TV HIGHLIGHTS
TODAY
Pro Basketball
NBA Playoffs, Atlanta at Boston, 7 p.m. (TNT).
NBA Playoffs, Denver at Los Angeles Lakers, 9:30 p.m. (TNT).
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Major League Baseball
New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 7 p.m. (ESPN).
Minnesota at Oakland, 9 p.m. (FSN North).
Pro Boxing
Juan Urango vs. Carlos Wilfredo Vilches, light heavyweights, from Hollywood, Fla., 8 p.m. (ESPN2).
THURSDAY
Pro Basketball
NBA Playoffs, Cleveland at Washington, Game No. 3, 7 p.m. (TNT).
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NBA Playoffs, Houston at Utah, Game No. 3, 9:30 p.m. (TNT).
Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 2 p.m. (WGN).
New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 7 p.m. (WGN).
Pro Golf
European PGA Tour/Asian Open, first round, from Shanghai, China, 8:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).
Nationwide Tour/Henrico County Open, first round, from Glen Allen, Va., noon (Golf Channel).
LPGA Tour/Stanford International Pro-Am, first round, from Aventura, Fla., 1 p.m. (ESPN2).
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PGA Tour/Byron Nelson Championship, first round, from Irving, Texas, 2 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Pro Hockey
NHL Playoffs, conference semifinal TBA, 6 p.m. (Versus).
NHL Playoffs, conference semifinal TBA, 9 p.m. (Versus).
Soccer
MLS, New England at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2).
LOCAL RADIO
TODAY
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Major League Baseball
Minnesota at Oakland, 8:35 p.m. (KROC-AM 1340).
THURSDAY
Major League Baseball
Minnesota at Oakland, 2:05 p.m. (KROC-AM 1340).
HOCKEY
NHL PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
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(Best-of-seven)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16
Pittsburgh 3, Ottawa 1, Pittsburgh wins series 4-0
N.Y. Rangers 5, New Jersey 3
Nashville 3, Detroit 2
THURSDAY, APRIL 17
Boston 5, Montreal 1
Philadelphia 4, Washington 3, 2OT
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Dallas 3, Anaheim 1
Colorado 3, Minnesota 2
San Jose 4, Calgary 3
FRIDAY, APRIL 18
N.Y. Rangers 5, New Jersey 3, N.Y. Rangers win series 4-1
Detroit 2, Nashville 1, OT
Anaheim 5, Dallas 2
SATURDAY, APRIL 19
Washington 3, Philadelphia 2
Boston 5, Montreal 4
Colorado 2, Minnesota 1, Colorado wins series 4-2
SUNDAY, APRIL 20
Detroit 3, Nashville 0, Detroit wins series 4-2
Calgary 2, San Jose 0
Dallas 4, Anaheim 1, Dallas wins series 4-2
MONDAY
Montreal 5, Boston 0, Montreal wins series 4-3
Washington 4, Philadelphia 2
TUESDAY
Philadelphia 3, Washington 2, OT, Philadelphia wins series 4-3
San Jose 5, Calgary 3, San Jose wins series 4-3
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
THURSDAY
Philadelphia at Montreal, 6 p.m.
Colorado at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Dallas at San Jose, 9 p.m.
SATURDAY
Colorado at Detroit, 2 p.m.
Philadelphia at Montreal, 6 p.m.
SUNDAY
N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Dallas at San Jose, 8 p.m.
MONDAY, APRIL 28
Montreal at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
TUESDAY, APRIL 29
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
San Jose at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.
Detroit at Colorado, 9 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30
Montreal at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
San Jose at Dallas, 8 p.m.
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
CENTRAL DIVISION
W L Pct GB
Chicago 11 8 .579 —
Minnesota 10 10 .500 11⁄2
Kansas City 9 11 .450 21⁄2
Cleveland 8 12 .400 31⁄2
Detroit 8 13 .381 4
EAST DIVISION
Boston 15 7 .682 —
Baltimore 11 9 .550 3
New York 11 10 .524 31⁄2
Toronto 10 11 .476 41⁄2
Tampa Bay 9 11 .450 5
WEST DIVISION
Los Angeles 12 9 .571 —
Oakland 12 9 .571 —
Seattle 11 10 .524 1
Texas 7 14 .333 5
TUESDAY
Detroit 10, Texas 2
Boston 7, L.A. Angels 6
Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 4
Cleveland 15, Kansas City 1
N.Y. Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 5
Minnesota 5, Oakland 4
Seattle 4, Baltimore 2
TODAY
Texas (Mendoza 0-2) at Detroit (Rogers 1-3), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Garland 2-2) at Boston (Matsuzaka 4-0), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (Halladay 2-2) vs. Tampa Bay (Hammel 1-1) at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Carmona 2-1) at Kansas City (Tomko 1-2), 8:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 1-3) at Chicago White Sox (Vazquez 3-1), 8:11 p.m.
Minnesota (Bonser 1-3) at Oakland (Gaudin 1-1), 10:05 p.m.
Baltimore (D.Cabrera 1-0) at Seattle (Silva 3-0), 10:10 p.m.
THURSDAY
Texas at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Boston, 1:35 p.m.
Minnesota at Oakland, 3:35 p.m.
Toronto vs. Tampa Bay at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 8:11 p.m.
Baltimore at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CENTRAL DIVISION
W L Pct GB
Chicago 14 6 .700 —
St. Louis 13 8 .619 11⁄2
Milwaukee 12 8 .600 2
Cincinnati 9 12 .429 51⁄2
Houston 9 12 .429 51⁄2
Pittsburgh 8 12 .400 6
EAST DIVISION
Florida 12 8 .600 —
New York 10 9 .526 11⁄2
Philadelphia 11 10 .524 11⁄2
Atlanta 10 10 .500 2
Washington 6 15 .286 61⁄2
WEST DIVISION
Arizona 15 5 .750 —
Colorado 9 11 .450 6
San Diego 9 12 .429 61⁄2
Los Angeles 8 12 .400 7
San Francisco 8 13 .381 71⁄2
TUESDAY
Milwaukee 9, St. Louis 8, 12 innings
Chicago Cubs 8, N.Y. Mets 1
Pittsburgh 3, Florida 2
Washington 6, Atlanta 0
Cincinnati 8, L.A. Dodgers 1
Houston 11, San Diego 7
Philadelphia 8, Colorado 6
Arizona 5, San Francisco 4
TODAY
St. Louis (Wellemeyer 2-0) at Pittsburgh (Snell 2-1), 6:05 p.m.
Florida (Miller 0-2) at Atlanta (Bennett 0-0), 6:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Santana 2-2) at Washington (Redding 3-1), 6:10 p.m.
Houston (Sampson 0-2) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 0-2), 6:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Hamels 2-2) at Milwaukee (Bush 0-3), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Hill 1-0) at Colorado (Morales 1-1), 7:35 p.m.
San Francisco (Cain 0-2) at San Diego (Maddux 2-1), 9:05 p.m.
Arizona (Haren 3-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Lowe 1-1), 9:10 p.m.
THURSDAY
Houston at Cincinnati, 11:35 a.m.
Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 12:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 2:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.
Florida at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Washington, 6:10 p.m.
San Francisco at San Diego, 9:05 p.m.
Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.
AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING — Pedroia, Boston, .364; Figgins, Los Angeles, .362; Youkilis, Boston, .354; Pierzynski, Chicago, .344; MRamirez, Boston, .342; Scott, Baltimore, .338; Dye, Chicago, .333; Renteria, Detroit, .333.
RUNS — Ellsbury, Boston, 19; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 17; Quentin, Chicago, 15; Swisher, Chicago, 15; Youkilis, Boston, 15; ISuzuki, Seattle, 15; VWells, Toronto, 15; JDrew, Boston, 15; MRamirez, Boston, 15.
HITS — Pedroia, Boston, 32; Youkilis, Boston, 29; Figgins, Los Angeles, 29; Renteria, Detroit, 28; MRamirez, Boston, 27; Crosby, Oakland, 26; Hamilton, Texas, 26.
DOUBLES — Pedroia, Boston, 11; DaMurphy, Texas, 9; Scott, Baltimore, 9.
TRIPLES — DBarton, Oakland, 2; Youkilis, Boston, 2; Ellis, Oakland, 2; ISuzuki, Seattle, 2; Jeter, New York, 2.
RBI — Hamilton, Texas, 20; MRamirez, Boston, 20; Crede, Chicago, 19; Ibanez, Seattle, 17.
HOME RUNS — CPena, Tampa Bay, 6; MRamirez, Boston, 6; Kotchman, Los Angeles, 5; Morneau, Minnesota, 5; Hinske, Tampa Bay, 5; Crede, Chicago, 5; Sexson, Seattle, 5; Ibanez, Seattle, 5; Thome, Chicago, 5.
STOLEN BASES — CaGomez, Minnesota, 9; Ellsbury, Boston, 8; BRoberts, Baltimore, 8; Gathright, Kansas City, 7; Figgins, Los Angeles, 7; Kinsler, Texas, 6; Sizemore, Cleveland, 5; Rios, Toronto, 5; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 5.
PITCHING (3 Decisions) — Matsuzaka, Boston, 4-0, 1.000, 3.14; Wang, New York, 4-0, 1.000, 3.94; Saunders, Los Angeles, 3-0, 1.000, 2.15; ESantana, Los Angeles, 3-0, 1.000, 2.67; Greinke, Kansas City, 3-0, 1.000, 1.24; CLee, Cleveland, 3-0, 1.000, .40; Silva, Seattle, 3-0, 1.000, 2.79; LiHernandez, Minnesota, 3-0, 1.000, 3.55.
STRIKEOUTS — FHernandez, Seattle, 31; Matsuzaka, Boston, 28; JVazquez, Chicago, 27; Sabathia, Cleveland, 25; Marcum, Toronto, 22; ESantana, Los Angeles, 22; JShields, Tampa Bay, 21; NRobertson, Detroit, 21; Halladay, Toronto, 21.
SAVES — Papelbon, Boston, 8; FRodriguez, Los Angeles, 7; Nathan, Minnesota, 7; Sherrill, Baltimore, 6; Jenks, Chicago, 6; Soria, Kansas City, 5; CWilson, Texas, 5; Street, Oakland, 5; MRivera, New York, 5.
NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING — CJones, Atlanta, .430; Furcal, Los Angeles, .397; Tejada, Houston, .370; Upton, Arizona, .368; McLouth, Pittsburgh, .366; CJackson, Arizona, .361; HRamirez, Florida, .358.
RBI — Burrell, Philadelphia, 22; Utley, Philadelphia, 20; Reynolds, Arizona, 19; DWright, New York, 19; Nady, Pittsburgh, 19; CJones, Atlanta, 19; Tejada, Houston, 18.
HITS — CJones, Atlanta, 34; Furcal, Los Angeles, 31; McLouth, Pittsburgh, 30; Utley, Philadelphia, 30; Tejada, Houston, 30; DLee, Chicago, 30; HRamirez, Florida, 29.
DOUBLES — McLouth, Pittsburgh, 10; DWright, New York, 10; JCastillo, San Francisco, 9; Utley, Philadelphia, 9; Byrnes, Arizona, 9; Furcal, Los Angeles, 9; Glaus, St. Louis, 9.
HOME RUNS — Utley, Philadelphia, 9; Burrell, Philadelphia, 7; DLee, Chicago, 7; Reynolds, Arizona, 6; Jacobs, Florida, 6; HRamirez, Florida, 6; BHall, Milwaukee, 6; CJones, Atlanta, 6.
STOLEN BASES — Bourn, Houston, 13; Taveras, Colorado, 6; HRamirez, Florida, 5; Weeks, Milwaukee, 5; Pierre, Los Angeles, 5.
PITCHING (3 Decisions) — Webb, Arizona, 5-0, 1.000, 2.31; Owings, Arizona, 4-0, 1.000, 2.42; Lincecum, San Francisco, 3-0, 1.000, 1.57; Volquez, Cincinnati, 3-0, 1.000, 1.21; Olsen, Florida, 3-0, 1.000, 2.60; Haren, Arizona, 3-0, 1.000, 1.80; Peavy, San Diego, 3-0, 1.000, 2.00; Sheets, Milwaukee, 3-0, 1.000, .96; Dempster, Chicago, 3-0, 1.000, 3.00.
STRIKEOUTS — Smoltz, Atlanta, 31; Cueto, Cincinnati, 29; Webb, Arizona, 29; Harang, Cincinnati, 29; Peavy, San Diego, 29; JSantana, New York, 28; Lincecum, San Francisco, 27; Zambrano, Chicago, 27.
SAVES — Isringhausen, St. Louis, 7; Gagne, Milwaukee, 6; BWilson, San Francisco, 5; Capps, Pittsburgh, 5; Lyon, Arizona, 5; Corpas, Colorado, 4; Lidge, Philadelphia, 4; KWood, Chicago, 4; BWagner, New York, 4; Hoffman, San Diego, 4.
BASKETBALL
NBA PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
(Best of seven)
SUNDAY, APRIL 20
Orlando 114, Toronto 100
L.A. Lakers 128, Denver 114, L.A. Lakers lead series 1-0
Philadelphia 90, Detroit 86, Philadelphia lead series 1-0
Boston 104, Atlanta 81, Boston lead series 1-0
MONDAY, APRIL 21
Cleveland 116, Washington 86, Cleveland lead series 2-0
Utah 90, Houston 84, Utah lead series 2-0
TUESDAY
New Orleans 127, Dallas 103, New Orleans lead series 2-0
Orlando 104, Toronto 103, Orlando lead series 2-0
San Antonio 102, Phoenix 96, San Antonio lead series 1-0
TODAY
Philadelphia at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Boston, 7 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
Orlando at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Washington, 7 p.m.
Houston at Utah, 9:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Detroit at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
New Orleans at Dallas, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Orlando at Toronto, 2 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Denver, 4:30 p.m.
Boston at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Houston at Utah, 9:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
Cleveland at Washington, noon
San Antonio at Phoenix, 2:30 p.m.
Detroit at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
New Orleans at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
