Area events
Thursday
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Brainerd at Willmar 5 p.m.
Esko at Aitkin 4:30 p.m.
McGregor at Crosby-Ironton 4:30 p.m.
Little Falls, Pierz in East Subsection 6-2A tournament
Pequot Lakes vs. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley at Walker 4:30 p.m.
No. 9 Pillager at No. 8 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa at Elrosa in West Subsection 5-1A opening round 5 p.m.
Pine River-Backus vs. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale at Verndale 4:30 p.m.
Staples-Motley at Breckenridge 5 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Pelican Rapids 4:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
North Subsection 8-2A individual tournament, Brainerd High School, quarterfinals 9:30 a.m., semifinals 11 a.m., championship and third-place matches 1 p.m.
Austin Hirschey, Josh Soloway-Shane Suess and Guthrie Coughlin-Tom Zoellner of Staples-Motley and Austin Korkowski and Dennis Loeper-Mike Paavola of Wadena-Deer Creek in Section 8-1A individual tournament at Park Rapids 11 a.m.
TRACK AND FIELD
Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale, Pequot Lakes, Pillager, Pine River-Backus, Staples-Motley, Wadena-Deer Creek in Subsection 23 meet at Pillager 4 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
No. 6 Pierz vs. No. 1 Holdingford for East Subsection 6-2A championship at St. Cloud 5 p.m.
No. 1 Staples-Motley vs. No. 5 Wadena-Deer Creek in South Subsection 8-2A semifinals at Frazee 4 p.m.; Final Four first round 6 p.m.
No. 2 New York Mills at No. 3 Pillager in South Subsection 6-1A semifinals 4 p.m.; Final Four first round 6 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Aitkin, Crosby-Ironton in Section 7-2A tournament first round, Giants Ridge, Biwabik, 10 a.m.
Pierz at Sauk Centre Invite 1 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek in Subsection 8-2A tournament at Detroit Lakes
Staples-Motley Melrose Invite at Greystone Golf Club, Sauk Centre 1 p.m. Thursday
GIRLS GOLF
Pierz at Sauk Centre Invite 1 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek in Subsection 8-2A tournament at Detroit Lakes 1 p.m.
Staples-Motley in Melrose Invite at Greystone Golf Club, Sauk Centre 1 p.m.
TV and radio
Radio guide
WYRQ-FM (92.1), KBLB-FM (93.3), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), 3WI-FM (95.9), KFGI-FM (101.5), KUAL-FM (103.5), KLKS-FM (104.3)
WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KLTF-AM (960), KVKK-AM (1070), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KNSP-AM (1430)
Thursday
AUTO RACING
7 a.m.,SPEED: Formula One, practice for Monaco Grand Prix
1 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, practice for Top Gear 300,
2:30 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Coca-Cola 600,
4 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, final practice for Top Gear 300,
6 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Coca-Cola 600,
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
7 p.m., ESPN: NCAA Division I playoffs, super regionals, game 1, Stanford at Alabama
9 p.m., ESPN2: NCAA Division I playoffs, super regionals, game 1, Texas A&M at Arizona St.
GOLF
8 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, BMW PGA Championship, first round,
11 a.m., TGC: PGA of America, Senior PGA Championship, first round,
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Byron Nelson Championship, first round,
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Noon, MLB: Boston at Detroit or Cincinnati at Philadelphia
1:10 p.m., WGN: N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs
7:30 p.m., MLB: Arizona at Colorado
NBA BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m., TNT: Playoffs, conference finals, game 5, Miami at Chicago
TENNIS
11 a.m., ESPN2: French Open, second round,
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 27 21 .563 —
Boston 27 22 .551 1/2
Tampa Bay 26 23 .531 1 1/2
Toronto 24 25 .490 3 1/2
Baltimore 23 24 .489 3 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 30 17 .638 —
Detroit 25 23 .521 5 1/2
Kansas City 22 26 .458 8 1/2
Chicago 23 28 .451 9
Minnesota 16 32 .333 14 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 26 24 .520 —
Los Angeles 25 25 .500 1
Seattle 24 25 .490 1 1/2
Oakland 23 26 .469 2 1/2
Tuesday’s Games
Boston 4, Cleveland 2
Baltimore 5, Kansas City 3
Detroit 7, Tampa Bay 6
N.Y. Yankees 5, Toronto 4
Chicago White Sox 8, Texas 6
Minnesota 4, Seattle 2
Oakland 6, L.A. Angels 1
Wednesday’s Games
Boston 14, Cleveland 2
N.Y. Yankees 7, Toronto 3
Tampa Bay at Detroit, ppd., rain
Seattle 3, Minnesota 0
Texas 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Baltimore 9, Kansas City 2
Oakland at L.A. Angels
Thursday’s Games
Kansas City (Francis 1-5) at Baltimore (Guthrie 2-6), 11:35a.m.
Boston (Aceves 1-0) at Detroit (Scherzer 6-1), 12:05 p.m.
Oakland (Anderson 2-4) at L.A. Angels (Pineiro 2-0), 2:35 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Humber 3-3) at Toronto (Morrow 2-2), 6:07 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 29 19 .604 —
Florida 27 19 .587 1
Atlanta 28 23 .549 2 1/2
New York 22 25 .468 6 1/2
Washington 21 28 .429 8 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
St. Louis 30 21 .588 —
Milwaukee 27 23 .540 2 1/2
Cincinnati 26 23 .531 3
Pittsburgh 22 26 .458 6 1/2
Chicago 21 25 .457 6 1/2
Houston 19 31 .380 10 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Francisco 27 20 .574 —
Colorado 24 23 .511 3
Arizona 24 24 .500 3 1/2
Los Angeles 22 29 .431 7
San Diego 20 30 .400 8 1/2
Tuesday’s Games
Colorado 12, Arizona 4, 1st game
Atlanta 2, Pittsburgh 0
Cincinnati 6, Philadelphia 3
L.A. Dodgers 5, Houston 4
Chicago Cubs 11, N.Y. Mets 1
Milwaukee 7, Washington 6
Arizona 5, Colorado 2, 2nd game
St. Louis 3, San Diego 2, 11 innings
Florida 5, San Francisco 1
Wednesday’s Games
Atlanta 4, Pittsburgh 2, 11 innings
Milwaukee 6, Washington 4
Houston 2, L.A. Dodgers 1
San Diego 3, St. Louis 1
Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.
Arizona at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
Florida at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Cincinnati (Bailey 3-1) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 3-4), 12:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Dickey 2-5) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 4-2),1:20 p.m.
Florida (Ani.Sanchez 3-1) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 3-0), 2:45 p.m.
Arizona (Owings 0-0) at Colorado (Mortensen 1-1), 7:40 p.m.
League leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING—Joyce, Tampa Bay, .367; Bautista, Toronto, .342; MiYoung, Texas, .340; AdGonzalez, Boston, .340; HKendrick, Los Angeles, .322; MiCabrera, Detroit, .311; Betemit, Kansas City, .308.
RUNS—Bautista, Toronto, 39; Granderson, New York, 38; MiCabrera, Detroit, 36; ACabrera, Cleveland, 33; AdGonzalez, Boston, 31; Joyce, Tampa Bay, 31; Zobrist, Tampa Bay, 31.
RBI—AdGonzalez, Boston, 43; Beltre, Texas, 38; Konerko, Chicago, 37; Granderson, New York, 36; ACabrera, Cleveland, 34; MiCabrera, Detroit, 34; MiYoung, Texas, 33.
HITS—AdGonzalez, Boston, 69; MiYoung, Texas, 64; ACabrera, Cleveland, 59; Ellsbury, Boston, 57; Guerrero, Baltimore, 57; HKendrick, Los Angeles, 57; ISuzuki, Seattle, 57.
DOUBLES—AdGonzalez, Boston, 16; Gordon, Kansas City, 16; Quentin, Chicago, 16; MiYoung, Texas, 16; Ellsbury, Boston, 15; Butler, Kansas City, 14; MiCabrera, Detroit, 14; MIzturis, Los Angeles, 14; Kinsler, Texas, 14; Zobrist, Tampa Bay, 14.
TRIPLES—Bourjos, Los Angeles, 5; Granderson, New York, 4; 10 tied at 3.
HOME RUNS—Bautista, Toronto, 19; Granderson, New York, 16; Teixeira, New York, 13; Quentin, Chicago, 12; Beltre, Texas, 10; ACabrera, Cleveland, 10; Konerko, Chicago, 10; Ortiz, Boston, 10.
STOLEN BASES—Ellsbury, Boston, 17; Andrus, Texas, 15; Crisp, Oakland, 14; RDavis, Toronto, 13; Aybar, Los Angeles, 12; Fuld, Tampa Bay, 12; ISuzuki, Seattle, 11.
PITCHING—Lester, Boston, 7-1; Tomlin, Cleveland, 6-1; Scherzer, Detroit, 6-1; Cahill, Oakland, 6-1; Arrieta, Baltimore, 6-2; Pineda, Seattle, 6-2; Weaver, Los Angeles, 6-4.
STRIKEOUTS—FHernandez, Seattle, 77; Shields, Tampa Bay, 73; Verlander, Detroit, 73; Haren, Los Angeles, 72; Weaver, Los Angeles, 70; Lester, Boston, 70; CWilson, Texas, 65.
SAVES—MaRivera, New York, 13; CPerez, Cleveland, 13; League, Seattle, 12; Valverde, Detroit, 11; Feliz, Texas, 10; Papelbon, Boston, 9; Walden, Los Angeles, 9; Farnsworth, Tampa Bay, 9; Fuentes, Oakland, 9.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING—Berkman, St. Louis, .350; Holliday, St. Louis, .349; Votto, Cincinnati, .333; Polanco, Philadelphia, .332; SCastro, Chicago, .330; GSanchez, Florida, .326; YMolina, St. Louis, .318; Barney, Chicago, .318.
RUNS—Votto, Cincinnati, 36; Braun, Milwaukee, 35; Stubbs, Cincinnati, 35; Weeks, Milwaukee, 35; Rasmus, St. Louis, 33; Berkman, St. Louis, 32; Bourn, Houston, 32.
RBI—Fielder, Milwaukee, 41; Braun, Milwaukee, 37; Pence, Houston, 37; Berkman, St. Louis, 36; Howard, Philadelphia, 36; Kemp, Los Angeles, 34; Bruce, Cincinnati, 33.
HITS—SCastro, Chicago, 65; JosReyes, New York, 64; Pence, Houston, 62; Polanco, Philadelphia, 61; Prado, Atlanta, 61; Kemp, Los Angeles, 60; Braun, Milwaukee, 57; GSanchez, Florida, 57; Votto, Cincinnati, 57; Weeks, Milwaukee, 57.
DOUBLES—CJones, Atlanta, 16; Pence, Houston, 15; Beltran, New York, 14; Fielder, Milwaukee, 14; JosReyes, New York, 14; SSmith, Colorado, 14; Votto, Cincinnati, 14; Wallace, Houston, 14; CYoung, Arizona, 14.
TRIPLES—JosReyes, New York, 6; Victorino, Philadelphia, 5; SCastro, Chicago, 4; Espinosa, Washington, 4; Fowler, Colorado, 4; Braun, Milwaukee, 3; Rasmus, St. Louis, 3.
HOME RUNS—Braun, Milwaukee, 12; Bruce, Cincinnati, 12; Kemp, Los Angeles, 12; Berkman, St. Louis, 11; Fielder, Milwaukee, 11; ASoriano, Chicago, 11; Stanton, Florida, 11; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 11.
STOLEN BASES—Bourn, Houston, 18; JosReyes, New York, 17; Desmond, Washington, 15; Stubbs, Cincinnati, 14; Kemp, Los Angeles, 13; Bourgeois, Houston, 12; CGomez, Milwaukee, 12; Tabata, Pittsburgh, 12.
PITCHING—Marcum, Milwaukee, 6-1; McClellan, St. Louis, 6-1; Jurrjens, Atlanta, 6-1; Lohse, St. Louis, 6-2; Hamels, Philadelphia, 6-2; Gallardo, Milwaukee, 6-2; Halladay, Philadelphia, 6-3; Correia, Pittsburgh, 6-4.
STRIKEOUTS—Halladay, Philadelphia, 80; ClLee, Philadelphia, 78; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 77; Lincecum, San Francisco, 75; Norris, Houston, 69; Hamels, Philadelphia, 68; Garza, Chicago, 68.
SAVES—LNunez, Florida, 18; FRodriguez, New York, 15; Kimbrel, Atlanta, 14; Street, Colorado, 14; Axford, Milwaukee, 13; Hanrahan, Pittsburgh, 13; Putz, Arizona, 13; BrWilson, San Francisco, 13.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Activated RHP Mitch Talbot from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Josh Judy to Columbus (IL).
NEW YORK YANKEES — Claimed RHP Kanekoa Texeira off waivers from Kansas City and optioned him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Transferred RHP Phil Hughes to the 60-day DL.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Activated SS Reid Brignac from the bereavement list. Placed INF Elliot Johnson on the 15-day DL.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DETROIT RED WINGS — Announced the retirement of D Brian Rafalski.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Agreed to terms with F Kyle Okposo on a five-year contract.
COLLEGE
ECAC — Announced the retirement of administrator for officiating and special projects Steve Samford.
HIGH POINT — Named Trey Brown men’s assistant basketball coach.
JUNIATA — Named Todd Quinter offensive line coach.
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE — Named Brooks McKowen men’s assistant basketball coach.
STANFORD — Named Trina Patterson women’s assistant basketball coach.
WAGNER — Named Bill Cole director of football operations.
