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said, In any playoff series,

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space for him.

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Ethier does it againDodgers OF beats Phils, Lidgefor second straight dayPage 15

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JUNE 7, 2009

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VOLUME 1 ISSUE 320

Scoreboard

NHLStanley Cup finals

Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 0

(Detroit leads series 3-2)

BaseballAmerican League

Tampa Bay 9, N.Y. Yankees 7

Kansas City 6, Toronto 2

Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland 2

Seattle 2, Minnesota 1

Detroit 2, L.A. Angels 1

Boston 8, Texas 1

Oakland 9, Baltimore 4

National LeagueL.A. Dodgers 3, Philadelphia 2, 12 innings

Florida 5, San Francisco 4

Washington 7, N.Y. Mets 1

Pittsburgh 6, Houston 4

Cincinnati 4, Chicago Cubs 3, 11 innings

Colorado 10, St. Louis 1

Milwaukee 3, Atlanta 0

San Diego 6, Arizona 4

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DETROITSo much for momentum.With their dominant 5-0 win overthe Penguins Saturday night, theRed Wings erased the ugly memoryof consecutive losses in Pittsburgh.

I dont even buy momentum. I tellyou guys that all the time and no onelistens, Detroit coach Mike Babcocksaid. We won a game today and itsa huge win for our team.

The Wings also moved to withinone win of their second consecutiveStanley Cup championship.

Here are four reasons why the RedWings regained control of the finals:

1. Pavel Datsyuks return: Hes oneof the finalists for the HartTrophy, so it shouldnt be surprisingthat his return ignited the RedWings. But it was surprising howquickly he was able to play effectivehockey after more than two weeksoff. Datsyuk finished with twoassists in 17:38 of ice time. He was

great tonight, Dan Cleary said.

Didnt miss a beat.

2. They left Pittsburgh: The Pen-guins are tough at home,having lost only once in their lastseven games at Mellon Arena. Butthe Penguins struggles during theregular season could catch up withthem now. The Red Wings earnedhome-ice advantage and dont haveto win in Pittsburgh to claim theStanley Cup.

3. The power play: Detroit had beengetting outplayed on specialteams, but the Red Wings weredominant on the power play in a

crucial Game 5. Detroit scored threepower play goals and Valtteri Filppulascored just seconds after a power playexpired. We were focused through-out, Brian Rafalski said, explainingthe improvement. I thought we shotthe puck more. Obviously, havingPavel back helps, too.

4. They got some time off: The RedWings were a tired groupduring their Game 4 loss. Babcock

gave his team Friday off and it wasenough to recharge some exhaustedlegs. The final two games will beplayed over the course of six days,which helps Detroit more. The

bottom line is everybody will beready to go next game, Babcocksaid.

Datsyuk looks strong in return, Page 7

Nicklas Lidstrom and Brian Rafalski led a Detroit power-play that produced three goals.

PAULSANCYA/AP

Momentum swings to Wings
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ATHLETICS

2 p.m.NBC PrefontaineClassic, at Eugene,Ore.

AUTO RACING

2 p.m.TNT NASCAR,Sprint Cup, Pocono

500, at Long Pond,Pa.

3 p.m.FOX FormulaOne, Turkish GrandPrix, at Kadikoy,

Turkey (same-daytape)

4 p.m.ESPN2 NHRA,Route 66 Nationals,final eliminations, atJoliet, Ill. (same-daytape)

5:30 p.m.SPEED GP2ChampionshipSeries, at Kadikoy,

Turkey (same-daytape)

COLLEGE BASEBALL

NoonESPN Regionalcoverage, NCAADivision I, SuperRegionals, game 3Arkansas at FloridaSt., if necessary, orgame 2 East Carolinaat North Carolina

3 p.m.ESPN Regionalcoverage, NCAADivision I, Super

Regionals, game3 Virginia atMississippi, if neces-sary, or game 2 TCUat Texas

7 p.m.ESPN2 Regionalcoverage, NCAADivision I, SuperRegionals, game3 Rice at LSU, ifnecessary, or game2 Southern Miss at

Florida

10 p.m.ESPN2 Regionalcoverage, NCAADivision I, SuperRegionals, game3 Louisville at CalSt. Fullerton, ifnecessary, or game 2Clemson at ArizonaSt.

CYCLING

5 p.m.

VERSUS Criterium DauphineLibere, stage 1,at Nancy, France(same-day tape)

GOLF

9 a.m.TGC EuropeanPGA Tour, WalesOpen, final round, atNewport, Wales

NoonTGC PGA Tour,

The MemorialTournament, finalround, at Dublin,Ohio

1 p.m.ESPN2 LPGA,State Farm Classic,final round, atSpringfield, Ill.

2 p.m.TGC Nationwide

Tour, Prince GeorgesCounty Open,final round, atMitchellville, Md.

2:30 p.m.CBS PGA Tour,

The MemorialTournament, finalround, at Dublin,Ohio

4 p.m.

NBC LPGA,State Farm Classic,final round, atSpringfield, Ill.

7 p.m.

TGC ChampionsTour, Triton Financial

Classic, final round,at Austin, Texas(same-day tape)

MAJOR LEAGUE

BASEBALL

1 p.m.WGN ChicagoCubs at Cincinnati

1:30 p.m.TBS Texas atBoston

8 p.m.ESPN Philadelphia at L.A.Dodgers

NBA

8 p.m.ABC Playoffs,finals, game 2,Orlando at L.A.Lakers

TENNIS

9 a.m.NBC FrenchOpen, mens cham-pionship match, atParis

BASKETBALL

Magic at Lakers8 p.m., ABCThe Lakers dismantled Orlando in Game 1. Simple

enough. Now, after two days to contemplate what,exactly, went wrongDwight Howards singlefield goal is a good starting pointthe Magic willhit the court at the Staples Center looking to eventhe series. Howard could ditch the blue-and-silversleeve he wore, for starters. Man, I just wear thesleeve because I like how it looks, Howard told theLos Angeles Times. I started wearing it in practice,it felt good one day, and I thought, Man, I shouldwear this in the game. It might make my shot lookbetter.

TENNIS

French Open, mens final9 a.m, NBCRoger Federer has been dominant for so

longhes one win away from tying Pete Samprasrecord 14 Grand Slam titlesthat its hard to believehes only 27 years old. Today, he takes on RobinSoderling at Roland Garros in his latest, and possiblybest, opportunity to win the French Open. Gonefrom the picture, courtesy of Soderling, is four-timechamp Rafael Nadal, who gave Federer fits on clayfor years. Its nice to play against someone else,Federer said. Im not really going to miss him.Maybe you (the press) are going to miss him but notme.

GOLF

The Memorial TournamentNoon, The Golf Channel

Yes, Tiger Woods is in the hunt, and that alwaysmakes for solid Sunday afternoon couch time.Woods made his move on the back nine, high-lighted by an eagle on the ninth hole, and is fourshots behind leaders Matt Bettencourt and MarkWilson. Bettencourt in particular is treading unfamil-iar groundhis next top-20 finish on the tour willbe his first.

Compiled by Sean Gentille

GUIDE

At 9 a.m. today, Roger Federer will attempt towin his first French Open and 14th Grand Slam.

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Seahawks DT Craig Terrill, head-ing into his sixth NFL season,already is planning for a secondcareer in music. He is fronting theCraig Terrill Band, playing Amer-

icana-style music in clubs aroundSeattle, according to The SeattleTimes.

Terrell grew up in L ebanon,Ind., and identifies mostlywith the music of Indiananative John Mellencamp plus BruceSpringsteen and Bob Seger. Hisband had played weeknights insmaller clubs, but its ready tostep up in class. The band playedthe famed Triple Door on Satur-day night.

Terrill sings and plays guitarand knows his football fame helps

draw crowds. Terrill, who startedplaying guitar at age 13, says mostof his songs are about land, hardwork, unspoken love, family andgrowing up. The group recorded aCD last year titled CT.

If it brings people to the show,thats great, Terrill told The Times,but I want them to keep comingback because of quality of music.

Id like to play music for the restof my life.

Terrill, 28, performed with Sea-hawks and Portland TrailBlazersowner Paul Allens band in 2006 at

the WaMu Theater as the openingact for Seal. Terrill also has sung aduet with Garth Brooks in 2007 at afundraiser in Las Vegas.

No good deed goes unpun-ished. Bengals coach Marvin Lewisagreed to host a party for 2,500honor roll students in CincinnatiPublic Schools next week at PaulBrown Stadium. It was to be the

culmination of a yearlong incentive

program sponsored by the MarvinLewis Community Fund, accord-ing to theDayton Daily News.

Automated phone calls, with amessage from Lewis, started goingout Friday. Instead of the 2,500deserving students, however, thecalls went to 20,000 students.Soon after, Lewis recorded a sec-ond message that was sent to theother students, apologizing and

rescinding the party invitation.

Magic C Dwight Howard, RaptorsF Chris Bosh, Knicks G Nate Robinsonand free-agent F Carlos Boozer willlead the NBAs and FIBAs Basket- ball Without Borders camp Sept.2-6 in South Africa, SportsBusinessDaily reported. In addition, Rock-ets CYao Ming will lead a BWB eventin China, and Nets F Eduardo Najerawill lead on in Mexico.

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Seahawks DT grabs guitar, hits Seattle clubs

Elton goes autograph-seekingBaseball fan/music legend Elton John has requested autographed

pictures of Twins CJoe Mauer and 1BJustin Morneau , according to the St.Paul Pioneer Press. In trade, John says hed send autographed picturesof himself. According to the Pioneer Press, John told Mauer that hesthe best catcher in baseball and wished he played for the Braves,Johns favorite team.

Elton John said Minnesotas Joe Mauer, left, was the best catcher in baseball.

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Lito SheppardJets cornerback

(What you wont find on Facebook even if you are approved as a friend)

Born: April 8, 1981, in JacksonvilleStatus: MarriedAlma mater: FloridaWhats on TV: Speed ChannelWhats in my iPod: Lil Wayne, Outkast, Jay-Z, T.I., Jeezy,

BeyonceWhat I drive: F-350 Super Duty, Corvette Z06, Benz 550

Favorite flicks:Face/Off, The MatrixWhat Im reading: Newspaper, The Bible

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International delight

There are eight international players on thisyears NBA Finals rostersone shy of the record,set in 2007. The countries represented:

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Slovenia: Sasha Vujacic, LakersSpain: Pau Gasol, Lakers

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SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com SUNDAY, JUNE 07, 2009Overnight Report

BASEBALL / NATIONAL LEAGUE

Athletics 9, Orioles 4

Baltimore AB R H B IB.Roberts b 5 0 0 0Markakis rf 5 0 0

Ad.Jones cf 4 0 0Scott dh 4 0A.Huff b 4 0 0Morab 0Zaunc 4 Pie lf 0 0 0Reimold lf Andinoss 4 0 0 0Totals 37 4 10 4

Oakland AB R H BIO.Cabrera ss 4 Kennedyb 5 Custdh 4 0 Holliday lf Giambi b 0 Crosbyb 0 0 0K.Suzuki c 4 0 0Cunninghamrf 4 0Hannahanb 4 0 0 0R.Davis cf 0Totals 35 9 12 9

Baltimore 000 000 400Oakland 104 400 00x

E: A.Bailey (). LOB: Baltimore 7Markakis(7),Ad.Jones(6),O.Cabr (9), Holliday (0), Giambi (7),R.Davis ().HR: Reimold(6), off Z(5),Reimold (4),O.Cabrera (9Cust(),Holliday(7), Giambi (in scoringposition: Baltimore 4Zaun);Oakland5 (K.Suzuki,GiamDP:Baltimore(B.Roberts,Andino,A(Hannahan,Kennedy, Crosby).

Baltimore IP H R ERBerken L, - 13 7 9 9Da.Hernandez 23 4 0 0Baez 0 0 0Sherrill 0 0Oakland IP H R ERCahillW,-5 6 6 Ziegler

Breslow - 0 0A.Bailey 13 0 0 0

Cahillpitchedto batters inthe7tners-scored: Da.Hernandez -,Zi-0.WP: Da.Hernandez. Umpires:First,BruceDreckman;Second,PaulEDarling.T::4.A:0,67(5,067).

Padres 6, Diamondbacks 4

Arizona AB R H BI B B SO Avg.F.Lopezb 4 0 0 0 .0R.Roberts b 0 0 0 .4J.Gutierrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---J.Uptonrf 4 0 .7S.Drewss 4 0 0 0 .Reynolds b 0 0 .70C.Youngcf 0 0 0 0 .78Zavadap 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---Rauchp 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---Ojedab 0 0 0 0 0 .45Byrnes lf 4 0 0 .Snyder c 0 0 0 0 .4c-Monteroph 0 0 0 0 0 .8Scherzerp 0 0 0 .00L.Rosalesp 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Schlerethp 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---G.Parra cf 0 0 0 0 0 .9Totals 32 4 6 4 2 7

San Diego AB R H B I BB SO Avg.Gwynncf 0 0 .5Ecksteinb 0 .49Ad.Gonzalezb 0 0 .8Headleyb 0 0 .4Kouzmanoff b 0 0 0 0 0 .9Gilesrf 5 0 0 .98Venable lf 5 0 .54H.Blancoc 4 0 0 0 .97C.Burke ss 4 0 .Correiap 0 0 0 0 .a-E.Gonzalez ph 0 0 0 0 0 .09Gregersonp 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---b-C.Floydph 0 0 0 0 .000

Mujicap 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---Totals 32 6 10 6 8 8

Arizona 200 000 011 4 6 2San Diego 000 006 00x 6 1 0 0

a-fliedoutforCorreiainthe6th.b-struckoutforGreger-sonin the7th.c-groundedout forSnyderinthe 9th.E:Reynolds (8),Scherzer(). LOB: Arizona 4,San Diego.2B: Gwynn(),Venable(). HR: J.Upton(), offMujica. RBIs: J.Upton(4),S.Drew(6),Byrnes (),Eckstein(7), Headley (),Giles (),Venable (),C.Burke(5). SB:Gwynn(),C.Burke(4).Runnersleftinscoringposition:Arizona(Snyder);SanDiego6(Giles4, H.Blanco,Ad.Gonzalez). DP:Arizona(F.Lopez,S.Drew,Reynolds),(S.Drew,Reynolds),(F.Lopez,S.Drew,Reynolds);SanDiego(Ad.Gonzalez).

Arizona IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAScherzer 5 0 0 5 6 04 4.0L.RosalesH, 23 0 0 6 6.94Schlr th L,0- BS, - 0 4 4 0 5 .50

Zavada 13 0 0 0 7 0.00Rauch 0 0 4 5.47J.Gutierrez 0 0 0 0 5 .90San Diego IP H R ER BB SO NP ERACorreiaW, -4 6 5 4 8 5.Gregerson 0 0 0 0 .4Mujica 0 7 .6Bell S, 6-7 0 0 0 .6

Schlerethpitchedto 4 batters inthe 6th. Inheritedrunners-scored: Schlereth-,Zavada-. HBP: byScherzer(Headley),by Schlereth(Headley), byCorreia(R.Roberts). WP:Bell. PB:H.Blanco. Umpires: Home,PaulSchrieber; First,ChadFairchild; Second,Joe West;Third,PaulNauert. T::59.A:,59(4,69).

Oakland 9, Baltimore 4San Diego 6, Arizona 4

As double up on OrioGwynn scores go-ahead run this timeOAKLANDThe Oakland Athlet-

ics sprayed doubles all over thefield. What a change to have the

offense clicking like this.About time, thats what Imthinking, leadoff man OrlandoCabrera said.

We worked on it in battingpractice, quipped Adam Ken-nedy of the extra-base hits.

Jason Giambi hit a three-rundouble that helped rookie TrevorCahill end a three-start losingstreak, and the As won theirseason-best fifth straight gamewith a 9-4 victory over the Balti-more Orioles on Saturday night.

Cabrera and Kennedy each

doubled twice and drove in tworuns, including back-to-backdoubles in the As four-run fourthto chase Orioles starter JasonBerken. The first seven hits bythe As were doubles, but theysaw the end to their streak of sixstraight games with a home run.

Cahill (3-5), who had struggledfor run support in recent outings,was staked to a 5-0 lead in thethird inning on Giambis doubleagainst Berken (1-2). Kennedy hita two-out RBI double, then JackCust and Matt Holliday each

drew walks to load the bases forGiambi.You cant walk hitters to get to

a hitter like Jason Giambi,Berken said. Those are thethings that are reallyinexcusable.

Cahill struck out five in sixinnings and didnt walk a batterfor the second time in 12 starts.

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SAN DIEGOTony Gwynn Jr. kept gettingon base and kept getting stranded.Finally, he was able to come across with a

big run.Gwynn reached base a career-high fivetimes and scored the go-ahead run in thesix-run sixth inning to help the Sa n DiegoPadres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks6-4 on Saturday night, snapping a four-game losing streak.

The big inning ended a string of 15scoreless innings for the Padres, who lost8-0 to the Diamondbacks on Friday nightand hadnt scored since the eighth inningof a 5-1 loss to Philadelphia on Wednes-day night.

Kevin Correia (2-4) rebounded from ashaky first inning to earn the win, hold-

ing Arizona to two runs and five hits insix innings, with four strikeouts and onewalk. Heath Bell gave up one run on awalk, a wild pitch and two grounders inthe ninth for his 16th save in 17opportunities.

Gwynn was obtained in a trade withMilwaukee on May 21, joining the teamhis Hall of Fame father played with for 20years. Gwynn had a career-high threewalks, a single, double and a stolen base.

Its huge, Gwynn said. Anytime youcontinue to get the leadoff guy on, even ifit doesnt work out the first couple times,you keep turning that lineup over like

that, you give yourself a good opportu-nity to score runs. Obviously youre notgoing to be able to get the hit all the time,

but the guys we have hitting in our RBIspots, theyre not going to miss every sin-gle time. The more opportunities you givethem, the better off its going to be.

Trailing 2-0 after stranding eight run-ners through the first five innings, thePadres finally broke through againstthree pitchers in the sixth. Will Venable

had two hits, an RBI and scored a runthat inning.

Venable hit a leadoff double and scoredon Chris Burkes one-out, broken-bat RBIsingle that bounced off reliever Leo Rosa-

les foot and into left field. After pinch-hitter Edgar Gonzalez flied out, Rosalesmade way for rookie Daniel Schlereth.

Schlereth (0-2) faced four batters andfailed to get an out, allowing four runs onone hit, two walks and a hit batter. Hewalked Gwynn, allowed David EcksteinsRBI single to tie it, walked Adrian Gon-zalez to load the bases and then hit ChaseHeadley on the top of his left foot with apitch to bring in Gwynn with the go-

ahead run.Brian Giles, who stranded seven run-

ners in his first three at-bats, includingfour in scoring position, followed with atwo-run single to right off Clay Zavada,

and Venable had an RBI single.Giles was able to put his shaky startbehind him.

You have to erase it, he said. Youcant go back and get back what you leftout there. There was a lot of game left andI knew I was going to get anotheropportunity.


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While San Diegos Adrian Gonzalez, left, didnt homer, he did s core in his teams six-run sixth inning.

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RECRUITING DISH

Derrick Brown was one of the starplayers for this years surprisingly good

Xavier bunch. But,hes finding that inthe process of gettingready for the NBAdraft, hes a small fishin a big pond. Still,hes been climbingup the draft boardsand seems to have

locked himself into a first-round posi-tion. He talked about the process withSporting News Todays Sean Deveney.

Q:Youve been workingout for just abouteveryone it seems. Any ideawhere youre going?

A:I will play for anybody,

honestly. I think anyonewho needs a versatile, athletic,6-8 guy who can play D, I amyour man. Anywhere I go, Iwill be happy with it. Obviously,I know I am not a lottery pick,but I am talking to teamsthroughout the first roundseriously. So thats exciting.

Q:Does it matter to youwhether you get intothe first round?

A:Well, obviously, being inthe first round, thatwould be nice. Everybody whois going through this wants tobe in the first round, wants to beas high up as they can get. Imean, Id like to be the No. 1pick. But I think first round, Iwould call it probable. I am notprojecting myself, I dont domock drafts. But I am thinkingsomewhere between 15 andearly in the second round.

Q:Youre not a senior,but you havegraduated, right?

A:I am a junior in basket-ball, so I would be able to

go back and play another year.But I got my degree already, Igraduated. And I think I amready for the NBA now. Iwanted to get my degree incollege, so I got it. I accom-plished that goal.

Q:What was yourmajor?A:I was a marketing major.

Q:A lot of teams arecutting back on theirfront offices. You could domarketing during the day,then play for the team atnight. The team would savemoney. Youd be a pioneer.

A:Hey, I would be willingto do that. Sign me up forthat.

Q:Coming into this year,you were known as agreat athlete and a fantastic

dunker. But you reallyimproved your shot thisseason.

A:That was something Isort of targeted toimprove before the seasonstarted. I didnt want to leavecollege as just a dunker and ahigh flyer. I knew I needed toshow I could shoot if I wanted toplay at the next level.

NBA DRAFT

Brennan Clay has bypassed nearbyPac-10 schools and opted to play forOklahoma. Oregon, Washington,

Arizona State and Stanford didntquite fit Clay, and neither did Mich-igan and Georgiawhich alsooffered scholarships. When Okla-homa offered, Clay jumped at theopportunity.

The 5-10, 190-pound all-purposerunning back out of Scripps Ranch(San Diego) is a member ofSportingNews Top 100 for the class of 2010.As a junior, Clay put up numbersthat reminded people of anotherSan Diego-area native, the NFLsReggie Bush.

Clay rushed for 1,453 yards and

20 touchdowns, while catching 70passes for 1,055 yards and sixtouchdowns. He also returned twokickoffs for scores.

A lot of people compare my styleof play to Reggie Bushs, Clay told SNToday. But some of the (analysts)say I have more power than ReggieBush. Thats a great compliment. Ithink sometimes Im sort of likeAdrian Peterson. Hes one of my favor-ite running backs. I like him andLarry Johnson.

Clay was offered by Michiganearly on. His quarterback from his

junior season at Scripps RanchHigh was Tate Forcier, who signedwith the Wolverines and enrolledearly in January. Forcier then pro-ceeded to win the Michigan start-ing job during spring drills andsome thought Clay may follow hisformer teammate, but it was not tobe.

He is ready to show Oklahomacoach Bob Stoops and his staff what

he can do.I think that one of my strengths

is my leadership, Clay told SNToday. Ive been on varsity since Iwas a freshman, and the otherkids Ive grown up with look up tome, even though were the sameage. ... Every team has a player thatignites the team, that gets the firegoing. I think thats one of mystrengths. I also think its astrength that I have the ability toplay receiver well, too. I have soft

hands, and that helps out a lot. Ican get away from tacklers.

Hutchinson (Kan.) DE GeneoGrissom has committed to Kansas,Rivals.com reported. The 6-4, 230-pound strongside defensive endalso reported a scholarship offerfrom Colorado State, and interestfrom several other schools.

His dad told me right from the

beginning that he loves KU and ithas always been a dream that hisson would end up there, Hutchin-son coach Randy Dreiling told Rivals.com.

Winton Woods (Cincinnati)QB Dominique Brown has committedto hometown Cincinnati, Rivals.comreported. The 6-3, 215-pounderalso was receiving serious interestfrom Michigan, Ohio State andGeorgia Tech. He has passed for

968 yards the past two seasons,while also rushing for 2,687 yardsand 32 touchdowns.

They said they want me to playquarterback, Brown told Rivals.com. (The coaching staff) told methat I have to want to be the quar-terback. I have to make some littleadjustments, but I can definitelycompete for the job.

Brian McLaughlin

All-purpose back picks Sooners

COURTESYOFBRENNANCLAY

Brennan Clay said his style is often compared to another San Diego-area runnerReggie Bush.

2009 draft orderJune 25, New York

1. L.A. Clippers2. Memphis3. Oklahoma City4. Sacramento5. Washington6. Minnesota7. Golden State8. New York9. Toronto10. Milwaukee11. New Je rsey

12. Charlotte13. Indiana14. Phoenix15. Detroit16. Chicago17. Philadelphia18. Minnesota (from Miami)19. Atlanta20. Utah21. New Orleans22. Dallas23. Sacramento (from Houston)24. Portland25. Oklahoma City (from San Ant26. Chicago(from Denver through Oklahom27. Memphis (from Orlando)28. Minnesota (from Boston)29. L.A. Lakers30. Cleveland

Second round

31. Sacramento32. Washington33. Portland (from L.A. Clippers)34. Denver (from Oklahoma City)35. Detroit (from Minnesota)36. Memphis37. San Antonio(from Golden State through Pho38. Portland(from New York through Chicago39. Detroit (from Toronto)40. Charlotte(from N. Jersey through Oklahom41. Milwaukee42. L.A. Lakers (from Charlotte)43. Miami (from Indiana)44. Detroit45. Minnesota(from Philadelphia through Miam46. Cleveland (from Chicago)47. Minnesota (from Miami)48. Phoenix

49. Atlanta50. Utah51. San Antonio(from New Orleans through Toro52. Indiana (from Dallas)53. San Antonio (from Houston)54. Charlotte (from San Antonio)55. Portland (from Denver)56. Portland57. Phoeni x(from Orlando through Oklahom58. Boston59. L.A. Lakers60. Miami (from Cleveland)

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Degree in tow, junior ready to go pro

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GAME 5:DETROIT 5 PITTSBURGH 0STANLEY CUP FINALS

Datsyukand the Red Wingsare just fineDETROITPavel Datsyuk took a pass

from Brian Rafalski, calmly navigatedthrough the neutral zone and made theright play with a pass to Dan Cleary.

Not going fast, just executing, MikeBabcock said.

Datsyuks assist on Detroits first goaloffered a clear signal tothe Detroit coach thathis star forward isgoing to be just fine.

And if the 5-0 finalscore of Game 5 is anyindication, so, too, arethe Red Wings.

On Saturday night,

they got their Hart Tro-phy finalist back on theice. It was the equivalent of the PittsburghPenguins getting Evgeni Malkin backafter a two-week break. So in a tight serieswhere momentum seems to swing in eachperiod, adding a superstar is a hugeadvantage for the defending champs.

Especially when he looks as good asDatsyuk did Saturday night. He had twoassists, was a boost on the power playand, even with a banged-up foot, wasthrowing his body around while playingwith his usual physical edge.

It was his hit on Malkin that started

the whole chain of events that led toClearys goal.He can run over top of you, Babcock

said. We havent been able to get manyon Malkin in the series, so it was good.

Datsyuks return was just in time. ThePenguins stormed back into the serieswith consecutive wins in Pittsburgh andlooked to have an edge over the RedWings when they left Mellon Arena afterGame 4.

But the moment Babcock sent Datsyukout on the wing with new linemates Hen-rik Zetterberg and Cleary, that edge

disappeared. An even matchup tiltedheavily in favor of Detroit.

It was just a matter of Datsyuk proving

he can still be effective. He proved it.

Just having him back, knowing whathe brings, the minutes he can log, hisability with the puck, protecting itheplayed great in every area. He was greattonight, Cleary said. It was amazing tobe able to miss that much time and stepin and be fantastic. What a player.

The Zetterberg line, with Datsyuk asthe newest addition, found the best wayto stop Sidney Crosby: Keep him 175 feetaway from the goal.

When those three were on the iceoften against the Crosby linethey weredominant and spent most of the time intheir offensive zone.

Crosby, who was so good in Game 4,finished Game 5 minus-2. He had oneshot on goal.

They all played well, (Datsyuk) lookedgood out there, made a play on the firstgoal, Crosby said. We just made mis-takes. It doesnt matter who is out there,we made mistakes.

Babcock said if this had been a regular-season game, theres no way Datsyukwould have played. He didnt skate orhave the stability he normally does, Bab-cock explained. But the good news is thathis skating and stability will continue toimprove.

Datsyuk said he was more comfortableas the game went on, and he expects thatcomfort level to grow even more.

Looking back, Detroit did well to keepthe series even while their Evgeni Mal-kin got healthy. Now, they just need onemore win.

We bought time so he can come back,Babcock said. Ideally, he can help us getover the top.

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Talbots slash: went for the pu

The replay certainly didnt look good. Pasyuk was playing his first game in more t

weeks because of an injured foot and, wPenguins trailing by a large margin, Matook a whack at his ankle.

Talbot was called for slashingand it appeared he was trying to aggravate Datsyfoot. The Pittsburgh forward knows thprobably will suggest his intentions were

They can suggest whatever they wantfor the puck and his foot was there,explained.

Datsyuk said he didnt know whether twas intentional, saying he was just happy iDetroit two-man advantage.

Detroit coach Mike Babcock wasnt maaccusations, either.

Im not going there, he said. The bottotheyre doing what they can to win and weto do what we can to win.

Fleury yankedFor the first time in the finals, a team

goalie change when Pittsburghs MarFleury was replaced by backup Mathieafter Detroits fifth goal.

Fleury stopped just 16 of 21 shots anmost of Detroits goals came on the powClearys first-period goal was one he nstops.

Sidney Crosby said he told Fleury not tabout the performance after he was pulled

A goalies going to be upset in that siCrosby said. Thats the competitor in hreality is, we didnt give him a lot of help got nothing to be mad about. We needbounce back in the next game, and we neebody at their best, including him.

In the opposing goal, Chris Osgood ea15th career playoff shutout, which ranks fhistory, trailing only Martin Brodeur, Patand Curtis Joseph.

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Recharged Red Wings dominate Game 5, take series leaDETROITThe Detroit Red Wings

got exactly what they needed: a bigwin and long break.After hearing how tired and beat

up they were through four games ofthe Stanley Cup finals, the defend-ing champions busted out with adevastating display of offense anddefense and rolled to a 5-0 victoryover the Pittsburgh Penguins onSaturday night that put them a winaway from another championship.

The veteran-laden Red Wings leadthe series 3-2 and are closing in ontheir 12th Stanley Cup title and fifthin 12 seasons. Detroit can wrap this

one up Tuesday night in Pittsburgh.Its a huge win, Red Wingscoach Mike Babcock said. The big-gest part is the extra days off. Thatsthe best thing that weve got to thispoint.

Well be a better team.Detroits two-game losing streak

in Pittsburgh quickly became a dis-tant memory as the Red Wingsreturned to the friendly confines ofJoe Louis Arena and blew away thesupposedly fresher Penguins.

The home team is 5-0 in therematch of last years finals, so the

Penguins still have that going forthem.When you dont play well at all,

you have nothing to do but improve,and we have to, Pittsburgh captainSidney Crosby said. The situationis pretty clear for us. We have to gohome and be desperate now.

Pavel Datsyuk made his mark inhis first appearance in eight games,notching two assists, drawing a key

penalty, and knocking leading

scorer Evgeni Malkin to the ice. TheRed Wings made the Penguins payfor a lack of discipline by going 3 for9 on the power play. Detroit was 1for 10 on the power play coming intoGame 5.

Datsyuk even shook off a slashfrom Max Talbot on his sore rightfoot.

When I play more, Im morecomfortable, said Datsyuk, whologged 17 minutes of ice time. Itsa little bit hard to start with the finalseries when I miss a couple ofgames, but Im ready to play more.

Chris Osgood, on the verge of hisfourth Stanley Cup championshipthird as the Red Wings startinggoaliemade 22 saves for his 15thplayoff shutout, third on the NHLcareer list. He earned an assist onValtteri Filppulas goal for his fifthcareer playoff point, and improvedto 11-4 in the finals.

Detroit held a 29-22 shots advan-tage, the first time the home teamhad the edge.

The other game is three daysaway so I dont know if (the shutout)has much bearing on whats going to

happen in Pittsburgh, Osgood said.Its more important for us to get alittle break so we can be at full capac-ity when we go to Pittsburgh.

This series looked firmly in theRed Wings control after theyopened with a pair of 3-1 victories,but the Penguins seized momentumwith two 4-2 wins that made Detroitappear worn out.

We had no jump in the last game

when they scored all the goals,Babcock said. It didnt look likethey had much jump when wescored all the goals. Its amazinghow tired you look when youre notscoring and they are.

History suggests the Red Wingswill hoist the Cup again as 14 of the19 previous teams to win Game 5 ina series tied 2-2 have prevailed.

Pittsburgh won Game 5 in theMotor City last year in triple

overtime to force the series to sixgames, but then was eliminated athome. The Penguins are 1-5 inDetroit in the past two finals, andCrosby failed to score a goal in allsix games.

The Red Wings broke it ofour goals in the second perioin a span of 6:42against belgoalie Marc-Andre Fleury, after making 16 saves on 21 sh

The As

Niklas Kronwall (55) scored one of Detroits three power play goals and helped chase Penguins G Marc-Andre Fleury.

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Pittsburgh 0 0 0Detroit 1 4 0

FirstPeriod: 1,Detroit,Cleary9 (Datsyuk,Rafalskties:Kronwall,Det(tripping),7:16;Kunitz,Pit(goaence),19:39.Second Period: 2, Detroit, Filppula 3 (Hossa, ODetroit,Kronwall2(Franzen,Zetterberg),6:11(pp).ski3(Datsyuk,Lidstrom),8:26(pp).5,Detroit,ZetteSamuelsson),15:40(pp). Penalties:Gonchar, PitMalkin,Pit(elbowing), 6:48;Kunitz, Pit(roughing),(slashing),17:37;Talbot, Pit(slashing), 17:57.Third Period: None. Penalties: Hossa, Det (Malkin,Pit (hooking),7:14;Adams,Pit,misconducPit(high-sticking),15:50;Cooke,Pit,misconduct,1misconduct, 18:08; Malkin,Pit (cross-checking), 1misconduct,18:08.Shotson Goal:Pittsburgh10-6-6: 22.Detroit8-1Power-playopportunities:Pittsburgh0of2;DetGoalies:Pittsburgh,Fleury14-8-0(21shots-16savessecond,8-8). Detroit,Osgood 15-6-0(22-22).A:20,066(20,066). T:2:28.Referees: PaulDevorski, Dennis LaRue.LinesmePierreRacicot.

Stanley Cup finals(Best-of-7), All times ET

(Detroit leads series3-2)

May 30: Detroit 3,Pittsburgh

May 31: Detroit 3, Pittsburgh

June 2: Pittsburgh 4, Detroit

June 4: Pittsburgh 4, Detroit

Saturday: Detroit 5, Pittsbur

Tuesday: Detroit at

Pittsburgh, 8 p.m., NBC

Friday: Pittsburgh at Detroit

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Bettman reveals four potential buyers for CoyotNHL commissioner Gary Bettman

revealed in a bankruptcy court fil-ing that the league has received apreliminary background applica-tion from four potential buyers ofthe Phoenix Coyotes, including theco-owners of the Canadian FootballLeagues Toronto Argonauts.

Bettman said applications havebeen filed by Argonauts co-ownersHoward Sokolowski and David Cynamon,Chicago White Sox and Bullsowner Jerry Reinsdorf and currentCoyotes minority owner JohnBreslow. Bettman also said anotherunidentified Phoenix business-

man has filed.The kicker, according to Bettman,is that each of the four prospectivebuyers has indicated an interest inoperating the franchise in Phoenix.He did not provide details of thefour proposals, citing confidential-ity issues.

The revelations came as part ofthe filing briefs submitted ahead ofa midnight Friday deadline set byJudge Redfield T. Baum, who will heararguments on whether Canadianbusinessman Jim Balsillie can buyand relocate the Coyotes to southern

Ontario in an Arizona bankruptcycourt Tuesday.The documents draw out the case

each side will make in the bitterfight for control of the Coyotes who,according to current owner JerryMoyes, have never made a profit inthe 13 years since moving fromWinnipeg and have lost more than$316 million.

The NHL cites the four potential

buyers in arguing that maintainingthe leagues consent rights in a salewould not adversely affect credi-tors. Bettman says in his declara-tion that he expects to get morebidders willing to keep the team inPhoenix.

The Orange County Registerreports that C Todd Marchant willundergo surgery next week torepair a broken bone in his foot.

Marchant, who was hit by a shotMarch 22 against Phoenix andplayed 10 more regular-season

games and two rounds of

wearing a protective booscrew will be inserted infoot to make the boncorrectly.

He added that recovery tbe four-to-six weeks and hbe ready for training camp.

Joe Sacco, who was replace Tony Granato as coacColorado Avalanche earlweek, was asked the inquestion: Are you keepinwarm for Patrick Roy?

No, I dont think so, Sa

The Denver Post. No, I feel cin my ability. Obviously,would have been a great ccoach). Whether I was thechoice or the 10th choidoesnt matter to me.

The Associated Pressthat a wrecking crew pullethe last roof supports on Memorial Auditorium Smorning, leaving only remthe building the Sabres onhome. A large section of thing collapsed with a roar

lowing cloud of dust.The building, known as had been empty since theleft for HSBC Arena 12 yeThe arena was built in thand hosted hockey games, circuses and more.

The last wall is schedultorn down within days. Thtown Buffalo building icleared for new developme

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Desperation mounts for PensDETROITThe Pittsburgh Pen-

guins lost their momentum, confi-dence and composure, their scoring

touch and their goaltending. Theirstars? They seemed lost, too.Any one of those problems

alone might have cost them Game5 of the Stanley Cup finals againstthe Red Wings, who played withthe desperation and purpose of achampion during a 5-0 victory inGame 5 on Saturday night.

All of them together might wellhave cost the Penguins a seriesthat, only two nights before,looked to be shifting their wayafter their youth and speed helpedthem beat the weary-looking Red

Wings 4-2 for the second succes-sive game.Maybe the Penguins underesti-

mated how good the Red Wingscan be when backed into a cornerduring the playoffs. Maybe theyoverlooked the fact they still haventwon a game yet in Detroit in thesefinals, getting outscored 11-2.Maybe they felt that Evgeni Malkinand Sidney Crosby simply couldntbe slowed after they looked nearlyunstoppable back on home ice.

Or maybe the Penguins simplyarent ready yet to win a champi-

onship, not when the opponent isa victory away from raising theStanley Cup for the fifth time since1997 and the second year in a row.Possibly in Pittsburghs ownbuilding Tuesday in Game 6, justas the Red Wings did a year ago.

The situations pretty clear forus: We have to go home and bedesperate now, Crosby said. Itsnothing new, and we have to

respond right away.Nothing in a Stanley Cup finals

is as f leeting as momentum, as the

Penguins proved not only by fail-ing to win Game 5, but by beingembarrassed in it, taking retalia-tory penalties and losing theirpoise. They had 48 minutes inpenalties, with Craig Adams,Matt Cooke and Max Talbot alldrawing 10-minute misconducts.

Youre going to have emotionsin a situation where youre notgetting a result, the other teamfills the net on you, coach DanBylsma said. I think our guyswere frustrated and then trying toplay physical and started to get off

the page by trying to run aroundand be physical. Its a show ofemotion.

Thats not all. Their specialteams melted down, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury fought anythingshot his way while stopping only21 of 26 shots and Malkin andCrosby disappeared for longstretches. They were held to acombined two shots and neutral-ized by a Red Wings team thatsuddenly doesnt look old or tired,dead-legged or the least bitintimidated.

Even if the Penguins do forcethe first Stanley Cup finals Game7 in their 42-year history, theystill must win in Detroit to winthe series.

We won in Game 5 last year inovertime, and we won a regularseason game here, so I think werepretty confident we can do a jobhere, Crosby said.



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GAME 2: ORLANDO AT L.A. LAKERS Tonight 8 ET, ABCNBA FINALS

LOS ANGELESTheres been a widespread consen-sus here at the NBA Finals suggesting that what wesaw out of the Orlando Magic in Game 1 is not quitewhat well see out of the team in Game 2, or beyond.Shooting 29.9 percent, no matter how much creditthe Lakers defense deserves, is not something theMagic figure to do routinely. Playing lax defense

and missing out on loose ballafter loose ball is not somethingwere likely to see again.

I dont think we could haveplayed much worse, said guardCourtney Lee. They obviouslyplayed great on both sides of the ball. But for us, it was like wewere a step slow on everythingwe did. It wasnt really us.

The Lakers are aware of this,and theyre already thinking

ahead to todays Game 2. Any playoff seriescomes down to adjustments, and Magic coachStan Van Gundy has plenty of adjustmentsdrawn up on the board. Heres what the Lakersare anticipating:

Speed up the game. This is a team that worksbest when they work fast, said Lakers assistantcoach Brian Shaw. You can look at the numbers,and they are a very effective team when they arescoring 100-plus points. When you keep themunder that, theyre not nearly as good.

So, we are expecting them to tr y to run more,because a lot of what they do offensively comesfrom their ability to get into the fast break andrun their offense out of that, to get it going beforethe defense has time to set up. They will push thetempo much more.

Get Dwight Howard going. This is actually con-nected to Shaws point about speeding up thegame because the Magic like to establish How-ardwho runs the floor very well for a big manin the low post in their fast-break sets. That willchallenge the Lakers big men to run with him.

I think what theyll do is try to get Dwight intosome situations where he can establish position

by out-running us down the floor, Lakers centerAndrew Bynum said. They didnt do that quiteas much in the first game.

Work for better shots. The Lakers were able tokeep Orlando from beating them at the 3-pointline in the opener because they consistently chal-lenged the Magics shooters. They ran at them tocontest jumpers and forced the perimeter playersto put the ball on the floor rather than getting theopen 3s that have been so effective for them in thisseries. The Magic will have to adjust to the way theLakers are running them off the 3-point line.

We cant let them make 3s, Shaw said. Wedrather have (Hedo) Turkoglu or Rashard (Lewis)put the ball on the floor and tr y to get a shot thatway than have them shoot 3s. But Id expectthem to be looking for that now and to be looking

to make the extra pass to find those 3s.

Tighten up on Kobe Bryants pick-and-rolls. As brilliantas Bryant was in Game 1, his offense came as muchfrom working off pick-and-rolls as from attackingthe basket. The Magics plan to guard Bryant one-on-one with Mickael Pietrus and Lee was foiledbecause Lee and Pietrus were far too easily picked,leaving Bryant for open midrange jumpers.

We need to be more aggressive on him, on theball, to keep him out of the pick to begin with,Lee said. But the man who is helping on thepick-and-roll, who is zoning there, has to be moreactive and be up a little more. He was coming offthe pick, doing one move and getting into hiscomfort zone and pulling up from the free-throwline. We have to get up on him more than that.

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Dwight Howard, left, and Kobe Bryant are, predictably, in the spotlight once again for tonights Game 2.

EL SEGUNDO, CALIF.Behind Kobe

Bryants stone-faced mask andthe icy grimace hes wearing inthese finals, his eyes are laserlocked on one target: His fourthNBA title.

His vision is so narrow, so sharpthat he cant think about anythingbut a shiny championship trophynow close enough to touch.

To him, these two weeks are allthat matters.

After that, its anyones guess.As he and the Los Angeles Lak-

ers practiced in advance of play-ing the Orlando Magic in todays

Game 2, Bryant, as few as threegames from wrapping up his 13thseason as a pro, said he has notgiven any thought about giving upwhat has been the driving force inhis life.

I dont know, he said whenasked how much longer hell play.I just love the game so much still.I just feel like theres still so muchout there for me to improve on andwork on. My body feels great. Godwilling, I stay healthy, Ill justkeep going.

Bryant, who will turn 31 in

August, has an upcoming deci-sion to make on his future. Whilehes under contact to make $23million next season, he has anearly termination option, whichhe can exercise if he so choosesthis summer. The idea of a Bryant-less Lakers may be farfetched, butnothing can be assumed.

Michael Jordan was just 30 thefirst time he quit, stepping away

to chase his dream of baseball.

Could Bryant, who scpoints in Game 1 and has closest thing to M.J. the leseen, follow him and dthing else?

His coach doesnt thinkKobe is going to play ias long as he can, LakePhil Jackson said. Heplayer that is going to finregardless. When his skdeteriorates, hes going tlevel to play at that his athis going to allow. I can playing to 36, 37.

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EL SEGUNDO, CALIF.Hubie Brownfirst tried positioning two record-ers and a knife on the table in frontof him. When that didnt work, hegrabbed a reporters notebook andsketched his idea on paper.

Orlando coach Stan Van Gundyhas his own equipment andundoubtedly spent his Saturdaydoing what Brown was doing: Try-ing to draw up ways to makeDwight Howard more effective.

After a lackluster start to theNBA Finals, the Magic need How-

ard to play betterand maybesmarter and harderwhen theyface the Los Angeles Lakers inGame 2 tonight.

I dont think I was patientenough in the post. I dont thinkthat they caused a lot of problemsfor me. I think it was just rushingand wanting to do so much without being patient, Howard said. Ithink out of all the games Ive hadin the last two playoff series, I wasprobably the most impatient thelast game.

Howard was limited to six

shotssix Orlando players tookmoremade only one, and scored12 points in the Magics 100-75 loss

on Thursday.After dominating the Cavaliers

and averaging 25.8 points in theconference finals, Howard foundthings much more difficult againstthe Lakers, whose post players arestronger and much more mobile

than Clevelands.Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Ander-son Varejao played behind How-ard, who bulled his way into goodposition down low and often justhad to spin around and dunk. TheLakers put a defender in front ofHoward, and when he was able tocatch it, they further threw him offhis game by sending double andeven triple teams.

Just by fronting this kid theother night, Howard got absolutelyfrustrated, said Brown, the formercoach turned ESPN commentator.

When your center doesnt get theball, he stops rebounding and stopsblocking shots. You see the kid theother night? He puts his head downand you sulk as a big guy.

Van Gundy refused to single outHoward, saying his entire teamplayed poorly in the opener.

I wasnt happy with anything wedid on the floor, Van Gundy said.I dont think our effort and inten-sity was great. Im not pointing fin-gers at anybody. I think it was all ofus. But to say I was satisfied orhappy, no, not at all. I dont think

you can be after a game like that.But thats not to lay it on one guy. The Associated Press

Howardtries to getgoing ...

Magic C Dwight Howard, right, struggled to score against the Lakers Andrew Bynum in Game 1.

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EL SEGUNDO, CALIF.Andrew Bynum was helpless to

Boston Celtics pummeling of the Lakers in the NBAyear ago. Hes finally getting a chance to do somethinbringing a title to Los Angeles.

Even with an awkward brace on his surgically repairBynum had the best start of any Lakers player in thGame 1 victory against Orlando. He had eight points rebounds playing just under 9 minutes in the first qua

Thats what we want, that early inside presence outthe ballgame, and the combination of Pau (Gasol) anout there gave us that impact, coach Phil Jackson said

At the same time, Bynum was helping hold downHoward, who made just one shot in the game.

That was part of our game plan, just keep him awthe basket and make him shoot shots, Bynum said.

Still a pro basketball baby at 21, Bynum has endu

major knee injuries since becoming the youngest pladrafted three years ago.He was rapidly coming of age in January 2008sh

league-best 64 percentwhen he went up for a rebound and came down on teammate Lamar Odoms foot. Bynumwent surgery and missed the rest of the season while reh

Then injury struck again.Bynum tore the MCL in his right knee on Jan. 31 an

32 games. He returned just as the regular season wasgiving the 7-footer barely any time to prepare for the p

Playing a handful of games at the end of the seasonwas a benefit for him, Lakers coach Phil Jackson sdidnt fully get to rehab his knee, but he got as close apossibly get before he started playing. So thats onthings that were really concerned, that he fully reh

the season is over and hes 100 percent. But hes coand played with a brace which has some limitation.After Bynums strong performance in Game 1, Jack

hes looking for him to strike a balance between helpdown Howard in Game 2 today and stopping penetrat

Hes very animated, intensely focused, on this mbetween himself and Howard, almost too much so, to where he still has to help, Jackson said. But he reallyhis mind that hes going to stay attached to him, keep off the rim or away from the rebounds.

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Clippers showcase Griffin at workoutPF Blake Griffin showed off the high-

flying dunks that helped himbecome college player of the year in avery public predraft workout Satur-day for the Clippers. He also showedoff his dribbling skillsfinishingthe hour-long session by handlingthree basketballs.

Whether the Clippers draft Grif-fin or end up using him as trade bait,they entertained the former Okla-homa starand over 100 seasonticket holders and media membersat their training facility to drum upinterest in their top pick.

Its unusual for us to open up a

workout for a player, but in this casewe thought it was appropriate,coach Mike Dunleavy said.

Los Angeles previously announcedGriffin would be their top selection.But Dunleavy wouldnt solidify thatsentiment again, only throwing outhints on what an addition like Grif-fin would mean to any team thatacquired him.

You can never say never aboutanything, obviously. Obviously ifthe word LeBron (James) was spokenby anybody, somebodys door wouldopen, clearly. There are a few guys in

this league that wouldnt get moved.Most of the times that youre in thecase of a pick like this, 99.9 percentof the time you keep it.

Suns C Shaquille ONeal, whoscoming off a strong season at age 37,wants to play for a contender. Howabout the Lakers? According toyahoo.com, multiple league sources,including with the Lakers, believe

ONeal wants to return to L.A and

think thats why he has spent thisseason trying to repair his relation-ship with SG Kobe Bryant.

One thing to keep in mind: At Feb-ruarys All-Star Game, when thetwo were asked whether they wishedthey were still playing together, bothresponded no.

The Trail Blazers have decidedto exercise team options on startingPG Steve Blake and sixth man TravisOutlaw, two key components of lastseasons playoff team, The Oregonianreported. By picking up the options,

the Blazers will take on roughly $8million in salary for next season.Blake averaged a career-high 11.0points and averaged 5.0 assists lastseason. Outlaw, who finished fifthin the NBAs sixth-man of the yearvoting, averaged 12.8 points and 4.1rebounds.

Lakers assistant Kurt Rambis,whos a candidate for the Kingshead coaching position, has notnegotiated potential terms of anoffer, The Sacramento Bee reported.It appears that such discussions

would not occur until after TheFinals. In the meantime, Paul West-phal, another candidate, is willing towork for two years at $1.5 millionper seasonlower than the initialnumber ($1.5 to $2 million) tossedaround in the Kings front office,The Bee reported.

Hornets coach Byron Scott saidthat C Tyson Chandlers injured ankle

was worse than thought, and Chan-dlers rehabilitation from surgerycould take four months, close to thebeginning of training camp in Octo-ber, The Times-Picayune reported.

Scott also said the decision not toextend the contract of assistantcoach Kenny Gattison, who is leavingthe team after six years, wasmutual.

While Blake Griffin is thought by many to be the No. 1 pick, the Clippers arent exactly saying so.

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NOTEBOOK

Howard shares tim

with Russell at FinaEL SEGUNDO, CALIF.Dwight

Howard shared some time

with Hall of Fame center BillRussell before the OrlandoMagic lost Game 1 of the NBAFinals.

Howard has long admiredRussell, even though his careerended well before the 23-year-old big man became a star. Oneof the few books Howard saidhes ever enjoyed reading is

Russell Rules.

It brought me a little bitcloser to him just by readingthat book and knowing whohe was off the court and how

he approached the game of basketball, Howard said Sat-urday. He was always aboutteam first, and basically Imthe same way. My team, thatsthe only thing that matters tome.

Helping RickyRicky Rubio can count on an

assist from Olympic teammatePau Gasol after the NBA draft.

Rubio, who turns 19 in Octo- ber, has decided to enter the June 25 draft, where hes pro-

jected to be one of the top picks.Rubio has averaged 9.9 pointsand 5.7 assists this season forSpanish club DKV Joventut.

I wish that he picks theright option and the right teampicks him, Gasol said. If hedecides to come over, I wishhim luck, and then of courseIll try to advise him and helphim out in any way I can.

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as Superman isnt toabout his younger nameShaquille ONeal, wh

for Orlando, has said evthat current Magic sDwight Howard has copied from ONeal rigto Howards Sunickname.

Howard is unsure wPhoenix Suns center hahim out.

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wouldnt say it becauseof the few guys that weup to.

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India are covering thFinals in person.

A record number ofrom Spain (32), PolandTurkey (8) are reportin best-of-7 series. Theyrcover Gasol, Magic swMarcin Gortat from PolOrlando forward Hedo

glu from Turkey.The Lakers Sasha VSlovenia and DJ MbCongo, and Orlandos Pietrus of France add tinternational flavor. A tTV and radio stations asites from overseas are The Finals, with 14 doing live commentary.

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Following his 100th career winFriday night, Cubs pitcher CarlosZambrano, 28, said he plans to be outof baseball in five years.

Zambrano was asked about hismilestone, in the context of RandyJohnsons 300th win on Thursday,according to the Chicago Sun-Times.Zambrano, who is three yearsyounger than Johnson was when hewon his 100th game, responded,For 300, me? No, Ill be out of herein five years.

Zambrano has a $91.5 milliondeal through 2012, with a vestingoption for 2013 at $19.25 million.But he said that would be it, and toshow he was serious even said hedbet one of the reporters $100 on it.

I want to help this team and doeverything possible to win with thisteam. After five years, or four years,or whatever it is, thats it. I just dontwant to play. I want to stay at homeand see my daughter grow up andbe with my family more.

Lets see how he feels next week,Cubs manager Lou Piniella told MLB.comon Saturday. I think (Zambrano)is going to retire before I do.

Theres nothing like a few good

shots across the brow to fire a littlerivalry. First, Mets CF Carlos Beltran

said he was embarrassed that histeam was swept by the Pirates.Then Pirates 1B Adam LaRoche saidBeltran showed zero class. It wasBeltrans turn Saturday, and hedidnt hold back when approachedby The Associated Press. What Isaid was as a team, we should allfeel embarrassed, because, beinghonest, I dont care what he said, I believe were a better team than

them. I dont care what he said.The Pirates completed their three-game sweep Thursday, and whenLaRoche heard Beltran was embar-rassed, he took exception. I thinkit shows zero class and zero profes-sionalism, LaRoche told the Pitts-burgh Post-Gazette. Whensomebody says that, they know

what theyre saying, and they knowits going to get out. He knows werenot going to be real happy about it.If you go and say that to your bud-dies, its one thing. If you go to themedia and make that public for usto hear? Yeah, thats no class.

The Braves arent the only teamapparently interested in Red Sox RPBrad Penny. According to MLB.com,

the Phillies also have been followinghim closely. Penny is 5-2 this seasonwith a 5.85 ERA. Earlier this week,ESPN reported that Atlanta hadtalked to Boston about Penny.

LP Ryan Rowland-Smith mighthave to wait to make his seasondebut with the Mariners after a

rough rehab start Friday night.Rowland-Smith, who is sched-uled to start Thursday in Baltimore,was tagged for 12 runs and 14 hitsover 4 2/3 innings while pitching forClass AAA Tacoma. Manager DonWakamatsu says a decision will bemade in the next couple of daysabout whether Rowland-Smithneeds another rehab start. Row-land-Smith has been on the disabled

list with triceps tendinitis.

The Cardinals moved to fortifytheir bullpen Saturday by recalling

rookie RP Blake Hawksworth fromClass AAA Memphis and demotingRPJess Todd to Memphis. The rotationhas questions with Joel Pineirosched-uled to pitch today after missing hislast start due to back spasms and BradThompson making his second straightfill-in start on Monday, this time forinjured Kyle Lohse.

The Orioles revealed Saturdaythat SS Cesar Izturis underwent anappendectomy Friday night aftercomplaining of severe stomach painsearlier in the day. Izturis played in

Wednesdays 3-2 loss to the Marinersand accompanied the Orioles to Oak-land for a three-game series againstthe Athletics. After arriving at theColiseum early Friday with stomachpain, the 29-year-old Izturis wastaken to a hospital for a CT scan.

Royals veteran LP HoracioRamirez, who has never made anysecret of his desire to pitch as astarter since being demoted to the bullpen, might get his wish after being designated for assignment toclear roster space for RP Luke Hoche-

var, who started Saturdays gameagainst the Blue Jays. It was a sim-ple case of logistics. We have JohnBale and Ron Mahay as our lefthand-ers (in the bullpen), manager TreyHillman said. Unfortunately, he wasthe odd man out at this point. Wehad to have a roster spot. Ramirezwill have to decide whether hewants to pitchperhaps as astarterat Class AAA Omaha.

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What to expect in the major leagues today

Sunday night spotlightIf lefty Antonio Bastardo was excited for his first start last Tues

San Diego, he better stay away from the caffeine today. Start Nocome at Dodger Stadium against the team with the majors best reESPNs Sunday night game. It might take him two or three starts tthe adrenaline. He was wound up, but wound up in a good way, mCharlie Manuel told ThePhiladelphiaInquirer. Bastardo, 23, quelled hisenough to beat the Padres by lasting six innings and giving up only on

His fastball was clocked in the 93 to 95 mph range, up about 4 mpspring training. He had trouble throwing his slider and changeup foagainst the Padres, a scenario he will need to avoid to have success athe N.L.s best offense.

Another hotshot gets his startEarly June seems to be the time for hotshot prospects. Baltimore

Wieters, Pittsburghs Andrew McCutchen and the White Soxs Gordon Beall made their big-league debuts in the past 10 days, some with more (McCutchen) than others (Wieters). This afternoon in Atlanta, the Bravsend out their top pitching prospect, Tommy Hanson, in the final gamseries against the Brewers. The hard-throwing 6-6 righthander struck and walked 17 in 66 1/3 innings at Class AAA this season. You have to fcertain 43-year-old lefty, Tom Glavine, will be among the interested obsGlavine was released Thursday when the Braves opted to try Hansonrotation instead of bringing back the 305-game winner.

Doc goes for No. 10Call this the mismatch of the day. One of the games best pitche

Jays righthander Roy Halladay, meets one of the majors coldest teamRoyals. Halladay (9-1, 2.77 ERA) will be trying to become the season10-game winner. The Royals are tr ying to fight out of a 13-losses-in -16skid that has derailed what was shaping up as a promising season. BHalladay would pick up Royals ace Zack Greinke, who was bashed arouthe first time this season Friday night by the Jays. Halladay or Greinke early favorites to start for the A.L. in next months All-Star game.

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American League StandingsEast W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str HomeBoston 33 2 3 .589 6-4 W-1 18-7New York 32 23 . 582 6-4 L-1 16-11Toronto 31 2 7 .534 3 2 4-6 L-1 20-10Tampa Bay 29 28 . 509 4 4 6-4 W-4 16-11Bal timore 24 3 2 .429 9 8 4-6 L-4 16-13

Central W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str HomeDetroit 29 25 . 537 4-6 W-1 16-11Minnesota 28 2 9 . 491 2 5 5-5 L-1 21-12Chicago 26 2 9 .473 3 6 5-5 W-1 14-14Kansas City 24 31 . 436 5 8 2-8 W-1 15-15Cleveland 24 3 4 . 414 7 9 4-6 L-1 12-14

West W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str HomeTexas 32 23 .582 5-5 L-1 18-9L os A ng el es 2 8 2 6 . 51 9 3 3 5 -5 L -1 14 -1 2Seattle 27 2 9 . 482 5 5 6-4 W-1 15-14Oakland 24 30 . 444 7 7 6-4 W-5 13-13

National League StandingsEast W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str HomeP hi lad el phi a 32 22 . 5 93 7 -3 L -2 1 2- 14New York 29 25 .537 3 1 5-5 L-1 17-9Atlanta 26 28 .481 6 4 3-7 L-3 12-15Florida 27 3 0 . 474 6 4 6-4 W-1 13-16Washington 15 39 . 278 17 15 2-8 W-1 9-19

Central W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str HomeMilwaukee 33 23 . 589 6-4 W-2 16-9St. Louis 31 2 5 .554 2 4-6 L-2 19-13C inc inna ti 29 26 . 5 27 3 1 4 -6 W- 1 1 4- 13Chicago 27 2 6 . 509 4 2 6-4 L-1 16-10P it ts bu rg h 26 29 . 47 3 6 4 5 -5 W- 1 1 5- 11Houston 24 30 .444 8 6 6-4 L-1 13-17

West W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str HomeLos Angeles 39 19 . 672 6-4 W-2 22-7San Francisco 28 26 . 519 9 2 7-3 L-1 18-9San Diego 26 29 . 473 1 1 4 3-7 W-1 18-10Arizona 24 3 2 .429 14 7 4-6 L-1 12-19Colorado 23 32 . 418 1 4 7 5-5 W-3 9-14

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Pitching Matchups TodaysGames (AlltimesEastern)

American League The Line

L.A.Angels(Saunders6-4)atDetroit(Porcello6-4),1:05p.m. atDet-130L

TampaBay(Garza4-4)atN.Y.Yankees(Chamberlain3-1),1:05p.m. atNYY -155T

KansasCity(Davies2-5)atToronto(Halladay9-1),1:07p.m. atTor-230K

Texas(Padilla3-3)atBoston(Matsuzaka1-3),1:35p.m. atBos-180T

Cleveland(D.Huff0-2)at ChicagoWhiteSox(B.Colon3-5),2:05p.m. atChW-135C

Baltimore(R.Hill2-0)atOakland(Mazzaro1-0),4:05p.m. atOak-125B

Minnesota(Slowey8-1)atSeattle(Bedard4-2),4:10p.m. atSea-120M

National League The Line

ChicagoCubs(R.Wells0-2)atCincinnati(Arroyo7-4),1:10p.m. ChC-110atC

Milwaukee(M.Parra3-7)atAtlanta(Hanson0-0),1:35p.m. atAtl-130M

N.Y.Mets(Li.Hernandez4-1)atWashington(Stammen0-1),1:35p.m. NYM-110at

Pittsburgh(Snell1-6)atHouston(F.Paulino1-4),2:05p.m. atHou-120P

Colorado(Jimenez3-6)atSt.Louis(Pineiro5-5),2:15p.m. atStL-125Co

Ari zona(Haren4-4)atSanDiego(Geer1-1),4:05p .m. Ari -145atSD

SanFrancisco(Lincecum4-1)atFlorida(Nolasco2-5),5:05p.m. SF-135atFla

Philadelphia(Bastardo1-0)atL.A.Dodgers(Wolf3-1),8:05p.m. atLAD-115P

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Fantasy FocusPitcher rankings

Dan Haren and Chris Carpentersit atop our SP rankings, but JoshJohnson is right behind them withhis highest ranking of the year.

RisersSP Josh Johnson, Marlins. It wont be

easy for Johnson this week (vs.STL, at TOR), but hes been acingevery test all season.

SP Joel Pineiro, Cardinals. Rankssecond in BB/9 ratio (1.10) andthird in GB percentage (70.5),

indicating he can continuepitching well.RP Andrew Bailey, As. Oaklands

new closer ranks second amongrelievers with 40 strikeouts.

FallersSP Dave Bush, Brewers. Bush has

struggled lately, giving up at leastfour runs in each of his past threeoutings.

SP Brian Bannister, Royals. Evenwith two starts (at CLE, vs. CIN),Bannisters recent performancesuggests hes a risky play thisweek.

RP Dan Wheeler, Rays. Wheeler hasnot received any save chancessince Troy Percival went on theD.L.

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LEAGUE LEADERS

Batting Average

Runs

RBIs

HIts

Doubles

Home Runs

Stolen Bases

Pitching (6 decisions)

Strikeouts

Saves

A.L.

Player Team

AHill Toronto 77

VM arti nez C le vel an d 7 6

Crawford Tampa Bay 75

ISuzuki Seattle 75

Mor ne au Mi nnes ota 7 2

MYoung Texas 72

Ellsbury Boston 71

N.L.

Player Team

Tejada Houston 79

Hudson Los Angeles 72

I bane z P hi lad el ph ia 71

Zimmerman Washington 71

Pence Houston 69

HaRamirez Fl orida 69

F Sanc he z P it tsb ur gh 68

A.L.

Player Team

Verlander Detroit 97

Greinke Kansas City 91

Lester Boston 85

Halladay Toronto 82

F He rna nd ez S ea ttl e 7 9

Beckett Boston 68

Two tied 66

N.L.

Player Team

JVazquez Atlanta 93

Lin ce cum S an Fra nc isco 9 1

JSantana New York 89

B il lingsley LosA ngeles 8 5

Peavy San Diego 84

Haren Arizona 78

JoJohnson Florida 72

A.L.

Player Team

Fuentes Los Angeles 15

Papelbon Boston 14

Jenks Chicago 13

FFrancisco Texas 12

MaRivera New York 12

Nathan Minnesota 11

Sherrill Bal timore 11

N.L.

Player Team

Bell San Diego 16

F rRod ri gu ez Ne wY or k 15

H of fm an Mi lw au kee 15

Cordero Cincinnati 14

B Wilson S an Fra nc isco 1 4

Four tied 13

A.L.

Player Team

Bay Boston 55

Longoria Tampa Bay 55

Mo rne au M inne sot a 51

Teixeira New York 50

Kinsler Texas 44

T or Hunt er LosA ngeles 4 3

CPena Tampa Bay 42

N.L.

Player Team

Fielder Milwaukee 54

I ba ne z P hi la de lp hi a 5 4

Pujols St. Louis 49

H ow ar d P hi la de lp hi a 4 6

Dunn Washington 44

A dGo nz al ez Sa nD ie go 4 3

Two tied 42

A.L.

Player Team

Pedroia Boston 45

Scutaro Toronto 45


Damon New York 44

Mor ne au Mi nnes ota 4 4

BR ob ert s Ba lt imo re 4 3

Three tied 42

N.L.

Player Team

I bane z P hi lad el ph ia 45

Pujols St. Louis 44

Zimmerman Washington 41

Ad Gonz al ez S an Die go 40


Utley Philadelphia 39

Vic to rino Phi la de lphia 3 8

A.L.

Player Team

ISuzuki Seattle .354

MiCabrera Detroit .354

Youkilis Boston .349

Ad Jo ne s B al ti more . 34 3

VMa rt in ez Cle ve la nd .34 2

Mo rne au M inne sot a . 33 8

MYoung Texas .335

N.L.

Player Team

Tejada Houston .356

Pence Houston .347

Beltran New York .346

Hawpe Colorado .344

DWright New York .340

H aRa mi re z F lor id a . 338

Pujols St. Louis .337

A.L.

Player Team

CPena Tampa Bay 17

Teixeira New York 17

Bay Boston 16

NCruz Texas 16

Kinsler Texas 15

M or ne au Mi nn es ota 1 5

Dye Chicago 14

N.L.

Player Team

Ad Gonz al ez S an Di eg o 22

Ib ane z P hi lad el phi a 19

Pujols St. Louis 18

Dunn Washington 17

Ho wa rd P hi lad el phi a 16

Fiel der Milwaukee 15

Bruce Cincinnati 14

A.L.

Player Team


Ellsbury Boston 23

Figgins Los Angeles 21

BUpton Tampa Bay 17

Abreu Los Angeles 15

Bartlett Tampa Bay 14

Span Minnesota 12

N.L.

Player Team

Bourn Houston 19

Kemp Los Angeles 13

Pierre Los Angeles 13

DWright New York 13

Morgan Pittsburgh 12

Reynolds Arizona 12

Taveras Cincinnati 12

A.L.

Pla ye r T ea m

Ha ll ad ay Tor ont o 9 -1 . 90 0

S lo we y M in ne so ta 8 -1 .88 9

G re in ke Kan sa sCi ty 8 -2 .80 0

Ver la nder Det ro it 6 -2 .75 0

Bu ehr le C hi ca go 6 -2 . 75 0

Beckett Boston 6-2 . 750

Blackburn Minnesota 5-2 .714

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Pla ye r T ea m

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MYoung Texas 21

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Dodgers3,Phillies2,12 innings

Philadelphia AB R H BI BB SO Avg.Victorinocf 5 0 0 0 0 .9Werth rf 5 0 0 0 .6Utley b 0 0 .0Howardb 5 0 0 0 0 .60Ibanez lf 4 0 .0Feliz b 5 0 0 0 .04Bruntlettss 0 0 0 .5Lidgep 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---S.Eyrep 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---Durbinp 0 0 0 0 0 .50Ruizc 0 0 0 0 0 .97a-Dobbsph 0 0 0 0 0 .9

Coste c 0 0 0 0 .9Blantonp 0 0 0 0 0 .067b-Stairs ph 0 0 0 .4Condreyp 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---J.Romerop 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---Madsonp 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---d-Rollinsph-ss 0 0 0 0 0 .7Totals 39 2 6 2 4 8

Los Angeles AB R H BI BB S O Avg.Pierre lf 6 0 0 0 0 .59Hudsonb 6 0 0 0 0 .4Ethier rf 5 .7Martinc 4 0 0 0 .5Loneyb 5 0 0 0 0 .9Kempcf 5 0 0 0 0 .05Lorettab 5 0 0 0 0 0 .58J.Castross 0 0 0 0 .47e-Furcal ph-ss 0 0 .4Kurodap 0 0 0 0 .000Belisario p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000c-Hoffmannph 0 0 0 0 .90Troncosop 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000f-Blakeph 0 0 0 0 .87

Broxtonp 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---Wadep 0 0 0 0 .000Totals 45 3 12 3 2 10

Philadelp hia 000 000 200 000 2 6 0Los Angeles 000 100 001 001 3 1 2 1

Two outs when winning runscored. a-popped outforRuizinthe 7th.b-singledfor Blantonin the7th.c-singledforBelisarioin the7th.d-linedoutfor Madsoninthe 9th.e-homeredforJ.Castroin the9th.f-struckoutforTroncosointhe9th. E:Martin().LOB: Philadelphia7,LosAngeles0.2B:Utley().HR: Ethier(8),offBlanton;Furcal(),offLidge;Ethier(9),off Durbin. RBIs: Stairs (0),Ethier (5),Furcal(). SB: Loney(4). S: Bruntlett, Blanton,Kuroda.Runnersleft inscoringposition:Philadelphia4(Victorino,Howard,Feliz);LosAngeles5(Kemp,Pierre,Hudson). GIDP: Howard. DP: LosAngeles (Hudson,Loretta,Loney).

Philadelphia IP H R E R B B SO NP E RABlanton 6 5 5 07 5.46CondreyH,6 13 0 0 0 0 8 .7J.RomeroH, 23 0 0 0 0 0.00

MadsonH, 0 0 0 5 .0LidgeBS,6-9 0 6 7.7S.Eyre 23 0 0 0 8 .70DurbinL,- 0 6 4.5Los Angeles IP H R E R BB S O N P ERAKuroda 6 0 0 5 94 .6Belisario BS,4-4 0 0 8 .65Troncoso 0 0 0 .69Broxton 0 0 0 0 4 .4WadeW,- 0 0 0 0 4.64

Inherited runners-scored: J.Romero -0,Durbin -0.IBB:offTroncoso(Ibanez).WP:Kuroda. Umpires:Home,MikeWinters;First, TonyRandazzo;Second, ChrisGuccione;Third,ToddTichenor.T:4:0.A:4,4(56,000).

L.A. Dodgers 3, Philadelphia 2, 12 innings

Ethiers second homer ends it in 12thLOS ANGELESAndre Ethier

wishes it was last October.Ethier had his second win-

ning hit against the PhiladelphiaPhillies in two days, hitting hissecond homer of the game withtwo out in the 12th inning to givethe Los Angeles Dodgers a 3-2victory Saturday.

Brad Lidge had his secondblown save in less than 24 hours,giving up a tying home run topinch-hitter Rafael Furcal withone out in the ninth. Last post-season, Lidge was perfect inseven save opportunities.

Ethiers performance againstthe Phillies this weekend is insharp contrast to last yearsNLCS, where he had no RBIs in22 at-bats against Philadelphia.

I cant believe ittwo days ina row, said Ethier, who hit agame-ending two-run doubleoff Lidge in the ninth inning ofFriday nights 4-3 win. You cango through half a season, awhole season, without havingthat opportunity, and I had ittwo games in a row.

Ethier sent a full-count offer-ing from Chad Durbin (1-2) overthe center-field fence to completehis fourth career multihomergame. In the fourth, he drove a1-2 pitch into the right-fieldpavilion off Joe Blanton.

I had just let a good pitch go, but I was just staying with theat-bat, staying with the moment,said Ethier, whose home runTuesday night against Arizonasnapped a 24-game drought.

On a 3-2 count, youre just upthere trying to put a good swingon a pitch in the zone.

Cory Wade (1-3) pitched twoperfect innings of relief for theDodgers, whose bullpen leadsthe majors with 17 wins.

Lidge converted all 41 saveopportunities last year in theregular season.

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