WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - It comes down to Game 5 tonight for the
Phillies as they host the Cardinals in the deciding game of their
playoff series. Roy Halladay gets the ball for the Phillies against
the Cardinals' ace, Chris Carpenter. The two both made their
initial mark in the majors with Toronto but tonight's matchup will
mark the first time they've faced each other on the mound.

BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins raised their Stanley Cup banner
last night but the Flyers got the win in the regular season opener
for both teams, 2-1. Jaromir Jagr (YAHR'-oh-meer YAH'-gur) scored
his 1,600th career NHL point in the win, while Ilya Bryzgalov
(IHL'-yuh brihs-GAH'-lahf) made 22 saves.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang
scored in the shootout to push the Penguins past the Canucks in
Vancouver last night, 4-3. Matt Cooke also scored once on a power
play and once short-handed while Marc-Andre Fleury (marhk-ahn-dray
FLOOR'-ee) had 33 saves in the season-opening win.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - With James Harrison out for several weeks with
a broken bone around his left eye, the Steelers' Lawrence Timmons
will be taking his spot in the lineup at right outside linebacker.
The Steelers, who face Tennessee Sunday, say there isn't all that
much of a transition that Timmons will have to make. He moved from
the outside to inside linebacker when he began his NFL career.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eagles defensive coordinator Juan Castillo
is staying cool even though his unit has blown three consecutive
fourth-quarter leads. Castillo says that while there are some
things the team and him need to take care of, he's confident the
Eagles will "get this thing turned around." The Eagles play
Buffalo this Sunday.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Mercyhurst and Robert Morris are both in
Nebraska for the weekend. Mercyhurst this evening takes on host
Nebraska-Omaha in the Mutual of Omaha Stampede. Mercyhurst is 0-2-0
against Nebraska-Omaha. Robert Morris will take on Colgate in the
tournament's other opening-day game.

Postseason Baseball

DIVISION SERIES
(Best-of-5)
All games televised by TBS
American League
Detroit 3, New York 2
Friday, Sept. 30: Detroit 1, New York 1, 1 1/2 innings, susp., rain
Saturday, Oct. 1: New York 9, Detroit 3, comp. of susp. game
Sunday, Oct. 2: Detroit 5, New York 3
Monday, Oct. 3: Detroit 5, New York 4
Tuesday, Oct. 4: New York 10, Detroit 1
Thursday, Oct. 6: Detroit 3, New York 2
Texas 3, Tampa Bay 1
Friday, Sept. 30: Tampa Bay 9, Texas 0
Saturday, Oct. 1: Texas 8, Tampa Bay 6
Monday, Oct. 3: Texas 4, Tampa Bay 3
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Texas 4, Tampa Bay 3
National League
Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 2
Saturday, Oct. 1: Philadelphia 11, St. Louis 6
Sunday, Oct. 2: St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 4
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Philadelphia 3, St. Louis 2
Wednesday, Oct. 5: St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 3
Friday, Oct. 7: St. Louis (Carpenter 11-9) at Philadelphia
(Halladay 19-6), 8:37 p.m.
Milwaukee 2, Arizona 2
Saturday, Oct. 1: Milwaukee 4, Arizona 1
Sunday, Oct. 2: Milwaukee 9, Arizona 4
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Arizona 8, Milwaukee 1
Wednesday, Oct. 5: Arizona 10, Milwaukee 6
Friday, Oct. 7: Arizona (Kennedy 21-4) at Milwaukee (Gallardo
17-10), 5:07 p.m.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
American League
All games televised by Fox
Detroit vs. Texas
Saturday, Oct. 8: Detroit (Verlander 24-5) at Texas (Wilson
16-7), TBD
Sunday, Oct. 9: Detroit at Texas, TBD
Tuesday, Oct. 11: Texas at Detroit, TBD
Wednesday, Oct. 12: Texas at Detroit, TBD
x-Thursday, Oct. 13: Texas at Detroit, TBD
x-Saturday, Oct. 15: Detroit at Texas, TBD
x-Sunday, Oct. 16: Detroit at Texas, TBD
National League
All games televised by TBS
Sunday, Oct. 9: Arizona-Milwaukee winner at Philadelphia OR St.
Louis at Arizona-Milwaukee winner
Monday, Oct. 10: Arizona-Milwaukee winner at Philadelphia OR St.
Louis Arizona-Milwaukee winner
Wednesday, Oct. 12: Philadelphia at Arizona-Milwaukee winner OR
Arizona-Milwaukee winner at St. Louis
Thursday, Oct. 13: Philadelphia at Arizona-Milwaukee winner OR
Arizona-Milwaukee winner at St. Louis
x-Friday, Oct. 14: Philadelphia at Arizona-Milwaukee winner OR
Arizona-Milwaukee winner at St. Louis
x-Sunday, Oct. 16: Arizona-Milwaukee winner at Philadelphia OR
St. Louis at Arizona-Milwaukee winner
x-Monday, Oct. 17: Arizona-Milwaukee winner at Philadelphia OR
St. Louis at Arizona-Milwaukee winner

WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
All games televised by Fox
Wednesday, Oct. 19 at National League
Thursday, Oct. 20 at National League
Saturday, Oct. 22 at American League
Sunday, Oct. 23 at American League
x-Monday, Oct. 24 at American League
x-Wednesday, Oct. 26 at National League
x-Thursday, Oct. 27 at National League

NHL
Thursday's Games
Pittsburgh 4, Vancouver 3, SO
Philadelphia 2, Boston 1
Toronto 2, Montreal 0
Friday's Games
Anaheim vs. Buffalo at Helsinki, Finland, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers vs. Los Angeles at Stockholm, Sweden, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

WNBA
CHAMPIONSHIP
Minnesota 2, Atlanta 0
Sunday, Oct. 2: Minnesota 88, Atlanta 74
Wednesday, Oct. 5: Minnesota 101, Atlanta 95
Friday, Oct. 7: Minnesota at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
x-Sunday, Oct. 9: Minnesota at Atlanta, 4 p.m.
x-Wednesday, Oct. 12: Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

MLS
Thursday's Games
Vancouver 3, Real Salt Lake 0