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.