WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Roy Halladay pitched seven sharp innings for
his first win of the season, Wilson Valdez had a career-high four
hits, and the Phillies beat the Mets 11-0 yesterday. Halladay
allowed six hits and struck out seven.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phillies closer Brad Lidge says he's still
hoping to return by the All-Star break. Lidge has been sidelined
since spring training with a strained right rotator cuff. When
Lidge was shut down last month, the team said he wouldn't pick up a
baseball for three to six weeks.

ATLANTA (AP) - Fans eager to see how the Braves compare with the
four-time defending NL East champion Phillies are getting a marquee
matchup for Atlanta's home opener. In a pairing of two of the NL's
top starting pitchers, Philadelphia's Cliff Lee will face Atlanta's
Tim Hudson tonight. Each won his first start this season.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Rockies beat Pittsburgh 7-1 yesterday to
wreck the Pirates' home opener under new manager Clint Hurdle. Troy
Tulowitzki connected for his third homer in the fourth off Paul
Maholm (0-1) to make it 3-1 as the Rockies won their fourth
straight. Andrew McCutchen drove in Pittsburgh's only run.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - The Penguins and Islanders meet tonight
in a rematch of a bruising battle two months ago. The Atlantic
Division rivals staged one of the most penalty- and fight-filled
games they or the NHL has ever seen. Whether the bad blood still
exists when the Penguins return to Long Island on Friday night
remains to be seen.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Flyers lost their grip on the top seed
in the East. But they hope time hasn't run out on them to find a
winning formula before the playoffs. Philadelphia fell hard down
the stretch and takes a four-game losing streak into last night's
game at Buffalo. The skid allowed Washington to grab the top spot
in the Eastern Conference.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger is speaking publicly for
the first time about his engagement and upcoming wedding to a woman
he met at training camp in 2005. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette the
woman is Ashley Harlan, a 26-year-old physician's assistant who
lives in New Castle, about 45 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.


AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Cleveland 1, Boston 0
Oakland 2, Toronto 1
N.Y. Yankees 4, Minnesota 3
Chicago White Sox 5, Tampa Bay 1
Baltimore 9, Detroit 5
Friday's Games
N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 0-1) at Boston (Lackey 0-1), 2:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Davies 0-0) at Detroit (Scherzer 1-0), 3:05 p.m.
Oakland (Anderson 0-0) at Minnesota (Pavano 0-1), 4:10 p.m.
Texas (Lewis 1-0) at Baltimore (Britton 1-0), 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Shields 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 0-1), 8:10
p.m.
Toronto (Drabek 1-0) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 0-0), 10:05 p.m.
Cleveland (C.Carrasco 0-1) at Seattle (Vargas 0-0), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Houston 3, Cincinnati 2
Colorado 7, Pittsburgh 1
Milwaukee 4, Atlanta 2
Philadelphia 11, N.Y. Mets 0
Washington 5, Florida 3, 11 innings
Friday's Games
Washington (Zimmermann 0-1) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey 1-0), 4:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Westbrook 0-1) at San Francisco (J.Sanchez 0-1), 4:35
p.m.
Colorado (De La Rosa 1-0) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 0-0), 7:05
p.m.
Florida (Nolasco 0-0) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 0-1), 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 1-0) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 1-0), 7:35 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 0-0) at Milwaukee (Wolf 0-1), 8:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (T.Wood 1-0) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 0-0), 9:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 0-1) at San Diego (Richard 1-0), 10:05 p.m.

NBA
Thursday's Games
Chicago 97, Boston 81
Portland 98, Utah 87
Friday's Games
Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.
New York at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Washington at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Denver at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Portland, 10 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
Atlanta 3, N.Y. Rangers 0
Ottawa 3, Montreal 2, OT
Dallas 4, Colorado 2
Vancouver 5, Minnesota 0
Friday's Games
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Florida at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Minnesota at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
San Jose at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.