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MLB
Pittsburgh vs Milwaukee
7:05 p.m., FSN
WNBA
New York vs Connecticut
8 p.m., ESPN2
Angels' Kazmir to
15-day DL
Struggling left-hander
Scott Kazmir was placed on
the 15-day disabled list by the
Los Angeles Angels because
of shoulder fatigue following
Sundays 2-1 loss to Seattle.
The move is retroactive to
July 11, the day after Kazmir
surrendered 13 runs and 11
hits over five innings in a 9-7
loss at Oakland.
The 26-year-old Kazmir is
7-9 with a 6.92 ERA in 17
starts, and has lost his last
four starts after winning his
previous four. During the
recent skid, the two-time All-
Star has given up 30 runs,
seven homers and 12 walks
over 19 2-3 innings.
Wade apologizes for
comments
Dwyane Wade issued an
apology Monday to those who
may have been offended by
his use of the phrase "World
Trade - while answering a
question about the upcoming
Miami Heat season.
The All-Star guard made
the remark Sunday before the
annual charity basketball
game he co-hosts with Alonzo
Mourning.
"There's going to be times
when we might lose one, two
games in a row, maybe two
games, three games in a row,
you never know. It's going to
seem like the world is crashed
down. You all are going to
make it seem like the World
Trade has just went down
again. But it's not going to be
nothing but a couple basket
ball games lost and we'll have
to get back on track"
Kennison to retire
as Chief
Wide receiver Eddie
Kennison has signed a con
tract with Kansas City so he
can retire as a member of the
Chiefs.
Kennison played in 91
games for Kansas City, from
2001 through 2007. He ranks
seventh in team history with
5,230 yards receiving and
eighth with 321 receptions. He
also ranks fourth with 17
games with at least 100 yards
receiving.
Intl Friendlies good
for U.S. game
It's that time of year.
The time for some of
Europe's premier soccer
clubs to come to the States
and attempt to whip up on
some MLS teams.
While there is the occa
sional blowout, having these
teams come over and play in
front of an American crowd
can only help the growth of
the game in this country.
Seeing some of the top
stars in the world shows the
fans how entetaining and
excting the game can be, and
leaves them longing for the
MLS to put the same type of
product out on the pitch.
Now it's up to the MLS to
come through on its end and
bring in more top-flight tal
ent.
Q: With the Flyers trade
of Simon Gagne, who now is
the longest tenured athlete
in Philadelphia?
Monday's Answer. The low
est 72-hole score ever record
ed at the British Open is -19 by
Tiger Woods in 2000.
Spikes crush Doubledays
By Jake Kaplan
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
In Sunday night's loss, the
State College Spikes scored two
early runs but couldn't get the
bats going again
until the later
innings.
The Spikes tal
lied two early runs yet again on
Monday, but this time their
offense continued to produce, and
produce a lot.
The Spikes rode nine early
runs and eight innings of stellar
pitching en route to a 14-5 victory
and a series win against the
Auburn Doubledays Monday
night at Falcon Park in Auburn,
N.Y.
"You jump out to a big lead like
that and it's easy for people just to
fall asleep," designated hitter
Chase Lyles said.
"But tonight everybody pretty
much stayed with it for the most
part, and stayed aggressive, and
Flyers deal Gagne to Tampa
"I'm looking at this
TAMPA, Fla. -- Simon Gagne as a new start."
gladly waived his no-trade clause Simon Gagne
to leave the only NHL team he Lightning Forward
ever played for
By The Associated Press
and join
Tampa
New Lightning general manag
er Steve Yzerman added a big
offensive chip to his club by trading
for the longtime Philadelphia
Flyers forward Monday.
Tampa Bay sent defenseman
Matt Walker and a fourth-round
pick in next year's draft to
Philadelphia to get Gagne, who
spent 10 seasons with the Flyers.
"In adding Simon to the
Lightning, we acquire a very tal
ented player that will play along
side our top forwards," Yzerman
said in a statement."
"With his combination of speed
and skill we are excited to have
him with us and grateful he was
willing to waive his no movement
clause."
"This trade not only makes us a
better team in the short term, it
helps create long-term flexibility
for us, which all along has been
one of our top priorities."
In 664 NHL games, Gagne has
259 goals and 265 assists. He ranks
ninth on the Flyers' career list in
goals and 10th in points and games
played.
He had 17 goals and 23 assists in
58 games last season and added
nine goals and three assists in 19
playoff games as Philadelphia
reached the Stanley Cup finals
before losing to the Chicago
Blackhawks in six games.
5-run fifth pushes Cards past Phillies
Upon Werth (right) dives back to first during Tuesday's game
Three hits enough for Brewers to beat Pirates
By The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH Prince Fielder
and Rickie Weeks each hit home
runs for the second consecutive
Capuano won for
the first time in
more t an ree
years and the
Milwaukee
Brewers beat the
Pittsburgh Pirates
3-1 on Monday
night.
Weeks homered
for the third time
in two days to
extend his club
record for homers by a Milwaukee
second baseman to 18, and Fielder
took over sole possession of the
National League home run lead
with his 23rd for the Brewers, who
have won six of their past eight.
Making his second start since
the end of the 2007 season,
we were able to put good swings
on the ball and keep it going all
night."
After scoring
twice in the first
inning, the first
two State College
batters were
retired to start
the second. Then
catcher Matt
Skirving singled,
starting a seven
run rally that saw a string of
seven straight Spikes reach base
on five hits, an intentional walk
and an error.
The two-out scoring surge was
capped off by a two-run home run
to left field by Lyles, his team
leading fourth of 2010.
The Spikes added one run in
the sixth stanza, three more in
the seventh and another in the
ninth. All nine batters in the State
College starting lineup tallied at
least one of the team's 14 hits.
Lyles led the team, going 3-for
Gagne is eligible to become a
free agent after next season.
"I'm very excited right now,"
Gagne said. "I'm looking at this
opportunity as a new challenge
and a new start. Tampa Bay was a
team I was more than willing to
waive my no-move clause."
The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Walker
has played in 304 career regular
season games over seven seasons.
The 30-year-old Alberta native
was originally selected by the St.
Louis Blues in the third round of
the 1998 draft.
Walker had two goals, three
assists and 90 penalty minutes in
66 games last season with the
Lightning.
While with St. Louis, Chicago
and Tampa Bay, Walker amassed
four goals, 26 assists and 444 penal
ty minutes during his NHL career.
"We like the way Matt plays,"
Flyers GM Paul Holmgren said.
"He's a character-intense player.
He plays physical."
"He's a stay-at-home guy that is
a good penalty killer. On our team
he can buy us dirty minutes and
not be a liability, but be a positive
force and help and defend our own
zone."
Walker said he has "always
wanted to play in Philly" and that
he would be a "good fit" with the
Flyers.
"My initial reaction was pure
excitement," Walker said.
Capuano (1-1) broke a franchise
record 13-game losing streak by
allowing a run on three hits and a
walk with four strikeouts in five
innings.
Capuano, who missed the past
two seasons recovering from
Tommy John surgery, hadn't won
since May 13, 2007.
His only start since Sept. 28,
2007, came in his season debut
June 3. He had made seven relief
appearances since but was needed
because starter Doug Davis was
placed on the disabled list last
week.
Todd Coffey, Zach Braddock,
Kameron Loe and John Axford
combined for four shutout innings
of relief.
Axford earned his 12th save in as
many opportunities, allowing two
men to reach before striking out
Ryan Doumit and Ryan Church
and getting Ronny Cedeno to
ground out.
Milwaukee won despite only
4 with the home run and three
RBI.
Right fielder Adalberto Santos,
third baseman Kelson Brown and
left fielder Pat Irvine added two
hits apiece and combined for five
RBI.
State College (16-15) got its
best pitching of the three-game
series as Auburn (12-19) man
aged just four hits. •
Tyler Waldron put together
arguably his best performance as
a professional on his way to his
first win.
He gave up merely one hit in
five shutout innings. A 2010 sth
round pick by the Pittsburgh
Pirates, Waldron struck out five
and walked none.
The Spikes bullpen continued
the shutout until Teddy Fallon
gave up five runs in the bottom of
the ninth.
The blowout win capped off a 3-
3 road trip in which State College
scored at least 11 runs in each of
its three victories. Lyles said the
The 30-year-old Gagne, chosen young man that has brought as
by Philadelphia with the No. 22 much to the organization that
pick in the 1998 NHL draft, led the Simon has, it's very difficult."
Flyers in goals three times Holmgren said of dealing Gagne.
including two 40-goal seasons Gagne. who scored a career-best
and twice in points. He was chosen 47 goals during the 2005-06 season,
as the team's MVP in two seasons scored the winning goal in over
and was selected to the NHL All- time of Game 4 against Boston in
Star game twice. the,second round and the decisive
"Anytime you're talking about a goal in Game 7of that series.
Simon Gagne (12) shoots in a game earlier this season
R.B. Falistrom
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. LOUIS -- Albert Pujols' two
run home run in the fifth inning
began a barrage of four long balls
in a span of six at-
bats and Blake
Hawksworth sur-
vived a rocky start
in the St. Louis Cardinals' 8-4 vic
tory over the Philadelphia Phiflies.
Rookie Allen Craig added his
first career homer and Skip
Schumaker hit his third of the sea
son in a five-run fifth against Kyle
Kendrick
three hits and four baserunners
Feeble-hitting Pittsburgh had
established season-highs for hits
the two previous games the 36
combined hits in consecutive wins
over Houston were the most in a
two-game stretch in 35 years.
But playing without their best
player in Andrew McCutchen due
to a neck injury, the Pirates revert
ed back to looking like the team
that was last in the NL in runs and
batting average at the All-star
break
They had six hits two each by
Cedeno and Neil Walker and
never more than one in an inning.
Pittsburgh starter Jeff Karstens
was perfect through four innings
but Fielder took the first pitch of
the fifth to the opposite field, the
ball landing about four rows deep
beyond the wall near the left-field
corner.
Pinch-hitter Carlos Gomez was
the second to reach base against
Karstens when he laid down a bunt
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Up-and-down
road trip
July 14: 11-1 win at Conn.
July 15: 5-0 loss at Conn.
July 16: 2-1 loss at Conn.
July 17: 11-10 win at Auburn
July 18: 6-5 loss at Auburn
Last night: 14-5 win at Auburn
Spikes hope to roll off Monday
night's win and carry their
momentum into their five-game
homestand. which starts at 7:05
tonight against the Mahoning
Valley Scrappers.
"We've been on the bubble,"
Lyles said
"We win one, lose one, win two,
lose one, lose one. So just try to
get on that steady pace. Make
that streak happen."
To e-mail reporter: jyksl42@psu.edu
Randy Winn l*ff the sixth with
a pinch-hit shot oT Chad Durbin.
The four-homer game tied a
season best for the
NL Central lead
ers, who have won
a season-high six
in a row and are a
season-best 11
games over .500.
Kendrick (5-4)
surrendered
seven runs in five
innings, coughing
up a 4-2 lead as the
Phillies lost for the fourth time in
five games.
single with one out in the sixth.
Weeks followed by hitting a 3-0
pitch just over the wall in left-cen
ter.
Karstens (2-5) threw only seven
balls (out of 47 total pitches)
through his first five innings and
threw 53 of 66 pitches for strikes
overall.
He only allowed three baserun
ners during his six innings but
all of them scored.
Pittsburgh's lone run came
when Pedro Alvarez walked to lead
off the fifth and, with two outs.
scored on Cedeno's triple.
The game was delayed by rain
for 50 minutes midway through the
second inning.
The Pirates before the game
expressed hope that the mild
sprain of McCutchen's AC joint
injured while making a diving
catch Sunday is not serious
enough to warrant a stint on the
disabled list. He is officially listed
as day-to-day.
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