WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

College Football Bowl Games

Tuesday, Dec. 30
Humanitarian Bowl at At Boise, Idaho
Maryland 42, Nevada 35

Holiday Bowl at San Diego
Oregon 42, Oklahoma St. 31

Texas Bowl at Houston
Rice 38, W. Michigan 14

Wednesday, Dec. 31
Armed Forces Bowl
At Fort Worth, Texas
Payout: $750,000
Houston (7-5) vs. Air Force (8-4), Noon (ESPN)
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Payout: $1.9 million
Oregon State (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (9-3), 2 p.m. (CBS)
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Payout: $1.7 million
Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Boston College (9-4), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Insight Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Payout: $1.2 million
Kansas (7-5) vs. Minnesota (7-5), 5:30 p.m. (NFLN)
Chick-fil-A Bowl
At Atlanta
Payout: $3 million
LSU (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (9-3), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

NBA

Tuesday's Games
Final Atlanta 110 Indiana 104
Final New York 93 Charlotte 89
Final Miami 104 Cleveland 95
Final Phoenix 101 Memphis 89
Final New Orleans 97 Washington 85
Final Milwaukee 100 San Antonio 98
Final Dallas 107 Minnesota 100
Final Portland 91 Boston 86
Final Sacramento 92 L-A Clippers 90

Wednesday's Games
Orlando at Chicago, 2 p.m.
New Jersey at Detroit, 3 p.m.
Milwaukee at Houston, 7 p.m.
Denver at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

NHL

Tuesday's Games
Final Washington 4 Buffalo 2
Final OT Toronto 4 Atlanta 3
Final Boston 5 Pittsburgh 2
Final Detroit 4 Chicago 0
Final 2OT Montreal 2 Tampa Bay 1
Final New Jersey 4 St. Louis 3
Final Ottawa 3 Edmonton 2
Final Philadelphia 3 Vancouver 2

Wednesday's Games
Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 2 p.m.
San Jose at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Atlanta at Carolina, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Columbus at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
Edmonton at Calgary, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final Arkansas 96 ( 4) Oklahoma 88
Final ( 6) Wake Forest 83 Radford 61
Final OT Illinois 71 ( 9) Purdue 67
Final (13) Syracuse 100 Seton Hall 76
Final (20) Clemson 98 South Carolina 87
Final (25) Butler 72 UAB 68

Wednesday's Games
No. 1 North Carolina at Nevada, 10 p.m.
No. 3 Pittsburgh at Rutgers, 2 p.m.
No. 5 Duke vs. Loyola, Md., 4 p.m.
No. 7 Notre Dame at DePaul, 8 p.m.
No. 10 Michigan State at No. 21 Minnesota, Noon
No. 16 Gonzaga at Utah, 8 p.m.
No. 18 Louisville vs. UNLV, 6 p.m.
No. 19 Baylor vs. Jackson State, 5 p.m.
No. 22 Xavier vs. Robert Morris, 6 p.m.
No. 23 Michigan vs. Wisconsin, 2 p.m.
No. 24 Ohio State vs. Iowa, 4 p.m.

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final ( 2) North Carolina 93 Austin Peay 61
Final ( 3) Texas A&M 83 (25) New Mexico 51
Final San Diego St. 60 ( 4) Texas 55
Final ( 5) Oklahoma 87 Saint Louis 61
Final ( 8) Tennessee 77 Gonzaga 58
Final ( 9) Auburn 68 Miami 53
Final (10) Louisville 82 New Hampshire 40
Final (12) Notre Dame 59 (20) Vanderbilt 57
Final (14) Maryland 80 Mississippi St. 73
Final (18) Florida 75 Miami (Ohio) 56
Final (19) Pittsburgh 93 W. Kentucky 50
Final (22) Kansas St. 73 Washington 60
Final (23) Georgia Tech 77 Florida A&M 42

Wednesday's Games
No. 1 Connecticut vs. Hartford, Noon
No. 6 Duke at Providence, 2 p.m.
No. 17 Ohio State at Northwestern, 2 p.m.

WPPA/T102 SPORTS- TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30. 2008

High School Basketball
Boys

Tri Valley 47
Minersville 25

Sch. Haven 45
Lourdes 25

Danville 75
Pottsville 59

Jim Thorpe 75
Palmerton 62

Girls

Oley Valley 47
Sch. Haven 38

Nativity 59
Northumberland Christian 23


High School Basketball

Battle of the Hills from Martz Hall

Nativity vs Pottsville girls at 6pm
Pottsville vs Nativity boys at 7:30pm…airtime 5:45 on WPPA

Blue Mountain at Schuylkill Valley
Schuylkill Haven at North Schuylkill
Minersville at Shenandoah Valley

Girls

Saucon Valley at Blue Mtn
Tamaqua at Jim Thrope
Panther Valley at MMI




NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Atlanta 109 Denver 91
Final Chicago 100 New Jersey 87
Final Detroit 88 Orlando 82
Final OT Minnesota 108 Memphis 98
Final Phoenix 110 Oklahoma City 102
Final Washington 89 Houston 87
Final Utah 112 Philadelphia 95
Final Golden State 117 Toronto 111


NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final N-Y Rangers 5 N-Y Islanders 4
Final Montreal 5 Florida 2
Final Calgary 2 Minnesota 1
Final San Jose 3 Dallas 1
Final Colorado 5 Nashville 1
Final Columbus 2 Los Angeles 0


TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (11) Georgetown 74 ( 2) Connecticut 63
Final (14) Tennessee 89 Louisiana-Lafayette 62
Final (15) Villanova 62 Temple 45
Final (17) Arizona St. 84 Cent. Connecticut St. 47
Final (19) Baylor 79 Portland St. 66
Final (23) Michigan 77 N.C. Central 57


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final ( 9) Auburn 87 Duquesne 67
Final (10) Louisville 95 Cent. Michigan 72
Final (13) California 85 Saint Mary's, Calif. 44
Final (14) Maryland 90 UNC Asheville 57
Final (15) Rutgers 57 George Washington 47
Final (16) Virginia 68 Louisiana Tech 52
Final (18) Florida 85 Vermont 76
Final (24) S. Dakota St. 82 N. Iowa 69

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

Local High School Boys Basketball

Pine Grove 56, Minersville 42
North Schuylkill 49, Saucon Valley 38
Mt. Carmel 58, Lourdes 52 2OT
Shamokin 59, Southern Columbia 47
Tri-Valley 50, Upper Dauphin 41
Williams Valley 72, Millersburg 46

Local High School Girls Basketball

Pine Grove 63, Dallas 43
Atholton, Md 53, Blue Mountain 43
Shenandoah Valley 61, Milton 47
Tri-Valley 63, Upper Dauphin 17
Williams Valley 57, Millersburg 44
Lourdes 62, Southern Columbia 53
Shamokin 48, Mt. Carmel 43
Palmerton 45, Jim Thorpe 42
Minersville 53, Panther Valley 38
Tamaqua 44, Norristown 29

Top-25 Men's College Basketball

( 2) Connecticut 75 Fairfield 55

Saturday's Games

Oakland, Mich. vs (11) Michigan St. 5:00 p.m.
West Virginia at (15) Ohio St. 4:00 p.m.
UAB at (19) Louisville 4:00 p.m.
SIU-Edwardsville at (25) Missouri 4:00 p.m.

National Basketball Association

Friday's Games

Miami 90, Chicago 77
Charlotte 95, New Jersey 87
Minnesota 120, New York 107
Memphis 108, Indiana 105
New Orleans 88, Houston 79
Detroit 90, Oklahoma City 88
Utah 97, Dallas 88
Denver 105, Philadelphia 101
Toronto 107, Sacramento 101
Golden State 99, Boston 89

Saturday's Games

Chicago at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Washington, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Utah at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto at Portland, 10 p.m.

National Hockey League

Friday's Games

Washington 3, Buffalo 2
Pittsburgh 1, New Jersey 0
N.Y. Islanders 4, Toronto 1
Carolina 5, Atlanta 4
Tampa Bay 4, Florida 3, SO
Nashville 3, Detroit 2
Chicago 5, Philadelphia 1
Edmonton 3, Vancouver 2
Phoenix 2, Los Angeles 1

Saturday's Games

Boston at Carolina, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Florida at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Dallas, 8 p.m.
San Jose at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Ottawa at Calgary, 10 p.m.

American Hockey League

Friday's Games

Providence 3, Worcester 2, SO
Bridgeport 3, Hartford 1
Peoria 4, Grand Rapids 3, OT
Binghamton 3, Syracuse 2, OT
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4, Philadelphia 0
Manchester 3, Springfield 1
Toronto 3, Lake Erie 1
Rochester 2, Hamilton 1
Milwaukee 4, Quad City 2
Rockford 6, Chicago 2.
San Antonio 5, Houston 3

Saturday's Games

Rochester at Albany, 5 p.m.
Lake Erie at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Binghamton at Hershey, 7 p.m.
Providence at Lowell, 7 p.m.
Portland at Manchester, 7 p.m.
Hartford at Springfield, 7 p.m.
Manitoba at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Bridgeport at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
Hamilton at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Peoria, 8 p.m.
Rockford at Iowa, 8:05 p.m.
Houston at Quad City, 8:05 p.m.

National Football League

Sunday's Games

St. Louis at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Houston, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Miami at N.Y. Jets, 4:15 p.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m.
Jacksonville at Baltimore, 4:15 p.m.
Seattle at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
Washington at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.
Denver at San Diego, 8:15 p.m.
End of Regular Season

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

NFL

Sunday's Games
New Orleans 42, Detroit 7
Tennessee 31, Pittsburgh 14
Miami 38, Kansas City 31
New England 47, Arizona 7
San Francisco 17, St. Louis 16
San Diego 41, Tampa Bay 24
Cincinnati 14, Cleveland 0
Seattle 13, N.Y. Jets 3
Oakland 27, Houston 16
Buffalo 30, Denver 23
Atlanta 24, Minnesota 17
Washington 10, Philadelphia 3
N.Y. Giants 34, Carolina 28, OT
Monday's Game
Green Bay at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

NBA

Sunday's Games
Atlanta 85, Detroit 78
Boston 124, New York 105
Dallas 97, Washington 86
Cleveland 102, Oklahoma City 91
Monday's Games
Golden State at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Houston at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at Denver, 9 p.m.
Toronto at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

Sunday's Games
New Jersey 3, Philadelphia 2, SO
Florida 3, Colorado 0
Boston 6, St. Louis 3
Carolina 3, Montreal 2, OT
Monday's Games
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

College Bowls

Sunday's Score
New Orleans Bowl
Southern Mississippi 30 Troy 27, OT

Monday
No games scheduled

Tuesday
Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego
Boise State (12-0) vs. TCU (10-2), 8 p.m.

Top 25 Men's Basketball

Sunday's Scores
( 3) Pittsburgh 56 Florida St. 48
(25) Clemson 91 Miami 72

Monday
( 4) Oklahoma at Rice, 8 p.m.
(10) Wake Forest at East Carolina, 7 p.m.
(11) Syracuse vs. Coppin State, 7 p.m.
(12) Notre Dame vs. Savannah State, 7 p.m.
(13) Purdue vs. IPFW, 7 p.m.
(17) Ohio State vs. UNC Asheville, 7 p.m.
(18) Villanova vs. Navy, 7:30 p.m.
(21) Baylor vs. Hartford, 8 p.m.
(23) Memphis vs. Drexel, 1 p.m.
(24) Marquette at N.C. State, 7 p.m.

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH NEW POLL

Top 25 Women's Basketball

Sunday's Scores
( 1) Connecticut 83 Florida St. 71
(11) Tennessee 79 ( 3) Stanford 69
( 4) Texas A&M 64 (24) TCU 50
( 6) Oklahoma 94 Tulsa 42
( 9) Louisville 67 Vermont 56
(10) Auburn 74 Coppin St. 46
(15) Maryland 74 Old Dominion 65
(20) Florida 90 (16) Pittsburgh 83
(17) Virginia 65 Mount St. Mary's, Md. 55
(18) Ohio St. 70 Michigan 50
(19) Vanderbilt 86 Tenn.-Martin 29
(21) Arizona St. 75 Xavier 57

Today
( 7) Baylor at (12) California, 8 p.m.
(19) Vanderbilt vs. Liberty, 3 p.m.
(22) Oklahoma State vs. Eastern Kentucky, 8 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

National Basketball Association

Friday's Games

Philadelphia 109, Washington 103
Atlanta 115, Golden State 99
Milwaukee 105, New York 81
New Jersey 121, Dallas 97
Boston 126, Chicago 108
L.A. Clippers 117, Indiana 109, 2OT
Charlotte 112, Memphis 83
Oklahoma City 91, Toronto 83
Miami 89, L.A. Lakers 87
Houston 107, Sacramento 96
Utah 120, Detroit 114, 2OT
Cleveland 105, Denver 88

Saturday's Games

L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Miami at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Utah at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Denver at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Friday's Games

(10) Wake Forest 86 Richmond 79
(24) Marquette 94 W. Carolina 77

Saturday's Games

( 1) North Carolina vs Valparaiso 2:00 p.m.
( 2) Connecticut vs ( 8) Gonzaga 4:00 p.m.
Va. Commonwealth vs ( 4) Oklahoma 10:00 p.m.
(19) Michigan St. vs ( 5) Texas 2:00 p.m.
( 6) Duke vs ( 7) Xavier 2:00 p.m.
( 9) Louisville vs Minnesota 2:00 p.m.
(11) Syracuse at (23) Memphis 6:00 p.m.
Delaware St. at (12) Notre Dame 7:00 p.m.
(22) Davidson vs (13) Purdue 4:00 p.m.
Mercer at (14) UCLA 10:30 p.m.
Mount St. Mary's, Md. at (15) Georgetown 1:00 p.m.
Belmont at (16) Tennessee 3:00 p.m.
Iona at (17) Ohio St. noon
BYU vs (20) Arizona St. 4:30 p.m.
Texas-Arlington at (21) Baylor 9:30 p.m.

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Friday's Games

( 1) Connecticut 85 N. Colorado 40
( 3) Stanford 78 South Carolina 47
( 8) Duke 97 Southern Cal 89 OT
(10) Auburn 65 George Washington 51
(14) Rutgers 61 Lafayette 29
(16) Pittsburgh 89 Florida A&M 59
(19) Vanderbilt 98 Tennessee St. 82
(22) Oklahoma St. 75 Southern Miss. 72

Saturday's Games

Illinois vs ( 2) North Carolina 3:00 p.m.
( 7) Baylor at Oregon 11:00 p.m.
( 8) Duke vs Siena 10:00 p.m.
Loyola of Chicago at (13) Notre Dame 2:00 p.m.
(22) Oklahoma St. at UNLV 6:30 p.m.
(23) Kansas St. at Indiana St. 5:35 p.m.
Texas-Arlington vs (25) Georgia Tech 2:00 p.m.

National Hockey League

Friday's Games

New Jersey 5, Ottawa 1
Buffalo 5, Los Angeles 0
Minnesota 4, N.Y. Islanders 1
Anaheim 3, Edmonton 2, SO
Chicago 3, Calgary 2, OT

Saturday's Games

Carolina at Boston, 1 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.
Columbus at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Chicago at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

American Hockey League

Friday's Games

Portland at Worcester, ppd., weather
Hershey at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, ppd., weather
Providence 4, Toronto 3, SO
Bridgeport 4, Springfield 1
Grand Rapids 6, Milwaukee 3
Binghamton 3, Syracuse 2, SO
Philadelphia 5, Lowell 2
Norfolk 5, Albany 0
Hamilton 2, Manchester 0
Rochester 2, Lake Erie 1, SO
Iowa 2, Peoria 1
San Antonio 5, Chicago 3
Manitoba 3, Quad City 1
Houston 4, Rockford 3, SO

Saturday's Games

Binghamton at Bridgeport, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Hamilton at Hartford, 7 p.m.
Lowell at Hershey, 7 p.m.
Providence at Portland, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Springfield, 7 p.m.
Norfolk at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Albany at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
Manchester at Worcester, 7:05 p.m.
Lake Erie at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m.
Peoria at Iowa, 8:05 p.m.
Houston at Rockford, 8:05 p.m.
Quad City at Manitoba, 8:30 p.m.

National Football League

Saturday's Game

Baltimore at Dallas, 8:15 p.m.

Sunday's Games

New Orleans at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Miami at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Arizona at New England, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
Houston at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Buffalo at Denver, 4:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Minnesota, 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 4:15 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 8:15 p.m.

Monday's Game

Green Bay at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS Friday

2008 Anthracite Football League All Star Team

First Team Offense

QB – Casey Lawrence Panther Valley Jr.

RB - Zach Barket Schuylkill Haven Sr.

Zach Cress North Schuylkill Sr.

Tony Mistretta Jim Thorpe Sr.

WR – Jake Dunn Panther Valley Jr.

Kysheem Lynch Jim Thorpe Sr.

TE - Brandon Devlin Schuylkill Haven Jr.

OL – Ryan Fritzinger Panther Valley Sr.

Mike Murphy Schuylkill Haven Sr.

James O’Connor Marian Jr.

Greg Stanalonis North Schuylkill Sr.

Tyler Swoyer Schuylkill Haven Sr.

K – Mike Georgevic Schuylkill Haven Jr.

VB – Zack Bitting Minersville Sr.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Zach Barket Schuylkill Haven

COACH OF THE YEAR

Mike Farr Schuylkill Haven

Second Team Offense

QB – Garrett Kelly North Schuylkill Sr.

RB - Kyle McAvoy Panther Valley Jr.

Wayde Williams Tamaqua Sr.

WR – Anthony Bumbulsky Tamaqua Jr.

Caleb Shilko Tamaqua Sr.

TE - Paul Roller Shenandoah Valley Sr.

OL – Zach Faust Schuylkill Haven Jr.

Ryan Fehr Schuylkill Haven Sr.

Robert Guth Tamaqua Sr.

Erik Krause Tamaqua Jr.

Tyler Laudeman North Schuylkill So.

Tyler Mangold Jim Thorpe So.

K – Nate Schmidt Jim Thorpe Sr.

VB – Patrick McBreen Schuylkill Haven Sr.

Scott Houser North Schuylkill Sr.

First Team Defense

E – Tyler Kunkel Tamaqua Sr.

Evan Marceau Schuylkill Haven Jr.

INT - Mike Murphy Schuylkill Haven Sr.

Kevin Putalavage Minersville Sr.

Tyler Swoyer Schuylkill Haven Sr.

LB – Neil Andrews Marian Sr.

Ryan Fehr Schuylkill Haven Sr.

Tyler Naus Schuylkill Haven So.

Jared Whitecavage North Schuylkill Sr.

DB – Tom Eisenhower Panther Valley Sr.

Evan Fink Schuylkill Haven Jr.

Patrick McBreen Schuylkill Haven Sr.

Wayde Williams Tamaqua Sr.

P – Nate Schmidt Jim Thorpe Sr.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Jared Whitecavage North Schuylkill

LINEMAN OF THE YEAR

Tyler Swoyer Schuylkill Haven

Second Team Defense

E – Jeff Corby Panther Valley Jr.

Brandon Devlin Schuylkill Haven Sr.

INT - Doug Dean North Schuylkill Sr.

Dieter Holman Mahanoy Area Sr.

Tyler Mangold Jim Thorpe So.

Scott Polashenski Marian Sr.

LB – Grif Griffiths Tamaqua So..

Marshall Hummel Minersville Sr.

Ryan Porambo Panther Valley Jr.

Ryan Richards Panther Valley Sr.

DB – Dom Agosti Marian Sr.

Zach Barket Schuylkill Haven Jr.

Chris DeMuro Jim Thorpe Sr.

Kyle McAvoy Panther Valley Jr.

P – Zack Bitting Minersville Sr.




NFL

Thursday's Game
Indianapolis 31, Jacksonville 24
Saturday's Game
Baltimore at Dallas, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday's Games
New Orleans at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Miami at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Arizona at New England, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
Houston at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Buffalo at Denver, 4:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Minnesota, 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 4:15 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 8:15 p.m.
Monday's Game
Green Bay at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 28
Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Houston, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Denver at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
Seattle at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
Washington at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.

NBA

Thursday's Games
Orlando 90, San Antonio 78
Portland 124, Phoenix 119
Friday's Games
L.A. Clippers at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Utah at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Charlotte at Memphis, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Miami, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

Thursday's Games
Carolina 2, Florida 1, OT
Boston 8, Toronto 5
Washington 4, St. Louis 2
Pittsburgh 6, Atlanta 3
Montreal 5, Philadelphia 2
Detroit 6, San Jose 0
Colorado 2, Tampa Bay 1, SO
Dallas 6, Columbus 5, SO
Phoenix 2, Nashville 1
Friday's Games
Ottawa at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Chicago at Calgary, 9 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Thursday's Games

( 1) North Carolina 91 Evansville 73
( 8) Gonzaga 84 Texas Southern 42
( 9) Louisville 77 Mississippi 68

Friday's Games
(10) Wake Forest at Richmond, 7 p.m.
(24) Marquette vs. Western Carolina, 8:30 p.m.

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Thursday's Games

( 1) Connecticut 109 Washington 51
( 5) Texas 81 (21) Arizona St. 71
(11) Tennessee 81 Old Dominion 76
(17) Virginia 73 Monmouth, N.J. 45
(25) Georgia Tech 65 Winthrop 27

Friday's Games
( 1) Connecticut vs. Northern Colorado at Cancun, Mexico, 7 p.m.
( 3) Stanford at South Carolina, 7 p.m.
( 8) Duke at Southern Cal, 11 p.m.
(10) Auburn at George Washington, 7:30 p.m.
(14) Rutgers vs. Lafayette, 7:30 p.m.
(16) Pittsburgh at Florida A&M, 7 p.m.
(19) Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee State, 8 p.m.
(22) Oklahoma State vs. Southern Mississippi at Las Vegas, 4
p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

NBA

Wednesday's Games
Boston 88, Atlanta 85
Dallas 96, Toronto 86
Philadelphia 93, Milwaukee 88
Indiana 127, Golden State 120
Utah 103, New Jersey 92
Detroit 88, Washington 74
Cleveland 93, Minnesota 70
Chicago 115, L.A. Clippers 109, OT
New Orleans 90, San Antonio 83
Thursday's Games
San Antonio at Orlando, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

Wednesday's Games
New Jersey 5, Buffalo 3
Columbus 2, San Jose 1, OT
Calgary 3, Minnesota 2, OT
N.Y. Rangers 3, Los Angeles 2, OT
Vancouver 4, Edmonton 2
Thursday's Games
Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Washington, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Nashville at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

NFL

Thursday's Game
Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 8:15 p.m.
Saturday's Game
Baltimore at Dallas, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday's Games
New Orleans at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Miami at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Arizona at New England, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
Houston at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Buffalo at Denver, 4:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Minnesota, 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 4:15 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 8:15 p.m.
Monday's Game
Green Bay at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 28
Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Houston, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Denver at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
Seattle at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
Washington at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.

TOP-25 College Basketball

Wednesday's Games
( 3) Pittsburgh 79 Siena 66
( 6) Duke 99 UNC Asheville 56
(11) Syracuse 82 Canisius 60
(14) UCLA 75 Loyola Marymount 44
(17) Ohio St. 81 Jacksonville 68
(19) Michigan St. 79 The Citadel 65
(23) Memphis 59 Ark.-Little Rock 51

Thursday's Games
( 1) North Carolina vs. Evansville, 7 p.m.
( 8) Gonzaga vs. Texas Southern, 9 p.m.
( 9) Louisville vs. Mississippi at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati,
9 p.m.

Women's Top 25 Basketball

Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled
Thursday's Games
( 1) Connecticut vs. Washington at Cancun, Mexico, 4:30 p.m.
( 5) Texas vs. (21) Arizona State, 8 p.m.
(11) Tennessee at Old Dominion, 7 p.m.
(17) Virginia vs. Monmouth, N.J., 7 p.m.
(25) Georgia Tech vs. Winthrop at Nassau, Bahamas, 6 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

NBA

Tuesday's Games
Charlotte 110, Chicago 101, OT
New Orleans 91, Memphis 84
L.A. Clippers 98, Oklahoma City 88
Houston 108, Denver 96
Portland 109, Sacramento 77
L.A. Lakers 116, New York 114
Wednesday's Games
Boston at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Utah at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
San Antonio at New Orleans, 9:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

NFL

Monday's Game
Philadelphia 30, Cleveland 10
Thursday, Dec. 18
Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 8:15 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 20
Baltimore at Dallas, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 21
New Orleans at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Miami at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Arizona at New England, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
Houston at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Buffalo at Denver, 4:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Minnesota, 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 4:15 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 8:15 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 22
Green Bay at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

NBA

Monday's Games
Atlanta 83, Charlotte 79
Indiana 118, Washington 98
New Jersey 94, Toronto 87
Boston 100, Utah 91
Milwaukee 98, Miami 83
Denver 98, Dallas 88
Phoenix 111, New York 103
Sacramento 118, Minnesota 103
Orlando 109, Golden State 98
Tuesday's Games
Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Memphis, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Denver at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Portland, 10 p.m.
New York at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

Monday's Games
Colorado 3, Detroit 2
San Jose 3, Los Angeles 2, SO
Tuesday's Games
Montreal at Carolina, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Chicago at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Top 25 Men's Basketball

Monday's Scores
( 2) Connecticut 91 Stony Brook 57
Cleveland St. 72 (11) Syracuse 69

Tuesday
( 5) Texas vs. Texas Southern, 8 p.m.
(16) Tennessee vs. (24) Marquette at the Sommet Center, Nashville, Tenn., 9:30 p.m.
(25) Clemson vs. North Florida, 7 p.m.

Top 25 Women's Basketball

Monday's Scores
( 2) North Carolina 105 Ark.-Pine Bluff 49
(18) Ohio St. 68 Cleveland St. 54

Tuesday
( 3) Stanford at ( 8) Duke, 7:30 p.m.
( 7) Baylor vs. Texas-Pan American, 8 p.m.
(16) Pittsburgh vs. Wagner, 7 p.m.
(18) Ohio State vs. Delaware State, 7 p.m.
(22) Oklahoma State vs. Oral Roberts, 8 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

NFL

Sunday's Games
N.Y. Jets 31, Buffalo 27
Houston 13, Tennessee 12
Seattle 23, St. Louis 20
Atlanta 13, Tampa Bay 10, OT
Miami 14, San Francisco 9
Indianapolis 31, Detroit 21
San Diego 22, Kansas City 21
Cincinnati 20, Washington 13
Jacksonville 20, Green Bay 16
Minnesota 35, Arizona 14
New England 49, Oakland 26
Carolina 30, Denver 10
Pittsburgh 13, Baltimore 9
Dallas 20, N.Y. Giants 8
Monday's Game
Cleveland at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

NBA

Sunday's Games
New Orleans 99, Toronto 91
Memphis 102, Miami 86
San Antonio 109, Oklahoma City 104
L.A. Lakers 98, Minnesota 86
Monday's Games
Charlotte at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Utah at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
New York at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Minnesota at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Orlando at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

Sunday's Games
Chicago 3, Columbus 1
Anaheim 4, Minnesota 2
Vancouver 5, Florida 3
Monday's Games
Colorado at Detroit, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Sunday's Games
Arizona 69 ( 4) Gonzaga 64
(11) Wake Forest 66 Wright St. 53
(15) Villanova 70 La Salle 59
(20) Arizona St. 59 IUPUI 58, OT


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
( 1) Connecticut 77 Penn St. 63
( 6) Texas 73 ( 7) Tennessee 59
(12) Louisville 75 Kentucky 59
(14) Rutgers 59 Army 38
(24) Oklahoma St. 85 (19) TCU 80
(22) Arizona St. 68 UC Riverside 45
(25) Kansas St. 73 Texas-Arlington 63

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

Schuylkill League Boy's Basketball

Blue Mountain 54, Pottsville 46
Tri Valley 43, Lourdes 23
Williams Valley 79, Minersville 49
North Schuylkill 51, Pine Grove 38
Jim Thorpe 73, Tamaqua 47
Weatherly 52, Shenandoah Valley 38

Schuylkill League Girl's Basketball

Tamaqua 47, Shenandoah Valley 32
Minersville 46, Williams Valley 43

TOP-25 Women's College Basketball

( 5) Oklahoma 105 CS Bakersfield 84
( 9) California 76 San Jose St. 40
(23) Florida 77 Florida A&M 55

National Basketball Association

Toronto 101, New Jersey 79
Atlanta 87, Miami 73
Cleveland 88, Philadelphia 72
Memphis 103, Chicago 96
Detroit 114, Indiana 110
Boston 94, New Orleans 82
San Antonio 98, Minnesota 86
Phoenix 113, Orlando 112
L.A. Clippers 120, Portland 112, 2OT
Houston 119, Golden State 108
L.A. Lakers 112, Sacramento 103

Today

Cleveland at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Indiana at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Orlando at Utah, 9 p.m.
Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m.
New York at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

PIAA Football Championships

Class A
Steelton-Highspire 35, Clairton 16

Class AAA
Thomas Jefferson 34, Archbishop Wood 7

Today

Class AA
West Catholic vs. Wilmington, 1 p.m.

Class AAAA
Bethlehem Liberty vs. Bethel Park, 7 p.m.

National Football League

Sunday's Games

Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m.
Seattle at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Miami, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Washington at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Denver at Carolina, 4:15 p.m.
New England at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:15 p.m.

Monday's Game

Cleveland at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

National Hockey League

Washington 5, Ottawa 1
New Jersey 8, N.Y. Rangers 5
Toronto 2, Buffalo 1
Boston 7, Atlanta 3
Dallas 3, Detroit 1
Chicago 4, Colorado 3
Florida 3, Calgary 2, SO

Today

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
Atlanta at Boston, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Washington at Montreal, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
St. Louis at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

American Hockey League

Hartford 4, Worcester 1
Lake Erie 3, Toronto 1
Binghamton 2, Portland 1
Providence 3, Lowell 0
Norfolk 3, Bridgeport 2
Albany 7, Manchester 1
Philadelphia 5, Springfield 2
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4, Syracuse 3
Peoria 2, Rochester 0
Milwaukee 4, Rockford 2
Chicago 3, Iowa 2, SO
Grand Rapids 6, Manitoba 5

Today

Binghamton at Albany, 7 p.m.
Springfield at Hartford, 7 p.m.
Worcester at Lowell, 7 p.m.
Providence at Manchester, 7 p.m.
Portland at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
Bridgeport at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
Rochester at Lake Erie, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m.
Quad City at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Iowa, 8:05 p.m.
Chicago at Rockford, 8:05 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Manitoba, 8:30 p.m.
Hershey at Houston, 8:35 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

NFL

Thursday's Games
Chicago 27, New Orleans 24, OT
Sunday's Games
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m.
Seattle at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Miami, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Washington at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Denver at Carolina, 4:15 p.m.
New England at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:15 p.m.
Monday's Game
Cleveland at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

NBA

Thursday's Games
Boston 122, Washington 88
Dallas 95, Charlotte 90
Utah 97, Portland 88
Friday's Games
Toronto at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Detroit, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Boston, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Orlando at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10 p.m.
Houston at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

Thursday's Games
Tampa Bay 3, Montreal 1
Columbus 2, Nashville 1, SO
Philadelphia 6, Carolina 5, SO
Pittsburgh 9, N.Y. Islanders 2
Florida 2, Edmonton 0
Phoenix 3, Minnesota 1
San Jose 2, Anaheim 0
Los Angeles 6, St. Louis 2
Friday's Games
Ottawa at Washington, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Boston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Chicago at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Florida at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Top 25 Men's Basketball

Thursday's Score
(15) Villanova 59 Saint Joseph's 56

Friday
No games scheduled

Top 25 Women's Basketball

Thursday
( 7) Tennessee 81 Middle Tennessee 52
(14) Rutgers 58 Prairie View 56

Friday
( 5) Oklahoma vs. CS Bakersfield at San Jose, Calif., 9 p.m.
( 9) California at San Jose State, 11 p.m.
(23) Florida vs. Florida A&M, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

NBA

Wednesday's Games
Toronto 101, Indiana 88
New York 121, New Jersey 109
Memphis 108, Oklahoma City 102
Cleveland 101, Philadelphia 93
Charlotte 105, New Orleans 89
San Antonio 95, Atlanta 89
Denver 116, Minnesota 105
L.A. Lakers 115, Phoenix 110
Golden State 119, Milwaukee 96
Thursday's Games
Boston at Washington, 8 p.m.
Charlotte at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

Wednesday's Games
Buffalo 4, Tampa Bay 2
Washington 3, Boston 1
N.Y. Rangers 3, Atlanta 2, OT
New Jersey 4, Pittsburgh 1
Detroit 4, Calgary 3, OT
Chicago 2, Ottawa 0
Phoenix 5, Dallas 3
Anaheim 4, St. Louis 2
Thursday's Games
Tampa Bay at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Florida at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Men's Basketball Top 25

Wednesday's Scores
( 5) Oklahoma 78 Maine 52
(10) Xavier 78 Ohio 56
( 4) Gonzaga 74 Washington St. 52

Thursday
(15) Villanova vs. Saint Joseph's, 8 p.m.

Women's Basketball Top-25

Wednesday's Scores
Michigan 63 ( 8) Notre Dame 59, OT
(12) Louisville 70 Hartford 42
Valparaiso 71 (21) Purdue 60
(23) Florida 75 Coppin St. 34

Thursday
( 7) Tennessee vs. Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m.
(14) Rutgers vs. Prairie View, 7:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / WEDNESDAY

NBA

Tuesday's Games
Washington 107, Detroit 94
Cleveland 114, Toronto 94
Utah 99, Minnesota 96
Chicago 105, New York 100
Houston 92, Atlanta 84
San Antonio 133, Dallas 126, 2OT
Phoenix 125, Milwaukee 110
Orlando 109, Portland 108
Sacramento 113, L.A. Lakers 101
Wednesday's Games
Indiana at Toronto, 7 p.m.
New York at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
Charlotte at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Atlanta at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Denver, 9 p.m.
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Islanders 3
Montreal 4, Calgary 1
Vancouver 3, Nashville 1
Colorado 6, Los Angeles 1
Wednesday's Games
Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Top-25 Men's Basketball

Tuesday's Scores
( 6) Texas 67 (15) Villanova 58
(14) Purdue 68 Ball St. 39
(23) Davidson 68 West Virginia 65

Wednesday
( 4) Gonzaga at Washington State, 10 p.m.
( 5) Oklahoma vs. Maine, 8 p.m.
(10) Xavier vs. Ohio, 7:30 p.m.

Top-25 Women's Basketball

Tuesday's Scores
(15) Maryland 83 Loyola, Md. 52
(25) Kansas St. 64 Creighton 55

Wednesday
( 8) Notre Dame at Michigan, 7 p.m.
(12) Louisville vs. Hartford, 7 p.m.
(21) Purdue at Valparaiso, 7 p.m.
(23) Florida vs. Coppin State, 5:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

NFL

Monday's Game
Carolina 38, Tampa Bay 23
Thursday, Dec. 11
New Orleans at Chicago, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 14
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m.
Seattle at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Miami, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Washington at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Denver at Carolina, 4:15 p.m.
New England at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:15 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 15
Cleveland at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

NBA

Monday's Games
Miami 100, Charlotte 96
Memphis 109, Houston 97
Golden State 112, Oklahoma City 102
Orlando 95, L.A. Clippers 88
Tuesday's Games
Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Utah at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
New York at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Orlando at Portland, 10 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

NHL

Monday's Games
Boston 5, Tampa Bay 3
Florida 4, Ottawa 3, OT
Buffalo 4, Pittsburgh 3
Toronto 4, N.Y. Islanders 2
St. Louis 6, Nashville 3
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Monday's Games
( 9) Louisville 78 Lamar 56
(19) Georgetown 100 Savannah St. 38
Tuesday's Games
( 6) Texas vs. (15) Villanova at Madison Square Garden, 9 p.m.
(14) Purdue at Ball State, 7 p.m.
(23) Davidson vs. West Virginia at Madison Square Garden, 7
p.m.

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Monday's Games
(10) Baylor 83 Lamar 56
(14) Rutgers 45 Georgia 34
Tuesday's Games
(15) Maryland at Loyola, Md., 7 p.m.
(25) Kansas State vs. Creighton, 8 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

NFL

Sunday's Games
Minnesota 20, Detroit 16
Tennessee 28, Cleveland 9
Houston 24, Green Bay 21
New Orleans 29, Atlanta 25
Chicago 23, Jacksonville 10
Philadelphia 20, N.Y. Giants 14
Indianapolis 35, Cincinnati 3
Miami 16, Buffalo 3
New England 24, Seattle 21
San Francisco 24, N.Y. Jets 14
Denver 24, Kansas City 17
Pittsburgh 20, Dallas 13
Arizona 34, St. Louis 10
Baltimore 24, Washington 10
Monday's Game
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 8:30 p.m.

NBA

Sunday's Games
New York 104, Detroit 92
Portland 98, Toronto 97
Boston 122, Indiana 117, OT
L.A. Lakers 105, Milwaukee 92
Monday's Games
Charlotte at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Golden State at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Orlando at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

Sunday's Games
Carolina 3, Washington 1
Chicago 7, Phoenix 1
Calgary 3, N.Y. Rangers 0
Anaheim 5, Columbus 3
Colorado 5, Vancouver 4, SO
Monday's Games
Tampa Bay at Boston, 7 p.m.
Florida at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.

Men's Top-25 Basketball

Sunday's Scores
( 6) Oklahoma 69 Tulsa 44
(11) Louisville 91 Ohio 56
(12) UCLA 85 Cal St.-Northridge 67
(13) Michigan St. 75 Bradley 59
(19) Arizona St. 64 Nebraska 44
Florida St. 57 (23) Florida 55

Monday
(11) Louisville vs. Lamar, 7 p.m.
(20) Georgetown vs. Savannah State, 7:30 p.m.
Schedule subject to change with Monday's poll

Women's Top-25 Basketball

Sunday's Scores
(22) TCU 82 ( 3) California 73
( 5) Texas A&M 80 SMU 48
( 6) Oklahoma 87 Arkansas St. 57
(24) Pittsburgh 86 ( 8) Maryland 57
( 9) Texas 74 Mississippi 50
(11) Notre Dame 62 (17) Purdue 51
(12) Duke 60 Michigan 45
(13) Louisville 82 Ball St. 51
(14) Auburn 64 Liberty 53
St. Bonaventure 63 (21) Michigan St. 52
Cincinnati 65 (23) Xavier 55
(25) Arizona St. 91 N. Arizona 65

Monday
(10) Baylor vs. Lamar, 8 p.m.
(15) Rutgers vs. Georgia, 7 p.m.
Schedule subject to change with Monday's poll

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

State High School Football Playoffs

Class A

Steel High 20
Sch. Haven 9

Steel High faces Clairton next Friday at 1pm at Hersheypark Stadium

Class AAA

Archbishop Wood 13
Selinsgrove 7

Top 25 Schedule

Saturday, Dec. 6

No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 2 Florida, SEC championship, 4 p.m.
No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 19 Missouri, Big 12 championship, 8 p.m.
No. 5 Southern Cal at UCLA, 4:30 p.m.
No. 13 Cincinnati at Hawaii, 11:30 p.m.
No. 18 Boston College vs. Virginia Tech, ACC Championship, 1 p.m.
No. 23 Pittsburgh at Connecticut, Noon

National Football League

Sunday's Games

Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Houston at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Miami vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 4:05 p.m.
New England at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Denver, 4:05 p.m.
Dallas at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m.
St. Louis at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
Washington at Baltimore, 8:15 p.m.

Monday's Game

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 8:30 p.m.

Local Non-League Boy's Basketball

Minersville 47, Nativity 31
Salisbury 64, Blue Mountain 60
Marian Catholic 73, Panther Valley 58
Pine Grove 52, Shenandoah Valley 49
Weatherly 57, Tamaqua 52
Jim Thorpe 70, Mahanoy Area 40
Halifax 72, Williams Valley 56
Lourdes Regional 40, Towanda 32
Shamokin 61, North Schuylkill 33
Cocalico 57, Hamburg 55, 2OT

Local Non-League Girl's Basketball

Phoenixville 36, Schuylkill Haven 33
Blue Mountain 46, Reading Central Catholic 34
Shenandoah Valley 57, North Schuylkill 49
Jim Thorpe 53, Mahanoy Area 43
Tri Valley 51, Line Mountain 39
Mount Carmel 66, Upper Dauphin 39
Lourdes 79, Pius X 32
Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech 36, Freeland MMI Prep 32
Exeter 39, Hamburg 32

National Basketball Association

Friday's Games

Orlando 98, Oklahoma City 89
L.A. Lakers 106, Washington 104
Cleveland 97, Indiana 73
Atlanta 98, New York 95
New Jersey 113, Minnesota 84
Memphis 93, L.A. Clippers 81
Boston 93, Portland 78
Philadelphia 96, Detroit 91
Milwaukee 101, Charlotte 96
Houston 131, Golden State 112
Utah 114, Toronto 87

Saturday's Games

Cleveland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Golden State at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Utah at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Denver at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

National Hockey League

Friday's Games

Calgary 4, St. Louis 3, OT
Vancouver 2, Minnesota 1
Dallas 2, Colorado 1, SO
Edmonton 5, Los Angeles 4, SO

Saturday's Games

Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 2 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Boston at Florida, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Washington at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.
Edmonton at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

NBA

Wednesday's Games
Atlanta 105, Memphis 95
Orlando 100, Minnesota 89
Cleveland 118, New York 82
L.A. Lakers 114, Philadelphia 102
Portland 98, Washington 92
Charlotte 103, Oklahoma City 97
Boston 114, Indiana 96
Milwaukee 97, Chicago 90
New Orleans 104, Phoenix 91
Houston 103, L.A. Clippers 96
Miami 93, Utah 89
Thursday's Games
Phoenix at Dallas, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

Wednesday's Games
Ottawa 5, Atlanta 1
N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 2, SO
Minnesota 4, St. Louis 0
Chicago 4, Anaheim 2
Edmonton 5, Dallas 2
Thursday's Games
N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Columbus at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

NFL

Thursday's Game
Oakland at San Diego, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Houston at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Miami vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 4:05 p.m.
New England at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Denver, 4:05 p.m.
Dallas at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m.
St. Louis at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
Washington at Baltimore, 8:15 p.m.
Monday's Game
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 8:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Wednesday's Games
( 1) North Carolina 98 (13) Michigan St. 63
( 3) Pittsburgh 78 Duquesne 51
(10) Tennessee 87 UNC Asheville 69
(14) Xavier 81 Auburn 74
(15) Wake Forest 83 Indiana 58
(16) Syracuse 88 Cornell 78
Thursday's Games
( 2) Connecticut at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
( 6) Oklahoma vs. Southern California, 7 p.m.
( 8) Texas vs. (12) UCLA, 9 p.m.
(17) Villanova vs. Houston Baptist, 7:30 p.m.
(19) Arizona State vs. Jackson State, 9 p.m.

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Wednesday's Games

( 1) Connecticut 96 Holy Cross 37
( 2) North Carolina 72 (18) Ohio St. 63
( 6) Oklahoma 69 Creighton 49
(14) Auburn 95 N. Carolina A&T 74
Georgia Tech 70 (21) Michigan St. 57
(24) Pittsburgh 66 Duquesne 47
(25) Arizona St. 73 UC Davis 59
Thursday's Games
( 8) Maryland at (17) Purdue, 6:30 p.m.
(12) Duke vs. Iowa, 7 p.m.
(13) Louisville at Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m.
(16) Vanderbilt at Cal State Fullerton, 10 p.m.
(20) Virginia at Illinois, 8:30 p.m.
(22) TCU at Fresno State, 10 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

NFL

Sunday's Games
Miami 16, St. Louis 12
Carolina 35, Green Bay 31
N.Y. Giants 23, Washington 7
San Francisco 10, Buffalo 3
Baltimore 34, Cincinnati 3
Indianapolis 10, Cleveland 6
Tampa Bay 23, New Orleans 20
Atlanta 22, San Diego 16
Denver 34, N.Y. Jets 17
Kansas City 20, Oakland 13
Pittsburgh 33, New England 10
Minnesota 34, Chicago 14
Monday's Game
Houston 30, Jacksonville 17
Thursday, Dec. 4
Oakland at San Diego, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 7
Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Houston at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Miami vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 4:05 p.m.
New England at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Denver, 4:05 p.m.
Dallas at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m.
St. Louis at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
Washington at Baltimore, 8:15 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 8
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 8:30 p.m.

NBA

Monday's Games
Charlotte 100, Minnesota 90
Boston 107, Orlando 88
Miami 130 Golden State 129, OT
Tuesday's Games
L.A. Lakers at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Washington at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto at Denver, 9 p.m.
Utah at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

NHL

Monday's Games
Nashville 2, Buffalo 0
Columbus 3, Vancouver 2
Detroit 2, Anaheim 1
Colorado 6, Minnesota 5
Toronto 3, Los Angeles 1
Tuesday's Games
Florida at Washington, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.
Toronto at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Monday's Games
( 2) Connecticut 79 Delaware St. 49
(16) Syracuse 86 Colgate 51
Tuesday's Games
( 4) Duke at ( 9) Purdue, 9 p.m.
( 7) Notre Dame vs. South Dakota, 7:30 p.m.
(17) Villanova at Pennsylvania, 8 p.m.
(18) Memphis vs. Marist, 8 p.m.
(21) Miami vs. Ohio State, 7 p.m.
(23) Florida vs. Florida A&M, 7 p.m.
(25) Marquette vs. Central Michigan, 8 p.m.

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Monday's Games
(15) Rutgers 64 Temple 60
Tuesday's Games
( 5) Texas A&M at Stephen F. Austin, 8:30 p.m.
( 7) Tennessee at George Washington, 7:30 p.m.
(11) Notre Dame at Eastern Michigan, 7 p.m.
(16) Vanderbilt vs. Radford, 8 p.m.
(23) Xavier vs. Kentucky, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

NFL

Sunday's Games
Miami 16, St. Louis 12
Carolina 35, Green Bay 31
N.Y. Giants 23, Washington 7
San Francisco 10, Buffalo 3
Baltimore 34, Cincinnati 3
Indianapolis 10, Cleveland 6
Tampa Bay 23, New Orleans 20
Atlanta 22, San Diego 16
Denver 34, N.Y. Jets 17
Kansas City 20, Oakland 13
Pittsburgh 33, New England 10
Minnesota 34, Chicago 14
Monday's Game
Jacksonville at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

NBA

Sunday's Games
Portland 96, Detroit 85
Chicago 103, Philadelphia 92
Denver 104, Houston 94
New Jersey 117, Phoenix 109
L.A. Lakers 112, Toronto 99
Monday's Games
Minnesota at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Miami at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

Sunday's Games
Florida 4, N.Y. Rangers 0
St. Louis 4, Atlanta 2
Dallas 4, Edmonton 3
Anaheim 4, Carolina 1
Monday's Games
Nashville at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Sunday's Games
( 1) North Carolina 116 UNC Asheville 48
W. Kentucky 68 ( 3) Louisville 54
( 5) Michigan St. 65 Wichita St. 57
( 6) Texas 77 Rice 56
( 8) Notre Dame 93 Furman 61
( 9) Gonzaga 83 (12) Tennessee 74
(14) Arizona St. 88 UTEP 58
(17) Florida 86 UMKC 65
(19) Wake Forest 87 Baylor 74
(21) Georgetown 75 Maryland 48

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TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Sunday's Games
( 1) Connecticut 106 ( 4) Oklahoma 78
( 5) Stanford 83 Hawaii 54
( 9) Tennessee 88 DePaul 67
(11) Texas 87 Florida Atlantic 38
(15) Auburn 63 Fla. International 52
Gonzaga 69 (16) Virginia 62
(19) Purdue 65 Prairie View 51
(20) Ohio St. 76 Dayton 61
(23) Old Dominion 97 Norfolk St. 54
(25) Iowa St. 87 San Diego St. 71

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