WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jason Giambi became the second-oldest player
to hit three homers in a game. He tied his career high with seven
RBIs, leading the Colorado Rockies past the Philadelphia Phillies
7-1 last night. Jhoulys Chacin was the beneficiary of Giambi's
turn-back-the-clock power display. Chacin allowed one run and four
hits, striking out a season-high nine in seven innings.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Colorado left fielder Carlos Gonzalez left
last night's game against the Phillies after getting injured in the
third inning. There was no immediate word on the extent of his
injury. Gonzalez lined a double over center fielder Michael
Martinez's head in the top of the inning. He stopped abruptly
between second and third, but didn't seem injured.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phillies right-hander Joe Blanton was pulled
minutes from his start against the Colorado Rockies last night.
There was no immediate word on Blanton's injury. He missed two
starts with an elbow injury and was 1-1 in two starts after
returning from the disabled list.

CINCINNATI (AP) - James McDonald pitched into the seventh inning
yesterday and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3
for a 2-game sweep. The Pirates arrived in town with a six-game
losing streak and came away with their first series sweep in
Cincinnati since 2003.

CINCINNATI (AP) - Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Ross Ohlendorf
had another successful session of long toss yesterday at the Great
American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Ohlendorf extended himself out to
a distance of 90 feet. He says his right shoulder has been
"feeling really good." The pitcher has been in the disabled list
since April 9th.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell held a
conference call yesterday afternoon with Steelers season ticket
holders. Goodell addressed a number of issues. But when it came
time to talk about whether there will be NFL football in 2011 and
will there be a full season of it, Goodell didn't have a definitive
answer.

NEW YORK (AP) - Real Madrid will play a preseason exhibition
game against Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union on July 23rd
at Lincoln Financial Field. The match is part of the Spanish's
club's U.S. tour. The tour also includes games against the Galaxy
on July 16th and Mexico's Chivas on July 20th.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has added forward Dwight
Miller to its 2011 signing class. Miller is a junior college
transfer from Midland College in Texas. He played one year at
Midland after two seasons at Pittsburgh - where he was a redshirt
freshman. He has two years of eligibility left.

MONTREAL (AP) - Bernard Hopkins knows he'll be seen as the bad
guy when he steps into the ring with local favorite Jean Pascal. He
plans to use some hockey gear to rub it in. Hopkins says he will
wear a Philadelphia Flyers jersey with Number 16 on the back when
he challenges the WBC light heavyweight champion on Saturday.



AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Minnesota 11, Oakland 1
Seattle 2, L.A. Angels 1
N.Y. Yankees 13, Baltimore 2
Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 2
Boston 4, Detroit 3
Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland 2
Kansas City 2, Texas 1, 10 innings
Friday's Games
Cincinnati (T.Wood 3-3) at Cleveland (White 1-0), 7:05 p.m.
Detroit (Penny 4-3) at Pittsburgh (Karstens 2-2), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Dickey 1-5) at N.Y. Yankees (F.Garcia 2-3), 7:05 p.m.
Texas (C.Wilson 4-2) at Philadelphia (Halladay 5-3), 7:05 p.m.
Washington (Marquis 5-1) at Baltimore (Arrieta 5-1), 7:05 p.m.
Houston (An.Rodriguez 0-2) at Toronto (Jo-.Reyes 0-3), 7:07 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (D.Davis 0-1) at Boston (Lester 5-1), 7:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 0-1) at Florida (Ani.Sanchez 3-1), 7:10
p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 3-4) at Chicago White Sox (Humber 3-3), 8:10
p.m.
St. Louis (Carpenter 1-3) at Kansas City (Francis 0-5), 8:10
p.m.
Minnesota (Duensing 2-3) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 4-1), 9:40 p.m.
Atlanta (T.Hudson 4-3) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 1-4), 10:05
p.m.
Seattle (Bedard 1-4) at San Diego (Latos 1-5), 10:05 p.m.
Oakland (Cahill 6-1) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 3-0), 10:15
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 3
N.Y. Mets 1, Washington 0
St. Louis 4, Houston 2
Colorado 7, Philadelphia 1
Chicago Cubs 5, Florida 1
Arizona 2, Atlanta 1
San Diego 1, Milwaukee 0
San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodgers 1
Friday's Games
Cincinnati (T.Wood 3-3) at Cleveland (White 1-0), 7:05 p.m.
Detroit (Penny 4-3) at Pittsburgh (Karstens 2-2), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Dickey 1-5) at N.Y. Yankees (F.Garcia 2-3), 7:05 p.m.
Texas (C.Wilson 4-2) at Philadelphia (Halladay 5-3), 7:05 p.m.
Washington (Marquis 5-1) at Baltimore (Arrieta 5-1), 7:05 p.m.
Houston (An.Rodriguez 0-2) at Toronto (Jo-.Reyes 0-3), 7:07 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (D.Davis 0-1) at Boston (Lester 5-1), 7:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 0-1) at Florida (Ani.Sanchez 3-1), 7:10
p.m.
Colorado (Hammel 3-3) at Milwaukee (Greinke 2-1), 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 3-4) at Chicago White Sox (Humber 3-3), 8:10
p.m.
St. Louis (Carpenter 1-3) at Kansas City (Francis 0-5), 8:10
p.m.
Minnesota (Duensing 2-3) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 4-1), 9:40 p.m.
Atlanta (T.Hudson 4-3) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 1-4), 10:05
p.m.
Seattle (Bedard 1-4) at San Diego (Latos 1-5), 10:05 p.m.
Oakland (Cahill 6-1) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 3-0), 10:15
p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS
Thursday, May 19
Oklahoma City 106, Dallas 100, series tied 1-1
Saturday, May 21
Dallas at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFFS
Thursday, May 19
Boston 2, Tampa Bay 0, Boston leads series 2-1
Friday, May 20
Vancouver at San Jose, 9 p.m.

MLS
Saturday, May 21
Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
New York at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Chivas USA, 10 p.m.
Sporting Kansas City at Seattle FC, 10 p.m.
New England at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Columbus at Portland, 11 p.m.