WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Chris Kunitz scored two goals, Tyler Kennedy
added three assists, and the Penguins moved to within three points
of the Eastern Conference lead by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1
yesterday. Marc-Andre Fleury made 28 saves one day after being
pulled during a loss to Montreal, Max Talbot and Jordan Staal each
had a goal and an assist, and Zbynek Michalek also scored for
Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Another early exit from the Big East
tournament didn't prevent Pittsburgh from getting a top seed in the
NCAA tournament. The Panthers were installed as the Number 1 seed
in the Southeast Region and will open Thursday in Washington
against the winner of tomorrow's play-in game between North
Carolina-Asheville and Arkansas-Little Rock.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - A decadelong NCAA tournament drought
is over for Penn State. Fueled by a run to the Big Ten tournament
title game, star guard Talor Battle and the Nittany Lions drew a 10
seed in the West region and a first-round game Thursday against 7
seed Temple.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - Villanova is the ninth seed in the East
region in the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats ended the season on a
five-game losing streak that knocked them out of the Top 25. They
will play eighth-seeded George Mason Friday in Cleveland.

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Watch out Connecticut: Bucknell hopes to
pull off another upset in the NCAA tournament. Back in the NCAAs
for the first time since 2006, the Patriot League champs drew a 14
seed in the West region and a first-round game Thursday in
Washington against the third-seeded Huskies.
LORETTO, Pa. (AP) - Brittany Lilley had 19 points and 10
assists, and Saint Francis earned another Northeast Conference
tournament title and trip to the NCAA tournament with a 72-57 win
yesterday over Monmouth. Samantha Leach, the NEC's player of the
year, also scored 19 for the Red Flash, who won their 11th title
since 1996.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Josh Beckett got roughed up in the fifth
inning as the Red Sox lost 9-4 to the Pirates on Sunday. Beckett
failed to record an out in Pittsburgh's six-run fifth. Ronny Cedeno
homered and Lyle Overbay had a two-run single in the fifth for
Pittsburgh.

SPRING TRAINING

Sunday's Games
Philadelphia 6, Minnesota (ss) 3
Houston (ss) 3, Detroit (ss) 1
Atlanta 7, Houston (ss) 1
Washington 5, Florida 1
Toronto 9, Tampa Bay 3
Pittsburgh 9, Boston 4
Minnesota (ss) 9, N.Y. Yankees 2
Detroit (ss) 9, Baltimore 1
N.Y. Mets 13, St. Louis 3
L.A. Angels (ss) 6, Cincinnati 3
San Diego 7, Cleveland 2
Oakland 9, Colorado 4
Chicago White Sox 6, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 1
Milwaukee 7, Kansas City 5
San Francisco 11, Texas 8
Seattle 2, L.A. Angels (ss) 0
Chicago Cubs (ss) 4, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 3, 10 innings
Chicago Cubs (ss) 7, Arizona 5
Monday's Games
Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

NBA
Sunday's Games
Oklahoma City 95, Cleveland 75
Charlotte 95, Toronto 90
Orlando 111, Phoenix 88
Boston 87, Milwaukee 56
Indiana 106, New York 93
Golden State 100, Minnesota 77
Monday's Games
Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Washington, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Denver at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Miami, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Utah, 9 p.m.
Golden State at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Orlando at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
Washington 4, Chicago 3, OT
Pittsburgh 5, Edmonton 1
Los Angeles 3, Dallas 2
Buffalo 6, Ottawa 4
Phoenix 5, Anaheim 2
Monday's Games
Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Sunday's Games
( 1) Ohio St. 71 Penn St. 60
( 5) Duke 75 ( 6) North Carolina 58
(15) Kentucky 70 (12) Florida 54