WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the
Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 last night. Lyle Overbay lined a two-RBI
double off Roy Halladay in the ninth inning to lift Arizona to
victory. Halladay had retired 12 straight batters into the ninth.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies All-Star left-hander
Cole Hamels will skip at least one turn in the rotation with
shoulder inflammation. Hamels complained he wasn't able to get
loose in his last start Friday against Washington. He lasted just
five innings in a 4-2 loss.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Garrett Jones homered to lead off the bottom
of the 11th inning and lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory
over the St. Louis Cardinals last night. Jones connected on a 2-2
pitch from Arthur Rhodes for his 14th home run.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates activated left fielder
Jose Tabata from the disabled list yesterday and optioned slumping
third baseman Pedro Alvarez to Triple-A Indianapolis for the second
time this season. Tabata had been out since June 27th with a
strained left quadriceps

MOOSIC, Pa. (AP) - Alex Rodriguez singled and played six innings
in the field last night, as the Yankees third baseman continues his
minor-league rehabilitation following right knee surgery in July.
Rodriguez played in his first game last night for Triple-A
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor
underwent successful surgery yesterday to repair his broken left
thumb. Taylor injured it in the first quarter of Pittsburgh's 16-7
loss to the Washington Redskins in the preseason opener last
Friday.

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) - The aging Pittsburgh Steelers secondary is
sticking together. Rather than go out and make a splash in free
agency, the Steelers opted to keep the defensive backfield intact,
re-signed free agents Ike Taylor and William Gay. All-Pro safety
Troy Polamalu says while the unit is getting older, it's also
getting wiser.

SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Skylar Diggins scored 13 points and had
six steals to lead the U.S. to a 85-33 rout of Great Britain at the
World University games yesterday. Elena Delle Donne and Chiney
Ogwumike added 10 points each for the Americans. The U.S. will play
Finland in the quarterfinals tomorrow.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Martins Abele has transferred from Radford to
Duquesne. He's a 7-foot-1, 290-pound center. Abele averaged 5.4
points and 5.1 rebounds in 19 games last season for the
Highlanders. He will have three seasons of eligibility with the
Dukes.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Joe Paterno says he's in a little pain
after getting blindsided in practice. But he expects to coach from
the sideline for Penn State's season opener. The Hall of Fame coach
spoke from a golf cart before practice yesterday, a week after
being released from the hospital following the accidental hit in
last week's practice.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles officials say Hall of
Fame receiver Pete Pihos has died. He was 87. Pihos helped the team
to a pair of NFL championships. The team says Pihos died early
yesterday at a nursing home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, after
a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

MILL HALL, Pa. (AP) - The Little League World Series is played
on what's considered a neutral field, though there will be a
decided hometown favorite when play begins later this week. The
Mid-Atlantic region champions from Keystone Little League in
Clinton County, Pennsylvania, play home games just about 30 miles
southwest of the World Series complex in South Williamsport.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Boston 3, Tampa Bay 1, 1st game
Detroit 7, Minnesota 1
Tampa Bay 6, Boston 2, 2nd game
Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland 7, 14 innings
N.Y. Yankees 9, Kansas City 7
Oakland 8, Baltimore 4
Texas 7, L.A. Angels 3
Toronto 13, Seattle 7
Wednesday's Games
Tampa Bay (Price 10-10) at Boston (Lackey 11-8), 1:35 p.m.
Baltimore (Simon 3-5) at Oakland (McCarthy 5-6), 3:35 p.m.
Minnesota (Pavano 6-9) at Detroit (Penny 8-9), 7:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Carmona 5-12) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 10-5),
8:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Colon 8-6) at Kansas City (Chen 7-5), 8:10 p.m.
Texas (C.Wilson 11-5) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 9-8), 10:05 p.m.
Toronto (Morrow 8-7) at Seattle (Beavan 3-3), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Arizona 3, Philadelphia 2
Washington 6, Cincinnati 4
Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 4, 11 innings
Atlanta 2, San Francisco 1, 11 innings
Houston 6, Chicago Cubs 5
Milwaukee 2, L.A. Dodgers 1
Florida 6, Colorado 5
San Diego 6, N.Y. Mets 1
Wednesday's Games
Chicago Cubs (C.Coleman 2-4) at Houston (Norris 5-8), 2:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Gee 10-4) at San Diego (Latos 6-11), 6:35 p.m.
Arizona (J.Saunders 8-9) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 12-7), 7:05
p.m.
Cincinnati (Cueto 8-5) at Washington (Detwiler 1-2), 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Lohse 10-7) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 6-13), 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Cain 9-9) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 12-4), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Eovaldi 1-0) at Milwaukee (Greinke 11-4), 8:10
p.m.
Florida (Nolasco 9-8) at Colorado (A.Cook 2-7), 8:40 p.m.

WNBA
Tuesday's Games
New York 69, Washington 66
Connecticut 108, Minnesota 79
Indiana 65, San Antonio 63
Phoenix 81, Seattle 79
Atlanta 84, Los Angeles 79
Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled

MLS
Wednesday's Games
Houston at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.