WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

High School Baseball

Blue Mountain 18
North Schuylkill 1

Williams Valley 10
Shenandoah Valley 0

Pottsville 7
Tamaqua 6

Sch Haven 10
Pine Grove 3

Panther Valley 6
Jim Thorpe 4

Nativity 8
Minersville 6

Marian 16
Weatherly 1

Tri Valley 11
Lourdes 1

Softball

North Schuylkill 2
Blue Mountain 1

Pine Grove 3
Schuylkill Haven 0

Pottsville 10
Tamaqua 0

Minersville 12
Nativity 0

Weatherly 3
Marian 2

Williams Valley 15
Shenandoah Valley 0

Tri Valley 17
Lourdes 1

Panther Valley 12
Jim Thorpe 10

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ronny Cedeno's bases loaded single in the 10th gave Pittsburgh a 4-3 win over the Dodgers at PNC Park last night. Until that run, the Pirates hadn't scored since Garrett Jones' three-run homer in the first. The win is the Bucs second in a row over last year's NL West champs.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Joe Torre plans to rest some of his Dodger stars when the Los Angeles finishes up its season opening series in Pittsburgh today. Left fielder Manny Ramierez and possibly third baseman Casey Blake are expected to get the afternoon off.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ryan Howard powered the Phillies to an 8-4 win in Washington last night with a two-run homer and an RBI double. Philadelphia starter Cole Hamels labored through five innings in his first outing of the year. This marks the Phils' first 2-0 start
on the season since 2003.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Phillies have looked to the waiver wire to boost their injury-ravaged bullpen. Philadelphia has claimed Nelson Figueroa off waivers from the Mets. Figueroa was 3-8 with a 4.09 ERA in 16 games with New York last year.

MIAMI (AP) - Dwayne Wade dropped in eight of his 22 points in the final four minutes of the Heat's 99-95 win over the 76ers last night. The win is Miami's ninth straight. Samuel Dalembert had 19 points and 16 rebounds for the Sixers.

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Georgia police have wrapped up their investigation into a college student's claim that she was sexually assaulted by Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. An
investigation report and witness statements in the case have been turned over to local prosecutors.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Steelers are meeting with some high-profile stars from the college ranks ahead of next week's NFL draft. Wide receivers Golden Tate of Notre Dame and Dez Bryant of Oklahoma State were in Pittsburgh yesterday. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports troubled Oregon running back LaGarrette Blount also met with the team.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Eagles have re-signed offensive lineman Nick Cole to a one-year deal. Cole had been a restricted free agent. Cole went undrafted coming out of college in 2006. Since then he's started 26 games for the birds at both guard and center.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh is saying goodbye to the arena affectionately known as the "Igloo." The Penguins play their final game at 49-year-old Mellon Arena tonight. More than 50 former Penguins players will be on-hand for the farewell festivities, including Andy Bathgate, who scored the franchise's first goal in 1967.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 3
N.Y. Yankees 3, Boston 1, 10 innings
Toronto 7, Texas 4
Cleveland 5, Chicago White Sox 3
Kansas City 3, Detroit 2, 11 innings
Minnesota 4, L.A. Angels 2
Oakland 6, Seattle 5
Thursday's Games
Toronto (Romero 0-0) at Texas (C.Wilson 0-0), 2:05 p.m.
Detroit (Willis 0-0) at Kansas City (Bannister 0-0), 2:10 p.m.
Seattle (Fister 0-0) at Oakland (Anderson 0-0), 3:35 p.m.
Baltimore (Matusz 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Masterson 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 0-0), 8:10
p.m.
Minnesota (Slowey 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Pineiro 0-0), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Wednesday's Games
Milwaukee 5, Colorado 4
San Francisco 10, Houston 4
Pittsburgh 4, L.A. Dodgers 3, 10 innings
Philadelphia 8, Washington 4
Atlanta 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Florida 7, N.Y. Mets 6, 10 innings
St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 3
Arizona 5, San Diego 3
Thursday's Games
L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 0-0), 12:35
p.m.
St. Louis (Penny 0-0) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 0-0), 12:35 p.m.
Philadelphia (Kendrick 0-0) at Washington (Stammen 0-0), 4:35
p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Wells 0-0) at Atlanta (Hanson 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Florida (Robertson 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

NBA
Wednesday's Games
Indiana 113, New York 105
Boston 115, Toronto 104
Orlando 121, Washington 94
Detroit 90, Atlanta 88
Miami 99, Philadelphia 95
Houston 113, Utah 96
Milwaukee 108, New Jersey 89
Golden State 116, Minnesota 107
Charlotte 104, New Orleans 103
Denver 98, Oklahoma City 94
Dallas 110, Memphis 84
Portland 93, L.A. Clippers 85
Phoenix 112, San Antonio 101
Thursday's Games
Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Rangers 5, Toronto 1
Detroit 4, Columbus 3
Chicago 6, St. Louis 5
Edmonton 5, Colorado 4, OT
Phoenix 5, Nashville 2
Thursday's Games
Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Vancouver at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.