WPPA/T102 SPORTS-TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009

WPPA/T102 SPORTS
TUESDAY, NOV. 24TH

PLENTY OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL THIS COMING WEEKEND AS TWO AREA TEAMS CONTINUE PLAY, WITH THE DISTRICT 11 CLASS A CHAMPION TRI VALLEY BULLDOGS FACING THE DISTRICT 1 CHAMP ST. PIUS THE X, SATURDAY NIGHT AT 7PM AT WILLIAMS VALLEY STADIUM. THE NORTH SCHUYLKILL SPARTANS GO FOR DISTRICT 11 CLASS AA GOLD AS THEY TAKE ON NORTHERN LEHIGH AT MAHANOY AREA, SATURDAY NIGHT AT 7PM, ON T102 AND T102RADIO-DOT-COM.

DENVER (AP) - DAVID JONES SCORED TWICE, PAUL STASTNY HAD A GOAL AND TWO ASSISTS AND THE COLORADO AVALANCHE BEAT THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 5-4 LAST NIGHT. DANIEL BRIERE HAD TWO GOALS AND TWO ASSISTS AND JEFF CARTER HAD TWO GOALS FOR THE FLYERS, WHO NEARLY RALLIED FROM A THREE-GOAL DEFICIT IN THE THIRD PERIOD TO SEND IT INTO OVERTIME, BUT FLYERS COACH JOHN STEVENS SAYS ITS HARD TO WIN WHEN YOU GIVE UP 5 GOALS:

STEVENS
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS LOSS THIS PAST WEEKEND TO THE LOWLY KANSAS CITY CHIEFS SEEMS TO HAVE COME AS A SURPRISE TO THE STEELERS WHO WERE QUITE CONFIDENT GOING INTO THE GAME. THE LOSS TO THE REBUILDING CHIEFS AND CINCINNATI BENGALS THE PREVIOUS WEEK HAS SERIOUSLY HURT THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS' CHANCES OF REPEATING IN THE AFC NORTH. THE PLAYING STATUS OF PITTSBURGH QUARTERBACK BEN ROETHLISBERGER REMAINS UNCERTAIN. HE FACES MORE TESTS AS THE TEAM IS CONCERNED HE MAY HAVE SUFFERED A CONCUSSION IN SUNDAY'S GAME.

STATE COLLEGE, PA. (AP) - IF 10 WINS AND STAR POWER WERE THE SOLE CRITERIA FOR A BCS BID, NO. 12 PENN STATE WOULD BE A SHOO-IN FOR A LUCRATIVE AT-LARGE BERTH. BCS BERTHS IN THE FIESTA OR ORANGE BOWLS COULD BE POSSIBILITIES, ALONG WITH THE CAPITAL ONE BOWL ON NEW YEAR'S DAY IN ORLANDO.

HOUSTON (AP) - TENNESSEE'S ROB BIRONAS (BIH-ROH'-NIHS) CONNECTED ON A 53-YARD FIELD GOAL WITH LESS THAN A MINUTE TO GO AND THE TITANS BEAT HOUSTON'S TEXANS 20-17. THE TEXANS HAD A CHANCE TO TIE IT, BUT KRIS BROWN'S 49-YARD FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT WITH 1 SECOND REMAINING MISSED THE MARK. TITANS HEAD COACH JEFF FISHER SAYS THIS WAS A HUGE WIN FOR HIS TEAM:

JEFF FISHER
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NEW YORK (AP) - THE NATIONAL LEAGUE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD
IS THE LAST ONE TO BE HANDED OUT BY THE BASEBALL WRITERS OF
AMERICA. THE FRONT-RUNNER IS ST. LOUIS FIRST BASEMAN ALBERT PUJOLS
HE'S WON THE AWARD TWO OF THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND IS COMING OF A SEASON IN WHICH HE HIT .327 WITH 47 HOME RUNS AND 135 RUNS BATTED IN. OTHER CONTENDERS ARE PRINCE FIELDER OF MILWAUKEE AND HANLEY RAMIREZ OF THE MARLINS.

NEW YORK (AP) - MINNESOTA'S JOE MAUER WAS NAMED THE AMERICAN LEAGUE'S MOST VALUABLE PLAYER. HE WAS GIVEN 27 OF THE 28 FIRST-PLACE VOTES TO BECOME JUST THE SECOND CATCHER IN 33 YEARS TO WIN THE AWARD.
UNDATED (AP) - THE WEEKLY ASSOCIATED PRESS MEN'S BASKETBALL POLL FEATURES THE KANSAS JAYHAWKS IN THE NO. 1 SPOT. THEY ARE FOLLOWED
IN THIS WEEK'S POLL BY MICHIGAN STATE, TEXAS, VILLANOVA AND KENTUCKY.
THEN ITS ESPN RADIO ALL NIGHT.

NFL

Monday's Game
Tennessee 20, Houston 17

NBA
Monday's Games
Memphis 116, Sacramento 105
San Antonio 112, Milwaukee 98
Portland 122, Chicago 98
L.A. Clippers 91, Minnesota 87

Tuesday's Games
Indiana at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Denver, 9 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Utah, 9 p.m.
New York at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL

Monday's Games
Nashville 3, Detroit 1
N.Y. Islanders 4, Toronto 3, OT
N.Y. Rangers 7, Columbus 4
Ottawa 4, Washington 3, OT
Pittsburgh 3, Florida 2, OT
Boston 4, St. Louis 2
Dallas 2, Carolina 0
Colorado 5, Philadelphia 4
Edmonton 4, Phoenix 0
Anaheim 3, Calgary 2, SO
Tuesday's Games
Columbus at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.