Baseball
Results from the MLB games on Thursday (home team in CAPS):
CINCINNATI 5 LA Angels 4
Chicago Cubs 3 PITTSBURGH 2
MINNESOTA 8 Detroit 2
San Diego 2 NY METS 1
Kansas City 3 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 1
Baltimore 6 TAMPA BAY 3
OAKLAND 8 Seattle 2
WASHINGTON 6 Miami 1
NY YANKEES 4 Boston 2
TORONTO 10 Cleveland 8
Philadelphia 2 ATLANTA 0
Basketball
Results from the NBA games on Thursday (home team in CAPS):
Chicago 92 BROOKLYN 90
DENVER 95 Dallas 94
OKLAHOMA CITY 100 San Antonio 88
Golf
LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship
Leading first-round scores here on Thursday in the $2 million LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship (USA unless noted; a denotes amateur, par-72):
68 - Jodi Ewart Shadoff (ENG), Na Yeon Choi (KOR), Suzann Pettersen (NOR)
69 - Amy Yang (KOR), Anna Nordqvist (SWE)
70 - Jane Park, Jacqui Concolino, Moriya Jutanugarn (THA), Jiyai Shin (KOR), Angela Stanford, Giulia Sergas (ITA), Hee Young Park (KOR), Jessica Korda, Inbee Park (KOR), Lizette Salas, Caroline Masson (GER)
71 - Alison Walshe, Pornanong Phatlum (THA), Louise Friberg (SWE), Caroline Hedwall (SWE), a-Ashlan Ramsey, Cristie Kerr
72 - Haeji Kang (KOR), Tseng Ya-ni (TPE), Karrie Webb (AUS), Hee Kyung Seo (KOR), Morgan Pressel, Mina Harigae, Sarah Jane Smith (AUS), Mariajo Uribe (COL), Karin Sjodin (SWE), a-Lydia Ko (NZL), Michelle Wie, Catriona Matthew (SCO), Karine Icher (FRA), Se Ri Pak (KOR), Jennifer Johnson, Cindy LaCrosse, a-Camilla Hedberg (ESP), Pernilla Lindberg (SWE), Dewi Claire Schreefel (NED), Paige MacKenzie, Ayako Uehara (JPN)
Texas Open
Leading first-round scores here on Thursday in the $6.2 million US PGA Tour Texas Open (par-72):
67 - Matt Bettencourt, Peter Tomasulo
68 - Padraig Harrington (IRL), Billy Horschel, Bryce Molder, Harris English
69 - Jason Gore, Brian Davis (ENG), Daniel Summerhays, Jim Furyk, Nathan Green (AUS), Andres Romero (ARG), Jeff Overton Ben Kohles, Alistair Presnell (AUS), Steven Bowditch (AUS)
70 - Peter Hanson (SWE), Martin Laird (SCO), Lee Janzen, William McGirt, Brad Fritsch (CAN), Brendon de Jonge (ZIM), DJ Trahan, Ian Poulter (ENG), Freddie Jacobson (SWE), Retief Goosen (RSA), Joe Durant, Matt Every, Shane Lowry (IRL)
Ice Hockey
Results from the NHL games on Thursday (home team in CAPS):
BOSTON 1 New Jersey 0
Philadelphia 5 TORONTO 3
WASHINGTON 2 NY Islanders 1 (SO)
Tampa Bay 5 CAROLINA 0
MONTREAL 4 Winnipeg 1
Columbus 3 NASHVILLE 1
St. Louis 4 CHICAGO 3 (SO)
PHOENIX 4 Detroit 2
LOS ANGELES 3 Minnesota 0
VANCOUVER 4 Edmonton 0
Tennis
WTA Charleston
Results on Thursday from the fourth day of the $795,000 WTA Family Circle Cup:
3rd rd
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x2) bt Andrea Petkovic (GER) walkover; Jelena Jankovic (SRB x9) bt Jessica Pegula (USA) 6-0, 6-4; Stefanie Voegele (AUT) bt Julia Goerges (GER x10) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3; Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) bt Samantha Stosur (AUS x3) 6-1, 2-0, retired; Serena Williams (USA x1) v Mallory Burdette (USA) postponed, rain; Venus Williams (USA x5) v Varvara Lepchenko (USA x12) postponed, rain; Lucie Safarova (CZE x6) v Sorana Cirstea (ROM x11) postponed, rain ; Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) v Madison Keys (USA) postponed, rain
Davis Cup
Results from a Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I relegation play-off in Tianjin, China on Friday:
Wu Di (CHN) bt Chen Ti (TPE) 1-6, 6-0, 6-1, 6-4; Zhang Ze (CHN) bt Yang Tsung-hua (TPE) 7-5, 6-1, 6-1
Three remaining matches to be played Saturday and Sunday.
(China Daily 04/06/2013 page12)