TV SportsWatch
Friday, May 18
AUTO RACING
10:30 a.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, final practice for N.C. Education Lottery 200, at Concord, N.C.
Noon, SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Sprint Showdown, at Concord, N.C.
1:30 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Sprint All-Star Race, at Concord, N.C.
4 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, pole qualifying for N.C. Education Lottery 200, at Concord, N.C.
5 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Sprint Showdown, at Concord, N.C.
6 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Sprint All-Star Race, at Concord, N.C.
8 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, N.C. Education Lottery 200, at Concord, N.C.
BOXING
9 p.m., ESPN2 — Junior welterweights, Raymond Serrano (18-0-0) vs. Karim Mayfield (15-0-1), at Albany, N.Y.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
4:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Division I playoffs, regionals, game 1, Kentucky vs. Michigan at Louisville, Ky.
7 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Division I playoffs, regionals, game 2, Valparaiso at Louisville
CYCLING
5 p.m., NBCSN — Tour of California, stage 6, Palmdale to Big Bear Lake, Calif.
GOLF
8 a.m., TGC — European PGA Tour, Volvo World Match Play, second round group stage, at Malaga, Spain
12:30 p.m., TGC — Nationwide Tour, BMW Charity Pro-Am, second round, at Greer, S.C., Greenville, N.C., and Spartanburg, S.C.
3 p.m., TGC — PGA Tour, Byron Nelson Championship, second round, at Irving, Texas
6:30 p.m., TGC — LPGA, Sybase Match Play Championship, second round matches, at Gladstone, N.J. (same-day tape)
HORSE RACING
4 p.m., NBCSN — NTRA, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, at Baltimore
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
2:10 p.m., WGN — Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs
7 p.m., MLB — Regional coverage, Boston at Philadelphia or Cincinnati at N.Y. Yankees
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m., ESPN — Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 4, Boston at Philadelphia
10:30 p.m., ESPN — Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 3, Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers
Saturday, May 19
AUTO RACING
11 a.m., NBCSN — IRL, IndyCar, pole qualifying for Indianapolis 500
5 p.m., ESPN2 — NHRA, qualifying for Summernationals, at Topeka, Kan.(same-day tape)
7 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Sprint All-Star Race, at Concord, N.C.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
2 p.m., FSN — Kansas St. at Texas Tech
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
3 p.m., ESPN — NCAA Division I playoffs, regionals, TBA
5:30 p.m., ESPN — NCAA Division I playoffs, regionals, TBA
8 p.m., ESPN — NCAA Division I playoffs, regionals, TBA
CYCLING
7 p.m., NBCSN — Tour of California, stage 7, Ontario to Mount Baldy, Calif.
GOLF
6:30 a.m., TGC — European PGA Tour, Volvo World Match Play, last 16 matches, at Malaga, Spain
1 p.m., TGC — Nationwide Tour, BMW Charity Pro-Am, third round, at Greer, S.C., Greenville, N.C., and Spartanburg, S.C.
3 p.m., CBS — PGA Tour, Byron Nelson Championship, third round, at Irving, Texas
3 p.m., TGC — LPGA, Sybase Match Play Championship, third and fourth round matches, at Gladstone, N.J.
HOCKEY, 9 p.m., NBCSN — IIHF World Championships, semifinals, teams TBD, at Helsinki (same-day tape)
HORSE RACING
2:30 p.m., NBCSN — NTRA, Preakness Undercard, at Baltimore
4:30 p.m., NBC— NTRA, Preakness Stakes, at Baltimore
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m., MLB — Cincinnati at N.Y. Yankees
7 p.m., FOX — Regional coverage, Boston at Philadelphia, Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs, Texas at Houston, Baltimore at Washington, or Arizona at Kansas City
10 p.m., MLB — St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers
MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE
Noon, ESPN2 — NCAA Division I playoffs, quarterfinal, Johns Hopkins vs. Maryland, at Annapolis, Md.
2:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Division I playoffs, quarterfinal, Loyola (Md.) vs. Denver, at Annapolis, Md.
NBA BASKETBALL
3:30 p.m., ABC — Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 3, San Antonio at L.A. Clippers
10:30 p.m., TNT — Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 4, Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers
NHL HOCKEY
1 p.m., NBC — Playoffs, conference finals, game 3, N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey
SOCCER
2 p.m., FOX — UEFA Champions League, championship game, Chelsea at Bayern Munich
10:30 p.m., ESPN2 — MLS, Los Angeles at CD Chivas USA
ON TAP
Friday, May 18
BASEBALL
TSSAA AAA Sectional
Tullahoma at Walker Valley, 7
SOFTBALL
NAIA National Softball Championships
at Gulf Shores, Ala.
Lee vs. Mornginside (Iowa), 3
Saturday, May 19
SOFTBALL
NAIA National Softball Championships
at Gulf Shores, Ala.
Lee vs. Central Baptist (Ark.), 5:30
baseball
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 24 15 .615 —
Washington 23 15 .605 ½
New York 21 17 .553 2½
Miami 20 18 .526 3½
Philadelphia 20 19 .513 4
Central Division
W L Pct GB
St. Louis 22 16 .579 —
Cincinnati 19 18 .514 2½
Pittsburgh 18 20 .474 4
Houston 17 21 .447 5
Milwaukee 16 22 .421 6
Chicago 15 23 .395 7
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 25 13 .658 —
San Francisco 19 19 .500 6
Arizona 17 22 .436 8½
Colorado 15 22 .405 9½
San Diego 14 25 .359 11½
Thursday’s Games
N.Y. Mets 9, Cincinnati 4
Arizona 9, Colorado 7
San Francisco 7, St. Louis 5
Pittsburgh 5, Washington 3
Atlanta 7, Miami 0
Houston 4, Milwaukee 0
Philadelphia 8, Chicago Cubs 7
L.A. Dodgers 8, San Diego 1
Friday’s Games
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
Miami at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.
Texas at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
Arizona at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.
Seattle at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
L.A. Angels at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.
St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Cincinnati (Bailey 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 4-1), 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Batista 1-1) at Toronto (Morrow 4-2), 1:07 p.m.
Miami (A.Sanchez 2-1) at Cleveland (J.Gomez 2-2), 4:05 p.m.
Oakland (T.Ross 2-3) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 1-2), 4:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 1-2) at Detroit (Smyly 1-0), 4:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Delgado 2-3) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 0-0), 4:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Pavano 2-3) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 2-4), 4:10 p.m.
Seattle (Vargas 4-3) at Colorado (Friedrich 1-0), 4:10 p.m.
Arizona (I.Kennedy 3-3) at Kansas City (B.Chen 2-4), 7:15 p.m.
Baltimore (Hammel 4-1) at Washington (Detwiler 3-2), 7:15 p.m.
Boston (Lester 2-3) at Philadelphia (Blanton 4-3), 7:15 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Danks 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 0-1), 7:15 p.m.
Texas (D.Holland 3-2) at Houston (Harrell 2-3), 7:15 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Haren 1-4) at San Diego (Stauffer 0-0), 10:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Westbrook 4-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 3-1), 10:10 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Cincinnati at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.
Miami at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.
Baltimore at Washington, 1:35 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.
Texas at Houston, 2:05 p.m.
Arizona at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
Seattle at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 8:05 p.m.
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Baltimore 25 14 .641 —
Tampa Bay 24 15 .615 1
Toronto 21 18 .538 4
New York 20 18 .526 4½
Boston 18 20 .474 6½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 22 16 .579 —
Detroit 18 20 .474 4
Chicago 18 21 .462 4½
Kansas City 15 22 .405 6½
Minnesota 12 26 .316 10
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 24 15 .615 —
Oakland 20 19 .513 4
Los Angeles 17 22 .436 7
Seattle 16 24 .400 8½
Thursday’s Games
Cleveland 6, Seattle 5, 11 innings
Minnesota 4, Detroit 3
Oakland 5, Texas 4, 10 innings
Baltimore 5, Kansas City 3
Chicago White Sox 6, L.A. Angels 1
Toronto 4, N.Y. Yankees 1
Boston 5, Tampa Bay 3
Friday’s Games
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
Miami at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.
Texas at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
Arizona at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.
Seattle at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
L.A. Angels at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Cincinnati (Bailey 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 4-1), 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Batista 1-1) at Toronto (Morrow 4-2), 1:07 p.m.
Miami (A.Sanchez 2-1) at Cleveland (J.Gomez 2-2), 4:05 p.m.
Oakland (T.Ross 2-3) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 1-2), 4:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 1-2) at Detroit (Smyly 1-0), 4:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Delgado 2-3) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 0-0), 4:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Pavano 2-3) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 2-4), 4:10 p.m.
Seattle (Vargas 4-3) at Colorado (Friedrich 1-0), 4:10 p.m.
Arizona (I.Kennedy 3-3) at Kansas City (B.Chen 2-4), 7:15 p.m.
Baltimore (Hammel 4-1) at Washington (Detwiler 3-2), 7:15 p.m.
Boston (Lester 2-3) at Philadelphia (Blanton 4-3), 7:15 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Danks 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 0-1), 7:15 p.m.
Texas (D.Holland 3-2) at Houston (Harrell 2-3), 7:15 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Haren 1-4) at San Diego (Stauffer 0-0), 10:05 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Cincinnati at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.
Miami at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.
Baltimore at Washington, 1:35 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.
Texas at Houston, 2:05 p.m.
Arizona at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
Seattle at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
basketball
NBA Daily Playoff Glance
(x-if necessary)
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Wednesday, May 16
Boston 107, Philadelphia 91, Boston leads series 2-1
Oklahoma City 77, L.A. Lakers 75, Oklahoma City leads series 2-0
Thursday, May 17
Indiana 94, Miami 75, Indiana leads series 2-1
San Antonio 105, L.A. Clippers 88, San Antonio leads series 2-0
Friday, May 18
Boston at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 19
San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 20
Miami at Indiana, 3:30 p.m.
San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Monday, May 21
Philadelphia at Boston, 7 or 8 p.m.
x-L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 22
Indiana at Miami, 7 or 8 p.m.
x-L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 23
x-Boston at Philadelphia, TBD
x-Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, TBD
Thursday, May 24
x-Miami at Indiana, TBD
Friday, May 25
San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, TBD
Saturday, May 26
x-Philadelphia at Boston, TBD
x-Indiana at Miami, TBD
Sunday, May 27
x-L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, TBD
x-L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, TBD
Hockey
National Hockey League Daily Playoff Glance
(x-if necessary)
CONFERENCE FINALS
Wednesday, May 16
New Jersey 3, NY Rangers 2, series tied 1-1
Thursday, May 17
Los Angeles 2, Phoenix 1, Los Angeles leads series 3-0
Saturday, May 19
NY Rangers at New Jersey, 1 p.m.
Sunday, May 20
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.
Thursday, May 24
x-Phoenix at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
Friday, May 25
x-NY Rangers at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 26
x-Los Angeles at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 27
x-New Jersey at NY Rangers, 8 p.m.
GOLF
64th Tennessee State Open Championship
Gaylord Springs Golf Links
Nashville, Tennessee
Craig Smith, Nashville 70-63-70—203
Derek Rende, Soddy Daisy 64-71-69—204
Jason Millard, Murfreesboro 67-71-68—206
Tim Jackson, Germantown 69-71-70—210
Grant Leaver, Franklin 77-69-65—211
Johan Kok, Nashville 70-72-69—211
Bryce Ledford, Chattanooga 73-72-67—212
Dan Crockett, Franklin 68-76-69—213
Dylan Healey, Franklin 72-71-70—213
Alex Ratliff, Kingsport 71-76-66—213
Alan McAfee, Cordova 74-75-65—214
Danny Simmerman,Nashville 72-74-68—214
Tyler Smith, Brentwood 71-75-68—214
Todd Burgan, Powell 69-71-75—215
Bobby Hudson, Memphis 73-74-68—215
Scott Masters, Knoxville 72-72-71—215
Reise Kelly, Nashville 75-71-69—215
Casey Flenniken, Knoxville 72-72-71—215
Peyton Sliger, Maryville 73-71-71—215
Marshall Talkington, Jackson 71-69-75—215
Nick Bailes, Nashville 68-71-76—215
Matthew Mincer, Knoxville 76-71-69—216
Walt Chapman, Knoxville 71-76-69—216
C. Stacy, Pennington Gap, Va. 73-75-68—216
Dane Fairfield, Knoxville 70-75-71—216
Matt Cooper, Memphis 74-72-70—216
Carlson Cox IV, Church Hill 75-71-70—216
Chris Lanning, Smyrna 73-70-73—216
Cody Hale, Tullahoma 74-69-74—217
Harry Taylor, Nashville 76-71-70—217
Brian Wood, Lakeland 78-69-70—217
Trey Roberson, Nashville 75-70-72—217
Audie Johnson, Lebanon 73-75-70—218
S. Provow, Murfreesboro 74-74-70—218
Henrik Simonsen, Ooltewah 76-70-72—218
Ben Wolcott, Burns 73-72-73—218
S. Johnson, Lookout Mountain 72-76-70—218
John Tyner, Collierville 74-72-72—218
Kris Devlin, Nashville 75-70-73—218
Matt Stephens, Murfreesboro 73-72-73—218
Kevin Watford, Franklin 69-72-77—218
Edward Michaels, Brentwood 74-73-72—219
Jeff Golliher, Knoxville 77-71-71—219
Loren Personett Jr, Antioch 73-73-74—220
Michael Brice, Nashville 68-77-75—220
Kenny Wilson, Murfreesboro 76-73-71—220
Barney Alary, Pleasant View 78-69-73—220
Billy Brown, Nashville 78-71-71—220
Matt Robertson, Decatur 75-74-72—221
Chris Schmidt, Hixson 73-74-74—221
Brooks Thomas, Chattanooga 75-69-77—221
James Stepp, Kingston Springs 74-74-73—221
Chris Rogers, Nashville 76-73-73—222
Richard Spangler Jr, Hixson 73-71-78—222
Craig McElhaney, Nashville 74-72-76—222
Kelvin Burgin, Crossville 74-73-76—223
Bruce Bowen, Chattanooga 73-75-75—223
Randy Helton, Murfreesboro 73-75-77—225
Madison Moore, Knoxville 75-73-77—225
G. Hulgan, Signal Mountain 75-72-80—227
Tyler Farrar, Old Hickory 75-74-78—227
Brian Jorgenson, Brentwood 73-74-WD—WD
NASCAR
Sprint Cup Schedule-Winners
x-non-points race
Feb. 18 — x-Budweiser Shootout (Kyle Busch)
Feb. 23 — x-Gatorade Duel 1 (Tony Stewart)
Feb. 23 — x-Gatorade Duel 2 (Matt Kenseth)
Feb. 27 — Daytona 500 (Matt Kenseth)
March 4 — Subway Fresh Fit 500 (Denny
Hamlin)
March 11 — Kobalt Tools 400 (Tony Stewart)
March 18 — Food City 500 (Brad Keselowski)
March 25 — Auto Club 400 (Tony Stewart)
April 1 — Goody's Fast Relief 500 (Ryan
Newman)
April 14 — Samsung Mobile 500 (Greg Biffle)
April 22 — STP 400 (Denny Hamlin)
April 28 — Capital City 400 (Kyle Busch)
May 6 — Aaron's 499, (Brad Keselowski)
May 12 — Bojangles' Southern 500, (Jimmie Johnson)
S.C.
May 19 — x-Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C.
May 19 — x-NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race,
Concord, N.C.
May 27 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C.
June 3 — FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks,
Dover, Del.
June 10 — Pocono 400, Long Pond, Pa.
June 17 — Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
June 24 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma,
Calif.
June 30 — Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky.
July 7 — Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-
Cola, Daytona Beach, Fla.
July 15 — Lenox Industrial Tools 301, Loudon,
N.H.
July 29 — Crown Royal Presents The Your
Hero's Name Here 400 at The Brickyard, I
ndianapolis
Aug. 5 — Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa.
Aug. 12 — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at The
Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 19 — Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 25 — Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.
Sep. 2 — AdvoCare 500, Hampton, Ga.
Sep. 8 — Wonderful Pistachios 400, Richmond,
Va.
Sep. 16 — GEICO 400, Joliet, Ill.
Sep. 23 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.
Sep. 30 — AAA 400, Dover, Del.
Oct. 7 — Good Sam Club 500, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 13 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 21 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City,
Kan.
Oct. 28 — TUMS Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway,
Va.
Nov. 4 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas
Nov. 11 — Kobalt Tools 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 18 — Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.
