WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Matt Cain outdueled Cole Hamels to lead the
San Francisco Giants to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies
last night. The NL West-leading Giants won for the third time in
four games.

CINCINNATI (AP) - Carlos Beltran has accepted a trade to the San
Francisco Giants. The New York Mets had received a 24-hour window
to negotiate with the All-Star outfielder about waiving his
no-trade clause. Shortly before an 8-2 win over the Reds last
night, Beltran arrived in the clubhouse and told his teammates he
was on his way to join the Giants in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Giants right-hander Tim Lincecum is still
not ready to pitch for San Francisco. He was scratched from his
scheduled start Tuesday against the Philadelphia Phillies because
of the flu. Matt Cain started against the Phils yesterday. The
Giants haven't named a starter for today's finale. Manager Bruce
Bochy says he's hopeful Lincecum can gain back his strength and
head to the hill.

ATLANTA (AP) - David Ross hit a bases-loaded single in the 10th
inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 last
night for their second straight victory in extra innings. Atlanta
and Pittsburgh played 19 innings Tuesday night before Julio Lugo
scored the winning run on a controversial call at the plate that
umpire Jerry Meals later acknowledged was incorrect.

ATLANTA (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed infielder
Chase d'Arnaud on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured right
little finger. Right-hander Chris Leroux was recalled from Triple-A
Indianapolis yesterday to take his spot on the roster.

ATLANTA (AP) - Major League Baseball and umpire Jerry Meals
agree Meals made the wrong call in Atlanta's 4-3, 19-inning win
over Pittsburgh early yesterday morning. Meals ruled Pittsburgh
catcher Mike McKenry failed to tag Atlanta's Julio Lugo in the
bottom of the 19th, allowing Lugo to score the winning run. Replays
showed McKenry clearly tagging Lugo well before Lugo got to the
plate.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Andy Reid plans to ease his players into
practice once the Philadelphia Eagles take the field to start
training camp. The defending NFC East champions will open with a
walkthrough this morning and won't put pads on until Sunday.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to
terms with eight of their 11 draft picks, giving them each
four-year deals. All but first-round pick Danny Watkins and a pair
of seventh-round picks agreed to contracts yesterday, when players
were due to report to training camp.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ike Taylor is back with the Pittsburgh
Steelers. How many of the defending AFC champions' free agents will
join the veteran cornerback in training camp remains to be seen.
Taylor confirmed the deal on his Twitter page yesterday morning.

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) - Manchester United put on another show
during its tour of the United States with a 4-0 victory over the
MLS All Stars last night. Wayne Rooney set up two goals with
magnificent passes and Ji-Sung Park danced around a defender for
another.

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) - Manchester United striker Javier
'Chicharito' Hernandez missed last night's match against the MLS
All-Stars after being hospitalized for a mild concussion sustained
during a training session. According to a statement released by the
English Premier League champions, the 23-year-old Mexican star will
also likely miss a match against Barcelona Saturday in Maryland.

NEW YORK (AP) - A person with knowledge of the plans says NBA
owners and players will resume talks toward a new collective
bargaining agreement Monday, a month after the lockout started.
Though representatives from the sides have been talking and met on
multiple occasions since July 1st, this will be the first meeting
to include Commissioner David Stern, union executive director Billy
Hunter, owners and players.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) - When Mike Richards learned
Philadelphia had traded him to the Los Angeles Kings last month,
the Flyers captain was confused and upset about leaving. One month
after the deal, the star center is enjoying life in Los Angeles.
Richards worked out yesterday with several Kings, who appear to be
a burgeoning powerhouse after general manager Dean Lombardi's
offseason moves.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
L.A. Angels 3, Cleveland 1
Seattle 9, N.Y. Yankees 2
Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit 1
Toronto 3, Baltimore 0
Boston 12, Kansas City 5
Minnesota 7, Texas 2
Oakland 13, Tampa Bay 4
Thursday's Games
L.A. Angels (Pineiro 5-5) at Detroit (Penny 7-7), 1:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Hochevar 6-8) at Boston (Beckett 9-3), 1:35 p.m.
Tampa Bay (W.Davis 7-7) at Oakland (Harden 2-1), 3:35 p.m.
Baltimore (Bergesen 2-6) at Toronto (C.Villanueva 5-2), 7:07
p.m.
Minnesota (S.Baker 8-5) at Texas (M.Harrison 8-7), 8:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Florida 7, Washington 5
San Francisco 2, Philadelphia 1
N.Y. Mets 8, Cincinnati 2
Atlanta 2, Pittsburgh 1, 10 innings
Milwaukee 2, Chicago Cubs 0
Houston 4, St. Louis 2
Arizona 4, San Diego 3
Colorado 3, L.A. Dodgers 1
Thursday's Games
Florida (Hand 1-3) at Washington (Lannan 7-6), 12:35 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Capuano 8-10) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 5-4), 12:35
p.m.
Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 2-3) at Milwaukee (Marcum 9-3), 2:10 p.m.
Arizona (D.Hudson 10-6) at San Diego (Latos 5-10), 3:35 p.m.
San Francisco (Undecided) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 5-4), 7:05
p.m.
Pittsburgh (Correia 11-8) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 6-8), 7:10 p.m.
Houston (W.Rodriguez 6-7) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 10-4), 8:15
p.m.

WNBA
Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled
Thursday's Games
Phoenix at San Antonio, 12:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Washington at New York, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Connecticut, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Tulsa, 8 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday's Games
Manchester United 4, MLS All-Stars 0
Friday's Games
Colorado at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

ATLANTA (AP) - Julio Lugo scored from third base on a contested
play at the plate, giving the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 win in 19
innings over the Pittsburgh Pirates early this morning. The game
ended just before 2 a.m. It was the longest in Turner Field history
and matched the longest in the major leagues this season.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies beat the San
Francisco Giants 7-2 last night in a matchup of the NL's top teams.
Rookie right-hander Vance Worley threw a three-hitter and Chase
Utley hit an inside-the-park homer to lead the Phils to victory.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - San Francisco Giants bench coach Ron Wotus
served a one-game suspension against the Phillies yesterday. Major
League Baseball says his "inappropriate actions" during a
fourth-inning ejection Saturday against Milwaukee at AT&T Park led
to the punishment. He came onto the field after being tossed.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - San Francisco Giants right-hander Tim
Lincecum was scratched from his scheduled start yesterday against
the Philadelphia Phillies because of the flu. The two-time NL Cy
Young Award winner was replaced by left-hander Barry Zito, who was
originally scheduled to start today's game.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - One day after the NFL and its players' union
announced the end of the lockout, a handful of Pittsburgh Steelers
players arrived at the team's complex on the city's South Side.
Second-year receiver Emmanuel Sanders was one of them. He says, "I
am just happy to be back in the facility, and be around the coaches
and be around the team."

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick
says he's focused on football and not worried yet about reaching a
new contract. The Eagles designated Vick their franchise player
before the lockout and now have until September 20th to sign him to
a multiyear contract or extension. He's said he wants to stay with
the Eagles. Meanwhile, today is the first day of training camp for
the birds.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles have signed rookie
free-agent running back Noel Devine. A former standout at West
Virginia, the 5-foot-8, 170-pound Devine ran for 4,315 yards and 29
touchdowns on 728 carries as a Mountaineer.

NEW YORK (AP) - Commissioner Roger Goodell says all NFL
personnel will be reimbursed for salary reductions during the
lockout. Goodell sent an email yesterday to employees of the
league, NFL Films, NFL Network and NFL.com telling them they'll
receive all lost wages from the work stoppage. All salaries will be
restored to previous levels.

NEW YORK (AP) - With the NFL lockout over, fans seems ready to
forgive and fill up stadiums. Ticketmaster says sales on its NFL
Ticket Exchange were up 332 percent Monday from the day before.
They were up 294 percent from the previous Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) - With its players locked out, the NBA has
postponed its rookie transition program scheduled for August
9th-11th. The event provides first-year players with information to
help prepare them for their futures.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Penguins have signed forward Jason
Williams to a one-year contract, worth $600,000. Williams is a
10-year NHL veteran. He played in 27 games with Dallas last season,
scoring five points. He's a 5-foot-11, 192-pound right wing, who's
also played for Detroit, Chicago, Columbus, and Atlanta.

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) - The MLS All Stars will face a daunting
task against Manchester United in the league's annual mid-season
classic tonight at Red Bull Arena. The MLS will be fielding a team
that's practiced together for roughly two hours and will be missing
Galaxy forward Landon Donovan and midfielder Bred Shea.

DETROIT (AP) - Toledo is the preseason favorite to win the
Mid-American Conference championship. The Rockets were tabbed to
win the West division while defending champion Miami of Ohio was
narrowly picked to win the East over Ohio. The poll of media
covering the MAC was announced yesterday during the conference's
media day in Detroit.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles' Michael Vick has lost
an endorsement deal. Earlier this month, Vick signed a five-year
agreement with Fuse Science to promote its line of sports nutrition
products. But its parent company terminated the deal after
MusclePharm Corporation wrote a news release saying Vick agreed to
a three-year pact with them.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
L.A. Angels 2, Cleveland 1
N.Y. Yankees 4, Seattle 1
Baltimore 12, Toronto 4
Boston 13, Kansas City 9
Minnesota 9, Texas 8
Detroit 5, Chicago White Sox 4
Oakland 6, Tampa Bay 1
Wednesday's Games
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 5-8) at Cleveland (D.Huff 1-0), 12:05
p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 8-9) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 1-2), 1:05
p.m.
Detroit (Scherzer 11-5) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 3-8), 2:10
p.m.
Baltimore (Simon 2-3) at Toronto (R.Romero 7-9), 7:07 p.m.
Kansas City (Chen 5-3) at Boston (Lackey 8-8), 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Duensing 7-8) at Texas (C.Lewis 10-7), 8:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Shields 9-8) at Oakland (Cahill 8-9), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Florida 11, Washington 2
Philadelphia 7, San Francisco 2
N.Y. Mets 8, Cincinnati 6
Atlanta 4, Pittsburgh 3, 19 innings
Milwaukee 3, Chicago Cubs 2
St. Louis 3, Houston 1
Arizona 6, San Diego 1
L.A. Dodgers 3, Colorado 2
Wednesday's Games
Florida (Vazquez 6-9) at Washington (L.Hernandez 5-9), 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Cain 8-6) at Philadelphia (Hamels 12-5), 7:05
p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 5-9) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 7-8), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Maholm 6-10) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 12-3), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 7-5) at Milwaukee (Greinke 7-4), 8:10
p.m.
Houston (Norris 5-7) at St. Louis (C.Carpenter 6-7), 8:15 p.m.
Arizona (I.Kennedy 11-3) at San Diego (Luebke 3-4), 10:05 p.m.
Colorado (A.Cook 1-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 6-12), 10:10 p.m.

WNBA
Tuesday's Games
San Antonio 73, Washington 67
Connecticut 77, Chicago 66
Minnesota 85, Los Angeles 72
Atlanta 76, Tulsa 68
Seattle 83, Phoenix 77
Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled

MLS
Wednesday's Game
Manchester United at MLS All Stars, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, July 29
Colorado at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
,

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers are prepping for the
post-lockout transition period. New Steelers secondary coach
Carnell Lake says, "Now, the real work begins." The Steelers will
report to St. Vincent College in Latrobe by 3 p.m. Thursday and
will perform a conditioning drill. Their first official practice is
Friday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Football is back. Philadelphia Eagles owner
Jeffrey Lurie is more than pleased with the news. Lurie says, "In
the end, both sides gave enough to get the deal done, and we can
all go back to work feeling good about what was accomplished."
Philadelphia will hold training camp, as planned, at Lehigh
University, with a start date still unknown.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Though Paul Posluszny would prefer
re-signing with the Buffalo Bills, the linebacker says he will
consider offers from other teams now that the NFL labor dispute has
been settled and the league's free agency period is about to open.
Buffalo selected the Butler, Pennsylvania native in the 2007 draft
out of Penn State.

ATLANTA (AP) - James McDonald struck out a career-high nine in 5
1-3 scoreless innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta
Braves 3-1 last night to keep pace in the tight NL Central race.
The Pirates are tied with St. Louis for first place in the
division, a half-game ahead of Milwaukee, which was off.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pirates placed outfielder Alex Presley on
the 15-day disabled list yesterday with a left hand contusion. The
move is retroactive to July 23rd. Infielder Pedro Alvarez was
recalled from Indianapolis to take Presley's spot on the roster.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia
Phillies for the first time in more than a year, 5-4 yesterday.
Aaron Harang outpitched Cliff Lee and Chris Denorfia stole home to
help with the win.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Cleveland 3, L.A. Angels 2
N.Y. Yankees 10, Seattle 3
Kansas City 3, Boston 1, 14 innings
Texas 20, Minnesota 6
Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 3
Oakland 7, Tampa Bay 5
Tuesday's Games
L.A. Angels (Weaver 13-4) at Cleveland (Tomlin 11-4), 7:05 p.m.
Seattle (Fister 3-11) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 14-5), 7:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Arrieta 9-7) at Toronto (Morrow 7-4), 7:07 p.m.
Kansas City (Duffy 2-4) at Boston (A.Miller 4-1), 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Pavano 6-7) at Texas (C.Wilson 10-4), 8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 13-5) at Chicago White Sox (Peavy 4-4), 8:10
p.m.
Tampa Bay (Price 9-8) at Oakland (McCarthy 2-5), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Monday's Games
San Diego 5, Philadelphia 4
N.Y. Mets 4, Cincinnati 2
Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 1
St. Louis 10, Houston 5
L.A. Dodgers 8, Colorado 5
Tuesday's Games
Florida (Nolasco 6-7) at Washington (Zimmermann 6-8), 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Lincecum 8-8) at Philadelphia (Worley 6-1), 7:05
p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Niese 9-8) at Cincinnati (Cueto 6-3), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Karstens 8-5) at Atlanta (Hanson 11-5), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Dempster 7-7) at Milwaukee (Narveson 6-6), 8:10
p.m.
Houston (Myers 3-10) at St. Louis (Westbrook 8-4), 8:15 p.m.
Arizona (J.Saunders 6-8) at San Diego (Moseley 3-9), 10:05 p.m.
Colorado (Chacin 8-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 11-4), 10:10
p.m.

WNBA
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
San Antonio at Washington, 7 p.m.
Connecticut at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Atlanta at Tulsa, 8 p.m.
Seattle at Phoenix, 10 p.m.


MLS
Wednesday's Game
Manchester United at MLS All Stars, 8:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Roy Halladay bounced back from his shortest
stint of the season to strike out eight in eight innings and lead
the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-3 win over the San Diego Padres
yesterday. Raul Ibanez and Carlos Ruiz each had two RBIs to lead
the Phils to their fifth straight win.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Roy
Oswalt is scheduled to start a rehab assignment Wednesday for
Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Oswalt hopes he only needs that one outing
before returning to the Phils. He threw a 40-pitch bullpen session
before yesterday's game against the San Diego Padres in
Philadelphia.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Xavier Paul scored on Chase d'Arnaud's
sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th and the Pittsburgh Pirates
beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 yesterday. The Pirates snapped a
three-game losing streak with the win.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Bert Blyleven has been inducted into
the Baseball Hall of Fame. The first Dutch-born player to be
enshrined thanked his late father and his 85-year-old mother for
the drive and determination he needed to succeed. Blyleven won a
World Series with Pittsburgh in 1979 and Minnesota in 1987.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Pat Gillick was officially inducted
into the Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday. He became the 32nd
executive to be elected to the Hall and the first general manager
since George Weiss in 1971. Gillick is credited with putting
together the World Series winning Toronto Blue Jays teams of 1992
and 1993 and the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies.

NEW YORK (AP) - A vote on a settlement to the lockout is what
every NFL fan wants. Nobody is sure when that might happen. The
players' executive committee will meet today in Washington after
lawyers have worked through the weekend on issues that are holding
up an agreement with the owners. Several people with knowledge of
the meeting tell The Associated Press no vote to recommend a deal
is certain today.


AMERICAN LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland 2
N.Y. Yankees 7, Oakland 5
L.A. Angels 9, Baltimore 3
Boston 12, Seattle 8
Tampa Bay 5, Kansas City 0
Detroit 5, Minnesota 2
Toronto 3, Texas 0
Monday's Games
L.A. Angels (Haren 10-6) at Cleveland (Carmona 5-10), 7:05 p.m.
Seattle (Vargas 6-8) at N.Y. Yankees (F.Garcia 8-7), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Davies 1-9) at Boston (Lester 10-4), 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Blackburn 7-6) at Texas (D.Holland 8-4), 8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Below 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 7-5), 8:10
p.m.
Tampa Bay (Hellickson 9-7) at Oakland (Moscoso 3-5), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Florida 5, N.Y. Mets 4
Philadelphia 5, San Diego 3
Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 3, 10 innings
Chicago Cubs 5, Houston 4, 10 innings
San Francisco 2, Milwaukee 1
Arizona 7, Colorado 0
L.A. Dodgers 3, Washington 1
Cincinnati 4, Atlanta 3
Monday's Games
San Diego (Harang 8-2) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 9-6), 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Dickey 4-8) at Cincinnati (Leake 8-5), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 6-4) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 9-6), 7:10
p.m.
Houston (Happ 4-11) at St. Louis (McClellan 6-6), 8:15 p.m.
Colorado (Nicasio 4-2) at L.A. Dodgers (R.De La Rosa 3-4), 10:10
p.m.


WNBA
Saturday's Games
East 118, West 113
Sunday's Games
No games scheduled
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
San Antonio at Washington, 7 p.m.
Connecticut at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Atlanta at Tulsa, 8 p.m.
Seattle at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

MLS
Saturday's Games
New York 2, FC Dallas 2, tie
Columbus 1, Portland 0
Sporting Kansas City 4, Toronto FC 2
Colorado 2, New England 2, tie
Real Salt Lake 4, San Jose 0
Chivas USA 3, Houston 0
Wednesday, July 27
Manchester United at MLS All Stars, 8:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) - A person familiar with the negotiations
tells The Associated Press players didn't vote yesterday on a
tentative agreement to end the NFL lockout because they hadn't seen
the full proposal approved by owners. Owners overwhelmingly voted
for a tentative agreement earlier yesterday, pending an OK from the
players, who later held a conference call to discuss the proposal.
That call ended without a vote.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Red-hot Jimmy Rollins is leading the
Philadelphia Phillies offense. Manager Charlie Manuel says Rollins
is staying on the ball, and is a bit more patient. Since July 2nd
Rollins is batting .406 with four homers and 11 RBIs in 14 games.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed free-agent
veteran reliever Jason Grilli to bolster their bullpen. The
34-year-old right-hander is 18-18 with two saves and a 4.74 ERA in
238 career games with five major league teams. Grilli went 4-1 with
three saves while pitching for Triple-A Lehigh Valley in the
Philadelphia Phillies' organization earlier this year.

Pittsburgh (AP) - Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jeff Karstens is on
a roll. The 28-year-old right-hander is 8-5 with a 2.28 ERA, second
best in the National League. Karstens began the year in the bullpen
before being thrust into a starter's role due to injury. He's
become one of the most efficient pitchers in the league.

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (AP) - Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn was
forced to the 18th hole yesterday before beating Canada's Jisoo
Keel to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Girls Junior
Championship. Karen Chung of Livingston, New Jersey also advanced.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Plaxico Burress has a simple
message for kids: Make good decisions. The wide receiver spoke with
children from the Urban League of Broward County, Florida
yesterday, telling them about the nightclub shooting that sent him
to prison. Burress is hoping to restart his NFL career this
upcoming season.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Toronto 7, Seattle 5
L.A. Angels 1, Texas 0
Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Yankees 1
Detroit 6, Minnesota 2
Friday's Games
Chicago White Sox (Floyd 7-9) at Cleveland (C.Carrasco 8-7),
7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 4-8) at Baltimore (Simon 2-2), 7:05 p.m.
Oakland (Cahill 8-8) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 1-2), 7:05 p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 8-8) at Boston (Lackey 7-8), 7:10 p.m.
Toronto (Jo-.Reyes 5-7) at Texas (C.Lewis 9-7), 8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Scherzer 10-5) at Minnesota (Duensing 7-7), 8:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (W.Davis 7-6) at Kansas City (Hochevar 5-8), 8:10
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
San Diego 5, Florida 3
St. Louis 6, N.Y. Mets 2
Atlanta 9, Colorado 6
Arizona 4, Milwaukee 0
Friday's Games
Houston (Norris 5-6) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 6-5), 2:20 p.m.
San Diego (Luebke 3-3) at Philadelphia (Hamels 11-5), 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis (C.Carpenter 5-7) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 6-9), 7:05
p.m.
Atlanta (Jurrjens 12-3) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 7-8), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 5-9) at Florida (Volstad 5-8), 7:10 p.m.
Colorado (A.Cook 0-5) at Arizona (D.Hudson 10-5), 9:40 p.m.
Washington (Lannan 6-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 6-11), 10:10
p.m.
Milwaukee (Marcum 8-3) at San Francisco (Cain 8-5), 10:15 p.m.

WNBA
Thursday's Games
Indiana 77, Chicago 63
Seattle 73, San Antonio 55
Friday's Games
No games scheduled

MLS
Saturday's Games
FC Dallas at New York, 6 p.m.
Portland at Columbus, 8 p.m.
Toronto FC at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.
New England at Colorado, 9 p.m.
San Jose at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m.
Houston at Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

CHICAGO (AP) -Vance Worley dominated over eight innings and the
Philadelphia Phillies pounded the Chicago Cubs 9-1 on a scorching
day yesterday at Wrigley Field. Worley won his fourth straight
start. And Jimmy Rollins homered from both sides of the plate to
help with the win.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Cincinnati Reds broke out of their funk
yesterday with a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Johnny Cueto
gave up one run over six innings. Chris Heisey and Jay Bruce had
two hits apiece for the Reds, who won for just the second time in
nine games this season against the Pirates.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A person familiar with the NFL negotiations
tells The Associated Press it's possible players will vote today on
a deal to end the lockout. Players didn't vote yesterday. The
person says there's still work to do to finalize an agreement
between owners and players. The NFL Players Association's executive
committee and representatives of all 32 teams met yesterday in
Washington.

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) - The Philadelphia Union edged out Everton FC
1-0 in an international friendly match last night. Christian
Hernandez's goal in the 88th minute lifted the Union past Everton
FC. Both clubs struggled to find much offense in the first half
with temperatures hovering in the low '90s. But when the clubs
began to clear their benches after halftime, the offensive pace
picked up.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Forward Jeff Carter and defenseman James
Wisniewski were formally introduced as members of the Columbus Blue
Jackets yesterday. Carter was acquired in a trade from
Philadelphia. The Blue Jackets signed Wisniewski after they
acquired his restricted rights from Montreal.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik
had hernia surgery yesterday. He's expected to be back in time for
the start of the 2011-12 regular season. The 30-year-old had a
similar surgery on his left side last year.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Veteran goaltender Patrick Lalime retired
yesterday after playing for five teams through 12 seasons. Lalime
will become an analyst on Ottawa Senators television broadcasts. He
played five seasons in Ottawa, and last played with Buffalo in
seven games last season. He also played for Chicago, St. Louis and
Pittsburgh.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Tito Ortiz will fight Rashad Evans in the
main event at UFC 133 on August 6th at the Wells Fargo Center in
Philadelphia. UFC president Dana White hit the town - and a
landmark cheesesteak stop - to promote the card. Philadelphia last
hosted a card on August 8th, 2009. But White says Philadelphia is
going to become one of UFC's regular stops.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The endorsements keep coming for
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick. Yesterday, he signed
an agreement to endorse Fuse Science and its line of sports
nutrition vitamins and minerals. Vick signed his first endorsement,
after being released from prison, in January with a company that
produces football pads. And then earlier this month, he returned to
Nike.

UNDATED (AP) - A celebrity boxing promoter has won a default
judgment against Jose Canseco for breach of contract after the
former major-league slugger instead sent his twin brother for the
bout. Damon Feldman, of Broomall, Pennsylvania won his complaint
yesterday after Canseco failed to show for his district court
appearance.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Boston 4, Baltimore 0
Minnesota 7, Cleveland 5
Oakland 7, Detroit 5
Toronto 11, Seattle 6
N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 0
Kansas City 2, Chicago White Sox 1, 11 innings
L.A. Angels 9, Texas 8
Thursday's Games
Seattle (Fister 3-11) at Toronto (R.Romero 7-9), 12:37 p.m.
Texas (C.Wilson 10-3) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 12-4), 3:35 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 14-4) at Tampa Bay (Shields 8-8), 7:10
p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 12-5) at Minnesota (Pavano 6-6), 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 1
Houston 3, Washington 2, 11 innings
Philadelphia 9, Chicago Cubs 1
L.A. Dodgers 1, San Francisco 0
San Diego 14, Florida 3
N.Y. Mets 6, St. Louis 5, 10 innings
Colorado 3, Atlanta 2
Milwaukee 5, Arizona 2, 10 innings
Thursday's Games
San Diego (Moseley 2-9) at Florida (Vazquez 6-8), 12:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Westbrook 7-4) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 9-7), 12:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Hanson 10-5) at Colorado (Chacin 8-7), 3:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Greinke 7-3) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 10-3), 9:40 p.m.

WNBA
Wednesday's Games
Atlanta 86, Washington 79
Minnesota 106, Phoenix 98
Thursday's Games
Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Seattle, 10 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday's Games
New England 1, D.C. United 0
FC Dallas 1, Toronto FC 0
Colorado 4, New York 1
San Jose 2, Vancouver 2, tie
Los Angeles 1, Columbus 0
Saturday's Games
FC Dallas at New York, 6 p.m.
Portland at Columbus, 8 p.m.
Toronto FC at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.
New England at Colorado, 9 p.m.
San Jose at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m.
Houston at Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

CHICAGO (AP) - Michael Martinez lifted the Philadelphia Phillies
over the Chicago Cubs 4-2 last night. Martinez hit a tiebreaking
two-run double with two out in the ninth inning. Starlin Castro's
two-run homer off Cliff Lee in the first held up until Philadelphia
chased Matt Garza in the eighth, and Chase Utley tied with a
two-run double against Sean Marshall.

CHICAGO (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies activated Shane
Victorino from the disabled list. He was out with a sprained right
thumb. The center fielder batted fifth in the Phillies' lineup for
last night's game against the Chicago Cubs. To make room on the
roster, the Phils optioned infielder Pete Orr to Triple-A Lehigh
Valley.

CHICAGO (AP) - Phillies All-Star Roy Halladay expects to make
his next scheduled start after leaving Monday's 6-1 loss to the
Chicago Cubs because of the scorching temperatures. Halladay says
he'd never experienced anything like it. He expects to make his
scheduled start against San Diego Sunday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates shut down the lifeless
Cincinnati Reds 1-0 last night. McDonald won for the first time in
five starts, pitching effectively into the seventh inning. The
Pirates improved to 7-1 this season against the defending NL
Central champs.

UNDATED (AP) -Two people familiar with NFL negotiations tell The
Associated Press the players' executive committee has reviewed
portions of a proposed deal to end the lockout, but hasn't voted on
it. A full agreement in principle hasn't been completed, and
another person familiar with the talks says there's no guarantee a
full document will be finished today.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The son of Eagles offensive coordinator
Marty Mornhinweg has committed to Penn State. Skyler Mornhinweg
announced his decision yesterday to play for the Nittany Lions.
He's a three-year starter at quarterback at St. Joseph's Prep. He
also plays defensive back.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard
Mendenhall is suing for $1 million in damages after his tweets
about Osama bin Laden and September 11th led the Champion sports
apparel company to drop his endorsement deal. The complaint says
the company breached its contract by firing Mendenhall after his
remarks on Twitter.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) - Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback
and ESPN analyst Kordell Stewart has pleaded guilty to driving with
an expired license and speeding. Stewart tells WSB-TV his arrest in
May outside Atlanta was one of the most embarrassing moments of his
life.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick
is taking his anti-dogfighting message to Congress. Vick said at a
news conference yesterday, he supports a House bill that would
prohibit attendance at organized animal fights. The bill would also
impose additional penalties for anyone causing a minor to attend.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Baltimore 6, Boston 2
Detroit 8, Oakland 3
Toronto 6, Seattle 5, 14 innings
Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Yankees 2
Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 2
Minnesota 2, Cleveland 1
Texas 7, L.A. Angels 0
Wednesday's Games
Boston (A.Miller 3-1) at Baltimore (Arrieta 9-6), 12:35 p.m.
Cleveland (Tomlin 11-4) at Minnesota (Blackburn 7-6), 1:10 p.m.
Oakland (McCarthy 2-5) at Detroit (Below 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
Seattle (Vargas 6-7) at Toronto (Morrow 6-4), 7:07 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (F.Garcia 7-7) at Tampa Bay (Price 9-7), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Danks 3-8) at Kansas City (Chen 5-3), 8:10
p.m.
Texas (D.Holland 8-4) at L.A. Angels (Haren 10-6), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 0
San Diego 4, Florida 0
N.Y. Mets 4, St. Louis 2
Philadelphia 4, Chicago Cubs 2
Houston 7, Washington 6
Colorado 12, Atlanta 3
Milwaukee 11, Arizona 3
San Francisco 5, L.A. Dodgers 3
Wednesday's Games
Cincinnati (Cueto 5-3) at Pittsburgh (Karstens 8-4), 12:35 p.m.
Washington (L.Hernandez 5-9) at Houston (Myers 3-10), 2:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Worley 5-1) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 7-6), 2:20
p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 10-4) at San Francisco (Lincecum 8-7),
3:45 p.m.
San Diego (Harang 7-2) at Florida (Nolasco 6-6), 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (McClellan 6-6) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey 4-8), 7:10 p.m.
Atlanta (T.Hudson 9-6) at Colorado (Nicasio 4-2), 8:40 p.m.
Milwaukee (Narveson 6-6) at Arizona (J.Saunders 6-8), 9:40 p.m.

WNBA
Tuesday's Games
Atlanta 84, Indiana 74
Chicago 78, Seattle 69
Connecticut 85, New York 79
Wednesday's Games
Atlanta at Washington, 11:30 a.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix, 3:30 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday
New England at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
FC Dallas at Toronto FC, 8 p.m.
New York at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Vancouver at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Charlie Morton pitched five shutout innings
and the Pittsburgh Pirates moved into first place in the crowded NL
Central with a 2-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds last night.
Pittsburgh kicked off an important two-week stretch by shutting
down the Reds.

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies
6-1 yesterday on a night when Phillies ace Roy Halladay left the
game because of the heat. Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Pena homered to
back a dominant start by Rodrigo Lopez.

UNDATED (AP) - Two people familiar with talks to end the NFL
lockout tell The Associated Press if an agreement is ratified by
Thursday, team executives will be updated on the deal's terms that
day. The people say the league's 32 clubs were told yesterday
topics would include the rookie salary system and guidelines for
player transactions.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Lawyers for NFL players want to file material
under seal in response to a complaint by retired players who joined
them in their antitrust lawsuit against the league. Attorney
Barbara Berens wrote yesterday to U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeanne
Graham requesting she grant the confidential material.

NEW YORK (AP) - Landon Donovan, David Beckham and Thierry Henry
will lead the MLS roster that will play Manchester United in the
league's All-Star game. New York Red Bulls coach Hans Backe
selected the 22 players for the July 27th game at Red Bull Arena.
Among the first-time All-Stars will be Colombian goalkeeper Faryd
Mondragon of the Philadelphia Union.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The New York Yankees Double-A affiliate in
Trenton has set a team attendance record in selling out its last
six home games, including two in which shortstop Derek Jeter
appeared in rehabilitation starts. The six-game streak also
included rehab appearances by two Philadelphia Phillies - reliever
Brad Lidge and outfielder Shane Victorino. Both came to town with
the Reading Phillies.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Mike Rhoades has been promoted to associate
head coach of the Virginia Commonwealth University men's basketball
team. VCU head coach Shaka Smart announced the move yesterday. The
Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania native has been part of the Rams'
coaching staff for two seasons.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - A youth baseball team from Uganda
will be the first from Africa to compete in the Little League World
Series. The Reverend John Foundation Little League team from
Kampala won the Middle East and Africa region Saturday. They'll
play the Canadian champion on August 19th in the first round in
South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Cleveland 5, Minnesota 2, 1st game
Boston 15, Baltimore 10
N.Y. Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 4
Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 2
Cleveland 6, Minnesota 3, 2nd game
Tuesday's Games
Boston (Weiland 0-0) at Baltimore (Guthrie 3-13), 7:05 p.m.
Oakland (Moscoso 3-4) at Detroit (Porcello 8-6), 7:05 p.m.
Seattle (Pineda 8-6) at Toronto (Cecil 2-4), 7:07 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Colon 6-5) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 8-7), 7:10
p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Peavy 4-3) at Kansas City (Duffy 1-4), 8:10
p.m.
Cleveland (Masterson 8-6) at Minnesota (Liriano 6-7), 8:10 p.m.
Texas (Ogando 9-3) at L.A. Angels (Chatwood 5-5), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Pittsburgh 2, Cincinnati 0
Florida 4, N.Y. Mets 1
Chicago Cubs 6, Philadelphia 1
Washington 5, Houston 2
Atlanta 7, Colorado 4
Arizona 3, Milwaukee 0
San Francisco 5, L.A. Dodgers 0
Tuesday's Games
Cincinnati (Leake 8-4) at Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 5-4), 7:05
p.m.
San Diego (Stauffer 5-6) at Florida (Ani.Sanchez 6-2), 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Lohse 8-6) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 8-3), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 9-6) at Chicago Cubs (Garza 4-7), 8:05 p.m.
Washington (Zimmermann 6-7) at Houston (Happ 3-11), 8:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Beachy 3-1) at Colorado (Jimenez 5-8), 8:40 p.m.
Milwaukee (Gallardo 10-6) at Arizona (Enright 1-3), 9:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (R.De La Rosa 3-4) at San Francisco (Bumgarner
4-9), 10:15 p.m.
WNBA
Monday's Games
San Antonio 79, Los Angeles 69
Tuesday's Games
Indiana at Atlanta, 12 p.m.
Seattle at Chicago, 7 p.m.
New York at Connecticut, 7:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

HOUSTON (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 3 in the 11th
inning for a 7-5 win over the Houston Astros yesterday.
Pinch-runner Josh Harrison scored on a passed ball for the first of
Pittsburgh's three runs in the 11th and rookie Alex Presley drove
in his third run of the game later in the inning to lead the
Pirates to victory.

HOUSTON (AP) - Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Ronny Cedeno began
his rehab assignment in Indianapolis yesterday. Cedeno is on the DL
with a concussion. He was injured July 1st against Washington when
he tried to break up a double play. Manager Clint Hurdle says if
Cedeno progresses as expected, he could return to the Pirates for
the weekend series against the St. Louis Cardinals.

NEW YORK (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York
Mets 8-5 yesterday. Michael Martinez hit a three-run shot for his
first major league homer to back a steady outing by Kyle Kendrick
and help lead the Phils to their seventh straight series win.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The Philadelphia Union beat the New
England Revolution 3-0 last night. Carlos Ruiz and Carlos Valdes
each scored within a 13-minute span early in the first half to help
with the win.

UNDATED (AP) - A person familiar with the NFL labor negotiations
says talks will continue today in New York instead of Minneapolis.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan had ordered both sides to meet
with him tomorrow in Minneapolis. Now, the court-appointed mediator
is expected to arrive in New York today to oversee talks as the
league and its players work to end a four-month lockout.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben
Roethlisberger will wed next Saturday at a western Pennsylvania
church. The Ohio Township police department has confirmed the
wedding will take place at Christ Church at Grove Farm. Details of
Roethlisberger's marriage to Ashley Harlan of New Castle have been
kept under wraps.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Detroit 4, Chicago White Sox 3
N.Y. Yankees 7, Toronto 2
Baltimore 8, Cleveland 3
Minnesota 4, Kansas City 3
Oakland 9, L.A. Angels 1
Texas 3, Seattle 1
Boston 1, Tampa Bay 0, 16 innings
Monday's Games
Cleveland (Huff 0-0) at Minnesota (Swarzak 2-2), 1:10 p.m., 1st
game
Boston (Wakefield 5-3) at Baltimore (Bergesen 1-6), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 8-7) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 2-0), 7:10
p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 6-5) at Kansas City (Davies 1-8),
8:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Carmona 4-10) at Minnesota (Diamond 0-0), 8:10 p.m.,
2nd game

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Philadelphia 8, N.Y. Mets 5
Cincinnati 3, St. Louis 1
Atlanta 9, Washington 8
Pittsburgh 7, Houston 5, 11 innings
Florida 7, Chicago Cubs 5
Milwaukee 4, Colorado 3
San Francisco 4, San Diego 3, 11 innings
Arizona 4, L.A. Dodgers 1
Monday's Games
Cincinnati (Willis 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 5-4), 7:05
p.m.
Florida (Hensley 0-2) at N.Y. Mets (Capuano 8-8), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Halladay 11-3) at Chicago Cubs (R.Lopez 1-2), 8:05
p.m.
Washington (Marquis 7-4) at Houston (Lyles 0-4), 8:05 p.m.
Atlanta (D.Lowe 5-7) at Colorado (Hammel 5-8), 8:40 p.m.
Milwaukee (Wolf 6-6) at Arizona (Collmenter 4-5), 9:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 8-7) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 6-1),
10:15 p.m.

WNBA
Sunday's Games
New York 88, Tulsa 57
Connecticut 76, Indiana 71
Washington 89, Los Angeles 85, OT
Monday's Games
San Antonio at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Women's World Cup
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, July 17
At Frankfurt
Japan 2, United States 2, Japan won 3-1 on penalty kicks

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

BIG DIAMOND QUICK RESULTS RACE SUMMARY - JULY 15, 2011

The Station House 358-Modified Feature Finish (25 laps): MIKE GULAR, Keith Hoffman, Jeff Strunk, Rick Laubach, Billy Pauch Jr., Kevin Albert Jr., Glenn Strunk, John Willman, Gary Hager, Danny Hieber, Meme DeSantis, Andy Burkhart, Colt Harris, Michael Weinert, Chris Esposito, Nathan Klinger, Brett Gilmore, Craig Von Dohren, Blaine Bracelin Jr., Scott Miller, Dan Hineline, Brian Houseknecht, Dan Nicholas, Ray Swinehart, Sammy Piazza.

*Gular earns Anthracite Assault Race of Champions Dirt Modified Tour guaranteed starting position for July 26, minimum $300 cash value

U.S.S. Achey Sportsman Feature Finish (20 laps): RAY WOODALL JR., Jared Umbenhauer, Brad Brightbill, Stephen Hughes, Corey Renninger, Mike Mammana, Daryl Dissinger, Shawn Fitzpatrick, Frank Yankowski, Doug Hendricks, Tim Fitzpatrick, Kaitie McCardle, Steve Searock IV, Wayne Witmer, Charlie Webber, Shawn Horning, Jeremy Hertzog, Mike Lisowski, Christopher Hertzog, Warren Floyd Jr., Craig Whitmoyer, Kyle Gardner, Kevin Beach Jr., Nick DeSantis, Billy Moyer Jr.

Wooden Keg Tavern Roadrunner (12 laps): ELVIN BRENNAN III, Kevin Olenick, Jeremy Becker, Ryan Olenick, Jim Kost, Marc Berzowski, Ed Kuperavage, Kirby Schlappich, Jordan Quinn, Joey Brennan, Jared Siegfried, Shon Elk, Ron Bowers, Jon Schlauch, T.J. Fitzpatrick, Glenn Rowan, Don Murphy.

HOUSTON (AP) - Jeff Karstens pitched a five-hitter and Andrew McCutchen tripled and drove in two runs as the surging Pittsburgh Pirates opened the second half of the season with a 4-0 victory over the Houston Astros last night. Karstens needed just 83 pitches to become the first Pirate to win five straight decisions in a season since Matt Capps in 2006.

NEW YORK (AP) - John Mayberry Jr. singled and doubled with the bases loaded to drive in five runs, Vance Worley pitched well enough and the Philadelphia Phillies got off to a strong start
after the All-Star break by beating the New York Mets 7-2 last night. Raul Ibanez contributed a home run and a diving catch in left field for the NL East leaders, who own the best record in the
majors.

NEW YORK (AP) - The Phillies have put All-Star third baseman Placido Polanco on the 15-day disabled list. Polanco has not played since July 4th because of inflammation in his lower back. He is 0 for 15 this month and missed Tuesday's All-Star game.

UNDATED (AP) - Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison has apologized for using an anti-gay slur to refer to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in an interview with "Men's Journal." He also says his critical statements about teammates were taken out of context.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Former Eagles running back Reno Mahe (MAY'-hee) is facing a criminal theft charge in Utah. Police say Mahe and four others stole more than $15,000 in gasoline from a construction company. The Deseret News reports the 31-year-old was booked into a Salt Lake County jail on Thursday and released pending another hearing. Mahe has said he thought it was OK to take the gas and not illegal.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Friday's Games
Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit 2
Cleveland 6, Baltimore 5
Toronto 7, N.Y. Yankees 1
Tampa Bay 9, Boston 6
Kansas City 2, Minnesota 1
Oakland 5, L.A. Angels 3
Texas 4, Seattle 0

Saturday's Games

N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 13-4) at Toronto (R.Romero 7-8), 1:07 p.m.
Boston (Lackey 6-8) at Tampa Bay (Shields 8-7), 4:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (E.Jackson 5-7) at Detroit (Scherzer 10-4), 4:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Weaver 11-4) at Oakland (Cahill 8-7), 4:10 p.m., 1st game
Cleveland (C.Carrasco 8-6) at Baltimore (Simon 1-2), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Francis 3-10) at Minnesota (Pavano 6-6), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 4-8) at Oakland (Harden 1-1), 7:35 p.m., 2nd game
Texas (C.Wilson 9-3) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 8-7), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Chicago Cubs 2, Florida 1
Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Mets 2
Cincinnati 6, St. Louis 5
Atlanta 11, Washington 1
Pittsburgh 4, Houston 0
Colorado 4, Milwaukee 0
L.A. Dodgers 6, Arizona 4
San Francisco 6, San Diego 1

Saturday's Games

Florida (Vazquez 5-8) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 6-4), 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Hamels 11-4) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 8-7), 4:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Maholm 6-9) at Houston (Norris 5-6), 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis (C.Carpenter 4-7) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 7-7), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (Lannan 5-6) at Atlanta (Hanson 10-4), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 6-10) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 9-3), 8:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Greinke 7-3) at Colorado (Chacin 8-7), 8:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Zito 3-1) at San Diego (Luebke 2-3), 8:35 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Saturday's Matches

Colorado at Seattle FC, 4 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
San Jose at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
Sporting Kansas City at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
D.C. United at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
New York at Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies start the second
half of the season with a three-game series against the New York
Mets at Citi Field. Vance Worley will head to the hill tonight for
the Phils. R. A. Dickey will get the start for the Mets. Coming off
the All-Star break, the Phils have the best record in baseball.

HOUSTON (AP) - Two teams headed in opposite directions face off
when the Houston Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates return from the
All-Star break with a weekend series. The surprising Pirates have
abandoned their usual spot in the basement of the NL Central for a
much better view near the top of the division. The Astros? They
dropped nine of 10 to limp into the break with a major league-worst
30-62 record.

NEW YORK (AP) - According to people familiar with the
negotiations, significant progress on a major sticking point in the
NFL labor impasse - soaring rookie salaries - is raising hopes a
tentative agreement could come within 24 hours. They caution,
however, other key issues remain for owners and players to resolve,
including free agency and new offseason workout rules.

UNDATED (AP) - A few weeks ago, Tito Ortiz was one loss away
from losing his job with the UFC. After a stunning win over Ryan
Bader and a fortunate twist of events, the veteran mixed martial
arts star improbably is a UFC headliner again. The UFC has
confirmed, Ortiz will fight Rashad Evans in the main event at UFC
133 in Philadelphia on August 6th.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A man charged with assaulting the wife of
Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Chris Snyder during a road rage incident
has been ordered to stand trial. A Pittsburgh judge ordered Subhash
Modhwadia bound over for trial Wednesday on charges including
aggravated assault and criminal mischief for the June 15th
altercation with Carla Snyder.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - The attorney for former Penn State
running back Austin Scott says his client is considering his legal
options after a federal judge tossed the civil suit he filed over a
dropped rape case he says damaged his client's NFL career
prospects. Austin Scott's attorney tells the Centre Daily Times his
client is considering an appeal of the judge's ruling or filing
suit in state court instead.

UNDATED (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison is
apologizing for using an anti-gay slur to refer to NFL Commissioner
Roger Goodell in an interview with "Men's Journal." He says his
critical statements about teammates were taken out of context.
Harrison posted a statement on his Twitter account last night.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Cleveland 8, Baltimore 4
Toronto 16, N.Y. Yankees 7
Minnesota 8, Kansas City 4
Texas 5, Seattle 0
Friday's Games
Chicago White Sox (Floyd 6-9) at Detroit (Verlander 12-4), 7:05
p.m.
Cleveland (Tomlin 10-4) at Baltimore (Arrieta 9-6), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (F.Garcia 7-6) at Toronto (Morrow 5-4), 7:07 p.m.
Boston (A.Miller 3-0) at Tampa Bay (Price 8-7), 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Hochevar 5-8) at Minnesota (Blackburn 7-6), 8:10
p.m.
L.A. Angels (Haren 10-5) at Oakland (McCarthy 1-5), 10:05 p.m.
Texas (C.Lewis 8-7) at Seattle (Fister 3-10), 10:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Florida 6, Chicago Cubs 3
Colorado 12, Milwaukee 3
San Francisco 6, San Diego 2, 12 innings
Friday's Games
Florida (Nolasco 6-5) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 6-6), 2:20 p.m.
Philadelphia (Worley 4-1) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey 4-7), 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Westbrook 7-4) at Cincinnati (Cueto 5-3), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (L.Hernandez 5-8) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 8-6), 7:35
p.m.
Pittsburgh (Karstens 7-4) at Houston (Myers 3-9), 8:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Narveson 6-5) at Colorado (Nicasio 3-2), 8:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 9-4) at Arizona (J.Saunders 6-7), 9:40
p.m.
San Francisco (Lincecum 7-7) at San Diego (Moseley 2-8), 10:05
p.m.

WNBA
Thursday's Games
San Antonio 69, Seattle 66
Friday's Games
Minnesota at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Connecticut at New York, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Tulsa, 8 p.m.
Washington at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Comcast-Spectacor says it's reached a deal
to sell the Philadelphia 76ers to a group led by leveraged buyout
specialist Joshua Harris, a co-founder of Apollo Global Management
LLC. Comcast-Spectacor says the acquisition doesn't include the
Wells Fargo Center or the NHL Flyers.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - As expected, the Philadelphia Phillies are
leading the majors in wins at the All-Star break. This is thanks,
in part, to excellent pitching. Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole
Hamels have all helped the Phils overcome a slew of injuries and a
mediocre offense.

NEW YORK (AP) - Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees say
"it is time" for NFL owners and players to wrap up negotiations
on a deal to end the league's lockout. In a statement released to
The Associated Press yesterday, the quarterbacks say they think
"the overall proposal made by the players is fair for both sides
and it is time to get this deal done."

NEW YORK (AP) - Heavily fined Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker
James Harrison calls NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell a "crook" and
a "devil," among other insults, in a magazine article. The 2008
AP Defensive Player of the Year hasn't been shy about ripping the
league after he was docked $100,000 for illegal hits last season.
In the August issue of Men's Journal, his rants against Goodell
reach another level.

TORONTO (AP) - Phil (Mr. Wonderful) Davis has withdrawn because
of an injury from his main event fight with former
light-heavyweight champion Rashad Evans at UFC 133. UFC president
Dana White confirmed the injury to The Canadian Press. Davis had
been slated to face Evans on August 6th in Philadelphia.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled
Thursday's Games
Cleveland (Masterson 7-6) at Baltimore (Guthrie 3-12), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Colon 6-4) at Toronto (Jo-.Reyes 4-7), 7:07 p.m.
Kansas City (Chen 5-2) at Minnesota (Liriano 5-7), 8:10 p.m.
Texas (D.Holland 7-4) at Seattle (Vargas 6-6), 10:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled
Thursday's Games
Florida (Ani.Sanchez 6-2) at Chicago Cubs (Garza 4-7), 8:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Gallardo 10-5) at Colorado (Jimenez 4-8), 8:40 p.m.
San Francisco (Bumgarner 4-9) at San Diego (Harang 7-2), 10:05
p.m.

WNBA
Wednesday's Games
New York 91, Atlanta 69
Chicago 72, Tulsa 54
Phoenix 112, Minnesota 105
Indiana 90, Connecticut 78
Thursday's Games
Seattle at San Antonio, 9 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PHOENIX (AP) - Prince Fielder hit a three-run homer, Roy
Halladay and his relief stayed in control and the National League
beat the AL 5-1 in the All-Star game last night for its first
two-game winning streak since the mid-1990s. The victory gave the
NL home-field advantage in the World Series. Boston ace Josh
Beckett warmed up, then bowed out with a sore knee.

NEW YORK (AP) - Lawyers representing the NFL and the players'
association met in New York once again yesterday to clarify the
language in a potential collective bargaining agreement. Owners and
players will meet today, with several deadlines looming over the
next couple of weeks. Meantime, the Rams and Bears are scheduled to
open training camps late next week.

NEW YORK (AP) - Two people with knowledge of the situation say
locked-out NBA players will have their escrow money returned to
them for the first time because salaries fell below 57 percent of
league revenues last season. The players will get about $160
million back when a final audit of league revenues is completed
later this month.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Ex-Penn State guard Taran Buie is due
in court today. He faces misdemeanor charges including theft and
receiving stolen property. Court documents show the charges are
related to two cellphones. Buie was suspended in December for
violating team rules and didn't play again. He left Penn State in
April and verbally committed to transfer to Hofstra.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - A federal judge has thrown out former
Penn State running back Austin Scott's civil lawsuit. Scott filed
the suit against the university, police and a female acquaintance
over a rape charge that was later dropped. The judge says he found
no evidence to support Scott's accusation the school, police and
the woman conspired against him.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - One of the first African-Americans to play
for the Philadelphia Eagles has died. Ralph Goldston was 82.
Goldston played in 27 games for the Eagles between 1952-55. The
team says he died Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Golfer Tiger Woods is the latest celebrity
and athlete to get biography treatment in a comic book. Publisher
Bluewater Productions Incorporated says it will release its
one-shot issue "Fame: Tiger Woods" today in book stores, comic
book shops and online.

MLB

Tuesday's Game
NL All-Stars 5, AL All-Stars 1
Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled

WNBA
Tuesday's Games
Seattle 79, Washington 71
Los Angeles 84, San Antonio 74
Wednesday's Games
Atlanta at New York, 12 p.m.
Tulsa at Chicago, 12:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Connecticut at Indiana, 1 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

READING, Pa. (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies closer Brad Lidge
pitched a perfect inning at Double-A yesterday. The 34-year-old
right-hander is coming back from shoulder and elbow problems. Lidge
struck out two in the sixth inning yesterday in an Eastern League
game for Reading against Trenton. He hasn't pitched in the majors
this season.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ilya Bryzgalov wants to accomplish what no
goalie other than Bernie Parent has done for the Philadelphia
Flyers: Win a Stanley Cup. The 31-year-old Russian understands the
pressure of being a goaltender in Philadelphia. Bryzgalov says, "I
want to be the guy who can carry this team." He made the
statements yesterday during a conference call.

NEW YORK (AP) - Lawyers for the two sides in the NFL's labor
dispute met separately yesterday before getting together later in
the day. Owners and players are set to talk again starting today,
after two days of long negotiations last week.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles defensive end
Brandon Graham says the NFL lockout has helped his golf game. It's
also helped his surgically repaired right knee. Graham and
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Manny Harris were among the locked-out
athletes at Barton Hills Country Club yesterday to support the
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy. The open-enrollment, tuition-free
school is scheduled to open in September in Detroit.

ATLANTA (AP) - Police say Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver
Hines Ward failed field sobriety tests during a traffic stop in
Atlanta that landed him a drunken driving charge. The police report
says a transit officer pulled Ward over early Saturday morning
after he failed to maintain his lane and hit a curb.

ORONO, Maine (AP) - A University of Maine football player has
died in a motorcycle accident in Pennsylvania. Charles Kyeremeh was
a sophomore at the school. UMaine says the accident happened Sunday
afternoon near Donaldson, Pennsylvania. Kyererneh was an honor-roll
student and star running back at Cedar Crest High School in
Lebanon, Pennsylvania, before coming to UMaine.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - The Penn State quarterback race is off
to a rousing start with a month still to go before training camp.
Matt McGloin and Rob Bolden have both said they feel like they
should be the starter. But coach Joe Paterno put off the decision
after spring practice other than saying the field had been narrowed
to McGloin and Bolden.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - A team from Hamamatsu City, Japan
has secured the first entry in this year's Little League World
Series. The Hamamatsu Minami league team defeated a squad from
Yokohama, 14-3 over the weekend to earn a trip to South
Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The 65th annual World Series begins
August 18th.

MLB
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
All-Star Game at Phoenix, 8:05 p.m.


WNBA
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
Washington at Seattle, 3 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Raul Ibanez hit a solo homer with one out in
the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to
a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves last night. Roy Halladay
pitched seven strong innings, Carlos Ruiz hit a tying homer and the
Phillies increased their lead to 3 1/2 games over the Braves in the
NL East.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies have placed
All-Star center fielder Shane Victorino on the 15-day disabled list
because of a thumb injury. Victorino sprained a ligament in his
right thumb in a game last weekend at Toronto. The move was made
yesterday before the NL East-leading Phillies opened a three-game
series against second-place Atlanta.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Mike McKenry's first major league home run
lifted Pittsburgh to a 7-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs last night
and assured the Pirates of a winning record at the All-Star break
for the first time in 19 years. The rookie catcher's three-run shot
deep into the left-field bleachers came off Cubs closer Carlos
Marmol in the eighth inning.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State receiver Curtis Drake hopes
to be cleared to take part in football activities by the second
week of preseason camp in August and return to the field this fall.
Drake said yesterday he has undergone a procedure to aid with
healing his left leg, which he broke during spring practice.

CHICAGO (AP) - The United States will play Mexico in a soccer
exhibition at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field on Aug. 10.
The U.S. Soccer Federation announced the match yesterday. It's the
first game for the teams since El Tri overcame a two-goal deficit
against the Americans to win the CONCACAF Gold Cup final 4-2 last
month.

HOUSTON (AP) - Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Yao Ming is
retiring from basketball.
The 7-foot-6 Houston Rockets center, plagued by lower-body
injuries in the second half of his career, has informed the league
office that his playing career is over, the website reported.
The Rockets have no comment on the report because of the
lockout, and the NBA has not received official retirement paperwork
from Yao.

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) - Kyle Busch will be on the pole for Saturday
night's inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway,
grabbing the top spot after rain washed out qualifying and the
starting order was based on practice times.
The Colombian sensation Juan Pablo Montoya will start second in
the 400-miler. Kurt Busch will be third.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Philadelphia 3 Atlanta 2, 10 Innings
Final Pittsburgh 7 Chi Cubs 4
Final Colorado 3 Washington 2
Final Florida 6 Houston 3
Final Milwaukee 8 Cincinnati 7
Final Arizona 7 St. Louis 6
Final L.A. Dodgers 1 San Diego 0
Final N-Y Mets 5 San Francisco 2

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Toronto 11 Cleveland 7
Final Boston 10 Baltimore 3
Final Texas 8 Oakland 5
Final Detroit 6 Kansas City 4
Final Minnesota 8 Chi White Sox 5
Final L.A. Angels 4 Seattle 3
Tampa Bay at N-Y Yankees (7:05 p.m., postponed, Rain)

Saturday's Games
Tampa Bay (Price 8-7) at N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 8-7), 1:05
p.m.
Minnesota (Duensing 6-7) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 6-5),
4:10 p.m.
Toronto (Morrow 5-4) at Cleveland (Tomlin 10-4), 7:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Simon 1-1) at Boston (Lackey 5-8), 7:10 p.m.
Detroit (Furbush 1-2) at Kansas City (Hochevar 5-8), 7:10 p.m.
Oakland (McCarthy 1-5) at Texas (C.Lewis 8-7), 8:05 p.m.
Seattle (Pineda 8-5) at L.A. Angels (Pineiro 4-3), 9:05 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

MIAMI (AP) - Mike Stanton's solo homer with one out in the 10th
helped the Florida Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 last
night. The Marlins overcame an early four-run deficit to avoid a
series sweep. Philadelphia's John Mayberry Jr. hit two home runs
and Jimmy Rollins also homered for the Phils.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Houston Astros snapped a five-game losing
streak with an 8-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates last night.
Hunter Pence had three hits, including an RBI single during a
five-run sixth inning.

MIAMI (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Placido Polanco
is still out of the lineup because of a sore back but he expects to
start in the All-Star game next week. Polanco plans to see a
specialist when the team returns home for a weekend series against
Atlanta.

NEW YORK (AP) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA chief
DeMaurice Smith are expected to return to negotiations today. A
person with knowledge of the situation tells the Associated Press
lawyers for the NFL and the players' association met for a second
straight day yesterday in Manhattan to sort out contract language
and details to speed up the process in reaching a new collective
bargaining agreement.

NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA players' association says the league has
made inaccurate financial projections before. This comes a day
after a report questioned whether the league indeed lost money two
seasons ago. Union spokesman Dan Wasserman says the NBA projected a
decline in revenues in 2009-10 but they actually rose, so the final
losses should have been much less than the league said.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - NBA and college basketball player Armen
Gilliam has died. He was 47. Gilliam was part of the UNLV Runnin'
Rebels basketball team that made a run to the Final Four in 1987.
He also played for several NBA teams.


MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Wednesday's Games
Tampa Bay 12, Minnesota 5
Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Detroit 5, L.A. Angels 4
Oakland 2, Seattle 0
Cleveland 5, N.Y. Yankees 3
Boston 6, Toronto 4
Texas 13, Baltimore 5

Thursday's Games
Tampa Bay (Niemann 3-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Colon 6-3), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (C.Villanueva 5-1) at Cleveland (McAllister 0-0), 7:05
p.m.
Baltimore (Arrieta 9-5) at Boston (A.Miller 2-0), 7:10 p.m.
Oakland (Harden 1-0) at Texas (D.Holland 6-4), 8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Scherzer 9-4) at Kansas City (Duffy 1-3), 8:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Pavano 5-6) at Chicago White Sox (Humber 8-4), 8:10
p.m.
Seattle (Fister 3-9) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 10-4), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Wednesday's Games
Milwaukee 3, Arizona 1
Washington 5, Chicago Cubs 4
Houston 8, Pittsburgh 2
Atlanta 9, Colorado 1
Florida 7, Philadelphia 6, 10 innings
Cincinnati 9, St. Louis 8, 13 innings
N.Y. Mets 5, L.A. Dodgers 3
San Francisco 6, San Diego 5, 14 innings

Thursday's Games
Colorado (Nicasio 3-1) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 7-6), 1:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Garza 4-7) at Washington (L.Hernandez 5-8), 7:05
p.m.
Houston (Happ 3-10) at Florida (Hand 0-3), 7:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (H.Bailey 3-3) at Milwaukee (Narveson 5-5), 8:10 p.m.
Arizona (J.Saunders 5-7) at St. Louis (McClellan 6-5), 8:15 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Gee 8-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 8-4), 10:10 p.m.
San Diego (Luebke 2-2) at San Francisco (Zito 2-1), 10:15 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Wednesday's Scores
New York 5, Toronto FC 0
Sporting Kansas City 1, Colorado 1, tie
Columbus 1, Vancouver 0
Chivas USA 2, San Jose 0

Thursday's Games
No Games Scheduled

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

MIAMI (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies pounded the Florida
Marlins 14-2 last night. An intentional walk to Ryan Howard in the
third with a runner at first backfired when the next four hitters
singled. The Phils went on to score five times in that inning.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros
5-1 last night and moved four games over .500. Jeff Karstens
allowed one run in seven-plus innings, Brandon Wood homered and the
Pittsburgh Pirates won their third game in a row.

MIAMI (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies say a hand specialist
will examine center fielder Shane Victorino's injured right thumb.
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel says Victorino will most likely
miss some time. Victorino was out of last night's lineup in Florida
for the second straight game.

NEW YORK (AP) - Lawyers for the NFL and the players are meeting
for two days to sort out paperwork that could speed the process in
reaching a new labor contract. A person with knowledge of the talks
tells The Associated Press "the owners will not open the doors
without a signed document in place." That makes the discussions
yesterday and today "important to get done."

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Associate athletic director Ellen Ryan has
announced her retirement from St. Joseph's University. Ryan worked
in the St. Joe's athletic department for 37 years. She was the
school's first women's basketball coach in 1973-74, guiding the
Hawks to a 9-2 record. Her retirement will be effective in August.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - A western Pennsylvania soldier
posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for saving
four comrades in Iraq will be inducted into the Little League
Museum Hall of Excellence at this year's Little League World
Series. Army Private First Class Ross McGinnnis of Knox died in
2006. He played second base and the outfield for six years in
Little League.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Tuesday's Scores
N.Y. Yankees 9, Cleveland 2
Boston 3, Toronto 2
Texas 4, Baltimore 2
Kansas City 5, Chicago White Sox 3
Minnesota 3, Tampa Bay 2
L.A. Angels 1, Detroit 0
Seattle 4, Oakland 2, 10 innings

Wednesday's Games
Tampa Bay (W.Davis 7-6) at Minnesota (Liriano 5-7), 1:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Chen 4-2) at Chicago White Sox (E.Jackson 5-6),
2:10 p.m.
Detroit (Penny 5-6) at L.A. Angels (Chatwood 5-5), 3:35 p.m.
Seattle (Vargas 6-5) at Oakland (Moscoso 2-4), 3:35 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 0-1) at Cleveland (Masterson 6-6), 7:05
p.m.
Toronto (R.Romero 7-7) at Boston (Wakefield 4-3), 7:10 p.m.
Baltimore (Guthrie 3-10) at Texas (Ogando 8-3), 8:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Tuesday's Scores
Washington 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Pittsburgh 5, Houston 1
St. Louis 8, Cincinnati 1
Atlanta 5, Colorado 3
Philadelphia 14, Florida 2
Arizona 7, Milwaukee 3
N.Y. Mets 6, L.A. Dodgers 0
San Diego 5, San Francisco 3

Wednesday's Games
Arizona (Collmenter 4-5) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 9-5), 2:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 1-3) at Washington (Gorzelanny 2-6), 7:05
p.m.
Houston (Norris 4-6) at Pittsburgh (Morton 7-4), 7:05 p.m.
Colorado (Cook 0-3) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 11-3), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 4-4) at Florida (Ani.Sanchez 6-2), 7:10
p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 7-7) at St. Louis (Westbrook 7-4), 8:15 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Niese 7-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 6-9), 10:10 p.m.
San Diego (Moseley 2-8) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 4-9), 10:15
p.m.

WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Tuesday's Scores
Indiana 78, Seattle 61
Chicago 78, Washington 65
Phoenix 101, Los Angeles 82

Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Tuesday's Scores
No Games Scheduled

Wednesday's Games
Toronto FC at New York, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.
Columbus at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
San Jose at Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

TORONTO (AP) - Ryan Howard hit a go-ahead two-run single in the
ninth inning and the Phillies rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays
7-6 yesterday. Danys Baez pitched one inning of relief for the win,
and Antonio Bastardo closed it out for his fourth save in as many
chances.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Matt Stairs drove in the winning run in the
bottom of the ninth last night to give Washington a 2-1 win over
the Pittsburgh Pirates. Stairs' drive off the right-field wall
scored pinch-runner Alex Cora to give Davey Johnson his first win
as Washington's interim manager.

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) - K.J. Choi is trying to show he can
win the AT&T National no matter where it's played. Choi won this
tournament in 2007 at Congressional. He put himself into position
for a repeat at Aronimink yesterday with a 6-under 64 to take a
two-shot lead over Chris Riley among the early starters.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Free-agent forward Jaromir Jagr on Friday
surprised many around the league, signing a one-year contract with
the Flyers. The 39-year-old former NHL MVP has spent the past three
seasons playing in Russia. Jagr chose Philadelphia over his
original team, the Penguins. The Flyers' deal is worth $3.3
million. The Penguins' offer was for $2 million.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Flyers on Friday signed free-agent
forward Maxime Talbot to a five-year contract. The 5-foot-11,
190-pound center had eight goals and 21 points last season for the
Penguins. Talbot's deal is worth $9 million, and he became the
second former Penguin in one day to decide to play on the other
side of Pennsylvania.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - The Panthers have acquired Kris Versteeg
from Philadelphia in a deal in which Florida sent two draft picks
to the Flyers. Versteeg had 21 goals and 25 assists with Toronto
and Philadelphia last season. The right winger had seven goals in
27 games with the Flyers, who had acquired him at the trade
deadline.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Penguins have re-signed forward Tyler
Kennedy to a two-year contract worth $4 million. Kennedy had 21
goals and 45 points in 80 games last season with Pittsburgh. In 266
career NHL games, Kennedy has 59 goals and 124 points.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Free-agent forward Steve Sullivan is coming to
the Penguins on a one-year contract, worth $1.5 million. Sullivan
is a 15-year veteran who had 10 goals and 22 points for Nashville
last season. He spent six seasons with the Predators, and has 682
career points.

NEW YORK (AP) - Nike has re-signed Eagles quarterback Michael
Vick to an endorsement deal, nearly four years after dropping him
amid his legal troubles. Nike terminated his contract in August
2007 after he filed a plea agreement admitting his involvement in a
dogfighting ring. Vick spent 21 months in prison.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Friday's Games

Philadelphia 7, Toronto 6
Chicago White Sox 6, Chicago Cubs 4
Washington 2, Pittsburgh 1
San Francisco 4, Detroit 3
Cleveland 8, Cincinnati 2
N.Y. Yankees 5, N.Y. Mets 1
St. Louis 5, Tampa Bay 3
Atlanta 4, Baltimore 0
Boston 7, Houston 5
Texas 15, Florida 5
Colorado 9, Kansas City 0
Minnesota 6, Milwaukee 2
Oakland 5, Arizona 4
L.A. Dodgers 5, L.A. Angels 0
Seattle 6, San Diego 0

Saturday's Games

Philadelphia (Halladay 10-3) at Toronto (C.Villanueva 5-1), 1:07 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 5-4) at Washington (L.Hernandez 5-8), 3:35 p.m., 1st game
Chicago White Sox (Humber 7-4) at Chicago Cubs (Garza 4-6), 4:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Carmona 4-10) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 3-2), 4:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Colon 5-3) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 8-1), 4:10 p.m.
Boston (A.Miller 1-0) at Houston (Happ 3-9), 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Lincoln 0-0) at Washington (Lannan 5-5), 7:05 p.m., 2nd game
San Francisco (Zito 1-1) at Detroit (Scherzer 9-3), 7:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Arrieta 9-4) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 6-6), 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Narveson 5-5) at Minnesota (Pavano 5-6), 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (McClellan 6-4) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 2-4), 7:10 p.m.
Florida (Hand 0-3) at Texas (D.Holland 6-3), 8:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Davies 1-6) at Colorado (G.Reynolds 2-0), 8:10 p.m.
Arizona (J.Saunders 4-7) at Oakland (Outman 3-2), 9:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 8-3) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 9-4), 9:05 p.m.
San Diego (Luebke 1-2) at Seattle (Fister 3-8), 10:10 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Saturday's Games

Philadelphia at D.C. United, 7 p.m.
Columbus at FC Dallas, 9 p.m.
Chicago at Chivas USA, 10 p.m.
New York at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Sporting Kansas City at Portland, 11 p.m.