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LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Friday's Games

Marian 6, Minersville 4
Williams Valley 16, Mahanoy Area 1
Tri Valley 10, Shenandoah Valley 0
Tamaqua 10, Pocono Mountain East 9

Saturday's Games

Williams Valley @ Upper Dauphin 2 p.m.
MMI @ Panther Valley 3 p.m.
Shenandoah Valley @ Mahanoy Area 3:30 p.m.
Jim Thorpe @ Palmerton 4 p.m.
Fleetwood @ Pottsville 7 p.m.

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Friday's Games

Schuylkill Haven 8, Nativity 5
Minersville 9, Marian 0
Williams Valley 11, Mahanoy Area 1
Tri Valley 16, Shenandoah Valley 1
Pine Grove 14, Line Mountain 0
Weatherly 13, Moravian Academy 1

Saturday's Games

Fleetwood @ Blue Mountain 11 a.m.
Shenandoah Valley @ Mahanoy Area 3 p.m.
Tamaqua @ Tri Valley 3 p.m.
MMI @ Panther Valley 3 p.m.
Jim Thorpe @ Palmerton 4 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Friday's Games

N.Y. Mets 9, Philadelphia 1

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Rod Barajas homered twice, Jonathon Niese pitched seven impressive innings and the surging New York Mets routed the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1 for their eighth straight victory. David Wright and Jeff Francoeur also homered for the Mets, riding their longest winning streak since a 10-game run in July 2008.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Now that the Phillies are getting closer Brad Lidge back from the disabled list, reliever Ryan Madson is going to be sidelined. Madson, who filled in as the closer, went on the disabled list yesterday with a broken right toe. The team says he got hurt while blowing a save Wednesday. The Phillies have recalled left-hander Antonio Bastardo from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

L.A. Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh 2

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Andre Ethier jump-started the Dodgers' offense with a two-run homer and James Loney added a three-run shot, leading Los Angeles to a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Chad Billingsley allowed two runs and six hits over six innings to help the Dodgers snap a five-game losing streak.

Chicago Cubs 11, Arizona 5
Washington 7, Florida 1
Atlanta 4, Houston 2
Cincinnati 3, St. Louis 2
San Diego 3, Milwaukee 0
San Francisco 5, Colorado 2

Saturday's Games

Arizona (Haren 3-1) at Chicago Cubs (Silva 2-0), 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (H.Bailey 0-1) at St. Louis (Lohse 0-1), 1:10 p.m.
Houston (W.Rodriguez 1-2) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 1-1), 3:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 4-0) at Philadelphia (Halladay 4-1), 3:10 p.m.
Colorado (Rogers 0-0) at San Francisco (Cain 0-1), 4:05 p.m.
Washington (Stammen 1-0) at Florida (Volstad 1-2), 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Gallardo 2-2) at San Diego (Latos 1-2), 8:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Duke 2-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Monasterios 1-0), 10:10 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Baltimore 5, Boston 4, 10 innings
N.Y. Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 4
Detroit 10, L.A. Angels 6
Minnesota 9, Cleveland 3
Toronto 10, Oakland 2
Kansas City 3, Tampa Bay 2
Texas 2, Seattle 0, 12 innings

Saturday's Games

Chicago White Sox (Danks 3-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Vazquez 1-3), 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Kazmir 2-1) at Detroit (Bonderman 1-1), 1:05 p.m.
Oakland (G.Gonzalez 2-1) at Toronto (Eveland 2-0), 1:07 p.m.
Texas (Harrison 0-1) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 2-1), 3:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Davies 2-1) at Tampa Bay (Price 3-1), 6:10 p.m.
Boston (Matsuzaka 0-0) at Baltimore (Bergesen 0-2), 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Manship 0-0) at Cleveland (Masterson 0-3), 7:05 p.m.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS

Friday's Games

Atlanta 83 Milwaukee 69
L-A Lakers 95 Oklahoma City 94
Utah 112 Denver 104

Saturday's Games

Boston at Cleveland 8:00 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

Friday's Game

Pittsburgh 6 Montreal 3

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Defensemen Kris Letang and Alex Goligoski each had a goal and an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins shredded the Montreal penalty-killing unit, beating the Canadiens 6-3 last night in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Pittsburgh power-play went 4-for-4.

Saturday's Games

Philadelphia at Boston 12:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Chicago 8:00 p.m.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

Friday's Games

Texas 4, Chicago 3, OT
Manchester 5, Worcester 0

Saturday's Games

Worcester at Manchester, 7 p.m.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Pennsylvania teams update

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia's No. 1 draft pick out of Michigan practiced for the first time with his pro team at minicamp yesterday. B Brandon Graham found himself among a crowded field of defensive ends and he ran with the second team. But both the Eagles and Graham expect him to be the starter at left defensive end in September.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward says quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's six-game suspension is disappointing but justified. Ward doesn't think Roethlisberger will have any trouble regaining his teammates' confidence once he returns, but Ward says being without a proven big-game quarterback to start the season is creating considerable uncertainty.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - The New York Jets say authorities at the Pittsburgh airport filed an incident report after wide receiver Santonio Holmes failed to follow flight regulations by not turning off his iPod as his flight was landing there Thursday night. The team says police officers reminded Holmes about complying with flight regulations, but the former Steelers receiver wasn't charged.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Saturday's Games

New York at D.C. United, 4 p.m.
FC Dallas at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Chivas USA at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Kansas City at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.
Colorado at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Columbus at Seattle FC, 10:30 p.m.

NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Crown Royal Presents The Heath Calhoun 400

(Car number in parentheses)
1. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 127.077.
2. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 126.618.
3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 126.464.
4. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 126.375.
5. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 126.245.
6. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 126.239.
7. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 126.133.
8. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 126.121.
9. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 126.109.
10. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 126.015.
11. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 125.874.
12. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 125.868.
13. (36) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 125.845.
14. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 125.839.
15. (43) AJ Allmendinger, Ford, 125.792.
16. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 125.769.
17. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 125.728.
18. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 125.698.
19. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 125.657.
20. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 125.64.
21. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 125.558.
22. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 125.447.
23. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 125.389.
24. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 125.354.
25. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 125.337.
26. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 125.302.
27. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 125.278.
28. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 125.238.
29. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 125.203.
30. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 125.116.
31. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 125.093.
32. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 125.052.
33. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 124.96.
34. (32) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 124.798.
35. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 124.683.
36. (09) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 124.636.
37. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 124.602.
38. (34) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 124.229.
39. (26) David Stremme, Ford, 124.224.
40. (37) David Gilliland, Ford, 124.149.
41. (46) Terry Cook, Dodge, 124.098.
42. (38) Kevin Conway, Ford, Owner Points.
43. (64) Tony Raines, Toyota, 123.927.

Failed to Qualify

44. (55) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 123.836.
45. (13) Max Papis, Toyota, 123.683.
46. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 123.587.

HORSE RACING

Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky., 6:28 p.m.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Heavy rain has postponed early morning workouts at Churchill Downs, where all 20 Kentucky Derby horses are still expected to start. Most turf races were being moved to the main dirt track Saturday, at least until late in the day. That sparked numerous scratches in minor races. Kentucky state veterinarian Bryce Peckham said he knew of at least 15-20 horses that wouldn't be running in the Derby undercard. Many trainers, including Nick Zito and D. Wayne Lukas, were out early to watch their horses walk inside their covered barns instead of the track. The National Weather Service says only light rainfall is
expected Saturday afternoon ahead of the 6:28 p.m. Derby post, with heavier showers overnight.