SCOREBOARD
Area events
Thursday
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Brainerd at Fergus Falls, 4 p.m.
Aitkin at Isle, 4 p.m.
Little Falls at Willmar, 4 p.m.
Pequot Lakes at Park Rapids, 4:15 p.m. (2)
Kimball at Pierz, 4 p.m. (2)
Pillager vs. Ottertail Central at Battle Lake, 4:30 p.m.
Verndale at New York Mills, 4:30 p.m. (2)
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
Brainerd at Fergus Falls, 3 p.m. (2)
Aitkin at Isle, 3 p.m. (2)
Mora at Crosby-Ironton, 4:30 p.m.
Willmar at Little Falls, 5 p.m.
Pierz at Kimball, 5 p.m.
Ottertail Central at Pillager, 4:30 p.m.
Pine River-Backus vs. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley at Walker, 4:30 p.m.
New York Mills at Verndale, 4:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Fergus Falls at Brainerd, 4:30 p.m.
Aitkin in Rum River Conference tournament at Pine City, TBA
BOYS GOLF
Crosby-Ironton, Pequot Lakes, Pine River-Backus in Mid-Minn meet at Nevis, 4 p.m.
Pierz at Kimball Invite, 10 a.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Pierz at Kimball Invite, 10 a.m.
TRACK and FIELD
Brainerd in Section 8-3A True Team meet at Willmar, 2 p.m.
Pequot Lakes at Aitkin Invite, 4:30 p.m.
Pine River-Backus at Walker Invite, 4 p.m.
Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale, Wadena-Deer Creek at Frazee Invite, 4 p.m.
TV-Radio
Thursday
GOLF
8:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Italian Open, first round
Noon, TGC: PGA Tour, THE PLAYERS Championship, first round
NBA BASKETBALL
6 p.m., ESPN: Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 2, Cleveland at Boston
8:30 p.m., ESPN: Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 2, New Orleans at San Antonio
SOCCER
7:30 p.m., ESPN2: MLS, Chicago at D.C. United
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ, WYRQ, KNSP, KWAD: Twins vs. White Sox
NHL HOCKEY
6:30 p.m., VERSUS: Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 1, Dallas at Detroit
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 22 14 .611 -
Tampa Bay 17 16 .515 3 1/2
New York 17 18 .486 4 1/2
Toronto 17 18 .486 4 1/2
Baltimore 16 18 .471 5
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 17 15 .531 -
Cleveland 16 17 .485 1 1/2
Chicago 15 17 .469 2
Kansas City 15 18 .455 2 1/2
Detroit 15 20 .429 3 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 22 14 .611 -
Oakland 22 14 .611 -
Seattle 14 20 .412 7
Texas 14 20 .412 7
Tuesday's Games
Boston 5, Detroit 0
Cleveland 5, N.Y. Yankees 3
Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 4
L.A. Angels 5, Kansas City 3
Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota 1
Oakland 4, Baltimore 2
Texas 10, Seattle 1
Wednesday's Games
Oakland 6, Baltimore 5, 10 innings
Detroit 10, Boston 9
Cleveland 3, N.Y. Yankees 0
Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 2
Kansas City 9, L.A. Angels 4
Minnesota 13, Chicago 1
Texas at Seattle
Thursday's Games
Cleveland (Byrd 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 4-3), 12:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Slowey 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 2-3), 1:05 p.m.
Boston (Beckett 3-2) at Detroit (Verlander 1-5), 6:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Jackson 2-3) at Toronto (Litsch 4-1), 6:07 p.m.
Baltimore (D.Cabrera 2-1) at Kansas City (Hochevar 2-1), 7:10 p.m.
Texas (Gabbard 1-0) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 2-2), 9:10 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Florida 19 14 .576 -
Philadelphia 19 15 .559 1/2
Atlanta 17 15 .531 1 1/2
New York 17 15 .531 1 1/2
Washington 14 20 .412 5 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
St. Louis 22 13 .629 -
Chicago 19 15 .559 2 1/2
Houston 18 16 .529 3 1/2
Milwaukee 16 17 .485 5
Pittsburgh 14 19 .424 7
Cincinnati 14 21 .400 8
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 22 11 .667 -
Los Angeles 19 15 .559 3 1/2
San Francisco 14 20 .412 8 1/2
Colorado 13 21 .382 9 1/2
San Diego 12 22 .353 10 1/2
Tuesday's Games
Atlanta 5, San Diego 3
Pittsburgh 12, San Francisco 6
Florida 3, Milwaukee 0
Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati 0
Houston 6, Washington 5
St. Louis 6, Colorado 5
Arizona 6, Philadelphia 4
L.A. Dodgers 5, N.Y. Mets 4
Wednesday's Games
Cincinnati 9, Chicago Cubs 0
N.Y. Mets 12, L.A. Dodgers 1
Atlanta 5, San Diego 2
Pittsburgh 3, San Francisco 1
Florida 6, Milwaukee 2
Houston 4, Washington 3
Colorado 4, St. Louis 3
Philadelphia at Arizona
Thursday's Games
San Francisco (Cain 1-2) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 2-3), 11:35 a.m.
San Diego (Ledezma 0-0) at Atlanta (Reyes 1-0), noon
St. Louis (Lohse 3-1) at Colorado (De La Rosa 0-1), 2:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Myers 2-2) at Arizona (Webb 7-0), 2:40 p.m.
Milwaukee (Villanueva 1-3) at Florida (Hendrickson 5-1), 6:10 p.m.
Washington (Lannan 2-3) at Houston (Backe 2-3), 7:05 p.m.
Basketball
NBA playoffs
QUARTERFINALS
(Best-of-7)
Tuesday, May 6
Boston 76, Cleveland 72, Boston leads series 1-0
Wednesday, May 7
Orlando 111, Detroit 86, Detroit leads series 2-1
Utah at L.A. Lakers
Thursday, May 8
Cleveland at Boston, 6 p.m.
New Orleans at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Hockey
Stanley Cup playoffs
CONFERENCE FINALS
Thursday, May 8
Dallas at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX-Assigned INF Alex Cora to Pawtucket (IL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS-Purchased the contract of SS Jorge Velandia from Syracuse (IL). Optioned OF Adam Lind to Syracuse.
National League
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS-Optioned RHP Brad Hennessey to Fresno (PCL). Recalled RHP Billy Sadler from Fresno.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA-Suspended Atlanta F Marvin Williams one game without pay for committing a flagrant foul in a May 4 game.
ATLANTA HAWKS-Announced the resignation of Billy Knight, general manager, effective July 1.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS-Named Lionel Vital assistant director of player personnel.
CINCINNATI BENGALS-Claimed WR Travis Brown off waivers from Seattle.
NEW YORK GIANTS-Signed OT David Diehl to a two-year contract extension through 2013.
OAKLAND RAIDERS-Signed LB Edgerton Hartwell, QB Brian White and DE Greyson Gunheim.
COLLEGE
NCAA-Placed Florida International on four years probation for violations throughout its intercollegiate athletic programs.
ARKANSAS-Named Dale Schultz women's diving coach.
ARKANSAS STATE-Named Derek Burton women's assistant soccer coach.
DAYTON-Announced the resignation of Drew Tyrer, men's golf coach.
FLORIDA A&M-Named LeDawn Gibson women's basketball coach and signed her to a three-year contract.
KANSAS-Named Tamika Raymond women's assistant basketball coach.
GEORGETOWN-Announced S men's basketball G Jeremiah Rivers will transfer.
GEORGIA TECH-Promoted women's basketball assistant coach, Sytia Messer, to women's associate head basketball coach. Announced the resignation of Joe Hamilton, assistant director of player personnel.