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
Toronto 21 25 .457 10 Baltimore 21 26 .447 10 1/2
Tampa Bay 19 27 .413 12 Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 29 17 .630 — Cleveland 28 17 .622 1/2
Chicago 23 20 .535 4 1/2
Minnesota 22 24 .478 7 Kansas City 19 29 .396 11 West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 28 20 .583 — Oakland 23 23 .500 4 Seattle 21 22 .488 4 1/2
Texas 18 29 .383 9 1/2
Thursday’s Games
Detroit 12, L.A. Angels 0
Tampa Bay 13, Seattle 12
Toronto 5, Baltimore 4, 10 innings
Cleveland 10, Kansas City 3
Today’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.
Saturday’s Games
L.A. Angels (Escobar 5-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Wang 3-3), 12:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Sabathia 6-1) at Detroit (Verlander 5-1), 2:55 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Jackson 0-6) at Chicago White Sox (Vazquez 2-2), 6:05 p.m.
Toronto (Ohka 2-4) at Minnesota (Ortiz 3-4), 6:10 p.m.
Seattle (Baek 1-2) at Kansas City (Bannister 0-2), 6:10 p.m.
Oakland (Kennedy 1-3) at Baltimore (Burres 1-2), 6:35 p.m.
Boston (Wakefield 4-5) at Texas (Padilla 2-6), 7:05 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m.
Oakland at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox, 1:05 p.m.
Toronto at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.
Seattle at Kansas City, 1:10 p.m.
Boston at Texas, 2:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Detroit, 7:05 p.m
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 29 17 .630 — Atlanta 28 19 .596 1 1/2
Florida 23 24 .489 6 1/2
Philadelphia 23 24 .489 6 1/2
Washington 19 29 .396 11 Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 28 19 .596 — Chicago 21 24 .467 6 Houston 21 26 .447 7 St. Louis 19 25 .432 7 1/2
Pittsburgh 19 27 .413 8 1/2
Cincinnati 18 30 .375 10 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 27 20 .574 — San Diego 26 21 .553 1 Arizona 26 23 .531 2 San Francisco 24 22 .522 2 1/2
Colorado 20 27 .426 7 Thursday’s Games
St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 1
Florida 5, Philadelphia 4, 11 innings
Washington 4, Cincinnati 3
Atlanta 2, N.Y. Mets 1
Arizona 9, Houston 1
Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego 1
Today’s Games
N.Y. Mets (O.Hernandez 2-1 or Vargas 0-0) 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 (Gonzalez 1-2), 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.
Saturday’s Games
Philadelphia (Eaton 4-3) at Atlanta (Carlyle 0-0), 2:55 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 4-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Hendrickson 2-1), 2:55 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Maine 5-2) at Florida (Obermueller 1-2), 6:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Chacon 1-0) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 2-4), 6:10 p.m.
Washington (Speigner 1-0) at St. Louis (Thompson 2-1), 6:15 p.m.
Colorado (Cook 3-1) at San Francisco (Morris 5-1), 8:05 p.m.
Houston (Sampson 4-4) at Arizona (Webb 3-3), 8:40 p.m.
Milwaukee (Vargas 3-0) at San Diego (Germano 2-0), 9:05 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
N.Y. Mets at Florida, 12:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 12:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 12:15 p.m.
Washington at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.
Milwaukee at San Diego, 3:05 p.m.
Colorado at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m.
Houston at Arizona, 3:40 p.m.
Indians 10, Royals 3
CLEVELAND KANSAS CITY
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Sizemore cf 2 1 0 1 EGerman lf 5 1 4 0
Blake rf 5 1 2 3 DeJesus cf 5 1 1 0
Hafner dh 3 1 0 0 Grudzlnk 2b 0 0 0 1
VMartinez c 5 1 2 1 Berroa 2b 3 0 0 0
JhPeralta ss 3 2 1 0 Teahen rf 3 0 0 0
Rouse ss 1 0 0 0 Costa rf 1 0 1 1
Garko 1b 5 1 3 2 Sweeney dh 4 0 1 0
Michels lf 4 2 2 3 Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0
Barfield 2b 3 1 1 0 Shealy 1b 3 0 1 1
Marte 3b 5 0 0 0 Buck c 4 0 0 0
TPena ss 3 1 1 0
Totals 36 10 11 10 Totals 34 3 9 3
Cleveland 510 040 000 — 10 11 0
Kansas City 001 000 020 — 3 9 0
DP — Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1. LOB — Cleveland 8, Kansas City 9. 2B — Blake (14), JhPeralta (6), Garko (5), Barfield (6). 3B — Blake (2). HR — Michaels (2). SF — Grudzielanek.
IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland
Sowers W,1-4 7 6 1 1 1 1
RoHernandez 2-3 3 2 2 1 2
Fultz 0 0 0 0 1 0
Koplove 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City
De La Rosa L,4-4 4 1-3 6 9 9 7 2
JoPeralta 2 2-3 4 1 1 1 1
Gobble 1 0 0 0 0 1
Riske 1 1 0 0 0 1
Fultz pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
HBP — by Koplove (TPena), by De La Rosa (Sizemore).
Umpires — Home, Greg Gibson; First, Tony Randazzo; Second, Charlie Reliford; Third, Tom Hallion.
T — 3:11. Att — 11,681 (40,785).
League Leaders
American League
BATTING — Posada, New York, .367; Jeter, New York, .367; MOrdonez, Detroit, .361; Youkilis, Boston, .347; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, .335; ISuzuki, Seattle, .333; Lowell, Boston, .333; Polanco, Detroit, .333.
RUNS — MOrdonez, Detroit, 42; ARodriguez, New York, 40; DeJesus, Kansas City, 39; Sheffield, Detroit, 39; Sizemore, Cleveland, 38; Granderson, Detroit, 33; Morneau, Minnesota, 33; Youkilis, Boston, 33.
RBI — MOrdonez, Detroit, 45; ARodriguez, New York, 43; THunter, Minnesota, 40; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 38; Lowell, Boston, 37; DOrtiz, Boston, 37; Sosa, Texas, 36.
HITS — Jeter, New York, 66; MOrdonez, Detroit, 61; ISuzuki, Seattle, 60; Polanco, Detroit, 60; Youkilis, Boston, 59; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 58; Tejada, Baltimore, 57.
DOUBLES — MOrdonez, Detroit, 23; DOrtiz, Boston, 19; Granderson, Detroit, 16; THunter, Minnesota, 16; Teixeira, Texas, 15.
TRIPLES — Granderson, Detroit, 6; TPena, Kansas City, 5; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 5; Buck, Oakland, 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; Rios, Toronto, 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, 13; Papelbon, Boston, 11; Ray, Baltimore, 11; Putz, Seattle, 11.
National League
BATTING — DeLee, Chicago, .370; Helton, Colorado, .361; HaRamirez, Florida, .344; Holliday, Colorado, .337; Renteria, Atlanta, .330; Rowand, Philadelphia, .328; Winn, San Francisco, .323.
RUNS — HaRamirez, Florida, 43; JBReyes, New York, 38; Uggla, Florida, 37; Rollins, Philadelphia, 37; Johnson, Atlanta, 34; Utley, Philadelphia, 34; Dunn, Cincinnati, 34.
RBI — Hardy, Milwaukee, 41; CaLee, Houston, 41; Francoeur, Atlanta, 36; Fielder, Milwaukee, 36; Utley, Philadelphia, 36; ARamirez, Chicago, 35; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 34.
HITS — Holliday, Colorado, 64; HaRamirez, Florida, 63; JBReyes, New York, 60; Renteria, Atlanta, 60; Hardy, Milwaukee, 59; Rowand, Philadelphia, 58; CaLee, Houston, 57; Helton, Colorado, 57; DeLee, Chicago, 57.
DOUBLES — Utley, Philadelphia, 19; Uggla, Florida, 18; Holliday, Colorado, 17; DeLee, Chicago, 17; Church, Washington, 16; KGreene, San Diego, 15.
TRIPLES — JBReyes, New York, 7; Rollins, Philadelphia, 5; Johnson, Atlanta, 4; Byrnes, Arizona, 4; DRoberts, San Francisco, 4.
HOME RUNS — Fielder, Milwaukee, 14; Hardy, Milwaukee, 14; Dunn, Cincinnati, 12; CJones, Atlanta, 12; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 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; Rollins, Philadelphia, 10; Duffy, Pittsburgh, 9; Wright, New York, 9; Byrnes, Arizona, 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, 2.60; Morris, San Francisco, 5-1, .833, 2.93; Smoltz, Atlanta, 7-2, .778, 2.58; Hamels, Philadelphia, 6-2, .750, 3.67; Maine, New York, 5-2, .714, 2.77; Harang, Cincinnati, 5-2, .714, 4.78; THudson, Atlanta, 5-2, .714, 2.42; TGlavine, New York, 5-2, .714, 3.39.
STRIKEOUTS — Hamels, Philadelphia, 78; Peavy, San Diego, 77; Wolf, Los Angeles, 66; Smoltz, Atlanta, 60; Webb, Arizona, 59; Harang, Cincinnati, 56; RHill, Chicago, 54; Lilly, Chicago, 54.
SAVES — Valverde, Arizona, 17; FCordero, Milwaukee, 17; Saito, Los Angeles, 14; Fuentes, Colorado, 13; Hoffman, San Diego, 13; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 12; BWagner, New York, 11; STorres, Pittsburgh, 11.
Pro Hockey
National Hockey League
Playoffs
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
Thursday, May 24: Detroit 79, Cleveland 76, Detroit leads series 2-0
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
Girls Soccer
Emporia High PostSeason Honors
CenKSCA 2007 All Region Girls 1-5A
First Team
Midfield
Jessica Decker Emporia Junior
Kylee McCullough Emporia Senior
Defenders
Jessica Muckenthaler Emporia Senior
Second Team
Defenders
Kylie White Emporia Junior
Honorable Mention
Emporia — Rachelle VanGundy, Melanie Nuessen
CenKSCA 2007 All-Academic Team
Danielle Flanagin, Jessica Muckenthaler, Candy Salas
Centennial League Girls Soccer 2007
First Team
Midfielders
Jessica Decker Emporia
Defenders
Jessica Muckenthaler Emporia
Second Team
Midfielders
Kylee McCullough Emporia
Honorable Mention
Emporia — Rachelle VanGundy, Kylie White, Elisha Schultz, Melanie Nuessen
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with OF Justin Jenkins, C Osiel Flores and RHP Travis Turek.
DETROIT TIGERS — Activated RHP Jeremy Bonderman from the 15-day DL.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS — Placed C Josh Paul on the 15-day DL. Recalled C Shawn Riggans from Durham (IL).
National League
CINCINNATI REDS — Recalled RHP Gary Majewski from Louisville (IL). Optioned RHP Todd Coffey to Louisville. Sent INF Enrique Cruz outright to Chattanooga (SL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed RB Lorenzo Booker, P Brandon Fields and LB Abraham Wright to four-year contracts.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed LB Stewart Bradley and RB Tony Hunt to four-year contracts.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed WR Terry Mitchell. Released OL Cornelius Rogers.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Fired Craig Ramsay, associate coach.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Signed F Nikolai Kulemin to a three-year contract.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Re-signed C Ryan Kesler to a three-year contract.
OLYMPICS
USA BASKETBALL — Named Jay Wright (Villanova) coach and Mark Gottfried (Alabama) and James Jones (Yale) assistant coaches for the men’s basketball team that will compete in the 2007 Pan American games.
COLLEGE
INDIANA-NORTHWEST — Named Pete Trgovich men’s basketball coach.