NFL standings
National Football League
All Times EDT
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
New England    6    1    0    .857    176    107
Buffalo    4    3    0    .571    187    131
Miami    3    4    0    .429    146    159
N.Y. Jets    2    5    0    .286    119    180
South
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Houston    4    3    0    .571    117    154
Indianapolis    3    4    0    .429    194    200
Tennessee    3    4    0    .429    146    161
Jacksonville    2    4    0    .333    117    160
North
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Pittsburgh    4    3    0    .571    170    150
Baltimore    3    4    0    .429    133    139
Cincinnati    3    4    0    .429    140    162
Cleveland    0    7    0    .000    130    207
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Denver    5    2    0    .714    167    117
Oakland    5    2    0    .714    185    179
Kansas City    4    2    0    .667    136    123
San Diego    3    4    0    .429    206    185
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Dallas    5    1    0    .833    159    107
Philadelphia    4    2    0    .667    156    88
Washington    4    3    0    .571    159    162
N.Y. Giants    4    3    0    .571    133    141
South
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Atlanta    4    3    0    .571    229    199
Tampa Bay    3    3    0    .500    128    159
New Orleans    2    4    0    .333    176    195
Carolina    1    5    0    .167    161    176
North
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Minnesota    5    1    0    .833    129    84
Green Bay    4    2    0    .667    140    123
Detroit    4    3    0    .571    170    170
Chicago    1    6    0    .143    111    169
West
W    L    T    Pct    PF    PA
Seattle    4    1    1    .750    111    84
Arizona    3    3    1    .500    159    110
Los Angeles    3    4    0    .429    120    154
San Francisco    1    6    0    .143    144    219
Thursday, Oct. 27
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 8:25 p.m. (NFLN)
Sunday, Oct. 30
Washington vs. Cincinnati at London, 9:30 a.m. (FOX)
Green Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX)
New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS)
N.Y. Jets at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Detroit at Houston, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Kansas City at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Seattle at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Oakland at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (CBS)
San Diego at Denver, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
Arizona at Carolina, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
x-Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, Oct. 31
Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Byes: Baltimore, Los Angeles, Miami, N.Y. Giants, Pittsburgh, San Francisco
Thursday, Nov. 3
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 8:25 p.m. (NFLN)
Sunday, Nov. 6
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Dallas at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Jacksonville at Kansas City, 1 p.m. (CBS)
N.Y. Jets at Miami, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Carolina at Los Angeles, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
New Orleans at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
Indianapolis at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Tennessee at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
x-Denver at Oakland, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, Nov. 7
Buffalo at Seattle, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Byes: Arizona, Chicago, Cincinnati, Houston, New England, Washington

MLB playoffs
2016 Postseason Baseball
WILD CARD
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Toronto 5, Baltimore 2, 11 innings
Wednesday, Oct. 5: San Francisco 3, N.Y. Mets 0
DIVISION SERIES
(Best-of-5; x-if necessary)
American League
Toronto 3, Texas 0
Toronto 3, Texas 0
Thursday, Oct. 6: Toronto 10, Texas 1
Friday, Oct. 7: Toronto 5, Texas 3
Sunday, Oct. 9: Toronto 7, Texas 6, 10 innings
Cleveland 3, Boston 0
Thursday, Oct. 6: Cleveland 5, Boston 4
Friday, Oct. 7: Cleveland 6, Boston 0
Sunday, Oct. 9: Cleveland at Boston, ppd., rain
Monday, Oct. 10: Cleveland 4, Boston 3
National League
Chicago 3, San Francisco 1
Friday, Oct. 7: Chicago 1, San Francisco 0
Saturday, Oct. 8: Chicago 5, San Francisco 2
Monday, Oct. 10: San Francisco 6, Chicago 5, 13 innings
Tuesday, Oct. 11: Chicago 6, San Francisco 5
Los Angeles 3, Washington 2
Friday, Oct. 7: Los Angeles 4, Washington 3
Saturday, Oct. 8: Los Angeles at Washington, ppd., rain
Sunday, Oct. 9: Washington 5, Los Angeles 2
Monday, Oct. 10: Washington 8, at Los Angeles 3
Tuesday, Oct. 11: Los Angeles 6, Washington 5
Thursday, Oct. 13: Los Angeles 4, Washington 3
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
American League
All Games on TBS
Cleveland 4, Toronto 1
Friday, Oct. 14: Cleveland 2, Toronto 0
Saturday, Oct. 15: Cleveland 2, Toronto 1
Monday, Oct. 17: Cleveland 4, Toronto 2
Tuesday, Oct. 18: Toronto 5, Cleveland 1
Wednesday, Oct. 19: Cleveland 3, Toronto 0
National League
Chicago 4, Los Angeles 2
Saturday, Oct. 15: Chicago 8, Los Angeles 4
Sunday, Oct. 16: Los Angeles 1, Chicago 0
Tuesday, Oct. 18: Los Angeles 6, Chicago 0
Wednesday, Oct. 19: Chicago 10, at Los Angeles 2
Thursday, Oct. 20: Chicago 8, Los Angeles 4
Saturday, Oct. 22: Chicago 5, Los Angeles 0
WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
All games televised by Fox
Tuesday, Oct. 25: Cleveland 6, Chicago 0
Wednesday, Oct. 26: Chicago (Arrieta 18-8) at Cleveland (Bauer 12-8), 7:08 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 28: Cleveland (Tomlin 13-9) at Chicago (Hendricks 16-8), 8:08 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 29: Cleveland at Chicago (Lackey 11-8), 8:08 p.m.
x-Sunday, Oct. 30: Cleveland at Chicago, 8:15 p.m.
x-Tuesday, Nov. 1: Chicago at Cleveland, 8:08 p.m.
x-Wednesday, Nov. 2: Chicago at Cleveland, 8:08 p.m.

NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Montreal    6    5    0    1    11    23   ��10
Tampa Bay    6    5    1    0    10    24    17
Detroit    7    5    2    0    10    24    17
Ottawa    6    4    2    0    8    21    20
Florida    6    3    2    1    7    18    15
Boston    6    3    3    0    6    15    18
Toronto    6    1    2    3    5    21    26
Buffalo    5    1    2    2    4    14    16
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Pittsburgh    7    4    2    1    9    16    21
N.Y. Rangers    6    4    2    0    8    22    16
Washington    5    3    1    1    7    13    10
New Jersey    6    3    2    1    7    13    12
Philadelphia    7    3    3    1    7    24    25
N.Y. Islanders    6    3    3    0    6    18    17
Columbus    5    2    2    1    5    13    14
Carolina    6    1    3    2    4    18    24
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Minnesota    7    4    2    1    9    24    19
St. Louis    7    4    2    1    9    20    19
Dallas    6    3    2    1    7    17    18
Chicago    7    3    3    1    7    25    25
Colorado    5    3    2    0    6    16    16
Nashville    5    2    3    0    4    15    15
Winnipeg    6    2    4    0    4    16    22
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Edmonton    6    5    1    0    10    23    16
Vancouver    7    4    2    1    9    15    17
San Jose    7    4    3    0    8    16    19
Calgary    8    3    4    1    7    25    30
Los Angeles    6    3    3    0    6    17    20
Anaheim    7    2    3    2    6    15    18
Arizona    6    1    5    0    2    17    26
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
Tuesday’s Games
Pittsburgh 3, Florida 2
Minnesota 5, Boston 0
New Jersey 5, Arizona 3
Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 3
Detroit 4, Carolina 2
Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 3, SO
Calgary 4, St. Louis 1
Dallas 3, Winnipeg 2
San Jose 2, Anaheim 1, OT
Ottawa 3, Vancouver 0
Los Angeles 3, Columbus 2, OT
Wednesday’s Games
Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 8 p.m.
Washington at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Nashville at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Minnesota at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Arizona at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Florida at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Nashville at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Columbus at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Chicago at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Ottawa at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Columbus at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Blue Jackets’ box
Columbus    0    2    0    0    =    2
Los Angeles    0    1    1    1    =    3
First Period—None. Penalties—None.
Second Period—1, Columbus, Saad 1 (Foligno, Savard), 1:31. 2, Los Angeles, Kopitar 2 (Toffoli, Gilbert), 13:40. 3, Columbus, Atkinson 2 (Gagner, Wennberg), 14:51 (pp). Penalties—Brown, LA, (holding), 14:31; Anderson, CBJ, (holding), 15:39.
Third Period—4, Los Angeles, Doughty 2 (Brown, Shore), 14:03. Penalties—None.
Overtime—5, Los Angeles, Martinez 2 (Toffoli, Pearson), 16:14. Penalties—None.
Shots on Goal—Columbus 6-9-6—21. Los Angeles 11-8-10-1—30.
Power-play opportunities—Columbus 1 of 1; Los Angeles 0 of 1.
Goalies—Columbus, Bobrovsky 2-2-1 (30 shots-27 saves). Los Angeles, Budaj 3-0-0 (21-19).
A—18,230 (18,118). T—2:23.
Referees—Ian Walsh, Brad Watson. Linesmen—Shandor Alphonso, Shane Heyer.

D2 football poll
AFCA Division II Coaches Poll
Record    Pts    Pvs
1. Northwest Missouri St. (30)    8-0    750    1
2. Grand Valley St. (Mich.)    8-0    717    2
3. Shepherd (W.Va.)    7-0    692    3
4. Sioux Falls (S.D.)    8-0    649    6
5. Harding (Ark.)    8-0    614    7
6. California (Pa.)    7-0    598    8
7. North Alabama    5-1    541    10
8. Texas A&M-Commerce    6-1    540    9
9. Ashland (Ohio)    7-1    507    11
10. Emporia St. (Kan.)    7-1    448    12
11. LIU-Post (N.Y.)    8-0    432    14
12. Indiana (Pa.)    6-1    414    13
13. Midwestern St. (Texas)    6-1    361    4
14. Valdosta St. (Ga.)    6-1    350    16
15. Azusa Pacific (Calif.)    7-1    325    17
16. Assumption (Mass.)    7-1    285    18
17. Tuskegee (Ala.)    6-1    258    5
18. North Carolina-Pembroke    7-1    253    20
19. Wayne St. (Mich.)    7-1    221    22
20. Fairmont St. (W.Va.)    8-0    201    23
21. Minnesota-Duluth    7-1    174    24
22. Ferris St. (Mich.)    6-2    115    25
23. Newberry (S.C.)    7-1    98    NR
24. Wingate (N.C.)    7-1    55    NR
25. Notre Dame (Ohio)    7-1    27    NR
25. Southwest Baptist (Mo.)    7-1    27    NR

D3 football poll
AFCA Division III Coaches Poll
Record    Pts    Pvs
1. Mount Union (Ohio) (38)    7-0    1045    1
2. Wis.-Whitewater (3)    7-0    997    2
3. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) (1)    7-0    971    3
4. St. Thomas (Minn.)    7-0    929    4
5. North Central (Ill.)    7-0    865    5
6. Wis.-Oshkosh    6-1    832    6
7. Johns Hopkins (Md.)    7-0    781    7
8. Linfield (Ore.)    5-1    736    9
9. St. Johns (Minn.)    7-1    710    11
10. Wheaton (Ill.)    7-1    623    12
11. Hardin-Simmons (Texas)    6-1    580    8
12. Stevenson (Md.)    7-0    538    14
13. Thomas More (Ky.)    7-1    515    13
14. St. Lawrence (N.Y.)    7-0    476    15
15. Coe (Iowa)    8-0    442    17
16. Wabash (Ind.)    6-1    326    18
17. Salisbury (Md.)    6-1    300    19
18. Wis.-Platteville    5-2    292    10
19. Monmouth (Ill.)    7-0    284    20
20. Alfred (N.Y.)    7-0    273    21
21. East Texas Baptist    6-1    247    22
22. John Carroll (Ohio)    6-1    154    25
23. St. John Fisher (N.Y.)    6-1    141    23
24. Denison (Ohio)    7-0    113    NR
25. Hobart (N.Y.)    6-1    92    24

NBA standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Boston    0    0    .000    —
Brooklyn    0    0    .000    —
Philadelphia    0    0    .000    —
Toronto    0    0    .000    —
New York    0    0    .000     1/2
Southeast Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Atlanta    0    0    .000    —
Charlotte    0    0    .000    —
Miami    0    0    .000    —
Orlando    0    0    .000    —
Washington    0    0    .000    —
Central Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Cleveland    1    0    1.000    —
Chicago    0    0    .000    —
Detroit    0    0    .000    —
Indiana    0    0    .000    —
Milwaukee    0    0    .000    —
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
San Antonio    1    0    1.000    —
Dallas    0    0    .000      1/2
Houston    0    0    .000      1/2
Memphis    0    0    .000      1/2
New Orleans    0    0    .000      1/2
Northwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Portland    1    0    1.000    —
Denver    0    0    .000      1/2
Minnesota    0    0    .000      1/2
Oklahoma City    0    0    .000      1/2
Utah    0    1    .000    1
Pacific Division
W    L    Pct    GB
L.A. Clippers    0    0    .000    —
L.A. Lakers    0    0    .000    —
Phoenix    0    0    .000    —
Sacramento    0    0    .000    —
Golden State    0    1    .000     1/2
Tuesday’s Games
Cleveland 117, New York 88
Portland 113, Utah 104
San Antonio 129, Golden State 100
Wednesday’s Games
Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Brooklyn at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Denver at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Cavaliers’ box
NEW YORK (88)
Anthony 8-18 2-2 19, Porzingis 5-13 3-6 16, Noah 0-1 0-0 0, Rose 7-17 2-2 17, Lee 0-5 0-0 0, Thomas 1-4 0-0 2, Kuzminskas 3-5 0-0 7, O'Quinn 1-3 0-0 2, Hernangomez 2-3 0-0 4, Jennings 1-7 5-6 7, Holiday 2-7 2-2 8, Baker 2-3 0-0 5, Vujacic 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 32-87 15-20 88.
CLEVELAND (117)
James 9-14 1-2 19, Love 6-15 9-12 23, Thompson 0-1 0-0 0, Irving 12-22 1-1 29, Smith 3-13 0-0 8, Jefferson 5-7 1-2 13, Andersen 1-1 0-0 2, Frye 2-6 0-0 6, Jones 1-2 2-2 5, Dunleavy 2-3 0-0 4, Liggins 2-3 0-0 4, Shumpert 1-3 0-0 2, McRae 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 45-94 14-19 117.
New York    18    27    19    24    =    88
Cleveland    28    20    34    35    =    117
3-Point Goals—New York 9-27 (Porzingis 3-5, Holiday 2-3, Baker 1-1, Rose 1-2, Kuzminskas 1-3, Anthony 1-4, Vujacic 0-1, Lee 0-2, O'Quinn 0-2, Jennings 0-4), Cleveland 13-35 (Irving 4-7, Jefferson 2-3, Frye 2-5, Love 2-6, Smith 2-8, Jones 1-1, Dunleavy 0-1, Shumpert 0-1, James 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New York 42 (Porzingis 7), Cleveland 51 (Love 12). Assists—New York 17 (Jennings 5), Cleveland 31 (James 14). Total Fouls—New York 22, Cleveland 22. Technicals—New York defensive three second, New York Coach Knicks, Hornacek. A—20,562 (20,562).

Transactions
Tuesday’s Sports Transactions
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA — Suspended Orlando F Bismack Biyombo one game exceeding the flagrant foul limit during last season’s playoffs.
ORLANDO MAGIC — Exercised fourth-year options on F Aaron Gordon and Gs Elfrid Payton and G Mario Hezonja.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Traded TE A.J. Derby to Denver for a 2017 fifth-round draft pick. Signed DB Shamiel Gary to the practice squad.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed S Bacarri Rambo.
NEW YORK GIANTS — Released PK Josh Brown.
COLLEGE
CALIFORNIA — Signed men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin to a contract extension through the 2020-21 season.