WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Lou Williams' layup with 3.1 seconds
remaining lifted the Philadelphia 76ers to a come-from-behind 86-84
victory over the Charlotte Bobcats last night. Andre Iguodala lead
the 76ers with 25 points, but it was Elton Brand's 19 points and 11
rebounds that helped seal the win for Philadelphia.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mika Pyorala scored his first NHL goal,
backup goalie Brian Boucher made 37 saves and the Philadelphia
Flyers opened a road trip with their seventh victory in eight
games, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Kings last night. Mike Richards and
James van Riemsdyk also scored and Braydon Coburn had two assists
for the Flyers.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Doctors say Philadelphia Eagles running back
Brian Westbrook has improved significantly over the last three days
following a second concussion in a three-week span. Westbrook was
evaluated yesterday at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
with a battery of neuro-cognitive tests. So far the word is that he
had favorable results.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger felt out of sync all day in
the Pittsburgh Steelers' offense. Santonio Holmes apparently
didn't. Holmes disputes the quarterback's notion that the Steelers
had "something missing" during their 18-12 loss to Cincinnati
that moved the Bengals ahead of the Steelers in the AFC North race.

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) - Sidney Crosby lifted the Stanley Cup
in June, and now he is carrying the Olympic torch at home in Nova
Scotia. Hundreds of people lined a street in Halifax to watch the
captain of the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins with the
flame. Crosby ran about 300 yards before passing the torch to
snowboarder Sarah Conrad.

NBA
Wednesday's Games
Philadelphia 86, Charlotte 84
Orlando 108, Oklahoma City 94
Atlanta 105, Miami 90
Washington 108, Cleveland 91
New York 110, Indiana 103
Boston 109, Golden State 95
Memphis 106, L.A. Clippers 91
Houston 97, Minnesota 84
Milwaukee 99, New Jersey 85
Utah 104, Toronto 91
Dallas 99, San Antonio 94, OT
Portland 87, Detroit 81
Thursday's Games
Phoenix at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Utah at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Chicago at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Florida 6, Buffalo 2
Dallas 3, Detroit 1
Phoenix 3, Minnesota 2
Edmonton 6, Colorado 4
Philadelphia 3, Los Angeles 2
Thursday's Games
Boston at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Columbus at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Chicago at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

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