WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins have cut the Detroit
Red Wings Stanley Cup finals lead in half. Sergei Gonchar scored
the go-ahead goal with 9:31 left in the third period lifting the
Penguins to a 4-2 victory last night. Detroit still leads the
series, 2-1 with Game 4 to be played in Pittsburgh tomorrow night.

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Left-hander Antonio Bastardo won his major
league debut as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Diego
Padres last night. Bastardo got two home runs from Raul Ibanez. San
Diego's Adrian Gonzalez hit his major-league leading 22nd homer.
The two teams close out the series tonight in San Diego.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Zach Duke pitched seven effective innings for
the Pittsburgh Pirates who beat Johan Santana and the New York Mets
3-1 last night. Duke allowed one run and eight hits to pick up his
sixth win. The two teams meet again in Pittsburgh tonight.

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Raul Ibanez of the Philadelphia Phillies hit
his 200th career home run last night. It was a two-run shot off San
Diego's Josh Geer. Ibanez homered to straightaway center field with
no outs in the third inning, his 18th this season. He hit a second
one later in the game.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Disgruntled cornerback Sheldon Brown skipped
the Philadelphia Eagles' voluntary team workout. Brown went public
in April with his wish for a new contract or a trade, but the team
has made it clear in a terse statement that Brown will not get a
new deal. His contract runs through 2012.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Final Boston 5 Detroit 1
Final N-Y Yankees 12 Texas 3
Final Toronto 6 L.A. Angels 4
Final Tampa Bay 6 Kansas City 2
Final Minnesota 4 Cleveland 3
Final Oakland 5 Chi White Sox 0
Final Seattle 8 Baltimore 2


NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final Pittsburgh 3 N-Y Mets 1
Final Washington 10 San Francisco 6
Final Atlanta 6 Chi Cubs 5, 12 Innings
Final Florida 10 Milwaukee 3
Final Houston 3 Colorado 2, 11 Innings
Final St. Louis 5 Cincinnati 2
Final Philadelphia 10 San Diego 5
Final L.A. Dodgers 6 Arizona 5


NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

Final Pittsburgh 4 Detroit 2


WNBA BASKETBALL PRESEASON

Final Indiana 67 San Antonio 60