WPPA/T102 SPORTS-FRIDAY

GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

MARIAN 54
HOLY REDEEMER 45

BOYS

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 71
TAMAQUA 44

TRI VALLEY 70
WEST SIDE TECH 28

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS TONIGHT-FROM MARTZ HALL

GIRLS-6PM

TAMAQUA VS TRI VALLEY

BOYS-7:30PM

POTTSVILLE VS MARIAN

BOTH GAMES SIMULCAST ON WPPA AND T102

MILWAUKEE (AP) - THE 76ERS PULLED OFF A TRADE AT THE NBA DEADLINE, ACQUIRING ROOKIE GAUARD JODIE MEEKS AND CENTER FRANCISCO ELSON FROM THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS. IN EXCHANGE, THE SIXERS SENT GUARD ROYAL IVEY, CENTER PRIMOZ BREZEC AND A SECOND-ROUND PICK IN THE 2010 DRAFT TO MILWAUKEE. MEEKS WAS THE BUCKS' SECOND-ROUND PICK IN THE 2009 DRAFT.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - THE 76ERS WILL BE BACK IN ACTION TONIGHT WHEN THEY HOST THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS. PHILADELPHIA IS COMING OFF A LOPSIDED 105-78 LOSS TO MIAMI ON TUESDAY IN ITS FIRST GAME FOLLOWING THE ALL-STAR BREAK.

BRADENTON, FLA. (AP) - PITTSBURGH PIRATES RELIEVER JOEL HANRAHAN WILL MISS THE START OF THE REGULAR SEASON AFTER AN MRI SHOWED INFLAMMATION IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW. THERE IS NO TIMETABLE FOR WHEN HANRAHAN MIGHT PITCH AGAIN.

MILWAUKEE (AP) - GARY MCGHEE HAD 10 POINTS AND SIX BLOCKED SHOTS TO LEAD NO. 19 PITTSBURGH TO A 58-51 VICTORY OVER MARQUETTE. LAST NIGHT'S WIN WAS THE FOURTH IN A ROW FOR THE PANTHERS, WHO WERE COMING OFF LAST WEEKEND'S TRIPLE-OVERTIME WIN OVER EIGHTH-RANKED WEST VIRGINIA.

DAYTON, OHIO (AP) - DAYTON RAN OFF 19 STRAIGHT POINTS IN THE SECOND HALF TO PULL AWAY AND DEFEAT LA SALLE 68-54. THE GAME WAS TIED AT 49 WITH 8:33 TO PLAY WHEN DAYTON BEGAN ITS RUN. LA SALLE DROPS TO 3-8 IN ATLANTIC 10 PLAY.

LORETTO, PA. (AP) - WILL FELDER SCORED A CAREER-HIGH 20 POINTS AND ST. FRANCIS (PA.) RALLIED LAST NIGHT FROM A 17-POINT DEFICIT TO DEFEAT QUINNIPIAC 73-68 IN A NORTHEAST CONFERENCE GAME. JAMES FELDEINE HAD 21 POINTS AND 12 REBOUNDS OF QUINNIPIAC, WHICH FELL TO 12-3 IN LEAGUE PLAY AND HAD A FOUR-GAME WIN STREAK SNAPPED.

MOON TOWNSHIP, PA. (AP) - ROB ROBINSON SHOT 8 FOR 8 FROM THE FIELD AND SCORED 18 POINTS AS ROBERT MORRIS ROLLED TO A 64-39 WIN OVER SACRED HEART LAST NIGHT. THE COLONIALS SCORED 20 POINTS OFF 16 TURNOVERS IN IMPROVING THEIR RECORD TO 14-1 IN THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (AP) - HE DIDN'T GET A MEDAL, BUT PENNSYLVANIA NATIVE AND THREE-TIME U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPION
JOHNNY WEIR SKATED WELL IN LAST NIGHT'S FREE PROGRAM. WEIR FINISHED
SIXTH OVERALL. AMERICAN TEAMMATE EVAN LYSACEK WON THE GOLD MEDAL,
WITH EVGENI PLUSHENKO OF RUSSIA GETTING THE SILVER AND DAISUKE
TAKAHASHI OF JAPAN THE BRONZE.

WEST VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (AP) - A MESSY NIGHT ON THE WOMEN'S HALFPIPE HAD A BRIGHT SPOT. ON A NIGHT WHEN ALL THE TOP CONTENDERS FELL, AUSTRALIA'S TORAH BRIGHT PUT TOGETHER FIVE TECHNICALLY SUPERIOR JUMPS ON HER SECOND ATTEMPT AND LANDED THEM ALL. SHE SCORED 45 POINTS TO DEFEAT DEFENDING CHAMPION HANNAH TETER OF THE U.S. BY 2.6 AND WIN THE GOLD. THE 2002 CHAMPION, KELLY CLARK TOOK BRONZE.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (AP) - A TACTICAL ERROR COST LINDSEY VONN A SHOT AT HER SECOND GOLD MEDAL OF THE VANCOUVER OLYMPICS. SHE FELL AFTER CLIPPING A GATE DURING THE SLALOM LEG OF THE SUPER-COMBINED. MARIA RIESCH OF GERMANY WON THE EVENT, WHILE JULIA MANCUSO OF THE U.S. TOOK A SOMEWHAT SURPRISING SILVER, HER SECOND AFTER BEING RUNNER-UP TO VONN IN THE DOWNHILL. ANJA PAERSON OF SWEDEN TOOK THE COMBINED BRONZE.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (AP) - THE U.S. MEN HELD A TWO-GOAL LEAD THEN BROKE IT OPEN AGAINST NORWAY WHEN DEFENSEMAN BRIAN RAFALSKI SCORED TWICE IN THE FINAL THREE MINUTES OF A 6-1 VICTORY. THE AMERICANS IMPROVED TO 2-0. CANADA BEAT SWITZERLAND 3-2 IN A SHOOTOUT AND SLOVAKIA UPSET RUSSIA 2-1 IN A SHOOTOUT. THE U.S. WOMEN CRUISED BY FINLAND 6-0 WHILE RUSSIA BEAT CHINA 2-1. THE U.S. MEN AND WOMEN ARE UNDEFEATED SO FAR.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (AP) - THE UNITED STATES LEADS THE OVERALL OLYMPIC MEDALS RACE WITH 18 TO GERMANY'S 11. NORWAY IS THIRD WITH EIGHT FOLLOWED BY HOST CANADA AND FRANCE, WHICH EACH HAVE SEVEN. THE U.S. TOPS THE GOLD LIST AS WELL WITH SIX, FOLLOWED BY GERMANY WITH FOUR. NORWAY, CANADA, SWITZERLAND AND SOUTH KOREA EACH HAVE THREE.

CLEVELAND (AP) - CARMELO ANTHONY SCORED 40 POINTS, INCLUDING THE WINNING BASKET, AND THE DENVER NUGGETS OVERCAME LEBRON JAMES' TRIPLE-DOUBLE AND ENDED THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS' 13-GAME STREAK WITH A 118-116 OVERTIME VICTORY. JAMES HAD HIS TRIPLE-DOUBLE BY THE END OF REGULATION, FINISHING WITH 43 POINTS, 13 REBOUNDS AND 15 ASSISTS.

UNDATED (AP) - JUST BEFORE THE NBA TRADING DEADLINE, THE NEW YORK KNICKS ACQUIRED FORMER SCORING CHAMPION TRACY MCGRADY IN A THREE-TEAM SWAP WITH THE HOUSTON ROCKETS AND THE SACRAMENTO KINGS. THE DEAL LEFT THE KNICKS ON THE VERGE OF BEING ABLE TO OFFER TWO MAXIMUM SALARY CONTRACTS TO THE 2010 FREE AGENT CLASS THAT COULD BE HEADLINED BY LEBRON JAMES, WHO BECOMES A FREE AGENT IN JULY.

UNDATED (AP) - THE CHICAGO BULLS WERE BUSY, TRADING POWER FORWARD TYRUS THOMAS TO CHARLOTTE FOR A FUTURE, PROTECTED FIRST-ROUND PICK AND THE EXPIRING CONTRACTS OF GUARDS FLIP MURRAY AND ACIE LAW. CHICAGO ALSO DEALT GUARD JOHN SALMONS TO MILWAUKEE FOR HAKIM WARRICK AND JOE ALEXANDER, WHOSE CONTRACTS ALSO ARE EXPIRING.

WASHINGTON (AP) - ANDY RAUTINS SCORED A SEASON-HIGH 26 POINTS AND FIFTH SYRACUSE WATCHED A 23-POINT LEAD SHRINK TO ONE BEFORE ESCAPING WITH A 75-71 VICTORY OVER 10TH-RANKED GEORGETOWN TO TAKE SOLE POSSESSION OF FIRST PLACE IN THE BIG EAST. THE ORANGE NEVER TRAILED IN IMPROVING TO 7-AND-0 ON THE ROAD AND 6-AND-0 AGAINST RANKED TEAMS.