WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Goaltender Michael Leighton cleared waivers
on Tuesday, and was sent to the Philadelphia Flyers' AHL affiliate.
The Flyers, tied for first place in the Atlantic Division with
Pittsburgh, will take on the New Jersey Devils in Newark on
Thursday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - After three months of hype and buildup for the
Winter Classic, the Pittsburgh Penguins are focusing again on
playing games that count just as much as the outdoor game 3-1 loss
to the Capitals. Even if those games will lack the drama and the
distractions that accompanied playing in what was the NHL's
most-watched regular-season game in 35 years.

NEW YORK (AP) - Sidney Crosby is the top vote-getter for the NHL
All-Star Game. The NHL also announced Tuesday leading vote-getters
Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang and Marc-Andre Fleury of the Pittsburgh
Penguins and Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith of the Chicago
Blackhawks. The rest of the 42 All-Stars will be revealed on
January 11.

CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Indians have acquired reliever
Joe Martinez from the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash considerations.
The 27-year-old right-hander split time last season between
Triple-A and the majors for both Pittsburgh and San Francisco. He
went a combined 0-1 with a 4.12 ERA in nine games.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State's season is about to get
much more difficult. Over the next two weeks, the Nittany Lions
must play five games against Big Ten foes all ranked in the Top 25.
The stretch begins Wednesday when No. 11 Purdue (13-1, 2-0) visits
Happy Valley. The five-game run could go a long way toward helping
- or hurting - the school's postseason resume.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State quarterback Rob Bolden's
father says coach Joe Paterno has denied his son's request to
transfer. Robert Bolden, Sr., said he wasn't expecting Paterno to
turn down the quarterback after a meeting Tuesday in State College.
It's unclear what Bolden will do next, with spring semester classes
starting Monday.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gary McGhee scored all of his 13 points
in the second half, grabbing a key rebound and making two free
throws with 18 seconds left to help No. 5 Pittsburgh hold off
feisty Providence 83-79 on Tuesday night. It was Pitt's first trip
to Providence since losing here as the No. 1 team in the country in
2009.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Michael Ojo scored a career-high 33 points
to lead Lehigh over New Jersey Institute of Technology 92-83 on
Tuesday night. Ojo, who also reached 500-career points, scored 14
in the first eight minutes and 20 in the first half as the Mountain
Hawks (9-6) led 43-33 at halftime.



NBA
Tuesday's Games
Miami 101, Milwaukee 89
New York 128, San Antonio 115
Chicago 111, Toronto 91
Memphis 110, Oklahoma City 105
Dallas 84, Portland 81
Atlanta 108, Sacramento 102
L.A. Lakers 108, Detroit 83
Wednesday's Games
Toronto at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Chicago at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Golden State at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Portland at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Utah, 9 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Minnesota 2, New Jersey 1
Tampa Bay 1, Washington 0, OT
Colorado 4, Buffalo 3, OT
Detroit 5, Edmonton 3
Phoenix 4, Columbus 2
Wednesday's Games
Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Nashville at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Games
( 2) Ohio St. 73 Iowa 68
( 5) Pittsburgh 83 Providence 79
(14) Notre Dame 73 ( 8) Connecticut 70
(12) Texas 79 Arkansas 46
Wednesday's Games
No. 1 Duke vs. UAB, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Kansas vs. UMKC, 8 p.m.
No. 6 San Diego State at TCU, 7:30 p.m.
No. 9 Missouri vs. North Alabama, 8 p.m.
No. 11 Purdue at Penn State, 6:30 p.m.
No. 15 BYU at No. 25 UNLV, 10 p.m.
No. 19 UCF vs. Marshall, 7 p.m.
No. 21 Memphis at Tennessee, 9 p.m.


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Games
( 3) Duke 54 (10) Kentucky 48
( 7) Texas A&M 105 Louisiana-Monroe 57
(15) Georgetown 80 (23) Syracuse 62
(17) Iowa St. 80 N. Dakota St. 51
Louisville 84 (18) St. John's 73
Wednesday's Games
No. 2 Connecticut vs. Villanova, 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 West Virginia at Seton Hall, 12:30 p.m.
No. 9 Xavier vs. Missouri, 7 p.m.
No. 13 Notre Dame at Marquette, 8 p.m.
No. 16 DePaul vs. Providence, 8 p.m.
No. 20 Ohio State vs. Indiana, 7 p.m.
No. 21 Iowa at Minnesota, 8 p.m.