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Pro baseball

Pro baseball

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