WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta
Braves 3-2 last night to complete a three-game sweep and extend
their lead to 10 1/2 games in the NL East. Pinch-hitter Ross Gload hit
an RBI single with one out in the bottom of the ninth for the win.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies have been denied
their protest for a fan interference call in a 5-4, 14-inning loss
to the Florida Marlins on Sunday. Major League Baseball made the
announcement after the play was reviewed by Joe Torre. Torre is the
executive vice president for baseball operations.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros
5-4 last night. Andrew McCutchen homered twice and pinch-hitter
Jason Jaramillo singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning.
The Pirates' bullpen combined for 5 2-3 innings of scoreless
relief.

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) - Freddy Adu scored, Sebastien Le Toux had two
second-half goals and the Philadelphia Union overcome a three-goal
deficit to tie the New England Revolution 4-4 last night. Le Toux
scored on a penalty kick in the 80th minute to pull the Union
within a goal, and then tied it in the first minute of stoppage
time. Roger Torres also scored for the Union.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu is
keeping his contract talks quiet. He says talks about his future
with the defending AFC champions are between his agent and the
team. The 2010 NFL Defensive Player of the Year is in the final
season of a five-year deal that will pay him about $6.4 million
this season.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles are eager for the
season opener at St. Louis on Sunday. For all the hype surrounding
the Eagles, Michael Vick and his teammates know they haven't done
anything yet. Wide receiver Jeremy Maclin says, "We know if we do
what we're capable of and play to our abilities, then we can
achieve what we want to achieve. But we have to go out there and do
it."

PITTSBURGH (AP) - There's no timetable for Pittsburgh Penguins
star Sidney Crosby's return. Crosby says it's "likely" he'll
return to play this season, but he says he won't rush back to the
ice. Crosby hasn't played since suffering a pair of concussions in
January.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State is urging fans heading to
Happy Valley this weekend for the Number 23 Nittany Lions' game
against Number 3 Alabama to prepare for changes in game day parking
and traffic due to the wet weather. The remnants of Tropical Storm
Lee have dumped more rainfall this week on waterlogged
Pennsylvania, with flood warnings and watches in effect for much of
the state until tonight.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State coach Joe Paterno has been
nominated for the nation's top civilian honor. Congressman Glenn
Thompson and Senators Pat Toomey and Bob Casey say they nominated
Paterno for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. They cited the
coach's contributions to athletics and higher education.


Wednesday's Games
Detroit 8, Cleveland 6
Baltimore 5, N.Y. Yankees 4, 11 innings
Tampa Bay 5, Texas 4, 10 innings
Oakland 7, Kansas City 0
Toronto 11, Boston 10
Minnesota 5, Chicago White Sox 4
L.A. Angels 3, Seattle 1
Thursday's Games
N.Y. Yankees (Nova 15-4) at Baltimore (Simon 4-8), 1:05 p.m.
Boston (A.Miller 6-2) at Toronto (R.Romero 13-10), 7:07 p.m.
Cleveland (D.Huff 2-3) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 12-10), 8:10
p.m.
Kansas City (Hochevar 10-10) at Seattle (Vargas 7-13), 10:10
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Mets 1, Florida 0
San Diego 3, San Francisco 1
Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 2
Pittsburgh 5, Houston 4
L.A. Dodgers at Washington, ppd., rain
Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati 3
St. Louis 2, Milwaukee 0
Arizona 5, Colorado 3
Thursday's Games
L.A. Dodgers (Eveland 1-0) at Washington (Wang 2-3), 1:05 p.m.,
1st game
Atlanta (Minor 4-2) at N.Y. Mets (Schwinden 0-0), 4:10 p.m., 1st
game
L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 10-10) at Washington (Detwiler 2-5),
4:35 p.m., 2nd game
Atlanta (Teheran 0-1) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 12-5), 7:40 p.m., 2nd
game
Philadelphia (Hamels 13-7) at Milwaukee (Narveson 10-6), 8:10
p.m.
San Diego (Luebke 5-8) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 18-4), 9:40 p.m.

NFL
Thursday's Games
New Orleans at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Atlanta at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Washington, 4:15 p.m.
Minnesota at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
Seattle at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.
Carolina at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
Dallas at N.Y. Jets, 8:20 p.m.
Monday's Game
New England at Miami, 7 p.m.
Oakland at Denver, 10:15 p.m.

WNBA
Wednesday's Games
Indiana 87, Washington 69
Thursday's Games
Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Tulsa at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday's Games
Philadelphia 4, New England 4, tie
Friday's Games
Colorado at Los Angeles, 11 p.m.