WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

BALTIMORE (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger threw a 9-yard touchdown
pass to Isaac Redman with 2:51 left after Troy Polamalu forced a
fumble with a sack of Joe Flacco, and the Steelers beat the Ravens
13-10 last night to gain sole possession of first place in the AFC
North. The victory leaves Pittsburgh a game ahead of the Ravens in
the division.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Daniel Briere scored the tiebreaking goal
with 5:44 left and the Philadelphia Flyers held on to beat the
Islanders yet again, 3-2 yesterday. Matt Carle and Andreas Nodl
also scored for Philadelphia, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots
for the win.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Former Phillies right fielder
Jayson Werth agreed Sunday to a $126 million, seven-year contract
with the Washington Nationals. The 31-year-old, who helped the
Phillies win the 2008 World Series title, hit .296 this year in his
fourth and final season with the Phillies. He had an NL-high 46
doubles, 27 homers and 85 RBIs.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Lavoy Allen hit a crucial three-point play and
Temple escaped with a 64-61 victory over Maryland in yesterday's
BB&T Classic, despite yielding a 15-point lead. Allen finished with
13 points and 10 rebounds, Ramone Moore had 16 points and Juan
Fernandez had 14 for the Owls, who won their second straight.

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) - Ian Hummer scored 17 points to lead five
players in double figures as Princeton defeated Saint Joseph's
74-65 on yesterday. Carl Jones led the Hawks with 24 points. St.
Joseph's, which lost its third straight, also got 10 points from
Ronald Roberts.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Florida has accepted a bid to play Penn State
in the Outback Bowl. Penn State will be making its fourth Outback
appearance. The Nittany Lions last played in the game against
Tennessee in 2007. The Gators and Lions have met twice before.
Florida beat Penn State 17-7 in the 1962 Gator Bowl and defeated
the Nittany Lions 21-6 in the Citrus Bowl in 1998.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Pittsburgh and Kentucky will meet in the
BBVA Compass Bowl on January 8th. Pittsburgh finished in a
three-way tie for the Big East title. The Panthers have had a
disappointing season after opening ranked 15th and favored to win
the conference.

NFL
Thursday's Game
Philadelphia 34, Houston 24
Sunday's Games
Green Bay 34, San Francisco 16
Kansas City 10, Denver 6
Minnesota 38, Buffalo 14
Jacksonville 17, Tennessee 6
Cleveland 13, Miami 10
Chicago 24, Detroit 20
N.Y. Giants 31, Washington 7
New Orleans 34, Cincinnati 30
Oakland 28, San Diego 13
Seattle 31, Carolina 14
St. Louis 19, Arizona 6
Atlanta 28, Tampa Bay 24
Dallas 38, Indianapolis 35, OT
Pittsburgh 13, Baltimore 10
Monday's Game
N.Y. Jets at New England, 8:30 p.m.

NBA
Sunday's Games
Boston 100, New Jersey 75
New York 116, Toronto 99
Detroit 102, Cleveland 92
Oklahoma City 114, Golden State 109
San Antonio 109, New Orleans 84
Denver 108, Memphis 107
Phoenix 125, Washington 108
Portland 100, L.A. Clippers 91
Monday's Games
Toronto at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Miami at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Utah, 9 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Islanders 2
Ottawa 3, N.Y. Rangers 1
Chicago 4, Calgary 2
Phoenix 3, Anaheim 0
St. Louis 3, Vancouver 2
Monday's Games
New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Columbus, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Sunday's Games
(18) Florida 67 American U. 48
Southern Cal 73 (19) Texas 56


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Sunday's Games
( 1) Connecticut 86 Sacred Heart 32
( 2) Baylor 103 Minnesota 56
( 4) Xavier 69 Cincinnati 61
( 6) Ohio St. 95 (11) Oklahoma 84
Louisville 78 ( 8) Kentucky 52
( 9) Tennessee 74 Old Dominion 44
(13) UCLA 54 Montana St. 44
(16) Notre Dame 72 Purdue 51
(25) Michigan St. 71 (17) Texas 57
(18) Iowa 68 Kansas St. 62
(19) Iowa St. 60 Michigan 47
Georgia Tech 69 (21) Georgia 53
(22) Maryland 81 Appalachian St. 65
Denver 70 (23) Vanderbilt 65
Indiana 67 (24) Nebraska 61