WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The streaking New Jersey Devils beat the
Pittsburgh Penguins, as Martin Brodeur broke the NHL record with
his 104th career shutout. Maybe the only surprise was how easily
the victory came against the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh
Penguins. Brodeur needed to make only a few difficult saves while
breaking Terry Sawchuk's shutout record.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Nathan Horton, Stephen Weiss and Michael
Frolik all scored power-play goals to lead the Florida Panthers
past the punchless Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 last night. The Flyers
have lost 14 of their last 17 games and only Carolina has fewer
points in the NHL. Expected to contend for the Stanley Cup,
Philadelphia has lost its scoring touch.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Denver Broncos play the Philadelphia
Eagles this Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, marking the return
of seven-time Pro Bowl safety Brian Dawkins, who spent 13 seasons
with the Eagles before signing with Denver. At the same time,
Philadelphia's dynamic offense may see the return of another Eagles
icon: Running back Brian Westbrook.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers say wide receiver
Limas Sweed and long snapper Greg Warren will miss the rest of the
season. Sweed, a former second-round draft pick, is on the reserve
non-football illness list. Warren has been placed on the
reserve/injured list. He injured his right knee after tearing his
anterior cruciate ligament on the final play of Sunday's game
against Green Bay.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Talor Battle scored 16 points as Penn
State won for the third time in four games, beating American 76-57
last night. The Nittany Lions made 12 of their first 15 shots of
the second half and finished at 54.9 percent from the field. Chris
Babb scored 13 points and Bill Edwards had 12 for Penn State.



NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Monday's Game
N.Y. Giants 45, Washington 12

Friday's Games
San Diego at Tennessee, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 27
Buffalo at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Houston at Miami, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at New England, 1 p.m.
Detroit at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 4:15 p.m.
Denver at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m.
Dallas at Washington, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 28
Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Monday's Games
Milwaukee 84, Indiana 81
Orlando 104, Utah 99
Sacramento 102, Chicago 98
San Antonio 103, L.A. Clippers 87
Cleveland 109, Phoenix 91

Tuesday's Games
Detroit at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.
Chicago at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.


NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Monday's Games
Montreal 4, Atlanta 3, OT
Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Islanders 2
N.Y. Rangers 3, Carolina 1
Florida 4, Philadelphia 1
Buffalo 3, Toronto 2, OT
Boston 2, Ottawa 0
New Jersey 4, Pittsburgh 0
Colorado 4, Minnesota 3
San Jose 4, Dallas 2
Phoenix 5, Columbus 2
St. Louis 7, Edmonton 2

Tuesday's Games
San Jose at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Colorado, 10 p.m.
Nashville at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.


TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Monday's Games
(3) Kentucky 88 Drexel 44
(12) Kansas State 90 Ark.-Pine Bluff 76

Tuesday's Games
No. 1 Kansas vs. California, 9 p.m.
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 9 Michigan State, 7 p.m.
No. 4 Purdue vs. SIU-Edwardsville, 8 p.m.
No. 5 Syracuse vs. Oakland, Mich., 7 p.m.
No. 11 Connecticut vs. Maine at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn.,
7 p.m.
No. 10 North Carolina vs. Marshall, 7 p.m.
No. 17 Ohio State vs. Cleveland State, 8:30 p.m.
No. 18 Florida vs. South Alabama, 7 p.m.
No. 19 Texas A&M at No. 22 Washington, 11 p.m.
No. 20 Butler at UAB, 8 p.m.
No. 23 Texas Tech vs. Stanford, 8 p.m.
No. 24 Clemson vs. Western Carolina at Clemson, 7:30 p.m.

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Monday's Scores
No. 8 Duke 75 Maine 34
No. 12 Florida State 83 Hawaii 39
No. 16 Michigan State 67 St. Bonaventure 59
No. 25 James Madison 85 Longwood 67

Tuesday's Games
No. 4 Tennessee at San Francisco, 10 p.m.
No. 6 Ohio State vs. Western Illinois, 4 p.m.
No. 9 Georgia vs. Detroit, 7 p.m.
No. 11 LSU vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 8 p.m.
No. 20 Pittsburgh at Western Kentucky, 6:30 p.m.
No. 21 Kansas at Houston, 8 p.m.
No. 24 Georgia Tech at Georgia State, Noon