MLB postseason

Postseason Baseball Schedule & Results

Monday’s Game

Tampa Bay 5, Texas 2

WILD CARD

Both games televised by TBS

Tuesday, Oct. 1: NL: Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 2

Wednesday, Oct. 2: AL: Tampa Bay 4, Cleveland 0

DIVISION SERIES

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

American League

Boston 2, Tampa Bay 1

Boston 2, Tampa Bay 1

Friday, Oct. 4: Boston 12, Tampa Bay 2

Saturday, Oct. 5: Boston 7, Tampa Bay 4

Monday, Oct. 7: Tampa Bay 5, Boston 4

Tuesday, Oct. 8: Boston (Peavy 12-5) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 12-10), 8:37 p.m. (TBS)

x-Thursday, Oct. 10: Tampa Bay at Boston, 8:07 p.m. (TBS)

Oakland 2, Detroit 1

Friday, Oct. 4: Detroit 3, Oakland 2

Saturday, Oct. 5: Oakland 1, Detroit 0

Monday, Oct. 7: Oakland 6, Detroit 3

Tuesday, Oct. 8: Oakland (Straily 10-8) at Detroit (Fister 14-9), 5:07 p.m. (TBS)

x-Thursday, Oct. 10: Detroit (Scherzer 21-3) at Oakland, 9:07 p.m. (TBS)

National League

Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 2

Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 2

Thursday, Oct. 3: St. Louis 9, Pittsburgh 1

Friday, Oct. 4: Pittsburgh 7, St. Louis 1

Sunday, Oct. 6: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 3

Monday, Oct. 7: St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1

Wednesday Oct. 9: Pittsburgh (Cole 10-7) at St. Louis (TBA), 5:07 p.m. (TBS)

Los Angeles 3, Atlanta 1

Thursday, Oct. 3: Los Angeles 6, Atlanta 1

Friday, Oct. 4: Atlanta 4, Los Angeles 3

Sunday, Oct. 6: Los Angeles 13, Atlanta 6

Monday, Oct. 7: Los Angeles 4, Atlanta 3

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

American League

All games televised by Fox

Saturday, Oct. 12: Oakland-Detroit winner at Boston or Tampa Bay at Oakland-Detroit winner

Sunday, Oct. 13: Oakland-Detroit winner at Boston or Tampa Bay at Oakland-Detroit winner

Tuesday, Oct. 15: Boston at Oakland-Detroit winner or Oakland-Detroit winner at Tampa Bay

Wednesday, Oct. 16: Boston at Oakland-Detroit winner or Oakland-Detroit winner at Tampa Bay

x-Thursday, Oct. 17: Boston at Oakland-Detroit winner or Oakland-Detroit winner at Tampa Bay

x-Saturday, Oct. 19: Oakland-Detroit winner at Boston or Tampa Bay at Oakland-Detroit winner

x-Sunday, Oct. 20: Oakland-Detroit winner at Boston or Tampa Bay at Oakland-Detroit winner

National League

All games televised by TBS

Friday, Oct. 11: Los Angeles at St. Louis or Pittsburgh at Los Angeles

Saturday, Oct. 12: Los Angeles at St. Louis or Pittsburgh at Los Angeles

Monday, Oct. 14: St. Louis at Los Angeles or Los Angeles at Pittsburgh

Tuesday, Oct. 15: St. Louis at Los Angeles or Los Angeles at Pittsburgh

x-Wednesday, Oct. 16: St. Louis at Los Angeles or Los Angeles at Pittsburgh

x-Friday, Oct. 18: Los Angeles at St. Louis or Pittsburgh at Los Angeles

x-Saturday, Oct. 19: Los Angeles at St. Louis or Pittsburgh at Los Angeles

WORLD SERIES

(Best-of-7)

All games televised by Fox

Wednesday, Oct. 23: at AL

Thursday, Oct. 24: at AL

Saturday, Oct. 26: at NL

Sunday, Oct. 27: at NL

x-Monday, Oct. 28: at NL

x-Wednesday, Oct. 30: at AL

x-Thursday, Oct. 31: at AL

 

 

NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 4 1 0 .800 95 70

N.Y. Jets 3 2 0 .600 98 116

Miami 3 2 0 .600 114 117

Buffalo 2 3 0 .400 112 130

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 4 1 0 .800 139 79

Tennessee 3 2 0 .600 115 95

Houston 2 3 0 .400 93 139

Jacksonville 0 5 0 .000 51 163

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Cleveland 3 2 0 .600 101 94

Baltimore 3 2 0 .600 117 110

Cincinnati 3 2 0 .600 94 87

Pittsburgh 0 4 0 .000 69 110

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 5 0 0 1.000 230 139

Kansas City 5 0 0 1.000 128 58

San Diego 2 3 0 .400 125 129

Oakland 2 3 0 .400 98 108

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 2 3 0 .400 135 159

Dallas 2 3 0 .400 152 136

Washington 1 3 0 .250 91 112

N.Y. Giants 0 5 0 .000 82 182

South

W L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 5 0 0 1.000 134 73

Carolina 1 3 0 .250 74 58

Atlanta 1 4 0 .200 122 134

Tampa Bay 0 4 0 .000 44 70

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Detroit 3 2 0 .600 131 123

Chicago 3 2 0 .600 145 140

Green Bay 2 2 0 .500 118 97

Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 115 123

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Seattle 4 1 0 .800 137 81

San Francisco 3 2 0 .600 113 98

Arizona 3 2 0 .600 91 95

St. Louis 2 3 0 .400 103 141

Thursday, Oct. 3

Cleveland 37, Buffalo 24

Sunday, Oct. 6

Green Bay 22, Detroit 9

New Orleans 26, Chicago 18

Kansas City 26, Tennessee 17

St. Louis 34, Jacksonville 20

Cincinnati 13, New England 6

Indianapolis 34, Seattle 28

Baltimore 26, Miami 23

Philadelphia 36, N.Y. Giants 21

Arizona 22, Carolina 6

Denver 51, Dallas 48

San Francisco 34, Houston 3

Oakland 27, San Diego 17

Open: Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington

Monday, Oct. 7

N.Y. Jets 30, Atlanta 28

Thursday, Oct. 10

N.Y. Giants at Chicago, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 13

Carolina at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Houston, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

Jacksonville at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.

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

Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Atlanta, Miami

Monday, Oct. 14

Indianapolis at San Diego, 8:40 p.m.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Toronto 3 3 0 0 6 12 8

Boston 2 2 0 0 4 7 2

Detroit 3 2 1 0 4 6 7

Ottawa 2 1 0 1 3 5 5

Montreal 2 1 1 0 2 7 5

Florida 2 1 1 0 2 4 9

Tampa Bay 2 1 1 0 2 4 5

Buffalo 3 0 3 0 0 2 7

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 2 2 0 0 4 7 1

Carolina 2 1 0 1 3 4 4

N.Y. Islanders 2 1 0 1 3 6 6

N.Y. Rangers 2 1 1 0 2 4 5

Columbus 2 1 1 0 2 6 6

Washington 3 1 2 0 2 10 12

New Jersey 3 0 1 2 2 7 12

Philadelphia 3 0 3 0 0 3 9

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

St. Louis 2 2 0 0 4 11 2

Colorado 2 2 0 0 4 9 2

Winnipeg 3 2 1 0 4 12 10

Chicago 2 1 0 1 3 8 7

Dallas 2 1 1 0 2 4 5

Minnesota 2 0 0 2 2 5 7

Nashville 2 0 2 0 0 3 7

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 2 2 0 0 4 8 2

Vancouver 3 2 1 0 4 12 10

Anaheim 3 2 1 0 4 8 11

Calgary 3 1 0 2 4 12 13

Phoenix 2 1 1 0 2 5 5

Los Angeles 3 1 2 0 2 7 10

Edmonton 3 1 2 0 2 11 15

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games

Edmonton 5, New Jersey 4, SO

N.Y. Rangers 3, Los Angeles 1

Tuesday’s Games

Colorado at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Florida at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m.

New Jersey at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Montreal at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Ottawa at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

 

AP football poll

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 5, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Alabama (55) 5-0 1,495 1

2. Oregon (5) 5-0 1,424 2

3. Clemson 5-0 1,359 3

4. Ohio St. 6-0 1,305 4

5. Stanford 5-0 1,278 5

6. Florida St. 5-0 1,158 8

7. Georgia 4-1 1,138 6

8. Louisville 5-0 1,051 7

9. Texas A&M 4-1 1,003 9

10. LSU 5-1 993 10

11. UCLA 4-0 844 12

12. Oklahoma 5-0 819 11

13. Miami 5-0 780 14

14. South Carolina 4-1 764 13

15. Baylor 4-0 681 17

16. Washington 4-1 556 15

17. Florida 4-1 536 18

18. Michigan 5-0 514 19

19. Northwestern 4-1 418 16

20. Texas Tech 5-0 358 20

21. Fresno St. 5-0 258 23

22. Oklahoma St. 4-1 204 21

23. N. Illinois 5-0 138 NR

24. Virginia Tech 5-1 115 NR

25. Missouri 5-0 105 NR

Others receiving votes: Auburn 61, Notre Dame 50, Nebraska 35, Wisconsin 29, Michigan St. 16, UCF 7, Arizona St. 3, Mississippi 3, Rutgers 2.

 

Ohio H.S. poll

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school football teams in the foourth weekly Associated Press poll of 2013, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

DIVISION I

1, Lakewood St. Edward (19) 6-0 275

2, Cincinnati Moeller (5) 6-0 205

3, Cincinnati Colerain (1) 6-0 197

4, Austintown-Fitch (2) 6-0 181

5, Canton Mckinley (1) 6-0 159

6, Centerville (1) 6-0 135

7, Hilliard Davidson 6-0 118

8, Hudson 6-0 103

9, Cleveland St. Ignatius 4-2 63

10, Mentor 5-1 46

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Pickerington North 33. 12, Fairfield 16. 13, Cincinnati Elder 15. 14, Cincinnati St. Xavier 14. 15, West Chester Lakota West 12.

DIVISION II

1, Massillon Washington (14) 6-0 241

2, New Albany (2) 6-0 225

3, Cincinnati Winton Woods (5) 6-0 210

4, Zanesville (3) 6-0 188

5, Avon (1) 6-0 163

6, Loveland (3) 6-0 148

7, Mansfield 6-0 109

8, Cleveland Glenville (1) 5-1 92

9, Medina Highland 6-0 77

10, Macedonia Nordonia 6-0 34

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Willoughby South 32. 12, Madison 19. 12, Cincinnati Northwest 19. 14, Lewis Center Olentangy 18.

DIVISION III

1, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (13) 6-0 253

2, Toledo Central Catholic (10) 6-0 247

3, Hubbard (2) 6-0 165

4, Athens (2) 6-0 163

5, Poland Seminary (1) 6-0 133

6, Sandusky Perkins 6-0 128

7, Chillicothe (1) 6-0 121

8, New Philadelphia 6-0 95

9, Chesterland West Geauga 5-1 29

10, Mount Orab Western Brown 6-0 28

(tie) Aurora 5-1 28

(tie) Clyde 5-1 28

Others receiving 12 or more points: 13, Springfield Shawnee 26. 14, Louisville 23. 15, Day. Thurgood Marshall 21. 16, Trotwood-Madison 20. 17, Tipp City Tippecanoe 19.

DIVISION IV

1, Kenton (20) 6-0 277

2, Bryan (2) 6-0 215

3, Genoa Area (3) 6-0 211

4, Caledonia River Valley (2) 6-0 172

5, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 5-1 118

6, Urbana 6-0 108

7, Steubenville (1) 5-1 94

8, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 6-0 86

9, Wauseon 5-1 48

(tie) Galion (1) 6-0 48

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Kettering Archbishop Alter 39. 12, Germantown Valley View 37. 13, Perry 18. 14, Chagrin Falls 16. 14, Cincinnati McNicholas 16. 16, Struthers 15. 16, Upper Sandusky 15.

DIVISION V

1, Wheelersburg (13) 6-0 258

2, St. Clairsville (6) 6-0 222

3, Coldwater (4) 5-1 189

4, Cin.Hills Christian Academy (1) 6-0 165

5, Findlay Liberty-Benton (3) 5-0 162

6, Baltimore Liberty Union 6-0 134

7, Loudonville 6-0 119

8, Martins Ferry 5-1 64

9, Columbia Station Columbia (1) 6-0 61

10, Columbus Bishop Hartley (1) 5-1 47

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Akron Manchester 34. 12, Hamilton Badin 28. 13, Dayton Chaminade Julienne 21. 14, Columbiana Crestview 20. 15, Richwood North Union 16.

DIVISION VI

1, Kirtland (20) 6-0 262

2, Columbus Bishop Ready (4) 6-0 220

3, Haviland Wayne Trace (2) 6-0 210

4, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph 6-0 154

5, Canfield S. Range (2) 6-0 145

6, Delphos Jefferson (1) 6-0 116

7, Lucasville Valley 6-0 88

8, Mogadore 5-1 84

9, Cincinnati Summit Country Day 5-1 64

10, Hamler Patrick Henry 5-1 34

(tie) Centerburg 6-0 34

Others receiving 12 or more points: 12, Lewisburg Tri-County North 27. 13, Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas 21. 14, Casstown Miami East 20. 15, New Middletown Springfield 18. 16, Ada 16. 17, Newark Catholic 14. 18, North Robinson Colonel Crawford 13. 18, Defiance Tinora 13.

DIVISION VII

1, Maria Stein Marion Local (22) 6-0 258

2, Berlin Center Western Reserve (3) 6-0 216

3, Shadyside (1) 6-0 196

4, Glouster Trimble (1) 6-0 166

5, North Lewisburg Triad 6-0 153

6, Steubenville Catholic Central 6-0 138

7, Covington 6-0 105

8, Bainbridge Paint Valley (1) 6-0 72

9, Arlington 5-1 53

10, Wellsville 5-1 30

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, McComb 25. 11, Lowellville 25. 13, Ft. Loramie 21. 14, Danville 13. 14, Norwalk St. Paul 13.

 

USA Today poll

The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 5, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Alabama (57) 5-0 1,544 1

2. Oregon (4) 5-0 1,486 2

3. Ohio State 6-0 1,379 3

4. Clemson (1) 5-0 1,356 4

5. Stanford 5-0 1,327 5

6. Florida State 5-0 1,188 8

7. Georgia 4-1 1,130 6

8. Louisville 5-0 1,105 7

9. Texas A&M 4-1 1,067 9

10. Oklahoma 5-0 964 10

11. LSU 5-1 953 11

12. South Carolina 4-1 833 12

13. UCLA 4-0 807 13

14. Miami (Fla.) 5-0 747 14

15. Baylor 4-0 698 16

16. Michigan 5-0 591 17

17. Florida 4-1 574 19

18. Northwestern 4-1 393 15

19. Washington 4-1 366 18

20. Oklahoma State 4-1 350 20

21. Texas Tech 5-0 336 22

22. Fresno State 5-0 325 21

23. Northern Illinois 5-0 169 23

24. Nebraska 4-1 125 25

25. Virginia Tech 5-1 97 NR

Others receiving votes: Missouri 86; Notre Dame 58; Wisconsin 29; Michigan State 16; Auburn 11; Central Florida 11; Oregon State 8; Rutgers 8; Arizona 4; Arizona State 4; Ball State 3; Brigham Young 2.

 

TSN FCS poll

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 6, points and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. North Dakota State (157) 5-0 3925 1

2. Sam Houston State 4-1 3665 2

3. Towson 6-0 3657 3

4. Northern Iowa 4-1 3283 4

5. Eastern Illinois 4-1 3272 5

6. Eastern Washington 3-2 3124 6

7. Montana State 4-2 2902 8

8. Coastal Carolina 5-0 2653 9

9. McNeese State 5-1 2475 11

10. Fordham 6-0 2451 12

11. Montana 4-1 2433 10

12. Wofford 3-2 1738 17

13. South Dakota State 3-3 1660 7

14. Maine 5-1 1533 23

15. Villanova 3-2 1490 20

16. Bethune-Cookman 4-1 1391 21

17. Lehigh 4-1 1255 13

18. Youngstown State 5-1 1178 NR

19. Northern Arizona 3-2 1111 15

20. Central Arkansas 2-3 870 14

21. James Madison 4-2 646 NR

22. Georgia Southern 3-2 636 16

23. Samford 4-2 592 NR

24. Jacksonville State 5-1 508 NR

25. New Hampshire 1-3 424 19

 

Coaches FCS poll

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Coaches Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 6 and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. North Dakota State (25) 5-0 649 1

2. Towson 6-0 623 2

3. Sam Houston State 4-1 600 3

4. Eastern Illinois 4-1 555 5

5. Northern Iowa 4-1 530 4

6. Coastal Carolina 5-0 521 6

7. Montana State 4-2 502 7

8. Eastern Washington 3-2 448 8

9. Fordham 6-0 418 13

10. Montana 4-1 417 12

11. McNeese State 5-1 393 14

12. Wofford 3-2 319 15

13. Bethune-Cookman 4-1 315 16

14. Lehigh 4-1 284 10

15. Villanova 3-2 248 20

16. Youngstown State 5-1 219 22

17. Maine 5-1 215 23

18. South Dakota State 3-3 211 9

19. James Madison 4-2 210 21

20. Central Arkanasas 2-3 158 11

21. Northern Arizona 3-2 107 17

22. New Hampshire 1-3 77 18

23. Tennessee State 5-1 76 NR

24. Jacksonville State 5-1 66 NR

25. Charleston Southern 6-0 60 NR

Others receiving votes: Gardner-Webb 35, Harvard 31, Cal Poly 29, South Carolina State 22, Samford 15, Yale 12, Southern Utah 7, William and Mary 7, Richmond 7, Delaware 6, UT-Martin 5, Chattanooga 4, Murray State 4, Sacred Heart 3, Alabama 2, Jackson State 1, Southern Illinois 1, Alcorn State 1, Stephen F. Austin 1.

 

AFCA Div. II poll

AFCA Division II Coaches Poll

Record Pts Pv

1. Valdosta St. (Ga.) (28) 4-0 791 1

2. Minnesota St.-Mankato (2) 5-0 764 2

3. Northwest Missouri St. 5-0 726 3

4. West Texas A&M (1) 5-0 702 4

5. Colorado St.-Pueblo (1) 5-0 669 5

6. Missouri Western St. 5-0 646 6

7. Indiana (Pa.) 5-0 585 7

8. Henderson St. (Ark.) 5-0 556 8

9. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 5-0 526 9

10. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 5-0 522 10

11. Minnesota-Duluth 4-1 472 11

12. Shepherd (W.Va.) 5-0 419 12

13. North Carolina-Pembroke 4-0 397 13

14. West Alabama 4-1 394 14

15. Washburn (Kan.) 5-0 338 15

16. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) 4-1 301 16

17. West Chester (Pa.) 5-0 290 17

18. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 4-1 220 20

19. Chadron St. (Neb.) 4-1 206 19

20. Ohio Dominican 5-0 180 23

21. Indianapolis (Ind.) 4-1 164 21

21. Tarleton St. (Texas) 4-0 164 22

23. Emporia St. (Kan.) 5-0 117 24

24. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 4-1 91 25

25. Midwestern St. (Texas) 3-1 61 NR

 

AFCA Div. III poll

AFCA Division III Coaches Poll

Record Pts Pv

1. Mount Union (Ohio) (40) 4-0 1048 1

2. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) (2) 5-0 1003 2

3. Linfield (Ore.) 4-0 972 3

4. North Central (Ill.) 4-0 907 4

5. Hobart (N.Y.) 4-0 806 5

6. Wis.-Platteville 4-0 796 6

7. Wis.-Whitewater 4-0 783 7

8. Bethel (Minn.) 4-0 761 8

9. Wis.-Oshkosh 4-0 697 9

10. Heidelberg (Ohio) 4-0 649 10

11. Wesley (Del.) 4-1 618 12

12. St. Thomas (Minn.) 3-1 583 13

13. Wheaton (Ill.) 4-0 572 11

14. Johns Hopkins (Del.) 5-0 507 14

15. Wabash (Ind.) 4-0 446 17

16. Coe (Iowa) 4-0 393 18

17. St. John Fisher (N.Y.) 4-0 334 19

18. Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) 4-0 282 23

19. Wittenberg (Ohio) 3-1 260 21

20. Thomas More (Ky.) 4-0 230 24

21. John Carroll (Ohio) 4-0 185 NR

22. Franklin (Ind.) 2-2 178 20

23. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 3-1 163 15

24. Illinois Wesleyan 4-0 129 NR

25. St. John’s (Minn.) 4-1 56 NR