WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL

DISTRICT 11 PLAYOFFS

SOFTBALL

Pine Grove 3, Pen Argyl 2

TODAY

Tri Valley vs. Williams Valley, 2 p.m. @ Blue Mt.

BASEBALL

Blue Mt. 7, Bethlehem Catholic 6

TODAY

Schuylkill Haven vs. Pine Grove, 2:30 p.m. @ Blue Mt. WPPA
Williams Valley vs. Pius X, 2:30 p.m. @ Pine Grove

NATIONAL SPORTS

DETROIT (AP) - Hockeytown is preparing to get it on again tonight. It's opening night of the Stanley Cup finals at Joe Louis Arena and it's a rematch of last year's finals between the defending champion Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins. It's the first time since 1983 and '84 when the New York Islanders and Edmonton Oilers met that the same two teams are fighting for the Cup two straight years.

DENVER (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers are in the NBA Finals for the second straight year and 30th time in franchise history. The Lakers led from start to finish and eliminated Denver in six games 119-92 behind Kobe Bryant's 35 points and 10 assists last night.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Cleveland Cavaliers face another win-or-go-home elimination game in their NBA Eastern Conference final at Orlando. The Cavs forced tonight's Game 6 by beating
Orlando 112-to-102 Thursday night in Cleveland behind LeBron James' triple double.

PARIS (AP) - Andy Roddick has advanced to the fourth round of the French Open for the first time in his career, beating Marc Gicquel (zhih-KEHL') of France 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 today. The
sixth-seeded Roddick is only the second American to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros since Andre Agassi in 2003. Robby Ginepri made the same stage last year.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Steve Stricker takes a one-shot lead over Tim Clark into today's third round of the PGA Tour event at Colonial Country Club in Texas. Stricker has shot two straight 63s as players are taking advantage of soft greens and light winds at the venerable course.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Texas 6, Oakland 3, 1st game
Texas 5, Oakland 2, 2nd game
Baltimore 7, Detroit 2
N.Y. Yankees 3, Cleveland 1
Toronto 6, Boston 3
Tampa Bay 5, Minnesota 3
Chicago White Sox 11, Kansas City 2
Seattle 5, L.A. Angels 2

Saturday's Games

Boston at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.
Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.
Detroit at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.
Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
Seattle at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Chicago Cubs 2, L.A. Dodgers 1
Houston 6, Pittsburgh 1
Philadelphia 5, Washington 4
N.Y. Mets 2, Florida 1, 11 innings
Milwaukee 3, Cincinnati 2
Colorado 3, San Diego 0
Atlanta 10, Arizona 6
San Francisco 4, St. Louis 2

Saturday's Games

Florida at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.
Atlanta at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 4:10 p.m.
Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m.
Houston at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
San Diego at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.
St. Louis at San Francisco, 9:05 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

STANLEY CUP FINALS

Saturday, May 30: Pittsburgh at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 31: Pittsburgh at Detroit, TBA
Tuesday, June 2: Detroit at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.
Thursday, June 4: Detroit at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.
Saturday, June 6: Pittsburgh at Detroit, 8 p.m., if necessary
Tuesday, June 9: Detroit at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m., if necessary
Friday, June 12: Pittsburgh at Detroit, 8 p.m., if necessary

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

CALDER CUP FINALS

Saturday, May 30: Hershey at Manitoba, 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 2: Hershey at Manitoba, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 6: Manitoba at Hershey, 7 p.m.
Sunday, June 7: Manitoba at Hershey, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, June 9: Manitoba at Hershey, 7 p.m., if necessary
Friday, June 12: Hershey at Manitoba, 8:30 p.m., if necessary
Sunday, June 14: Hershey at Manitoba, 8:30 p.m., if necessary

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

CONFERENCE FINALS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland vs. Orlando - Orlando leads series 3-2

Wednesday, May 20: Orlando 107, Cleveland 106
Friday, May 22: Cleveland 96, Orlando 95
Sunday, May 24: Orlando 99, Cleveland 89
Tuesday, May 26: Orlando 116, Cleveland 114, OT
Thursday, May 28: Cleveland 112, Orlando 102
Saturday, May 30: Cleveland at Orlando, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, June 1: Orlando at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m., if necessary

WESTERN CONFERENCE

L.A. Lakers win series 4-2

Tuesday, May 19: L.A. Lakers 105, Denver 103
Thursday, May 21: Denver 106, L.A. Lakers 103
Saturday, May 23: L.A. Lakers 103, Denver 97
Monday, May 25: Denver 120, L.A. Lakers 101
Wednesday, May 27: L.A. Lakers 103, Denver 94
Friday, May 29: L.A. Lakers 119, Denver 92

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Saturday's Games

Colorado at New York, 7:30 p.m.
D.C. United at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Columbus at Seattle FC, 10:30 p.m.
Kansas City at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phillies pitcher Brett Myers could miss his
next start - and potentially more - with an injured right hip.
General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. says an MRI has revealed fraying
and possible tearing in the labrum of the hip joint. Myers told The
Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday that doctors said he likely will
need surgery.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins are the first team
since the 1983 Edmonton Oilers to return to the Stanley Cup finals
a season after losing in them. The Pens are eager to find out if
they're ready to make a breakthrough, especially since they're
playing the returning champion Detroit Red Wings, who eliminated
them last season. The finals start tomorrow night in Detroit.

DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Red Wings expect star defenseman
Nicklas Lidstrom to play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals
against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Red Wings general manager Ken
Holland said yesterday he's encouraged by how Lidstrom's lower-body
injury has recovered after he was forced to miss two games.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Flyers forward Simon Gagne has
had surgery to remove a bone spur and adhesions that built up in
his right hip. Gagne had the surgery yesterday and was expected to
recover in four to six weeks. He had 34 goals and 74 points in 79
games for the Flyers this season.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ric Flair is getting back in the wrestling
ring. The 60-year-old former World Wrestling Entertainment champ is
working for Ring of Honor. The Philadelphia-based wrestling company
prides itself on putting more emphasis on the sport of wrestling
and hopes the "Nature Boy" can give the next generation of stars
a brand-name boost.

Thursday's Scores

NBA Playoffs
Eastern Conference Finals - Game 5
Cleveland Cavaliers 112 Orlando Magic 102
Magic leads series 3-2

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Cleveland 2 Tampa Bay 1
Final Boston 3 Minnesota 1
Final Baltimore 5 Detroit 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final L.A. Dodgers 2 Chicago Cubs 1
Final Arizona 5 Atlanta 2

Friday's Schedule - All Times EDT

Western Conference Finals - Game 6
L.A. Lakers at Denver, 9 p.m.
Lakers lead series 3-2

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland (Outman 2-0) at Texas (Hunter 0-0), 5:05 p.m., 1st game
Detroit (Willis 1-1) at Baltimore (Bergesen 1-2), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 4-1) at Cleveland (Cl.Lee 2-5), 7:05 p.m.
Boston (Wakefield 6-2) at Toronto (Janssen 0-1), 7:07 p.m.
Minnesota (S.Baker 2-5) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 3-4), 7:38 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Richard 1-0) at Kansas City (Bannister 4-1),
8:10 p.m.
Oakland (E.Gonzalez 0-0) at Texas (Feldman 3-0), 8:35 p.m., 2nd
game
Seattle (Vargas 1-0) at L.A. Angels (Lackey 1-0), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 6-2) at Chicago Cubs (Lilly 5-4), 2:20
p.m.
Houston (Moehler 1-3) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 5-4), 7:05 p.m.
Washington (Detwiler 0-0) at Philadelphia (Happ 2-0), 7:05 p.m.
Florida (West 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 4-1), 7:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Cueto 4-2) at Milwaukee (Looper 4-3), 8:05 p.m.
San Diego (C.Young 4-2) at Colorado (Marquis 6-3), 9:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Jurrjens 4-2) at Arizona (Garland 4-3), 9:40 p.m.
St. Louis (Pineiro 5-4) at San Francisco (Cain 5-1), 10:15 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Making his first start of the season, Burke
Badenhop allowed one run and five hits as the Florida Marlins beat
the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2. Brett Myers gave up five runs and
seven hits in 5 2-3 innings for the Phillies before leaving with
right hip inflammation.

CHICAGO (AP) - Carlos Zambrano went on a tirade after being
ejected, and was gone when Reed Johnson hit a tiebreaking home run
that sent the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2. The
Cubs ace was tossed after Nyjer Morgan scored the tying run,
beating Geovany Soto's throw to Zambrano.

DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Red Wings say they'll start selling
single-game tickets for the Stanley Cup finals today. The Red Wings
beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 in overtime Wednesday for a 4-1
victory in the Western Conference finals. Detroit faces the
Pittsburgh Penguins for the NHL title.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers have interviewed
Dallas assistant Dwane Casey for a second time about their coaching
position. A person familiar with the decision confirmed the
interview on condition of anonymity because an announcement has not
been made.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jack Ikegwuonu (eye-kee-GWAH'-noo) was one
of the last Eagles players to leave the practice field Wednesday.
When you have been off the field as long as he has, every minute
matters. The Eagles drafted him knowing he wouldn't play last
season as he recovered from a torn ACL.

FOGELSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - Joe Paterno says he'd like to see either
Rutgers, Pittsburgh or Syracuse join the Big Ten. The legendary
Penn State coach also knows which school he wants to keep out:
Notre Dame. Paterno said the Big Ten should add an Eastern team.

Tuesday's Scores

NBA Playoffs
Western Conference Finals - Game 5
Los Angeles Lakers 103 Denver Nuggets 94
Lakers lead series 3-2

NHL Playoffs
Western Conference Finals - Game 4
Detroit Red Wings 2 Chicago Blackhawks 1, OT
Red Wings win series 4-1

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 12 Toronto 10, 11 Innings
Detroit 8 Kansas City 3
Seattle 6 Oakland 1
Cleveland 12 Tampa Bay 7
N-Y Yankees 9 Texas 2
Minnesota 4 Boston 2
L.A. Angels 3 Chi White Sox 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 3 Milwaukee 2
Chi Cubs 5 Pittsburgh 2
L.A. Dodgers 8 Colorado 6
Florida 6 Philadelphia 2
Cincinnati 6 Houston 1
N-Y Mets 7 Washington 4
San Diego 8 Arizona 5
San Francisco 6 Atlanta 3

Thursday's Schedule - All Times EDT

NBA
Eastern Conference Finals - Game 5
Orlando at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.
Magic lead series 3-1

BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay (Niemann 4-3) at Cleveland (D.Huff 0-1), 12:05 p.m.
Boston (Beckett 4-2) at Minnesota (Swarzak 1-0), 1:10 p.m.
Detroit (Galarraga 3-4) at Baltimore (D.Hernandez 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 2-1) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 0-1), 8:05 p.m.
Atlanta (D.Lowe 6-2) at Arizona (Haren 3-4), 9:40 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins
are headed back to the Stanley Cup finals. Max Talbot had a goal
and an assist to help the Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1
and finish off a sweep in the Eastern Conference finals. Pittsburgh
lost to Detroit last year in a six-game final series.

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1
to snap an eight-game losing streak. Sean Marshall allowed four
hits and singled in a run. Kosuke Fukudome homered. The teams meet
again at 2:20 this afternoon.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Joe Blanton allowed five hits in his best
outing since last August. Blanton had a career-high 11 strikeouts
in seven scoreless innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies held on
to beat the Florida Marlins 5-3 Tuesday night.

TORONTO (AP) - Peter Zezel, a center who played 15 NHL seasons
after breaking into the league with the Philadelphia Flyers as a
teenager, has died. He was 44. Zezel struggled with a rare blood
disease the past 10 years.


AMERICAN LEAGUE

Final Cleveland 5 Tampa Bay 1
Final Baltimore 7 Toronto 2
Final Texas 7 N-Y Yankees 3
Final Minnesota 5 Boston 2
Final Kansas City 6 Detroit 1
Final Chi White Sox 4 L.A. Angels 2
Final Oakland 4 Seattle 3


NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final Philadelphia 5 Florida 3
Final Cincinnati 6 Houston 4
Final N-Y Mets 6 Washington 1
Final Chi Cubs 6 Pittsburgh 1, 5 Innings
Final St. Louis 8 Milwaukee 1
Final L.A. Dodgers 7 Colorado 1
Final Arizona 6 San Diego 5
Final San Francisco 4 Atlanta 0


NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS

Final OT Orlando 116 Cleveland 114


NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

Final Pittsburgh 4 Carolina 1

SCHEDULE

BASEBALL
American League
Toronto at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.
Detroit at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.
Seattle at Oakland, 3:35 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
Boston at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.
National League
St. Louis at Milwaukee, 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.
Florida at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Houston at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
Atlanta at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
BASKETBALL
NBA Playoffs
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.
HOCKEY
NHL Playoffs
Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS San Jose at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

CHICAGO (AP) - Freddy Sanchez had Pittsburgh's first six-hit
game in 19 years, scored four runs, and drove in three to help the
Pirates beat the Cubs 10-8. Pittsburgh gave the Cubs their eighth
straight loss.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Wes Helms homered and drove in four runs as
the Florida Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3. Ryan Howard
hit a pair of homers for the NL East-leading Phillies. Jamie Moyer
failed in his fifth try to earn his 250th win.

BENSALEM, Pa. (AP) - Roberto Alvarado Jr. rode to victory for
the 2,000th time on Memorial Day. He achieved the feat in the
seventh race at Philadelphia Park aboard a horse named
Taleitlikeitain't.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The agent of Steelers linebacker James
Harrison says the player's son remains in a Pittsburgh hospital,
although the family had hoped he could have gone home yesterday.
The 2-year-old is doing fine after a dog bit his leg.

Monday's Scores

NBA Playoffs
Western Conference Finals - Game 4
Denver Nuggets 120 Los Angeles Lakers 101
Series tied 2-2

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 4 Toronto 1
N-Y Yankees 11 Texas 1
Boston 6 Minnesota 5
Detroit 13 Kansas City 1
Oakland 6 Seattle 1
Cleveland 11 Tampa Bay 10
Chi White Sox 17 L.A. Angels 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 8 Houston 5
Milwaukee 1 St. Louis 0, 10 Innings
L.A. Dodgers 16 Colorado 6
San Diego 9 Arizona 7, 10 Innings
San Francisco 8 Atlanta 2
Florida 5 Philadelphia 3
N-Y Mets 5 Washington 2
Pittsburgh 10 Chi Cubs 8

Tuesday's Schedule - All Times EDT

NBA
Eastern Conference Finals - Game 4
Cleveland at Orlando, 8:30 p.m.
Magic lead series 2-1

NHL
Eastern Conference Finals - Game 4
Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Penguins lead series 3-0

BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay (Garza 4-2) at Cleveland (Pavano 4-4), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (Romero 2-0) at Baltimore (Berken 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Chamberlain 2-1) at Texas (Millwood 4-4), 8:05 p.m.
Boston (Lester 3-4) at Minnesota (Blackburn 3-2), 8:10 p.m.
Detroit (E.Jackson 4-2) at Kansas City (Greinke 7-1), 8:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Colon 2-4) at L.A. Angels (Saunders 6-2), 10:05 p.m.
Seattle (Washburn 3-3) at Oakland (Braden 3-5), 10:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Florida (A.Miller 1-1) at Philadelphia (Blanton 2-3), 7:05 p.m.
Houston (Oswalt 1-2) at Cincinnati (Owings 3-5), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (Stammen 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Li.Hernandez 3-1), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Snell 1-5) at Chicago Cubs (Marshall 2-3), 8:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Wainwright 4-2) at Milwaukee (Suppan 3-3), 8:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Milton 0-0) at Colorado (Cook 3-1), 8:40 p.m.
San Diego (Correia 1-2) at Arizona (Scherzer 1-3), 9:40 p.m.
Atlanta (Medlen 0-1) at San Francisco (Lincecum 3-1), 10:15 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

WASHINGTON (AP) - A ninth-inning wild pitch led the the
Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Nationals
last night. It gave the Pirates a season-high five straight
victories. They will go for this season's sixth straight win
tonight against the Nationals.

CINCINNATI (AP) - The Phillies winning streak is over. Aaron
Harang limited the NL's highest-scoring lineup to a solo homer last
night in defeating the Phillies, 5-1 last night. It ends the
Phillies' winning streak at five games. The two teams meet again
this afternoon.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Flyers rehabbing for next season has begun
for two players. Captain Mike Richards has started using small
weights as he recovers from surgery on both shoulders. Center Danny
Briere's eyes are still sensitive to light a day after having
corrective eye surgery.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh police say former Steelers running
back Najeh Davenport chased a suspected thief who drove away in
Davenport's car before smashing it into four parked vehicles. The
suspect 22-year-old Rodney Green faces theft and hit-and-run
charges.

MLB
Wednesday's Games
AMERICAN LEAGUE
N.Y. Yankees 11, Baltimore 4
Detroit 5, Texas 3
Oakland 7, Tampa Bay 6
Boston 8, Toronto 3
Cleveland 6, Kansas City 5
Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota 4
Seattle 1, L.A. Angels 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Florida 8, Arizona 6, 1st game
Pittsburgh 2, Washington 1
Atlanta 12, Colorado 4
Cincinnati 5, Philadelphia 1
Houston 6, Milwaukee 4
St. Louis 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Arizona 11, Florida 9, 2nd game
San Diego 2, San Francisco 1
L.A. Dodgers 2, N.Y. Mets

Thursday's Schedule
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Texas (Millwood 4-3) at Detroit (E.Jackson 3-2), 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Blackburn 2-2) at Chicago White Sox (Colon 2-3), 2:05
p.m.
Cleveland (Pavano 3-4) at Kansas City (Greinke 7-1), 2:10 p.m.
Oakland (Braden 3-5) at Tampa Bay (Garza 4-2), 4:08 p.m.
Baltimore (Eaton 2-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Chamberlain 2-1), 7:05
p.m.
Toronto (R.Ray 1-1) at Boston (Lester 2-4), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Saunders 5-2) at Seattle (Bedard 2-1), 10:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia (Blanton 1-3) at Cincinnati (Owings 3-4), 12:35
p.m.
Pittsburgh (Snell 1-5) at Washington (Stammen 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
Colorado (Cook 2-1) at Atlanta (Medlen 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Arizona (Scherzer 1-3) at Florida (A.Miller 1-1), 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Suppan 3-3) at Houston (Oswalt 1-2), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Marshall 2-2) at St. Louis (Wainwright 3-2), 8:15
p.m.
San Francisco (Lincecum 3-1) at San Diego (Correia 1-2), 10:05
p.m.

NBA
Wednesday's Score
Eastern Conference Finals - Game 1
Orlando 107 Cleveland 106

Thursday
Western Conference Finals
Denver at Los Angeles Lakers, 9 p.m.
(Lakers lead series 1-0)

NHL
Wednesday's Scores
No games scheduled

Thursday
Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30p.m.
(Penguins lead series 1-0)

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

WASHINGTON (AP) - An Adam LaRoche two-run, 10th-inning double
led the Pittsburgh Pirates to their season-high fourth straight win
and 8-5 victory over the Washington Nationals last night. The
four-game series continues tonight in Washington, which has dropped
six straight.

CINCINNATI (AP) - Philadelphia's left-hander Cole Hamels stayed
unbeaten against the Cincinnati Reds with a 4-3 victory last night,
giving Phillies' their fifth straight victory. The NL East leaders
matched their best winning streak of the season and go for their
sixth straight tonight against the Reds

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers have interviewed
Lakers assistant Kurt Rambis and Mavericks assistant Dwane Casey
for their coaching vacancy. The Sixers confirmed the Casey
interview, and a person familiar with the search told The
Associated Press that Rambis also was interviewed yesterday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes are never one and
done. Carolina also lost Game 1s to New Jersey and Boston in the
opening two rounds, but rallied each time to win Game 7 on the
road. But since Sidney Crosby moved into Pittsburgh's lineup, the
Penguins haven't lost any playoff series in which they owned a
lead. They lead 1-0.

MLB
American League Scores

Detroit 4, Texas 0
N.Y. Yankees 9, Baltimore 1
Oakland 4, Tampa Bay 1, 11 innings
Boston 2, Toronto 1
Kansas City 6, Cleveland 5
Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota 2
L.A. Angels 6, Seattle 5

AL SCHEDULE: Wednesday
Texas (Harrison 4-2) at Detroit (Verlander 3-2), 7:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Guthrie 3-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Hughes 1-2), 7:05 p.m.
Oakland (Bre.Anderson 0-4) at Tampa Bay (Kazmir 4-3), 7:08 p.m.
Toronto (Cecil 2-0) at Boston (Penny 3-1), 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Carmona 2-4) at Kansas City (Meche 2-4), 8:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Liriano 2-4) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 2-3), 8:11
p.m.
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 0-0) at Seattle (Jakubauskas 2-4), 10:10
p.m.

National League Scores
Pittsburgh 8, Washington 5, 10 innings
Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 3
Atlanta 8, Colorado 1
Arizona 5, Florida 3
Milwaukee 4, Houston 2
St. Louis 3, Chicago Cubs 0
San Diego 2, San Francisco 1
L.A. Dodgers 5, N.Y. Mets 3

NL SCHEDULE: Wednesday
Arizona (D.Davis 2-5) at Florida (Volstad 2-3), 5:10 p.m., 1st
game
Pittsburgh (Maholm 3-1) at Washington (Lannan 2-3), 7:05 p.m.
Colorado (De La Rosa 0-3) at Atlanta (J.Vazquez 3-3), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Moyer 3-3) at Cincinnati (Harang 3-4), 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Gallardo 4-1) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 4-2), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Dempster 3-2) at St. Louis (C.Carpenter 1-0), 8:15
p.m.
Arizona (Augenstein 0-1) at Florida (Penn 1-0), 8:40 p.m., 2nd
game
San Francisco (J.Sanchez 1-3) at San Diego (Gaudin 0-3), 10:05
p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Li.Hernandez 3-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Jef.Weaver 2-1),
10:10 p.m.

NBA: CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Tuesday, May 19
L.A. Lakers 105, Denver 103, L.A. Lakers lead series 1-0
Wednesday, May 20
Orlando at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 21
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Orlando at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
L.A. Lakers at Denver, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 24
Cleveland at Orlando, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, May 25
L.A. Lakers at Denver, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, May 26
Cleveland at Orlando, 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 27
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m., if necessary
Thursday, May 28
Orlando at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m., if necessary
Friday, May 29
L.A. Lakers at Denver, 9 p.m., if necessary
Saturday, May 30
Cleveland at Orlando, 8:30 p.m., if necessary
Sunday, May 31
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m., if necessary
Monday, June 1
Orlando at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m., if necessary

NHL: CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Carolina vs. Pittsburgh
Monday, May 18: Pittsburgh 3, Carolina 2, Pittsburgh leads
series 1-0
Thursday, May 21: Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 23: Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 26: Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 29: Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m., if necessary
Sunday, May 31: Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7:30 p.m., if necessary
Tuesday, June 2: Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m., if necessary

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Chicago vs. Detroit
Sunday, May 17: Detroit 5, Chicago 2
Tuesday, May 19: Detroit 3, Chicago 2, OT, Detroit leads series
2-0
Friday, May 22: Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 24: Detroit at Chicago, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, May 27: Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m., if necessary
Saturday, May 30: Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m., if necessary
Monday, June 1: Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m., if necessary

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Final Toronto 3 Chi White Sox 2
Final N-Y Yankees 7 Minnesota 6
Final Tampa Bay 13 Oakland 4
Final L.A. Angels 10 Seattle 6


NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final Pittsburgh 12 Washington 7
Final Colorado 5 Atlanta 1
Final Milwaukee 8 St. Louis 4
Final L.A. Dodgers 3 N-Y Mets 2, 11 Innings

Arizona at Florida (7:10 p.m., postponed, Rain)


NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

Final Pittsburgh 3 Carolina 2



PITTSBURGH (AP) - Miroslav Satan and Philippe Boucher scored
their first playoff goals leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2
victory over the Hurricanes last night to open the Eastern
Conference finals. Game 2 will be Thursday night following the
first of as many as three two-day breaks in the drawn-out series.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of four
Washington Nationals errors - all on routine plays - en route to a
12-7 victory last night. A five-run sixth inning led Pittsburgh to
its third straight win and ended an eight-game road losing streak.
The two teams play again tonight in Washington.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers say they will
interview Boston Celtics assistant Tom Thibodeau. An NBA executive
with knowledge of the situation says Dallas Mavericks assistant
coach Dwane Casey will also get an interview. The timing for both
interviews was not immediately known.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - James Harrison didn't visit the White House
when George W. Bush was president and he won't join his Pittsburgh
Steelers teammates to visit President Barack Obama. The Super Bowl
champions will take their celebratory trip to Washington on
Thursday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator
Jim Johnson is taking an indefinite leave of absence while he
continues treatment for cancer. The 67-year-old Johnson was
diagnosed with melanoma in 2001. The team announced after the
season that the cancer had returned and he had a tumor on his
spine.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies completed a
four-game series sweep of the Washington Nationals yesterday. The
Phillies won, 8-6. It capped a series that included 55 runs and 42
walks. The Phillies are off until tomorrow when they open a series
in Cincinnati.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Nate McLouth had three of his four RBIs during
a 10-run seventh inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates came from
behind to defeat the Colorado Rockies, 11-4, yesterday. It was the
second straight win for the Pirates. Pittsburgh begins a road
series in Washington tonight.

CANONSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Sergei
Gonchar has returned to practice and hopes to play in the Eastern
Conference finals opener tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Gonchar missed two games after injuring his right knee while being
hit by Alex Ovechkin. He unexpectedly returned for Game 7 for
reduced playing time.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Left-hander Tom Gorzelanny was recalled by
Pittsburgh from Triple-A Indianapolis yesterday. He takes the
roster spot of Tyler Yates. The right-handeder was placed on the
15-day disabled list retroactive to Saturday with an inflamed
elbow.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 3, Minnesota 2, 10 innings
Detroit 11, Oakland 7
Toronto 8, Chicago White Sox 2
Tampa Bay 7, Cleveland 5
Texas 3, L.A. Angels 0
Kansas City 7, Baltimore 4
Seattle 3, Boston 2
Monday's Games
Chicago White Sox (Richard 0-0) at Toronto (Richmond 4-2), 1:07
p.m.
Minnesota (Perkins 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 3-1), 7:05
p.m.
Oakland (Gallagher 1-1) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 3-3), 7:08 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Lackey 0-0) at Seattle (Washburn 3-2), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
L.A. Dodgers 12, Florida 5
Philadelphia 8, Washington 6
Pittsburgh 11, Colorado 4
Arizona at Atlanta, ppd., rain
Milwaukee 8, St. Louis 2
Houston 6, Chicago Cubs 5
San Diego 3, Cincinnati 1
San Francisco 2, N.Y. Mets 0
Monday's Games
Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 4-3) at Washington (Detwiler 0-0), 7:05
p.m.
Colorado (Marquis 4-3) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 5-1), 7:10 p.m.
Arizona (Haren 3-4) at Florida (Nolasco 2-4), 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Looper 3-2) at St. Louis (Lohse 3-2), 8:15 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Redding 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 2-1), 10:10 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS
Sunday
L.A. Lakers 89, Houston 70, L.A. Lakers win series 4-3
Orlando 101, Boston 82, Orlando wins series 4-3

NHL PLAYOFFS
Sunday
Detroit 5, Chicago 2, Detroit leads series 1-0
Monday
Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Sports-Saturday, May 16, 2009

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Brad Hawpe's two-run homer was part of Colorado's three-run ninth inning and the Rockies rallied for a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Hawpe hit a 1-1 pitch from Matt Capps into the shrubbery beyond the wall in center field wall, scoring Ian Stewart, who led off the inning with a pinch-hit double. It was Hawpe's sixth homer of the season.

WASHINGTON (AP) - It took 12 innings and four-and-a-half hours Friday night for the Philadelphia Phillies to beat the Washington Nationals 10-6. Raul Ibanez delivered a two-run single after Kip Wells, Washington's eighth pitcher, walked the bases loaded in the 12th. That broke a 6-all tie, and Philadelphia tacked on insurance runs with Pedro Feliz's RBI double and catcher Wil Nieves' throwing error.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama told the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday that their 2008 World Series run was similar to his winning presidential campaign - both were underdogs. During the team's visit to the White House, shortstop Jimmy Rollins presented
Obama with a jersey and baseball. Obama jokingly asked for Rollins' World Series ring.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers have interviewed former NBA coach Eddie Jordan for their head coaching job. Jordan met with team president Ed Stefanski on Friday. It was Philadelphia's first interview with a candidate since Tony DiLeo stepped down as coach on Monday and returned to his job as a vice president and assistant general manager.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Flyers captain Mike Richards has had surgery on his left shoulder and will need 10 weeks of rehabilitation. The surgery Friday was on a torn labrum. Last month, he had surgery on his right shoulder. Richards' shoulders had bothered him since training camp and he used anti-inflammatory medication to manage the pain.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final N-Y Yankees 5 Minnesota 4
Final Detroit 14 Oakland 1
Final Toronto 8 Chi White Sox 3
Final Tampa Bay 8 Cleveland 7
Final Texas 10 L.A. Angels 8
Final Kansas City 8 Baltimore 1
Final Seattle 5 Boston 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Colorado 3 Pittsburgh 1
Final Philadelphia 10 Washington 6, 12 Innings
Final L.A. Dodgers 6 Florida 4
Final Atlanta 4 Arizona 3
Final San Diego 5 Cincinnati 3
Final N-Y Mets 8 San Francisco 6
Houston at Chi Cubs (2:20 p.m., postponed, )
Milwaukee at St. Louis (8:15 p.m., postponed, )

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Phillies went into extra innings last
night, but lost 5-3 the 10th to the Los Angles Dodgers. The
Phillies dropped two out of three against a Dodgers team playing
without suspended star outfielder Manny Ramirez. Philadelphia
travels to Washington for a weekend series against the Nationals.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates couldn't quite pull off
the sweep. Colby Rasmus' two-run homer in the second inning gave
St. Louis' the lift it needed in a 5-1 victory over the Pirates
last night. Pittsburgh hosts Colorado in a weekend series beginning
tonight.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins players know this about
teammate Sidney Crosby: Give Crosby a big stage and, no matter who
else is starring, there will be few questions by the end who is
carrying the show. Crosby scored two goals in the deciding victory
over the Washington Capitals. Next up: the Carolina Hurricanes.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers will interview former
NBA coach Eddie Jordan for their head coaching vacancy today. He
was fired by the Washington Wizards in November and interviewed
with the Sacramento Kings this week. Interim coach Tony DiLeo
stepped down and returned to his job as a vice president and
assistant general manager.

BOSTON (AP) - Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich has
cancer. The Wayne, Pa., resident says he was diagnosed earlier this
week with Ewing's Sarcoma after feeling pain in his leg. He will
undergo more tests in Pennsylvania. Ewing's Sarcoma is a malignant
tumor often found in bone or soft tissue.


AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Minnesota 6, Detroit 5
Texas 3, Seattle 2
L.A. Angels 5, Boston 4, 12 innings
N.Y. Yankees 3, Toronto 2
Cleveland 11, Tampa Bay 7
Baltimore 9, Kansas City 5
Friday's Games
Oakland (Bre.Anderson 0-3) at Detroit (E.Jackson 2-2), 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Liriano 2-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Hughes 1-2), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Danks 2-2) at Toronto (Cecil 1-0), 7:07 p.m.
Cleveland (A.Reyes 1-1) at Tampa Bay (Kazmir 4-3), 7:38 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Saunders 5-1) at Texas (Millwood 3-3), 8:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Eaton 2-3) at Kansas City (Greinke 6-1), 8:10 p.m.
Boston (Lester 2-3) at Seattle (Jakubauskas 1-4), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Milwaukee 5, Florida 3
L.A. Dodgers 5, Philadelphia 3, 10 innings
Chicago Cubs 11, San Diego 3
Houston 5, Colorado 3
St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 1
N.Y. Mets 7, San Francisco 4

Friday's Games
Houston (Moehler 0-2) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 0-0), 2:20 p.m.
Colorado (De La Rosa 0-3) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 3-1), 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Blanton 1-3) at Washington (Lannan 2-3), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Stults 4-1) at Florida (Volstad 2-2), 7:10 p.m.
Arizona (D.Davis 2-5) at Atlanta (J.Vazquez 3-3), 7:35 p.m.
Milwaukee (Gallardo 4-1) at St. Louis (Lohse 3-2), 8:15 p.m.
Cincinnati (Harang 3-3) at San Diego (Correia 0-2), 10:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Li.Hernandez 3-1) at San Francisco (Lincecum 3-1),
10:15 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS
Thursday
Orlando 83, Boston 75, series tied 3-3
Houston 95, L.A. Lakers 80, series tied 3-3
Sunday
Houston at L.A. Lakers, 3:30 p.m.
Orlando at Boston, 8 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFFS

Thursday
Detroit 4, Anaheim 3, Detroit wins series 4-3
Carolina 3, Boston 2, OT, Carolina wins series 4-3

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins are in the Eastern
Conference finals for the second straight year. Sidney Crosby led
last night's 6-2 victory over the Washington Capitals with a pair
of goals. The Penguins next play the winner of tonight's game
between the Boston Bruins and the Carolina Hurricanes.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar
returned to the lineup for Game 7 against the Washington Capitals
after missing time with a knee injury. Gonchar hadn't played since
leaving Game 5 in the first period Friday after a knee-to-knee hit
from Alex Ovechkin.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Adam LaRoche became the first player to have a
home run taken away by video replay, but it didn't prevent the
last-place Pirates from beating the Cardinals 5-2 last night. The
Pirates got enough help from Ross Ohlendorf's two-hit pitching over
six innings. Pittsburgh goes for the three-game sweep tonight.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Randy Wolf dominated his former team and
James Loney homered and drove in four runs pacing the Los Angeles
Dodgers past the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2 last night. Wolf spent
his first eight years in Philadelphia, leaving after the 2006
season. The series concludes this afternoon in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel
asked Joe Torre to be part of the National League coaching staff
for the Midsummer Classic in St. Louis on July 14th. The managers
of the two teams that play in the previous World Series are the
All-Star managers. Each gets to pick two managers to serve as
coaches.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Cleveland 4, Chicago White Sox 0
Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 6
N.Y. Yankees 8, Toronto 2
Texas 6, Seattle 5, 11 innings
Minnesota 14, Detroit 10, 13 innings
L.A. Angels 8, Boston 4
Oakland 7, Kansas City 2
Thursday's Games
Detroit (Verlander 3-2) at Minnesota (S.Baker 1-4), 1:10 p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 4-2) at Texas (Harrison 3-2), 2:05 p.m.
Boston (Penny 3-1) at L.A. Angels (Santana 0-0), 3:35 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 2-3) at Toronto (Tallet 2-1), 7:07 p.m.
Cleveland (Carmona 1-4) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 3-3), 7:08 p.m.
Baltimore (Guthrie 2-3) at Kansas City (Meche 2-3), 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Atlanta 8, N.Y. Mets 7, 12 innings
Washington 6, San Francisco 3
L.A. Dodgers 9, Philadelphia 2
Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 2
Milwaukee 8, Florida 6
Chicago Cubs 6, San Diego 4, 8 innings
Houston 15, Colorado 11
Cincinnati 10, Arizona 3
Thursday's Games
Florida (Jo.Johnson 3-0) at Milwaukee (Bush 1-0), 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 5-1) at Philadelphia (Hamels 1-2),
1:05 p.m.
San Diego (Gaudin 0-2) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 2-2), 2:20 p.m.
Houston (W.Rodriguez 3-2) at Colorado (Hammel 0-1), 3:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Boggs 1-0) at Pittsburgh (Karstens 1-1), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Maine 3-2) at San Francisco (J.Sanchez 1-3), 10:15
p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS
Wednesday
Denver 124, Dallas 110, Denver wins series 4-1
Thursday
Boston at Orlando, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Houston, 9:30 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFFS
Wednesday
Pittsburgh 6, Washington 2, Pittsburgh wins series 4-3
Thursday
Anaheim at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Boston, 8 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Tony DiLeo says his lone regret as the
Philadelphia 76ers interim coach was the 25-point loss in the post
season finale, but it wasn't the factor in his decision to step
down. He says he's returning to his job as the Sixers senior vice
president and assistant GM to spend more time with his family.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Former NBA coach and TNT analyst Doug
Collins has talked to the Philadelphia 76ers about their open
coaching job. Collins was among a list of candidates floated to
replace Tony DiLeo. Collins says he's talked to the Sixers -- quote
-- "two or three times"

CANONSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Sergei
Gonchar has practiced for the first time since injuring his right
knee during a collision with Alex Ovechkin and hopes to be playing
in tonight's decisive Game 7 against Washington. Gonchar says it
will be a gametime decision whether he takes the ice.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Chan Ho Park won his first game with
Philadelphia, and Jayson Werth stole home to lead the Phillies to a
5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers last night. Werth stole
home in the seventh inning and tied a team record with four steals
in one game. The three-game series resumes tonight.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Zach Duke limited St. Louis to three singles
over eight innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended an eight-game
losing streak by beating the Cardinals 7-1 last night. Adam LaRoche
and Brandon Moss both broke out of slumps with homers for the
Pirates. The series continues tonight in Pittsburgh.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Baltimore 7, Tampa Bay 5
Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland 4
Toronto 5, N.Y. Yankees 1
Texas 7, Seattle 1
Minnesota 6, Detroit 2
Boston 4, L.A. Angels 3
Oakland 12, Kansas City 3
Wednesday's Games
Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 5-0) at Cleveland (Cl.Lee 1-5), 12:05
p.m.
Tampa Bay (Niemann 2-3) at Baltimore (Bergesen 1-0), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 2-1) at Toronto (Richmond 4-1), 7:07 p.m.
Seattle (Washburn 3-2) at Texas (McCarthy 3-1), 8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Willis 0-0) at Minnesota (Perkins 1-2), 8:10 p.m.
Boston (Wakefield 4-1) at L.A. Angels (Palmer 3-0), 10:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Bannister 3-0) at Oakland (Outman 0-0), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Pittsburgh 7, St. Louis 1
Philadelphia 5, L.A. Dodgers 3
N.Y. Mets 4, Atlanta 3, 10 innings
Chicago Cubs 6, San Diego 2
Milwaukee 6, Florida 3
Colorado 12, Houston 1
Cincinnati 3, Arizona 1
San Francisco 9, Washington 7
Wednesday's Games
Atlanta (Jo-.Reyes 0-2) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 0-0), 1:10 p.m.
Washington (Martis 4-0) at San Francisco (Zito 1-2), 3:45 p.m.
St. Louis (Pineiro 4-2) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 3-3), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 1-1) at Philadelphia (Moyer 3-2), 7:05 p.m.
Florida (Nolasco 2-3) at Milwaukee (Looper 2-2), 8:05 p.m.
San Diego (C.Young 2-1) at Chicago Cubs (Lilly 4-2), 8:05 p.m.
Houston (Hampton 1-3) at Colorado (Marquis 4-2), 8:40 p.m.
Cincinnati (Cueto 3-1) at Arizona (Augenstein 0-0), 9:40 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS
Tuesday
Boston 92, Orlando 88, Boston leads series 3-2
L.A. Lakers 118, Houston 78, L.A. Lakers lead series 3-2
Wednesday
Dallas at Denver, 9 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFFS Tuesday
Boston 4, Carolina 2, series tied 3-3
Anaheim 2, Detroit 1, series tied 3-3
Wednesday
Pittsburgh at Washington, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Cleveland 9, Chicago White Sox 4
Tuesday's Games
Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 1-3) at Baltimore (Hendrickson 1-4), 7:05
p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Richard 0-0) at Cleveland (Sowers 0-1), 7:05
p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (A.Burnett 2-0) at Toronto (Halladay 6-1), 7:07
p.m.
Seattle (Vargas 1-0) at Texas (Feldman 2-0), 8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Galarraga 3-2) at Minnesota (Slowey 4-1), 8:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Hochevar 0-0) at Oakland (Cahill 1-2), 10:05 p.m.
Boston (Masterson 2-2) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 3-1), 10:05
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Atlanta 8, N.Y. Mets 3
Cincinnati 13, Arizona 5
San Francisco 11, Washington 7
Tuesday's Games
St. Louis (Wellemeyer 3-2) at Pittsburgh (Duke 3-3), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 1-2) at Philadelphia (Park 0-1), 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Jurrjens 3-2) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 4-0), 7:10 p.m.
Florida (Koronka 0-0) at Milwaukee (Parra 1-4), 8:05 p.m.
San Diego (Peavy 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Harden 3-1), 8:05 p.m.
Houston (F.Paulino 1-2) at Colorado (Jimenez 2-4), 8:40 p.m.
Cincinnati (Owings 2-3) at Arizona (Haren 3-3), 9:40 p.m.
Washington (Zimmermann 2-1) at San Francisco (Cain 3-1), 10:15
p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS
Monday
Cleveland 84, Atlanta 74, Cleveland wins series 4-0
Dallas 119, Denver 117, Denver leads series 3-1
Tuesday
Orlando at Boston, 8 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFFS
Monday
Washington 5, Pittsburgh 4, OT, series tied 3-3
Chicago 7, Vancouver 5, Chicago wins series 4-2
Tuesday
Boston at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins are down to a single
game. They lost to the Washington Capitals, 5-4, in overtime, last
night. That sends the series back to Washington tied three games
apiece for Game 7. David Steckel scored on a deflection of Brooks
Laich's shot to end the contewst 6:22 into overtime.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia 76ers interim coach Tony DiLeo
has withdrawn his name from consideration for the permanent
coaching job. Sixers general manager Ed Stefanski says DiLeo has
opted for his old job as senior vice president and assistant
general manager.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Union is the name of Major
League Soccer's 16th team. Team officials announced the name and
unveiled its logo outside City Hall yesterday. The club will open
play next year in an 18,500-seat stadium currently under
construction in Chester, a city about 10 miles outside
Philadelphia.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A Pitt wide receiver is charged with indecent
assault for allegedly slapping then groping the behind of a female
student, but campus officials aren't commenting on the charges. A
criminal complaint obtained by The Associated Press shows
19-year-old Jonathan Baldwin is charged with indecent assault,
harassment and disorderly conduct.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins were once down two
games in their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the
Washington Capitals. Now they are one victory away from claiming
the series. Game 6 is tonight at home with the Penguins riding a
three-game win streak.

NEW YORK (AP) - Livan Hernandez survived a shaky start to go six
innings and the New York Mets recorded their seventh straight
victory, 8-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday. Pittsburgh is
off until tomorrow when they host the St. Louis Cardinals.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Casey Kotchman had three hits and three RBIs
for the Atlanta Braves in a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia
Phillies yesterday. It was the Phillies' second straight loss. The
Phillies are off until tomorrow when they host the Los Angeles
Dodgers.

NBA

Sunday, May 10
Houston 99, L.A. Lakers 87, series tied 2-2
Boston 95, Orlando 94, series tied 2-2
Monday, May 11
Cleveland at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Denver at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

NHL

Sunday, May 10
Detroit 4, Anaheim 1, Detroit leads series 3-2
Boston 4, Carolina 0, Carolina leads series 3-2
Monday, May 11
Washington at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Chicago, 9 p.m.

BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Detroit 5, Cleveland 3
N.Y. Yankees 5, Baltimore 3
Texas 7, Chicago White Sox 1
Seattle 5, Minnesota 3
L.A. Angels 4, Kansas City 3
Toronto 5, Oakland 0
Boston 4, Tampa Bay 3
Monday's Games
Chicago White Sox (Floyd 2-2) at Cleveland (Pavano 2-3), 7:05
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 2
St. Louis 8, Cincinnati 7, 10 innings
N.Y. Mets 8, Pittsburgh 4
Houston 12, San Diego 5
Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 2
Colorado 3, Florida 2
San Francisco 7, L.A. Dodgers 5, 13 innings
Arizona 10, Washington 8
Monday's Games
Atlanta (D.Lowe 4-1) at N.Y. Mets (Santana 4-1), 7:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 4-2) at Arizona (Garland 3-1), 9:40 p.m.
Washington (D.Cabrera 0-3) at San Francisco (Ra.Johnson 2-3),
10:15 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Major League baseball has been rocked by the
50-game suspension given to the Dodgers' Manny Ramirez for testing
positive for a banned substance. The suspension will cost Ramirez
about $7.65 million before he can return to the team on July 3.

CHICAGO (AP) - Mark Buehrle (BUR'-lee) took a perfect game into
the seventh inning and improved to 5-and-0 as the White Sox beat
Detroit 6-0. Placido Polanco's one-out double in the seventh was
the only hit Buerle surrendered in eight innings.

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Yankees will get Alex Rodriguez in
the line-up for the first time this season when they play in
Baltimore tonight. The All-Star third baseman has been sidelined
since surgery to repair torn cartilage in his hip on March 9.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Marian Hossa scored the go-ahead goal and
another three minutes later during the second period to help
Detroit beat Anaheim 6-3 in their NHL playoff series. Johan Franzen
also scored twice for the Red Wings, who evened the series at two
games each.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Ben Crane has a one-shot lead
after a 7-under 65 in the first round of the The Players
Championship. Tiger Woods opened with a 71 and Phil Mickelson had
three straight birdies early in his round, but faltered and shot
73.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Kansas City 3, Seattle 1
Oakland 9, Texas 4
Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Yankees 6
Baltimore 5, Minnesota 4
Boston 13, Cleveland 3
Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 0
L.A. Angels 6, Toronto 1
Friday's Games
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 1-3) at Baltimore (Guthrie 2-2), 7:05
p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 2-2) at Cleveland (Cl.Lee 1-4), 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (J.Shields 3-2) at Boston (Penny 2-1), 7:10 p.m.
Seattle (Jakubauskas 1-3) at Minnesota (S.Baker 0-4), 8:10 p.m.
Texas (Harrison 2-2) at Chicago White Sox (Contreras 0-4), 8:11
p.m.
Toronto (Richmond 4-0) at Oakland (Outman 0-0), 10:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Meche 2-2) at L.A. Angels (Palmer 2-0), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Atlanta 4, Florida 2
St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 2
San Francisco 8, Colorado 3
San Diego 4, Arizona 3, 10 innings
Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 5
N.Y. Mets 7, Philadelphia 5
Chicago Cubs 8, Houston 5
Washington 11, L.A. Dodgers 9
Friday's Games
Atlanta (Jo-.Reyes 0-1) at Philadelphia (Hamels 0-2), 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Karstens 1-1) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Pineiro 4-1) at Cincinnati (Cueto 2-1), 7:10 p.m.
San Diego (Gaudin 0-1) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 2-2), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 0-0) at Milwaukee (Bush 1-0), 8:05 p.m.
Florida (Nolasco 1-3) at Colorado (Hammel 0-0), 9:10 p.m.
Washington (Martis 3-0) at Arizona (Y.Petit 0-2), 9:40 p.m.
San Francisco (Zito 0-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 5-0),
10:10 p.m.
NBA PLAYOFFS
Thursday
Cleveland 105, Atlanta 85, Cleveland leads series 2-0
Friday
Boston at Orlando, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Houston, 9:30 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFFS

Thursday
Chicago 2, Vancouver 1, OT, series tied 2-2
Detroit 6, Anaheim 3, series tied 2-2
Friday
Washington at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Boston at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins got the victory they
needed to get back into the playoff series against the Washington
Capitals. It comes thanks to Kris Letang first career playoff goal
in a 3-2 overtime victory in the Eastern Conference semifinals last
night. Game 4 is tomorrow night in Pittsburgh.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Albert Pujols homered for the fourth time in
five games as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates
4-2 last night. It snaps a three-game losing streak. Pittsburgh can
still claim a series split in tonight's second game.

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Mets scratched out a run last night
on Pedro Feliz's throwing error for a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia
Phillies. Philadelphia was handcuffed by Johan Santana who struck
out 10 batters in seven innings of two-hit ball. The Mets and
Phillies close out the two-game series tonight.

NEW YORK (AP) - Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin joins Washington's
Alex Ovechkin and Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk as finalists for the
Lester B. Pearson Award. This goes to the league's "most
outstanding player" as picked by fellow NHL players. This
guarantees the award will go to a Russian player for the third
time.

CHICKASHA, Okla. (AP) - Former Philadlephia Eagle Sam Rayburn is
facing drug-related charges in his Oklahoma hometown. The
28-year-old Rayburn was charged in Grady County District Court with
two felony counts of obtaining or attempting to obtain a controlled
substance by forgery or fraud.


AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Yankees 3, 10 innings
Baltimore 4, Minnesota 1, 6 innings
Cleveland 9, Boston 2
Kansas City 9, Seattle 1
Detroit at Chicago, ppd., rain
Toronto 13, L.A. Angels 1
Texas 3, Oakland 2
Thursday's Games
Seattle (Washburn 3-1) at Kansas City (Bannister 2-0), 2:10 p.m.
Texas (McCarthy 3-0) at Oakland (Cahill 0-2), 3:35 p.m.
Minnesota (Perkins 1-2) at Baltimore (Bergesen 1-0), 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Niemann 2-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 2-1), 7:05
p.m.
Cleveland (Sowers 0-0) at Boston (Wakefield 3-1), 7:10 p.m.
Detroit (Galarraga 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 4-0), 8:11
p.m.
Toronto (R.Ray 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 2-1), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Mets 1, Philadelphia 0
Milwaukee 15, Cincinnati 3
Atlanta 8, Florida 6
Chicago Cubs 6, Houston 3
St. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 2
Colorado 11, San Francisco 1
Arizona 3, San Diego 1
L.A. Dodgers 10, Washington 3
Thursday's Games
Atlanta (Jurrjens 2-2) at Florida (A.Sanchez 1-3), 12:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 3-2) at St. Louis (Wellemeyer 2-2), 1:40
p.m.
San Francisco (Cain 2-1) at Colorado (Marquis 4-1), 3:10 p.m.
Arizona (Haren 3-3) at San Diego (C.Young 2-1), 3:35 p.m.
Milwaukee (Looper 2-1) at Cincinnati (Owings 1-3), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Moyer 3-1) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 3-0), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Lilly 3-2) at Houston (R.Ortiz 2-0), 8:05 p.m.
Washington (Zimmermann 2-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 1-1), 10:10
p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS

Wednesday
Boston 112, Orlando 94, series tied 1-1
L.A. Lakers 111, Houston 98, series tied 1-1
Thursday
Atlanta at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFFS

Wednesday
Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2, OT, Washington leads series 2-1
Carolina 3, Boston 2, OT, Carolina leads series 2-1
Thursday
Vancouver at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA/T102 SPORTS- Tuesday, May 5, 2009

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TODAY (WEATHER PERMITTING)

PINE GROVE AT PANTHER VALLEY
BLUE MTN AT JIM THORPE
NORTH SCH AT TAMAQUA
MARIAN AT MAHANOY AREA
SHEN VALLEY AT WILLIAMS VALLEY (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)
WEATHERLY AT NATIVITY
SHAMOKIN AT MINERSVILLE

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

PINE GROVE AT PANTHER VALLEY
BLUE MTN AT JIM THORPE
NORTH SCH AT TAMAQUA
NATIVITY AT LOURDES
MARIAN AT MAHANOY AREA
NORTH SCH AT LINE MTN

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pittsubrgh Penguins are coming home down 2-0 to the Washington Capitals. Sidney Crosby's hat trick wasn't enough for the Penguins who dropped Game 2 in the series, 4-3, thanks to a hat trick from the Capitals' Alex Ovechkin. The series resumes Wednesday night in Pittsburgh.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Ryan Howard's seventh career grand slam paced the Philadelphia Phillies in a 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals last night. The night also provided a frightening moment
to Rick Ankiel, who crashed headfirst into the fence after chasing down a line drive. The series concludes tonight in St. Louis.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Rickie Weeks hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the ninth helping the Milwaukee Brewers rally for a 7-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on last night. The Pirates and Brewers are at it again tonight for the second of two games.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Phillies manager manager Charlie Manuel said left-hander Cole Hamels was on track to start Friday versus Atlanta. Hamels ran in the outfield to test his injured left ankle.
Hamels, the World Series and NLCS MVP, has been dogged by injuries in the early season.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Larry Foote got his wish. He was released yesterday, having asked the team to trade or release him. Foote has started every Steelers game for five seasons, including their Super Bowl victories last season and after the 2005 season. But he was unhappy with coming off the field on passing downs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Boston 6 N-Y Yankees 4
Final Minnesota 7 Detroit 2
Final Cleveland 9 Toronto 7, 12 Innings
Final Baltimore 8 Tampa Bay 4
Final Kansas City 3 Chi White Sox 0
Final L.A. Angels 5 Oakland 2
Final Texas 6 Seattle 5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Washington 9 Houston 4
Final Milwaukee 7 Pittsburgh 4
Final Florida 3 Cincinnati 2, 14 Innings
Final N-Y Mets 6 Atlanta 4
Final Chi Cubs 4 San Francisco 2
Final Philadelphia 6 St. Louis 1
Final Colorado 9 San Diego 6
Final L.A. Dodgers 7 Arizona 2

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Final Orlando 95 Boston 90
Final Houston 100 L-A Lakers 92

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Final Washington 4 Pittsburgh 3

SPORTS POSTPONEMENTS

North Schuylkill at Tamaqua Area, baseball and softball is postponed until tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 pm.

Varsity Baseball/Softball:
North Schuylkill at Tamaqua ppd to –
Tuesday, May 5 – 4:30
Practices:
BB 4:00 in gym (both JV and Varsity)
Var SB – 3:30-5:30 JV SB – 5:30-7:30 at Tam Elem. Gym

JV BB/SB:
Tamaqua at North Schuylkill ppd to –
TBA

JH Track:
Tamaqua at Lehighton ppd to –
Tuesday, May 5 – 4:00

Tri Valley at Nativity Baseball-ppd till Saturday, 5/9
Nativity at Tri Valley-Varsity softball-ppd till Friday, 5/8

Schuylkill Haven at Pottsville-ppd till Monday, May 11th

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Johnny Cueto limited the Pirates to four
singles while striking out nine during eight dominating inningsto
lead Cincinnati past Pittsburgh 5-0 yesterday. The Pirates dropped
two out of three to the Reds over the weekend. They host the
Milwaukee Brewers tonight at home.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Phillies and Mets' were rained out
yesterday. No make up date has been scheduled. The Phillies don't
have to worry about local weather for a few days. They travel to
St. Louis to open a two-game series against the St. Louis
Cardinals.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ethopian runner Kassahun Kabiso edged Jim
Jurcevich by three seconds to win the men's division in the
Pittsburgh Marathon. Kristin Price ran away from the rest of the
women's field by finishing more than five minutes ahead of the
runner-up. It was the first Pittsburgh Marathon held in six years.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Kenya's Linus Maiyo and Jane Murage paced a
record crowd of more than 26,000 to win Philadelphia's Broad Street
Run in wet conditions yesterday. The runners braved sporadic and
sometimes heavy showers making for slick road conditions.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins are back on the ice
tonight for Game 2 of their series against the Washington Capitals.
On Saturday, the Penguins dropped a 3-2 decision to the Capitals,
largely thanks to some clutch goaltending by Washington's Simeon
Varlamov.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Detroit 3, Cleveland 1
L.A. Angels at New York, ppd., rain
Toronto 4, Baltimore 3
Tampa Bay 5, Boston 3
Kansas City 7, Minnesota 5
Seattle 8, Oakland 7, 15 innings
Texas 5, Chicago White Sox 1
Monday's Games
Minnesota (Liriano 0-4) at Detroit (E.Jackson 1-1), 7:05 p.m.
Boston (Lester 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Hughes 1-0), 7:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Carmona 1-3) at Toronto (Tallet 1-1), 7:07 p.m.
Baltimore (Eaton 1-3) at Tampa Bay (Kazmir 3-2), 7:08 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Colon 2-1) at Kansas City (Greinke 5-0), 8:10
p.m.
L.A. Angels (Saunders 3-1) at Oakland (Bre.Anderson 0-2), 10:05
p.m.
Texas (Millwood 2-2) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 4-0), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 0
Houston 7, Atlanta 5
N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, ppd., rain
St. Louis at Washington, ppd., rain
Milwaukee 4, Arizona 3
Chicago Cubs 6, Florida 4
San Francisco 1, Colorado 0, 10 innings
L.A. Dodgers 7, San Diego 3
Monday's Games
Houston (Moehler 0-2) at Washington (Lannan 0-3), 7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Gallardo 3-1) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 3-0), 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Harang 2-3) at Florida (Jo.Johnson 2-0), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Maine 1-2) at Atlanta (J.Vazquez 2-2), 7:10 p.m.
San Francisco (J.Sanchez 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 1-1),
8:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Blanton 0-2) at St. Louis (Lohse 3-0), 8:15 p.m.
Colorado (De La Rosa 0-2) at San Diego (Correia 0-2), 10:05 p.m.
Arizona (D.Davis 2-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Stults 2-1), 10:10 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS
Sunday
Denver 109, Dallas 95, Denver leads series 1-0
Monday
Orlando at Boston, 8 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFFS
Sunday
Anaheim 4, Detroit 3, 3OT, series tied 1-1
Carolina 3, Boston 0, series tiede 1-1
Monday
Pittsburgh at Washington, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Cleveland 6, Detroit 5
N.Y. Yankees 10, L.A. Angels 9
Toronto 8, Baltimore 4
Tampa Bay 6, Boston 2
Chicago White Sox 4, Texas 3
Minnesota 7, Kansas City 5
Seattle 8, Oakland 7

Saturday's Games

L.A. Angels (Palmer 1-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 1-2), 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Bergesen 1-0) at Toronto (Ray 0-0), 1:07 p.m.
Cleveland (Laffey 2-0) at Detroit (Miner 2-1), 3:40 p.m.
Boston (Wakefield 2-1) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 2-2), 7:08 p.m.
Kansas City (Bannister 2-0) at Minnesota (Perkins 1-2), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Contreras 0-3) at Texas (McCarthy 2-0), 8:05 p.m.
Oakland (Cahill 0-2) at Seattle (Washburn 3-1), 9:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Chicago Cubs 8, Florida 6
N.Y. Mets 7, Philadelphia 4
St. Louis 6, Washington 2
Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 0
Atlanta 7, Houston 2
Arizona 5, Milwaukee 2
L.A. Dodgers 1, San Diego 0
San Francisco 3, Colorado 2

Saturday's Games

St. Louis (Pineiro 4-0) at Washington (Martis 2-0), 1:05 p.m.
Florida (A.Sanchez 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Lilly 2-2), 1:05 p.m.
Houston (Oswalt 0-2) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 2-2), 3:40 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (O.Perez 1-2) at Philadelphia (Moyer 3-1), 3:40 p.m.
Colorado (Marquis 3-1) at San Francisco (Cain 2-0), 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Owings 1-2) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 2-2), 7:05 p.m.
Arizona (Haren 2-3) at Milwaukee (Looper 2-0), 7:05 p.m.
San Diego (C.Young 2-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 1-1), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS

Friday's Game

Miami 98 Atlanta 72

Saturday's Game

Chicago at Boston 8:00 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

Friday's Games

Detroit 3 Anaheim 2
Boston 4 Carolina 1

Satuday's Games

Pittsburgh at Washington 1:00 p.m.
Chicago at Vancouver 9:00 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Saturday's Games

Columbus at Toronto FC, 4 p.m.
FC Dallas at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
Seattle FC at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
New York at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Chivas USA at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Kentucky Derby Odds

Field for Saturday's 135th Kentucky Derby, with post position,
horse's name, jockey's name and odds:
1. West Side Bernie Elliott 30-1
2. Musket Man Coa 20-1
3. Mr. Hot Stuff Velazquez 30-1
4. Advice Douglas 30-1
5. Hold Me Back Desormeaux 15-1
6. Friesan Fire Saez 6-1
7. Papa Clem Bejarano 20-1
8. Mine That Bird Borel 50-1
9. Join in the Dance DeCarlo 50-1
10. Regal Ransom Garcia 30-1
11. Chocolate Candy Smith 20-1
12. General Quarters Leparoux 20-1
13. I Want Revenge Talamo 3-1
14. Atomic Rain Bravo 50-1
15. Dunkirk Prado 4-1
16. Pioneerof the Nile Gomez 4-1
17. Summer Bird Rosier 50-1
18. Nowhere to Hide Bridgmohan 50-1
19. Desert Party Dominguez 15-1
20. Flying Private Albarado 50-1

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers season is over. The
Orlando Magic advanced to the second round of the Eastern
Conference playoffs, beating the Sixers 114-89 in Game 6 last
night. And the Magic handled the Sixers without suspended star
Dwight Howard and injured guard Courtney Lee.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Orlando forward Hedo Turkoglu wasn't around
to watch his team finish off the Philadelphia 76ers last night.
Officials ejected him Game 6 because of a brief fourth-quarter
skirmish with 76ers center Samuel Dalembert. Turkoglu finishe with
12 points.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - There probably won't be much drama when the
Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers begin their lone mandatory
offseason practices today. Tomlin's biggest challenge now isn't
winning his players over. It's winning another Super Bowl.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia-based Comcast Corporation won't
pull the plug on the NFL Network just yet. Negotiations will
continue even after the contract expires. Comcast and the league
are in a court battle over Comcast's decision to put the NFL-owned
channel in a premium sports tier rather than in a lesser-priced
package.

NEW YORK (AP) - Joe Paterno felt like he was in charge again
this spring. Penn State's 82-year-old coach was back on the field
with his surgically replaced hip, more mobile, more energetic and
more patient, free of the pain that had dogged him for two years.
Paterno spoke to reporters while attending a New York fundraiser
yesterday.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Oakland 4, Texas 2
Kansas City 8, Toronto 6
N.Y. Yankees 7, L.A. Angels 4
Tampa Bay 13, Boston 0
Friday's Games
Cleveland (Pavano 0-3) at Detroit (Galarraga 3-0), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Weaver 2-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 2-1), 7:05
p.m.
Baltimore (Hendrickson 1-3) at Toronto (Halladay 4-1), 7:07 p.m.
Boston (Masterson 2-0) at Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 0-3), 7:38 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 3-0) at Texas (Feldman 1-0), 8:05
p.m.
Kansas City (Ponson 0-3) at Minnesota (Slowey 3-0), 8:10 p.m.
Oakland (Eveland 1-1) at Seattle (C.Silva 1-2), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
St. Louis 9, Washington 4
Florida 8, Chicago Cubs 2, 10 innings
Milwaukee 4, Arizona 1
San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Friday's Games
Florida (Taylor 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Harden 2-1), 2:20 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 2-0) at Philadelphia (Park 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Wellemeyer 1-2) at Washington (Zimmermann 2-0), 7:05
p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 3-1) at Pittsburgh (Duke 3-1), 7:05 p.m.
Houston (Hampton 1-1) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 2-1), 7:35 p.m.
Arizona (Garland 2-1) at Milwaukee (Parra 0-4), 8:05 p.m.
San Diego (Peavy 2-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 0-2), 10:10 p.m.
Colorado (Jimenez 1-3) at San Francisco (Ra.Johnson 1-2), 10:15
p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS
Thursday
Orlando 114, Philadelphia 89, Orlando wins series 4-2
Chicago 128, Boston 127, 3OT, series tied 3-3
Houston 92, Portland 76, Houston wins series 4-2
Friday
Atlanta at Miami, 8 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFFS
Thursday
Vancouver 5, Chicago 3, Vancouver leads series 1-0
Friday
Anaheim at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Boston, 7:30 p.m.