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Wright out, Perry in
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Simpson joins Flashes
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ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line
Today's Games
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at New York -130 Cincinnati +120
Atlanta -120 at Pittsburgh +110
at Washington -125 Florida +115
at Milwaukee -120 St. Louis +110
at Chicago -155 Arizona +145
at San Diego -165 Colorado +155
Philadelphia -120 at San Fran. +110
at Los Angeles -155 Houston +145
American League
at Cleveland -130 Toronto +120
New York -115 at Detroit +105
Los Angeles -115 at Tampa Bay +105
at Kansas City -150 Baltimore +140
Oakland -125 at Texas +115
Chicago -115 at Seattle +105
Boston -120 at Minnesota +110
NBA Playoffs
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
at Utah 31/2 (211) L.A. Lakers
at San Antonio 6 (188) New Orleans
NHL Playoffs
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Pittsburgh -220 Philadelphia +180
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
• OAKLAND ATHLETICSActivated OF Travis Buck from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Sacramento (PCL).
• NEW YORK YANKEESPlaced RHP Jonathan Albaladejo on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Chris Britton from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
• TORONTO BLUE JAYSPlaced OF Vernon Wells and RHP Jeremy Accardo on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Joe Inglett from Syracuse (IL). Purchased the contract of RHP Armando Benitez from Syracuse. Designated RHP Tracy Thorpe for assignment.
National League
• ATLANTA BRAVESPlaced RHP Buddy Carlyle on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Chuck James from Richmond (IL).
• SAN FRANCISCO GIANTSActivated SS Omar Vizquel from the 15-day DL. Optioned SS Brian Bocock to Fresno (PCL).
Midwest League
• QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITSReleased OF Justin Roberson. Announced Palm Beach (FSL) assigned OF Tommy Pham to the team.
Northern League
• FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKSReleased RHP Gary Lee, RHP Dustin Lidyard and LHP Jason Beasley.
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
• PHILADELPHIA SOULSigned QB Glen Gauntt and DL Kevin Carberry.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
• DETROIT RED WINGSSigned F Ville Leino to a one-year contract.
ECHL
• ECHLSuspended Cincinnati D Chad Starling and South Carolina D Grant McNeill one game apiece for their actions in a May 9 playoff game.
GOLF
PGA TOUR
Players Championship
Saturday's Results
(At TPC Sawgrass, Players Stadium Course
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Purse: $9.5 million
Yardage: 7,215; Par 72)
Third Round
Paul Goydos 68-71-70209 -7
Kenny Perry 68-70-72210 -6
Sergio Garcia 66-73-73212 -4
Jeff Quinney 71-73-70214 -2
Phil Mickelson 70-73-71214 -2
Bernhard Langer 72-67-75214 -2
Greg Kraft 75-72-68215 -1
Tom Lehman 73-73-69215 -1
Tim Petrovic 73-73-69215 -1
J.B. Holmes 72-72-71215 -1
Stuart Appleby 72-72-71215 -1
Briny Baird 71-71-73215 -1
Boo Weekley 70-71-74215 -1
Charlie Wi 74-73-69216 E
Jerry Kelly 74-72-70216 E
Jesper Parnevik 72-74-70216 E
Fredrik Jacobson 76-70-70216 E
Ian Poulter 69-74-73216 E
Stephen Ames 74-68-74216 E
Davis Love III 73-74-70217 +1
Jim Furyk 74-72-71217 +1
Adam Scott 75-71-71217 +1
Ben Curtis 74-72-71217 +1
Soren Hansen 71-73-73217 +1
Daniel Chopra 72-72-73217 +1
J.J. Henry 71-73-73217 +1
Ernie Els 72-71-74217 +1
Ben Crane 70-72-75217 +1
Jose Coceres 72-75-71218 +2
Nicholas Thompson 70-77-71218 +2
Pat Perez 72-74-72218 +2
Brett Quigley 70-76-72218 +2
Rocco Mediate 74-72-72218 +2
Jonathan Byrd 76-71-72219 +3
Mark Wilson 76-71-72219 +3
Ryan Moore 72-74-73219 +3
Stewart Cink 71-75-73219 +3
Henrik Stenson 73-71-75219 +3
Rory Sabbatini 73-71-75219 +3
Fred Couples 70-72-77219 +3
John Merrick 70-72-77219 +3
Anthony Kim 70-70-79219 +3
Woody Austin 71-76-73220 +4
Carl Pettersson 74-71-75220 +4
Miguel A. Jimenez 70-74-76220 +4
Kevin Stadler 70-72-78220 +4
Nick Watney 76-71-74221 +5
Luke Donald 75-72-74221 +5
Brian Gay 72-74-75221 +5
Dean Wilson 74-72-75221 +5
Todd Hamilton 69-77-75221 +5
Retief Goosen 73-71-77221 +5
Mike Weir 71-76-75222 +6
D.J. Trahan 70-77-75222 +6
Nick O'Hern 73-74-75222 +6
Aaron Baddeley 71-74-77222 +6
Steve Elkington 69-76-77222 +6
Chad Campbell 73-72-77222 +6
Robert Allenby 74-71-77222 +6
Billy Mayfair 72-73-77222 +6
Cliff Kresge 74-71-77222 +6
Chris DiMarco 71-73-78222 +6
Ken Duke 72-75-76223 +7
David Toms 77-70-76223 +7
Kevin Na 72-75-76223 +7
Richard Sterne 77-70-76223 +7
Johnson Wagner 72-74-77223 +7
Heath Slocum 69-76-78223 +7
Bart Bryant 73-71-79223 +7
Camilo Villegas 74-73-77224 +8
Jose Maria Olazabal 70-75-80225 +9
Jason Bohn 74-73-79226 +10
Troy Matteson 70-76-80226 +10
Tommy Armour III 71-76-80227 +11
EUROPEAN PGA TOUR
Italian Open
Saturday's Results
(At Castello di Tolcinasco
Golf and Country Club course
Milan, Italy
Purse: $2.63 million
Yardage: 7,283; Par: 72)
Third Round
Hennie Otto, South Africa 65-66-63194
Robert Karlsson, Sweden 68-61-69198
Christian Nilsson, Sweden 67-67-64198
Alvaro Velasco, Spain 70-64-64198
Philip Archer, England 70-64-65199
Ross McGowan, England 64-71-64199
Gregory Havret, England 70-67-63200
Oliver Wilson, England 66-69-65200
Estanislao Goya, Argentina 66-67-68201
Anders Hansen, Denmark 68-65-68201
Marcel Siem, Germany 70-66-65201
Marco Soffietti, Italy 72-66-63201
Paul Broadhurst, England 69-67-67203
Mark Foster, England 65-66-72203
Marcus Fraser, Australia 67-67-69203
Maarten Lafeber, Netherlands 68-66-69203
Alexandre Rocha, Brazil 69-68-66203
Also
John Daly, United States 67-73-68208
LPGA TOUR
Michelob Ultra Open
Saturday's Results
(At Kingsmille Resort and Spa, River Course
Williamsburg, Va.
Purse: $2.2 million
Yardage: 6,315; Par: 71)
Third Round
Annika Sorenstam 64-66-69199 -14
Jeong Jang 67-66-69202 -11
Christina Kim 70-67-66203 -10
Maria Hjorth 68-71-66205 -8
Candie Kung 66-74-66206 -7
Jee Young Lee 68-71-67206 -7
Inbee Park 67-72-67206 -7
Ji Young Oh 69-69-68206 -7
Karen Stupples 67-69-70206 -7
Suzann Pettersen 71-71-65207 -6
Laura Diaz 70-69-68207 -6
Stacy Prammanasudh 66-72-69207 -6
Song-Hee Kim 66-71-70207 -6
Jimin Kang 67-69-71207 -6
Lorena Ochoa 65-68-74207 -6
Sophie Gustafson 71-71-66208 -5
Allison Fouch 69-71-68208 -5
Kris Tamulis 68-71-69208 -5
Hee Young Park 66-72-70208 -5
Meena Lee 67-68-73208 -5
Teresa Lu 70-70-69209 -4
Pat Hurst 69-71-69209 -4
Katherine Hull 70-69-70209 -4
Kristy McPherson 68-68-73209 -4
Na Yeon Choi 69-73-68210 -3
Heather Young 70-71-69210 -3
Karrie Webb 70-71-69210 -3
Na On Min 72-68-70210 -3
Paula Creamer 71-69-70210 -3
Helen Alfredsson 67-73-70210 -3
Catriona Matthew 69-70-71210 -3
Sun Young Yoo 64-75-71210 -3
Louise Friberg 69-69-72210 -3
Becky Morgan 67-69-74210 -3
Marisa Baena 69-73-69211 -2
Marcy Hart 69-71-71211 -2
Yani Tseng 70-69-72211 -2
Beth Bader 68-70-73211 -2
Sandra Gal 68-70-73211 -2
Diana D'Alessio 65-72-74211 -2
Michele Redman 72-70-70212 -1
Laura Davies 71-71-70212 -1
Jamie Hullett 69-71-72212 -1
Sung Ah Yim 69-71-72212 -1
Angela Stanford 69-70-73212 -1
Cristie Kerr 68-71-73212 -1
Juli Inkster 68-70-74212 -1
Hee-Won Han 74-68-71213 E
Natalie Gulbis 69-73-71213 E
Sarah Kemp 70-71-72213 E
Katie Futcher 69-72-72213 E
Mhairi McKay 63-77-73213 E
Meredith Duncan 68-68-77213 E
Shi Hyun Ahn 71-71-72214 +1
Kyeong Bae 69-73-72214 +1
Dina Ammaccapane 68-72-74214 +1
Sophie Giquel 69-73-73215 +2
Emily Bastel 69-73-73215 +2
Johanna Head 74-67-74215 +2
Danielle Downey 70-71-74215 +2
Russy Gulyanamitta 68-73-74215 +2
Janice Moodie 66-73-76215 +2
Nancy Scranton 72-70-74216 +3
In-Kyung Kim 72-70-74216 +3
Lindsey Wright 71-71-74216 +3
Alena Sharp 70-72-74216 +3
Eun-Hee Ji 66-75-75216 +3
Nicole Castrale 72-68-76216 +3
Brittany Lang 71-71-75217 +4
Carolina Llano 68-74-75217 +4
Soo-Yun Kang 68-71-78217 +4
Leta Lindley 69-73-77219 +6
AUTO RACING
NASCAR
Nationwide
Diamond Hill
Plywood 200 Results
Late Friday's Results
(At Darlington Raceway
Darlington, S.C.
Lap length: 1.366 miles)
(Start position in parentheses)1. (3) Tony Stewart, Toy., 149 laps, 195 points, $47,420.
2. (2) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 149, $31,750.
3. (21) David Reutimann, Toy., 149, 165, $23,950.
4. (15) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 149, 160, $23,225.
5. (25) Steve Wallace, Chevy., 149, 155, $24,518.
6. (4) David Stremme, Chevy., 149, 150, $23,468.
7. (29) Jason Keller, Chevrolet, 149, 146, $24,703.
8. (16) Chase Miller, Dodge, 149, 142, $23,713.
9. (19) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 149, 138, $22,443.
10. (20) Mrcs Ambrose, Ford, 149, 139, $26,018.
11. (12) Sam Hrnish Jr., Dod., 149, 130, $16,075.
12. (22) Brad Coleman, Ford, 148, 127, $21,968.
13. (17) Kevin Harvick, Chevy., 148, 124, $16,250.
14. (7) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 148, 121, $21,868.
15. (13) Brad Kslowski, Chevy., 147, 118, $22,168.
16. (28) Morgan Shphrd, Dod., 147, 115, $21,693.
17. (27) Kenny Wllce, Chevy.t, 147, 112, $22,343.
18. (11) Bryan Clauson, Dod., 146, 109, $21,593.
19. (23) Stnton Brrett, Chevy., 146, 106, $15,075.
20. (33) D.J. Knnington, Dod., 146, 103, $22,468.
21. (6) Jeff Burton, Chevy., 145, 105, $14,950.
22. (39) Brad Teague, Chevrolet, 145, 97, $21,368.
23. (14) Mrk Mrtin, Chevy., acc., 144, 94, $15,250.
24. (10) Kelly Bires, Ford, acc., 144, 96, $23,668.
25. (24) Mike Wllce, Toy., acc., 144, 88, $21,393.
26. (36) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 142, 85, $21,168.
27. (9) David Ragan, Ford, acc., 137, 87, $14,650.
28. (8) Matt Kenseth, Ford, acc., 126, 84, $14,600.
29. (37) Krtus Davis, Chevy., acc., 124, 76, $21,033.
30. (18) Bobby Hamilton Jr., Ford, eng., 102, 73, $21,243.
31. (5) Kyle Busch, Toy., acc., 101, 75, $14,470.
32. (30) Drrike Cpe, Chevy., acc., 84, 67, $20,893.
33. (42) Eric McClre, Chevy., bra., 63, 64, $20,873.
34. (26) Burny Lmar, Ford, bra., 62, 61, $20,853.
35. (38) Dnny Eflnd, Chevy., bra., 36, 58, $14,340.
36. (34) Kenny Hendrick, Chevy., hand., 30, 55, $14,320.
37. (43) Mike Harmon, Chevy., overheat, 25, 52, $14,300.
38. (32) Jhnny Chapman, Chevy., vib., 16, 49, $20,718.
39. (41) Andy Ponstein, Chevy., tran., 13, 46, $14,205.
40. (35) Carl Long, Dod., hand., 9, 43, $14,185.
41. (31) Terry Cook, Ford, vib., 7, 40, $20,633.
42. (40) Ruben Pardo, Dod., hand., 4, 37, $20,608.
43. (1) Carl Edwards, Ford, acc., 3, 34, $18,105.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 107.139 mph. Time of Race: 1 hour, 53 minutes, 59 seconds.
Margin of Victory: .814 seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 36 laps. Lead Changes: 11 among 8 drivers.
Lap Leaders: C.Bowyer 1-13; T.Stewart 14-52; K.Busch 53-58; M.Kenseth 59; D.Ragan 60; J.Burton 61; K.Bires 62-63; M.Ambrose 64; T.Stewart 65-86; M.Kenseth 87-120; T.Stewart 121-149. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Tony Stewart 3 times for 90 laps; Matt Kenseth 2 times for 35 laps; Clint Bowyer 1 time for 13 laps; Kyle Busch 1 time for 6 laps; Kelly Bires 1 time for 2 laps; Marcos Ambrose 1 time for 1 lap; Jeff Burton 1 time for 1 lap; David Ragan 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 10 in Points: 1, C.Bowyer, 1,740; 2, K.Busch, 1,628; 3, C.Edwards, 1,590; 4, D.Reutimann, 1,572; 5, M.Bliss, 1,545; 6, D.Ragan, 1,521; 7, Bra.Keselowski, 1,500; 8, J.Leffler, 1,480; 9, M.Wallace, 1,385; 10, D.Stremme, 1,327.
Sprint-Dodge
Challenger 500
Saturday's Results
(At Darlington Raceway
Darlington, S.C.
Lap length: 1.366 miles)
(Start position in parentheses)1. (6) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 367 laps, 138.6 rating, 195 points, $313,700.
2. (36) Carl Edwards, Ford, 367, 98.1, 170, $241,850.
3. (8) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 367, 116.5, 170, $194,236.
4. (2) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 367, 117.7, 165, $138,100.
5. (15) David Ragan, Ford, 367, 97.5, 160, $123,375.
6. (34) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 367, 89.7, 155, $146,016.
7. (21) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 367, 99.1, 151, $131,941.
8. (24) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 367, 94.8, 147, $121,789.
9. (13) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 367, 100.4, 138, $111,283.
10. (12) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 367, 89.4, 134, $134,858.
11. (25) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 367, 80.9, 135, $95,925.
12. (5) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 367, 95.9, 132, $87,650.
13. (3) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 367, 98.0, 124, $137,061.
14. (22) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 367, 100.8, 126, $116,383.
15. (38) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 367, 67.6, 118, $99,750.
16. (27) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 367, 70.7, 115, $117,908.
17. (9) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 367, 74.1, 112, $99,008.
18. (10) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 367, 75.0, 109, $119,011.
19. (30) David Reutimann, Toyota, 367, 74.9, 106, $81,300.
20. (33) David Gilliland, Ford, 367, 63.4, 108, $97,333.
21. (4) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 366, 53.8, 100, $125,061.
22. (42) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 366, 60.3, 102, $109,091.
23. (19) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 366, 46.6, 94, $107,183.
24. (37) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 365, 51.1, 91, $86,008.
25. (28) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 365, 67.0, 88, $76,950.
26. (31) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 365, 57.3, 90, $84,675.
27. (26) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 364, 48.2, 82, $72,475.
28. (18) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 364, 48.5, 79, $85,872.
29. (16) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 363, 58.5, 76, $82,625.
30. (20) Bill Elliott, Ford, 363, 38.1, 73, $92,795.
31. (17) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 363, 49.9, 70, $71,200.
32. (39) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 362, 34.4, 67, $98,239.
33. (40) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 361, 46.8, 64, $79,800.
34. (14) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 350, 50.3, 61, $78,725.
35. (29) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 341, 63.0, 58, $88,475.
36. (41) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 340, 40.2, 55, $78,325.
37. (32) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 295, 39.0, 52, $112,200.
38. (23) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 270, 33.2, 49, $115,475.
39. (11) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 265, 71.7, 46, $116,711.
40. (43) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge, engine, 261, 42.1, 48, $69,625.
41. (35) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 250, 25.3, 40, $69,500.
42. (7) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 247, 26.4, 37, $95,750.
43. (1) Greg Biffle, Ford, Engine, 234, 108.6, 39, $83,164.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 140.350 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 34 minutes, 19 seconds. Margin of Victory: 3.115 seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 31 laps. Lead Changes: 35 among 15 drivers. Lap Leaders: G.Biffle 1; D.Earnhardt Jr. 2-16; Ky.Busch 17-39; G.Biffle 40-59; Ku.Busch 60; T.Kvapil 61-62; M.Kenseth 63-64; K.Kahne 65; J.Yeley 66; P.Carpentier 67-69; D.Gilliland 70; Ky.Busch 71-109; G.Biffle 110-121; J.Gordon 122; D.Hamlin 123; P.Carpentier 124; Ky.Busch 125; G.Biffle 126-127; Ky.Busch 128-140; G.Biffle 141; D.Earnhardt Jr. 142-159; G.Biffle 160-193; M.Truex Jr. 194-201; D.Earnhardt Jr. 202; M.Kenseth 203; D.Ragan 204-205; J.McMurray 206-208; G.Biffle 209-233; M.Truex Jr. 234-236; D.Hamlin 237-250; J.Gordon 251-269; Ky.Busch 270-280; J.Gordon 281-284; Ky.Busch 285-302; D.Earnhardt Jr. 303; Ky.Busch 304-367. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Kyle Busch 7 times for 169 laps; Greg Biffle 7 times for 95 laps; Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4 times for 35 laps; Jeff Gordon 3 times for 24 laps; Denny Hamlin 2 times for 15 laps; Martin Truex Jr. 2 times for 11 laps; Patrick Carpentier 2 times for 4 laps; Matt Kenseth 2 times for 3 laps; Jamie McMurray 1 time for 3 laps; Travis Kvapil 1 time for 2 laps; David Ragan 1 time for 2 laps; Kurt Busch 1 time for 1 lap; David Gilliland 1 time for 1 lap; Kasey Kahne 1 time for 1 lap; J.J. Yeley 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 10 in Points: 1, Ky.Busch, 1,690; 2, J.Burton, 1,611; 3, D.Earnhardt Jr., 1,556; 4, D.Hamlin, 1,500; 5, C.Bowyer, 1,490; 6, J.Johnson, 1,442; 7, C.Edwards, 1,400; 8, T.Stewart, 1,397; 9, K.Harvick, 1,396; 10, J.Gordon, 1,326.
FORMULA ONE
Turkish Grand Prix
(After Saturday's qualifying;
race Today
At Istanbul Speed Park circuit
Istanbul, Turkey
3.317-mile road course)
(x-relegated after earning 3-grid place penalty for exiting pit lane before start of Friday's first practice session)1. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:27.617.
2. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 1:27.808.
3. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 1:27.923.
4. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:27.936.
5. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 1:28.390.
6. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:28.417.
7. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 1:28.422.
8. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 1:28.836.
9. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 1:28.882.
10. David Coulthard, Red Bull, 1:29.959.
11. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 1:27.012.
12. Rubens Barrichello, Honda, 1:27.219.
13. Jenson Button, Honda, 1:27.298.
14. Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso, 1:27.412.
15. Timo Glock, Toyota, 1:27.806.
16. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 1:27.547.
17. Nelson Piquet Jr., Renault, 1:27.568.
18. Sbastin Bourdais, Toro Rosso, 1:27.621.
19. Adrian Sutil, Force India, 1:28.325.
20. x-Gincrlo Fisichlla, Force India, 1:27.807.
INDY RACING
Indianapolis 500
Lineup
(Saturday's Qualifying Positions 1-11
Positions 12-22 Sunday; Positions 23-33 May 17
At Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis)
(Car numbers in parentheses; r-rookie; all engines Honda)
Row 11. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara, 226.366 mph
2. (10) Dan Wheldon, Dallara, 226.110
3. (6) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara, 226.080
Row 24. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara, 225.733
5. (7) Danica Patrick, Dallara, 225.197
6. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara, 224.794
Row 37. (26) Marco Andretti, Dallara, 224.417
8. (4T) Vitor Meira, Dallara, 224.346
9. (27) r-Hideki Mutoh, Dallara, 223.887
Row 410. (20) Ed Carpenter, Dallara, 223.835
11. (12) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara, 223.496
HOCKEY
AHL
Playoff Glance
DIVISION FINALS
(Best-of-7)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
North Division
TORONTO VS. SYRACUSE(Series tied, 3-3)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)
Game 5: Toronto 4, Syracuse 3 (OT)
Saturday's Result: Toronto 3, Syracuse 2
Monday's Game: at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
West Division
CHICAGO VS. ROCKFORD(Rockford leads series, 3-2)Game 1: Chicago 4, Rockford 1
Game 2: Chicago 7, Rockford 3
Game 3: Rockford 3, Chicago 1
Game 4: Rockford 3, Chicago 2
Game 5: Rockford 5, Chicago 1
Today's Game: Chicago at Rockford, 5 p.m.
*Tuesday's Game: at Chicago, 8 p.m.
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Eastern Conference
WILKS-BRRE/SCRANTON VS. PORTLANDWednesday's Game: at Wilks-Brre/Scrnton, 7:05 p.m.
Thursday's Game: at Wilks-Brre/Scrntn, 7:05 p.m.
May 18: at Portland, 4:05 p.m.
May 20: at Portland, 7:05 p.m.
*May 21: at Portland, 7:05 p.m.
*May 23: at Wilkes-Barre/Scrntn, 7:05 p.m.
*May 24: at Wilkes-Barre/Scrntn, 7:05 p.m.
Western ConferenceTBD
FOOTBALL
ARENA LEAGUE
Standings
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 9 1 0 .900 429 401
Philadelphia 9 1 0 .900 640 495
Cleveland 6 4 0 .600 578 582
New York 5 4 0 .556 452 430
Columbus 2 8 0 .200 431 486
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 7 0 .300 511 535
Kansas City 2 8 0 .200 432 548
Western Division
W L T Pct PF PA
San Jose 6 5 0 .545 605 581
Arizona 4 6 0 .400 502 594
Los Angeles 4 6 0 .400 561 629
Utah 1 9 0 .100 565 644
Saturday's Results
Kansas City 59, Columbus 43
Dallas 65, Grand Rapids 54
Colorado at Utah, late
New York at Los Angeles, late
Monday's Game
Philadelphia at Georgia, 8 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS
Standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Chicago 5 1 1 16 13 3
Columbus 5 1 0 15 11 7
Toronto FC 3 2 1 10 8 9
New England 3 3 1 10 8 10
Kansas City 3 3 1 10 8 9
New York 2 1 2 8 6 4
D.C. United 2 5 0 6 9 14
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Colorado 3 4 0 10 11 8
FC Dallas 2 1 3 9 8 5
Los Angeles 2 2 2 8 13 13
CD Chivas USA 1 3 2 5 9 13
Real Salt Lake 1 3 2 5 9 11
San Jose 1 3 1 4 2 5
Houston 1 2 6 4 7 11
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday's Results
Houston 2, Colorado 1
FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake, late
Columbus at San Jose, late
New York at Los Angeles, late
Today's Game
New England at CD Chivas USA, 3 p.m.
BASEBALL
EASTERN LEAGUE (AA)
Standings
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Trenton (Yankees) 24 13 .649
Portland (Red Sox) 21 14 .600 2
New Britain (Twins) 19 15 .559 31/2
Connecticut (Giants) 18 16 .529 41/2
Binghamton (Mets) 14 21 .400 9
N. Hampshire (Jays) 12 22 .353 101/2
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Harrisburg (Nats) 22 13 .629
Bowie (Orioles) 19 17 .528 31/2
Akron (Indians) 16 19 .457 6
Reading (Phillies) 16 19 .457 6
Erie (Tigers) 15 20 .429 7
Altoona (Pirates) 14 21 .400 8
Saturday's Results
Portland 7, Bowie 5
New Hampshire 5, New Britain 3
Altoona 5, Reading 2
Connecticut 1, Binghamton 0
Harrisburg 9, Erie 0
Akron 3, Trenton 1
Today's Games
Altoona at Reading
Binghamton at Connecticut
Bowie at Portland
Harrisburg at Erie
New Britain at New Hampshire
Trenton at Akron, 2:05 p.m.
Box Score
AEROS 3, THUNDER 1
Trenton ab r h bi Akron ab r h bi
Pena ss 4 1 1 0 Cnstnza cf 4 0 0 0
Jackson cf 4 0 1 0 Rdriguz 2b 4 0 1 1
Curtis lf 4 0 1 0 Gimenez c 4 0 1 0
Gnzalz dh 3 0 0 0 Hodges 3b 3 1 0 0
Ehlers 1b 4 0 1 1 Head 1b 4 0 1 0
Tabata rf 4 0 0 0 Whitney dh 4 0 0 0
Pilittere c 4 0 1 0 Panther lf 2 0 1 1
Malec 3b 2 0 0 0 Goleski rf 3 1 2 0
Corona 2b 2 0 0 0 Chaves ss 3 1 1 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 Totals 31 3 7 2
Trenton 100 000 000 1 5 2
Akron 002 001 00X 3 7 0
ETabata (2), Pilitterre (2). LOBTrenton 9; Akron 6. SBChaves 2 (4), Rodriquez (5). SFPanther. GIDPEhlers.
DPAkron 2 (Head, Chaves, and Dixon; Chaves, and Rodriquez.
Trenton ip h r er bb so
Kontos L,1-4 7 7 3 1 1 8
Cox 1 0 0 0 0 1
Akron ip h r er bb so
Dixon W,1-3 6 5 1 1 2 6
Stevens H,2 1 0 0 0 1 0
Roehl H,1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Newsom S,9 1 0 0 0 2 0
WPDixon.
UmpiresHome, Chris Hamner; First, Lance Barrett; Third, Doug Levy.
T2:46. Att3,137.
COLLEGE
KENT STATE 11, AKRON 2
Kent State 201 205 100 11 17 1
Akron 000 100 010 2 6 1
BatteriesCarpenter, Gill (7),
ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line
Today's Games
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at New York -130 Cincinnati +120
Atlanta -120 at Pittsburgh +110
at Washington -125 Florida +115
at Milwaukee -120 St. Louis +110
at Chicago -155 Arizona +145
at San Diego -165 Colorado +155
Philadelphia -120 at San Fran. +110
at Los Angeles -155 Houston +145
American League
at Cleveland -130 Toronto +120
New York -115 at Detroit +105
Los Angeles -115 at Tampa Bay +105
at Kansas City -150 Baltimore +140
Oakland -125 at Texas +115
Chicago -115 at Seattle +105
Boston -120 at Minnesota +110
NBA Playoffs
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
at Utah 31/2 (211) L.A. Lakers
at San Antonio 6 (188) New Orleans
NHL Playoffs
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at Pittsburgh -220 Philadelphia +180
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
• OAKLAND ATHLETICSActivated OF Travis Buck from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Sacramento (PCL).
• NEW YORK YANKEESPlaced RHP Jonathan Albaladejo on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Chris Britton from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
• TORONTO BLUE JAYSPlaced OF Vernon Wells and RHP Jeremy Accardo on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Joe Inglett from Syracuse (IL). Purchased the contract of RHP Armando Benitez from Syracuse. Designated RHP Tracy Thorpe for assignment.
National League
• ATLANTA BRAVESPlaced RHP Buddy Carlyle on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Chuck James from Richmond (IL).
• SAN FRANCISCO GIANTSActivated SS Omar Vizquel from the 15-day DL. Optioned SS Brian Bocock to Fresno (PCL).
Midwest League
• QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITSReleased OF Justin Roberson. Announced Palm Beach (FSL) assigned OF Tommy Pham to the team.
Northern League
• FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKSReleased RHP Gary Lee, RHP Dustin Lidyard and LHP Jason Beasley.
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
• PHILADELPHIA SOULSigned QB Glen Gauntt and DL Kevin Carberry.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
• DETROIT RED WINGSSigned F Ville Leino to a one-year contract.
ECHL
• ECHLSuspended Cincinnati D Chad Starling and South Carolina D Grant McNeill one game apiece for their actions in a May 9 playoff game.
GOLF

