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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.