WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL

Pottsville 47, Pine Grove 44
Blue Mountain 49, North Schuylkill 46
Jim Thorpe 65, Panther Valley 51
Tri Valley 44, Schuylkill Haven 41
Williams Valley 65, Lourdes 35
Marian 56, Shenandoah Valley 33
Mahanoy Area 66, Carson Long 33

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL

Nativity 46, Athens 25
Upper Dauphin 39, East Juniata 35

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A.I. versus Kobe delivered the throwback duel fans paid to see. Just like in the 2001 NBA finals, Bryant's Lakers came out on top. Bryant scored 24 points to lead Los Angeles to a 99-91 win over Philadelphia. Allen Iverson had a season-high 23 points for the Sixers.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Yale used a strong first half to pull away from Penn in a 61-48 victory on Friday night. Porter Braswell scored 14 points and Greg Mangano had 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench for the Bulldogs.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles have promoted Howie Roseman to general manager. Roseman has been the team's vice president of player personnel the last two seasons. He replaces the departed Tom Heckert, who left two weeks ago to become the GM in Cleveland.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Former Steelers linebacker Jerry Olsavsky is rejoining the team as a defensive quality control coach. Olsavsky succeeds Lou Spanos, who left the Steelers after 16 seasons to become the Washington Redskins' linebackers coach.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A central Pennsylvania racetrack is asking state officials to investigate a New Hampshire horseman after 10 of his horses were euthanized on the track in 13 months - two last week alone. Penn National Race Course jockeys have refused to ride this week on or against horses owned by Michael Gill.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski soon will be able to walk down Mazeroski Way on Pittsburgh's North Side and see a statue twice his size depicting him hitting one of baseball's most famous homers. He gave a brief talk Friday as a miniature version of the statue was unveiled.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Two of the most accomplished coaches in Philadelphia basketball history have been inducted into the city's Big 5 Hall of Fame. John Chaney led Temple to five NCAA tournament regional finals, and Rollie Massimino coached Villanova to one of the most improbable of NCAA championships. Former La Salle coach Speedy Morris was also inducted Friday.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Friday's Games

Cleveland 94, Indiana 73
L.A. Lakers 99, Philadelphia 91
Atlanta 100, Boston 91
Minnesota 111, L.A. Clippers 97
Chicago 108, New Orleans 106, OT
Oklahoma City 101, Denver 84
Miami 92, Detroit 65
Washington 81, New Jersey 79
Houston 104, Portland 100
San Antonio 104, Memphis 97
Utah 101, Sacramento 94
Charlotte 121, Golden State 110

Saturday's Games

Atlanta at Orlando, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Memphis, 8 p.m.
New York at Washington, 8 p.m.
Miami at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at Dallas, 9 p.m.
Charlotte at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Anaheim 2, Tampa Bay 1, SO
New Jersey 5, Toronto 4, OT
Washington 4, Florida 1
Buffalo 2, Boston 1
Detroit 4, Nashville 2
Dallas 3, Colorado 2

Saturday's Games

N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Montreal at Ottawa, 2 p.m.
Los Angeles at Boston, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Columbus at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Atlanta at Nashville, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Calgary, 10 p.m.
Minnesota at San Jose, 10:30 p.m

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD

GIRLS

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 48
BLUE MOUNTAIN 42

TAMAQUA 68
MINERSVILLE 48

LOURDES 68
WILLIAMS VALLEY 31

PINE GROVE 55
POTTSVILLE 30

MARIAN 37
SHENANDOAH VALLEY 26

TRI VALLEY 55
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 37

JIM THORPE 55
PANTHER VALLEY 40

WEATHERLY 57
MAHANOY AREA 40

BOYS NON LEAGUE

TAMAQUA 63
NATIVITY 54

TONIGHTS SCHEDULE

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE BOYS

POTTSVILLE AT PINE GROVE-ON WPPA AND WPPARADIO-DOT-COM
NORTH SCHUYLKILL AT BLUE MOUNTAIN-ON T102 AND T102RADIO-DOT-COM
PANTHER VALLEY AT JIM THORPE
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN AT TRI VALLEY
LOURDES AT WILLIAMS VALLEY
MARIAN AT SHENANDOAH VALLEY

NON LEAGUE BOYS

MAHANOY AREA AT CARSON LONG TOURNAMENT

NON LEAGUE GIRLS

ATHENS AT NATIVITY

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Brian Elliot made 30 saves to win his sixthconsecutive start and the Ottawa Senators tied a club record withtheir eighth straight win, 4-1 over the Pittsburgh Penguins onThursday night. Evgeni Malkin scored 1:34 into the game for thePenguins, who had won three of four.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jim Slater's second goal of the game snappeda tie and lifted the Atlanta Thrashers to a 4-3 victory over thePhiladelphia Flyers on Thursday night. The Thrashers rallied from a3-1 deficit to hand Philadelphia its first loss when leading aftertwo periods. Claude Giroux, Arron Asham and Dan Carcillo had goalsfor Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Sixers are hosting the Los AngelesLakers tonight. The Lakers are coming off a 22-point win over thePacers in Indianapolis on Wednesday night, while Philadelphiacontinues to struggle, losing 91-88 at Milwaukee two nights ago.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ashton Gibbs and Gary McGhee scored keybaskets to start a game-ending 9-1 run and No. 17 Pittsburghovercame some cold shooting for a 63-53 victory over St. John's onThursday night. Brad Wanamaker scored 16 points as the Panthersrallied from a six-point deficit to end their first two-game losingstreak in nearly two years.

CINCINNATI (AP) - Jason Love scored 17 points off an array ofone-hand shots near the basket, and Kenny Frease had his firstcareer double-double Thursday night, leading Xavier to an 86-50victory over Duquesne. The Dukes were led by Melquan Bolding's 14points.

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) - Devin Sweetney scored 23 points and St.Francis (Pa.) held off St. Francis (N.Y.) 77-63 on Thursday night.The Red Flash got 13 points from Anthony Ervin.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - Velton Jones scored 21 points andRobert Morris defeated Long Island 66-58 on Thursday night. MezieNwigwe added 20 points, including going 10-for-10 from the foulline, as the Colonials improved to 8-1 in the Northeast Conference.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Brittany Rayburn scored 26 points andK.K. Houser made all 13 of her free throws in scoring a career-high18 points, helping Purdue beat No. 23 Penn State 80-76 in overtimeon Thursday night. The Lady Lions lost their first game sincere-entering the Top 25 for the first time in five years.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pitt offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr.says he's not looking to leave the school after only one season.Cignetti, credited with upgrading Pitt's offense during a 10-3season, said Thursday night that he isn't considering an NFLcoordinator's job or a comparable position at a different Top 25school.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Veteran pitcher Jose Contreras has finalizeda $1.5 million, one-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.The 38-year-old right-hander went a combined 6-13 with a 4.92 ERAin 28 games last year with the Chicago White Sox and ColoradoRockies. Contreras started 23 games, but will be used mainly as areliever in Philadelphia.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Right-hander Tyler Walker agreed to a one-yearcontract with the Washington Nationals. The 33-year-old Walker went2-1 with a 3.06 ERA in 32 appearances with the NL championPhiladelphia Phillies last season.

NBA
Thursday's Games
Toronto 106, New York 104
Orlando 96, Boston 94
Phoenix 112, Dallas 106
Friday's Games
Cleveland at Indiana, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Boston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Chicago at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Denver at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Miami at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Washington at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Portland at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m.
Charlotte at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
Phoenix 3, Calgary 2, SO
Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 3
Ottawa 4, Pittsburgh 1
Carolina 4, N.Y. Islanders 1
Los Angeles 4, Columbus 1
Minnesota 1, Colorado 0
St. Louis 2, Edmonton 1
Chicago 4, San Jose 3, OT
Friday's Games
Toronto at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Florida at Washington, 7 p.m.
Boston at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games

(10) Purdue 60 (16) Wisconsin 57
(13) Gonzaga 71 Santa Clara 64
(17) Pittsburgh 63 St. John's 53
(18) Mississippi 84 Auburn 74
(22) Georgia Tech 79 Wake Forest 58


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games

( 2) Stanford 71 Arizona St. 48
( 4) Ohio St. 81 Minnesota 58
( 5) Tennessee 85 Auburn 56
Mississippi St. 74 ( 9) Georgia 66
Kentucky 71 (18) LSU 62
Purdue 80 (23) Penn St. 76
(24) Wis.-Green Bay 73 Butler 62

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

BOYS

MARIAN 57
LOURDES 44

GIRLS

JIM THORPE 57
WILLIAMS VALLEY 35

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE GIRLS

BLUE MOUNTAIN AT NORTH SCHUYLKILL-ON WPPA AND WPPARADIO-DOT-COM
PINE GROVE AT POTTSVILLE
JIM THORPE AT PANTHER VALLEY
TRI VALLEY AT SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
SHENANDOAH VALLEY AT MARIAN
WILLIAMS VALLEY AT LOURDES
MAHANOY AREA AT WEATHERLY

NON LEAGUE GIRLS

MINERSVILLE AT TAMAQUA

NON LEAGUE BOYS

TAMAQUA AT NATIVITY

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Rookie Brandon Jennings scored 18 points,hitting a 12-footer with 22 seconds left, and the Milwaukee Bucksheld on to beat Philadelphia 91-88 on Wednesday night. The winsnapped Milwaukee's six-game losing skid against the 76ers, who got26 points and 10 rebounds from Elton Brand.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Scottie Reynolds and Corey Fisher eachscored 17 points to help No. 3 Villanova get off to the best startin history with a 90-72 win over Notre Dame on Wednesday night. TheWildcats are 19-1 for the first time and are the only Big East teamunbeaten in conference play.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Derrio Green scored 26 points andCharlotte rallied for a 74-64 victory over No. 15 Temple onWednesday night to end the Owls' six-game winning streak. The lossgave the Owls their first loss in six Atlantic 10 Conference games.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - D.J. Richardson scored 20 points andIllinois staved off a Penn State rally in a 77-67 win Wednesdaynight to snap the Illini's three-game losing streak. It was anothercrushing loss for the Nittany Lions, who fell to 0-8 in the BigTen). Their winless streak in conference play is the school's worstBig Ten start since 2003.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ricky Harris scored 23 points andMassachusetts used a second-half run to pull away from SaintJoseph's 87-80 on Wednesday night. The Hawks were led by GarrettWilliamson with 16 points, 10 assists, six steals and three blocks.

NEW YORK (AP) - Aaric Murray scored 24 points and Rodney Greenscored 14 of his 16 in the second half as La Salle defeated Fordham80-73 on Wednesday night. The Explorers made 17 of 25 shots in thesecond half.

EASTON, Pa. (AP) - Jared Mintz scored 20 points to leadLafayette to a 77-68 victory over Army on Wednesday night. Mintzwas 10-for-10 from the free-throw line to help the Leopards win forthe seventh time in eight games.

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) - G.W. Boon scored 18 points and MikeMuscala had a double-double to lead Bucknell to an 81-75 win inovertime over Lehigh on Wednesday night. Muscala finished with 16points and 10 rebounds.

BOSTON (AP) - Chris Fouch and Jamie Harris scored 13 pointsapiece as Drexel beat Northeastern 61-48 on Wednesday night to snapthe Huskies' 11-game winning streak.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Donovan McNabb says he's happy tohear Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid wants him back nextseason. Reid said McNabb will be back for a 12th season inPhiladelphia. The quarterback had the third-highest passer ratingof his career in 2009 and made the Pro Bowl for the fifth time.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles have hired BarryRubin head strength and conditioning coach and Ken Croner assistantstrength and conditioning coach.

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Bucknell hired Joe Susan to take over ashead football coach, luring back a former Bison assistant to lead aprogram coming off three straight losing seasons. Susan spent thelast nine seasons as an assistant at Rutgers.

NBA
Wednesday's Games
Toronto 111, Miami 103
L.A. Lakers 118, Indiana 96
Cleveland 109, Minnesota 95
New Jersey 103, L.A. Clippers 87
Memphis 99, Detroit 93
Chicago 96, Oklahoma City 86
Milwaukee 91, Philadelphia 88
Denver 97, Houston 92
San Antonio 105, Atlanta 90
Utah 106, Portland 95
New Orleans 123, Golden State 110
Thursday's Games
Toronto at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Orlando, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Buffalo 2, New Jersey 1, SO
Dallas 4, Calgary 3, SO
Carolina 5, N.Y. Rangers 1
Washington 5, Anaheim 1
Tampa Bay 3, Montreal 0
Minnesota 5, Detroit 2
Vancouver 3, St. Louis 2
Thursday's Games
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Calgary at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
St. Louis at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Chicago at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday's Games

( 3) Villanova 90 Notre Dame 72
( 6) Texas 95 Texas Tech 83
( 8) Duke 70 Florida St. 56
(23) New Mexico 76 (12) BYU 72
(21) Vanderbilt 85 (14) Tennessee 76
Charlotte 74 (15) Temple 64
Providence 81 (19) Connecticut 66
(20) Ohio St. 65 Iowa 57


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday's Games

( 3) Notre Dame 84 Providence 59
( 6) Nebraska 89 Texas Tech 47
(14) Baylor 61 ( 8) Texas A&M 53
(10) Xavier 88 Rhode Island 60
(22) Iowa St. 63 (11) Oklahoma 56
(16) West Virginia 53 Seton Hall 31
Marquette 52 (17) Georgetown 45
(20) TCU 78 Colorado St. 51
(21) Virginia 73 N.C. State 60
(25) Georgia Tech 80 Miami 73

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL-BOYS

PANTHER VALLEY 48
NORTH SCHUYLKILL 47

PINE GROVE 65
JIM THORPE 63

POTTSVILLE 55
TAMAQUA 40

MARIAN 60
MINERSVILLE 43

WILLIAMS VALLEY 69
WEATHERLY 44

TRI VALLEY 58
MAHANOY AREA 28

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 74
SHENANDOAH VALLEY 48

LOURDES 52
NATIVITY 44

GIRLS

COL-MON VO TECH 39
WEATHERLY 38

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE BOYS TONIGHT

LOURDES AT MARIAN

NON LEAGUE GIRLS

WILLIAMS VALLEY AT JIM THORPE

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Fran Dunphy has watched the best of Phillycollege hoops over the years. Now, he's got one of the best teamsin the nation. Dunphy has Temple firmly back in the Top 25, atopthe Atlantic 10 standings and again in the conversation as one ofthe premier programs in the sport. The Owls play tonight atCharlotte in an A-10 showdown.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Catcher Carlos Ruiz finalized an $8.85million, three-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies,avoiding salary arbitration. Ruiz will earn $1.9 million thisseason, $2.75 million in 2011 and $3.7 million in 2012.

MILWAUKEE (AP) - The 76ers are in Milwaukee to take on the Buckstonight. The Sixers trail the Bucks in the Eastern Conferencestandings, with Milwaukee in ninth place at 18-24 and Philadelphiain 13th place at 15-29.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - The U.S. Olympic Committee has filed afederal lawsuit to get the International Institute for Sport andOlympic History to drop "Olympic" from its name. The USOC saysthe State College-based institute didn't get permission to use"Olympic" as part of its name. The USOC also asks for damages incourt papers filed last week in federal court in Williamsport.


NBA
Tuesday's Games
L.A. Lakers 115, Washington 103
New York 132, Minnesota 105
Dallas 108, Milwaukee 107
Charlotte 114, Phoenix 109, OT
Sacramento 99, Golden State 96
Wednesday's Games
L.A. Lakers at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Miami at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Denver at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Atlanta at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Utah at Portland, 10 p.m.
New Orleans at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Los Angeles 5, Toronto 3
Washington 7, N.Y. Islanders 2
Atlanta 2, Anaheim 1
Columbus 3, Nashville 2
Phoenix 5, Detroit 4, OT
Ottawa 3, New Jersey 0
Florida 2, Montreal 1
Chicago 4, Edmonton 2
Wednesday's Games
New Jersey at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Washington, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Calgary at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
South Carolina 68 ( 1) Kentucky 62
( 5) Michigan St. 57 Michigan 56
( 9) West Virginia 62 DePaul 46
(11) Kansas St. 76 (24) Baylor 74
(25) UAB 65 Tulsa 55


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 1) Connecticut 73 Rutgers 36
(15) Oklahoma St. 75 Missouri 60

WPPA/T102 SPORTS-TUESDAY

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

BOYS

BLUE MOUNTAIN 71
SCH. HAVEN 46

GIRLS

NATIVITY 60
LOURDES 47

PINE GROVE 64
JIM THORPE 45

TAMAQUA 63
POTTSVILLE 41

TRI VALLEY 65
MAHANOY AREA 34

WILLIAMS VALLEY 42
WEATHERLY 36

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 47
PANTHER VALLEY 23

MARIAN 45
MINERSVILLE 21

SHENANDOAH VALLEY 47
SCH. HAVEN 16

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE BOYS SCHEDULE

TAMAQUA AT POTTSVILLE-ON WPPA AND WPPARADIO-DOT-COM
JIM THORPE AT PINE GROVE
PANTHER VALLEY AT NORTH SCHUYLKILL
SHENANDOAH VALLEY AT SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
MAHANOY AREA AT TRI VALLEY
WEATHERLY AT WILLIAMS VALLEY
NATIVITY AT LOURDES
MARIAN AT MINERSVILLE

NON LEAGUE GIRLS

WEATHERLY AT COL-MON VO TECH

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - DANNY GRANGER SCORED 26 POINTS AND DAHNTAY JONES HAD 18 POINT TO LEAD THE INDIANA PACERS TO A 109-98 WIN OVER THE PHILADELPHIA 76ERS ON MONDAY NIGHT. ANDRE IGUODALA SCORED 22 POINTS AND ALLEN IVERSON HAD 20 FOR PHILADELPHIA, WHICH FAILED IN ITS BID TO WIN THREE STRAIGHT GAMES FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON.

NEW YORK (AP) - NEWLY RECALLED CHRIS CONNER NETTED TWO GOALS AND THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS SCORED TWICE ONE MINUTE APART IN THE THIRD PERIOD TO BEAT THE SLUMPING NEW YORK RANGERS 4-2 ON MONDAY NIGHT. EVGENI MALKIN AND PASCAL DUPUIS ALSO SCORED FOR PITTSBURGH.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - DARRIN GOVENS SCORED 17 POINTS AND CARL JONES ADDED 16 TO HELP SAINT JOSEPH'S DEFEAT PENNSYLVANIA 85-64. HILLIARD SCORED 12 POINTS FOR SAINT JOSEPH'S, WHICH WON ITS THIRD STRAIGHT, AND FIFTH IN A ROW AGAINST PENN.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A PERSON FAMILIAR WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS SAYS CATCHER CARLOS RUIZ AND THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES HAVE AGREED TO AN $8.85 MILLION, THREE-YEAR CONTRACT THAT AVOIDS SALARY ARBITRATION. THE SOURCE TOLD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THAT THE CONTRACT INCLUDES A $5 MILLION CLUB OPTION FOR 2013 WITH A $500,000 BUYOUT.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - EAGLES QUARTERBACK DONOVAN MCNABB HAS EARNED HIS SIXTH TRIP TO THE PRO BOWL AS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE SAINTS' DREW BREES. THE EAGLES SAID ON MONDAY THAT MCNABB AND STRONG SAFETY QUINTIN MIKELL WERE ADDED TO THE NFC ROSTER AFTER NEW ORLEANS ADVANCED TO THE SUPER BOWL.

STATE COLLEGE, PA. (AP) - THE PENN STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM IS BACK IN THE TOP 25 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS. PENN STATE IS RANKED NO. 23 IN THE LATEST AP POLL. NEXT UP FOR PENN STATE IS PURDUE ON THURSDAY IN STATE COLLEGE.

LAWRENCE, KAN. (AP) - SECOND-RANKED KANSAS RAN COLLEGE BASKETBALL'S LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAK TO 54 BY EASILY DEFEATING MISSOURI 84-65 AT ALLEN FIELDHOUSE. COLE ALDRICH HAD 12 POINTS, 16 REBOUNDS AND BLOCKED SEVEN SHOTS FOR 19-AND-1 KANSAS.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - FOURTH-RANKED SYRACUSE IS THE NATION'S FIRST 20-GAME WINNER, THE 32ND TIME IN COACH JIM BOEHEIM'S 34-YEAR CAREER AS ORANGE COACH. SYRACUSE SPOTTED GEORGETOWN AN EARLY 14-0 LEAD, THEN ROARED FROM BEHIND TO ROUT THE SEVENTH-RANKED HOYAS 73-56 BEHIND 15 POINTS APIECE FROM ANDY RAUTINS AND KRIS JOSEPH.

BOSTON (AP) - PAUL PIERCE SCORED 22 POINTS AND RAJON RONDO HAD 16 POINTS AND 12 ASSISTS IN THE BOSTON CELTICS' 95-89 WIN OVER THE L.A. CLIPPERS IN A GAME PLAYED ON A TD GARDEN FLOOR THAT HAD TO BE CONTINUALLY WIPED BECAUSE OF CONDENSATION. THE TD GARDEN HAS ICE - FOR BOSTON BRUINS' GAMES - UNDER THE PARQUET FLOOR AND UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER IN BOSTON CAUSED CONDENSATION TO FORM ON THE GARDEN FLOOR.

LA QUINTA, CALIF. (AP) - THERE'S A FIRST-TIME PGA TOUR WINNER IN THE FIRST STATESIDE PGA TOUR EVENT OF THE YEAR. BILL HAAS, THE SON OF PGA AND CHAMPIONS TOUR STAR JAY HAAS, FINISHED ONE SHOT AHEAD OF MATT KUCHAR, TIM CLARK AND BUBBA WATSON AT THE BOB HOPE CLASSIC, THE TOURNAMENT THE ELDER HAAS WON IN 1998.

CHICAGO (AP) - WHITE SOX MANAGER OZZIE GUILLEN TOLD VETERAN SLUGGER JIM THOME HE WON'T BE ASKED TO REJOIN THE TEAM AS A DESIGNATED HITTER. THOME, WHO PLAYED THREE-PLUS SEASONS WITH THE WHITE SOX BEFORE HE WAS TRADED TO THE DODGERS ON AUG. 31, WAS INTERESTED IN RETURNING TO CHICAGO.

NBA

Monday's Games

Indiana 109, Philadelphia 98
Boston 95, L.A. Clippers 89
Cleveland 92, Miami 91
Memphis 99, Orlando 94
Atlanta 102, Houston 95
Chicago 98, San Antonio 93
Denver 104, Charlotte 93
Utah 124, Phoenix 115
New Orleans 98, Portland 97

Tuesday's Games

L.A. Lakers at Washington, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Golden State at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

NHL

Monday's Games

Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 2
St. Louis 2, Calgary 0
Vancouver 3, Buffalo 2

Tuesday's Games

Los Angeles at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Detroit, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Montreal at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Monday's Games

( 2) Kansas 84 Missouri 65
( 4) Syracuse 73 ( 7) Georgetown 56

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Monday's Games

Purdue 63 ( 4) Ohio St. 61
(12) North Carolina 81 N.C. State 69

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

GIRLS

POTTSVILLE AT TAMAQUA
JIM THORPE AT PINE GROVE
NORTH SCHUYLKILL AT PANTHER VALLEY
LOURDES AT NATIVITY
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN AT SHENANDOAH VALLEY
MINERSVILLE AT MARIAN
TRI VALLEY AT MAHANOY AREA
WILLIAMS VALLEY AT WEATHERLY

BOYS

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN AT BLUE MOUNTAIN-ON WPPA AND WPPARADIO-DOT-COM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Matt Cooke and Sergei Gonchar scoredpower-play goals to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 2-1 victoryover the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. Cooke scored the winnerwith less than two minutes left in the game when he deflectedGonchar's slap shot past Ray Emery. Gonchar scored on a tip-in with5:27 left in the second period.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The 76ers look to complete a home-and-homesweep of the Pacers when the teams meet at the Wachovia Centertonight. The Sixers are seeking their first three-game win streakof the season after a 107-97 victory at Indiana on Saturday.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Herb Pope had 19 points and nine reboundsand Seton Hall posted its biggest win in four years with a 64-61victory over No. 9 Pittsburgh on Sunday. Jeff Robinson tallied 15points and hit two clutch free throws with 12 seconds to play asSeton Hall won despite having leading scorer Jeremy Hazell limitedto nine points by foul problems.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Jordan Taylor scored the last eight pointsof regulation to tie the game, then went on to score 10 more inovertime and lead No. 18 Wisconsin to a 79-71 victory over PennState on Sunday. With the loss, the Nittany Lions remain winless inBig Ten play.


NFL
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 24
Indianapolis 30, N.Y. Jets 17
New Orleans 31, Minnesota 28, OT
Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 31
At Miami
AFC vs. NFC, 7:20 p.m. (ESPN)
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 7
At Miami
New Orleans vs. Indianapolis, 6:25 p.m. (CBS)

NBA
Sunday's Games
L.A. Clippers 92, Washington 78
Dallas 128, New York 78
Toronto 106, L.A. Lakers 105
Monday's Games
Indiana at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Atlanta at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Chicago at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Denver, 9 p.m.
Phoenix at Utah, 9 p.m.
New Orleans at Portland, 10 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 1
Carolina 5, Boston 1
Colorado 4, Dallas 0
Monday's Games
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Sunday's Games
Seton Hall 64 ( 9) Pittsburgh 61
OT (18) Wisconsin 79 Penn St. 71
Florida St. 68 (19) Georgia Tech 66
(20) N. Iowa 67 Indiana St. 58


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Sunday's Games
( 3) Tennessee 55 (18) LSU 43
( 4) Notre Dame 74 (16) West Virginia 66
( 6) Duke 58 Maryland 57
Mississippi 66 ( 8) Georgia 65
(12) Oklahoma St. 74 Colorado 63
(15) Florida St. 85 Boston College 64
Mississippi St. 65 (21) Vanderbilt 56
(25) Virginia 57 (22) Georgia Tech 55
(24) Vermont 67 Stony Brook 45

WPPA/T102 SPORTS-SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

BOYS

POTTSVILLE 60
BLUE MTN 55

NORTH SCH 45
PINE GROVE 40 OT

SCH HAVEN 38
MAHANOY AREA 35

TRI VALLEY 52
WEATHERLY 33

JIM THORPE 90
TAMAQUA 76

MINERSVILLE 47
SHEN VALLEY 37

NON LEAGUE BOYS TODAY

NORTH SCH AT CONRAD WEISER
PINE GROVE AT ELCO
BLUE MOUNTAIN AT NORTHERN LEHIGH
MAHANOY AREA AT MILLERSBURG
TRI VALLEY AT TAMAQUA
WILLIAMS VALLEY AT JIM THORPE
MARIAN AT LEHIGHTON
PANTHER VALLEY AT PALMERTON

NON LEAGUE GIRLS

NORTHERN LEHIGH AT BLUE MOUNTAIN
READING CENTRAL CATHOLIC AT NATIVITY
TRI VALLEY AT FREEDOM
MAHANOY AREA AT MINERSVILLE
JIM THORPE AT MMI
LACKAWANNA TRAIL AT WEATHERLY
NORTH SCHUYLKILL AT MIFFLINBURG
MARIAN AT LEHIGHTON
CRESTWOOD AT POTTSVILLE
WILLIAMS VALLEY AT PIUS X
PALMERTON AT PANTHER VALLEY
MT CARMEL AT LOURDES

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - THADDEUS YOUNG AND LOU WILLIAMS CAME OFF THE BENCH AND COMBINED FOR 33 POINTS TO LEAD THE PHILADELPHIA 76ERS TO A SURPRISING 92-81 WIN OVER THE DALLAS MAVERICKS ON FRIDAY NIGHT. YOUNG HAD BEEN ONE OF THREE SIXERS TO START ALL 41 GAMES THIS SEASON UNTIL FRIDAY.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES HAVE FINALIZED A $22 MILLION, THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH ALL-STAR CENTER FIELDER SHANE VICTORINO AND HAVE REACHED A PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT ON A ONE-YEAR DEAL WITH PITCHER JOSE CONTRERAS. CONTRERAS' CONTRACT IS CONTINGENT ON A PHYSICAL, ACCORDING TO A PERSON FAMILIAR WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS WHO SPOKE ON CONDITION OF ANONYMITY.

SEATTLE (AP) - 2008 AL CY YOUNG AWARD WINNER CLIFF LEE SAYS HE HOPES TO BE AS COMFORTABLE WITH THE SEATTLE MARINERS AS HE WAS IN HIS FEW MONTHS WITH THE PHILLIES. HE GOT SOME LAUGHS WHEN HE WAS INTRODUCED IN SEATTLE ON FRIDAY. ASKED WHAT HE'S LOOKING FOR WHEN HIS CONTRACT ENDS THIS FALL, HE SAID: "A 10-YEAR DEAL FOR ABOUT 200 BILLION DOLLARS."

PITTSBURGH (AP) - THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS HAVE REASSIGNED FORWARD NICK JOHNSON TO WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON OF THE AHL, INDICATING THAT INJURED FORWARDS PASCAL DUPUIS AND MAX TALBOT WILL BE READY TO PLAY AGAINST THE FLYERS ON SUNDAY. BOTH FORWARDS SAT OUT THE PENGUINS' 6-3 LOSS TO WASHINGTON ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

STATE COLLEGE, PA. (AP) - PENN STATE HAS FROZEN 2010 TICKET PRICES FOR FOOTBALL SEASON-TICKET HOLDERS. IT WILL COST $55 PER GAME FOR SEASON-TICKET HOLDERS, THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. THE SEVEN-GAME 2010 SCHEDULE WILL COST $385. STUDENTS WILL ALSO PAY THE SAME AS LAST YEAR - ABOUT $29.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (AP) - FORMER MAJOR LEAGUE MANAGER BOBBY BRAGAN HAS DIED. A STATEMENT ON THE WEB SITE FOR THE BOBBY BRAGAN YOUTH FOUNDATION ANNOUNCED HIS DEATH THURSDAY NIGHT AT HIS FORT WORTH, TEXAS HOME. BRAGAN WAS 92. HE WAS A SHORTSTOP AND CATCHER DURING HIS PLAYING DAYS. AND HE SPENT SEVEN SEASONS AS A MAJOR LEAGUE MANAGER FOR THREE TEAMS, INCLUDING THE PIRATES IN 1956 AND 1957.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Philadelphia 92 Dallas 81
Final Miami 112 Washington 88
Final Toronto 101 Milwaukee 96
Final Orlando 100 Sacramento 84
Final Atlanta 103 Charlotte 89
Final OT Boston 98 Portland 95
Final Indiana 105 Detroit 93
Final L-A Lakers 115 New York 105
Final New Orleans 96 Minnesota 94
Final Memphis 86 Oklahoma City 84
Final Houston 116 San Antonio 109
Final Chicago 115 Phoenix 104
Final Golden State 111 New Jersey 79

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final Montreal 3 New Jersey 1
Final Dallas 4 Edmonton 3
Final Colorado 2 Nashville 1

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (14) North Carolina 79 Clemson 61
Saturday's Schedule - All Times EST

TOP 25 BASKETBALL

Men
No. 1 Texas at Connecticut, 4 p.m.
No. 2 Kentucky vs. Arkansas, 4 p.m.
No. 3 Kansas at Iowa State, 2 p.m.
No. 4 Villanova vs. St. John's at Madison Square Garden, Noon
No. 5 Syracuse vs. Marquette, 2 p.m.
No. 6 Michigan State at Minnesota, Noon
No. 7 Duke at No. 17 Clemson, 9 p.m.
No. 8 Tennessee at Georgia, 5 p.m.
No. 10 Kansas State vs. Oklahoma State, 4 p.m.
No. 11 West Virginia vs. No. 21 Ohio State, 2 p.m.
No. 12 Georgetown vs. Rutgers, Noon
No. 13 Purdue vs. Michigan, 4 p.m.
No. 14 BYU at San Diego State, 10 p.m.
No. 15 Gonzaga vs. Loyola Marymount, 8 p.m.
No. 16 Temple at Fordham, 1 p.m.
No. 22 Mississippi at LSU, 1:30 p.m.
No. 23 Mississippi State at Alabama, Noon
No. 25 Baylor vs. Massachusetts, 4 p.m.

Women

No. 1 Connecticut at Villanova, 2 p.m.
No. 2 Stanford at Oregon, 2 p.m.
No. 7 Nebraska vs. Kansas State, Noon
No. 9 Texas A&M vs. Texas Tech, 4 p.m.
No. 10 Baylor at Missouri, 2 p.m.
No. 11 Xavier at St. Bonaventure, 1 p.m.
No. 13 Oklahoma vs. Kansas, 3 p.m.
No. 17 Wisconsin-Green Bay at Illinois-Chicago, 6:30 p.m.
No. 19 Georgetown vs. DePaul, 3 p.m.
No. 20 Texas vs. Iowa State, 2 p.m.
No. 23 TCU at UNLV, 6 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
East-West Shrine Classic at at Orlando, Fla., 3 p.m.

NBA

Philadelphia at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Utah, 9 p.m.
New Orleans at Denver, 9 p.m.
Golden State at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

NHL

Ottawa at Boston, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Phoenix at Washington, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Detroit, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Florida, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Columbus at Minnesota, 9 p.m.
Chicago at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Buffalo at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

NBA
Thursday's Games
Cleveland 93, L.A. Lakers 87
Denver 105, L.A. Clippers 85
Friday's Games
Miami at Washington, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Detroit, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at New York, 8 p.m.
Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Chicago at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
N.Y. Islanders 2, Florida 1, SO
Detroit 4, Minnesota 3, SO
Los Angeles 4, Buffalo 3, SO
Columbus 3, Boston 2
Ottawa 3, St. Louis 2
Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Rangers 0
Carolina 5, Atlanta 2
Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2, OT
Washington 6, Pittsburgh 3
Phoenix 4, Nashville 2
Chicago 3, Calgary 1
Vancouver 4, Dallas 3
San Jose 3, Anaheim 1
Friday's Games
Montreal at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Dallas at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Game
(15) Gonzaga 91 Pepperdine 84


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Thursday's Games
( 2) Stanford 63 Oregon St. 47
( 8) Georgia 53 ( 3) Tennessee 50
( 5) Ohio St. 58 Michigan 56
( 6) Duke 69 Virginia Tech 38
(15) Florida St. 96 Harvard 52
Loyola of Chicago 65 (17) Wis.-Green Bay 63
(18) LSU 69 South Carolina 52
(21) Vanderbilt 61 Auburn 60
(22) Georgia Tech 80 Savannah St. 51
(24) Vermont 79 UMBC 51
(25) Virginia 70 Boston College 68

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

NON LEAGUE GIRLS

COL-MON VO TECH 44
PANTHER VALLEY 29

WILLIAMS VALLEY 65
YORK COUNTRY DAY 16

TODAY’S SCHEDULE

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE GIRLS

POTTSVILLE AT BLUE MOUNTAIN
PINE GROVE AT NORTH SCHUYLKILL
TAMAQUA AT JIM THORPE
NATIVITY AT WILLIAMS VALLEY
WEATHERLY AT TRI VALLEY
MAHANOY AREA AT SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
SHENANDOAH VALLEY AT MINERSVILLE
MARIAN AT LOURDES

NON LEAGUE BOYS

MINERSVILLE AT PANTHER VALLEY
WILLIAMS VALLEY AT NATIVITY

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Former 76ers guard Andre Miller scored 24points and Jerry Bayless had 14 of his 18 in the fourth quarter,leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 98-90 victory overPhiladelphia on Wednesday night. Sixers center Samuel Dalembertarrived at the Wachovia Center just before the tipoff after atwo-day, goodwill mission to his native Haiti. He had 15 reboundsand 10 points.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Dominic Cheek scored 17 points, CoreyStokes added 16 and No. 4 Villanova rolled to its eighth straightwin with a 94-68 victory over reeling Rutgers on Wednesday night.Corey Fisher added 15 points as the Wildcats, who are now 17-1overall and 6-0 in the Big East -- their first 6-0 start in theconference since the 1981-82 season.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Chris Wright scored 27 points and No. 12Georgetown used a late run to end No. 9 Pittsburgh's eight-gamewinning streak with a 74-66 victory Wednesday night. Gilbert Brownscored a career-high 20 points for Pitt, which saw its 31-game homewinning streak snapped.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ryan Brooks scored 22 points, Lavoy Allenhad 16 and No. 16 Temple beat Xavier in a matchup of Atlantic 10unbeatens, 77-72 on Wednesday night. The Owls won their fifthstraight game to improve to 16-3 overall and 4-0 in the Atlantic10.

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) - Keith Cothran scored 23 points to leadfive Rhode Island players in double figures as the Rams defeatedDuquesne 75-67 on Wednesday night. Damian Saunders led Duquesnewith 21 points and 11 rebounds and Eric Evans added 16 points.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Aaric Murray scored 21 points, grabbed sevenrebounds and blocked three shots to lead La Salle to a 76-57 winover woeful Penn on Wednesday night. Rodney Green finished with 15points and six assists for the Explorers.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - CJ McCollum scored 29 points to helpLehigh defeat Colgate 74-60 on Wednesday night. Lehigh got 12points from Gabe Knutson in its seventh win in the last eightgames.

EASTON, Pa. (AP) - Jared Mintz tallied a double-double, scoring17 points and pulling down 11 rebounds, to lead Lafayette in a61-57 win over Bucknell on Wednesday night. Bryan Cohen ledBucknell with 13 points.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jamie Harris scored 20 points and SammeGivens had 15 rebounds as Drexel scored a season-high 51second-half points to defeat James Madison 78-57 on Wednesdaynight.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger turneddown a chance to play in the Pro Bowl because of a right shoulderproblem that developed late in the season. Roethlisberger was thefirst alternate at AFC quarterback and would have gone in place ofthe Patriots' Tom Brady, who pulled out of the game.

CLEVELAND (AP) - New Browns general manager Tom Heckert hashired Jon Sandusky, formerly with him in Philadelphia, asCleveland's director of player personnel. Sandusky spent nineseasons with the Eagles, serving the past two as the club's propersonnel director.

NBA
Wednesday's Games
Atlanta 108, Sacramento 97
Charlotte 104, Miami 65
Dallas 94, Washington 93
Portland 98, Philadelphia 90
Orlando 109, Indiana 98
Detroit 92, Boston 86
Milwaukee 113, Toronto 107
Oklahoma City 94, Minnesota 92
New Orleans 113, Memphis 111
Phoenix 118, New Jersey 94
Utah 105, San Antonio 98
Denver 123, Golden State 118, OT
L.A. Clippers 104, Chicago 97
Thursday's Games
L.A. Lakers at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
New Jersey 2, Florida 0
St. Louis 4, Montreal 3, OT
Vancouver 3, Edmonton 2, OT
Thursday's Games
Columbus at Boston, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Washington at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Nashville at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Chicago at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Dallas at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Buffalo at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday's Games

( 3) Kansas 81 (25) Baylor 75
( 4) Villanova 94 Rutgers 68
( 6) Michigan St. 70 Iowa 63
N.C. State 88 ( 7) Duke 74
(12) Georgetown 74 ( 9) Pittsburgh 66
(11) West Virginia 68 Marshall 60
(14) BYU 81 Wyoming 66
(16) Temple 77 Xavier 72
(18) Wisconsin 54 Michigan 48
(22) Mississippi 66 South Carolina 57
Wake Forest 82 (24) North Carolina 69


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday's Games

(11) Xavier 92 Saint Louis 50
(20) Texas 77 (12) Oklahoma St. 63
(13) Oklahoma 62 Missouri 61
(16) West Virginia 74 Marshall 42

WPPA/T102 SPORTS-THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2010

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

NON LEAGUE GIRLS

COL-MON VO TECH 44
PANTHER VALLEY 29

WILLIAMS VALLEY 65
YORK COUNTRY DAY 16

TODAY’S SCHEDULE

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE GIRLS

POTTSVILLE AT BLUE MOUNTAIN
PINE GROVE AT NORTH SCHUYLKILL
TAMAQUA AT JIM THORPE
NATIVITY AT WILLIAMS VALLEY
WEATHERLY AT TRI VALLEY
MAHANOY AREA AT SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
SHENANDOAH VALLEY AT MINERSVILLE
MARIAN AT LOURDES

NON LEAGUE BOYS

MINERSVILLE AT PANTHER VALLEY
WILLIAMS VALLEY AT NATIVITY

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Evgeni Malkin broke out of a slump with threegoals and Sidney Crosby scored twice while figuring in everyPittsburgh goal as the Penguins beat the Islanders 6-4 Tuesdaynight. The Penguins twice blew three-goal leads but Malkin'spower-play goal made it 5-4 in the third and his empty-netter witha half-minute left completed the scoring. PITTSBURGH (AP) - Penguins forward Pascal Dupuis sustained afacial injury while being rammed face-first into the boards by theIslanders defenseman Andy Sutton near the end of Pittsburgh'svictory on Tuesday night. Dupuis was down on the ice for severalminutes, blood dripping off his face, before he got up and walkedwith assistance to the Penguins' dressing room. Sutton drew aboarding penalty and a game misconduct.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jeff Carter scored two goals and Ray Emerywon for the first time since returning from abdominal surgery andthe Philadelphia Flyers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 onTuesday. Arron Asham, Chris Pronger and Dan Carcillo also scoredfor the Flyers, who snapped a two-game losing streak.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Trail Blazers could have leading scorerBrandon Roy back in the lineup when Portland visits Philadelphiatonight. The Sixers suffered one of their most deflating losses ofthe season Monday, when they blew a 20-point lead and fell 108-103in overtime at Minnesota.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed linebackerDerrick Doggett, one of the top special teams players in theCanadian Football League. The Steelers had kick coverage problemsall season, allowing an NFL-high four kickoff return touchdownswhile ranking near the bottom of the NFL in kickoff and puntcoverage.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Randy Fichtner is switching roles on thePittsburgh Steelers' coaching staff, taking over as quarterbackscoach after previously coaching the wide receivers. Ken Anderson,the quarterbacks coach the last three seasons under coach MikeTomlin, retired at the end of the season.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Reliever Chad Durbin has agreed to aone-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies worth $2,125,000,a deal that avoided salary arbitration. The 32-year-oldright-hander appeared in 59 games last season for the NL champions,going 2-2 with two saves and a 4.39 ERA. He made $1,635,000.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pirates left-handed starter Zach Duke avoideda possible arbitration hearing by agreeing to a $4.3 million,one-year contract. The 26-year-old Duke gets a $1 million raisefrom last season, when he was 11-16 with a 4.06 ERA in 32 starts.

NBA
Tuesday's Games
Cleveland 108, Toronto 100
Miami 113, Indiana 83
Wednesday's Games
Sacramento at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Washington, 7 p.m.
Portland at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Boston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Utah at San Antonio, 9 p.m.
Denver at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Chicago at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Rangers 8, Tampa Bay 2
Philadelphia 5, Columbus 3
Washington 3, Detroit 2
Atlanta 4, Toronto 3
Ottawa 4, Chicago 1
Pittsburgh 6, N.Y. Islanders 4
Anaheim 5, Buffalo 4
San Jose 5, Los Angeles 1
Wednesday's Games
Florida at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 8) Tennessee 63 Alabama 56
(13) Purdue 84 Illinois 78
(19) Georgia Tech 66 (17) Clemson 64
Wichita St. 60 (20) N. Iowa 51
(21) Ohio St. 76 Northwestern 56


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 4) Notre Dame 78 Louisville 60
(19) Georgetown 60 Cincinnati 56

WPPA/T102 SPORTS-WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE BOYS

POTTSVILLE 53
PANTHER VALLEY 49

MARIAN 49
WILLIAMS VALLEY 46

JIM THORPE 65
BLUE MOUNTAIN 55

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 75
TAMAQUA 52

WEATHERLY 58
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 51

MINERSVILLE 51
MAHANOY AREA 48 OT

TRI VALLEY 45
NATIVITY 27

LOURDES 71
SHENANDOAH VALLEY 62

GIRLS

BLUE MOUNTAIN 46
JIM THORPE 42

NON LEAGUE GIRLS TONIGHT

WILLIAMS VALLEY AT YORK COUNTY DAY
COLUMBIA/MONTOUR VO TECH AT PANTHER VALLEY

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Jonny Flynn had a career-high 29 points and
nine assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from 20 points
down to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-103 in overtime on Monday.
Andre Iguodala had 17 points for the Sixers but missed a jumper at
the buzzer that would have given Philadelphia the win in
regulation.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Idris Hilliard scored 20 points to lead
Saint Joseph's to a 64-57 win over Towson on Monday night. Hilliard
also grabbed eight rebounds for the Hawks (6-11), who snapped a
two-game losing streak. Todd O'Brien chipped in with 11 rebounds.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembertis going to his native Haiti with an aid group to assist with theearthquake relief effort. The 76ers released a statement Mondaynight saying Dalembert is being excused from practice today but isexpected to play in Wednesday's home game against Portland.Dalembert is the NBA's only Haitian-born player.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Flyers start a six-game homestand whenthe Columbus Blue Jackets come to Philadelphia tonight. Ray Emerywill make his second straight start in goal for Philadelphia.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A hot New York Islanders team has its topgoaltender back in the lineup, while the Penguins may again bewithout their top two goalies when the two squads meet tonight inPittsburgh. The Islanders have won four in a row, including thelast two with Rick DiPietro in net.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins assistant coach Mike Yeohas returned to practice and is expected to be behind the benchtonight against the Islanders after being hospitalized earlier thismonth with a blood-pressure problem. Yeo spent several days in ahospital following a January 2nd game in Tampa.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Right-hander Brendan Donnelly finalized a$1.35 million, one-year contract with the Pirates on Monday, givingPittsburgh another option in its veteran-thin bullpen. Pittsburghcleared a spot on its 40-man roster for Donnelly by tradinginfielder Brian Bixler to Cleveland for infielder prospect JesusBrito.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Scott Turner, a Pitt offensive assistant thelast two seasons and the son of San Diego Chargers coach NorvTurner, has been promoted to wide receivers coach. At Pitt, ScottTurner worked with each of the Panthers' two recent 1,000-yardbacks, LeSean McCoy in 2008 and Dion Lewis in 2009.


NBA
Monday's Games
Washington 97, Portland 92
New York 99, Detroit 91
Oklahoma City 94, Atlanta 91
Charlotte 105, Sacramento 103
Houston 101, Milwaukee 98, OT
L.A. Clippers 106, New Jersey 95
Minnesota 108, Philadelphia 103, OT
San Antonio 97, New Orleans 90
Golden State 114, Chicago 97
Memphis 125, Phoenix 118
Dallas 99, Boston 90
L.A. Lakers 98, Orlando 92
Tuesday's Games
Toronto at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

NHL
Monday's Games
Ottawa 5, Boston 1
N.Y. Islanders 4, New Jersey 0
Tampa Bay 3, Carolina 2
Columbus 4, St. Louis 2
Buffalo 7, Phoenix 2
Florida 1, Atlanta 0
Toronto 4, Nashville 3
Dallas 4, Minnesota 3
Colorado 6, Edmonton 0
San Jose 9, Calgary 1
Tuesday's Games
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monday's Games
(10) Kansas St. 71 ( 1) Texas 62
( 5) Syracuse 84 Notre Dame 71


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monday's Games
( 1) Connecticut 81 ( 6) Duke 48
Boston U. 73 (24) Vermont 64
(25) Virginia 70 Virginia Tech 56

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

WASHINGTON (AP) - Brooks Laich scored twice, including ashort-handed goal in the third period, and Alex Ovechkin added apenalty shot as the Washington Capitals beat the Flyers 5-3 Sundayin Philadelphia. Jeff Carter, James van Riemsdyk and Danny Brierescored for the Flyers.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The 76ers are in Minneapolis today to take onthe Timberwolves in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day afternoon game.The Sixers are coming off a 98-86 win over the Sacramento Kings at the Wachovia Center on Friday night. Philadelphia is 6-4 in itslast 10 games.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Scottie Reynolds scored 27 points and No. 4Villanova ended a five-game losing streak to No. 11 Georgetown,hanging on for an 82-77 victory Sunday. The Wildcats' 16th win in17 games moved them into a tie for first place in the Big East withNo. 16 Pittsburgh.

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) - Zahir Carrington scored 20 points andLehigh defeated Army 73-55 on Sunday at West Point. The MountainHawks shot 45 percent from the field and 39 percent from 3-pointrange in snapping a five-game road losing streak against conferenceopponents.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Tyra Grant had 23 points to help PennState beat No. 20 Michigan State 68-60 on Sunday, handing theSpartans their third consecutive loss. Alex Bentley added 14 pointsfor the surging Nittany Lions, who earned their fourth straightvictory.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Korinne Campbell had 15 points and ninerebounds and No. 18 West Virginia won its 15th straight game, 69-54over Pittsburgh on Sunday. Sara Miles added 13 points and nineassists for the Mountaineers, who tied No. 1 Connecticut for firstplace in the Big East and are on their longest win streak sincewinning 22 in a row during the 1991-92 season.


NFL
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 16
New Orleans 45, Arizona 14
Indianapolis 20, Baltimore 3
Sunday, Jan. 17
Minnesota 34, Dallas 3
N.Y. Jets 17, San Diego 14
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 24
N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 3 p.m. (CBS)
Minnesota at New Orleans, 6:40 p.m. (FOX)
Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 31
At Miami
AFC vs. NFC, 7:20 p.m. (ESPN)
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 7
At Miami
NFC champion vs. AFC champion, 6:25 p.m. (CBS)

NBA
Sunday's Games
Toronto 110, Dallas 88
Denver 119, Utah 112
Monday's Games
Portland at Washington, 1 p.m.
Detroit at New York, 1 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Atlanta, 2 p.m.
Sacramento at Charlotte, 2 p.m.
Milwaukee at Houston, 3 p.m.
New Jersey at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m.
San Antonio at New Orleans, 3:30 p.m.
Chicago at Golden State, 4 p.m.
Phoenix at Memphis, 5:30 p.m.
Dallas at Boston, 8 p.m.
Orlando at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
Chicago 4, Detroit 3, SO
Washington 5, Philadelphia 3
N.Y. Rangers 6, Montreal 2
Anaheim 5, Calgary 4
Monday's Games
Ottawa at Boston, 1 p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 2 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Calgary at San Jose, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
( 4) Villanova 82 (11) Georgetown 77
( 8) Duke 90 Wake Forest 70
Michigan 68 (15) Connecticut 63


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
( 4) Tennessee 64 Vanderbilt 57
( 5) Ohio St. 81 Indiana 64
( 6) Georgia 73 Arkansas 63
(13) Oklahoma 74 ( 8) Texas A&M 65
(11) Nebraska 65 ( 9) Baylor 56
(10) North Carolina 75 Maryland 64
Mississippi 80 (12) LSU 71
(16) Florida St. 74 N.C. State 71
(18) West Virginia 69 Pittsburgh 54
Penn St. 68 (20) Michigan St. 60
Boston College 77 (21) Georgia Tech 51
Wake Forest 67 (25) Miami 64

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL

Jim Thorpe 59, Pottsville 47
Blue Mt. 49, Panther Valley 42
Marian 47, Tri Valley 34
Weatherly 58, Minersville 54
Williams Valley 58, Shenandoah Valley 50
Pine Grove 67, Tamaqua 52
Upper Dauphin 69, Newport 58

TODAY

Tri Valley @ Pen Argyl 2 p.m.
Lourdes @ Tri Valley 7:30 p.m.
Blue Mt. @ Twin Valley 7:30 p.m.
Pine Grove @ Williams Valley 7:30 p.m.
Panther Valley @ Schuylkill Haven 7:30 p.m.
Palmerton @ North Schuylkill 7:30 p.m.
Northwestern Lehigh @ Pottsville 7:30 p.m.
West Side Tech @ Weatherly 7:30 p.m.

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL

North Schuylkill 65, Minersville 33
Williams Valley 58, Pius X 17

TODAY

Tamaqua @ Nativity 1:30 p.m.
Jim Thorpe @ Schuylkill Haven 2:30 p.m.
Panther Valley @ Weatherly 2:30 p.m.
Upper Dauphin @ Mahanoy Area 2:30 p.m.
Whitehall @ Pine Grove 2:30 p.m.
Blue Mt. @ Schuylkill Valley 7:30 p.m.

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING

Schuylkill League Tournament @ Blue Mt.

Semifinals Noon
Finals 6 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Sam Dalembert had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Philadelphia 76ers to a 98-86 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. Thaddeus Young scored 20 points for the Sixers and Allen Iverson had 17. Dalembert made all seven of his shots and had three blocks.

NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA and its players' association will contribute $1 million to support the relief efforts in Haiti. And Haiti native Samuel Dalembert of the 76ers has taped a public service announcement for UNICEF encouraging fans to contribute. He is making a $100,000 donation to UNICEF and also pledged to match donations made by fans at Friday's game.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Even after Pitt barely beat Wofford, then stumbled past New Hampshire, Pitt coach Jamie Dixon insisted Pitt would be a good team. Now the No. 16 Panthers are exactly that. Picked to finish ninth in the Big East, they're 4-0 going into Saturday's game against Louisville.

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) - Eric Bernotas is the first American in nearly two years to win a World Cup skeleton race. Bernotas, of Avondale, Pa., won in 1 minute, 9.15 seconds. The event was shortened to one run by race officials because of conditions at the start of the track. Kristan Bromley of Britain was 0.07 seconds back and World Cup leader Martins Dukurs of Latvia was third.

PHOENIX (AP) - First baseman Adam LaRoche and the Arizona Diamondbacks have finalized a $4.5 million, one-year contract. His deal includes a $7.5 million mutual option for 2011. The
30-year-old hit .277 for Atlanta, Boston and Pittsburgh last season with 25 homers and 83 RBIs. He has a .274 career average in six seasons.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Friday's Games

Charlotte 92, San Antonio 76
Philadelphia 98, Sacramento 86
Chicago 121, Washington 119,2OT
Memphis 135, Minnesota 110
Atlanta 102, Phoenix 101
Detroit 110, New Orleans 104, OT
Indiana 121, New Jersey 105
Toronto 112, New York 104
Dallas 99, Oklahoma City 98
Miami 115, Houston 106
Milwaukee 113, Golden State 104
L.A. Lakers 126, L.A. Clippers 86
Portland 102, Orlando 87

Saturday's Games

New Orleans at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Phoenix at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Washington, 7 p.m.
New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Miami at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Utah, 9 p.m.
Cleveland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Washington 6, Toronto 1
Nashville 1, Calgary 0

Saturday's Games

Chicago at Columbus, 2 p.m.
Detroit at Dallas, 2 p.m.
New Jersey at Colorado, 3 p.m.
Boston at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
Edmonton at San Jose, 4 p.m.
Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Carolina, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Providence 3, Bridgeport 2
Portland 7, Worcester 1
Peoria 3, Grand Rapids 2
Hershey 10, Albany 4
Binghamton 3, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 0
Adirondack 3, Norfolk 2
Rochester 6, Hamilton 5, SO
Lowell 5, Manchester 2
Syracuse 6, Springfield 3
Chicago 2, San Antonio 1
Rockford 5, Houston 1
Milwaukee 7, Manitoba 2
Texas 5, Toronto 1
Lake Erie 3, Abbotsford 2

Saturday's Games

Portland at Lowell, 1:30 p.m.
Bridgeport at Albany, 5 p.m.
Lake Erie at Abbotsford, 7 p.m.
Providence at Hartford, 7 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Hershey, 7 p.m.
Hamilton at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Springfield at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m.
Manchester at Worcester, 7:05 p.m.
Adirondack at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
Rochester at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Manitoba, 8:30 p.m.
Rockford at Peoria, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto at Houston, 8:35 p.m.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

TODAY

Arizona @ New Orleans
Baltimore @ Indianapolis

TOMORROW

Dallas @ Minneota
New York Jets @ San Diego

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Jordan Staal set up Pittsburgh's three
third-period goals in the Penguins' 3-2 comeback victory over the
Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. Tyler Kennedy started the
Penguins' rally with a goal at 3:18 of the third, Matt Cooke tied
it at 6:48 and Pascal Dupuis scored the winner with 9:30 left. The
Penguins improved to 3-1 on their five-game trip.

TORONTO (AP) - Vesa Toskala made 38 saves for his first shutout
since October 2008, Tyler Bozak scored his first NHL goal and the
Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-0 on Thursday
night. The Flyers lost for just the third time in 11 games.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Chris Harris scored 29 points and made all
14 of his free throw attempts and Navy pulled away from Lehigh
94-83 on Thursday night. The Midshipmen snapped the Mountain Hawks'
six-game winning streak despite 31 points from Lehigh freshman C.J.
McCollum, who tied his career-high.

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) - Travis Taylor scored 20 points and Monmouth
used a late surge to defeat Saint Francis of Pennsylvania 63-53 on
Thursday night and win its fifth straight game. Anthony Ervin
scored 12 points for the Red Flash.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - Karon Abraham scored all 20 of his
points in the second half to help Robert Morris defeat Fairleigh
Dickinson 80-73 on Thursday night. Robert Morris won its fourth in
a row and 15th straight at home against Northeast Conference
opponents.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Eagles have fired Ted Daisher and hired
former Bills assistant Bobby April to be their special teams
coordinator. Daisher spent one season as Philadelphia's special
teams coach. April worked in Buffalo the last six seasons and put
together some of the league's top-ranked special teams.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers have hired Sean Kugler
as their offensive line coach. Kugler replaces Larry Zierlein, an
original member of Steelers coach Mike Tomlin's staff in 2007.
Zierlein and special teams coordinator Bob Ligashesky were fired
last week after the Steelers missed the playoffs.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phillies closer Brad Lidge may not be ready
for the start of the season after undergoing his second surgery in
three months. Team officials say Lidge had surgery Wednesday to
remove loose bodies in his right knee. The right-hander also
underwent elbow surgery on his throwing arm in November.


NBA
Thursday's Games
Chicago 96, Boston 83
Utah 97, Cleveland 96
Friday's Games
San Antonio at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Indiana at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Toronto at New York, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Miami at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Orlando at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
Toronto 4, Philadelphia 0
Ottawa 2, N.Y. Rangers 0
Buffalo 2, Atlanta 1, OT
Montreal 5, Dallas 3
Florida 3, Tampa Bay 2
Detroit 3, Carolina 1
St. Louis 1, Minnesota 0
Chicago 3, Columbus 0
Phoenix 4, New Jersey 3
Pittsburgh 3, Edmonton 2
Los Angeles 4, Anaheim 0
Boston at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Friday's Games
Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Calgary, 9 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games
( 9) Tennessee 81 Auburn 55
(11) Georgetown 85 Seton Hall 73
(17) Gonzaga 89 Saint Mary's, Calif. 82

Friday's Games
No games scheduled

LOCAL SPORTS-FRIDAY

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE GIRLS SCHEDULE

PINE GROVE 62
TAMAQUA 56 OT

TRI VALLEY 35
MARIAN 31

SHENANDOAH VALLEY 40
WILLIAMS VALLEY 39

BLUE MOUNTAIN 49
PANTHER VALLEY 26

WEATHERLY 49
MINERSVILLE 38

JIM THORPE 45
POTTSVILLE 23

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 55
SELINSGROVE 29

NATIVITY 66
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 32

LOURDES 65
MAHANOY AREA 40

BOYS

MAHANOY AREA 36
LOURDES 34


SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE BOYS TONIGHT

JIM THORPE AT POTTSVILLE ON WPPA AND WPPARADIO-DOT-COM
TRI VALLEYAT MARIAN-ON T102 AND T102RADIO.COM
TAMAQUA AT PINE GROVE
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN AT NATIVITY
BLUE MOUNTAIN AT PANTHER VALLEY
WILLIAMS VALLEY AT SHENANDOAH VALLEY
MINERSVILLE AT WEATHERLY

NON LEAGUE GIRLS

PIUS X AT WILLIAMS VALLEY
MINERSVILLE AT NORTH SCHUYLKILL

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

NON LEAGUE BOYS

MARIAN 40
PIUS X 32

MINERSVILLE 46
UPPER DAUPHIN 42

MORAVIAN ACADEMY 37
TRI VALLEY 36

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE GIRLS SCHEDULE

POTTSVILLE AT JIM THORPE
PANTHER VALLEY AT BLUE MOUNTAIN
PINE GROVE AT TAMAQUA
NATIVITY AT SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
WEATHERLY AT MINERSVILLE
SHENANDOAH VALLEY AT WILLIAMS VALLEY
MAHANOY AREA AT LOURDES

NON LEAGUE GIRLS

SELINSGROVE AT NORTH SCHUYLKILL

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Sidney Crosby scored his 30th goal of the season early in the first period, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 37 saves in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Bill Guerin scored the deciding goal on a power play midway through the second period. Tyler Kennedy scored Philadelphia's final goal.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - David Lee scored 24 points and hit the game-winning layup with 13.3 seconds remaining and the New York Knicks ended a six-game losing streak against the 76ers with a 93-92 victory in Philadelphia on Wednesday night. Allen Iverson scored 16 points, Rodney Carney added 13 and Samuel Dalembert had 12 and a season-high 21 rebounds for the Sixers.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Brad Wanamaker and Ashton Gibbs each scored 19 points and No. 16 Pittsburgh won another Big East road game Wednesday night, beating No. 15 Connecticut 67-57. The Panthers (14-2) have now won seven straight games and are 4-0 in the conference, with consecutive road wins at No. 5 Syracuse, Cincinnati, and now UConn.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ryan Brooks scored 15 points, Juan Fernandez had 12 and Temple coach Fran Dunphy beat his former team again in the No. 19 Owls' 60-45 win over Penn on Wednesday night. Dunphy coached the Quakers for 17 seasons and is now 3-1 against Penn
since making the move across town for Temple in 2006.

TORONTO (AP) - The Philadelphia Flyers will be looking for their fifth straight win while the Maple Leafs will be trying to avoid their fifth consecutive loss when the two teams meet in Toronto tonight. The Flyers are on an 8-1-1 surge.

NBA
Wednesday's Games

Atlanta 94, Washington 82
Indiana 122, Phoenix 114
New York 93, Philadelphia 92
Boston 111, New Jersey 87
New Orleans 108, L.A. Clippers 94
San Antonio 109, Oklahoma City 108, OT
L.A. Lakers 100, Dallas 95
Houston 120, Minnesota 114,3OT
Denver 115, Orlando 97
Portland 120, Milwaukee 108
Miami 115, Golden State 102

Thursday's Games
Chicago at Boston, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games

Washington 5, Florida 4, SO
Minnesota 5, Vancouver 2
Pittsburgh 3, Calgary 1
Anaheim 4, Boston 3

Thursday's Games
Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Florida at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Columbus at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Boston at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday's Games

( 1) Texas 90 Iowa St. 83
( 3) Kansas 84 Nebraska 72
( 5) Syracuse 81 Rutgers 65
( 7) Michigan St. 60 Minnesota 53
( 8) Duke 79 Boston College 59
(10) West Virginia 69 South Florida 50
(24) Clemson 83 (12) North Carolina 64
(13) Wisconsin 60 Northwestern 50
(16) Pittsburgh 67 (15) Connecticut 57
(18) BYU 67 Air Force 49
(19) Temple 60 Penn 45
Virginia 82 (20) Georgia Tech 75
(21) Mississippi 80 Georgia 76
Virginia Tech 81 (23) Miami 66

Thursday's Games
No. 9 Tennessee vs. Auburn, 7 p.m.
No. 11 Georgetown vs. Seton Hall, 7 p.m.
No. 17 Gonzaga at Saint Mary's, Calif., 11 p.m.

WPPA/T102 SPORTS-THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2010

NON LEAGUE BOYS

MARIAN 40
PIUS X 32

MINERSVILLE 46
UPPER DAUPHIN 42

MORAVIAN ACADEMY 37
TRI VALLEY 36

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE GIRLS SCHEDULE

POTTSVILLE AT JIM THORPE
PANTHER VALLEY AT BLUE MOUNTAIN
PINE GROVE AT TAMAQUA
NATIVITY AT SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
WEATHERLY AT MINERSVILLE
SHENANDOAH VALLEY AT WILLIAMS VALLEY
MAHANOY AREA AT LOURDES

NON LEAGUE GIRLS

SELINSGROVE AT NORTH SCHUYLKILL

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE BOYS

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 38
POTTSVILLE 35

MARIAN 64
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 55

BLUE MOUNTAIN 58
PINE GROVE 53

WILLIAMS VALLEY 66
MAHANOY AREA 48

MINERSVILLE 51
NATIVITY 32

TRI VALLEY 53
SHENANDOAH VALLEY 31

PANTHER VALLEY 50
TAMAQUA 31

GIRLS


SHENANDOAH VALLEY 56
PIUS X 9

NON LEAGUE BOYS TODAY

MARIAN AT PIUS X
TRI VALLEY AT MORAVIAN ACADEMY

NON LEAGUE GIRLS

WILLIAMS VALLEY AT YORK COUNTY DAY SCHOOL

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - It didn't take Southern California long to find a replacement for Pete Carroll, who has moved to the NFL Seattle Seahawks. Lane Kiffin, an assistant for six seasons under Carroll, is returning to Southern California after one season as head coach of Tennessee and two with the Oakland Raiders.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Lane Kiffin is part of a package deal returning to Southern California. His father, the respected defensive coach Monte Kiffin, and longtime USC assistant Ed Orgeron
also will leave Tennessee to join the 34-year-old Kiffin at USC.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Eric Bledsoe scored a career-high 25 points, Patrick Patterson added 15 and second-ranked Kentucky stayed unbeaten with an 86-75 victory over Florida to go to
17-and-0. Super freshman John Wall chipped in 19, including Kentucky's final seven points.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - In the college basketball upset of the night, Evan Turner scored 23 of his career-high 32 points in the second half and Ohio State rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat sixth-ranked Purdue 70-66. Turner scored 14 of Ohio State's final 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The NBA champion L.A. Lakers lost their fourth straight road game in San Antonio, 105-85. Tim Duncan had 25 points and 13 rebounds and Tony Parker added 22 points.

NBA

Tuesday's Games
Charlotte 102, Houston 94
Detroit 99, Washington 90
Memphis 104, L.A. Clippers 102
San Antonio 105, L.A. Lakers 85
Orlando 109, Sacramento 88

Wednesday's Games
Washington at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Indiana, 7 p.m.
New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Boston at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Orlando at Denver, 9 p.m.
Milwaukee at Portland, 10 p.m.
Miami at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games

New Jersey 1, N.Y. Rangers 0, SO
Carolina 4, Toronto 2
N.Y. Islanders 6, Detroit 0
Philadelphia 6, Dallas 3
Atlanta 6, Ottawa 1
Tampa Bay 7, Washington 4
St. Louis 4, Columbus 1
Nashville 5, Edmonton 3
San Jose 3, Phoenix 1

Wednesday's Games
Vancouver at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Washington at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Boston at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games

( 2) Kentucky 89 Florida 77
Ohio St. 70 ( 6) Purdue 66
(13) Kansas St. 88 Texas A&M 65
Colorado 78 (22) Baylor 71
N.C. State 88 (25) Florida St. 81

Wednesday's Games
No. 1 Texas at Iowa State, 8 p.m.
No. 3 Kansas at Nebraska, 9 p.m.
No. 5 Syracuse at Rutgers, 7:30 p.m.
No. 7 Michigan State vs. Minnesota, 6:30 p.m.
No. 8 Duke vs. Boston College, 7 p.m.
No. 10 West Virginia at South Florida, 7 p.m.
No. 12 North Carolina at No. 24 Clemson, 9 p.m.
No. 13 Wisconsin at Northwestern, 8:30 p.m.
No. 15 Connecticut vs. No. 16 Pittsburgh at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn., 7 p.m.
No. 18 BYU at Air Force, 8 p.m.
No. 19 Temple at Pennsylvania, 7 p.m.
No. 20 Georgia Tech at Virginia, 7 p.m.
No. 21 Mississippi at Georgia, 8 p.m.
No. 23 Miami at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL

BLUE MOUNTAIN 49
PINE GROVE 47

TAMAQUA 42
PANTHER VALLEY 28

MAHANOY AREA 59
WILLIAMS VALLEY 42

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 43
POTTSVILLE 20

NATIVITY 57
MINERSVILLE 30

TRI VALLEY 51
SHENANDOAH VALLEY 39

MARIAN 59
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 35

LOURDES 58
WEATHERLY 27

BOYS

JIM THORPE 79
LEHIGHTON 61

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE BOYS SCHEDULE

POTTSVILLE AT NORTH SCHUYLKILL-ON WPPA AND WPPARADIO-DOT-COM
PANTHER VALLEY AT TAMAQUA
PINE GROVE AT BLUE MOUNTAIN
MARIAN AT SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
SHENANDOAH VALLEY AT TRI VALLEY
MAHANOY AREA AT WILLIAMS VALLEY
WEATHERLY AT LOURDES
NATIVITY AT MINERSVILLE

NON LEAGUE GIRLS

SHENANDOAH VALLEY AT PIUS X

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Guillaume Latendresse scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period after getting three assists, boosting the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday night. Sidney Crosby scored his 28th for Pittsburgh, which also got goals from Pascal Dupuis and Mark Eaton.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Andre Iguodala and Elton Brand scored 18 points each, Allen Iverson added 16 and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a four-game home losing streak with a 96-92 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Monday night. Thaddeus Young and Lou Williams added 12 points each and Samuel Dalembert had six points, 14 rebounds and five blocks for the Sixers.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Scottie Reynolds scored a season-high 36 points, including a game-clinching layup in the final minute, to lead No. 4 Villanova past Louisville 92-84 on Monday night. Reynolds made 9 of 10 from the field, including all five of his 3-point attempts, as the Wildcats (15-1, 4-0 Big East) snapped a three-game losing streak to the Cardinals (12-5, 3-1).

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Donovan McNabb will be back for a 12th season in Philadelphia. That was the word Monday from Eagles coach Andy Reid as he squelched speculation about McNabb's future. The five-time Pro Bowl quarterback's status was questioned because he
has one year left on his contract and he's failed to lead Philadelphia to a Super Bowl victory in 11 seasons.

CLEVELAND (AP) - New Cleveland Browns president Mike Holmgren continued the team's makeover on Monday by hiring Tom Heckert away from the Philadelphia Eagles. The 42-year-old Heckert will be the Browns' new general manager after spending eight years with the
Eagles, the past four seasons as their top personnel executive.

SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) - Former NBA star Jayson Williams took responsibility for accidentally shooting his limousine driver to death eight years ago by pleading guilty Monday to assault. The 41-year-old former 76er and New Jersey Net agreed to serve at least 18 months in prison the 2002 death of Costas Christofi at Williams' New Jersey home.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Little League plans to add a new baseball age division this year largely in hopes of keeping more children and teens involved in the game. The pilot program for 12- and 13-year-old players is designed to ease the transition to playing on professional regulation-size fields with pitching distances of 60 feet, 6 inches, and base paths of 90 feet.

NBA

Monday's Games
Philadelphia 96, New Orleans 92
Indiana 105, Toronto 101
Atlanta 102, Boston 96
Chicago 120, Detroit 87
Oklahoma City 106, New York 88
Utah 118, Miami 89
Denver 105, Minnesota 94
Phoenix 105, Milwaukee 101
Cleveland 117, Golden State 114

Tuesday's Games
Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m.
Houston at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Orlando at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

NHL
Monday's Games

Colorado 3, Calgary 2, SO
Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 3
Nashville 3, Vancouver 2
San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1
Tuesday's Games
Carolina at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Detroit at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Nashville at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
San Jose at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monday's Game

( 4) Villanova 92 Louisville 84

Tuesday's Games
No. 2 Kentucky at Florida, 9 p.m.
No. 6 Purdue vs. Ohio State, 7 p.m.
No. 13 Kansas State vs. Texas A&M, 7 p.m.
No. 22 Baylor at Colorado, 9 p.m.
No. 25 Florida State vs. N.C. State, 7 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
No. 1 Texas at Iowa State, 8 p.m.
No. 3 Kansas at Nebraska, 9 p.m.
No. 5 Syracuse at Rutgers, 7:30 p.m.
No. 7 Michigan State vs. Minnesota, 6:30 p.m.
No. 8 Duke vs. Boston College, 7 p.m.
No. 10 West Virginia at South Florida, 7 p.m.
No. 12 North Carolina at No. 24 Clemson, 9 p.m.
No. 13 Wisconsin at Northwestern, 8:30 p.m.
No. 15 Connecticut vs. No. 16 Pittsburgh at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn., 7 p.m.
No. 18 BYU at Air Force, 8 p.m.
No. 19 Temple at Pennsylvania, 7 p.m.
No. 20 Georgia Tech at Virginia, 7 p.m.
No. 21 Mississippi at Georgia, 8 p.m.
No. 23 Miami at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m.

WPPA/T102 SPORTS-TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2010

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL

BLUE MOUNTAIN 49
PINE GROVE 47

TAMAQUA 42
PANTHER VALLEY 28

MAHANOY AREA 59
WILLIAMS VALLEY 42

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 43
POTTSVILLE 20

NATIVITY 57
MINERSVILLE 30

TRI VALLEY 51
SHENANDOAH VALLEY 39

MARIAN 59
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 35

LOURDES 58
WEATHERLY 27

BOYS

JIM THORPE 79
LEHIGHTON 61

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE BOYS SCHEDULE

POTTSVILLE AT NORTH SCHUYLKILL-ON WPPA AND WPPARADIO-DOT-COM
PANTHER VALLEY AT TAMAQUA
PINE GROVE AT BLUE MOUNTAIN
MARIAN AT SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
SHENANDOAH VALLEY AT TRI VALLEY
MAHANOY AREA AT WILLIAMS VALLEY
WEATHERLY AT LOURDES
NATIVITY AT MINERSVILLE

NON LEAGUE GIRLS

SHENANDOAH VALLEY AT PIUS X

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

CLEVELAND (AP) - A person familiar with the hiring tells The
Associated Press the Cleveland Browns have picked Philadelphia
Eagles general manager Tom Heckert to be their new GM. The person
spoke Sunday on the condition of anonymity because the deal wasn't
final. He could join the team as early as Monday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville has won its first three Big
East games but will face a more formidable challenge against
Villanova on Monday night. Villanova has won five straight games,
including a pair of squeakers over Marquette. Louisville comes in
with wins in seven of its last eight contests.

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) - Juan Fernandez scored 18 points, including
a big 3-pointer in overtime, and No. 21 Temple beat Rhode Island
68-64 on Sunday. Lavoy Allen added 16 points and 12 rebounds and
Ryan Brooks scored 16 points for Temple. Delroy James led the Rams
with 23 points.

CINCINNATI (AP) - Amber Harris scored 20 points and grabbed 13
rebounds, leading lead Xavier to an 82-69 win over Temple on
Sunday. It was the Atlantic-10 opener for both teams. Tyeasha Moss
added 20 points, and Ta'Shia Phillips had 17 points for Xavier.
Kristen McCarthy led Temple with a game-high 28 points.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Aaric Murray scored 18 points and La
Salle beat Massachusetts 80-74 on Sunday. Rodney Green and Yves
Mekongo added 17 points apiece, and Steve Weingarten scored 10 for
the Explorers. Freddie Riley scored 22 points and Terrell Vinson
added 13 for UMass.

NEW YORK (AP) - The first day of the NFL playoffs drew the best
preliminary television ratings in a decade. The Cowboys' 34-14 win
over the Eagles on NBC on Saturday night earned a 19.6 overnight
rating and 32 share, the highest for a first-round game since the
1999 season.



NFL PLAYOFFS
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 9
N.Y. Jets 24, Cincinnati 14
Dallas 34, Philadelphia 14
Sunday, Jan. 10
Baltimore 33, New England 14
Arizona 51, Green Bay 45, OT

Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 16
Arizona at New Orleans, 4:30 p.m. (FOX)
Baltimore at Indianapolis, 8:15 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Jan. 17
Dallas at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX)
N.Y. Jets at San Diego, 4:40 p.m. (CBS)
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 24
AFC, 3 p.m. (CBS)
NFC, 6:40 p.m. (FOX)
Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 31
At Miami
AFC vs. NFC, 7:20 p.m. (ESPN)
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 7
At Miami
NFC champion vs. AFC champion, 6:25 p.m. (CBS)

NBA
Sunday's Games
Boston 114, Toronto 107
New Orleans 115, Washington 110
L.A. Clippers 94, Miami 84
San Antonio 97, New Jersey 85
Cleveland 106, Portland 94
L.A. Lakers 95, Milwaukee 77
Monday's Games
New Orleans at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.
New York at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Miami at Utah, 9 p.m.
Milwaukee at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Minnesota at Denver, 9 p.m.
Cleveland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
Carolina 4, Ottawa 1
Tampa Bay 4, New Jersey 2
Columbus 2, Dallas 0
Anaheim 3, Chicago 1
Monday's Games
Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Calgary, 10 p.m.
Nashville at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA/T102 SPORTS-MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL

NORTH SCHUYLKILL AT POTTSVILLE
BLUE MOUNTAIN AT PINE GROVE
TAMAQUA AT PANTHER VALLEY
MINERSVILLE AT NATIVITY
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN AT MARIAN
TRI VALLEY AT SHENANDOAH VALLEY
WILLIAMS VALLEY AT MAHANOY AREA
WEATHERLY AT LOURDES

WPPA/T102 SPORTS-SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2010

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE BOYS

WILLIAMS VALLEY 63
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 42

MINERSVILLE 50
LOURDES 40

BLUE MOUNTAIN 78
TAMAQUA 51

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 55
JIM THORPE 53

PANTHER VALLEY 45
PINE GROVE 44

WEATHERLY 59
NATIVITY 39

GIRLS NON LEAGUE

GOVERNOR MIFFLIN 48
POTTSVILLE 31

TODAY

SCH LEAGUE BOYS

MARIAN AT MAHANOY AREA-2:30PM

NON LEAGUE

PINE GROVE AT UPPER DAUPHIN-2:30PM
NATIVITY AT SCHUYLKILL HAVEN-2:30PM
WILLIAMS VALLEY AT PIUS X-2:30PM
NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH AT BLUE MOUNTAIN-4:30PM
NORTH SCHUYLKILL AT SALISBURY-7:30PM
BANGOR AT POTTSVILLE-7:30PM
LINE MOUNTAIN AT TRI VALLEY-7:30PM

NON LEAGUE GIRLS

HANOVER AT POTTSVILLE-1:30PM
BLUE MOUNTAIN AT NATIVITY-1:30PM
NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH AT JIM THORPE-2:320PM
SHENANDOAH VALLEY AT FREEDOM-4:30PM
HAZLETON AT TAMAQUA-7:30PM
UPPER DAUPHIN AT PINE GROVE-7:30PM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - CHRIS BOSH MADE THE GO-AHEAD THREE-POINT PLAY WITH 8.4 SECONDS LEFT TO LEAD THE TORONTO RAPTORS TO A 108-106 VICTORY OVER THE PHILADELPHIA 76ERS ON FRIDAY NIGHT. BOSH FINISHED WITH 29 POINTS AND NINE REBOUNDS ANDREA BARGNANI SCORED 23 POINTS TO HELP THE RAPTORS RALLY FROM A 13-POINT HOLE AND WIN THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT GAME.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - PHILADELPHIA 76ERS TEAM PRESIDENT ED STEFANSKI IS REFUSING TO SAY COACH EDDIE JORDAN'S JOB IS SAFE FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON WITH THE TEAM OFF TO A 10-25 START. STEFANSKI SAYS THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR A SLIDE THAT HAS LEFT THE SIXERS WITH THE SECOND-WORST RECORD IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE.

ARLINGTON, TEXAS (AP) - THE EAGLES ARE IN DALLAS LOOKING FOR A DO-OVER AFTER BEING HELD SCORELESS WITH A SEASON-LOW 228 TOTAL YARDS SUNDAY IN THE REGULAR SEASON FINALE AGAINST THE COWBOYS. THIS TIME, THE TWO TEAMS ARE MEETING IN A WILD-CARD PLAYOFF GAME. PHILADELPHIA HAD SCORED A FRANCHISE-RECORD 429 POINTS AND AVERAGED 31 POINTS DURING A SIX-GAME WINNING STREAK COMING INTO LAST WEEKEND.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - BUFFALO BILLS OWNER RALPH WILSON SAYS THE TEAM HAS SPOKEN TO BILL COWHER ABOUT ITS COACHING VACANCY, BUT WILSON ISN'T SURE WHETHER THE FORMER STEELERS COACH IS INTERESTED. COWHER WORKS AS AN NFL ANALYST FOR CBS AND HAS DECLINED TO COMMENT ABOUT HIS FUTURE.

STATE COLLEGE, PA. (AP) - PENN STATE'S FOOTBALL TEAM FINISHED AT NO. 9 IN THE FINAL AP TOP 25 POLL OF THE SEASON. THE NITTANY LIONS (11-2) CLIMBED TWO SPOTS IN THE RANKINGS RELEASED EARLY FRIDAY AFTER ALABAMA DEFEATED TEXAS IN THE BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TO EARN ITS SEVENTH AP TITLE. PENN STATE HAD ITS 23RD TOP-10 FINISH IN JOE PATERNO'S 44-YEAR RUN AS HEAD COACH.

HOUSTON (AP) - A PERSON FAMILIAR WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS TELLS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THAT PITCHER BRETT MYERS AND THE HOUSTON ASTROS HAVE REACHED A PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT ON A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT THAT UARANTEES HIM $5 MILLION. THE PERSON SPOKE ON CONDITION OF ANONYMITY BECAUSE THE CONTRACT WAS SUBJECT TO A PHYSICAL, WHICH LIKELY WILL BE NEXT WEEK.

DENVER (AP) - CARMELO ANTHONY WORE A SUIT AND WATCHED FROM THE SIDELINES AS HIS INJURY-PLAGUED NUGGETS EDGED THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 99-97 IN DENVER. KENYON MARTIN FILLED IN NICELY FOR HIM WITH 19 POINTS, 12 BOARDS AND TOUGH DEFENSE ON LEBRON JAMES DOWN THE STRETCH.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - THE GAME BETWEEN THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS AND THE VISITING TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING WILL BE RESCHEDULED BECAUSE OF A LIGHTING PROBLEM THAT COULDN'T BE FIXED. TAMPA BAY LED 3-0 WITH JUST OVER NINE MINUTES LEFT IN THE SECOND PERIOD WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT.

KAPALUA, HAWAII (AP) - A HOT STRETCH OF BIRDIES PUTS LUCAS GLOVER AHEAD BY THREE SHOTS AT THE SBS CHAMPIONSHIP IN HAWAII WITH AN 8-UNDER 65 IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PGA TOUR'S SEASON-OPENING EVENT. THAT GIVES THE U.S. OPEN CHAMPION THE LOWEST 36-HOLE SCORE AT KAPALUA IN FIVE YEARS.

UNDATED (AP) - THE CINCINNATI BENGALS HOST THE NEW YORK JETS AND THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES VISIT DALLAS TODAY IN PLAYOFF MATCHUPS THAT MIRROR LAST WEEK'S REGULAR SEASON FINALES. IT'S BEEN AT LEAST A DECADE SINCE THE BENGALS OR THE COWBOYS WON A PLAYOFF GAME.

RENTON, WASH. (AP) - THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS ARE SEARCHING FOR A NEW COACH AFTER FIRING JIM MORA, AND SPECULATION ABOUT A REPLACEMENT IS FOCUSING ON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COACH PETE CARROLL. MORA'S HOMETOWN TEAM SENT HIM PACKING WITH THREE YEARS LEFT ON HIS CONTRACT AFTER HE FINISHED 5-AND-11.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Washington 104 Orlando 97
Final Toronto 108 Philadelphia 106
Final Atlanta 93 Boston 85
Final Minnesota 116 Indiana 109
Final New Orleans 103 New Jersey 99
Final Memphis 91 Utah 89
Final Milwaukee 96 Chicago 93
Final Dallas 112 San Antonio 103
Final Miami 109 Phoenix 105
Final Portland 107 L-A Lakers 98
Final Denver 99 Cleveland 97
Final Golden State 108 Sacramento 101

Saturday's Games

Atlanta at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
New York at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Utah at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Denver at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final Carolina 2 Colorado 1
Final Buffalo 3 Toronto 2
Final Dallas 4 N-Y Islanders 3
Final Columbus 3 Calgary 2
suspended Tampa Bay 3 New Jersey 0

Saturday's Games

N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Florida at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Washington at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Detroit at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final Arizona St. 68 (24) Washington 51

TOP 25 BASKETBALL

Men
No. 2 Texas vs. Colorado, 1:45 p.m.
No. 3 Kentucky vs. Georgia, 4 p.m.
No. 4 Purdue at No. 17 Wisconsin, 1:30 p.m.
No. 5 Duke at No. 20 Georgia Tech, 2 p.m.
No. 6 Villanova vs. Marquette, 2 p.m.
No. 8 West Virginia at Notre Dame, 8 p.m.
No. 10 Michigan State at Iowa, 5:35 p.m.
No. 11 Kansas State at Missouri, 2 p.m.
No. 12 Georgetown vs. No. 13 Connecticut, Noon
No. 14 Mississippi vs. Mississippi State, 1:30 p.m.
No. 15 New Mexico vs. UNLV, 4 p.m.
No. 19 Gonzaga at Portland, 10 p.m.
No. 22 Texas Tech at Oklahoma State, 8:05 p.m.
No. 25 BYU at UTEP, 9 p.m.

Women

No. 1 Connecticut vs. No. 7 North Carolina, 4 p.m.
No. 3 Notre Dame vs. Villanova, 2 p.m.
No. 5 Baylor at No. 23 Oklahoma State, 3:30 p.m.
No. 6 Ohio State at No. 19 Michigan State, 2 p.m.
No. 10 Texas A&M at No. 15 Texas, 6 p.m.
No. 12 Nebraska at Iowa State, 8 p.m.
No. 14 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech, 3:30 p.m.
No. 18 Wisconsin-Green Bay vs. Detroit, 3 p.m.
No. 22 West Virginia vs. DePaul, p.m.
No. 24 Kansas at Kansas State, Noon
No. 25 TCU vs. Utah, 1 p.m.

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final ( 2) Stanford 82 Southern Cal 62

NFL PLAYOFFS

Saturday
N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 8 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - James van Riemsdyk and Jeff Carter scored two
goals each, Matt Carle had a goal and two assists, and the
Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-4 on Thursday
night. Chris Pronger added a goal and an assist in the win.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Dallas Pro Bowl linebacker DeMarcus Ware
missed practice Thursday because of a sore back. The problem isn't
considered serious and Ware is expected to play in Saturday night's
home playoff game against Philadelphia.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers have added running
back Isaac Redman and six other practice squad members to their
offseason roster. Also signed were tight end Eugene Bright, wide
receiver Jason Chery, safety Tuff Harris, defensive tackle Steve
McClendon, running back Justin Vincent and cornerback Trae
Williams.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Steelers have fired special teams
coordinator Bob Ligashesky. He was the second assistant coach
tossed by coach Mike Tomlin in as many days. Ligashesky lost his
job Thursday following a poor season by the Steelers' kick coverage
units.

NEW YORK (AP) - Kyle Johnson scored 22 points, including five in
the final minute, to help Long Island University beat Robert Morris
74-64 on Thursday night. Kenny Onyechi added a career-high 17
points for the Blackbirds. Rob Robinson led the Colonials with 13
points.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - DeShawn Sims scored a game-high 25
points, leading Michigan over Penn State 64-55 on Thursday night.
Laval Lucas-Perry keyed a second-half spurt with four 3-pointers to
help Michigan erase a 16-point deficit.

NEW YORK (AP) - Akeem Bennett scored 18 points and had 10
assists to help St. Francis (N.Y.) beat St. Francis (Pa.) 69-57 on
Thursday night. Kayode Ayeni scored 15 points and Ricky Cadell
added 11 for the Terriers. Umar Shannon finished with 18 points for
the Red Flashes.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jordan Crawford scored 22 points to lead
Xavier to a 68-62 win over La Salle on Thursday night in the
Atlantic 10 Conference opener for both teams. Jason Love added 11
points for Xavier. Rodney Green scored 20 points, Kimmani Barrett
11 and Mekongo 10 for La Salle.



NBA
Thursday's Game
New York 97, Charlotte 93
Friday's Games
Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Washington, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Boston at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Dallas at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Chicago at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Miami at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Portland, 10 p.m.
Sacramento at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
Atlanta 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, SO
Washington 5, Ottawa 2
Chicago 5, Boston 2
Philadelphia 7, Pittsburgh 4
Montreal 2, Florida 0
Nashville 4, Carolina 2
Columbus 4, Edmonton 2
Vancouver 4, Phoenix 0
Anaheim 4, St. Louis 2
Detroit 2, Los Angeles 1
Friday's Games
Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Columbus at Calgary, 9 p.m.

BCS
Alabama 37, Texas 21

NFL PLAYOFFS
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 9
N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m. (NBC)
Philadelphia at Dallas, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Jan. 10
Baltimore at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Green Bay at Arizona, 4:40 p.m. (FOX)

Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 16
Philadelphia, Green Bay or Arizona at New Orleans, 4:30 p.m.
(FOX)
Baltimore, N.Y. Jets or Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 8:15 p.m.
(CBS)
Sunday, Jan. 17
Dallas, Green Bay or Arizona at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX)
New England, N.Y. Jets or Cincinnati at San Diego, 4:40 p.m.
(CBS)
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 24
AFC, 3 p.m. (CBS)
NFC, 6:40 p.m. (FOX)
Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 31
At Miami
AFC vs. NFC, 7:20 p.m. (ESPN)
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 7
At Miami
NFC champion vs. AFC champion, 6:25 p.m. (CBS)