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PIAA BASKETBALL

TONIGHT

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ATLANTA (AP) - An attorney for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbackBen Roethlisberger says Georgia police have withdrawn a request fora DNA sample from the player, who is accused of sexually assaultinga woman at a nightclub.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