WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phoenix's Shane Doan scored an overtime
power-play goal and the Coyotes beat the Flyers in Philadelphia 3-2
last night. Doan put a shot past Sergei Bobrovsky at 2:41 of the
overtime forced when Claude Giroux tied the game with just over a
minute left in regulation. Despite the loss, the Flyers still lead
Tampa Bay by eight points in the East.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins' two newest additions
have been grounded by a snowstorm. James Neal and Matt Niskanen
missed yesterday's practice, a day after they were dealt to the
Pens by Dallas. Their flight to Pittsburgh was diverted to New
Jersey. Coach Dan Bylsma says both should still make their debuts
tonight against San Jose.

CINCINNATI (AP) - Jeff Robinson scored a career-high 22 points
as 25th-ranked Xavier rolled past La Salle last night, 100-62. Tu
Holloway finished one rebound short of a third career
triple-double. Tyreek Duren scored 18 points to lead the Explorers,
who have lost three straight to fall to 12-16.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State guard Talor Battle is
approaching another milestone in his college career -- needing just
three assists to become the first Big Ten player to have 2,000
points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists for his career. Penn State
faces Northwestern tomorrow night with a victory crucial if the
Nittany Lions have any hope of making the NCAA tournament.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - After a 16-1 start to the season, Villanova
has gone 5-6 in a repeat of last season's late swoon in the Big
East. The Wildcats face the possibility they could drop their last
three games -- all against ranked opponents. The first of the
three, 23rd ranked St. John's comes on Saturday.

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) - The Philadelphia Union has signed Guatemalan
forward Carlos Ruiz on a free transfer from the Greek club Aris.
Ruiz scored a league-leading 24 goals for the Los Angeles Galaxy in
2002, but over the last two-plus years has played with clubs in
Paraguay and Mexico. He scored three goals this season in the
Europa League.

NBA
Tuesday's Games
Charlotte 114, Toronto 101
Indiana 113, Washington 96
Houston 108, Detroit 100
Miami 117, Sacramento 97
Milwaukee 94, Minnesota 88
Oklahoma City 111, L.A. Clippers 88
Denver 120, Memphis 107
Boston 115, Golden State 93
L.A. Lakers 104, Atlanta 80
Wednesday's Games
Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 7 p.m.
Houston at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Utah at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 9:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

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

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Games
( 2) Ohio St. 89 Illinois 70
( 5) Texas 76 Iowa St. 53
(16) Louisville 55 Rutgers 37
Tennessee 60 (18) Vanderbilt 51
(25) Xavier 100 La Salle 62
Wednesday's Games
No. 1 Duke vs. No. 24 Temple, 7 p.m.
No. 7 BYU vs. Colorado State, 8 p.m.
No. 8 Purdue at Indiana, 8:30 p.m.
No. 9 Notre Dame at Providence, 7 p.m.
No. 11 Georgetown vs. Cincinnati, 9 p.m.
No. 12 Wisconsin at Michigan, 6:30 p.m.
No. 19 North Carolina at N.C. State, 9 p.m.
No. 20 Missouri vs. Baylor, 9 p.m.
No. 21 Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m.
No. 22 Kentucky at Arkansas, 8 p.m.
No. 23 St. John's vs. DePaul, 7 p.m.


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Games
( 1) Connecticut 80 Seton Hall 59
( 5) Texas A&M 84 Texas Tech 60
( 8) Notre Dame 72 (19) West Virginia 60
(24) Marquette 62 Providence 50
Wednesday's Games
No. 3 Baylor vs. Kansas State, 8 p.m.
No. 6 Xavier vs. George Washington, 7 p.m.
No. 7 DePaul at Louisville, 7 p.m.
No. 16 Oklahoma at Colorado, 9 p.m.
No. 18 Georgetown vs. Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.