WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Pedro Feliz hit a grand slam, J.A. Happ
pitched effectively into the sixth inning and the Philadelphia
Phillies moved closer toward clinching their third straight NL East
title with a 7-4 victory over the Houston Astros last night. Happ
is the first rookie to win 12 games for Philadelphia since Jim
Owens in 1959. Both teams play each other again tonight.

CHICAGO (AP) - Ryan Dempster pitched a five-hitter for his third
career shutout, Jeff Baker had a two-run double and the Chicago
Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 last night.Derrek Lee added a
two-run single for the Cubs, who have won seven of nine games,
which guarantees them their third straight winning season. Both
teams play a doubleheader today.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jeremiah Trotter is back with the
Philadelphia Eagles after a year away from the NFL. The four-time
Pro Bowl linebacker signed with the team yesterday. A third-round
pick by the Eagles in 1998, Trotter went to Pro Bowls in 2000 and
2001. Also, in other Eagles news, the team released quarterback
Jeff Garcia.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers receiver Limas Sweed may have dropped
his way onto the bench. Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin says he may
deactivate Sweed, the team's second-round pick last year, for
Sunday night's game against the San Diego Chargers where he dropped
a pass in the end zone in the third quarter. The Steelers fell to
1-2 with Sunday's loss.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Antti Miettinen scored the deciding goal in
a shootout to give the Minnesota Wild a 5-4 victory over the
Philadelphia Flyers in the final preseason game for both teams
yesterday. Danny Briere and Mike Richards had the shootout goals
for the Flyers.


Tuesday's Games
Minnesota 3, Detroit 2, 10 innings, 1st game
N.Y. Yankees 4, Kansas City 3
Detroit 6, Minnesota 5, 2nd game
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, ppd., rain
Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 1
Toronto 8, Boston 7
L.A. Angels 5, Texas 2
Seattle 6, Oakland 4
Wednesday's Games
Chicago White Sox (C.Torres 1-1) at Cleveland (Carmona 4-12),
4:05 p.m., 1st game
Kansas City (Tejeda 4-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Chamberlain 9-6), 7:05
p.m.
Minnesota (Pavano 13-11) at Detroit (Bonine 0-1), 7:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Da.Hernandez 4-9) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 10-12),
7:08 p.m.
Toronto (Halladay 16-10) at Boston (Wakefield 11-4), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 12-10) at Cleveland (Masterson 4-9),
7:35 p.m., 2nd game
Texas (Holland 8-12) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 15-8), 10:05
p.m.
Oakland (Mortensen 2-3) at Seattle (Morrow 1-4), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia 7, Houston 4
Washington 4, N.Y. Mets 3
Florida 5, Atlanta 4
Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 2
Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh 0
Colorado 7, Milwaukee 5, 11 innings
San Diego 3, L.A. Dodgers 1
San Francisco 8, Arizona 4
Wednesday's Games
Pittsburgh (Morton 4-9) at Chicago Cubs (Lilly 12-8), 2:05 p.m.,
1st game
N.Y. Mets (Redding 3-6) at Washington (Lannan 9-13), 4:35 p.m.
Houston (Moehler 8-11) at Philadelphia (P.Martinez 5-1), 7:05
p.m.
Florida (Nolasco 12-9) at Atlanta (J.Vazquez 15-9), 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Smoltz 1-2) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 14-13), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Karstens 3-5) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 9-6), 8:05
p.m., 2nd game
Milwaukee (Suppan 7-11) at Colorado (Hammel 9-8), 8:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Garland 11-12) at San Diego (Cl.Richard 4-2),
10:05 p.m.
Arizona (Mulvey 0-2) at San Francisco (Penny 3-1), 10:15 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday's Game
New England at FC Dallas, 7 p.m.
Friday's Game
Chicago at Los Angeles, 11 p.m.

WNBA FINALS
(Best-of-5)
Indiana vs. Phoenix
Tuesday, Sept. 29: Phoenix 120, Indiana 116, OT, Phoenix leads
series 1-0
Thursday, Oct. 1: Indiana at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 4: Phoenix at Indiana, 4 p.m.
x-Wednesday, Oct. 7, Phoenix at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.
x-Friday, Oct. 9, Indiana at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 4 FINAL SCORES

POTTSVILLE 26 NORTH SCHUYLKILL 17
EXETER 20 SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 7

TRI VALLEY 48 MUHLENBERG 20
PINE GROVE 14 BLUE MT 14

SHENANDOAH 23 TAMAQUA 55
MINERSVILLE 20 MAHANOY AREA 0

PANTHER VALLEY 50 MILLERSBURG 42
JIM THORPE 6 WILLIAMS VALLEY 24

MOUNT CARMEL 57 SHIKELLAMY 21
WARRIOR RUN 20 SHAMOKIN 19

LOYALSOCK 14 HAZLETON 19
S. COLUMBIA 7 DELAWARE VALLEY 0

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

MIAMI (AP) - Pinch-hitter Brett Carroll capped a two-run rally
against closer Brad Lidge in the ninth inning with an RBI single,
giving the Florida Marlins a 7-6 victory over the Philadelphia
Phillies last night. Jorge Cantu tied it with a single off Lidge,
who blew his major league-leading 11th save opportunity. The
Phillies are in Milwaukee starting tonight.

MIAMI (AP) - Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz has been sent to
Philadelphia for an MRI on his sprained left wrist.Phillies general
manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said yesterday test results showed no
structural damage to the wrist. Amaro added Ruiz will rejoin the
team in Milwaukee and is expected to return to the field in
three-to-five days.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Joey Votto went 4 for 5 and scored three runs,
Homer Bailey allowed two runs and the Cincinnati Reds continued the
Pittsburgh Pirates' losing with a 12-2 win last night. Brandon
Phillips, Scott Rolen, Jay Bruce, Laynce Nix and Corky Miller each
had two RBIs. The Pirates are 3-22 in their past 25. The series in
Pittsburgh ends this afternoon.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Donovan McNabb did not practice yesterday
because of a broken rib that forced him to miss the Eagles' 48-22
loss to New Orleans last Sunday. Kevin Kolb would make his second
straight start if McNabb can't play against Kansas City this week.
Coach Andy Reid isn't sure if Jeff Garcia or Michael Vick would be
the backup quarterback.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State's Sean Lee hopes to play in
Saturday's Big Ten opener against Iowa, though the standout
linebacker is unsure when he'll return to practice. The Nittany
Lions' defensive leader said yesterday that the left knee he
sprained last week against Temple is feeling better.It's up to team
doctors to determine whether he's healthy.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 3, L.A. Angels 2
Detroit 11, Cleveland 3
Toronto 7, Baltimore 3
Tampa Bay 5, Seattle 4
Boston 9, Kansas City 2
Minnesota 8, Chicago White Sox 6
Texas 9, Oakland 8
Thursday's Games
Texas (Feldman 17-5) at Oakland (Bre.Anderson 10-10), 3:35 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 16-9) at Cleveland (C.Carrasco 0-2), 7:05
p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 16-5) at Toronto (R.Romero 12-9), 7:07 p.m.
Boston (Buchholz 6-3) at Kansas City (Lerew 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Cincinnati 12, Pittsburgh 2
Washington 5, L.A. Dodgers 4
Atlanta 5, N.Y. Mets 2
Florida 7, Philadelphia 6
Milwaukee 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Houston 3, St. Louis 0
San Diego 6, Colorado 3
San Francisco 5, Arizona 2
Thursday's Games
Cincinnati (Arroyo 13-13) at Pittsburgh (Morton 4-8), 12:35 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (V.Padilla 3-0) at Washington (J.Martin 5-4), 7:05
p.m.
Philadelphia (Happ 10-4) at Milwaukee (Suppan 7-10), 8:05 p.m.
San Diego (Cl.Richard 4-2) at Colorado (Hammel 9-8), 8:40 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Dempster 10-8) at San Francisco (Penny 3-1), 10:15
p.m.

NHL PRESEASON
Wednesday's Games
Buffalo 3, Toronto 2
New Jersey 4, N.Y. Islanders 2
Washington 6, Chicago 2
Atlanta 5, Nashville 4
Florida 4, Dallas 1
Phoenix 4, Tampa Bay 3, SO
Calgary 5, Edmonton 3
Colorado 3, Los Angeles 2
Vancouver 4, San Jose 3, SO
Thursday's Games
Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Boston at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Edmonton vs. Tampa Bay at Winnipeg, Manitoba, 8:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday's Game
Colorado 1, San Jose 1, tie
Saturday's Games
Seattle FC at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
New York at Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.

WNBA PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-3)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Indiana 2, Washington 0
Thursday, Sept. 17: Indiana 88, Washington 79
Saturday, Sept. 19: Indiana 81, Washington 74, OT
Detroit 2, Atlanta 0
Wednesday, Sept. 16: Detroit 94, Atlanta 89
Friday, Sept. 18: Detroit 94, Atlanta 79
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Phoenix 2, San Antonio 1
Thursday, Sept. 17: San Antonio 92, Phoenix 91
Saturday, Sept. 19: Phoenix 106, San Antonio 78
Monday, Sept. 21: Phoenix 100, San Antonio 92
Los Angeles 2, Seattle 1
Wednesday, Sept. 16: Los Angeles 70, Seattle 63
Friday, Sept. 18: Seattle 75, Los Angeles 74
Sunday, Sept. 20: Los Angeles 75, Seattle 64

CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-3)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Wednesday, Sept. 23: Detroit 72, Indiana 56, Detroit leads
series 1-0
Friday, Sept. 25: Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.
x-Saturday, Sept. 26: Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Wednesday, Sept. 23: Phoenix 103, Los Angeles 94, Phoenix leads
series 1-0
Friday, Sept. 25: Los Angeles at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
x-Saturday, Sept. 26: Los Angeles at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Kevin Kolb will make his second straight
start for the Philadelphia Eagles if Donovan McNabb can't play
against Kansas City. Coach Andy Reid isn't sure whether Jeff Garcia
or Michael Vick would be the backup quarterback in that scenario.
Vick is eligible to play for the first time in a regular season
game this Sunday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Chase Headley's career-high fifth hit of the
game drove in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning and the San Diego
Padres won their third straight over the Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-6
last night. Headley hit a line drive into off Jeff Karstens to help
the Padres to their eighth win in 12 games. The Pirates are at home
tonight against Cincinnati.

MIAMI (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies play a double header
today down in Miami against the Florida Marlins. One of the games
was originally supposed to be played last night. But the Marlins
share the same stadium with the Miami Dolphins, who played the
Baltimore Colts last night in Monday Night Football. That forced
the Phillies and Marlins to play 2 games today.

MONTREAL (AP) - In preseason hockey action, Brian Gionta had two
goals and an assist to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win
over the Pittsburgh Penguins last night. Sergei Gonchar, Evgeni
Malkin and Bill Guerin scored for Pittsburgh, which fell to 1-2
during the preseason.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - No. 5 Penn State's star linebacker
Sean Lee has a sprained left knee. A team spokesman says his
availability for practice is day to day. Lee appeared to hurt the
knee during the first half of last week's 31-6 win over Temple. He
stayed in the game until midway through the fourth quarter, when he
limped off to the sideline.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Toronto 9, Baltimore 2
Kansas City 12, Boston 9
Minnesota 7, Chicago White Sox 0
L.A. Angels 5, N.Y. Yankees 2
Texas 10, Oakland 3
Tuesday's Games
Detroit (E.Jackson 12-7) at Cleveland (Laffey 7-6), 7:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Hendrickson 5-5) at Toronto (Tallet 7-9), 7:07 p.m.
Seattle (Rowland-Smith 4-3) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 12-6), 7:08
p.m.
Boston (P.Byrd 1-1) at Kansas City (Greinke 14-8), 8:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Manship 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 12-9), 8:11
p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Gaudin 1-0) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 7-8), 10:05
p.m.
Texas (McCarthy 7-3) at Oakland (Cahill 9-12), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Monday's Games
San Diego 11, Pittsburgh 6, 11 innings
Atlanta 11, N.Y. Mets 3
Chicago Cubs 10, Milwaukee 2
St. Louis 7, Houston 3
San Francisco 5, Arizona 4
Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia (Blanton 10-7) at Florida (Jo.Johnson 15-4), 4:10
p.m., 1st game
Cincinnati (Cueto 9-10) at Pittsburgh (Duke 10-14), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 7-6) at Washington (Li.Hernandez 8-11),
7:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Jurrjens 12-10) at N.Y. Mets (Figueroa 2-6), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Moyer 12-9) at Florida (A.Sanchez 2-7), 7:40 p.m.,
2nd game
Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 10-9) at Milwaukee (Bush 5-7), 8:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Pineiro 14-11) at Houston (Bazardo 0-1), 8:05 p.m.
San Diego (Mujica 3-4) at Colorado (De La Rosa 15-9), 8:40 p.m.
San Francisco (Cain 13-6) at Arizona (D.Davis 7-13), 9:40 p.m.

NFL
Sunday's Games
Houston 34, Tennessee 31
Minnesota 27, Detroit 13
Atlanta 28, Carolina 20
Washington 9, St. Louis 7
N.Y. Jets 16, New England 9
Oakland 13, Kansas City 10
Cincinnati 31, Green Bay 24
New Orleans 48, Philadelphia 22
Arizona 31, Jacksonville 17
Buffalo 33, Tampa Bay 20
San Francisco 23, Seattle 10
Chicago 17, Pittsburgh 14
Baltimore 31, San Diego 26
Denver 27, Cleveland 6
N.Y. Giants 33, Dallas 31
Monday's Game
Indianapolis 27, Miami 23

NHL PRESEASON
Monday's Games
Atlanta 4, Carolina 2
Buffalo 2, Washington 1
N.Y. Rangers 4, Detroit 2
Columbus 5, Minnesota 1
Montreal 4, Pittsburgh 3
Ottawa 3, Tampa Bay 1
Vancouver 5, Calgary 4, SO
Anaheim 3, San Jose 2
Tuesday's Games
Pittsburgh at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Boston at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles vs. N.Y. Islanders at Kansas City, Mo., 8 p.m.
Florida at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Phoenix vs. Tampa Bay at Everett, Wash., 10:30 p.m.

WNBA PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-3)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Indiana 2, Washington 0
Thursday, Sept. 17: Indiana 88, Washington 79
Saturday, Sept. 19: Indiana 81, Washington 74, OT
Detroit 2, Atlanta 0
Wednesday, Sept. 16: Detroit 94, Atlanta 89
Friday, Sept. 18: Detroit 94, Atlanta 79
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Phoenix 2, San Antonio 1
Thursday, Sept. 17: San Antonio 92, Phoenix 91
Saturday, Sept. 19: Phoenix 106, San Antonio 78
Monday, Sept. 21: Phoenix 100, San Antonio 92
Los Angeles 2, Seattle 1
Wednesday, Sept. 16: Los Angeles 70, Seattle 63
Friday, Sept. 18: Seattle 75, Los Angeles 74
Sunday, Sept. 20: Los Angeles 75, Seattle 64

CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-3)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Wednesday, Sept. 23: Indiana at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 25: Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.
x-Saturday, Sept. 26: Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Wednesday, Sept. 23: Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 25: Los Angeles at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
x-Saturday, Sept. 26: Los Angeles at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A healthy Donovan McNabb may not have
mattered against Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints. Brees
tossed three more touchdown passes, helping the Saints beat the
Philadelphia Eagles 48-22 yesterday. Making his first NFL start for
an injured McNabb, Kevin Kolb had a decent performance. He threw
for 391 yards and two touchdowns.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eagles running back Brian Westbrook has a
sprained right ankle and he hopes he'll be able to play next week.
Westbrook had his ankle taped in the third quarter of
Philadelphia's loss to New Orleans yesterday. He had 52 yards
rushing on 13 attempts. Westbrook says the ankle feels sore. The
Eagles play Kansas City next week.

CHICAGO (AP) - Jay Cutler came through with a big pass to Devin
Hester on third down, to help lift the Chicago Bears to a 17-14
victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday. Cutler's home game
was a big improvement over his debut with the Bears. He finished
with 236 yards. That was enough to offset a solid performance by
Ben Roethlisberger.

ATLANTA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies ended rookie Tommy
Hanson's streak of 19 consecutive scoreless innings, beating
Atlanta 4-2 yesterday and damaging the Braves' faint NL wild-card
hopes. Brad Lidge pitched another shaky ninth inning but posted his
31st save. The NL East-leading Phillies took two of three in the
series and are off today.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Kevin Correia continued his strong September,
pitching seven strong innings and the San Diego Padres shutout the
Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 yesterday. Correia allowed six hits, did not
walk a batter and struck out five. Meanwhile, Heath Bell struck out
the last two batters for his National League-leading 39th save in
44 opportunities.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
L.A. Angels 10, Texas 5
Boston 9, Baltimore 3
Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 1
Kansas City 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Detroit 6, Minnesota 2
Oakland 11, Cleveland 4
Seattle 7, N.Y. Yankees 1
Monday's Games
Baltimore (Tillman 2-3) at Toronto (Purcey 0-2), 7:07 p.m.
Boston (Wakefield 11-4) at Kansas City (DiNardo 0-1), 8:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Blackburn 10-11) at Chicago White Sox (D.Hudson 0-0),
8:11 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 13-6) at L.A. Angels (J.Saunders 13-7),
10:05 p.m.
Texas (Millwood 10-10) at Oakland (Ed.Gonzalez 0-2), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Cincinnati 8, Florida 1
N.Y. Mets 6, Washington 2
Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 2
San Diego 4, Pittsburgh 0
Milwaukee 6, Houston 0
Colorado 5, Arizona 1
L.A. Dodgers 6, San Francisco 2
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis 3, 11 innings
Monday's Games
San Diego (LeBlanc 2-1) at Pittsburgh (D.McCutchen 0-2), 7:05
p.m.
Atlanta (D.Lowe 14-9) at N.Y. Mets (Misch 1-3), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Gorzelanny 5-2) at Milwaukee (Looper 13-6), 8:05
p.m.
St. Louis (Lohse 5-8) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 13-10), 8:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Zito 10-12) at Arizona (D.Davis 7-13), 9:40 p.m.

NFL
Sunday's Games
Houston 34, Tennessee 31
Minnesota 27, Detroit 13
Atlanta 28, Carolina 20
Washington 9, St. Louis 7
N.Y. Jets 16, New England 9
Oakland 13, Kansas City 10
Cincinnati 31, Green Bay 24
New Orleans 48, Philadelphia 22
Arizona 31, Jacksonville 17
Buffalo 33, Tampa Bay 20
San Francisco 23, Seattle 10
Chicago 17, Pittsburgh 14
Baltimore 31, San Diego 26
Denver 27, Cleveland 6
N.Y. Giants 33, Dallas 31
Monday's Game
Indianapolis at Miami, 8:30 p.m.

NHL PRESEASON
Sunday's Games
Minnesota 3, Chicago 0
Boston 2, Montreal 1
N.Y. Islanders 3, Edmonton 1
Calgary 5, Florida 2
Colorado 2, St. Louis 1, OT
Monday's Games
Carolina at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m.
Detroit at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa vs. Tampa Bay at Regina, Saskatchewan, 9 p.m.
Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

WNBA PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-3)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Indiana 2, Washington 0
Thursday, Sept. 17: Indiana 88, Washington 79
Saturday, Sept. 19: Indiana 81, Washington 74, OT
Detroit 2, Atlanta 0
Wednesday, Sept. 16: Detroit 94, Atlanta 89
Friday, Sept. 18: Detroit 94, Atlanta 79
WESTERN CONFERENCE
San Antonio 1, Phoenix 1
Thursday, Sept. 17: San Antonio 92, Phoenix 91
Saturday, Sept. 19: Phoenix 106, San Antonio 78
Monday, Sept. 21: San Antonio at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Los Angeles 2, Seattle 1
Wednesday, Sept. 16: Los Angeles 70, Seattle 63
Friday, Sept. 18: Seattle 75, Los Angeles 74
Sunday, Sept. 20: Los Angeles 75, Seattle 64

SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-3)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Wednesday, Sept. 23: Indiana at Detroit, TBD
Friday, Sept. 25: Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.
x-Saturday, Sept. 26: Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.

MLS
Sunday's Games
Chicago 2, Columbus 2, tie
Wednesday, September 23
San Jose at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Saturday

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Friday's Games

ATLANTA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies overcame a shortened start by rookie J.A. Happ to end Atlanta's seven-game winning streak with a 9-4 victory. Philadelphia snapped the Braves' longest stretch of consecutive victories since July 2006, dropping Atlanta 8 1/2 games back in the National League East and hurting their fading wild-card chances. Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino was "feeling under the weather" and was held out of the lineup Friday night against the Braves. Manager Charlie Manuel started Ben Francisco in center field, batting in Victorino's usual No. 2 spot in the order. Manuel declined to elaborate when asked about Victorino.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Charlie Morton allowed one run in seven innings, helping the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates win 5-1 over the San Diego Padres. Morton shook off a rough first inning to allow only six hits and a walk to win for only the second time since July 18. The Pirates won for only the third time in their past 20 games.

Florida 4, Cincinnati 3
Washington 6, N.Y. Mets 5
Milwaukee 3, Houston 2
St. Louis 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Arizona 7, Colorado 5
San Francisco 8, L.A. Dodgers 4

Saturday's Games

San Diego (Cl.Richard 4-2) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 11-10), 12:35 p.m.
Washington (Lannan 9-11) at N.Y. Mets (Redding 2-6), 1:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Dempster 10-8) at St. Louis (C.Carpenter 16-4), 4:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Penny 3-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Garland 10-11), 4:10 p.m.
Houston (Moehler 8-10) at Milwaukee (Suppan 6-10), 7:05 p.m.
Florida (Nolasco 11-9) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 13-12), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (P.Martinez 5-0) at Atlanta (J.Vazquez 13-9), 7:10 p.m.
Colorado (Hammel 8-8) at Arizona (Scherzer 9-9), 8:10 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Boston 3, Baltimore 1
Tampa Bay 11, Toronto 4
L.A. Angels 2, Texas 0
Minnesota 3, Detroit 0
Kansas City 11, Chicago White Sox 0
Oakland 2, Cleveland 1
Seattle 3, N.Y. Yankees 2

Saturday's Games

Cleveland (Sowers 6-9) at Oakland (G.Gonzalez 5-6), 4:05 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 16-8) at Minnesota (Pavano 12-11), 4:10 p.m.
Boston (Lester 13-7) at Baltimore (Da.Hernandez 4-8), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (D.Hughes 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Peavy 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 15-6) at Texas (Feldman 16-5), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (R.Romero 12-8) at Tampa Bay (Garza 7-10), 7:08 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 17-7) at Seattle (Fister 2-2), 10:10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL

(10) Boise State 51 Fresno State 34

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Just getting into the end zone will be an accomplishment for the Temple Owls when they travel to No. 5 Penn State on Saturday. Penn State has outscored Temple 123-3 the previous three seasons, including a 42-point blowout in Happy Valley in 2008.

Saturday, Sept. 19

No. 1 Florida vs. Tennessee, 3:30 p.m.
No. 2 Texas vs. Texas Tech, 8:05 p.m.
No. 3 Southern Cal at Washington, 3:30 p.m.
No. 4 Alabama vs. North Texas, 12:20 p.m.
No. 5 Mississippi vs. SE Louisiana, 7:30 p.m.
No. 7 BYU vs. Florida State, 7 p.m.
No. 8 California at Minnesota, Noon p.m.
No. 9 LSU vs. La.-Lafayette, 7 p.m.
No. 11 Ohio State vs. Toledo at Cleveland, Noon
No. 12 Oklahoma vs. Tulsa, 3:30 p.m.
No. 13 Virginia Tech vs. No. 19 Nebraska, 3:30 p.m.
No. 15 TCU vs. Texas State, 7 p.m.
No. 16 Oklahoma State vs. Rice, 7 p.m.
No. 17 Cincinnati at Oregon State, 6:45 p.m.
No. 18 Utah at Oregon, 3:30 p.m.
No. 22 Kansas vs. Duke, Noon
No. 23 Georgia at Arkansas, 7:45 p.m.
No. 24 North Carolina vs. East Carolina, Noon
No. 25 Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan, Noon

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb is doubtful for Sunday's game against New Orleans because of a cracked rib. McNabb sat out of practice for the third straight day Friday. Kevin Kolb took snaps with the first team and would be making his first career NFL start if McNabb can't play.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers wide receiver Limas Sweed won't play Sunday against the Chicago Bears because of a sprained foot. He got hurt during practice Wednesday. Starting linebacker Lawrence Timmons has a high ankle sprain and is expected to play Sunday, but
it is uncertain whether he will start. Timmons was injured in the preseason and sat out the Tennessee game.

Sunday, Sept. 20

Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Washington, 1 p.m.
New England at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 4:05 p.m.
Seattle at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chicago, 4:15 p.m.
Baltimore at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
Cleveland at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 21

Indianapolis at Miami, 8:30 p.m.

NASCAR Sprint Cup-Sylvania 300 Lineup

(Car number in parentheses)

1. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 133.431 mph.
2. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 132.581.
3. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 132.581.
4. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 132.03.
5. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 132.012.
6. (12) David Stremme, Dodge, 131.943.
7. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 131.852.
8. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 131.847.
9. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 131.829.
10. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 131.788.
11. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 131.76.
12. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 131.724.
13. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 131.51.
14. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 131.365.
15. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 131.352.
16. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 131.234.
17. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 131.234.
18. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 131.229.
19. (07) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 131.089.
20. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 131.08.
21. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 131.058.
22. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 131.031.
23. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 131.017.
24. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 131.008.
25. (43) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 130.914.
26. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 130.649.
27. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 130.649.
28. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 130.635.
29. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 130.617.
30. (64) Mike Wallace, Toyota, 130.613.
31. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 130.595.
32. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 130.474.
33. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 130.452.
34. (44) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge, 130.42.
35. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 130.304.
36. (37) Tony Raines, Dodge, 129.9.
37. (96) Erik Darnell, Ford, 129.789.
38. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 129.626.
39. (09) Aric Almirola, Dodge, 129.331.
40. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 129.055.
41. (34) John Andretti, Chevrolet, 128.841.
42. (6) David Ragan, Ford, Owner Points.
43. (36) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 129.283.

Failed to Qualify

44. (75) Derrike Cope, Dodge, 127.053.
45. (51) Dexter Bean, Dodge, 126.846.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Friday's Games

New York 1, New England 1, tie
San Jose 1, Colorado 1, tie

Saturday's Games

Chivas USA at Seattle FC, 3 p.m.
FC Dallas at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

WNBA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

Friday's Games

Detroit 94 Atlanta 79
Seattle 75 Los Angeles 74

Saturday's Games

Washington at Indiana 7:00 p.m.
San Antonio at Phoenix 10:00 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON

Friday's Matches

Nashville 4 Carolina 2
Tampa Bay 2 Atlanta 1 OT
Detroit 4 N-Y Rangers 3
Montreal 2 Ottawa 1
Toronto 4 Pittsburgh 3
St. Louis 6 Colorado 2
Minnesota 2 Columbus 0
Edmonton 4 Florida 0
Anaheim 4 Phoenix 3 OT
Vancouver 6 San Jose 2

Saturday's Matches

N-Y Rangers at Boston 4:00 p.m.
Buffalo at Detroit 7:00 p.m.
Montreal at Ottawa 7:00 p.m.
Philadelphia at Toronto 7:00 p.m.
Columbus at Nashville 8:00 p.m.
Dallas at St. Louis 8:00 p.m.
Washington at Chicago 8:30 p.m.
Calgary at N-Y Islanders 9:00 p.m.
Edmonton at Vancouver 10:00 p.m.
Anaheim at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Phoenix at San Jose 10:30 p.m.

WEEK 3 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

POTTSVILLE 20
BLUE MT. 15

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 35
MINERSVILLE 3

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 38
JIM THORPE 7

MARIAN 33
MAHANOY AREA 14

TAMAQUA 21
SHENANDOAH VALLEY 10

PINE GROVE 21
MILLERSBURG 20 2OT

TRI VALLEY 34
NEWPORT 0

LINE MT. 35
WILLIAMS VALLEY 19

SHIKELLAMY 20
MT. CARMEL 7

SHAMOKIN 34
CENTRAL COLUMBIA 12

SOUTHERN COULUMBIA 43
JERSEY SHORE 6

HAZLETON AREA 40
PLEASANT VALLEY 14

READING 13
GOVERNOR. MIFFLIN 0

BERWICK 39
WYOMING AREA 21

CONRAD WEISER 35
HOLY NAME 7

UPPER DAUPHIN 34
READING CENTRAL CATHOLIC 7

TOMORROW

EAST JUNIATA @ NATIVITY 1P.M.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

HILADELPHIA (AP) - Cole Hamels is again pitching like
Philadelphia's October ace. Hamels took a perfect game into the
sixth inning, matching a season high 10 strikeouts and leading the
Phillies to a 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals last night. The
Phillies are on the road to play the Atlanta Braves, a team which
has won 7 games in a row.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phillies reliever Chan Ho Park will miss two
to three weeks with a strained right hamstring. Phillies assistant
general manager Scott Proefrock says Park will report to
Clearwater, Fla., for treatment. Park, who is 3-3 with a 4.43 ERA
in 45 games this year, left yesterday's win over Washington after
pitching a scoreless eighth inning.

LONDON, Ontario (AP) - In preseason hockey, Lee Stempniak and
rookie Nazem Kadri scored in the first period and the Toronto Maple
Leafs cruised to a 4-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers last
night. Both teams struggled on the power play, combining to go 0
for 9.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Eagles are holding out hope that
quarterback Donovan McNabb might be able to play in their home
opener against the New Orleans Saints. Eagles offensive coordinator
Marty Morninweg said before yesterday's practice that McNabb has
been "working hard" and "doing everything in his power to get
back out there."

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles will honor former
quarterback Randall Cunningham at halftime of their game Sept. 27
against the Kansas City Chiefs. The four-time Pro Bowl quarterback
played for the Eagles from 1985-95, and will be joined at the
ceremony by his wife, Felicity, his 4 children and brother Sam, who
played for the New England Patriots.

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Lawyers for Steelers Quarterback Ben
Roethlisberger have filed new documents claiming that the woman who
accuses him of raping her at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino concocted
the story in part to try to shield herself from possible layoffs at
the resort. Roethlisberger denies the rape allegation.


AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Kansas City 9, Detroit 2
Seattle 4, Chicago White Sox 3, 14 innings
Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 0
L.A. Angels 4, Boston 3
Oakland 5, Cleveland 2
Friday's Games
Boston (Buchholz 5-3) at Baltimore (Guthrie 10-14), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (Richmond 6-9) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 9-11), 7:38 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Kazmir 8-8) at Texas (Tom.Hunter 8-3), 8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Porcello 13-8) at Minnesota (Duensing 3-1), 8:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Hochevar 6-10) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 12-8),
8:11 p.m.
Cleveland (D.Huff 10-7) at Oakland (Bre.Anderson 9-10), 10:05
p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (A.Burnett 11-9) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 15-5),
10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Milwaukee 7, Chicago Cubs 4
Philadelphia 4, Washington 2
Cincinnati 3, Florida 2
Atlanta 7, N.Y. Mets 3
Friday's Games
San Diego (Stauffer 4-6) at Pittsburgh (Morton 3-8), 7:05 p.m.
Florida (VandenHurk 2-2) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 5-5), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (J.Martin 4-4) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 10-10), 7:10
p.m.
Philadelphia (Happ 10-4) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 1-0), 7:35 p.m.
Houston (Norris 5-3) at Milwaukee (Narveson 1-0), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Lilly 12-8) at St. Louis (Smoltz 1-1), 8:15 p.m.
Colorado (Marquis 15-11) at Arizona (Mulvey 0-1), 9:40 p.m.
San Francisco (J.Sanchez 6-12) at L.A. Dodgers (V.Padilla 3-0),
10:10 p.m.

NHL PRESEASON
Thursday's Games
Washington 4, Buffalo 3, OT
Toronto 4, Philadelphia 0
Montreal 3, Florida 2
Nashville 5, Atlanta 0
Colorado 3, Dallas 1
Calgary 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, SO
Vancouver 3, Anaheim 0
San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1
Friday's Games
Nashville at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Columbus at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Florida at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Anaheim at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Vancouver at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

WNBA PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-3)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Indiana 1, Washington 0
Thursday, Sept. 17: Indiana 88, Washington 79
Saturday, Sept. 19: Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m.
x-Monday, Sept. 21: Washington at Indiana, 8 p.m.
Detroit 1, Atlanta 0
Wednesday, Sept. 16: Detroit 94, Atlanta 89
Friday, Sept. 18: Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
x-Sunday, Sept. 20: Detroit at Atlanta, 3 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
San Antonio 1, Phoenix 0
Thursday, Sept. 17: San Antonio 92, Phoenix 91
Saturday, Sept. 19: San Antonio at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
x-Monday, Sept. 21: San Antonio at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Los Angeles 1, Seattle 0
Wednesday, Sept. 16: Los Angeles 70, Seattle 63
Friday, Sept. 18: Los Angeles at Seattle, 10 p.m.
x-Sunday, Sept. 20: Los Angeles at Seattle, 5 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies continue to
dominate, beating the Washington Nationals 6-1 last night. Joe
Blanton tossed six scoreless innings and Jayson Werth hit a grand
slam for the Phillies. The NL East-leading Phillies reduced their
magic number for clinching the division title to 11. They play the
Nationals again tonight.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Matt Kemp hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in
the sixth inning, Ronnie Belliard added a solo shot and the Los
Angeles Dodgers beat the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1
yesterday to complete a three-game sweep. The Dodgers' win left
them 29 games above .500. The Pirates are off today before starting
a series with San Diego tomorrow.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb did not
practice yesterday because of his cracked rib. Coach Andy Reid says
McNabb is making progress. He also says it is still too early to
determine if McNabb will start Sunday's game against New Orleans.
Reid again made clear that Kevin Kolb will start against the Saints
if McNabb can't play.

DETROIT (AP) - In the preseason hockey opener for the
Philadelphia Flyers, Kris Draper, Jamie Tardif and Jeremy Williams
scored to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-1 win over Philadelphia
last night. James Van Riemsdyk scored for Philadelphia and Flyers'
goalie Ray Emery made 23 saves in two periods. Brian Boucher
stopped eight shots.

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A judge has denied a motion to move the
civil sexual assault case against Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback
Ben Roethlisberger and Lake Tahoe casino employees from Reno to
Douglas County. A District Judge yesterday ruled that Reno was a
proper venue.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Minnesota 7, Cleveland 3
Detroit 4, Kansas City 3
Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 2
N.Y. Yankees 5, Toronto 4
Boston 9, L.A. Angels 8
Oakland 4, Texas 0
Seattle 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Thursday's Games
Kansas City (Greinke 13-8) at Detroit (E.Jackson 12-6), 1:05
p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Danks 12-9) at Seattle (Morrow 1-4), 6:40
p.m.
Tampa Bay (W.Davis 0-1) at Baltimore (Hendrickson 5-4), 7:05
p.m.
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 7-8) at Boston (Beckett 15-6), 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Masterson 4-7) at Oakland (Mortensen 1-2), 10:05
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Florida 5, St. Louis 2
L.A. Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh 1
San Diego 6, Arizona 5, 10 innings
Philadelphia 6, Washington 1
Cincinnati 6, Houston 5
Atlanta 6, N.Y. Mets 5
Milwaukee 9, Chicago Cubs 5
Colorado 4, San Francisco 3
Thursday's Games
Milwaukee (Bush 4-7) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 10-8), 2:20 p.m.
Washington (Detwiler 0-5) at Philadelphia (Hamels 9-9), 7:05
p.m.
Florida (A.Sanchez 2-6) at Cincinnati (Maloney 0-4), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Figueroa 2-5) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 11-10), 7:10 p.m.

NHL PRESEASON
Wednesday's Games
Boston 3, Toronto 2
New Jersey 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, SO
Florida 2, Ottawa 1
Detroit 3, Philadelphia 1
Dallas 4, Tampa Bay 3, SO
Edmonton 3, N.Y. Islanders 2
Anaheim 3, Phoenix 2, SO
Thursday's Games
Washington at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Toronto at London, Ontario, 7 p.m.
Florida at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Los Angeles vs. San Jose at Ontario, Calif., 10:30 p.m.

WNBA PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-3)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Indiana vs. Washington
Thursday, Sept. 17: Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 19: Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m.
x-Monday, Sept. 21: Washington at Indiana, 8 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Detroit
Detroit 94, Atlanta 89, Detroit leads series 1-0
Friday, Sept. 18: Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
x-Sunday, Sept. 20: Detroit at Atlanta, 3 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Phoenix vs. San Antonio
Thursday, Sept. 17: Phoenix at San Antonio, 9 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 19: San Antonio at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
x-Monday, Sept. 21: San Antonio at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Seattle vs. Los Angeles
Los Angeles 70, Seattle 63, Los Angeles leads series 1-0
Friday, Sept. 18: Los Angeles at Seattle, 10 p.m.
x-Sunday, Sept. 20: Los Angeles at Seattle, 5 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers opened their
homestand by beating up on the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 6-2 victory.
Orlando Hudson had three hits and drove in two late runs as the
NL-leading Dodger got hits from all eight starting position
players. The Pirates have lost 15 of the last 17 games and face the
Dodgers again tonight.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eagles coach Andy Reid confirms the team has
signed quarterback Jeff Garcia, a 10-year veteran who played for
Philadelphia in 2006. The Eagles needed a backup quarterback in
case McNabb, who suffered a broken rib in Philadelphia's 38-10 win
over Carolina Sunday, is not able to play this week against the New
Orleans Saints.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu
doesn't need knee surgery and says "the best case scenario" is
that he will be back in three to six weeks as expected. Polamalu is
one of the NFL's best defensive players. He tore the medial
collateral ligament in his left knee in last Thursday's win over
Tennessee on a blocked field goal.

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A lawyer says an affidavit from a woman
who is accusing Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of rape
shouldn't be allowed as part of the court record in the case. An
attorney for seven Harrah's Lake Tahoe employees also named as
defendants in the woman's lawsuit, said the woman's affidavit
contains "nothing more or less than media grandstanding."

VOORHEES, N.J.(AP) - Boxing great Joe Frazier visited the
Philadelphia Flyers training camp to visit with goalie Ray Emery.
The goalie paid tribute to the boxing great by having the images of
Philly greats Frazier, Bernard Hopkins and fictional Rocky Balboa
painted on his mask. Frazier signed a copy of "The Thrilla in
Manilla" DVD for him.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Monday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 5, L.A. Angels 3
Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 4
Detroit 6, Toronto 5, 10 innings
Oakland 9, Texas 0
Minnesota 6, Cleveland 3
Tuesday's Games
Kansas City (Tejeda 2-1) at Detroit (Washburn 9-8), 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Niemann 12-5) at Baltimore (Berken 4-11), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (Halladay 14-9) at N.Y. Yankees (Mitre 3-2), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Lackey 10-7) at Boston (Matsuzaka 1-5), 7:10 p.m.
Oakland (Ed.Gonzalez 0-2) at Texas (McCarthy 7-2), 8:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Carmona 3-10) at Minnesota (S.Baker 13-8), 8:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Garcia 1-2) at Seattle (Snell 4-2), 10:10
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Cincinnati 3, Houston 1
Chicago Cubs 2, Milwaukee 0
St. Louis 11, Florida 6
Arizona 4, San Diego 2, 10 innings
L.A. Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh 2
San Francisco 9, Colorado 1
Tuesday's Games
Washington (Mock 3-7) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 6-2), 7:05 p.m.
Houston (Oswalt 8-6) at Cincinnati (K.Wells 1-4), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Misch 1-2) at Atlanta (Hanson 9-3), 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Gallardo 12-11) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 8-6), 8:05
p.m.
Florida (West 6-5) at St. Louis (Wainwright 18-7), 8:15 p.m.
Arizona (Haren 13-8) at San Diego (LeBlanc 2-1), 10:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Duke 10-14) at L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 10-6), 10:10 p.m.
Colorado (Jimenez 13-10) at San Francisco (Zito 9-12), 10:15
p.m.

NFL
Sunday's Games
Atlanta 19, Miami 7
N.Y. Jets 24, Houston 7
New Orleans 45, Detroit 27
Denver 12, Cincinnati 7
Baltimore 38, Kansas City 24
Dallas 34, Tampa Bay 21
Minnesota 34, Cleveland 20
Philadelphia 38, Carolina 10
Indianapolis 14, Jacksonville 12
Seattle 28, St. Louis 0
N.Y. Giants 23, Washington 17
San Francisco 20, Arizona 16
Green Bay 21, Chicago 15
Monday's Game
New England 25, Buffalo 24
San Diego 24, Oakland 20
Sunday, Sept. 20
Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Washington, 1 p.m.
New England at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 4:05 p.m.
Seattle at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chicago, 4:15 p.m.
Baltimore at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
Cleveland at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 21
Indianapolis at Miami, 8:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Texas 10, Cleveland 0
N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 2
Minnesota 4, Toronto 1
Boston 7, Baltimore 5
Kansas City 5, Detroit 1
Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland 3, 13 innings
L.A. Angels 6, Seattle 3
Thursday's Games
Minnesota (S.Baker 13-7) at Toronto (Cecil 6-4), 12:37 p.m.
Detroit (Washburn 9-8) at Kansas City (DiNardo 0-0), 2:10 p.m.
Seattle (Rowland-Smith 3-2) at L.A. Angels (Lackey 9-7), 10:05
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh 5
St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 1
San Diego 4, San Francisco 2
Philadelphia 6, Washington 5
Florida 6, N.Y. Mets 3
Houston 2, Atlanta 1
Colorado 4, Cincinnati 3
Arizona 4, L.A. Dodgers 3
Thursday's Games
Cincinnati (K.Wells 1-3) at Colorado (Contreras 1-0), 3:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Blanton 9-6) at Washington (Li.Hernandez 7-10),
7:05 p.m.
Florida (West 6-5) at N.Y. Mets (Parnell 3-7), 7:10 p.m.
Atlanta (D.Lowe 13-9) at Houston (Oswalt 8-5), 8:05 p.m.

NFL

Thursday's Games
Tennessee at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Miami at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Houston, 1 p.m.
Detroit at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Denver at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.
Monday's Game
Buffalo at New England, 7 p.m.
San Diego at Oakland, 10:15 p.m.


TOP 25 SCHEDULE

Thursday, Sept. 10
No. 15 Georgia Tech vs. Clemson, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 12
No. 1 Florida vs. Troy, 12:21 p.m.
No. 2 Texas at Wyoming, 3:30 p.m.
No. 3 Southern Cal at No. 8 Ohio State, 8 p.m.
No. 4 Alabama vs. Florida International, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Oklahoma State vs. Houston, 3:30 p.m.
No. 7 Penn State vs. Syracuse, Noon
No. 9 BYU at Tulane, 3:30 p.m.
No. 10 California vs. Eastern Washington, 5:35 p.m.
No. 11 LSU vs. Vanderbilt, 7 p.m.
No. 12 Boise State vs. Miami (Ohio), 8 p.m.
No. 13 Oklahoma vs. Idaho State, 7 p.m.
No. 14 Virginia Tech vs. Marshall, 1:30 p.m.
No. 16 TCU at Virginia, 3:30 p.m.
No. 17 Utah at San Jose State, 10:30 p.m.
No. 18 Notre Dame at Michigan, 3:30 p.m.
No. 19 North Carolina at Connecticut, Noon
No. 21 Georgia vs. South Carolina, 7 p.m.
No. 22 Nebraska vs. Arkansas State, 2 p.m.
No. 23 Cincinnati vs. SE Missouri, 7:30 p.m.
No. 24 Kansas at UTEP, 7:30 p.m.
No. 25 Missouri vs. Bowling Green, 7 p.m.

WNBA
Wednesday's Game
Minnesota 75, Detroit 72
Thursday's Games
New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Seattle, 10 p.m.
San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday's Games
D.C. United 1, Kansas City 0
Saturday's Games
Colorado at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m.
Seattle FC at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
Kansas City at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.
FC Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies hit five solo home
runs last night during their 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals.
The Phillies have become the 12th team in major league history with
four players who've hit at least 30 homeruns. Philadelphia
continues its series with the Washington Nationals in the nation's
capital tonight.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies hit five solo home
runs and became the 12th team in major league history with a
30-homer foursome in last night's 5-3 win over the Washington
Nationals.Raul Ibanez went long for the 29th and 30th times this
season and Chase Utley hit No. 30, joining Ryan Howard (38) and
Jayson Werth in Philadelphia's 30-homer club.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Brad Lidge's job as closer for the
Philadelphia Phillies is on shakier ground than ever after another
rough ninth inning last night. Before the game, Manuel gave a vote
of confidence in Lidge, who has 10 blown saves this year. But after
the game, Manuel wasn't so sure, saying it's hard to tell what
he'll do the next time the Phillies have a save opportunity.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Aramis Ramirez, Geovany Soto and Kosuke
Fukudome had two-run hits in a record-tying first inning and the
Chicago Cubs handed the hapless Pittsburgh Pirates their 11th loss
in 12 games, 9-4 last night. Chicago tied a major league record
with eight consecutive hits to start the game. The Pirates finish
their series with the Cubs this afternoon.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles have signed veteran
tight end Alex Smith. The Eagles signed Smith to a one-year
contract yesterday and released tight end Tony Curtis. Smith had
129 catches for 1,252 yards and 11 touchdowns in four seasons with
Tampa Bay. He was traded in the offseason to the New England
Patriots, who released him Saturday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Speaking to a group of high school students,
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick offered himself up as
a cautionary tale of the dangers of peer pressure. He spoke to
about 200 freshmen on their first day at Nueva Esperanza Academy, a
North Philadelphia charter school. He urged students to make the
right choices.


AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Texas 11, Cleveland 9, 1st game
N.Y. Yankees 3, Tampa Bay 2
Toronto 6, Minnesota 3
Boston 10, Baltimore 0
Kansas City 7, Detroit 5
Oakland 11, Chicago White Sox 3
Texas 10, Cleveland 5, 2nd game
L.A. Angels 3, Seattle 2, 10 innings
Wednesday's Games
Texas (Feldman 15-4) at Cleveland (Carmona 3-9), 12:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Niemann 12-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Chamberlain 8-5), 7:05
p.m.
Minnesota (Pavano 11-11) at Toronto (Halladay 14-8), 7:07 p.m.
Baltimore (Berken 4-11) at Boston (P.Byrd 1-1), 7:10 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 16-7) at Kansas City (Tejeda 1-1), 8:10 p.m.
Oakland (Cahill 8-12) at Chicago White Sox (Garcia 1-2), 8:11
p.m.
Seattle (Snell 4-1) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 14-5), 10:05
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Chicago Cubs 9, Pittsburgh 4
Philadelphia 5, Washington 3
Florida 4, N.Y. Mets 2
Atlanta 2, Houston 1
St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 3
Colorado 3, Cincinnati 1
L.A. Dodgers 5, Arizona 4
San Diego 4, San Francisco 3
Wednesday's Games
Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 7-6) at Pittsburgh (K.Hart 4-5), 12:35
p.m.
St. Louis (Wainwright 17-7) at Milwaukee (Suppan 6-8), 2:05 p.m.
San Diego (LeBlanc 1-1) at San Francisco (Zito 9-11), 3:45 p.m.
Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 5-2) at Washington (Mock 3-7), 7:05 p.m.
Florida (Nolasco 10-8) at N.Y. Mets (Misch 1-1), 7:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Hanson 9-3) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 13-9), 8:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 12-12) at Colorado (Hammel 8-7), 8:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Garland 9-11) at Arizona (Haren 13-8), 10:10 p.m.

WNBA
Tuesday's Games
Indiana 69, New York 63
Los Angeles 76, San Antonio 68
Wednesday's Games
Detroit at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday's Game
Kansas City at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

HOUSTON (AP) - Hunter Pence homered and drove in three runs as
the Houston Astros completed a four-game sweep of the Philadelphia
Phillies with a 4-3 win yesterday over the NL East leader. The
Phillies begin a new series against the Washington Nationals down
in the nation's capital tonight.

HOUSTON (AP) - J.A. Happ was unable to make his start for the
Philadelphia Phillies because of a strained a muscle in his side.
He was replaced by Jamie Moyer.The team said yesterday that Happ
hurt himself while taking batting practice Saturday. Moyer started
22 games this season before he was moved to the bullpen Aug. 10.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Chicago Cubs assured the Pittsburgh
Pirates of a record-breaking 17th consecutive losing season,
winning 4-2 yesterday. The Pirates will finish below .500, just as
they have every season since 1993. The string of losing seasons is
a major league record and the longest for any team in the four
major North American pro team sports.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Rookie free safety Victor 'Macho' Harris
took snaps with the first-team defense Monday, a strong indication
he's beaten out second-year pro Quintin Demps for the starting spot
with the Philadelphia Eagles. Demps was considered the favorite to
replace longtime starter Brian Dawkins, who signed with Denver in
free agency.

BENSALEM, Pa. (AP) - Gone Astray and jockey Eddie Castro bided
their time until the field turned for home and then charged to a
9 1/4-length win in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Philadelphia
Park yesterday. The 3-year-old colt and his veteran rider beat
seven rivals in the 30th running of the 1 1/8-mile race that is the
track's signature event.


AMERICAN LEAGUE
Monday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 1, 1st game
Minnesota 6, Toronto 3
Chicago White Sox 5, Boston 1
Kansas City 6, L.A. Angels 3
Texas at Cleveland, ppd., rain
N.Y. Yankees 11, Tampa Bay 1, 2nd game
Tuesday's Games
Texas (Tom.Hunter 7-3) at Cleveland (C.Carrasco 0-1), 5:05 p.m.,
1st game
Tampa Bay (Price 7-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Gaudin 1-0), 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Duensing 2-1) at Toronto (R.Romero 11-7), 7:07 p.m.
Baltimore (Da.Hernandez 4-6) at Boston (Buchholz 4-3), 7:10 p.m.
Detroit (Porcello 12-8) at Kansas City (Chen 1-6), 8:10 p.m.
Oakland (Tomko 3-3) at Chicago White Sox (C.Torres 1-0), 8:11
p.m.
Texas (McCarthy 6-2) at Cleveland (Laffey 7-4), 8:35 p.m., 2nd
game
Seattle (F.Hernandez 14-5) at L.A. Angels (Kazmir 8-8), 10:05
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh 2
Houston 4, Philadelphia 3
St. Louis 3, Milwaukee 0
Colorado 4, Cincinnati 3
L.A. Dodgers 7, Arizona 2
San Francisco 9, San Diego 4
Tuesday's Games
Chicago Cubs (Dempster 8-8) at Pittsburgh (Duke 10-13), 7:05
p.m.
Philadelphia (P.Martinez 3-0) at Washington (Lannan 8-10), 7:05
p.m.
Florida (VandenHurk 2-2) at N.Y. Mets (Redding 2-4), 7:10 p.m.
Atlanta (J.Vazquez 11-9) at Houston (F.Paulino 2-7), 8:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Smoltz 1-1) at Milwaukee (M.Parra 10-10), 8:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Maloney 0-3) at Colorado (Marquis 14-10), 8:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 12-9) at Arizona (Buckner 2-6), 9:40
p.m.
San Diego (Correia 10-10) at San Francisco (Lincecum 13-5),
10:15 p.m.

WNBA
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
Indiana at New York, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Today's Sports-Monday, September 7, 2009

HOUSTON (AP) - ROOKIE BUD NORRIS PITCHED SIX EFFICIENT INNINGS FOR HIS FIRST WIN IN A MONTH AND CARLOS LEE HAD A TWO-RUN SINGLE IN THE HOUSTON ASTROS' 4-3 WIN OVER PHILADELPHIA. JIMMY ROLLINS, BEN FRANCISCO AND JAYSON WERTH HOMERED FOR THE PHILLIES, WHO FINISH THEIR SERIES AT HOUSTON WITH THE LABOR DAY GAME.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - GARRETT JONES HIT A GAME-ENDING RBI SINGLE TO CAP A TWO-RUN RALLY IN THE NINTH INNING AND THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES BEAT THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 6-5 TO STOP A NINE-GAME SKID. THE PIRATES REMAIN AT HOME TO HOST THE CHICAGO CUBS.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - NO TEAM IN ANY OF THE FOUR MAJOR AMERICAN PRO TEAM SPORTS - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, THE NFL, NBA OR NFL - HAS HAD 17 CONSECUTIVE LOSING SEASONS. BUT THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES ARE CLOSE
TO THAT DUBIOUS DISTINCTION. IF THEY'D LOST TO ST. LOUIS ON SUNDAY,
THEY WOULD ALREADY BE THERE.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - ISAAC REDMAN, WHOSE GOAL-LINE RUNNING MADE HIM THE SURPRISE STANDOUT OF THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS' TRAINING CAMP, JOINED THE TEAM'S PRACTICE SQUAD AFTER CLEARING WAIVERS. REDMAN, A NON-DRAFTED RUNNING BACK FROM BOWIE STATE, SCORED THREE OF THE STEELERS' FIVE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - LINEBACKER JAMES HARRISON IS A PITTSBURGH STEELERS' DEFENSIVE CAPTAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS CAREER. HARRISON AND LINEBACKER JAMES FARRIOR WILL BE THE DEFENSIVE CAPTAINS, WHILE QUARTERBACK BEN ROETHLISBERGER AND WIDE RECEIVER HINES WARD RETURN AS THE OFFENSIVE CAPTAINS.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Cleveland 3 Minnesota 1
Final Toronto 14 N-Y Yankees 8
Final Baltimore 7 Texas 0
Final Detroit 5 Tampa Bay 3
Final Boston 6 Chi White Sox 1
Final L.A. Angels 7 Kansas City 2
Final Oakland 5 Seattle 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final N-Y Mets 4 Chi Cubs 2
Final Cincinnati 4 Atlanta 2, 12 Innings
Final Washington 5 Florida 4
Final Pittsburgh 6 St. Louis 5
Final Houston 4 Philadelphia 3
Final Milwaukee 2 San Francisco 1, 12 Innings
Final Colorado 13 Arizona 5
Final San Diego 4 L.A. Dodgers 3

TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Final ( 8) Mississippi 45 Memphis 14

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 28
TRI-VALLEY 6

WILLIAMS VALLEY 35
MINERSVILLE 13

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 27
SHENANDOAH 0

HOLY NAME 53
NATIVITY 14

BLUE MT 34
POTTSTOWN 22

TAMAQUA 28
JIM THORPE 27

PANTHER VALLEY 48
MAHANOY AREA 8

LEHIGHTON 35
MARIAN 13

N. LEBANON 20
PINE GROVE 12

SELINSGROVE 41
MOUNT CARMEL 0

ELCO 21
HAMBURG 19

LINE MT 50
HANOVER 20

TODAY

POTTSVILLE @ ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC – 7 P.M. WPPA
SOUTHERN COLUMBIA @ SHAMOKIN – 7 P.M.

TOP 25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno will return to the sidelines today when the No. 9 Nittany Lions host Akron in the season opener. The 82-year-old Paterno coached the final seven games of the 2008 season from various press boxes. That's because he was ailing from a hip he hurt while trying to boot an onside kick in practice.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State University police have charged redshirt freshman Michael Zordich with driving under the influence and underage drinking in connection with a traffic stop. An athletic department spokesman said he was not aware of any change in status with the team for Zordich. He is a backup linebacker who turns 20 in October.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles have released tight end Eugene Bright, linebacker Curtis Gatewood and defensive tackle Willie Williams. The Eagles now have 72 players on their roster. All teams must reduce their rosters to 53 players by 6 p.m. this
evening.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

NATIONAL LEAGUE

HOUSTON (AP) - Wandy Rodriguez struck out seven in seven innings and drove in two runs with a double to lead the Houston Astros to a 7-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies last night. Cliff Lee struggled for the second straight start after his eight-game winning streak ended. The Phillies tonight continue their weekend series in Houston.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ryan Ludwick homered twice, Adam Wainwright became the majors' first 17-game winner and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-7 last night for their 10th win in 12 games. Last-place Pittsburgh lost its eighth straight despite a six-run fifth inning. The Pirates host St. Louis again tonight.

Friday's Games

Florida 9, Washington 6
N.Y. Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 2
Cincinnati 3, Atlanta 1
San Francisco 3, Milwaukee 2
Colorado 5, Arizona 4
San Diego 2, L.A. Dodgers 0

Saturday's Games

Chicago Cubs (Harden 8-8) at N.Y. Mets (Figueroa 2-3), 1:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Cain 12-4) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 12-10), 4:10 p.m.
Florida (Jo.Johnson 13-4) at Washington (Li.Hernandez 7-9), 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Blanton 9-6) at Houston (Oswalt 8-5), 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis (M.Boggs 2-2) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 11-9), 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (K.Wells 0-3) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 10-9), 7:10 p.m.
Arizona (D.Davis 7-11) at Colorado (Contreras 0-0), 8:10 p.m.
San Diego (Latos 4-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 9-6), 10:10 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Cleveland 5, Minnesota 2
Texas 5, Baltimore 1
Toronto 6, N.Y. Yankees 0
Detroit 4, Tampa Bay 3
L.A. Angels 2, Kansas City 1
Chicago White Sox 12, Boston 2
Seattle 6, Oakland 3

Saturday's Games

N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 12-6) at Toronto (Cecil 6-3), 1:07 p.m.
Boston (Wakefield 11-3) at Chicago White Sox (G.Floyd 10-9), 4:10 p.m.
Minnesota (S.Baker 12-7) at Cleveland (Masterson 4-6), 4:10 p.m.
Texas (Millwood 10-8) at Baltimore (Matusz 3-2), 4:10 p.m.
Detroit (Galarraga 6-10) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 9-10), 7:08 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Lackey 9-7) at Kansas City (Greinke 13-8), 7:10 p.m.
Seattle (French 4-4) at Oakland (Bre.Anderson 7-10), 9:05 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Saturday's Games

Kansas City at New England, 7:30 p.m.
D.C. United at FC Dallas, 8 p.m.
Toronto FC at Colorado, 10 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Pedro Martinez tossed seven impressive
innings to outpitch Tim Lincecum, Ryan Howard doubled in the
tiebreaking run and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San
Francisco Giants 2-1 last night. Martinez struck out a season-high
nine, allowing one run and five hits. The Phillies begin a series
with the Houston Astros down in Texas tonight.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Michael Vick was hardly dynamic in
his first significant action in three years, just hours after the
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback found out he'll be fully reinstated
in Week 3.Vick ran for a 2-yard touchdown, but was sacked four
times, lost a fumble and was intercepted as the New York Jets beat
the Eagles 38-27 last night.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Michael Vick found out from NFL
Commissioner Roger Goodell that he'll be fully reinstated in Week
3. The former Atlanta Falcons star was released from federal
custody July 20 after serving 18 months of a 23-month sentence for
his role in operating a dogfighting ring. He'll be eligible to play
against Kansas City on Sept. 27.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - With the Super Bowl champions opening the
real season in a week, coach Mike Tomlin took few chances in the
final exhibition last night, a 21-10 victory over the Carolina
Panthers. The first-team offense and defense took three snaps
apiece, with the defense finishing the preseason without allowing a
touchdown.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bill Cosby watched his Temple Owls blow a
10-point fourth-quarter lead in a 27-24 loss to Villanova last
night. Nick Yako kicked a 32-yard field goal with no time remaining
for the win Villanova drove to the 15 yard line with 3 seconds
remaining to set up the winning kick. The game was dubbed the first
annual Mayors Cup between the two area schools.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Former Philadelphia 76ers assistant
coach John Loyer has been hired by the New Jersey Nets as an
assistant coach. Loyer spent the past four years with the
Philadelphia 76ers before being hired by Nets coach Lawrence Frank.

INTERLEAGUE
Thursday's Game
Chi White Sox 5 Chi Cubs 0

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Detroit 4, Cleveland 3, 10 innings
N.Y. Yankees 10, Toronto 5
Boston 6, Tampa Bay 3
Seattle 7, Oakland 4
Friday's Games
Minnesota (Pavano 11-10) at Cleveland (Sowers 5-9), 7:05 p.m.
Texas (Feldman 14-4) at Baltimore (Tillman 1-2), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Chamberlain 8-4) at Toronto (Halladay 13-8), 7:07
p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 15-7) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 12-5), 7:38 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 13-5) at Kansas City (Meche 6-10), 8:10
p.m.
Boston (P.Byrd 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Garcia 0-2), 8:11 p.m.
Seattle (Rowland-Smith 2-2) at Oakland (Mortensen 0-1), 10:05
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 3
Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 0
N.Y. Mets 8, Colorado 3
Philadelphia 2, San Francisco 1
Florida 8, Atlanta 3
L.A. Dodgers 4, Arizona 2
Friday's Games
Florida (West 6-5) at Washington (Mock 3-6), 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Wainwright 16-7) at Pittsburgh (K.Hart 4-4), 7:05
p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 7-6) at N.Y. Mets (Parnell 3-7), 7:10
p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 11-12) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 13-8), 7:35 p.m.
Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 5-1) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 12-9), 8:05
p.m.
San Francisco (Zito 9-11) at Milwaukee (Suppan 6-8), 8:05 p.m.
Arizona (Haren 13-8) at Colorado (Hammel 8-7), 9:10 p.m.
San Diego (LeBlanc 0-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 8-7), 10:10
p.m.

NFL PRESEASON
Thursday's Games
Detroit 17, Buffalo 6
N.Y. Jets 38, Philadelphia 27
Baltimore 20, Atlanta 3
Cincinnati 38, Indianapolis 7
New England 38, N.Y. Giants 27
Jacksonville 24, Washington 17
Chicago 26, Cleveland 23
Tennessee 27, Green Bay 13
St. Louis 17, Kansas City 9
Miami 10, New Orleans 7
Pittsburgh 21, Carolina 10
Denver 19, Arizona 0
Seattle 31, Oakland 21
Friday's Games
Houston at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
San Francisco at San Diego, 10 p.m.
End of Preseason

WNBA
Thursday's Games
Washington 78, Seattle 67
Friday's Games
New York at Connecticut, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

MLS
Saturday's Games
Kansas City at New England, 7:30 p.m.
D.C. United at FC Dallas, 8 p.m.
Toronto FC at Colorado, 10 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Cole Hamels pitched a two-hitter, Ryan
Howard drove in the only run with a fourth-inning double and the
Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 1-0 last night.
Hamels struck out nine and walked one in his fourth career shutout
and second this season. The Phillies take on San Francisco again
tonight.

CINCINNATI (AP) - Craig Tatum drove in four runs to double his
previous career total and Justin Lehr overcame control problems as
the Cincinnati Reds sent the Pittsburgh Pirates to their sixth
consecutive loss, 11-5 last night. Jonny Gomes had three hits and
Paul Janish and Kevin Barker also drove in two runs. The Pirates
finish out the series this afternoon.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Joe Paterno will start another
milestone season where he's spent most of the past six decades: on
the Penn State sideline. Paterno is entering his 60th season at
Penn State - 16 as an assistant and 44 as the head coach. The Hall
of Fame coach says he's excited after spending most of last season
in the press box with a sore hip.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pitt Panthers will be trying to make up
for all the yardage they lost when their most proficient
underclassman running back turned pro after only two seasons.
LeSean McCoy now plays for the Philadelphia Eagles. So the Pitt
Panthers are largely relying on Dion Lewis and Ray Graham. The
Panthers open up Saturday against Youngstown State.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Former IBF lightweight champion Paul Spadafora
will fight in Pittsburgh for the second time in about three months
on Sept. 30.No opponent has been named for the fight, which will
headline a card at the VIP tent at Heinz Field, the home of the
Pittsburgh Steelers.


AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Texas 5, Toronto 2, 1st game
Detroit 8, Cleveland 5
N.Y. Yankees 9, Baltimore 6
Boston 8, Tampa Bay 4
Minnesota 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Texas 5, Toronto 2, 2nd game
Kansas City 4, Oakland 3
Seattle 2, L.A. Angels 1
Wednesday's Games
Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 11-7) at Minnesota (Duensing 2-1),
1:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Bannister 7-11) at Oakland (Cahill 7-12), 3:35 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Kazmir 8-7) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 13-5), 6:40
p.m.
Cleveland (Laffey 7-3) at Detroit (Porcello 11-8), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 15-7) at Baltimore (Berken 4-11), 7:05
p.m.
Boston (Beckett 14-5) at Tampa Bay (Garza 7-9), 7:08 p.m.
Toronto (Richmond 6-7) at Texas (Tom.Hunter 6-3), 8:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia 1, San Francisco 0
Atlanta 4, Florida 3
Cincinnati 11, Pittsburgh 5
Chicago Cubs 4, Houston 1
St. Louis 7, Milwaukee 6
Colorado 8, N.Y. Mets 3
San Diego 4, Washington 1
L.A. Dodgers 4, Arizona 3
Wednesday's Games
Pittsburgh (Duke 10-12) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 4-4), 12:35 p.m.
Houston (F.Paulino 2-6) at Chicago Cubs (Lilly 9-8), 2:20 p.m.
Washington (Lannan 8-9) at San Diego (Correia 9-10), 3:35 p.m.
San Francisco (Penny 0-0) at Philadelphia (Happ 10-3), 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta (J.Vazquez 11-9) at Florida (VandenHurk 2-2), 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Bush 3-5) at St. Louis (C.Carpenter 14-3), 8:15 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Redding 2-4) at Colorado (Jimenez 12-10), 8:40 p.m.
Arizona (Scherzer 8-8) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 12-8), 10:10
p.m.

NFL PRESEASON
Thursday, Sept. 3
Detroit at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m.
Baltimore at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Green Bay at Tennessee, 8 p.m.
Kansas City at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Miami at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Carolina, 8 p.m.
Arizona at Denver, 9 p.m.
Oakland at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 4
Houston at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
San Francisco at San Diego, 10 p.m.
End of Preseason

WNBA
Tuesday's Games
Seattle 65, New York 58
Detroit 101, Phoenix 99
San Antonio 84, Minnesota 82, 2OT
Sacramento 90, Connecticut 70
Atlanta 84, Los Angeles 79
Wednesday's Game
Phoenix at Indiana, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

CINNATI (AP) - The Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh
Pirates 6-3 to complete a doubleheader sweep that drew the two
smallest crowds in Great American Ball Park's history. Brandon
Phillips hit one homer and had another overturned after a review
last night. The Reds took the opener 4 -3. Both teams play again in
Cincinnati tonight.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have called up
right-hander Daniel McCutchen to start the first game of a makeup
doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds. He went 13-6 with a 3.47
ERA in 24 starts at Triple-A Indianapolis. The Pirates also
optioned infielder Brian Bixler to Triple-A.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies were off last
night. They're back in action again tonight to host the San
Francisco Giants. Closer Brad Lidge has been struggling this season
with nine blown saves. The Phillies are hoping he can turn it
around as the season winds down in September. Lidge threw perfect
innings on Friday and Saturday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Police in Philadelphia are investigating the
disappearance of a World Series championship ring at the Phillies'
ballpark. The owner, a member of the Phillies marketing department,
says he discovered that the ring was missing after he used the
bathroom at Citizens Bank Park yesterday. It's valued between
$11,500 and $15,000.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Kevin Kolb is getting to start at
quarterback in the Eagles' final preseason game. Coach Andy Reid
says Kolb will start Thursday's game against the New York Jets at
the Meadowlands and Michael Vick will play in the first half.
Donovan McNabb, running back Brian Westbrook and many of
Philadelphia's other starters will not play.




AMERICAN LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Tampa Bay 11, Detroit 7
N.Y. Yankees 5, Baltimore 1
Toronto 18, Texas 10
Minnesota 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Oakland 8, Kansas City 5
L.A. Angels 10, Seattle 0
Tuesday's Games
Toronto (Rzepczynski 2-3) at Texas (Nippert 4-2), 5:05 p.m., 1st
game
Cleveland (Carrasco 0-0) at Detroit (E.Jackson 10-6), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (A.Burnett 10-8) at Baltimore (Da.Hernandez 4-6),
7:05 p.m.
Boston (Lester 10-7) at Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 6-7), 7:08 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Danks 12-8) at Minnesota (Manship 0-0), 8:10
p.m.
Toronto (Tallet 5-8) at Texas (McCarthy 5-2), 8:35 p.m., 2nd
game
Kansas City (Davies 5-9) at Oakland (Ed.Gonzalez 0-1), 10:05
p.m.
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 7-7) at Seattle (Fister 1-1), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 3, 1st game
Atlanta 5, Florida 2
Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 3, 2nd game
Houston 5, Chicago Cubs 3
San Diego 3, Washington 1
Arizona 5, L.A. Dodgers 3, 10 innings
Tuesday's Games
San Francisco (J.Sanchez 6-10) at Philadelphia (Hamels 7-8),
7:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Hudson 0-0) at Florida (A.Sanchez 2-5), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Morton 3-6) at Cincinnati (Lehr 3-1), 7:10 p.m.
Houston (Moehler 8-9) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 9-7), 8:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Looper 11-6) at St. Louis (Pineiro 13-9), 8:15 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 9-9) at Colorado (De La Rosa 12-9), 8:40 p.m.
Washington (J.Martin 3-3) at San Diego (Richard 3-1), 10:05 p.m.
Arizona (Y.Petit 3-8) at L.A. Dodgers (V.Padilla 1-0), 10:10
p.m.

NFL PRESEASON
Monday's Game
Minnesota 17, Houston 10
Thursday, Sept. 3
Detroit at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m.
Baltimore at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Green Bay at Tennessee, 8 p.m.
Kansas City at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Miami at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Carolina, 8 p.m.
Arizona at Denver, 9 p.m.
Oakland at Seattle, 10 p.m.

WNBA
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
Seattle at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Connecticut at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Atlanta at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.