WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pirates rookie Neil Walker had three hits and
drove in a career-high four runs and the last-place Bucs snapped a
five-game losing streak, holding on for a 7-6 victory over the
first-place Reds last night. The Pirates had a scare when
outfielder Andrew McCutchen left the game after he was hit by a
pitch in the back of the neck.

MIAMI (AP) - Philadelphia's Roy Halladay gave up just a run in
seven innings as the Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 6-1 last
night. It was Halladay's first start in South Florida since
throwing a perfect game in Miami back in May. Injury-plagued
Philadelphia played without slugger Ryan Howard, who before the
game went on the 15-day disabled list because of a sprained left
ankle.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has told
Michael Vick he won't face disciplinary action following a shooting
at the quarterback's Virginia Beach birthday party six weeks ago.
The NFL says Goodell spoke with Vick yesterday while visiting the
Eagles during his training camp tour.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin left
practice yesterday on a cart after injuring a knee. Maclin
hyperextended his left knee during afternoon workouts. Coach Andy
Reid ended practice shortly after Maclin went down. The team says
Maclin will be further evaluated today.

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) - Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians
says Ben Roethlisberger's offseason troubles haven't affected the
quarterback's performance on the practice field. Arians says
Roethlisberger hasn't been in such good shape or thrown the ball as
well during any of his previous training camps.

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) - The Steelers are giving pass rusher LaMarr
Woodley every opportunity to match or surpass the 13 1/2 sacks he had
a year ago, nearly all of them during the second half of the
season. They're designing alignments that take advantage of
Woodley's proven pass-rushing skills and keep him on the field
during most downs.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger had minor
surgery on his right knee last week. Flyers general manager Paul
Holmgren says the 35-year-old Pronger will be ready for the start
of training camp next month.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Joe Paterno says he's feeling fine
heading into his 45th season as Penn State's head coach. Paterno
was forced to cancel three alumni appearances around Pennsylvania
and bow out from Big Ten meetings in the offseason because of
intestinal problems. But the 83-year-old says his illness was
nothing serious, and that he didn't miss time preparing in the
offseason.


AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Chicago White Sox 12, Detroit 2, 1st game
Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 1, 2nd game
Baltimore 6, L.A. Angels 3
Toronto 8, N.Y. Yankees 2
Boston 3, Cleveland 1
Tampa Bay 6, Minnesota 4
Kansas City 3, Oakland 2
Seattle 3, Texas 2
Wednesday's Games
Toronto (Marcum 10-4) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 12-4), 1:05 p.m.
Kansas City (O'Sullivan 1-1) at Oakland (Bre.Anderson 2-2), 3:35
p.m.
Chicago White Sox (E.Jackson 0-0) at Detroit (Galarraga 3-3),
7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 10-7) at Baltimore (Matusz 3-11), 7:05
p.m.
Cleveland (Masterson 3-10) at Boston (Lester 11-6), 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota (S.Baker 9-9) at Tampa Bay (Price 14-5), 7:10 p.m.
Texas (C.Wilson 10-5) at Seattle (Fister 3-7), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 6
N.Y. Mets 3, Atlanta 2
Philadelphia 6, Florida 1
Milwaukee 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Houston 18, St. Louis 4
San Francisco 10, Colorado 0
Arizona 6, Washington 1
L.A. Dodgers 2, San Diego 1
Wednesday's Games
Cincinnati (Cueto 10-2) at Pittsburgh (Karstens 2-6), 12:35 p.m.
Milwaukee (M.Parra 3-8) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 8-8), 2:20
p.m.
San Francisco (Bumgarner 4-3) at Colorado (Jimenez 16-2), 3:10
p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 10-5) at Atlanta (Medlen 6-2), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 6-4) at Florida (Ani.Sanchez 8-6), 7:10
p.m.
Houston (Happ 2-0) at St. Louis (C.Carpenter 11-3), 8:15 p.m.
Washington (Stammen 3-4) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 6-8), 9:40 p.m.
San Diego (LeBlanc 5-9) at L.A. Dodgers (Padilla 4-3), 10:10
p.m.

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

WNBA
Tuesday's Games
New York 82, Indiana 72
Washington 86, Atlanta 78
Minnesota 111, Connecticut 103, OT
Tulsa 84, Seattle 75
Phoenix 103, San Antonio 92
Wednesday's Games
Chicago at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.