WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Monday

NBA

Sunday's Games

Miami 97, Chicago 93

Cleveland 88, Boston 87

Toronto 94, New Jersey 73

Indiana 106, Orlando 85

Dallas 101, San Antonio 100, OT

Atlanta 94, New Orleans 72

L.A. Lakers 106, Minnesota 101

L.A. Clippers 109, Denver 105

Monday's Games

Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Portland at Utah, 9 p.m.

Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.


NHL

Sunday's Games

Team Chara 12, Team Alfredsson 9

Monday's Games

No games scheduled



TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL


Sunday's Games

( 4) Ohio St. 64 (20) Michigan 49

( 7) North Carolina 93 Georgia Tech 81

(16) Indiana 103 Iowa 89

Notre Dame 50 (24) UConn 48



TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL


Sunday's Games

( 6) Kentucky 82 Alabama 68

( 7) Tennessee 67 (17) Georgia 50

Minnesota 76 ( 9) Ohio St. 65

(10) Miami 88 Boston College 57

(20) Georgetown 54 (11) Rutgers 36

(14) Texas A&M 66 Iowa St. 64

(15) Delaware 72 James Madison 65

Michigan St. 83 (18) Penn St. 77

(19) Nebraska 67 Illinois 47

(25) North Carolina 75 Wake Forest 71


PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Good times are back for the Philadelphia 76ers under new management. Heading into tonight's game against Orlando, the 76ers are surging toward their first winning season since 2004-05 and may have the talent to win their first postseason series since 2003.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — C.J. McCollum scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Lehigh over Army 83-64 yesterday. McCollum now has 1,800 career points, moving past former Colgate standout Adonal Foyle for sixth in Patriot League history.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Porsche Poole scored a career-high 32 points and Michigan State rallied to beat Number 18 Penn State 83-77 yesterday. The win ended a three-game skid for Michigan State and completed a sweep of the Nittany Lions.

OTTAWA (AP) — Marian Gaborik staked his claim to NHL All-Star game MVP honors. The high-scoring Rangers forward scored twice in the first period against New York teammate Henrik Lundqvist, completed his hat trick in the second period with another goal, and added an assist in the third to carry Team Chara over Team Alfredsson 12-9 yesterday.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Friday

NBA


Thursday's Games

Boston 91, Orlando 83

L.A. Clippers 98, Memphis 91

Friday's Games

Charlotte at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Washington at Houston, 8 p.m.

Orlando at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

New York at Miami, 8 p.m.

Utah at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Toronto at Denver, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.


NHL

Thursday's Games

No games scheduled

Friday's Games

No games scheduled


TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL


Thursday's Games

( 7) North Carolina 74 NC State 55

(14) Florida 64 Mississippi 60

(25) Wisconsin 57 (16) Indiana 50

(19) Virginia 66 Boston College 49

(21) Saint Mary's (Cal) 71 Loyola Marymount 64



TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL


Thursday's Games

( 1) Baylor 89 Oklahoma 58

( 6) Kentucky 66 Auburn 48

( 7) Tennessee 86 Alabama 56

Virginia Tech 75 ( 8) Maryland 69

( 9) Ohio St. 73 Indiana 55

(10) Miami 64 Wake Forest 39

(12) Green Bay 60 Butler 36

(13) Purdue 80 Northwestern 70

(15) Delaware 84 Hofstra 66

Vanderbilt 68 (17) Georgia 48

(18) Penn St. 77 Michigan 56

(19) Nebraska 60 Iowa 53

(22) Gonzaga 79 Loyola Marymount 61


STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Former Penn State football stars and others paid tribute to Joe Paterno in a huge campus memorial service that exposed a strong undercurrent of anger over his firing. Paterno's son Jay received a standing ovation when he declared: "Joe Paterno left this world with a clear conscience."

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A national poll shows falling support for the decision by Penn State trustees to fire the late Joe Paterno. The Seton Hall Sports Poll released yesterday indicated that 42 percent of respondents polled nationwide support the football coach's firing. That's down from 55 percent in November.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Maggie Lucas had 23 points and eight rebounds to help No. 18 Penn State beat Michigan 77-56 last night. Alex Bentley had 18 points and eight assists, and Nikki Greene added 13 points and 11 rebounds to help the Lady Lions win their fifth straight. Penn State players had "JVP" patches, a tribute to former football coach Joe Paterno, sewn to their jerseys.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — C.J. McCollum had 24 points and 14 rebounds as Lehigh pulled away from Navy in the second half of a 71-60 win, earning its 16th victory and tying last season's win total. The Mountain Hawks pulled 10 games over .500 in the regular season for the first time since 1988.

MIAMI (AP) — An attorney for the NFL says former players should not be allowed to sue for damages over concussions they suffered because player safety issues are governed by the league's collective bargaining agreement. NFL lawyer Beth Wilkinson says there are now 21 lawsuits filed in six states by more than 300 former players over head injuries. A federal judicial panel held a hearing yesterday in Miami on whether to consolidate the lawsuits before a single judge for pretrial matters. The leading choice is a judge in Philadelphia, where the first lawsuit was filed.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Ukrainian hockey coach charged with fondling a teen player in Philadelphia is due in court today. Federal authorities will seek to detain 48-year-old Ivan (ee-VAHN') Pravilov (PRAH'-vuh-lahv). An indictment charges Pravilov with taking a 14-year-old Ukrainian boy from Delaware to the coach's Philadelphia apartment this month and fondling him. His public defender Mark Wilson isn't commenting on the charges.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR officials say Pocono Raceway founder and chairman Dr. Joseph Mattioli has died. He was at 86. Bob Pleban, the vice president of administration at Pocono Raceway, says family members informed him that Mattioli died yesterday at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Center in Allentown. Mattioli founded Pocono Raceway in the early 1960's and ran the speedway for more than four decades with his wife, Rose. They retired last year.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Thursday

NBA

Wednesday's Games

Cleveland 91, New York 81

Washington 92, Charlotte 75

New Jersey 97, Philadelphia 90, OT

Miami 101, Detroit 98

Indiana 95, Chicago 90

Milwaukee 105, Houston 99

Oklahoma City 101, New Orleans 91

Minnesota 105, Dallas 90

San Antonio 105, Atlanta 83

Toronto 111, Utah 106,2OT

Denver 122, Sacramento 93

Golden State 101, Portland 93

L.A. Lakers 96, L.A. Clippers 91

Thursday's Games

Boston at Orlando, 8 p.m.

Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.


NHL

Wednesday's Games

Montreal 7, Detroit 2

Thursday's Games

No games scheduled


TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL


Wednesday's Games

Oklahoma St. 79 ( 2) Missouri 72

( 4) Ohio St. 78 Penn St. 54

( 8) Duke 74 Maryland 61

(10) Michigan St. 68 Minnesota 52

12) UNLV 77 Boise St. 72, OT

(15) Creighton 77 Drake 69

(18) Mississippi St. 76 LSU 71

(22) Kansas St. 69 Texas Tech 47

(23) Florida St. 75 Wake Forest 52



TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL


Wednesday's Games

( 3) UConn 95 Syracuse 54

Kansas 62 (21) Texas Tech 43

(23) BYU 69 Seattle 55

(25) North Carolina 77 Boston College 46


STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Thousands of students, alumni and fans took to the streets in and around Penn State to say goodbye to Hall of Fame football coach Joe Paterno. They lined the route of the funeral procession and watched in silence as the hearse carrying his casket drove by. Paterno died on Sunday at the age of 85, about three months after being diagnosed with lung cancer.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Deron Williams scored 34 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 26.8 seconds left in overtime, to help lift the New Jersey Nets to a 97-90 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers last night. Lou Williams led Philadelphia with 17 points.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins are heading into the All-Star break as the hottest team in the league. They've won seven straight. The team is playing so well coach Dan Bylsma cancelled practices scheduled for yesterday and today as a gift to his team after putting together its longest winning streak in more than a year.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jared Sullinger had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and Number 4 Ohio State took advantage of Penn State's slow start to roll to a 78-54 victory last night. The Nittany Lions paid tribute to Joe Paterno by wearing black bands on their jerseys.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ashton Gibbs scored 22 points — including 14 straight during a late first-half run — as Pittsburgh beat Providence 86-74 last night to end an eight-game losing streak. Trayvon Woodall added 17 points and nine assists in his second game back from groin and abdominal injuries as the Panthers won for the first time in five weeks.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ronald Roberts scored 22 of his 27 points in the second half and Saint Joseph's rallied to beat Dayton 77-63 last night. Dayton led 32-27 before Saint Joseph's fought back to tie the game 43-all behind a Roberts layup.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark is heading to Hawaii. The 10-year veteran will replace injured Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed in this weekend's Pro Bowl. Clark led the Steelers with 100 tackles this season. He will join quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, kick returner Antonio Brown and linebacker James Harrison on the AFC team.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Chris Hoke is retiring. The 35-year-old spent 11 seasons with the Steelers after originally signing with the team as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Brigham Young in 2001.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds acquired infielder Wilson Valdez from the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league pitcher Jeremy Horst yesterday, another move to add depth to their bench. The Reds also announced they had signed utility player Willie Harris, a free agent from the Mets.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Wednesday

NBA

Monday's Games

Philadelphia 103, Washington 83

Boston 87, Orlando 56

Chicago 110, New Jersey 95

Oklahoma City 99, Detroit 79

San Antonio 104, New Orleans 102

Houston 107, Minnesota 92

Atlanta 97, Milwaukee 92

Dallas 93, Phoenix 87

Portland 101, Sacramento 89

Memphis 91, Golden State 90

Tuesday's Games

New York 111, Charlotte 78

Orlando 102, Indiana 83

Miami 92, Cleveland 85

Toronto 99, Phoenix 96

Portland 97, Memphis 84


NHL

Monday's Games

Edmonton 2, San Jose 1, SO

Toronto 3, N.Y. Islanders 0

Carolina 2, Winnipeg 1

Detroit 3, St. Louis 1

Nashville 4, Columbus 1

Los Angeles 4, Ottawa 1

Tuesday's Games

Buffalo 2, New Jersey 1, SO

Philadelphia 3, Florida 2, SO

Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 2, SO

Vancouver 3, Edmonton 2, SO

Toronto 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OT

N.Y. Rangers 3, Winnipeg 0

Washington 5, Boston 3

Tampa Bay 4, Columbus 2

Nashville 3, Chicago 1

Dallas 1, Anaheim 0

Minnesota 3, Colorado 2

San Jose 1, Calgary 0

Phoenix 3, Ottawa 2


TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL


Monday's Games

( 1) Kentucky 57 Georgia 44

( 6) Baylor 77 Oklahoma 65

(13) San Diego St. 52 Wyoming 42

(17) Marquette 67 South Florida 47

(20) Michigan 66 Purdue 64



TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL


Monday's Games

(11) Rutgers 65 (23) DePaul 64

Oklahoma St. 57 (14) Texas A&M 53

(20) Georgetown 64 West Virginia 54


STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Police say tens of thousands of mourners showed up at a Penn State campus worship hall to pay their respects to former football coach Joe Paterno. Two of Paterno's children shook hands with people while the rest of his family sat off to the side watching. Paterno died on Sunday, about two months after he was diagnosed with lung cancer. The public viewing continues today. A public memorial service is set for tomorrow.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — More than 10,000 free tickets for a public memorial service for Penn State football coach Joe Paterno were snapped up in seven minutes. The service will be held tomorrow at the school's basketball arena. It will also be broadcast live on cable TV's Big Ten Network and streamed live on the channel's companion website and the Penn State athletics site.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State faculty members have rejected a vote of no-confidence in the university's board of trustees. The symbolic measure failed to gain enough support at a Faculty Senate meeting yesterday on campus in State College.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Claude Giroux scored the only goal in a shootout and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 last night. Giroux beat Scott Clemmensen on the stick side to give the Flyers their first shootout victory in four tries this season.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chris Kunitz scored the deciding goal on a backhander in the fourth round of a shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins took a seven-game winning streak into the All-Star break with a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues last night. Patrik Berglund ended a seven-game point drought with a pair of goals and tied it on a penalty shot early in the third period for the Blues.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 2012 MLS All-Star game has been awarded to the Philadelphia Union. The club will host the annual event July 25th at PPL Park. The opponent has yet to be determined, though MLS Commissioner Don Garber says an answer should come in the next two months.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end John Banaszak will take over head coaching duties at Robert Morris at the end of the 2013 season. The school has announced Banaszak will eventually replace Joe Walton, who will step down after spending two decades building the program from scratch.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Tuesday

NBA

Monday's Games

Philadelphia 103, Washington 83

Boston 87, Orlando 56

Chicago 110, New Jersey 95

Oklahoma City 99, Detroit 79

San Antonio 104, New Orleans 102

Houston 107, Minnesota 92

Atlanta 97, Milwaukee 92

Dallas 93, Phoenix 87

Portland 101, Sacramento 89

Memphis 91, Golden State 90

Tuesday's Games

New York at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Memphis at Portland, 10 p.m.


NHL

Monday's Games

Edmonton 2, San Jose 1, SO

Toronto 3, N.Y. Islanders 0

Carolina 2, Winnipeg 1

Detroit 3, St. Louis 1

Nashville 4, Columbus 1

Los Angeles 4, Ottawa 1

Tuesday's Games

Buffalo at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Ottawa at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m.


TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL


Monday's Games

( 3) Syracuse 60 Cincinnati 53

( 5) Kansas 64 Texas A&M 54

Tuesday's Games

No. 1 Kentucky at Georgia, 9 p.m.

No. 6 Baylor at Oklahoma, 8 p.m.

No. 13 San Diego State at Wyoming, 8:30 p.m.

No. 17 Marquette vs. South Florida, 8 p.m.

No. 20 Michigan at Purdue, 7 p.m.



TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL


Monday's Games

( 2) Notre Dame 72 ( 7) Tennessee 44

(10) Miami 79 Virginia Tech 48

(13) Purdue 67 Michigan St. 49

Tuesday's Games

No. 11 Rutgers vs. No. 23 DePaul, 7 p.m.

No. 14 Texas A&M at Oklahoma State, 8 p.m.

No. 20 Georgetown at West Virginia, 7 p.m.


STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The viewing, funeral and memorial service for former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno are scheduled for the campus where he worked for more than six decades before being fired in the wake of the child sex-abuse charges against a former assistant. Members of the board of trustees that replaced the coach say Paterno's family is putting the event together, but some of them will attend to pay their respects.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Joe Paterno's son says as recently as last Wednesday his father was anxious to leave the hospital and start planning a vacation with his wife, Sue. Scott Paterno said in an interview with The Associated Press his father remained upbeat to the end, but by Friday afternoon his health had worsened.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has offered his condolences to the family of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who died on Sunday of lung cancer. The White House says the president spoke with Paterno's wife, Sue, and son, Jay, yesterday to express his condolences.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Bill O'Brien says it's an honor to follow the late Joe Paterno as Penn State's next head football coach. In an interview yesterday, O'Brien says he will create his own identity and no one will ever replace Paterno. Paterno died Sunday at the age of 85.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Elton Brand had 17 points and nine rebounds, and Jrue Holiday also scored 17 to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to 103-83 win over the Washington Wizards last night. Jodie Meeks added 15 points and Andre Iguodala had 11 assists.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Dartaye Ruffin scored 18 points off the bench and Damion Lee added 17 to help Drexel defeat William & Mary 64-48 last night. Frantz Massenat added 11 for the Dragons, who won their seventh straight.

WYNNEWOOD, Pa. (AP) — A sports announcer for 45 years and a Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster for a quarter-century has died. Andy Musser was 74. Musser's son says his father died Sunday night at his home in Wynnewood in suburban Philadelphia. Musser retired in 2001 after 25 years with the Phillies. He worked throughout his tenure beside Harry Kalas.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A person familiar with the decision says the Philadelphia Union will host the 2012 MLS All-Star game at PPL Park. The person spoke to The Associated Press yesterday on condition of anonymity. A news conference is scheduled for today at Philadelphia City Hall.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Monday

NFL

Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 22

New England 23, Baltimore 20

N.Y. Giants 20, San Francisco 17, OT


Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 29
At Honolulu

NFC vs. AFC, 7 p.m.


Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 5
At Indianapolis

New England vs. N.Y. Giants, 6:20 p.m.


NBA

Sunday's Games

Boston 100, Washington 94

L.A. Clippers 103, Toronto 91

New Jersey 97, Charlotte 87

Milwaukee 91, Miami 82

Indiana 98, L.A. Lakers 96

Monday's Games

Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Portland, 10 p.m.

Memphis at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.


NHL

Sunday's Games

Boston 6, Philadelphia 5, SO

Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3, OT

Anaheim 3, Colorado 2

Monday's Games

N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Carolina, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.



TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL


Sunday's Games

(11) Indiana 73 Penn St. 54

Virginia Tech 47 (15) Virginia 45

Wisconsin 67 (22) Illinois 63



TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL


Sunday's Games

( 5) Duke 80 ( 8) Maryland 72

( 6) Kentucky 57 Florida 52

(10) Ohio St. 96 Illinois 84

(15) Georgia 61 Mississippi 47

(16) Delaware 60 Drexel 49

Iowa St. 66 (17) Texas Tech 49

(18) Louisville 64 (19) Georgetown 61

(20) Nebraska 64 Minnesota 49

(22) Penn St. 68 Iowa 52

(24) North Carolina 60 NC State 50

South Carolina 65 (25) Vanderbilt 60, OT


STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Thousands of Penn State students and others held a solemn candlelight vigil outside the university's administration building to honor former football coach Joe Paterno. The gathering was held outside Old Main last night, several hours after Paterno died of lung cancer at a hospital.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Penn State football coach Joe Paterno would have been a dramatic witness at the upcoming trials of his former assistant and two university officials. But legal experts say his death will have little effect on the criminal and civil cases stemming from the Penn State child-sex scandal.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Retired Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky says Joe Paterno's death is a sad day. Sandusky faces child sex abuse charges in a case that led to the firing of Paterno. Sandusky says in a statement no one did more for the university's academic reputation than Paterno, who died Sunday

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Two officials facing charges in the Penn State child sex abuse scandal are offering their condolences on the death of Joe Paterno. Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and retired vice president Gary Schultz issued statements yesterday through their attorneys.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Cody Zeller scored 18 points and Number 11 Indiana rallied for a 73-54 victory over Penn State yesterday, hours after the Nittany Lions learned of the death of former football coach Joe Paterno. The team was told of Paterno's death on the short bus ride from the hotel to Assembly Hall.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Alex Bentley scored 21 points and Number 22 Penn State beat Iowa 68-52 yesterday, hours after longtime Nittany Lions football coach Joe Paterno died of cancer. There was a pregame moment of silence for Paterno, the winningest coach in college football. The Lady Lions also sported black bands on their uniforms as a tribute.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin pounded home a rebound 1:31 into overtime to lift the streaking Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals yesterday. Malkin banged a long carom off the end boards past Washington's Michal Neuvirth for his 26th goal of the season. He's the NHL's leading scorer.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyler Seguin scored the decisive goal in a shootout and the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-5 yesterday. The Northeast Division-leading Bruins haven't lost in regulation in Philadelphia since March 10th, 2007, going 9-0-1. The defending Stanley Cup champions are tied with the New York Rangers for first place in the Eastern Conference.

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — C.J. McCollum scored 26 points, including 12 straight in the second half as Lehigh pulled away from Lafayette en route to a 90-76 Patriot League win yesterday. The Mountain Hawks, coming off a 68-61 loss to Bucknell, have won three of their last four and matched last year's win total with nine games remaining.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Friday

NEW YORK (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 4-1 last night. Richard Park scored the go-ahead goal 2:23 into the third period, Evgeni Malkin padded the lead with two and Marc-Andre Fleury made 30 saves to help with the win.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The New York Islanders snapped a 13-game losing streak in Philadelphia with a 4-1 victory over the Flyers last night. Evgeni Nabokov made 40 saves. Josh Bailey, Matt Moulson, Mark Streit and Michael Grabner scored to help the Islanders also break an eight-game losing streak against Philadelphia.

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — An attorney for a former Penn State football assistant coach accused of molesting boys has filed a request for information about the witnesses they could expect to see at trial. Jerry Sandusky's defense attorney has filed a request. The filing is standard procedure. It requires the state attorney general's office to provide details such as the names and ages of people who say they're victims and the names and addresses of witnesses.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State trustees say Joe Paterno was ousted in part because he didn't meet a moral obligation to do more to alert authorities about a child sex abuse allegation against a retired assistant coach. Trustees also cite statements from Paterno in the days and hours leading to his dismissal they felt challenged the Board of Trustees' authority at a time of crisis.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Tim Frazier hit a floater in the lane with 8 seconds left and Jermaine Marshall blocked Sam Maniscalco's layup at the buzzer to give Penn State a 54-52 upset of Number 22 Illinois last night. Frazier finished with 12 points and nine assists for the Nittany Lions, who ended a three-game losing skid.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Maggie Lucas scored 19 points and Number 22 Penn State beat Illinois 71-65 last night for its third straight win. Illinois led for most of the first half, but Penn State used a series of runs to keep the Illini winless in conference play.

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — Velton Jones scored 22 points to lead Robert Morris over Fairleigh Dickinson 67-55 last night, securing a sweep in the season series against the Knights. Lucky Jones added 16 points and Lijah Thompson had 14 for the Colonials, who also beat Fairleigh Dickinson on December 1st.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Retired players accuse the NFL of conspiring to hide evidence that concussions could lead to dementia and brain disease in the latest lawsuit filed over the issue. The fraud and negligence lawsuit filed yesterday in Philadelphia accuses the league of publishing nonscientific papers written by biased members of its medical committee. The plaintiffs include former Philadelphia Eagles Ron Solt and Rich Miano.

NEW YORK (AP) — Johnny Weir says he's returning to competitive figure skating in hopes of competing at the Sochi Olympics in 2014. The three-time U.S. champion says he still has the drive to compete and that this "isn't a publicity stunt."


NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Thursday's Scores

Houston 90, New Orleans 88, OT

Miami 98, L.A. Lakers 87

Dallas 94, Utah 91

Friday's Games

Portland at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Denver at Washington, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Indiana at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Thursday's Scores

Detroit 3, Phoenix 2, SO

Toronto 4, Minnesota 1

Boston 4, New Jersey 1

Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 1

N.Y. Islanders 4, Philadelphia 1

Nashville 3, Columbus 0

St. Louis 1, Edmonton 0

Winnipeg 4, Buffalo 1

Ottawa 4, San Jose 1

Calgary 2, Los Angeles 1, SO

Friday's Games

Montreal at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Florida at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.


TOP-25 MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Thursday's Scores

(4) Duke 91,Wake Forest 73

(8) North Carolina 82, Virginia Tech 68

(15) Virginia 70, Georgia Tech 38

Penn St. 54, (22), Illinois 52

(24) Saint Mary's (Cal) 61, Pepperdine 47

Friday's Games

No Games Scheduled


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Thursday's Scores

(3) UConn 80, Cincinnati 37

(4) Stanford 75, Washington St. 41

(6) Kentucky 69, (15) Georgia 64

(8) Maryland 86, Wake Forest 58

(9) Tennessee 65, LSU 56

(10) Ohio St. 82, (20) Nebraska 68

(11) Miami 56, Virginia 53

(12) Green Bay 75, Youngstown St. 50

(13) Purdue 82, Indiana 60

(16) Delaware 65, Towson 46

(22) Penn St. 71, Illinois 65

(24) North Carolina 56, Virginia Tech 37

Arkansas 69, (25) Vanderbilt 47

Friday's Games

No Games Scheduled

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Thursday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Denver Nuggets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-104 in overtime last night. Andre Miller scored a season-high 28 points off the bench and Nene had 20 points and 14 rebounds. The Atlantic Division-leading Sixers lost for the first time at home. They had won nine of 10 overall and were 6-0 at the Wells Fargo Center.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State's board of trustees will meet tomorrow amid growing criticism over the firing of coach Joe Paterno. It's the board's first meeting since November when child sex abuse charges were filed against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. Now, some alumni and former players are wondering whether the trustees have been up front with them.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson scored 19 points and Ramone Moore had 17 as Temple defeated La Salle 76-70 in an Atlantic 10 Conference game last night. The Owls led by as many as 10 points in the second half, but the Explorers cut it to one point four times, the last at 68-67 with 3:25 remaining.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — JayVaughn Pinkston had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Maalik Wayns scored 25 points to lead Villanova to an 84-76 win over Seton Hall last night. James Bell scored 18 to help the Wildcats win for just the second time in seven games.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Mark Lyons scored 17 points last night, and point guard Tu Holloway had a season-high 12 assists in a spread-it-around offense that swept Xavier to its fourth straight victory, 68-55 over Saint Joseph's. Halil Kanacevic led Saint Joseph's with 13 points and 14 rebounds.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Duquesne forced 29 turnovers in an 80-69 Atlantic 10 Conference victory over Massachusetts last night. B.J. Monteiro scored 23 points and Sean Johnson added 20 points and 10 rebounds. T.J. McConnell added 15 points, six assists and had four steals for the Dukes.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Mike Muscala scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Bucknell over Lehigh 68-61 last night. Muscala was 7 of 18 from the field in the battle of the past two Patriot League champions. It was also a meeting of the last two Patriot League Players of the year. Muscala won it last year, while Lehigh's C.J. McCollum grabbed the honors the year before.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge has upped the bail for a New Jersey man charged with brutally assaulting an off-duty police officer and Iraq war veteran in a fight between Flyers and Rangers fans following the NHL Winter Classic. Dennis Veteri was held on $400,000 bail after yesterday's hearing. Veteri was arrested last week in connection with the fight outside a popular cheesesteak shop.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is donating $1,400 he raised by selling his Tim Tebow jersey on eBay to the Pittsburgh Promise. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports the mayor founded the scholarship program which provides college tuition assistance to graduates of Pittsburgh Public Schools who maintain certain minimum grade-point averages.


NBA

Wednesday's Games

San Antonio 85, Orlando 83, OT

Washington 105, Oklahoma City 102

Denver 108, Philadelphia 104, OT

Boston 96, Toronto 73

New Jersey 107, Golden State 100

Phoenix 91, New York 88

Memphis 93, New Orleans 87

Minnesota 93, Detroit 85

Atlanta 92, Portland 89

Sacramento 92, Indiana 88

L.A. Clippers 91, Dallas 89

Thursday's Games

New Orleans at Houston, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Miami, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Utah, 10:30 p.m.


NHL

Wednesday's Games

Washington 3, Montreal 0

Chicago 6, Buffalo 2

Colorado 4, Florida 3, OT

Anaheim 6, Phoenix 2

Thursday's Games

Minnesota at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Buffalo at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Calgary at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Ottawa at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.


TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL


Wednesday's Games

Nebraska 70 (11) Indiana 69

(12) Murray St. 66 Morehead St. 60

Cincinnati 70 (13) UConn 67

(14) UNLV 101 TCU 78

(16) San Diego St. 75 New Mexico 70

Mississippi 75 (18) Mississippi St. 68

(19) Creighton 66 Missouri St. 65

(25) Kansas St. 84 Texas 80



TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL


Wednesday's Games

( 1) Baylor 72 (17) Texas Tech 64

( 5) Duke 79 Georgia Tech 62

(14) Texas A&M 78 Missouri 52

(18) Louisville 64 Providence 48

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Wednesday

NBA

Tuesday's Games

Golden State 105, Cleveland 95

Orlando 96, Charlotte 89

Miami 120, San Antonio 98

Chicago 118, Phoenix 97

Houston 97, Detroit 80

Denver 105, Milwaukee 95

Utah 108, L.A. Clippers 79

Wednesday's Games

San Antonio at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Washington, 7 p.m.

Denver at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Portland at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.


NHL

Tuesday's Games

Pittsburgh 2, Carolina 1, SO

Detroit 3, Dallas 2, SO

Los Angeles 3, Vancouver 2, SO

San Jose 2, Calgary 1, SO

Ottawa 3, Toronto 2

New Jersey 5, Winnipeg 1

Philadelphia 5, Minnesota 1

N.Y. Islanders 3, Washington 0

Columbus 4, Edmonton 2

N.Y. Rangers 3, Nashville 0

Tampa Bay 5, Boston 3

Wednesday's Games

Washington at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Florida at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Anaheim, 10 p.m.


TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Games

( 2) Kentucky 86 Arkansas 63

(20) Michigan 60 ( 9) Michigan St. 59

(10) Georgetown 83 DePaul 75

Wednesday's Games

No. 11 Indiana at Nebraska, 7 p.m.

No. 12 Murray State at Morehead State, 7 p.m.

No. 13 UConn vs. Cincinnati, 7 p.m.

No. 14 UNLV vs. TCU, 10:30 p.m.

No. 16 San Diego State at New Mexico, 10 p.m.

No. 18 Mississippi State at Mississippi, 9 p.m.

No. 19 Creighton at Missouri State, 8:05 p.m.

No. 25 Kansas State vs. Texas, 9 p.m.



TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tuesday's Games

( 2) Notre Dame 120 Pittsburgh 44

St. John's 62 ( 7) Rutgers 57

(19) Georgetown 67 Marquette 39

South Florida 66 (21) DePaul 63, OT

Oklahoma 65 (23) Kansas St. 57

Wednesday's Games

No. 1 Baylor at No. 17 Texas Tech, 8 p.m.

No. 5 Duke at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.

No. 14 Texas A&M vs. Missouri, 8 p.m.

No. 18 Louisville vs. Providence, 7 p.m.




PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sean Couturier had a short-handed goal to lead a balanced scoring attack and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 last night. Kimmo Timonen, Scott Hartnell, Braydon Coburn and Jakub Voracek also had goals for the Flyers, who got points from 12 players.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Neal beat Carolina's Cam Ward on the stick side in the shootout to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 2-1 victory over the Hurricanes last night. Evgeni Malkin scored his 22nd goal of the season for the Penguins and scored leading off the shootout as Pittsburgh won its third straight.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Left-hander Cole Hamels and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed on a $15 million, one-year contract, avoiding arbitration. The 2008 World Series MVP went 14-9 with a 2.79 ERA in 32 games last year. Hamels was selected to his second career All-Star Game and finished fifth in National League Cy Young Award voting.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Right-hander Jeff Karstens and the Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a $3.1 million, one-year contract. That's nearly triple his $1.15 million earnings last year. The 29-year-old went 9-9 with a 3.38 ERA in 2011, posting career highs in wins, strikeouts, and innings. His deal avoided salary arbitration.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have been given permission to interview Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg for their vacant coaching job. Mornhinweg has spent the past nine seasons as an offensive assistant with the Eagles.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers assistant coach Kirby Wilson remains in critical condition with burns to more than 45 percent of his body. The team released a statement from Wilson's family yesterday saying the 50-year-old also suffered smoke inhalation during the January 6th fire at his townhouse in a northern Pittsburgh suburb.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Devereaux Peters scored 20 points in 18 minutes to lead Number 2 Notre Dame to a 120-44 victory against Pittsburgh, the most lopsided Big East victory ever for the Fighting Irish. It was the second-highest scoring game for the Irish this season.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Tuesday

NBA

Monday's Games

Memphis 102, Chicago 86

Orlando 102, New York 93

Cleveland 102, Charlotte 94

Houston 114, Washington 106

Philadelphia 94, Milwaukee 82

Portland 84, New Orleans 77

L.A. Clippers 101, New Jersey 91

Atlanta 93, Toronto 84

Minnesota 99, Sacramento 86

Oklahoma City 97, Boston 88

L.A. Lakers 73, Dallas 70

Tuesday's Games

Golden State at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Houston, 8 p.m.

Denver at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m.


NHL

Monday's Games

Boston 3, Florida 2, SO

Nashville 3, N.Y. Islanders 1

Phoenix 6, Colorado 1

Winnipeg 2, Ottawa 0

Detroit 5, Buffalo 0

St. Louis 1, Dallas 0

Tuesday's Games

Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Nashville at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Calgary at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.


TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL


Monday's Games

( 1) Syracuse 71 Pittsburgh 63

( 7) Kansas 92 ( 3) Baylor 74

( 5) Missouri 70 Texas A&M 51

(21) Marquette 74 (23) Louisville 63

Tuesday's Games

No. 2 Kentucky vs. Arkansas, 9 p.m.

No. 9 Michigan State at No. 20 Michigan, 7 p.m.

No. 10 Georgetown at DePaul, 7 p.m.



TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL


Monday's Games

( 3) UConn 86 (24) North Carolina 35

( 8) Maryland 68 Virginia 61

Tuesday's Games

No. 2 Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

No. 7 Rutgers at St. John's, 7 p.m.

No. 19 Georgetown at Marquette, 9 p.m.

No. 21 DePaul at South Florida, 7 p.m.

No. 23 Kansas State vs. Oklahoma, 8 p.m.




PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 94-82 yesterday and remain unbeaten at home. Jrue Holiday scored 24 points and Andre Iguodala had 21 to help with the win. Everything is going right for the Sixers this season. They've won three straight, nine of 10 overall and already hold a four-game lead over the second-place New York Knicks in the Atlantic Division.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers forward Andre Iguodala is among the 20 finalists for the 2012 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team. The United States will announce the official 12-man team roster for the London Olympics later this year. Iguodala was a starter on the 2010 U.S. World Championship Team which won the gold medal in Turkey.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will meet with a specialist this week because of lingering concussionlike symptoms. Crosby hasn't played since December 5th following a recurrence of the symptoms that sidelined him for more than 10 months last year.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press the Philadelphia Phillies and free-agent pitcher Joel Pineiro have agreed to a minor league contract. The person says the deal includes an invitation to major league camp for spring training.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — All-Star closer Joel Hanrahan has agreed to a $4.1 million, one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and right-hander Charlie Morton agreed to one-year deal worth $2,445,000. The deals yesterday avoided salary arbitration.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Number 1 Syracuse beat Pittsburgh 71-63 last night to open the season with 20 straight wins. Dion Waiters had 16 points and Scoop Jardine had 12 points and 10 assists. The Orange set a school record for most consecutive victories to start a season. It was win Number 876 for coach Jim Boeheim.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Monday

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

Final Baltimore 20 Houston 13
Final N-Y Giants 37 Green Bay 20


NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Golden State 99 Detroit 91
Final Utah 106 Denver 96
Final San Antonio 102 Phoenix 91


NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final Pittsburgh 6 Tampa Bay 3
Final Washington 2 Carolina 1
Final Montreal 4 N-Y Rangers 1
Final Chicago 4 San Jose 3
Final OT Edmonton 2 Los Angeles 1
Final Anaheim 4 Vancouver 2


TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final ( 5) Ohio St. 80 ( 7) Indiana 63
Final ( 8) Duke 73 Clemson 66
Final (11) Georgetown 69 St. John's 49
Final (23) Creighton 90 S. Illinois 71


TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final ( 1) Baylor 77 Texas 59
Final ( 6) Tennessee 87 (25) Vanderbilt 64
Final ( 7) Duke 61 Virginia Tech 34
Final ( 9) Kentucky 66 (24) South Carolina 58
Final (11) Ohio St. 64 Michigan St. 56
Final (13) Miami 60 Florida St. 57
Final Penn St. 93 (15) Nebraska 73
Final (17) Purdue 57 Iowa 55
Final (18) Georgetown 69 Syracuse 42
Final (19) Georgia 68 Mississippi St. 51
Final (20) Delaware 70 Northeastern 54



GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Playing on the road hardly bothered the New York Giants as they posted their fourth straight road playoff victory dating back to their Super Bowl season of 2007. Eli Manning tossed three TD passes and the Giants upset the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers 37-20 to earn another road trip to San Francisco to play the 49ers next Sunday in the NFC championship.

BALTIMORE (AP)__The Baltimore Ravens rode their trademark stingy defense to a 20-13 victory over Houston, forcing four Texans turnovers. That earned the Ravens a trip to New England next Sunday to play the Patriots in the AFC title game.

WASHINGTON (AP)__The Washington Nationals signed left-hander Gio Gonzalez, whom they just acquired in a trade with Oakland three weeks ago to a five-year, $42 million contract. The 26-year-old Gonzalez, a 16-game winner last season, now teams with phenom Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmermann at the top of the Nats rotation.

HONOLULU (AP) — Johnson Wagner played bogey-free over the last 12 holes and won the Sony Open for his third PGA Tour title. Wagner shot a final round 3-under 67 for a two-shot victory over Carl Pettersson, Sean O'Hair, Harrison Frazar and Charles Howell III.

CLEVELAND (AP) __ Ohio State and Michigan took their heated rivalry to the ice yesterday, playing the first outdoor college hockey game in Ohio before 25,864 fans in chilly temperatures at Progressive Field, baseball home of the Cleveland Indians. Derek DeBlois and David Wohlberg scored 28 seconds apart in the second period to lead the No. 15 Wolverines to a 4-1 win over the No. 2 Buckeyes.

WPPA / T-102 Sports / Saturday

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Pottsville 39, North Schuylkill 26
Shenandoah Valley 51, Minersville 44
Mahanoy Area 64, Schuylkill Haven 42
Pine Grove 60, Jim Thorpe 56
Panther Valley 71, Tamaqua 57
Tri Valley 56, Weatherly 50
Marian 54, Lourdes 51
Williams Valley 52, Nativity 41

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Providence at ( 1) Syracuse 6:00 p.m.
( 2) Kentucky at Tennessee noon
( 3) North Carolina at Florida St. 2:00 p.m.
Oklahoma St. at ( 4) Baylor 3:00 p.m.
( 6) Michigan St. at Northwestern 3:00 p.m.
Texas at ( 9) Missouri 1:00 p.m.
Iowa St. at (10) Kansas 4:00 p.m.
(12) UNLV at (22) San Diego St. 4:00 p.m.
(13) Michigan at Iowa 1:00 p.m.
DePaul at (14) Louisville 4:00 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at (15) Murray St. 6:00 p.m.
(17) UConn at Notre Dame 11:00 a.m.
(18) Kansas St. at Oklahoma 1:30 p.m.
(19) Florida at South Carolina 7:00 p.m.
Alabama at (20) Mississippi St. 4:00 p.m.
(21) Gonzaga at Loyola Marymount 8:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh at (25) Marquette 2:00 p.m.

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

( 1) Baylor at Texas TBA
( 2) Notre Dame at Cincinnati 3:00 p.m.
( 3) UConn at Villanova 2:00 p.m.
( 4) Stanford at Colorado 6:00 p.m.
(16) Louisville at ( 8) Rutgers 2:00 p.m.
Kansas St. at (10) Texas Tech 3:00 p.m.
(12) Texas A&M at Iowa St. 8:00 p.m.
(14) Green Bay at Detroit 2:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh at (21) DePaul 8:00 p.m.
Saint Mary's (Cal) at (23) Gonzaga 5:00 p.m.

National Basketball Association

Friday's Games

Detroit 98, Charlotte 81
Indiana 95, Toronto 90
Philadelphia 120, Washington 89
Houston 103, Sacramento 89
Minnesota 87, New Orleans 80
Chicago 88, Boston 79
Dallas 102, Milwaukee 76
San Antonio 99, Portland 83
New Jersey 110, Phoenix 103
L.A. Lakers 97, Cleveland 92
Denver 117, Miami 104

Saturday's Games

Minnesota at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Boston at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Portland at Houston, 8 p.m.
New York at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Memphis, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Utah, 9 p.m.
Sacramento at Dallas, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

National Hockey League

Friday's Games

Washington 4, Tampa Bay 3
Columbus 4, Phoenix 3
Buffalo 3, Toronto 2
Pittsburgh 4, Florida 1
Anaheim 5, Edmonton 0

Saturday's Games

Chicago at Detroit, 12:30 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas, 3 p.m.
New Jersey at Winnipeg, 3 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Boston at Carolina, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at Calgary, 10 p.m.

National Football League

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday's Games

New Orleans at San Francisco, 4:30 p.m.
Denver at New England, 8 p.m.

Sunday's Games

Houston at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:30 p.m.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Friday

NBA
Thursday's Games
Atlanta 111, Charlotte 81
Memphis 94, New York 83
Milwaukee 102, Detroit 93
Cleveland 101, Phoenix 90
Orlando 117, Golden State 109

Friday's Games
Detroit at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Houston, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Boston, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Miami at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
Detroit 3, Phoenix 2, SO
Dallas 5, Los Angeles 4, SO
Boston 2, Montreal 1
Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Islanders 2
Ottawa 3, N.Y. Rangers 0
Carolina 5, Tampa Bay 2
Vancouver 3, St. Louis 2, OT
Nashville 3, Colorado 2, OT
San Jose 2, Winnipeg 0
Chicago 5, Minnesota 2
Calgary 1, Anaheim 0, OT

Friday's Games
Tampa Bay at Washington, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

NFL
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 14
New Orleans at San Francisco, 4:30 p.m.
Denver at New England, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 15
Houston at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:30 p.m.
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 22
TBD

Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 29
At Honolulu
NFC vs. AFC, 7 p.m.

Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 5
At Indianapolis
NFC vs. AFC, 6:20 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games
Minnesota 77 ( 7) Indiana 74
( 8) Duke 61 (16) Virginia 58
(15) Murray St. 66 Jacksonville St. 55
(20) Mississippi St. 62 Tennessee 58
Saint Mary's (Cal) 83 (21) Gonzaga 62

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games
( 4) Stanford 62 Utah 43
(13) Miami 75 ( 5) Maryland 63
( 9) Kentucky 61 ( 6) Tennessee 60
(11) Ohio St. 82 Northwestern 72
(14) Green Bay 68 Wright St. 50
(15) Nebraska 75 Wisconsin 69
(17) Purdue 72 Minnesota 55
(19) Georgia 61 Florida 55
(20) Delaware 69 UNC Wilmington 37
Clemson 52 (22) North Carolina 47
(23) Gonzaga 87 San Francisco 52
LSU 58 (24) South Carolina 48
(25) Vanderbilt 66 Auburn 58



UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders for the 26th time in 28 games, 3-2 last night. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 33 shots. Scott Hartnell, Wayne Simmonds and Sean Couturier scored for the Flyers, who moved within two points of the Atlantic Division-leading New York Rangers.

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) — Penn State President Rodney Erickson says it "grieves" him when people refer to "the Penn State scandal" because he thinks it centers on just one person — former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, who's accused of molesting boys. About 650 alumni attended the sometimes heated 90-minute meeting outside Philadelphia yesterday. It's part of Erickson's effort to repair the school's image. Another meeting takes place today in New York.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Joe Paterno's son, Scott, says it's becoming apparent that his father's ouster as Penn State head coach by school trustees "was not handled well." Scott Paterno's comments in a statement to the Associated Press were in response to a trustees' statement that Paterno was immediately removed and not allowed to retire after the season because of "extraordinary circumstances."

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Buffalo Bills receivers coach Stan Hixon will be the lead assistant under new Penn State coach Bill O'Brien. Hixon is among six assistants formally announced to O'Brien's coaching staff.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Damion Lee scored 21 points and Drexel outscored George Mason 10-2 in the game's final 3 ½ minutes to seal a comeback 60-53 win last night. Drexel has won three straight, while George Mason had a season-high six-game winning streak snapped.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — James Johnson scored 18 points, Ike Azotam 14 and Dave Johnson 12 — all in the second half — to help Quinnipiac rally past Robert Morris 78-76 last night. The Bobcats trailed 35-27 at halftime, and shot 66.7 percent in the second half.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is selling a Broncos' Tim Tebow jersey for charity. He's selling the jersey he wore earlier this week while striking a prayerful, one-kneed pose. The pose has been made popular by the Denver quarterback. Ravenstahl "Tebowed" in front of news crews to settle a bet with Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Sunday's playoff game. The Broncos won 29-23.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Thursday

NBA
Wednesday's Games
Indiana 96, Atlanta 84
Sacramento 98, Toronto 91
New York 85, Philadelphia 79
Chicago 78, Washington 64
Oklahoma City 95, New Orleans 85
Dallas 90, Boston 85
San Antonio 101, Houston 95, OT
Denver 123, New Jersey 115
L.A. Lakers 90, Utah 87, OT
Orlando 107, Portland 104
L.A. Clippers 95, Miami 89, OT

Thursday's Games
Charlotte at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Orlando at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Washington 1, Pittsburgh 0
New Jersey 2, Edmonton 1, OT

Thursday's Games
Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Nashville, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday's Games
( 1) Syracuse 79 Villanova 66
( 2) Kentucky 68 Auburn 53
( 9) Missouri 76 Iowa St. 69
(10) Kansas 81 Texas Tech 46
(13) Michigan 66 Northwestern 64, OT
(25) Marquette 83 St. John's 64

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday's Games
( 1) Baylor 71 Oklahoma St. 44
Oklahoma 71 (10) Texas Tech 68
Texas 76 (12) Texas A&M 71
(16) Louisville 63 South Florida 57



WASHINGTON (AP) — With Penguins captain Sidney Crosby watching from the press box, Washington's Jason Chimera scored off a turnover in the first period and Tomas Vokoun made 30 saves, giving the Capitals a 1-0 victory last night. It was Pittsburgh's sixth consecutive loss.
NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony had 27 points and nine rebounds, and the New York Knicks snapped the Philadelphia 76ers' six-game winning streak with an 85-79 victory last night. Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner each scored 16 points for the 76ers.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Penn State University president Rodney Erickson faced a crowd of about 600 people in Pittsburgh last night to answer questions about a child sex abuse scandal and the firing of longtime football coach Joe Paterno. Many people cheered at the suggestion the board of trustees resign. Erickson is attempting to repair the school's image in the wake of the scandal.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Investigators with the state attorney general's office have started re-interviewing current and former employees of Penn State's athletic department as part of the criminal case against Jerry Sandusky. A person familiar with the case tells The Associated Press that current or ex-staffers of the football program will be among those interviewed.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A Penn State administrator charged with failing to report an allegation of child sex abuse involving former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky has been diagnosed with a recurrence of lung cancer. Athletic Director Tim Curley's wife says doctors are monitoring his condition after an illness first diagnosed in June of 2010 flared up again.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Bo Spencer scored 19 points to lead four Nebraska players in double figures, and the Cornhuskers defeated Penn State 70-58 last night for their first Big Ten victory. Toney McCray added 13 points and Caleb Walker and Dylan Talley scored 12 apiece for the Huskers.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eli Carter scored 14 points, Dane Miller added 11 points and 12 rebounds and Rutgers crushed reeling Pittsburgh 62-39 last night. The Scarlet Knights held the Panthers to 21 percent shooting while sending Pittsburgh to its fifth straight loss.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Freshman Dez Wells dunked his way to 16 points with nine rebounds, and Xavier's defense was back in form for the first time in a month, steadying the Musketeers to a 78-50 victory over Duquesne last night. Xavier got back-to-back wins for the first time since a brawl against Cincinnati in December resulted in suspensions and left a formerly Number 8 team struggling.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Khalif Wyatt scored 22 points last night and Temple held on to beat Saint Louis 72-67. Ramone Moore had 18 points and Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson scored 12 for the Owls, who shot 57 percent from the field.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Wednesday

NBA
Tuesday's Games
Houston 82, Charlotte 70
Washington 93, Toronto 78
Philadelphia 112, Sacramento 85
Dallas 100, Detroit 86
Chicago 111, Minnesota 100
Oklahoma City 100, Memphis 95
Milwaukee 106, San Antonio 103
Utah 113, Cleveland 105
Portland 105, L.A. Clippers 97
Golden State 111, Miami 106, OT
L.A. Lakers 99, Phoenix 83

Wednesday's Games
Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Boston, 8 p.m.
Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Denver, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m.
Orlando at Portland, 10 p.m.
Miami at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

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

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 3) North Carolina 73 Miami 56
( 4) Baylor 75 (18) Kansas St. 73
Illinois 79 ( 5) Ohio St. 74
( 6) Michigan St. 95 Iowa 61
Providence 90 (14) Louisville 59
(19) Florida 70 Georgia 48
(22) San Diego St. 73 Chicago St. 65
(23) Creighton 63 N. Iowa 60
(24) Seton Hall 94 DePaul 73

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 2) Notre Dame 80 (18) Georgetown 60
( 3) UConn 96 Providence 35
( 8) Rutgers 63 Pittsburgh 39



RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 last night. Sean Couturier scored the tiebreaking goal 3:23 into the third period. Brayden Schenn had the Flyers' other goal and Sergei Bobrovsky made 35 saves.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Ottawa Senators made quick work of the slumping Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-1 victory last night. Milan Michalek scored twice and Craig Anderson stopped 29 shots. Evgeni Malkin scored his 17th goal of the season for Pittsburgh but couldn't stop the Penguins from matching their longest losing streak in two years.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers routed the Sacramento Kings 112-85 last night for their sixth straight victory. Elton Brand had a season-high 21 points and 10 rebounds. The Sixers are 7-2 and lead the Atlantic Division. It's their best start since Allen Iverson helped them open 10-0 on their way to the NBA finals in 2000-01.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are heading into an uncertain offseason. Coach Mike Tomlin acknowledges that change is inevitable, even for one of the NFL's most stable franchises. Pittsburgh's stunning 29-23 loss to Denver in the wild card round last Sunday put an end to a 12-5 season. With seven defensive starters in their 30s, the Steelers could go through a significant transition before the 2012 season kicks off.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The new Penn State University coaching staff is taking shape without Jay Paterno. He's leaving after spending 17 years as an assistant under his father, Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno. His departure was expected after the school named New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien to succeed JoePa as head coach. Paterno was fired on November 9th.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State President Rodney Erickson will be paid $515,000 annually through June of 2014 and then step down from the position. The school's Board of Trustees announced yesterday that Erickson had signed the deal, which could see him get raises based on his annual evaluations. Erickson tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette he plans to step down as president when the contract expires.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyreek Duren scored 21 points to lead La Salle over Pennsylvania 68-57 last night, setting a season-high with six straight wins. Earl Pettis added 18 points and Sam Mills 12 for the Explorers, who haven't dropped a contest since a 70-66 loss at Delaware on December 19th.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Khadijah Rushdan scored 14 points and April Sykes added 11 to lead Number 8 Rutgers to a 63-39 win over Pittsburgh last night. Monique Oliver, Briyona Canty and Betnijah Laney each scored 10 points for the Scarlet Knights. Oliver also had 11 rebounds.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh started the season in its usual spot in the Top 10. Two months later, the struggling Panthers are dead last in the Big East. Pitt is riding a four-game losing streak into today's matchup with improved Rutgers.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Tuesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Andre Iguodala scored 20 points and Lou Williams added 13 to help the Philadelphia 76ers win their fifth straight game, 96-86, over the Indiana Pacers last night. Led by Iguodala and a deep roster, the Sixers are dominating in the second half to turn close games into comfortable ones.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are still reeling from their stunning overtime loss to Denver on Sunday night. Coach Mike Tomlin acknowledges there can only be one winner this year, and it's not them. Pittsburgh lost 29-23 on Tim Tebow's 80-yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas on the first play of the extra period.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The National Football League and former players want a number of concussion-related lawsuits to be heard in Philadelphia. The parties want to consolidate the suits filed across the country by former players who say they've suffered concussion-related brain injuries. A hearing on the issue will be held later this month in Miami.

LONDON, Ontario (AP) — A hockey fan has been fined $200 for tossing a banana at a black player during an NHL exhibition game. Christopher Moorhouse threw a banana at Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds as he was approaching Detroit Red Wings goalie Jordan Pearce during a shootout in the September game in London, Ontario.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh is hoping for better days ahead after a dismal season. The Panthers fell to SMU 28-6 in the BBVA Compass Bowl on Saturday to cap a 6-7 season in which the play on the field was overshadowed by the drama off it. Pitt announced in September it was leaving the Big East to join the ACC by 2014. The big jolt, however, came in mid-December when first-year coach Todd Graham announced he was taking the head coaching job at Arizona State.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Sue Paterno says she and husband Joe Paterno gave $100,000 last month to Penn State, split between a library and an undergraduate fellows program that bear the family name. Sue Paterno says it was an annual gift to the Paterno Liberal Arts Undergraduate Fellows Program and the Paterno Library.


NBA
Monday's Games
Toronto 97, Minnesota 87
Philadelphia 96, Indiana 86
Atlanta 106, New Jersey 101
New York 91, Charlotte 87
Chicago 92, Detroit 68
New Orleans 94, Denver 81

Tuesday's Games
Houston at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Utah, 9 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10 p.m.
Miami at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Monday's Games
Florida 2, Vancouver 1
Los Angeles 5, Washington 2
Tuesday's Games
Winnipeg at Boston, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Detroit at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Carolina, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Nashville at Colorado, 9 p.m.
New Jersey at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m.<

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monday's Games
Cincinnati 68 (11) Georgetown 64
(17) UConn 64 West Virginia 57

Tuesday's Games
No. 3 North Carolina vs. Miami, 9 p.m.
No. 4 Baylor at No. 18 Kansas State, 8 p.m.
No. 5 Ohio State at Illinois, 9 p.m.
No. 6 Michigan State vs. Iowa, 7 p.m.
No. 14 Louisville at Providence, 7 p.m.
No. 19 Florida vs. Georgia, 7 p.m.
No. 22 San Diego State vs. Chicago State, 10 p.m.
No. 23 Creighton vs. Northern Iowa, 9 p.m.
No. 24 Seton Hall vs. DePaul, 7 p.m.

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monday's Game
(13) Miami 77 Georgia Tech 65

Tuesday's Games
No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 18 Georgetown, 7 p.m.
No. 3 UConn vs. Providence at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn., 7 p.m.
No. 8 Rutgers at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Monday

DENVER (AP) — One of the most storied NFL playoff teams ran into a rejuvenated Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos. Sorry, Pittsburgh Steelers. The magic is back. Tebow connected with Demaryius Thomas on an electrifying 80-yard touchdown pass on the first play of overtime and the Broncos defeated the stunned Steelers 29-23 in the AFC wild-card game yesterday.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — It's official. Josh McDaniels will return to the New England Patriots as an offensive assistant this week, and will serve under Bill O'Brien, the offensive coordinator who was named coach at Penn State on Saturday. The team made the announcement last night. O'Brien and McDaniels will now gameplan for the Denver Broncos in the AFC divisional round.

OTTAWA (AP) — Filip Kuba scored the go-ahead goal with 1:11 left and the Ottawa Senators beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-4 yesterday to earn a split of the weekend home-and-home series. Kuba fired a slap shot from the left point past goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, and Nick Foligno sealed the win with an empty-net goal with 45 seconds to go.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Jordan Hulls hit seven of Number 12 Indiana's season-high 16 3-point field goals to help the Hoosiers snap a 16-game Big Ten road losing streak and hold on for an 88-82 victory over Penn State yesterday. Hulls scooted around the perimeter all game for open looks and finished with 28 points for Indiana.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Frantz Massenat scored a career-high 24 points to lead Drexel to a 64-58 victory over Virginia Commonwealth last night. The sophomore guard hit 7 of 10 shots, including all four of his 3-point attempts, as the Dragons won for the eighth time in nine games.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Maalik Wayns scored 21 points, Dominic Cheek added 20 and Villanova defeated DePaul 87-71 yesterday, snapping a three-game losing skid for the Wildcats. Mouphtaou Yarou had 14 and JayVaughn Pinkston 13 for Villanova. The Wildcats had lost their first three conference games for the first time since joining the Big East in 1980-81.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Earl Pettis scored 19 points and Ramon Galloway had 18 as La Salle built a 26-point halftime lead and coasted to an 82-75 victory over Massachusetts 82-75 yesterday. The Explorers shot 56.7 percent as they built a 51-25 halftime lead, including 10 of 16 on 3-pointers.


NFL
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 7
Houston 31, Cincinnati 10
New Orleans 45, Detroit 28
Sunday, Jan. 8
New York Giants 24, Atlanta 2
Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, OT

Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 14
New Orleans at San Francisco, 4:30 p.m.
Denver at New England, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 15
Houston at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:30 p.m.

NBA
Sunday's Games
Minnesota 93, Washington 72
Orlando 104, Sacramento 97
Oklahoma City 108, San Antonio 96
Phoenix 109, Milwaukee 93
Portland 98, Cleveland 78
L.A. Lakers 90, Memphis 82
Monday's Games
Minnesota at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Denver, 9 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
Ottawa 6, Philadelphia 4
Detroit 3, Chicago 2, OT
Anaheim 7, Columbus 4
Monday's Games
Vancouver at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
(12) Indiana 88 Penn St. 82
(16) Michigan 59 (18) Wisconsin 41

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
( 5) Maryland 78 (25) North Carolina 72, OT
( 6) Tennessee 69 Arkansas 38
( 7) Duke 83 NC State 59
( 9) Texas A&M 75 Oklahoma 58
(11) Kentucky 88 Mississippi St. 40
St. John's 72 (14) Louisville 64
(16) Georgia 70 Auburn 45
(19) Nebraska 77 Iowa 72
(21) Delaware 66 George Mason 54
(24) Vanderbilt 68 Mississippi 52

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Friday

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — According to multiple reports, New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien has agreed to replace Joe Paterno as Penn State's head coach. Citing unnamed sources, ESPN first reported last night that an official announcement would be made on Saturday, and that O'Brien would continue on as an assistant with the Patriots the rest of the postseason.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James van Riemsdyk's second goal on the power play with 32.8 seconds remaining lifted the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks last night. Brent Seabrook and Patrick Kane scored 25 seconds apart late in the third period to tie it, but van Riemsdyk made sure the Flyers shook off the disappointment from their Winter Classic loss.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger practiced yesterday but his left ankle is still sore heading into Sunday's wild card game at Denver. Offensive coordinator Bruce Arians says there are no plans to consider putting backup Charlie Batch into the lineup.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Billy Oliver scored a career-high 21 points and Penn State held Purdue to a season-low 31 percent shooting in a 65-45 win last night to end a six-game losing streak against the Boilermakers. Tim Frazier added 15 points, including a leaning banker in traffic in the lane to extend the lead to 54-38 with about 8 minutes left.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Brandon Young scored 26 points, including a three-point play with 1.3 seconds left, as DePaul beat Pittsburgh 84-81 last night. Young scored the game's last seven points for the Blue Demons after Pitt held an 81-77 lead with 17.2 seconds remaining.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Jawanza Poland matched his career-high with 20 points to lead South Florida to a rare Big East road victory, 74-57 over Villanova last night. It was just the seventh road win in the seven seasons since the Bulls joined the league.

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Velton Jones scored nine of his 15 points during a huge second-half run as Robert Morris pulled away from Bryant for an 84-53 Northeast Conference victory last night. The Colonials eased to a 29-14 lead in the first half, but the Bulldogs fought back to trail 34-28 at intermission.

DENVER (AP) — Denver Mayor Michael Hancock is making a friendly wager with Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl over the Broncos' playoff game against the Steelers. If the Broncos win, Ravenstahl will kneel, like Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow does, in front of an iconic Pittsburgh location and wear a Broncos jersey. If the Steelers win, Hancock will wear a Steelers jersey and sport a Terrible Towel during one of his public events.


NBA
Thursday's Games
Miami 116, Atlanta 109,3OT
San Antonio 93, Dallas 71
Sacramento 103, Milwaukee 100
Portland 107, L.A. Lakers 96

Friday's Games
Atlanta at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Toronto, 7 p.m.
New York at Washington, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Denver at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Orlando, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Utah, 9 p.m.
Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Portland at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
Boston 9, Calgary 0
Toronto 4, Winnipeg 0
N.Y. Rangers 3, Florida 2, OT
Philadelphia 5, Chicago 4
Ottawa 4, Tampa Bay 1
St. Louis 4, Edmonton 3
Dallas 4, Nashville 1
Los Angeles 1, Phoenix 0, OT
San Jose 2, Columbus 1

Friday's Games
Florida at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games
(12) Indiana 73 (16) Michigan 71
(17) UNLV 89 CS Bakersfield 57
(24) San Diego St. 83 San Diego Christian 52
(25) Gonzaga 73 Pepperdine 45

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games
( 4) Stanford 93 Oregon 70
( 6) Tennessee 80 (16) Georgia 51
(11) Kentucky 84 Arkansas 72
(12) Miami 78 NC State 68
(18) Purdue 63 Wisconsin 52
(19) Nebraska 62 Indiana 48
(21) Delaware 74 Towson 51
South Carolina 65 (24) Vanderbilt 55
(25) North Carolina 78 Virginia 73, 2OT

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Thursday

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 101-93 win over the New Orleans Hornets last night. Holiday was 3 for 9 from the field after three quarters. He drained three 3-pointers and five of six shots the rest of the way.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says he aggravated his sprained left ankle in 13-9 win at Cleveland last weekend but expects to play in the wild card game at Denver on Sunday. Roethlisberger was limited in practice yesterday and walked into the trainer's room afterward with a noticeable limp.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark says he didn't put up a fight when coach Mike Tomlin told him he couldn't play in Sunday's wild card game at Denver. Clark has a blood condition that becomes aggravated when playing at altitude. Clark nearly died in 2007 following a game in Denver when the sickle-cell trait he suffers from flared up.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Internal Penn State memos sent out two weeks after former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was charged with child molestation show the university's president and trustees working to repair a tarnished image and bracing for potential donor backlash. Three of the four memos obtained by The Associated Press were sent by Rodney Erickson after he was named president following the ouster of Graham Spanier (SPAN'-yur).

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Khalif Wyatt scored 22 points and Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson had 17 to help Temple knock off Number 5 Duke 78-73 last night. Using tough man-to-man defense that limited Duke's long-range shots, the Owls grabbed the lead midway through the first half and never let it go.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Earl Pettis scored a season-high 23 points as La Salle held off Xavier 80-70 last night in the Atlantic 10 Conference opener for both teams. The Explorers have won four straight and nine of their last 10 contests while the Musketeers have lost five of six since their brawl with Cincinnati on December 10th.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — C.J. Aiken had 15 points, including the game-winning basket, as Saint Joseph's beat Duquesne 84-82 in overtime last night in the Atlantic 10 opener for both teams. Aiken made a layup with 1:32 remaining in overtime, and then the Dukes missed two chances to tie including a jumper by Eric Evans with 1 second to go.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Samme Givens scored 18 points and Drexel defeated Towson 60-27 last night, setting a school record for least points allowed since it joined Division I. It was also the least points ever given up in a Colonial Athletic Association game.

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Zack Rosen scored 24 points and had four assists, becoming Pennsylvania's all-time assists leader with 506, as the Quakers outlasted Lafayette 78-73 last night. There were 10 ties and 15 lead changes. The Quakers broke the final tie, at 59 with 7:12 left, and built a seven-point lead.

NBA
Wednesday's Games
Toronto 92, Cleveland 77
Orlando 103, Washington 85
Boston 89, New Jersey 70
Chicago 99, Detroit 83
Miami 118, Indiana 83
Charlotte 118, New York 110
Philadelphia 101, New Orleans 93
Memphis 90, Minnesota 86
Dallas 98, Phoenix 89
San Antonio 101, Golden State 95
Denver 110, Sacramento 83
L.A. Clippers 117, Houston 89

Thursday's Games
Miami at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Dallas at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Montreal 7, Winnipeg 3
Boston 6, New Jersey 1
Vancouver 3, Minnesota 0
San Jose 3, Anaheim 1

Thursday's Games
Calgary at Boston, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Florida at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Columbus at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday's Games
( 1) Syracuse 87 Providence 73
Temple 78 ( 5) Duke 73
( 9) Georgetown 73 (20) Marquette 70
(14) Kansas 67 (23) Kansas St. 49
(19) Murray St. 76 E. Kentucky 67

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday's Games
( 1) Baylor 90 Missouri 46
( 2) UConn 79 West Virginia 60
( 3) Notre Dame 74 Seton Hall 36
Kansas St. 71 ( 9) Texas A&M 69, OT
(13) Texas Tech 58 Oklahoma St. 53
Kansas 72 (23) Texas 67

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eagles chairman Jeffrey Lurie says coach Andy Reid will be back. Lurie says Reid will return for his 14th season in Philadelphia, though he called this 8-8 season the "most disappointing" of his ownership.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark will not play in Sunday's AFC Wild Card game in Denver because of a sickle-cell trait that makes it dangerous for Clark to play at higher elevations. Coach Mike Tomlin says having Clark suit up is not worth the risk.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Flyers forward Jaromir Jagr has a mild left groin strain, and will miss seven to 10 days. Jagr left the Winter Classic with a leg injury on Monday. He's in his first season with Philadelphia after three in Russia.

DALLAS (AP) — Penn State interim coach Tom Bradley plans to hit the recruiting trail this week upon knowing full well his itinerary may change at any minute. Nearly two months after Joe Paterno was fired, the school still hasn't settled on a permanent replacement. The coaches have said they plan to work until the very end — whether that means they'll be staying on staff or not.

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Bucknell rallied from a 10-point deficit to defeat Dartmouth 67-59 last night. Mike Muscala scored 18 points, hitting all 10 of his free throws. Joe Willman added 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field for the Bison, who trailed 45-38 with 14:31 to play.

BETHLETHEM, Pa. (AP) — C.J. McCollum scored 18 points as Lehigh coasted to an 82-55 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore last night. The junior guard got 11 of his points in the first half, when the Mountain Hawks built a 45-16 lead at the break.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL Winter Classic between the host Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers was the fifth-most watched regular-season NHL game in 37 years. New York's 3-2 victory on Monday at Citizens Bank Park averaged 3.74 million viewers to NBC. It was the fifth edition of the outdoor game.


NBA
Tuesday's Games
Cleveland 115, Charlotte 101
Chicago 76, Atlanta 74
Portland 103, Oklahoma City 93
Memphis 113, Sacramento 96
Utah 85, Milwaukee 73
L.A. Lakers 108, Houston 99
Wednesday's Games
Cleveland at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Golden State at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Denver, 9 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Islanders 4, Carolina 3, SO
Buffalo 4, Edmonton 3
Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 3
Washington 3, Calgary 1
St. Louis 4, Phoenix 1
Detroit 5, Dallas 4
Wednesday's Games
Winnipeg at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 2) Kentucky 73 UALR 51
( 6) Ohio St. 71 Nebraska 40
( 7) Missouri 87 Oklahoma 49
Seton Hall 75 ( 8) UConn 63
(10) Michigan St. 63 (18) Wisconsin 60, OT
(11) Louisville 73 St. John's 58
(13) Florida 79 UAB 61
Fordham 60 (22) Harvard 54

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 6) Tennessee 90 Chattanooga 47
(10) Rutgers 55 Syracuse 44
(14) Louisville 70 Marquette 53
(20) DePaul 59 (15) Georgetown 50

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Tuesday

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers journey through the playoffs won't include running back Rashard Mendenhall. A person familiar with the injury tells The Associated Press Mendenhall has a torn ACL in his right knee and is out for the entire postseason. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hadn't made an official announcement about Mendenhall's status.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The New York Rangers rallied to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in the Winter Classic at Citizens Bank Park. Mike Rupp scored two goals and Brad Richards posted the winner on top of a chilly baseball field. Rookie Brayden Schenn and Claude Giroux scored for the Flyers. It was Schenn's first career goal.

DALLAS (AP) — Penn State's tumultuous year ended with a 30-14 loss to Houston in the TicketCity Bowl. The 24th-ranked Nittany Lions were picked apart by Cougars star Case Keenum. It was Penn State's first bowl game without Joe Paterno as head coach since the 1962 Gator Bowl.

ATLANTA (AP) — Devonta White scored 15 points and Georgia State forced 25 turnovers in the Panthers' 58-44 win over Drexel last night. Georgia State held an 18-17 lead before Jihad Ali sparked an 8-1 run to help the Panthers take a 26-18 lead into halftime.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Chris Flores scored 23 points and New Jersey Institute of Technology made 13 of 22 shots from 3-point range in a 78-58 nonconference victory over Lafayette last night. Arjun Ohri added 19 points and Isaiah Wilkerson 17 for the Highlanders.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Maggie Lucas scored 18 points to lead Number 22 Penn State to an 82-49 win over Wisconsin. Lucas led a balanced attack for the Nittany Lions with Nikki Greene adding 14 points and Mia Nickson with 10 points and 14 rebounds.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The agent for San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman says his client is a finalist to replace Joe Paterno at Penn State. Mike Harrison says Roman interviewed for the position in November and is on the "short list" at the embattled program, rocked in recent months by the sex-abuse scandal.


NBA
Monday's Games
Phoenix 102, Golden State 91
Boston 100, Washington 92
Indiana 108, New Jersey 94
Detroit 89, Orlando 78
Atlanta 100, Miami 92
Toronto 90, New York 85
Minnesota 106, San Antonio 96
Dallas 100, Oklahoma City 87
Denver 91, Milwaukee 86
Utah 94, New Orleans 90
Tuesday's Games
Charlotte at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Portland at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Utah, 9 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Monday's Games
San Jose 3, Vancouver 2, SO
Colorado 2, Los Angeles 1, SO
N.Y. Rangers 3, Philadelphia 2
Ottawa 3, New Jersey 2, OT
Edmonton 4, Chicago 3
Tuesday's Games
Edmonton at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Washington, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Dallas, 8 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monday's Games
( 4) Baylor 61 Texas A&M 52
(21) Virginia 57 LSU 52

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monday's Games
( 5) Maryland 91 Florida St. 70
( 7) Duke 77 Virginia 66
( 8) Ohio St. 84 Iowa 71
(25) North Carolina 65 (12) Miami 63
(18) Purdue 64 Illinois 63
(22) Penn St. 82 Wisconsin 49

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Monday

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers goes into the AFC playoffs limping, closing the regular season with a 13-9 win over the Browns in Cleveland. Isaac Redman replaced an injured Rashard Mendenhall and ran for a touchdown in the win. Ben Roethlisberger passed for 221 yards despite his sprained ankle.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Eagles start a new year undefeated, closing out the NFL season with a 34-10 win over the Washington Redskins. Michael Vick threw three touchdown passes, including a 62-yarder to DeSean Jackson. The Eagles finished the season at 8-8 and out of the playoffs for the first time since 2007.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hockey, not baseball, is the lure for sports fans today at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park. The Flyers are facing the Rangers this afternoon in the NHL's Winter Classic. Game time for the outdoor contest has been pushed back a couple hours, to 3:00 this afternoon because of the weather forecast.

DALLAS (AP) — A tumultuous season comes to an end for Penn State's football team as the 24th-ranked Nittany Lions face number 20 Houston in the TicketCity Bowl today in Dallas. A number of former Nittany Lions will be part of the crowd, with many of them reaching out to current players in the aftermath of the sexual abuse scandal.

DALLAS (AP) — Penn State president Rodney Erickson says nobody has been hired to replace football coach Joe Paterno. The denial comes amid media reports that the Nittany Lions have decided and are negotiating a contract with New England offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — JaQuon Parker scored a career-high 21 points while Sean Kilpatrick added 19 as Cincinnati downed number 22 Pittsburgh 66-63 Sunday. Nasir Robinson scored 19 points for the Panthers while Ashton Gibbs added 18. Pitt lost its third straight game.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Penn was thumped by number 7 Duke yesterday, 85-55. The Blue Devils were paced by Ryan Kelly, who had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Zack Rosen had 11 points for the Quakers, who fell to 6-8 with the loss.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — With 24 points from Darius Johnson-Odom, 14th-ranked Marquette downed Villanova, 81-77 yesterday. With the loss, the Wildcats fell to 7-7 and are off to their worst start in coach Jay Wright's 11 seasons. Mouphtaou Yarou led Villanova with 14 points.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pitt has hired Ohio State associate coach Greg Miller to be the Panthers' head women's soccer coach. The Buckeyes have made it to the NCAA soccer tournament seven times in Miller's 11 years, and won three Big Ten championships.


SCORES AND SKEDS !
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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Sunday's Scores
Chicago 17, Minnesota 13
New Orleans 45, Carolina 17
Green Bay 45, Detroit 41
San Francisco 34, St. Louis 27
Tennessee 23, Houston 22
New England 49, Buffalo 21
Miami 19, N.Y. Jets 17
Jacksonville 19, Indianapolis 13
Philadelphia 34, Washington 10
San Diego 38, Oakland 26
Kansas City 7, Denver 3
Arizona 23, Seattle 20, OT
Atlanta 45, Tampa Bay 24
Baltimore 24, Cincinnati 16
Pittsburgh 13, Cleveland 9
N.Y. Giants 31, Dallas 14
Weekend Playoff Schedule
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 7
Cincinnati at Houston, 4:30 p.m.
Detroit at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 8
Atlanta at New York Giants, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Denver, 4:30 p.m.
NATIONAL BASKEBALL ASSOCIATION
Sunday's Scores
Cleveland 98, New Jersey 82
Miami 129, Charlotte 90
Orlando 102, Toronto 96
Boston 94, Washington 86
Minnesota 99, Dallas 82
Denver 99, L.A. Lakers 90
Chicago 104, Memphis 64
Sacramento 96, New Orleans 80
L.A. Clippers 93, Portland 88
Monday's Games
Golden State at Phoenix, 3:30 p.m.
Washington at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at New York, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Denver, 9 p.m.
New Orleans at Utah, 9 p.m.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Sunday's Score
Nashville 5, Calgary 3
Monday's Games
N.Y. Rangers vs. Philadelphia - Winter Classic at Citizens Bank Park, 3 p.m.
New Jersey at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose at Vancouver, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Colorado at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
TOP-25 MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Scores
( 1) Syracuse 87 DePaul 68
( 5) North Carolina 102 Monmouth (NJ) 65
( 7) Duke 85 Penn 55
(14) Marquette 81 Villanova 77
(18) Michigan 61 Minnesota 56
Cincinnati 66 (22) Pittsburgh 63
Monday's Games
No. 6 Baylor vs. Texas A&M, 7 p.m.
No. 23 Virginia vs. LSU, 7 p.m.
TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Scores
( 6) Kentucky 59 Florida 56
( 7) Tennessee 73 Auburn 52
(17) Georgia 67 Arkansas 57
Monday's Games
No. 5 Maryland at Florida State, 7 p.m.
No. 8 Duke vs. Virginia, 7 p.m.
No. 9 Ohio State vs. Iowa, Noon
No. 12 Miami at No. 24 North Carolina, 7 p.m.
No. 16 Penn State at Wisconsin, 1 p.m.
No. 20 Purdue at Illinois, 1 p.m.