May 16 scoreboard
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Major League Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Baltimore 23 14 .622 —
Tampa Bay 23 14 .622 —
New York 20 16 .556 2½
Toronto 19 18 .514 4
Boston 17 19 .472 5½
Central Division
Cleveland 20 16 .556 —
Detroit 18 18 .500 2
Chicago 17 20 .459 3½
Kansas City 15 20 .429 4½
Minnesota 10 26 .278 10
West Division
Texas 23 14 .622 —
Oakland 19 18 .514 4
Los Angeles 16 21 .432 7
Seattle 16 22 .421 7½
Tuesday
Cleveland 5, Minnesota 0
Detroit 10, Chicago White Sox 8
Boston 5, Seattle 0
Baltimore 5, N.Y. Yankees 2
L.A. Angels 4, Oakland 0
Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3
Kansas City 7, Texas 4
Today
Minnesota (Blackburn 1-4) at Detroit (Porcello 3-3), 1:05 p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 3-2) at Cleveland (Jimenez 3-3), 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 3-4) at Toronto (Drabek 2-4), 1:07 p.m.
Boston (Buchholz 4-1) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 3-0), 1:10 p.m.
Oakland (Milone 5-2) at Texas (Darvish 5-1), 2:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Tom.Hunter 2-2) at Kansas City (F.Paulino 1-1), 2:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Floyd 3-3) at L.A. Angels (Williams 3-1), 4:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 23 14 .622 —
Washington 22 14 .611 ½
New York 20 16 .556 2½
Miami 19 17 .528 3½
Philadelphia 18 19 .486 5
Central Division
St. Louis 21 15 .583 —
Cincinnati 18 17 .514 2½
Pittsburgh 17 19 .472 4
Milwaukee 16 20 .444 5
Chicago 15 21 .417 6
Houston 15 21 .417 6
West Division
Los Angeles 24 12 .667 —
San Francisco 18 18 .500 6
Arizona 16 21 .432 8½
Colorado 14 21 .400 9½
San Diego 13 24 .351 11½
Tuesday
Philadelphia 4, Houston 3, 10 innings
San Diego 6, Washington 1
St. Louis 7, Chicago Cubs 6
Atlanta 6, Cincinnati 2
Milwaukee 8, N.Y. Mets 0
Miami 6, Pittsburgh 2
Arizona 5, L.A. Dodgers 1
Colorado 5, San Francisco 4
Today
L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 5-0) at San Diego (Richard 1-5), 12:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Bedard 2-4) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 4-1), 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Leake 0-5) at N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 1-2), 1:10 p.m.
Miami (Buehrle 2-4) at Atlanta (Minor 2-2), 1:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Wolf 2-3) at Houston (Norris 3-1), 2:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 0-3) at Chicago Cubs (Garza 2-1), 2:05 p.m.
Arizona (Corbin 2-1) at Colorado (Moyer 1-3), 2:40 p.m.
St. Louis (J.Garcia 2-2) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 5-2), 4:15 p.m.
Pro basketball
National Basketball
Association playoffs
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Saturday
Boston 92, Philadelphia 91
Sunday
Miami 95, Indiana 86
Monday
Philadelphia 82, Boston 81, series tied 1-1
Oklahoma City 119, L.A. Lakers 90, Oklahoma City leads series 1-0
Tuesday
Indiana 78, Miami 75, series tied 1-1
San Antonio 108, L.A. Clippers 92, San Antonio leads series 1-0
Today
Boston at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City 3:30 p.m.
Thursday
Miami at Indiana, 1 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 3:30 p.m.
Pro hockey
National Hockey League playoffs
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Sunday
Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 2
Monday
NY Rangers 3, New Jersey 0, NY Rangers leads series 1-0
Tuesday
Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 0, Los Angeles leads series 2-0
Today
New Jersey at NY Rangers, 2 p.m.
Thursday
Phoenix at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
Pro soccer
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New York 7 3 1 22 23 16
Sport. K.C. 7 3 0 21 13 7
D.C. 5 4 3 18 20 16
Chicago 4 2 3 15 11 10
New Eng. 4 6 0 12 12 13
Houston 3 3 3 12 8 9
Montreal 3 5 3 12 12 16
Columbus 3 4 2 11 8 11
Phil. 2 6 1 7 7 12
Toronto FC 0 8 0 0 6 18
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Real S.L. 8 3 2 26 19 12
San Jose 7 2 2 23 22 12
Seattle 7 2 1 22 13 4
Vancouver 5 3 2 17 10 11
Colorado 5 5 0 15 15 12
FC Dallas 3 6 3 12 11 18
L.A. 3 5 2 11 12 15
Chivas USA 3 6 1 10 6 12
Portland 2 5 3 9 9 13
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Sunday
New York 3, Philadelphia 2
San Jose 1, Chivas USA 1, tie
Tuesday
Houston 0, Portland 0, tie
Today
Colorado at D.C. United, 1:30 p.m
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Activated RHP Jesse Crain from the 15-day DL. Designated LHP Eric Stults for assignment.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Fired hitting coach Mickey Hatcher. Promoted Salt Lake (PCL) hitting coach Jim Eppard.
MINNESOTA TWINS—Optioned 1B Chris Parmelee to Rochester (IL).
NEW YORK YANKEES—Placed RHP David Roberston on the 15-day DL, retroactive May 14. Recalled RHP Cody Eppley from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
TAMPA RAYS—Placed RHP Jeff Niemann on the 15-day. Recalled RHP Josh Lueke from Durham (IL).
National League
COLORADO ROCKIES—Activated RHP Jeremy Guthrie from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Carlos Torres to Colorado Springs (PCL).
HOUSTON ASTROS—Recalled RHP Jordan Lyles from Oklahoma City (PCL). Optioned RHP David Carpenter to Oklahoma City.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Placed OF Matt Kemp on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Jerry Sands from Albuquerque (PCL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Placed OF Jon Jay on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Shane Robinson from Memphis (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Selected the contract of C Carlos Maldonado from Syracuse (IL). Placed C Sandy Leon on the 15-day DL. Transferred C Wilson Ramos from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DALLAS MAVERICKS—Agreed to terms with coach Rick Carlisle on a new contract.
Women’s National
Basketball Association
TULSA SHOCK—Released G-F Amber Holt and G Shanna Zolman.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with OT Bobby Massie, G Senio Kelemete, S Justin Bethel and QB Ryan Lindley on four-year contracts.
ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed OT Lamar Holmes to a four-year contract.
BALTIMORE RAVENS—Signed TE Matt Balasavage, LB Nigel Carr, TE Bruce Figgins, CB Jordan Mabin and QB Chester Stewart. Released FB Jamison Berryhill, DB Charles Brown, LB Eltoro Freeman and TE Nick Provo.
CHICAGO BEARS—Agreed to terms with S Brandon Hardin on a four-year contract.
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Waived G Chris Riley.
DETROIT LIONS—Signed DB Sam Proctor and WR Wallace Miles to one-year contracts.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Claimed TE Andre Smith off waivers from the Chicago Bears. Waived CB Mike Holmes.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed LB Joshua Jones. Waived RB Joe Banyard.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed OT Kevin Murphy. Waived OT Jose Valdez.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed DB Tavon Wilson. Released QB Mike Hartline.
NEW YORK JETS—Signed G Robert T. Griffin to a four-year contract.
OAKLAND RAIDERS—Named Teddy Atlas scouting coordinator, Joey Clinkscales director-player personnel, Tom Delaney director-football administration, Shaun Herock director-college scouting, Calvin Branch, Zack Crockett, Brad Kaplan, Mickey Marvin, David McCloughan, Raleigh McKenzie and Trey Scott college scouts, and Von Hutchins, Larry Marmie and Dane Vandernat pro scouts. Signed FB Owen Schmitt.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Released CB London Durham, LB Adrian Moten, OT Jon Opperud and G-C Brent Osborne. Agreed to terms with OT Alex Barron, TE Cooper Helfet, CB Donny Lisowski and OT Andrew Mitchell.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Agreed to terms with F Rob Flick on a three-year contract.
MOTORSPORTS
NASCAR—Fined Kurt Busch $50,000 and placed him on probation through July 25, for reckless driving on pit road at Darlington on May 12 and for a post-race altercation with Ryan Newman’s crew members. Fined Busch crew member Craig Strickler $5,000 for interfering with a member of Fox’s broadcast team. Fined Newman crew member Andrew Rueger $5,000 for failing to comply with a directive from a NASCAR official. Placed Newman crew chief Tony Gibson on probation until June 27 for not controlling his crew members.
COLLEGE
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE—Suspended North Carolina State baseball coach Elliott Avent three games for making physical contact with an umpire during a May 13 game at Virginia Tech.
ARIZONA—Announced basketball G Mark Lyons has transferred from Xavier, basketball G T.J. McConnell has transferred from Duquesne and F Matt Korcheck has transferred from Cochise College.
CLEMSON—Announced freshman RB Mile Bellamy has been ruled academically ineligible and won’t return to school next fall.
HOFSTRA—Named Jeffrey Hathaway vice president and director of athletics.
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE—Announced men’s assistant basketball coach Nikita Johnson will not be retained for the 2012-13 season.
NEBRASKA—Announced G Terran Petteway is transferring from Texas Tech.
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA—Annoucned G Brandon Fortenberry has been granted a fifth year of eligibility by the NCAA.
VIRGINIA COMMONWAELTH—Announced it was leaving the Colonial Athletic Association to join the Atlantic 10 in all sports, effective July 1, 2012.
Tennis
Italian Open
At Rome
Singles
Men
First Round
Richard Gasquet (16), France, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 6-1, 7-6 (6).
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 6-4, 6-1.
Juan Martin Del Potro (10), Argentina, def. Michael Llodra, France, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4.
Marcel Granollers, Spain, def. Feliciano Lopez (15), Spain, 6-4, 6-4.
Sam Querrey, United States, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-4.
Juan Monaco (14), Argentina, def. Adrian Ungur, Romania, 6-2, 6-2.
Lukasz Kubot, Poland, def. Potito Starace, Italy, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.
Gilles Simon (11), France, def. Donald Young, United States, 6-2, 7-5.
Second round
David Ferrer, Spain, def. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, def. Gael Monfils (13), France, 7-5, 6-3.
Andy Murray (4), Britain, def. David Nalbandian, Argentina, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (5), France, def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 6-3, 6-2.
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Bernard Tomic, Australia, 6-3, 6-3.
Women
First Round
Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, def. Alberta Brianti, Italy, 6-2, 6-1.
Sloane Stephens, United States, def. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.
Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Jelena Jankovic (15), Serbia, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (4).
Flavia Pennetta, Italy, def. Maria Kirilenko (16), Russia, 6-1, 7-6 (2).
Dominika Cibulkova (14), Slovakia, def. Mirjana Lucic, Croatia, 6-1, 6-2.
Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, def. Olga Govortsova, Belarus, 7-5, 6-4.
Nadia Petrova, Russia, def. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-3.
Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, def. Sabine Lisicki (11), Germany, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3.
Venus Williams, United States, def. Simona Halep, Romania, 6-3, 6-4.
Karin Knapp, Italy, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.
Sara Errani, Italy, def. Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, 6-0, 3-0 retired.
Serena Williams (9), United States, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, 6-2, 6-3.
Second round
Petra Kvitova (4), Czech Rrepublic, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 7-5, 6-4.
Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Christina McHale, United States, 7-5, 7-5.
