Scoreboard: 5-11
5/11/2012NBA
Playoffs
FIRST ROUND
(best-of-7)
x-if necessary
THURSDAY
Philadelphia 79, Chicago 78, Philadelphia wins series 4-2
Boston 83, Atlanta 80, Boston wins series 4-2
L.A. Lakers at Denver, 10:30, Lakers lead series 3-2
Wednesday
Miami 106, New York 94, Miami wins series 4-1
Memphis 92, L.A. Clippers 80, Clippers lead series 3-2
TODAY
Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 9
Saturday
x-Denver at L.A. Lakers, TBD
Sunday
x-L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 1
Sixth Man Award Winners
2012 — James Harden, Oklahoma City
2011 — Lamar Odom, L.A. Lakers
2010 — Jamal Crawford, Atlanta
2009 — Jason Terry, Dallas
2008 — Manu Ginobili, San Antonio
2007 — Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix
2006 — Mike Miller, Memphis
2005 — Ben Gordon, Chicago
2004 — Antawn Jamison, Dallas
2003 — Bobby Jackson, Sacramento
2002 — Corliss Williamson, Detroit
2001 — Aaron McKie, Philadelphia
2000 — Rodney Rogers, Phoenix
1999 — Darrell Armstrong, Orlando
1998 — Danny Manning, Phoenix
1997 — John Starks, New York
1996 — Toni Kukoc, Chicago
1995 — Anthony Mason, New York
1994 — Dell Curry, Charlotte
1993 — Clifford Robinson, Portland
1992 — Detlef Schrempf, Indiana
1991 — Detlef Schrempf, Indiana
1990 — Ricky Pierce, Milwaukee
1989 — Eddie Johnson, Phoenix
1988 — Roy Tarpley, Dallas
1987 — Ricky Pierce, Milwaukee
1986 — Bill Walton, Boston
1985 — Kevin McHale, Boston
1984 — Kevin McHale, Boston
1983 — Bobby Jones, Philadelphia
Playoff leaders
THROUGH WEDNESDAY
Scoring
G FG FT PTS AVG
Bryant, LAL 5 57 30 156 31.2
James, MIA 5 43 46 139 27.8
Anthony, NYK 5 52 31 139 27.8
Nowitzki, DAL 4 34 38 107 26.8
Durant, OKC 4 35 27 106 26.5
Paul, LAC 5 38 30 113 22.6
Westbrook, OKC 4 34 17 89 22.3
Pierce, BOS 5 37 27 109 21.8
Granger, IND 5 40 13 107 21.4
Wade, MIA 5 43 17 105 21.0
Parker, SAN 4 30 23 84 21.0
Gay, MEM 5 36 25 101 20.2
Griffin, LAC 5 39 23 101 20.2
Holiday, PHL 5 35 18 95 19.0
Davis, ORL 5 39 17 95 19.0
Jefferson, UTA 4 36 1 73 18.3
Harden, OKC 4 20 27 73 18.3
Bynum, LAL 5 35 20 90 18.0
J. Johnson, ATL 5 31 17 86 17.2
Garnett, BOS 5 35 14 84 16.8
Rebounds
G OFF DEF TOT AVG
Smith, ATL 4 9 50 59 14.8
Millsap, UTA 4 17 27 44 11.0
Hibbert, IND 5 22 32 54 10.8
Bynum, LAL 5 15 37 52 10.4
Faried, DEN 5 17 32 49 9.8
Garnett, BOS 5 5 44 49 9.8
McGee, DEN 5 17 31 48 9.6
West, IND 5 10 38 48 9.6
Favors, UTA 4 14 24 38 9.5
Davis, ORL 5 23 23 46 9.2
Assists
G AST AVG
Rondo, BOS 4 51 12.8
Paul, LAC 5 39 7.8
Conley, MEM 5 36 7.2
Nelson, ORL 5 33 6.6
Parker, SAN 4 26 6.5
Miller, DEN 5 32 6.4
Lawson, DEN 5 30 6.0
GOLF
The Players Championship
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., par 72
Ian Poulter 34-31 – 65
Martin Laird 33-32 – 65
Blake Adams 31-35 – 66
Kevin Na 37-30 – 67
Ben Crane 33-34 – 67
Michael Thompson 35-33 – 68
Harrison Frazar 33-35 – 68
Matt Kuchar 34-34 – 68
Kevin Stadler 35-33 – 68
Jhonattan Vegas 34-34 – 68
Jonathan Byrd 33-35 – 68
Adam Scott 33-35 – 68
Bill Haas 35-33 – 68
Ben Curtis 33-35 – 68
Brian Davis 34-34 – 68
Sang-Moon Bae 34-34 – 68
Pat Perez 36-33 – 69
Kris Blanks 34-35 – 69
Arjun Atwal 34-35 – 69
Padraig Harrington 35-34 – 69
Sean O’Hair 36-33 – 69
David Toms 35-34 – 69
David Hearn 35-34 – 69
Brendon de Jonge 34-35 – 69
Johnson Wagner 32-37 – 69
Ryan Moore 34-35 – 69
J.J. Killeen 32-37 – 69
Tom Gillis 33-37 – 70
Geoff Ogilvy 33-37 – 70
George McNeill 34-36 – 70
Jeff Maggert 35-35 – 70
John Merrick 37-33 – 70
Tim Herron 35-35 – 70
Zach Johnson 34-36 – 70
Robert Karlsson 36-34 – 70
Harris English 35-35 – 70
Graham DeLaet 36-35 – 71
Brian Gay 38-33 – 71
Nick Watney 34-37 – 71
Tim Clark 34-37 – 71
Louis Oosthuizen 36-35 – 71
Carl Pettersson 37-34 – 71
Chris Kirk 35-36 – 71
Henrik Stenson 35-36 – 71
J.J. Henry 35-36 – 71
Rod Pampling 33-38 – 71
Josh Teater 38-33 – 71
Jimmy Walker 34-37 – 71
Bo Van Pelt 32-39 – 71
Charlie Wi 37-34 – 71
Fredrik Jacobson 36-35 – 71
Stewart Cink 36-35 – 71
Lee Westwood 35-36 – 71
Phil Mickelson 35-36 – 71
Chris Couch 35-37 – 72
Greg Chalmers 34-38 – 72
Kevin Streelman 36-36 – 72
Scott Verplank 35-37 – 72
Bryce Molder 36-36 – 72
Keegan Bradley 36-36 – 72
Rickie Fowler 37-35 – 72
David Mathis 36-36 – 72
Chad Campbell 34-38 – 72
Chez Reavie 36-36 – 72
John Rollins 36-36 – 72
Francesco Molinari 36-36 – 72
Retief Goosen 36-36 – 72
Scott Stallings 34-38 – 72
Jim Furyk 36-36 – 72
Davis Love III 34-38 – 72
Brendan Steele 35-37 – 72
Trevor Immelman 37-35 – 72
Robert Allenby 35-37 – 72
Luke Donald 36-36 – 72
Rory McIlroy 34-38 – 72
Joe Ogilvie 37-35 – 72
Alvaro Quiros 37-35 – 72
John Mallinger 35-38 – 73
Cameron Tringale 37-36 – 73
Chris DiMarco 35-38 – 73
James Driscoll 35-38 – 73
Brandt Jobe 37-36 – 73
Vijay Singh 35-38 – 73
Heath Slocum 37-36 – 73
Scott Piercy 36-37 – 73
Sergio Garcia 36-37 – 73
Jason Day 35-38 – 73
Webb Simpson 34-39 – 73
Robert Garrigus 38-35 – 73
Ryan Palmer 36-37 – 73
Brian Harman 36-37 – 73
Ken Duke 39-34 – 73
Chris Stroud 36-37 – 73
Martin Kaymer 36-37 – 73
Jason Dufner 36-37 – 73
Kyle Stanley 37-36 – 73
Bob Estes 34-39 – 73
Peter Hanson 39-34 – 73
Marc Leishman 36-37 – 73
Hunter Mahan 36-38 – 74
Tiger Woods 37-37 – 74
Michael Bradley 36-38 – 74
Spencer Levin 38-36 – 74
J.B. Holmes 36-38 – 74
Nick O’Hern 37-37 – 74
Kevin Chappell 37-37 – 74
Ricky Barnes 36-38 – 74
Lucas Glover 38-36 – 74
Graeme McDowell 38-36 – 74
Ernie Els 34-40 – 74
Mark Wilson 36-38 – 74
John Senden 35-39 – 74
Tommy Gainey 36-38 – 74
Matt Bettencourt 38-37 – 75
Justin Leonard 36-39 – 75
K.J. Choi 37-38 – 75
Sung Kang 36-39 – 75
Camilo Villegas 34-41 – 75
John Huh 39-36 – 75
Bud Cauley 37-38 – 75
Ryuji Imada 37-38 – 75
Andres Romero 35-41 – 76
Briny Baird 39-37 – 76
Brandt Snedeker 35-41 – 76
Rory Sabbatini 38-38 – 76
Charles Howell III 37-39 – 76
Justin Rose 38-38 – 76
Steve Stricker 36-40 – 76
Gary Woodland 36-41 – 77
Matt Every 40-37 – 77
Jeff Overton 40-38 – 78
Aaron Baddeley 39-39 – 78
Charley Hoffman 39-40 – 79
Troy Matteson 42-37 – 79
Billy Mayfair 39-40 – 79
Colt Knost 41-38 – 79
D.J. Trahan 39-41 – 80
Tom Pernice Jr. 41-39 – 80
Y.E. Yang 38-42 – 80
Jerry Kelly 39-43 – 82
FOOTBALL
Arena League
FRIDAY
Cleveland at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Utah at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Spokane, 11 p.m.
SATURDAY
Tampa Bay at Georgia, 7 p.m.
Jacksonville at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Kansas City at Iowa, 8:05 p.m.
Chicago at Arizona, 10 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Bowling Green 001 210 1 -- 5 7 0
Toledo 000 000 0 -- 0 6 0
WP--Kertes. LP--Rohr. Fulk (BG) 2-4, RBI, HR, 2B.
Grand Rapids 000 020 0 - 2 61
Owens 001 021 X - 4 4 0
WP: Graham, LP: Cherry, Offensive Leader: Craig (O): 1-1, 2 RBIs
Ancilla CC. 000 012 0 - 3 9 3
Owens 005 000 X - 5 7 1
WP: Sheets, LP: Dillon, Offensive Leader: Britt (O): 2-3, R, 2B, 2 RBIs)
Owens 100 000 - 1 3 0
Kalamazoo Valley 006 003 - 9 14 0
WP: Hagelgans, LP: Michalak (17-4), Offensive Leader: Kotecki (K): 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI)
PREP LACROSSE
St. Ursula 19, Anthony Wayne 0: Joseph – 4, Kumor – 3, Blanchard – 2, Silverhart – 2, Rode – 2, McCabe – 2, M. Kelly – 1, Nowicki – 1, Gum – 1, Ruma – 1
PREP BASEBALL
Sectionals
Div. I
Southview 021 000 0 - 3 5 0
Whitmer 001 000 0 - 1 7 1
WP-Wall. LP-Melchert. Klepzig (S) 2-3, 2B, RBI.
Northview 000 211 0 - 4 9 1
St. Francis 000 000 0 - 0 2 1
WP-Hall. LP-Lyon. Kremchek (N) 2-4, run.
Perrysburg 000 000 0 – 0 0 0
Maumee 040 000 x – 4 10 0
WP-Duby. LP-Munger. Duby 4-4, RBI
Fremont Ross 000 010 0 – 162
Anthony Wayne 000 061 x – 751
WP-Chipka. LP-Harkness. Tansel 2-for-4, 2B
Regular season
Wauseon 040 000 0 -- 4 9 2
Evergreen 030 200 x -- 5 5 0
WP--Wright. LP--Suntken. Wielinski (E), 1-3, 2 RBI, game-winning RBI.
Toledo Christian 020 160 0 -- 9 9 1
Emmanuel Christian 201 001 0 -- 4 9 5
WP--Rightnowar. LP--Kisseberth. Kempton (T), 3-3, 2 RBI.
Fostoria 000 101 0 -- 2 6 4
Lake 111 102 x -- 6 7 0
WP--Tantari. LP--Kitchen. Conine (L) 3-3, 2B, 2 runs.
Stritch 010 001 1 -- 3 5 0
Northwood 100 001 0 -- 2 6 2
WP--Scott. LP--Rohrs. Beiker (S), 1-4, 2B, RBI.
Perrysburg 022 001 10 - 6 12 2
Springfield 013 000 21 - 7 9 2
WP: Case. LP: Stockwell. Burns (S) 2-5, 2B, 1 RBI, 2 runs
Swanton 501 030 0 - 9 11 0
Rogers 000 200 0 - 2 3 4
WP-Pelland. LP-Reilly. Reeves (S) 3-4, 3 runs
Ottawa Hills 104 030 0 -- 8 9 1
Gibsonburg 100 000 0 -- 1 5 2
WP--Tucker. LP--Dorfmeyer. Tucker (O), 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI.
Clay 010 501 1 - 8 10 1
Findlay 020 000 0 - 2 4 1
WP-Achter. LP-Hook. Miller (C) 2-4, HR, 3 RBI
Bedford 100 002 8 - 11 14 2
Ypsilanti 012 000 0 - 3 6 3
WP: Lamb. LP: Garfield. Kitzmiller (B) 3-5, 2B, 2 RBIs
Bedford 003 301 - 7 7 2
Ypsilanti 020 000 - 2 2 1
WP: McPherson. LP: Green. Strickland (B) 2-3, 2B, 3 RBIs
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Pittsburgh -135 Houston +125
at Philadelphia -170 San Diego +160
at Miami -130 New York +120
Washington -110 at Cincinnati +100
Chicago -120 at Milwaukee +110
at St. Louis -145 Atlanta +135
San Francisco -125 at Arizona +115
at Los Angeles -165 Colorado +155
American League
at New York -130 Seattle +120
Tampa Bay -130 at Baltimore +120
at Boston -140 Cleveland +130
at Texas -135 Los Angeles +125
at Chicago -140 Kansas City +130
Toronto -135 at Minnesota +125
Detroit -120 at Oakland +110
NBA Playoffs
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
at L.A. Clippers 1½ (183) Memphis
PREP SOFTBALL
Sectionals
Div. I
Findlay 000 120 - 3 4 2
Anthony Wayne 342 004 - 13 9 2
WP-George. LP-Graham. Shook (AW) 3-4, HR, 3 RBI
Div. II
Wauseon 020 000 - 2 5 1
Napoleon 300 405 - 12 16 1
WP-Meyer. LP-Norman. Pilkington (N) 4-4, RBI
Div. III
Genoa 000 002 0 -- 2 6 4
Woodmore 000 002 1 -- 3 7 1
WP--Phillips. LP--Hoyles. Clowers (W), 3-3, RBI.
Liberty Center 000 000 001 -- 1 3 1
Otsego 000 000 000 -- 0 6 1
WP--Sturgell. LP--Asmus. Bowers (LC), 1B, RBI.
Tinora 000 01 - 1 6 5
Archbold (10)22 0x - 14 14 1
WP-Allison. LP-Beck. Wyse (A) 3-3, 3 HR, 5 RBI
Regular season
Rossford 000 000 0 -- 0 1 2
Elmwood 242 011 x -- 10 11 0
WP--Benschoter. LP--Stahl. George (E), 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI.
Ottawa Hills 002 000 0 - 2 2 1
Gibsonburg 001 030 x - 4 8 1
WP-Fisher. LP-Baehren. Potts (G) 2-3, 2B, RBI, run
Stritch 000 401 0 -- 5 7 0
Northwood 000 000 0 -- 0 2 6
WP--Turski. LP--Edwards. Veres (S) 2-4.
St. Ursula 000 201 0 - 3 4 0
Central 020 000 0 - 2 5 2
WP: Uhlman. LP: Seiler. Tylicki (SU) 1-2, 1 RBI
Lima Sr. 000 00 --0 0 4
Notre Dame 442 5x -- 15 14 1
WP--Inman. LP--Twining. Wilkins (ND), 3-3, 2 RBI. Inman, Gillespie combined no-hitter.
ECHL
KELLY CUP FINALS
BEST OF 7
Las Vegas vs. Florida
Monday, May 14: Florida at Las Vegas, 10:05 p.m.
Tuesday, May 15: Florida at Las Vegas, 10:05 p.m.
Friday, May 18: Las Vegas at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 22: Las Vegas at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
x-Wednesday, May 23: Las Vegas at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
x-Friday, May 25: Florida at Las Vegas, 10:05 p.m.
x-Saturday, May 26: Florida at Las Vegas, 10:05 p.m.
NHL
Playoffs
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(best-of-7)
x-if necessary
Wednesday
Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, series tied 3-3
Saturday
Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX–Selected the contract of OF Daniel Nava from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned RHP Clayton Mortensen to Pawtucket. Designated LHP Justin Thomas for assignment.
MINNESOTA TWINS–Recalled OF Darin Mastroianni from Rochester (IL). Selected the contract of RHP P.J. Walters from Rochester.
TAMPA BAY RAYS–Activated INF Jeff Keppinger from the restricted list. Placed 1B-OF Brandon Allen on the 15-day DL.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS–Agreed to terms with OF Vladimir Guerrero on a minor league contract.
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES–Placed RHP Joel Hanrahan on the bereavement list. Recalled RHP Daniel McCutchen from Indianapolis (IL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DENVER NUGGETS–Excused C Chris Andersen indefinitely from all team-related activities as he deals with a police investigation.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS–Signed CB Shaun Prater and S George Iloka.
DENVER BRONCOS–Agreed to terms with CB Drayton Florence.
DETROIT LIONS–Signed WR Ryan Broyles, DE Ronnell Lewis, LB Tahir Whitehead, CB Chris Greenwood, CB Jonte Green, LB Travis Lewis, G Rodney Austin, T Quinn Barham, G Pat Boyle, WR Troy Burrell, DT Michael Cosgrove, K Derek Dimke, WR Patrick Edwards, TE Alex Gottlieb, RB Stephfon Green, WR Jared Karstetter, S Alonzo Lawrence, DE Edmon McClam, LB Carmen Messina, QB Kellen Moore, G J.C. Oram, LB Ronnie Sneed and TE Austin Wells.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS–Promoted Jim Nagy from regional scout to national scout and Ryne Nutt from scouting assistant to area scout. Named Kyle O’Brien regional scout.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS–Named Matt Patricia defensive coordinator, Josh Boyer cornerbacks coach, Brian Flores safeties coach, Patrick Graham defensive line coach, Pepper Johnson linebackers coach, George Godsey tight ends coach, Joe Judge special teams assistant and Steve Belichick coaching assistant. Signed RB Joseph Addai, RB Brandon Bolden, DL Marcus Forston, DL Justin Francis, TE Brad Herman, WR Matt Roark, OL Jeremiah Warren and OL Markus Zusevics.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS–Signed OL Kelvin Beachum.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS–Signed WR Tiquan Underwood to a two-year contract. Waived DT Myles Wade. Released QB Jordan Jefferson.
United States Football League
USFL–Named Fred Biletnikoff and James Bailey to the board of advisors.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DALLAS STARS–Named Bob Gainey senior advisor.
MINNESOTA WILD–Signed D Clayton Stoner to a two-year contract extension.
OTTAWA SENATORS–Signed D Fredrik Claesson to a three-year, entry-level contract.
SOFTBALL
USA Softball
AMATEUR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION/USA SOFTBALL–Named Laura Berg assistant coach for the women’s national team.
COLLEGE
MISSOURI STATE–Dismissed QB Trevor Wooden from the football team for violating team rules.
PROVIDENCE–Announced sophomore basketball C Carson Desrosiers is transferring from Wake Forest.
SAN JOSE STATE–Named Ron Davis cross country and women’s track coach.
WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE–Named Andy Geiger athletic director.