WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger threw a short touchdown pass to Weslye Saunders and the Pittsburgh Steelers took advantage of four turnovers by Tyler Palko to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 13-9 last night. Playing with a broken thumb on his throwing hand, Roethlisberger was 21 of 31 for 193 yards and an interception for the Steelers, whose defense lost All-Pro safety Troy Polamalu to an injury in the first quarter.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tom Brady threw for 361 yards and three touchdowns and the New England Patriots beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-20 yesterday in a rematch of the 2005 Super Bowl. Filling in for the injured Michael Vick for the second straight game, Vince Young couldn't keep Philadelphia's fading playoff hopes alive despite a career-best 400 yards passing.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Evan Roquemore hit two go-ahead free throws with 4.3 seconds remaining as Santa Clara finished with a 10-0 run to beat Villanova 65-64 in yesterday's third-place game of the 76 Classic. After JayVaughn Pinkston missed the front end of a 1-and-1, Roquemore was fouled while grabbing the rebound. His free throws completed a nine-point comeback over the final three minutes.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ashton Gibbs scored 21 points and Cameron Wright added a career-high 13 as Number 17 Pittsburgh rolled past Robert Morris 81-71 yesterday. The Panthers won their third straight by shooting 55 percent from the field in the first half and playing with a defensive intensity they have lacked at times early in the season.

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — A'uston Calhoun scored 16 points, including slamming home a dunk with 13 seconds left for the game's final margin, to lead Bowling Green over Temple 67-64 yesterday. Trailing 63-60 with 2:50 left to play, the Falcons went on a 7-1 run the rest of the way and used some timely defense to seal the comeback win.

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Bryson Johnson scored 20 points and was o
ne of three Bucknell players to go 2-for-2 at the foul line in the game's final 31 seconds, leading the Bison in a 54-50 win over Morehead State yesterday. Kahlil Owens' layup put the Eagles up 45-43 with just under three minutes to play, but Bucknell's foul shooting would spark a game-winning run for the Bison in the TicketCity Legends Classic's Lewisburg subregional.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin was furious — not when he spiked the ball, but after he was penalized for doing so. With the Nittany Lions already trailing 14-7 early in the second quarter of Saturday's game at Wisconsin, tight end Andrew Szczerba was penalized for a false start. McGloin spiked the ball, and was shocked when officials called a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on him to back the Nittany Lions up a total of 20 yards.


NFL
Thursday's Games
Green Bay 27, Detroit 15
Dallas 20, Miami 19
Baltimore 16, San Francisco 6
Sunday's Games
Arizona 23, St. Louis 20
Tennessee 23, Tampa Bay 17
Cincinnati 23, Cleveland 20
N.Y. Jets 28, Buffalo 24
Houston 20, Jacksonville 13
Carolina 27, Indianapolis 19
Atlanta 24, Minnesota 14
Oakland 25, Chicago 20
Washington 23, Seattle 17
Denver 16, San Diego 13, OT
New England 38, Philadelphia 20
Pittsburgh 13, Kansas City 9
Monday's Game
N.Y. Giants at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
Ottawa 4, Carolina 3
St. Louis 2, Columbus 1
Calgary 5, Minnesota 2
Toronto 5, Anaheim 2
Monday's Games
Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Nashville at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
(13) Alabama 72 VCU 64
(17) Pittsburgh 81 Robert Morris 71
(21) Missouri 88 Binghamton 59
(24) Mississippi St. 82 North Texas 59

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
( 1) Baylor 76 ( 6) Tennessee 67
( 2) UConn 78 Dayton 38
( 9) Miami 92 Longwood 43
(10) Georgia 81 Northeastern 61
(14) Kentucky 90 MVSU 51
(16) North Carolina 76 Kennesaw St. 62
(18) Ohio St. 77 (20) LSU 68
(19) Texas Tech 94 Louisiana-Monroe 54
(21) Georgetown 64 UNLV 45
California 59 (22) Virginia 50
(23) DePaul 88 Northwestern 72
(24) Texas 71 Hawaii 50