WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Martin St. Louis scored his 30th goal of the
season, helping the Lightning clinch their first playoff berth
since 2007 with a 2-1 victory over the Penguins last night.
Pittsburgh, which had won its previous four road games, got a goal
from Michael Rupp.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Flyers were blanked 1-0 last night
against the Thrashers. Atlanta's Nik Antropov scored the only goal,
and goalie Chris Mason stopped 43 shots. Atlanta went 3-1 vs.
Philadelphia this season.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Roy Halladay and the rest of the
Philadelphia Phillies are ready to get the most anticipated season
in franchise history started. Expectations are high this year. So
high, in fact, that anything less than a World Series title won't
be considered a success. Halladay takes the mound for the Phils
today in the opener against Houston.

CHICAGO (AP) - A forecast for rain and maybe some snow flurries
greets the Pirates during their opener in Chicago against the Cubs
today. Pirates manager Clint Hurdle's remedy for the conditions is
to go play and figure it out. He said everyone would prefer it to
be 75 or 80 and eventually it will be - in June.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Penguins center Sidney Crosby has resumed
skating with his teammates. Crosby has been out since January with
a concussion. He took part in the no-contact game-day skate
yesterday as Pittsburgh prepared for its matchup later in the day
against Tampa Bay.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Former Penn State defensive
coordinator Jerry Sandusky is being investigated by a state grand
jury on allegations he indecently assaulted a teenage boy. The
Harrisburg Patriot-News reports a grand jury has been meeting in
Harrisburg for 18 months to hear the allegations made by a
15-year-old boy from Clinton County in 2009. Sandusky hasn't been
charge and denies the allegations.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - The Penn State quarterback job is open
again as the team conducts spring practices. Matt McGloin and Rob
Bolden split time at the position last year and are both returning.
The other two candidates in the quarterback derby are rising junior
Kevin Newsome and redshirt freshman Paul Jones, another touted
prospect.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Thursday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 6, Detroit 3
L.A. Angels 4, Kansas City 2
Friday's Games
Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 0-0) at Cleveland (Carmona 0-0), 3:05
p.m.
Boston (Lester 0-0) at Texas (Wilson 0-0), 4:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Pavano 0-0) at Toronto (Romero 0-0), 7:07 p.m.
Baltimore (Guthrie 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Price 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Haren 0-0) at Kansas City (Francis 0-0), 8:10 p.m.
Seattle (Hernandez 0-0) at Oakland (Cahill 0-0), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday's Games
Atlanta 2, Washington 0
Cincinnati 7, Milwaukee 6
San Diego 5, St. Louis 3, 11 innings
L.A. Dodgers 2, San Francisco 1
Friday's Games
Houston (Myers 0-0) at Philadelphia (Halladay 0-0), 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Correia 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 0-0), 2:20
p.m.
Arizona (Kennedy 0-0) at Colorado (Jimenez 0-0), 4:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 0-0) at Florida (Johnson 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Sanchez 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 0-0),
10:10

NBA
Thursday's Games
Boston 107, San Antonio 97
L.A. Lakers 110, Dallas 82
Friday's Games
Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Washington, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Miami at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Boston at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Portland, 10 p.m.
Denver at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
Toronto 4, Boston 3, SO
N.Y. Islanders 6, N.Y. Rangers 2
Atlanta 1, Philadelphia 0
Washington 4, Columbus 3, OT
Tampa Bay 2, Pittsburgh 1
Ottawa 4, Florida 1
Minnesota 4, Edmonton 2
Nashville 3, Colorado 2
Vancouver 3, Los Angeles 1
San Jose 6, Dallas 0
Friday's Games
Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Calgary at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Phoenix, 10 p.m.