BASKETBALL
Professional
Playoff schedule
NBA
(Best-of-7)
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(x-if necessary)
CONFERENCE FINALS
May 16
Boston 92, Orlando 88
May 17
L.A. Lakers 128, Phoenix 107
May 18
Boston 95, Orlando 92
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May 19
L.A. Lakers 124, Phoenix 112
Saturday, May 22
Boston 94, Orlando 71
Sunday, May 23
Phoenix 118, L.A. Lakers 109
Monday
Orlando 96, Boston 92 (OT)
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Tuesday
Phoenix 115, L.A. Lakers 106, series tied 2-2
Wednesday
Orlando 113, Boston 92, Boston leads series 3-2
Thursday
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers
Today
x-Orlando at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
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Saturday
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 30
x-Boston at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, May 31
x-Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m.
Schedule
Women's National Basketball Association
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Tuesday
Phoenix 110, Tulsa 96
Seattle 82, Washington 76
Wednesday
No games scheduled
Thursday
Connecticut 105, Minnesota 79
Chicago 84, Seattle 75
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Today
New York at San Antonio, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Washington at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
HOCKEY
Professional
Playoff schedule
NHL
Stanley Cup Finals
Saturday
Philadelphia at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Monday, May 31
Philadelphia at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, June 2
Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Friday, June 4
Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Sunday, June 6
x-Philadelphia at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, June 9
x-Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Friday, June 11
x-Philadelphia at Chicago, 7 p.m.
BASEBALL
Professional
Standings and schedule
Northern League
W L Pct. GB
Kansas City 5 1 .833 --
Rockford 5 2 .714 ½
Winnipeg 5 2 .714 ½
Fargo-Moorhead 4 2 .667 1
Joliet 2 4 .333 3
Gary 2 5 .286 3½
Lake County 2 5 .286 3½
Schaumburg 1 5 .167 4
Wednesday
Kansas City 6, Schaumburg 5
Winnipeg 6, Joliet 1
Lake County 4, Fargo-Moorhead 3, 10 innings
Rockford 5, Gary 4
Thursday
Lake County at Fargo-Moorhead
Joliet at Winnipeg
Kansas City at Schaumburg
Gary at Rockford
Friday
Gary at Schaumburg, 6:45 p.m.
Winnipeg at Rockford, 7:05 p.m.
Fargo-Moorhead at Kansas City, 7:05 p.m.
Lake County at Joliet, 7:15 p.m.
High school
Minnesota
Results Thursday
Norman County 14, Norman County East-Ulen-Hitterdal 4
Norman County 16, Fertile-Beltrami 0
North Dakota
Pairings
East Region tournament
At West Fargo
Thursday
Quarterfinals
1) No. 1 Fargo South 7, No. 8 Wahpeton 0
2) No. 5 Fargo North 5, No. 4 Grand Forks Central 3
3) No. 2 West Fargo vs. No. 7 Devils Lake, 6:30 p.m.
4) No. 3 Grand Forks Red River vs. No. 6 Fargo Shanley, 4 p.m.
Friday
Consolation semifinals
5) Wahpeton vs. Grand Forks Central, 11 a.m.
6) Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 1:30 p.m.
Semifinals
7) Fargo South vs. Fargo North, 4 p.m.
8) Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday
9) Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 1:30 p.m.
10) Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 11 a.m.
Championship
11) Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL
High school
Minnesota
Playoff pairings
Class 2A, Section 8 tournament
North sub-section
Tuesday
1) Roseau 6, Detroit Lakes 0
2) Warroad 6, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 3
3) Park Rapids 13, Crookston 3, 6 innings
4) Thief River Falls 6, East Grand Forks 5
Thursday
At Thief River Falls
5) Roseau vs. Warroad
6) Park Rapids 3, Thief River Falls 2
7) Warroad 2, Park Rapids 1
South sub-section
Tuesday
8) Ottertail Central 12, Pelican Rapids 1
9) Fergus Falls 9, Staples-Motley 0
10) Pequot Lakes 4, Wadena-Deer Creek 2
11) Perham 5, Breckenridge 4
Thursday
At Frazee
12) Ottertail Central 5, Fergus Falls 4
13) Pequot Lakes vs. Perham
14) Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner
Tuesday, June 1
Section semifinals
At Thief River Falls
15) Game 7 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 4 p.m.
16) Game 7 loser vs. Game 14 loser, 4 p.m.
17) Game 16 winner vs. Game 15 loser, 6 p.m.
Thursday, June 3
Championship
At TBD
18) Game 15 winner vs. Game 17 winner, 4 p.m.
19) Game 15 winner vs. Game 17 winner, 6 p.m. (if necessary)
Class 1A, Section 6 tournament
Tuesday
Play-in
1) Nevis 8, Laporte 1
2) Lake Park-Audubon 7, Cass Lake-Bena 1
3) Verndale 8, Brandon-Evansville 1
4) West Central Area 6, Fergus Falls Hillcrest 1
First round
5) Hawley 15, Nevis 0 (5)
6) Sebeka 10, Pine River-Backus 3
7) Lake Park-Audubon 9, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 7
8) Menahga 4, Frazee 0
9) Bertha-Hewitt 4, Verndale 3
10) New York Mills 9, Pillager 7
11) Ashby 10, West Central Area 0 (6)
12) Parkers Prairie 8, Eagle Valley 5
Thursday
Quarterfinals
At Menahga
13) Hawley vs. Sebeka, 2 p.m.
14) Lake Park-Audubon vs. Menahga, 4 p.m.
At Brandon
15) Bertha-Hewitt vs. New York Mills, 2 p.m.
16) Ashby vs. Parkers Prairie, 4 p.m.
Semifinals
At Menahga
17) Hawley 4, Menahga 2
At Brandon
18) Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 winner, 6 p.m.
Championship
19) Game 17 winner vs. Game 18 winner, time and site TBA
Awards
All-Eastern Dakota Conference
West Fargo: Madison Anderson, Allison Klug, Carissa Becher, Kacie Johnson, Danielle Nelson.
Fargo North: Alyssa Boetel, Jordan Brenneman, McKenzie Lagodinski, Tana Teschendorf.
Grand Forks Red River: Chelsea Carlson, Catherine Dorshen, Rachel Koopman.
Fargo Shanley-OG-PC: Hillary Rotunda, Dayton Schwan.
Fargo South: Hannah Stevens.
Devils Lake: Autumn Wang.
Grand Forks Central: Michaela Johnson.
Coach of the Year
Pat Johnson, West Fargo
All-Region 1
West Fargo: Madison Anderson, Allison Klug, Carissa Becher, Kacie Johnson, Danielle Nelson.
Fargo North: Alyssa Boetel, Jordan Brenneman, McKenzie Lagodinski, Tana Teschendorf.
Fargo Shanley-OG-PC: Hillary Rotunda, Dayton Schwan, Victoria Thelen.
Fargo South: Hannah Stevens, Kendra Pahl.
Enderlin: MacKenzie Hamre.
Valley City: Paige Brandvold.
Central Cass: Karnie Roesler.
GOLF
Professional
Results Thursday
PGA Tour
Crowne Plaza Invitational
At Fort Worth, Texas
First Round
Jeff Overton 34-29-63 -7
Jason Bohn 30-33-63 -7
Blake Adams 33-30-63 -7
Brian Davis 32-32-64 -6
Bill Haas 32-33-65 -5
Nathan Green 33-32-65 -5
Bryce Molder 32-33-65 -5
John Mallinger 32-33-65 -5
Carl Pettersson 32-33-65 -5
Zach Johnson 32-33-65 -5
Spencer Levin 34-31-65 -5
Kris Blanks 33-32-65 -5
Aron Price 32-33-65 -5
Ricky Barnes 33-33-66 -4
John Daly 33-33-66 -4
John Merrick 33-33-66 -4
Paul Casey 33-33-66 -4
Jason Day 34-32-66 -4
Woody Austin 35-32-67 -3
Justin Rose 31-36-67 -3
Tim Clark 34-33-67 -3
K.J. Choi 34-33-67 -3
Derek Lamely 34-33-67 -3
Vijay Singh 34-33-67 -3
Justin Leonard 34-33-67 -3
Scott Verplank 35-32-67 -3
Boo Weekley 32-35-67 -3
Tim Herron 33-34-67 -3
J.J. Henry 31-36-67 -3
Corey Pavin 31-36-67 -3
Henrik Stenson 33-34-67 -3
Bo Van Pelt 33-34-67 -3
Rory Sabbatini 32-35-67 -3
Michael Bradley 33-34-67 -3
Cameron Beckman 33-34-67 -3
Jerry Kelly 33-34-67 -3
Kevin Na 33-34-67 -3
J.P. Hayes 34-33-67 -3
George McNeill 34-34-68 -2
David Duval 35-33-68 -2
Steve Marino 33-35-68 -2
Fredrik Jacobson 33-35-68 -2
Kenny Perry 34-34-68 -2
Steve Stricker 34-34-68 -2
Stephen Ames 33-35-68 -2
Mike Weir 32-36-68 -2
Charlie Wi 34-34-68 -2
James Nitties 34-34-68 -2
Angel Cabrera 32-36-68 -2
Nick Watney 36-32-68 -2
Ben Crane 32-36-68 -2
Brian Gay 34-34-68 -2
David Toms 34-34-68 -2
Jonathan Byrd 34-34-68 -2
Tim Petrovic 34-34-68 -2
Graham DeLaet 34-34-68 -2
Michael Connell 34-34-68 -2
Kyle Stanley 34-34-68 -2
Billy Mayfair 36-33-69 -1
Ian Poulter 35-34-69 -1
Matt Kuchar 33-36-69 -1
D.J. Trahan 34-35-69 -1
Heath Slocum 35-34-69 -1
Ryuji Imada 35-34-69 -1
Martin Laird 36-33-69 -1
Kevin Stadler 36-33-69 -1
Brendon de Jonge 36-33-69 -1
Jerod Turner 35-34-69 -1
Paul Goydos 33-36-69 -1
Stewart Cink 33-36-69 -1
John Senden 36-33-69 -1
Pat Perez 34-35-69 -1
Michael Sim 34-35-69 -1
Matt Jones 34-35-69 -1
Tom Gillis 34-35-69 -1
Rod Pampling 37-33-70 E
Briny Baird 35-35-70 E
Shaun Micheel 35-35-70 E
Sean O'Hair 35-35-70 E
Geoff Ogilvy 35-35-70 E
Mark Wilson 35-35-70 E
Chad Campbell 35-35-70 E
Rickie Fowler 33-37-70 E
Lee Janzen 33-37-70 E
Greg Chalmers 35-35-70 E
Ben Curtis 35-35-70 E
Webb Simpson 37-33-70 E
Chad Collins 33-37-70 E
Tom Pernice, Jr. 36-35-71 +1
Scott Piercy 35-36-71 +1
Steve Elkington 36-35-71 +1
Davis Love III 35-36-71 +1
Brett Quigley 37-34-71 +1
Brandt Snedeker 39-32-71 +1
Chris Stroud 36-35-71 +1
Mark Brooks 35-36-71 +1
Alex Prugh 36-35-71 +1
Kevin Sutherland 35-36-71 +1
Phil Mickelson 34-37-71 +1
Trevor Immelman 34-37-71 +1
Chris Couch 36-35-71 +1
Byeong-Hun An 36-35-71 +1
Jeff Maggert 37-35-72 +2
D.A. Points 35-37-72 +2
Lucas Glover 34-38-72 +2
Ryan Moore 37-35-72 +2
Yuta Ikeda 34-38-72 +2
Martin Flores 34-38-72 +2
Jim Furyk 36-36-72 +2
Ryan Palmer 37-35-72 +2
Stuart Appleby 34-38-72 +2
Kevin Streelman 35-37-72 +2
Jeev Milkha Singh 35-38-73 +3
Hunter Mahan 36-37-73 +3
Matt Weibring 36-37-73 +3
Y.E. Yang 34-39-73 +3
Steve Flesch 34-39-73 +3
Andres Romero 36-39-75 +5
John Rollins 39-36-75 +5
Josh Teater 35-40-75 +5
Area
Results Thursday
Red River Valley Senior Men's Tour
At Mayville, N.D.
Flight 1: 1, Jerry Bartholomay, Fargo, 65. 2, Roger Prokop, Fargo, 70. 3, Gerold Grieger, Fargo, 71.
Flight 2: 1, Dick Anderson, West Fargo, 62. 2 (tie) Wes Dunford, Fargo; Lynn Melby, Fargo; 66.
Flight 3: 1, Rick Forsgren, Mayville, N.D., 61. 2, James Gress, Fargo, 64. 3, Bud Strand, Portland, N.D., 66.
Flight 4: 1, Ken Schur, Detroit Lakes, Minn., 65. 2, Carl Grieger, Rochert, Minn., 67. 3 (tie) Vern Hammer, West Fargo; Maurice Lykke, Fargo; 69.
Flight 5: 1, John Mark Aaby, Mayville, N.D., 64. 2, Al Traaseth, Dilworth, 68. 3, Earl Johnson, Moorhead, 72.
Hole in one
Wednesday
Brandon Medenwald aced the 187-yard, No. 8 hole at The Meadows with a 6-iron.
AUTO RACING
Professional
Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup
Coca-Cola 600
After Thursday qualifying; race Sunday
At Concord, N.C.
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 187.546 mph.
2. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 187.292.
3. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 187.188.
4. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 187.169.
5. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 186.974.
6. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 186.825.
7. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 186.767.
8. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 186.728.
9. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 186.528.
10. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 186.053.
11. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 186.021.
12. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 185.803.
13. (83) Casey Mears, Toyota, 185.535.
14. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 185.459.
15. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 185.452.
16. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 185.052.
17. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 184.932.
18. (43) AJ Allmendinger, Ford, 184.906.
19. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 184.856.
20. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 184.634.
21. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 184.609.
22. (36) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 184.464.
23. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 184.407.
24. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 184.344.
25. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, 184.344.
26. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 184.326.
27. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 184.181.
28. (37) David Gilliland, Ford, 184.093.
29. (64) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 184.049.
30. (55) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 184.037.
31. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 183.949.
32. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 183.855.
33. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 183.586.
34. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 183.542.
35. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 183.306.
36. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 183.281.
37. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 182.599.
38. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 182.562.
39. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, Owner Points.
40. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, Owner Points.
41. (38) Travis Kvapil, Ford, Owner Points.
42. (34) Kevin Conway, Ford, Owner Points.
43. (46) J.J. Yeley, Dodge, 183.243.
Failed to Qualify
44. (32) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 183.125.
45. (13) Max Papis, Toyota, 182.902.
46. (26) David Stremme, Ford, 182.673.
47. (09) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 182.469.
TENNIS
Professional
Results Thursday
French Open
Singles
Men
French Open
At Paris
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Men
Second Round
Marcos Baghdatis (25), Cyprus, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-2.
Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, def. Grega Zemlja, Slovenia, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1.
Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Gael Monfils (13), France, 2-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 9-7.
John Isner (17), United States, def. Marco Chiudinelli, Switzerland, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (7), 6-4.
Andy Roddick (6), United States, def. Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.
Andy Murray (4), Britain, def. Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2.
Pablo Andujar, Spain, vs. Thomaz Bellucci (24), Brazil, 6-1, 3-6, susp., darkness.
Ivan Ljubicic (14), Croatia, vs. Mardy Fish, United States, 6-2, 6-7 (8), susp., darkness.
Women
Second Round
Li Na (11), China, def. Stephanie Cohen-Aloro, France, 6-2, 6-2.
Alisa Kleybanova (28), Russia, def. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 6-3, 6-0.
Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, def. Agnieszka Radwanska (8), Poland, 7-5, 6-3.
Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, def. Vera Zvonareva (21), Russia, 6-4, 6-4.
Jelena Jankovic (4), Serbia, def. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.
Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, def. Kateryna Bondarenko (32), Ukraine, 6-4, 6-1.
Jarmila Groth, Australia, def. Kimiko Date Krumm, Japan, 6-0, 6-3.
Elena Dementieva (5), Russia, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, 6-2, 7-6 (3).
Alona Bondarenko (27), Ukraine, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-3.
Olivia Sanchez, France, leads Marion Bartoli (13), France, 5-4, susp., darkness.
Maria Sharapova (12), Russia, leads Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 6-3, 2-2, susp., darkness.
Shahar Peer (18), Israel, def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, 3-6, 6-0, 6-1.
Justine Henin (22), Belgium, leads Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 3-2, susp., darkness.
Francesca Schiavone (17), Italy, def. Sophie Ferguson, Australia, 6-2, 6-2.
TRACK AND FIELD
High school boys
Minnesota
Results Thursday
Subsection 2 meet
At Perham, Minn.
Team scores: Perham 159, Ottertail Central 102, Breckenridge-CT 83, Pelican Rapids 70.5, Barnesville 45, Frazee 35, Hillcrest Lutheran 31.5, New York Mills 21, Parkers Prairie 7, Rothsay 4.
Class 1A, section 8 meet
At Park Rapids, Minn.
Team scores: Bagley-Fosston 145, Park Rapids 134, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 125, Mahnomen-Waubun 83, Blackduck-Kelliher-Northome 81.5, Nevis 60, Clearbrook-Gonvik 58.5.
High school girls
Minnesota
Results Thursday
Subsection 2 meet
At Perham, Minn.
Team scores: Perham 117, Ottertail Central 89, Barnesville 77, Breckenridge-CT 74, Pelican Rapids 71, Frazee 55, Rothsay 55, Parkers Prairie 24, New York Mills 17, Hillcrest Lutheran 6.
Class 1A, section 8 meet
At Park Rapids, Minn.
Team scores: Park Rapids 242.5, Bagley-Fosston 145, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 72, Nevis 62, Blackduck-Kelliher-Northome 60.5, Mahnomen-Waubun 51, Clearbrook-Gonvik 58.5.
