WPPA/T102 Sports- Thursday, April 16, 2009

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

BINGHAMTON 5R PHILS 2


SCH LEAGUE BASEBALL TODAY

POTTSVILLE AT SCH HAVEN- ON WPPA
JIM THORPE AT BLUE MTN
TAMAQUA AT NORTH SCHUYLKILL
PANTHER VALLEY AT PINE GROVE
NATIVITY AT LOURDES
WEATHERLY AT MINERSVILLE
MARIAN AT TRI VALLEY

SCH LEAGUE SOFTBALL

PANTHER VALLEY AT PINE GROVE
JIM THORPE AT BLUE MTN
TAMAQUA AT NORTH SCHUYLKILL
POTTSVILLE AT SCH HAVEN
LOURDES AT NATIVITY
WEATHERLY AT MINERSVILLE
MARIAN AT TRI VALLEY

CLEVELAND (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers handed Cleveland its second home loss of the season, 111-110 in overtime last night. The Cavs won 39 at home one shy of tying the 1985-86 Boston Celtics' all-time home record. The Sixers earned the No. 6 spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs and will play the Orlando Magic.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Mike Hampton pitched six shutout innings and the Houston Astros snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on last night. The two teams are scheduled to conclude their series this afternoon in Pittsburgh.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Five Villanova University freshmen are in custody after allegedly breaking into the Philadelphia Eagles' stadium and trying to make off with a seat. Police say security cameras spotted the men around 3 a.m. Wednesday at Lincoln Financial Field. Security guards alerted police and the men were arrested.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Almost seemed as if the Pittsburgh Penguins were playing last season's conference finals against the rival Flyers all over again. The Penguins got a goal and an assist each from stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin to defeat Philadelphia last night, 4-1. The series resumes Friday in Pittsburgh.

PHILAELPHIA (AP) - The Phillies were rained out in Washington last night. No makeup date for the game was announced. The team continues its series against the Nationals tonight with Joe Blanton scheduled to take the mound. The team returns home for a four-game set against the San Diego Padres.

UNDATED (AP) - The San Antonio Spurs managed to win the NBA's Southwest Division title, pulling out a 105-98 win over New Orleans in overtime while Houston was losing at Dallas 95-84. Tim Duncan scored six of his 20 points in OT after Michael Finley canned a buzzer-beating three-pointer to extend the game. And Philadelphia won at Cleveland 111-110 in overtime, preventing the Cavaliers from tying the NBA record of 40 home wins in a single regular season.

UNDATED (AP) - The Stanley Cup Playoffs began Wednesday with victories by the New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks. Brandon Dubinsky provided the game-winner in the third period of the Rangers' 4-3 triumph at Washington, and Zach Parise and Jamie Langenbrunner each had a goal and an assist as the Devils downed Carolina 4-1. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin also had a goal and an assist as the Pens beat Philadelphia 4-1, and Daniel Sedin scored a goal and set up another to help the Canucks beat St. Louis 2-1.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Craig MacTavish has been fired as coach of the Edmonton Oilers after the club failed to make the playoffs for the third straight year. The Oilers finished 11th in the Western Conference at 38-35-and-9, three years after reaching the Stanley Cup finals. This was the fifth time in seven seasons they have not reached the postseason.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Tim Wakefield got within five outs of becoming the second-oldest pitcher to throw a major league no-hitter. The 42-year-old knuckleballer held the Oakland Athletics hitless until Kurt Suzuki singled in the eighth inning. Wakefield settled for a four-hitter and an 8-2 win over the A's.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis confirms he talked with his family about quitting at the end of last season, though he says he never thought he'd leave. Weis was responding Wednesday to a story in Sunday's Chicago Tribune that said Weis thought about leaving the Irish and returning to the NFL as a coordinator.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Detroit 9 Chi White Sox 0
Final Cleveland 5 Kansas City 4
Final Boston 8 Oakland 2
Final N-Y Yankees 4 Tampa Bay 3
Final Texas 19 Baltimore 6
Final Toronto 12 Minnesota 2
Final Seattle 11 L.A. Angels 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Colorado 5 Chi Cubs 2
Final St. Louis 12 Arizona 7
Final Houston 4 Pittsburgh 1
Final Florida 10 Atlanta 4
Final N-Y Mets 7 San Diego 2
Final Milwaukee 9 Cincinnati 3
Final L.A. Dodgers 5 San Francisco 4
Philadelphia at Washington (7:05 p.m., postponed, Rain)

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Memphis 98 Atlanta 90
Final Orlando 98 Charlotte 73
Final OT Miami 102 Detroit 96
Final Dallas 95 Houston 84
Final Indiana 115 Milwaukee 108
Final New York 102 New Jersey 73
Final OT San Antonio 105 New Orleans 98
Final OT Philadelphia 111 Cleveland 110
Final Sacramento 97 Minnesota 90
Final Toronto 109 Chicago 98
Final Boston 115 Washington 107
Final Portland 104 Denver 76
Final Phoenix 117 Golden State 113
Final Oklahoma City 126 L-A Clippers 85

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

Final N-Y Rangers 4 Washington 3
Final Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 1
Final New Jersey 4 Carolina 1
Final Vancouver 2 St. Louis 1