WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins forced Game 7 of the
Stanley Cup finals by beating the defending champion Detroit Red
Wings 2-1 last night. Detroit now shoots for its second straight
championship over the Penguins, Friday night at Joe Louis Arena.

NEW YORK (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies almost beat the New
York Mets last night. But the Mets bailed out their pitcher Johan
Santana with their bats in a 6-5 win over the Phils at Citi Field.
It was a rare off-night for their ace. David Wright, Carlos Beltran
and Ryan Church all homered.

ATLANTA (AP) - Derek Lowe pitched seven solid innings and Yunel
Escobar hit a two-run single in the seventh, carrying the Atlanta
Braves to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates last night.
Rafael Soriano got the save.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers have traded forward
Reggie Evans to the Toronto Raptors for shooter Jason Kapono. Both
players must pass physicals to complete the trade.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Four months after beating the Arizona
Cardinals to win the championship, the Pittsburgh Steelers got
their Super Bowl Rings. They were issued in a private ceremony last
night at Heinz Field.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Cleveland 8, Kansas City 4
Baltimore 3, Seattle 1
L.A. Angels 4, Tampa Bay 3
Boston 7, N.Y. Yankees 0
Toronto 9, Texas 0
Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 6, 10 innings
Minnesota 10, Oakland 5
Wednesday's Games
Kansas City (Meche 2-5) at Cleveland (Pavano 6-4), 7:05 p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 5-3) at Baltimore (Guthrie 4-5), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Lackey 1-1) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 5-4), 7:08 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Wang 0-3) at Boston (Wakefield 7-3), 7:10 p.m.
Toronto (R.Romero 3-2) at Texas (Millwood 5-4), 8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 6-2) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 4-4), 8:11
p.m.
Minnesota (Liriano 2-7) at Oakland (Braden 5-5), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Cincinnati 3, Washington 2
N.Y. Mets 6, Philadelphia 5
Atlanta 4, Pittsburgh 3
Florida 4, St. Louis 3
Chicago Cubs 7, Houston 1
Colorado 3, Milwaukee 2
San Francisco 9, Arizona 4
L.A. Dodgers 6, San Diego 4
Wednesday's Games
Cincinnati (Harang 5-6) at Washington (Martis 5-1), 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Hamels 4-2) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 4-2), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Morton 0-0) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 5-3), 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Wainwright 5-4) at Florida (Volstad 4-5), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 4-2) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 5-5), 8:05
p.m.
Colorado (De La Rosa 1-6) at Milwaukee (Bush 3-2), 8:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Zito 2-6) at Arizona (D.Davis 3-6), 9:40 p.m.
San Diego (LeBlanc 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 3-4), 10:10
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
Tuesday, June 9: Orlando 108, L.A. Lakers 104, L.A. Lakers lead
series 2-1
Thursday, June 11: L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 9 p.m.
Sunday, June 14: L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 8 p.m.
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
Tuesday, June 9: Pittsburgh 2, Detroit 1, series tied 3-3
Friday, June 12: Pittsburgh at Detroit, 8 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday's Game
Chivas USA at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

WNBA
Tuesday's Games
Indiana 73, Seattle 66
Wednesday's Games
Washington at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
New York at Phoenix, 10 p.m.