WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

CINCINNATI (AP) - Cole Hamels tossed a five-hit masterpiece,
striking out nine, to steer the Philadelphia Phillies into the
National League Championship Series for the third straight year.
The Phillies blanked the Reds 2-0 to complete the three-game sweep
and now await the winner of the San Francisco-Atlanta series in the
NLCS beginning Saturday in Philadelphia.

ATLANTA (AP) - The San Francisco Giants can close out Atlanta
with a victory in Game 4 of that NLDS tonight when they send out
rookie Madison Bumgarner against Braves 16-game winner Derek Lowe.
The Giants rallied for a 3-2 victory yesterday, scoring two runs in
the ninth with the help of Brooks Conrad's third error of the game.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays avoided elimination
twice in Texas, including a 5-2 over the demoralized Rangers, who
have never won a postseason series. Game 5 is Tuesday night at
Tropicana Field with Rangers ace left-hander Cliff Lee opposing the
Rays' 19-game winner David Price in a rematch of Game 1 starters
with the best-of-five series knotted two games apiece.

FONTANA, Calif. (AP) - Tony Stewart won yesterday's Sprint Cup
race in Southern California and vaulted five spots to fifth place
in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship, 107 points behind
leader Jimmy Johnson. Johnson, who is trying for an unprecedented
fifth straight Sprint Cup driving championship, leads Denny Hamlin
by 36 points with six races left in the Chase.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders have finally beaten
San Diego 35-27, posting their first victory over the Chargers
since 2003, ending a string of 13 straight losses. That was the
second longest active streak to Buffalo's 14-game losing streak to
New England.

DIVISION SERIES
American League
Tampa Bay vs. Texas
Wednesday, Oct. 6
Texas 5, Tampa Bay 1
Thursday, Oct. 7
Texas 6, Tampa Bay 0
Saturday, Oct. 9
Tampa Bay 6, Texas 3
Sunday, Oct. 10
Tampa Bay 5, Texas 2, series tied 2-2
Tuesday, Oct. 12
Texas (Cl.Lee 12-9) at Tampa Bay (Price 19-6), 8:07 p.m.

Minnesota vs. New York
Wednesday, Oct. 6
New York 6, Minnesota 4
Thursday, Oct. 7
New York 5, Minnesota 2
Saturday, Oct. 9
New York 6, Minnesota 1, New York wins series 3-0

National League
Philadelphia vs. Cincinnati
Wednesday, Oct. 6
Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 0
Friday, Oct. 8
Philadelphia 7, Cincinnati 5
Sunday, Oct. 10
Philadelphia 2, Cincinnati 0, Philadelphia wins series 3-0

San Francisco vs. Atlanta
Thursday, Oct. 7
San Francisco 1, Atlanta 0
Friday, Oct. 8
Atlanta 5, San Francisco 4, 11 innings
Sunday, Oct. 10
San Francisco 3, Atlanta 2, San Francisco leads series 2-1
Monday, Oct. 11
San Francisco (Bumgarner 7-6) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 16-12), 8:07
p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 13
Atlanta (undecided) at San Francisco (Lincecum 16-10), 8:07
p.m., if necessary

NFL
Sunday's Games
Detroit 44, St. Louis 6
Baltimore 31, Denver 17
N.Y. Giants 34, Houston 10
Washington 16, Green Bay 13, OT
Chicago 23, Carolina 6
Atlanta 20, Cleveland 10
Jacksonville 36, Buffalo 26
Tampa Bay 24, Cincinnati 21
Indianapolis 19, Kansas City 9
Arizona 30, New Orleans 20
Tennessee 34, Dallas 27
Oakland 35, San Diego 27
Philadelphia 27, San Francisco 24
Open: Miami, New England, Pittsburgh, Seattle
Monday's Game
Minnesota at N.Y. Jets, 8:30 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
Boston 3, Phoenix 0
Calgary 3, Los Angeles 1
Edmonton 3, Florida 2
Monday's Games
N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m.
Anaheim at St. Louis, 2 p.m.
Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 4 p.m.
Chicago at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Washington, 7 p.m.
Florida at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

NBA PRESEASON
Sunday's Games
Orlando 135, New Orleans 81
Boston 91, Toronto 87
Cleveland 99, Houston 93
Golden State 95, Sacramento 86
Monday's Games
Atlanta at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Utah vs. Portland at Portland, OR, 10 p.m.

MLS
Sunday's Games
New England 2, Houston 1
Tuesday's Game
Kansas City at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.