WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Toronto's Clarke MacArthur scored twice and
the Maple Leafs withstood Sidney Crosby's first goal of the season
to keep the Penguins winless in their new arena, beating Pittsburgh
4-3 last night. Pittsburgh is 1-3 overall and 0-3 in the Consol
Energy Center, which opened last week as the replacement for the
49-year-old Civic Arena.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Flyers are moving up the start time of
their home game against the Penguins on Saturday night to avoid a
full conflict with the Philadelphia Phillies' playoff game across
the street. The Flyers and Penguins will face off at 6 p.m. - one
hour earlier than the scheduled start time. The Phillies and Giants
get going at 7:57 p.m.

TORONTO (AP) - Toronto's DeMar DeRozan scored the winning basket
with 35 seconds to play and the Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers
119-116 in double overtime in exhibition play last night.
Philadelphia's Louis Williams had a 3-pointer rim out in the final
seconds as the 76ers lost for the fourth time in five preseason
games.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Giants manager Bruce Bochy is planning to
tweak his rotation for the NL championship series, moving up
left-hander Jonathan Sanchez to go Game 2 against the Philadelphia
Phillies following ace Tim Lincecum. Bochy said he would do so to
break up the two right-handers - Lincecum and Matt Cain, who now is
likely to pitch Game 3 back in San Francisco on Tuesday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Former Pirates minor league manager Dale Sveum
has interviewed to succeed John Russell as Pittsburgh's manager.
Sveum, a Pirates infielder in 1996-97, managed Double-A Altoona
from 2001-03. He spent two seasons as a coach with the Red Sox
before moving to the Brewers' staff.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eagles coach Andy Reid has not ruled out
quarterback Michael Vick for Sunday's game against his old team the
Atlanta Falcons. Kevin Kolb is still expected to start in place of
Vick, who is recovering from a rib cartilage injury, but Reid says
that Vick could return to practice by the end of the week.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) - The Cleveland Browns have traded disgruntled
running back Jerome Harrison to the Philadelphia Eagles for running
back Mike Bell. Harrison has been upset with his role this year. He
ran for just 6 yards on six carries last week in a loss to Atlanta.
Bell has gained only 28 yards on 16 tries this season.

DETROIT (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch has
been ordered to pay $689,000 and interest in a real estate deal
that turned sour in Detroit. In 2006, Batch personally guaranteed
$880,000 in loans granted to Cortland Place LLC for a 60-unit,
four-story apartment building. Cortland defaulted two years later,
and the property was sold for $280,000.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Several thousand Pirates rooters gathered
yesterday at the spot where Forbes Field stood on October 13th,
1960. They were there to mark the 50th anniversary of Bill
Mazeroski's historic homer in the ninth inning gave the underdog
Pirates a 10-9 victory over the Yankees in Game 7 of the World
Series.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
American League
Friday, Oct. 15
New York (Sabathia 21-7) at Texas (Wilson 15-8), 8:07 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 16
New York (Hughes 18-8) at Texas (Lewis 12-13), 4:07 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 18
Texas (Lee 12-9) at New York (Pettitte 11-3), 8:07 p.m
Tuesday, Oct. 19
Texas (Hunter 13-4) at New York (Burnett 10-15), 8:07 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 20
Texas at New York, 4:07 p.m., if necessary
Friday, Oct. 22
New York at Texas, 8:07 p.m., if necessary
Saturday, Oct. 23
New York at Texas, 8:07 p.m., if necessary

National League
Saturday, Oct. 16
San Francisco (Lincecum 16-10) at Philadelphia (Halladay 21-10),
7:57 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 17
San Francisco (Sanchez 13-9) at Philadelphia (Oswalt 13-13),
8:19 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 19
Philadelphia (Hamels 12-11) at San Francisco (Cain 13-11), 4:19
p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 20
Philadelphia at San Francisco, 7:57 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 21
Philadelphia at San Francisco, 7:57 p.m., if necessary
Saturday, Oct. 23
San Francisco at Philadelphia, 3:57 p.m. or 7:57 p.m., if
necessary
Sunday, Oct. 24
San Francisco at Philadelphia, 7:57 p.m., if necessary

NHL
Wednesday's Games
New Jersey 1, Buffalo 0, OT
Washington 2, N.Y. Islanders 1
Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 3, OT
Toronto 4, Pittsburgh 3
Nashville 3, Chicago 2
Anaheim 4, Vancouver 3
Thursday's Games
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Florida at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

NBA PRESEASON
Wednesday's Games
Houston 91, New Jersey 81
Dallas 101, Detroit 96
Indiana 98, Minnesota 86
Toronto 119, Philadelphia 116,2OT
Boston 104, New York 101
New Orleans 90, Miami 76
L.A. Lakers 98, Sacramento 95
Thursday's Games
Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m.
San Antonio vs. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, PA, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Utah, 9 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.