WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

POTTSVILLE 27
BLUE MOUNTAIN 6

MINERSVILLE 20
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 0

MAHANOY AREA 26
MARIAN 6

NATIVITY 47
KUTZTOWN 20

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 67
JIM THORPE 13

SHENANDOAH VALLEY 28
TAMAQUA 21

TRI VALLEY 34
NEWPORT 7

PINE GROVE 53
MILLERSBURG 12

MT CARMEL 53
WEST PERRY 20

DELAWARE VALLEY 44
HAZLETON AREA 7

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ryan Howard hit an RBI double in the 10th
inning soon after Cliff Lee fell one strike short of his seventh
shutout, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 2-1
yesterday to sweep the day-night doubleheader. The Phillies reduced
their magic number for clinching a fifth straight NL East title to
two.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida
Marlins 3-1 yesterday in Game 1 of a day-night doubleheader at
Citizens Bank Park. Kyle Kendrick threw five strong innings in the
opener to help with the win.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ross Ohlendorf got his first win of the
season in seven starts and hit a three-run homer to help the
Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 last night, a
loss that mathematically eliminated the bankrupt franchise from the
NL West race. Ohlendorf allowed two runs and four hits in seven
innings, struck out six and walked none.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles have history on
their side when they face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday at the
Georgia Dome. The Eagles have defeated the Falcons in each of the
last three seasons, each time with a different cast of players and
even a couple different defensive coordinators.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Tackles Devon Still and Jordan Hill
are providing Penn State muscle as active defenders in the middle
of the trenches. They've combined for 23 tackles over Penn State's
first two games, with 13 and a forced fumble by Hill.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Tampa Bay 9, Boston 2
Texas 7, Cleveland 4
Kansas City 7, Chicago White Sox 2
Oakland 6, Detroit 1
Friday's Games
L.A. Angels (Haren 15-8) at Baltimore (Tom.Hunter 3-4), 7:05
p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 19-8) at Toronto (Cecil 4-9), 7:07 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Shields 15-10) at Boston (Beckett 12-5), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Humber 9-8) at Kansas City (F.Paulino 3-6),
8:10 p.m.
Cleveland (U.Jimenez 3-2) at Minnesota (Slowey 0-5), 8:10 p.m.
Detroit (Fister 8-13) at Oakland (Cahill 11-13), 10:05 p.m.
Texas (C.Wilson 16-6) at Seattle (Beavan 4-5), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Washington 10, N.Y. Mets 1
Philadelphia 3, Florida 1, 1st game
Cincinnati 8, Chicago Cubs 6, 11 innings
Philadelphia 2, Florida 1, 10 innings, 2nd game
San Francisco 8, Colorado 5
Pittsburgh 6, L.A. Dodgers 2
Friday's Games
Houston (W.Rodriguez 11-10) at Chicago Cubs (Garza 8-10), 2:20
p.m.
Florida (Vazquez 10-11) at Washington (Lannan 9-12), 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis (J.Garcia 12-7) at Philadelphia (Worley 11-2), 7:05
p.m.
Milwaukee (Wolf 12-9) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 8-11), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Capuano 10-12) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 9-14), 7:35 p.m.
San Francisco (Bumgarner 11-12) at Colorado (White 2-1), 8:10
p.m.
Arizona (Miley 3-1) at San Diego (Stauffer 8-12), 10:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Locke 0-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 11-16), 10:10
p.m.

NFL
Sunday, Sep. 18
Chicago at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Washington, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Dallas at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
Houston at Miami, 4:15 p.m.
San Diego at New England, 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Sep. 19
St. Louis at N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m.

WNBA PLAYOFFS

Eastern Conference
Indiana 1, New York 0
Thursday, Sept. 15: Indiana 74, New York 72
Saturday, Sept. 17: Indiana at New York, 4 p.m.
x-Monday, Sept. 19: New York at Indiana, 8 p.m.
Connecticut vs. Atlanta
Friday, Sept. 16: Atlanta at Connecticut, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 18: Connecticut at Atlanta, 3 p.m.
x-Tuesday, Sept. 20: Atlanta at Connecticut, 7 or 8 p.m.
Western Conference
Minnesota vs. San Antonio
Friday, Sept. 16: San Antonio at Minnesota, 9 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 18: Minnesota at San Antonio, 5 p.m.
x-Tuesday, Sept. 20: San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 or 9 p.m.
Seattle 1, Phoenix 0
Thursday, Sept. 15: Seattle 80, Phoenix 61
Saturday, Sept. 17: Seattle at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
x-Monday, Sept. 19: Phoenix at Seattle, 10 p.m.

MLS
Friday's Games
New England at Portland, 11 p.m.