Friday,  May 16, 2008
 
THE HEADLINES
--It's semi-final Friday, at the World Hockey Championship in Quebec City.
--The Memorial Cup opens tonite in Kitchener
--Flyers beat the Penguins to stay alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs; Jacques Martin signs contract extension to stay with Florida as GM through the 2011--2012 season.
--BC Premier Gordon Campbell confirms speculation his government will put a new retractable roof on B.C. Place Stadium.
--Former Olympic champion sprinter, Tim Montgomery sentenced to 46 months in jail in fake cheque scheme.
--Former NBA star, Dennis Rodman facing charges as a result of domestic violence.
--Inter-League action begins today in major league baseball with Toronto at Philadelphia, and, Seattle hosting San Diego in two of  14 scheduled games.
--Brandon Webb now 9 & 0 to start the season after Arizona beats Colorado.
--TRU WolfPack wins first two games,  and, eyes a win against Malaspina today, to qualify for the college baseball final  tomorrow  in  Lethbridge.
--Nick Underhill fires a  14 strikeout no-hitter  in Major Men's Fastball League debut, as Chase beats Northern Trailer  7--0  in five inning affair.
--Tobiano to host the "Tournament of Champions"  Monday featuring 50  club pros and, 50 club champions from throughout BC.
--Court of Arbitration for Sport rules in favor of double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius to compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics.

FRIDAY'S  SCHEDULE
World  HOCKEY Championship (Semi-Finals)
    Russia vs. Finland
    Canada vs. Sweden
 
Memorial Cup (Round-Robin)
    Gatineau vs. Kitchener

NBA Playoffs
    Boston at Cleveland   (Boston leads series 3-2)
    L.A. Lakers at Utah   (L.A. Lakers lead series 3-2)
 
MLB
  N.L.
    Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs

 INTER-LEAGUE
    Toronto at Philadelphia 
    San Diego at Seattle
    Milwaukee at Boston
    N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees
    Washington at Baltimore
    Kansas City at Florida
    Cleveland at Cincinnati
    Oakland at Atlanta
    Houston at Texas
    Tampa Bay at St. Louis
    Minnesota at Colorado
    Detroit at Arizona
    L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels
    Chicago White Sox at San Francisco
  
THURSDAY'S SCOREBOARD
NHL
STANLEY CUP EASTERN CONF. FINAL 
    Philadelphia 4  Pittsburgh 2   (Pittsburgh leads series 3-1)

NBA PLAYOFFS
    San Antonio 99  New Orleans 80  (Series tied 3-3)
   
MLB
  A.L.
    Toronto 3  Minnesota 2 (11 innings)
    Cleveland 4  Oakland 2
    Kansas City 8  Detroit 4
    Tampa Bay 5  N.Y. Yankees 2
    Chicago White Sox 4  L.A. Angels 3
   
     N.L.
    Washington 1  N.Y. Mets 0
    L.A. Dodgers 7  Milwaukee 2
    Pittsburgh 11  St. Louis 5
    Chicago Cubs 4  San Diego 0
    Houston 8  San Francisco 7
    Philadelphia 5  Atlanta 0
    Arizona 8  Colorado 5
    Florida at Cincinnati -- postponed, rain