Golf, auto racing, tennis

5/11/2009

GOLF

Players Championship

PGA

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Par: 72; Final

FedExCup points in parentheses

Henrik Stenson (0), $1,710,000 68-69-73-66 276

Ian Poulter (330), $1,026,000 67-68-75-70 280

John Mallinger (180), $551,000 66-71-74-70 281

Kevin Na (180), $551,000 71-66-74-70 281

Jim Furyk (110), $346,750 68-74-71-69 282

Brian Davis (110), $346,750 71-69-71-71 282

Ben Crane (110), $346,750 65-73-72-72 282

Tiger Woods (94), $294,500 71-69-70-73 283

Aaron Baddeley (77), $237,500 71-71-76-66 284

Vijay Singh (77), $237,500 71-72-74-67 284

Tim Clark (77), $237,500 72-69-74-69 284

David Toms (77), $237,500 67-70-77-70 284

Alex Cejka (77), $237,500 66-67-72-79 284

Matt Kuchar (56), $147,250 72-72-73-68 285

Mike Weir (56), $147,250 72-72-73-68 285

Paul Casey (56), $147,250 70-69-76-70 285

Angel Cabrera (56), $147,250 72-65-77-71 285

Robert Allenby (56), $147,250 73-66-75-71 285

Camilo Villegas (56), $147,250 67-72-75-71 285

Jeff Klauk (56), $147,250 71-72-71-71 285

Daniel Chopra (56), $147,250 75-65-72-73 285

Scott Piercy (45), $79,325 71-72-74-69 286

Sergio Garcia (45), $79,325 71-73-73-69 286

Geoff Ogilvy (45), $79,325 70-72-73-71 286

Tommy Armour III (45), $79,325 74-70-70-72 286

Justin Rose (45), $79,325 70-71-72-73 286

Steve Stricker (45), $79,325 71-71-71-73 286

Ben Curtis (45), $79,325 71-72-69-74 286

Woody Austin (45), $79,325 72-72-68-74 286

Kenny Perry (45), $79,325 73-71-68-74 286

Retief Goosen (45), $79,325 67-72-71-76 286

Jason Dufner (37), $53,770 67-70-77-73 287

Justin Leonard (37), $53,770 70-69-75-73 287

Zach Johnson (37), $53,770 72-71-70-74 287

Billy Mayfair (37), $53,770 70-74-69-74 287

Kevin Sutherland (37), $53,770 73-67-72-75 287

Charley Hoffman (31), $39,900 70-69-76-73 288

Luke Donald (31), $39,900 74-70-71-73 288

Bubba Watson (31), $39,900 67-75-72-74 288

John Rollins (31), $39,900 68-76-70-74 288

Jeff Overton (31), $39,900 71-67-75-75 288

Tim Petrovic (31), $39,900 68-70-75-75 288

John Senden (31), $39,900 72-69-72-75 288

Jonathan Byrd (31), $39,900 67-72-71-78 288

Ryuji Imada (25), $28,595 72-70-75-72 289

Ernie Els (25), $28,595 73-69-73-74 289

Michael Letzig (25), $28,595 71-68-74-76 289

Richard S. Johnson (25), $28,595 66-72-74-77 289

Padraig Harrington (20), $23,212 72-72-74-72 290

Jason Bohn (20), $23,212 72-71-74-73 290

Stephen Ames (20), $23,212 70-71-75-74 290

Nick O Hern (20), $23,212 68-73-75-74 290

Fredrik Jacobson (20), $23,212 70-73-72-75 290

Scott Verplank (20), $23,212 67-74-73-76 290

Brad Adamonis (14), $21,470 67-76-74-74 291

Mark Wilson (14), $21,470 69-72-75-75 291

Phil Mickelson (14), $21,470 73-71-71-76 291

Heath Slocum (14), $21,470 75-69-71-76 291

Martin Kaymer (0), $21,470 71-73-69-78 291

Rocco Mediate (10), $20,710 73-71-74-74 292

Chez Reavie (10), $20,710 70-72-75-75 292

Johnson Wagner (10), $20,710 69-73-72-78 292

Michael Allen (8), $20,330 71-70-74-78 293

Jeev M. Singh (0), $20,045 68-74-76-76 294

Steve Flesch (7), $20,045 75-69-74-76 294

Cameron Beckman (5), $19,665 72-72-73-78 295

John Merrick (5), $19,665 70-72-74-79 295

Jeff Quinney (3), $19,285 73-70-75-78 296

Pat Perez (3), $19,285 72-72-74-78 296

Ryan Moore (1), $19,000 71-68-75-84 298

Made cut, but did not qualify for weekend play

Robert Karlsson (0), $18,430 74-70-75 219

Hunter Mahan (1), $18,430 73-71-75 219

Martin Laird (1), $18,430 71-72-76 219

Nathan Green (1), $18,430 74-69-76 219

K.J. Choi (1), $18,430 73-69-77 219

Stewart Cink (1), $17,765 70-73-77 220

Bob Estes (1), $17,765 75-68-77 220

Graeme McDowell (0), $17,480 71-73-77 221

Fred Funk (1), $17,005 73-71-78 222

Steve Marino (1), $17,005 72-72-78 222

Dustin Johnson (1), $17,005 72-72-78 222

Rod Pampling (1), $17,005 70-73-79 222

Michelob Ultra Open

LPGA

Williamsburg, Va.; Par: 71; Final

Cristie Kerr, $330,000 69-63-66-70268

In-Kyung Kim, $202,680 68-64-67-71270

Song-Hee Kim, $130,385 69-63-68-71271

Lindsey Wright, $130,385 65-69-64-73271

Wendy Ward, $91,548 72-64-67-70273

Shiho Oyama, $74,902 69-66-70-69274

Angela Stanford, $58,813 68-68-70-69275

Natalie Gulbis, $58,813 70-65-68-72275

Ai Miyazato, $49,380 71-65-72-68276

Lorena Ochoa, $44,941 64-65-74-74277

Teresa Lu, $37,755 69-72-67-70278

Juli Inkster, $37,755 71-67-70-70278

Seon Hwa Lee, $37,755 67-70-70-71278

Il Mi Chung, $37,755 69-70-67-72278

Michelle Wie, $29,073 70-67-73-69279

Amy Yang, $29,073 67-74-68-70279

Allison Hanna-Williams, $29,073 71-67-69-72279

Hee-Won Han, $29,073 66-69-72-72279

Na Yeon Choi, $29,073 67-68-70-74279

Jiyai Shin, $22,499 70-68-76-66280

Kyeong Bae, $22,499 74-66-73-67280

Becky Morgan, $22,499 73-69-70-68280

Jimin Kang, $22,499 71-70-71-68280

Young Kim, $22,499 70-69-71-70280

Nicole Castrale, $22,499 71-67-69-73280

Yani Tseng, $22,499 71-64-72-73280

Shanshan Feng, $22,499 70-67-69-74280

Katherine Hull, $17,444 69-71-74-67281

Meena Lee, $17,444 73-70-70-68281

Kris Tamulis, $17,444 68-70-70-73281

Sarah Lee, $17,444 66-71-71-73281

Minea Blomqvist, $17,444 66-71-70-74281

Kristy McPherson, $15,091 70-69-72-71282

Hee Young Park, $15,091 71-67-73-71282

Jill McGill, $13,372 73-69-73-68283

Jin Joo Hong, $13,372 71-68-73-71283

Chella Choi, $13,372 68-73-70-72283

Reilley Rankin, $13,372 70-69-71-73283

Louise Stahle, $10,472 71-72-71-70284

Brittany Lang, $10,472 69-74-71-70284

Diana D Alessio, $10,472 69-72-72-71284

Karrie Webb, $10,472 74-68-70-72284

Leah Wigger, $10,472 72-70-69-73284

Momoko Ueda, $10,472 69-71-71-73284

Carin Koch, $10,472 71-68-72-73284

Jin Young Pak, $10,472 73-70-65-76284

Beth Bader, $8,122 68-75-71-71285

Irene Cho, $8,122 69-72-71-73285

Ji Young Oh, $8,122 71-66-74-74285

Giulia Sergas, $8,122 71-68-69-77285

Sarah Kemp, $8,122 69-68-70-78285

Hye Jung Choi, $7,324 68-73-69-76286

Brandie Burton, $6,991 72-71-71-73287

Stephanie Louden, $6,991 71-69-72-75287

Alena Sharp, $6,436 73-69-72-74288

Vicky Hurst, $6,436 69-72-73-74288

Anna Rawson, $6,436 71-69-72-76288

Eun-Hee Ji, $5,770 71-72-71-75289

Mika Miyazato, $5,770 69-73-72-75289

Suzann Pettersen, $5,770 68-73-71-77289

Meaghan Francella, $5,382 70-71-75-74290

Soo-Yun Kang, $5,382 73-68-74-75290

Anja Monke, $4,993 72-70-74-75291

Sophie Giquel, $4,993 70-72-74-75291

Wendy Doolan, $4,993 72-70-72-77291

Sandra Gal, $4,993 71-71-72-77291

Brittany Lincicome, $4,993 74-69-69-79291

Allison Fouch, $4,605 70-73-76-73292

Marcy Hart, $4,605 72-70-76-74292

Sarah Jane Smith, $4,439 70-72-73-78293

Janice Moodie, $4,356 69-74-75-76294

Eva Dahllof, $4,356 74-68-74-78294

Lorie Kane, $4,244 71-71-78-75295

Katie Futcher, $4,244 70-73-76-76295

LATEST LINE

Baseball

National League

NY METS 9-10 Atlanta

ARIZONA 51/2 -61/2 Cincinnati

SAN FRANCISCO 6-7 Washington

American League

CLEVELAND 51/2 -61/2 Chi White Sox

NBA Playoffs

Best of Seven Series

Cleveland leads series 3-0

Cleveland 10 (182) ATLANTA

Western Conference Semifinals

Denver leads series 3-0

DALLAS 11/2 (210) Denver

NHL Playoffs

Best of Seven Series

Pittsburgh leads series 3-2

PITTSBURGH 1/2 -1 Washington

Western Conference Semifinals

Chicago leads series 3-2

CHICAGO 1/2 -1 Vancouver

Home Team in CAPS

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX Recalled RHP Daniel Bard from Pawtucket (IL). Designated LHP Javier Lopez for assignment.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS Placed RHP Joakim Soria on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Luke Hochevar from Omaha (PCL).

National League

CHICAGO CUBS Recalled RHP Jose Ascanio from Iowa (PCL). Placed RHP Chad Fox on the 15-day DL.

FLORIDA MARLINS Optioned OF Cameron Maybin to New Orleans (PCL).

HOUSTON ASTROS Agreed to terms with INF Jason Smith on a one-year contract. Optioned RHP Jeff Fulchino to Round Rock (PCL).

HOCKEY

American Hockey League

MANITOBA MOOSE Signed D Evan Oberg. Recalled G Todd Ford from Victoria (ECHL).

SPORTS NOTES

YOUTH FOOTBALL: Maumee Youth Football will have registration May 17 and May 24 at the LCRC practice fields from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Information: www.maumeeyouthfootball.com.

PREP BASEBALL

Central Catholic 000 000 4 - 4 5 2

Ottawa Hills 000 222 x - 6 12 2

WP-Parker. LP-Spalding. Shollenberger (OH) 2-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI.

AUTO RACING

Southern 500

NASCAR SPRINT CUP

Darlington, S.C.

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (12) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 367 laps, 116.3 rating, 190 points, $295,150. 2. (42) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 367, 96.6, 175, $236,999. 3. (18) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 367, 112.2, 170, $171,696. 4. (3) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 367, 115.3, 165, $170,527. 5. (2) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 367, 111.3, 160, $152,724.

6. (16) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 367, 122.4, 155, $162,113. 7. (31) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 367, 85.9, 146, $102,400. 8. (11) Greg Biffle, Ford, 367, 128.3, 152, $112,625. 9. (5) Joey Logano, Toyota, 367, 98.8, 143, $138,874. 10. (1) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 367, 91.5, 139, $142,188.

11. (24) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 367, 86.3, 130, $127,843. 12. (6) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 367, 85.4, 127, $132,254. 13. (23) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 367, 73.4, 124, $103,175. 14. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 367, 77.7, 126, $95,700. 15. (40) Paul Menard, Ford, 367, 63.6, 118, $118,904.

16. (8) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 367, 71.2, 115, $100,350. 17. (38) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge, 367, 54.8, 112, $86,050. 18. (27) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 367, 63.6, 114, $112,952. 19. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 367, 60, 106, $121,549. 20. (25) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 367, 62.7, 103, $119,746.

21. (29) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 367, 52.5, 100, $78,575. 22. (20) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 367, 87, 97, $89,450. 23. (7) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 366, 104.5, 99, $121,221. 24. (34) David Stremme, Dodge, 366, 60.4, 91, $113,038. 25. (39) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 364, 35.9, 88, $87,800.

26. (32) Scott Speed, Toyota, 362, 38.8, 85, $75,325. 27. (26) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 360, 58.7, 82, $92,725. 28. (28) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 353, 41.3, 79, $96,583. 29. (21) David Reutimann, Toyota, 347, 64.8, 76, $102,096. 30. (4) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 344, 67.4, 73, $97,008.

31. (35) Brian Vickers, Toyota, accident, 333, 77.6, 70, $105,321. 32. (9) Carl Edwards, Ford, 314, 64.9, 67, $123,179. 33. (10) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 312, 37.5, 64, $91,671. 34. (14) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 303, 85.4, 66, $121,346. 35. (22) Max Papis, Toyota, 302, 28.1, 58, $72,725.

36. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 238, 44.6, 55, $90,575. 37. (17) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, accident, 221, 58.5, 52, $80,375. 38. (15) David Ragan, Ford, accident, 199, 53.8, 49, $80,150. 39. (37) Scott Riggs, Toyota, brakes, 101, 34.9, 46, $72,025. 40. (36) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, engine, 73, 36, 43, $79,875.

41. (33) Dave Blaney, Toyota, brakes, 56, 35.1, 40, $71,725. 42. (43) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, transmission, 38, 30.3, 37, $71,630. 43. (30) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, fuel pump, 27, 28.4, 34, $71,990.

Race Statistics

Winner s average speed: 119.687 mph.

Time of race: 4 hours, 11 minutes, 19 seconds.

Margin of victory: 1.531 seconds.

Caution flags: 17 for 73 laps.

Lead changes: 23 among 13 drivers.

Lap leaders: M.Kenseth 1-16; J.Gordon 17-22; J.Johnson 23-24; R.Newman 25-71; K.Kahne 72-82; E.Sadler 83-84; K.Kahne 85-115; M.Truex Jr. 116-119; K.Kahne 120; B.Labonte 121-122; G.Biffle 123-161; K.Kahne 162; G.Biffle 163-185; K.Kahne 186; G.Biffle 187-215; Ky.Busch 216; M.Truex Jr. 217-249; Ky.Busch 250; G.Biffle 251-276; R.Newman 277; J.Logano 278-296; M.Truex Jr. 297-320; T.Stewart 321; M.Martin 322-367.

Leaders summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): G.Biffle, 4 times for 117 laps; M.Truex Jr., 3 times for 61 laps; R.Newman, 2 times for 48 laps; M.Martin, 1 time for 46 laps; K.Kahne, 5 times for 45 laps; J.Logano, 1 time for 19 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 16 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 6 laps; J.Johnson, 1 time for 2 laps; E.Sadler, 1 time for 2 laps; B.Labonte, 1 time for 2 laps; Ky.Busch, 2 times for 2 laps; T.Stewart, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. J.Gordon, 1,601. 2. T.Stewart, 1,572. 3. Ku.Busch, 1,546. 4. J.Johnson, 1,465. 5. D.Hamlin, 1,445. 6. J.Burton, 1,384. 7. Ky.Busch, 1,380. 8. R.Newman, 1,363. 9. G.Biffle, 1,345. 10. M.Kenseth, 1,326. 11. M.Martin, 1,316. 12. C.Edwards, 1,271.

Indianapolis 500 Lineup

Indianapolis

(Car number in parentheses)

1. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 224.864. 2. (6) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 224.083. 3. (10) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 224.01. 4. (02) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 223.954. 5. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 223.867.

6. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 223.612. 7. (5) Mario Moraes, Dallara-Honda, 223.331. 8. (26) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 223.114. 9. (12) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, 223.028. 10. (7) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 222.882.

11. (99) Alex Lloyd, Dallara-Honda, 222.622. 12. (2) Raphael Matos, Dallara-Honda, 223.429. 13. (15) Paul Tracy, Dallara-Honda, 223.111. 14. (14) Vitor Meira, Dallara-Honda, 223.054. 15. (18) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 222.903.

16. (27) Hideki Mutoh, Dallara-Honda, 222.805. 17. (20) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 222.78. 18. (4) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 222.777. 19. (41) A.J. Foyt IV, Dallara-Honda, 222.586. 20. (16) Scott Sharp, Dallara-Honda, 222.162.

21. (67) Sarah Fisher, Dallara-Honda, 222.082. 22. (44) Davey Hamilton, Dallara-Honda, 221.956.

Failed To Qualify

(23) Milka Duno, Dallara-Honda.

(21) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda.

(98) Stanton Barrett, Dallara-Honda.

(13) E.J. Viso, Dallara-Honda.

(43) John Andretti, Dallara-Honda.

(34) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda.

(06) Robert Doornbos, Dallara-Honda.

(91) Buddy Lazier, Dallara-Honda.

(24) Mike Conway, Dallara-Honda.

(00) Nelson Philippe, Dallara-Honda.

(8) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Honda.

TENNIS

Serbian Open

Belgrade, Serbia

Singles, Championship

Novak Djokovic (1) d. Lukasz Kubot 6-3, 7-6 (0).

Doubles, Championship

Lukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach (2) d. Johan Brunstrom and Jean-Julien Rojer 6-2, 7-6 (3).

Estoril Open

Oeiras, Portugal

Men

Singles, Semifinals

James Blake (4) d. Nikolay Davydenko (2) 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 6-3.

Singles, Championship

Albert Montanes (7) d. James Blake (4) 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-0.

Doubles Championship

Eric Butorac and Scott Lipsky d. Martin Damm and Robert Lindstedt (4) 6-3, 6-2.

BMW Open

Munich

Singles Championship

Tomas Berdych (4) d. Mikhail Youzhny 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5).

Doubles Championship

Jan Hernych and Ivo Minar d. Ashley Fisher and Jordan Kerr (2) 6-4, 6-4.

Madrid Masters

Singles

Men

First Round

Tommy Robredo (16) d. Nicolas Kiefer 3-6, 6-2, 6-2; Sam Querrey d. Radek Stepanek (15) 7-6 (2), 5-2 retired; Juan Carlos Ferrero d. Igor Kunitsyn 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

Women

First Round

Li Na d. Carla Suarez Navarro 5-7, 6-1, 7-5.; Lucie Safarova d. Kaia Kanepi (16) 6-2, 2-3 retired; Petra Kvitova d. Sybille Bammer 4-1 retired; Samantha Stosur d. Agnieszka Radwanska (10) 7-6 (4), 6-1; Aravane Rezai d. Tsvetana Pironkova 6-3, 6-4; Elena Vesnina d. Alize Cornet (13) 7-5, 6-1; Patty Schnyder d. Sara Errani 6-2, 6-3; Jelena Jankovic (4) d. Nuria Llagostera Vives 6-2, 6-1; Alona Bondarenko d. Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-2; Agnes Szavay d. Flavia Pennetta (12) 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2; Lourdes Dominguez Lino d. Akgul Amanmuradova 7-6 (5), 6-4; Anne Keothavong d. Mariana Duque Marino 6-3, 7-6 (4); Vera Dushevina d. Anabel Medina Garrigues (14) 6-3, 6-4; Anna-Lena Groenefeld d. Monica Niculescu 6-1, 6-0.

NBA

Playoffs

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

(Best-of-7)

Friday, May 8

Orlando 117, Boston 96

L.A. Lakers 108, Houston 94

Saturday, May 9

Denver 106, Dallas 105, Denver leads series 3-0

Cleveland 97, Atlanta 82, Cleveland leads series 3-0

Yesterday

Houston 99, L.A. Lakers 87, series tied 2-2

Boston 95, Orlando 94, series tied 2-2

Tonight

Cleveland at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Denver at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

Tomorrow

Orlando at Boston, 8 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday

Atlanta at Cleveland, 8 p.m., if necessary

Dallas at Denver, 9 or 10:30 p.m., if necessary

Thursday

Boston at Orlando, TBA

L.A. Lakers at Houston, 9 or 9:30 p.m., if necessary

Friday

Cleveland at Atlanta, TBA, if necessary

Denver at Dallas, TBA, if necessary

Sunday

Orlando at Boston, TBA, if necessary

Houston at L.A. Lakers, TBA, if necessary

Dallas at Denver, TBA, if necessary

Monday, May 18

Atlanta at Cleveland, 8 p.m., if necessary

L.A. Lakers 16 20 18 33 87

Houston 29 25 29 16 99

L.A. LAKERS: Ariza 2-4 0-2 5, Odom 1-4 0-0 2, Gasol 11-17 8-13 30, Fisher 1-4 0-0 2, Bryant 7-17 0-0 15, Walton 2-3 0-0 5, Farmar 2-7 2-2 7, Bynum 0-1 0-0 0, Vujacic 2-7 1-1 7, Brown 6-11 0-0 14, Powell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-76 11-18 87.

HOUSTON: Battier 6-12 6-6 23, Scola 4-11 3-6 11, Hayes 1-2 0-0 2, Brooks 12-20 6-6 34, Artest 4-19 0-0 8, Landry 1-3 0-0 2, Wafer 2-3 0-0 4, Lowry 5-8 2-2 12, Cook 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 36-80 17-20 99.

Note: 3-point goals L.A. Lakers 8-18 (Brown 2-3, Vujacic 2-4, Walton 1-1, Ariza 1-1, Farmar 1-3, Bryant 1-4, Fisher 0-1, Odom 0-1), Houston 10-29 (Battier 5-10, Brooks 4-9, Cook 1-1, Wafer 0-1, Lowry 0-2, Artest 0-6). Fouled Out None. Rebounds L.A. Lakers 45 (Gasol 9), Houston 51 (Scola 14). Assists L.A. Lakers 14 (Bryant 5), Houston 18 (Artest 6). Total Fouls L.A. Lakers 22, Houston 16. Technicals Bryant, Odom, Houston defensive three second. A 18,313 (18,043).

Boston 25 23 31 16 95

Orlando 28 18 25 23 94

BOSTON: Pierce 9-15 8-9 27, Davis 9-14 3-8 21, Perkins 5-7 2-2 12, Rondo 8-15 5-8 21, R.Allen 6-13 0-0 12, Scalabrine 0-2 0-0 0, House 0-1 0-0 0, Marbury 1-4 0-0 2, Moore 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-72 18-27 95.

ORLANDO: Turkoglu 4-14 2-2 11, Lewis 8-14 4-5 22, Howard 8-14 7-10 23, Alston 1-7 2-2 5, Redick 1-7 0-0 2, Gortat 4-4 0-0 8, Pietrus 3-8 4-5 11, Lee 3-8 2-2 8, Johnson 2-7 0-2 4, Battie 0-2 0-0 0, Foyle 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-85 21-28 94.

Note: 3-point goals Boston 1-10 (Pierce 1-1, Marbury 0-1, Rondo 0-1, Scalabrine 0-2, R.Allen 0-5), Orlando 5-27 (Lewis 2-5, Turkoglu 1-4, Pietrus 1-5, Alston 1-6, Lee 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Redick 0-5). Fouled Out None. Rebounds Boston 54 (Rondo 14), Orlando 47 (Howard 17). Assists Boston 16 (R.Allen, Pierce 4), Orlando 20 (Redick 7). Total Fouls Boston 28, Orlando 24. Technicals Boston defensive three second. A 17,461 (17,461).

SATURDAY

Cleveland 22 25 25 25 97

Atlanta 18 28 19 17 82

CLEVELAND: James 15-25 12-16 47, Varejao 2-5 2-3 6, Ilgauskas 6-9 2-4 14, M. Williams 5-13 0-0 11, D.West 4-8 4-4 12, J. Smith 3-4 1-2 7, Gibson 0-3 0-0 0, Wallace 0-0 0-0 0, Szczerbiak 0-2 0-0 0, Kinsey 0-0 0-0 0, Pavlovic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-69 21-29 97.

ATLANTA: Evans 2-4 0-0 5, Jos.Smith 8-18 2-4 18, Horford 3-8 0-0 6, Bibby 3-8 0-0 8, Johnson 9-19 2-3 21, Pachulia 1-1 1-2 3, Ma.Williams 2-5 0-0 4, Murray 6-13 2-2 17, M.West 0-0 0-0 0, Hunter 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-76 7-11 82.

Note: 3-point goals Cleveland 6-22 (James 5-10, M. Williams 1-6, Gibson 0-2, Ilgauskas 0-2, Szczerbiak 0-2), Atlanta 7-18 (Murray 3-6, Bibby 2-4, Evans 1-2, Johnson 1-3, Horford 0-1, Jos.Smith 0-1, Ma.Williams 0-1). Fouled Out None. Rebounds Cleveland 57 (James 12), Atlanta 31 (Jos.Smith, Johnson 5). Assists Cleveland 15 (James 8), Atlanta 19 (Bibby 5). Total Fouls Cleveland 14, Atlanta 24. Technicals Pachulia 2. Ejected Pachulia. A 20,143 (18,729).

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Eastern Michigan 201 003 050 - 11 12 2

Toledo 013 000 001 - 5 13 2

WP-Goldschmidt (2-5). LP-Inselmann (2-7). UT leaders: Hoying HR, 2 RBI; Sherwood 2-3, HR, RBI.

Bowling Green 024 401 013 - 15 13 2

Buffalo 011 011 111 - 7 10 2

WP-Dwornik (4-1). LP-Anderson (4-6). BG leaders: Schlater 2B, 4 RBI; Spencer 4-5, 3B, HR, 3 RBI; Hangbers (BG) 3-4, HR, 2 RBI.

NHL

Playoffs

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

(Best-of-7)

Friday, May 8

Pittsburgh 5, Washington 3

Carolina 4, Boston 1

Saturday, May 9

Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3, OT, Pittsburgh leads series 3-2

Chicago 4, Vancouver 2, Chicago leads series 3-2

Yesterday

Detroit 4, Anaheim 1, Detroit leads series 3-2

Boston 4, Carolina 0, Carolina leads series 3-2

Tonight

Washington at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Chicago, 9 p.m.

Tomorrow

Boston at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Wednesday

Pittsburgh at Washington, 7 p.m., if necessary

Thursday

Carolina at Boston, TBD, if necessary

Anaheim at Detroit, TBD, if necessary

Chicago at Vancouver, TBD, if necessary

Anaheim 0 1 0 1

Detroit 0 2 2 4

First Period None.

Penalties Brookbank, Ana (interference), 8:16; Stuart, Det (slashing), 15:46.

Second Period 1, Detroit, Franzen 7 (Abdelkader, Ericsson), 3:23. 2, Detroit, Hudler 3 (Zetterberg, Lebda), 4:02. 3, Anaheim, Whitney 1 (Christensen, Ebbett), 15:37 (pp).

Penalties Brookbank, Ana (tripping), 7:33; Kronwall, Det (interference), 13:41.

Third Period 4, Detroit, Helm 1 (Zetterberg, Cleary), 16:52. 5, Detroit, Zetterberg 6 (Lidstrom, Datsyuk), 19:08 (en).

Penalties Cleary, Det (hooking), 3:50; Marchant, Ana (holding), 8:05; Brookbank, Ana (cross-checking), 20:00.

Shots on Goal Anaheim 3-9-5 17. Detroit 14-9-15 38.

Power-play opportunities Anaheim 1 of 3; Detroit 0 of 3.

Goalies Anaheim, Hiller 6-5-0 (37 shots-34 saves). Detroit, Osgood 7-2-0 (17-16).

A 20,066 (20,066). T 2:31.

PREP SOFTBALL

Emmanuel Christian 024 36 - 15 10 1

Middletown 000 00 - 0 3 3

WP-Harnica. LP-Spurlock. Cline (EC) 2-2, 2 RBI.

Emmanuel Christian 105 442 2 - 18 13 5

Granville 102 400 1 - 8 9 5

WP-Harnica. LP-Latiolais. Baden (EC) 3-3, RBI.

sportlight

May 11

1923 Setting several Pacific Coast League records, Pete Schneider of Vernon hits five homers and a double to drive in 14 runs in a 35-11 romp over Salt Lake City.

1968 The Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup, completing a four-game sweep over the St. Louis Blues with a 3-2 victory.

1972 The Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup in six games with a 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers.

2001 Vince Carter scores 34 of his 50 points in the first half and ties an NBA playoff record with nine 3-pointers to lead Toronto to a 102-78 win over Philadelphia.

2005 The New York State Athletic Commission suspends James Toney and orders him to pay a $10,000 fine for testing positive for banned substances after an April 30 heavyweight title bout with John Ruiz.