TV SCHEDULE, STANDINGS & MORE - MAY 16
TV, RADIO
TODAY
6 a.m. - Professional Tennis: Internazionali BNL d'Italia Early-Round Matches from Rome (TENNIS).
10 a.m. - Professional Tennis: Internazionali BNL d'Italia Early-Round Matches from Rome (TENNIS).
11 a.m. - Professional Golf: Asian Tour GS Caltex Maekyn Open Final Round from Seoul (GOLF).
1 p.m. - Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Minnesota or Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh (MLB NETWORK).
2:30 p.m. - International Soccer: UEFA Europa League Final Match from Lyon, France - Atletico Madrid vs. Marseille (FOX SPORTS 1).
4 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Milwaukee at Arizona or Cincinnati at San Francisco (Joined In Progress) (MLB NETWORK).
6:05 p.m. - Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).
7 p.m. - Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Washington (ESPN).
7:30 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Atlanta (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WWFN-FM 100.1, WPUB-FM 102.7).
9 p.m. - NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoff Western Conference Final Series Match 3 - Winnipeg at Las Vegas (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).
9 p.m. - NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Championship Series Game 2 - Golden State at Houston (TNT).
10 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Houston at Los Angeles Angels (Joined In Progress) (MLB NETWORK).
5 a.m. - Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Belgian Knockout Day 1 from Antwerp, Belgium (GOLF).
MLB STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
WLPctGB
New York2812.700-
Boston2813.683
Toronto2120.5127
Tampa Bay1722.43610
Baltimore1328.31715
Central Division
WLPctGB
Cleveland2020.500-
Minnesota1720.4591
Detroit1822.4502
Kansas City1328.3177
Chicago1027.2708
West Division
WLPctGB
Los Angeles2516.610-
Houston2617.605-
Seattle2317.5751
Oakland2021.4885
Texas1626.3819
Monday
Tampa Bay 2, Kansas City 1
Detroit 6, Cleveland 3
Oakland 6, Boston 5
Seattle 1, Minnesota 0
L.A. Angels 2, Houston 1
Tuesday
Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Detroit, 7:10 p.m.
Oakland at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.
Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
TODAY
Chicago White Sox (Fulmer 2-3) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 2-3), 12:35 p.m.
Philadelphia (Velasquez 3-4) at Baltimore (TBD), 12:35 p.m.
Cleveland (Bauer 2-3) at Detroit (TBD), 1:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Mikolas 5-0) at Minnesota (Lynn 1-3), 1:10 p.m.
Toronto (Happ 4-3) at N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 2-2), 1:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Faria 3-2) at Kansas City (Hammel 0-4), 2:15 p.m.
Texas (Colon 1-1) at Seattle (TBD), 3:40 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 2-0) at Washington (Scherzer 7-1), 7:05 p.m.
Oakland (Cahill 1-1) at Boston (Sale 3-1), 7:10 p.m.
Houston (Verlander 4-2) at L.A. Angels (Richards 4-1), 9:40 p.m.
Thursday
Oakland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
Baltimore at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
Texas at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.
Detroit at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
WLPctGB
Atlanta2515.625-
Philadelphia2316.5901
Washington2418.5712
New York1918.5144
Miami1426.35011
Central Division
WLPctGB
Milwaukee2517.595-
St. Louis2216.5791
Pittsburgh2317.5751
Chicago2117.5532
Cincinnati1428.33311
West Division
WLPctGB
Arizona2417.585-
Colorado2320.5352
San Francisco2121.5003
Los Angeles1624.4007
San Diego1727.3868
Monday
Atlanta 6, Chicago Cubs 5
Milwaukee 7, Arizona 2
Colorado 6, San Diego 4
San Francisco 10, Cincinnati 7
Tuesday
San Diego 4, Colorado 0
Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Miami, 7:10 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.
St. Louis at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
Cincinnati at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
TODAY
Chicago White Sox (Santiago 0-1) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 2-3), 12:35 p.m.
Philadelphia (Velasquez 3-4) at Baltimore (Castro 1-1), 12:35 p.m.
St. Louis (Mikolas 5-0) at Minnesota (Lynn 1-3), 1:10 p.m.
Toronto (Happ 4-3) at N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 2-2), 1:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Woodruff 1-0) at Arizona (Koch 2-1), 3:40 p.m.
Cincinnati (Harvey 0-2) at San Francisco (Suarez 1-2), 3:45 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 2-0) at Washington (Scherzer 7-1), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 2-1) at Miami (Straily 1-0), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Chatwood 3-3) at Atlanta (McCarthy 4-2), 7:35 p.m.
Thursday
L.A. Dodgers at Miami, 12:10 p.m.
San Diego at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.
Colorado at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
NBA PLAYOFFS
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-7)
Eastern Conference
Cleveland 4, Toronto 0
Tuesday, May 1: Cleveland 113, Toronto 112, OT
Thursday, May 3: Cleveland 128, Toronto 110
Saturday, May 5: Cleveland 105, Toronto 103
Monday, May 7: Cleveland 128, Toronto 93
Boston 4, Philadelphia 1
Monday, April 30: Boston 117,Philadelphia 101
Thursday, May 3: Boston 108, Philadelphia 103
Saturday, May 5: Boston 101, Philadelphia 98, OT
Monday, May 7: Philadelphia 103, Boston 92
Wednesday, May 9: Boston 114, Philadelphia 112
Western Conference
Houston 4, Utah 1
Sunday, April 29: Houston 110, Utah 96
Wednesday, May 2: Utah 116, Houston 108
Friday, May 4: Houston 113, Utah 92
Sunday, May 6: Houston 100, Utah 87
Tuesday, May 8: Houston 112, Utah 102
Golden State 4, New Orleans 1
Saturday, April 28: Golden State 123, New Orleans 101
Tuesday, May 1: Golden State 121, New Orleans 116
Friday, May 4: New Orleans 119, Golden State 100
Sunday, May 6: Golden State 118, New Orleans 92
Tuesday, May 8: Golden State 113, New Orleans 104
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Eastern Conference
Boston 1, Cleveland 0
Sunday, May 13: Boston 108, Cleveland 83
Tuesday, May 15: Cleveland at Boston, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 19: Boston at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, May 21: Boston at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.
x-Wednesday, May 23: Cleveland at Boston, 8:30 p.m.
x-Friday, May 25: Boston at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.
x-Sunday, May 27: Cleveland at Boston, 8:30 p.m.
Western Conference
Golden State 1, Houston 0
Monday, May 14: Golden State 119, Houston 106
Wednesday, May 16: Golden State at Houston, 9 p.m.
Sunday, May 20: Houston at Golden State, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, May 22: Houston at Golden State, 9 p.m.
x-Thursday, May 24: Golden State at Houston, 9 p.m.
x-Saturday, May 26: Houston at Golden State, 9 p.m.
x-Monday, May 28: Golden State at Houston, 9 p.m.
NHL PLAYOFFS
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-7)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Washington 4, Pittsburgh 2
Thursday, April 26: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2
Sunday, April 29: Washington 4, Pittsburgh 1
Tuesday, May 1: Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3
Thursday, May 3: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 1
Saturday, May 5: Washington 6, Pittsburgh 3
Monday, May 7: Washington 2, Pittsburgh 1, OT
Tampa Bay 4, Boston 1
Saturday, April 28: Boston 6, Tampa Bay 2
Monday, April 30: Tampa Bay 4, Boston 2
Wednesday, May 2: Tampa Bay 4, Boston 1
Friday, May 4: Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3, OT
Sunday, May 6: Tampa Bay 3, Boston 1
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Winnipeg 4, Nashville 3
Friday, April 27: Winnipeg 4, Nashville 1
Sunday, April 29: Nashville 5, Winnipeg 4, 2OT
Tuesday, May 1: Winnipeg 7, Nashville 4
Thursday, May 3: Nashville 2, Winnipeg 1
Saturday, May 5: Winnipeg 6, Nashville 2
Monday, May 7: Nashville 4, Winnipeg 0
Thursday, May 10: Winnipeg 5, Nashville 1
Vegas 4, San Jose 2
Thursday, April 26: Vegas 7, San Jose 0
Saturday, April 28: San Jose 4, Vegas 3, 2OT
Monday, April 30: Vegas 4, San Jose 3, OT
Wednesday, May 2: San Jose 4, Vegas 0
Friday, May 4: Vegas 5, San Jose 3
Sunday, May 6: Vegas 3, San Jose 0
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Washington 2, Tampa Bay 0
Friday, May 11: Washington 4, Tampa Bay 2
Sunday, May 13: Washington 6, Tampa Bay 2
Tuesday, May 15: Tampa Bay at Washington, 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 17: Tampa Bay at Washington, 8 p.m.
x-Saturday, May 19: Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:15 p.m.
x-Monday, May 21: Tampa Bay at Washington, 8 p.m.
x-Wednesday, May 23: Washington at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Winnipeg 1, Vegas 1
Saturday, May 12: Winnipeg 4, Vegas 2
Monday, May 14: Vegas 3, Winnipeg 1
Wednesday, May 16: Winnipeg at Vegas, 9 p.m.
Friday, May 18: Winnipeg at Vegas, 8 p.m.
x-Sunday, May 20: Vegas at Winnipeg, 3 p.m.
x-Tuesday, May 22: Winnipeg at Vegas, 9 p.m.
x-Thursday, May 24: Vegas at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
THURSDAY
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL - Suspended Seattle 2B Robinson Cano 80 games after testing positive for Furosemide, a Diuretic, in violation of Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Announced INF Renato Nunez cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Norfolk (IL).
BOSTON RED SOX - Placed RHP Carson Smith on the 10-day DL. Recalled LHP Bobby Poyner from Pawtucket (IL).
CHICAGO WHITE SOX - Reinstated 2B Yoan Moncada from the 10-day DL.
CLEVELAND INDIANS - Selected the contract of RHP Neil Ramirez from Columbus (IL). Placed OF Bradley Zimmer on the 10-day DL, retroactive to May 12. Transferred LHP Ryan Merritt from the 10- to the 60-day DL.
NEW YORK YANKEES - Recalled OF Clint Frazier from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Designated RHP David Hale for assignment.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS - Reinstated OF Stephen Piscotty from the bereavement list. Optioned RHP Kendall Graveman to Nashville (PCL).
SEATTLE MARINERS - Placed 2B Robinson Cano on the restricted list.
TEXAS RANGERS - Placed 3B Adrian Beltre on the 10-day DL, retroactive to May 14. Purchased the contract of INF Hanser Alberto from Round Rock (PCL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES - Claimed LHP Chad Bell off waivers from Detroit Tigers and optioned him to Gwinnett (IL).
CHICAGO CUBS - Activated RHP Yu Darvish from the 10-day DL. Optioned OF Mark Zagunis to Iowa (PCL).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS - Activated 3B Justin Turner and 2B Logan Forsythe from the 10-day DL. Optioned INF/C Kyle Farmer and OF Tim Locastro to Oklahoma City (PCL).
NEW YORK METS - Placed LHP Jerry Blevins on the paternity leave list. Recalled LHP Buddy Baumann and RHP Jacob Rhame from Las Vegas (PCL). Optioned RHP Corey Oswalt to Las Vegas.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES - Sent RHP Jerad Eickhoff on a rehab assignment to Reading (EL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS - Placed RHP Adam Wainwright back on the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Jack Flaherty from Memphis (PCL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES - Placed LHP Joey Lucchesi on the 10-day DL. Recalled INF Carlos Asuaje from El Paso (PCL).
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS - Optioned OF Austin Slater to Sacramento (PCL). Recalled INF Miguel Gomez from Richmond (SL).
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS - Released RHPs Tyler Levine and Fabian Roman.
OTTAWA CHAMPIONS - Released RHP Jared Price.
QUEBEC CAPITALES - Signed INFs Mattingly Romanin and Jordan Serena.
SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS - Released INF Leon Byrd, OF Vaughn Bryan and RHP Williams Durruthy.
Frontier League
FLORENCE FREEDOM - Signed LHP Mike Castellani. Released RHP Sam Brunner.
JOLIET SLAMMERS - Signed RHP Keenan Long.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS - Signed RHP Mike Anthony.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS - Claimed OL Anthony Fabiano off waivers from Indianapolis and OL Avery Gennesy off waivers from Jacksonville. Waived P Michael Carrizosa and OL Christian Schneider.
GREEN BAY PACKERS - Signed CB Jaire Alexander.
LOS ANGELES RAMS - Agreed to terms with WRs LaQuvionte Gonzalez, Ricky Jeune and Steven Mitchell; RB Nick Holley; DTs Dalton Keene and McKay Murphy; OL Jeremiah Kolone; DBs Afolabi Laguda, Steven Parker and Chucky Williams; TE Codey McElroy; CBs Curtis Mikell and Ramon Richards; QB Luis Perez; LB Tegray Scales and DE Brian Womac.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS - Claimed CB C.J. Goodwin off waivers from the New York Giants. Waived WR DeAndre Carter. Signed DL Blaine Woodson to a three-year contract.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS - Signed OL Tommie Draheim.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS - Signed DB Chris Humes OL Na'Ty Rodgers. Released DB Earl Wolff.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ARIZONA COYOTES - Signed C David Ullstrom to a one-year, two-way contract.
COLORADO AVALANCHE - Signed D Mark Barberio to a two-year contract.
COLLEGE
ST. NORBERT - Named B.J. Bryant men's volleyball coach when the program begins in the 2019-20 academic year.