WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
BOYS

POTTSVILLE 56
PINE GROVE 39

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 48
BLUE MOUNTAIN 43

JIM THORPE 56
PANTHER VALLEY 48

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 56
LOURDES 40

TRI VALLEY 59
MINERSVILLE 40

NATIVITY 43
SHEN. VALLEY 39

MARIAN 51
WEATHERLY 36


GIRLS

TAMAQUA 49
TRI VALLEY 34

WILLIAMS VALLEY 46
EAST JUNIATA 33


NON LEAGUE BOYS TODAY

MINERSVILLE AT MAHANOY AREA

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Antawn Jamison scored 32 points and had 14
rebounds, Nick Young scored 21 points and the Washington Wizards
beat the Philadelphia 76ers 104-97 on Tuesday night. Andre Iguodala
scored 20 points, Samuel Dalembert had season-highs of 20 points
and 20 rebounds and Lou Williams added 19 points for the Sixers.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jordan Staal scored twice, Ruslan Fedotenko
ended Pittsburgh's power-play slump, and the Penguins beat the
Atlanta Thrashers 5-2 on Tuesday night. Jim Slater scored his
second and third goals of the season about 13 minutes apart in the
second period for Atlanta.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson's
contract is guaranteed for the rest of the season. The Sixers
yesterday announced that they had guaranteed the remainder of his
prorated one-year contract worth $1.3 million. Iverson signed with
the Sixers as a free agent on Dec. 3.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Chris Kunitz is
scheduled to have surgery Wednesday to repair a torn abdominal
muscle and is expected to be out four to six weeks. The Penguins
recalled forward Luca Caputi from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to replace
Kunitz, who had six goals and 20 points in 30 games.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Penguins assistant coach Mike Yeo is out of
the hospital and expects to return to Pittsburgh on Wednesday. The
Penguins say Yeo was released from a Florida hospital Tuesday after
undergoing tests. He became ill following Pittsburgh's game at
Tampa Bay on Saturday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks coach Ken
Anderson is retiring. Anderson, who is 60, was an NFL player or
coach for 33 seasons and is one of 25 semifinalists this year for
the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

IRVING, Texas (AP) - Dallas Cowboys right tackle Marc Colombo
could be back in the lineup for the playoffs after missing seven
games with a broken left leg. Phillips practiced yesterday, and
Coach Wade Phillips says it seems he'll be able to play against
Philadelphia Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City police say former NBA player
Jayson Williams has been charged with drunken driving after ran
into a tree with his SUV in Manhattan. The former New Jersey Nets
star suffered a minor bone fracture in his neck and cuts to his
face.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed
guard Cameron Stephenson. Stephenson, a fifth-round pick by
Pittsburgh in 2007 who has spent time with Green Bay, Philadelphia
and New Orleans, spent 15 weeks on Jacksonville's practice squad.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State linebacker Navorro Bowman
will skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft. He had 86
tackles with a team-high 17 for a loss in combining with seniors
Sean Lee and Josh Hull to form one of the country's top linebacking
units.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Freshman C.J. McCollum scored 31 points,
including seven 3-pointers, to lead Lehigh to a 75-69 win over Yale
on Tuesday night. Zahir Carrington added 16 points for Lehigh.
Michael Sands had 17 points and Greg Mangano added 14 points and 13
rebounds for the Bulldogs.


NBA
Tuesday's Games
Indiana 97, Orlando 90
Charlotte 113, Chicago 108
Washington 104, Philadelphia 97
Milwaukee 98, New Jersey 76
Dallas 98, Detroit 93
Denver 123, Golden State 122
Phoenix 113, Sacramento 109
Memphis 109, Portland 105
L.A. Lakers 88, Houston 79
Wednesday's Games
Washington at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Orlando, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Boston at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Detroit at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Houston at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Memphis at Utah, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Washington 4, Montreal 2
New Jersey 4, Dallas 0
Toronto 3, Florida 2
Boston 4, Ottawa 1
Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 2
Chicago 4, Minnesota 1
Calgary 3, Nashville 1
Phoenix 5, Edmonton 4, OT
Anaheim 4, Detroit 1
Vancouver 7, Columbus 3
Wednesday's Games
Dallas at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Colorado, 9 p.m.
St. Louis at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

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)