WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

District 11 Boys AAA Play in Game

Panther Valley 50
North Schuylkill 49

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The men's hockeyquarterfinals get under way today. The United States takes onSwitzerland and Russia and Canada face off in a game many thoughtwould be for the gold medal. The U.S. beat the Swiss 3-1 in theOlympic opener a week ago.

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) - American Julia Mancuso islooking to defend her Olympic title in the women's giant slalom.Mancuso won gold at the Turin Games and will be joined in the eventby rival American standout Lindsey Vonn. Both are seeking theirthird medal in Vancouver.

WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Three Americans are inthe finals of the women's freestyle aerials, an event in which noAmerican had advanced past qualifying since 1998. One of theAmerican finalists is 16-year-old Ashley Caldwell.

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) - A Canadian team holds thecurrent top spot going into the women's bobsled final. There's anAmerican team in second, but it's not who you'd expect. USA-2,driven by Erin Pac, is a mere 0.13 seconds away fromtrack-record-setters Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse of Canada.

RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) - America's most decoratedWinter Olympian is back on the short track today. Apolo Anton Ohno(ah-PAH'-loh AN'-tahn OH'-noh) is going for an eighth medal whenpreliminaries begin in the men's 500 meters. The final is Friday
night.

Tuesday's Games
Cleveland 105, New Orleans 95
Boston 110, New York 106
Minnesota 91, Miami 88
Portland 102, New Jersey 93
L.A. Lakers 99, Memphis 98
Phoenix 104, Oklahoma City 102
Detroit 101, Sacramento 89
Philadelphia 110, Golden State 102
Wednesday's Games
Minnesota at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Washington, 7 p.m.
Portland at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Orlando at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Utah, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 9 p.m.
Detroit at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
No games scheduled
Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games

( 4) Syracuse 99 Providence 85
( 6) Kansas St. 83 Texas Tech 64
(10) New Mexico 72 Colorado St. 66
(11) Georgetown 70 Louisville 60
Florida 75 (19) Tennessee 62
Evansville 55 (25) N. Iowa 54


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

( 7) Notre Dame 82 Marquette 67
( 8) West Virginia 64 Cincinnati 43
(13) Georgetown 70 Villanova 54