WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Thaddeus Young scored 18 points to help the
76ers beat the Pacers 110-100 last night. Andre Iguodala finished
with 16 points and 10 assists for Philadelphia. Jrue Holiday scored
16 points and Jodie Meeks added 15 for the 76ers, who have won
seven of eight.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - James Neal and Zbynek Michalek each scored for
the first time as members of the Penguins with goals 3:17 apart
early in the second period and Pittsburgh continued its recent
mastery of the Sabres with a 3-1 win last night. Mark Letestu also
had a goal and Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves for Pittsburgh.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jeff Carter scored two goals and the Flyers
beat the Oilers 4-1 last night to snap a season-high four-game
losing streak. Danny Briere and Blair Betts also scored for the
Eastern Conference-leading Flyers. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 24
shots.

NEW YORK (AP) - A last-ditch shot by Maalik Wayns of Villanova
at the buzzer clanked off the rim, allowing South Florida to beat
the Wildcats 70-69 in the Big East tournament last night. The
Wildcats squandered a 16-point halftime lead, completing their
collapse when Wayns threw away an inbound pass with 22.8 seconds
left.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Cole Hamels worked the kinks out of his
delivery and set down the last 11 batters he faced, Ryan Howard
homered again and the Phillies beat the Orioles 4-3 Tuesday. Howard
hit his team-leading third home run of the spring.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown has
had surgery on his broken right hand and is expected to miss four
to six weeks. Brown broke a bone while fouling off a pitch in a
game Sunday. Phillies head team trainer Scott Sheridan says Brown
will be back at camp in Florida today to begin a rehabilitation
program.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Carl Pavano threw four sharp innings in
the Minnesota Twins' 5-2 loss to Pittsburgh yesterday. Pirates
starter Brian Burres, a lefty who could begin the season as a long
reliever, pitched two hitless innings. Lyle Overbay homered for
Pittsburgh, and Andrew Lambo had two RBIs.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Princeton clinched a share of the Ivy League
title by defeating Penn 70-58 last night. The Quakers got 18 points
from Tyler Bernardini and 12 points and six assists from Miles
Cartwright. The Tigers will face Harvard on Saturday in a one-game
playoff at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Langston Galloway scored six of his 15 points
in overtime and Saint Joseph's opened the extra session with a 12-0
run to upset George Washington 71-59 last night in the first round
of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Saint Joseph's will face Duquesne in
the quarterfinal round Friday in Atlantic City.

OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) - Steve Weingarten hit the go-ahead 3-pointer
with 32 seconds left in the second overtime as 10th-seeded La Salle
knocked off seventh-seeded St. Bonaventure 75-73 last night to
reach the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament.
The Explorers play Temple on Friday in Atlantic City.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Talor Battle has a slew of Penn State
and Big Ten records on an impressive basketball resume with one
glaring hole - an NCAA tournament appearance. The senior has one
last shot to get there when the Big Ten tournament starts this
week. The sixth-seeded Nittany Lions face 11th seeded Indiana in
the first round tomorrow.

Spring Training
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 5, Atlanta 4
Philadelphia 4, Baltimore 3
Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2, 10 innings
Pittsburgh 5, Minnesota 2
Houston (ss) 5, N.Y. Mets (ss) 4
Boston (ss) 3, Houston (ss) 2
Boston (ss) 8, St. Louis 7
Florida 9, Detroit 5
Washington 4, N.Y. Mets (ss) 3, 10 innings
Seattle 1, San Francisco 0
Oakland 6, San Diego 2
Cincinnati 5, Kansas City 2
Arizona 16, Cleveland 4
Chicago White Sox 9, Colorado (ss) 8
L.A. Angels 2, Texas 1
L.A. Dodgers 7, Milwaukee 1
Colorado (ss) 4, Chicago Cubs 0
Wednesday's Games
Philadelphia vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Baltimore (ss) at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Colorado vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Diego (ss) vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. San Diego (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05
p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
Baltimore (ss) vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

NBA
Tuesday's Games
L.A. Lakers 101, Atlanta 87
Golden State 95, Cleveland 85
Philadelphia 110, Indiana 100
Milwaukee 95, Washington 76
Portland 105, Miami 96
Phoenix 113, Houston 110
Wednesday's Games
Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Golden State at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Utah at Toronto, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Dallas at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Detroit at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Orlando at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Ottawa 2, New Jersey 1
N.Y. Islanders 4, Toronto 3, OT
Philadelphia 4, Edmonton 1
Pittsburgh 3, Buffalo 1
Montreal 4, Boston 1
Florida 3, Chicago 2
Minnesota 5, Colorado 2
Vancouver 4, Phoenix 3, OT
San Jose 3, Nashville 2, OT
Wednesday's Games
Edmonton at Washington, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Carolina, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Dallas, 9 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Game
(21) Connecticut 97 DePaul 71
Wednesday's Games
No. 17 St. John's vs. Rutgers at Madison Square Garden, 2 p.m.
No. 20 West Virginia vs. Marquette or Providence at Madison
Square Garden, 9 p.m.
No. 21 Connecticut vs. No. 22 Georgetown at Madison Square
Garden, Noon
No. 25 Cincinnati vs. South Florida at Madison Square Garden, 7
p.m.


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Game
( 1) Connecticut 73 (10) Notre Dame 64
Wednesday's Games
No. 3 Baylor vs. Kansas at Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City,
Mo., Noon
No. 8 Texas A&M vs. Texas at Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City,
Mo., 6 p.m.
No. 13 Wisconsin-Green Bay vs. Loyola of Chicago, 8 p.m.
No. 21 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech at Municipal Auditorium, Kansas
City, Mo., 8:30 p.m.