WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

ST. LOUIS (AP) - David Freese homered, doubled and drove in four
runs as the St. Louis Cardinals tagged playoff nemesis Roy Oswalt
and beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 last night, forcing a
deciding fifth game in their NL division series. Roy Halladay, the
Game 1 winner, will face St. Louis ace Chris Carpenter tomorrow
night in Philadelphia.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A squirrel ran across home plate in the fifth
inning of the NL division series game between the Phillies and
Cardinals last night. The squirrel darted across the plate shortly
after Roy Oswalt delivered a pitch. Plate umpire Angel Hernandez
called it a ball, and Oswalt and manager Charlie Manuel argued.
Skip Schumaker flied out to center on the next pitch. This was the
third time one of the rodents was spotted at Busch Stadium.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Michael Vick says it's time for the Eagles
to move past the 'Dream Team' label and focus on being themselves.
The defending NFC East champions are 1-3 in a season that began
with Super Bowl aspirations. The Eagles head to Buffalo on Sunday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed veteran
tackle Max Starks to a one-year deal to give the team's battered
offensive line some much-needed depth. The Steelers cut the
seven-year veteran in the preseason in a salary cap move. Starks
started 68 games with the Steelers between 2004-10 but missed the
second half of the 2010 season with a neck injury.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain
Sidney Crosby skated with the team yesterday, but still doesn't
know when he will be able to play in a game. The star center has
been sidelined since January 5th because of post-concussion
symptoms.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - New transfers are settling in at Penn
State, while school administrators are putting the finishing
touches on plans for the on-campus ice arena. The Nittany Lions are
right on schedule a year out from moving up to Division I status,
and two years away from the start of the anticipated Big Ten hockey
conference.

Postseason Baseball

DIVISION SERIES
(Best-of-5)
All games televised by TBS
American League
Detroit 2, 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 (Fister 11-13) at New York (Nova
16-4), 8:07 p.m.
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
Saturday, Oct. 8: Texas at New York OR Detroit at Texas
Sunday, Oct. 9: Texas at New York OR Detroit at Texas
Tuesday, Oct. 11: New York at Texas OR Texas at Detroit
Wednesday, Oct. 12: New York at Texas OR Texas at Detroit
x-Thursday, Oct. 13: New York at Texas OR Texas at Detroit
x-Saturday, Oct. 15: Texas at New York OR Detroit at Texas
x-Sunday, Oct. 16: Texas at New York OR Detroit at Texas
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

Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled
Thursday's Games
Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Vancouver, 10 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
Real Salt Lake at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m.