Pro hockey

HAWKS FALL AT DETROIT: Kris Draper and Johan Franzen scored 1:34 apart late in the second period to put Detroit ahead and Chris Osgood made 31 saves to help the Red Wings hold on for a 3-2 win over the Blackhawks in a rematch of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night.

Patrick Sharp's goal early in the second period gave the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead. Nicklas Lidstrom tied it midway through the period on a shot that caromed off Chicago's John Madden and past goalie Cristobal Huet.

Kris Versteeg pulled the Blackhawks within a goal midway through the second period, but they couldn't get another shot past Osgood.

Pro golf

U.S. TEAM LEADS AT PRESIDENTS CUP: The United States took a 3.5-2.5 lead over the International team in the Presidents Cup, a good start Thursday that was tempered only in the final match when Justin Leonard missed a 3-foot putt that led to a tie.

Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker were dominant from the start, playing bogey-free Thursday in the difficult alternate-shot format for a 6-and-4 victory. Phil Mickelson and Anthony Kim closed with four straight birdies for a 3-and-2 victory over Mike Weir and Tim Clark.

Kenny Perry and Zach Johnson earned a point for the Americans, beating Angel Cabrera and Camilo Villegas 2-up.

Major League Baseball

ROCKIES WIN TO TIE SERIES: By the time Cole Hamels rushed off to be with his pregnant wife, his streak of postseason dominance was long over.

Yorvit Torrealba hit a two-run homer, Aaron Cook pitched effectively into the sixth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat Hamels and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 Thursday to even their NL playoff series at a game apiece.

Huston Street pitched out of trouble in the ninth to secure the win for Colorado.

DODGERS RALLY FOR 2-0 LEAD: Matt Holliday dropped a sinking line drive for an error with two outs in the ninth inning, leading to a two-run rally by the Los Angeles Dodgers that gave them a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.

Ronnie Belliard and pinch-hitter Mark Loretta hit RBI singles off closer Ryan Franklin, giving the Dodgers a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five NL playoff series.

Holliday charged in on James Loney's liner to left field, but the ball hit his midsection and dropped to the grass.

Franklin walked Casey Blake before Belliard singled up the middle, scoring Loney. Franklin walked Russell Martin and a passed ball moved runners up to second and third, setting up Loretta's game-winning hit to center field.

Pro basketball

WNBA FINALS DOWN TO ONE GAME: The Fever and the Phoenix Mercury will play deciding Game 5 of the WNBA Finals tonight.

Indiana has won two of three in Phoenix, once in the regular season then again in Game 2. The most important road victory, though, came when Phoenix got back in its fast-paced groove for a 90-77 victory Wednesday in Indianapolis.

That sent the series back to Arizona, where Diana Taurasi, Cappie Pondexter, Penny Taylor and the rest of the Mercury can claim the franchise's second title in three years.

On Wednesday the Mercury made 10 of 24 3-pointers, compared with 2 of 18 for the Fever. Indiana's best shooter, Katie Douglas, was 2 of 14 overall, 1 of 7 on 3s.

PACERS WIN IN TAIWAN: In the first NBA preseason game played in Taiwan, the Pacers defeated the Denver Nuggets 126-104 on Thursday.

Troy Murphy, Brandon Rush and Roy Hibbert each scored 20 points for the Pacers, who led throughout the game in front of a sellout crowd of 13,599 at the Taipei Arena.

College sports

VICTORY BELL HAS NEW HOME AT VU: Sixty years after the original victory bell made its way onto the Valparaiso University campus, the current bell has a new home.

The bell, which has been anchored outside the old Valparaiso Union since 1955, is now housed outside the west side of the Athletics-Recreation Center. will be rung following Saturday's homecoming football game against San Diego.

The idea for the bell came from a Valparaiso University student in 1948 as a suggested new tradition for the school. A plea for a bell went out to the community, and the original bell was a gift to the university. The 28-inch bell had been found on a farm after previously being used in the downtown Valparaiso fire station.

PURDUE CALUMET NAMES HALL CLASS: For the third time, Purdue Calumet will induct individuals into its Athletic Hall of Fame. The 2009 inductees include former All-Americans Ed Blackmon (men's basketball), LeeAnn DeYoung (women's basketball) and Rod Weingart (baseball, basketball, soccer) as well as legendary coach Larry Liddle (men's basketball) and former athletic director Bob Hayes. They will be inducted at a ceremony during Homecoming festivities on Nov. 7.

Around the horn

The Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association named five local ballplayers to the 2009 Academic All-State team. Bishop Noll's John Mullaney joins Munster's Kevin Nossem, Hobart's Cameron Spencer, Lake Central's Roger Sammon and Rensselaer's Jacob Egan. The IHSBCA qualifies the top 50 baseball players from across the state based on a formula that calculates their class rank and SAT/ACT scores. ... Purdue Calumet exercise physiologist John Bobalik provides tips for improved fitness on "Purdue Calumet Sports Insight" from 5:30-6 p.m. today on WJOB-AM (1230). ... Calumet High School will hold its 14th annual Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday night at the Romanian Orthodox Hall in Merrillville. Tickets are $25 and available through Calumet's main office or athletic office. Call Georgette at (219) 989-7832 or Vikki at (219) 989-7847.