WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Andrej Meszaros scored in overtime to lift
the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders
last night. Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and James van Riemsdyk also
scored goals for the Flyers. The Flyers downed the Islanders for a
12th straight time in Philadelphia.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Fourth-ranked Pittsburgh downed West Virginia
last night, 71-58, with Lamar Patterson scoring the first five
point of the second half and sparking a decisive run for the
Panthers. Nasir Robinson also scored 15 in Pitt's win. The Panthers
improved to 25-3 and are two wins ahead of Notre Dame at the top of
the Big East standings.

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Penn State downed Northwestern last night,
66-52, with Talor Battle becoming the first Big Ten player to reach
2,000 career points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists. Jeff Brooks led
the Nittany Lions with 20 points for the night. Penn State improved
to 15-12 with the win.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Forward Alex Kovalev is again a Penguins after
Pittsburgh acquired him from the Ottawa Senators for a conditional
draft pick. The deal announced yesterday was Pittsburgh's second in
four days as the Penguins try to shore up their banged-up lineup.
Kovalev played for the Pens from 1998 through the 2002-3 season.

PITTSBUGH (AP) - Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik will miss from
four to six weeks with a broken finger on his right hand. Coach Dan
Bylsma updated Orpik's status as the team was hitting the road.
Orpik was hurt in the first period against San Jose earlier this
week when he was struck in the hand by a puck. The Penguins face
the Carolina Hurricanes tonight.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - Gary Wallace scored five points during
a key run allowing Robert Morris to pull away from Mount St. Mary's
last night in a 65-57 win. Wallace finished with 9 points in the
win for the Colonials. Velton Jones added 12 points while Russell
Johnson and Lijah Thompson scored 10 apiece.

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) - Will Felder scored a career-high 30 points
and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead St. Francis past Wagner last
night, 84-78. The Red Flash used a 22-11 run in the second half to
open up their advantage on Wagner. St. Francis improved to 9-19
with the win.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Drew Naylor was on the mound -- not one
of the Phillies frontline pitchers -- but even so the Phillies were
dominant yesterday afternoon as they blanked Florida State 8-0.
Seven pitchers, starting with Naylor, combined on a four hitter.
Ryan Howard hit a two-run double in the first inning of the win.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Holy Family University basketball coach John
O'Connor has resigned following a conflict with former player Matt
Kravchuk, according to one of the school's players. The decision
came after O'Conner found out that he would not face criminal
charges over the incident. Kravchuk told police he was grabbed and
elbowed in the face by O'Connor -- resulting in a bloody nose and
bruised lip.

NBA
Thursday's Games
Chicago 93, Miami 89
Denver 89, Boston 75
Friday's Games
Sacramento at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Utah at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Toronto, 7 p.m.
New York at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Orlando, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Denver at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OT
Dallas 4, Detroit 1
Toronto 5, Montreal 4
Chicago 3, Nashville 0
Vancouver 3, St. Louis 2
Los Angeles 4, Minnesota 2
Friday's Games
N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Florida at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose at Calgary, 9 p.m.
St. Louis at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Minnesota at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Thursday's Games
( 4) Pittsburgh 71 West Virginia 58
Southern Cal 65 (10) Arizona 57
(13) Florida 71 Georgia 62
Marquette 74 (14) Connecticut 67, OT


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Thursday's Games
( 2) Stanford 73 Oregon St. 37
( 4) Tennessee 66 Mississippi 39
( 9) Duke 71 Virginia 48
Ohio St. 54 (10) Michigan St. 53
(11) UCLA 74 Arizona 70
(12) Miami 84 (14) Florida St. 68
Georgia Tech 64 (13) North Carolina 57
(15) Maryland 61 Virginia Tech 48
(17) Wis.-Green Bay 75 Valparaiso 48
(20) Kentucky 55 Arkansas 54
Auburn 63 (22) Georgia 58
(23) Gonzaga 106 Saint Mary's, Calif. 66