WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Steve Downie scored to snap a third-period
tie and Dwayne Roloson stopped 27 shots last night, helping the
Lightning beat Marc-Andre Fleury and the Penguins 4-2 to force a
Game 7 in their first-round playoff series. The deciding game is
tomorrow night in Pittsburgh, where Tampa Bay has already won twice
this postseason.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Brandon Wood's two-run double in his first
game for Pittsburgh was part of a four-run fourth inning and the
Pirates defeated the Nationals 4-2 in front of a sparse crowd at
soggy PNC Park yesterday. Paul Maholm retired the final 13 batters
he faced in seven strong innings as Pittsburgh made up the original
series opener that was postponed by rain on Friday.

PHOENIX (AP) - Ian Kennedy threw a three-hitter in the first
complete game of his major league career, outpitching Cliff Lee to
lift the Diamondbacks to a 4-0 victory last night that ended the
Phillies' five-game winnings streak. Kennedy struck out 10 -
including Jimmy Rollins to end the game - and walked none.

PHOENIX (AP) - Jose Contreras's strained right forearm was
examined by team doctor Michael Ciccotti in Philadelphia yesterday
and the Phillies' closer is scheduled for an MRI today. General
manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said the results of Monday's exam were
"more positive" than the first one on the 39-year-old
right-hander in San Diego.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Flyers will have their captain for Game
7. Mike Richards has avoided any discipline from the league for his
punishing hit on Buffalo center Tim Connolly. Richards will be
ready to go when the Flyers play the Sabres in Game 7 of their
first-round playoff series tonight.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers coach Mike Tomlin couldn't help but
laugh when asked if picking 31st is the worst possible scenario for
the NFL Draft. After all, the 31st pick is the penultimate
selection of every round - but having the only one lower signifies
your team is the Super Bowl champion. Tomlin pointed out that the
Number 1 pick, which traditionally goes to the worst team in the
league, is even worse.

MOMENCE, Ill. (AP) - A fire has torn through the Illinois home
of former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman and Super Bowl
champion Ted Petersen. Petersen tells The Daily Journal newspaper
in Kankakee the Sunday blaze about 60 miles south of Chicago
"could have been a lot worse." Fire fighters were able to recover
Petersen's 1979 and 1980 Super Bowl rings.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State has picked a master
rebuilder and 15-year coaching veteran to take over an entirely
different challenge - leading the school's fledgling Division I ice
hockey program. Guy Gadowsky was formally introduced yesterday by
athletic director Tim Curley. He spent the past seven seasons
coaching at Princeton.

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) - Temple assistant Matt Langel is the new
coach of the Colgate Raiders. Langel succeeds Emmett Davis, who was
released from his contract in mid-March after finishing the season
7-23 overall and 4-10 in the Patriot League



AMERICAN LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Chicago White Sox 2, N.Y. Yankees 0
Toronto 6, Texas 4
L.A. Angels 5, Oakland 0
Tuesday's Games
Boston (C.Buchholz 1-2) at Baltimore (Britton 3-1), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Floyd 2-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 1-2), 7:05
p.m.
Kansas City (Hochevar 2-2) at Cleveland (Masterson 4-0), 7:05
p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 2-2) at Detroit (Coke 1-3), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (Litsch 1-1) at Texas (Harrison 3-1), 8:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (W.Davis 2-2) at Minnesota (Liriano 1-3), 8:10 p.m.
Oakland (McCarthy 1-1) at L.A. Angels (Chatwood 1-1), 10:05
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Pittsburgh 4, Washington 2
Florida 5, L.A. Dodgers 4
Colorado 5, Chicago Cubs 3
Cincinnati 9, Milwaukee 5
Arizona 4, Philadelphia 0
San Diego 5, Atlanta 3, 13 innings
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Mets (C.Young 1-0) at Washington (Zimmermann 1-3), 7:05
p.m.
San Francisco (Cain 2-1) at Pittsburgh (Morton 2-1), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 2-2) at Florida (Volstad 1-1), 7:10 p.m.
Colorado (De La Rosa 3-0) at Chicago Cubs (J.Russell 1-2), 8:05
p.m.
St. Louis (J.Garcia 3-0) at Houston (Norris 1-1), 8:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Leake 3-0) at Milwaukee (Estrada 1-0), 8:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Oswalt 3-0) at Arizona (D.Hudson 0-4), 9:40 p.m.
Atlanta (Jurrjens 1-0) at San Diego (Harang 4-0), 10:05 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS
Monday, April 25
Memphis 104, San Antonio 86, Memphis leads series 3-1
Dallas 93, Portland 82, Dallas leads series 3-2
Denver 104, Oklahoma City 101, Oklahoma City leads series 3-1
Tuesday, April 26
Atlanta at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFFS
Monday, April 25
Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 2, series tied 3-3
San Jose 4, Los Angeles 3, OT, San Jose wins series 4-2
Tuesday, April 26
Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Vancouver, 10 p.m.