Structural Damage

A magnetic resonance imaging on Trent Cole's right ankle Saturday revealed no structural damage, the Eagles said. The defensive end is listed as day to day with a mild ankle sprain. Cole injured the ankle in the second quarter of the Eagles' 20-17 preseason win Friday night at Kansas City. He had to be carted off the field. "Well I'm good nothing serious," Cole tweeted. "Time to recover and get after Green Bay. " The Eagles will play their final preseason game Thursday against the New York Jets.

Fire broke out in the Perth Amboy YMCA yesterday morning, forcing dozens of residents to flee. The fire, one of several in the building over the years and at least the second this year, began about 6 a.m., fire officials said. The four-story brick building has been used as a Y since it was completed in 1913. Single men lived in about 60 rooms on the top three floors. Portions of several streets around the Jefferson Street structure were closed off throughout the day as crews worked to extinguish the blaze and then looked for bodies of people who may have been trapped inside.

SAN FRANCISCO - Brian Wilson has no regrets about how many times he pitched during the San Francisco Giants' improbable 2010 World Series title run. Nor about how he stayed on the mound at Colorado last week despite ligament damage in his arm. "Absolutely not," Wilson said. "That's how I play baseball. Push it to the limits. " Wilson has now reached his limit. San Francisco's bearded and boisterous closer said before Sunday's series finale against Pittsburgh that he probably will have elbow-reconstruction surgery, ending his season after only 56 pitches, two appearances and one save.

A fire that began early yesterday at the Harvest Fresh Mushroom farm burned until dawn, turning half of an indoor farming complex into a pile of rubble. Chester County Deputy Fire Marshal Charles Owens said firefighters from Kennett Square, Avondale, Delaware County, and New Castle County, Del., finally extinguished the blaze shortly before 6 a.m. Owens said that no one was injured in the fire and that the building was vacant when firefighters arrived. He said that a cause had yet to be determined and that investigation would continue.

Officials of the San Francisco 49ers will meet today with structural engineers to determine if their NFL game on Sunday against the New England Patriots can be played at Candlestick Park. The stadium sustained some damage in Tuesday's earthquake, which rocked Northern California, killing hundreds and forcing postponement of the World Series between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics until at least next Tuesday at Candlestick. The 49ers' vice president, John McVay, said Candlestick is the first choice for the game on Sunday, but Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto is the second choice.

Cindy and Kevin McAneny sat with a handful of residents and neighbors in the breakfast area of their historic Octoraro Hotel & Tavern Inc. yesterday, within the yards of yellow caution ribbon stretched around the building. The hotel and tavern, home to 20 residents, suffered extensive structural damage to the third floor and the roof in a fire late Saturday, according to Fire Chief Allen Fowler of Union Fire Company No. 1. The fire company was notified at 10:09 p.m. Saturday and had the four-alarm fire under control by 12:40 a.m., with the help of about 150 firefighters from eight area fire departments.

A two-alarm fire yesterday morning severely damaged five abandoned rowhouses in a group of buildings in Fish House Cove that once housed the township's first post office. The fire was probably an arson, officials said. Damage to the buildings may hinder the town's plans to restore the historic site. "I think it had been lit just prior to the discovery of the fire," said Gary Burgin, district chief of the Pennsauken Fire Department. "Another 20 minutes or so, and it would've all been gone.

A fire apparently set in a pile of wrestling mats last night in Lower Merion High School sent heavy smoke billowing into the school but did no structural damage to the building. "There's no evidence of an accidental fire," said Lower Merion Township Fire Chief Harry Knorr. He said that although it was too early to say what caused the fire, it was "probably intentional. " Lower Merion School Superintendent James Pugh said there would be classes today for the school's 1,038 students in grades nine through 12. Knorr said police were interviewing witnesses who saw "two kids" running from the building shortly before the fire was reported at 7:58 p.m. "It was tense in the beginning," said Chris Flanagan, chief of the Narberth Ambulance Service.

Bob Clarke strongly defended Steve Downie in an interview with the Sports Network of Canada, saying he "loved it" when the Flyers rookie punched Toronto's Jason Blake in a game Saturday. "When he went after Blake, I loved it," said Clarke, the Flyers' senior vice president, on TSN's Off the Record last night. Downie was suspended for the season's first 20 games after a blind-side hit to the head of Ottawa's Dean McAmmond in a preseason game in September. At the time, Blake was quoted as saying the suspension should have been for the entire season.

Two more people, including a toddler, died yesterday of injuries from a Sunday fire at a Voorhees apartment that investigators say was caused by careless smoking. The child, Vernon Sheets, 2, died about 9:30 a.m. at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The other victim, Louise Tufts, 18, died last night at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where she had been treated for severe smoke inhalation. Two others died Sunday, including Eleanor Simpkins, 60, who Camden County fire officials said accidently started the blaze when an ember from her cigarette ignited her bed, then spread through the apartment after smoldering about two hours.

JOE MATHER'S two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 comeback win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. St. Louis closer Jason Motte (1-1) had the Cubs down to their final strike when Mather, a former Cardinal, grounded a 2-2 slider up the middle, scoring Bryan LaHair and Geovany Soto. LaHair battled Motte for 12 pitches before drawing a one-out walk. Motte then walked Soto, before Steve Clevenger's grounder moved the runners up to set the plate for Mather.

SAN FRANCISCO - Brian Wilson has no regrets about how many times he pitched during the San Francisco Giants' improbable 2010 World Series title run. Nor about how he stayed on the mound at Colorado last week despite ligament damage in his arm. "Absolutely not," Wilson said. "That's how I play baseball. Push it to the limits. " Wilson has now reached his limit. San Francisco's bearded and boisterous closer said before Sunday's series finale against Pittsburgh that he probably will have elbow-reconstruction surgery, ending his season after only 56 pitches, two appearances and one save.

A magnetic resonance imaging on Trent Cole's right ankle Saturday revealed no structural damage, the Eagles said. The defensive end is listed as day to day with a mild ankle sprain. Cole injured the ankle in the second quarter of the Eagles' 20-17 preseason win Friday night at Kansas City. He had to be carted off the field. "Well I'm good nothing serious," Cole tweeted. "Time to recover and get after Green Bay. " The Eagles will play their final preseason game Thursday against the New York Jets.

Bob Clarke strongly defended Steve Downie in an interview with the Sports Network of Canada, saying he "loved it" when the Flyers rookie punched Toronto's Jason Blake in a game Saturday. "When he went after Blake, I loved it," said Clarke, the Flyers' senior vice president, on TSN's Off the Record last night. Downie was suspended for the season's first 20 games after a blind-side hit to the head of Ottawa's Dean McAmmond in a preseason game in September. At the time, Blake was quoted as saying the suspension should have been for the entire season.

For the second time in as many months, a young Delaware County volunteer firefighter is in critical condition with serious burns. Michael Reagan, 19, of the Sharon Hill Fire Company, was injured when part of a burning garage collapsed on him and two other firefighters late Wednesday. Meanwhile, Parkside firefighter Chase Frost, 21, remains in critical condition with burns to more than half his body. During an Aug. 11 fire, a second floor collapsed, pinning Frost for 15 minutes.

A fire that began early yesterday at the Harvest Fresh Mushroom farm burned until dawn, turning half of an indoor farming complex into a pile of rubble. Chester County Deputy Fire Marshal Charles Owens said firefighters from Kennett Square, Avondale, Delaware County, and New Castle County, Del., finally extinguished the blaze shortly before 6 a.m. Owens said that no one was injured in the fire and that the building was vacant when firefighters arrived. He said that a cause had yet to be determined and that investigation would continue.

Less than three weeks before the start of school, Marple Newtown Acting Superintendent Thomas E. Persing is considering closing Loomis Elementary School if engineers find structural problems with the building. "I have asked the inspectors to go in and test the structural soundness," Persing said. "I want them to tell me if it is safe or not. That is all I want to know. " The inspectors - one from the state Department of Labor and Industry and the other from an independent firm hired by the district - were supposed to survey the school earlier this week.

A two-alarm fire yesterday morning severely damaged five abandoned rowhouses in a group of buildings in Fish House Cove that once housed the township's first post office. The fire was probably an arson, officials said. Damage to the buildings may hinder the town's plans to restore the historic site. "I think it had been lit just prior to the discovery of the fire," said Gary Burgin, district chief of the Pennsauken Fire Department. "Another 20 minutes or so, and it would've all been gone.

For years, Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has complained about Yankee Stadium, about the limited parking, narrow seats and the crumbling east Bronx neighborhood that he says discourages suburban fans. None of his words ever cast more doubt upon the old ballpark's future than the 500 pounds of rusted steel that crashed down and flattened a vacant grandstand seat Monday. The incident has closed the 75-year-old stadium indefinitely. Two games have been postponed; today's game between the Yankees and Angels has been shifted to Shea Stadium in Queens, where the Mets play.

Cindy and Kevin McAneny sat with a handful of residents and neighbors in the breakfast area of their historic Octoraro Hotel & Tavern Inc. yesterday, within the yards of yellow caution ribbon stretched around the building. The hotel and tavern, home to 20 residents, suffered extensive structural damage to the third floor and the roof in a fire late Saturday, according to Fire Chief Allen Fowler of Union Fire Company No. 1. The fire company was notified at 10:09 p.m. Saturday and had the four-alarm fire under control by 12:40 a.m., with the help of about 150 firefighters from eight area fire departments.