BASKETBALL

NBA

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS

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FINALS

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

Thursday’s Game

Toronto at Golden State, 6 p.m., Toronto leads series 3-2

Sunday’s Game

x-Golden State at Toronto, 5 p.m.

WNBA

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

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Eastern Conference

W L Pct GB

Connecticut 6 1 .857 —

Washington 4 2 .667 1½

Chicago 3 2 .600 2

Indiana 3 3 .500 2½

New York 2 4 .333 3½

Atlanta 1 4 .200 4

Western Conference

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 3 2 .600 —

Minnesota 4 3 .571 —

Seattle 4 3 .571 —

Las Vegas 2 3 .400 1

Phoenix 2 3 .400 1

Dallas 0 4 .000 2½

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Wednesday’s Game

New York 75, Minnesota 69

Thursday’s Game

Indiana at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Seattle at Washington, 4 p.m.

Connecticut at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Los Angeles at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

New York at Las Vegas, 7:30 p.m.

HOCKEY

NHL

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

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STANLEY CUP FINAL

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

Wednesday’s Game

St. Louis 4, Boston 1, St. Louis wins series 4-3

BASEBALL

WCL

WEST COAST LEAGUE

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North Division

W L Pct GB

Yakima Valley 6 1 .857 —

Port Angeles 5 3 .625 1 1⁄2

Bellingham 5 3 .625 1 1⁄2

Victoria 3 4 .429 3

Wenatchee 2 6 .250 4 1⁄2

Kelowna 1 6 .167 4 1⁄2

South Division

W L Pct GB

Walla Walla 6 0 1.000 —

Ridgefield 6 2 .750 1

Portland 3 5 .375 4

Corvallis 2 4 .333 4

Bend 2 4 .333 4

Cowlitz 2 6 .250 5

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Wednesday’s Games

Bend 8, Hayesville 1 (nonleague)

Yakima Valley 4, Victoria 2

Wenatchee 14, Port Angeles 7

Bellingham 10, Cowlitz 1

Ridgefield 8, Portland 1

Thursday’s Games

nl-Hayesville at Bend, 6:35 p.m.

Victoria at Yakima Valley, 6:35 p.m.

Port Angeles at Wenatchee, 6:35 p.m.

Cowlitz at Bellingham, 6:35 p.m.

Ridgefield at Portland, 7:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Port Angeles at Ridgefield, 6:35 p.m.

Walla Walla at Wenatchee, 6:35 p.m.

Yakima Valley at Bellingham, 6:35 p.m.

Victoria at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m.

Bend at Portland, 7:05 p.m.

Cowlitz at Corvallis, 7:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s Linescore

Elks 8, Hammers 1

Hayesville 010 000 000 — 1 7 4

Bend 021 300 11x — 8 10 2

Winstead, Hagan (6) and Duso; Hansell, Turcotte (6), Clark (7), Tellechia (8), Blackman (9) and Bush. W—Hansell 1-0. L—Winstead 0-1.

Hits: Hayesville 7 (Norman 2, Juarez, Culpepper, Tow 2, Tsukamaki); Bend 10 (Padilla 2, Needham, Bush 2, Gonzalez, Perez, Provost, Jarvis 2)

RBIs: Bend 8 (Padilla 2, Bush 2, Perez, Provost, Cervantes 2)

MLB

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 41 25 .621 —

Tampa Bay 41 26 .612 ½

Boston 35 34 .507 7½

Toronto 24 43 .358 17½

Baltimore 21 46 .313 20½

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Minnesota 44 22 .667 —

Cleveland 34 33 .507 10½

Chicago 32 34 .485 12

Detroit 25 39 .391 18

Kansas City 21 46 .313 23½

West Division

W L Pct GB

Houston 46 23 .667 —

Texas 36 31 .537 9

Oakland 35 34 .507 11

Los Angeles 33 35 .485 12½

Seattle 29 42 .408 18

Wednesday’s Games

Oakland 6, Tampa Bay 2

Cincinnati 7, Cleveland 2

Boston 4, Texas 3

Toronto 8, Baltimore 6

Milwaukee 6, Houston 3, 14 innings

Seattle 9, Minnesota 6, 10 innings

Detroit 3, Kansas City 2

Thursday’s Games

Seattle (Kikuchi 3-4) at Minnesota (Pineda 4-3), 10:10 a.m.

Toronto (Stroman 3-8) at Baltimore (Ynoa 0-2), 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Skaggs 4-6) at Tampa Bay (Yarbrough 5-2), 4:10 p.m.

Texas (Sampson 5-3) at Boston (Price 4-2), 4:10 p.m.

Detroit (Boyd 5-4) vs. Kansas City (Bailey 4-6) at Omaha, Neb., 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Happ 6-3) at Chicago White Sox (Nova 3-5), 5:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 39 29 .574 —

Philadelphia 38 30 .559 1

New York 33 34 .493 5½

Washington 31 36 .463 7½

Miami 24 42 .364 14

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Milwaukee 39 29 .574 —

Chicago 38 29 .567 ½

St. Louis 33 33 .500 5

Cincinnati 30 36 .455 8

Pittsburgh 30 37 .448 8½

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 45 23 .662 —

Arizona 36 33 .522 9½

Colorado 35 32 .522 9½

San Diego 33 35 .485 12

San Francisco 28 38 .424 16

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Wednesday’s Games

Cincinnati 7, Cleveland 2

Chicago Cubs 10, Colorado 1

Arizona 2, Philadelphia 0

Miami 9, St. Louis 0

Atlanta 8, Pittsburgh 7, 11 innings

Milwaukee 6, Houston 3, 14 innings

San Francisco 4, San Diego 2

Thursday’s Games

Pittsburgh (Musgrove 4-6) at Atlanta (Teheran 4-4), 9:10 a.m.

Arizona (Greinke 7-2) at Washington (Fedde 1-0), 4:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Flaherty 4-3) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 3-6), 4:10 p.m.

San Diego (Quantrill 1-2) at Colorado (Gray 5-5), 5:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Lester 5-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 5-1), 7:10 p.m.

College

NCAA College World Series Glance

At Omaha, Neb.

All Times PDT

(Double Elimination; x-if necessary)

Saturday’s Games

Game 1 — Michigan (45-20) vs. Texas Tech (44-18), 11 a.m.

Game 2 — Florida State (41-21) vs. Arkansas (46-18), 4 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Game 3 — Louisville (49-16) vs. Vanderbilt (54-11), 11 a.m.

Game 4 — Mississippi State (51-13) vs. Auburn (38-26), 4:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Game 5 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 11 a.m.

Game 6 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 18

Game 7 — Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 11 a.m.

Game 8 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 19

Game 9 — Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 4 p.m.

Thursday, June 20

Game 10 — Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 5 p.m.

Friday, June 21

Game 11 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 11 a.m.

Game 12 — Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 4 p.m.

Saturday, June 22

x-Game 13 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 11 a.m.

x-Game 14 — Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 4 p.m.

Championship Series

(Best-of-3)

Monday, June 24: Pairings TBD, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 25: Pairings TBD, 4 p.m.

x-Wednesday, June 26: Pairings TBD, 4 p.m.

Soccer

Women’s World Cup

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FIRST ROUND

GROUP A

W L T GF GA Pts

France 2 0 0 6 1 6

Norway 1 1 0 4 2 3

Nigeria 1 1 0 2 3 3

South Korea 0 2 0 0 6 0

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Wednesday’s Games

At Grenoble, France

Nigeria 2, South Korea 0

At Nice, France

France 2, Norway 1

Monday’s Games

At Rennes, France

France vs. Nigeria, noon

At Reims, France

South Korea vs. Norway, noon

GROUP B

W L T GF GA Pts

Germany 2 0 0 2 0 6

Spain 1 1 0 3 2 3

China 0 1 0 0 1 0

South Africa 0 1 0 1 3 0

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Wednesday’s Game

At Valenciennes, France

Germany 1, Spain 0

Thursday’s Game

At Paris

South Africa vs. China, noon

Monday’s Games

At Montpellier, France

Germany vs. South Africa, 9 a.m.

At Le Havre, France

China vs. Spain, 9 a.m.

GROUP C

W L T GF GA Pts

Brazil 1 0 0 3 0 3

Italy 1 0 0 2 1 3

Australia 0 1 0 1 2 0

Jamaica 0 1 0 0 3 0

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Thursday’s Game

At Montpellier, France

Australia vs. Brazil, 9 a.m.

Friday’s Games

At Reims, France

Jamaica vs. Italy, 9 a.m.

Tuesday’s Games

At Grenoble, France

Australia vs. Jamaica, noon

At Valenciennes, France

Italy vs. Brazil, noon

GROUP D

W L T GF GA Pts

England 1 0 0 2 1 3

Argentina 0 0 1 0 0 1

Japan 0 0 1 0 0 1

Scotland 0 1 0 1 2 0

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Friday’s Games

At Rennes, France

Japan vs. Scotland, 6 a.m.

At Le Havre, France

England vs. Argentina, noon

Wednesday’s Games

At Nice, France

Japan vs. England, noon

At Paris

Scotland vs. Argentina, noon

GROUP E

W L T GF GA Pts

Canada 1 0 0 1 0 3

Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 3

Cameroon 0 1 0 0 1 0

New Zealand 0 1 0 0 1 0

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Saturday’s Games

At Valenciennes, France

Netherlands vs. Cameroon, 6 a.m.

At Grenoble, France

Canada vs. New Zealand, noon

Thursday, June 20

At Reims, France

Netherlands vs. Canada, 9 a.m.

At Montpellier, France

Cameroon vs. New Zealand, 9 a.m.

GROUP F

W L T GF GA Pts

United States 1 0 0 13 0 3

Sweden 1 0 0 2 0 3

Chile 0 1 0 0 2 0

Thailand 0 1 0 0 13 0

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Sunday’s Games

At Nice, France

Sweden vs. Thailand, 6 a.m.

At Paris

United States vs. Chile, 9 a.m.

Thursday, June 20

At Le Havre, France

Sweden vs. United States, noon

At Rennes, France

Thailand vs. Chile, noon

NWSL

NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUE

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W L T Pts GF GA

Washington 5 1 1 16 12 4

Portland 4 1 2 14 16 10

Utah 4 2 1 13 7 5

North Carolina 2 1 3 12 16 8

Chicago 3 4 2 11 13 13

Houston 3 2 2 11 8 9

Reign FC 2 1 4 10 7 8

Sky Blue FC 0 5 2 2 5 11

Orlando 0 7 1 1 2 18

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

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Saturday, June 15

Portland at North Carolina, 4:45 p.m.

Orlando at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

Sky Blue FC at Utah, 7 p.m.

Washington at Reign FC, 7 p.m.

MLS

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

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Eastern Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 9 4 4 31 31 20

Montreal 8 7 3 27 21 28

D.C. United 7 4 6 27 23 18

Atlanta 8 5 2 26 19 11

New York 7 6 3 24 27 19

New York City FC 5 1 8 23 23 17

Toronto FC 5 6 4 19 26 25

Orlando City 5 7 3 18 22 21

Chicago 4 6 6 18 24 23

Columbus 5 9 2 17 16 24

New England 4 8 4 16 17 33

Cincinnati 3 11 2 11 14 33

Western Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

Los Angeles FC 11 1 4 37 39 13

LA Galaxy 9 6 1 28 22 19

Seattle 7 4 5 26 26 21

Houston 7 3 3 24 21 14

FC Dallas 6 6 4 22 22 22

Minnesota United 6 7 3 21 23 25

Real Salt Lake 6 8 1 19 21 27

San Jose 5 6 4 19 23 27

Vancouver 4 6 6 18 17 20

Sporting Kansas City 3 5 7 16 26 27

Colorado 4 9 3 15 25 34

Portland 4 7 2 14 19 26

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

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Saturday, June 22

LA Galaxy at FC Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Toronto FC at FC Dallas, 5 p.m.

Colorado at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Houston at Portland, 8 p.m.

Deals

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned LHP Bobby Poyner to Pawtucket (IL) and LHP Darwinzon Hernandez to Portland (EL). Recalled RHPs Travis Lakins and Josh Smith from Pawtucket.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sent RHP Mike Clevinger to Akron (EL) for a rehab assignment.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Signed C Korey Lee to a minor league contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with SS Bobby Witt Jr. on a minor league contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Returned RHP Chance Adams to Trenton (EL). Optioned LHP Stephen Tarpley to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

SEATTLE MARINERS — Sent SS J.P. Crawford to Modesto (Cal) for a rehab assignment. Signed RHP Nick Duron to a minor league contract.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned C Michael Perez to Durham (IL). Signed SS Greg Jones to a minor league contract.

TEXAS RANGERS — Assigned RHP David Carpenter outright to Nashville (PCL). Signed OF Kellen Strahm, LHP Triston Polley, 1B Blaine Crim, SS Jake Hoover and RHPs Justin Slaten, John Matthews, Zak Kent, Joe Corbett, Ben Anderson, Luke Schiltz, Mason Cole, Spencer Mraz and Leon Hunter to minor league contracts.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed RHP Ken Giles on the 10-day IL, retroactive to June 9. Selected the contract of RHP Jordan Romano from Buffalo (IL). Transferred RHP Clay Buchholz to the 60-day IL.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Placed RHP Jon Duplantier on the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP Stefan Crichton from Reno (PCL).

ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed RHP Kevin Gausman on the 10-day IL. Recalled LHP A.J. Minter from Gwinnett (IL).

CINCINNATI REDS — Signed OF Matt Lloyd, LHP Nick Lodolo, SS Quincy McAfee, C Justin Gomez and RHPs Quinten Sefcik, Matt Gill and Danny Serreino to minor league contracts.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Signed C Tyler Ryan; 3B Kody Hoese and Julio Carrion; SSs Zac Ching and Jimmy Titus; OFs Ryan Ward, Joe Vranesh, Danny Sinatro and Justin Washington; RHPs Ryan Pepiot, Nick Robertson, Logan Boyer and Cyrillo Watson; and LHPs Alec Gamboa, Mitchell Tyranski, Jacob Cantleberry, Sean Mellen and Jeff Belge to minor league contracts.

MIAMI MARLINS — Placed RP Jose Urena on the 10-day IL, retroactive to June 9. Recalled RHP Jordan Yamamoto from Jacksonville (SL).

NEW YORK METS — Returned SS Luis Guillorme to Syracuse (IL).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Optioned LHP Austin Davis to Lehigh Valley (IL). Reinstated RHP Edubray Ramos from the 10-day IL. Signed SS Sal Gozzo to a minor league contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned RHP Montana DuRapau to Indianapolis (IL). Recalled RHP Mitch Keller from Indianapolis. Sent RHP Chris Stratton to Indianapolis (IL) for a rehab assignment. Signed INF Jared Triolo, RHPs Austin Roberts and Cameron Junker and OFs Matt Gorski, Matt Fraizer and Blake Sabol to minor league contracts.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with OF Trejyn Fletcher, RHP Tony Locey, C Pedro Pages, C Aaron Antonini, RHP Adrian Mardueno and RHP Tyler Peck.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned RHP Chris Paddack to Lake Elsinore (Calif.). Recalled RHP Robert Stock from El Paso (PCL).

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Reinstated C Buster Posey from 10-day IL. Optioned C Aramis Garcia to Sacramento (PCL).

Atlantic League

HIGH POINT ROCKERS — Signed 1B Steven Passatempo.

LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Released RHP Amalio Diaz. Signed RHP Rob Rogers.

SOUTHERN MARYLAND BLUE CRABS — Released LHP Brett Lee.

YORK REVOLUTION — Signed 1B Carlos Franco.

Frontier League

EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Released OF Mitchell Handen, LHP Brandon Presley and RHP Matt Rowland.

FLORENCE FREEDOM — Released RHPs Ryan Hill and Alex McCune.

JOLIET SLAMMERS — Signed C/OF Tyler Bordner.

LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS — Sold the contract of RHP Michael Stryffeler to the Seattle Mariners. Signed RHP Jack Granath. Released RHP Greyfer Eregua.

RIVER CITY RASCALS — Sold the contract of RHP Jackson Sigman to the Milwaukee Brewers.

SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Signed INF Jimmy Galusky.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Named Lindsay Gottlieb assistant coach.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CHICAGO BEARS — Waived PK Chris Blewitt.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed LB Quincy Williams to a four-year contract.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed OT Mitchell Schwartz to a one-year contract extension.

NEW YORK JETS — Claimed CB Montrel Meander off waivers from the Oakland Raiders.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

EDMONTON OILERS — Agreed to terms with Bakersfield (AHL) coach Jay Woodcroft on a three-year contract extension.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

DALLAS — Loaned Fs Francis Atuahene and Ema Twumasi to Austin (USL Championship).

SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Signed Ms Josh Atencio and Azriel Gonzalez and Fs Alec Diaz, Shandon Hopeau, Danny Robles and Ray Serrano to short-term agreements from Tacoma (USL Championship).

COLLEGE

AUSTIN PEAY — Named Nikita Johnson men’s assistant basketball coach.

EAST CAROLINA — Announced senior women’s basketball G Sierra DaCosta is transferring from Hartford.

FLORIDA GULF COAST — Named Clayton Edwards assistant director of ticket operations.

IOWA — Announced sophomore WR Jack Combs is transferring from Central Michigan, sophomore WR Charlie Jones from Buffalo and sophomore WR Oliver Martin from Michigan.

MIAMI — Named Bill Courtney men’s assistant basketball coach.

SAINT ANSELM — Named Ryan Small assistant director of athletic communications.

TENNESSEE — Announced sophomore OL Melvin McBride is giving up football due to health problems.

TENNESSEE TECH — Named Crystal Kelly assistant women’s basketball coach.

TROY — Promoted Brent Jones to athletic director.

UCONN — Granted men’s basketball F Mamadou Diarra a medical disqualification.

VANDERBILT — Announced graduate OL Rowan Godwin is transferring from South Alabama, graduate WR/KR Justice Shelton-Mosley from Harvard, graduate DB Cam Watkins from Illinois and graduate DL Eddie Zinn-Turner from Marist.

WAGNER — Named Marc Zolchonock assistant men’s lacrosse coach.