WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

Tony Stewart won the Pocono 500 - becoming the first owner/driver to visit victory lane since 1998 when Ricky Rudd captured the checkers in Martinsville. Stewart credits his crew for helping him get past Carl Edwards on the final pitstop.

Stewart :14 "the same thing."

Stewart crossed the finish line 2 seconds ahead of Edwards. David Reutimann ran third, followed by Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los
Angeles Dodgers 7-2 to split a four-game series between teams with
the top two records in baseball. Ryan Howard, Carlos Ruiz and Shane
Victorino homered. The defending World Series champions maintained
their three-game lead over the New York Mets in the NL East.

HOUSTON (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates outpaced the Houston
Astros 6-4 at Minutemaid Park yesterday.Jack Wilson doubled twice
and drove in a run and Andrew McCutchen delivered a big two-run
single for the Pirates, who snapped a five-game losing streak.

DETROIT (AP) - Mike Babcock's teams have won in the Stanley Cup
Finals three times in his six seasons behind an NHL bench. Babcock
helped the Red Wings hoist the Cup last year against Pittsburgh.
Babcock hopes to win another title, ideally Tuesday night in Game 6
at Pittsburgh. That's even though it will be at the expense of one
of his former players and assistants, Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Pro cycling's strongest team dominated again
by finishing 1-2 in the 25th annual men's Philadelphia
International Championship yesterday. Team Columbia-Highroad
teammates Andre Greipel (GRY'-puhl) and Greg Henderson completed
the 156-mile course in 6 hours, 24 minutes and 4 seconds.

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) - Tony Stewart has won his first Cup points
race as a team owner. He came coming from the rear of the field to
win at Pocono Raceway. Stewart is the first owner/driver to win a
points race since Ricky Rudd at Martinsville in 1998.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Detroit 9, L.A. Angels 6
N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 3
Toronto 4, Kansas City 0
Texas 6, Boston 3
Cleveland 8, Chicago White Sox 4
Oakland 3, Baltimore 0
Seattle 4, Minnesota 2
Monday's Games
Detroit (Galarraga 3-6) at Chicago White Sox (Richard 2-1), 2:05
p.m., 1st game
Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 4-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 5-2), 7:05
p.m.
Toronto (Janssen 1-2) at Texas (Feldman 5-0), 8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Bonderman 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Contreras 0-5),
8:11 p.m., 2nd game
Minnesota (Swarzak 1-2) at Oakland (Outman 3-0), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati 3, 14 innings
Atlanta 8, Milwaukee 7
N.Y. Mets 7, Washington 0
Houston 6, Pittsburgh 4
Colorado 7, St. Louis 2
Arizona 9, San Diego 6, 18 innings
San Francisco 3, Florida 2
Philadelphia 7, L.A. Dodgers 2
Monday's Games
Colorado (Marquis 7-4) at St. Louis (B.Thompson 0-1), 2:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Duke 6-4) at Atlanta (Kawakami 3-6), 7:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Ra.Johnson 5-4) at Florida (West 0-1), 7:10 p.m.
Arizona (Garland 4-5) at San Diego (Peavy 5-6), 10:05 p.m.

NBA FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Orlando vs. L.A. Lakers
Thursday, June 4: L.A. Lakers 100, Orlando 75
Sunday, June 7: L.A. Lakers 101, Orlando 96, OT, L.A. Lakers
lead series 2-0
Tuesday, June 9: L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 9 p.m.
Thursday, June 11: L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 9 p.m.
Sunday, June 14: L.A. Lakers at Orlando 8 p.m., if necssary
Tuesday, June 16: Orlando at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m., if necessary
Thursday, June 18: Orlando at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m., if necessary

STANLEY CUP FINALS
Detroit vs. Pittsburgh
Saturday, May 30: Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 1
Sunday, May 31: Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 1
Tuesday, June 2: Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 2
Thursday, June 4: Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 2
Saturday, June 6: Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 0, Detroit leads series
3-2
Tuesday, June 9: Detroit at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.
Friday, June 12: Pittsburgh at Detroit, 8 p.m., if necessary

MLS
Sunday's Games
FC Dallas 2, San Jose 2, tie
New England 4, New York 0
Wednesday, June 10
Chivas USA at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

WNBA
Sunday's Games
Washington 77, Atlanta 71
Connecticut 66, New York 57
Minnesota 96, Indiana 74
Seattle 80, Sacramento 70
Monday's Game
Los Angeles at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.