WPPA/T102 SPORTS-TUESDAY

Penn State Assistant Head Coach Tom Bradley was the guest of the Schuylkill County Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association Monday night in St. Clair. Bradley has been with the University for more than 3 decades, first as a player, then as defensive coach. Bradley tells T102 sports about the changes in the Big Ten, with the addition of Nebraska:

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About 50 people attended last night’s event.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - After taking two-of-three from the Cleveland Indians over the weekend and halting their 12 game losing skid, the Pittsburgh Pirates open a nine-game road trip against the Texas Rangers tonight. Texas native Ross Ohlendorf is slated to pitch the opener, followed by Paul Maholm and Jeff Karstens.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Phillies open up a series against the Indians tonight at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies' pitching for the series has Jamie Moyer pitching the opener, followed by Kyle Kendrick tomorrow and Joe Blanton for Thursday's finale.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - All signs are pointing to Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins' return to the lineup this week. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Rollins has left the Phillies' spring training
home in Clearwater, Florida, and is expected to rejoin the team for the series against Cleveland. Rollins has missed 26 games with a strained calf.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The solid play of Wilson Valdez means the Phillies have a decision to make when Jimmy Rollins returns to the roster sometime this week. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Rollins' return means the Phillies will likely have to choose between Wilson Valdez or Juan Castro. The newspaper reports the Phillies likely won't keep because they're similar types of players.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pirates general manager Neal Huntington tells The Pittsburgh Tribune Review that "a handful of clubs have expressed some level of interest" in trading for Aki Iwamura, but most teams have turned down the Pirates' overtures. The Pirates have designated their high-priced bust for assignment.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Penguins will open their new home against the defending Eastern Conference champion Flyers to kick off the regular season this fall. The game at the brand new Consol Energy Center is set for Thursday, October 7th.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Penn State volleyball star Megan Hodge and Connecticut basketball forward Maya Moore have been named co-winners of the Honda-Broderick Cup. The two received the award given to the nation's top female college athlete during a ceremony at UCLA. It's only the second time in history that two athletes earned the honor.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - Redshirt sophomore forward Taylor King has voluntarily withdrawn from the Villanova basketball program. The school says King plans to remain at Villanova to complete his degree requirements. King transferred to Villanova in the summer of 2008 after one year at Duke.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - The opening day at Wimbledon nearly produced a shocking upset. Six-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer needed to rally from two sets down to post a 5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-love victory over 60th-ranked Alejandro Falla of Colombia in Wimbledon's opening Centre Court match.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - The 2008 women's French Open champion, Francesca Schiavone was upset by Russian Vera Dushevina in the first round of Wimbledon. Ranked 47th in the world, Dushevina defeated the fifth-seeded Schiavone 6-7, 7-5, 6-1, in a match that took nearly three hours.

BOSTON (AP) - Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers says that center Rasheed Wallace is probably going to retire. The 35-year-old Wallace would finish with 15,860 points and 7,321 rebounds in a
15-year career.

UNDATED (AP) - Portugal put on the most dominant performance of the World Cup, routing North Korea 7-0 and eliminating the Asian nation from the tournament. In other World Cup results, Chile blanked Switzerland 1-0 and Spain shut out Honduras 2-0.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Florida is the first team out of the double-elimination College World Series. Florida State ousted the Gators 8-5 on a day when Clemson defeated top-seed Arizona State 6-3.

INTERLEAGUE

Final Washington 2 Kansas City 1
Final Cincinnati 6 Oakland 4, 10 Innings
Final Arizona 10 N-Y Yankees 4

WORLD CUP SOCCER

Final Portugal 7 North Korea 0
Final Chile 1 Switzerland 0
Final Spain 2 Honduras 0