WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored the lone goal while
Michal Neuvirth was perfect for a second straight game against the
Penguins for the Capitals in a 1-0 win last night. Neuvirth made 39
saves. Ovechkin blasted a 35-footer past Marc-Andre Fleury's right
shoulder in the second period.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins have brought in
forward James Neal from the Dallas Stars along with defenseman Matt
Niskanen, in exchange for offensive defenseman Alex Goligoski. Neal
is in his third NHL season. The Penguins are down nine regulars to
injuries, including to captain Sidney Crosby, who is dealing with
post-concussion syndrome.

PHILADELPPHIA (AP) - Two Philadelphia products, Rich Jackson and
Scoop Jardine, combined for 38 points and led 17th-ranked Syracuse
to a 69-64 win over number 15 Villanova last night. Corey Stokes
returned from missing three games from a turf toe injury to lead
the 21-7 Wildcats with 24 points, including five 3-pointers.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Holy Family has suspended men's
basketball coach John O'Connor after he was accused of pushing,
kicking and injuring a player at practice. Video of the January
incident hit the Internet, with O'Connor shown shoving sophomore
Matt Kravchuk to the ground and kicking him during a 1-on-1 drill.

UNDATE (AP) - In a shaken-up college men's basketball poll,
Pittsburgh finds itself in exactly the same spot as last week, at
number 4. Villanova is ranked 15th, while Temple dropped one spot
to number 24. Duke has moved into the top spot, followed by Ohio
State and Kansas.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels is enjoying
being just another one of the guys -- albeit in a star-studded
pitching rotation. From the Phillies' ace just a couple years ago,
Hamels is now considered the number 4 starter, but that's fine with
the lanky left-hander -- when the three ahead of him have three Cy
Youngs, 12 All-Star appearances and six 20-win seasons between
them.

NBA
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
Toronto at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m.
Houston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Denver, 9 p.m.
Boston at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Atlanta at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Monday's Games
N.Y. Islanders 5, Florida 1
Chicago 5, St. Louis 3
Washington 1, Pittsburgh 0
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Columbus, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Colorado at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Boston at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Montreal at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Monday's Games
( 3) Kansas 92 Oklahoma St. 65
(17) Syracuse 69 (15) Villanova 64
Tuesday's Games
No. 2 Ohio State vs. Illinois, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Texas vs. Iowa State, 8 p.m.
No. 16 Louisville at Rutgers, 9 p.m.
No. 18 Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee, 9 p.m.
No. 25 Xavier vs. La Salle, 7 p.m.


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Monday's Games
( 4) Tennessee 77 (22) Georgia 44
(12) Miami 74 Wake Forest 46
N.C. State 88 (13) North Carolina 72
(21) Marist 79 St. Peter's 38
(25) Iowa St. 66 Texas 57, OT
Tuesday's Games
No. 1 Connecticut vs. Seton Hall, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Texas A&M vs. Texas Tech, 8 p.m.
No. 8 Notre Dame at No. 19 West Virginia, 7 p.m.
No. 24 Marquette at Providence, 7 p.m.