ECHL
Playoffs
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Cincinnati 3, Charlotte 2
Tonight: Cincinnati at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
x-Wednesday: Cincinnati at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Reading 4, Florida 0
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Stockton 4, Bakersfield 1
Idaho 4, Utah 0
CONFERENCE FINALS
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Charlotte vs. Reading
TBA: Reading at Charlotte, TBA
TBA: Reading at Charlotte, TBA
Tuesday, May 4: Charlotte at Reading, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, May 8: Charlotte at Reading, 7:05 p.m.
x-Sunday, May 9: Charlotte at Reading, 7:05 p.m.
x-TBA: Reading at Charlotte, TBA
x-TBA: Reading at Charlotte, TBA
Or Cincinnati vs. Reading
Friday: Reading at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday: Reading at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 4: Cincinnati at Reading, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, May 8: Cincinnati at Reading, 7:05 p.m.
x-Sunday, May 9: Cincinnati at Reading, 7:05 p.m.
x-Tuesday, May 11: Reading at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
x-Wednesday, May 12: Reading at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Stockton vs. Idaho
Friday: Stockton at Idaho, 9:10 p.m.
Saturday: Stockton at Idaho, 9:10 p.m.
Wednesday, May 5: Idaho at Stockton, 11 p.m.
Friday, May 7: Idaho at Stockton, 11:30 p.m.
x-Saturday, May 8: Idaho at Stockton, 11:30 p.m.
x-Tuesday, May 11: Stockton at Idaho, 9:10 p.m.
x-Wednesday, May 12: Stockton at Idaho, 9:10 p.m.
TENNIS
Grand Prix Sar
Fez, Morocco
Singles
First Round
Iveta Besenova (7) d. Olivia Rogowska 6-0, 6-4.
Ioana Raluca Olaru d. Klara Zakopalova 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
Olga Savchuk d. Patricia Mayr 6-4, 7-6 (0).
Rome Masters
Singles
First Round
Santiago Giraldo d. Juan Carlos Ferrero (12) 6-0, 6-3.
Paolo Lorenzi d. Albert Montanes 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
John Isner (14) d. Horacio Zeballos 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
Philipp Kohlschreiber d. Pablo Cuevas 6-7 (1), 6-1, 6-4.
Ernests Gulbis d. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 6-2, 6-2.
Potito Starace d. Jan Hajek 6-2, 6-2.
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez d. Juan Ignacio Chela 6-2, 6-2.
Juan Monaco (16) d. Igor Andreev 7-6 (4), 7-5.
Julien Bennetau d. Sam Querrey (15) 7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-6 (2).
Tomas Berdych (10) d. Marcel Granollers 6-3, 6-3.
Michael Llodra d. Aandreas Beck 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.
Filippo Volandri d. Peter Luczak 6-4, 6-3.
Ivan Ljubicic (11) d. Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-5, 6-7 (1), 6-0.
ATP leaders
Money
1, Roger Federer, $2,049,820. 2, Rafael Nadal, $1,269,099. 3, Andy Roddick, $1,233,830. 4, Andy Murray, $1,104,369. 5, Fernando Verdasco, $982,725. 6, Robin Soderling, $915,197. 7, Novak Djokovic, $847,770. 8, Ivan Ljubicic, $802,801.
9, Marin Cilic, $667,023. 10, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, $649,428.
Rankings
1, Roger Federer, 10690. 2, Novak Djokovic, 7390. 3, Rafael Nadal, 6480. 4, Juan Martin del Potro, 5725. 5, Andy Murray, 5485. 6, Nikolay Davydenko, 5245. 7, Robin Soderling, 4805. 8, Andy Roddick, 4780. 9, Fernando Verdasco, 3555. 10, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 3050.
WTA leaders
Money
1, Serena Williams, $1,984,467. 2, Venus Williams, $1,090,046. 3, Justine Henin, $1,052,731. 4, Jelena Jankovic, $829,072. 5, Kim Clijsters, $807,636. 6, Caroline Wozniacki, $588,063. 7, Sam Stosur, $540,513. 8, Zheng Jie, $498,721. 9, Victoria Azarenka, $445,802. 10, Agnieszka Radwanska, $425,365.
Rankings
1, Serena Williams, 7946. 2, Caroline Wozniacki, 6255. 3, Dinara Safina, 6150. 4, Venus Williams, 5817. 5, Svetlana Kuznetsova, 5620. 6, Elena Dementieva, 4965. 7, Jelena Jankovic, 4740. 8, Agnieszka Radwanska, 4190. 9, Victoria Azarenka, 4080. 10, Sam Stosur, 3975.
Standings
1, Venus Williams, 2380. 2, Serena Williams, 2320. 3, Justine Henin, 2100. 4, Caroline Wozniacki, 1836. 5, Victoria Azarenka, 1611. 6, Kim Clijsters, 1550. 7, Jelena Jankovic, 1547. 8, Elena Dementieva, 1496. 9, Samantha Stosur, 1452. 10, Vera Zvonareva, 1386.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR
Sprint Cup Leaders
Through Sunday
Points
1, Jimmie Johnson, 1,323. 2, Kevin Harvick, 1,297. 3, Greg Biffle, 1,237. 4, Matt Kenseth, 1,224. 5, Kyle Busch, 1,163. 6, Mark Martin, 1,154. 7, Kurt Busch, 1,146. 8, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1,142. 9, Denny Hamlin, 1,138. 10, Jeff Gordon, 1,130.
11, Clint Bowyer, 1,086. 12, Jeff Burton, 1,082. 13, Carl Edwards, 1,067. 14, Tony Stewart, 1,061. 15, Martin Truex Jr., 1,045. 16, Joey Logano, 1,001. 17, Jamie McMurray, 998. 18, Ryan Newman, 995. 19, Paul Menard, 962. 20, Juan Pablo Montoya, 959.
Money
1, Jamie McMurray, $2,649,865. 2, Jimmie Johnson, $2,272,466. 3, Kevin Harvick, $2,169,136. 4, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $1,950,079. 5, Greg Biffle, $1,690,504. 6, Denny Hamlin, $1,681,354. 7, Jeff Gordon, $1,624,563. 8, Kyle Busch, $1,620,758. 9, Matt Kenseth, $1,612,938. 10, Kurt Busch, $1,605,811.
11, Kasey Kahne, $1,551,599. 12, Juan Pablo Montoya, $1,505,483. 13, Jeff Burton, $1,473,589. 14, Clint Bowyer, $1,467,020. 15, David Reutimann, $1,461,559. 16, Tony Stewart, $1,450,411. 17, Joey Logano, $1,437,215. 18, Ryan Newman, $1,416,590. 19, Carl Edwards, $1,402,761. 20, Mark Martin, $1,384,739.
PRO FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Midwest Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 4 0 0 1.000 253 195
Milwaukee 3 0 0 1.000 211 171
Iowa 1 2 0 .333 159 186
Cleveland 0 3 0 .000 162 183
West Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 2 1 0 .667 194 202
Spokane 2 1 0 .667 208 178
Utah 0 3 0 .000 128 194
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Bossier-Shreveport 2 1 0 .667 197 193
Tulsa 2 1 0 .667 208 194
Oklahoma City 1 2 0 .333 161 172
Dallas 0 2 0 .000 100 117
South Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Alabama 2 1 0 .667 174 157
Jacksonville 2 1 0 .667 160 132
Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 173 182
Orlando 0 2 0 .000 98 130
SUNDAY
Milwaukee 72, Tampa Bay 61
FRIDAY
Iowa at Orlando, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Bossier-Shreveport at Utah, 9:05 p.m.
SATURDAY
Tulsa at Jacksonville, 7:05 p.m.
Arizona at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Alabama, 8:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Spokane, 10 p.m.
PREP TENNIS
ST. FRANCIS 4, ANTHONY WAYNE 1
Lenz (SF) d. Gaspar, 7-5, 6-4; Unnerstall (SF) d. Smith, 7-5, 6-0; White (SF) d. Coffman, 6-1, 6-3; Kocol/Nofzinger (AW) d. Phandihn/Filipiak, 6-3, 6-0; Wainz/Pike (SF) d. Alleman/Price, 7-6, 6-4.
MAUMEE 3, WHITMER 2
Russell (M) d. Mills, 6-0, 6-1; Mutchler (M) d. Dorn, 6-0, 6-0; Hartman (W) d. Barlos, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2; Hermes/English (M0 d. Edge/Rittner, 6-2, 6-4; Kimura/Kenczewicz (W) d. Rubini/Pilcher, 6-1, 6-1.
WAUSEON 3, LIMA BATH 2
Wachtman (W) d. Ruhe, 6-0, 6-0; Becker (W) d. Slusher, 6-0, 6-1; Hayati (W) d. Kindig, 6-0, 6-0; A. Lauf/J. Lauf (LB) d. Nichols/Saldias, 7-6 3-6 7-5; Briley/Shepler (LB) d. Patel/Saffell, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.
ROSSFORD 3, SANDUSKY ST. MARY 2
(OTCA) Liden (SSM) d. M. Hotz, 6-1, 6-0; Goss (R) d. Slattery, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4; Stark (SSM) d. Fairbanks, 7-6, 6-4; J. Hotz/Keller (R) d. C. Ebert/Opfer, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1; Kralovic/Kanary (R) d. J. Ebert/DeRiso, 6-1, 6-0.
ARCHBOLD 3, OTTAWA-GLANDORF 2
Schmitz (OG) d. Fredrick, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5; Short (A) d. Lammers, 6-4, 6-2; Fortman (OG) d. McCoy, 6-2, 6-2; Nafziger/Tinsman (A) d. Selhorst/Duling, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; Lauber/Cassidy (A) d. WSchmiedebusch/Drerup, 6-1, 6-4.
NORTHVIEW 4, BOWSHER 1
Biniker (B) d. Rhenwal, 6-4, 6-2; Holler (N) d. LeGendre, 6-1, 7-5; Stevens (N) d. Boraby, 6-0, 6-1; Forester/Georgetti (N) d. Witter/Seabold, 6-0, 6-2; Connelly/Hering (N) d. Mack/Ferner, 6-1, 6-1.
PREP SOFTBALL
Archbold 006 92 - 17 18 2
Delta 000 00 - 0 2 1
WP-Wyse. LP-Walter. Cody (A) 3-4, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI.
Rossford 000 000 0 --0 3 1
Anthony Wayne 010 020 0 - 3 5 0
WP-Haley. LP-Stahl. Sigg (AW) 1-1, 2 RBI.
Notre Dame 010 200 0 - 3 9 0
Whitmer 000 000 000 - 0 8 2
WP-Inman. LP-Erdmann. Ka. McKenty (ND) 2-4, 2 RBI.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New York 4 1 0 12 6 4
Kansas City 2 1 1 7 5 1
Chicago 2 2 1 7 7 5
Columbus 2 0 1 7 5 2
New England 2 3 0 6 7 6
Toronto FC 2 3 0 6 6 10
Philadelphia 1 3 0 3 5 8
D.C. 0 4 0 0 2 11
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 4 0 1 13 7 1
Colorado 3 1 1 10 8 5
Seattle 2 2 2 8 7 7
Houston 2 2 1 7 6 6
San Jose 2 2 0 6 6 7
Chivas USA 2 3 0 6 5 8
Real Salt Lake 1 3 1 4 7 7
FC Dallas 0 1 3 3 6 7
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
SATURDAY
New York 2, Philadelphia 1
Columbus 1, Real Salt Lake 0
Colorado 2, New England 1
Chicago 2, Houston 0
Kansas City 0, Los Angeles 0, tie
Chivas USA 3, San Jose 2
SUNDAY
Toronto FC 2, Seattle FC 0
SATURDAY, MAY 1
New York at D.C. United, 4
FC Dallas at New England, 7:30
Kansas City at Houston, 8:30
Chivas USA at Chicago, 8:30
Toronto FC at Real Salt Lake, 9
Colorado at San Jose, 10
Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 10:30
Columbus at Seattle FC, 10:30
SPORTLIGHT
April 27
1956–Rocky Marciano retires as the undefeated heavyweight boxing champion. He finished with a 49-0 record, including six title defenses and 43 knockouts.
1970–The Minneapolis Lakers announce that they will relocate to Los Angeles.
1968–Jimmy Ellis won the world heavyweight boxing title with a 15-round decision over Jerry Quarry in Oakland, Calif. This is the final bout of an eight-man elimination tournament to fill Muhammad Ali’s vacated title.
1994–Scott Erickson, who allowed the most hits in the majors the previous season, pitched Minnesota’s first no-hitter in 27 years as the Twins beat Milwaukee 6-0.
1994–Dave Hannan scores 5:43 into the fourth overtime to keep the Buffalo Sabres going in the NHL playoffs with a 1-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils, the sixth-longest game in NHL history.
2001–Jamal Mashburn of Charlotte sets an NBA playoff record by making all 25 of his free throws during the three-game sweep of Miami. Mashburn is 10-for-10 in Charlotte’s 94-79 victory.
2002–Derek Lowe pitches a no-hitter against Tampa Bay. Brent Abernathy is the only baserunner Lowe allows in Boston’s 10-0 victory.
2003–Kevin Millwood pitches his first career no-hitter to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants 1-0.
2007–Kirk Radomski, a former New York Mets clubhouse employee, pleads guilty to distributing steroids to major league players for a decade and agrees to help baseball’s steroids investigators.
2008–Ashley Force becomes the first woman to win a national Funny Car race. The 25-year-old beats her father, drag racing icon John Force, in the final round of the 28th annual Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals to deny him his 1,000 winning round in his 500th NHRA tour event.
2009–West Virginia State’s Bo Darby hit home runs in five consecutive at-bats over two games, including four in one contest. The sophomore outfielder homers in his first four trips to the plate against Salem International. He also connects in his final at-bat two days earlier against the University of Charleston. Darby homers twice more in the second game of the doubleheader, giving him six for the day with 14 RBIs.
2009–The Denver Nuggets match the biggest victory in playoff history with their 121-63 rout of New Orleans in Game 4 of their first-round series. The Minneapolis Lakers had the other 58-point postseason victory, beating the St. Louis Hawks 133-75 in 1956. The Hornets record playoff lows in points, field goals made (17), field goals attempted (54), assists (10) and second-half points (24).
BASEBALL
Highest Salaries
Current and future baseball contracts with average annual values of $20 million or more. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources and include all guaranteed income but not income from potential incentive bonuses. There is no distinction for money deferred without interest:
Player, Club YearsAvg.Salary
Alex Rodriguez, NYY 2008-17$27,500,000
Ryan Howard, Phi 2012-16$25,000,000
CC Sabathia, NYY 2009-15$23,000,000
Joe Mauer, Min 2011-18$23,000,000
Johan Santana, NYM 2008-13$22,916,667
Mark Teixeira, NYY 2009-16$22,500,000
Manny Ramirez, LAD 2009-10$22,500,000
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB–Named Dr. Charles Steinberg senior advisor for public affairs. Suspended N.Y. Mets LHP Angel Calero (St. Lucie-FSL) and free agent OF Socrates Brito 50 games apiece for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug under the minor league program.
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS–Claimed OF Jai Miller of waivers from Oakland (AL) and assigned him to Omaha (OCL). Transferred INF Josh Fields to the 60-day DL.
National League
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES–Agreed to terms with 1B Ryan Howard on a five-year contract extension through 2016.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS–Placed INF Felipe Lopez on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF John Jay and INF Tyler Greene from Memphis (PCL). Optioned OF Allen Craig to Memphis.
Southern League
CAROLINA MUDCATS–Called up RHP Curtis Partch from Lynchburg (Carolina). Sent RHP Dallas Buck to Lynchburg.
American Association
GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS–Signed RHP Wade Townsend and RHP Mike Bille.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS–Signed C Tycen Povey, OF Roberto Alvarez and RHP Greg Lane.
PENSACOLA PELICANS–Signed LHP Tommy Baumgardner and OF Joey Side.
WICHITA WINGNUTS–Released RHP Kyle Frets.
Can-Am League
BROCKTON ROX–Signed RHP Josh Papelbon. Traded RHP Noel Baca to the El Paso (AA) for a player to be named.
SUSSEX SKYHAWKS–Released RHP Jordan Towns. Signed INF Jesus Villegas.
Golden Baseball League
ORANGE COUNTY FLYERS–Agreed to terms with INF Keith Ginter.
YUMA SCORPIONS–Agreed to terms with RHP Adam Kramer.
Northern League
FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS–Released RHP Tim Lavigne.
KANSAS CITY T-BONES–Agreed to terms with RHP Reid Santos.
ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS–Agreed to terms with RHP Brandon Todd.
SCHAUMBURG FLYERS–Released RHP Edwin Almonte and RHP Jon Huizinga. Assigned INF Travis Brown to the inactive list.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA–Fined Dallas C Erick Dampier $35,000 for publicly criticizing game officials after an April 23 game against San Antonio.
American Basketball Association
ABA–Granted an expansion team to Indianapolis to begin play in the 2010-2011 season.
INDIANAPOLIS–Announced team nickname will be Drive. Named Tim Hicks general manager.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS–Signed QB Max Hall, CB Marshay Green, CB A.J. Jefferson, WR Max Komar, WR Juamorris Stewart, WR Stephen Williams, OT Devin Tyler, OT Casey Knips, C David Moosman and RB Alfonso Smith.
ATLANTA FALCONS–Signed TE Leroy Banks, WR Tim Buckley, S Rafael Bush, CB Dominique Daniels, S Gabe Derricks, LS Justin Drescher, WR Brandyn Harvey, LB Weston Johnson, PK Garrett Lindholm, RB Dimitri Nance, TE Michael Palmer, TE Colin Peek, DE Emmanuel Stephens, WR Ryan Wolfe and LB Bear Woods.
CAROLINA PANTHERS–Agreed to terms with RB Daniel Porter, FB Rashawn Jackson, WR Trey Young, TE Andrew George, G Noah Franklin, G Kurtis Gregory, G Ray Hisatake, T Mark Ortmann, DT Andre Neblett, LB Sean Ware, S Matt O’Hanlon, K Aaron Pettrey and P Blake Haudan.
CHICAGO BEARS–Agreed to terms with WR Vic Hall.
DALLAS COWBOYS–Agreed to terms with PK Delbert Alvarado, NT Junior Aumavae, OT Will Barker, S Barry Church, G-C Phil Costa, WR Rashaun Greer, FB Chris Gronkowski, WR Terrell Hudgins, CB Bryan McCann, S Danny McCray, RB Lonyae Miller, QB Matt Nichols, G-C Chet Teofilo, OT Mike Tepper, TE Nick Tow-Arnett, WR Verran Tucker and DE Lorenzo Washington.
GREEN BAY PACKERS–Released LB Jeremy Thompson.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS–Released DT John Henderson, LB Brian Iwuh, DT Montavious Stanley and LB Tank Daniels. Withdrew its qualifying offer to LB Clint Ingram.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS–Released LB Adalius Thomas.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS–Agreed to terms with LB Jason Beauchamp, LB Harry Coleman, WR Chris Bell, RB Carlos Brown, RB Christian Ducre, RB Chris Ivory, G Brandon Carter, G Joe Tonga, DE Junior Galette, DE Brandon Sharpe, LS Clint Gresham, S Ryan Hamilton, DT Jay Ross and CB Marcell Young.
NEW YORK GIANTS–Signed QB Dominic Randolph, TE Jake Ballard, WR Tim Brown, WR Duke Calhoun, WR Victor Cruz, OL Dennis Landolt, C Jim Cordle, DE Ayanga Okpokowuruk, DT Nate Collins, LB Lee Campbell, CB Seth Williams, CB Leon Wright and S Michael Greco.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES–Agreed to terms with DT Charles Alexander, WR Blue Cooper, G Zipp Duncan, QB Joey Elliott, OT Austin Howard, WR Kevin Jurovich, OT Jeraill McCuller, CB Josh Morris, CB David Pender, WR Pat Simonds and FB Chris Zardas.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS–Signed G Dorian Brooks, S Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith, OT Kyle Jolly, FB Demetrius Taylor, DT Cordarrow Thompson, S Justin Thornton and C-G A.J. Trump.
ST. LOUIS RAMS–Agreed to terms with DT Jermelle Cudjo, LB Freddie Harris, LB Cardia Jackson, S Jeromy Jones, LB Simoni Lawrence, QB Thaddeus Lewis, FB Jamie McCoy, WR Brandon McRae, WR Roderick Owens, S Darian Stewart, FB Kennedy Tinsley, RB Keith Toston and RB DeMaundray Woolridge.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS–Agreed to terms with WR Seyi Ajirotutu, OT Brady Bond, TE Richard Brockel, TE Dajleon Farr, WR Richard Goodman, C-G Jeff Hansen, FB Cory Jackson, WR Jordyn Jackson, OT Justin Jeffries, P Cort Johnson, LB Brandon Lang, RB Shawnbrey McNeal, OT Ryan Otterson, OT Stephan Richmond, CB Traye Simmons, WR Ernest Smith, WR Marcel Thompson, WR Bryan Walters, WR Jeremy Williams and LB Kion Wilson.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS–Signed LB Travis LaBoy to a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with LB Mike Balogun LB, CB Tramaine Brock, QB Jarrett Brown, WR Shay Hodge, LB Keaton Kristick, WR Scott Long, S Christopher Maragos, WR Jared Perry, CB Patrick Stoudamire and CB-S Leroy Vann.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANNERS–Signed DE Brandon Gilbeaux, OT Derek Hardman, PK Hunter Lawrence, TE Jeron Mastrud, LB Rico McCoy, WR Preston Parker, G Sergio Render, G Vladimir Richard, DB Dennis Rogan, DE James Ruffin, QB Jevan Snead and OT James Williams. Released G Shawn Murphy, P Sam Paulescu, CB Stoney Woodson, DT Chris Hovan, OL Arron Sears and FB B.J. Askew.
TENNESSEE TITANS–Agreed to terms with RB LeGarrette Blount, RB Stafon Johnson, C Kevin Matthews, C Bruce Matthews, C Kenneth Alfred, OL Nick Howell, OL John Malecki, RB Dominique Lindsay, FB Willie Rose, TE Gerald Harris, TE Steve Pfahler, WR Mico McSwain, WR Bobby Sewall, LB Jacob Lewko, LB Patrick Trahan and DT Joe Joseph.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES–Named Jim Ballweg senior director of corporate sponsorships and Brian Tatum senior director of team operations.
MONTREAL CANADIENS–Recalled D P.K. Subban from Hamilton (AHL).
NEW JERSEY DEVILS–Announced the retirement of coach Jacques Lemaire.
WINTER SPORTS
Bobsleigh
U.S. NATIONAL BOBSLED TEAM–Announced the resignation of Sepp and Francois Plozza, men’s and women’s coaches to take the same roles in Switzerland.
COLLEGE
ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO–Announced the resignation of men’s basketball coach Mike Newell.
CAPITAL–Named Chris Hauser defensive coordinator.
CREIGHTON–Named Greg McDermott men’s basketball coach.
EAST CAROLINA–Named Joe Crump men’s assistant soccer coach.
OREGON–Named Dana Altman men’s basketball coach and signed him to a seven-year contract.
PFEIFFER–Announced the resignation of men’s basketball coach Dave Davis to take a similar position at Newberry.
UCLA–Named Philip Mathews men’s assistant basketball coach.
NHL
PlayoffS
First Round
(Best-of-7)
(x-if necessary)
Yesterday
Montreal 4, Washington 3, series tied 3-3
Boston 4, Buffalo 3, Boston wins series 4-2
Chicago 5, Nashville 3, Chicago wins series 4-2
Sunday
Phoenix 5, Detroit, 2, series tied 3-3
Vancouver 4, Los Angeles 2, Vancouver wins series 4-2
Tonight
Detroit at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Wednesday
Montreal at Washington, TBA
SPORTS NOTE
GENOA TOURNAMENTS: Genoa Little League will be holding tournaments this summer. The U10 tournament will be June 10-13. The U12 and U14 tournament will be June 30-July 4. All tournaments are $175 plus one umpire fee per game. There is a 3-game guarantee. Information: www.leaguelineup.com/genoa or contact Lee Nissen at 351-2398.
CITY OF TOLEDO Division of Recreation Athletic Office is registering 10, 12 and 14-under baseball teams Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-4:45 p.m. at2201 Ottawa Parkway. Cost is $150 per team. For more information, call 419-936-2877.
NBA
Playoffs
First Round
(Best-of-7)(x-if necessary)
Last night
Orlando 99, Charlotte 90, Orlando wins series 4-0
Milwaukee 111, Atlanta 104, Atlanta leads series 3-2
Portland at Phoenix, late, series tied 2-2
Sunday
Miami 101, Boston 92, Boston leads series 3-0
Cleveland 121, Chicago 98, Cleveland leads series 3-1
San Antonio 92, Dallas 89, San Antonio leads series 3-1
Utah 117, Denver 106, Utah leads series 3-1
Tonight
Miami at Boston, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m., series tied 2-2
Wednesday
Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7:30 or 8 p.m.
Charlotte at Orlando, 8 p.m.
Utah at Denver, 9 or 10:30 p.m.
Thursday
x-Boston at Miami, 7, 7:30 or 8 p.m.
x-Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Portland, 9 or 10:30 p.m.
x-Dallas at San Antonio, 8, 8:30 or 9:30 p.m.
Friday
Orlando at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Milwaukee, 7 or 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 8, 9 or 9:30 p.m.
x-Denver at Utah, 10 or 10:30 p.m.
Saturday
x-Chicago at Cleveland, TBA
x-Miami at Boston, TBA
x-San Antonio at Dallas, TBA
x-Portland at Phoenix, TBA
Sunday
Charlotte at Orlando, TBA
Milwaukee at Atlanta, TBA
x-Utah at Denver, TBA
x-Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, TBA
LATEST LINE
MLB
National League
NY METS (1) 71/2 -81/2 LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers (2) 51/2 -61/2 NY METS
FLORIDA 51/2 -61/2 San Diego
CHICAGO CUBS 7-8 Washington
HOUSTON Even-6 Cincinnati
MILWAUKEE 8-9 Pittsburgh
ST. LOUIS 8-9 Atlanta
COLORADO 9-10 Arizona
Philadelphia Even-6 SAN FRANCISCO
American League
Boston Even-6 TORONTO
DETROIT Even-6 Minnesota
NY Yankees 7-8 BALTIMORE
TAMPA BAY 71/2 -81/2 Oakland
TEXAS 51/2 -61/2 Chi White Sox
KANSAS CITY 71/2 -81/2 Seattle
LA ANGELS 7-8 Cleveland
NBA Playoffs
Best of Seven Series
Cleveland leads series 3-1
CLEVELAND 12 (199) Chicago
Boston leads series 3-1
BOSTON 6 (188) Miami
Western Conference Quarterfinals
Best of Seven Series
San Antonio leads series 3-1
DALLAS 5 (193) San Antonio
Series is tied at 2-2
LA LAKERS 6 (194) Oklahoma City
(Wednesday)
Western Conference Quarterfinals
Best of Seven Series
Utah leads series 3-1
DENVER 61/2 (215) Utah
NHL Playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals
Best of Seven Series
Series is tied at 3-3
Detroit Even-1/2 PHOENIX
Home Team in CAPS
BOWLING
Men 750 or better
Dana Reed, Southwyck 780
Women 650 or better
Angela Donschdz, Southwyck 671
GOLF
World Rankings
Through Sunday
1. Tiger Woods USA 11.36
2. Phil Mickelson USA 8.90
3. Steve Stricker USA 7.67
4. Lee Westwood Eng 7.64
5. Jim Furyk USA 6.96
6. Ian Poulter Eng 6.13
7. Ernie Els SAf 5.98
8. Paul Casey Eng 5.84
9. Martin Kaymer Ger 5.19
10. Anthony Kim USA 4.99
11. Padraig Harrington Irl 4.58
12. Camilo Villegas Col 4.56
13. Rory McIlroy NIr 4.46
14. Geoff Ogilvy Aus 4.28
15. Retief Goosen SAf 4.21
16. Henrik Stenson Swe 4.09
17. Robert Allenby Aus 4.08
18. Hunter Mahan USA 3.96
19. Luke Donald Eng 3.94
20. Y.E. Yang Kor 3.86
21. Sean O’Hair USA 3.83
22. Kenny Perry USA 3.65
23. Charl Schwartzel SAf 3.58
24. Sergio Garcia Esp 3.54
25. Stewart Cink USA 3.50
26. Robert Karlsson Swe 3.35
27. Nick Watney USA 3.31
28. Dustin Johnson USA 3.28
29. Lucas Glover USA 3.27
30. Ross Fisher Eng 3.24
31. Zach Johnson USA 3.17
32. Matt Kuchar USA 3.06
33. Angel Cabrera Arg 3.06
34. K.J. Choi Kor 2.89
35. Alvaro Quiros Esp 2.82
36. Edoardo Molinari Ita 2.78
37. Miguel Angel Jimenez Esp 2.70
38. Yuta Ikeda Jpn 2.60
39. Vijay Singh Fji 2.54
40. Francesco Molinari Ita 2.54
41. Louis Oosthuizen SAf 2.49
42. Adam Scott Aus 2.49
43. Tim Clark SAf 2.49
44. Thongchai Jaidee Tha 2.44
45. Michael Sim Aus 2.40
46. Oliver Wilson Eng 2.38
47. Ryo Ishikawa Jpn 2.37
48. Kevin Na USA 2.36
49. Graeme McDowell NIr 2.33
50. Soren Hansen Den 2.29
51. Soren Kjeldsen Den 2.26
52. Ben Crane USA 2.25
53. Ryan Moore USA 2.22
54. Mike Weir Can 2.22
55. Anders Hansen Den 2.22
56. David Toms USA 2.17
57. J.B. Holmes USA 2.12
58. Brian Gay USA 2.10
59. Stephen Ames Can 2.08
60. Jason Bohn USA 2.03
61. Peter Hanson Swe 2.01
62. Justin Rose Eng 2.01
63. Stephen Marino USA 2.01
64. Simon Dyson Eng 2.00
65. Scott Verplank USA 1.99
66. Rory Sabbatini SAf 1.99
67. Ross McGowan Eng 1.91
68. Rickie Fowler USA 1.91
69. Jason Dufner USA 1.91
70. Justin Leonard USA 1.88
71. Hiroyuki Fujita Jpn 1.86
72. Chad Campbell USA 1.85
73. Rhys Davies Wal 1.85
74. Bubba Watson USA 1.85
75. Koumei Oda Jpn 1.83
LPGA Money Leaders
TrnMoney
1. Yani Tseng 4$460,932
2. Ai Miyazato 4$398,284
3. Suzann Pettersen 4$380,203
4. Cristie Kerr 4$276,921
5. Song-Hee Kim 4$270,997
6. Jiyai Shin 4$234,742
7. Inbee Park 4$207,525
8. Karrie Webb 4$152,274
9. Jee Young Lee 4$135,497
10. Lorena Ochoa 4$131,709
11. Candie Kung 4$109,744
12. Catriona Matthew 4$97,882
13. Michelle Wie 4$96,202
14. Morgan Pressel 4$89,763
15. Momoko Ueda 4$89,012
16. Amy Yang 4$88,474
17. Na Yeon Choi 4$88,425
18. Karen Stupples 2$85,433
19. In-Kyung Kim 4$81,497
20. Anna Nordqvist 4$78,023
21. Hee Young Park 4$76,910
22. Angela Stanford 4$70,330
23. Maria Hjorth 3$67,980
24. Vicky Hurst 4$67,701
25. Seon Hwa Lee 4$61,125
26. Katherine Hull 4$56,143
27. Brittany Lang 4$50,272
28. Shanshan Feng 2$46,961
29. Stacy Prammanasudh 4$46,814
30. Brittany Lincicome 4$46,124
31. Teresa Lu 3$44,881
32. Stacy Lewis 4$44,542
33. Sophie Gustafson 4$44,359
34. Juli Inkster 4$44,170
35. Pat Hurst 4$43,049
36. Se Ri Pak 4$42,851
37. Kristy McPherson 4$40,244
38. Na On Min 2$38,176
39. Eunjung Yi 4$36,892
40. Karine Icher 2$35,791
41. Grace Park 2$35,544
42. Mika Miyazato 4$34,504
43. Hee-Won Han 4$34,318
44. Christina Kim 4$33,958
45. Jimin Kang 3$31,156
46. Sun Young Yoo 4$30,350
47. M.J. Hur 4$29,614
48. Sandra Gal 4$29,093
49. Kyeong Bae 4$28,327
50. Meena Lee 4$22,662