WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks' Jason's led them past
the Philadelphia 76ers last night, 101-93. Jason Terry led the
Mavericks with 30 points, while Jason Kidd added 13 points, 13
assists and 10 rebounds. Andre Iguodala scored 15 points to lead
the Sixers in the losing effort, while Jrue Holiday had 14 points.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State wasn't able to slow down
top-ranked Ohio State last night. Jon Diebler scored 30 points,
including a career-high 10 3-pointers as the Buckeyes downed the
Nittany Lions, 82-61. Senior Talor Battle scored 18 points in his
final regular-season home game for Penn State, which dropped to
15-13.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Cliff Lee was a little rusty in his
spring training debut yesterday for the Phillies, giving up a pair
of runs, as Philadelphia fell to a Detroit Tigers split squad, 6-2.
Lee went two innings and hit the first batter he faced, Will
Rhymes. The left-hander also walked one.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Pittsburgh Pirates starter James McDonald
threw two scoreless innings yesterday and the Pirates downed the
Yankees 2-0 in Bradenton, Florida. McDonald gave up just two hits,
while Pedro Ciriaco's RBI double gave the Pirates a 1-0 lead in the
sixth inning. In the seventh, Garrett Jones walked and then scored
on Josh Fields' sacrifice fly.

CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) - Raul Ibanez has showed up at spring
training with a new look after packing on some extra muscle during
the offseason. The former All-Star left fielder says the extra heft
is the result of some grueling workout sessions with training guru
Steve Saunders over the offseason. He hopes the improved body will
help him avoid injury and have a big season for the Phillies.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Lackawanna College standout linebacker
Fabby Desir is headed to North Carolina. Desir played two seasons
for Lackawanna with 45 tackles, seven sacks and an interception in
eight games last season. North Carolina had earlier announced a
25-player recruiting class on national signing day last month.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) - Former Binghamton University basketball
player D.J. Rivera has struck a plea deal in a theft case, pleading
guilty to criminal possession of stolen property. The
Philadelphia-native admits he used a debit card that another
student had lost at a party -- buying a TV set, clothing and
cigars. Under the plea deal, Rivera will pay restitution and be put
on probation.

NBA
Tuesday's Games
Indiana 109, Golden State 100
Orlando 116, New York 110
Dallas 101, Philadelphia 93
Toronto 96, New Orleans 90
Memphis 109, San Antonio 93
Milwaukee 92, Detroit 90
L.A. Lakers 90, Minnesota 79
Houston 103, Portland 87
Wednesday's Games
Chicago at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Washington, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Charlotte at Denver, 9 p.m.
Portland at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Edmonton 2, Nashville 1, SO
Vancouver 2, Columbus 1, SO
Buffalo 3, N.Y. Rangers 2
Washington 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, OT
Carolina 2, Florida 1
Montreal 3, Atlanta 1
Boston 1, Ottawa 0
Calgary 6, St. Louis 0
Dallas 3, Phoenix 2
San Jose 2, Colorado 1, SO
Wednesday's Games
Pittsburgh at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Chicago, 9 p.m.
Detroit at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

MEN's TOP 25
Tuesday's Scores
Final ( 1) Ohio St. 82 Penn St. 61
Final ( 6) Purdue 75 Illinois 67
Final ( 9) San Diego St. 85 Wyoming 58
Final (14) Florida 78 Alabama 51
Final (20) Kentucky 68 (21) Vanderbilt 66
Final Nebraska 69 (22) Missouri 58
Wednesday's Schedule
No. 2 Kansas vs. No. 24 Texas A&M, 9 p.m.
No. 3 BYU vs. New Mexico, 10 p.m.
No. 4 Pittsburgh at South Florida, 9 p.m.
No. 4 Duke vs. Clemson, 9 p.m.
No. 11 Louisville vs. Providence, 7 p.m.
No. 13 North Carolina at Florida State, 7 p.m.
No. 16 Connecticut at West Virginia, 7 p.m.
No. 23 Xavier vs. Charlotte, 7 p.m.
No. 25 Utah State at New Mexico State, 11 p.m.

WOMEN'S TOP 25
Final (23) Iowa St. 72 Kansas 36
Wednesday's Schedule
No. 3 Baylor vs. Missouri, 8 p.m.
No. 5 Texas A&M at Kansas State, 8 p.m.
No. 18 Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State, 8 p.m.