April 26 scoreboard
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Pro baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Baltimore 11 7 .611 —
Tampa Bay 11 7 .611 —
New York 10 8 .556 1
Toronto 10 8 .556 1
Boston 7 10 .412 3½
Central Division
Cleveland 9 7 .563 —
Chicago 10 8 .556 —
Detroit 10 8 .556 —
Minnesota 5 14 .263 5½
Kansas City 4 14 .222 6
West Division
Texas 15 4 .789 —
Oakland 10 10 .500 5½
Seattle 9 10 .474 6
Los Angeles 6 12 .333 8½
Wednesday’s results
Oakland 5, Chicago White Sox 4, 14 innings
Kansas City 8, Cleveland 2
Seattle 9, Detroit 1
Baltimore 3, Toronto 0
Tampa Bay 3, L.A. Angels 2
Texas 7, N.Y. Yankees 3
Boston 7, Minnesota 6
Today’s games
Kansas City (Mendoza 0-2) at Cleveland (Tomlin 1-1), 6:05 a.m.
Seattle (Noesi 1-2) at Detroit (Porcello 1-1), 7:05 a.m.
L.A. Angels (Williams 1-1) at Tampa Bay (Moore 0-1), 7:10 a.m.
Toronto (Hutchison 1-0) at Baltimore (Matusz 0-3), 1:05 p.m.
Boston (Doubront 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Humber 1-0), 2:10 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Washington 14 4 .778 —
Atlanta 12 7 .632 2½
New York 10 8 .556 4
Philadelphia 9 10 .474 5½
Miami 7 10 .412 6½
Central Division
St. Louis 12 7 .632 —
Cincinnati 9 9 .500 2½
Milwaukee 9 10 .474 3
Pittsburgh 8 10 .444 3½
Houston 7 12 .368 5
Chicago 6 13 .316 6
West Division
Los Angeles 13 6 .684 —
Colorado 9 9 .500 3½
San Francisco 9 9 .500 3½
Arizona 9 10 .474 4
San Diego 5 14 .263 8
Wednesday’s results
Colorado 2, Pittsburgh 1, 1st game
Houston 7, Milwaukee 5
St. Louis 5, Chicago Cubs 1
Philadelphia 7, Arizona 2
Pittsburgh 5, Colorado 1, 2nd game
Washington 7, San Diego 2
N.Y. Mets 5, Miami 1
Cincinnati 4, San Francisco 2
Atlanta 4, L.A. Dodgers 2
Today’s games
San Francisco (Vogelsong 0-1) at Cincinnati (Bailey 1-2), 6:35 a.m.
Miami (Nolasco 2-0) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 2-0), 7:10 a.m.
Washington (E.Jackson 1-1) at San Diego (Volquez 0-2), 4:05 p.m.
Pro basketball
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
z-Chicago 49 16 .754 —
y-Miami 46 19 .708 3
x-Indiana 42 24 .636 7½
y-Boston 38 27 .585 11
x-Atlanta 39 26 .600 10
x-Orlando 37 28 .569 12
x-New York 35 30 .538 14
x-Philadelphia 35 30 .538 14
Milwaukee 31 34 .477 18
Detroit 24 41 .369 25
New Jersey 22 43 .338 27
Toronto 22 43 .338 27
Cleveland 21 44 .323 28
Washington 19 46 .292 30
Charlotte 7 58 .108 42
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
z-San Antonio 49 16 .754 —
y-Oklahoma City 47 19 .712 2½
y-L.A. Lakers 41 24 .631 8
x-Memphis 40 25 .615 9
x-L.A. Clippers 40 26 .606 9½
x-Denver 37 28 .569 12
x-Dallas 36 29 .554 13
x-Utah 35 30 .538 14
Houston 33 32 .508 16
Phoenix 33 33 .500 16½
Portland 28 37 .431 21
Minnesota 26 39 .400 23
Golden State 23 42 .354 26
Sacramento 21 44 .323 28
New Orleans 21 44 .323 28
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
Wednesday’s results
Washington 96, Cleveland 85
Chicago 92, Indiana 87
Orlando 102, Charlotte 95
Denver 106, Oklahoma City 101
Philadelphia 90, Milwaukee 85
New York 99, L.A. Clippers 93
San Antonio 110, Phoenix 106
Today’s games
New Jersey at Toronto, 1 p.m.
Portland at Utah, 2 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago, 2 p.m.
New Orleans at Houston, 2 p.m.
Denver at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
Orlando at Memphis, 2 p.m.
Dallas at Atlanta, 2 p.m.
Milwaukee at Boston, 2 p.m.
New York at Charlotte, 2 p.m.
Philadelphia at Detroit, 2 p.m.
Miami at Washington, 2 p.m.
San Antonio at Golden State, 4:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 4:30 p.m.
Hockey
National Hockey League playoffs
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
Saturday’s results
St. Louis 3, San Jose 1, St. Louis wins series 4-1
Washington 4, Boston 3
Florida 3, New Jersey 0
Ottawa 2, NY Rangers 0
Sunday’s results
Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia wins series 4-2
Boston 4, Washington 3, OT, series tied 3-3
Los Angeles 2, Vancouver 1, OT, Los Angeles wins series 4-1
Monday’s results
NY Rangers 3, Ottawa 2, series tied 3-3
Phoenix 4, Chicago 0, Phoenix wins series 4-2
Tuesday’s result
New Jersey 3, Florida 2, OT, series tied 3-3
Wednesday’s result
Washington 2, Boston 1, OT, Washington wins series 4-3
Today’s games
Ottawa at NY Rangers, 1 p.m.
New Jersey at Florida, 2:30 p.m.
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Friday, April 27
Nashville at Phoenix, TBA
Saturday, April 28
Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBA
Sunday, April 29
Nashville at Phoenix, TBA
Monday, April 30
Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBA
Wednesday, May 2
Phoenix at Nashville, TBA
Thursday, May 3
St. Louis at Los Angeles, TBA
Friday, May 4
Phoenix at Nashville, TBA
Sunday, May 6
St. Louis at Los Angeles, TBA
Rest of schedule TBA
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES— Placed INF Robert Andino on the paternity list. Recalled RHP Jason Berken from Norfolk (IL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS— Selected the contract of LHP Tommy Hottovy from Omaha (PCL). Optioned RHP Jeremy Jeffress to Omaha.
MINNESOTA TWINS—Placed OF Josh Willingham on the paternity list. Recalled OF Ben Revere from Rochester (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Recalled RHP Jarrod Parker from Sacramento (PCL). Selected the contract RHP Jim Miller from Sacramento. Optioned RHP Fautino De Los Santos to Sacramento. Designated RHP Rich Thompson for assignment.
National League
COLORADO ROCKIES—Recalled RHP Zach Putman from Colorado Springs (PCL) and optioned him back to Colorado Springs.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Placed OF-1B Aubrey Huff on the 15-day DL.
Women’s National Basketball Association
LOS ANGELES SPARKS—Signed F Candace Parker to a multiyear contract extension.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS—Acquired CB Asante Samuel from Philadelphia for a 2012 seventh-round draft pick.
GREEN BAY PACKERS—Released S Nick Collins.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Signed F Nick Drazenovic to a one-year contract.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
PORTLAND TIMBERS—Signed D Steven Smith. Waived MF James Marcelin.
COLLEGE
CHOWAN—Named Brett Vincent men’s basketball coach.
KENNESAW STATE—Named Nitra Perry women’s basketball coach.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE—Agreed to terms with men’s basketball coach Kermit Davis on a five-year contract extension.
NEBRASKA—Named Craig Smith men’s assistant basketball coach and Gregory Eaton men’s basketball video coordinator.
NORTHWESTERN—Announced basketball F Jared Swopshire is transferring from Louisville.
WAKE FOREST—Named Randolph Childress director of men’s basketball player development, Mike Lepore director of men’s basketball scouting and recruiting and Dan Ficke special assistant to the head coach and director of player relations.
XAVIER—Announced junior basketball C Matt Stainbrook is transferring from Wester Michigan.
Soccer
Major League Soccer
Wednesday’s result
Dallas 1, Real Salt Lake 1
Tennis
WTA: Porsche Grand Prix
At Stuttgart, Germany
Singles first round
Mona Barthel, Germany, def. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 7-5, 7-6 (4).
Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzebekistan, def. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.
Caroline Wozniacki (6), Denmark, def. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 6-3, 1-0 retired.
Second round
Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, def. G reta Arn, Hungary, 6-3, 6-4.
Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Alize Cornet, France, 6-3, 1-0, retired.
ATP: Barcelona Open
At Barcelona, Spain
Singles
First Round
Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-1, 6-2.
Kevin Anderson (13), South Africa, def. Federico Delbonis, Argentina, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5).
Albert Ramos (17), Spain, def. Benoit Paire, France, 6-3, 7-5.
Kei Nishikori (8), Japan, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.
Feliciano Lopez (7), Spain, def. Flavio Cipolla, Italy, 6-4, 6-3.
Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, def. Eduardo Schwank, Argentina, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4.
Albert Montanes, Spain, def. Bernard Tomic (15), Australia, 6-0, 5-7, 7-5.
David Ferrer (3), Spain, def. Filip Krajinovic, Serbia, 6-0, 6-3.
Milos Raonic (11), Canada, def. Igor Andreev, Russia, 6-4, 6-1.
Santaigo Giraldo, Colombia, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 6-4, 6-3.
Janko Tipsarevic (5), Serbia, def. Victor Hanescu, Romania, 7-5, 6-4.
Frederico Gil, Portugal, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Robert Farah, Colombia, def. Pablo Andujar (16), Spain, 7-6 (8), 4-6, 7-5.
WTA: SAR La Princesse
Lalla Meryem
At Fez, Morocco
Singles
Second Round
Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (2), Russia, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 3-2, retired.
Petra Cetkovska (3), Czech Republic, def. Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, 6-3, 6-2.
Simona Halep (5), Romania, def. Alexandra Cadantu, Romania, 6-2, 7-5.
Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, def. Chanelle Scheepers (6), South Africa, 7-5, 1-6, 6-3.
Garbine Muguruza Blanco, Spain, def. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, Austria, 6-4, retired.
Laura Pous-Tio, Spain, def. Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, 6-3, 7-5.
Anabel Medina Garrigues (1), Spain, def. Mandy Minella, Luxembourg, 6-2, 6-3.
Mathilde Johansson, Sweden, def. Shahar Peer (8), Israel, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
