WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Lou Williams scored 17 points, and Andre
Iguodala and Thaddeus Young each had 16 to lead the Philadelphia
76ers to 105-100 win over the Atlanta Hawks last night. The Sixers
opened the fourth quarter on a 25-6 run to send the Hawks to their
second demoralizing loss in two nights.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) - Philadelphia pitcher Roy Oswalt has
been hit behind the right ear by a line drive off the bat of Manny
Ramirez. The Phillies say Oswalt had a neck bruise but did not lose
consciousness. The team says he was not dizzy before leaving
yesterday's game 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay. X-rays turned up negative.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Hunter Pence homered for the first time
this spring and had three hits before leaving in the fifth inning
with a cut that required stitches, and the Astros beat the Pirates
10-6 Wednesday. Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run homer for the
Pirates.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Flyers have signed forward Matt Read to
a free agent contract that begins at the start of next season. The
24-year-old Read was team captain during his senior season at
Bemidji State University.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - It's Duke vs. the Big East in the regional
semifinals set to get started this weekend at Temple University's
Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. The Blue Devils are the lone
outsider in a four-team regional field that includes three Big East
schools: DePaul, Georgetown and powerhouse Connecticut.

STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut guard Caroline Doty will have a
bit of a homecoming during the regional semifinals of the NCAA
women's basketball tournament in Philadelphia. Doty starred at
Germantown Academy in high school, which is located in suburban
Philadelphia.

SPRING TRAINING

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

NBA
Wednesday's Games
Indiana 111, Charlotte 88
New Jersey 98, Cleveland 94, OT
Philadelphia 105, Atlanta 100
Memphis 90, Boston 87
Miami 100, Detroit 94
Sacramento 97, Milwaukee 90
Oklahoma City 106, Utah 94
Orlando 111, New York 99
Houston 131, Golden State 112
Phoenix 114, Toronto 106
L.A. Clippers 127, Washington 119,2OT
Denver 115, San Antonio 112
Thursday's Games
Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Utah, 9 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Vancouver 2, Detroit 1
Chicago 4, Florida 0
Anaheim 4, Dallas 3, OT
San Jose 6, Calgary 3
Thursday's Games
Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Columbus at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 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 (28-7) vs. BYU (32-4), 7:27 p.m.
Butler (25-9) vs. Wisconsin (25-8), 9:57 p.m.
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 26
Semifinal winners

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
San Diego State (34-2) vs. Connecticut (28-9), 7:15 p.m.
Duke (32-4) vs. Arizona (29-7), 9:45 p.m.
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 26
Semifinal winners

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

NIT

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 22
Colorado 81, Kent State 74
Wednesday, March 23
Wichita State 82, College of Charleston 75
Alabama 79, Miami 64
Washington State 69, Northwestern 66, OT
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 29
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Colorado (24-13) vs. Alabama (24-11), 7 or 9:30 p.m.
Wichita State (27-8) vs. Washington State (22-12), 7 or 9:30
p.m.
Championship
Thursday, March 31
Semifinals winners, 7 p.m.