WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Cliff Lee and the Philadelphia Phillies
proved to be too much for the Cincinnati Reds yesterday. The Phils
beat the Reds 10-4 at Citizen Bank Park. Both teams were playing
with little rest following Wednesday's 19-inning marathon that
ended at 1:19 a.m., after 6 hours, 11 minutes and 600 total
pitches.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Phillies activated reliever Jose
Contreras from the 15-day disabled list before yesterday's game
against the Cincinnati Reds. Contreras had been out since April
25th with a grade one strain in his right elbow. He had been the
closer before getting hurt, but he will now set up for Ryan Madson.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Coming off a day of rest, the Pittsburgh
Pirates will kick off their series today against the Chicago Cubs.
They'll meet in Chicago for the first time since the first series
of the season. Both teams are fighting for relevance in a highly
contested National League Central race.

UNDATED (AP) - After losing to St. John's yesterday 6-4,
Pittsburgh baseball will face Louisville today. The winner will
advance to the semifinals of the Big East tournament in Clearwater,
Florida. Meantime, Minnesota put an end to Penn State's run
yesterday in the Big Ten tournament in Columbus, Ohio. The Golden
Gophers defeated the Nittany Lions 8-2.

BUFORD, Ga. (AP) - Cornerback Ike Taylor says he doesn't mind
the uncertainty of free agency in the NFL lockout. Taylor says he
isn't worried about his next contract, though the two-time Super
Bowl champion with the Steelers says Pittsburgh is "like home to
me."

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Baltimore 6, Kansas City 5, 12 innings
Boston 14, Detroit 1, 8 innings
Oakland 4, L.A. Angels 3
Chicago White Sox 3, Toronto 1
Friday's Games
Boston (Wakefield 1-1) at Detroit (Porcello 4-2), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 4-3) at Toronto (Drabek 3-3), 7:07
p.m.
Cleveland (Tomlin 6-1) at Tampa Bay (Price 5-4), 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Adcock 1-0) at Texas (C.Lewis 4-5), 8:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Chatwood 3-2) at Minnesota (S.Baker 2-3), 8:10 p.m.
Baltimore (Tillman 2-3) at Oakland (G.Gonzalez 5-2), 10:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 5-3) at Seattle (Pineda 6-2), 10:10
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Philadelphia 10, Cincinnati 4
Chicago Cubs 9, N.Y. Mets 3
Florida 1, San Francisco 0
Arizona 6, Colorado 3
Friday's Games
Pittsburgh (Correia 6-4) at Chicago Cubs (D.Davis 0-2), 2:20
p.m.
San Diego (Richard 2-5) at Washington (Lannan 2-5), 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Oswalt 3-2) at N.Y. Mets (Capuano 3-5), 7:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Leake 3-2) at Atlanta (Hanson 5-3), 7:35 p.m.
Arizona (D.Hudson 5-5) at Houston (Myers 1-4), 8:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Lincecum 4-4) at Milwaukee (Marcum 6-1), 8:10
p.m.
St. Louis (Westbrook 4-3) at Colorado (Jimenez 0-4), 8:40 p.m.
Florida (Vazquez 3-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Garland 1-4), 10:10 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS Thursday, May 26
Miami 83, Chicago 80, Miami wins series 4-1
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FINALS
Tuesday, May 31: Dallas at Miami, 9 p.m.
Thursday, June 2: Dallas at Miami, 9 p.m.
Sunday, June 5: Miami at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, June 7: Miami at Dallas, 9 p.m.
x-Thursday, June 9: Miami at Dallas, 9 p.m.
x-Sunday, June 12: Dallas at Miami, 8 p.m.
x-Tuesday, June 14: Dallas at Miami, 9 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFFS
Wednesday, May 25
Tampa Bay 5, Boston 4, series tied 3-3
Friday, May 27
Tampa Bay at Boston, 8 p.m.