PRO BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 36 17 .679 — Baltimore 27 28 .491 10 Toronto 25 29 .463 11 1/2
New York 23 29 .442 12 1/2
Tampa Bay 22 30 .423 13 1/2
Central Division
Cleveland 34 19 .642 — Detroit 30 24 .556 4 1/2
Minnesota 28 25 .528 6 Chicago 25 25 .500 7 1/2
Kansas City 20 35 .364 15 West Division
Los Angeles 34 22 .607 — Seattle 26 25 .510 5 1/2
Oakland 26 27 .491 6 1/2
Texas 20 35 .364 13 1/2
Friday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees 9, Boston 5
Cleveland 12, Detroit 11
Chicago White Sox 3, Toronto 0
Kansas City 4, Tampa Bay 1
Texas 9, Seattle 8
Minnesota 3, Oakland 2, 10 innings
L.A. Angels 3, Baltimore 2
Today’s Games
Chicago White Sox (Contreras 4-5) at Toronto (McGowan 1-2), 12:07 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 2-3) at Boston (Schilling 5-2), 2:55 p.m.
Detroit (Durbin 4-1) at Cleveland (Lee 2-2), 6:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Perez 2-5) at Tampa Bay (Jackson 0-6), 6:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Silva 3-5) at Oakland (Blanton 4-3), 8:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Trachsel 4-3) at L.A. Angels (Colon 5-2), 8:05 p.m.
Texas (Loe 1-4) at Seattle (Batista 5-4), 9:05 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Detroit (Bonderman 4-0) at Cleveland (Sowers 1-5), 12:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Danks 3-5) at Toronto (Marcum 2-2), 12:07 p.m.
Kansas City (Elarton 1-1) at Tampa Bay (Howell 0-0), 12:40 p.m.
Baltimore (Guthrie 3-1) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 4-6), 2:35 p.m.
Texas (Tejeda 4-5) at Seattle (Feierabend 0-1), 3:05 p.m.
Minnesota (J.Santana 6-4) at Oakland (Gaudin 5-1), 3:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 3-4) at Boston (Beckett 8-0), 7:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 34 19 .642 — Atlanta 31 23 .574 3 1/2
Philadelphia 26 28 .481 8 1/2
Florida 26 29 .473 9 Washington 23 32 .418 12 Central Division
Milwaukee 31 24 .564 — St. Louis 23 29 .442 6 1/2
Pittsburgh 23 31 .426 7 1/2
Chicago 22 30 .423 7 1/2
Houston 22 32 .407 8 1/2
Cincinnati 22 34 .393 9 1/2
West Division
Los Angeles 32 22 .593 — Arizona 33 23 .589 — San Diego 31 23 .574 1 San Francisco 26 27 .491 5 1/2
Colorado 25 30 .455 7 1/2
Friday’s Games
Atlanta 8, Chicago Cubs 5
L.A. Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh 4
Washington 4, San Diego 3, 10 innings
San Francisco 13, Philadelphia 0
Arizona 5, N.Y. Mets 1
Milwaukee 8, Florida 5
St. Louis 8, Houston 1
Cincinnati 4, Colorado 2
Today’s Games
Atlanta (James 5-4) at Chicago Cubs (Hill 4-4), 12:05 p.m.
Arizona (L.Hernandez 5-2) at N.Y. Mets (JSosa 4-1), 12:10 p.m.
St. Louis (K.Wells 2-9) at Houston (Sampson 4-5), 2:55 p.m.
Florida (Kim 3-2) at Milwaukee (Capuano 5-4), 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kuo 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Snell 4-4), 6:05 p.m.
San Diego (Germano 3-0) at Washington (Speigner 1-1), 6:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Lowry 5-4) at Philadelphia (Hamels 7-2), 6:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Lohse 2-6) at Colorado (Francis 4-4), 7:05 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Arizona at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.
San Diego at Washington, 12:35 p.m.
San Francisco at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m.
Florida at Milwaukee, 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Houston, 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.
Cincinnati at Colorado, 2:05 p.m.
Royals 4, Devil Rays 1
KANSAS CITY TAMPA BAY
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EGrmn lf 4 0 1 1 Dukes cf 4 0 0 0
DJesus cf 1 0 0 0 Upton 2b 4 0 0 0
Grdzln 2b 5 0 1 0 Crwfrd lf 4 0 0 0
Teahen cf 4 1 1 0 Norton dh 3 1 1 1
MiSwy dh 4 1 2 0 CPena 1b 3 0 0 0
Brown rf 3 1 2 1 DYong rf 3 0 0 0
Shealy 1b 4 0 1 0 Iwmra 3b 3 0 1 0
Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0 Rgns c 2 0 0 0
TPena ss 4 1 1 1 Nvarro ph 0 0 0 0
LaRue c 4 0 1 0 BHarrs ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 3 Totals 28 1 2 1
Kansas City 030 000 010 — 4 10 1
Tampa Bay 000 010 000 — 1 2 1
E — Shealy (1), Riggans (2). DP — Kansas City 1. LOB — Kansas City 7, Tampa Bay 2. 2B — Grudzielanek (15), Brown (5). 3B — MiSweeney (1). HR — Norton (1). SB — Brown (6).
IP H R ER BB SO
Kansas City
Bannister W,1-3 8 2 1 1 0 6
Dotel S,1 1 0 0 0 2 1
Tampa Bay
Kazmir L,3-3 7 8 3 3 1 7
Stokes 1-3 2 1 1 0 0
Camp 2-3 0 0 0 1 2
Fossum 1 0 0 0 0 2
WP — Kazmir, Stokes.
Umpires — Home, Ed Hickox; First, C.B. Bucknor; Second, Joe West; Third, Ed Rapuano.
T — 2:31. Att — 12,032 (43,772).
League Leaders
American League
BATTING — Posada, New York, .358; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, .357; Youkilis, Boston, .353; MOrdonez, Detroit, .353; Garko, Cleveland, .346; Polanco, Detroit, .340; Jeter, New York, .340.
RUNS — MOrdonez, Detroit, 47; ARodriguez, New York, 47; Sheffield, Detroit, 47; Sizemore, Cleveland, 46; Youkilis, Boston, 41; ISuzuki, Seattle, 41; DeJesus, Kansas City, 39.
RBI — MOrdonez, Detroit, 50; VMartinez, Cleveland, 48; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 46; THunter, Minnesota, 45; ARodriguez, New York, 45; Morneau, Minnesota, 44; Lowell, Boston, 41; Sosa, Texas, 41.
HITS — ISuzuki, Seattle, 73; Youkilis, Boston, 71; MOrdonez, Detroit, 71; Jeter, New York, 71; Polanco, Detroit, 70; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 70; BRoberts, Baltimore, 67; Tejada, Baltimore, 67.
DOUBLES — MOrdonez, Detroit, 27; DOrtiz, Boston, 20; MYoung, Texas, 18; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 18; Posada, New York, 18; Granderson, Detroit, 17; Youkilis, Boston, 17; THunter, Minnesota, 17.
TRIPLES — Granderson, Detroit, 9; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 6; TPena, Kansas City, 5; Buck, Oakland, 4; CGuillen, Detroit, 4; Barfield, Cleveland, 3; Kotchman, Los Angeles, 3; DeJesus, Kansas City, 3; Cora, Boston, 3.
HOME RUNS — ARodriguez, New York, 19; Morneau, Minnesota, 16; Rios, Toronto, 12; MOrdonez, Detroit, 12; Sheffield, Detroit, 12; JhPeralta, Cleveland, 11; VMartinez, Cleveland, 11; THunter, Minnesota, 11; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 11.
STOLEN BASES — BRoberts, Baltimore, 19; Sizemore, Cleveland, 17; JLugo, Boston, 16; Lofton, Texas, 16; ISuzuki, Seattle, 15; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 12; Willits, Los Angeles, 11; Crisp, Boston, 11; CPatterson, Baltimore, 11.
PITCHING (6 Decisions) — Beckett, Boston, 8-0, 1.000, 2.65; Sabathia, Cleveland, 8-1, .889, 3.78; Carmona, Cleveland, 6-1, .857, 3.29; Byrd, Cleveland, 6-1, .857, 3.57; Gaudin, Oakland, 5-1, .833, 2.32; Lackey, Los Angeles, 9-3, .750, 2.37; Haren, Oakland, 6-2, .750, 1.64.
STRIKEOUTS — Bedard, Baltimore, 88; JoSantana, Minnesota, 87; Burnett, Toronto, 83; Sabathia, Cleveland, 75; Kazmir, Tampa Bay, 71; Shields, Tampa Bay, 69; Matsuzaka, Boston, 68; Bonser, Minnesota, 68.
SAVES — FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 19; Borowski, Cleveland, 17; Jenks, Chicago, 15; TJones, Detroit, 15; Papelbon, Boston, 13; Reyes, Tampa Bay, 13; Ray, Baltimore, 12; Putz, Seattle, 12; Nathan, Minnesota, 12.
National League
BATTING — DeLee, Chicago, .362; Holliday, Colorado, .347; Helton, Colorado, .339; Renteria, Atlanta, .335; DYoung, Washington, .327; HaRamirez, Florida, .321; Rowand, Philadelphia, .318.
RUNS — HaRamirez, Florida, 47; Uggla, Florida, 43; Rollins, Philadelphia, 43; JBReyes, New York, 42; Johnson, Atlanta, 41; Renteria, Atlanta, 39; Dunn, Cincinnati, 38.
RBI — CaLee, Houston, 49; Hardy, Milwaukee, 46; Holliday, Colorado, 43; Fielder, Milwaukee, 43; Utley, Philadelphia, 43; Francoeur, Atlanta, 41; Bay, Pittsburgh, 41.
HITS — Holliday, Colorado, 77; Renteria, Atlanta, 70; HaRamirez, Florida, 69; JBReyes, New York, 69; Byrnes, Arizona, 67; DeLee, Chicago, 67; Hardy, Milwaukee, 66; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 66; CaLee, Houston, 66.
DOUBLES — Utley, Philadelphia, 22; Uggla, Florida, 20; DeLee, Chicago, 20; Holliday, Colorado, 18; Church, Washington, 17; CaLee, Houston, 17.
TRIPLES — JBReyes, New York, 7; Rollins, Philadelphia, 7; Byrnes, Arizona, 5; Johnson, Atlanta, 4; Weeks, Milwaukee, 4; OHudson, Arizona, 4; DRoberts, San Francisco, 4.
HOME RUNS — Fielder, Milwaukee, 19; Hardy, Milwaukee, 15; Dunn, Cincinnati, 14; ARamirez, Chicago, 13; Uggla, Florida, 12; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 12; CJones, Atlanta, 12; Griffey Jr., Cincinnati, 12; Bonds, San Francisco, 12.
STOLEN BASES — JBReyes, New York, 30; Pierre, Los Angeles, 18; HaRamirez, Florida, 16; Victorino, Philadelphia, 16; Taveras, Colorado, 13; Duffy, Pittsburgh, 10; Wright, New York, 10; Byrnes, Arizona, 10; Rollins, Philadelphia, 10.
PITCHING (6 Decisions) — Peavy, San Diego, 7-1, .875, 1.68; Penny, Los Angeles, 7-1, .875, 2.06; Hamels, Philadelphia, 7-2, .778, 3.74; Smoltz, Atlanta, 7-2, .778, 2.82; Harang, Cincinnati, 6-2, .750, 4.22; Morris, San Francisco, 6-2, .750, 2.66; Heilman, New York, 5-2, .714, 3.33; Marquis, Chicago, 5-2, .714, 2.93; LHernandez, Arizona, 5-2, .714, 3.58.
STRIKEOUTS — Peavy, San Diego, 92; Hamels, Philadelphia, 86; Webb, Arizona, 75; Wolf, Los Angeles, 74; Harang, Cincinnati, 68; Lilly, Chicago, 65; Smoltz, Atlanta, 65.
SAVES — FCordero, Milwaukee, 20; Valverde, Arizona, 19; Saito, Los Angeles, 16; Hoffman, San Diego, 16; Fuentes, Colorado, 15; BWagner, New York, 13; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 13.
PRO HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
PLAYOFFS
Finals
Ottawa vs. Anaheim
Monday, May 28: Anaheim 3, Ottawa 2
Wednesday, May 30: Anaheim 1, Ottawa 0, Anaheim leads series 2-0
Saturday, June 2: Anaheim at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Monday, June 4: Anaheim at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, June 6: Ottawa at Anaheim, 7 p.m., if necessary
Saturday, June 9: Anaheim at Ottawa, 7 p.m., if necessary
Monday, June 11: Ottawa at Anaheim, 7 p.m., if necessary
PRO BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL
ASSOCIATION
PLAYOFFS
Conference Final
Eastern Conference
Detroit vs. Cleveland
Monday, May 21: Detroit 79, Cleveland 76
Thursday, May 24: Detroit 79, Cleveland 76
Sunday, May 27: Cleveland 88, Detroit 82
Tuesday, May 29: Cleveland 91, Detroit 87
Thursday, May 31: Cleveland 109, Detroit 107, 2OT, Cleveland leads series 3-2
Saturday, June 2: Detroit at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, June 4: Cleveland at Detroit, 7 p.m., if necessary
Western Conference
San Antonio vs. Utah
Sunday, May 20: San Antonio 108, Utah 100
Tuesday, May 22: San Antonio 105, Utah 96
Saturday, May 26: Utah 109, San Antonio 83
Monday, May 28: San Antonio 91, Utah 79
Wednesday, May 30: San Antonio 109, Utah 84, San Antonio wins series 4-1
FINALS
San Antonio vs. Cleveland or Detroit
Thursday, June 7: Cleveland or Detroit at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 10: Cleveland or Detroit at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, June 12: San Antonio at Cleveland or Detroit, 8 p.m.
Thursday, June 14: San Antonio at Cleveland or Detroit, 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 17: San Antonio at Cleveland or Detroit, 8 p.m., if necessary
Tuesday, June 19: Cleveland or Detroit at San Antonio, 8 p.m., if necessary
Thursday, June 21: Cleveland or Detroit at San Antonio 8 p.m., if necessary
Community
Softball
Emporia Recreation
Summer League Softball
Tuesday Co-ed League — May 29
The Crew 11, Lewis Bail Bonds 6
Gerald Schumann Electric 37, Team Holiday 5
D.C. Crew 12, Olpe Strikers 2
Gerald Schumann Electric 15, Beer 30 0
The Crew 12, El Diablo 11
Olpe Strikers 20, Carpet Plus 11
Lewis Bail Bonds 27, Team Holiday 3
E.S.F.C.U. 9, Cable One Mangy Dawgs 8
D.C. Crew 12, Auspision 2
Beer 30 15, E.S.F.C.U 7
Cable One Mangy Dawgs 19, Carpet Plus 2
El Diablo 19, Auspision 2
Co-ed Tuesday Overall Standings
D.C. Crew 6-0
Gerald Schumann Electric 6-0
El Diablo 4-2
E.S.F.C.U. 4-2
Olpe Strikers 4-2
Beer 30 3-3
The Crew 3-3
Lewis Bail Bonds 3-3
Cable One Mangy Dawgs 2-4
Team Holiday 1-5
Auspision 0-6
Carpet Plus 0-6
Wednesday Men League — May 30
Sticky Bandits 11, Old Rum’s Liquor 2
KISS 103.1 7, Rent-To-Own 5
Sticky Bandits 8, Farmers 7
K-Dub 25, Farmers 12
Branding Iron 15, Old Rum’s Liquor 4
Hi-Jinx 10, KISS 103.1 0
K-Dub 16, Professional Printing 0
Sticky Bandits 20, Rent-To-Own 13
Silver Bullets 16, Tequila Titians 5
Farmers 17, Cincinnati Bowties 7
Hi-Jinx 24, Silver Bullets 13
Professional Printing 10, Tequila Titans 0
Branding Iron 23, Cincinnati Bowties 13
Wednesday Men Overall Standings
K-Dub/Redeker 6-0
Sticky Bandits 6-0
Branding Iron 5-1
Hi-Jinx 5-1
Silver Bullets 4-2
KISS 103.1 3-3
Farmers 2-4
Old Rum’s Liquor 1-5
Professional Printing 1-5
Rent-to-Own 1-5
Cincinnati Bowties 0-6
Tequila Titans 0-6
Thursday Co-ed League — May 31
Bamboozers 15, Snip N’ Clip 0
McKee’s Gifts 18, Oddball 11
Balls Deep 15, Farmers 14
Balls Deep 16, Purple Duck 6
McKee’s Gifts 24, Triple D’s 10
Plumbing By Spellman 11, Farmers 9
Flinthills Vending 25, T.I.P.S. 8
Silver Bullets 14, Snip N’ Clip 9
Oddball 14, Navrats 11
Flinthills Vending 14, Purple Duck 2
Silver Bullets 22, Plumbing By Spellman 13
T.I.P.S. 17, Triple D’s 2
Thursday Co-ed Overall Standings
Flinthills Vending 6-0
Bamboozers 5-0
Balls Deep 5-0
Silver Bullets 5-0
T.I.P.S. 4-1
McKee’s Gifts 4-2
Purple Duck 2-4
Oddball 2-4
Triple D’s 1-4
Farmers 1-5
Plumbing By Spellman 1-5
Navrats 0-5
Snip N’ Clip 0-6
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB — Suspended Detroit OF Gary Sheffield and fined him an undisclosed amount for his aggressive actions directed at Umpire Greg Gibson in a May 31 game at Cleveland. Suspended San Diego C Josh Bard and fined him an undisclosed amount for his aggressive actions, including making contact with Umpire Ed Rapuano in a May 31 game at Pittsburgh.
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed OF Darin Erstad on 15-day DL. Recalled C Jerry Owens from Charlotte (IL).
NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed INF-DH Jason Giambi on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Kevin Thompson and RHP Chris Britton from Scranton-Wilkes Barre (IL). Optioned RHP Matt DeSalvo to Scranton-Wilkes Barre.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Activated OF Mark Kotsay from the 60-day DL. Optioned INF Donnie Murphy to Sacramento (PCL).
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS — Agreed to terms with LHP Keith Nelson, RHP Angel Chapa, RHP Brett Armour, C Mark Thomas, INF Robi Estrada, INF Michael Ross, INF Jeffrey Carroll, OF Kyeong Kang and OF Justin Reynolds.
TEXAS RANGERS — Activated RHP Kevin Millwood from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP John Koronka to Oklahoma (PCL).
National League
CHICAGO CUBS — Placed C Henry Blanco on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 31. Purchased the contract of C Koyie Hill from Iowa (PCL).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Placed RHP Yhency Brazoban on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Eric Hull from Las Vegas (PCL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Named Patty Paytas vice president of community and public affairs and Brian Warecki senior director of communications.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Activated RHP Clay Hensley from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Portland (PCL). Optioned INF Oscar Robles to Portland.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
INDIANA PACERS — Named Jim Morris special adviser to CEO Donnie Walsh.
ORLANDO MAGIC — Named Billy Donovan coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-signed CB Antwain Spann.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed WR Jason McAddley. Released RB Terry Caulley.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMES — Re-signed F Matthew Lombardi to a multiyear contract and F Marcus Nilson to a two-year contract.
CAROLINA HURRICANES — Re-signed D Glen Wesley to a one-year contract.
COLORADO AVALANCHE — Signed F Jaroslav Hlinka to a one-year contract.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Signed D Mikko Maenpaa to a one-year contract.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed F Patric Hornqvist, F Antti Pihlstrom, F Oliver Setzinger, D Janne Niskala, D Richard Stehlik and D Alexander Sulzer.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Signed F Josh Beaulieu and G Jeremy Duchesne.
ST. LOUIS BLUES — Signed F Patrik Berglund, F Martin Kariya, F Nikolai Lemtyugov, D Jonus Junland and G Juuso Riksman.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Signed D Phil Oreskovic to a three-year contract.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Signed G Michal Neuvirth to a three-year contract.
COLLEGE
COMMONWEALTH COAST CONFERENCE — Named Gregg M. Kaye commissioner.
EVERGREEN — Named Jeff Drinkwine interim men’s basketball coach.
WESTERN CAROLINA — Signed Larry Hunter, men’s basketball coach, to a two-year contract extension and Kellie Jolly Harper, women’s basketball coach, to a three-year contract extension.