WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

CINCINNATI (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati
Reds 3-0 last night. Hunter Pence homered for the second straight
game and Cliff Lee got his sixth straight win. The NL East leaders
are a season-best 40 games over .500, boasting the majors' best
record at 86-46.

CINCINNATI (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies acquired right
fielder John Bowker from the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday for a
player to be named or cash, adding a left-handed hitter to their
bench. The 28-year-old played in 19 games for the Pirates early
this season.

HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates
2-0 last night for a sweep of the three-game series. J.A. Happ
allowed three hits and struck out six over seven innings. Despite
having the worst record in baseball, the Astros have won five of
their last seven overall and seven of their last eight at home.

ATLANTA (AP) - Outfielder Matt Diaz is returning to the Atlanta
Braves after being acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates for a
player to be named. The wild card-leading Braves also received cash
considerations in the deal announced yesterday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Rookie quarterback Cam Newton will get
one more chance tonight against the Pittsburgh Steelers to impress
coach Ron Rivera and earn the Carolina Panthers starting job.
Although it's almost a foregone conclusion Newton will get the nod,
Rivera has yet to name him the starter for the September 11th
regular season opener at Arizona.

PHILADELHPIA (AP) - Looking out of his second-floor office
window, Temple coach Steve Addazio sees more than a practice field
bordered by a rumbling train route and a dilapidated neighborhood.
Addazio sees where his rose-colored view of Temple's future starts
to take shape. And he's ready to make his mark. The Owls face
Villanova tonight in the Mayor's Cup.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Joe Paterno isn't the only Nittany
Lion on the mend at Penn State. Paterno's team was ravaged by
injuries last season. Paterno this week blamed himself for not
being tough enough on his players, and this year the coaching staff
has put the emphasis on toughness and conditioning in preseason
workouts.

WOODBURY, N.J. (AP) - A former Penn State football player who
was once paralyzed is trying to get into New Jersey politics.
Democratic Party officials say Adam Taliaferro is running for
freeholder in Gloucester County. The Voorhees native suffered a
severe spinal cord injury in 2000 while making a tackle for the
Nittany Lions. Doctors feared he would never walk again. Taliaferro
recovered, graduated from Penn State and went to law school at
Rutgers-Camden.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Detroit 5, Kansas City 4
Minnesota 7, Chicago White Sox 6
Cleveland 4, Oakland 3, 16 innings
Toronto 13, Baltimore 0
Boston 9, N.Y. Yankees 5
Tampa Bay 4, Texas 1
Seattle 2, L.A. Angels 1
Thursday's Games
Oakland (G.Gonzalez 11-11) at Cleveland (Carmona 6-12), 12:05
p.m.
Toronto (L.Perez 3-2) at Baltimore (Tom.Hunter 3-2), 12:35 p.m.
Kansas City (Duffy 3-8) at Detroit (Ja.Turner 0-1), 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 9-11) at Boston (Lester 14-6), 7:10
p.m.
Tampa Bay (Niemann 9-5) at Texas (C.Wilson 13-6), 8:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 10-9) at Seattle (Furbush 3-6), 10:10
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
L.A. Dodgers 4, San Diego 2
San Francisco 4, Chicago Cubs 0
N.Y. Mets 3, Florida 2
Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 0
Atlanta 3, Washington 1
Houston 2, Pittsburgh 0
St. Louis 8, Milwaukee 3
Arizona 4, Colorado 2
Thursday's Games
Philadelphia (Worley 9-1) at Cincinnati (Leake 11-8), 12:35 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Eveland 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Lincoln 1-0), 4:05
p.m.
St. Louis (Dickson 0-0) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 15-8), 4:10 p.m.
Florida (Hensley 2-5) at N.Y. Mets (Batista 3-2), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (Wang 2-2) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 13-8), 7:10 p.m.

NFL
Thursday
Detroit at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.
Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.
Baltimore at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Washington, 7:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Kansas City at Green Bay, 8 p.m.
Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Tennessee at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Carolina, 8 p.m.
Denver at Arizona, 10 p.m.
San Francisco at San Diego, 10 p.m.
Friday
Oakland at Seattle, 10:30 p.m.

WNBA
Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled
Thursday's Games
Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

MLS
Saturday
Philadelphia at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.