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BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Recalled C Steve Clevenger from Norfolk (IL). Designated C Ryan Lavarnway for assignment.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Announced Brett Hayes cleared waivers and was sent outright to Columbus (IL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Activated LHP Jason Vargas from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Brandon Finnegan to Omaha (PCL).
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Recalled INF Grant Green from Salt Lake (PCL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Activated LHP Sean Doolittle from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Angel Castro to Nashville (IL).
SEATTLE MARINERS—Activated OF Austin Jackson from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Danny Farquhar to Tacoma (PCL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Placed RHP Enrique Burgos on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Vidal Nuno from Reno (PCL).
COLORADO ROCKIES—Recalled LHP Chris Rusin from Albuquerque (PCL). Optioned LHP Yohan Flande to Albuquerque.
MIAMI MARLINS—Placed INF Michael Morse on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 24. Recalled RHP Jose Urena from New Orleans (PCL). Reassigned third base coach Brett Butler to outfield and base-running coach. Named Lenny Harris third base coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Waived-injured LB Keith Pough. Waived DL Calvin Barnett. Signed OL Eric Olsen and LB Mike Reilly.
DALLAS COWBOYS—Waived-injured WR Chris Boyd. Signed WR A.J. Jenkins and OL Chaz Green.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Re-signed LB Dane Fletcher. Signed WR Zach D'Orazio.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Waived DL Daryl Waud.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ST. LOUIS BLUES—Signed coach Ken Hitchcock to a one-year contract.
COLLEGE
NEBRASKA—Signed men's basketball coach Tim Miles to a one-year contract extension through the 2019-20 season.
NORTHWESTERN—Agreed to terms with men's basketball coach Chris Collins a contract extension.
OREGON—Announced graduate student OL Matt Hegarty has transferred from Notre Dame.
TENNESSEE—Announced the resignation of associate head baseball coach Greg Bergeron.
Baseball
minor league
south atlantic league
Northern Division
W L Pct. GB
Hickory (Rangers) 31 14 .689 —
West Virginia (Pirates) 26 18 .591 4½
Hagerstown (Nationals) 24 21 .533 7
Delmarva (Orioles) 22 23 .489 9
Lakewood (Phillies) 21 22 .488 9
Kannapolis (White Sox) 21 24 .467 10
Greensboro (Marlins) 18 27 .400 13
Southern Division
W L Pct. GB
Greenville (Red Sox) 26 18 .591 —
Charleston, S.C. (Yankees)
23 22 .511 3½
Augusta (Giants) 21 22 .488 4½
Rome (Braves) 21 24 .467 5½
Savannah (Mets) 20 25 .444 6½
Asheville (Rockies) 19 26 .422 7½
Lexington (Royals) 19 26 .422 7½
Tuesday's games
Hickory 9, Delmarva 4
Hagerstown 10, Greensboro 3
Rome 8, Charleston, S.C. 1
Kannapolis 4, Lexington 1
Savannah 5, Asheville 1
Greenville at Augusta, 7:05 p.m.
West Virginia at Lakewood (n)
Wednesday's games
Delmarva at Hickory, 11 a.m.
West Virginia at Lakewood, 11:05 a.m.
Hagerstown at Greensboro, 12:30 p.m.
Lexington at Kannapolis, 7:05 p.m.
Rome at Charleston, S.C., 7:05 p.m.
Asheville at Savannah, 7:05 p.m.
Greenville at Augusta, 7:05 p.m.
Thursday's games
Rome at Hickory, 7 p.m.
Lakewood at Greensboro, 7 p.m.
Greenville at Lexington, 7:05 p.m.
Kannapolis at Hagerstown, 7:05 p.m.
West Virginia at Delmarva, 7:05 p.m.
Charleston, S.C. at Savannah, 7:05 p.m.
Augusta at Asheville, 7:05 p.m.
Lexington 100 000 000—1 7 1
Kannapolis 200 000 11x—4 8 1
Stephenson, Marte (7), Guevara (8) and Villegas; Almonte, Salgado (8) and Fish. W—Almonte (3-2). L—Stephenson (1-3). Sv—Salgado (3).
college
ncaa tournament
SUPER REGIONALS
(Double-elimination; x-if necessary)
Louisville
Friday's games
Game 1 — Michigan (37-23) vs. Bradley (35-19), 2 p.m.
Game 2 — Louisville (43-16) vs. Morehead State (38-20), 6 p.m.
Saturday's games
Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, noon
Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 31
Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, Noon
Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 4 p.m. Monday
x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m.
high school
11th region at Henry Clay
Wednesday's semifinals
Sayre (24-13) vs. Madison Central (31-6), 6
Lexington Christian (25-11) vs. Henry Clay (16-20), 8:30 p.m.
Thursday's finals
Semifinals winners, 7 p.m.
Basketball
nba
playoffs
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
CONFERENCE FINALS
Monday's game
Golden State at Houston (n), Golden State leads series 3-0
Tuesday's game
Cleveland 118, Atlanta 88, Cleveland wins series 4-0
Wednesday's game
Houston at Golden State, 9 p.m.
Friday's game
x-Golden State at Houston, 9 p.m.
Sunday, May 31
x-Houston at Golden State, 9 p.m.
cavaliers 118, hawks 88
Cleveland wins series 4-0
ATLANTA (88) — Carroll 3-9 0-2 7, Millsap 5-13 6-8 16, Horford 1-6 0-0 2, Teague 8-13 0-0 17, Bazemore 4-11 4-6 12, Mack 4-11 1-2 10, Scott 1-5 0-0 2, Schroder 2-7 0-0 4, Muscala 4-5 0-0 8, Jenkins 4-5 0-0 10. Totals 36-85 11-18 88.
CLEVELAND (118) — James 10-20 1-4 23, Thompson 6-8 4-8 16, Mozgov 5-9 4-5 14, Irving 6-11 2-3 16, Shumpert 1-8 0-0 3, Dellavedova 3-6 3-3 10, Smith 7-14 0-0 18, Jones 1-5 2-3 5, Harris 2-2 2-2 7, Miller 1-1 0-0 3, Perkins 1-2 1-2 3, Marion 0-0 0-0 0, Haywood 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 43-87 19-30 118.
Atlanta 20 22 18 28— 88
Cleveland 32 27 26 33—118
Three-point goals—Atlanta 5-32 (Jenkins 2-3, Carroll 1-5, Teague 1-5, Mack 1-5, Muscala 0-1, Schroder 0-1, Scott 0-4, Millsap 0-4, Bazemore 0-4), Cleveland 13-31 (Smith 4-10, Irving 2-3, James 2-6, Harris 1-1, Miller 1-1, Dellavedova 1-2, Jones 1-4, Shumpert 1-4). Rebounds—Atlanta 46 (Millsap 10), Cleveland 65 (Thompson 11). Assists—Atlanta 22 (Millsap, Horford 5), Cleveland 23 (James 7). Total fouls—Atlanta 20, Cleveland 18. Technicals—Bazemore, Thompson. A—20,562 (20,562).
rockets 128, warriors 115
Monday's game; Golden State leads series 3-1
GOLDEN STATE (115) — Barnes 6-13 0-0 14, Green 9-14 1-1 21, Bogut 0-1 0-2 0, Curry 7-18 3-3 23, Thompson 9-21 0-0 24, Iguodala 4-9 3-5 13, Barbosa 5-10 0-0 12, Ezeli 2-5 0-2 4, Livingston 2-6 0-0 4, Lee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-97 7-13 115.
HOUSTON (128) — Ariza 5-10 4-4 17, Smith 7-8 3-12 20, Howard 6-10 2-7 14, Terry 4-9 0-0 10, Harden 13-22 12-13 45, Prigioni 1-1 0-0 3, Jones 6-11 1-1 14, Brewer 0-4 1-2 1, Capela 1-1 2-4 4. Totals 43-76 25-43 128.
Golden State 22 37 25 31—115
Houston 45 24 30 29—128
Three-point goals—Golden State 20-46 (Curry 6-13, Thompson 6-13, Barnes 2-4, Green 2-5, Barbosa 2-5, Iguodala 2-6), Houston 17-32 (Harden 7-11, Smith 3-4, Ariza 3-7, Terry 2-6, Prigioni 1-1, Jones 1-2, Brewer 0-1). Fouled out—Green. Rebounds—Golden State 50 (Green 15), Houston 60 (Howard 12). Assists—Golden State 26 (Curry, Green, Bogut 4), Houston 22 (Harden, Smith 5). Total fouls—Golden State 29, Houston 16. Technicals—Golden State Coach Kerr, Livingston, Jones. Flagrant fouls—Howard. A—18,239 (18,023).
Golf
state
Callaway Stableford Classic
At Hunting Creek C.C.
Stableford scoring
Matt Hermann, LaGrange 35
Logan Watts, New Albany 35
Daniel Utley, Louisville 35
Barry Bonifield, Louisville 35
David Huffman Jr., Louisville 34
Andrew Lardner, Shelbyville 34
Austin Meyer, Jamestown 34
John Bachman, Louisville 33
Keith Ohr, Louisville 32
David Shearn, Louisville 31
Blake Watts, Louisville 31
Mel McIntyre, Kuttawa 31
Ryne Burnett, Paducah 30
Alex Martin, Georgetown 30
Adam Gary, Bowling Green 30
Kirk Schooley, Frankfort 30
local
hole-in-one
Sunday at The Brook G.C., Versailles
Larry Kincaid aced the 152-yard 13th hole with a 6-iron. Witnesses: Ricky Coke, Gary Dunaway, Zeke Freeman.
ladies' day
At Meadowbrook G.C.
Gross—Jan Keifer 70, Janet Beers 78, Barbara Sterrett 87.
Fayette Women's Golf Association
9 holes
At Lakeside G.C.
Gross—Kathryn Drydyk 47, Katherine Walcott 47; Most bogies—Drydyk 4, Pat Pecoraro 4.
18 holes
At Gay Brewer, Jr. Course at Picadome
First flight, gross—Roz Tender 87; net—Jackie Resinger 79, Susanne Adams 80, Peggy Hek 80.
Second flight, gross—Lynda Campbell 94; net—Janet Clark 75, Donna Eastburn 75, Becky Hudson 79.
Third flight, gross—Greer Klesk 95; net—Mihi Soung 64, Melinda Flynn 73.
Fourth flight, gross—JoAnn Nevitt 109; net—Susie Lindon 74, Kathy Rasmussen 77.
At Moss Hill G.C., Versailles
18 holes
Gross—Connie Burnette; net—Cathy Weil; Fewest putts—Burnette; Special—Burnette
Hockey
nhl
playoffs
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
CONFERENCE FINALS
Monday's game
Anaheim 5, Chicago 4 (OT), Anaheim leads series 3-2
Tuesday's game
N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay (n), Tampa Bay led series 3-2
Wednesday's game
Anaheim at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Friday's game
x-Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
x-Chicago at Anaheim 8 p.m.
Softball
college
NAIA WORLD SERIES
(Double-elimination)
At Sioux City, Iowa
TUESDAY's games
Oregon Tech 4 Central Methodist 3 (16)
LSU-AlexandriaLindsey Wilson (n)
Concordia Auburn-Montgomery (n)
WEDNESDAY's games
Game 16: Oregon Tech vs. LSUA-LW winner, 5 p.m.
Game 17: Game 16 winner vs. Concordia-AM loser, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY's games
Game 18: Concordia-AM winner vs. Game 17 winner, 6 p.m.
Game 19: Game 18 winner vs. Game 18 loser (if necessary), TBD
high school
11th reGIon at Paul Dunbar
Wednesday's semifinals
Paul Dunbar (17-14) vs. Scott Co. (28-8), 6 p.m.
Woodford Co. (32-3-1) vs. Madison Central (24-14), 8 p.m.
Thursday's finals
Semifinals winners, 7 p.m.
Tennis
professional
french open
At Paris
Surface: hard-outdoor
MEN'S SINGLES
First round
David Ferrer (7), Spain, d. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1; Marin Cilic (9), Croatia, d. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2; Joao Sousa, Portugal, d. Vasek Pospisil, Canada, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-1; Leonardo Mayer (23), Argentina, d. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.
Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, d. Maxime Hamou, France, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4; Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, d. Joao Souza, Brazil, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4; Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, d. Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-1, 7-5; Rafael Nadal (6), Spain, d. Quentin Halys, France, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.
Jeremy Chardy, France, d. Michael Berrer, Germany, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4; Kevin Anderson (15), South Africa, d. Tim Smyczek, U.S., 6-4, 6-4, 6-2; Richard Gasquet (20), France, d. Germain Gigounon, Belgium, 6-3, 6-4, 6-0; John Isner (16), U.S., d. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3.
Nicolas Almagro, Spain, d. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6); Andrea Arnaboldi, Italy, d. James Duckworth, Australia, 4-6, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-0; Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, d. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 6-2, 7-5, 6-2; Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, d. Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2.
Jack Sock, U.S., d. Grigor Dimitrov (10), Bulgaria, 7-6 (7), 6-2, 6-3; Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, d. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, 6-3, 6-1, 6-0; Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, vs. Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5), susp., darkness.
Women's singles
First round
Petra Kvitova (4), Czech Republic, d. Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4; Svetlana Kuznetsova (18), Russia, d. Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2; Julia Goerges, Germany, d. CoCo Vandeweghe, U.S., 6-2, 5-7, 6-1; Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, d. Taylor Townsend, U.S., 6-3, 6-4.
Caroline Wozniacki (5), Denmark, d. Karin Knapp, Italy, 6-3, 6-0; Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, d. Pauline Parmentier, France, 6-4, 6-3; Timea Bacsinszky (23), Switzerland, d. Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, 6-3, 6-4; Zarina Diyas (32), Kazakhstan, d. Dinah Pfizenmaier, Germany, 6-4, 6-1.
Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, d. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, Slovakia, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7); Andrea Petkovic (10), Germany, d. Shelby Rogers, U.S., 6-2, 6-1; Sesil Karatantcheva, Bulgaria, d. Jelena Jankovic (25), Serbia, 6-3, 6-4; Francesca Schiavone, Italy, d. Wang Qiang, China, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Kristina Mladenovic, France, d. Eugenie Bouchard (6), Canada, 6-4, 6-4; Irina Falconi, U.S., d. Manon Arcangioli, France, 6-2, 6-0; Madison Keys (16), U.S., d. Varvara Lepchenko, U.S., 7-6 (3), 6-3; Serena Williams (1), U.S., d. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-3.
Anna-Lena Friedsam, Germany, d. Alexa Glatch, U.S., 6-2, 4-6, 6-4; Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, d. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-3; Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, d. Klara Koukalova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-6 (4); Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, d. Christina McHale, U.S., 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
wednesday's SHOW COURT SCHEDULE
Play begins at 5 a.m.
Court Philippe Chatrier
Vitalia Diatchenko, Russia, vs. Maria Sharapova (2), Russia; Kei Nishikori (5), Japan, vs. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil; Gael Monfils (13), France, vs. Diego Schwartzman, Argentina; Carla Suarez Navarro (8), Spain, vs. Virginie Razzano, France
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Sam Stosur (26), Australia, vs. Amandine Hesse, France; Marcel Granollers, Spain, vs. Roger Federer (2), Switzerland; Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, vs. Simona Halep (3), Romania; Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (14), France, vs. Dudi Sela, Israel
Court No. 1
Martin Klizan, Slovakia, vs. Gilles Simon (12), France; Alize Cornet (29), France, vs. Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania; Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, vs. Tomas Berdych (4), Czech Republic; Ana Ivanovic (7), Serbia, vs. Misaki Doi, Japan
Court No. 2
Stan Wawrinka (8), Switzerland, vs. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia; Ernests Gulbis (24), Latvia, vs. Nicolas Mahut, France; Garbine Muguruza (21), Spain, vs. Camila Giorgi, Italy; Teliana Pereira, Brazil, vs. Ekaterina Makarova (9), Russia
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