WPPA / T-102 SPORTS-TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2009

HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS

NON LEAGUE BOYS

POTTSVILLE 51
DANVILLE 43

MARIAN 54
PIUS X 53

CARDINAL CLASSIC-PINE GROVE

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 57
PHILMONT ACADEMY 50

STEEL HIGH 84
PINE GROVE 63

LOVE 99 TOURNAMENT

WILLIAMS VALLEY 41
UPPER DAUPHIN 36

TRI VALLEY 43
MILLERSBURG 23


NON LEAGUE GIRLS

POTTSVILLE 39
NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH 33

CARDINAL CLASSIC

BLUE MOUNTAIN 45
BELLEFONTE 22

PINE GROVE 64
ATHOLTON OF MD 39

LOVE 99 TOURNAMENT

WILLIAMS VALLEY 56
UPPER DAUPHIN 30


TRI VALLEY 61
MILLERSBURG 30

MIDD WEST TOURNAMENT

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 61
LINE MOUNTAIN 51

TODAYS SCHEDULE

BOYS

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN AT DANVILLE
SHENANDOAH VALLEY AT MINERSVILLE

CARDINAL CLASSIC

PINE GROVE VS PHILMONT ACADEMY
NORTH SCHUYLKILL VS STEEL HIGH

LOVE 99

MILLERSBURG VS UPPER DAUPHIN
TRI VALLEY VS WILLIAMS VALLEY

GIRLS

MEYERS VS MARIAN

CARDINAL CLASSIC

BELLFONTE VS ATHOLTON OF MD
BLUE MTN VS PINE GROVE

LOVE 99 TOURNAMENT

UPPER DAUPHIN VS MILLERSBURG
WILLIAMS VALLEY VS TRI VALLEY

PORTLAND, ORE. (AP) - ELTON BRAND HAD A SEASON-HIGH 25 POINTS AND NINE REBOUNDS IN A RESERVE ROLE, LEADING THE PHILADELPHIA 76ERS TO A 104-93 VICTORY OVER THE PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS LAST NIGHT. ALLEN IVERSON, WHO MISSED THE PAST FOUR GAMES WITH A KNEE INJURY, RETURNED TO THE LINEUP AS A STARTER AND SCORED 19 POINTS.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - EAGLES CENTER JAMAAL JACKSON TORE A KNEE LIGAMENT IN SUNDAY'S WIN OVER DENVER AND WILL MISS THE REST OF THE SEASON. COACH ANDY REID SAID AN MRI EXAM YESTERDAY REVEALED JACKSON HAD A TORN ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT IN HIS LEFT KNEE. RIGHT GUARD NICK COLE REPLACED JACKSON AT CENTER AND MAX JEAN-GILLES TOOK COLE'S SPOT.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - ARE THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS DONE PLAYING MEANINGFUL GAMES UNTIL SEPTEMBER? VERY LIKELY. BY INEXPLICABLY LOSING TO THE BROWNS, CHIEFS AND RAIDERS IN A SPAN OF 19 DAYS, THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS PUT THEMSELVES IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION WHERE WINNING THEIR FINAL THREE GAMES MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH TO GET THEM INTO THE AFC PLAYOFFS.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - RYAN BROOKS SCORED 19 POINTS, RAMONE MOORE HAD 17 AND NO. 18 TEMPLE WON ITS SIXTH STRAIGHT GAME, 63-39 OVER BOWLING GREEN LAST NIGHT. THE OWLS USED RUNS OF 13-0 IN THE FIRST HALF AND 10-0 IN THE SECOND TO BREAK IT OPEN AND WIN IN THEIR FIRST GAME AS A RANKED TEAM SINCE 2001.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - ASHTON GIBBS SCORED 23 POINTS AND PITTSBURGH BOLTED TO A 13-POINT LEAD IN THE OPENING 6 1/2 MINUTES TO TAKE CONTROL, AND THE PANTHERS HELD OFF A LATE RALLY TO DEFEAT DEPAUL 65-52 LAST NIGHT IN THE BIG EAST OPENER FOR BOTH TEAMS. JERMAINE DIXON HAD 12 POINTS FOR PITT. HE'S THE ONLY RETURNING STARTER FROM PITT'S TEAM LAST SEASON.

CHICAGO (AP) - JAY CUTLER THREW A 39-YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS TO DEVIN AROMASHODU (UH-ROHM'-UH-SHUH-DOO) IN OVERTIME, AND THE CHICAGO BEARS BEAT THE FADING MINNESOTA VIKINGS 36-30 TO GIVE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE THROUGHOUT THE NFC PLAYOFFS. THE NFC NORTH CHAMPION VIKINGS HEAD INTO THE LAST WEEK OF THE REGULAR SEASON WITH THREE LOSSES IN THEIR LAST FOUR GAMES.

LUBBOCK, TEXAS (AP) - TEXAS TECH HAS SUSPENDED FOOTBALL COACH MIKE LEACH WHILE IT INVESTIGATES COMPLAINTS FROM RECEIVER ADAM JAMES AND HIS FAMILY ABOUT HOW THE COACH TREATED THE PLAYER AFTER A CONCUSSION. THE SCHOOL SAYS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR RUFFIN MCNEILL WILL BE THE INTERIM COACH AND LEAD THE TEAM IN THE ALAMO BOWL ON JAN. 2 AGAINST MICHIGAN STATE.

SHREVEPORT, LA. (AP) - GEORGIA WON ITS FOURTH STRAIGHT BOWL GAME BY MANHANDLING TEXAS A&M 44-20 IN THE INDEPENDENCE BOWL. JOE COX THREW TWO TOUCHDOWN PASSES, CALEB KING ADDED TWO RUSHING TDS AND GEORGIA'S DEFENSE BLOCKED TWO KICKS AND THE BULLDOGS' BRANDON BOYKIN BEAT MISTAKE-PRONE TEXAS A&M 44-20 IN THE INDEPENDENCE BOWL.

PHOENIX (AP) - AMARE STOUDEMIRE SCORED 26 POINTS, JARED DUDLEY MATCHED HIS CAREER BEST WITH 19 AND THE PHOENIX SUNS SENT THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS TO THEIR SECOND LOSS IN THREE GAMES, 118-103. KOBE BRYANT SCORED 34 FOR THE LAKERS BUT SAT OUT THE FINAL EIGHT MINUTES WHEN THE GAME WAS DEEMED OUT OF REACH BY COACH PHIL JACKSON.

WASHINGTON (AP) - IN THE NHL, ERIC STAAL HAD TWO GOALS AND THREE ASSISTS TO HELP THE CAROLINA HURRICANES END A THREE-GAME LOSING STREAK WITH A 6-3 VICTORY OVER THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS. THAT'S JUST THE HURRICANES' 10TH VICTORY OF THE SEASON AND THEIR SECOND ROAD TRIUMPH.

NFL

CHICAGO 36, MINNESOTA 30, OT

NBA

MONDAY'S GAMES

CHARLOTTE 94, MILWAUKEE 84
OKLAHOMA CITY 105, NEW JERSEY 89
MEMPHIS 116, WASHINGTON 111, OT
PHOENIX 118, L.A. LAKERS 103
SACRAMENTO 106, DENVER 101
PHILADELPHIA 104, PORTLAND 93
GOLDEN STATE 103, BOSTON 99

TUESDAY'S GAMES

OKLAHOMA CITY AT WASHINGTON, 7 P.M.
CLEVELAND AT ATLANTA, 7 P.M.
NEW YORK AT DETROIT, 7:30 P.M.
INDIANA AT CHICAGO, 8 P.M.
NEW ORLEANS AT HOUSTON, 8:30 P.M.
MINNESOTA AT SAN ANTONIO, 8:30 P.M.
GOLDEN STATE AT L.A. LAKERS, 10:30 P.M.

NHL

MONDAY'S GAMES

NEW JERSEY 3, ATLANTA 2
COLUMBUS 1, DETROIT 0, OT
CAROLINA 6, WASHINGTON 3
OTTAWA 4, MONTREAL 2
TAMPA BAY 2, BOSTON 1
CALGARY 4, EDMONTON 1
SAN JOSE 3, PHOENIX 2, SO
MINNESOTA 4, LOS ANGELES 3

TUESDAY'S GAMES

PITTSBURGH AT BUFFALO, 7 P.M.
COLUMBUS AT N.Y. ISLANDERS, 7 P.M.
NASHVILLE AT ST. LOUIS, 8 P.M.
CHICAGO AT DALLAS, 8 P.M.
VANCOUVER AT PHOENIX, 9 P.M.
MINNESOTA AT ANAHEIM, 10 P.M.