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THE' filciion Stei MONDAY, November 10, 2008 Puge2B WHiWr I Marion Star Sports BCS Standings List Nov.9 Harris USA Today Computer BCS Rk Pta Pet Rk Pts Pet Rk Pet Avg Pv 1 Alabama 1 280S 09853 1 1508 0.9889, 2 0970 0 9814 1 2. Texas Tech 2 2768 09712 2 1469 0.9633 1 0980 09715 2 S.Texas 4 2471 0 9670 5 1300 0.8525 3 0 920 0.8798 4 4 Florida 3 2531 08881 3 1348 0.8839 0 820 08640 5 5. Oklahoma 5 2427 0 8516 4 1314 08616 t5 0820 08444 6 6. Southern Cal 6 2329 08172 6 1268 0 6315 8 0720 07896 7 7 Utah 8 2034 07137 7 1104 07239 4 0870 0.7692 8 8 Perm St 7 2073 0 7274 8 1074 0.7043 10 0 620 06839 3 9 Boise St 9 1940 06807 8 1028 0 6741 9 0 680 06783 10 10. Georgia 12 1581 0 5547 12 842 0.5521 7 0.740 0 6156 13 11.

Oho St 10 1765 0 6193 10 936 0.6138 112 0 540 0.5910 11 12 Missouri 11 1585 0.5561 11 883 0.5790 t12 0.540 0 5584 14 13 Oklahoma St 13 1488 0.5221 13 808 0 5298 11 0.550 0 5340 9 14. Ball St 15 1231 0.4319 16 590 0.3869 15 0 430 0.4163 17 15 Michigan St 16 1122 0 3937 15 660 0.4328 17 0.340 0 3888 18 16. North Carolina 17 995 0 3491 17 543 0.3561 14 0 440 0 3817 19 17. BVU 14 1335 04684 14 679 0.4452 t19 0510 0.3746 15 18. TCU 18 975 0.3421 18 475 0.3115 16 0 400 0 3512 12 19 Florida St 20 708 0 2484 19 426 0.2793 18 0.250 0.2593 22 20.

LSU 19 806 0 2828 20 409 0.2682 t21 0170 0.2403 16 21. Pittsburgh 21 558 0.1958 21 311 0.2039 23 0140 0.1799 NR 22 Uicirinati 23 331 0.1161 22 183 0.1200 t19 0.210 0.1487 NR 23 Tulsa 22 342 01200 24 144 00944 NR 0000 0.0715 NR 24 Wake Forest 36 14 0 0049 131 13 0 0085 121 0170 0 0611 NR 25. South Carolina 24 147 0.0516 23 155 0.1016 t26 0.020 0.0577 NR Department SportsSrrarior.cotTi Local News Editor James Steven 740-375-5146 Sports Writers Denny McPhersM 740-375-5158 OMcPhersonrKogairnetLaxti Bob Putman 740-375-5157 Sports Lines Sport Information, to report local scores 740-375-5160 Department hours 6p.m.-1a.m. Top25Fad By The AuocutM Press No, 1 Alabama (1O0) beat No. 15 LSU 27-21.

OT Next vs. Mtssesippi State, Saiuroay No. 2 Texas Tech (10-0) beat No. 8 Oklahoma State 56-20. Next at No.

6 Oklahoma, Nov 22. No. 3 Pern Stale (9-1) lost to Iowa 24-23. Next vs. Indiana, Saturday.

No. 4 Florida (6-1) beat vandertx 42-14. Next vs. Sou Carolina. Saturday.

No. 5 Texas 19-1) beat Baylor 45-21. Ned; at Kansas. Saturday. No.

6 Oklahoma (9-1) beat Texas 66-28. Next vs No 2 Texas Tech. Nov. 22. No.

7 Southern CaJ (8-1) beat No. 21 California 17-3. Next at Stanford. Saturday. No.

8 Oklahoma State (8-2) lost to No. 2 Texas Tech 56-20. Next: at Colorado, Saturday. No. 9 Boise State (9-0) beat Utah State 49-14.

Next: at Idaho. Saturday. No. 10 Utah (10-0) beat No. 11 TCU 13-10, Thursday.

Next At San Diego State. Saturday. No. 11 TCU (9-2) lost to No. 10 Utah 13-10, Thursday.

Next vs. Air Force. Nov. 22. No.

12 Ohio State (8-2) beat Northwestern 45-10. Next: at IHinots. Saturday. No. 13 Missouri (8-2) beat Kansas State 41-24.

Next at Iowa State, Saturday. No. 14 Georgia (8-2) beat Kentucky 42-38. Next at Auburn, Saturday. No.

IS LSU 16-3) lost to No. 2 Alabama 27-21, OT. Next vs. Troy, Saturday. No.

16 Bail State (9-0) beat Northern Illinois 45-14, Wednesday. Next at Miami (Ohio), Tuesday. No. 17 BYU (9-1) beat San Diego State 41-12. Next at Air Force, Saturday.

No. 18 Michigan State (9-2) beat Purdue 21-7. Next: at No. 3 Perm State, Nov. 22.

No. 19 North Carolina (7-2) beat No. 22 Georgia Tech 28-7. Next: at No. 23 Maryland, Saturday.

No. 20 West Virginia (6-3) lost to Cincinnati 26-23, OT. Next: at Louisville, Nov. 22. No.

21 California (6-3) lost to No. 7 Southern Cal 17-3. Next at Oregon State, Saturday. No. 22 Georgia Tech (7-3) tost to No.

19 North Carolina 28-7. Next: vs. Miami, Nov. 20. No.

23 Maryland (8-3) lost to Virginia Tech 23-13, Thursday. Next vs. No. 19 North Carolina, Saturday. No.

24 Florida Slate (7-2) beat Ciemson 41-27. Next: vs. Boston College, Saturday. No. 25 Pittsburgh (7-2) beat Louisville 41-7.

Next: at Cincinnati, Nov, 22. The AP Top 25 By The Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college tootbal poa, with first-place votes In parentheses, records through Nov. 8. total points based on 25 points tor a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-pace vote, and previous ranking; Record Pts Pvt 1. Alabama (44) 10-0 1,604 1 2.

Texas Tech (21) 104 1.574 2 3. Florida 8-1 1.467 4 4. Texas 9-1 1,437 5 5. Oklahoma 9-1 1,375 6 6. Southern Cal 8-1 1.311 7 7.

Perm St -1 1.161 3 8. Utah 10-0 1,157 10 9 Boise St 9-0 1.110 9 10. Ohio St 8-2 1,009 12 11. Oklahoma St 8-2 963 8 12 Missouri 8-2 913 13 13. Georgia 8-2 880 14 14.

Ball St 9-0 677 16 15. TCU 9-2 623 11 16 BYU 9-1 602 17 17. North Carolina 7-2 597 19 18 Michigan St. 9-2 584 18 19. LSU 6-3 552 15 20.

Florida St 7-2 380 24 21. Pittsburgh 7-2 318 25 22. Cincinnati 1 7-2 269 23. Oregon St 6-3 124 24. South Carolina 7-3 117 25.

Tulsa 8-1 84 Others receiving votes: California 73, Virginia Tech 44, Air Force 40, Georgia Tech 29, Arizona 7, Oregon 6, W. Michigan 6, Cent Michigan 5, Iowa 5, Miami 5, West Virginia 5, Boston College 3, Maryland 3, Northwestern 3, Kansas 1, South Florida 1, Wake Forest 1. US A Today Top 25 Pofl The Top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for-a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Alabama (44) 1(H) 1,508 1 2.

Texas Tech (17) 10-0 1,469 3 3. Florida 8-1 1,348 5 4 Oklahoma 9-1 1,314 4 5. Texas 9-1 1,300 7 6. Southern Califomia8-1 1,268 6 7. Utah 10-0 1,104 9 8.

Penn Stale 9-1 1 1,074 2 9. Boise State 9-0 .1,028 10 10. Ohio State 8-2 936 12 11. Missouri 8-2 883 13 12. Georgia 8-2 842 14 13.

Oklahoma Stale 8-2 808 8 14. Brigham Young 9-1 679 16 15. Michigan State 9-2 660 17 16. Ball State 9-0 590 18 17. North Carolina 7-2 543 19 18.

TCU 9-2 475 11 19. Florida Stale 7-2 426 24 20. LSU 6-3 409 15 21. Pittsburgh 7-2 311 NR 22. Cincinnati 7-2 183 NR 23.

South Carolina 7-3 155 NR 24. Tulsa 8-1 144 NR 25. Oregon State 6-3 71 NR Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes: California 50; Oregon 49; Georgia Tech 38; Virginia Tech 34; Air Force 25; Northwestern 13; Wake Forest 13; Arizona 11; Kansas 11; Maryland Connecticut Minnesota Boston College Iowa Miami (Fla.) West Virginia Western Michigan 5. Big Ten Football By The, Associated Press BIG TEN CONFERENCE Conference All Games AH R8 CM KM JS PW 25 24 23 24 24 25 24 25 24 25 25 24 22 23 25 23 23 23 21 21 22 20 20 20 19 20 20 21 21 21 17 22 19 18 16 18 23 19 21 22 22 22 16 15 16 13 15 17 20 16 18 17 17 15 18 18 17 19 19 19 14 17 15 12 12 13 15 13 14 14 13 11 8 14 10 15 18 16 11 3 11 7 14 14 12 7 12 6 3 9 13 8 13 16 10 8 7 12 7 0 0 7 9 10 8 10 11 12 5 5 5 11 9 6 0 11 0 5 4 10 0 9 0 0 5 4 6 6 4 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,0 4 8 61 1 0 0 11 0 1. Alabama 2.

Texas Tech 3. Texas 4. Florida 5. Oklahoma 6. Southern Cal 7.

Utah 8. Penn St. 9. Boise St 10. Georgia 11.0hkSt 12.

Missouri 13. Oklahoma St 14. Ball St 15. Michigan St. 16.

North Carolina 17. BYU. 18. TCU 19. Florida St 20.

LSU 21. Pittsburgh 22. Cincinnati 23. Tulsa 24. Wake Forest 25.

South Carolina National Football League By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Pet PF PA New England 6 3 0 .667 188 160 NY. Jets 6 3 0 :667 255 190 Miami 5 4 0 .556 192 182 Buffalo 4 0 .556 192 189 South Pet PF PA Tennessee 9 0 0 1.000 220 117 Indianapolis 5 4 0 .556 191 197 Jacksonville 4 5 0 .444 198 186 Houston 3 6 0 .333 209 254 North Pet PF PA Pittsburgh 6 3 0 .667 198 140 Baltimore 6 3 0, .667 212 150 Cleveland 3 6 0 .333 172 194 Cincinnati 1 8 0 ,111 125 236 West Pet PF PA Denver 5 4 0 .556 224 251 San Diego 4 5 0 .444 244 218 Oakland 2 7 0 522 113 218 Kansas City 1 8 0 .111 145 243 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Pel PF PA N.Y. Giants 8 1 0 .889 262 160 Washington 6 3 0 .667 171 168 Philadelphia 5 4 0 .655 251 180 Dallas 5 4 0 .556 216 219 South Pel PF PA Carolina 7 2 0 .778 191 133 Tampa Bay 6 3 0 .667 200, 147 Atlanta 6 3 0 ,667 211 174 New Orleans 4 5 0 .444 236 229 North Pet PF PA Chicago 5 4 0 .556 237 194 Minnesota 5 4 0 .556 210 215 Green Bay 4 5 0 .444 237 206 Detroit 0 9 0 .000 151 277 West Pet PF PA Arizona 5 3 0 .625 234 184 San Francisco 2 6 0 .250 171 230 Seattle 2 7 0 .222 170 231 St. Louis 2 7 0 .222 128 282 Explanation Key Team percentages are derived by dividing a team's actual voting points by a maximum 2850 possible points in the Harris Interactive Poll and 1525 possible points in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Six computer rankings calculated in inverse points order (25 for No.

1, 24 for No. 2, etc.) are used to determine the overall computer component. The highest and lowest ranking for each team Is dropped, and the remaining four are added and divided by 100 (the maximum possible points) to produce a Computer Rankings Percentage. The six computer ranking providers are Anderson Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, Jeff Sagarin, and Peler Wolfe. Each computer ranking accounts for schedule strength in Us formula.

The BCS Average is calculated by averaging the percent totals of the Harris Interactive, USA Today Coaches and Computer polls. WL PF PA PF PA Mich. St. 6 1 183 159 9 2 296 214 Penn St. 5 1 188 84 9 1 399 124 Ohio St.

5 1 166 71 8 2 266 130 Minnesota 3 3 104 120 7 3 249 190 Nrthwstm 3 3 143 163 7 3 246 208 Iowa 3 3 161 113 6 4 286 142 Illinois 3 3 188 149 5 5 314 262 Michigan 2 4 156' 205 3 7 222 284 Wisconsin 2 5 171 195 5 5 273 236 Indiana 1 5 99 232 3 7 229 327 Purdue 1 5 96 164 3 7 217 269 NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Checker O'RefUy Auto Parts 500 Results By The Associated Press Sunday At Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Ariz. Lap length: 1.0 mile (Start position ki parentheses) I. 2. (3) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 313, $156,525. 3.

(2) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 313, $158,075. 4. (15) Carl Edwards, Ford, 313, $165,000. 5. (8) Denny Hamlin, Toyota.

313, $140 991. 6. (5) Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 313, $100,975. 7. (19) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet 313, $131,211.

8. (14) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 313, $96,300. 9. (24) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet 313. $123,808.

10. (30) David Ragan, Ford, 313, $91,460. II. (31) Greg Brffle, Ford. 313, $86,350.

12. (28) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 313, $91,300. 13. (11) Kasey Kahne, Dodge. 313, $105,816.

14. (10) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 313, $107,733. 15. (34) Matt Kenseth, Ford. 313, $117,291.

1 6. (1 3) AJ Altmendinger, Dodge, 31 3. $71 .525. 17. (26) Juan Pat) Montoya, Dodge, 313, $99,133.

18. (18) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 313, $89,058. 19. (41) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 312, $112,536. 20.

(23) Dave Blaney, Tpyota, 312, $88,883. 21. (40) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 312, $97,339. 22. (29) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 312.

$115,436. 23. (21) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 312, $80,225. 24. (25) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 311, $83,683.

25. (4) David Reutimann, Toyota, 311, $70,000. 26. (9) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 311, $77,175. 27.

(32) Ken Schrader, Toyota, 311, $76,550. 28. (27) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 31 1 $85,558. 29. (39) Bill Elliott, Ford, 311, $84,120.

30. (22) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 310. $92,495. 31 (12) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 309, $92,739. 32.

(37) Sterting Martin, Chevrolet, 309, $65,350, 33. (33) Sam Homish Dodge, 308, $1 1 0,800. 34. (6) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 302, $107,175. 35.

(42) David Gilliland, Ford, 298, $75,472. 33. (16) Casey Means, Chevrolet aoddsnt 278, $82325 37. (43) Johnny Sauler, Dodge, accdert, 274, $64,700. 38.

(1 7) Scott FSggs, Chevrolet, aeddant, 271 $64575. 39. (35) Kyle Petty, Dodge, accident 270, $64,450. 40. (38) Scott Speed, Toyota, accident 269, $64,300.

41 (7) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, engine, 266, $1 13,091 42. (36) Brian Victors, Toyota accident, 29, $72,030. 43. (20) Martin Truex Chevrolet, overheating, 27, $95,327. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 97.804 mph.

Time of Race: 3 hours, 12 minutes, 1 second. Margin of Victory: 0.295 seconds. Caution Flags: 1 0 for 55 laps. Lead Changes: Nine among five drivers. Lap Leaders: J.McMurray 1-21; S.Speed 22; Ku.Busch 23-80; JJohnson 81-100; Ku.Busch 101-102; G.Biffle 103-109; J.Johnson 110-211; J.McMurray 212-218; JJohnson 219-313.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): JJohnson, 3 times for 217 laps; Ku.Busch, 2 times for 60 laps; J.McMurray, 2 times for 28 laps; G.Biffle, 1 time for 7 laps; S.Speed, 1 time for 1 lap. Top 12 in Points: 1. J.Johnson, 6,561. 2. C.Edwards, 6.420.

3. G.Biffle, 6,358. 4. J.Burton, 6,292. 5.

K.Harvick, 6,233. 6. C.Bowyer. 6.226. 7.

J.Gordon, 6,151. 8. M.Kenseth, 6.091. 9. D.Hamlin, 6,090.

10. D.Earnhardt 6,087. 11. Ky.Busch, 6,080. 12.

T.Stewart, 6,059. PGA-Chlldren's Miracle Network Classic Scores By The Associated Press Sunday At Walt Disney Resort Lake Buens Vista, Fla. Purse: $4.6 million Magnolia Course, par 72 Palm Course, par 72 Final Davis Love III, $828,000 66-69-64-64263 Tommy Gainey, $496,800 686-66-64264 Scott Verplank, $266,800 64-64-69-71268 Steve Marino, $266,800 65-66-66-71268 Joe Durant, $184,000 68-68-68-65269 Kevin Streelman, $154,100. 64-69-69-68270 Troy Matteson, $1 54,100. 638-69-70270 Scott Sterling, $154,100 703-66-71270 Michael Allen, $133,400 70-67-68-67272 Chris Stroud, $101,967.

70-686-69273 Bob Estes, $101,967 Cameron Beckman, Tag Ridings, $101,967 66-66-71-70273 Tim Petrovic, $101,967. 677-68-71273 Robert Garrigus. $101.967 65-67-68-73-873 Kevin Stadler, 67-71-688274 Jason Day, $69,000 72-66-70-66274 Harrison Frazar, $69,000 67-68-71-68274 Ryan Palmer. $69,000 71-65-69-69274 Jason Gore, $69,000 667-69-72274 Jimmy Walker, $49,680. 275 Jeff Overton, $49,680 678-71-69275 Steve Flesch, $49,680 67-68-73-67275 Martin Laird, $49,680 686-70-71275 Saturday's Games Orlando 106, Washington 81 Indiana 98, New Jersey 80 New Orleans 100, Miami 89 Phoenix 104, Milwaukee 96 Cleveland 106, Chicago 97 Portland 97, Minnesota 93 Sunday's Games Toronto 89, Charlotte 79 New York 107, Utah 99 LA Clippers 103, Dallas 92 Boston 88, Detroit 76 Atlanta 89, Oklahoma City 85 Denver 100, Memphis 90 Golden State at Sacramento, Houston at LA.

Lakers, Today's Games Portland at Orlando, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at Indiana, 7 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m. New Jersey at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Memphis at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Utah at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Denver at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. New York at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

LA. Lakers at Dallas, 8:30 m. Detroit at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Minnesota at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Saturday's Games Boston 3, Buffalo 1 Detroit 3, New Jersey 1 Columbus 3, Calgary 1 Toronto 6, Montreal 3 Washington 3, N.Y.

Rangers 1 Tampa Bay 2, Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, SO Phoenix 4, Florida 1 Colorado 1, Nashville 0 San Jose 2, Dallas 1 Vancouver 2, Minnesota 0 Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 3 Sunday's Games -Atlanta 5, Carolina 2 Calgary at Chicago, 7 p.m. Edmonton 2, New Jersey 1 Florida 3, Anaheim 1 Phoenix 4, San Jose 2 Today's Games Edmonton at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Washington, 7 p.m. Tuesday's Games Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 2 p.m. Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. ARE toughmancontest.com SPONSORS Star LIFESTYLE Limousine Ftrophies i Fight 8:00 tronhies Johnson Continued from IB Johnson has done it in dominating fashion. He has finished in the top 10 in seven Chase races and his lowest finish was the 15th last week at Texas.

But he still had a sizable lead over Edwards, and could have clinched Sunday. So his throng of friends of hometown El Cajon, made the trip to Phoenix and crowded his pit box to watch him tick off the laps. When he passed Jamie McMurray on a late restart, his friends -r- which included professional baseball players Brian and Marcus Giles pumped their fists in celebration, Johnson started from the pole but gave way to McMurray on the first lap. He didn't take the lead until Lap 81, but was never challenged from there. McMurray briefly moved out front again after a round of late pit stops, but Johnson blew past him in Turn 2 of a restart and was hardly challenged again.

Kurt Busch made a brief run at him in the closing laps, but graciously settled for second and praised Johnson for his skillful late pass. McMurray was third, followed by Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Jeff Burton and David Ragan. With the win, cash-strapped General Motors wrapped up its 32nd NASCAR manufacturer's championship. Florida Continued from IB from a BCS conference will be locked out of the national title game. Iowa Governor Chet Culver released a statement congratulating the Hawkeyes on their big victory.

"I join Hawkeyes everywhere in celebrating Iowa's upset victory over third-ranked Penn State," he said. The BCS might also want to send a thank you note to Kirk Ferentz's team. The next BCS mess comes ifwhen Texas Tech loses and somehow a single team must be chosen from several with one loss to play in the national championship game. Upwardly mobile Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly is putting together another swy prising run at the Big East championship with the Bearcats. Enjoy it while it lasts UC fans.

Kelly likely will be on the short list for almost every school with a coaching vacancy. After successful stints at Division II Grand Valley and Cen Fighters Thursday's Games Denver 34, Cleveland 30 Sunday's Games Miami 21, Seattle 19 N.Y. Jets 47, St. Louis 3 Tennessee 21, Chicago 14 Minnesota 28, Green Bay 27 Baltimore 41, Houston 13 Jacksonville 38, Detroit 14 Atlanta 34, New Orleans 20 New England 20, Buffalo 10 Carolina 17, Oakland 6 Indianapolis 24, Pittsburgh 20 San Diego 20, Kansas City 19 N.Y. Giants 36, Philadelphia 31 Open: Cincinnati, Dallas, Washington, Tampa Bay Today's Game San Francisco at Arizona, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 13 N.Y. Jets at New England, 8:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16 Denver at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Miami, 1 p.m. Chicago at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Baltimore at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Carolina, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Arizona at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

St. Louis at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. San Diego at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m. Tennessee at Jacksonville, 4:15 p.m. Dallas st Washington, 8:15 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 17 Cleveland at Buffalo, 8:30 p.m. Weekend Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS Named Willie Randolph bench coach. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL Rescinded the $7,500 fine against N.Y. Giants DE Justin Tuck for a hit on Dallas QB Brooks Bollinger in a Nov.

2 game. OAKLAND RAIDERS Waived OL-DL Fred Wakefield. Signed DE Greyson Gunheim. PITTSBURGH STEELERS Released RB Najeh Davenport. Signed LB Donovan Woods from the practice squad.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS Waived CB Leigh Torrence. By The Associated Press Schedule subject to change andor blackouts Monday, Nov. 10 NFL FOOTBALL 8:30 p.m. ESPN San Francisco at Arizona NHL HOCKEY 7 p.m. VERSUS Tampa Bay at Washington YOU TOUGH ENOUGH? H.S.

football regional playoff pairings By The Associated Press Seedlngs In parentheses DIVISION I All games 7 p.m. Saturday Region 1: (1) Cleveland St. Ignatius (11-1) vs. (2) Strongsville (11-1), Parma Byers Field Region 2: (1) North Canton Hoover (11-1) vs. (2) Canton GlenOak (10-2), Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium Region 3: (1) Hilliard Davidson (11-1) vs.

(3) Pickerington Central (12-0), Upper Arlington Moorehead Memorial Stadium Region 4: (1) Cincinnati Colerain (11-1) vs. (3) Cincinnati Elder (11-1), University of Cincinnati Nippert Stadium DIVISION II All games 7:30 p.m. Friday Region 5: (5) Akron Hoban (8-4) vs. (6) Tall-madge (9-3), Twinsburg Tiger Stadium Region 6: (2) Sylvania Southview (12-0) vs. (4) Medina Highland (11-1), Kalahari Field at Huron Memorial Stadium Region 7: (1) Columbus DeSales (12-0) vs.

(2) Louisville (12-0), Mansfield Senior Arlin Field Region 8: (1) Cincinnati Winton Woods (11-1) vs. (3) Cincinnati Anderson (10-2), Princeton Mancuso Field DIVISION III All games 7 p.m. Saturday Region 9: (1) Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (9-2) vs. (2) Aurora (10-2), Solon Stewart Field Region 10: (1) Avon (12-0) V6. (7) Sunbury Big Walnut (10-2), Ashland Community Stadium Region 11: (1) Dover (11-1) vs.

(2) Newark Licking Valley (11-1), Zanesville Sulsberger Memorial Stadium Region 12: (2) Circleville Logan Elm (12-0) vs. (4) Columbus Eastmoor Academy (11-1), Ga- tral Michigan, Cincinnati brought in Kelly to replace Mark Dantoni last season. Kelly's spread offense pr duced a school-record 472 points and a 10-3 record in 2007. This season, with only'12 returning starters, the Bearcats were expected to take a step back. After beating West Virginia 26-23 in overtime Saturday, Cincinnati is 7-2, tied for first in the Big East and No.

22 in the na-tioa All of that while juggling quarterbacks because of injuries. Kelly's also a charismatic salesman. He called out the local press corps last year for not covering the Big East media days. The school gave him a five-year deal last December that pays him about $1.3 million per year. Cincinnati probably can go higher, but it's doubtful the school could match wallets with the likes of Tennessee, Ciemson and Washington.

If Kelly stays at Cincinnati beyond this season, he's either extremely loyal or not thrilled with the choices available. who they are to fight until they step into the ring for the first time. "You really can't plan for that," Miller said. "You just give it what you've got." Danny "The Raw Dog" Scheitler of Marion was planning to do just that until he suffered an injury this past week which will keep him out of the event. Scheitler, 25, fought in the last two Toughman contests here and reached the third round in each before losing by decisions.

"I was definitely ready for this year until I got hurt," Scheitler said. "I was psyched for it. But I will be in there next year, for sure." Denny McPherson; 740-3 75-51 5o or dmcphersmarionstar.com hanna Lincoln Stadium DIVISION IV All games 7:30 p.m. Friday Region 13: (1) Steubenville (12-0) vs. (3) Perry (1 1-1), Warren Mollenkopl Stadium Region 14: (4) Genoa Area (12-0) vs.

(7) Ot-tawa-Glandorf (8-4), BGSU Doyt Perry Stadium Region 15: (1) Martins Ferry (11-1) vs. (2) New Lexington (11-1), Zanesville Sulsberger Memorial Stadium Region 16: (1) Coldwaler (12-0) vs. (6) Kettering Alter (10-2), Troy Memorial Stadium DIVISION All games 7 p.m. Saturday Region 17: (1) Youngstown Ursuline (12-0) vs. (3) Kirtland (12-0).

Warren Mollenkopf Stadium Region 18: (1) Hamler Patrick Henry (12-0) vs. (2) Findlay Liberty-Benton (12-0), BGSU Doyt Perry Stadium Region 19: (5) Columbus Ready (8-2) vs. (6) Baltimore Liberty Union (11-1), Hamilton Township Hamilton Field Region 20: (4) West Jefferson (10-2) vs. (7) Maria Stein Marion Local (10-2), Piqua Alexander Stadium at Purk Field Division VI All games 7:30 p.m. Friday Region 21: (1) Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (12-0) vs.

(2) Norwalk St. Paul (12-0), Fremont Don Paul Stadium at Harmon Field Region 22: (1) Ada (12-0) vs. (3) Oelphos St Johns (10-2), Findlay Donnell Stadium Region 23: (1) Hannibal River (12-0) vs. (2) Malvern (12-0), Steubenville Reno Field, Harding Stadium Region 24: (1) Mechanicsburg (12-0) vs. (2) Sidney Lehman (10-1), Clayton Northmont Good Samaritan Stadium Like a Hurricane Watching USC play is becoming reminiscent of the great Miami teams of Jimmy Johnson and Dennis Erickson.

Taylor Mays, Rey Maualuga and the rest of the Trojans' defense is the best in the land. Its latest victim was California, pummeled in a 17-3 USC victory. But USC's defenders play with a nasty streak that occasionally crosses the line between aggressive and dirty. The Trojans seems willing to give up the odd 15-yard penalty if it helps intimidate an opponent. The Trojans' confidence veers toward cockiness on both sides of the ball and might account for play that is often sloppy.

Of course, it's hard to argue with the results. Quick hits More gaudy passing stats from the Big 12. Saturday's six winning quarterbacks threw for 1,897 yards and 23 touchdowns. Expect Buffalo coach Turner Gill to be mentioned as a candidate for several job openings, but DO NOT expect him to replace Greg Robinson at Syracuse. Gill probably won't want to take on another program that needs an extreme makeover.

osu Continued from IB beat the team in Evanston. Not wind, nor Wildcats, nor wildcatting teammates could put Pryor down. If he wasn't fighting 25 miles per hour breezes or a stacked deck of defenders, Pryor was overcoming adversities created by his teammates' penchant for personal fouls (I stopped counting at four) and fighting through repeated third-and-long predicaments. Taking a big step toward atoning for his game-turning fumble against Penn. State, Pryor averaged 22 yards on his nine completions and was practically unstoppable on third down, completing five of six passes for 135 yards.

On one Saturday's Games Wisconsin 55, Indiana 20 Ohio St. 45, Northwestern 10 Michigan St 21, Purdue 7' W. Michigan 23, Illinois 17 Michigan 29, Minnesota 6 Iowa 24, Penn St. 23 Saturday, Nov, 15 Purdue at Iowa, noon Indiana at Penn noon Ohio St. at Illinois, noon Northwestern at Michigan, noon Minnesota at Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m.

Heisman-worthy OK, so quarterback Josh Vo-gelbach from Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C., is not really Heisman Trophy-worthy. But he is noteworthy. In a loss 49-34 loss to Catholic University of America, Vogel-bach set NCAA Division III career records for total offense (13,753) and passing yards Both records were held by Westminster (Mo.) College's Justin Peery from 1996-99. Lookahead Consider this a good week to get a little Christmas shopping done. No must-see games, but more than enough to keep your attention.

Steve Spurrier brings South Carolina to Gainesville, trying to ruin Florida's national title hopes. No. 4 Texas travels to Kansas for a potentially tricky road game. No. 21 Pittsburgh and No.

22 Cincinnati play what passes for a showdown in the Big East these days. Ralph D. Russo covers college football for The Associated Press. Write to him at drive, he converted a pair of third-and-longs with his feet, setting up the first of his three touchdown passes. "I love moving the chains; I love playing that way," he said, sounding nothing like the -despondent youngster who could barely lift his head after the loss to Penn State.

"I love just getting the other crowd hyped up and then shoving it down their mouth." If not this year, Pryor will surely get his chance to incite a Rose Bowl crowd. Perhaps on Jan. 7, 2010, when Pasadena hosts more than just the best consolation game. Jon Spencer covers the Buckeyes for The Marion Star Your Way To $50,000 Marion Coliseum November 14th 15th pm (doors open at 7 pm) 1-800-TUF-GUYS To Enter Continued from IB breathalyzer tests, and maximum safety gear. The local Toughman show, sponsored by ZiebartSpeedy Auto Glass and Mann's Roofing, is making a stop in Marion for the 19th season.

"Toughman does well in a town the size of Marion," said event promoter Stephen J. Cop-pier of AdoreAble Promotions Inc. of Bay City. "It's a big fish in a small town. If we do a show in Columbus, there may be 10 other events going on the same weekend there.

"Everyone also knows all the local fighters and that brings big crowds," said Coppler, who expects the two-night attendance figure to exceed 3,000. "They are there either to support the fighters or to see them get their butts kicked." Competitors do not know CRITICAL LIFE ShTlME WARNER i ftu.Tat miuMore.