TV SportsWatch
Tuesday, May 29
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m., ESPN — Detroit at Boston
7 p.m., SPSO — St. Louis at Atlanta
10 p.m., MLB — Regional coverage, Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers or Arizona at San Francisco
NBA
9 p.m., TNT — Playoffs, conference finals, game 2, Oklahoma City at San Antonio
TENNIS
5 a.m., ESPN2 — French Open, second round, at Paris
ON TAP
Tuesday, May 29
NAIA World Series
in Lewiston, Idaho
Game 13, Point Park (Pa). vs. Rogers State (Okla)., 3
Game 14,LSU-Shreveport vs. Oklahoma City, 6
Game 15, Tennessee Wesleyan vs. Lee, 9:30
Wednesday, May 30
NAIA World Series
in Lewiston, Idaho
Game 16, TBD, 6
Game 17, TBD, 9:30
Thusday, May 31
NAIA World Series
in Lewiston, Idaho
Game 18, Championship Game, 9:30
basketball
NBA Daily Playoff Glance
(x-if necessary)
CONFERENCE FINALS
Sunday, May 27
San Antonio 101, Oklahoma City 98, San Antonio leads series 1-0
Monday, May 28
Miami 93, Boston 79, Miami leads series 1-0
Tuesday, May 29
Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, May 30
Boston at Miami, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 31
San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m.
Friday, June 1
Miami at Boston, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 2
San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 3
Miami at Boston, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, June 4
x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, June 5
x-Boston at Miami, 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 6
x-San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m.
Thursday, June 7
x-Miami at Boston, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, June 8
x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m.
Saturday, June 9
x-Boston at Miami, 8:30 p.m.
baseball
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Washington 29 19 .604 —
Miami 27 22 .551 2½
New York 27 22 .551 2½
Atlanta 26 24 .520 4
Philadelphia 26 24 .520 4
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cincinnati 27 21 .563 —
St. Louis 27 22 .551 ½
Pittsburgh 24 24 .500 3
Houston 22 27 .449 5½
Milwaukee 20 28 .417 7
Chicago 16 32 .333 11
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 32 16 .667 —
San Francisco 26 23 .531 6½
Arizona 22 27 .449 10½
Colorado 19 29 .396 13
San Diego 17 33 .340 16
Monday’s Games
Philadelphia 8, N.Y. Mets 4
St. Louis 8, Atlanta 2
Miami 5, Washington 3
Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 1
Chicago Cubs 11, San Diego 7
Colorado 9, Houston 7, 1st game
San Francisco 4, Arizona 2
Colorado 7, Houston 6, 10 innings, 2nd game
Milwaukee 3, L.A. Dodgers 2
Tuesday’s Games
San Diego (Stults 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 4-3), 2:20
Cincinnati (Bailey 3-3) at Pittsburgh (Morton 2-5), 7:05
Philadelphia (Blanton 4-4) at N.Y. Mets (Hefner 0-2), 7:10
St. Louis (Westbrook 4-3) at Atlanta (Delgado 2-5), 7:10
Washington (E.Jackson 1-2) at Miami (A.Sanchez 2-3), 7:10
Milwaukee (Fiers 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Eovaldi 0-0), 10:10
Arizona (J.Saunders 3-3) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 3-2), 10:15
Wednesday’s Games
San Diego (Bass 2-5) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 0-3), 2:20
Cincinnati (Cueto 5-2) at Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 3-2), 7:05
Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 0-2) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 4-3), 7:10
St. Louis (Lohse 5-1) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 3-2), 7:10
Washington (Wang 1-0) at Miami (Jo.Johnson 2-3), 7:10
Houston (Harrell 4-3) at Colorado (Friedrich 2-1), 8:40
Milwaukee (Gallardo 3-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 4-2), 10:10
Arizona (I.Kennedy 3-5) at San Francisco (Lincecum 2-5), 10:15
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Baltimore 29 20 .592 —
Tampa Bay 29 20 .592 —
New York 26 22 .542 2½
Toronto 25 24 .510 4
Boston 24 24 .500 4½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 27 21 .563 —
Chicago 27 22 .551 ½
Detroit 23 25 .479 4
Kansas City 19 28 .404 7½
Minnesota 16 32 .333 11
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 31 18 .633 —
Los Angeles 25 25 .500 6½
Oakland 22 27 .449 9
Seattle 21 30 .412 11
Monday’s Games
Boston 7, Detroit 4
Minnesota 5, Oakland 4
Chicago White Sox 2, Tampa Bay 1
Cleveland 8, Kansas City 5
Toronto 6, Baltimore 2
Texas 4, Seattle 2
L.A. Angels 9, N.Y. Yankees 8
Tuesday’s Games
Kansas City (W.Smith 0-1) at Cleveland (Masterson 2-3), 7:05
Baltimore (Arrieta 2-5) at Toronto (R.Romero 5-1), 7:07
Chicago White Sox (Humber 1-2) at Tampa Bay (Shields 6-2), 7:10
Detroit (Verlander 5-2) at Boston (Bard 4-5), 7:10
Seattle (Vargas 5-4) at Texas (Feldman 0-2), 8:05
Oakland (J.Parker 1-2) at Minnesota (De Vries 0-1), 8:10
N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 2-1) at L.A. Angels (Haren 2-5), 10:05
Wednesday’s Games
Kansas City (B.Chen 3-5) at Cleveland (J.Gomez 3-3), 12:05
Chicago White Sox (Quintana 1-0) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 2-0), 1:10
Oakland (T.Ross 2-5) at Minnesota (Liriano 0-5), 1:10
Baltimore (Hammel 6-1) at Toronto (Morrow 5-3), 7:07
Detroit (Smyly 2-1) at Boston (Lester 3-4), 7:10
Seattle (Beavan 2-4) at Texas (D.Holland 4-3), 8:05
N.Y. Yankees (Nova 5-2) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 2-6), 10:05
Southern League
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Jackson (Mariners) 30 21 .588 —
Huntsville (Brewers) 28 22 .560 1½
Chattanooga (Dodgers) 25 26 .490 5
Birmingham (White Sox) 24 27 .471 6
Tennessee (Cubs) 21 30 .412 9
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Mobile (Diamondbacks) 29 21 .580 —
Montgomery (Rays) 26 25 .510 3½
Pensacola (Reds) 24 27 .471 5½
Jacksonville (Marlins) 23 27 .460 6
Mississippi (Braves) 23 27 .460 6
Monday’s Games
Mobile at Jacksonville, ppd., rain
Huntsville 8, Tennessee 4
Mississippi 6, Montgomery 0
Birmingham 2, Chattanooga 1
Jackson 5, Pensacola 0
Tuesday’s Games
Mobile at Jacksonville, 6:05 p.m., 1st game
Huntsville at Tennessee, 7:15 p.m.
Montgomery at Mississippi, 8 p.m.
Pensacola at Jackson, 8:05 p.m.
Chattanooga at Birmingham, 8:05 p.m.
Mobile at Jacksonville, 8:35 p.m., 2nd game
hockey
National Hockey League Playoff Glance
(x-if necessary)
STANLEY CUP FINALS
Wednesday, May 30: Los Angeles at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Saturday, June 2: Los Angeles at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Monday, June 4: New Jersey at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, June 6: New Jersey at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.
x-Saturday, June 9: Los Angeles at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
x-Monday, June 11: New Jersey at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.
x-Wednesday, June 13: Los Angeles at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
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, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
May 19 — x-NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race,
Jimmie Johnson
May 27 — Coca-Cola 600, (Kasey Kahne)
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.
Points Leaders
1. Greg Biffle, 453.
2. Matt Kenseth, 443.
3. Denny Hamlin, 437.
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 435.
5. Jimmie Johnson, 405.
6. Martin Truex Jr., 404.
7. Kevin Harvick, 398.
8. Kyle Busch, 391.
9. Tony Stewart, 388.
10. Carl Edwards, 372.
11. Brad Keselowski, 368.
12. Clint Bowyer, 366.
13. Ryan Newman, 337.
14. Paul Menard, 337.
15. Kasey Kahne, 330.
16. Joey Logano, 314.
17. Jeff Burton, 300.
18. Juan Pablo Montoya, 296.
19. Aric Almirola, 291.
20. Marcos Ambrose, 287.
21. Jamie McMurray, 286.
22. Jeff Gordon, 279.
23. Regan Smith, 265.
24. A J Allmendinger, 264.
25. Kurt Busch, 255.
26. Mark Martin, 252.
27. Bobby Labonte, 242.
28. Casey Mears, 231.
29. David Gilliland, 202.
30. David Ragan, 198.
31. Landon Cassill, 181.
32. Travis Kvapil, 163.
33. David Reutimann, 162.
34. Dave Blaney, 161.
35. David Stremme, 92.
36. J.J. Yeley, 80.
37. Brian Vickers, 66.
38. Michael McDowell, 65.
39. Brendan Gaughan, 50.
40. Ken Schrader, 47.
41. Terry Labonte, 42.
42. Tony Raines, 41.
43. Josh Wise, 41.
44. Michael Waltrip, 26.
45. Stephen Leicht, 14.
46. Hermie Sadler, 13.
47. Scott Riggs, 13.
48. Scott Speed, 11.
49. Bill Elliott, 7.
50. Robby Gordon, 6.
GOLF
World golf rankings
1. Luke Donald Eng 10.43
2. Rory McIlroy NIr 9.39
3. Lee Westwood Eng 8.05
4. Bubba Watson USA 6.37
5. Matt Kuchar USA 6.04
6. Justin Rose Eng 5.60
7. Hunter Mahan USA 5.48
8. Jason Dufner USA 5.30
9. Tiger Woods USA 5.16
10. Steve Stricker USA 5.07
11. Martin Kaymer Ger 5.06
12. Phil Mickelson USA 5.03
13. Webb Simpson USA 4.95
14. Louis Oosthuizen SAf 4.81
15. Adam Scott Aus 4.80
16. Charl Schwartzel SAf 4.78
17. Zach Johnson USA 4.64
18. Jason Day Aus 4.61
19. Rickie Fowler USA 4.59
20. Dustin Johnson USA 4.56
21. Graeme McDowell NIr 4.49
22. Bill Haas USA 4.19
23. Sergio Garcia Esp 4.17
24. Keegan Bradley USA 4.10
25. Peter Hanson Swe 3.88
26. Brandt Snedeker USA 3.85
27. Nick Watney USA 3.71
28. Ian Poulter Eng 3.68
29. Paul Lawrie Sco 3.57
30. Bo Van Pelt USA 3.39
31. K.J. Choi Kor 3.39
32. Francesco Molinari Ita 3.34
33. Martin Laird Sco 3.32
34. Nicolas Colsaerts Bel 3.19
35. John Senden Aus 3.11
36. Mark Wilson USA 3.11
37. Thomas Bjorn Den 3.10
38. Carl Pettersson Swe 3.08
39. Jim Furyk USA 3.05
40. David Toms USA 3.02
41. Bae Sang-moon Kor 3.00
42. Alvaro Quiros Esp 2.95
43. Ernie Els SAf 2.94
44. Simon Dyson Eng 2.80
45. Robert Karlsson Swe 2.74
46. Fredrik Jacobson Swe 2.71
47. Geoff Ogilvy Aus 2.70
48. Kevin Na USA 2.69
49. Aaron Baddeley Aus 2.68
50. Ben Crane USA 2.67
51. Anders Hansen Den 2.67
52. Jonathan Byrd USA 2.64
53. Rafael Cabrera Bello Esp 2.58
54. Kyle Stanley USA 2.53
55. Branden Grace SAf 2.52
56. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano Esp 2.48
57. K.T. Kim Kor 2.47
58. Paul Casey Eng 2.45
59. Robert Rock Eng 2.42
60. Miguel Angel Jimenez Esp 2.29
61. Matteo Manassero Ita 2.26
62. Y.E. Yang Kor 2.26
63. Johnson Wagner USA 2.23
64. Hiroyuki Fujita Jpn 2.22
65. Ryo Ishikawa Jpn 2.21
66. Greg Chalmers Aus 2.21
67. Retief Goosen SAf 2.16
68. Charles Howell III USA 2.15
69. George Coetzee SAf 2.13
70. Gary Woodland USA 2.12
71. Ryan Moore USA 2.10
72. Robert Garrigus USA 2.07
73. Darren Clarke NIr 2.06
74. D.A. Points USA 2.01
75. Ben Curtis USA 1.99
TENNIS
French Open Results
Tuesday
At Stade Roland Garros
Paris
Purse: $23.47 million (Grand Slam)
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Men
First Round
Florian Mayer (32), Germany, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.
David Ferrer (6), Spain, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.
Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, def. Go Soeda, Japan, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.
Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov (16), Ukraine, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-3.
Women
First Round
Francesca Schiavone (14), Italy, def. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, 6-3, 6-1.
Petra Kvitova (4), Czech Republic, def. Ashleigh Barty, Australia, 6-1, 6-2.
Heather Watson, Britain, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-2, 6-4.
Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, def. Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-1.
Julia Goerges (25), Germany, def. Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, 7-6 (1), 6-4.
Ayumi Morita, Japan, def. Polona Hercog, Slovenia, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Alexandra Cadantu, Romania, 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles
Women
First Round
Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears (10), United States, def. Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, 6-3, 6-4.
Gisela Dulko and Paola Suarez (17), Argentina, def. Darya Kustova, Belarus, and Anna Tatishvili, Georgia, 6-2, 7-6 (4).
Nuria Llagostera Vives and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (12), Spain, def. Klaudia Jans-Ignacik, Poland, and Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.
French Open
Show Court Schedules
Court Philippe Chatrier
Francesca Schiavone (14), Italy, vs. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan
Jurgen Zopp, Estonia, vs. Richard Gasquet (17), France
Simone Bolelli, Italy, vs. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain
Serena Williams (5), United States, vs. Virginie Razzano, France
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Ashleigh Barty, Australia, vs. Petra Kvitova (4), Czech Republic
Alexandra Cadantu, Romania, vs. Maria Sharapova (2), Russia
Mischa Zverev, Germany, vs. Julien Benneteau (29), France
Tatsuma Ito, Japan, vs. Andy Murray (4), Britain
Court 1
Janko Tipsarevic (8), Serbia, vs. Sam Querrey, United States
Pauline Parmentier, France, vs. Urszula Radwanska, Poland
Juan Monaco (13), Argentina, vs. Guillaume Rufin, France
Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, vs. Caroline Wozniacki (9), Denmark
Court 2
David Ferrer (6), Spain, vs. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia
Benoit Paire, France, vs. Albert Ramos, Spain
Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania, vs. Aravane Rezai, France
Peng Shuai (28), China, vs. Tamira Paszek, Austria
French Open Seeds Fared
Monday
At Stade Roland Garros
Paris
Men
First Round
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Potito Starace, Italy, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-1.
Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def. Tobias Kamke, Germany, 6-2, 7-5, 6-3.
Tomas Berdych (7), Czech Republic, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.
John Isner (10), United States, def. Rogerio Dutra Silva, Brazil, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Gilles Simon (11), France, def. Ryan Harrison, United States, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-1.
Feliciano Lopez (15), Spain, lost to Florent Serra, France, 5-0, retired.
Milos Raonic (19), Canada, def. Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, Spain, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.
Marcel Granollers (20), Spain, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Andreas Seppi (22), Italy, def. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
Radek Stepanek (23), Czech Republic, lost to David Goffin, Belgium, 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Philipp Kohlschreiber (24), Germany, def. Matthew Ebden, Australia, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Bernard Tomic (25), Australia, def. Andreas Haider-Maurer, Austria, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-3.
Viktor Troicki (28), Serbia, def. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.
Kevin Anderson (31), South Africa, def. Rui Machado, Portugal, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (6), 4-6, 6-1, 11-9.
transactions
Monday’s Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB-Suspended Miami RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo eight weeks for engaging in age and identity fraud.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES-Activated INF Mark Reynolds from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Stu Pomeranz on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 26.
BOSTON RED SOX-Activated OF Ryan Sweeney from the 7-day concussion DL. Optioned OF Che-Hsuan Lin to Pawtucket (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS-Activated RHP Josh Tomlin from the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Lonnie Chisenhall from Columbus (IL). Placed INF Jack Hannahan on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 27. Designated RHP Jairo Asencio for assignment.
MINNESOTA TWINS-Announced RHP Jason Marquis cleared waivers and was unconditionally released.
TAMPA BAY RAYS-Activated C Jose Lobaton from the 15-day DL. Optioned C Chris Gimenez to Durham (IL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS-Recalled LHP Aaron Laffey from Las Vegas (PCL). Optioned RHP Chad Beck to Las Vegas.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS-Activated RHP Carlos Marmol from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Rafael Dolis to Iowa (PCL).
COLORADO ROCKIES-Optioned RHP Carlos Torres from Colorado Springs (PCL).
HOUSTON ASTROS-Recalled RHP Jordan Lyles and RHP David Henderson from Oklahoma City (PCL). Optioned RHP Enerio Del Rosario to Oklahoma City.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS-Placed LHP Ted Lilly on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 24. Sent LHP Michael Antonini from Albuquerque (PCL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS-Placed C Jonathan Lucroy on the 15-day DL. Placed 1B-OF Travis Ishikawa on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 26. Recalled INF Brooks Conrad from Nashville (PCL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Placed RHP Juan Cruz on the restricted list. Selected the contract of LHP Doug Slaten from Indianapolis (IL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES-Activated OF Carlos Quentin from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Blake Tekotte from Tucson (PCL). Claimed RHP Neil Wagner off waivers from Oakland and optioned him to Tucson. Transferred INF-OF James Darnell to the 60-day DL.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS-Selected the contract of OF Corey Brown from Syracuse (IL). Placed INF Chad Tracy on the 15-day DL, retroactive May 27. Transferred OF Jayson Werth to the 60-day DL. Optioned INF Tyler Moore to Syracuse.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
MONTREAL CANADIENS-Named Scott Mellanby director of player personnel.
