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Scoreboard MLB NATIONALLEAGUE WESTDIVISION W L Pct GB LosAngeles 86 64 .573 _ San Francisco 82 68 .547 4 San Diego 69 80 .463 16 ½ Arizona 62 88 .413 24 Colorado 59 91 .393 27 CENTRALDIVISION W L Pct GB St. Louis 83 67 .553 _ Pittsburgh 79 70 .530 3 ½ Milwaukee 78 72 .520 5 Cincinnati 71 80 .470 12 ½ Chicago 66 84 .440 17 EASTDIVISION W L Pct GB Washington 86 63 .577 _ Atlanta 75 75 .500 11 ½ Miami 73 76 .490 13 New York 72 79 .477 15 Philadelphia 69 81 .460 17 ½ Monday'sgames Miami 6, N.Y. Mets 5 Washington 4, Atlanta 2 Chicago Cubs 1, Cincinnati 0 L.A. Dodgers 11, Colorado 3 Arizona 6, San Francisco 2 San Diego 1, Philadelphia 0 Tuesday'sgames Boston at Pittsburgh, (n.) Miami at N.Y. Mets, (n.) Washington at Atlanta, (n.) Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, (n.) Milwaukee at St. Louis, (n.) L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, (n.) San Francisco at Arizona, (n.) Philadelphia at San Diego, (n.) Wednesday'sgames L.A. Dodgers (Frias 0-0) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 13-11), 12:10 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 18-9) at Arizona (Chafin 0-0), 12:40 p.m. Boston (Buchholz 8-8) at Pittsburgh (F.Liriano 5-10), 4:05 p.m. Miami (H.Alvarez 10-6) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 7-7), 4:10 p.m. Washington (G.Gonzalez 8-10) at Atlanta (A.Wood 10-10), 4:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Corcino 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 6-2), 5:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Fiers 6-2) at St. Louis (Wain- wright 18-9), 5:15 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 8-7) at San Diego (Stults 7-16), 7:10 p.m. Thursday'sgames Boston at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Washington at Miami, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Philadelphia at San Diego, 6:10 p.m. AMERICANLEAGUE WESTDIVISION W L Pct GB z-Los Angeles 94 56 .627 _ Oakland 83 66 .557 10 ½ Seattle 80 69 .537 13 ½ Houston 67 83 .447 27 Texas 57 92 .383 36 ½ CENTRALDIVISION W L Pct GB Detroit 84 66 .560 _ Kansas City 82 67 .550 1 ½ Cleveland 76 73 .510 7 ½ Chicago 68 82 .453 16 Minnesota 63 87 .420 21 EASTDIVISION W L Pct GB Baltimore 90 60 .600 _ Toronto 77 72 .517 12 ½ New York 76 73 .510 13 ½ Tampa Bay 73 78 .483 17 ½ Boston 66 84 .440 24 z-clinched playoff berth Monday'sgames Baltimore 5, Toronto 2 Tampa Bay 1, N.Y. Yankees 0 Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Houston 3, Cleveland 1 Detroit 8, Minnesota 6 L.A. Angels 8, Seattle 1 Tuesday'sgames Boston at Pittsburgh, (n.) Toronto at Baltimore, (n.) N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, (n.) Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, (n.) Cleveland at Houston, (n.) Detroit at Minnesota, (n.) Seattle at L.A. Angels, (n.) Texas at Oakland, (n.) Wednesday'sgames Boston (Buchholz 8-8) at Pittsburgh (F.Liriano 5-10), 4:05 p.m. Toronto (Happ 9-10) at Baltimore (B.Norris 13-8), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (McCarthy 6-4) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 9-7), 4:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Sale 12-3) at Kansas City (Ventura 12-10), 5:10 p.m. Cleveland (Carrasco 7-5) at Houston (Oberholtzer 5-11), 5:10 p.m. Detroit (D.Price 14-11) at Minnesota (Gibson 11-11), 5:10 p.m. Seattle (Paxton 6-2) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 12-9), 7:05 p.m. Texas (D.Holland 1-0) at Oakland (Sa- mardzija 4-5), 7:05 p.m. Thursday'sgames Texas at Oakland, 12:35 p.m. Boston at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Cleveland at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Football AMERICANCONFERENCE WESTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Denver 2 0 01.000 55 41 San Diego 1 1 0 .500 47 39 Oakland 0 2 0 .000 28 49 Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 27 50 EASTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 2 0 01.000 52 30 Miami 1 1 0 .500 43 49 N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 43 45 New England 1 1 0 .500 50 40 SOUTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Houston 2 0 01.000 47 20 Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 36 36 Jacksonville 0 2 0 .000 27 75 Indianapolis 0 2 0 .000 51 61 NORTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 2 0 01.000 47 26 Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 42 29 Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 36 53 Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 53 54 NATIONALCONFERENCE WESTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 2 0 01.000 43 31 Seattle 1 1 0 .500 57 46 San Francisco1 1 0 .500 48 45 St. Louis 1 1 0 .500 25 51 EASTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 2 0 01.000 64 44 Washington 1 1 0 .500 47 27 Dallas 1 1 0 .500 43 38 N.Y. Giants 0 2 0 .000 28 60 SOUTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 2 0 01.000 44 21 Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 47 58 New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 58 63 Tampa Bay 0 2 0 .000 31 39 NORTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Chicago 1 1 0 .500 48 43 Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 41 36 Detroit 1 1 0 .500 42 38 Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 47 60 Thursday'sgame Baltimore 26, Pittsburgh 6 Sunday'sgames Dallas 26, Tennessee 10 New England 30, Minnesota 7 Buffalo 29, Miami 10 Washington 41, Jacksonville 10 Arizona 25, N.Y. Giants 14 Cleveland 26, New Orleans 24 Cincinnati 24, Atlanta 10 Carolina 24, Detroit 7 Sa n D ie go 3 0, S ea tt le 21 St. Louis 19, Tampa Bay 17 Houston 30, Oakland 14 Denver 24, Kansas City 17 Green Bay 31, N.Y. Jets 24 Chicago 28, San Francisco 20 Monday'sgame Philadelphia 30, Indianapolis 27 Thursday,Sep.18 Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 5:25 p.m. Sunday,Sep.21 Dallas at St. Louis, 10 a.m. Minnesota at New Orleans, 10 a.m. San Diego at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. Houston at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. Tennessee at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. Baltimore at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Green Bay at Detroit, 10 a.m. Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. Oakland at New England, 10 a.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 1:05 p.m. Denver at Seattle, 1:25 p.m. Kansas City at Miami, 1:25 p.m. Pittsburgh at Carolina, 5:30 p.m. Monday,Sep.22 Chicago at N.Y. Jets, 5:30 p.m. COLLEGEFOOTBALL TheAPTop25 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first- place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 13, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pv 1. Florida St. (37) 2-0 1,466 1 2. Oregon (17) 3-0 1,424 2 3. Alabama (1) 3-0 1,346 3 4. Oklahoma (2) 3-0 1,325 4 5. Auburn 2-0 1,252 5 6. Texas A&M (3) 3-0 1,195 7 7. Baylor 3-0 1,134 8 8. LSU 3-0 1,114 10 9. Notre Dame 3-0 917 11 10. Mississippi 3-0 840 14 11. Michigan St. 1-1 832 13 12. UCLA 3-0 807 12 13. Georgia 1-1 729 6 14. South Carolina 2-1 718 24 15. Arizona St. 3-0 680 16 16. Stanford 2-1 560 15 17. Southern Cal 2-1 459 9 18. Missouri 3-0 446 20 19. Wisconsin 1-1 414 18 20. Kansas St. 2-0 326 19 21. BYU 3-0 246 25 22. Clemson 1-1 209 23 23. Ohio St. 2-1 204 22 24. Nebraska 3-0 172 NR 25. Oklahoma St. 2-1 126 NR Othersreceivingvotes: North Carolina 82, Duke 55, Mississippi St. 55, Virginia Tech 54, Penn St. 51, East Carolina 44, TCU 42, Pittsburgh 40, Florida 31, Mar- shall 28, Boston College 22, Washington 14, West Virginia 14, Cincinnati 10, Vir- ginia 6, Arizona 3, Arkansas 3, N. Dakota St. 3, Louisville 2. Tennis WTATORAYPANPACIFICOPEN RESULTS Tuesday At Ariake Colosseum Tokyo Purse: $1 million (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles FirstRound Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, def. Sara Errani (5), Italy, 6-4, 6-1. Dominika Cibulkova (6), Slovakia, def. Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 6-1, 6-3. Carla Suarez Navarro (8), Spain, def. Kurumi Nara, Japan, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2. Coco Vandeweghe, United States, def. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, 6-2, 7-5. Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia, def. Dan- iela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5. Daria Gavrilova, Russia, def. Lauren Davis, United States, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, def. Sabine Lisicki, Germany, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-2. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2. WTAGUANGZHOU INTERNATIONALOPENRESULTS Tuesday At Tianhe Sports Center Guangzhou, China Purse: $500,000 (Intl.) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles FirstRound Wang Yafan, China, def. Samantha Stosur (1), Australia, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2. Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, def. Sloane Stephens (3), United States, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Monica Niculescu, Romania, def. Bojana Jovanovski (4), Serbia, 6-2, 6-2. Zhang Ling, Hong Kong, def. Zarina Diyas (5), Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-1. Kai-Lin Zhang, China, def. Jana Cepelova (7), Slovakia, 6-1, 6-4. Xu Yi-Fan, China, def. Patricia Mayr- Achleitner, Austria, 6-2, 6-3. Petra Martic, Croatia, def. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 7-6 (3), 6-1. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, def. Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-4. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, def. Karin Knapp, Italy, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2. ATPWORLDTOURMOSELLE OPENRESULTS Tuesday At Les Arenes de Metz Metz, France Purse: $629,600 (WT250) Surface: Hard-Indoor Singles FirstRound Michal Przysiezny, Poland, def. Pierre- Hugues Herbert, France, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4). Igor Sijsling, Netherlands, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-0, 4-1, retired. Tobias Kamke, Germany, def. Kenny De Schepper, France, 6-3, 7-6 (5). Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, def. Laurent Lokoli, France, 6-2, 6-4. Jerzy Janowicz (7), Poland, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4. Soccer MAJORLEAGUESOCCER WESTERNCONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Seattle 17 7 3 54 51 37 Los Angeles 14 5 9 51 57 30 Salt Lake 12 6 10 46 44 35 FC Dallas 13 9 6 45 48 37 Vancouver 8 7 13 37 36 36 Portland 8 8 12 36 49 48 Colorado 8 13 7 31 39 48 San Jose 6 11 10 28 33 39 Chivas USA 6 16 6 24 23 51 EASTERNCONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA D.C. 14 9 5 47 42 31 Kansas City 13 10 6 45 43 34 New England13 12 3 42 41 39 New York 9 8 11 38 44 41 Columbus 9 9 10 37 40 36 Philadelphia 9 9 10 37 45 43 Toronto FC 9 11 7 34 36 43 Houston 9 13 5 32 33 50 Chicago 5 7 15 30 34 40 Montreal 5 17 6 21 32 52 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Friday'sgames Kansas City 4, Chivas USA 0 Seattle FC 3, Salt Lake 2 Saturday'sgames Philadelphia 2, New York 2, tie New England 2, Montreal 1 Chicago 1, Toronto FC 1, tie FC Dallas 2, Vancouver 1 Houston 2, Columbus 2, tie Colorado 2, Portland 2, tie Sunday'sgames San Jose 1, Los Angeles 1, tie Friday,Sept.19 Colorado at Salt Lake, 7 p.m. Saturday,Sept.20 Vancouver at Portland, 2 p.m. Houston at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. New England at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. San Jose at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Seattle FC at New York, 4:30 p.m. D.C. United at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Sunday,Sept.21 Chivas USA at Toronto FC, noon Odds GLANTZ-CULVERLINE For Sept. 17 MajorLeagueBaseball NATIONALLEAGUE Favorite Line Underdog at Colorado -120/+110 Los Angeles Sa n Fr an cis co - 16 5/ +1 55 a t A ri zo na at Atlanta -120/+110 Washington at New York -120/+110 Miami at Chicago -140/+130 Cincinnati at St. Louis -145/+135 Milwaukee Philadelphia -135/+125 at San Diego AME RI CA NL EA GUE at Baltimore -145/+135 Toronto at Tampa Bay -140/+130 New York Detroit -180/+170 at Minnesota Cleveland -130/+120 at Houston at Kansas City -120/+110 Chicago at Los Angeles -125/+115 Seattle at Oakland -175/+165 Texas INTERLEAGUE at Pittsburgh -165/+155 Boston NCAAFootball TOMORROW Favorite Today(O/U) Underdog Auburn 7½ 9 at Kansas St. FRIDAY at South Florida 4 2 UConn SATURDAY at Missouri 15 13½ Indiana at Penn St. 28½ 27 UMass Marshall 12½ 9½ at Akron at Pittsburgh 4½ 6½ Iowa at Toledo 8 13 Ball St. at Syracuse 1½ 1½ Maryland at Ohio 13 13½ Idaho at Kansas 5½ 5½ Cent. Michigan at Georgia 39 39½ Troy at Wisconsin 21 26½ Bowling Green at Duke 17 17 Tulane Army +3 2 at Wake Forest at East Carolina 1 2 North Carolina at Minnesota OFF OFF San Jose St. at Michigan 7 5 Utah at Michigan St. 44 45½ E. Michigan South Carolina 20 21½ at Vanderbilt at Wyoming 4 4 FAU at Colorado 7½ 7½ Hawaii at Memphis 7½ 11 Middle Tenn. at Washington 36½ 35 Georgia St. at S. Miss. 4 2½ Appalachian St. at S. Alabama 1½ 2½ Georgia South. Texas A&M 29 33 at SMU at Navy 5½ 6 Rutgers at Alabama 15½ 14½ Florida at Houston 19½ 20½ UNLV at Virginia Tech 8 8 Georgia Tech Oregon 24 23½ at Wash. St. at Florida St. 19½ 20 Clemson at BYU 15½ 14 Virginia at Illinois 14 14 Texas St. at Rice 10 8 Old Dominion Louisville 25½ 27 at FIU at Cincinnati 28½ 28 Miami at Oregon St. 10 10 San Diego St. at LSU 8 10 Mississippi St. at Arkansas 12½ 14 N. Illinois at Arkansas St. +4 2½ Utah St. at N. Mexico St. OFF OFF New Mexico at Nebraska 8 7½ Miami Oklahoma 12½ 7½ at West Virginia at Arizona 12½ 9½ California at Boise St. 16½ 16 La.-Lafayette OFFKEY Minnesota QB questionable New Mexico QB questionable NFL TOMORROW Favorite Today(O/U) Underdog at Atlanta 6½ (44½) Tampa Bay SUNDAY at Buffalo 2 (44) San Diego Dallas 1 (45) at St. Louis at Philadelphia 6½ (51) Washington Houston 2½ (42) at N.Y. Giants at New Orleans 9½ (51) Minnesota at Cincinnati 7 (43½) Tennessee Baltimore 1 (41½) at Cleveland at Detroit 1½ (52) Green Bay Indianapolis 7 (46) at Jacksonville at New England 14 (47) Oakland San Francisco 3 (42½) at Arizona at Seattle 4½ (49) Denver at Miami 4½ (41½) Kansas City at Carolina 3½ (41½) Pittsburgh MONDAY at N.Y. Jets 2½ (45½) Chicago Transactions BASEBALL MajorLeagueBaseball MLB: Suspended St. Louis minor league RHP Yeison Medina 50 games after test- ing positive for heptaminol, a stimulant in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. AmericanLeague NewYorkYankees: Placed Inf/Of Martin Prado on the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of INF Jose Pirela from Scranton-Wilkes-Barre (IL). NationalLeague ChicagoCubs: Agreed to terms with Iowa (PCL) on a two-year player devel- opment contract extension through the 2018 season. Agreed to terms with Myrtle Beach (Carolina) on a two-year player development contract through 2016. ColoradoRockies: Recalled RHP Eddie Butler from Tulsa (Texas). LosAngelesDodgers: Selected the contract of LHP Daniel Coulombe from Chattanooga (SL). Recalled RHP Stephen Fife from Albuquerque (PCL) and placed him on the 60-day DL. FOOTBALL NationalFootballLeague NFL: Named Cynthia C. Hogan senior vice president of public policy and government affairs. ArizonaCardinals: Signed LB Victor Butler. Released LB Marcus Benard and P Drew Butler. ChicagoBears: Signed CB Isaiah Frey and WR Rashad Ross from the practice squad. Waived RB Shaun Draughn and WR Chris Williams. Terminated the contract of TE Matthew Mulligan. CincinnatiBengals: Placed TE Alex Smith on injured reserve. Signed TE Kevin Brock. Released TE Ryan Otten from the practice squad. Signed OL Emmett Cleary to the practice squad. ClevelandBrowns: Signed LB Allen Brad- ford to the practice squad. Released WR Ifeanyi Momah from the practice squad. DallasCowboys: Released CB Jemea Thomas from the practice squad. Re- signed FB Nikita Whitlock to the practice squad. DetroitLions: Placed CB Nevin Lawson on injured reserve. Signed Cbk Danny Gorrer. Signed LB Julian Stanford from the practice squad. Signed LB Jerrell Harris to the practice squad. IndianapolisColts: Signed DT Kelcy Quarles. Signed G David Arkin to the practice squad. Released RB Dion Lewi. Released G Josh Walker from the practice squad. JacksonvilleJaguars: Signed WR Tavarres King from the Carolina practice squad. Signed TE Marcel Jensen from the practice squad. Waived OT Cameron Bradfield. Placed TE Marcedes Lewis on the injured reserve/return list. Signed OT Cody Booth to the practice squad. Cotaprovided10assists. CrossCountry LAS PLUMAS INVITE Ed- uardo Blancas finished in 16th place out of 92 en- tries in the Las Plumas In- vite Friday. Blancas finished with a time of 18:15. Chico's Benton Miller had the best time at 16:29. Corning's Joel Aguilar was 18th at 18:22. Erik Rios finished 21st at 18:43, Austin Mishoe and Cesar Rios were 22nd at 18:45. West Valley's Jenna Storms won the girls race in 20:01. Corning's best finish came from Diana Alcala in 27:03. Jasmine Quintana was 51st in 28:48. Tennis GRIDLEY 8, MERCY 1 Grid- ley beat visiting Mercy 8-1 Friday. Merc y 's lone w in came via default as Mar y DiMaggio and Mandy Ma won at No. 1 doubles. Prep FROM PAGE 1 with the negative atten- tion brought to the league by Ray Rice's assault on his wife and Peterson's treatment of his son, Nike pulled Peterson jerseys from its stores at the Mall of America in Bloomington and in outlet malls in Ea- gan and Albertville. Nike still sells the jerseys and features Peterson on its website. Mylan Inc. said it was no longer working with Peter- son to promote its EpiPen, used to treat allergic reac- tions. The running back had participated in several pro- motions to raise awareness for anaphylaxis, which he has dealt with in the past. "Mylan has ended all activities with Adrian Pe- terson," spokeswoman Ju- lie Knell said. "We remain committed to supporting those managing poten- tially life-threatening aller- gies and will continue our educational efforts to in- crease anaphylaxis aware- ness and preparedness." U.S. Bank, which is ru- mored to be in the run- ning for the naming rights to the team's new stadium, said it is "monitoring the situation closely." So is Shaun Hagglund, the owner of Fan HQ in suburban Minneapolis who said he pulled Pe- terson apparel from the store's shelves as soon as the charge came down on Friday night. "I'm not making a moral stand or a judgment," Hag- glund said. "Just for now, let's see what comes of this and see what stories are true and which ones are not and take it from there." Wheaties has pulled the lastofthePetersonmentions from its website, but Gen- eral Mills spokesman Mike Siemienas said that was be- causeofacontractualmatter and not related to the child abusecharge.Siemienassaid most of the Peterson mate- rial was removed months ago as the brand shifted to a newpromotionwithyounger andup-and-comingathletes. Other sponsors were still standing behind the Vikings and Peterson, in- cluding Verizon Wireless. "We are supportive of the NFL and, at this point, we are satisfied with our sponsorship of the Minne- sota Vikings," Verizon said in a statement to The As- sociated Press. "In fact, for the past several years we have collaborated with the Vikings on several pro- grams to raise awareness of the impact of domestic violence, an issue Verizon has had a long-standing commitment to." Peterson has not spo- ken to reporters since his arrest, but he did issue a statement through his agency on Monday that in part addressed the nega- tive attention that his sit- uation has received. "I never wanted to be a distraction to the Vikings organization, the Minne- sota community or to my teammates," Peterson said. "I never imagined being in a position where the world is judging my parenting skills or calling me a child abuser because of the discipline I administered to my son." Seeing Peterson, a player who has worked tirelessly in the community and been the face of the franchise practically since he arrived in Minnesota in 2007, put in the public crosshairs was just as jarring to some of his teammates. "The Adrian I know does a lot of stuff for charity. He's raised hundreds of thou- sands of dollars for special needs children, brings kids up here from Texas, gives them a dream and some- thing to shoot for," fullback Jerome Felton said. "Brings kids from the inner cities, takes them to Dick's Sport- ing Goods and spends thou- sands of dollars of his own money. So that's the guy I know and I'm glad to have him back on the team." Peterson FROM PAGE 1 his foot stuck under Bears linebacker Jonathan Bos- tic in Sunday night's 28-20 loss to the Bears. Davis missed the re- mainder of the fourth quarter and was spotted on crutches in the locker room after the game. The 49ers' first practice this week is Wednesday. At that point, the tight end sit- uation should crystallize a bit more. McDonald said he intends to practice at some point this week. If Davis or McDonald, if not both, can't play Sun- day, second-year player Derek Carrier figures to get more playing time. Carrier is the only fully healthy tight end on the 49ers' active roster. Carrier, the third-string tight end, caught three passes for 41 yards against the Bears. Those marked the first catches of his brief NFL career. He wasn't avail- able for comment Tuesday. Fullback Bruce Miller said Davis and McDonald are "critical" to what the 49ers do offensively. "Vernon is involved in everything we do and Vance is in on quite a bit," Miller said. "I'm real ex- cited to hear that they might be back." Miller added that the 49ers offense likely wouldn't change based on whether Davis and McDon- ald play Sunday. "We would keep going the direction that we're go- ing," Miller said. "Derek Carrier played fantastic. I don't think we would have to do anything different." Asante Cleveland and Xavier Grimble are tight ends stashed on the 49ers practice squad. It's possible that one or both could be signed to the 53-man ros- ter if Davis or McDonald, if not both, can't play Sunday. • Starting cornerback Tramaine Brock walked through the locker room with his right foot in a walking boot. In other words, it doesn't look good for Brock playing against the Cardinals. He hurt a toe in the regular-season opener against the Cow- boys and missed the Bears game. • The NFL during its weekly review of officiating Tuesday intends to check into whether 49ers quar- terback Colin Kaepernick said anything that mer- ited an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against the Bears, according to an ESPN report. Kaepernick said after the game that he "didn't say anything" to a Chicago player. Coach Jim Har- baugh said he didn't hear anything from the sideline and that he is interested in getting an explanation from the league. • Running back Kendall Hunter said rehab on his right knee is going well and that he expects to be 100 percent before next season starts. "I'm just doing what the trainers are saying, keep- ing positive and working hard to get back right," Hunter said. Hunter tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in late July and was placed on waivers Aug. 4. He reverted to the 49ers' injured-reserve list Aug. 5 after he went unclaimed. Hunter is slated to be an unrestricted free agent at season's end. He said he is hopeful of being re-signed by the 49ers. In the in- terim, he said that he is im- pressed by how well Frank Gore and Carlos Hyde are performing as the lone backs on the active roster. "They are doing a hell of a job," Hunter said. • Kicker Phil Dawson credited the grounds crew for getting the sod situ- ation at Levi's Stadium worked out in such a quick manner. "The field was much improved," Dawson said of the regular-sea- son opener. "It's obvious how hard the guys have worked on it. I remem- ber saying after that last preseason game that I ex- pected it to be better, and it was. Those guys deserve a lot of credit." Dawson said he doesn't envision the field being a lingering issue now that it passed the initial test. "It was a very playable surface," Dawson said. "Footing was not an issue, so I was very pleased. I told those guys that they did a tremendous job." • Quote of the day: "We lost an NFC game Sunday and we can't afford to lose another one. We've got to get this one." — 49ers de- fensive lineman Tony Je- rod-Eddie 49ers FROM PAGE 1 "I look forward to this process being completed, and I will continue to pro- vide my full cooperation," he said. Stewart-Haas Racing said Stewart will race in Sunday's NASCAR event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Stewart spent three weeks in seclusion before returning for the fi- nal two races of the Sprint Cup season. He did not make the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field, and finished 18th in the first Chase race Sunday at Chicagoland. County Sheriff Philip Povero spent weeks inves- tigating the accident at the small track in Canandai- gua, several times saying investigators did not have any evidence to support criminal intent by Stew- art. Ward had spun while racing alongside Stewart and then the 20-year-old climbed out of his car and walked down the track, waving his arms in an ap- parent attempt to confront the 43-year-old NASCAR veteran. "Upon my review of all of the information con- tained in the entire inves- tigation," Tantillo said, "I have made the determi- nation that it would be appropriate to submit the evidence to the grand jury for their determina- tion as to what action should be taken in this matter." He said the law pre- vented him from saying when the case would be scheduled or who would be called as witnesses. Experts have said Stewart could be charged with second-degree man- slaughter under New York law if prosecutors believe he "recklessly caused the death of an- other person," with neg- ligent homicide another possibility. The sheriff asked in the days after Ward's death for spectators to turn over photos and videos of the crash as investigators worked to reconstruct the accident. Among the things being looked at were the dim lighting, how muddy it was and whether Ward's dark firesuit played a role in his death, given the con- ditions. In submitting his find- ings to the district attor- ney last week, Povero said they included a "forensic video enhancement" from state police. NASCAR FROM PAGE 1 | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 2 B