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.