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Event to put focus on cancer
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Cops, Red Lobster team up for Special Olympics
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Brewery celebrates brewers
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'The Dark Knight' opens to both rave reviews and packed theaters
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Murder suspect's arrest was 'good work'
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Children can touch the big trucks at event
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ATC students to get $900 from lottery
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Alliance educates public on illnesses
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Trial to test horses, riders
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State is buckling up more
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Orozco found guilty, sentenced to 15 years for sexual misconduct
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Four new clay courts for Weeks Tennis Center
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AAJGA releases
summer schedule
The 2008 Augusta Area Junior Golf Association (AAJGA) has released its summer tour schedule, which will begin May 27.
The schedule has designated two series. The first series consists of play at Jones Creek Golf Club (GC) on May 27, Forest Hills GC on June 2, Belle Meade Country Club on June 16, Applewood GC on June 26, North Augusta Country Club on June 30 and Persimmon Hill on July 8.
The second series consists of play at Bartram Trail GC on June 9, Augusta Golf Course on June 12, Houndslake Country Club on June 19, West Lake Country Club on June 23, Midland Valley GC on July 1 and Pine Ridge Country Club on July 10.
The top point earners from each age group will qualify to play in the Rob Perry Championship July 18 at Cedar Creek GC and at Augusta Country Club July 21.
The membership fee of $130 covers all fees for the tournaments, prizes and the awards banquet, which will be held on July 22 at Warren Baptist Church. Food, beverages and range balls will not be provided by the AAJGA. The deadline for all memberships is June 1, or until the 150-player limit per series is reached.
For more information, contact Michael Carlisle at (803) 641-3528.
CSRA Heat Volleyball Club
announces summer clinics
The CSRA Heat Volleyball Club will be hosting clinics on Sunday afternoons at Augusta Prep for girls fifth grade through high school. The clinics will run on Sundays from June 8 until Aug. 3. The cost is $85 (or $80 for those registered before June 1).
To download registration forms, go to: http://www.csraheat.com/. For more information, contact Lance Abbott at (706) 860-8539 or email: director@csraheat.com
Mike Brandt to conduct
basketball camps
Mike Brandt, coach of the USC Aiken women's PBC co-championship women's basketball team, will be conducting basketball camps this summer. The day camps for boys and girls will be held June 23-26 and June 30-July 2. The varsity and junior varsity high school team camp will be held June 19-21. The Elite Girls Camp will be June 30-July 2. For more information, call Brandt at (803) 641-3491 or go to www.pacersports.com.
Tommy Dunbar to hold
baseball camp
Former Major League Baseball player and Graniteville native Tommy Dunbar will hold a baseball camp for youth ages 6-15 at Gregg Park in Graniteville June 9-12. Camps will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. each day. The price is $50, and while youth will need to bring their own gloves, drinks will be provided. For more information, call Dunbar at 642-8436.
South Aiken's girls' golf team to hold open spring practice
Girls entering grades 7-12 zoned for South Aiken High School that are interested in joining the golf team are encouraged to come to open spring practice. Open practices are scheduled for May 13, 15, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29 and June 3, 4, 5. Practice will be held at Woodside Plantation Golf Course from 4-6 p.m. Players should come in the East Gate entrance, meeting at the driving range. Tryouts for the team will begin August 12. For more information, contact Dr. Bonnie Buckett at 642-0053.
Diamond Hill Plywood 200
Friday
At Darlington Raceway
Darlington, S.C.
Lap length: 1.366 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (3) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 149 laps, 147.4 rating, 195 points, $47,420.
2. (2) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 149, 109.2, 175, $31,750.
3. (21) David Reutimann, Toyota, 149, 98.4, 165, $23,950.
4. (15) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 149, 106.8, 160, $23,225.
5. (25) Steve Wallace, Chevrolet, 149, 91.1, 155, $24,518.
6. (4) David Stremme, Chevrolet, 149, 114.7, 150, $23,468.
7. (29) Jason Keller, Chevrolet, 149, 77.2, 146, $24,703.
8. (16) Chase Miller, Dodge, 149, 84.4, 142, $23,713.
9. (19) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 149, 98.2, 138, $22,443.
10. (20) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 149, 76.5, 139, $26,018.
11. (12) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 149, 86.1, 130, $16,075.
12. (22) Brad Coleman, Ford, 148, 74.1, 127, $21,968.
13. (17) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 148, 75.0, 124, $16,250.
14. (7) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 148, 101.3, 121, $21,868.
15. (13) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 147, 65.3, 118, $22,168.
16. (28) Morgan Shepherd, Dodge, 147, 63.8, 115, $21,693.
17. (27) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 147, 57.6, 112, $22,343.
18. (11) Bryan Clauson, Dodge, 146, 70.8, 109, $21,593.
19. (23) Stanton Barrett, Chevrolet, 146, 59.1, 106, $15,075.
20. (33) D.J. Kennington, Dodge, 146, 53.2, 103, $22,468.
21. (6) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 145, 81.7, 105, $14,950.
22. (39) Brad Teague, Chevrolet, 145, 45.2, 97, $21,368.
23. (14) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, accident, 144, 89.2, 94, $15,250.
24. (10) Kelly Bires, Ford, accident, 144, 81.3, 96, $23,668.
25. (24) Mike Wallace, Toyota, accident, 144, 74.4, 88, $21,393.
26. (36) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 142, 45.5, 85, $21,168.
27. (9) David Ragan, Ford, accident, 137, 88.9, 87, $14,650.
28. (8) Matt Kenseth, Ford, accident, 126, 107.2, 84, $14,600.
29. (37) Kertus Davis, Chevrolet, accident, 124, 48.4, 76, $21,033.
30. (18) Bobby Hamilton Jr., Ford, engine, 102, 66.9, 73, $21,243.
31. (5) Kyle Busch, Toyota, accident, 101, 104.3, 75, $14,470.
32. (30) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, accident, 84, 42.4, 67, $20,893.
33. (42) Eric McClure, Chevrolet, brakes, 63, 34.2, 64, $20,873.
34. (26) Burney Lamar, Ford, brakes, 62, 53.7, 61, $20,853.
35. (38) Danny Efland, Chevrolet, brakes, 36, 37.8, 58, $14,340.
36. (34) Kenny Hendrick, Chevrolet, handling, 30, 40.2, 55, $14,320.
37. (43) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, overheating, 25, 37.6, 52, $14,300.
38. (32) Johnny Chapman, Chevrolet, vibration, 16, 35.6, 49, $20,718.
39. (41) Andy Ponstein, Chevrolet, transmission, 13, 40.0, 46, $14,205.
40. (35) Carl Long, Dodge, handling, 9, 35.4, 43, $14,185.
41. (31) Terry Cook, Ford, vibration, 7, 33.8, 40, $20,633.
42. (40) Ruben Pardo, Dodge, handling, 4, 32.4, 37, $20,608.
43. (1) Carl Edwards, Ford, accident, 3, 35.0, 34, $18,105.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 107.139 mph.
Time of Race: 1 hour, 53 minutes, 59 seconds.
Margin of Victory: .814 seconds.
Caution Flags: 8 for 36 laps.
Lead Changes: 11 among 8 drivers.
Lap Leaders: C.Bowyer 1-13; T.Stewart 14-52; K.Busch 53-58; M.Kenseth 59; D.Ragan 60; J.Burton 61; K.Bires 62-63; M.Ambrose 64; T.Stewart 65-86; M.Kenseth 87-120; T.Stewart 121-149.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Tony Stewart 3 times for 90 laps; Matt Kenseth 2 times for 35 laps; Clint Bowyer 1 time for 13 laps; Kyle Busch 1 time for 6 laps; Kelly Bires 1 time for 2 laps; Marcos Ambrose 1 time for 1 lap; Jeff Burton 1 time for 1 lap; David Ragan 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 10 in Points: 1, C.Bowyer, 1,740; 2, K.Busch, 1,628; 3, C.Edwards, 1,590; 4, D.Reutimann, 1,572; 5, M.Bliss, 1,545; 6, D.Ragan, 1,521; 7, Bra.Keselowski, 1,500; 8, J.Leffler, 1,480; 9, M.Wallace, 1,385; 10, D.Stremme, 1,327.
NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.
The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.
Indianapolis 500
Partial Lineup
Saturday Qualifying Positions 1-11
Positions 12-22 Sunday; Positions 23-33 May 17
At Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis
(Car numbers in parentheses;
r-rookie; all engines Honda)
Row 1
1. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara, 226.366 mph
2. (10) Dan Wheldon, Dallara, 226.110
3. (6) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara, 226.080
Row 2
4. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara, 225.733
5. (7) Danica Patrick, Dallara, 225.197
6. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara, 224.794
Row 3
7. (26) Marco Andretti, Dallara, 224.417
8. (4T) Vitor Meira, Dallara, 224.346
9. (27) r-Hideki Mutoh, Dallara, 223.887
Row 4
10. (20) Ed Carpenter, Dallara, 223.835
11. (12) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara, 223.496
Players Championship
Saturday
At TPC Sawgrass, Players Stadium Course
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Purse: $9.5 million
Yardage: 7,215; Par 72
Third Round
Paul Goydos 68-71-70--209
Kenny Perry 68-70-72--210
Sergio Garcia 66-73-73--212
Jeff Quinney 71-73-70--214
Phil Mickelson 70-73-71--214
Bernhard Langer 72-67-75--214
Greg Kraft 75-72-68--215
Tom Lehman 73-73-69--215
Tim Petrovic 73-73-69--215
J.B. Holmes 72-72-71--215
Stuart Appleby 72-72-71--215
Briny Baird 71-71-73--215
Boo Weekley 70-71-74--215
Charlie Wi 74-73-69--216
Jerry Kelly 74-72-70--216
Jesper Parnevik 72-74-70--216
Fredrik Jacobson 76-70-70--216
Ian Poulter 69-74-73--216
Stephen Ames 74-68-74--216
Davis Love III 73-74-70--217
Jim Furyk 74-72-71--217
Adam Scott 75-71-71--217
Ben Curtis 74-72-71--217
Soren Hansen 71-73-73--217
Daniel Chopra 72-72-73--217
J.J. Henry 71-73-73--217
Ernie Els 72-71-74--217
Ben Crane 70-72-75--217
Jose Coceres 72-75-71--218
Nicholas Thompson 70-77-71--218
Pat Perez 72-74-72--218
Brett Quigley 70-76-72--218
Rocco Mediate 74-72-72--218
Jonathan Byrd 76-71-72--219
Mark Wilson 76-71-72--219
Ryan Moore 72-74-73--219
Stewart Cink 71-75-73--219
Henrik Stenson 73-71-75--219
Rory Sabbatini 73-71-75--219
Fred Couples 70-72-77--219
John Merrick 70-72-77--219
Anthony Kim 70-70-79--219
Woody Austin 71-76-73--220
Carl Pettersson 74-71-75--220
Miguel A. Jimenez 70-74-76--220
Kevin Stadler 70-72-78--220
Nick Watney 76-71-74--221
Luke Donald 75-72-74--221
Brian Gay 72-74-75--221
Dean Wilson 74-72-75--221
Todd Hamilton 69-77-75--221
Retief Goosen 73-71-77--221
Mike Weir 71-76-75--222
D.J. Trahan 70-77-75--222
Nick O'Hern 73-74-75--222
Aaron Baddeley 71-74-77--222
Steve Elkington 69-76-77--222
Chad Campbell 73-72-77--222
Robert Allenby 74-71-77--222
Billy Mayfair 72-73-77--222
Cliff Kresge 74-71-77--222
Chris DiMarco 71-73-78--222
Ken Duke 72-75-76--223
David Toms 77-70-76--223
Kevin Na 72-75-76--223
Richard Sterne 77-70-76--223
Johnson Wagner 72-74-77--223
Heath Slocum 69-76-78--223
Bart Bryant 73-71-79--223
Camilo Villegas 74-73-77--224
Jose Maria Olazabal 70-75-80--225
Jason Bohn 74-73-79--226
Troy Matteson 70-76-80--226
Tommy Armour III 71-76-80--227
Michelob Ultra Open
Saturday
At Kingsmille Resort and Spa, River Course
Williamsburg, Va.
Purse: $2.2 million
Yardage: 6,315; Par: 71
Third Round
Annika Sorenstam 64-66-69--199
Jeong Jang 67-66-69--202
Christina Kim 70-67-66--203
Maria Hjorth 68-71-66--205
Candie Kung 66-74-66--206
Jee Young Lee 68-71-67--206
Inbee Park 67-72-67--206
Ji Young Oh 69-69-68--206
Karen Stupples 67-69-70--206
Suzann Pettersen 71-71-65--207
Laura Diaz 70-69-68--207
Stacy Prammanasudh 66-72-69--207
Song-Hee Kim 66-71-70--207
Jimin Kang 67-69-71--207
Lorena Ochoa 65-68-74--207
Sophie Gustafson 71-71-66--208
Allison Fouch 69-71-68--208
Kris Tamulis 68-71-69--208
Hee Young Park 66-72-70--208
Meena Lee 67-68-73--208
Teresa Lu 70-70-69--209
Pat Hurst 69-71-69--209
Katherine Hull 70-69-70--209
Kristy McPherson 68-68-73--209
Na Yeon Choi 69-73-68--210
Heather Young 70-71-69--210
Karrie Webb 70-71-69--210
Na On Min 72-68-70--210
Paula Creamer 71-69-70--210
Helen Alfredsson 67-73-70--210
Catriona Matthew 69-70-71--210
Sun Young Yoo 64-75-71--210
Louise Friberg 69-69-72--210
Becky Morgan 67-69-74--210
Marisa Baena 69-73-69--211
Marcy Hart 69-71-71--211
Yani Tseng 70-69-72--211
Beth Bader 68-70-73--211
Sandra Gal 68-70-73--211
Diana D'Alessio 65-72-74--211
Michele Redman 72-70-70--212
Laura Davies 71-71-70--212
Jamie Hullett 69-71-72--212
Sung Ah Yim 69-71-72--212
Angela Stanford 69-70-73--212
Cristie Kerr 68-71-73--212
Juli Inkster 68-70-74--212
Hee-Won Han 74-68-71--213
Natalie Gulbis 69-73-71--213
Sarah Kemp 70-71-72--213
Katie Futcher 69-72-72--213
Mhairi McKay 63-77-73--213
Meredith Duncan 68-68-77--213
Shi Hyun Ahn 71-71-72--214
Kyeong Bae 69-73-72--214
Dina Ammaccapane 68-72-74--214
Sophie Giquel 69-73-73--215
Emily Bastel 69-73-73--215
Johanna Head 74-67-74--215
Danielle Downey 70-71-74--215
Russy Gulyanamitta 68-73-74--215
Janice Moodie 66-73-76--215
Nancy Scranton 72-70-74--216
In-Kyung Kim 72-70-74--216
Lindsey Wright 71-71-74--216
Alena Sharp 70-72-74--216
Eun-Hee Ji 66-75-75--216
Nicole Castrale 72-68-76--216
Brittany Lang 71-71-75--217
Carolina Llano 68-74-75--217
Soo-Yun Kang 68-71-78--217
Leta Lindley 69-73-77--219
On the Fringe
HWGA Member-Guest Results for May 8:
First Flight Winners
First Place
Joyce Sanford
Mara Bushee
Janice Jones
Pat Gullette
Deb Szuper
Kay Leach
Second Place
Catherine Carlisle
Susan Blakely
Cindy Niland
Martha Yaun
Melanie Metzler
Dinah Bunn
Marilyn Krogan
Third Place
Ann James
Jan Singer
Cathy Moore
Barbara Gilmore
Linda Payne
Ava Wright
Sue Leary
Second Flight Winners
First Place
Pat Belew
Del Brockman
Second Place
Marilyn Sudlow
Third Place
Mary O'Hara
Closest to the Pin
Barbara Gilmore - Dogwood No. 8 (17)
Susan Blakely - Azalea No. 8
Ann Rundorff - Dogwood No. 3 (12)
Mary O'Hara - Azalea No. 4
Pirates 5, Braves 2
ATLANTA PITTSBURGH
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Infante 2b 4 0 3 0 FSnchz 2b 4 0 0 0
YEsbar ss 4 0 1 0 JBtista 3b 4 0 0 0
CJones 3b 4 1 0 0 Mchels cf 4 2 3 0
Tixeira 1b 3 1 2 2 Bay lf 4 2 2 2
Frncur rf 3 0 0 0 Nady rf 4 0 0 0
McCan c 3 0 0 0 AdLrch 1b 2 1 0 0
Diaz lf 3 0 0 0 RPalno c 3 0 1 3
Cmpillo p 0 0 0 0 Bixler ss 2 0 0 0
Kotsay cf 3 0 1 0 Grzlny p 2 0 0 0
James p 2 0 0 0 Osoria p 0 0 0 0
Norton lf 1 0 0 0 Capps p 0 0 0 0
Atlanta 200 000 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh 010 202 00x -- 5
DP--Pittsburgh 4. LOB--Atlanta 3, Pittsburgh 5. 2B--Infante (1), Bay (5), RPaulino (3). HR--Teixeira (5), Bay (7). SB--Bay (4), AdLaRoche (1). SF--RPaulino.
IP H R ER BB SO
Atlanta
James L,2-2 6 5 5 5 4 7
Campillo 2 1 0 0 0 2
Pittsburgh
Grzlny W,3-3 7 1-3 7 2 2 2 4
Osoria 2-3 0 0 0 0 0
Capps S,9 1 0 0 0 0 0
AL Standings
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 24 15 .615 --
Tampa Bay 20 16 .556 2 1/2
New York 19 19 .500 4 1/2
Baltimore 18 18 .500 4 1/2
Toronto 17 21 .447 6 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 18 17 .514 --
Cleveland 18 18 .500 1/2
Chicago 17 17 .500 1/2
Kansas City 15 20 .429 3
Detroit 16 22 .421 3 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Oakland 22 15 .595 --
Los Angeles 22 16 .579 1/2
Texas 17 20 .459 5
Seattle 14 23 .378 8
Friday's Games
Detroit 6, N.Y. Yankees 5
Cleveland 6, Toronto 1
Tampa Bay 2, L.A. Angels 0
Texas 4, Oakland 0
Minnesota 7, Boston 6
Baltimore 7, Kansas City 4
Chicago White Sox 4, Seattle 2
Saturday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 5, Detroit 2
Cleveland 12, Toronto 0
Tampa Bay 2, L.A. Angels 0
Boston 5, Minnesota 2
Baltimore at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.
Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
Today's Games
N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 3-3) at Detroit (Robertson 1-4), 1:05 p.m.
Toronto (Burnett 3-3) at Cleveland (Carmona 3-1), 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Santana 6-0) at Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 5-1), 1:40 p.m.
Baltimore (Burres 3-3) at Kansas City (Bannister 3-4), 2:10 p.m.
Oakland (Harden 1-0) at Texas (Ponson 2-0), 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (G.Floyd 3-1) at Seattle (Batista 2-4), 4:10 p.m.
Boston (Wakefield 3-1) at Minnesota (Blackburn 2-2), 8:05 p.m.
Monday's Games
Toronto at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.
Boston at Minnesota, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.
Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.
NL Standings
East Division
W L Pct GB
Florida 22 14 .611 --
Philadelphia 21 17 .553 2
New York 18 16 .529 3
Atlanta 18 17 .514 3 1/2
Washington 15 22 .405 7 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
St. Louis 23 15 .605 --
Chicago 21 15 .583 1
Houston 19 17 .528 3
Milwaukee 17 19 .472 5
Pittsburgh 17 19 .472 5
Cincinnati 15 22 .405 7 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 23 14 .622 --
Los Angeles 19 16 .543 3
Colorado 15 21 .417 7 1/2
San Francisco 15 22 .405 8
San Diego 12 24 .333 10.5
Friday's Games
Chicago Cubs 3, Arizona 1
Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 2
Cincinnati at N.Y. Mets, ppd., Rain
Florida 7, Washington 3
Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 3
Colorado 4, San Diego 2
Philadelphia 7, San Francisco 4
Houston 7, L.A. Dodgers 1
Saturday's Games
N.Y. Mets 12, Cincinnati 6, 1st game
Cincinnati 7, N.Y. Mets 1, 2nd game
Chicago Cubs 7, Arizona 2
St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 3
San Francisco 8, Philadelphia 2
Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 2
Florida 11, Washington 0
Colorado at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Today's Games
Cincinnati (Cueto 2-3) at N.Y. Mets (Ol.Perez 2-3), 1:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Jurrjens 4-2) at Pittsburgh (Duke 1-2), 1:35 p.m.
Florida (Olsen 4-1) at Washington (Hill 0-0), 1:35 p.m.
St. Louis (Looper 5-1) at Milwaukee (Suppan 1-2), 2:05 p.m.
Arizona (Johnson 2-1) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 5-1), 2:20 p.m.
Colorado (Reynolds 0-0) at San Diego (Young 2-3), 4:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Eaton 0-1) at San Francisco (Sanchez 2-2), 4:05 p.m.
Houston (Chacon 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 1-2), 4:10 p.m.
Monday's Games
Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
Florida at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.
San Diego at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Milwaukee, 8:05 p.m.
Houston at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
NHL Playoffs
CONFERENCE FINALS
Thursday, May 8
Detroit 4, Dallas 1
Friday, May 9
Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh leads series 1-0
Saturday, May 10
Detroit 2, Dallas 1, Detroit leads series 2-0
Today
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, May 12
Detroit at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, May 13
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14
Detroit at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 15
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 17
Dallas at Detroit, 1:30 p.m., if necessary
Sunday, May 18
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m., if necessary
Monday, May 19
Detroit at Dallas, 8 p.m., if necessary
Tuesday, May 20
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m., if necessary
Wednesday, May 21
Dallas at Detroit, 7:30 p.m., if necessary
Thursday, May 22
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m., if necessary
NBA Playoffs
QUARTERFINALS
(Best-of-7)
Saturday, May 3
Detroit 91, Orlando 72
New Orleans 101, San Antonio 82
Sunday, May 4
L.A. Lakers 109, Utah 98
Monday, May 5
Detroit 100, Orlando 93
New Orleans 102, San Antonio 84
Tuesday, May 6
Boston 76, Cleveland 72
Wednesday, May 7
Orlando 111, Detroit 86
L.A. Lakers 120, Utah 110, L.A. Lakers lead series 2-0
Thursday, May 8
Boston 89, Cleveland 73, Boston leads series 2-0
San Antonio 110, New Orleans 99, New Orleans leads series 2-1
Friday, May 9
Utah 104, L.A. Lakers 99, L.A. Lakers lead series 2-1
Saturday, May 10
Detroit 90, Orlando 89, Detroit leads series 3-1
Boston at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Today
L.A. Lakers at Utah, 3:30 p.m.
New Orleans at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Monday, May 12
Boston at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, May 13
Orlando at Detroit, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at New Orleans, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14
Cleveland at Boston, TBA, if necessary
Utah at L.A. Lakers, TBA
Thursday, May 15
Detroit at Orlando, TBA, if necessary
New Orleans at San Antonio, TBA, if necessary
Friday, May 16
Boston at Cleveland, TBA, if necessary
L.A. Lakers at Utah, TBA, if necessary
Sunday, May 18
Orlando at Detroit, TBA, if necessary
Cleveland at Boston, TBA, if necessary
5/11/2008 12:38 AM
0 comment(s) on this story E-mail this story to a friendAAJGA releases
summer schedule
The 2008 Augusta Area Junior Golf Association (AAJGA) has released its summer tour schedule, which will begin May 27.
The schedule has designated two series. The first series consists of play at Jones Creek Golf Club (GC) on May 27, Forest Hills GC on June 2, Belle Meade Country Club on June 16, Applewood GC on June 26, North Augusta Country Club on June 30 and Persimmon Hill on July 8.
The second series consists of play at Bartram Trail GC on June 9, Augusta Golf Course on June 12, Houndslake Country Club on June 19, West Lake Country Club on June 23, Midland Valley GC on July 1 and Pine Ridge Country Club on July 10.
The top point earners from each age group will qualify to play in the Rob Perry Championship July 18 at Cedar Creek GC and at Augusta Country Club July 21.
The membership fee of $130 covers all fees for the tournaments, prizes and the awards banquet, which will be held on July 22 at Warren Baptist Church. Food, beverages and range balls will not be provided by the AAJGA. The deadline for all memberships is June 1, or until the 150-player limit per series is reached.
For more information, contact Michael Carlisle at (803) 641-3528.
CSRA Heat Volleyball Club
announces summer clinics
The CSRA Heat Volleyball Club will be hosting clinics on Sunday afternoons at Augusta Prep for girls fifth grade through high school. The clinics will run on Sundays from June 8 until Aug. 3. The cost is $85 (or $80 for those registered before June 1).
To download registration forms, go to: http://www.csraheat.com/. For more information, contact Lance Abbott at (706) 860-8539 or email: director@csraheat.com
Mike Brandt to conduct
basketball camps
Mike Brandt, coach of the USC Aiken women's PBC co-championship women's basketball team, will be conducting basketball camps this summer. The day camps for boys and girls will be held June 23-26 and June 30-July 2. The varsity and junior varsity high school team camp will be held June 19-21. The Elite Girls Camp will be June 30-July 2. For more information, call Brandt at (803) 641-3491 or go to www.pacersports.com.
Tommy Dunbar to hold
baseball camp
Former Major League Baseball player and Graniteville native Tommy Dunbar will hold a baseball camp for youth ages 6-15 at Gregg Park in Graniteville June 9-12. Camps will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. each day. The price is $50, and while youth will need to bring their own gloves, drinks will be provided. For more information, call Dunbar at 642-8436.
South Aiken's girls' golf team to hold open spring practice
Girls entering grades 7-12 zoned for South Aiken High School that are interested in joining the golf team are encouraged to come to open spring practice. Open practices are scheduled for May 13, 15, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29 and June 3, 4, 5. Practice will be held at Woodside Plantation Golf Course from 4-6 p.m. Players should come in the East Gate entrance, meeting at the driving range. Tryouts for the team will begin August 12. For more information, contact Dr. Bonnie Buckett at 642-0053.
Diamond Hill Plywood 200
Friday
At Darlington Raceway
Darlington, S.C.
Lap length: 1.366 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (3) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 149 laps, 147.4 rating, 195 points, $47,420.
2. (2) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 149, 109.2, 175, $31,750.
3. (21) David Reutimann, Toyota, 149, 98.4, 165, $23,950.
4. (15) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 149, 106.8, 160, $23,225.
5. (25) Steve Wallace, Chevrolet, 149, 91.1, 155, $24,518.
6. (4) David Stremme, Chevrolet, 149, 114.7, 150, $23,468.
7. (29) Jason Keller, Chevrolet, 149, 77.2, 146, $24,703.
8. (16) Chase Miller, Dodge, 149, 84.4, 142, $23,713.
9. (19) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 149, 98.2, 138, $22,443.
10. (20) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 149, 76.5, 139, $26,018.
11. (12) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 149, 86.1, 130, $16,075.
12. (22) Brad Coleman, Ford, 148, 74.1, 127, $21,968.
13. (17) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 148, 75.0, 124, $16,250.
14. (7) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 148, 101.3, 121, $21,868.
15. (13) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 147, 65.3, 118, $22,168.
16. (28) Morgan Shepherd, Dodge, 147, 63.8, 115, $21,693.
17. (27) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 147, 57.6, 112, $22,343.
18. (11) Bryan Clauson, Dodge, 146, 70.8, 109, $21,593.
19. (23) Stanton Barrett, Chevrolet, 146, 59.1, 106, $15,075.
20. (33) D.J. Kennington, Dodge, 146, 53.2, 103, $22,468.
21. (6) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 145, 81.7, 105, $14,950.
22. (39) Brad Teague, Chevrolet, 145, 45.2, 97, $21,368.
23. (14) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, accident, 144, 89.2, 94, $15,250.
24. (10) Kelly Bires, Ford, accident, 144, 81.3, 96, $23,668.
25. (24) Mike Wallace, Toyota, accident, 144, 74.4, 88, $21,393.
26. (36) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 142, 45.5, 85, $21,168.
27. (9) David Ragan, Ford, accident, 137, 88.9, 87, $14,650.
28. (8) Matt Kenseth, Ford, accident, 126, 107.2, 84, $14,600.
29. (37) Kertus Davis, Chevrolet, accident, 124, 48.4, 76, $21,033.
30. (18) Bobby Hamilton Jr., Ford, engine, 102, 66.9, 73, $21,243.
31. (5) Kyle Busch, Toyota, accident, 101, 104.3, 75, $14,470.
32. (30) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, accident, 84, 42.4, 67, $20,893.
33. (42) Eric McClure, Chevrolet, brakes, 63, 34.2, 64, $20,873.
34. (26) Burney Lamar, Ford, brakes, 62, 53.7, 61, $20,853.
35. (38) Danny Efland, Chevrolet, brakes, 36, 37.8, 58, $14,340.
36. (34) Kenny Hendrick, Chevrolet, handling, 30, 40.2, 55, $14,320.
37. (43) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, overheating, 25, 37.6, 52, $14,300.
38. (32) Johnny Chapman, Chevrolet, vibration, 16, 35.6, 49, $20,718.
39. (41) Andy Ponstein, Chevrolet, transmission, 13, 40.0, 46, $14,205.
40. (35) Carl Long, Dodge, handling, 9, 35.4, 43, $14,185.
41. (31) Terry Cook, Ford, vibration, 7, 33.8, 40, $20,633.
42. (40) Ruben Pardo, Dodge, handling, 4, 32.4, 37, $20,608.
43. (1) Carl Edwards, Ford, accident, 3, 35.0, 34, $18,105.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 107.139 mph.
Time of Race: 1 hour, 53 minutes, 59 seconds.
Margin of Victory: .814 seconds.
Caution Flags: 8 for 36 laps.
Lead Changes: 11 among 8 drivers.
Lap Leaders: C.Bowyer 1-13; T.Stewart 14-52; K.Busch 53-58; M.Kenseth 59; D.Ragan 60; J.Burton 61; K.Bires 62-63; M.Ambrose 64; T.Stewart 65-86; M.Kenseth 87-120; T.Stewart 121-149.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Tony Stewart 3 times for 90 laps; Matt Kenseth 2 times for 35 laps; Clint Bowyer 1 time for 13 laps; Kyle Busch 1 time for 6 laps; Kelly Bires 1 time for 2 laps; Marcos Ambrose 1 time for 1 lap; Jeff Burton 1 time for 1 lap; David Ragan 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 10 in Points: 1, C.Bowyer, 1,740; 2, K.Busch, 1,628; 3, C.Edwards, 1,590; 4, D.Reutimann, 1,572; 5, M.Bliss, 1,545; 6, D.Ragan, 1,521; 7, Bra.Keselowski, 1,500; 8, J.Leffler, 1,480; 9, M.Wallace, 1,385; 10, D.Stremme, 1,327.
NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.
The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.
Indianapolis 500
Partial Lineup
Saturday Qualifying Positions 1-11
Positions 12-22 Sunday; Positions 23-33 May 17
At Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis
(Car numbers in parentheses;
r-rookie; all engines Honda)
Row 1
1. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara, 226.366 mph
2. (10) Dan Wheldon, Dallara, 226.110
3. (6) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara, 226.080
Row 2
4. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara, 225.733
5. (7) Danica Patrick, Dallara, 225.197
6. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara, 224.794
Row 3
7. (26) Marco Andretti, Dallara, 224.417
8. (4T) Vitor Meira, Dallara, 224.346
9. (27) r-Hideki Mutoh, Dallara, 223.887
Row 4
10. (20) Ed Carpenter, Dallara, 223.835
11. (12) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara, 223.496
Players Championship
Saturday
At TPC Sawgrass, Players Stadium Course
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Purse: $9.5 million
Yardage: 7,215; Par 72
Third Round
Paul Goydos 68-71-70--209
Kenny Perry 68-70-72--210
Sergio Garcia 66-73-73--212
Jeff Quinney 71-73-70--214
Phil Mickelson 70-73-71--214
Bernhard Langer 72-67-75--214
Greg Kraft 75-72-68--215
Tom Lehman 73-73-69--215
Tim Petrovic 73-73-69--215
J.B. Holmes 72-72-71--215
Stuart Appleby 72-72-71--215
Briny Baird 71-71-73--215
Boo Weekley 70-71-74--215
Charlie Wi 74-73-69--216
Jerry Kelly 74-72-70--216
Jesper Parnevik 72-74-70--216
Fredrik Jacobson 76-70-70--216
Ian Poulter 69-74-73--216
Stephen Ames 74-68-74--216
Davis Love III 73-74-70--217
Jim Furyk 74-72-71--217
Adam Scott 75-71-71--217
Ben Curtis 74-72-71--217
Soren Hansen 71-73-73--217
Daniel Chopra 72-72-73--217
J.J. Henry 71-73-73--217
Ernie Els 72-71-74--217
Ben Crane 70-72-75--217
Jose Coceres 72-75-71--218
Nicholas Thompson 70-77-71--218
Pat Perez 72-74-72--218
Brett Quigley 70-76-72--218
Rocco Mediate 74-72-72--218
Jonathan Byrd 76-71-72--219
Mark Wilson 76-71-72--219
Ryan Moore 72-74-73--219
Stewart Cink 71-75-73--219
Henrik Stenson 73-71-75--219
Rory Sabbatini 73-71-75--219
Fred Couples 70-72-77--219
John Merrick 70-72-77--219
Anthony Kim 70-70-79--219
Woody Austin 71-76-73--220
Carl Pettersson 74-71-75--220
Miguel A. Jimenez 70-74-76--220
Kevin Stadler 70-72-78--220
Nick Watney 76-71-74--221
Luke Donald 75-72-74--221
Brian Gay 72-74-75--221
Dean Wilson 74-72-75--221
Todd Hamilton 69-77-75--221
Retief Goosen 73-71-77--221
Mike Weir 71-76-75--222
D.J. Trahan 70-77-75--222
Nick O'Hern 73-74-75--222
Aaron Baddeley 71-74-77--222
Steve Elkington 69-76-77--222
Chad Campbell 73-72-77--222
Robert Allenby 74-71-77--222
Billy Mayfair 72-73-77--222
Cliff Kresge 74-71-77--222
Chris DiMarco 71-73-78--222
Ken Duke 72-75-76--223
David Toms 77-70-76--223
Kevin Na 72-75-76--223
Richard Sterne 77-70-76--223
Johnson Wagner 72-74-77--223
Heath Slocum 69-76-78--223
Bart Bryant 73-71-79--223
Camilo Villegas 74-73-77--224
Jose Maria Olazabal 70-75-80--225
Jason Bohn 74-73-79--226
Troy Matteson 70-76-80--226
Tommy Armour III 71-76-80--227
Michelob Ultra Open
Saturday
At Kingsmille Resort and Spa, River Course
Williamsburg, Va.
Purse: $2.2 million
Yardage: 6,315; Par: 71
Third Round
Annika Sorenstam 64-66-69--199
Jeong Jang 67-66-69--202
Christina Kim 70-67-66--203
Maria Hjorth 68-71-66--205
Candie Kung 66-74-66--206
Jee Young Lee 68-71-67--206
Inbee Park 67-72-67--206
Ji Young Oh 69-69-68--206
Karen Stupples 67-69-70--206
Suzann Pettersen 71-71-65--207
Laura Diaz 70-69-68--207
Stacy Prammanasudh 66-72-69--207
Song-Hee Kim 66-71-70--207
Jimin Kang 67-69-71--207
Lorena Ochoa 65-68-74--207
Sophie Gustafson 71-71-66--208
Allison Fouch 69-71-68--208
Kris Tamulis 68-71-69--208
Hee Young Park 66-72-70--208
Meena Lee 67-68-73--208
Teresa Lu 70-70-69--209
Pat Hurst 69-71-69--209
Katherine Hull 70-69-70--209
Kristy McPherson 68-68-73--209
Na Yeon Choi 69-73-68--210
Heather Young 70-71-69--210
Karrie Webb 70-71-69--210
Na On Min 72-68-70--210
Paula Creamer 71-69-70--210
Helen Alfredsson 67-73-70--210
Catriona Matthew 69-70-71--210
Sun Young Yoo 64-75-71--210
Louise Friberg 69-69-72--210
Becky Morgan 67-69-74--210
Marisa Baena 69-73-69--211
Marcy Hart 69-71-71--211
Yani Tseng 70-69-72--211
Beth Bader 68-70-73--211
Sandra Gal 68-70-73--211
Diana D'Alessio 65-72-74--211
Michele Redman 72-70-70--212
Laura Davies 71-71-70--212
Jamie Hullett 69-71-72--212
Sung Ah Yim 69-71-72--212
Angela Stanford 69-70-73--212
Cristie Kerr 68-71-73--212
Juli Inkster 68-70-74--212
Hee-Won Han 74-68-71--213
Natalie Gulbis 69-73-71--213
Sarah Kemp 70-71-72--213
Katie Futcher 69-72-72--213
Mhairi McKay 63-77-73--213
Meredith Duncan 68-68-77--213
Shi Hyun Ahn 71-71-72--214
Kyeong Bae 69-73-72--214
Dina Ammaccapane 68-72-74--214
Sophie Giquel 69-73-73--215
Emily Bastel 69-73-73--215
Johanna Head 74-67-74--215
Danielle Downey 70-71-74--215
Russy Gulyanamitta 68-73-74--215
Janice Moodie 66-73-76--215
Nancy Scranton 72-70-74--216
In-Kyung Kim 72-70-74--216
Lindsey Wright 71-71-74--216
Alena Sharp 70-72-74--216
Eun-Hee Ji 66-75-75--216
Nicole Castrale 72-68-76--216
Brittany Lang 71-71-75--217
Carolina Llano 68-74-75--217
Soo-Yun Kang 68-71-78--217
Leta Lindley 69-73-77--219
On the Fringe
HWGA Member-Guest Results for May 8:
First Flight Winners
First Place
Joyce Sanford
Mara Bushee
Janice Jones
Pat Gullette
Deb Szuper
Kay Leach
Second Place
Catherine Carlisle
Susan Blakely
Cindy Niland
Martha Yaun
Melanie Metzler
Dinah Bunn
Marilyn Krogan
Third Place
Ann James
Jan Singer
Cathy Moore
Barbara Gilmore
Linda Payne
Ava Wright
Sue Leary
Second Flight Winners
First Place
Pat Belew
Del Brockman
Second Place
Marilyn Sudlow
Third Place
Mary O'Hara
Closest to the Pin
Barbara Gilmore - Dogwood No. 8 (17)
Susan Blakely - Azalea No. 8
Ann Rundorff - Dogwood No. 3 (12)
Mary O'Hara - Azalea No. 4
Pirates 5, Braves 2
ATLANTA PITTSBURGH
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Infante 2b 4 0 3 0 FSnchz 2b 4 0 0 0
YEsbar ss 4 0 1 0 JBtista 3b 4 0 0 0
CJones 3b 4 1 0 0 Mchels cf 4 2 3 0
Tixeira 1b 3 1 2 2 Bay lf 4 2 2 2
Frncur rf 3 0 0 0 Nady rf 4 0 0 0
McCan c 3 0 0 0 AdLrch 1b 2 1 0 0
Diaz lf 3 0 0 0 RPalno c 3 0 1 3
Cmpillo p 0 0 0 0 Bixler ss 2 0 0 0
Kotsay cf 3 0 1 0 Grzlny p 2 0 0 0
James p 2 0 0 0 Osoria p 0 0 0 0
Norton lf 1 0 0 0 Capps p 0 0 0 0
Atlanta 200 000 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh 010 202 00x -- 5
DP--Pittsburgh 4. LOB--Atlanta 3, Pittsburgh 5. 2B--Infante (1), Bay (5), RPaulino (3). HR--Teixeira (5), Bay (7). SB--Bay (4), AdLaRoche (1). SF--RPaulino.
IP H R ER BB SO
Atlanta
James L,2-2 6 5 5 5 4 7
Campillo 2 1 0 0 0 2
Pittsburgh
Grzlny W,3-3 7 1-3 7 2 2 2 4
Osoria 2-3 0 0 0 0 0
Capps S,9 1 0 0 0 0 0
AL Standings
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 24 15 .615 --
Tampa Bay 20 16 .556 2 1/2
New York 19 19 .500 4 1/2
Baltimore 18 18 .500 4 1/2
Toronto 17 21 .447 6 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 18 17 .514 --
Cleveland 18 18 .500 1/2
Chicago 17 17 .500 1/2
Kansas City 15 20 .429 3
Detroit 16 22 .421 3 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Oakland 22 15 .595 --
Los Angeles 22 16 .579 1/2
Texas 17 20 .459 5
Seattle 14 23 .378 8
Friday's Games
Detroit 6, N.Y. Yankees 5
Cleveland 6, Toronto 1
Tampa Bay 2, L.A. Angels 0
Texas 4, Oakland 0
Minnesota 7, Boston 6
Baltimore 7, Kansas City 4
Chicago White Sox 4, Seattle 2
Saturday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 5, Detroit 2
Cleveland 12, Toronto 0
Tampa Bay 2, L.A. Angels 0
Boston 5, Minnesota 2
Baltimore at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.
Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
Today's Games
N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 3-3) at Detroit (Robertson 1-4), 1:05 p.m.
Toronto (Burnett 3-3) at Cleveland (Carmona 3-1), 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Santana 6-0) at Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 5-1), 1:40 p.m.
Baltimore (Burres 3-3) at Kansas City (Bannister 3-4), 2:10 p.m.
Oakland (Harden 1-0) at Texas (Ponson 2-0), 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (G.Floyd 3-1) at Seattle (Batista 2-4), 4:10 p.m.
Boston (Wakefield 3-1) at Minnesota (Blackburn 2-2), 8:05 p.m.
Monday's Games
Toronto at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.
Boston at Minnesota, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.
Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.
NL Standings
East Division
W L Pct GB
Florida 22 14 .611 --
Philadelphia 21 17 .553 2
New York 18 16 .529 3
Atlanta 18 17 .514 3 1/2
Washington 15 22 .405 7 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
St. Louis 23 15 .605 --
Chicago 21 15 .583 1
Houston 19 17 .528 3
Milwaukee 17 19 .472 5
Pittsburgh 17 19 .472 5
Cincinnati 15 22 .405 7 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 23 14 .622 --
Los Angeles 19 16 .543 3
Colorado 15 21 .417 7 1/2
San Francisco 15 22 .405 8
San Diego 12 24 .333 10.5
Friday's Games
Chicago Cubs 3, Arizona 1
Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 2
Cincinnati at N.Y. Mets, ppd., Rain
Florida 7, Washington 3
Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 3
Colorado 4, San Diego 2
Philadelphia 7, San Francisco 4
Houston 7, L.A. Dodgers 1
Saturday's Games
N.Y. Mets 12, Cincinnati 6, 1st game
Cincinnati 7, N.Y. Mets 1, 2nd game
Chicago Cubs 7, Arizona 2
St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 3
San Francisco 8, Philadelphia 2
Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 2
Florida 11, Washington 0
Colorado at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Today's Games
Cincinnati (Cueto 2-3) at N.Y. Mets (Ol.Perez 2-3), 1:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Jurrjens 4-2) at Pittsburgh (Duke 1-2), 1:35 p.m.
Florida (Olsen 4-1) at Washington (Hill 0-0), 1:35 p.m.
St. Louis (Looper 5-1) at Milwaukee (Suppan 1-2), 2:05 p.m.
Arizona (Johnson 2-1) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 5-1), 2:20 p.m.
Colorado (Reynolds 0-0) at San Diego (Young 2-3), 4:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Eaton 0-1) at San Francisco (Sanchez 2-2), 4:05 p.m.
Houston (Chacon 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 1-2), 4:10 p.m.
Monday's Games
Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
Florida at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.
San Diego at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Milwaukee, 8:05 p.m.
Houston at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
NHL Playoffs
CONFERENCE FINALS
Thursday, May 8
Detroit 4, Dallas 1
Friday, May 9
Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh leads series 1-0
Saturday, May 10
Detroit 2, Dallas 1, Detroit leads series 2-0
Today
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, May 12
Detroit at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, May 13
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14
Detroit at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 15
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 17
Dallas at Detroit, 1:30 p.m., if necessary
Sunday, May 18
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m., if necessary
Monday, May 19
Detroit at Dallas, 8 p.m., if necessary
Tuesday, May 20
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m., if necessary
Wednesday, May 21
Dallas at Detroit, 7:30 p.m., if necessary
Thursday, May 22
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m., if necessary
NBA Playoffs
QUARTERFINALS
(Best-of-7)
Saturday, May 3
Detroit 91, Orlando 72
New Orleans 101, San Antonio 82
Sunday, May 4
L.A. Lakers 109, Utah 98
Monday, May 5
Detroit 100, Orlando 93
New Orleans 102, San Antonio 84
Tuesday, May 6
Boston 76, Cleveland 72
Wednesday, May 7
Orlando 111, Detroit 86
L.A. Lakers 120, Utah 110, L.A. Lakers lead series 2-0
Thursday, May 8
Boston 89, Cleveland 73, Boston leads series 2-0
San Antonio 110, New Orleans 99, New Orleans leads series 2-1
Friday, May 9
Utah 104, L.A. Lakers 99, L.A. Lakers lead series 2-1
Saturday, May 10
Detroit 90, Orlando 89, Detroit leads series 3-1
Boston at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Today
L.A. Lakers at Utah, 3:30 p.m.
New Orleans at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Monday, May 12
Boston at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, May 13
Orlando at Detroit, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at New Orleans, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14
Cleveland at Boston, TBA, if necessary
Utah at L.A. Lakers, TBA
Thursday, May 15
Detroit at Orlando, TBA, if necessary
New Orleans at San Antonio, TBA, if necessary
Friday, May 16
Boston at Cleveland, TBA, if necessary
L.A. Lakers at Utah, TBA, if necessary
Sunday, May 18
Orlando at Detroit, TBA, if necessary
Cleveland at Boston, TBA, if necessary
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