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.