


MLB
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 28 16 .636 —
Philadelphia 25 18 .581 2 1/2
Atlanta 22 22 .500 6
Washington 18 27 .400 10 1/2
Miami 16 26 .381 11
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 25 19 .568 —
St. Louis 24 20 .545 1
Milwaukee 21 23 .477 4
Cincinnati 21 24 .467 4 1/2
Pittsburgh 15 29 .341 10
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 29 15 .659 —
San Diego 27 15 .643 1
San Francisco 25 19 .568 4
Arizona 23 21 .523 6
Colorado 7 36 .163 21 1/2
Thursday’s games
Atlanta 5, Washington 2
Cincinnati 7, Chicago White Sox 1
L.A. Dodgers 19, Athletics 2
Friday’s games
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
Cleveland at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 6:45 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
Washington at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Miami, 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Kansas City, 7:40 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.
Colorado at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
Seattle at San Diego, 9:40 p.m.
L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Athletics at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
Saturday’s games
N.Y. Mets (Canning 5-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Schmidt 1-1), 1:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Burke 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Boyd 3-2), 2:20 p.m.
Washington (Irvin 2-1) at Baltimore (Gibson 0-2), 4:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Rasmussen 1-4) at Miami (Cabrera 0-1), 4:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Mlodzinski 1-3) at Philadelphia (Wheeler 4-1), 6:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Ortiz 2-4) at Cincinnati (Petty 0-2), 6:40 p.m.
St. Louis (Mikolas 2-2) at Kansas City (Lugo 3-4), 7:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Holmes 2-3) at Boston (Giolito 1-1), 7:15 p.m.
Minnesota (López 3-2) at Milwaukee (TBD), 7:15 p.m.
Colorado (Márquez 1-6) at Arizona (Gallen 3-5), 8:10 p.m.
Seattle (TBD) at San Diego (Pivetta 5-2), 8:40 p.m.
Athletics (Severino 1-4) at San Francisco (Roupp 2-3), 9:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Anderson 2-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 0-0), 9:10 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Atlanta at Boston, 1:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.
Washington at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.
Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1:40 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Miami, 1:40 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
Athletics at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Colorado at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m.
Seattle at San Diego, 4:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, 7:10 p.m.
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 25 18 .581 —
Boston 22 23 .489 4
Toronto 21 22 .488 4
Tampa Bay 20 23 .465 5
Baltimore 15 27 .357 9 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 29 15 .659 —
Cleveland 25 18 .581 3 1/2
Kansas City 25 20 .556 4 1/2
Minnesota 24 20 .545 5
Chicago 14 30 .318 15
West Division
W L Pct GB
Seattle 23 19 .548 —
Texas 24 21 .533 1/2
Houston 22 21 .512 1 1/2
Athletics 22 22 .500 2
Los Angeles 17 25 .405 6
Thursday’s games
Cincinnati 7, Chicago White Sox 1
Minnesota 4, Baltimore 0
Tampa Bay 8, Toronto 3
Texas 1, Houston 0
L.A. Dodgers 19, Athletics 2
Friday’s games
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
Cleveland at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
Washington at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
Detroit at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
Atlanta at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Miami, 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Kansas City, 7:40 p.m.
Houston at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.
Seattle at San Diego, 9:40 p.m.
L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Athletics at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
Saturday’s games
N.Y. Mets (Canning 5-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Schmidt 1-1), 1:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Burke 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Boyd 3-2), 2:20 p.m.
Detroit (Olson 4-3) at Toronto (TBD), 3:07 p.m.
Washington (Irvin 2-1) at Baltimore (Gibson 0-2), 4:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Rasmussen 1-4) at Miami (Cabrera 0-1), 4:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Ortiz 2-4) at Cincinnati (Petty 0-2), 6:40 p.m.
Houston (Blanco 3-3) at Texas (Mahle 4-1), 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Mikolas 2-2) at Kansas City (Lugo 3-4), 7:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Holmes 2-3) at Boston (Giolito 1-1), 7:15 p.m.
Minnesota (López 3-2) at Milwaukee (TBD), 7:15 p.m.
Seattle (TBD) at San Diego (Pivetta 5-2), 8:40 p.m.
Athletics (Severino 1-4) at San Francisco (Roupp 2-3), 9:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Anderson 2-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 0-0), 9:10 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Houston at Texas, 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Boston, 1:35 p.m.
Washington at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.
Detroit at Toronto, 1:37 p.m.
Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1:40 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Miami, 1:40 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
Athletics at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m.
Seattle at San Diego, 4:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, 7:10 p.m.
Baseball
International League
W L Pct GB
Lehigh Valley (PHI) 30 12 .714 —
Durham (TB) 27 15 .643 3
Jacksonville (MIA) 26 16 .619 4
Nashville (MIL) 26 16 .619 4
Indianapolis (PIT) 23 17 .575 6
Iowa (CHC) 22 17 .564 6½
St. Paul (MIN) 21 18 .538 7½
Memphis (STL) 21 19 .525 8
Charlotte (CHW) 21 21 .500 9
Scranton/W-B (NYY) 20 20 .500 9
Worcester (BOS) 20 21 .488 9½
Toledo (DET) 20 22 .476 10
Louisville (CIN) 19 22 .463 10½
Omaha (KC) 18 22 .450 11
Columbus (CLE) 17 22 .436 11½
Gwinnett (ATL) 18 24 .429 12
Syracuse (NYM) 18 24 .429 12
Buffalo (TOR) 15 25 .375 14
Norfolk (BAL) 15 26 .366 14½
Rochester (WAS) 10 30 .250 19
Thursday’s Games
Indianapolis 7, Louisville 4
Nashville 3, Memphis 1
Jacksonville 12, Norfolk 6, 1st game
Norfolk 5, Jacksonville 4, 2nd game
Iowa 8, St. Paul 2, 1st game
Iowa 8, St. Paul 7, 8 innings, 2nd game
Buffalo 12, Worcester 1
Durham 6, Rochester 2
Toledo 20, Scranton/WB 7
Lehigh Valley 7, Syracuse 3
Charlotte 7, Gwinnett 1
Columbus 14, Omaha 10
Friday’s Games
Worcester at Buffalo, 6:05 p.m.
Toledo at Scranton/WB, 6:35 p.m.
Jacksonville at Norfolk, 6:35 p.m.
Lehigh Valley at Syracuse, 6:35 p.m.
Durham at Rochester, 6:45 p.m.
Louisville at Indianapolis, 7:05 p.m.
Charlotte at Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m.
Columbus at Omaha, 8:05 p.m.
Nashville at Memphis, 8:05 p.m.
St. Paul at Iowa, 8:08 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Worcester at Buffalo, 1:05 p.m.
Toledo at Scranton/WB, 4:05 p.m.
Charlotte at Gwinnett, 6:05 p.m.
Louisville at Indianapolis, 6:35 p.m.
Jacksonville at Norfolk, 6:35 p.m.
Lehigh Valley at Syracuse, 6:35 p.m.
Durham at Rochester, 6:45 p.m.
St. Paul at Iowa, 7:08 p.m.
Nashville at Memphis, 7:35 p.m.
Columbus at Omaha, 8:05 p.m.
Eastern League
Northeast W L Pct GB
Portland (BOS) 19 13 .594 --
Binghamton (NYM) 20 15 .571 ½
Hartford (COL) 20 15 .571 ½
Somerset (NYY) 15 20 .429 5½
New Hampshire (TOR) 14 20 .412 6
Reading (PHI) 11 21 .344 8
Southwest W L Pct GB
Akron (CLE) 24 12 .667 —
Erie (DET) 23 12 .639 1
Altoona (PIT) 18 18 .500 6
Harrisburg (WAS) 18 18 .500 5
Chesapeake (BAL) 16 19 .457 7½
Richmond (SF) 11 24 .306 13
Thursday’s Games
Altoona 9, Harrisburg 4
Akron 9, Chesapeake 2
Portland 4, Somerset 2, 1st game
Somerset 3, Portland 0, 2nd game
Richmond 3, Erie 1, 1st game
Erie 3, Richmond 2, 2nd game
Reading 11, New Hampshire 10
Binghamton 5, Hartford 3
Friday’s Games
Harrisburg at Altoona, 6 p.m.
Portland at Somerset, 6:35 p.m.
Erie at Richmond, 6:35 p.m.
New Hampshire at Reading, 6:45 p.m.
Akron at Chesapeake, 7:05 p.m.
Binghamton at Hartford, 7:10 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
New Hampshire at Reading, 2, 4:45 p.m.
Harrisburg at Altoona, 6 p.m.
Portland at Somerset, 6:05 p.m.
Erie at Richmond, 6:05 p.m.
Binghamton at Hartford, 6:10 p.m.
Akron at Chesapeake, 6:35 p.m.
NBA playoffs
Second Round
Wednesday, May 14
Boston 127, New York 102, New York leads series 3 - 2
Minnesota 121, Golden State 110, Minnesota wins series 4 - 1
Thursday, May 15
Denver 119, Oklahoma City 107, series tied 3 - 3
Friday, May 16
Boston at New York, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 18
Denver at Oklahoma City, 3:30 p.m.
Monday, May 19
x-New York at Boston, TBA
Nuggets 119, Thunder 107
OKLAHOMA CITY (107)
Holmgren 8-14 1-3 19, Jal.Williams 3-16 0-0 6, Hartenstein 4-4 0-0 8, Dort 4-9 0-0 10, Gilgeous-Alexander 11-16 8-11 32, Dieng 0-0 0-0 0, Jay.Williams 3-5 1-2 8, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Caruso 4-9 0-0 10, Joe 1-3 0-0 2, Mitchell 0-1 0-0 0, Wallace 4-9 0-0 10, Wiggins 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 43-92 10-16 107.
DENVER (119)
Gordon 2-7 0-0 5, Porter Jr. 4-9 0-0 10, Jokic 9-14 10-12 29, Braun 8-14 4-4 23, Murray 9-19 5-6 25, Strawther 4-8 4-4 15, Watson 1-7 2-2 4, Westbrook 3-8 2-4 8. Totals 40-86 27-32 119.
Oklahoma City 28 33 21 25 — 107 Denver 31 27 32 29 — 119
3-Point Goals: Oklahoma City 11-40 (Gilgeous-Alexander 2-4, Caruso 2-5, Wallace 2-5, Dort 2-7, Holmgren 2-7, Jay.Williams 1-2, Joe 0-2, Jal.Williams 0-4, Wiggins 0-4), Denver 12-32 (Strawther 3-4, Braun 3-6, Porter Jr. 2-5, Murray 2-6, Jokic 1-3, Gordon 1-4, Watson 0-2, Westbrook 0-2); Fouled Out: None; Rebounds: Oklahoma City 40 (Holmgren 11), Denver 52 (Jokic 14); Assists: Oklahoma City 25 (Jal.Williams 10), Denver 27 (Jokic 8); Total Fouls: Oklahoma City 28, Denver 16; A: 19,998 (19,520)
NHL playoffs
Second Round
Wednesday, May 14
Florida 6, Toronto 1, Florida leads series 3 - 2
Edmonton 1, Vegas 0, OT, Edmonton wins series 4 - 1
Thursday, May 15
Carolina 3, Washington 1, Carolina wins series 4 - 1
Winnipeg 4, Dallas 0, Dallas leads series 3 - 2
Friday, May 16
Toronto at Florida, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 17
Winnipeg at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 18
x-Florida at Toronto, TBA
Monday, May 19
x-Dallas at Winnipeg, TBA
Hurricanes 3, Capitals 1
Carolina 1 0 2 — 3 Washington 1 0 0 — 1
First Period: 1, Carolina, Staal 1 (Martinook), 9:38. 2, Washington, Beauvillier 2, 13:41. Penalties: Orlov, CAR (Hooking), 5:30.
Second Period: None. Penalties: Nikishin, CAR (Tripping), 5:27. Beauvillier, WSH (Interference), 8:39. van Riemsdyk, WSH (Slashing), 18:19.
Third Period: 3, Carolina, Svechnikov 8 (Jarvis, Walker), 18:01. 4, Carolina, Jarvis 4, 19:33 (en). Penalties: Martinook, CAR (Charging), 0:56.
Shots on goal: Carolina 8-8-5: 21. Washington 4-5-10: 19.
Power-play opportunities: Carolina 0 of 2. Washington 0 of 3.
Goalies: Carolina, Andersen 7-2-0 (19 shots-18 saves). Washington, Thompson 5-5-0 (20-18).
A: 18,573 (18,277). T: 2:33.
Referees: Francis Charron, Gord Dwyer; Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Kiel Murchison.
Jets 4, Stars 0
Dallas 0 0 0 — 0 Winnipeg 0 1 3 — 4
First Period: None. Penalties: Steel, DAL (Holding), 2:49. Lowry, WPG (Cross Checking), 5:55. Perfetti, WPG (Interference), 13:35.
Second Period: 1, Winnipeg, Scheifele 4 (Pionk, Connor), 6:17. Penalties: Namestnikov, WPG (High Sticking), 5:35. Duchene, DAL (Interference), 5:35. Marchment, DAL (Holding), 17:29.
Third Period: 2, Winnipeg, Ehlers 4 (Connor, Scheifele), 2:20 (pp). 3, Winnipeg, Namestnikov 3 (Iafallo, Pionk), 12:07 (pp). 4, Winnipeg, Ehlers 5 (Perfetti), 19:15 (en). Penalties: Petrovic, DAL (Tripping), 1:39. Lindell, DAL (Tripping), 1:50. Appleton, WPG (Hooking), 6:05. Dallas bench, served by Dadonov (Roughing), 10:17. Benn, DAL (Roughing), 13:28. Scheifele, WPG (Roughing), 13:28. Tanev, WPG (Roughing), 13:28. Tanev, WPG (Misconduct), 13:28. Benn, DAL (Misconduct), 13:28.
Shots on goal: Dallas 4-5-13: 22. Winnipeg 11-11-13: 35.
Power-play opportunities: Dallas 0 of 4. Winnipeg 2 of 5.
Goalies: Dallas, Oettinger 7-5-0 (34 shots-31 saves). Winnipeg, Hellebuyck 6-6-0 (22-22).
A: 15,225 (15,321). T: 2:36.
Referees: TJ Luxmore, Wes McCauley; Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Ryan Gibbons.
WNBA
Friday’s games
Atlanta at Washington, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Golden State, 10 p.m.
Saturday’s games
Las Vegas at New York, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Indiana, 3 p.m.
Seattle at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Washington at Connecticut, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Los Angeles, 6 p.m.
MLS
Eastern Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
Cincinnati 9 3 1 28 18 14
Philadelphia 8 3 2 26 26 14
Columbus 7 1 5 26 21 13
Nashville 7 4 2 23 24 16
Miami 6 2 4 22 24 18
Orlando 5 2 6 21 24 16
Charlotte 6 6 1 19 20 17
NY R. Bulls 5 5 3 18 20 15
NYC 5 5 3 18 13 14
N. England 5 4 2 17 12 10
Chicago 4 4 4 16 20 23
D.C. United 3 6 4 13 13 25
Atlanta 2 6 5 11 14 23
Toronto 2 7 4 10 10 17
Montréal 1 8 4 7 7 17
Western Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
Vancouver 8 1 3 27 24 10
San Diego 7 4 2 23 25 16
Minnesota 6 3 4 22 19 13
Portland 6 3 4 22 22 19
LA 6 4 3 21 23 18
Seattle 5 4 4 19 20 18
San Jose 5 6 2 17 29 23
Austin 5 6 2 17 9 16
Colorado 4 5 4 16 15 20
Dallas 4 4 4 16 15 20
Salt Lake 4 7 2 14 13 18
Houston 3 6 4 13 13 19
Kansas City 3 8 2 11 19 24
St Louis City 2 6 5 11 11 16
LA Galaxy 0 10 3 3 10 31
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday, May 17
Toronto FC at CF Montréal, 2:30 p.m.
New York at New York City FC, 4:30 p.m.
Cincinnati at Columbus, 7:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Charlotte FC, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Austin FC, 8:30 p.m.
Houston at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
St Louis City at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.
D.C. United at Nashville, 8:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Seattle at Portland, 9:30 p.m.
Sporting Kansas City at San Diego FC, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 18
Orlando City at Miami, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles FC at LA Galaxy, 9 p.m.
NWSL
W L T Pts GF GA
Kansas City 6 2 0 18 18 6
Orlando 5 2 1 16 15 6
Washington 5 3 0 15 13 12
San Diego 4 2 2 14 15 10
Angel City 4 2 2 14 15 14
Portland 3 2 4 13 12 10
Gotham 3 3 3 12 12 9
Seattle 3 3 2 11 7 7
Louisville 3 3 2 11 9 13
Houston 3 4 1 10 7 10
N. Carolina 2 3 3 9 9 10
Bay 2 4 2 8 8 12
Utah Royals 1 6 1 4 4 13
Chicago 1 6 1 4 5 17
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Friday, May 16
San Diego at Gotham FC, 7:30 p.m.
Seattle at Louisville, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Houston, 8 p.m.
Kansas City at Orlando, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 17
Chicago at North Carolina, 5 p.m.
Utah Royals FC at Washington, 7:30 p.m.
Angel City at Bay FC, 10 p.m.
Friday, May 23
Orlando at Utah Royals FC, 9:30 p.m.
Washington at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Saturday, May 24
Bay FC at Houston, 5 p.m.
Kansas City at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Louisville at Angel City, 10 p.m.
Sunday, May 25
North Carolina at San Diego, 10 p.m.
UFL
USFL CONFERENCE
W L T Pct PF PA
Birmingham 5 2 0 .714 144 107
Michigan 5 2 0 .714 181 135
Houston 3 4 0 .429 122 138
Memphis 1 6 0 .143 103 148
XFL CONFERENCE
W L T Pct PF PA
DC 5 2 0 .714 163 157
St. Louis 5 2 0 .714 150 114
Arlington 3 4 0 .429 146 117
San Antonio 1 6 0 .143 95 188
Saturday, May 17
Birmingham at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Michigan at Houston, 1 p.m.
Sunday, May 18
Arlington at DC, 12 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
MLB
American League
BOSTON RED SOX: Selected the contract of RHP Nick Burdi from Worcester (IL). Optioned RHP Cooper Criswell to Worcester. Transferred RHP Kutter Crawford to the 60-day IL, retroactive to May 15.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Activated 3B Vinny Capra. Designated SS Jacob Amaya for assignment. Selected the contract of RHP Miguel Castro from Charlotte (IL). Optioned LHP Jared Shuster to Charlotte.
TAMPA BAY RAYS: Reinstated 1B Yandy Díaz from the restricted list. Optioned 2B Coco Montes to Durham.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: Acquired cash considerations for the New York Mets in exchange for Jose Castillo.
ATLANTA BRAVES: Optioned RHP Bryce Elder to Gwinnett (IL). Recalled LHP Dylan Dodd from Gwinnett.
CINCINNATI REDS: Sent RHP Rhett Lowder on a rehab assignment to Louisville (IL).
MIAMI MARLINS: Sent 2B Otto Lopez on a rehab assignment to Jacksonville (IL).
NEW YORK METS: Sent RHP Paul Blackburn on a rehab assignment to Binghamton (EL).
FOOTBALL
NFL
CLEVELAND BROWNS: Signed TE Harold Fannin Jr. to a rookie contract.
NEW YORK JETS: Signed DE Michael Fletcher to a contract. Released K Greg Zuelein.
HOCKEY
NHL
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS: Signed C Oiva Keskinen to a three-year, entry-level contract.
MINNESOTA WILD: Signed F Danila Yurov to a three-year, entry-level contract.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS: Signed D Ryan Chesley to a three-year, entry-level contract. Reassigned G Clay Stevenson to Hershey (AHL). Reassigned D Ethan Bear to Hershey. Reassigned G Mitchell Gibson to Hershey.
On this date
May 17
1875: Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby by one-quarter length over Volcano. The day marks the opening of Churchill Downs with an estimated 10,000 spectators witnessing the first Derby. Aristides is ridden and trained by African Americans Oliver Lewis and Ansel Williamson, respectively.
1925: Tris Speaker of the Cleveland Indians collects his 3,000th career hit off Tom Zachry in a 2-1 loss to the Washington Senators.
1969: Baltimore, Cleveland & Pittsburgh agree to go from NFC to AFC in NFL.
1970: Hank Aaron gets an infield single off Cincinnati’s Wayne Simpson for his 3,000th hit.
1979: Dave Kingman of the Cubs hits three home runs and Mike Schmidt of the Phillies hits two, as Philadelphia beats Chicago 23-22 in 10 innings at Wrigley Field. The game includes 11 home runs, 50 hits and 109 at-bats.
1983: The New York Islanders beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 to win their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup.
1992: Betsy King captures her first LPGA Championship by a record 11 strokes over JoAnne Carner, Liselotte Neumann and Karen Noble. King’s margin of victory breaks the LGPA championship mark of 10 set by Patty Sheehan in 1984.
1998: David Wells pitches the 13th perfect game in modern major league history as the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 4-0.
1998: LPGA Championship, DuPont CC: 20-year-old rookie Se Ri Pak leads wire-to-wire to win the first of her 5 majors, 3 strokes ahead of runners-up Donna Andrews and Lisa Hackney.
2000: Australia’s Susie O’Neill breaks the oldest record in international swimming, winning the 200-meter butterfly and beating the 1981 mark by Mary T. Meagher. O’Neill is timed in 2 minutes, 5.81 seconds, topping the record by 0.15 seconds. Meagher’s time of 2:05.96 was set in Brown Deer, Wis.
2003: Funny Cide runs away from the field on the turn for home and finishes with a near-record 9¾-length victory in the Preakness. The gelding’s victory is second to Survivor’s 10-length victory in the first Preakness, in 1873.
2008: Big Brown, ridden by Kent Desormeaux, charges to the lead turning for home and then cruises down the stretch to win the Preakness Stakes. The colt, named for UPS, wins by 5 1/4 lengths over Macho Again.
2012: Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia becomes the first player in Professional Bowlers Association history to win a national or senior tour title in six decades, beating Ron Mohr 220-204 in the PBA Senior Dayton Classic. The 65-year-old Petraglia won the first of his 14 PBA national tour titles in 1966 in Fort Smith, Ark., at the age of 19. Dick Weber also won PBA titles in six decades, but his mark includes a PBA regional title.
2014: The Houston Rockets advance to the Western Conference finals for the first time in 18 years after overcoming a 3-1 series deficit to eliminate the Los Angeles Clippers with a 113-100 victory. It’s the ninth time in NBA history that a team has overcome a 3-1 series deficit to win a playoff series.
2018: Michigan State University will pay $500 million in claims to 300 survivors of sexual abuse involving Larry Nassar. Largest sexual abuse case in sports history.
2019: Brooks Koepka fires a 65 (-5) to set new record for lowest 36-hole score in a golf major at the PGA Championship at Bethpage State Park; 7 stroke lead is a 36-hole tournament record.
2020: Michael Jordan’s autographed Air Nike 1s trainers from 1985 sell for a record $560,000 in an online auction.
Motorsports
NASCAR Cup Series Schedule
Feb. 1: x-Clash Heat Race 1 (Chase Elliott)
Feb. 1: x-Clash Heat Race 2 (Chris Buescher)
Feb. 1: x-Clash Heat Race 3 (Denny Hamlin)
Feb. 1: x-Clash Heat Race 4 (Tyler Reddick)
Feb. 2: x-Clash Last Chance Qualifying Race (Kyle Larson)
Feb. 2: Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray (Chase Elliott)
Feb. 13: x-Duel 1 at DAYTONA (Bubba Wallace)
Feb. 13: x-Duel 2 at DAYTONA (Austin Cindric)
Feb. 16: DAYTONA 500 (William Byron)
Feb. 23: Ambetter Health 400 (Christopher Bell)
March 2: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix (Christopher Bell)
March 9: Shriners Children’s 500 (Christopher Bell)
March 16: Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube (Josh Berry)
March 23: Straight Talk Wireless 400 (Kyle Larson)
March 30: Cook Out 400 (Denny Hamlin)
April 6: Goodyear 400 (Denny Hamlin)
April 13: Food City 500 (Kyle Larson)
April 27: Jack Link’s 500 (Austin Cindric)
May 4: Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY (Joey Logano)
May 11: AdventHealth 400 (Kyle Larson)
May 17: x-NASCAR All-Star Race Heat 1, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
May 17: x-NASCAR All-Star Race Heat 2, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
May 18: x-NASCAR All-Star Open, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
May 18: NASCAR All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
May 25: Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C.
June 1: Cracker Barrel 400, Lebanon, Tenn.
June 8: Firekeepers Casino 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
June 15: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Mexico City, Mexico City
June 22: The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA.COM, Long Pond, Pa.
June 28: Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart, Hampton, Ga.
July 6: Grant Park 165, Chicago
July 13: Toyota / Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.
July 20: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400, Dover, Del.
July 27: Brickyard 400, Speedway, Ind.
Aug. 3: Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol, Newton, Iowa
Aug. 10: Go Bowling at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 16: Cook Out 400, Richmond, Va.
Aug. 23: Coke Zero Sugar 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Aug. 31: Cook Out Southern 500, Darlington, S.C.
Sept. 7: Enjoy Illinois 300, Madison, Ill.
Sept. 13: Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 21: NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Race at New Hampshire, Loudon, N.H.
Sept. 28: Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 5: Bank of America ROVAL 400, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 12: South Point 400, Las Vegas
Oct. 19: YellaWood 500, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 26: Xfinity 500, Ridgeway, Va.
Nov. 2: NASCAR Cup Series Championship, Avondale, Ariz.
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NASCAR Cup Series Points Leaders
1. Kyle Larson 469
2. William Byron 434
3. Christopher Bell 384
4. Chase Elliott 378
5. Ryan Blaney 362
6. Tyler Reddick 357
7. Denny Hamlin 346
8. Alex Bowman 325
9. Joey Logano 318
10. Bubba Wallace 310
11. Ross Chastain 300
12. Chris Buescher 284
13. Chase Briscoe 278
14. Austin Cindric 273
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr 258
16. Ryan Preece 251
17. Josh Berry 244
18. Kyle Busch 244
19. John H. Nemechek 234
20. Carson Hocevar 230
21. Michael McDowell 228
22. Austin Dillon 227
23. Zane Smith 227
24. Todd Gilliland 227
25. AJ Allmendinger 218
26. Ty Gibbs 217
27. Daniel Suárez 209
28. Justin Haley 206
29. Erik Jones 196
30. Ty Dillon 188