WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Phillies are on the brink of
elimination following a gut-wrenching 6-5 loss in San Francisco
that gave the Giants a 3 games to 1 lead in the NLCS. They'll send
Roy Halladay against Tim Lincecum in Game 5 tonight - it's a
rematch of aces that Lincecum won in the opener.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid says
Kevin Kolb will be his starting quarterback for Sunday's game
against the Tennessee Titans. It will be the third straight start
for Kolb, and the fourth straight game in which he has seen
extensive action, in the wake of the rib injury Michael Vick
suffered in an October 3rd loss to Washington.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers linebacker James Harrison didn't
practice yesterday after meeting with coach Mike Tomlin about the
$75,000 fine Harrison incurred for a helmet hit on a Browns
receiver. Harrison has made it clear he's upset about the fine.
ESPN is reporting Harrison is considering retirement over the
issue.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers linebacker James Harrison has been
credited with half a sack on his concussion-causing hit that
sidelined Browns wide receiver Joshua Cribbs. Harrison lowered his
head and slammed his helmet into the left side of Cribbs' helmet as
Cribbs fumbled while running a wildcat formation play during the
second quarter of Pittsburgh's 28-10 victory on Sunday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia's Jason Kapono and Andre
Iguodala scored 20 points each and the 76ers closed their preseason
schedule with a 118-91 victory over the New York Knicks last night.
Lou Williams added 18 while Elton Brand had 16 points and 11
rebounds for the Sixers, who open the regular season next week at
home against the Miami Heat.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia 76ers coach Doug Collins sat
out for the second straight game because of symptoms related to a
concussion he suffered on Memorial Day. Collins underwent tests
yesterday and his next scheduled on-court activity is scheduled for
tomorrow's practice.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - With Penn State mired in a
disappointing football season, coach Joe Paterno admits the Nittany
Lions have a "lot of holes" right now. To try to motivate his
players, Paterno dispensed with first and second-team practice
jerseys last week hoping to open up the competition to play --
although in the end only some injury moves were made.

NEW YORK (AP) - Pittsburgh is the Big East coaches' choice in
their preseason poll. The Panthers returns four starters from a
team that finished 25-9 last season and was second in the league
with a 13-5 mark. Villanova was the second choice in the 16-team
conference, followed by Syracuse, Georgetown, West Virginia, St.
John's and Notre Dame.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
American League
Friday, Oct. 15
New York 6, Texas 5
Saturday, Oct. 16
Texas 7, New York 2
Monday, Oct. 18
Texas 8, New York 0
Tuesday, Oct. 19
Texas 10, New York 3
Wednesday, Oct. 20
New York 7, Texas 2, Texas leads series 3-2
Friday, Oct. 22
New York (Hughes 18-8) at Texas (Lewis 12-13), 8:07 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 23
New York (Pettitte 11-3) at Texas (Lee 12-9), 8:07 p.m., if
necessary

National League
Saturday, Oct. 16
San Francisco 4, Philadelphia 3
Sunday, Oct. 17
Philadelphia 6, San Francisco 1
Tuesday, Oct. 19
San Francisco 3, Philadelphia 0
Wednesday, Oct. 20
San Francisco 6, Philadelphia 5, San Francisco leads series 3-1
Thursday, Oct. 21
Philadelphia (Halladay 21-10) at San Francisco (Lincecum 16-10),
7:57 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 23
San Francisco (Sanchez 13-9) at Philadelphia (Oswalt 13-13),
3:57 p.m. or 7:57 p.m., if necessary
Sunday, Oct. 24
San Francisco (Cain 13-11) at Philadelphia (Hamels 12-11), 7:57
p.m., if necessary

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Chicago 2, Vancouver 1, SO
Buffalo 4, Atlanta 1
Columbus 3, Anaheim 1
Los Angeles 4, Carolina 3
Thursday's Games
Washington at Boston, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Nashville, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Minnesota at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

NBA PRESEASON
Wednesday's Games
Charlotte 105, New Orleans 98, OT
Chicago 110, Toronto 103
Orlando 101, Dallas 76
Philadelphia 118, New York 91
Boston 107, New Jersey 92
Thursday's Games
Milwaukee vs. Cleveland at Columbus, OH, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Miami at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Denver at Portland, 10 p.m.
Golden State vs. L.A. Lakers at San Diego, CA, 10 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday's Games
San Jose 3, Chivas USA 0
Thursday's Games
New England at New York, 7:30 p.m.