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.