Scoreboard
Area events
MONDAY
High school athletics
Brainerd Warriors All-Sports Banquet, Brainerd High School, 6:30 p.m.
High school baseball
Little Falls at Fergus Falls, 5 p.m.
Cass Lake vs. PR-Backus at Pine River, 4:30 p.m.
High school softball
Fergus Falls at Little Falls, 5 p.m.
Pequot Lakes at Aitkin, 4:30 p.m.
Walker vs. PR-Backus at Pine River, 4:30 p.m.
Boys tennis
Staples-Motley at Litchfield tournament, 9:30 a.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Minnewaska, 5 p.m.
Boys golf
Brainerd, Little Falls at St. Cloud Apollo Invite, Territory Golf Club, St. Cloud, 9 a.m.
Aitkin in Great River Conference meet at Finlayson, 4:15 p.m.
Staples-Motley, Wadena-Deer Creek in Mid-Minnesota Conference meet at Park Rapids, 4:30 p.m.
Girls golf
Brainerd in CLC meet at Eagle Creek, Willmar, 9:30 a.m.
Aitkin in Great River Conference Meet at Finlayson, 4:15 p.m.
Pierz in Central Minnesota Conference meet at Kimball Golf Club, 4:15 p.m.
College softball
Central Lakes vs. Northland at Thief River Falls, 3 p.m. (2)
TUESDAY
High school baseball
Brainerd at Fergus Falls, 5 p.m.
Little Falls at Alexandria, 5 p.m.
Aitkin vs. Hinckley-Finlayson at Hinckley, 4:30 p.m.
Pequot Lakes at Detroit Lakes, 4 p.m. (2)
Pillager vs. Bertha-Hewitt at Bertha, 4:30 p.m.
Laporte vs. PR-Backus at Pine River, 4:30 p.m.
Perham vs. Staples-Motley at Staples, 4 p.m. (2)
Verndale at Sebeka, 4:30 p.m.
Park Rapids vs. Wadena-Deer Creek at Wadena, 4 p.m. (2)
High school softball
Fergus Falls at Brainerd, 5 p.m.
Alexandria at Little Falls, 5 p.m.
Aitkin vs. Hinckley-Finlayson at Hinckley, 4:30 p.m.
Pine River-Backus vs. C-I at Crosby, 4:30 p.m.
Detroit Lakes at Pequot Lakes, 4 p.m. (2)
Bertha-Hewitt at Pillager, 4:30 p.m.
Staples-Motley at Perham, 4 p.m. (2)
Sebeka at Verndale, 4:30 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Park Rapids, 4:15 p.m. (2)
Boys tennis
Brainerd at Alexandria, 4:30 p.m.
Aitkin at Virginia, 4:30 p.m.
Boys golf
Aitkin in Great River Conference meet at Isle, 4 p.m.
Crosby-Ironton, Pequot Lakes, Pine River-Backus in Mid-Minnesota Conference meet, Cuyuna Country Club, Deerwood, 4 p.m.
Girls golf
Aitkin in Great River Conference meet at Isle, 4 p.m.
Pillager in Browerville Invite at Double Eagle Golf Club, Browerville, 4:30 p.m.
Track and field
Little Falls at Alexandria Invite, 4 p.m.
Crosby-Ironton at Aitkin Invite, 4:30 p.m.
Pierz, Pine River-Backus in City Lites/Oasis/GLS/Lakes State Bank Invite, Pequot Lakes, 4:30 p.m.
Pillager at Wadena-Deer Creek Invite, TBA
Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale, Wadena-Deer Creek at Hawley Invite, 4:30 p.m.
College softball
Vermilion at Central Lakes, 3 p.m. (2)
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), KBKK-FM (95.9), KDKK-FM (97.5), KFGI-FM (101.5), KLKS-FM (104.3)
WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KLTF-AM (960), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KNSP-AM (1430)
MONDAY
Arena football
7 p.m., ESPN2: Philadelphia at Chicago
Baseball
6 p.m., ESPN: St. Louis at Milwaukee
NBA
Times TBA, TNT: Playoffs, first round, game 4s or game 5 (if necessary), teams TBA
NHL
6 p.m., VERSUS: Playoffs, Eastern Conference semifinals, game 3, New Jersey at Ottawa
9 p.m., VERSUS: Playoffs, Western Conference semifinals, game 3, Detroit at San Jose
Racing
NASCAR
Nextel Cup
Aaron's 499 Results
Sunday
At Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, Ala.
Lap length: 2.66 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (1) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 192 laps, 154.167 mph., $355,511.
2. (8) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 192, $251,736.
3. (26) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 192, $212,483.
4. (2) David Gilliland, Ford, 192, $182,689.
5. (25) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 192, $134,675.
6. (41) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 192, $164,536.
7. (36) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 192, $149,233.
8. (20) David Stremme, Dodge, 192, $106,025.
9. (28) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 192, $133,450.
10. (37) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 192, $126,495.
11. (9) Scott Riggs, Dodge, 192, $107,050.
12. (30) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 192, $138,891.
13. (34) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 192, $120,933.
14. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 192, $137,641.
15. (39) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 192, $110,770.
16. (4) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 192, $107,983.
17. (10) David Ragan, Ford, 192, $127,100.
18. (23) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 192, $103,083.
19. (31) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 192, $116,033.
20. (35) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 192, $127,111.
21. (3) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 192, $102,550.
22. (27) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 192, $96,425.
23. (18) Jeremy Mayfield, Toyota, 192, $83,075.
24. (22) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 192, $104,258.
25. (29) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 192, $101,947.
26. (6) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 192, $83,325.
27. (11) Boris Said, Ford, 191, $80,775.
28. (32) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 190, $127,761.
29. (12) Greg Biffle, Ford, 190, $97,025.
30. (21) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 190, $79,325.
31. (24) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 187, $115,750.
32. (14) David Reutimann, Toyota, 184, $78,525.
33. (5) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 155, $110,458.
34. (42) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 150, $118,266.
35. (40) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 146, $86,125.
36. (15) Ward Burton, Chevrolet,
engine, 144, $78,725.
37. (13) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet,
accident, 130, $95,800.
38. (33) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet,
accident, 130, $77,450.
39. (7) Casey Mears, Chevrolet,
accident, 124, $85,250.
40. (43) Dale Jarrett, Toyota, engine, 38, $77,000.
41. (38) Robby Gordon, Ford, engine, 33, $76,800.
42. (16) Carl Edwards, Ford, engine, 27, $84,630.
43. (19) Paul Menard, Chevrolet,
engine, 22, $76,737.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 3 hours, 18 minutes, 46 seconds.
Margin of Victory: Under caution.
Caution Flags: Eight for 32 laps.
Lead Changes: 42 among 20 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J.Gordon 1; S.Marlin 2-5; J.Gordon 6-12; S.Marlin 13-18; J.Johnson 19; S.Marlin 20; J.Johnson 21-24; S.Marlin 25-28; J.Johnson 29-30; S.Marlin 31; J.Johnson 32-33; J.Green 34-36; T.Stewart 37-43; J.Gordon 44-46; J.Burton 47-48; J.Gordon 49-63; D.Hamlin 64-67; J.Gordon 68-73; G.Biffle 74; M.Kenseth 75; J.Gordon 76-80; Ku.Busch 81-85; D.Earnhardt Jr. 86-87; Ku.Busch 88-89; J.Johnson 90-91; K.Kahne 92-93; J.Johnson 94; K.Kahne 95-97; C.Mears 98-102; M.Kenseth 103; J.Gordon 104-118; D.Stremme 119; J.Gordon 120-125; R.Smith 126; B.Said 127; K.Wallace 128-129; J.Gordon 130-134; E.Sadler 135-136; D.Ragan 137; M.Kenseth 138; D.Hamlin 139-182; J.McMurray 183-184; J.Gordon 185-192.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): J.Gordon, 10 times for 71 laps; D.Hamlin, 2 times for 48 laps; S.Marlin, 5 times for 16 laps; J.Johnson, 6 times for 12 laps; Ku.Busch, 2 times for 7 laps; T.Stewart, 1 time for 7 laps; C.Mears, 1 time for 5 laps; K.Kahne, 2 times for 5 laps; J.Green, 1 time for 3 laps; M.Kenseth, 3 times for 3 laps; E.Sadler, 1 time for 2 laps; J.McMurray, 1 time for 2 laps; J.Burton, 1 time for 2 laps; K.Wallace, 1 time for 2 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 1 time for 2 laps; D.Stremme, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Ragan, 1 time for 1 lap; B.Said, 1 time for 1 lap; G.Biffle, 1 time for 1 lap; R.Smith, 1 time for 1 lap.
Point Standings: 1. J.Gordon, 1,521. 2. J.Burton, 1,318. 3. M.Kenseth, 1,292. 4. J.Johnson, 1,290. 5. D.Hamlin, 1,189. 6. T.Stewart, 1,078. 7. J.McMurray, 1,059. 8. Ky.Busch, 1,054. 9. K.Harvick, 1,052. 10. Ku.Busch, 1,038.
NHRA
Summit Racing Equipment
Southern Nationals Results
Sunday
At Atlanta Dragway
Commerce, Ga.
Final Order
Top Fuel
1. Brandon Bernstein. 2. Doug Herbert. 3. Bob Vandergriff. 4. Doug Foley. 5. Doug Kalitta. 6. Brady Kalivoda. 7. Hillary Will. 8. Cory McClenathan. 9. Whit Bazemore. 10. Larry Dixon. 11. Tony Schumacher. 12. Clay Millican. 13. Rod Fuller. 14. Melanie Troxel. 15. David Grubnic. 16. J.R. Todd.
Funny Car
1. Robert Hight, Ford Mustang. 2. Mike Ashley, Dodge Charger. 3. Ron Capps, Charger. 4. Ashley Force, Mustang. 5. Del Worsham, Chevy Impala. 6. Tony Pedregon, Chevy Monte Carlo. 7. Jeff Arend, Monte Carlo. 8. Gary Scelzi, Charger. 9. Tony Bartone, Monte Carlo. 10. Scott Kalitta, Toyota Solara. 11. Jack Beckman, Charger. 12. John Force, Mustang. 13. Jim Head, Solara. 14. Tim Wilkerson, Impala. 15. Gary Densham, Impala. 16. Kenny Bernstein, Charger.
Pro Stock
1. Greg Anderson, Pontiac GTO. 2. Warren Johnson, GTO. 3. Kurt Johnson, Chevy Cobalt. 4. Richie Stevens, Dodge Stratus. 5. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt. 6. Larry Morgan, Stratus. 7. Mike Edwards, GTO. 8. Erica Enders, Stratus. 9. Jason Line, GTO. 10. Dave Connolly, Cobalt. 11. V. Gaines, Stratus. 12. Allen Johnson, Stratus. 13. Tom Hammonds, Cobalt. 14. Greg Stanfield, GTO. 15. Jim Yates, GTO. 16. Kenny Koretsky, Cobalt.
Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki. 2. Matt Smith. 3. Chip Ellis. 4. Geno Scali, Suzuki. 5. Antron Brown, Suzuki. 6. Peggy Llewellyn. 7. Tom Bradford. 8. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson. 9. Angelle Sampey, Suzuki. 10. Craig Treble, Suzuki. 11. Matt Guidera. 12. Chris Rivas. 13. Hector Arana. 14. Steve Johnson, Suzuki. 15. Marco Andreano. 16. Paul Gast, Suzuki.
Finals
Top Fuel
Brandon Bernstein, 4.662 seconds, 305.01 mph., def. Doug Herbert, 4.714, 297.02.
Funny Car
Robert Hight, Ford Mustang, 4.882, 314.61, def. Mike Ashley, Dodge Charger, 5.167, 229.66.
Pro Stock
Greg Anderson, Pontiac GTO, 6.671, 207.62, def. Warren Johnson, GTO, 6.719, 205.79.
Pro Stock Motorcycle
Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.063, 188.65, def. Matt Smith, Buell, broke.
Point Standings
Top Fuel
1. Brandon Bernstein, 440. 2. Rod Fuller, 421. 3. J.R. Todd, 375. 4. Tony Schumacher, 338. 5. Whit Bazemore, 330. 6. Larry Dixon, 324. 7. Bob Vandergriff, 294. 8. David Grubnic, 293. 9. Melanie Troxel, 280. 10. Cory McClenathan, 241.
Funny Car
1. Ron Capps, 532. 2. Robert Hight, 487. 3. Tony Pedregon, 369. 4. Jim Head, 333. 5. Gary Scelzi, 332. 6. Mike Ashley, 307. 7. Jeff Arend, 258. 8. Ashley Force, 246. 9. Del Worsham, 228. 10. Cruz Pedregon, 223.
Pro Stock
1. Greg Anderson, 602. 2. Jason Line, 390. 3. Jeg Coughlin, 371. 4. Dave Connolly, 363. 5. Warren Johnson, 298. 6. Mike Edwards, 296. 7. Kurt Johnson, 291. 8. Allen Johnson, 287. 9. Richie Stevens, 280. 10. Greg Stanfield, 273.
Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Karen Stoffer, 261. 2. Matt Smith, 229. 3. Angelle Sampey, 213. 4. Tom Bradford, 173. 5. Craig Treble, 162. 6. Chris Rivas, 157. 7. Steve Johnson, 153. 8. Chip Ellis, 145. 9. Antron Brown, 142. 10. Peggy Llewellyn, 139.
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 16 8 .667 -
Toronto 12 12 .500 4
Baltimore 12 13 .480 4 1/2
Tampa Bay 11 14 .440 5 1/2
New York 9 14 .391 6 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 14 8 .636 -
Minnesota 14 11 .560 1 1/2
Detroit 13 11 .542 2
Chicago 12 11 .522 2 1/2
Kansas City 8 17 .320 7 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 14 11 .560 -
Seattle 10 10 .500 1 1/2
Oakland 12 13 .480 2
Texas 10 14 .417 3 1/2
Saturday's Games
Minnesota 11, Detroit 3
Texas 9, Toronto 8, 10 innings
N.Y. Yankees 3, Boston 1
Oakland 12, Tampa Bay 5
Baltimore 7, Cleveland 4
L.A. Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 0
Kansas City 8, Seattle 3
Sunday's Games
Boston 7, N.Y. Yankees 4
Detroit 4, Minnesota 3
Cleveland 6, Baltimore 1
Toronto 7, Texas 3
L.A. Angels 5, Chicago White Sox 2
Seattle 5, Kansas City 1
Tampa Bay 5, Oakland 3
Monday's Games
Baltimore (D.Cabrera 1-2) at
Detroit (Bonderman 0-0), 6:05 p.m.
Texas (Padilla 0-3) at
Toronto (Halladay 3-0), 6:07 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Lackey 3-2) at
Kansas City (Perez 2-2), 7:10 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Oakland at Boston, 6:05 p.m.
Baltimore at Detroit, 6:05 p.m.
Toronto at Cleveland, 6:05 p.m.
Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Texas, 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 9:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 15 8 .652 -
Atlanta 15 9 .625 1/2
Florida 11 13 .458 4 1/2
Philadelphia 11 13 .458 4 1/2
Washington 8 17 .320 8
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 15 9 .625 -
Cincinnati 12 13 .480 3 1/2
Pittsburgh 11 12 .478 3 1/2
Chicago 10 13 .435 4 1/2
St. Louis 10 13 .435 4 1/2
Houston 10 14 .417 5
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 15 10 .600 -
Arizona 15 11 .577 1/2
San Francisco 12 11 .522 2
San Diego 13 12 .520 2
Colorado 10 15 .400 5
Saturday's Games
Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis 1
Cincinnati 8, Pittsburgh 1
Houston 10, Milwaukee 1
N.Y. Mets 6, Washington 2, 12 innings
Florida 11, Philadelphia 5
Atlanta 6, Colorado 2
Arizona 5, San Francisco 4
San Diego 3, L.A. Dodgers 2
Sunday's Games
Cincinnati 9, Pittsburgh 5
N.Y. Mets 1, Washington 0
Philadelphia 6, Florida 1
Milwaukee 3, Houston 1
Colorado 9, Atlanta 7, 11 innings
L.A. Dodgers 5, San Diego 4, 17 innings
Arizona 5, San Francisco 4
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, ppd., player death
Monday's Games
Chicago Cubs (Hill 3-1) at
Pittsburgh (Duke 1-2), 6:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Lieber 1-0) at
Atlanta (T.Hudson 3-0), 6:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Looper 3-1 or K.Wells 1-4) at
Milwaukee (Suppan 3-2), 6:05 p.m.
Florida (Olsen 2-1) at
N.Y. Mets (O.Hernandez 2-1), 6:10 p.m.
Washington (Patterson 0-4) at
San Diego (Peavy 3-0), 9:05 p.m.
Arizona (Webb 1-1) at
L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 3-2), 9:10 p.m.
Colorado (Fogg 1-1) at
San Francisco (Lowry 2-2), 9:15 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.
Florida at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6:35 p.m.
Cincinnati at Houston, 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m.
Washington at San Diego, 9:05 p.m.
Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.
Colorado at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Saturday, April 28
Detroit 3, San Jose 2, series tied 1-1
New Jersey 3, Ottawa 2, 2OT, series tied 1-1
Sunday, April 29
N.Y. Rangers 2, Buffalo 1, 2OT, Buffalo leads series 2-1
Anaheim 3, Vancouver 2, Anaheim leads series 2-1
Monday, April 30
New Jersey at Ottawa, 6 p.m.
Detroit at San Jose, 9 p.m.
Basketball
NBA
Saturday, April 28
Detroit 97, Orlando 93, Detroit wins series 4-0
Cleveland 98, Washington 92,
Cleveland leads series 3-0
San Antonio 96, Denver 91,
San Antonio leads series 2-1
Utah 98, Houston 85, series tied 2-2
Sunday, April 29
Chicago 92, Miami 79, Chicago wins series 4-0
Phoenix 113, L.A. Lakers 100,
Phoenix leads series 3-1
New Jersey 102, Toronto 81,
New Jersey leads series 3-1
Dallas at Golden State, 10 p.m.
Monday, April 30
Cleveland at Washington, 6 p.m.
Utah at Houston, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Denver, 9:30 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES-Activated RHP Jaret Wright from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Jim Johnson to Norfolk (IL).
CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Placed DH Jim Thome on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 28. Recalled OF Ryan Sweeney from Charlotte (IL). Optioned OF Brian Anderson to Charlotte.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS-Optioned 3B Brandon Wood to Salt Lake (PCL).
NEW YORK YANKEES-Placed RHP Jeff Karstens on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Colter Bean from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS-Activated 3B Troy Glaus from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Ryan Roberts to Syracuse (IL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES-Traded OF Ryan Langerhans to Oakland for a player to be named or cash considerations. Purchased the contract of OF Willie Harris from Richmond (IL).
CINCINNATI REDS-Acquired RHP Marcus McBeth from Oakland as part of the April 27 trade for OF Chris Denorfia and assigned McBeth to Louisville (IL). Designated LHP Rheal Cormier for assignment. Recalled RHP Brad Salmon from Louisville.
COLORADO ROCKIES-Optioned RHP Ryan Speier to Colorado Springs (PCL). Recalled RHP Denny Bautista from Colorado Springs. Designated RHP Bobby Keppel for assignment. Purchased the contract of RHP Alberto Arias from Colorado Springs.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS-Placed RHP Jerome Williams on the 15-day DL. Activated LHP Ray King from the 15-day DL.
American Association
ST. PAUL SAINTS-Agreed to terms with OF Scooter Jordan, RHP JC Huguet, INF Ryan Priddy, OF Brent Krause and 1B Josue Lopez.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Traded their 2007 fourth-round pick to Oakland for WR Randy Moss.
OAKLAND RAIDERS-Traded their 2007 fourth-round pick to Detroit for WR Mike Williams and QB Josh McCown.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS-Traded their 2007 fourth-round pick to Seattle for WR Darrell Jackson.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
LOS ANGELES KINGS-Signed F Teddy Purcell.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Recalled D Yannick Tremblay from Manitoba (AHL).