http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports Philly.com Sports section with sports news from the Daily News and the Inquirer. en-us Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18795044&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_For_Flyers__John_Stevens__a_lifetime_of_teamwork.html The boy's feet were killing him. On a break from picking leaves on the nearby tobacco farm, he limped into the cottage that was the modest home to his parents and three older brothers in Turkey Point, Ontario. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 44fca04c146d5d96c3c5ae5460f732f3 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794929&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Morning_Bytes__The_curse_of_the_reverse_pivot.html The "reverse pivot." It sounds like one of George Mikan's favorite low-post moves. Or maybe something you attach to a screen door. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 782bb82ab731f31e7fd6c16d9df4d52f 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18795029&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Phil_Sheridan__New_to_the_Flyers__You_ve_missed_much.html The team that thrives on adversity got a fresh dose of it on the eve of its Eastern Conference finals series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT a898dc373238515a101e0c82e2cfe186 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18795004&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Beaten_Myers_wonders_what_went_wrong.html PHOENIX - Brett Myers could not really explain what happened yesterday at Chase Field. He walked a couple of batters here. He surrendered a few broken-bat hits there. He made some good pitches the Arizona Diamondbacks hit. He made some bad pitches they crushed. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 02181bcded2885c94e4ddac5af98edc3 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794954&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Flyers_defenseman_Timonen_out_with_blood_clot.html PITTSBURGH - Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen is likely to miss the remainder of the playoffs after he was found to have a blood clot in his left ankle yesterday. It is devastating news for the Flyers as they open their series with the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT dcd07e53173ae21fd18fa98336d4a1a0 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794389&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Phillies_Notebook__Rollins_likely_to_return_for_Phillies_this_weekend_in_San_Francisco.html PHOENIX - In the first inning of yesterday's 8-3 loss to the Diamondbacks at Chase Field, Shane Victorino provided an excellent example of just how much the Phillies have missed the speed and playmaking ability of a player like Jimmy Rollins, who was scheduled to meet the team in San Francisco today. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 5af60f97774410088228fb707123251f 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794499&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_One_Dad_Vail_rower_already_is_triumphant__Long__hard_pull_to_victory.html As she does nearly every day in good weather, Hilary Armstrong pushed off from a dock on the Schuylkill and used her powerful arms, legs and torso to begin rowing her four-person boat. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 949e5cd0db7f0fb4da6edb339ee5b6fd 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794364&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Cards__Lohse_at_a_loss_again.html He started the season so strong that Phillies observers grumbled, "Why didn't they keep Kyle Lohse?" His recent work with the Cardinals might provide a good answer. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 11c35666aa229fbe26a954ac7351d4d1 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794289&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Bill_Conlin__So_far__IronPigs_are_just_minor_league_scrapple.html IT IS A terrible thing for any professional baseball team to be 25 games under .500. That glaring minus number is code for a lost season, for 6 months of shattered dreams and an inexorable descent down the mineshaft leading to last place. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT d0349b08a0637985ff09ddcb09c026fd 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794324&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Paul_Hagen__Gavin-for-Freddy_a_Floydian_slip_for_Phillies.html WHITE SOX righthander Gavin Floyd took a no-hitter into the ninth inning against the Twins this week. Last month, he had a no-no going into the eighth against Detroit. And you just know that's causing some indigestion down at One Citizens Bank Way. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT aec8e860c98ffb55f6c88357702907f1 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794379&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Phillies_bats_caught_in_Arizona_s_Webb.html PHOENIX - It was a showdown between two Opening Day starters who have headed in opposite directions since their initial starts: Brandon Webb, the 2006 National League Cy Young winner, recorded his eighth straight victory to start the season, stymieing a Phillies lineup that couldn't seem to make solid contact with a variety of pitches that hitters say you can't appreciate unless you're standing in the box. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 6e06c23ec3c644c2cd660f066aac9f15 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794384&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Phillies-Giants_preview.html Phillies at Giants, 10:15, AT&T Park, San Francisco. TV: CSN. Radio: WPHT (1210-AM), WUBA (1480-AM) Spanish. Phillies LHP Cole Hamels (3-3, 3.10)vs. Giants LHP Patrick Misch (0-0, 5.40). Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 21fbb181d948c26628e97022271dfe85 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794284&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_CSN_drops_puck_for_Flyers-Penguins_coverage.html Comcast SportsNet starts early today in getting viewers ready for the Eastern Conference finals. At 3 p.m., CSN will air an abbreviated replay of the 2000 Flyers-Penguins playoff game that ended at 2:35 a.m. after a goal by Keith Primeau in the fifth overtime. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 5e9b358607b08e33851c541f3c92b74a 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794344&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_KEYS_to_the_SERIES.html 1 Breaking serve. Pittsburgh has won its five home playoff games by a combined score of 19-9 and hasn't lost at Mellon Arena in the 13 home games since goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury returned from an ankle injury on March 2. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT ff30c1929d9e37207be00928c2c93408 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794399&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Eastern_Conference_finals_scouting_report__Flyers_vs__Penguins.html There will be no grand Canadian conspiracy in this series, but there will be plenty of hostility highlighted by annoying face-washes and jabs to the ribs. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 0c9cae7e21611b36aefb9e35002ecb86 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794294&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Sam_Donnellon__Flyers__Knuble_knows_feeling_a_Stanley_Cup_run_can_bring_to_a_community.html MIKE KNUBLE grew up in Kentwood, Mich., played hockey for the University of Michigan, held the Stanley Cup in his hands at the end of his first two NHL seasons with Detroit. "The passion it brings out in the city and the fans is something you never forget," he said after the Flyers' practice yesterday. "In Detroit they had all those flags hanging on the cars . . . Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT ef7b8b92c98c535f203b8cf8ea9376e2 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794304&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Flyers_meet_Penguins_tonight_without_top_defenseman_Timonen.html THE FLYERS have absorbed injuries all season without a significant decline in play. They did it as recently as Game 5 in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Washington Capitals, when forward Mike Knuble was lost for the rest of the series with a torn hamstring. They just plugged the hole and moved on. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 18faab3b679c63f0216cd4e84f0fd7c2 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794334&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Rich_Hofmann__Coburn_has_to_step_up_without_Timonen_in_Flyers_lineup.html PITTSBURGH - Sitting here in a hotel room, trying to make sense of how the Flyers are going to survive without Kimmo Timonen, thinking back to a conversation the other day with Braydon Coburn, the 23-year-old revelation who has been Timonen's defense partner throughout the playoffs. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 12639beb14884bce2ec2ea151641cb57 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794314&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Flyers_playoff_goalies_from_Bernie_Parent_to_Marty_Biron.html THE GODFATHER of Goal-tending has seen them all. He has been them, once. Bernie Parent was the Flyers' goalie instructor when Ron Hextall, then an irreverent rookie, propelled the club to the 1987 Stanley Cup finals. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT da752e14aab44f0fa6ce32525dd9bb55 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794309&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Rendell_pushing_Flyers-Pens_at_Penn_State.html Gov. Rendell would like to see an annual outdoor game between the Flyers and Penguins played at Beaver Stadium in State College. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 9b5e6513d4b45484396c263c380038c7 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794394&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_How_hockey_writers_see_Flyers-Penguins_series.html Ed Moran Beating a team that has a pair of superstars in Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin was going to be hard enough for the Flyers before the loss of defenseman Kimmo Timonen to a blood clot in his left ankle. But what was once difficult yet doable just became nearly impossible. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 7a1caed979fded55a5c441ca538304a1 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794319&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Flyers-Penguins__Seven_story_lines.html 1. This series lately has been feast or famine. The Flyers went 6-1-1 vs. the Penguins in 2005-06, then 0-8 the following season. They won the first four this season, then lost the next three before winning the finale. It would be hard to imagine these teams trading wins. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT de0cc220dd10e246abd0734c996dc195 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794329&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Flyers__sales_booming.html DERRICK MORGAN, marketing manager for Modell's, said there's definitely a different feel between this wave of Flyers sales and the ka-boom that surrounded the Phillies. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT d7344c73e13d02464fba6a4b0628c192 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794404&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Flyers-Penguins__Season_series_in_review.html Nov. 7, at Pittsburgh: Flyers 3, Penguins 1 Flyers scorers: Joffrey Lupul, Jeff Carter, Mike Richards Penguins scorer: Ryan Malone Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 91639e64d1cdf461568d496c70033ae3 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168421&44=18795074&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fhigh_school%2Fnew_jersey%2F20080509_S__Jersey_Scoreboard.html Yesterday's Results Baseball BURLINGTON COUNTY LEAGUE Moorestown 6, Bordentown 1 Cinnaminson 6, Willingboro 0 Delran 4, New Egypt 2 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 48a223f1c871ed919165496b8adc2d0d 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168421&44=18795059&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fhigh_school%2Fnew_jersey%2F20080509_S__Jersey_Girls__Beauchemin_sets_win_record_for_Absegami.html Senior Amber Beauchemin set the Absegami softball program career record with her 47th win, eclipsing the mark of 46 set by Heather Jackson in 1999, in the Braves' 5-1 triumph over visiting Oakcrest yesterday in Cape-Atlantic action. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT c6cc9835165c43f35371e4303bf3ad4a 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168421&44=18795054&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fhigh_school%2Fnew_jersey%2F20080509_S__Jersey_Boys__Maple_Shade_hangs_on_for_a_10-9_victory.html Maple Shade watched a 9-2 lead disappear, but the Wildcats still managed to take another step toward the Burlington County League Freedom Division baseball title with a 10-9 win over visiting Palmyra yesterday. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT d1bc69792bb095df07f2ee6633c74381 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168421&44=18795069&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fhigh_school%2Fnew_jersey%2F20080509_He_s_still_in_there_pitching.html TOLEDO, Ohio - Blaine Neal wasn't quite ready to come home, so he took the difficult route back to professional baseball. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 4f7ecc63d3e8412abecf9f96dd7ad800 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168421&44=18795064&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fhigh_school%2Fnew_jersey%2F20080509_Rams__Calzonetti_picks_Dominican_for_basketball.html Gloucester Catholic senior Mike Calzonetti has accepted a scholarship to play basketball at Division II Dominican College in Orangeburg, N.Y. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 1c2d3be4ac4159c974c03e6b691cad2f 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794979&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_NBA___Pierce__Allen_provide_spark_as_Celtics_take_a_2-0_lead.html BOSTON - Paul Pierce and Ray Allen found their shooting touch. LeBron James can only hope he left his in Cleveland. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 73135eff27262a9c424ef9a0afb900c3 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18795034&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_1983__That_Special_Season.html As the 76ers celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1983 championship season, here is a weekly look back: After a four-game sweep of the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals - a series in which the largest margin of victory was 10 points - the Sixers didn't have it much easier to begin their next round. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT bd35924292782cb2749423f22c2aa86e 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168426&44=18795109&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fhigh_school%2Fpennsylvania%2F20080509_E_S_makes_it_a_clean_sweep.html Coach Nancy Juka was as surprised as anyone that her Engineering and Science boys' and girls' teams swept the Public League track and field championships yesterday at Northeast's Charlie Martin Memorial Stadium. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 044e68bcfe120ca165d6ff2c0cf02441 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794949&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_High___Inside__NL_Notes.html Worse, and worst The best thing you could say about Barry Zito's latest defeat was that the lefthander wasn't horrible, allowing just two runs in five innings but still dropping to 0-7 in San Francisco's 3-1 loss Wednesday at Pittsburgh. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT bd96d7e0ff547b7e4f3503b5c9b7a9ed 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794964&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Low___Outside__AL_Notes.html One for the exes Let's see . . . in the travails of ex-Phillies pitchers this week, it's been one vote in favor of Gavin Floyd, who took a no-hitter into the ninth for the Chicago White Sox, and one vote against Jon Lieber, who was pummeled for four home runs in one inning in a start for the Chicago Cubs. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 856d2255bb651655b6c3c530ad6414cb 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794999&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Malkin_s_time_has_arrived.html PITTSBURGH - Sergei Gonchar spent the entire lockout season of 2004-05 playing in Russia for Metallurg Magnitogorsk. That was where he came to know Evgeni Malkin, then an 18-year-old center. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT c225824d387442ca814cbb95343b3af4 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794409&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_High_Schools_-_Kennedy-Kenrick_s_Walker_finally_gets_his_swings_against_Archbishop_Carroll.html So, you think being a baseball star is a nonstop walk in the park? Oops. Bad choice of phrases. Sometimes it is a walk in the park, literally, and that's not even close to fun. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT cea5595b253aed9210cf57e171c32233 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168501&44=18794044&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fpoker%2F20080509_Poker_Guy__Good_instinct_is_the_ultimate_trump.html THE BETTING of a hand and the cards that hit the board might tell you one thing, but your instincts might tell you another, and a lot of the top players go with their gut. It is what allows a top pro such as Brad Booth to call down an opponent's big bet with only a king-high. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT e212107ec8020a73e4118bec00e5b303 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168426&44=18795089&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fhigh_school%2Fpennsylvania%2F20080509_Pa__Boys__W_C__East_doubles_team_shocks_C_R__North.html The top-seeded team in the District 1 Class AAA doubles tournament won as expected, but the No. 2 seed ran into all kinds of trouble in a second-round match at HealthPlex yesterday. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 3b50e378a7fbf67105de67db0639a27d 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168426&44=18795104&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fhigh_school%2Fpennsylvania%2F20080509_The_Inquirer_TOP_10.html Baseballl Team Record Records through Wednesday. Last week's rank in parentheses. 1. Malvern Prep (1) 34-1 2. Germantown Ac. (2) 22-3 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 0f12909bcd363b1762a2d8f803bead94 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168426&44=18795094&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fhigh_school%2Fpennsylvania%2F20080509_Pa__Girls__Cheltenham_wins_behind_Falana_s_perfect_game.html Morgan Falana was not supposed to pitch for Cheltenham until today. Good thing for the Panthers that she took the hill yesterday. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT e3e780d7135110e4df9ccd76deb03f76 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168426&44=18795084&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fhigh_school%2Fpennsylvania%2F20080509_Sun_Valley_golfer_can_drive_a_baseball__too.html Pat Sheridan's goal is to be a walk-on baseball player at Shippensburg. If that does not work out, he could try a fallback college career as a golfer. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 63526f2f47bb3abb7ba9468f918ad7a1 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168426&44=18795099&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fhigh_school%2Fpennsylvania%2F20080509_Pennsylvania_Scoreboard.html Yesterday's Results Baseball DISTRICT 12 CLASS A SEMIFINALS Masterman 13, Philadelphia Academy Charter 4 DISTRICT 12 CLASS AAA QUARTERFINALS Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT ad54c4c8c64d942b0e0849aef3c35779 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168376&44=18795079&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolumnists%2F20080509_On_Local_Colleges____Local_College_Season_Honors_1.html Michael Blodgett, Penn, all-Ivy League men's golf team, league champion. Catherine Carr, Holy Family, ECAC Division II women's basketball rookie of the year. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 5ff8b4e32a4ca920d0a002290e7f6a18 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18795039&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Super_Poll_Friday.html How will Kimmo Timonen's loss affect the Flyers-Penguins series? 1. The Pens will cash in on the Flyers' misfortune and advance. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 37bad654893b2fb5c84cdc8869dc882f 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18795049&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Stronger_Owls_team_seeks_Staley_successor.html Temple will begin seeking Dawn Staley's replacement early next week, athletic director Bill Bradshaw said yesterday. "We will conduct a national search for Dawn's successor," Bradshaw said. "What is most important is we go from the great work Dawn did at Temple and find the right bridge to take us to the future." Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 8494f05700632670f429108c4c212dd1 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18795014&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Batter-by-Batter.html First Inning Phillies: Shane Victorino hit an infield single to first. Eric Bruntlett grounded out to short, Victorino to second. Victorino went to third on Chris Snyder's passed ball. Chase Utley hit a sacrifice fly to center, Victorino scored. Ryan Howard struck out looking. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT a39b39accd5f073d0e4155a93bc5454e 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18795024&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Phillies_Notes__Rollins_rejoining_teammates.html PHOENIX - Jimmy Rollins is back. Well, almost. Rollins flew to San Francisco yesterday and will join the Phillies today at AT&T Park, where they open a three-game series against the Giants tonight. Rollins, who has been on the disabled list since April 20 with a sprained left ankle, played three games this week on a rehab assignment in Clearwater, Fla. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 91c651ec2201d576070b8c85b07bf9f7 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18795019&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Phillies-Giants_Pitching_Matchups.html At AT&T Park in San Francisco Tonight at 10:15 p.m. LHP Cole Hamels (3-3, 3.10 ERA) vs. Giants LHP Pat Misch (0-0, 5.40). Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT dcf7c42655e72f313d1a8452cb8755fc 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18794989&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_NHL___Red_Wings_jump_in_front__win_Game_1.html DETROIT - Johan Franzen, Brian Rafalski and Tomas Holmstrom scored power-play goals for the Detroit Red Wings, who coasted to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals last night. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT e2a15352b6378df78e2d4a6aebaf2623 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168316&44=18795009&32=3796&7=195227&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2F20080509_Wednesday_Batter-by-Batter.html First Inning Phillies: Shane Victorino struck out swinging on a foul tip. Eric Bruntlett grounded out to first base. Chase Utley flied out to right field. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 17a75ccd50c71138b89d0967a2f08b53 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z