High School Football Final Scores Week 9

Pottsville 49
Governor Mifflin 23

North Schuylkill 12
Panther Valley 8

Williams Valley 42
Pine Grove 21

Twin Valley 14
Blue Mt. 7

Tamaqua 28
Minersville 0

Schuylkill Haven 41
Mahanoy Area 6

Jim Thorpe 37
Marian 34

Shenandoah Valley 42
Schuylkill Valley 21

Southern Columbia 31
Mount Carmel 20

Shamokin 22
Mifflinburg 12

E Stroudsburg N 35
Halzeton 7

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

NEW YORK (AP) - Pedro Martinez had two solo homers hit off of
him by Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui, as the New York Yankees
beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 last night in Game 2 of the
World Series. The fall classic is tied at 1-1 and Game 3 takes
place tomorrow night in Philadelphia.

NEW YORK (AP) - Phillies utility man Greg Dobbs returned to
Philadelphia Game 2 of the World Series last night because he has
the flu. Dobbs was a candidate to be the designated hitter against
Yankees right-hander A.J. Burnett in last night's game, but Matt
Stairs got the nod in his absence.

NEW YORK (AP) - The World Series television ratings are back up
this year. The Philadelphia Phillies' 6-1 win in Game 1 on
Wednesday earned an 11.9 fast national rating and 19 share. That's
up 29 percent from the opener last year, when the Phillies-Rays
series drew record-low ratings.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - NHL scoring champion Evgeni Malkin will be
lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins for two to three weeks because of a
strained right shoulder.Malkin has been attempting to play through
the injury, but coach Dan Bylsma says the team decided to rest the
center. The star Russian would miss seven games if he is out two
weeks.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger can get sacked even during
an off week. A scoring change has given the Minnesota Vikings an
additional sack of Roethlisberger during Pittsburgh's 27-17 victory
last Sunday. He was sacked four times, giving him 20 for the
season. A play in which Roethlisberger was initially given a 1-yard
loss has been changed to a sack.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State freshman forward Bill
Edwards injured his right knee during practice and will miss four
to six weeks. The team says Edwards partially tore the MCL in the
knee at practice Wednesday. Edwards had been impressive in
preseason and was expected to earn early playing time.

WORLD SERIES
PHILADELPHIA 1, NEW YORK 1
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Philadelphia 6, New York 1
Thursday, Oct. 29
New York 3, Philadelphia 1
Saturday, Oct. 31
New York (Pettitte 14-8) at Philadelphia (Hamels 10-11), 7:57
p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 1
New York at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 2
New York at Philadelphia, 7:57 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 4
x-Philadelphia at New York, 7:57 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 5
x-Philadelphia at New York, 7:57 p.m.

NBA
Thursday's Games
Chicago 92, San Antonio 85
Denver 97, Portland 94
Friday's Games
New York at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Boston, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Miami at Indiana, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Orlando at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m.
Golden State at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
New Jersey 2, Boston 1
Washington 4, Atlanta 3
Tampa Bay 5, Ottawa 2
Phoenix 2, St. Louis 0
Nashville 2, Chicago 0
Edmonton 6, Detroit 5, SO
Vancouver 2, Los Angeles 1, SO
Friday's Games
N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Montreal at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Florida at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

MLS
Thursday's Games
Seattle FC 0, Houston 0
Saturday's Games
Columbus at Real Salt Lake, 6 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

NEW YORK (AP) - In the opening game of the World Series, Cliff
Lee and Chase Utley got Philadelphia off to a fast start. Lee
pitched a complete-game, six-hitter to outduel CC Sabathia, Utley
homered twice and the Phillies beat the New York Yankees 6-1 last
night. Pedro Martinez starts for the Phillies against A.J. Burnett
in Game 2 tonight.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - There's a new twist on the traditional bet
between governors of states with World Series teams this year. If
the Philadelphia Phillies win, an essay winner and a guest will get
a night on the town in Manhattan. If the New York Yankees win, a
state resident and guest chosen by lottery will get a VIP weekend
in the City of Brotherly Love.

NEW YORK (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama received a warm
welcome from Yankees fans and a kiss from the captain before Game 1
of the World Series. Mrs. Obama and Jill Biden, wife of the vice
president, escorted Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra to the mound
for the pregame ceremony honoring the nation's veterans.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Dwight Howard had 21 points and 15
rebounds, Vince Carter scored 15 points and the new-look Orlando
Magic rolled to a 120-106 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers last
night in the season opener for both teams. Marreese Speights had 26
points and Elton Brand added eight points for Philadelphia.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sidney Crosby had his third career hat trick
and the Pittsburgh Penguins became the first NHL team to reach 10
victories this season, by beating the Montreal Canadiens 6-1
victory last night. Crosby, tied for fourth in the NHL with nine
goals, had his third multiple-goal game in 12 starts this season
for Pittsburgh.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Brian Westbrook will be a game-time decision
for the Philadelphia Eagles against the New York Giants on Sunday
after suffering a concussion earlier this week. Westbrook was
knocked unconscious in the Eagles 27-17 win over Washington on
Monday night when he took a knee to his head in the first quarter.

WORLD SERIES
PHILADELPHIA 1, NEW YORK 0
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Philadelphia 6, New York 1
Thursday, Oct. 29
Philadelphia (Martinez 5-1) at New York (Burnett 13-9), 7:57
p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 31
New York (Pettitte 14-8) at Philadelphia (Hamels 10-11), 7:57
p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 1
New York at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 2
x-New York at Philadelphia, 7:57 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 4
x-Philadelphia at New York, 7:57 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 5
x-Philadelphia at New York, 7:57 p.m.

NBA
Wednesday's Games
Atlanta 120, Indiana 109
Orlando 120, Philadelphia 106
Toronto 101, Cleveland 91
Boston 92, Charlotte 59
Miami 115, New York 93
Detroit 96, Memphis 74
Minnesota 95, New Jersey 93
San Antonio 113, New Orleans 96
Oklahoma City 102, Sacramento 89
Denver 114, Utah 105
Phoenix 109, L.A. Clippers 107
Houston 108, Golden State 107
Thursday's Games
San Antonio at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Denver at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Phoenix 4, Columbus 1
N.Y. Islanders 3, N.Y. Rangers 1
St. Louis 5, Carolina 2
Buffalo 4, New Jersey 1
Pittsburgh 6, Montreal 1
Ottawa 4, Florida 3
Dallas 4, Toronto 3, OT
Nashville 4, Minnesota 3
Colorado 3, Calgary 2
San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1, SO
Thursday's Games
New Jersey at Boston, 7 p.m.
Washington at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

NEW YORK (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel has
announced that Pedro Martinez is scheduled to start for the
Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the World Series tomorrow night
at Yankee Stadium. Manuel had already announced that Cliff Lee will
start the opening game of the World Series tonight. CC Sabathia
starts for the Yankees this evening.

NEW YORK (AP) - There could be more soggy weather in the Bronx
for Game 1 of the World Series. The National Weather Service says
there's a 30 percent chance of showers for tonight's opener between
the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees. The gametime
temperature is expected to be about 47 degrees.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ticket brokers say a rainy forecast and
other factors are causing prices to fall for the opening game of
the World Series tonight in New York. But there seems to be more
demand and higher prices for the weekend games in Philadelphia.
Tonight's prices for resale tickets have dropped from about $330 to
$270 for the cheapest seats.

NEW YORK (AP) - Check out the lyrics of "Empire State of
Mind," the hit song Jay-Z and fellow New Yorker Alicia Keys plan
to perform at tomorrow night's World Series Game 2 at Yankee
Stadium. Major League Baseball says you'll hear a more wholesome
rendition. There's a clean version that goes out on radio and
that's what they'll use.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Alexander Semin returned from a two-game
absence with a tiebreaking goal and an assist, Jose Theodore
stopped Darroll Powe's penalty shot and the Washington Capitals
beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 last night. Alex Ovechkin scored
two goals - including an empty-netter in the final minute and
Nicklas Backstrom had four points for the Capitals.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Flyers forward Simon Gagne has two small
hernias in his right groin and could face surgery. The Flyers left
winger had an ultrasound that discovered the hernias. Flyers
general manager Paul Holmgren says the team's medical staff will
meet with Gagne today to discuss his options. Gagne has struggled
this season.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles could be without
running back Brian Westbrook as they enter the grueling part of
their schedule. Westbrook left with a concussion in the first
quarter of Monday night's 27-17 victory over the Washington
Redskins. He will go through tests before his status for Sunday's
game against the Giants is determined.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - After meeting with his players Pittsburgh
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin gave most of them the rest of the week
off during this bye week. All players will return on Monday. This
is the first time the Steelers have given their players an entire
week off from practice during the season. The Steelers don't play
again until a Nov. 9 game in Denver.

WORLD SERIES
PHILADELPHIA vs. NEW YORK
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Philadelphia (Lee 7-4) at New York (Sabathia 19-8), 7:57 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 29
Philadelphia (Martinez 5-1) at New York (Burnett 13-9), 7:57
p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 31
New York (Pettite 14-8) at Philadelphia (Hamels 10-11), 7:57
p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 1
New York at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 2
x-New York at Philadelphia, 7:57 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 4
x-Philadelphia at New York, 7:57 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 5
x-Philadelphia at New York, 7:57 p.m.

NBA
Tuesday's Games
Boston 95, Cleveland 89
Washington 102, Dallas 91
Portland 96, Houston 87
L.A. Lakers 99, L.A. Clippers 92
Wednesday's Games
Indiana at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Memphis, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Utah at Denver, 10:30 p.m.
Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Houston at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Washington 4, Philadelphia 2
Colorado 3, Edmonton 0
Detroit 5, Vancouver 4
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - DeSean Jackson scored on a 67-yard reverse
and caught a 57-yard touchdown pass, as the Philadelphia Eagles
converted three turnovers into points last night in a 27-17 win
over the Washington Redskins. The Eagles came back to form after
last week's jarring loss to the Oakland Raiders. Donovan McNabb
completed 15 of 25 passes for 156 yards.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Fans wished the Philadelphia Phillies well
as they boarded an Amtrak train at 30th Street Station en route to
New York yesterday. The Phillies and New York Yankees both plan on
working out today at Yankee Stadium in advance of the World Series.
Game 1 of the series is scheduled to start tomorrow night at 7:57
p.m.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A few hundred fans gathered outside
Philadelphia's City Hall yesterday at a rally in advance of the
World Series. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and the Philly
Phanatic helped rally fans, while a Phillies announcer led the
crowd in Frank Sinatra's "High Hopes".

NEW YORK (AP) - Sports fans in New York overwhelmingly chose to
watch the Yankees decisive Game 6 playoff game over the Giants
regular-season football matchup Sunday night. Fox says Game 6 of
the AL championship series was watched by 26.4 percent of the
market's homes with televisions, as opposed to the Giants game on
NBC seen by just over 9 percent of homes.

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - A Philadelphia Phillies star of the 1980s
will be the new manager of the Camden Riversharks minor league
baseball team. The Riversharks announced yesterday that Von Hayes,
a 12-year major league veteran, will manage the Atlantic League
club in 2010. Hayes will be introduced to fans at Camden's
Campbell's Field on Thursday night.

NFL
Sunday's Games
New England 35, Tampa Bay 7
Pittsburgh 27, Minnesota 17
Houston 24, San Francisco 21
Indianapolis 42, St. Louis 6
San Diego 37, Kansas City 7
Green Bay 31, Cleveland 3
Buffalo 20, Carolina 9
N.Y. Jets 38, Oakland 0
Dallas 37, Atlanta 21
Cincinnati 45, Chicago 10
New Orleans 46, Miami 34
Arizona 24, N.Y. Giants 17
Open: Denver, Seattle, Detroit, Jacksonville, Baltimore,
Tennessee
Monday's Game
Philadelphia 27, Washington 17

WORLD SERIES
PHILADELPHIA vs. AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Philadelphia (Lee 7-4) at New York (Sabathia 19-8), 7:57 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 29
Philadelphia at New York, 7:57 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 31
New York at Philadelphia, 7:57 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 1
New York at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 2
x-New York at Philadelphia, 7:57 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 4
x-Philadelphia at New York, 7:57 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 5
x-Philadelphia at New York, 7:57 p.m.

NHL
Monday's Games
N.Y. Rangers 5, Phoenix 2
Montreal 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT
Chicago 3, Minnesota 1
Toronto 6, Anaheim 3
Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Detroit at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

High School Football Week 8 Final Scores

Pottsville 19
Daniel Boone 13 o/t

Tri-valley 22
Minersville 0

Panther Valley 20
Tamaqua 2

Conrad Weiser 36
Blue Mt 15

Schuylkill Haven 33
Jim Thorpe 15

North Schuylkill 40
Mahanoy Area 0

Pine Grove Area 35
juniata 28

Williams Valley 34
Newport 7

Shamokin 39
Warrior Run 20

Southern Columbia 35
Central Columbia 0

Hazleton 7
Crestwood 0

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Tonight is Game 5 of the National League
Championship Series and the Philadelphia Phillies are just one win
away from closing out the Los Angeles Dodgers. If the Phillies win,
it would be the second straight year that they secured a berth in
the World Series. The defending champions are sending Cole Hamels
to the mound to start tonight.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Matt Cooke had a goal and an assist, four
other Pittsburgh players scored and the Penguins earned their sixth
straight win by beating the St. Louis Blues 5-1 last night. Only
five of Pittsburgh's 18 skaters failed to record a point in the win
that pushed the Penguins' record to an NHL-best 8-1.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Mike James made two of three free throws
with 0.3 seconds remaining to lift the short-handed Washington
Wizards to a 90-89 preseason victory over the Philadelphia 76ers
last night. Randy Foye scored 17 points for Washington. Andre
Iguodala scored 19 points for the Sixers, who have lost two of
their last three games.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles have acquired
linebacker Will Witherspoon from the St. Louis Rams for rookie wide
receiver Brandon Gibson and a fifth-round pick in 2010. Witherspoon
is an eight-year veteran who spent his first four seasons with
Carolina. He was the Rams' starter at the weakside spot this
season.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says
Jeff Reed will play in Sunday's home game against the undefeated
Minnesota Vikings despite criminal charges against him. Reed is
charged with simple assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct
and public drunkenness for allegedly scuffling with Pittsburgh
police outside a bar near Heinz Field.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
American League
NEW YORK 3, LOS ANGELES 1
Friday, Oct. 16
New York 4, Los Angeles 1
Saturday, Oct. 17
New York 4, Los Angeles 3, 13 innings
Monday, Oct. 19
Los Angeles 5, New York 4, 11 innings
Tuesday, Oct. 20
New York 10, Los Angeles 1
Thursday, Oct. 22
New York (Burnett 13-9) at Los Angeles (Lackey 11-8), 7:57 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
x-Los Angeles at New York, 4:13 or 8:07 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 25
x-Los Angeles at New York, 8:20 p.m.

National League
PHILADELPHIA 3, LOS ANGELES 1
Thursday, Oct. 15
Philadelphia 8, Los Angeles 6
Friday, Oct. 16
Los Angeles 2, Philadelphia 1
Sunday, Oct. 18
Philadelphia 11, Los Angeles 0
Monday, Oct. 19
Philadelphia 5, Los Angeles 4
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Los Angeles (Padilla 4-0) at Philadelphia (Hamels 10-11), 8:07
p.m.
Friday, Oct. 23
x-Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 8:07 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
x-Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 8:07 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 1
Montreal 2, Atlanta 1, SO
Calgary 6, Columbus 3
Wednesday's Games
Nashville at Boston, 7 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

NBA PRESEASON
Tuesday's Games
Charlotte 94, Milwaukee 87
Washington 90, Philadelphia 89
Cleveland 96, Dallas 66
New York 108, Boston 103
San Antonio 119, Oklahoma City 102
Denver 129, Minnesota 100
Utah 108, Portland 97
Phoenix 143, Sacramento 127
L.A. Lakers 113, Golden State 107
L.A. Clippers 108, Maccabi 96
Wednesday's Games
Indiana at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Boston at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
New York at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

DELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies buried the Los
Angeles Dodgers 11-0 last night to take a two-games-to-one lead in
the National League Championship Series. Cliff Lee allowed three
hits and struck out 10 over eight innings of the Phillies' most
lopsided playoff victory ever. Shane Victorino capped the scoring
with a three-run homer after Ryan Howard drove in three runs and
Jayson Werth smacked a two-run blast.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Vikings are the first 6-and-0 team of the
NFL season this season after Brett Favre passed for 278 yards and
three touchdowns in a 33-31 win over Baltimore. Brett Favre's
(fahrvz) 58-yard completion to Sidney Rice set up Ryan Longwell's
fourth field goal of the game, a tiebreaking, 31-yard boot with
1:56 left. Ravens kicker Steve Hauschka (HAWSH'-kuh) hooked a
44-yard attempt as time expired to keep the Vikings undefeated.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Saints are 5-and-0 after dealing the
Giants their first loss of the season, a 48-27 laugher at New
Orleans. Drew Brees completed 23 of 30 passes for 369 yards and
four touchdowns after failing to throw a scoring strike in his two
previous games. Eli Manning fumbled on a sack and threw an
interception under pressure while completing just 14 of 31 passes
for 178 yards and a touchdown for the 5-and-1 Giants.

NEW YORK (AP) - Alabama has moved ahead of Florida in the latest
Associated Press football poll, capturing 39 of 59 first-place
votes. Texas remains third, Southern California moves up two
notches to No. 4 and Cincinnati jumps three spots to fifth. But the
Gators top the BCS standings, followed by the Crimson Tide and
Longhorns.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Martin Laird birdied the third playoff hole to
pull out a victory over Chad Campbell and George McNeill in a PGA
stop at Las Vegas. Laird shot a final-round 68 for a 19-under total
in his first career victory.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
American League
NEW YORK 2, LOS ANGELES 0
Friday, Oct. 16
New York 4, Los Angeles 1
Saturday, Oct. 17
New York 4, Los Angeles 3, 13 innings
Monday, Oct. 19
New York (Pettitte 14-8) at Los Angeles (Weaver 16-8), 4:13
p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 20
New York (Sabathia 19-8) at Los Angeles (Kazmir 10-9), 7:57
p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 22
x-New York at Los Angeles, 7:57 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
x-Los Angeles at New York, 4:13 or 8:07 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 25
x-Los Angeles at New York, 8:20 p.m.

National League
PHILADELPHIA 2, LOS ANGELES 1
Thursday, Oct. 15
Philadelphia 8, Los Angeles 6
Friday, Oct. 16
Los Angeles 2, Philadelphia 1
Sunday, Oct. 18
Philadelphia 11, Los Angeles 0
Monday, Oct. 19
Los Angeles (Wolf 11-7) at Philadelphia (Blanton 12-8), 8:07
p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Los Angeles at Philadelphia, 8:07 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 23
x-Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 8:07 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
x-Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 8:07 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
No games scheduled
Monday's Games
San Jose at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

NBA PRESEASON
Sunday's Games
New York 106, Maccabi 91
Boston 101, Toronto 82
Philadelphia 116, Phoenix 94
Utah 110, Charlotte 103
Portland 98, Denver 96
L.A. Lakers 114, L.A. Clippers 108
Monday's Games
Washington at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

MLS
Sunday's Game
Houston 0, Los Angeles 0, tie
Thursday, October 22
Chivas USA at Chicago, 8 p.m.

High School Football Week 7 Final Scores

Pottsville 32
Twin Valley 16

Blue Mt. 28
Exeter 14

Tamaqua 13
Schuylkill Haven 7 OT

Panther Valley 26
Shenandoah Valley 8

North Schuylkill 19
Bristol 0

Pocono Mt West 8
Jim Thorpe 6

Pine Grove 29
Haliifax 13

Millersburg 9
Tri-Valley 7

Williams Valley 35
Juniata 34

Mount Carmel 20
Jersey Shore 0

Montoursville 27
Shamokin 6

Selinsgrove 35
Southern Columbia 28

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies Web site is
reporting that it appears Cole Hamels will start Game 1 of the
National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers
tomorrow night. No official announcement has been made yet by
manager Charlie Manuel about his rotation. Hamels won in both his
starts against the Dodgers in last year's NLCS.

NEW YORK (AP) - The kickoff times of the Giants-Eagles and
Vikings-Packers games Nov. 1 have been flipped because of the
possibility of a World Series game and football action in
Philadelphia on that same night.Giants-Eagles will now start at 1
p.m. EST, with Minnesota-Green Bay at 4:15 p.m. The NFL says it
wants to ease the burden on law enforcement employees.

NEW YORK (AP) - Elton Brand scored 20 points in his best game of
the preseason and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the New York Knicks
93-85 last night for their first 4-0 exhibition start since 1978.
Brand shot 8 of 12 from the field and scored 10 points in the third
quarter, when the 76ers rebounded from an ugly second period to
take the lead for good.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Aaron Smith
has a right shoulder injury that coach Mike Tomlin says
"potentially could be significant." Smith was injured Sunday in
Detroit. He was being evaluated yesterday and the Steelers are not
yet certain how long he will be out.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Center fielder Andrew McCutchen is the winner
of the Roberto Clemente Award, which is presented annually to the
top Pittsburgh Pirates player of that season. McCutchen received
seven of a possible nine first-place votes in balloting by members
of the Baseball Writers Association of America.


POSTSEASON BASEBALL

DIVISION SERIES
American League
NEW YORK 3, MINNESOTA 0
Wednesday, Oct. 7
New York 7, Minnesota 2
Friday, Oct. 9
New York 4, Minnesota 3, 11 innings
Sunday, Oct. 11
New York 4, Minnesota 1

LOS ANGELES 3, BOSTON 0
Thursday, Oct. 8
Los Angeles 5, Boston 0
Friday, Oct. 9
Los Angeles 4, Boston 1
Sunday, Oct. 11
Los Angeles 7, Boston 6

National League
LOS ANGELES 3, ST. LOUIS 0
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 3
Thursday, Oct. 8
Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 2
Saturday, Oct. 10
Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 1

PHILADELPHIA 3, COLORADO 1
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Philadelphia 5, Colorado 1
Thursday, Oct. 8
Colorado 5, Philadelphia 4
Saturday, Oct. 10
Philadelphia at Colorado, ppd., weather
Sunday, Oct. 11
Philadelphia 6, Colorado 5
Monday, Oct. 12
Philadelphia 5, Colorado 4
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
American League
Friday, Oct. 16
Los Angeles (Lackey 11-8) at New York (Sabathia 19-8), 7:57
p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 17
Los Angeles at New York, 7:57 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 19
New York at Los Angeles, 4:13 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 20
New York at Los Angeles, 7:57 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 22
x-New York at Los Angeles, 7:57 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
x-Los Angeles at New York, 4:13 or 8:07 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 25
x-Los Angeles at New York, 8:20 p.m.

National League
Thursday, Oct. 15
Philadelphia (Hamels 10-11) at Los Angeles (Wolf 11-7 or Kershaw
8-8), 8:07 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 16
Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 4:37 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 18
Los Angeles at Philadelphia, 8:07 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 19
Los Angeles at Philadelphia, 8:07 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 21
x-Los Angeles at Philadelphia, 8:07 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 23
x-Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 8:07 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
x-Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 8:07 p.m.
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WORLD SERIES
Wednesday, Oct. 28
National League at American League, (n)
Thursday, Oct. 29
NL at AL, (n)
Saturday, Oct. 31
AL at NL, (n)
Sunday, Nov. 1
AL at NL, (n)
Monday, Nov. 2
x-AL at NL, (n)
Wednesday, Nov. 4
x-NL at AL, (n)
Thursday, Nov. 5
x-NL at AL, (n)

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Buffalo 6, Detroit 2
Columbus 2, Calgary 1
Colorado 4, Toronto 1
Wednesday's Games
Los Angeles at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Nashville at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

NBA PRESEASON
Tuesday's Games
Boston 91, New Jersey 88
Washington 101, Detroit 98
Philadelphia 93, New York 85
Chicago 87, Milwaukee 86
Orlando 121, New Orleans 86
Wednesday's Games
Washington at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Toronto vs. Boston at Hartford, Conn., 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Miami vs. Oklahoma City at Tulsa, Okla., 8 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday's Games
New York at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

DENVER (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the
Colorado Rockies 5-4 last night to reach the NL championship
series. Ryan Howard hit a two-run double in the ninth inning and
scored on Jayson Werth's single. Brad Lidge earned his second
straight save, once again retiring cleanup man Troy Tulowitzki. The
Phils play the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia is showing brotherly love for
its baseball team following the victory over the Colorado Rockies.
Fans who gathered in taverns for last night's game saw the Rockies
take a lead late in the game. But they were jubilant as the
Phillies made a comeback.

OTTAWA (AP) - Tyler Kennedy scored twice and Marc-Andre Fleury
made 30 saves, leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-1 win over
the Ottawa Senators last night. Bill Guerin and Jordan Staal also
scored for the Penguins, who won their third in a row, to remain
undefeated on the road.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Michael Vick has this handing-off thing
down. He's waiting to do more. Two games into his return to the
NFL, Vick hasn't been a factor for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Clearly, the Eagles brought Vick in to do more. But the Eagles are
in no rush to show opposing defenses too much when they routed
Kansas City and beat Tampa Bay this past Sunday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The South Florida at Pittsburgh game will
start at noon ET on Saturday, Oct. 24 and will be televised
regionally by ESPN. The game will be the first of two played at
Heinz Field in a 28-hour hour period, with the Vikings and Steelers
meeting the following day.


Postseason Baseball
DIVISION SERIES
National League
Philadelphia 5, Colorado 4 (Phillies win series)

National Football League
Miami 31, N-Y Jets 27

National Hockey League
Colorado 4, Boston 3
Los Angeles 2, N.Y. Islanders 1
N.Y. Rangers 7, Toronto 2
New Jersey 3, Washington 2, SO
Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 1
Tampa Bay 3, Florida 2
Edmonton 6, Nashville 1
Chicago 6, Calgary 5, OT
Phoenix 1, San Jose 0, SO


TUESDAY'S GAMES

National Hockey League
Detroit at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTNALL WEEK 6 FINAL SCORES

MUHLENBERG 7
POTTSVILLE 6

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 20
SHENANDOAH 10

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 45
TAMAQUA 14

GOVERNOR MIFFLIN 21
BLUE MT 12

JIM THORPE 28
MINERSVILLE 20

PANTHER VALLEY 47
MARIAN 14

UPPER DAUPHIN 26
PINE GROVE 7

TRI-VALLEY 47
LINE MT 29

WILLIAMS VALLEY 40
HALIFAX 7

MT CARMEL 20
LOYALSOCK 0

SELINSGROVE 55
SHAMOKIN 16

LOURDES 28
BUCKTAIL 0

BLOOMSBURG 27
SOUTHERN COLUMBIA 24

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Cliff Lee dominated the Colorado Rockies,
tossing a six-hitter and the Philadelphia Phillies began their
World Series title defense with a 5-1 victory in their playoff
opener yesterday.Raul Ibanez had two hits and two RBIs and Ryan
Howard and Jayson Werth drove in runs with key extra-base hits off
15-game winner Ubaldo Jimenez. The second game of the N.L.D.S. is
at 2:37 this afternoon.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Florida girl who grabbed a historic 200th
home run ball hit by Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard has
her prize back after suing the team for its return.After
12-year-old Jennifer Valdivia scooped up the ball, she was escorted
to the Phillies clubhouse, then exchanged it for an autographed
ball. The girl's mother filed a lawsuit Monday seeking the home run
ball's return. Now the girl has the ball back.

TORONTO (AP) - In NBA preseason action, Thaddeus Young had 11
points, Elton Brand and Samuel Dalembert each scored 10, and the
Philadelphia 76ers used a near-perfect performance from the free
throw line to beat the Toronto Raptors 84-79 last night. Marco
Belinelli and Sonny Weems both scored 12 points for the Raptors,
who played without All-Star Chris Bosh and offseason addition Hedo
Turkoglu.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Petr Prucha was knocked off his skates but
still pushed the puck into the net while sitting on a Penguins
player's back in the second period and the Phoenix Coyotes took
advantage of nine power plays to beat Pittsburgh 3-0 last night.
The Penguins played a flat, error-filled and uninspired game before
leaving on a difficult five-game road trip that begins tonight in
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was back
at practice and says he'll be in the starting lineup when
Philadelphia plays Tampa Bay on Sunday.McNabb has been out since
breaking his rib in the season opener. He missed two games before
the Eagles had their bye this past weekend. He expects to wear a
protective jacket against the Buccaneers.


DIVISION SERIES
American League
New York 1, Minnesota 0
Wednesday, Oct. 7
New York 7, Minnesota 2
Friday, Oct. 9
Minnesota (Blackburn 11-11) at New York (Burnett 13-9), 6:07
p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11
New York (Pettitte 14-8) at Minnesota (Pavano 14-12), TBA
Monday, Oct. 12
x-New York at Minnesota, TBA
Wednesday, Oct. 14
x-Minnesota at New York, TBA

Los Angeles vs. Boston
Thursday, Oct. 8
Boston (Lester 15-8) at Los Angeles (Lackey 11-8), 9:37 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9
Boston (Beckett 17-6) at Los Angeles (Weaver 16-8), 9:37 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11
Los Angeles (Kazmir 10-9) at Boston (Buchholz 7-4), TBA
Monday, Oct. 12
x-Los Angeles (Saunders 16-7) at Boston (Lester 15-8), TBA
Wednesday, Oct. 14
x-Boston at Los Angeles, TBA

National League
Los Angeles 1, St. Louis 0
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 3
Thursday, Oct. 8
St. Louis (Wainwright 19-8) at Los Angeles (Kershaw 8-8), 6:07
p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 10
Los Angeles at St. Louis (Pineiro 15-12), 6:07 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11
x-Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBA
Tuesday, Oct. 13
x-St. Louis at Los Angeles, TBA

Philadelphia 1, Colorado 0
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Philadelphia 5, Colorado 1
Thursday, Oct. 8
Colorado (Cook 11-6) at Philadelphia (Hamels 10-11), 2:37 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 10
Philadelphia at Colorado, 9:37 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11
x-Philadelphia at Colorado, TBA
Tuesday, Oct. 13
x-Colorado at Philadelphia, TBA

NBA
Wednesday's Games
Orlando 90, Miami 86
Atlanta 108, New Orleans 102
Philadelphia 84, Toronto 79
Detroit 113, Milwaukee 104
Memphis 99, Oklahoma City 91
Houston 96, Boston 90
Portland 89, Sacramento 86
L.A. Lakers 118, Golden State 101
Thursday's Games
Denver vs. Indiana at Taipei, Taiwan, 7:30 a.m.
Utah at Real Madrid, 2:45 p.m.
New Orleans vs. Charlotte at Greensboro, N.C., 7:30 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Phoenix 3, Pittsburgh 0
Vancouver 7, Montreal 1
Thursday's Games
Anaheim at Boston, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Calgary at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Columbus at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA/T102 Sports-Wednesday October 7 2009

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Twins are the AL Central champions for the fifth time in eight years after a 6-5, 12-inning win over the Detroit Tigers in a one-game playoff. Alexi Casilla ended the game and the division title race with an RBI single in the bottom of the 12th. Brandon Inge laced a run-scoring double to put the Tigers up 5-4 in the 10th, but the Twins tied it
on Matt Tolbert's RBI single.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Cliff Lee will start Game 1 of the NL division series for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Colorado Rockies this afternoon. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner got the nod over Cole Hamels, who was MVP of the World Series and NLCS last year. Lee was 7-4 with a 3.39 ERA in 12 starts after the Phillies acquired him July 29.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The mayors of Philadelphia and Denver say agencies that help the homeless will benefit from their friendly wager over the first-round playoff series between the Colorado Rockies and Philadelphia Phillies. If the Rockies win, Denver's Road Home would receive $1,000 from Comcast Corp. and money from various banks for homeless families. If the Phillies win, Project H.O.M.E. would receive $2,000.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies left-handed reliever J.C. Romero will have surgery today to repair the flexor tendon in his left forearm. Romero is expected to need five to six months to recover.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Danny Briere pounced on a loose puck and knocked in the rebound at 3:52 of overtime to keep the Philadelphia Flyers perfect and lift them to a 6-5 win over the Washington Capitals last night. Mike Richards bested Alex Ovechkin with his second career hat trick to help the Flyers improve to 3-0 for the first time since the 1998-99 season.

LONDON, Ontario (AP) - In NBA preseason action, Louis Williams scored 17 points, Andre Iguodala added 15 points and eight assists and the Philadelphia 76ers held on for a 107-98 victory over the Toronto Raptors last night. Samuel Dalembert added 10 points and six rebounds for the 76ers, whose 23-point lead was cut to five in the fourth quarter.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Game
Minnesota 6, Detroit 5, 12 innings

DIVISION SERIES
American League
New York vs. Minnesota
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Minnesota (Duensing 5-2) at New York (Sabathia 19-8), 6:07 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9
Minnesota (Blackburn 11-11) at New York (Burnett 13-9), 6:07 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11
New York (Pettitte 14-8) at Minnesota
Monday, Oct. 12
New York at Minnesota, if necessary
Wednesday, Oct. 14
Minnesota at New York, if necessary
---
Los Angeles. vs. Boston
Thursday, Oct. 8
Boston (Lester 15-8) at Los Angeles (Lackey 11-8), 9:37 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9
Boston (Beckett 17-6) at Los Angeles (Weaver 16-8), 9:37 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11
Los Angeles (Kazmir 10-9) at Boston (Buchholz 7-4)
Monday, Oct. 12
Los Angeles (Saunders 16-7) at Boston (Lester 15-8), if
necessary
Wednesday, Oct. 14
Boston at Los Angeles, if necessary
---

National League
Los Angeles vs. St. Louis
Wednesday, Oct. 7
St. Louis (Carpenter 17-4) at Los Angeles (Wolf 11-7), 9:37 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 8
St. Louis (Wainwright 19-8) at Los Angeles (Kershaw 8-8), 6:07 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 10
Los Angeles at St. Louis (Pineiro 15-12), 6:07 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11
Los Angeles at St. Louis, if necessary
Tuesday, Oct. 13
St. Louis at Los Angeles, if necessary
---
Philadelphia vs. Colorado
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Colorado (Jimenez 15-12) at Philadelphia (Lee 7-4), 2:37 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 8
Colorado at Philadelphia (Hamels 10-11), 2:37 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 10
Philadelphia at Colorado, 9:37 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11
Philadelphia at Colorado, if necessary
Tuesday, Oct. 13
Colorado at Philadelphia, if necessary

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Ottawa 2, Toronto 1
Philadelphia 6, Washington 5, OT
Carolina 2, Tampa Bay 1, SO
Minnesota 4, Anaheim 3, OT
Calgary 4, Montreal 3
Edmonton 5, Dallas 4, SO
Los Angeles 6, San Jose 4
Wednesday's Games
Phoenix at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Montreal at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

NBA PRESEASON
Tuesday's Games
Chicago 102, Utah 101
Washington 101, Memphis 92
Cleveland 92, Charlotte 87
Philadelphia 107, Toronto 98
Houston 99, San Antonio 85
Phoenix 111, Partizan 80
Portland 98, Sacramento 86
Wednesday's Games
Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Toronto at London, Ontario, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Boston vs. Houston at Hidalgo, Texas, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies will be holding a
workout today in advance of the start of the National League
Division Series against the Colorado Rockies tomorrow afternoon.
The National League's top two power teams will mix it up in the
postseason for the second time in three years. Game time tomorrow
and Thursday will be 2:37 in the afternoon.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - As the Colorado Rockies open the playoffs in
Philadelphia tomorrow, they might be without the hottest pitcher in
baseball. Lefty Jorge De La Rosa will test his tight left groin in
a bullpen session today in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb has
returned to practice and is expected to start Sunday when the
Eagles host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. McNabb has been out since
breaking his rib in the season opener. He missed two games before
the Eagles had their bye this past weekend.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) - First LeBron James swore his love to
the Yankees and Cowboys. Now Shaquille O'Neal is siding with the
Steelers.Cleveland's newest superstar crossed enemy lines when he
tweeted "Let's go Steelers let's go" on his Twitter account after
Pittsburgh's 38-28 victory against San Diego Sunday night. O'Neal
acknowledges that he's a "bandwagon football fan."

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Duquesne University sophomore guard B.J.
Monteiro is facing charges in his native Connecticut that resulted
from the alleged theft of an iPod, a laptop computer and cash.
Police in Torrington, Conn., say the items stolen at an August
party, have a total value of $1,400. Monteiro and two others,
including one juvenile, turned themselves into police in Torrington
over the weekend.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
Detroit (Porcello 14-9) at Minnesota (S.Baker 15-9), 5:07 p.m.

NFL
Monday's Game
Minnesota 30, Green Bay 23

NHL
Monday's Games
N.Y. Rangers 3, New Jersey 2
Columbus 5, Vancouver 3
Tuesday's Games
Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Minnesota, 9 p.m.
Montreal at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Dallas at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Sports Monday, October 5, 2009

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Final Detroit 5 Chi White Sox 3
Final Boston 12 Cleveland 7
Final Baltimore 5 Toronto 4, 11 Innings
Final N-Y Yankees 10 Tampa Bay 2
Final Minnesota 13 Kansas City 4
Final L.A. Angels 5 Oakland 3
Final Seattle 4 Texas 3


NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final N-Y Mets 4 Houston 0
Final Cincinnati 6 Pittsburgh 0
Final Philadelphia 7 Florida 6, 10 Innings
Final Washington 2 Atlanta 1, 15 Innings
Final Milwaukee 9 St. Louis 7, 10 Innings
Final Arizona 5 Chi Cubs 2
Final San Francisco 4 San Diego 3, 10 Innings
Final L.A. Dodgers 5 Colorado 3


NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Final New England 27 Baltimore 21
Final OT Cincinnati 23 Cleveland 20
Final Chicago 48 Detroit 24
Final N-Y Giants 27 Kansas City 16
Final Houston 29 Oakland 6
Final Indianapolis 34 Seattle 17
Final Washington 16 Tampa Bay 13
Final Jacksonville 37 Tennessee 17
Final Miami 38 Buffalo 10
Final New Orleans 24 N-Y Jets 10
Final Denver 17 Dallas 10
Final San Francisco 35 St. Louis 0
Final Pittsburgh 38 San Diego 28


NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON

Final New York 115 New Jersey 107
Final Minnesota 117 Milwaukee 103
Final Golden State 108 L-A Clippers 101

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rashard Mendenhall of the Pittsburgh Steelers surpassed his previous career total with 165 yards rushing and two scores as the Steelers opened a 28-point lead, then held on to beat the San Diego Chargers 38-28 last night. The Chargers made an apparent blowout close as Philip Rivers threw touchdown passes of 30 yards to Antonio Gates and 13 yards to Chris Chambers in the fourth quarter.


PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Paul Hoover hit a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning as the Philadelphia Phillies prepared for their title defense with a 7-6 victory over the Florida Marlins yesterday. The Phillies will open the best-of-five division series at home Wednesday against Colorado. Cole Hamels or Cliff Lee likely will get the Game 1 start.


CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Phillips, the last man standing in Cincinnati's season of unending injuries, drove in three runs and Homer Bailey shut out Pittsburgh for six innings yesterday, setting up a 6-0 victory as the NL Central's two more forlorn franchises ended the season together. The Pirates finished their 17th straight losing season, while the Reds ended their ninth in a row.


RENO, Nev. (AP) — A former Harrah's employee at Lake Tahoe claims he was fired in July 2008 because Ben Roethlisberger complained that the worker had demanded to see identification for a young-looking woman at the quarterback's table in Harrah's restaurant where they were drinking. Alvaro Brito leveled the allegations in a lawsuit filed against Harrah's and its Lake Tahoe president.

Saturday October 3, 2009

Conrad Weiser 33
Pottsville 14

North Schuylkill 37
Marian 0

Daniel Boone 28
Blue Mt. 0

Panther Valley 34
Schuylkill Haven 13

Minersville 31
Mahanoy Area 22

Shenandoah 43
Jim Thorpe 21

Tamaqua 42
Kutztown 6

Tri-Valley 7
Halifax 0

Upper Dauphin 28
Williams Valley 19

Mount Carmel 47
Central Columbia 20

Danville 24
Shamokin 10

Southern Columbia 42
Warrior Run 6

Williamsport 21
Hazleton 7

LOS ANGELES (AP) - COLORADO HAS CUT THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS' LEAD IN THE NL WEST TO ONE GAME FOLLOWING THE ROCKIES' 4-3 WIN LAST NIGHT. BOTH TEAMS ARE HEADING TO THE PLAYOFFS, BUT IF THE ROCKIES WIN THE FINAL TWO GAMES IN LOS ANGELES, THEY WILL BE NL WEST CHAMPIONS AND THE DODGERS WILL BE THE WILD CARD.

UNDATED (AP) - IT'S ONLY ONE GAME SEPARATING THE DETROIT TIGERS AND MINNESOTA TWINS IN THE AL CENTRAL STANDINGS. THE TIGERS LOST FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN SIX GAMES, DROPPING AN 8-0 DECISION TO THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX, WHILE THE TWINS TIGHTENED THE RACE BY BEATING KANSAS CITY 10-7 FOR THEIR 14TH WIN IN THEIR LAST 18 GAMES.

EUGENE, ORE. (AP) - OREGON FOOTBALL COACH CHIP KELLY SAYS SUSPENDED RUNNING BACK LAGARRETTE BLOUNT COULD BE BACK PLAYING WITH THE DUCKS. BLOUNT WAS SUSPENDED AFTER PUNCHING A BOISE STATE PLAYER AFTER THE DUCKS' SEASON-OPENING LOSS BUT KELLY SAYS IF
BLOUNT MEETS CERTAIN CRITERIA, HE MIGHT BE REINSTATED AS EARLY AS NOVEMBER FOR A GAME AGAINST STANFORD.

PRATTVILLE, ALA. (AP) - A NINTH-GRADER IS WAGING A SERIOUS BID TO WIN AN LPGA EVENT. FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD ALEXIS THOMPSON SHOT A 3-UNDER 69 AND IS TIED FOR THE LEAD WITH TOP-RANKED LORENA OCHOA AND THREE OTHERS AFTER THE SECOND ROUND OF THE NAVISTAR LPGA
CLASSIC.

COPENHAGEN (AP) - RIO DE JANEIRO IS CELEBRATING BECOMING THE FIRST SOUTH AMERICAN CITY TO BE NAMED OLYMPIC HOST AFTER BEING TABBED TO HOST THE 2016 SUMMER OLYMPICS. BRAZILIAN SOCCER GREAT PELE SAYS RIO AND ALL OF SOUTH AMERICA DESERVED THE BID.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Final Chi White Sox 8 Detroit 0
Final Baltimore 13 Toronto 7
Final Boston 6 Cleveland 2
Final Tampa Bay 13 N-Y Yankees 4
Final Minnesota 10 Kansas City 7
Final L.A. Angels 5 Oakland 2
Final Texas 7 Seattle 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final Arizona 12 Chi Cubs 3
Final Florida 7 Philadelphia 2
Final N-Y Mets 7 Houston 1
Final Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 1
Final Washington 6 Atlanta 3
Final Milwaukee 12 St. Louis 6
Final San Francisco 7 San Diego 2
Final Colorado 4 L.A. Dodgers 3

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON

Final Chicago 104 Indiana 95

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final 2OT Florida 4 Chicago 3 (SO Florida 2-1)
Final Philadelphia 2 Carolina 0
Final Pittsburgh 3 N-Y Rangers 2

TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Final (20) Brigham Young 35 Utah State 17

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

HILADELPHIA (AP) - Cliff Lee was shaky in his playoff tuneup
and the Philadelphia Phillies, one night after clinching their
third consecutive NL East title, lost 5-3 to the Houston Astros.
Lee, a strong candidate to start Game 1 in the best-of-five
division series Wednesday, worked 5 2-3 innings, allowing four
runs. The Phillies finish out the regular season this weekend at
home against the Florida Marlins.

CHICAGO (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs game last
night was called in the top of the fourth inning after a rain delay
of 2 hours, 32 minutes. The game will not be made up because both
teams have been eliminated from postseason contention and there are
just three games left in the season.

NEW YORK (AP) - Nike says it does not have a "contractual
relationship" with Michael Vick, a day after the quarterback's
agent announced a deal with the manufacturer.In a statement
released yesterday, Nike says it has "agreed to supply product to
Michael Vick as we do a number of athletes who are not under
contract with Nike."

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The running back was confused about his
assignments and didn't appear to know his playbook, so he found
himself on the bench. No carries, no yardage, no recognition.
Happens all the time in Pop Warner football, and high school ball,
too. College football? Not so often. The NFL? You've got to be
kidding. Pittsburgh's Rashard Mendenhall is the exception. An
embarrassed one, too: He didn't get a single carry against
Cincinnati.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sidney Crosby is still speaking softly, only
now he's carrying a different stick.The Stanley Cup-winning
Pittsburgh Penguins captain plans to use a one-piece synthetic
hockey stick for the first time during the season-opener tonight
against the New York Rangers.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State linebacker Sean Lee is
likely to miss his second straight game with a knee injury when the
No. 15 Nittany Lions travel to Illinois tomorrow. Lee sprained his
left knee during Penn State's Sept. 19 game against Temple and
didn't play in last week's loss to Iowa.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Minnesota 8, Detroit 3
Texas 11, L.A. Angels 3
Baltimore 3, Tampa Bay 2
Boston 3, Cleveland 0
Seattle 4, Oakland 2
Friday's Games
Chicago White Sox (Peavy 2-0) at Detroit (E.Jackson 13-8), 7:05
p.m.
Toronto (Purcey 1-2) at Baltimore (Berken 5-12), 7:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Sowers 6-10) at Boston (Matsuzaka 3-6), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 19-7) at Tampa Bay (Price 9-7), 7:38 p.m.
Kansas City (DiNardo 0-2) at Minnesota (Manship 0-1), 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 15-8) at Oakland (G.Gonzalez 6-6), 10:05
p.m.
Texas (McCarthy 7-4) at Seattle (Snell 5-2), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
St. Louis 13, Cincinnati 0
Colorado 9, Milwaukee 2
San Francisco 7, Arizona 3
Washington 2, Atlanta 1
Houston 5, Philadelphia 3
Pittsburgh at Chicago, ccd., rain
Friday's Games
Arizona (Buckner 3-6) at Chicago Cubs (Gorzelanny 7-2), 2:20
p.m.
Florida (VandenHurk 2-2) at Philadelphia (Blanton 12-7), 7:05
p.m.
Houston (W.Rodriguez 14-11) at N.Y. Mets (Maine 6-6), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (D.McCutchen 0-2) at Cincinnati (Lehr 5-2), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (Li.Hernandez 8-12) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 15-9), 7:35
p.m.
Milwaukee (Looper 13-7) at St. Louis (Wainwright 19-8), 8:15
p.m.
San Francisco (Zito 10-13) at San Diego (Correia 12-10), 10:05
p.m.
Colorado (Jimenez 14-12) at L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 11-6), 10:10
p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
Washington 4, Boston 1
Montreal 4, Toronto 3, OT
Colorado 5, San Jose 2
Vancouver at Calgary, 10 p.m.
Friday's Games
Florida vs. Chicago at Helsinki, 1 p.m.
Detroit vs. St. Louis at Stockholm, 3 p.m.
Philadelphia at Carolina, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

MLS
Friday's Game
Chicago at Los Angeles, 11 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Seattle FC at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
Chivas USA at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
New England at Colorado, 9 p.m.
New York at San Jose, 11 p.m.

WNBA
FINALS
(Best-of-5)
Indiana vs. Phoenix
Tuesday, Sept. 29: Phoenix 120, Indiana 116, OT
Thursday, Oct. 1: Indiana 93, Phoenix 84, series tied 1-1
Sunday, Oct. 4: Phoenix at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 7, Phoenix at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.
x-Friday, Oct. 9, Indiana at Phoenix, 9 p.m.