SCOREBOARD
Area events
Thursday
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Brainerd at Moorhead, 3:30 p.m. (2)
Little Falls at Alexandria, 5 p.m.
Park Rapids at Pequot Lakes, 4 p.m. (2)
Pierz at Maple Lake, 5 p.m.
Parkers Prairie at Pillager, 4:30 p.m.
Pine River-Backus at Bagley, 4 p.m.
Verndale at Menahga, 4:30 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
Sauk Rapids at Brainerd, 5 p.m.
Little Falls at Alexandria, 5 p.m.
Pequot Lakes at Pine River-Backus, 4:30 p.m.
Pillager at Parkers Prairie, 4:30 p.m.
Staples-Motley at Frazee, 5 p.m.
Menahga at Verndale, 4:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
St. Cloud Tech at Brainerd, 4:30 p.m.
No. 5 Staples-Motley at No. 4 St. Cloud Cathedral in Section 6-1A team tournament, 5 p.m.
Aitkin in Section 7-1A team tournament, TBA
BOYS GOLF
Onamia, Osakis at Pierz triangular, 4:15 p.m.
Staples-Motley in St. Cloud Invite at St. Cloud Country Club, noon
GIRLS GOLF
Staples-Motley in St. Cloud Invite at St. Cloud Country Club, noon
TRACK and FIELD
Aitkin at Hinckley-Finlayson Relays, 3:45 p.m.
Pillager, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale in Park Region Conference meet at Sebeka, 4:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
NJCAA Division III national tournament
At Rochester
Central Lakes vs. Queensborough Community College, Bayside, N.Y., noon
Central Lakes/Queensborough winner vs. Brookdale CC/Lorain County CC winner, 4 p.m.
Central Lakes/Queensborough loser vs. Brookdale CC/Lorain County CC loser, 4 p.m.
TV-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).
Thursday
GOLF
9 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Irish Open, first round
Noon, TGC: Nationwide Tour, BMW Charity Pro-Am, first round
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, AT&T Classic, first round
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m., ESPN: Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 6, Utah at Lakers
NHL HOCKEY
6:30 p.m., VERSUS: Playoffs, conference finals, game 4, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
SOCCER
8:30 p.m., ESPN2: MLS, Real Salt Lake at Colorado
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Noon, KKIN-FM, KLIZ, WYRQ, KNSP, KWAD: Toronto at Twins
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Tampa Bay 23 17 .575 -
Boston 24 19 .558 1/2
Baltimore 21 19 .525 2
New York 20 21 .488 3 1/2
Toronto 20 22 .476 4
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 21 19 .525 -
Minnesota 20 19 .513 1/2
Chicago 18 20 .474 2
Kansas City 18 21 .462 2 1/2
Detroit 16 24 .400 5
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 24 17 .585 -
Oakland 23 18 .561 1
Texas 20 22 .476 4 1/2
Seattle 16 26 .381 8 1/2
Tuesday's Games
Cleveland 4, Oakland 0
Baltimore 5, Boston 4
Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Yankees 1, 11 innings
Texas 5, Seattle 2
Toronto 5, Minnesota 3
Kansas City 3, Detroit 2
L.A. Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 0
Wednesday's Games
Seattle 4, Texas 3, 12 innings
Baltimore 6, Boston 3
Cleveland 2, Oakland 0
N.Y. Yankees 2, Tampa Bay 1
Toronto 6, Minnesota 5
Kansas City 2, Detroit 0
Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels
Thursday's Games
Oakland (Smith 2-2) at Cleveland (Laffey 1-2), 11:05 a.m.
Toronto (McGowan 2-3) at Minnesota (Perkins 0-1), 12:10 p.m.
Detroit (Rogers 3-3) at Kansas City (Meche 2-5), 1:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Kennedy 0-2) at Tampa Bay (Kazmir 1-1), 3:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Vazquez 4-3) at L.A. Angels (Garland 4-3), 9:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Florida 23 17 .575 -
Philadelphia 22 19 .537 1 1/2
New York 20 18 .526 2
Atlanta 20 19 .513 2 1/2
Washington 17 24 .415 6 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 24 16 .600 -
St. Louis 24 18 .571 1
Houston 22 18 .550 2
Milwaukee 20 20 .500 4
Pittsburgh 19 21 .475 5
Cincinnati 18 23 .439 6 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 24 15 .615 -
Los Angeles 20 19 .513 4
San Francisco 17 23 .425 7 1/2
Colorado 15 24 .385 9
San Diego 15 26 .366 10
Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 4
N.Y. Mets 6, Washington 3
Cincinnati 5, Florida 3
San Diego 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Milwaukee 5, L.A. Dodgers 3
Pittsburgh 8, St. Louis 4, 10 innings
Arizona 8, Colorado 4
San Francisco 4, Houston 2
Wednesday's Games
Atlanta 8, Philadelphia 6
Washington 5, N.Y. Mets 3
Cincinnati 7, Florida 6, 10 innings
Chicago Cubs 8, San Diego 5
L.A. Dodgers 6, Milwaukee 4
St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 1
Colorado at Arizona
Houston at San Francisco
Thursday's Games
L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 2-5) at Milwaukee (Sheets 4-0), 12:05 p.m.
Washington (Chico 0-5) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 2-3), 12:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Snell 2-2) at St. Louis (Pineiro 2-2), 12:15 p.m.
San Diego (Maddux 3-3) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 4-1), 1:20 p.m.
Houston (Sampson 2-3) at San Francisco (Lincecum 5-1), 2:45 p.m.
Atlanta (James 2-2) at Philadelphia (Hamels 4-3), 6:05 p.m.
Florida (Miller 3-2) at Cincinnati (Belisle 1-3), 6:10 p.m.
Colorado (Cook 6-1) at Arizona (Webb 8-0), 8:40 p.m.
League leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING-VMartinez, Cleveland, .333; Mauer, Minnesota, .328; Grudzielanek, Kansas City, .319; Youkilis, Boston, .318; HMatsui, New York, .317; JoLopez, Seattle, .315; Bradley, Texas, .311.
RUNS-Ellsbury, Boston, 31; Kinsler, Texas, 30; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 30; Youkilis, Boston, 27; ISuzuki, Seattle, 27; Damon, New York, 27; Quentin, Chicago, 26; MRamirez, Boston, 26.
RBI-Hamilton, Texas, 44; EBrown, Oakland, 33; Morneau, Minnesota, 31; Youkilis, Boston, 30; Quentin, Chicago, 29; Ortiz, Boston, 29; Ibanez, Seattle, 28.
HITS-Pedroia, Boston, 55; JoLopez, Seattle, 52; Youkilis, Boston, 49; Hamilton, Texas, 49; Ibanez, Seattle, 49; Kinsler, Texas, 48; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 48; ISuzuki, Seattle, 48; MRamirez, Boston, 48.
DOUBLES-DaMurphy, Texas, 15; Pedroia, Boston, 14; Youkilis, Boston, 14; Crosby, Oakland, 13; Hamilton, Texas, 13; JGuillen, Kansas City, 13; Damon, New York, 13.
TRIPLES-Crawford, Tampa Bay, 3; Jeter, New York, 3.
HOME RUNS-Quentin, Chicago, 9; Napoli, Los Angeles, 8; Youkilis, Boston, 8; Hamilton, Texas, 8; CPena, Tampa Bay, 8; MRamirez, Boston, 8.
STOLEN BASES-CaGomez, Minnesota, 16; ISuzuki, Seattle, 16; Ellsbury, Boston, 15; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 12; Kinsler, Texas, 11; Figgins, Los Angeles, 11; BRoberts, Baltimore, 11.
PITCHING (5 Decisions)-Matsuzaka, Boston, 6-0, 1.000, 2.45; ESantana, Los Angeles, 6-0, 1.000, 2.63; CLee, Cleveland, 6-0, 1.000, .67; Saunders, Los Angeles, 6-1, .857, 2.48; Wang, New York, 6-1, .857, 2.90; LiHernandez, Minnesota, 6-1, .857, 3.90; Litsch, Toronto, 5-1, .833, 4.11; Sonnanstine, Tampa Bay, 5-1, .833, 5.07.
STRIKEOUTS-Sabathia, Cleveland, 57; Halladay, Toronto, 55; FHernandez, Seattle, 52; JVazquez, Chicago, 52; Marcum, Toronto, 49; Beckett, Boston, 47; JShields, Tampa Bay, 45; ESantana, Los Angeles, 45.
SAVES-FRodriguez, Los Angeles, 16; Sherrill, Baltimore, 15; Nathan, Minnesota, 12; Papelbon, Boston, 11; MRivera, New York, 11; Soria, Kansas City, 10; Street, Oakland, 9; Percival, Tampa Bay, 9.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING-CJones, Atlanta, .418; Berkman, Houston, .392; Furcal, Los Angeles, .366; Pujols, St. Louis, .355; Tejada, Houston, .337; Theriot, Chicago, .336; Atkins, Colorado, .335.
RUNS-Berkman, Houston, 42; HRamirez, Florida, 34; Furcal, Los Angeles, 34; Young, Arizona, 33; Utley, Philadelphia, 33; McLouth, Pittsburgh, 32; Tejada, Houston, 32; DLee, Chicago, 32.
RBI-Berkman, Houston, 38; Nady, Pittsburgh, 34; McLouth, Pittsburgh, 32; DWright, New York, 32; CJones, Atlanta, 32; CJackson, Arizona, 31; Burrell, Philadelphia, 31.
HITS-CJones, Atlanta, 61; Berkman, Houston, 56; Atkins, Colorado, 54; Tejada, Houston, 54; HRamirez, Florida, 51; Utley, Philadelphia, 51; CGuzman, Washington, 51.
DOUBLES-Berkman, Houston, 16; Braun, Milwaukee, 14; Nady, Pittsburgh, 14; Glaus, St. Louis, 14; Uggla, Florida, 13; Soto, Chicago, 13; Francoeur, Atlanta, 13; McCann, Atlanta, 13; McLouth, Pittsburgh, 13; DWright, New York, 13.
TRIPLES-JReyes, New York, 5; Velez, San Francisco, 4; SDrew, Arizona, 4; CJackson, Arizona, 4; FLewis, San Francisco, 3; JCastillo, San Francisco, 3; OHudson, Arizona, 3.
HOME RUNS-Utley, Philadelphia, 14; Berkman, Houston, 13; Uggla, Florida, 12; CJones, Atlanta, 11; McLouth, Pittsburgh, 10; DLee, Chicago, 10.
STOLEN BASES-Bourn, Houston, 17; Taveras, Colorado, 15; Pierre, Los Angeles, 14; HRamirez, Florida, 13; JReyes, New York, 12; Kemp, Los Angeles, 9; Velez, San Francisco, 8; Theriot, Chicago, 8; Furcal, Los Angeles, 8.
PITCHING (5 Decisions)-Webb, Arizona, 8-0, 1.000, 2.41; Volquez, Cincinnati, 6-1, .857, 1.12; Cook, Colorado, 6-1, .857, 2.26; Zambrano, Chicago, 6-1, .857, 2.03; Lincecum, San Francisco, 5-1, .833, 1.61.
STRIKEOUTS-Peavy, San Diego, 60; Volquez, Cincinnati, 57; Lincecum, San Francisco, 53; JSantana, New York, 52; Harang, Cincinnati, 51; Lilly, Chicago, 50; Billingsley, Los Angeles, 48; Hamels, Philadelphia, 48; Myers, Philadelphia, 48; Oswalt, Houston, 48.
SAVES-BWilson, San Francisco, 12; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 11; Lidge, Philadelphia, 10; Lyon, Arizona, 10; Gagne, Milwaukee, 10; Capps, Pittsburgh, 9; Valverde, Houston, 9.
Basketball
NBA playoffs
Tuesday, May 13
Detroit 91, Orlando 86, Detroit wins series 4-1
New Orleans 101, San Antonio 79, New Orleans leads series 3-2
Wednesday, May 14
Boston 96, Cleveland 89, Boston leads series 3-2
Utah at L.A. Lakers
Thursday, May 15
New Orleans at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Hockey
NHL Stanley Cup playoffs
CONFERENCE FINALS
May 14
Dallas 3, Detroit 1, Detroit leads series 3-1
Thursday, May 15
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX-Placed RHP Clay Buchholz on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 15. Recalled OF Jonathan Van Every from Pawtucket (IL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS-Activated RHP Al Reyes from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Scott Dohmann for assignment.
TEXAS RANGERS-Activated OF Marlon Byrd from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Travis Metcalf to Oklahoma (PCL).
National League
CINCINNATI REDS-Placed SS Jeff Keppinger on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of INF Paul Janish from Louisville (IL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Placed C Ryan Doumit on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of C Raul Chavez from Indianapolis (IL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DALLAS MAVERICKS-Named Rick Carlisle coach.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS-Named Kelvin Sampson, Jim Boylan, Lionel Hollins and Joe Wolf assistant coaches.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS-Terminated the contract of DB Kenny Wright.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS-Released C Chris White. Signed WR Chas Cessner.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Named Scott Mellanby consultant to the general manager and hockey operations department.
COLLEGE
DARTMOUTH-Named Rick Bender varsity athletic communications director.
MONTANA STATE-Named Temesghen Starr men's assistant basketball coach.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE-Named Eric Crumpecker men's and women's track coach.
VIRGINIA TECH-Named Braden Holloway associate head men's and women's swimming coach.