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2B Wednesday, October 17, 2007 HATTIESBURG AMERICAN 1 SPORTS Turner Gill has Buffalo in 'uncharted waters' The Associated Press said. "I'm excited that this is happening. I was certain that it was going to happen. But we've still got some ways to go here." Gill, the former quarterback, has the Bulls' offense on a roll after taking over the play-calling duties this year. Buffalo has scored 31 or more points three times this season, and is powered by a balanced attack.

James Starks had 231 yards rushing the third most in school history and three touchdowns last weekend. His 12 scores this season lead the MAC and are tied for fifth in the nation. Then there's junior quarterback Drew Willy who's averaging 200 yards passing and leads the conference with a 66.5 completion taking over, Manuel is being credited as being the architect for the team's turnaround, starting with his decision to convince Gill, who was with the Green Bay Packers at the time, to give Buffalo an opportunity- "The 3-4 record doesn't seem like a lot except at an institution where the most you've ever won is three, said Manuel, who played at Michigan. "It's small steps. But I think those who have followed the program for many years understand how big this is for us and how far we've come in a very short period of time with Turner." The Bulls' defense is young, but getting the most out of its senior starters, such as defensive end Trevor Scott, a converted tight end, who's tied for 10th in the nation by averaging one sack per game.

Starks, a sophomore, is excited about the unprecedented success the Bulls are enjoying. Starks would know because he grew up in nearby Niagara Falls and always dreamed of playing at Buffalo. "Growing up here, I saw how UB struggled," Starks said. "And as a kid, I always wanted to come to UB and change the program around. So to come here and have a chance to do that, the way we're going right now, is a good feeling." Tell that to Bulls athletic director Warde Manuel.

In three years since "There's a lot of good things here," Gill said. "But the other thing is, like I've told them, now we're in some uncharted waters." In less than two seasons, Gill has done what no one else accomplished since Buffalo returned to major college football in 1999: The first-time head coach and one-time Heisman Trophy-finalist has the Bulls pointed toward respectability. Off to a 3-1 start in the MidAmerican Conference and 3-4 overall, the Bulls have pulled off a number of firsts following last weekend's 43-33 win over Toledo. Buffalo had never before won three conference games in one season, never mind winning two in a row, following 31-10 win against Ohio on Oct. 6.

With five career wins at Buffalo, Gill's already matched the number the Bulls won in the previous four years before he arrived and begun turning around a team that went 10-69 in its first seven seasons at the Division I-A level. Just to be sure, the success, as modest as it's been, isn't going to Gill's head. "We're still hungry for some more, so we're not just satisfied with that," said Gill, who's Bulls play their final nonconference game at Syracuse on Saturday. Now the challenge and no Bulls coach has uttered these words before for Gill is keeping his players grounded. "I talked about it last week, about being able to handle prosperity," Gill AMHERST, N.Y.

Settling into the coach's seat before the microphone, Turner Gill opened his weekly press conference Tuesday the same as usual by running down a list of Buffalo's accomplishments. It took Gill nearly 2 minutes to get through them, and he could've gone for much longer. And once he was done, Gill shrugged off a wisecrack question about whether there were any negatives to mention. "Nah, we're not even going to focus on those things," Gill said with a big laugh, and for good reason, For the first time in a long time, everything's starting to look up for a once-woeful program that is enjoying a sudden resurgence. SCQRECARD FOOTBALL IN THE BLEACHERS AREA SCHEDULE Prep polls Class 1A School Points Prv 1.

Puckett(7) (6-0) 79 1 2. Mount Olive (6-1) 70 2 3. Weir (6-1) 58 4 4. Ray Brooks (1) (5-1) 48 5 5. East Webster (7-0) 47 3 Others receiving votes: 6, Bogus Chitto 6.

7, Dexter 6. 8, J.F. Kennedy 6. Class 2A School Points Prv 1. Taylorsville (6) (7-0) 77 2 2.

Eupora (7-0) 67 3 3. West Bolivar (2) (7-0) 64 1 4. Bruce (6-1) 41 4 5. Philadelphia (6-1) 39 5 Others receiving votes: 6, East Marlon 8. 7, Enterpnse Clarke 6.

8, St. Andrew's 6. 9, Riverside 6. 10, Baldwyn 6. Class 3A School Point! Prv 1.

Ripley (7) (7-0) 79 3 2. Newton County (6-1) 63 5 3. Jefferson Co. (1) (6-1) 42 NR 4. Tylertown (6-1) 38 1 5.

Louisville (4-3) 33 2 Others receiving votes: 6, Franklin Co. 29. 7, Greene County 23. 8, Sena-tobia 7. 9, Winona 6.

Class 4A School Points Prv 1. Moss Point (1) (6-1) 68 3 2. Clarksdale (5) (5-1) 67 2 3. Shannon (2) (7-0) 57 5 4. West Point (6-1) 45 4 5.

Picayune (5-1) 27 NR Others receiving votes: 6, Laurel 23. 7, D'lberville 21. 8, Wayne County 6. 9, Brookhaven 6. Class 5A School Points Prv 1.

South Panola (8) (7-0) 60 1 2. George County (6-1) 68 2 3. Olive Branch (6-1) 64 4 4. Ocean Springs (6-0) 51 5 5. Pascagoula (6-1) 32 3 Others receiving votes: 6, Meridian 12.

7, Tupelo 7. 8, Provine 6. Class Private Schools School Points Prv 1. Jackson Prep (8) (8-0) 80 1 2. Lamar School (7-1) 67 2 3.

Jackson Aca. (6-2) 43 5 4. Copiah Aca. (7-1) 33 4 5. Trinity Episcopal (8-0) 24 NR Others receiving votes: 6, Washington School 22.

7, Bayou Aca. 19. 8, Leake Aca. 14. 9, Pillow Aca.

12. 10, Brookhaven Aca. 6. "You're behind on points. So this round I want you to use the jab, hammer the body, keep moving.

And if that doesn't work, grab your rifle and start blasting away." TODAY Junior college soccer Jones at Pearl River, 5:307:30 p.m. THURSDAY College football Delta State at North Alabama, 7 p.m. Junior college football Pearl River at Southwest, 7 p.m. High school football Columbia at West Marion, 7 p.m. Mount Olive at Salem, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY High school football Wingfield at Hattiesburg, 7 p.m. Oak Grove at Terry, 7 p.m. Petal at Hancock, 7:30 p.m. George County at Gulfport, 7:30 p.m. Forrest County AHS at St.

Martin, 7 p.m. Laurel at Northeast Jones, 7:30 p.m. West Jones at South Jones 7 p.m. Vancleave at Poplarville, 7:30 p.m. Gautier at Stone, 7:30 p.m.

Lumberton at Purvis, 7 p.m. Sumrall at Pass Christian, 7 p.m. Greene County at Perry Central, 7 p.m. Collins at Northeast Lauderdale, 7 p.m. Raymond at Magee, 7 p.m.

Richton at North Forrest, 7 p.m. Taylorsville at Seminary, 7 p.m. East Marion at Prentiss High, 7 p.m. Bassfield at St. Patrick, 7 p.m.

Parklane at Presbyterian Christian, 7 p.m. Brookhaven Academy at Columbia Academy, 7 p.m. East Rankin at Prentiss Christian, 7 p.m. Heidelberg Academy at Alpha Christian, 7 p.m. College volleyball Southern Miss at UTEP, 8 p.m.

College soccer Colorado College at Southern Miss, 4 p.m. SATURDAY College football Arkansas at Ole Miss, 1 p.m. Mississippi State at West Virginia, 2 p.m. Grambling State at Jackson State, 3 p.m. Alcorn State at Southern, 3 p.m.

Texas Southern at Mississippi Valley State, 2 p.m. Shorter at Belhaven, 1:30 p.m. Junior college football Gulf Coast at Jones, 2 p.m. SUNDAY Pro football Atlanta at New Orleans, noon College football Southern Miss at Marshall, 7 p.m. College soccer UTEP at Southern Miss, 1 p.m.

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200 119 1707 15 9 Kna, Det. 167 114 1333 8 6 Hasselbeck, Sea. 198 125 1510 9 5 McNabb, Phi. 171 101 1221 6 2 Favre.G.B. 247 160 1715 9 6 Manning, NY-G 196 119 1379 11 8 Griese.CN.

122 75 881 7 6 J. Campbell, Was. 150 88 1086 5 4 Rushers Att Yds Avg LGTD Petetson, Min. 96 607 6.3 73t 4 James, Ariz 129 522 4,0 27 4 Ward, NY-G 94 421 4.5 44 2 Alexander, Sea. 116 413 3.6 22 2 Westbrook, Phi.

71 411 6.8 27 2 Foster, Car. 97 404 4.2 20 1 Barber, Dal. 64 381 6.0 54 4 Benson, Chi. 119 370 3.1 16 2 Ports. Was.

86 363 4,2 191 3 Gore, S.F. 84 306 3.6 43t 3 Receivers No Yds AvgLGTD Fitzgerald, Ariz 40 545 13.6 40 1 Driver, G.B. 36 412 11.4 46 2 Smith, Car. 35 496 14.2741 6 Witten, Dal. 32 454 14.2 38 4 Holt, St.L 32 384 12.0 34 3 Bush, N.O.

31 166 5.4 17 0 Burress, NY-G 30 507 16.9601 8 Beman, Chi. 30 406 13.6391 1 Williams, Del 29 424 14.69K 3 Engram, Sea. 28 395 14.1 49 2 Punters No Yds LG Avg Jones, St.L 26 1303 66 50.1 Lee, S.F. 36 1802 74 50.1 McBriar, Dal. 22 1078 64 49.0 Wealherford, N.O.

20 916 61 45.8 N. Harris, Det. 22 987 58 44.9 Baker, Car. 32 1421 64 44.4 Kluwe.Min. 29 1270 70 43.8 Frost, Was.

29 1260 64 43,4 Ryan, G.B. 30 1299 64 43,3 Bidwell.T.B. 30 1291 57 43,0 Punt Returners No Yds AvgLGTD Hester, Chi. 20 387 19.4 89t 2 D.Hall, St.L 12 181 15.1851 1 Crayton, Dal. 9 120 13.3 49 0 Jones, T.B.

12 143 11.9 35 0 Breaston, Ariz 18 206 1 Burleson, Sea. 20 208 10.4 56 0 Mahe, Phi. 10 102 10.2 32 0 Walters. Del 8 80 10.0 18 0 Robinson, Car. 10 95 9.5 23 0 Lewis, S.F.

11 92 8.4 2 3 0 Kickoff Returners No Yds AvgLGTD Peterson, Min. 8 248 31.0 53 0 Jones, T.B. 8 242 30.3 36 0 Norwood, Atl. 18 488 27.1 76 0 Cartwnght Was. 18 475 26.4 40 0 Bradshaw, NY-G 9 234 26.0 39 0 D.

Hall, StL 20 503 25.2 64 0 Breaston, Ariz 14 348 24.9 36 0 Thompson, Dal. 19 454 23.9 72 0 Hester, Chi. 19 449 1 Reed, Phi. 7 164 23.4 26 0 Scoring Touchdowns TDRush RecRetPts Burress, NY-G 8 0 8 0 48 Smith, Car. 6 0 6 0 36 Barber, Dal.

5 4 1 0 30 Peterson, Min. 5 4 1 0 30 Cooley.Was. 4 0 4 0 26 Crayton, Dal. 4 0 4 0 24 Curtis, Phi. 4 0 4 0 24 Hester, Chi.

4 0 1 3 24 James, Ariz 4 4 0 0 24 Owens, Dal. 4 0 4 0 24 Witten, Dal. 4 0 4 0 24 Wynn.G.B. 4 4 0 0 24 C-USA standings East Division Conference Overall I East Carolina 3 1 4 3 Southern Miss. 2 1 3 3 UCF 113 3 Memphis 11 2 4 UAB 112 4 Marshall 0 2 0 6 West Division Tulsa 2 1 4 2 UTEP 2 1 4 3 Houston 2 1 3 3 Rice 1115 SMU 0 2 15 Tuiane 0 2 15 Green Bay 339.3 65.7 273.7 Detroit 338.2 72.8 265.4 Washington 333.4 123.0 210.4 Arizona 332.8 106.7 226 2 Seattle 330.8 91.3 239.5 New Orleans 319.2 89.8 2294 Carolina 317.7 132.5 185.2 Tampa Bay 297.0 99.2 197.8 Atlanta 290.2 93.5 196.7 Chicago 287.7 82.7 205.0 St.

Louis 283.5 87.5 196.0 San Francisco 203.2 86.0 117.2 DEFENSE Yards Rush Pass Washington 259.0 79.6 179.4 Philadelphia 292.6 91.2 201.4 New York Giants 309.5 96.5 213.0 Dallas 312.5 79.7 232.8 Tampa Bay 314,0 119.3 194.7 Green Bay 323.8 100.2 223.7 Arizona 328.0 114.3 213.7 Carolina 331.5 110.3 221.2 Seattle 336.7 116.5 2202 San Francisco 337.8 124.2 213.6 Si Louis 338.0 134.5 203.5 New Orleans 346.8 105.8 241.0 Atlanta 352.8 132.3 220.5 Minnesota 354.6 662 286.4 Chicago 361.3 134.2 227.2 Detroit 378.6 115.0 263.6 AFC Individual Leaders Through Week 6 Quarterbacks AttCotn YdsTDInt T. Brady, N.E. 204 148 1771 21 2 Manning, Ind. 165 1151319 10 2 Garrard, Jac. 136 90 1069 6 0 Roethlisberger, Prt.131 81 1013 9 3 Schaub.Hou.

188 130 1558 5 5 Anderson, Cle. 184 101 1496 14 8 Palmer, Cin. 203 127 1491 12 8 Huard.K.C. 184 122 1293 6 6 Rivers, S.O. 178 116 1312 7 7 Pennington, NY-J 139 95 939 6 6 Rushers Att Yds AvgLGTD Tomlinson, S.D.

122 527 4.341t 6 Brown, Mia. 102 526 5.2 60 4 McGahee, Bal. 127 525 4,1 37 1 Parker, Pit. 121 507 4,2 25 1 Henry, Den. 102 498 4.9 33 1 Jordan, Oak.

102 466 4.6 33 2 T. Jones, NY-J 112 420 3,8 36 0 Addai, Ind. 84 407 4.8 17 5 L. Johnson, K.C. 115 394 3.4 37 1 Morris, N.E.

85 384 4.5 49 3 Receivers No Yds Avg LGTO Mason. Bal. 49 451 9.2 28 1 47 505 10.7 42t 7 Gates. S.D. 43 547 12.7 34 3 Moss, N.E.

40 610 15.3 511 8 T. Gonzalez, K.C. 38 440 11.6 26t 3 Welker, N.E. 38 386 10.2 35t 3 C. Johnson, Cin.

36 578 16.1 39t 3 Cotchery, NY-J 35 485 13.9 50 0 Brown, Mia. 34 356 10.5 43 1 Coles, NY-J 33 327 9.9 28 4 Punters No Yds LG Avg Lechler.Oak. 17 813 69 47.8 Colquitt, K.C. 36 1673 65 46.5 Moorman, Bui. 25 1133 75 45.3 Sepuiveda, Pit.

22 990 59 45.0 16 712 59 44.5 Koch, Bal. 26 1147 64 44.1 Scrlres, S.O. 26 1130 61 43.5 H. Smith, Ind. 13 560 63 43.1 Larson, Cin.

24 1033 54 43.0 Fields, Mia. 21 902 55 43.0 Punt Returners No Yds AvgLGTD Jones, Hou. 8 132 16.5 74 0 Welker, N.E. 14 163 11.6 29 0 Chns Davis, Ten. 12 118 9.8 28 0 Drummond, K.C.

11 96 8.7 22 0 Sproles, S.D. 10 87 8.7 23 0 Ginn.Mia. 10 73 7.3 23 0 Green, Cin. 8 36 4.5 9 0 Rossum, Pit, 13 54 4.2 14 0 Higgins, Oak. 7 16 2.3 6 0 Kickotf Returners No Yds AvgLGTD Washington, NY-J 15 546 36.4 get 2 Figurs, Bal.

9 301 33.4 61 0 Rossum, Pit. 8 266 33.398t 1 Cnbbs.Cle. 26 808 31.1991 1 McGee, But. 16 486 30.41031 1 Hobbs, N.E. 15 442 29.5108t 1 Mathis, Hou.

11 320 29.1841 1 Rushing, Ind. 12 324 27.0 47 0 Jones-Drew, Jac. 10 265 26.5 42 0 Gmn, Mia. 25 627 25.1 52 0 Scoring Touchdowns TDRushRecRetPts Moss, N.E. 8 0 8 0 48 Edwards, Cle.

7 0 7 0 42 7 0 7 0 42 Tomlinson. S.D. 7 6 1 0 42 Brown, Mia 5 4 1 0 32 Addai, Ind. 5 5 0 0 30 Clark, Ind. 5 0 5 0 30 Watson, N.E.

5 0 5 0 30 Coles, NY-J 4 0 4 0 24 Wayne. Ind. 4 0 4 0 24 NFC Individual Leaders Through Week 6 Quarterbacks OF THE WEEK AFC OFFENSE Yards Rush Pass New England 2587 650 1737 Indianapolis 2014 710 1 304 Cincinnati 1835 411 1424 Denver 1826 694 1132 Jacksonville 1776 774 1002 Cleveland 2127 691 1436 Pittsburgh 1759 835 924 Houston 2055 490 1565 San Diego 2007 755 1252 Baltimore 1979 643 1336 Oakland 1639 830 809 Miami 1950 627 1323 Tennessee 1513 709 804 Kansas City 1766 449 1317 New York Jets 1678 543 1135 Buffalo 1133 491 642 DEFENSE Yards Rush Pass Pittsburgh 1178 363 815 New England 1540 468 1072 Baltimore 1634 4O0 1234 Indianapolis 1391 527 864 Tennessee 1407 319 1088 Jacksonville 1524 482 1042 Kansas City 1873 706 1167 San Diego 1946 617 1429 Houston 1980 701 1279 Denver 1666 938 728 Miami 2113 1011 1102 Oakland 1785 724 1061 New York Jets 2249 769 1460 Cincinnati 1966 729 1237 Cleveland 2478 897 1581 Buffalo 2107 668 1439 NFC OFFENSE Yards Rush Pass Dallas 2431 783 1648 New York Giants 2155 773 1382 Philadelphia 1762 655 1107 Minnesota 1697 851 846 Green Bay 2036 394 1642 Detroit 1691 364 1327 Washington 1667 615 1 052 Arizona 1997 640 1357 Seattle 1985 548 1437 New Orleans 1596 449 1147 Carolina 1906 795 1111 Tampa Bay 1782 595 1187 Atlanta 1741 561 1180 Chicago 1726 496 1230 St. Louis 1701 525 1176 San Francisco 1016 430 586 DEFENSE Yards Rush Pass Washington 1295 398 897 Philadelphia 1463 456 1007 New York Giants 1857 579 1278 Dallas 1875 478 1397 Tampa Bay 1884 716 1168 Green Bay 1943 601 1342 Anzona 1968 686 1282 Carolina 1989 662 1327 Seattle 2020 699 1321 San Francisco 1689 621 1068 St. Louis 2028 807 1221 New Orleans 1734 529 1205 Atlanta 2117 794 1323 Minnesota 1773 331 1442 Chicago 2168 805 1363 Detroit 1893 575 1318 AVERAGE PER GAME AFC OFFENSE Yards Rush Pass New England 431.2 141.7 289.5 Indianapolis 402.8 142.0 260.8 Cincinnati 367.0 82.2 284.8 Denver 365.2 138.8 226.4 Jacksonville 355.2 154.8 200.4 Cleveland 354.5 115.2 239.3 Pittsburgh 351.8 167.0 184.8 Houston 342.5 81.7 260.8 San Diego 334.5 125.8 208.7 Baltimore 329.8 107.2 222.7 Oakland 327.8 166.0 161.8 Miami 325.0 104.5 220.5 Tennessee 302.6 141.8 160.8 Kansas City 294.3 74.8 219.5 NewYorkJets 279.7 90.5 189.2 Buffalo 226 6 98.2 128.4 DEFENSE Yards Rush Pass Pittsburgh 235.6 72.6 163.0 New England 256.7 78.0 178.7 Baltimore 272.3 66.7 205.7 Indianapolis 278.2 105.4 172.8 Tennessee 281.4 63.8 217.6 Jacksonville 304 8 96.4 208.4 Kansas Crty 312.2 117.7 194.5 San Diego 324.3 86.2 238.2 Houston 330.0 116 8 213.2 Denver 333.2 187.6 145.6 Miami 352.2 1 68.5 1 83.7 Oakland 357.0 144.8 212.2 NewYorkJets 374.8 131.5 243.3 Cincinnati 393.2 145.8 247.4 Cleveland 413.0 149.5 263.5 Buflak) 421.4 133.6 287.8 NFC OFFENSE Yards Rush Pass Dallas 405.2 130.5 274.7 New York Giants 359.2 128 8 230.3 Philadelphia 352.4 131.0 221.4 Minnesota 339.4 170.2 169.2 PREP STARS GOLF JuCo poll Through Oct.

14 Record PUPvi 1. Snow, Utah (5) 7-0 102 1 2. Butler CC, Kan. (1) 7-0 98 2 3. Miss.

Gulf Coast (1) 7-0 94 3 4. Eastern Arizona 7-0 83 4 5. Jones County JC 7-0 78 6. Kilgore, Texas 6-1 67 7 7. Blinn, Texas 6-1 62 8 8.

Georgia Military Coll. 6-1 45 11 9. Rochester CC, Minn. 7-0 44 9 9. Cisco JC, Texas 6-1 44 12 11.

Iowa Central CC 6-1 27 13 12. Dean, Mass. 7-0 26 13. Pearl River CC 5-2 21 6 14. MesaCCAnz.

6-1 14 15 15. Itawamba CC, Miss. 6-1 10 17 16. Fort Scott CC, Kan. 6-1 7 14 16.

Garden City CC. Kan.6-1 7 17 18. Glendale CC. Ariz. 4-2 5 10 19.

Northwest Miss.CC 5-2 4 16 20. North Iowa Area CC 5-2 2 17 USM results MEN Tuesday at Ruston, La. Squire Creek Classic Final Round Team Results Mississippi 860 LSU 862 Louisiana Tech 863 Jacksonville State 864 Louisiana-Lafayette 865 Arkansas State 867 Middle Tennessee 875 College of Charleston 881 Texas-Arlington 882 New Orleans 883 Sam Houston State 885 Southern Miss 891 Nevada 892 Arkansas-Little Rock 895 BASEBALL SOCCER College results WOMEN Tuesday at Hattiesburg William Carey 3, Spring Hill 3 (20T) SPRING HILL (9-6-2, 3-2-2 in MLB playoffs LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES American League Tuesday Cleveland 7, Boston 3, Cleveland leads series 3-1 Thursday Boston (Beckett 20-7) at Cleveland (Sabathia 19-7), 7:21 p.m. Saturday Cleveland at Boston, TBD, II necessary Sunday Cleveland at Boston, TBD. if necessary WORLD SERIES Wednesday, Oct.

24 Colorado at American League, (n) Thursday, Oct. 25 Colorado at AL. (n Saturday, Oct. 27 AL at Colorado, (n) Sunday, Oct. 26 AL at Colorado.

(n Monday. Oct. 29 AL at Colorado, it necessary, (n) Wednesday. Oct. 31 Colorado at AL, it necessary, (n) Thursday, Nov.

1 Colorado at AL, it necessary, (n) ALCS box score INDIANS 7, RED SOX 3 CONTACT US Van Arnold, Sports Editor (601)584-3119 Alan Hinton, Assistant Sports Editor (601) 584-3136 Patrick Magee, USM Beat Writer (601)584-3107 Stan Caldwell, Prep Editor (601) 584-3137 Jeff 0'Rear, Scoreboard Editor (601)584-3136 Nebraska 900 Rice 904 Louisiana-Monroe 906 North Texas 907 Southern Miss Individuals 123 Rocky Cleland 219 128 Kyle Ramey 220 t40 Rob Hudson 222 t82 Alex Park 231 91 Tyler Sparks 238 Local results Sherwin Williams Scramble Tuesday at Timberton Golf Club First place Craig Stevenson, Chris Nicholas, Joel Edwards (55) Second place Joey Hasty, Brad Hastey, Rodney Lindsey (61) Third place Reuben Wedgeworlh, Chris Bryant, Micah Husser (64) GCAC): GOALS Kasey Pruett, Lynsey Winkler, Moe Sargent. WILLIAM CAREY in GCAC): GOALS Natailie Nino, Shannon Steflen, Linda Garcia. MIAMI DOLPHINS-Waived Donovm Darius. Placed DT Chase Page on injured reserve. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS-Acquired WR Chris Chambers from Miami for a 2008 second-round draft pick.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS-Signed DT Howard Green, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Acquired RB Michael Bennett from Kansas City lor undisclosed 2008 and 2009 draft picks. WASHINGTON REDSKINS Released Kili Lefotu and FB Brian Bell from the practice squad. Signed Kevin Sampson and Calvin Armstrong to the practice squad. Arena Football League AFL Announced its Board ol Directors approved the move of the Las Vegas Gladiators to Cleveland. CLEVELAND Named Bernie Kosar president and chief executive officer.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS-Signed Brad Marchand. BUFFALO SABRES Agreed to terms with Jochen Hecht on a four-year contract extension through the 2011-12 season. OTTAWA SENATORS Signed Randy Robitaille to a one-year contract. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS-Assigned RW David Laliberle. RW Gmo Piselimi and Mike Vannelli to Wheeling (ECHL).

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS-Assigned Mark Letestu from Wilkes-BarreScranton (AHL) to Wheeling (ECHL). VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Assigned Mason Raymond to Manitoba (AHL). COLLEGE NCAA Placed Ball State on two years probation and reduced the number of football and men's tennis scholarships for violations in its athletics program. NEBRASKA Named Tom Osborne interim athletic director. WPI Named George Legacy soft-ball coach.

Division II poll Through Oct. 14 Record PtsPvs 1. Grand Valley St. (28) 6-0 2. North Alabama 6-0 3.

Chadron State, Neb. 7-0 4. Nebraska-Omaha 6-0 700 1 664 3 636 4 621 6 586 8 530 10 486 12 472 11 469 9 443 13 416 2 369 14 343 5 327 15 313 7 272 17 224 18 206 19 184 21 173 21 156 23 123 24 82 16 70 25 62 5. Delta State, Miss. 6.

West Texas 7. Catawba, N.C. 8. California, Pa. 9.

NW Missouh State 10. Tarieton Texas 11. North Dakota 12. Abilene Chr Texas 6-1 13. Valdosta State, Ga.

5-1 14. West Chester, Pa. 6-1 15. Carson-Newman 6-1 16. Tuskegee, Ala.

6-0 17. Shepherd, W.Va. 6-1 18. Wmgate, N.C. 6-1 19.

Central Washington 5-1 20. Mesa State. Colo. 7-0 21. Prttsburg State, Kan.

5-2 22. Indiana, Pa. 5-1 23. Midwestern State 5-2 24. Tiffin, Ohio 6-1 25.

Albany State, Ga. 6-1 NFL statistics TOTAL YARDAGE TRANSACTIONS SPORTS LINE BOSTON CLEVELAND abrhbi ab rhbi Pedroiaa 4 0 10 Szmorecf 3 100 Yukihs 1b 4 12 1 ACbera2b5 1 1 1 DOrtadh 4 111 Hafnerdh 4 000 MRmrzl 4 12 1 VMrtnz 1b 4 111 LoweI3b 4 0 0 0 JhPltass 4 123 JDrewrt 4 0 10 Lofton 4 110 Cnspcf 4 0 0 0 BlaKe3b 4 122 MrbeHc 2 0 0 0 Gutrrzif 2 110 vaiitekc 10 10 Shpcehc 3 010 JLugoss 3 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 8 3 Totals 33 7 9 7 Boston 000 003 000 -3 Cleveland 000 070 OOx -7 E-Youkilis (1). DP Cleveland 1. LOB-Boston 4, Cleveland 7. 2B JhPeralta 2).

HR-Youkilis (1), DOrtiz (1), MRamirez (2), JhPeralta (2), Blake (1). SB-Sizemore(l), Lofton (1). IP RERBBSO Boston WakelieldL.0-1 4 2-3 5 5 5 2 7 Delcamien 1-3 3 2 2 1 1 Lesler 3 1 0 0 14 Cleveland SyrdW.1-0 5 6 2 2 0 4 Lewis 2 2 110 0 RBetancourt 2 0 0 0 0 0 Byrd plched to 2 barters in the 6th. HBP-by Wakefield (Shoppach). UmpiresHome, Paul Emmel; First, Gary Cederstrom; Second, Dana DeMuth; Third.

Randy Marsh; Left, Ker-wm Danley; Rrght, Brian Gorman. 3:12. A 44,008 CENT FLORIDA 3 Tulsa CAROLINA 4 'NC Stale ARIZONA 10 Slanlord FRESNO ST 1212 San Jose St Houston 12 12 UAB Flonda 7 KENTUCKY Base St 16 12 LA TECH PURDUE 7 Iowa Ohio no line TOLEDO Tsias 24 12 BAYLOR OKLAHOMA ST 3 Kansas SI Cincinnal 9 12 PITTSBURGH Michigan 2 12 ILLINOIS MEXICO ST 9 12 Idaho LSU 11 Auburn New Mexico 7 15 SAN DIEGO ST UNLV 218 CokxadoSt COLLEGE FOOTBALLSUNDAY FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Southern Mist 4 MARSHALL NFL FOOTBALLSUNDAY FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG WASHINGTON 7 Arizona ORLEANS 9 Atlanta Baltimore 3 BUFFALO DALLAS 10 Minnesota New England 17 MIAMI NY GIANTS 10 San Francisco DETROIT 112 Tampa Bay HOUSTON no Ime Tennessee OAKLAND 3 Kansas City CINCINNATI 6 New York Jets PHILADELPHIA 4 12 Chicago SEATTLE 9 St Louis Pittsburgh 3 12 DENVER Odds provided by National Sports Services. Inc. (http.www nss net) BASEBALL American League LOS ANGELES ANGELS Announced the retirement of Bill Stone-man, general manager, who will remain with the team as senior advisor.

Named Tony Reagins general manager and Abe Flores director of player personnel. OAKLAND ATHLETICS Named Ron Romanick bullpen coach, TEXAS RANGERS Agreed to terms with RHP Frank Francisco on a one-year contract. National League CHICAGO CUBS-Promoted Jay Blunk to vice president of marketing and broadcasting, Oneri Fleita to vice president ol player personnel, Mark O'Neal to director of athletic Iraining, Carl Rice to senior director of information systems and special protects and Jenny Surma to senior director of human resources CINCINNATI REDS-Named Butch Baccala and Jeff Taylor mapr league scouts, Paul Pierson assistant director for player development and scouting, Freddy Benavides minor league field coordinator and Joe Katuska amateur scout. WASHINGTON NATIONALS Pro-moled Squire Galbreath II to assistant general manager for baseball administration. Assigned LHP Micah Bowie and OF Alex Escobar outright to Columbus (IL).

Announced RHP Jason Simontac-chi elected minor-league free agency. Can-Am League BROCKTON ROX-Traded RHP Matt Reilly and OF John Allen to Fort Worth (Texasl for RHP Ryan Bumau, OF John Molyneux and their 2008 second pick in tryout camp. BASKETBALL Women's National Basketball Association WASHINGTON MYSTICS-Stgned Crystal Robinson, assistant coach. Amencan Basketball Association WESTCHESTER PHANTOMS Named Teresa Weatherspoon coach FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CAROINALS-Signed QB Tim Hasselbeck. Released DE Quentin Moses.

DENVER BRONCOS-Signed LB Jordan Beck. Released LB D.D. Lewis. Gannett News Service (Home Team In CAPS) COLLEGE FOOTBALLTHURSDAY FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG South Flonda 2 12 RUTGERS TCU 312 Utah COLLEGE FOOTBALLFRIDAY FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Northwestern 9 MICHIGAN Louisville 3 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE FOOTBALLSATURDAY FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG SYRACUSE 4 Buffalo Mam Oh 6 1'2 TEMPLE WEST VIRGINIA 23 Uiisiuiopl St. Perm St 7 INDIANA ClEMSON 17 Cent Michigan WISCONSIN 23 No Illinois Arkansas MISSISSIPPI SO CAROLINA 13 VanOertnlt Wake Forest 3 NAVY GA TECH 25 1 Army Aifl FORCE 3 Wyoming Ball SI 1 12 MICHIGAN Kansas 3112 COLORADO RICE 2 Memphis SMU 6 Tuiane Nevada Reno 7 UTAH ST ALABAMA 1 Tennessee NEBRASKA 2 Texas ASM Oklahoma 281 '2 IOWA ST MISSOURI 312 Texas Tech UCLA no line California Use 19 NOTRE DAME FLORIDA ST 6 Miami Fl Oregon 11 WASHINGTON OHIO ST 1 1 Michigan St MARYLAND 5 Virginia KENT 5 12 Bowling Green Ira White (Poplarville): Ran 11 times for 205 yards and 1 TD in a 48-33 win over Pearl River Central.

Josh Larson (Oak Grove): Completed 18 of 30 passes for 234 yards in a 36-35 loss to Meridian. Nick Griffin (Perry Central): Ran 17 times for 1 53 yards and 2 TDs in a 22-0 win over West Marion. Steve Simon (East Marion): Ran 29 times for 31 7 yards and 3 TDs in a 34-19 win over St Patrick. Michael Saucier (Purvis): Ran 24 times for 1 82 yards and 5 TDs in a 48-33 win over Columbia. Jaboyria Badon (Purvis (Ran 16 times for 1 87 yards and 2 TDs in a 48-33 win over Columbia.

Dupree Harris (Bassfield): Ran 15 times for 1 21 yards and 3 TDs in a 41-14 win over Prentiss. Bill Franks (Greene County): Ran 13 times for 145 yards and 1 TD in a 27-7 win over Sumrall. Jason McNair (Mount Olive): Had 5 catches for 129 yards and 1 TD in a 32-7 win over Dexter. FOOTBALL Emil Jones (North Forrest): Completed 19 of 26 passes for 240 yards and 4 TDs in a 28-19 win over Lumberton. David Roberts (Presbyterian): Completed 20 of 42 passes for 244 yards and 2 TDs in a 22-14 loss to Hillcrest Julius McNair (Mount Olive): Completed 15 of 25 passes for 276 yarrds and 2 TDs in a 32-17 win over Dexter.

Craig Breland (Hattiesburg): Had 2 interceptions, returning one for a touchdown, in a 44-18 win over Jim Hill. Robert Crosby (Collins): Competed 10 of 16 passes for 116 yards and 2 TDs in a 13-6 win over Raymond. Ryan Stewart (Columbia Academy): Ran 22 times for 137 yards and 2 TDs in a 29-13 loss to Oak Forest. Tookie Hopkins (George County): Ran 1 9 times for 1 1 1 yards and 2 TDs in a 29-24 win over Pascagoula. Michael Hawthorne (Oak Grove): Ran for 4 TDs in a 36-35 loss to Meridian.

SOFTBALL Kayla Ross (Poplarville): Had a triple and 2 singles in a 10-0 win over East Central, had 3 singles in a 3-2 loss to East Central. Laura Beth Kelly (Seminary): Had a triple and 2 singles in a 10-1 win over St. Andrew's. Cartey Crosby (Seminary): Had a double and 2 singles in a 10-1 win over St. Andrew's.

Lesli Burnham (Seminary): Had a double and 2 singles in a 10-1 win over St. Andrew's. Krystal Beesley (Petal): Had a double and 2 singles in an 11-1 win over Harrison Central. Christina Campbell (Poplarville): Had 2 doubles in a 1 0-0 win over East Central. Taylor Meyers (Poplarville): Had 2 doubles in an 8-3 win over East Central.

Laurin Locke (Petal): Had 3 singles in an 11-1 win over Harrison Central..