TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
6 a.m. World Series (Game 1) ESPN2
8 a.m. World Series (Game 2) ESPN
1 p.m. World Series (Game 3) ESPN2
3 p.m. World Series (Game 4) ESPN2
GOLF
3 a.m. European PGA Tour: Nordea Masters (first round) TGC
8:30 a.m. PGA Tour: The Memorial Tournament (first round) TGC
HORSE RACING
9:30 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
8:10 a.m. Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs WGN
1 p.m. N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees or Boston at Philadelphia MLB
4 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels FOXSP
NBA BASKETBALL
2:30 p.m. Eastern Conference finals: Indiana at Miami (Game 5) TNT
TENNIS
4 a.m. French Open (second round) TEN
11 p.m. French Open (second round) ESPN2
FRIDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
4 a.m. Truck Series: Pole qualifying for Lucas Oil 200 SPEED
5 a.m. Sprint Cup: Practice for FedEx 400 SPEED
6:30 a.m. Nationwide Series: Final practice for 5-Hour Energy 200 SPEED
9 a.m. Sprint Cup: Pole qualifying for FedEx 400 SPEED
11 a.m. Truck Series: Lucas Oil 200 SPEED
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
1 p.m. World Series (Game 5) ESPN2
3 p.m. World Series (Game 6) ESPN2
GOLF
3 a.m. European PGA Tour: Nordea Masters (second round) TGC
6 a.m. LPGA, ShopRite Classic (first round) TGC
8:30 a.m. PGA Tour: The Memorial Tournament (second round) TGC
1 p.m. Champions Tour: Principal Charity Classic (first round) * TGC
HORSE RACING
9:30 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Yankees or Detroit at Baltimore MLB
2:30 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Colorado FOXSP2
4 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Oakland WGN
4 p.m. Houston at L.A. Angels FOXSP
TENNIS
4 a.m. French Open (third round) TEN
11 p.m. French Open (third round) ESPN2
* Tape-delayed broadcast
PRO BASKETBALL
NBA PLAYOFF GLANCE
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
Miami vs. Indiana
Series tied 2-2
Wednesday, May 22
Miami 103, Indiana 102, OT
Friday, May 24
Indiana 97, Miami 93
Sunday, May 26
Miami 114, Indiana 96
Tuesday’s result
Indiana 99, Miami 92
Today’s game
Indiana at Miami, 2:30 p.m. Saturday’s game
Miami at Indiana, 2:30 p.m.
Monday’s game
Indiana at Miami, 2:30 p.m. *
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
San Antonio vs. Memphis
San Antonio wins series 4-0
Sunday, May 19
San Antonio 105, Memphis 83
Tuesday, May 21
San Antonio 93, Memphis 89, OT
Saturday, May 25
San Antonio 104, Memphis 93, OT
Monday, May 27
San Antonio 93, Memphis 86
* — if necessary
PRO HOCKEY
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF GLANCE
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
Pittsburgh vs. Boston
Series tied 0-0
Saturday’s game
Boston at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.
Monday’s game
Boston at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, June 5
Pittsburgh at Boston, 2 p.m.
Friday, June 7
Pittsburgh at Boston, TBD
Sunday, June 9
Boston at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. *
Tuesday, June 11
Pittsburgh at Boston, TBD *
Wednesday, June 12
Boston at Pittsburgh, TBD *
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Chicago vs. Detroit
Chicago wins series 4-3
Wednesday, May 15
Chicago 4, Detroit 1
Saturday, May 18
Detroit 4, Chicago 1 Monday, May 20
Detroit 3, Chicago 1
Thursday, May 23
Detroit 2, Chicago 0
Saturday, June 25
Chicago 4, Detroit 1
Monday, May 27
Chicago 4, Detroit 3
Wednesday’s result
Chicago 2, Detroit 1, OT
Los Angeles vs. San Jose
Los Angeles wins series 4-3
Tuesday, May 14
Los Angeles 2, San Jose 0
Thursday, May 16
Los Angeles 4, San Jose 3
Saturday, May 18
San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1, OT
Tuesday, May 21
San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1
Thursday, May 23
Los Angeles 3, San Jose 0
Sunday, June 26
San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1
Tuesday’s result
Los Angeles 2, San Jose 1
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
Chicago vs. Los Angeles
Series tied 0-0
Saturday’s game
Los Angeles at Chicago, 11 a.m.
Sunday’s game
Los Angeles at Chicago, 2 p.m.
Tuesday, June 4
Chicago at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
Thursday, June 6
Chicago at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
Saturday, June 8
Los Angeles at Chicago, 2 p.m. *
Monday, June 10
Chicago at Los Angeles, 3 p.m. *
Wednesday, June 12
Los Angeles at Chicago, TBD *
* if necessary
Soccer
MLS Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New York 7 4 4 25 22 17
Montreal 7 2 2 23 20 14
Sporting KC 6 4 4 22 17 11
Houston 6 4 3 21 18 13
Philadelphia 5 5 3 18 18 23
Columbus 4 4 4 16 15 12
New England 4 4 4 16 10 9
Chicago 2 7 2 8 7 17
Toronto FC 1 7 4 7 11 18
D.C. 1 9 2 5 6 22
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
FC Dallas 8 2 3 27 21 15
Portland 5 1 7 22 22 14
Real Salt Lake 6 5 3 21 18 15
Los Angeles 6 4 2 20 21 10
Colorado 5 4 4 19 13 10
Seattle 4 4 3 15 14 13
San Jose 3 5 6 15 13 20
Vancouver 3 4 4 13 14 16
Chivas USA 3 7 2 11 13 24
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Sunday, June 26
Sporting Kansas City 1, Houston 1, tie
New York 2, Columbus 2, tie
Los Angeles 4, Seattle FC 0
Saturday’s games
Philadelphia at Toronto FC, noon
Vancouver at New York, 1 p.m.
Houston at Columbus, 1:30 p.m.
Montreal at Sporting Kansas City, 2:30 p.m.
FC Dallas at Colorado, 3 p.m.
San Jose at Real Salt Lake, 3:30 p.m.
Seattle FC at Chivas USA, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Los Angeles at New England, 10:30 a.m.
D.C. United at Chicago, 11 a.m.
Tennis
French Open
Wednesday’s results
Singles
Men
First round
Benoit Paire (24), France, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 3-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-4.
Janko Tipsarevic (8), Serbia, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 6-2, 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Lukasz Kubot, Poland, def. Maxime Teixeira, France, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7), 6-2.
Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, def. Vasek Pospisil, Canada, 7-6 (9), 6-4, 6-7 (4), 2-6, 8-6.
Second round
David Ferrer (4), Spain, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3.
Marin Cilic (10), Croatia, def. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.
Viktor Troicki, Serbia, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-0, 6-7 (7), 6-4.
Feliciano Lopez, Spain, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (6), France, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-3.
Kevin Anderson (23), South Africa, def. Evgeny Donskoy, Russia, 6-7 (8), 6-1, 7-5, 6-2.
Jeremy Chardy (25), France, def. Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, 6-1, 7-5, 6-4.
Tommy Robredo (32), Spain, def. Igor Sijsling, Netherlands, 6-7 (2), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1.
Andreas Seppi (20), Italy, def. Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, 6-0, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (2), 4-6, 6-3.
Milos Raonic (14), Canada, def. Michael Llodra, France, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2.
Gilles Simon (15), France, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-1, 6-1.
Nicolas Almagro (11), Spain, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3.
Gael Monfils, France, def. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Julien Benneteau (30), France, def. Tobias Kamke, Germany, 7-6 (9), 7-5, 5-7, 0-6, 6-4.
Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Somdev Devvarman, India, 6-2, 6-1, 6-1.
Sam Querrey (18), United States, def. Jan Hajek, Czech Republic, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4.
Women
First round
Victoria Azarenka (3), Belarus, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-1, 6-4.
Petra Kvitova (7), Czech Republic, def. Aravane Rezai, France, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, Slovakia, def. Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-2.
Annika Beck, Germany, def. Sandra Zahlavova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-1.
Peng Shuai, China, def. Camila Giorgi, Italy, 6-4, 6-2.
Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, def. Heather Watson, Britain, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
Jamie Hampton, United States, def. Lucie Safarova (25), Czech Republic, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 9-7.
Ashleigh Barty, Australia, def. Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1.
Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Klara Zakopalova (23), Czech Republic, 7-6 (3), 6-2.
Maria Kirilenko (12), Russia, def. Nina Bratchikova, Portugal, 6-0, 6-1.
Second round
Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, def. Mallory Burdette, United States, 6-3, 6-2.
Angelique Kerber (8), Germany, def. Jana Cepelova, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-2.
Varvara Lepchenko (29), United States, def. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, 7-6 (5), 6-1.
Dinah Pfizenmaier, Germany, def. Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 6-3, 6-3.
Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Carla Suarez Navarro (20), Spain, def. Shelby Rogers, United States, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Sorana Cirstea (26), Romania, def. Johanna Larsson, Sweden, 6-1, 6-4.
Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, def. Caroline Wozniacki (10), Denmark, 7-6 (2), 6-3.
Sabine Lisicki (32), Germany, def. Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor, Spain, 6-4, 6-0.
Roberta Vinci (15), Italy, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (19), Russia, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4.
Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Caroline Garcia, France, 6-1, 6-2.
Virginie Razzano, France, def. Zuzana Kucova, Slovakia, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0.
Sara Errani (5), Italy, def. Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 6-1, 6-1.
Ana Ivanovic (14), Serbia, def. Mathilde Johansson, France, 6-2, 6-2.
Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, def. Madison Keys, United States, 6-4, 7-6 (2).
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned INF Yamaico Navarro to Norfolk (IL). Recalled 2B Ryan Flaherty from Norfolk.
BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned RHP Alex Wilson to Pawtucket (IL). Recalled OF Jackie Bradley Jr. from Pawtucket.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with OF Alex Llanos on a minor league contract.
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sent C Lou Marson to Akron (EL) for a rehab assignment.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned OF Robbie Grossman to Oklahoma City (PCL). Recalled RHP Brad Peacock from Oklahoma City. Sent RHP Josh Fields to Oklahoma City for a rehab assignment.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Assigned RHP Billy Buckner outright to Salt Lake (PCL). Placed LHP Sean Burnett on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Reinstated RHP Tommy Hanson from the restricted list.
MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned OF Chris Colabello to Rochester (IL). Reinstated INF Trevor Plouffe from the seven-day DL.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Sent 1B Mark Teixeira and 3B Kevin Youkilis to Trenton (EL) for rehab assignments.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Sent OF Josh Reddick to Sacramento (PCL) for a rehab assignment.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned RHP Brandon Maurer to Tacoma (PCL). Recalled INF Alex Liddi from Tacoma.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned RHP Jake Odorizzi to Durham (IL). Recalled RHP Alex Colome from Durham.
TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned LHP Martin Perez to Round Rock (PCL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Designated RHP Ramon Ortiz and 1B Clint Robinson for assignment. Optioned RHP Thad Weber to Buffalo (IL). Placed 3B Brett Lawrie on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Tuesday. Recalled RHP Todd Redmond from Buffalo. Selected the contracts of RHP Neil Wagner and LHP Juan Perez from Buffalo.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned LHP Tyler Skaggs to Reno (PCL).
ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned RHP Cory Rasmus to Gwinnett (IL). Reinstated RHP Jordan Walden from the 15-day DL. Sent RHP Brandon Beachy to Rome (SAL) for a rehab assignment.
COLORADO ROCKIES—Recalled RHP Rob Scahill from Colorado Springs (PCL). Optioned OF Charlie Blackmon to Colorado Springs.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent RHP Stephen Fife to Rancho Cucamonga (Cal) for a rehab assignment.
MIAMI MARLINS — Designated 2B Nick Green for assignment. Selected the contract of 3B Ed Lucas from New Orleans (PCL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Placed 3B Michael Young on the bereavement list. Recalled INF Cesar Hernandez from Lehigh Valley (IL).
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Optioned RHP Sandy Rosario to Fresno (PCL). Transferred LHP Eric Surkamp and INF Tony Abreu to the 60-day DL. Optioned LHP Mike Kickham to Fresno. Purchased the contract of RHP Ramon Ramirez from Fresno.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Optioned LHP Xavier Cedeno to Syracuse (IL). Recalled RHP Nate Karns from Harrisburg (EL). Sent OF Jayson Werth to Potomac (Carolina) for a rehab assignment.
Frontier League
EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed RHP Alex Sunderland.
RIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed RHP Andrew Virgili.
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Signed RHP Dan Cropper and OF Blake Helm. Released LHP Rich Hawkins. Traded OF Lyndon Estill to Copper State (Freedom).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS — Named Steve Clifford coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS — Waived FB Deon Goggins.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Named Jim Brown special adviser.
DALLAS COWBOYS — Released LS Charley Hughlett and WR Carlton Mitchell. Signed LS Jackson Anderson and OT J.B. Shugarts.
DENVER BRONCOS—Signed DB Quentin Jammer.
DETROIT LIONS — Claimed QB Thaddeus Lewis off waivers from Cleveland. Released QB Alex Carder.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed LB Stanford Keglar.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released WR Matt Austin and G Jordon Roussos. Signed WR Greg Herd. Claimed DT Michael Brooks off waivers from Detroit.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Announced the retirement of WR Steve Smith.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed to terms with C Brian Schwenke, DE Lavar Edwards, CB Khalid Wooten and S Daimion Stafford.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Named Larry Coyer advance scout and Aubrey Pleasant offensive assistant.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed DB Aaron Grymes and WRs Owen Spencer and Terrance Lewis.
OTTAWA — Named Brock Sunderland assistant general manager.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NEW YORK RANGERS — Fired coach John Tortorella.
PHOENIX COYOTES — Signed D James Melindy to a three-year, entry-level contract.
American Hockey League
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS — Signed RW Alex Aleardi to a one-year contract.
LACROSSE
Major League Lacrosse
HAMILTON NATIONALS — Traded M Jake Bernhardt to Ohio for a 2015 third-round draft pick.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
CHIVAS USA—Fired coach José Luis Sanchez Sola.
COLLEGE
ALABAMA — Named Kelly Curry, Terry Nooner and Shereka Wright women’s assistant basketball coaches and Grant Fausset director of women’s basketball operations.
ALASKA-ANCHORAGE—Asked Athletic Director Steve Cobb to step down from his post, effective immediately.
COLGATE — Named Jena Caccitore assistant field hockey coach.
GEORGIA — Suspended S Josh Harvey-Clemons one game.
ILLINOIS — Approved a contract extension for men’s basketball coach John Groce through April 2018.
TCU — Announced women’s basketball G Alexia Standish is transferring from Texas A&M.