WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

UNDATED (AP) - Connecticut is back in the NCAA women's
basketball Final Four after running its record winning streak to 76
games. Maya (MY'-uh) Moore scored 22 points and the Huskies reached
the semifinals for the eighth time in 10 years by blowing out
Florida State 90-50 in the Dayton Regional final. Oklahoma also
reached the semifinals as Nyeshia Stevenson scored 31 points in the
Sooners' 88-68 rout of Kentucky.

NEW YORK (AP) - Dayton and North Carolina have played themselves
into the NIT final at Madison Square Garden. Chris Johnson scored
22 points, including five key free throws down the stretch to help
the Flyers hold off Mississippi 68-63. The Tar Heels needed
overtime to beat Rhode Island 68-67.

UNDATED (AP) - Steve Lavin and Tim Floyd are college basketball
coaches once again. Lavin has been hired as the new head coach at
St. John's, and Floyd is taking over at Texas-El Paso. Floyd left
USC last year amid allegations of recruiting violations involving
O.J. Mayo and was working as an assistant with the NBA's New
Orleans Hornets.

ST. LUCIE, Fla. - New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes played in a
minor league game today, going 1-for-5 with a double in his first
action since being sidelined with a thyroid problem. The thyroid
issue has kept him from participating in any Grapefruit League
games so far and leaves his status uncertain for opening day.

HOUSTON (AP) - A team official tells The Associated Press that
Houston Texans middle linebacker Demeco (deh-MEE'-koh) Ryans has
agreed to a six-year contract. Ryans was the 2006 AP Defensive
Rookie of the Year and is the leader of a young Houston team that
went 9-7 last season for its first winning record. Ryans had 123
tackles and a sack and made the Pro Bowl last season.


NBA
Tuesday's Games
Indiana 102, Sacramento 95
Oklahoma City 111, Philadelphia 93
Phoenix 111, Chicago 105
Milwaukee 107, L.A. Clippers 89
Houston 98, Washington 94
Wednesday's Games
L.A. Lakers at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Miami at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Washington at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
New York at Portland, 10 p.m.
Golden State at Utah, 10 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Atlanta 3, Toronto 2
Boston 1, New Jersey 0, OT
N.Y. Rangers 4, N.Y. Islanders 3
Ottawa 5, Washington 4, OT
Columbus 3, Tampa Bay 2
Detroit 5, Edmonton 4
St. Louis 4, Chicago 2
Los Angeles 2, Nashville 0
Vancouver 4, Phoenix 1
Wednesday's Games
Florida at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Phoenix at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

SPRING TRAINING
Tuesday's Games
Houston 5, Philadelphia 2
Tampa Bay 9, Boston 9, tie
Florida 9, Washington 5
Atlanta 9, N.Y. Yankees (ss) 6
Detroit 10, Baltimore 9
Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 1
St. Louis 9, N.Y. Mets 4
Texas 4, Arizona 2
L.A. Angels 1, Milwaukee 1, tie, 10 innings
Chicago Cubs 5, San Francisco 3
San Diego 7, Cincinnati 5
Chicago White Sox 2, Oakland 0
Colorado 3, L.A. Dodgers 1
N.Y. Yankees (ss) 5, Toronto 3
Kansas City 7, Cleveland 2
Wednesday's Games
Houston vs Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota (ss) vs N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs Minnesota (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Kansas City vs San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (ss) vs Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Seattle vs Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Arizona vs Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs L.A. Dodgers at Las Vegas, Nev., 10:05 p.m.
TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
( 1) Connecticut 90 (10) Florida St. 50
(12) Oklahoma 88 (19) Kentucky 68

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Ryan Madson gave up a solo home run inthe ninth inning as the Phillies lost to the Braves 5-4 yesterdayin Clearwater, Florida. Phils starter J.A. Happ gave up two runs onthree hits and walked five. Happ will start next in an exhibitionmatchup with the Pirates.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - The Pirates' new batting order paid offbig time in a 13-1 romp over the Astros yesterday in springtraining action. Pirates manager John Russell is planning to beginthe season with his pitcher hitting eighth. The move shifts AndrewMcCutchen from leadoff to second in the batting order.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker SantonioHolmes is being sued by a Florida woman who says he attacked her inan Orlando nightclub. The woman claims Holmes grabbed her in theface and threw a glass that hit her near the eye. A Steelersspokesman said the team had no immediate comment.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger didn'tshow up to the team's offseason work out and the team says itdoesn't expect him there. The Steelers believe the quarterback'spresence would be a distraction to the team. Roethlisberger isaccused of assaulting a female college student in Georgia.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Ryan Madson will open the season as thePhillies closer. Madson is stepping in for Brad Lidge, who's stillrehabbing from offseason knee and elbow surgeries.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Phillies left hander J.C. Romero hasseen his first action of the spring. The reliever appeared in aminor league intrasquad game. He faced four batters and struck outtwo of them without allowing a runner. Romero had elbow surgery inOctober. He hopes to join the big league squad by the home openeron April 12th.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - The Pirates have taken former startingright fielder Brandon Moss off their 40-man roster. The move meansthey now have 10 days to trade, release or waive him. Moss has hitjust .081 this spring and lost the spare outfielder's job to JohnRaynor. He's been replaced on the roster by right-hander HaydenPenn, who's been claimed on waivers from the Florida Marlins.



NBA
Monday's Games
Toronto 103, Charlotte 101
New Jersey 90, San Antonio 84
New Orleans 108, L.A. Lakers 100
Dallas 109, Denver 93
Utah 103, New York 98
Tuesday's Games
Sacramento at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Washington at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

NHL
Monday's Games
Buffalo 3, Boston 2
Carolina 4, Atlanta 1
Nashville 3, Florida 2, OT
Minnesota 3, Los Angeles 2
Anaheim 3, Dallas 1
Tuesday's Games
Atlanta at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Washington, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
( 2) Stanford 55 ( 5) Xavier 53
(16) Baylor 51 ( 7) Duke 48

SPRING TRAINING
Monday's Games
Washington , N.Y. Mets (ss)
Pittsburgh 13, Houston 1
Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 4
Toronto 2, Detroit 2, tie
St. Louis 5, Minnesota 2
N.Y. Mets (ss) 7, Florida 6
Texas 7, Colorado 6
San Francisco 8, Milwaukee 6
Seattle 3, Oakland 2
Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati 1
L.A. Angels (ss) 10, Kansas City 2
Tampa Bay 9, Boston 3
N.Y. Yankees 11, Baltimore 7
Chicago White Sox 7, L.A. Angels (ss) 7
L.A. Dodgers 11, Cleveland 2
San Diego 11, Arizona 3
Tuesday's Games
Pittsburgh vs Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Texas vs Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland vs Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Diego vs Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Toronto vs N.Y. Yankees (ss) at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

WPPA/T102 SPORTS-TUESDAY

NORTH SCHUYLKILL TO DEDICATE NEW TRACK

On Wednesday afternoon, there will be a special ceremony prior to the start of North Schuylkill's track meet with Shenandoah Valley. The North Schuylkill School District is inviting all members of the public to attend, in honor of the Spartans' first meet on their brand new all-weather track. The festivities will begin at approximately 3:30 pm.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

McGinley named Schuylkill County Scholar Athlete

Matt McGinley of Tri Valley was named the 2010 Schuylkill County Scholar Athlete last night. The 6 foot 5 Senior is a four year member of the Bulldogs football team and edged out 13 other young men for the title. The annual awards ceremony, presented by Chapter Number 25 National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, is held annually to honor young men who excel on the football field and in the classroom.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Brian Boucher stopped 32 shots and fiveplayers scored as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New JerseyDevils 5-1 last night. Matt Carle, Ville Leino, Kimmo Timonen,Lukas Krajicek and Simon Gagne scored for the Flyers, who broke afive-game losing streak. Ilya Kovalchuk scored for the Devils.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sidney Crosby netted two goals in regulation,then he and teammate Pascal Dupuis scored in the shootout as thePittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4yesterday. Tyler Kennedy also scored as the Penguins moved ahead ofNew Jersey 95-93 for the Atlantic Division lead and a likely Number2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) - Matt Garza pitched seven stronginnings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat a Pittsburgh Pirates split-squad8-2 yesterday. Ben Zobrist went 3 for 4 with a home run and atriple, and Carl Crawford was 2 for 3 with two doubles. Piratesstarter Ross Ohlendorf gave up 10 hits and eight runs in fourinnings and has a spring ERA of 9.82.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies canceledyesterday's scheduled exhibition game against a Pittsburgh Piratessplit-squad Sunday because of rain, but have yet to announce aresolution to the fifth starter race. With a week before the seasonopener, left-hander Jamie Moyer and right-hander Kyle Kendrick arebattling for a final spot in the rotation.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers say Ben Roethlisbergerisn't likely to participate in off-season workouts this week as hadbeen expected. Roethlisberger has been accused of assault by a20-year-old Georgia college student, but he has not been charged inthe case. An investigation is ongoing.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh is making a strong push to host tothe NHL's next Winter Classic, matching the league's two signaturestars in the Penguins' Sidney Crosby and the Capitals' AlexOvechkin at Heinz Field. The Penguins played in the 2008 WinterClassic. But the NHL is believed to be favoring another Penguinsappearance because of the Crosby-Ovechkin rivalry.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pitt women's basketball team is losing itssophomore class. Pepper Wilson, Sarah Ogoke and Kate Popovec areleaving. Wilson started 27 games at center, averaging 7.4 pointsand 4.4 rebounds. Popovec averaged 2.9 points and 3.9 rebounds.Ogoke averaged 1 point and 1.4 rebounds in 28 games.


NCAA COLLEGE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

MEN'S TOURNAMENT

Sunday's Scores:

SOUTH REGIONAL
Regional Championship
Duke 78, Baylor 71

MIDWEST REGIONAL
Regional Championship
Michigan State 70, Tennessee 69


FINAL FOUR
At Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis

National Semifinals
Saturday, April 3
West Virginia (31-6) vs. Duke (33-5)
Michigan State (28-8) vs. Butler (32-4)

National Championship
Monday, April 5
Semifinal winners

WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT

DAYTON REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio

Sunday's Scores
Connecticut 74, Iowa State 36
Florida State 74, Mississippi State 71

Today's Schedule
No Games Scheduled

MEMPHIS REGIONAL
Regional Championship

Sunday's Scores
No Games Scheduled

Today's Game
At FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tenn.
Baylor (26-9) vs. Duke (30-5), 7 p.m.

SACRAMENTO REGIONAL
Regional Championship

Sunday's Scores
No Games Scheduled

Today's Game
At ARCO Arena, Sacramento, Calif.
Stanford (34-1) vs. Xavier (30-3), 9 p.m.


KANSAS CITY REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals

Sunday's Scores
At Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.
Oklahoma 77, Notre Dame 72, OT
Kentucky 76, Nebraska 67

Today's Games
No Games Scheduled


NATIONAL BASKEBALL ASSOCIATION

Sunday's Scores
Milwaukee 108, Memphis 103, OT
Cleveland 97, Sacramento 90
Atlanta 94, Indiana 84
Chicago 110, Detroit 103
Miami 97, Toronto 94
Orlando 103, Denver 97
Phoenix 111, Minnesota 105
Portland 92, Oklahoma City 87
San Antonio 94, Boston 73
Golden State 121, L.A. Clippers 103

Monday's Games
Toronto at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
New York at Utah, 9 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Sunday's Scores
Pittsburgh 5, Toronto 4, SO
Calgary 5, Washington 3
St. Louis 2, Edmonton 1
Philadelphia 5, New Jersey 1
Columbus 4, Chicago 2
San Jose 4, Colorado 3

Monday's Games
Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Minnesota, 9 p.m.
Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

SPRING TRAINING BASEBALL

Sunday's Scores
Toronto , Baltimore
Florida 4, Houston 0
Boston 11, Minnesota 5
Washington 9, Atlanta 3
Philadelphia , Pittsburgh (ss)
Tampa Bay 8, Pittsburgh (ss) 2
N.Y. Yankees , Detroit
St. Louis 10, N.Y. Mets 5
San Diego 7, San Francisco 0
Kansas City 10, Chicago White Sox (ss) 8
Chicago Cubs 1, Seattle 0
Arizona 9, Milwaukee 1
Texas 5, Chicago White Sox (ss) 0
L.A. Dodgers 2, Cincinnati 1
Cleveland 15, L.A. Angels 5
Oakland 6, Colorado 6, tie

Today's Games
Detroit vs Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (ss) vs Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs N.Y. Mets (ss) at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Colorado vs Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Seattle vs Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs L.A. Angels (ss) at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Arizona vs San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (ss) vs Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05
L.A. Dodgers vs Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Andre Iguodala had 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as the Philadelphia 76ers won consecutive games for the first time in more than six weeks with a 105-98 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Philadelphia hadn't won back-to-back games since posting a five-game win streak between that ended in early February.

Philadelphia 105 Atlanta 98
Denver 97 Toronto 96
Orlando 106 Minnesota 97
Indiana 122 Utah 106
Charlotte 107 Washington 96
Boston 94 Sacramento 86
New Jersey 118 Detroit 110
Oklahoma City 91 L-A Lakers 75
San Antonio 102 Cleveland 97
Miami 87 Milwaukee 74
Phoenix 132 New York 96

Saturday's Games

Utah at Washington, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Portland at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Dallas at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will miss a third consecutive game today due to a bruised right foot. Malkin skated for about 15 minutes during practice Friday but didn't look comfortable before leaving the ice. Coach Dan Bylsma later said he wouldn't play against the Flyers.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins' magic number for clinching a playoff spot is one. Even if there isn't much magic in their game. They've lost six of 12 since post-Olympic play started, giving New Jersey a chance to overtake them for the Atlantic Division title. Sidney Crosby is slumping, too, with no goals in six games and one goal in nine games.

Detroit 6 Minnesota 2
Ottawa 4 Buffalo 2
Anaheim 3 Edmonton 2

Saturday's Games

Calgary at Boston, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Florida at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Carolina, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

Hartford 3, Adirondack 2, SO
Lowell 4, Springfield 3, SO
Grand Rapids 6, Milwaukee 3
Hershey 7, Worcester 2
Portland 2, Providence 0
Binghamton 4, Rochester 3
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3, Norfolk 1
Manchester 4, Bridgeport 1
Syracuse 4, Toronto 0
Rockford 4, Peoria 3
Texas 4, Chicago 3, SO
Houston 3, Lake Erie 2, OT
Hamilton 2, Abbotsford 1

Saturday's Games

Rochester at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Texas at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Adirondack at Manchester, 7 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Hershey, 7 p.m.
Springfield at Portland, 7 p.m.
Hamilton at Abbotsford, 7 p.m.
Bridgeport at Hartford, 7 p.m.
Worcester at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
Albany at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at Peoria, 8 p.m.
Lake Erie at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Rockford, 8:05 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The basketball floor in Pittsburgh's new Consol Energy Center will be slightly used. One of the courts constructed for the NCAA basketball tournament will be packed up and shipped off for use in the Pittsburgh Penguins' new arena. Duquesne University plans to play several homes games there annually, and the Pitt-Duquesne "City Game" is also expected to be played there.

( 3) Duke 70 (10) Purdue 57
(15) Tennessee 76 ( 5) Ohio St. 73
(13) Michigan St. 59 N. Iowa 52
(19) Baylor 72 Saint Mary's, Calif. 49

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Jamie Moyer bolstered his bid to win Philadelphia's fifth starter spot by giving up just one hit over 6 2-3 innings in the Phillies' 3-0 victory over the New York Yankees.
The 47-year-old left-hander is competing with Kyle Kendrick. Moyer struck out six and hit one batter with a pitch.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - Minor leaguer Chris Johnson hit a towering two-run, walk-off home run off of Jeremy Powell to carry the Houston Astros to a 6-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Zach Duke was masterful in his fourth start for the Pirates, throwing 6 2-3 scoreless innings while holding the Astros to just two total hits and a walk.

Philadelphia 3, NY Yankees 0
Houston 6, Pittsburgh 4
Washington 7, St. Louis 4
Florida 8, N.Y. Mets 8, tie, 10 innings
Boston 3, Toronto (ss) 2
Atlanta 5, Detroit 2
Tampa Bay 14, Toronto (ss) 10
Oakland (ss) 5, Chicago Cubs 2
Arizona 10, Chicago White Sox 1
Kansas City 8, L.A. Dodgers 4
San Diego 9, Milwaukee 4
San Francisco 5, L.A. Angels 3
Cleveland 5, Colorado 4
Oakland (ss) 6, Texas 3
Seattle 6, Cincinnati 5
Minnesota 4, Baltimore 3

Saturday's Games

Toronto vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington (ss) vs Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington (ss) vs N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Oakland vs Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Seattle vs L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Arizona vs Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs San Diego (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Texas vs Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
San Diego (ss) vs Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) - For the third year in a row, qualifyingfor the spring race at Martinsville Speedway was rained out Friday,and the field was set by point standings. Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth gained the front row for Sunday'srace, followed by Jimmie Johnson and Greg Biffle. Tony Stewart andKurt Busch will start in the third row. It is Harvick's first career pole position on the 0.526-mileoval. The rain also washed out qualifying for the truck race onSaturday, and that gave Harvick a sweep of the pole positionsbecause his team also leads the truck standings.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Colorado 1, Chivas USA 0

Saturday's Games

Toronto FC at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Houston at FC Dallas, 4 p.m.
Chicago at New York, 7 p.m.
D.C. United at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at San Jose, 9 p.m.
New England at Los Angeles, 11 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Kyle Brodziak scored in overtime to give theMinnesota Wild a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers last night.Flyers goalie Brian Boucher initially gloved Brodziak's shot, butthe puck bounced out and Boucher kicked it into the net.

SEATTLE (AP) - Fredy Montero set up the first goal of the 2010Major League Soccer season, then scored on a diving header and theSeattle Sounders beat the expansion Philadelphia Union 2-0 lastnight. Last year in Seattle's inaugural game, Montero came awaywith two goals and an assist in Seattle's 3-0 win over the New YorkRed Bulls.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Greg Dobbs hit a two-out single to scoreJohn Mayberry Junior in the ninth inning, lifting the PhiladelphiaPhillies to an 8-7 win over the Houston Astros yesterday. BrettMyers' spring training homecoming came to an abrupt end when theAstros' right-hander left the game with a strained groin in thesixth inning.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Nate McLouth homered in his first at-batThursday against his former team, but it wasn't enough for theAtlanta Braves, who lost 7-6 in 10 innings against the PittsburghPirates yesterday. John Raynor scored on a wild pitch with two outsin the 10th. The Pirates tied the game by scoring five runs in theeighth inning off Jesse Chavez.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Flyers leading scorer Jeff Carter is havingsurgery on his broken left foot and hopes to be back in time forthe playoffs. Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren says Carter willhave a screw placed in the foot today. The center is expected tomiss three or four weeks.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Thomas Young had 15 points and ledfive double-figure scorers and Indiana (Pa.) beat St. Cloud State76-70 in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II Tournament lastnight. Darryl Webb had 12 points and 15 rebounds for IUP. AshtonSmith added 14 points, Kevin Stewart had 11 and Akida McLain 10.Taylor Witt led St. Cloud State with 16 points.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A person familiar with trade discussionsinvolving Donovan McNabb tells the AP that the Philadelphia Eagleswon't consider a deal for the six-time Pro Bowl quarterback unlessit includes a pick among the top 42 in next month's NFL draft.Eagles coach Andy Reid acknowledged this week he's consideringoffers for McNabb, Kevin Kolb and Michael Vick.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Spring practice opens today at PennState, where coach Joe Paterno will begin sifting through thequarterback candidates. Daryll Clark is hoping to hook on in theNFL after two successful seasons as the starter. That will leavethe quarterback job in the hands of an inexperienced player inSeptember's opener against Youngstown State.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Vicente Padilla will be the starter forthe Los Angeles Dodgers when they open the season April 5 atPittsburgh. Manager Joe Torre said yesterday that Padilla'sperformance in the playoffs last season helped land him the spot.He allowed only one run in just over 14 innings before losing Game5 of the championship series to Philadelphia.

NCAA MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

EAST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Thursday's Scores
West Virginia 69, Washington 56
Kentucky 62, Cornell 45

Regional Championship
Saturday, March 27
West Virginia (30-6) vs. Kentucky (35-2), 7 p.m.


SOUTH REGIONAL
Friday, March 26
Saint Mary's, Calif. (28-5) vs. Baylor (27-7), 7:27 p.m.
Duke (31-5) vs. Purdue (29-5), 30 minutes following

Regional Championship
Sunday, March 28
Semifinal winners, 2 or 7 p.m.


MIDWEST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 26
Ohio State (29-7) vs. Tennessee (27-8), 7:07 p.m.
Northern Iowa (30-4) vs. Michigan State (26-8), 30 minutes
following

Regional Championship
Sunday, March 28
Semifinal winners, 2 or 7 p.m.


WEST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Thursday's Score
Butler 63, Syracuse 59
Kansas State 101, Xavier 96, 2OT

Regional Championship
Saturday, March 27
Butler (31-4) vs. Kansas State (29-7), 4:30 p.m.


FINAL FOUR
At Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 3
East champion vs. South champion
Midwest champion vs. West champion

National Championship
Monday, April 5
Semifinal winners


NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Thursday's Scores
Miami 103, Chicago 74
L.A. Clippers 99, Houston 93
Portland 101, Dallas 89

Friday's Games
Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Utah at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Denver at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Detroit at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Miami at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Cleveland at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
New York at Phoenix, 10 p.m.


NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Thursday's Scores
N.Y. Rangers 4, New Jersey 3, SO
Carolina 3, Washington 2, SO
Nashville 4, Phoenix 3, SO
Tampa Bay 5, Boston 3
N.Y. Islanders 3, Calgary 2
Minnesota 4, Philadelphia 3, OT
Toronto 2, Atlanta 1, OT
Columbus 8, Chicago 3
Montreal 4, Florida 1
St. Louis 3, Los Angeles 1
San Jose 3, Dallas 0

Friday's Games
Ottawa at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Edmonton, 9 p.m.


SPRING TRAINING BASEBALL

Thursday's Scores
Detroit (ss) 5, Toronto 1
St. Louis 2, N.Y. Mets 1
Tampa Bay 5, Minnesota 3
Philadelphia 8, Houston 7
Pittsburgh 7, Atlanta 6, 10 innings
Boston 6, Florida 4
Baltimore 8, N.Y. Yankees 0
Kansas City 8, Seattle (ss) 7
Chicago Cubs 7, Arizona 2
Cleveland 3, Seattle (ss) 1
L.A. Angels 9, Texas 6
San Diego 5, Chicago White Sox 3
L.A. Dodgers 7, Milwaukee 3
Colorado 10, Cincinnati 6
Detroit (ss) 8, Washington 2
San Francisco 6, Oakland 3

Friday's Games
Tampa Bay vs Toronto (ss) at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto (ss) vs Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland (ss) vs Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Colorado vs Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland (ss) vs Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Diego vs Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Rookie Jrue Holiday had 15 points and sevenassists, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 101-86 win over theMilwaukee Bucks last night. Samuel Dalembert added 12 points and 10rebounds, Willie Green scored 16 and Andre Iguodala had 14 for theSixers. Jerry Stackhouse led the Bucks with 15 points.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mike Knuble scored the decisive goal in thefourth round of the shootout Wednesday night, giving the WashingtonCapitals a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins last night.Alexander Semin and Eric Fehr scored about 2 minutes apart early inthe third period to give Washington the lead before Jordan Staal'sgoal sent the game into overtime.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin and Washington'sBrooks Laich missed last night's game between the Penguins andCapitals. Malkin sat out for the fourth time in five games becauseof a bruised right foot. Laich was out after being hit by a pucknear the eye during practice Tuesday.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - Right-hander Tim Hudson pitched sixscoreless innings and Brian McCann hit two home runs to lead theAtlanta Braves to an 8-0 win over the Philadelphia Philliesyesterday. All three of the hits off Hudson - who hadreconstructive elbow surgery last season - were singles. He struckout four and walked two.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Victor Martinez, Bill Hall and MikeCameron each hit home runs off Pittsburgh left-hander Paul Maholmas the Boston Red Sox beat the Pirates 6-4 yesterday. Martinez hita two-run homer in the first, Hall hit a solo shot in the second,and Cameron added a solo shot in the fourth. Maholm had allowedjust one homer over his first four spring starts.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A person familiar with the St. Louis Rams'player acquisition plans says reports that they're trying to getPhiladelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb are untrue. Thesource told the AP that media reports yesterday that the Rams hadoffered a second-round draft pick and safety Oshiomoghe Atogwe forMcNabb were unfounded.

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia police aren't commenting on an attorney'sstatement that they've withdrawn a request for a DNA sample fromPittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Ed Garland,Roethlisberger's lawyer, told The AP Tuesday that investigatorswithdrew the request a week ago. A woman has accused Roethlisbergerof sexual assault. He hasn't been charged.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Peter Nowak won a Major League Soccer Cup asa player for the expansion Chicago Fire in 1998. Repeating the featas a coach with the first-year Philadelphia Union won't be easy.The Union play the MLS opener at Seattle tonight, becoming theleague's 16th team.

COLLEGE BASKETALL TOURNAMENTS

NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

EAST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 25
West Virginia (29-6) vs. Washington (26-9), 7:27 p.m.
Kentucky (34-2) vs. Cornell (29-4), 30 minutes following


WEST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 25
Syracuse (30-4) vs. Butler (30-4), 7:07 p.m.
Kansas State (28-7) vs. Xavier (26-8), 30 minutes following


NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 24
Rhode Island 79, Virginia Tech 72
Dayton 77, Illinois 71

Today:
No Games Scheduled


NATIONAL BASKEBALL ASSOCIATION

Wednesday's Scores
Atlanta 86, Orlando 84
Boston 113, Denver 99
Charlotte 108, Minnesota 95
Indiana 99, Washington 82
Utah 113, Toronto 87
New Jersey 93, Sacramento 79
Philadelphia 101, Milwaukee 86
Cleveland 105, New Orleans 92
Oklahoma City 122, Houston 104
L.A. Lakers 92, San Antonio 83
Golden State 128, Memphis 110

Thursday's Games
Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Dallas at Portland, 10:30 p.m.


NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Wednesday's Scores
Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3, SO
Buffalo 3, Montreal 2, SO
Colorado 4, Los Angeles 3, SO
N.Y. Rangers 5, N.Y. Islanders 0
Detroit 4, St. Louis 2
Vancouver 4, Anaheim 1

Thursday's Games
Tampa Bay at Boston, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Calgary at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Florida at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Dallas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.


SPRING TRAINING BASEBALL

Wednesday's Scores
St. Louis 4, Baltimore 2
Minnesota 4, Florida 1
Boston 6, Pittsburgh 4
Atlanta 8, Philadelphia 0
Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 3
N.Y. Mets 5, Houston 2
L.A. Angels 8, Kansas City (ss) 6
Cincinnati 10, San Francisco (ss) 3
Chicago White Sox 10, Arizona 3
Chicago Cubs 12, Texas 1
N.Y. Yankees 3, Washington 1
San Francisco (ss) 7, Kansas City (ss) 0
San Diego 2, Seattle 1
Oakland 3, L.A. Dodgers 3, tie

Thursday's Games
N.Y. Mets vs St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Florida vs Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs Detroit (ss) at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Texas vs L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Seattle (ss) vs Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Seattle (ss) vs Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Detroit (ss) vs Washington at Viera, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Oakland vs San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

PIAA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

GIRLS CLASS A

NORTHERN CAMBRIA 33
TRI VALLEY 27

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PIAA BASKETBALL

TONIGHT

GIRLS CLASS A SEMI FINALS

FROM BELLEFONTE HIGH SCHOOL
TRI VALLEY VS NORTHERN CAMBRIA-7PM-ON T102 AND T102RADIO.COM

OTTAWA (AP) - Brian Elliott earned his second shutout in twodays and Chris Kelly and Daniel Alfredsson scored to lead theOttawa Senators to a 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers lastnight. Elliott stopped 26 shots. It was his fifth shutout of theseason.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Ryan Howard hit two solo homers in thePhiladelphia Phillies' 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday.Shane Victorino also connected for the Phillies, and BrianSchneider had a game-ending sacrifice fly. Joe Blanton pitched 51-3 innings for the Phillies, yielding two runs and four hits. EvanLongoria had a two-run double for the Rays.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Felipe Paulino gave up one run and sevenhits in five innings as the Houston Astros beat the PittsburghPirates 11-1 yesterday. Paulino struck out six and walked just one.In his worst outing of the spring, Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorflabored through 3 2-3 innings. He allowed seven runs and nine hits.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Maya Moore scored 19 points and Number 1Connecticut beat Temple 90-36 in the second round of the NCAAwomen's tournament last night. The win was the 74th in a row forthe Huskies, the longest streak in NCAA Division I women's history.Qweida Wallace led the Temple with 12 points.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A spokesman for the New Orleans Saints saysthe team won't match Philadelphia's one-year offer to restrictedfree-agent running back Mike Bell. The Eagles will not owe NewOrleans any compensation for Bell, who had 654 yards rushing andfive touchdowns last season. He averaged 3.8 yards per carry.

ATLANTA (AP) - An attorney for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbackBen Roethlisberger says Georgia police have withdrawn a request fora DNA sample from the player, who is accused of sexually assaultinga woman at a nightclub. Ed Garland says officials withdrew therequest a week ago.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin sayshe talks to Ben Roethlisberger daily while the star quarterback isbeing investigated for an alleged sexual assault. NFL commissionerRoger Goodell has said he will meet with Roethlisberger, and Tomlinsays Goodell "is well within his right" to do so. Roethlisbergerhasn't been charged.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - La Salle University has hired formerPittsburgh associate coach Jeff Williams as the school's new headwomen's basketball coach. Williams, who spent the past sevenseasons at Pitt and the past four as associate head coach, helpedthe Panthers to postseason appearances in the past five seasons,including three straight trips to the NCAA tournament.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jay Wright hears his name in coaching rumorsthis time of year about as routinely as he leads Villanova to theNCAA tournament. Wright's message Tuesday was the same as yearspast: He wants to end his career with the Wildcats. Wright led theWildcats to a 25-8 record this season a year after they went to theFinal Four.


NATIONAL BASKEBALL ASSOCIATION

Tuesday's Scores
Charlotte 95, Washington 86, OT
Indiana 98, Detroit 83
New York 109, Denver 104
Dallas 106, L.A. Clippers 96

Wednesday's Games
Orlando at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Denver at Boston, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Utah at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Houston at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.
Memphis at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Tuesday's Scores:
Florida 4, Toronto 1
New Jersey 6, Columbus 3
Boston 4, Atlanta 0
Ottawa 2, Philadelphia 0
Tampa Bay 3, Carolina 2, OT
Dallas 3, Nashville 1
San Jose 4, Minnesota 1
Chicago 2, Phoenix 0
Calgary 3, Anaheim 1
Edmonton 3, Vancouver 2

Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Washington, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Anaheim at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

NCAA WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

DAYTON REGIONAL
Tuesday, March 23

At Ted Constant Convocation Center
Norfolk, Va.
Connecticut 90, Temple 36

At Petersen Events Center
Pittsburgh
Mississippi State 87, Ohio State 67

At James H. Hilton Coliseum
Ames, Iowa
Iowa State 60, Wisconsin-Green Bay 56

Wednesday, March 24
No Games Scheduled

MEMPHIS REGIONAL
Tuesday, March 23

At Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
San Diego State 64, West Virginia 55

Wednesday, March 24
No Games Scheduled


SACRAMENTO REGIONAL
Tuesday, March 23

At Cintas Center
Cincinnati
Xavier 63, Vanderbilt 62

Wednesday, March 24
No Games Scheduled


KANSAS CITY REGIONAL
Tuesday, March 23

At Williams Arena
Minneapolis
Nebraska 83, UCLA 70

At Lloyd Noble Center
Norman, Okla.
Oklahoma 60, Arkansas-Little Rock 44

At Joyce Center
Notre Dame, Ind.
Notre Dame 84, Vermont 66

Wednesday, March 24
No Games Scheduled


SPRING TRAINING BASEBALL

Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia 4, Tampa Bay 3
Florida 5, Baltimore 2
Houston 11, Pittsburgh 1
N.Y. Mets 7, Atlanta 6
Kansas City 5, Chicago Cubs 5, tie
Seattle 6, L.A. Angels 4
San Francisco 6, Chicago White Sox 1
Milwaukee 10, Cleveland 2
San Diego 9, Colorado 6
Detroit 6, Washington 2
Minnesota 7, Boston 2

Wednesday's Games
Baltimore vs St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Arizona vs Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City (ss) vs L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco (ss) vs Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Washington vs N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco (ss) vs Kansas City (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05
p.m.
Seattle vs San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs Oakland at Phoenix, 10:35 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

PIAA BASKETBALL

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

GIRLS CLASS A SEMI FINALS

FROM BELLEFONTE HIGH SCHOOL
TRI VALLEY VS NORTHERN CAMBRIA-7PM-ON T102 AND T102RADIO.COM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Rashard Lewis scored 24 points, DwightHoward added 23 points and 15 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beatthe Philadelphia 76ers 109-93 last night. Vince Carter contributed17 points and Matt Barnes had 14 for the Majic. Andre Iguodala andElton Brand paced the Sixers with 23 points apiece.

DETROIT (AP) - Henrik Zetterberg scored his second goal early inthe third period and had an assist, lifting the Detroit Red Wingsto a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins last night. ValtteriFilppula scored in the final minute of the first period, and JimmyHoward finished with 26 saves. Pascal Dupuis scored for Pittbsurghlate in the second period.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Infielder Wilson Valdez hit a two-run,walk-off home run to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-7 winover the New York Yankees yesterday. Philadelphia left-hander ColeHamels allowed seven runs and nine hits in four innings. MarkTeixeira led New York by going 4 for 4 with a home run and adouble.

EDINBORO, Pa. (AP) - Kutztown University guard Stephen Dennis isthe Division II college basketball player of the year, as chosen bysports information directors of NCAA member schools. Dennis, whoaveraged 26.6 points, is joined on the Division II All-America teamby Laurence Ekperigin of LeMoyne, Sanijay Watts of CentralMissouri, Jason Westrol of Bentley and Darren Duncan of Merrimack.

VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) - Philadelphia Flyers leading goal scorerJeff Carter will miss three to four weeks with a broken foot.Carter broke a bone in his left foot off a shot from Atlanta'sClarke MacArthur in the first period of Sunday night's 3-1Thrashers' win.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Restricted free agent linebacker AkeemJordan will return to the Philadelphia Eagles next season aftersigning a one-year tender offer. Jordan started 10 games for theEagles last season, recording 82 tackles and two interceptions.He's likely to resume his role as the Eagles' starting weaksidelinebacker.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says heplans to meet with Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger aboutthe star's off-field problems. Goodell already has spoken with teamowners about Roethlisberger, who is accused of assaulting a20-year-old college student in a Georgia nightclub on March 5.Roethlisberger's attorney says the quarterback committed no crime.


NATIONAL BASKEBALL ASSOCIATION

Monday's Scores
Orlando 109, Philadelphia 93
Miami 99, New Jersey 89
Chicago 98, Houston 88
Milwaukee 98, Atlanta 95
Toronto 106, Minnesota 100
New Orleans 115, Dallas 99
San Antonio 99, Oklahoma City 96
Utah 110, Boston 97
Memphis 102, Sacramento 85
Phoenix 133, Golden State 131

Tuesday's Games
Charlotte at Washington, 7 p.m.
Denver at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Monday's Scores
Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 1
Ottawa 2, Montreal 0
Los Angeles 4, Colorado 3, OT

Tuesday's Games
Florida at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Columbus at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Boston at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Nashville, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

SPRING TRAINING BASEBALL

Monday's Scores
St. Louis (ss) 13, Boston (ss) 8
Tampa Bay 11, Boston (ss) 9
Washington 7, N.Y. Mets 5
Detroit 8, Toronto 2
Philadelphia 9, N.Y. Yankees 7
St. Louis (ss) 6, Houston 4
Kansas City 9, Chicago White Sox 5
Oakland 7, Seattle 2
San Francisco 5, Texas 4
L.A. Angels 4, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 2
Arizona 5, San Diego 4, 10 innings
Cleveland 9, Chicago Cubs 2
L.A. Dodgers (ss) 8, Milwaukee 4
Colorado 9, Cincinnati 1

Tuesday's Games
Tampa Bay vs Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Milwaukee vs Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Diego vs Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Washington vs Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Boston vs Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS

NCAA WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

DAYTON REGIONAL
Monday, March 22
At Donald L. Tucker Center
Tallahassee, Fla.
Florida State 66, St. John's 65, OT

Tuesday, March 23
At Ted Constant Convocation Center
Norfolk, Va.
Connecticut (34-0) vs. Temple (25-8), 7:06 p.m.

At Petersen Events Center
Pittsburgh
Ohio State (31-4) vs. Mississippi State (20-12), 7:11 p.m.

At James H. Hilton Coliseum
Ames, Iowa
Wisconsin-Green Bay (28-4) vs. Iowa State (24-7), 9:40 p.m.


MEMPHIS REGIONAL
Second Round
Monday, March 22
At Thompson-Boling Arena
Knoxville, Tenn.
Tennessee 92, Dayton 64

At Haas Pavilion
Berkeley, Calif.
Final Baylor 49 Georgetown 33

At Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, N.C.
Duke 60, LSU 52

Tuesday, March 23
At Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
San Diego State (22-10) vs. West Virginia (29-5), 9:40 p.m.


SACRAMENTO REGIONAL
Second Round
Monday, March 22
At Wells Fargo Arena
Tempe, Ariz.
Georgia 74 Oklahoma St. 71 OT

At Maples Pavilion
Stanford, Calif.
Stanford 96, Iowa 67

At Bank of America Arena
Seattle
Final Gonzaga 72 Texas A&M 71

Tuesday, March 23
At Cintas Center
Cincinnati
Vanderbilt (23-10) vs. Xavier (28-3), 7:06 p.m.


KANSAS CITY REGIONAL
Second Round
Monday, March 22
At Freedom Hall
Louisville, Ky.
Kentucky 70, Michigan State 52

Tuesday, March 23
At Williams Arena
Minneapolis
Nebraska (31-1) vs. UCLA (25-8), 9:35 p.m.

At Lloyd Noble Center
Norman, Okla.
Arkansas-Little Rock (27-6) vs. Oklahoma (24-10), 9:45 p.m.

At Joyce Center
Notre Dame, Ind.
Vermont (27-6) vs. Notre Dame (28-5), 7:16 p.m.


MEN'S TOURNAMENTS

NIT

Second Round
at Blacksburg, Va.
Final Virginia Tech 65 Connecticut 63

at Champaign, Ill.
Final Illinois 75 Kent St. 58

at Cincinnati
Final Dayton 81 Cincinnati 66

at Kingston, R.I.
Final Rhode Island 85 Nevada 83

WPPA/T102 SPORTS-MONDAY

PIAA CLASS A SEMI FINALS

GIRLS

FROM BELLEFONTE HIGH SCHOOL....WEDNESDAY NIGHT

TRI VALLEY VS NORTHERN CAMBRIA

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - ONDREJ PAVELEC MADE 44 SAVES, RON HAINSEY, TODD WHITE AND RICH PEVERLEY SCORED, AND THE ATLANTA THRASHERS BEAT THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 3-1 LAST NIGHT. MIKE RICHARDS SCORED FOR PHILADELPHIA. THE WIN PUTS THE THRASHERS WITHIN A POINT OF EIGHTH-PLACE BOSTON IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE.

CLEARWATER, FLA. (AP) - JAMIE MOYER PITCHED FIVE SHARP INNINGS IN HIS SPRING DEBUT, BUT THE PHILLIES LOST TO THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES 5-4 YESTERDAY. MOYER, WHO IS IN COMPETITION WITH RIGHT-HANDER KYLE KENDRICK FOR THE FIFTH SPOT IN THE ROTATION, HELD BALTIMORE TO ONE
RUN AND FIVE HITS IN FIVE INNINGS.

MILWAUKEE (AP) - JORDAN CRAWFORD SCORED 27 POINTS AS XAVIER BEAT PITTSBURGH 71-68 IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT. JASON LOVE ADDED 14 POINTS FOR THE SIXTH-SEEDED MUSKETEERS, WHO ADVANCED TO PLAY SECOND-SEEDED KANSAS STATE IN THE WEST REGIONAL SEMIFINALS THURSDAY. ASHTON GIBBS LED PITTSBURGH WITH 19 POINTS.

NORFOLK, VA. (AP) - QWEDIA WALLACE SCORED 21 POINTS AND EIGHTH-SEEDED TEMPLE BEAT JAMES MADISON 65-53 IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE WOMEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY. KRISTEN MCCARTHY AND LAKEISHA EADDY ADDED 15 POINTS EACH FOR TEMPLE. DAWN EVANS LED JAMES MADISON WITH 18 POINTS, AND TARIK HISLOP HAD 14.

BRADENTON, FLA. (AP) - PITTSBURGH RIGHT-HANDER DANIEL MCCUTCHEN'S START WAS PUSHED BACK A DAY AFTER THE PIRATES' GAME AGAINST THE TAMPA BAY RAYS WAS RAINED OUT YESTERDAY. HE'LL PITCH MONDAY IN CLEARWATER AGAINST THE PHILLIES' TRIPLE-A CLUB - AN ASSIGNMENT THAT INDICATES HE'S CLOSED THE GAP ON KEVIN HART IN THE RACE TO BE PITTSBURGH'S FIFTH STARTER.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - JANTEL LAVENDER SCORED 23 POINTS AND GRABBED 15 REBOUNDS AS OHIO STATE BEAT ST. FRANCIS 93-59 IN A FIRST-ROUND NCAA DAYTON REGIONAL GAME YESTERDAY. LAVENDER, THE THREE-TIME BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR, STARTING GUARD TAYLER HILL AND TWO RESERVES GOT SICK AFTER EATING SANDWICHES FOLLOWING PRACTICE SATURDAY, BUT THE BUCKEYES WEREN'T SLOWED BY THE ILLNESS.

AMES, IOWA (AP) - ANNA PRINS SCORED 21 POINTS IN IOWA STATE'S 79-42 VICTORY OVER LEHIGH LAST NIGHT IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NCAA WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT. CHELSEA POPPENS ADDED 18 POINTS AND KELSEY BOLTE 12 FOR IOWA STATE. EMILY GRATCH HAD 12 POINTS TO LEAD LEHIGH, THE PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPION.

UNDATED (AP) - THREE DOUBLE-DIGIT SEEDS ARE HEADED TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT ROUND OF 16. THE UNDERDOGS WHO MADE IT TO THE NEXT ROUND
INCLUDE NO. 12 SEED CORNELL, NO. 11 WASHINGTON AND NO. 10 SAINT MARY'S. OTHER UPSET WINNERS MOVING ON TO THE REGIONALS INCLUDE NO. 9 NORTHERN IOWA, WHICH OUSTED TOURNAMENT FAVORITE KANSAS, AND NO. 6 XAVIER AND NO. 5 BUTLER, TWO OF FIVE MID-MAJOR TEAMS THAT ADVANCED.

MILWAUKEE (AP) - MID-MAJOR XAVIER PUNCTUATED FOUR DAYS OF UPSETS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. JORDAN CRAWFORD SCORED 27 POINTS, SENDING THE SIXTH-SEEDED MUSKETEERS TO A 71-68 WIN OVER THIRD-SEEDED PITTSBURGH IN A WEST REGIONAL SECOND-ROUND GAME IN MILWAUKEE. XAVIER WILL FACE SECOND-SEEDED KANSAS STATE IN A ROUND-OF-16 MATCHUP IN SALT LAKE CITY.

UNDATED (AP) - TIGER WOODS HAS ACKNOWLEDGED "LIVING A LIE," AND SAYS HE ALONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SEX SCANDAL THAT COST HIM SPONSORS AND FANS. WOODS GAVE FIVE-MINUTE INTERVIEWS TO ESPN AND THE GOLF CHANNEL THAT AIRED YESTERDAY. HE SAYS HE'S NERVOUS ABOUT HOW HE'LL BE RECEIVED WHEN HE RETURNS TO GOLF AT THE MASTERS AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL NEXT MONTH.

PALM HARBOR, FLA. (AP) - JIM FURYK (FYOOR'-IHK) IS THE 13TH WINNER IN 13 PGA TOUR EVENTS THIS SEASON. FURYK WON A TOUR EVENT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2007. FURYK CLOSED WITH A 2-UNDER 69 FOR A ONE-SHOT VICTORY OVER K.J. CHOI IN THE TRANSITIONS CHAMPIONSHIP. FURYK LAST WON AT THE 2007 CANADIAN OPEN.

BRISTOL, TENN. (AP) - JIMMIE JOHNSON'S THIRD WIN OF THE SEASON CAME ON A TRACK WHERE HE WAS WINLESS. THE SPRINT CUP POINTS LEADER WON FOR THE FIRST TIME AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY, DARTING FROM SIXTH TO FIRST IN THREE LAPS. JOHNSON MADE HIS MOVE THROUGH THE FIELD ON A RESTART WITH 10 LAPS TO GO SUNDAY AND PICKED UP HIS 50TH CAREER WIN. TONY STEWART FINISHED SECOND WITH KURT BUSCH THIRD. BUSCH LED 275 OF THE 500 LAPS.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Girl's Class A Quarterfinal

Tri Valley vs. Steelton-Highspire, 1 p.m. Geigle Complex T-102/t102radio.com

COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS

NCAA

First Round

at Bradley Center
Final Georgia Tech 64 Oklahoma St. 59
Final ( 1) Ohio St. 68 UC Santa Barbara 51

at Spokane Arena

Final Michigan St. 70 New Mexico St. 67
Final Maryland 89 Houston 77

East

First Round

at HSBC Arena

Final West Virginia 77 Morgan St. 50
Final Missouri 86 Clemson 78

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Final Cornell 78 Temple 65
Final Wisconsin 53 Wofford 49

South

First Round

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Final Duke 73 Ark.-Pine Bluff 44
Final California 77 Louisville 62

at Spokane Arena

Final Purdue 72 Siena 64
Final ( 3) Texas A&M 69 Utah St. 53

West

First Round

at Bradley Center

Final Xavier 65 Minnesota 54
Final ( 3) Pittsburgh 89 Oakland, Mich. 66

at HSBC Arena

Final Gonzaga 67 Florida St. 60
Final Syracuse 79 Vermont 56

NIT

Second Round

at Oxford, Miss.

Final Mississippi 90 ( 2) Memphis 81

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Friday's Games

Indiana 106, Detroit 102
Oklahoma City 115, Toronto 89
Atlanta 93, Charlotte 92, OT
New York 92, Philadelphia 88
Cleveland 92, Chicago 85
Boston 94, Houston 87
San Antonio 147, Golden State 116
Milwaukee 114, Sacramento 108,2OT
Portland 76, Washington 74
Phoenix 110, Utah 100
L.A. Lakers 104, Minnesota 96

Saturday's Games

Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Toronto at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Denver, 9 p.m.
New Orleans at Utah, 9 p.m.
Boston at Dallas, 9 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Edmonton 3, Detroit 2, SO
Columbus 4, Minnesota 2
Calgary 4, San Jose 3
Anaheim 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, OT

Saturday's Games

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Ottawa at Dallas, 2 p.m.
Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Florida, 7 p.m.
Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Detroit at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Providence 4, Lowell 2
Hershey 8, Albany 2
Binghamton 4, Rochester 2
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 5, Springfield 4, OT
Norfolk 8, Adirondack 4
Portland 4, Manchester 3, SO
Hamilton 5, Lake Erie 3
Bridgeport 3, Syracuse 2
Peoria 3, Rockford 1
Grand Rapids 4, Manitoba 3

Saturday's Games

Hamilton at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Manchester at Bridgeport, 7 p.m.
Portland at Lowell, 7 p.m.
Springfield at Hartford, 7 p.m.
Providence at Worcester, 7:05 p.m.
Rochester at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
Albany at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m.
Adirondack at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
Hershey at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m.
Abbotsford at Lake Erie, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Texas at Rockford, 8:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Houston, 8:35 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Friday's Games

Florida 7, St. Louis (ss) 6
Pittsburgh 9, Boston 7
N.Y. Yankees (ss) 6, Detroit (ss) 2
Houston 2, Toronto 0
Minnesota 7, N.Y. Mets 3
Kansas City 24, Arizona 9
Chicago Cubs 8, Chicago White Sox 4
L.A. Angels 10, Milwaukee 5
Cleveland (ss) 12, Texas 2
San Francisco 7, Cleveland (ss) 6
Colorado 10, Oakland 4
Atlanta 4, Detroit (ss) 4, tie, 10 innings
Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Yankees (ss) 2
Washington 13, St. Louis (ss) 5
Baltimore 2, Philadelphia 0
Cincinnati 6, Seattle 2
San Diego 9, L.A. Dodgers 4

Saturday's Games

Baltimore (ss) vs Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs Baltimore (ss) at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida at Washington, 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Kansas City (ss) vs Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
San Diego (ss) vs Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Arizona vs Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City (ss) vs Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland (ss) vs Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (ss) vs Oakland (ss) at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
San Diego (ss) vs L.A. Dodgers (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

WPPA/T102 SPORTS-FRIDAY

PIAA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS-THIRD ROUND

CLASS A GIRLS

TRI VALLEY VS STEEL HIGH-AT GEIGLE COMPLEX, READING
1PM-ON T102 AND T102RADIO.COM

NCAA
First Round
at Dunkin' Donuts Center

Final Saint Mary's, Calif. 80 Richmond 71

at Ford Center
Final Kansas St. 82 North Texas 62

East
First Round
at HP Pavilion at San Jose

Final Washington 80 Marquette 78
Final New Mexico 62 Montana 57

at New Orleans Arena
Final Kentucky 100 ETSU 71
Final OT Wake Forest 81 Texas 80

Midwest
First Round
at Dunkin' Donuts Center

Final Ohio 97 ( 2) Georgetown 83
Final ( 5) Tennessee 62 San Diego St. 59

at Ford Center
Final N. Iowa 69 ( 7) UNLV 66
Final ( 1) Kansas 90 Lehigh 74

South
First Round
at Dunkin' Donuts Center
Final OT Villanova 73 Robert Morris 70

at New Orleans Arena
Final Old Dominion 51 Notre Dame 50
Final Baylor 68 Sam Houston St. 59

West
Fifth Place
at HP Pavilion at San Jose
Final Murray St. 66 ( 6) Vanderbilt 65

First Round
at Ford Center
Final 2OT BYU 99 ( 1) Florida 92

at HP Pavilion at San Jose
Final ( 5) Butler 77 UTEP 59

DALLAS (AP) - SCOTT HARTNELL SCORED THE TIEBREAKING GOAL IN THE THIRD PERIOD, LIFTING THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS TO A 3-2 WIN OVER DALLAS LAST NIGHT. THE LOSS WAS ANOTHER BLOW TO THE STARS' PLAYOFF CHANCES. SIMON GAGNE AND MIKE RICHARDS HAD A GOAL AND AN ASSIST EACH, AND BRIAN BOUCHER MADE 27 SAVES FOR THE FLYERS.

BOSTON (AP) - MARC-ANDRE FLEURY MADE 17 SAVES AS THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS BEAT THE BOSTON BRUINS 3-0 LAST NIGHT. IT WAS THE FIRST SHUTOUT OF THE SEASON FOR THE PENGUINS. THE BRUINS SHOWED LITTLE PASSION, DESPITE FIGHTING FOR A PLAYOFF BERTH. THEY ARE EIGHTH IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE, THREE POINTS AHEAD OF THE NEW YORK RANGERS AND ATLANTA FOR THE FINAL SPOT.

FORT MYERS, FLA. (AP) - JIM THOME HIT HIS FIRST ONE OUT OF THE PARK IN A TWINS UNIFORM AS MINNESOTA OVERCAME THREE PITTSBURGH PIRATES HOMERS FOR A 5-4 VICTORY ON THURSDAY. THOME WENT 2 FOR 2 WITH A SINGLE, WHILE MORNEAU WENT 0 FOR 3 WITH A STRIKEOUT. JASON JARAMILLO, DELWYN YOUNG AND JEFF CLEMENT HOMERED FOR THE PIRATES.

CLEARWATER, FLA. (AP) - PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES CLOSER BRAD LIDGE GAVE UP THREE HITS AND A RUN IN ONE INNING YESTERDAY, AND THE RIGHT-HANDER WAS VERY ENCOURAGED WITH THE RESULTS OF HIS FIRST ACTION AGAINST LIVE BATTERS THIS SPRING. LIDGE IS RECOVERING FROM OFFSEASON SURGERY ON HIS RIGHT KNEE AND ELBOW. HE HOPES TO PITCH IN THE PHILLIES' HOME OPENER ON APRIL 12.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - MARCUS MORRIS SCORED 26 POINTS, SHERRON COLLINS ADDED 18 AND NUMBER 1 OVERALL SEED KANSAS BEAT LEHIGH 90-74 IN THE MIDWEST REGIONAL LAST NIGHT. THE JAYHAWKS LED BY JUST SIX IN THE FIRST HALF AND DIDN'T PULL AWAY UNTIL MIDWAY THROUGH THE SECOND.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - SCOTTIE REYNOLDS RESPONDED TO HIS BENCHING WITH A SOLID PERFORMANCE AT THE FOUL LINE, AND SECOND-SEEDED VILLANOVA BEAT ROBERT MORRIS 73-70 IN OVERTIME IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT THURSDAY. REYNOLDS FINISHED WITH 20 POINTS FOR THE WILDCATS, WHO HOPE TO MAKE THE FINAL FOUR FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT SEASON. KARON ABRAHAM LED ROBERT MORRIS WITH 23 POINTS.

STATE COLLEGE, PA. (AP) - SAM BRIGHAM HAD 18 POINTS TO LEAD HOFSTRA OVER PENN STATE, 76-68, IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NIT YESTERDAY. SHANTE EVANS ADDED 14 POINTS AND 17 REBOUNDS FOR THE PRIDE. TYRA GRANT LED PENN STATE WITH 23 POINTS.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - THE BIG EAST WAS A BIG BUST ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. FOURTEENTH-RANKED OHIO UPSET THIRD-SEEDED GEORGETOWN, WHILE SIX SEEDS NOTRE DAME AND MARQUETTE ALSO FELL TO LOWER SEEDED TEAMS. VILLANOVA WAS THE ONLY BIG EAST TEAM TO ADVANCE, AND IT NEEDED OVERTIME TO GET PAST MID-MAJOR ROBERT MORRIS.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - TWO OF THE FAVORITES ARE OFF TO STRONG STARTS IN THE NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT. LEHIGH PUT UP A STRUGGLE, BUT ULTIMATELY PROVED NO MATCH FOR TOP RANKED KANSAS, LOSING 90-74 IN THE MIDWEST REGION. THE JAYHAWKS FACE NORTHERN IOWA NEXT. MEANWHILE, KENTUCKY BLEW OUT EAST TENNESSEE STATE 100-71 IN THE EAST. THE WILDCATS GET WAKE FOREST SATURDAY.

BOSTON (AP) - THE REVENGE-MINDED BOSTON BRUINS BEAT THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS WITH THEIR FISTS, BUT THE PENS GOT IT DONE WITH THEIR STICKS. MARC-ANDRE FLEURY RECORDED HIS FIRST SHUTOUT OF THE SEASON IN PITTSBURGH'S 3-0 VICTORY. IT WAS THE FIRST MEETING BETWEEN THE TEAMS SINCE MATT COOKE GAVE THE BRUINS' MARK SAVARD A GRADE 2 CONCUSSION WITH A BLINDSIDE HIT.

TORONTO (AP) - ANAHEIM DUCKS DEFENSEMAN JAMES WISNIEWSKI HAS BEEN SUSPENDED FOR EIGHT GAMES WITHOUT PAY FOR A HIT TO THE HEAD ON CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS DEFENSEMAN BRENT SEABROOK. THE NHL'S CHIEF DISCIPLINARIAN COLIN CAMPBELL SAYS SEABROOK "NEVER HAD POSSESSION OF THE PUCK," AND DESCRIBES THE HIT AS "RETALIATORY."

PALM HARBOR, FLA. (AP) - GARRETT WILLIS IS MAKING THE MOST OF A SPONSOR EXEMPTION. HE BIRDIED FIVE HOLES ON THE BACK NINE FOR A 6-UNDER 65 AND THE FIRST-ROUND LEAD AT THE TRANSITIONS CHAMPIONSHIP IN HIS HOMETOWN, PALM HARBOR, FLA. DEFENDING CHAMPION RETIEF GOOSEN IS TWO STROKES BACK ALONG WITH FIVE OTHERS.

WPPA/T102 SPORTS-THURSDAY

PIAA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

CLASS A GIRLS

TRI VALLEY 34
DELCO CHRISTIAN 29

NORTHERN CAMBRIA 53
NATIVITY 52


TRI VALLEY WILL FACE STEEL-HIGH ON SATURDAY. SITE AND TIME TO BE DETERMINED

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - ANDRE IGUODALA SCORED 20 POINTS, JRUE HOLIDAY ADDED 19 AND THE PHILADELPHIA 76ERS SNAPPED A FIVE-GAME LOSING STREAK WITH A 108-97 WIN OVER THE NEW JERSEY NETS LAST NIGHT. ELTON BRAND ADDED 12 POINTS, AND LOU WILLIAMS, WILLIE GREEN AND RODNEY CARNEY HAD 11 APIECE FOR THE 76ERS. CHRIS DOUGLAS-ROBERTS LED THE NETS WITH 23 POINTS.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - PATRIK ELIAS SCORED A BREAKAWAY GOAL AND SET UP ANOTHER FOR THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS AS THEY BEAT THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 5-2 LAST NIGHT. THE WIN LIFTED NEW JERSEY INTO A FIRST-PLACE TIE WITH THE PENGUINS. BOTH TEAMS HAVE 87 POINTS, BUT THE PENGUINS HAVE PLAYED ONE MORE GAME THAN THE DEVILS.

CLEARWATER, FLA. (AP) - JAYSON WERTH HIT A THREE-RUN HOME RUN IN THE FIFTH INNING TO BREAK OPEN A TIE GAME, AND THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES BEAT THE NEW YORK YANKEES 6-2 YESTERDAY. WERTH, JIMMY ROLLINS AND RYAN HOWARD ALL FINISHED 2 FOR 3 AND COMBINED FOR THREE RUNS AND FOUR RBIS.RIGHT-HANDER JOE BLANTON HELD THE YANKEES TO TWO EARNED RUNS IN FIVE INNINGS.

BRADENTON, FLA. (AP) - PITTSBURGH STARTER KEVIN HART WALKED SIX OF THE 12 BATTERS HE FACED, FAILING TO MAKE IT OUT OF THE SECOND INNING IN THE PIRATES' 6-3 LOSS TO THE DETROIT TIGERS YESTERDAY. HE THREW 53 PITCHES, ONLY 19 FOR STRIKES, AND REACHED THREE-BALL COUNTS ON NINE BATTERS. TIGERS LEFT-HANDER NATE ROBERTSON WORKED FOUR INNINGS AND ALLOWED TWO RUNS ON FOUR HITS.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - SECOND-SEEDED VILLANOVA OPENS IN TONIGHT'S NCAA TOURNAMENT AGAINST NUMBER 15 ROBERT MORRIS IN THE SOUTH REGIONAL. THE WILDCATS GOT THE HIGH SEED EVEN AFTER LOSING FIVE OF THEIR LAST SEVEN GAMES. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA PREDICTED THE WILDCATS WOULD REACH THE FINAL FOUR.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - TOP-RANKED KANSAS OPENS THE NCAA TOURNAMENT TODAY AGAINST NUMBER 16 SEED LEHIGH IN THE MIDWEST REGIONAL. THE GAME HAS SIMILARITIES TO THE FIRST-ROUND LOSS KANSAS SUFFERED TO BUCKNELL IN 2005: IT'S AT OKLAHOMA CITY'S FORD CENTER, AGAINST THE PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPION, ON MARCH 18 IN THE NIGHT SESSION, AND IT FOLLOWS A GAME FEATURING NORTHERN IOWA.

LEWISBURG, PA. (AP) - WARWICK HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN EMILY CAMERON BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE SCHOLASTIC SWIMMER IN STATE HISTORY TO BREAK THE TWO-MINUTE MARK IN THE 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY IN THE PIAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS YESTERDAY. HER TIME OF 1:59:00 IN THE CLASS AAA FINALS WAS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE FOUR-DAY EVENT.

CHESTER, PA. (AP) - MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER'S PHILADELPHIA UNION'S WILL HOST VALENCIA OF SPAIN'S LA LIGA IN AN EXHIBITION AT PPL PARK THIS SUMMER. THE EXPANSION TEAM ANNOUNCED THE GAME YESTERDAY, BUT A DATE HASN'T BEEN SET. VALENCIA IS IN THIRD PLACE WITH 13 WINS, FIVE LOSSES AND EIGHT TIES, 18 POINTS BEHIND REAL MADRID AND BARCELONA.

NEW YORK (AP) - FORMER METS AND PHILLIES STAR LENNY DYKSTRA HAS SUED JP MORGAN CHASE FOR $100 MILLION, SAYING HE DIDN'T GET THE LOAN HE NEEDED WHEN HE BOUGHT HOCKEY GREAT WAYNE GRETZKY'S CALIFORNIA HOME. THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS HE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY IN THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA FOR $17.4 MILLION BUT THE BANK RENEGED ON A PLEDGE TO REFINANCE. CHASE DECLINED TO COMMENT.

NASHVILLE, TENN. (AP) - THE TENNESSEE TITANS HAVE SIGNED DEFENSIVE END JASON BABIN TO AN OFFER SHEET. UNDER A SPECIAL CLAUSE THE EAGLES PUT INTO BABIN'S CONTRACT, PHILADELPHIA HAS ONE WEEK TO MATCH THE OFFER. WITHOUT THE CLAUSE, BABIN WOULD BE AN UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT BECAUSE OF HIS SIX YEARS OF NFL SERVICE.

TAMPA, FLA. (AP) - FREE AGENT SAFETY SEAN JONES HAS AGREED TO A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS. JONES PLAYED FOR PHILADELPHIA LAST SEASON AFTER SPENDING THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF HIS CAREER WITH THE CLEVELAND BROWNS. HE STARTED NINE GAMES WITH THE EAGLES, FINISHING WITH 72 TACKLES, ONE SACK AND TWO INTERCEPTIONS.

PIAA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

GIRLS CLASS A

Northern Cambria 53
Nativity 52

Tri Valley 34
Delco Christian 29

WPPA/T102 SPORTS-WEDNESDAY

PIAA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

SECOND ROUND GAMES:

CLASS AA GIRLS

DELONE CATHOLIC 44
TAMAQUA 43

CLASS A BOYS

GIRARD COLLEGE 63
MARIAN 57

WEDNESDAY

CLASS A GIRLS

FROM GOVERNOR MIFFLIN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL- TRI VALLEY VS DELCO CHRISTIAN-7:30PM-ON T102 AND T102RADIO.COM

FROM LEWISTOWN HIGH SCHOOL- NATIVITY VS NORTHERN CAMBRIA-7PM
ON WPPA AND WPPARADIO.COM

NEW YORK (AP) - TIGER WOODS' FELLOW GOLFERS ARE WELCOMING HIS ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE'LL RETURN TO THE PGA TOUR AT NEXT MONTH'S MASTERS. PADRAIG (PAH'-DRIG) HARRINGTON SAYS IT'S GOOD FOR GOLF. WOODS WILL BE PLAYING IN HIS FIRST TOURNAMENT SINCE A SEX SCANDAL BECAME PUBLIC AFTER THANKSGIVING.

DAYTON, OHIO (AP) - ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF BEAT WINTHROP 61-44 IN THE OPENING GAME OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT TUESDAY NIGHT. THE GOLDEN LIONS WON THE RIGHT TO PLAY DUKE - THE NO. 1 SEED IN THE WEST - ON FRIDAY IN JACKSONVILLE, FLA.

UNDATED (AP) - IN ITS FIRST NIT APPEARANCE IN SEVEN YEARS, NORTH CAROLINA BEAT WILLIAM & MARY 80-72. THE TAR HEELS NEXT PLAY MISSISSIPPI STATE, WHICH ADVANCED WITH AN 81-67 VICTORY OVER JACKSON STATE. OTHER FIRST-ROUND WINNERS INCLUDED U-CONN, TEXAS TECH, UAB, NORTH CAROLINA STATE, AND JACKSONVILLE.

PHOENIX (AP) - THE PHOENIX SUNS SCORED THE MOST POINTS BY AN NBA TEAM THIS SEASON, BEATING THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 152-114. JASON RICHARDSON SCORED 27 POINTS AND AMARE STOUDEMIRE ADDED 25 TO HELP THE SUNS HAND THE T-WOLVES THEIR 10TH STRAIGHT LOSS, AND 16TH IN THEIR LAST 17 GAMES.

SUNRISE, FLA. (AP) - ALEX OVECHKIN WAS OUT SERVING THE FIRST GAME OF A TWO-GAME SUSPENSION, BUT THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS GOT TWO GOALS FROM BROOKS LAICH AND A GOAL EACH FROM FIVE OTHER PLAYERS TO TROUNCE THE FLORIDA PANTHERS 7-3. OVECHKIN WAS SUSPENDED FOR A HIT THAT PUT CHICAGO'S BRIAN CAMPBELL OUT FOR THE REST OF THE REGULAR SEASON.

NASHVILLE, TENN. (AP) - MARTIN ERAT SCORED THE ONLY GOAL OF THE SHOOTOUT TO LEAD THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS TO A 4-3 WIN OVER THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS LAST NIGHT. STEVE SULLIVAN, ERAT, AND JERRED SMITHSON SCORED FOR NASHVILLE. JEFF CARTER, SIMON GAGNE, AND CHRIS PRONGER SCORED THE FLYERS GOALS.

CLEARWATER, FLA. (AP) - RYAN HOWARD HIT HIS FIRST HOME RUN OF THE SPRING AS THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES BEAT THE DETROIT TIGERS 6-1 YESTERDAY. PHILLIES PITCHER COLE HAMELS HELD THE TIGERS TO AN UNEARNED RUN AND TWO HITS IN FIVE INNINGS. HE STRUCK OUT FOUR AND WALKED NONE.

ATLANTA (AP) - AN LAWYER FOR PITTSBURGH STEELERS QUARTERBACK BEN ROETHLISBERGER SAYS ROETHLISBERGER STILL HASN'T MET WITH GEORGIA AUTHORITIES WHO ARE INVESTIGATING A SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION MADE
AGAINST HIM BY A 20-YEAR-OLD COLLEGE STUDENT. LAWYER ED GARLAND SAYS THERE IS NO TIMETABLE FOR THE INTERVIEW AND THAT ROETHLISBERGER. HE HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED.

RENTON, WASH. (AP) - THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES HAVE TRADED DEFENSIVE END CHRIS CLEMONS AND A FOURTH-ROUND CHOICE IN NEXT MONTH'S DRAFT FOR SEATTLE SEAHAWKS PASS-RUSHING DEFENSIVE END DARRYL TAPP. TAPP HAS 18 SACKS, TWO INTERCEPTIONS, EIGHT FORCED FUMBLES AND FOUR FUMBLE RECOVERIES IN 65 NFL GAMES.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES HAVE SIGNED FREE AGENT RUNNING BACK MIKE BELL TO AN OFFER SHEET. THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS HAVE SEVEN DAYS TO MATCH THE CONTRACT OFFER. THEY WOULDN'T RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR LETTING BELL GO. BELL HAD 654 YARDS RUSHING AND FIVE TOUCHDOWNS LAST SEASON.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - FORWARD BILL CLARK HAS BEEN SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY FROM THE DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM FOR WHAT THE SCHOOL SAID WAS UNACCEPTABLE CONDUCT. COACH RON EVERHART WOULDN'T ELABORATE ON THE SUSPENSION. CLARK IS DUQUESNE'S SECOND-LEADING SCORER AND REBOUNDER WITH AVERAGES OF 14.1 POINTS AND SIX REBOUNDS.

STATE COLLEGE, PA. (AP) - AFTER FINISHING THE SEASON 2-9 FOLLOWING A 15-4 START, THE PENN STATE LADY LIONS WILL MAKE THEIR FIRST POSTSEASON APPEARANCE IN FIVE YEARS WHEN THEY HOST HOFSTRA TOMORROW NIGHT IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE WOMEN'S NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT. PENN STATE IS 0-4 ALL-TIME IN THE WOMEN'S NIT.

BRISTOL, CONN. (AP) - PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA PREDICTS KANSAS, KANSAS STATE, KENTUCKY AND VILLANOVA WILL MAKE THE MEN'S BASKETBALL FINAL FOUR. OBAMA YESTERDAY FILLED OUT A BRACKET FOR ESPN FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR. THIS TIME, HE'S ALSO MAKING PICKS FOR THE WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT, SELECTING CONNECTICUT, NOTRE DAME, STANFORD AND
TENNESSEE.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Danilo Gallinari scored 21 points, ToneyDouglas added 20 and the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia76ers 94-84 last night. Al Harrington contributed 15, Tracy McGradyscored 14 and Wilson Chandler had 12 points and 11 rebounds for theKnicks. Jrue Holiday led the Sixers with 18 points.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) - Talk of a megatrade kept baseballbuzzing yesterday following an ESPN report the PhiladelphiaPhillies were thinking about asking the St. Louis Cardinals ifthey'd like to swap star first basemen. Phillies general managerRuben Amaro Junior denied the team had discussed trading RyanHoward for Albert Pujols.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies third basemanPlacido Polanco sprained his right knee during yesterday's 5-1 lossto the Pittsburgh Pirates. Polanco was hurt while trying to catchDelwyn Young's pop single that landed just behind the mound in thesecond inning. He was expected to return to playing by the end ofthis week.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Inside linebacker Larry Foote is returning tothe Pittsburgh Steelers, signing a three-year contract after aseason in Detroit. Foote started for the Steelers when they won theSuper Bowl during the 2004 and 2008 seasons, but chose to sign withhis hometown Lions last year because he knew the Steelers plannedto make Lawrence Timmons a starter.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio State, coming off its sixthconsecutive Big Ten title, drew a Number 2 seed and will play15th-seeded St. Francis, Pennsylvania, in the opening round of theNCAA women's basketball tournament. St. Francis, the NortheastConference champions, will take on the Buckeyes at 12:06 p.m.Sunday.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) - Jamie Moyer hit a rough patch in his latestouting for the Philadelphia Phillies, giving up five runs in threeinnings to Toronto in a 'B' game yesterday. Moyer, the oldestplayer in the majors at 47, allowed eight hits. He had hernia andknee surgery during the offseason.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - Villanova's Scottie Reynolds is down tohis own Final Four. He has four more notable basketballaccomplishments set to add to his bio as his college career windsdown: win a national championship, earn All-American honors, setthe school's career scoring record and hear his name called in theNBA draft. Reynolds is on target to graduate in May.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - DirecTV and Versus have reached a deal aftermore than six months to return the sports network to the satellitetelevision service. DirecTV dropped Versus after their contractconcluded at the end of August and the two sides were not able toreach an agreement. They said yesterday that Versus will return tothe same packages as before.


NBA
Monday's Games
New York 94, Philadelphia 84
Boston 119, Detroit 93
Houston 125, Denver 123
Utah 112, Washington 89
L.A. Lakers 124, Golden State 121
New Orleans 108, L.A. Clippers 100
Tuesday's Games
Charlotte at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Washington at Denver, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

NHL
Monday's Games
New Jersey 3, Boston 2
Columbus 5, Edmonton 3
Detroit 2, Calgary 1
Tuesday's Games
Boston at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

MIAMI (AP) - Dwyane Wade scored 38 points, leading the MiamiHeat to a 104-91 win over the Philadelphia 76ers last night.Reserve Jason Kapono scored 17 for the 76ers, who lost their fourthconsecutive game. It was the Heat's third win a row. The Sixers are0-2 against Miami this season.

NEW YORK (AP) - Sean Avery returned to the ice and scored twogoals to help the New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1yesterday. Avery sat out New York's win at Atlanta on Friday.Michal Rozsival also scored for the Rangers. Danny Briere scoredhis 24th goal for Philadelphia.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Pascal Dupuis and Sergei Gonchar scoredwithin three minutes of each other in the third period, andMarc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat theTampa Bay Lightning 2-1 yesterday. Gonchar scored the winning goalon a power play, blasting in a slap from just inside the blue line.Vincent Lecavalier scored for Tampa Bay.

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - Brian Matusz gave up three hits and a runin his five in Baltimore's 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Philliesyesterday. Matusz struck out two and did not walk a batter. KyleKendrick pitched four scoreless innings for the Phillies. Heallowed two singles, hit one batter, and did not walk or strike outany.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - CC Sabathia struggled while pitching intothe fifth inning of his third spring start, giving up a home run toAki Iwamura in the New York Yankees' 10-5 loss to the PittsburghPirates yesterday. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh starter Charlie Mortonbounced back from a difficult game against New York Tuesday,limiting the Yankees to a hit over four innings.

NEW YORK (AP) - Britney Hodges scored 23 points and SamanthaLeach added 20 to help Saint Francis, Pa. beat Long Island 77-68yesterday in the Northeast Conference championship game. AshleyPalmer scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while ChelsiJohnson added 17 for LIU.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - As the NCAA selections were announcedyesterday, Robert Morris' players became nervous. They figured tobe a 15th- or 16th-seeded team, and that meant the possibility ofbeing exiled to tomorrow's play-in game that determines the 64thand final team in the tournament. Instead they were matched up withsecond-seeded Villanova in a South Regional game in Providence onThursday.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - The Villanova Wildcats shook off amiserable slide to earn the Number 2 seed in the South Regional andwill play Number 15 Robert Morris in the NCAA tournament. Villanovaopens the tournament Thursday in Providence, Rhode Island.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Temple is the fifth seed in the EastRegional and will play Number 12 seed Cornell in the NCAAtournament. The 29-5 Owls won their third straight Atlantic 10tournament title on Sunday. The Owls had been hoping for a three orfour seed. Athletic director Bill Bradshaw called the Number 5 seed"disappointing."

ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) - The Oakland Golden Grizzlies are the14th-seeded team in the West Region, with a first-round matchupagainst third-seeded Pittsburgh. The game will be Friday inMilwaukee. Oakland earned an automatic bid after winning the SummitLeague championship last Tuesday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Duquesne's basketball season didn't end in theAtlantic 10 tournament after all. The Dukes will play at PrincetonWednesday in the first round of the College BasketballInvitational, a 3-year-old event for teams that don't make the NCAAor NIT. The winner meets the winner of the IUPUI-Hofstra game at atime and site to be determined later.


NBA
Sunday's Games
Milwaukee 98, Indiana 94
Cleveland 104, Boston 93
Miami 104, Philadelphia 91
Charlotte 96, Orlando 89
Oklahoma City 119, Utah 111
Sacramento 114, Minnesota 100
Portland 109, Toronto 98
Phoenix 120, New Orleans 106
Monday's Games
New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Boston, 8 p.m.
Denver at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Washington at Utah, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
Phoenix 3, Atlanta 2, SO
Washington 4, Chicago 3, OT
N.Y. Rangers 3, Philadelphia 1
Colorado 5, Dallas 3
Nashville 3, Los Angeles 2
N.Y. Islanders 4, Toronto 1
Pittsburgh 2, Tampa Bay 1
Minnesota 4, St. Louis 2
Anaheim 4, San Jose 2
Vancouver 3, Calgary 1
Monday's Games
Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
( 2) Kentucky 75 Mississippi St. 74, OT
( 4) Duke 65 Georgia Tech 61
( 5) Ohio St. 90 Minnesota 61
(17) Temple 56 Richmond 52


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
( 2) Stanford 70 (23) UCLA 46
(11) Texas A&M 74 (12) Oklahoma 67

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

PIAA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

Boy's AAA

Mifflinburg 51, Pottsville 38

Girl's AA

Tamaqua 51, Mt. Carmel 36

Boy's A

Marian 59, Millville 44

TODAY

Girl's A

Nativity vs. Lourdes, 3 p.m. Shamokin Area High School WPPA/www.wpparadio.com
Cowanesque Valley vs. Tri Valley, 3 p.m. Martz Hall T-102/www.t102radio.com

Boy's AA

Tri Valley vs. Philadelphia West Catholic, 2:30 p.m. Archbishop Carroll High School

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists as the New Jersey Devils beat the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins for the fifth straight time, 3-1 on Friday night. Martin Brodeur made 33 saves for his 37th win of the season and 594th overall.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - LeBron James had 23 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in his return from a two-game absence, and the Cleveland Cavaliers won for the 14th time in their last 19 road games with a 100-95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. James, the league's leading scorer, recorded his 26th double-double.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Juan Fernandez hit three 3-pointers and handed out three assists in a game-opening 24-8 run that led No. 17 Temple to a 69-51 victory over St. Bonaventure in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament. Temple has won eight consecutive games. The Owls next meet Rhode Island in the semifinals Saturday in Atlantic City.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - C.J. McCollum scored 20 points to lead Lehigh to the Patriot League title and its first NCAA tournament in six years in a 74-59 win over Lafayette. The Mountain Hawks are going to the tournament for the fourth time in team history. Zahir Carrington had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Lehigh never trailed.

ATLANTA (AP) - An attorney for Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has hired a private investigator to look into a sexual assault allegation made by a 20-year-old Georgia college
student. Police in the college town of Milledgeville continue to investigate, but have released little information since the accusation was made a week ago.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles have signed free agent wide receiver Hank Baskett to a one-year contract. Baskett was released by the Eagles last September after three seasons in Philadelphia. He then signed with Indianapolis, where he was primarily a special teams player.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies planned to play two split-squad spring training games in Florida on Friday, but both were rained out. The game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Port Charlotte and the game against the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland were canceled.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - Atlanta Braves right-hander Jair Jurrjens managed to make his spring debut before Friday's game between the Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates was rained out. Jurrjens threw two scoreless innings against the Pirates before the game was called after three due to showers.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS

Atlantic 10 Conference

Quarterfinals at Boardwalk Hall

Final Temple 69 St. Bonaventure 51
Final Rhode Island 63 Saint Louis 47
Final Xavier 78 Dayton 73
Final Richmond 77 Massachusetts 72

Atlantic Coast Conference

Quarterfinals at Greensboro Coliseum

Final Duke 57 Virginia 46
Final Miami 70 Virginia Tech 65
Final Georgia Tech 69 Maryland 64
Final N.C. State 58 Florida St. 52

Big 12 Conference

Semifinals at Sprint Center

Final ( 1) Kansas 79 ( 3) Texas A&M 66
Final Kansas St. 82 Baylor 75

Big East Conference

Semifinals at Madison Square Garden

Final ( 2) Georgetown 80 Marquette 57
Final West Virginia 53 Notre Dame 51

Big Ten Conference

Quarterfinals at Conseco Fieldhouse

Final ( 1) Ohio St. 69 Michigan 68
Final Illinois 58 Wisconsin 54
Final Purdue 69 Northwestern 61
Final OT Minnesota 72 Michigan St. 67

Big West Conference

Semifinals at Anaheim Convention Center

Final UC Santa Barbara 76 UC Davis 62
Final Long Beach St. 68 Pacific 61

Conference USA

Semifinals at Bank of Oklahoma Center

Final UTEP 75 Tulsa 61
Final Houston 74 Southern Miss. 66

Mid-American Conference

Semifinals at Quicken Loans Arena

Final Akron 66 W. Michigan 64
Final Ohio 54 Miami (Ohio) 42

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Semifinals at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Final Morgan St. 74 Hampton 67
Final OT S. Carolina St. 70 Delaware St. 66

Mountain West Conference

Semifinals at Thomas & Mack Center

Final San Diego St. 72 New Mexico 69
Final ( 7) UNLV 70 BYU 66

Pacific-10 Conference

Semifinals at Staples Center

Final California 85 ( 2) UCLA 72
Final Washington 79 Stanford 64

Patriot League

Championship at Bethlehem, Pa.

Final Lehigh 74 Lafayette 59

Southeastern Conference

Quarterfinals at Bridgestone Arena

Final Kentucky 73 Alabama 67
Final ( 5) Tennessee 76 Mississippi 65
Final Mississippi St. 75 ( 1) Florida 69
Final ( 6) Vanderbilt 78 Georgia 66

Southwestern Athletic Conference

Semifinals at CenturyTel Center

Final Ark.-Pine Bluff 46 Alabama St. 44
Final Texas Southern 60 Grambling St. 57

Western Athletic Conference

Semifinals at Lawlor Events Center

Final New Mexico St. 80 Nevada 79
Final Utah St. 85 Louisiana Tech 55

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS

Big 12 Conference

Quarterfinals at Municipal Auditorium

Final Nebraska 63 Kansas St. 46
Final Texas A&M 77 Texas 64
Final Oklahoma St. 62 Iowa St. 59
Final Oklahoma 59 Baylor 54

Big Sky Conference

Semifinals at Cheney, Wash.

Final Montana St. 65 E. Washington 57
Final Portland St. 62 Montana 47

Big South Conference

First Round at High Point, N.C.

Final OT High Point 68 Winthrop 65
at Millis Center
Final Gardner-Webb 77 UNC Asheville 65
Final Coastal Carolina 52 Charleston Southern 44
Final Liberty 70 Radford 52

Big West Conference

Semifinals at Anaheim Convention Center

Final UC Davis 63 UC Santa Barbara 53
Final UC Riverside 54 Cal Poly 51

Colonial Athletic Association

Quarterfinals at JMU Convocation Center

Final Old Dominion 68 Northeastern 49
Final OT Delaware 67 Drexel 61
Final James Madison 67 UNC Wilmington 40
Final Va. Commonwealth 51 Hofstra 38

Conference USA

Championship at Donald Reynolds Center

Final Tulane 62 UAB 54

Horizon League

Semifinals at Hinkle Fieldhouse

Final Butler 69 Detroit 55
at Kress Events Center
Final OT Cleveland St. 83 Wis.-Green Bay 75

Mid-American Conference

Semifinals at Quicken Loans Arena

Final Toledo 51 Kent St. 49
Final Bowling Green 81 Akron 49

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Semifinals at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Final S. Carolina St. 63 Howard 50
Final Hampton 58 Bethune-Cookman 38

Missouri Valley Conference

Quarterfinals at The Family Arena

Final Illinois St. 76 Indiana St. 39
Final N. Iowa 70 Bradley 50
Final Creighton 65 Drake 62
Final Wichita St. 80 Missouri St. 75

Mountain West Conference

Semifinals at Thomas & Mack Center

Final Utah 69 TCU 57
Final San Diego St. 77 BYU 47

Pacific-10 Conference

Quarterfinals at Galen Center

Final California 60 Arizona St. 50
Final Stanford 72 Arizona 52
Final UCLA 60 Oregon St. 44
at Los Angeles
Final Southern Cal 80 Oregon 76

Southland Conference

Championship at Leonard E. Merrell Center

Final Lamar 86 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 59

Southwestern Athletic Conference

Semifinals at CenturyTel Center

Final Alabama St. 61 Alabama A&M 53
Final Southern U. 67 Texas Southern 55

Western Athletic Conference

Semifinals at Lawlor Events Center

Final Fresno St. 80 Idaho 66
at TBA
Final Louisiana Tech 80 Nevada 77

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Friday's Games

Charlotte 106, L.A. Clippers 98
Cleveland 100, Philadelphia 95
Boston 122, Indiana 103
Miami 108, Chicago 95
Memphis 119, New York 112
San Antonio 103, Minnesota 85
Denver 102, New Orleans 95
Oklahoma City 104, New Jersey 102
Detroit 101, Washington 87
Milwaukee 95, Utah 87
L.A. Lakers 102, Phoenix 96
Portland 110, Sacramento 94

Saturday's Games

Detroit at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Washington, 7 p.m.
Denver at Memphis, 8 p.m.
New York at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Los Angeles 2, Dallas 1, SO
New Jersey 3, Pittsburgh 1
Tampa Bay 3, Washington 2
Minnesota 3, Buffalo 2
N.Y. Rangers 5, Atlanta 2
Nashville 1, Anaheim 0

Saturday's Games

Chicago at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Florida at San Jose, 4 p.m.
Edmonton at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Boston at Montreal, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Detroit, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Portland 4, Manchester 0
Albany 4, Rochester 3
Worcester 6, Binghamton 4
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 5, Providence 3
Bridgeport 3, Norfolk 2, SO
Hartford 4, Springfield 2
Grand Rapids 3, Hamilton 2
Lowell 3, Syracuse 1
Hershey 5, Adirondack 4, OT
San Antonio 2, Texas 1
Toronto 3, Chicago 0
Manitoba 6, Rockford 1
Peoria 4, Houston 2
Abbotsford 3, Lake Erie 2, SO

Saturday's Games

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Albany, 3 p.m.
Hershey at Springfield, 7 p.m.
Lowell at Hartford, 7 p.m.
Providence at Adirondack, 7 p.m.
Binghamton at Portland, 7 p.m.
Lake Erie at Abbotsford, 7 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Hamilton, 7 p.m.
Bridgeport at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
Rochester at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Texas, 8 p.m.
Houston at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Rockford at Manitoba, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Tuukka Rask made 31 saves, and Mark Recchi,Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci scored second-period goals andthe Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 last night. TheBruins were without their best offensive player, Marc Savard, whomight miss the rest of the season after suffering a concussionSunday against Pittsburgh.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Brian Pothier's overtime goal gave theCarolina Hurricanes a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins lastnight. Eric Staal, Ray Whitney and Zach Boychuk also scored for theHurricanes. Matt Cooke, Jordan Staal and Bill Guerin scored for thePenguins, who had their post-Olympic winning streak snapped atfour.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Devoe Joseph scored 15 points to leadMinnesota to a 76-55 win over Penn State last night in the firstround of the Big Ten tournament. Colton Iverson scored 12 points,Damian Johnson scored 11 and Lawrence Westbrook added 10 for theGolden Gophers. Talor Battle, Chris Babb, Andrew Jones and DavidJackson scored 10 points apiece for Penn State.

NEW YORK (AP) - Luke Harangody came off the bench and hit threekey free throws in the final two minutes, helping Notre Dame holdoff No. 16 Pittsburgh 50-45 in the Big East tournamentquarterfinals last night. Harangody and Tory Jackson each finishedwith 12 points. Brad Wanamaker led Pittsburgh with 16 points.

NEW YORK (AP) - Lazar Hayward's 3-pointer gave Marquette thelead with 1:51 to play, and he clinched it with free throws with3.2 second left and the Golden Eagles beat Number 10 Villanova inthe Big East tournament quarterfinals yesterday. Marquette, thefifth seed, advances to face eighth-seeded Georgetown in thesemifinals tonight.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Joe Blanton led the PhiladelphiaPhillies to a 4-0 win over the Detroit Tigers yesterday, using amix of fastballs and changeups. Blanton has focused solely on thefastball-changeup combination in his first two spring starts beforehe incorporates breaking pitches into his repertoire.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay catcher Dioner Navarro was hitby a pickoff throw during the Rays' 16-15 win over the PittsburghPirates yesterday and left the game with an injured left thumb.Navarro was hit when Jack Taschner threw over during the thirdinning.

NEW YORK (AP) - The Philadelphia Union's debut as Major LeagueSoccer's 16th team could be postponed after players overwhelminglyvoted to authorize the first strike in the league's history.Players have been pushing for greater free-agent rights and ahigher percentage of guaranteed deals in a new contract. A strikecould wipe out scheduled March 25th openers.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles have signed widereceiver Chad Hall to a three-year contract. Hall last played atAir Force in 2007. The 23-year-old has spent the last two yearsserving as a second lieutenant at Hill Air Force Base in northernUtah.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) - Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron Jamessays he's tired of watching basketball and ready to start playingagain. He missed two games after twisting his right ankle lastFriday against Detroit, but is likely to play at Philadelphian tonight.


NBA
Thursday's Games
Atlanta 105, Washington 99
Orlando 111, Chicago 82
Portland 110, Golden State 105
Friday's Games
L.A. Clippers at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Memphis, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Denver at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Washington at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Utah at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Portland at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
St. Louis 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, SO
Montreal 5, Edmonton 4, SO
Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 3, OT
Boston 5, Philadelphia 1
Carolina 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT
Columbus 2, Atlanta 1
Detroit 5, Minnesota 1
Colorado 3, Florida 0
Calgary 2, Ottawa 0
San Jose 8, Nashville 5
Friday's Games
Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Washington, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Nashville at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games
( 1) Kansas 80 Texas Tech 68
(22) Georgetown 91 ( 3) Syracuse 84
( 7) West Virginia 54 Cincinnati 51
( 8) New Mexico 75 Air Force 69
( 9) Kansas St. 83 Oklahoma St. 64
Marquette 80 (10) Villanova 76
(14) BYU 95 TCU 85
(15) Tennessee 59 LSU 49
Notre Dame 50 (16) Pittsburgh 45
(21) Baylor 86 Texas 67
(23) Texas A&M 70 Nebraska 64
(25) UTEP 76 UCF 54


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games
(15) Texas 64 Missouri 59
(16) Baylor 72 Colorado 65
(20) Oklahoma St. 76 Kansas 69