SPORTS USA TODAY z THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2019 z 7C
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MLB
Postseason
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
American League
Houston 2, N.Y. Yankees 1
Oct. 12: N.Y. Yankees 7, Houston 0
Oct. 13: Houston 3, Yankees 2, 11 innings
Oct. 15: Houston 4, N.Y. Yankees 1
Oct. 16: Houston at N.Y. Yankees, ppd.
Oct. 17: Houston at Yankees, 8:08 p.m. (FS1)
Oct. 18: Houston at Yankees, 7:08 p.m. (FS1)
x- Oct. 19: Yankees at Houston, 8:08 p.m. (FS1)
x- Oct. 20: Yankees at Houston, 7:38 p.m. (FS1)
National League
Washington 4, St. Louis 0
Oct. 11: Washington 2, St. Louis 0
Oct. 12: Washington 3, St. Louis 1
Oct. 14: Washington 8, St. Louis 1
Oct. 15: Washington 7, St. Louis 4
WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Washington vs. Houston-N.Y.
Yankees winner
Oct. 22: Wash. at Houston or New York (Fox)
Oct. 23: Wash. at Houston or New York (Fox)
Oct. 25: Houston or New York at Wash. (Fox)
Oct. 26: Houston or New York at Wash. (Fox)
x- Oct. 27: Houston or New York at Wash. (Fox)
x- Oct. 29: Wash. at Houston or Nw York (Fox)
x- Oct. 30: Wash. at Houston or Nw York (Fox)
FOOTBALL
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East W LT Pct PF PA
New England 60 0 1.000 190 48
Buffalo 4 1 0 .800 90 70
N.Y. Jets 14 0 .200 63 123
Miami 05 0 .000 42 180
South W LT Pct PF PA
Houston 42 0 .667 162 134
Indianapolis 32 0 .600 113 115
Jacksonville 24 0 .333 117 131
Tennessee 24 0 .333 98 92
North W LT Pct PF PA
Baltimore 42 0 .667 184 140
Cleveland 24 0 .333 120 154
Pittsburgh 24 0 .333 123 131
Cincinnati 06 0 .000 97 159
West W LT Pct PF PA
OaklandKansas City^4322 0 .6670 .600 103172 144123
Denver 24 0 .333 106 106
L.A. Chargers 24 0 .333 120 118
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East W LT Pct PF PA
Dallas 33 0 .500 153 114
Philadelphia 33 0 .500 161 149
N.Y. Giants 24 0 .333 111 160
Washington 15 0 .167 90 167
South W LT Pct PF PA
New Orleans 5 1 0 .833 128 122
Carolina 42 0 .667 166 133
Tampa Bay 24 0 .333 173 185
Atlanta 15 0 .167 135 186
North W LT Pct PF PA
Green Bay 5 1 0 .833 142 115
Minnesota 42 0 .667 150 93
Chicago 32 0 .600 87 69
Detroit 22 1 .500 119 118
West W LT Pct PF PA
San Francisco 50 0 1.000 147 64
Seattle 5 1 0 .833 165 146
L.A. Rams 33 0 .500 153 154
Arizona 23 1 .417 134 171
Thursday’s Game
New England 35, N.Y. Giants 14
Sunday’s Games
Carolina 37, Tampa Bay 26
New Orleans 13, Jacksonville 6
Houston 31, Kansas City 24
Minnesota 38, Philadelphia 20
Washington 17, Miami 16
Baltimore 23, Cincinnati 17
Seattle 32, Cleveland 28
Arizona 34, Atlanta 33
San Francisco 20, L.A. Rams 7
Denver 16, Tennessee 0
N.Y. Jets 24, Dallas 22
Pittsburgh 24, L.A. Chargers 17
Open: Buffalo, Indianapolis, Chicago, Oakland
Monday’s Game
Green Bay 23, Detroit 22
Thursday’s Game
Kansas City at Denver, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Arizona at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
L.A. Rams at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Washington, 1 p.m.
L.A. Chargers at Tennessee, 4:05 p.m.
Baltimore at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.
New Orleans at Chicago, 4:25 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:20 p.m.
Open: Tampa Bay, Cleveland, Carolina, Pitts-
burgh
Canadian Football League
East Division
W LT Pct PF PA
x-Hamilton 123 0 .800 459 288
y-Montreal 8 7 0 .533 384 391
Toronto 3 12 0 .200 292 505
Ottawa 3 12 0 .200 259 450
West Division
W LT Pct PF PA
y-Calgary 10 5 0 .667 396 329
y-Ssktchwn 10 5 0 .667 410 330
y-Winnipeg 10 6 0 .625 446 344
y-Edmonton 88 0 .467 369 350
BC 5 11 0 .313 376 404
x-clinched division
y-clinched playoff spot
Friday’s Games
Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Saskatchewan at BC, 10 p.m.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic DivisionGP W L OT Pts GFGA
Buffalo 6 5 0 1 11 25 13
Boston 6 5 1 0 10 16 10
Toronto 7 4 2 1 9 2824
Tampa Bay 6 3 2 1 7 23 18
Detroit 6 3 3 0 6 17 21
Florida 6 2 2 2 6 19 24
Montreal 6 2 2 2 6 2224
Ottawa 5 1 4 0 2 12 19
Metropolitan DivisionGP W L OT Pts GFGA
Carolina 7 6 1 0 12 2616
Pittsburgh 6 4 2 0 8 2516
Washington 7 3 2 2 8 2223
NY Islanders 6 3 3 0 6 1517
PhiladelphiaNY Rangers 34 2 12 1 0 1 54 1111 9 9
Columbus 5 2 3 0 4 1118
New Jersey 6 0 4 2 2 1329
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central DivisionGP W L OT Pts GFGA
Colorado 5 5 0 0 10 22 12
Nashville 6 4 2 0 8 2823
St. Louis 6 3 1 2 8 19 20
Winnipeg 8 4 4 0 8 2630
Chicago 4 1 2 1 3 12 13
MinnesotaDallas 67 11 55 01 32 1314 23 25
Pacific DivisionGP W L OT Pts GFGA
Edmonton 6 5 1 0 10 2316
Anaheim 6 4 2 0 8 1310
Vegas 7 4 3 0 8 2619
CalgaryVancouver 57 3 33 2 0 (^176181821 )
Arizona 5 2 2 1 5 11 9
San Jose 6 2 4 0 4 1322
Los Angeles 6 2 4 0 4 2028
Tuesday’s Games
Tampa Bay 3, Montreal 1
Toronto 4, Minnesota 2
Arizona 4, Winnipeg 2
Calgary 3, Philadelphia 1
Vancouver 5, Detroit 1
Nashville 5, Vegas 2
Carolina 2, Los Angeles 0
Wednesday’s Games
Dallas at Columbus
Colorado at Pittsburgh
Toronto at Washington
Philadelphia at Edmonton
Buffalo at Anaheim
Carolina at San Jose
Thursday’s Games
Tampa Bay at Boston, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Montreal, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Nashville at Arizona, 10 p.m.
Ottawa at Vegas, 10 p.m.
Buffalo at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Dallas at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Florida, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Carolina at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS
Playoff
Saturday’s Games
Eastern Conference
New England at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
D.C. at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Western Conference
Dallas at Seattle, 3:30 p.m.
Portland at Salt Lake, 10 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Eastern Conference
New York Red Bulls at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.
Western Conference
LA Galaxy at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.
English Premier League
GPW D L GF GA Pts
Liverpool 8 8 0 0 20 6 24
Man City 8 5 1 2 27 9 16
Arsenal 8 4 3 1 13 11 15
Leicester 8 4 2 2 14 7 14
Chelsea 8 4 2 2 18 14 14
Crystal Palace 8 4 2 2 8 8 14
Burnley 8 3 3 2 11 9 12
West Ham 8 3 3 2 11 11 12
Tottenham 8 3 2 3 14 12 11
Bournemouth 8 3 2 3 13 13 11
Wolverhampton 8 2 4 2 11 11 10
Man United 8 2 3 3 9 8 9
Sheffield Utd 8 2 3 3 7 7 9
Brighton 8 2 3 3 8 10 9
Aston Villa 8 2 2 4 13 12 8
Newcastle 8 2 2 4 5 13 8
Southampton 8 2 1 5 8 15 7
Everton 8 2 1 5 6 13 7
Norwich 8 2 0 6 10 21 6
Watford 8 0 3 5 4 20 3
Saturday’s Games
Everton vs. West Ham, 6:30 a.m.
Aston Villa vs. Brighton, 9 a.m.
Bournemouth vs. Norwich, 9 a.m.
Chelsea vs. Newcastle, 9 a.m.
Leicester vs. Burnley, 9 a.m.
Tottenham vs. Watford, 9 a.m.
Wolverhampton vs. Southampton, 9 a.m.
Crystal Palace vs. Man City, 11:30 a.m.
U.S. Schedule
(Won 9, Lost 5, Tied 2)
Jan. 27 — United States 3, Panama 0
Feb. 2 — United States 2, Costa Rica 0
March 21 — United States 1, Ecuador 0
March 26 — United States 1, Chile 1
June 5 — Jamaica 1, United States 0
June 9 — Venezuela 3, United States 0
a-June 18 — United States 4, Guyana 0
a-June 22 — USA 6, Trinidad and Tobago 0
a-June 26 — United States 1, Panama 0
a-June 30 — United States 1, Curacao 0
a-July 3 — United States 3, Jamaica 1
a-July 7 — Mexico 1, United States 0
Sept. 6 — Mexico 3, United States 0
Sept. 10 — United States 1, Uruguay 1
b-Oct. 11 — United States 7, Cuba 0
b-Tuesday — Canada 2, United States 0
b-Nov. 15 — vs. Canada at Orlando, 7:15 p.m.
b-Nov. 19 — vs. Cuba at George Town, Cayman
Islands, 7:30 p.m.
a-CONCACAF Gold Cup
b-CONCACAF Nations League
NBA
Preseason
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic DivisionW L Pct GB
Philadelphia 4 0 1.000 —
Boston 4 0 1.000 —
Brooklyn 3 0 1.000^1 ⁄ 2
New York 1 1 .500 2
Toronto 1 2 .333 21 ⁄ 2
Southeast DivisionW L Pct GB
Miami 3 0 1.000 —
Orlando 3 2 .600 1
Washington 2 2 .500 11 ⁄ 2
Charlotte 1 3 .250 21 ⁄ 2
Atlanta 0 3 .000 3
Central DivisionW L Pct GB
Milwaukee 4 0 1.000 —
Indiana 3 1 .750 1
Detroit 2 2 .500 2
Chicago 1 3 .250 3
Cleveland 1 3 .250 3
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest DivisionW L Pct GB
New Orleans 4 0 1.000 —
Houston 3 1 .750 1
Memphis 2 1 .667 11 ⁄ 2
Dallas 1 3 .250 3
San Antonio 0 3 .000 31 ⁄ 2
Northwest DivisionW L Pct GB
Denver 3 0 1.000 —
Oklahoma City 2 1 .667 1
Minnesota 2 2 .500 11 ⁄ 2
Portland 1 2 .333 2
Utah 1 3 .250 21 ⁄ 2
Pacific DivisionW L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 2 2 .500 —
Sacramento 2 2 .500 —
Phoenix 2 2 .500 —
L.A. Clippers 2 2 .500 —
Golden State 1 2 .333^1 ⁄ 2
Tuesday’s Games
Boston 118, Cleveland 95
Minnesota 119, Indiana 111
Philadelphia 106, Detroit 86
Wednesday’s Games
Detroit at Charlotte
Atlanta at New York
Memphis at Oklahoma City
San Antonio at Houston
Portland at Utah
Melbourne United at Sacramento
Golden State at L.A. Lakers
Thursday’s Games
Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Portland at Denver, 9 p.m.
Dallas vs. L.A. Clippers at Vancouver, BC,
10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Toronto vs. Brooklyn at Uniondale, N.Y., 7:
p.m.
Houston at Miami, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at New York, 8 p.m.
Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
COLLEGE HOCKEY
USA TODAY/USA Hockey
Magazine women’s poll
Pts
- Wisconsin (19) 190
- Minnesota 170
- Northeastern 143
- Clarkson 131
- Cornell 108
- Princeton 91
- Boston College 78
- Minnesota Duluth 59
- Ohio State 50
- Robert Morris 9
Others receiving votes: Boston University, 5;
Harvard University, 5; Mercyhurst University,
2; University of New Hampshire, 2; Syracuse
University, 1.
TENNISKremlin Cup
At Olympic Stadium, Moscow
Purse: $840,
Surface: Hardcourt indoor
Men’s Singles - Round of 32
Egor Gerasimov, Belarus, def. Thomas Fabbia-
no, Italy, 6-3, 6-4; Alen Avidzba, Russia, def.
Alibek Kachmazov, Russia, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.
Men’s Singles - Round of 16
Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Roberto Carballes
Baena, Spain, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3; Adrian Mannarino
(7), France, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakh-
stan, 7-6 (4), 6-2; Dusan Lajovic (4), Serbia,
def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-7 (6),
6-3; Karen Khachanov (2), Russia, def. Philipp
Kohlschreiber, Germany, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7).
Women’s Singles - Round of 16
Belinda Bencic (3), Switzerland, def. Polona
Hercog, Slovenia, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4; Ekaterina
Alexandrova (8), Russia, def. Anna Kalinskaya,
Russia, 6-1, 6-1; Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium,
def. Dayana Yastremska (5), Ukraine, 6-3, 3-6,
6-3; Karolina Muchova, Czech Republic, def.
Donna Vekic (4), Croatia, 6-4, 6-2.
Men’s Doubles - Round of 16
Simone Bolelli, Italy, and Andres Molteni, Ar-
gentina, def. Roman Safiullin and Savriyan
Danilov, Russia, 7-5, 6-1; Igor Zelenay, Slova-
kia, and Roman Jebavy, Czech Republic, def.
Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski (2), Britain,
6-4, 3-6, 10-4.
Men’s Doubles - Quarterfinal
Andreas Seppi and Thomas Fabbiano, Italy,
def. Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, and Nicolas Jarry,
Chile, 6-4, 6-3; Philipp Oswald, Austria, and
Marcus Daniell (3), New Zealand, def. Mikhail
Kukushkin and Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan,
7-5, 6-0.
Women’s Doubles - Round of 16
Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara, Japan, def.
Sofya Lansere and Alina Charaeva, Russia,
6-1, 6-3; Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, and Ka-
terina Siniakova (2), Czech Republic, def. Na-
tela Dzalamidze, Russia, and Lidziya Maroza-
va, Belarus, 3-6, 6-3, 10-6; Katarina Srebotnik,
Slovenia, and Veronika Kudermetova, Russia,
def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, and Eka-
terina Alexandrova, Russia, 7-6 (4), 6-3; Be-
thanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Kir-
sten Flipkens (3), Belgium, def. Ajla Tomlja-
novic, Australia, and Olga Danilovic, Serbia,
6-7 (5), 6-0, 10-6.
Women’s Doubles - Quarterfinal
Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Timea Babos
(1), Hungary, def. Raluca-Ioana Olaru, Roma-
nia, and Nadiia Kichenok, Ukraine, 6-3, 7-6 (8).
ATP Tour Stockholm Open
At Kungliga tennishallen,
Stockholm, Sweden
Purse: $704,
Surface: Hardcourt indoor
Men’s Singles - Round of 32
Mikael Ymer, Sweden, def. Joao Sousa, Portu-
gal, 7-5, 6-4.
Men’s Singles - Round of 16
Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan, def. Taylor Fritz (3),United States, 7-5, 6-4; Sam Querrey, United
States, def. Grigor Dimitrov (2), Bulgaria, 6-
(7), 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Men’s Doubles - Round of 16
Bruno Soares, Brazil, and Mate Pavic (3),
Croatia, def. Ken Skupski and Jonny O Mara,
Britain, 6-4, 7-6 (3); Andre Goransson, Swe-
den, and Nathaniel Lammons, United States,
def. Pablo Andujar and Gerard Granollers,
Spain, 6-2, 6-3; Edouard Roger-Vasselin,
France, and Henri Kontinen, Finland, def. Reil-
ly Opelka and Taylor Fritz, United States, 6-4,
6-4; Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, and Radu Al-
bot, Moldova, def. Elias Ymer and Mikael Ym-
er, Sweden, 7-6 (6), 6-1.
ATP Tour European Open
At Lotto Arena, Antwerp,
Belgium
Purse: $704,
Surface: Hardcourt indoor
Men’s Singles - Round of 32
Frances Tiafoe, United States, def. Yannick
Maden, Germany, 7-6 (7), 6-3; Pablo Cuevas
(8), Uruguay, def. Hugo Dellien, Bolivia, 6-4,
6-3.
Men’s Singles - Round of 16
Guido Pella (5), Argentina, def. Kwon Soon
Woo, South Korea, 7-5, 7-5; Gilles Simon,
France, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (6), France,
6-4, 7-5.
Men’s Doubles - Round of 16
Rajeev Ram, United States, and Joe Salisbury
(2), Britain, def. Denys Molchanov, Ukraine,
and Andrei Vasilevski, Belarus, 7-5, 6-4; Paolo
Lorenzi and Jannik Sinner, Italy, def. Jurgen
Melzer and Oliver Marach (3), Austria, 6-3,
6-1; Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen (4), Bel-
gium, def. Frederik Nielsen, Denmark, and
Tim Puetz, Germany, 6-3, 4-6, 10-7; Guido Pel-
la and Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, def.
Jonathan Erlich, Israel, and Artem Sitak, New
Zealand, 7-5, 2-6, 10-7; Kevin Krawietz and An-
dreas Mies (1), Germany, def. Ruben Bemel-
mans and Kimmer Coppejans, Belgium, 6-3,
6-4.
WTA Luxembourg
At Kockelscheuer Sport
Centre, Luxembourg
Purse: $250,
Surface: Hardcourt indoor
Women’s Singles - Round of 32
Anna Blinkova (8), Russia, def. Cori Gauff,
United States, 6-4, 6-0; Julia Goerges (2),
Germany, def. Misaki Doi, Japan, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3.
Women’s Singles - Round of 16
Elena Rybakina (3), Kazakhstan, def. Denisa
Allertova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-1; Margarita
Gasparyan, Russia, def. Monica Niculescu, Ro-
mania, 6-2, 7-5; Laura Siegemund, Germany,
def. Viktoria Kuzmova (5), Slovakia, 6-2, 6-3.
Women’s Doubles - Round of 16
Mandy Minella, Luxembourg, and Xenia Knoll,
Switzerland, def. Naomi Broady and Eden Sil-
va, Britain, 6-4, 6-4; Lesley Pattinama Kerk-
hove and Bibiane Schoofs, Netherlands, def.
Chloe Paquet and Amandine Hesse, France,
7-5, 6-3; Katarzyna Piter, Poland, and Eleonora
Molinaro, Luxembourg, def. Monica Nicules-
cu, Romania, and Margarita Gasparyan (3),
Russia, walkover; Miyu Kato, Japan, and Anna
Blinkova (4), Russia, def. Sharon Fichman,
Canada, and Yana Sizikova, Russia, 2-6, 7-5,
10-7.DEALSBASEBALL
USA BASEBALL — Announced the resignation
of Team USA manager Joe Girardi. Named
Scott Brosius manager.
American League
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Named Joe Maddon
manager and agreed to terms with him on a
three-year contract.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS — Designated C Juan Grat-
erol for assignment. Claimed LHP Josh D.
Smith off waivers from Miami.
BASKETBALL
NBA
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Signed G B.J. Taylor
to a one-year contract.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Waived G Ahmad Cav-
er. Signed F Jarrod Uthoff.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Waived Fs Justin
Anderson and Jemerrio Jones and G Phil
Booth. Signed F Jalen Jones and C Anzejs Pa-
secniks.
WNBA
NEW YORK LIBERTY — Announced the con-tract of coach Katie Smith will not be re-
newed.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS — Waived/injured P Matt
Wile. Signed OL John Wetzel. Signed TE Car-
son Meier to the practice squad.
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed WR Greg
Dortch.
DALLAS COWBOYS — Placed DL Tyrone Craw-
ford on IR. Signed DT Justin Hamilton.
DETROIT LIONS — Signed WR Tom Kennedy to
the practice squad.
LOS ANGELES RAMS — Placed OL Joe Note-
book and S John Johnson on IR.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Claimed CB Ryan Lewis
off waivers from Philadelphia.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Waived DE Tashawn
Bower.
OAKLAND RAIDERS — Released DE Quinton
Bell. Signed DE Kendall Donnerson to the
practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released LB Malik Car-
ney and CB Parry Nickerson from the practice
squad. Signed CB Brian Allen, S Adrian Col-
bert, TE Tyrone Swoopes and OT Chad Wheel-
er to the practice squad.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Waived LB De-
vante Bond and WR Bobo Wilson. Released
RB Darius Jackson and LB Demone Harris
from the practice squad.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed RB Josh
Ferguson to the practice squad.
TENNIS
TENNIS INTEGRITY UNIT — Named Jonathan
Gray CEO.
COLLEGE
NEW JERSEY CITY — Named Carlo Edra men’s
volleyball coach.BOXINGFight Schedule
Oct. 18
At Liacouras Center, Philadelphia (ESPN),
Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs. Artur Beterbiev, 12, for
Gvozdyk’s WBC and Beterbiev’s IBF light
heavyweights; Luis Collazo vs. Kudratillo Ab-
dukakhorov, 10, welterweights; Michael Seals
vs. Elio Heraldo Trosch, 10, light heavy-
weights.
Oct. 19
At Charleroi, Belgium, Ryad Merhy vs. Imre
Szello, 12, for Merhy’s interim WBA World
cruiserweight title; Mikalai Vesialou vs. Abdul
Khattab, 12, for Vesialou’s WBA Continental
middleweight title.
Oct. 26
At O2 Arena, London, Josh Taylor vs. Regis
Prograis, 12, for Taylor’s IBF/WBA Super
World/WBC Diamond super lightweight ti-
tles; Dereck Chisora vs. David Price, 12, heavy-
weights; Ricky Burns vs. Lee Selby, 12, light-
weights; Yves Ngabu vs. Lawrence Okolie, 12,
for Ngabu’s European cruiserweight title;
Abass Baraou vs. John O’Donnell, 10, for Ba-
raou’s WBA International super welterweight
title; James Tennyson vs. Craig Evans, 10, for
Tennyson’s WBA International lightweights
title.
At Santander Arena, Reading, Pa. (SHO), Er-
ickson Lubin vs. Nathaniel Gallimore, 12, su-
per welterweights; Robert Easter Jr. vs. Adri-
an Granados, 10, super lightweights; Efe Ajag-
ba vs. Jack Mulowayi, 10, heavyweights; Ales-
sandro Riguccini vs. Juan Ruiz, 10, for
Riguccini’s interim WBC Silver welterweight
title.SPORTS ON TV
Times p.m. Eastern unless noted. Check local listings.COLLEGE FOOTBALL:Louisiana (Lafayette) at Arkan-
sas State (ESPNU, 7:30); UCLA at Stanford (ESPN, 9)
GOLF:EPGA Tour: French Open, in Paris (Golf, first
round, 6 and 9:30 a.m.; second round, Friday 6 a.m.);
PGA Tour: CJ Cup at Nine Bridges, second round, on
Jeju Island, South Korea (Golf, 10); LPGA: Buick LPGA
Shanghai, second round (Golf, Friday 2 a.m.)HORSE RACING:Belmont Live (FS2, 1)
MLB:AL Championship Series, Game 4: Houston at
New York Yankees (FS1, 8)MMA:PFL Playoffs: featherweight and lightweight, in
Las Vegas (ESPN2, 8)
NBA:Preseason: Atlanta at Chicago (NBA, 8); Dallas at
Los Angeles Clippers (NBA, 10:30)NFL:Kansas City at Denver (Fox and NFL, 8:20)
NHL:New York Rangers at New Jersey (NBCSN, 7)TENNIS:ATP/WTA: Stockholm, European, Luxem-
bourg Open and Kremlin Cup (Tennis, early rounds,
6 and 7:30 a.m.; quarterfinals, Friday 5 and 6 a.m.)FOR THE RECORD
Goal Scoring
Name Team GP G
James Neal Edmonton 6 8
Auston Matthews Toronto 7 7
Anthony Mantha Detroit 6 6
David Pastrnak Boston 6 6
Filip Forsberg Nashville 6 5
Erik Haula Carolina 7 5
Mike Hoffman Florida 6 5
Victor Olofsson Buffalo 6 5
A. Ovechkin Washington 7 5
Brayden Schenn St. Louis 6 5
Reilly Smith Vegas 7 5
Mark Stone Vegas 7 5
Leon Draisaitl Edmonton 6 4
Jake Guentzel Pittsburgh 6 4
Dougie Hamilton Carolina 7 4
Elias Lindholm Calgary 7 4
T.J. Oshie Washington 7 4
Mark Scheifele Winnipeg 8 4
Jeff Skinner Buffalo 6 4
M. Zibanejad N.Y. Rangers 3 4
Assists
Name Team GP A
John Carlson Washington 7 9
Patrik Laine Winnipeg 8 9
Morgan Rielly Toronto 7 9
Leon Draisaitl Edmonton 6 8
C. McDavid Edmonton 6 8
Mark Scheifele Winnipeg 8 8
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh 6 7
Rasmus Dahlin Buffalo 6 7
Matt Duchene Nashville 6 7
William Karlsson Vegas 7 7
A. Svechnikov Carolina 7 7
Jack Eichel Buffalo 6 6
Ryan Ellis Nashville 6 6
Oscar Klefbom Edmonton 6 6
Kris Letang Pittsburgh 6 6
N. MacKinnon Colorado 5 6
Cale Makar Colorado 5 6
Josh Morrissey Winnipeg 6 6
Ryan O'Reilly St. Louis 6 6
Max Pacioretty Vegas 7 6
Power Play Goals
Name Team GP PP
James Neal Edmonton 6 6
Victor Olofsson Buffalo 6 5
Mikko Rantanen Colorado 5 3
Mark Stone Vegas 7 3
Cam Atkinson Columbus 5 2
Kyle Connor Winnipeg 8 2
Evgenii Dadonov Florida 6 2
D. Doughty Los Angeles 6 2
Jack Eichel Buffalo 6 2
Jake Guentzel Pittsburgh 6 2
Mike Hoffman Florida 6 2
A. Johnsson Toronto 7 2
O. Lindblom Philadelphia 4 2
Anthony Mantha Detroit 6 2
C. McDavid Edmonton 6 2
J.T. Miller Vancouver 5 2
Max Pacioretty Vegas 7 2
Mark Scheifele Winnipeg 8 2
Paul Stastny Vegas 7 2
Jason Zucker Minnesota 6 2
Short Handed Goals
Name Team GP SH
Sebastian Aho Carolina 7 1
Joel Armia Montreal 6 1
Z. Aston-Reese Pittsburgh 6 1
A. Beauvillier Islanders 6 1
Tomas Hertl San Jose 6 1
Mattias Janmark Dallas 7 1
Adam Johnson Pittsburgh 3 1
Brayden McNabb Vegas 7 1
Tomas Nosek Vegas 7 1
Brandon Saad Chicago 4 1
J. Silfverberg Anaheim 6 1
B. Smith N.Y. Rangers 3 1
Reilly Smith Vegas 7 1
Chris Tierney Ottawa 5 1
Vincent Trocheck Florida 6 1
Tom Wilson Washington 7 1
M. Zibanejad N.Y. Rangers 3 1
Power Play Assists
Name Team GP PPA
Rasmus Dahlin Buffalo 6 6
C/ McDavid Edmonton 6 5
John Carlson Washington 7 4
Jack Eichel Buffalo 6 4
Oscar Klefbom Edmonton 6 4
Cale Makar Colorado 5 4
Mitchell Marner Toronto 7 4
Josh Morrissey Winnipeg 6 4
Morgan Rielly Toronto 7 4
Teuvo Teravainen Carolina 7 4
Aleksander Barkov Florida 6 3
Leon Draisaitl Edmonton 6 3
J. Huberdeau Florida 6 3
Torey Krug Boston 6 3
Patrik Laine Winnipeg 8 3
N. MacKinnon Colorado 5 3
R. Nugent-Hopkins EDM 6 3
Justin Schultz Pittsburgh 6 3
A. Svechnikov Carolina 7 3
Shea Theodore Vegas 7 3
Short Handed Assists
Name Team GP SHA
William Karlsson Vegas 7 2
Z. Aston-Reese Pittsburgh 6 1
Ryan Carpenter Chicago 4 1
Logan Couture San Jose 6 1
Aaron Ekblad Florida 6 1
Ron Hainsey Ottawa 5 1
L. Komarov N.Y. Islanders 6 1
Sam Lafferty Pittsburgh 4 1
H. Lindholm Anaheim 6 1
Rickard Rakell Anaheim 6 1
B. Smith N.Y. Rangers 3 1
Reilly Smith Vegas 7 1
C. Stephenson WAS 5 1
Mark Stone Vegas 7 1
Teuvo Teravainen Carolina 7 1
Nate Thompson Montreal 6 1
M. Zibanejad N.Y. Rangers 3 1Power Play Points
Name Team GP PPP
C. McDavid Edmonton 6 7
Rasmus Dahlin Buffalo 6 6
Jack Eichel Buffalo 6 6
Mitchell Marner Toronto 7 6
James Neal Edmonton 6 6
Victor Olofsson Buffalo 6 5
John Carlson Washington 7 4
Oscar Klefbom Edmonton 6 4
N. MacKinnon Colorado 5 4
Cale Makar Colorado 5 4
Josh Morrissey Winnipeg 6 4
Max Pacioretty Vegas 7 4
Morgan Rielly Toronto 7 4
Paul Stastny Vegas 7 4
Mark Stone Vegas 7 4
Teuvo Teravainen Carolina 7 4
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh 6 3
Patrik Laine Winnipeg 8 3
Mark Scheifele Winnipeg 8 3
Justin Schultz Pittsburgh 6 3
Short Handed Points
Name Team GP SHP
Z. Aston-Reese Pittsburgh 6 2
William Karlsson Vegas 7 2
B. Smith N.Y. Rangers 3 2
Reilly Smith Vegas 7 2
M. Zibanejad N.Y. Rangers 3 2
Sebastian Aho Carolina 7 1
Joel Armia Montreal 6 1
A. Beauvillier Islanders 6 1
Ryan Carpenter Chicago 4 1
Aaron Ekblad Florida 6 1
Ron Hainsey Ottawa 5 1
Mattias Janmark Dallas 7 1
L. Komarov N.Y. Islanders 6 1
H. Lindholm Anaheim 6 1
Rickard Rakell Anaheim 6 1
Brandon Saad Chicago 4 1
J. Silfverberg Anaheim 6 1
Teuvo Teravainen Carolina 7 1
Chris Tierney Ottawa 5 1
V. Trocheck Florida 6 1
Game Winning Goals
Name Team GP GWG
James Neal Edmonton 6 2
Anthony Mantha Detroit 6 2
Auston Matthews Toronto 7 1
David Pastrnak Boston 6 1
Erik Haula Carolina 7 1
Mike Hoffman Florida 6 1
Victor Olofsson Buffalo 6 1
Reilly Smith Vegas 7 1
Jake Guentzel Pittsburgh 6 1
Elias Lindholm Calgary 7 1
T.J. Oshie Washington 7 1
Mark Scheifele Winnipeg 8 1
M. Zibanejad N.Y. Rangers 3 1
Filip Forsberg Nashville 6 0
A. Ovechkin Washington 7 0
Brayden Schenn St. Louis 6 0
Mark Stone Vegas 7 0
Leon Draisaitl Edmonton 6 0
Dougie Hamilton Carolina 7 0
Jeff Skinner Buffalo 6 0
Shots
Name Team GP S
Kyle Connor Winnipeg 8 33
Auston Matthews Toronto 7 32
A. Ovechkin Washington 7 30
Max Pacioretty Vegas 7 28
Nikolaj Ehlers Winnipeg 8 27
Filip Forsberg Nashville 6 27
Anthony Mantha Detroit 6 27
Sebastian Aho Carolina 7 26
Jeff Skinner Buffalo 6 26
Cam Atkinson Columbus 5 25
Leon Draisaitl Edmonton 6 25
B. Gallagher Montreal 6 24
Taylor Hall New Jersey 6 24
Patrik Laine Winnipeg 8 24
Mitchell Marner Toronto 7 24
Sean Monahan Calgary 7 24
Blake Wheeler Winnipeg 8 24
Dougie Hamilton Carolina 7 23
J. MarchessaulVegas 7 23
Rickard Rakell Anaheim 6 23
Shooting Percentage
Name Team GP G S PCTG
Anthony Mantha
Detroit6 6 27 22.
Auston Matthews
Toronto7 7 32 21.
Filip Forsberg
Nashville6 5 27 18.
Dougie Hamilton
Carolina7 4 23 17.
Alex Ovechkin
Washington7 5 30 16.
Leon Draisaitl
Edmonton6 4 25 16.
Jeff Skinner
Buffalo6 4 26 15.Plus/Minus
Name Team GP +/-
Dougie Hamilton Carolina 7 8
Mattias Ekholm Nashville 6 7
M. Sergachev Tampa Bay 6 7
B. Dumoulin Pittsburgh 6 6
Ryan Ellis Nashville 6 6
A. Svechnikov Carolina 7 6
Matt Benning Edmonton 6 5
Tyler Bertuzzi Detroit 6 5
Cam Fowler Anaheim 6 5
M. Johansson Buffalo 6 5
Zack Kassian Edmonton 6 5
Dylan Larkin Detroit 6 5
R. McDonagh Tampa Bay 6 5
Ilya Mikheyev Toronto 7 5
Trevor Moore Toronto 7 5
Ondrej Palat Tampa Bay 6 5
Devin Shore Anaheim 5 5
Jaccob Slavin Carolina 7 5
Jordan Staal Carolina 7 5
William Karlsson Vegas 7 4NHL LEADERSPregame.com Line
National Hockey League
Thursday
Favorite Line Underdog Line
NEW JERSEY -118NY Rangers +
BOSTON -105Tampa Bay -
MONTREAL -156 Minnesota +
WINNIPEG -118NY Islanders+
ST. LOUIS -178 Vancouver +
CALGARY -227 Detroit +
VEGAS -267 Ottawa +
ARIZONA OFF Nashville OFF
LOS ANGELES OFF Buffalo OFF
College Football
Thursday
Favorite O T O/U Underdog
La.-Lafayette 4 6^1 ⁄ 2681 ⁄ 2 ARKANSAS ST
STANFORD 9 6 5 2 UCLA
Friday
Favorite O T O/U Underdog
FAU 5 5 6 0 Marshall
Pittsburgh 21 ⁄ 231 ⁄ 2511 ⁄ 2 SYRACUSE
Ohio State 261 ⁄ 22849 NRTHWSTRN
FRESNO ST 111652 UNLV
Saturday
Favorite O T O/U Underdog
VIRGINIA 5 3 45 Duke
MIAMI 20181 ⁄ 2451 ⁄ 2 Georgia Tech
Clemson 221 ⁄ 2231 ⁄ 2601 ⁄ 2 LOUISVILLE
Army 7 6 5 61 ⁄ 2 GEORGIA STBuffalo 191748 AKRON
Indiana 1 5 59 MARYLAND
Houston 222258 UCONN
WAKE FREST 11 ⁄ 211 ⁄ 269 Florida St
GA. SOUTHRN 61 ⁄ 261 ⁄ 2451 ⁄ 2 Cstal Carolina
Cent. Michigan 91 ⁄ 21153 BWLNG GRN
UCF 333363 East Carolina
CINCINNATI 1617 47 Tulsa
NC State 21 ⁄ 231 ⁄ 2511 ⁄ 2 BSTN CLLG
IOWA 171748 Purdue
OHIO 1071 ⁄ 2611 ⁄ 2 Kent St
WMichigan 91 ⁄ 281 ⁄ 2611 ⁄ 2 E. MICH.
TEXAS 232162 Kansas
Wisconsin 28301 ⁄ 251 ILLINOIS
UTAH ST 222159 Nevada
Boise St 6 7 4 61 ⁄ 2 BYU
WYOMING 191 ⁄ 2181 ⁄ 2481 ⁄ 2 New Mexico
UTAH 131345 Arizona St
BALL ST +1 158 Toledo
NIllinois 2 21 ⁄ 248 MIAMI (OH)
CALIFORNIA 101 ⁄ 211511 ⁄ 2 Oregon St
Oregon 11 ⁄ 221 ⁄ 250 WASH.
USC 9 9 67 Arizona
WASH. ST 131271 Colorado
Florida 5 4^1 ⁄ 248 S. CAROLINA
GEORGIA 262546 Kentucky
TCU 11 ⁄ 231 ⁄ 2441 ⁄ 2 KANSAS ST
LSU 18181 ⁄ 2611 ⁄ 2 MISS. ST
ALABAMA 373462 Tennessee
Southern Miss+1 158 LA. TECH
UAB 1416411 ⁄ 2 Old Dominion
OKLAHOMA 321 ⁄ 2331 ⁄ 2631 ⁄ 2 West Virginia
OKLAH. ST 4 3 68 BaylorAuburn 171 ⁄ 2181 ⁄ 2551 ⁄ 2 ARKANSAS
Texas A&M 61 ⁄ 26 55 MISSISSIPPI
MEMPHIS 5 4 59 Tulane
N. Carolina 2 31 ⁄ 257 VA. TECH
Minnesota 291 ⁄ 228471 ⁄ 2 RUTGERS
Iowa St 5 7 5 51 ⁄ 2 TEXAS TECH
NAVY 111 ⁄ 2141 ⁄ 2511 ⁄ 2 South Florida
APPLCHN ST 171467 La.-Monroe
Missouri 171 ⁄ 2201 ⁄ 2561 ⁄ 2 VANDERBILT
San Diego St 61 ⁄ 271 ⁄ 246 SAN JOSE ST
WKNTUCKY 8 948 Charlotte
N. TEXAS 91 ⁄ 281 ⁄ 261 MIDDLE TN
Rice 21 ⁄ 24 43 UTSA
SMU 6 7 60 Temple
FIU 202452 UTEP
PENN ST 8 946 Michigan
Air Force 1 21 ⁄ 267 HAWAII
NFL
Thursday
Favorite O T O/U Underdog
Kansas City 31 ⁄ 2 3 4 81 ⁄ 2 DENVER
Sunday
Favorite O T O/U Underdog
NY GIANTS 3 3 5 0 Arizona
INDIANAPOLIS+1 PK 48 Houston
BUFFALO 151740 Miami
Minnesota 1 1 4 51 ⁄ 2 DETROIT
GREEN BAY 7 5 4 7 Oakland
Jacksonville 21 ⁄ 231 ⁄ 244 CINCINNATI
LA Rams 4 3 5 41 ⁄ 2 ATLANTA
San Francisco 81 ⁄ 21041 WASHINGTON
TENNESSEE 1 2 4 0 LA Chargers
SEATTLE 4 3 4 9 Baltimore
CHICAGO 3 3 3 8 New Orleans
DALLAS 3 3 4 9 Philadelphia
Monday
Favorite OTO/U Underdog
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