this past friday the pittsburgh penguins won their third stanley cup and they did it the hard way, by coming from behind on the road in game seven of the finals against last years '-- year's champion, detroit red wings. regular season scoring champion won m.v.p. honors by leading all playoff scores and the goalie once again proves he belongs among the game's elite with his dominating performance in that. head coach dan took over in midseason when the team was out of playoff contention and led them not only to the playoffs, but to a championship. and in winning the title, sydney crosby became the youngest captain to hoist the stanley cup in the 115-year history of the trophy. and as in all successful organizations, the leadership of the penguins starts at the top. the incomparable mario will now have his name engraved on the stanley cup for the third time, this time as team owner. just as he did when he came into the league as a player, mario took control of a franchise threatened by bankruptcy and relocation. by from that he built a championship team that leads the league in televisio

how about the nhl, the pittsburgh penguins beat the red wings tonight to win the stanley cup, their first. but the detroit tigers beat the pittsburgh pirates 3-1. >> rob: i think that's very little consolation in detroit, michigan, tonight. byron kerr is feeding us a you will this info. >> bob: he is a font of information. gabe kapler for the rays, pinch hitting here. in that role, he is 0-for-3. he is hitting .173. the nationals last saw gabe kapler in the last year or two, including last season when he was a milwaukee brewer. he hit .301 for the brewers last year in 96 games. >> rob: didn't gabe kapler go to japan for a year or a couple of months and then come back? he didn't like the japanese league and came back. >> bob: yeah. >> rob: i think he was with the red sox or something. >> bob: he was with the red sox 2003-2006 on a part-time basis he was the manager of their a ball team when he didn't play in 2007. he went to greenville and managed and went 58-81. you would think -- plenty of room and he overran it. nick does that on occasion. he overruns the ball and it comes back in fair

if i'm a pittsburgh penguin fan, this is what i would say. uld much rather lose 5-0 than 1-0 and play great. at least danny bylsma can can go back to pittsburgh and do some coaching but with pavel datsyuk back in the lineup it's difficult to win game six. >> baseball, dodgers four games ahead of the phillies for the best record in baseball, brad lidge on the mound looking to bounce back from a blown save, and this is not bouncing back -- bottom of the ninth, dodgers down 2-1. rafael furcal. see you -- second homer of the season. lidge blowing his second save in less than 24 hours. 2-2. we're going to extras. bottom 10, same score, two outs, two on, chad durbin facing matt kemp. he hooks him and he books him -- durbin out of the jam. bottom 12, still 2-2. andre ethier, the pride of arizona state, and fork 'em, sun devils, touch 'em all, andre, every single one of them, ninth home run of the year, second of the game, his second walk-off hit in two days, dodgers win 3-2, l.a. improves to 5-1 in extras, the dodgers an m. l. best 14-5 in one-run ga

he is the heard and sole -- soul of the pittsburgh penguins. he is our leader and what he brings every day to the rink is special. the pressure he had to go through to become that player is really special. you know, every day he thinks about hockey. everything he does is about hockey. hem respects the game. yes, he's not flashily like other players in the nhl and maybe the media thinks he's boring but he respects the game, loves the game and today is so special to win that for him. and you look at mario, you know, when he raised the cup. he's the one that got this to pittsburgh four years ago. this team was cloag to winning. you know, mario coapt the team air and look at what happened? first years later -- four years later you win that beautiful cup. thiengs, guys. >> good little run for the city of pittsburgh. first the steelers and the nb. panthers had a good run. don't forget the hershey bears won the calder cup over the manitoba moots. >> the mood for chocolate now. they're in the mood for lord stanley's cup in pittsburgh. let's take you ou

last year the red wings ended the penguins' season on their home ice. see if pittsburgh.void a replay. the yankees rarely need more motivation to bead the red sox. why they do this time around. >> strasburg is considered the best baseball player. >> with the first selection in the 2009 first year player draft, the washington nationals select stephen strasburg. ♪ >>> rises up and knocks it down. >> pau's first dunk. it is a clinic from a very focused kobe bryant. >> a jam-packed show for you. helping you stay current with the latest news, scores and high lights. a shocker out of college basketball. tim floyd has extend down as head coach of usc. with more on this story later on epses -- "espnews." >> the magic with an opportunity to make this thing a series, and to do that they actually need a win tonight in game three. joining us from orlando, the site of the matchup, rachael nichols. you have been around the magic before. what's they're mindset? >> it's interesting. dwight howard told me that somebody sent him a box of mustard seeded. there's a phrase that says if you ha

penguins. the red wings looking to put away pittsburgh tonight. so far, no score.e will continue to keep you updated on "espnews." >> espn's ed werder reported the vikings have temporarily suspended their pursuit of brett favre. he relayed the information to favre's agent but favre was urge to continue his rehabilitation from shoulder surgery. the jets released him two and a half months later, and then underwent shoulder surgery. this week the vikings gave a deadline to favre and now they have suspended their pursuit of favre. joining us at 9:10. >> always nice to be the popular guy, and that was will selva's role in his high school career. >> yammer, you know me so well. >> mark teixeira becoming mr. for lap. overtaking kevin youkilis in the all-star balloting. top fourth, red sox on top. 5-0. and guess who hit a homerun. david ortiz who struggled might low throughout the court of the season. his second homerun in the last three games. the first 50 he only had one homerun but certainly starting to get off the schneid. >> the nationals had the top pick for the firs

res. 194, congratulating the pittsburgh penguins on winning the 2009 stanley cup championship. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. casey: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. and that any statements related to the resolution be placed in the record at the appropriate place as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: thank you, mr. president. i want to say, first, how much i appreciate the action on that resolution. i could spend a lot of time talking about our penguins. but i will shorten it because i do have a statement in the record. we're so grateful they have successful in a very hard-fought series against the detroit red wings who have a strong organization and were difficult to defeat. and as a pennsylvanian i was especially proud that it now marks three champions in the last year, the philadelphia phillies in baseball, pittsburgh steelers in football, and now the pittsbur