today’s TV Schedule
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
2 p.m. College World Series (Game 3) ESPN
CYCLING
10 a.m. Criterium du Dauphine (stage 3) * NBCSN
GOLF
3 a.m. European PGA Tour: Nordea Masters (first round) TGC
HORSE RACING
9 a.m. Racing Coast to Coast FOXSP2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees ESPN2
1 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia FOXSP2
4 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Angels FOXSP
NBA BASKETBALL
3 p.m. Western Conference finals: San Antonio at Oklahoma City (Game 6) TNT
NHL HOCKEY
2 p.m. Stanley Cup finals: New Jersey at Los Angeles (Game 4) NBCSN
TENNIS
2 a.m. French Open (quarterfinals) ESPN2
THURSDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
CYCLING
10 a.m. Criterium du Dauphine (stage 4) * NBCSN
GOLF
3 a.m. European PGA Tour: Nordea Masters (second round) TGC
6 a.m. LPGA Tour: Wegmans Championship (first round) TGC
9 a.m. PGA Tour: St. Jude Classic (first round) TGC
12:30 p.m. Champions Tour: The Tradition (first round) * TGC
HORSE RACING
11 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 a.m. L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia or N.Y. Mets at Washington MLB
7 a.m. L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia FOXSP2
1 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees or Baltimore at Boston MLB
NBA BASKETBALL
2:30 p.m. Eastern Conference finals: Miami at Boston (Game 6) ESPN
TENNIS
2 a.m. French Open (women’s semifinals) ESPN2
* — Tape-delayed broadcast
HOCKEY
NHL Playoff Glance
STANLEY CUP FINALS
New Jersey vs. Los Angeles
Los Angeles leads series 3-0
Wednesday, May 30
Roundup>Los Angeles 2, New Jersey 1 (OT)
Saturday, June 2
Roundup>Los Angeles 2, New Jersey 1 (OT)
Monday’s result
Roundup>Los Angeles 4, New Jersey 0
Today’s game
Roundup>New Jersey at Los Angeles, 2 p.m.
Saturday’s game
Roundup>Los Angeles at New Jersey, 2 p.m.*
Monday, June 11
Roundup>New Jersey at Los Angeles, 2 p.m.*
Wednesday, June 13
Roundup>Los Angeles at New Jersey, 2 p.m.*
* — if necessary
BASKETBALL
NBA Playoff Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE finals
Miami vs. Boston
Boston leads series 3-2
Monday, May 28
Roundup>Miami 93, Boston 79
Wednesday, May 30
Roundup>Miami 115, Boston 111 (OT)
Friday, June 1
Roundup>Boston 101, Miami 91
Sunday’s result
Roundup>Boston 93, Miami 91 (OT)
Tuesday’s result
Roundup>Boston 94, Miami 90
Thursday’s game
Roundup>Miami at Boston, 2:30 p.m.
Saturday’s game
Roundup>Boston at Miami, 2:30 p.m.*
WESTERN CONFERENCE Finals
Oklahoma City vs. San Antonio
Oklahoma leads series 3-2
Sunday, May 27
Roundup>San Antonio 101, Oklahoma City 98
Tuesday, May 29
Roundup>San Antonio 120, Oklahoma City 111
Thursday, May 31
Roundup> Oklahoma City 102, San Antonio 82
Saturday’s result
Roundup> Oklahoma City 109, San Antonio 103
Monday’s result
Roundup>Oklahoma City 108, San Antonio 103
Today’s game
Roundup>San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m.
Friday’s game
Roundup>Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 3 p.m.*
* — if necessary
WNBA Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Chicago 4 1 .800 —
Connecticut 4 1 .800 —
Indiana 4 1 .800 —
Atlanta 2 4 .333 2½
New York 2 5 .286 3
Washington 1 4 .200 3
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 7 0 1.000 —
Los Angeles 5 1 .833 1½
San Antonio 2 3 .400 4
Phoenix 2 4 .333 4½
Seattle 1 4 .200 5
Tulsa 0 6 .000 6½
Tuesday’s result
New York 79, Atlanta 74
Today’s game
Seattle at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
D.C. 8 4 3 27 28 19
New York 8 3 2 26 26 18
Kansas City 8 3 1 25 17 10
Columbus 5 4 3 18 13 13
Chicago 5 5 3 18 15 17
New England 5 7 1 16 18 18
Houston 4 3 4 16 12 12
Montreal 3 7 3 12 15 21
Philadelphia 2 7 2 8 8 14
Toronto FC 1 9 0 3 8 21
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Real Salt Lake 9 3 2 29 22 14
San Jose 8 3 3 27 27 17
Seattle 7 3 3 24 16 9
Colorado 6 6 1 19 20 18
Vancouver 5 3 4 19 13 14
Chivas USA 4 6 3 15 9 14
Portland 3 5 4 13 12 15
FC Dallas 3 8 4 13 15 24
Los Angeles 3 8 2 11 15 21
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Sunday’s game
Houston at Vancouver, 1 p.m.
Tennis
French Open
Singles
Men
Quarterfinals
Roundup>Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def. Juan Martin del Potro (9), Argentina, 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-0, 6-3.
Roundup>Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (5), France, 6-1, 5-7, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-1.
Women
Quarterfinals
Roundup>Sam Stosur (6), Australia, def. Dominika Cibulkova (15), Slovakia, 6-4, 6-1.
Roundup>Sara Errani (21), Italy, def. Angelique Kerber (10), Germany, 6-3, 7-6 (2).
DOUBLES
Men
Quarterfinals
Roundup>Bob and Mike Bryan (2), United States, def. Oliver Marach, Austria, and Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.
Roundup>Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, and Jean-Julien Rojer (10), Netherlands, def. Michael Llodra, France, and Nenad Zimonjic (3), Serbia, 6-4, 2-1, retired.
Women
Quarterfinals
Roundup>Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova (7), Russia, def. Vania King, United States, and Yaroslava Shvedova (3), Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-4.
Roundup>Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka (5), Czech Republic, def. Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Katarina Srebotnik (2), Slovenia, 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (4).
transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB — Suspended Philadelphia minor league RHP Carlos Best (GCL) 25 games for a violation of the minor league drug prevention and treatment program.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Activated OF Darnell McDonald from 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Daniel Bard to Pawtucket (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Activated C Carlos Santana from the 7-day concussion DL. Optioned INF Juan Diaz to Akron (EL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned LHP Will Smith to Omaha (PCL). Recalled LHP Ryan Verdugo.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Activated OF Desmond Jennings from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Rich Thompson to Durham (IL).
National League
NEW YORK METS — Selected the contract of RHP Chris Young from Buffalo (IL). Reinstated RHP Miguel Batista from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Ramon Ramirez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 31. Designated RHP Jack Egbert for assignment.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Recalled OF Alex Presley from Indianapolis (IL). Optioned OF Gorkys Hernandez to Indianapolis.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Reinstated RHP Huston Street from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Miles Mikolas to Tucson (PCL).
American Association
LAREDO LEMURS — Signed RHP Manny Ayala.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed RHP Tim Adleman and RHP Drew A. Graham.
WICHITA WINGNUTS — Released INF Tommy Fitzgerald.
Can-Am League
ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Released OF Norm Hutchins and C Scott Clement. Signed OF Jon Smith and C Orlando Mercado.
NEWARK BEARS — Signed RHP Luis Garcia and OF Nick Santomauro.
Frontier League
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed C Justin Dunning.
ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS — Signed C Michael Thomas.
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Released LHP Thomas Nelson.
TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS — Released UTL Jon Hurst.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS — Signed OF Steve Grife and RHP Orlando Santos. Released OF Trevor Pippin and RHP Ryan Thomas.
United League
SAN ANGELO COLTS — Re-signed INF K.C. Judge. Released RHP Ryan Hanna and RHP Chris Peacock.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA — Named Jamie Gallo executive vice president, marketing.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS — Re-signed LB Clark Haggans to a one-year contract. Released LB Broderick Binns.
CHICAGO BEARS — Promoted Chris Ballard to director of pro scouting and Marty Barrett director of college scouting.
DETROIT LIONS — Named Rob Wooley director of community affairs and Detroit Lions Charities.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed WR Kris Adams. Waived LB Kevin Eagan.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed LB Brandon Marshall.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed QB Alex Tanney.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed WR A.J. Love.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Agreed to terms with CB Elbert Mack on a one-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMES — Named James Cloutier assistant coach.
MONTREAL CANADIENS — Named Michel Therrien coach.
American Hockey League
HAMILTON BULLDOGS — Named Stephen Ostaszewicz president.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
DALLAS STARS — Signed G Christopher Nihlstorp to a one-year contract.
MONTREAL IMPACT — Signed D Karl Ouimette.
TENNIS
USTA — Named Jay Berger and Mary Joe Fernandez U.S. Olympic team coaches.
COLLEGE
FLORIDA ATLANTIC — Named Harry Elifson and Vera Jones women’s assistant basketball coaches.
GEORGE WASHINGTON — Named Diane Richardson women’s assistant basketball coach.
NEWBERRY — Named Deke Herrin wide receivers coach.
TEMPLE — Suspended LB Praise Martin-Oguike from the football for allegedly attacking a woman on campus.
UNC GREENSBORO — Named Matt McCollester director of media relations.