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