NBA:
In NBA playoff action The Cleveland Cavaliers thrashed the Atlanta Hawks 118-88 and are in the NBA Finals for the first time in eight years after completing a four-game sweep in the Eastern Conference finals.
Houston is at Atlanta tonight at 9 on ESPN for Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals.
NHL:
To the NHL where The New York Rangers have forced another Game 7 in the Stanley Cup playoffs by thumping the Lightning 7-3 at Tampa to stretch the Eastern Conference finals to the limit. Game 7 is Friday night in New York.
The Anaheim Ducks are at Chicago tonight at 8 for game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals. The Ducks lead the series 3-2
MLB:
In baseball, in the American League, the Yankees beat the Royals 5-1, Minnesota edged Boston 2-1, and Houston got past Baltimore 4-1.
In the National League, the Mets beat the Phillies in 10 innings 5-4, and it was Pittsburgh over Miami 5-1.
In interleague play, San Diego shut out the Angels in 10 innings, 4-0.
In other major league action:
— Madison Bumgarner is 5-1 in his last six starts after giving up three runs and four hits in six innings of San Francisco's 6-3 win at Milwaukee. Matt Duffy, Hunter Pence and Brandon Belt hit home runs and Santiago Casilla earned his 13th save to help the Giants win for the 10th time in 12 games.
— Clayton Kershaw struck out 10 and allowed just four hits in seven innings of the Los Angeles Dodgers' 8-0 pounding of Atlanta. Adrian Gonzalez has 1,001 career RBIS after socking a two-run homer.
— David Price yielded just five hits in seven innings of Detroit's 1-0 verdict over Oakland. Anthony Gose (gohs) had two of the Tigers' six hits and scored the lone run on a sacrifice fly by Rajai Davis in the first inning.
— Kyle Seager hit a grand slam in the eighth inning and a game-winning home run in the 10th to lift Seattle over Tampa Bay, 7-6. Seager stretched his hitting streak to 12 games by going 3-for-5 with six RBIs as the Mariners handed the Rays their fourth straight loss.
— Texas enjoys a seven-game winning streak after Mitch Moreland unloaded a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning of a 4-3 victory at Cleveland. Prince Fielder smacked a three-run homer for the Rangers, giving him five home runs and 15 RBIs in his last five games.
— St. Louis beat Arizona 6-4 as Randal Grichuk (GRIH'-chuhk) and Jhonny Peralta (JAH'-nee peh-RAHL'-tah) drove in two runs apiece to help Jaime Garcia earn his first victory in nearly a year. Garcia gave up three runs over six innings for the Cardinals, who are a major league-best 30-16.
— Cincinnati's nine-game losing streak is over after Skip Schumaker delivered a walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Reds past Colorado 2-1. Marlon Byrd scored both Cincinnati runs.
— Washington had won 20 of 25 before the Chicago Cubs beat the Nationals 3-2 on Addison Russell's RBI double in the bottom of the ninth. Bryce Harper hit his 17th homer for the Nats, but Dexter Fowler went deep for the Cubs before Kris Bryant smashed a game-tying solo shot in the eighth.
— Josh Donaldson's second homer of the night was a three-run blast in the bottom of the ninth to give Toronto a 10-9 comeback over the Chicago White Sox. Donaldson was 4-for-4 with four RBIs and five runs scored, while Jose Bautista drove in five runs in the Blue Jays' third consecutive win.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Reds starter Johnny Cueto (KWAY'-toh) will miss at least one more start after an MRI found inflammation but no major damage in his pitching elbow.
Manager Bryan Price said Cueto will throw in the next few days and see how the elbow feels. Cueto is in the final year of his contract and hasn't been able to reach a deal with the Reds.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks placed rookie reliever Enrique Burgos on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis, a day after he allowed hits to each of the two batters he faced.
Burgos had 25 strikeouts in 13 appearances over 13 2/3 innings, leading major league relievers with 16.46 strikeouts per nine innings. Lefty Vidal Nuno was recalled from Triple-A Reno to replace Burgos, who is 0-2 with a 4.61 ERA.
SOC-FIFA-RAIDS
The Swiss Federal Office of Justice says six soccer officials have been arrested and detained pending extradition at the request of U.S. authorities ahead of the FIFA congress in Zurich. In a statement Wednesday, the FOJ says U.S. authorities suspect the officials of having received paid bribes totaling millions of dollars.
It says the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York is investigating these individuals on suspicion of the acceptance of bribes and kick-backs between the early 1990s and now.
FIFA, soccer's world governing body, is holding a presidential election in Zurich on Friday, when Sepp Blatter has been widely tipped to stay in the job.
NFL: OTA's START
UNDATED (AP) — Off season acquisition Ndamukong Suh (ehn-DAHM'-uh-kehn soo) showed up at Miami's first organized team activities. The star defensive tackle drew attention after failing to attend the Dolphins' offseason training sessions in recent weeks. Both the OTAs and training sessions are optional, but attendance is strongly encouraged. Suh signed a six-year, $114 million contact with the Dolphins.
Elsewhere, Chris Clemons was a no-show for the start of Jacksonville's OTAs. The defensive end was the only member of the team missing. Clemons skipped last year's sessions and the season before that when he was with Seattle.
Nine members of the Kansas City Chiefs decided to forego the start of the team's OTAs. Among the missing was All-Pro outside linebacker Justin Houston, who has yet to sign a non-exclusive franchise tender. He's seeking a long-term contract.
San Diego safety Eric Weddle is looking for a long-term deal and he skipped the opening day of the Chargers sessions.
FRENCH OPEN-DAY 3
Big names in action
PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal (rah-fay-ehl nah-DAHL') is off and running at the French Open. The nine-time champ won his opening match in straight sets, defeating an 18-year old wild-card entry from France who was ranked 296th. Nadal has won 67 of his 68 career matches in the French Open, including the last 36 in a row.
Top-seed Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak JOH'-kuh-vich) won his opener in straight sets as well. Americans John Isner (IHZ'-nur) and Jack Sock advanced. Sock pulled off a first round upset with a straight-sets win over 10th-seed Grigor Dimitrov (GREE'-gohr DIH'-mih-trahv).
On the women's side top-seed Serena Williams was a winner in her first match as were two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova (kuh-VIHT'-oh-vuh) and two-time U.S. Open runner-up Caroline Wozniacki (wohz-nee-AK'-ee).
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NEBRASKA-MILES
'Huskers Miles get extension
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska men's basketball coach Tim Miles has had his contract extended one year through the 2019-20 season. No financial terms were released.
The Cornhuskers finished fourth in the Big Ten in 2013-14 and went to the NCAA tournament. Nebraska slipped to 13-18 last season, giving Miles a 47-49 record in three seasons at the school.
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