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TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE

TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE

HOCKEY

7 a.m. IIHF World Championship: United States vs. Finland NBCSN

HORSE RACING

9 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

6:30 a.m. Atlanta at Cincinnati or Seattle at Pittsburgh MLB

1 p.m. Minnesota at Boston ESPN

2 p.m. L.A. Angels at Houston FOXSP

NBA BASKETBALL

1 p.m. Eastern Conference semis: Chicago at Miami (Game 2) TNT

3:30 p.m. Western Conference semis: Golden State at San Antonio (Game 2) TNT

NHL HOCKEY

1:30 p.m. Eastern Conference quarters: Washington at N.Y. Rangers (Game 4) NBCSN

3 p.m. Western Conference quarters: Los Angeles at St. Louis (Game 5) Foxsp

THURSDAY’S TV SCHEDULE

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

7:30 a.m. ACC quarterfinals FOXSP2

GOLF

7 a.m. PGA Tour: The Players Championship, first round) TGC

HORSE RACING

10 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

2 p.m. L.A. Angels at Houston FOXSP

4 p.m. Atlanta at San Francisco or Philadelphia at Arizona MLB

NBA BASKETBALL

TBA Eastern Conference semifinals: Indiana at New York (Game 3) TNT

TBA Western Conference semifinals: Memphis at Oklahoma City (Game 3) TNT

NHL HOCKEY

1 p.m. Eastern Conference quarters: NY Islanders at Pittsburgh (Game 5) NBCSN

3:30 p.m. Western Conference quarters: Minnesota at Chicago (Game 5) NBCSN

TENNIS

2 a.m. Madrid Open TEN

* Tape-delayed broadcast

today’s BIIF game

Golf

HHSAA boys state tournament

At Kaanapali Golf Course, Maui

Final round, 6:30 a.m.

pro basketball

nba playoff glance

EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

Miami vs. Chicago

Chicago leads series 1-0

Monday’s result

Roundup>Chicago 93, Miami 86

Today’s game

Roundup>Chicago at Miami, 1 p.m.

Friday’s game

Roundup>Miami at Chicago, 2 p.m.

Monday, May 13

Roundup>Miami at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Wednesday, May 15

Roundup>Chicago at Miami, TBA*

Friday, May 17

Roundup>Miami at Chicago, TBA*

Sunday, May 19

Roundup>Chicago at Miami, TBA*

Indiana vs. New York

Series tied 1-1

Sunday’s result

Roundup>Indiana 102, New York 95

Tuesday’s result

Roundup>New York 105, Indiana 79

Saturday’s game

Roundup>New York at Indiana, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, May 14

Roundup>New York at Indiana, TBA

Thursday, May 16

Roundup>Indiana at New York, 2 p.m.

Saturday, May 18

Roundup>New York at Indiana, TBA*

Monday, May 20

Roundup>Indiana at New York, 2 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

San Antonio vs. Golden State

San Antonio leads series 1-0

Monday’s result

Roundup>San Antonio 129, Golden State 127, 2OT

Today’s game

Roundup>Golden St. at San Antonio, 3:30 p.m.

Friday’s game

Roundup>San Antonio at Golden State, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 12

Roundup>San Antonio at Golden State, 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday, May 14

Roundup>Golden State at San Antonio, 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 16

Roundup>San Antonio at Golden State, TBA*

Sunday, May 19

Roundup>Golden State at San Antonio, TBA*

Memphis vs. Oklahoma City

Series tied 1-1

Sunday’s result

Roundup>Oklahoma City 93, Memphis 91

Tuesday’s result

Roundup>Memphis 99, Oklahoma City 93

Saturday’s game

Roundup>Oklahoma City at Memphis, 11 a.m.

Monday, May 13

Roundup>Oklahoma City at Memphis, 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 15

Roundup>Memphis at Oklahoma City, TBA*

Friday, May 17

Roundup>Oklahoma City at Memphis, TBA*

Sunday, May 19

Roundup>Memphis at Oklahoma City, TBA*

* — if necessary

pro hockey

Stanley cup playoff glance

EASTERN CONFERENCE
quarterfinals

New York Islanders vs. Pittsburgh

Series tied 2-2

Wednesday, May 1

Roundup>Pittsburgh 5, NY Islanders 0

Friday, May 3

Roundup>NY Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3

Sunday, May 5

Roundup>Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, OT

Tuesday’s result

Roundup>N.Y. Islanders 6, Pittsburgh 4

Thursday’s game

Roundup>NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Saturday’s game

Pittsburgh at NY Islanders, TBD

Sunday, May 12

NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, TBD*

Ottawa vs. Montreal

Ottawa leads series 3-1

Thursday, May 2

Roundup>Ottawa 4, Montreal 2

Friday, May 3

Roundup>Montreal 3, Ottawa 1

Sunday, May 5

Roundup>Ottawa 6, Montreal 1

Tuesday’s result

Roundup>Ottawa 3, Montreal 2, OT

Thursday’s game

Roundup>Ottawa at Montreal, 1 p.m.

Saturday’s game

Roundup>Montreal at Ottawa, TBD*

Sunday’s game

Roundup>Ottawa at Montreal, TBD*

New York Rangers vs. Washington

Washington leads series 2-1

Thursday, May 2

Roundup>Washington 3, NY Rangers 1

Saturday, May 4

Roundup>Washington 1, N.Y. Rangers 0, OT

Monday’s result

Roundup>N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3

Today’s game

Roundup>Washington at NY Rangers, 1:30 p.m.

Friday’s game

Roundup>NY Rangers at Washington, 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 12

Roundup>Washington at NY Rangers, TBD*

Monday, May 13

Roundup>NY Rangers at Washington, TBD*

Toronto vs. Boston

Boston leads series 2-1

Wednesday, May 1

Roundup>Boston 4, Toronto 1

Saturday, May 4

Roundup>Toronto 4, Boston 2

Monday’s result

Roundup>Boston 5, Toronto 2

Today’s game

Roundup>Boston at Toronto, 1 p.m.

Friday’s game

Roundup>Toronto at Boston, 1 p.m.

Sunday’s game

Roundup>Boston at Toronto, TBD*

Monday, May 13

Roundup>Toronto at Boston, TBD*

WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS

Minnesota vs. Chicago

Chicago leads series 3-1

Tuesday, April 30

Roundup>Chicago 2, Minnesota 1, OT

Friday, May 3

Roundup>Chicago 5, Minnesota 2

Sunday, May 5

Roundup>Minnesota 3, Chicago 2, OT

Tuesday’s result

Roundup>Chicago 3, Minnesota 0

Thursday’s game

Roundup>Minnesota at Chicago, 3:30 p.m.

Saturday’s game

Roundup>Chicago at Minnesota, TBD*

Sunday’s game

Roundup>Minnesota at Chicago, TBD*

Detroit vs. Anaheim

Series tied 2-2

Tuesday, April 30

Roundup>Anaheim 3, Detroit 1

Thursday’s result

Roundup>Detroit 5, Anaheim 4, OT

Saturday, May 4

Roundup>Anaheim 4, Detroit 0

Monday’s result

Roundup>Detroit 3, Anaheim 2, OT

Today’s game

Roundup>Detroit at Anaheim, 4 p.m.

Friday’s game

Roundup>Anaheim at Detroit, TBD

Sunday’s game

Roundup>Detroit at Anaheim, TBD*

San Jose vs. Vancouver

San Jose wins series 4-0

Wednesday, May 1

Roundup>San Jose 3, Vancouver 1

Friday, May 3

Roundup>San Jose 3, Vancouver 2, OT

Sunday, May 5

Roundup>San Jose 5, Vancouver 2

Tuesday’s result

Roundup>San Jose 4, Vancouver 3, OT

Los Angeles vs. St. Louis

Series tied 2-2

Tuesday, April 30

Roundup>St. Louis 2, Los Angeles 1, OT

Thursday, May 2

Roundup>St. Louis 2, Los Angeles 1

Saturday, May 4

Roundup>Los Angeles 1, St. Louis 0

Monday’s result

Roundup>Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 3

Today’s game

Roundup>Los Angeles at St. Louis, 3 p.m.

Friday’s game

Roundup>St. Louis at Los Angeles, TBD

Monday, May 13

Roundup>Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBD*

* — if necessary

Soccer

MLS Glance

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

New York 5 4 2 17 16 13

Kansas City 5 3 2 17 14 8

Houston 5 2 2 17 13 9

Montreal 5 1 2 17 11 7

Columbus 3 3 3 12 12 8

Philadelphia 3 3 3 12 12 14

New England 2 3 3 9 4 6

Toronto FC 1 4 4 7 10 13

Chicago 2 5 1 7 6 14

D.C. 1 6 1 4 4 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

FC Dallas 6 1 2 20 15 9

Portland 3 1 5 14 14 11

Los Angeles 4 2 2 14 12 5

Real Salt Lake 4 4 2 14 9 9

Colorado 3 4 3 12 8 9

Chivas USA 3 4 2 11 12 15

San Jose 2 3 5 11 10 13

Vancouver 2 4 3 9 9 13

Seattle 1 3 3 6 5 7

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Today’s games

Houston at D.C. United, 1 p.m.

Montreal at New York, 1:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at New England, 2 p.m.

Seattle FC at Kansas City, 2:30 p.m.

Portland at FC Dallas, 3 p.m.

Toronto FC at San Jose, 4:30 p.m.

GOLF

PGA Tour Statistics

FedExCup Season Points

Roundup>1, Tiger Woods, 1,740.000. 2, Brandt Snedeker, 1,396.500. 3, Billy Horschel, 1,205.289. 4, Matt Kuchar, 1,068.500. 5, Kevin Streelman, 1,003.583. 6, Phil Mickelson, 1,002.500. 7, D.A. Points, 906.000. 8, Adam Scott, 870.000. 9, Graeme McDowell, 837.500. 10, Dustin Johnson, 809.550.

Scoring Average

Roundup>1, Tiger Woods, 68.545. 2, Justin Rose, 69.526. 3, Sergio Garcia, 69.532. 4, Charl Schwartzel, 69.560. 5, Graeme McDowell, 69.670. 6, Freddie Jacobson, 69.724. 7, Brandt Snedeker, 69.818. 8, Luke Donald, 69.933. 9, Chris Kirk, 69.963. 10, Kevin Streelman, 69.978.

Driving Distance

Roundup>1, Luke List, 305.2. 2, Nicolas Colsaerts, 304.7. 3, Gary Woodland, 303.4. 4, Dustin Johnson, 302.8. 5, Robert Garrigus, 302.7. 6, Rory McIlroy, 301.1. 7, Jason Kokrak, 300.9. 8, Graham DeLaet, 300.6. 9, Keegan Bradley, 300.4. 10, Bubba Watson, 299.4.

Driving Accuracy Percentage

Roundup>1, Ken Duke, 73.99%. 2, Tim Clark, 72.69%. 3, Henrik Stenson, 72.14%. 4, Jeff Maggert, 71.25%. 5, Jim Furyk, 71.11%. 6, David Toms, 70.78%. 7, Graeme McDowell, 70.36%. 8, Jin Park, 70.19%. 9, Chez Reavie, 69.75%. 10, Brandt Snedeker, 69.59%.

Greens in Regulation Percentage

Roundup>1, Henrik Stenson, 73.89%. 2, Graham DeLaet, 71.96%. 3, Peter Tomasulo, 71.85%. 4, Rory McIlroy, 71.16%. 5, Kevin Stadler, 71.06%. 6, Justin Rose, 70.83%. 7, Bubba Watson, 70.78%. 8, Boo Weekley, 70.29%. 9, Bill Haas, 70.28%. 10, Brandt Snedeker, 70.25%.

Roundup>Total Driving

1, Henrik Stenson, 48. 2, Justin Rose, 72. 3, Graham DeLaet, 82. 4, Matt Jones, 87. 5, Boo Weekley, 88. 6 (tie), Peter Tomasulo and Keegan Bradley, 98. 8, Billy Horschel, 101. 9, Ross Fisher, 106. 10, 3 tied with 109.

Strokes Gained – Putting

Roundup>1, Tiger Woods, 1.476. 2, Bryce Molder, 1.024. 3, Aaron Baddeley, .995. 4, Freddie Jacobson, .977. 5, Greg Chalmers, .923. 6, Graeme McDowell, .911. 7, Kevin Na, .906. 8, Stephen Ames, .902. 9, Chris Kirk, .844. 10, Sergio Garcia, .825.

Birdie Average

Roundup>1, Phil Mickelson, 4.68. 2 (tie), Brandt Snedeker and Billy Horschel, 4.58. 4, Tiger Woods, 4.55. 5, Bubba Watson, 4.37. 6, Kevin Na, 4.32. 7, Jimmy Walker, 4.25. 8, Rory McIlroy, 4.24. 9, Rory Sabbatini, 4.21. 10, Dustin Johnson, 4.17.

Eagles (Holes per)

Roundup>1, Tiger Woods, 60.0. 2, Ernie Els, 72.0. 3, Jordan Spieth, 77.1. 4, Chris Kirk , 77.4. 5, Robert Garrigus, 85.5. 6, Dustin Johnson, 87.0. 7, Freddie Jacobson, 93.6. 8, Rory McIlroy, 94.5. 9, George McNeill, 95.1. 10, Nicolas Colsaerts, 97.2.

Sand Save Percentage

Roundup>1, Justin Rose, 69.23%. 2, Kevin Chappell, 66.00%. 3, K.J. Choi, 65.28%. 4, Jason Day, 64.71%. 5, Bob Estes, 64.29%. 6, Jeff Klauk, 63.41%. 7, Lee Williams , 62.90%. 8 (tie), Lee Westwood and Rickie Fowler, 62.75%. 10, Luke Donald, 62.50%.

All-Around Ranking

Roundup>1, Rory McIlroy, 232. 2, Tiger Woods, 271. 3, Justin Rose, 279. 4, Brandt Snedeker, 280. 5, Billy Horschel, 321. 6, Russell Henley, 332. 7, Kevin Stadler, 356. 8, Charley Hoffman, 362. 9, Jimmy Walker, 390. 10, Jason Day, 412.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX — Placed RHP Joel Hanrahan on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Allen Webster from Pawtucket (IL).

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Claimed 1B Mike McDade off waivers from Cleveland. Transferred RHP Gavin Floyd from the 15-day to the 60-day DL. Sent LHP John Danks to Charlotte (IL) for a rehab assignment.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Assigned OF Ezequiel Carrera outright to Columbus (IL).

National League

CHICAGO CUBS — Sent RHP Kyuji Fujikawa to Tennessee (SL) for a rehab assignment.

CINCINNATI REDS — Sent C Ryan Hanigan to Louisville (IL) for a rehab assignment.

MIAMI MARLINS — Placed 2B Donovan Solano on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 4. Selected the contract of INF Nick Green from New Orleans (PCL). Sent C Jeff Mathis to Jacksonville (SL) for a rehab assignment. Transferred RHP Henderson Alvarez from the 15-day to the 60-day DL.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Placed RHP James McDonald on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 1. Recalled INF Josh Harrison from Indianapolis (IL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Reinstated 1B Matt Adams from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Jermaine Curtis to Memphis (PCL).

American Association

AMARILLO SOX — Signed INF/C Trey Ford and RHPs Erik Draxton and Derrick Dingeman.

GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS — Signed RHPs Josh Strawn, Patrick Mincey and Wes Alsup and OF/LHP Aaron King.

Can-Am League

ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Signed RHP Brenden Shepard.

TROIS-RIVERES AIGLES — Signed OF Steve Brown. Acquired C Geroge Carroll from Southern Maryland for future considerations.

Frontier League

FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed OF Byron Wiley.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Signed LHP Michael Carden, C Nick Crouse, OF Ryan Curl and RHPs Matt Royal and Matt Sergey.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

PHOENIX SUNS — Named Ryan McDonough general manager.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed PK John Kasay to a one-day contract and announced his retirement.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed QB Aaron Corp.

DENVER BRONC0S — Named Tom Heckert director of player personnel.

DETROIT LIONS — Claimed LB Cory Greenwood off waivers from Kansas City and G Derek Hardman from Tampa Bay.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed CB Marcus Trufant. Released CB Antwaun Molden.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Named Chris Ballard director of player personnel.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Claimed RB Akeem Shavers off waivers from Tampa Bay.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed P Anthony Santella to a one-year contract and C Sherman Carter, FB Alex Debniak, RBs MarQueis Gray and D.J. Harper, WR Chuck Jacobs, OT Luke Marquardt, LS Kevin McDermott, CBs Darryl Morris and Lowell Rose, DL Lawrence Okoye, G Patrick Omameh and NT Mike Purcell.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed C Kevin Matthews. Released C Kyle Wilborn.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BUFFALO SABRES — Promoted interim coach Ron Rolston to coach.

MINNESOTA WILD — Recalled Fs Zack Phillips, Justin Fontaine, Brett Bulmer and Chad Rau, D Kyle Medvec and G Jeff Deslauriers.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

MLS — Suspended Sporting Kansas City M Paulo Nagamura one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for violent conduct during Sunday’s game.

TORONTO FC — Signed D Steven Caldwell and F Jeremy Brockie.

COLLEGE

HORIZON LEAGUE — Announced Oakland has accepted an invitation to join the league, effective July 1.

CLEMSON — Named Kayla Ard women’s assistant basketball coach and Kathy Becker director of women’s basketball operations.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN — Promoted linebackers coach Kevin Corless to co-defensive coordinator.

HOLY CROSS — Named Alex Popp director of men’s basketball operations.

LEES-MCRAE — Announced the resignation of men’s lacrosse coach Andy Nesdill.

LENOIR-RHYNE — Named Bobby McKee director of tennis.