WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ian Desmond hit a tying homer with two outs in
the ninth inning, and then Jonny Gomes was hit by a pitch from Brad
Lidge with the bases loaded in the 10th yesterday, giving the
Washington Nationals an unlikely 5-4 win over the Philadelphia
Phillies. It was the second improbable victory in three games for
the Nationals. They beat the Phillies with a six-run rally in the
ninth Friday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Philadelphia shortstop Jimmy Rollins left the
Phillies' game against the Washington Nationals with a strained
right groin. Rollins came out in the third inning yesterday and the
team says he is day-to-day.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Cincinnati Reds sent Pittsburgh All-Star
closer Joel Hanrahan to his second loss in three days, scoring
twice in the ninth to beat the Pirates 5-4 yesterday. Ramon
Hernandez hit an RBI-single to tie the game with one out in the top
of the ninth and Dave Sappelt scored on Brandon Phillips' fielder's
choice as Cincinnati took two of three in the series.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed outfielder
Jose Tabata to a six-year contract extension. The Pirates announced
yesterday that the deal comes with club options for 2017, 2018 and
2019.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio
Brown is looking to deliver for the team. Brown being among the
last to leave the field has been one of the few constants of
Steelers training camp - first at St. Vincent College in Latrobe,
Pennsylvania, and now back in Pittsburgh.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Huntington Beach, California,
pounded out 12 hits, Hagen Danner and Nick Pratto combined on a
two-hitter, and the West region champs stayed undefeated in the
2011 Little League World Series with a 10-0 win over LaGrange,
Kentucky, yesterday. Pratto and Ryo Takeda each knocked in two runs
to lead the way.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - The Little League World Series
rookies from Montana are playing like big league veterans. Patrick
Zimmer tossed five shutout innings and Ben Askelson hit a two-out,
two-run single to lift the boys from Billings to a 3-1 win over
Lafayette, Louisiana, yesterday. In the other early game yesterday,
Venezuela's Yonny Hernandez hit a pair of two-run homers in an 8-0
win over Canada.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Little League has pushed back the
start time of the World Series game today involving Clinton County,
Pennsylvania, by four hours to 8 p.m., because of expectations for
another large crowd. The Keystone league team from Clinton County
plays just 30 miles away from South Williamsport.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Detroit 8, Cleveland 7
Tampa Bay 8, Seattle 7
Boston 6, Kansas City 1
N.Y. Yankees 3, Minnesota 0
Chicago White Sox 10, Texas 0
L.A. Angels 7, Baltimore 1
Toronto 1, Oakland 0
Monday's Games
Seattle (Vargas 7-11) at Cleveland (Carmona 6-12), 7:05 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 18-5) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 8-4), 7:10 p.m.
Boston (Bedard 4-8) at Texas (C.Wilson 12-5), 8:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Britton 6-9) at Minnesota (Pavano 6-9), 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Milwaukee 6, N.Y. Mets 2
Atlanta 1, Arizona 0
Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 4
Washington 5, Philadelphia 4, 10 innings
San Francisco 6, Houston 4, 11 innings
Colorado 5, L.A. Dodgers 3
San Diego 4, Florida 3
St. Louis 6, Chicago Cubs 2
Monday's Games
Milwaukee (Narveson 8-6) at Pittsburgh (Karstens 9-6), 5:05
p.m., 1st game
Arizona (J.Saunders 8-10) at Washington (Detwiler 1-3), 7:05
p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Gee 11-4) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 13-7), 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Jurrjens 12-5) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 10-8), 8:05
p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Eovaldi 1-1) at St. Louis (C.Carpenter 8-8), 8:15
p.m.
Milwaukee (Greinke 12-4) at Pittsburgh (Lincoln 0-0), 8:35 p.m.,
2nd game
Houston (Myers 3-12) at Colorado (Chacin 9-10), 8:40 p.m.

NFL PRESEASON
Thursday's Games
New England 31, Tampa Bay 14
Pittsburgh 24, Philadelphia 14
Friday's Games
Washington 16, Indianapolis 3
Miami 20, Carolina 10
Detroit 30, Cleveland 28
Baltimore 31, Kansas City 13
Green Bay 28, Arizona 20
Jacksonville 15, Atlanta 13
Saturday's Games
San Francisco 17, Oakland 3
St. Louis 17, Tennessee 16
Houston 27, New Orleans 14
Denver 24, Buffalo 10
Minnesota 20, Seattle 7
Sunday's Games
N.Y. Jets 27, Cincinnati 7
San Diego 20, Dallas 7
Monday's Game
Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 8 p.m.

WNBA
Sunday's Games
Connecticut 96, Atlanta 87
Indiana 83, Washington 51
Los Angeles 73, Tulsa 67
Monday's Games
No games scheduled

MLS
Sunday's Games
Chicago 2, Toronto FC 0
Sporting Kansas City 1, D.C. United 0
Wednesday, Aug. 24
Chivas USA at Portland, 11 p.m.