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