PRO BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 37 21 .638 — Toronto 28 30 .483 9 Baltimore 28 32 .467 10 New York 26 31 .456 10 1/2
Tampa Bay 25 32 .439 11 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 35 22 .614 — Detroit 33 25 .569 2 1/2
Minnesota 29 29 .500 6 1/2
Chicago 26 29 .473 8 Kansas City 22 38 .367 14 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 38 23 .623 — Seattle 30 26 .536 5 1/2
Oakland 31 27 .534 5 1/2
Texas 21 38 .356 16 Wednesday’s Games
Minnesota 8, L.A. Angels 5
Baltimore 9, Seattle 5
Kansas City 4, Cleveland 3
Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 2
N.Y. Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 1
Detroit 10, Texas 0
Oakland 3, Boston 2
Today’s Games
Kansas City (Perez 3-5) at Cleveland (Carmona 6-1), 11:05 a.m.
Tampa Bay (Jackson 0-7) at Toronto (Burnett 5-5), 11:37 a.m.
Boston (Schilling 5-2) at Oakland (Blanton 5-3), 2:35 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 2-3) at Chicago White Sox (Contreras 4-5), 7:11 p.m.
Detroit (Maroth 3-2) at Texas (Loe 1-5), 7:35 p.m.
Friday’s Games
N.Y. Mets (JSosa 5-1) at Detroit (Durbin 5-1), 6:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Howell 1-0) at Florida (Kim 3-2), 6:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Gorzelanny 6-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 3-4), 6:05 p.m.
Colorado (Francis 5-4) at Baltimore (Trachsel 4-4), 6:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Lee 2-3) at Cincinnati (Bailey 0-0), 6:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Colon 5-2) at St. Louis (K.Wells 2-10), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (Simontacchi 2-4) at Minnesota (Silva 3-6), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Garcia 1-4) at Kansas City (Elarton 1-2), 7:10 p.m.
Houston (Sampson 5-5) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 3-5), 7:11 p.m.
Milwaukee (Capuano 5-4) at Texas (Tejeda 4-6), 7:35 p.m.
Boston (Beckett 8-0) at Arizona (Davis 4-6), 8:40 p.m.
Seattle (Batista 6-4) at San Diego (Germano 4-0), 9:05 p.m.
Oakland (Gaudin 6-1) at San Francisco (Lincecum 2-0), 9:15 p.m.
Toronto (McGowan 2-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Penny 7-1), 9:40 p.m.
National League
East Division
New York 35 22 .614 — Atlanta 33 27 .550 3 1/2
Philadelphia 30 29 .508 6 Florida 30 31 .492 7 Washington 24 35 .407 12 Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 33 27 .550 — St. Louis 26 30 .464 5 Chicago 25 32 .439 6 1/2
Pittsburgh 25 34 .424 7 1/2
Houston 24 34 .414 8 Cincinnati 22 38 .367 11 West Division
W L Pct GB
San Diego 35 23 .603 — Arizona 36 24 .600 — Los Angeles 34 25 .576 1 1/2
Colorado 28 31 .475 7 1/2
San Francisco 27 31 .466 8 Wednesday’s Games
Florida 7, Atlanta 4
Chicago Cubs 6, Milwaukee 2
Washington 6, Pittsburgh 5
Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Mets 2
St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 4
Colorado 8, Houston 7
Arizona 1, San Francisco 0
San Diego 5, L.A. Dodgers 2
Today’s Games
Pittsburgh (Snell 5-4) at Washington (Chico 3-4), 12:05 p.m.
Houston (Oswalt 6-4) at Colorado (Fogg 1-5), 2:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Hamels 8-2) at N.Y. Mets (Maine 6-3), 6:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Hill 4-4) at Atlanta (James 5-4), 6:35 p.m.
Cincinnati (Lohse 2-7) at St. Louis (Wainwright 4-4), 7:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Lowry 5-5) at Arizona (L.Hernandez 5-3), 8:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kuo 0-1) at San Diego (Peavy 7-1), 9:05 p.m.
Friday’s Games
N.Y. Mets (JSosa 5-1) at Detroit (Durbin 5-1), 6:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Howell 1-0) at Florida (Kim 3-2), 6:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Gorzelanny 6-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 3-4), 6:05 p.m.
Colorado (Francis 5-4) at Baltimore (Trachsel 4-4), 6:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Lee 2-3) at Cincinnati (Bailey 0-0), 6:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Marshall 1-2) at Atlanta (Cormier 0-1), 6:35 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Colon 5-2) at St. Louis (K.Wells 2-10), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (Simontacchi 2-4) at Minnesota (Silva 3-6), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Garcia 1-4) at Kansas City (Elarton 1-2), 7:10 p.m.
Houston (Sampson 5-5) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 3-5), 7:11 p.m.
Milwaukee (Capuano 5-4) at Texas (Tejeda 4-6), 7:35 p.m.
Boston (Beckett 8-0) at Arizona (Davis 4-6), 8:40 p.m.
Seattle (Batista 6-4) at San Diego (Germano 4-0), 9:05 p.m.
Oakland (Gaudin 6-1) at San Francisco (Lincecum 2-0), 9:15 p.m.
Toronto (McGowan 2-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Penny 7-1), 9:40 p.m.
Royals 4, Indians 3
KANSAS CITY CLEVELAND
ab r h bi ab r h bi
DeJesus cf 4 1 2 1 Sizemore cf 4 0 2 0
Grdzlnk 2b 5 1 2 0 Blake 3b 4 0 1 1
Teahen rf 4 0 2 1 Hafner dh 4 0 2 1
Sweeney dh 5 0 0 0 Gutierrez dh 1 0 0 0
Gordon 3b 5 0 1 0 VMrtnz 1b 3 0 0 1
Shealy 1b 4 1 1 2 Nixon rf 3 0 0 0
LaRue c 3 0 0 0 Garko ph 1 0 0 0
TPena ss 4 0 1 0 Mchels rf 0 0 0 0
Gathrght lf 3 1 2 0 JhPlta ss 4 1 1 0
Dellucci lf 4 0 2 0
Barfield 2b 3 0 1 0
Shoppach c 3 2 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4 Totals 34 3 9 3
Kansas City 002 110 000 — 4 11 1
Cleveland 000 001 011 — 3 9 0
E — Gordon (9). DP — Cleveland 1. LOB — Kansas City 10, Cleveland 9. 2B — DeJesus (12), Gordon (9), Gathright (1), Hafner (7). 3B — Dellucci (2). HR — Shealy (3). SB — Gathright (1). CS — Sizemore (2). S — Gathright, Barfield. SF—VMartinez.
IP H R ER BB SO
Kansas City
Bannister W,2-3 7 5 1 0 0 2
Greinke 1-3 1 1 1 1 1
Gobble 1-3 1 0 0 0 0
Riske 1-3 0 0 0 0 1
Dotel S,2 1 2 1 1 1 0
Cleveland
Byrd L,6-2 6 10 4 4 1 4
RPerez 2 1-3 1 0 0 2 1
RoHernandez 1-3 0 0 0 0 1
Fultz 1-3 0 0 0 0 1
HBP — by Dotel (Blake).
Umpires — Home, Jim Wolf; First, Tim Tschida; Second, Jim Joyce; Third, Jeff Nelson.
T — 3:07. Att — 17,632 (43,415).
PRO HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
PLAYOFFS
Finals
Ottawa vs. Anaheim
Monday, May 28: Anaheim 3, Ottawa 2
Wednesday, May 30: Anaheim 1, Ottawa 0
Saturday, June 2: Ottawa 5, Anaheim 3
Monday, June 4: Anaheim 3, Ottawa 2
Wednesday, June 6: Anaheim 6, Ottawa 2, Anaheim wins series 4-1
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: Cleveland 98, Detroit 82, Cleveland wins series 4-2
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
Thursday, June 7: Cleveland at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 10: Cleveland at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, June 12: San Antonio at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Thursday, June 14: San Antonio at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 17: San Antonio at Cleveland, 8 p.m., if necessary
Tuesday, June 19: Cleveland at San Antonio, 8 p.m., if necessary
Thursday, June 21: Cleveland at San Antonio 8 p.m., if necessary
Community Golf
Tuesday, June 5
Emporia Municipal Golf Course
Name of Game — Low Score on Odd Holes
9-hole group
1st — Beverely Schaefer
2nd — Myrna Jensen
Low Putts
3-way tie — Dorothy Rolf, Myrna Jensen and Beverly Schaefer
18 hole group
1st — Betty Skillett
2nd — Joy Haegert
Low putts
Betty Skillett
Hole Out
Betty Skillett
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed 3B Joe Crede on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 5. Recalled 3B Josh Fields from Charlotte (IL).
DETROIT TIGERS — Placed LHP Nate Robertson on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Andrew Miller from Erie (EL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Recalled OF Joey Gathright from Omaha (PCL). Designated INF Angel Berroa for assignment.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Purchased the contract of RHP Jordan De Jong from Syracuse (IL). Optioned RHP Brian Wolfe to Syracuse.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS — Placed RHP Angel Guzman on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 2. Purchased the contract of RHP Sean Gallagher from Tennessee (SL). Transferred RHP Roberto Novoa from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
ORLANDO MAGIC — Released Billy Donovan, coach, from his five-year contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Traded QB Trent Green to Miami for a 2008 fifth-round draft pick. Agreed to terms with S Chad Williams on a one-year contract and DT Kiki Gonzalez on a two-year contract.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Waived WR Maurice Mann.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Re-signed S Kalvin Pearson. Released T Chris Colmer.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Announced they are buying out the remaining four years of C Alexei Yashin’s contract.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Named Joe Mullen and Jack McIlhargey assistant coaches. Named Kjell Samuelsson associate coach and Neil Little goaltending coach for Philadelphia (AHL).
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Re-signed F Nik Antropov to a two-year contract.