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Published: October 31, 2009
Basketball
COLLEGE WOMEN
AP preseason Top 25
Team (No. 1 votes) W-L Pts Pvs
1. Connecticut (40) 39-0 1,000 1
2. Stanford 33-5 951 2
3. Ohio State 29-6 862 10
4. Notre Dame 22-9 799 23
5. North Carolina 28-7 798 11
6. Duke 27-6 772 6
7. Baylor 29-6 744 5
8. Tennessee 22-11 676 18
9. LSU 19-11 600 _
10. Michigan State 22-11 521 _
11. Xavier 25-7 492 20
12. Texas 21-12 487 25
13. Oklahoma 32-5 444 4
14. Virginia 24-10 394 24
15. Florida State 26-8 385 12
16. Arizona State 26-9 317 19
17. DePaul 23-10 301 _
18. California 27-7 294 13
19. Georgia Tech 22-10 262 _
20. Kansas 22-14 241 _
21. Georgia 18-14 201 _
22. Vanderbilt 26-9 165 14
23. Louisville 34-5 156 7
24. Middle Tennessee 28-6 143 _
25. Rutgers 21-13 138 _
Others: Texas A&M 137, Maryland 114, Mississippi State 110, San Diego State 78, S. Dakota State 70, Pittsburgh 48, Purdue 45, Kansas State 33, Gonzaga 30, Marist 26, UCLA 26, Michigan 16, Iowa State 14, Minnesota 14, Boston College 12, Louisiana Tech 11, Tulane 9, Bowling Green 8, Arkansas 7, TCU 7, Wis.-Green Bay 7, Auburn 6, Nebraska 6, Texas Tech 6, Southern Cal 5, Florida 3, Fresno State 3, Oklahoma State 3, Delaware 1, Florida Gulf Coast 1, Temple 1.
COLLEGE
ACC men
W L T Pts W L T
Maryland 4 2 1 13 10 4 1
North Carolina 4 2 1 13 11 2 2
Wake Forest 4 2 1 13 11 3 2
Boston College 4 3 0 12 10 7 0
Duke 3 3 0 9 11 4 0
Virginia 3 3 0 9 10 3 1
N.C. State 2 4 1 7 11 4 1
Clemson 3 5 0 6 3 10 1
Virginia Tech 2 4 0 6 5 9 2
Wednesday's games
Duke 6, Presbyterian 0
North Carolina 7, Stetson 0
Friday's games
Clemson 1, N.C. State 0
Boston College 1, Wake Forest 0
Saturday's games
Virginia Tech at Duke, 7 p.m.
Virginia at Maryland, 7:30
Tuesday's games
Clemson at Longwood, 4 p.m.
American at Virginia, 7 p.m.
North Carolina at Elon, 7 p.m.
Presbyterian at N.C. State, 7 p.m.
Navy at Maryland, 7:30
Friday, Nov. 6
Duke at Wake Forest, 7 p.m.
North Carolina at Clemson, 7 p.m.
Virginia Tech at Boston College, 7 p.m.
College Of Charleston at Maryland, 7:30
Saturday, Nov. 7
NC State at Virginia, 7 p.m.
ACC women
W L T Pts W L T
Boston College 6 2 1 19 14 2 1
Florida State 6 2 1 19 13 3 1
North Carolina 6 3 0 18 13 3 1
Virginia Tech 6 3 0 18 13 5 0
Wake Forest 5 2 2 17 13 3 2
Maryland 4 3 2 14 12 3 2
Virginia 3 3 3 11 8 5 4
Duke 3 4 2 11 7 7 4
Miami 3 5 1 10 8 9 1
N.C. State 2 6 1 7 8 8 2
Clemson 0 10 0 0 3 15 0
Thursday's games
North Carolina 3, Clemson 0
Boston College 1, Duke 0
N.C. State 2, Francis Marion 0
Wake Forest 3, Maryland 1
Friday's games
Virginia 1, Florida State 0
Virginia Tech 2, Miami 1
Sunday's games
Florida State at Virginia Tech, noon
Duke at N.C. State, 1 p.m.
North Carolina at Maryland, 1 p.m.
Wake Forest at Boston College, 1 p.m.
Miami at Virginia, 2 p.m.
End regular season
PROFESSIONAL
MLS Playoffs
Columbus vs. Real Salt Lake
Sat.: at Real Salt Lake, 6 p.m.
Thu., Nov. 5: at Columbus, 8 p.m.
Chicago vs. New England
Sat.: at New England, 4 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 7: at Chicago, 8:30
Los Angeles vs. Chivas USA
Sun.: at Chivas USA, 5 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 8: at Los Angeles, 7:30
Houston vs. Seattle
Houston 0, Seattle 0, tie
Sun., Nov. 8: at Houston, 3 p.m.
Tennis
PROFESSIONAL
ATP World Tour Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
(Yesterday, at Lyon, France)
Singles quarterfinals
Ivan Ljubicic (3), Croatia, def. Florent Serra, France, 7-6 (6), 6-2; Michael Llodra, France, def. Marc Gicquel, France, 7-6 (5), 6-4; Gilles Simon (2), France, def. Julien Benneteau (5), France, 7-6 (5), 6-3; Arnaud Clement, France, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (1), France, 5-7, 6-4, 6-7 (8).
Doubles semifinals
Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa, Brazil, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 10-4 tiebreak.
ATP World Tour Bank Austria Tennis Trophy
(Yesterday, at Vienna, Austria)
Singles quarterfinals
Philipp Kohlschreiber (4), Germany, def. Nicolas Almagro (5), Spain, 7-5, 6-4; Marin Cilic (1), Croatia, def. Feliciano Lopez (6), Spain, 6-1, 6-4; Jurgen Melzer (7), Austria, def. Radek Stepanek (2), Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-2; Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, def. Gael Monfils (3), France, 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-3.
Doubles semifinals
Lukasz Kubot, Poland, and Oliver Marach (3), Austria, def. John Isner, United States, and Jordan Kerr, Australia, 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 tiebreak.
Doubles quarterfinals
Julian Knowle and Jurgen Melzer (4), Austria, def. Marin Cilic and Lovro Zovko, Croatia, 7-6 (1), 7-5.
ATP World Tour St. Petersburg Open
(Yesterday, at St. Petersburg, Russia)
Singles quarterfinals
Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. Bjorn Phau, Germany, 6-2, 7-5; Horacio Zeballos (8), Argentina, def. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 7-6 (8), 6-4; Marat Safin, Russia, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-0, 7-6 (4); Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, def. Victor Hanescu (2), Romania, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6).
Doubles semifinals
Jeremy Chardy and Richard Gasquet, France, def. Michail Elgin and Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 7-6 (3), 6-1.
WTA Tour Sony Ericsson Championships
(Yesterday, at Doha, Qatar)
Round-robin singles, White Group
Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, def. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 6-2, 6-2; Agnieszka Radwanska (10), Poland, def. Victoria Azarenka (6), Belarus, 4-6, 7-5, 4-1 retired.
Standings: Wozniacki 2-0 (sets 4-1), a-Radwanska 1-0 (2-1), Jelena Jankovic 2-1 (3-2), Victoria Azarenka 1-2 (4-4), a-Zvonareva 0-1 (1-2), x-Safina 0-1 (0-1)
Maroon Group
Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, def. Elena Dementieva, Russia, 6-3, 6-2.
Standings: Serena Williams 3-0 (6-1), Dementieva 1-1 (2-3), Venus Williams 1-2 (4-5), Kuznetsova 1-2 (3-4).
x-withdrew, a-alternate
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES--Sent RHP Alfredo Simon, RHP Bob McCrory and LHP Rich Hill outright to Norfolk (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS--Sent LHP Mike Gosling, LHP Scott Lewis and INF Niuman Romero outright to Columbus (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Sent OF Matt Carson and RHP Chad Reineke outright to Sacramento (PCL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Signed Cito Gaston to a four-year consulting agreement following his retirement as manager after the 2010 season. Named Rick Langford bullpen coach and Omar Malave first base coach.
National League
HOUSTON ASTROS--Named Al Pedrique bench coach, Bobby Meacham first base coach and Brad Arnsberg pitching coach. Declined its 2010 contract option on RHP Doug Brocail. Agreed to terms with INF Geoff Blum on a one-year contract.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Named Chris Bosio major-league advance scout.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Named Carlos Garcia first base coach and infield instructor.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS--Agreed to terms with 2B Freddy Sanchez on a two-year contract
Southern League
GWINNETT BRAVES--Announced general manager Bruce Baldwin will step down from his position once a replacement is named, and will remain with the Atlanta Braves as a special minor-league consultant.
American Association
WICHITA WINGNUTS--Exercised the 2010 contract option on INF Pat Brooks.
Can-Am League
WORCESTER TORNADOES--Exercised the 2010 contract option on RHP Baron Short.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
PHOENIX SUNS--Exercised their options on the contracts of F Jared Dudley and C Robin Lopez for the 2010-11 season. Declined the option on the contract of G-F Alando Tucker.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS--Exercised the 2010-11 contract options on G Nick Young and C JaVale McGee for the season.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL--Fined Arizona S Antrel Rolle $7,500 hit on New York Giants TE Kevin Boss in an Oct. 25 game. Fined Indianapolis CB Jacob Lacey $10,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct when he went to the ground to celebrate after a touchdown in an Oct. 25 game at St. Louis. Fined Carolina RB DeAngelo Williams $5,000 for an illegal chop block in an Oct. 25 game against Buffalo. Fined Cleveland LB Kaluka Maiava $5,000 for unnecessary roughness on his hit of Green Bay WR Greg Jennings in an Oct. 25 game.
TENNESSEE TITANS--Signed RB Alvin Pearman to a two-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
LOS ANGELES KINGS--Assigned F Trevor Lewis to Manchester (AHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS--Re-assigned F Cal O'Reilly to Milwaukee (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS--Recalled F Dane Byers from Hartford (AHL).
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS--Recalled RW David Laliberte from Adirondack (AHL).
VANCOUVER CANUCKS--Called up C Mario Bliznak from Manitoba (AHL). Sent LW Sergei Shirokov to Manitoba.
American Hockey League
PROVIDENCE BRUINS--Signed F Jimmy Fraser.
ECHL
CHARLOTTE CHECKERS--Announced F Matt Ford has been loaned to Lake Erie (AHL).
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
CALGARY ROUGHNECKS--Acquired T Rob Van Beek from Philadelphia for a 2010 second-round draft pick.
COLLEGE
KENTUCKY--Announced G John Wall has been cleared to play by the NCAA. Wall must sit out two games and repay almost $800 in expenses incurred during unofficial visits.
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