WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

PINE GROVE 48, TRI VALLEY 6
MOUNT CARMEL 43, LOYALSOCK 0
SELINSGROVE 14, SHAMOKIN 7
SOUTHERN COLUMBIA 40, CENTRAL COLUMBIA 0

TODAY'S GAMES

POTTSVILLE @ CONRAD WEISER, 3 P.M. WPPA
HAMBURG @ BLUE MOUNTAIN, 7 P.M. T-102
MARIAN @ PIUS X, 1 P.M.
LINE MOUNTAIN @ NEWPORT, 6 P.M.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY @ MINERSVILLE, 7 P.M.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN @ NORTH SCHUYLKILL, 7 P.M.
JIM THORPE @ PANTHER VALLEY, 7 P.M.
NATIVITY @ UPPER DAUPHIN, 7 P.M.
WILLIAMS VALLEY @ MILLERSBURG, 7 P.M.
TUNKHANNOCK @ HAZELTON, 7 P.M.

MONDAY

TAMAQUA @ MAHANOY AREA, 6 P.M.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ryan Ludwick's single in the bottom of the
ninth drove in the winning run and the Pittsburgh Pirates came back
from a blown save in the top of the inning for a 4-3 victory over
the Cincinnati Reds. Ludwick's fly ball to deep center field fell
for a single and scored pinch-runner Chase d'Arnaud from second
after pinch-hitter Jason Jaramillo had doubled to left with one
out. Garrett Jones homered for the first time in more than a month
for Pittsburgh (70-87), which reached 70 wins for the first time
since 2004.

NEW YORK (AP) - The scheduled game between the Phillies and Mets
last night has been postponed because of rain. The game will be
made up as part of a day-night doubleheader today. The first game
is slated to start at 1:10 p.m. and the second game at 7:10 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eagles quarterback Michael Vick practiced
for a second consecutive day yesterday and pronounced himself ready
to play against the Giants in the Eagles' home opener tomorrow,
seven days after he left a game against the Falcons with a
concussion.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Omar Bravo scored his team-leading
ninth goal of the season, and Sporting Kansas City moved back into
the MLS' Eastern Conference lead with a 1-1 draw against the
Philadelphia Union on Friday night. Sporting (10-9-11) and
Columbus, which hosts Los Angeles on Saturday night, each have 41
points. Sebastien Le Toux scored a second-half equalizer for
Philadelphia (9-7-13), which moved into third place in the East
with 40 points.

PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired
left-handed reliever Mike Zagurski from the Philadelphia Phillies
for a player to be named later. Zagurski had a 5.40 ERA with four
strikeouts in four games with the Phillies this season. He also
went 4-0 with 11 saves and a 2.65 ERA in 46 games with Triple-A
Lehigh Valley.

TORONTO (AP) - The NHL calls it "stupid and ignorant." A
banana was thrown from the stands in London, Ontario, on Thursday
night as Flyers winger Wayne Simmonds was skating toward Detroit
goalie Jordan Pearce in a shootout during an exhibition game.
Simmonds is black. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman called the act
"obviously stupid and ignorant" and in no way represents "our
fans or the people of London, Ontario."

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State backup tailback Brandon
Beachum will miss today's game against Eastern Michigan due to a
sprained right foot. The team says the injury occurred this week in
practice. With 21 carries on 81 yards, Beachum is the Nittany
Lions' second-leading rusher behind Silas Redd.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pitt will try to give coach Todd Graham his
first signature win today against Notre Dame. The Panthers blew a
21-point lead in a loss to Iowa last Saturday. Pitt has won two of
the last three meetings with the Irish, including a 27-22 win at
Heinz Field in 2009.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Paul Spadafora, the former International
Boxing Federation lightweight champion, has been arrested on
suspicion of drunken driving near Pittsburgh. Jefferson Hills
police say that the 36-year-old boxer from McKees Rocks was stopped
for driving 66 mph in a 40 mph zone Thursday night. Police say he
appeared to be drunk and failed field sobriety tests.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Atlanta 7, Washington 4
Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 3
Philadelphia at New York, ppd., rain
Houston 11, Colorado 2
Milwaukee 4, Florida 1
Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis 1
Arizona 3, San Francisco 1
L.A. Dodgers 2, San Diego 0

Saturday's Games

Atlanta (Beachy 7-2) at Washington (Wang 3-3), 1:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (R.Lopez 6-6) at St. Louis (Lohse 14-8), 1:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Hamels 14-9) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey 8-13), 1:10 p.m., 1st game
Cincinnati (Tr.Wood 6-5) at Pittsburgh (Lincoln 1-3), 7:05 p.m.
Colorado (Hammel 7-13) at Houston (Happ 6-15), 7:05 p.m.
Florida (Sanabia 0-0) at Milwaukee (Greinke 15-6), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Blanton 1-2) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 12-6), 7:10 p.m., 2nd game
San Francisco (Surkamp 2-0) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 20-4), 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 11-10) at San Diego (Harang 13-7), 8:35 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Detroit 4, Baltimore 3, 11 innings
Cleveland 6, Minnesota 5
Boston at New York, ppd., rain
Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 1
Texas 5, Seattle 3
Kansas City 11, Chicago White Sox 1
Oakland 3, L.A. Angels 1

Saturday's Games

Minnesota (Duensing 9-14) at Cleveland (D.Huff 2-6), 1:05 p.m., 1st game
Boston (Lester 15-8) at N.Y. Yankees (F.Garcia 11-8), 4:10 p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 14-13) at Texas (Ogando 13-8), 4:10 p.m.
Baltimore (Guthrie 9-17) at Detroit (Verlander 24-5), 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Diamond 1-5) at Cleveland (Talbot 2-6), 7:05 p.m., 2nd game
Kansas City (Teaford 2-0) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 7-12), 7:10 p.m.
Toronto (R.Romero 15-10) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 11-7), 7:10 p.m.
Oakland (Moscoso 8-9) at L.A. Angels (J.Williams 3-0), 9:05 p.m.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Sunday, Sep. 25

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

Monday, Sep. 26

Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.