May 12 scoreboard
Pro baseball
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American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Baltimore 21 12 .636 —
Tampa Bay 20 13 .606 1
New York 18 14 .563 2½
Toronto 18 15 .545 3
Boston 13 19 .406 7½
Central Division
Cleveland 18 14 .563 —
Detroit 16 16 .500 2
Chicago 16 17 .485 2½
Kansas City 11 20 .355 6½
Minnesota 9 23 .281 9
West Division
Texas 22 11 .667 —
Oakland 17 16 .515 5
Seattle 15 19 .441 7½
Los Angeles 14 19 .424 8
Friday
N.Y. Yankees 6, Seattle 2
Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 3
Boston 7, Cleveland 5
Texas 10, L.A. Angels 3
Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 0
Minnesota 7, Toronto 6
Oakland 11, Detroit 4
Today
L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 4-3) at Texas (M.Harrison 4-2), 7:05 a.m.
Seattle (Noesi 2-3) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 2-4), 10:05 a.m.
Tampa Bay (M.Moore 1-2) at Baltimore (Matusz 1-4), 1:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Tomlin 1-2) at Boston (Doubront 2-1), 1:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Hochevar 2-3) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 3-1), 1:10 p.m.
Toronto (Hutchison 1-1) at Minnesota (Walters 0-0), 1:10 p.m.
Detroit (Fister 0-0) at Oakland (McCarthy 2-3), 2:05 p.m.
East Division
W L Pct GB
Washington 20 12 .625 —
Atlanta 20 13 .606 ½
New York 18 14 .563 2
Miami 17 15 .531 3
Philadelphia 15 18 .455 5½
Central Division
St. Louis 20 12 .625 —
Cincinnati 16 15 .516 3½
Houston 15 17 .469 5
Milwaukee 14 18 .438 6
Pittsburgh 14 18 .438 6
Chicago 13 19 .406 7
West Division
Los Angeles 21 11 .656 —
San Francisco 15 17 .469 6
Arizona 15 18 .455 6½
Colorado 13 18 .419 7½
San Diego 11 22 .333 10½
Friday
Houston 1, Pittsburgh 0
Philadelphia 7, San Diego 3
Miami 6, N.Y. Mets 5
Washington 7, Cincinnati 3
Milwaukee 8, Chicago Cubs 7, 13 innings
Atlanta 9, St. Louis 7, 12 innings
Arizona 5, San Francisco 1
L.A. Dodgers 7, Colorado 3
Today
Chicago Cubs (Volstad 0-4) at Milwaukee (Marcum 1-1), 7:05 a.m.
N.Y. Mets (Dickey 4-1) at Miami (Nolasco 4-0), 7:05 a.m.
Houston (Happ 2-2) at Pittsburgh (Morton 1-3), 1:05 p.m.
San Diego (Volquez 1-2) at Philadelphia (Halladay 3-2), 1:05 p.m.
Washington (Zimmermann 1-3) at Cincinnati (Latos 2-2), 1:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Beachy 3-1) at St. Louis (Wainwright 2-3), 1:15 p.m.
San Francisco (M.Cain 1-2) at Arizona (Cahill 2-3), 2:10 p.m.
Colorado (Nicasio 2-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Harang 1-2), 3:10 p.m.
Pro basketball
National Basketball
Association playoffs
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
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
Friday
Memphis 90, L.A. Clippers 88, series tied 3-3
Saturday
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday
L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 7 a.m.
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Today
Philadelphia at Boston, 2 p.m.
Sunday
Indiana at Miami, 9:30 a.m.
Monday
Philadelphia at Boston, 1 p.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
Today
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
Phil. 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.
Today
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 quarterfinals
Juan Martin del Potro (10), Argentina, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov (16), Ukraine, 6-3, 6-4.
Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, def. Fernando Verdasco (15), Spain, 6-1, 6-2.
Janko Tipsarevic (7), Serbia, def. Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, 7-6 (2), 6-3.
Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def. David Ferrer (5), Spain, 6-4, 6-4.
Women’s quarterfinals
Victoria Azarenka (1), Belarus, def. Li Na (8), China, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Serena Williams (9), United States, def. Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, 6-1, 6-3.
Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, def. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 6-4, 6-4.
Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, def. Samantha Stosur (5), Australia, 6-6 (8), 7-6 (6).
Golf
The Players Championship
At Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Yardage: 7,215; Par 72 (36-36)
Second round
Zach Johnson 70-66—136
Kevin Na 67-69—136
Matt Kuchar 68-68—136
Harris English 70-67—137
Charlie Wi 71-67—138
Martin Laird 65-73—138
Jonathan Byrd 68-70—138
Adam Scott 68-70—138
Brian Davis 68-70—138
Kevin Stadler 68-71—139
Ben Curtis 68-71—139
Bill Haas 68-71—139
Blake Adams 66-73—139
Michael Thompson 68-71—139
Brendon de Jonge 69-71—140
Kevin Streelman 72-68—140
Jimmy Walker 71-70—141
Bo Van Pelt 71-70—141
Luke Donald 72-69—141
Lee Westwood 71-70—141
John Huh 75-66—141
Ryan Moore 69-72—141
Brian Harman 73-68—141
Tom Gillis 70-71—141
Tim Clark 71-70—141
Nick Watney 71-70—141
Ian Poulter 65-76—141
Rickie Fowler 72-69—141
Jeff Maggert 70-71—141
Josh Teater 71-71—142
Jim Furyk 72-70—142
Jhonattan Vegas 68-74—142
Martin Kaymer 73-69—142
Johnson Wagner 69-73—142
Phil Mickelson 71-71—142
Bob Estes 73-69—142
Keegan Bradley 72-70—142
Tiger Woods 74-68—142
Henrik Stenson 71-71—142
Spencer Levin 74-68—142
Sung Kang 75-68—143
Ricky Barnes 74-69—143
Stewart Cink 71-72—143
Marc Leishman 73-70—143
Chris Couch 72-71—143
Kris Blanks 69-74—143
Geoff Ogilvy 70-73—143
Heath Slocum 73-70—143
Brian Gay 71-72—143
George McNeill 70-73—143
Justin Leonard 75-68—143
Carl Pettersson 71-72—143
David Toms 69-74—143
Rod Pampling 71-72—143
David Mathis 72-71—143
John Rollins 72-72—144
Trevor Immelman 72-72—144
Robert Allenby 72-72—144
Justin Rose 76-68—144
Jason Dufner 73-71—144
Robert Karlsson 70-74—144
Peter Hanson 73-71—144
Alvaro Quiros 72-72—144
Graham DeLaet 71-73—144
Cameron Tringale 73-71—144
Pat Perez 69-75—144
Bryce Molder 72-72—144
Harrison Frazar 68-76—144
Sergio Garcia 73-71—144
Chris Kirk 71-73—144
J.J. Henry 71-73—144
David Hearn 69-75—144
