WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A veteran Philadelphia sportswriter has been accused in a newspaper report of molesting children decades ago. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports three women and a man claim Bill Conlin groped and fondled them in the 1970s, when they were ages 7 to 12. Conlin is a Hall of Fame baseball writer and Philadelphia Daily News columnist. He retired yesterday from the paper.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin had three assists to move into a tie for the NHL scoring lead and the Pittsburgh Penguins snapped the Chicago Blackhawks' five-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory last night. Malkin assisted on goals by Chris Kunitz, James Neal and Tyler Kennedy, giving him points in all six games since Penguins captain Sidney Crosby left the lineup again because of concussion symptoms.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored 24 points, including 15 in the last 5:35 of the fourth quarter, to propel the Philadelphia 76ers to a 101-94 preseason victory over the Washington Wizards last night. JaVale McGee led Washington with 20 points, 12 in the fourth quarter. John Wall scored 17.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The lights weren't the only thing that went out in San Francisco. The Pittsburgh Steelers saw their opportunity to take control of the AFC disappear in a 20-3 loss to the 49ers. Injured quarterback Ben Roethlisberger passed for 330 yards, but also threw three interceptions. The Steelers were held without a touchdown for the first time in more than two years.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have hired former general manager Ed Wade as a special consultant. Wade was a GM for parts of 13 seasons for the Phillies between and the Houston Astros. He was fired last month after the Astros posted a franchise-worst mark of 56-106 this year.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Kris Joseph had 17 points, Scoop Jardine added 14 and Number 1 Syracuse cruised past Bucknell 80-61 last night. The Orange, who retained the Number 1 ranking for the second straight week after an 88-72 road win over North Carolina State on Saturday, won their 30th straight nonconference home game.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — J.J. Moore scored 15 points, Dante Taylor added 14 points and eight rebounds as Number 15 Pittsburgh crushed St. Francis 71-47 last night. The Panthers won their ninth straight by holding the Red Flash to 35 percent shooting and continuing their dominance on the glass.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Velton Jones scored 18 points and Lucky Jones added 16 points and nine rebounds off the bench as Robert Morris defeated Hampton 64-54 last night. Lucky Jones scored five points and Velton Jones four during a 12-4 run that increased a four-point lead for the Colonials to 59-47 with 5:53 remaining.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State's current message to prospective recruits sounds a bit unusual: Keep your options open until the school finally settles on a replacement for ousted Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno. Interim coach Tom Bradley says he wants to maintain transparency with potential Nittany Lions. Meanwhile, Joe Paterno turns 85 today.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Islanders 3, Winnipeg 2, SO
N.Y. Rangers 4, New Jersey 1
Washington 4, Nashville 1
Pittsburgh 3, Chicago 2
Ottawa 4, Buffalo 1
Phoenix 2, Florida 1
Calgary 2, Minnesota 1

Wednesday's Games
Phoenix at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Detroit at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

NBA PRESEASON
Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia 101, Washington 94
Detroit 90, Cleveland 89
Chicago 93, Indiana 85
Oklahoma City 87, Dallas 83
Denver 127, Phoenix 110
Sacramento 95, Golden State 91

Wednesday's Games
Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at Utah, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 1) Syracuse 80 Bucknell 61
( 2) Ohio St. 70 Lamar 50
( 3) Kentucky 82 Samford 50
( 4) Louisville 69 Coll. of Charleston 62
(15) Pittsburgh 71 St. Francis (Pa.) 47

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 3) Notre Dame 90 UCF 38
( 4) Stanford 97 ( 6) Tennessee 80
( 9) Duke 107 UNC Wilmington 45
(11) Ohio St. 88 S. Utah 50
(13) Georgia 63 Montana St. 49
(18) Green Bay 80 Ball St. 39
(20) Purdue 66 Oakland 47
(22) Texas 91 Grambling St. 38
(23) North Carolina 65 East Carolina 61