bowling Green 6½ 7½ Miami (Ohio)

at Army 1½ 1 Kent St.

at Ohio 20 19½ Akron

Toledo 13½ 13½ at Eastern Mich.

at Virginia 3 3 Maryland

at Virginia Tech 9½ 9½ Duke

at Purdue Pk Pk Wisconsin

Northwestern 3½ 3½ at Minnesota

at Rutgers 7½ 7 Syracuse

at Florida St. 28 28 Boston College

at UConn 4 5 Temple

Louisville 1½ 2 at Pittsburgh

at East Carolina 20 18½ Memphis

Florida 9 7 at Vanderbilt

Air Force 5½ 4 at Wyoming

at Ball St. 1½ 2 Western Mich.

at Northern Ill. 14 14 Buffalo

at Texas St. 2½ 1½ Idaho

Kansas St. 6½ 7 at Iowa St.

at Mississippi 3½ 4½ Auburn

at Houston 13½ 14 UAB

at Michigan 21½ 21 Illinois

at Boise St. 9 6½ Fresno St.

Southern Cal 13½ 13 at Washington

at BYU 3½ 2½ Oregon St.

Alabama 17½ 21 at Missouri

at Notre Dame 9½ 9½ Stanford

at San Jose St. Pk 2 Utah St.

at Arkansas 16½ 17½ Kentucky

at Mississippi St. 2½ 3 Tennessee

at Louisiana St. 4 2½ South Carolina

California 7 7 at Washington St.

West Virginia 5 4½ at Texas Tech

at Baylor 6 7 TCU

at Central Fla. 14 16 Southern Miss.

Oklahoma St. 20 22 at Kansas

Ohio St. 18 17 at Indiana

at Tulane Off Off SMU

at Rice 4 3½ UTSA

at UNLV Off Off Nevada

at San Diego St. 19 20 Colorado St.

at UCLA 5½ 6½ Utah

New Mexico 2 2½ at Hawaii

at La.-Monroe 23 23 Fla. Atlantic

at Arkansas St. 20 19 South Alabama

at Fla. InternationalOff Off Middle Tenn.

Texas A&M-y 6 7 Louisiana Tech

x-at Dallas;y-at Shreveport, La.

Off key—Tulane QB questionable; Nevada QB questionable; FIU QB questionable.

NFL

Favorite Open Today Underdog

Thursday

Pittsburgh 6 6 at Tennessee

Sunday

Cincinnati 3 2 at Cleveland

at N.Y. Jets 3 3 Indianapolis

at Tampa Bay Off Off Kansas City

at Atlanta 9½ 9 Oakland

at Baltimore 4 3½ Dallas

at Philadelphia 6½ 5½ Detroit

at Miami 3 3½ St. Louis

New England 4 3½ at Seattle

at Arizona 5 4½ Buffalo

at Washington Off Off Minnesota

at San Francisco 5½ 6 N.Y. Giants

at Houston 4 5½ Green Bay

Monday

at San Diego 3 2½ Denver

Off key: Kansas City and Washington QB's questionable