WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - John Jay knocked Carlos Ruiz backward with a
hard forearm shiver, and then the St. Louis Cardinals flipped this
series around. Albert Pujols hit a go-ahead single in the seventh
inning after Cliff Lee blew a four-run lead, and the Cardinals
rallied past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 last night to even their
NL playoff matchup at one game each.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Frank Gore's 12-yard run capped a
second-half comeback, lifting the San Francisco 49ers past the
Philadelphia Eagles 24-23 yesterday. The 49ers were unable to slow
Eagles quarterback Michael Vick. They did victimize Philadelphia's
porous defense throughout the second half, however. The Eagles were
damaged by the kicking game, too.

HOUSTON (AP) - Arian Foster rushed for 155 yards and the
go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter and the Houston Texans
overcame an injury to All-Pro Andre Johnson to beat the Pittsburgh
Steelers 17-10 yesterday. Johnson left in the second quarter with a
right hamstring injury and did not return to the game.

HOUSTON (AP) - Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has an
injured left foot and was wearing a walking boot when he left the
stadium after yesterday's 17-10 loss to the Houston Texans.
Roethlisberger says he was injured on the second-to-last series
when he was tackled from behind. He remained in the game but had
trouble walking afterward in the locker room.

DETROIT (AP) - Gustav Nyquist had two goals and an assist, and
the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 yesterday in
the final preseason game for both teams. Paul Martin and Tyler
Kennedy scored and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 15 shots for the
Penguins.

CARSON, Calif. (AP) - Juan Pablo Angel's goal in the 90th minute
lifted Chivas USA to a 1-1 draw with the Philadelphia Union
yesterday. The Union moved into second place in the Eastern
Conference while Chivas USA got to four points behind the New York
Red Bulls for the final playoff berth.

MOHNTON, Pa. (AP) - Rain forced NHRA officials to postpone the
final eliminations yesterday in the NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove
Raceway until today. In Top Fuel, the Al-Anabi Racing duo of Del
Worsham and Larry Dixon were still in contention for the victory.


MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

Sunday's Game
Detroit 5 N-Y Yankees 3 (Series tied 1-1)

Monday's Games
New York (Sabathia 19-8) at Detroit (Verlander 24-5), 8:37 p.m.
Texas (Lewis 14-10) at Tampa Bay (Price 12-13), 5:07 p.m. (Series tied 1-1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

Sunday's Games
Milwaukee 9 Arizona 4 (Milwaukee leads series 2-0)
St. Louis 5 Philadelphia 4 (Series tied 1-1)

Monday's Games
No games scheduled

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Sunday's Scores
Cincinnati 23 Buffalo 20
Chicago 34 Carolina 29
Detroit 34 Dallas 30
Kansas City 22 Minnesota 17
New Orleans 23 Jacksonville 10
Houston 17 Pittsburgh 10
San Francisco 24 Philadelphia 23
Tennessee 31 Cleveland 13
Washington 17 St. Louis 10
Atlanta 30 Seattle 28
N.Y. Giants 31 Arizona 27
Green Bay 49 Denver 23
San Diego 26 Miami 16
New England 31 Oakland 19
Baltimore 34 N.Y. Jets 17

Monday's game
Indianapolis at Tampa Bay, 8:30 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRE-SEASON

Sunday's scores
Washington 4 Chicago 1
Detroit 3 Pittsburgh 2

Monday's Games
No games scheduled


WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

WNBA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS - CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Sunday's score
Minnesota 88 Atlanta 74

Monday's games
No games scheduled.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Sunday's scores
Columbus 2, D.C. United 1
Portland 1, Vancouver 0
Chivas USA 1, Philadelphia 1, tie

Monday's games
No games scheduled.