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.
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