WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

TORONTO (AP) - Brian Boucher made 27 saves and Claude Giroux's
second-period goal stood up as the winner in the Flyers' 3-2
victory over the Maple Leafs last night. Andrej Meszaros and
Darroll Powe also scored for Eastern Conference-leading
Philadelphia.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - The Phillies and manager Charlie Manuel
have agreed to a two-year contract extension through 2013. Manuel
has led the Phillies to four straight division titles, two NL
pennants and a World Series title in 2008. He took over in 2005 and
has never had a losing season, winning 88 or more games in five of
six years.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Roy Halladay and CC Sabathia both
pitched like aces yesterday and the Phillies beat the New York
Yankees 7-0. Halladay threw six shutout innings, holding the
Yankees to four hits. The NL Cy Young winner walked none and struck
out two.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Ryan Adams hit a two-run home run and the
Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat the Pirates 11-8 on last night.
Joel Hanrahan, who was named Pittsburgh's closer at the start of
spring training, allowed four runs in the fifth inning. Pirates
starter Paul Maholm allowed one run on four hits and struck out
one. It was the left-hander's sharpest and longest outing so far
this spring.

NEW YORK (AP) - Kemba Walker hit the winning basket on a classic
stepback jumper at the buzzer, and Number 21 Connecticut stunned
third-ranked Pittsburgh 76-74 in the quarterfinals of the Big East
tournament yesterday. UConn faces Syracuse in the semifinals
tonight.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jeff Brooks finished with 15 points and
seven rebounds, Talor Battle scored 13 and sixth-seeded Penn State
held off Indiana 61-55 in the first round of the Big Ten tournament
last night. The win may help Penn State make its case with the
NCAA's selection committee. Four teams, including Penn State,
entered the tournament with 9-9 conference records.

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple Owls are three wins away from their
fourth straight Atlantic 10 championship. The Number 24 Owls open
today against La Salle, a city rival they beat twice this season.
The Owls are the second seed, behind Xavier, and hope this is the
year a conference tournament run bleeds into the NCAA tournament.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Soul have returned to the Arena
Football League after a two-year break. Their encore is minus their
famous front man. Rocker Jon Bon Jovi decided not to return for the
franchise's rebirth after spending five years as their majority
owner. Former Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworksi is now one of the
majority owners of the Soul. The Soul open the season tonight at
the Pittsburgh Power.

SPRING TRAINING

Thursday's Games
Toronto 7, Minnesota 4
Tampa Bay 8, Boston 6
Atlanta 2, St. Louis 1
Washington (ss) 6, N.Y. Mets 5
Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Yankees 0
N.Y. Mets 9, Florida 4
Chicago White Sox (ss) 7, Texas 6
Oakland 4, Kansas City (ss) 4, tie
Seattle 10, L.A. Angels (ss) 5
Chicago Cubs 2, Cleveland 1
San Diego 8, L.A. Dodgers 2
Colorado 9, Milwaukee 8, 10 innings
San Francisco 7, Cincinnati 0
Kansas City (ss) 4, L.A. Angels (ss) 3
Detroit 6, Florida 1
Houston 6, Washington (ss) 5
Baltimore 11, Pittsburgh 8
Chicago White Sox (ss) 5, Arizona 3
Friday's Games
Philadelphia vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston (ss) vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees (ss) at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston (ss) vs. Houston (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Oakland (ss) at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Oakland (ss) vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
Houston (ss) vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

NBA
Thursday's Games
Miami 94, L.A. Lakers 88
Dallas 127, New York 109
Denver 116, Phoenix 97
Friday's Games
Portland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Utah at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Orlando at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

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

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Thursday's Games
( 2) Kansas 63 Oklahoma St. 62
(21) Connecticut 76 ( 3) Pittsburgh 74
( 4) Notre Dame 89 (25) Cincinnati 51
( 7) San Diego St. 64 Utah 50
( 8) BYU 64 TCU 58
(10) Texas 74 Oklahoma 54
(11) Syracuse 79 (17) St. John's 73
(14) Louisville 81 Marquette 56
(16) Arizona 78 Oregon St. 69
Colorado 87 (19) Kansas St. 75
Friday's Games
No. 1 Ohio State vs. Northwestern at Conseco Fieldhouse, Noon
No. 2 Kansas vs. Colorado at the Sprint Center, Kansas City,
Mo., 7 p.m.
No. 4 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Louisville at Madison Square Garden,
9 p.m.
No. 5 Duke vs. Maryland at Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum, 7 p.m.
No. 6 North Carolina vs. Miami at Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum,
Noon
No. 7 San Diego State vs. UNLV at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las
Vegas, 11:30 p.m.
No. 8 BYU vs. New Mexico at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas,
9 p.m.
No. 9 Purdue vs. Michigan State at Conseco Fieldhouse, 6:30 p.m.
No. 10 Texas vs. Texas A&M at the Sprint Center, Kansas City,
Mo., 9:30 p.m.
No. 11 Syracuse vs. No. 21 Connecticut at Madison Square Garden,
7 p.m.
No. 12 Florida vs. Tennessee at the Georgia Dome, 7:30 p.m.
No. 13 Wisconsin vs. Penn State at Conseco Fieldhouse, 9 p.m.
No. 15 Kentucky vs. Mississippi at the Georgia Dome, 3:30 p.m.
No. 16 Arizona vs. Southern Cal at the Staples Center, 9:10 p.m.
No. 18 Xavier vs. Dayton at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J.,
Noon
No. 23 Utah State vs. San Jose State at Orleans Arena, Las
Vegas, 9 p.m.
No. 24 Temple vs. La Salle at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City,
N.J., 6:30 p.m.


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Thursday's Game
(22) Houston 68 UTEP 64
Friday's Games
No. 2 Stanford vs. Arizona at the Staples Center, 3 p.m.
No. 3 Baylor vs. Kansas State at Municipal Auditorium, Kansas
City, Mo., 1 p.m.
No. 7 UCLA vs. California at the Staples Center, 5:30 p.m.
No. 8 Texas A&M vs. No. 21 Oklahoma at Municipal Auditorium,
Kansas City, Mo., 3:30 p.m.
No. 13 Wisconsin-Green Bay vs. Wright State at the Kress Events
Center, Green Bay, Wis., 9 p.m.
No. 22 Houston vs. Tulane at the Don Haskins Center, El Paso,
Texas, 1:30 p.m.