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.