WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

OTTAWA (AP) - Philadelphia rookie Matt Read needed only one
period against the Ottawa Senators to put up the biggest numbers of
his young career. Read had a goal and two assists in the opening 20
minutes as the Flyers built a four-goal lead and went on to beat
the Senators 7-2 last night. Read added a third assist in the third
period.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Pascal Dupuis had a short-handed goal and
an assist, James Neal scored for the sixth time this season and the
depleted Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 last
night. Chris Kunitz and Jordan Staal also got goals and Matt Cooke
had two assists for the Penguins, who were winless in their
previous three games.

NEW YORK (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has
been suspended for two games by the NHL for boarding Winnipeg Jets
forward Alex Burmistrov. Letang's ban was handed out yesterday,
just hours before the Penguins visited the Minnesota Wild. The
defenseman also will miss tomorrow's home game against Montreal.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers are under new
management. The deal to sell the Sixers to a group led by New
York-based leveraged buyout specialist Joshua Harris has been
completed. The Sixers held a press conference Tuesday to introduce
the owners. The sale ends Comcast-Spectacor's 15-year run of
ownership.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says All-Pro safety
Troy Polamalu has passed a concussion test and could play Sunday
against Arizona. The Steelers removed Polamalu for the final two
defensive series of a 17-13 win over Jacksonville with
concussionlike symptoms.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles traded running back
Ronnie Brown to the Detroit Lions for running back Jerome Harrison
and an undisclosed draft pick in 2013. Harrison is starting his
second stint with the Eagles. He was first acquired in a 2010 trade
with Cleveland and rushed for 239 yards and a touchdown.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Three men accused in a fatal beating outside
a Philadelphia Phillies game have pleaded guilty to voluntary
manslaughter. Francis Kirchner, Charles Bowers and James Groves
face up to 40 years in prison for their roles in the drunken melee
in July of 2009. Prosecutors say the fight started over a spilled
beer. David Sale Jr. of Lansdale was killed.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Another milestone is within reach for
Penn State's Joe Paterno. Paterno is one win away from tying Eddie
Robinson for second place on the career victories list for all NCAA
divisions at 408. Paterno is already major college football's
winningest coach. The next milestone could come Saturday when Penn
State visits Northwestern.

CINCINNATI (AP) - Former Reds owner Carl Lindner Jr. was praised
yesterday for his willingness to help worthy causes and for never
forgetting his roots. The publicity-shy Cincinnati financier known
for a shrewdness that forged a business empire died Monday at the
age of 92. Lindner was surrounded by his wife, sons and other
family members when he died of causes related to age. His wide
range of businesses over the years included baseball, insurance and
banks.

World Series
Wednesday, Oct. 19: Texas (Wilson 16-7) at St. Louis (Carpenter
11-9), 8:05 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 20: Texas (Lewis 14-10) at St. Louis (Garcia
13-7), 8:05 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 22: St. Louis (Jackson 12-9) at Texas (Holland
16-5), 8:05 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 23: St. Louis (Lohse 14-8) at Texas (Harrison
14-9), 8:05 p.m.
x-Monday, Oct. 24: St. Louis at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
x-Wednesday, Oct. 26: Texas at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m.
x-Thursday, Oct. 27: Texas at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Carolina 4, Boston 1
Washington 3, Florida 0
Dallas 3, Columbus 2
Buffalo 3, Montreal 1
Philadelphia 7, Ottawa 2
Pittsburgh 4, Minnesota 2
Calgary 2, Edmonton 1
N.Y. Rangers 4, Vancouver 0
Chicago 5, Phoenix 2
Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 0
Wednesday's Games
Winnipeg at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday, Oct. 19
Portland at D.C. United, 8 p.m.