WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

NEW YORK (AP) - Jordon Staal scored a power-play goal 3:42 intoovertime and the Pittsburgh Penguins outlasted the New York Rangers5-4 last night. Pittsburgh held the Rangers to 16 shots overall andonly one after the second period. Rangers goalie made HenrikLundqvist career-high 50 saves.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - If first impressions are important toPhiladelphia baseball fans, new Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay acedhis entry exam. Halladay got the Grapefruit League schedule underway with two near-perfect innings in the Phillies' 3-2 win over theNew York Yankees yesterday. The 32-year-old threw a pair of hitlessinnings and struck out three.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - Nate McLouth scored a run to lead off thefirst inning against his former team, Kenshin Kawakami pitched twoscoreless innings in his spring training debut and the AtlantaBraves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 yesterday. Kawakami struckout two, and Brooks Conrad had two doubles in three at-bats forAtlanta. Andy LaRoche homered for Pittsburgh.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Raymar Morgan and Kalin Lucas madekey free throws late to help Number 11 Michigan State pull out a67-65 win over Penn State last night. The win keeps the Spartans inthe hunt for a share of the Big Ten title. Morgan finished with 16points. Talor Battle and Chris Babb scored 16 points apiece forPenn State.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ashton Gibbs hit a 3-pointer several stepsinside the midcourt line just ahead of the final buzzer and Number17 Pittsburgh beat Providence 73-71 last night, securing a doublebye in next week's Big East tournament. Gibbs finished with 25points, and Jermaine Dixon had 24. Jamine Peterson had 24 pointsand 18 rebounds for Providence.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - Karon Abraham scored 18 points anddefending champion Robert Morris beat Central Connecticut State71-63 in the quarterfinals of the Northeast Conference last night.Robby Ptacek led the seventh-seeded Blue Devils with 26 points. Thesecond-seeded Colonials will play third-seeded Mount St. Mary's inthe semifinals on Sunday.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Sage Karam isn't old enough to drive on thestreets of his home state. But the Pennsylvania native will beracing on the streets of Saint Petersburg, Florida, later thismonth. Michael Andretti yesterday hired the 15-year-old fromNazareth to drive in the USF2000 national championship.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Quarterbacks Greg Paulus and Cam Dantleyand tight end Mike Owen worked out for at least a dozen NFL teamsat Syracuse's pro day yesterday. Among the teams who made the tripfor the closed-door evaluations were the Super Bowl champion NewOrleans Saints, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eaglesand Indianapolis Colts.

ATLANTA (AP) - The same day the Philadelphia 76ers announcedthat guard Allen Iverson would not return for the rest of theseason, his wife filed for divorce in Atlanta. In papers filedTuesday, Tawanna Iverson says their 8 1/2-year marriage is"irretrievably broken." She asks for full custody of the couple'sfive children, child support and alimony.



NBA
Thursday's Games
Memphis 105, Chicago 96
Miami 114, L.A. Lakers 111, OT
Utah 116, Phoenix 108
Friday's Games
L.A. Lakers at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
New York at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Indiana at Denver, 9 p.m.
New Orleans at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
Boston 3, Toronto 2, SO
Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 4, OT
Washington 5, Tampa Bay 4
Carolina 4, Ottawa 1
Atlanta 6, N.Y. Islanders 3
Nashville 4, Los Angeles 2
St. Louis 6, Dallas 1
Phoenix 3, Colorado 1
San Jose 3, Montreal 2
Friday's Games
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Minnesota at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games

(11) Michigan St. 67 Penn St. 65
(17) Pittsburgh 73 Providence 71


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

(22) Georgia 73 Alabama 66