Pro baseball
Pro baseball
Major League Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Baltimore 20 16 .556 —
Boston 19 18 .514 1½
New York 19 18 .514 1½
Toronto 19 20 .487 2½
Tampa Bay 16 22 .421 5
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 22 12 .647 —
Chicago 19 20 .487 5½
Kansas City 18 19 .486 5½
Cleveland 18 20 .474 6
Minnesota 17 19 .472 6
West Division
W L Pct GB
Oakland 23 15 .605 —
Los Angeles 19 18 .514 3½
Seattle 19 18 .514 3½
Texas 20 19 .513 3½
Houston 12 27 .308 11½
Sunday’s Games
L.A. Angels 9, Toronto 3
Minnesota 4, Detroit 3
Houston 5, Baltimore 2
Cleveland 6, Tampa Bay 5
Arizona 5, Chicago White Sox 1
Milwaukee 6, N.Y. Yankees 5
Boston 5, Texas 2
Oakland 9, Washington 1
Kansas City 9, Seattle 7
Monday’s Games
Detroit 4, Baltimore 1
N.Y. Mets 9, N.Y. Yankees 7
Toronto 7, L.A. Angels 3
Texas 4, Houston 0
Chicago White Sox at Oakland, late
Tampa Bay at Seattle, late
Today’s Games
Detroit (Smyly 2-2) at Baltimore (U.Jimenez 2-4), 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 0-1) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 3-3), 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Z.Wheeler 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Nuno 1-0), 1:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Masterson 2-1) at Toronto (Dickey 3-3), 1:07 p.m.
Boston (Doubront 1-3) at Minnesota (Nolasco 2-3), 2:10 p.m.
Colorado (Morales 3-2) at Kansas City (Shields 4-3), 2:10 p.m.
Texas (M.Harrison 1-0) at Houston (Keuchel 3-2), 2:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Carroll 1-2) at Oakland (Pomeranz 2-1), 4:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Price 3-3) at Seattle (Iwakuma 2-0), 4:10 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 21 15 .583 —
Miami 20 18 .526 2
Washington 19 18 .514 2½
New York 18 19 .486 3½
Philadelphia 17 19 .472 4
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 24 14 .632 —
St. Louis 19 20 .487 5½
Cincinnati 17 19 .472 6
Pittsburgh 16 21 .432 7½
Chicago 13 24 .351 10½
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Francisco 24 14 .632 —
Colorado 23 17 .575 2
Los Angeles 20 19 .513 4½
San Diego 18 21 .462 6½
Arizona 15 25 .375 10
Sunday’s Games
Cincinnati 4, Colorado 1
N.Y. Mets 5, Philadelphia 4, 11 innings
Atlanta 5, Chicago Cubs 2
Arizona 5, Chicago White Sox 1
Milwaukee 6, N.Y. Yankees 5
Oakland 9, Washington 1
San Diego 5, Miami 4
San Francisco 7, L.A. Dodgers 4, 10 innings
St. Louis 6, Pittsburgh 5
Monday’s Games
N.Y. Mets 9, N.Y. Yankees 7
Chicago Cubs 17, St. Louis 5
Washington at Arizona, late
Miami at L.A. Dodgers, late
Atlanta at San Francisco, late
Today’s Games
L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 0-1) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 3-3), 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Z.Wheeler 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Nuno 1-0), 1:05 p.m.
San Diego (Cashner 2-5) at Cincinnati (Leake 2-3), 1:10 p.m.
Colorado (Morales 3-2) at Kansas City (Shields 4-3), 2:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Cole 3-2) at Milwaukee (Estrada 2-1), 2:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 0-0) at St. Louis (Wainwright 6-2), 2:15 p.m.
Washington (Strasburg 3-2) at Arizona (Arroyo 3-2), 3:40 p.m.
Miami (Ja.Turner 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 0-1), 4:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Minor 0-2) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 1-1), 4:15 p.m.
Pro basketball
National Basketball
Association playoffs
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Wednesday
Indiana 86, Washington 82
Oklahoma City 112, L.A. Clippers 101
Thursday
Miami 94, Brooklyn 82
San Antonio 114, Portland 97
Friday
Indiana 85, Washington 63, Indiana leads series 2-1
Oklahoma City 118, L.A. Clippers 112
Saturday
Brooklyn 104, Miami 90, Miami leads series 2-1
San Antonio 118, Portland 103, San Antonio leads series 3-0
Sunday
L.A. Clippers 101, Oklahoma City 99, series tied 2-2
Indiana 95, Washington 92, Indiana leads series 3-1
Monday’s Games
Miami 102, Brooklyn 96, Miami leads series 3-1
San Antonio at Portland, late
Today’s Games
Washington at Indiana, 1 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
x-Brooklyn at Miami, 1 or 2 p.m.
x-Portland at San Antonio, 2:30 or 3:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
x-Indiana at Washington, TBA
x-Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, TBA
Friday’s Games
x-Miami at Brooklyn, TBA
x-San Antonio at Portland, TBA
Sunday, May 18
x-Brooklyn at Miami, TBA
x-Washington at Indiana, TBA
x-L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, TBA
Monday, May 19
x-Portland at San Antonio, TBA
Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Recalled RHP Preston Guilmet from Norfolk (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Assigned C George Kottaras outright to Columbus (IL).
DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with SS Troy Hanzawa on a minor league contract.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed INF Ian Stewart on 15-day DL. Recalled INF Luis Jimenez from Salt Lake (PCL).
TEXAS RANGERS — Assigned INF Josh Wilson and RHP Scott Baker outright to Round Rock (PCL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Claimed OF Kenny Wilson off waivers and optioned him to New Hampshire (EL). Placed RHP Sergio Santos on the 15-day DL. Optioned C Erik Kratz to Buffalo (IL). Recalled INF Jonathan Diaz and RHP Chad Jenkins from Buffalo (IL).
National League
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent C. A.J. Ellis to Albuquerque (PCL) for a rehab assignment.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Sent RHP Ethan Martin and OF Darin Ruf to Lehigh Valley (IL) for rehab assignments.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Sent LHP Jaime Garcia and RHP Jason Motte to Memphis (PCL) for rehab assignments.
American Association
AMARILLO SOX — Signed INF Marc Tarrantola.
KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Released INF Anthony Davis.
Can-Am League
TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Signed RHP Nick Purdy and INF Pier-Olivier Dostaler.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Fired coach Mike Brown.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL — Suspended St. Louis WR Stedman Bailey the first four games of the 2014 regular season for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances.
ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released TE Brett Brackett, C John Estes, LB Kenny Rowe and RB Ryan Williams.
BUFFALO BILLS — Released TB Anthony Allen.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Agreed to terms with Gs Marcus Hall and Josh Walker; C Jonotthan Harrison; DEs Tyler Hoover and Nnamdi Obukwelu; NT Zach Kerr; QB Seth Lobato; S Dewey McDonald; WRs Gregory Moore, Eric Thomas and Tony Washington; CBs Qua Cox, Kameron Jackson, Keon Lyn and Darius Polk; K Cody Parkey; OT Eric Pike; TE Erik Swoope; and RB Zurlon Tipton. Waived LB Alan Baxter, FB Stephen Campbell, TE Martell Webb and K Carson Wiggs.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed TE Tyler Beck, RB Roy Finch, S Shamiel gary, LB Cameron Gordon, DB Travis Hawkins, RB Stephen Houston, TE Justin Jones, LB Deontae Skinner and TE Asa Watson.
Canadian Football League
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS — Agreed to terms with president and CEO Jim Hopson on a one-year contract extension.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Released S Cauchy Muamba, LB Terrell Parker and DL Mike McAdoo.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
PHOENIX COYOTES — Signed D Chris Summers to a two-year contract.
COLLEGE
CENTRAL MISSOURI — Announced the retirement of baseball coach Tom Myers.
MISSISSIPPI — Announced OL Austin Golson will transfer to Auburn.
SAMFORD — Named Kodi Burns running backs coach.
Pro hockey
National Hockey League playoff
Second Round
Thursday, May 8
Boston 1, Montreal 0, OT
Anaheim 3, Los Angeles 2, Los Angeles leads series 2-1
Friday, May 9
N.Y. Rangers 5, Pittsburgh 1, Pittsburgh leads series 3-2
Minnesota 4, Chicago 2, series tied 2-2
Saturday, May 10
Boston 4, Montreal 2, Boston leads series 3-2
Anaheim 2, Los Angeles 0, series tied 2-2
Sunday, May 11
N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 1, series tied 3-3
Minnesota at Chicago
Monday, May 12
Montreal 4, Boston 0, series tied 3-3
Los Angeles at Anaheim, late
Tuesday, May 13
N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14
x-Montreal at Boston, 1 p.m.
Anaheim at Los Angeles, 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 15
x-Minnesota at Chicago, 2 p.m.
Friday, May 16
x-Los Angeles at Anaheim, 3 p.m.
Pro soccer
Major League Soccer Standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W D L GF GA Pts
Sporting KC 5 2 2 14 6 17
New Eng. 5 2 3 14 10 17
D.C. 4 2 3 13 11 14
Houston 4 2 5 15 19 14
New York 3 5 3 18 17 14
Columbus 3 3 4 10 11 12
Toronto FC 3 0 4 7 9 9
Chicago 1 6 2 17 18 9
Philadelphia 1 5 5 10 14 8
Montreal 1 3 5 7 17 6
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W D L GF GA Pts
Seattle 7 1 3 22 19 22
R-Salt Lake 5 5 0 21 12 20
FC Dallas 5 1 5 20 19 16
Vancouver 4 4 2 16 12 16
Colorado 4 3 3 11 12 15
San Jose 2 4 3 10 11 10
Los Angeles 2 3 2 8 6 9
Chivas USA 2 3 5 12 19 9
Portland 1 6 3 13 16 9
Saturday’s Games
D.C. United 1, Philadelphia 0
Sporting Kansas City 3, Montreal 0
Chicago 5, New York 4
Vancouver 1, Columbus 0
San Jose 2, FC Dallas 1
Sunday’s Games
Portland 1, Los Angeles 1
Chivas USA 3, Colorado 1
New England 5, Seattle FC 0
Real Salt Lake 5, Houston 2
Wednesday’s Game
Philadelphia at Sporting Kansas City