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Friday Morning State Sports Summary Fri, 09 May 2008 5:52:35 ---N-H-L--- The Detroit Red Wings Tallied Three Power Play Goals And Skated Past The Dallas Stars 4-To-1 In Game One Of The Western Conference Finals At Joe Louis Arena. Brian Rafalski, Johan Franzen And Tomas Holmstrom Lit The Lamp With The Man-Advantage And Valtteri Filppula (Val-Terr-Ee Fil-Poo-Lah) Also Scored. Franzen's Goal Tied A Franchise Record, As He Now Has At Least One Goal In Five Straight Playoff Games. Detroit Hosts Dallas Again In Game Two On Saturday Night. Unrestricted Free Agent Prospect Fabian Brunnstrom Is Not Coming To Detroit. The 23-Year-Old Swede Sent A Letter To Red Wings General Manager Ken Holland That Said He Decided To Sign With Another Team. The Wings Were On The Short List Of Teams Brunnstrom Was Considering When He Met With Team Management Last Week. Brunnstrom Ended Up Signing A Two-Year Deal With The Dallas Stars. (N-H-L Scoreboard) Westrern Conference Finals Detroit Red Wings 4, Dallas Stars 1 (Wings Lead Series 1-0) ---M-L-B--- The Detroit Tigers Lost For The Sixth Time In Seven Games, Falling 5-1 In The Finale Of Their Four-Game Series With The Boston Red Sox Last Night. Justin Verlander Fell To 1-And-6 On The Season After Allowing All Five Runs On Nine Hits In Six Innings. Detroit Managed Just Seven Hits, All Singles, And Ramon Santiago Drove In The Tigers' Only Run. The Tigers Open A Weekend Series With The Yankees Tonight At Comerica Park. Kenny Rogers Takes The Mound For Detroit. First Pitch Is Set For 7:05 P.M. Tigers' Left-Hander Dontrelle Willis Still Insists That He Did Not Tweak His Earlier Right Knee Injury But He Is Going Along With The Club's Timetable To Pitch Again. It Means That For Now, Willis Is Working Out And Playing Catch In Preparation To Throw Off The Mound Again. The Tigers Also Want To See Him Improve His Control Issues And Cut Down On The High Number Of Walks. Willis Did Not Walk Anyone In Four And-Two-Thirds Innings Pitched Last Friday At Toledo. (M-L-B Scoreboard) American League New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 3 Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 2 Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 1 Tampa Bay Rays 8, Toronto Blue Jays 3 (13 Innings) Baltimore Orioles 4, Kansas City Royals 1 Texas Rangers 5, Seattle Mariners 0 National League Arizona Diamondbacks 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 4 Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 4 Colorado Rockies 9, St. Louis Cardinals 3 Florida Marlins 7, Milwaukee Brewers 2 Washington Nationals 8, Houston Astros 3 ---N-B-A--- The Pistons' Chauncey Billups Remains Unsure If He Will Play Tomorrow In Game Four Against The Magic In Orlando. Billups Left Game Three In The First Quarter After Straining His Hamstring. He Said He Is Sore And Sat Out Of Practice Yesterday, But Has Been Undergoing Rigorous Treatments In Hopes Of Playing. If He's Still Too Sore, Rookie Rodney Stuckey Will Start In His Place. The Pistons Hold A 2-1 Series Lead Heading Into Tomorrow's Game Four. Paul Pierce Paced A Balanced Boston Attack With 19 Points And Six Rebounds As The Boston Celtics Routed Cleveland, 89-73, In Game 2 Of Their Eastern Conference Semifinal Series. Kevin Garnett Added 13 Points And 12 Boards For The Celtics, Who Took A 2-0 Series Lead With The Win. Lebron James Scored 21 Points But Was Just 6-Of-24 From The Floor For The Cavaliers. Manu Ginobili And Tony Parker Each Poured In 31 Points As San Antonio Used A Strong Second Half To Beat New Orleans, 110-99, In The Pivotal Game 3 Of Their Western Conference Semifinal Series. The Spurs Now Trail The Best-Of-Seven Series By A 2-1 Margin With Game 4 Scheduled For San Antonio On Sunday. The Dynamic Chris Paul Finished With 35 Points And Nine Assists For The Hornets. (N-B-A Playoffs) Eastern Conference Semifinals Boston Celtics 89, Cleveland Cavaliers 73 (Celtics Lead Series 2-0) Western Conference Semifinals San Antonio Spurs 110, New Orleans Hornets 99 (Hornets Lead Series 2-1) ---P-G-A--- Spain's Sergio Garcia Fired A Six- Under-Par 66 On Thursday To Take The First- Round Lead Of The Players Championship. Kenny Perry And Paul Goydos Both Shot Rounds Of Four-Under 68 To Share Second Place At The Stadium Course At The Tpc At Sawgrass. Defending Champion Phil Mickelson Is Certainly In The Hunt To Become The First Player In Tournament History To Successfully Defend His Title. He Posted A Two-Under 70 On Thursday, Which Is Good For A Tie For Ninth Place. |
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