WPPA/T102 SPORTS-TUESDAY

The Richmond Flying Squirrels defeated the Reading Phillies, 7-2 in an early morning contest Monday at First Energy Stadium.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Chicago White Sox (F.Garcia 6-3) at Pittsburgh (B.Lincoln 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Halladay 8-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 6-3), 7:05 p.m.
PIRATES
Pirates idle, start interleague homestand Tuesday
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates were off yesterday after a winless road trip that extended their losing skid to eight consecutive games. The Detroit Tigers rallied for a 4-3 victory Sunday that completed a weekend sweep. The Pirates will play their next six games at home, with the Chicago White Sox coming into town today and the Cleveland Indians arriving on Friday. The Pirates are 23-40 and in the cellar in the National League Central -- 12 and a half games behind division leading Cincinnati.

PIRATES-ALVAREZ
Pirates mull Alvarez callup
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pirates are considering giving Triple-A prospect Pedro Alvarez his first taste of the majors. General manager Neal Huntington said on his weekly radio show
Sunday that the team hasn't ruled calling up the third baseman for the homestand that begins today. Alvarez is hitting .285 for Indianapolis and is second in the International League in extra base hits. He told The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette yesterday that he hadn't heard from the big club, but feels confident he can play at the big league level.

PHILLIES
Phillies idle, heading to the Bronx
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Phillies had a day off yesterday after avoiding a sweep in Boston with a 5-3 win Sunday over the Red Sox. The road trip resumes today in the Bronx, where the Phillies' season ended last November in Game 6 of the World Series. It'll be deja vu for the Phils as the Yankees send starters C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte to the mound for the
three-game set. This time, however, the Phillies will be bringing ace Roy Halladay. The Yankees are tied for the division lead in the American League East, while the Phillies are in third in the NL East.

COACHES-USO TOUR
4 NFL coaches to visit troops in Persian Gulf
NEW YORK (AP) - NFL coaches Brad Childress, John Fox, Marvin Lewis and Andy Reid will visit troops in the Persian Gulf this summer on a USO Tour. The league said Monday that the Minnesota Vikings' Childress, the Carolina Panthers' Fox, the Cincinnati Bengals' Lewis and the
Philadelphia Eagles' Reid will take part in its second coaches tour. Tom Coughlin of the Giants, Jeff Fisher of the Titans, John Harbaugh of the Ravens and former Steelers coach Bill Cowher and ex-Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden traveled to Iraq last year.

BOXER'S STEP-GRANDSON KILLED
Pa. man on trial in death of boxer's step-grandson
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A man is on trial in the shooting death of the step-grandson of boxing great Joe Frazier at a North Philadelphia bar a year ago. Police say 25-year-old Peter Lyde Jr. was working as a security guard when he was struck by a bullet during a May 2009 argument
during the "grand reopening" of the Pleasures On The Ridge tavern. He was the son of Peter Lyde Sr. who is married to Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Jacqui Frazier-Lyde, Joe
Frazier's daughter. Prosecutors say 33-year-old Rodney Evans of West Philadelphia
argued with another man and pulled a gun and pursued him outside, and during an exchange of gunfire Lyde was shot. Defense attorney Jack McMahon told jurors Monday that Evans was not armed and shot no one that night.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas says it is staying in the Big 12 after turning down an invitation to join the Pac-10. Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M also say they are staying in the Big
12, which on Friday seemed in danger of falling apart after Nebraska and Colorado both decided to leave over the next two years.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - One victory separates the Boston Celtics from their 18th NBA championship. The Celtics take a 3-2 series lead over the L.A. Lakers into Tuesday night's Game 6 at the Staples Center, where the defending NBA champion Lakers are 9-and-1 in this
postseason.

UNDATED (AP) - George Karl will be back on the bench as coach of the Denver Nuggets next season. That's the opinion of his son, Nuggets coach Coby Karl, who says his father is "much improved" in recent weeks as he recovers from an intense six-week regimen of chemotherapy to combat throat and neck cancer.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (AP) - Cristie Kerr is the winner of the rain-delayed LPGA State Farm Classic by one shot over Anna Nordqvist and Na Yeon Choi in a rare Monday finish due to Sunday's rains. Kerr fought off flulike symptoms to shoot a 3-under 69 in the final round to finish at 22-under.

IRENE, South Africa (AP) - U.S. soccer fans can relax - Tim Howard should be in goal Friday against Slovenia. Howard is expected to play despite bruised ribs after making what the U.S.
team medical staff calls "substantial improvement" following a collision in Saturday night's 1-1 draw against England.


INTERLEAGUE
Final St. Louis 9 Seattle 3
Final Milwaukee 12 L.A. Angels 2
Final Toronto 6 San Diego 3
Final San Francisco 10 Baltimore 2

WORLD CUP SOCCER
Denmark vs Netherlands 7:30 a.m., Soccer City
Cameroon vs Japan 10:00 a.m., Free State Stadium
Paraguay vs Italy 2:30 p.m., Green Point Stadium