Community College

Clark Athletics Schedule

Today

Volleyball — Clark at Shoreline, 7 p.m.

Saturday

Cross country — Clark at NWAACC Southern Regional meet at Clackamas CC. Women’s race, 11 a.m.; men, noon.

Women’s soccer — Clark at Lane, noon

Men’s soccer — Clark at South Puget Sound, 2 p.m.

Volleyball — Clark at Edmonds, noon; Clark vs. Wenatchee Valley at Edmonds, 2 p.m.

Pro football

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 4 2 0 .667 136 109

San Francisco 3 3 0 .500 133 122

Seattle 2 4 0 .333 118 109

St. Louis 0 7 0 .000 60 211

South

W L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 6 0 0 1.000 238 127

Atlanta 4 2 0 .667 144 114

Carolina 2 4 0 .333 94 145

Tampa Bay 0 7 0 .000 96 203

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Minnesota 6 1 0 .857 206 148

Green Bay 4 2 0 .667 161 96

Chicago 3 3 0 .500 129 144

Detroit 1 5 0 .167 103 188

East

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 5 2 0 .714 195 143

Philadelphia 4 2 0 .667 163 116

Dallas 4 2 0 .667 159 119

Washington 2 5 0 .286 96 123

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 6 0 0 1.000 133 66

San Diego 3 3 0 .500 161 143

Oakland 2 5 0 .286 62 177

Kansas City 1 6 0 .143 105 181

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 6 0 0 1.000 179 77

Houston 4 3 0 .571 167 158

Jacksonville 3 3 0 .500 120 147

Tennessee 0 6 0 .000 84 198

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 5 2 0 .714 163 128

Pittsburgh 5 2 0 .714 167 129

Baltimore 3 3 0 .500 169 130

Cleveland 1 6 0 .143 72 179

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 5 2 0 .714 198 98

N.Y. Jets 4 3 0 .571 152 104

Buffalo 3 4 0 .429 113 138

Miami 2 4 0 .333 146 152

Sunday’s Games

St. Louis at Detroit, 10 a.m.

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

Seattle at Dallas, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Chicago, 10 a.m.

Denver at Baltimore, 10 a.m.

Houston at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

San Francisco at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.

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

Oakland at San Diego, 1:05 p.m.

Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Green Bay, 1:15 p.m.

Carolina at Arizona, 1:15 p.m.

Open: New England, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Washington, Tampa Bay

Monday’s Game

Atlanta at New Orleans, 5:30 p.m.

College football

Thursday’s Score

SOUTH

North Carolina 20, Virginia Tech 17

hockey

National Hockey League

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Colorado 13 10 1 2 22 44 28

Calgary 11 7 3 1 15 43 36

Edmonton 13 7 5 1 15 44 41

Vancouver 13 7 6 0 14 37 34

Minnesota 12 3 9 0 6 26 39

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Los Angeles 14 8 4 2 18 46 42

San Jose 13 8 4 1 17 44 36

Phoenix 12 8 4 0 16 32 23

Dallas 12 6 2 4 16 41 35

Anaheim 10 3 6 1 7 25 37

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 12 7 4 1 15 36 29

Columbus 11 6 5 0 12 34 38

St. Louis 11 5 5 1 11 29 29

Nashville 12 5 6 1 11 24 36

Detroit 11 4 4 3 11 35 41

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 12 10 2 0 20 43 26

N.Y. Rangers 13 8 4 1 17 47 36

New Jersey 11 7 4 0 14 29 27

Philadelphia 10 5 4 1 11 33 31

N.Y. Islanders 11 2 4 5 9 25 38

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Buffalo 9 7 1 1 15 30 17

Ottawa 11 6 3 2 14 36 34

Montreal 12 6 6 0 12 31 38

Boston 11 5 5 1 11 31 34

Toronto 10 1 7 2 4 24 42

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 12 8 2 2 18 45 35

Tampa Bay 10 4 3 3 11 29 34

Atlanta 9 4 4 1 9 31 28

Carolina 11 2 6 3 7 26 39

Florida 10 2 7 1 5 22 39

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

Thursday’s Games

New Jersey 2, Boston 1

Washington 4, Atlanta 3

Tampa Bay 5, Ottawa 2

Phoenix 2, St. Louis 0

Nashville 2, Chicago 0

Edmonton 6, Detroit 5, SO

Vancouver 2, Los Angeles 1, SO

Today’s Games

N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 4 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Florida at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Colorado at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Western hockey league

WESTERN CONFERENCE

U.S. Division

W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt

Portland 12 5 0 0 76 56 24

Tri-City 11 3 0 0 55 35 22

Everett 7 4 0 0 45 33 14

Spokane 5 5 1 0 39 35 11

Seattle 3 10 0 2 29 59 8

B.C. Division

W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt

Vancouver 10 3 1 2 59 45 23

Kamloops 8 7 2 0 56 69 18

Kelowna 8 6 1 0 59 52 17

Chilliwack 5 6 1 3 48 54 14

Prince George 3 10 0 0 29 68 6

EASTERN CONFERENCE

East Division

W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt

Saskatoon 10 3 0 2 58 37 22

Moose Jaw 10 5 0 0 65 50 20

Brandon 9 6 0 2 61 51 20

Swift Current 9 6 0 1 57 54 19

Prince Albert 8 8 0 0 53 61 16

Regina 6 8 2 0 57 58 14

Central Division

W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt

Calgary 12 4 0 0 60 44 24

Medicine Hat 8 5 2 2 75 69 20

Edmonton 7 8 0 2 45 56 16

Red Deer 7 8 0 0 53 62 14

Lethbridge 5 9 2 0 47 65 12

Kootenay 5 11 0 0 44 58 10

Note: Two points for a win; one for an overtime or shootout loss.

Thursday’s Games

No games scheduled

Today’s Games

Brandon at Kootenay, 6 p.m.

Seattle at Lethbridge, 6 p.m.

Swift Current at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Regina at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Edmonton at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 6:30 p.m.

Chilliwack at Kamloops, 7 p.m.

Spokane at Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Tri-City at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.

College basketball

The AP Top 25 preseason poll

First-place votes in parentheses, final 2008-09 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last year’s final ranking:

Record Pts Fin

1. Kansas (55) 27-8 1,612 14

2. Michigan St. (5) 31-7 1,515 8

3. Texas (1) 23-12 1,397 —

4. Kentucky (3) 22-14 1,372 —

5. Villanova 30-8 1,347 11

6. North Carolina (1) 34-4 1,320 2

7. Purdue 27-10 1,284 17

8. West Virginia 23-12 1,115 —

9. Duke 30-7 1,064 6

10. Tennessee 21-13 897 —

11. Butler 26-6 864 22

12. Connecticut 31-5 844 5

13. California 22-11 800 —

14. Washington 26-9 776 15

15. Michigan 21-14 578 —

16. Ohio St. 22-11 465 —

17. Oklahoma 30-6 410 7

18. Mississippi St. 23-13 393 —

19. Louisville 31-6 335 1

20. Georgetown 16-15 326 —

21. Dayton 27-8 318 —

22. Georgia Tech 12-19 301 —

23. Illinois 24-10 282 —

24. Clemson 23-9 217 24

25. Minnesota 22-11 172 —

Others receiving votes: Maryland 171, Siena 112, Notre Dame 107, Florida St. 92, Vanderbilt 90, Syracuse 83, Oklahoma St. 65, UCLA 63, Florida 53, Wake Forest 50, Xavier 42, Gonzaga 37, South Carolina 28, Kansas St. 24, BYU 21, N. Iowa 16, Tulsa 16, Mississippi 15, Texas A&M 10, Missouri 8, Boston College 6, Pittsburgh 4, Utah St. 2, Va. Commonwealth 2, W. Kentucky 2, Holy Cross 1, Old Dominion 1.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Preseason Poll

First-place votes in parentheses, 2008-09 records, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and final 2008-09 ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Kansas (27) 27-8 770 10

2. Michigan State (3) 31-7 732 2

3. Texas 23-12 676 23

4. North Carolina (1) 34-4 653 1

5. Kentucky 22-14 635 -

6. Villanova 30-8 620 4

7. Purdue 27-10 586 14

8. Duke 30-7 528 11

9. West Virginia 23-12 501 -

10. Butler 26-6 408 25

11. Tennessee 21-13 406 -

12. California 22-11 370 -

13. Washington 26-9 364 16

14. Connecticut 31-5 361 3

15. Michigan 21-14 279 -

16. Oklahoma 30-6 244 7

17. Ohio State 22-11 241 -

18. Minnesota 22-11 151 -

19. Mississippi St. 23-13 149 -

20. Georgia Tech 12-19 136 -

21. Georgetown 16-15 134 -

22. Dayton 27-8 130 -

23. Louisville 31-6 123 5

24. Clemson 23-9 114 -

25. Syracuse 28-10 111 12

Others receiving votes: Maryland 100; Illinois 83; Siena 72; UCLA 59; Vanderbilt 38; Oklahoma State 29; Missouri 28; Xavier 25; Gonzaga 24; Notre Dame 22; Southern California 22; Pittsburgh 19; Tulsa 17; Brigham Young 16; Kansas State 16; Florida State 15; Florida 13; Wake Forest 13; San Diego State 8; Creighton 7; Boston College 4; Texas A&M 4; Cornell 3; Memphis 3; Mississippi 3; Southern Illinois 3; Utah State 3; UNLV 2; Northern Iowa 1; South Carolina 1.

soccer

Major League Soccer Playoffs

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Semifinals

Houston vs. Seattle

Thursday: Houston 0, Seattle 0

Nov. 8: Seattle at Houston, noon

Championship

Thursday, Nov. 12: TBD

Saturday, Nov. 14: TBD

Los Angeles vs. Chivas USA

Sunday: Los Angeles at Chivas USA, 2 p.m.

Nov. 8: Chivas USA at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Semifinals

Columbus vs. Real Salt Lake

Saturday: Columbus at Real Salt Lake, 3 p.m.

Nov. 5: Real Salt Lake at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Chicago vs. New England

Sunday: Chicago at New England, 11 a.m.

Nov. 7: New England at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Championship

Nov. 12: TBD

Nov. 14: TBD

MLS Cup

Nov. 22: at Seattle, 5:30 p.m.

Golf

Champions-Charles Schwab Cup

Thursday

At Sonoma Golf CLub

Sonoma, Calif.

Purse: $2.5 million

Yardage: 7,111; Par 72 (36-36)

First Round

@z-golf:Phil Blackmar 34-32—66 -6

Jeff Sluman 36-30—66 -6

Eduardo Romero 36-31—67 -5

Brad Bryant 35-33—68 -4

John Cook 33-35—68 -4

Mark Wiebe 36-33—69 -3

Russ Cochran 37-32—69 -3

Mark McNulty 35-34—69 -3

Tom Watson 36-33—69 -3

Lonnie Nielsen 34-36—70 -2

Gil Morgan 34-36—70 -2

Gene Jones 35-35—70 -2

Mark O’Meara 36-34—70 -2

Joey Sindelar 36-34—70 -2

Loren Roberts 35-35—70 -2

Tom Jenkins 37-34—71 -1

Larry Mize 35-36—71 -1

Jay Haas 34-37—71 -1

Fred Funk 37-34—71 -1

David Eger 35-37—72 E

Mike Goodes 36-36—72 E

Dan Forsman 36-36—72 E

Mike Reid 36-36—72 E

Andy Bean 39-33—72 E

Nick Price 36-36—72 E

Bernhard Langer 38-34—72 E

Tom Kite 36-37—73 +1

Don Pooley 37-38—75 +3

Keith Fergus 36-39—75 +3

Tennis

WTA Sony Ericsson Championships

Thursday at Doha, Qatar

Purse: $4.55 million

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

Round Robin

White Group

Caroline Wozniacki (4), Denmark, def. Vera Zvonareva (9), Russia, 6-0, 6-7 (3), 6-4.

Standings: Wozniacki 2-0 (sets 4-1), Victoria Azarenka 1-1 (3-2), Jelena Jankovic 1-1 (1-2), a-Zvonareva 0-1 (1-2), x-Safina 0-1 (0-1).

Maroon Group

Serena Williams (2), United States, def. Elena Dementieva (5), Russia, 6-2, 6-4.

Venus Williams (7), United States, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (3), Russia, 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-4.

Standings: S.Williams 3-0 (6-1), Dementieva 1-1 (2-3), V.Williams 1-2 (4-5), Kuznetsova 0-2 (1-4).

x-withdrew, a-alternate

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Declined their 2010 contract options on 3B Melvin Mora and C Chad Moeller. Named Jeff Datz bench coach.

TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with C Kevin Richardson on a minor league contract.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Claimed LHP Sean Henn off waivers from Baltimore. Designated C Michael Barrett for assignment. Named Mike Mordecai roving minor league infield instructor.

National League

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Claimed LHP Justin Thomas off waivers from Seattle

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Exercised their third-year contract option on C Alexis Ajinca.

TORONTO RAPTORS—Exercised their fourth-year contract option on G Marco Belinelli.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Signed FB Kyle Eckel.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Claimed D Randy Jones off re-entry waivers. Placed D Alec Martinez on injured reserve retroactive to Oct. 5.

OTTAWA SENATORS—Recalled D Brian Lee from Binghamton (AHL) on an emergency basis.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Re-assigned D Sean Sullivan to San Antonio (AHL).

Sportsline

NFL

Sunday

Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog

at Baltimore 3½ 3½ 41½ Denver

at Chicago 13½ 13 40 Cleveland

Houston 3½ 3½ 41½ at Buffalo

at Green Bay 3½ 3 47½ Minnesota

at Indianapolis 10 12 44 San Fran.

at N.Y. Jets 4 3 40½ Miami

at Detroit OFF OFF OFF St. Louis

at Dallas 9½ 9½ 46 Seattle

at San Diego 16½ 16½ 41½ Oakland

at Tennessee 3 3 45 Jacksonville

at Arizona 7½ 10 41½ Carolina

at Philadelphia 3 Pk 44 N.Y. Giants

Monday

at New Orleans 8½ 10 54 Atlanta

College football

Today

Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog

West Virginia 3 3 47½ at S. Florida

Saturday

at UConn 7½ 7½ 46 Rutgers

Cincinnati 14½ 15 52 at Syracuse

at Bos. Coll. 3½ 5½ 50½ Cent. Mich.

Ohio 7 6½ 44 at Ball St.

at Virginia 7 7 47½ Duke

at Iowa 18 17½ 47½ Indiana

at Wisconsin 6½ 7 53 Purdue

Miami 7 7 51 at Wk Frst

at Florida St. 10 9 64 N.C. State

at N. Illinois 9½ 11½ 42 Akron

at Ohio St. 39½ 44 48½ N.Mex.St.

Ga. Tech 13½ 12 46½ at Vandrbilt

at Tex A&M 6½ 7 60 Iowa St.

Mississippi 3½ 4½ 49½ at Auburn

at Arkansas 35 38 60 E. Michigan

at Kent St. +1 2½ 49½ W. Michigan

Nebraska 12½ 13 45 at Baylor

at Tulsa 16½ 16 53 SMU

at UTEP 7½ 7 64 UAB

at Boise St. 32½ 35 56½ San Jose St.

Florida-x 16 15 48 Georgia

Toledo 6 5½ 58 at Miami(O)

at Oregon St. 8½ 9½ 47½ UCLA

at Navy 7 6½ 40 Temple

California 7 6½ 51½ at Ariz.St.

Michigan 8½ 7 54½ at Illinois

Missouri 4 3½ 46½ at Colorado

at Oklahoma 24½ 28 48½ Kansas St.

Texas 9 9 52 at Okla. St.

at Nevada OFF OFF OFF Hawai’i

at TCU 32½ 35 57½ UNLV

Air Force 3½ 6½ 44½ at Colo. St.

Penn St. 13½ 15 47 at Nwestern

at Idaho 3 3 57 La Tech

at Fresno St. 16 17 63½ Utah St.

at Kentucky 4 3½ 45 Miss. St.

at Texas Tech 7½ 6½ 67 Kansas

at San Diego St. 19 16 52 NewMexico

Notre Dame-y 30 28 60½ Wash St.

at Tennessee 6½ 6 41 S.Carolina

Southern Cal 3 3 47 at Oregon

at Houston 7 6½ 62½ So. Miss.

at Utah 16 17 43½ Wyoming

at LSU 34 36 46 Tulane

Michigan St. 6½ 3½ 46½ at Minn.

at Louisville 4 3 50½ Ark. St.

at Fla. Int’l 4 3½ 56½ La.-Lafay.

at North Texas 10 11 65½ W. Kentucky

at Fla. Atlantic +1 1 65½ Mid. Tenn.

at Troy 17 16 57 La-Monroe

x-at Jacksonville, Fla.

y-at San Antonio

Sunday

at UCF 5½ 6 43 Marshall

NBA

FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG

at Philadelphia 8 Milwaukee

at Charlotte 3½ New York

at Atlanta 8 Washington

at Boston 9 Chicago

at Detroit 6½ Oklahoma City

at Indiana 2½ Miami

at New Orleans 12 Sacramento

Toronto 2½ at Memphis

Cleveland 9½ at Minnesota

Orlando 6 at New Jersey

at Utah 10 L.A. Clippers

at Phoenix 6½ Golden State

at L.A. Lakers 10 Dallas

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Fish count

Bonneville Dam

Chinook Steelhead Coho

Oct. 28 117 190 740