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Thursday, October 12, 2006








Scoreboard
Area events

THURSDAY

High school volleyball

Brainerd at Sauk Rapids, 7 p.m.

St. Cloud Tech at Little Falls, 7 p.m.

Aitkin at Onamia, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit Lakes at Pequot Lakes, 7:30 p.m.

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted at Pierz, 7:30 p.m.

Henning at Pillager, 7:30 p.m.

Nevis at Pine River-Backus, 7:30 p.m.

Verndale at Menahga, 7 p.m.

Girls tennis

Brainerd in North Subsection 8-2A individual tournament at Grand Forks, N.D.

Little Falls in South Subsection 8-2A individual tournament at Gold's Gym, St. Cloud, 9 a.m.

Section 7-1A quarterfinals

No. 9 Pierz vs. No. 1 Virginia at Hibbing, 4 p.m.

South Subsection 8-1A

Individual tournament

At Park Rapids, 11 a.m.

Staples-Motley, Wadena-Deer Creek

Girls soccer

South Subsection 8-1A quarterfinals

No. 8 Little Falls at No. 1 Sartell, 4 p.m.

Boys soccer

South Subsection 8-1A quarterfinals

No. 5 Zimmerman vs. No. 4 Little Falls at Belle Prairie, 4 p.m.

Girls swimming and diving

Brainerd at Sauk Rapids, 6 p.m.

Alexandria at Little Falls, 6 p.m.

Cross country running

Crosby-Ironton, Pequot Lakes, Staples-Motley, Wadena-Deer Creek in Mid-State Conference meet at Wadena, 4 p.m.

FRIDAY

High school football

Alexandria at Brainerd, 7 p.m.

Little Falls at Fergus Falls, 7 p.m.

Aitkin vs. East Central at Finlayson, 7 p.m.

Mora at Crosby-Ironton, 7 p.m.

Warroad at Pequot Lakes, 7 p.m.

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted at Pierz, 7 p.m.

Menahga at Pillager, 7 p.m.

Bagley at Pine River-Backus, 7 p.m.

New London-Spicer at Staples-Motley, 7 p.m.

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley at Verndale, 3:30 p.m.

Wadena-Deer Creek at Crookston, 7 p.m.

High school volleyball

Fourth Baptist vs. Lake Region Christian at Baxter, 4 p.m.

Pierz at Apple Valley tournament, 5 p.m.

Boys soccer

Fourth Baptist vs. Lake Region Christian at Baxter, 4 p.m.

College volleyball

Central Lakes at Hibbing, 6:30 p.m.

Girls tennis

Little Falls in Subsection 8-2A individual tournament, Gold's Gym, St. Cloud, 4 p.m.

TV and radio

Radio guide

WYRQ-FM (92.1), KBLB-FM (93.3), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), KBKK-FM (95.9), KDKK-FM (97.5), KFGI-FM (101.5)

WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KLTF-AM (960), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KNSP-AM (1430)

THURSDAY

Auto racing

6 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Nextel Cup, pole qualifying for Bank of America 500

College football

6:30 p.m., ESPN: Virginia Tech at Boston College

Golf

3 p.m., USA: PGA Tour, FRYS.COM OPEN, first round

3:30 p.m., TGC: LPGA, Samsung World Championship, first round

Major League Baseball

7 p.m., FOX: Playoffs, National League Championship Series, game 2, St. Louis at New York Mets

NHL

7 p.m., KSTC, KVBR: Wild vs. Capitals

FRIDAY

Auto racing

3 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Nextel Cup, "Happy Hour Series," final practice for Bank of America 500

4 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Busch Series, pole qualifying for Dollar General 300

7 p.m., TNT: NASCAR, Busch Series, Dollar General 300

College football

7 p.m., ESPN: Pittsburgh at UCF

Extreme sports

11 a.m., USA: Dew Action Sports Tour, PlayStation Pro

Golf

2:30 p.m., TGC: LPGA, Samsung World Championship, second round

3 p.m., USA: PGA Tour, FRYS.COM OPEN, second round

5 p.m., TGC: Champions Tour, Administaff Small Business Classic, first round

Major League Baseball

7 p.m., FOX: Playoffs, American League Championship Series, game 3, Oakland at Detroit

Prep football

7 p.m., KLIZ: Alexandria at Brainerd

7 p.m., KFML: Pierz vs. Howard Lake-Waverly

7 p.m., KLTF: Little Falls at Fergus Falls

7 p.m., KLKS: Pequot Lakes vs. Warroad

Baseball

Playoffs

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

American League

Tuesday, Oct. 10

Detroit 5, Oakland 1

Wednesday, Oct. 11

Detroit 8, Oakland 5, Detroit leads series 2-0

Friday, Oct. 13

Oakland (Harden 4-0) at Detroit (Rogers 17-8),

7:19 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 14

Oakland (Haren 14-13) at Detroit (Bonderman 14-8), 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 15

Oakland at Detroit, 3:40 p.m., if necessary

National League

Wednesday, Oct. 11

St. Louis at New York, ppd., rain

Thursday, Oct. 12

St. Louis (Weaver 5-4) at New York (Glavine 15-7), 7:19 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 13

St. Louis (Suppan 12-7) at New York (Maine 6-5), TBA

Saturday, Oct. 14

New York (Traschel 15-8) at St. Louis (Carpenter 15-8), 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 15

New York (Perez 3-13) at St. Louis (Undecided), 7:15 p.m.

Hockey

NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 2 1 0 4 12 10

Philadelphia 1 1 1 3 8 11

New Jersey 1 1 0 2 5 3

Pittsburgh 1 1 0 2 4 2

N.Y. Islanders 0 2 0 0 3 8

Northeast Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Buffalo 3 0 0 6 12 9

Toronto 2 1 1 5 11 8

Montreal 1 0 1 3 7 7

Boston 1 1 0 2 6 10

Ottawa 1 2 0 2 7 11

Southeast Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Atlanta 2 0 1 5 9 3

Florida 1 1 1 3 9 11

Washington 1 1 0 2 7 7

Tampa Bay 1 2 0 2 5 6

Carolina 0 2 1 1 4 12

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Columbus 2 0 1 5 12 8

Chicago 1 1 0 2 12 11

Detroit 1 1 0 2 3 3

St. Louis 0 2 1 1 5 11

Nashville 0 2 0 0 11 14

Northwest Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Minnesota 3 0 0 6 11 8

Vancouver 2 1 1 5 9 8

Colorado 1 0 2 4 7 8

Edmonton 1 1 0 2 4 3

Calgary 1 2 0 2 4 8

Pacific Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 3 0 0 6 8 4

San Jose 3 0 0 6 11 5

Dallas 2 0 0 4 6 3

Los Angeles 1 1 0 2 7 5

Phoenix 1 2 0 2 8 10

Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.

Monday's Games

Columbus 5, Phoenix 1

Toronto 2, Florida 1, SO

Atlanta 1, Tampa Bay 0

San Jose 4, Calgary 1

Anaheim 2, St. Louis 0

Tuesday's Games

Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Rangers 2

Minnesota 2, Vancouver 1, SO

N.Y. Islanders at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday's Games

Boston at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Carolina at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Montreal at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Thursday's Games

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Washington at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Dallas at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Basketball

Preseason

Tuesday's Games

Philadelphia 103, Phoenix 100

Boston 109, Cleveland 93

Orlando 109, Charlotte 90

New Orleans 84, Dallas 81

Detroit 84, Miami 64

Memphis 75, Houston 69

Denver 118, Efes Pilsen (Turkey) 102

L.A. Lakers 94, Utah 79

Wednesday's Games

Phoenix 119, Maccabi Tel Aviv 102

Philadelphia 85, CSKA Moscow 71

Toronto 118, Boston 112, OT

Indiana 103, New Jersey 89

Atlanta 108, Memphis 91

Minnesota 98, Milwaukee 93

Washington at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Seattle at Portland, 9 p.m.

Thursday's Games

Sacramento at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Seattle at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.

Efes Pilsen (Turkey) at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Timberwolves box score

Milwaukee 28 23 23 19 - 93

Minnesota 23 37 22 16 - 98

MILWAUKEE (93)

Patterson 6-11 2-2 14, Villanueva 6-11 2-4 14, Gadzuric 3-10 0-0 6, Redd 6-15 7-8 20, Williams 0-5 7-7 7, Bell 3-11 2-2 11, Skinner 2-6 0-0 4, Ilyasova 1-4 2-2 4, Blake 2-5 0-0 5, Noel 1-4 0-0 3, Markota 0-0 0-0 0, McCray 0-3 1-1 1, Harris 2-2 0-0 4, Greer 0-2 0-2 0. Totals 32-89 23-28 93.

MINNESOTA (98)

Hassell 2-6 0-0 5, Garnett 7-7 3-4 17, Blount 2-3 3-3 7, R.Davis 7-11 4-6 22, M.James 2-5 4-5 9, Griffin 1-5 0-4 2, Hudson 0-4 3-4 3, Jaric 5-10 2-7 13, Foye 1-5 2-2 4, Baker 0-0 3-4 3, Smith 4-4 1-1 9, Madsen 0-1 1-2 1, Ellis 0-1 0-0 0, Shirley 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 32-66 27-44 98.

3-Point Goals-Milwaukee 6-16 (Bell 3-6, Blake 1-1, Noel 1-1, Redd 1-3, Patterson 0-1, Ilyasova 0-2, Williams 0-2), Minnesota 7-16 (R.Davis 4-5, Hassell 1-1, Jaric 1-2, M.James 1-2, Ellis 0-1, Hudson 0-2, Foye 0-3). Fouled Out-Noel, Villanueva. Rebounds-Milwaukee 54 (Noel 7), Minnesota 59 (Griffin 10). Assists-Milwaukee 18 (Williams 5), Minnesota 23 (Hassell 5). Total Fouls-Milwaukee 39, Minnesota 28. Technicals-Minnesota Defensive Three Second, Blount 2. Ejected-Blount, Jaric. A-10,233. (19,006).

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS-Sent OF Jason Dubois outright to Buffalo of the IL.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Sent RHP Jose Diaz and RHP Bobby Keppel outright to Omaha of the PCL.

SEATTLE MARINERS-Released RHP Jesse Foppert. Sent RHP Clint Nageotte and RHP Renee Cortez outright to Tacoma of the PCL.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS-Agreed to terms with RHP Jae Seo on a one-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS-Claimed RHP Francisco Cruceta off waivers from the Seattle Mariners and RHP Mike Wood off waivers from the Kansas City Royals. Designated INF-OF Jerry Hairston Jr. for assignment.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS-Agreed to terms with Mark Berry, third base coach; Bucky Dent, bench coach; Billy Hatcher, first base coach; Tom Hume, pitching coach; and Mike Stefanski, bullpen catcher, on one-year contracts. Announced Chris Chambliss, hitting coach, was not offered a contract and Lee Tunnell, bullpen coach, will not return.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS-Agreed to terms with RHP Chris Spurling on a minor league contract.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS-Waived G Eddie Basden.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS-Waived F Dijon Thompson.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS-Signed RB Diamond Ferri to the practice squad.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-Signed DB Michael Bragg from the practice squad and OL Pete Lougheed to the practice squad.

MIAMI DOLPHINS-Signed TE Tim Massaquoi off their practice squad. Signed LB Jim Maxwell. Released G Trey Darilek.

NEW YORK JETS-Released DB Derrick Strait. Signed CB Hank Poteat.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Placed F Dan Fritsche on the injured list.

DALLAS STARS-Activated C Patrik Stefan from the injured list.

DETROIT RED WINGS-Announced the retirement of C Greg Johnson.

FLORIDA PANTHERS-Recalled RW Greg Jacina from Rochester of the AHL.

COLLEGE

BROWN-Named Errol Wilson men's assistant lacrosse coach.

JOHN JAY-Named Laura Drazdowski assistant athletics director for promotions and marketing.

LIU-Named Nathan Bradley graduate assistant baseball coach.









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