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.