WPPA/T102 SPORTS - Saturday July 29, 2006

Trades heating up...Cubs keep hex on Cardinals...Agassi loses

UNDATED (AP) - Players began changing uniforms as several baseball deals were made ahead of Monday's trade deadline. The Texas Rangers acquired All-Star outfielder Carlos Lee from the Milwaukee Brewers for reliever Francisco Cordero and outfielders Kevin Mench and Laynce Nix.

UNDATED (AP)- In other deals, San Francisco Giants acquired 39-year-old left-handed reliever Mike Stanton from the Washington Nationals for a minor league pitcher and Philadelphia traded third baseman David Bell to Milwaukee for minor league pitcher Wilfrido Laureano. The Atlanta Braves acquired reliever Danys Baez (DAN'-eez BY'-ehs) and infielder Willy Aybar from the L-A Dodgers for third baseman Wilson Betemit.

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs are 17 games back in the National League Central, but they appear to have the number of division-leading St. Louis. Juan Pierre drove in three runs in the Cubs' 6-to-5 win to improve Chicago to 8-and-3 against the Cardinals this season.

EVIAN, France (AP) - Karrie (KAHR'-ee) Webb takes a one-shot lead over 16-year-old Michelle Wie (wee) into today's final round of the Evian Masters. The Australian carded a 3-under-par 69 in her third round in France while Wie shot a 70.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fernando Gonzalez defeated 36-year-old Andre Agassi 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the Countrywide Classic. Top-seed Andy Roddick withdrew because of a strained back.
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Here is the latest Pennsylvania sports from The AP

MADRID, Spain (AP) - The winner of the Tour de France insists when it comes to the way he competes, "nobody can talk about doping." Floyd Landis held a news conference in Spain a day after it emerged that tests found abnormally high levels of testosterone at one stage of the race. But Landis says he has naturally high levels of testosterone, and he vows to undergo all necessary tests to prove that.

EPHRATA, Pa. (AP) - A homecoming parade for Tour de France champion Floyd Landis is being put on hold by the town of Ephrata. The parade was to take place as early as next week and feature 500 cyclists. But parade organizer Rich Ruoff says that plans have been put on hold pending the outcome of drug tests on Landis' backup sample. The initial sample tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone and his victory in the Tour has been thrown into
doubt.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Rookie Ricky Nolasco didn't allow a hit until two out in the seventh inning and combined with two relievers on a three-hitter to lead the Florida Marlins over Philadelphia, 4-to-1 last night. Nolasco is 9-and-6. He allowed only an infield single off his glove to light-hitting Abraham Nunez and walked five in seven and a-third innings. Tyler Tankersley and Logan Kensing finished the three-hitter. Phillies second baseman Chase Utley singled off reliever Tyler Tankersley in the eighth inning to extend his hitting streak to 28 games, the longest in the major
leagues this season.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies are sending third baseman David Bell to the Milwaukee Brewers for a minor league pitcher. Bell will be a free agent after this season. The Phillies got Class-A right-hander Wilfrido Laureano. He was 3-and-2 with a 3.96 ERA in 29 relief appearances for West Virginia of the South Atlantic League.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Kip Wells won for the first time in ten months by pitching the Pittsburgh Pirates over San Francisco, 3-to-0 last night. The Giants have lost five straight. Wells is 1-and-5. He had not won since October first of last season. He missed almost three months to start this season due to March surgery to repair a blocked artery in his pitching arm.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Barry Bonds likes road trips to Pittsburgh, but he's not interested in finishing his career in the same city where he started. In Pittsburgh with the San Francisco Giants for a series against the Pirates, Bonds looked relaxed in the city where he took his first major league swings.

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) - Six weeks after a scary motorcycle crash, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is in Pittsburgh Steelers camp and expected to join teammates for their annual running test today. Not-so-big Ben has arrived a bit thinner as his broken jaw heels, but he's in much better shape than his teammates could have imagined.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Steelers have agreed to terms of a five-year contract with first-round draft pick Santonio Holmes. Holmes agreed to the deal minutes before Bill Cowher held his first full-squad meeting of training camp last night. The deal apparently does not include added contract language protecting them against additional off-field problems.
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Today's pitching probables and 2006 records (all times EDT)

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Los Angeles Angels (Jered Weaver 7-0) at Boston Red Sox (Josh Beckett 13-5), 1:20 p.m.
Toronto Blue Jays (Casey Janssen 6-10) at Oakland Athletics (Barry Zito 10-7), 4:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Jae Weong Seo 2-9) at New York Yankees (Randy Johnson 11-8), 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Jon Garland 10-3) at Baltimore Orioles (Jim Johnson 0-0), 4:35 p.m.
Seattle Mariners (Jarrod Washburn 4-10) at Cleveland Indians (Jake Westbrook 7-6), 7:05 p.m.
Detroit Tigers (Nate Robertson 9-6) at Minnesota Twins (Brad Radke 9-7), 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City Royals (Jorge De La Rosa 2-2) at Texas Rangers (Kevin Millwood 10-6), 8:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets (Orlando Hernandez 6-8) at Atlanta Braves (Tim Hudson 8-8), 1:20 p.m.
St. Louis Cardinals (Dennys Reyes 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Greg Maddux 8-11), 4:05 p.m.
Washington Nationals (Mike O'Connor 3-6) at Los Angeles Dodgers (Derek Lowe 7-7), 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati Reds (TBA) at Milwaukee Brewers (Doug Davis 6-6), 7:05 p.m.
Arizona Diamondbacks (Juan Cruz 3-5) at Houston Astros (Roy Oswalt 7-5), 7:05 p.m.
Florida Marlins (Dontrelle Willis 6-7) at Philadelphia Phillies (Cole Hamels 2-5), 7:05 p.m. AM 1360 WPPA 6:30 p.m.
San Francisco Giants (Jamey Wright 6-8) at Pittsburgh Pirates (Tom Gorzelanny 0-2), 7:05 p.m.
San Diego Padres (Chris Young 8-4) at Colorado Rockies (Jeff Francis 8-8), 8:05 p.m.

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Here are the latest scores from yesterday's sports events:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Final Chi White Sox 6 Baltimore 4
Final L.A. Angels 8 Boston 3
Final Cleveland 1 Seattle 0
Final N-Y Yankees 6 Tampa Bay 0
Final Detroit 3 Minnesota 2, 10 Innings
Final Kansas City 11 Texas 3
Final Toronto 4 Oakland 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final Chi Cubs 6 St. Louis 5
Final Florida 4 Philadelphia 1
Final Pittsburgh 3 San Francisco 0
Final N-Y Mets 6 Atlanta 4
Final Arizona 8 Houston 7, 11 Innings
Final Cincinnati 4 Milwaukee 3
Final Colorado 3 San Diego 1
Final L.A. Dodgers 13 Washington 1

WNBA BASKETBALL

Final Connecticut 75 Sacramento 68
Final San Antonio 98 Phoenix 96
Final Chicago 79 Minnesota 65
Final Detroit 77 Seattle 67


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