MLB standings

Major League Baseball

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Washington 24 17 .585 —

New York 23 18 .561 1

Atlanta 19 20 .487 4

Philadelphia 18 24 .429 6 1/2

Miami 16 25 .390 8

Central Division

W L Pct GB

St. Louis 27 13 .675 —

Chicago 22 17 .564 4 1/2

Cincinnati 18 22 .450 9

Pittsburgh 18 22 .450 9

Milwaukee 15 26 .366 12 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 24 15 .615 —

San Francisco 22 18 .550 2 1/2

San Diego 20 21 .488 5

Arizona 18 21 .462 6

Colorado 14 23 .378 9

Wednesday’s Games

Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 3, 13 innings

Washington 3, N.Y. Yankees 2

Detroit 5, Milwaukee 2

Arizona 6, Miami 1

St. Louis 9, N.Y. Mets 0

Atlanta 2, Tampa Bay 1

Kansas City 7, Cincinnati 1

Philadelphia 4, Colorado 2

Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego 2

San Francisco 4, L.A. Dodgers 0

Thursday’s Games

Arizona (Bradley 2-1) at Miami (Latos 1-4), 12:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Jai.Garcia 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 4-4), 1:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Williams 3-3) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 1-2), 3:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 2-2) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 4-2), 3:45 p.m.

Milwaukee (Garza 2-5) at Atlanta (Teheran 3-1), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-1) at San Diego (Despaigne 2-2), 9:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.

San Francisco at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

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American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 22 19 .537 —

Tampa Bay 22 19 .537 —

Boston 19 21 .475 2 1/2

Baltimore 17 20 .459 3

Toronto 18 24 .429 4 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Kansas City 26 14 .650 —

Detroit 24 17 .585 2 1/2

Minnesota 23 17 .575 3

Chicago 18 19 .486 6 1/2

Cleveland 16 23 .410 9 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Houston 27 14 .659 —

Los Angeles 21 19 .525 5 1/2

Seattle 18 21 .462 8

Texas 17 23 .425 9 1/2

Oakland 14 28 .333 13 1/2

Wednesday’s Games

Houston 6, Oakland 1

Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 3, 13 innings

Washington 3, N.Y. Yankees 2

Seattle 4, Baltimore 2

L.A. Angels 4, Toronto 3

Detroit 5, Milwaukee 2

Atlanta 2, Tampa Bay 1

Texas 2, Boston 1

Kansas City 7, Cincinnati 1

Cleveland 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Thursday’s Games

Seattle (Happ 3-1) at Baltimore (Tillman 2-5), 12:35 p.m.

Houston (Feldman 3-4) at Detroit (Price 3-1), 1:08 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 3-3) at Toronto (Dickey 1-5), 7:07 p.m.

Oakland (Chavez 1-3) at Tampa Bay (Colome 2-1), 7:10 p.m.

Texas (W.Rodriguez 1-2) at Boston (Buchholz 2-4), 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Salazar 4-1) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 2-3), 8:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Texas at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Seattle at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Houston at Detroit, 7:08 p.m.

Baltimore at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Oakland at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

 

NBA playoffs

NBA Playoffs

All Times EDT

CONFERENCE FINALS

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

Tuesday, May 19

Golden State 110, Houston 106, Golden State leads series 1-0

Wednesday, May 20

Cleveland 97, Atlanta 89, Cleveland leads series 1-0

Thursday, May 21

Houston at Golden State, 9 p.m.

Friday, May 22

Cleveland at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 23

Golden State at Houston, 9 p.m.

Sunday, May 24

Atlanta at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, May 25

Golden State at Houston, 9 p.m.

Tuesday, May 26

Atlanta at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 27

x-Houston at Golden State, 9 p.m.

Thursday, May 28

x-Cleveland at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, May 29

x-Golden State at Houston, 9 p.m.

Saturday, May 30

x-Atlanta at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 31

x-Houston at Golden State, 9 p.m.

Monday, June 1

x-Cleveland at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (97)

James 12-26 7-8 31, Thompson 5-7 4-7 14, Mozgov 5-9 0-0 10, Irving 4-10 0-1 10, Shumpert 1-7 2-4 4, Jones 0-3 0-0 0, Smith 10-16 0-0 28, Dellavedova 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 37-84 13-20 97.

ATLANTA (89)

Carroll 2-7 0-0 5, Millsap 3-11 7-10 13, Horford 8-12 0-1 16, Teague 11-24 4-4 27, Korver 3-5 1-1 9, Antic 0-1 0-0 0, Schroder 2-10 2-2 6, Bazemore 4-5 2-3 10, Muscala 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 34-77 17-23 89.

Cleveland 20 31 23 23 — 97

Atlanta 26 25 16 22 — 89

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 10-26 (Smith 8-12, Irving 2-3, James 0-1, Shumpert 0-3, Jones 0-3, Dellavedova 0-4), Atlanta 4-23 (Korver 2-4, Carroll 1-4, Teague 1-6, Antic 0-1, Horford 0-1, Bazemore 0-1, Schroder 0-3, Millsap 0-3). Fouled Out—Millsap. Rebounds—Cleveland 60 (Mozgov 11), Atlanta 43 (Korver, Millsap, Horford 7). Assists—Cleveland 20 (James, Irving 6), Atlanta 19 (Teague, Schroder 4). Total Fouls—Cleveland 19, Atlanta 21. Technicals—Millsap, Atlanta defensive three second. A—18,489 (18,729).

 

NBA defensive team

NBA All-Defensive Team Voting

Voting by 129-member media panel

2 points for first team; 1 for second team

First Team

1st 2nd Pts

F Kawhi Leonard, SA 116 10 242

F Draymond Green, GS 107 15 229

G Tony Allen, Mem 88 31 207

C DeAndre Jordan, LAC 84 19 187

G Chris Paul, LAC 67 36 170

Second Team

F Anthony Davis, NO 47 61 155

G Jimmy Butler, Chi 44 44 132

C Andrew Bogut, GS 33 36 102

G John Wall, Was 7 53 67

F Tim Duncan, SA 5 54 64

Others receiving votes, with point totals (first-team votes in parentheses): Rudy Gobert, Utah, 54 (5); LeBron James, Cleveland, 47 (6); Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City, 35 (13); Avery Bradley, Boston, 26 (5); Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Charlotte, 21 (2), Klay Thompson, Golden State, 19 (3); Marc Gasol, Memphis, 18 (2); Danny Green, San Antonio, 18; Trevor Ariza, Houston, 17 (1); Stephen Curry, Golden State, 14 (2); DeMarre Carroll, Atlanta, 11 (1); Patrick Beverley, Houston, 10 (1); Khris Middleton, Milwaukee, 9 (1); Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City, 8; Andre Iguodala, Golden State, 8; Paul Millsap, Atlanta, 8; Jeff Teague, Atlanta, 7 (1); Mike Conley, Memphis, 6 (2); Joakim Noah, Chicago, 6; Nerlens Noel, Philadelphia, 5 (1); P.J. Tucker, Phoenix, 4; Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee, 3; Pau Gasol, Chicago, 3; Wesley Matthews, Portland, 3; James Harden, Houston, 2; Marcus Smart, Boston, 2; Hassan Whiteside, Miami, 2 (1); Eric Bledsoe, Phoenix, 1; DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento, 1; Andre Drummond, Detroit, 1; Manu Ginobili, San Antonio, 1; Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers, 1; George Hill, Indiana, 1; Al Horford, Atlanta, 1; Victor Oladipo, Orlando, 1; Zaza Pachulia, Milwaukee, 1; Elfrid Payton, Orlando, 1; Zach Randolph, Memphis, 1; Rajon Rondo, Dallas, 1; Iman Shumpert, Cleveland, 1; Dwyane Wade, Miami, 1.

 

NHL playoffs

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

CONFERENCE FINALS

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

Saturday, May 16

N.Y. Rangers 2, Tampa Bay 1

Sunday, May 17

Anaheim 4, Chicago 1

Monday, May 18

Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Rangers 2

Tuesday, May 19

Chicago 3, Anaheim 2, 3OT, series tied 1-1

Wednesday, May 20

Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Rangers 5, OT, Tampa Bay leads series 2-1

Thursday, May 21

Anaheim at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Friday, May 22

N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 23

Anaheim at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 24

x-Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers 8 p.m.

Monday, May 25

x-Chicago at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Tuesday, May 26

x-N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, May 27

x-Anaheim at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Friday, May 29

x-Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 30

x-Chicago at Anaheim 8 p.m.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Boys’ Baseball Tournament

Wednesday’s Results

Division I

Cle. St. Ignatius 3, Berea-Midpark 0

Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 5, Wadsworth 4

Eastlake N. 3, Mentor 1

Lakewood St. Edward 5, Amherst Steele 1

Massillon Jackson 2, Massillon Washington 0

Pickerington N. 3, Gahanna Lincoln 0

Westerville Cent. 5, Newark 0

Division II

Ashtabula Edgewood 2, Mentor Lake Cath. 1

Canfield 3, Youngs. Mooney 2

Cin. McNicholas 6, Cin. Wyoming 1

Dover 5, Cambridge 0

Jefferson Area 1, Chardon NDCL 0

Parma Hts. Holy Name 4, Oberlin Firelands 3

Parma Padua 3, Vermilion 2

Peninsula Woodridge 7, Akr. SVSM 3

Poland Seminary 4, Beloit W. Branch 0

Pomeroy Meigs 6, Minford 3

Sunbury Big Walnut 6, Heath 0

Tallmadge 7, Chagrin Falls 6

Division III

Albany Alexander 7, Chillicothe Zane Trace 1

Anna 5, Spring. NE 0

Blanchester 1, Cin. Madeira 0

Chillicothe Southeastern 7, Bidwell River Valley 6

Cin. Hills Christian Academy 4, Williamsburg 2

Cin. Summit Country Day 6, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 3

Cols. Hartley 5, Johnstown Northridge 3

Reading 14, Cin. Clark Montessori 1

Versailles 3, Lewisburg Tri-County N. 0

W. Alexandria Twin Valley S. 7, Day. Christian 3

W. Lafayette Ridgewood 1, St. Clairsville 0

Waynesville 2, Day. Chaminade-Julienne 0

Division IV

Arcanum 5, Cedarville 4, 9 innings

Arlington 3, N. Baltimore 1

Attica Seneca E. 7, Sycamore Mohawk 6, 10 innings

Berlin Center Western Reserve 3, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 1

Cin. Country Day 14, Miami Valley Christian Academy 4

Columbus Grove 2, Holgate 1

Cuyahoga Hts. 6, Cortland Maplewood 4

Fayetteville-Perry 3, Fairfield Christian 2

Ft. Recovery 4, Maria Stein Marion Local 1

Hicksville 3, Defiance Ayersville 1

Lancaster Fisher Cath. 3, Danville 0

McComb 5, Arcadia 4

Miller City 3, Leipsic 2

Minster 1, Spencerville 0

New Riegel 5, Greenwich S. Cent. 1

Newark Cath. 10, Millersport 2

Newton 4, New Madison Tri-Village 0

Russia 2, Ft. Loramie 0

Sidney Lehman 3, N. Lewisburg Triad 1

Tol. Christian 11, Lakeside Danbury 0

 

Girls’ Baseball Tournament

Wednesday’s Results

Division II

Akr. SVSM 7, Akr. Springfield 6, 10 innings

Granville 3, Caledonia River Valley 0

Hebron Lakewood 9, Cols. Centennial 0

Jefferson Area 4, Conneaut 2

Lancaster Fairfield Union 3, Chillicothe Unioto 2, 11 innings

Lima Bath 4, Wapakoneta 2

Newark Licking Valley 5, Cols. Hartley 2

Plain City Jonathan Alder 14, Heath 4

Zanesville Maysville 14, Richmond Edison 4

Division III

Albany Alexander 1, Chillicothe Huntington 0

Archbold 2, Genoa Area 1

Bloom-Carroll 11, Marion Pleasant 1

Baltimore Liberty Union 8, Cardington-Lincoln 5

Elyria Cath. 5, Independence 4

Gibsonburg 8, Sycamore Mohawk 3

Lucasville Valley 5, Portsmouth W. 5, suspended 9th (tie)

Richwood N. Union 4, Johnstown Northridge 3

Rockford Parkway 7, Defiance Tinora 1

Tontogany Otsego 2, Bloomdale Elmwood 0, 8 innings

Warren Champion 10, Kirtland 0

W. Jefferson 5, Cols. Ready 4

Division IV

Attica Seneca E. 5, Lucas 4

Berlin Center Western Reserve 11, Lisbon David Anderson 0

Louisville Aquinas 9, Columbiana 1

Vienna Mathews 10, Fairport Harbor Harding 0

Windham 4, McDonald 2

Cuyahoga Hts. 12, Jeromesville Hillsdale 9

Defiance Ayersville 8, Miller City 7, 8 innings

Fremont St. Joseph 6, Oregon Stritch 5

Kansas Lakota 13, Fostoria St. Wendelin 8

New Riegel 7, Carey 4

Shadyside 6, Tuscarawas Cent. Cath. 1

New Bremen 5, Van Wert Lincolnview 1

 

Transactions

Wednesday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned RHP John Cornely to Pawtucket (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Optioned INF/OF Zach Walters to Columbus (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Shaun Marcum from Columbus. Sent LHP T.J. House to Columbus for a rehab assignment.

DETROIT TIGERS — Placed DH Victor Martinez on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Tyler Collins from Toledo (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS — Traded LHP Chris Lee to Baltimore for other considerations.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed OF Jacoby Ellsbury on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of OF Slade Heathcott from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Transferred RHP Chase Whitley to the 60-day DL.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Placed LHP Drew Pomeranz on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Arnold Leon from Nashville (PCL). Sent 2B Ben Zobrist to Stockton (Cal) and LHP Sean Doolittle to Midland (TL) for rehab assignments.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES — Traded RHP John Cornely to Boston for cash considerations.

CHICAGO CUBS — Selected the contract of OF Mike Baxter from Iowa (PCL). Recalled OF Junior Lake from Iowa.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA — Fined Golden State G Stephen Curry $5,000 by violating anti-flopping rules.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed OT Jake Fisher.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed DB Ibraheim Campbell.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed DE Randy Gregory.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed CB Chimdi Chekwa.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BOSTON BRUINS — Promoted assistant general manager Don Sweeney to general manager.

OTTAWA SENATORS — Signed G Andrew Hammond to a three-year contract.

SAN JOSE SHARKS — Signed F Joonas Donskoi to an entry-level contract.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Named Mike Babcock coach.

 

NBA draft order

2015 NBA 1st Round Draft Order

First Round

1. Minnesota

2. a-L.A. Lakers

3. Philadelphia

4. New York

5. Orlando

6. Sacramento

7. Denver

8. Detroit

9. Charlotte

10. b-Miami

11. Indiana

12. Utah

13. Phoenix

14. Oklahoma City

15. c-Brooklyn

16. Boston

17. Milwaukee

18. Houston (from New Orleans)

19. Washington

20. Toronto

21. Dallas

22. d-Chicago

23. Portland

24. e-Cleveland

25. Memphis

26. San Antonio

27. L.A. Lakers (from Houston)

28. Boston (from L.A. Clippers)

29. f-Atlanta

30. Golden State

a-may be conveyed to Philadelphia through Phoenix

b-may be conveyed to Philadelphia through Cleveland

c-may be conveyed to Atlanta

d-may be conveyed to Cleveland

e-may be conveyed to Chicago

f-tmay be conveyed to Brooklyn