WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pascal Dupuis had two goals and the Penguins
moved closer to clinching home-ice advantage in the first round of
the playoffs with a 4-2 win over the Devils last night. Jordan
Staal and Chris Kunitz also scored for the Penguins, who won their
regular season home finale to move three points ahead of
fifth-place Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference standings with two
games to play.

OTTAWA (AP) - Jason Spezza had a goal and three assists to lead
the Senators to a 5-2 victory over the slumping Flyers last night.
Mike Richards scored both goals for the Flyers, who failed to
clinch the Atlantic Division title. Philadelphia lost its fourth
straight and fifth in the last six.

BOSTON (AP) - Rajon Rondo scored 16 points with 13 assists and
the Celtics moved into a tie for the Number 2 seed in the Eastern
Conference by beating the 76ers 99-82 last night. Reserve Evan
Turner scored 21 for the Sixers, who clinched a playoff berth on
Friday but could still finish anywhere from fifth to seventh in the
East.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Albert Pujols had the tying and go-ahead RBIs
and Kyle McClellan rebounded from a shaky beginning to pitch well
in his first career start as the Cardinals beat the Pirates 3-2
last night. Pujols hasn't seemed comfortable at the plate in the
opening homestand, grounding into three double plays in one game
and entering 2 for 16 with a solo homer.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Chris Young pitched effectively into the
sixth inning and had two of his career-high three hits during a
six-run third, helping the Mets beat the Phillies 7-1 last night.
The four-time NL East champion Phillies failed to start 4-0 for the
first time since 1915. Cole Hamels suffered through the
second-worst start of his career, becoming the first of
Philadelphia's four aces to lose this season.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Flyers placed goaltender Michael
Leighton on re-entry waivers on Tuesday with the hope that he can
rejoin Philadelphia's postseason roster. General manager Paul
Holmgren confirmed the move, which allows a 24-hour period for
other teams to claim him at half of his remaining contract, while
the Flyers would pay the other half. If he is unclaimed by noon
today, he would be able to join the Flyers again.

NEW YORK (AP) - Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe will renew their
rivalry when they will square off for the first time in 10 years at
a World Team Tennis match. Connors will play for the Philadelphia
Freedoms against McEnroe's New York Sportimes on July 14th at
Randall's Island in Manhattan. The Sportimes say they also will
play doubles.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - Former Villanova football coach Joseph
Rogers died of cancer on Friday in his home. He was 86. The 1950
Villanova graduate, played for the Wildcats from 1946-49. He was an
assistant from 1952-65, and also served as interim head coach in
1959. The Philadelphia native also coached the Philadelphia
Bulldogs of the Continental Football League, and played basketball
and football at Roman Catholic High.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
L.A. Angels 5, Tampa Bay 3
Cleveland 3, Boston 1
Minnesota 5, N.Y. Yankees 4, 10 innings
Toronto 7, Oakland 6, 10 innings
Texas 3, Seattle 2
Kansas City 7, Chicago White Sox 6, 12 innings
Wednesday's Games
L.A. Angels (Haren 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 0-0), 1:10 p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 1-0) at Texas (C.Wilson 0-0), 2:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 1-0) at Kansas City (Francis 0-0),
2:10 p.m.
Boston (Matsuzaka 0-0) at Cleveland (Talbot 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 0-0) at Baltimore (Bergesen 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Pavano 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Garcia 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
Oakland (Braden 0-0) at Toronto (Litsch 0-0), 7:07 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Chicago Cubs 6, Arizona 5
San Diego 3, San Francisco 1
N.Y. Mets 7, Philadelphia 1
Cincinnati 8, Houston 2
Florida 3, Washington 2, 10 innings
Milwaukee 1, Atlanta 0
St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 2
Colorado 3, L.A. Dodgers 0
Wednesday's Games
Pittsburgh (Correia 1-0) at St. Louis (Carpenter 0-0), 1:45 p.m.
Arizona (Galarraga 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 0-1), 2:20
p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 1-0) at Colorado (Hammel 0-0), 3:10
p.m.
San Francisco (Lincecum 0-1) at San Diego (Stauffer 0-0), 6:35
p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 0-1) at Philadelphia (Blanton 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
Houston (Figueroa 0-0) at Cincinnati (Volquez 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (L.Hernandez 0-1) at Florida (Volstad 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Minor 0-0) at Milwaukee (Estrada 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

NBA
Tuesday's Games
San Antonio 97, Atlanta 90
Cleveland 99, Charlotte 89
New Jersey 107, Minnesota 105
Orlando 78, Milwaukee 72
Washington 107, Detroit 105
Boston 99, Philadelphia 82
New York 131, Toronto 118
Chicago 97, Phoenix 94
L.A. Clippers 82, Memphis 81
Sacramento 104, Houston 101
Oklahoma City 101, Denver 94
Golden State 108, Portland 87
Utah 86, L.A. Lakers 85
Wednesday's Games
Orlando at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m.
New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Toronto, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Miami, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Washington 3, Toronto 2, SO
Buffalo 4, Tampa Bay 2
Pittsburgh 4, New Jersey 2
Montreal 2, Chicago 1, OT
Ottawa 5, Philadelphia 2
St. Louis 3, Colorado 1
Nashville 6, Atlanta 3
Dallas 3, Columbus 0
Edmonton 2, Vancouver 0
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 7 p.m.
Toronto at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Florida at Washington, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Carolina, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament
FINAL FOUR
At at Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis
National Semifinals
Sunday, April 3
Texas A&M 63, Stanford 62
Notre Dame 72, Connecticut 63
National Championship
Tuesday, April 5
Texas A&M 76, Notre Dame 70