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.