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Chicago 103, Philadelphia 91, Chicago leads series 1-0

NBA

National Basketball Association

Daily Playoff Glance

(x-if necessary)

FIRST ROUND

(Best-of-7)

Saturday, April 28

Chicago 103, Philadelphia 91, Chicago leads series 1-0

Miami 100, New York 67, Miami leads series 1-0

Orlando 81, Indiana 77, Orlando leads series 1-0

Oklahoma City 99, Dallas 98, Oklahoma City leads series 1-0

Sunday, April 29

San Antonio 106, Utah 91, San Antonio leads series 1-0

L.A. Lakers 103, Denver 88, L.A. Lakers lead series 1-0

Atlanta 83, Boston 74, Atlanta lead series 1-0

L.A. Clippers 99, Memphis 98, L.A. Clippers leads series 1-0

Monday, April 30

New York at Miami, 1 p.m.

Orlando at Indiana, 1:30 p.m.

Dallas at Oklahoma City, 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 1

Boston at Atlanta, 1:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Chicago, 2 p.m.

Denver at L.A. Lakers, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 2

Utah at San Antonio, 1 p.m.

Indiana at Orlando, 1:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 3

Miami at New York, 1 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Dallas, 3:30 p.m.

Friday, May 4

Atlanta at Boston, 1:30 p.m.

Chicago at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Denver, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 5

Indiana at Orlando, 8 a.m.

Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 a.m.

Oklahoma City at Dallas, 1:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Utah, 4 p.m.

Sunday, May 6

Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 a.m.

Miami at New York, 9:30 a.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 1 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Denver, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, May 7

San Antonio at Utah, TBD

Memphis at L.A. Clippers, TBD

x-Dallas at Oklahoma City, TBD

Tuesday, May 8

x-Philadelphia at Chicago, TBD

x-Orlando at Indiana, TBD

x-Boston at Atlanta, TBD

x-Denver at L.A. Lakers, TBD

Wednesday, May 9

x-New York at Miami, TBD

x-Utah at San Antonio, TBD

x-L.A. Clippers at Memphis, TBD

Thursday, May 10

x-Chicago at Philadelphia, TBD

x-Atlanta at Boston, TBD

x-Oklahoma City at Dallas, TBD

x-L.A. Lakers at Denver, TBD

Friday, May 11

x-Miami at New York, TBD

x-Indiana at Orlando, TBD

x-San Antonio at Utah, TBD

x-Memphis at L.A. Clippers, TBD

Sunday’s Sports

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

NEW YORK YANKEES—Recalled up RHP D.J. Mitchell from Scranton-Wilkes/Barre (IL). Optioned Cody Eppley to Scranton-Wilkes/Barre. National League

ATLANTA BRAVES—Optioned RHP Cory Gearrin to Gwinnett (IL). Activated RHP Tim Hudson from the 15-day DL.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Recalled RHP Jordan Lyles from Oklahoma City (PCL). Optioned INF Brian Bixler to Oklahoma City.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Recalled 1B-OF Tyler Moore from Syracuse (IL). Placed INF Mark DeRosa on the 15-Day DL, retroactive to April 28.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CHICAGO BEARS—Agreed to terms with RB Alvester Alexander, OT James Brown, DT Ronnie Cameron, LB Adrien Cole, S Trevor Coston, WR Trevor Coston, WR Terriun Crump, WR Britton Golden, OT A.J. Greene, S Jeremy Jones, WR Chris Summers and LB Ronnie Thornton.

AUTO RACING

NASCAR-Whelen Modified

The CARQUEST Tech

Net Spring Sizzler results

Sunday

At Stafford Motor Speedway

Stafford, Conn.

Lap length: 0.5 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (7) Doug Coby, Milford, Conn., Chevrolet, 200 laps, 92.260 mph.

2. (1) Ryan Preece, Berlin, Conn., Ford, 200.

3. (9) Keith Rocco, Wallingford, Conn., Chevrolet, 200.

4. (8) Ron Silk, Norwalk, Conn, Chevrolet, 200.

5. (10) Jimmy Blewett, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 200.

6. (5) Justin Bonsignore, Holtsville, N.Y., Ford, 200.

7. (11) Ron Yuhas, Jr., Groton, Conn., Chevrolet, 200.

8. (20) Woody Pitkat, Stafford, Conn., Chevrolet, 200.

9. (4) Mike Stefanik, Coventry, R.I., Chevrolet, 200.

10. (25) Bryon Chew, Mattituck, N.Y., Chevrolet, 200.

11. (14) Daniel Hemric, Kannapolis, N.C., Pontiac, 200.

12. (12) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield, Conn, Ford, 200.

13. (13) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Chevrolet, 200.

14. (6) Donny Lia, Jericho, N.Y., Dodge, 200.

15. (3) Eric Berndt, Cromwell, Conn., Chevrolet, 200.

16. (21) Richie Pallai, Jr., Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Chevrolet, 199.

17. (17) Ed Flemke, Jr., Southington, Conn, Chevrolet, 199.

18. (18) Eric Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 199.

19. (22) Jamie Tomaino, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 198.

20. (19) Patrick Emerling, Orchard Park, NY, Chevrolet, 197.

21. (27) Ken Heagy, Calverton, N.Y., Chevrolet, 193.

22. (15) Ted Christopher, Plainville, Conn., Chevrolet, 187, vibration.

23. (26) John Jensen, Wolcott, Conn., Chevrolet, 183.

24. (16) Eric Beers, Northampton, Pa., Ford, 164, steering.

25. (28) Gary McDonald, Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Chevrolet, 154.

26. (24) Wade Cole, Riverton, Conn., Chevrolet, 114.

27. (2) Corey LaJoie, Concord, N.C., Chevrolet, 103, suspension.

28. (23) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 50, brakes.

Race Statistics

Time of Race: 1 hour 5 minutes 2 seconds

Margin of Victory: 1.881 seconds

Fastest Qualifier: R.Preece (100.424 mph, 17.924 seconds)

Caution Flags: 6 for 33 laps.

Lead Changes: 3 among 3 drivers.

Lap Leaders: R. Preece 1-98; E. Berndt 99-109; R. Preece 110-111; D. Coby 112-200.

Standings: 1. R. Silk, 87; 2. D. Coby, 83; 3. J. Blewett, 79; 4. M. Stefanik, 76; 5. R. Preece, 74; 6. D. Lia, 70; 7. J. Bonsignore, 69; 8. R. Pennink, 66; 9. W. Pitkat, 65; 10. T. Christopher, 64.

NHL

National Hockey League

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

(Best-of-7)

Friday, April 27

Phoenix 4, Nashville 3, OT, Phoenix leads series 1-0

Saturday, April 28

NY Rangers 3, Washington 1, NY Rangers leads series 1-0

Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 1, Los Angeles leads series 1-0

Sunday, April 29

Philadelphia 4, New Jersey 3, OT, Philadelphia leads series 1-0

Phoenix 5, Nashville 3, Phoenix leads series 2-0

Monday, April 30

Washington at NY Rangers, 1:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at St. Louis, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, May 1

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 2

NY Rangers at Washington, 1:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Nashville, 3 p.m.

Thursday, May 3

Philadelphia at New Jersey, 1:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

Friday, May 4

Phoenix at Nashville, 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 5

NY Rangers at Washington, 6:30 a.m.

Sunday, May 6

St. Louis at Los Angeles, 9 a.m.

Philadelphia at New Jersey, 1:30 p.m.

Monday, May 7

Washington at NY Rangers, 1:30 p.m.

Nashville at Phoenix, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, May 8

New Jersey at Philadelphia, TBD

Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBD

Wednesday, May 9

NY Rangers at Washington, TBD

Phoenix at Nashville, TBD

Thursday, May 10

Philadelphia at New Jersey, TBD

St. Louis at Los Angeles, TBD

Friday, May 11

Nashville at Phoenix, TBD

Saturday, May 12

Washington at NY Rangers, TBD

New Jersey at Philadelphia, TBD

Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBD

TENNIS

WTA Tour Porsche Grand Prix Results

Sunday

At Porsche-Arena

Stuttgart, Germany

Purse: $740,000 (Premier)

Surface: Clay-Indoor

Singles

Championship

Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Victoria Azarenka (1), Belarus, 6-1, 6-4.

Doubles

Championship

Julia Goerges and Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, def. Iveta Benesova and Barbor Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 7-5.

ATP World Tour

Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell results

Sunday

At Real Club de Tenis Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

Purse: $2.74 million (WT500)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

Championship

Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. David Ferrer (3), Spain, 7-6 (1), 7-5.

Doubles

Championship

Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski (4), Poland, def. Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez, Spain, 2-6, 7-6 (7), 10-8.

ATP World Tour

BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy results

Sunday

At Progresul BNR Arenas

Bucharest, Romania

Purse: $595,000 (WT250)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

Championship

Gilles Simon (1), France, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 6-4, 6-3.