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Baseball

American League leaders

BattingGABRHPct.
CGuillen Det281062041.387
Damon Bos291302248.369
Hillenbrand Tor321272446.362
BRoberts Bal301222744.361
Mauer Min26871531.356
JJones Min27911331.341
Tejada Bal301242142.339
MiSweeney KC311211641.339
Iguchi ChW261021434.333
Varitek Bos25961732.333

RUNS—BRoberts, Baltimore, 27; ASoriano, Texas, 26; Dellucci, Texas, 25; Teixeira, Texas, 24; Hillenbrand, Toronto, 24; Jeter, New York, 24; ARodriguez, New York, 24.

RBI—Tejada, Baltimore, 34; ARodriguez, New York, 32; BRoberts, Baltimore, 28; MiSweeney, Kansas City, 28; MRamirez, Boston, 27; Sexson, Seattle, 26; CEverett, Chicago, 25.

HITS—Damon, Boston, 48; Hillenbrand, Toronto, 46; BRoberts, Baltimore, 44; ISuzuki, Seattle, 42; Tejada, Baltimore, 42; CGuillen, Detroit, 41; MiSweeney, Kansas City, 41; Sheffield, New York, 41.

DOUBLES—DOrtiz, Boston, 12; ASoriano, Texas, 11; MiSweeney, Kansas City, 11; Sheffield, New York, 11; THafner, Cleveland, 10; Bellhorn, Boston, 10; Damon, Boston, 10.

TRIPLES—Rios, Toronto, 4; Inge, Detroit, 4; CGuillen, Detroit, 4; DeJesus, Kansas City, 3; BRoberts, Baltimore, 3.

HOME RUNS—ARodriguez, New York, 11; ASoriano, Texas, 10; BRoberts, Baltimore, 9; DOrtiz, Boston, 9; Konerko, Chicago, 9; Tejada, Baltimore, 9; Teixeira, Texas, 8; Sexson, Seattle, 8; MiSweeney, Kansas City, 8.

STOLEN BASES—Podsednik, Chicago, 16; Figgins, Los Angeles, 12; BRoberts, Baltimore, 12; THunter, Minnesota, 11; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 10; ISuzuki, Seattle, 10; Lugo, Tampa Bay, 9.

PITCHING (4 Decisions)—Garland, Chicago, 6-0, 1.000, 2.42; Arroyo, Boston, 4-0, 1.000, 3.18; Clement, Boston, 4-0, 1.000, 3.35; Buehrle, Chicago, 5-1, .833, 3.78; Santana, Minnesota, 5-1, .833, 2.88; BChen, Baltimore, 4-1, .800, 3.12; OHernandez, Chicago, 4-1, .800, 2.92; Ponson, Baltimore, 4-1, .800, 5.50; Moyer, Seattle, 4-1, .800, 4.70.

STRIKEOUTS—Santana, Minnesota, 59; RJohnson, New York, 43; Bonderman, Detroit, 41; Harden, Oakland, 38; Bedard, Baltimore, 36; Halladay, Toronto, 36; Colon, Los Angeles, 36.

SAVES—FCordero, Texas, 10; Nathan, Minnesota, 9; Guardado, Seattle, 9; Takatsu, Chicago, 8; FRodriguez, Los Angeles, 8; Foulke, Boston, 8; Wickman, Cleveland, 8; MBatista, Toronto, 8.

National League leaders

BattingGABRHPct.
Barmes Col281092444.404
DeLee ChC301092343.394
Cabrera Fla281072240.374
Floyd NYM26961734.354
Overbay Mil29881331.352
CJones Atl28862030.349
BClark Mil301242642.339
Lo Duca Fla2586829.337
Alfonzo SF291051635.333
Pujols StL301242041.331

RUNS—JKent, Los Angeles, 27; BClark, Milwaukee, 26; Barmes, Colorado, 24; LGonzalez, Arizona, 24; DeLee, Chicago, 23; Cabrera, Florida, 22; JGuillen, Washington, 22.

RBI—DeLee, Chicago, 32; Feliz, San Francisco, 26; Burrell, Philadelphia, 26; JKent, Los Angeles, 26; Floyd, New York, 25; Cabrera, Florida, 24; CaLee, Milwaukee, 24; Glaus, Arizona, 24; JEncarnacion, Florida, 24.

HITS—Barmes, Colorado, 44; DeLee, Chicago, 43; BClark, Milwaukee, 42; Pujols, St. Louis, 41; Cabrera, Florida, 40; Beltran, New York, 40; Izturis, Los Angeles, 39; LGonzalez, Arizona, 39.

DOUBLES—CDelgado, Florida, 12; MGiles, Atlanta, 11; Pujols, St. Louis, 11; DeLee, Chicago, 11; Biggio, Houston, 11.

TRIPLES—Holliday, Colorado, 4; Lamb, Houston, 4.

HOME RUNS—Glaus, Arizona, 9; DeLee, Chicago, 9; Dunn, Cincinnati, 8; JGuillen, Washington, 8; Floyd, New York, 8.

STOLEN BASES—Taveras, Houston, 10; BAbreu, Philadelphia, 9; Vizquel, San Francisco, 9; Furcal, Atlanta, 8; Counsell, Arizona, 8; Reyes, New York, 7; Rollins, Philadelphia, 7.

PITCHING (4 Decisions)—Willis, Florida, 6-0, 1.000, 1.07; Webb, Arizona, 4-0, 1.000, 3.20; Marquis, St. Louis, 5-1, .833, 3.26; Lieber, Philadelphia, 5-1, .833, 2.57; Eaton, San Diego, 4-1, .800, 3.79; Turnbow, Milwaukee, 4-1, .800, 1.76; Mulder, St. Louis, 4-1, .800, 2.93; Hampton, Atlanta, 4-1, .800, 2.05; PMartinez, New York, 4-1, .800, 3.06.

STRIKEOUTS—PMartinez, New York, 63; BMyers, Philadelphia, 54; Peavy, San Diego, 49; JVazquez, Arizona, 44; Clemens, Houston, 44; Burnett, Florida, 43; Zambrano, Chicago, 42; Beckett, Florida, 42.

SAVES—Lyon, Arizona, 11; Mesa, Pittsburgh, 11; Brazoban, Los Angeles, 9; Kolb, Atlanta, 9; Graves, Cincinnati, 8; Hoffman, San Diego, 8; Looper, New York, 7; BWagner, Philadelphia, 7; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 7.

PCL

American Conference

Northern Division

WLPct.GB
Memphis (Cardinals)1712.586
Nashville (Brewers)1714.5481
Omaha (Royals)1516.4843
Iowa (Cubs)1119.3676 1/2

Southern Division

WLPct.GB
Oklahoma (Rangers)1714.548
Round Rock (Astros)1714.548
Albuquerque (Marlins)1516.4842
New Orleans (Nationals)1317.4333 1/2

Pacific Conference

Northern Division

WLPct.GB
Salt Lake (Angels)1613.552
Tacoma (Mariners)1515.5001 1/2
Col. Springs (Rockies)1414.5001 1/2
Portland (Padres)1415.4832

Southern Division

WLPct.GB
Tucson (Diamondbacks)1714.548
Sacramento (Athletics)1516.4842
Las Vegas (Dodgers)1415.4832
Fresno (Giants)1417.4523

Sunday’s Results

Memphis 10, Iowa 2

Oklahoma 11, Round Rock 3

Nashville 5, Omaha 4

Sacramento 10, Las Vegas 7

New Orleans 5, Albuquerque 3

Fresno 9, Tucson 7

Tacoma 1, Salt Lake 0

Portland 3, Colorado Springs 2

Today’s Games

Colorado Springs at Portland

Fresno at Tucson

Memphis at Iowa

Nashville at Omaha

New Orleans at Albuquerque

Round Rock at Oklahoma

Sacramento at Las Vegas

Salt Lake at Tacoma

College

West Coast Conference

Coast Division

ConferenceOverall
Gonzaga13-1026-20
San Diego15-1229-24-1
Loyola Marymount12-1122-24
Saint Mary’s11-1618-27

San Diego 5, Gonzaga 2

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Couch, Falk (8) and Abruzzo; McEwen, Williams (8) and Thibault. W–Couch (4-3). L–McEwen (1-4). Sv–Falk (8).

HITS: San Diego—Buschini 2, Abruzzo 3, Falk 2, Ng, Ruth, Hesselgesser, Singleton. Gonzaga—Campbell, Holcomb, Thibault, Culpepper, Carlson, Ayala, McGuinness 2. 2B—Buschini 2, Holcomb. HR—Ruth.

Non-conference

Washington St. 11, Sacramento St. 4

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Campbell, Deme (6), Rosebrock (6), Wheeler (7) and Wilson; Daman Jr., Summer (7), Kost (8), Selinger (9) and Everett. W–Daman Jr. (6-4). L–Campbell (3-7).

HITS: Sacramento State–Strombach, Hinkle, Blauser, Flowers, Conradi 2, Wilson, Flores 2, Kassebaum, Levine. Washington State–Je.Miller 3, Everett 3, Suttmeier 2, Franklin, Rubin 4, Ja.Freeman, Yates. 2B–Flores, Suttmeier. 3B–Ja.Freeman. HR–Blauser (3), Wilson (6), Everett 2 (13).

Basketball

NBA Most Valuable Player voting

NEW YORK (AP) — Results of the voting for the 2005 NBA Most Valuable Player Award, as selected by a panel of the media in the U.S. and Canada with first-place votes in parentheses:

Player, TeamPoints
Steve Nash, Phoenix (65)1,066
Shaquille O’Neal, Miami (58)1,032
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas349
Tim Duncan, San Antonio (1)328
Allen Iverson, Philadelphia (2)240
LeBron James, Cleveland93
Tracy McGrady, Houston44
Dwyane Wade, Miami43
Amare Stoudemire (1)41
Ray Allen, Seattle41
Kevin Garnett, Minnesota15
Gilbert Arenas, Washington4
Vince Carter, New Jersey3
Marcus Camby, Denver3
P.J. Brown, New Orleans1
Shawn Marion, Phoenix1

NBA Most Valuable Players

2005 — Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns

2004 — Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves

2003 — Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs

2002 — Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs

2001 — Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers

2000 — Shaquille O’Neal, Los Angeles Lakers

1999 — Karl Malone, Utah Jazz

1998 — Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls

1997 — Karl Malone, Utah Jazz

1996 — Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls

1995 — David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs

1994 — Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets

1993 — Charles Barkley, Phoenix Suns

1992 — Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls

1991 — Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls

1990 — Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers

1989 — Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers

1988 — Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls

1987 — Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers

1986 — Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

1985 — Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

1984 — Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

1983 — Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers

1982 — Moses Malone, Houston Rockets

1981 — Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers

1980 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers

1979 — Moses Malone, Houston Rockets

1978 — Bill Walton, Portland Trail Blazers

1977 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers

1976 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers

1975 — Bob McAdoo, Buffalo Braves

1974 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks

1973 — Dave Cowens, Boston Celtics

1972 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks

1971 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks

1970 — Willis Reed, New York Knicks

1969 — Wes Unseld, Baltimore Bullets

1968 — Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers

1967 — Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers

1966 — Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers

1965 — Bill Russell, Boston Celtics

1964 — Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals

1963 — Bill Russell, Boston Celtics

1962 — Bill Russell, Boston Celtics

1961 — Bill Russell, Boston Celtics

1960 — Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors

1959 — Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks

1958 — Bill Russell, Boston Celtics

1957 — Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics

1956 — Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks

NBA playoffs

All Times PDT

QUARTERFINALS

(Best-of-7)

Sunday, May 8

Miami 105, Washington 86, Miami leads series 1-0

San Antonio 103, Seattle 81, San Antonio leads series 1-0

Monday, May 9

Indiana at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 10

Washington at Miami, 4 p.m.

Seattle at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 11

Indiana at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 12

Miami at Washington, 5 p.m.

San Antonio at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 13

Detroit at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Phoenix at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 14

Miami at Washington, 5 p.m.

Sunday, May 15

Detroit at Indiana, TBA

Phoenix at Dallas, TBA

San Antonio at Seattle, TBA

Monday, May 16

Washington at Miami, 5 p.m., if necessary

Tuesday, May 17

Indiana at Detroit, TBA, if necessary

Seattle at San Antonio, TBA, if necessary

Wednesday, May 18

Dallas at Phoenix, TBA, if necessary

Thursday, May 19

Detroit at Indiana, TBA, if necessary

San Antonio at Seattle, TBA, if necessary

Friday, May 20

Miami at Washington, TBA, if necessary

Phoenix at Dallas, TBA, if necessary

Sunday, May 22

Indiana at Detroit, TBA, if necessary

Seattle at San Antonio, TBA, if necessary

Dallas at Phoenix, TBA, if necessary

Monday, May 23

Washington at Miami, 5 p.m., if necessary

Heat 105, Wizards 86

MIAMI LEADS SERIES 1-0

Washington (86)–Jeffries 3-8 3-3 10, Jamison 6-11 1-2 13, Haywood 3-7 4-6 10, Arenas 8-21 7-10 25, Hughes 6-17 10-11 23, Thomas 2-4 1-4 5, Ruffin 0-0 0-0 0, Dixon 0-3 0-0 0, Peeler 0-4 0-0 0, Blake 0-0 0-0 0, Profit 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-76 26-36 86.

Miami (105)–E.Jones 5-9 1-2 12, Haslem 4-5 0-0 8, O’Neal 8-12 3-8 19, D.Jones 4-10 0-0 10, Wade 7-18 6-8 20, Laettner 3-6 0-0 6, Dooling 6-9 1-2 15, Mourning 3-4 1-3 7, Butler 3-8 0-0 8, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Doleac 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-82 12-23 105.

Washington1829172286
Miami26233323105

3-Point Goals—Washington 4-16 (Arenas 2-9, Jeffries 1-1, Hughes 1-4, Jamison 0-1, Peeler 0-1), Miami 7-20 (Dooling 2-4, Butler 2-5, D.Jones 2-5, E.Jones 1-5, Wade 0-1). Fouled Out—Ruffin, O’Neal. Rebounds—Washington 50 (Jamison 8), Miami 58 (E.Jones 8). Assists—Washington 9 (Hughes 3), Miami 23 (Wade 7). Total Fouls—Washington 23, Miami 28. A—20,151 (19,600).

NBA playoffs leaders

Through May 7

Scoring

GFGFTPTSAVG
Allen, Sea.5553316232.4
Iverson, Phil.5592615631.2
McGrady, Hou.7784221530.7
Carter, N.J.4353110726.8
Wade, Mia.4373010526.3
Arenas, Wash.6444013823.0
Pierce, Bos.7475916022.9
Ginobili, S.A.5314211422.8
Stoudemire, Pho.427379122.8
Hughes, Wash.6473713522.5
Duncan, S.A.5442211022.0
Stojakovic, Sac.5392111022.0
Yao, Hou.7554015021.4
Hamilton, Det.5431510721.4
Nowitzki, Dall.7455514921.3
Gasol, Mem.43968521.3
Marion, Phoe.43688521.3
Hinrich, Chi.6452012721.2
Johnson, Phoe.429148120.3
Bibby, Sac.536219819.6

FG Percentage

FGFGAPCT
Dooling, Mia.1521.714
Yao, Hou.5584.655
James, Sea.3662.581
Miller, Sac.2340.575
Wright, Mem.1628.571
Krstic, N.J.2748.562
Marion, Phoe.3665.554
Dalembert, Phil.2647.553
E. Jones, Mia.2342.548
Johnson, Phoe.2954.537

Rebounds

GOFFDEFTOTAVG
Dalembert, Phil.518466412.8
Marion, Phoe.412385012.5
B. Wallace, Det.524376112.2
Haslem, Mia.411364711.8
Camby, Den.54525611.2
Duncan, S.A.511455611.2
Chandler, Chi.62929589.7
James, Sea.52324479.4
Kidd, N.J.41026369.0
Mohammed, SA52124459.0
Stoudemre, Pho.4729369.0

Assists

GASTAVG
Nash, Phoe.44511.3
Iverson, Phil.55010.0
Wade, Mia.4358.8
Kidd, N.J.4297.3
Billups, Det.5346.8
McGrady, Hou.7476.7
Bibby, Sac.5336.6
Arenas, Wash.6396.5
Hamilton, Det.5306.0
Hinrich, Chi.6355.8

Auto racing

Spanish Grand Prix

FORMULA ONE

At Circuit de Catalunya

Barcelona, Spain

Lap length: 2.876 miles

1. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, McLaren-Mercedes, 66 laps, 1 hour 27 minutes, 16.830 seconds, 138.418 mph.

2. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Renault, 66, 1:27.44.482.

3. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Toyota, 66, 1:28.02.777.

4. Ralf Schumacher, Germany, Toyota, 66, 1:28.03.549.

5. Giancarlo Fisichella, Italy, Renault, 66, 1:28.14.766.

6. Mark Webber, Australia, Williams-BMW, 66, 1:28.25.372.

7. Juan Pablo Montoya, Columbia, McLaren-Mercedes, 65, 1:27.17.051.

8. David Coulthard, Britain, Red Bull-Cosworth, 65 1:27:19.215.

9. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Ferrari, 65, 1:27.20.682.

10. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, Williams-BMW, 65, 1:27.21.409.

11. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Sauber-Petronas, 63, 1:25.12.014.

12. Tiego Monteiro, Portugal, Jordan-Toyota, 63, 1:28.01.053.

13. Narain Karthikeyan, India, Jordan-Toyota, 63, 1:28.26.975.

Not classified

14. Jacques Villeneuve, Canada, Sauber-Petronas, 51, 1:09.22.717.

15. Michael Schumacher, Germany, Ferrari, 46, 1:04.00.651.

16. Christijan Albers, Netherlands, Minardi-Cosworth, 19, 230:26.505.

17. Patrick Friesacher, Austria, Minardi-Cosworth, 11, 20:13.794.

18. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Italy, Red Bull-Cosworth, 9, 13:49.912.

Drivers’ Standings

(After five of 19 races)

1. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Renault, 44 points.

2. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Toyota, 26.

3. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, McLaren, 17.

4. Ralf Schumacher, Germany, Toyota, 14.

4. Giancarlo Fisichella, Italy, Renault, 14.

6. Mark Webber, Australia, Williams, 12.

7. Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombia, McLaren, 10.

7. Michael Schumacher, Germany, Ferrari, 10.

7. David Coulthard, Britain, Red Bull, 10.

10. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, Williams, 9.

11. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Ferrari, 8.

12. Alexander Wurz, Austria, McLaren-Mercedes, 6.

13. Jacques Villeneuve, Canada, Sauber, 5.

14. Pedro de la Rosa, Spain, McLaren, 4.

15. Christian Klien, Austria, Red Bull, 3.

16. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Sauber, 2.

17. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Italy, Red Bull-Racing, 1.

Constructors’ Standings

1. Renault, 58 points.

2. Toyota, 40.

3. McLaren, 37.

4. Williams, 21.

5. Ferrari, 18.

6. Red Bull, 14.

7. Sauber, 7.

Stateline Stadium/Speedway Saturday’s results

NORTHWEST MODIFIED SERIES

Fast Time – Mark Weaver 13.67. Trophy Dash – A) Blaine Sneva. B) Chris Ochs. Heat – A) Doyle Braton. B) Steve Hudson. A Main – 1) Frank Volz. 2) Hudson. 3) Steve Shaffer. 4) Dan Nobel. 5) Weaver. 6) Ochs. 7) Dave Weaver. 8) Sneva. 9) Braton. 10) Hoffman.

EARLY STOCKS

Fast Time – Richard Cox 15.51. Trophy Dash – A) Scott McMillen. Heat – A) Richard Cox. A Main – 1) Cox. 2) Eldon Wilson. 3) Ralph Bieleberg. 4) Doug McMillen. 5) Ken Iverson. 6) Justin Robideaux. 7) Scott McMillen. 8) Terry Armstrong. 9) Brian Kobs.

HOBBY STOCKS

Fast Time – Craig Felix 16.23. Trophy Dash – 1) Ned Pennington. Heat – 1) Rob Ballard. A Main – 1) Felix. 2) Monty Collison. 3) John Ward. 4) Ballard. 5) Tony Kempken. 6) Thomas Schultz. 7) Pennington.

Football

NFL Europe

All Times PDT

WLTPctPFPA
Amsterdam420.667170128
Berlin420.667146118
Cologne420.667123124
Hamburg330.500139103
Frankfurt240.33387165
Rhein150.167120150

Sunday’s Results

Amsterdam 48, Frankfurt 10

Cologne 23, Berlin 17

Saturday, May 14

Rhein at Berlin, 9 a.m.

Amsterdam at Hamburg, 10 a.m.

Cologne at Frankfurt, 10 a.m.

AFL

All Times PDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Central Division

WLTPctPFPA
Colorado950.643793758
Chicago860.571701692
Nashville671.464598618
Grnd Rpds2120.143639827

Western Division

WLTPctPFPA
Los Angeles950.643733682
San Jose860.571847718
Las Vegas860.571687669
Arizona590.357713707

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Eastern Division

WLTPctPFPA
New York950.643742709
Dallas761.536755699
Phildlphia680.429737773
Columbus1130.071610778

Southern Division

WLTPctPFPA
x-Georgia1040.714707635
Orlando960.600749715
Tampa Bay860.571697668
New Orlens860.571726668
Austin690.400706824

x-clinched division

Sunday’s Results

Colorado 63, New Orleans 57

Georgia 52, Tampa Bay 40

Friday, May 13

Nashville at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 14

Dallas at Georgia, 4 p.m.

Austin at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

San Jose at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Las Vegas at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 15

New York at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.

Grand Rapids at Chicago, 10 a.m.

Columbus at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.

Hockey

World Championships

All Times PDT

SECOND ROUND

Group E

At Vienna, Austria

WLTGFGAPts
Russia2021076
Czech Republic3101046
Slovakia2119105
Switzerland1217103
Belarus120342
Kazakhstan030150

Sunday’s Results

Slovakia 3, Switzerland 1

Russia 2, Czech Republic 1

Today’s Games

Russia vs. Kazakhstan, 7:15 a.m.

Switzerland vs. Belarus, 11:15 a.m.

Tuesday, May 10

Kazakhstan vs. Slovakia, 7:15 a.m.

Czech Republic vs. Belarus, 11:15 a.m.

Group F

At Innsbruck, Austria

WLTGFGAPts
Sweden31014126
United States2111395
Canada21116135
Finland11212134
Latvia120892
Ukraine0303100

Sunday’s Results

Canada 3, Finland 3, tie

United States 5, Sweden 1

Today’s Games

United States vs. Ukraine, 7:15 a.m.

Finland vs. Latvia, 11:15 a.m.

Tuesday, May 10

Ukraine vs. Canada, 7:15 a.m.

Sweden vs. Latvia, 11:15 a.m.

RELEGATION

Group G

WLTGFGAPts
Slovenia100432
Denmark110772
Germany001221
Austria011561

Sunday’s Results

At Innsbruck, Austria

Denmark 4, Austria 3

Today’s Game

At Innsbruck, Austria

Slovenia vs. Germany, 3:15 a.m.

Tuesday, May 10

At Innsbruck, Austria

Germany vs. Denmark, 3:15 a.m.

Wednesday, May 11

At Innsbruck, Austria

Austria vs. Slovenia, 11:15 a.m.

Golf

Wachovia Championship

PGA TOUR

At Quail Hollow Club

Charlotte, N.C

Yardage: 7,442; Par: 72

Purse: $6 million

Final Round

x-won on fourth playoff hole

x-Vijay Singh, $1,080,00070-69-71-66—276
Sergio Garcia, $528,00066-71-67-72—276
Jim Furyk, $528,00069-72-69-66—276
Chris DiMarco, $288,00074-67-73-66—280
Carlos Franco, $228,00072-74-70-66—282
Vaughn Taylor, $228,00074-70-71-67—282
Phil Mickelson, $193,50071-73-73-66—283
Greg Owen, $193,50074-67-71-71—283
D.J. Trahan, $174,00072-67-71-74—284
Billy Mayfair, $162,00076-72-70-67—285
Nick Watney, $127,20076-68-73-69—286
Tiger Woods, $127,20070-72-73-71—286
Stephen Leaney, $127,20073-74-68-71—286
Scott Verplank, $127,20071-69-73-73—286
Kenny Perry, $127,20068-76-69-73—286
Brett Quigley, $87,00071-69-77-70—287
Mark Hensby, $87,00073-71-72-71—287
Jeff Sluman, $87,00071-70-75-71—287
Per-Ulrik Johansson, $87,00070-71-74-72—287
Fred Funk, $87,00070-75-70-72—287
Adam Scott, $87,00076-69-69-73—287
Charles Howell III, $55,70072-75-73-68—288
Bill Haas, $55,70074-71-74-69—288
Brandt Jobe, $55,70074-68-75-71—288
Geoff Ogilvy, $55,70071-76-70-71—288
John Rollins, $55,70071-74-69-74—288
Nick Price, $55,70073-69-69-77—288
Tommy Armour III, $40,80076-72-72-69—289
Woody Austin, $40,80071-73-75-70—289
Hank Kuehne, $40,80075-70-74-70—289
Bart Bryant, $40,80070-74-75-70—289
Rod Pampling, $40,80072-72-73-72—289
Steve Flesch, $28,472.7376-72-72-70—290
Chad Campbell, $28,472.7371-77-72-70—290
Craig Barlow, $28,472.7371-75-73-71—290
Tom Pernice, Jr., $28,472.7374-74-70-72—290
Jay Haas, $28,472.7373-74-71-72—290
Kevin Sutherland, $28,472.7372-71-74-73—290
Fredrik Jacobson, $28,472.7373-72-69-76—290
Richard S. Johnson, $28,472.7368-72-73-77—290
Dean Wilson, $28,472.7273-71-69-77—290
Patrick Sheehan, $28,472.7268-75-70-77—290
Joey Sindelar, $28,472.7268-71-73-78—290
Justin Rose, $18,14071-74-77-69—291
Brian Gay, $18,14074-71-75-71—291
Brad Faxon, $18,14072-76-73-70—291
J.L. Lewis, $18,14073-75-72-71—291
Steve Allan, $18,14074-73-72-72—291
Marco Dawson, $18,14073-73-72-73—291
Dennis Paulson, $14,36073-74-76-69—292
Kevin Na, $14,36074-74-72-72—292
Mark O’Meara, $14,36072-76-71-73—292
Ted Purdy, $14,36073-70-75-74—292
Tag Ridings, $14,36070-74-73-75—292
Andrew Magee, $14,36069-75-72-76—292
Tom Byrum, $13,26074-73-76-70—293
Arjun Atwal, $13,26075-73-75-70—293
Paul Azinger, $13,26072-75-74-72—293
Heath Slocum, $13,26073-75-74-71—293
Shigeki Maruyama, $13,26075-68-76-74—293
Ben Curtis, $13,26071-72-75-75—293
Shaun Micheel, $13,26074-71-73-75—293
Jesper Parnevik, $13,26069-73-75-76—293
Sean O’Hair, $12,54073-74-77-70—294
Robert Damron, $12,54072-74-73-75—294
Scott Hend, $12,54074-74-71-75—294
Carl Pettersson, $12,54075-72-69-78—294
Duffy Waldorf, $12,06074-73-78-70—295
Aaron Baddeley, $12,06072-76-76-71—295
Hidemichi Tanaka, $12,06074-72-77-72—295
Jay Williamson, $12,06073-75-75-72—295
Steve Lowery, $11,76072-76-71-77—296
Skip Kendall, $11,64071-76-76-74—297
Bo Van Pelt, $11,52072-74-74-78—298
Todd Hamilton, $11,28072-76-77-74—299
Robert Gamez, $11,28075-71-74-79—299
Padraig Harrington, $11,28071-75-73-80—299
Tom Kite, $11,04074-73-75-79—301
Craig Perks, $10,92076-70-79-78—303

Michelob Ultra Open

LPGA TOUR

At Kingsmill Golf Club, River Course

Williamsburg, Va.

Purse: $2.2 million

Yardage: 6,306; Par: 71

Final Round

a-amateur

Cristie Kerr, $330,00068-68-68-72—276
Jill McGill, $200,91568-72-69-72—281
Michele Redman, $116,41769-69-74-70—282
Catriona Matthew, $116,41770-71-70-71—282
Natalie Gulbis, $116,41769-73-67-73—282
Gloria Park, $68,20071-71-72-69—283
A.J. Eathorne, $68,20069-69-75-70—283
Rosie Jones, $47,30071-70-75-69—285
Juli Inkster, $47,30069-75-70-71—285
Mi Hyun Kim, $47,30069-72-71-73—285
Shi Hyun Ahn, $47,30069-70-73-73—285
Silvia Cavalleri, $36,15367-74-73-72—286
Grace Park, $36,15369-73-71-73—286
Annika Sorenstam, $36,15376-67-69-74—286
Stacy Prammanasudh, $29,48072-74-70-71—287
Marcy Hart, $29,48072-73-70-72—287
Beth Bader, $29,48075-68-70-74—287
Nicole Perrot, $29,48070-69-74-74—287
Rachel Hetherington, $23,55673-73-74-68—288
a-Morgan Pressel73-70-76-69—288
Lorie Kane, $23,55670-75-72-71—288
Laura Davies, $23,55671-75-70-72—288
Jennifer Rosales, $23,55670-72-74-72—288
Jimin Kang, $23,55669-72-75-72—288
Beth Daniel, $23,55670-71-74-73—288
Lindsey Wright, $23,55671-73-70-74—288
Meg Mallon, $18,02473-72-74-70—289
Malinda Johnson, $18,02472-70-76-71—289
Kim Williams, $18,02472-70-74-73—289
Nancy Scranton, $18,02473-71-71-74—289
Laura Diaz, $18,02468-75-72-74—289
Jenna Daniels, $18,02473-69-73-74—289
Wendy Doolan, $18,02469-71-74-75—289
Candy Hannemann, $14,96074-72-76-68—290
Paula Creamer, $14,96072-70-74-74—290
Beth Bauer, $12,47774-72-74-71—291
Angela Stanford, $12,47773-72-75-71—291
Joo Mi Kim, $12,47773-70-77-71—291
Liselotte Neumann, $12,47773-72-74-72—291
Emilee Klein, $12,47772-72-75-72—291
Kris Tschetter, $12,47772-73-73-73—291
Jeong Jang, $12,47769-74-71-77—291
Giulia Sergas, $9,22672-73-74-73—292
Marisa Baena, $9,22672-71-76-73—292
Young Kim, $9,22671-74-73-74—292
Siew-Ai Lim, $9,22672-72-74-74—292
Kim Saiki, $9,22677-69-71-75—292
Tina Barrett, $9,22671-74-72-75—292
Wendy Ward, $9,22670-74-72-76—292
Carin Koch, $9,22673-71-71-77—292
Lorena Ochoa, $7,26072-70-77-74—293
Hee-Won Han, $7,26071-74-73-75—293
Catherine Cartwright, $7,26072-72-72-77—293
Jean Bartholomew, $7,26069-75-72-77—293
Hana Kim, $7,26069-73-71-80—293
Candie Kung, $6,16073-70-77-74—294
Karen Stupples, $6,16070-76-72-76—294
Heather Bowie, $6,16072-71-75-76—294
Brittany Lincicome, $6,16069-73-75-77—294
Dawn Coe-Jones, $6,16070-73-73-78—294
Kristi Albers, $5,28071-75-79-70—295
Young-A Yang, $5,28069-76-76-74—295
Il Mi Chung, $5,28072-74-74-75—295
Sophie Gustafson, $5,28071-75-73-76—295
Dina Ammaccapane, $5,28071-71-71-82—295
Kristen Samp, $4,84068-75-77-76—296
Leta Lindley, $4,84068-75-77-76—296
Katherine Hull, $4,84077-68-73-78—296
Kate Golden, $4,51072-74-75-76—297
Sae-Hee Son, $4,51075-70-75-77—297
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc, $4,51071-73-72-81—297
Jan Stephenson, $4,29069-76-79-74—298
Heather Daly-Donofrio, $4,29075-71-76-76—298
Moira Dunn, $4,29073-71-76-78—298
Dorothy Delasin, $ $4,18070-75-75-79—299
Amy Hung, $4,12574-71-78-78—301

Telecom Italia Open leaders

PGA EUROPEAN TOUR

At Castello di Tolcinasco Golf & Country Club

Milan, Italy

Purse: $1.7 million

Yardage: 7,225; Par: 72

Final

Steve Webster, England68-68-66-68—270
Bradley Dredge, Wales67-66-71-69—273
Richard Finch, England69-63-71-70—273
Anders Hansen, Denmark72-68-67-66—273
Emanuele Canonica, Italy68-68-71-67—274
G. Fernandez-Castano, Spain66-73-69-70—278
Simon Kahn, England67-69-68-74—278
Andrew McLardy, South Africa72-69-68-69—278
Jamie Spence, England69-71-65-73—278
Adam Groom, Australia69-68-72-70—279
Stuart Little, England72-64-69-74—279
Gary Orr, Scotland70-71-67-71—279
Marcel Siem, Germany68-68-71-72—279
David Drysdale, Scotland69-70-66-75—280
Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark73-68-67-72—280
Gareth Paddison, New Zealand69-72-68-71—280
Joakim Haeggman, Sweden73-68-68-72—281
Maarten Lafeber, Netherlands72-69-66-74—281
Jonathan Lomas, England70-71-67-73—281
Francesco Molinari, Italy69-70-69-73—281

Soccer

MLS

All Times PDT

Eastern Conference

WLTPtsGFGA
New England50116155
Chicago3311079
D.C. United222897
Columbus2406510
Kansas City11361010
MetroStars122555

Western Conference

WLTPtsGFGA
Los Angeles41012117
FC Dallas31211117
San Jose21391211
Real Salt Lake132549
CD Chivas USA1414612
Colorado1414710

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Sunday’s Results

Los Angeles 3, Colorado 2

Saturday, May 14

D.C. United at New England, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.

MetroStars at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Chivas USA at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Real Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m.

FC Dallas at San Jose, 7 p.m.

High school boys

District 8 4A playoffs

Wednesday, May 11

At Spokane Falls Community College

Mead vs. Shadle Park, 5 p.m.; loser out

University vs. Ferris, 7 p.m.; loser out

Friday, May 13

At Spokane Falls Community College

Mead/Shadle Park winner vs. University/Ferris winner, 5 p.m.; loser out

Central Valley vs. Mt. Spokane, 7 p.m.; winner No. 1 to regional

Tuesday, May 17

Mead-Shadle Park/University-Ferris winner at Central Valley/Mt. Spokane loser, TBA; winner No. 2 to regional, loser out

District 8 3A playoffs

Tuesday, May 10

At Spokane Falls Community College

North Central vs. West Valley, 5 p.m.; winner No. 3 to regional, loser out

Cheney vs. East Valley, 7 p.m.; winner No. 1 to regional, loser No. 2

Softball

College

Pacific-10 Conference

ConferenceOverall
Oregon State13-539-11
Stanford12-639-12
California11-744-10
Arizona11-737-9
UCLA9-928-15
Washington8-1029-19
Oregon5-1332-22
Arizona State3-1528-22

Arizona 4, Washington 3

Washington0000012360
Arizona0000301490

One out when winning run scored.

Boek and Rivera; Hollowell and Coburn. W—Hollowell (26-7). L—Boek (15-12).

HITS: Washington–Lastrapes, Rivera, Fiske, Hyatt 2, Noble. Arizona–Lowe, Champion 2, Fox 2, Coburn 2, Martinez, Fossatti. 2B—Fox. HR—Rivera, Fiske.

High school

Saturday’s results

Bi-County League

Odessa 15-10, Northwest Christian 3-7

Odessa230204415143
Northwest Christian1002000355

Harp and Smith; Clayton and Schmitt. W–Harp (9-5). L–Clayton. 2B–Odessa, Palmer.

Odessa0120211310116
Northwest Christian40300000795

Harp and Smith; Clayton and Schmitt. W–Harp (10-5). L–Clayton. 2B–Odessa, Harp, Palmer, Largent. Northwest Christian, Clayton.

Tennis

Telecom Italia Masters Roma

ATP TOUR

At Foro Italico

Rome

Purse: $2.68 million (Masters)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

Championship

Rafael Nadal (5), Spain, def. Guillermo Coria (9), Argentina, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (6).

Doubles

Championship

Michael Llodra and Fabrice Santoro (8), France, def. Bob and Mike Bryan (3), United States, 6-4, 6-2.

Qatar Total German Open

WTA TOUR

At LTTC Rot-Weiss

Berlin

Purse: $1.3 million (Tier I)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

Championship

Justine Henin-Hardenne (12), Belgium, def. Nadia Petrova (6), Russia, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

Doubles

Championship

Elena Likhovtseva and Vera Zvonareva (3), Russia, def. Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Liezel Huber (2), South Africa, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem

WTA TOUR

At Club Riad Association Sportive de la Redal

Rabat, Morocco

Purse: $140,000 (Tier IV)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

Championship

Nuria Llagostera Vives (2), Spain, def. Zheng Jie (6), China, 6-4, 6-2.

Horse racing

Kentucky Derby recent winners

2005 — Giacomo

2004 — Smarty Jones

2003 — Funny Cide

2002 — War Emblem

2001 — Monarchos

2000 — Fusaichi Pegasus

1999 — Charismatic

1998 — Real Quiet

1997 — Silver Charm

1996 — Grindstone

1995 — Thunder Gulch

1994 — Go For Gin

1993 — Sea Hero

1992 — Lil E. Tee

1991 — Strike the Gold

1990 — Unbridled

1989 — Sunday Silence

1988 — Winning Colors

1987 — Alysheba

1986 — Ferdinand

1985 — Spend A Buck

1984 — Swale

1983 — Sunny’s Halo

1982 — Gato del Sol

1981 — Pleasant Colony

1980 — Genuine Risk

1979 — Spectacular Bid

1978 — Affirmed

1977 — Seattle Slew

1976 — Bold Forbes

1975 — Foolish Pleasure

1974 — Cannonade

1973 — Secretariat

1972 — Riva Ridge

1971 — Canonero II

1970 — Dust Commander

1969 — Majestic Prince

1968 — Forward Pass

1967 — Proud Clarion

1966 — Kauai King

1965 — Lucky Debonair

1964 — Northern Dancer

1963 — Chateaugay

1962 — Decidedly

1961 — Carry Back

1960 — Venetian Way

1959 — Tomy Lee

1958 — Tim Tam

1957 — Iron Liege

1956 — Needles

1955 — Swaps

1954 — Determine

1953 — Dark Star

1952 — Hill Gail

1951 — Count Turf

1950 — Middleground

1949 — Ponder

1948 — Citation

1947 — Jet Pilot

1946 — Assault

1945 — Hoop, Jr.

1944 — Pensive

1943 — Count Fleet

1942 — Shut Out

1941 — Whirlaway

1940 — Gallahadion

1939 — Johnstown

1938 — Lawrin

1937 — War Admiral

1936 — Bold Venture

1935 — Omaha

1934 — Cavalcade

1933 — Brokers Tip

1932 — Burgoo King

1931 — Twenty Grand

1930 — Gallant Fox

1929 — Clyde Van Dusen

1928 — Reigh Count

1927 — Whiskery

1926 — Bubbling Over

Emerald Downs

Emerald Downs results, as provided by track officials, for Sunday, May 8, 2005:

First–Purse $11,600, Maiden Claiming $20,000, 2 yo, Four And A Half Furlongs.

2-Volare Princess (Ruis M). $11.40 $5.60 $3.40

4-Tom Two (Krigger K). $4.60 $3.40

1-Mountain Band (Gutierrez J). $2.80

Also Ran: Crazy Ralph, Jazz Island, Pine Tar Lady, Ragin Nonno, Cops True Grit

Race Time: :53.60

Exacta (2-4) $37.00; Superfecta (2-4-1-7) $951.60; Trifecta (2-4-1) $88.00

Second–Purse $6,500, Maiden Claiming $7,500, 3 yo’s & up, Five And A Half Furlongs.

2-Bridge Creek Bob (Krigger K). $3.20 $2.60 $2.20

4-Con Say One (Hoonan D). $4.20 $3.20

6-Dirty Habit (Rochabrun J). $2.80

Also Ran: Jato Pack, Western Journey, Timber Topper

Late Scratches: Cash Plays,

Race Time: 1:04.80

Daily Double (2-2) $20.60; Exacta (2-4) $6.40; Superfecta (2-4-6-7) $76.70; Trifecta (2-4-6) $26.80; Consolation Double (2-5) $9.40

Third–Purse $14,300, Claiming $20,000-$18,000, 4 yo’s & up, Six Furlongs.

4-Scr Top Player (Ruis M). $11.20 $4.40 $2.80

2-Jumpingjupiter (Mitchell G). $3.60 $2.80

6-Tickled Purple (Chaves N). $3.00

Also Ran: Badger K. Eli, Bucko Wins, Yesss

Race Time: 1:10.60

Exacta (4-2) $17.40; Superfecta (4-2-6-1) $168.10; Trifecta (4-2-6) $80.20; Pic 3 (2-2/5-4) $80.90

Fourth–Purse $8,700, Maiden Claiming $12,500, 3 yo, Six And A Half Furlongs.

7-Seven Eagles (Ruis M). $6.40 $3.00 $2.60

5-Dr. Bluebird (Hoonan D). $3.00 $2.60

4-Dek Dee (Rodriguez D). $3.80

Also Ran: Snowbound Knights, The Big Taco, I’m Easy Money

Late Scratches: Gilgal,

Race Time: 1:17.40

Exacta (7-5) $7.60; Superfecta (7-5-4-6) $90.00; Trifecta (7-5-4) $48.70; Pic 3 (2/5-4-7) $38.60

Fifth–Purse $7,300, Claiming $5,000-$4,000, 3 yo’s & up, Six And A Half Furlongs.

6-Yougottabe the One (Krigger K). $4.60 $3.00 $2.40

7-Misyodl (Gutierrez J). $4.00 $2.80

5-Misty Leader (Hoonan D). $3.20

Also Ran: Dble Diamond Norma, Almost a Valentine, Lady Buccaneer

Late Scratches: Repletions Victory,

Race Time: 1:18

Exacta (6-7) $7.00; Superfecta (6-7-5-1) $79.30; Trifecta (6-7-5) $32.90; Pic 3 (4-7-6) $73.30

Sixth–Purse $8,030, Claiming $7,500, 3 yo, Six Furlongs.

7-Big Jax (Ruis M). $16.00 $6.80 $4.00

6-Cougar Divide (Chaves N). $5.20 $3.60

4-Rolls of Money (Wales T). $3.20

Also Ran: Gottago Joe, Beau Slew, Tayo’s Tiger, Thecatisinthewine, Abstract Motion

Race Time: 1:11.20

Exacta (7-6) $41.90; Superfecta (7-6-4-2) $413.60; Trifecta (7-6-4) $149.40; Pic 3 (7-6-7) $107.40

Seventh–Purse $15,290, Maiden Claiming $30,000, 3 yo, Six Furlongs.

9-Quarter Pole (Frazier R). $7.60 $3.80 $3.00

11-A Maximum Buzz (Ruis M). $3.20 $3.00

5-Tom’s Trick (Theriot B). $4.80

Also Ran: Devil’s Pik, Datzig, Castello d’Oro, Free Kin Passion, Intensive, Kaptnwice

Late Scratches: Cowboy Cruisser, Deown, Tropical River,

Race Time: 1:11

Exacta (9-11) $8.60; Superfecta (9-11-5-7) $389.20; Trifecta (9-11-5) $47.10; Pic 3 (6-7-9) $98.80

Eighth–Purse $11,220, Claiming $10,000-$8,000, 4 yo’s & up, Six Furlongs.

5-Sin City Slew (Chaves N). $8.80 $4.80 $3.40

9-Galley Bay (Russell B). $5.00 $3.60

4-Afleetilation (Mitchell G). $5.40

Also Ran: Pearl District, Maid in Monroe, Dangerous Woman, Run Irene Run, Asummerforwindy, K D Implosion, Wine At Dawn

Race Time: 1:10.20

Exacta (5-9) $18.30; Superfecta (5-9-4-3) $3,382.80; Trifecta (5-9-4) $173.60; Pic 3 (7-9-5) $242.90

Ninth–Purse $40,000, Stakes, 3 yo’s & up, Six Furlongs.

6-Marva Jean (Ruis M). $8.40 $4.60 $3.80

4-Sariano (Gutierrez J). $7.00 $5.20

7-Ruby Dawn (Krigger K). $3.80

Also Ran: Arco Iris, Swingn’ Notes, Top Penny, Spirit to Spare, Only Oralee

Race Time: 1:09

Exacta (6-4) $42.60; Superfecta (6-4-7-8) $583.90; Trifecta (6-4-7) $205.90; (5 VS. 8 (WINNER 8)) $3.40; Pic 3 (9-5-6) $110.40

Tenth–Purse $6,600, Claiming $3,500, 3 yo’s & up, Five And A Half Furlongs.

5-Wilmaglen (Frazier R). $7.80 $3.60 $3.20

3-All for the Game (Gutierrez J). $3.00 $3.00

2-Icy Sensation (Ortega J). $4.80

Also Ran: Jazzin With Jazzy, B J’s Black Gold, Impressionable One, Surfin’ Kat, P. A.’s Candy

Race Time: 1:04.60

Daily Double (6-5) $38.80; Exacta (5-3) $9.30; Superfecta (5-3-2-7) $250.60; Trifecta (5-3-2) $92.60; Pic 3 (5-6-5) $95.40; Pic 4 (9-5-6-5) $381.60

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Purchased the contract of RHP Cla Meredith from Pawtucket of the IL. Designated RHP Blaine Neal for assignment. Activated RHP Wade Miller from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Lenny DiNardo to Pawtucket of the IL.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Activated INF Willie Harris from the bereavement list. Optioned 2B Pedro Lopez to Charlotte of the IL. Designated INF-C Jamie Burke for assignment. Recalled LHP Kevin Walker from Charlotte.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS—Signed LHP Darren Oliver to a minor league contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Released C Benito Santiago. Placed 1B Craig Wilson on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of OF Ray Sadler from Altoona of the Eastern League.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Sent OF J.J. Davis outright to New Orleans of the PCL. Activated INF Henry Mateo from the 15-day DL.

BASKETBALL

Women’s National Basketball Association

WASHINGTON MYSTICS—Waived F Courtney Coleman and C Tiffany Williams.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NBA playoffs

Favorite Points (O/U)Underdog
PISTONS 9 (173) Pacers
SUNS 6.5 (225) Mavericks

Home teams in capital letters