WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The 76ers' win streak ends at two, with the
Orlando Magic coming back from a second-half deficit to beat
Philadelphia last night, 99-98, in overtime. Lou Williams led the
Sixers with 19 points while Thaddeus Young scored 17. Philadelphia
faces Charlotte tonight.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Penn State put up a challenge but an
18-foot jumper with 3 seconds left from JaJuan Johnson put
14th-ranked Purdue past the Nittany Lions last night. Talor Battle
finished the night with 14 points, while Jeff Brooks led Penn State
with 19 points and eight rebounds.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Khalif Wyatt came off the bench and scored a
career-high 27 points as Temple downed Penn 73-56 last night.
Ramone Moore scored 12 in the win for the Owls while Lavoy Allen
scored 10 points and had a career-high six blocks. Penn played a
sloppy game, with 23 turnovers.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Jets linebacker Jason Taylor has a
concussion but has been cleared by doctors to play in Sunday
night's AFC championship game in Pittsburgh against the Steelers.
Coach Rex Ryan says Taylor was injured at some point in the Jet's
win over the Patriots last Sunday. He sat out the team's first
practice but passed medical tests.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Flyers center Danny Briere has been added to
the NHL roster for the All-Star game. He'll take the roster spot of
Calgary's Jarome Iginla who withdrew from the game to spend time
with his ailing grandmother. Briere leads the Flyers with 24 goals
and 41 points this season.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Eagles have hired Titans assistant Jim
Washburn to be Philadelphia's defensive line coach. Washburn
replaces Rory Segrest, who was fired last week along with defensive
coordinator Sean McDermott. Washburn had spent 12 seasons in the
same position with the Titans.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Khalif Wyatt came off the bench and scored a
career-high 27 points as Temple downed Penn 73-56 last night.
Ramone Moore scored 12 in the win for the Owls while Lavoy Allen
scored 10 points and had a career-high six blocks. Penn played a
sloppy game, with 23 turnovers.

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - Drexel struggled offensively last night,
going down to George Mason 71-47. The Dragons shot just 32 percent
from the field in the loss to drop to 11-6. Chris Fouch led Drexel
with 11 points but also was one of three Dragons to foul out of the
game.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Saint Joseph's saw 25 points from Carl Jones
last night but wasn't able to keep up with Rhode Island, taking a
64-59 loss. Idris Hilliard scored 13 points while C.J. Aiken added
10. The Hawks drop to 5-13 with the loss, which is their fifth
straight.

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) - A jumper from Mitch Rolls with 8 seconds
left gave Colgate an 80-79 win over Lehigh last night. C.J.
McCollum scored 24 points for Lehigh but missed a potential
game-winning jumper of his own as time expired. The Mountain Hawks
drop to 10-9 with the loss.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - When 7th-ranked Villanova takes on
number-3 Syracuse Saturday, the crowd could break the NCAA
attendance record that the teams set just a year ago. Syracuse says
more than 33,000 tickets have already been sold for the game in the
Carrier Dome. Last February's game between the Big East rivals drew
34,616 people.

Wednesday's Games
Phoenix 106, Cleveland 98
New Jersey 103, Utah 95
Orlando 99, Philadelphia 98, OT
Boston 86, Detroit 82
Milwaukee 100, Washington 87
New Orleans 103, Memphis 102, OT
Houston 104, New York 89
San Antonio 104, Toronto 95
Denver 112, Oklahoma City 107
Dallas 109, L.A. Lakers 100
Portland 94, Sacramento 90, OT
Golden State 110, Indiana 108
L.A. Clippers 126, Minnesota 111
Thursday's Games
Philadelphia at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Chicago, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

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

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Wednesday's Games
( 1) Ohio St. 70 Iowa 48
( 4) Duke 92 N.C. State 78
( 6) San Diego St. 68 Air Force 55
(10) Texas 81 (11) Texas A&M 60
(14) Purdue 63 Penn St. 62
(16) Notre Dame 66 (25) Cincinnati 58
(19) Louisville 88 St. John's 63
Marshall 75 (21) West Virginia 71
(22) Saint Mary's, Calif. 67 San Diego 56


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Wednesday's Games
( 1) Baylor 76 Kansas 37
( 6) Texas A&M 80 Texas 65
( 7) Xavier 76 St. Bonaventure 56
( 9) West Virginia 78 Marshall 21
(14) Oklahoma 71 Texas Tech 61