Pro baseball ADVERTISING Pro baseball Major League Baseball American League East Division W L Pct GB New York 23 20 .535 — Baltimore 22 20 .524 ½ Toronto 23 22 .511 1 Boston 20 23 .465 3 Tampa Bay 19
Pro baseball
Major League Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 23 20 .535 —
Baltimore 22 20 .524 ½
Toronto 23 22 .511 1
Boston 20 23 .465 3
Tampa Bay 19 26 .422 5
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 27 13 .675 —
Kansas City 22 22 .500 7
Minnesota 21 21 .500 7
Chicago 22 24 .478 8
Cleveland 20 25 .444 9½
West Division
W L Pct GB
Oakland 28 16 .636 —
Los Angeles 24 19 .558 3½
Seattle 21 22 .488 6½
Texas 21 23 .477 7
Houston 16 28 .364 12
Monday’s Games
Cleveland 5, Detroit 4, 10 innings
Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City 6
Houston at L.A. Angels, late
Today’s Games
Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 1-3) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 0-3), 1:05 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 5-2) at Cleveland (Bauer 0-1), 1:05 p.m.
Oakland (Pomeranz 3-1) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 2-3), 1:10 p.m.
Toronto (Happ 2-1) at Boston (Doubront 2-3), 1:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 6-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 4-2), 2:05 p.m.
Seattle (Iwakuma 2-0) at Texas (Lewis 3-2), 2:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Rienzo 3-0) at Kansas City (Ventura 2-3), 2:10 p.m.
Houston (Feldman 2-1) at L.A. Angels (Skaggs 3-1), 4:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Correia 1-5) at San Diego (Kennedy 2-5), 4:10 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 24 19 .558 —
Washington 23 20 .535 1
Miami 23 22 .511 2
New York 20 23 .465 4
Philadelphia 19 22 .463 4
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 27 18 .600 —
St. Louis 23 21 .523 3½
Cincinnati 19 23 .452 6½
Pittsburgh 18 25 .419 8
Chicago 15 27 .357 10½
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Francisco 28 17 .622 —
Colorado 25 20 .556 3
Los Angeles 23 22 .511 5
San Diego 21 24 .467 7
Arizona 18 28 .391 10½
Monday’s Games
Cincinnati at Washington, late
Atlanta 9, Milwaukee 3
Today’s Games
Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 1-3) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 0-3), 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Cueto 4-2) at Washington (Fister 0-1), 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 1-1) at N.Y. Mets (R.Montero 0-1), 1:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Gallardo 2-2) at Atlanta (Teheran 2-3), 1:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Burnett 2-3) at Miami (DeSclafani 1-0), 1:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 6-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 4-2), 2:05 p.m.
Arizona (Arroyo 4-2) at St. Louis (Wainwright 6-2), 2:15 p.m.
San Francisco (Bumgarner 5-3) at Colorado (Morales 3-3), 2:40 p.m.
Minnesota (Correia 1-5) at San Diego (Kennedy 2-5), 4:10 p.m.
Pro basketball
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Wednesday, May 14
Miami 96, Brooklyn 94, Miami wins series 4-1
San Antonio 104, Portland 82, San Antonio wins series 4-1
Thursday, May 15
Indiana 93, Washington 80, Indiana wins series 4-2
Oklahoma City 104, L.A. Clippers 98, Oklahoma City wins series 4-2
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Sunday, May 18
Indiana 107, Miami 96, Indiana leads series 1-0
Monday, May 19
San Antonio 122, Oklahoma City 105, San Antonio leads series 1-0
Tuesday, May 20
Miami at Indiana, 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21
Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 24
Indiana at Miami, 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 25
San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 2:30 p.m.
Monday, May 26
Indiana at Miami, 2:30 p.m.
Pro hockey
National Hockey League playoffs
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Saturday, May 17
N.Y. Rangers 7, Montreal 2, N.Y. Rangers leads series 1-0
Sunday, May 18
Chicago 3, Los Angeles 1, Chicago, leads series 1-0
Monday, May 19
NY Rangers at Montreal
Wednesday, May 21
Los Angeles at Chicago, 2 p.m.
Thursday, May 22
Montreal at NY Rangers, 2 p.m.
Saturday, May 24
Chicago at Los Angeles, 2 p.m.
Sunday, May 25
Montreal at NY Rangers, 2 p.m.
Tennis
ATP World Tour Rankings
Top 15
Through May 18
Singles
1. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 12500
2. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 11850
3. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, 5830
4. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 5125
5. David Ferrer, Spain, 5030
6. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 4330
7. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 4125
8. Andy Murray, Britain, 4120
9. Milos Raonic, Canada, 2975
10. Kei Nishikori, Japan, 2815
11. John Isner, United States, 2600
12. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 2515
13. Richard Gasquet, France, 2445
14. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 2315
15. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 2155
Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Signed a two-year player development contract extension with Salt Lake (PCL).
MINNESOTA TWINS — Recalled OF Chris Herrmann from Rochester (IL).
NEW YORK YANKEES — Assigned RHP Bruce Billings outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Optioned RHP Jose Ramirez to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned RHP Marcus Stroman to Buffalo (IL).
National League
MIAMI MARLINS — Signed INF Miguel Tejada to a minor league contract. Released RHP Carlos Marmol.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned RHP Brandon Cumpton to Indianapolis (IL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Fired CEO Jason Levien and director of player personnel Stu Lash. Announced general manager Chris Wallace will assume responsibilities of interim director of basketball operations.
ORLANDO MAGIC — Entered into a three-year single affiliation partnership with Erie (NBADL) beginning with the 2014-15 season.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed G Will Rackley, RB Shaun Chapas and TE Phillip Supernaw. Released TE Matt Furstenburg and LBs Cody Larsen and D.J. Bryant.
CHICAGO BEARS — Agreed to terms with WR Brandon Marshall on a three-year contract extension through the 2017 season. Signed RB Senorise Perry and S Marcus Trice. Released P Drew Butler and RB Willie Carter.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed LB Dom DeCicco and LB Mike Zimmer. Waived G Conor Boffeli and QB Travis Partridge.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Signed WR Steve Hull, RB Derrick Strozier, LB Cheta Ozougwu and OL Thomas Welch. Waived NT Brandon McCray and G Micajah Reynolds.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS — Agreed to terms with general manager Bob Murray on a four-year contract extension through 2020.
ST. LOUIS BLUES — Signed G Brian Elliott to a three-year contract extension.
COLLEGE
FELICIAN — Named Angelica Gero women’s lacrosse coach.
GONZAGA — Announced men’s basketball G-F Byron Wesley is transferring from Southern Cal.
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY — Announced the retirement of tennis coach Murrie Bates.
HOFSTRA — Announced the retirement of softball coach Bill Edwards. Promoted associate head softball coach Larissa Anderson to head coach.
LOUISIANA TECH — Fired baseball coach Wade Simoneaux.
XAVIER — Signed men’s basketball coach Chris Mack to a two-year contract extension through the 2019-20 season.
