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