Scoreboard
Area events
Tuesday
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
St. Cloud Tech at Brainerd, 5 p.m.
Little Falls vs. Rocori at Cold Spring, 5 p.m.
Aitkin at Hinckley-Finlayson, 4:30 p.m.
Crosby-Ironton at Wadena-Deer Creek, 4 p.m. (2)
Pequot Lakes at Staples-Motley, 4 p.m. (2)
Maple Lake at Pierz, 5 p.m.
Pillager at Parkers Prairie, 4:30 p.m.
Menahga at Verndale, 4:30 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
Brainerd at St. Cloud Tech, 4 p.m.
Rocori at Little Falls, 5 p.m.
Aitkin vs. Hinckley-Finlayson at Hinckley, 4:30 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Crosby-Ironton, 4 p.m. (2)
Staples-Motley at Pequot Lakes, 4 p.m. (2)
Pierz at Maple Lake, 5 p.m.
Parkers Prairie at Pillager, 4:30 p.m.
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley at Pine River-Backus, 4:30 p.m.
Verndale at Menahga, 4:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Brainerd at St. Cloud Tech, 4:30 p.m.
Aitkin at Wadena-Deer Creek, 4:30 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Rush City vs. Aitkin at Cuyuna Country Club, Deerwood, 4:30 p.m.
Crosby-Ironton, Pequot Lakes, Pine River-Backus, Staples-Motley, Wadena-Deer Creek in Mid-Minnesota Conference meet at Pine River Golf Course, 4 p.m.
Pierz in Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Central Minnesota Conference meet at Prairie View Golf Course, Brooten, 4:15 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Brainerd, Pequot Lakes, Pierz, Staples-Motley, Wadena-Deer Creek in Crosby-Ironton Invite at Ruttger's, 2 p.m.
Rush City vs. Aitkin at Cuyuna Country Club, Deerwood, 4:30 p.m.
TRACK and FIELD
Brainerd, Little Falls at Little Falls quadrangular, 4 p.m.
Aitkin, Crosby-Ironton at McGregor Invite, 4:30 p.m.
Pequot Lakes, Pine River-Backus, Wadena-Deer Creek at Park Rapids Invite, 4 p.m.
Pillager, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale in Park Region Conference Invite at Sebeka, 4:30 p.m.
Staples-Motley in Thunder Relays at Long Prairie
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Central Lakes at Itasca, 3 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
St. Cloud Technical at Central Lakes, 2 p.m. (2)
Wednesday
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Anoka-Ramsey at Central Lakes, 2 p.m. (2)
BOYS GOLF
Pillager in Quad County Invite at the Legacy at Cragun's, 4 p.m.
TV and radio
Tuesday
NBA
6 p.m., TNT: Playoffs, first round, game 2, Dallas at New Orleans
8:30 p.m., TNT: Playoffs, first round, game 2, Phoenix at San Antonio
NHL
6:30 p.m., VERSUS: Playoffs, conference quarterfinals
SOCCER
1:30 p.m., ESPN2: UEFA Champions League, playoffs, semifinal, Liverpool vs. Chelsea
4 p.m., ESPN Classic: UEFA Champions League, playoffs, semifinal, Liverpool vs. Chelsea (same-day tape)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
9 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ, WYRQ, KNSP, KWAD: Twins at Oakland
Wednesday
BOXING
8 p.m., ESPN2: Light welterweights, Juan Urango vs. Carlos Wilfredo Vilches
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m., ESPN: N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox
9 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ, WYRQ, KNSP, KWAD: Twins at Oakland
NBA
7 p.m., TNT: Playoffs, first round, game 2, Atlanta at Boston
9:30 p.m., TNT: Playoffs, first round, game 2, Denver at L.A. Lakers
SOCCER
1:30 p.m., ESPN2: UEFA Champions League, playoffs, semifinal, Barcelona vs. Manchester United
4 p.m., ESPN Classic: UEFA Champions League, playoffs, semifinal, Barcelona vs. Manchester United (same-day tape)
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 14 7 .667 -
Baltimore 11 8 .579 2
New York 10 10 .500 3 1/2
Toronto 10 10 .500 3 1/2
Tampa Bay 8 11 .421 5
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 11 7 .611 -
Kansas City 9 10 .474 2 1/2
Minnesota 9 10 .474 2 1/2
Cleveland 7 12 .368 4 1/2
Detroit 7 13 .350 5
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 12 8 .600 -
Oakland 12 8 .600 -
Seattle 10 10 .500 2
Texas 7 13 .350 5
Sunday's Games
Toronto 5, Detroit 3
Boston 6, Texas 5
N.Y. Yankees 7, Baltimore 1
Chicago White Sox 6, Tampa Bay 0
Minnesota 2, Cleveland 1, 10 innings
Seattle 4, L.A. Angels 2
Oakland 7, Kansas City 1
Monday's Games
Boston 8, Texas 3
Detroit 5, Toronto 1
Tuesday's Games
Texas (Padilla 2-1) at Detroit (Verlander 0-3), 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 1-3) at Boston (Beckett 2-1), 6:05 p.m.
Toronto (Litsch 2-0) at Tampa Bay (Shields 1-1), 6:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Sabathia 0-3) at Kansas City (Meche 1-2), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Wang 3-0) at Chicago White Sox (Contreras 1-1), 7:11 p.m.
Minnesota (Hernandez 3-0) at Oakland (Blanton 1-3), 9:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Guthrie 0-1) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 2-0), 9:10 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Texas at Detroit, 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Boston, 6:05 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 7:11 p.m.
Minnesota at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.
Baltimore at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Florida 12 7 .632 -
New York 10 8 .556 1 1/2
Atlanta 10 9 .526 2
Philadelphia 9 10 .474 3
Washington 5 15 .250 7 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 13 6 .684 -
St. Louis 13 7 .650 1/2
Milwaukee 11 8 .579 2
Cincinnati 8 12 .400 5 1/2
Houston 8 12 .400 5 1/2
Pittsburgh 7 12 .368 6
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 13 5 .722 -
Colorado 9 9 .500 4
San Diego 9 11 .450 5
Los Angeles 8 11 .421 5 1/2
San Francisco 8 11 .421 5 1/2
Sunday's Games
Florida 6, Washington 1
Cincinnati 4, Milwaukee 3, 10 innings
Atlanta 6, L.A. Dodgers 1
Houston 6, Colorado 4
San Francisco 8, St. Louis 2
Chicago Cubs 13, Pittsburgh 6
San Diego 9, Arizona 4
Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Mets 4
Monday's Games
Florida 10, Pittsburgh 4
Chicago Cubs 7, N.Y. Mets 1
Atlanta 7, Washington 3
L.A. Dodgers 9, Cincinnati 3
Houston 10, San Diego 3
St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 3
Philadelphia at Colorado, 7:35 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
St. Louis (Lohse 2-0) at Milwaukee (Parra 1-1), 12:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Figueroa 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Lilly 0-3), 1:20 p.m.
Florida (Nolasco 1-1) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 0-2), 6:05 p.m.
Washington (Lannan 0-2) at Atlanta (Smoltz 3-0), 6:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kuo 0-0) at Cincinnati (Volquez 2-0), 6:10 p.m.
San Diego (Peavy 3-0) at Houston (Backe 1-2), 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Myers 2-1) at Colorado (Francis 0-2), 7:35 p.m.
San Francisco (Zito 0-4) at Arizona (Webb 4-0), 8:40 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.
Florida at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Washington, 6:10 p.m.
Houston at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 7:35 p.m.
San Francisco at San Diego, 9:05 p.m.
Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.
Monday linescores
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Texas 000 000 201 - 3 10 1
Boston 000 530 00x - 8 12 0
Gabbard, Nippert (3), FGerman (5), Benoit (8) and Laird; Buchholz, Aardsma (7), JLopez (7), Delcarmen (9) and Cash. W-Buchholz 1-1. L-Nippert 1-2.
Detroit 040 001 000 - 5 9 0
Toronto 000 000 001 - 1 6 2
Galarraga, Rapada (6), ALopez (6), DBautista (8), TJones (9) and IRodriguez; Marcum, Tallet (6), Frasor (8) and Zaun. W-Galarraga 2-0. L-Marcum 2-1. HRs-Detroit, Renteria (3). Toronto, Zaun (1).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Florida 043 111 000 - 10 16 1
Pittsburgh 020 000 020 - 4 8 0
Hendrickson, Lindstrom (9) and Rabelo; Morris, Osoria (5), Grabow (7), Meek (8) and RPaulino. W-Hendrickson 4-1. L-Morris 0-3. HRs-Florida, HRamirez (6), Uggla (3), Willingham (5).
New York 000 001 000 - 1 5 2
Chicago 000 200 05x - 7 8 0
Maine, DSanchez (7), Heilman (8), Sosa (8) and Casanova; Zambrano, Marmol (8), KWood (9) and Soto. W-Zambrano 3-1. L-Maine 1-2. HRs-Chicago, ArRamirez (5), Pie (1).
Washington 000 000 210 - 3 13 0
Atlanta 132 001 00x - 7 13 2
Chico, Hanrahan (5), Colome (7), CCordero (8) and Estrada; THudson, Ring (7), Carlyle (8), Acosta (9) and McCann. W-THudson 3-1. L-Chico 0-4. HR-Atlanta, McCann (5).
Los Angeles 122 022 000 - 9 15 0
Cincinnati 000 010 101 - 3 9 1
Penny, Park (7) and Martin; Belisle, Affeldt (5), Fogg (6), Coffey (8), Mercker (9) and Bako, Valentin (8). W-Penny 3-2. L-Belisle 0-1. Sv-Park (1). HRs-Los Angeles, Furcal (3), Garciaparra (1). Cincinnati, Votto (4), EEncarnacion (5).
San Diego 011 001 000 - 3 8 0
Houston 520 300 00x - 10 13 0
Germano, Ledezma (4), KCameron (8) and Bard; Oswalt, Byrdak (8), Villarreal (9) and Ausmus. W-Oswalt 2-3. L-Germano 0-2. HRs-San Diego, AdGonzalez (3), Edmonds (1). Houston, Tejada (4), Berkman (5).
St. Louis 002 000 011 - 4 5 0
Milwaukee 002 000 010 - 3 7 1
Wainwright, Franklin (8), Isringhausen (9) and YMolina; Villanueva, Shouse (8), Mota (8), Turnbow (9) and Kendall. W-Franklin 1-1. L-Turnbow 0-1. Sv-Isringhausen (7).
College
Baseball America Top 25
Record Pv
1. Miami 33-4 1
2. North Carolina 34-7 4
3. Florida State 34-5 3
4. Missouri 28-10 6
5. Stanford 21-12 10
6. Arizona State 31-6 2
7. California 26-10 8
8. Nebraska 28-7 9
9. Rice 31-10 11
10. Georgia 27-12 13
11. San Diego 31-11 12
12. South Carolina 29-11 14
13. Oklahoma State 27-11 18
14. Wichita State 30-7 7
15. Cal State Fullerton 23-13 15
16. UC Irvine 24-9 5
17. Vanderbilt 28-11 17
18. Texas A&M 33-7 19
19. Michigan 28-8 21
20. Coastal Carolina 33-7 22
21. Mississippi 25-15 16
22. Kentucky 30-9 25
23. Arizona 25-11 NR
24. North Carolina State 27-12 NR
25. Long Beach State 23-14 NR
Basketball
NBA playoffs
FIRST ROUND
(Best of 7)
Saturday, April 19
Cleveland 93, Washington 86, Cleveland leads series 1-0
San Antonio 117, Phoenix 115, 2OT, San Antonio leads series 1-0
New Orleans 104, Dallas 92, New Orleans leads series 1-0
Utah 93, Houston 82, Utah leads series 1-0
Sunday, April 20
Orlando 114, Toronto 100, Orlando leads series 1-0
L.A. Lakers 128, Denver 114, L.A. Lakers lead series 1-0
Philadelphia 90, Detroit 86, Philadelphia leads series 1-0
Boston 104, Atlanta 81, Boston leads series 1-0
Monday, April 21
Cleveland 116, Washington 86, Cleveland leads series 2-0
Utah at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 22
Dallas at New Orleans, 6 p.m.
Toronto at Orlando, 6:30 p.m.
Phoenix at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 23
Philadelphia at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Boston, 7 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Hockey
NHL playoffs
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
Saturday, April 19
Washington 3, Philadelphia 2, Philadelphia leads series 3-2
Boston 5, Montreal 4, series tied 3-3
Colorado 2, Minnesota 1, Colorado wins series 4-2
Sunday, April 20
Detroit 3, Nashville 0, Detroit wins series 4-2
Calgary 2, San Jose 0, series tied 3-3
Dallas 4, Anaheim 1, Dallas wins series 4-2
Monday, April 21
Montreal 5, Boston 0, Montreal wins series 4-3
Washington 4, Philadelphia 2, series tied 3-3
Tuesday, April 22
Philadelphia at Washington, 6 p.m., if necessary
Calgary at San Jose, 9 p.m.
Running
Boston Marathon
Results
Monday
Men
1. Robert Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:07:46.
2. Abderrahime Bouramdane, Morocco, 2:09:04.
3. Khalid El Boumlili, Morocco, 2:10:35.
4. Gashaw Asfaw, Ethiopia, 2:10:47.
5. Kasime Adillo, Ethiopia, 2:12:24.
6. Timothy Cherigat, Kenya, 2:14:13.
7. Christopher Cheboiboch, Kenya, 2:14:47.
8. James Kwambai, Kenya, 2:15:52.
9. James Koskei, Kenya, 2:16:07.
10. Nicholas Arciniaga, Rochester Hills, Mich., 2:16:13.
11. Abdelhadi El Mouaziz, Morocco, 2:16:51.
12. Tesfaye Girma, Ethiopia, 2:18:40.
13. Shadrack Kiplagat, Kenya, 2:18:55.
14. Jason Schoener, Richmond, Va., 2:19:18.
15. Marc Jeuland, Carrboro, N.C., 2:20:57.
16, Edward Kimosop, Cincinnati, 2:22:22.
17, James Lander, Whittier, Calif., 2:22:34.
18, Katsuhiko Fukunaga, Japan, 2:23:15.
19, Gino Van Geyte, Belgium, 2:23:36.
20, Bruce Deacon, Canada, 2:23:56.
21, Oleg Strizhakov, Miami, 2:24:16.
22, Patrick Rizzo, Rochester Hills, Mich., 2:24:27.
23, Eric Blake, New Britain, Conn., 2:24:30.
24, Dan Vassallo, Wilmington, Mass., 2:25:10.
25, Alan Horton, Knoxville, Tenn., 2:25:14.
26, Jason Bodnar, Candler, N.C., 2:25:22.
27, Ben Reynolds, Chatham, N.J., 2:25:23.
28, Tariku Aboset, Ethiopia, 2:25:35.
29, Cecil Franke, Dublin, Ind., 2:25:50.
30, Eric Mangeh Mbacha, Cameroon, 2:25:51.
31, Sergey Perminov, Chicago, 2:26:18.
32, Tracy Lokken, Marquette, Mich., 2:27:00.
33, Satoshi Fujiwara, Japan, 2:27:25.
34, David Bedoya, Somerville, Mass., 2:27:33.
35, Jaron Hawkins, Frostburg, Md., 2:27:56.
36, Justilin Foimi, Cameroon, 2:27:58.
37, A. David Wishart, Stamford, Conn., 2:28:06.
38, James Lumpkins, Clemson, S.C., 2:28:16.
39, Emisael Favela, Cicero, Ill., 2:28:19.
40, Andrzej Krzyscin, Poland, 2:28:21.
41, Michael Wardian, Arlington, Va., 2:28:35.
42, Scott Downard, Norman, Okla., 2:28:51.
43, Andrew Weir, Britain, 2:28:59.
44, Tom Nichols, Lincoln, Neb., 2:29:21.
45, William Tarantino, Davis, Calif., 2:29:30.
46, Ben Evans, Portland, Ore., 2:29:34.
47, Evan Graves, Presque Isle, Maine, 2:29:39.
48, Alain Potiaux, Belgium, 2:29:40.
49, Adam Ambrus, Shamong, N.J., 2:29:44.
50, Thomas Martin, Rocky Hill, Conn., 2:30:18.
51, Mario Fraioli, Jr., Auburn, Mass., 2:30:24.
52, Stefan Kolata, Plainsboro, N.J., 2:30:36.
53, Stephen Sinko, Hockessin, Del., 2:30:44.
54, Tommy Manning, Broken Arrow, Okla., 2:30:52.
55, Shad Miller, Providence, R.I., 2:30:53.
56, Louis-Philippe Garnier, Canada, 2:30:53.
57, Nathan Harkins, Pine Grove Mills, Pa., 2:30:56.
58, Robert Weiner, Evergreen, Colo., 2:31:02.
59, Patrick Reaves, Silver Spring, Md., 2:31:17.
60, Mike Davies, Santa Monica, Calif., 2:31:17.
61, Jesse Graytock, Washington, 2:31:18.
62, Mitchell Steves, Concord, Calif., 2:31:26.
63, Rami Bardeesy, Canada, 2:31:32.
64, Maurits Van Der Veen, Athens, Ga., 2:31:44.
65, Shaun Evans, Middle Grove, N.Y., 2:31:46.
66, Zachary Vaslow, Ardmore, Pa., 2:31:54.
67, Brennan Bonner, Dorchester, Mass., 2:32:18.
68, Christopher Bain, Rockville, Md., 2:32:43.
69, Janusz Sarnicki, Poland, 2:32:44.
70, Brandon Newbould, Dover, N.H., 2:32:51.
71, Tim Fahey, Alexandria, Va., 2:33:15.
72, Jeremy Labuff, Philadelphia, 2:33:25.
73, Marcus Jones, Richmond, Va., 2:33:27.
74, Robert Wade, Arlington, Va., 2:33:36.
75, Timothy Scarpinato, Champaign, Ill., 2:33:46.
Women
1. Dire Tune Ethiopia, 2:25:25.
2. Alevtina Biktimirova, Russia, 2:25:27.
3. Rita Jeptoo Kenya, 2:26:34.
4. Jelena Prokopcuka, Latvia, 2:28:12.
5. Askale Tafa Magarsa, Ethiopia, 2:29:48.
6. Bruna Genovese, Italy, 2:30:52.
7. Nuta Olaru, Romania, 2:33:56.
8. Robe Tola Guta, Ethiopia, 2:34:37.
9. Lidiya Grigoryeva, Russia, 2:35:37.
10. Stephanie Hood, Canada, 2:44:44.
11. Denise Robson, Canada, 2:45:54.
12. Magdaline Chemjor, Kenya, 2:46:25.
13. Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova, Gainesville, Fla., 2:47:17.
14. Eliza Mayger, Australia, 2:47:36.
15. Ashley Anklam, Bloomington, Minn. 2:48:43.
16, Kelly Jaske, Portland, Ore., 2:48:49.
17, Kim Duclos, Worcester, Mass., 2:49:31.
18, Makie Nakajima, Japan, 2:50:42.
19, Emily Landis, East Fallowfield, Pa., 2:50:50.
20, Christa Benton, St. Petersburg, Fla., 2:51:03.
21, Sonia O'Sullivan, Britain, 2:52:50.
22, Gabrielle O'Rourke, New Zealand, 2:53:12.
23, Elle Pishny, Cary, N.C., 2:54:04.
24, Jeannette Seckinger, Portland, Ore., 2:54:48.
25, Bean Wrenn, Boulder, Colo., 2:55:10.
Transactions
BASEBALL
National League
CINCINNATI REDS-Purchased the contract of INF-OF Jerry Hairston Jr. from Louisville (IL). Designated INF Juan Castro for assignment. Activated RHP Matt Belisle from the 15-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DETROIT PISTONS-Named Scott Perry assistant to the president of basketball operations.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS-Named Scott Skiles coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS-Announced LB Odell Thurman has been reinstated by the NFL after being suspended for the last two seasons because of violations of the league's substance abuse policy.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS-Re-signed DT Darrell Reid, OG Dylan Gandy and TE Bryan Fletcher.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-Signed OL Wade Smith to a two-year contract.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS-Signed OT Max Starks to a one-year tender offer.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
MINNESOTA WILD-Reassigned C-LW Benoit Pouliot and D Erik Reitz to Houston (AHL).
COLLEGE
DRAKE-Named Mark Phelps men's basketball coach.
NORTHEASTERN-Announced the resignation of Laura Schuler, women's ice hockey coach, effective May 28.
ST. JOHN'S-Announced men's basketball sophomore G Larry Wright and freshman G Mike Cavataio have decided to transfer.
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA-Named Ferrell Trimm assistant football coach.