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ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line

Major League Baseball
Today's Games
American League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

at Detroit -140 New York +130
at Cleveland -125 Toronto +115
at Tampa Bay -120 Los Angeles +110
Boston -165 at Minnesota +155
at Kansas City -120 Baltimore +110
at Texas -120 Oakland +110
Chicago -110 at Seattle +100
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

at New York -230 Cincinnati +210
at Chicago -125 Arizona +115
at Milwaukee -170 St. Louis +160
at San Fran. -125 Philadelphia +115
at Pittsburgh -110 Atlanta +100
at Washington -115 Florida +105
at San Diego -130 Colorado +120
at Los Angeles -175 Houston +165
———

NBA Playoffs
Today's Games
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG

at Orlando 41/2 (187) Detroit
at Cleveland 1 (1751/2) Boston
———

NHL Playoffs
Today's Game
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

at Detroit -220 Dallas +180
TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB—Reduced the three-game suspension of Yankee RHP Kyle Farnsworth to one game for throwing a fastball behind the head of Boston OF Manny Ramirez in a game on April 17. Suspended Seattle INF Richie Sexson for six games and fined him for charging the mound in a game against Texas on May 8. Fined Seattle RHP Felix Hernandez and Texas players C Gerald Laird and RHP Sidney Ponson for their actions during the game.
American LeagueTORONTO BLUE JAYS—Acquired OF Kevin Mench from Texas for cash considerations. Agreed to terms with OF Brad Wilkerson. Optioned INF Joe Inglett to Syracuse (IL). Designated LHP Gustavo Chacin and INF Sergio Santos for assignment.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLORADO AVALANCHE—Announced the contract of Joel Quenneville, coach, will not be renewed.
DALLAS STARS—Signed F Favian Brunnstrom to a two-year contract.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR SPRINT CUP

Dodge Challenger 500

(After Friday's qualifying; race today
At Darlington Raceway
Darlington, S.C.
Lap length: 1.366 miles)
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 179.442 mph.
2. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chev., 179.357.
3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 179.206.
4. (20) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 179.076.
5. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 178.965.
6. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 178.809.
7. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 178.129.
8. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 178.071.
9. (66) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 178.064.
10. (43) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 177.775.
11. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 177.736.
12. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 177.659.
13. (22) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 177.307.
14. (40) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 177.134.
15. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 177.109.
16. (01) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 177.109.
17. (78) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 177.077.
18. (00) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 177.070.
19. (42) J.P. Montoya, Dodge, 176.822.
20. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, 176.778.
21. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 176.638.
22. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 176.606.
23. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 176.581.
24. (28) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 176.568.
25. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 176.498.
26. (84) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 176.473.
27. (8) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 176.359.
28. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 176.283.
29. (5) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 176.170.
30. (44) David Reutimann, Toyota, 176.126.
31. (96) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 175.848.
32. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 175.666.
33. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 175.578.
34. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 175.528.
35. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 175.172.
36. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 174.494.
37. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 174.253.
38. (07) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 174.241.
39. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 173.644.
40. (7) Robby Gordon, Dodge, owner points.
41. (15) Paul Menard, Chev., owner points.
42. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, owner points.
43. (10) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge, 175.166.
GOLF
PGA TOUR

Players Championship

(At TPC Sawgrass,
Players Stadium Course
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Purse: $9.5 million
Yardage: 7,215; Par 72)
Second Round
Kenny Perry 68-70—138 -6
Bernhard Langer 72-67—139 -5
Paul Goydos 68-71—139 -5
Sergio Garcia 66-73—139 -5
Anthony Kim 70-70—140 -4
Boo Weekley 70-71—141 -3
Briny Baird 71-71—142 -2
John Merrick 70-72—142 -2
Fred Couples 70-72—142 -2
Stephen Ames 74-68—142 -2
Kevin Stadler 70-72—142 -2
Ben Crane 70-72—142 -2
Ernie Els 72-71—143 -1
Ian Poulter 69-74—143 -1
Phil Mickelson 70-73—143 -1
Miguel A. Jimenez 70-74—144 E
J.J. Henry 71-73—144 E
Chris DiMarco 71-73—144 E
Stuart Appleby 72-72—144 E
Retief Goosen 73-71—144 E
J.B. Holmes 72-72—144 E
Jeff Quinney 71-73—144 E
Bart Bryant 73-71—144 E
Rory Sabbatini 73-71—144 E
Henrik Stenson 73-71—144 E
Daniel Chopra 72-72—144 E
Soren Hansen 71-73—144 E
Cliff Kresge 74-71—145 +1
Billy Mayfair 72-73—145 +1
Carl Pettersson 74-71—145 +1
Chad Campbell 73-72—145 +1
Robert Allenby 74-71—145 +1
Heath Slocum 69-76—145 +1
Steve Elkington 69-76—145 +1
Aaron Baddeley 71-74—145 +1
Jose Maria Olazabal 70-75—145 +1
Jesper Parnevik 72-74—146 +2
Fredrik Jacobson 76-70—146 +2
Dean Wilson 74-72—146 +2
Todd Hamilton 69-77—146 +2
Brian Gay 72-74—146 +2
Ben Curtis 74-72—146 +2
Stewart Cink 71-75—146 +2
Adam Scott 75-71—146 +2
Johnson Wagner 72-74—146 +2
Jim Furyk 74-72—146 +2
Rocco Mediate 74-72—146 +2
Tim Petrovic 73-73—146 +2
Brett Quigley 70-76—146 +2
Troy Matteson 70-76—146 +2
Tom Lehman 73-73—146 +2
Ryan Moore 72-74—146 +2
Jerry Kelly 74-72—146 +2
Pat Perez 72-74—146 +2
Nick O'Hern 73-74—147 +3
Richard Sterne 77-70—147 +3
Kevin Na 72-75—147 +3
Mark Wilson 76-71—147 +3
David Toms 77-70—147 +3
Jonathan Byrd 76-71—147 +3
D.J. Trahan 70-77—147 +3
Luke Donald 75-72—147 +3
Camilo Villegas 74-73—147 +3
Charlie Wi 74-73—147 +3
Ken Duke 72-75—147 +3
Tommy Armour III 71-76—147 +3
Nicholas Thompson 70-77—147 +3
Mike Weir 71-76—147 +3
Nick Watney 76-71—147 +3
Greg Kraft 75-72—147 +3
Davis Love III 73-74—147 +3
Woody Austin 71-76—147 +3
Jason Bohn 74-73—147 +3
Jose Coceres 72-75—147 +3
LPGA TOUR

Michelob Ultra Open

(At Kingsmille Resort
and Spa, River Course
Williamsburg, Va.
Purse: $2.2 million
Yardage: 6,315; Par: 71)
Second Round
Annika Sorenstam 64-66—130 -12
Jeong Jang 67-66—133 -9
Lorena Ochoa 65-68—133 -9
Meena Lee 67-68—135 -7
Meredith Duncan 68-68—136 -6
Kristy McPherson 68-68—136 -6
Karen Stupples 67-69—136 -6
Jimin Kang 67-69—136 -6
Becky Morgan 67-69—136 -6
Christina Kim 70-67—137 -5
Song-Hee Kim 66-71—137 -5
Diana D'Alessio 65-72—137 -5
Ji Young Oh 69-69—138 -4
Louise Friberg 69-69—138 -4
Beth Bader 68-70—138 -4
Juli Inkster 68-70—138 -4
Sandra Gal 68-70—138 -4
Stacy Prammanasudh 66-72—138 -4
Hee Young Park 66-72—138 -4
Katherine Hull 70-69—139 -3
Laura Diaz 70-69—139 -3
Yani Tseng 70-69—139 -3
Catriona Matthew 69-70—139 -3
Angela Stanford 69-70—139 -3
Kris Tamulis 68-71—139 -3
Soo-Yun Kang 68-71—139 -3
Maria Hjorth 68-71—139 -3
Jee Young Lee 68-71—139 -3
Cristie Kerr 68-71—139 -3
Inbee Park 67-72—139 -3
Janice Moodie 66-73—139 -3
Sun Young Yoo 64-75—139 -3
Nicole Castrale 72-68—140 -2
Na On Min 72-68—140 -2
Paula Creamer 71-69—140 -2
Teresa Lu 70-70—140 -2
Jamie Hullett 69-71—140 -2
Pat Hurst 69-71—140 -2
Sung Ah Yim 69-71—140 -2
Allison Fouch 69-71—140 -2
Marcy Hart 69-71—140 -2
Dina Ammaccapane 68-72—140 -2
Helen Alfredsson 67-73—140 -2
Candie Kung 66-74—140 -2
Mhairi McKay 63-77—140 -2
Johanna Head 74-67—141 -1
Danielle Downey 70-71—141 -1
Heather Young 70-71—141 -1
Sarah Kemp 70-71—141 -1
Karrie Webb 70-71—141 -1
Katie Futcher 69-72—141 -1
Russy Gulyanamitta 68-73—141 -1
Eun-Hee Ji 66-75—141 -1
Hee-Won Han 74-68—142 E
Michele Redman 72-70—142 E
Nancy Scranton 72-70—142 E
In-Kyung Kim 72-70—142 E
Brittany Lang 71-71—142 E
Laura Davies 71-71—142 E
Lindsey Wright 71-71—142 E
Suzann Pettersen 71-71—142 E
Sophie Gustafson 71-71—142 E
Shi Hyun Ahn 71-71—142 E
Alena Sharp 70-72—142 E
Kyeong Bae 69-73—142 E
Sophie Giquel 69-73—142 E
Na Yeon Choi 69-73—142 E
Natalie Gulbis 69-73—142 E
Emily Bastel 69-73—142 E
Leta Lindley 69-73—142 E
Marisa Baena 69-73—142 E
Carolina Llano 68-74—142 E
EUROPEAN PGA

Italian Open

(At Castello di Tolcinasco
Golf and Country Club course
Milan, Italy; Purse: $2.63 million
Yardage: 7,283; Par: 72 (36-36))
Second Round, Leading Scores
Robert Karlsson, Sweden 68-61—129
Mark Foster, England 65-66—131
Hennie Otto, South Africa 65-66—131
Estanislao Goya, Argentina 66-67—133
Anders Hansen, Denmark 68-65—133
Philip Archer, England 70-64—134
Bradley Dredge, Wales 69-65—134
Marcus Fraser, Australia 67-67—134
Maarten Lafeber, Netherlands 68-66—134
Christian Nilsson, Sweden 67-67—134
Marco Ruiz, Paraguay 64-70—134
Alvaro Velasco, Spain 70-64—134
Shiv Kapur, India 70-65—135
Sam Little, England 69-66—135
David Lynn, England 68-67—135
Ross McGowan, England 64-71—135
Marc Warren, Scotland 65-70—135
Steve Webster, England 66-69—135
Oliver Wilson, England 66-69—135
Also
John Daly, United States 67-73—140
SOFTBALL
COLLEGE

Scoring Summary
Mid-American Conference TournamentKENT STATE 6, BALL STATE 3

Ball State 000 300 0 — 3 4 0
Kent State 101 040 X — 6 7 0

Batteries—Milian and Gross; Reyniolds and Hair. W—Reynolds, 24-4. L—Milian. Save—none. HR—Ball State: Gross. Kent State: Toocheck; Fitzpatrick.
FOOTBALL
ARENA LEAGUE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 9 1 0 .900 640 495
Dallas 8 1 0 .889 429 401

Cleveland 6 4 0 .600 578 582

New York 5 4 0 .556 452 430
Columbus 2 7 0 .222 431 486
Southern Division
W L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 7 4 0 .636 611 539
Orlando 7 4 0 .636 617 600
Georgia 4 5 0 .444 521 486
Tampa Bay 4 6 0 .400 519 541
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 8 2 0 .800 588 461
Colorado 4 5 0 .444 480 490
Grand Rapids 3 6 0 .333 511 535
Kansas City 1 8 0 .111 432 548
Western Division
W L T Pct PF PA

San Jose 5 5 0 .500 542 539
Arizona 4 5 0 .444 460 531
Los Angeles 4 6 0 .400 561 629
Utah 1 9 0 .100 565 644
———
Friday's ResultsCleveland 62, Orlando 43
Tampa Bay 41, New Orleans 37
San Jose at Arizona, late
Today's GamesColumbus at Kansas City, 6 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Utah, 9 p.m.
New York at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
BASEBALL
EASTERN LEAGUE (AA)

North Division
W L Pct. GB

Trenton (Yankees) 24 12 .667 —
Portland (Red Sox) 20 14 .588 3
New Britain (Twins) 19 14 .576 31/2
Connecticut (Giants) 17 16 .515 51/2
Binghamton (Mets) 14 20 .412 9
New Hampshire (B. Jays) 11 22 .333 111/2
South Division
W L Pct. GB

Harrisburg (Nationals) 21 13 .618 —
Bowie (Orioles) 19 16 .543 21/2
Reading (Phillies) 16 18 .471 5

Akron (Indians) 15 19 .441 6

Erie (Tigers) 15 19 .441 6
Altoona (Pirates) 13 21 .382 8
———
Friday's ResultsBinghamton at Connecticut, ppd., rain
Bowie 7, Portland 3
Reading 3, Altoona 0
Harrisburg 4, Erie 3
New Hampshire 12, New Britain 11
Trenton 12, Akron 1
Today's Games
Bowie at Portland, 1:00 p.m.
New Britain at New Hampshirem, 1:05 p.m.
Altoona at Reading, 6:05 p.m.
Binghamton at Connecticut, 6:35 p.m.
Harrisburg at Erie, 6:35 p.m.
Trenton at Akron, 7:05 p.m.
Box Score



THUNDER 12, AEROS 1



Trenton ab r h bi Akron ab r h bi

Pena ss 4 2 2 2 Cnstnza cf 3 0 1 0
Jackson cf 4 1 1 1 Rdrguez 2b 2 1 1 0
Curtis lf 4 1 2 1 Gimenez c 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez rf 4 1 3 1 Hodges 3b 2 0 1 1
Pilittere c 4 1 1 1 Head rf 4 0 1 0
Tabata dh 5 1 0 0 Whitney 1b 4 0 0 0
Malec 1b 5 2 3 2 Goleski dh 3 0 0 0
Russo 3b 4 0 1 1 Panther lf 4 0 1 0
Corona 2b 5 3 2 2 Pnckny ss 3 0 1 0

Totals
39 12 15 11 Totals 30 1 6 1
Trenton 100 402 140 — 12 15 3
Akron 000 001 000 — 1 6 0

E—Russo (2), Pena (6), Gardner (1). LOB—Trenton 6; Akron 7. 2B—Corona (7), Curtis (6), Pena (7). HR—none. SB—Gonzalez (1). CS—Constanza (3). SF—Russo, Gonzalez; Hodges. GIDP—Tabata; Gimenez, Constanza, Head.

DP—Trenton 3 (Corona-Pena-Malec), (Russo-Corona-Malec), (Pena-Malec); Akron 1 (Rodriguez-Whitney).

Trenton ip h r er bb so

Wright W, 5-1 7 6 1 0 3 3
Gardner 1 0 0 0 1 1
Kroenke 1 0 0 0 0 2

Akron ip h r er bb so

Edell L, 1-3 5 9 7 7 0 1
Stiller 2 3 1 1 0 3
Nottingham 1/3 3 4 4 2 0
Roehl 2/3 0 0 0 0 0
Burton 1 0 0 0 0 1

Inherited runners-scored—Stiller 2-2, Roehl 1-0.

WP—Stiller, Nottingham.

T—3:04. Att—5,196.
COLLEGE

Scoring Summaries
AKRON 15, KENT STATE 7

Kent State 400 120 000 — 7 10 4
Akron 402 051 03X — 15 16 2


Batteries—Stillings, Ross (5), Davis (8) and Hindel; F. Turocy and Turk. W—F. Turocy, 6-2. L—Stillings, 2-7. HR—Kent State: Klafczynski (8), Weibley (1). Akron: Turk (3), Chiera (2)

Records: Kent State 29-18, 12-7; Akron 24-19, 8-8.

Notes: Kent State: Rohan double, 2 RBI; Bartholomew 2 singles; Klafczynski home run, single, 2 RBI; Hindel 2 singles. Akron: Turk grand slam home run; McNulty 4 singles, RBI; White 3 singles, 3 runs, RBI; Chiera home run, single, 3 runs, 2 RBI; Roberts 2 singles, 2 RBI, 2 runs; D. Turocy single, double, 2 RBI, 2 runs; Bednar double, 3 RBI; F. Turocy 7 strikeouts.
OTTERBEIN 5, MOUNT UNION 3

Otterbein 003 110 000 — 5 8 2
Mount Union 002 000 010 — 3 9 1


Batteries—Stevens and Hutchison; Thomas, Irwin (4) and Nell. W—Stevens, 5-2. L—Thomas, 4-3. Save—none. HR—Otterbein: Lassak (4).

Records: Otterbein 26-14; Mount Union 20-18.

Notes: Otterbein: Stevens, complete game, 3 hits allowed; Edwards, 2 RBI. Mount Union: Knott single, double, 2 RBI.
BASKETBALL
NBA

Playoff Glance

QUARTERFINALS(Best-of-seven)EASTERN CONFERENCECELTICS VS. CAVALIERS(Boston leads series 2-0)Game 1: Boston 76, Cleveland 72
Game 2: Boston 89, Cleveland 73
Today's Game: at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Monday's Game: at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
*May 14: at Boston, TBA
*May 16: at Cleveland, TBA
*May 18: at Boston, TBA
PISTONS VS. MAGIC(Detroit leads series 2-1)Game 1: Detroit 91, Orlando 72
Game 2: Detroit 100, Orlando 93
Game 3: Orlando 111, Detroit 86
Today's Game: at Orlando, 5 p.m.
Tuesday's Game: at Detroit, 7 or 8 p.m.
*May 15: at Orlando, TBA
*May 18: at Detroit, TBA
———
WESTERN CONFERENCE
LAKERS VS. JAZZ(Los Angeles leads series 2-0)Game 1: L.A. Lakers 109, Utah 98
Game 2: L.A. Lakers 120, Utah 110
Friday's Result: at Utah, late
Sunday's Game: at Utah, 3:30 p.m.
*May 14: at L.A. Lakers, TBA
*May 16: at Utah, TBA
*May 19: at L.A. Lakers, TBA
HORNETS VS. SPURS(New Orleans leads series 2-1)Game 1: New Orleans 101, San Antonio 82
Game 2: New Orleans 102, San Antonio 84
Game 3: San Antonio 110, New Orleans 99
Sunday's Game: at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Tuesday's Game: at New Orleans, 9 or 9:30 p.m.
*May 15: at San Antonio, TBA
*May 19: at New Orleans, TBA
Scoring Summary


JAZZ 104, LAKERS 99

L.A. LAKERS (99) — Radmanovic 3-7 0-0 8, Odom 3-3 6-8 13, Gasol 6-10 0-0 12, Fisher 3-6 6-7 13, Bryant 10-20 14-17 34, Farmar 0-6 0-0 0, Turiaf 4-5 0-1 8, Walton 3-6 4-4 11, Vujacic 0-3 0-0 0. Totals: 32-66 30-37 99.

UTAH (104) — Kirilenko 5-9 2-2 12, Boozer 12-21 3-7 27, Okur 8-14 2-3 22, Williams 6-12 5-6 18, Brewer 1-5 4-6 6, Harpring 4-8 4-4 12, Millsap 1-3 0-0 2, Korver 2-5 0-0 5, Price 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 39-78 20-28 104.
L.A. Lakers 23 20 29 27 — 99
Utah
23 29 27 25 — 104

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 5-23 (Radmanovic 2-6, Odom 1-1, Walton 1-2, Fisher 1-3, Vujacic 0-2, Farmar 0-3, Bryant 0-6), Utah 6-16 (Okur 4-7, Korver 1-3, Williams 1-4, Price 0-1, Kirilenko 0-1). Fouled Out—Kirilenko. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 43 (Odom 12), Utah 45 (Boozer 20). Assists—L.A. Lakers 14 (Bryant 7), Utah 21 (Williams 12). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 23, Utah 28. Technicals—Utah Coach Sloan, Utah defensive three second. Att—19,911 (19,911).

* — denotes if necessary.
SOCCER
MLS

Today's GamesColorado at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.
Columbus at San Jose, 10 p.m.
New York at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
HOCKEY
NHL

Playoff Glance

CONFERENCE FINALS(Best-of-seven)EASTERN CONFERENCEPENGUINS VS. FLYERS(Pittsburgh leads series 1-0)Friday's Result: Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 2
Sunday's Game: at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday's Game: at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
May 15: at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
*May 18: at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m.
*May 20: at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
*May 22: at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
———
WESTERN CONFERENCE
RED WINGS VS. STARS(Detroit leads series 1-0)Game 1: Detroit 4, Dallas 1
Today's Game: at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Monday's Game: at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Wednesday's Game: at Dallas, 8 p.m.
*May 17: at Detroit, 1:30 p.m.
*May 19: at Dallas, 8 p.m.
*May 21: at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

* — denotes if necessary.
Scoring Summary
PENGUINS 4, FLYERS 2

Philadelphia 2
0 0—2
Pittsburgh
3 1 0—4

First Period—1, Pittsburgh, Sykora 5 (Malone, Malkin), 6:19. 2, Philadelphia, Richards 5 (Umberger, Coburn), 8:30. 3, Philadelphia, Richards 6 (Lupul, Umberger), 12:50. 4, Pittsburgh, Crosby 3 (Hossa), 14:11. 5, Pittsburgh, Malkin 7 (Whitney), 19:53. Penalty—Whitney, Pit (delay of game), 1:22.

Second Period—6, Pittsburgh, Malkin 8 (Gonchar), 4:50 (sh). Penalties—Orpik, Pit (holding), 3:35; Carter, Phi (hooking), 5:04.

Third Period—None. Penalties—Whitney, Pit (tripping), 11:32; Upshall, Phi, minor-misconduct (cross-checking), 18:32; Hatcher, Phi (roughing), 18:32; Malkin, Pit (roughing), 18:32; Coburn, Phi (hooking), 19:55.

Shots on Goal—Philadelphia 12-7-9—28. Pittsburgh 11-6-4—21. Power-play opportunities—Philadelphia 0 of 3; Pittsburgh 0 of 2. Goalies—Philadelphia, Biron 8-5 (21 shots-17 saves). Pittsburgh, Fleury 9-1 (28-26).

Att—17,132 (16,940). T—2:26.

AHL

Playoff Glance

Eastern Conference
DIVISION FINALS
(Best-of-seven)
Atlantic Division
Providence vs. Portland(Portland wins series 4-2)
Game 1:
Providence 4, Portland 0
Game 2: Providence 7, Portland 1
Game 3: Portland 4, Providence 3, OT
Game 4: Portland 3, Providence 2, OT
Game 5: Portland 3, Providence 2
Friday's Result: Portland 5, Providence 4
———
East Division
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Philadelphia(Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 4-1)
Game 1:
Philadelphia 5, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2
Game 2: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 5, Philadelphia 4, OT
Game 3: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3, Philadelphia 2
Game 4: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 8, Philadelphia 4
Friday's Result: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3, Philadelphia 1, ———
Western Conference
North Division
Toronto vs. Syracuse(Syracuse leads series 3-2)
Game 1:
Syracuse 5, Toronto 1
Game 2: Syracuse 3, Toronto 1
Game 3: Toronto 8, Syracuse 2
Game 4: Syracuse 5, Toronto 4, OT
Friday's Result: Toronto 4, Syracuse 3, OT
Today's Game: Toronto at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m.
May 12: Syracuse at Toronto, 7:30 p.m., if necessary
———
West Division
Chicago vs. Rockford(seried tied 2-2)
Game 1:
Chicago 4, Rockford 1
Game 2: Chicago 7, Rockford 3
Game 3: Rockford 3, Chicago 1


ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line

Major League Baseball
Today's Games
American League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

at Detroit -140 New York +130
at Cleveland -125 Toronto +115
at Tampa Bay -120 Los Angeles +110
Boston -165 at Minnesota +155
at Kansas City -120 Baltimore +110
at Texas -120 Oakland +110
Chicago -110 at Seattle +100
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

at New York -230 Cincinnati +210
at Chicago -125 Arizona +115
at Milwaukee -170 St. Louis +160
at San Fran. -125 Philadelphia +115
at Pittsburgh -110 Atlanta +100
at Washington -115 Florida +105
at San Diego -130 Colorado +120
at Los Angeles -175 Houston +165
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NBA Playoffs
Today's Games
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG

at Orlando 41/2 (187) Detroit
at Cleveland 1 (1751/2) Boston
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NHL Playoffs
Today's Game
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

at Detroit -220 Dallas +180
TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB—Reduced the three-game suspension of Yankee RHP Kyle Farnsworth to one game for throwing a fastball behind the head of Boston OF Manny Ramirez in a game on April 17. Suspended Seattle INF Richie Sexson for six games and fined him for charging the mound in a game against Texas on May 8. Fined Seattle RHP Felix Hernandez and Texas players C Gerald Laird and RHP Sidney Ponson for their actions during the game.
American LeagueTORONTO BLUE JAYS—Acquired OF Kevin Mench from Texas for cash considerations. Agreed to terms with OF Brad Wilkerson. Optioned INF Joe Inglett to Syracuse (IL). Designated LHP Gustavo Chacin and INF Sergio Santos for assignment.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLORADO AVALANCHE—Announced the contract of Joel Quenneville, coach, will not be renewed.
DALLAS STARS—Signed F Favian Brunnstrom to a two-year contract.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR SPRINT CUP

Dodge Challenger 500

(After Friday's qualifying; race today
At Darlington Raceway
Darlington, S.C.
Lap length: 1.366 miles)
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 179.442 mph.
2. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chev., 179.357.
3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 179.206.
4. (20) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 179.076.
5. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 178.965.
6. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 178.809.
7. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 178.129.
8. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 178.071.
9. (66) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 178.064.
10. (43) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 177.775.
11. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 177.736.
12. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 177.659.
13. (22) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 177.307.
14. (40) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 177.134.
15. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 177.109.
16. (01) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 177.109.
17. (78) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 177.077.
18. (00) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 177.070.
19. (42) J.P. Montoya, Dodge, 176.822.
20. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, 176.778.
21. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 176.638.
22. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 176.606.
23. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 176.581.
24. (28) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 176.568.
25. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 176.498.
26. (84) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 176.473.
27. (8) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 176.359.
28. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 176.283.
29. (5) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 176.170.
30. (44) David Reutimann, Toyota, 176.126.
31. (96) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 175.848.
32. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 175.666.
33. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 175.578.
34. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 175.528.
35. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 175.172.
36. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 174.494.
37. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 174.253.
38. (07) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 174.241.
39. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 173.644.
40. (7) Robby Gordon, Dodge, owner points.
41. (15) Paul Menard, Chev., owner points.
42. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, owner points.
43. (10) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge, 175.166.
GOLF
PGA TOUR

Players Championship

(At TPC Sawgrass,
Players Stadium Course
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Purse: $9.5 million
Yardage: 7,215; Par 72)
Second Round
Kenny Perry 68-70—138 -6
Bernhard Langer 72-67—139 -5
Paul Goydos 68-71—139 -5
Sergio Garcia 66-73—139 -5
Anthony Kim 70-70—140 -4
Boo Weekley 70-71—141 -3
Briny Baird 71-71—142 -2
John Merrick 70-72—142 -2
Fred Couples 70-72—142 -2
Stephen Ames 74-68—142 -2
Kevin Stadler 70-72—142 -2
Ben Crane 70-72—142 -2
Ernie Els 72-71—143 -1
Ian Poulter 69-74—143 -1
Phil Mickelson 70-73—143 -1
Miguel A. Jimenez 70-74—144 E
J.J. Henry 71-73—144 E
Chris DiMarco 71-73—144 E
Stuart Appleby 72-72—144 E
Retief Goosen 73-71—144 E
J.B. Holmes 72-72—144 E
Jeff Quinney 71-73—144 E
Bart Bryant 73-71—144 E
Rory Sabbatini 73-71—144 E
Henrik Stenson 73-71—144 E
Daniel Chopra 72-72—144 E
Soren Hansen 71-73—144 E
Cliff Kresge 74-71—145 +1
Billy Mayfair 72-73—145 +1
Carl Pettersson 74-71—145 +1
Chad Campbell 73-72—145 +1
Robert Allenby 74-71—145 +1
Heath Slocum 69-76—145 +1
Steve Elkington 69-76—145 +1
Aaron Baddeley 71-74—145 +1
Jose Maria Olazabal 70-75—145 +1
Jesper Parnevik 72-74—146 +2
Fredrik Jacobson 76-70—146 +2
Dean Wilson 74-72—146 +2
Todd Hamilton 69-77—146 +2
Brian Gay 72-74—146 +2
Ben Curtis 74-72—146 +2
Stewart Cink 71-75—146 +2
Adam Scott 75-71—146 +2
Johnson Wagner 72-74—146 +2
Jim Furyk 74-72—146 +2
Rocco Mediate 74-72—146 +2
Tim Petrovic 73-73—146 +2
Brett Quigley 70-76—146 +2
Troy Matteson 70-76—146 +2
Tom Lehman 73-73—146 +2
Ryan Moore 72-74—146 +2
Jerry Kelly 74-72—146 +2
Pat Perez 72-74—146 +2
Nick O'Hern 73-74—147 +3
Richard Sterne 77-70—147 +3
Kevin Na 72-75—147 +3
Mark Wilson 76-71—147 +3
David Toms 77-70—147 +3
Jonathan Byrd 76-71—147 +3
D.J. Trahan 70-77—147 +3
Luke Donald 75-72—147 +3
Camilo Villegas 74-73—147 +3
Charlie Wi 74-73—147 +3
Ken Duke 72-75—147 +3
Tommy Armour III 71-76—147 +3
Nicholas Thompson 70-77—147 +3
Mike Weir 71-76—147 +3
Nick Watney 76-71—147 +3
Greg Kraft 75-72—147 +3
Davis Love III 73-74—147 +3
Woody Austin 71-76—147 +3
Jason Bohn 74-73—147 +3
Jose Coceres 72-75—147 +3
LPGA TOUR

Michelob Ultra Open

(At Kingsmille Resort
and Spa, River Course
Williamsburg, Va.
Purse: $2.2 million
Yardage: 6,315; Par: 71)
Second Round
Annika Sorenstam 64-66—130 -12
Jeong Jang 67-66—133 -9
Lorena Ochoa 65-68—133 -9
Meena Lee 67-68—135 -7
Meredith Duncan 68-68—136 -6
Kristy McPherson 68-68—136 -6
Karen Stupples 67-69—136 -6
Jimin Kang 67-69—136 -6
Becky Morgan 67-69—136 -6
Christina Kim 70-67—137 -5
Song-Hee Kim 66-71—137 -5
Diana D'Alessio 65-72—137 -5
Ji Young Oh 69-69—138 -4
Louise Friberg 69-69—138 -4
Beth Bader 68-70—138 -4
Juli Inkster 68-70—138 -4
Sandra Gal 68-70—138 -4
Stacy Prammanasudh 66-72—138 -4
Hee Young Park 66-72—138 -4
Katherine Hull 70-69—139 -3
Laura Diaz 70-69—139 -3
Yani Tseng 70-69—139 -3
Catriona Matthew 69-70—139 -3
Angela Stanford 69-70—139 -3
Kris Tamulis 68-71—139 -3
Soo-Yun Kang 68-71—139 -3
Maria Hjorth 68-71—139 -3
Jee Young Lee 68-71—139 -3
Cristie Kerr 68-71—139 -3
Inbee Park 67-72—139 -3
Janice Moodie 66-73—139 -3
Sun Young Yoo 64-75—139 -3
Nicole Castrale 72-68—140 -2
Na On Min 72-68—140 -2
Paula Creamer 71-69—140 -2
Teresa Lu 70-70—140 -2
Jamie Hullett 69-71—140 -2
Pat Hurst 69-71—140 -2
Sung Ah Yim 69-71—140 -2
Allison Fouch 69-71—140 -2
Marcy Hart 69-71—140 -2
Dina Ammaccapane 68-72—140 -2
Helen Alfredsson 67-73—140 -2
Candie Kung 66-74—140 -2
Mhairi McKay 63-77—140 -2
Johanna Head 74-67—141 -1
Danielle Downey 70-71—141 -1
Heather Young 70-71—141 -1
Sarah Kemp 70-71—141 -1
Karrie Webb 70-71—141 -1
Katie Futcher 69-72—141 -1
Russy Gulyanamitta 68-73—141 -1
Eun-Hee Ji 66-75—141 -1
Hee-Won Han 74-68—142 E
Michele Redman 72-70—142 E
Nancy Scranton 72-70—142 E
In-Kyung Kim 72-70—142 E
Brittany Lang 71-71—142 E
Laura Davies 71-71—142 E
Lindsey Wright 71-71—142 E
Suzann Pettersen 71-71—142 E
Sophie Gustafson 71-71—142 E
Shi Hyun Ahn 71-71—142 E
Alena Sharp 70-72—142 E
Kyeong Bae 69-73—142 E
Sophie Giquel 69-73—142 E
Na Yeon Choi 69-73—142 E
Natalie Gulbis 69-73—142 E
Emily Bastel 69-73—142 E
Leta Lindley 69-73—142 E
Marisa Baena 69-73—142 E
Carolina Llano 68-74—142 E
EUROPEAN PGA

Italian Open

(At Castello di Tolcinasco
Golf and Country Club course
Milan, Italy; Purse: $2.63 million
Yardage: 7,283; Par: 72 (36-36))
Second Round, Leading Scores
Robert Karlsson, Sweden 68-61—129
Mark Foster, England 65-66—131
Hennie Otto, South Africa 65-66—131
Estanislao Goya, Argentina 66-67—133
Anders Hansen, Denmark 68-65—133
Philip Archer, England 70-64—134
Bradley Dredge, Wales 69-65—134
Marcus Fraser, Australia 67-67—134
Maarten Lafeber, Netherlands 68-66—134
Christian Nilsson, Sweden 67-67—134
Marco Ruiz, Paraguay 64-70—134
Alvaro Velasco, Spain 70-64—134
Shiv Kapur, India 70-65—135
Sam Little, England 69-66—135
David Lynn, England 68-67—135
Ross McGowan, England 64-71—135
Marc Warren, Scotland 65-70—135
Steve Webster, England 66-69—135
Oliver Wilson, England 66-69—135
Also
John Daly, United States 67-73—140
SOFTBALL
COLLEGE

Scoring Summary
Mid-American Conference TournamentKENT STATE 6, BALL STATE 3



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