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Penguins' Stanley Cup parade draws throngs of fans

Jun. 15, 2009
Just call it the city of champions. Four months after celebrating the Steelers' sixth Super Bowl victory, Pittsburgh Police estimated 375,000 people converged downtown again for a parade, this time in honor of the Stanley Cup champion Penguins. People lined...
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Penguins feted with parade

Penguins feted with parade

PITTSBURGH, June 15 (UPI) -- The Pittsburgh Penguins, led by team owner Mario Lemieux, celebrated their Stanley Cup championship Monday with a parade and rally with thousands of fans.

NHL: Pittsburgh 2, Detroit 1

DETROIT, June 12 (UPI) -- Maxime Talbot scored twice and Marc-Andre Fleury's late-game save Friday nailed down the Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup clinching 2-1 win over the Red Wings.
Detroit vs. Pittsburgh for Stanley Cup

Detroit vs. Pittsburgh for Stanley Cup

DETROIT, June 11 (UPI) -- The Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins meet Friday to decide the champion of the National Hockey League and the winner of the Stanley Cup.
NHL: Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 2

NHL: Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 2

DETROIT, June 2 (UPI) -- Sergei Gonchar's goal midway through the third period broke a 2-2 tie and Pittsburgh took a 4-2 win from Detroit Tuesday in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
NHL: Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 1

NHL: Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 1

DETROIT, May 31 (UPI) -- Chris Osgood stopped 31-of-32 shots Sunday to boost the Detroit Red Wings over Pittsburgh 3-1 for a 2-0 lead in the NHL's Stanley Cup Finals.
NHL: Pittsburgh 4, Carolina 1

NHL: Pittsburgh 4, Carolina 1

RALEIGH, N.C., May 26 (UPI) -- Maxime Talbot had a goal and two assists Tuesday to help Pittsburgh beat Carolina 4-1 for its second straight Eastern Conference title.
First Stanley Cup ring sold for $60,000

First Stanley Cup ring sold for $60,000

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 1 (UPI) -- An 1893 Stanley Cup championship player's gold ring found in a Vancouver, British Columbia, attic sold at auction for more than $60,000.

Counterfeit Stanley Cup tickets seized

PITTSBURGH, June 2 (UPI) -- Three accused forgers were in custody Monday after they were busted in Pittsburgh for allegedly selling phony Stanley Cup Finals hockey tickets.

NHL: Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 0

DETROIT, May 24 (UPI) -- Mikael Samuelsson scored two unassisted goals Saturday to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-0 win over Pittsburgh in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

NHL: Tampa Bay 2, Philadelphia 1

TAMPA, Fla., May 22 (UPI) -- The Tampa Bay Lightning advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in their 12-year history Saturday with a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler