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BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB—Suspended umpire Bob Davidson one game for his repeated violations of the standards for situation handling. Suspended Philadelphia Manager Charlie Manuel one game for the on-field incident in the top of the eighth inning of a May 15 game against Houston. Suspended New York Mets 2B Daniel Muno (St. Lucie-FSL) 50 games after testing positive for a metabolite of Drostanolone and San Francisco RHP Luis Rojas (San Jose-Cal) 50 games after testing positive for metabolites of Stanozolol under the minor league drug prevention and treatment program.
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Sent OF Nick Weglarz outright to Akron (EL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Activated OF Chris Young from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF A.J. Pollock to Reno (PCL).
CHICAGO CUBS—Selected the contract of C Blake Lalli from Iowa (PCL). Optioned RHP Chris Volstad to Iowa.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Recalled OF Gorkys Hernandez from Indianapolis (IL). Optioned RHP Evan Meek to Indianapolis.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Placed RHP Kyle McClellan on the 15-day DL and OF-1B Allen Craig and on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 17. Recalled OF Adron Chambers and RHP Brandon Dickson from Memphis (PCL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Placed INF James Darnell on the 15-day DL and RHP Tim Stauffer on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 15. Recalled RHP Nick Vincent from Tucson (PCL). Claimed LHP Eric Stults off waivers from Chicago (AL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
ATLANTA HAWKS—Exercised its 2012-23 contract option on coach Larry Drew.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS—Signed OT Cordy Glenn.
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed CB Dre Kirkpatrick to a four-year contract.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Claimed G Zane Taylor off waivers from Philadelphia. Waived G Matt Murphy.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed OT Levi Horn.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed OL Jon Opperud.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed LB Lavonte David to a four-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLORADO AVALANCHE—Re-signed F Milan Hejduk to a one-year contract.
COLLEGE
CINCINNATI—Dismissed freshman men's basketball F Octavius Ellis.
MISSISSIPPI—Announced sophomore WR Nickolas Brassell will transfer.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE—Announced that S Donald Coleman and S Dean Haynes are transferring, and QB Brian Taylor will no longer play football.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS—Named Anthony Beane men's assistant basketball coach.
TEXAS—Named Roric Fink women's assistant swimming coach.
XAVIER—Named Ashley Howard and Mike Pegues men's assistant basketball coaches.
Baseball
minor league
international league
North Division
W L Pct GB
Pawtucket (Red Sox) 27 16 .628 —
Lehigh Valley (Phillies) 25 16 .610 1
Buffalo (Mets) 25 17 .595 1½
Scranton/WB (Yankees) 21 19 .525 4½
Syracuse (Nationals) 19 23 .452 7½
Rochester (Twins) 17 24 .415 9
South Division
W L Pct GB
Gwinnett (Braves) 25 17 .595 —
Charlotte (White Sox) 22 20 .524 3
Norfolk (Orioles) 17 24 .415 7½
Durham (Rays) 17 26 .395 8½
West Division
W L Pct GB
Indianapolis (Pirates) 22 19 .537 —
Toledo (Tigers) 22 20 .524 ½
Columbus (Indians) 20 21 .488 2
Louisville (Reds) 13 30 .302 10
Friday's games
Rochester 5, Louisville 3
Scranton/WB 9, Toledo 8
Buffalo 5, Gwinnett 3
Columbus 12, Syracuse 2
Durham 6, Pawtucket 5
Lehigh Valley 3, Indianapolis 0
Charlotte 4, Norfolk 1
Saturday's games
Louisville at Lehigh Valley, 6:35 p.m.
Syracuse at Toledo, 7 p.m.
Scranton/WB at Columbus, 7:05 p.m.
Charlotte at Durham, 7:05 p.m.
Indianapolis at Buffalo, 7:05 p.m.
Gwinnett at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.
Pawtucket at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
south atlantic league
First half
Northern Division
W L Pct GB
Greensboro (Marlins) 30 10 .750 —
Hagerstown (Nationals) 23 15 .605 6
Hickory (Rangers) 19 18 .514 9½
Delmarva (Orioles) 18 22 .450 12
Kannapolis (White Sox) 16 23 .410 13½
Lakewood (Phillies) 14 25 .359 15½
West Virginia (Pirates) 13 28 .317 17½
Southern Division
W L Pct GB
Charleston (Yankees) 27 13 .675 —
Asheville (Rockies) 24 15 .615 2½
Savannah (Mets) 24 16 .600 3
Greenville (Red Sox) 20 20 .500 7
Lexington (Astros) 20 20 .500 7
Augusta (Giants) 19 20 .487 7½
Rome (Braves) 9 31 .225 18
Friday's games
Lexington 7, Kannapolis 3
Rome 3, Charleston, S.C. 2 (10), comp. of susp. game
Charleston, S.C. 10, Rome 5 (7)
Greensboro 3, Lakewood 2
Greenville 7, West Virginia 5
Asheville 6, Hickory 2
Augusta 4, Savannah 3
Hagerstown 5, Delmarva 4
Saturday's games
Hickory at Asheville, 5:35 p.m., 1st game
Augusta at Savannah, 6:05 p.m.
Lakewood at Greensboro, 7 p.m.
Rome at Charleston, S.C., 7:05 p.m.
West Virginia at Greenville, 7:05 p.m.
Delmarva at Hagerstown, 7:05 p.m.
Lexington at Kannapolis, 7:05 p.m.
Hickory at Asheville, 7:55 p.m., 2nd game
college
Eastern Ky. 330 200 010—9 11 2
Murray St. 110 000 000—2 8 3
Fyffe, Terry (7) and Hagen, Ferraro; Babin, Vonder Haar (3), Saltsman (5), Cornett (9) and Rhodes. W—Fyffe (9-0). L—Babin (5-5). 2B—Rodriguez (E), Daniel 9E), Jamison (E), Stetson (M). 3B—Hagen (E). HR—Soloman (E).
Records—Eastern Ky. 30-21 (18-7 OVC), Murray St. 23-32 (8-18).
NCAA DIVISION II Tournament
(Double-elimination)
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Friday's game
Rockhurst 6 Northern Ky. 1
Saturday's game
Northern Ky. vs. Grand Valley St., 2:30 p.m.
high school
Rowan Co. 200 000 1—3 7 1
Ashland Blazer 002 030 x—5 4 1
Chapman, Lewis (3), Richmond (6) and Cornett; Yongue, Elam (7) and Fritz. W—Yongue. L—Chapman. 2B—Richmond (R), Mosher (R), Yongue (A).Scott Co. 010 001 0—2 7 3
Harrison Co. 002 132 x—8 7 1
Hughes, Humphrey (6) and Gruchow; Kendall, Carter (7) and Hill. W—Kendall (5-4). L—Hughes (2-3). 2B—Jones (S), Reed (S), Hill (H), Royce (H). HR—Showalter (S).
Records—Harrison Co. 26-9, Scott Co. 15-18.
W. Jessamine 040 77—18 18 0
McCreary Cent. 100 00— 1 5 7
Peters, Greer (5) and Oaks; Z.Taylor, Wells (4) and Losey. W—Peters. L—Z.Taylor. 2B—Oaks 2 (W). HR—Carroll (W).
Records—West Jessamine 28-5, McCreary Central 11-21.
Woodford Co. 001 000 0—1 1 0
Lincoln Co. 000 000 0—0 2 0
Parrett, O'Nan (4) and Beavers; Young and Morris. W—O'Nan. L—Young.
Records—Woodford Co. 24-6, Lincoln Co. 19-16.
Basketball
nba
playoffs
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Thursday's games
Indiana 94, Miami 75, Indiana leads series 2-1
San Antonio 105, L.A. Clippers 88, San Antonio leads series 2-0
Friday's games
Philadelphia 92, Boston 83, series tied 2-2
Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers (n), Oklahoma City leads series 2-0
Saturday's games
San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday's games
Miami at Indiana, 3:30 p.m.
San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Monday's games
Philadelphia at Boston, 7 or 8 p.m.
x-L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.
76ers 92, celtics 83
Eastern Conference semifinals
Series tied 2-2
BOSTON (83) — Pierce 8-13 4-4 24, Bass 6-10 3-4 15, Garnett 3-12 3-4 9, Rondo 7-14 1-1 15, Bradley 2-6 3-4 8, Hollins 1-2 0-0 2, R.Allen 2-6 0-0 5, Pietrus 1-4 2-2 5, Dooling 0-4 0-0 0, Daniels 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-71 16-19 83.
PHILADELPHIA (92) — Iguodala 5-12 3-6 16, Brand 1-2 1-2 3, Hawes 1-5 0-0 2, Holiday 4-9 3-3 11, Turner 5-22 6-9 16, L.Allen 4-10 0-0 8, T.Young 4-8 4-6 12, L.Williams 5-11 4-6 15, Meeks 2-3 4-4 9. Totals 31-82 25-36 92.
Boston 24 22 17 20—83
Philadelphia 12 19 28 33—92
Three-point goals—Boston 7-23 (Pierce 4-6, R.Allen 1-4, Bradley 1-4, Pietrus 1-4, Rondo 0-2, Dooling 0-3), Philadelphia 5-11 (Iguodala 3-3, Meeks 1-2, L.Williams 1-4, Holiday 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Boston 44 (Garnett 11), Philadelphia 62 (L.Allen 10). Assists—Boston 23 (Rondo 15), Philadelphia 18 (L.Williams 8). Total fouls—Boston 28, Philadelphia 19. Technicals—Garnett, Hollins, Brand, Hawes. A—20,411 (20,318).
spurs 105, clippers 88
Thursday's late game
San Antonio leads series 2-0
L.A. CLIPPERS (88) — Butler 3-9 2-2 9, Griffin 7-16 6-8 20, Jordan 2-4 0-2 4, Paul 4-9 0-0 10, Foye 4-7 0-0 11, Williams 3-3 2-2 9, Martin 3-5 1-2 7, Young 2-5 3-3 9, Bledsoe 2-3 0-0 4, Evans 1-2 3-4 5. Totals 31-63 17-23 88.
SAN ANTONIO (105) — Leonard 2-5 1-2 5, Duncan 9-14 0-0 18, Diaw 7-7 0-0 16, Parker 8-19 6-6 22, Green 4-6 1-2 13, Ginobili 3-11 2-2 10, Splitter 4-6 1-5 9, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Bonner 1-3 0-0 2, Neal 3-6 0-0 7, Mills 1-1 0-0 3, Blair 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-79 11-17 105.
L.A. Clippers 21 21 25 21— 88
San Antonio 29 17 32 27—105
Three-point goals—L.A. Clippers 9-13 (Foye 3-5, Paul 2-2, Young 2-3, Williams 1-1, Butler 1-2), San Antonio 10-25 (Green 4-6, Diaw 2-2, Ginobili 2-7, Mills 1-1, Neal 1-2, Jackson 0-1, Bonner 0-2, Parker 0-2, Leonard 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 36 (Jordan 7), San Antonio 45 (Leonard 6). Assists—L.A. Clippers 13 (Paul 5), San Antonio 23 (Parker, Ginobili 5). Total fouls—L.A. Clippers 20, San Antonio 16. Flagrant fouls—Griffin. A—18,581 (18,797).
Golf
professional
pga:byron nelson championship
At Irving, Texas
7,166-yard, par-70
TPC Four Seasons Resort
Jason Dufner 67-66—133-7
Chad Campbell 68-66—134-6
Ryan Palmer 64-70—134-6
Matt Kuchar 66-68—134-6
Pat Perez 67-67—134-6
Dicky Pride 66-68—134-6
Marc Leishman 65-69—134-6
Keegan Bradley 67-68—135-5
Ryuji Imada 67-68—135-5
Charley Hoffman 66-69—135-5
Jason Day 68-68—136-4
Ken Duke 69-67—136-4
J.J. Henry 68-68—136-4
Scott Piercy 66-70—136-4
Blake Adams 66-71—137-3
Billy Mayfair 69-68—137-3
D.A. Points 68-69—137-3
Padraig Harrington 68-69—137-3
Boo Weekley 69-68—137-3
Others
Vijay Singh 68-70—138-2
Phil Mickelson 70-69—139-1
Ernie Els 70-69—139-1
Failed to qualify
Josh Teater 67-76—143 +3
Johnson Wagner 71-72—143 +3
Carl Pettersson 68-75—143 +3
Adam Scott 73-71—144 +4
Louis Oosthuizen 73-72—145 +5
Steve Flesch 71 - 75—146 +6
David Duval 72-WD
pga europe: world match play
At Casares, Spain
7,290-yard, par-72
Finca Cortesin Golf Club Course
Group A
Rafael Cabrera-Bello def. Richard Finch 4 and 2; Richard Finch def. Martin Kaymer 1 up.
Group B
Robert Rock def. Darren Clarke 2 up; Justin Rose def. Darren Clarke 6 and 4.
Group C
Retief Goosen def. Nicolas Colsaerts 1 up; Retief Goosen def. Charl Schwartzel 4 and 3; Schwartzel def. Colsaerts, 19 holes.
Group D
Jbe Kruger halved with Robert Karlsson; Graeme McDowell def. Kruger 4 and 3; Kruger def. Karlsson, 19 holes.
Group E
Alvaro Quiros def. Tetsuji Hiratsuka 5 and 4; Sergio Garcia def. Hiratsuka 4 and 2.
Group F
Camilo Villegas halved with Paul Lawrie; Villegas def. Peter Hanson 6 and 4; Lawrie def. Villegas, 19 holes.
Group G
Tom Lewis def. John Senden 1 up; Ian Poulter def. Lewis 4 and 3.
Group H
Thomas Bjorn def. Branden Grace 2 and 1; Grace def. Brandt Snedeker 4 and 3 (Grace eliminated after sudden-death playoff. Snedeker tops group after winning 1st hole in three-way playoff).Nationwide:BMW Charity Pro-Am
At Greer, S.C.
t - 7,024 yard, par-71 Thornblade Club
g - 6,864 yard, par-72 Greenville C.C.
c - 6,951 yard, par-72 Carolina C.C.
Cameron Percy 68c-62t—130
Darron Stiles 64c-68t—132
Reid Edstrom 67g-66c—133
Aaron Watkins 67g-66c—133
Gene Sauers 68c-66t—134
Brent Delahoussaye 67c-67t—134
Robert Streb 66c-68t—134
Andy Pope 66t-68g—134
Kentuckians
Robert Damron 72g-68c—140
Derek Fathauer 66c-74t—140
Brandon Brown 72t-70g—142
Andy Winings 71c-72t—143
Adam Hadwin 68t-80g—148
lpga: Sybase Match Play
At Gladstone, N.J.
6,553-yd., par-72
Hamilton Farm Golf Club
Patty Berg Bracket
Yani Tseng, Taiwan, def. Katie Futcher, U.S., 3 and 1; Candie Kung, Taiwan, def. Haeji Kang, South Korea, 1 up; Karine Icher, France, def. Jennifer Johnson, U.S., 2 and 1; Julieta Granada, Paraguay, def. Ryann O'Toole, U.S., 6 and 5.
Kathy Whitworth Bracket
Katherine Hull, Australia, def. Mariajo Uribe, Colombia, 1 up; So Yeon Ryu, South Korea, def. Mina Harigae, U.S., 3 and 2; Vicky Hurst, U.S., def. Cristie Kerr, U.S., 5-4, 19 holes; Angela Stanford, U.S., def. Ji Eun-Hee, South Korea, 4 and 3.
Mickey Wright Bracket
Na Yeon Choi, South Korea, def. Jenny Shin, South Korea, 3 and 2; Morgan Pressel, U.S., def. Inbee Park, South Korea, 3 and 2; Anna Nordqvist, Sweden, def. Jiyai Shin, South Korea, 2 and 1; Amy Yang, South Korea, def. Natalie Gulbis, U.S., 5 and 4.
Annika Sorenstam Bracket
Jodi Ewart, Britain, def. Sophie Gustafson, Sweden, 3 and 1; Azahara Munoz, Spain, def. Karrie Webb, Australia, 2 and 1; Stacy Lewis, U.S., def. Sandra Gal, Germany, 4 and 3; Sun Young Yoo, South Korea, def. Jessica Korda, Czech Republic, 2 up.
nga: cherry blossom classic
At Georgetown
6,842-yard, par-72
Cherry Blossom G. & C.C.
Ryan Spears 65-63—128-16
Nemanja Savic 63-66—129-15
Drew Kittleson 64-69—133-11
Adam Hogue 71-62—133-11
Manual Villegas 67-66—133-11
Alex Johnson 66-67—133-11
Joseph Kinney 68-66—134-10
Rick Cochran, Paducah 71 - 63—134 - 10
Justin Smith 68-66—134-10
Brian Richey 68-66—134-10
Other Kentuckians
Kent Bulle, Glasgow 67-69—136-8
Lee Chaney, Morehead 69-67—136-8
Cameron Carrico, Owensboro 67-70—137-7
Failed to qualify
Hamilton Wheeler, Russellville 68-71—139-5
Brian Belden, Lexington 69-70—139-5
Ryan Martin, Prestonsburg 72-69—141-3
Matt Savage, Louisville 72-69—141-3
Ryan Britt, Louisville 73-68—141-3
Andrew Stephens, Union 71-70—141-3
Mason Haynes, Elizabethtown 69-73—142-2
Lucas Cromeenes, Paducah 72-70—142-2
Hunter Ford, Paducah 71-72—143-1
Mark Blakefield, Maysville 72-72—144 E
Ben Fuqua, Danville 73-73—146 +2
Parker Scarbro, Central City 74-73—147 +3
Joseph Castle, Pikeville 74-73—147 +3
Dan DePasquale, Louisville 76-72—148 +4
Steve Conley, Georgetown 77-71—148 +4
Shawn Tipton, Clay City 80-69—149 +5
Jordan Blann, Bowling Green 75-75—150 +6
Cameron Bailey, Hazard 78-74—152 +8
college men
ncaa division III championship
At Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
FINAL RESULTS
Teams
Oglethorpe 1,171 +19
Transylvania 1,191 +39
Methodist 1,192 +40
Claremont Mudd Scripps 1,196 +44
Redlands 1,197 +45
Texas at Tyler 1,201 +49
Wittenberg 1,202 +50
St. John Fisher 1,202 +50
Illinois Wesleyan 1,203 +51
Hutingdon 1,204 +52
Guilford 1,207 +55
Greensboro 1,208 +56
Gustavus 1,208 +56
La Verne 1,212 +60
Christopher Newport 1,226 +74
Top individuals
Anthony Maccaglia, Oglethorpe 282 -6
Hayden Jones, Oglethorpe 288 E
Jeremy Sanders, Redlands 290 +2
Dex Reese, Illinois Wesleyan 290 +2
Transylvania scores
t17. Justin Tereshko 298 +10
t31. Clay Hinton 301 +13
t31. Jantzen Latham 301 +13
t40. Hunter Frazier 303 +15
t44. James Dawson 304 +16
college women
naia championships
At Greeneville, Tenn.
Link Hills G. & C.C.
FINAL RESULTS
Teams
British Columbia 1,211 +43
Savannah A&D 1,213 +45
Embry-Riddle 1,215 +47
William Woods 1,224 +56
Shorter 1,231 +63
Okla. Christian 1,238 +70
Lubbock Christian 1,242 +74
Oklahoma City 1,243 +75
Northwood 1,249 +81
Wayland Baptist 1,255 +87
Lee 1,256 +88
Concordia 1,262 +94
Bethel 1,262 +94
Cumberlands 1,263 +95
Victoria 1,267 +99
S.C.-Beaufort 1,267 +99
Cal St.-San Marcos 1,274 +106
Top individuals
Megan Woodland, Victoria 292 E
A.Arrese Cortadellas, Okla. Christian 293 +1
Jamie Palermo, William Woods 295 +3
Cumberlands scores
t29. Liz Stephens 313 +21
t46. McKinzie Price 317 +25
t52. Cristina Jimenez 318 +26
t66. Laura Beth Harris 321 +29
85. Taylor Gillis 334 +42
Hockey
nhl
playoffs
CONFERENCE FINALS
Thursday's game
Los Angeles 2, Phoenix 1, Los Angeles leads series 3-0
Saturday's game
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 1 p.m., series tied 1-1
Sunday's game
Phoenix at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
Monday, May 21
NY Rangers at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, May 22
x-Los Angeles at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, May 23
New Jersey at NY Rangers, 8 p.m.
World Championships
At Helsinki, Finland
Saturday
Semifinals
Canada vs. Finland, 7:30 a.m.
Russia vs. Czech Republic 11:30 a.m.
Sunday
Third-place game, 9 a.m.
Championship, 1:30 p.m.
Softball
college
ncaa tournament
(Double-elimination; all times p.m.)
LOUISVILLE Regional
Friday's games
Michigan 3 Kentucky 2
Louisville 6 Valparaiso 4
Saturday's games
Game 3: Michigan (40-15) vs. Louisville (54-3), 3 [ESPN]
Game 4: Kentucky (29-29) vs. Valparaiso (42-18), 5:30 [ESPN]
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 8 [ESPN]
Sunday's games
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 1
Game 7: Game 6 rematch (if necessary), 3:30
Winner advances to the Super Regionals, times and dates TBDLacrosse
high school boys
division ii state tournament
FINALS
At Louisville Trinity
Tates Creek 10, North Oldham 7
Goals—TC: Tanner 4, Douthat 4, Keesey 1, Day 1; NO: Thome 2, Catlett 1, Held 2, Lau 1, Bordely 1.
Goalkeepers—TC: Friedrich; NO: Webb, Powell, Adams.
Records—North Oldham 14-3, Tates Creek 19-2.
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