Scoreboard
Area events
Friday
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Grand Rapids at Brainerd 5 p.m.
Aitkin, Crosby-Ironton in Hinckley-Finlayson tournament at Hinckley TBA
Staples-Motley at Pequot Lakes 4 p.m. (2)
Verndale vs. McGregor at Brainerd 7:30 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
Aitkin at Deer River tournament 3:30 p.m.
Park Rapids at Crosby-Ironton 4 p.m. (2)
Little Falls at Royalton 5 p.m.
Pine-River Backus at Pillager 8:30 p.m.
Staples-Motley at Wadena-Deer Creek 4 p.m. (2)
BOYS GOLF
Brainerd, Little Falls in CLC meet at Oak Hill Golf Course, Rice, 4 p.m.
Pierz in Central Minnesota meet at Prairie View Golf Course, Brooten, 1 p.m.
Pine River-Backus at Fergus Falls Invite
Staples-Motley at Detroit Lakes Invite 2 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Brainerd in Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Invite at Long Prairie 9 a.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Duluth Marshall at Aitkin 4:15 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Staples-Motley 4:30 p.m.
TRACK AND FIELD
Aitkin in Hinckley-Finlayson Invite at Hinckley 3:45 p.m.
Pierz, Pillager, Staples-Motley in Ranger Invite at Crosby-Ironton 4:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Region 13 B tournament
At Portage Park, Cohasset
Central Lakes vs. Itasca 10 a.m.
Central Lakes/Itasca winner vs. Northland/Bottineau, N.D., winner, noon
Central Lakes/Itasca loser vs. Northland/Bottineau, N.D., loser, noon
Saturday
STOCK CAR RACING
North Central Speedway, Barrows, 6:45 p.m.
SEMI-PRO FOOTBALL
Lakes Area Screaming Eagles vs. Brainerd Lumberjacks, Harvey Shew Field, Franklin Art Center, 6 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Aitkin, Crosby-Ironton in Hinckley-Finlayson tournament at Hinckley TBA
Little Falls at Northfield 11 a.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Crosby-Ironton, Pequot Lakes, Wadena-Deer Creek in Staples-Motley Invite at the Vintage, Staples, 8 a.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Thief River Falls at Brainerd 9 a.m.
Staples-Motley at St. Paul Academy Invite 8 a.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Region 13 B tournament
At Portage Park, Cohasset
10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. (if necessary)
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), 3WI-FM (95.9), KFGI-FM (101.5), KUAL-FM (103.5), 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
7 a.m., SPEED: Formula One, practice for Spanish Grand Prix
10:30 a.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Southern 500
12:30 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, "Happy Hour Series," final practice for Southern 500
2 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for Diamond Hill Plywood 200
4 p.m., SPEED: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Southern 500
6:30 p.m., ESPN2: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Diamond Hill Plywood 200
BOXING
9 p.m., ESPN2: Middleweights, Brian Vera vs. Craig McEwan
GOLF
8:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Italian Open, second round
Noon, TGC: PGA Tour, THE PLAYERS Championship, second round
1 p.m., ESPN2: LPGA, Michelob ULTRA Open, second round
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Seattle at Twins
7 p.m., WGN: Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee
NBA BASKETBALL
6 p.m., ESPN: Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 3, Boston at Orlando
8:30 p.m., ESPN: Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 3, L.A. Lakers at Houston
NHL HOCKEY
6 p.m., VERSUS: Playoffs, Eastern Conference semifinals, game 4, Washington at Pittsburgh
8:30 p.m., VERSUS: Playoffs, Eastern Conference semifinals, game 4, Boston at Carolina
Saturday
Sports talk
10 a.m., 3WI-AM, 3WI-FM: Saturday Morning Sports Talk with Patrick Reusse and Joe Soucheray
AUTO RACING
7 a.m., SPEED: Formula One, qualifying for Spanish Grand Prix
11 a.m., VERSUS: IRL, pole qualifying for Indianapolis 500
6 p.m., FOX: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Southern 500
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Noon, FSN: Texas A&M at Texas
GOLF
8:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Italian Open, third round
1 p.m., ESPN2: LPGA, Michelob ULTRA Open, third round
1 p.m., NBC: PGA Tour, THE PLAYERS Championship, third round
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
2:30 p.m., FOX: Tampa Bay at Boston, Atlanta at Philadelphia, or San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers
6 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Seattle at Twins
6 p.m., WGN: Texas at Chicago White Sox
MEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE
11 a.m., ESPN2: NCAA Division I tournament, first round
MEN'S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
6 p.m., ESPN2: NCAA Division I tournament, championship match
NBA BASKETBALL
7:15 p.m., ABC: Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 3,
9:30 p.m., ESPN: Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 3,
NHL HOCKEY
6 p.m., VERSUS: Playoffs, Eastern Conference semifinals, game 5, Pittsburgh at Washington (if necessary)
9:30 p.m., VERSUS: Playoffs, Western Conference semifinals, game 5, Chicago at Vancouver (if necessary)
SOCCER
8 p.m., ESPN2: MLS, Dallas at Houston
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto 20 10 .667 -
Boston 18 11 .621 1 1/2
Tampa Bay 14 16 .467 6
New York 13 15 .464 6
Baltimore 12 17 .414 7 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Kansas City 18 11 .621 -
Detroit 14 13 .519 3
Chicago 13 14 .481 4
Minnesota 13 16 .448 5
Cleveland 11 18 .379 7
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 15 13 .536 -
Seattle 15 14 .517 1/2
Los Angeles 12 14 .462 2
Oakland 10 16 .385 4
Wednesday's Games
Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Yankees 3, 10 innings
Baltimore 4, Minnesota 1, 6 innings
Cleveland 9, Boston 2
Kansas City 9, Seattle 1
Detroit at Chicago, ppd., rain
Texas 3, Oakland 2
Toronto 13, L.A. Angels 1
Thursday's Games
Kansas City 3, Seattle 1
Oakland 9, Texas 4
Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Yankees 6
Baltimore 5, Minnesota 4
Boston 13, Cleveland 3
Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 0
Toronto at L.A. Angels
Friday's Games
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 1-3) at Baltimore (Guthrie 2-2), 6:05 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 2-2) at Cleveland (Cl.Lee 1-4), 6:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (J.Shields 3-2) at Boston (Penny 2-1), 6:10 p.m.
Seattle (Jakubauskas 1-3) at Minnesota (S.Baker 0-4), 7:10 p.m.
Texas (Harrison 2-2) at Chicago White Sox (Contreras 0-4),7:11 p.m.
Toronto (Richmond 4-0) at Oakland (Outman 0-0), 9:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Meche 2-2) at L.A. Angels (Palmer 2-0), 9:05 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Tampa Bay at Boston, 2:40 p.m.
Toronto at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland, 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.
Texas at Chicago White Sox, 6:05 p.m.
Seattle at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.
Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 14 11 .560 -
Florida 15 14 .517 1
New York 13 13 .500 1 1/2
Atlanta 13 15 .464 2 1/2
Washington 7 18 .280 7
Central Division
W L Pct GB
St. Louis 19 10 .655 -
Milwaukee 16 12 .571 2 1/2
Chicago 15 12 .556 3
Cincinnati 14 13 .519 4
Pittsburgh 12 16 .429 6 1/2
Houston 11 16 .407 7
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 21 8 .724 -
San Francisco 14 13 .519 6
San Diego 13 16 .448 8
Arizona 12 17 .414 9
Colorado 11 16 .407 9
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Mets 1, Philadelphia 0
Milwaukee 15, Cincinnati 3
Atlanta 8, Florida 6
Chicago Cubs 6, Houston 3
St. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 2
Colorado 11, San Francisco 1
Arizona 3, San Diego 1
L.A. Dodgers 10, Washington 3
Thursday's Games
Atlanta 4, Florida 2
St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 2
San Francisco 8, Colorado 3
San Diego 4, Arizona 3, 10 innings
Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
Washington at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Friday's Games
Atlanta (Jo-.Reyes 0-1) at Philadelphia (Hamels 0-2), 6:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Karstens 1-1) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 0-0), 6:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Pineiro 4-1) at Cincinnati (Cueto 2-1), 6:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 0-0) at Milwaukee (Bush 1-0), 7:05 p.m.
San Diego (Gaudin 0-1) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 2-2), 7:05 p.m.
Florida (Nolasco 1-3) at Colorado (Hammel 0-0), 8:10 p.m.
Washington (Martis 3-0) at Arizona (Y.Petit 0-2), 8:40 p.m.
San Francisco (Zito 0-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 5-0), 9:10 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.
San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 2:40 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 2:40 p.m.
San Diego at Houston, 6:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 6:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.
Washington at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.
Florida at Colorado, 7:10 p.m.
Amateur baseball
Victory League
North Division
Fort Ripley Rebels 1-0
Harding Dinosaurs 1-0
Brainerd Braves 1-0
Cuyuna Range Miners 0-1
St. Mathias Devils 0-1
East Division
Lastrup Lakers 2-0
Pierz Bulldogs 1-0
Buckman Billygoats 1-0
Pierz Brewers 0-1
Foley Outlaws 0-2
Sunday, May 10, games
St. Stephen Steves at Lastrup Lakers 1:30 p.m.
Opole Bears at Pierz Bulldogs 1:30 p.m.
Flensburg Falcons at Cuyuna Range Miners 1:30 p.m.
Upsala Blue Jays at Fort Ripley Rebels 1:30 p.m.
Pierz Brewers at Avon Lakers 1:30 p.m.
Buckman Billygoats at St. Wendel Saints 1:30 p.m.
Brainerd Braves at Randall Cubs 1:30 p.m.
St. Mathias Devils at Royalton Riverdogs 1:30 p.m.
Harding Dinosaurs at Sobieski Skis 1:30 p.m.
Lakewood League
American League
Freeport 2-0
Orthopedic St. Cloud 2-0
Cold Spring 2-0
Brainerd Bees 1-0
Sauk Rapids Jimmy's 0-1
Sauk Centre 0-1
Granite City Grays 0-1
National League
Sauk Rapids Cyclones 1-0
St. Cloud Snappers 1-0
Clear Lake 1-1
Sartell 0-1
St. Joseph 0-1
Litchfield 0-2
Becker 0-2
Lake and Pine League
South Division
Nisswa Lightning 2-0
Nimrod Gnats 1-0
Staples Lumberbats 1-1
Verndale Bison 1-1
Sebeka Stingers 0-2
North Division
Bagley Thundercats 1-1
Midway Snurdbirds 1-0
Wolf Lake Wolf Pack 2-0
Huntersville Horseflies 0-2
Red Eye Country Boys 0-2
Basketball
NBA playoffs
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-7)
Wednesday, May 6
Boston 112, Orlando 94, series tied 1-1
L.A. Lakers 111, Houston 98, series tied 1-1
Thursday, May 7
Cleveland 105, Atlanta 85, Cleveland leads series 2-0
Friday, May 8
Boston at Orlando, 6 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 9
Denver at Dallas, 4 p.m.
Cleveland at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Hockey
NHL playoffs
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-7)
Thursday, May 7
Chicago 2, Vancouver 1, OT, series tied 2-2
Detroit at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.
Friday, May 8
Washington at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Boston at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 9
Pittsburgh at Washington, 6 p.m.
Chicago at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
MLB-Suspended L.A. Dodgers OF Manny Ramirez 50 games for violating major league baseball's joint drug prevention and treatment program.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX-Activated OF Rocco Baldelli from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Jonathan Van Every to Pawtucket (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS-Designated RHP Vinnie Chulk for assignment. Recalled LHP Jeremy Sowers from Columbus (IL). Sent INF Tony Graffanino outright to Columbus.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES-Promoted controller Chip Moore to chief financial officer.
FLORIDA MARLINS-Optioned LHP Graham Taylor to Jacksonville (SL). Recalled RHP Carlos Martinez from New Orleans (PCL).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS-Recalled OF Xavier Paul from Albuquerque (AAA).
NEW YORK METS-Placed LHP Oliver Perez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 3. Recalled LHP Jonathon Niese from Buffalo (IL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS-Placed OF Rick Ankiel on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 5. Recalled OF Shane Robinson from Memphis (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS-Purchased the contract of LHP Ron Villone from Syracuse (IL). Designated LHP Mike Hinckley for assignment.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA-Suspended Orlando G Rafer Alston and L.A. Lakes G Derek Fisher for one game each, without pay, for their roles in separate incidents in games on May 6. Assessed a flagrant foul penalty of L.A. Lakers G Kobe Bryant for elbowing Houston F Ron Artest in the chest in a game on May 6.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS-Signed S Roy Williams. Traded DT Orien Harris to St. Louis for RB Brian Leonard.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS-Signed WR Keith Eloi. Released P Zac Atterberry.
OTTAWA SENATORS-Signed D Erik Karlsson.
Golf
LPGA-Michelob Ultra Open
Thursday
At Kingsmill Resort & Spa, River Course
Williamsburg, Va.
Purse: $2.2 million
Yardage: 6,315; Par: 71 (36-35)
a-amateur
First Round
Lorena Ochoa 32-32 - 64 -7
Lindsey Wright 33-32 - 65 -6
Hee-Won Han 35-31 - 66 -5
Sarah Lee 33-33 - 66 -5
Minea Blomqvist 36-30 - 66 -5
Seon Hwa Lee 34-33 - 67 -4
Na Yeon Choi 33-34 - 67 -4
Amy Yang 33-34 - 67 -4
Hye Jung Choi 34-34 - 68 -3
Kris Tamulis 35-33 - 68 -3
Suzann Pettersen 35-33 - 68 -3
Angela Stanford 35-33 - 68 -3
In-Kyung Kim 35-33 - 68 -3
Chella Choi 34-34 - 68 -3
Beth Bader 35-33 - 68 -3
Il Mi Chung 36-33 - 69 -2
Sarah Kemp 34-35 - 69 -2
Diana D'Alessio 35-34 - 69 -2
Vicky Hurst 36-33 - 69 -2
Katherine Hull 37-32 - 69 -2
Cristie Kerr 34-35 - 69 -2
Momoko Ueda 35-34 - 69 -2
Song-Hee Kim 34-35 - 69 -2
Teresa Lu 35-34 - 69 -2
Brittany Lang 35-34 - 69 -2
Mika Miyazato 34-35 - 69 -2
Irene Cho 37-32 - 69 -2
Shiho Oyama 35-34 - 69 -2
Janice Moodie 38-31 - 69 -2