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.