WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Chris Kunitz's shootout goal lifted the
Penguins to a 2-1 win over the Flyers last night. Philadelphia's
Mike Richards and Pittsburgh's Tyler Kennedy scored goals in
regulation. The Flyers played in their fourth straight shootout and
reached overtime for the fifth time in six games.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Phillies right-hander Roy Oswalt was in
good spirits yesterday, the day after he took a line drive under
the right ear while pitching against the Rays. Oswalt says that he
has a small lump on the back of his head, but doesn't have a
headache.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Cole Hamels had another shaky outing,
giving up six runs in the Philadelphia Phillies' 7-3 loss to the
Twins. Hamels has struggled in the latter half of spring training.
After allowing a total of three earned runs in his first three
starts, he has given up 16 runs in his last three.

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - Pittsburgh starter Ross Ohlendorf yielded
three homers in another ineffective outing, and the Orioles beat
the Pirates 11-7 last night. Ohlendorf (0-4) gave up six runs and
nine hits in 4 2-3 innings. Neil Walker hit two solo homers and
Lyle Overbay had a two-run shot for the Pirates. Josh Rodriguez
also homered for Pittsburgh.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Eagles Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarik is in
serious condition in a hospital near his Pennsylvania home. A
nursing supervisor at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem would not
provide additional information on the condition of the 85-year-old
former star.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State will meet Southeastern
Conference power Kentucky in an early-season tournament in 2011-12.
They'll play in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off tourney in
November in Uncasville, Connecticut. It's part of a four-game,
early-season set for Penn State in the tournament that starts with
two contests in Happy Valley - November 14th against Radford and
November 16th against Long Island.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - La Salle sophomore center Aaric Murray will
transfer at the end of the spring semester. Murray intends to
complete his spring classes. He averaged 15.2 points and 7.7
rebounds per game this season.


SPRING TRAINING
Thursday's Games
Tampa Bay 11, Houston 3
Minnesota 7, Philadelphia 3
Florida 15, Boston 7
Atlanta 5, Toronto 3
N.Y. Mets 16, St. Louis 3
Milwaukee 11, L.A. Angels 8
L.A. Dodgers 7, Colorado 5
Texas (ss) 15, Cincinnati 13
Kansas City 9, Seattle 8
Oakland 15, Arizona 7
Chicago Cubs 8, Chicago White Sox 7
Washington 5, Detroit 2
Baltimore 11, Pittsburgh 7
San Diego 7, Texas (ss) 4, 10 innings
Cleveland 7, San Francisco 1
Friday's Games
Baltimore vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta (ss) vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Seattle (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Arizona (ss) at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Houston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Seattle (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
Arizona (ss) vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05
p.m.

NBA
Thursday's Games
Dallas 104, Minnesota 96
New Orleans 121, Utah 117, OT
Friday's Games
Sacramento at Indiana, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Washington at Denver, 9 p.m.
New Orleans at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
San Antonio at Portland, 10 p.m.
Toronto at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

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

NCAA Tournament

FIRST ROUND
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 15
UNC Asheville 81, Arkansas-Little Rock 77, OT
Clemson 70, UAB 52
Wednesday, March 16
Texas-San Antonio 70, Alabama State 61
Virginia Commonwealth 59, Southern Cal 46

EAST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
West Virginia 84, Clemson 76
Kentucky 59, Princeton 57
Friday, March 18
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina 102, Long Island University 87
Washington 68, Georgia 65
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
George Mason 61, Villanova 57
Ohio State 75, Texas-San Antonio 46
Marquette 66, Xavier 55
Syracuse 77, Indiana State 60
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Kentucky 71, West Virginia 63
Sunday, March 20
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina 86, Washington 83
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Ohio State 98, George Mason 66
Marquette 66, Syracuse 62
At The Prudential Center
Newark, N.J.
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
North Carolina (28-7) vs. Marquette (22-14), 7:15 p.m.
Ohio State (34-2) vs. Kentucky (27-8), 9:45 p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 27
Semifinal winners

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Butler 60, Old Dominion 58
Pittsburgh 74, UNC Asheville 51
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Florida 79, UC Santa Barbara 51
UCLA 78, Michigan State 76
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
BYU 74, Wofford 66
Gonzaga 86, St. John's 71
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Wisconsin 72, Belmont 58
Kansas State 73, Utah State 68
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Butler 71, Pittsburgh 70
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Florida 73, UCLA 65
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
BYU 89, Gonzaga 67
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Wisconsin 70, Kansas State 65
At New Orleans Arena
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
Florida 83, BYU 74, OT
Butler 61, Wisconsin 54
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 26
Florida (29-7) vs. Butler (26-9), 4:30 p.m.

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
Morehead State 62, Louisville 61
Richmond 69, Vanderbilt 66
Friday, March 18
At The United Center
Chicago
Notre Dame 69, Akron 56
Florida State 57, Texas A&M 50
Purdue 65, St. Peter's 43
Virginia Commonwealth 74, Georgetown 56
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Kansas 72, Boston University 53
Illinois 73, UNLV 62
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
Richmond 65, Morehead State 48
Sunday, March 20
At The United Center
Chicago
Virginia Commonwealth 94, Purdue 76
Florida State 71, Notre Dame 57
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Kansas 73, Illinois 59
At The Alamodome
San Antonio
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
Kansas (34-2) vs. Richmond (29-7), 7:27 p.m.
Florida State (23-10) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (26-11), 9:57
p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 27
Semifinal winners

WEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Temple 66, Penn State 64
San Diego State 68, Northern Colorado 50
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Connecticut 81, Bucknell 52
Cincinnati 78, Missouri 63
Friday, March 18
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Texas 85, Oakland, Mich. 81
Arizona 77, Memphis 75
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Michigan 75, Tennessee 45
Duke 87, Hampton 45
Third Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Verizon Center
Washington
Connecticut 69, Cincinnati 58
At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
San Diego State 71, Temple 64, 2OT
Sunday, March 20
At Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Duke 73, Michigan 71
At The BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Arizona 70, Texas 69
At The Honda Center
Anaheim, Calif.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
Connecticut 74, San Diego State 67
Arizona 93, Duke 77
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 26
Connecticut (29-9) vs. Arizona (30-7), 7:05 p.m.

FINAL FOUR
At Reliant Stadium
Houston
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 2
East champion vs. West champion
Southeast champion vs. Southwest champion
National Championship
Monday, April 4
Semifinal winners