COLLEGE BASEBALL
NCAA Division I Super Regionals
Best-of-3
x-if necessary
At Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Friday
South Carolina (42-18) at North Carolina (55-9), 1 p.m.
Saturday
South Carolina at North Carolina, Noon
Sunday, June 9
x-South Carolina at North Carolina, 1 p.m.
At Doak Field
Raleigh, N.C.
Friday
Rice (44-18) at North Carolina State (47-14), 4 p.m.
Saturday
Rice at North Carolina State, 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 9
x-Rice at North Carolina State, 4 p.m.
At Alex Box Stadium
Baton Rouge, La.
Friday
Oklahoma (43-19) at LSU (55-9), 7 p.m.
Saturday
Oklahoma at LSU, 7 p.m.
Sunday, June 9
x-Oklahoma at LSU, 7 p.m.
At Goodwin Field
Fullerton, Calif.
Friday
UCLA (42-17) at Cal St.-Fullerton (51-8), 7 p.m.
Saturday
UCLA at Cal St.-Fullerton, 10 p.m.
Sunday, June 9
x-UCLA at Cal St.-Fullerton, 10 p.m.
At Dick Howser Stadium
Tallahassee, Fla.
Saturday
Indiana (46-14) at Florida State (47-15), Noon
Sunday, June 9
Indiana at Florida State, 1 p.m.
Monday, June 10
x-Indiana at Florida State, 1 p.m.
At Hawkins Field
Nashville, Tenn.
Saturday
Louisville (49-12) at Vanderbilt (54-10), 3 p.m.
Sunday, June 9
Louisville at Vanderbilt, 4 p.m.
Monday, June 10
x-Louisville at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m.
At Davenport Field
Charlottesville, Va.
Saturday
Mississippi State (46-18) at Virginia (47-10), 1 p.m.
Sunday, June 9
Mississippi State at Virginia, 7 p.m.
Monday, June 10
x-Mississippi State at Virginia, 4 p.m.
At Goss Stadium
Corvallis, Ore.
Saturday
Kansas State (44-17) at Oregon State (48-10), 7 p.m.
Sunday, June 9
Kansas State at Oregon State, 10 p.m.
Monday, June 10
x-Kansas State at Oregon State, 7 p.m.
NBA
Finals
Miami vs. San Antonio
Tonight
San Antonio at Miami, 9 p.m.
Sunday
San Antonio at Miami, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, June 11
Miami at San Antonio 9 p.m.
Thursday, June 13
Miami at San Antonio, 9 p.m.
Sunday, June 16
x-Miami at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, June 18
x-San Antonio at Miami, 9 p.m.
Thursday, June 20
x-San Antonio at Miami, 9 p.m.
Leaders
Scoring
G FG FT PTS AVG
Durant, OKC 11 112 93 339 30.8
Anthony, NYK 12 126 77 346 28.8
Harden, HOU 6 45 53 158 26.3
James, MIA 16 145 105 419 26.2
Curry, GOL 12 102 35 281 23.4
Parker, SAN 14 125 63 322 23.0
Paul, LAC 6 49 33 137 22.8
Lopez, Bro 7 58 39 156 22.3
Lawson, DEN 6 48 28 128 21.3
Williams, Bro 7 45 37 144 20.6
Green, BOS 6 37 38 122 20.3
George, IND 19 119 93 365 19.2
Pierce, BOS 6 39 26 115 19.2
Parsons, HOU 6 42 9 109 18.2
Iguodala, DEN 6 38 18 108 18.0
Duncan, SAN 14 101 47 249 17.8
Randolph, MEM 15 99 63 261 17.4
Gasol, MEM 15 93 72 258 17.2
Jack, GOL 12 78 43 206 17.2
Howard, LAL 4 26 16 68 17.0
FG Percentage
FG FGA PCT
Howard, LAL 26 42 .619
Sanders, MIL 19 33 .576
Dunleavy, MIL 17 30 .567
Leonard, SAN 74 131 .565
Asik, HOU 22 39 .564
Barnes, LAC 24 44 .545
Paul, LAC 49 92 .533
Landry, GOL 52 100 .520
James, MIA 145 282 .514
Hibbert, IND 120 235 .511
Rebounds
G OFF DEF TOT AVG
Garnett, BOS 6 9 73 82 13.7
Evans, Bro 7 16 70 86 12.3
Gasol, LAL 4 7 39 46 11.5
Asik, HOU 6 21 46 67 11.2
Bogut, GOL 12 39 92 131 10.9
Howard, LAL 4 10 33 43 10.8
Randolph, MEM 15 59 91 150 10.0
Hibbert, IND 19 90 98 188 9.9
Boozer, CHI 12 35 80 115 9.6
Noah, CHI 12 52 63 115 9.6
Assists
G AST AVG
Williams, Bro 7 59 8.4
Curry, GOL 12 97 8.1
Lawson, DEN 6 48 8.0
Parker, SAN 14 101 7.2
Conley, MEM 15 107 7.1
James, MIA 16 103 6.4
Paul, LAC 6 38 6.3
Durant, OKC 11 69 6.3
Gasol, LAL 4 25 6.3
Ellis, MIL 4 22 5.5
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Montreal 8 2 2 26 22 15
New York 7 5 4 25 23 19
Houston 6 4 4 22 19 14
Sporting KC 6 5 4 22 18 13
Philadelphia 5 5 4 19 19 24
New England 5 4 4 19 15 9
Columbus 4 4 5 17 16 13
Chicago 3 7 2 11 9 17
Toronto FC 1 7 5 8 12 19
D.C. United 1 10 2 5 6 24
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
FC Dallas 8 2 4 28 23 17
Real Salt Lake 7 5 3 24 21 15
Portland 5 1 7 22 22 14
Los Angeles 6 5 2 20 21 15
Colorado 5 4 5 20 15 12
Seattle 5 4 3 18 16 13
Vancouver 4 4 4 16 16 17
San Jose 3 6 6 15 13 23
Chivas USA 3 8 2 11 13 26
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
WEDNESDAY
Columbus at Philadelphia, 7:30
Saturday
D.C. United at New England, 7:30
Portland at Chicago, 8:30
Los Angeles at Real Salt Lake, 9:30
Vancouver at Seattle, 10:30
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Washington -185 New York +175
at St. Louis -175 Arizona +165
at Milwaukee -145 Philadelphia +135
at Colorado -135 San Diego +125
Atlanta -110 at Los Angeles +100
American League
at Detroit -180 Tampa Bay +170
Baltimore -140 at Houston +130
at Boston -150 Texas +140
Oakland -115 at Chicago +105
at Kansas City -130 Minnesota +120
New York -110 at Seattle +100
NBA Finals
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
at Miami 5½ (188½) San Antonio
NHL Playoffs
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Los Angeles -120 Chicago +100
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 6 5 0 .545 605 597
San Antonio 5 5 0 .500 434 464
Iowa 4 7 0 .364 526 529
West Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 10 1 0 .909 743 525
Spokane 8 3 0 .727 737 593
San Jose 7 3 0 .700 520 499
Utah 4 6 0 .400 510 510
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
South Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Jacksonville 8 3 0 .727 590 494
Tampa Bay 7 4 0 .636 639 590
New Orleans 2 8 0 .200 415 586
Orlando 2 8 0 .200 499 600
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 5 5 0 .500 588 525
Pittsburgh 3 7 0 .300 393 531
Cleveland 2 8 0 .200 447 603
FRIDAY
Iowa at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
New Orleans at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Orlando at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Utah at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Arizona at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Jacksonville at Spokane, 10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup Points Leaders
Through June 4
1. Jimmie Johnson, 473.
2. Carl Edwards, 443.
3. Clint Bowyer, 423.
4. Matt Kenseth, 399.
5. Kevin Harvick, 399.
6. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 398.
7. Kasey Kahne, 392.
8. Kyle Busch, 374.
9. Paul Menard, 371.
10. Brad Keselowski, 369.
11. Jeff Gordon, 361.
12. Aric Almirola, 354.
13. Greg Biffle, 353.
14. Martin Truex Jr., 343.
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 343.
16. Tony Stewart, 338.
17. Kurt Busch, 337.
18. Joey Logano, 335.
19. Jamie McMurray, 332.
20. Ryan Newman, 323.
21. Jeff Burton, 323.
22. Juan Pablo Montoya, 307.
23. Marcos Ambrose, 294.
24. Mark Martin, 271.
25. Casey Mears, 259.
NHL
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Boston 2, Pittsburgh 0
Wednesday: Pittsburgh at Boston, 8 p.m.
Friday, June 7: Pittsburgh at Boston, 8 p.m.
x-Sunday, June 9: Boston at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.
x-Tuesday, June 11: Pittsburgh at Boston, TBD
x-Wednesday, June 12: Boston at Pittsburgh, TBD
Saturday, June 1: Boston 3, Pittsburgh 0
Monday, June 3: Boston 6, Pittsburgh 1
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Chicago 2, Los Angeles 1
Today: Chicago at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
x-Saturday, June 8: Los Angeles at Chicago, 8 p.m.
x-Monday, June 10: Chicago at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
x-Wednesday, June 12: Los Angeles at Chicago, TBD
Saturday, June 1: Chicago 2, Los Angeles 1
Sunday, June 2: Chicago 4, Los Angeles 2
Tuesday, June 4: Los Angeles 3, Chicago 1
SPORTLIGHT
June 6
1919–Man o' War wins his first race, a 5-furlong contest over a straightaway at Belmont Park. The 3-to-5 favorite wins by six lengths, covering the distance in 59 seconds.
1924–Cyril Walker captures the U.S. Open with a three-stroke victory over Bobby Jones.
1936–Granville, ridden by J. Stout, wins the Belmont Stakes by a neck over Mr. Bones. Bold Venture, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, does not run in the race.
1981–Summing, ridden by George Martins, wins the Belmont Stakes, spoiling Pleasant Colony's Triple Crown bid.
1987–Bet Twice, ridden by Craig Perret, breezes to a 14-length victory in the Belmont Stakes to deny Alysheba the Triple Crown. Alysheba is a distant fourth.
1987–West Germany's Steffi Graf, eight days shy of her 18th birthday, becomes the youngest women's champion of the French Open when she beats Martina Navratilova 6-4, 4-6, 8-6.
1990–Mark Messier, who led the Edmonton Oilers to the Stanley Cup for the fifth time in seven years, edges Boston's Ray Bourque in the closest balloting for the Hart Trophy. Messier wins the NHL's MVP award by two points, receiving 227 of a possible 315 points in balloting by the Professional Hockey Writers Association.
1998–Real Quiet is denied the Triple Crown when Victory Gallop edges him at the wire in the Belmont Stakes before a crowd of 80,162. The crowd is the second-largest in the track's history and just shy of the mark set in 1971 when Canonero II failed in his Triple Crown bid before 82,694.
1999–Andre Agassi rallies to win the French Open and become the fifth man to complete a career Grand Slam. After losing the first two sets, Agassi surges back to beat Andrei Medvedev 1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. Agassi won the 1992 Wimbledon, 1994 U.S. Open and 1995 Australian Open.
1999–Juli Inkster wins the U.S. Women's Open with a 16-under 272 total, the lowest 72-hole score in the championship's 54-year history.
2006–Alicia Hollowell throws her third straight shutout and sets the Women's College World Series record for strikeouts in a 5-0 win over Northwestern that gives Arizona the NCAA softball title. She strikes out 13 to finish with 64 in six games, two more than UCLA's Debbie Doom had in 1982.
2007–The Anaheim Ducks capture the Stanley Cup with a 6-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators, ending the series in five games. Defenseman Scott Niedermayer earns his first Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the NHL playoffs.
2007–Trevor Hoffman becomes the first major leaguer with 500 career saves when he closes out the San Diego Padres' 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2008–Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia breaks the world record in the women's 5,000 meters with a time of 14:11.15 at the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway. Dibaba improves the record by more than 5 seconds. Meseret Defar, also of Ethiopia, held the previous record of 14:16.63, set a year earlier in Oslo.
2009–Svetlana Kuznetsova wins her second Grand Slam title, beating top-ranked Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2 in an all-Russian final at the French Open.
2009–Summer Bird wins the Belmont Stakes, rallying past Mine That Bird to spoil jockey Calvin Borel's attempt at winning all three legs of the Triple Crown. Summer Bird, ridden Kent Desormeaux, beats Dunkirk by 2u190? lengths, with Mine That Bird finishing third.
2010–Rafael Nadal wins his fifth French Open title and avenges his lone Roland Garros defeat, beating Robin Soderling 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. Nadal improves to 38-1 at Roland Garros, with the only loss to Soderling in the fourth round a year ago.
2011–The Bowl Championship Series strips Southern California of its 2004 title, leaving that season without a BCS champion. BCS officials vacated the championship after the Trojans were hit with heavy NCAA sanctions last year for rules violations committed during the 2004 and ‘05 seasons.
TENNIS
French Open
Paris
Singles
Men
Quarterfinals
Rafael Nadal (3), Spain, d. Stanislas Wawrinka (9), Switzerland, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1.
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, d. Tommy Haas (12), Germany, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
Women
Quarterfinals
Victoria Azarenka (3), Belarus, d. Maria Kirilenko (12), Russia, 7-6 (3), 6-2.
Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, d. Jelena Jankovic (18), Serbia, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Doubles
Men
Quarterfinals
Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bruno Soares (7), Brazil, d. Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski (16), Poland, 1-6, 6-4, 3-1, retired.
Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, d. David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco (8), Spain, 6-3, 6-4.
Women
Quarterfinals
Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka (2), Czech Republic, d. Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina (4), Russia, d. Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Galina Voskoboeva (10), Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-1.
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (1), Italy, d. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, and Zheng Saisai, China, 7-5, 6-1.
Nadia Petrova, Russia, and Katarina Srebotnik (3), Slovenia, d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, and Lucie Safarova (11), Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-3.
Mixed
Quarterfinals
Liezel Huber, United States, and Marcelo Melo (8), Brazil, d. Lisa Raymond, United States, and Bruno Soares (4), Brazil, 6-4, 6-4.
Semifinals
Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak, Czech Republic, d. Liezel Huber, United States, and Marcelo Melo (8), Brazil, 3-6, 6-2, 10-3.
Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Daniel Nestor (5), Canada, d. Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, 7-5, 6-4.
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 3 0 1.000 –
Chicago 3 0 1.000 –
New York 2 1 .667 1
Washington 1 1 .500 1½
Connecticut 1 2 .333 2
Indiana 1 2 .333 2
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 1 0 1.000 –
Los Angeles 1 1 .500 ½
San Antonio 1 1 .500 ½
Seattle 1 1 .500 ½
Phoenix 0 2 .000 1½
Tulsa 0 4 .000 2½
WEDNESDAY
New York 75, Indiana 68, OT
TUESDAY
No games scheduled
TODAY
Phoenix at Minnesota, 8
FRIDAY
Washington at Connecticut, 7
New York at Atlanta, 7:30
Chicago at San Antonio, 8
Tulsa at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES – Designated C Chris Snyder for assignment. Reinstated C Taylor Teagarden from the 15-day DL.
BOSTON RED SOX – Sent 3B Will Middlebrooks to Pawtucket (IL) for a rehab assignment.
HOUSTON ASTROS – Sent OF Justin Maxwell to Corpus Christi (TL) for a rehab assignment.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS – Transferred LHP Danny Duffy to the 60-day DL.
MINNESOTA TWINS – Agreed to terms with RHP Caleb Brewer on a minor league contract.
SEATTLE MARINERS – Optioned INF Carlos Triunfel to Tacoma (PCL). Selected the contract of C Brandon Bantz from Tacoma. Transferred OF Franklin Gutierrez to the 60-day DL.
TAMPA BAY RAYS – Agreed to terms with C Jesus Flores on a minor league contract.
TEXAS RANGERS – Optioned LHP Joseph Ortiz to Round Rock (PCL). Reinstated RHP Alexi Ogando from the 15-day DL.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS – Sent LHP Darren Oliver to Dunedin (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS – Assigned RHP Eric Smith outright to Mobile (SL). Sent RHP Daniel Hudson to Mobile for a rehab assignment. Agreed to terms with LHP Anderson Placido on a minor league contract.
CINCINNATI REDS – Placed RHP Johnny Cueto on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Saturday. Recalled RHP Pedro Villarreal from Louisville (IL).
COLORADO ROCKIES – Agreed to terms with RHP Ryan Buch on a minor league contract.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS–Reinstated INF Hanley Ramirez from the 15-day DL. Placed LHP Chris Capuano on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 30.
MIAMI MARLINS – Sent RHP Nathan Eovaldi to Jacksonville (SL) and OF Giancarlo Stanton to Jupiter (FSL) for rehab assignments.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS – Placed RHP Marco Estrada on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Tuesday. Recalled RHP Tyler Thornburg from Nashville (PCL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS – Sent RHP Jake Westbrook to Springfield (TL) for a rehab assignment. Optioned RHP Victor Marte to Memphis (PCL). Recalled RHP Maikel Cleto from Memphis.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS – Placed RHP Stephen Strasburg on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sunday.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS – Signed LB Daryl Smith to a one-year contract. Waived LB Michael McAdoo.
BUFFALO BILLS – Signed OL Doug Legursky.
DALLAS COWBOYS – Placed DT Robert Callaway on the waived/injured list. Signed S Eric Frampton.
DETROIT LIONS – Signed DE Braylon Broughton and WR Matt Willis. Released WR Lance Long and DE Robert Maci.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS – Released RB Akeem Shavers.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – Named Michael Davis Midwest area scout, Trey Brown West Coast area scout and Louis Clark pro scout. Promoted Ed Marynowitz to assistant director of player personnel and Alan Wolking to Midwest area scout and Mike Bradway to Esatern regional scout.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – Signed OT D.J. Fluker to a four-year contract.
TENNESSEE TITANS – Agreed to terms with LB Zaviar Gooden.
COLLEGE
FLORIDA STATE – Fired athletic director Randy Spetman, who will remain as senior adviser until Feb. 2014.
HORSE RACING
Belmont Odds
The field for Saturday's 145th Belmont Stakes, with post position, horse's name, jockey's name and odds:
1. Frac Daddy Alan Garcia 30-1
2. Freedom Child Luis Saez 8-1
3. Overanalyze J ohn Velazqz 12-1
4. Giant Finish Edgar Prado 30-1
5. Orb Joel Rosario 3-1
6. Incognito Irad Ortiz Jr. 20-1
7. Oxbow Gary Stevens 5-1
8. Midnight Taboo Garrett Gomez 30-1
9. Revolutionary Javier Castellno 9-2
10. Will Take Charge Jon Court 20-1
11. Vyjack Julien Leparoux 20-1
12. Palace Malice Mike Smith 15-1
13. Unlimited Budget Rosie Napravnik 8-1
14. Golden Soul Robby Albarado 10-1
Trainers (by post position): 1, Ken McPeek. 2, Tom Albertrani. 3, Todd Pletcher. 4, Tony Dutrow. 5, Shug McGaughey. 6, Kiarin McLaughlin. 7, D. Wayne Lukas. 8, Todd Pletcher. 9, Todd Pletcher. 10, D. Wayne Lukas. 11, Rudy Rodriguez. 12, Todd Pletcher. 13, Todd Pletcher. 14, Dallas Stewart.
Owners (by post position): 1, Magic City Thoroughbred Partners. 2, West Point Thoroughbreds, St. Elias Stable, Spendthrift Farm. 3, Repole Stable. 4, Sunrise Stables, Gary Tolchin, Aubrey Flanagan & Bob Smith. 5, Stuart Janney III & Phipps Stable. 6, Godolphin Racing. 7, Calumet Farm. 8, Repole Stable. 9, WinStar Farm LLC. 10, Willis D. Horton. 11, Pick Six Racing. 12, Dogwood Stable. 13, Repole Stable. 14, Charles E. Fipke.
Weights: 126 pounds. Distance: 1½ miles. Purse: $1 million. First place: $600,000. Second place: $200,000. Third place: $110,000. Fourth place: $60,000. Fifth place: $30,000. Post time: 6:36 p.m. EDT.