WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

MONTREAL (AP) — Carey Price made 21 saves for his 100th win and Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens ended a six-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers last night. Pacioretty assisted on Andrei Kostitsyn's goal 10:26 into the second and scored 2:12 later to make it 3-1. He added his second goal of the game in the third.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tino Sunseri threw for a career-high 419 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score as Pittsburgh rolled past Connecticut 35-20 last night. The Panthers snapped a two-game skid despite losing star running back Ray Graham to a nasty-looking right knee injury in the first quarter.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers say they're not afraid of the New England Patriots. The Steelers are 1-6 against New England when Tom Brady starts at quarterback, including a 39-26 loss at Heinz Field last year. Wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery says the Steelers need to focus on the present and not worry about the past.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Under coach Andy Reid, the Philadelphia Eagles are 12-0 after a bye week. They're looking to extend that winning streak when they host the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. It's another must-win for the Eagles, who can't afford to lose any more after a poor start.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Unhappy he was trade bait, Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel took a shot at Eagles' management. He criticized the team's front-office and compared them to people who play fantasy football. Samuel says he doesn't have any problem with coach Andy Reid.

DALLAS (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Vince Young is being sued by a Dallas strip club manager he allegedly punched in the face last year. Creiton Kinchen claims the 28-year-old Houston native and former University of Texas star hit him without provocation at the club. Young's agent could not immediately be reached for comment.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When Chris Pronger returns to the NHL, he will also wear a protective eye shield. The Philadelphia Flyers defenseman was injured this week when a wayward stick jabbed him just outside his right eye during a 4-2 win over Toronto. While some players, like Pronger, have refused to wear a visor, the time could be near when they're as much a part of the game as sticks and gloves.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A new crop of playmakers have emerged in Happy Valley to help Number 21 Penn State. Sophomore Silas Redd has a Big Ten-leading 869 yards in his first year as the featured tailback in place of school career rushing leader Evan Royster. The Nittany Lions lost a key player when linebacker Michael Mauti went down with a left knee injury in Week 4. But junior Gerald Hodges has picked up the big-play slack.



WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
All games televised by Fox
Texas 3, St. Louis 2

Wednesday, Oct. 19: St. Louis 3, Texas 2
Thursday, Oct. 20: Texas 2, St. Louis 1
Saturday, Oct. 22: St. Louis 16, Texas 7
Sunday, Oct. 23: Texas 4, St. Louis 0
Monday, Oct. 24: Texas 4, St. Louis 2
Wednesday, Oct. 26: Texas at St. Louis, ppd., weather
Thursday, Oct. 27: Texas (Lewis 14-10) at St. Louis (Garcia 13-7), 8:05 p.m.
x-Friday, Oct. 28: Texas (Harrison 14-9) at St. Louis (TBA), 8:05 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Montreal 5, Philadelphia 1
Calgary 4, Colorado 2
St. Louis 3, Vancouver 0

Thursday's Games
Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Florida at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Washington at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

MLS PLAYOFFS
WILD CARDS
Wednesday, Oct. 26: New York 2, FC Dallas 0
Thursday, Oct. 27: Columbus at Colorado, 10 p.m.

WILD CARD SEEDS: 2. Colorado; 3. Columbus.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Sporting Kansas City vs. higher-seeded Wild Card winner
Sunday, Oct. 30: Sporting Kansas City at Colorado-Columbus winner, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Columbus or Colorado at Sporting Kansas City, 7 p.m.
Houston vs. Philadelphia
Sunday, Oct. 30: Houston at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 3: Philadelphia at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Championship
Sunday, Nov. 6: TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Los Angeles vs. New York
Sunday, Oct. 30: Los Angeles at New York, 3 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 3: New York at Los Angeles, 11 p.m.
Seattle vs. Real Salt Lake
Saturday, Oct. 29: Seattle at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Real Salt Lake at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Championship
Sunday, Nov. 6: TBD

MLS CUP
Sunday, Nov. 20: Conference Champions at Carson, Calif., 9 p.m.