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Baseball

MLB

American League Leaders

RUNS—ARodriguez, New York, 35; Sheffield, Detroit, 33; Sizemore, Cleveland, 32; DeJesus, Kansas City, 31; MOrdonez, Detroit, 29; Youkilis, Boston, 28; Matthews, Los Angeles, 28.

RBI—ARodriguez, New York, 39; MOrdonez, Detroit, 37; DOrtiz, Boston, 33; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 33; Lowell, Boston, 30; Sosa, Texas, 30; THunter, Minnesota, 29.

HITS—Jeter, New York, 56; Polanco, Detroit, 50; Tejada, Baltimore, 50; DeJesus, Kansas City, 47; Matthews, Los Angeles, 47; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 47; MOrdonez, Detroit, 47.

DOUBLES—MOrdonez, Detroit, 19; DOrtiz, Boston, 16; THunter, Minnesota, 16; Teixeira, Texas, 13; VWells, Toronto, 13; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 13; Posada, New York, 13.

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

HOME RUNS—ARodriguez, New York, 15; Morneau, Minnesota, 11; Kinsler, Texas, 10; DOrtiz, Boston, 9; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 9; Sosa, Texas, 9; Rios, Toronto, 8; JhPeralta, Cleveland, 8; MOrdonez, Detroit, 8; THunter, Minnesota, 8.

STOLEN BASES—Sizemore, Cleveland, 14; BRoberts, Baltimore, 13; JLugo, Boston, 12; Lofton, Texas, 12; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 11; Willits, Los Angeles, 8.

PITCHING (5 Decisions)—Beckett, Boston, 7-0, 1.000, 2.66; Sabathia, Cleveland, 6-1, .857, 3.65; Carmona, Cleveland, 4-1, .800, 3.12; Verlander, Detroit, 4-1, .800, 2.76; Blanton, Oakland, 4-1, .800, 3.32; Schilling, Boston, 4-1, .800, 3.63; Matsuzaka, Boston, 5-2, .714, 4.17.

STRIKEOUTS—Bedard, Baltimore, 63; Sabathia, Cleveland, 63; JoSantana, Minnesota, 56; Burnett, Toronto, 55; Shields, Tampa Bay, 54; Lackey, Los Angeles, 54; Matsuzaka, Boston, 52.

SAVES—TJones, Detroit, 13; Jenks, Chicago, 12; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 12; Borowski, Cleveland, 12; Reyes, Tampa Bay, 12; Papelbon, Boston, 10; Street, Oakland, 9; Putz, Seattle, 9.

Non-League

Washington 16, Gonzaga 6

Fields, Stumetz (5), Highmark (6), McClure (7), McEwen (8) and Colclough; Mooney, Bishop (4), Haughian (6), McKerney (6), Erickson (7), Cribby (7), Hagadone (7) and Wilcox. W—McKerney (3-1). L—Stumetz (4-2). Sv—Hagadone (11).

HITS: Gonzaga—Wells, Winston, Wiegand 2, Wayt, McGuinness 2, Blank. Washington—Burgher 3, Cox 2, Hague 3, Rindal 3, Rasmussen, Lind, Stevens 2, Anderson, Wilcox. 2B—McGuinness, Burgher, Rindal. HR—Cox, Hague, Stevens.

Basketball

NBA Playoffs

All Times PDT

QUARTERFINALS

(Best-of-7)

Wednesday’s Results

New Jersey 83, Cleveland 72, Cleveland leads series 3-2

San Antonio 88, Phoenix 85, San Antonio leads series 3-2

Today’s games

Detroit at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Friday, May 18

Cleveland at New Jersey, 4 p.m.

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

Spurs 88, Suns 85

San Antonio (88)- Bowen 3-10 0-0 9, Duncan 7-14 7-11 21, Oberto 2-2 2-2 6, Finley 4-10 3-4 13, Parker 5-13 1-2 11, Elson 0-1 0-0 0, Ginobili 7-15 9-9 26, Vaughn 1-4 0-0 2, Barry 0-2 0-0 0, Bonner 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-72 22-28 88.

Phoenix (85)- Bell 4-11 0-0 10, Marion 9-16 4-4 24, Thomas 5-13 5-5 15, Barbosa 3-12 2-2 8, Nash 6-19 4-4 19, Ja.Jones 4-6 1-2 9, Burke 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-77 16-17 85.

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 8-23 (Bowen 3-6, Ginobili 3-8, Finley 2-6, Bonner 0-1, Barry 0-2), Phoenix 7-18 (Nash 3-7, Marion 2-4, Bell 2-5, Barbosa 0-1, Ja.Jones 0-1). Fouled Out—Barbosa. Rebounds—San Antonio 48 (Duncan 12), Phoenix 48 (Marion 17). Assists—San Antonio 15 (Parker 5), Phoenix 18 (Nash 12). Total Fouls—San Antonio 21, Phoenix 21. Technicals—Phoenix Defensive Three Second, Bell. A—18,422. (18,422).

Nets 83, Cavaliers 72

New Jersey (83)- Jefferson 6-11 2-2 15, Moore 6-12 2-2 14, Collins 0-1 0-0 0, Carter 5-11 2-4 12, Kidd 8-14 1-6 20, Nachbar 4-9 2-2 13, Boone 1-2 0-4 2, Wright 1-1 0-0 2, Williams 1-3 0-0 2, House 1-5 0-0 3. Totals 33-69 9-20 83.

Cleveland (72)- James 5-14 10-11 20, Gooden 2-7 0-0 4, Ilgauskas 6-8 4-4 16, Pavlovic 3-8 0-2 8, Hughes 3-17 0-1 7, Varejao 1-2 1-2 3, Snow 1-2 1-2 3, Gibson 3-7 1-2 8, Marshall 0-7 3-5 3. Totals 24-72 20-29 72.

3-Point Goals—New Jersey 8-21 (Kidd 3-7, Nachbar 3-7, Jefferson 1-1, House 1-4, Carter 0-1, Williams 0-1), Cleveland 4-15 (Pavlovic 2-3, Hughes 1-4, Gibson 1-4, James 0-2, Marshall 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Jersey 52 (Kidd 9), Cleveland 52 (James 9). Assists—New Jersey 21 (Carter 10), Cleveland 13 (James 5). Total Fouls—New Jersey 20, Cleveland 22. Technicals—New Jersey Defensive Three Second. Flagrant fouls—Pavlovic. A—20,562. (20,562).

Playoff statistical leaders

FOOTBALL

NFL Europa

All Times PDT

Friday’s Game

Hamburg at Amsterdam, 11 a.m.

Saturday’s Game

Rhein at Cologne, 9 a.m.

Sunday’s Game

Berlin at Frankfurt, 8 a.m.

AFL

All Times PDT

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Friday’s Games

Arizona at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Columbus at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Las Vegas at Utah, 6 p.m.

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Friday’s Games

Cincinnati at Green Bay

Everett at Quad City

Manchester at Bossier-Shreveport

Rio Grande Valley at Laredo

Tulsa at Amarillo

Saturday’s Game

Spokane at Boise, 6 p.m.

Alabama at Louisville

Central Valley at Stockton

Corpus Christi at Texas

Mahoning Valley at Florida

Oklahoma City at Lubbock

Tri-Cities at Bakersfield

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Tennessee Valley

Sunday, May 20

South Georgia at Arkansas

Hockey

NHL Playoffs

All Times PDT

(Best-of-7)

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

Wednesday’s results

Buffalo 3, Ottawa 2, Ottawa leads series 3-1

Today’s games

Detroit at Anaheim, 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 19

Ottawa at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

Sunday, May 20

Anaheim at Detroit, 12 p.m.

Sabres 3, Senators 2

First Period—1, Buffalo, Roy 2 (Drury), :09. Second Period—2, Buffalo, Afinogenov 4 (Briere, Pominville), 4:32 (pp). 3, Buffalo, Drury 8 (Connolly, Roy), 8:06. 4, Ottawa, McAmmond 4 (Meszaros, Kelly), 14:55. 5, Ottawa, Schaefer 1 (Comrie, Corvo), 16:41. Third Period—None.

Playoff scoring leaders

Auto Racing

Auto Racing glance

All Times PDT

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP

Nextel All-Star Challenge

Site: Concord, N.C. Nextel Open Schedule: Friday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 6 p.m.); Saturday, race (Speed Channel, 7:30 p.m.). All-Star Challenge Schedule: Friday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 4:15 p.m.); Saturday, race (Speed Channel, 6 p.m.). Track: Lowe’s Motor Speedway (quad-oval, 1.5 miles, 24 degrees banking in turns). Race distances: Open 60 miles, 40 laps; All-Star 120 miles, 80 laps. Last race: Jeff Gordon overcame a leaky radiator and used a gutsy late call to race to his third victory of the season at Darlington Raceway. Gordon made it four in a row for Hendrick Motorsports, which has won eight of the last nine Nextel Cup races and remained perfect in all five events in which the Car of Tomorrow has been used. Last year: Jimmie Johnson won the Nextel All-Star Challenge and its $1 million prize, the Lowe’s-sponsored driver’s seventh victory at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Fast facts: Last week’s race was washed out on Saturday and rescheduled for Sunday, making it the first NASCAR race run on Mother’s Day since 1986. … The top two drivers from the Nextel Open event, a 40-lap race with two 20-lap segments, plus the fan vote winner will join the automatic entries from the past decade’s All-Star race winners and active Cup champions, along with the winners of the 2006 and first eleven Nextel Cup races of 2007 in the All-Star race. … The All-Star race is 80 laps with four 20-lap segments (quarters); only green flag laps will count in the final quarter. … There will be 21 drivers in this year’s race, with the final one voted in by the fans. … Three active drivers have won multiple All-Star races: Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson. … This event does not count in the standings. Next race: Coca Cola 600, May 27, Concord, N.C.

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS

Quaker Steak and Lube 200

Site: Concord, N.C. Schedule: Friday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 1:35 p.m.), race (Speed Channel, 6 p.m.). Track: Lowe’s Motor Speedway (quad-oval, 1.5 miles, 24 degrees banking in turns). Race distance: 201 miles, 134 laps. Last race: Erik Darnell picked up his first career truck series victory at Kansas Speedway on April 28. Darnell dominated the race, snapping Mike Skinner’s string of wins at three. A victory in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 would have given Skinner — who also won three straight races in 1996 — the series record. Instead he finished fifth. Last year: Kyle Busch made it 2-for-2 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway by driving away to an easy victory in the Quaker State & Lube 200. Busch crossed the finish line an impressive 3.154 seconds ahead of runner-up Terry Cook. Busch became the youngest winner in series history the previous year when he won the race at the age of 20. Fast facts: Through five races, Mike Skinner leads the points race with 905. Both Todd Bodine (797 points) and Rick Crawford (777) have finished in the top five three times. … Darnell won in his 31st series start and became the earliest non-winning Raybestos Rookie of the Year to break into the victory column. … Nine of 11 top rookies have NASCAR Craftsman Truck wins. The remaining non-winners are Mike Stefanik (1999) and Todd Kluever (2005). Next race: AAA Insurance 200, June 1, Dover, Del.

NASCAR BUSCH

Last race: Denny Hamlin won the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 for the second straight year, again surviving a wreck-filled race at historic Darlington Raceway. Hamlin, a Virginia native, then paid tribute to the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre, taking a school flag along for his victory lap. Hamlin picked his way through a record-tying 10 caution periods to take his third checkered flag of the season. The race matched the 10 cautions from April 1984. A year ago, there were nine caution periods. Next race: Carquest Autoparts 300, May 26, Concord, N.C.

FORMULA ONE

Last race: Felipe Massa won the Spanish Grand Prix for his second straight Formula One victory, and Lewis Hamilton finished second to move into sole possession of first place in the driver’s standings. Massa, driving a Ferrari, led from the start to beat Hamilton — the first rookie driver to finish among the top three in his first four races — by 6.7 seconds. Next race: Monaco Grand Prix, May 27, Monte Carlo.

CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES

Last race: Sebastien Bourdais raced to his second Grand Prix of Houston victory on April 22 and grabbed the inside track for his fourth consecutive Champ Car title. The Frenchman earned his 25th career win in his 62nd start, continuing his unprecedented dominance of the circuit. Rookie Graham Rahal, Bourdais’ teammate, finished second. The 18-year-old Rahal, who skipped his senior prom in Ohio to race in Houston, became the youngest driver in series history to earn a top-three finish. Next race: G.I. Joe’s Grand Prix, June 10, Portland, Ore.

INDY RACING LEAGUE

Last race: Dan Wheldon, a close runner-up in his two previous races at Kansas Speedway, won the Kansas Lottery Indy 300 under caution on April 29. Wheldon was 10 seconds ahead of Dario Franchitti when Ed Carpenter crashed with two laps to go. It was Wheldon’s second victory in four races this year, along with the season opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Next race: Indianapolis 500, May 27.

NHRA

Last event: Melanie Troxel beat Cory McClenathan in the Top Fuel finals on May 6 to become the second woman to win at Gateway International Raceway. Ron Capps extended his lead in the Funny Car points to 121 with his third victory of the year, Dave Connolly topped teammate Jeg Coughlin by 0.016 seconds to move into second place overall in Pro Stock, and Matt Smith used a national-record elapsed time of 6.901 seconds to earn the Pro stock Motorcycle championship. Next event: O’Reilly Summer Nationals, June 3, Topeka, Kan.

OTHER RACES

GRAND NATIONAL, BUSCH EAST SERIES & WEST SERIES: Minnesota 150, Friday, Elko Speedway, Elko, Minn. On the Net: http://www.nascarlocalracing.com.

GRAND NATIONAL, BUSCH EAST SERIES & WEST SERIES: Featherlite Coaches 200, Sunday, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa. On the Net: http://www.nascarlocalracing.com.

MEXICO: Sunday, Autodromo Potosino, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. On the Net: http// www.nascarlocalracing.com

Golf

Hole-in-one

THE CREEK AT QUALCHAN–David Wittstock, No. 4, 200 yards, 6-iron.

College men

NCAA DIII Championship

Hawthorns Golf & Country Club, par 72

Fishers, Ind.

TEAM SCORING–1, St. John’s (Minn.) 600. 2, Ohio Wesleyan 611. 3, Rhodes 615. 4, La Verne 616. 5, Emory 618. 5, Guilford 618. T19, Whitworth 639.

Individuals: 1, Clinton Dammann (SJ) 143. 2, Jacob Collinsworth (Huntingdon) 147. 2, Andrew Longbella (SJ) 147. 2, Rode McElrath (McMurry) 147. 5, Andy Miller (Otterbein) 148. 5, Joel Winters (Central College) 148. 5, Bradley Sutherland (Transylvania) 148. T19, Andrew Parrott (Whw) 153. T39, Steve Johnson (Whw) 156. T92, Sean Thompson (Whw) 162. T136, Jordan Carter (Whw) 168. T166, Patrick Dorsing (Whw) 178.

High school boys

3A Regional playoffs

At Appletree Golf Course

Team Scoring– 1, Hanford 91.5. 2, Eastmont 78.5. 3, Southridge 18. 4, Kennewick 10.5. 5, East Valley (Spokane) 6.5.

Individual scoring– 1, Alex Moore (Han) 136. 2, Tyler McDougall (Eas). 3, Nick Ellis (Eas) 143. 4, Josh Harvey (Han) 149. 5, Brady Parsons (Eas) 150. 5, Casey Johnson (Han) 150. 7, Kyle Strothmann (Kamiakin) 151. 8, Matt Baide (Han) 152. 9, Alex Cantu (Han) 153. 9, Jonathan Lumper (Sou) 153. 11, Sam Marney (Eas) 156. ALSO: 13, Danny Marshall (East Valley) 159. 17, Brady Dixon (North Central) 160. 21, Jacob Brammer (EV) 163.

High school girls

Tuesday’s Results

3A Regional playoffs

At Horn Rapids Golf Course, par 72

1, Kaitlin Parsons (Est) 74. 2, Moni Graf (Est) 75. 3, Ashley Saffle (EV) 82. 3, Joslyn Seabrook (Est) 82. 5, Whitney Welch (Est) 87. 6, Alyssa Osterback (MtS) 88. 7, Kelsie Butts (Sou) 89. 8, Clair Susz (MtS) 91. 8, Kendrick Romine (Kam) 91. 10, Jenna Boyle (WV) 93. 11, Jenny White (EV) 96.

SOCCER

MLS

All Times PDT

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

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

Today’s Game

Houston at Toronto FC, 4 p.m.

Softball

High school

District 7 2A Playoffs

Clarkston 5, Pullman 2

McKeehan and Currin; Fischer and Riddle. W-McKeehan. L-Fischer.

HITS: Clarkston-McKeehan, Hutchins, Spear 2, Blessing. Pullman-Drussell, Hinrichs 2, Hanson, Garro, Sterk. 2B-Spear, Drussell, Hinrichs, Hanson.

Colville 10, Medical Lake 0

Johnson and Campbell; Emmil and Lepp. W-Emmil (5-0). L-Johnson.

HITS: Medical Lake-Anderson 2, Dorshorst. Colville-C. Stuart, Welton 2, Lepp 2, Emmil, Ching 2, Christie 2, Wetle 3, Ebel. 2B-Ching, Christie, Wetle. HR-Lepp, Emmil.

District 7 2B playoffs

Lind-Ritzville 3, Selkirk 2 (9)

Helms and Hennings; Pope and Reeve. W-Helms. L-Pope (15-4).

2B-Lind-Ritzville, Hennings. Selkirk, Dillegas. 3B-Selkirk, Pope.

Springdale 5, Northwest Christian 4

Russell and Winters; Krieg and S. Rainbolt. W-Krieg. L-Russell.

HITS: 2B-Springdale, Barr.

Selkirk 3, Republic 0

Johns and Sager; Pope and Reeve. W-Pope (16-4). L-Johns.

2B-Republic, Ackerson.

Davenport 3, Springdale 1

Krieg and Rainbolt; Fisk and Morrison. W-Fisk (13-1). L-Krieg.

2B-Davenport, Fisk.

Davenport 15, St. George’s 0

Ostheller and Leverett; K.Brantley, Graber (3) and Morrison. W-K.Brantley (7-2). L-Ostheller.

3B-Davenport, Mielke.

Liberty 4, Lind-Ritzville 0

Helms and Hennings; Mangis and Troyer. W-Mangis (11-2). L-Helms.

2B-Liberty, Kanecht.

Liberty 14, Republic 1

Ordway and Sager; Bethel and Heiydt. W-Bethel (10-1). L-Ordway.

Northwest Christian 15, St. George’s 4

Leuerett and Vancurler; Clayton and Winters. W-Clayton. L-Leuerett.

HITS: 2B-Northwest Christian, Clayton.

GSL Softball Statistics

Thru May 7

Tennis

Hamburg Masters

ATP Tour

At Rothenbaum Sport GmbH, Hamburg, Germany. Purse: $2.82 million (Masters) Surface: Clay-Outdoor.

Singles, Second Round

Lleyton Hewitt (16), Australia, def. Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, 6-2, 7-6 (3). Carlos Moya, Spain, def. Tomas Berdych (10), Czech Republic, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6). Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Juan Monaco, Argentina, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. Igor Andreev, Russia, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-4. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Oscar Fernandez, Spain, 7-5, 6-1. Jose Acasuso, Argentina, leads Filippo Volandri, Italy, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 2-1, susp., rain. Gilles Simon, France, vs. Nikolay Davydenko (3), Russia, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 1-1, susp., rain.

Internazionali BNL d’Italia

WTA Tour

At Foro Italico, Rome. Purse: $1.34 million (Tier I) Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles, Second Round

Dinara Safina (6), Russia, def. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Elena Dementieva (10), Russia, def. Catalina Castano, Colombia, 6-4, 6-3. Patty Schnyder (14), Switzerland, def. Meilen Tu, United States, 6-4, 6-0. Yuliana Fedak, Ukraine, def. Nathalie Dechy, France, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2. Shahar Peer (11), Israel, def. Ai Sugiyama, Japan, 6-0, 6-2. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. Karolina Sprem, Croatia, 6-3, 6-4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (2), Russia, def. Mara Santangelo, Italy, 6-3, 6-3. Jelena Jankovic (3), Serbia, def. Tamira Paszek, Austria, 6-3, 6-4. Nathalie Vierin, Italy, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Russia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Daniela Hantuchova (9), Slovakia, def. Sybille Bammer, Austria, 6-1, 6-2. Anna Chakvetadze (7), Russia, def. Yan Zi, China, 6-1, 6-3. Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Amelie Mauresmo (1), France, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (7). Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, def. Katarina Srebotnik (15), Slovenia, 6-3, 6-2. Nadia Petrova (5), Russia, def. Meghann Shaughnessy, United States, 7-6 (5), 6-1. Alona Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. Tathiana Garbin (16), Italy, 6-4, 6-2.

Moves

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB—Suspended RHP Lino Urdaneta of the New York Mets organization (New Orleans-PCL) 50 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Reinstated INF Alex Cintron from the bereavement list. Optioned INF Andy Gonzalez to Charlotte (IL).

DETROIT TIGERS—Placed RHP Jeremy Bonderman on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 9.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Activated 1B Ryan Shealy from the 15-day DL. Optioning OF Billy Butler to Omaha (PCL).

MINNESOTA TWINS—Placed RHP Jesse Crain on the 15-day DL. Called up RHP Julio DePaula from Rochester (IL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Placed OF Chris Snelling on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 11. Selected OF Hiram Bocachica from Sacramento (PCL).

TEXAS RANGERS—Placed OF Brad Wilkerson on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of OF Kevin Mahar from Oklahoma (PCL). Transferred LHP John Rheinecker from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Extended the contracts of George Poulis head trainer, Dave Abraham assistant trainer and Donovan Santas strength & conditioning coach throuh 2010.

National League

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Placed RHP Jerome Williams on the 15-day DL. Selected LHP Billy Traber’s contract from Columbus (IL). Transferred 1B Nick Johnson from the 15-day to the 60-day DL.

International League

COLUMBUS CLIPPERS—Released RHP Dan Rueckel. Recalled RHP Dan J. Kolb from Harrisburg (EL).

OTTAWA LYNX—Sent RHP Ryan Cameron to Reading (EL). Recalled RHP Anderson Garcia from Reading.

RICHMOND BRAVES—Signed LHP Rheal Cormier.

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE YANKEES—Recalled RHP Ed Ramirez from Trenton (EL).

Frontier League

CHILLICOTHE PAINTS—Released C John Papierski, INF Jeffery Thamann, RHP Brian Winings, RHP Yale Silverman.

EVANSVILLE OTTERS—Released 1B-C Jason Baroff, SS Chris Dibiaso, SS Blake Honey, RHP Chris Borchers, RHP John Schoenholtz and LHP Matt Hayes.

FLORENCE FREEDOM—Signed C Evan Jackson, C Chad Abbott, C Clint Chauncey, INF Michael Richardson, INF Greg Stone, INF Beau Blacken, INF Joe Holland, OF Chad Etheridge, OF Jason Hurst, OF Reggie Watson, OF Courtney Billingslea, RHP Matt Marksbury, RHP Justin Wickert, RHP Domingo Acosta, RHP Chris Webb, RHP Jason Bowlin, LHP Grant Payton and LHP Alan Quijano. Announced the retirements of RHP Mitch Goins and RHP B.J. Church. Traded SS Mike Deveaux to Macon (SCL) for RHP Mike Wichart and 3B Mike Richardson to Slippery Rock for a player to be named. Released OF Mike Harkins, OF Blandon Hancock, OF Chris Tuttle, OF Mark Egar, RHP Rick Roselle and RHP Will Jostock.

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES—Signed C Charlie Lisk, LHP Justin Roelle, LHP Casey Wernke, LHP Gabe Eikum and RHP Toro Trevino. Traded RHP Anthony Rebyanski and LHP Cory Lapinski to Windy City for C Charlie Lisk and RHP Toro Trevino. Released C Chris Crescenzi, INF Curtis Burkalter, OF Joe Meador, OF Daniel Sellers, RHP Spencer Steward, RHP Mark Lewis and RHP Steve Dunham.

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS—Signed C Ryan Price, SS Rene Quintana, LHP Adam Revelette, LHP Tom Cochran, RHP Aaron Ledbetter and RHP Shawn Kerek. Announced the retirement of RHP Jimmy Barrett. Suspended OF Mike Arbinger for failure to report.

Golden Baseball League

LONG BEACH ARMADA—Named Steven Bash chairman and president.

ORANGE COUNTY FLYERS—Signed OF Joe Frazee.

YUMA SCORPIONS—Named Mike Marshall president.

Northern League

EDMONTON CRACKER-CATS—Released RHP Juan Carlos Ovalles.

FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS—Agreed to terms with RHP Doug Young, INF Mike Just and RHP Brandon Harmsen. Released C Nicholas Wayne.

JOLIET JACKHAMMERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Mark Harris.

SCHAUMBURG FLYERS—Agreed to terms with LHP Ron Madej and OF Victor Burgos.

BASKETBALL

Women’s National Basketball Association

SEATTLE STORM—Released F Barbara Turner.

Continental Basketball Association

CBA—Awarded an expansion franchise to Oklahoma City beginning with the 2007-08 season.

American Basketball Association

KENTUCKY RETROS—Named Ron Greene coach.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS—Signed DB Jon Corto and LB Larry Edwards.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Announced the retirement of LB Kailee Wong.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Agreed to terms with CB Tony Franklin, FB Gilbert Harris, LB Nate Harris and LB David Hicks on two-year contracts.

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Claimed CB Derrick Jackson off waivers.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed G Andy Olemgbe and DB Chad Johnson.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released LB Justin Warren.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed DL Dek Bake, G Matt Maddox and CB Darren Barnett.

Canadian Football League

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Signed QB Brad Banks and QB Matt Bohnet.

Arena Football League

COLUMBUS DESTROYERS—Signed Doug Kay, coach to a contract extension through the 2008 season.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL—Suspended Anaheim D Chris Pronger for one game for a blow to the head of Detroit F Tomas Holmstrom in a May 15 game.

ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed C Andrew Ebbett to a one-year contract.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Agreed to terms with C Jonathan Toews on a three-year contract.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Traded D Adam McQuaid to Boston for a 2007 fifth-round draft pick.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Re-signed C Andreas Karlsson to a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Agreed to terms with C Nicklas Backstrom on a three-year contract.

COLLEGE

ASSUMPTION—Named Joi Irby associate director athletics/senior women’s administrator.

CALIFORNIA—Named Mike Roberts men’s assistant basketball coach.

COLUMBIA—Named Leah Frazier Dixon women’s basketball assistant coach.

DARTMOUTH—Named Johan Cedergren men’s assistant soccer coach.

DETROIT—Named Keri Gaither athletic director.

INDIANA—Named Jose Mori women’s assistant basketball coach.

JOHN CARROLL—Named Brian Cochran defensive coordinator.

KENT STATE—Named Alan Ashby director of athletic communications.

RADFORD—Named Ali Ton men’s assistant basketball coach.

ROBERT MORRIS—Promoted Scott Farison to defensive coordinator.

SAN FRANCISCO—Announced the resignation of Josh Cupp, women’s golf coach.

TEXAS—G Carla Cortijo will transfer to St. John’s.

TEXAS-ARLINGTON — Named Samantha Morrow women’s basketball coach.

TOWSON—Named Erin Konheim women’s assistant soccer coach.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NBA playoffs