TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
TODAY’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
SUNDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
6 a.m. IndyCar: Indianapolis 500 Bump Day NBCSN
8 a.m. ARCA: Menards 200 SPEED
10 a.m. Australian V8 Supercars: Austin 400 SPEED
2 p.m. NHRA, Kansas Nationals * ESPN2
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
9:30 a.m. NCAA regionals (Game 6 ESPN2
12 p.m. NCAA regionals (Game 7) ESPN2
CYCLING
7 a.m. Tour of California (final stage) NBC
12:30 p.m. Tour of California (final stage) * NBCSN
EXTREME SPORTS
4 a.m. X Games ESPN
GOLF
11 p.m. European PGA Tour: Volvo World Match Play Championship TGC
7 a.m. PGA Tour: Byron Nelson Championship (final round) TGC
9 a.m. PGA Tour: Byron Nelson Championship (final round) CBS
9 a.m. Web.com Tour: BMW Charity Pro-Am (final round) TGC
11 a.m. LPGA Tour: Mobile Bay Classic (final round) TGC
HORSE RACING
11 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
2:30 p.m. The Quarters FOXSP2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7:30 a.m. L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta TBS/FOXSP2
8:10 a.m. N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs WGN
9:30 a.m. Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels FOXSP
2 p.m. Detroit at Texas ESPN
MOTORSPORTS
2 a.m. MotoGP World Championship (French Grand Prix) SPEED
6 a.m. MotoGP Moto2 (French Grand Prix) * SPEED
NBA BASKETBALL
2 p.m. Western Conference finals: Memphis at San Antonio (Game 1) ABC
NHL HOCKEY
9 a.m. Eastern Conference semifinals: N.Y. Rangers at Boston (Game 2) NBC
1:30 p.m. Eastern Conference semifinals: Pittsburgh at Ottawa (Game 3) NBCSN
SOCCER
4:30 a.m. Premier League ESPN2
7:10 a.m. MLS: Los Angeles at New York ESPN2
* Tape-delayed broadcast
PRO BASKETBALL
NBA PLAYOFF GLANCE
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Miami vs. Chicago
Miami wins series 4-1
Monday, May 6
Chicago 93, Miami 86
Wednesday, May 8
Miami 115, Chicago 78
Friday, May 10
Miami 104, Chicago 94
Monday, May 13
Miami 88, Chicago 65
Wednesday, May 15
Miami 94, Chicago 91
Indiana vs. New York
Indiana leads series 3-2
Sunday, May 5
Indiana 102, New York 95
Tuesday, May 7
New York 105, Indiana 79
Saturday, May 11
Indiana 82, New York 71
Tuesday, May 14
Indiana 93, New York 82
Thursday’s result
New York 85, Indiana 75
Today’s game
New York at Indiana, 2 p.m.
Monday’s game
Indiana at New York, 2 p.m. *
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
San Antonio vs. Memphis
Series tied 0-0
Sunday’s game
Memphis at San Antonio, 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday’s game
Memphis at San Antonio, 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 25
San Antonio at Memphis, 3 p.m.
Monday, May 27
San Antonio at Memphis, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, May 29
Memphis at San Antonio, 3 p.m. *
Friday, May 31
San Antonio at Memphis, 3 p.m. *
Sunday, June 2
Memphis at San Antonio, 3 p.m. *
* — if necessary
PRO HOCKEY
Stanley Cup playoff glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE Semifinals
Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa
Pittsburgh leads series 2-0
Tuesday, May 14
Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 1
Friday’s result
Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 3
Sunday’s game
Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s game
Pittsburgh at Ottawa. 1:30 p.m.
Friday, May 24
Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m.*
Sunday, May 26
Pittsburgh at Ottawa, TBD*
Tuesday, May 28
Ottawa at Pittsburgh, TBD*
Boston vs. N.Y. Rangers
Boston leads series 1-0
Thursday’s result
Boston 3, N.Y. Rangers 2
Sunday’s game
N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 9 a.m.
Tuesday’s game
Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 23
Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 1 p.m.
Saturday, May 25
N.Y. Rangers at Boston TBD *
Monday, May 27
Boston at N.Y. Rangers, TBD *
Wednesday, May 29
N.Y. Rangers at Boston, TBD *
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Chicago vs. Detroit
Chicago leads series 1-0
Wednesday, May 15
Chicago 4, Detroit 1
Today’s game
Detroit at Chicago, 7 a.m.
Monday’s game
Chicago at Detroit, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 23
Chicago at Detroit, 2 p.m.
Saturday, May 25
Detroit at Chicago, TBD *
Monday, May 27
Chicago at Detroit, TBD *
Wednesday, May 29
Detroit at Chicago, TBD *
Los Angeles vs. San Jose
Los Angeles leads series 2-0
Tuesday’s result
Los Angeles 2, San Jose 0
Thursday’s result
Los Angeles 4, San Jose 3
Today’s game
Los Angeles at San Jose, 3 p.m.
Tuesday’s game
Los Angeles at San Jose, 4 p.m.
Thursday, May 23
San Jose at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m. *
Sunday, May 26
Los Angeles at San Jose, TBD *
Tuesday, May 28
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
Today’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.
Saturday, May 25
Portland at D.C. United, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Toronto FC at New England, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Chicago at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.
Chivas USA at Colorado, 9 p.m.
GOLF
BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday’s second-round scores
Keegan Bradley 60-69—129
Tom Gillis 69-63—132
Sang-Moon Bae 66-66—132
John Huh 69-64—133
Ryan Palmer 65-68—133
Charl Schwartzel 63-70—133
Graham DeLaet 67-67—134
Angel Cabrera 65-69—134
Ted Potter, Jr. 64-70—134
Scott Piercy 66-68—134
Gary Woodland 69-65—134
Harris English 64-70—134
Erik Compton 72-63—135
Stephen Ames 67-68—135
Nathan Green 67-68—135
Martin Kaymer 68-67—135
Camilo Villegas 65-70—135
Martin Flores 67-68—135
Duffy Waldorf 68-67—135
Alexandre Rocha 67-68—135
Charley Hoffman 68-68—136
Ben Crane 67-69—136
Marc Leishman 66-70—136
Mike Weir 68-68—136
Jimmy Walker 68-68—136
Marcel Siem 68-68—136
Chez Reavie 69-67—136
Cameron Percy 68-68—136
Charles Howell III 67-69—136
Joe Ogilvie 68-69—137
Brian Harman 68-69—137
D.A. Points 69-68—137
Louis Oosthuizen 67-70—137
Jordan Spieth 69-68—137
William McGirt 68-69—137
Steve Marino 68-69—137
John Daly 71-66—137
Matt Bettencourt 73-64—137
Freddie Jacobson 68-69—137
David Mathis 70-67—137
Brendon Todd 69-68—137
D.H. Lee 68-69—137
Michael Bradley 68-70—138
Jeff Overton 68-70—138
Tag Ridings 68-70—138
Justin Bolli 69-69—138
Vijay Singh 71-67—138
John Rollins 74-64—138
Colt Knost 68-70—138
Gary Christian 69-69—138
Zack Fischer 73-65—138
Henrik Norlander 71-67—138
Ricky Barnes 68-71—139
Jerry Kelly 69-70—139
Wes Short, Jr. 68-71—139
Ryo Ishikawa 71-68—139
Chad Campbell 67-72—139
Andrew Svoboda 69-70—139
Will Claxton 66-73—139
Justin Hicks 69-70—139
Matt Kuchar 69-70—139
Charlie Beljan 70-69—139
Stuart Appleby 69-70—139
Jason Bohn 71-68—139
James Driscoll 67-72—139
Seung-Yul Noh 68-71—139
Pat Perez 70-69—139
Tim Herron 70-70—140
Jason Day 72-68—140
Patrick Reed 67-73—140
Padraig Harrington 70-70—140
Justin Leonard 70-70—140
Ted Purdy 70-70—140
Jesper Parnevik 70-70—140
Greg Owen 70-70—140
Charlie Wi 73-67—140
Brian Stuard 71-69—140
Scott Langley 71-69—140
Jason Dufner 70-70—140
Kenny Perry 71-69—140
Rory Sabbatini 69-71—140
Morgan Hoffmann 69-71—140
Brad Fritsch 69-71—140
Failed to qualify
Heath Slocum 71-70—141
Andres Romero 71-70—141
Jeff Maggert 68-73—141
Robert Streb 68-73—141
Brian Davis 69-72—141
Casey Wittenberg 67-74—141
Eric Meierdierks 71-70—141
Steven Bowditch 73-68—141
Peter Tomasulo 70-71—141
Aaron Watkins 71-70—141
Alistair Presnell 70-71—141
Sean O’Hair 66-75—141
Y.E. Yang 68-73—141
Matt Every 71-70—141
Vaughn Taylor 69-72—141
Also
Trevor Immelman 68-75—143
Ben Curtis 68-76—144
Chris DiMarco 72-73—145
a-Guan Tianlang 70-77—147
LPGA MOBILE BAY CLASSIC
Friday’s second-round scores
Jessica Korda 66-65—131
Karrie Webb 69-63—132
Chella Choi 67-66—133
Sydnee Michaels 72-62—134
Pornanong Phatlum 69-65—134
Thidapa Suwannapura 67-67—134
Azahara Munoz 71-64—135
Ariya Jutanugarn 69-66—135
Mina Harigae 67-68—135
Lexi Thompson 65-70—135
Becky Morgan 71-65—136
Paz Echeverria 69-67—136
Hee Kyung Seo 68-68—136
Nicole Castrale 67-69—136
Jin Young Pak 70-67—137
Mariajo Uribe 70-67—137
Kim Welch 70-67—137
Lisa McCloskey 69-68—137
Jennifer Johnson 67-70—137
Eun-Hee Ji 65-72—137
Jiyai Shin 72-66—138
Sue Kim 71-67—138
Katherine Hull-Kirk 69-69—138
Nicole Smith 69-69—138
Beatriz Recari 68-70—138
Hee Young Park 67-71—138
Anna Nordqvist 73-66—139
Moira Dunn 72-67—139
Jennifer Rosales 71-68—139
Angela Stanford 71-68—139
Mo Martin 70-69—139
Julieta Granada 69-70—139
Lauren Doughtie 68-71—139
Amelia Lewis 68-71—139
Amy Yang 74-66—140
Jodi Ewart Shadoff 72-68—140
Laura Diaz 71-69—140
Sarah Jane Smith 71-69—140
Stacy Lewis 70-70—140
Song-Hee Kim 69-71—140
Kristy McPherson 69-71—140
Dori Carter 68-72—140
Marcy Hart 68-72—140
Vicky Hurst 68-72—140
Nicole Jeray 68-72—140
Katie Burnett 73-68—141
Karine Icher 73-68—141
Lorie Kane 72-69—141
Mitsuki Katahira 71-70—141
Seon Hwa Lee 71-70—141
Jenny Shin 71-70—141
Meena Lee 70-71—141
Alison Walshe 69-72—141
Dewi Claire Schreefel 67-74—141
Jane Park 73-69—142
Sun Young Yoo 73-69—142
Brittany Lang 72-70—142
Ji Young Oh 72-70—142
Wendy Ward 72-70—142
Mi Hyang Lee 71-71—142
Heather Bowie Young 71-71—142
Katie Futcher 70-72—142
Pat Hurst 70-72—142
Nicole Hage 69-73—142
Sandra Changkija 73-70—143
Veronica Felibert 70-73—143
Christina Kim 70-73—143
Ryann O’Toole 70-73—143
Jennifer Song 70-73—143
Lisa Ferrero 74-70—144
Reilley Rankin 74-70—144
Maria Hjorth 73-71—144
Belen Mozo 73-71—144
Chie Arimura 72-72—144
Silvia Cavalleri 72-72—144
Tiffany Joh 72-72—144
Kris Tamulis 72-72—144
Paige Mackenzie 71-73—144
Jessica Shepley 71-73—144
Sandra Gal 68-76—144
Failed to qualify
Marina Alex 75-70—145
Sophie Gustafson 75-70—145
Moriya Jutanugarn 75-70—145
Ilhee Lee 75-70—145
Jennie Lee 75-70—145
Brittany Lincicome 75-70—145
Jeong Jang 74-71—145
Danah Bordner 73-72—145
Maude-Aimee Leblanc 73-72—145
Paola Moreno 73-72—145
Haeji Kang 72-73—145
Pernilla Lindberg 71-74—145
Stacy Prammanasudh 69-76—145
Amy Hung 73-73—146
Tessa Teachman 73-73—146
Frances Bondad 72-74—146
Hee-Won Han 72-74—146
Sara-Maude Juneau 72-74—146
Rebecca Lee-Bentham 72-74—146
Caroline Masson 72-74—146
Hanna Kang 71-75—146
Jacqui Concolino 76-71—147
Garrett Phillips 76-71—147
Mindy Kim 75-72—147
Jiayun Li 73-74—147
Jane Rah 73-74—147
Karen Stupples 73-74—147
Stephanie Sherlock 72-75—147
Numa Gulyanamitta 70-77—147
Cydney Clanton 78-70—148
Daniela Iacobelli 78-70—148
Brooke Pancake 76-72—148
Sophia Sheridan 75-73—148
Marina Stuetz 75-73—148
Irene Cho 74-74—148
Haley Millsap 74-74—148
Jennifer Gleason 73-75—148
Taylore Karle 73-75—148
Alejandra Llaneza 73-75—148
Meaghan Francella 72-76—148
Kathleen Ekey 79-70—149
Eunjung Yi 77-72—149
Mi Jung Hur 75-74—149
Alena Sharp 75-74—149
Michelle Wie 74-75—149
Kelly Jacques 73-76—149
Victoria Tanco 73-76—149
Marita Engzelius 71-78—149
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Activated RHP Vinnie Pestano from the 15-day DL. Sent RHP Brett Myers on a rehab assignment to Akron (EL).
HOUSTON ASTROS—Named Reid Ryan president of business operations.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Placed OF Jarrod Dyson on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF David Lough from Omaha (PCL).
MINNESOTA TWINS—Released LHP Rafael Perez from Rochester (IL).
NEW YORK YANKEES—Placed LHP Andy Pettitte on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Vidal Nuno from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Selected the contract of LHP Hideki Okajima from Sacramento (PCL). Designated RHP Chris Resop for assignment,
SEATTLE MARINERS—Selected the contract of HP Danny Farquhar from Tacoma (PCL). Optioned RHP Hector Noesi to Tacoma (PCL). Transferred RHP Stephen Pryor from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
TEXAS RANGERS—Sent RHP Justin Miller on a rehab assignment to Frisco (PCL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Sent RHP Dustin McGowan on a rehab assignment to Buffalo (IL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES—Activated OF Jason Heyward from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Jordan Walden on the 15-day DL.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Sent LHP Scott Elbert and 2B Mark Ellis on rehab assignments to Chattanooga (SL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Recalled RHP B.J. Rosenberg from Lehigh Valley (IL). Optioned LHP Raul Valdes to Lehigh Valley.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Placed RHP Jose Contreras on the bereavement list. Recalled RHP Jared Hughes from Indianapolis (IL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Selected RHP Tim Stauffer from Tucson (PCL). Placed OF Carlos Quentin on paternity leave.
American Association
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Signed LHP Clay Zavada.
GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS—Signed LHP David Quinowski.
LAREDO LEMURS—Released RHP Dustin Williams. Signed RHP Jamison Maj.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Suspended Seattle DE Bruce Irvin for the first four games of the 2013 regular season for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances.
ATLANTA FALCONS—Promoted Mark Olson to national scout. Signed DE Malliciah Goodman, DE Stansly Maponga, S Kemal Ishmael and S Zeke Motta.
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed QB Brian Hoyer to a two-year contract.
DALLAS COWBOYS—Released CB Dustin Harris. Signed CB Malik James.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed FB Toben Opurum.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed TE Dion Sims.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed LB Jamie Collins and LB Steve Beauharnais.
OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed P Chris Kluwe.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed S Phillip Thomas and CB David Amerson.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Agreed to terms with F Eric Boulton on a one-year contract.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MLS—Suspended Columbus F Jairo Arrieta two games and fined him an undisclosed amount for violent conduct that endangered the safety of Colorado D Drew Moor during a May 11 game.
THOROUGHBRED RACING
National Thoroughbred Racing Association
NTRA—Announced Craig Dado was elected to the board of directors.
COLLEGE
ABILENE CHRISTIAN—Named Kendra Hassell women’s assistant basketball coach.
ARIZONA—Named Damon Stoudamire men’s assistant basketball coach.
KANSAS STATE—Announced sophomore F Brandon Bolden has transferred from Georgetown.
LENOIR-RHYNE—Named Tom Fleenor baseball coach.
WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH—Announced the resignation of Chris Stratton wrestling coach.