On deck

Today

Baseball: Summit at The Dalles-Wahtonka, 2:30 p.m.; Crook County at Bend, 4:30 p.m.; Hermiston at Madras, 4:30 p.m.; Culver at Perrydale, 4:30 p.m.; Marist at Sisters, 4:30 p.m.; La Pine at Elmira, 4:30 p.m.

Softball: Summit at The Dalles-Wahtonka, 2:30 p.m.; Crook County at Bend, 4:30 p.m.; Hermiston at Madras, 4:30 p.m.; Marist at Sisters, 4:30 p.m.; Elmira at La Pine, 4:30 p.m.; Culver at Perrydale, 4:30 p.m.

Boys tennis: Crook County at Bend, 4 p.m.; Mountain View at Sisters, 4 p.m.

Girls tennis: Sisters at Mountain View, 4 p.m.; Crook County at Summit, 4 p.m.

Girls golf: Crook County, Summit, Mountain View, Madras and Sisters at Aspen Lakes, 11 a.m.

Friday

Baseball: Pendleton at Mountain View, 4:30 p.m.; The Dalles-Wahtonka at Summit (DH), 1 p.m.; Madras at Hermiston (DH), noon.; Sisters at Cottage Grove, 4:30 p.m.; Junction City at La Pine, 4:30 p.m.; Blanchet at Culver, 4:30 p.m.

Softball: Redmond at South Salem, 4:30 p.m.: Pendleton at Mountain View, 4:30 p.m.; The Dalles-Wahtonka at Summit (DH), 1 p.m.; Madras at Hermiston (DH), noon.; Cottage Grove at Sisters, 4:30 p.m.; La Pine at Junction City, 4:30 p.m.; Blanchet at Culver, 4:30 p.m.

Boys golf: Crook County, Madras and Sisters at Aspen Lakes, TBA

Boys tennis: Redmond at South Salem, 3:30 p.m.

Girls tennis: Sisters at Redmond JV, 4 p.m.; Redmond at South Salem, 3:30 p.m.

Track: Sisters at Cottage Grove Invitational, 2:30 p.m.; Culver at Tri-River Conference district meet in Monmouth, 1 p.m.

Saturday

Baseball: Bend at Crook County (DH), 1 p.m.; Pendleton at Mountain View (DH), 11 a.m.; La Pine at Marist, 3 p.m.

Softball: Bend at Crook County (DH), 1 p.m.; Pendleton at Mountain View (DH), 11 a.m.; La Pine at Marist, 3 p.m.

Track: Madras hosts Madras Rotary Invitational, 10 a.m.; Culver at Tri-River Conference district meet in Monmouth, TBA; Gilchrist hosts Special District 2 district meet in La Pine, 10 a.m.

HOCKEY

NHL

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

All Times PDT

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CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

(Best-of-7)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Carolina 2, Boston 1

Friday, May 1: Boston 4, Carolina 1

Sunday, May 3: Carolina 3, Boston 0

Wednesday, May 6: Carolina 3, Boston 2, OT

Friday, May 8: Boston at Carolina, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 10: Carolina at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 12: Boston at Carolina, 4 p.m., if necessary

Thursday, May 14: Carolina at Boston, TBD, if necessary

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Washington 2, Pittsburgh 1

Saturday, May 2: Washington 3, Pittsburgh 2

Monday, May 4: Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3

Wednesday, May 6: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2, OT

Friday, May 8: Washington at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 9: Pittsburgh at Washington, 4 p.m.

Monday, May 11: Washington at Pittsburgh, TBD, if necessary

Wednesday, May 13: Pittsburgh at Washington, 4 p.m., if necessary

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

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Anaheim 2, Detroit 1

Friday, May 1: Detroit 3, Anaheim 2

Sunday, May 3: Anaheim 4, Detroit 3

Tuesday, May 5: Anaheim 2, Detroit 1

Today, May 7: Detroit at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 10: Anaheim at Detroit, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, May 12: Detroit at Anaheim, TBD, if necessary

Thursday, May 14: Anaheim at Detroit, TBD, if necessary

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Vancouver 2, Chicago 1

Thursday, April 30: Vancouver 5, Chicago 3

Saturday, May 2: Chicago 6, Vancouver 3

Tuesday, May 5: Vancouver 3, Chicago 1

Today, May 7: Vancouver at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Saturday, May 9: Chicago at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, May 11: Vancouver at Chicago, 6 p.m., if necessary

Thursday, May 14: Chicago at Vancouver, TBD, if necessary

BASKETBALL

NBA

National Basketball Association

Playoff Glance

All Times PDT

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

(Best-of-7)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland 1, Atlanta 0

Tuesday, May 5: Cleveland 99, Atlanta 72

Today, May 7: Atlanta at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Saturday, May 9: Cleveland at Atlanta, 5 p.m.

Monday, May 11: Cleveland at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, May 13: Atlanta at Cleveland, TBA, if necessary

Friday, May 15: Cleveland at Atlanta, TBA, if necessary

Monday, May 18: Atlanta at Cleveland, 5 p.m., if necessary

Orlando 1, Boston 1

Monday, May 4: Orlando 95, Boston 90

Wednesday, May 6: Boston 112, Orlando 94

Friday, May 8: Boston at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Sunday, May 10: Boston at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, May 12: Orlando at Boston, TBA

Thursday, May 14: Boston at Orlando, TBA, if necessary

Sunday, May 17: Orlando at Boston, TBA, if necessary

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

Houston 1, L.A. Lakers 1

Monday, May 4: Houston 100, L.A. Lakers 92

Wednesday, May 6: L.A. Lakers 111, Houston 98

Friday, May 8: L.A. Lakers at Houston, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 10: L.A. Lakers at Houston, 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 12: Houston at L.A. Lakers, TBA

Thursday, May 14: L.A. Lakers at Houston, TBA, if necessary

Sunday, May 17: Houston at L.A. Lakers, TBA, if necessary

Denver 2, Dallas 0

Sunday, May 3: Denver 109, Dallas 95

Tuesday, May 5: Denver 117, Dallas 105

Saturday, May 9: Denver at Dallas, 2 p.m.

Monday, May 11: Denver at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 13: Dallas at Denver, TBA, if necessary

Friday, May 15: Denver at Dallas, TBA, if necessary

Sunday, May 17: Dallas at Denver, TBA, if necessary

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Wednesday’s Summaries

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ORLANDO (94)

Turkoglu 4-8 5-6 14, Lewis 6-15 3-4 17, Howard 5-13 2-8 12, Alston 3-11 1-2 7, Redick 5-8 1-1 15, Pietrus 3-7 11-14 17, Gortat 1-1 0-0 2, Johnson 2-3 0-0 5, Battie 2-3 1-2 5, Richardson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-70 24-37 94.

BOSTON (112)

Pierce 1-4 0-0 3, Davis 4-5 5-6 13, Perkins 7-10 2-3 16, Rondo 7-19 1-2 15, R.Allen 7-15 6-6 22, Scalabrine 3-4 0-0 8, Marbury 1-7 0-0 2, T.Allen 0-0 0-0 0, House 11-14 5-6 31, Pruitt 0-0 0-0 0, Walker 0-1 0-0 0, Moore 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 41-80 21-25 112.

Orlando 21 25 18 30 — 94

Boston 26 35 25 26 — 112

3-Point Goals—Orlando 8-19 (Redick 4-6, Lewis 2-5, Johnson 1-1, Turkoglu 1-3, Pietrus 0-2, Alston 0-2), Boston 9-20 (House 4-4, Scalabrine 2-3, R.Allen 2-7, Pierce 1-2, Marbury 0-1, Rondo 0-3). Fouled Out—Redick. Rebounds—Orlando 46 (Howard 12), Boston 49 (Rondo 11). Assists—Orlando 19 (Johnson 7), Boston 34 (Rondo 18). Total Fouls—Orlando 24, Boston 27. Technicals—Alston, Redick, House, Boston defensive three second. Ejected—Redick. A—18,624 (18,624).

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HOUSTON (98)

Battier 2-4 1-1 6, Scola 5-14 2-2 12, Yao 3-4 6-7 12, Brooks 5-15 0-0 13, Artest 8-14 5-6 25, Hayes 1-2 0-0 2, Lowry 0-7 0-0 0, Wafer 3-4 0-0 7, Landry 7-9 7-13 21, White 0-0 0-0 0, Cook 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-74 21-29 98.

L.A. LAKERS (111)

Ariza 3-8 1-2 8, Odom 2-7 3-6 7, Gasol 9-13 4-6 22, Fisher 4-7 3-3 12, Bryant 16-27 6-7 40, Walton 2-7 2-2 6, Farmar 2-7 0-0 5, Powell 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 3-5 0-0 7, Vujacic 2-3 0-0 4, Bynum 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 43-86 19-26 111.

Houston 25 32 20 21 — 98

L.A. Lakers 39 18 29 25 — 111

3-Point Goals—Houston 9-24 (Artest 4-7, Brooks 3-9, Wafer 1-1, Battier 1-3, Cook 0-1, Lowry 0-3), L.A. Lakers 6-17 (Bryant 2-3, Farmar 1-2, Brown 1-2, Fisher 1-3, Ariza 1-3, Odom 0-1, Vujacic 0-1, Walton 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 48 (Yao, Landry 10), L.A. Lakers 50 (Gasol 14). Assists—Houston 16 (Artest 5), L.A. Lakers 23 (Walton 5). Total Fouls—Houston 25, L.A. Lakers 20. Technicals—Artest, Scola, Bryant, Odom, Walton. Flagrant Fouls—Fisher. Ejected—Artest, Fisher. A—18,997 (18,997).

soccer

MLS

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

All Times PDT

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

D.C. United 3 1 4 13 12 10

Toronto FC 3 2 3 12 10 10

Chicago 2 0 5 11 13 10

Kansas City 3 3 2 11 10 9

New England 2 2 2 8 5 11

Columbus 0 2 5 5 8 12

New York 1 5 2 5 5 10

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

Chivas USA 6 1 1 19 11 3

Seattle FC 4 2 1 13 10 4

Colorado 3 2 2 11 10 8

Real Salt Lake 3 3 1 10 14 10

Houston 2 2 2 8 6 5

Los Angeles 1 1 5 8 9 9

San Jose 1 4 2 5 7 12

FC Dallas 1 5 1 4 7 14

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Wednesday’s Games

D.C. United 1, Kansas City 1, tie

Los Angeles 2, Real Salt Lake 2, tie

Friday’s Game

San Jose at New York, 4:30 p.m.

TENNIS

ATP

Association of Tennis Professionals

Serbian Open

Wednesday

Belgrade, Serbia

Singles

First Round

Flavio Cipolla, Italy, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Brian Dabul, Argentina, def. Nicolas Massu, Chile, 6-2, 6-1.

Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, def. Wayne Odesnik, United States, 6-3, 6-2. Second Round

Lukasz Kubot, Poland, def. Igor Andreev (3), Russia, 3-2 retired.

Kristof Vliegen, Belgium, def. Christophe Rochus (8), Belgium, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Viktor Troicki (5), Serbia, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 6-3, 6-4.

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 6-2, 4-6, 6-0.

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Estoril Open

Wednesday

Oeiras, Portugal

Singles

First Round

James Blake (4), United States, def. Frederico Gil, Portugal, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.

Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Gaston Gaudio, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4.

Second Round

Paul Capdeville, Chile, def. Maximo Gonzalez, Argentina, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Nikolay Davydenko (2), Russia, def. Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, 7-5, 6-2.

Mardy Fish (6), United States, def. Ivan Navarro, Spain, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Oscar Hernandez, Spain, def. David Ferrer (3), Spain, 6-2, 6-4.

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BMW Open

Wednesday

Munich

Singles

Second Round

Paul-Henri Mathieu (7), France, def. Denis Gremelmayr, Germany, 6-1, 6-4.

Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Nicolas Almagro (3), Spain, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

Marin Cilic (2), Croatia, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-0, 6-4.

Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Nicolas Kiefer (6), Germany, 6-4, 7-6 (8).

WTA

WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION

Italian Open

Wednesday

Rome

Singles

Third Round

Jelena Jankovic (3) Serbia, def. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, 6-1, 1-0 retired.

Victoria Azarenka (6), Belarus, def. Caroline Wozniacki (9), Denmark, 6-2, 6-2.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (7), Russia, def. Flavia Pennetta (12), Italy, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0.

Agnieszka Radwanska (10), Poland, def. Ana Ivanovic (5), Serbia, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.

Kaia Kanepi (16), Estonia, def. Patty Schnyder, Switzerland, 6-3, 6-0.

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, def. Nadia Petrova (8), Russia, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4.

Dinara Safina (1), Russia, def. Zheng Jie (14), China, 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (3).

Venus Williams (4), United States def. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, 6-0, 6-7 (8). 6-4.

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Estoril Open

Second Round

Jarmila Groth, Slovakia, def. Iveta Benesova (1), Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-4.

Sabrine Lisicki (4), Germany, def. Elena Bovina, Russia, 6-4, 7-5.

Anna-Lena Groenefeld (8), Germany, def. Kristina Barrois, Germany, 6-4, 6-4.

Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, def. Olga Govortsova, Belarus, 0-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Sorana Cirstea (3), Romania, def. Maret Ani, Estonia, 7-5, 6-2.

Shahar Peer (7), Israel, def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-1.

Maria Kirilenko (2), Russia, def. Maria Emilia Salerni, Argentina, 6-3, 6-0.

Ekaterina Makarova (6), Russia, def. Melinda Czink, Hungary, 5-7, 7-5, 7-5.

Deals

Transa ctions

BASEBALL

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Purchased the contract of RHP Matt Herges from Columbus (IL). Optioned LHP Rafael Perez to Columbus. Released RHP Juan Salas.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Optioned 2B Alexi Casilla to Rochester (IL). Recalled INF Matt Tolbert from Rochester.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with RHP Humberto Sanchez on a minor league contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Recalled LHP Garrett Olson from Tacoma (PCL). Placed RHP Shawn Kelley on the 15-day DL.

TEXAS RANGERS—Activated RHP Kris Benson from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Luis Mendoza to Oklahoma City (PCL).

National League

CHICAGO CUBS—Purchased the contract of RHP Chad Fox from Iowa (PCL). Optioned RHP Jeff Samardzija to Iowa.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Activated LHP Joe Beimel from the 15-Day DL. Optioned RHP Saul Rivera to Syracuse (IL).

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Terminated the contract OT Levi Jones.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Promoted George McDonald to wide receivers coach.

DETROIT LIONS—Signed LB Larry Foote to a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed DL J.D. Skolnitsky and LB Darrel Young.

COLLEGE

DAYTON—Extended the contract of men’s basketball coach Brian Gregory for five years through the 2017-18 season.

IDAHO STATE—Dismissed LB Travis Anderson and WR Ryan Anchetta-Major from the football team. Placed WR Keith Goyins on probation.

SOUTH CAROLINA—Announced junior C Mitchell Carter is leaving the men’s basketball team.

WYOMING—Extended men’s basketball coach Heath Schroyer’s contract through the 2013-2014 season.