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.