WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

DISTRICT IX TOURNAMENT

FRIDAY'S GAMES

GIRL'S AA

PEN ARGYL 48
MINERSVILLE 37

BOY'S AAA

ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC 65
BLUE MOUNTAIN 47

SATURDAY'S GAMES

BOY'S AA

SHENANDOAH VALLEY VS. NOTRE DAME - GP, 1 P.M. WPPA/WPPARADIO.COM

GIRL'S AAA

BLUE MOUNTAIN VS. SOUTHERN LEHIGH, 2:30 P.M. WPPA/WPPARADIO.COM

GIRL'S AAA

TAMAQUA VS. JIM THORPE, 2:30 P.M. T-102/T102RADIO.COM

BOY'S AAAA

POTTSVILLE VS. NAZARETH, 7 P.M. WPPA/WPPARADIO.COM

TOP 25 BASKETBALL

Men

No. 1 Duke at Virginia Tech, 9 p.m.
No. 3 Kansas at Oklahoma, 4 p.m.
No. 5 Texas at Colorado, 4 p.m.
No. 6 San Diego State vs. No. 7 BYU, 2 p.m.
No. 9 Notre Dame vs. Seton Hall, 7 p.m.
No. 10 Arizona at UCLA, 4 p.m.
No. 11 Georgetown vs. No. 17 Syracuse, Noon
No. 13 Florida at No. 22 Kentucky, 4 p.m.
No. 15 Villanova vs. No. 23 St. John's, 2 p.m.
No. 18 Vanderbilt at LSU, 1:30 p.m.
No. 20 Missouri at Kansas State, Noon
No. 21 Texas A&M at Baylor, 9 p.m.
No. 24 Temple at George Washington, 2 p.m.

Women

FRIDAY'S GAME

(21) Marist 64 Siena 48

No. 1 Connecticut at No. 18 Georgetown, 3 p.m.
No. 2 Stanford vs. Oregon, 5 p.m.
No. 7 DePaul at No. 24 Marquette, 8 p.m.
No. 8 Notre Dame vs. Cincinnati, 2 p.m.
No. 11 UCLA at Arizona State, 10:30 p.m.
No. 17 Wisconsin-Green Bay vs. Butler, 3 p.m.
No. 19 West Virginia at Rutgers, 2 p.m.
No. 23 Gonzaga vs. San Diego, 5 p.m.
No. 25 Iowa State at Kansas State, 8 p.m.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Friday's Games

Charlotte 110, Sacramento 98
Utah 95, Indiana 84
Philadelphia 110, Detroit 94
Phoenix 110, Toronto 92
Cleveland 115, New York 109
Miami 121, Washington 113
New Orleans 95, Minnesota 81
Orlando 111, Oklahoma City 88
San Antonio 106, New Jersey 96
Atlanta 95, Golden State 79
L.A. Lakers 108, L.A. Clippers 95
Portland 107, Denver 106, OT

Saturday's Games

Utah at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Washington, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Chicago at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Boston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Florida 2, Atlanta 1, SO
San Jose 4, Calgary 3, SO
N.Y. Rangers 6, Washington 0
Carolina 4, Pittsburgh 1
Columbus 5, Phoenix 3
Buffalo 4, Ottawa 2
Tampa Bay 2, New Jersey 1
St. Louis 5, Edmonton 0
Minnesota 3, Anaheim 2, OT

Saturday's Games

Nashville at Dallas, 2 p.m.
Colorado at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Boston at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Manchester 4, Bridgeport 3
Grand Rapids 5, Lake Erie 3
Norfolk 4, Charlotte 3, SO
Portland 3, Worcester 2, SO
Hamilton 4, Adirondack 1
Springfield 5, Albany 2
Binghamton 7, Syracuse 4
Rochester 5, Manitoba 3
Chicago 2, Milwaukee 1
Rockford 4, Peoria 2
Oklahoma City 3, San Antonio 2
Houston 4, Texas 3, OT
Providence 4, Abbotsford 0

Saturday's Games

Manitoba at Toronto, 3 p.m.
Worcester at Adirondack, 7 p.m.
Manchester at Bridgeport, 7 p.m.
Connecticut at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Albany at Hershey, 7 p.m.
Norfolk at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
Rochester at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m.
Portland at Springfield, 7:30 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Lake Erie, 7:30 p.m.
Hamilton at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m.
Peoria at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Texas at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Houston at Oklahoma City, 8:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Rockford, 8:05 p.m.
Providence at Abbotsford, 10 p.m.

EXHIBITION BASEBALL

Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Andrej Meszaros scored in overtime to lift
the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders
last night. Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and James van Riemsdyk also
scored goals for the Flyers. The Flyers downed the Islanders for a
12th straight time in Philadelphia.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Fourth-ranked Pittsburgh downed West Virginia
last night, 71-58, with Lamar Patterson scoring the first five
point of the second half and sparking a decisive run for the
Panthers. Nasir Robinson also scored 15 in Pitt's win. The Panthers
improved to 25-3 and are two wins ahead of Notre Dame at the top of
the Big East standings.

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Penn State downed Northwestern last night,
66-52, with Talor Battle becoming the first Big Ten player to reach
2,000 career points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists. Jeff Brooks led
the Nittany Lions with 20 points for the night. Penn State improved
to 15-12 with the win.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Forward Alex Kovalev is again a Penguins after
Pittsburgh acquired him from the Ottawa Senators for a conditional
draft pick. The deal announced yesterday was Pittsburgh's second in
four days as the Penguins try to shore up their banged-up lineup.
Kovalev played for the Pens from 1998 through the 2002-3 season.

PITTSBUGH (AP) - Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik will miss from
four to six weeks with a broken finger on his right hand. Coach Dan
Bylsma updated Orpik's status as the team was hitting the road.
Orpik was hurt in the first period against San Jose earlier this
week when he was struck in the hand by a puck. The Penguins face
the Carolina Hurricanes tonight.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - Gary Wallace scored five points during
a key run allowing Robert Morris to pull away from Mount St. Mary's
last night in a 65-57 win. Wallace finished with 9 points in the
win for the Colonials. Velton Jones added 12 points while Russell
Johnson and Lijah Thompson scored 10 apiece.

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) - Will Felder scored a career-high 30 points
and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead St. Francis past Wagner last
night, 84-78. The Red Flash used a 22-11 run in the second half to
open up their advantage on Wagner. St. Francis improved to 9-19
with the win.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Drew Naylor was on the mound -- not one
of the Phillies frontline pitchers -- but even so the Phillies were
dominant yesterday afternoon as they blanked Florida State 8-0.
Seven pitchers, starting with Naylor, combined on a four hitter.
Ryan Howard hit a two-run double in the first inning of the win.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Holy Family University basketball coach John
O'Connor has resigned following a conflict with former player Matt
Kravchuk, according to one of the school's players. The decision
came after O'Conner found out that he would not face criminal
charges over the incident. Kravchuk told police he was grabbed and
elbowed in the face by O'Connor -- resulting in a bloody nose and
bruised lip.

NBA
Thursday's Games
Chicago 93, Miami 89
Denver 89, Boston 75
Friday's Games
Sacramento at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Utah at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Toronto, 7 p.m.
New York at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Orlando, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Denver at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

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

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Thursday's Games
( 4) Pittsburgh 71 West Virginia 58
Southern Cal 65 (10) Arizona 57
(13) Florida 71 Georgia 62
Marquette 74 (14) Connecticut 67, OT


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Thursday's Games
( 2) Stanford 73 Oregon St. 37
( 4) Tennessee 66 Mississippi 39
( 9) Duke 71 Virginia 48
Ohio St. 54 (10) Michigan St. 53
(11) UCLA 74 Arizona 70
(12) Miami 84 (14) Florida St. 68
Georgia Tech 64 (13) North Carolina 57
(15) Maryland 61 Virginia Tech 48
(17) Wis.-Green Bay 75 Valparaiso 48
(20) Kentucky 55 Arkansas 54
Auburn 63 (22) Georgia 58
(23) Gonzaga 106 Saint Mary's, Calif. 66

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phoenix's Shane Doan scored an overtime
power-play goal and the Coyotes beat the Flyers in Philadelphia 3-2
last night. Doan put a shot past Sergei Bobrovsky at 2:41 of the
overtime forced when Claude Giroux tied the game with just over a
minute left in regulation. Despite the loss, the Flyers still lead
Tampa Bay by eight points in the East.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins' two newest additions
have been grounded by a snowstorm. James Neal and Matt Niskanen
missed yesterday's practice, a day after they were dealt to the
Pens by Dallas. Their flight to Pittsburgh was diverted to New
Jersey. Coach Dan Bylsma says both should still make their debuts
tonight against San Jose.

CINCINNATI (AP) - Jeff Robinson scored a career-high 22 points
as 25th-ranked Xavier rolled past La Salle last night, 100-62. Tu
Holloway finished one rebound short of a third career
triple-double. Tyreek Duren scored 18 points to lead the Explorers,
who have lost three straight to fall to 12-16.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State guard Talor Battle is
approaching another milestone in his college career -- needing just
three assists to become the first Big Ten player to have 2,000
points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists for his career. Penn State
faces Northwestern tomorrow night with a victory crucial if the
Nittany Lions have any hope of making the NCAA tournament.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - After a 16-1 start to the season, Villanova
has gone 5-6 in a repeat of last season's late swoon in the Big
East. The Wildcats face the possibility they could drop their last
three games -- all against ranked opponents. The first of the
three, 23rd ranked St. John's comes on Saturday.

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) - The Philadelphia Union has signed Guatemalan
forward Carlos Ruiz on a free transfer from the Greek club Aris.
Ruiz scored a league-leading 24 goals for the Los Angeles Galaxy in
2002, but over the last two-plus years has played with clubs in
Paraguay and Mexico. He scored three goals this season in the
Europa League.

NBA
Tuesday's Games
Charlotte 114, Toronto 101
Indiana 113, Washington 96
Houston 108, Detroit 100
Miami 117, Sacramento 97
Milwaukee 94, Minnesota 88
Oklahoma City 111, L.A. Clippers 88
Denver 120, Memphis 107
Boston 115, Golden State 93
L.A. Lakers 104, Atlanta 80
Wednesday's Games
Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 7 p.m.
Houston at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Utah at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 9:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

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

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Games
( 2) Ohio St. 89 Illinois 70
( 5) Texas 76 Iowa St. 53
(16) Louisville 55 Rutgers 37
Tennessee 60 (18) Vanderbilt 51
(25) Xavier 100 La Salle 62
Wednesday's Games
No. 1 Duke vs. No. 24 Temple, 7 p.m.
No. 7 BYU vs. Colorado State, 8 p.m.
No. 8 Purdue at Indiana, 8:30 p.m.
No. 9 Notre Dame at Providence, 7 p.m.
No. 11 Georgetown vs. Cincinnati, 9 p.m.
No. 12 Wisconsin at Michigan, 6:30 p.m.
No. 19 North Carolina at N.C. State, 9 p.m.
No. 20 Missouri vs. Baylor, 9 p.m.
No. 21 Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m.
No. 22 Kentucky at Arkansas, 8 p.m.
No. 23 St. John's vs. DePaul, 7 p.m.


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Games
( 1) Connecticut 80 Seton Hall 59
( 5) Texas A&M 84 Texas Tech 60
( 8) Notre Dame 72 (19) West Virginia 60
(24) Marquette 62 Providence 50
Wednesday's Games
No. 3 Baylor vs. Kansas State, 8 p.m.
No. 6 Xavier vs. George Washington, 7 p.m.
No. 7 DePaul at Louisville, 7 p.m.
No. 16 Oklahoma at Colorado, 9 p.m.
No. 18 Georgetown vs. Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored the lone goal while
Michal Neuvirth was perfect for a second straight game against the
Penguins for the Capitals in a 1-0 win last night. Neuvirth made 39
saves. Ovechkin blasted a 35-footer past Marc-Andre Fleury's right
shoulder in the second period.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins have brought in
forward James Neal from the Dallas Stars along with defenseman Matt
Niskanen, in exchange for offensive defenseman Alex Goligoski. Neal
is in his third NHL season. The Penguins are down nine regulars to
injuries, including to captain Sidney Crosby, who is dealing with
post-concussion syndrome.

PHILADELPPHIA (AP) - Two Philadelphia products, Rich Jackson and
Scoop Jardine, combined for 38 points and led 17th-ranked Syracuse
to a 69-64 win over number 15 Villanova last night. Corey Stokes
returned from missing three games from a turf toe injury to lead
the 21-7 Wildcats with 24 points, including five 3-pointers.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Holy Family has suspended men's
basketball coach John O'Connor after he was accused of pushing,
kicking and injuring a player at practice. Video of the January
incident hit the Internet, with O'Connor shown shoving sophomore
Matt Kravchuk to the ground and kicking him during a 1-on-1 drill.

UNDATE (AP) - In a shaken-up college men's basketball poll,
Pittsburgh finds itself in exactly the same spot as last week, at
number 4. Villanova is ranked 15th, while Temple dropped one spot
to number 24. Duke has moved into the top spot, followed by Ohio
State and Kansas.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels is enjoying
being just another one of the guys -- albeit in a star-studded
pitching rotation. From the Phillies' ace just a couple years ago,
Hamels is now considered the number 4 starter, but that's fine with
the lanky left-hander -- when the three ahead of him have three Cy
Youngs, 12 All-Star appearances and six 20-win seasons between
them.

NBA
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
Toronto at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m.
Houston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Denver, 9 p.m.
Boston at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Atlanta at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Monday's Games
N.Y. Islanders 5, Florida 1
Chicago 5, St. Louis 3
Washington 1, Pittsburgh 0
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Columbus, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Colorado at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Boston at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Montreal at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Monday's Games
( 3) Kansas 92 Oklahoma St. 65
(17) Syracuse 69 (15) Villanova 64
Tuesday's Games
No. 2 Ohio State vs. Illinois, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Texas vs. Iowa State, 8 p.m.
No. 16 Louisville at Rutgers, 9 p.m.
No. 18 Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee, 9 p.m.
No. 25 Xavier vs. La Salle, 7 p.m.


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Monday's Games
( 4) Tennessee 77 (22) Georgia 44
(12) Miami 74 Wake Forest 46
N.C. State 88 (13) North Carolina 72
(21) Marist 79 St. Peter's 38
(25) Iowa St. 66 Texas 57, OT
Tuesday's Games
No. 1 Connecticut vs. Seton Hall, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Texas A&M vs. Texas Tech, 8 p.m.
No. 8 Notre Dame at No. 19 West Virginia, 7 p.m.
No. 24 Marquette at Providence, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ramone Moore scored 24 while Juan Fernandez
added 20 to lead number 23 Temple past Richmond, 73-53, last night.
The Owls used a 16-0 run to win their 20th straight home game. The
Owls continue to chase Xavier for the Atlantic 10 title.

STATE COLLEGE, Pas. (AP) - Penn State is doing what it can to
keep its March Madness hopes alive, downing Minnesota last night,
66-63. Talor Battle scored 28 points in the win, while David
Jackson scored 13 along with five rebounds. Penn State led most of
the game but Minnesota went up by three with just over two minutes
left before the Nittany Lions went on an 8-0 run to take back the
lead.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Jantel Lavender scored 23 points with 11
rebounds, while Samantha Prahalis added 21 points and 11 assists as
Ohio State downed number 23 Penn State in Columbus, 89-67, last
night. Jhaque Gray and Mia Nickson had 14 points for the Lady
Lions, who fell to 21-7, 10-4 in the Big Ten.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - While the Phillies new starting rotation
has drawn descriptions as perhaps one of the best ever, what do
their rivals the Atlanta Braves think. If they're worried,
Atlanta's not letting on. The Braves say they have a pretty good
rotation of their own -- including Tim Hudson, Derek Lowe, Jair
Jurrjens and Tommy Hanson, who is considered one of baseball's more
promising youngsters.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle, who is
also a dog owner and animal rights advocate says he stands by his
recent comment to MLB.com that he would watch the Eagles hoping
that Michael Vick would get hurt. Buehrle was asked about the
comments as he reported to spring training yesterday.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman refuses to get
into a public debate, he says, with Mario Lemieux over league
discipline. The Penguins owner earlier this week said the NHL
failed in its punishment of the New York Islanders following a
fight-filled game between the teams. Bettman says he respects
Lemieux, but says the league is comfortable with the way it
responded.

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - Lijah Thompson scored 16 points to lead
Robert Morris over Fairleigh Dickinson, 74-50, last night. Karon
Abraham added 12 points for the Colonials, who evened their record
at 13-13. The Knights have lost 10 straight and 19 of their last 20
contests.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Notre Dame and Temple have agreed to a
three-game series starting in 2014. The two teams have never played
each other on the football field. The Owls will host the Fighting
Irish in 2014, while Temple will travel to South Bend, Indiana, the
following year. The date and site for the third game has yet to be
determined.

ATLANTA (AP) - A Pirates fan who lives in Georgia is suing the
Atlanta Braves after he says rowdy fans attacked him at Turner
Field in 2008, knocking out 11 teeth and breaking his jaw. The
Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Elmer "Bobby" Collins is
seeking to be reimbursed for thousands of dollars in medical costs.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - A necktie worn by Joe Pa the night he
won his 400th career game has earned $10,200 for Penn state Public
Broadcasting. The Nittany Lions coach was wearing the tie November
6th with a win over Northwestern. The brownish-red tie with paisley
prints was auctioned off last week.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Williamsport's Market Street Bridge
over the Susquehanna River could soon be renamed after Carl Stotz,
who started Little League in 1939 in the city. The Williamsport
Sun-Gazette reports state Senator Gene Yaw hopes to introduce a
proposal next week to rename the span. Stotz passed away in 1992.

NBA
Thursday's Games
Chicago 109, San Antonio 99
Dallas 112, Phoenix 106
Friday's Games
No games scheduled

NHL
Thursday's Games
N.Y. Rangers 4, Los Angeles 3, SO
Boston 6, N.Y. Islanders 3
Detroit 6, Tampa Bay 2
Nashville 3, Vancouver 1
Edmonton 4, Montreal 1
Phoenix 4, Atlanta 3
San Jose 3, Washington 2
Friday's Games
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Carolina, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Columbus at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Thursday's Games
(12) Arizona 79 Washington St. 70
(23) Temple 73 Richmond 53


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Thursday's Games
( 4) Tennessee 82 South Carolina 60
(16) Maryland 69 ( 7) Duke 47
(11) Michigan St. 74 Northwestern 60
(13) Miami 90 Boston College 80
(15) Florida St. 82 Wake Forest 79
Georgia 69 (19) Kentucky 51
Ohio St. 89 (23) Penn St. 67
(25) Gonzaga 93 Santa Clara 65

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

DENVER (AP) - A power-play goal 4:10 into overtime from Tyler
Kennedy lifted the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 win over the
Avalanche in Denver. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 shots in the win,
while Joe Vitale and Jordan Staal added goals for the
injury-plagued Penguins, who snapped a two-game skid.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - A quick pair of goals by Mike Richards and
Andreas Nodl in the first period got the Flyers off on the right
foot and they beat the Florida Panthers last night, 4-2. James Van
Riemsdyk also scored for the Flyers, who improved their road record
to 19-6-3 -- tops in the NHL. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 32 shots in
goal to get the win.

HOUSTON (AP) - Jrue Holiday scored 20 points but he had plenty
of help as the 76ers rallied from an early deficit to beat the
Rockets in Houston last night, 114-105. Seven Sixers players scored
in double-figures in the win with Lou Williams and Thaddeus Young
scoring 19 points apiece. It was the Sixers' third straight win in
Houston.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Nasir Robinson and Brad Wanamaker each scored
13 points and 4th-ranked Pittsburgh was able to pull away in the
final 10 minutes to beat South Florida last night, 67-55. The
Panthers took a two-game lead in the Big East with the win, but it
wasn't as easy as they might have expected, with the Bulls within a
point of the Panthers in the second half. Pitt improved to 24-2.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Mark Lyons scored 24 points while Kenny
Frease had a double-double and number 24 Xavier downed Saint
Joseph's last night, 74-54. The Musketeers used a 12-1 run in the
second half to pull away from the Hawks, who fell to 7-18. Xavier
improved to 19-6 and is in first place in the Atlantic 10.

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) - Five Duquesne players scored in double
figures, led by Bill Clark's 16 points, as Duquesne cruised to an
81-63 win last night over Massachusetts. Duquesne ended a two-game
skid with the win and has won 12 of its last 14 games. Jesse Morgan
led UMass with 14 points.

EASTON, Pa. (AP) - Bryson Johnson scored 30 points but Bucknell
needed overtime to down Lafayette, 74-69, in Easton last night. The
Bison led by 11 with 4:35 left in regulation but then didn't score
again until overtime as Johnson missed a 3-pointer at the end of
regulation. Jim Mower led Lafayette with 19 points.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Mike Venezia scored 11 of his career-high
27 points in overtime as Colgate outlasted Lehigh 94-90 last night.
The Raiders opened the extra period with a 12-1 run to lead by 11
with 54 seconds to play. C.J. McCollum scored 31 points and had 15
rebounds and five steals for the Mountain Hawks.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Former Phillies manager Dallas Green,
who led the team to their first World Series title in 1980, is in
Clearwater, Florida, and back to baseball after losing his
nine-year-old granddaughter in January's Arizona shooting rampage.
Green spoke to reporters yesterday, thanking people for their
support and reflecting on the girl he called his "Princess."

CHICAGO (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick has
decided he won't appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." A show
spokesman says representatives for Vick called late Tuesday to
cancel his appearance for person reasons. The interview was to
cover Vick's time in prison for dogfighting along with his return
to the NFL.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Grizzlies got a big second half from
Mike Conley to beat the Philadelphia 76ers last night in Memphis,
102-91. Conley scored all 22 of his points after the intermission.
Thaddeus Young led the 76ers with 23 points, while Lou Williams
added 18 off the bench and Elton Brand scored 13.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Flyers' Kimmo Timonen scored in the
seventh round of a shootout last night as Philadelphia beat the
Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3. The Eastern Conference-leading Flyers
improved to 18-6-3 on the road this season. Tampa Bay now trails
the Flyers by five points in the East.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Freshman James Bell more than doubled his
career high with 21 points and 15th-ranked Villanova ended a
two-game losing skid with a 60-57 win over Seton Hall last night.
Bell was the offensive star for the Wildcats, who committed 22
turnovers -- double their season average. Corey Stokes missed a
second straight game with a turf toe injury.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - While the focus has been the Phillies
starting rotation as spring training gets under way in Florida, the
Phillies also are entering the new season having to fill the hole
left when Jayson Werth left via free agency. He went to Washington
for a seven-year, $126 million contract. Rookie Domonic Brown is
considered the longterm answer for the spot but analysts suggest he
could platoon with Ben Francisco.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Eagles have put the franchise tag on
quarterback Michael Vick, although it remains to be seen what that
will mean with the current collective bargaining agreement set to
run out next month. The Eagles also put the transitional tag on
kicker David Akers, with coach Andy Reid saying both were two of
the team's most valuable players last year.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Innovative is how a lot of people describe
first-year Pittsburgh coach Todd Graham, but Graham says he just as
much old-school. He's working to modernize the program -- for
instance making sure coaches are seen with iPads when they go into
homes on recruiting visits. He's also a disciplinarian -- insisting
on tucked-in shirts and 6 a-m "tour of duty" team workouts.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - As St. Joseph's takes on 24th-ranked Xavier
tonight, coach Phil Martelli will take the court with perhaps the
most inspirational walk-on of his career. Lenny Martelli Jr. -- no
relation to the Hawks coach -- was left paralyzed by a snowboarding
accident nearly a year ago. The teenager has survived surgery and
rehab and has started walking again with the aide of canes.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State has gotten a pledge of $1
million from a State college couple as it upgrades its hockey
program to Division I next year. The university says it will name
the main lobby of the school's new hockey arena after the Paul and
Nancy Silvis family. The couple is also leading a campaign to raise
another $10 million.

NBA
Tuesday's Games
Miami 110, Indiana 103
Chicago 106, Charlotte 94
Memphis 102, Philadelphia 91
Oklahoma City 126, Sacramento 96
Phoenix 102, Utah 101
Golden State 102, New Orleans 89
Wednesday's Games
Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Miami at Toronto, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at New York, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Golden State at Utah, 9 p.m.
Denver at Milwaukee, 9 p.m.
New Orleans at Portland, 10 p.m.

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


TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 2) Ohio St. 71 Michigan St. 61
(15) Villanova 60 Seton Hall 57
(19) North Carolina 78 Wake Forest 64
(20) Missouri 92 Texas Tech 84
(22) Kentucky 85 Mississippi St. 79
Wednesday's Games
No. 3 Texas vs. Oklahoma State, 9 p.m.
No. 4 Pittsburgh vs. South Florida, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Duke at Virginia, 7 p.m.
No. 6 San Diego State vs. New Mexico, 10:30 p.m.
No. 9 Georgetown at No. 13 Connecticut, 7 p.m.
No. 10 Wisconsin at No. 11 Purdue, 6:30 p.m.
No. 16 Louisville at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.
No. 18 Vanderbilt at Georgia, 7 p.m.
No. 21 Texas A&M vs. Iowa State, 8 p.m.
No. 24 Xavier at Saint Joseph's, 7 p.m.
No. 25 Utah State vs. Montana-Western, 9:05 p.m.


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Game
(10) DePaul 66 Rutgers 62

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

NEW YORK (AP) - The Pittsburg Penguins' long weekend ended with
a loss to the New York Rangers yesterday, 5-3. The Penguins were
without Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby because of injury, and Matt
Cooke and Eric Godard because of suspensions. Ryan Callahan had two
goals and an assist in the win for the Rangers, who snapped a
six-game losing skid.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jonathan Quick stopped 40 Flyers shots as
the Los Angeles Kings downed Philadelphia 1-0 yesterday -- the
first regulation win for the Kings in Philadelphia in nearly 18
years. A shot by Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger in the first
period hit the post, and they also failed to score during a
20-second 5-on-3 advantage in the second period.

NEW YORK (AP) - Penguins owner Mario Lemieux is blasting what he
says was the NHL's botched handling of the aftermath of Friday
night's Islanders' victory -- a game that saw 346 penalty minutes,
10 ejections, 15 fighting majors and 20 misconducts. Trevor Gillies
and Matt Martin both drew suspensions and the Islanders were hit
with a $100,000 fine, but Lemieux says the sanctions didn't go
nearly far enough.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - With 18 points from Maggie Lucas,
23rd-ranked Penn State scored the final six points to rally for an
80-77 victory at Indiana yesterday. The Hoosiers had a chance to
force overtime on their final possession but a buzzer-beating
jumper didn't drop. The Nittany Lions move to 21-6 with the win.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Tu Holloway scored 20 points and Dante Jackson
ties a career-high with 19 to pace Xavier past Duquesne yesterday,
71-63. Xavier overcame a slow start to come back and get the win.
It also puts the Musketeers in good position to win their fifth
straight regular-season Atlantic 10 championship. B.J. Monteiro led
Duquesne with 18 points.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A weekend crash at Penn National in East
Hanover Township sent two jockeys to a hospital with minor
injuries. The Patriot-News of Harrisburg reports Vladimir Diaz and
Emilio Flores were trated and released following the spill, which
came as their horses headed into a turn. One of the horses,
Sleetingntexas, had to be put down because of her injuries.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Fired Pitt football coach Mike Haywood
has entered a court diversion program in Indiana for a domestic
battery charge that prompted his firing after just two weeks on the
job. Haywood admitted grabbing his son's mother at Haywood's home
on December 31st. A prosecutor says the victim wanted the
diversion, which specifies that Haywood do community service and
have a psychological evaluation.


NBA
Sunday's Games
Boston 85, Miami 82
Orlando 89, L.A. Lakers 75
Memphis 116, Denver 108
Washington 115, Cleveland 100
Portland 105, Detroit 100
Toronto 98, L.A. Clippers 93
Golden State 100, Oklahoma City 94
Sacramento 113, Phoenix 108
Monday's Games
L.A. Lakers at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Portland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Denver at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
Detroit 4, Boston 2
N.Y. Islanders 7, Buffalo 6, OT
N.Y. Rangers 5, Pittsburgh 3
Columbus 2, Dallas 1
Los Angeles 1, Philadelphia 0
Carolina 3, Atlanta 2
Florida 3, San Jose 2
Anaheim 4, Edmonton 0
Monday's Games
Vancouver at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Washington at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Calgary at Colorado, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Sunday's Games
( 5) Duke 81 Miami 71
(10) Connecticut 75 Providence 57
(11) Georgetown 69 Marquette 60
(14) Purdue 81 Illinois 70
(15) Arizona 67 Arizona St. 52


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Sunday's Games
( 4) Tennessee 65 Vanderbilt 57
( 5) Duke 66 Boston College 53
(11) Michigan St. 69 Michigan 56
Virginia 60 (12) Maryland 57
(20) Miami 78 (13) North Carolina 66
(15) Kentucky 49 LSU 47
St. John's 75 (16) Georgetown 71, OT
Louisville 57 (17) West Virginia 47
(22) Iowa St. 61 Kansas St. 53
(23) Penn St. 80 Indiana 77
(24) Georgia 61 Mississippi 56

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

GIRLS

Nativity 52, Marian 41 - Nativity Division 3 Champion
Minersville 47, Lourdes 35 - win forces tie breaker Sunday at 7 at Mahanoy Area
Pine Grove 60, Panther Valley 33 - Pine Grove wins Wild Card for league playoffs
Tamaqua 62, Jim Thorpe 47
Blue Mountain 49, North Schuylkill 28
Schuylkill Haven 36, Williams Valley 29
Shenandoah Valley 44, Weatherly 33

BOYS

Tri Valley 64, Harrisburg Academy 35
Antietam 67, Schuylkill Haven 45

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - The New York Islanders got some revenge
against the injury-depleted Pittsburgh Penguins with their sticks
and their fists in a fight-filled 9-3 victory last night. With
multiple ejections in the third period, both benches had only a
handful of players on them for the final 12-plus minutes.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jrue Holiday scored 27 points to lead the
76ers to a 77-71 victory over the league-best Spurs last night.
Spencer Hawes added 13 points and Elton Brand tied his season high
with 17 rebounds for the Sixers, who defeated the Spurs for the
fourth consecutive season in Philadelphia.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Former Pirates manager Chuck Tanner has died
at the age of 82. The Pirates said Tanner's family informed them of
his death at his home in New Castle after a long illness. His
crowning achievement came in 1979, when his "We Are Family"
Pirates rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to beat the Orioles for
the World Series championship.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh wants to squash Villanova's fading
Big East title hopes. Winners of 12 of 13, the fourth-ranked
Panthers are rolling heading into today's game at Villanova. The
Panthers are first in the Big East and coming off a big win against
Number 25 West Virginia.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Indiana 116 Minnesota 105
Final New Jersey 94 Charlotte 89
Final New Orleans 99 Orlando 93
Final Portland 102 Toronto 96
Final Philadelphia 77 San Antonio 71
Final OT Cleveland 126 L-A Clippers 119
Final Miami 106 Detroit 92
Final L-A Lakers 113 New York 96
Final Memphis 89 Milwaukee 86
Final Phoenix 95 Utah 83

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Columbus 3 Colorado 1
Final Detroit 6 Boston 1
Final N-Y Islanders 9 Pittsburgh 3
Final New Jersey 2 San Jose 1
Final Atlanta 3 N-Y Rangers 2
Final 2OT Minnesota 5 St. Louis 4 (SO Minnesota 4-3)
Final 2OT Dallas 4 Chicago 3 (SO Dallas 3-1)
Final OT Anaheim 5 Calgary 4

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 5) Duke 82 Wake Forest 39
Final (19) Florida St. 73 Georgia Tech 60
Final (25) Marist 56 Iona 45

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jeff Carter and Danny Briere each scored a
power-play goal to help the Philadelphia Flyers down the Carolina
Hurricanes last night, 2-1. Brian Boucher blocked 31 shots to get
the win. Carter's goal was his sixth in his last five games. The
Flyers will host the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jordan Staal put in the winning goal with just
18 seconds left in overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a
2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings last night. Staal ripped a shot
past Jonathan Quick for his fourth goal. The Penguins have been
gutted by injury and played four callups plucked from the minors
yesterday morning.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby says
he expects to play again this season after suffering a concussion.
Crosby has missed 14 games this season after taking hits to the
head in successive games in early January. He says it's impossible
to know when he'll be able to play again.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Lykendra Johnson had 24 points and
pulled down 12 rebounds to help 11th-ranked Michigan state down
number 23 Penn State last night, 60-49. Taylor Alton added 12
points on four 3-pointers. Mia Nickson had 22 points for Penn
State, which was held to 31 points below its Big Ten-best season
average.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Draymond Green had 15 points, 14
rebounds and 10 assists in a 75-57 win over Penn State last night,
becoming just the third Michigan State player to have a
triple-double. Penn State's Talor Battle scored 19 points and Jeff
Brooks had 15 points after missing a game with a dislocated right
shoulder.

NEW YORK (AP) - A granddaughter of the first president of the
Green Bay Packers was among the 400 fans forced to watch the game
from standing-room spots in Cowboys Stadium because their seats
weren't safe. In a letter to the NFL, Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine says
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones should never be allowed to host another
Super Bowl -- calling her experience a "total disaster."


NBA
Thursday's Games
L.A. Lakers 92, Boston 86
Phoenix 112, Golden State 88
Denver 121, Dallas 120
Friday's Games
New Jersey at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Indiana, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Orlando, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Portland at Toronto, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Miami at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Memphis, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at New York, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
N.Y. Islanders 4, Montreal 3, SO
New Jersey 2, Toronto 1, OT
Philadelphia 2, Carolina 1
Pittsburgh 2, Los Angeles 1, OT
Buffalo 3, Florida 2, OT
Friday's Games
Detroit at Boston, 7 p.m.
San Jose at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Columbus, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Calgary, 9 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Thursday's Games
St. John's 89 (10) Connecticut 72
(23) Vanderbilt 81 Alabama 77


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Thursday's Games
( 3) Stanford 100 Washington St. 59
( 4) Tennessee 61 Florida 39
( 9) UCLA 75 Oregon 48
(11) Michigan St. 60 (23) Penn St. 49
(20) Miami 83 (12) Maryland 75
(13) North Carolina 60 Clemson 47
South Carolina 66 (15) Kentucky 61
(18) Wis.-Green Bay 81 Ill.-Chicago 50
Vanderbilt 69 (24) Georgia 59

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Dwight Howard scored 30 points and had 17
rebounds while Dwight Howard scored 13 coming off the bench as the
Orlando Magic beat the 76ers last night, 99-95. Andre Iguodala
scored 21 points and Jodie Meeks put in 17 for the Sixers in the
loss.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - A four-point play with a fraction of a
second on the clock capped a 25-point performance by Jonathan
Mitchell as Rutgers beat 9th-ranked Villanova, 77-76, last night.
Mitchell hit a 3-point shot from 25 feet out and was fouled by
Corey Fisher. He then hit the tie-breaking free throw.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Temple got its fifth straight win, but also
a bit of a scare, over Fordham last night, 77-66. Ramon Moore
scored 22 points to lead the 24th-ranked Owls. Fordham trailed big
early but at one point pulled to within three as Temple missed 18
of its first 20 shots from the field after halftime.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Penguins forward Matt Cooke has drawn a
four-game suspension from the league after his hit on Columbus
defenseman Fedor Tyutin earlier this week. The suspension means
Cooke will miss tonight's game against Los Angeles, as well as
upcoming games against the Islanders, Rangers and Colorado.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin is set to have
surgery today to repair torn ligaments in his right knee, with the
team expecting he will miss six months. Malkin was injured last
Friday against the Buffalo Sabres. He had 15 goals and 37 points on
the season. GM Ray Shero says Malkin should be ready for the start
of training camp for next season.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt has
hired away another Steelers coach. The team says Ray Horton has
been hired as defensive coordinator. He had been with the Steelers
for seven years -- the last four as defensive backs coach. Horton
will replace Bill Davis, who was fired after two seasons with the
Cardinals.

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Bucknell was able to hold off American
University 66-60 last night to hold on to sole possession of first
place in the Patriot League. Mike Muscala scored 21 points for the
Bison, who have won 15 of their last 17. The victory also gave
Bison coach Dave Paulsen his 300th career win.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - James Madison rallied to down Drexel last
night, 68-54. Denzel Bowles scored 23 points and had 14 rebounds
for the Dukes. Samme Givens led Drexel with 22 points and 11
rebounds and Dartaye Ruffin added 10 points for the Dragons in the
loss.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - Robert Morris used its advantages in
rebounding and free-throw shooting to down St. Francis 78-68 last
night. Karon Abraham scored 20 points in the win, while Velton
Jones and Lijah Thompson each had 16 points for the Colonials,
which improved to 11-13.

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) - Jared Mintz scored 19 points and Lafayette
beat Colgate 80-65 last night -- its third win in four games. The
Leopards were able to take the lead for good on Ben Wheeler's
3-pointer with 12:47 in the first half. Lafayette then expanded the
lead to 16 by the break. Mitch Rolls had 12 to lead Colgate.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Lehigh never trailed last night as the
Mountain Hawks downed Navy 87-72 in Annapolis. Michael Ojo had 23
points and 11 rebounds in the win. Lehigh swept the Midshipmen for
the first time since 2006, outrebounding Navy 49-25 and making 10
of 20 shots from 3-point range.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A layup with 19 seconds left from Ruben
Guillandeaux lifted La Salle past Saint Louis last night, 78-77.
Guillandeaux finished with 20 points while Jerrell Williams added
20 points and 11 rebounds for the Explorers and while Aaric Murray
scored 18 points.

NBA
Wednesday's Games
Detroit 103, Cleveland 94
Indiana 104, Charlotte 103
New Jersey 103, New Orleans 101, OT
Orlando 99, Philadelphia 95
San Antonio 111, Toronto 100
Washington 100, Milwaukee 85
L.A. Clippers 116, New York 108
Chicago 91, Utah 86
Dallas 102, Sacramento 100
Golden State 116, Denver 114
Thursday's Games
L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m.
Golden State at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Dallas at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Boston 8, Montreal 6
San Jose 3, Columbus 2
Nashville 4, Detroit 1
Minnesota 3, Colorado 2
Phoenix 3, Dallas 2, OT
Calgary 5, Ottawa 2
Chicago 4, Edmonton 1
Anaheim 4, Vancouver 3
Thursday's Games
New Jersey at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Wednesday's Games
( 3) Texas 68 Oklahoma 52
( 5) Duke 79 (20) North Carolina 73
( 7) BYU 90 Air Force 52
( 8) Notre Dame 89 (16) Louisville 79, OT
Rutgers 77 ( 9) Villanova 76
(11) Georgetown 64 (12) Syracuse 56
(13) Wisconsin 62 Iowa 59, OT
(17) Florida 79 South Carolina 60
Idaho 64 (21) Utah St. 56
(22) Texas A&M 73 Colorado 70, OT
(24) Temple 77 Fordham 66


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Wednesday's Games
( 1) Baylor 69 Nebraska 45
( 6) Texas A&M 92 (14) Oklahoma 71
( 7) Xavier 79 Richmond 57
Kansas 86 (22) Iowa St. 85, OT

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Still playing without star Sidney Crosby, the
Pittsburgh Penguins dropped last night's game against the Columbus
Blue Jackets, 4-1, at the Consol Energy Center. No Penguins player
in the lineup had more than 10 goals. The Blue Jackets saw a goal
apiece from Rich Nash, Jakub Voracek, Samuel Pahlsson and Antoine
Vermette in the win.

ATLANTA (AP) - Elton Brand scored 13 of his 17 points in the
first half to give the 76ers an early 20-point lead against the
Hawks, and they were able to cruise to a 117-83 win in Atlanta last
night. Louis Williams, an Atlanta-area native, had 20 points to
lead six Philadelphia scorers in double figures.

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) - Dan Mavraides came down with a crucial
rebound and hit a free throw with 4 seconds left in overtime as
Princeton edged Penn 62-59 last night. The Tigers got their seventh
straight win to improve to 17-4. The Quakers were led by Tyler
Bernardini, who scored 19 points in the loss.

PHOENIX (AP) - An arbitration panel decision could come today, a
day after the Pittsburgh Pirates and pitcher Ross Ohlendorf went
through baseball's first salary hearing of the year. Ohlendorf is
asking for just over $2 million while the Pirates argue he should
be paid $1.4 million. The right-hander went 1-11 last season with a
4.07 ERA in 21 starts.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - With a couple of additions and four other
moves, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid has his coaching
staff completed. Johnnie Lynn was hired to be secondary/cornerbacks
coach while Bobby April Jr. was named defensive quality control
coach. David Culley, Doug Pederson, James Urban and Duce Staley
were promoted to new positions.

NEW YORK (AP) - Fans who lost their Super Bowl seats when
temporary seating sections weren't finished in time for the game
are getting a second option. The NFL initially said it would give
$2,400 to the roughly 400 affected fans, and then said fans would
also get tickets to next year's game. The league now says the fans
can choose to attend any future Super Bowl -- not just next year's.

NBA
Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia 117, Atlanta 83
Orlando 101, L.A. Clippers 85
San Antonio 100, Detroit 89
Miami 117, Indiana 112
Milwaukee 92, Toronto 74
Memphis 105, Oklahoma City 101, OT
Minnesota 112, Houston 108
Wednesday's Games
Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Indiana, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Utah, 9 p.m.
Dallas at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Denver at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

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

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Games
( 6) San Diego St. 85 Utah 53
(14) Purdue 67 Indiana 53
(18) Kentucky 73 Tennessee 61


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Games
( 2) Connecticut 57 (17) West Virginia 51
( 8) Notre Dame 89 Seton Hall 38
(10) DePaul 77 Syracuse 61
(16) Georgetown 67 South Florida 38

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

DALLAS (AP) - Aaron Rodgers is the MVP of Super Bowl 45 after
throwing for 304 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in
the Green Bay Packers' 31-25 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Nick
Collins returned a Ben Roethlisberger (RAWTH'-lis-bur-gur)
interception 37 yards for a touchdown, and Greg Jennings had four
receptions for 64 yards and two TDs.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Steelers' Super Bowl loss made for a
sobering evening at Pittsburgh watering holes. Patrons at Peters'
Pub and other bars near the University of Pittsburgh campus mostly
walked out quietly. Police had put officers out in force yesterday,
hoping to prevent any recurrence of the rioting that followed the
Steelers' Super Bowl win two years ago.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michal Neuvirth (NY'-vahrth) turned back 22
shots and Brooks Laich (lyk) provided the game-winner to lead the
Washington Capitals to a 3-0 shutout of Pittsburgh yesterday.
Marcus Johansson and Mike Knuble (kuh-NOO'-bul) also scored for the
Caps, who remain three points behind Tampa Bay for the NHL's
Southeast Division lead.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Penguins don't plan to have Evgeni Malkin
back this season. Malkin tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee
Friday night against Buffalo. Coach Dan Bylsma says surgery would
"definitely" rule Malkin out for the season, and Bylsma says he's
preparing as if Malkin won't return until next fall.

NEW YORK (AP) - Amare Stoudemire matched his season high with 41
points as the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 117-103
yesterday. Elton Brand had 28 points for the Sixers, who lost for
just the second time in their last eight. Philadelphia blew a
chance to move to within a game of New York for sixth place in the
Eastern Conference.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Alex Bentley scored 25 points to help
Penn State to an 82-75 win over 20th-ranked Iowa yesterday.
Freshman reserve Maggie Lucas added 18 points in the win, including
four 3-pointers. The victory is the Nittany Lions' fourth straight
and moves them to 20-5, 9-2 in the Big Ten.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - A free throw by Vlad Moldoveanu with just
2 seconds on the clock gave American a 62-61 victory over Lehigh
yesterday. Moldoveanu was fouled by Lehigh's Jordan Hamilton after
coming down with an offensive rebound. C.J. McCollum led the
Mountain Hawks with 21 points in the loss.

Super Bowl
Sunday
At Arlington, Texas
Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25

NBA
Sunday's Games
Miami 97, L.A. Clippers 79
Indiana 105, New Jersey 86
New York 117, Philadelphia 103
Boston 91, Orlando 80
Monday's Games
Boston at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Houston at Denver, 9 p.m.
Chicago at Portland, 10 p.m.
Utah at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Phoenix at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
Washington 3, Pittsburgh 0
New Jersey 4, Montreal 1
Tampa Bay 4, St. Louis 3, OT
Monday's Games
Atlanta at Toronto, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Colorado at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Sunday's Games
( 1) Ohio St. 82 (18) Minnesota 69
( 9) Notre Dame 76 Rutgers 69
(19) Wisconsin 82 Michigan St. 56
(23) North Carolina 89 Florida St. 69


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Sunday's Games
( 1) Baylor 84 Oklahoma St. 57
(10) UCLA 74 Southern Cal 67
(11) Michigan St. 76 Purdue 57
(12) Maryland 88 N.C. State 59
Penn St. 82 (20) Iowa 75
(24) Georgia 81 Alabama 54

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Flyers managed to slip past
the Nashville Predators last night in a 3-2 win, with Ville Leino
scoring two goals, including the game winner with 3:16 left in the
game. Jeff Carter also scored for the Eastern Conference-leading
Flyers in the first contest of a four-game homestand.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - The Steelers were practicing indoors
for the Super Bowl yesterday. They set up shop at TCU's indoor
practice field, with some of the Horned Frogs' coaches and players
watching. Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey is questionable for the
game with his ankle injury suffered in the AFC championship game.
If he can't play, Doug Legursky would make his first NFL start at
center.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Steelers linebacker James Harrison says
he's feeling better after venting about the NFL at the first few
Super Bowl media sessions. Harrison was fined $100,000 by the
league for illegal hits this season. He says that gave him
"100,000 reasons" to sound off. He also says he has no plans to
speak with commissioner Roger Goodell.

DALLAS (AP) - Packers receiver Donald Driver missed practice
yesterday with an injured thigh and likely will miss another
practice. Driver wanted to practice, but coach Mike McCarthy told a
pool reporter he wasn't taking any changes. Driver missed a full
game and parts of two others this season with the same injury.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - Lijah Thompson put in 18 points and
Robert Morris had five players in double figures in last night's
91-38 rout of Bryant. Velton Jones scored 16 points while the
colonials held the Bulldogs to just 22.7 percent shooting for the
game. It was the second time this season Robert Morris had held a
team to less than 40 points.

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) - Robby Ptacek tied career and season highs in
getting 26 points as Central Connecticut State beat St. Francis
last night, 86-79. The Blue Devils managed to take the game despite
squandering nearly all of a 29-point first half lead. Umar Shannon
scored 27 points to lead the Red Flash, who posted a season-high 63
second-half points.

DALLAS (AP) - You can add franchise tags to the list of issues
the NFL and the players don't see eye-to-eye on. The league is
telling teams they can put the designation on players whose
contracts are expiring, even if there's no new labor agreement when
the current one ends in march. The union is telling players' agents
the NFL is wrong about that.

DALLAS (AP) - The Steelers may be the AFC champions but a survey
by the players union finds they have the worst grass field in the
NFL. Players evaluated what they saw as the top three fields.
University of Phoenix Stadium was ranked the best grass field,
while Indianapolis had the best artificial turf. Worst among
artificial turf fields was the Metrodome.

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - The former mascot for the
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees is suing the minor league team,
claiming they violated worker protection laws. Brian Bonner was
laid off last month from his job as Champ. He claims his title was
a manager but he did no supervisory tasks and often worked more
than 80 hours a week for about $22,000 a year. The team disputes
the allegations.


NBA
Thursday's Games
Miami 104, Orlando 100
Golden State 100, Milwaukee 94
San Antonio 89, L.A. Lakers 88
Friday's Games
Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Portland at Indiana, 7 p.m.
New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Washington, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Boston, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Utah at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
Boston 6, Dallas 3
Toronto 3, Carolina 0
New Jersey 3, N.Y. Rangers 2
Philadelphia 3, Nashville 2
Calgary 4, Atlanta 2
Minnesota 4, Colorado 3
Friday's Games
Florida at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Thursday's Games
( 1) Ohio St. 62 Michigan 53
( 9) Notre Dame 83 DePaul 58
Oregon St. 68 (20) Washington 56
(21) Arizona 78 Stanford 69
Friday's Games
No games scheduled


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Thursday's Games
( 3) Duke 82 (18) Miami 58
( 4) Stanford 72 Arizona St. 54
(11) Michigan St. 73 Wisconsin 70, OT
(12) Maryland 56 (24) Georgia Tech 53
(16) Kentucky 69 Auburn 38
Purdue 60 (20) Iowa 41
(21) Wis.-Green Bay 87 Cleveland St. 63
(24) Georgia 57 Arkansas 54, OT
Friday's Games
No games scheduled

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins blanked the New York
Islanders for the second time in nine days, winning 3-0 on
Wednesday night. Pittsburgh has won four consecutive and seven of
eight - all without captain Sidney Crosby

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -Jrue Holiday had 11 points, 11 assists and 10
rebounds for his first career triple-double to lead the
Philadelphia 76ers to a 106-92 victory over the New Jersey Nets on
Wednesday night. Nets coach Avery Johnson was ejected for arguing a
non-call .

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) -No. 12 Villanova snapped a two-game losing
streak with a 75-70 win over Marquette on Wednesday night. The
Wildcats had lost three of four and fell out of the Top 10.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Temple withstood a late rally by La Salle to
earn a 71-67 victory Wednesday night. The Owls won their third in a
row and snapped the Explorers' three-game winning streak. La Salle
made a late charge, but came up short.

DALLAS (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey sat
out practice Wednesday but still expects to play in the Super Bowl.
Pouncey's left ankle was sprained in the AFC championship game. He
hopes to practice Friday and called his chances of playing against
the Green Bay Packers 75 percent.

DALLAS (AP) - An outside labor lawyer for the NFL says the
league's owners are as unified right now as NHL owners were when
that sport lost an entire season to a lockout. Bob Batterman said
Wednesday that the owners of the NFL's 32 teams "know what's wrong
with the business today."

DALLAS (AP) - An arbitrator has denied a grievance by the NFL
Players Association that sought to make teams pay health insurance
premiums for active players after the current labor deal expires
March 3. Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled in the NFL's favor Wednesday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Juan Castillo is the new defensive
coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles, the team announced on
Wednesday. The Eagles also added offensive line coach Howard Mudd
to Andy Reid's staff.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - The fuss about coach Joe Paterno's
future didn't prevent Penn State from making a late push on the
recruiting trail. A mad dash and a few timely decommitments by
prospects from schools with coaching upheaval helped the program
built by the 45-year veteran finish strong .

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Introduced as Pittsburgh's third head coach in
a five-week span on January 11, Todd Graham endured a frenzied
22-day span to salvage what he could of a fractured recruiting
class before Wednesday's national signing day. "It's been a very,
very unique three weeks," Graham said.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy
Reid is one of 20 players sending their letters of intent to Temple
and first-year coach Steve Addazio. Spencer Reid, a 5-foot-10,
205-pound running back, is one of the commitments that Addazio will
build around. The Owls open spring practice on March 23.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Fans of the Green Bay Packers and
Pittsburgh Steelers tend to carry their passions for life. Babies
in Terrible Towels, pilgrimages to the graves of Lombardi or
Lambeau. On Sunday, two of the most rabid, far-reaching fan bases
in pro sports will follow the venerable franchises in the Super
Bowl in Dallas.


NBA
Wednesday's Games
Atlanta 100, Toronto 87
Indiana 117, Cleveland 112
Philadelphia 106, New Jersey 92
Charlotte 97, Detroit 87
Dallas 113, New York 97
Memphis 102, Minnesota 84
Oklahoma City 104, New Orleans 93
Denver 109, Portland 90
Phoenix 92, Milwaukee 77
Houston 97, Utah 96
Chicago 106, L.A. Clippers 88
Thursday's Games
Miami at Orlando, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Detroit 7, Ottawa 5
Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Islanders 0
Montreal 3, Florida 2
Vancouver 6, Phoenix 0
Los Angeles 3, Edmonton 1
San Jose 4, Anaheim 3
Thursday's Games
Dallas at Boston, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Toronto, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Wednesday's Games
( 5) Duke 80 Maryland 62
(17) Syracuse 66 ( 6) Connecticut 58
( 7) San Diego St. 56 Colorado St. 54
( 8) BYU 69 Wyoming 62
(12) Villanova 75 Marquette 70
Oklahoma St. 76 (14) Missouri 70
Indiana 60 (18) Minnesota 57
(22) Utah St. 67 Nevada 45
(25) West Virginia 56 Seton Hall 44
Thursday's Games
No. 1 Ohio State vs. Michigan, 7 p.m.
No. 9 Notre Dame at DePaul, 9 p.m.
No. 20 Washington at Oregon State, 9 p.m.
No. 21 Arizona at Stanford, 9 p.m.


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Wednesday's Games
( 1) Baylor 92 (13) Oklahoma 70
(15) North Carolina 84 (19) Florida St. 75
(22) Iowa St. 79 Oklahoma St. 59
Thursday's Games
No. 3 Duke vs. No. 18 Miami, 7 p.m.
No. 4 Stanford at Arizona State, 8:30 p.m.
No. 11 Michigan State at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.
No. 12 Maryland at No. 24 Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.
No. 16 Kentucky vs. Auburn, 7 p.m.
No. 20 Iowa at Purdue, 6:30 p.m.
No. 21 Wisconsin-Green Bay vs. Cleveland State, 8 p.m.
No. 24 Georgia vs. Arkansas, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

NEW YORK (AP) - A shootout goal by Dustin Jeffrey carried the
Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 win over the New York Rangers last
night. Marc-Andre Fleury made 25 saves through overtime and stopped
all seven attempts against him in the shootout to outduel fellow
All-Star goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who turned aside 23 shots in the
loss.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning got a fourth shutout
from Dwayne Roloson to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-0 last night.
The Lightning have won all three of their games against the Flyers
this season but still trail the Eastern Conference leaders by two
points in the NHL's Eastern Conference.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - With the crowd sparse thanks to a winter
storm, Illinois beat Penn State last night, 68-51. Mike Davis
scored 22 points for the Illini, including 10 on dunks. Penn State
falls to 12-9 with the loss. Tim Frazier and Talor Battle had 12
points apiece to lead the Nittany Lions.

CINCINNATI (AP) - La Salle's women were never in the game last
night against seventh-ranked Xavier, losing to the Musketeers
102-51 in Cincinnati. Xavier moved to 18-2 with the win to equal
its best start in school history. La Salle was led by Ashley Gale,
who scored 17 points before leaving the game with an injured left
ankle in the game's closing minutes.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Steelers receiver Hines Ward says it
would be a shame if games are lost next season because the NFL and
players can't get a new labor deal. The old deal expires in early
March with the union expecting owners to lock out players. Ward
also doesn't like the proposal to expand the regular season to 18
games, saying proponents aren't thinking about players' safety.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh will have 400 extra police officers
on city streets Sunday night for the Super Bowl. Officials say much
of the extra manpower will be stationed in the city's Oakland and
South Side neighborhoods. Police plan to close the main street in
each area in an effort to keep traffic out and fans safe if and
when they spill into the streets after the game.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Pennsylvania businessman Terry Pegula has a
deal to buy the Buffalo Sabres. Terms were not released but The
Buffalo News reports the agreement includes $175 million for the
team along with an additional $14 million in liabilities. Coach
Lindy Ruff acknowledged yesterday he didn't accept the Sabres'
extension offer last fall but says he wants to stay with the team.

NBA
Tuesday's Games
New Orleans 97, Washington 89
Portland 99, San Antonio 86
Boston 95, Sacramento 90
L.A. Lakers 114, Houston 106, OT
Wednesday's Games
Toronto at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Portland at Denver, 9 p.m.
Milwaukee at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Houston at Utah, 9 p.m.
Chicago at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

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

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Games
( 2) Kansas 88 Texas Tech 66
Mississippi 71 (10) Kentucky 69
(19) Wisconsin 66 (11) Purdue 59
(23) North Carolina 106 Boston College 74
Florida 65 (23) Vanderbilt 61, OT
Wednesday's Games
No. 5 Duke at Maryland, 9 p.m.
No. 6 Connecticut vs. No. 17 Syracuse at the XL Center,
Hartford, Conn., 7 p.m.
No. 7 San Diego State at Colorado State, 9 p.m.
No. 8 BYU at Wyoming, 8 p.m.
No. 12 Villanova vs. Marquette, 7 p.m.
No. 14 Missouri at Oklahoma State, 9 p.m.
No. 18 Minnesota at Indiana, 6:30 p.m.
No. 22 Utah State vs. Nevada, 11:05 p.m.
No. 25 West Virginia vs. Seton Hall, 7 p.m.


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Tuesday's Games
( 7) Xavier 102 La Salle 51
( 8) Notre Dame 71 Syracuse 48
(14) West Virginia 59 Providence 45
(17) Georgetown 76 Louisville 52
(23) Marquette 62 Villanova 57
Wednesday's Games
No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 13 Oklahoma, 8 p.m.
No. 15 North Carolina at No. 19 Florida State, 7 p.m.
No. 22 Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State, 8 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

MIAMI (AP) - Dwyane (dwayn) Wade scored 26 of his 34 points in
the first half, LeBron James added 24 points and eight assists
against his former team and the Miami Heat beat Cleveland 117-90.
That's the Cavaliers' 21st straight loss.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Upon arrival in Texas for Sunday's
Super Bowl, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says he is not
ruling out Pro Bowl center Maurkice (mahr-KEES') Pouncey for the
big game. The rookie is on crutches with a high ankle sprain
suffered in the Steelers' victory over the Jets in the AFC
Championship game and his status for the game will be decided later
in the week.

DALLAS (AP) - Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy
half-jokingly apologized for bringing frigid Packers weather to
Dallas where cold conditions with a chance of light snow is
forecast for the Dallas area this week. The hardy Packers may even
practice indoors this week at a local high school, depending on the
weather.

DALLAS (AP) - Pittsburgh safety Troy Polamalu (poh-luh-MAH'-loo)
has won The Associated Press 2010 NFL Defensive Player of the Year
award, edging Green Bay linebacker Clay Matthews. Polamalu received
17 votes from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who cover the
league, edging Matthews by two votes.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Chris Wright scored a season-high 24 points,
and No. 13 Georgetown overcame a major dose of Big East ugly to get
its fifth straight win, losing an 11-point second-half lead before
pulling out a 62-59 victory over No. 15 Louisville. The game
featured 32 turnovers, 16 by each team.

NBA
Monday's Games
Indiana 104, Toronto 93
New Jersey 115, Denver 99
Miami 117, Cleveland 90
Memphis 100, Orlando 97
Dallas 102, Washington 92
Utah 83, Charlotte 78
L.A. Clippers 105, Milwaukee 98
Tuesday's Games
Washington at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Portland, 10 p.m.
Boston at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
Florida at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Boston at Carolina, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.
Montreal at Washington, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Calgary at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Phoenix at San Jose, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Monday's Games
( 3) Texas 69 (16) Texas A&M 49
(13) Georgetown 62 (15) Louisville 59
Tuesday's Games
No. 2 Kansas at Texas Tech, 9 p.m.
No. 10 Kentucky at Mississippi, 7 p.m.
No. 11 Purdue at No. 19 Wisconsin, 7 p.m.
No. 23 North Carolina at Boston College, 9 p.m.
No. 23 Vanderbilt at Florida, 9 p.m.


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Monday's Game
( 2) Connecticut 87 ( 3) Duke 51
Wednesday's Games
No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 13 Oklahoma, 8 p.m.
No. 15 North Carolina at No. 19 Florida State, 7 p.m.
No. 22 Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State, 8 p.m.