WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The 76ers have taken Ohio State shooting
guard Evan Turner with the Number 2 overall pick in the NBA draft.
The AP's player of the year averaged 20.3 points, 9.2 rebounds and
5.9 assists while leading the Buckeyes into the round of 16 in the
NCAA tournament.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Rangers rallied from a four-run
deficit to beat the struggling Pirates 6-5 last night. Vladimir
Guerrero singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth
inning as the Texas Rangers won their 11th straight game. That
includes a three-game sweep of the Bucs.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Pirates purchased the contract of
left-hander Justin Thomas and recalled right-hander Steven Jackson
from Triple-A Indianapolis as reinforcements for their bullpen.
Pittsburgh has also designated left-hander Dana Eveland for
assignment.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Phillies swept Cleveland out of
Philadelphia in style with a 12-3 rout of the Tribe. Joe Blanton
pitched effectively into the eighth inning for the Phils. Placido
Polanco had four hits, Chase Utley and Jayson Werth each had three
hits and catcher Dane Sardinha connected for his first career home
run for the Phillies.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phillies reliever Chad Durbin has been
placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain.
Durbin left Wednesday night's game against the Indians after he was
injured attempting to field a bunt from Cleveland's Anderson
Hernandez leading off the ninth inning. The Phillies have brought
in Nelson Figueroa to take his spot.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Phillies fan who became a global
sensation after police stunned him with a Taser for running onto
the baseball field has been sentenced to six months probation. The
Philadelphia Inquirer reports 17-year-old Steven Consalvi was also
ordered by a Philadelphia Family Court judge to complete 80 hours
of public service.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Just about two weeks after losing
the Stanley Cup to the Chicago Blackhawks, the Flyers are focusing
on the future tonight in the NHL draft. If all goes to plan,
however, Philadelphia won't be picking until tomorrow. The team
owns a pick in rounds three through seven, starting with the 89th
overall. Round 1 is tonight, Rounds 2 through 7 will be held
tomorrow.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Penguins have seven picks in tonight's
NHL entry draft in Los Angeles. The Pens own the 20th-overall pick
in the first round. The team doesn't have a second round pick. The
team's website reports that selection was traded to Florida for
defenseman Jordan Leopold.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Fans heading to South Philadelphia for ball
games and concerts will soon be getting off the subway at AT&T
Station. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has
voted to rename the Pattison station on the Broad Street subway.
The deal will bring more than $5 million to the cash-strapped
transit agency over five years. The name will change later this
summer.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Iowa's two U.S. senators are asking Big Ten
Conference officials to disclose their expansion plans and release
financial information about the league's cable television network.
Republican Chuck Grassley and Democrat Tom Harkin want to know how
the Big Ten's expansion efforts fit with its nonprofit status.

INTERLEAGUE


Thursday's Games
Tampa Bay 5 San Diego 3
Philadelphia 12 Cleveland 3
Chi White Sox 2 Atlanta 0
Milwaukee 5 Minnesota 0
Chi Cubs 3 Seattle 2, 13 Innings
Baltimore 11 Florida 5
Toronto 5 St. Louis 0
Detroit 6 N-Y Mets 5
Texas 6 Pittsburgh 5
Boston 13 Colorado 11, 10 Innings
L.A. Dodgers 10 L.A. Angels 6


NATIONAL LEAGUE

Houston 7 San Francisco 5


INTERLEAGUE

Friday's Games
Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 3-5) at Chicago White Sox (Peavy 6-5),
4:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Halladay 8-6) at Toronto (Litsch 0-1), 7:05 p.m.
Washington (J.Martin 0-3) at Baltimore (Arrieta 2-1), 7:05 p.m.
Arizona (E.Jackson 4-6) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 6-1), 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Laffey 0-1) at Cincinnati (Harang 5-7), 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Slowey 7-4) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 9-2), 7:10 p.m.
Detroit (Oliver 0-0) at Atlanta (Medlen 4-1), 7:35 p.m.
Houston (Moehler 0-4) at Texas (C.Lewis 7-4), 8:05 p.m.
Seattle (Rowland-Smith 1-6) at Milwaukee (Bush 2-5), 8:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Suppan 0-2) at Kansas City (Greinke 2-8), 8:10 p.m.
Colorado (Francis 2-2) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 7-3), 10:05
p.m.
Pittsburgh (B.Lincoln 0-1) at Oakland (Sheets 2-7), 10:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 8-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Padilla 1-1), 10:10
p.m.
Boston (Wakefield 2-5) at San Francisco (J.Sanchez 5-5), 10:15
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

San Diego (Richard 4-4) at Florida (Volstad 4-6), 7:10 p.m.
WNBA BASKETBALL

Thursday's Game
Washington 68 Los Angeles 53

Friday's Games
Phoenix at Connecticut, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Tulsa, 8 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Indiana at Seattle, 10 p.m.

WORLD CUP SOCCER

Thursday's Games
Slovakia 3 Italy 2
New Zealand 0 Paraguay 0
Japan 3 Denmark 1
Netherlands 2 Cameroon 1

Friday Games
At Durban, South Africa
Portugal vs. Brazil, 10 a.m.
At Nelspruit, South Africa
North Korea vs. Ivory Coast, 10 a.m.
At Pretoria, South Africa
Chile vs. Spain, 2:30 p.m.
At Bloemfontein, South Africa
Switzerland vs. Honduras, 2:30 p.m.