WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

OTTAWA (AP) - Tyler Kennedy and Jordan Staal each had a goal and
an assist and the Penguins beat the Senators 5-1 last night. Chris
Kunitz had three assists for the Penguins, who also got goals from
Ben Lovejoy, Matt Cooke and Zbynek Michalek. Paul Martin and Dustin
Jeffrey had two assists each as the Penguins.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Jeff Carter scored two goals in the second
period and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Florida Panthers 3-2
last night. Scott Hartnell also scored for the Flyers and Brian
Boucher made 20 saves. The win was just the Flyers' third in eight
games but they maintained a one-point lead over Washington in the
Eastern Division.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) -Phillies third baseman Placido Polanco has
re-injured his surgically repaired left elbow. Polanco
hyperextended his elbow on a swing in his only plate appearance
against the Blue Jays yesterday. Polanco says it's nothing serious,
but he and the team are playing it safe because he had surgery on
the elbow in November to remove scar tissue and bone spurs.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) - Joe Blanton settled down after a shaky
start, Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia
Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 13-7 on Tuesday. After
squandering a four-run lead, Philadelphia rallied for five runs in
the eighth - three on Wilson Valdez's double. The teams combined
for 30 hits.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - Former Pirate Ian Snell has decided to
retire at age 29 after the St. Louis Cardinals optioned him to the
minors. Snell is 38-53 with a 4.80 ERA in seven full seasons. He
had a career-high 14 victories in 2006 and nine wins with a 3.76
ERA in 2007, and was the Pirates' opening-day starter in 2009.

WASHINGTON (AP) - For the third straight year, President Barack
Obama has filled out an NCAA tournament bracket for ESPN. His
predictions for who will make it to the Final Four will be closely
guarded until the network reveals them today. Obama told Pittsburgh
TV station KDKA that he thinks the University of Pittsburgh will
make it to the Elite Eight. He says it's a good looking team with a
chance to go deep.

SPRING TRAINING
Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia 13, Toronto 7
St. Louis 4, Atlanta 0
Tampa Bay 11, Florida 2
Boston 2, Detroit 1, 10 innings
Houston 14, Baltimore 8
Chicago Cubs (ss) 8, Oakland (ss) 1
Cleveland 9, Milwaukee 7
Kansas City 4, Oakland (ss) 3
L.A. Dodgers 7, Texas 6
L.A. Angels 9, San Diego 6
Colorado 4, Chicago Cubs (ss) 2
N.Y. Mets 5, Washington 2
San Francisco 5, Arizona 4
Wednesday's Games
Boston vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05
p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Baltimore vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

NBA
Tuesday's Games
Indiana 119, New York 117
Atlanta 110, Milwaukee 85
Chicago 98, Washington 79
Portland 104, Dallas 101
Wednesday's Games
Denver at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Miami, 8 p.m.
Charlotte at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Utah, 9 p.m.
Cleveland at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Dallas at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Boston 3, Columbus 2, SO
New Jersey 4, Atlanta 2
N.Y. Rangers 6, N.Y. Islanders 3
Washington 4, Montreal 2
Carolina 1, Buffalo 0
Pittsburgh 5, Ottawa 1
Philadelphia 3, Florida 2
Los Angeles 4, Nashville 2
San Jose 6, Dallas 3
Phoenix 4, Calgary 3
Wednesday's Games
Toronto at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Washington at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
St. Louis at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

NCAA
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
No. 16 Seed East: Texas-San Antonio (19-13) vs. Alabama State
(17-17), 6:30 p.m.
No. 11 Seed Southwest: Southern Cal (19-14) vs. Virginia
Commonwealth (23-11), 9 p.m.

NIT
Tuesday, March 15
Alabama 68, Coastal Carolina 44
College of Charleston 94, Dayton 84
Cleveland State 63, Vermont 60
Oklahoma State 71, Harvard 54
Missouri State 89, Murray State 76
New Mexico 69, UTEP 57
Boston College 82, McNeese State 64
Fairfield 62, Colorado State 60
Kent State 71, St. Mary's, Calif. 70
Wednesday, March 16
Texas Southern (19-12) at Colorado (21-13), 7 p.m.
Nebraska (19-12) at Wichita State (24-8), 7 p.m.
Florida Atlantic (21-10) at Miami (19-14), 7:30 p.m.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (19-13) at Northwestern (18-13), 8 p.m.
Bethune-Cookman (21-12) at Virginia Tech (21-11), 8 p.m.
Mississippi (20-13) at California (17-14), 9 p.m.
Long Beach State (22-12) at Washington State (19-12), 10 p.m.