Area events

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Brainerd vs. St. Francis at Princeton tournament, 5:45 p.m.

Park Rapids at Crosby-Ironton, 4 p.m. (2)

Pequot Lakes at Wadena-Deer Creek, 4 p.m. (2)

Foley at Pierz, 4:30 p.m.

Melrose at Staples-Motley, 5 p.m.

Verndale vs. Brandon-Evansville at Brandon, 4:30 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Wadena-Deer Creek at Pequot Lakes, 4 p.m. (2)

Staples-Motley vs. Ottertail Central at Battle Lake, 5 p.m.

Laporte at Verndale, 4:30 p.m.

BOYS TENNIS

Perham at Wadena-Deer Creek, 4:30 p.m.

BOYS GOLF

Aitkin, Crosby-Ironton, Pierz in Quarry Invite at Virginia Municipal Golf Course, noon

Wadena-Deer Creek at Park Rapids Invite, 9 a.m.

GIRLS GOLF

Pierz in Central Minnesota Conference meet at Hollydale Golf Course, Plymouth

TRACK and FIELD

Pequot Lakes, Pine River-Backus in Mayday Invite at Walker, 4 p.m.

Pierz in St. John's Prep Invite, Collegeville, 4:15 p.m.

Staples-Motley at Detroit Lakes Invite

Saturday

STOCK CAR RACING

North Central Speedway, Barrows, 6:45 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Brainerd vs. Grand Rapids at Princeton tournament, 11:15 a.m.

Brainerd vs. Princeton at Princeton tournament, 3:45 p.m.

Albany at Pierz, 1 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Aitkin, Crosby-Ironton at McGregor tournament, 11 a.m.

Pequot Lakes at Perham, 1:30 p.m. (2)

Little Falls Invite

Little Falls vs. Isle, Wadena-Creek vs. Upsala, noon

Little Falls vs. Upsala, Wadena-Deer Creek vs. Isle, 2 p.m.

Little Falls vs. Wadena-Deer Creek, 4 p.m.

BOYS GOLF

Aitkin, Crosby-Ironton, Pierz in Quarry Invite at Virginia Municipal Golf Course, noon

Staples-Motley at Park Rapids Invite

TRACK and FIELD

Brainerd in Hamline Relays at St. Paul, 10 a.m.

Little Falls at Sauk Rapids Mega Meet, 9:30 a.m.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Minnesota Community College Conference

State tournament

At Bob Cross Fields, Sauk Rapids

Central Lakes vs. South Division No. 4, 3 p.m.

Winners bracket, 5 p.m.

Losers bracket, 5 and 7 p.m.

BOYS TENNIS

Staples-Motley at Benson Invite, 9 a.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), KFGI-FM (101.5), 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).

Friday

AUTO RACING

12:30 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, "Happy Hour Series," final practice for Dan Lowry 400 (tape)

3 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for Lipton TEA 250

4:30 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Dan Lowry 400

6:30 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Lipton TEA 250

8 p.m., ESPN2: NHRA, Midwest Nationals, qualifying (tape)

8:30 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Lipton TEA 250 (tape)

BOXING

10 p.m., SHO: Super middleweights, Andre Dirrell vs. Anthony Hanshaw; lightweights, Antonio DeMarco vs. Wes Ferguson

GOLF

8:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Open de Espana, second round

Noon, ESPN2: LPGA, SemGroup Championship, second round

Noon, TGC: Nationwide Tour, South Georgia Classic, second round

2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Wachovia Championship, second round

5:30 p.m., TGC: Champions Tour, FedEx Kinkos Classic, first round (tape)

HORSE RACING

2 p.m., ESPN2: NTRA, Alysheba Stakes and Louisville Handicap

4 p.m., ESPN2: NTRA, Kentucky Oaks

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

7 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ, WYRQ, KNSP, KWAD: Twins vs. Detroit

7:05 p.m., WGN: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis

NBA BASKETBALL

6 p.m., ESPN2: Playoffs, first round, game 6, Cleveland at Washington

7 p.m., ESPN: Playoffs, first round, game 6, Boston at Atlanta

9:30 p.m., ESPN: Playoffs, first round, game 6, Houston at Utah

NHL HOCKEY

9 p.m., VERSUS: Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 5, Dallas at San Jose

Saturday

AUTO RACING

6 p.m., FOX: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Dan Lowry 400

GOLF

7:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Open de Espana, third round

Noon, TGC: Nationwide Tour, South Georgia Classic, third round

2 p.m., CBS: PGA Tour, Wachovia Championship, third round

2 p.m., ESPN2: LPGA, SemGroup Championship, third round

5:30 p.m., TGC: Champions Tour, FedEx Kinkos Classic, second round (tape)

HORSE RACING

10 a.m., ESPN2: NTRA, Kentucky Derby undercard

11 a.m., ESPN: NTRA, La Troienne Stakes, Churchill Distaff Turf Mile, Humana Distaff Handicap, and Churchill Downs Handicap

3 p.m., NBC: NTRA, Kentucky Derby

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

2:30 p.m., FOX: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, N.Y. Mets at Arizona, or Baltimore at L.A. Angels

6 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ, WYRQ, KNSP, KWAD: Twins vs. Detroit

MEN'S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

6 p.m., ESPN2: NCAA Division I tournament, championship match

NBA BASKETBALL

Times TBA, TNT: Playoffs, first round, game 7s, teams TBA (if necessary)

NHL HOCKEY

Noon, NBC: Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 5, Colorado at Detroit (if necessary)

6 p.m., VERSUS: Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 5, Philadelphia at Montreal (if necessary)

RODEO

Time TBA, VERSUS: PBR, Des Moines Classic, at Des Moines, Iowa

Baseball

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Tampa Bay 16 12 .571 -

Boston 17 13 .567 -

Baltimore 15 13 .536 1

New York 14 16 .467 3

Toronto 12 17 .414 4 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 14 12 .538 -

Cleveland 14 15 .483 1 1/2

Detroit 14 15 .483 1 1/2

Minnesota 13 14 .481 1 1/2

Kansas City 12 16 .429 3

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 18 11 .621 -

Oakland 17 12 .586 1

Seattle 13 16 .448 5

Texas 11 18 .379 7

Wednesday's Games

Minnesota 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Boston 2, Toronto 1

Detroit 6, N.Y. Yankees 2

Cleveland 8, Seattle 3

Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 1

Texas 11, Kansas City 9

L.A. Angels 6, Oakland 1

Thursday's Games

Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 2

Texas 2, Kansas City 1

Toronto 3, Boston 0

Detroit 8, N.Y. Yankees 4

Cleveland 3, Seattle 2, 11 innings

Oakland at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

Friday's Games

Tampa Bay (Jackson 2-2) at Boston (Buchholz 1-2), 6:05 p.m.

Seattle (Bedard 2-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Wang 5-0), 6:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Hochevar 1-1) at Cleveland (Sabathia 1-4), 6:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 1-2) at Toronto (Marcum 2-2), 6:07 p.m.

Detroit (Galarraga 2-0) at Minnesota (Hernandez 3-1 or Baker 2-0), 7:10 p.m.

Texas (Padilla 3-2) at Oakland (Blanton 2-4), 9:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Guthrie 0-3) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 2-3), 9:05 p.m.

Saturday's Games

Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Toronto, 12:07 p.m.

Baltimore at L.A. Angels, 2:45 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 6:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 6:05 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 8:05 p.m.

Sunday's Games

Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Toronto, 12:07 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 12:35 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Baltimore at L.A. Angels, 2:35 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

National League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 16 13 .552 -

New York 14 12 .538 1/2

Florida 15 13 .536 1/2

Atlanta 12 15 .444 3

Washington 12 17 .414 4

Central Division

W L Pct GB

St. Louis 18 11 .621 -

Chicago 17 11 .607 1/2

Milwaukee 16 12 .571 1 1/2

Houston 13 16 .448 5

Cincinnati 12 17 .414 6

Pittsburgh 11 17 .393 6 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Arizona 20 8 .714 -

Los Angeles 15 13 .536 5

San Francisco 13 16 .448 7 1/2

Colorado 11 17 .393 9

San Diego 11 18 .379 9 1/2

Wednesday's Games

Pittsburgh 13, N.Y. Mets 1

St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 2

Arizona 8, Houston 7

San Francisco 3, Colorado 2

Washington 3, Atlanta 2, 12 innings

San Diego 4, Philadelphia 2

L.A. Dodgers 13, Florida 1

Chicago Cubs 19, Milwaukee 5

Thursday's Games

L.A. Dodgers 5, Florida 3

Milwaukee 4, Chicago Cubs 3

Philadelphia 3, San Diego 2

Washington 3, Pittsburgh 2

Friday's Games

San Francisco (Misch 0-0) at Philadelphia (Kendrick 2-2), 6:05 p.m.

San Diego (Germano 0-2) at Florida (Hendrickson 4-1), 6:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Volquez 4-0) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 3-2), 6:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Dumatrait 0-1) at Washington (Chico 0-5), 6:35 p.m.

Milwaukee (Villanueva 1-2) at Houston (Oswalt 2-3), 7:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hill 1-0) at St. Louis (Wainwright 3-1), 7:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Penny 4-2) at Colorado (Francis 0-2), 8:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Maine 2-2) at Arizona (Owings 4-0), 8:40 p.m.

Saturday's Games

Pittsburgh at Washington, 12:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Arizona, 2:45 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 2:45 p.m.

Milwaukee at Houston, 6:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.

San Diego at Florida, 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday's Games

San Diego at Florida, 12:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Atlanta, 12:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Washington, 12:35 p.m.

San Francisco at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m.

Milwaukee at Houston, 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 2:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 7:05 p.m.

Thursday linescores

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Tampa Bay 100 100 200 - 4 9 0

Baltimore 000 200 000 - 2 3 1

Garza, Wheeler (7), Percival (9) and Riggans; Burres, JWalker (7), Bradford (8), Mccrory (9), JJohnson (9) and Quiroz. W-Garza 1-0. L-Burres 3-2. Sv-Percival (6). HRs-Tampa Bay, Gomes (3). Baltimore, AJones (2).

Kansas City 001 000 000 - 1 6 0

Texas 100 001 00x - 2 5 0

Greinke, Nunez (8) and JBuck; Ponson, CWilson (9) and Sltalamacchia. W-Ponson 1-0. L-Greinke 3-1. Sv-CWilson (6). HRs-Texas, Kinsler (2), RVazquez (1).

Toronto 001 010 100 - 3 9 0

Boston 000 000 000 - 0 4 1

Burnett, Carlson (8), BJRyan (9) and Barajas; Wakefield, Aardsma (8), JLopez (9), Timlin (9) and Cash. W-Burnett 3-2. L-Wakefield 2-1. Sv-BJRyan (3). HR-Toronto, Rios (3).

Detroit 004 002 200 - 8 11 2

New York 300 010 000 - 4 10 0

NRobertson, Seay (6), Miner (6), Cruceta (9) and Inge; IKennedy, Albaladejo (5), Britton (7) and Moeller. W-NRobertson 1-3. L-Albaladejo 0-1. HRs-Detroit, MiCabrera (6). New York, BAbreu (4).

Seattle 000 000 001 10 -2 9 0

Cleveland 000 100 000 11 -3 8 1

11 innings

Batista, Rhodes (8), Morrow (9), Putz (10), MLowe (11), SGreen (11) and JClement, Johjima (8); PByrd, RPerez (8), RBetancourt (9), Kobayashi (10) and VMartinez. W-Kobayashi 2-0. L-MLowe 1-2. HR-Seattle, Sexson (6).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Los Angeles 000 120 002 - 5 7 1

Florida 001 020 000 - 3 5 3

Kuroda, Proctor (8), Beimel (8), Saito (9) and Martin; Badenhop, Tankersley (7), Pinto (8), Gregg (9) and Treanor. W-Beimel 3-0. L-Gregg 3-2. Sv-Saito (4). HR-Florida, CRoss (1).

Pittsburgh 000 100 100 - 2 3 0

Washington 020 000 01x - 3 7 1

Duke, Grabow (8) and Doumit; OdPerez, Ayala (8), Rauch (9) and Nieves. W-Ayala 1-1. L-Grabow 1-1. Sv-Rauch (6). HRs-Pittsburgh, FSanchez (1), Doumit (5).

Milwaukee 000 001 003 - 4 11 0

Chicago 001 002 000 - 3 11 2

Gallardo, Riske (7), Shouse (8), Gagne (9) and Kendall; Zambrano, Marmol (7), KWood (9) and Soto. W-Shouse 2-0. L-KWood 2-1. Sv-Gagne (9). HRs-Milwaukee, Braun (4). Chicago, Zambrano (1).

San Diego 200 000 000 - 2 5 0

Philadelphia 002 000 01x - 3 7 0

Wolf, Meredith (7), Thatcher (7) and Bard; Eaton, Madson (7), JRomero (7), TGordon (8), Lidge (9) and Ruiz. W-TGordon 3-2. L-Thatcher 0-3. Sv-Lidge (7). HRs-San Diego, AdGonzalez (6). Philadelphia, Howard (6).

Victory League

North Division

Brainerd Braves 1-0

Cuyuna Range Miners 1-0

Harding Dinosaurs 1-0

Fort Ripley Rebels 0-1

St. Mathias Devils 0-1

East Division

Buckman Billygoats 1-0

Lastrup Lakers 1-0

Foley Outlaws 0-1

Pierz Brewers 0-1

Pierz Bulldogs 0-1

Sunday's games

Foley Outlaws at Buckman Billygoats, 1:30 p.m.

Pierz Brewers at Pierz Bulldogs, 1:30 p.m.

St. Mathias Devils vs. Brainerd Braves, Adamson Field, 1:30 p.m.

Sobieski Skis at Randall Cubs, 1:30 p.m.

Harding Dinosaurs at Cuyuna Range Miners, 2 p.m.

Lastrup Lakers at Fort Ripley Rebels, 1:30 p.m.

Basketball

NBA playoffs

FIRST ROUND

(Best of 7)

Wednesday, April 30

Washington 88, Cleveland 87, Cleveland leads series 3-2

Boston 105, Atlanta 85, Boston leads series 3-2

Thursday, May 1

Detroit 100, Philadelphia 77, Detroit wins series 4-2

Friday, May 2

Cleveland at Washington, 6 p.m.

Boston at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Houston at Utah, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 3

Philadelphia at Detroit, 6:30 p.m., if necessary

Sunday, May 4

Washington at Cleveland, noon, if necessary

Atlanta at Boston, 2:30 p.m., if necessary

Utah at Houston, 7 p.m., if necessary

NBA Rookie of the Year Voting

Player Team Points

1st 2nd 3rd Pts

Kevin Durant, Seattle 90 30 5 545

Al Horford, Atlanta 30 74 18 390

Luis Scola, Houston 5 20 61 146

Al Thornton, L.A.C. - 1 27 30

Jamario Moon, Toronto - - 7 7

J. C. Navarro, Memphis - - 3 3

T. Young, Philadelphia - - 2 2

Carl Landry, Houston - - 1 1

Mike Conley, Memphis - - 1 1

NBA Rookies of the Year

2008 - Kevin Durant, Seattle

2007 - Brandon Roy, Portland

2006 - Chris Paul, New Orleans

2005 - Emeka Okafor, Charlotte

2004 - LeBron James, Cleveland

2003 - Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix

2002 - Pau Gasol, Memphis

2001 - Mike Miller, Orlando

2000 - Elton Brand, Chicago, and Steve Francis, Houston

1999 - Vince Carter, Toronto

1998 - Tim Duncan, San Antonio

1997 - Allen Iverson, Philadelphia

1996 - Damon Stoudamire, Toronto

1995 - Grant Hill, Detroit, and Jason Kidd, Dallas

1994 - Chris Webber, Golden State

1993 - Shaquille O'Neal, Orlando

1992 - Larry Johnson, Charlotte

1991 - Derrick Coleman, New Jersey

1990 - David Robinson, San Antonio

Hockey

NHL playoffs

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

Wednesday, April 30

Philadelphia 4, Montreal 2, Philadelphia leads series 3-1

San Jose 2, Dallas 1, Dallas leads series 3-1

Thursday, May 1

N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 0, Pittsburgh leads series 3-1

Detroit at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Friday, May 2

Dallas at San Jose, 9 p.m.

Saturday, May 3

Colorado at Detroit, noon, if necessary

Philadelphia at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Sunday, May 4

N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m., if necessary

Montreal at Philadelphia, 6 p.m., if necessary

San Jose at Dallas, 8 p.m., if necessary

Golf

PGA Tour

Wachovia Championship Scores

Thursday

At Quail Hollow Country Club

Charlotte, N.C.

Purse: $6.4 million

Yardage: 7,442; Par: 72 (36-36)

First Round

David Toms 35-32 - 67

Jason Bohn 33-35 - 68

Phil Mickelson 33-35 - 68

John Merrick 35-34 - 69

Vaughn Taylor 34-35 - 69

Zach Johnson 36-33 - 69

Nick Flanagan 34-35 - 69

Camilo Villegas 35-34 - 69

Ben Curtis 35-34 - 69

Stephen Ames 36-33 - 69

Jeff Quinney 32-37 - 69

Steve Marino 33-36 - 69

Geoff Ogilvy 35-35 - 70

Vijay Singh 34-36 - 70

Jay Williamson 35-35 - 70

Stephen Leaney 36-34 - 70

Brad Adamonis 33-37 - 70

James Driscoll 36-34 - 70

Rory Sabbatini 35-35 - 70

Steve Lowery 35-35 - 70

Robert Allenby 35-35 - 70

Bo Van Pelt 33-37 - 70

Anthony Kim 32-38 - 70

Ryuji Imada 35-36 - 71

Angel Cabrera 33-38 - 71

George McNeill 34-37 - 71

J.J. Henry 37-34 - 71

Eric Axley 36-35 - 71

Dean Wilson 37-34 - 71

Nick O'Hern 36-35 - 71

Jesper Parnevik 35-36 - 71

Mathew Goggin 35-36 - 71

Dudley Hart 36-35 - 71

Jeff Maggert 36-35 - 71

Jim Furyk 35-36 - 71

Troy Matteson 34-37 - 71

Hunter Mahan 36-35 - 71

Paul Goydos 35-36 - 71

Sergio Garcia 33-38 - 71

J.B. Holmes 36-35 - 71

Rod Pampling 35-36 - 71

Heath Slocum 34-37 - 71

D.J. Trahan 36-35 - 71

Bob Estes 34-37 - 71

Shane Bertsch 35-36 - 71

Ian Poulter 35-36 - 71

Trevor Murphy 34-37 - 71

Pat Perez 36-36 - 72

Carl Pettersson 35-37 - 72

Boo Weekley 34-38 - 72

Fred Couples 35-37 - 72

Adam Scott 35-37 - 72

Andres Romero 37-35 - 72

Todd Hamilton 35-37 - 72

Brian Bateman 36-36 - 72

John Senden 35-37 - 72

Cliff Kresge 34-38 - 72

Ryan Moore 35-37 - 72

Bubba Watson 37-35 - 72

Ted Purdy 36-36 - 72

Scott McCarron 34-38 - 72

Tag Ridings 35-37 - 72

Rich Beem 37-35 - 72

Kenneth Ferrie 36-36 - 72

Robert Gamez 35-37 - 72

Carlos Franco 37-35 - 72

Tom Pernice, Jr. 37-35 - 72

Lee Janzen 37-35 - 72

Jerry Kelly 36-36 - 72

Rocco Mediate 34-38 - 72

Chez Reavie 35-37 - 72

LPGA Tour

SemGroup Championship Scores

Thursday

At Cedar Ridge Country Club

Broken Arrow, Okla.

Purse: $1.8 million

Yardage: 6,602; Par: 71 (36-35)

First Round

a-amateur

Hee Young Park 33-36 - 69

Ji Young Oh 34-36 - 70

Mi Hyun Kim 33-37 - 70

Paula Creamer 35-35 - 70

Vicky Hurst 39-32 - 71

Ai Miyazato 36-35 - 71

Leta Lindley 37-34 - 71

Brittany Lang 37-35 - 72

Juli Inkster 35-37 - 72

Carin Koch 35-37 - 72

Cristie Kerr 38-34 - 72

Nancy Scranton 34-38 - 72

Beth Bader 35-37 - 72

Taylor Leon 38-35 - 73

Su A Kim 37-36 - 73

Teresa Lu 36-37 - 73

Angela Stanford 38-35 - 73

Meena Lee 36-37 - 73

Jeong Jang 37-36 - 73

Helen Alfredsson 36-37 - 73

Lorena Ochoa 36-37 - 73

Catriona Matthew 35-38 - 73

Jamie Hullett 38-36 - 74

Siew-Ai Lim 36-38 - 74

Karin Sjodin 39-35 - 74

Ashli Bunch 38-36 - 74

Maria Hjorth 36-38 - 74

Diana D'Alessio 36-38 - 74

Johanna Head 39-35 - 74

Jin Joo Hong 40-34 - 74

Seon Hwa Lee 39-35 - 74

Pat Hurst 38-36 - 74

Laura Davies 38-36 - 74

Young Kim 36-38 - 74

Jane Park 39-35 - 74

Minea Blomqvist 39-35 - 74

Eun-Hee Ji 38-36 - 74

Jennifer Greggain 37-37 - 74

Amy Hung 37-37 - 74

Danielle Downey 37-37 - 74

Transactions

BASEBALL

MLB-Suspended New York Yankees minor league LHP Angel Reyes (NYP) for 50 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the minor league drug prevention and treatment program.

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES-Announced RHP Greg Aquino has cleared waivers and accepted his assignment to Norfolk (IL).

LOS ANGELES ANGELS-Purchased the contract of RHP Nick Adenhart from Salt Lake (PCL). Placed INF Maicer Izturis on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 28. Transferred RHP Kelvim Escobar from the 15- to 60-day DL.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS-Activated OF Alfonso Soriano from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Matt Murton to Iowa (PCL).

MILAWUKEE BREWERS-Extended the contracts of Rick Schlesinger, executive vice president-business operations, and Bob Quinn, executive vice president-finance and administration, for five years.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS-Claimed QB Matt Baker off waivers from Miami.

CLEVELAND BROWNS-Claimed S Steve Cargile off waivers from Denver. Signed LB Jermaine Dias, DB Jerrid Gaines, DB Justin Harrison, QB Craig Hormann, TE Kolomona Kapanui, DB Gerard Lawson, OL James Lee, WR Lance Leggett, DL Chase Ortiz, OL Robert Powell, K Jason Reda, DL Brian Schaefering, DB Darnell Terrell, RB Travis Thomas and OL Eric Young.

DETROIT LIONS-Signed RB Artose Pinner to a one-year contract.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS-Agreed to terms with WR Todd Blythe, OL Jason Boone, OL Nate McManus, OL Akim Millington, OL Kevin Tuminello, LB JoLonn Dunbar, LB Luke Sanders, DE Jeremy Geathers, RB Lynell Hamilton, QB T.C. Ostrander, P Waylon Prather, S David Roach, S Rocky Schwartz, C Ryan Senser and FB Olaniyi Sobomehin.

NEW YORK GIANTS-Signed G Andrew Bain, G Camell Stewart, C Glenn 'Digger' Bujnoch, OT Dylan Thiry, DT Joshua Muse and DT Ogemdi Nwagbuo. Released DB Andrew Shanle and TE Marcus Freeman.

COLLEGE

SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE-Named Patrick Britz commissioner.

DELAWARE STATE-Signed Al Lavan, football coach, to a contract extension through the 2012 season.

IUPUI-Announced junior basketball G George Hill will enter the NBA draft.

NORTHWESTERN STATE-Promoted Trina Frierson to women's associate head basketball coach, effective June 1.

PURDUE-Named Elliot Bloom supervisor of men's basketball operations.

UNLV-Named Kenith Pope running backs coach.

WASHINGTON STATE-Agreed to terms with Tony Bennett, men's basketball coach, on a contract extension through the 2015 season.