Basketball
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Professional
Playoff schedule
NBA
Conference Finals
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Eastern Conference
Cleveland 4, Atlanta 0
Tuesday: Cleveland 118, Atlanta 88
Western Conference
Golden State 4, Houston 1
Wednesday: Golden State 104, Houston 90
NBA Finals
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Cleveland, Golden State
Thursday, June 4: Cleveland at Golden State, 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 7: Cleveland at Golden State, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, June 9: Golden State at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Thursday, June 11: Golden State at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
x-Sunday, June 14: Cleveland at Golden State, 7 p.m.
x-Tuesday, June 16: Golden State at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
x-Friday, June 19: Cleveland at Golden State, 8 p.m.
hockey
D
Professional
Playoff schedule
NHL
Conference Finals
(Best-of-7)
Eastern Conference
Tampa Bay 3, NY Rangers 3
Tuesday: NY Rangers 7, Tampa Bay 3
Today: Tampa Bay at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Western Conference
Anaheim 3, Chicago 3
Wednesday: Chicago 5, Anaheim 2
Saturday: Chicago at Anaheim, 7 p.m.
Baseball
D
Professional
Standings and schedule
American Association
North Division
W L Pct. GB
St. Paul 6 1 .857 -
Sioux Falls 4 3 .571 2
Winnipeg 3 4 .429 3
Fargo-Moorhead 0 7 .000 6
Central Division
Sioux City 5 2 .714 -
Lincoln 4 3 .571 1
Gary 4 4 .500 1.5
Kansas City 1 5 .167 3.5
South Division
Wichita 5 1 .833 -
Joplin 4 2 .667 1
Amarillo 3 4 .429 2.5
Grand Prairie 3 4 .429 2.5
Laredo 3 4 .429 2.5
Wednesday
Joplin 3, Fargo-Moorhead 0 (10)
Lincoln 3, Gary SouthShore 2
St. Paul 10, Amarillo 1
Grand Prairie 2, Laredo 1
Grand Prairie 3, Laredo 2
Sioux City 9, Kansas City 0
Quebec 7, Sioux Falls 5
Wichita 2, Winnipeg 0
Thursday
Laredo 10, Grand Prairie 3
Gary SouthShore 2, Lincoln 2
St. Paul 8, Amarillo 4
Sioux City 3, Kansas City 1
Sioux Falls 4, Quebec 1
Wichita 4, Winnipeg 1
Today
Fargo-Moorhead at Sioux Falls, 7:05 p.m.
Winnipeg at Joplin
Quebec at Sioux City
Grand Prairie at Wichita
Lincoln at Amarillo
Kansas City at Gary SouthShore
St. Paul at Laredo
High school
Minnesota
Playoff pairings
Class 3A, Section 8 tournament
Thursday
9) Becker 6, St. Cloud Tech 5
10) Moorhead 4, St. Cloud Apollo 1
11) Brainerd 7, St. Michael-Albertville 2
12) No. 6 Alexandria at No. 2 Bemidji, ppd
Today
12) No. 6 Alexandria at No. 2 Bemidji, 5 p.m.
Monday, June 1
At TBD
13) No. 9 Becker vs. Game 12 loser, 11 a.m.
14) No. 7 Moorhead vs. No. 1 St. Michael-Albertville, 11 a.m.
15) Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 12:30 p.m.
16) No. 4 Brainerd vs. Game 12 winner, TBD
Wednesday, June 3
17) Game Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 loser, TBD
18) Game 16 winner vs. Game 17 winner, TBD (second championships to follow if necessary)
Class 2A, Section 8 tournament
Thursday
1) Park Rapids Area vs. Crookston, ppd until today
2) Mahnomen-Waubun vs. Roseau, ppd until today
3) Hawley 13, Ottertail Central 1
4) Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 5, Perham 4
5) Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, ppd until today
6) Perham 11, Ottertail Central 1
7) Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, ppd until today
8) Hawley vs.Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, ppd until today
Tuesday
At Park Rapids
9) Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 4:30 p.m.
10) Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 2 p.m.
11) Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 2 p.m.
12) Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 4
At TBD
13) Game 9 loser vs. Game 12 winner, noon
14) Game 11 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Class 1A, Section 6 tournament
Thursday
1) Menahga 10, Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale 7
2) New York Mills 12, Nevis 7
3) Brandon-Evansville 2, Breckenridge 0
4) Ortonville 11, Wheaton-Herman-Norcross 6
5) Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale 10, Nevis 9
6) Breckenridge 5, Wheaton-Herman-Norcross 0
7) New York Mills 8, Menahga 1
8) Brandon-Evansville 12, Ortonville 2 (6)
Tuesday
At Fergus Falls
9) New York Mills vs. Brandon-Evansville, 4:30 p.m.
10) Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale vs. Game 8 loser, 2 p.m.
11) Breckenridge vs. Game 7 loser, 2 p.m.
12) Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 4
At Fergus Falls
13) Game 12 winner vs. Game 9 loser, noon
14) Game 11 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 2:30 p.m.
North Dakota
Playoff pairings
Class A state tournament
At Fargo
Thursday
1) Grand Forks Red River 3, Minot 1
2) Fargo Davies 7, Bismarck Century 4
3) West No. 1 Mandan vs. East No. 4 Fargo Shanley, ppd.
4) East No. 2 West Fargo vs. West No. 3 Jamestown, ppd.
Today
3) West No. 1 Mandan vs. East No. 4 Fargo Shanley, 9 a.m.
4) East No. 2 West Fargo vs. West No. 3 Jamestown, 35 minutes after Game 3
5) West No. 4 Minot vs. West No. 2 Bismarck Century, 35 minutes after Game 4
6) Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 35 min. after Game 5
7) East No. 1 Grand Forks Red River vs. East No. 3 Fargo Davies, 35 minutes after Game 6
8) Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 35 minutes after Game 7
Saturday
Seventh place
Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 11:30 a.m.
Consolation championship
Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 35 min. after seventh-place game
Third place
Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 4:30 p.m.
Championship
Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 35 min. after third-place game
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Class B state tournament
At Mandan
Thursday
1) Velva-Drake 2, Kindred-Richland 0
2) May-Port-CG 10, Harvey-Wells County 7
3) Grafton 5, Beulah 1
4) Carrington 2, Lewis & Clark-Parshall 0
Today
5) No. 2 Kindred-Richland vs. No. 3 Harvey-Wells County, 11:30 a.m.
6) Beulah vs. Lewis & Clark-Parshall, 2 p.m.
7) Velva-Drake vs. May-Port-CG, 4:30 p.m.
8) No. 1 Grafton vs. No. 4 Carrington, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Seventh place
9) Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 11:30 a.m.
Consolation championship
10) Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 2 p.m.
Third place
11) Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 4:30 p.m.
Championship
12) Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 7 p.m.
American Legion
Poll
2015 Class AA coaches’ poll
1, Bismarck 91. 2, Grand Forks 88. 3, Fargo Post 2 80. 4, West Fargo 68. 5, Minot 52. 6, Dickinson 49. 7, Mandan 45. T8, Fargo Post 400. T8, Jamestown 27. 10, Williston 23.
Softball
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High school
Minnesota
Playoff pairings
Class 2A, Section 8 tournament
At Frazee, Minn.
Thursday
Hawley 12, Warroad 6
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 5, Hawley 4
Class 1A, Section 6 tournament
Thursday
At Alexandria
New York Mills 9, Frazee 8
New York Mills 3, Pillager 0
New York Mills 9, Pillager 4
Class 1A, Section 8
Thursday
19) Sacred Heart 2, Norman County East-Ulen-Hitterdal 1
Today
20) N1 Badger-Greenbush-Middle River vs. S2 East Grand Forks Sacred Heart, 2 p.m.
North Dakota
Playoff pairings
Class A state tournament
At Gress Softball Complex, Dickinson, N.D.
Thursday
Quarterfinals (Field 3)
1) West Fargo 7, Bismarck Century 2
2) Minot Ryan 8, Fargo Shanley-Oak Grove 0
3) Dickinson 10, Grand Forks Central 1
4) Jamestown 12, Valley City 6
Today
Consolation semifinals (Field 1)
5) W4 Bismarck Century vs. E3 Fargo Shanley-Oak Grove, noon
6) E4 Grand Forks Central vs. E2 Valley City, 35 min. after Game 5
Semifinals (Field 3)
7) E1 West Fargo vs. W2 Minot Ryan, 4:30 p.m.
8) W1 Dickinson vs. W3 Jamestown, 35 min. after Game 7
Saturday
Seventh place (Field 1)
9) Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 35 min. after Class B seventh place game
Fifth place (Field 1)
10) Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 35 min. after Class B fifth place game
Third place (Field 3)
11) Match 7 loser vs. Match 8 loser, 35 min. after Class B third place game
Championship (Field 3)
12) Match 7 winner vs. Match 8 winner, 35 min. after Class B championship
Class B state tournament
At Gress Softball Complex, Dickinson, N.D.
Thursday
Quarterfinals (Field 1)
1) Kindred-Richland 11, Watford City 0
2) Grafton 10, Westhope-Newburg-Bottineau 2
3) Hankinson-Fairmount-Lidgerwood 1, Stanley 0
4) Central Cass 12, Kenmare-Bowbells-MLS 2
Today
Consolation semifinals (Field 1)
5) W4 Watford City vs. W2 Westhope-Newburg-Bottineau, 4:30 p.m.
6) W1 Stanley vs. W3 Kenmare-Bowbells-MLS, 35 min. after Game 5
Semifinals (Field 3)
7) E1 Kindred-Richland vs. E3 Grafton, noon
8) E4 Hankinson-Fairmount-Lidgerwood vs. E2 Central Cass, 35 min. after Game 7
Saturday
Seventh place (Field 1)
9) Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 10 a.m.
Fifth place (Field 1)
10) Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 35 min. after Class A seventh place game
Third place (Field 3)
11) Match 7 loser vs. Match 8 loser, 10:30 a.m.
Championship (Field 3)
12) Match 7 winner vs. Match 8 winner, 3:30 p.m.
soccer
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High school girls
North Dakota
Playoff pairings
North Dakota state tournament
At Jamestown High School
Thursday
Quarterfinals
1) Bismarck St. Mary’s 0, Fargo Davies 0 (St. Mary’s wins shootout 3-1)
2) Fargo North 3, Minot 0
3) West Fargo 2, Bismarck Century 0
4) Bismarck 0, Fargo Shanley-Oak Grove 0 (Bismarck wins shootout 4-3)
Today
Consolation semifinals
5) E1 Fargo Davies vs. W2 Minot, noon
6) W1 Bismarck Century vs. E2 Fargo Shanley-Oak Grove, 2:15 p.m.
Semifinals
7) W4 Bismarck St. Mary’s vs. 3E Fargo North, 4:30 p.m.
8) E4 West Fargo vs. W3 Bismarck, 6:45 p.m.
Saturday
Fifth place
9) Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner, 11 a.m.
Third place
10) Match 7 loser vs. Match 8 loser, 1:15 p.m.
Championship
11) Match 7 winner vs. Match 8 winner, 3:30 p.m.
Golf
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Professional
Results Thursday
PGA
AT&T Byron Nelson
Irving, TX
Purse: $7,100,000
t - TPC Four Seasons Resort - Las Colinas (par 70, 7166 yards)
First Round
Steven Bowditch 30-32-62 (-8)
Jimmy Walker 30-34-64 (-6)
James Hahn 34-31-65 (-5)
Ryan Palmer 31-34-65 (-5)
Keegan Bradley 33-33-66 (-4)
Tom Gillis 32-34-66 (-4)
John Merrick 32-34-66 (-4)
Jonas Blixt 31-36-67 (-3)
Jonathan Byrd 32-35-67 (-3)
Jon Curran 33-34-67 (-3)
Ken Duke 35-32-67 (-3)
Derek Ernst 33-34-67 (-3)
Tony Finau 36-31-67 (-3)
Martin Flores 32-35-67 (-3)
Dustin Johnson 33-34-67 (-3)
Danny Lee 33-34-67 (-3)
Cameron Percy 31-36-67 (-3)
John Senden 36-31-67 (-3)
Nick Watney 35-32-67 (-3)
Steve Wheatcroft 33-34-67 (-3)
Joe Affrunti 34-34-68 (-2)
Mark Anderson 35-33-68 (-2)
Erik Compton 34-34-68 (-2)
Charles Howell III 34-34-68 (-2)
Jerry Kelly 34-34-68 (-2)
Colt Knost 32-36-68 (-2)
Hunter Mahan 34-34-68 (-2)
Sung-Joon Park 33-35-68 (-2)
Byron Smith 36-32-68 (-2)
Michael Thompson 36-32-68 (-2)
Boo Weekley 34-34-68 (-2)
Will Wilcox 35-33-68 (-2)
Steven Alker 35-34-69 (-1)
Benjamin Alvarado 33-36-69 (-1)
Zac Blair 34-35-69 (-1)
Roberto Castro 35-34-69 (-1)
Greg Chalmers 32-37-69 (-1)
Austin Connelly 33-36-69 (-1)
Graham DeLaet 35-34-69 (-1)
Harris English 33-36-69 (-1)
Luke Guthrie 35-34-69 (-1)
Adam Hadwin 34-35-69 (-1)
J.J. Henry 34-35-69 (-1)
Jim Herman 32-37-69 (-1)
Charley Hoffman 35-34-69 (-1)
John Huh 33-36-69 (-1)
Zach Johnson 36-33-69 (-1)
Brooks Koepka 34-35-69 (-1)
Andrew Loupe 33-36-69 (-1)
Bryce Molder 36-33-69 (-1)
Jeff Overton 34-35-69 (-1)
Rod Pampling 33-36-69 (-1)
Kenny Perry 35-34-69 (-1)
Carl Pettersson 34-35-69 (-1)
Scott Pinckney 32-37-69 (-1)
Jonathan Randolph 34-35-69 (-1)
Andres Romero 35-34-69 (-1)
Rory Sabbatini 34-35-69 (-1)
Sam Saunders 34-35-69 (-1)
Jordan Spieth 34-35-69 (-1)
Scott Brown 35-35-70 (E)
Chad Campbell 32-38-70 (E)
Chad Collins 36-34-70 (E)
Ben Crane 37-33-70 (E)
Brendon de Jonge 34-36-70 (E)
Fernandez-Castano 35-35-70 (E)
Robert Garrigus 35-35-70 (E)
Fabian Gomez 37-33-70 (E)
Andres Gonzales 35-35-70 (E)
Brian Harman 35-35-70 (E)
Russell Henley 37-33-70 (E)
Morgan Hoffmann 35-35-70 (E)
Tom Hoge 35-35-70 (E)
Creighton Honeck 36-34-70 (E)
Martin Laird 37-33-70 (E)
Marc Leishman 36-34-70 (E)
John Mallinger 36-34-70 (E)
Andrew Putnam 35-35-70 (E)
Kyle Reifers 36-34-70 (E)
Vijay Singh 37-33-70 (E)
Heath Slocum 34-36-70 (E)
Cameron Smith 33-37-70 (E)
Brian Stuard 36-34-70 (E)
Justin Thomas 36-34-70 (E)
Nicholas Thompson 33-37-70 (E)
Jhonattan Vegas 34-36-70 (E)
Aaron Baddeley 35-36-71 (+1)
Ricky Barnes 37-34-71 (+1)
Jason Dufner 35-36-71 (+1)
Derek Fathauer 39-32-71 (+1)
Harrison Frazar 33-38-71 (+1)
Mark Hubbard 36-35-71 (+1)
Trevor Immelman 34-37-71 (+1)
Brandt Jobe 33-38-71 (+1)
Matt Kuchar 35-36-71 (+1)
Spencer Levin 36-35-71 (+1)
Carlos Ortiz 35-36-71 (+1)
Greg Owen 36-35-71 (+1)
D.A. Points 33-38-71 (+1)
Charl Schwartzel 35-36-71 (+1)
Brandt Snedeker 33-38-71 (+1)
Richard Sterne 35-36-71 (+1)
Zack Sucher 34-37-71 (+1)
Vaughn Taylor 33-38-71 (+1)
Bo Van Pelt 37-34-71 (+1)
Scott Verplank 34-37-71 (+1)
Mike Weir 33-38-71 (+1)
Eric Axley 35-37-72 (+2)
Charlie Beljan 36-36-72 (+2)
Daniel Berger 40-32-72 (+2)
Ben Curtis 38-34-72 (+2)
Cody Gribble 38-34-72 (+2)
Matt Jones 38-34-72 (+2)
Meen-whee Kim 38-34-72 (+2)
David Lingmerth 36-36-72 (+2)
Scott Piercy 37-35-72 (+2)
Michael Putnam 38-34-72 (+2)
Patrick Rodgers 35-37-72 (+2)
Brendan Steele 35-37-72 (+2)
Brendon Todd 36-36-72 (+2)
Tim Wilkinson 36-36-72 (+2)
Gary Woodland 35-37-72 (+2)
Blake Adams 38-35-73 (+3)
Jason Gore 37-36-73 (+3)
Billy Hurley III 37-36-73 (+3)
Kelly Kraft 36-37-73 (+3)
Scott Langley 35-38-73 (+3)
Geoff Ogilvy 36-37-73 (+3)
Tim Petrovic 35-38-73 (+3)
Alex Prugh 36-37-73 (+3)
Chez Reavie 36-37-73 (+3)
Jim Renner 33-40-73 (+3)
Carlos Sainz Jr. 36-37-73 (+3)
Chris Smith 38-35-73 (+3)
Hudson Swafford 36-37-73 (+3)
Sang-Moon Bae 38-36-74 (+4)
Christopher Brown 37-37-74 (+4)
Angel Cabrera 37-37-74 (+4)
Austin Cook 35-39-74 (+4)
Brian Davis 36-38-74 (+4)
Brandon Hagy 38-36-74 (+4)
Bill Lunde 36-38-74 (+4)
Roger Sloan 39-35-74 (+4)
Andrew Svoboda 38-36-74 (+4)
Troy Matteson 37-38-75 (+5)
Charlie Wi 38-37-75 (+5)
Robert Allenby 39-37-76 (+6)
Josh Teater 38-38-76 (+6)
Johnson Wagner 37-39-76 (+6)
Oscar Fraustro 36-41-77 (+7)
Retief Goosen 40-37-77 (+7)
Dong Hwan Lee 37-40-77 (+7)
John Rollins 40-37-77 (+7)
T. Van Aswegen 42-35-77 (+7)
Max Homa 40-39-79 (+9)
Kevin Golding 42-38-80 (+10)
High school boys
Minnesota
Results Thursday
Class 1A, Section 6 North subsection meet
Team scores: Mahnomen-Waubun 325, Moorhead Park Christian 349, Lake Park-Audubon 518, Ada-Borup-Norman County 686, Rothsay 852.
Top 10: 1, B. Kahlbaugh, MW, 73. 2 (tie), N. Kahlbaugh, MW; Stromme, PC, 81. 4, Clark-Burnette, MW, 85. 5, Clark, MW, 86. 6 (tie), Wiedmann, LPA; Anderson, LPA, 88. 8 (tie), Moberg, PC; Iverson, PC, 89. 10 (tie), Payne, PC; Solsang, ABNC, 90.
Other Park Christian finishers: 13, Kerr 94. 16, Anderson 98.
Class 1A, Section 6 South subsection meet
Team scores: Ottertail Central 369, Pillager 389, Pine River-Backus 410, Nevis 843, Underwood 862.
Top 10: 1, Young, OTC, 78. 2, Jackson, P, 82. 3, Brasel, PRB, 92. 4 (tie), Netteberg, N; Ness, OTC, 93. 6, Engholm, P, 94. 7, Kuehl, P, 97. 8 (tie), Chase, OTC; Young, OTC, 99. 10, Thalman, OTC, 102.
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High school girls
Minnesota
Results Thursday
Class 1A, Section 6 subsubsection meet
Team scores: Ottertail Central 405, Moorhead Park Christian 422, Ada-Borup-Norman County 497, Nevis 596, Rothsay 641, Mahnomen-Waubun 737, Pillager 875, Lake Park-Audubon 879.
Top 10: 1 (tie), Weber, OTC; Doeden, PC, 94. 3 (tie), Harris, N; Lhotak, OTC, 102. 5, Klintworth, OTC, 105. 6, Weber, OTC, 105. 7, Beach, PC, 106. 8, Heinen, PC, 108. 9, Wormley, N, 111. 10, Nyhus, OTC, 113.
Other Park Christian finishers: 12, Herlihy 114. 13, Jacobson 115. 19, Strom 125.
Area
Results Thursday
Red River Valley Senior Men’s Tour
At Hillsboro, N.D.
Flight 1: 1 (tie), Bruce Hilde, Moorhead; Art Olerud, Moorhead, 68. 3, Rick Gartner, Fargo, 69.
Flight 2: 1 (tie), Bob Fischer, Fargo; Victor Martin, Moorhead, 67. 3 (tie), Wayne Larson, Fargo; Gerold Grieger, Fargo, 69.
Flight 3: 1, Dick Anderson, West Fargo, 62. 2, Edward Zvirovski, Fargo, 69. 3, Rich Ferguson, Fargo, 71.
Flight 4: 1, Conrad Bueng, Moorhead, 64. 2, Larry Lein, Fargo, 66. 3, Elrod Scheid, Fargo, 67.
Flight 5: 1 (tie), Dick Larson, Fargo; Henry Pietrzak, Moorhead, 69. 3, Ed Gunderson, Fargo, 74.
Hole-in-one
Thursday
Taylor Cavanagh aced the 148-yard, No. 12 hole at Oxbow Country Club with a 7-iron.
Julie Motschenbacher or Moorhead aced the 72 yard, No. 16 hole at Moorhead Country Club with a pitching wedge.
Tuesday
Rick Johnson aced the 158-yard, No. 14 hole at Village Green Golf Course with a 7-iron.
