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NOVEMBER 17, 2009
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INSIDE
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With attendance sagging and demands for an NCAA Tournament
bid rising, Tom Penders needs a breakthrough season at Houston
SERIOUS BUSINESS
Bud to pay
a price for
flippancy
Titans owner issues
apology for gestures
toward Bills bench,
draws $250,000 fine
By DAVID BARRON
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
SMILEY N. POOL: C H R O N I C L E
EYEING BIG THINGS: Tom Penders looks forward to coaching what he says is the team best prepared to reach the NCAA Tournament in his six UH seasons.
PENDERS AT UH
Entering his sixth Cougars
season, Tom Penders boasts a
629-422 all-time record in 35
years as an NCAA head coach:
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Not a negative word was
heard from a set of players
who were all familiar with
the course.
“It’s one of the best
courses in the city and in
great shape right now,” Clyde
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Postseason: Lost
in first round of NIT.
Records: 21-10
(.677), 9-5 (.643)
Postseason: Lost
in second round of NIT.
Records: 18-15
(.545), 10-6 (.625)
Postseason: None.
Records: 24-10
(.706), 11-5 (.688)
Postseason: Lost
in semifinals of CBI.
Records: 21-12
(.636), 10-6 (.625)
Postseason: Lost
in first round of CBI.
’05-’06
’06-’07
’07-’08
’08-’09
By STEVE CAMPBELL
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
T
OM PENDERS could see his coaching life
flashing before his eyes. Penders was in the
last year of a contract, coming off two seasons
somewhere between disheartening and
demoralizing. He painted houses, tended bar and worked
as a camp counselor on the side to supplement the income
he commanded coaching the Columbia Lions.
“That’s pressure,” Penders said.
Time and 629 career victories
have given Penders a sanguine outlook. His 36th season as a college
head coach — and sixth with the
Houston Cougars — begins tonight
at Hofheinz Pavilion against the
Nicholls State Colonels (0-1).
Penders, 64, has the charge of
getting the Cougars into the NCAA
Tournament or catching nothing
but grief from a restless fan base.
He insists that charge is the kind
of challenge he has embraced
throughout a career built on reviving dormant or decaying programs.
Monday, Penders made a series of
campaign stops in UH classrooms
to urge students to come out and
watch the 2009-10 team.
“I don’t feel like I have anything
to prove, but I have strong desires,”
said Penders, a former UConn
guard who is the nation’s fifthwinningest active coach. “I’d
give my whole salary if you could
guarantee me that we’re going to be
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The Rockets knew the rookie could score,
but DAVID ANDERSEN has taken to the NBA
game with rugged defense and rebounding
Learning how
to shove back
By JONATHAN FEIGEN
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
The rebound was up for grabs,
but no one was in position to grab
it.
The Lakers’ Lamar Odom got a
hand on the ball. So did the Rockets’
Shane Battier. Players converged
toward the glass when the Rockets’
David Andersen came in, going over
the smaller bodies and through a
hard foul by Derek Fisher to snare
the rebound as far more traditional
centers have for generations.
Andersen scored 19 points, his
top offensive night in the first 10
games of his rookie season, helping
the Rockets stun the Lakers 101-91
in Los Angeles and inspiring L.A.
coach Phil Jackson to lament, “We
knew he’s a shooter, but we didn’t
see him play at that level.”
In many ways, the breakthrough
NA S H V I L L E , Te n n . — Tennessee
Titans owner K.S. “Bud” Adams was
fined $250,000 by the NFL on Monday
for making obscene hand gestures during the team’s victory Sunday over the
Buffalo Bills.
Adams, 86, flipped the middle finger of both hands in the direction of
the Bills’ bench while
standing on the sideline at LP Field during
the final minutes of the
Titans’ 41-17 victory. A
fan’s video posted on
YouTube shows him
making similar gestures
from his stadium suite ADAMS
during the game.
He issued an apology through the
team Monday but had no additional
comment after it was announced he
had been fined by NFL commissioner
Roger Goodell for what league spokesman Greg Aiello described as actions
detrimental to the league.
“I do realize that those types of
things shouldn’t happen,” Adams said
in the statement. “I need to specifically
apologize to the Bills, their fans, our
fans and the NFL. I obviously have a
great deal of respect for (Bills owner)
Ralph Wilson and the history we have
shared.
“I also understand there will probably be league discipline for my actions,
Please see ADAMS, Page C4
With ‘world’
tuned in, stakes
will be high
Prime-time game
heralds resumption
of Texans’ playoff chase
By JOHN McCLAIN
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
The Texans enter the most important seven-game stretch in franchise
history with one goal in mind: making
the playoffs for the first time.
Trying to accomplish a goal that
has been out of reach for so long
starts with next Monday night’s game
against the Tennessee Titans, an AFC
South rival that comes to Reliant
Stadium with a three-game winning
streak and the NFL’s leading rusher in
Chris Johnson.
The Texans, who are coming off
their open date, are 5-4 for the first
time. They understand how important
the Tennessee game is.
“We’ve got seven games left, and
this is a new season,” strong safety
Bernard Pollard said. “We don’t fear
anybody.
“I set my standards high. We’re
capable of winning the rest of our
games, but we have to eliminate the
self-inflicted wounds. We’ve got a goal,
and we want to achieve it.”
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was not with Andersen’s shooting.
The Rockets knew he could shoot,
even at Sunday’s 9-of-14 “level.”
It was his improved defense and
rebounding that allowed coach Rick
Adelman to keep Andersen, 6-11, on
the floor for 25 minutes, including
the fourth quarter.
“He really battled (Andrew) Bynum,” Adelman said. “He’s got to
learn how to play people like that.
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Ravens defense
pitches shutout
KAR E N
W AR R E N :
CHRONICLE
Dawan Landry
returns a pick 48
yards for a TD,
helping Baltimore
beat the Browns 16-0.
STORY ON PAGE C3
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HOUSTON CHRONICLE
GAME
STATISTICS
SCORING SUMMARY
Houston
0 7 5 6 — 18
Jacksonville
3 17 3 0 — 23
FIRST QUARTER
Jac—FG Scobee 51, 10:44. Drive: 8
plays, 48 yards, 4:16.
Key plays — Garrard 5 pass to
M.Thomas on 3rd-and-5; Garrard
47 pass to Lewis.
Jacksonville 3, Houston 0.
SECOND QUARTER
Jac—Hughes 35 pass from Garrard (Scobee kick), 14:08. Drive: 4
Key plays — 23-yard punt
downed at Houston 46; Garrard 8
pass to Holt on 3rd-and-7.
Jac—Wilford 4 pass from Garrard (Scobee kick), 7:06. Drive: 6
Key plays — Garrard 62 pass
to Miller on 3rd-and-2; McCain
5-yard unnecessary roughness
penalty on 3rd-and-2.
Hou—C.Brown 8 run (K.Brown
kick), 1:56. Drive: 10 plays, 82
yards, 5:10.
Key plays — D.Cox 15-yard
unnecessary roughness penalty; Moats 3 run on 3rd-and-1;
Schaub 10 pass to Moats;
Schaub 15 pass to Anderson on
3rd-and-5; Schaub 11 pass to
A.Johnson.
Jac—FG Scobee 46, :05. Drive: 9
Key plays — Garrard 11 pass to
M.Thomas; Jennings 11 run; Garrard 12 run.
THIRD QUARTER
Hou—Diles safety, 12:23. Drive: 2
plays, -3 yards, 0:27.
Jac—FG Scobee 24, 4:33. Drive: 12
Key plays — Durant 27 interception return to Houston
40; Garrard 16 pass to Holt on
3rd-and-11; Garrard 12 pass to
Sims-Walker; Jones-Drew 6 run
on 3rd-and-6.
Hou—FG K.Brown 32, :13. Drive: 4
Key play — Davis fumble recovery (M.Thomas).
FOURTH QUARTER
Hou—A.Johnson 1 pass from
Schaub (pass failed), 4:01. Drive:
9 plays, 46 yards, 3:24.
Key plays — Schaub 10 pass to
Anderson on 4th-and-6; Schaub
20 pass to Walter on 3rd-and-10;
Schaub 11 pass to A.Johnson.
A—42,079.
TEAM STATISTICS
Hou
Jac
First downs ..................... 19
19
Rushing.............................. 7
7
Passing ............................ 10
11
Penalty............................... 2
1
Third down eff............. 5-15 8-16
Fourth down eff ............ 1-1
1-2
Total net yards ............. 301
323
Total plays....................... 61
68
Avg gain.......................... 4.9
4.8
Net yards rushing.......... 68
107
Rushes ............................. 22
36
Avg per rush .................. 3.1
3.0
Net yards passing ....... 233
216
Sacked-yds lost ............ 2-7 4-22
Gross-yds passing....... 240
238
Completed-att........... 22-37 15-28
Had intercepted............... 3
0
Yards-pass play ............ 6.0
6.8
Kickoffs-endzone-tb .4-3-1 7-1-1
Punts-avg. ................. 5-45.0 3-49.3
Punts blocked .................. 0
0
Fgs-pats blocked .......... 0-0
0-0
Total return yardage... 124
129
Punt returns ................ 3-13 2-12
Kickoff returns .......... 6-111 3-59
Interceptions ................. 0-0 3-58
Penalties-yds............... 6-37 4-45
Fumbles-lost.................. 1-0
2-1
Time of possession .. 29:53 30:07
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing—Houston, Moats 12-41,
C.Brown 6-15, Schaub 1-7, Grossman 3-5.
Jacksonville, Jones-Drew 24-76,
Jennings 2-14, Garrard 8-13,
M.Thomas 2-4.
Passing—Houston, Schaub
19-27-1-207, Grossman 3-9-1-33,
C.Brown 0-1-1-0.
Jacksonville, Garrard 15-28-0238.
Receiving—Houston, A.Johnson
7-99, Walter 4-54, Anderson 4-39,
Moats 3-24, C.Brown 2-11, Dreessen 1-8, Leach 1-5.
Jacksonville, Miller 3-74,
M.Thomas 3-21, Holt 2-24, Wilford
2-11, Lewis 1-47, Hughes 1-35,
Sims-Walker 1-12, Jennings 1-8,
Jones-Drew 1-6.
Punt returns—Houston, Martinez
3-13.
Jacksonville, M.Thomas 2-12.
Kickoff returns—Houston, Davis
5-105, Martinez 1-6.
Jacksonville, M.Thomas 3-59.
Tackles-assists-sacks—Houston,
Pollard 10-1-0, Diles 6-2-0, Barber
5-1-0, McCain 5-0-0, Ryans 4-1-1,
Reeves 3-1-0, Cushing 3-0-0,
Bulman 2-1-0, Williams 2-0-1,
Du.Robinson 2-0-0, Smith 1-1-0½,
Adibi 1-1-0, Cody 1-0-1, Bentley
1-0-0, D.Brown 1-0-0, Busing 1-0-0,
Martinez 1-0-0, White 1-0-0, Winston 1-0-0, Zgonina 1-0-0, Barwin
0-1-0½, Okoye 0-1-0.
Jacksonville, D.Smith 6-2-0, Durant 6-0-1, D.Cox 6-0-0, Brackenridge 5-1-0, A.Smith 4-0-0, Harvey
3-0-1, Middleton 3-0-0, Groves
2-1-0, Alexander 2-0-0, Ingram
2-0-0, Iwuh 2-0-0, Knighton 2-0-0,
Nelson 2-0-0, Stanley 2-0-0, Allen
1-1-0, Owens 1-1-0, Cain 1-0-0,
Ellison 1-0-0.
Interceptions—Jacksonville,
A.Smith 1-30, Durant 1-27, Alexander 1-1.
Missed field goals—None.
Officials—Referee Terry McAulay,
Ump Paul King, HL Tony Veteri,
LJ Mark Steinkerchner, FJ Terry
Brown, SJ Michael Banks, BJ Greg
Steed, Replay Earnie Frantz.
Time—2:56.
JAGUARS 23 | TEXANS 18
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Monday, December 7, 2009
Texans’ gadget short-circuits
Halfback pass
from Jaguars’ 5
second-guessed
after Brown gets
hit, intercepted
By DALE ROBERTSON
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
JAC K S O N V I L L E , F l a . — Almost to a man, the Texans circled their wagons around the
play that’s certain to create a
new firestorm of controversy
for head coach Gary Kubiak
with his team mired in an 0-4
skid, its playoff chances alive
only mathematically.
Nearly everybody insisted
he was excited — or at least intrigued — when the call came
in from the sideline to have
running back Chris Brown
attempt a halfback pass with
the Texans, trailing by 11
points with 8½ minutes left,
in possession of a first-andgoal at the Jacksonville 5.
Not Matt Schaub, however. Based on his response to
questions afterward, Schaub
wasn’t excited at all. Sure,
the Texans quarterback also
had observed how splendidly
the play worked in practice
all week. But quizzed about
the decision after the fact,
after it had turned into a
costly, momentum-thwarting
interception in what became a
23-18 defeat, he didn’t sound
convinced the circumstances
dictated such an off-the-wall
decision at such a crucial
juncture in such an important game in his franchise’s
troubled history.
“Gadget plays are good
when they work,” Schaub
said. “But you have a first
down there, you’re moving
the ball, you’ve kind of got
them on their heels … you as
a quarterback want to go for
the jugular and have the ball
yourself.”
Play worked in practice
In retrospect, perhaps
Schaub wished he’d called a
timeout to discuss the situation with Kubiak. Short of
same, however, as he pointed
out, “It’s hard for me to raise
a question from 40 yards
away to the coach on the sideline. I’m out there playing. If
it had worked, we’d be talking about what a great call, a
great play it was. Hindsight’s
always 20-20 when you look
at things like that.
“It wasn’t a … it had
worked all week in practice …
it looked like it was developing the way we had practiced
it. But the guy (Jaguars cornerback Tyron Brackenridge)
hit Chris as he was throwing
it. Those running backs aren’t
used to taking a hit when
they’re throwing the ball and
still getting enough on it.”
Later, Kubiak in effect
apologized to Brown for putting him on the spot with
the play, which set up as an
ordinary pitch right and did
succeed in getting tight end
Joel Dreessen open in the
back corner of the end zone.
The problem was somebody
— film study will answer who
— didn’t account for Brackenridge, who got in Brown’s face
and on his person before he
spied Dreessen.
“We had what we wanted,
but obviously, it didn’t work
out,” Kubiak said. “It was a
tough spot to put Chris in. It
ends up just being a bad call
by me, a poor call. It’s on me.
NICK de la TORRE: C H R O N I C L E
DOWN AND OUT: Texans quarterback Matt Schaub (8) is sacked by Jaguars defensive end Derrick Harvey (91) in the first quarter on a
play on which Schaub dislocated his shoulder. Schaub had the shoulder popped back into place and returned to finish the game.
Schaub puts shoulder to the wheel
Quarterback returns
TURNOVER TROUBLES
after dislocation, makes
game competitive
The Texans suffered three turnovers
Sunday for the fourth time in their last
five games.
By JOHN McCLAIN
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
JAC K S O N V I L L E , F l a . — When Matt
Schaub was sacked on the Texans’ first
play and left Sunday’s game with a dislocated left shoulder, no one expected him
to return.
This was the first time Schaub started
a 12th game in his three-year Texans career. And it was the same shoulder that
required surgery in 2007.
Not only did Schaub return and replace Rex Grossman, but he took the
Texans from a 17-0 deficit in the second
quarter to a 23-18 loss in which they
had more than enough chances to defeat
Jacksonville and avoid a four-game losing streak.
“Same arm, same injury,” Schaub
said. “Dislocated in the same spot. I
don’t think it’s quite as severe as the one
that happened two years ago.
“I came in, had some X-rays, and they
reset it. I went back out there to play.”
Schaub, who finished 19-of-27 for
I thought it gave us a chance
for any easy score, but I was
wrong.”
Said Brown: “The play
looked good in practice, but
with (Brackenridge) shooting
that fast, I got hit as I was releasing the ball, and I couldn’t
get much on it. When you
look back on it, maybe I
shouldn’t have thrown it at
all. … We had points there.
We should have walked away
with at least a field goal.”
Dreessen, who hasn’t been
given many opportunities to
catch the ball since he re-
Opponent
at Bills
at Colts
Titans
Colts
at Jaguars
Result
W 31-10
L 20-17
L 20-17
L 35-27
L 23-18
INT
2
2
0
3
3
Fumbles
1
1
0
0
0
207 yards, one touchdown and one interception, was in excruciating pain when
he came down on his shoulder while
being sacked by defensive end Derrick
Harvey. The pain was at its worst when
Dr. Walter Lowe popped the shoulder
back into place.
Pain lingers
Schaub’s shoulder hurt the remainder
of the game, but he dealt with it.
“You’re in the game, and the adrenaline’s flowing, and there were times
when I could feel it,” he said. “They
put a harness on there, which kept it in
place.”
While Schaub was in the dressing
room, the Jaguars were scoring 17 con-
placed injured Pro Bowler
Owen Daniels four games ago,
was understandably juiced by
the chance the call presented
him.
“I got held up a little bit
(at the line of scrimmage),
but I think he was just getting
hit as he was throwing and
didn’t get enough air under
it,” Dreessen said. “I don’t
know. I was by myself back
there. I was definitely open.
It’s unfortunate. I think it was
a great call. When I felt that
safety come up and I broke
through, I thought, ‘Got ‘em!’
secutive points.
“I’m constantly asking them, ‘What’s
going on in the game?’ ” Schaub said
about being in the dressing room. “I’m
just trying to get the X-rays; let’s hurry
up. I’m thinking we’re in a two-minute
drill, but for the doctors, trainers and
the staff, they’re like, ‘Hold on. Let’s
make sure.’ ”
Show of fortitude
Schaub never thought about not returning to the game.
“Absolutely not,” he said. “They were
giving me all the scenarios, and I was
like, ‘Who cares? Just put that brace on,
and let’s go.’ ”
Schaub returned to the sideline, made
a few throws, took a few snaps and spent
a minute or two on the bicycle to loosen
up.
“I was able to throw,” he said. “It was
my non-throwing arm. I wasn’t going to
be diving too much. But I did dive on it
once on a scramble, and (wondering)
as I was going down, ‘What are you doing?’ ”
Schaub will undergo an MRI today.
He doesn’t expect the injury to cost him
any playing time.
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But the ball just died in the
air.”
Short on time
That, of course, would
have been OK. Instead, the
ball died in the hands of
Jaguars strong safety Gerald
Alexander.
Although the Texans were
able to storm back to score on
their next possession — taking
nine snaps to march 46 yards
without a bit of treachery or
deception – they were down
to four minutes after Andre
Johnson cradled the 1-yard
touchdown pass, and then
the defense couldn’t force the
Jaguars off the field.
“We ran that play for three
straight days in practice, and
we completed it every day,”
right tackle Eric Winston
said. “You’re told if it’s not
there, just throw it away or
run it. But Chris got hit when
he threw it.
“Obviously, it’s a gadget
play, and on those, you’ll either look like a genius or you
look like an idiot.”
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In the end, there’s no stopping Jags
Jones-Drew
puts on a clinic
in ball control
By JOHN McCLAIN
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
JAC K S O N V I L L E ,
Fla.
—
Twice in their 23-18 loss on
Sunday, the Texans needed
their defense to stop the Jaguars in the worst way. It failed
both times.
When quarterback Matt
Schaub returned after suffering a dislocated left shoulder,
he took the Texans to a touchdown to make it 17-7 with 1:56
left in the first half. Rather
than stop Jacksonville and go
into halftime with a 10-point
deficit and the ball to start the
third quarter, the Texans let
quarterback David Garrard
drive the Jags to a 46-yard
field goal by Josh Scobee to
make it 20-7 at halftime.
“In the first half, Garrard
was finding receivers running
open,” middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans said. “He was
using the whole field, and
the receivers were finding
holes in our coverage. We just
weren’t tight on our coverages
in the first half. But we played
a lot better in the second.”
But not good enough to
win.
When Schaub threw a
1-yard touchdown pass to Andre Johnson, the Texans had
pulled within 23-18 with 3:57
left. They had all their timeouts remaining. They needed
the defense to stop the Jaguars, but it couldn’t.
Seven straight carries
Maurice Jones-Drew, who
gained only 38 yards until the
last series, got the ball seven
consecutive times and gained
an additional 38 yards, helping the Jags run out the clock.
“We did a poor job of tackling when we needed it the
most,” Ryans said.
Jones-Drew carried for 0,
15, 4, 9, 0, 7 and 3 yards to the
two-minute warning.
“He’s such a tough runner,” outside linebacker Brian
Cushing said. “He’s got power
and speed. He runs with passion.”
With the Texans having
been forced to use their timeouts. Garrard went to a knee
on the last three plays.
“We did a great job on him
until that last series,” said
strong safety Bernard Pollard, who led the defense with
11 tackles, including 10 unassisted. “Then we couldn’t
stop him. He just runs so hard
and keeps running hard.”
Defensive end Antonio
Smith said there was a difference in what Jones-Drew
was doing on the last series
compared to the others.
Perimeter uncontained
“That last drive was a
heartbreaker,” Smith said.
“He broke tackles and got
on the perimeter. In the first
half, we didn’t let him get on
the perimeter.”
Yet the Jags scored on four
of their six first-half possessions. They had 323 yards in
the first half, including 199
passing. They had 85 yards in
the second half, during which
Garrard threw for 39.
“We gave up too many big
plays in the first half,” cornerback Dunta Robinson said.
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NICK de la TORRE: C H R O N I C L E
TAKING IT ON THE CHIN:
Jacksonville wide receiver
Torry Holt, top, takes an elbow
to the chin from Texans safety
Dominique Barber as Barber
and cornerback Dunta Robinson
break up a pass intended for
Holt in the third quarter of
Sunday’s game.
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PRO FOOTBALL
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A F C T E A M - B Y-T E A M S C H E D U L E S
SOUTH
Houston (3-3)
S13 N.Y. Jets ............L 24-7
S20 at TennesseeW 34-31
S27 Jacksonville ...L 31-24
O4 Oakland ........... W 29-6
O11 at Arizona......L 28-21
O18 at CincinnatiW 28-17
O25 San Francisco .. noon
N1 at Buffalo ............ noon
N8 at Indianapolis .. noon
N23 Tennessee .......... 7:30
N29 Indianapolis ..... noon
D6 at Jacksonville... noon
D13 Seattle ............... noon
D20 at St. Louis........ noon
D27 at Miami............ noon
J3 New England ....... noon
Indianapolis (5-0)
S13 Jacksonville . W 14-12
S21 at Miami ....... W 27-23
S27 at Arizona .... W 31-10
O4 Seattle............ W 34-17
O11 at Tennessee W 31-9
O25 at St. Louis ....... noon
N1 San Francisco .... noon
N8 Houston .............. noon
N15 New England...... 7:20
N22 at Baltimore ..... noon
N29 at Houston ....... noon
D6 Tennessee .......... noon
D13 Denver ............... noon
D17 at Jacksonville... 7:20
D27 N.Y. Jets ............... 3:15
J3 at Buffalo ............. noon
Jacksonville (3-3)
S13 at Indianap. ...L 14-12
S20 Arizona ...........L 31-17
S27 at Houston ... W 31-24
O4 Tennessee ..... W 27-17
O11 at Seattle .........L 41-0
O18 St. Louis W 23-20, OT
N1 at Tennessee ....... 3:05
N8 Kansas City ........ noon
N15 at N.Y. Jets ........ noon
N22 Buffalo .............. noon
N29 at San Fran. ........ 3:05
D6 Houston .............. noon
D13 Miami ................ noon
D17 Indianapolis ....... 7:20
D27 at New Englandnoon
J3 at Cleveland ........ noon
Tennessee (0-6)
S10 at Pittsburgh .L 13-10
S20 Houston..........L 34-31
S27 at N.Y. Jets .....L 24-17
O4 at Jacksnville ..L 37-17
O11 Indianapolis ....L 31-9
O18 at New EnglandL 59-0
N1 Jacksonville ......... 3:05
N8 at San Francisco . 3:15
N15 Buffalo .............. noon
N23 at Houston ......... 7:30
N29 Arizona.............. noon
D6 at Indianapolis .. noon
D13 St. Louis ............ noon
D20 Miami ................ noon
D25 San Diego ........... 6:30
J3 at Seattle ............... 3:15
EAST
Buffalo (2-4)
S14 at N. England .L 25-24
S20 Tampa Bay ... W 33-20
S27 New Orleans....L 27-7
O4 at Miami ..........L 38-10
O11 Cleveland ..........L 6-3
O18 at N.Y. JetsW 16-13, OT
O25 at Carolina ......... 3:05
N1 Houston .............. noon
N15 at Tennessee ... noon
N22 at Jacksonville noon
N29 Miami ................ noon
D3 N.Y. Jets at Tor. .... 7:20
D13 at Kansas City . noon
D20 New England .... noon
D27 at Atlanta.......... noon
J3 Indianapolis ........ noon
Miami (2-3)
S13 at Atlanta .........L 19-7
S21 Indianapolis ..L 27-23
S27 at San Diego ..L 23-13
O4 Buffalo ........... W 38-10
O12 N.Y. Jets ........ W 31-27
O25 New Orleans ...... 3:15
N1 at N.Y. Jets .......... noon
N8 at New England . noon
N15 Tampa Bay........ noon
N19 at Carolina ......... 7:20
N29 at Buffalo .......... noon
D6 New England ........ 7:20
D13 at Jacksonville. noon
D20 at Tennessee.... noon
D27 Houston ............ noon
J3 Pittsburgh ........... noon
New England (4-2)
S14 Buffalo .......... W 25-24
S20 at N.Y. Jets ........L 16-9
S27 Atlanta .......... W 26-10
O4 Baltimore....... W 27-21
O11 at Denver .L 20-17 OT
O18 Tennessee ..... W 59-0
O25 T.B. at London .. noon
N8 Miami .................. noon
N15 at Indianapolis .. 7:20
N22 N.Y. Jets ............... 3:15
N30 at New Orleans . 7:30
D6 at Miami................ 7:20
D13 Carolina ............ noon
D20 at Buffalo .......... noon
D27 Jacksonville ..... noon
J3 at Houston........... noon
N.Y. Jets (3-3)
S13 at Houston ..... W 24-7
S20 New Eng. ...... W 16-13
S27 Tennessee.... W 24-17
O4 at Nw Orleans L 24-10
O12 at Miami ........L 31-27
O18 Buffalo ....L 16-13, OT
O25 at Oakland ......... 3:05
N1 Miami .................. noon
N15 Jacksonville ..... noon
N22 at New England . 3:15
N29 Carolina ............ noon
D3 Buff. at Toronto ... 7:20
D13 at Tampa Bay ... noon
D20 Atlanta .............. noon
D27 at Indianapolis .. 3:15
J3 Cincinnati ............ noon
NORTH
Baltimore (3-3)
S13 Kansas City . W 38-24
S20 at San Diego W 31-26
S27 Cleveland ....... W 34-3
O4 at Nw England L 21-27
O11 Cincinnati ......L 17-14
O18 at Minnesota L 33-31
N1 Denver ................. noon
N8 at Cincinnati ...... noon
N16 at Cleveland ....... 7:30
N22 Indianapolis ..... noon
N29 Pittsburgh .......... 7:20
D7 at Green Bay ........ 7:30
D13 Detroit ............... noon
D20 Chicago ............. noon
D27 at Pittsburgh.... noon
J3 at Oakland ............. 3:15
Cincinnati (4-2)
S13 Denver ..............L 12-7
S20 at Green Bay W 31-24
S27 Pittsburgh .... W 23-20
O4 at Cleveland.. W 23-20
O11 at Baltimore W 17-14
O18 Houston .........L 28-17
O25 Chicago............. noon
N8 Baltimore ............ noon
N15 at Pittsburgh ... noon
N22 at Oakland.......... 3:15
N29 Cleveland ......... noon
D6 Detroit ................. noon
D13 at Minnesota ... noon
D20 at San Diego....... 3:05
D27 Kansas City ...... noon
J3 at N.Y. Jets ........... noon
Cleveland (1-5)
S13 Minnesota......L 34-20
S20 at Denver .........L 27-6
S27 at Baltimore ....L 34-3
O4 Cincinnati ........L 23-20
O11 at Buffalo......... W 6-3
O18 at Pittsburgh L 27-14
O25 Green Bay ......... noon
N1 at Chicago .......... noon
N16 Baltimore ............ 7:30
N22 at Detroit .......... noon
Dallas (3-2)
S13 at Tampa ...... W 34-21
S20 N.Y. Giants ......L 33-31
S28 Carolina .......... W 21-7
O4 at Denver .........L 17-10
O11 at Kan. CityW 26-20, OT
O25 Atlanta ................ 3:15
N1 Seattle ................. noon
N8 at Philadelphia .... 7:20
N15 at Green Bay ...... 3:15
N22 Washington...... noon
N26 Oakland .............. 3:15
D6 at N.Y. Giants ........ 3:15
D13 San Diego ........... 3:15
D19 at New Orleans . 7:20
D27 at Washington ... 7:20
J3 Philadelphia ........ noon
N.Y. Giants (5-1)
S13 Washington . W 23-17
S20 at Dallas ....... W 33-31
S27 at Tampa Bay W 24-0
O4 at Kan. City.... W 27-16
O11 Oakland ......... W 44-7
O18 at New Orlns .L 28-27
O25 Arizona ............... 7:20
N1 at Philadelphia .... 3:15
N8 San Diego ............. 3:15
N22 Atlanta .............. noon
N26 at Denver ............ 7:20
D6 Dallas .................... 3:15
D13 Philadelphia ....... 7:20
D21 at Washington ... 7:30
D27 Carolina ............ noon
J3 at Minnesota ...... noon
Philadelphia (3-2)
S13 at Carolina ... W 38-10
S20 New Orleans..L 48-22
S27 Kansas City . W 34-14
O11 Tampa Bay .. W 33-14
O18 at Oakland ......L 13-9
O26 at Washington ... 7:30
N1 N.Y. Giants ............ 3:15
N8 Dallas .................... 7:20
N15 at San Diego....... 3:15
N22 at Chicago .......... 7:20
N29 Washington...... noon
D6 at Atlanta............ noon
D13 at N.Y. Giants ...... 7:20
D20 San Francisco .. noon
D27 Denver ............... noon
J3 at Dallas ............... noon
Washington (2-4)
S13 at N.Y. Giants .L 23-17
S20 St. Louis ............ W 9-7
S27 at Detroit ........L 19-14
O4 Tampa Bay .... W 16-13
O11 at Carolina ....L 20-17
O18 Kansas City .....L 14-6
O26 Philadelphia....... 7:30
N8 at Atlanta ........... noon
N15 Denver ............... noon
N22 at Dallas............ noon
N29 at Philadelphia noon
D6 New Orleans ...... noon
D13 at Oakland .......... 3:05
D21 N.Y. Giants .......... 7:30
D27 Dallas .................. 7:20
J3 at San Diego .......... 3:15
SOUTH
Atlanta (4-1)
S13 Miami.............. W 19-7
S20 Carolina ........ W 28-20
S27 at New Eng. ...L 26-10
O11 at San Fran. . W 45-10
O18 Chicago........ W 21-14
O25 at Dallas ............. 3:15
N2 at New Orleans ... 7:30
N8 Washington ........ noon
N15 at Carolina ....... noon
N22 at N.Y. Giants.... noon
N29 Tampa Bay........ noon
D6 Philadelphia ....... noon
D13 New Orleans .... noon
D20 at N.Y. Jets ........ noon
D27 Buffalo............... noon
J3 at Tampa Bay ...... noon
Carolina (2-3)
S13 Philadelphia ..L 38-10
S20 at Atlanta .......L 28-20
S28 at Dallas ...........L 21-7
O11 Washington W 20-17
O18 at Tampa BayW 28-21
O25 Buffalo ................ 3:05
N1 at Arizona ............. 3:15
N8 at New Orleans ... 3:05
N15 Atlanta .............. noon
N19 Miami .................. 7:20
N29 at N.Y. Jets ........ noon
D6 Tampa Bay .......... noon
D13 at New Englandnoon
D20 Minnesota .......... 7:20
D27 at N.Y. Giants .... noon
J3 New Orleans ....... noon
New Orleans (5-0)
S13 Detroit .......... W 45-27
S20 at PhiladelphiaW 48-22
S27 at Buffalo ....... W 27-7
O4 N.Y. Jets .......... W 24-10
O18 N.Y. Giants ... W 48-27
O25 at Miami ............. 3:15
N2 Atlanta .................. 7:30
N8 Carolina ................ 3:15
N15 at St. Louis ....... noon
N22 at Tampa Bay ... noon
N30 New England...... 7:30
D6 at Washington ... noon
D13 at Atlanta.......... noon
D19 Dallas .................. 7:20
D27 Tampa Bay........ noon
J3 at Carolina........... noon
Tampa Bay (0-6)
S13 Dallas ..............L 34-21
S20 at Buffalo .......L 33-20
S27 N.Y. Giants ........L 24-0
O4 at Washington L 16-13
O11 at Phil. ............L 33-14
O18 Carolina .........L 28-21
O25 N.E. at London . noon
N8 Green Bay ........... noon
N15 at Miami ........... noon
N22 New Orleans .... noon
N29 at Atlanta ......... noon
D6 at Carolina.......... noon
D13 N.Y. Jets ............. noon
D20 at Seattle ............ 3:15
D27 at New Orleans noon
J3 Atlanta ................. noon
NORTH
Chicago (3-2)
S13 at Green Bay..L 21-15
S20 Pittsburgh .... W 17-14
S27 at Seattle ..... W 25-19
O4 Detroit ............ W 48-24
O18 at Atlanta ......L 21-14
O25 at Cincinnati .... noon
N1 Cleveland............ noon
N8 Arizona................ noon
N12 at San Francisco 7:20
N22 Philadelphia ....... 7:20
N29 at Minnesota ... noon
D6 St. Louis .............. noon
D13 Green Bay ......... noon
D20 at Baltimore ..... noon
D28 Minnesota .......... 7:30
J3 at Detroit ............. noon
Detroit (1-5)
S13 at New Orll.....L 45-27
S20 Minnesota......L 27-13
S27 Washington . W 19-14
O4 at Chicago .......L 48-24
O11 Pittsburgh .....L 28-20
O18 at Green Bay ...L 26-0
N1 St. Louis .............. noon
N8 at Seattle .............. 3:05
N22 Cleveland ......... noon
N26 Green Bay ......... 11:30
D6 at Cincinnati ...... noon
D13 at Baltimore ..... noon
D20 Arizona.............. noon
D27 at San Fran. ........ 3:05
J3 Chicago ................ noon
Green Bay (3-2)
S13 Chicago ........ W 21-15
S20 Cincinnati ......L 31-24
S27 at St. Louis ... W 36-17
O5 at Minnesota ..L 30-23
O18 Detroit ............ W 26-0
O25 at Cleveland..... noon
N1 Minnesota .......... noon
N8 at Tampa Bay ..... noon
N15 Dallas .................. 3:15
N22 San Francisco .. noon
N26 at Detroit .......... 11:30
BRONCOS 34, CHARGERS 23
NFL AT A GLANCE
N29 at Cincinnati .... noon
D6 San Diego ............. 3:05
D10 Pittsburgh .......... 7:20
D20 at Kansas City . noon
D27 Oakland ............ noon
J3 Jacksonville ........ noon
AFC
W
Indianapolis 5
Jacksonville 3
Houston
3
Tennessee
0
East
W
New England 4
N.Y. Jets
3
Miami
2
Buffalo
2
North
W
Cincinnati
4
Pittsburgh
4
Baltimore
3
Cleveland
1
West
W
Denver
6
San Diego
2
Oakland
2
Kansas City 1
S10 Tennessee.... W 13-10
S20 at Chicago .....L 17-14
S27 at Cincinnati..L 23-20
O4 San Diego ...... W 28-38
O11 at Detroit ..... W 28-20
O18 Cleveland .... W 27-14
O25 Minnesota ........ noon
N9 at Denver .............. 7:30
N15 Cincinnati ......... noon
N22 at Kansas City . noon
N29 at Baltimore, ...... 7:20
D6 Oakland .............. noon
D10 at Cleveland ....... 7:20
D20 Green Bay ......... noon
D27 Baltimore .......... noon
J3 at Miami............... noon
WEST
Denver (6-0)
S13 at Cincinnati.. W 12-7
S20 Cleveland ....... W 27-6
S27 at Oakland ..... W 23-3
O4 Dallas ............. W 17-10
O11 New EnglandW 20-17OT
O19 at San Diego W 34-23
N1 at Baltimore ....... noon
N9 Pittsburgh ............ 7:30
N15 at Washington . noon
N22 San Diego ........... 3:15
N26 N.Y. Giants .......... 7:20
D6 at Kansas City ... noon
D13 at Indianapolis noon
D20 Oakland .............. 3:05
D27 at Philadelphia noon
J3 Kansas City ........... 3:15
Kansas City (1-5)
S13 at Baltimore ..L 38-24
S20 Oakland ..........L 13-10
S27 at Philadel. ....L 34-14
O4 N.Y. Giants .......L 27-16
O11 Dallas ......L 26-20, OT
O18 at Wash. ......... W 14-6
O25 San Diego ......... noon
N8 at Jacksonville... noon
N15 at Oakland.......... 3:05
N22 Pittsburgh ........ noon
N29 at San Diego....... 3:05
D6 Denver ................. noon
D13 Buffalo............... noon
D20 Cleveland.......... noon
D27 at Cincinnati .... noon
J3 at Denver ............... 3:15
Oakland (2-4)
S14 San Diego .......L 24-20
S20 at Kansas CityW 13-10
S27 Denver ..............L 23-3
O4 at Houston ........L 29-6
O11 at N.Y. Giants ..L 44-7
O18 Philadelphia.. W 13-9
O25 N.Y. Jets ............... 3:05
N1 at San Diego......... 3:05
N15 Kansas City ........ 3:05
N22 Cincinnati ........... 3:15
N26 at Dallas.............. 3:15
D6 at Pittsburgh...... noon
D13 Washington ........ 3:05
D20 at Denver ............ 3:05
D27 at Cleveland ..... noon
J3 Baltimore ............... 3:15
San Diego (2-3)
S14 at Oakland ... W 24-20
S20 Baltimore .......L 31-26
S27 Miami ............ W 23-13
O4 at Pittsburgh ..L 38-28
O19 Denver............L 34-23
O25 at Kansas City . noon
N1 Oakland ................ 3:05
N8 at N.Y. Giants........ 3:15
N15 Philadelphia ....... 3:15
N22 at Denver ............ 3:15
N29 Kansas City ........ 3:05
D6 at Cleveland ......... 3:05
D13 at Dallas .............. 3:15
D20 Cincinnati ........... 3:05
D25 at Tennessee...... 6:30
J3 Washington ........... 3:15
D7 Baltimore .............. 7:30
D13 at Chicago ........ noon
D20 at Pittsburgh.... noon
D27 Seattle ............... noon
J3 at Arizona .............. 3:15
Minnesota (6-0)
S13 at Cleveland W 34-20
S20 at Detroit ...... W 27-13
S27 San Fran ....... W 27-24
O5 Green Bay ...... W 30-23
O11 at St. Louis .. W 38-10
O18 Baltimore..... W 33-31
O25 at Pittsburgh ... noon
N1 at Green Bay ...... noon
N15 Detroit ............... noon
N22 Seattle ............... noon
N29 Chicago ............. noon
D6 at Arizona ............. 3:15
D13 Cincinnati ......... noon
D20 at Carolina.......... 7:20
D28 at Chicago .......... 7:30
J3 N.Y. Giants............ noon
WEST
Arizona (3-2)
S13 San Fran. ........L 20-16
S20 at JacksonvilleW 31-17
S27 Indianapolis ..L 31-10
O11 Houston ....... W 28-21
O18 at Seattle ....... W 27-3
O25 at N.Y. Giants ..... 7:20
N1 Carolina ................ 3:15
N8 at Chicago .......... noon
N15 Seattle ................. 3:15
N22 at St. Louis ......... 3:15
N29 at Tennessee ... noon
D6 Minnesota ............ 3:15
D14 at San Francisco 7:30
D20 at Detroit .......... noon
D27 St. Louis .............. 3:05
J3 Green Bay .............. 3:15
NFC
South
Pittsburgh (4-2)
N F C T E A M - B Y-T E A M S C H E D U L E S
EAST
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
South
L
0
3
3
6
T Pct PF PA
0 1.000137 71
0 .500120 147
0 .500143 137
0 .000 84 198
L
2
3
3
4
T
0
0
0
0
Pct PF PA
.667163 91
.500114 104
.400112 106
.333 93 129
L
2
2
3
5
T
0
0
0
0
Pct PF PA
.667118 118
.667140 112
.500169 130
.167 69 148
L
0
3
4
5
T Pct PF PA
0 1.000133 66
0 .400124 136
0 .333 62 139
0 .167 98 144
W
5
4
2
0
L
0
1
3
6
T Pct PF PA
0 1.000192 93
0 .800123 77
0 .400 85 125
0 .000 89 168
W
5
3
3
2
L
1
2
2
4
T
0
0
0
0
W
6
3
3
1
L
0
2
2
5
T Pct PF PA
0 1.000189 121
0 .600130 93
0 .600119 99
0 .167103 188
W
San Francisco 3
Arizona
3
Seattle
2
St. Louis
0
L
2
2
4
6
T
0
0
0
0
New Orleans
Atlanta
Carolina
Tampa Bay
East
N.Y. Giants
Dallas
Philadelphia
Washington
North
Minnesota
Green Bay
Chicago
Detroit
West
Pct PF PA
.833178 119
.600122 98
.600136 99
.333 79 96
Pct PF PA
.600112 98
.600112 92
.333118 109
.000 54 169
Week 6 results
D EN IS P OR OY : A S S O C I AT E D P R E S S
OUT OF FASHION: The Chargers’ Larry English gets a firm grip
on the eyesore that is the socks worn by quarterback Kyle Orton
and the rest of the Broncos as part of their throwback uniforms
from the early days of the AFL.
Royal processions
leave Denver 6-0
Return man
Broncos 34, Chargers 23
takes back punt,
kickoff for TDs
CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICES
SA N D I E G O — Eddie Royal
became the first player in
Broncos history to return a
kickoff and a punt for touchdowns in the same game,
leading undefeated Denver to
a wild 34-23 win over the San
Diego Chargers on Monday
night.
The Broncos didn’t get an
offensive touchdown until
Kyle Orton threw a 19-yard
pass to tight end Tony Scheffler late in the third quarter
for a 24-23 lead. Denver added
a field goal by Matt Prater and
a late 5-yard touchdown catch
by Brandon Stokley that was
upheld on review.
This is the fifth time the
Broncos have been 6-0, the
first since going 13-0 in 1998
en route to winning their
second straight Super Bowl
behind John Elway. They
opened a 3½-game lead in
the AFC West over three-time
defending division champion
San Diego (2-3).
Denver outside linebacker
Elvis Dumervil had two sacks
to extend his NFL lead to 10.
His second sack caused Philip
Rivers to fumble, with Vonnie
Holliday recovering to set up
Prater’s 29-yard field goal.
The Broncos sacked Rivers
five times, three in the fourth
quarter.
Royal is the 11th player
in NFL history to return a
kickoff and a punt for a touchdown in a game.
“You’ve got to believe it
can happen before you do it,”
he said. “I’ve got a lot of faith
in the guys in front of me, so I
wasn’t surprised.
“You want to kind of give
a boost to the team on special
teams. We were able to do
that today.”
Royal’s electrifying returns
at first silenced Qualcomm
Denver
7 10 7 10 — 34
San Diego
10 10 3 0 — 23
First quarter
SD—FG Kaeding 20, 4:51.
Den—Royal 93 kickoff return (Prater
kick), 4:39.
SD—Jackson 3 pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick), :06.
Second quarter
Den—FG Prater 34, 7:55.
Den—Royal 71 punt return (Prater
kick), 5:53.
SD—Sproles 77 punt return (Kaeding
kick), 1:03.
Third quarter
Den—Scheffler 19 pass from Orton
(Prater kick), 3:43.
Fourth quarter
Den—FG Prater 29, 13:05.
Den—Stokley 5 pass from Orton
(Prater kick), 2:55.
A—68,615.
Den
SD
First downs .........................19
20
Total net yards .................328
311
Rushes-yards ............. 33-101
21-73
Passing ..............................227
238
Punt returns ................... 3-77
1-77
Kickoff returns ............. 6-176
7-149
Interceptions ret. ............ 0-0
0-0
Comp-att-int ..............20-29-0
20-33-0
Sacked-yards lost............ 1-2
5-36
Punts ............................. 4-44.8
3-50.3
Fumbles-lost ..................... 1-0
4-1
Penalties-yards .............. 4-48
4-44
Time of possession ..... 30:43
29:17
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing—Denver, Buckhalter 10-46,
Moreno 18-44, Orton 5-11. San Diego,
Tomlinson 18-70, Hester 1-2, Rivers 1-1,
Sproles 1-0.
Passing—Denver, Orton 20-29-0-229.
San Diego, Rivers 20-33-0-274.
Receiving—Denver, Scheffler 6-101,
Marshall 5-49, Buckhalter 4-29, Stokley
3-24, Gaffney 1-27, Moreno 1-(minus
1). San Diego, Gates 5-70, Jackson 4-46,
Floyd 3-51, Tomlinson 3-30, Tolbert
2-40, Chambers 2-33, Sproles 1-4.
Missed field goals—Denver, Prater 54
(WR). San Diego, Kaeding 55 (WL).
Stadium, then had Chargers
fans booing.
After the Chargers were
forced to settle for a field goal
following a sensational drive
late in the first quarter, Royal
took the kickoff at the 9,
found a big hole at about the
35, cut inside of kicker Nate
Kaeding at the 50 and raced
down the left sideline to give
the Broncos a 7-3 lead.
In the second quarter,
Royal fielded Mike Scifres’
punt on the bounce at the 29,
worked his way inside, then
outraced the coverage to give
Denver a 17-10 lead.
The Chargers ran 22 plays
to only six for the Broncos in
the first quarter.
Sunday’s games
Houston 28 ................Cincinnati 17
Green Bay 26..................... Detroit 0
New Orleans 48 ....... N.Y. Giants 27
Pittsburgh 27 ............ Cleveland 14
Kansas City 14 .........Washington 6
Carolina 28 .............. Tampa Bay 21
Jacksonville 23 ..... St. Louis 20, OT
Minnesota 33 .............Baltimore 31
Arizona 27 .........................Seattle 3
Oakland 13 ..............Philadelphia 9
Buffalo 16 ............... N.Y. Jets 13, OT
New England 59 ........ Tennessee 0
Atlanta 21 ......................Chicago 14
Monday’s game
Denver 34 .................. San Diego 23
Week 7 schedule
Opening Current
Over/
line
line
under
TV
Hou. 3½ Hou. 3
44
Fox
Pitt. 4
Pitt. 4
45½
Ind. 13
Ind. 13
45½
NL
NL
N.E. 14
N.E. 14½
45
G.B. 7
G.B. 7
41½
NL
NL
N.Y.J. 7
N.Y.J. 6½
35
CBS
Dal. 4
Dal. 4
47
Fox
Cin. 1½
Cin. 1½
41½
N.O. 6½
N.O. 6½
47
N.Y.G. 7
N.Y.G. 7
46½
NBC
Opening Current
Over/
Monday’s game
Time line
line
under
TV
Philadelphia at Wash.
7:30
Phil. 7
Phil. 7
37½ ESPN
Open: Denver, Seattle, Detroit, Jacksonville, Baltimore, Tennessee
Sunday’s games
Time
San Francisco at Houston noon
Minnesota at Pittsburgh
noon
Indianapolis at St. Louis
noon
San Diego at Kansas City noon
New England at Tampa Bay noon
Green Bay at Cleveland
noon
Buffalo at Carolina
3:05
N.Y. Jets at Oakland
3:05
Atlanta at Dallas
3:15
Chicago at Cincinnati
3:15
New Orleans at Miami
3:15
Arizona at N.Y. Giants
7:20
AROUND THE NFL
Panthers-Chiefs trade
Carolina added depth at its
weakest position, sending a 2010
fifth-round draft pick to Kansas
City for defensive tackle Tank
Tyler. The deal, coming a day
before the NFL trade deadline,
gives the Panthers more options
on the defensive line after the
season-ending injury to Maake
Kemoeatu in training camp.
Atlanta Falcons
Cornerback Brian Williams will
miss the rest of the season with
a knee injury suffered in Sunday’s win over Chicago. Coach
Mike Smith said Williams tore
the anterior cruciate ligament
“and some other things” in his
right knee.
Buffalo Bills
Quarterback Trent Edwards
needs further evaluation after
sustaining the second concussion of his NFL career, leaving
the starter’s status uncertain for
Sunday’s game at Carolina.
Coach Dick Jauron said that
Edwards was healthy enough to
travel home with the team after
he was knocked out in the second quarter of an overtime win
at the New York Jets on Sunday.
Carolina Panthers
The NFL has suspended defensive back Dante Wesley one
game without pay for launching
himself into defenseless Tampa
Bay punt returner Clifton Smith.
Smith sustained a concussion.
Wesley was immediately ejected.
Cincinnati Bengals
Defensive end Antwan Odom will
miss the rest of the season because of a torn Achilles’ tendon.
Odom had surgery on his right
leg Monday.
New York Jets
Rex Ryan is sticking with Mark
Sanchez as his starting quarterback despite the struggling
rookie’s five-interception performance in a loss to Buffalo.
Sanchez is tied with Carolina’s
Jake Delhomme for the league
lead in interceptions with 10.
Kris Jenkins was placed on
season-ending injured reserve
with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
M I KE S T O BE : G E T T Y I M A G E S
WILL KEEP JOB: Jets
quarterback Mark Sanchez is
disappointed at misfiring on
a third-down play in Sunday’s
overtime loss to the Bills.
St. Louis Rams
The team got good news on
wide receiver Donnie Avery, who
underwent an MRI exam on his
hip that revealed a bruise.
The injury to the University
of Houston prodcut early in
Sunday’s loss to Jacksonville
deprived the Rams of their only
player able to stretch the field.
San Francisco 49ers
Veteran linebacker Jeff Ulbrich
won’t play again this season
because of a concussion.
The team placed the 32-year-old
on injured reserve.
Washington Redskins
Coach Jim Zorn left few doubts
that management’s decision
to strip him of his play-calling
duties six games into the season
was a disappointing one.
Because he still wants to win,
Zorn said, he will “comply” with
management’s request that he
allow Sherman Lewis, a recentlyhired offensive consultant, to
call the team’s offensive plays.
St. Louis (0-6)
S13 at Seattle .........L 28-0
S20 at Washington ..L 9-7
S27 Green Bay ......L 36-17
O4 at San Fran. .......L 35-0
O11 Minnesota .....L 38-10
O18 at Jcksnvlle L 23-20, OT
O25 Indianapolis ..... noon
N1 at Detroit ............ noon
N15 New Orleans .... noon
N22 Arizona................ 3:05
N29 Seattle ............... noon
D6 at Chicago .......... noon
D13 at Tennessee.... noon
D20 Houston ............ noon
D27 at Arizona ........... 3:15
J3 San Francisco ..... noon
San Francisco (3-2)
S13 at Arizona .... W 20-16
S20 Seattle .......... W 23-10
S27 at Minnesota .L 27-24
O4 St. Louis ........... W 35-0
O11 Atlanta ...........L 45-10
O25 at Houston ....... noon
N1 at Indianapolis .. noon
N8 Tennessee ............ 3:15
N12 Chicago ............... 7:20
N22 at Green Bay .... noon
N29 Jacksonville ....... 3:05
D6 at Seattle .............. 3:15
D14 Arizona................ 7:30
D20 at Philadelphia noon
D27 Detroit ................. 3:05
J3 at St. Louis........... noon
Seattle (2-4)
S13 St. Louis .......... W 28-0
S20 at San Fran.....L 23-10
S27 Chicago ..........L 25-19
O4 at IndianapolisL 34-17
O11 Jacksonville .. W 41-0
O18 Arizona ............L 27-3
N1 at Dallas.............. noon
N8 Detroit ................... 3:05
N15 at Arizona ........... 3:15
N29 at St. Louis ....... noon
D6 San Francisco ...... 3:15
D13 at Houston ....... noon
D20 Tampa Bay.......... 3:15
D27 at Green Bay .... noon
J3 Tennessee ............. 3:15
49ers prepare Crabtree for debut
Ex-Texas Tech
star may start
against Texans
A S S O C I AT E D P R E S S
SA N TA
CLARA,
Ca l i f.
—
Frank Gore is healthy again
and eager to play. Michael
Crabtree is set to make his
NFL debut and possibly even
start. Mike Singletary has
made a switch to his inconsistent offensive line.
The San Francisco 49ers
got a lot done during their
week off and now are gearing
up for a tough road game Sunday at Houston.
Gore spent the latter part
of the off week at team headquarters working out with
Crabtree, the rookie receiver
who finally signed a six-year
contract Oct. 7 after missing
all of training camp and the
early weeks of the season.
Gore missed the Niners’
last two games while recovering from a sprained right
ankle. He was injured on his
CRABTREE
SINGLETARY
only carry during a 27-24 loss
at Minnesota on Sept. 27.
“I’m ready to go. Just trying to get better, get comfortable, just trying to get ready
for the game,” Gore said “I’m
like a kid right now. I can’t
wait to get back out there
with my team.”
Gore said he’s unsure
whether he’ll be involved in
his regular package of plays,
which he expects will be determined by how his practices
go this week. He’ll be in constant communication with the
coaches about his health.
Singletary hopes a switch
on the line will make for
stronger blocking when Gore
is carrying the ball — and better pass protection for quar-
terback Shaun Hill, who has
taken way too many hits so
far. Singletary said part of his
bye week work was to evaluate the roster and put the top
53 players in place.
Adam Snyder is moving
from right tackle, a position
he had shared with Tony Pashos, to right guard. Snyder
will alternate at his new spot
with Chilo Rachal. Pashos
will now be the regular right
tackle.
Crabtree will make his debut in his home state of Texas,
and the Santa Rosa Press
Democrat reported there’s a
good chance he will start.
Singletary has long given
Crabtree the benefit of the
doubt, believing the former
Texas Tech star will shine at
this level.
“There are some things
that you can prepare him for,
but there are other things
that he just has to go through
and I think that this is one
of them,” Singletary said of
Crabtree’s first game. “You
have to let those guys line
up against him and put their
hands on you and see some
of the complexities of the
defense and how they are setting you up. You come to the
sideline with your head on a
swivel a little bit, but I don’t
think that it’s going to be
too big for him. To me, even
though he’s come in late, he
looks like he’s ready.”
The evaluation process
with Crabtree will be ongoing. Along with his work on
the field last week, he spent
time in the film room.
Singletary and Co. know
they’ll learn much more
about Crabtree during and
after Sunday’s game with the
Texans.
“Obviously, once you get
in the game when the real
bullets are flying, that’s when
you can really tell that, ‘You
know what, are we helping
or hurting his confidence? Is
he ready for this? Do we need
to back off a bit?’” Singletary
said. “Or if, ‘Hey he’s ready,
let’s pick it up a little bit.’ So,
I think he’ll tell us.”
C
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
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BASKETBALL | FOOTBALL | SOCCER | TENNIS | OUTDOORS | GOLF | AUTO RACING | COLLEGES | BASEBALL
ASTROS
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
TOP FBS QUARTERBACKS (RANKED BY PASSING YARDS PER GAME)
1
TAYLOR
POTTS
2
Texas Tech
Attempts: 167
Comp.: 116
Yards: 1,281
Yds/Att.: 7.7
Yds/Gm: 427.0
TDs: 12
GREG
ALEXANDER
Hawaii
Attempts: 116
Comp.: 78
Yards: 1,234
Yds/Att.: 10.6
Yds/Gm: 411.3
TDs: 9
3
CASE
KEENUM
HOUSTON
4
Attempts: 76
Comp.: 55
Yards: 725
Yds/Att.: 9.5
Yds/Gm: 362.5
TDs: 7
RYAN
MALLETT
Arkansas
Attempts: 61
Comp.: 38
Yards: 717
Yds/Att.: 11.8
Yds/Gm: 358.5
TDs: 6
OTHER NOTABLES
5
JERROD
JOHNSON
Texas A&M
Attempts: 82
Comp.: 52
Yards: 671
Yds/Att.: 8.2
Yds/Gm: 335.5
TDs: 6
7
BO LEVI
MITCHELL
SMU
Attempts: 149
Comp.: 91
Yards: 979
Yds/Att.: 6.6
Yds/Gm: 326.3
TDs: 6
13
COLT
McCOY
Texas
Attempts: 110
Comp.: 75
Yards: 859
Yds/Att.: 7.8
Yds/Gm: 286.3
TDs: 6
MELISSA PHILLIP: C H R O N I C L E
Three games into his tenure as a starter in
Lubbock, QB Taylor Potts has shown he can
throw with the best of them and take a hit
7
TECH’S
NEW LEAD
SLINGER
Same song,
ninth verse
Yorman Bazardo (58) leaves in the
fourth, and Dave
Clark falls to 0-2 as
manager with the
club’s ninth straight
defeat, an 11-2 loss
to the Cardinals.
PHOTOS: A gallery
of Tech’s impressive
string of prolific
quarterbacks.
chron.com/colleges
STORY ON PAGE C5
Richard Justice
Next skipper
must exude
love of game
By DAVID BARRON
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
For all the praise he’s received for
throwing 12 touchdown passes in his first
three games as a starter, the thing that
seems to impress people the most about
Texas Tech quarterback Taylor Potts
is the manner in
which he picked
himself up after
getting his hat
knocked off.
Potts was levHouston vs.
eled in the fourth
Texas Tech
quarter of Tech’s
34-24 loss to Texas
When:
by linebacker Ser8:15 p.m.
gio Kindle, whose
Saturday.
hit dislodged not
TV/radio:
only Potts’ helmet
ESPN2;
but the football.
790 AM.
Texas recovered
and scored six
plays later, but Potts returned to throw
his third touchdown pass and was still
flinging at the final gun.
“He got hit hard a number of times
and got up, and it didn’t seem to affect
his play in the negative,” said Tech coach
Mike Leach. “There are some great quarterbacks who can’t do what I described,
which is get hit really, really hard and
come in the next play and the next series
and not flinch.”
I
keep thinking
the Astros
need Tommy
Lasorda. OK,
maybe not the
Tommy Lasorda.
REALLY BIG MAN
ON CAMPUS: None of
Mike Leach’s previous
quarterbacks at Texas
Tech could match
up in size to the 6-5,
220-pound Taylor Potts.
R ONAL D M A R T IN EZ :
G E T T Y I M AG E S
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PRO BASKETBALL
WINNING IN THE AFC SOUTH
Rockets go
cutting-edge
Division by addition of W’s
With camp less
than a week away,
the team has gotten
a head start with
some modernized
training techniques.
By JOHN McCLAIN
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
For the first time since Gary Kubiak
became their head coach, the Texans
have a chance to start 2-0 in the AFC
South.
Kubiak insists winning division
games is paramount for his team to
get to the next level, making a victory
STORY ON PAGE C6
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will get the Texans where they want to go
learn from it, work hard for it every
week and play the way we’re capable
of,” offensive tackle Eric Winston said
about winning at Tennessee for only
the second time. “Are we going to let
it be like last year when that (13-12
victory over the Titans in December)
was our playoff game and then we
laid an egg the next week (in a loss at
Texans
Texans vs.
Texans
vs. Colts
Jaguars
vs. Titans Oakland)?
“Are we going to get over the
over Jacksonville on Sunday at Reliant hump, or are we going to regress? I
know this: To get where we want to go,
Stadium a necessity.
“It helps us a lot if we’re willing to
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Tommy celebrated his
82nd birthday Tuesday, and
while he’d bring enthusiasm
and experience to the job,
he’s probably not up for
another managerial gig. But
in a lot of ways, he’s what the
Astros need.
Not everyone understood
Tommy’s genius. Some saw
him as a guy who was good
for a few laughs but mostly
the beneficiary of a franchise
with great ownership and a
terrific player development
system.
It’s true Tommy couldn’t
have won without Orel
Hershiser, Kirk Gibson, Steve
Sax and Pedro Guerrero.
It’s also true the Dodgers
might not have won without
Tommy’s touch.
Tommy had a simple
philosophy about baseball,
and it’s one the Astros have
lost sight of. He believed it
ought to be fun. He believed
it was about the best way in
the world to make a living
and thought putting on a
major league uniform was a
privilege and that only the
luckiest people in the world
get to do it.
Tommy’s teams laughed
a lot. Sometimes it was Sax
doing an imitation of some
club official. Sometimes it
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Where Houston lives
MOSTLY SUNNY, HIGH 95, LOW 76 / PAGE B12 DANIELS STILL NO-SHOW AT CAMP / PAGE C1
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2009
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ELECTION TURMOIL
Iranian regime
softens stand
amid protests
V AH I D S AL E M I : A S S O C I AT E D P R E S S
VIOLENCE: A protester said to be injured by gunfire from a pro-government militia is
helped by another protester Monday near an opposition rally. At least one man was killed.
LEB$'&.DE$(*,'$&&
NEW
ACTING
CHIEF
NAMED
AT A&M
Interim
president says
his job now is to
bring stability
and move forward
By JEANNIE KEVER
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
COLLEGE
BE H R O U Z M E H R I : A F P/ G E T T Y I M A G E S
DEFIANT IN DEFEAT: Defeated reformist presidential candidate Mir Hussein Moussavi greets supporters as he appears Monday
for the first time since an election that has divided the nation. The demonstration defied a ban on rallies in Tehran.
In Tehran, the
‘ I T WA S S O C R A Z Y, L I K E A M O V I E ’
supreme leader
calls for a look
into claims that
voting was rigged
Some say the Houston grandmother was an enamored dupe
in a drug-running conspiracy, others that she helped run it.
Either way, she’s behind bars for the rest of her days.
By ROBERT F. WORTH
and NAZILA FATHI
N E W YO R K T I M E S
T E H R A N , I R A N — Hundreds of thousands of people
marched in silence through
central Tehran on Monday to
protest Iran’s disputed presidential election in an extraordinary show of defiance from
a broad cross section of society, even as the nation’s supreme leader called for a formal review of results he had
endorsed two days earlier.
Having mustered the largest anti-government demonstrations since the 1979
revolution, and defying an official ban, protesters began to
sense the prospect — however
slight at the moment — that
the leadership’s firm backing
of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had wavered.
The massive outpouring
was mostly peaceful. But
violence erupted after dark
when protesters surrounded
and attempted to set fire to
the headquarters of the Basij
volunteer militia, which is
associated with the Revolutionary Guards, according to
news agency reports. At least
one man was killed, and several others were injured in
that confrontation.
Please see IRAN, Page A6
CITY & STATE
S TAT I O N
A BUS TO RUN,
A MAN TO LOVE, THIS GUY
A LIFE IN PRISON KNOWS
SQUAT
Please see A&M, Page A6
SPORTS
By DANE SCHILLER
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
A
FA M I LY P H O T O
4 EVER?: Martin Ovalle was
sentenced to 25 years, but Elisa
Castillo got life. In happier times,
the couple expressed their love in
doodled notes.
classic drug lord she was not.
For starters, Elisa Castillo, a
53-year-old grandmother, had
no prior criminal record and
was so poor she pawned her
jewelry to pay the rent on her southwest
Houston shack. A son used his credit card
to pay her electric bill.
All she wanted, she claims, was a bus to
run and a man to love. She got both. And
that’s when the trouble started.
She was sentenced last month for her
role in a major drug conspiracy and sent
to prison for life without the possibility of
parole.
Castillo’s downfall shows that in the
high-stakes world of borderland drug
trafficking, unlikely players are lured and
the U.S. government will pull no punches
in putting them away.
In this case, it was Castillo, who got the
harshest penalty among the approximately
68 Houston-area traffickers who were
arrested and convicted as part of a recent
federal probe.
“It was so crazy, like a movie,” Castillo’s
daughter, 24-year-old Nidia Cano, said
as she recalled the day a caravan of
federal agents and police, supported by a
helicopter, swooped in and arrested her
mother.
It was at the urging of her boyfriend that
Castillo become partners with a smoothtalking Gulf Cartel-connected gangster in
Mexico who wanted to set up a Houstonbased bus company that would cater to
immigrants. Everything, including the
buses, which were bought in cash, was kept
in her name.
But instead of being filled with
passengers, the three buses were outfitted
with secret compartments used to shuttle
When he gets
behind the plate
tonight, the Astros’
Ivan Rodriguez will
tie the big
league
mark for
games
caught.
STORY ON
PAGE C1
Please see CARTEL, Page A6
Obama house call: Health costs a ‘time bomb’
Kent reports
to prison
AMA applauds plan, but opposition
to caps on malpractice suits is booed
Judge Samuel Kent
enters a federal
medical prison in
Massachusetts for
his 33-month term.
By JOHN McCORMICK
and BRUCE JAPSEN
C H I C AG O T R I B U N E
STORY ON PAGE B3
—
Hurricane Ike may have provided good training for the
storm that R. Bowen Loftin
will inherit as interim president of Texas A&M University.
As vice president and CEO
of Texas A&M-Galveston, Loftin oversaw the evacuation of
more than 1,500 students and
faculty members just before
Ike hit, and their transfer to
College Station campus for the
remainder of the semester.
As the newly minted interim president of the sprawling
flagship campus, he will have
to deal with the fallout from
a struggle between former
President Elsa Murano and
Chancellor Michael McKinney
that ended with Murano’s resignation Sunday.
“My first challenge is to
make sure people understand
nothing has changed,” Loftin
said. “My job is to bring stability and calm to the situation
and move everything ahead.”
A&M’s governing board
unanimously appointed Loftin, who has been in Galveston
since 2005, after a 2½ hour
closed session Monday.
He will begin work today,
two days after Murano resigned following a controversy
C H I C A G O — President
Barack Obama called the cost
of health care a “ticking time
bomb” that threatens to slow
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the nation’s economic recovery as he pushed a massive
reform plan during an appearance Monday in Chicago
before the nation’s largest
doctors group.
“We are spending over $2
trillion a year on health care
— almost 50 percent more
per person than the next
most costly nation,” he said
during a nearly hourlong
speech before the American
Medical Association. “For all
this spending, more of our
citizens are uninsured, the
quality of our care is often
lower, and we aren’t any
healthier.”
Awaiting the president at
the Hyatt Regency Chicago
and elsewhere were protesters who don’t think his approach goes far enough, as
well as some doctors who
think he might go too far.
Still, Obama was warmly
received by the AMA convention, which gave him numerous standing ovations and
booed just once, when he
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Dynamo, Atlante put their headers together
Pereyra’s goal
offsets Boswell’s
as Champions
quarters begin
with 1-1 draw
By BERNARDO FALLAS
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
In their first match of the
year, the Dynamo came away
with a mixed bag.
On one end, the team that
is barely into its fourth week
of preseason held its own
against a Mexican First Division club seven matches into
its regular season, playing
the Atlante Potros to a 1-1 tie
Tuesday night before 10,203
at Robertson Stadium.
But what will sting the Dynamo is knowing they came
within eight minutes of winning the opener of their CONCACAF Champions League
quarterfinal series.
It will sting because home
wins in these types of tournaments are as good as gold and
because they will travel to
Cancun for the decisive leg
of their home-and-home, ag-
B OB LEV EY : A S S O C I AT E D P R E S S
HEADSTRONG: The Dynamo’s Kei Kamara heads the ball away from the Atlante offense during the
first half of a 1-1 tie in the opener of a CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal series.
gregate-scoring series March
3 with nary an advantage and
little room for error.
“It was disappointing to
give the goal away late,” Dynamo midfielder Stuart Holden said.
The Dynamo are gunning
for a third straight semifinals
appearance in the tournament, which crowns the top
club in the North and Central
American and Caribbean region and determines CONCACAF’s representative in
December’s FIFA Club World
Cup in Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates.
Playing an opponent as
lost as Atlante was for the last
15 minutes of the first half,
the Dynamo seemed to inch
closer to their immediate goal
with relative ease after Bobby
Boswell’s 12-yard gem of a
header found its way to the
back of the net for the 1-0 lead
HOCKEY AT A GLANCE
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L
New Jersey 38 19
Philadelphia 32 17
N.Y. Rangers 31 23
Pittsburgh
29 26
N.Y. Islanders 18 35
Northeast Division
W L
Boston
41 12
Montreal
32 22
Buffalo
31 24
Toronto
22 26
Ottawa
23 27
Southeast Division
W L
Washington 38 18
Florida
30 22
Carolina
31 26
Tampa Bay
20 29
Atlanta
22 33
OT
3
9
7
6
6
Pts
79
73
69
64
42
GF
182
193
151
185
144
GA
151
171
170
191
198
OT
8
7
6
12
9
Pts
90
71
68
56
55
GF
206
187
181
180
148
GA
138
184
171
219
170
OT
5
8
5
12
6
Pts
81
68
67
52
50
GF
203
167
164
155
180
GA
176
165
180
196
214
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit
39 13 8
86 228 177
Chicago
34 17 8
76 197 148
Columbus
30 25 6
66 166 173
Nashville
29 28 4
62 147 171
St. Louis
26 26 8
60 167 179
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Calgary
36 18 6
78 191 174
Vancouver
30 22 8
68 181 173
Minnesota
30 24 5
65 152 137
Edmonton
30 25 5
65 170 185
Colorado
28 32 1
57 168 190
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose
41 8 9
91 200 140
Dallas
29 23 7
65 174 180
Anaheim
30 27 5
65 176 179
Los Angeles 26 24 9
61 157 171
Phoenix
27 29 5
59 157 186
Monday’s results
San Jose 1 .................................... Dallas 0
Tuesday’s results
Anaheim 3 ................................. Buffalo 2
Boston 6 ..................................... Florida 1
Atlanta 4 ................................ Colorado 3
Philadelphia 4 .................. Washington 2
Montreal 3 .......................... Vancouver 0
Ottawa 4 ................................. Carolina 2
Nashville 5 ............................... Chicago 3
Los Angeles 2 .............. Minnesota 1, SO
St. Louis 2 ................................ Phoenix 1
Edmonton 5 ........................ Tampa Bay 3
Calgary 4.............................. Columbus 1
Today’s games
Los Angeles at Philadelphia ................ 6
San Jose at Detroit ........................... 6:30
N.Y. Rangers at Toronto ................... 6:30
N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh ............ 6:30
Tuesday’s summaries
Bruins 6, Panthers 1
Florida
1 0 0 — 1
Boston
2 1 3 — 6
First period — 1, Boston, Bergeron 6,
:48. 2, Boston, Stuart 5 (Ryder, Wheeler), 6:17. 3, Florida, Kreps 2 (Tarnasky,
Stewart), 13:34. Penalties—None.
Second period — 4, Boston, Bitz 2
(Yelle, Thornton), 15:53. Penalties—
None.
Third period — 5, Boston, Bitz 3 (Yelle,
Wideman), 3:24. 6, Boston, Ward 2
(Savard, Lucic), 5:46. 7, Boston, Ryder
20 (Axelsson, Savard), 9:31 (pp). Penalties—Ballard, Fla, major (fighting),
4:58; Kobasew, Bos, major (fighting),
4:58; Stillman, Fla (hooking), 9:07;
Boynton, Fla (hooking), 15:49; Lucic,
Bos (holding), 19:38.
Shots on goal—Florida 10-6-9—25.
Boston 11-10-18—39.
Power-play opportunities—Florida 0
of 1; Boston 1 of 2.
Goalies— Florida, Anderson 10-5-5
(39 shots-33 saves). Boston, Thomas
26-8-5 (25-24).
A — 16,781 (17,565). T — 2:20.
Ducks 3, Sabres 2
Anaheim
Buffalo
1
1
2
0
0
1
—
—
3
2
First period — 1, Anaheim, Selanne
19, 1:10. 2, Buffalo, Gaustad 7 (Kotalik,
Pominville), 11:10. Penalties—
Brookbank, Ana, major (fighting),
3:18; Gaustad, Buf, major (fighting),
3:18; Montador, Ana (hooking), 9:09;
Getzlaf, Ana (holding stick), 18:03;
Kotalik, Buf (high-sticking), 18:03;
Montador, Ana (unsportsmanlike conduct), 20:00; Gaustad, Buf (unsportsmanlike conduct), 20:00.
Second period — 3, Anaheim, Marchant 3 (S.Niedermayer, Kunitz), 11:34
(sh). 4, Anaheim, Brown 1, 18:54.
Penalties—Perry, Ana (throwing
stick), 2:26; Stafford, Buf (highsticking), 9:02; Ryan, Ana (goaltender
interference), 11:06; Butler, Buf (holding), 16:05.
Third period — 5, Buffalo, Kotalik 13
(Rivet, Hecht), 18:54 (pp). Penalties—
Hedican, Ana (hooking), 17:34; Roy,
Buf (hooking), 19:45.
Shots on goal—Anaheim 4-12-5—21.
Buffalo 12-15-9—36.
Power-play opportunities—Anaheim 0
of 3; Buffalo 1 of 4.
Goalies— Anaheim, Giguere 16-15-4
(36 shots-34 saves). Buffalo, Lalime
2-8-1 (21-18).
A — 18,690 (18,690). T — 2:23.
Flyers 4, Capitals 2
Philadelphia
0 1 3 — 4
Washington
1 1 0 — 2
First period — 1, Washington, Backstrom 16 (Ovechkin, Fedorov), 1:48
(pp).
Second period — 2, Washington,
Ovechkin 44, 4:19. 3, Philadelphia,
C.Giroux 4 (Richards, Coburn), 9:22
(pp).
Third period — 4, Philadelphia,
Hartnell 22 (Lupul, Carter), 9:11. 5,
Philadelphia, Carter 35 (Lupul, Hartnell), 10:36. 6, Philadelphia, Asham 5
(Metropolit, Cote), 12:30.
Shots on goal—Philadelphia 13-1311—37. Washington 7-17-11—35.
Power-play opportunities—Philadelphia 1 of 8; Washington 1 of 7.
Goalies— Philadelphia, Niittymaki 145-4 (35 shots-33 saves). Washington,
Theodore 23-12-3 (37-33).
A — 18,277 (18,277). T — 2:21
Thrashers 4, Avalanche 3
Colorado
1 1 1 — 3
Atlanta
3 1 0 — 4
First period — 1, Atlanta, Enstrom 2
(Perrin), 2:57 (sh). 2, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 31 (Havelid, White), 4:07. 3, Atlanta, Reasoner 10 (Kozlov, Peverley),
11:20. 4, Colorado, Hejduk 22 (Stastny,
Smyth), 18:32 (pp). Penalties—Hainsey, Atl (slashing), 1:23; Tucker, Col
(hooking), 4:37; Stuart, Atl (slashing),
17:31.
Second period — 5, Colorado, Hejduk
23 (McLeod), 11:01. 6, Atlanta, Peverley 7 (Enstrom), 15:16 (sh).
Third period — 7, Colorado, Stewart 9
(Leopold, Hannan), 18:29. Penalties—
Exelby, Atl (tripping), 1:51; Perrin, Atl
(holding), 4:09; Svatos, Col (highsticking), 5:50; Kozlov, Atl (holding),
14:51; Clark, Col (holding), 19:27.
Shots on goal—Colorado 14-10-9—33.
Atlanta 10-12-4—26.
Power-play opportunities—Colorado 1
of 6; Atlanta 0 of 5.
Goalies— Colorado, Budaj 16-24-1 (26
shots-22 saves). Atlanta, Lehtonen
12-18-3 (33-30).
A — 12,101 (18,545). T — 2:17.
Senators 4, Hurricanes 2
Carolina
1 1 0 — 2
Ottawa
3 1 0 — 4
First period — 1, Ottawa, Heatley 30
(Alfredsson, Fisher), 14:03. 2, Carolina,
Eaves 3 (Brind’Amour, Ryan), 14:20.
3, Ottawa, Kelly 7 (Vermette), 14:49.
4, Ottawa, Comrie 8 (Vermette, Lee),
19:49.
Second period — 5, Ottawa, Spezza
22 (Alfredsson, Campoli), 1:58 (pp).
6, Carolina, Babchuk 6 (Pitkanen,
Jokinen), 18:11 (pp).
Third period — None. Penalties—
Volchenkov, Ott (tripping), 6:52.
Shots on goal—Carolina 12-15-16—43.
Ottawa 9-7-6—22.
Power-play opportunities—Carolina 1
of 5; Ottawa 1 of 3.
Goalies— Carolina, Ward 25-20-3 (9
shots-6 saves), Leighton (0:00 second,
13-12). Ottawa, Auld 12-14-6 (43-41).
A — 16,541 (19,153). T — 2:13.
Canadiens 3, Canucks 0
Vancouver
0 0 0 — 0
Montreal
1 1 1 — 3
First period — 1, Montreal, Plekanec
16 (Koivu), 18:42.
Second period — 2, Montreal, Markov
8 (Plekanec, Kovalev), 16:08 (pp).
Third period — 3, Montreal, Lapierre
11 (Higgins, Hamrlik), 19:54 (en).
Shots on goal—Vancouver 8-13-13—34.
Montreal 6-7-4—17.
Power-play opportunities—Vancouver
0 of 6; Montreal 1 of 7.
Goalies— Vancouver, Luongo 19-8-5
(16 shots-14 saves). Montreal, Halak
14-10-1 (34-34).
A — 21,273 (21,273). T — 2:23.
Predators 5, Blackhawks 3
Chicago
0 3 0 — 3
Nashville
0 1 4 — 5
First period — None.
Second period — 1, Chicago, Byfuglien
10 (Campbell, Versteeg), 6:05. 2, Chicago, Havlat 20 (Bolland, Campbell),
8:57. 3, Nashville, Arnott 22 (Sullivan,
Dumont), 14:11. 4, Chicago, Kane 20
(Brouwer), 15:17.
Third period — 5, Nashville, Legwand
15 (Erat, Hamhuis), 2:10. 6, Nashville,
Dumont 12 (Suter, Arnott), 5:11 (pp).
7, Nashville, Ward 9 (Legwand, Erat),
14:57. 8, Nashville, Weber 16 (Erat,
Hamhuis), 17:10 (pp).
Shots on goal—Chicago 7-14-11—32.
Nashville 9-7-13—29.
Power-play opportunities—Chicago 0
of 2; Nashville 2 of 6.
Goalies— Chicago, Huet 17-12-3 (29
shots-24 saves). Nashville, Rinne 1810-1 (32-29). A — 15,075. T — 2:23.
Kings 2, Wild 1
Los Angeles
0 1 0 0 — 2
Minnesota
0 1 0 0 — 1
Los Angeles won shootout 2-1
First period — None.
Second period — 1, Minnesota,
Miettinen 13 (Koivu), 5:48 (sh). 2, Los
Angeles, Johnson 3, 14:55 (pp).
Third period — None.
Overtime—None.
Shootout—Los Angeles 2 (Kopitar NG,
Johnson G, O’Sullivan NG, Doughty G),
Minnesota 1 (Zidlicky NG, Koivu NG,
Miettinen G, Burns NG).
Shots on goal—Los Angeles 8-7-91—25. Minnesota 6-10-5-3—24.
Power-play opportunities—Los Angeles 1 of 5; Minnesota 0 of 4.
Goalies— Los Angeles, Quick 13-8-1
(24 shots-23 saves). Minnesota,
Backstrom 28-17-4 (25-24). A — 18,568.
T — 2:34.
Blues 2, Coyotes 1
Phoenix
1 0 0 — 1
St. Louis
0 2 0 — 2
First period — 1, Phoenix, Doan 23
(Lindstrom, Reinprecht), 6:14.
Second period — 2, St. Louis, Perron 8
(Woywitka, McKee), 13:42. 3, St. Louis,
McClement 9 (Oshie, Polak), 15:36
(sh). Penalties—Weaver, StL (crosschecking), 7:15; Backes, StL, double
minor (high-sticking), 15:05.
Third period — None. Penalties—Woywitka, StL (delay of game), 14:33.
Shots on goal—Phoenix 8-9-8—25. St.
Louis 4-15-5—24.
Power-play opportunities—Phoenix 0
of 4; St. Louis 0 of 0.
Goalies— Phoenix, Bryzgalov 20-24-4
(24 shots-22 saves). St. Louis, Mason
12-16-5 (25-24). A — 17,512. T — 2:16.
Flames 4, Blue Jackets 1
Columbus
1 0 0 —
1
Calgary
1 2 1 —
4
First period — 1, Calgary, Iginla 23
(Cammalleri, Conroy), :45. 2, Columbus, Umberger 21 (Williams, Voracek),
3:12.
34 minutes in.
But after peppering Atlante’s goal to close out the first
half, the Dynamo could not
replicate that success in the
second, when Atlante upped
the pressure and enjoyed better possession after tweaking
its midfield.
By the time Gabriel Pereyra crashed the Dynamo goal
for the equalizer in the 82nd
minute, Atlante had turned
the tables.
Pereyra headed in a cross
by Luis Venegas, who beat
Dynamo defender Julius
James to a long corner kick
near the far post to put the
ball back in play.
Pereyra’s goal has added
value because the series’ first
tiebreaker in the event of a
tie in aggregate is away goals,
meaning the pressure will be
on the Dynamo in Cancun.
“It was a good result for
them, but it wasn’t a terrible
result for us,” Dynamo coach
Dominic Kinnear said. “We
just need to win a game away
from home, and that is something we have done before.”
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DYNAMO
SUMMARY
Rivalry growing
Tuesday night’s matchup
between the Dynamo and
Atlante was the latest in the
brewing rivalry between
Major League Soccer and the
Mexican First Division.
With the home-leg tie in
the CONCACAF Champions
League quarterfinal series,
the Dynamo are 4-3-4 against
Mexican teams, including
4-2-3 at Robertson Stadium.
As the lone MLS club to
survive the 24-team group
stage, the Dynamo are trying
to reach the semifinals of
the region’s most prestigious
club tournament for a third
straight year.
The rivalry is quickly
becoming one of intense
competition for players and
has taken on a nationalistic
nature for many fans.
“It’s not teams we play
day in and day out, so you
don’t know much about
them,” Dynamo forward Kei
Kamara said. “And it’s always
that big rivalry between
Mexican and American
(soccer). So whether it’s
national team or club team,
there is always that rivalry.”
— BERNARDO FALLAS
AROUND THE NHL
Second period — 3, Calgary, Phaneuf
8 (Cammalleri, Iginla), 11:57 (pp). 4,
Calgary, Cammalleri 30 (Iginla, Lundmark), 15:12. .
Third period — 5, Calgary, Iginla 24
(Glencross, Conroy), 19:29 (en).
Shots on goal—Columbus 15-7-7—29.
Calgary 9-8-11—28.
Power-play opportunities—Columbus
0 of 4; Calgary 1 of 2.
Goalies— Columbus, Mason 23-14-3
(27 shots-24 saves). Calgary, Kiprusoff
36-15-5 (29-28). A — 19,289. T — 2:15.
Oilers 5, Lightning 3
Tampa Bay
0 2 1 — 3
Edmonton
2 1 2 — 5
First period — 1, Edmonton, Cole
15, 2:20. 2, Edmonton, Strudwick 2
(Gagner), 5:40. Penalties—Koci, TB,
major (fighting), 2:47; MacIntyre,
Edm, major (fighting), 2:47; Melichar,
TB (interference), 13:09; Prospal, TB
(tripping), 19:45.
Second period — 3, Tampa Bay,
Murphy 2 (St. Louis, Recchi), 2:30 (pp).
4, Tampa Bay, Stamkos 11 (Malone),
12:23. 5, Edmonton, Souray 16 (Cogliano), 13:15.
Third period — 6, Edmonton, Cogliano
14 (Stortini, Moreau), 2:20. 7, Tampa
Bay, Murphy 3 (Lecavalier, St. Louis),
13:46. 8, Edmonton, Souray 17 (Brodziak), 19:58 (en).
Shots on goal—Tampa Bay 3-15-11—
29. Edmonton 11-14-20—45.
Power-play opportunities—Tampa Bay
1 of 3; Edmonton 0 of 6.
Goalies— Tampa Bay, Ramo 2-4-1 (44
shots-40 saves). Edmonton, Roloson
21-15-5 (29-26).
A — 16,839 (16,839). T — 2:29.
AHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
Providence
33
Hartford
30
Portland
28
Lowell
27
Worcester
28
Manchester 27
Springfield
18
East Division
W
Hershey
37
Wilkes-Barre 36
Bridgeport
33
Binghamton 29
Philadelphia 30
Albany
24
Norfolk
23
L OL SL Pts GF GA
21 2 2 70 178 166
23 2 3 65 164 165
23 2 5 63 173 174
23 1 5 60 167 174
25 1 2 59 159 169
26 0 5 59 158 164
31 7 2 45 134 180
L OL SL Pts GF GA
17 0 4 78 217 172
17 1 2 75 198 149
17 3 4 73 164 143
20 5 3 66 162 165
24 2 1 63 164 168
25 3 3 54 151 167
26 3 5 54 172 200
WESTERN CONFERENCE
North Division
Manitoba
Grand Rapids
Hamilton
Toronto
Syracuse
Lake Erie
Rochester
West Division
W
39
34
35
29
27
24
22
L OL SL Pts GF GA
17 0 5 83 184 139
14 6 5 79 198 163
21 2 0 72 194 150
21 2 5 65 177 165
25 3 2 59 145 159
29 1 5 54 140 159
32 0 5 49 132 192
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Milwaukee
36 15 3 3 78 167 143
Chicago
31 27 2 1 65 174 167
Houston
28 21 1 8 65 159 163
Rockford
30 24 0 4 64 172 160
Iowa
25 22 3 8 61 159 187
Peoria
28 27 1 1 58 152 161
Quad City
23 23 6 5 57 146 156
San Antonio 25 33 2 3 55 161 201
NOTE: Two points awarded for a win
one point for overtime/shootout loss.
Monday’s results
No games scheduled
Tuesday’s results
Manchester 3 ............Providence 2 (SO)
Manitoba 4 ........................ Milwaukee 2
San Antonio 4 ..................... Iowa 3 (SO)
Today’s games
Albany at Bridgeport ........................... 6
Syracuse at Lake Erie .......................... 6
Hershey at Binghamton ................. 6:05
Hartford at WB/Scranton ............... 6:05
Lowell at Worcester ........................ 6:05
Rockford at Peoria ................................ 7
Flyers’ barrage
buries Capitals
Philadelphia
uses 3-goal blitz
to erase deficit
WA S H I N G TO N — Scott
Hartnell and Jeff Carter
scored two of Philadelphia’s
three goals in a 3½-minute
span of the third period Tuesday night, and the Flyers came
back to beat Alex Ovechkin
and the Washington Capitals
4-2 Tuesday night.
Ovechkin finally seemed
to have figured out the Flyers, assisting on Washington’s first goal and scoring
the second for a 2-0 lead. He
was held without a point in
two previous games this season against Philadelphia.
Philadelphia tied it 9:11
into the final period on Hartnell’s 22nd goal. Then, 1:25
later, Carter’s 25th goal put
Philadelphia ahead for the
first time. Arron Asham put
the final touch on the rally
with his fifth goal.
In other games
Canadiens 3, Canucks 0—
Jaroslav Halak made 34 saves
for his first shutout of the
season and Tomas Plekanec
had a goal and an assist, leading Montreal past visiting
Vancouver.
Montreal has won two in a
row at home after winding up
a 1-4-1 road trip.
Predators 5, Blackhawks 3
— Jason Arnott, J.P Dumont,
David Legwand, Joel Ward
and Shea Weber scored thirdperiod goals as host Nashville
rallied to beat Chicago.
Bruins 6, Panthers 1 —
Rookie winger Byron Bitz
scored his second and third
NHL goals, leading Boston
past Florida in the opener of
a six-game homestand.
Ducks 3, Sabres 2 — JeanSebastien Giguere stopped 34
shots — including 26 through
the first two periods — as
Anaheim won at Buffalo.
Kings 2, Wild 1 — Drew
Doughty scored the deciding
H AR AZ N . G H AN BAR I : A P
PHILLY FLASH: The Flyers
enjoy Scott Hartnell’s goal that
was the first of the three they
scored in short order in the third
period Tuesday night.
shootout goal as Los Angeles
won at Minnesota.
Flames 4, Blue Jackets 1
— Jarome Iginla scored twice
and added two assists to lead
host Calgary past Columbus.
Thrashers 4, Avalanche 3
— Ilya Kovalchuk got his 10th
goal in eight games, and Atlanta had two short-handed
scores to break a four-game
home losing streak.
Senators 4, Hurricanes 2
— Dany Heatley reached the
30-goal plateau for the fifth
time as Ottawa beat visiting
Carolina
Blues 2, Coyotes 1— Jay
McClement scored shorthanded for the go-ahead
goal, spoiling a four-minute
Phoenix power play in the
second period of St. Louis’
home victory.
Oilers 5, Lightning 3 —
Sheldon Souray scored two
goals as Edmonton won at
home to snap a three-game
losing streak.

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