Baffert friend coins Hoppertunity’s name B2 Thursday, May 1, 2014
SPORTS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hoppertunity could knock for Bob Baffert in the Kentucky Derby, giving the Hall of Fame trainer a fourth victory in the Run for the Roses. The colt with the unusual name has also lifted the spirits of a couple trying to conceive their first child. Hoppertunity earned his way into the Derby with a win in the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park and a second-place finish behind California Chrome in the Santa Anita Derby. He started out with another unusual name, Anyway U Way. “I was getting ready to run him and I really didn’t like that name,” Baffert said Wednesday. So he had a horse with no name. Baffert’s wife, Jill, is a friend of Kathleen Hopper, a designer cookie maker in Pasadena, California. At that time, Kathleen and Chad Hopper were trying to have a baby. “We were all excited for them,” Baffert said. “But it didn’t take and they were pretty sad. Kathleen said, ‘Well, we missed anoth-
Golf
World Golf Ranking By The Associated Press Through April 27 1. Tiger Woods . . . . . . . . . . . .USA 2. Adam Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . .AUS 3. Henrik Stenson . . . . . . . . . .SWE 4. Bubba Watson . . . . . . . . . .USA 5. Matt Kuchar . . . . . . . . . . . . .USA 6. Jason Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AUS 7. Jordan Spieth . . . . . . . . . . .USA 8. Sergio Garcia . . . . . . . . . . .ESP 9. Phil Mickelson . . . . . . . . . . .USA 10. Justin Rose . . . . . . . . . . . .ENG 11. Rory McIlroy . . . . . . . . . . . .NIR 12. Zach Johnson . . . . . . . . . .USA 13. Dustin Johnson . . . . . . . . .USA 14. Graeme McDowell . . . . . . .NIR 15. Steve Stricker . . . . . . . . . . .USA 16. Charl Schwartzel . . . . . . . .SAF 17. Luke Donald . . . . . . . . . . . .ENG 18. Jason Dufner . . . . . . . . . . .USA 19. Keegan Bradley . . . . . . . . .USA 20. Ian Poulter . . . . . . . . . . . . .ENG 21. Jimmy Walker . . . . . . . . . . .USA 22. Jim Furyk . . . . . . . . . . . . . .USA 23. Victor Dubuisson . . . . . . . .FRA 24. Brandt Snedeker . . . . . . . .USA 25. Patrick Reed . . . . . . . . . . .USA 26. Jamie Donaldson . . . . . . . .WAL 27. Thomas Bjorn . . . . . . . . . . .DEN 28. Hideki Matsuyama . . . . . . .JPN 29. Webb Simpson . . . . . . . . . .USA 30. Lee Westwood . . . . . . . . . .ENG 31. Graham DeLaet . . . . . . . . .CAN 32. Bill Haas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .USA 33. Miguel Angel Jimenez . . . .ESP 34. Jonas Blixt . . . . . . . . . . . . .SWE 35. Hunter Mahan . . . . . . . . . .USA 36. Rickie Fowler . . . . . . . . . . .USA 37. Louis Oosthuizen . . . . . . . .SAF 38. Ryan Moore . . . . . . . . . . . .USA 39. Stephen Gallacher . . . . . . .SCO 40. Harris English . . . . . . . . . . .USA 41. Matt Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . .AUS 42. Matt Every . . . . . . . . . . . . .USA 43. Joost Luiten . . . . . . . . . . . .NED 44. Russell Henley . . . . . . . . . .USA 45. Ernie Els . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SAF 46. Francesco Molinari . . . . . . .ITA 47. G. Fernandez-Castano . . . .ESP 48. Kevin Streelman . . . . . . . . .USA 49. Thongchai Jaidee . . . . . . . .THA 50. Gary Woodland . . . . . . . . .USA 51. Billy Horschel . . . . . . . . . . .USA 52. Kevin Stadler . . . . . . . . . . .USA 53. Chris Kirk . . . . . . . . . . . . . .USA 54. Nick Watney . . . . . . . . . . . .USA 55. John Senden . . . . . . . . . . .AUS 56. Richard Sterne . . . . . . . . . .SAF 57. Ryan Palmer . . . . . . . . . . .USA 58. Matteo Manassero . . . . . . .ITA 59. Chesson Hadley . . . . . . . . .USA 60. George Coetzee . . . . . . . . .SAF 61. Mikko Ilonen . . . . . . . . . . . .FIN 62. Pablo Larrazabal . . . . . . . .ESP 63. Martin Kaymer . . . . . . . . . .GER 64. Bernd Wiesberger . . . . . . .AUT 65. Scott Stallings . . . . . . . . . .USA 66. Branden Grace . . . . . . . . . .SAF 67. Anirban Lahiri . . . . . . . . . . .IND 68. David Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . . .ENG 69. Thorbjorn Olesen . . . . . . . .DEN 70. Boo Weekley . . . . . . . . . . .USA 71. Kevin Na . . . . . . . . . . . . . .USA 72. Peter Hanson . . . . . . . . . . .SWE 73. Marc Leishman . . . . . . . . .AUS 74. Kiradech Aphibarnrat . . . . .THA 75. Ross Fisher . . . . . . . . . . . .ENG
8.46 8.18 8.00 7.35 7.14 6.70 6.02 5.90 5.85 5.80 5.74 5.47 5.24 4.44 4.33 4.29 4.22 4.17 4.13 4.13 4.08 4.08 4.01 3.88 3.87 3.84 3.75 3.74 3.73 3.65 3.46 3.29 3.25 3.15 3.13 3.09 2.98 2.92 2.85 2.82 2.62 2.61 2.59 2.58 2.58 2.57 2.51 2.46 2.46 2.45 2.41 2.40 2.40 2.39 2.39 2.36 2.29 2.25 2.24 2.20 2.15 2.15 2.14 2.08 2.07 2.06 1.96 1.91 1.90 1.89 1.87 1.84 1.83 1.79 1.78
Trump buys famed Turnberry course in Scotland
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump expanded his golf empire with his biggest acquisition yet — Turnberry. Trump announced Tuesday that he has agreed to buy the picturesque links course and resort on the west coast of Scotland, which has hosted the British Open four times. The most recent was in 2009, when Stewart Cink won a playoff over 59-year-old Tom Watson. The most famous was in 1977, the “Duel in the Sun” that featured Watson defeating Jack Nicklaus. “It is an honor and privilege to own one of golf’s greatest and most exciting properties,” Trump said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Independent in London reported that Trump paid Dubai-based Leisurecorp just over $63 million — 37.5 million pounds. Turnberry is the 17th golf property owned by Trump, including 12 in the United States. That includes Trump National Doral, which was renovated for this year’s World Golf Championship in south Florida. There appears to be no plans to touch Turnberry, used as an airfield during World War II, and now considered among the finest links in Scotland with magnificent views of the Irish Sea, the Isle of Arran and the Ailsa Craig, a rounded rock formation in the Irish Sea from which curling stones are made. “I’m not going to touch a thing unless the Royal & Ancient ask for it or approve it,” Trump told golf.com. “I have the greatest
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KENTUCKY DERBY NOTEBOOK
er Hoppertunity.”’ The Baf ferts seized on the name, and colt was of f to the races. “It was an uplift for them,” Baffert said. “They feel like they’re part of the horse. As soon as I named him, he started to come around.” After running fifth in his debut in January, Hoppertunity won his next race at Santa Anita with Kathleen Hopper there to root him on. Now comes the biggest test, the 1 1/4-mile Derby. Baffert feels Hoppertunity has a chance if he is in contention at the top of the stretch. “He’s a good horse, and he can handle a lot of pressure,” Baffert said. “He’s not going to freak out. It’s not going to bother him, being in with a lot of horses. I feel confident if he’s in the top four turning for home, he’ll be really competitive.” Baffert also sends out Chitu, the Sunland Derby winner, who
respect for the R&A and for (chief executive) Peter Dawson. I won’t do anything to the golf course at all without their full stamp of approval.” Trump said he would invest “many millions of dollars” into the hotel and said it would be the most luxurious in all of Europe when he was finished. He raves about all of his golf courses, believing them to be among the best in the world and worthy of major championships. With Turnberry, he is certain to get one. The R&A has not announced future sites beyond 2016 up the Ayrshire coast at Royal Troon, though Turnberry has become a popular venue. It is the youngest of the British Open sites — 1977 was its first British Open — and the roads were improved for it to end a 15-year hiatus with a return in 2009. All of Trump’s other courses have his name in the title. He told golf.com that Trump Turnberry “has a nice ring to it,” but that would be decided fairly soon. That might not matter to the history of golf’s oldest trophy — the claret jug. “Turnberry has been called other things before with previous owners,” Dawson told The Independent. “But it’s engraved as Turnberry on the jug, and I’d imagine will remain so.”
MLB
American League At A Glance All Times Mountain By The Associated Press East Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L New York . . . . . . . . . .15 11 Baltimore . . . . . . . . . .12 12 Boston . . . . . . . . . . . .13 14 Toronto . . . . . . . . . . . .12 15 Tampa Bay . . . . . . . . .11 16 Central Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . .14 9 Kansas City . . . . . . . .14 12 Minnesota . . . . . . . . .12 12 Chicago . . . . . . . . . . .14 15 Cleveland . . . . . . . . . .11 17 West Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L Oakland . . . . . . . . . . .18 10 Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 13 Los Angeles . . . . . . . .14 13 Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . .11 14 Houston . . . . . . . . . . .9 19
Pct GB .577 — .500 2 .481 2 1/2 .444 3 1/2 .407 4 1/2
Pct GB .609 — .538 1 1/2 .500 2 1/2 .483 3 .393 5 1/2
Pct GB .643 — .536 3 .519 3 1/2 .440 5 1/2 .321 9
Tuesday’s Games Seattle 6, N.Y. Yankees 3 Pittsburgh at Baltimore, ppd., rain Boston 7, Tampa Bay 4 Oakland 9, Texas 3 Detroit 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Kansas City 10, Toronto 7 Washington 4, Houston 3 L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, ppd., rain L.A. Angels 6, Cleveland 4 Wednesday’s Games Detroit 5, Chicago White Sox 1 L.A. Angels 7, Cleveland 1 Pittsburgh at Baltimore, ppd., rain Seattle at New York, ppd., rain Tampa Bay at Boston, ppd., rain Oakland 12, Texas 1 L.A. Dodgers 6, Minnesota 4 Kansas City 4, Toronto 2 Washington 7, Houston 0 Thursday’s Games Tampa Bay (Archer 2-1) at Boston (Peavy 10), 11:05 a.m., 1st game L.A. Dodgers (Haren 3-0) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 0-2), 11:10 a.m., 1st game Pittsburgh (Morton 0-3) at Baltimore (B.Norris 1-2), 2:05 p.m., 1st game Seattle (Elias 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 2-2), 5:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 0-0) at Minnesota (K.Johnson 0-0), 5:10 p.m., 2nd game Tampa Bay (C.Ramos 1-1) at Boston (Doubront 1-3), 5:10 p.m., 2nd game Pittsburgh (Cumpton 0-1) at Baltimore (Tillman 3-1), 5:35 p.m., 2nd game Toronto (Buehrle 4-1) at Kansas City (Guthrie 2-1), 6:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 5:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m. Toronto at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m. Oakland at Boston, 5:10 p.m. Baltimore at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m. Detroit at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 6:10 p.m. Texas at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.
National League At A Glance All Times Mountain By The Associated Press East Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . .17 9 New York . . . . . . . . . .15 11 Washington . . . . . . . .16 12 Philadelphia . . . . . . . .13 13 Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 14 Central Division
Pct GB .654 — .577 2 .571 2 .500 4 .481 4 1/2
has been battling a foot fungus that requires special care and shoeing by a blacksmith.
BUSY HORSE: Medal Count faces a very rigorous schedule. The Derby will be his third race in less than a month. Most runners in the field have had at least three weeks rest. Orb had a 34day break before winning last year’s Derby. Medal Count is a throwback to an era when horses made more starts over longer seasons. Cannonade ran twice in one week in winning the 1974 Derby. Medal Count’s last two efforts came on the synthetic track at Keeneland. He captured the Transylvania Stakes on April 4, a race originally scheduled for the turf. He followed that with a fastfinishing second in the Blue Grass Stakes eight days later. Trainer Dale Romans feels the stout son of the late Dynaformer has the pedigree to handle the workload. And he’s sorry to see
the bloodline end. Dynaformer passed away two years ago. He was best known as the sire of 2006 Derby winner Barbaro. “I think he was a very good sire,” Romans said. “If we could get a good Dynaformer colt like this into the breeding shed, I think it would be important for the future of racing. Those are good, rugged, hearty horses.” Barbaro suffered a catastrophic breakdown in the Preakness that led to his demise after a fight for survival. “It’s just a shame what happened with Barbaro, that he couldn’t get to the breeding shed with those bloodlines,” Romans said. With a Derby win, Medal Count might carry on the family tradition. NAPRAVNIK SUSPENDED: Jockey Rosie Napravnik will serve a four-day suspension after she rides in the Kentucky Derby.
SCOREBOARD
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W Milwaukee . . . . . . . . .20 St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . .15 Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . .12 Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . .10 Chicago . . . . . . . . . . .9 West Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W San Francisco . . . . . .17 Los Angeles . . . . . . . .15 Colorado . . . . . . . . . .16 San Diego . . . . . . . . .13 Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . .9
L 8 14 15 16 17
L 11 12 13 16 22
Pct GB .714 — .517 5 1/2 .444 7 1/2 .385 9 .346 10
Pct .607 .556 .552 .448 .290
GB — 1 1/2 1 1/2 4 1/2 9 1/2
Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Mets 6, Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh at Baltimore, ppd., rain Miami 9, Atlanta 0 Cincinnati 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Washington 4, Houston 3 L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, ppd., rain Milwaukee 5, St. Louis 4, 11 innings Colorado 5, Arizona 4 San Francisco 6, San Diego 0 Wednesday’s Games St. Louis 9, Milwaukee 3 N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, ppd., rain Pittsburgh at Baltimore, ppd., rain Miami 9, Atlanta 3 Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati 4 L.A. Dodgers 6, Minnesota 4 Washington 7, Houston 0 Arizona 5, Colorado 4, 10 innings San Francisco 3, San Diego 2 Thursday’s Games L.A. Dodgers (Haren 3-0) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 0-2), 11:10 a.m., 1st game Pittsburgh (Morton 0-3) at Baltimore (B.Norris 1-2), 2:05 p.m., 1st game Atlanta (E.Santana 3-0) at Miami (H.Alvarez 1-2), 5:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 0-0) at Minnesota (K.Johnson 0-0), 5:10 p.m., 2nd game Milwaukee (Estrada 2-1) at Cincinnati (Bailey 1-2), 5:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Cumpton 0-1) at Baltimore (Tillman 3-1), 5:35 p.m., 2nd game N.Y. Mets (Colon 2-3) at Colorado (Nicasio 2-1), 6:40 p.m. Friday’s Games St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 p.m. Toronto at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Miami, 5:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m. San Francisco at Atlanta, 5:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Colorado, 6:40 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 8:10 p.m.
NBA
NBA Playoff Glance By The Associated Press All Times Mountain FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta 3, Indiana 2 April 19: Atlanta 101, Indiana 93 April 22: Indiana 101, Atlanta 85 April 24: Atlanta 98, Indiana 85 April 26: Indiana 91, Atlanta 88 April 28: Atlanta 107, Indiana 97 May 1: at Atlanta, 5 p.m. x-May 3: at Indiana, TBD Miami 4, Charlotte 0 April 20: Miami 99, Charlotte 88 April 23: Miami 101, Charlotte 97 April 26: Miami 98, Charlotte 85 April 28: Miami 109, Charlotte 98 Brooklyn 2, Toronto 2 April 19: Brooklyn 94, Toronto 87 April 22: Toronto 100, Brooklyn 95 April 25: Brooklyn 102, Toronto 98 April 27: Toronto 87, Brooklyn 79 April 30: Toronto 115, Brooklyn 113 May 2: at Brooklyn, 5 p.m. x-May 4: at Toronto, TBD Washington 4, Chicago 1 April 20: Washington 102, Chicago 93 April 22: Washington 101, Chicago 99, OT April 25: Chicago 100, Washington 97 April 27: Washington 98, Chicago 89 April 29: Washington 75, Chicago 69
WESTERN CONFERENCE Dallas 2, San Antonio 2 April 20: San Antonio 90, Dallas 85 April 23: Dallas 113, San Antonio 92 April 26: Dallas 109, San Antonio 108 April 28: San Antonio 93, Dallas 89 April 30: San Antonio 109, Dallas 103 May 2: at Dallas, 6 p.m. x-May 4: at San Antonio, TBD Memphis 3, Oklahoma City 2 April 19: Oklahoma City 100, Memphis 86 April 21: Memphis 111, Oklahoma City 105, OT April 24: Memphis 98, Oklahoma City 95, OT April 26: Oklahoma City 92, Memphis 89, OT April 29: Memphis 100, Oklahoma City 99, OT May 1: at Memphis, 6 p.m.
x-May 3: at Oklahoma City, TBD L.A. Clippers 2, Golden State 2 April 19: Golden State 109, L.A. Clippers 105 April 21: L.A. Clippers 138, Golden State 98 April 24: L.A. Clippers 98, Golden State 96 April 27: Golden State 118, L.A. Clippers 97 April 29: L.A. Clippers 113, Golden State 103 May 1: at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. x-May 3: at L.A. Clippers, TBD Portland 3, Houston 1 April 20: Portland 122, Houston 120, OT April 23: Portland 112, Houston 105 April 25: Houston 121, Portland 116, OT April 27: Portland 123, Houston 120, OT April 30: Houston 108, Portland 98 x-May 2: at Portland, 8:30 p.m. x-May 4: at Houston, TBD
NFL
Seattle expects Rice to be ready for season
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Wide receiver Sidney Rice should be fully recovered from a torn knee ligament by the time the Seattle Seahawks start defense of their Super Bowl title, general manager John Schneider said Wednesday. After spending the past three seasons with the Seahawks, Rice was released by Seattle following the Super Bowl in a salary-related move. He was scheduled to make $8.5 million in base salary for 2014 before being released in late February. But Rice and the Seahawks remained in contact and he was brought back on a $1 million, one-year deal earlier this month. He received medical clearance to participate in football-related activities in the middle of April. Rice appeared in eight games for Seattle last season with 15 catches for 231 yards and three touchdowns before being placed on injured reserve after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in October against St. Louis. If he can return to health and productivity, Rice could quell one of Seattle’s questions about depth at wide receiver heading into next season. “When we released him it was hard but we explained the landscape to Sidney and his representative and we stayed in contact with him all the way through it,” Schneider said. Schneider touched on a number of topics during his pre-draft availability. Schneider said that Terrelle Pryor was acquired from Oakland with the idea that he’d compete as a quarterback. Seattle sent a seventh-round pick to the Raiders in exchange for Pryor. There was a thought he could be a dual-threat player for Seattle, but Schneider said Pryor is learning the quarterback position. Schneider said Seattle knew it wouldn’t be able to get Pryor off waivers, leading to the discussions of the trade. The value of what Pryor could bring was likely higher than what they could get from the seventhround pick. “Right now he’s learning the quarterback position and (another position) isn’t even an option,” Schneider said. Schneider did not know if wide receiver Doug Baldwin would sign his second-round tender as a restricted free agent. Friday is the deadline for restricted free agents to field offers from other teams. He added the team has not made a decision on whether to pick up the fifth-year option on former first-round pick James Carpenter. Schneider also declined to comment on whether strong safety Kam Chancellor or left tackle Russell Okung had surgery in the offseason. Left to be determined is if recently hired consultant Jeff Ireland will have a role with the club following the draft. The former Miami general manager was hired by Seattle earlier this week to be another voice in the draft room. But Schneider said it was too early to know if there would be a spot for Ireland with the team beyond the draft.
NHL
NHL Playoff Glance By The Associated Press
Churchill Downs stewards punished Napravnik for her role in the disqualification of Bayern from first to second in last weekend’s Derby Trial. Napravnik and Bayern made contact with Embellishing Bob in the final furlong, and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. lodged an objection against Napravnik. Stewards agreed and changed the order of finish, elevating Embellishing Bob to first and dropping Bayern to second. Napravnik doesn’t plan to appeal the penalty, which she will serve May 8-11. She would have received a three-day suspension, but an extra day was added because she’s being allowed to ride Vicar’s In Trouble in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
GOOD FORECAST: Derby week got off a stormy start on Monday and Tuesday. Things look brighter the rest of the way, especially for race day. Saturday’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with temperatures in the upper 60s.
All Times Mountain FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston 4, Detroit 1 April 18: Detroit 1, Boston 0 April 20: Boston 4, Detroit 1 April 22: Boston 3, Detroit 0 April 24: Boston 3, Detroit 2, OT April 26: Boston 4, Detroit 2 Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 0 April 16: Montreal 5, Tampa Bay 4, OT April 18: Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 1 April 20: Montreal 3, Tampa Bay 2 April 22: Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 3 Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 2 April 16: Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 3 April 19: Columbus 4, Pittsburgh 3, 2OT April 21: Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 3 April 23: Columbus 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT April 26: Pittsburgh 3, Columbus 1 April 28: Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 3 N.Y. Rangers 3, Philadelphia 3 April 17: N.Y. Rangers 4, Philadelphia 1 April 20: Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 April 22: N.Y. Rangers 4, Philadelphia 1 April 25: Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 April 27: N.Y. Rangers 4, Philadelphia 2 April 29: Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 April 30: N.Y. Rangers 2, Philadelphia 1
WESTERN CONFERENCE Colorado 3, Minnesota 3 April 17: Colorado 5, Minnesota 4, OT April 19: Colorado 4, Minnesota 2 April 21: Minnesota 1, Colorado 0, OT April 24: Minnesota 2, Colorado 1 April 26: Colorado 4, Minnesota 3, OT April 28: Minnesota 5, Colorado 2 April 30: Minnesota 5, Colorado 4, OT Chicago 4, St. Louis 2 April 17: St. Louis 4, Chicago 3, 3OT April 19: St. Louis 4, Chicago 3, OT April 21: Chicago 2, St. Louis 0 April 23: Chicago 4, St. Louis 3, OT April 25: Chicago 3, St. Louis 2, OT April 27: Chicago 5, St. Louis 1 Anaheim 4, Dallas 2 April 16: Anaheim 4, Dallas 3 April 18: Anaheim 3, Dallas 2 April 21: Dallas 3, Anaheim 0 April 23: Dallas 4, Anaheim 2 April 25: Anaheim 6, Dallas 2 April 27: Anaheim 5, Dallas 4, OT San Jose 3, Los Angeles 3 April 17: San Jose 6, Los Angeles 3 April 20: San Jose 7, Los Angeles 2 April 22: San Jose 4, Los Angeles 3, OT April 24: Los Angeles 6, San Jose 3 April 26: Los Angeles 3, San Jose 0 April 28: Los Angeles 4, San Jose 1 April 30: Los Angeles 5, San Jose 1
Transactions
Wednesday’s Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL Major League Baseball Players Association MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION — Named Javier Vazquez international special assistant. National League COLORADO ROCKIES — Placed RHP Tyler Chatwood on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Chad Bettis from Colorado Springs (PCL). LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Selected the
TV SPORTSWATCH
TV SportsWatch By The Associated Press All times Mountain Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts. Thursday, May 1 BOXING 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Welterweights, Roberto Garcia (34-3-0) vs. Victor Manuel Cayo (32-4-0), at Hialeah, Fla. COLLEGE BASEBALL 5:30 p.m. ESPNU — Kentucky at Tennessee COLLEGE SOFTBALL 6 p.m. ESPN — Alabama at Missouri GOLF 7 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, The Championship at Laguna National, first round, at Singapore (same-day tape) 10:30 a.m. TGC — LPGA, North Texas Shootout, first round, at Irving, Texas 1 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Wells Fargo Championship, first round, at Char-
contract of C Miguel Olivo from Albuquerque (PCL). Optioned C Tim Federowicz to Albuquerque. Transferred RHP Chad Billingsley to the 60-day DL. American Association LAREDO LEMURS — Signed RHP Josh Strawn. Released OF Carlton Salters. SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Released C Ken Matsuzaka. SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Signed OF Steven Tinoco. Frontier League EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed INF Ray Delvalle and LHP Conor Kerins. FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed LHP Chris Cummins and RHP Cory Jordan. Released OF Pablo Bermudez and RHP Jacob Rodriguez. FRONTIER GREYS — Signed LHP Spencer Medick and LHP Brandon Rhode. GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed catcher Gabriel Molina, 1B Richard Seigel and RHP Oliver Van Zant. JOLIET SLAMMERS — Signed RHP Troy Jozsa. LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS — Signed RHP Jordan Kraus and LHP Jose Rosario. ROCKFORD AVIATORS — Signed INF Vickash Ramjit and RHP Josh Smoker. SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Sold the contract of OF Nick Schultz to San Diego (NL). TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS — Signed RHP Tanner Tripp. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Announced the resignation of coach Mike D’Antoni. FOOTBALL Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Named Torey Hunter northwest regional scout, Jeff Hoffman northeast regional scout, Demetrious Maxie southwest regional scout, Malvin Hunter southeast regional scout and Mitch Matuska midwest regional scout for the United States. Named Rob Ralph draft coordinator and Paul Jones executive director of player personnel. HOCKEY National Hockey League DALLAS STARS — Reassigned D Patrik Nemeth to Texas (AHL). LOS ANGELES KINGS — Recalled D Jeff Schultz from Manchester (AHL). NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Re-signed RW Jaromir Jagr. American Hockey League CHICAGO WOLVES — Announced F Adam Cracknell returned to the team from St. Louis (NHL). Announced F ERIC KATTELUS was recalled from Kalamazoo (ECHL). COLLEGE ALABAMA — Named Reggie Witherspoon men’s assistant basketball coach. CALIFORNIA — Named Tracy Webster and Jon Harris men’s assistant basketball coaches. MARQUETTE—Named Brett Nelson men’s assistant basketball coach. MISSOURI — Retained men’s associate head basketball coach Tim Fuller. NJIT — Announced the resignation of men’s and women’s tennis coach Mike Sowter. OKLAHOMA STATE — Named James Dickey men’s assistant basketball coach. SAN JOSE STATE — Named Mia Fisher women’s assistant basketball coach. WINSTON-SALEM STATE — Named Tonia Walker athletic director.
lotte, N.C. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 11 a.m. MLB — L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota 5 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, Tampa Bay at Boston or Seattle at N.Y. Yankees NBA BASKETBALL 5 p.m. NBATV — Playoffs, first round, Game 6, Indiana at Atlanta 6 p.m. TNT — Playoffs, first round, Game 6, Oklahoma City at Memphis 8:30 p.m. TNT — Playoffs, first round, Game 6, L.A. Clippers at Golden State NHL 5:30 p.m. NBCSN — Playoffs, conference semifinals, Game 1, Montreal at Boston SOCCER 1 p.m. FS1 — UEFA Europa League, semifinal, second leg, Benfica at Juventus