LOCAL CALENDAR
TODAY
High School Baseball
Alden-Conger at Lyle/Pacelli, 9 a.m.
High School Softball
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Austin at Elks Invitational (Todd Park), 10 a.m.
High School Boys Track/Field
Austin at Austin Packer Invitational (Westcott Sports Complex), 10 a.m.
High School Girls Track/Field
Austin at Austin Packer Invitational (Westcott Sports Complex), 10 a.m.
High School Boys Golf
Lyle/Pacelli at Blooming Prairie Invitational, 9 a.m.
High School Girls Golf
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Austin at Hayfield Invitational (Hayfield Oaks Country Club), 9 a.m.
Lyle/Pacelli at Blooming Prairie Invitational, 9 a.m.
Junior College Baseball
Pillsbury at Riverland (2), 2 p.m.
Junior College Softball
St. Cloud Tech at Riverland (2), 3 p.m.
SUNDAY
Junior College Baseball
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Riverland at Dakota County (2), 1 p.m.
MONDAY
High School Baseball
Glenville-Emmons at Lyle/Pacelli, 4:30 p.m.
Northfield at Austin, 4:30 p.m.
High School Softball
Glenville-Emmons at Lyle/Pacelli, 4:30 p.m.
High School Boys Golf
Lanesboro at Lyle/Pacelli (Ramsey Golf Course), 4:30 p.m.
Austin at Albert Lea (Green Lea Golf Course), 3 p.m.
High School Girls Golf
Lanesboro at Lyle/Pacelli (Ramsey Golf Course), 4:30 p.m.
Albert Lea at Austin (Austin Country Club), 2:30 p.m.
High School Boys Tennis
Blue Earth at Austin, 4:30 p.m.
Junior College Softball
Riverland at RCTC (2), 3:30 p.m.
TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS
TODAY
Auto Racing
IndyCar Series, Firestone IndyCar 300, from Motegi, Japan, 11 a.m., tape (ESPN).
NASCAR/Nextel Cup, Subway Fresh Fit 500, from Avondale, Ariz., 7 p.m. (KXLT-TV; KMSP-TV).
NASCAR/Busch Series, Bashas’ Supermarkets 200, qualifying, from Avondale, Ariz., 4:30 p.m. (Speed Channel).
NASCAR/Busch Series, Bashas’ Supermarkets, from Avondale, Ariz., 8:30 p.m. (ESPN2).
College Baseball
Michigan State at Minnesota (2), 2 p.m. (FSNNorth).
Major League Baseball
Chicago White Sox at Detoit, noon (WGN).
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 2:30 p.m. (KXLT-TV; KMSP-TV).
Pro Basketball
Eastern Conference, New Jersey at Toronto, Game No. 1, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN).
Eastern Conference, Miami at Chicago, Game No. 1, 2 p.m. (KAAL-TV; KSTP-TV).
Eastern Conference, Orlando at Detroit, Game No. 1, 6 p.m. ESPN).
Western Conference, Utah at Houston, Game No. 1, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN).
High School Basketball
Jordan Brand All-American Clasic, from New York, 8 p.m. (ESPN2).
Pro Golf
PGA European Tour/BMW Asian Open, third round, from Shanghai, China, 8:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).
PGA Tour/Zurich Classic of New Orleans, third round, from TPC Louisiana, 2 p.m. (KIMT-TV; WCCO-TV).
PGA Champions Tour/Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, second round, from Harbor Golf Resort and Spa, Savannah, Ga., noon (KIMT-TV; WCCO-TV).
Horse Racing
NTRA Lexington Series, from Lexington, Ky., and Federico Tesio States, from Baltimore, 5 p.m., taped (ESPN2).
Pro Football
NFL Europe/Rhein at Amsterdam, 8 a.m., taped (NFL Network).
NFL Europe/Frankfurt at Cologne, 11 a.m. (NFL Network).
Pro Hockey
Conference quarterfinal, Calgary at Detroit, Game No. 5 (KTTC-TV).
Conference quarterfinal, Vancouver at Dallas, Game No. 6 (Versus).
SUNDAY
Auto Racing
Championship Car/Grand Prix of Housto, 2 p.m. (ESPN).
Indy Cars/Indy Japan 300, 11 a.m., taped (ESPN).
Major League Baseball
Atlanta at New York Mets, noon (TBS).
Minnesoeta at Kansas City, 1 p.m. (FSN North; WFTC-TV).
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 1 p.m. (WGN).
New York Yankees at Boston, 7 p.m. (ESPN).
Pro Basketball
Eastern Conference, Washington at Cleveland, Game No. 1, 11:30 a.m. (TNT).
Western Conference, Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix, Game No. 1, 2 p.m. (KAAL-TV; KSTP-TV).
Western Conference, Denver at San Antonio, Game No. 1, 6 p.m. (TNT).)
Western Conference, Golden State at Dallas, Game No. 1, 8:30 p.m. (TNT).
Pro Golf
PGA European Tour/BMW Asian Open, final round, from Shanghai, China, 8:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).
PGA Champions Tour/Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, final round, from Harbor Golf Resort and Spa, Savannah, Ga., noon (KIMT-TV; WCCO-TV).
PGA Tour/Zurich Classic of New Orleans, final round, from TPC Louisiana, 2 p.m. (KIMT-TV; WCCO-TV).
Pro Hockey
Conference quarterfinal, New Jersey at Tampa Bay, Game No. 6, noon (KTTC-TV).
Conference quarterfinal, Buffalo at New York Islanders, Game No. 6, if necessary, 6 p.m. (Versus).
Conference quarterfinal, Detroit at Calgary, Game No. 6, 8:30 p.m. (Versus).
Conference quarterfinal, Nashville at San Jose, Game No. 6, if necessary, 10:30 p.m. (JIP) (Versus).
College Softball
Oregon State at Arizona State, 3 p.m. (ESPN2).
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
CENTRAL DIVISION
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 10 6 .625 —
Detroit 9 7 .563 1
Cleveland 7 6 .538 11⁄2
Chicago 8 7 .533 11⁄2
Kansas City 5 11 .313 5
WEST DIVISION
Oakland 9 7 .563 —
Los Angeles 7 9 .438 2
Seattle 5 7 .417 2
Texas 6 10 .375 3
EAST DIVISION
Boston 10 5 .667 —
Baltimore 9 7 .563 11⁄2
New York 8 7 .533 2
Toronto 8 8 .500 21⁄2
Tampa Bay 6 10 .375 41⁄2
FRIDAY
Boston 7, N.Y. Yankees 6
Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit 4
Baltimore 5, Toronto 4
Cleveland 4, Tampa Bay 3
Oakland 16, Texas 4
Kansas City 11, Minnesota 7
L.A. Angels 8, Seattle 4
TODAY
Chicago White Sox (Contreras 1-2) at Detroit (Robertson 2-1), 12:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Bonser 0-1) at Kansas City (Greinke 1-2), 1:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Karstens 0-0) at Boston (Beckett 3-0), 2:55 p.m.
Toronto (Towers 1-1) at Baltimore (Loewen 1-0), 6:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Byrd 1-0) at Tampa Bay (Seo 0-1), 6:10 p.m.
Oakland (Kennedy 0-1) at Texas (Loe 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
Seattle (Ramirez 1-0) at L.A. Angels (Colon 0-0), 8:05 p.m.
SUNDAY
Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 12:05 p.m.
Toronto at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m.
Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 12:40 p.m.
Minnesota at Kansas City, 1:10 p.m.
Oakland at Texas, 2:05 p.m.
Seattle at L.A. Angels, 2:35 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 7:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CENTRAL DIVISION
W L Pct GB
Houston 9 6 .600 —
Milwaukee 9 7 .563 1⁄2
Cincinnati 9 8 .529 1
St. Louis 7 9 .438 21⁄2
Pittsburgh 6 9 .400 3
Chicago 6 10 .375 31⁄2
EAST DIVISION
Atlanta 11 5 .688 —
New York 10 5 .667 1⁄2
Florida 6 10 .375 5
Washington 6 11 .353 51⁄2
Philadelphia 4 11 .267 61⁄2
WEST DIVISION
Los Angeles 12 5 .706 —
San Diego 10 7 .588 2
Arizona 10 8 .556 21⁄2
San Francisco 7 8 .467 4
Colorado 7 10 .412 5
FRIDAY
St. Louis 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Washington 6, Florida 5, 14 innings
Atlanta 7, N.Y. Mets 3
Cincinnati 2, Philadelphia 1, 10 innings
Houston 6, Milwaukee 5
San Diego 11, Colorado 1
San Francisco 4, Arizona 2
L.A. Dodgers 10, Pittsburgh 2
TODAY
Atlanta (James 2-1) at N.Y. Mets (O.Perez 1-1), 12:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Reyes 0-2) at Chicago Cubs (Marquis 1-1), 2:55 p.m.
Arizona (Gonzalez 1-1) at San Francisco (Zito 1-2), 3:05 p.m.
Houston (Rodriguez 0-1) at Milwaukee (Capuano 2-0), 6:05 p.m.
Washington (Chico 1-1) at Florida (A.Sanchez 1-0), 6:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Hamels 1-0) at Cincinnati (Milton 0-2), 6:10 p.m.
San Diego (Hensley 0-3) at Colorado (Francis 1-1), 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Snell 1-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Penny 3-0), 9:10 p.m.
SUNDAY
Washington at Florida, 12:05 p.m.
Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati, 12:15 p.m.
Houston at Milwaukee, 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.
San Diego at Colorado, 2:05 p.m.
Arizona at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m.
HOCKEY
NHL PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
WEDNESDAY
N.Y. Rangers 4, Atlanta 2, N.Y. Rangers win series 4-0
THURSDAY
Ottawa 3, Pittsburgh 0, Ottawa wins series 4-1
Calgary 3, Detroit 2, series tied 2-2
Dallas 1, Vancouver 0, OT, Vancouver leads series 3-2
Anaheim 4, Minnesota 1, Anaheim wins series 4-1
FRIDAY
Buffalo 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, Buffalo wins series 4-1
New Jersey 3, Tampa Bay 0, New Jersey leads series 3-2
San Jose 3, Nashville 2, San Jose wins series 4-1
TODAY
Calgary at Detroit, 2 p.m.
Vancouver at Dallas, 7 p.m.
SUNDAY
New Jersey at Tampa Bay, noon
Detroit at Calgary, 8 p.m.
MONDAY
Dallas at Vancouver, TBD, if necessary
TUESDAY
Tampa Bay at New Jersey, TBD, if necessary
Calgary at Detroit, TBD, if necessary
BASKETBALL
NBA PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-seven)
TODAY
New Jersey at Toronto, 11:30 a.m.
Miami at Chicago, 2 p.m.
Orlando at Detroit, 6 p.m.
Utah at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
Washington at Cleveland, 11:30 a.m.
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 2 p.m.
Denver at San Antonio, 6 p.m.
Golden State at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
MONDAY
Orlando at Detroit, 6 p.m.
Utah at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
New Jersey at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Miami at Chicago, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
Denver at San Antonio, 6 p.m.
Washington at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 26
Detroit at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Houston at Utah, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
Toronto at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
Chicago at Miami, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 28
Detroit at Orlando, 2 p.m.
Cleveland at Washington, 4:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Denver, 7 p.m.
Houston at Utah, 9:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, APRIL 29
Chicago at Miami, noon
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 2:30 p.m.
Toronto at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.
Dallas at Golden State, 9 p.m.
MONDAY, APRIL 30
Cleveland at Washington, TBD
Utah at Houston, TBD, if necessary
San Antonio at Denver, TBD
TUESDAY, MAY 1
Orlando at Detroit, TBD, if necessary
Golden State at Dallas, TBD, if necessary
Miami at Chicago, TBD, if necessary
New Jersey at Toronto, TBD, if necessary
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, TBD, if necessary
Washington at Cleveland, TBD, if necessary
Denver at San Antonio, TBD, if necessary
THURSDAY, MAY 3
Dallas at Golden State, TBD, if necessary
Detroit at Orlando, TBD, if necessary
Houston at Utah, TBD, if necessary
Chicago at Miami, TBD, if necessary
