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.