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.