ToDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
ToDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
2 a.m. Formula One: Practice for Monaco Grand Prix NBCSN
7 a.m. Nationwide Series: Practice for History 300 SPEED
9:30 a.m. Sprint Cup: Practice for Coca-Cola 600 SPEED
11 a.m. Nationwide Series: Practice for History 300 SPEED
1 p.m. Sprint Cup: Pole qualifying for Coca-Cola 600 SPEED
COLLEGE BASEBALL
5 a.m. ACC tournament FOXSP2
9 a.m. ACC tournament FOXSP2
1 p.m. ACC tournament FOXSP2
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
12:30 p.m. NCAA super regionals (Game 1) ESPN2
4:30 p.m. NCAA super regionals (Game 1) ESPN2
GOLF
11 p.m. European PGA Tour: PGA Championship (second round) TGC
6 a.m. Senior PGA Championship (first round) TGC
9 a.m. PGA Tour: Crowne Plaza Invitational (first round) TGC
12:30 p.m. LPGA Tour: Bahamas Classic (first round) * TGC
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m. Cleveland at Boston or Baltimore at Toronto MLB
2 p.m. L.A. Angels at Kansas City FOXSP
NHL HOCKEY
2 p.m. Western Conference semifinals: Chicago at Detroit (Game 4) NBCSN
4:30 p.m. Western Conference semifinals: San Jose at Los Angeles (Game 5) NBCSN
SOCCER
2:30 p.m. Premier League: Chelsea vs. Manchester City ESPN2
FRIDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
5 a.m. IndyCar: Indianapolis 500 Carb Day (Part I) NBCSN
6 a.m. Indy Lights: Freedom 100 NBCSN
7 a.m. IndyCar: Indianapolis 500 Carb Day (Part II) NBCSN
BOXING
4 p.m. Junior middleweights: Delvin Rodriguez vs. Freddy Hernandez ESPN2
COLLEGE BASEBALL
5 a.m. ACC tournament FOXSP2
9 a.m. ACC tournament FOXSP2
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
1 p.m. NCAA super regionals (Game 3) ** ESPN
1 p.m. NCAA super regionals (Game 1) ESPN2
3 p.m. NCAA super regionals (Game 3) ** ESPN
GOLF
6 a.m. Senior PGA Championship (second round) TGC
9 a.m. PGA Tour: Crowne Plaza Invitational (second round) TGC
12:30 p.m. LPGA Tour: Bahamas Classic (second round) * TGC
HORSE RACING
Noon Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington or N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay MLB
1 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati WGN
2 p.m. L.A. Angels at Kansas City FOXSP
4 p.m. St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers FOXSP2
NBA BASKETBALL
2:30 p.m. Eastern Conference finals: Indiana at Miami (Game 2) TNT
NHL HOCKEY
1:30 p.m. Eastern Conference semifinals: Ottawa at Pittsburgh (Game 5) NBCSN
* Tape-delayed broadcast
pro basketball
nba playoff glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
Miami vs. Indiana
Miami leads series 1-0
Wednesday’s result
Roundup>Miami 103, Indiana 102, OT
Friday’s game
Roundup>Indiana at Miami, 2:30 p.m.
Sunday’s game
Roundup>Miami at Indiana, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 28
Roundup>Miami at Indiana, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 30
Roundup>Indiana at Miami, 2:30 p.m. *
Saturday, June 1
Roundup>Miami at Indiana, 2:30 p.m. *
Monday, June 3
Roundup>Indiana at Miami, 2:30 p.m. *
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
San Antonio vs. Memphis
San Antonio leads series 2-0
Sunday, May 19
Roundup>San Antonio 105, Memphis 83
Tuesday’s result
Roundup>San Antonio 93, Memphis 89, OT
Saturday’s game
Roundup>San Antonio at Memphis, 3 p.m.
Monday’s game
Roundup>San Antonio at Memphis, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, May 29
Roundup>Memphis at San Antonio, 3 p.m. *
Friday, May 31
Roundup>San Antonio at Memphis, 3 p.m. *
Sunday, June 2
Roundup>Memphis at San Antonio, 3 p.m. *
* — if necessary
pro hockey
Stanley cup playoff glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE Semifinals
Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa
Pittsburgh leads series 3-1
Tuesday, May 14
Roundup>Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 1
Friday, May 17
Roundup>Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 3
Sunday, May 19
Roundup>Ottawa 2, Pittsburgh 1, 2OT
Wednesday’s result
Roundup>Pittsburgh 7, Ottawa 3
Friday’s game
Roundup>Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 1: 30 p.m.
Sunday’s game
Roundup>Pittsburgh at Ottawa, TBD*
Tuesday, May 28
Roundup>Ottawa at Pittsburgh, TBD*
Boston vs. N.Y. Rangers
Boston leads series 3-0
Thursday, May 16
Roundup>Boston 3, N.Y. Rangers 2
Sunday, May 19
Roundup>Boston 5, N.Y. Rangers 2
Tuesday’s result
Roundup>Boston 2, N.Y. Rangers 1
Today’s game
Roundup>Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 1 p.m.
Saturday’s game
Roundup>N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 11:30 a.m. *
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
Detroit leads series 2-1
Wednesday, May 15
Roundup>Chicago 4, Detroit 1
Saturday, May 18
Roundup>Detroit 4, Chicago 1
Monday’s result
Roundup>Detroit 3, Chicago 1
Today’s game
Roundup>Chicago at Detroit, 2 p.m.
Saturday’s game
Roundup>Detroit at Chicago, 2 p.m.
Monday, May 27
Roundup>Chicago at Detroit, TBD *
Wednesday, May 29
Roundup>Detroit at Chicago, TBD *
Los Angeles vs. San Jose
Series tied 2-2
Tuesday, May 14
Roundup>Los Angeles 2, San Jose 0
Thursday, May 16
Roundup>Los Angeles 4, San Jose 3
Saturday’s result
Roundup>San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1, OT
Tuesday’s result
Roundup>San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1
Today’s game
Roundup>San Jose at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday’s game
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 7 4 3 24 20 15
Sporting KC 6 4 3 21 16 10
Houston 6 4 2 20 17 12
Montreal 6 2 2 20 15 11
Philadelphia 5 4 3 18 15 18
Columbus 4 4 3 15 13 10
New England 3 4 4 13 8 9
Toronto FC 1 6 4 7 11 16
Chicago 2 7 1 7 6 16
D.C. 1 8 2 5 6 20
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
FC Dallas 7 2 3 24 20 15
Real Salt Lake 6 5 2 20 17 14
Portland 4 1 7 19 20 14
Los Angeles 5 4 2 17 17 10
Colorado 4 4 4 16 11 10
Seattle 4 3 3 15 14 9
San Jose 3 4 6 15 13 19
Vancouver 3 4 4 13 14 16
Chivas USA 3 6 2 11 13 22
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Sunday, May 19
New York 1, Los Angeles 0
D.C. United 1, Sporting Kansas City 1, tie
Real Salt Lake 4, Chivas USA 1
Saturday’s game
Portland at D.C. United, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Montreal, 1 p.m.
Toronto FC at New England, 1:30 p.m.
San Jose at FC Dallas, 2:30 p.m.
Chicago at Real Salt Lake, 3 p.m.
Chivas USA at Colorado, 3 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Houston at Kansas City, 9:30 a.m.
Columbus at New York, 11 a.m.
Seattle FC at Los Angeles, 5 p.m.
AUTO Racing
Sprint Cup Money Leaders
Through May 11
1. Jimmie Johnson, $3,328,830
2. Matt Kenseth, $2,573,506
3. Kyle Busch, $2,506,735
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr., $2,394,829
5. Brad Keselowski, $2,341,985
6. Carl Edwards, $2,175,639
7. Kevin Harvick, $2,087,958
8. Mart in Truex Jr., $1,897,309
9. Clint Bowyer, $1,879,451
10. Ryan Newman, $1,854,831
11. Jeff Gordon, $1,838,889
12. Kasey Kahne, $1,792,473
13. Joey Logano, $1,776,357
14. Aric Almirola, $1,770,417
15. Tony Stewart, $1,750,314
16. Greg Biffle, $1,746,294
17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $1,744,069
18. Mark Martin, $1,669,252
19. Paul Menard, $1,618,019
20. Juan Pablo Montoya, $1,597,608
Sprint Cup points Leaders
Through May 11
1. Jimmie Johnson, 423
2. Carl Edwards, 379
3. Matt Kenseth, 364
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 359
5. Clint Bowyer, 349
6. Kasey Kahne, 326
7. Brad Keselowski, 326
8. Kyle Busch, 325
9. Aric Almirola, 317
10. Kevin Harvick, 315
11. Paul Menard, 315
12. Jeff Gordon, 311
13. Greg Biffle, 311
14. Martin Truex Jr., 301
15. Jamie McMurray, 295
16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 282
17. Ryan Newman, 276
18. Kurt Busch, 262
19. Joey Logano, 259
20. Jeff Burton, 258
21. Tony Stewart, 253
22. Juan Pablo Montoya, 238
23. Marcos Ambrose, 235
24. Mark Martin, 226
25. Casey Mears, 210
golf
PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Through May 19
FedExCup Season Points
c 1, Tiger Woods, 2,340.000. 2, Brandt Snedeker, 1,474.357. 3, Kevin Streelman, 1,233.583. 4, Billy Horschel, 1,205.289. 5, Matt Kuchar, 1,122.000. 6, Phil Mickelson, 1,002.500. 7, D.A. Points, 984.600. 8, Keegan Bradley, 973.583. 9, Adam Scott, 919.143. 10, Charles Howell III, 864.812.
Scoring Average
c 1, Tiger Woods, 68.516. 2, Charl Schwartzel, 69.512. 3, Sergio Garcia, 69.582. 4, Freddie Jacobson, 69.792. 5, Brandt Snedeker, 69.823. 6, Justin Rose, 69.825. 7, Kevin Streelman, 69.882. 8, Graeme McDowell, 69.956. 9, Jimmy Walker, 69.959. 10, Keegan Bradley, 69.979.
Driving Distance
c 1, Nicolas Colsaerts, 304.7. 2, Gary Woodland, 304.1. 3, Luke List, 304.0. 4, Robert Garrigus, 303.3. 5, Dustin Johnson, 302.9. 6, Keegan Bradley, 301.9. 7, Jason Kokrak, 301.5. 8, Graham DeLaet, 301.4. 9 (tie), John Daly and Rory McIlroy, 300.1.
Driving Accuracy Percentage
c 1, Henrik Stenson, 72.02%. 2, Ken Duke, 71.74%. 3, Tim Clark, 71.52%. 4, Graeme McDowell, 71.10%. 5, Jeff Maggert, 70.75%. 6, David Toms, 70.56%. 7, Jim Furyk, 70.06%. 8, Chez Reavie, 69.94%. 9, Mark Wilson, 69.52%. 10, Brandt Snedeker, 69.39%.
Greens in Regulation Percentage
c 1, Henrik Stenson, 73.38%. 2, Graham DeLaet, 72.22%. 3, Steve Stricker, 71.93%. 4, Peter Tomasulo, 71.88%. 5, Rory McIlroy, 71.33%. 6, Kevin Stadler, 70.86%. 7 , Bubba Watson, 70.43%. 8, Justin Hicks, 70.09%. 9, Ross Fisher, 70.06%. 10, Boo Weekley, 69.98%.
Total Driving
c 1, Henrik Stenson, 52. 2, Justin Rose, 61. 3, Graham DeLaet, 70. 4, Boo Weekley , 87. 5, Keegan Bradley, 88. 6, Matt Jones, 107. 7, Henrik Norlander, 110. 8, Hunter Mahan, 112. 9, Billy Horschel, 114. 10, Kevin Streelman, 115.
Strokes Gained (Putting)
c 1, Tiger Woods, 1.259. 2, Sergio Garcia, .989. 3, Bryce Molder, .984. 4, Stephen Ames, .925. 5, Aaron Baddeley, .923. 6, Greg Chalmers, .920. 7, Chris Kirk, .741. 8, Freddie Jacobson, .715. 9, Russell Henley, .701. 10, Phil Mickelson, .682.
Birdie Average
c 1, Brandt Snedeker, 4.66. 2, Phil Mickelson, 4.63. 3, Billy Horschel, 4.58. 4, Tiger Woods, 4.54. 5, Bubba Watson, 4.48. 6, Jimmy Walker, 4.23. 7 (tie), Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson, 4.20. 9, Charl Schwartzel, 4.18. 10, Ryan Palmer, 4.17.
Eagles (Holes per)
c 1, Tiger Woods, 61.7. 2, Ernie Els, 78.0. 3, Chris Kirk, 84.6. 4, Joe Ogilvie, 86.4. 5 (tie), Michael Thompson and Jordan Spieth, 87.4. 7, Dustin Johnson, 90.0. 8, George McNeill, 92.3. 9, James Hahn, 93.6. 10, 2 tied with 94.5.
Sand Save Percentage
c 1, Justin Rose, 68.75%. 2, K.J. Choi, 67.11%. 3, Jason Day, 66.10%. 4, Luke Donald, 65.71%. 5, Steve Stricker, 65.22%. 6, Kevin Chappell, 64.41%. 7, Bob Estes, 64.29%. 8, Rickie Fowler, 64.15%. 9, Tiger Woods, 63.83%. 10, Jeff Klauk, 63.41%.
All-Around Ranking
c 1, Tiger Woods, 214. 2, Steve Stricker, 246. 3, Rory McIlroy, 247. 4, Justin Rose, 277. 5, Brandt Snedeker, 297. 6, Charley Hoffman, 310. 7, Billy Horschel, 343. 8, Russell Henley, 348. 9, Kevin Stadler, 354. 10, Keegan Bradley, 367.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—Suspended Tampa Bay RHP Angel Yepez 50 games after testing positive for metabolites of Nandrolone, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Sent RHP Kevin Jepsen to Salt Lake (PCL) for a rehab assignment.
MINNESOTA TWINS—Placed INF Trevor Plouffe on the seven-day DL. Selected the contract of INF/OF Chris Colabello from Rochester (IL). Transferred OF Darin Mastroianni to the 60-day DL. Optioned RHP Vance Worley to Rochester.
TEXAS RANGERS—Optioned RHP Cory Burns to Round Rock (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP Ross Wolf from Round Rock.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS—Placed RHP Shawn Camp on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Rafael Dolis from Iowa (PCL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Placed RHP Fernando Salas on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Tuesday. Selected the contract of LHP Tyler Lyons from Memphis (PCL).
American Association
AMARILLO SOX—Traded RHP Jason Hirsh to El Paso for future considerations.
FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS—Released RHP Alex Sunderland.
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Signed LHP Mike Hanley.
Can-Am League
TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES—Released OF Jonathan Valdez. Signed INF Phil DeLisle.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Suspended St. Louis OL Rokevious Watkins one game for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.
CAROLINA PANTHERS—Signed DT Kawann Short.
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed DE Margus Hunt.
DETROIT LIONS—Claimed DB DeQuan Menzie off waivers from Kansas City.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed DB Demetrius McCray and WR Jeremy Ebert. Waived DT Jeris Pendleton.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed Ss Malcolm Bronson and Quintin Demps. Released S Justin Glenn and CB James Rogers.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed WR Quinton Patton to a four-year contract. Claimed TE/LS Kyle Nelson off waivers from San Diego. Waived P Anthony Santella.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Signed CB Shea Pierre and RB Tracy Lampley.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION—Announced the retirement of D Andy Sutton.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Fired coach Alain Vigneault and assistant coaches Rick Bowness and Newell Brown.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MLS—Added a second game to the one-game suspension of Houston D Bobby Boswell for violent conduct during Saturday’s game.
NEW YORK CITY FC—Named Claudio Reyna director of football.
PORTLAND TIMBERS—Waived D Ryan Kawulok. Signed D Rauwshan McKenzie.
COLLEGE
BOWLING GREEN—Named Jacie Brooks women’s assistant basketball coach.
KANSAS—Announced junior WR Nick Harwell is transferring from Miami (Ohio).
MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY—Named Angres Thorpe men’s associate head basketball coach, Sean Bledsoe and Jason Sautter men’s assistant basketball coaches and Spencer Johnson graduate assistant for men’s basketball. Promoted Conner Hampton to director of basketball operations.
NEW JERSEY CITY—Named Mike Vivino women’s soccer coach.
UCONN—Reinstated C Enosch Wolf to the men’s basketball team.