WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Still playing without star Sidney Crosby, the
Pittsburgh Penguins dropped last night's game against the Columbus
Blue Jackets, 4-1, at the Consol Energy Center. No Penguins player
in the lineup had more than 10 goals. The Blue Jackets saw a goal
apiece from Rich Nash, Jakub Voracek, Samuel Pahlsson and Antoine
Vermette in the win.

ATLANTA (AP) - Elton Brand scored 13 of his 17 points in the
first half to give the 76ers an early 20-point lead against the
Hawks, and they were able to cruise to a 117-83 win in Atlanta last
night. Louis Williams, an Atlanta-area native, had 20 points to
lead six Philadelphia scorers in double figures.

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) - Dan Mavraides came down with a crucial
rebound and hit a free throw with 4 seconds left in overtime as
Princeton edged Penn 62-59 last night. The Tigers got their seventh
straight win to improve to 17-4. The Quakers were led by Tyler
Bernardini, who scored 19 points in the loss.

PHOENIX (AP) - An arbitration panel decision could come today, a
day after the Pittsburgh Pirates and pitcher Ross Ohlendorf went
through baseball's first salary hearing of the year. Ohlendorf is
asking for just over $2 million while the Pirates argue he should
be paid $1.4 million. The right-hander went 1-11 last season with a
4.07 ERA in 21 starts.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - With a couple of additions and four other
moves, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid has his coaching
staff completed. Johnnie Lynn was hired to be secondary/cornerbacks
coach while Bobby April Jr. was named defensive quality control
coach. David Culley, Doug Pederson, James Urban and Duce Staley
were promoted to new positions.

NEW YORK (AP) - Fans who lost their Super Bowl seats when
temporary seating sections weren't finished in time for the game
are getting a second option. The NFL initially said it would give
$2,400 to the roughly 400 affected fans, and then said fans would
also get tickets to next year's game. The league now says the fans
can choose to attend any future Super Bowl -- not just next year's.

NBA
Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia 117, Atlanta 83
Orlando 101, L.A. Clippers 85
San Antonio 100, Detroit 89
Miami 117, Indiana 112
Milwaukee 92, Toronto 74
Memphis 105, Oklahoma City 101, OT
Minnesota 112, Houston 108
Wednesday's Games
Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Indiana, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Utah, 9 p.m.
Dallas at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Denver at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
New Jersey 3, Carolina 2, OT
Toronto 5, N.Y. Islanders 3
Columbus 4, Pittsburgh 1
San Jose 2, Washington 0
Buffalo 7, Tampa Bay 4
St. Louis 2, Florida 1
Wednesday's Games
Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Chicago at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Games
( 6) San Diego St. 85 Utah 53
(14) Purdue 67 Indiana 53
(18) Kentucky 73 Tennessee 61


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Games
( 2) Connecticut 57 (17) West Virginia 51
( 8) Notre Dame 89 Seton Hall 38
(10) DePaul 77 Syracuse 61
(16) Georgetown 67 South Florida 38