WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia's Raul Ibanez sparked a
five-run third inning with a three-run homer as the Phillies
pounded out a dozen hits to support Roy Halladay in a 6-5 victory
over the Mets yesterday. Halladay struggled on an 88-degree
afternoon, allowing five runs on nine hits in seven innings.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Some injured Phillies are taking steps aimed
at rejoining their teammates. Center fielder Shane Victorino is
beginning a rehab assignment tomorrow at Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Victorino is trying to return from a left abdominal strain.
Meanwhile, slugger Ryan Howard wants to be back with the team on
August 17th. He's off crutches but still limping from an ankle
sprain.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pirates have to settle for a split of
their four-game weekend set with Coloradio after an 8-4 loss in
Denver yesterday. Jose Tabata, Neil Walker and Ronny Cedeno each
had two hits for the Pirates, who have lost 20 of 29.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pirates have fired pitching coach Joe
Kerrigan and bench coach Gary Varsho, saying they are no longer
right for the staff. Kerrigan is a former Red Sox, Phillies and
Expos pitching coach. He was replaced by his assistant, former
major league pitcher Ray Searage. Varsho, a former Pirates and
Phillies outfielder, was replaced by minor league field coordinator
Jeff Banister.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Jeff Cunningham scored in the 75th and 81st
minute to lift FC Dallas to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Union
last night. FC Dallas has extended its unbeaten streak to eight
games, while the Union falls to 4-10-3.

TORONTO (AP) - Normally when Sidney Crosby walks into a room,
he's the center of attention. But he had some company in Toronto
yesterday as the NHL superstar met tennis ace Roger Federer. They
were going to hit balls together on a practice court but rain
scuttled their plans. Instead, the two got a chance to talk before
holding a photo opportunity.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Detroit 9, L.A. Angels 4
Minnesota 5, Cleveland 4
Toronto 1, Tampa Bay 0
Baltimore 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Oakland 3, Texas 2
Seattle 3, Kansas City 2
N.Y. Yankees 7, Boston 2
Monday's Games
Boston (Lester 11-7) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 13-4), 2:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (E.Jackson 1-0) at Baltimore (Matusz 4-11),
7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Price 14-5) at Detroit (Galarraga 3-4), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (O'Sullivan 1-2) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 10-8),
10:05 p.m.
Oakland (Mazzaro 6-3) at Seattle (Fister 3-8), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
St. Louis at Florida, ppd., rain
Colorado 8, Pittsburgh 4
Philadelphia 6, N.Y. Mets 5
Atlanta 6, San Francisco 3
Milwaukee 11, Houston 6
Cincinnati 11, Chicago Cubs 4
San Diego 10, Arizona 1
L.A. Dodgers 8, Washington 3
Monday's Games
St. Louis (C.Carpenter 12-3) at Cincinnati (Leake 7-3), 7:10
p.m.
Atlanta (Minor 0-0) at Houston (Norris 4-7), 8:05 p.m.
Arizona (I.Kennedy 6-9) at Milwaukee (Narveson 9-7), 8:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 3-6) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 4-4),
10:15 p.m.


NFL PRESEASON
Sunday's Game
Dallas 16, Cincinnati 7
Thursday's Games
New Orleans at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Baltimore, 8 p.m.
Oakland at Dallas, 9 p.m.
Friday's Games
Buffalo at Washington, 7:30 p.m.
Jacksonville at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Kansas City at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Tampa Bay at Miami, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Green Bay, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Houston at Arizona, 8 p.m.
Chicago at San Diego, 9 p.m.
Tennessee at Seattle, 10 p.m.

MLS
Sunday's Games
FC Dallas 3, Philadelphia 1
Chicago 0, New York 0, tie
Seattle FC 2, Houston 0
Wednesday, August 11
Toronto FC at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

WNBA
Sunday's Games
Connecticut 76, Washington 67
Indiana 104, Phoenix 82
New York 74, Minnesota 72
San Antonio 92, Los Angeles 83
Monday's Games
No games scheduled