TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
CYCLING
11 a.m. Tour of California (Stage 2) NBCSN
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m. N.Y. Mets at St. Louis ESPN
4 p.m. Kansas City at L.A. Angels FOXSP
4 p.m. Washington at L.A. Dodgers FOXSP2
NBA BASKETBALL
1 p.m. Eastern Conference semifinals: Miami at Chicago (Game 4) TNT
3:30 p.m. Western Conference semifinals: Oklahoma City at Memphis (Game 4) TNT
NHL HOCKEY
1 p.m. Eastern Conference semis: Toronto at Boston (Game 7) cnbc
2 p.m. Eastern Conference semis: N.Y. Rangers at Washington (Game 7) NBCSN
TENNIS
11 p.m. ATP Masters Rome TEN
TUESDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
CYCLING
11 a.m. Tour of California (Stage 3) NBCSN
HOCKEY
11 p.m. IIHF World Championship: U.S. vs. Slovakia (preliminary round) NBCSN
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay or San Francisco at Toronto MLB
4 p.m. Kansas City at L.A. Angels FOXSP
NBA BASKETBALL
1 p.m. Eastern Conference semis: New York at Indiana (Game 4) TNT
3:30 p.m. Western Conference semis: Golden State at San Antonio (Game 5) TNT
* Tape-delayed broadcast
pro basketball
nba playoff glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Miami vs. Chicago
Miami leads series 2-1
Monday, May 6
Roundup>Chicago 93, Miami 86
Wednesday, May 8
Roundup>Miami 115, Chicago 78
Friday, May 10
Roundup>Miami 104, Chicago 94
Today’s game
Roundup>Miami at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Wednesday’s game
Roundup>Chicago at Miami, 1 p.m.
Friday’s game
Roundup>Miami at Chicago, TBA *
Sunday, May 19
Roundup>Chicago at Miami, TBA *
Indiana vs. New York
Indiana leads series 2-1
Sunday, May 5
Roundup>Indiana 102, New York 95
Tuesday, May 7
Roundup>New York 105, Indiana 79
Saturday, May 11
Roundup>Indiana 82, New York 71
Tuesday’s game
Roundup>New York at Indiana, 1 p.m.
Thursday’s game
Roundup>Indiana at New York, 2 p.m.
Saturday’s game
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
Series tied 2-2
Monday, May 6
Roundup>San Antonio 129, Golden State 127, 2OT
Wednesday, May 8
Roundup>Golden State 100, San Antonio 91
Friday, May 10
Roundup>San Antonio 102, Golden State 92
Sunday’s result
Roundup>Golden State 97, San Antonio 87, OT
Tuesday’s game
Roundup>Golden State at San Antonio, 3:30 p.m.
Thursday’s game
Roundup>San Antonio at Golden State, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
Roundup>Golden State at San Antonio, TBA *
Memphis vs. Oklahoma City
Memphis leads series 2-1
Sunday, May 5
Roundup>Oklahoma City 93, Memphis 91
Tuesday, May 7
Roundup>Memphis 99, Oklahoma City 93
Saturday, May 11
Roundup>Memphis 87, Oklahoma City 81
Today’s game
Roundup>Oklahoma City at Memphis, 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s game
Roundup>Memphis at Oklahoma City, 3:30 p.m.
Friday’s game
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
Pittsburgh wins series 4-2
Wednesday, May 1
Roundup>Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Islanders 0
Friday, May 3
Roundup>N.Y. Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3
Sunday, May 5
Roundup>Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, OT
Tuesday, May 7
Roundup>N.Y. Islanders 6, Pittsburgh 4
Thursday, May 9
Roundup>Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Islanders 0
Saturday, May 11
c Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OT
Ottawa vs. Montreal
Ottawa leads series 4-1
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, May 7
Roundup>Ottawa 3, Montreal 2, OT
Thursday, May 9
Roundup>Ottawa 6, Montreal 1
New York Rangers vs. Washington
Series tied 3-3
Thursday, May 2
Roundup>Washington 3, N.Y. Rangers 1
Saturday, May 4
Roundup>Washington 1, N.Y. Rangers 0, OT
Monday, May 6
Roundup>N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3
Wednesday, May 8
Roundup>N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3
Friday, May 10
Roundup>Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, OT
Sunday’s result
Roundup>N.Y. Rangers 1, Washington 0
Today’s game
Roundup>N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 2 p.m.
Toronto vs. Boston
Series tied 3-3
Wednesday, May 1
Roundup>Boston 4, Toronto 1
Saturday, May 4
Roundup>Toronto 4, Boston 2
Monday, May 6
Roundup>Boston 5, Toronto 2
Wednesday, May 8
Roundup>Boston 4, Toronto 3, OT
Friday, May 10
Roundup>Toronto 2, Boston 1
Sunday’s result
Roundup>Toronto 2, Boston 1
Today’s game
Roundup>Toronto at Boston, 1 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
Minnesota vs. Chicago
Chicago wins series 4-1
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, May 7
Roundup>Chicago 3, Minnesota 0
Thursday, May 9
Roundup>Chicago 5, Minnesota 1
Detroit vs. Anaheim
Detroit wins series 4-3
Tuesday, April 30
Roundup>Anaheim 3, Detroit 1
Thursday, May 2
Roundup>Detroit 5, Anaheim 4, OT
Saturday, May 4
Roundup>Anaheim 4, Detroit 0
Monday, May 6
Roundup>Detroit 3, Anaheim 2, OT
Wednesday, May 8
Roundup>Anaheim 3, Detroit 2, OT
Friday, May 10
Roundup>Detroit 4, Anaheim 3, OT
Sunday’s result
Roundup>Detroit 3, Anaheim 2
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, May 7
Roundup>San Jose 4, Vancouver 3, OT
Los Angeles vs. St. Louis
Los Angeles wins series 4-2
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, May 6
Roundup>Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 3
Wednesday, May 8
Roundup>Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 2
Friday, May 10
Roundup>Los Angeles 2, St. Louis 1
Soccer
MLS Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New York 6 4 3 21 19 15
Houston 6 3 2 20 17 10
Kansas City 6 4 2 20 15 9
Montreal 6 2 2 20 15 11
Philadelphia 4 3 3 15 13 14
Columbus 3 4 3 12 12 10
New England 2 4 4 10 6 9
Toronto FC 1 5 4 7 11 15
Chicago 2 6 1 7 6 15
D.C. 1 8 1 4 5 19
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
FC Dallas 7 1 3 24 18 11
Portland 4 1 6 18 18 12
Real Salt Lake 5 5 2 17 13 13
Colorado 4 4 3 15 10 9
Los Angeles 4 3 2 14 13 8
San Jose 3 4 5 14 12 18
Vancouver 3 4 3 12 12 14
Seattle 3 3 3 12 10 7
Chivas USA 3 5 2 11 12 18
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday, May 11
Philadelphia 1, Chicago 0
Montreal 3, Real Salt Lake 2
Seattle FC 4, San Jose 0
Vancouver 3, Los Angeles 1
New England 1, New York 1, tie
Colorado 2, Columbus 0
FC Dallas 2, D.C. United 1
Sunday’s results
Portland 3, Chivas USA 0
Sporting Kansas City 1, Houston 0
Wednesday’s game
Los Angeles at Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday’s games
Columbus at Toronto FC, 11 a.m.
Portland at Vancouver, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m.
New England at Houston, 2:30 p.m.
FC Dallas at Seattle FC, 4:30 p.m.
Colorado at San Jose, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
Los Angeles at New York,7 a.m.
Sporting Kansas City at D.C. United, 11 a.m.
Real Salt Lake at Chivas USA, 4:30 p.m.
GOLF
The players championship
Sunday’s final-round scores
Tiger Woods 67-67-71-70—275
Kevin Streelman 69-70-71-67—277
David Lingmerth 68-68-69-72—277
Jeff Maggert 70-71-66-70—277
Martin Laird 71-67-73-67—278
Ryan Palmer 67-69-70-72—278
Henrik Stenson 68-67-71-72—278
Ben Crane 69-71-72-69—281
Sergio Garcia 68-65-72-76—281
Marc Leishman 72-66-71-72—281
Rory McIlroy 66-72-73-70—281
Brandt Snedeker 71-69-71-70—281
Lee Westwood 69-66-74-72—281
Casey Wittenberg 67-69-70-75—281
Brendon de Jonge 72-69-70-71—282
Tim Herron 71-69-74-68—282
Webb Simpson 67-71-74-70—282
Jimmy Walker 72-71-72-67—282
Jason Day 69-75-71-68—283
Luke Donald 72-69-73-69—283
Zach Johnson 66-71-76-70—283
Adam Scott 69-68-75-71—283
Roberto Castro 63-78-71-71—283
Hunter Mahan 67-70-71-75—283
Louis Oosthuizen 69-75-67-72—283
Graham DeLaet 71-70-74-69—284
James Driscoll 75-68-70-71—284
Matt Every 70-71-71-72—284
David Hearn 72-71-71-70—284
David Lynn 72-68-68-76—284
Jeff Overton 71-70-69-74—284
Daniel Summerhays 69-74-69-72—284
Sang-Moon Bae 68-71-75-71—285
Harris English 70-71-73-71—285
Kyle Stanley 75-68-68-74—285
Chris Stroud 73-69-69-74—285
Greg Chalmers 68-73-68-77—286
Charley Hoffman 70-74-71-71—286
Jerry Kelly 71-68-73-74—286
Andres Romero 69-72-71-74—286
Steve Stricker 67-71-72-76—286
Bubba Watson 73-70-70-73—286
Chad Campbell 71-72-74-70—287
Martin Kaymer 73-69-76-69—287
William McGirt 70-74-70-73—287
Sean O’Hair 70-71-69-77—287
John Senden 73-70-71-73—287
K.J. Choi 69-73-74-72—288
Freddie Jacobson 72-71-71-74—288
D.A. Points 72-70-77-69—288
Boo Weekley 71-71-73-73—288
Branden Grace 73-71-67-77—288
Matt Kuchar 71-66-75-76—288
Davis Love III 70-72-70-76—288
Jason Bohn 68-74-75-72—289
Angel Cabrera 74-70-69-76—289
Chris Kirk 70-69-75-75—289
Justin Leonard 70-74-74-71—289
Charl Schwartzel 72-71-75-71—289
Michael Thompson 69-75-72-73—289
Charlie Wi 74-70-75-70—289
Jason Dufner 71-67-72-80—290
James Hahn 70-74-73-73—290
Josh Teater 72-72-76-70—290
Bo Van Pelt 69-74-79-68—290
Charles Howell III 71-67-77-76—291
Seung-Yul Noh 70-74-73-74—291
Kevin Chappell 69-66-78-79—292
John Huh 70-72-73-77—292
Carl Pettersson 70-72-75-75—292
Rory Sabbatini 75-68-76-74—293
Ricky Barnes 71-71-74-78—294
Brian Davis 78-66-75-75—294
Peter Hanson 70-70-72-82—294
Ben Curtis 69-72-80-74—295
Padraig Harrington 68-76-75-76—295
Jonas Blixt 69-75-77-76—297
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Optioned RHP Steve Johnson to Norfolk (IL). Recalled OF Mike Belfiore from Norfolk (IL).
BOSTON RED SOX—Placed C David Ross on the seven-day DL. Recalled C Ryan Lavarnway from Pawtucket (IL).
HOUSTON ASTROS—Designated RHP Philip Humber for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Edgar Gonzalez. Assigned OF Fernando Martinez outright to Oklahoma City (PCL).
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Optioned OF Scott Cousins to Salt Lake (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP Robert Coello from Salt Lake.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Placed INF Eduardo Nunez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 6. Selected the contract of SS Alberto Gonzalez from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Transferred 1B Mark Teixeira to the 60-day DL.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Sent LHP Brett Anderson to Midland (TL) for a rehab assignment.
TEXAS RANGERS—Reinstated LHP Martin Perez from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Frisco (TL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Announced OF Edgar Gonzalez refused outright assignment and elected free agency.
National League
COLORADO ROCKIES—Placed OF Michael Cuddyer on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 9. Recalled OF Charlie Blackmon from Colorado Springs (PCL).
NEW YORK METS—Placed RHP Jeurys Familia on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 9. Recalled RHP Greg Burke from Las Vegas (PCL). Sent RHP Jenrry Mejia to St. Lucie (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Placed RHP Jake Westbrook on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 9.
Frontier League
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES—Released LHPs Will Casey, Chris Pfau and Logan Mahon, INF Trey Holmes and OF L.J. Watson.
NORMAL CORNBELTERS—Released RHP Selby Brummitt, Keith Greer and RHP Tyler Hanks and OF Manny Ramirez-Osborne.
RIVER CITY RASCALS—Released LHP Tim Dudley and SS Ryan Kaup.
ROCKFORD AVIATORS—Released RHPs Dan Bream, Michael Herrmann, Jake Kemmerer and Charlie Stewart, LHPs Andrew Armstrong and Ziggie VanderWall, C Chris Shuck and INF Yuki Yasuda.
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS—Released OFs Michael Bolling and OF Blake Helm and RHP Tyler Ware.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS—Released 1Bs Alan Cheatham and Dan Kassouf, C Nick Crouse and OF Brian Wheeler.
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS—Released OF Chad Bunting and RHP Logan Dodds.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA—Fined Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau $35,000 for comments he made about the officiating following Friday’s game.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NEW YORK JETS—Signed DT Lanier Coleman, K Brett Maher, WR Thomas Mayo and OLB Sean Progar Jackson. Released K Derek Dimke, DT Roosevelt Holliday and WR Royce Pollard.
Cycling
Tour of California Results
Sunday’s Stage 1 results
A 102.6-mile road race
Roundup>1. Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM), Netherlands, 4 hours, 31 minutes, 33 seconds.
Roundup>2. Francisco Mancebo (5-Hour Energy), Spain, same time.
Roundup>3. Peter Sagan (Cannondale), Slovakia, 4:31:37.
Roundup>4. Gianni Meersman (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step), Belgium, same time.
Roundup>5. Jasper Stuyven (Bontrager), United States, same time.
Roundup>6. Jacob Rathe (Garmin-Sharp), United States, same time.
Roundup>7. Alexander Candelario, (Optum/Kelly Benefit), United States, same time.
Roundup>8. Mitchell Docker (Orica-GreenEdge) Australia, same time.
Roundup>9. Jeremy Vennell (Bissell), United States, same time.
Roundup>10. Tanner Putt (Bontrager), United States, same time.
Overall Standings
Roundup>1. Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM), Netherlands, 4 hours, 31 minutes, 23 seconds.
Roundup>2. Francisco Mancebo (5-Hour Energy), Spain, 4 seconds behind.
Roundup>3. Peter Sagan (Cannondale), Slovakia, 12 seconds behind.
Roundup>4. Carter Jones (Bissell), United States, 13 seconds behind.
Roundup>5. James Stemper (5-Hour Energy), United States, 14 seconds behind.
Roundup>6. Gianni Meersman (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step), Belgium, 16 seconds behind.
Roundup>7. Jasper Stuyven (Bontrager), United States, 16 seconds behind.
Roundup>8. Jacob Rathe (Garmin-Sharp), United States, same time.
Roundup>9. Alexander Candelario (Optum/Kelly Benefit), United States, same time.