WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Scott Hartnell scored two goals and Claude
Giroux added one to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-2 victory
over the Carolina Hurricanes last night. The Flyers won their
fourth straight after losing four of five, and took over sole
possession of first place in the Atlantic Division.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Flyers forward Danny Briere has been
suspended three games by the NHL for his crosscheck of the
Islanders' Frans Nielsen. Briere had a conference call with the
NHL's disciplinary committee Monday. He missed last night's game
against Carolina. He'll also sit out Thursday's game against the
Rangers and Saturday's game against the Islanders.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Penguins forward Jordan Staal is out
indefinitely after sustaining an undisclosed injury during
practice. He had been expected to return this week after missing 12
games with an infection in his right foot. Staal left practice
after about a half-hour Monday with what coach Dan Bylsma said was
an upper-body injury.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Michael Vick has completed his first full
practice since a rib cartilage injury sidelined him four weeks ago.
Vick says he "felt great" and expects to start for the
Philadelphia Eagles when they host the Indianapolis Colts next
Sunday. He missed three games after being injured in a loss to
Washington on October 3rd.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Dimitri Patterson has replaced Ellis Hobbs
as a starting cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles. Patterson
worked with the first team on Monday in the team's first practice
since Tennessee's Kenny Britt had 225 yards receiving in a 37-19
win against the Eagles on October 24th.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Davey Lopes has informed the Philadelphia
Phillies he won't return as first-base coach. Lopes spent the last
four seasons with the Phillies, and played a significant role in
the team's success in stealing bases. Under Lopes, the Phillies led
the league in stolen-base percentage four straight seasons.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pirates will conclude spring training with
two games in Philadelphia for the second year in a row. The Pirates
play in the Phillies' ballpark March 29th and 30th, following their
final Florida exhibition game March 28th against Minnesota in Fort
Myers. They will work out in Chicago on March 31st before opening
the season against the Cubs on Friday, April 1st.

NEW YORK (AP) - A regular-season NFL game has earned a higher
television rating than the World Series. The "Sunday Night
Football" matchup between the last two Super Bowl champions drew
an 11.8 overnight rating and 18 share. Game 4 of the World Series
had a 10.4/16. NBC says this was the first time an NFL game
outrated the World Series.


WORLD SERIES
Wednesday, Oct. 27
San Francisco 11, Texas 7
Thursday, Oct. 28
San Francisco 9, Texas 0
Saturday, Oct. 30
Texas 4, San Francisco 2
Sunday, Oct. 31
San Francisco 4, Texas 0
Monday, Nov. 1
San Francisco 3, Texas 1, San Francisco wins series 4-1

NFL
Sunday's Games
San Francisco 24, Denver 16
Detroit 37, Washington 25
Kansas City 13, Buffalo 10, OT
St. Louis 20, Carolina 10
Miami 22, Cincinnati 14
Jacksonville 35, Dallas 17
Green Bay 9, N.Y. Jets 0
San Diego 33, Tennessee 25
New England 28, Minnesota 18
Oakland 33, Seattle 3
Tampa Bay 38, Arizona 35
New Orleans 20, Pittsburgh 10
Open: N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, Baltimore,
Cleveland
Monday's Game
Indianapolis 30, Houston 17

NBA
Monday's Games
Chicago 110, Portland 98
Sacramento 111, Toronto 108
San Antonio 97, L.A. Clippers 88
Tuesday's Games
Atlanta at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.
Boston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Monday's Games
N.Y. Rangers 3, Chicago 2
Philadelphia 3, Carolina 2
Vancouver 3, New Jersey 0
Tuesday's Games
Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Columbus, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Edmonton, 9 p.m.