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Major League Playoffs
NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES
St. Louis Cardinals 6 San Diego Padres 2
Cardinals win series 3-1

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES SCHEDULE
American League
Tuesday, Oct. 10
Detroit at Oakland, 8:19 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 11
Detroit at Oakland, 8:19 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 13
Oakland at Detroit, TBA
Saturday, Oct. 14
Oakland at Detroit, TBA
Sunday, Oct. 15
Oakland at Detroit, if necessary
Tuesday, Oct. 17
Detroit at Oakland, if necessary
Wednesday, Oct. 18
Detroit at Oakland, if necessary

National League
Wednesday, Oct. 11
St. Louis at New York, 8:19 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 12
St. Louis at New York, 8:19 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 14
New York at St. Louis
Sunday, Oct. 15
New York at St. Louis
Monday, Oct. 16
New York at St. Louis, if necessary
Wednesday, Oct. 18
St. Louis at New York, if necessary
Thursday, Oct. 19
St. Louis at New York, if necessary

N-F-L
Sunday's Scores
Chicago Bears 40 Buffalo Bills 7
Minnesota Vikings 26 Detroit Lions 17
St. Louis Rams 23 Green Bay Packers 20
Indianapolis Colts 14 Tennessee Titans 13
New England Patriots 20 Miami Dolphins 10
New Orleans Saints 24 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21
N.Y. Giants 19 Washington Redskins 3
Carolina Panthers 20 Cleveland Browns 12
San Francisco 49ers 34 Oakland Raiders 20
Jacksonville Jaguars 41 N.Y. Jets 0
Kansas City Chiefs 23 Arizona Cardinals 20
Philadelphia Eagles 38 Dallas Cowboys 24
San Diego Chargers 23 Pittsburgh Steelers 13

BYE: Cincinnati Bengals, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons,Houston Texans

Tonight's Game
Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m.

N-H-L Sunday's Score
Colorado Avalanche 3 Vancouver Canucks 2

Today's Games
Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets, 7 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, 8 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 10 p.m.


NASCAR-TALLADEGA - Brian Vickers finally earned his firstNextel Cup victory, and it's a controversial one. Vickers turned teammate Jimmie Johnson into race leader DaleEarnhardt Junior before skirting by the two spinning cars on thelast lap to take the U-A-W/Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. The finish robbed Earnhardt of what seemed to be a sure victoryas he headed out of the final turn and toward the checkered flag. Vickers was showered by boos as he climbed out of his car atVictory Lane. Kasey Kahne (kayn) finished second, followed by Kurt Busch, MattKenseth and Martin Truex Junior. Kenseth was able to climb intosecond in the Nextel Cup points race, just six behind Jeff Burton.Mark Martin is 14 points back.

NASCAR Nextel Cup Results TALLADEGA, Ala. - Here is the list of finishers at theU-A-W/Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway: At Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, Ala. Lap length: 2.66 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (9) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 188 laps, 157.602 mph.,$228,850. 2. (25) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 188, $193,064. 3. (29) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 188, $169,108. 4. (19) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 188, $167,216. 5. (16) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 188, $139,008. 6. (14) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 188, $137,161. 7. (37) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 188, $116,783. 8. (30) Mark Martin, Ford, 188, $102,250. 9. (17) Carl Edwards, Ford, 188, $102,025. 10. (39) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 188, $130,036. 11. (6) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 188, $96,475. 12. (2) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 188, $125,475. 13. (11) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 188, $94,983. 14. (21) Michael Waltrip, Dodge, 188, $120,033. 15. (1) David Gilliland, Ford, 188, $112,808. 16. (36) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 188, $77,050. 17. (28) Mike Wallace, Ford, 188, $73,000. 18. (15) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 188, $102,845. 19. (41) Scott Riggs, Dodge, 188, $76,125. 20. (40) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 188, $78,500. 21. (12) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 188, $75,300. 22. (13) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 188, $125,636. 23. (33) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 188, $115,866. 24. (3) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 187, accident, $120,086. 25. (23) Ken Schrader, Ford, 187, $101,664. 26. (20) Mike Bliss, Dodge, 187, $82,358. 27. (34) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 187, $99,945. 28. (35) Dave Blaney, Dodge, 186, $82,897. 29. (22) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 186, $103,191. 30. (31) Casey Mears, Dodge, 185, $107,183. 31. (27) Eric McClure, Chevrolet, 182, $69,875. 32. (10) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 177, accident, $104,275. 33. (38) David Stremme, Dodge, 175, accident, $78,500. 34. (24) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 173, accident, $69,375. 35. (32) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 171, accident, $77,200. 36. (4) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 167, accident, $117,636. 37. (8) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 160, accident, $125,750. 38. (18) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 149, accident, $76,800. 39. (42) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 147, engine failure, $76,675. 40. (7) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 145, accident, $68,525. 41. (5) Greg Biffle, Ford, 137, accident, $88,735. 42. (26) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 24, engine failure, $68,260. 43. (43) Derrike Cope, Dodge, 9, overheating, $68,473. Race Statistics Time of Race: 3 hours, 10 minutes, 23 seconds. Margin of Victory: Under caution. Caution Flags: 6 for 22 laps. Lead Changes: 63 among 23 drivers. Lap Leaders: D.Gilliland 0; D.Jarrett 1; J.Gordon 2-3;J.McMurray 4-7; J.Gordon 8-17; J.McMurray 18-20; J.Gordon 21-24;J.McMurray 25-28; G.Biffle 29-35; T.Stewart 36; Kyle Busch 37-38;D.Earnhardt Jr. 39-41; Kyle Busch 42-44; D.Earnhardt Jr. 45; KyleBusch 46; M.Kenseth 47-49; Kurt Busch 50; M.Kenseth 51; Kurt Busch52; D.Earnhardt Jr. 53-59; E.Sadler 60; J.McMurray 61; D.EarnhardtJr. 62; M.Kenseth 63-70; G.Biffle 71-76; J.Gordon 77-78; G.Biffle79-80; J.Gordon 81-87; D.Earnhardt Jr. 88; J.Gordon 89; Kyle Busch90-91; D.Earnhardt Jr. 92-93; J.McMurray 94-102; B.Vickers 103-108;J.McMurray 109; M.Martin 110-111; B.Vickers 112-114; C.Mears 115;B.Vickers 116-121; Kyle Busch 122-123; J.Gordon 124; M.Kenseth 125;C.Bowyer 126-127; M.Kenseth 128-129; C.Bowyer 130; D.Hamlin 131;M.Waltrip 132; C.Bowyer 133-134; M.Kenseth 135-138; J.Burton139-143; R.Sorenson 144; M.Kenseth 145-146; B.Vickers 147;J.Johnson 148-149; J.Nemechek 150; M.Truex Jr. 151-152; J.Johnson153; P.Menard 154; J.Johnson 155-157; K.Kahne 158-163; Kurt Busch164; K.Kahne 165; D.Earnhardt Jr. 166-187; B.Vickers 188. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): D.Earnhardt Jr.,7 times for 37 laps; J.Gordon, 7 times for 27 laps; J.McMurray, 6times for 22 laps; M.Kenseth, 7 times for 21 laps; B.Vickers, 5times for 17 laps; G.Biffle, 3 times for 15 laps; Kyle Busch, 5times for 10 laps; K.Kahne, 2 times for 7 laps; J.Johnson, 3 timesfor 6 laps; C.Bowyer, 3 times for 5 laps; J.Burton, 1 time for 5laps; Kurt Busch, 3 times for 3 laps; M.Martin, 1 time for 2 laps;M.Truex Jr., 1 time for 2 laps; D.Jarrett, 1 time for 1 lap;T.Stewart, 1 time for 1 lap; E.Sadler, 1 time for 1 lap; C.Mears, 1time for 1 lap; D.Hamlin, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Waltrip, 1 time for 1lap; R.Sorenson, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Nemechek, 1 time for 1 lap;P.Menard, 1 time for 1 lap. Point Standings: 1. J.Burton, 5,598. 2. M.Kenseth, 5,592. 3.M.Martin, 5,588. 4. K.Harvick, 5,565. 5. D.Hamlin, 5,547. 6.D.Earnhardt Jr., 5,492. 7. J.Gordon, 5,451. 8. J.Johnson, 5,442. 9.K.Kahne, 5,413. 10. Kyle Busch, 5,413.