WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE Friday's Games Philadelphia 5, Houston 4 PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Pinch-hitter John Mayberry Jr. lined an RBI single off closer Brandon Lyon that capped a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 5-4. The Phillies were trailing 4-2 to start the ninth, then got going when Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard singled off Lyon. Pittsburgh 6, Chicago Cubs 3 CHICAGO (AP) - Neil Walker hit a grand slam, Andrew McCutchen also homered and Kevin Correia pitched into the seventh inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates opened the season under new manager Clint Hurdle with a 6-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Walker's grand slam came off Ryan Dempster on a 3-2 pitch. Arizona 7, Colorado 6, 11 innings Florida 6, N.Y. Mets 2 L.A. Dodgers 4, San Francisco 3 Saturday's Games Atlanta (Hanson 0-0) at Washington (Lannan 0-0), 1:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Maholm 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 0-0), 1:05 p.m. San Diego (Richard 0-0) at St. Louis (Westbrook 0-0), 4:10 p.m. San Francisco (Cain 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Houston (W.Rodriguez 0-0) at Philadelphia (C.Lee 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Marcum 0-0) at Cincinnati (Wood 0-0), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 0-0) at Florida (Nolasco 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Arizona (Hudson 0-0) at Colorado (De La Rosa 0-0), 8:10 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE Friday's Games Chicago White Sox 15, Cleveland 10 Texas 9, Boston 5 Toronto 13, Minnesota 3 Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 1 Kansas City 2, L.A. Angels 1 Seattle 6, Oakland 2 Saturday's Games Chicago White Sox (Jackson 0-0) at Cleveland (Carrasco 0-0), 1:05 p.m. Minnesota (Liriano 0-0) at Toronto (Drabek 0-0), 1:07 p.m. L.A. Angels (Santana 0-0) at Kansas City (Davies 0-0), 1:10 p.m. Detroit (Penny 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Burnett 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Baltimore (Tillman 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Shields 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Boston (Lackey 0-0) at Texas (Lewis 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Seattle (Vargas 0-0) at Oakland (Anderson 0-0), 9:05 p.m. NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Friday's Games New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 2 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Patrik Elias scored his eighth career hat trick and the New Jersey Devils kept their faint playoff hopes alive with a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Rolston set up all three goals by Elias, rookie Nick Palmieri got the winner midway through the third period and Johan Hedberg made 34 saves in what was a must-win game for the Devils. SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Injured center Sidney Crosby skated in practice with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the second time in as many days. Crosby has out since Jan. 5 with a concussion. The Penguins play the Panthers today. Chicago 4, Columbus 3, SO Colorado 4, Phoenix 3, SO Calgary 3, St. Louis 2 Saturday's Games Atlanta at Boston, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 2 p.m. Detroit at Nashville, 3 p.m. Dallas at Los Angeles, 4 p.m. Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Montreal at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Florida, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE Friday's Games Providence 3, Connecticut 2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 6, Charlotte 3 Worcester 2, Manchester 0 Adirondack 9, Albany 5 Syracuse 6, Binghamton 4 Springfield 3, Bridgeport 2 Hamilton 4, Lake Erie 1 Hershey 6, Norfolk 3 Rochester 4, Manitoba 1 Peoria 3, San Antonio 2, OT Milwaukee 5, Houston 2 Oklahoma City 7, Rockford 0 Texas 3, Chicago 2, OT Abbotsford 4, Grand Rapids 2 Saturday's Games Manitoba at Hamilton, 4 p.m. Lake Erie at Toronto, 5 p.m. Providence at Worcester, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Albany, 7 p.m. Connecticut at Springfield, 7 p.m. Portland at Manchester, 7 p.m. Syracuse at Adirondack, 7 p.m. Bridgeport at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m. Rochester at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m. Hershey at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m. Peoria at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Houston at Chicago, 8 p.m. Texas at Oklahoma City, 8:05 p.m. Grand Rapids at Abbotsford, 10 p.m. NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Friday's Games Philadelphia 115, New Jersey 90 PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Thaddeus Young scored 22 points, Elton Brand had 21 and the Philadelphia 76ers clinched a playoff spot with a 115-90 victory over the New Jersey Nets. Jrue Holiday scored 17 points and Andre Iguodala had 14 to lead the Sixers back to the postseason after a one-year absence. Indiana 89, Milwaukee 88 Orlando 89, Charlotte 77 Washington 115, Cleveland 107 Chicago 101, Detroit 96 Miami 111, Minnesota 92 Memphis 93, New Orleans 81 Atlanta 88, Boston 83 Houston 119, San Antonio 114, OT Phoenix 111, L.A. Clippers 98 Portland 98, Oklahoma City 91 Denver 99, Sacramento 90 L.A. Lakers 96, Utah 85 Saturday's Games Toronto at Chicago, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Memphis, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Dallas at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Friday's Games Columbus 2, FC Dallas 0 Saturday's Games Chivas USA at Toronto FC, 1 p.m. Sporting Kansas City at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Portland at New England, 7:30 p.m. Houston at New York, 7:30 p.m. Seattle FC at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - With so many players injured, having to choose between four healthy options at quarterback might be the least of coach Joe Paterno's concerns at Penn State. About 18 players are limited or sitting out spring practice in Happy Valley, continuing the rash of bad medical news that has spilled over from the 2010 season. NCAA TOURNAMENT Men Semifinals At Houston Butler vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 6:09 p.m. Kentucky vs. Connecticut, 40 minutes after first game MOTORSPORTS NASCAR Camping World Trucks, Kroger 250 Qualifying, Martinsville, Va., 10:30 a.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup, Goody's Fast Relief 500 Qualifying, Martinsville, Va., Noon NASCAR Camping World Trucks, Kroger 250, Martinsville, Va., 2 p.m. NHRA, SummitRacing.com Nationals Qualifying, Las Vegas, 2 p.m. OTHER EVENTS TENNIS ATP World Tour/WTA, Sony Ericsson Open, Key Biscayne, Fla. GOLF LPGA Tour, Kraft Nabisco Championship, Rancho Mirage, Calif. PGA Tour, Shell Houston Open, Humble, Texas Champions Tour, Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, Saucier, Miss. PGA European Tour, Trophee Hassan II, Agadir, Morocco