WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Padres notched an 8-5 win over the Pirates
last night. San Diego starter Kevin Correia took a one-hit shutout
into the seventh inning. He faced the minimum through 6-and-a-third
innings before the Pirates chased him during a four-run rally in
the seventh. Miguel Tejada scored three runs for the Padres, who
beat the Pirates for the fifth straight time this season.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Roy Oswalt finally got a start in
Philadelphia and pitched seven impressive innings in his home
debut. Two relievers finished off the six-hitter and the Phillies
beat the Dodgers 2-0 last night. The two-time NL champions are 15-4
since July 22nd, but lost another player when Ross Gload left with
a strained right groin.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phillies second baseman Chase Utley has been
cleared to start hitting, six weeks after surgery on his right
thumb. Assistant general manager Scott Proefrock says the news is
encouraging, but the team is sticking to its original timetable for
Utley's return of at least eight weeks.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A person familiar with the deal says the
Philadelphia 76ers have hired Rod Thorn as their new team
president. The person says that team president Ed Stefanski will
stay on as general manager. Stefanski had held both roles for the
past three years. Thorn was president and general manager of the
Nets for 10 years before leaving in early July.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Security guards at Eagles training camp at
Lehigh University asked a fan to take off a replica Washington
Redskins Donovan McNabb jersey. Jim Devlin tells Philadelphia's
WPEN-FM that the guard who confronted him said the request had come
from coach Andy Reid. A team spokesman denies that Reid even knew
the fan was present.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Eagles rookie free safety Nate Allen has
solidified his position as a starter with his play during training
camp. Defensive coordinator Sean McDermott calls Allen unshakable,
and says the second-round pick from South Florida has earned the
respect of his peers.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - The two most prominent Nittany Lions
this season are head coach Joe Paterno and running back Evan
Royster and both can surpass major milestones. Royster is just 480
yards shy of Curt Warner's career rushing record at the school.
Meanwhile, Paterno is just six wins shy of the 400 career victories
mark.

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) - Fabian Espindola scored in the 17th minute
to help Real Salt Lake earn a 1-1 draw against the Philadelphia
Union last night. Rookie Danny Mwanga scored for the Union off a
nifty pass from Sebastien Le Toux, before Espindola gathered in a
pass from Tony Beltran and took advantage of a slip by Juan Diego
Gonzalez.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Nellie King, the former Pittsburgh Pirates
pitcher and broadcaster who later became the sports information
director and golf coach at Duquesne University, has died at the age
of 82 after several years of health problems. King grew up in
Hershey.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Waynesburg's Rachel Rohanna has advanced
after yesterday's start of match play at the U.S. Women's Amateur
at Charlotte Country Club. Rohanna defeated New Jersey's Isabel Han
1 up on the par-72 course. Second- and third-round matches are
today, with quarterfinals Friday and semifinals Saturday. The final
will be 36 holes on Sunday.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Detroit 3, Tampa Bay 2
L.A. Angels 2, Kansas City 1, 10 innings
Oakland 5, Seattle 1
Baltimore 3, Cleveland 1
Boston 10, Toronto 1
N.Y. Yankees 7, Texas 6
Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota 1
Thursday's Games
Boston (Lackey 10-7) at Toronto (Mills 1-0), 12:37 p.m.
Baltimore (Millwood 2-11) at Cleveland (J.Gomez 2-0), 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Liriano 10-7) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 8-8), 8:10
p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 14-5) at Kansas City (Chen 7-5), 8:10
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 1
Atlanta 8, Houston 2, 10 innings
Florida 9, Washington 5
Philadelphia 2, L.A. Dodgers 0
Colorado 6, N.Y. Mets 2
Arizona 8, Milwaukee 2
San Diego 8, Pittsburgh 5
San Francisco 5, Chicago Cubs 4
Thursday's Games
Colorado (Hammel 8-6) at N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 9-6), 12:10 p.m.
Arizona (R.Lopez 5-10) at Milwaukee (Ra.Wolf 8-9), 2:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 5-10) at San Francisco (M.Cain 9-9), 3:45
p.m.
Pittsburgh (Duke 5-10) at San Diego (Garland 10-8), 6:35 p.m.
Florida (Nolasco 12-8) at Washington (L.Hernandez 8-7), 7:05
p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 10-7) at Philadelphia (Blanton 4-6), 7:05
p.m.

NFL
Thursday's Games
New Orleans at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Baltimore, 8 p.m.
Oakland at Dallas, 9 p.m.

WNBA
Wednesday's Game
No games scheduled
Thursday's Game
Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m.