WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Elton Brand scored 18 points while Jrue
Holiday and Andres Nocioni added 11 each to help the 76ers beat the
Trail Blazers 88-79 last night. Philadelphia trailed 72-70 midway
through the fourth, before going on a 15-4 run that put the game
away with 1:50 left.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers linebacker James Harrison has been
fined $25,000 for his hit on Buffalo quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.
Harrison now has four fines this season totaling $125,000. Harrison
drew a roughing-the-passer penalty for hitting Fitzpatrick
helmet-first in the back during Pittsburgh's 19-16 overtime victory
Sunday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is
wearing a protective boot on his sprained right foot but is
expected to play Sunday when Pittsburgh and Baltimore face off for
first place in the AFC North. Roethlisberger re-injured the foot
last Sunday. Roethlisberger may not practice today, but coach Mike
Tomlin is optimistic he will play.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson says he
and his teammates are "on to the next game," and downplayed any
speculation that he's unhappy with head coach Andy Reid, his
teammates or his diminished role in Philadelphia's offense.
Jackson, on pace for the fewest catches of his three NFL seasons,
was visibly upset after Sunday's 31-26 loss in Chicago.

NEW YORK (AP) - The last-place Cowboys are getting another
chance in prime time. Dallas' matchup December 12th against the
Philadelphia Eagles will remain on Sunday night even though the NFL
could have moved a different game into the slot under its flexible
scheduling rules.

EASTON, Pa. (AP) - Ian Hummer scored 22 points and Princeton
shot 75 percent from the field in the second half to pull away from
Lafayette 82-64 last night. Jared Mintz and Jim Mower scored 17
each to lead the Leopards, who shot 40 percent.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Miles Cartwright scored 19 points and Jack
Eggleston 17 to lead Pennsylvania to a 71-59 victory over winless
Maryland-Baltimore County last night. Cartwright, the Ivy League
Rookie of the Week, scored 12 of his points in the first half, when
the Quakers rallied from a 12-6 deficit to a 32-26 lead at the
break.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - In calling Terrence Pegula "a great guy,"
Buffalo Sabres minority owner Larry Quinn has declined to confirm a
report that the Pennsylvania billionaire is interested in buying
the NHL franchise. Though the Sabres are not formally up for sale,
Quinn didn't rule out the possibility of majority owner Tom
Golisano one day selling the team.


NBA
Tuesday's Games
Boston 106, Cleveland 87
Orlando 90, Detroit 79
Philadelphia 88, Portland 79
New York 111, New Jersey 100
Memphis 98, L.A. Lakers 96
Indiana 107, Sacramento 98
San Antonio 118, Golden State 98
Wednesday's Games
Memphis at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Washington at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Portland at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Charlotte at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Denver, 9 p.m.
Indiana at Utah, 9 p.m.
San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3, OT
Nashville 3, Phoenix 0
Chicago 7, St. Louis 5
Atlanta 3, Colorado 2, OT
Detroit 5, San Jose 3
Wednesday's Games
Edmonton at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Washington at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Florida at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Games
( 2) Ohio St. 58 Florida St. 44
( 7) Connecticut 62 New Hampshire 55
( 8) Syracuse 78 Cornell 58
(16) Georgetown 111 ( 9) Missouri 102, OT
(10) Kentucky 91 Boston U. 57
(13) Tennessee 86 Middle Tennessee 56
(20) Illinois 79 North Carolina 67
(23) Washington 102 Long Beach St. 75
(25) Notre Dame 81 Indiana St. 72


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Games
( 4) Xavier 85 MVSU 40
( 5) Duke 75 James Madison 58
(24) Nebraska 65 UNLV 41