WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ville Leino scored twice in the third period,
and the Flyers rallied to beat the Penguins 5-2 last night and stay
atop the Eastern Conference. The Flyers also got goals from Jeff
Carter, Scott Hartnell, and Claude Giroux and 25 saves by Sergei
Bobrovsky. Philadelphia won in regulation for the second time in
seven games.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ben Francisco hit a solo homer to lead the
Phillies to an 8-5 victory over the Pirates in an exhibition game
in Philadelphia last night. Francisco tied Ryan Howard for the team
lead with five homers. He finished 1 for 4, dropping his average to
.377.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phillies closer Brad Lidge is expected to
miss three to six weeks while recovering from shoulder trouble.
Philadelphia general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said Tuesday that the
right-handed reliever will not need surgery to fix the problem.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Maya Moore scored 28 points, including the
3,000th of her career, to lead top-seed Connecticut to a 75-40 win
over Duke in Philadelphia last night and another trip to the Final
Four. UConn is now two victories away from winning its third
straight national championship.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh junior Ashton Gibbs will declare
for the NBA draft, but he will not hire an agent during the
process. Gibbs has until April 24th to formally apply and submit
his NBA paperwork. As long as he doesn't hire an agent, he would
have until May 8th to withdraw his name without losing his
eligibility with the Panthers.

SPRING TRAINING
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Mets 8, Washington 2
Toronto 7, Baltimore 4
Florida 4, St. Louis 2
N.Y. Yankees 2, Detroit 1
Boston 1, Tampa Bay 1, tie
Cincinnati 8, Cleveland 3
Kansas City 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Milwaukee 8, San Diego 7
Arizona 15, Chicago Cubs 8
Seattle 7, Colorado 2
Atlanta 4, Minnesota 2, 10 innings
Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 5
San Francisco 4, Oakland 1
L.A. Angels 5, L.A. Dodgers 1
Wednesday's Games
Minnesota at Atlanta, 12:05 p.m.
Florida vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 12:10 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.
Boston at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
Seattle at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

NBA
Tuesday's Games
Cleveland 102, Miami 90
Houston 112, New Jersey 87
Oklahoma City 115, Golden State 114, OT
Sacramento 116, Phoenix 113
Wednesday's Games
Orlando at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Houston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Miami at Washington, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Portland at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Denver, 9 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Carolina 3, Washington 2, SO
Columbus 3, Florida 2, SO
Minnesota 3, St. Louis 2, SO
Toronto 4, Buffalo 3
Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 2
Boston 3, Chicago 0
Montreal 3, Atlanta 1
Tampa Bay 5, Ottawa 2
Vancouver 3, Nashville 1
Los Angeles 2, Edmonton 0
Dallas at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Carolina, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

NIT
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 29
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Wichita State 75, Washington State 44
Alabama 62, Colorado 61
Championship
Thursday, March 31
Wichita State (28-8) vs. Alabama (25-11), 7 p.m.


NCAA WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT

Regional Championship
Tuesday, March 29
Connecticut 75, Duke 40

Regional Championship
Tuesday, March 29
Texas A&M 58, Baylor 46

FINAL FOUR
At at Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis
National Semifinals
Sunday, April 3
Stanford (33-2) vs. Texas A&M (31-5), 7 p.m.
Connecticut (36-1) vs. Notre Dame (30-7), 9 p.m.
National Championship
Tuesday, April 5
Semifinal winners, TBA