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.