WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

MONTREAL (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins scored four power-play
goals to end a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the
Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. Marc-Andre Fleury made 20
saves for the Penguins, who won without Sidney Crosby in the lineup
for the first time since their captain was sidelined by a
concussion six days ago.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - If the Steelers beat the Ravens on Saturday,
they'll advance to their fifth AFC championship game in 10 seasons
and their eighth since 1994. They'll also be a victory away from
their third Super Bowl in six seasons. Only four franchises -
including Pittsburgh - have won at least three Super Bowls with the
same quarterback and core group of players.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Pittsburgh broke open the game early Wednesday
night and remained unbeaten in the Big East with a 72-57 win over
Georgetown. The slumping Hoyas have lost three straight and are off
to their worst conference start since 1998-99. Georgetown was let
down by poor defense and poor free throw shooting.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Villanova beat Louisville 88-74 Wednesday
night, for its 10th straight win. Coach Jay Wright has said this
season his team isn't as good as its ranking, but it might be there
now. The Wildcats resisted turning the game into a complete 3-point
exhibition when Louisville got hot early and used contributions
from all the starters in a game-changing spurt to pull away.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Temple beat St. Bonaventure 83-55 on
Wednesday night. Temple has won the last 14 games in the series and
all 31 of its home games against the Bonnies. The Owls have won
nine of 10 overall.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ruben Guillandeaux scored 24 points to lead
La Salle to an 89-83 overtime victory over Pennsylvania on
Wednesday night. La Salle leading-scorer Aaric Murray, who sat out
the previous game had 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ta'Shia Phillips had 20 points and 17
rebounds, and No. 8 Xavier overcame a halftime deficit to blow out
St. Joseph's 75-54 on Wednesday afternoon. The Musketeers trailed
34-30 after Katie Kuester hit a 3-pointer late in the first half
then Erin Shields made another early in the second. Phillips' size
and Tyeasha Moss' finesse allowed Xavier to rally.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Organizers of the Pittsburgh Marathon say
they've come up with a new route that crosses all three of the
city's rivers but more importantly provides enough room for two
thousand more runners. The change is one of several being made to
grow the race. The race attracted 16,000 runners last year but the
new route can accommodate 18,000 runners.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - An eye doctor who touts corrective surgery he
performed on Tiger Woods has been ordered to pay a western
Pennsylvania man more than $1 million for a 2001 procedure that
left the patient with blurry or double vision in one eye. On
Monday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court gave Dr. Mark Whitten five
days to pay the money, plus interest, to David Cantalupo.


NBA
Wednesday's Games
Charlotte 96, Chicago 91
Indiana 102, Dallas 89
Atlanta 104, Toronto 101
Boston 119, Sacramento 95
Memphis 107, Detroit 99
San Antonio 91, Milwaukee 84
New Orleans 92, Orlando 89, OT
Oklahoma City 118, Houston 112
Phoenix 118, New Jersey 109, OT
Utah 131, New York 125
L.A. Lakers 115, Golden State 110
L.A. Clippers 111, Miami 105
Thursday's Games
Washington at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Orlando at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Miami at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Pittsburgh 5, Montreal 2
Tampa Bay 3, Washington 0
Chicago 4, Colorado 0
Anaheim 7, St. Louis 4
Thursday's Games
Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Edmonton at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Wednesday's Games
Florida St. 66 ( 1) Duke 61
( 2) Ohio St. 68 Michigan 64
( 3) Kansas 84 Iowa St. 79
( 4) Syracuse 76 St. John's 59
( 5) Pittsburgh 72 (22) Georgetown 57
( 6) San Diego St. 55 UNLV 49
( 7) Villanova 88 (18) Louisville 74
(14) Texas A&M 71 Oklahoma St. 48
(15) Missouri 77 Nebraska 69
(19) Temple 83 St. Bonaventure 55
Colorado 74 (21) Kansas St. 66
Vanderbilt 73 (24) Georgia 66
(25) Cincinnati 74 South Florida 66


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Wednesday's Games
( 1) Baylor 87 Texas 72
( 2) Connecticut 84 St. John's 52
( 7) Texas A&M 82 Oklahoma St. 57
( 8) Xavier 75 Saint Joseph's 54
(12) Notre Dame 80 Louisville 60
(15) Oklahoma 52 Kansas St. 45
(23) Wis.-Green Bay 72 Loyola of Chicago 51