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