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MLBPLAYOFFS National League Champion- ship Series, Game 5, St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants:5p.m.,FS1. COLLEGE BASKETBALL NCAA Basketball: noon, ESPNU. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Virginia Tech vs. Pittsburgh: 4:30p.m., ESPN. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Trinity Christian vs. IMG Academy: 4:30p.m., ESPNU. NFL FOOTBALL New York Jets at New Eng- land Patriots: 5:25p.m.,CBS, NFL. GOLF PGA Shriners Open Round 1: 2 p.m., GOLF. LPGA HanaBank Champion- ship Round 2: 8:30p.m., GOLF. EPGA World Match Play Championship Day 3: 3:30 a.m., GOLF. NHL HOCKEY San Jose at N.Y. Islanders: 4 p.m., CSN. SOCCER MLS New England at Hous- ton: 5p.m., ESPN2. NCAA women's, Colorado vs. Stanford: 6p.m., PAC-12. NCAA, Washington vs. UCLA: 8p.m., PAC-12. Ontheair tionsmaydependonan- other. Is Paradise wounded prey after back-to-back home defeats and ripe for the picking, or is this a dangerous, wounded team no one should want to match up against this week? LOYALTON (4-3, 3-0) AT MERCY (3-4, 2-1), 1 P.M. SAT- URDAY Despite two straight losses, Mercy's playoff position looks se- cure. But the team's goal was a home playoff game and that makes this a must-win for the War- riors. The Warriors can put up points, but the defense needs to come back to midseason form. That may be unfair to say considering Mer- cy's last two games were against Prince- ton and Big Valley, but it doesn't mean it's not true. Loyalton has put up at least 44 points for the past month. ContactRichGreeneat rgreene@redbluffdai- lynews.com or @rich- greenenews on Twitter. Greene FROM PAGE 1 By Dave Skretta The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, MO. James Shields led thousands of fans in a celebratory chant. Lorenzo Cain pranced along the warning track, cradling his newborn son. Ned Yost finally allowed himself to smile. After nearly three de- cades spent as one of the game's biggest laughing- stocks, the Kansas City Royals are once again baseball royalty. They are headed to their first World Series since 1985, finishing a four-game sweep in the AL Championship Series with a 2-1 victory Wednes- day over the Baltimore Ori- oles. In a perfect postseason, the Royals are intent to rel- ish every moment. "It's hard to explain," said Cain, whose clutch hits and dramatic catches earned him the series MVP award. "We're clicking at the right moment right now." There's no doubt about that. Now, the Royals will carry an 11-game playoff win streak into the World Series, one shy of the ma- jor league record. That in- cludes their first eight this season, something that had never been done in post- season history. Kansas City beat Oakland in a 12-in- ning wild-card thriller to start things off, then swept the Los Angeles Angels in the Divisional Series. Kansas City will open its first World Series since 1985 on Tuesday against the winner of the NLCS be- tween the Giants and Car- dinals. San Francisco led that series 2-1 going into Wednesday's game. Coincidentally, it was the Cardinals who the Royals beat for their only World Series title. "It's been an amazing run," Royals outfielder Alex Gordon said. "It's nothing better than when you win. Today, same old story: good pitching, good defense and scratch out a win." Same old story for the Orioles, too: Solid pitch- ing, good defense — and just not enough offense. They managed seven hits over the last two games against Kansas City, re- sulting in the first sweep for the franchise in 21 post- season series. "You saw how close the games were," Orioles man- ager Buck Showalter said. "It's more a testament to what they did. They were playing great defensively." After holding the Orioles to three hits in Game 3, Ja- son Vargas and the Royals bullpen held them to four hits Wednesday night. Kel- vin Herrera and Wade Da- vis got the game to Greg Holland, who matched Dennis Eckersley's record with his fourth save of the best-of-seven series. Holland got J.J. Hardy to ground out to third base for the final out, and the Royals spilled onto the infield in a wild celebra- tion. Fireworks shot over the crown-shaped score- board in center field, and a blue-clad sellout crowd that included Royals greats George Brett and Brett Sa- berhagen let out a roar while cars on nearby In- terstate 70 honked their horns. "That's what you dream of as a kid," Holland said. "Punch your ticket to the World Series, especially before your home crowd. These fans have been wait- ing a long time. They de- serve it." The Orioles, meanwhile, will limp into the offsea- son after a 96-win season in which they overcame in- juries and suspensions to several key players along the way. "I think it's not what we didn't do. It's more what they did," said the Orioles' Ryan Flaherty. AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Royals hold off Orioles to complete sweep in ALCS KC's Cain named MVP for his clutch hits, big catches off with a hustle double on a hard shot off a diving Joe Panik's glove and Vo- gelsong walked Jon Jay, the No. 2 hitter. Adams singled to left two batters later to plate a run, but Vogelsong got out of the inning on a double play by Jhonny Per- alta. The Giants gave Vogel- song a fresh slate in the bottom of the inning, scor- ing a run off Shelby Miller, who would also have a short night. Gregor Blanco led off with a shot to deep left-center that clanked off Jay's glove. He scored on a sacrifice fly by Buster Posey. Blanco fell victim to the same mistake in the second, as Kolten Wong's smash ticked off the edge of the center fielder's glove as he gave chase in the gap. A.J. Pierzynski, playing for the injured Yadier Molina, put the Cardinals back on top with a single to center. The third inning would be Vogelsong's last, and re- sulted in two more runs for the Cardinals. A double by Matt Holliday and single by Adams put Vogelsong back under pressure, and a run scored when Peralta grounded into his second double play. As Yusmeiro Petit warmed up, Vogel- song was allowed to con- tinue so the Giants could get past the pitcher's spot in the bottom of the in- ning. Vogelsong gave up a solo shot to Wong, who won Game 2 with a solo homer. After allowing four runs in his first five post- season starts, Vogelsong was charged with four in three innings Wednesday. Joaquin Arias hit for Vogelsong in the bottom of the third and singled to center. He made his way to third on two outs and scored when Posey ripped a single to left. Car- dinals manager Mike Ma- theny stuck with a teeter- ing Miller, and it cost him a run when Pablo Sandoval walked and Hunter Pence singled. Yusmeiro Petit stead- ied the Giants with three more outstanding shutout innings, giving up just one hit and erasing that runner with a double play. In two postseason appearances, Petit has given up two hits and hasn't allowed a run. Petit set the stage for yet another strange Giants rally. Marco Gonzales took the ball for the Cardinals in the bottom of the sixth and promptly walked pinch-hit- ter Juan Perez, a .170 hit- ter this season. Brandon Crawford's first hit of the series moved Perez up and Matt Duffy bunted both of them over 90 feet, even though that meant two left-handed hitters would face a lefty pitcher. That's when the wheels came off for the Cardinals. Matheny had the infield play in to cut off the tying run, and Blanco rewarded him with a two-hopper right to Adams. The lum- bering first baseman stum- bled and then threw a bouncer to the plate, allow- ing Perez to slide in safely. Joe Panik followed with another ball right at Ad- ams, but after he stepped on first, his throw to sec- ond pulled Peralta away from the bag, keeping the Giants from an inning- ending double play and al- lowing Crawford to score the go-ahead run. Posey's second single of the night brought Blanco racing home as insurance. The Cardinals put two runners on in the seventh, one in the eighth and one in the ninth, but the Giants bullpen held it together. Giants FROM PAGE 1 JEFF CHIU — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The San Francisco Giants' Buster Posey hits an RBI single against the St. Louis Cardinals during the sixth inning of Game 4of the National League championship series Wednesday in San Francisco. Scoreboard Baseball MLBPLAYOFFS League championship series (Best-of-7) AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 4, Baltimore 0 Friday, Oct. 10: Kansas City 8, Baltimore 6, 10 innings Saturday, Oct. 11: Kansas City 6, Baltimore 4 Monday, Oct. 13: Baltimore at Kansas City, ppd., rain Tuesday, Oct. 14: Kansas City 2, Balti- more 1 Wednesday, Oct. 15: Kansas City 2, Baltimore 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Francisco 3, St. Louis 1 Saturday, Oct. 11: San Francisco 3, St. Louis 0 Sunday, Oct. 12: St. Louis 5, San Fran- cisco 4 Tuesday, Oct. 14: San Francisco 5, St. Louis 4, 10 innings Wednesday, Oct. 15: San Francisco 6, St. Louis 4 Thursday, Oct. 16: St. Louis (Wainwright 20-9) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 18- 10), 5:07 p.m. (FS1) x-Saturday, Oct. 18: San Francisco at St. Louis, 5:07 p.m. (Fox) x-Sunday, Oct. 19: San Francisco at St. Louis, 4:37 p.m. (FS1) World Series (Best-of-7) Tuesday, Oct. 21: St. Louis-San Francisco winner at Kansas City Wednesday, Oct. 22: St. Louis-San Fran- cisco winner at Kansas City Friday, Oct. 24: Kansas City at St. Louis- San Francisco winner Saturday, Oct. 25: Kansas City at St. Louis-San Francisco winner x-Sunday, Oct. 26: Kansas City at St. Louis-San Francisco winner x-Tuesday, Oct. 28: St. Louis-San Fran- cisco winner at Kansas City x-Wednesday, Oct. 29: St. Louis-San Francisco winner at Kansas City NLCS Giants 6, Cardinals 4 St. Louis San Fran AB R H B AB R H B MCrpnt 3b 4 1 1 0 GBlanc cf 4 2 1 1 Jay cf 3 0 1 0 Panik 2b 5 0 1 1 Hollidy lf 5 1 3 0 Posey c 3 1 2 3 MAdms 1b 4 0 2 1 Sndovl 3b 4 0 1 0 JhPerlt ss 4 0 0 0 Pence rf 3 0 2 1 Wong 2b 4 2 2 1 Belt 1b 4 0 1 0 Przyns c 2 0 1 1 Ishikaw lf 2 0 0 0 Gonzals p 0 0 0 0 Prez ph-lf 1 1 0 0 Maness p 0 0 0 0 BCrwfr ss 3 1 2 0 Tavers ph 1 0 1 0 Vglsng p 0 0 0 0 Neshek p 0 0 0 0 Arias ph 1 1 1 0 Grichk rf 4 0 0 0 Y.Petit p 1 0 0 0 SMiller p 2 0 0 0 MDuffy ph 0 0 0 0 Choate p 0 0 0 0 Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 CMrtnz p 0 0 0 0 Machi p 0 0 0 0 T.Cruz c 1 0 0 0 J.Lopez p 0 0 0 0 Descals ph 1 0 0 0 Morse ph 1 0 0 0 Romo p 0 0 0 0 SCasill p 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 11 3 32 6 11 6 St. Louis 112 000 000 — 4 San Fran 102 003 00x — 6 DP: St. Louis 2, San Francisco 3. LOB: St. Louis 8, San Francisco 10. 2B: M.Carpenter (1), Holliday (1), Wong (2), G.Blanco (1), B.Crawford (1). HR: Wong (2). SB: Pence (1). S: M.Duffy. SF: Posey. IP H R ER BB SO St. Louis S.Miller 32/3 6 3 3 2 3 Choate 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 C.Martinez 1 0 0 0 2 0 Gnzles L,0-1 2/3 1 3 3 1 0 Maness 11/3 4 0 0 0 1 Neshek 1 0 0 0 0 1 San Francisco Vogelsong 3 7 4 4 2 1 Y.Petit W,1-0 3 1 0 0 1 4 Affeldt 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 Machi 0 1 0 0 0 0 J.Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Romo 1 1 0 0 0 1 Casilla S,2 1 1 0 0 0 2 Machi pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Umpires: Home, Mark Carlson, First, Greg Gibson. Second, Bill Miller. Third, Paul Emmel. Right, Gerry Davis. Left, Bill Welke. T: 3:53; A: 43,147 (41,915). ALCS Royals 2, Orioles 1 Baltimore Kansas City AB R H B AB R H B Markks rf 4 0 1 0 AEscor ss 4 1 2 0 Pearce 1b 4 0 0 0 Aoki rf 2 1 0 0 Jones cf 2 0 1 0 JDyson cf 1 0 0 0 N.Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 Cain cf-rf 3 0 0 0 De Aza pr 0 0 0 0 Hosmer 1b 3 0 1 1 DYong dh 4 0 0 0 BButler dh 4 0 1 0 JHardy ss 4 0 1 0 Gore pr-dh 0 0 0 0 CJosph c 3 0 0 0 Gordn lf 1 0 0 0 Flrty 3b-2b 3 1 1 1 S.Perez c 4 0 0 0 Schoop 2b 1 0 0 0 Infante 2b 2 0 1 0 Jhnsn ph-3b1 0 0 0 Mostks 3b 4 0 0 0 Totals 29 1 4 1 28 2 5 1 Baltimore 001 000 000 — 1 Kansas City 200 000 00x — 2 E: C.Joseph (1); DP: Baltimore 1, Kansas City 2; LOB: Baltimore 5, Kansas City 10; 2B: B.Butler (2); HR: Flaherty (1); S: L.Cain. IP H R ER BB SO Baltimore Gnzlz L,0-1 52/3 4 2 1 4 4 O'Day 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 A.Miller 1 0 0 0 0 1 Z.Britton 1 1 0 0 1 1 Kansas City Vrgs W,1-0 51/3 2 1 1 3 6 K.Herrera 12/3 1 0 0 0 1 W.Davis 1 1 0 0 0 0 Hlland S,4 1 0 0 0 1 1 HBP: by M.Gonzalez (Aoki, A.Gordon); WP: M.Gonzalez. Umpires: Home, Ron Kulpa, First, Mark Wegner. Second, Brian Gorman. Third, Dan Iassogna. Right, Joe West. Left, Marvin Hudson. T: 2:56; A: 40,468 (37,903). Football AMERICAN CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA San Diego 5 1 0 .833 164 91 Denver 4 1 0 .800 147 104 Kansas City 2 3 0 .400 119 101 Oakland 0 5 0 .000 79 134 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA New England 4 2 0 .667 160 129 Buffalo 3 3 0 .500 118 126 Miami 2 3 0 .400 120 124 N.Y. Jets 1 5 0 .167 96 158 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 4 2 0 .667 189 136 Houston 3 3 0 .500 132 120 Tennessee 2 4 0 .333 104 153 Jacksonville 0 6 0 .000 81 185 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 3 1 1 .700 134 113 Baltimore 4 2 0 .667 164 97 Cleveland 3 2 0 .600 134 115 Pittsburgh 3 3 0 .500 124 139 NATIONAL CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 4 1 0 .800 116 106 San Francisco4 2 0 .667 141 123 Seattle 3 2 0 .600 133 113 St. Louis 1 4 0 .200 101 150 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 5 1 0 .833 183 132 Dallas 5 1 0 .833 165 126 N.Y. Giants 3 3 0 .500 133 138 Washington 1 5 0 .167 132 166 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 3 2 1 .583 141 157 New Orleans 2 3 0 .400 132 141 Atlanta 2 4 0 .333 164 170 Tampa Bay 1 5 0 .167 120 204 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 4 2 0 .667 116 82 Green Bay 4 2 0 .667 161 130 Chicago 3 3 0 .500 143 144 Minnesota 2 4 0 .333 104 143 Monday's game San Francisco 31, St. Louis 17 Thursday, Oct. 16 N.Y. Jets at New England, 5:25 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19 Seattle at St. Louis, 10 a.m. Miami at Chicago, 10 a.m. Carolina at Green Bay, 10 a.m. Atlanta at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Tennessee at Washington, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Minnesota at Buffalo, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Detroit, 10 a.m. Kansas City at San Diego, 1:05 p.m. Arizona at Oakland, 1:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 1:25 p.m. San Francisco at Denver, 5:30 p.m. Open: Philadelphia, Tampa Bay Monday, Oct. 20 Houston at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m. AP TOP 25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first- place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 11, 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. Mississippi St. (45) 6-0 1,480 3 2. Florida St. (12) 6-0 1,415 1 3. Mississippi (3) 6-0 1,413 3 4. Baylor 6-0 1,317 5 5. Notre Dame 6-0 1,228 6 6. Auburn 5-1 1,144 2 7. Alabama 5-1 1,068 7 8. Michigan St. 5-1 1,015 8 9. Oregon 5-1 1,014 12 10. Georgia 5-1 981 13 11. Oklahoma 5-1 935 11 12. TCU 4-1 917 9 13. Ohio St. 4-1 648 15 14. Kansas St. 4-1 626 17 15. Oklahoma St. 5-1 620 16 16. Arizona 5-1 590 10 17. Arizona St. 4-1 459 20 18. East Carolina 5-1 449 19 19. Nebraska 5-1 402 21 20. Utah 4-1 305 24 21. Texas A&M 5-2 264 14 22. Southern Cal 4-2 258 NR 23. Stanford 4-2 223 25 24. Clemson 4-2 188 NR 25. Marshall 6-0 148 NR Others receiving votes: UCLA 110, LSU 67, Duke 45, Kentucky 36, Minnesota 36, West Virginia 27, Washington 22, Georgia Tech 11, Arkansas 10, Louisville 7, Rutgers 7, Iowa 6, Colorado St. 3, N. Dakota St. 3, South Carolina 1, Virginia 1, Wisconsin 1. AMWAY TOP 25 POLL The Amway Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, re- cords through Oct. 11, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Miss. St. (26) 6-0 1490 6 2. Florida State (31) 6-0 1489 1 3. Mississippi (5) 6-0 1436 4 4. Baylor 6-0 1392 3 5. Notre Dame 6-0 1292 5 6. Michigan State 5-1 1129 8 7. Alabama 5-1 1121 7 8. Auburn 5-1 1111 2 9. Oregon 5-1 1017 11 10. Georgia 5-1 1013 10 11. Oklahoma 5-1 1005 9 12. TCU 4-1 824 12 13. Ohio State 4-1 737 15 14. Kansas State 4-1 710 16 15. Oklahoma State 5-1 610 18 16. East Carolina 5-1 518 19 17. Arizona 5-1 502 13 18. Arizona State 4-1 471 20 19. Nebraska 5-1 433 21 20. Stanford 4-2 344 22 21. Texas A&M 5-2 269 14 22. Clemson 4-2 244 25 23. Utah 4-1 161 NR 24. Marshall 6-0 153 NR 25. USC 4-2 125 NR Others receiving votes: UCLA 116; LSU 80; Minnesota 78; Duke 70; Washington 70; Kentucky 37; Wisconsin 34; West Virginia 17; Iowa 15; Georgia Tech 14; Oregon State 10; Colorado State 5; Mis- souri 5; Brigham Young 2; Rutgers 1. NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 3 3 0 0 6 13 5 Anaheim 4 3 1 0 6 16 12 Calgary 5 3 2 0 6 13 13 Los Angeles 4 2 1 1 5 12 9 Vancouver 2 2 0 0 4 9 6 Arizona 2 1 1 0 2 5 8 Edmonton 3 0 2 1 1 7 16 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 3 2 0 1 5 9 6 Chicago 3 2 0 1 5 10 6 Minnesota 2 2 0 0 4 8 0 Dallas 3 1 1 1 3 7 9 Colorado 4 1 2 1 3 4 12 St. Louis 2 1 1 0 2 6 4 Winnipeg 3 1 2 0 2 7 9 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 4 3 1 0 6 11 14 Tampa Bay 4 2 1 1 5 13 8 Ottawa 3 2 1 0 4 6 5 Toronto 4 2 2 0 4 14 14 Boston 5 2 3 0 4 7 11 Detroit 3 1 1 1 3 6 7 Buffalo 4 1 3 0 2 8 17 Florida 3 0 2 1 1 3 9 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 3 3 0 0 6 13 6 N.Y. Islanders 3 3 0 0 6 15 9 Pittsburgh 2 2 0 0 4 11 6 Columbus 3 2 1 0 4 10 7 Washington 3 1 0 2 4 10 8 N.Y. Rangers 4 1 3 0 2 11 19 Philadelphia 4 0 2 2 2 11 16 Carolina 3 0 2 1 1 9 13 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday's games Anaheim 4, Philadelphia 3, SO San Jose 6, Washington 5, SO Buffalo 4, Carolina 3, SO Calgary 3, Nashville 2, SO N.Y. Islanders 6, N.Y. Rangers 3 Dallas 4, Columbus 2 Toronto 3, Colorado 2, OT New Jersey 2, Tampa Bay 1 Los Angeles 6, Edmonton 1 Wednesday's games Boston 3, Detroit 2, SO Calgary 2, Chicago 1, OT Edmonton at Arizona, (n.) Thursday's games San Jose at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Dallas at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 4 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Boston at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Colorado at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. St. Louis at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Friday's games Florida at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Calgary at Columbus, 4 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Nashville at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. Minnesota at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Basketball NBA PRESEASON Wednesday's games Brooklyn 129, Sacramento 117, OT Detroit 104, Charlotte 84 Cleveland 98, Indiana 93 Toronto 92, Boston 89 Thursday's games Boston at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Denver vs. Golden State at Des Moines, IA, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Utah vs. Lakers at Anaheim, CA, 7 p.m. Friday's games Charlotte at Washington, 4 p.m. Detroit at Orlando, 4 p.m. Dallas at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. Toronto vs. Oklahoma City at Wichita, KS, 5 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Minnesota at Cedar Rapids, IA, 5 p.m. Golden State vs. Miami at Kansas City, MO, 5:30 p.m. Utah at Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Tennis KREMLIN CUP RESULTS Wednesday At Olympic Stadium Moscow Purse: Men, $776,620 (WT250); Women, $710,000 (Premier) Surface: Hard-Indoor Singles MEN First Round Tommy Robredo (6), Spain, def. Pedja Krstin, Serbia, 7-6 (6), 6-4. Mikhail Youzhny (7), Russia, def. Victor Baluda, Russia, 6-3, 6-4. Second Round Roberto Bautista Agut (5), Spain, def. Sam Groth, Australia, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4). Andreas Seppi (8), Italy, def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, 7-5, 7-6 (3). Marin Cilic (2), Croatia, def. Evgeny Donskoy, Russia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. WOMEN First Round Alison Riske, United States, def. Darya Kasatkina, Russia, 6-1, 6-2. Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Karolina Pliskova (7), Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-5. Second Round Svetlana Kuznetsova (5), Russia, def. Kateryna Kozlova, Ukraine, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Lucie Safarova (4), Czech Republic, def. Ajla Tomljanovic, Croatia, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania, def. Ekat- erina Makarova (2), Russia, 6-4, 6-4. Camila Giorgi, Italy, def. Flavia Pennetta (3), Italy, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Soccer MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA x-Seattle 19 10 3 60 61 48 x-Los Angeles17 6 9 60 67 33 x-Salt Lake 14 8 10 52 52 39 x-FC Dallas 15 11 6 51 54 43 Vancouver 11 8 13 46 41 40 Portland 11 9 12 45 59 52 Colorado 8 16 8 32 43 60 Chivas USA 8 18 6 30 28 59 San Jose 6 15 11 29 35 49 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA x-D.C. 16 9 7 55 49 35 x-New England15 13 4 49 48 45 x-Kansas City14 11 7 49 47 37 x-New York 12 9 11 47 52 47 Columbus 12 10 10 46 47 40 Toronto FC 11 14 7 40 43 52 Houston 11 15 6 39 37 54 Philadelphia 9 11 12 39 48 48 Chicago 5 9 18 33 38 48 Montreal 6 18 8 26 36 56 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. x- clinched playoff berth Thursday, Oct. 16 New England at Houston, 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 Salt Lake at Portland, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 Montreal at Toronto FC, 11 a.m. FC Dallas at Colorado, 12 p.m. Kansas City at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Chicago at D.C. United, 4 p.m. Vancouver at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Odds GLANTZ-CULVER LINE For Oct. 16 Major League Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE Favorite Line Underdog at SF Giants -135/+125 St. Louis AMERICAN LEAGUE at Kansas City-x-135/+125 Baltimore x-if necessary NCAA Football TONIGHT Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog at Pittsburgh 1 (45) Virginia Tech Utah 21/2 (521/2) at Oregon St. TOMORROW at Boise St. 17 (611/2) Fresno St. at Houston 8 (481/2) Temple NFL TONIGHT Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog at New England 91/2 (451/2) N.Y. Jets SUNDAY at Indianapolis 3 (49) Cincinnati at Washington 51/2 (46) Tennessee at Chicago 31/2 (49) Miami Cleveland 51/2 (45) at Jacksonville Seattle 61/2 (431/2) at St. Louis at Green Bay 7 (49) Carolina at Baltimore 7 (491/2) Atlanta at Buffalo 51/2 (43) Minnesota at Detroit 3 (49) New Orleans at San Diego 4 (45) Kansas City at Dallas 61/2 (48) N.Y. Giants Arizona 31/2 (44) at Oakland at Denver 61/2 (501/2) San Francisco MONDAY at Pittsburgh 31/2 (441/2) Houston NHL Favorite Line Underdog at N.Y. Islanders -120/+100 San Jose at Pittsburgh -170/+150 Dallas at Washington -120/+100 New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers -200/+170 Carolina at Ottawa -120/+100 Colorado at Montreal -130/+110 Boston at Los Angeles -135/+115 St. Louis Transactions BASEBALL American League Texas Rangers: Declined to exercise the team option for 2015 on OF Alex Rios. Toronto Blue Jays: Signed INF Jonathan Diaz to a minor league contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Dallas Mavericks: Signed G Yuki Togashi. NBA Development League Austin Spurs: Announced the name will be changed to the Austin Spurs. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL: Suspended Tampa Bay FB Jorvor- skie Lane for two games without pay, for the violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014 2 B