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.