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MLBBASEBALL Houston Astros at Texas Rangers:11a.m.,MLB. GOLF Web.com Rust-Oleum Cham- pionship Round 1: 7:30a.m., GOLF. PGA Tour Champions, Con- stellation Senior Players Championship Round 1: 9:30 a.m., GOLF. PGA Tour, St. Jude Classic Round 1: 12:30p.m., GOLF. LPGA Tour, KPMG Champion- ship Round 1: 4p.m., GOLF. EPGA Tour, Lyoness Open Round 2: 2a.m., GOLF. NHL STANLEY CUP San Jose Sharks at Pitts- burgh Penguins, Game 5: 5 p.m., (3), (24). SOCCER Copa America Centenario Uruguay vs. Venezuela: 4:30 p.m., FS1. Fútbol Copa America Cen- tenario Jamaica vs. Mexico: 6:30p.m., (27). Copa America Centenario Mexico vs. Jamaica: 7p.m., FS1. Ontheair bounce back after a dis- heartening loss. Their play- off run has mostly featured solid goaltending and up until the last week, a knack for scoring timely goals. With their season on the line, now is when it all has to come together. "This isn't easy. It's a re- ally hard thing to do," De- Boer said. "It's going to be hard for them to close us out. It's going to be hard for us to show up here tomor- row and win a game in this environment. "I think our guys are up for some heavy lifting. We feel we can get it done." The Sharks don't have a blueprint for coming all the way back from a 3-1 defi- cit in a playoff series. But their regular season road record and their ability since early January to re- bound from losses are at least two things they can lean on as they face their most critical moment. With the formula of get- ting shots on net, winning the special teams battle and receiving exceptional goaltending, the Sharks were 28-10-3 away from home this season. They re- sponded from a four-game road losing streak earlier in the playoffs by beat- ing St. Louis on the road in Game 2 and again in a pivotal Game 5 to help ad- vance to the Cup final. "We like our road game. A lot of times, it's more simple and more efficient," Sharks defenseman Paul Martin. "A lot of it depends on if we can get to it early. We get that first goal and we get some momentum. We roll with it and that type of game and continue to play that way, which is big for us." Scoring the first goal, which they haven't done against the Penguins, has been huge. The Sharks were 35-6-2 in the regular season when they scored first and have a 10-3 mark in the play- offs. When they led after the first period, they were a combined 32-6. "You just have capitalize on some of your chances early," Sharks captain Joe Pavelski said. "Be ready. Know that you're going to get one or two early and you have to start to make them count." The Sharks did like their defensive effort in Game 4 more than in any other game of the Cup final. The Sharks limited the Penguins to 13 shots and one even strength goal through the first two pe- riods before Eric Fehr put the game away with a third period goal to give the Pen- guins a 3-1 lead. The Penguins finished with 20 shots on goal, a far cry from the 113 they racked up through the first three games. "I think we did a better job. Better sticks, jumped to check in (defensive) zone coverage," DeBoer said. "I think early in the series, we were just giving them a little bit too much room. They slung a lot of pucks to the net." In games after a loss, Sharks goalie Martin Jones is5-2andhasallowedacom- bined 12 goals. The problem istheSharkshaveonlyman- aged seven goals on Pen- guins goalie Matt Murray. So can the Sharks put it all together for a night? They'll need to if they want to have another prac- tice. "I think we've improved each game," Martin said. "Out-chancing them of late, had just as many op- portunities, just haven't capitalized. Had some un- fortunate bounces. That's the way it is. "It's right out there. You have to create your own op- portunities and when you do that, finding ways to fin- ish it." Sharks FROM PAGE 1 four-year suspension, loses all ranking points and prize money she earned in Melbourne. More significantly, if her suspension withstands an appeal and runs through Jan. 25, 2018, the 29-year- old Russian will wind up missing this year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics and a total of eight Grand Slam tournaments during what might have been prime competitive years. It certainly throws into doubt the on-court future of a former No. 1-ranked player and owner of five Grand Slam titles who is one of the most well- known and — thanks to a wide array of endorse- ments — highest-earning athletes in the world. She is one of 10 women in tennis history with a career Grand Slam — at least one title from each of the sport's four most important tournaments. Sharapova was the 2004 Wimbledon champion at age 17; No. 1 in the rank- ings at 18; U.S. Open cham- pion at 19; Australian Open champion at 20. An opera- tion to her right shoulder in 2008 took her off the tour for months, and her ranking dropped outside the top 100. But she worked her way back, and in 2012, won the French Open, then added a second title in Paris two years later. Now comes a dark chap- ter to the story of someone who was 9 years old when her father moved her from Russia to Florida to pursue a tennis career. Sharapova was provi- sionally suspended in early March; shortly afterward, she announced at a news conference in Los Angeles that she had failed a dop- ing test for meldonium in January. She did not men- tion, as the panel's 33-page ruling does, that she also failed an out-of-competi- tion test for the same drug in February. Sharapova's defense: She was not aware that the World Anti-Doping Agency barred athletes from using meldonium, also known as mildronate, as of Jan. 1. The panel's ruling, in a nutshell: She should have been aware — and would have been, had she fol- lowed proper protocols. One bit of good news for Sharapova on Wednesday: Sportswear giant Nike an- nounced it "will continue to partner" with her, add- ing: "We hope to see Maria back on court." In March, Nike said it would suspend its business relationship with Sharapova while an investigation was ongoing. Sharapova said she was first prescribed the Lat- vian-made drug, typi- cally used for heart condi- tions, for medical reasons in 2006, part of a Russian doctor's "medicinal and nutritional regime which at the outset comprised about 18 medications and supplements," according to the panel's findings. By 2010, that doctor's list of recommended sub- stances grew to 30, the rul- ing said. She left his care in 2013. In 2012, Sharapova re- duced her pill intake, but continued with meldo- nium, the panel found. Meldonium — not ap- proved for use in the United States or European Union — increases blood flow, which improves exer- cise capacity by carrying more oxygen to the mus- cles. "The manner of its use, on match days and when undertaking intensive training, is only consis- tent with an intention to boost her energy levels," the ruling said. "It may be that she genuinely believed that mildronate had some general beneficial effect on her health." Sharapova FROM PAGE 1 home and can even the se- ries with a win in Game 4 on Friday night. The Cavs hardly missed Love, still suffering from a concussion sustained in Game 2. He wanted to play, but Love is still in the NBA's concussion proto- col and has not yet been cleared to return by league and team doctors. Coach Tyronn Lue started veteran Rich- ard Jefferson and moved James into Love's power forward spot, giving the Cavs a smaller lineup bet- ter equipped to run with the Warriors. The 35-year-old Jeffer- son gave the Cavs a huge boost in 33 minutes, scor- ing nine points with eight rebounds. Leading by eight at half- time, Cleveland took con- trol in the third quarter when James and Irving combined on a play that symbolized the Cavs' res- urrection. Crawling on his hands and knees after a loose ball near midcourt, James got to his feet and whipped a pass to Irving on the left side. Irving returned a lob to James, who leaped high and flushed it with his right hand, a basket that seemed to erase all that went wrong for the Cavs in California. Before taking the floor, James and the Cavs hud- dled in the hallway out- side their locker room and prayed. James then gave his teammates some instruc- tions. "Follow my lead from the beginning!" he screamed. "And do your job!" The Cavs listened, scor- ing the game's first nine points and opening a 20-point lead in the first quarter. With their sea- son on the line, this was the response Cleveland had to have, but the Cavs fell back into bad habits in the second quarter, rush- ing shots and not moving the ball. The Warriors took ad- vantage, outscoring the Cavs 27-18 to pull within 51-43 at halftime. Tip-Ins Warriors: Thompson left briefly in the first quarter with a bruised left thigh after he ran into a screen by Cleveland's Timofey Mozgov. ...Coach Steve Kerr became emotional before the game when paying his respects to Sean Rooks, his former Arizona teammate who died Tuesday at the age of 46. "He was a gen- tle giant," Kerr said. "He always had a smile on his face." Rooks died shortly after he interviewed for an assistant coaching job with New York. ... Green has be- come Public Enemy No. 1 in Cleveland — and else- where. He smiled while be- ing booed during pregame warmups. Cavaliers: James has 82 career 30-point games in the playoffs, third most all- time. Only Michael Jordan (109) and Kobe Bryant (88) have more. ... Smith nailed a shot from halfcourt at the end of the second quarter, but the shot came after the horn and was waved off. ... Lue said he doesn't pay any attention to the all the out- side second-guessing about his lineups. "I don't care," he said. "They (critics) should be coaches." ... Leg- endary Browns running back Jim Brown sat court- side and gave the crowd a thumbs-up when he was shown on the giant score- board. Warriors FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard MLB NATIONALLEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Giants 35 25 .583 _ Los Angeles 32 28 .533 3 Colorado 26 32 .448 8 Arizona 26 36 .419 10 San Diego 25 36 .410 101/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Chicago 41 17 .707 _ Pittsburgh 32 27 .542 91/2 St. Louis 31 28 .525 101/2 Milwaukee 28 31 .475 131/2 Cincinnati 22 37 .373 191/2 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Washington 35 23 .603 _ New York 32 26 .552 3 Miami 30 29 .508 51/2 Philadelphia 29 31 .483 7 Atlanta 17 42 .288 181/2 Tuesday's games Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Mets 1, 1st game Philadelphia 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 6 Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Mets 1, 2nd game Washington 10, Chicago White Sox 5 Milwaukee 5, A's 4 Minnesota 6, Miami 4, 11 innings Arizona 5, Tampa Bay 0 L.A. Dodgers 4, Colorado 3 San Diego 4, Atlanta 3 Boston 5, Giants 3, 10 innings Wednesday's games Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia 1 Atlanta 4, San Diego 2 Tampa Bay 6, Arizona 3 N.Y. Mets 6, Pittsburgh 5, 10 innings St. Louis 12, Cincinnati 7 Milwaukee 4, A's 0 Minnesota 7, Miami 5 A's at Milwaukee,(n.) Washington at Chicago White Sox, (n.) Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, (n.) Boston at Giants, (n.) Thursday's games Pittsburgh (Locke 5-3) at Colorado (Bet- tis 4-5), 2:10 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 5-4) at Cincinnati (Finnegan 2-4), 4:10 p.m. Miami (Koehler 3-6) at Minnesota (San- tana 1-5), 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Colon 4-3) at Milwaukee (Nelson 5-4), 5:10 p.m. Washington (Gonzalez 3-4) at Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 0-1), 5:10 p.m. Friday's games Philadelphia at Washington, 4:05 p.m. St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. A's at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Mi am i a t A ri zo na , 6 :4 0 p .m . L.A. Dodgers at Giants, 7:15 p.m. Red Sox 5, Giants 3 (10 inn.) Tuesday's game Boston San Fran AB R H B AB R H B Betts rf 5 2 2 0 Span cf 5 0 2 0 Pedroia 2b 5 0 1 0 Panik 2b 4 1 1 0 Bgaerts ss 5 0 2 3 Matt.Df 3b 4 1 1 0 T.Shaw 3b 5 0 0 0 Belt 1b 4 0 1 0 Hn.Rmr 1b 4 0 0 0 Crwford ss3 0 0 1 Brdly J cf 4 2 1 0 G.Blnco rf 4 0 0 0 Chris.Y lf 3 0 1 1 Parker lf 4 1 2 1 Vazquez c 2 0 1 0 Brown c 4 0 0 0 Ortiz ph 1 0 0 1 A.Sarez p 2 0 0 0 Leon c 1 0 1 0 Kontos p 0 0 0 0 Prcello p 2 0 0 0 Ja.Lpez p 0 0 0 0 Rtledge ph 1 0 0 0 Strckln p 0 0 0 0 Rss Jr. p 0 0 0 0 Gllspie ph 1 0 0 0 Uehara p 0 0 0 0 Casilla p 0 0 0 0 Tazawa p 0 0 0 0 Osich p 0 0 0 0 M.Hrnnd ph0 1 0 0 Wllmson ph1 0 0 0 Kimbrel p 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 5 9 5 36 3 7 2 Boston 011 000 100 2 — 5 San Fran 001 200 000 0 — 3 E: Brown (2); DP: Boston 1, San Francisco 1; LOB: Boston 7, San Francisco 4; 2B: Betts (14), Bradley Jr (15), Chris.Young (11), Leon (1); HR: Parker (3); SB: Pedroia (4), Bogaerts (8), Bradley Jr (5). IP H R ER BB SO Boston Porcello 6 5 3 3 1 6 Ross Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 1 Uehara 1 1 0 0 0 2 Tazawa W,1-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Kbrel S,14-16 1 1 0 0 0 0 San Fran Suarez 61/3 5 3 2 1 1 Kontos 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lopez BS,21/3 0 0 0 0 0 Strickland 11/3 1 0 0 0 1 Casilla L,1-111/3 3 2 2 1 2 Osich 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 Kontos pitched to 1 batter in the 7th WP: Strickland; T: 3:04; A: 41,512 (41,915); AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Texas 36 23 .610 _ Seattle 32 26 .552 31/2 Houston 29 32 .475 8 Los Angeles 26 33 .441 10 A's 25 34 .424 11 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Cleveland 32 25 .561 _ Kansas City 30 29 .508 3 Detroit 30 29 .508 3 Chicago 29 29 .500 31/2 Minnesota 18 40 .310 141/2 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Baltimore 35 23 .603 _ Boston 34 24 .586 1 Toronto 32 29 .525 41/2 New York 29 30 .492 61/2 Tampa Bay 27 31 .466 8 Tuesday's games Baltimore 9, Kansas City 1 N.Y. Yankees 6, L.A. Angels 3 Detroit 3, Toronto 2, 10 innings Texas 4, Houston 3 Washington 10, Chicago White Sox 5 Milwaukee 5, A's 4 Minnesota 6, Miami 4, 11 innings Arizona 5, Tampa Bay 0 Seattle 7, Cleveland 1 Boston 5, Giants 3, 10 innings Wednesday's games Toronto 7, Detroit 2 Tampa Bay 6, Arizona 3 Baltimore 4, Kansas City 0 N.Y. Yankees 12, L.A. Angels 6 Houston 3, Texas 1 Milwaukee 4, A's 0 Minnesota 7, Miami 5 Washington at Chicago White Sox, (n.) Cleveland at Seattle, (n.) Boston at Giants, (n.) Thursday's games Houston (McHugh 5-4) at Texas (Perez 4-4), 11:05 a.m. L.A. Angels (Chacin 2-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 4-3), 4:05 p.m. Baltimore (Wilson 2-5) at Toronto (Stro- man 5-2), 4:07 p.m. Miami (Koehler 3-6) at Minnesota (San- tana 1-5), 5:10 p.m. Washington (Gonzalez 3-4) at Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 0-1), 5:10 p.m. Cleveland (Tomlin 8-1) at Seattle (Karns 5-2), 7:10 p.m. Friday's games Detroit at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Baltimore at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Houston at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. A's at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Boston at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m. Cleveland at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Texas at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Brewers 4, Athletics 0 Oakland Milwaukee AB R H B AB R H B Crisp lf 4 0 0 0 Villar ss 3 1 2 0 B.Burns cf 4 0 1 0 Gennett 2b4 0 2 3 Lowrie 2b 4 0 1 0 Braun lf 4 0 0 0 Vogt c 3 0 0 0 Lucroy c 4 0 0 0 B.Btler 1b 3 0 0 0 Carter 1b 4 1 1 0 Alonso 3b 3 0 0 0 Nwnhus cf 4 1 2 0 Semien ss 3 0 0 0 A.Hill 3b 4 0 0 0 Coghlan rf 3 0 0 0 R.Flres rf 1 1 1 1 Hahn p 1 0 0 0 Ch.Andr p 2 0 1 0 Dull p 0 0 0 0 Boyer p 0 0 0 0 Smlnski ph 1 0 1 0 W.Smith p 0 0 0 0 Culombe p 0 0 0 0 Axford p 0 0 0 0 Rzpczyn p 0 0 0 0 Ldndorf ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 30 0 3 0 30 4 9 4 Oakland 000 000 000 — 0 Milwaukee 110 200 00x — 4 E: Carter (4); DP: Oakland 1, Milwaukee 1; LOB: Oakland 3, Milwaukee 6; 2B: B.Burns (6); SB: Villar (22); SF: R.Flores (3); S: Ch.Anderson (3). IP H R ER BB SO Oakland Hahn L,2-4 32/3 8 4 4 1 1 Dull 11/3 0 0 0 0 2 Coulombe 11/3 1 0 0 0 2 Axford 1 0 0 0 0 0 Rzepczynski 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 Milwaukee Anderson W,4-6 62/3 2 0 0 0 4 Boyer 11/3 0 0 0 0 0 Smith 1 1 0 0 0 1 WP: Coulombe; T: 2:44; A: 18,188 (41,900); Basketball NBA PLAYOFF GLANCE NBA FINALS Thursday, June 2: Golden State 104, Cleveland 89 Sunday, June 5: Golden State 110, Cleveland 77 Wednesday, June 8: Cleveland 120, Golden State 90, Golden State leads 2-1 Friday, June 10: Golden State at Cleve- land, 6 p.m. x-Monday, June 13: Cleveland at Golden State, 6 p.m. x-Thursday, June 16: Golden State at Cleveland, 6 p.m. x-Sunday, June 19: Cleveland at Golden State, 5 p.m. Cavaliers 120, Warriors 90 WARRIORS (90) Barnes 7-11 2-3 18, Green 2-8 2-4 6, Bogut 2-6 0-0 4, Curry 6-13 4-4 19, K.Thompson 4-13 1-3 10, Iguodala 5-7 0-0 11, Speights 1-4 2-2 5, Varejao 0-1 1-2 1, Ezeli 0-1 0-0 0, Livingston 2-3 1-2 5, Rush 0-1 0-0 0, Barbosa 2-5 4-6 8, Clark 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 32-76 17-26 90. CAVALIERS (120) Jefferson 4-7 0-0 9, James 14-26 3-5 32, T.Thompson 5-6 4-5 14, Irving 12-25 3-3 30, Smith 7-13 1-2 20, J.Jones 0-0 1-2 1, Frye 0-0 0-0 0, Mozgov 1-2 0-0 2, Williams 1-2 0-0 3, Dellavedova 1-2 0-0 2, Shump- ert 1-5 0-0 3, D.Jones 0-1 0-0 0, McRae 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 48-91 12-17 120. Golden State 16 27 26 21 — 90 Cleveland 33 18 38 31 — 120 3-Point Goals: Golden State 9-33 (Curry 3- 9, B ar ne s 2- 5, S pe ig ht s 1 -2 , C la rk 1 -2 , Iguodala 1-2, K.Thompson 1-7, Barbosa 0-1, Bogut 0-1, Green 0-4), Cleveland 12-25 (Smith 5-10, Irving 3-7, Williams 1-1, Shumpert 1-2, James 1-2, Jefferson 1-3); Fouled out: None; Rebounds: Golden State 32 (Barnes 8), Cleveland 52 (T.Thompson 13); Assists: Golden State 21 (Green 7), Cleveland 23 (Irving 8); Total fouls: Golden State 23, Cleveland 25; Technicals: Frye; A: 20,562 (20,562). WNBA WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Sparks 8 0 1.000 — Minnesota 8 0 1.000 — Dallas 3 5 .375 5 Seattle 3 5 .375 5 Phoenix 2 6 .250 6 San Antonio 1 5 .167 6 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 6 2 .750 — Chicago 4 4 .500 2 Indiana 4 4 .500 2 New York 4 4 .500 2 Washington 4 6 .400 3 Connecticut 1 7 .125 5 Wednesday's games Washington 87, Dallas 79 Thursday's games San Antonio at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Friday's games Chicago at Indiana, 4 p.m. Seattle at Connecticut, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. NHL PLAYOFF GLANCE STANLEY CUP FINAL (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) San Jose vs. Pittsburgh Monday, May 30 Pittsburgh 3, San Jose 2 Wednesday, June 1 Pittsburgh 2, San Jose 1 (OT) Saturday, June 4 San Jose 3, Pittsburgh 2 (OT) Monday, June 6 Pittsburgh 3, San Jose 1, Pittsburgh leads series 3-1 Thursday, June 9 x-San Jose at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. Sunday, June 12 x-Pittsburgh at San Jose, 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 15 x-San Jose at Pittsburgh, (n.) Soccer MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Colorado 8 2 4 28 17 10 FC Dallas 8 4 4 28 24 22 Salt Lake 7 4 2 23 23 21 Vancouver 6 6 3 21 23 25 Los Angeles 5 2 6 21 27 16 San Jose 5 4 5 20 16 16 Portland 5 6 4 19 23 25 Kansas City 5 8 3 18 14 18 Seattle 5 7 1 16 13 15 Houston 3 7 4 13 20 22 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Philadelphia 6 3 5 23 21 16 New York 6 7 1 19 24 20 Montreal 5 4 4 19 22 20 N.Y. City FC 4 5 6 18 22 29 Toronto FC 4 5 4 16 14 15 D.C. United 4 6 4 16 14 16 Orlando City 3 3 7 16 23 21 New England 3 4 7 16 19 25 Columbus 3 5 5 14 18 21 Chicago 2 5 5 11 10 14 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. COPA AMERICA GLANCE Friday, June 3 Colombia 2, United States 0 Saturday, June 4 Costa Rica 0, Paraguay 0 Peru 1, Haiti 0 Brazil 0, Ecuador 0 Sunday, June 5 Venezuela 1, Jamaica 0 Mexico 3, Uruguay 1 Monday, June 6 Panama 2, Bolivia 1 Argentina 2, Chile 1 Tuesday, June 7 United States 4, Costa Rica 0 Colombia 2, Paraguay 1 Wednesday, June 8 Brazil 7, Haiti 1 Ecuador vs. Peru, (n.) Thursday, June 9 At Philadelphia Uruguay vs. Venezuela, 4:30 p.m. At Pasadena Mexico vs. Jamaica, 7 p.m. Friday, June 10 At Foxborough, Mass. Chile vs. Bolivia, 4 p.m. At Chicago Argentina vs. Panama, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 11 At Philadelphia United States vs. Paraguay, 4 p.m. At Houston Colombia vs. Costa Rica, 6 p.m. Sunday, June 12 At East Rutherford, N.J. Ecuador vs. Haiti, 3:30 p.m. At Foxborough, Mass. Brazil vs. Peru, 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 13 At Houston Mexico vs. Venezuela, 5 p.m. At Santa Clara Uruguay vs. Jamaica, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 14 At Philadelphia Chile vs. Panama, 5 p.m. At Seattle Argentina vs. Bolivia, 7 p.m. College softball NCAA WOMEN'S WORLD SERIES At ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City Championship Series (Best-of-3) Monday, June 6: Oklahoma 3, Auburn 2 Tuesday, June 7: Auburn 11, Oklahoma 7, 8 innings Wednesday, June 8: Oklahoma 2, Auburn 1 Tennis WTA AEGON OPEN NOTTINGHAM RESULTS Wednesday At Nottingham Tennis Centre Nottingham, England Purse: $226,750 (Intl.) Surface: Grass-Outdoor Singles Second Round Monica Puig (4), Puerto Rico, def. Michelle Larcher de Brito, Portugal, 6-4, 6-0. Karolina Pliskova (1), Czech Republic, def. Anna Tatishvili, United States, 6-1, 6-3. Alison Riske, United States, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, 6-2, 6-4. Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, def. Caroline Wozniacki (3), Denmark, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-5. Doubles First Round Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and Peng Shuai, China, def. Nicole Melichar, United States, and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, 6-2, 6-4. Naomi Broady, Britain, and Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, def. Shuko Aoyama, Japan, and Renata Voracova, Czech Republic, 3-6, 6-2, 11-9. Chan Hao-ching and Yung-jan (1), Taiwan, def. Raluca Olaru, Romania, and Anna Tatishvili, United States, 4-6, 6-3, 13-11. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, and Zhu Lin, China, def. Jocelyn Rae and Anna Smith, Britain, 6-3, 3-6, 10-6. Odds PREGAME.COM LINE Thursday MLB NATIONAL LEAGUE Favorite Line Underdog St. Louis -155/+145 at Cincinnati at Milwaukee -110/+100 New York Pittsburgh -113/+103 at Colorado Thursday AMERICAN LEAGUE at Texas -110/+100 Houston at New York -132/+122 Los Angeles at Toronto -150/+140 Baltimore at Seattle -117/+107 Cleveland INTERLEAGUE Washington -150/+140at Chicago WS at Minnesota -118/+108 Miami NHL Thursday Favorite Line Underdog at Pittsburgh -150/+140 San Jose Horse Racing Saturday BELMONT STAKES The field for Saturday's 148th Belmont Stakes, with post position, horse's name, jockey's name and odds: 1. Governor Malibu Rosario 12-1 2. Destin Castellano 6-1 3. Cherry Wine Lanerie 8-1 4. Suddenbreakingnews Smith 10-1 5. Stradivari Velazquez 5-1 6. Gettysburg Lopez 30-1 7. Seeking The Soul Geroux 30-1 8. Forever d'Oro Ortiz 30-1 9. Trojan Nation Gryder 30-1 10. Lani Take 20-1 11. Exaggerator Desormeaux 9-5 12. Brody's Cause Saez 20-1 13. Creator Ortiz Jr. 10-1 Weights: 126 pounds. Distance: 11/2 miles. Purse: $1.5 million. First place: $800,000. Second place: $280,000. Third place: $150,000. Fourth place: $100,000. Fifth place: $60,000. Post time: 3:50 p.m. Transactions BASEBALL American League Boston Red Sox: Transferred RHP Carson Smith to the 60-day DL. Detroit Tigers: Traded RHP Jose Valdez to the L.A. Angels for cash. Kansas City Royals: Optioned C Tony Cruz to Omaha (PCL). Recalled INF Christian Colon from Omaha. Los Angeles Angels: Designated LHP Chris Jones for assignment. Oakland Athletics: Sent LHP Liam Hendriks to Stockton (Cal) for a rehab assignment. Tampa Bay Rays: Sent 2B Logan Forsythe to Durham (IL) for a rehab assignment. Toronto Blue Jays: Optioned 3B Matt Dominguez to Buffalo (IL). National League Atlanta Braves: Placed RHP Williams Perez on the 15-day Dl, retroactive to Tuesday. Recalled RHP John Gant from Gwinnett (IL). New York Mets: Traded RHP Akeel Mor- ris to Atlanta for Inf/Of Kelly Johnson and cash. Philadelphia Phillies: Assigned OF David Lough outright to Lehigh Valley (IL). Pittsburgh Pirates: Optioned RHP Curtis Partch to Indianapolis (IL). Recalled RHP Jameson Taillon from Indianapolis. Washington Nationals: Agreed to terms with 2B Steve Lombardozzi on a minor league contract. American Association Gary Southshore Railcats: Signed RHP AJ Quintero. Laredo Lemurs: Signed INF Juan Silverio. Lincoln Saltdogs: Released RHP Taylor Elman. Sioux City Explorers: Released RHPs Grant Hamilton and Michael Pereslucha. Wichita Wingnuts: Signed RHPs Martin Medina and Charles Nading. Winnipeg Goldeyes: Claimed LHP Ben- nett Parry off waivers. Can-Am League New Jersey Jackals: Signed RHP Justin Brantly. Rockland Boulders: Signed OF Brendan Webb. Released C Tyler Clark. Sussex County Miners: Signed 1B Frank- lin Jacobs and RHP J.B. Kole. Frontier League Evansville Otters: Signed 1B J.J. Bissell and RHP Andrew Potter. Joliet Slammers: Signed INF Nico Zych. Released RHP Brandon Poulson. Normal Cornbelters: Signed RHP Jeremy Holcombe. River City Rascals: Traded OF Dominique Taylor to Sussex (Can-Am) for a player to be named. Schaumburg Boomers: Released C | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2016 2 B