TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
4:30 a.m. Truck Series: Final practice for North Carolina Education Lottery 200 SPEED
6 a.m. Sprint Cup: Practice for Showdown SPEED
7:30 a.m. Sprint Cup: Practice for All-Star Race SPEED
10 a.m. Truck Series: Qualifying for North Carolina Education Lottery 200 SPEED
11 a.m. Sprint Cup: Pole qualifying for Showdown SPEED
12 p.m. Sprint Cup: Pole qualifying for All-Star Race SPEED
2 p.m. Truck Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 200 SPEED
COLLEGE BASEBALL
1:30 p.m. Texas at TCU FOXSP
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
9:30 a.m. NCAA regionals (Game 1) ESPN2
12 p.m. NCAA regionals (Game 2) ESPN2
CYCLING
11 a.m. Tour of California (Stage 6) NBCSN
EXTREME SPORTS
6 a.m. X Games ESPN
GOLF
1 a.m. European PGA Tour: Volvo World Match Play Championship TGC
6:30 a.m. Web.com Tour: BMW Charity Pro-Am (second round) TGC
9 a.m. PGA Tour: Byron Nelson Championship (second round) TGC
12:30 p.m. LPGA Tour: Mobile Bay Classic (second round) * TGC
HORSE RACING
9:30 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
10 a.m. NTRA: Black-Eyed Susan Stakes NBCSN
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
8:10 a.m. N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs WGN
1:30 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta or Detroit at Texas MLB
1:30 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta FOXSP2
4 p.m. Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels FOXSP
NHL HOCKEY
1:30 p.m. Eastern Conference semifinals: Ottawa at Pittsburgh (Game 2) NBCSN
SOCCER
9:25 a.m. Copa del Rey championship: Atletico Madrid at Real Madrid ESPN
TENNIS
9 a.m. ATP Masters Rome TEN
SATURDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
5 a.m. IndyCar: Indianapolis 500 Pole Day NBCSN
11:30 a.m. NHRA: Qualifying for Kansas Nationals * ESPN2
1 p.m. Sprint Cup: Showdown and All-Star Race SPEED
BOXING
3:15 p.m. IBF welterweight title bout: Devon Alexander vs. Lee Purdy SHO
Welterweights: Lamont Peterson vs. Lucas Matthysse
COLLEGE BASEBALL
5 a.m. UCF at East Carolina FOXSP
7 a.m. Texas A&M at Tennessee FOXSP2
3 p.m. UC-Irvine at Cal State-Fullerton FOXSP
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
9 a.m. NCAA regionals (Game 3) ESPN
11:30 a.m. NCAA regionals (Game 4) ESPN
2 p.m. NCAA regionals (Game 5) ESPN2
CYCLING
1 p.m. Tour of California (Stage 7) * NBCSN
EXTREME SPORTS
4 a.m. X Games ESPN
2 p.m. X Games * ESPN2
GOLF
Midnight European PGA Tour: Volvo World Match Play
Championship (last 16, quarterfinal matches) TGC
7 a.m. PGA Tour: Byron Nelson Championship (third round) TGC
9 a.m. PGA Tour: Byron Nelson Championship (third round) CBS
9 a.m. Web.com Tour: BMW Charity Pro-Am (third round) TGC
11 a.m. LPGA Tour: Mobile Bay Classic (third round) TGC
HORSE RACING
8:30 a.m. Preakness Stakes undercard NBCSN
10 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
10:30 a.m. Preakness Stakes NBC
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
9:30 a.m. Regional coverage FOX
2 p.m. Detroit at Texas or San Francisco at Colorado MLB
MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE
6:30 a.m. NCAA tournament quarterfinals ESPN2
9 a.m. NCAA tournament quarterfinals ESPN2
NBA BASKETBALL
2 p.m. Eastern Conference semifinals: New York at Indiana (Game 6) ESPN
NHL HOCKEY
7 a.m. Western Conference semifinals: Detroit at Chicago (Game 2) NBC
3 p.m. Western Conference semifinals: Los Angeles at San Jose (Game 3) NBCSN
TENNIS
8 a.m. ATP Masters Rome TEN
* Tape-delayed broadcast
pro basketball
nba playoff glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Miami vs. Chicago
Miami wins series 4-1
Monday, May 6
Roundup>Chicago 93, Miami 86
Wednesday, May 8
Roundup>Miami 115, Chicago 78
Friday, May 10
Roundup>Miami 104, Chicago 94
Monday, May 13
Roundup>Miami 88, Chicago 65
Wednesday’s result
Roundup>Miami 94, Chicago 91
Indiana vs. New York
Indiana leads series 3-2
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, May 14
Roundup>Indiana 93, New York 82
Thursday’s result
Roundup>New York 85, Indiana 75
Saturday’s game
Roundup>New York at Indiana, 2 p.m.
Monday’s game
Roundup>Indiana at New York, 2 p.m. *
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
San Antonio vs. Golden State
San Antonio wins series 4-2
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, May 12
Roundup>Golden State 97, San Antonio 87, OT
Tuesday, May 14
Roundup>San Antonio 109, Golden State 91
Thursday’s result
Roundup>San Antonio 94, Golden State 82
Memphis vs. Oklahoma City
Memphis wins series 4-1
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
Monday, May 13
Roundup>Memphis 103, Oklahoma City 97, OT
Wednesday’s result
Roundup>Memphis 88, Oklahoma City 84
* — if necessary
pro hockey
Stanley cup playoff glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE Semifinals
Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa
Pittsburgh leads series 1-0
Tuesday, May 14
Roundup>Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 1
Today’s game
Roundup>Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m.
Sunday’s game
Roundup>Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 22
Roundup>Pittsburgh at Ottawa. 1:30 p.m.
Friday, May 24
Roundup>Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m.*
Sunday, May 26
Roundup>Pittsburgh at Ottawa, TBD*
Tuesday, May 28
Roundup>Ottawa at Pittsburgh, TBD*
Boston vs. N.Y. Rangers
Boston leads series 1-0
Thursday’s result
Roundup>Boston 3, N.Y. Rangers 2
Sunday’s game
Roundup>N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 9 a.m.
Tuesday’s game
Roundup>Boston 3, N.Y. Rangers 2
Thursday, May 23
Roundup>Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 1 p.m.
Saturday, May 25
Roundup>N.Y. Rangers at Boston TBD*
Monday, May 27
Roundup>Boston at N.Y. Rangers, TBD*
Wednesday, May 29
Roundup>N.Y. Rangers at Boston, TBD*
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Chicago vs. Detroit
Chicago leads series 1-0
Wednesday’s result
Roundup>Chicago 4, Detroit 1
Saturday’s game
Roundup>Detroit at Chicago, 7 a.m.
Monday’s game
Roundup>Chicago at Detroit, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 23
Roundup>Chicago at Detroit, 2 p.m.
Saturday, May 25
Roundup>Detroit at Chicago, TBD*
Monday, May 27
Roundup>Chicago at Detroit, TBD*
Wednesday, May 29
Roundup>Detroit at Chicago, TBD*
Los Angeles vs. San Jose
Los Angeles leads series 2-0
Tuesday’s result
Roundup>Los Angeles 2, San Jose 0
Thursday’s result
Roundup>Los Angeles 4, San Jose 3
Saturday’s game
Roundup>Los Angeles at San Jose, 3 p.m.
Tuesday’s game
Roundup>Los Angeles at San Jose, 4 p.m.
Thursday, May 23
Roundup>San Jose at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m.*
Sunday, May 26
Roundup>Los Angeles at San Jose, TBD*
Tuesday, May 28
Roundup>San Jose at Los Angeles, TBD*
* — if necessary
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 4 3 15 14 18
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
Los Angeles 5 3 2 17 17 9
Real Salt Lake 5 5 2 17 13 13
Colorado 4 4 3 15 10 9
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.
Wednesday’s result
Los Angeles 4, Philadelphia 1
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’s games
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
byron nelson
championship
Thursday’s first-round scores
Keegan Bradley 29-31—60
Charl Schwartzel 31-32—63
Ted Potter Jr. 30-34—64
Harris English 31-33—64
Robert Karlsson 33-31—64
Ryan Palmer 31-34—65
Angel Cabrera 34-31—65
Camilo Villegas 34-31—65
Will Claxton 31-35—66
Sang-Moon Bae 34-32—66
Scott Piercy 34-32—66
Sean O’Hair 34-32—66
Marc Leishman 32-34—66
Charles Howell III 32-35—67
Graham DeLaet 35-32—67
Nathan Green 35-32—67
Martin Flores 34-33—67
James Driscoll 31-36—67
Lee Williams 33-34—67
Alexandre Rocha 34-33—67
Patrick Reed 32-35—67
Louis Oosthuizen 33-34—67
Ben Crane 32-35—67
Stephen Ames 32-35—67
Chad Campbell 33-34—67
Casey Wittenberg 34-33—67
Scott Gardiner 34-33—67
Ben Curtis 33-35—68
Freddie Jacobson 33-35—68
Martin Kaymer 33-35—68
Y.E. Yang 33-35—68
Trevor Immelman 33-35—68
Seung-Yul Noh 34-34—68
Colt Knost 34-34—68
Duffy Waldorf 31-37—68
D.H. Lee 34-34—68
Joe Ogilvie 34-34—68
Ricky Barnes 34-34—68
Brian Harman 34-34—68
Charley Hoffman 34-34—68
Jeff Maggert 35-33—68
Michael Bradley 33-35—68
Mike Weir 37-31—68
Wes Short Jr. 35-33—68
Jeff Overton 35-33—68
William McGirt 34-34—68
Tag Ridings 34-34—68
Robert Streb 32-36—68
Troy Matteson 34-34—68
Lee Janzen 33-35—68
Jimmy Walker 34-34—68
Steve Marino 32-36—68
Marcel Siem 33-35—68
Cameron Percy 35-33—68
Justin Hicks 34-35—69
Matt Kuchar 34-35—69
Gary Woodland 34-35—69
Stuart Appleby 34-35—69
Rory Sabbatini 32-37—69
Kevin Sutherland 36-33—69
Vaughn Taylor 33-36—69
Brad Fritsch 32-37—69
Brendon Todd 34-35—69
Morgan Hoffmann 35-34—69
Gary Christian 31-38—69
Tom Gillis 32-37—69
D.A. Points 35-34—69
Jerry Kelly 34-35—69
John Huh 33-36—69
Jordan Spieth 36-33—69
Greg Chalmers 34-35—69
Brian Davis 36-33—69
Chez Reavie 33-36—69
Steve LeBrun 33-36—69
Andrew Svoboda 31-38—69
Justin Bolli 34-35—69
Also
Jesper Parnevik 33-37—70
Pat Perez 36-34—70
Padraig Harrington 34-36—70
Justin Leonard 34-36—70
a-Guan Tianlang 34-36—70
John Daly 37-34—71
Scott Langley 34-37—71
Vijay Singh 36-35—71
Kenny Perry 36-35—71
Ryo Ishikawa 36-35—71
Jason Day 34-38—72
LPGA Mobile bay classic
Thursday’s first-round scores
Eun-Hee Ji 31-34—65
Lexi Thompson 33-32—65
Jessica Korda 33-33—66
Nicole Castrale 33-34—67
Chella Choi 34-33—67
Mina Harigae 34-33—67
Jennifer Johnson 33-34—67
Hee Young Park 32-35—67
Jennifer Rosales 36-35—67
Dewi Claire Schreefel 33-34—67
Thidapa Suwannapura 31-36—67
Dori Carter 34-34—68
Lauren Doughtie 32-36—68
Sandra Gal 36-32—68
Marcy Hart 34-34—68
Vicky Hurst 33-35—68
Nicole Jeray 32-36—68
Amelia Lewis 31-37—68
Beatriz Recari 33-35—68
Hee Kyung Seo 34-34—68
Paz Echeverria 35-34—69
Julieta Granada 35-34—69
Nicole Hage 33-36—69
Katherine Hull-Kirk 35-34—69
Ariya Jutanugarn 34-35—69
Song-Hee Kim 35-34—69
Lisa McCloskey 35-34—69
Kristy McPherson 33-36—69
Pornanong Phatlum 35-34—69
Stacy Prammanasudh 33-36—69
Nicole Smith 34-35—69
Alison Walshe 34-35—69
Karrie Webb 35-34—69
Veronica Felibert 35-35—70
Katie Futcher 36-34—70
Numa Gulyanamitta 39-31—70
Pat Hurst 36-34—70
Christina Kim 34-36—70
Meena Lee 35-35—70
Stacy Lewis 34-36—70
Mo Martin 36-34—70
Ryann O’Toole 33-37—70
Jin Young Pak 35-35—70
Jennifer Song 34-36—70
Mariajo Uribe 35-35—70
Kim Welch 36-34—70
Laura Diaz 37-34—71
Marita Engzelius 36-35—71
Hanna Kang 36-35—71
Mitsuki Katahira 36-35—71
Sue Kim 34-37—71
Mi Hyang Lee 36-35—71
Seon Hwa Lee 35-36—71
Pernilla Lindberg 35-36—71
Paige Mackenzie 37-34—71
Becky Morgan 35-36—71
Azahara Munoz 35-36—71
Jessica Shepley 37-34—71
Jenny Shin 36-35—71
Sarah Jane Smith 37-34—71
Angela Stanford 35-36—71
Heather Bowie Young 35-36—71
Chie Arimura 37-35—72
Frances Bondad 36-36—72
Silvia Cavalleri 33-39—72
Moira Dunn 36-36—72
Jodi Ewart Shadoff 37-35—72
Meaghan Francella 38-34—72
Hee-Won Han 35-37—72
Tiffany Joh 36-36—72
Sara-Maude Juneau 38-34—72
Lorie Kane 35-37—72
Haeji Kang 37-35—72
Brittany Lang 36-36—72
Rebecca Lee-Bentham 38-34—72
Caroline Masson 37-35—72
Sydnee Michaels 37-35—72
Ji Young Oh 36-36—72
Stephanie Sherlock 35-37—72
Jiyai Shin 39-33—72
Kris Tamulis 36-36—72
Wendy Ward 37-35—72
Also
Jane Park 37-36—73
Karen Stupples 37-36—73
Reilley Rankin 36-38—74
Michelle Wie 35-39—74
Amy Yang 38-36—74
Brittany Lincicome 38-37—75
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—Suspended Miami minor league RHP Juan Arias 50 games after testing positive for metabolites of Stanozolol in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Sent LHP Tsuyoshi Wada to Norfolk (IL) for a rehab assignment.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Sent 2B Gordon Beckham and INF Angel Sanchez to Charlotte (IL) for rehab assignments.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Sent RHP Blake Wood and RHP Vinnie Pestano to Lake County (MWL) for rehab assignments. Optioned LHP Nick Hagadone to Columbus (IL).
DETROIT TIGERS—Optioned RHP Al Alburquerque to Toledo (IL). Recalled RHP Evan Reed from Toledo.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Optioned LHP Michael Roth to Arkansas (TL). Designated RHP Barry Enright for assignment. Recalled RHP Ryan Brasier from Salt Lake (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP Billy Buckner from Salt Lake.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Optioned RHP Brett Marshall to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Recalled RHP Dellin Betances from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
SEATTLE MARINERS—Sent OF Franklin Gutierrez to Tacoma (PCL) on an injury rehabilitation assignment.
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Placed LHP David Price on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Alex Torres from Durham (IL).
TEXAS RANGERS—Placed RHP Alexi Ogando on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Cory Burns from Round Rock (PCL).
National League
COLORADO ROCKIES—Placed LHP Jeff Francis on the 15-day DL. Designated INF Reid Brignac for assignment. Recalled INF D.J. LaMahieu and RHP Rob Scahill from Colorado Springs (PCL).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Sent LHP Ted Lilly to Rancho Cucamonga (Cal) for a rehab assignment.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Optioned C/1B Blake Lalli to Nashville (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP Francisco Rodriguez from Nashville. Transferred 3B Taylor Green to the 60-day DL.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Sent RHP Charlie Morton to Altoona (EL) and 2B Chase d’Arnaud to Bradenton (FSL) for rehab assignments.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Sent LHP Clayton Richard to Tucson (PCL) for a rehab assignment.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Sent OF Jayson Werth to Potomac (Carolina) for a rehab assignment. Placed C Wilson Ramos on the 15-day DL. Recalled C Jhonatan Solano from Syracuse (IL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL FOUNDATION—Named Jason Taylor to the board of directors.
BUFFALO BILLS—Promoted assistant general manager/director of player personnel Doug Whaley to general manager. Named Jim Monos director of player personnel and Kelvin Fisher director of college scouting.
CHICAGO BEARS—Promoted Mark Sadowski to senior national scout.
DALLAS COWBOYS—Released G D.J. Hall. Signed DE Anthony Hargrove to a one-year contract.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Claimed DT Kyle Love off waivers from New England. Released RB Montell Owens. Signed C Dan Gerberry.
HOUSTON TEXANS—Signed LB Trevardo Williams.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Named Will Lewis director of pro scouting, Marvin Allen director of college scouting, Randy Ball pro scouting assistant and Trey Koziol area scout. Promoted Mike Borgonzi to assistant director of pro scouting, Dom Green to assistant director of college scouting, Brett Veach to pro and college personnel analyst and Ryan Poles to college coordinator.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Claimed WR Marvin McNutt off waivers from Philadelphia. Signed FB Rupert Bryan. Waived/injured DT Chas Alecxih and WR Taylor Stockemer.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed CB Logan Ryan.
NEW YORK JETS—Announced the retirement of QB David Garrard.
OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed WR/KR Josh Cribbs and QB Matt McGloin. Waived LB Jerrell Harris and C Nick Guess.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed S Shamarko Thomas to a four-year contract.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Signed LB Thomas Keiser.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed FB Spencer Ware to a multiyear contract.
ST. LOUIS RAMS—Promoted Taylor Morton to director of player personnel and Brad Holmes to director of college scouting. Named Ted Monago national scout, Danton Barto, George Foster and John Zernhelt scouts, Brian Hill scouting assistant and Barrett Trotter football operations/scouting assistant.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed RB Jawan Jamison.
Arena Football League
SAN JOSE SABERCATS—Have been assigned FB Sifa Etu on a one-year contract. Placed WR Jamarko Simmons on inactive reserve.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL—Suspended San Jose F Raffi Torres for the remainder of the Western Conference semifinals for an illegal hit to the head during Tuesday’s game.
PHOENIX COYOTES—Signed F Rob Klinkhammer to a two-year contract.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION—Waived M Sainey Nyassi.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY—Traded F Bobby Convey to Toronto for a 2014 third-round draft pick.
COLLEGE
INDIANA—Announced men’s basketball G Evan Gordon is transferring from Arizona State.
RADFORD—Named Mike McGuire women’s basketball coach, Brett Self and Fran Recchia women’s assistant basketball coaches and Abby Oliver director of women’s basketball operations.
SOUTH ALABAMA—Named Dan Presel and Mallory Luckett women’s assistant basketball coaches.
VIRGINIA—Announced RB Clifton Richardson will transfer.
WASHINGTON—Named Raphael Chillious men’s assistant basketball coach.