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.