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From THE SCOREBOARD

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Pro Baseball

Major League Baseball

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 31 15 .674 —  New York 21 24 .467 9 1/2

Baltimore 21 25 .457 10  Toronto 20 25 .444 10 1/2

Tampa Bay 18 27 .400 12 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Detroit 28 17 .622 —  Cleveland 27 17 .614 1/2

Chicago 23 20 .535 4  Minnesota 22 24 .478 6 1/2

Kansas City 19 28 .404 10  West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 28 19 .596 —  Oakland 23 23 .500 4 1/2

Seattle 21 21 .500 4 1/2

Texas 18 29 .383 10  Wednesday’s Games

Minnesota 5, Texas 3

N.Y. Yankees 8, Boston 3

Detroit 8, L.A. Angels 7

Baltimore 5, Toronto 2

Seattle 5, Tampa Bay 1

Kansas City 11, Cleveland 7

Oakland 4, Chicago White Sox 0

Today’s Games

L.A. Angels (E.Santana 3-5) at Detroit (Bonderman 2-0), 12:05 p.m.

Seattle (Ramirez 4-2) at Tampa Bay (Seo 2-4), 2:10 p.m.

Toronto (Marcum 2-2) at Baltimore (Guthrie 2-1), 6:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Sowers 0-4) at Kansas City (De La Rosa 4-3), 7:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Cleveland (Byrd 4-1) at Detroit (Robertson 4-3), 6:05 p.m.

Oakland (Haren 4-2) at Baltimore (Bedard 3-2), 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 3-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Clippard 1-0), 6:05 p.m.

Boston (Matsuzaka 6-2) at Texas (McCarthy 4-4), 7:05 p.m.

Toronto (Litsch 1-1) at Minnesota (Baker 1-0), 7:10 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 2-2) at Kansas City (Meche 3-2), 7:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Shields 3-0) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 2-1), 7:11 p.m.

National League

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 29 16 .644 —  Atlanta 27 19 .587 2 1/2

Philadelphia 23 23 .500 6 1/2

Florida 22 24 .478 7 1/2

Washington 18 29 .383 12  Central Division

W L Pct GB

Milwaukee 28 19 .596 —  Houston 21 25 .457 6 1/2

Chicago 20 24 .455 6 1/2

Pittsburgh 19 26 .422 8  St. Louis 18 25 .419 8  Cincinnati 18 29 .383 10  West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 27 20 .574 —  San Diego 26 20 .565 1/2

San Francisco 24 22 .522 2 1/2

Arizona 25 23 .521 2 1/2

Colorado 20 27 .426 7  Wednesday’s Games

Philadelphia 8, Florida 7, 10 innings

Washington 12, Cincinnati 7

N.Y. Mets 3, Atlanta 0

St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 3

Colorado 2, Arizona 0

San Diego 2, Chicago Cubs 1

L.A. Dodgers 5, Milwaukee 1

San Francisco 9, Houston 1

Today’s Games

Pittsburgh (Gorzelanny 5-2) at St. Louis (Looper 5-3), 12:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Lieber 2-2) at Florida (Willis 6-3), 6:05 p.m.

Washington (Bacsik 0-0) at Cincinnati (Belisle 4-3), 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Glavine 5-1) at Atlanta (Smoltz 6-2), 6:35 p.m.

Houston (Rodriguez 2-3) at Arizona (Owings 2-1), 8:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Marquis 5-1) at San Diego (Young 5-3), 9:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games

N.Y. Mets (Maine 5-2) at Florida (Mitre 2-2), 6:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Maholm 2-6) at Cincinnati (Harang 5-2), 6:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Moyer 4-3) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 5-2), 6:35 p.m.

Washington (Bowie 0-2) at St. Louis (Reyes 0-7), 7:10 p.m.

Houston (W.Williams 1-6) at Arizona (R.Johnson 2-2), 8:40 p.m.

Milwaukee (Bush 3-4) at San Diego (Maddux 3-3), 9:05 p.m.

Colorado (Hirsh 2-4) at San Francisco (Cain 2-4), 9:15 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Lilly 4-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Lowe 4-5), 9:40 p.m.

League Leaders

American League

BATTING — Posada, New York, .367; Jeter, New York, .367; Youkilis, Boston, .347; MOrdonez, Detroit, .345; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, .338; Polanco, Detroit, .335; Lowell, Boston, .333.

RUNS — ARodriguez, New York, 40; MOrdonez, Detroit, 39; DeJesus, Kansas City, 38; Sizemore, Cleveland, 37; Sheffield, Detroit, 36; Morneau, Minnesota, 33; Youkilis, Boston, 33.

RBI — ARodriguez, New York, 43; MOrdonez, Detroit, 42; THunter, Minnesota, 40; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 38; Lowell, Boston, 37; DOrtiz, Boston, 37; Sosa, Texas, 36.

HITS — Jeter, New York, 66; Youkilis, Boston, 59; Polanco, Detroit, 59; ISuzuki, Seattle, 57; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 57; MOrdonez, Detroit, 57; Teixeira, Texas, 55; BRoberts, Baltimore, 55; Tejada, Baltimore, 55.

DOUBLES — MOrdonez, Detroit, 21; DOrtiz, Boston, 19; THunter, Minnesota, 16; Granderson, Detroit, 15; Teixeira, Texas, 15; Youkilis, Boston, 14; MYoung, Texas, 14; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 14; Posada, New York, 14.

TRIPLES — Granderson, Detroit, 6; TPena, Kansas City, 5; Buck, Oakland, 4; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 4; Barfield, Cleveland, 3; Kotchman, Los Angeles, 3; DeJesus, Kansas City, 3; CGuillen, Detroit, 3; Cora, Boston, 3.

HOME RUNS — ARodriguez, New York, 18; Morneau, Minnesota, 14; MOrdonez, Detroit, 12; THunter, Minnesota, 11; Kinsler, Texas, 10; JhPeralta, Cleveland, 10; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 10; Dye, Chicago, 10; Sosa, Texas, 10.

STOLEN BASES — Sizemore, Cleveland, 15; BRoberts, Baltimore, 15; Lofton, Texas, 15; ISuzuki, Seattle, 12; JLugo, Boston, 12; Willits, Los Angeles, 11; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 11.

PITCHING (6 Decisions) — Beckett, Boston, 7-0, 1.000, 2.66; Sabathia, Cleveland, 6-1, .857, 3.51; Carmona, Cleveland, 5-1, .833, 2.77; Verlander, Detroit, 5-1, .833, 2.68; Colon, Los Angeles, 5-1, .833, 4.57; Matsuzaka, Boston, 6-2, .750, 4.06; KEscobar, Los Angeles, 5-2, .714, 2.82.

STRIKEOUTS — JoSantana, Minnesota, 80; Bedard, Baltimore, 75; Sabathia, Cleveland, 67; Burnett, Toronto, 63; Shields, Tampa Bay, 62; Bonser, Minnesota, 62; Matsuzaka, Boston, 58.

SAVES — TJones, Detroit, 15; Jenks, Chicago, 14; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 14; Borowski, Cleveland, 14; Reyes, Tampa Bay, 12; Papelbon, Boston, 11; Ray, Baltimore, 11; Putz, Seattle, 11.

National League

BATTING — DeLee, Chicago, .373; Helton, Colorado, .361; HaRamirez, Florida, .345; Holliday, Colorado, .337; Rowand, Philadelphia, .331; Renteria, Atlanta, .331; Winn, San Francisco, .323.

RUNS — HaRamirez, Florida, 42; JBReyes, New York, 38; Uggla, Florida, 36; Rollins, Philadelphia, 36; Utley, Philadelphia, 34; Johnson, Atlanta, 33; Weeks, Milwaukee, 33; Dunn, Cincinnati, 33; Renteria, Atlanta, 33; CJones, Atlanta, 33.

RBI — Hardy, Milwaukee, 41; CaLee, Houston, 41; Fielder, Milwaukee, 36; Utley, Philadelphia, 36; Francoeur, Atlanta, 35; ARamirez, Chicago, 35; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 34.

HITS — Holliday, Colorado, 64; HaRamirez, Florida, 61; Hardy, Milwaukee, 59; JBReyes, New York, 59; Renteria, Atlanta, 59; Rowand, Philadelphia, 57; Helton, Colorado, 57.

DOUBLES — Utley, Philadelphia, 19; Uggla, Florida, 18; Holliday, Colorado, 17; DeLee, Chicago, 17; Church, Washington, 16; KGreene, San Diego, 15; 5 are tied with 14.

TRIPLES — JBReyes, New York, 7; Rollins, Philadelphia, 5; Johnson, Atlanta, 4; DRoberts, San Francisco, 4; 10 are tied with 3.

HOME RUNS — Fielder, Milwaukee, 14; Hardy, Milwaukee, 14; CJones, Atlanta, 12; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 11; Dunn, Cincinnati, 11; ARamirez, Chicago, 11; Bonds, San Francisco, 11.

STOLEN BASES — JBReyes, New York, 26; Pierre, Los Angeles, 17; Victorino, Philadelphia, 16; HaRamirez, Florida, 15; Taveras, Colorado, 10; Duffy, Pittsburgh, 9; Wright, New York, 9; Byrnes, Arizona, 9; Rollins, Philadelphia, 9.

PITCHING (6 Decisions) — Peavy, San Diego, 6-1, .857, 1.63; Penny, Los Angeles, 6-1, .857, 2.26; Marquis, Chicago, 5-1, .833, 2.76; Morris, San Francisco, 5-1, .833, 2.93; TGlavine, New York, 5-1, .833, 3.43; Hamels, Philadelphia, 6-2, .750, 3.67; Smoltz, Atlanta, 6-2, .750, 2.85.

STRIKEOUTS — Hamels, Philadelphia, 78; Peavy, San Diego, 77; Wolf, Los Angeles, 66; Webb, Arizona, 59; Harang, Cincinnati, 56; Smoltz, Atlanta, 55; RHill, Chicago, 54; Lilly, Chicago, 54.

SAVES — Valverde, Arizona, 17; FCordero, Milwaukee, 17; Saito, Los Angeles, 14; Fuentes, Colorado, 13; Hoffman, San Diego, 13; BWagner, New York, 11; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 11; STorres, Pittsburgh, 11.

Pro Hockey

National Hockey League

Playoffs

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

Buffalo vs. Ottawa

Thursday, May 10: Ottawa 5, Buffalo 2

Saturday, May 12: Ottawa 4, Buffalo 3, 2OT

Monday, May 14: Ottawa 1, Buffalo 0

Wednesday, May 16: Buffalo 3, Ottawa 2

Saturday, May 19: Ottawa 3, Buffalo 2, OT, Ottawa wins series 4-1

Western Conference

Detroit vs. Anaheim

Friday, May 11: Detroit 2, Anaheim 1

Sunday, May 13: Anaheim 4, Detroit 3, OT

Tuesday, May 15: Detroit 5, Anaheim 0

Thursday, May 17: Anaheim 5, Detroit 3

Sunday, May 20: Anaheim 2, Detroit 1, OT

Tuesday, May 22: Anaheim 4, Detroit 3, Anaheim wins series 4-2

Finals

Ottawa vs. Anaheim

Monday, May 28: Ottawa at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 30: Ottawa at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

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

Detroit 79, Cleveland 76, Detroit leads series 1-0

Thursday, May 24: Cleveland at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Sunday, May 27: Detroit at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 29: Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Thursday, May 31: Cleveland at Detroit, 7 p.m., if necessary

Saturday, June 2: Detroit at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m., if necessary

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, San Antonio leads series 2-0

Saturday, May 26: San Antonio at Utah, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, May 28: San Antonio at Utah, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, May 30: Utah at San Antonio, 8 p.m., if necessary

Friday, June 1: San Antonio at Utah, 8 p.m., if necessary

Sunday, June 3: Utah at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m., if necessary

High School

Baseball

2007 All-Flint Hills League

First Team

Pitcher

Ben Konda Mission Valley

Blake Mayer Council Grove

Catcher

Dustin Geissert Herington

1st Base

Jake Oswalt West Franklin

2nd Base

Coty Miller Herington

Shortstop

Tanner Messer Council Grove

3rd Base

Brian Blackwell Herington

Outfield

Jake Atkisson Osage City

Roman Murray Northern Heights

Mitch Green West Franklin

Chris Robertson West Franklin

Designated Hitter

Kyle Wolf Osage City

Utility Player

Beau Arndt Northern Heights

Honorable Mention

Pitcher

Tanner Treinen Osage City

Jed Lee Northern Heights

Travis McClain West Franklin

Catcher

Lonnie Morris Mission Valley

1st Base

Derek Bremer Council Grove

Jeremy Bishoff Northern Heights

Colton Leprich Mission Valley

2nd Base

Dalton Branch Mission Valley

Dakota Frack West Franklin

Shortstop

Derek Conner Osage City

3rd Base

Evan Faulkner Osage City

Outfield

Justin Zielke Mission Valley

Clint Roddy Council Grove

Darrell Melcher Herington

Designated Hitter

Bryant Harmon West Franklin

Utility Player

Lucas Kohler Council Grove

Ben Gonzalas Herington

Ryne Cook Mission Valley

C.J. Marple Osage City

High School

Softball

2007 All-Flint Hills League

First Team

Pitcher

Hannah Buenger Osage City

Dana Stephenson Council Grove

Catcher

Samantha Shaffer West Franklin

1st Base

Kristi Pletcher Mission Valley

2nd Base

Kelsey Sturdy Osage City

Shortstop

Katie Schroeder Osage City

3rd Base

Kristin Kleinschmidt Herington

Outfield

Katie Buenger Osage City

Renee Cook Mission Valley

Hannah Milton West Franklin

Designated Hitter

Erin Schwant Mission Valley

Utility Player

Lacie Worrell Council Grove

Honorable Mention

Pitcher

Jaime Simms West Franklin

Crysta Brockmeier Herington

Jessica Martin Mission Valley

Janessa Putney West Franklin

Catcher

Brooke Hollis Herington

Kelly Lohmeyer Osage City

Lacie Schumann Northern Heights

1st Base

Sadie Johnson Osage City

Allison Scott Council Grove

2nd Base

Whitney Cowdin Council Grove

Shortstop

Lauren Lysaught West Franklin

Maddy Hirt Herington

3rd Base

Christine Zerbe Mission Valley

Outfield

Chelsea Goins Council Grove

Traci Pletcher Mission Valley

Designated Hitter

Amy McAfee Council Grove

Utility Player

Bailey Crosby West Franklin

Transactions

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Purchased the contract of RHP Mike Koplove from Buffalo (IL). Optioned RHP Edward Mujica to Buffalo.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Recalled INF Donnie Murphy from Sacramento (PCL). Placed OF Milton Bradley on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 15.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Recalled RHP Sean Green from Tacoma (PCL). Placed RHP Chris Reitsma on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 19.

National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Placed RHP Chin-hui Tsao on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Yhency Brazoban from Las Vegas (PCL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Signed RHP Mark Diapoules and RHP LaCurtis Mayes.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

HOUSTON ROCKETS — Named Rick Adelman coach.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES — Signed Randy Wittman, coach, to a multiyear contract.

NEW JERSEY NETS — Named Jeff Gewirtz senior vice president and general counsel.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed T Aaron Brant to a four-year contract.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed LB Kelvin Smith, to a four-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed DE Jay Moore to a four-year contract.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

COLORADO AVALANCHE — Signed D Jordan Leopold and F David Jones to a two-year contracts and D Kurt Sauer and D Jeff Finger to one-year contracts.

COLLEGE

QUINCY — Named J.D. Gravina women’s basketball coach.

WENTWORTH TECH — Announced the resignation of Carrie Crawford, women’s basketball coach.

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