WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Reds Rookie Travis Wood shut out the Pirates
on two singles over seven innings, fill-in first baseman Miguel
Cairo drove in two runs and Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 4-0 last
night. Russ Springer and Arthur Rhodes pitched an inning each to
complete the combined three-hitter.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pirates right-hander Russ Ohlendorf was hit in
the right leg by a hard-hit shot from the Reds' Jonny Gomes in the
first inning of last night's game. The line drive ricocheted off
Ohlendorf's leg to first baseman Garrett Jones, who beat Gomes to
the bag for the out. Ohlendorf smiled and was examined by trainers
but stayed in the game.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard has left
the team in Florida to have his injured ankle examined in
Philadelphia. He'd scheduled to see team physician on today. Howard
hurt his left ankle scrambling back to second base during Sunday's
game at Washington. The Phils are in Florida for a three-game
series with the Marlins.

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers are closing training
camp to the public on Saturday so they can attend defensive
coordinator Dick LeBeau's induction into the Pro Football Hall of
Fame. The Steelers will hold a morning practice that will be closed
to spectators, then board buses for the evening ceremony in Canton,
Ohio.

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) - Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall sat
out the team's afternoon workout yesterday after having his toe
stepped on earlier in the day. Coach Mike Tomlin says Mendenhall
was held out for precautionary reasons. The injury is not believed
to be serious.

CHICAGO (AP) - Commissioner Jim Delany says he expects Penn
State and other Big Ten teams to play nine conference games next
season instead of eight to help preserve rivalries. That's because
Nebraska is joining, bringing the league to a total of 12 teams.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean
Jackson was again held out of practice yesterday. Jackson suffered
a lower back strain in training camp drills Saturday. Jackson also
missed both sessions Sunday. Last year, Jackson became the first
player in NFL history to make the Pro Bowl at two positions -
receiver and punt returner.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Managers at this month's Little
League World Series in Pennsylvania will be able to challenge
certain calls under a revised instant replay system. Umpires will
still have the option to call for a replay, though managers will
now be allowed to challenge calls or request a replay if umpires
don't ask for one.


AMERICAN LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Toronto 8, N.Y. Yankees 6
Cleveland 6, Boston 5
Tampa Bay 4, Minnesota 2
Oakland 6, Kansas City 0
Tuesday's Games
Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 9-8) at Detroit (Porcello 4-9), 1:05
p.m., 1st game
Chicago White Sox (Torres 0-0) at Detroit (Bonderman 5-6), 7:05
p.m., 2nd game
L.A. Angels (T.Bell 1-2) at Baltimore (Guthrie 4-11), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (R.Romero 8-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Moseley 1-0), 7:05 p.m.
Cleveland (D.Huff 2-9) at Boston (Beckett 2-1), 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Duensing 4-1) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 9-3), 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Davies 5-6) at Oakland (Mazzaro 6-3), 10:05 p.m.
Texas (C.Lewis 9-7) at Seattle (J.Vargas 6-5), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 0
Atlanta 4, N.Y. Mets 1
Milwaukee 18, Chicago Cubs 1
Houston 9, St. Louis 4
Washington 3, Arizona 1
San Diego 10, L.A. Dodgers 5
Tuesday's Games
Cincinnati (Leake 7-2) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 6-9), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Dickey 7-4) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 10-9), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Halladay 12-8) at Florida (West 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Narveson 8-7) at Chicago Cubs (Diamond 0-0), 8:05
p.m.
Houston (Norris 3-7) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 9-4), 8:15 p.m.
San Francisco (J.Sanchez 7-6) at Colorado (Cook 4-7), 8:40 p.m.
Washington (Olsen 3-2) at Arizona (J.Saunders 0-0), 9:40 p.m.
San Diego (Latos 11-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 3-8), 10:10 p.m.

WNBA
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
New York at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Connecticut at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Seattle at Tulsa, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

MLS
Sunday's Games
Chicago 3, Los Angeles 2
Thursday, August 5
Columbus at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.