WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Phillies are NL East champions once again.
The Phils won their fourth straight division title last night with
an 8-0 clinching victory over the Washington Nationals. Ace Roy
Halladay earned his 21st win with his fourth shutout and ninth
complete game and Jayson Werth drove in four runs.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Cardinals' Matt Holliday homered and drove
in three runs as St. Louis beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 last
night, staying in the NL Central race for at least one more day. A
Cardinals loss would have clinched the division for Cincinnati. The
Reds were idle, and their magic number remained at one going into
tonight's home game against Houston.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) - Ravens running back Ray Rice has a
bruised knee that has raised questions about his availability in
this week's AFC North showdown against the undefeated Pittsburgh
Steelers. Rice had an MRI on Monday after being forced out of
Baltimore's 24-17 win over Cleveland on Sunday. Coach John Harbaugh
says that the examination revealed a "significant contusion."

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Elton Brand looked lean at about 255 pounds
on the 76ers media day. Andre Iguodala has a gold medal from the
world championships, a rare sign of success for a player who's
spent his entire career with in Philadelphia. The Sixers are
undergoing a radical overhaul with top-draft Evan Turner at guard
and Doug Collins on the bench as coach.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Nobody can accuse Pittsburgh coach Dave
Wannstedt of panicking following the Panthers' worst loss at home
in nine seasons. Wannstedt has decided against making major changes
despite the 31-3 defeat to Number 16 Miami, which means the
unproductive Tino Sunseri remains the starting quarterback and all
11 defensive starters will stay in the lineup Saturday against
Florida International.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Little League says a pilot
program introduced this past season for 12- and 13-year-old players
with a 50-foot pitching distance and 70-foot base paths was so
well-received that local leagues will have the option to start a
"50-70" league for 11- and 12-year-olds next season. The effort
could help east the transition for youngsters to larger fields.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Cleveland 6, Detroit 3
Toronto 7, N.Y. Yankees 5
Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 0
Seattle 7, Texas 5
Boston 6, Chicago White Sox 1
Kansas City 10, Minnesota 8
L.A. Angels 6, Oakland 5
Tuesday's Games
Detroit (Scherzer 12-10) at Cleveland (Talbot 9-13), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 20-7) at Toronto (Drabek 0-2), 7:07 p.m.
Baltimore (Bergesen 8-10) at Tampa Bay (Price 18-6), 7:10 p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 12-12) at Texas (Feldman 7-10), 8:05 p.m.
Boston (Lackey 13-11) at Chicago White Sox (E.Jackson 3-2), 8:10
p.m.
Minnesota (Blackburn 10-10) at Kansas City (O'Sullivan 3-6),
8:10 p.m.
Oakland (Braden 10-13) at L.A. Angels (Haren 3-4), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Philadelphia 8, Washington 0
Atlanta 2, Florida 1, 11 innings
Milwaukee at New York, ppd., rain
St. Louis 6, Pittsburgh 4
L.A. Dodgers 3, Colorado 1
Chicago Cubs 1, San Diego 0
Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia (Oswalt 13-13) at Washington (Marquis 2-9), 7:05
p.m.
Florida (Ani.Sanchez 12-11) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 16-9), 7:10
p.m.
Houston (W.Rodriguez 11-12) at Cincinnati (Volquez 4-3), 7:10
p.m.
Milwaukee (Ra.Wolf 13-11) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 15-9), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Burres 3-4) at St. Louis (Suppan 2-7), 8:15 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 11-13) at Colorado (Francis 4-6), 8:40 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Dempster 14-11) at San Diego (Latos 14-8), 10:05
p.m.
Arizona (R.Lopez 7-14) at San Francisco (J.Sanchez 11-9), 10:15
p.m.

NFL
Sunday's Games
Dallas 27, Houston 13
New England 38, Buffalo 30
Baltimore 24, Cleveland 17
Atlanta 27, New Orleans 24, OT
Tennessee 29, N.Y. Giants 10
Cincinnati 20, Carolina 7
Kansas City 31, San Francisco 10
Pittsburgh 38, Tampa Bay 13
Minnesota 24, Detroit 10
St. Louis 30, Washington 16
Philadelphia 28, Jacksonville 3
Seattle 27, San Diego 20
Arizona 24, Oakland 23
Indianapolis 27, Denver 13
N.Y. Jets 31, Miami 23
Monday's Game
Chicago 20, Green Bay 17

NHL PRESEASON
Monday's Games
Toronto 5, Buffalo 4
Montreal 6, Florida 2
Nashville 2, Atlanta 1
Tuesday's Games
Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Buffalo vs. Ottawa at Dundas, Ontario, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Phoenix at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
San Jose at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

Travis Sparks has a report from the Pennsylvania Derby, held Saturday:

PA DERBY RECAP

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies have become the
first National League team to clinch a playoff spot this year. The
two-time defending NL champions were assured at least a wild-card
spot when San Diego lost to Cincinnati yesterday. The Phillies'
magic number for winning the NL East remained at one after their
7-3 loss to the New York Mets.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Carlos Beltran hit a pair of homers, David
Wright also connected and the New York Mets beat Philadelphia 7-3,
preventing the Phillies from clinching their fourth straight NL
East title at home. The Phillies will finish the season on the road
with three games at Washington and three at Atlanta.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Paul Maholm limited Houston to one run over
seven innings to win consecutive starts for the first time all
season. The Pittsburgh Pirates turned catcher Jason Castro's
throwing error into their first two runs during a 9-3 victory over
the Astros.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Charlie Batch threw for 186 yards and two
long touchdowns to Mike Wallace in the 35-year-old quarterback's
first start in nearly three years, helping the Steelers remain
unbeaten with a 38-13 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The
Steelers improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2007.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Michael Vick threw three touchdown
passes, ran for another score and the Philadelphia Eagles defeated
the Jacksonville Jaguars 28-3. Vick completed 17 of 31 passes for
291 yards, mostly staying in the pocket and picking apart
Jacksonville's beleaguered secondary.

HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) - Christine Sinclair had two goals, Marta
added a goal and two assists and the FC Gold Pride defeated the
Philadelphia Independence 4-0 to win the Women's Professional
Soccer championship. Kandace Wilson also scored for the Pride, who
won their first WPS title in the league's second season.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State enters Big Ten play having
answered two nagging questions. Tailback Evan Royster silenced
critics after gaining a career-best 187 yards in a 22-13 win
Saturday against Temple for the 22nd-ranked Nittany Lions. The
defense also regained its swagger, shutting down the resurgent Owls
with a furious second-half performance.

BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) - Defending champion Nathan Smith,
Scott Harvey and Tim Hogarth shared medalist honors in the U.S.
Mid-Amateur Championship with 36-hole, stroke-play totals of
even-par 144. Smith, the 32-year-old Pittsburgh player who also won
the event in 2003, shot an even-par 72 in windy conditions at The
Bridge in New York.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Cleveland 5, Kansas City 3
Detroit 5, Minnesota 1
Toronto 5, Baltimore 2
Seattle 6, Tampa Bay 2
Chicago White Sox 4, L.A. Angels 3
Texas 16, Oakland 9
N.Y. Yankees 4, Boston 3, 10 innings
Monday's Games
Detroit (Galarraga 4-7) at Cleveland (C.Carrasco 1-1), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 10-14) at Toronto (Rzepczynski 2-4),
7:07 p.m.
Baltimore (Matusz 8-12) at Tampa Bay (W.Davis 12-9), 7:10 p.m.
Seattle (Pauley 3-8) at Texas (C.Wilson 14-7), 8:05 p.m.
Boston (C.Buchholz 16-7) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 12-12),
8:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Slowey 13-6) at Kansas City (Davies 8-11), 8:10 p.m.
Oakland (Bre.Anderson 6-6) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 17-9),
10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Washington 4, Atlanta 2
Pittsburgh 9, Houston 3
N.Y. Mets 7, Philadelphia 3
Milwaukee 7, Florida 1
St. Louis 8, Chicago Cubs 7
San Francisco 4, Colorado 2
Cincinnati 12, San Diego 2
Arizona 5, L.A. Dodgers 4
Monday's Games
Philadelphia (Halladay 20-10) at Washington (Lannan 8-7), 7:05
p.m.
Florida (Sanabia 5-3) at Atlanta (Hanson 10-11), 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Bush 7-13) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 15-9), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Morton 2-11) at St. Louis (Lohse 4-8), 8:15 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 8-12) at Colorado (Jimenez 19-7), 8:40 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 9-6) at San Diego (Stauffer 5-4), 10:05
p.m.

NFL
Sunday's Games
Dallas 27, Houston 13
New England 38, Buffalo 30
Baltimore 24, Cleveland 17
Atlanta 27, New Orleans 24, OT
Tennessee 29, N.Y. Giants 10
Cincinnati 20, Carolina 7
Kansas City 31, San Francisco 10
Pittsburgh 38, Tampa Bay 13
Minnesota 24, Detroit 10
St. Louis 30, Washington 16
Philadelphia 28, Jacksonville 3
Seattle 27, San Diego 20
Arizona 24, Oakland 23
Indianapolis 27, Denver 13
N.Y. Jets 31, Miami 23
Monday's Game
Green Bay at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

NHL PRESEASON
Sunday's Games
Detroit 5, N.Y. Rangers 3
Montreal 4, Minnesota 3
Edmonton 8, Vancouver 2
St. Louis 2, Colorado 0
Monday's Games
Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Florida at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Nashville, 8 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 4

Friday's Games

Berks-IC

Pottsville 41, Conrad Weiser 24
Blue Mountain 47, Hamburg 7

Anthracite Football League

North Schuylkill 42, Schuylkill Haven 20
Shenandoah Valley 14, Minersville 7
Tamaqua 49, Mahanoy Area 7
Jim Thorpe 14, Panther Valley 0
Pius X 62, Marian 36

Twin Valley Conference

Nativity 31, Upper Dauphin 6
Pine Grove 31, Tri Valley 14
Millersburg 35, Williams Valley 22
Line Mountain 55, Newport 8

Heartland Conference

Mount Carmel 42, Loyalsock 7
Selinsgrove 38, Shamokin 7
Southern Columbia 37, Central Columbia 0
Shikellamy 48, Warrior Run 14

TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Friday's Game

( 4) T-C-U 41 Southern Methodist 24

Saturday's Games

No. 1 Alabama at No. 10 Arkansas, 3:30 p.m.
No. 2 Ohio State vs. Eastern Michigan, 3:30 p.m
No. 3 Boise State vs. No. 24 Oregon State, 8 p.m.
No. 5 Oregon at Arizona State, 10:30 p.m.
No. 6 Nebraska vs. South Dakota State, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Texas vs. UCLA, 3:30 p.m.
No. 8 Oklahoma at Cincinnati, 6 p.m.
No. 9 Florida vs. Kentucky, 7 p.m.
No. 11 Wisconsin vs. Austin Peay, Noon
No. 12 South Carolina at No. 17 Auburn, 7:45 p.m.
No. 13 Utah vs. San Jose State, 8 p.m.
No. 14 Arizona vs. California, 10 p.m.
No. 15 LSU vs. No. 22 West Virginia, 9 p.m.
No. 16 Stanford at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m.
No. 18 Iowa vs. Ball State, Noon
No. 20 Southern Cal at Washington State, 3 p.m.
No. 21 Michigan vs. Bowling Green, Noon
No. 23 Penn State vs. Temple, 3:30 p.m.
No. 25 Michigan State vs. Northern Colorado, Noon

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Sunday's Games

Dallas at Houston, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Carolina, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Washington at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m.
San Diego at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
Oakland at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
Indianapolis at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Miami, 8:20 p.m.

Monday's Game

Green Bay at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Friday's Games

St. Louis 7, Chicago Cubs 1
Washington 8, Atlanta 3
Houston 10, Pittsburgh 7
Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Mets 2
Milwaukee 6, Florida 2
San Francisco 2, Colorado 1
L.A. Dodgers 3, Arizona 1
San Diego 4, Cincinnati 3

Saturday's Games

Atlanta (D.Lowe 14-12) at Washington (Maya 0-2), 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis (C.Carpenter 15-8) at Chicago Cubs (Coleman 2-2), 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Tr.Wood 5-4) at San Diego (Garland 14-12), 4:10 p.m.
Houston (Norris 9-8) at Pittsburgh (Duke 7-14), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Gee 1-1) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 10-9), 7:05 p.m.
Florida (Volstad 10-9) at Milwaukee (Narveson 11-8), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Ely 4-8) at Arizona (D.Hudson 6-1), 8:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Zito 9-13) at Colorado (Hammel 10-8), 8:10 p.m.

Sunday's Games

Atlanta (Beachy 0-1) at Washington (Li.Hernandez 10-12), 1:35 p.m.
Houston (Happ 6-2) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 8-15), 1:35 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Misch 0-4) at Philadelphia (Hamels 12-10), 1:35 p.m.
Florida (Mendez 1-1) at Milwaukee (Capuano 3-4), 2:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Westbrook 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 2-1), 2:20 p.m.
San Francisco (M.Cain 12-10) at Colorado (De La Rosa 8-5), 3:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (H.Bailey 3-3) at San Diego (Richard 13-8), 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 11-11) at Arizona (J.Saunders 3-6), 4:10 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Boston 10, N.Y. Yankees 8
Cleveland 7, Kansas City 3
Detroit 10, Minnesota 1
Toronto 6, Baltimore 4
Tampa Bay 5, Seattle 3
Chicago White Sox 2, L.A. Angels 1
Texas 10, Oakland 3

Saturday's Games

Baltimore (Guthrie 10-14) at Toronto (R.Romero 13-9), 1:07 p.m.
Texas (D.Holland 3-4) at Oakland (G.Gonzalez 14-9), 4:05 p.m.
Boston (Lester 18-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 1-0), 4:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Greinke 9-13) at Cleveland (J.Gomez 3-5), 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Pavano 17-11) at Detroit (Bonderman 8-9), 7:05 p.m.
Seattle (Fister 6-12) at Tampa Bay (Garza 14-9), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Danks 13-11) at L.A. Angels (Kazmir 9-14), 9:05 p.m.

Sunday's Games

Kansas City (Chen 11-7) at Cleveland (Carmona 12-14), 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Duensing 10-2) at Detroit (Porcello 9-11), 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Matusz 8-12) at Toronto (Marcum 12-8), 1:07 p.m.
Seattle (French 4-6) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 13-13), 1:40 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (T.Pena 4-2) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 13-11), 3:35 p.m.
Texas (C.Lewis 11-13) at Oakland (Cahill 17-7), 4:05 p.m.
Boston (Matsuzaka 9-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Moseley 4-3), 8:05 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON

Friday's Games

Detroit 3 Chicago 2
Nashville 2 Carolina 1
Philadelphia 4 Toronto 3 2 OT (SO Philadelphia 2-1)
Pittsburgh 5 Columbus 4
Montreal 4 Ottawa 2
St. Louis 5 Minnesota 0
Dallas 2 Colorado 1
Anaheim 5 San Jose 4

Saturday's Games

Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Florida at Boston, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Washington at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Anaheim at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
San Jose (ss) at Phoenix (ss), 10 p.m.
Phoenix (ss) at San Jose (ss), 10:30 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Friday's Games

New York 2, Los Angeles 0

Saturday's Games

San Jose at Toronto FC, 4 p.m.
Chivas USA at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Columbus at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
FC Dallas at Kansas City, 8 p.m.
Seattle FC at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m.

High School Football- Week 4

Friday Games

Berks-IC

Pottsville 41, Conrad Weiser 24
Blue Mountain 47, Hamburg 7

Anthracite League

North Schuylkill 42, Schuylkill Haven 20
Shenandoah Valley 14, Minersville 7
Tamaqua 49, Mahanoy Area 7
Jim Thorpe 14, Panther Valley 0

Twin Valley Conference

Nativity 31, Upper Dauphin 6
Pine Grove 31, Tri Valley 14
Millersburg 35, Williams Valley 22

Heartland Conference

Mount Carmel 42, Loyalsock 7
Selinsgrove 38, Shamokin 7
Southern Columbia 37, Central Columbia 0
Shikellamy 48, Warrior Run 14

Saturday Game

Wilson Boro @ Pen Argyl

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia's Roy Oswalt and a pair of
relievers combined on a one-hitter and the NL East-leading Phillies
beat Atlanta 1-0 last night for their 10th straight win, increasing
their bulge over the Braves to six games. The Phillies' magic
number for clinching their fourth straight division title now
stands at four.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh's Charlie Morton pitched
effectively over six innings to win for the first time in 4 1/2 months
as the Pirates extended the St. Louis Cardinals' late-season
collapse by winning 11-6 last night. John Bowker homered among
three hits as the Pirates won their fifth straight.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist before
sitting out the third period because of a sore hip flexor and the
Penguins won the first hockey game at Consol Energy Center, beating
the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 last night in preseason play.
Pittsburgh's Mike Comrie scored the first goal in the new building,
connecting at 1:21 of the first period.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The forgotten quarterback is now the
Pittsburgh Steelers' starter. Charlie Batch will be the starter
Sunday at Tampa Bay - his first NFL start since 2007. Coach Mike
Tomlin picked Batch over Byron Leftwich, who is recovering from a
sprained knee ligament. Dennis Dixon started the first two games,
but he underwent knee surgery yesterday and is out indefinitely.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - All-Pro fullback Leonard Weaver, who
sustained a season-ending injury in Philadelphia's loss to Green
Bay in Week 1, has had surgery on his left knee. Orthopedist James
Andrews performed the surgery Tuesday in Alabama to torn ligaments
in Weaver's knee.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Jacksonville Jaguars running back
Maurice Jones-Drew believes he's on the verge of a breakout game.
It might even come Sunday against Philadelphia. Jones-Drew says he
hopes to "pop" soon "for my sanity."

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings have signed
free agent receiver Hank Baskett to a one-year deal. Baskett
practiced with the team on yesterday, one day after being released
from the Philadelphia Eagles. He comes to a team in desperate need
of healthy receivers.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Seven years later, Pitt is still trying to
catch Miami. The Panthers never reached the Hurricanes' level when
the two competed annually in a one-sided Big East Conference
rivalry in which Miami won the final six games played. The gap has
closed somewhat since Miami left the Big East to join the Atlantic
Coast Conference in 2004, but not entirely.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - After three home victories, Temple may
get a true test of just how far the football program has come with
this weekend's game against Number 23 Penn State. This Pennsylvania
rivalry is decidedly tilted in the Nittany Lions' favor. Temple
hasn't beaten Penn State since 1941.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Minnesota 5, Cleveland 1
Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland 3
Detroit 4, Kansas City 2
Tampa Bay 7, N.Y. Yankees 2
Seattle 6, Toronto 3
Boston 6, Baltimore 1
Texas 2, L.A. Angels 1, 12 innings
Thursday's Games
Seattle (F.Hernandez 12-11) at Toronto (Sh.Hill 0-2), 12:37 p.m.
Kansas City (O'Sullivan 2-6) at Cleveland (Talbot 9-12), 7:05
p.m.
Tampa Bay (Price 17-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 20-6), 7:05
p.m.
Texas (Cl.Lee 12-8) at Oakland (Braden 9-13), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Philadelphia 1, Atlanta 0
Washington 4, Houston 3
Pittsburgh 11, St. Louis 6
Florida 7, N.Y. Mets 5
Chicago Cubs 2, San Francisco 0
Milwaukee 13, Cincinnati 1
Arizona 8, Colorado 4
San Diego 3, L.A. Dodgers 1
Thursday's Games
St. Louis (Suppan 1-7) at Pittsburgh (Burres 3-3), 12:35 p.m.
Houston (Figueroa 5-3) at Washington (Detwiler 0-2), 4:35 p.m.
San Francisco (Bumgarner 5-6) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 14-10),
7:05 p.m.
Florida (Ani.Sanchez 12-10) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 13-7), 8:10
p.m.
Colorado (Francis 4-5) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 9-9), 9:40 p.m.
San Diego (Latos 14-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 10-13), 10:10
p.m.

MLS
Wednesday's Games
FC Dallas 2, New England 2, tie
Kansas City 4, Houston 3
Friday's Game
New York at Los Angeles, 11 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Roy Halladay has become Philadelphia's first
20-game winner in 28 years and the Phillies increased their lead in
the NL East to five games with their ninth straight win, 5-3 over
the Atlanta Braves last night. Halladay allowed three runs and
seven hits in seven innings. Jayson Werth hit a three-run homer for
the Phillies.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh's Paul Maholm became the latest
slumping pitcher to shut down the fast-fading St. Louis Cardinals
as the Pirates won their season-high fourth in a row 5-2 last
night. The Pirates remain two losses way from their first 100-loss
season since 2001, but are 4-0 on a homestand that began with a
three-game sweep of Arizona.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia's Mike Richards scored a
shootout goal in the fourth round, lifting the Flyers to a 4-3 win
over the New Jersey Devils last night in the first preseason game
for both teams. The seventh-seeded Flyers eliminated the
second-seeded Devils in the first round of last season's playoffs.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eagles coach Andy Reid says Michael Vick
will be the team's starting quarterback. Reid made the decision
yesterday, a day after saying Kevin Kolb would start Sunday at
Jacksonville. Kolb missed the last six quarters because of a
concussion, and Vick played well in his absence.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles have signed running
back Joique Bell off the Buffalo Bills' practice squad. Wide
receiver Hank Baskett was released to make room for Bell, who
originally signed as a rookie free agent with the Bills. Bell had
more than 6,700 yards rushing and 88 touchdowns at Wayne State.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dennis Dixon
will have left knee surgery today and is out indefinitely, meaning
Byron Leftwich or Charlie Batch will start Sunday at Tampa Bay.
Leftwich sat out the first two games with a sprained left knee from
the final preseason game.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Coach Joe Paterno has increased the
intensity at Penn State practice. It began last week after coaches
were disappointed with the 21-point loss at Alabama, and the
23rd-ranked Nittany Lions responded with a shutout of Kent State.
Paterno says he'll continue to be demanding on his team as they get
ready for Temple on Saturday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pitt now has its own cable sports channel,
which will show selected men's and women's basketball games,
football coach Dave is available for digital subscribers of Comcast
cable systems in western Pennsylvania. The channel will carry an
estimated 500 hours of Pitt athletic coverage per year.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Kansas City 9, Detroit 6
N.Y. Yankees 8, Tampa Bay 3
Toronto 5, Seattle 3
Baltimore 9, Boston 1
Minnesota 6, Cleveland 4
Oakland 7, Chicago White Sox 2
L.A. Angels 2, Texas 0
Wednesday's Games
Cleveland (C.Carrasco 1-0) at Minnesota (Blackburn 9-10), 1:10
p.m.
Chicago White Sox (E.Jackson 3-2) at Oakland (Bre.Anderson 6-6),
3:35 p.m.
Kansas City (Davies 8-10) at Detroit (Scherzer 11-10), 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (W.Davis 12-9) at N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 10-13),
7:05 p.m.
Seattle (Pauley 2-8) at Toronto (Drabek 0-1), 7:07 p.m.
Baltimore (Millwood 3-15) at Boston (Lackey 12-11), 7:10 p.m.
Texas (C.Wilson 14-7) at L.A. Angels (Haren 3-4), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 3
Washington 8, Houston 4
Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 2
Florida 5, N.Y. Mets 2
San Francisco 1, Chicago Cubs 0
Cincinnati 4, Milwaukee 3
Arizona 3, Colorado 1
San Diego 6, L.A. Dodgers 0
Wednesday's Games
Atlanta (Hanson 10-11) at Philadelphia (Oswalt 13-13), 7:05 p.m.
Houston (W.Rodriguez 11-12) at Washington (Marquis 2-9), 7:05
p.m.
St. Louis (Lohse 4-7) at Pittsburgh (Morton 1-11), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Niese 9-9) at Florida (Sanabia 4-3), 7:10 p.m.
San Francisco (J.Sanchez 11-8) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 7-13),
8:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Cueto 12-5) at Milwaukee (Ra.Wolf 12-11), 8:10 p.m.
Colorado (Jimenez 19-6) at Arizona (R.Lopez 6-14), 9:40 p.m.
San Diego (Stauffer 4-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 8-11), 10:10
p.m.

MLS
Wednesday's Games
Houston at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.
New England at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Cole Hamels had another outstanding outing,
and the Phillies took advantage of an error by Jason Heyward to
beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 last night, increasing their lead in
the NL East to four games. The two-time NL champion Phillies won
their eighth straight game and improved to 42-15 since July 21st,
when they trailed the Braves by seven games.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Atlanta left fielder Matt Diaz helped tackle
a costumed fan who ran onto the field and briefly eluded security
guards during the Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park last night.
The fan jogged onto the field in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Diaz banged his knee into the back of the fan's knee, knocking him
down, and getting an ovation from the Philly crowd.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Steelers aren't saying yet how long
quarterback Dennis Dixon will be out with a left knee injury, a
problem that typically sidelines a player for multiple games. Dixon
was examined by doctors yesterday and might have additional tests
today. He might not return before Roethlisberger's four-game
suspension ends.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Quarterback Byron Leftwich has re-signed with
the Pittsburgh Steelers after being released to create a roster
spot for a defensive lineman. Leftwich was let go Saturday in a
procedural move so Steve McLendon could be activated for the
Tennessee game. He could start Sunday's game at Tampa Bay.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eagles coach Andy Reid says Kevin Kolb will
be the starting quarterback at Jacksonville on Sunday, despite a
pair of impressive performances by fill-in Michael Vick. Kolb
missed the second half of a season-opening loss to Green Bay and
Sunday's win over Detroit because of a concussion.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Penguins have signed general manager Ray
Shero to a five-year contract extension that runs through the
2015-16 season. Shero's current five-year contract would have
expired at the end of this season. The Penguins have twice played
for the Stanley Cup and won it once under Shero.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pitt's home football game against Florida
International will start at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 2nd. The
game won't be televised via over-the-air TV, cable or satellite,
but will be shown on ESPN3.com, a broadband network that carries
numerous live sporting events.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Nittany Lions and Owls will face off on
the football field through 2016. The schools have added games for
the 2014-2016 seasons, with Temple traveling to Penn State 2014 and
2016 and hosting the Nittany Lions at home in 2015. Temple athletic
director Bill Bradshaw says the move means the schools' series will
"continue six of the next seven years."

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Detroit 7, Kansas City 5
N.Y. Yankees 8, Tampa Bay 6
Baltimore 4, Boston 2
Minnesota 9, Cleveland 3
Oakland 3, Chicago White Sox 0
L.A. Angels 7, Texas 4
Tuesday's Games
Kansas City (Chen 10-7) at Detroit (Galarraga 4-6), 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (J.Shields 13-12) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 16-8),
7:05 p.m.
Seattle (French 4-5) at Toronto (Rzepczynski 1-4), 7:07 p.m.
Baltimore (Bergesen 7-10) at Boston (C.Buchholz 16-7), 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Carmona 12-14) at Minnesota (S.Baker 12-9), 8:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 12-11) at Oakland (Cahill 16-7),
10:05 p.m.
Texas (C.Lewis 11-12) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 16-9), 10:05
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Florida 4, St. Louis 0
Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 1
Houston 8, Washington 2
Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee 2
Tuesday's Games
Atlanta (Minor 3-1) at Philadelphia (Halladay 19-10), 7:05 p.m.
Houston (Happ 6-2) at Washington (Lannan 8-7), 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Westbrook 2-3) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 7-15), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 15-9) at Florida (Mendez 1-1), 7:10 p.m.
San Francisco (M.Cain 12-10) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 9-6),
8:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Volquez 3-3) at Milwaukee (Bush 7-12), 8:10 p.m.
Colorado (De La Rosa 8-4) at Arizona (J.Saunders 2-6), 9:40 p.m.
San Diego (Richard 12-8) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 11-10),
10:10 p.m.

NFL
Sunday's Games
Chicago 27, Dallas 20
Atlanta 41, Arizona 7
Green Bay 34, Buffalo 7
Philadelphia 35, Detroit 32
Pittsburgh 19, Tennessee 11
Cincinnati 15, Baltimore 10
Kansas City 16, Cleveland 14
Tampa Bay 20, Carolina 7
Miami 14, Minnesota 10
Denver 31, Seattle 14
Oakland 16, St. Louis 14
Houston 30, Washington 27, OT
San Diego 38, Jacksonville 13
N.Y. Jets 28, New England 14
Indianapolis 38, N.Y. Giants 14
Monday's Game
New Orleans 25, San Francisco 22

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Pittsburgh's Antonio Brown scored on an
89-yard kickoff return to open the game, and the Steelers forced
seven turnovers in defeating the Tennessee Titans 19-11 yesterday.
Quarterback Dennis Dixon hurt his left knee and was replaced by
Charlie Batch. But the Steelers swarmed the Titans and came up with
four sacks and forced the most turnovers by Tennessee since 2000.

DETROIT (AP) - Michael Vick's second touchdown pass put the
Eagles ahead just before halftime and they had to hold late on to
beat the Lions 35-32. Vick was 21 of 34 for 284 yards with two TDs,
ran for 37 yards and avoided losses with spin moves and slick
steps. Running back LeSean McCoy added three touchdowns.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia's Jayson Werth hit a two-run
walk-off homer in the ninth inning after Ryan Howard had a two-run
single to lift the Phillies to their seventh straight win, 7-6 over
the Washington Nationals yesterday. Werth's homer off Drew Storen
helped the Phillies maintain their three-game lead in the NL East
over the Atlanta Braves.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phillies centerfielder Shane Victorino went
0-for-4 and had an 11-game hitting streak come to en end in
yesterday's 7-6 win over the Nationals. Victorino who was ejected
in the sixth inning by third base umpire Angel Hernandez after a
checked swing was ruled a third strike.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh's Neil Walker hit a two-run homer
in the Pirates' three-run eighth inning and the Bucs beat the
Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 yesterday to complete a three-game sweep.
Andrew McCutchen hit a leadoff drive in the first and finished with
two hits for Pittsburgh, which has the worst record in baseball but
has won five of its last six home games.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - The star tailback in Happy Valley has
turned into an offensive question mark. Penn State senior Evan
Royster went over 3,000 rushing yards in his career in the 24-0 win
Saturday over Kent State, though he finished the game with just 38
yards on 11 carries. The senior hasn't run for more than 40 in a
game this season.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Baltimore 4, N.Y. Yankees 3, 11 innings
Boston 6, Toronto 0
L.A. Angels 6, Tampa Bay 3
Kansas City 6, Cleveland 4
Oakland 6, Minnesota 2
Seattle 2, Texas 1
Detroit 9, Chicago White Sox 7, 11 innings
Monday's Games
Kansas City (Greinke 9-12) at Detroit (Porcello 9-11), 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Garza 14-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 1-0), 7:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Matusz 8-12) at Boston (Matsuzaka 9-5), 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland (J.Gomez 3-4) at Minnesota (Duensing 9-2), 8:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Floyd 10-13) at Oakland (G.Gonzalez 14-9),
10:05 p.m.
Texas (D.Holland 3-3) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 12-11), 10:05
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Atlanta 6, N.Y. Mets 3
Chicago Cubs 13, Florida 3
Pittsburgh 4, Arizona 3
Philadelphia 7, Washington 6
Houston 4, Cincinnati 3
St. Louis 4, San Diego 1
San Francisco 9, Milwaukee 2
L.A. Dodgers 7, Colorado 6, 11 innings
Monday's Games
St. Louis (C.Carpenter 15-7) at Florida (Volstad 9-9), 3:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Jurrjens 7-6) at Philadelphia (Hamels 11-10), 7:05 p.m.
Houston (Norris 8-8) at Washington (Li.Hernandez 10-11), 7:05
p.m.
Cincinnati (H.Bailey 3-3) at Milwaukee (Capuano 3-4), 8:10 p.m.

NFL
Sunday's Games
Chicago 27, Dallas 20
Atlanta 41, Arizona 7
Green Bay 34, Buffalo 7
Philadelphia 35, Detroit 32
Pittsburgh 19, Tennessee 11
Cincinnati 15, Baltimore 10
Kansas City 16, Cleveland 14
Tampa Bay 20, Carolina 7
Miami 14, Minnesota 10
Denver 31, Seattle 14
Oakland 16, St. Louis 14
Houston 30, Washington 27, OT
San Diego 38, Jacksonville 13
N.Y. Jets 28, New England 14
Indianapolis 38, N.Y. Giants 14
Monday's Game
New Orleans at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.

MLS
Sunday's Games
Kansas City 2, Chivas USA 0
Wednesday, September 22
New England at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

TODAY'S SPORTS-SATURDAY, SEPT 18TH

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - ROY OSWALT THREW SIX SHARP INNINGS TO EARN HIS SEVENTH STRAIGHT WIN, AND THE NL EAST-LEADING PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES BEAT THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS 9-1 LAST NIGHT. OSWALT (13-13) ALLOWED ONE RUN AND SIX HITS, STRIKING OUT SEVEN. THE PHILLIES WON THEIR FIFTH STRAIGHT GAME AND REDUCED THEIR MAGIC NUMBER FOR CLINCHING THEIR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE DIVISION TITLE TO 12.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - RONNY CEDENO'S SINGLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH SCORED ANDREW MCCUTCHEN AND THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES SNAPPED A
FOUR-GAME LOSING STREAK WITH A 4-3 VICTORY OVER THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS LAST NIGHT. CEDENO'S SOFT LINE DRIVE TO RIGHT-CENTER
OFF ESMERLING VASQUEZ (1-6) CAME AFTER TWO ONE-OUT WALKS TO MCCUTCHEN AND RYAN DOUMIT. MCCUTCHEN WAS PINCH-HITTING AFTER BEING SCRATCHED FROM THE LINEUP ABOUT 30 MINUTES BEFORE GAME TIME DUE TO A STOMACH AILMENT.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - EAGLES HEAD COACH ANDY REID SAYS MICHAEL VICK WILL START AT QUARTERBACK SUNDAY AT THE DETROIT LIONS. VICK WILL BE MAKING HIS FIRST START AT QUARTERBACK IN NEARLY FOUR YEARS. HE IS REPLACING KEVIN KOLB, WHO IS OUT WITH A CONCUSSION SUFFERED IN LAST WEEK'S LOSS TO GREEN BAY. LINEBACKER STEWART BRADLEY ALSO WILL BE OUT.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - STEELERS LEFT TACKLE MAX STARKS AND NOSE TACKLE CASEY HAMPTON DID NOT PRACTICE FOR A THIRD CONSECUTIVE DAY YESTERDAY AND HAVE BEEN RULED OUT OF SUNDAY'S GAME AT TENNESSEE. QUARTERBACK BYRON LEFTWICH IS LISTED AS PROBABLE. BUT LEFTWICH'S KNEE IS STILL HEALING AND DENNIS DIXON WILL MAKE HIS SECOND CONSECUTIVE START.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - STEELERS WIDE RECEIVER HINES WARD HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS. THE COMMISSION COORDINATES WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO GET ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS INVOLVED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS FOR BUSINESS, AGRICULTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

STATE COLLEGE, PA. (AP) - THE NATION'S BEST RUSH DEFENSE WILL BE ON THE FIELD THIS WEEKEND AT BEAVER STADIUM - AND IT DOESN'T BELONG TO NO. 22 PENN STATE. IN TWO GAMES, KENT STATE HAS ALLOWED JUST 11 YARDS PER GAME ON THE GROUND. THE GOLDEN FLASHES HOPE THEIR D CAN HOLD UP THE NITTANY LIONS AND THEIR SLUGGISH RUNNING GAME TODAY.

STATE COLLEGE, PA. (AP) - PENN STATE'S WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS STARTING ANOTHER STREAK. DEJA MCCLENDON LED NO. 2 PENN STATE WITH 15 KILLS IN THE NITTANY LIONS 3-0 WIN OVER GEORGE WASHINGTON ON FRIDAY. THE WIN COMES AFTER THE TEAM'S FIRST LOSS IN NEARLY THREE YEARS SNAPPED ITS 109-MATCH WIN STREAK.

STATE COLLEGE, PA. (AP) - PENN STATE SAYS IT IS STARTING DIVISION I MEN'S AND WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY PROGRAMS. THE TEAMS WILL BEGIN PLAY IN 2012-13, AND A NEW MULTI-PURPOSE ARENA WILL BE BUILT. THE FACILITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MEN'S PROGRAM WILL BE FUNDED BY AN $88 MILLION DONATION BY TERRY AND KIM PEGULA.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS EXPERIENCED A CLOSE-TO-NORMAL OFFSEASON AFTER MISSING OUT ON THE STANLEY CUP FINALS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2007. THE BIGGEST CHANGE OF ALL IS OCCURRING NOW, AS THEY MOVE INTO A NEW HOME THAT IS FAR MORE SPACIOUS AND AMENITY-FILLED THAN WHERE THE FRANCHISE PLAYED FOR ITS FIRST 43 YEARS.

UNDATED (AP) - THE NEW YORK YANKEES ARE BACK ON TOP IN THE TOPSY-TURVY AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST. DOWN TO THEIR LAST STRIKE, THE YANKEES RALLIED ON AN ALEX RODRIGUEZ THREE-RUN HOME RUN TO AS NEW YORK BEAT BALTIMORE 4-3 AND TOOK A HALF-GAME LEAD OVER TAMPA BAY, WHICH LOST 4-3 TO THE L.A. ANGELS.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - - YADIER MOLINA WENT 4 FOR 4 WITH A CAREER-HIGH FIVE RBIS TO LEAD THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS TO A 14-4 WIN OVER MAT LATOS AND SAN DIEGO. THE LOSS DROPS THE PADRES A GAME AND A-HALF BACK OF ATLANTA IN THE NL WILD CARD.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - THERE'S A CHANGING OF THE GUARD IN LOS ANGELES WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HITTING COACH DON MATTINGLY WILL REPLACE LEGENDARY MANAGER JOE TORRE AT THE END OF THE SEASON. TORRE, WHO TURNED 70 IN JULY, RANKS FIFTH IN VICTORIES WITH 2,318 IN 29 MAJOR LEAGUE SEASONS, INCLUDING FOUR WORLD SERIES TITLES WITH THE YANKEES.

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) - BRAD KESELOWSKI HAS WON THE POLE AT NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY FOR SUNDAY'S RACE, THE FIRST OF THE 10-RACE SERIES THAT IS THE CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP CHAMPIONSHIP. KESELOWSKI IS NOT AMONG THE 12 DRIVERS ELIGIBLE TO RACE FOR NASCAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP, BUT HE SET A TRACK RECORD WITH A LAP AT 133.572 MPH IN YESTERDAY'S QUALIFYING.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - PLAYERS FOR FOUR NFL TEAMS HAVE VOTED TO DECERTIFY THE PLAYERS UNION, A STRATEGIC MOVE DESIGNED TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR THE NFL OWNERS TO LOCK OUT THE PLAYERS NEXT YEAR. CARL FRANCIS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NFL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION, CONFIRMS THAT INDIANAPOLIS, DALLAS, NEW ORLEANS AND PHILADELPHIA HAVE ALL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO DECERTIFY THE UNION, AND OTHER TEAMS ARE VOTING ON THE SAME ISSUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Final N-Y Yankees 4 Baltimore 3
Final L.A. Angels 4 Tampa Bay 3
Final Toronto 11 Boston 9
Final Cleveland 11 Kansas City 4
Final Detroit 9 Chi White Sox 2
Final Oakland 3 Minnesota 1
Final Seattle 2 Texas 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final Pittsburgh 4 Arizona 3
Final Philadelphia 9 Washington 1
Final Atlanta 6 N-Y Mets 4
Final Chi Cubs 2 Florida 0
Final Houston 5 Cincinnati 3
Final St. Louis 14 San Diego 4
Final Colorado 7 L.A. Dodgers 5
Final Milwaukee 3 San Francisco 0

HS FOOTBALL-WEEK 3

Friday Games

Berks IC
Pottsville 45, Blue Mountain 28

Anthracite League

Schuylkill Haven 21, Minersville 20
North Schuylkill 48, Jim Thorpe 0
Mahanoy Area 35, Marian 12
Shenandoah Valley 34, Tamaqua 27

Twin Valley Conference

Halifax 43 , Nativity 0
Tri Valley 20, Newport 0
Pine Grove 35, Millersburg 0
Reading CC 49, Upper Dauphin 12

Heartland Conference

Mt. Carmel 48, West Perry 13
Southern Columbia 42, Shamokin 13

Saturday Games

Williams Valley @ Line Mountain

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

NEW YORK (AP) - The Pirates have been swept out of New York by
the Mets following last night's 6-2 loss. The Mets' Mike Pelfrey
earned his 15th win, pitching seven strong innings and hitting a
tiebreaking single. Wilfredo Ledezma takes the loss for the
Pirates.

NEW YORK (AP) - Struggling Pirates pitcher Zach Duke will make
his next scheduled start for Pittsburgh on Sunday against Arizona.
The Pirates considered pulling Duke out of the rotation, but
pitching coach Ray Searage said he and Duke made some mechanical
adjustments that could help the left-hander.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Eagles are planning to start Michael
Vick on Sunday against the Lions, according to ESPN. The start
would be Vick's first in the NFL since 2006, when he was with the
Falcons. Regular starter Kevin Kolb was knocked out of last
Sunday's loss to the Packers with a concussion.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Chris Johnson of the Titans has rushed for at
least 100 yards 17 times since the start of the 2008 season. Not
one of those games came against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The former
division rivals met each of the last two seasons, but the 2009 AP
NFL Offensive Player of the Year has yet to gain even 70 yards
against the Steelers.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Penguins forward Jordan Staal needs five to
six weeks to recover from the latest procedure performed on his
injured right foot and will miss the start of the NHL season. A
tendon on the top of Staal's foot was sliced when Canadiens
defenseman P.K. Subban stepped on it during an April 30th playoff
game. The Penguins open training camp today.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State is seeking a rush - any
kind of rush. The running game has been sluggish with star tailback
Evan Royster rushing for just 72 yards on 20 carries. Meanwhile,
the Nittany Lions' pass rush could use a jolt as well. The defense
has three sacks over the first two games, but none from starting
ends Jack Crawford or Eric Latimore.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State is upgrading its hockey
team from club status to NCAA Division I. A source tells the AP the
university will make the announcement today. The Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette reports Penn State alumnus Terry Pegula has pledged
$80 million-$90 million to fund the program and build a new arena,
which would seat between 6,000-8,000 near the Bryce Jordan Center.


AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Cleveland 3, L.A. Angels 2, 11 innings
Minnesota 8, Chicago White Sox 5
Friday's Games
N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 10-13) at Baltimore (Millwood 3-15),
7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Haren 3-4) at Tampa Bay (W.Davis 12-9), 7:10 p.m.
Toronto (Cecil 12-7) at Boston (Lackey 12-10), 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland (C.Carrasco 0-0) at Kansas City (Davies 8-9), 8:10
p.m.
Detroit (Scherzer 10-10) at Chicago White Sox (E.Jackson 3-1),
8:10 p.m.
Oakland (Bre.Anderson 5-6) at Minnesota (Blackburn 9-9), 8:10
p.m.
Texas (C.Wilson 14-6) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 11-11), 10:10
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Arizona 3, Cincinnati 1
N.Y. Mets 6, Pittsburgh 2
St. Louis 4, San Diego 0
San Francisco 10, L.A. Dodgers 2
Friday's Games
Arizona (I.Kennedy 9-9) at Pittsburgh (Burres 3-3), 7:05 p.m.
Washington (Marquis 2-8) at Philadelphia (Oswalt 12-13), 7:05
p.m.
Atlanta (Hanson 9-11) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 9-8), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Dempster 13-10) at Florida (Sanabia 4-2), 7:10
p.m.
Cincinnati (Cueto 12-5) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 11-12), 8:05
p.m.
San Diego (Latos 14-6) at St. Louis (Lohse 3-7), 8:15 p.m.
Colorado (Jimenez 18-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 10-12), 10:10
p.m.
Milwaukee (Ra.Wolf 11-11) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 5-5),
10:15 p.m.

WNBA FINALS
Seattle 3, Atlanta 0
Sunday, Sept. 12: Seattle 79, Atlanta 77
Tuesday, Sept. 14: Seattle 87, Atlanta 84
Thursday, Sept. 16: Seattle 87, Atlanta 84

MLS
Thursday's Games
FC Dallas 2, New York 2, tie

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

MIAMI (AP) - Philadelphia's Roy Halladay struck out nine to
defeat Florida for the fourth time this season and the surging
Phillies extended their lead in the NL East to three games by
beating the Marlins 10-5 last night. Halladay gave up three runs
and 10 hits in six innings for the Phillies.

NEW YORK (AP) - Angel Pagan capped New York's seven-run fourth
inning with a tiebreaking two-run single and the Mets handed the
Pirates another road loss with an 8-7 victory last night. Paul
Maholm didn't make it out of the fourth inning for Pittsburgh,
which dropped to 15-58 on the road and could threaten the 1963
Mets' record for worst road mark in a 162-game season.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pirates will open the 2011 season on the
road Friday, April 1st against the Cubs and will play their home
opener on Thursday, April 7th against the Rockies. They will be at
home on July 4th and Labor Day, both against the Astros.
Interleague home series will be against the Tigers, Orioles and Red
Sox.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eagles coach Andy Reid says quarterback
Kevin Kolb and linebacker Stewart Bradley are making progress, even
though neither has passed the next phase of their concussion
testing. Reid hasn't ruled either player out for Philadelphia's
game against Detroit on Sunday, but it would seem unlikely they
could play.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - The Detroit Lions will start
quarterback Shaun Hill in Sunday's home opener against Philadelphia
as Matthew Stafford recovers from a shoulder injury. Stafford was
knocked out of the season opener when Chicago's Julius Peppers
sacked him Sunday, putting him on the sideline with a banged-up
right shoulder - his third injury in two seasons.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt says suspended
running back Jason Douglas is unlikely to play for the Panthers
again after being charged with striking a pedestrian with his car
while driving drunk. Wannstedt said the likelihood of Douglas
returning "is seriously in jeopardy."

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Chris Wondolowski scored his sixth
winning goal of the season and ninth overall, nodding home a header
in the 69th minute to help the San Jose Earthquakes beat the
Philadelphia Union 1-0 on last night in Major League Soccer.
Philadelphia had two good scoring chances in the first half, but
goalkeeper Jon Busch stopped long attempts by Stefani Miglioranzi
and Andrew Jacobson.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Former Penn State defensive
coordinator Jerry Sandusky has retired from the board of The Second
Mile charity he founded for children. Executive vice president
Katherine Genovese says Sandusky recently sent a letter to donors
saying he was looking to spend more time with family and deal with
his personal life.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Cleveland 4, L.A. Angels 3
Baltimore 11, Toronto 3
N.Y. Yankees 8, Tampa Bay 7, 10 innings
Texas 11, Detroit 4
Minnesota 9, Chicago White Sox 3
Kansas City 11, Oakland 3
Boston 9, Seattle 6
Wednesday's Games
Boston 5, Seattle 1
L.A. Angels 7, Cleveland 0
Baltimore 3, Toronto 1
Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Yankees 3
Texas 11, Detroit 7
Minnesota 9, Chicago White Sox 3
Kansas City 6, Oakland 3
Thursday's Games
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 16-9) at Cleveland (Carmona 12-14), 7:05
p.m.
Minnesota (Pavano 16-11) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 12-10),
8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Arizona 3, Cincinnati 1
Philadelphia 2, Florida 1
N.Y. Mets 9, Pittsburgh 1
Washington 6, Atlanta 0
Houston 3, Milwaukee 2
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis 2
San Diego 7, Colorado 6
L.A. Dodgers 1, San Francisco 0
Wednesday's Games
Washington 4, Atlanta 2
Milwaukee 8, Houston 6, 10 innings
Colorado 9, San Diego 6
Cincinnati 7, Arizona 5
Philadelphia 10, Florida 5
N.Y. Mets 8, Pittsburgh 7
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis 3
San Francisco 2, L.A. Dodgers 1
Thursday's Games
Arizona (R.Lopez 5-14) at Cincinnati (Volquez 3-2), 12:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Morton 1-11) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 14-9), 7:10 p.m.
San Diego (Stauffer 4-3) at St. Louis (Westbrook 1-3), 8:15 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 8-10) at San Francisco (J.Sanchez 10-8),
10:15 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday's Games
San Jose 1, Philadelphia 0
Thursday's Games
New York at FC Dallas, 9 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

MIAMI (AP) - Philadelphia's Cole Hamels had a season-high 13
strikeouts in 6-plus innings and the Phillies have increased their
lead in the NL East to two games by beating Florida 2-1 last night.
Hamels threw a career-high 127 pitches and allowed only one run.
The left-hander won his fourth consecutive start and won for the
first time in seven career starts in Miami.

NEW YORK (AP) - Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey took a
three-hitter into the ninth inning and New York feasted on Zach
Duke and the Pirates in a 9-1 victory last night. The Pirates lost
their 56th road game and must win three of their final nine away
games to avoid matching the 1963 Mets for the worst road record in
a 162-game season.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Dennis Dixon will be the Steelers' starting
quarterback Sunday at Tennessee, even though the injured Byron
Leftwich may return to practice as early as today. Coach Mike
Tomlin is choosing his starter on a week-to-week basis while Ben
Roethlisberger is suspended. He says Dixon did enough things well
during a season-opening 15-9 overtime victory over Atlanta to earn
the nod.

NEW YORK (AP) - Sunday's national game on Fox, mainly
Packers-Eagles, earned its highest rating for the first weekend of
the season since the network started televising the NFL in 1994.
Green Bay's 27-20 win in Kevin Kolb's short-lived debut as
Philadelphia's full-time starter helped draw a 16.5 rating and 32
share. Fox says the rating was up 11 percent from last year.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A season after no Pitt opponent stopped
running back Dion Lewis, one of the nation's leading returning
rushers can't seem to get started. Lewis found himself on the bench
during nearly all of the second half of Pitt's 38-16 victory over
New Hampshire on Saturday. The sophomore was held to a career-low
27 yards on 10 carries by the FCS-ranked Wildcats.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - The Penn State women's volleyball team
is upset and relieved about the loss to Stanford that ended its
record 109-match winning streak. The run came to a halt Saturday
with a three-set sweep by the Cardinal in a tournament at the
University of Florida. Coach Russ Rose says he's more upset with
how Penn State lost than the loss itself.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Duquesne is set to play four men's basketball
games at the Consol Energy Center this season, including a December
12th game against Final Four qualifier West Virginia. Duquesne is
scheduled to meet city rival Pitt in the first college game at the
downtown arena on December 1st, followed by Sunday afternoon games
January 30th against Dayton and February 13th against Xavier.

SLATINGTON, Pa. (AP) - A high school basketball coach who
allegedly drove with one of his players hanging off the roof of his
car has been fired. The Northern Lehigh school board has voted to
fire boys basketball coach Richard Oertner. The Allentown Morning
Call reports Northern Lehigh players stood in support of Oertner
while one addressed the board on the coach's behalf.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Cleveland 4, L.A. Angels 3
Baltimore 11, Toronto 3
N.Y. Yankees 8, Tampa Bay 7, 10 innings
Texas 11, Detroit 4
Minnesota 9, Chicago White Sox 3
Kansas City 11, Oakland 3
Boston 9, Seattle 6
Wednesday's Games
Boston (C.Buchholz 15-7) at Seattle (Pauley 2-7), 6:40 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 11-11) at Cleveland (J.Gomez 3-3), 7:05
p.m.
Toronto (Drabek 0-0) at Baltimore (Bergesen 6-10), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 16-7) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 13-12),
7:10 p.m.
Detroit (Galarraga 4-5) at Texas (C.Lewis 10-12), 8:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Duensing 8-2) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 10-12),
8:10 p.m.
Oakland (Cahill 16-6) at Kansas City (Chen 9-7), 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Arizona 3, Cincinnati 1
Philadelphia 2, Florida 1
N.Y. Mets 9, Pittsburgh 1
Washington 6, Atlanta 0
Houston 3, Milwaukee 2
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis 2
San Diego 7, Colorado 6
L.A. Dodgers 1, San Francisco 0
Wednesday's Games
Washington (Lannan 7-7) at Atlanta (Minor 3-0), 12:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Bush 7-12) at Houston (Happ 6-2), 2:05 p.m.
San Diego (Richard 12-7) at Colorado (De La Rosa 7-4), 3:10 p.m.
Arizona (J.Saunders 2-5) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 3-3), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Halladay 18-10) at Florida (Sosa 2-2), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Maholm 7-14) at N.Y. Mets (Mejia 0-4), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 8-6) at St. Louis (C.Carpenter 15-6),
8:15 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 11-9) at San Francisco (M.Cain 11-10),
10:15 p.m.

WNBA
FINALS
Seattle 2, Atlanta 0
Sunday, Sept. 12: Seattle 79, Atlanta 77
Tuesday, Sept. 14: Seattle 87, Atlanta 84
Thursday, Sept. 16: Seattle at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
x-Sunday, Sept. 19: Seattle at Atlanta, 3 p.m.
x-Tuesday, Sept. 21: Atlanta at Seattle, 9 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday's Game
Philadelphia at San Jose, 10 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

MIAMI (AP) - Philadelphia's Carlos Ruiz matched a career-high
with four RBIs, Joe Blanton allowed one run in six innings and the
Phillies continued their September sizzle beating the Marlins 11-4
last night. Ruiz, Jayson Werth, Chase Utley and Greg Dobbs all
homered for the NL East-leading Phillies, who remain a game ahead
of Atlanta.

MIAMI (AP) - Jimmy Rollins has a strained right hamstring and
could be back with the Philadelphia Phillies today. Rollins had an
MRI exam in Philadelphia yesterday, which ruled out all major
problems. He experienced tightness in the hamstring against the
Marlins on September 8th and hasn't played since.

NEW YORK (AP) - Mets pinch-hitter Nick Evans singled home the
winning run off Chan Ho Park in the 10th inning, giving the New
York Mets a 1-0 victory over the Pirates last night. Pirates
starter James McDonald went a career-high eight innings, scattering
five hits and getting help from two caught stealings.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pirates have claimed right-hander Chris
Leroux off waivers from the Marlins and designated right-handed
reliever Brian Bass for assignment. Leroux had a 7.00 ERA in 17
appearances with Florida, striking out 18 and walking 11 in 18
innings. He had a 6.28 ERA in 26 minor league games this season.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Quarterback Kevin Kolb and linebacker
Stewart Bradley have not been ruled out for Philadelphia's game at
Detroit next Sunday despite sustaining concussions in the season
opener. Eagles coach Andy Reid says both players must pass a
specific evaluation process before they are cleared to play. He
says the team's medical staff will follow the NFL's guidelines for
concussions.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Allen Iverson is considering playing in
China because the NBA hasn't shown any interest in the former
all-star. Iverson's personal manager says Iverson hasn't been
contacted by any NBA team with training camps set to open in less
than two weeks. He says there is "legitimate interest" between
the former 76er and a team in China to work out a deal.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pitt backup tailback Jason Douglas has been
suspended from the team after police charged him with hitting a
pedestrian while driving drunk. The 19-year-old redshirt freshman
from Florida and was arrested after witnesses told police a
motorist hit a pedestrian on the city's South Side early Sunday
morning.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A detailed examination of the brain of a
Penn football player who committed suicide showed he had the same
disease caused by hard hits that has been associated with NFL
players. The New York Times reports that Owen Thomas was in the
early stages of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a disease linked
to depression and impulse control.


AMERICAN LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Oakland 3, Kansas City 1
Baltimore 4, Toronto 3, 11 innings
Tampa Bay 1, N.Y. Yankees 0, 11 innings
Boston 5, Seattle 1
Tuesday's Games
L.A. Angels (Kazmir 8-13) at Cleveland (Tomlin 3-3), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (Sh.Hill 0-1) at Baltimore (Arrieta 5-6), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Nova 1-0) at Tampa Bay (Garza 14-8), 7:10 p.m.
Detroit (Bonderman 8-9) at Texas (D.Holland 3-3), 8:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Liriano 13-7) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 13-10),
8:10 p.m.
Oakland (G.Gonzalez 14-8) at Kansas City (Greinke 8-12), 8:10
p.m.
Boston (Matsuzaka 9-5) at Seattle (French 4-5), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Cincinnati 7, Arizona 2
Philadelphia 11, Florida 4
N.Y. Mets 1, Pittsburgh 0, 10 innings
Atlanta 4, Washington 0
Houston 4, Milwaukee 2
Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis 1
San Diego 6, Colorado 4
Tuesday's Games
Arizona (D.Hudson 5-1) at Cincinnati (Tr.Wood 5-2), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Hamels 10-10) at Florida (Mendez 1-0), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Duke 7-13) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey 10-6), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (Li.Hernandez 9-11) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 7-5), 7:10
p.m.
Milwaukee (Capuano 3-3) at Houston (Norris 7-8), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 6-13) at St. Louis (Wainwright 18-10),
8:15 p.m.
San Diego (Garland 13-11) at Colorado (Hammel 10-7), 8:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 11-10) at San Francisco (Zito 8-12), 10:15
p.m.

NFL
Thursday's Game
New Orleans 14, Minnesota 9
Sunday's Games
Chicago 19, Detroit 14
Tennessee 38, Oakland 13
Miami 15, Buffalo 10
Pittsburgh 15, Atlanta 9, OT
Jacksonville 24, Denver 17
Houston 34, Indianapolis 24
N.Y. Giants 31, Carolina 18
New England 38, Cincinnati 24
Tampa Bay 17, Cleveland 14
Arizona 17, St. Louis 13
Seattle 31, San Francisco 6
Green Bay 27, Philadelphia 20
Washington 13, Dallas 7
Monday's Game
Baltimore 10, N.Y. Jets 9
Kansas City 21, San Diego 14

WNBA
FINALS
Seattle 1, Atlanta 0
Sunday, Sept. 12: Seattle 79, Atlanta 77
Tuesday, Sept. 14: Atlanta at Seattle, 9 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 16: Seattle at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
x-Sunday, Sept. 19: Seattle at Atlanta, 3 p.m.
x-Tuesday, Sept. 21: Atlanta at Seattle, 9 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

NEW YORK (AP) - Roy Oswalt allowed four hits in his second
complete game this season and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the
New York Mets 3-0 yesterday. Raul Ibanez hit a solo homer off Jon
Niese (9-8), and Chase Utley and Ryan Howard also drove in runs for
the Phillies.

CINCINNATI (AP) - Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run double in the
ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds
3-1 yesterday. Chan Ho Park allowed a walk in the eighth inning to
get the win. Joel Hanrahan loaded the bases with two outs in the
ninth before striking out Chris Heisey for his fifth save in nine
tries.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Aaron Rodgers threw a pair of touchdown
passes, Mason Crosby kicked a 56-yard field goal and the Green Bay
Packers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-20 yesterday. In their
first game since trading Donovan McNabb to Washington, the Eagles
and finished with Michael Vick, who had 175 yards passing and ran
for 103.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb
left yesterday's game against Green Bay with a concussion. Kolb was
hurt in the second quarter. The Eagles originally said he had a jaw
injury. Michael Vick took his place. Eagles linebacker Stewart
Bradley also left with a concussion.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles center Jamaal Jackson
left Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers with an injured
right elbow. Jackson was injured in the second quarter and was the
second Eagles player knocked out of the game. Fullback Leonard
Weaver sprained his left knee.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Rashard Mendenhall ran 50 yards for a
touchdown 2:35 into overtime and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the
Atlanta Falcons 15-9 yesterday. With the Steelers leaning heavily
on their running game and defense without suspended star
quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, Mendenhall carried 22 times for 120
yards and the game's only touchdown.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Tony Gonzalez of the Atlanta Falcons became
the first NFL tight end to reach 1,000 receptions by catching a
20-yard pass from Matt Ryan in the third quarter against Pittsburgh
yesterday. Gonzalez, who played 12 seasons with Kansas City before
joining the Falcons last season, is the seventh receiver to make at
least 1,000 catches.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers held out rookie wide
receiver Antonio Brown against the Falcons yesterday, choosing to
use Antwaan Randle El and Mewelde Moore as kick returners. The
Steelers activated five wide receivers yesterday, including rookie
Emmanuel Sanders.


AMERICAN LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Detroit 6, Baltimore 2
Minnesota 6, Cleveland 2
Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 4
Chicago White Sox 12, Kansas City 6
Texas 4, N.Y. Yankees 1
L.A. Angels 3, Seattle 0
Boston 5, Oakland 3
Monday's Games
Oakland (Cramer 0-0) at Kansas City (Hochevar 5-4), 3:10 p.m.
Toronto (Rzepczynski 1-4) at Baltimore (Matusz 8-12), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 19-6) at Tampa Bay (Price 17-6), 7:10
p.m.
Boston (Lester 16-8) at Seattle (Fister 5-11), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Mets 0
Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 1
Florida 6, Washington 5
Houston 7, L.A. Dodgers 4
Milwaukee 2, Chicago Cubs 0
Colorado 4, Arizona 2
San Francisco 6, San Diego 1
St. Louis 7, Atlanta 3
Monday's Games
Arizona (Enright 6-3) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 14-10), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Blanton 6-6) at Florida (A.Miller 1-1), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 3-5) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 1-0), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (Maya 0-1) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 12-12), 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Narveson 11-7) at Houston (Myers 11-7), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 0-1) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 13-7), 8:15
p.m.
San Diego (Luebke 1-1) at Colorado (Francis 4-4), 8:40 p.m.

NFL
Thursday's Games
New Orleans 14, Minnesota 9
Sunday's Games
Chicago 19, Detroit 14
Tennessee 38, Oakland 13
Miami 15, Buffalo 10
Pittsburgh 15, Atlanta 9, OT
Jacksonville 24, Denver 17
Houston 34, Indianapolis 24
N.Y. Giants 31, Carolina 18
New England 38, Cincinnati 24
Tampa Bay 17, Cleveland 14
Arizona 17, St. Louis 13
Seattle 31, San Francisco 6
Green Bay 27, Philadelphia 20
Washington 13, Dallas 7
Monday's Game
Baltimore at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m.
San Diego at Kansas City, 10:15 p.m.

WNBA
FINALS
Seattle 1, Atlanta 0
Sunday, Sept. 12: Seattle 79, Atlanta 77
Tuesday, Sept. 14: Atlanta at Seattle, 9 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 16: Seattle at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
x-Sunday, Sept. 19: Seattle at Atlanta, 3 p.m.
x-Tuesday, Sept. 21: Atlanta at Seattle, 9 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

WEEK TWO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Friday's Games

Berks-IC

Blue Mountain 28, Exeter 6
Pottsville 40, Stroudsburg 17

Anthracite Football League

Lehighton 27, Tamaqua 18
North Schuylkill 41, Minersville 0
Schuylkill Haven 25, Marian 8
Jim Thorpe 34, Reading CC 7
Schuylkill Valley 26, Panther Valley 14

Twin Valley Conference

Williams Valley 34, Tri-Valley 20
Halifax 28, Upper Dauphin 27
Line Mountain 47, Nativity 0
Pine Grove 38, ELCO 17

Heartland Conference

Shamokin 27, Jersey Shore 0
Danville 42, Selinsgrove 0
Shikellamy 28, Mifflinburg 26

Saturday's Game

Shenandoah Valley @ Reading Holy Name, 1 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Friday's Game

(23) West Virginia 24 Marshall 21, OT

Saturday's Games

No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 18 Penn State, 7 p.m. WPPA & T-102
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 12 Miami, 3:40 p.m.
No. 4 TCU vs. Tennessee Tech, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Texas vs. Wyoming, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Nebraska vs. Idaho, 12:30 p.m.
No. 7 Oregon at Tennessee, 7 p.m.
No. 8 Florida vs. South Florida, 12:20 p.m.
No. 9 Iowa vs. Iowa State, 3:30 p.m.
No. 10 Oklahoma vs. No. 17 Florida State, 3:30 p.m.
No. 11 Wisconsin vs. San Jose State, Noon
No. 13 Virginia Tech vs. James Madison, 1:30 p.m.
No. 14 Arkansas vs. Louisiana-Monroe at Little Rock, Ark., 7 p.m.
No. 15 Georgia Tech at Kansas, Noon
No. 16 Southern Cal vs. Virginia, 10:30 p.m.
No. 19 LSU at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m.
No. 20 Utah vs. UNLV, 4 p.m.
No. 22 Georgia at No. 24 South Carolina, Noon
No. 25 Stanford at UCLA, 10:30 p.m.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Florida 3, Washington 1
Philadelphia 8, N.Y. Mets 4
Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 3, 12 innings
Atlanta 8, St. Louis 6
L.A. Dodgers 4, Houston 2, 11 innings
Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 0
Colorado 13, Arizona 4
San Francisco 1, San Diego 0

Saturday's Games

Florida (Ani.Sanchez 11-9) at Washington (Marquis 2-7), 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 9-8) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 13-9), 4:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Bumgarner 5-4) at San Diego (Stauffer 3-3), 4:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Westbrook 1-3) at Atlanta (Hanson 9-11), 4:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Ely 4-7) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 11-12), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Dempster 12-10) at Milwaukee (Ra.Wolf 11-10), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Morton 1-11) at Cincinnati (Volquez 3-2), 7:10 p.m.
Arizona (R.Lopez 5-13) at Colorado (Jimenez 18-6), 8:10 p.m.

Sunday's Games

Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.
Florida at Washington, 1:35 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Houston, 2:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.
Arizona at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.
San Francisco at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Atlanta, 8:05 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Baltimore 6, Detroit 3
Cleveland 2, Minnesota 0
Tampa Bay 9, Toronto 8
Texas 6, N.Y. Yankees 5, 13 innings
Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City 3
Oakland 5, Boston 0
L.A. Angels 4, Seattle 3, 14 innings

Saturday's Games

Tampa Bay (W.Davis 11-9) at Toronto (R.Romero 12-8), 1:07 p.m.
Baltimore (Guthrie 9-13) at Detroit (Scherzer 10-9), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Davies 7-9) at Chicago White Sox (E.Jackson 3-0), 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Blackburn 9-9) at Cleveland (C.Carrasco 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 10-13) at Texas (Tom.Hunter 12-3), 8:05 p.m.
Boston (Lackey 12-9) at Oakland (Bre.Anderson 4-6), 9:05 p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 11-10) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 15-9), 9:05 p.m.

Sunday's Games

Baltimore at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.
Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Texas, 3:05 p.m.
Seattle at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.
Boston at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Friday's Games

Chivas USA 2, New England 0

Saturday's Games

D.C. United at Toronto FC, 4 p.m.
Colorado at New York, 4 p.m.
Chicago at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
FC Dallas at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

WEEK TWO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

WEEK TWO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Berks-IC

Blue Mountain 28, Exeter 6
Pottsville 40, Stroudsburg 17

Anthracite Football League

Lehighton 27, Tamaqua 18
North Schuylkill 41, Minersville 0
Schuylkill Haven 25, Marian 8
Jim Thorpe 34, Reading CC 7
Schuylkill Valley 26, Panther Valley 14

Twin Valley Conference

Williams Valley 34, Tri-Valley 20
Halifax 28, Upper Dauphin 27
Line Mountain 47, Nativity 0

Heartland Conference

Shamokin 27, Jersey Shore 0
Danville 42, Selinsgrove 0
Shikellamy 28, Mifflinburg 26

Saturday Games

Shenandoah Valley @ Holy Name

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies open a series
against the Mets in New York tonight. Roy Halladay is slated to
pitch the series opener. The Phillies are fighting to keep their
lead in the NL East, with the Braves looming just a game behind.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Phillies third baseman
Placido Polanco says he is playing with a small break in his left
elbow, but won't surgery until after the season because
Philadelphia is in a pennant race. Polanco is batting .308 with six
homers and 47 RBIs for the NL East-leading Phillies.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Phillies have claimed right-hander Cesar
Carrillo off waivers from San Diego and designated left-hander Nate
Robertson for assignment. The NL East leaders also placed
right-hander Scott Mathieson on the 15-day disabled list with a
back strain on Thursday. He appeared in two games this season.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - After a day off, the Pittsburgh Pirates hit
the road to face the Cincinnati Reds tonight. The Pirates took two
out of three from the Braves at the beginning of this week. They'll
be swapping one contender for another as they open their series
against the Reds. The NL Central leaders will be trying to put away
the second-place Cardinals with a strong showing against the Bucs.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Hines Ward believes Dennis Dixon must run.
Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians warns he'd better not
run too much. Coach Mike Tomlin wants Dixon to take advantage of
his ability to move the ball by himself, but to do so smartly.
Dixon is filling in for Ben Rotethlisberger, who's serving a four
game suspension.

PHILADEPHIA (AP) - Brandon McManus hit a 30-yard field goal in
overtime to give Temple a 13-10 victory over Central Michigan last
night in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams. McManus
won it for the Owls after Kee-ayre Griffin intercepted Ryan
Radcliffe's pass to end Central Michigan's lone overtime
possession.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - It's a tale of two quarterbacks when
Number 18 Penn State visits top-ranked Alabama tomorrow. True
freshman Rob Bolden will make his second start for the Nittany
Lions after a promising 239-yard, two-touchdown debut last week at
home against Youngstown State. Meanwhile, Alabama has a savvy
senior at quarterback in Greg McElroy, who is 15-0 as a starter.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - The Penn State women's volleyball
team's record 108-match winning streak will be tested this weekend.
The Nittany Lions travel to the University of Florida to play an
early-season tournament that also includes powerhouses Florida,
Stanford and Texas. The Nittany Lions haven't lost in nearly three
years.


AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Detroit 6, Chicago White Sox 3
Texas 4, Toronto 2
Friday's Games
Baltimore (Millwood 3-15) at Detroit (Galarraga 4-5), 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Pavano 16-10) at Cleveland (Carmona 11-14), 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (J.Shields 13-12) at Toronto (Cecil 12-7), 7:07 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Vazquez 10-9) at Texas (C.Wilson 14-6), 8:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Chen 9-7) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 12-10),
8:10 p.m.
Boston (C.Buchholz 15-6) at Oakland (Cahill 15-6), 10:05 p.m.
Seattle (Pauley 2-7) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 11-11), 10:05
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Colorado 6, Cincinnati 5
St. Louis 11, Atlanta 4
Houston 3, L.A. Dodgers 2
San Francisco 7, San Diego 3
Friday's Games
Florida (Sanabia 3-2) at Washington (Lannan 7-6), 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Halladay 17-10) at N.Y. Mets (Mejia 0-3), 7:10
p.m.
Pittsburgh (Maholm 7-14) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 3-3), 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (C.Carpenter 15-5) at Atlanta (Minor 3-0), 7:35 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 10-12) at Houston (Happ 6-2), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 7-6) at Milwaukee (Bush 7-11), 8:10 p.m.
Arizona (J.Saunders 2-4) at Colorado (De La Rosa 6-4), 9:10 p.m.
San Francisco (J.Sanchez 10-8) at San Diego (Richard 12-6),
10:05 p.m.
NFL
Thursday's Game
New Orleans 14, Minnesota 9
Sunday's Games
Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Denver at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at New England, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Arizona at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
Green Bay at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m.
Dallas at Washington, 8:20 p.m.
Monday's Game
Baltimore at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m.
San Diego at Kansas City, 10:15 p.m.

Top 25 College Football
Thursday's Game
No. 21 Auburn 17 Mississippi State 14
Friday's Game
No. 23 West Virginia at Marshall, 7 p.m.
Saturday's Games
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 18 Penn State, 7 p.m.
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 12 Miami, 3:40 p.m.
No. 4 TCU vs. Tennessee Tech, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Texas vs. Wyoming, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Nebraska vs. Idaho, 12:30 p.m.
No. 7 Oregon at Tennessee, 7 p.m.
No. 8 Florida vs. South Florida, 12:20 p.m.
No. 9 Iowa vs. Iowa State, 3:30 p.m.
No. 10 Oklahoma vs. No. 17 Florida State, 3:30 p.m.
No. 11 Wisconsin vs. San Jose State, Noon
No. 13 Virginia Tech vs. James Madison, 1:30 p.m.
No. 14 Arkansas vs. Louisiana-Monroe at Little Rock, Ark., 7
p.m.
No. 15 Georgia Tech at Kansas, Noon
No. 16 Southern Cal vs. Virginia, 10:30 p.m.
No. 19 LSU at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m.
No. 20 Utah vs. UNLV, 4 p.m.
No. 22 Georgia at No. 24 South Carolina, Noon
No. 25 Stanford at UCLA, 10:30 p.m.

WNBA
CONFERENCE FINALS
Eastern Conference
Atlanta 2, New York 0
Sunday, Sept. 5: Atlanta 81, New York 75
Tuesday, Sept. 7: Atlanta 105, New York 93
Western Conference
Seattle 2, Phoenix 0
Thursday, Sept. 2: Seattle 82, Phoenix 74
Sunday, Sept. 5: Seattle 91, Phoenix 88
FINALS
Seattle vs. Atlanta
Sunday, Sept. 12: Atlanta at Seattle, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 14: Atlanta at Seattle, 9 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 16: Seattle at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
x-Sunday, Sept. 19: Seattle at Atlanta, 3 p.m.
x-Tuesday, Sept. 21: Atlanta at Seattle, 9 p.m.

MLS
Thursday's Games
Seattle FC 0, Real Salt Lake 0, tie
Friday's Games
New England at Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday's Games
D.C. United at Toronto FC, 4 p.m.
Colorado at New York, 4 p.m.
Chicago at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
FC Dallas at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia's Ryan Howard homered and had
six RBIs as the Phillies backed Cole Hamels with a rare burst of
the run support he had been missing most of the season in a 10-6
win over the Florida Marlins last night. Howard hit his 28th homer
of the season and the NL East-leading Phillies had a season-high 18
hits.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Phillies say shortstop Jimmy Rollins is
day-to-day after leaving with tightness in his right hamstring last
night. Manager Charlie Manuel says Rollins was dehydrated and
skipped batting practice.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Atlanta's Omar Infante had three hits as Derek
Lowe beat Pittsburgh for the 10th straight time in a 9-3 win over
the Bucs last night. The Braves opened leads of 3-0 in the first
and 8-0 in the third after being held to two runs or fewer in five
of their previous six games.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - To honor Roberto Clemente Day last night, the
Pirates wore the beltless-style knit uniforms, with gold caps. The
uniforms are like those first worn when Three Rivers Stadium opened
in 1970 and Clemente was manning the outfield for the Buccos.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - For months, the Pittsburgh Steelers have
emphasized upgrading their running game. With the Steelers starting
the very inexperienced Dennis Dixon at quarterback Sunday against
Atlanta, Rashard Mendenhall knows that getting the running game
going is a necessity.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama coach Nick Saban says tailback
Mark Ingram is unlikely to play against Penn State. He says the
top-ranked Crimson Tide's Heisman Trophy might be recovered enough
to play in Saturday night's game with the 19th-ranked Nittany Lions
but likely won't be able to get enough time in practice to be
ready. Ingram had arthoscopic surgery on the knee last month.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Many current Alabama and Penn State
players weren't alive the last time these two storied programs met
on the football field. But for fans and coaches, the games produced
some memorable games and moments. The top-ranked Crimson Tide and
19th-ranked Nittany Lions meet Saturday night. The two traditional
powers haven't played each other since 1990. They met eight times
in the 1980s.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - If the Pittsburgh Pirates need an answer to
their power-hitting problems, maybe they can find it across town in
Penguins star Sidney Crosby. The former NHL MVP homered into PNC
Park's right-field seats while taking batting practice yesterday
with eight Penguins teammates. The session was arranged by former
first baseman Sean Casey.


AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 3, Baltimore 2
Detroit 5, Chicago White Sox 1
L.A. Angels 4, Cleveland 3, 16 innings
Texas 8, Toronto 1
Boston 11, Tampa Bay 5
Minnesota 4, Kansas City 3
Oakland 4, Seattle 3
Thursday's Games
Chicago White Sox (Floyd 10-11) at Detroit (Porcello 8-11), 1:05
p.m.
Texas (C.Lewis 9-12) at Toronto (S.Hill 0-0), 7:07 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Mets 3, Washington 2
Atlanta 9, Pittsburgh 3
Philadelphia 10, Florida 6
Houston 4, Chicago Cubs 0
Milwaukee 8, St. Louis 1
Colorado 9, Cincinnati 2
Arizona 3, San Francisco 1
San Diego 4, L.A. Dodgers 0
Thursday's Games
Cincinnati (Tr.Wood 5-2) at Colorado (Hammel 10-7), 3:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Wainwright 17-10) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 7-4), 7:10
p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 8-9) at Houston (Norris 6-8), 8:05 p.m.
San Francisco (M.Cain 10-10) at San Diego (Garland 13-10), 10:05
p.m.

NFL
Thursday's Games
Minnesota at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Denver at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at New England, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Arizona at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
Green Bay at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m.
Dallas at Washington, 8:20 p.m.
Monday's Game
Baltimore at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m.
San Diego at Kansas City, 10:15 p.m.

WNBA
CONFERENCE FINALS
Eastern Conference
Atlanta 2, New York 0
Sunday, Sept. 5: Atlanta 81, New York 75
Tuesday, Sept. 7: Atlanta 105, New York 93
Western Conference
Seattle 2, Phoenix 0
Thursday, Sept. 2: Seattle 82, Phoenix 74
Sunday, Sept. 5: Seattle 91, Phoenix 88
FINALS
Seattle vs. Atlanta
Sunday, Sept. 12: Atlanta at Seattle, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 14: Atlanta at Seattle, 9 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 16: Seattle at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
x-Sunday, Sept. 19: Seattle at Atlanta, 3 p.m.
x-Tuesday, Sept. 21: Atlanta at Seattle, 9 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday's Games
Chicago 0, Toronto FC 0, tie
Thursday's Games
Real Salt Lake at Seattle FC, 11 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Phillies are back in first place after
beating Florida 8-7 last night on Placido Polanco's tiebreaking
single in the eighth. The Phils are a half-game in front of the
Braves, who lost to Pittsburgh last night. The two-time defending
NL champions hadn't been in first place since May 30th.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phillies pitcher Scott Mathieson and
rightfielder Domonic Brown received the Paul Owens Award given to
the top players in the team's minor league system. Mathieson was
3-6 with 26 saves and a 2.80 ERA in 54 games for Triple-A Lehigh
Valley. Brown hit .327 with 20 home runs, 68 RBIs and 17 steals in
93 games between Double-A Reading and Lehigh Valley.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pirates helped out the Phillies by
knocking off the Braves 5-0 last night, a loss that helped power
Philadelphia back into first place in the NL East. The Pirates had
lost seven of nine and were on pace to lose 109 games before
winning the first two games of the three-game series.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Steelers knew for months that Ben
Roethlisberger would be missing when the season began. The reality
of his four-game suspension struck them as they reported for
practice this week and found his locker vacant. Without their star
quarterback, the Steelers have adopted a late-season, win-or-else
mentality in September.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - True freshman Robert Bolden's second
start at quarterback for 19th-ranked Penn State will be a lot more
difficult than his first. Bolden has earned another starting nod
for the 18th-ranked Nittany Lions after a sensational,
two-touchdown debut against Youngstown State. But he has a much
tougher test Saturday at top-ranked Alabama.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pitt has tumbled out of the Top 25 in the
aftermath of their 27-24 overtime loss to Number-20 Utah. Pitt was
punished somewhat for playing such a difficult opener - an easy win
over a nondescript opponent would have preserved its national
ranking.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Villanova has lost its top spot in the TSN
FCS rankings after last week's season-opening loss to
Philadelphia-area rival Temple. The Wildcats dropped one spot, to
second, in the rankings, with second-ranked Montana moving up to
the top spot. Penn got 358 points in this week's poll but didn't
crack the Top 25. Lehigh and Lafayette also drew a handful of
votes.


AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Baltimore 6, N.Y. Yankees 2
Detroit 9, Chicago White Sox 1
Toronto 8, Texas 5
Tampa Bay 14, Boston 5
Minnesota 10, Kansas City 3
Cleveland 6, L.A. Angels 1
Seattle 7, Oakland 5
Wednesday's Games
Baltimore (Bergesen 6-10) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 1-0), 1:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Danks 13-9) at Detroit (Bonderman 7-9), 7:05
p.m.
Cleveland (Tomlin 3-3) at L.A. Angels (Kazmir 8-13), 7:05 p.m.
Texas (D.Holland 2-3) at Toronto (Rzepczynski 1-3), 7:07 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Garza 14-7) at Boston (Wakefield 3-10), 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Greinke 8-11) at Minnesota (Duensing 7-2), 8:10
p.m.
Seattle (French 4-4) at Oakland (G.Gonzalez 13-8), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 0
Philadelphia 8, Florida 7
N.Y. Mets 4, Washington 1
Houston 7, Chicago Cubs 3
Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 2
Colorado 4, Cincinnati 3
San Francisco 6, Arizona 3
San Diego 2, L.A. Dodgers 1
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Mets (Dickey 9-6) at Washington (Li.Hernandez 9-10), 12:35
p.m.
Atlanta (D.Lowe 11-12) at Pittsburgh (Duke 7-12), 7:05 p.m.
Florida (A.Miller 1-0) at Philadelphia (Hamels 9-10), 7:05 p.m.
Houston (Myers 10-7) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 6-12), 8:05 p.m.
St. Louis (J.Garcia 13-6) at Milwaukee (Capuano 2-3), 8:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 14-9) at Colorado (Cook 5-8), 8:40 p.m.
San Francisco (Zito 8-11) at Arizona (D.Hudson 4-1), 9:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 11-8) at San Diego (Luebke 0-1), 10:05
p.m.


WNBA
CONFERENCE FINALS
Eastern Conference
Atlanta 2, New York 0
Sunday, Sept. 5: Atlanta 81, New York 75
Tuesday, Sept. 7: Atlanta 105, New York 93
Western Conference
Seattle 2, Phoenix 0
Thursday, Sept. 2: Seattle 82, Phoenix 74
Sunday, Sept. 5: Seattle 91, Phoenix 88
FINALS
Seattle vs. Atlanta
Sunday, Sept. 12: Atlanta at Seattle, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 14: Atlanta at Seattle, 9 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 16: Seattle at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
x-Sunday, Sept. 19: Seattle at Atlanta, 3 p.m.
x-Tuesday, Sept. 21: Atlanta at Seattle, 9 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Phillies are now just a half-game out of
first place in the NL East after splitting a day-night doubleheader
with the Marlins yesterday. Roy Oswalt pitched seven effective
innings during a 7-4 victory in the nightcap. The three-time
All-Star is 5-1 since joining the Phillies in a trade with Houston
on July 29th.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Phillies were held to just three hits in
the opener of yesterday's doubleheader, a 7-1 loss to Florida.
Adalberto Mendez pitched one-hit ball for six scoreless innings in
his major league debut. Mike Stanton and Chad Tracy homered and Dan
Uggla drove in three runs for Florida.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pirates helped out their cross-state
rivals by knocking off the Braves 3-1 yesterday. Neil Walker hit a
two-run homer, Brian Burres limited Atlanta to one run over six
innings in his first start in more than three months. The Atlanta
loss helps out the Phillies, who split a doubleheader with Florida
yesterday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pirates will bring up eight players from
Triple-A Indianapolis in time for today's game against Atlanta,
including right-hander Brad Lincoln and outfielder Brandon Moss.
Also being brought up are infielder Pedro Ciriaco, catcher Jason
Jaramillo, left-hander Justin Thomas, outfielder Alex Presley and
right-handers Brian Bass and Steven Jackson.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Derek Lowe's right elbow feels fine after
throwing in the bullpen and he is scheduled to start tomorrow for
the Braves against the Pirates. Lowe missed his last scheduled
start due to elbow soreness. He was encouraged after throwing
lightly Sunday, and he threw in the bullpen yesterday for the first
time in three weeks.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger is no longer a Pittsburgh
Steelers captain. Roethlisberger was not chosen a Steelers captain
in a vote of his teammates. He was selected the previous two
seasons. Roethlisberger is serving a four game suspension that
followed allegations of sexual assault in Georgia. He wasn't
charged in the case.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Quarterback Dennis Dixon will start for the
Pittsburgh Steelers in their season opener Sunday against Atlanta.
Coach Mike Tomlin has chosen the third-year player Monday over
longtime backup Charlie Batch. Ben Roethlisberger is serving his
four-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct
policy, while Byron Leftwich is out with a sprained left knee
ligament.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Former Temple star defensive tackle Andre
Neblett has beat the odds and made an opening day NFL roster after
going undrafted out of the Philadelphia school. Neblett is just the
fourth undrafted rookie to make the team in coach John Fox's nine
seasons as head coach of the Carolina Panthers.


AMERICAN LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Baltimore 4, N.Y. Yankees 3
Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit 4, 10 innings
Toronto 7, Texas 2
Minnesota 5, Kansas City 4
Oakland 6, Seattle 2
Boston 12, Tampa Bay 5
Cleveland 3, L.A. Angels 2
Tuesday's Games
Baltimore (Arrieta 4-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 19-5), 7:05
p.m.
Chicago White Sox (F.Garcia 11-5) at Detroit (Verlander 14-8),
7:05 p.m.
Texas (Feldman 6-9) at Toronto (Marcum 11-7), 7:07 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Price 16-6) at Boston (Matsuzaka 9-4), 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Bannister 7-11) at Minnesota (Liriano 12-7), 8:10
p.m.
Cleveland (Masterson 5-12) at L.A. Angels (T.Bell 2-4), 10:05
p.m.
Seattle (Fister 4-11) at Oakland (Braden 9-10), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Florida 7, Philadelphia 1, 1st game
Washington 13, N.Y. Mets 3
Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 1
St. Louis 8, Milwaukee 6
Chicago Cubs 5, Houston 4
Colorado 10, Cincinnati 5
San Francisco 2, Arizona 0, 11 innings
Philadelphia 7, Florida 4, 2nd game
San Diego 4, L.A. Dodgers 2
Tuesday's Games
Atlanta (T.Hudson 15-6) at Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 2-5), 7:05
p.m.
Florida (Volstad 9-9) at Philadelphia (Blanton 6-6), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Gee 0-0) at Washington (Maya 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
Houston (Figueroa 4-2) at Chicago Cubs (Silva 10-5), 8:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Lohse 2-6) at Milwaukee (Narveson 10-7), 8:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Cueto 12-4) at Colorado (J.Chacin 7-9), 8:40 p.m.
San Francisco (Lincecum 12-9) at Arizona (Enright 6-2), 9:40
p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 11-9) at San Diego (Latos 13-5), 10:05
p.m.

WNBA
CONFERENCE FINALS
Eastern Conference
Atlanta 1, New York 0
Sunday, Sept. 5: Atlanta 81, New York 75
Tuesday, Sept. 7: New York at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
x-Thursday, Sept. 9: Atlanta at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Western Conference
Seattle 2, Phoenix 0
Thursday, Sept. 2: Seattle 82, Phoenix 74
Sunday, Sept. 5: Seattle 91, Phoenix 88
FINALS
Seattle vs. New York OR Atlanta
Sunday, Sept. 12: New York OR Atlanta at Seattle, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 14: New York OR Atlanta at Seattle, 9 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 16: Seattle at New York OR Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 19: Seattle at New York OR Atlanta, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 21: New York OR Atlanta at Seattle, 9 p.m.