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BASEBALL

PCL Playoffs

Championship

(Best-of-5)

Iowa vs. Sacramento

Tuesday, Sept. 14

Sacramento 10, Iowa 5, Sacramento leads series 1-0

Wednesday, Sept. 15

Iowa at Sacramento

Friday, Sept. 17

Sacramento at Iowa

Saturday, Sept. 18

Sacramento at Iowa, if necessary

Sunday, Sept. 19

Sacramento at Iowa, if necessary

BASKETBALL

WNBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched conference

Tuesday’s Games

Detroit 82, New York 71, OT

Houston 70, Minnesota 59

Los Angeles 73, Phoenix 60

Wednesday’s Games

Connecticut at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Washington at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Seattle, 7 p.m.

FOOTBALL

NFL

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Sunday, Sept. 19

Houston at Detroit, 10 a.m.

St. Louis at Atlanta, 10 a.m.

Chicago at Green Bay, 10 a.m.

Washington at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.

Denver at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.

Indianapolis at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 10 a.m.

Carolina at Kansas City, 10 a.m.

San Francisco at New Orleans, 10 a.m.

Seattle at Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Dallas, 1:15 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at San Diego, 1:15 p.m.

Buffalo at Oakland, 1:15 p.m.

New England at Arizona, 1:15 p.m.

Miami at Cincinnati, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 20

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

CFL

All Times PDT

East Division

West Division

Note: Two points for a regulation or overtime win and one point for a tie.

Friday’s Game

Ottawa at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Toronto at Winnipeg, Noon

Edmonton at British Columbia, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s Game

Saskatchewan at Hamilton, 11 a.m.

HOCKEY

World Cup Championships

Championship

Tuesday, Sept. 14

At Toronto

Canada 3, Finland 2

CROSS COUNTRY

High school

Great Northern League

At Fairways Golf Course, 5k

Boys

Team scoring–Riverside 35, Medical Lake 38, Newport 56.

Individuals–1, David Jacob (ML)18:12. 2, Tim Kelly (New) 18:26. 3, Brian Jacob (ML) 18:38. 4, Talon Gullens (Riv) 18:44. 5, Aaron Glaesevan (Riv) 18:51.

Wheelchair

1, Bobby Hunt (Riv) 26:30.

Girls

Team scoring–Riverside 33, Medical Lake 37, Newport 60.

Individuals–1, Stephanie Dye (Riv) 23:00. 2, Terece Hahn (New) 23:02. 3, Sierra Kent (ML) 23:17. 4, Alyssa Nelson (ML) 23:50. 5, Jesikah Drew (Riv) 24:30.

Non-league

At Reardan

Girls

Team Scores–Tri-City Prep 166, Reardan 129, Freeman 80, Odessa 58, St. George’s 45.

Individuals–1, Cordelia Revells (StG) 19:12. 2, Kristen Fix (StG) 20:04. 3, Rochelle Riehle (Ode)20:07. 4, Sara Huffman (NWC) 20:21. 5, Evy Barbour (UCS) 20:49.

GOLF

College men

Northwest Collegiate Classic

At Corvallis, Ore.

Team scoring

1. Oregon State 838, 2. tie, Oregon and UT-Arlington 859, 4. UC Irvine 860, 5. Nevada 867, 6. Long Beach State 869, 7. New Mexico State 871, 8. Washington State 873, 9. Idaho 875, 10. Portland 878, 11. Cal Poly 879, 12. Utah 882, 13. San Diego 886.

Individuals

T12. Pete Williams 69-71-75-215; T31. Christian Akau 73-71-75-219; T46. Bill Witte 78-70-74-222; T58. Jason Huff 74-73-76-223; T69. Gabe Wilson 74-75-79.

College women

Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic

At Ptarmigan Country Club, Fort Collins,Colo.

Par: 72, Yardage: 6113

Team scoring

1, Colorado State 292-289-295–876. 2, Colorado 302-304-296–902. 2, San Jose State 299-297-306– 902. 4, Kansas State 298-300-309–907. 4, San Francisco 290-313-304–907. Also: 18, Gonzaga 323-320-321–964

Individuals

1 Laura Luethke Fresno St. 68-74-71–213. Also: 2 Hannah Hoch Colorado 73-71-71–215. 3 Kay Hoey Long Beach 73-71-72–216. 3, Jessica Potter USF 68-74-74–216. 5 Janelle Gomez San Jose S 74-72-71–217. Also: 62, Mary Kate Morgan (GU) 82-75-83–240. 62, Sarah Sheffield 81-81-78–240. 66, Jennifer Swanson 78-82-82–242. 66, Lacey Jo Manwaring 82-82-78–242. 90, Libby Campbell 89-104-90–283.

Hole-in-one

ESMERALDA–John Nydegger, No. 2, 138 yards, 8-iron.

SOCCER

MLS

All Times PDT

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Saturday’s Games

Chicago at D.C. United, 4:30 p.m.

Colorado at New England, 4:30 p.m.

MetroStars at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

San Jose at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m.

High school boys

Non-league

St. George’s 1, Bonners Ferry 1

First half — 1, StG, King, 38:00.

Second half — 2, BF, Oxford, 63:00.

Shots on goal — St. George’s 5, Bonners Ferry 15.Saves — St. George’s, 14. Bonners Ferry, Steinhorst 4.

High school girls

Great Northern League

Deer Park 1, Colville 0

First half — 1, DP, Gibson (Watson), 22:00.

Second half —

Shots on goal — Deer Park 20, Colville 4.Saves — Deer Park, Palmer 4. Colville, Kaiser 17.

Non-league

Moscow 2, Pullman 1

First half — 1, Mos, Tibbals (Gardes), 28:00.

Second half — 2, Mos, Tibbals (Gardner), 55:00. 3, Druffel (Spangenberg), 76:00.

Shots on goal — Pullman 1, Moscow 17.Saves — Moscow, Fortney 1. Pullman, Thoranton 6, Marcelo 2.

TENNIS

China Open

At The Beijing Tennis Centre

Beijing, China

Purse: $500,000 (Intl. Series)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

First Round

Taylor Dent (7), United States, def. Peter Luczak, Australia, 6-3, 6-2.

Noam Okun, Israel, def. Arvind Parmer, Britain, 6-3, 6-2.

Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, leads Ivo Heuberger, Switzerland, 7-5, 2-4, susp., rain.

Millennium International Championships

At The Delray Beach Tennis Center

Delray Beach, Fla.

Purse: $355,000 (Intl. Series)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

First Round

Kenneth Carlsen, Denmark, def. Cyril Saulnier (6), France, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5.

James Blake, United States, def. Adrian Bohane, United States, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Bjorn Phau, Germany, def. Wayne Odesnik, United States, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0.

Amer Delic, United States, def. Adrian Garcia, Chile, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Mardy Fish (2), United States, def. Andres Pedroso, United States, 6-1, 6-2.

Jeff Morrison, United States, def. Todd Widom, United States, 6-4, 6-3.

Sebastien De Chaunac, France, def. Radek Stepanek (8), Czech Republic, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (1), 6-1.

Vince Spadea (1), United States, def. Alejandro Falla, Colombia, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.

Ricardo Mello, Brazil, def. Gilles Elseneer, Belgium, 6-1, 6-4.

Hugo Armando, United States, def. Max Mirnyi (7), Belarus, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4).

Matias Boeker, United States, def. Robert Kendrick, United States, 6-3, 6-2.

VOLLEYBALL

College

NWAACC

CC Spokane def. Yakima Valley 30-16, 30-28, 30-18. Kills–Andrew (YV), Regier (YV), Johnston (YV) 8, Fleetwood (CCS) 9. Assists–Wing (YV) 23, Clevish (CCS) 35. Aces–Andrews (YV), Johnston (YV) 1, Fleetwood (CCS) 4. Digs–Johnston (YV) 10, Barbour (CCS) 13. Blocks–Van de Graaf (YV) 4, Clavish (CCS) 2.

Non-conference

Washington State def. Gonzaga 30-19, 30-25, 30-28. Kills–Davis (GU) 13, Barcus (WSU) 15. Assists–Gihring (GU) 33, Martin (WSU) 39. Aces–Gihring (GU) 2, Martin (WSU), Rosin (WSU) 4. Digs–Bell (GU) 11, Holbrook (WSU) 11. Blocks–Mueller (GU) 6, Todd (WSU) 7.

High school

Greater Spokane League

Ferris def. Gonzaga Prep 25-21, 25-20, 16-25, 25-20. Kills-Blevins (Fer) 14, Nicholas (GP) 13 Assists-Gouin (Fer) 34, Hardan (GP) 29 Aces-Bates (Fer) 4, Gloss (GP) 2 Digs-Blevins (Fer) 22, Gloss, Hardan (GP) 5 Blocks-Lorenz (Fer) 3, Mastor (GP) 5

Lewis and Clark def. Cheney 25-7, 25-17, 25-11. Kills-Zimmerman (LC) 11, Cogley (Che) 5. Assists-Moran (LC) 20, Falor (Che) 10. Aces-Webb (LC) 1, Falor (Che) 2. Digs-Luby (LC) 4, Donnerberg (Che) 2. Blocks-Forney (LC) 4, Cheney none.

Mead def. West Valley 25-12, 25-15, 25-13. Kills-Kazemba (WV) 5, Schurman (Mea) 7, Defelice (Mea) 7. Assists-Hohner (WV) 7, Anderson (Mea) 11. Aces-Dossey (WV) 3, Dobson (Mea) 3. Digs-Dudgel (WV) 1, Ryan (Mea) 4. Blocks-Kazemab (WV) 1, Dossey (WV) 1, Anderson (Mea) 1, Schurman (Mea) 1.

Mt. Spokane def. East Valley 25-15, 25-23, 25-18. Kills-Johnson (MtS) 10, Bonetrz (EV) 5, Hiebert (EV) 5. Assists-Ziegler (MtS) 18, Bellefeuille (EV) 18. Aces-Whitehead (MtS) 3, Smith (EV) 2, Hiebert (EV) 2. Digs-Schneidmiller (MtS) 7, Gjendem (EV) 8. Blocks-Wittkopf (MtS) 3, Smith (EV) 1, Fracz (EV) 1.

North Central def. Rogers 25-21, 25-12, 25-22. Kills-Walters (NC) 9, Griffith (Rog) 5. Assists-Haugen (NC) 22, Robinette (Rog) 11. Aces-Mays (NC) 1, Griffith (Rog) 4. Digs-Smith 7 (NC), Fossum (Rog) 6. Blocks-Kinder (NC) 4, Scott (Rog) 2.

Shadle Park def. Clarkston 25-16, 25-8, 25-17. Kills-Perconti (Cla) 4, Schuetzle (SP) 6. Assists-Wilson (Cla) 13, Shelton (SP) 10. Aces-Weisner (SP) 3. Digs-Ogden (Cla) 13, Grant (SP) 8. Blocks-Flerchinger (Cla) 2, Bjerkestrand (SP) 2.

University def. Central Valley 25-15, 25-17, 25-10. Kills-Danials (Uhi) 11, Lupfer (CV) 7, Adams (CV) 7. Assists-Crisp (Uhi) 26, Kern (CV) 24. Aces-Crisp (Uhi) 2, Lupfer (CV) 2. Digs-Danials (Uhi) 15, Schafer (CV) 11. Blocks-Mendenhall (Uhi) 2, Adams (CV) 3.

Great Northern League

Chewelah def. Deer Park 25-12, 25-16, 25-13. Kills-Clough (DP) 5, Scates (Che) 11. Assists-Selle (DP) 10, Tilla (Che) 22. Aces-Bond (DP), Nap (DP) 1, Monasmith (Che), Tilla (Che) 1. Digs-Dingler (DP) 10, Smith (Che) 10. Blocks-Sweeney (DP), Nap (DP) 1, Schanzenbach (Che) 2.

Lakeside (WA) def. Medical Lake 25-16, 25-18, 24-26, 25-21. Kills-Tikker (Lak) 12, Smith (ML) 7. Assists-Jelke (Lak) 31, Constantine (ML) 9. Aces-Tikker (Lak) 3, Johnson (ML) 3, Daily (ML) 3, Goddard (ML) 3. Digs-Buchholz (Lak) 11, Smith (ML) 4. Blocks-Gibson (Lak) 5, Spilker (ML) 2, Smith (ML) 2.

Colville def. Riverside 25-18, 25-17, 25-11. Kills-Hartill (Riv) 6, Bardwell (Col) 14 Assists-Burkholz (Riv) 6, Emmil (Col) 26 Aces-Wright (Riv) 1, Loan (Col) 4 Digs-Wright (Riv) 6, Smith (Col) 8 Blocks-Hartill (Riv) 6, Bassett (Col) 2

Whitman County

Tekoa-Oakesdale def. Asotin 25-19, 25-18, 25-9. Kills-Salzwedel (Aso) 8, Puckett (TO) 8. Assists-Tower (Aso) 7, Smith (TO) 19. Aces-Tower (Aso) 4, Robinson (TO) 1. Digs-Heitstuman (Aso) 4, Puckett (TO) 4. Blocks-Puckett (TO) 6.

St. John-Endicott def. Colton 25-21, 21-25, 25-14, 25-23. Complete statistics not reported.

Garfield-Palouse def. LaCrosse-Washtucna 25-17, 25-22, 25-8. Kills-Boone (GP) 13, Ayers-Stamper (LW) 4. Assists-Holbrook (GP) 25, Koller (LW) 9. Aces-Boone (GP) 4, Passmore (LW) 1. Digs-Holbrook (GP) 5, Ayers-Stamper (LW) 8. Blocks-Boone (GP) 3, Passmore (LW) 2.

Non-league

Almira/Coulee-Hartline def. Waterville 25-15, 25-20, 17-25, 25-15.

Northwest Christian def. Logos 25-16, 25-17, 25-20.

Odessa def. Soap Lake 25-7, 25-9, 25-19.

Sprague-Harrington def. Rosalia 25-10, 25-17, 25-20.

Colfax def. Lind-Ritzville 25-18, 26-24, 25-23.

Curlew def. Oroville 25-17, 25-17, 25-15.

Inchelium def. Lake Roosevelt 23-25, 25-18, 25-12, 16-25, 15-9.

Priest River def. Newport 25-27, 25-21, 20-25, 25-21, 15-12.

Freeman def. Liberty 27-25, 25-16, 23-25, 14-25, 15-4.

Northport def. Columbia 25-16, 25-22, 25-11.

Republic def. Valley Christian 25-21, 25-15, 25-9.

Wilbur-Creston def. St. George’s 25-17, 25-18, 25-13.

FISH COUNTS

The upstream movement of chinook, Coho, Sockeye, Steelhead, and Shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on Monday.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Purchased the contract of RHP Kyle Denney from Buffalo of the IL.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Activated 1B Jason Giambi from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Scott Proctor and INF Andy Phillips from Columbus of the IL. Purchased the contract of INF Felix Escalona from Columbus. Released LHP Danny Borrell.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Recalled RHP Jairo Garcia from Sacramento of the PCL.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Signed a two-year affiliation agreement with Lansing of the Midwest League.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES—Purchased the contract of LHP Dan Meyer from Richmond of the IL.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Signed a two-year affiliation agreement with Charleston of the South Atlantic League.

MONTREAL EXPOS—Activated RHP Tomo Ohka and RHP Jon Rauch from the 15-day DL. Transferred 1B Nick Johnson from the 15- to the 60-day DL.

NEW YORK METS—Called up C Joe Hietpas from Binghamton of the Eastern League.

Atlantic League

LONG ISLAND DUCKS—Signed LHP Bill Pulsipher and C Ryan Owen. Released RHP Carlos Chavez.

Central League

FORT WORTH CATS—Acquired C Jason Radwan from Evansville of the Frontier League to complete an earlier trade.

SHREVEPORT SPORTS—Traded OF Jorge Alvarez to San Angelo of the Central League to complete an earlier deal.

Northeast League

BANGOR LUMBERJACKS—Traded 1B Josh Tranum to Jackson of the Central League to complete an earlier deal.

BROCKTON ROX—Sold the contract of LHP Brian Buchanan to the Chicago Cubs. Traded OF Steve Newsom to Jackson to complete an earlier deal.

LES CAPITALES DE QUEBEC—Sold the contract of RHP Alex Santos to the Oakland Athletics and RHP Paul Jacinto to the San Diego Padres. Traded RHP Jason Von Haefen to San Angelo to complete an earlier deal.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Signed G Luis Flores.

INDIANA PACERS—Signed G Rashad Wright and C John Edwards.

American Basketball Association

BOSTON FRENZY—Signed G Shannon Crooks.

LOS ANGELES STARS—Signed G Roland Jones.

Continental Basketball Association

GREAT LAKES STORM—Named Russ Bergman coach.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Signed CB Dyshod Carter to the active roster.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed C Mike Mabry to the practice squad. Released LB Allen Augustin from the practice squad.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Released DT Daleroy Stewart. Signed OL Thomas Herrion to the practice squad. Released CB Lenny Williams from the practice squad.

DETROIT LIONS—Placed WR Charles Rogers and RB Paul Smith on injured reserve. Signed WR David Kircus and CB Vernon Fox. Signed TE Leonard Stephens and WR George Wilson to the practice squad. Released TE Ivory McCoy from the practice squad.

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Re-signed CB Jimmy Wyrick. Waived LB Corey Jenkins. Released CB Eric Joyce and TE Hart Turner from the practice squad. Signed WR Todd Devoe and RB Vick King to the practice squad.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed CB Terrance Shaw and CB Ralph Brown. Released CB Omare Lowe and S Oliver Celestin. Placed CB Ken Irvin on injured reserve.

NEW YORK JETS—Waived TE Tony Donald from the practice squad. Signed G Jason Nerys to the practice squad.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed RB Dorsey Levens to a one-year contract and OT Ian Allen. Placed G Shawn Andrews on injured reserve. Released S Clinton Hart.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed Terry Donahue, general manager, to a four-year contract extension.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed CB Tod McBride. Released DE Anton Palepoi.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed K Gary Anderson. Released K Aaron Elling. Signed S Donnie Nickey. Waived CB Mike Echols. Released OT Isaac Herring from the practice squad. Signed G Marico Portis to the practice squad.

Canadian Football League

EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Signed WR Scott Cloman, WR Trevor Gaylor and RB Ron McClendon.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Signed WR Hugh Smith to the practice roster.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

AHAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS—Assigned D Juha Alen, C Tim Brent, G Ilya Bryzgalov, D Sheldon Brookbank, LW Stanislav Chistov, RW George Davis, G Eddy Ferhi, LW Curtis Glencross, C Michael Holmqvist, C Zenon Konopka, LW Chris Kunitz, RW Joffrey Lupul, D Tomas Malec, D Shane O’Brien, RW Pierre Parenteau, RW Cory Pecker, RW Dustin Penner, C Joel Perrault, C Igor Pohanka, D Mark Popovic, D Aaron Rome, LW Alexei Smirnov and LW Joel Stepp to Cincinnati of the AHL. Returned G Gabriel Bouthilliette, D Nathan Saunders, D Jordan Smith, C-RW Ryan Getzlaf and RW Corey Perry to their junior teams. Released G Mathieu Poitras, D Andrew Canzanello, D Brad Staubitz, RW Andrew Gibbons and C Brent Kelly. Agreed to terms with San Diego of the ECHL on an extension of their affiliation agreement.

BUFFALO SABRES—Re-signed F Andrew Peters.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Signed G Marc Denis and RW David Vyborny to multiyear contracts. Claimed D Francois Beauchemin off waivers from Montreal.

DETROIT RED WINGS—Re-signed C Steve Yzerman to a one-year contract.

FLORIDA PANTHERS—Re-signed C Christian Berglund to a one-year contract. Signed C Kamil Kreps.

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Agreed to terms with F Konstantin Pushkarev on a three-year contract.

MINNESOTA WILD—Re-signed D Nick Schultz to a one-year contract.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Signed D Kevin Klein and D Shea Weber.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Signed F Lee Falardeau.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Assigned D Keith Ballard, D Joe Callahan, D Dustin Wood, F Randall Gelech, F Jakub Koreis, F Kiel McLeod, F Lance Monych and F Mike Stutzel to Utah of the AHL.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Signed D Barret Jackman to a three-year contract.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Re-signed F Dave Andreychuk to a one-year contract. Assigned G Brian Eklund, D Gerard Dicaire, D Mike Egener, D Andreas Holmqvist, D Doug O’Brien, D Paul Ranger, RW Evgeny Artyukhin, C Ryan Craig, LW Adam Henrich, LW Dennis Packard, RW Darren Reid, C Jean-Francois Soucy and C Nick Tarnasky to Springfield of the AHL.

Central Hockey League

RIO GRANDE VALLEY KILLER BEES—Signed F Bob Rangus.

ECHL

LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS—Re-signed C Morten Ask to a one-year contract.

SOCCER

Major Indoor Soccer League

CHICAGO STORM—Signed MF Sandre Naumoski to a multiyear contract.

COLLEGE

BOSTON COLLEGE—Signed Al Skinner, men’s basketball coach, to a contract extension through the 2009-10 season.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

NFL

College Football

m-Martin Stadium (Idaho will play all of its home games on the home field of Washington State in Pullman to qualify for NCAA division 1-A status). l-Little Rock, Arkansas. Note: The (N) after the opening line denotes that Northern Illinois opened as a favorite. Home teams in capital letters. Note: Open is the opening line, current is the up to date line, and O/U is the over/under point total for each game.