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BASEBALL

COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE — Suspended free agent RHP Rafael Martinez 50 games for a violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League

TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with C Juan Apodaca, OF Jim Adduci, LHP Neal Cotts, OF Aaron Cunningham, and RHP Yonata Ortega on minor league contracts.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES — Named Randy Ready manager of Gwinnett (IL).

CHICAGO CUBS — Named P.J. Mainville trainer.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Named Pedro Avila, Gene Grimaldi, Patrick Guerrero, Pat Kelly, Jamey Storvick and Mike Tosar international scouts; Josh Bard player personnel special assistant; and Willie Fraser and Scott Groot professional scouts. Reassigned player personnel special asssitant Bill Mueller full-time professional scout.

NEW YORK METS — Named Jim Malone strength and conditioning coordinator.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Named Mike D'Antoni coach.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS — Signed CB Delano Howell to the practice squad.

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Fired special teams coordinator Brian Murphy. Promoted assistant special teams coach Richard Rodgers to special teams coordinator.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed LB Ben Jacobs to the practice squad. Released OT Jeff Adams from the practice squad.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed LB Vic So'oto. Placed T Bryan Bulaga on injured reserve.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Activated NT Josh Chapman from the non-football-injury list. Signed TE Kyle Miller from the practice squad. Placed DT Drake Nevis and CB Jerraud Powers on injured reserve.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed LB Greg Jones. Released WR Anthony Armstrong.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Placed DE Glenn Dorsey on injured reserve. Signed CB Neiko Thorpe from the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released LB Jeff Tarpinian.

MOTORSPORTS

NASCAR — Fined Jeff Gordon $100,000 and docked him 25 points for intentionally wrecking Clint Bowyer during Sunday's race. Docked team owner Rick Hendrick 25 car owner points and fined crew chief Brian Pattie $25,000 for the same incident. Fined Brad Keselowski $25,000 for having an electronic device inside the car.

COLLEGE

TEXAS — Placed women's track and field coach Beverly Kearney on paid leave.

U.S. track and field and cross country coaches association — Named Eastern Kentucky sophomores Thijs Nijhuis and Ben Toroitich and juniors Soufiane Bouchikhi and Wade Meddles to the All-Southeast Region team.

Mid-south conference — Named Union's Mike Brinkley football offensive player of the week. Named Cumberland's Michael Hagewood football defensive player of the week. Named Campbellsville's Casey Clarke football special team's player of the week. Named Cumberlands senior Antonio Bumpus men's basketball player of the week.

Ohio valley conference — Named Morehead State senior Ellie Robertson volleyball offensive player of the week. Named Morehead State senior Caitlin Clark volleyball defensive player of the week.

Kentucky intercollegiate athletic conference — Named Asbury senior Trenia Barbee women's basketball player of the week. Named Berea sophomore Tevin Webster men's basketball player of the week.

Basketball

college men

coaches poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 11, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Indiana (25) 1-0 768 1

2. Louisville (4) 1-0 740 2

3. Kentucky (2) 1-0 701 3

4. Ohio State 1-0 648 4

5. Michigan 1-0 638 5

6. N.C. State 1-0 601 6

7. Kansas 1-0 583 7

8. Syracuse 1-0 522 9

9. Duke 1-0 515 8

10. Florida 1-0 465 10

11. North Carolina 2-0 447 12

12. Arizona 1-0 426 11

13. Creighton 1-0 360 15

14. UCLA 1-0 351 13

15. Missouri 1-0 319 17

16. Memphis 0-0 310 16

17. Baylor 2-0 270 18

18. UNLV 0-0 241 19

19. Gonzaga 1-0 221 22

20. Wisconsin 1-0 212 21

21. Notre Dame 1-0 143 23

22. Michigan State 0-1 135 14

23. San Diego State 0-1 66 20

24. Cincinnati 1-0 63 —

25. Texas 1-0 60 24

Others receiving votes: Connecticut 58, VCU 54, Murray State 34, Kansas State 19, Pittsburgh 15, Saint Mary's 13, Marquette 11, New Mexico 11, Saint Louis 8, Tennessee 8, Minnesota 7, Santa Clara 6, Colorado State 4, Florida State 3, Iowa State 3, Stanford 3, Bucknell 2, Colorado 2, Georgia 2, Maryland 2, Saint Joseph's 2, Middle Tennessee 1, Ohio 1, South Alabama 1.

associated press poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking: Record Pts Prv

1. Indiana (46) 1-0 1,598 1

2. Louisville (18) 1-0 1,572 2

3. Kentucky (1) 1-0 1,438 3

4. Ohio St. 1-0 1,339 4

5. Michigan 1-0 1,327 5

6. NC State 1-0 1,278 6

7. Kansas 1-0 1,222 7

8. Syracuse 1-0 1,163 9

9. Duke 1-0 1,109 8

10. Florida 1-0 1,007 10

11. North Carolina 2-0 944 11

12. Arizona 1-0 882 12

13. UCLA 1-0 746 13

14. Missouri 1-0 716 15

15. Creighton 1-0 678 16

16. Baylor 2-0 578 19

17. Memphis 0-0 570 17

18. UNLV 0-0 538 18

19. Gonzaga 1-0 437 21

20. Notre Dame 1-0 343 22

21. Michigan St. 0-1 325 14

22. Wisconsin 1-0 324 23

23. UConn 1-0 262 —

24. Cincinnati 1-0 152 24

25. San Diego St. 0-1 128 20

Others receiving votes: VCU 75, Murray St. 64, Minnesota 58, Pittsburgh 36, Saint Louis 32, Saint Joseph's 30, Butler 22, Texas 20, Marquette 18, Tennessee 18, Kansas St. 12, Miami 9, Saint Mary's (Cal) 8, Florida St. 7, New Mexico 7, West Virginia 7, Ohio 6, Alabama 5, Davidson 4, N. Iowa 4, Stanford 4, Bucknell 1, Georgetown 1, Maryland 1.

TEXAS A&M 83, TROY 65

TROY (1-1) — Mullahey 2-3 0-0 6, Jones 3-7 0-0 8, Williams 5-10 0-0 15, T. Calhoun 3-7 0-0 8, Chambers 5-8 0-0 10, Scott 0-5 0-0 0, Myers 1-2 4-4 6, Jethroe 3-9 0-0 8, Warren 2-3 0-0 4, Hinton 0-1 0-0 0, Muwallif 0-0 0-0 0, Dixon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-55 4-4 65.

TEXAS A&M (2-0) — Reese 0-5 0-0 0, Harris 5-10 2-2 14, E. Turner 9-14 4-5 26, Roberson 0-0 4-4 4, R. Turner 5-6 4-4 14, Young 3-3 1-2 7, Davis 0-1 0-0 0, McDonald 0-1 0-0 0, Green 2-6 0-0 5, Dobbins 0-0 0-0 0, Caruso 5-8 3-3 13, Jolly 0-1 0-0 0, Jahns 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-55 18-20 83.

Halftime—Texas A&M 45-29. Three-point goals—Troy 13-32 (Williams 5-9, Jones 2-3, Mullahey 2-3, T. Calhoun 2-5, Jethroe 2-8, Hinton 0-1, Scott 0-3), Texas A&M 7-19 (E. Turner 4-7, Harris 2-6, Green 1-2, Caruso 0-1, McDonald 0-1, Reese 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Troy 22 (Chambers 5), Texas A&M 35 (Reese, Roberson, R. Turner 6). Assists—Troy 17 (Myers, Williams 5), Texas A&M 21 (Reese 6). Total fouls—Troy 15, Texas A&M 8. A—4,330.

YOUNGSTOWN ST. 68, GEORGIA 56

YOUNGSTOWN ST. (2-0) — Allen 3-8 0-0 7, Perry 6-12 10-11 23, Amiker 2-5 0-0 4, Belin 5-9 4-5 17, Eargle 4-10 2-4 10, Cole 1-7 2-2 5, Hain 0-1 0-0 0, Larson 1-1 0-0 2, Weber 0-0 0-0 0, Podolsky 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-53 18-22 68.

GEORGIA (1-1) — Caldwell-Pope 10-18 2-3 27, Thornton 1-6 6-8 8, V. Williams 0-5 1-2 1, Brantley 3-8 0-0 7, Djurisic 0-9 2-2 2, Mann 0-3 0-0 0, Dixon 2-2 4-4 8, Gaines 0-0 0-0 0, Morris 0-1 0-1 0, Florveus 1-1 1-1 3, Cannon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-53 16-21 56.

Halftime—Youngstown St. 25-14. Three-point goals—Youngstown St. 6-19 (Belin 3-6, Perry 1-3, Cole 1-3, Allen 1-6, Amiker 0-1), Georgia 6-16 (Caldwell-Pope 5-11, Brantley 1-4, V. Williams 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Youngstown St. 42 (Eargle 10), Georgia 31 (Caldwell-Pope 6). Assists—Youngstown St. 10 (Perry 5), Georgia 7 (Brantley 3). Total fouls—Youngstown St. 22, Georgia 23. A—4,275.

MARYLAND 67, MOREHEAD ST. 45

MOREHEAD ST. (1-1) — Kelly 1-5 0-0 2, Chavis 5-11 0-1 10, Holmes 3-8 1-1 7, Atkinson 3-13 0-0 6, Warner 3-6 0-0 7, Owens 2-5 2-2 6, Lewis-Briggs 1-2 2-2 4, Stokes 0-5 0-0 0, Turner 1-3 1-2 3, Percell 0-0 0-0 0, Posthumus 0-1 0-0 0, Reed 0-0 0-0 0, Stickler 0-0 0-0 0, James 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-60 6-8 45.

MARYLAND (1-1) — Wells 3-6 1-2 8, Padgett 4-7 1-3 9, Len 3-5 5-6 11, Faust 4-6 3-4 12, Howard 0-0 0-0 0, Mitchell 1-5 0-2 2, Aronhalt 1-3 0-0 3, Allen 3-7 0-0 6, Layman 3-6 0-0 7, Lipinski 0-0 0-2 0, Barks 0-0 1-2 1, Auslander 0-0 0-0 0, Susskind 0-0 0-0 0, Cleare 1-2 6-8 8. Totals 23-47 17-29 67.

Halftime—Maryland 35-19. Three-point goals—Morehead St. 1-14 (Warner 1-2, Turner 0-1, Stokes 0-1, James 0-1, Lewis-Briggs 0-1, Kelly 0-1, Atkinson 0-2, Chavis 0-2, Holmes 0-3), Maryland 4-12 (Faust 1-1, Wells 1-2, Aronhalt 1-3, Layman 1-4, Allen 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Morehead St. 32 (Owens 7), Maryland 40 (Mitchell 9). Assists—Morehead St. 4 (Atkinson 2), Maryland 14 (Howard 7). Total fouls—Morehead St. 26, Maryland 11. A—8,724.

No. 1 INDIANA 87, N. DAKOTA ST. 61

N. DAKOTA ST. (1-1) — Wright 2-6 0-0 4, Bjorklund 5-10 6-6 16, Alexander 2-10 1-3 6, Brown 3-6 0-0 7, Braun 3-8 0-0 7, Newell 1-1 0-0 3, Felt 4-8 0-0 11, Zastrow 1-2 0-0 3, VandenBergh 0-0 0-0 0, Kading 1-2 0-0 2, Aaberg 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 23-56 7-9 61.

INDIANA (2-0) — Watford 2-6 2-2 6, Zeller 8-12 6-10 22, Hulls 4-8 0-0 11, Oladipo 3-6 0-2 7, Ferrell 1-5 2-2 4, Sheehey 1-5 6-6 9, Creek 0-3 0-0 0, Etherington 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Abell 5-5 1-2 14, Howard 0-0 0-0 0, Hollowell 4-8 5-6 14. Totals 28-58 22-30 87.

Halftime—Indiana 42-29. Three-point goals—N. Dakota St. 8-20 (Felt 3-6, Newell 1-1, Brown 1-2, Zastrow 1-2, Braun 1-3, Alexander 1-3, Wright 0-3), Indiana 9-24 (Abell 3-3, Hulls 3-6, Sheehey 1-2, Hollowell 1-4, Oladipo 1-4, Creek 0-1, Watford 0-1, Ferrell 0-3). Fouled out—Brown. Rebounds—N. Dakota St. 29 (Braun 7), Indiana 41 (Zeller 9). Assists—N. Dakota St. 14 (Braun 5), Indiana 16 (Oladipo 5). Total fouls—N. Dakota St. 21, Indiana 15. A—17,145.

No. 17 MEMPHIS 81 NORTH FLORIDA 66

NORTH FLORIDA (1-1) — Granberry 6-13 2-2 17, Diaz 2-3 2-4 6, Jeune 0-5 0-0 0, P. Smith 4-11 0-0 12, Wilson 0-0 1-2 1, Wallace 2-6 0-0 4, Beech 1-5 2-3 4, McRoy 3-6 2-3 10, Rodriguez 3-4 0-0 7, Daniels 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 22-56 9-14 66.

MEMPHIS (1-0) — Hall 3-8 2-2 8, Thomas 4-8 0-0 8, Black 6-10 6-10 18, Jackson 5-12 2-2 14, Crawford 3-11 0-0 8, Barton 4-9 1-3 11, Goodwin 1-5 6-6 8, Wilson 1-1 0-0 2, Stephens 2-4 0-0 4, Simpson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-69 17-23 81.

Halftime—Memphis 47-25. Three-point goals—North Florida 11-28 (P. Smith 4-8, Granberry 3-8, McRoy 2-4, Rodriguez 1-1, Daniels 1-2, Jeune 0-2, Beech 0-3), Memphis 6-19 (Jackson 2-4, Barton 2-5, Crawford 2-8, Thomas 0-1, Stephens 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—North Florida 31 (Wilson 9), Memphis 47 (Black, Goodwin 7). Assists—North Florida 13 (Wilson 5), Memphis 16 (Jackson 6). Total fouls—North Florida 20, Memphis 12. A—n/a.

monday's scores

SEC

Youngstown St. 68 Georgia 56

Texas A&M 83 Troy 65

OVC

SE Missouri St. 89 Lyon 61

Maryland 67 Morehead St. 45

State

Campbellsville 75 Indiana NW 58

TOP 25

No. 17 Memphis 81 North Florida 66

No. 22 Notre Dame 84 Monmouth 57

No. 25 Florida St. 95 Buffalo 68

tuesday's games

(All times p.m.)

SEC—No. 9 Duke vs. No. 3 Kentucky at Atlanta, 9:30; Alcorn State at No. 14 Missouri, 8; McNeese State at Louisiana State, 8; Coastal Carolina at Mississippi, 8; Florida Atlantic at Mississippi State, 8

OVC—Austin Peay at Western Kentucky, 8; Maryville at Belmont, 8; Wright State at Eastern Illinois, 8; Tennessee State at San Diego State, 8

STATE—Crown at Berea, 7; Mid-Continent at Boyce, 7; Union at Indiana-East, 7

TOP 25—No. 21 Michigan State at No. 7 Kansas, 7; UC-Irvine at No. 13 UCLA, 11:30; Vermont at No. 23 Connecticut, 7; Mississippi Valley State at No. 24 Cincinnati, 7; San Diego Christian at No. 25 San Diego State, 10

college women

monday's scores

SEC

Missouri 88 Chicago St. 55

Hampton 56 Mississippi St. 48

South Carolina 82 Louisiana Tech. 58

No. 13 Vanderbilt 62 Lipscomb 45

OVC

Indiana 63 Murray St. 62

Bradley 66 Eastern Illinois 65

STATE

Miami (Ohio) 63 N. Kentucky 52

TOP 25

No. 14 West Virginia 60 Boston 57

No. 23 Miami 69 Richmond 63

tuesday's games

(All times p.m.)

SEC—No. 6 Kentucky at No. 1 Baylor, 6; Alabama at Houston, 8

OVC—Akron at Tennessee Tech, 8

STATE—Indiana-Southeast at Kentucky Christian, 7; Trevecca Nazarene at Kentucky Wesleyan, 7; Mid-Continent at Williams Baptist, 6; Midway at Cincinnati-Clermont, 6; Union at Alice Lloyd, 6;

TOP 25—No. 22 Oklahoma State at Missouri State, 8

nba

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

d-New York 4 0 1.000 —

d-Miami 6 2 .750 —

d-Milwaukee 4 2 .667 1

Brooklyn 3 2 .600 1½

Philadelphia 4 3 .571 1½

Boston 4 3 .571 1½

Chicago 4 3 .571 1½

Indiana 3 4 .429 2½

Charlotte 2 3 .400 2½

Atlanta 2 3 .400 2½

Orlando 2 4 .333 3

Cleveland 2 5 .286 3½

Toronto 1 6 .143 4½

Washington 0 5 .000 4½

Detroit 0 8 .000 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

d-San Antonio 6 1 .857 —

Memphis 5 1 .833 ½

d-Oklahoma City 6 2 .750 ½

d-L.A. Clippers 5 2 .714 1

Minnesota 4 2 .667 1½

New Orleans 3 2 .600 2

Denver 4 3 .571 2

Dallas 4 3 .571 2

Utah 4 4 .500 2½

L.A. Lakers 3 4 .429 3

Golden State 3 4 .429 3

Phoenix 3 4 .429 3

Houston 3 4 .429 3

Portland 2 4 .333 3½

Sacramento 2 5 .286 4

d-division leader

Monday's games

Milwaukee 105, Philadelphia 96

Utah 140, Toronto 133,3OT

Oklahoma City 92, Detroit 90

Boston 101, Chicago 95

Miami 113, Houston 110

Minnesota at Dallas (n)

Denver at Phoenix (n)

Atlanta at Portland (n)

Tuesday's games

Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Indiana, 7 p.m.

New York at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Bucks 105, 76ers 96

MILWAUKEE (105) — Harris 4-5 2-2 10, Ilyasova 1-5 0-0 2, Dalembert 4-5 0-0 8, Jennings 12-21 5-5 33, Ellis 8-20 1-1 18, Dunleavy 4-6 3-5 13, Sanders 1-2 0-0 2, Udoh 2-5 3-3 7, Udrih 3-4 0-0 6, Daniels 2-7 2-2 6. Totals 41-80 16-18 105.

PHILADELPHIA (96) — Turner 3-8 2-4 8, T.Young 4-6 3-4 11, Allen 0-2 0-0 0, Holiday 10-18 4-4 25, Richardson 8-16 1-2 20, Hawes 3-11 0-0 6, Wright 5-12 0-0 14, Ivey 2-6 0-0 5, N.Young 2-6 2-2 7. Totals 37-85 12-16 96.

Milwaukee 34 28 21 22—105

Philadelphia 26 24 33 13—96

Three-point goals—Milwaukee 7-20 (Jennings 4-9, Dunleavy 2-3, Ellis 1-5, Harris 0-1, Daniels 0-1, Ilyasova 0-1), Philadelphia 10-24 (Wright 4-9, Richardson 3-8, N.Young 1-1, Holiday 1-2, Ivey 1-3, Hawes 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 55 (Sanders 9), Philadelphia 38 (T.Young 7). Assists—Milwaukee 25 (Jennings 8), Philadelphia 22 (Holiday 6). Total fouls—Milwaukee 19, Philadelphia 14. Technicals—Philadelphia delay of game. A—15,086 (20,328).

Heat 113, Rockets 110

MIAMI (113) — James 14-26 5-8 38, Battier 2-3 0-0 6, Bosh 10-14 4-4 24, Chalmers 1-5 1-1 4, Wade 8-18 3-7 19, Allen 3-7 0-0 8, Haslem 5-6 0-0 10, Cole 1-6 0-0 2, Lewis 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 45-89 13-20 113.

HOUSTON (110) — Parsons 8-17 4-4 25, Patterson 8-14 1-2 17, Asik 4-8 11-14 19, Lin 3-8 1-2 9, Harden 6-17 9-11 22, Morris 3-4 0-0 8, Delfino 3-10 0-0 8, Douglas 1-2 0-0 2, T.Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-80 26-33 110.

Miami 25 31 26 31—113

Houston 19 33 33 25—110

Three-point goals—Miami 10-21 (James 5-8, Battier 2-3, Allen 2-5, Chalmers 1-3, Cole 0-1, Wade 0-1), Houston 12-34 (Parsons 5-10, Morris 2-3, Lin 2-6, Delfino 2-7, Harden 1-6, Douglas 0-1, Patterson 0-1). Fouled out—Morris. Rebounds—Miami 54 (James, Bosh 10), Houston 48 (Asik 14). Assists—Miami 26 (Wade 7), Houston 25 (Lin 6). Total fouls—Miami 24, Houston 20. Technicals—Houston defensive three-second. A—18,041 (18,023).

Thunder 92, Pistons 90

OKLAHOMA CITY (92) — Durant 8-22 10-10 26, Ibaka 4-9 3-3 11, Perkins 0-2 1-2 1, Westbrook 11-25 11-15 33, Sefolosha 0-2 2-2 2, Collison 1-2 0-0 2, Martin 2-8 8-8 13, Maynor 1-3 0-0 2, Thabeet 0-0 2-2 2, Lamb 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-73 37-42 92.

DETROIT (90) — Prince 4-12 3-5 12, Maxiell 5-10 3-6 13, Monroe 7-14 3-4 17, Knight 2-13 2-2 8, Stuckey 7-13 4-6 19, Jerebko 1-6 1-1 3, Bynum 2-7 1-1 5, Drummond 2-3 0-0 4, Singler 3-5 1-2 9. Totals 33-83 18-27 90.

Oklahoma City 25 20 17 30—92

Detroit 23 28 22 17—90

Three-point goals—Oklahoma City 1-10 (Martin 1-4, Sefolosha 0-1, Durant 0-2, Westbrook 0-3), Detroit 6-17 (Singler 2-3, Knight 2-8, Prince 1-1, Stuckey 1-3, Jerebko 0-2). Fouled out—Singler. Rebounds—Oklahoma City 59 (Westbrook 10), Detroit 51 (Maxiell 7). Assists—Oklahoma City 10 (Westbrook 4), Detroit 22 (Knight 6). Total fouls—Oklahoma City 20, Detroit 28. Technicals—Oklahoma City defensive three-second 3. A—12,784 (22,076).

Football

professional

nfl standings, schedule

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L Pct PF PA

New England 6 3 .667 299 201

Miami 4 5 .444 173 186

N.Y. Jets 3 6 .333 175 228

Buffalo 3 6 .333 211 285

South

Houston 8 1 .889 250 143

Indianapolis 6 3 .667 186 201

Tennessee 4 6 .400 219 311

Jacksonville 1 8 .111 127 246

North

Baltimore 7 2 .778 254 196

Pittsburgh 5 3 .625 191 164

Cincinnati 4 5 .444 220 231

Cleveland 2 7 .222 169 211

West

Denver 6 3 .667 271 189

San Diego 4 5 .444 209 191

Oakland 3 6 .333 191 284

Kansas City 1 7 .125 133 240

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 6 4 .600 267 216

Dallas 4 5 .444 188 204

Philadelphia 3 6 .333 156 221

Washington 3 6 .333 226 248

South

Atlanta 8 1 .889 247 174

Tampa Bay 5 4 .556 260 209

New Orleans 4 5 .444 249 256

Carolina 2 7 .222 163 216

North

Chicago 7 2 .778 242 133

Green Bay 6 3 .667 239 187

Minnesota 6 4 .600 238 221

Detroit 4 5 .444 216 222

West

San Francisco 6 2 .722 213 127

Seattle 6 4 .600 198 161

Arizona 4 5 .444 144 173

St. Louis 3 5 .389 161 210

Sunday's games

New Orleans 31, Atlanta 27

Minnesota 34, Detroit 24

Denver 36, Carolina 14

Tampa Bay 34, San Diego 24

Tennessee 37, Miami 3

New England 37, Buffalo 31

Baltimore 55, Oakland 20

Cincinnati 31, N.Y. Giants 13

Seattle 28, N.Y. Jets 7

St. Louis 24, San Francisco 24, OT

Dallas 38, Philadelphia 23

Houston 13, Chicago 6

Open: Arizona, Cleveland, Green Bay, Washington

Monday's game

Kansas City at Pittsburgh (n)

Thursday, Nov. 15

Miami at Buffalo, 8:20 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 18

Cleveland at Dallas, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

San Diego at Denver, 4:25 p.m.

Indianapolis at New England, 4:25 p.m.

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m.

Open: Minnesota, N.Y. Giants, Seattle, Tennessee

Monday, Nov. 19

Chicago at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.

Texans 13, Bears 6

Sunday's late game

Houston 3 7 0 3—13

Chicago 0 3 3 0—6

First quarter: Hou—FG S.Graham 20, 8:13. Second quarter: Chi—FG Gould 51, 12:52. Hou—Foster 2 pass from Schaub (S.Graham kick), 4:14. Third quarter: Chi—FG Gould 24, 1:55. Fourth quarter: Hou—FG S.Graham 42, 4:49.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Houston, Foster 29-102, Forsett 4-27, Schaub 2-(minus 2). Chicago, Forte 16-39, Cutler 3-37, Bush 3-34, Campbell 1-5.

PASSING—Houston, Schaub 14-26-2-95. Chicago, Campbell 11-19-0-94, Cutler 7-14-2-40.

RECEIVING—Houston, Foster 5-15, Johnson 4-35, G.Graham 3-15, Walter 2-30. Chicago, Marshall 8-107, Spaeth 3-4, Hester 2-4, Forte 2-(minus 3), Bennett 1-9, Adams 1-7, Davis 1-6.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Chicago, Gould 48 (WL).

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 State (121) 9-1 3930 1

2. Montana State (20) 9-1 3748 2

3. Sam Houston State (14) 8-2 3585 3

4. Old Dominion (3) 9-1 3496 4

5. Eastern Washington 8-2 3362 5

6. Georgia Southern 8-2 3113 7

7. New Hampshire (1) 8-2 2897 10

8. Appalachian State 8-3 2659 12

9. Wofford 8-2 2502 13

10. Central Arkansas 8-2 2341 14

11. Illinois State 8-2 2094 15

12. Stony Brook 9-2 1917 6

13. James Madison 7-3 1885 9

14. Lehigh 9-1 1843 8

15. Northern Arizona 8-2 1594 11

16. Villanova 7-3 1477 21

17. Cal Poly 8-2 1354 19

18. Indiana State 7-3 1294 18

19. Towson 6-4 1251 17

20. Richmond 7-3 1153 20

21. South Dakota State 7-3 1046 16

22. Eastern Kentucky 8-3 750 22

23. Tennessee State 8-2 450 24

t-24. Bethune-Cookman 8-2 423 —

t-24. Eastern Illinois 7-3 423 —

Others receiving votes: Colgate 213, Samford 200, Albany 136, Sacramento State 90, UT Martin 75, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 52, Harvard 43, Youngstown State 40, Wagner 29, McNeese State 28, Northern Iowa 22, Lilberty 21, The Citadel 20, Delaware 17, Southern Utah 16, Penn 15, Southern Illinois 13, Chattanooga 7, Coastal Carolina 3, Alabama A&M 3, Alabama State 2, Drake 2, North Carolina A&T 2, San Diego 1, Jacksonville 1.

naia poll

W-L Pts Pvs

1. Georgetown (13) 10-0 314 1

2. Missouri Valley (1) 10-0 298 2

3. Morningside (Iowa) 10-0 295 3

4. Saint Xavier (Ill.) 9-1 277 4

5. Marian (Ind.) 8-1 264 5

6. Saint Francis (Ind.) 8-2 251 6

7. Cumberlands 9-1 240 8

8. St. Ambrose (Iowa) 9-1 227 10

9. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)

8-2 220 11

10. Southern Oregon 8-2 196 12

11. Baker (Kan.) 8-2 187 12

12. Northwestern (Iowa) 9-2 176 14

13. William Penn (Iowa) 9-2 175 15

14. Montana Tech 8-2 169 7

15. Ottawa (Kan.) 8-2 143 16

16. Grand View (Iowa) 8-3 132 9

17. Tabor (Kan.) 8-2 126 17

18. Bethel (Tenn.) 8-3 119 18

19. Doane (Neb.) 7-3 90 20

20. Cumberland (Tenn.) 8-3 88 21

21. Carroll (Mont.) 7-4 75 22

22. Benedictine (Kan.) 7-4 52 25

23. Evangel (Mo.) 7-4 39 19

24. Valley City State (N.D.) 7-3 30 —

25. Kentucky Christian 7-4 28 —

This week's schedule

All times p.m.

Saturday

SEC—Western Carolina at No. 4 Alabama, 12:21; Arkansas at Mississippi State, 12:21; Jacksonville State at No. 6 Florida, 1; Wofford at No. 9 South Carolina, 1; Georgia South at No. 5 Georgia, 1:30; Alabama A&M at Auburn, 2; Mississippi at No. 7 Louisiana State, 3:30; Sam Houston State at No. 8 Texas A&M, 3:30; Syracuse at Missouri, 7; Tennessee at Vanderbilt, 7; Samford at Kentucky, 7:30

OVC—Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay, noon; Southeast Missouri State at Murray State, 2; Tennessee State at Tennessee-Martin, 3; Eastern Illinois at Central Arkansas, 6

STATE—Central State at Kentucky State, 2; Valparaiso at Morehead State, 1; Southeast Missouri at Murray State, 1

TOP 25—No. 1 Kansas State at Baylor, 8; No. 13 Stanford at No. 2 Oregon, 8; Wake Forest at No. 3 Notre Dame, 3:30; No. 10 Florida State at Maryland, noon; North Carolina State at No. 11 Clemson, 3:30; No. 12 Oklahoma at West Virginia, 7; Minnesota at No. 14 Nebraska, 3:30; California at No. 16 Oregon State, 10:30; No. 18 Southern California at No. 17 UCLA, 3:05; Utah State at No. 20 Louisiana Tech, 4; Iowa at No. 21 Michigan, noon; No. 22 Rutgers at Cincinnati, noon; No. 23 Texas Tech at No. 24 Oklahoma, 3:30; No. 25 Washington at Colorado, 1:30

Softball

college

mid-south conferencepreseason coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

Pts

1. Lindsey Wilson (9) 99

2. Campbellsville (2) 87

3. Georgetown 82

4. Shawnee State 72

5. Cumberland 61

6. Rio Grande 55

7. St. Catharine 45

8. Wise 44

T-9. Cumberlands 25

T-9. Pikeville 25

11. Bluefield 10

Odds

glantz-culver line

NCAA Football

Tuesday

Favorite Open Today Underdog

at Ball St. 3½ 4 Ohio

at N. Illinois 10½ 10½ Toledo

Thursday

North Carolina 5½ 3½ at Virginia

Friday

at Air Force 22½ 23½ Hawaii

FIU 1 1 at FAU

Saturday

at Georgia Tech 12½ 13 Duke

at Army 1½ 3 Temple

at Bowling Green 2½ 3 Kent St.

Virginia Tech 9 9½ at Boston College

at Nebraska 17½ 18½ Minnesota

at Mississippi St. 6 6½ Arkansas

at Miami 7 7 South Florida

Purdue 7 7 at Illinois

Iowa St. 6½ 6½ at Kansas

at Marshall 3 3½ Houston

Florida St. 29½ 31 at Maryland

Buffalo 10 11 at UMass

at Michigan St. 6½ 6½ Northwestern

at Clemson 18½ 17½ NC State

at Cincinnati 6 6½ Rutgers

at Penn St. 16½ 17 Indiana

at Vanderbilt 3 4½ Tennessee

at Cent. Michigan 3 3 Miami (Ohio)

at UAB 10½ 10 Memphis

at W. Michigan 13 13 E. Michigan

Oklahoma 10½ 10 at West Virginia

Southern Cal 3½ 4 at UCLA

at Boise St. 28½ 28 Colorado St.

at Navy 13 13 Texas St.

Kansas St. 11 11½ at Baylor

Nevada 9½ 10 at New Mexico

at Notre Dame 24 24 Wake Forest

at Oregon 21½ 21 Stanford

SMU 3 3½ at Rice

East Carolina 10 10 at Tulane

at Tulsa 1½ 3½ UCFat Michigan Off Off Iowa

Washington 20 20 at Colorado

BYU 6 3½ at San Jose St.

at UNLV Off Off Wyoming

UTSA 4 6 at Idaho

at Utah Off Off Arizona

at Missouri 5½ 4 Syracuse

at Oklahoma St. 10½ 10½ Texas Tech

Utah St. +1 3 at Louisiana Tech

at Wisconsin 1½ 3 Ohio St.

at LSU 20 19 Mississippi

UTEP 3½ 4 at Southern Miss.

at Arizona St. 19 21 Washington St.

Arkansas St. 3 3 at Troy

at Louisiana-Monroe 11 10 North Texas

Middle Tenn. 10 10 at South Alabama

at La.-Lafayette 3½ 3½ W. Kentucky

Off Key: Michigan, UNLV, Arizona QB's questionable

NFL

Thursday

Favorite Open Today Underdog

at Buffalo 1 1 Miami

Sunday

at Washington Off Off Philadelphia

Green Bay 3 3 at Detroit

at Atlanta 10½ 10 Arizona

Tampa Bay 1 1½ at Carolina

at Dallas 8 7½ Cleveland

at St. Louis 3 3 N.Y. Jets

at New England 9½ 9½ Indianapolis

at Houston 16 16 Jacksonville

Cincinnati 3½ 3½ at Kansas City

New Orleans 6½ 4½ at Oakland

at Denver 7 7½ San Diego

at Pittsburgh 4 3½ Baltimore

Monday

at San Francisco Off Off Chicago

Off Key:Philadelphiaand San Francisco QB's questionable

NCAA Basketball

Tuesday

Favorite Line Underdog

at Valparaiso 19 N. Illinois

at UMass 7½ Harvard

Temple 4 at Kent St.

at St. John's 2 Detroit

at Xavier Pk Butler

Kansas-x 1½ Michigan St.

at Princeton 10½ Northeastern

at Richmond 14 UNC Wilmington

at VCU 5½ Wichita St.

at Mississippi St. 5 FAU

at BYU 14 Georgia St.

at Southern Cal 1 Long Beach St.

Duke-x 1½ Kentucky

at California 21 Pepperdine

Houston 1½ at San Jose St.

at UCLA 22 UC Irvine

at Hawaii 12½ Houston Baptist

at Rider 3½ Stony Brook

Wright St. 8 at E. Illinois

at S. Dakota St. 9½ Tennessee St.

at W. Kentucky 6 Austin Peay

at Boise St. 7 Oakland

at Northwestern 23 Texas Southern

x-at Atlanta