TV SCHEDULE, STANDINGS & MORE - SEPT. 26
TV, RADIO
TODAY
12:20 p.m. - International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match - Bayer Leverkusen vs. Fortuna Dusseldorf (FOX SPORTS 2, UNIVISION).
12:55 p.m. - International Soccer: Italian Serie A Match - Lazio vs. Udinese (ESPNEWS).
2:30 p.m. - International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match - FC Nurnberg vs. Borussia Dortmund (FOX SPORTS 2, UNIVISION).
4 p.m. - Amateur Golf: U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship Semifinal Matches (FOX SPORTS 1).
4 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Houston at Toronto or Miami at Washington (MLB NETWORK).
6:05 p.m. - Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).
7 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Milwaukee at St. Louis (ESPN).
7 p.m. - Women's College Volleyball: Auburn at Mississippi State (ESPNU)>
7 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Atlanta at New York Mets (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WWFN-FM 100.1, WPUB-FM 102.7).
7 p.m. - Women's College Soccer: Loyola (Md.) at Bucknell STADIUM).
8 p.m. - International Soccer: U.S. Open Cup Final Match - Houston vs. Philadelphia (ESPN2).
8 p.m. - Women's College Volleyball: Florida at Louisiana State (SEC NETWORK).
9 p.m. - Women's College Volleyball: Kansas at Oklahoma (ESPNU).
10 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona (ESPN).
NFL STANDINGS
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
WLTPctPFPA
Miami3001.0007552
New England120.3335777
Buffalo120.3335084
N.Y. Jets120.3337758
South
WLTPctPFPA
Tennessee210.6674950
Jacksonville210.6675744
Indianapolis120.3336063
Houston030.0005974
North
WLTPctPFPA
Cincinnati210.6678977
Baltimore210.6679751
Cleveland111.5006059
Pittsburgh111.5008890
West
WLTPctPFPA
Kansas City3001.00011892
Denver210.6676170
L.A. Chargers120.3338293
Oakland030.0005281
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
WLTPctPFPA
Washington210.6676444
Philadelphia210.6675955
Dallas120.3334153
N.Y. Giants120.3335562
South
WLTPctPFPA
Tampa Bay210.66710291
New Orleans210.667104103
Carolina210.6677160
Atlanta120.3338085
North
WLTPctPFPA
Chicago210.6676355
Green Bay111.5007083
Minnesota111.5005972
Detroit120.3337088
West
WLTPctPFPA
L.A. Rams3001.00010236
Seattle120.3336564
San Francisco120.3337389
Arizona030.0002074
Thursday's Games
Cleveland 21, N.Y. Jets 17
Sunday's Games
Tennessee 9, Jacksonville 6
N.Y. Giants 27, Houston 22
Miami 28, Oakland 20
Buffalo 27, Minnesota 6
Carolina 31, Cincinnati 21
Philadelphia 20, Indianapolis 16
Baltimore 27, Denver 14
Washington 31, Green Bay 17
Kansas City 38, San Francisco 27
New Orleans 43, Atlanta 37, OT
L.A. Rams 35, L.A. Chargers 23
Seattle 24, Dallas 13
Chicago 16, Arizona 14
Detroit 26, New England 10
Monday's Games
Pittsburgh 30, Tampa Bay 27
Thursday, Sept. 27
Minnesota at L.A. Rams, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 30
Cincinnati at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Miami at New England, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Dallas, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
New Orleans at N.Y. Giants, 4:25 p.m.
San Francisco at L.A. Chargers, 4:25 p.m.
Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m.
Open: Washington, Carolina
Monday, Oct. 1
Kansas City at Denver, 8:15 p.m.
MLB STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
WLPctGB
x-Boston10651.675-
y-New York9660.6159
Tampa Bay8769.55818
Toronto7186.45235
Baltimore45111.28860
Central Division
WLPctGB
x-Cleveland8868.564-
Minnesota7283.46515
Detroit6393.40425
Chicago6195.39127
Kansas City54102.34634
West Division
WLPctGB
z-Houston9957.635-
z-Oakland9562.6054
Seattle8571.54514
Los Angeles7681.48423
Texas6690.42333
z-clinched playoff berth
x-clinched division
y-clinched wild card
Monday's Games
Houston 5, Toronto 3
Boston 6, Baltimore 2
N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 1
Cleveland 4, Chicago White Sox 0
L.A. Angels 5, Texas 4, 11 innings
Oakland 7, Seattle 3
Tuesday's Games
Baltimore at Boston, ppd.
Kansas City at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.
Houston at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
Texas at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.
Oakland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Houston (TBD) at Toronto (Reid-Foley 2-4), 4:07 p.m.
Kansas City (Fillmyer 3-2) at Cincinnati (Reed 1-2), 6:40 p.m.
Baltimore (Ramirez 1-7) at Boston (Sale 12-4), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (TBD) at Tampa Bay (TBD), 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Tomlin 2-5) at Chicago White Sox (TBD), 8:10 p.m.
Detroit (Boyd 9-12) at Minnesota (Odorizzi 7-10), 8:10 p.m.
Texas (Mendez 2-2) at L.A. Angels (Heaney 9-10), 10:07 p.m.
Oakland (Jackson 6-3) at Seattle (Hernandez 8-13), 10:10 p.m.
Thursday's Games
N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m.
Houston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.
Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
WLPctGB
x-Atlanta8868.564-
Washington7978.5039
Philadelphia7878.50010
New York7383.46815
Miami6294.39726
Central Division
WLPctGB
Chicago9165.583-
Milwaukee9067.5731
St. Louis8770.5544
Pittsburgh7976.51011
Cincinnati6691.42025
West Division
WLPctGB
Los Angeles8869.561-
Colorado8670.5511
Arizona7978.5039
San Francisco7285.45916
San Diego6394.40125
x-clinched division
Monday's Games
Washington 7, Miami 3
Pittsburgh 5, Chicago Cubs 1
Milwaukee 6, St. Louis 4
Colorado 10, Philadelphia 1
L.A. Dodgers 7, Arizona 4
San Diego 5, San Francisco 0
Tuesday's Games
Kansas City at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.
Miami at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
San Diego at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Miami (Chen 6-11) at Washington (Roark 9-15), 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Fillmyer 3-2) at Cincinnati (Reed 1-2), 6:40 p.m.
Atlanta (Newcomb 12-9) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 9-9), 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Chacin 14-8) at St. Louis (Gant 7-6), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Nova 9-9) at Chicago Cubs (Quintana 13-11), 8:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Pivetta 7-13) at Colorado (Marquez 13-10), 8:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 8-5) at Arizona (Greinke 14-11), 9:40 p.m.
San Diego (Lauer 6-7) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 6-6), 10:15 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Philadelphia at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.
Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.
MLB LEADERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING_Betts, Boston, .343; Martinez, Boston, .328; Altuve, Houston, .317; Trout, Los Angeles, .314; Brantley, Cleveland, .309; Merrifield, Kansas City, .304; Segura, Seattle, .303; Castellanos, Detroit, .302; Wendle, Tampa Bay, .301; Andujar, New York, .298.
RUNS_Betts, Boston, 125; Lindor, Cleveland, 124; Martinez, Boston, 106; Ramirez, Cleveland, 104; Bregman, Houston, 103; Benintendi, Boston, 100; Springer, Houston, 99; Chapman, Oakland, 98; Trout, Los Angeles, 98; 2 tied at 95.
RBI_Martinez, Boston, 124; Davis, Oakland, 120; Ramirez, Cleveland, 103; Bregman, Houston, 101; Encarnacion, Cleveland, 101; Bogaerts, Boston, 96; Lowrie, Oakland, 95; Stanton, New York, 94; Cruz, Seattle, 92; 2 tied at 91.
HITS_Merrifield, Kansas City, 184; Martinez, Boston, 182; Castellanos, Detroit, 180; Lindor, Cleveland, 178; Betts, Boston, 176; Segura, Seattle, 172; Brantley, Cleveland, 171; Bregman, Houston, 167; Altuve, Houston, 165; Haniger, Seattle, 164.
DOUBLES_Bregman, Houston, 51; Betts, Boston, 46; Castellanos, Detroit, 45; Andujar, New York, 43; Bogaerts, Boston, 43; Chapman, Oakland, 42; Lindor, Cleveland, 42; Merrifield, Kansas City, 42; Piscotty, Oakland, 41; Benintendi, Boston, 39.
TRIPLES_Kiermaier, Tampa Bay, 9; Smith, Tampa Bay, 9; Sanchez, Chicago, 9; Gordon, Seattle, 7; Hernandez, Toronto, 7; Span, Seattle, 7; 6 tied at 6.
HOME RUNS_Davis, Oakland, 46; Martinez, Boston, 41; Gallo, Texas, 39; Ramirez, Cleveland, 38; Trout, Los Angeles, 38; Cruz, Seattle, 36; Lindor, Cleveland, 36; Stanton, New York, 35; Betts, Boston, 32; Encarnacion, Cleveland, 31.
STOLEN BASES_Merrifield, Kansas City, 38; Smith, Tampa Bay, 36; Ramirez, Cleveland, 33; Gordon, Seattle, 30; Betts, Boston, 29; Anderson, Chicago, 26; Mondesi, Kansas City, 26; Trout, Los Angeles, 24; Lindor, Cleveland, 23; 2 tied at 21.
PITCHING_Snell, Tampa Bay, 21-5; Kluber, Cleveland, 20-7; Severino, New York, 18-8; Porcello, Boston, 17-7; Carrasco, Cleveland, 16-9; Happ, New York, 16-6; Verlander, Houston, 16-9; 4 tied at 15.
ERA_Snell, Tampa Bay, 1.90; Bauer, Cleveland, 2.21; Verlander, Houston, 2.60; Kluber, Cleveland, 2.83; Cole, Houston, 2.92; Clevinger, Cleveland, 3.07; Morton, Houston, 3.18; Fiers, Oakland, 3.31; Carrasco, Cleveland, 3.35; Severino, New York, 3.38.
STRIKEOUTS_Verlander, Houston, 280; Cole, Houston, 272; Sale, Boston, 229; Carrasco, Cleveland, 217; Kluber, Cleveland, 216; Bauer, Cleveland, 215; Severino, New York, 213; Snell, Tampa Bay, 211; Clevinger, Cleveland, 202; Paxton, Seattle, 199.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING_Yelich, Milwaukee, .321; Gennett, Cincinnati, .315; Cain, Milwaukee, .312; Zobrist, Chicago, .311; Freeman, Atlanta, .311; Rendon, Washington, .308; Martinez, St. Louis, .305; Markakis, Atlanta, .301; Peralta, Arizona, .296; Dickerson, Pittsburgh, .296.
RUNS_Blackmon, Colorado, 112; Yelich, Milwaukee, 109; Carpenter, St. Louis, 107; Albies, Atlanta, 103; Turner, Washington, 101; Arenado, Colorado, 99; Harper, Washington, 99; Baez, Chicago, 97; Freeman, Atlanta, 94; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 94.
RBI_Baez, Chicago, 110; Aguilar, Milwaukee, 104; Arenado, Colorado, 104; Story, Colorado, 102; Suarez, Cincinnati, 101; Harper, Washington, 100; Yelich, Milwaukee, 98; Rizzo, Chicago, 96; Freeman, Atlanta, 95; Hoskins, Philadelphia, 94.
HITS_Freeman, Atlanta, 186; Markakis, Atlanta, 182; Gennett, Cincinnati, 180; Yelich, Milwaukee, 179; Peraza, Cincinnati, 177; Turner, Washington, 175; Blackmon, Colorado, 172; Baez, Chicago, 169; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 169; Story, Colorado, 166.
DOUBLES_Markakis, Atlanta, 43; Rendon, Washington, 42; Story, Colorado, 42; Carpenter, St. Louis, 41; Freeman, Atlanta, 40; Albies, Atlanta, 39; Baez, Chicago, 38; Cabrera, Philadelphia, 36; 3 tied at 35.
TRIPLES_KMarte, Arizona, 12; Baez, Chicago, 9; Desmond, Colorado, 8; Hamilton, Cincinnati, 8; Nimmo, New York, 8; Rosario, New York, 8; CTaylor, Los Angeles, 8; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 7; Dickerson, Pittsburgh, 7; Difo, Washington, 7.
HOME RUNS_Carpenter, St. Louis, 36; Arenado, Colorado, 34; Baez, Chicago, 34; Harper, Washington, 34; Aguilar, Milwaukee, 33; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 33; Hoskins, Philadelphia, 33; Muncy, Los Angeles, 33; Story, Colorado, 33; 2 tied at 32.
STOLEN BASES_Turner, Washington, 43; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 33; Hamilton, Cincinnati, 32; Cain, Milwaukee, 29; Inciarte, Atlanta, 28; Story, Colorado, 26; Jankowski, San Diego, 24; MTaylor, Washington, 24; Peraza, Cincinnati, 23; Rosario, New York, 22.
PITCHING_Lester, Chicago, 17-6; Mikolas, St. Louis, 17-4; Scherzer, Washington, 17-7; Freeland, Colorado, 16-7; Nola, Philadelphia, 16-6; Chacin, Milwaukee, 14-8; Godley, Arizona, 14-11; Greinke, Arizona, 14-11; Taillon, Pittsburgh, 14-9; Williams, Pittsburgh, 14-9.
ERA_deGrom, New York, 1.77; Nola, Philadelphia, 2.46; Scherzer, Washington, 2.57; Freeland, Colorado, 2.84; Foltynewicz, Atlanta, 2.88; Mikolas, St. Louis, 2.94; Williams, Pittsburgh, 3.04; Taillon, Pittsburgh, 3.16; Greinke, Arizona, 3.21; Corbin, Arizona, 3.23.
STRIKEOUTS_Scherzer, Washington, 290; deGrom, New York, 259; Corbin, Arizona, 242; Nola, Philadelphia, 216; Marquez, Colorado, 210; Foltynewicz, Atlanta, 193; Greinke, Arizona, 193; Pivetta, Philadelphia, 185; Gray, Colorado, 182; Godley, Arizona, 180.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
FCS Coaches Poll
SPARTANBURG (AP) - The top 25 teams in the 2018 Coaches Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 23, points and previous ranking:
RecordPtsPvs
1. North Dakota State (26)3-06501
2. James Madison3-16232
3. South Dakota State2-05963
4. Kennesaw State3-15635
5. Eastern Washington3-1547t6
6. Wofford2-1519t6
7. Weber State3-14738
8. Jacksonville State2-14549
9. Elon2-140912
10. Illinois State3-039015
11. McNeese3-137610
12. Central Arkansas2-136713
13. North Carolina A&T3-13414
14. Villanova3-132014
15. Nicholls2-229318
16. Maine1-224116
17. Stony Brook3-123319
18. Montana3-119420
19. Sam Houston State1-215511
20. Rhode Island2-112623
21. Northern Iowa1-212522
22. UC Davis3-112025
23. Colgate3-011924
24. Chattanooga4-068NR
25. Princeton2-027NR
Others Receiving Votes: Towson 26; Montana State 22; Samford 21; Western Carolina 16; Harvard 9; South Dakota 8; Austin Peay 7; Southeastern Louisiana 5; Sacramento State 3; Northern Arizona 2; Delaware 1.
STATS FCS Poll
The top 25 teams in the STATS Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 22, points and previous rank:
RecordPtsPvs
1. North Dakota State (152)3-038721
2. James Madison (3)3-137082
3. South Dakota State2-035163
4. Kennesaw State3-132615
5. Eastern Washington3-131876
6. Weber State3-130277
7. Wofford2-128368
8. Jacksonville State2-1247110
9. Illinois State3-0244716
10. McNeese3-122799
11. Elon2-1224912
12. N.C. A&T3-120914
13. Villanova3-1181415
13. Central Arkansas2-1181414
15. Nicholls2-2175918
16. Maine2-1170113
17. Montana3-1132119
18. Stony Brook3-1121420
19. UC Davis3-1115421
20. Chattanooga4-0913NR
21. Sam Houston State1-286111
22. Rhode Island2-168523
23. Northern Iowa1-241325
24. Colgate3-0403NR
25. Towson2-1284NR
Others: Montana State 229, South Dakota 203, Samford 171, Princeton 88, North Dakota 61, Missouri State 56, Western Illinois 49, Harvard 30, Idaho State 28, Sacramento State 26, Tennessee State 25, Northern Arizona 22, Dartmouth 22, Delaware 21, Austin Peay 14, Yale 13, Richmond 7, ETSU 6, Mercer 5, Southeastern Louisiana 5, Prairie View A&M 4, Sacred Heart 4, Western Carolina 3, Howard 2, Eastern Kentucky 1.