WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves are doing their best to give
away what looked like a certain playoff berth just a few weeks ago.
Derek Lowe had another miserable outing, surrendering five runs in
four-plus innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies romped to a 7-1
victory last night that left the Braves on the brink going to the
final day of the regular season.

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Prince Fielder homered three times in a game
for the first time in his career, including a two-run shot in the
seventh inning that lifted the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-4 victory
over the Pittsburgh Pirates last night. With the win, the Brewers
crept closer to securing home-field advantage in the first round of
the playoffs.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Matt Niskanen scored in the eighth round
of the shootout to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Los
Angeles Kings 3-2 in a preseason game last night. The game was the
Sprint Center's only professional game this year as the NBA
canceled the October 15th matchup between the Miami Heat and
Houston Rockets because of the lockout.

NEW YORK (AP) - The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
is calling for Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds to
apologize for a slur he appeared to utter toward Sean Avery of the
New York Rangers. It also wants the NHL to educate fans against
hate speech.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is
looking to add some depth to the offensive line after three
starters all missed time during a 23-20 win over Indianapolis
Sunday night. Tomlin says right tackle Marcus Gilbert, right guard
Doug Legursky and left tackle Jonathan Scott are all questionable
for Sunday's game at Houston and the team is exploring free agent
options.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - The Penn State Nittany Lions are
relieved about the prognosis of injured cornerback D'Anton Lynn. He
was carted off the field in a scary scene during Saturday's 34-6
win over Eastern Michigan. Lynn was released from the hospital a
couple hours later. Coach Joe Paterno says Lynn could return to
practice this week.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey official says Newark nearly got
to host the Yankees' top minor-league team for 2012 - but the deal
was blocked by the Mets. The team needs a temporary home while its
regular one, PNC Field in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is repaired.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Tuesday's Scores
Boston 8, Baltimore 7
Detroit 9, Cleveland 6
Tampa Bay 5, N.Y. Yankees 3
Minnesota 7, Kansas City 4
Chicago White Sox 2, Toronto 1
Texas 10, L.A. Angels 3
Oakland 7, Seattle 0

Wednesday's Games
Toronto (Morrow 11-11) at Chicago White Sox (Humber 9-9), 2:10
p.m.
Boston (Lester 15-9) at Baltimore (Simon 4-9), 7:05 p.m.
Cleveland (McAllister 0-1) at Detroit (Porcello 14-9), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Undecided) at Tampa Bay (Price 12-13), 7:10 p.m.
Texas (M.Harrison 14-9) at L.A. Angels (Richards 0-2), 8:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Chen 12-8) at Minnesota (Pavano 8-13), 8:10 p.m.
Oakland (G.Gonzalez 15-12) at Seattle (A.Vasquez 1-5), 10:10
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Tuesday's Scores
Cincinnati 5, N.Y. Mets 4, 13 innings
Philadelphia 7, Atlanta 1
Florida 3, Washington 2
St. Louis 13, Houston 6
Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 4
Arizona 7, L.A. Dodgers 6, 10 innings
Chicago Cubs 6, San Diego 2
San Francisco 7, Colorado 0

Wednesday's Games
Cincinnati (Volquez 5-6) at N.Y. Mets (Batista 4-2), 1:10 p.m.
Colorado (Pomeranz 1-1) at San Francisco (Surkamp 2-1), 3:45
p.m.
Washington (Strasburg 0-1) at Florida (Volstad 5-12), 4:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Blanton 1-2) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 16-10), 7:10
p.m.
St. Louis (C.Carpenter 10-9) at Houston (Myers 7-13), 8:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Locke 0-2) at Milwaukee (Greinke 15-6), 8:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Dempster 10-13) at San Diego (LeBlanc 4-6), 8:35
p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 11-14) at Arizona (J.Saunders 12-12), 9:40
p.m.


NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE - PRE-SEASON

Tuesday's Scores
Pittsburgh 3, Los Angeles 2, SO
Dallas 4, Florida 3, OT
Toronto 5, Ottawa 3
St. Louis 4, Minnesota 3
Edmonton 3, Phoenix 2
Calgary 2, N.Y. Islanders 0

Wednesday's Games
Washington at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Carolina at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

CONFERENCE FINALS
Eastern Conference
Tuesday's Score
Atlanta 83, Indiana 67

Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled