WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE GIRLS

BLUE MOUNTAIN 50
PINE GROVE 48

NATIVITY 44
MARIAN 33

TAMAQUA 62
PANTHER VALLEY 31

MINERSVILLE 50
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 36

TRI VALLEY 69
WILLIAMS VALLEY 45

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 45
POTTSVILLE 36

SHENANDOAH VALLEY 61
MAHANOY AREA 19

JIM THORPE 55
COL MON VO TECH 40

TODAYS SCHEDULE-WEATHER PERMITTING
SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE BOYS

NORTH SCHUYLKILL AT POTTSVILLE-5:15PM ON WPPA AND WPPARADIO.COM
MINERSVILLE AT SCHUYLKILL HAVEN- ON T102 AND T102RADIO.COM
TAMAQUA AT PANTHER VALLEY-6:15PM
BLUE MOUNTAIN AT PINE GROVE
TRI VALLEY AT WILLIAMS VALLEY
NATIVITY AT MARIAN
SHENANDOAH VALLEY AT MAHANOY AREA

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE GIRLS

LOURDES AT MINERSVILLE

NON LEAGUE GIRLS

JIM THORPE AT SHENANDOAH VALLEY


VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - Off to the best start in the history inthe program, Villanova is getting ready for a pair of tough roadgames in the coming days. The second-ranked Wildcats play atseventh-ranked Georgetown tomorrow and at sixth-ranked WestVirginia on Monday. Villanova is 20-1 on the season and 9-0 in BigEast play.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The 76ers are looking to string togetherthree wins in a row for the first time this season. They're in NewOrleans tonight to play a Hornets team that has lost two straightand dropped their last three at home. Alan Iverson is expected backfor Philadelphia after missing Wednesday's win over Chicago becauseone of his children was ill.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Eagles have hired former ClevelandBrowns general manager Phil Savage as a player personnel consultantfor the April draft. Savage will work with new Philadelphia GMHowie Roseman and director of player personnel Ryan Grigson. Savagewas Cleveland's senior vice president and GM from 2005-08.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia University president JimClements has apologized to the University of Pittsburgh for thebehavior of Mountaineers fans. Clements says he was "appalled andembarrassed" by fans who threw objects onto the court duringWednesday's game and he says security will be beefed up for futuregames.

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) - A late 15-4 run pushed Robert Morris to a76-67 win over St. Francis last night. Karon Abraham led theColonials with 13 points while Devin Sweetney was the top scorerfor the Red Flash with 18. The two teams play again tomorrow.


NBA
Thursday's Games
Cleveland 102, Miami 86
Portland 96, San Antonio 93
Friday's Games
Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

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


TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games
( 8) Purdue 78 Indiana 75
(10) Duke 86 (21) Georgia Tech 67
(14) Tennessee 59 LSU 54
(17) Gonzaga 76 Portland 49
(23) Butler 63 Detroit 58


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

( 2) Stanford 74 UCLA 53
( 5) Tennessee 74 Arkansas 57
Boston College 61 ( 6) Duke 57
( 8) Ohio St. 86 Iowa 82
Miami 80 ( 9) North Carolina 69
(14) Georgia 49 (19) LSU 46, OT
(20) Kentucky 80 Mississippi 66
Detroit 71 (23) Wis.-Green Bay 55