WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

Three area high school girls basketball standouts have garnered all state honors. Amy Zehner of Tamaqua earned second team honors in Class AA, while Kiely Chaklos of Nativity earned second team Class A honors and Juli Weber of Tri Valley earned third team Class A honors.

Softball

Catasauqua 8
Tamaqua 1

Marian 12
Moravian Academy 1

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Capitals have swept the season series with the Penguins thanks to a 6-3 victory in Pittsburgh last night. Alex Ovechkin scored twice to tie Sidney Crosby's NHL leading 48 goals. Crosby had a goal and two assists to give him his fourth 100-point season in five seasons.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin sat out last night's game against the Caps with an undisclosed illness. Malkin took part in yesterday's morning skate and was on the ice for pregame warmups before returning to the dressing room. Malkin has missed eight of Pittsburgh's last ten games.

TORONTO (AP) - The Flyers have moved ahead of Boston for the seventh spot in the East after beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0. Claude Giroux and Mike Richards had goals for Philadelphia. Brian Boucher had 23 saves for the Flyers.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Detroit Pistons came into Philadelphia short-handed last night, but it wasn't a problem as the Pistons downed the 76ers 124-103 to snap an 11-game losing streak. Marreese Speights scored 21 points and Jodie Meeks 19 for the struggling Sixers, who have lost four straight.

CLEVELAND (AP) - The Eagles and Browns have finished up their trade that sends cornerback Sheldon Brown and linebacker Chris Gocong to Cleveland. The Browns were waiting on results from physicals for both players. Philadelphia gets linebacker Alex Hall and two draft picks in return.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - Donovan McNabb says he would have loved to finish his career with the Eagles, but it's something that didn't happen. During his introductory press conference at Redskins headquarters, McNabb said he's "starting a new chapter in the book of Donovan."

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Much-hyped Washington Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg is taking his new found celebrity in stride. Strasburg is starting his professional career with the Nats' Double-A affiliate in Harrisburg. During yesterday's media day, Strasburg said he's been given no timetable for when he'll make his big league debut.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Robert Morris basketball coach Mike Rice has taken himself out of the running to become the head man at Tulane and says he'll remain at Robert Morris. Rice has taken the Colonials to the NCAA tournament the past two years.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 3
N.Y. Yankees 6, Boston 4
Minnesota 5, L.A. Angels 3
Oakland 2, Seattle 1, 10 innings
Wednesday's Games
Baltimore (Guthrie 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Garza 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 0-0) at Boston (Lackey 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Toronto (Tallet 0-0) at Texas (Harden 0-0), 8:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Carmona 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Peavy 0-0), 8:10
p.m.
Detroit (Scherzer 0-0) at Kansas City (Hochevar 0-0), 8:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Pavano 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Santana 0-0), 10:05 p.m.
Seattle (Rowland-Smith 0-0) at Oakland (Duchscherer 0-0), 10:05
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
San Francisco 3, Houston 0
Milwaukee 7, Colorado 5
San Diego 6, Arizona 3
Wednesday's Games
Colorado (Cook 0-0) at Milwaukee (D.Davis 0-0), 1:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Cain 0-0) at Houston (Myers 0-0), 2:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 0-0), 7:05
p.m.
Philadelphia (Hamels 0-0) at Washington (Marquis 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Dempster 0-0) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Florida (Nolasco 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Maine 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Wainwright 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cueto 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
San Diego (Correia 0-0) at Arizona (Kennedy 0-0), 9:40 p.m.

NBA
Tuesday's Games
Charlotte 109, Atlanta 100
Washington 112, Golden State 94
Cleveland 113, Toronto 101
Detroit 124, Philadelphia 103
New York 104, Boston 101
Milwaukee 79, Chicago 74
Houston 113, Memphis 103
Utah 140, Oklahoma City 139, OT
San Antonio 95, Sacramento 86
Wednesday's Games
New York at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Utah at Houston, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Golden State at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Charlotte at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Denver at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Islanders 4, Montreal 3, SO
Colorado 4, Vancouver 3, SO
Los Angeles 5, Anaheim 4, SO
Buffalo 5, N.Y. Rangers 2
Philadelphia 2, Toronto 0
New Jersey 3, Atlanta 0
Ottawa 5, Florida 2
Washington 6, Pittsburgh 3
Carolina 8, Tampa Bay 5
Chicago 5, Dallas 2
San Jose 2, Calgary 1
Wednesday's Games
Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Colorado at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Nashville at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR
National Championship
Tuesday
Connecticut 53, Stanford 47