Pro baseball
Pro baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Baltimore 20 12 .625 —
Tampa Bay 20 12 .625 —
Toronto 18 14 .563 2
New York 17 14 .548 2½
Boston 12 19 .387 7½
Central Division
Cleveland 18 13 .581 —
Detroit 16 15 .516 2
Chicago 15 17 .469 3½
Kansas City 11 19 .367 6½
Minnesota 8 23 .258 10
West Division
Texas 21 11 .656 —
Oakland 16 16 .500 5
Seattle 15 18 .455 6½
Los Angeles 14 18 .438 7
Thursday’
Baltimore 6, Texas 5, 1st game
N.Y. Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 3
Cleveland 8, Boston 3
Texas 7, Baltimore 3, 2nd game
Toronto 6, Minnesota 2
Detroit 10, Oakland 6
Today
Seattle (F.Hernandez 3-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 2-4), 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Hellickson 3-0) at Baltimore (Eveland 0-0), 1:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Jimenez 3-2) at Boston (Buchholz 3-1), 1:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 4-2) at Texas (Darvish 4-1), 2:05 p.m.
Kansas City (F.Paulino 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 2-3), 2:10 p.m.
Toronto (Drabek 2-3) at Minnesota (Blackburn 0-4), 2:10 p.m.
Detroit (Porcello 3-2) at Oakland (Milone 4-2), 4:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Washington 19 12 .613 —
Atlanta 19 13 .594 ½
New York 18 13 .581 1
Miami 16 15 .516 3
Philadelphia 14 18 .438 5½
Central Division
St. Louis 20 11 .645 —
Cincinnati 16 14 .533 3½
Houston 14 17 .452 6
Pittsburgh 14 17 .452 6
Chicago 13 18 .419 7
Milwaukee 13 18 .419 7
West Division
Los Angeles 20 11 .645 —
San Francisco 15 16 .484 5
Arizona 14 18 .438 6½
Colorado 13 17 .433 6½
San Diego 11 21 .344 9½
Thursday
Washington 4, Pittsburgh 2
Today
Houston (Norris 2-1) at Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 2-1), 1:05 p.m.
San Diego (Richard 1-4) at Philadelphia (Worley 2-2), 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 1-2) at Miami (Buehrle 2-4), 1:10 p.m.
Washington (G.Gonzalez 3-1) at Cincinnati (Leake 0-4), 1:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Garza 2-1) at Milwaukee (Wolf 2-3), 2:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Minor 2-2) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 2-2), 2:15 p.m.
San Francisco (Bumgarner 5-1) at Arizona (Corbin 1-1), 3:40 p.m.
Colorado (Moyer 1-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 4-0), 4:10 p.m.
Pro basketball
National Basketball
Association playoffs
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
x-if necessary
Monday
San Antonio 87, Utah 81, San Antonio wins series 4-0
L.A. Clippers 101, Memphis 97, OT
Tuesday
Indiana 105, Orlando 87, Indiana wins series 4-1
Atlanta 87, Boston 86
Chicago 77, Philadelphia 69
Denver 102, L.A. Lakers 99
Wednesday
Miami 106, New York 94, Miami wins series 4-1
Memphis 92, L.A. Clippers 80, L.A. Clippers leads series 3-2
Thursday
Philadelphia 79, Chicago 78, Philadelphia wins series 4-2
Boston 83, Atlanta 80, Boston wins series 4-2
Denver 113, L.A. Lakers 96, series tied 3-3
Today
Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 3 p.m.
Saturday
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday
x-L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 7 a.m.
Pro hockey
National Hockey League playoffs
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-7)
Sunday
Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 1, Los Angeles wins series 4-0
New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 2
Monday
NY Rangers 3, Washington 2, OT
Phoenix 2, Nashville 1, Phoenix wins series 4-1
Tuesday
New Jersey 3, Philadelphia 1, New Jersey wins series 4-1
Wednesday
Washington 2, NY Rangers 1, series tied 3-3
Saturday
Washington at NY Rangers, 1:30 p.m.
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Sunday
Los Angeles at Phoenix, 2 p.m.
Monday
New Jersey at NY Rangers OR Washington at New Jersey, 2 p.m.
Pro soccer
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Sport. K.C. 7 0 2 12 5 21
New York 6 1 3 20 14 19
D.C. United 5 3 3 20 15 18
Chicago 3 2 2 9 9 11
Montreal 3 2 5 11 15 11
New Engl. 3 0 6 8 12 9
Houston 2 3 2 7 9 8
Columbus 2 2 4 6 10 8
Philadelphia 2 1 5 5 9 7
Toronto 0 0 8 6 18 0
WESTERN CONFERENCE
San Jose 7 1 2 21 11 22
Real S.L. 7 1 3 18 12 22
Seattle 6 1 1 11 3 19
Vancouver 5 2 2 9 7 17
Colorado 5 0 5 15 12 15
Dallas 3 3 4 10 14 12
Los Angeles 3 1 5 11 14 10
Chivas 3 0 6 5 11 9
Portland 2 2 5 9 13 8
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Wednesday
New York 1, Houston 0
Chicago 0, Real Salt Lake 0
Dallas 0, Seattle 2
Saturday
Los Angeles at Montreal, 10 a.m.
D.C. United at Houston, 10:30 a.m.
Vancouver at New England, 1:30 p.m.
FC Dallas at Columbus, 1:30 p.m.
Sporting K. City at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Seattle FC, 4 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Recalled RHP Tommy Hunter from Norfolk (IL). Placed OF Endy Chavez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 9.
BOSTON RED SOX—Selected the contract of OF Daniel Nava from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned RHP Clayton Mortensen to Pawtucket. Designated LHP Justin Thomas for assignment.
MINNESOTA TWINS—Recalled OF Darin Mastroianni from Rochester (IL). Selected the contract of RHP P.J. Walters from Rochester.
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Activated INF Jeff Keppinger from the restricted list. Placed 1B-OF Brandon Allen on the 15-day DL.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with OF Vladimir Guerrero on a minor league contract.
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Placed RHP Joel Hanrahan on the bereavement list. Recalled RHP Daniel McCutchen from Indianapolis (IL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DENVER NUGGETS—Excused C Chris Andersen indefinitely from all team-related activities as he deals with a police investigation.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Agreed to terms 0with DE Calais Campbell on a five-year contract.
BALTIMORE RAVENS—Signed DE Courtney Upshaw, RB Bernard Pierce and WR Tommy Streeter.
BUFFALO BILLS—Agreed to terms with LB Nigel Bradham, CB Ron Brooks, T Zebrie Sanders, LB Tank Carder, OL Mark Asper and K John Potter.
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed CB Shaun Prater and S George Iloka.
DENVER BRONCOS—Agreed to terms with CB Drayton Florence.
DETROIT LIONS—Signed WR Ryan Broyles, DE Ronnell Lewis, LB Tahir Whitehead, CB Chris Greenwood, CB Jonte Green, LB Travis Lewis, G Rodney Austin, T Quinn Barham, G Pat Boyle, WR Troy Burrell, DT Michael Cosgrove, K Derek Dimke, WR Patrick Edwards, TE Alex Gottlieb, RB Stephfon Green, WR Jared Karstetter, S Alonzo Lawrence, DE Edmon McClam, LB Carmen Messina, QB Kellen Moore, G J.C. Oram, LB Ronnie Sneed and TE Austin Wells.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Promoted Jim Nagy from regional scout to national scout and Ryne Nutt from scouting assistant to area scout. Named Kyle O’Brien regional scout.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Named Matt Patricia defensive coordinator, Josh Boyer cornerbacks coach, Brian Flores safeties coach, Patrick Graham defensive line coach, Pepper Johnson linebackers coach, George Godsey tight ends coach, Joe Judge special teams assistant and Steve Belichick coaching assistant. Signed RB Joseph Addai, RB Brandon Bolden, DL Marcus Forston, DL Justin Francis, TE Brad Herman, WR Matt Roark, OL Jeremiah Warren and OL Markus Zusevics.
OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed CB Conroy Black, LB Kaelin Burnett, WR Derek Carrier, WR Brandon Carswell, DT Dominique Hamilton, S Aaron Henry, P Marquette King, T Dan Knapp, LB Mario Kurn, WR Thomas Mayo, G Lucas Nix, S Chaz Powell and WR Rod Streater.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed OL Kelvin Beachum.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed WR Tiquan Underwood to a two-year contract. Waived DT Myles Wade. Released QB Jordan Jefferson.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed Bruce Boudreau coach, to a two-year contract extension.
DALLAS STARS—Named Bob Gainey senior advisor.
MINNESOTA WILD—Signed D Clayton Stoner to a two-year contract extension.
OTTAWA SENATORS—Signed D Fredrik Claesson to a three-year, entry-level contract.
COLLEGE
MICHIGAN STATE—Announced the NCAA granted WR DeAnthony Arnett a waiver to play this season.
MISSOURI STATE—Dismissed QB Trevor Wooden from the football team for violating team rules.
PROVIDENCE—Announced sophomore basketball C Carson Desrosiers is transferring from Wake Forest.
VIRGINIA TECH—Named Kurt Kanaskie, Mark Byington and Ramon Williams, men’s assistant basketball coaches.
WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE—Named Andy Geiger athletic director.
Tennis
Mutua Madrilena Masters/Open
At Madrid, Spain
Men’s second round
Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, def. Gael Monfils (12), France, 6-1, 6-1.
Juan Martin Del Potro (10), Argentina, def. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 6-2, 6-4.
Alexandr Dolgopolov (16), Ukraine, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (4), France, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (2).
Fernando Verdasco (15), Spain, def. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.
David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Nicolas Almagro (11), Spain, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (8).
Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def. Richard Gasquet (14), France, 6-3, 6-2.
Janko Tipsarevic (7), Serbia, def. Gilles Simon (9), France, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-1.
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Women’s third round
Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 6-2, 7-6 (5).
Serena Williams (9), United States, def. Caroline Wozniacki (6), Denmark, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 7-6 (1), 6-4.
Varvara Lepchenko, United States, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-3.
Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, walkover.
Golf
The Players Championship
At Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Yardage: 7,215; Par 72 (36-36)
First round
Ian Poulter 34-31—65
Martin Laird 33-32—65
Blake Adams 31-35—66
Kevin Na 37-30—67
Ben Crane 33-34—67
Michael Thompson 35-33—68
Harrison Frazar 33-35—68
Matt Kuchar 34-34—68
Kevin Stadler 35-33—68
Jhonattan Vegas 34-34—68
Jonathan Byrd 33-35—68
Adam Scott 33-35—68
Bill Haas 35-33—68
Ben Curtis 33-35—68
Brian Davis 34-34—68
Sang-Moon Bae 34-34—68
Pat Perez 36-33—69
Kris Blanks 34-35—69
Arjun Atwal 34-35—69
Padraig Harrington 35-34—69
Sean O’Hair 36-33—69
David Toms 35-34—69
David Hearn 35-34—69
Brendon de Jonge 34-35—69
Johnson Wagner 32-37—69
Ryan Moore 34-35—69
J.J. Killeen 32-37—69
Tom Gillis 33-37—70
Geoff Ogilvy 33-37—70
George McNeill 34-36—70
Jeff Maggert 35-35—70
John Merrick 37-33—70
Tim Herron 35-35—70
Zach Johnson 34-36—70
Robert Karlsson 36-34—70
Harris English 35-35—70
Graham DeLaet 36-35—71
Brian Gay 38-33—71
Nick Watney 34-37—71
Tim Clark 34-37—71
Louis Oosthuizen 36-35—71
Carl Pettersson 37-34—71
Chris Kirk 35-36—71
Henrik Stenson 35-36—71
J.J. Henry 35-36—71
Rod Pampling 33-38—71
Josh Teater 38-33—71
Jimmy Walker 34-37—71
Bo Van Pelt 32-39—71
Charlie Wi 37-34—71
Fredrik Jacobson 36-35—71
Stewart Cink 36-35—71
Lee Westwood 35-36—71
Phil Mickelson 35-36—71
Chris Couch 35-37—72
Greg Chalmers 34-38—72
Kevin Streelman 36-36—72
Scott Verplank 35-37—72
Bryce Molder 36-36—72
Keegan Bradley 36-36—72
Rickie Fowler 37-35—72
David Mathis 36-36—72
Chad Campbell 34-38—72
Chez Reavie 36-36—72
John Rollins 36-36—72
Francesco Molinari 36-36—72
Retief Goosen 36-36—72
Scott Stallings 34-38—72
Jim Furyk 36-36—72
Davis Love III 34-38—72
Brendan Steele 35-37—72
Trevor Immelman 37-35—72
Robert Allenby 35-37—72
Luke Donald 36-36—72
Rory McIlroy 34-38—72
Joe Ogilvie 37-35—72
Alvaro Quiros 37-35—72
John Mallinger 35-38—73
Cameron Tringale 37-36—73
Chris DiMarco 35-38—73
James Driscoll 35-38—73
Brandt Jobe 37-36—73
Vijay Singh 35-38—73
Heath Slocum 37-36—73
Scott Piercy 36-37—73
Sergio Garcia 36-37—73
Jason Day 35-38—73
Webb Simpson 34-39—73
Robert Garrigus 38-35—73
Ryan Palmer 36-37—73
Brian Harman 36-37—73
Ken Duke 39-34—73
Chris Stroud 36-37—73
Martin Kaymer 36-37—73
Jason Dufner 36-37—73
Kyle Stanley 37-36—73
Bob Estes 34-39—73
Peter Hanson 39-34—73
Marc Leishman 36-37—73
Hunter Mahan 36-38—74
Tiger Woods 37-37—74
Michael Bradley 36-38—74
Spencer Levin 38-36—74
J.B. Holmes 36-38—74
Nick O’Hern 37-37—74
Kevin Chappell 37-37—74
Ricky Barnes 36-38—74
Lucas Glover 38-36—74
Graeme McDowell 38-36—74
Ernie Els 34-40—74
Mark Wilson 36-38—74
John Senden 35-39—74
Tommy Gainey 36-38—74
Matt Bettencourt 38-37—75
Justin Leonard 36-39—75
K.J. Choi 37-38—75
Sung Kang 36-39—75
Camilo Villegas 34-41—75
John Huh 39-36—75
Bud Cauley 37-38—75
Ryuji Imada 37-38—75
Andres Romero 35-41—76
Briny Baird 39-37—76
Brandt Snedeker 35-41—76
Rory Sabbatini 38-38—76
Charles Howell III 37-39—76
Justin Rose 38-38—76
Steve Stricker 36-40—76
Gary Woodland 36-41—77
Matt Every 40-37—77
Jeff Overton 40-38—78
Aaron Baddeley 39-39—78
Charley Hoffman 39-40—79
Troy Matteson 42-37—79
Billy Mayfair 39-40—79
Colt Knost 41-38—79
D.J. Trahan 39-41—80
Tom Pernice Jr. 41-39—80
Y.E. Yang 38-42—80
Jerry Kelly 39-43—82
Hunter Haas WD
Paul Casey WD