WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

GIRLS

TRI VALLEY 47
LOURDES 34

BOYS

BLUE MOUNTAIN 47
JIM THORPE 32

TODAY’S SCHEDULE

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE BOYS
DIVISION ONE TIE BREAKER

JIM THORPE VS BLUE MOUNTAIN-AT TAMAQUA-5PM-ON T102 AND T102RADIO.COM

OTHER BOYS ACTION TODAY:

POTTSVILLE AT EMMAUS-1:30PM
WILLIAMS VALLEY AT SCHUYLKILL HAVEN-2:30PM
MAHANOY AREA AT MARIAN-5PM
LOURDES AT MINERSVILLE-5:30PM
SHENANDOAH VALLEY AT NORTH SCHUYLKILL-7:30PM

GIRLS ACTION:

WILLIAMS VALLEY AT SCHUYLKILL HAVEN-1PM
BLUE MOUNTAIN AT JIM THORPE-4:30PM
MINERSVILLE AT PANTHER VALLEY-5:30PM
NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH AT TRI VALLEY-6PM

TUESDAY:

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS-GIRLS-FROM MARTZ HALL

TAMAQUA VS NATIVITY-6PM
TRI VALLEY VS PINE GROVE-7:30PM

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Penguins head into the NHL's Olympic breakon a down note - losing to the Nashville Predators 4-3 yesterday ina shootout. Sidney Crosby scored his 42nd goal of the season forPittsburgh but also took a painful shot off his right leg in thesecond period. Matt Cooke and Brooks Orpik also scored for thePens.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sidney Crosby was seen wincing in pain andfrustrated on the bench after blocking a shot during the secondperiod of the Penguins' 4-3 shootout loss to Nashville. Acenterpiece of the Team Canada Olympic roster, Crosby took a KevinKlein slap shot off his right shin about seven minutes into thesecond period. He did return to the game, however.

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) - Ricky Harris scored 27 points asMassachusetts defeated St. Joseph's 70-62 in an Atlantic 10 gameyesterday. The Hawks led by five about halfway through the firsthalf before the Minutemen went on an 18-0 run. Saint Joseph's hadsix turnovers and missed 13 field goals during that stretch.

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Darryl Shazier scored a career-high 27points to lead Bucknell to a 68-63 victory over Holy Cross inPatriot League action yesterday. Shazier was 9-for-13 from thefield and hit four 3-pointers to help the Bison gain a split in theseason series with the Crusaders.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Bill Clark scored a career-high 34 points inDuquesne's 103-82 win over La Salle in Atlantic 10 play. The Dukesscored 37 points off 28 La Salle turnovers. Melquan Bolding added24 points for Duquesne, which shot 55.9 percent from the field inthe second half.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Johnny Weir won't be wearingany animal skins at the Vancouver Olympics. The Pennsylvania skatersaid he's received "very serious threats" from activists sinceadding white fox fur to his costume at the U.S. Figure SkatingChampionships. The men's short program is tomorrow.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - The Washington Capitals have assigneddefensemen Karl Alzner and John Carlson and goaltender MichaelNeuvirth to Hershey of the American Hockey League. All threeplayers have split the season between the Capitals and Hershey.


NBA
Sunday's Game
East 141, West 139
Monday's Games
No games scheduled

NHL
Sunday's Games
Nashville 4, Pittsburgh 3, SO
Chicago 5, Columbus 4, SO
N.Y. Rangers 5, Tampa Bay 2
Minnesota 6, Vancouver 2
Ottawa 4, N.Y. Islanders 3
Anaheim 7, Edmonton 3
Monday's Games
No games scheduled

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games

Louisville 66 ( 2) Syracuse 60
Rutgers 71 ( 7) Georgetown 68
(13) Ohio St. 72 Illinois 53


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

( 2) Stanford 98 Washington St. 67
( 4) Notre Dame 90 DePaul 66
( 5) Tennessee 83 Florida 44
( 7) Ohio St. 64 Minnesota 59
( 8) Duke 65 Virginia Tech 53
( 9) West Virginia 55 (16) Georgetown 46
Vanderbilt 68 (17) Kentucky 55
(19) Georgia 76 Alabama 47
(23) LSU 75 Auburn 51