On Deck

Saturday

Football: 4A state semifinal, Ridgeview vs. Philomath, Cottage Grove High, 3 p.m.

Prep sports

Football

Class 6A

Second Round

Quarterfinals

Friday’s Games

Lakeridge at Jesuit, 7 p.m.

Canby at Sheldon, 7 p.m.

Clackamas at Central Catholic, 7 p.m.

North Medford at Tigard, 7 p.m.

Class 5A

Semifinals

Saturday’s Games

Autzen Stadium, Eugene

Ashland vs. Sherwood, 1 p.m.

Hillsboro Stadium

Silverton vs. West Albany, 5:30 p.m.

Class 4A

Semifinals

Saturday’s Games

Cottage Grove High School

Ridgeview vs. Philomath, 3 p.m.

Autzen Stadium, Eugene

North Bend vs. Cottage Grove, 6 p.m.

Class 3A

Semifinals

Saturday’s Games

Summit High School

Nyssa vs. Dayton, 3 p.m.

Vale vs. Cascade Christian, 7 p.m.

Class 2A

Semifinals

Saturday’s Games

Summit High School

Grant Union vs. Portland Christian, 11 a.m.

Hillsboro Stadium

Heppner vs. Regis, 11 a.m.

Class 1A

Semifinals

Saturday’s Games

Cottage Grove High School

Camas Valley vs. Lowell, 11 a.m.

Hillsboro Stadium

Triangle Lake vs. Imbler, 2:15 p.m.

Football

NFL

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

All Times PST

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 7 3 0 .700 256 199

N.Y. Jets 5 5 0 .500 183 268

Miami 5 5 0 .500 213 225

Buffalo 4 7 0 .364 236 273

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 7 3 0 .700 252 220

Tennessee 4 6 0 .400 227 226

Houston 2 8 0 .200 193 276

Jacksonville 1 9 0 .100 129 318

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 7 4 0 .636 275 206

Pittsburgh 4 6 0 .400 216 245

Baltimore 4 6 0 .400 208 212

Cleveland 4 6 0 .400 192 238

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 9 1 0 .900 398 255

Kansas City 9 1 0 .900 232 138

Oakland 4 6 0 .400 194 246

San Diego 4 6 0 .400 228 222

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 6 5 0 .545 276 260

Dallas 5 5 0 .500 274 258

N.Y. Giants 4 6 0 .400 192 256

Washington 3 7 0 .300 246 311

South

W L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 8 2 0 .800 288 183

Carolina 7 3 0 .700 238 137

Tampa Bay 2 8 0 .200 187 237

Atlanta 2 8 0 .200 214 292

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Detroit 6 4 0 .600 265 253

Chicago 6 4 0 .600 282 267

Green Bay 5 5 0 .500 258 239

Minnesota 2 8 0 .200 240 320

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Seattle 10 1 0 .909 306 179

San Francisco 6 4 0 .600 247 178

Arizona 6 4 0 .600 214 212

St. Louis 4 6 0 .400 224 234

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Thursday’s Game

New Orleans at Atlanta, 5:25 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Minnesota at Green Bay, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 10 a.m.

San Diego at Kansas City, 10 a.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Baltimore, 10 a.m.

Carolina at Miami, 10 a.m.

Tennessee at Oakland, 1:05 p.m.

Indianapolis at Arizona, 1:05 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 1:25 p.m.

Denver at New England, 5:30 p.m.

Open: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Seattle

Monday’s Game

San Francisco at Washington, 5:40 p.m.

College

Schedule

All Times PST

(Subject to change)

Tuesday’s Game’s

MIDWEST

Buffalo 44, Miami (Ohio) 7

Kent St. 44, Ohio 13

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Today’s Game

MIDWEST

N. Illinois (10-0) at Toledo (7-3), 5 p.m.

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Thursday’s Games

SOUTH

Nicholls St. (4-7) at SE Louisiana (9-2), 4 p.m.

Rice (7-3) at UAB (2-8), 4:30 p.m.

Rutgers (5-4) at UCF (8-1), 4:30 p.m.

FAR WEST

UNLV (5-5) at Air Force (2-8), 6:30 p.m.

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Friday’s Games

FAR WEST

Navy (6-4) at San Jose St. (5-5), 6:30 p.m.

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Saturday’s Games

EAST

Duquesne (6-4) at Monmouth (NJ) (6-5), 9 a.m.

Maine (10-1) at New Hampshire (6-4), 9 a.m.

Robert Morris (5-5) at St. Francis (Pa.) (4-6), 9 a.m.

Harvard (8-1) at Yale (5-4), 9 a.m.

Georgetown (1-9) at Holy Cross (3-8), 9:30 a.m.

Lafayette (4-6) at Lehigh (8-2), 9:30 a.m.

Pittsburgh (5-5) at Syracuse (5-5), 9:30 a.m.

Bryant (4-7) at CCSU (4-7), 10 a.m.

Fordham (10-1) at Colgate (4-7), 10 a.m.

Cornell (2-7) at Penn (4-5), 10 a.m.

Albany (NY) (1-10) at Stony Brook (4-6), 10 a.m.

Brown (5-4) at Columbia (0-9), 10:30 a.m.

Princeton (8-1) at Dartmouth (5-4), 10:30 a.m.

Nebraska (7-3) at Penn St. (6-4), 12:30 p.m.

James Madison (6-5) at Towson (9-2), 12:30 p.m.

Delaware (7-4) vs. Villanova (5-5) at Chester, Pa., 12:30 p.m.

UConn (0-9) at Temple (1-9), 4 p.m.

SOUTH

Liberty (7-4) at Charleston Southern (9-3), 8 a.m.

The Citadel (5-6) at Clemson (9-1), 9 a.m.

Wofford (5-5) at Furman (6-5), 9 a.m.

Memphis (3-6) at Louisville (9-1), 9 a.m.

Virginia (2-8) at Miami (7-3), 9 a.m.

Old Dominion (8-3) at North Carolina (5-5), 9 a.m.

Duke (8-2) at Wake Forest (4-6), 9 a.m.

East Carolina (8-2) at NC State (3-7), 9:30 a.m.

Campbell (2-9) at Davidson (0-10), 10 a.m.

Howard (5-6) at Hampton (4-7), 10 a.m.

Charlotte (4-6) at Morehead St. (3-8), 10 a.m.

E. Kentucky (6-5) at Murray St. (5-6), 10 a.m.

NC Central (5-6) at NC A&T (6-4), 10 a.m.

SC State (8-3) at Norfolk St. (3-8), 10 a.m.

Gardner-Webb (6-5) at Presbyterian (3-7), 10 a.m.

Coastal Carolina (10-1) at South Carolina (8-2), 10 a.m.

Alabama A&M (4-7) at Georgia Tech (6-4), 10:30 a.m.

Bucknell (5-5) at VMI (2-9), 10:30 a.m.

Chattanooga (8-3) at Alabama (10-0), 11 a.m.

Morgan St. (4-7) at Delaware St. (5-5), 11 a.m.

Georgia Southern (6-4) at Florida (4-6), 11 a.m.

Bethune-Cookman (9-2) vs. Florida A&M (3-8) at Orlando, Fla., 11 a.m.

Stephen F. Austin (3-8) at Northwestern St. (5-6), 11 a.m.

E. Illinois (10-1) at UT-Martin (7-4), 11 a.m.

Austin Peay (0-11) at Tennessee Tech (4-7), 11:30 a.m.

New Mexico St. (1-9) at FAU (4-6), noon

W. Carolina (2-9) at Appalachian St. (3-8), 12:30 p.m.

Idaho (1-9) at Florida St. (10-0), 12:30 p.m.

Texas A&M (8-2) at LSU (7-3), 12:30 p.m.

Boston College (6-4) at Maryland (6-4), 12:30 p.m.

Middle Tennessee (6-4) at Southern Miss. (0-10), 12:30 p.m.

UTEP (2-8) at Tulane (6-4), 12:30 p.m.

SE Missouri (3-8) at Jacksonville St. (8-3), 1 p.m.

Stetson (2-8) at Mercer (9-2), 1 p.m.

William & Mary (7-4) at Richmond (5-6), 1 p.m.

Elon (2-9) at Samford (7-4), 1 p.m.

Marshall (7-3) at FIU (1-9), 3 p.m.

Kentucky (2-8) at Georgia (6-4), 4 p.m.

Tulsa (2-8) at Louisiana Tech (4-6), 4 p.m.

Louisiana-Monroe (5-5) at South Alabama (3-6), 4 p.m.

SMU (4-5) at South Florida (2-7), 4 p.m.

Vanderbilt (6-4) at Tennessee (4-6), 4 p.m.

Missouri (9-1) at Mississippi (7-3), 4:45 p.m.

MIDWEST

Michigan (7-3) at Iowa (6-4), 9 a.m.

Oklahoma (8-2) at Kansas St. (6-4), 9 a.m.

Michigan St. (9-1) at Northwestern (4-6), 9 a.m.

Illinois (3-7) at Purdue (1-9), 9 a.m.

UMass (1-9) at Cent. Michigan (4-6), 10 a.m.

Bowling Green (7-3) at E. Michigan (2-8), 10 a.m.

S. Dakota St. (7-4) at Youngstown St. (8-3), 11 a.m.

S. Illinois (6-5) at Indiana St. (1-10), 11:05 a.m.

Wisconsin (8-2) at Minnesota (8-2), 12:30 p.m.

South Dakota (4-7) at N. Dakota St. (10-0), 12:30 p.m.

BYU (7-3) at Notre Dame (7-3), 12:30 p.m.

Indiana (4-6) at Ohio St. (10-0), 12:30 p.m.

W. Illinois (4-7) at N. Iowa (6-5), 2 p.m.

Kansas (3-7) at Iowa St. (1-9), 5 p.m.

SOUTHWEST

Cincinnati (8-2) at Houston (7-3), 9 a.m.

Mississippi St. (4-6) at Arkansas (3-7), 9:21 a.m.

Ark.-Pine Bluff (2-8) at Prairie View (5-6), 11 a.m.

Georgia St. (0-10) at Arkansas St. (6-4), noon

UTSA (5-5) at North Texas (7-3), 12:30 p.m.

Sam Houston St. (8-3) at Cent. Arkansas (6-5), 1 p.m.

McNeese St. (9-2) at Lamar (5-6), 4 p.m.

W. Kentucky (6-4) at Texas St. (6-4), 4 p.m.

Baylor (9-0) at Oklahoma St. (9-1), 5 p.m.

FAR WEST

Hawaii (0-10) at Wyoming (4-6), 11 a.m.

Montana (9-2) at Montana St. (7-4), 11:05 a.m.

Cal Poly (5-6) at N. Colorado (1-10), 11:05 a.m.

Idaho St. (3-8) at Weber St. (1-10), noon

N. Arizona (8-2) at S. Utah (8-3), 12:05 p.m.

Colorado St. (6-5) at Utah St. (6-4), 12:30 p.m.

Oregon (9-1) at Arizona (6-4), 12:30 p.m.

Utah (4-6) at Washington St. (5-5), 12:30 p.m.

New Mexico (3-7) at Fresno St. (9-0), 1 p.m.

California (1-10) at Stanford (8-2), 1 p.m.

Portland St. (6-5) at E. Washington (9-2), 2:45 p.m.

UC Davis (4-7) at Sacramento St. (5-6), 3:30 p.m.

Arizona St. (8-2) at UCLA (8-2), 4 p.m.

Southern Cal (8-3) at Colorado (4-6), 6:30 p.m.

Washington (6-4) at Oregon St. (6-4), 7:30 p.m.

Boise St. (7-3) at San Diego St. (6-4), 7:30 p.m.

Betting line

NFL

(Home teams in CAPS)

Favorite Opening Current Underdog

Thursday

Saints 7 8 FALCONS

Sunday

LIONS 9.5 9 Buccaneers

TEXANS 10.5 10 Jaguars

PACKERS 5 5 Vikings

CHIEFS 5 5 Chargers

Panthers 4 4 DOLPHINS

BROWNS 2 2 Steelers

RAMS PK 1 Bears

RAVENS 3.5 3.5 Jets

RAIDERS PK 1 Titans

CARDINALS 2 2 Colts

GIANTS 2.5 2.5 Cowboys

Broncos 2.5 2.5 PATRIOTS

Monday

49ers 4.5 5 REDSKINS

College

Today

N. Illinois 2.5 2.5 TOLEDO

Thursday

C. FLORIDA 16.5 16.5 Rutgers

Rice 19 18.5 UAB

AIR FORCE 1 1 Unlv

Friday

SAN JOSE ST 1.5 1.5 Navy

Saturday

PENN ST 1.5 2 Nebraska

Illinois 7 7 PURDUE

Pittsburgh 1 1 SYRACUSE

TEMPLE 9 8.5 Connecticut

OHIO ST 32 34.5 Indiana

Michigan St 7.5 7.5 NORTHWESTERN

E. Carolina 7 6.5 NC STATE

FLORIDA ST 56 57 Idaho

Marshall 32.5 33 FLORIDA INT’L

GEORGIA 23.5 23.5 Kentucky

IOWA ST 6 6 Kansas

Duke 5 5.5 WAKE FOREST

MARYLAND PK PK Boston College

Wisconsin 14.5 16 MINNESOTA

MIAMI-FLA 19.5 19.5 Virginia

HOUSTON 3.5 3 Cincinnati

LOUISVILLE 24.5 24 Memphis

TENNESSEE 3 3 Vanderbilt

C. MICHIGAN 9 9 UMass

Bowling Green 24.5 24.5 E. MICHIGAN

WYOMING 7 7 Hawaii

W. Kentucky 4 4 TEXAS ST

IOWA 6 6 Michigan

Arizona St 2.5 2.5 UCLA

UTAH ST 6.5 7.5 Colorado St

Usc 21.5 22 COLORADO

LSU 3.5 4 Texas A&M

l-Mississippi St 2 2 ARKANSAS

Oregon 18.5 20.5 ARIZONA

TULANE 17 17 Utep

STANFORD 31.5 32 California

N. TEXAS 8.5 8 TX-S. Antonio

NOTRE DAME PK PK Byu

Baylor 9 9.5 OKLAHOMA ST

Mid Tenn St 22.5 23 S. MISS

ARKANSAS ST 24 24 Georgia St

OREGON ST NL NL Washington

S. ALABAMA 3.5 3.5 UL-Monroe

Smu 4.5 4.5 S. FLORIDA

FRESNO ST 31 31 New Mexico

FLA ATLANTIC 20 21.5 New Mexico St

Tulsa 3.5 3.5 LA TECH

KANSAS ST 3 3.5 Oklahoma

Missouri 3 2.5 MISSISSIPPI

WASHINGTON ST 1 1 Utah

Boise St 7 7 SAN DIEGO ST

l-Little Rock, Ark.

BASKETBALL

Men’s college

Tuesday’s Games

East

Brown 87, Mass.-Lowell 76

Delaware 89, Army 74

George Washington 94, Delaware St. 50

NJIT 88, Maine 82

Penn St. 79, La Salle 72

Siena 72, St. Bonaventure 70

St. John’s 67, Bucknell 63

Yale 80, Sacred Heart 65

South

Appalachian St. 91, Lees-McRae 63

Auburn 78, Jacksonville St. 54

Austin Peay 72, S. Illinois 70

Bethune-Cookman 98, Trinity (Fla.) 55

Detroit 71, James Madison 67

E. Kentucky 82, Alabama A&M 68

Gardner-Webb 92, Allen 51

George Mason 58, St. Francis (Pa.) 46

Kennesaw St. 73, Chattanooga 69

Kentucky 105, Texas-Arlington 76

LSU 81, New Orleans 54

Louisville 87, Hartford 48

Mississippi St. 94, MVSU 72

Morehead St. 74, N. Kentucky 61

Murray St. 91, Bethel (Tenn.) 64

Richmond 74, Hofstra 63, OT

Troy 77, Nicholls St. 62

Virginia 67, Navy 42

Winthrop 76, ETSU 66

Midwest

Butler 85, Vanderbilt 77, OT

DePaul 80, Milwaukee 71

IUPUI 88, Indiana-Northwest 53

Kansas 86, Iona 66

Loyola of Chicago 83, Rockhurst 65

Minnesota 82, Coastal Carolina 72

Nebraska-Omaha 91, SC State 59

Wisconsin 103, North Dakota 85

Southwest

Oklahoma St. 101, Memphis 80

TCU 71, Abilene Christian 64

Texas A&M 75, Prairie View 65

UTEP 82, Colorado St. 74

Tuesday’s Summary

No. 17 Oregon 69, Utah Valley St. 54

UTAH VALLEY ST. (2-2)

Bruneel 7-10 0-0 15, Nelson 4-12 3-4 11, Aird 1-5 0-2 2, Enos 0-3 0-0 0, Hunsaker 2-10 0-0 5, Garrity 6-12 0-0 15, Evans 1-2 2-2 4, Ross 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 22-58 5-8 54.

OREGON (3-0)

Moser 3-6 0-0 8, Austin 2-3 0-1 4, Young 8-15 3-3 20, Loyd 5-14 0-0 12, Dotson 3-11 2-2 8, Friedman 0-0 0-0 0, Calliste 1-4 2-2 5, Amardi 3-7 3-4 9, Cook 1-1 1-3 3, Lapray 0-1 0-0 0, Crow 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-63 11-15 69.

Halftime—Oregon 29-25. 3-Point Goals—Utah Valley St. 5-20 (Garrity 3-4, Bruneel 1-2, Hunsaker 1-5, Aird 0-1, Ross 0-1, Enos 0-2, Nelson 0-5), Oregon 6-21 (Moser 2-3, Loyd 2-7, Young 1-3, Calliste 1-4, Crow 0-1, Dotson 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah Valley St. 30 (Evans 8), Oregon 42 (Moser 9). Assists—Utah Valley St. 13 (Hunsaker 6), Oregon 12 (Loyd 5). Total Fouls—Utah Valley St. 16, Oregon 17. A—5,717.

Women’s College

Tuesday’s Games

East

Canisius 66, Binghamton 53

Delaware 72, Monmouth (NJ) 58

Harvard 64, FIU 52

Lehigh 95, Mount St. Mary’s 67

Navy 70, St. Peter’s 51

Princeton 75, Rider 62

St. Bonaventure 73, Niagara 57

Yale 78, Boston U. 68=

South

Alabama St. 69, Mobile 57

Auburn 77, Alabama A&M 49

CS Northridge 70, Georgia Southern 58

Campbell 67, UNC Wilmington 53

Gardner-Webb 69, Appalachian St. 63

George Mason 60, Towson 58

Georgia 72, Furman 48

High Point 61, William & Mary 60

Maryland 87, George Washington 51

Mercer 86, Troy 81

SC-Upstate 58, SC State 57

Southern Miss. 72, UALR 60

Texas A&M-CC 72, Belmont 62

Tulane 80, SE Louisiana 52

UCF 85, Georgia St. 77

Virginia 61, Liberty 60

Wake Forest 69, Davidson 66

Midwest

Miami 86, Oakland 68

W. Kentucky 90, SE Missouri 75

Southwest

Arkansas 66, Middle Tennessee 51

SMU 91, MVSU 52

Sam Houston St. 85, Houston Baptist 68

Texas Southern 71, McNeese St. 55

Texas-Pan American 80, Texas Lutheran 37

UT-Martin 75, Arkansas St. 66

Far West

Texas 67, New Mexico 52

Utah St. 77, Utah 61

Washington 82, Seattle 60

Hockey

NHL

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

All Times PST

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Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 21 14 6 1 29 59 38

Tampa Bay 21 14 7 0 28 66 55

Toronto 21 13 7 1 27 62 49

Detroit 22 9 6 7 25 54 62

Montreal 22 11 9 2 24 58 47

Ottawa 21 8 9 4 20 60 67

Florida 22 6 12 4 16 49 72

Buffalo 23 5 17 1 11 42 72

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 21 13 8 0 26 59 48

Washington 21 12 8 1 25 69 59

N.Y. Rangers 21 10 11 0 20 43 52

Carolina 21 8 9 4 20 40 59

New Jersey 20 7 8 5 19 42 49

N.Y. Islanders 22 8 11 3 19 63 73

Philadelphia 20 8 10 2 18 40 50

Columbus 21 7 11 3 17 52 64

Western Conference

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 22 14 4 4 32 79 66

St. Louis 20 14 3 3 31 70 47

Colorado 20 15 5 0 30 64 42

Minnesota 22 13 5 4 30 57 50

Dallas 20 11 7 2 24 58 56

Winnipeg 23 10 10 3 23 61 66

Nashville 21 10 9 2 22 48 63

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 23 15 6 2 32 72 59

San Jose 21 13 3 5 31 72 50

Phoenix 21 14 4 3 31 73 66

Los Angeles 22 15 6 1 31 63 48

Vancouver 23 11 8 4 26 58 61

Calgary 21 7 11 3 17 59 79

Edmonton 23 6 15 2 14 60 83

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

Tuesday’s Games

Florida 3, Vancouver 2, SO

St. Louis 4, Buffalo 1

Toronto 5, N.Y. Islanders 2

Philadelphia 5, Ottawa 2

Montreal 6, Minnesota 2

Nashville 2, Detroit 0

Boston 2, N.Y. Rangers 1

Colorado 5, Chicago 1

Edmonton 7, Columbus 0

Los Angeles 5, Tampa Bay

> Today’s Games

Minnesota at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Washington, 5 p.m.

Columbus at Calgary, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Anaheim, 7 p.m

> Thursday’s Games

St. Louis at Boston, 4 p.m.

Nashville at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Buffalo at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Carolina at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Chicago at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Colorado at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Florida at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

GOLF

> World Cup of Golf Team

>At Royal Melbourne Golf Club (Composite Course

>Melbourne, Australia

Thursday-Sunday

Argentina — Emiliano Grillo, Fabian Gomez.

Australia — Adam Scott, Jason Day.

Brazil — Adilson da Silva, Alexandre Rocha.

Canada — Brad Fritsch, David Hearn.

Chile — Felipe Aguilar, Mark Tullo.

China — Liang Wenchong, Wu Ashun.

Denmark — Thomas Bjorn, Thorbjorn Oleson.

England — Danny Willett, Chris Wood.

Finland — Mikko Korhonen, Roope Kakko.

France — Gregory Bourdy, Victor Dubuisson.

Germany — Marcel Siem, Maximilian Kieffer.

India — Anirban Lahiri, Gaganjeet Bhullar.

Ireland — Shane Lowry, Graeme McDowell.

Italy — Francesco Molinari, Matteo Manassero.

Japan — Ryo Ishikawa, Hideto Tanihara.

Netherlands — Robert-Jan Derksen, Tim Sluiter.

New Zealand — Michael Hendry, Tim Wilkinson.

Philippines — Angelo Que, Tony Lascuna.

Portugal — Jose-Filipe Lima, Ricardo Santos.

Scotland — Martin Laird, Stephen Gallacher.

South Africa — Branden Grace, George Coetzee.

South Korea — K.J. Choi, Bae Sang-moon.

Spain — Miguel Angel Jimenez, Rafael Cabrera Bello.

Sweden — Jonas Blixt, Peter Hanson.

Thailand — Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Prayad Marksaeng.

United States — Matt Kuchar, Kevin Streelman.

Soccer

ML

> MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCE

>All Times PS

>——

>CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHI

>Eastern Conference

Leg 1 — Saturday, Nov 9: Sporting KC 0, Houston 0

Leg 2 — Saturday, Nov. 23: Houston at Sporting KC, 4:30 p.m

> Western Conference

Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 10: Real Salt Lake 4, Portland 2

Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 24: Real Salt Lake at Portland, 6 p.m.

Deals

Transaction

> BASEBAL

>American League

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Named Rick Eckstein major league player information coach.

TEXAS RANGERS — Named Scott Coolbaugh hitting coordinator, Brook Jacoby assistant hitting coordinator, James Keller special assistant to the general manager, Brian Williams, southeast regional crosschecker, Mike Grouse and Jay Eddings pro scouts, Jake Krug special assignment crosschecker, Bobby Crook amateur scout, Mike Medici area scout and Matt Klotsche manager, amateur scouting

> National League

NEW YORK METS — Signed 1B Brandon Allen to a minor league contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Acquired RHP Duke Welker from Minnesota for LHP Kris Johnson

>SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed RHP Tim Hudson on a two-year contract.

> BASKETBAL

>National Basketball Association

NBA — Suspended Memphis G Tony Allen one game for kicking Los Angeles Clippers G Chris Paul in the face during a Nov. 18 game.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Named Ravi Shah vice president of strategy

> FOOTBAL

>National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Re-signed CB Bryan McCann. Placed WR Teddy Williams on injured reserve.

BUFFALO BILLS — Released CB Justin Rogers. Signed DB Mario Butler to the practice squad. Released DB Johnny Adams.

CHICAGO BEARS — Waived LS Jeremy Cain. Signed LB Lawrence Wilson to the practice squad.

DENVER BRONCOS — Placed S Rahim Moore on recallable injured reserve. Signed S Michael Huff.

DETROIT LIONS — Placed RB Montell Owens on injured reserve. Re-signed TE Dorin Dickerson.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed TE Justice Cunningham from the practice squad. Waived WR Griff Whalen.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Released DT Anthony Toribio. Signed DT Kyle Love.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Placed CB Jabari Greer on injured reserve. Signed DB Trevin Wade.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed FB/RB Lonnie Pryor from Jacksonville’s practice squad

> HOCKE

>National Hockey League

NHLPA — D Adrian Aucoin announced his retirement

>BUFFALO SABRES — Activated D Mike Weber from injured reserve. Assigned D Nikita Zadorov to London (OHL), D Rasmus Ristolainen and F Johan Larsson to Rochester (AHL). Assigned C Mikhail Grigorenko to Rochester on a conditioning assignment.

> SOCCE

>Major League Soccer

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC — Signed MF Osvaldo Alonso to a multiyear contract

> COLLEGE

MANHATTAN — Named Carly DeVito women’s assistant lacrosse coach.

UCLA — Suspended OL Torian White indefinitely.