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MLBPLAYOFFS American League Division Se- ries:TexasRangersat Toronto Blue Jays: 1p.m., FS1. American League Division Se- ries: Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals: 5p.m., FS1. NBA PRESEASON BASKETBALL Washington Wizards at Miami Heat: 5p.m., ESPN. GOLF World Long Drive Champion- ship Final: 6p.m., GOLF. NHL HOCKEY Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins: 5p.m., NBCSN. SOCCER UEFA Champions League B. Mönchengladbach vs. Juven- tus: 11:30a.m., ESPN2. FIFA International Friendly Brazil vs. United States Women's: 7p.m., ESPN2. TENNIS ATP Erste Bank Open Early Round: 6a.m., TENNIS. Ontheair justgavetheballtoCurry or Klay Thompson and got out of the way. The Splash Brothers combined to score 45.5 points per game, make 525 3-pointers and had the ability to take over games for long stretches. "I think a lot of times last year we kind of would depend on Steph to bail us out, depend on Klay to bail us out, and I think that's where Year 2 you get more comfortable with the of- fense, you learn to get to the third, fourth and fifth option," forward Dray- mond Green said. "I think that's going to help this team continue to grow." Kerr was pleased that his players bought into the message that he started de- livering at the beginning of last season that it would take a year until the play- ers would understand all the options of the offense. Even with Kerr on the sideline for most of train- ing camp recovering from back surgery and lead as- sistant Alvin Gentry gone as head coach in New Or- leans, the players believe the knowledge they gained last season will provide a foundation to build on this season. "I think this year now we can finally get better at those and add those differ- ent layers that Coach Kerr always talks about, add those nuances that when you look at teams like the Spurs, it looks like they've been playing together for a lifetime," forward Har- rison Barnes said. "When you add new guys into the system and they get more comfortable, everyone starts to play better." Golden State hopes to in- corporate new aspects into the offense, whether it's cor- ner 3-pointers from Shaun Livingston and Mo Spei- ghts, consistent minutes from Brandon Rush, who played sparingly last year, or newcomer Ben Gordon. Gordon gives the War- riors a needed shooter off the bench as a former 20-point-a-game scorer who has shot better than 40 percent from 3-point range in his career. "One of the things I heard a lot of guys say is they want to get better than they were last year," Gordon said. "With most of the team here, the chemis- try is already there. And the style of play is just a lot of ball movement. The lon- ger guys are together, the easier the reads are going to be. I think they'll defi- nitely be able to do that." Along with newcom- ers and increased knowl- edge, the Warriors are also counting on the natural improvement that comes with a young team. Curry is still 27, while Thompson and Green are only 25. Thompson talked about being more aggressive and getting to the foul line more often. Curry, despite a brilliant MVP campaign, also wants to add more to his game. "I'm just trying to be more explosive in what I do, create more space with the dribble, getting stron- ger and trying to hold my lines more when they're attacking the basket and things like that," he said. "I'm going to be smarter." Warriors FROM PAGE 1 By Andrew Seligman The Associated Press CHICAGO For the Chicago Cubs and their ever-hope- ful fans, this bash was a long time in the making. Kyle Schwarber, An- thony Rizzo and Javier Baez homered and the young Cubs clinched a postseason series at Wrig- ley Field for the first time ever, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 Tuesday to win the NL Division Se- ries in four games. Only once since they last brought home the World Series in 1908 had the Cubs won a playoff series and never before had they finished off the job at their century-plus-old ballpark. But with a raucous, towel-waving crowd jam- ming the Friendly Con- fines, the North Siders gave generations of fans exactly what they wanted. Closer Hector Rondon struck out Stephen Piscotty on a pitch in the dirt, and catcher Miguel Montero scooped the ball and made the tag to end it. That sent the Cubs streaming out of the dugout to start a wild celebration. "They deserve it," Rizzo said in the middle of the party. "Hopefully, this is just a taste of what's to come." Up-and-comers all sea- son, first-year manager Joe Maddon's bunch of wild- card Cubs had arrived. The Cubs are headed to the NL Championship Se- ries for the first time since 2003. They beat Atlanta in the NLDS that year, but then lost in seven games to the Marlins. Chicago dropped those final two at home, including the in- famous Bartman defeat in Game 6. Chicago will face the winner of the Los Angeles Dodgers-New York Mets matchup. The Mets took a 2-1 lead into Game 4 Tues- day night. No team was hotter down the stretch than Chi- cago, which finished third in the majors with 97 wins after five straight losing seasons. The Cubs knocked out the two teams that finished ahead of them in the NL Central, beating Pittsburgh in the wild-card game and sending St. Louis home af- ter it led the majors with 100 wins. The banged-up Cardi- nals had reached the NLCS in the last four years. Rizzo's solo drive to right off losing pitcher Kevin Siegrist in the sixth put Chicago back on top 5-4 after St. Louis scored two in the top half. As if the fans were roar- ing at the top of their lungs after that home run, they were really screaming af- ter Schwarber's monstrous shot leading off the sev- enth. The ball seemed to disappear, possibly clear- ing the videoboard in right or hitting the Budweiser sign above it. The late drives by Rizzo and Schwarber along with Baez's three-run homer off John Lackey in the second came after Chicago set a postseason record with six long balls in Monday's win. And with the ball flying out again, the Cubs won for the 12th time in 13 games. Cubs starter Jason Ham- mel allowed two runs and three hits. He exited after giving up a leadoff walk to Jhonny Peralta in the fourth. Seven relievers com- bined to hold the Cardinals to two runs and five hits the rest of the way. Trevor Cahill picked up the win and Rondon worked the ninth for the save. Hammel settled down after giving up a two-run homer to Piscotty on the game's fourth pitch. NL DIVISION SERIES Cubs send Cards home, claim series in 4 games Chicagoclinches 1st playoff series ever at Wrigley major leagues. Kershaw's one-out sin- gle led to a three-run third. Adrian Gonzalez looped an RBI single and Turner added a two-run double, providing enough support for the lefty ace. The reigning NL MVP and three-time Cy Young Award winner snapped a five-start losing streak in the playoffs — the longest in Dodgers history. After dropping the series opener 3-1 to deGrom, Ker- shaw was 1-6 with a 4.99 ERA in 12 career postsea- son games, including nine starts. He had lost elimina- tion games each of the past two years, once on three days' rest. But this time, Kershaw was just as dominant as he normally is during the regular season. Kershaw struck out eight, walked one and yielded only three hits, quieting another revved- up crowd at Citi Field as the night wore on. Daniel Murphy hit his second solo homer off Kershaw in the series, both coming in the fourth inning. Kenley Jansen got four outs for his second save. With two runners on in the eighth and the count full, he retired Murphy on a fly to right. The right- hander then worked a 1-2-3 ninth as the Dodg- ers ended a seven-game losing streak in road play- off games. The 24-year-old Matz was pitching in a big league game for the first time in 19 days after a balky back sidelined him late in the season. Still, he looked sharp early and snapped off several effec- tive curveballs. That same pitch caused him trouble, too. Kershaw singled to left- center on a 2-2 curve in the third for the first hit of the game. With two outs, Howie Kendrick grounded a single up the middle and Gonzalez dumped an RBI single into center. Turner then lined a 2-0 curve into the left-field corner to make it 3-0, tor- menting his former team yet again. Let go by the Mets after the 2013 sea- son — they declined to of- fer him arbitration — he is 7 for 15 (.467) in the se- ries with four doubles and three RBIs. His next time up, Turner was intentionally walked. Matz grew up a Mets fan on Long Island, about 50 miles from Citi Field, and his family attended the game. He went 4-0 with a 2.27 ERA in six major league starts this season, but the team saw enough to pitch him in the play- offs — in part because Matz threw gems to help clinch championships at Class A in 2013 and Double-A last year. One of Matz's best out- ings came at Dodger Sta- dium, where he tossed six shutout innings of two-hit ball with eight strikeouts July 5 to win his second major league start. This time, the left- hander was pulled for a pinch hitter in the fifth af- ter giving up three runs and six hits. Dodgers catcher A.J. El- lis extended his postseason hitting streak to 12 games, setting a franchise record. He has hit safely in 15 of 16 career playoff games. Dodgers FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard MLB Postseason Divisionseries (Best-of-5;x-ifnecessary) AMERICAN LEAGUE HOUSTON 2, KANSAS CITY 2 Thursday, Oct. 8: Houston 5, Kansas City 2 Friday, Oct. 9: Kansas City 5, Houston 4 Sunday, Oct. 11: Houston 4, Kansas City 2 Monday, Oct. 12: Kansas City 9, Houston 6 Wednesday, Oct. 14: Houston (McHugh 19-7) at Kansas City (Cueto 11-13), 5:07 p.m. (FS1) TEXAS 2, TORONTO 2 Thursday, Oct. 8: Texas 5, Toronto 3 Friday, Oct. 9: Texas 6, Toronto 4, 14 innings Sunday, Oct. 11: Toronto 5, Texas 1 Monday, Oct. 12: Toronto 8, Texas 4 Wednesday, Oct. 14: Texas (Hamels 7-1) at Toronto (Stroman 4-0), 1:07 p.m. (FS1) NATIONAL LEAGUE CHICAGO 3, ST. LOUIS 1 Friday, Oct. 9: St. Louis 4, Chicago 0 Saturday, Oct. 10: Chicago 6, St. Louis 3 Monday, Oct. 12: Chicago 8, St. Louis 6 Tuesday, Oct. 13: Chicago 6, St. Louis 4 NEW YORK 2, LOS ANGELES 2 Friday, Oct. 9: New York 3, Los Angeles 1 Saturday, Oct. 10: Los Angeles 5, New York 2 Monday, Oct. 12: New York 13, Los Angeles 7 Tuesday, Oct. 13: Los Angeles 3, New York 1 Thursday, Oct. 15: New York (deGrom 14-8) at Los Angeles (Greinke 19-3), 5:07 p.m. Cubs 6, Cardinals 4 St. Louis Chicago AB R H B AB R H B MCrpnt 3b 5 1 2 0 Fowler cf 3 0 0 0 Pisctty 1b 4 1 1 2 Soler rf 3 0 0 0 Hollidy lf 4 0 0 0 Strop p 0 0 0 0 Heywrd rf 2 1 1 0 HRndn p 0 0 0 0 JhPerlt ss 3 1 1 0 Bryant 3b 4 0 1 0 Grichk cf 3 0 0 0 Rizzo 1b 4 1 2 1 GGarci ph 1 0 0 0 StCastr 2b 3 1 0 0 Rosnthl p 0 0 0 0 Schwrr lf 3 2 2 1 Wong 2b 4 0 0 0 AJcksn rf 1 0 0 0 T.Cruz c 4 0 1 1 MMntr c 3 0 0 0 Lackey p 1 0 1 0 Hamml p 1 1 1 1 Pham ph 1 0 0 0 Grimm p 0 0 0 0 Wnwrg p 0 0 0 0 T.Wood p 1 0 0 0 Moss ph 1 0 1 1 Cahill p 0 0 0 0 Siegrist p 0 0 0 0 Rodney p 0 0 0 0 JBrxtn p 0 0 0 0 Richrd p 0 0 0 0 MrRynl 1b 1 0 0 0 LaStell ph 1 0 0 0 Denorfi lf 1 0 0 0 J.Baez ss 3 1 2 3 Totals 34 4 8 4 31 6 8 6 St. Louis 200 002 000 — 4 Chicago 040 001 10x — 6 E: Bryant (1). DP: St. Louis 1. LOB: St. Louis 7, Chicago 5. 2B: T.Cruz (1). 3B: Bryant (1). HR: Piscotty (3), Rizzo (2), Schwarber (2), J.Baez (1). IP H R ER BB SO St. Louis Lackey 3 4 4 4 1 5 Wainwright 2 0 0 0 0 1 Siegrist L,0-1 12/3 2 2 2 0 2 J.Broxton 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 Rosenthal 1 1 0 0 2 1 Chicago Hammel 3 3 2 2 3 2 Grimm 1 0 0 0 0 3 T.Wood 1 1 1 1 0 2 Cahill W,1-0 1 3 1 1 0 2 Rodney 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 Richard 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 Strop 1 0 0 0 0 2 H.Rondon S,2-2 1 1 0 0 0 2 Hammel pitched to 1 batter in the 4th. T.Wood pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. T: 3:16; A: 42,411 (40,929). Dodgers 3, Mets 1 Los Angeles New York AB R H B AB R H B KHrndz cf 4 1 2 0 Grndrs rf 3 0 0 0 Pedrsn cf 0 0 0 0 DWrght 3b 2 0 0 0 HKndrc 2b 4 1 1 0 DnMrp 2b 4 1 1 1 AGnzlz 1b 4 1 1 1 Cespds cf 4 0 1 0 JuTrnr 3b 3 0 1 2 TdArnd c 4 0 0 0 Hatchr p 0 0 0 0 Duda 1b 4 0 0 0 Jansen p 0 0 0 0 WFlors ss 3 0 0 0 CSeagr 3b 3 0 0 0 Lagars cf 2 0 1 0 Puig rf 4 0 0 0 Confort lf 1 0 0 0 Ellis c 4 0 1 0 Matz p 1 0 0 0 Ruggin lf 2 0 0 0 Cuddyr ph 1 0 0 0 Ethier ph-lf 2 0 0 0 B.Colon p 0 0 0 0 Kershw p 3 0 1 0 Clipprd p 0 0 0 0 JRollns ss 0 0 0 0 KJhnsn ph 1 0 0 0 Famili p 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 7 3 30 1 3 1 Los Angeles 003 000 000 — 3 New York 000 100 000 — 1 DP: New York 1; LOB: Los Angeles 5, New York 5; 2B: Ju.Turner (4); HR: Dan.Murphy (2); SB: Granderson (1). IP H R ER BB SO Los Angeles Kershaw W,1-1 7 3 1 1 1 8 Hatcher 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 Jansen S,2-2 11/3 0 0 0 1 2 New York Matz L,0-1 5 6 3 3 2 4 B.Colon 2 1 0 0 0 2 Clippard 1 0 0 0 0 0 Familia 1 0 0 0 0 0 T: 2:50; A: 44,183 (41,922). Football AMERICAN CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Denver 5 0 01.000 113 79 San Diego 2 3 0 .400 116 134 Oakland 2 3 0 .400 107 124 Kansas City 1 4 0 .200 117 143 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA New England 4 0 01.000 149 76 N.Y. Jets 3 1 0 .750 95 55 Buffalo 3 2 0 .600 124 105 Miami 1 3 0 .250 65 101 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 3 2 0 .600 99 113 Tennessee 1 3 0 .250 102 91 Houston 1 4 0 .200 97 135 Jacksonville 1 4 0 .200 93 145 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 5 0 01.000 148 101 Pittsburgh 3 2 0 .600 120 95 Cleveland 2 3 0 .400 118 132 Baltimore 1 4 0 .200 123 137 NATIONAL CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 4 1 0 .800 190 90 St. Louis 2 3 0 .400 84 113 Seattle 2 3 0 .400 111 98 San Francisco1 4 0 .200 75 140 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Giants 3 2 0 .600 132 109 Dallas 2 3 0 .400 101 131 Washington 2 3 0 .400 97 104 Philadelphia 2 3 0 .400 117 103 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 5 0 01.000 162 112 Carolina 4 0 01.000 108 71 Tampa Bay 2 3 0 .400 110 148 New Orleans 1 4 0 .200 103 143 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 5 0 01.000 137 81 Minnesota 2 2 0 .500 80 73 Chicago 2 3 0 .400 86 142 Detroit 0 5 0 .000 83 138 Thursday, Oct. 15 Atlanta at New Orleans, 5:25 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18 Kansas City at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Miami at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Washington at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Arizona at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Chicago at Detroit, 10 a.m. Denver at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Houston at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. Carolina at Seattle, 1:05 p.m. Baltimore at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m. San Diego at Green Bay, 1:25 p.m. New England at Indianapolis, 5:30 p.m. Open: Dallas, Oakland, St. Louis, Tampa Bay Monday, Oct. 19 N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m. AP TOP 25 SCHEDULE No. 15 Stanford vs. No. 18 UCLA, 7:30 p.m. No. 21 Boise St. at Utah State, 6 p.m. No. 24 Houston at Tulane, 6 p.m. No. 1 Ohio State vs. Penn State, 5 p.m. No. 2 Baylor vs. West Virginia, 9 a.m. No. 3 TCU at Iowa State, 4 p.m. No. 4 Utah vs. Arizona State, 7 p.m. No. 5 Clemson vs. Boston College, 4 p.m. No. 6 LSU vs. No. 8 Florida, 4 p.m. No. 7 Michigan State at No. 12 Michigan, 12:30 p.m. No . 9 T ex as A &M v s. N o. 1 0 A la ba ma , 12:30 p.m. No. 11 Florida State vs. Louisville, 9 a.m. No. 13 Mississippi at Memphis, 9 a.m. No. 14 Notre Dame vs. USC, 4:30 p.m. No. 17 Iowa at No. 20 Northwestern, 9 a.m. No. 19 Oklahoma at Kansas State, 12:30 p.m. No. 22 Toledo vs. Eastern Michigan, 9 a.m. NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 3 3 0 0 6 12 1 Vancouver 3 2 0 1 5 9 5 Arizona 2 2 0 0 4 6 2 Calgary 3 1 2 0 2 7 11 Anaheim 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 Los Angeles 2 0 2 0 0 2 9 Edmonton 3 0 3 0 0 3 9 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 3 3 0 0 6 7 2 Winnipeg 4 3 1 0 6 15 8 Minnesota 2 2 0 0 4 8 6 Chicago 3 2 1 0 4 9 6 Dallas 3 2 1 0 4 10 8 St. Louis 3 2 1 0 4 9 7 Colorado 2 1 1 0 2 10 8 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 4 4 0 0 8 13 6 Detroit 3 3 0 0 6 11 4 Tampa Bay 4 3 1 0 6 14 9 Florida 3 2 1 0 4 11 3 Ottawa 3 2 1 0 4 9 8 Buffalo 3 1 2 0 2 6 9 Toronto 3 0 2 1 1 5 12 Boston 3 0 3 0 0 7 16 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 4 3 1 0 6 13 10 N.Y. Islanders 3 1 1 1 3 7 9 Philadelphia 3 1 1 1 3 4 10 Washington 2 1 1 0 2 5 8 Carolina 3 0 3 0 0 5 10 Pittsburgh 3 0 3 0 0 3 8 New Jersey 3 0 3 0 0 5 11 Columbus 3 0 3 0 0 6 13 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday's games Nashville 3, New Jersey 1 Winnipeg 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 Montreal 3, Pittsburgh 2 San Jose 5, Washington 0 Florida 4, Carolina 1 Detroit 3, Tampa Bay 1 Dallas 4, Edmonton 2 St. Louis 4, Calgary 3 Vancouver at Los Angeles, (n.) Wednesday's games Ottawa at Columbus, 4 p.m. Chicago at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Boston at Colorado, 7 p.m. Arizona at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. Sharks 5, Capitals 0 San Jose 1 2 2 — 5 Washington 0 0 0 — 0 First Period: 1, San Jose, Thornton 2 (Burns, Pavelski), 10:54 (pp). Second Period: 2, San Jose, M.Brown 1 (Tierney, Goodrow), 2:36. 3, San Jose, Hertl 2 (Wingels, Nieto), 7:25. Third Period: 4, San Jose, Nieto 1, 18:00 (en). 5, San Jose, Tierney 1 (Goodrow), 19:13 (en). Shots on Goal: San Jose 17-10-5=32. Washington 8-12-11=31. Goalies: San Jose, Jones. Washington, Holtby; A: 18,506 (18,506); T: 2:33. Basketball NBA PRESEASON Tuesday's games Orlando 95, Miami 92, OT Milwaukee 110, Cleveland 101 Indiana 101, Detroit 97 Oklahoma City 100, Dallas 88 Houston at Phoenix, (n.) Sacramento vs. Lakers at Las Vegas, NV, (n.) Denver at Golden State, (n.) Wednesday's games Charlotte vs. Clippers at Shanghai, China, 5 a.m. Toronto vs. Minnesota at Kanata, Ontario, 4 p.m. Boston at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at Chicago, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Atlanta, 5 p.m. WNBA FINALS (Best-of-5) MINNESOTA 2, INDIANA 2 Sunday, Oct. 4: Indiana 75, Minnesota 69 Tuesday, Oct. 6: Minnesota 77, Indiana 71 Friday, Oct. 9: Minnesota 80, Indiana 77 Sunday, Oct. 11: Indiana 75, Minnesota 69 Wednesday, Oct. 14: Indiana at Min- nesota, 5 p.m. Soccer MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA x-FC Dallas 15 10 6 51 47 38 x-Los Angeles14 9 9 51 53 39 x-Vancouver 15 12 5 50 42 34 Kansas City 13 9 9 48 46 41 Seattle 14 13 5 47 40 34 San Jose 12 12 8 44 39 37 Portland 12 11 8 44 31 36 Houston 11 13 8 41 41 45 Salt Lake 11 12 8 41 37 43 Colorado 8 14 10 34 30 39 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA x-New York 16 9 6 54 55 39 x-D.C. United14 12 6 48 39 40 New England13 11 8 47 45 45 Columbus 13 11 8 47 51 53 Toronto FC 14 13 4 46 55 53 Montreal 13 13 6 45 45 43 Orlando City 11 13 8 41 44 54 N.Y. City FC 10 15 7 37 47 53 Philadelphia 9 16 7 34 40 51 Chicago 8 18 6 30 42 52 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. x- clinched playoff berth Wednesday, Oct. 14 New York at Toronto FC, 4 p.m. Vancouver at FC Dallas, 6 p.m. Portland at Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m. Tennis ATP WORLD TOUR SHANGHAI ROLEX MASTERS RESULTS Tuesday At Qizhong Tennis Center Shanghai Purse: $7 million (Masters 1000) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles First Round Milos Raonic (9), Canada, def. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2). Gilles Simon (10), France, def. Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0. Richard Gasquet (11), France, def. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Kevin Anderson (12), South Africa, def. Tommy Haas, Germany, 6-3, 7-5. David Goffin, Belgium, def. Go Soeda, Japan, 6-4, 6-2. Jack Sock, United States, def. Lukasz Kubot, Poland, 6-4, 6-2. Vasek Pospisil, Canada, def. Simone Bolelli, Italy, 6-3, 6-4. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 7-6 (2), 6-3. Second Round Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, def. Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3. Marin Cilic (14), Croatia, def. Borna Coric, Croatia, 6-1, 6-2. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (16), France, def. Vic- tor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, 6-3, 6-2. Doubles First Round David Goffin, Belgium, and Dominic Thiem, Austria, def. Wu Di and Zhang Zhizhen, China, 6-3, 6-3. John Isner and Sam Querrey, United States, def. Roberto Bautista Agut and David Marrero, Spain, 6-1, 6-4. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, and Max Mirnyi, Belarus, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, and Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Leander Paes, India, and John Peers, Australia, def. Tommy Robredo, Spain, and Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-3, 6-4. Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic, Austra- lia, def. Vasek Pospisil, Canada, and Jack Sock, United States, 7-6 (3), 7-5. WTA HONG KONG OPEN Tuesday At Victoria Park Tennis Stadium Hong Kong Purse: $250,000 (Intl.) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles First Round Venus Williams (3), United States, def. Yuliya Beygelzimer, Ukraine, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Jelena Jankovic (4), Serbia, def. Ana Bogdan, Romania, 6-4, 6-2. Sam Stosur (5), Australia, def. Risa Ozaki, Japan, 6-3, 6-1. Daria Gavrilova (6), Russia, def. Miyu Kato, Japan, 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-3. Caroline Garcia (7), France, def. Lauren Davis, United States, 6-1, 6-3. Kurumi Nara, Japan, def. Zhang Ling, Hong Kong, 6-0, 6-3. Heather Watson, Britain, def. Zhang Kai- Lin, China, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Wang Yafan, China, def. Christina McHale, United States, 6-3, 4-1, retired. Alize Cornet (8), France, def. Kateryna Kozlova, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-0. Angelique Kerber (2), Germany, def. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3. Doubles First Round Klaudia Jans-Ignacik, Poland, and Anastasia Rodionova (2), Australia, def. Liu Chang and Zhang Kai-Lin, China, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 10-5. Ki Yan-Tung and Ng Man-Ying, Hong Kong, def. Chang Kai-chen, Taiwan, and Miyu Kato, Japan, retired. Odds PREGAME.COM LINE Wednesday Major League Baseball Favorite Line Underdog at Kansas City -130/+120 Houston at Toronto -175/+163 Texas NHL Wednesday Favorite Line Underdog at Columbus -135/+125 Ottawa Chicago -140/+130 at Philly at Colorado -140/+130 Boston at Anaheim -225/+205 Arizona College Football Thursday Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog Auburn 2 (511/2) at Kentucky W Kentucky 321/2 (69) at North Texas at Stanford 61/2 (541/2) UCLA Friday at BYU 7 (OFF) Cincinnati Hou st on 1 9 ( 61 ) at T ula ne Boise St 9 (47) at Utah State UNLV 61/2 (55) at Fresno St NFL Thursday Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog Atlanta 3 (51) at New Orleans Sunday Denver 4 (421/2) at Cleveland Cincinnati 31/2 (421/2) at Buffalo at Minnesota 31/2 (44) Kansas City Houston 11/2 (431/2) at J'sonville at Detroit 3 (43) Chicago at NY Jets 6 (401/2) Washington Arizona 3 (441/2) at Pittsburgh at Tennessee 3 (431/2) Miami at Seattle 61/2 (41) Carolina at Green Bay 10 (50) San Diego Baltimore 21/2 (44)at San Francisco New England 71/2 (55) at Indianapolis Monday at Philadelphia 4 (50) NY Giants Transactions BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Chicago Bulls: Waived G Jake Anderson and Stefhon Hannah. Utah Jazz: Waived Fs Jack Cooley and J.J. O'brien. FOOTBALL National Football League Arizona Cardinals: Placed LB Kenny Demens on injured reserve. Signed linebacker Dwight Freeney. Baltimore Ravens: Signed CB Shareece Wright. Signed CB-Kr Asa Jackson and CB Charles James II from the practice squad. Placed CB Will Davis on injured reserve. Terminated the contract of LB Jason Babin. Waived CB Rashaan Melvin. Signed WR Daniel Brown, RB Akeem Hunt and TE Konrad Reuland to the practice squad. Buffalo Bills: Signed QB Josh Johnson. Released K Billy Cundiff. Chicago Bears: Signed WR Nathan Palmer and DT D Dallas Cowboys: Waived WR Vince Mayle. Houston Texans: Signed WR Josh Lenz to the practice squad. Released OT Edawn Coughman from the practice squad. Signed DT Brandon Dunn from Chicago's practice squad. Waived WR Chandler Worthy. Pittsburgh Steelers: Activated WR Mar- tavis Bryant. Released S Ross Ventrone. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2015 2 B