WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Cole Hamels struck out nine in eight strong
innings and Ryan Howard homered to lift the Philadelphia Phillies
to a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers last night. Hamels
allowed six hits and walked none while lowering his ERA to 2.58 and
continuing his mastery of the Dodgers.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Andrew McCutchen led off the 12th with a home
run and the Pittsburgh Pirates reached .500 with a 3-2 win over the
Arizona Diamondbacks last night. McCutchen took a 3-2 pitch from
Zach Kroenke high and just inside the left-field foul pole for his
team-leading 10th home run.

NEW YORK (AP) - NFL owners and players met for a second straight
day in New York. Judge Arthur Boylan joined Commissioner Roger
Goodell and NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith. The league and the players
association issued a joint statement yesterday saying the
"confidential discussions" are part of ongoing mediation and are
"expected to continue" in the near future.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Michael Vick's advice for Plaxico Burress is
to put family ahead of football. The Philadelphia Eagles' Pro Bowl
quarterback says he hopes Burress uses him as an example in his
return to the NFL. The former New York Giants receiver spent nearly
two years in prison for a gun charge and was released Monday.

DALLAS (AP) - David Stern says owners and players remain "very
far apart" on a new labor deal after two days of negotiations. The
NBA Commissioner used the term "far apart" five times in about 8 1/2
minutes yesterday to describe where owners and players stand with a
June 30th deadline before the expiration of the current collective
bargaining agreement.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Former NHL star Bill Guerin has joined the
Pittsburgh Penguins as a player development coach. The 18-year
veteran retired in 2010 after playing for the Penguins during his
last two seasons. The team said yesterday Guerin would work with
prospects throughout the organization.

BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) - Pat Wilson of St. John's University shot
an even 72 and shared the second-round lead with three other
players in the New Jersey State Golf Association Amateur
Championship yesterday. First-round leader David Sanders and Little
Mill club members Ben Smith and Mike Meisenzahl also were tied at
1-under 143.

TURIN, Italy (AP) - Juventus has announced it will play three
exhibitions in the United States this summer. The 27-time Italian
champions will meet Mexican team Club America on July 26th at Citi
Field - the home of the New York Mets. Details of the other two
matches were still being completed. Juventus says it will base
itself in Philadelphia from July 19th to August 1st.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - College coaching greats Mike
Krzyzewski and Joe Paterno will meet on the same stage at Penn
State to discuss coaching, ethics and other issues for a show to
air on ESPN. The network will tape the discussion between Duke's
basketball coach and Penn State's football coach before an
invitation-only audience June 20th.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Michael Vick will have new padding to
protect him from all those hits. Unequal Technologies is a provider
of the football pads Vick wore most of last season. The company
released a product yesterday designed to help prevent concussions
and other head injuries.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Former big leaguer Jose Pagan has died. Pagan
drove in the eventual winning run for Pittsburgh in Game 7 of the
1971 World Series. He was 76. The Pirates announced his death after
learning of it from Pagan's family.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Minnesota 3, Cleveland 2, 10 innings
Boston 11, N.Y. Yankees 6
Baltimore 3, Oakland 2
Texas 7, Detroit 3
Seattle 7, Chicago White Sox 4, 10 innings
Toronto 9, Kansas City 8
Tampa Bay 4, L.A. Angels 3, 10 innings
Thursday's Games
Toronto (R.Romero 5-5) at Kansas City (Hochevar 3-6), 4:10 p.m.
Boston (Beckett 4-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 7-3), 7:05 p.m.
Seattle (Fister 3-6) at Detroit (Verlander 6-3), 7:05 p.m.
Oakland (Cahill 6-3) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 5-4), 8:10
p.m.
Texas (D.Holland 5-1) at Minnesota (Blackburn 5-4), 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati 1
San Francisco 3, Washington 1
Colorado 5, San Diego 3
Pittsburgh 3, Arizona 2, 12 innings
Philadelphia 2, L.A. Dodgers 0
Atlanta 3, Florida 2, 10 innings
Houston 4, St. Louis 1
Milwaukee 7, N.Y. Mets 6
Thursday's Games
Arizona (Collmenter 4-1) at Pittsburgh (Karstens 3-4), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 1-1) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 3-4),
7:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Jurrjens 7-2) at Florida (Volstad 2-5), 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Lynn 0-1) at Houston (Happ 3-7), 8:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Niese 4-5) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 8-2), 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 6-3) at Colorado (Nicasio 1-1), 8:40 p.m.
Washington (L.Hernandez 3-7) at San Diego (Harang 6-2), 10:05
p.m.
Cincinnati (Cueto 2-2) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 2-7), 10:15
p.m.

NBA
FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Miami 2, Dallas 2
Tuesday, May 31: Miami 92, Dallas 84
Thursday, June 2: Dallas 95, Miami 93
Sunday, June 5: Miami 88, Dallas 86
Tuesday, June 7: Dallas 86, Miami 83
Thursday, June 9: Miami at Dallas, 9 p.m.
Sunday, June 12: Dallas at Miami, 8 p.m.
x-Tuesday, June 14: Dallas at Miami, 9 p.m.

STANLEY CUP FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Vancouver 2, Boston 2
Wednesday, June 1: Vancouver 1, Boston 0
Saturday, June 4: Vancouver 3, Boston 2, OT
Monday, June 6: Boston 8, Vancouver 1
Wednesday, June 8: Boston 4, Vancouver 0
Friday, June 10: Boston at Vancouver, 8 p.m.
Monday, June 13: Vancouver at Boston, 8 p.m.
x-Wednesday, June 15: Boston at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

x-if necessary

WNBA
Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled
Thursday's Games
Washington at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Seattle, 10 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday's Games
Columbus 2, Real Salt Lake 1
Thursday's Games
Chicago at Sporting Kansas City, 10 p.m.