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.