SCOREBOARD
Area events
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.
Thursday
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Brainerd vs. Rocori at Cold Spring, 5 p.m.
St. Cloud Apollo at Little Falls, 5 p.m.
Isle at Aitkin, 4:30 p.m.
Perham at Crosby-Ironton, 4 p.m. (2)
Pequot Lakes at Pine River-Backus, 4:30 p.m.
Eden Valley-Watkins at Pierz, 4 p.m. (2)
Pillager at Menahga, 4:30 p.m.
Parkers Prairie at Verndale, 4:30 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Perham, 4:30 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
Rocori at Brainerd, 5 p.m.
Little Falls at St. Cloud Apollo, 5 p.m.
Isle at Aitkin, 4:30 p.m.
Crosby-Ironton at Perham, 4 p.m. (2)
Pierz at Eden Valley-Watkins, 4 p.m. (2)
Menahga at Pillager, 4:30 p.m.
Cass Lake-Bena at Pine River-Backus, 4:30 p.m.
Verndale at Parkers Prairie, 4:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Mora at Aitkin, 4:30 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Staples-Motley, 4:30 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Brainerd in Alexandria Invite at Alexandria Country Club, 8 a.m.
Aitkin vs. Onamia at Izaty's, 4:15 p.m.
Little Falls, Pequot Lakes, Staples-Motley, Wadena-Deer Creek in Presection Invite at Territory Golf Club, St. Cloud, 9 a.m.
Pierz in Central Minnesota Conference meet at Hollydale Golf Course, Plymouth, 4:15 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Aitkin vs. Onamia at Izaty's, 4:15 p.m.
Pequot Lakes in Staples-Motley Invite at the Vintage, 4:30 p.m.
TRACK and FIELD
Pillager, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale, Staples-Motley at Wadena-Deer Creek Invite, 4 p.m.
TV-Radio
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 (replay)
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 15 7 .682 -
Baltimore 11 9 .550 3
New York 11 10 .524 3 1/2
Toronto 10 11 .476 4 1/2
Tampa Bay 9 11 .450 5
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 11 8 .579 -
Minnesota 10 10 .500 1 1/2
Kansas City 9 11 .450 2 1/2
Cleveland 8 12 .400 3 1/2
Detroit 8 13 .381 4
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 12 9 .571 -
Oakland 12 9 .571 -
Seattle 11 10 .524 1
Texas 7 14 .333 5
Monday's Games
Boston 8, Texas 3
Detroit 5, Toronto 1
Tuesday's Games
Detroit 10, Texas 2
Boston 7, L.A. Angels 6
Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 4
Cleveland 15, Kansas City 1
N.Y. Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 5
Minnesota 5, Oakland 4
Seattle 4, Baltimore 2
Wednesday's Games
Texas (Mendoza 0-2) at Detroit (Rogers 1-3), 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Garland 2-2) at Boston (Matsuzaka 4-0), 6:05 p.m.
Toronto (Halladay 2-2) vs. Tampa Bay (Hammel 1-1) at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Carmona 2-1) at Kansas City (Tomko 1-2), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 1-3) at Chicago White Sox (Vazquez 3-1), 7:11 p.m.
Minnesota (Bonser 1-3) at Oakland (Gaudin 1-1), 9:05 p.m.
Baltimore (D.Cabrera 1-0) at Seattle (Silva 3-0), 9:10 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Florida 12 8 .600 -
New York 10 9 .526 1 1/2
Philadelphia 11 10 .524 1 1/2
Atlanta 10 10 .500 2
Washington 6 15 .286 6 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 14 6 .700 -
St. Louis 13 8 .619 1 1/2
Milwaukee 12 8 .600 2
Cincinnati 9 12 .429 5 1/2
Houston 9 12 .429 5 1/2
Pittsburgh 8 12 .400 6
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 15 5 .750 -
Colorado 9 11 .450 6
San Diego 9 12 .429 6 1/2
Los Angeles 8 12 .400 7
San Francisco 8 13 .381 7 1/2
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 9, Colorado 5
Arizona 4, San Francisco 2
Tuesday's Games
Milwaukee 9, St. Louis 8, 12 innings
Chicago Cubs 8, N.Y. Mets 1
Pittsburgh 3, Florida 2
Washington 6, Atlanta 0
Cincinnati 8, L.A. Dodgers 1
Houston 11, San Diego 7
Philadelphia 8, Colorado 6
Arizona 5, San Francisco 4
Wednesday's Games
St. Louis (Wellemeyer 2-0) at Pittsburgh (Snell 2-1), 6:05 p.m.
Florida (Miller 0-2) at Atlanta (Bennett 0-0), 6:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Santana 2-2) at Washington (Redding 3-1), 6:10 p.m.
Houston (Sampson 0-2) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 0-2), 6:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Hamels 2-2) at Milwaukee (Bush 0-3), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Hill 1-0) at Colorado (Morales 1-1), 7:35 p.m.
San Francisco (Cain 0-2) at San Diego (Maddux 2-1), 9:05 p.m.
Arizona (Haren 3-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Lowe 1-1), 9:10 p.m.
Linescores
AMERICAN LEAGUE
At Kissimmee, Fla.
Toronto 020 101 000 - 4 6 0
Tampa Bay 020 301 00x - 6 12 2
Litsch, Carlson (4), Camp (6), Downs (7) and Zaun; JShields, Wheeler (8), Percival (9) and Navarro. W-JShields 2-1. L-Litsch 2-1. Sv-Percival (2). HRs-Toronto, VWells (4). Tampa Bay, Longoria (2), Hinske (5).
Texas 010 000 100 - 2 8 0
Detroit 025 000 03x - 10 11 0
Padilla, Rupe (4), Littleton (8) and Laird; Verlander, Miner (7), Seay (7), DBautista (8), Grilli (9) and IRodriguez. W-Verlander 1-3. L-Padilla 2-2. HRs-Texas, Catalanotto (2). Detroit, Ordonez (3), MiCabrera (4), Santiago (1).
Los Angeles 003 200 010 - 6 11 0
Boston 100 131 01x - 7 16 1
Weaver, O'Day (6), Oliver (7), SShields (8) and Mathis; Pauley, Tavarez (5), Okajima (7), Timlin (8), Papelbon (9) and Cash. W-Timlin 2-1. L-Oliver 1-1. Sv-Papelbon (8). HRs-Los Angeles, Kotchman (5), Mathis (3). Boston, Ellsbury 2 (3), Youkilis (2).
New York 110 000 430 - 9 11 1
Chicago 020 010 101 - 5 13 0
Wang, Traber (7), Bruney (7), Chamberlain (7), Farnsworth (9) and Posada; Contreras, Logan (7), Dotel (7), Thornton (7), Macdougal (8) and Pierzynski. W-Wang 4-0. L-Contreras 1-2. HRs-New York, Damon (3), BAbreu (3), Giambi (3). Chicago, Pierzynski (3).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 011 010 401 000 - 8 16 0
Milwaukee 003 104 000 001 - 9 15 1
(12 innings)
Lohse, BThompson (5), Flores (6), Springer (7), McClellan (8), Franklin (10), Isringhausen (12) and Larue, YMolina (9); Parra, Stetter (6), Riske (6), Shouse (7), Torres (7), Gagne (9), Mota (10), McClung (12) and Kendall. W-McClung 1-0. L-Isringhausen 1-1.
New York 000 001 000 - 1 5 0
Chicago 000 300 14x - 8 14 0
Figueroa, Schoeneweis (6), JoSmith (6), Feliciano (7), Sosa (7) and Casanova; Lilly, Howry (7), Marmol (8), Hart (9) and HBlanco, Soto (8). W-Lilly 1-3. L-Figueroa 1-1. HR-Chicago, Cedeno (1).
Florida 100 000 100 - 2 10 1
Pittsburgh 000 003 00x - 3 6 0
Nolasco, Pinto (7) and Treanor; Maholm, Yates (7), DMarte (8), Grabow (8), Capps (9) and Doumit. W-Maholm 1-2. L-Nolasco 1-2. Sv-Capps (5). HR-Florida, Cantu (3).
Washington 010 000 005 - 6 9 0
Atlanta 000 000 000 - 0 5 2
Lannan, King (8), Ayala (8), Rauch (9) and Nieves; Smoltz, Boyer (8), Ring (8), Campillo (9), Resop (9) and McCann. W-Lannan 1-2. L-Smoltz 3-1.
Los Angeles 001 000 000 - 1 5 0
Cincinnati 001 420 01x - 8 15 0
Kuo, Proctor (4), Loaiza (5), Broxton (8) and Martin; Volquez, Affeldt (8), Coffey (9) and Bako. W-Volquez 3-0. L-Kuo 0-1. HRs-Cincinnati, BPhillips (2), Dunn (3).
San Diego 000 003 040 - 7 8 0
Houston 100 102 34x - 11 15 0
Peavy, Thatcher (7), Rusch (7), Bell (8) and Bard; Backe, Brocail (8), Valverde (8) and Towles. W-Valverde 3-1. L-Bell 0-2. HRs-San Diego, McAnulty (2), AdGonzalez (4). Houston, Blum (3), Pence (1).
Philadelphia 002 100 113 - 8 11 0
Colorado 001 210 200 - 6 12 1
Myers, Madson (8), Lidge (9) and Ruiz, Coste (8); Francis, Herges (8), Corpas (9) and Torrealba. W-Madson 1-0. L-Corpas 0-1. Sv-Lidge (4). HRs-Philadelphia, Werth (3). Colorado, Holliday (4), Atkins (5).
Basketball
NBA playoffs
FIRST ROUND
(Best of 7)
Monday, April 21
Cleveland 116, Washington 86, Cleveland lead series 2-0
Utah 90, Houston 84, Utah lead series 2-0
Tuesday, April 22
New Orleans 127, Dallas 103, New Orleans lead series 2-0
Orlando 104, Toronto 103, Orlando lead series 2-0
San Antonio 102, Phoenix 96, San Antonio leads series 2-0
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
Stanley Cup playoffs
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
Monday, April 21
Montreal 5, Boston 0, Montreal wins series 4-3
Washington 4, Philadelphia 2, series tied 3-3
Tuesday, April 22
Philadelphia 3, Washington 2, OT, Philadelphia wins series 4-3
San Jose 5, Calgary 3, San Jose wins series 4-3
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
TBA
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX-Recalled RHP David Pauley from Pawtucket (IL). Designated INF/OF Joe Thurston for assignment.
CLEVELAND INDIANS-Placed RHP Jake Westbrook on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Ben Francisco from Buffalo (IL).
TEXAS RANGERS-Placed RHP Dustin Nippert on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Frank Francisco from Oklahoma (PCL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS-Announced the retirement of DE Mike Rucker.
MIAMI DOLPHINS-Signed OT Jake Long to a multiyear contract.