glantz-culver line
Major League Baseball
Interleague
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
Atlanta -110 at Toronto +100
Colorado -160 at Houston +150
at Detroit -155 Pittsburgh +145
at Washington -130 Baltimore +120
at New York -120 New York (NL) +110
at Cincinnati -155 Cleveland +145
at Boston -125 Philadelphia +115
at Tampa Bay -210 Miami +190
at Kansas City -115 St. Louis +105
at Milwaukee -115 Minnesota +105
at Chicago -190 Chicago (NL) +180
at Oakland -140 San Francisco +130
at Seattle -110 San Diego +100
at L Angeles -120 L Angeles (AL) +110
NBA Playoffs
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
Miami 2 (184½) at Indiana
NHL Playoffs
Tonight
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Los Angeles -150 San Jose +130
Date TBA
at Pittsburgh -170 Boston +150
Odds to Win Series
Pittsburgh -185 Boston +165
PREP BASEBALL
TRAC playoff semifinals
St. John's 000 010 0 - 1 4 1
St. Francis 000 110 x - 2 2 1
WP-M. Zmuda. LP-Korte. Wagner (SF) 2B, RBI.
Central 000 210 0 - 3 6 1
Fremont Ross 100 000 0 - 1 3 2
WP-Kuebler. LP-Weiker. Weiland (C) 3-4, 2B.
(TRAC championship game today, 7 p.m. ,at Mercy Field.)
Consolations
Lima Senior 000 041 0 - ?5 ?5 8
Clay 311 170 x - 13 10 2
WP-Grosjean. LP-Wilcutt. Smith (C) 1-1, 2 RBI.
Regionals
Division I
St. Francis vs. Perrysburg, at Bowling Green Stellar Field, Thursday, 5 p.m.
Avon Lake vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius, at Case Western Reserve University, Thursday, 5 p.m.
(Final at Case Western Reserve University, Friday, 5 p.m. )
Division II
Granville vs. Wapakoneta, at Tiffin University, Thursday, 2 p.m.
Parma Height Holy Name vs. Defiance, Thursday, 5 p.m.
(Final at Tiffin University, Friday, 5 p.m.)
Division III
Genoa vs. Lima Central Catholic, at Elida Middle School, Thursday, 2 p.m.
Carroll Bloom-Carroll vs. Ontario, at Elida Middle School, Thursday, 5 p.m.
(Final at Elida Middle School, Friday, 5 p.m.)
Division IV
Northwood vs. Delphos St. John's, at Patrick Henry High School, Thursday, 2 p.m.
McComb vs. Tinora, at Patrick Henry High School, Thursday, 5 p.m.
(Final at Patrick Henry High School, Friday, 5 p.m.)
PREP SOFTBALL
Regionals
Division I
Clay vs. Anthony Wayne, at Clyde High School, Wednesday, 5 p.m.
Cleveland St. Joseph vs. Elyria, Thursday, 5 p.m.
(Final at Clyde High School, Saturday, noon
Division II
Lima Bath vs. Mansfield Madison, at Bucyrus High School, Wednesday, 5 p.m.
Oberlin Firelands vs. Granville, at Bucyrus High School, Thursday, 5 p.m.
(Final at Bucyrus High School, Saturday, noon)
Division III
Eastwood vs. Fairview, at Ashland Brookside Park, Wednesday, 5 p.m.
Magnolia Sandy Valley vs. Milan Edison, at Ashland Brookside Park, Thursday, 5 p.m.
(Final at Ashland Brookside Park, Saturday, noon)
Division IV
Rockford Parkway vs. New Riegel, at Findlay High School, Wednesday, 5 p.m.
Edgerton vs. Fremont St. Joe, at Findlay High School, Thursday, 5 p.m.
(Final at Findlay High School, Saturday, noon)
auto racing
Coca-Cola 600
Sprint Cup
Sunday
Concord, N.C.
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (15) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 400 laps, 112.8 rating, 47 points, $401,811. 2. (6) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 400, 140.4, 44, $286,615. 3. (2) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 400, 117.3, 42, $218,560. 4. (1) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 400, 111.6, 41, $220,915. 5. (31) Joey Logano, Ford, 400, 92.8, 39, $174,823.
6. (10) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 400, 91.8, 39, $174,198. 7. (25) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 400, 85.7, 38, $169,240. 8. (5) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 400, 105.9, 36, $161,323. 9. (17) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 400, 94.8, 35, $150,665. 10. (19) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 400, 79.6, 34, $144,079.
11. (13) Carl Edwards, Ford, 400, 97, 34, $150,105. 12. (27) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 400, 73.8, 32, $122,030. 13. (22) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 400, 82.1, 32, $142,271. 14. (30) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 398, 69.5, 30, $156,966. 15. (3) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 398, 109.1, 30, $154,971.
16. (29) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 397, 57.3, 0. $108,530. 17. (36) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 397, 65.1, 0. $133,463. 18. (16) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 397, 68.6, 26, $133,319. 19. (9) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 396, 85.3, 26, $131,675. 20. (26) David Gilliland, Ford, 396, 61.6, 24, $121,263.
21. (38) David Reutimann, Toyota, 396, 51.9, 23, $117,038. 22. (12) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 395, 84.1, 22, $147,791. 23. (21) Casey Mears, Ford, 394, 50.7, 21, $120,788. 24. (34) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 394, 48.8, 20, $117,802. 25. (35) David Ragan, Ford, 394, 42.7, 19, $108,105.
26. (43) Josh Wise, Ford, 393, 37.6, 0. $98,355. 27. (40) Timmy Hill, Ford, 391, 37.4, 17, $95,330. 28. (23) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 390, 40.6, 16, $94,805. 29. (24) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 385, 49.1, 15, $94,680. 30. (33) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, accident, 339, 46.5, 14, $96,055.
31. (7) Greg Biffle, Ford, 335, 59.8, 13, $113,005. 32. (39) David Stremme, Toyota, 326, 49.2, 12, $94,280. 33. (18) Aric Almirola, Ford, accident, 324, 57.5, 11, $131,066. 34. (4) Mark Martin, Toyota, accident, 324, 70.4, 10, $104,505. 35. (14) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, accident, 324, 84.3, 9. $140,791.
36. (20) Brad Keselowski, Ford, accident, 317, 61, 9. $149,696. 37. (42) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, accident, 303, 30.1, 7. $93,523. 38. (8) Kyle Busch, Toyota, engine, 257, 100.1, 7. $133,653. 39. (11) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, engine, 256, 69.2, 5. $101,745. 40. (28) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, accident, 253, 42.2, 4. $87,745.
41. (41) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, electrical, 213, 25.4, 0. $75,745. 42. (32) Michael McDowell, Ford, brakes, 50, 30.5, 2. $71,745. 43. (37) Scott Speed, Ford, transmission, 39, 26.8, 1. $68,245.
Race Statistics
Average speed of race winner: 130.521 mph.
Time of race: 4 hours, 35 minutes, 49 seconds.
Margin of victory: 1.490 seconds.
Caution flags: 11 for 61 laps.
Lead changes: 24 among 12 drivers.
Lap leaders: D.Hamlin 1-6; M.Kenseth 7-23; K.Kahne 24-44; J.McMurray 45-46; B.Keselowski 47-48; K.Kahne 49-74; Ky.Busch 75-79; K.Kahne 80-115; Ky.Busch 116-175; K.Kahne 176; B.Keselowski 177; M.Kenseth 178-242; K.Kahne 243; M.Kenseth 244-273; K.Kahne 274-318; Ku.Busch 319-326; K.Harvick 327-340; K.Kahne 341-363; K.Harvick 364-366; R.Newman 367; T.Stewart 368-373; C.Edwards 374-380; P.Menard 381; K.Kahne 382-389; K.Harvick 390-400.
Leaders summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Kahne, 8 times for 161 laps; M.Kenseth, 3 times for 112 laps; Ky.Busch, 2 times for 65 laps; K.Harvick, 3 times for 28 laps; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 8 laps; C.Edwards, 1 time for 7 laps; D.Hamlin, 1 time for 6 laps; T.Stewart, 1 time for 6 laps; B.Keselowski, 2 times for 3 laps; J.McMurray, 1 time for 2 laps; R.Newman, 1 time for 1 lap; P.Menard, 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 12 in Points: 1. J.Johnson, 445; 2. C.Edwards, 413; 3. M.Kenseth, 394; 4. C.Bowyer, 385; 5. K.Kahne, 370; 6. D.Earnhardt Jr., 364; 7. K.Harvick, 362; 8. P.Menard, 347; 9. M.Truex Jr., 336; 10. Bra.Keselowski, 335; 11. Ky.Busch, 332; 12. A.Almirola, 328.
NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.
prep tennis
OTCA
St. John's 3, Findlay 0
K. Brown (SJ) tie Schaible 6-2, 2-6; Zychowicz (SJ) def. Teatsworth 6-2, 6-1; R. Brown (SJ) def. Elbin 6-0, 6-0. Mickler/Laungani (SJ) leading Roland/MacDonald 7-6; Beak/Majdalani (SJ) def. Martin/Lewis 6-3, 6-2.
nhl
Playoffs
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 1
Tuesday, May 14: Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 1
Friday, May 17: Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 3
Sunday, May 19: Ottawa 2, Pittsburgh 1, 2OT
Wednesday, May 22: Pittsburgh 7, Ottawa 3
Friday, May 24: Pittsburgh 6, Ottawa 2
Boston 4, N.Y. Rangers 1
Thursday, May 16: Boston 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, OT
Sunday, May 19: Boston 5, N.Y. Rangers 2
Tuesday, May 21: Boston 2, N.Y. Rangers 1
Thursday, May 23: N.Y. Rangers 4, Boston 3, OT
Saturday, May 25: Boston 3, N.Y. Rangers 1
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Detroit 3, Chicago 3
Monday, May 27: Chicago 4, Detroit 3
Wednesday, May 15: Chicago 4, Detroit 1
Saturday, May 18: Detroit 4, Chicago 1
Monday, May 20: Detroit 3, Chicago 1
Thursday, May 23: Detroit 2, Chicago 0
Saturday, May 25: Chicago 4, Detroit 1
Wednesday, May 29: Detroit at Chicago, 8
Chicago 1 0 3 – 4
Detroit 1 1 1 – 3
First Period – 1, Chicago, Hossa 5 (Toews, Keith), 3:53 (pp). 2, Detroit, Eaves 1 (Miller, Br.Smith), 18:51.
Penalties – Kindl, Det (interference), 3:44 Toews, Chi (goaltender interference), 8:52.
Second Period – 3, Detroit, Andersson 1 (Kindl), 10:11.
Penalties – Franzen, Det (roughing), 1:08 Detroit bench, served by Nyquist (too many men), 3:32 Rozsival, Chi (unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:57 Abdelkader, Det (unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:57 Rozsival, Chi (high-sticking), 17:37.
Third Period – 4, Chicago, Handzus 1 (Hjalmarsson), :51. 5, Chicago, Bickell 5 (Toews, Hossa), 5:48. 6, Chicago, Frolik 3 (penalty shot), 9:43. 7, Detroit, Brunner 5 (Datsyuk, Cleary), 19:08.
Penalties – Datsyuk, Det (tripping), 14:23 Sharp, Chi (tripping), 15:10 Zetterberg, Det (tripping), 18:37 Hossa, Chi (tripping), 18:59.
Shots on goal – Chicago 10-10-8–28. Detroit 10-18-10–38.
Power-play opportunities–Chicago 1 of 5 Detroit 0 of 3.
Goalies – Chicago, Crawford 7-4-0 (38 shots-35 saves). Detroit, Howard 7-6-0 (28-24).
A – 20,066 (20,066). T–2:32.
Los Angeles 3, San Jose 3
Sunday, May 26: San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1
Tuesday, May 14: Los Angeles 2, San Jose 0
Thursday, May 16: Los Angeles 4, San Jose 3
Saturday, May 18: San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1, OT
Tuesday, May 21: San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1
Thursday, May 23: Los Angeles 3, San Jose 0
Tuesday, May 28: San Jose at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
NBA
Playoffs
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Miami 2, Indiana 1
SUNDAY, May 26: Miami 114, Indiana 96
WEDNESDAY, May 22: Miami 103, Indiana 102, OT
FRIDAY, May 24: Indiana 97, Miami 93
TUESDAY, May 28: Miami at Indiana, 8:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, May 30: Indiana at Miami, 8:30 p.m.
x-SATURDAY, June 1: Miami at Indiana, 8:30 p.m.
x-MONDAY, June 3: Indiana at Miami, 8:30 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
San Antonio 3, Memphis 0
MONDAY, May 27: San Antonio at Memphis, late
SUNDAY, May 19: San Antonio 105, Memphis 83
TUESDAY, May 21: San Antonio 93, Memphis 89, OT
SATURDAY, May 25: San Antonio 104, Memphis 93, OT
x-WEDNESDAY, May 29: Memphis at San Antonio, 9 p.m.
x-FRIDAY, May 31: San Antonio at Memphis, 9 p.m.
x-SUNDAY, June 2: Memphis at San Antonio, 9 p.m.
French Open
Paris
WOMEN
Singles
First Round
Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, d. Su-Wei Hsieh, Chinese Taipei, 6-2, 6-1.
Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovak Republic, d. Pauline Parmentier, France, 6-0, 6-1.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, d. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, 6-4, 6-1.
Carla Suarez Navarro (20), Spain, d. Simona Halep, Romania, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Melanie Oudin, United States, d. Tamira Paszek (28), Austria, 6-4, 6-3.
Jie Zheng, China, d. Vesna Dolonc, Serbia, 6-4, 6-1.
Roberta Vinci (15), Italy, d. Stephanie Foretz Gacon, France, 6-3, 6-0.
Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, d. Shahar Peer, Israel, 6-1, 6-1.
Mathilde Johansson, France, d. Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa, 7-5, 6-1.
Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor, Spain, d. Julia Glushko, Israel, 6-2, 7-5.
Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-2.
Caroline Wozniacki (10), Denmark, d. Laura Robson, England, 6-3, 6-2.
Jana Cepelova, Slovak Republic, d. Christina McHale, United States, 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 6-4.
Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, d. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 6-1, 7-6 (7-2).
Kirsten Flipkens (21), Belgium, d. Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 2-6, 6-4, 6-0.
Johanna Larsson, Sweden, d. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-2, 6-3.
Na Li (6), China, d. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, 6-3, 6-4.
Varvara Lepchenko (29), United States, d. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, 6-1, 6-2.
Zuzana Kucova, Slovakia, d. Julia Goerges (24), Germany, 7-6 (10-8), 6-0.
Madison Keys, United States, d. Misaki Doi, Japan, 6-3, 6-2.
Paula Ormaechea, Argentina, d. Tatjana Maria, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.
Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, d. Romina Oprandi, Switzerland, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.
Sloane Stephens (17), United States, d. Karin Knapp, Italy, 6-2, 7-5.
Vania King, United States, d. Alexandra Cadantu, Romania, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1.
Garbine Muguruza, Spain, d. Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Francesca Schiavone, Italy, d. Melinda Czink, Hungary, 6-0, 7-6 (7-1).
Angelique Kerber (8), Germany, d. Mona Barthel, Germany, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2.
Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, d. Ekaterina Makarova (22), Russia, 6-4, 6-2.
MEN
Singles
First Round
Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, d. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (11-9), 4-6, 6-2.
Jerzy Janowicz (21), Poland, d. Albert Ramos, Spain, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, 6-3.
Michal Przysiezny, Poland, d. Rhyne Williams, United States, 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 7-5.
Tobias Kamke, Germany, d. Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 0-6, 6-3.
Gael Monfils, France, d. Tomas Berdych (5), Czech Republic, 7-6 (10-8), 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-7 (4-7), 7-5.
Julien Benneteau (30), France, d. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-6).
Nick Kyrgios, Australia, d. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (10-8), 7-6 (13-11).
Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, d. Juan Monaco (17), Argentina, 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 6-4.
Igor Sijsling, Netherlands, d. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, d. Martin Alund, Argentina, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0.
Albert Montanes, Spain, d. Steve Johnson, United States, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (6), France, d. Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.
Tommy Robredo (32), Spain, d. Jurgen Zopp, Estonia, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.
Kei Nishikori (13), Japan, d. Jesse Levine, Canada, 6-3, 6-2, 6-0.
Feliciano Lopez, Spain, d. Marcel Granollers (31), Spain, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Evgeny Donskoy, Russia, d. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, 7-6 (9-7), 2-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2.
Ryan Harrison, United States, d. Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).
John Isner (19), United States, d. Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, d. Pere Riba, Spain, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, d. Rogerio Dutra Silva, Brazil, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3.
Rafael Nadal (3), Spain, d. Daniel Brands, Germany, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 6-3.
Richard Gasquet (7), France, d. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.
Robin Haase, Netherlands, d. Kenny De Schepper, France, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 6-3.
Grega Zemlja, Slovenia, d. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 6-1, 6-4, 6-1.
Nicolas Almagro (11), Spain, d. Andreas Haider-Maurer, Austria, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.
Martin Klizan, Slovakia, d. Michael Russell, United States, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 0-0 (retired).
Marin Cilic (10), Croatia, d. Philipp Petzschner, Germany, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3.
Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, d. Adrian Mannarino, France, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5.
Fabio Fognini (27), Italy, d. Andreas Beck, Germany, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3.
Show Court Schedules
Tuesday
AtStade Roland Garros
Paris
Play begins on all courts at 5 a.m. EDT
Court Philippe Chatrier
Marion Bartoli (13), France, vs. Olga Govortsova, Belarus
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, vs. David Goffin, Belgium
Nicolas Mahut, France, vs. Janko Tipsarevic (8), Serbia
Elena Vesnina, Russia, vs. Victoria Azarenka (3), Belarus
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Tommy Haas (12), Germany, vs. Guillaume Rufin, France
Alize Cornet (31), France, vs. Maria Joao Koehler, Portugal
Benoit Paire (24), France, vs. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus
Petra Kvitova (7), Czech Republic, vs. Aravane Rezai, France
Court No. 1
Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, vs. Sam Stosur (9), Australia
Florent Serra, France, vs. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia
Stanislas Wawrinka (9), Switzerland, vs. Thiemo de Bakker, Netherlands
Nina Bratchikova, Portugal, vs. Maria Kirilenko (12), Russia
Court 2
Jelena Jankovic (18), Serbia, vs. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia
Kristina Mladenovic, France, vs. Lauren Davis, United States
Fernando Verdasco, Spain, vs. Marc Gicquel, France
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, Slovakia, vs. Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS – Placed RHP Chris Perez on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Nick Hagadone from Columbus (IL).
MINNESOTA TWINS – Recalled C Chris Herrmann from Rochester (IL).
SEATTLE MARINERS – Assigned 2B Dustin Ackley to Tacoma (PCL). Selected the contract of 2B Nick Franklin from Tacoma. Optioned LHP Lucas Luetge to Tacoma. Recalled RHP Hector Noesi from Tacoma.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS – Claimed RHP Alex Burnett off waivers from Baltimore. Placed RHP Kyuji Fujikawa on the 15-day DL.
MIAMI MARLINS – Placed RHP Alex Sanabia on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Dan Jennings from New Orleans (PCL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES – Sent RHP James McDonald to Altoona (EL) for a rehab assignment. Placed OF Jose Tabata on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Josh Harrison from Indianapolis (IL). Purchased the contract of LHP Mike Zagurski from Indianapolis. Transferred RHP Jeff Karstens from the 15-to the 60-day DL. Optioned RHP Bryan Morris to Indianapolis.
SAN DIEGO PADRES – Reinstated LHP Clayton Richard from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Tommy Layne to Tucson (PCL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS – Optioned RHP Carlos Martinez to Memphis (PCL). Recalled RHP Victor Marte from Memphis.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS – Placed LHP Ross Detwiler on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 16. Recalled LHP Xavier Cedeno from Syracuse (IL).
American Association
AMARILLO SOX – Released INF JB Brown, LHP Greg Miller and OF Dan Evatt.
GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS – Released RHP Drew Gagnier.
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS – Released C Kieran Bradford and OF Jaren Matthews.
QUEBEC CAPITALES – Released RHP Stosh Wawrzasek.
ROCKLAND BOULDERS – Released C Ricky Pacione. Signed RHP Jim Schult.
Frontier League
EVANSVILLE OTTERS – Released RHP Ricky Bowen.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES – Signed RHP Clayton Hicks.
RIVER CITY RASCALS – Released RHP Cameron Bayne.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS – Placed RHP Drew Bailey on the retired list. Released LHP Matt Royal.
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS – Signed INF Michael Torres to a contract extension. Signed LHP Mark Kuzma. Released RHP Jared Christensen.
COLLEGE
AUBURN – Fired baseball coach John Pawlowski.
MAINE – Named Dennis Gendron ice hockey coach.
Sportlight
May 28
1901–Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a bad start to win the Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Sadie S.
1904–Bryn Mawr, ridden by Eugene Hildebrand, wins the Preakness Stakes by one length over Wotan.
1946–The Washington Senators beat New York 2-1 in the first night game at Yankee Stadium.
1956–Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a home run in his eighth consecutive game for a major league record. Long connects off Brooklyn's Carl Erskine at Forbes Field.
1978–Al Unser wins his third Indianapolis 500, the fifth driver to do so, edging Tom Sneva by 8.19 seconds.
1985–The San Diego Sockers beat the Baltimore Blast 5-3 to win the MISL title in five games.
1995–Jacques Villeneuve overcomes one penalty and wins by another in the Indianapolis 500. Villeneuve drives to victory after fellow Canadian Scott Goodyear is penalized for passing the pace car on the final restart.
2000–Dutch swimming star Inge de Bruijn sets her third world record in three days, adding the 100 freestyle mark to the 50 and 100 butterfly marks she set previously at the Sheffield Super Grand Prix. De Bruijn becomes the first swimmer to finish under 54.00 in the 100 freestyle at 53.80 seconds.
2006–Sam Hornish Jr. overcomes a disastrous mistake in the pits and a pair of Andrettis–Marco and father Michael–to win the second-closest Indianapolis 500 ever, by .0635 seconds.
2007–Duke has an almost unfathomable comeback fall short in a 12-11 loss to Johns Hopkins in the NCAA lacrosse championship game. The Blue Devils never finished their 2006 season, and then makes it all the way back to the title game.
2011–Novak Djokovic extends his perfect start to the season at the French Open, beating Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 for his 40th straight victory this year. Djokovic's 40-0 start to 2011 is the second-best opening streak in the Open era, which started in 1968.
ECHL
KELLY CUP FINALS
BEST OF 7
Reading 4, Stockton 1
Saturday, May 18: Reading 6, Stockton 5, OT
Sunday, May 19: Reading 4, Stockton 0
Tuesday, May 21: Reading 3, Stockton 1
Friday, May 24: Stockton 2, Reading 1
Saturday, May 25: Reading 6, Stockton 0
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New York 7 4 4 25 22 17
Montreal 7 2 2 23 20 14
Sporting KC 6 4 4 22 17 11
Houston 6 4 3 21 18 13
Philadelphia 5 5 3 18 18 23
Columbus 4 4 4 16 15 12
New England 4 4 4 16 10 9
Chicago 2 7 2 8 7 17
Toronto FC 1 7 4 7 11 18
D.C. United 1 9 2 5 6 22
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
FC Dallas 8 2 3 27 21 15
Portland 5 1 7 22 22 14
Real Salt Lake 6 5 3 21 18 15
Los Angeles 6 4 2 20 21 10
Colorado 5 4 4 19 13 10
Seattle 4 4 3 15 14 13
San Jose 3 5 6 15 13 20
Vancouver 3 4 4 13 14 16
Chivas USA 3 7 2 11 13 24
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
LAST Saturday
Portland 2, D.C. United 0
Montreal 5, Philadelphia 3
New England 2, Toronto FC 0
FC Dallas 1, San Jose 0
Real Salt Lake 1, Chicago 1
Colorado 2, Chivas USA 0
LAST Sunday
Sporting KC 1, Houston 1
New York 2, Columbus 2
Los Angeles 4, Seattle 0
Saturday
Philadelphia at Toronto FC, 6
Vancouver at New York, 7
Houston at Columbus, 7:30
Montreal at Sporting KC, 8:30
FC Dallas at Colorado, 9
San Jose at Real Salt Lake, 9:30
Seattle at Chivas USA, 10:30
Sunday
Los Angeles at New England, 4:30
D.C. United at Chicago, 5