WPPA & WAVT LOCAL SPORTS

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Monday

2012-01-30T02:47:00.001-08:00

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

2012-01-27T03:06:00.001-08:00

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

2012-01-26T02:46:00.001-08:00

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

2012-01-25T03:17:00.001-08:00

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

2012-01-24T03:09:00.001-08:00

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

2012-01-23T08:56:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-20T07:17:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-19T02:55:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-18T02:53:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-17T02:49:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-16T02:39:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-14T07:19:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-13T02:55:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-12T02:49:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-11T03:07:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-10T03:06:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-09T02:53:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-06T02:49:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-05T02:49:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-04T02:55:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-03T02:47:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-02T02:44:00.000-08:00

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.

WPPA/T102 Sports-Friday, December 30, 2011

2011-12-30T02:27:00.000-08:00

Battle of the Hills at Martz Hall

Girls

Nativity 53
Pottsville 48

Boys

Pottsville 59
Nativity 23

Boys Action

Shenandoah Valley 51
North Schuylkill 39

Tamaqua 58
Sch. Haven 35

Blue Moutain 60
Oley Valley 54

Lourdes 63
Line Mountain 56

Girls

Lourdes 50
Shamokin 39

Panther Valley 44
Weatherly 18

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jaromir Jagr and Max Talbot both scored in
their return to Pittsburgh, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a
4-2 win over the Penguins. Kimmo Timonen and Matt Read also scored
for the Flyers, and Claude Giroux added two assists as Philadelphia
ended the Penguins' four-game winning streak. Tyler Kennedy had a
goal and an assist for Pittsburgh, and Jordan Staal scored his 15th
of the season.

DALLAS (AP) - Penn State's search to replace fired coach Joe
Paterno could be wrapped up in the next few weeks. Acting athletic
director David Joyner said yesterday he'd like the next coach to
have time to interact with recruits before high school seniors can
announce their college choices starting February 1. A four-day
contact period for coaches begins Wednesday - two days after the
24th-ranked Nittany Lions face No. 20 Houston in the TicketCity
Bowl in Dallas.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says
he'll be on the field Sunday for Pittsburgh's regular season finale
against the Cleveland Browns as long as he can deal with the pain
of his sprained left ankle. Roethlisberger sat out last Sunday's
win over St. Louis to rest his ankle. He practiced yesterday. If
Roethlisberger can't play, Charlie Batch, who threw for 208 yards
in Pittsburgh's win over the Rams, is available.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eric Lindros is ready to return to
Philadelphia. For 11 years, the final image of Lindros in a Flyers
jersey was him curled in a fetal position, knocked cold after a
brutal shoulder-to-jaw check on the open ice from New Jersey's
Scott Stevens. Now, Lindros and the Flyers hope to put the past to
rest when he takes the ice in front of a sold-out crowd of 44,000
fans in Saturday's Winter Classic alumni game.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Juan Castillo's eyes got red and watery and
his voice quivered slightly when he was asked if he ever lost
confidence in himself during his struggles as a first-time
defensive coordinator of the Eagles. It's no surprise then that
heading into Sunday's season finale against Washington there's
speculation about Castillo's job. Some think Castillo will be
handling the defense for the last time. One report this week had
St. Louis Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo replacing Castillo.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers Mike
Wallace and Antonio Brown dubbed themselves part of the "Young
Money Family" when they burst onto the scene a year ago. Wallace
and Brown now have another nickname: Pro Bowlers. The two were
selected to their first Pro Bowl on Tuesday, with Wallace making it
as a receiver while Brown was selected as a kick returner.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - In a game featuring the most points in
regulation and most total yards in any bowl game in history,
15th-ranked Baylor rallied from 18 points down in the second half
and outscored Washington 67-56 in a wild Alamo Bowl for the Bears'
first bowl win in 19 years. Terrance Ganaway ran five TDs for
Baylor.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Florida State rallied from a 14-point
second-half deficit and used a pair of touchdown passes by E.J.
Manuel and two field goals from Dustin Hopkins to rally past Notre
Dame 18-14 in the Champs Sports Bowl. That's Florida State's fourth
straight bowl win.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - The University of Miami is giving back
$83,000 it says it received "directly and indirectly" from Nevin
Shapiro. He's the former Hurricanes booster and convicted Ponzi
scheme architect whose claims of giving athletes and recruits extra
benefits for nearly a decade sparked an NCAA investigation.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Freshman Eli Carter scored a career-high
31 points and hit the go-ahead basket in the second overtime as
Rutgers stunned No. 10 Florida 85-83 in the Big East opener for
both teams. The Scarlet Knights are 8-5 after rallying from a
seven-point deficit late in regulation.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Kevin Durant scored 30 points and hit a
3-pointer at the final buzzer to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to
a 104-102 victory against the Dallas Mavericks in a rematch of last
season's NBA Western Conference finals. Dirk Nowitzki
(noh-VIHT'-skee) had 29 points and 10 rebounds to lead the
Mavericks, whose title defense is off to an 0-3 start.

Today's Sports-Thursday, December 29, 2011

2011-12-29T02:28:00.000-08:00

High School Basketball
Girls
Tri Valley 55
Williams Valley 30

Mt Carmel 62
Minersville 59

Sch Haven 31
Tulpehocken 23

Northwestern Lehigh 50
Pottsville 34

Pine Grove 44
Harriton 36

Dunmore 40
Marian 38

Boys
Pottsville 58
Northwestern Lehi 19

Tri Valley 48
Upper Dauphin 43

Williams Valley 50
Millersburg 41

Danville 77
Pine Grove 62

Northern Lehigh 48
Jim Thorpe 30

Salisbury 65
Tamaqua 45

SIXERS-SUNS
76ers surge past Suns 103-83
PHOENIX (AP) — Andre Iguodala scored 15 points to lead six players in double figures and added six assists and the Philadelphia 76ers routed the Phoenix Suns 103-83 on Wednesday night. Jrue Holiday and Thaddeus Young also scored 15 each for the Sixers, who used a 19-0 run at the beginning of the third quarter to extend a 14-point halftime lead to 67-34 with 6:44 remaining. Ronnie Price, signed as a free agent on Dec. 13, matched a career high with 16 points, and Grant Hill and Hakim Warrick added 14 each for the Suns, who are off to a 0-2 start for the first time since 1996-97. Philadelphia needed less than 90 seconds of the third quarter to stretch a 48-34 lead at halftime to 11 at 55-34 on Spencer Hawes' steal and dunk with 10:34 to go in the period.

STEELERS
Veteran Batch ready if Roethlisberger sits again
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers backup quarterback Charlie Batch wants Ben Roethlisberger to play on Sunday in the regular-season finale against Cleveland. Just in case Roethlisberger's sprained left ankle is still too balky, Batch will be ready. It's what he's done over the last 10 seasons as one of the league's most consistent — and arguably most ego-less — reserves.
The Steelers are 5-2 when Batch starts over the last decade. The 37-year-old played almost flawlessly in a 27-0 romp over St. Louis last weekend, showing some surprising mobility that allowed him to extend plays and find receivers downfield. He could get the nod again versus the Browns as Pittsburgh (11-4) tries to stay alive for an AFC North title. Roethlisberger practiced on Wednesday.

EAGLES-FINISHING STRONG
Eagles playing for .500
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A meaningless regular-season game for the Philadelphia Eagles usually means resting their starters for the playoffs. Not this year. The Eagles (7-8) are going home after Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins (5-10). It's the first time since 2007 they didn't make the playoffs and just the fourth time it's happened in coach Andy Reid's 13 seasons.
That doesn't soften the blow. "Obviously 8-8 wasn't our goal," quarterback Michael Vick said Wednesday. "We expected to be in the playoffs. I think we have to take all the positives we can learn from this season and hopefully we'll come back and look like a different team next year."
As the season winds down, the Eagles are playing their best football. They've won three straight games and have outscored their opponents 91-36 in that span. The problem is they didn't play that well in the beginning. A 1-4 start doomed Philadelphia.

PENGUINS-CROSBY
Crosby still experiencing concussion-like symptoms
UNDATED (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is participating in light exercise but remains sidelined indefinitely with concussion-like symptoms. Crosby hasn't played since Dec. 5 and hasn't practiced in three weeks after getting jostled in a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins. Coach Dan Bylsma said Wednesday that Crosby is dealing with lingering symptoms and isn't sure when he'll return. Crosby was sidelined for nearly 11 months after sustaining head shots in consecutive games in January. He returned on Nov. 21 and scored two goals in his season debut against the New York Islanders. He collected 12 points in eight games before being re-injured.
Bylsma said defenseman Kris Letang, out since Nov. 26 with a concussion, is feeling better but his return date is unknown.

76ERS-SALE-FINDER'S FEE
Pair sue ex-76ers owner over $2M finder's fee
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two sports executives have sued former Philadelphia 76ers owner Comcast-Spectacor seeking a $2 million finder's fee over the team's October sale. Robert Whitsitt and Thomas Shine say they introduced investor Jason Levien to Comcast-Spectacor chairman Edward Snider. They say they were promised $2 million if they found a buyer and met other conditions. Levien is a former Sacramento Kings executive. He's one of many new investors in the 76ers, including Hollywood power couple Will and Jada Pinkett Smith.
Whitsitt is the former president of the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trailblazers. Shine is an executive at Canton, Mass.-based Reebok International Ltd. Comcast-Spectacor LP spokesman Ike Richman says the company will vigorously defend the lawsuit. The Philadelphia Inquirer first reported Wednesday on the lawsuit, filed a day earlier in federal court in Philadelphia.

MUNCHAK-PENN STATE
Munchak: No contact with Penn St., loves Titans
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mike Munchak says he is not heading to Penn State as coach.
The Titans coach says Wednesday he's flattered to be mentioned for his alma mater, but insists he loves what he's doing in Tennessee. Munchak says he is going nowhere despite reports in Pennsylvania calling him Penn State's top target to replace Joe Paterno. This is the third time since Paterno was fired that Munchak has denied interest in the job. He refuted it the day after Paterno was fired and again Dec. 2 when his name came up in connection with the opening.
Munchak says he's not been contacted by anyone at Penn State nor reached out to the university.

TICKETCITY BOWL-PENN STATE
Penn State seniors stay focused at bowl
DALLAS (AP) — Penn State defensive end Eric Latimore admits his senior season has been "interesting." The Nittany Lions are making their first bowl appearance without Joe Paterno on the staff since it tied SMU 13-13 in the 1948 Cotton Bowl. A child sex abuse scandal has engulfed Penn State, leading to the departures of university president Graham Spanier, vice president Gary Schultz, athletic director Tim Curley and Hall of Fame coach Paterno.
The scandal has overshadowed the Nittany Lions (9-3), who will play Houston (12-1) in the TicketCity Bowl on Jan. 2 at Cotton Bowl Stadium. Latimore says it's a "little weird" not having Paterno around: "We have to stay Penn State and continue to stay focused."

BIG TEN-PAC-12 SCHEDULE
Conferences expand without expanding
NEW YORK (AP) — Realizing bigger isn't necessarily better, the Big Ten and Pac-12 are going ahead with a plan to start regularly competing against one another in the hope that together they can increase their national exposure. While the partnership is for all sports, the most noticeable changes will be seen in football. The two 12-team leagues are aiming to create a 12-game inter-conference schedule by the 2017 season that would have each school play an opponent from the other conference every season. That could mean a steady diet of matchups between heavyweight programs such as Ohio State, Michigan and Wisconsin from the Big Ten against Pac-12 powers such as Southern California and Oregon — and fewer games against lower-level Division I programs.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Indiana 90 Toronto 85
Final Miami 96 Charlotte 95
Final Cleveland 105 Detroit 89
Final Atlanta 101 Washington 83
Final New Orleans 97 Boston 78
Final Oklahoma City 98 Memphis 95
Final San Antonio 115 L-A Clippers 90
Final Philadelphia 103 Phoenix 83
Final Denver 117 Utah 100
Final Golden State 92 New York 78

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final New Jersey 3 Buffalo 1
Final Washington 4 N-Y Rangers 1
Final 2OT Nashville 2 Minnesota 1 (SO Nashville 1-0)
Final Los Angeles 2 Chicago 0
Final OT Boston 2 Phoenix 1
Final OT Vancouver 3 San Jose 2

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final ( 1) Syracuse 75 Seton Hall 49
Final ( 2) Ohio St. 87 Northwestern 54
Final ( 3) Kentucky 86 Lamar 64
Final (12) Georgetown 71 ( 4) Louisville 68
Final ( 6) Baylor 54 (15) Mississippi St. 52
Final ( 9) UConn 60 South Florida 57
Final (16) Michigan St. 80 (13) Indiana 65
Final (19) UNLV 124 Cent. Arkansas 75
Final Missouri St. 77 (21) Creighton 65

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final ( 3) Notre Dame 92 Longwood 26
Final ( 5) Maryland 84 Lafayette 36
Final Middle Tennessee 70 ( 6) Kentucky 58
Final ( 7) Tennessee 90 Old Dominion 37
Final (12) Miami 89 Holy Cross 49
Final (14) Louisville 70 UT-Martin 57
Final (17) Georgia 83 Furman 58
Final (19) Delaware 60 East Carolina 40
Final (22) Texas 89 Delaware St. 35

WPPA/T102 Sports-Wednesday

2011-12-28T02:03:00.000-08:00

PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Neal had a goal and an assist, and Pittsburgh fired a barrage of shots at Carolina goalie Justin Peters before finally breaking him in a 4-2 victory over the Hurricanes last night that stretched the Penguins' winning streak to four games. Neal scored his 21st goal, one behind the NHL leaders. He has scored in every game of the Penguins' winning streak and has 14 goals in 16 home games.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos had two goals, Mathieu Garon made 31 saves, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 last night. Scott Hartnell scored for Philadelphia, which is 1-3-1 over the past five games. Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov gave up Tampa Bay's first three goals on just eight shots.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says injured quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and center Maurkice Pouncey have a "shot" to play in the regular-season finale against Cleveland. Both players sat out last Saturday's 27-0 victory over St. Louis with high ankle sprains.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Alex Dragicevich hit four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 22 points to lead Notre Dame to a 72-59 win over Number 22 Pittsburgh last night in the Big East opener for both teams. Jerian Grant added 15 points and nine assists, and Eric Atkins also scored 15 points for the Fighting Irish, who trailed 26-25 at intermission but rallied with an 18-for-25 performance from the field in the second half.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — It was a disappointing year for sports teams in eastern Pennsylvania as the Flyers, Phillies and Eagles failed to live up to enormous expectations. Yet nothing was more shocking than the disturbing events that unfolded at Penn State in November. In the fallout, Joe Paterno was fired after 46 seasons as the Nittany Lions' head coach.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — It was an eventful but championship-less year in western Pennsylvania sports. The Steelers stumbled, the Penguins lost superstar Sidney Crosby for months with concussion-like symptoms and the Pirates showed signs of life.

DALLAS (AP) — Penn State has opened its bowl preparations without quarterback Matt McGloin in uniform. McGloin was in street clothes yesterday when the Nittany Lions started practice at a Dallas-area high school. Before Christmas, he hit his head during a locker-room scuffle with receiver Curtis Drake. He went into seizure and suffered a concussion.

MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James scored 26 points, rookie point guard Norris Cole came up with 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, and the Miami Heat nearly blew a 20-point lead before beating the Boston Celtics 115-107. Through two games, Miami is 2-0 and has trailed only once — by two points, for all of 14 seconds.

DETROIT (AP) — Purdue recovered two onside kicks and Raheem Mostert returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown and the Boilermakers held off Western Michigan 37-32 in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. The Broncos had the ball with a chance to go ahead, but their comeback hopes ended when quarterback Alex Carder fumbled for his fifth turnover of the game with just under two minutes left.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brady is one of eight Patriots and Patrick Willis one of eight 49ers to make the Pro Bowl, the most on each roster. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers tops seven Packers and linebacker Ray Lewis is one of seven Ravens in the Jan. 29 Pro Bowl in Honolulu.

DETROIT (AP) — Pavel Datsyuk and Niklas Kronwall scored 56 seconds apart in the third period to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 comeback win over the St. Louis Blues. The Red Wings have won 11 straight home games.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Ryan Evans scored a career-high 22 points and No. 11 Wisconsin defeated injury-plagued Nebraska 64-40 in the Cornhuskers' inaugural Big Ten game. The Huskers closed within five points early in the second half, but the Badgers went on a 27-5 run to put the game out of reach.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final
Atlanta 106
New Jersey 70

Final
Miami 115
Boston 107

Final
Milwaukee 98
Minnesota 95

Final
Portland 101
Sacramento 79

Final
L-A Lakers 96
Utah 71

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final 2OT
Calgary 2
Columbus 1 (SO Calgary 1-0)

Final
Pittsburgh 4
Carolina 2

Final
Montreal 6
Ottawa 2

Final
Tampa Bay 5
Philadelphia 1

Final
Detroit 3
St. Louis 2

Final
Florida 5
Toronto 3

Final
Winnipeg 4
Colorado 1

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final
(11) Wisconsin 64
Nebraska 40

Final
Notre Dame 72
(22) Pittsburgh 59

Final
(23) Virginia 69
Md.-Eastern Shore 42

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Friday

2011-12-23T02:53:00.000-08:00

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sat out yesterday's practice to rest his sprained left ankle and will be a game-time decision when the Steelers face St. Louis tomorrow. Offensive coordinator Bruce Arians says the team will wait as long as possible before determining whether Roethlisberger or veteran backup Charlie Batch will start.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel missed a second consecutive practice yesterday with a hamstring injury. Samuel is in danger of missing the Eagles' game against the Cowboys tomorrow, a game the Eagles could need to win to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has suspended Pittsburgh defenseman Deryk Engelland for three games for an illegal check to the head. The league punished Engelland for hitting Chicago forward Marcus Kruger during Tuesday night's game.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two more people have come forward claiming they were abused by a Philadelphia sports columnist. Philadelphia Daily News columnist Bill Conlin abruptly retired just before a report was published alleging he abused young children decades ago. The two women bring the total number of adults who say Conlin molested them when they were younger to six.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Maalik Wayns came off the bench to score 12 points and lead Villanova to a 73-52 victory over American University last night. JayVaughn Pinkston also had 12 points for Villanova, which had lost five of seven games.

VESTAL, N.Y. (AP) — Samme Givens scored 15 points and Drexel shot 55.3 percent from the field to defeat Binghamton 68-44 last night, keeping the Bearcats winless through 10 games. Nine of Givens' points came in the first half. The Dragons led 22-18 with 5:32 remaining before closing the half with a 14-4 run, which featured five layups to go in front 36-22.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Jerrell Wright scored 21 points to lead five La Salle Explorers in double figures in an 85-59 rout of Central Connecticut State last night. La Salle took a 52-22 halftime lead and coasted the rest of the way to win easily. CCSU lost its fourth game in a row and suffered its first defeat at home.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The Penn State committee searching for a new football coach is taking what acting athletic director David Joyner called a very deliberate and measured approach in finding Joe Paterno's replacement. Joyner says in a statement the school is continuing to work through the interview process.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A person with knowledge of the decision says Pittsburgh has hired Wisconsin offensive coordinator Paul Chryst as its head football coach. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because an official announcement hasn't been made yet. Chryst replaces Todd Graham, who left the Panthers last week after one season to coach Arizona State.

NFL
Thursday's Game
Indianapolis 19, Houston 16
Saturday's Games
Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Denver at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Washington, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Miami at New England, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.
Sunday's Game
Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
Los Angeles 3, Anaheim 2, SO
Toronto 3, Buffalo 2
N.Y. Rangers 4, N.Y. Islanders 2
Ottawa 4, Florida 3, OT
Nashville 6, Columbus 5
Winnipeg 4, Montreal 0
Calgary 3, Detroit 2
Edmonton 4, Minnesota 1

Friday's Games
Florida at Boston, 7 p.m.
Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
Nashville at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Colorado, 9 p.m.
St. Louis at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

NBA PRESEASON
Thursday's Games
Atlanta 92, Charlotte 75
Denver 110, Phoenix 85
Saturday's Games
No games scheduled

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games
( 1) Syracuse 80 Tulane 61
( 2) Ohio St. 69 Miami (Ohio) 40
( 3) Kentucky 87 Loyola (Md.) 63
( 6) Baylor 72 Saint Mary's (Cal) 59
( 8) UConn 79 Fairfield 71
( 9) Missouri 78 (25) Illinois 74
(10) Marquette 64 Milwaukee 50
(11) Florida 82 Florida St. 64
(12) Kansas 63 Southern Cal 47
Long Beach St. 68 (14) Xavier 58
(16) Georgetown 70 Memphis 59
(17) Indiana 89 UMBC 47
(18) Mississippi St. 82 Northwestern St. 67
(19) Michigan St. 90 Lehigh 81
(20) Michigan 77 Bradley 66
(23) Creighton 87 Northwestern 79

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games
( 4) Stanford 90 CS Bakersfield 48
(11) Ohio St. 79 Washington St. 57
(13) Georgia 81 Appalachian St. 37
(20) Purdue 73 IPFW 36
(21) DePaul 93 S. Illinois 67
(25) Vanderbilt 64 Florida St. 59

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Thursday

2011-12-22T03:09:00.000-08:00

DALLAS (AP) — Claude Giroux had a goal and three assists in his return from a four-game absence due to a concussion and the surging Philadelphia Flyers beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 last night. Simmonds and Jaromir Jagr added power-play goals, and defenseman Andrej Meszaros connected at even strength for Philadelphia.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is hoping to play on Saturday when the Steelers host the St. Louis Rams. Roethlisberger says his injured left ankle is no worse after throwing 45 times in a 20-3 loss to San Francisco on Monday night.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison says the NFL should discipline the Cleveland Browns for how they handled Harrison's helmet-to-helmet hit on Cleveland quarterback Colt McCoy. Harrison practiced yesterday for the first time since being suspended for his collision with McCoy. Harrison says he understands the hit was illegal but wonders why the Browns let McCoy return to the game so quickly.

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Penn State overcame a cold night of shooting with some clutch 3-pointers yesterday as the Nittany Lions held off Cornell 74-67. Tim Frazier had 17 points for Penn State, Cammeron Woodyard and Trey Lewis added 13 each and Jermaine Marshall had 12.

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Sean Johnson's 14 points paced four double-figure scorers as Duquesne raced out to an early 15-point lead and stayed ahead of George Mason in the second half for a 75-64 win last night. T.J. McConnell and Eric Evans each scored 12 points for the Dukes.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — C.J. Aiken scored 20 points as Saint Joseph's defeated Coppin State 81-72 last night, tying coach Phil Martelli for the most victories in school history. Langston Galloway added 18 points, Carl Jones had 16 and Daryus Quarles 10 for the Hawks, who won their fourth consecutive game.

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Maggie Lucas scored 22 points to help Number 16 Penn State beat Bucknell 78-54 last night in the Nittany Lions' final non-league contest before Big Ten play starts next week. It was Lucas' fourth straight game topping 20 points for Penn State, which is now off until December 30th when it opens conference play against Nebraska.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — About two dozen fans gathered outside Joe Paterno's home last night to wish the former Penn State coach a happy 85th birthday and sing a Christmas carol. Paterno's son, quarterback coach Jay Paterno, thanked the crowd on behalf of his father. He said because of chemotherapy Paterno was a little weak so he couldn't come outside.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is lending his support to the first Winter Youth Olympics. The IOC says the Canadian star was chosen as the fifth and final "ambassador" for the games, which will take place in Austria, from January 13th-22nd.

NFL
Thursday, Dec. 22
Houston at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 24
Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Denver at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Washington, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Miami at New England, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 25
Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 26
Atlanta at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Phoenix 4, Carolina 3
Chicago 5, Montreal 1
Philadelphia 4, Dallas 1
Colorado 3, St. Louis 2
Vancouver 4, Detroit 2
San Jose 7, Tampa Bay 2
Thursday's Games
Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Florida at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Montreal at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
NBA PRESEASON
Wednesday's Games
Orlando 104, Miami 100
Boston 81, Toronto 73
New York 88, New Jersey 82
New Orleans 95, Memphis 80
Minnesota 85, Milwaukee 84
San Antonio 97, Houston 95
Utah 92, Portland 89
L.A. Clippers 108, L.A. Lakers 103
Thursday's Games
Charlotte at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday's Games
( 5) North Carolina 82 Texas 63
(22) Murray St. 78 UT-Martin 54
(24) Virginia 83 Seattle 77
Thursday's Games
No. 1 Syracuse vs. Tulane, 7 p.m.
No. 2 Ohio State vs. Miami (Ohio), 8:30 p.m.
No. 3 Kentucky vs. Loyola (Md.), 1 p.m.
No. 6 Baylor vs. Saint Mary's (Cal) at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 10:30 p.m.
No. 8 UConn vs. Fairfield, 7 p.m.
No. 9 Missouri vs. No. 25 Illinois at Scottrade Center, St. Louis, 9 p.m.
No. 10 Marquette vs. Milwaukee, 9 p.m.
No. 11 Florida vs. Florida State, 7 p.m.
No. 12 Kansas at Southern Cal, 11 p.m.
No. 14 Xavier vs. Long Beach State at the Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, 11 p.m.
No. 16 Georgetown vs. Memphis, 7 p.m.
No. 17 Indiana vs. UMBC, 6 p.m.
No. 18 Mississippi State vs. Northwestern State, 8 p.m.
No. 19 Michigan State vs. Lehigh, 9 p.m.
No. 20 Michigan vs. Bradley, 6:30 p.m.
No. 23 Creighton vs. Northwestern, 8:05 p.m.

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday's Games
( 1) Baylor 90 McNeese St. 50
( 2) UConn 72 Coll. of Charleston 24
(17) Georgetown 71 ( 7) Miami 46
( 8) Kentucky 90 Samford 61
(15) Texas Tech 75 W. Kentucky 38
(16) Penn St. 78 Bucknell 54
(24) Nebraska 80 S. Dakota St. 71

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Wednesday

2011-12-21T03:07:00.000-08:00

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A veteran Philadelphia sportswriter has been accused in a newspaper report of molesting children decades ago. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports three women and a man claim Bill Conlin groped and fondled them in the 1970s, when they were ages 7 to 12. Conlin is a Hall of Fame baseball writer and Philadelphia Daily News columnist. He retired yesterday from the paper.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin had three assists to move into a tie for the NHL scoring lead and the Pittsburgh Penguins snapped the Chicago Blackhawks' five-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory last night. Malkin assisted on goals by Chris Kunitz, James Neal and Tyler Kennedy, giving him points in all six games since Penguins captain Sidney Crosby left the lineup again because of concussion symptoms.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored 24 points, including 15 in the last 5:35 of the fourth quarter, to propel the Philadelphia 76ers to a 101-94 preseason victory over the Washington Wizards last night. JaVale McGee led Washington with 20 points, 12 in the fourth quarter. John Wall scored 17.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The lights weren't the only thing that went out in San Francisco. The Pittsburgh Steelers saw their opportunity to take control of the AFC disappear in a 20-3 loss to the 49ers. Injured quarterback Ben Roethlisberger passed for 330 yards, but also threw three interceptions. The Steelers were held without a touchdown for the first time in more than two years.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have hired former general manager Ed Wade as a special consultant. Wade was a GM for parts of 13 seasons for the Phillies between and the Houston Astros. He was fired last month after the Astros posted a franchise-worst mark of 56-106 this year.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Kris Joseph had 17 points, Scoop Jardine added 14 and Number 1 Syracuse cruised past Bucknell 80-61 last night. The Orange, who retained the Number 1 ranking for the second straight week after an 88-72 road win over North Carolina State on Saturday, won their 30th straight nonconference home game.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — J.J. Moore scored 15 points, Dante Taylor added 14 points and eight rebounds as Number 15 Pittsburgh crushed St. Francis 71-47 last night. The Panthers won their ninth straight by holding the Red Flash to 35 percent shooting and continuing their dominance on the glass.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Velton Jones scored 18 points and Lucky Jones added 16 points and nine rebounds off the bench as Robert Morris defeated Hampton 64-54 last night. Lucky Jones scored five points and Velton Jones four during a 12-4 run that increased a four-point lead for the Colonials to 59-47 with 5:53 remaining.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State's current message to prospective recruits sounds a bit unusual: Keep your options open until the school finally settles on a replacement for ousted Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno. Interim coach Tom Bradley says he wants to maintain transparency with potential Nittany Lions. Meanwhile, Joe Paterno turns 85 today.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Islanders 3, Winnipeg 2, SO
N.Y. Rangers 4, New Jersey 1
Washington 4, Nashville 1
Pittsburgh 3, Chicago 2
Ottawa 4, Buffalo 1
Phoenix 2, Florida 1
Calgary 2, Minnesota 1

Wednesday's Games
Phoenix at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Detroit at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

NBA PRESEASON
Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia 101, Washington 94
Detroit 90, Cleveland 89
Chicago 93, Indiana 85
Oklahoma City 87, Dallas 83
Denver 127, Phoenix 110
Sacramento 95, Golden State 91

Wednesday's Games
Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at Utah, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 1) Syracuse 80 Bucknell 61
( 2) Ohio St. 70 Lamar 50
( 3) Kentucky 82 Samford 50
( 4) Louisville 69 Coll. of Charleston 62
(15) Pittsburgh 71 St. Francis (Pa.) 47

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 3) Notre Dame 90 UCF 38
( 4) Stanford 97 ( 6) Tennessee 80
( 9) Duke 107 UNC Wilmington 45
(11) Ohio St. 88 S. Utah 50
(13) Georgia 63 Montana St. 49
(18) Green Bay 80 Ball St. 39
(20) Purdue 66 Oakland 47
(22) Texas 91 Grambling St. 38
(23) North Carolina 65 East Carolina 61

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Tuesday

2011-12-20T02:47:00.000-08:00

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers were lights-out in their return to prime time. They prevailed through a pair of power outages to beat ailing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-3 last night. The Steelers missed a key chance to take sole possession of first place in the AFC North and gain the AFC's Number 1 playoff seed.

DENVER (AP) — Ryan O'Reilly scored in the first round of a shootout and the Colorado Avalanche beat Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 last night for their sixth straight victory at home. Jean-Sebastien Giguere turned away a shot by Matt Read in the shootout and had 31 saves for the Avalanche.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles' playoff hopes are improving. The Eagles are still in the playoff hunt in a mediocre NFC East following a 45-19 rout over the New York Jets on Sunday. Now they will need those same Jets to beat the New York Giants on Saturday to keep them in contention.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A person close to Joe Paterno's family says the former Penn State coach is out of the hospital and showing signs of improvement after being treated for lung cancer. The person says Paterno's tumor is showing substantial reduction following radiation and chemotherapy. Paterno turns 85 tomorrow.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State interim coach Tom Bradley says he interviewed to keep the job on a permanent basis but doesn't know when the school might reach a decision. Bradley has declined to offer details on his interview other than to say he's excited to get the opportunity.

HOUSTON (AP) — Juan Fernandez scored 23 points and reached a career milestone, Ramone Moore added 15 points, and Temple pulled away in the second half last night to beat Rice 77-70. Fernandez came into the game needing three points to reach 1,000 for his career. He got to 1,001 on a layup 5:10 into the game, then kept scoring. For the game, Fernandez was 8 of 18 from the field, including 5 of 7 on 3-pointers.

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Khalid Lewis scored all 18 of his points in the second half to lead Delaware to a 70-66 victory over La Salle last night, snapping the Explorers' five-game winning streak. Kyle Anderson hit a jumper and 3-pointer to break the game's ninth tie and give the Blue Hens a 65-60 lead with 3:16 remaining.

NFL
Thursday's Game
Atlanta 41, Jacksonville 14

Saturday's Game
Dallas 31, Tampa Bay 15

Sunday's Games
New Orleans 42, Minnesota 20
Seattle 38, Chicago 14
Cincinnati 20, St. Louis 13
Carolina 28, Houston 13
Kansas City 19, Green Bay 14
Indianapolis 27, Tennessee 13
Miami 30, Buffalo 23
Washington 23, N.Y. Giants 10
Detroit 28, Oakland 27
New England 41, Denver 23
Arizona 20, Cleveland 17, OT
Philadelphia 45, N.Y. Jets 19
San Diego 34, Baltimore 14

Monday's Game
San Francisco 20, Pittsburgh 3

NHL
Monday's Games
Los Angeles 3, Toronto 2, SO
Colorado 3, Philadelphia 2, SO
Boston 3, Montreal 2
Dallas 5, Anaheim 3
Detroit 3, Edmonton 2
Vancouver 4, Minnesota 0

Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Washington, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Calgary, 9 p.m.

NBA PRESEASON
Monday's Games
Charlotte 79, Atlanta 77
Portland 110, Utah 90
L.A. Clippers 114, L.A. Lakers 95

Tuesday's Games
Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Denver, 9 p.m.
Golden State at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monday's Games
( 5) North Carolina 99 Nicholls St. 49
( 6) Baylor 95 Paul Quinn 54
( 7) Duke 90 UNC Greensboro 63
LSU 67 (10) Marquette 59
(11) Florida 82 MVSU 54
Davidson 80 (12) Kansas 74
(17) Indiana 107 Howard 50
(19) Michigan St. 89 UMKC 54
(21) UNLV 81 Louisiana-Monroe 63
(23) Creighton 83 Tulsa 64
(25) Illinois 64 Cornell 60

Tuesday's Games
No. 1 Syracuse vs. Bucknell, 7 p.m.
No. 2 Ohio State vs. Lamar, 8:30 p.m.
No. 3 Kentucky vs. Samford, 7 p.m.
No. 4 Louisville vs. College of Charleston, 9 p.m.
No. 15 Pittsburgh vs. St. Francis (Pa.), 7 p.m.

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monday's Games
(11) Ohio St. 88 Charlotte 58
Gonzaga 71 (13) Georgia 68
(14) Louisville 75 Washington St. 71
(19) Delaware 68 Providence 47
(21) DePaul 73 Illinois St. 54

Tuesday's Games
No. 3 Notre Dame vs. UCF, 7 p.m.
No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 6 Tennessee, 10 p.m.
No. 9 Duke vs. UNC Wilmington, 7 p.m.
No. 11 Ohio State vs. Southern Utah, 2 p.m.
No. 13 Georgia vs. Montana State at South Point Arena, Las Vegas, 6:30 p.m.
No. 18 Green Bay vs. Ball State, 8 p.m.
No. 20 Purdue vs. Oakland, Noon
No. 22 Texas vs. Grambling State, 8 p.m.
No. 23 North Carolina vs. East Carolina at the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Convention Center, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Friday

2011-12-16T03:37:00.000-08:00

MONTREAL (AP) — Andrei Meszaros scored 8:08 into the third, Mathieu Carle had three assists and the Philadelphia Flyers extended their winning streak to seven with a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens last night. Maxime Talbot, Harry Zolnierczyk and Wayne Simmonds also scored for the Flyers in the victory tempered by news that captain Chris Pronger will miss the rest of the regular season and playoffs because of severe post-concussion syndrome.

CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — An attorney for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky says his recent comments about some children needing instruction on how to shower did not apply to his client's conduct. Carlisle attorney Karl Rominger said during an interview with WHTM-TV earlier this week that troubled youths sometimes have to be taught basic life skills "like how to put soap on their body."

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Today's court hearing in Harrisburg for two Penn State officials will focus on exactly what they were told about child sex-abuse allegations in 2002. Former Vice President Gary Schultz and athletic director Tim Curley are charged with lying to a grand jury and failing to report sex-abuse allegations to police.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State has asked for more time to respond to an NCAA inquiry over the university's handling of child sex abuse accusations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Penn State said in a letter to the NCAA that answers to questions about the Sandusky case might come from other, separate investigations already in progress.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says his sprained left ankle feels better but he's still not sure when he will return to practice. Roethlisberger hopes he sees enough improvement over the next day or so to practice sometime before the Steelers play at San Francisco on Monday night.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Plaxico Burress credits Michael Vick for paving the way for his NFL comeback. The New York Jets wide receiver says if Vick hadn't been able to return to the league and be successful after serving prison time, he's not sure he would have been able to do the same.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have signed lefty Dontrelle Willis to a one-year contract, worth $850,000. The 30-year-old Willis was the 2003 NL Rookie of the Year with Florida and finished second in Cy Young Award voting in 2005. He was 1-6 with a 5.00 ERA for Cincinnati last year.

NFL
Thursday's Game
Atlanta 41, Jacksonville 14
Saturday's Game
Dallas at Tampa Bay, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday's Games
New Orleans at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Houston, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
New England at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
Cleveland at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m.
Baltimore at San Diego, 8:20 p.m.
Monday's Game
Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
Dallas 3, N.Y. Islanders 2
Carolina 4, Vancouver 3
Los Angeles 2, Columbus 1
Philadelphia 4, Montreal 3
Tampa Bay 5, Calgary 4, OT
St. Louis 4, N.Y. Rangers 1
Nashville 4, Detroit 3
Washington 1, Winnipeg 0
Phoenix 4, Edmonton 2
San Jose 5, Colorado 4
Friday's Games
Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games
(10) Missouri 104 Kennesaw St. 67
(14) Wisconsin 66 Savannah St. 33
(24) Murray St. 89 Lipscomb 65
Friday's Games
No games scheduled

WOMEN'S TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games
No games scheduled
Friday's Games
No. 7 Miami vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 7 p.m.
No. 23 DePaul vs. Arizona State, 8 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

2011-12-14T03:07:00.000-08:00

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scott Hartnell extended his goal-scoring streak to six games, Marc-Andre Bourdon got his first NHL goal and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 last night for their sixth straight victory. Philadelphia, which owns the best record in the Eastern Conference, built a 4-0 lead in the second period and coasted to the finish.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pavel Datsyuk had a goal and an assist and Jimmy Howard stopped 25 shots to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 victory over the injury-depleted Pittsburgh Penguins last night. Johan Franzen added his team-leading 14th goal for Detroit and Danny Cleary provided some insurance with a pair of late goals as the Red Wings won their third straight.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lawyers for two Penn State officials charged with perjury and failure to report suspected child sex-abuse say the two men won't waive their preliminary hearing later this week. Lawyers for Gary Schultz and Tim Curley say their clients are eager for Friday's hearing in Harrisburg. Meanwhile, former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky waived his preliminary hearing yesterday on child sex abuse charges.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is questionable for next Monday's game at San Francisco because of a sprained left ankle. Coach Mike Tomlin says Roethlisberger is "day-to-day" but is working hard to be on the field against the 49ers.

UNDATED (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison has been suspended for one game without pay for his hit last week on Browns quarterback Colt McCoy. NFL officials say the suspension is the result of Harrison's fifth illegal hit against a quarterback in the past three seasons. The NFL says Harrison won't be allowed at team facilities until next Tuesday, December 20th.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A person familiar with the deal says the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a one-year contract with lefty Dontrelle Willis. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal is pending a physical. Willis will make about $1 million.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mouphtaou Yarou had 13 points and 13 rebounds as rebuilding Villanova shook off a slow start to overcome Boston University 68-43 last night. Dominic Cheek chipped in with 14 points and seven rebounds as the unranked Wildcats avoided a third consecutive loss.

LEWISTON, N.Y. (AP) — Chris Fouch scored a season-high 24 points, hitting six 3-pointers, and Drexel held Niagara without a field goal for more than 14 minutes in the second half of a 71-58 victory last night. The Dragons had their own shooting woes in the first half, losing a nine-point lead en route to trailing 37-31 at the break. Drexel then broke the game open with a 29-4 run.

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

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
(14) Wisconsin 60 Milwaukee 54
(17) Mississippi St. 75 FAU 68
(20) Michigan 63 Ark.-Pine Bluff 50

Wednesday's Games
No. 2 Ohio State vs. South Carolina-Upstate, 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 Baylor vs. Bethune-Cookman, 8 p.m.

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 6) Tennessee 67 (11) Rutgers 61
(12) Ohio St. 83 Southern U. 49
(23) DePaul 78 Princeton 67

Wednesday's Games
No. 14 Louisville at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.
No. 24 Texas vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Noon

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Tuesday

2011-12-13T02:50:00.000-08:00

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former Penn State assistant football coach accused of molesting boys is set to face his accusers today. The preliminary hearing for Jerry Sandusky will last at least one day. Sandusky is charged with more than 50 counts of child sex abuse involving 10 boys. The accusers could testify publicly for the first time about what prosecutors say was years of child abuse. Sandusky admits showering with boys but says he didn't molest them.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Court officials setting media rules for the preliminary hearing for a former Penn State assistant football coach accused of molesting boys will allow real-time reporting from the courtroom. Officials say reporters will be allowed to email, send text messages and tweet from inside the courtroom in Centre County during Jerry Sandusky's hearing.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Every time the Philadelphia Eagles have won a game during this lost season, they've considered it a starting point. They've run out of time to turn things around, but they're still clinging to playoff hopes. A 26-10 win at Miami on Sunday coupled with the New York Giants' 37-34 victory at Dallas kept Philadelphia alive in the division race.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison doesn't think the NFL should fine him for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Cleveland quarterback Colt McCoy in last week's victory over the Browns. Harrison says he hasn't heard from the NFL and doesn't expect to. The 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year insists he did nothing wrong on the play.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is out indefinitely with concussion-like symptoms. Crosby says he noticed a recurrence of the problems that sidelined him for more than 10 months earlier this year following a 3-1 loss to Boston last week. Crosby sat out Pittsburgh's two-game road trip to Philadelphia and New York as a precaution but says he's noticed familiar symptoms during light workouts over the weekend.

VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) — Flyers center Claude Giroux will not make the trip to Washington for tonight's game as he recovers from a head injury. Giroux leads the NHL with 39 points. He was hit in the back of the head by teammate Wayne Simmonds on Saturday night against Tampa Bay.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have traded outfielder Ben Francisco to the Toronto Blue Jays for left-hander Frank Gailey. Francisco spent parts of three seasons with the Phils, hitting .259 with 17 home runs and 75 RBIs in 225 games. He hit a three-run, pinch-hit homer to lead the Phillies past St. Louis in Game 3 of the 2011 NL division series. The Cardinals won the series in five games.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired third baseman Casey McGehee from the Milwaukee Brewers in a trade for reliever Jose Veras. The move came hours after the Brewers agreed to terms with free-agent third baseman Aramis Ramirez yesterday.

NFL
Thursday's Game
Pittsburgh 14, Cleveland 3
Sunday's Games
New Orleans 22, Tennessee 17
Baltimore 24, Indianapolis 10
N.Y. Jets 37, Kansas City 10
Detroit 34, Minnesota 28
Houston 20, Cincinnati 19
Jacksonville 41, Tampa Bay 14
Atlanta 31, Carolina 23
Philadelphia 26, Miami 10
New England 34, Washington 27
Arizona 21, San Francisco 19
Denver 13, Chicago 10, OT
San Diego 37, Buffalo 10
Green Bay 46, Oakland 16
N.Y. Giants 37, Dallas 34
Monday's Game
Seattle 30, St. Louis 13
NHL
Monday's Games
New Jersey 5, Tampa Bay 4
Tuesday's Games
Los Angeles at Boston, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Dallas at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Columbus, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
San Jose at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Top 25 College Basketball
Tuesday's Games
No. 14 Wisconsin at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
No. 17 Mississippi State vs. Florida Atlantic, 9 p.m.
No. 20 Michigan vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 7 p.m.
Women's Top 25 Schedule
Tuesday's Games
No. 6 Tennessee at No. 11 Rutgers, 7 p.m.
No. 12 Ohio State vs. Southern U., 7:30 p.m.
No. 23 DePaul at Princeton, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

2011-12-12T07:23:00.000-08:00

MIAMI (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles forced three turnovers while scoring four times in a nine-minute span in the second quarter. They totaled nine sacks to beat the Miami Dolphins 26-10 yesterday. Michael Vick was back after missing three games with broken ribs. He threw for 208 yards and a touchdown. LeSean McCoy scored two touchdowns.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A source close to the family of Joe Paterno tells The Associated Press the former Penn State coach was admitted to the hospital yesterday after re-fracturing his pelvis following a fall at his home. Paterno initially injured the pelvis after a player accidentally blindsided him in preseason practice. Paterno is also being treated for lung cancer.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With his team in first place and the Winter Classic coming to town, it's a good time to be Ed Snider. The Philadelphia Flyers founder and owner is set for a more personal honor: Snider will be inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame today.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Shane Gibson led Sacred Heart with 22 points and seven rebounds, propelling the Pioneers to an 84-79 win over Lafayette yesterday. Chris Evans added 16 points and Stan Dulaire 15 for the Pioneers, who snapped a three-game losing slide ahead of a trip to Notre Dame next Monday.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Maggie Lucas scored 20 points, Nikki Greene added 14 and Number 17 Penn State defeated Maryland-Eastern Shore 76-51 yesterday. Alex Bentley had 11 points and a game-high nine assists as the Lady Lions shot 47 percent from the field. Penn State has averaged 80 points per game over its last six contests, going 5-1 during that stretch.

NFL
Thursday's Game
Pittsburgh 14, Cleveland 3
Sunday's Games
New Orleans 22, Tennessee 17
Baltimore 24, Indianapolis 10
N.Y. Jets 37, Kansas City 10
Detroit 34, Minnesota 28
Houston 20, Cincinnati 19
Jacksonville 41, Tampa Bay 14
Atlanta 31, Carolina 23
Philadelphia 26, Miami 10
New England 34, Washington 27
Arizona 21, San Francisco 19
Denver 13, Chicago 10, OT
San Diego 37, Buffalo 10
Green Bay 46, Oakland 16
N.Y. Giants 37, Dallas 34
Monday's Game
St. Louis at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
Chicago 3, San Jose 2, OT
N.Y. Rangers 6, Florida 1
Monday's Games
New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
(16) Alabama 62 Detroit 54
Murray St. 76 (21) Memphis 72
(24) Illinois 80 Coppin St. 63

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
( 1) Baylor 73 St. John's 59
( 5) Maryland 78 George Mason 50
( 6) Duke 93 SC-Upstate 35
( 7) Tennessee 84 (20) DePaul 61
( 8) Texas A&M 68 TCU 53
(10) Kentucky 101 Ark.-Pine Bluff 43
Cent. Michigan 75 (12) Purdue 62
(17) Penn St. 76 Md.-Eastern Shore 51
(18) North Carolina 93 ETSU 77
(19) Georgetown 59 George Washington 50
(22) Delaware 70 Wake Forest 57
(24) Oklahoma 72 Milwaukee 50

2011-12-10T02:42:00.000-08:00

PIAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

CLASS A SEMI FINALS

Southern Columbia 37

Penns Manor 6

Clairton 30

Sharpsville 8

CLASS AAA SEMI FINALS

Archbishop Wood 70

Allentown Central Catholic 14

Bishop McDevitt 41

Montour 32

HIGH SCHOOL OPENING NIGHT HOOPS

Boys

Shenandoah Valley 44

Pine Grove 43

Pottsville 64

Danville 59 OT

Mahanoy Area 47

Panther Valley 30

Jim Thorpe 55

Marian 42

Nativity 41

Lourdes 37

Tamaqua 56

Weatherly 27

Girls

Minersville 66

Pottsville 20

Marian 66

New Hope Charter 16

Lourdes 69

Bellefonte 23

Nativity 57

Moravian Academy 41

Blue Mountain 50

Whitehall 36

Mahanoy Area 35

Catasauqua 20

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The 76ers have agreed to a new multi-year
contract with restricted free agent forward Thaddeus Young. Sixers
president Rod Thorn said last week he'd match any reasonable offer
made to Philadelphia's top reserve. But they never let negotiations
get that far by signing him on the first day of training camp,
without having to match another team's offer.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger will be
sidelined indefinitely with concussion-like symptoms. Flyers
general manager Paul Holmgren says Pronger has complained of a
fairly persistent headache and sluggish feeling over the last few
days. Pronger will visit with two concussions specialists Wednesday
in Pittsburgh.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The 76ers have signed first-round draft pick
Nikola Vucevic and second-round pick Lavoy Allen on the first day
of NBA training camp. The Sixers took Vucevic, the 7-foot,
260-pound out of USC, with the 16th overall selection. The Sixers
stayed local in the second round, picking Temple forward Allen with
the 50th pick.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Holding onto their last breath of making the
postseason, the Eagles will once again attempt to fix the weakest
link of their weakest unit. In what has become almost a weekly
change, the Eagles are asking their forgotten man, Casey Matthews,
to return to the nickel defense this week when they travel to Miami
to face the Dolphins in a battle of a 4-8 teams tomorrow.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Lehigh's top receiver has been suspended
for Saturday's FCS quarterfinal at North Dakota State for
forwarding a message on social media that included a racial slur
against members of the Towson University team. The Division I
Football Championship Committee announced Thursday that it had also
reprimanded junior Ryan Spadola.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State will no longer license the
name, likeness or image of former coach Joe Paterno. A school
spokeswoman says the university sent notices this week to licensees
that Paterno's daughter, Mary Kay Hort, will now handle the
licensing program for JVP Properties. Penn State previously
assisted with licensing.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - UCLA swept four-time defending national
champion Penn State in the NCAA regional semifinals yesterday to
end the Nittany Lions' record 26-game postseason winning streak.
Aiyana Whitney had 12 kills for the eighth-seeded Nittany Lions in
the 25-20, 25-22, 25-21 loss.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Friday

2011-12-09T02:52:00.000-08:00

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger played through a painful left leg injury to lead the Steelers to a 14-3 victory over the Cleveland Browns last night. Roethlisberger passed for 280 yards and two touchdowns, including a 79-yard scoring strike to Antonio Brown with 2:52 remaining to help the Steelers win for the eighth time in their last nine games.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Danny Briere, Wayne Simmonds and Scott Hartnell each scored to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins last night. Penguins star Sidney Crosby missed the first of two games as a precaution following a collision with teammate Chris Kunitz in Monday night's loss to Boston.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The wife of ex-Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky says her husband is innocent of the child sex abuse allegations against him. Dottie Sandusky says his accusers are making up their stories. These are the first comments she's made since her husband was arrested last month and accused of molesting boys.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state agency has upheld Penn State's refusal to release records of a campus police investigation involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. The state Office of Open Records has ruled that Penn State doesn't have to release any records of the 1998 inquiry involving Jerry Sandusky.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State plans to cooperate with the Big Ten after the conference said it would review the child sex-abuse scandal at the school. The 12-member league also reserves the right to hand down sanctions pending its findings.

UNDATED (AP) — Penn State interim coach Tom Bradley hopes to sit down with acting athletic director David Joyner next week to talk about taking the job on a permanent basis. The longtime defensive coordinator took over November 9th after school trustees fired Hall of Famer Joe Paterno in the wake of child sex-abuse charges against retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have signed outfielder Laynce Nix to a $2.5 million, two-year contract. Nix batted .250 with a career-high 16 home runs and 44 RBIs in 124 games for the Washington Nationals last season. He started 79 games, including 59 in left field, 12 in right field and six at first base. The 32-year-old Nix is a left-handed hitter.

CORAOPOLIS, Pa. (AP) — Trevon Harmon tied his career high with 24 points, helping Cleveland State rally to overtake Robert Morris and then hold on for a 62-58 win last night. Harmon scored all 10 points for the Vikings in the final 3:04 of the first half, including a 30-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer, for a 27-24 halftime lead.

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Stan Okoye scored 22 points to lead six Virginia Military Institute players in double figures as the Keydets pulled away from Central Penn College 109-86 last night, snapping a four-game losing streak. VMI, which posted its highest point total of the season, led only 46-42 at halftime.

NFL
Thursday's Game
Pittsburgh 14, Cleveland 3
Sunday's Games
New Orleans at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Houston at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 1 p.m.
New England at Washington, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago at Denver, 4:05 p.m.
Buffalo at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
Oakland at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:20 p.m.
Monday's Game
St. Louis at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

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

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Game
( 9) UConn 67 (25) Harvard 53

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games
( 1) Baylor 72 Milwaukee 41
( 5) Maryland 108 Delaware St. 33
(10) Kentucky 72 ( 6) Duke 65
(11) Rutgers 68 Fordham 48
(21) Green Bay 72 Toledo 65
Fresno St. 69 (24) Oklahoma 66

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Thursday

2011-12-08T02:13:00.000-08:00

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky was taken to a Pennsylvania county jail after he was unable to post $250,000 cash bail. The former Penn State assistant coach was jailed yesterday after a brief court hearing. Sandusky faces new charges based on the testimony of two new accusers, including one who claims Sandusky molested him numerous times in a basement bedroom at Sandusky's home.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Claude Giroux scored 2:27 into overtime for the Philadelphia Flyers, who overcame a three-goal, first-period deficit and beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 last night. Rookie Matt Read, Scott Hartnell, and Jaromir Jagr scored in the second period, and Maxime Talbot added goals for Philadelphia, which led 4-3 in the third.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will miss the next two games as a precaution after he collided with teammate Chris Kunitz in Monday night's loss to Boston. General manager Ray Shero said yesterday the former MVP wasn't "feeling 100 percent" after running into Kunitz in the third period.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Until the Philadelphia Eagles are mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, they won't look toward the future or reflect on the past. The underachieving Eagles head to Miami on Sunday, and playing the Dolphins is all they're talking about.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Langston Galloway scored a career-high 30 points to lead Saint Joseph's to a 75-68 win over Boston University last night. Galloway shot 9 for 14 from the field, while making a career-best 6 of 8 3-pointers. His last one came with 2:11 to play after BU had cut the deficit to 66-61. The Hawks closed out the game 6 for 11 from the foul line.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Aaron Brown came off the bench to lead all scorers with 19 points as Temple posted a 77-58 win over Toledo last night, snapping the Rockets' six-game winning streak. The Owls never trailed and opened up an 18-point lead at 30-12 midway through the first half.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Washington 5, Ottawa 3
Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 4, OT
Carolina 5, Edmonton 3

Thursday's Games
Florida at Boston, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Chicago at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Dallas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

NFL
Thursday, Dec. 8
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 11
New Orleans at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Houston at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 1 p.m.
New England at Washington, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago at Denver, 4:05 p.m.
Buffalo at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
Oakland at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 12
St. Louis at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday's Games
( 5) Louisville 90 IUPUI 60
( 7) Duke 87 Colorado St. 64
( 8) Xavier 73 Butler 61
(12) Florida 78 Arizona 72, OT
(14) Wisconsin 70 Green Bay 42
Dayton 74 (16) Alabama 62
(22) Texas A&M 64 Sam Houston St. 37
(24) Illinois 48 St. Bonaventure 43

Thursday's Game
No. 9 UConn vs. No. 25 Harvard, 7 p.m.

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday's Games
( 3) Notre Dame 95 Marquette 42
(16) Texas Tech 88 Texas-Arlington 48
(18) North Carolina 95 Lipscomb 53
(19) Georgetown 82 Pittsburgh 54
(20) DePaul 69 St. John's 52
(23) Vanderbilt 99 UT-Martin 84

Thursday's Games
No. 1 Baylor vs. Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
No. 5 Maryland vs. Delaware State, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Duke at No. 10 Kentucky, 6 p.m.
No. 11 Rutgers vs. Fordham, 7:30 p.m.
No. 21 Green Bay at Toledo, 7 p.m.
No. 24 Oklahoma at Fresno State, 10 p.m

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Wednesday

2011-12-07T05:48:00.000-08:00

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State football bowl revenue this year will reach at least $2 million, $500,000 more than the amount the school promised last week would be donated to charities to raise awareness of child abuse issues. School president Rodney Erickson says the additional revenue will go toward helping establish a Penn State institute that would work in the treatment and prevention of child abuse.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State likely won't provide the NCAA all the answers it wants by next Friday's deadline for its inquiry into whether the school broke rules with its handling of the scandal that cost Joe Paterno his job. School president Rodney Erickson said yesterday the university would respond to the NCAA as a "work in progress."

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Chris Hoke's neck injury may force him to miss the rest of the season. Hoke visited with doctors on Monday to take a second look at the stinger the 10-year veteran sustained against Jacksonville in October.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns quarterback Colt McCoy is practicing and expects to start tomorrow against Pittsburgh. McCoy sprained his right knee in the first quarter of Sunday's loss to Baltimore. He was seen limping around the team's facility on Monday, but Browns coach Pat Shurmur said McCoy participated in yesterday's pre-practice walkthrough and "is ready to roll."

NEW YORK (AP) — Marcus Denmon had his second straight strong game from 3-point range, this time making six and scoring 28 points in Number 10 Missouri's 81-71 victory over Villanova in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden last night. The 6-foot-3 senior guard made seven 3s while scoring a career-high 31 points in the Tigers' last game against Northwestern State.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ashton Gibbs scored 20 points and Number 15 Pittsburgh rolled to its sixth straight win with a 97-70 victory over VMI yesterday. Nasir Robinson added 19 points, 14 rebounds and five assists for the Panthers, who shot 49 percent from the floor and made a season-high 13 3-pointers while easily outscoring the uptempo but overmatched Keydets.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Lijah Thompson scored 17 points and helped Robert Morris make a 7-2 closing run to defeat Duquesne 64-60 last night. Russell Johnson added 15 points and Velton Jones 13 for Robert Morris which is off to its best start in school history.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Maggie Lucas scored 20 points to help Number 17 Penn State cruise to a 66-28 victory over Virginia Tech last night. Nikki Greene added 14 points for the Nittany Lions and Alex Bentley had 11 to reach 1,000 for her career.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has refused to grant Lenny Dykstra a temporary restraining order against a man the former baseball player claims is threatening his finances and freedom. An attorney for Dykstra sought the order against Pennsylvania resident Daniel Herman. The filing accused Herman of trying to sabotage Dykstra's business interests and contact the judge handling the former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder's embezzlement case.

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

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 3) Syracuse 62 Marshall 56
( 4) North Carolina 97 Evansville 48
(10) Missouri 81 Villanova 71
(11) Marquette 79 Washington 77
(13) Kansas 88 Long Beach St. 80
(15) Pittsburgh 97 VMI 70
(21) Memphis 71 Miami 54

Wednesday's Games
No. 5 Louisville vs. IUPUI, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Duke vs. Colorado State, 7 p.m.
No. 8 Xavier at Butler, 9 p.m.
No. 12 Florida vs. Arizona, 7 p.m.
No. 14 Wisconsin vs. Green Bay, 8 p.m.
No. 16 Alabama at Dayton, 7 p.m.
No. 22 Texas A&M vs. Sam Houston State, 8 p.m.
No. 24 Illinois vs. St. Bonaventure, 9 p.m.

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 2) UConn 81 ( 8) Texas A&M 51
(14) Georgia 80 Mercer 43
(17) Penn St. 66 Virginia Tech 28

Wednesday's Games
No. 3 Notre Dame vs. Marquette, 7 p.m.
No. 16 Texas Tech vs. Texas-Arlington, 8 p.m.
No. 18 North Carolina vs. Lipscomb, 7 p.m.
No. 19 Georgetown at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
No. 20 DePaul vs. St. John's, 1 p.m.
No. 23 Vanderbilt at UT-Martin, 8 p.m.<

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Tuesday

2011-12-06T02:45:00.000-08:00

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gregory Campbell, Benoit Pouliot and Tyler Seguin scored, Tim Thomas stopped 45 shots, and the surging Boston Bruins kept rolling with a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins last night. The Bruins improved to 14-0-1 in their last 15 games. It's their longest point streak since the club went 17 games without a loss in 1983.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — No rest for the surging Steelers. Fresh off a 35-7 thumping of Cincinnati on Sunday, Pittsburgh doesn't have much time to get ready for the slumping Cleveland Browns on Thursday. Coach Mike Tomlin says he's pleased with how his team played against the Bengals. The Steelers won for the seventh time in eight games and remain tied with Baltimore atop the AFC North.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Eagles are finally getting their quarterback back. Too little, too late. Michael Vick returned to practice yesterday after missing three games with two broken ribs, and will play this weekend as last-place Philadelphia meets the Miami Dolphins.

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Julian Boyd scored 18 points and Jamal Olasewere had 17 points and 14 rebounds as Long Island University defeated Lafayette 82-80 last night for its third consecutive victory. Boyd got 16 of his points in the second half, including three baskets in a span of 53 seconds that gave the Blackbirds a 46-44 lead.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The president of the TicketCity Bowl says the scandal that emerged from the shocking child sex-abuse charges against former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky didn't factor into organizers' deliberations to select the Nittany Lions for the January 2nd game. Tom Starr says organizers focused on the positives, including Penn State's tradition-rich legacy.

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A lottery has been established for public seating for former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky's next court hearing on child sex-abuse charges. The Centre County Court of Common Pleas says applications for seating at the December 13th preliminary hearing would be accepted for 24 hours on the county's webpage starting tomorrow at noon. A random drawing will then be held to assign seats. Those who get seats will be notified on Friday.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The Daily is reporting that former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno had close business ties with board members of The Second Mile, the charity founded by alleged child molester and former Nittany Lions assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. The publication reports Paterno and three fellow investors secured financing to build a $125 million luxury retirement community around 2002.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert says he's asking the U.S. Education Department to help create advisory guidelines for universities about dealing with ball boys, ball girls and other minors on campus. Emmert tells The Associated Press he's contacted Education Secretary Arne Duncan to provide help with two of the ugliest scandals to hit college sports.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Final
San Diego
38
Jacksonville
14

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final
Boston
3
Pittsburgh
1

Final
Toronto
4
N-Y Rangers
2

Final
Ottawa
4
Tampa Bay
2

Final
Florida
5
Washington
4

Final 2OT
Phoenix
4
Chicago
3 (SO Phoenix 2-0)

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final 2OT
( 9) Miami
92
(11) Rutgers
81
Final
(22) Delaware
77
Yale
45

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

2011-12-05T02:44:00.000-08:00

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger passed for a pair of touchdowns and set a team record for career completions as the Steelers beat the Bengals 35-7 Sunday. Rashard Mendenhall and Mike Wallace also had two touchdowns and Antonio Brown returned a punt 60-yards for a score. The Steelers improve to 9-3.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's 9-yard strike to tight end David Johnson early in the fourth quarter of yesterday's win over the Bengals gave the QB the team record for pass completions -- passing Terry Bradshaw. Roethlisberger finished 15 of 23 for 176 yards and two touchdowns. Roethlisberger already holds nearly 40 team records.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State will face Houston in the Ticket City Bowl on January 2nd. The Nittany Lions are 9-3 and finished tied with Wisconsin for first in the Big Ten's Leaders Division. Houston was undefeated until Saturday's upset win by Southern Miss in the Conference USA title game.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Pittsburgh is bound for the second straight year for the BBVA Compass Bowl, where the Panthers will take on SMU January 7th. Pitt is making a fourth straight postseason appearance. The teams have split their first five meetings, 2-2-1.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pitt is losing three assistant coaches. Co-offensive coordinator Calvin Magee, tight ends coach Tony Dews and secondary coach Tony Gibson are pursuing other jobs, with all three of them having ties to former West Virginia and Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez, who became head coach at Arizona last month.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Temple and Wyoming will kick off the football bowl season when they meet up in the New Mexico Bowl on December 17th. The Owls are making their second bowl game in three years but had seen a 30 year drought between bowls before 2009.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Mississippi saw a career-high 27 points from Jarvis Summers and downed Penn State 72-70 at State College last night. The Rebels used a 12-5 run over the final 4:14 to seal the win and move to 7-1. The Nittany Lions fell to 6-3 with the loss.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Charles Hinkle scored 32 points as American University downed Saint Joseph's last night, 66-60. Carl Jones scored 13 points for the Hawks in the loss, while C. J. Aiken, Ronald Roberts and Halil Kanacevic added 11 points apiece.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Chelsea Gray had a triple double with 14 points, 11 rebounds and a school-record 13 assists as 7th-ranked Duke routed Pittsburgh 92-43 yesterday. Brianna Kiesel had 12 points to lead the Panthers, who shot 24 percent for the game.

NFL
Thursday's Game
Seattle 31, Philadelphia 14
Sunday's Games
Kansas City 10, Chicago 3
Houston 17, Atlanta 10
Denver 35, Minnesota 32
Carolina 38, Tampa Bay 19
Pittsburgh 35, Cincinnati 7
N.Y. Jets 34, Washington 19
Miami 34, Oakland 14
Tennessee 23, Buffalo 17
New England 31, Indianapolis 24
Baltimore 24, Cleveland 10
San Francisco 26, St. Louis 0
Arizona 19, Dallas 13, OT
Green Bay 38, N.Y. Giants 35
New Orleans 31, Detroit 17
Monday's Game
San Diego at Jacksonville, 8:30 p.m.
NHL
Sunday's Games
Colorado 4, Detroit 2
Minnesota 5, Anaheim 3
Vancouver 5, Calgary 1
Monday's Games
Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Boston at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m.
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
( 7) Baylor 69 Northwestern 41
Wichita St. 89 (18) UNLV 70
San Diego St. 64 (24) California 63
TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
( 1) Baylor 89 Minnesota 60
( 3) Notre Dame 76 Creighton 48
(13) Purdue 60 ( 4) Texas A&M 51
( 5) Stanford 93 Fresno St. 59
( 6) Maryland 76 American U. 42
( 7) Duke 92 Pittsburgh 43
( 8) Tennessee 73 (21) Texas 57
(12) Kentucky 74 (10) Louisville 54
(15) Georgia 75 Georgia Tech 68
(17) Ohio St. 69 (18) Oklahoma 63
(20) Georgetown 58 Rider 51
(23) Green Bay 75 N. Iowa 67
(24) Delaware 73 William & Mary 57
(25) Vanderbilt 70 High Point 54

Sports-Saturday, December 3, 2011

2011-12-03T06:02:00.000-08:00

PIAA Football Playoffs

Class AAA

Allentown Central Catholic 56

Shamokin 14

Class A

Southern Columbia 55

Pius X 25

Today’s Schedule

Class AA

Lancaster Catholic vs Mt Carmel, from Kemp Memorial Stadium in Shamokin-Noon ON T102

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Claude Giroux scored 3:29 into overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers rallied from a three-goal deficit for a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks, who collapsed in coach Bruce Boudreau's debut. Jaromir Jagr scored two power-play goals and Scott Hartnell tied it with 3:02 left in regulation for the Flyers.
Ilya Bryzgalov made 19 saves in Philadelphia's return from a five-day break.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Penguins are in Carolina to take on the Hurricanes tonight. The Pens are coming off a 2-1 victory over the Capitals on Thursday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eagles coach Andy Reid says he is focused on getting better and isn't concerned about his job security. Philadelphia lost 31-14 at Seattle Thursday night to fall to 4-8 on the season. Philadelphia, which has reached the playoffs nine of the last 11 years, needs to win its remaining four games to avoid
only its second losing record since 2000.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Troy Polamalu says he fears one day he will take a blow to the head that will result in serious long-term negative effects on his brain. But the Steelers safety says he isn't going to change his style of play or torpedo-like manner of tackling. It was his first comments to the media since being knocked out of a win against Kansas City due to concussion-like symptoms five days ago, Polamalu said he feels good.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Titans coach Mike Munchak says you can't believe everything you hear, saying he has not contacted his alma mater Penn State about its coaching vacancy. A StateCollege.com report linked the Titans head coach to the Penn State job though Munchak previously said he wouldn't be a candidate
for the position. The former Penn State lineman says he's focused on the Titans' game Sunday against Buffalo.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh and Syracuse meet on Saturday in what could best be described as a playoff game. Both the Panthers and the Orange need a win to become bowl eligible. This could be the final Big East game for both schools. Pitt and Syracuse are moving to the ACC by 2014, a move that could come sooner.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh junior point guard Travon Woodall is out a month with a groin strain and an abdominal tear. Coach Jamie Dixon says Woodall will need four to five weeks of rest but will not require surgery. Woodall sustained the injury in the 17th-ranked Panthers' 80-69 win over crosstown rival Duquesne on Wednesday.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Friday

2011-12-02T02:49:00.000-08:00

SEATTLE (AP) — Marshawn Lynch ran for 148 yards and a pair of first-half touchdowns and David Hawthorne returned Vince Young's third interception 77 yards for a clinching score with 4:24 remaining as the Seattle Seahawks beat the Philadelphia Eagles 31-14. Young finished with a career-high four interceptions. McCoy had a 1-yard touchdown run in the first half and caught a 2-yard shovel pass from Young that pulled the Eagles (4-8) within 10.

SEATTLE (AP) — Philadelphia cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha sustained a neck injury and is being examined for a head injury after hitting his head on the turf against the Seattle Seahawks. Asomugha was hurt in the second quarter last night on a pass intended for Seattle receiver Mike Williams. Backup Philadelphia safety Colt Anderson injured his left knee injury covering a punt. The team said Anderson would not return.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chris Kunitz scored the tiebreaking goal at 2:36 of the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington 2-1 to keep the Capitals winless under new coach Dale Hunter. Craig Adams also scored for the Penguins, who improved to 4-1-1 since captain Sidney Crosby returned to the lineup following an 11-month absence with a concussion.

NEW YORK (AP) — Gabe Knutson had 21 points to lead four double-figure scorers for Lehigh as the Mountain Hawks dropped Fordham 78-60 for their sixth straight win. Holden Greiner scored 18 points, C.J. McCollum 15 and Mackey McKnight 10 for the Mountain Hawks (6-2), who tied their longest winning streak since the team's Patriot League Championship season of 2009-10. The Mountain Hawks posted four players in double-figure scoring for the fifth consecutive game.

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) — Anthony Ervin scored 11 points to help St. Francis (Pa.) get off to a fast start and beat Monmouth (N.J.) 71-49 in the Northeast Conference opener for both teams. The win snaps a six game losing streak for St. Francis.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Coron Williams and Velton Jones combined for 37 points and Robert Morris rode its backcourt to a big first half and an easy 66-54 win over Fairleigh Dickinson in the teams' Northeast Conference opener.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Attorneys for someone claiming to have been molested by a former Penn State assistant football coach have settled a lawsuit aimed at keeping solvent a charity the coach founded. A pair of Harrisburg lawyers sued to prevent The Second Mile charity from dissolving or transferring its assets. They announced the settlement Thursday. They say the charity must obtain court approval before transferring assets or closing.(backslash)

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Penn State isn't disclosing information that could shed light on the child sex-abuse case involving a former assistant football coach because the state open records law gives the institution special status. That may soon change. Pennsylvania lawmakers are questioning those protections while the university denies requests for records showing what key figures knew about the allegations before Jerry Sandusky was charged last month with molesting children.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State's new president says the school will have a wide-open search for a new football coach, focusing on candidates with honesty and integrity. President Rod Erickson says in an interview with The Associated Press that one of the top criteria for Hall of Famer Joe Paterno's replacement would be how the candidate "would fit into the value system of Penn State," also citing a commitment to academics as one of the characteristics.

NFL
Thursday's Game
Seattle 31, Philadelphia 14
Sunday's Games
Kansas City at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Houston, 1 p.m.
Denver at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Washington, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Miami, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at New England, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.
Dallas at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
Green Bay at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m.
Detroit at New Orleans, 8:20 p.m.
Monday's Game
San Diego at Jacksonville, 8:30 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
Columbus 4, Calgary 3, SO
San Jose 4, Montreal 3, SO
Pittsburgh 2, Washington 1
N.Y. Rangers 5, Carolina 3
Dallas 3, Ottawa 2
Winnipeg 1, Phoenix 0
Nashville 6, Vancouver 5
Los Angeles 2, Florida 1
Friday's Games
Detroit at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Columbus at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games
( 1) Kentucky 81 St. John's 59
Georgetown 57 (12) Alabama 55
Friday's Games
No. 4 Syracuse vs. No. 10 Florida, 6:30 p.m.
No. 6 Louisville vs. No. 20 Vanderbilt, 8:30 p.m.
No. 13 Missouri vs. Northwestern State, 8 p.m.

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday's Games
( 7) Duke 64 (13) Purdue 53
( 9) Miami 76 Michigan St. 60
(24) Delaware 81 Princeton 70Friday, Dec. 2
No. 3 Notre Dame vs. Pennsylvania, 7 p.m.
No. 11 Rutgers vs. Florida at Daytona Beach, Fla., 8 p.m.
No. 23 Green Bay vs. Marquette, 8 p.m.
No. 25 Vanderbilt vs. Denver, 8 p.m.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Thursday

2011-12-01T02:45:00.000-08:00

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State students say they're glad the university held a forum for them to discuss the child sex abuse charges against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. They say it will help in the healing process. Penn State's new president says the university will raise the visibility of ethics "to a new level."

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Vick will miss his third straight game because of broken ribs when the Eagles play at Seattle tonight. Vince Young will start for the Eagles. The two-time Pro Bowl quarterback is 1-1 in his first two starts.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers rookie tight end Weslye Saunders was so excited after scoring his first NFL touchdown in a 13-9 win over Kansas City last week he forgot to do the dance he prepared for the occasion. Saunders won't make the same mistake the next time he meets the end zone, though he remembered to keep the ball. He called it proof his long journey to the NFL was worth it.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers kept busy for a team with no games on the schedule. They have new owners. They fired their general manager. They even retired their mascot. All they needed was players and a season. The Sixers can return to their practice facility today for the first time since the lockout began on July 1st.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State could have a replacement for fired football coach Joe Paterno by the end of the year. School president Rod Erickson says the school hopes to have a new coach in place by the Nittany Lions' bowl game. Number 23 Penn State should learn its postseason destination by this weekend.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ashton Gibbs scored 18 points and Number 17 Pittsburgh downed crosstown rival Duquesne 80-69 last night in the annual City Game. Dante Taylor added 15 points and Lamar Patterson scored 10 for the Panthers, who dominated the glass to overcome serious turnover problems and beat the Dukes for the 11th straight time.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — C.J. Aiken had 13 points and nine blocks as Saint Joseph's defeated Drexel 62-48 last night. Aiken, who tied his career-high in blocks, helped the Hawks set a school record with 16 rejections. That breaks the old record of 12 set against Cleveland State on December 2nd, 1987.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Earl Pettis led four La Salle players in double figures with 15 points, and the Explorers defeated Northeastern 68-51 last night. After shooting 36 percent in the first half, La Salle made 63 percent from the field in the second half. The Explorers were 7 of 8 from 3-point range after halftime, a strong contrast to the 2-for-12 performance from behind the arc in the first half.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Zhaque Gray scored 25 points and Number 16 Penn State snapped a three-game losing streak in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge by defeating Number 14 North Carolina 103-84 last night. All five Lady Lions starters scored in double figures. Leading scorer Maggie Lucas had 21 points despite sitting out most of the second half with four fouls.

NFL
Thursday, Dec. 1
Philadelphia at Seattle, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 4
Kansas City at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Houston, 1 p.m.
Denver at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Washington, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Miami, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at New England, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.
Dallas at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
Green Bay at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m.
Detroit at New Orleans, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 5
San Diego at Jacksonville, 8:30 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Minnesota 3, Edmonton 2, SO
Boston 6, Toronto 3
Detroit 4, Tampa Bay 2
Colorado 6, New Jersey 1
Anaheim 4, Montreal 1
Thursday's Games
Pittsburgh at Washington, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
Columbus at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Nashville at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Florida at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Montreal at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday's Games
( 5) North Carolina 60 ( 9) Wisconsin 57
(15) Kansas 77 FAU 54
(17) Pittsburgh 80 Duquesne 69
(18) UNLV 94 UC Santa Barbara 88, 2OT
(19) Gonzaga 73 Notre Dame 53
(25) Texas A&M 56 Alcorn St. 44

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday's Games
( 1) Baylor 91 Texas Southern 39
( 2) UConn 92 Towson 31
( 5) Stanford 93 UC Davis 44
( 6) Maryland 74 Michigan 65
(11) Rutgers 71 Temple 50
(16) Penn St. 103 (14) North Carolina 84
(15) Georgia 85 SC State 48
(17) Ohio St. 78 Florida St. 75, OT
(19) Texas Tech 85 Texas St. 40
(20) Georgetown 70 Coppin St. 54
(25) Vanderbilt 83 Austin Peay 51

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Wednesday

2011-11-30T02:50:00.000-08:00

NEW YORK (AP) — John Mitchell and Brad Richards scored 90 seconds apart in New York's four-goal second period, and the Rangers held on to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 last night for their third consecutive win. Ryan Callahan and Marian Gaborik both had a goal and assist in the period, and Richards added two assists as New York won its seventh straight at home and 10th in 12 games overall.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says safety Troy Polamalu is free of concussion symptoms and "all things are positive" for the AFC North showdown with the Cincinnati Bengals. Polamalu left Sunday's 13-9 win at Kansas City when his helmet struck Steve Maneri's knee.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Coaches on the Philadelphia Eagles are showing more fight than their players. Defensive line coach Jim Washburn and offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg had a heated exchange during Sunday's loss to New England that required a follow-up talk with head coach Andy Reid. Reid says, "Things happen, it's an emotional game."

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The lawyer for a young man described by prosecutors as a sexual abuse victim of former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky says he's been distressed to hear Sandusky's attorney dispute the charges. Slade McLaughlin says his client stands by the allegations and sees the strategy as putting him on trial instead of Sandusky. The young man is described as Victim 1 in the grand jury report.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Court hearings have been delayed for two Penn State administrators charged with lying to a grand jury investigating child sex abuse allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Athletic director Tim Curley is on administrative leave, while Gary Schultz has retired as a vice president. Officials say their preliminary hearings have been pushed back to December16th.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zack Rosen had 20 points, five assists and played the entire game, as Penn outlasted Manhattan 75-72 last night. Miles Cartwright had 14 points and three steals and the Quakers snapped a three-game losing streak.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon tries to treat his team's annual game against crosstown rival Duquesne as just another nonconference matchup. The players on both sides beg to differ. The 17th-ranked Panthers and the Dukes spend the summer playing with and against each other in pickup games. They know the other's tendencies, their strengths and their weaknesses.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Islanders 2, Buffalo 1
St. Louis 2, Washington 1
Florida 3, Carolina 1
N.Y. Rangers 4, Pittsburgh 3
Ottawa 6, Winnipeg 4
Phoenix 4, Chicago 1
Calgary 1, Nashville 0
Vancouver 4, Columbus 1
Wednesday's Games
Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Montreal at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 2) Ohio St. 85 ( 3) Duke 63
( 4) Syracuse 84 E. Michigan 48
( 7) Baylor 90 Prairie View 54
Virginia 70 (14) Michigan 58
Loyola Marymount 75 (23) Saint Louis 68
Wednesday's Games
No. 5 North Carolina vs. No. 9 Wisconsin, 9:30 p.m.
No. 15 Kansas vs. FAU, 8 p.m.
No. 17 Pittsburgh at Duquesne, 7 p.m.
No. 18 UNLV at UC Santa Barbara, 10 p.m.
No. 19 Gonzaga vs. Notre Dame, 11:15 p.m.
No. 25 Texas A&M vs. Alcorn State, 8 p.m.
TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 8) Tennessee 82 Middle Tennessee 43
(10) Louisville 105 Murray St. 62
Wednesday Games
No. 1 Baylor vs. Texas Southern, 8 p.m.
No. 2 UConn vs. Towson, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Stanford vs. UC Davis, 10 p.m.
No. 6 Maryland vs. Michigan, 7 p.m.
No. 11 Rutgers vs. Temple, 7:30 p.m.
No. 14 North Carolina at No. 16 Penn State, 6:30 p.m.
No. 15 Georgia vs. South Carolina State, 7 p.m.
No. 17 Ohio State vs. Florida State, 8:30 p.m.
No. 19 Texas Tech vs. Texas State, 8 p.m.
No. 20 Georgetown at Coppin State, 7 p.m.
No. 25 Vanderbilt at Austin Peay, 8 p.m.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Tuesday

2011-11-29T02:47:00.000-08:00

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The person known as "Victim 1" in the Penn State child sex-abuse case has hired legal counsel. Philadelphia-area lawyers Michael Boni and Slade McLaughlin say they've been retained to represent Victim 1 and his mother. Authorities say Victim 1 is among eight boys molested over 15 years by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A charity for at-risk children founded by a former Penn State assistant football coach now charged with molesting boys is telling its donors to give their money to the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape instead. The Second Mile told The Associated Press about the recommendation before posting the news on its website. The decision is the latest sign its days may be numbered.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The search is on for fired football coach Joe Paterno's replacement. A Penn State trustee and the head coach of the four-time defending national champion women's volleyball team are part of a six-person university committee that will lead the search. The school says the committee headed by acting athletic director Dave Joyner will meet this week.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh authorities expect to investigate allegations by a man who says he was molested by former Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine in a local hotel room nine years ago. Pittsburgh police say the department is aware of the accusations made by Zach Tomaselli of Maine.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fans are calling for Andy Reid's dismissal more vehemently than ever. Assistant coaches are arguing on the sideline. A disgruntled star player isn't giving his best effort. There's no saving the Philadelphia Eagles this season. The best team money can buy turned out to be a whole lot of wasted dollars.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers remain in the thick of the AFC playoff race, but they know they have to play much better than they did in Sunday's sloppy 13-9 win over Kansas City. The Steelers improved to 8-3 by winning for the sixth time in seven games, but they had trouble on both sides of the ball.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger will have surgery on his left knee today. He's expected to miss a month. It's been a tough season for Philadelphia's captain. He's also missed six games with an eye injury.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — C.J. McCollum scored 23 points and Lehigh used a hot-shooting second half to beat Quinnipiac 86-75 last night. Lehigh outscored Quinnipiac 24-16 in the paint in the second half and led 34-28 in that category for the game.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh coach Todd Graham is hoping the Panthers can salvage a disappointing season with a bowl berth. Pitt heads into its season finale on Saturday against Syracuse needing a win to become bowl eligible. It's not where the team picked to finish second in the conference expected to be heading into the first weekend of December.

NFL
Thursday's Games
Green Bay 27, Detroit 15
Dallas 20, Miami 19
Baltimore 16, San Francisco 6
Sunday's Games
Arizona 23, St. Louis 20
Tennessee 23, Tampa Bay 17
Cincinnati 23, Cleveland 20
N.Y. Jets 28, Buffalo 24
Houston 20, Jacksonville 13
Carolina 27, Indianapolis 19
Atlanta 24, Minnesota 14
Oakland 25, Chicago 20
Washington 23, Seattle 17
Denver 16, San Diego 13, OT
New England 38, Philadelphia 20
Pittsburgh 13, Kansas City 9
Monday's Game
New Orleans 49, N.Y. Giants 24

NHL
Monday's Games
Minnesota 3, Tampa Bay 1
Dallas 3, Colorado 1
Nashville 2, Edmonton 1
Los Angeles 2, San Jose 0
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Washington, 7 p.m.
Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Nashville at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Columbus at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monday's Games
( 6) Louisville 79 Long Beach St. 66
(10) Florida 96 Stetson 70
(11) Xavier 82 (20) Vanderbilt 70, OT
(16) Marquette 88 Jacksonville 56
(22) Memphis 70 Jackson St. 45
(24) California 73 McNeese St. 57
Tuesday's Games
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Duke, 9:30 p.m.
No. 4 Syracuse vs. Eastern Michigan, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Baylor vs. Prairie View, 8 p.m.
No. 14 Michigan at Virginia, 7 p.m.
No. 23 Saint Louis at Loyola Marymount, 10 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
No. 8 Tennessee vs. Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m.
No. 10 Louisville vs. Murray State, 7 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

2011-11-28T07:21:00.000-08:00

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger threw a short touchdown pass to Weslye Saunders and the Pittsburgh Steelers took advantage of four turnovers by Tyler Palko to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 13-9 last night. Playing with a broken thumb on his throwing hand, Roethlisberger was 21 of 31 for 193 yards and an interception for the Steelers, whose defense lost All-Pro safety Troy Polamalu to an injury in the first quarter.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tom Brady threw for 361 yards and three touchdowns and the New England Patriots beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-20 yesterday in a rematch of the 2005 Super Bowl. Filling in for the injured Michael Vick for the second straight game, Vince Young couldn't keep Philadelphia's fading playoff hopes alive despite a career-best 400 yards passing.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Evan Roquemore hit two go-ahead free throws with 4.3 seconds remaining as Santa Clara finished with a 10-0 run to beat Villanova 65-64 in yesterday's third-place game of the 76 Classic. After JayVaughn Pinkston missed the front end of a 1-and-1, Roquemore was fouled while grabbing the rebound. His free throws completed a nine-point comeback over the final three minutes.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ashton Gibbs scored 21 points and Cameron Wright added a career-high 13 as Number 17 Pittsburgh rolled past Robert Morris 81-71 yesterday. The Panthers won their third straight by shooting 55 percent from the field in the first half and playing with a defensive intensity they have lacked at times early in the season.

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — A'uston Calhoun scored 16 points, including slamming home a dunk with 13 seconds left for the game's final margin, to lead Bowling Green over Temple 67-64 yesterday. Trailing 63-60 with 2:50 left to play, the Falcons went on a 7-1 run the rest of the way and used some timely defense to seal the comeback win.

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Bryson Johnson scored 20 points and was o
ne of three Bucknell players to go 2-for-2 at the foul line in the game's final 31 seconds, leading the Bison in a 54-50 win over Morehead State yesterday. Kahlil Owens' layup put the Eagles up 45-43 with just under three minutes to play, but Bucknell's foul shooting would spark a game-winning run for the Bison in the TicketCity Legends Classic's Lewisburg subregional.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin was furious — not when he spiked the ball, but after he was penalized for doing so. With the Nittany Lions already trailing 14-7 early in the second quarter of Saturday's game at Wisconsin, tight end Andrew Szczerba was penalized for a false start. McGloin spiked the ball, and was shocked when officials called a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on him to back the Nittany Lions up a total of 20 yards.

NFL
Thursday's Games
Green Bay 27, Detroit 15
Dallas 20, Miami 19
Baltimore 16, San Francisco 6
Sunday's Games
Arizona 23, St. Louis 20
Tennessee 23, Tampa Bay 17
Cincinnati 23, Cleveland 20
N.Y. Jets 28, Buffalo 24
Houston 20, Jacksonville 13
Carolina 27, Indianapolis 19
Atlanta 24, Minnesota 14
Oakland 25, Chicago 20
Washington 23, Seattle 17
Denver 16, San Diego 13, OT
New England 38, Philadelphia 20
Pittsburgh 13, Kansas City 9
Monday's Game
N.Y. Giants at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
Ottawa 4, Carolina 3
St. Louis 2, Columbus 1
Calgary 5, Minnesota 2
Toronto 5, Anaheim 2
Monday's Games
Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Nashville at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
(13) Alabama 72 VCU 64
(17) Pittsburgh 81 Robert Morris 71
(21) Missouri 88 Binghamton 59
(24) Mississippi St. 82 North Texas 59

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
( 1) Baylor 76 ( 6) Tennessee 67
( 2) UConn 78 Dayton 38
( 9) Miami 92 Longwood 43
(10) Georgia 81 Northeastern 61
(14) Kentucky 90 MVSU 51
(16) North Carolina 76 Kennesaw St. 62
(18) Ohio St. 77 (20) LSU 68
(19) Texas Tech 94 Louisiana-Monroe 54
(21) Georgetown 64 UNLV 45
California 59 (22) Virginia 50
(23) DePaul 88 Northwestern 72
(24) Texas 71 Hawaii 50

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

2011-11-26T05:22:00.000-08:00

High School Football Scoreboard

Class AA

Mount Carmel 28, Bloomsburg 0

West Catholic 28, Springfield Township 7

Lancaster Catholic 21, Wyomissing 14

Pen Argyl 50, GAR 20

Class A

Southern Columbia 45, Old Forge 34

Calvary Christian vs. Pius X, 1 p.m. Salisbury High School

Class AAA

Shamokin 27, Clearfield 26, OT

Allentown Central Catholic 61, Valley View 54

Bishop McDevitt 42, Red Land 7

Lampeter Strasburg 24, West York 13

PENNSYLVANIA SPORTS MINUTE

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Penguins doubled up the Senators 6-3 last
night in Pittsburgh. Chris Kunitz, Tyler Kennedy, Steve Sullivan,
Evegni Malkin, Pascal Dupuis and Jordan Staal scored for the Pens.
Marc Andre-Fleury stopped 24 shots in goal.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Claude Giroux had two goals, backup Sergei
Bobrovsky made 23 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the
Montreal Canadiens 3-1 yesterday. Jakub Voracek also scored for the
Flyers, who got all of their offense in the second period.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Shawne Alston rushed for two
second-half touchdowns, including a 1-yarder with 6:10 left, and
West Virginia came from 10 points down to beat Pittsburgh 21-20
last night. West Virginia sacked Tino Sunseri 10 times, including
four on Pittsburgh's final drive, when time ran out on the
Panthers.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Khem Birch had 15 points and 10 rebounds,
Ashton Gibbs scored 16 points and Number 17 Pittsburgh pulled away
late against pesky Penn for a 78-58 win in the Philly Hoop Group
Classic last night. Zack Rosen led the Quakers with 22 points on 6
of 10 3-pointers. Tyler Bernardini had 14.

MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Big Ten Leaders division title is on the
line today when the 20th-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions visit
Number 15 Wisconsin this afternoon. The Lions are looking to
salvage a season ravaged by the off-field child sex abuse scandal
that cost legendary coach Joe Paterno his job. The winner of this
game plays Michigan State for the Big Ten title in Indianapolis
next week.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Already expected to be without LaMarr Woodley
for tomorrow's game in Kansas City, the Steelers have added All-Pro
linebacker to their injury report. James Harrison was a limited
participant in yesterday's practice due to a back that underwent
two surgeries this offseason. Unlike Woodley, Harrison is listed as
probable against the Chiefs and is expected to play.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bernard Pierce ran wild in the second half
Saturday and finished with 189 yards and three touchdowns in
Temple's 34-16 victory over Kent State in Mid-American Conference
play. The Owls have won eight games or more for three straight
seasons for the first time in school history. With its third
straight victory, Temple is bowl-eligible for the third straight
season.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Jordair Jett scored 19 points, and Saint
Louis used its long-range shooting to beat Villanova 80-68
yesterday in the semifinals of the 76 Classic. Saint Louis hit 14
of 27 3-pointers. Kyle Cassity made four 3s and Cody Ellis had
three.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Velton Jones scored 14 points to lead Robert
Morris to a 51-44 victory yesterday over La Salle in the Philly
Hoop Group Classic at the Palestra. Jones was 4 for 15 from the
floor for Robert Morris. Sam Mills was the only Explorer in double
figures with 15 points.

NEW YORK (AP) - Ex-Flyers star Eric Lindros and former Rangers
great Brian Leetch are expected to play in the Winter Classic
Alumni Game on New Year's Eve in Philadelphia. The Flyers' alumni
roster also includes John LeClair, Mark Recchi and Rick Tocchet,
and will be coached by Pat Quinn.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Final 2OT Detroit 3 Boston 2 (SO Detroit 2-1)
Final Philadelphia 3 Montreal 1
Final New Jersey 1 N-Y Islanders 0
Final Chicago 6 Anaheim 5
Final Edmonton 5 Minnesota 2
Final N-Y Rangers 6 Washington 3
Final Columbus 5 Buffalo 1
Final Pittsburgh 6 Ottawa 3
Final Winnipeg 3 Carolina 1
Final OT Tampa Bay 2 Florida 1
Final St. Louis 2 Calgary 0
Final 2OT Toronto 4 Dallas 3
Final Vancouver 5 Phoenix 0

Saturday's Games

N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 2 p.m.
Edmonton at Colorado, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Boston, 7 p.m.
Washington at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Florida at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Chicago at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Toronto 4, St. John's 3, OT
Adirondack 5, Springfield 1
Bridgeport 6, Connecticut 2
Oklahoma City 5, Grand Rapids 4
Portland 4, Worcester 3, OT
Hershey 3, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2, SO
Lake Erie 5, Hamilton 1
Norfolk 5, Providence 1
Syracuse 4, Binghamton 1
Rochester 4, Albany 2
Rockford 7, Peoria 3
Texas 2, Houston 1, OT
San Antonio 5, Abbotsford 0

Saturday's Games

Toronto at St. John's, 6 p.m.
Portland at Worcester, 7 p.m.
Lake Erie at Hershey, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Connecticut at Springfield, 7 p.m.
Albany at Adirondack, 7 p.m.
Bridgeport at Manchester, 7 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m.
Providence at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
Hamilton at Rochester, 7:35 p.m.
Peoria at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Houston at Texas, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Rockford, 8:05 p.m.

TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Final ( 1) L-S-U 41 ( 3) Arkansas 17
Final ( 8) Houston 48 Tulsa 16
Final (22) Nebraska 20 Iowa 7

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final ( 1) North Carolina 87 South Carolina 62
Final ( 3) Ohio St. 80 Valparaiso 47
Final UCF 68 ( 4) UConn 63
Final ( 5) Syracuse 69 Stanford 63
Final ( 7) Louisville 59 Ohio 54
Final (10) Florida 107 Jacksonville 62
Final (11) Wisconsin 66 Bradley 43
Final (12) Xavier 70 Georgia 56
Final (17) Pittsburgh 78 Penn 58
Final (18) Vanderbilt 95 Monmouth (NJ) 73
Final Harvard 46 (22) Florida St. 41
Final (24) Mississippi St. 76 UT-Martin 50

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final ( 2) UConn 74 Fairleigh Dickinson 28
Final ( 3) Stanford 80 Xavier 64
Final ( 4) Notre Dame 80 Southern Cal 58
Final ( 5) Texas A&M 71 Temple 59
Final ( 7) Duke 97 Gardner-Webb 31
Final ( 8) Maryland 84 FIU 52
Final (11) Louisville 85 Florida St. 76
Final (12) Oklahoma 76 Liberty 45
Final (13) Rutgers 59 Georgia Tech 40
Final (14) Kentucky 73 Sam Houston St. 52
Final OT (15) Purdue 46 Kansas St. 42
Final (17) Penn St. 66 Iowa St. 59
Final (18) Ohio St. 84 Stony Brook 37
Final (19) Texas Tech 94 UMKC 67
Final (24) Texas 79 (22) Virginia 53
Final West Virginia 63 (25) UCLA 54

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Wednesday

2011-11-23T02:40:00.000-08:00

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby says he's tired but healthy after his impressive season debut. The Pittsburgh Penguins star participated in a spirited hour-long practice yesterday, barely 12 hours after he capped his 10-month comeback from concussion-like symptoms with two goals and two assists in a 5-0 win over the New York Islanders.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says quarterback Ben Roethlisberger should play on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. Roethlisberger broke his right thumb in the second half of the Steelers' win over the Cincinnati Bengals on November 13th.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nasir Robinson scored 17 points and Number 17 Pittsburgh clamped down on defense in the final minutes to put away La Salle 73-69 last night. Ashton Gibbs added 14 points for the Panthers while Travon Woodall had 12 points, 10 assists and a pivotal block in the waning seconds.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Latif Rivers scored 18 points, and Wagner made its final 10 free throws to defeat Pennsylvania 71-65 last night. The Seahawks made 85.7 percent of their free throws, including 10 of 11 in the second half.

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Jim Mower hit a school-record 10 3-pointers en route to a career-high 37 points as Lafayette rallied to defeat Fairleigh Dickinson 85-74 last night. Mower, a senior guard, came into the game needing 19 points to surpass1,000 career points. He shot 12 of 16 from the field and 10 of 13 from beyond the arc to break the previous mark of nine 3-pointers.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Lynetta Kizer scored a career-high 25 points, Alyssa Thomas added 21, and Number 8 Maryland remained unbeaten with a 94-71 victory over Saint Joseph's last night. Tianna Hawkins contributed 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Laura Mincy had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Terrapins, who have won all their games by double figures.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Khadijah Rushdan scored 16 points and Number 13 Rutgers turned in its best defensive effort of the season with a 68-40 victory over Lehigh last night. April Sykes added 11 points and Monique Oliver had 10 as the Scarlet Knights (4-0) continued their best start since 2005-06.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State interim coach Tom Bradley says he would like to coach the Nittany Lions on a permanent basis. The longtime defensive coordinator took over for Joe Paterno after the Hall of Famer got fired by school trustees in the aftermath of child sex abuse charges against retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A judge says those involved in the case of former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky can't disclose the name of an individual described by his lawyers as a victim of and witness to child sexual abuse. The judge signed an order yesterday at the request of two State College attorneys that instructs court officials and the parties to refer to him as "John Doe."

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 1
Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 2
Edmonton 6, Nashville 2
Wednesday's Games
Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Columbus at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Washington, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Detroit, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Chicago at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 1) North Carolina 102 Tennessee St. 69
( 6) Duke 82 (15) Michigan 75
( 7) Louisville 54 Arkansas St. 27
( 8) Memphis 99 Tennessee 97, 2OT
( 9) Baylor 70 SC State 50
(11) Wisconsin 77 UMKC 31
(14) Kansas 72 UCLA 56
(17) Pittsburgh 73 La Salle 69
(21) Missouri 92 (20) California 53
Wednesday's Games
No. 2 Kentucky vs. Radford, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Ohio State vs. VMI, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Syracuse vs. Virginia Tech at Madison Square Garden, 9 p.m.
No. 6 Duke vs. No. 14 Kansas at Lahaina (Hawaii) Civic Center, 10 p.m.
No. 8 Memphis vs. Georgetown at Lahaina (Hawaii) Civic Center, 5 p.m.
No. 9 Baylor vs. Texas-Arlington, 8 p.m.
No. 13 Alabama vs. Alabama A&M, 8 p.m.
No. 15 Michigan vs. UCLA at Lahaina (Hawaii) Civic Center, 7:30 p.m.
No. 23 Arizona vs. San Diego State, 8:30 p.m.
TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday's Games
( 1) Baylor 109 Yale 59
( 8) Maryland 94 Saint Joseph's 71
(11) Louisville 78 Austin Peay 60
(13) Rutgers 68 Lehigh 40
(15) Purdue 76 Chicago St. 49
(16) North Carolina 61 Presbyterian 38
(18) Ohio St. 73 Howard 50
Northwestern 44 (20) LSU 43
Wednesday's Games
No. 9 Miami at Alaska-Anchorage, 8 p.m.
No. 14 Kentucky vs. Nebraska Omaha, 4 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

2011-11-22T02:44:00.000-08:00

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored twice and added two assists in his season debut and the Pittsburgh Penguins crushed the New York Islanders 5-0 last night. Playing his first game in more than 10 months while recovering from concussion-like symptoms, Crosby appeared to be in midseason form.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alexei Ponikarovsky had two goals and an assist and Chad LaRose had a goal and two assists and the Carolina Hurricanes earned a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers last night. James van Riemsdyk and Matt Read scored for Philadelphia, which has lost two in a row.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former FBI director Louis Freeh is promising a thorough, independent investigation into policies and activities at Penn State related to the child sex-abuse allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Freeh has vowed to investigate activities stretching back to the mid-1970s.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has scheduled the first congressional hearing in the wake of the Penn State child abuse scandal. Three senators have announced that a December 13th hearing will look at how well the nation is protecting children from abuse and neglect.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is doing his best to protect his fractured right thumb. Roethlisberger didn't take a snap from center during practice yesterday. Instead he worked out of the shotgun and pistol formations to avoid the risk of aggravating the injury.

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Frantz Massenat scored 23 points and Samme Givens added 12 points and seven rebounds to lead Drexel past Winthrop 68-45 in the seventh-place game of the Paradise Jam. Massenat was 6 of 8 from behind the arc for Drexel.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh has gone from fielding questions about playing the spoiler to questions about playing for a Big East championship. The Panthers are one of five teams with two conference losses and a shot being the Big East's BCS representative.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to terms with shortstop Clint Barmes. The two-year deal is worth about $10.5 million. It reunites Barmes with Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle. The two worked together in Colorado from 2003-09.

NFL
Thursday's Game
Denver 17, N.Y. Jets 13
Sunday's Games
Green Bay 35, Tampa Bay 26
Oakland 27, Minnesota 21
Detroit 49, Carolina 35
Dallas 27, Washington 24, OT
Cleveland 14, Jacksonville 10
Baltimore 31, Cincinnati 24
Miami 35, Buffalo 8
San Francisco 23, Arizona 7
Seattle 24, St. Louis 7
Chicago 31, San Diego 20
Atlanta 23, Tennessee 17
Philadelphia 17, N.Y. Giants 10
Open: Houston, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh
Monday's Game
New England 34, Kansas City 3
NHL
Monday's Games
Carolina 4, Philadelphia 2
Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Islanders 0
Washington 4, Phoenix 3
Columbus 4, Calgary 1
Boston 1, Montreal 0
Florida 4, New Jersey 3
Dallas 4, Edmonton 1
Tuesday's Games
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Nashville, 8 p.m.
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monday's Games
( 3) Ohio St. 85 North Florida 50
( 6) Duke 77 Tennessee 67
(15) Michigan 73 ( 8) Memphis 61
(10) Florida 78 Wright St. 65
(14) Kansas 67 Georgetown 63
(16) Marquette 59 Norfolk St. 57
(18) Vanderbilt 64 Oregon St. 62
(20) California 70 Georgia 46
(21) Missouri 87 Notre Dame 58
(24) Mississippi St. 78 Louisiana-Monroe 63
Tuesday's Games
No. 1 North Carolina vs. Tennessee State, 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 Duke vs. No. 8 Memphis or No. 15 Michigan at Lahaina (Hawaii) Civic Center, 2 or 7 p.m.
No. 7 Louisville vs. Arkansas State, 7 p.m.
No. 9 Baylor vs. South Carolina State, 10 p.m.
No. 17 Pittsburgh vs. La Salle, 7 p.m.
No. 11 Wisconsin vs. UMKC, 8 p.m.
No. 14 Kansas vs. UCLA or Chaminade at Lahaina (Hawaii) Civic Center, 4:30 or 9:30 p.m.
No. 20 California vs. No. 21 Missouri or Notre Dame at the Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo., 7:30 or 9:30 p.m.
TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monday's Games
( 2) UConn 68 ( 3) Stanford 58
(20) LSU 80 Ark.-Pine Bluff 28
(21) Georgetown 64 Monmouth (NJ) 44

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Monday

2011-11-21T02:45:00.001-08:00

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Vince Young threw a go-ahead 8-yard touchdown pass to Riley Cooper with 2:45 to play and the undermanned Philadelphia Eagles finally got things right in the fourth quarter, posting a 17-10 victory over the New York Giants. In what was a must-win game for Andy Reid's struggling team, the Eagles marched 80 yards in 18 plays over 8:51.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby will make his season debut today against the New York Islanders. It will be his first game in nearly a year since being sidelined with concussion-like symptoms. Crosby hasn't played since taking head shots in consecutive games in January against Washington and Tampa Bay.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Tim Frazier accounted for more than half of Penn State's offense yesterday, scoring 27 points as the Nittany Lions overcame a sluggish first half to beat South Florida 53-49 in the Hall of Fame Tip-off tournament. Jermaine Marshall added 11 points for Penn State, which had been blown out by Kentucky, 85-47, in the opening game of the tournament on Saturday.

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Kevin Van Wijk scored 22 points and Ryan Broekhoff 21 to pace hot-shooting Valparaiso to its fifth straight victory, an 84-68 decision over Duquesne yesterday in the 2K Sports Classic. Jay Harris made 5 of 6 shots, including all three 3-pointers, and added 17 points for the Crusaders, who converted 28 of 48 shots.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Langston Galloway had 23 points while Carl Jones had eight of his 19 points in the final three minutes as Saint Joseph's took third place at the Charleston Classic with a 79-75 victory over Tulsa last night. Jones set a tournament record with 38 points in Friday's 78-70 loss to Seton Hall, but had only six points in the opening half as Tulsa's taller guards denied him the ball. Jones found his game in the second half.

SAN JUAN, P.R. (AP) — Ramone Moore scored 23 points as Temple beat Wichita State 78-74 in overtime yesterday in the third-place game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament. Juan Fernandez added 15 points, including the tying 3-pointer in the final minute of regulation, for the Owls.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say two men who ran in the Philadelphia Marathon collapsed during the race and died of apparent heart attacks. Philadelphia police say a 21-year-old man collapsed at the finish line. They say a 40-year-old man collapsed about a quarter-mile before the finish line.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State University police say they've referred another previous incident of indecent assault to the Attorney General's Office. The Centre Daily Times reports chief Tyrone Parham says the assault "by a known individual" took place in an outdoor swimming pool building sometime between June 1st, 2000 and August 30th, 2000. The paper reports Parham couldn't say if the "known individual" is Jerry Sandusky.

NFL
Thursday's Game
Denver 17, N.Y. Jets 13
Sunday's Games
Green Bay 35, Tampa Bay 26
Oakland 27, Minnesota 21
Detroit 49, Carolina 35
Dallas 27, Washington 24, OT
Cleveland 14, Jacksonville 10
Baltimore 31, Cincinnati 24
Miami 35, Buffalo 8
San Francisco 23, Arizona 7
Seattle 24, St. Louis 7
Chicago 31, San Diego 20
Atlanta 23, Tennessee 17
Philadelphia 17, N.Y. Giants 10
Open: Houston, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh
Monday's Game
Kansas City at New England, 8:30 p.m.
NHL
Sunday's Games
Carolina 3, Toronto 2
San Jose 4, Colorado 1
Detroit 4, Anaheim 2
Vancouver 2, Ottawa 1, OT
Monday's Games
Carolina at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Washington, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Boston at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
( 1) North Carolina 101 MVSU 75
( 2) Kentucky 62 Old Dominion 52
( 4) UConn 87 Coppin St. 70
(16) Alabama 65 Purdue 56
(21) Marquette 96 Mississippi 66
(25) Florida St. 80 South Alabama 39
TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
( 1) Baylor 94 ( 2) Notre Dame 81
Virginia 69 ( 3) Tennessee 64, OT
( 6) Texas A&M 93 Mississippi St. 47
( 8) Duke 80 W. Kentucky 54
( 9) Louisville 62 Xavier 44
(11) Penn St. 55 South Carolina 50
(12) Georgia 67 (23) Southern Cal 60
(16) Purdue 65 UT-Martin 39
(18) DePaul 90 Hawaii 65

District 11 Class A Championship

2011-11-19T12:18:00.001-08:00

Pius X 50
Shenandoah Valley 12

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 12

2011-11-18T18:34:00.000-08:00

DISTRICT 11 AAA

ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC 49
POTTSVILLE 7

EASTERN CONFERENCE CLASS A

MAHANOY AREA 47
NATIVITY 0

EASTERN CONFERENCE CLASS 11

NORTH PENN 34
TAMAQUA 28 OT

DISTRICT 4 AA

SHAMOKIN 21
MILTON 20

DISTRICT 4 AA

MT CARMEL 19
LEWISBURG 13

DISTRICT 4 A

SOUTHERN COLUMBIA 35
LINE MOUNTAIN 14

Sports-Friday, November 18, 2011

2011-11-18T04:40:00.000-08:00

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS-7PM

Championship Friday

District 11 AAA

Allentown Central Catholic at Pottsville-ON WPPA

Eastern Conference AA

Tamaqua at North Penn

Eastern Conference A

Nativity at Mahanoy Area-ON T102

District 4 AA

Lewisburg at Mount Carmel

Championship Saturday

District 11 A

Shenandoah Valley vs Pius X at Nazareth-1pm ON WPPA

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Miles Cartwright scored 27 points, including a layup to send the game into overtime and seven of his total in the extra frame, to send Pennsylvania to a 78-72 victory over Rider last night. Rider led 59-55 with 2:58 left in regulation and neither team scored again until Zack Rosen's layup pulled Penn within two points more than a minute later.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Carl Jones scored 21 points to lead Saint Joseph's to a 66-53 victory over Georgia Tech in the Charleston Classic last night. The Hawks used a 23-9 run in the second half to take control and advance to the winner's bracket game against Seton Hall, which defeated Virginia Commonwealth 69-54 in the eight-team tournament.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Dwayne Roloson made 33 saves, Vincent Lecavalier had two goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 last night. Brett Connolly and Steve Downie also scored for the Lightning, who have won six consecutive home games.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matt Read knocked in a rebound with 18.6 seconds left to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes last night. Read's sixth goal of the season made a winner out of goalie Ilya Bryzgalov in his first game against the Coyotes.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State says former president Graham Spanier offered to resign last week to university trustees in the wake of the child sex abuse case that has surrounded the school. The board announced after a meeting November 9th that it decided Spanier was "no longer president." Neither the board, nor Spanier, specified if he resigned.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat on the House education committee is calling for a hearing on the sex abuse scandals at Penn State and The Citadel. California Democratic Congressman George Miller says the hearing should look at whether changes are needed in federal laws designed to protect children and students.

UNDATED (AP) — The chief administrative officer of the Rose Bowl says if Penn State wins the Big Ten title, the Nittany Lions will be "embraced" by the bowl. Kevin Ash says the Rose Bowl would let the Big Ten or Pac 12 decide if there's a reason its champion shouldn't play in Pasadena.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Vick didn't practice for the second straight day yesterday because of broken ribs. It's unclear whether the Pro Bowl quarterback will play when the Philadelphia Eagles visit the Giants on Sunday. Vick broke his two lower ribs on the second play of the Eagles' 21-17 loss to Arizona last weekend. He didn't tell anyone he was hurt and played through the pain.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have re-signed backup catcher Brian Schneider to a one-year contract. Schneider batted .176 with two homers and nine RBIs in 41 games. The Phillies were 28-8 in games he started, including a 19-game winning streak from May 7th to September 6th.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Final Denver17 N-Y Jets13

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Tuesday

2011-11-15T02:53:00.000-08:00

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky is telling NBC that he's innocent of child sex abuse charges that shocked the sports world and resulted in the firing of coach Joe Paterno. In a telephone interview with Bob Costas for NBC News' "Rock Center," that aired Monday night, Sandusky also denies accusations that he's a pedophile.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Juan Fernandez scored 19 points and Ramone Moore 15 as Temple pulled away in overtime for a 73-67 victory over Pennsylvania last night. Moore's 3-point jumper put the Owls ahead to stay, 66-64, with 1:18 left in the extra period, and Fernandez followed with another 3-pointer for a five-point lead with 17 seconds to play.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Lamar Kearse had 18 points as one of five double-figure scorers for New Jersey Institute of Technology in a 113-61 rout of Division III Penn State-Abington last night. Sammy Shickel scored 14 points, Arjun Ohri 13, Marques Jones 12 and Isaiah Wilkerson 10 for the Highlanders.

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) — Ryan Willen scored 14 of his 22 points in the second half as Lafayette held off St. Francis 84-81 last night. The Leopards led 40-32 at halftime, before being outscored 49-44 in the second.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Tim Frazier scored 20 points, Trey Lewis added nine and Penn State defeated Radford 62-46 last night. The Nittany Lions used a 14-0 run midway through the first half to gain control. In the wake of the child sex abuse scandal that rocked the school last week, Penn State's coaching staff wore blue sneakers to honor victims of child abuse.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Claude Giroux had two goals and an assist to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes last night. Matt Read had a goal and an assist, and Maxime Talbot and Wayne Simmonds scored the other goals for Philadelphia, which got three assists from Chris Pronger.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Penn State University was one of the donors to the youth charity at the center of the child sex-abuse charges against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Penn State donated between $1000 and $1999 to The Second Mile in 2009, and its Altoona campus donated between $2000 and $4999 that same year. Another donor was the judge who granted unsecured bail to Sandusky.

PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — The Big Ten has taken Joe Paterno's name off the Big Ten's football championship trophy. League commissioner Jim Delany says it's "inappropriate" to keep Paterno's name on the trophy that will be awarded next month after the first Big Ten title game.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Vick played with two broken ribs in the Eagles' 21-17 loss to Arizona on Sunday. Coach Andy Reid says Vick broke his two lower ribs, but didn't "say a word" and played through the pain. His status for Sunday night's game at the New York Giants is uncertain.

NFL
Thursday's Game
Oakland 24, San Diego 17
Sunday's Games
Dallas 44, Buffalo 7
Denver 17, Kansas City 10
Miami 20, Washington 9
St. Louis 13, Cleveland 12
Arizona 21, Philadelphia 17
Tennessee 30, Carolina 3
Pittsburgh 24, Cincinnati 17
Houston 37, Tampa Bay 9
New Orleans 26, Atlanta 23, OT
Jacksonville 17, Indianapolis 3
Seattle 22, Baltimore 17
San Francisco 27, N.Y. Giants 20
Chicago 37, Detroit 13
New England 37, N.Y. Jets 16
Monday's Game
Green Bay 45, Minnesota 7
NHL
Monday's Games
Buffalo 3, Montreal 2, SO
Philadelphia 5, Carolina 3
Winnipeg 5, Tampa Bay 2
Tuesday's Games
New Jersey at Boston, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Toronto, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Washington at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Florida at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Calgary, 9 p.m.

WPPA / T0102 SPORTS / Monday

2011-11-14T02:54:00.000-08:00

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Danny Briere, Braydon Coburn and Matt Read scored and Ilya Bryzgalov made 31 saves in the Philadelphia Flyers' 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers last night. Bryzgalov won for the fourth time in five starts.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers held on for a 24-17 win yesterday over the Cincinnati Bengals. Rashard Mendenhall ran for a pair of touchdowns, and the Steelers intercepted rookie Andy Dalton twice in the fourth quarter.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — John Skelton threw a 5-yard TD pass to Early Doucet with 1:53 left and the Arizona Cardinals rallied for a 21-17 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles yesterday. Michael Vick had another so-so performance and the Eagles blew a fourth-quarter lead for the fifth time this season. They are 3-6.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ashton Gibbs scored 24 points, including the clinching 3-pointer with a minute remaining, and Number 10 Pittsburgh escaped Rider 86-78 last night. Nasir Robinson added 22 points and six rebounds for the Panthers, who trailed by as many as six in the second half but ended the game on a 16-5 run to win their 58th straight nonconference game at the Petersen Events Center.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — J.J. Avila didn't miss a shot in scoring 14 points, and helped lead Navy over Penn State-Altoona 88-54 yesterday. Penn State-Altoona was led by Eric Sarra with 18 points. Jonathan Ross added 11 points for the Cougars, who turned the ball over 22 times.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — B.J. Monteiro and Andre Marhold scored 17 points apiece as Duquesne coasted to an 84-66 victory over Green Bay yesterday. The Dukes took a 30-14 lead with 5:47 left in the first half after a 12-1 run, and the Phoenix never trailed by less than 10 points after that.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Number 1 Penn State shrugged off a host of offseason troubles and started defense of its national championship with a 39-3 defeat yesterday of Bloomsburg. After raising its Big Ten and NCAA championship banners, the Nittany Lions stepped on the mat and won nine bouts.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's governor says a Penn State football coach who told a grand jury that he saw another coach molest a child did not meet what the governor called "a moral obligation" to intervene. The coach who testified, Mike McQueary, said he saw retired Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually assaulting a boy in a shower at a campus football facility almost a decade ago.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State University lost some of its innocence last week, the worst in its 156-year history. Students and alumni say they felt betrayed as child sex abuse allegations exploded onto the nation's front pages, bringing notoriety to a place largely untouched by scandal. Now, as a new week begins and Penn State takes its first tentative steps toward normalcy, students and alumni alike wonder what that means.

NFL
Thursday's Game
Oakland 24, San Diego 17
Sunday's Games
Dallas 44, Buffalo 7
Denver 17, Kansas City 10
Miami 20, Washington 9
St. Louis 13, Cleveland 12
Arizona 21, Philadelphia 17
Tennessee 30, Carolina 3
Pittsburgh 24, Cincinnati 17
Houston 37, Tampa Bay 9
New Orleans 26, Atlanta 23, OT
Jacksonville 17, Indianapolis 3
Seattle 22, Baltimore 17
San Francisco 27, N.Y. Giants 20
Chicago 37, Detroit 13
New England 37, N.Y. Jets 16
Monday's Game
Minnesota at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.
NHL
Sunday's Games
Philadelphia 3, Florida 2
Chicago 6, Edmonton 3
Minnesota 3, Anaheim 2
Vancouver 4, N.Y. Islanders 1
Monday's Games
Philadelphia at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

2011-11-11T02:43:00.000-08:00

NFL
Thursday's Game
Oakland 24, San Diego 17

Sunday's Games
Buffalo at Dallas, 1 p.m.
Denver at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Washington at Miami, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Houston at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 4:15 p.m.
New England at N.Y. Jets, 8:20 p.m.

Monday's Game
Minnesota at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
Toronto 3, St. Louis 2, SO
Boston 6, Edmonton 3
Chicago 6, Columbus 3
Florida 5, Winnipeg 2
Colorado 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OT
Montreal 3, Phoenix 2, OT
Vancouver 3, Los Angeles 2
San Jose 3, Minnesota 1

Friday's Games
Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.<

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Thursday

2011-11-10T02:45:00.000-08:00

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach. The massive shakeup last night came hours after Paterno announced that he planned to retire at the end of his 46th season. But the outcry following the arrest of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky proved too much for the board to ignore.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Police in riot gear have confronted hundreds of Penn State students who took to the streets after the ouster of football coach Joe Paterno. Crowds toppled a television news van and at least one photographer has been pelted with a rock. The students flooded downtown State College last night after Paterno and university President Graham Spanier were fired amid a growing furor linked to their handling of sex abuse allegations against a former assistant football coach.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Education Department is investigating whether Penn State failed to report incidents of sexual abuse on campus, as required by federal law. Colleges and universities must report the number of crimes on campus and provide warnings if safety is threatened. The investigation was launched after the arrest of former football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky on sexual abuse charges.

DALLAS (AP) — The National Football Foundation is withdrawing an award that was to be given to Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley. Curley has been charged with perjury and failure to report an alleged incident of child sex abuse by former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky to authorities, as required by state law. Curley took a leave of absence on Sunday night.

UNDATED (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark is upset about being fined $40,000 for an illegal hit against Baltimore's Ed Dickson. Clark was flagged 15 yards for unnecessary roughness on Sunday night late in the first half of Baltimore's 23-20 win for launching himself into Dickson just after the ball glanced off Dickson's hands.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brett Connolly scored 2:30 into overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 last night. Connolly won it after Dominic Moore skated into the Flyers' zone and got the puck past a Philadelphia defender into the low slot, from where Connolly beat goalie Ilya Bryzgalov.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matt Brown ran for 123 yards and a touchdown and Temple beat Miami (Ohio) 24-21 last night to snap a two-game losing streak. Brown was filling in for Bernard Pierce, the star running back who sustained a head injury against Ohio in the Owls' last game.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Jordin Mayes scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half, Jesse Perry had his second straight double-double and Number 16 Arizona pulled away from Duquesne for a 67-59 victory last night. Arizona struggled against the Dukes' pressure well into the second half before pulling away on a run triggered by Mayes and its defense.

NEW YORK (AP) — God'sgift Achiuwa had 21 points and eight rebounds and St. John's rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit for a 78-73 victory over Lehigh last night to give coach Steve Lavin a win in his return to the bench a month after prostate cancer surgery. The Red Storm were down 60-46 with 11:09 to play, then turned on the defensive intensity in holding the Mountain Hawks scoreless for almost 6 minutes to get back in the game.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Rangers 3, Ottawa 2
Tampa Bay 2, Philadelphia 1, OT
Nashville 4, Anaheim 2
Thursday's Games
Edmonton at Boston, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Toronto at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Florida at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Montreal at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Minnesota at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

NFL
Thursday, Nov. 10
Oakland at San Diego, 8:20 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 13
Buffalo at Dallas, 1 p.m.
Denver at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Washington at Miami, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Houston at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 4:15 p.m.
New England at N.Y. Jets, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 14
Minnesota at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

2011-11-09T02:48:00.000-08:00

PIAA Boys Soccer Playoffs:
Mountain View 2 Schuylkill Haven 1

PIAA Girls Soccer Playoffs
Mt Carmel 5 Schuylkill Haven 0
Selinsgrove 1 Blue Mountain 0

PIAA Volleyball Playoffs:
Nativity defeated Lackawanna Trail in 3 sets to advance to quater final pool play.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State's board of trustees says it will appoint a special committee to examine the "circumstances" that led to a child sex-abuse scandal and possible cover-up involving a former assistant to Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno. The furor over the indictments of former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky and two university officials is eroding support among board members for Paterno.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Calls for the ouster of Penn State President Graham Spanier are growing. A top state lawmaker and two newspaper editorial boards have joined online groups demanding his removal over his handling of a child sex-abuse case. Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is charged with sexually assaulting eight boys. His attorney says he's innocent.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Penn State receiver Rich Mauti has sent more than 800 emails to former Nittany Lions to encourage them to stand on the sideline and show support for embattled coach Joe Paterno on Saturday against Nebraska. Mauti says he wants the Nittany Lions to show solidarity for this year's team and former players and coaches who have done nothing wrong.

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma says he's doesn't think it's possible for a head coach to know everything that goes on in a college sports program. But Auriemma says he believes coaches can be judged on their actions once they find out something is going on. Auriemma grew up in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

UNDATED (AP) — Big Ten coaches are urging Penn State's players to stay strong as their program weathers the sex-abuse scandal that has cost two administrators their jobs and led to calls for coach Joe Paterno's exit. Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio says a team either thrives or withers when faced with adversity.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — All the preseason hype about the Philadelphia Eagles' potential is gone. They're just trying to salvage the season at this point. What was supposed to be a dream season is turning into a nightmare. The Eagles fell to 3-5 with a 30-24 loss to the Chicago Bears on Monday night.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says Sunday night's 23-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens still stings. But Tomlin adds there's not time for his team to lament a game that got away. The loss ended up costing the Steelers a chance to get a firm grip on their spot atop the AFC.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired center Mark Letestu from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a fourth-round pick in next year's NHL draft. Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson announced the deal last night. Letestu has one assist and two penalty minutes in 11 games with the Penguins this season.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Duquense sophomore guard T.J. McConnell understands why his team was picked to finish ninth in the Atlantic 10. The program is rebuilding following the graduation of veterans Damian Saunders and Bill Clark. Yet McConnell believes his team could surprise some folks. Duquesne opens the season today at Number 16 Arizona.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Buffalo 6, Winnipeg 5, OT
Florida 5, Toronto 1
Dallas 5, Washington 2
New Jersey 3, Carolina 2
Edmonton 3, Montreal 1
Detroit 5, Colorado 2
St. Louis 3, Chicago 0
Minnesota 3, Calgary 0
Los Angeles 4, Nashville 3

Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

NFL
Sunday's Games
Dallas 23, Seattle 13
Miami 31, Kansas City 3
New Orleans 27, Tampa Bay 16
Houston 30, Cleveland 12
San Francisco 19, Washington 11
N.Y. Jets 27, Buffalo 11
Atlanta 31, Indianapolis 7
Denver 38, Oakland 24
Cincinnati 24, Tennessee 17
Green Bay 45, San Diego 38
Arizona 19, St. Louis 13, OT
N.Y. Giants 24, New England 20
Baltimore 23, Pittsburgh 20
Open: Carolina, Detroit, Jacksonville, Minnesota

Monday's Game
Chicago 30, Philadelphia 24

Thursday, Nov. 10
Oakland at San Diego, 8:20 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 13
Buffalo at Dallas, 1 p.m.
Denver at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Washington at Miami, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Houston at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 4:15 p.m.
New England at N.Y. Jets, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 14
Minnesota at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.

WPPA / T102 SPORTS / Tuesday

2011-11-08T02:39:00.000-08:00

P.I.A.A GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS (1st Round) Class Double-A Today...
Blue Mountain VS Selinsgrove

CLASS A (1st Round)
Schuylkill Haven VS Mt. Carmel Area

P.I.A.A BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS (1st Round) Class A Today...
Schuylkill Haven VS Mountain View

P.I.A.A. VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS (1st Round) Class A
Nativity VS Lackawanna Trail 7pm.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A spokesman for a Penn State satellite campus outside Erie says a former assistant football coach accused of molesting boys ran camps there for six years after being banned from taking children onto the main campus. Penn State Behrend spokesman Bill Gonda says Jerry Sandusky held summer camps for children there after the 2002 main campus ban.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's state police commissioner says football coach Joe Paterno and other Penn State officials didn't do enough to try to stop suspected child sexual abuse. Commissioner Frank Noonan says Paterno may have fulfilled his legal requirement to report suspected abuse by former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. But Noonan says he questions "the moral requirements for a human being that knows of sexual things that are taking place with a child."

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Bryan Scott is saddened, shocked and sickened upon learning one of his former Penn State coaches has been accused of sexually abusing young boys. Scott tells The Associated Press he has a difficult time believing former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky allegedly preyed on boys he met through The Second Mile charity the coach founded.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champ
ion who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat yet had to live forever in his shadow, has died after a brief final fight with liver cancer. He was 67. The family issued a release confirming the boxer's death last night.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matt Forte bounced back from two costly turnovers and Jay Cutler rallied the resilient Chicago Bears to a 30-24 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles last night. Cutler threw a go-ahead 5-yard TD pass to Earl Bennett in the fourth quarter, Forte ran for 133 yards and the Bears won their third straight game.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers were seconds from strengthening their spot atop the AFC. With one pass, the Steelers fell all the way to third in their division. The Baltimore Ravens swept the season series from their rivals with a dramatic 23-20 victory on Sunday night, winning the game on a 26-yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco to Torrey Smith with 8 seconds remaining.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Lamar Patterson scored 22 points and Ashton Gibbs added 20 to lead Number 10 Pittsburgh over Division II Kentucky Wesleyan College 76-67 in an exhibition game last night. Kentucky Wesleyan led for most of the first half and by as many as seven, but Pitt took the lead for good after back-to-back layups by Patterson made it 32-29 with 3:30 to go in the first.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Big Ten Conference has announced that when Ohio State hosts Penn State on November 19th, the game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. The game will air regionally on ABC and be carried elsewhere on ESPN. The Nittany Lions are currently ranked Number 12 with an 8-1 record and host Number 19 Nebraska this Saturday.

Sunday's Games
Dallas 23, Seattle 13
Miami 31, Kansas City 3
New Orleans 27, Tampa Bay 16
Houston 30, Cleveland 12
San Francisco 19, Washington 11
N.Y. Jets 27, Buffalo 11
Atlanta 31, Indianapolis 7
Denver 38, Oakland 24
Cincinnati 24, Tennessee 17
Green Bay 45, San Diego 38
Arizona 19, St. Louis 13, OT
N.Y. Giants 24, New England 20
Baltimore 23, Pittsburgh 20
Open: Carolina, Detroit, Jacksonville, Minnesota

Monday's Game
Chicago 30, Philadelphia 24

Thursday, Nov. 10
Oakland at San Diego, 8:20 p.m.

NHL
Monday's Games
Boston 6, N.Y. Islanders 2
San Jose 4, Los Angeles 2

Tuesday's Games
Winnipeg at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Florida at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Washington, 7 p.m.
Carolina at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Nashville at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

2011-11-07T05:47:00.000-08:00

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and school administrator Gary Schultz have stepped down amid allegations of an explosive child-sex abuse scandal and cover-up in Happy Valley. In a brief statement released after an executive session of Penn State's Board of Trustees, university President Graham Spanier said late yesterday he had received a request from Curley to be placed on administrative leave. Schultz is stepping down and going back into retirement.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Coach Joe Paterno says he's shocked by sexual abuse charges brought against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky and deeply saddened by the allegations. Paterno in a statement issued by his son, Scott, says he's troubled that someone he thought he knew may have harmed young people.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The chairman of Penn State's Board of Trustees says a task force will review school policies related to kids' safety. This comes amid allegations of a child sex-abuse scandal and cover up at Penn State. Chairman Steve Garban also says the action is not intended to interfere with the ongoing judicial process.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Flacco hit Torrey Smith for a 26-yard touchdown pass with 8 seconds to go, lifting the Baltimore Ravens past the Pittsburgh Steelers 23-20 last night. Five plays after letting a sure touchdown toss tip off his hands, Smith capped Baltimore's game-winning 92-yard drive by beating William Gay down the right sideline as the Ravens snapped Pittsburgh's four-game winning streak.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebackers LaMarr Woodley and James Farrior were both inactive for Sunday night's showdown with Baltimore. Woodley missed his first game of the season with a strained hamstring suffered in the second half of a 25-17 win over New England last week. Farrior missed his second straight game with a calf injury.

NFL
Sunday's Games
Dallas 23, Seattle 13
Miami 31, Kansas City 3
New Orleans 27, Tampa Bay 16
Houston 30, Cleveland 12
San Francisco 19, Washington 11
N.Y. Jets 27, Buffalo 11
Atlanta 31, Indianapolis 7
Denver 38, Oakland 24
Cincinnati 24, Tennessee 17
Green Bay 45, San Diego 38
Arizona 19, St. Louis 13, OT
N.Y. Giants 24, New England 20
Baltimore 23, Pittsburgh 20
Open: Carolina, Detroit, Jacksonville, Minnesota
Monday's Game
Chicago at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
Tampa Bay 4, Florida 3, SO
Dallas 5, Carolina 2
N.Y. Rangers 3, Winnipeg 0
Vancouver 6, Chicago 2
Calgary 2, Colorado 1
Monday's Games
N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
MLS Playoffs
WILD CARDS
Wednesday, Oct. 26: New York 2, FC Dallas 0
Thursday, Oct. 27: Colorado 1, Columbus 0

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Sporting Kansas City vs. Colorado, Sporting City advances on aggregate 4-0
Sunday, Oct. 30: Sporting Kansas City 2, Colorado 0
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Sporting Kansas City 2, Colorado 0
Houston vs. Philadelphia, houston advances on aggregate 3-1
Sunday, Oct. 30: Houston 2, Philadelphia 1
Thursday, Nov. 3: Philadelphia 0, Houston 1
Championship
Sunday, Nov. 6: Houston 2, Sporting Kansas City 0

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Los Angeles vs. New York, Los Angeles advances on aggregate 3-1
Sunday, Oct. 30: Los Angeles 1, New York 0
Thursday, Nov. 3: New York 1, Los Angeles 2
Seattle vs. Real Salt Lake, Real Salt Lake advances on aggregate 3-2
Saturday, Oct. 29: Seattle 0, Real Salt Lake 3
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Seattle 2, Real Salt Lake 0

Championship
Sunday, Nov. 6: Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

MLS CUP
Sunday, Nov. 20: Conference Champions at Carson, Calif., 9 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 10

2011-11-04T19:48:00.000-07:00

POTTSVILLE 27

TWIN VALLEY 0

SHENANDOAH VALLEY 39

MAHANOY AREA 34

LINE MOUNTAIN 34

PINE GROVE 28

MIFFLIN COUNTY 32

BLUE MOUNTAIN 27

MINERSVILLE 56

PANTHER VALLEY 33

TAMAQUA 21

MARIAN 13

STEEL HIGH 36

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 28

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 37

MILLERSBURG 14

LEHIGHTON 55

JIM THORPE 6

TRI VALLEY 27

UPPER DAUPHIN 20

WILLIAMS VALLEY 25

ANNVILLE CLEONA 0

MT CARMEL 20

SHAMOKIN 7

SOUTHERN COLUMBIA 42

SELINSGROVE 0

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

2011-11-04T06:59:00.000-07:00

HOUSTON (AP) — Brian Ching scored at the end of the first half, and the Houston Dynamo defeated the Philadelphia Union 1-0 last night to advance to the MLS Eastern Conference finals. Houston won the two-game series 3-1 on aggregate scoring after a 2-1 win Sunday at Philadelphia. The Dynamo play Sporting Kansas City on Sunday in Kansas City for the chance to move on to the MLS Cup.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Ryane Clowe scored the lone goal in a shootout and Thomas Greiss stopped all three Pittsburgh attempts as the San Jose Sharks overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Penguins 4-3 last night. It was San Jose's eighth straight home win over Pittsburgh.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Patrik Elias and Zach Parise scored in the shootout to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers last night. Elias scored the winner on New Jersey's final attempt. Parise beat Sergei Bobrovsky on the stick side on the first attempt.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have found their rhythm offensively. One week running back Rashard Mendenhall is running for 146 yards in a win over the Jaguars, the next Ben Roethlisberger is hitting Mike Wallace for a team-record 95-yard touchdown pass against the Cardinals. The Baltimore Ravens will get an up close look on Sunday night at Heinz Field.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley remained limited in practice yesterday and his status for Sunday's showdown with Baltimore is questionable. Woodley is undergoing aggressive treatment for his strained hamstring. He says he will be a game-time decision.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Number 12 Penn State is seeking its first Big Ten crown since 2004, and the Lady Lions have the perfect shooting guard to take aim at the title. Maggie Lucas is back after a record-setting freshman year. The Philadelphia-area native last year scored 15.8 points a game to lead Penn State.

CHICAGO (AP) — A person familiar with the search says the Chicago Cubs will interview Philadelphia Phillies bench coach Pete Mackanin for their vacant manager's job today. Mackanin interviewed for the Red Sox job on Monday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ryne Sandberg is among the candidates who will be interviewing with the St. Louis Cardinals. He was ruled out earlier this week for the Chicago Cubs' managing vacancy. Sandberg managed the Philadelphia Phillies' Triple-A team last season and the Phillies say they've granted the Cardinals permission to talk to him.

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Senator Bob Casey wants to ensure that Erie's minor league baseball team stays in northwestern Pennsylvania. Responding to speculation the Erie SeaWolves might move to the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Casey wrote a letter yesterday to the club's ownership group. He says the team is an important part of the region's economy.

NHL
Thursday's Games
N.Y. Rangers 2, Anaheim 1, SO
New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 3, SO
Chicago 3, Florida 2, SO
San Jose 4, Pittsburgh 3, SO
Winnipeg 3, N.Y. Islanders 0
Toronto 4, Columbus 1
Calgary 4, Detroit 1
Minnesota 5, Vancouver 1
Nashville 3, Phoenix 0
Edmonton 3, Los Angeles 0

Friday's Games
Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Montreal at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

MLS Playoffs
WILD CARDS
Wednesday, Oct. 26: New York 2, FC Dallas 0
Thursday, Oct. 27: Colorado 1, Columbus 0

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Sporting Kansas City vs. Colorado, Sporting City advances 4-0
Sunday, Oct. 30: Sporting Kansas City 2, Colorado 0
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Sporting Kansas City 2, Colorado 0
Houston vs. Philadelphia, houston advances 3-1
Sunday, Oct. 30: Houston 2, Philadelphia 1
Thursday, Nov. 3: Philadelphia 0, Houston 1

Championship
Sunday, Nov. 6: Sporting Kansas City vs. Houston, TBA

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Los Angeles vs. New York, Los Angeles advances 3-1
Sunday, Oct. 30: Los Angeles 1, New York 0
Thursday, Nov. 3: New York 1, Los Angeles 2
Seattle vs. Real Salt Lake, Real Salt Lake advances on aggregate 3-2
Saturday, Oct. 29: Seattle 0, Real Salt Lake 3
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Seattle 2, Real Salt Lake 0

Championship
Sunday, Nov. 6: Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

MLS CUP
Sunday, Nov. 20: Conference Champions at Carson, Calif., 9 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

2011-11-03T03:24:00.000-07:00

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Ilya Bryzgalov made 29 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers scored three times in the first period to chase All-Star goalie Ryan Miller in a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres last night. It was the first meeting between the teams since the Flyers eliminated the Sabres in seven games during their Eastern Conference quarterfinal last season.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid has survived the heat in Philadelphia. The birds struggled early in the season. In a Super Bowl-or-bust year, Reid took the blame for the dismal 1-4 start. Finally, his players have responded.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The linebacker situation for the Pittsburgh Steelers is still cloudy. James Harrison wants to be on the field Sunday night when the Steelers host rival Baltimore, but the All-Pro isn't willing to risk his vision to do it. Harrison practiced yesterday for the first time since fracturing the orbital bone around his right eye a month ago. Fellow linebackers James Farrior and LaMarr Woodley are also questionable against the Ravens.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — There once was a time when the Ravens-Steelers rivalry was fueled by hate. The operative word now is respect. As the Ravens prepare for Sunday night's showdown in Pittsburgh, they have nothing cruel to say about the Steelers. Baltimore linebacker Terrell Suggs says they don't like them, but they definitely respect them.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The Penn State quarterback job is still officially a two-man rotation according to coach Joe Paterno. But on the field, it looks like Matt McGloin is the go-to guy in the huddle over Rob Bolden for the 16th-ranked Nittany Lions. Penn State enters the bye week with a surprising two-game lead in the loss column over Leaders Division rivals Ohio State, Purdue and Wisconsin.

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — There's a buzz about Bucknell basketball again in the Patriot League. The Bison are the preseason favorite to repeat as conference champion and return to the NCAA tournament. They're coming off a 25-win season, the second-most in school history behind a 27-win campaign in 2005-6.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Philadelphia 3, Buffalo 2
Toronto 5, New Jersey 3
Phoenix 4, Colorado 1

Thursday's Games
Winnipeg at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Nashville at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Edmonton at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

MLS Playoffs
WILD CARDS
Wednesday, Oct. 26: New York 2, FC Dallas 0
Thursday, Oct. 27: Colorado 1, Columbus 0

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Sporting Kansas City vs. Colorado, Sporting City advances 4-0
Sunday, Oct. 30: Sporting Kansas City 2, Colorado 0
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Sporting Kansas City 2, Colorado 0
Houston vs. Philadelphia
Sunday, Oct. 30: Houston 2, Philadelphia 1
Thursday, Nov. 3: Philadelphia at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Championship
Sunday, Nov. 6: Sporting Kansas City vs. Philadelphia-Houston winner

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Los Angeles vs. New York
Sunday, Oct. 30: Los Angeles 1, New York 0
Thursday, Nov. 3: New York at Los Angeles, 11 p.m.
Seattle vs. Real Salt Lake, Real Salt Lake advances on aggregate 3-2
Saturday, Oct. 29: Seattle 0, Real Salt Lake 3
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Seattle 2, Real Salt Lake 0

Championship
Sunday, Nov. 6: Real Salt Lake vs. New York-Los Angeles winner

MLS CUP
Sunday, Nov. 20: Conference Champions at Carson, Calif., 9 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

2011-11-02T02:54:00.000-07:00

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin and the Steelers are dealing with a number of hurt linebackers. Starters James Farrior, LaMarr Woodley and James Harrison are all nursing injuries as the Steelers prepare for Sunday's AFC North rematch against the Baltimore Ravens.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nearly halfway through the season, only one team in the NFC East has a winning record. The New York Giants are 5-2 while Philadelphia, Dallas and Washington each are 3-4. No other division has produced more Super Bowl winners or conference champions, but there's no beast in the East this season.

UNDATED (AP) — Penn State is off to a surprisingly strong start. The Nittany Lions are the last team unbeaten in Big Ten play at 5-0 in the conference. Penn State has a bye this week before a three-game gauntlet to close the regular season begins November 12th against Nebraska. Road games also loom at Ohio State and Wisconsin.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A person familiar with the decision says the Big East will invite Boise State, Navy and Air Force for football only and SMU, Houston and Central Florida for all sports. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the conference was not ready to announce which schools its members had voted yesterday to extend invitations to in the upcoming days.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — First-year coach Patrick Chambers will be relying heavily this season on a player from the old regime at Penn State. Point guard Tim Frazier is the lone returning starter from Penn State's team in 2010-11 that went to the NCAA tournament. Frazier took a supporting role on that team to four seniors. Now it's Frazier's turn to take the shots and the spotlight.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Boston 5, Ottawa 3
Carolina 4, Tampa Bay 2
Washington 5, Anaheim 4, OT
Minnesota 2, Detroit 1, OT
Vancouver 5, Calgary 1

Wednesday's Games
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

MLS Playoffs
WILD CARDS
Wednesday, Oct. 26: New York 2, FC Dallas 0
Thursday, Oct. 27: Colorado 1, Columbus 0

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Sporting Kansas City vs. Colorado
Sunday, Oct. 30: Sporting Kansas City 2, Colorado 0
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Colorado at Sporting Kansas City, 7 p.m.
Houston vs. Philadelphia
Sunday, Oct. 30: Houston 2, Philadelphia 1
Thursday, Nov. 3: Philadelphia at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Championship
Sunday, Nov. 6: TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Los Angeles vs. New York
Sunday, Oct. 30: Los Angeles 1, New York 0
Thursday, Nov. 3: New York at Los Angeles, 11 p.m.
Seattle vs. Real Salt Lake
Saturday, Oct. 29: Seattle 0, Real Salt Lake 3
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Real Salt Lake at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Championship
Sunday, Nov. 6: TBD

MLS CUP
Sunday, Nov. 20: Conference Champions at Carson, Calif., 9 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Tuesday

2011-11-01T02:42:00.000-07:00

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Final OT Kansas City 23 San Diego 20

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final N-Y Rangers 5 San Jose 2
Final 2OT Winnipeg 4 Florida 3 (SO Winnipeg 2-0)
Final OT Chicago 5 Nashville 4

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have interviewed Philadelphia Phillies bench coach Pete Mackanin to replace Terry Francona as manager. Francona parted ways with the team after its unprecedented September collapse. The Red Sox are also scheduled to talk to Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach Dale Sveum this week.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The surging Pittsburgh Steelers are ready for payback this weekend against the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens embarrassed the Steelers 35-7 in the season-opener. Pittsburgh turned it over seven times and let the Ravens push them around.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens are enduring an up-and-down season. They've routed the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets and Houston Texans. They've also lost to Tennessee and Jacksonville, who own a combined 6-9 record. The Raven will strive for consistency when the face the Steelers again on Sunday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles seem to have put their poor start behind them. They didn't commit a turnover for the first time this season Sunday night. The result was a convincing 34-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys that suddenly thrust Philadelphia back into the mix in a jumbled NFC East.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have declined options on pitcher Paul Maholm, catchers Ryan Doumit and Chris Snyder and shortstop Ronny Cedeno. The move allows each player to become a free agent.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State University's Bernard James and Xavier Gibson helped lead Florida State University to victory against Indiana University of Pennsylvania in an exhibition opener for both teams. The final score was 80-51 at last night's game in Tallahassee. IUP's Ashton Smith led all scorers with 18 points and Julian Sanders added 17 points for the team.

WPPA / T012 SPORTS / Monday

2011-10-31T03:22:00.000-07:00

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Vick threw two touchdown passes, LeSean McCoy had a career-best 185 yards rushing and two scores and the Philadelphia Eagles routed the Dallas Cowboys 34-7 last night. The Eagles dominated right from the start, improved to 13-0 after a bye under coach Andy Reid.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger passed for 365 yards and two touchdowns as the Pittsburgh Steelers finally found a way to beat Tom Brady and the New England Patriots 25-17 yesterday. Roethlisberger completed 36 of 50 passes and led the Steelers on a series of clock-chewing drives, effectively keeping Brady and the NFL's top-ranked offense off the field.

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Andre Hainault and Calen Carr scored in the first half to lift the Houston Dynamo past the Philadelphia Union 2-1 in the first leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals last night. Carr's goal in the 30th minute snapped a 1-all tie and ultimately gave the Dynamo the edge in this series heading into Thursday night's matchup in Houston. The two-game series is based on aggregate goals between the two teams.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A strong defense and running game, and a knack for pulling out games down the stretch has fueled Number 16 Penn State to an 8-1 start. The latest close call came Saturday when Silas Redd's 3-yard touchdown run with 1:08 left helped beat Illinois 10-7.

FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — Voters in New Jersey will soon decide if they want to legalize gambling on professional sports games. The referendum is the only one on the ballot this fall in the Garden State. It asks whether sports betting should be allowed at Atlantic City casinos, the state's four horse racing tracks, and a former track location in Cherry Hill, outside Philadelphia.

NFL

Sunday's Games

Tennessee 27, Indianapolis 10

St. Louis 31, New Orleans 21

Houston 24, Jacksonville 14

N.Y. Giants 20, Miami 17

Minnesota 24, Carolina 21

Baltimore 30, Arizona 27

Detroit 45, Denver 10

Buffalo 23, Washington 0

San Francisco 20, Cleveland 10

Cincinnati 34, Seattle 12

Pittsburgh 25, New England 17

Philadelphia 34, Dallas 7

Open: Atlanta, Chicago, Green Bay, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Tampa Bay

Monday's Game

San Diego at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.

NHL

Sunday's Games

Columbus 3, Anaheim 1

Ottawa 3, Toronto 2

Colorado 3, Los Angeles 2

Edmonton 4, St. Louis 2

Monday's Games

San Jose at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

MLS PLAYOFFS

WILD CARDS

Wednesday, Oct. 26: New York 2, FC Dallas 0

Thursday, Oct. 27: Colorado 1, Columbus 0

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Sporting Kansas City vs. Colorado

Sunday, Oct. 30: Sporting Kansas City 2, Colorado 0

Wednesday, Nov. 2: Colorado at Sporting Kansas City, 7 p.m.

Houston vs. Philadelphia

Sunday, Oct. 30: Houston 2, Philadelphia 1

Thursday, Nov. 3: Philadelphia at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Championship

Sunday, Nov. 6: TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Los Angeles vs. New York

Sunday, Oct. 30: Los Angeles 1, New York 0

Thursday, Nov. 3: New York at Los Angeles, 11 p.m.

Seattle vs. Real Salt Lake

Saturday, Oct. 29: Seattle 0, Real Salt Lake 3

Wednesday, Nov. 2: Real Salt Lake at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Championship

Sunday, Nov. 6: TBD

MLS CUP

Sunday, Nov. 20: Conference Champions at Carson, Calif., 9 p.m.

2011-10-28T19:33:00.000-07:00

POTTSVILLE 28
MUHLENBURG 0

PINE GROVE 23
WILLIAMS VALLEY 18

MINERSVILLE 33
TAMAQUA 20

MAHANOY AREA 48
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 14

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 41
PANTHER VALLEY 7

MARIAN 45
JIM THORPE 14

BLUE MOUNTAIN 54
BERKS CATHOLIC 6

JUNIATA 29
TRI VALLEY 7

MT CARMEL 22
SOUTHERN COLUMBIA 21

SHAMOKIN 30
SHIKELLAMY 13

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / FRIDAY

2011-10-28T02:51:00.000-07:00

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin's shootout goal capped a rally from a two-goal deficit in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins extended their winning streak to five with a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders last night. New York has lost four in a row overall and hasn't won in Pittsburgh in almost four years.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Andrew Ladd scored the game-winner with 1:06 remaining on a one-timer from close range to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a wild 9-8 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers last night. Fifteen players scored in the wide-open game in which both clubs set season highs for goals scored and goals allowed.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley is emerging as the team's new leader. He's playing the best football of his career. Woodley leads the AFC with seven sacks heading into Sunday's much anticipated showdown with New England.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots defense is preparing for a tough test against the Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend. Although New England is still the lowest-rated team in total defense, the Patriots have had solid defensive games in back-to-back wins over the Jets and Cowboys. Next up are the Steelers on Sunday in Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Arguably, no NHL franchise has been more positively impacted by the draft than the Pittsburgh Penguins. Now, word has come that for the second time, the team will host it. Less than 10 months after the city served as the site of the annual Winter Classic outdoor game, commissioner Gary Bettman was in Pittsburgh to confirm the Consol Energy Center will host the next draft in June.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh running back Ray Graham will miss the rest of the season after injuring his right knee in the first quarter of Wednesday's 35-20 win over Connecticut. The school says Graham will need surgery to repair the knee.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Commissioner Jim Delany insists expansion remains on the Big Ten's back burner. While the national landscape continues to change, Delany says his conference is happy with 12 members.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State is set to begin a new era on the basketball court with coach Patrick Chambers. Chambers replaces Ed DeChellis, who surprised his bosses in late May when he bolted his alma mater for the same job at Navy. It came two months after Penn State made its first NCAA tournament in a decade.

WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7)
All games televised by Fox
Texas 3, St. Louis 2
Wednesday, Oct. 19: St. Louis 3, Texas 2
Thursday, Oct. 20: Texas 2, St. Louis 1
Saturday, Oct. 22: St. Louis 16, Texas 7
Sunday, Oct. 23: Texas 4, St. Louis 0
Monday, Oct. 24: Texas 4, St. Louis 2
Wednesday, Oct. 26: Texas at St. Louis, ppd., weather
Thursday, Oct. 27: St. Louis 10, Texas 9, 11 innings
Friday, Oct. 28: Texas (Harrison 14-9) at St. Louis (Lohse 14-8 or Carpenter 11-9), 8:05 p.m.

NHL
Thursday's Games
Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, SO
Montreal 2, Boston 1
Buffalo 4, Columbus 2
Toronto 4, N.Y. Rangers 2
Winnipeg 9, Philadelphia 8
Ottawa 4, Florida 3
Nashville 5, Tampa Bay 3
Anaheim 3, Minnesota 2
Los Angeles 5, Dallas 3
Edmonton 2, Washington 1
Phoenix 5, New Jersey 3

Friday's Games
Chicago at Carolina, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Colorado, 9 p.m.
St. Louis at Calgary, 9 p.m.

MLS PLAYOFFS
WILD CARDS
Wednesday, Oct. 26: New York 2, FC Dallas 0
Thursday, Oct. 27: Colorado 1, Columbus 0
WILD CARD SEEDS: 2. Colorado; 3. Columbus.

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Sporting Kansas City vs. Colorado
Sunday, Oct. 30: Sporting Kansas City at Colorado, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Colorado at Sporting Kansas City, 7 p.m.
Houston vs. Philadelphia
Sunday, Oct. 30: Houston at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 3: Philadelphia at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Championship
Sunday, Nov. 6: TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Los Angeles vs. New York
Sunday, Oct. 30: Los Angeles at New York, 3 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 3: New York at Los Angeles, 11 p.m.
Seattle vs. Real Salt Lake
Saturday, Oct. 29: Seattle at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Real Salt Lake at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Championship
Sunday, Nov. 6: TBD

MLS CUP
Sunday, Nov. 20: Conference Champions at Carson, Calif., 9 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

2011-10-27T03:08:00.000-07:00

MONTREAL (AP) — Carey Price made 21 saves for his 100th win and Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens ended a six-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers last night. Pacioretty assisted on Andrei Kostitsyn's goal 10:26 into the second and scored 2:12 later to make it 3-1. He added his second goal of the game in the third.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tino Sunseri threw for a career-high 419 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score as Pittsburgh rolled past Connecticut 35-20 last night. The Panthers snapped a two-game skid despite losing star running back Ray Graham to a nasty-looking right knee injury in the first quarter.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers say they're not afraid of the New England Patriots. The Steelers are 1-6 against New England when Tom Brady starts at quarterback, including a 39-26 loss at Heinz Field last year. Wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery says the Steelers need to focus on the present and not worry about the past.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Under coach Andy Reid, the Philadelphia Eagles are 12-0 after a bye week. They're looking to extend that winning streak when they host the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. It's another must-win for the Eagles, who can't afford to lose any more after a poor start.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Unhappy he was trade bait, Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel took a shot at Eagles' management. He criticized the team's front-office and compared them to people who play fantasy football. Samuel says he doesn't have any problem with coach Andy Reid.

DALLAS (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Vince Young is being sued by a Dallas strip club manager he allegedly punched in the face last year. Creiton Kinchen claims the 28-year-old Houston native and former University of Texas star hit him without provocation at the club. Young's agent could not immediately be reached for comment.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When Chris Pronger returns to the NHL, he will also wear a protective eye shield. The Philadelphia Flyers defenseman was injured this week when a wayward stick jabbed him just outside his right eye during a 4-2 win over Toronto. While some players, like Pronger, have refused to wear a visor, the time could be near when they're as much a part of the game as sticks and gloves.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A new crop of playmakers have emerged in Happy Valley to help Number 21 Penn State. Sophomore Silas Redd has a Big Ten-leading 869 yards in his first year as the featured tailback in place of school career rushing leader Evan Royster. The Nittany Lions lost a key player when linebacker Michael Mauti went down with a left knee injury in Week 4. But junior Gerald Hodges has picked up the big-play slack.

WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
All games televised by Fox
Texas 3, St. Louis 2

Wednesday, Oct. 19: St. Louis 3, Texas 2
Thursday, Oct. 20: Texas 2, St. Louis 1
Saturday, Oct. 22: St. Louis 16, Texas 7
Sunday, Oct. 23: Texas 4, St. Louis 0
Monday, Oct. 24: Texas 4, St. Louis 2
Wednesday, Oct. 26: Texas at St. Louis, ppd., weather
Thursday, Oct. 27: Texas (Lewis 14-10) at St. Louis (Garcia 13-7), 8:05 p.m.
x-Friday, Oct. 28: Texas (Harrison 14-9) at St. Louis (TBA), 8:05 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Montreal 5, Philadelphia 1
Calgary 4, Colorado 2
St. Louis 3, Vancouver 0

Thursday's Games
Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Florida at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Washington at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

MLS PLAYOFFS
WILD CARDS
Wednesday, Oct. 26: New York 2, FC Dallas 0
Thursday, Oct. 27: Columbus at Colorado, 10 p.m.

WILD CARD SEEDS: 2. Colorado; 3. Columbus.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Sporting Kansas City vs. higher-seeded Wild Card winner
Sunday, Oct. 30: Sporting Kansas City at Colorado-Columbus winner, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Columbus or Colorado at Sporting Kansas City, 7 p.m.
Houston vs. Philadelphia
Sunday, Oct. 30: Houston at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 3: Philadelphia at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Championship
Sunday, Nov. 6: TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Los Angeles vs. New York
Sunday, Oct. 30: Los Angeles at New York, 3 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 3: New York at Los Angeles, 11 p.m.
Seattle vs. Real Salt Lake
Saturday, Oct. 29: Seattle at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Real Salt Lake at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Championship
Sunday, Nov. 6: TBD

MLS CUP
Sunday, Nov. 20: Conference Champions at Carson, Calif., 9 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / WEDNESDAY

2011-10-26T02:50:00.000-07:00

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Pascal Dupuis and Richard Park had goals, and Marc-Andre Fleury was sharp in making 33 saves in his 20th NHL shutout as the Pittsburgh Penguins earned their fourth straight win by beating the New York Islanders 3-0 last night. Star center Evgeni Malkin returned to the Penguins' depleted lineup after missing five games because of his troublesome right knee.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are off to a 5-2 start and lead the AFC North. Coach Mike Tomlin is pleased with the progress his team has made in recent weeks, but says it's only October. Tomlin knows the Steelers will have to continue to improve if they want to beat the Patriots on Sunday.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A preseason hit still has Joe Paterno sore, and the Penn State quarterback job still remains open. Yet through all the drama, the 21st-ranked Nittany Lions find themselves in first place in the Leaders Division heading into Saturday's game against Illinois.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — New Pittsburgh coach Todd Graham gave his team a little history lesson to show the struggling Panthers they're not out of the Big East race. Graham pointed to last year's Connecticut team that lost its first two conference games then rolled off five straight wins to take the conference title. It's a lesson new UConn coach Paul Pasqualoni could draw on as well heading into tonight's game at Heinz Field.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — NBC Sports is receiving a $20 million loan with a 1 percent interest rate from the state of Connecticut to move much of its production from New York. Officials announced the deal yesterday. It's expected to create 450 jobs.

WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
All games televised by Fox

Texas 3, St. Louis 2

Wednesday, Oct. 19: St. Louis 3, Texas 2
Thursday, Oct. 20: Texas 2, St. Louis 1
Saturday, Oct. 22: St. Louis 16, Texas 7
Sunday, Oct. 23: Texas 4, St. Louis 0
Monday, Oct. 24: Texas 4, St. Louis 2

Wednesday, Oct. 26: Texas (Lewis 14-10) at St. Louis (Garcia 13-7), 8:05 p.m.
x-Thursday, Oct. 27: Texas (Harrison 14-9) at St. Louis (TBA), 8:05 p.m.

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

MLS PlayoffS
WILD CARDS
Wednesday, Oct. 26: New York at FC Dallas, 9 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 27: Columbus at Colorado, 10 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Sporting Kansas City vs. higher-seeded Wild Card winner
Saturday, Oct. 29: Sporting Kansas City at FC Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
or
Sunday, Oct. 30: Sporting Kansas City at Colorado-Columbus winner, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 2: FC Dallas-Columbus-Colorado winner at Sporting Kansas City, TBA
Houston vs. Philadelphia
Sunday, Oct. 30: Houston at Philadelphia, TBA
Thursday, Nov. 3: Philadelphia at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Championship
Sunday, Nov. 6: TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Semifinals
Los Angeles vs. lower-seeded Wild Card winner
Saturday, Oct. 30: Los Angeles at Colorado-Columbus-New York winner, TBA
Thursday, Nov. 3: Colorado-Columbus-New York winner at Los Angeles, 11 p.m.
Seattle vs. Real Salt Lake
Saturday, Oct. 29: Seattle at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Real Salt Lake at Seattle, TBA
Championship
Sunday, Nov. 6: TBD

MLS CUP
Sunday, Nov. 20: Conference Champions at Carson, Calif., 9 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS TUESDAY

2011-10-25T02:40:00.000-07:00

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jaromir Jagr and Scott Hartnell scored their first two goals of the season as the Flyers downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2. The win was overshadowed by defenseman Chris Pronger's injury, taking a stick to the face during a scramble for a loose puck with the Leafs' Mikhail Grabovski.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger is on bed rest and will miss two to three weeks after taking a stick in the face during last night's win over Toronto. Pronger and Toronto's Mikhail Grabovski were going after a loose puck when their sticks connected, sending one up into Pronger's face.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Phillies have declined the team's options for pitchers Roy Oswalt and Brad Lidge. Oswalt went 9-10 this past season in 23 starts but was due to make $16 million next year. Instead he'll get a $2 million buyout. Lidge will get a $1.5 million buyout. GM Ruben Amaro Jr. says the Phillies will consider re-signing both players.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Penguins defenseman Zbynek Michalek's broken finger will have him out for as many as six weeks. Michalek broke the finger on his right hand in the third period of Saturday's 4-1 win over New Jersey when he dived to block a slap shot by the Devils' Rod Pelley. Michalek will not need surgery to repair the break.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — After an uneven start to the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers' foes get considerably tougher with a homestand against New England followed by Baltimore. The Steelers are 5-2 but were crushed by the Ravens in Week One. The Steelers have also had their problems facing the Patriots during the Tom Brady era.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Defending national champion Penn State gets a rematch this weekend against new number 1 Nebraska in women's volleyball. The Cornhuskers took over the top spot after beating previously unbeaten and top-ranked Illinois last weekend. Nebraska beat Penn State in their first matchup in September. The Lions will open the weekend's play by hosting Iowa Friday.

WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
All games televised by Fox
Texas 3, St. Louis 2
Wednesday, Oct. 19: St. Louis 3, Texas 2
Thursday, Oct. 20: Texas 2, St. Louis 1
Saturday, Oct. 22: St. Louis 16, Texas 7
Sunday, Oct. 23: Texas 4, St. Louis 0
Monday, Oct. 24: Texas 4, St. Louis 2

Wednesday, Oct. 26: Texas (Lewis 14-10) at St. Louis (Garcia 13-7), 8:05 p.m.
x-Thursday, Oct. 27: Texas (Harrison 14-9) at St. Louis (TBA), 8:05 p.m.

NFL
Sunday's Games
Houston 41, Tennessee 7
Carolina 33, Washington 20
N.Y. Jets 27, San Diego 21
Cleveland 6, Seattle 3
Denver 18, Miami 15, OT
Atlanta 23, Detroit 16
Chicago 24, Tampa Bay 18
Kansas City 28, Oakland 0
Pittsburgh 32, Arizona 20
Dallas 34, St. Louis 7
Green Bay 33, Minnesota 27
New Orleans 62, Indianapolis 7
Open: Buffalo, Cincinnati, N.Y. Giants, New England, Philadelphia, San Francisco

Monday's Game
Jacksonville 12, Baltimore 7

NHL
Monday's Games
Philadelphia 4, Toronto 2
Florida 2, Montreal 1
N.Y. Rangers 2, Winnipeg 1

Tuesday's Games
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Dallas at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
New Jersey at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

SPORTS-Monday, October 24, 2011

2011-10-24T05:24:00.000-07:00

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger threw 95 yards to Mike Wallace for the longest pass play in Steelers history and Pittsburgh went on to hand the Arizona Cardinals their fifth consecutive loss, 32-20. Roethlisberger also had TD passes of 12 yards and 4 yards.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward was carted off the field at Arizona yesterday with a sprained ankle. The injury came in the third quarter. Ward ranks 19th in NFL history in yards receiving.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nose tackle Chris Hoke was among the Pittsburgh players inactive for yesterday's game at Arizona. Hoke is out with a neck injury. With Casey Hampton already sidelined with a shoulder injury, Steve McLendon got his first career start at nose tackle.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard won the men's championship eights yesterday in the Head of the Charles Regatta, the Crimson's first victory in the competition since 1977. Virginia won the women's championship eights. Other winners included the Vesper Boat Club of Philadelphia in the women's championship fours.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 8 FINALS

2011-10-21T19:24:00.000-07:00

POTTSVILLE 34

READING 0

WYOMISSING 14

BLUE MOUNTAIN 7

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 38

MAHANOY AREA 37

MARIAN 35

SHENANDOAH VALLEY 21

TAMAQUA 39

PANTHER VALLEY 6

MINERSVILLE 33

TRI VALLEY 0

WILLIAMS VALLEY 54

NEWPORT 12

MT CARMEL 35

SHIKELLAMY 14

PINE GROVE 28

PEQUEA VALLEY 0

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

2011-10-19T03:39:00.000-07:00

OTTAWA (AP) - Philadelphia rookie Matt Read needed only one
period against the Ottawa Senators to put up the biggest numbers of
his young career. Read had a goal and two assists in the opening 20
minutes as the Flyers built a four-goal lead and went on to beat
the Senators 7-2 last night. Read added a third assist in the third
period.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Pascal Dupuis had a short-handed goal and
an assist, James Neal scored for the sixth time this season and the
depleted Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 last
night. Chris Kunitz and Jordan Staal also got goals and Matt Cooke
had two assists for the Penguins, who were winless in their
previous three games.

NEW YORK (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has
been suspended for two games by the NHL for boarding Winnipeg Jets
forward Alex Burmistrov. Letang's ban was handed out yesterday,
just hours before the Penguins visited the Minnesota Wild. The
defenseman also will miss tomorrow's home game against Montreal.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers are under new
management. The deal to sell the Sixers to a group led by New
York-based leveraged buyout specialist Joshua Harris has been
completed. The Sixers held a press conference Tuesday to introduce
the owners. The sale ends Comcast-Spectacor's 15-year run of
ownership.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says All-Pro safety
Troy Polamalu has passed a concussion test and could play Sunday
against Arizona. The Steelers removed Polamalu for the final two
defensive series of a 17-13 win over Jacksonville with
concussionlike symptoms.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles traded running back
Ronnie Brown to the Detroit Lions for running back Jerome Harrison
and an undisclosed draft pick in 2013. Harrison is starting his
second stint with the Eagles. He was first acquired in a 2010 trade
with Cleveland and rushed for 239 yards and a touchdown.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Three men accused in a fatal beating outside
a Philadelphia Phillies game have pleaded guilty to voluntary
manslaughter. Francis Kirchner, Charles Bowers and James Groves
face up to 40 years in prison for their roles in the drunken melee
in July of 2009. Prosecutors say the fight started over a spilled
beer. David Sale Jr. of Lansdale was killed.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Another milestone is within reach for
Penn State's Joe Paterno. Paterno is one win away from tying Eddie
Robinson for second place on the career victories list for all NCAA
divisions at 408. Paterno is already major college football's
winningest coach. The next milestone could come Saturday when Penn
State visits Northwestern.

CINCINNATI (AP) - Former Reds owner Carl Lindner Jr. was praised
yesterday for his willingness to help worthy causes and for never
forgetting his roots. The publicity-shy Cincinnati financier known
for a shrewdness that forged a business empire died Monday at the
age of 92. Lindner was surrounded by his wife, sons and other
family members when he died of causes related to age. His wide
range of businesses over the years included baseball, insurance and
banks.

World Series
Wednesday, Oct. 19: Texas (Wilson 16-7) at St. Louis (Carpenter
11-9), 8:05 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 20: Texas (Lewis 14-10) at St. Louis (Garcia
13-7), 8:05 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 22: St. Louis (Jackson 12-9) at Texas (Holland
16-5), 8:05 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 23: St. Louis (Lohse 14-8) at Texas (Harrison
14-9), 8:05 p.m.
x-Monday, Oct. 24: St. Louis at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
x-Wednesday, Oct. 26: Texas at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m.
x-Thursday, Oct. 27: Texas at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m.

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Carolina 4, Boston 1
Washington 3, Florida 0
Dallas 3, Columbus 2
Buffalo 3, Montreal 1
Philadelphia 7, Ottawa 2
Pittsburgh 4, Minnesota 2
Calgary 2, Edmonton 1
N.Y. Rangers 4, Vancouver 0
Chicago 5, Phoenix 2
Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 0
Wednesday's Games
Winnipeg at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday, Oct. 19
Portland at D.C. United, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2011

2011-10-14T19:33:00.001-07:00

WEEK SEVEN OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

POTTSVILLE 28

EXETER 26

TAMAQUA 26

SCH HAVEN 14

BLUE MOUNTAIN 42

FLEETWOOD 0

MONTOURSVILLE 26

SHAMOKIN 7

POSTPONEMENTS

NORTH SCHUYLKILL AT MOUNT CARMEL-SUNDAY AT 5PM

WILLIAMS VALLEY AT NATIVITY-MONDAY AT 6:30PM

SHENANDOAH VALLEY AT PANTHER VALLEY-SATURDAY AT 7PM

MINERSVILLE AT MARIAN-SATURDAY AT 7PM

HALIFAX AT PINE GROVE-MONDAY AT 6PM

DANVILLE AT SOUTHERN COLUMBIA SATURDAY AT 7PM

TRI VALLEY AT MILLERSBURG-SATURDAY AT 7PM

CARDS 1 WIN AWAY...RANGERS CAN CLINCH FLAG TONIGHT

ST. LOUIS (AP) - THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ARE HEADING TO MILWAUKEE WITH A 3-2 LEAD IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES. THE CARDS BEAT MILWAUKEE 7-1 LAST NIGHT, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF FOUR BREWERS ERRORS TO TAKE THE UPPER HAND IN THE SERIES.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - TONY LA RUSSA SOUNDS LIKE HE WANTS TO RETURN AS

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS MANAGER NEXT SEASON. EXPRESSING DELIGHT BEFORE

GAME 5 OF THE NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES FRIDAY NIGHT, LA RUSSA

EXPRESSED EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE TALENT IN PLACE AS HE CONTEMPLATES

COMING BACK FOR A 17TH CAMPAIGN AS CARDS SKIPPER.

ARLINGTON, TEXAS (AP) - THE RANGERS GET A SECOND OPPORTUNITY TO

WRAP UP A SECOND STRAIGHT FALL CLASSIC APPEARANCE WHEN THEY HOST

THE TIGERS FOR GAME 6 OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

TONIGHT. THE RANGERS SEND OUT DEREK HOLLAND AGAINST THE TIGERS' MAX

SCHERZER TONIGHT.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - JEFF SKINNER SCORED WITH 1:24 LEFT IN THE THIRD PERIOD AND CAM WARD MADE 39 SAVES IN LEADING THE CAROLINA HURRICANES TO A 4-3 WIN OVER THE BUFFALO SABRES LAST NIGHT. THAT'S THE SABRES' FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - INDYCAR SERIES TITLE CONTENDERS DARIO FRANCHITTI AND WILL POWER WILL START ON THE SAME ROW, WELL BACK IN THE FIELD FOR THE SEASON FINALE SUNDAY AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY. FRANCHITTI, WHO HOLDS AN 18-POINT LEAD OVER POWER IN THE SEASON STANDINGS.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

2011-10-13T02:28:00.000-07:00

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Andrej Meszaros scored the go-ahead goal in
the third period to keep the Philadelphia Flyers undefeated with a
5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks last night. James van
Riemsdyk, Claude Giroux, Chris Pronger and Jakub Voracek scored for
the Flyers in their home opener and goalie Ilya Bryzgalov won his
third straight start.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ryan Howard could miss the start of next
season after the Phillies' slugger had surgery yesterday to repair
his torn Achilles' tendon. Howard ruptured his left Achilles'
tendon while making the final out in Philadelphia's 1-0 loss to St.
Louis in the deciding game of the NLDS last Friday night.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Still stinging from an early postseason
exit, Charlie Manuel isn't ready to lower his team's expectations.
The Philadelphia Phillies didn't win the World Series title that
everyone expected this season. But Manuel says the Phils will
contend again.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Hines Ward says he will retire when he looks
across the line of scrimmage and thinks he can't get open. That
doesn't appear to be anytime soon. The 35-year-old wide receiver
put together his first two-touchdown game in two years last weekend
as the Steelers topped Tennessee 38-17.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Michael Vick's passes are landing in
defender's hands at an alarming rate. Vick has thrown more
interceptions - seven - five games into this season than he did all
of last year when he led the Philadelphia Eagles to the NFC East
title. But a closer look shows Vick isn't really at fault for most
of them. A combination of mistakes by receivers and poor protection
has hurt him.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - The keys to Penn State's recent
success sound about as vanilla as their blue-and-white uniforms.
Strong defense has led the way, with an assist the last few weeks
from the running game. The Nittany Lions (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten) aren't
complaining about the results, especially after a 13-3 win last
week over Iowa.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS

AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Wednesday's Score
Texas 7, Detroit 3, 11 innings - Texas leads series 3-1

Todays' Game
Texas (Wilson 16-7) at Detroit (Verlander 24-5), 4:19 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Wednesday's Score
St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 3 - St. Louis leads series 2-1

Thursday's Game
Milwaukee (Wolf 13-10) at St. Louis (Lohse 14-8), 8:05 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Wednesday's Scores
Colorado 3, Columbus 2, SO
Philadelphia 5, Vancouver 4
Carolina 3, Boston 2

Thursday's Games
Los Angeles at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Washington at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Wednesday's Scores
FC Dallas 2, Chicago 1
Vancouver 2, D.C. United 1

Today's Games
No games scheduled

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

2011-10-12T02:31:00.001-07:00

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Matt Cooke scored his team-leading third goal
of the season and the Pittsburgh Penguins raced past the Florida
Panthers 4-2 last night. Pascal Dupuis, James Neal and Richard Park
also had goals for the Penguins, who are off to their best start in
17 seasons despite playing without captain Sidney Crosby and Evgeni
Malkin.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy
Rollins is headed toward free agency and says he wants to return to
the Phils. He made it clear yesterday he wants a five-year deal.
General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. also says he wants Rollins to stay
in Philadelphia. But those mutual feelings are no guarantee Rollins
will be here next year.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton will
be out about six months after having hip surgery. Morton had the
surgery Monday to repair a torn labrum, and is not expected to be
ready for the start of spring training.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers defensive backs William
Gay and Keenan Lewis were supposed to simply be fill-ins when
starting cornerback Bryant McFadden started the season on the
sideline with a leg injury. The duo has played so well, coach Mike
Tomlin says there's no need to rush McFadden back onto the field.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - A near-miss on the Penn State sideline
left Joe Paterno sore, though this latest ailment hasn't left the
Hall of Fame coach pondering his future. Paterno said yesterday his
focus is solely on the Nittany Lions' next game, at home Saturday
against Purdue. Then he added with a straight face that maybe he'd
coach another 10 years.

BOSTON (AP) - Boston College Athletic Director Gene DeFilippo
has sent a letter of apology to the presidents and ADs of the
Atlantic Coast Conference for saying in a newspaper interview that
ESPN told the league to add Pittsburgh and Syracuse. Boston College
released DeFilippo's short letter yesterday. In it, he apologizes
for "any negative effects caused by my recent interview with a
Boston Globe reporter."

Postseason Baseball

DIVISION SERIES
(Best-of-5)
All games televised by TBS
American League
Detroit 3, New York 2
Friday, Sept. 30: Detroit 1, New York 1, 1 1/2 innings, susp., rain
Saturday, Oct. 1: New York 9, Detroit 3, comp. of susp. game
Sunday, Oct. 2: Detroit 5, New York 3
Monday, Oct. 3: Detroit 5, New York 4
Tuesday, Oct. 4: New York 10, Detroit 1
Thursday, Oct. 6: Detroit 3, New York 2
Texas 3, Tampa Bay 1
Friday, Sept. 30: Tampa Bay 9, Texas 0
Saturday, Oct. 1: Texas 8, Tampa Bay 6
Monday, Oct. 3: Texas 4, Tampa Bay 3
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Texas 4, Tampa Bay 3
National League
St. Louis 3, Philadelphia 2
Saturday, Oct. 1: Philadelphia 11, St. Louis 6
Sunday, Oct. 2: St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 4
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Philadelphia 3, St. Louis 2
Wednesday, Oct. 5: St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 3
Friday, Oct. 7: St. Louis 1, Philadelphia 0
Milwaukee 3, Arizona 2
Saturday, Oct. 1: Milwaukee 4, Arizona 1
Sunday, Oct. 2: Milwaukee 9, Arizona 4
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Arizona 8, Milwaukee 1
Wednesday, Oct. 5: Arizona 10, Milwaukee 6
Friday, Oct. 7: Milwaukee 3, Arizona 2, 10 innings

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
American League
All games televised by Fox
Texas 2, Detroit 1
Saturday, Oct. 8: Texas 3, Detroit 2
Sunday, Oct. 9: Detroit at Texas, ppd. rain
Monday, Oct. 10: Texas 7, Detroit 3, 11 innings
Tuesday, Oct. 11: Detroit 5, Texas 2
Wednesday, Oct. 12: Texas (Harrison 14-9) at Detroit (Porcello
14-9), 4:19 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 13: Texas at Detroit (Verlander 24-5), 4:19 p.m.
x-Saturday, Oct. 15: Detroit (Scherzer 15-9) at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
x-Sunday, Oct. 16: Detroit (Fister 11-13) at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
National League
All games televised by TBS
Milwaukee 1, St. Louis 1
Sunday, Oct. 9: Milwaukee 9, St. Louis 6
Monday, Oct. 10: St. Louis 12, Milwaukee 3
Wednesday, Oct. 12: Milwaukee (Gallardo 17-10) at St. Louis
(Carpenter 11-9), 8:05 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 13: Milwaukee (Wolf 13-10) at St. Louis (Lohse
14-8), 8:05 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 14: Milwaukee at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m.
x-Sunday, Oct. 16: St. Louis at Milwaukee, 4:05 or 8:05 p.m.
x-Monday, Oct. 17: St. Louis at Milwaukee, 8:05 p.m.

WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
All games televised by Fox
Wednesday, Oct. 19 at National League
Thursday, Oct. 20 at National League
Saturday, Oct. 22 at American League
Sunday, Oct. 23 at American League
x-Monday, Oct. 24 at American League
x-Wednesday, Oct. 26 at National League
x-Thursday, Oct. 27 at National League

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Ottawa 4, Minnesota 3, SO
Pittsburgh 4, Florida 2
Wednesday's Games
Colorado at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday, Oct. 12
FC Dallas at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
D.C. United at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 14
Houston at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 10:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

2011-10-10T02:31:00.000-07:00

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Fred Jackson had 196 yards from
scrimmage and linebacker Nick Barnett had two of Buffalo's four
interceptions in leading the Bills to a 31-24 win over the
Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles have lost four straight and are off
to their worst start since 1999, coach Andy Reid's first season.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback
Michael Vick became the NFL's career leading rusher for
quarterbacks yesterday against the Buffalo Bills. Vick passed
Randall Cunningham with a 53-yard scramble to the right in the
third quarter that gave him 4,946 yards rushing, surpassing
Cunningham's mark of 4,928 yards.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Buffalo Bills receiver Donald Jones
was carted off with an ankle injury in the first quarter of the
game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Jones was hurt after his
7-yard catch on a screen pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick. Jones entered
the game as the Bills' third-leading receiver with 14 catches for
149 yards and one touchdown.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger tied a team record with
five touchdown passes - including two to Hines Ward - and the
Pittsburgh Steelers rolled past the Tennessee Titans 38-17. Other
than a slight limp when he ran, Roethlisberger appeared to have no
issues with his sprained left foot, also hitting Mike Wallace,
Heath Miller and David Johnson for scores.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State lamented the running and
conditioning drills through the summer and preseason. Halfway
through the year, that extra work is paying off. The Nittany Lions
finished strong in a 13-3 win over Iowa, forcing three
fourth-quarter turnovers and turning up the blitz while ending a
three-game skid against the Hawkeyes.

MONTREAL (AP) - The Montreal Canadiens returned 31-year-old
Blair Betts to the Philadelphia Flyers after the center claimed off
waivers failed a medical examination. The Canadiens claimed Betts
on Oct. 5. An NHL bylaw states a player claimed on waivers may be
returned if he's deemed to be physically unfit.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Ales Hemsky scored the shootout winner
and the Edmonton Oilers started off the season with a 2-1 win over
the Pittsburgh Penguins. Rookie Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the
tying goal with less than five minutes left in regulation for the
Oilers. Kris Letang scored for the Penguins, who were without
Evgeni Malkin. The center left after the pregame skate with what
appeared to be a lower body injury.

Postseason Baseball

DIVISION SERIES
(Best-of-5)
All games televised by TBS
American League
Detroit 3, New York 2
Friday, Sept. 30: Detroit 1, New York 1, 1 1/2 innings, susp., rain
Saturday, Oct. 1: New York 9, Detroit 3, comp. of susp. game
Sunday, Oct. 2: Detroit 5, New York 3
Monday, Oct. 3: Detroit 5, New York 4
Tuesday, Oct. 4: New York 10, Detroit 1
Thursday, Oct. 6: Detroit 3, New York 2
Texas 3, Tampa Bay 1
Friday, Sept. 30: Tampa Bay 9, Texas 0
Saturday, Oct. 1: Texas 8, Tampa Bay 6
Monday, Oct. 3: Texas 4, Tampa Bay 3
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Texas 4, Tampa Bay 3
National League
St. Louis 3, Philadelphia 2
Saturday, Oct. 1: Philadelphia 11, St. Louis 6
Sunday, Oct. 2: St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 4
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Philadelphia 3, St. Louis 2
Wednesday, Oct. 5: St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 3
Friday, Oct. 7: St. Louis 1, Philadelphia 0
Milwaukee 3, Arizona 2
Saturday, Oct. 1: Milwaukee 4, Arizona 1
Sunday, Oct. 2: Milwaukee 9, Arizona 4
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Arizona 8, Milwaukee 1
Wednesday, Oct. 5: Arizona 10, Milwaukee 6
Friday, Oct. 7: Milwaukee 3, Arizona 2, 10 innings

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
American League
All games televised by Fox
Texas 1, Detroit 0
Saturday, Oct. 8: Texas 3, Detroit 2
Sunday, Oct. 9: Detroit at Texas, ppd. rain
Monday, Oct. 10: Detroit (Scherzer 15-9) at Texas (Holland
16-5), 4:19 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 11: Texas (Lewis 14-10) at Detroit (Fister 11-13),
8:05 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 12: Texas (Harrison 14-9) at Detroit (Porcello
14-9), 4:19 p.m.
x-Thursday, Oct. 13: Texas at Detroit (Verlander 24-5), 4:19
p.m.
x-Saturday, Oct. 15: Detroit (Scherzer 15-9) at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
x-Sunday, Oct. 16: Detroit (Fister 11-13) at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
National League
All games televised by TBS
Milwaukee 1, St. Louis 0
Sunday, Oct. 9: Milwaukee 9, St. Louis 6
Monday, Oct. 10: St. Louis (Jackson 12-9) at Milwaukee (Marcum
13-7), 8:05 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 12: Milwaukee (Gallardo 17-10) at St. Louis
(Carpenter 11-9), 8:05 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 13: Milwaukee (Wolf 13-10) at St. Louis (Lohse
14-8), 8:05 p.m.
x-Friday, Oct. 14: Milwaukee at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m.
x-Sunday, Oct. 16: St. Louis at Milwaukee, 4:05 or 8:05 p.m.
x-Monday, Oct. 17: St. Louis at Milwaukee, 8:05 p.m.

WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
All games televised by Fox
Wednesday, Oct. 19 at National League
Thursday, Oct. 20 at National League
Saturday, Oct. 22 at American League
Sunday, Oct. 23 at American League
x-Monday, Oct. 24 at American League
x-Wednesday, Oct. 26 at National League
x-Thursday, Oct. 27 at National League

NFL
Sunday's Games
Minnesota 34, Arizona 10
Oakland 25, Houston 20
Kansas City 28, Indianapolis 24
Buffalo 31, Philadelphia 24
New Orleans 30, Carolina 27
Cincinnati 30, Jacksonville 20
Pittsburgh 38, Tennessee 17
Seattle 36, N.Y. Giants 25
San Francisco 48, Tampa Bay 3
San Diego 29, Denver 24
New England 30, N.Y. Jets 21
Green Bay 25, Atlanta 14
Open: Baltimore, Cleveland, Dallas, Miami, St. Louis,
Washington
Monday's Game
Chicago at Detroit, 8:30 p.m.

NHL
Sunday's Games
Edmonton 2, Pittsburgh 1, SO
Montreal 5, Winnipeg 1
Monday's Games
Colorado at Boston, 1 p.m.
Carolina at New Jersey, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m.
Calgary at St. Louis, 2 p.m.
Phoenix at Dallas, 6 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Washington, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Columbus, 7 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK SIX

2011-10-07T19:04:00.001-07:00

GOVERNOR MIFFLIN 35

POTTSVILLE 0

BLUE MOUNTAIN 61

KUTZTOWN 0

SHENANDOAH VALLEY 27

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 6

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 12

TAMAQUA 7

MINERSVILLE 66

JIM THORPE 42

MARIAN 50

PANTHER VALLEY 13

PINE GROVE 31

UPPER DAUPHIN 14

LINE MOUNTAIN 55

TRI VALLEY 13

WILLIAMS VALLEY 28

HALIFAX 21

MOUNT CARMEL 33

CENTRAL COLUMBIA 24

MILTON 26

SHAMOKIN 21

SOUTHERN COLUMBIA 67

BLOOMSBURG 27

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Friday

2011-10-07T02:32:00.000-07:00

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - It comes down to Game 5 tonight for the
Phillies as they host the Cardinals in the deciding game of their
playoff series. Roy Halladay gets the ball for the Phillies against
the Cardinals' ace, Chris Carpenter. The two both made their
initial mark in the majors with Toronto but tonight's matchup will
mark the first time they've faced each other on the mound.

BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins raised their Stanley Cup banner
last night but the Flyers got the win in the regular season opener
for both teams, 2-1. Jaromir Jagr (YAHR'-oh-meer YAH'-gur) scored
his 1,600th career NHL point in the win, while Ilya Bryzgalov
(IHL'-yuh brihs-GAH'-lahf) made 22 saves.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang
scored in the shootout to push the Penguins past the Canucks in
Vancouver last night, 4-3. Matt Cooke also scored once on a power
play and once short-handed while Marc-Andre Fleury (marhk-ahn-dray
FLOOR'-ee) had 33 saves in the season-opening win.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - With James Harrison out for several weeks with
a broken bone around his left eye, the Steelers' Lawrence Timmons
will be taking his spot in the lineup at right outside linebacker.
The Steelers, who face Tennessee Sunday, say there isn't all that
much of a transition that Timmons will have to make. He moved from
the outside to inside linebacker when he began his NFL career.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eagles defensive coordinator Juan Castillo
is staying cool even though his unit has blown three consecutive
fourth-quarter leads. Castillo says that while there are some
things the team and him need to take care of, he's confident the
Eagles will "get this thing turned around." The Eagles play
Buffalo this Sunday.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Mercyhurst and Robert Morris are both in
Nebraska for the weekend. Mercyhurst this evening takes on host
Nebraska-Omaha in the Mutual of Omaha Stampede. Mercyhurst is 0-2-0
against Nebraska-Omaha. Robert Morris will take on Colgate in the
tournament's other opening-day game.

Postseason Baseball

DIVISION SERIES
(Best-of-5)
All games televised by TBS
American League
Detroit 3, New York 2
Friday, Sept. 30: Detroit 1, New York 1, 1 1/2 innings, susp., rain
Saturday, Oct. 1: New York 9, Detroit 3, comp. of susp. game
Sunday, Oct. 2: Detroit 5, New York 3
Monday, Oct. 3: Detroit 5, New York 4
Tuesday, Oct. 4: New York 10, Detroit 1
Thursday, Oct. 6: Detroit 3, New York 2
Texas 3, Tampa Bay 1
Friday, Sept. 30: Tampa Bay 9, Texas 0
Saturday, Oct. 1: Texas 8, Tampa Bay 6
Monday, Oct. 3: Texas 4, Tampa Bay 3
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Texas 4, Tampa Bay 3
National League
Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 2
Saturday, Oct. 1: Philadelphia 11, St. Louis 6
Sunday, Oct. 2: St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 4
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Philadelphia 3, St. Louis 2
Wednesday, Oct. 5: St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 3
Friday, Oct. 7: St. Louis (Carpenter 11-9) at Philadelphia
(Halladay 19-6), 8:37 p.m.
Milwaukee 2, Arizona 2
Saturday, Oct. 1: Milwaukee 4, Arizona 1
Sunday, Oct. 2: Milwaukee 9, Arizona 4
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Arizona 8, Milwaukee 1
Wednesday, Oct. 5: Arizona 10, Milwaukee 6
Friday, Oct. 7: Arizona (Kennedy 21-4) at Milwaukee (Gallardo
17-10), 5:07 p.m.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
American League
All games televised by Fox
Detroit vs. Texas
Saturday, Oct. 8: Detroit (Verlander 24-5) at Texas (Wilson
16-7), TBD
Sunday, Oct. 9: Detroit at Texas, TBD
Tuesday, Oct. 11: Texas at Detroit, TBD
Wednesday, Oct. 12: Texas at Detroit, TBD
x-Thursday, Oct. 13: Texas at Detroit, TBD
x-Saturday, Oct. 15: Detroit at Texas, TBD
x-Sunday, Oct. 16: Detroit at Texas, TBD
National League
All games televised by TBS
Sunday, Oct. 9: Arizona-Milwaukee winner at Philadelphia OR St.
Louis at Arizona-Milwaukee winner
Monday, Oct. 10: Arizona-Milwaukee winner at Philadelphia OR St.
Louis Arizona-Milwaukee winner
Wednesday, Oct. 12: Philadelphia at Arizona-Milwaukee winner OR
Arizona-Milwaukee winner at St. Louis
Thursday, Oct. 13: Philadelphia at Arizona-Milwaukee winner OR
Arizona-Milwaukee winner at St. Louis
x-Friday, Oct. 14: Philadelphia at Arizona-Milwaukee winner OR
Arizona-Milwaukee winner at St. Louis
x-Sunday, Oct. 16: Arizona-Milwaukee winner at Philadelphia OR
St. Louis at Arizona-Milwaukee winner
x-Monday, Oct. 17: Arizona-Milwaukee winner at Philadelphia OR
St. Louis at Arizona-Milwaukee winner

WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
All games televised by Fox
Wednesday, Oct. 19 at National League
Thursday, Oct. 20 at National League
Saturday, Oct. 22 at American League
Sunday, Oct. 23 at American League
x-Monday, Oct. 24 at American League
x-Wednesday, Oct. 26 at National League
x-Thursday, Oct. 27 at National League

NHL
Thursday's Games
Pittsburgh 4, Vancouver 3, SO
Philadelphia 2, Boston 1
Toronto 2, Montreal 0
Friday's Games
Anaheim vs. Buffalo at Helsinki, Finland, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers vs. Los Angeles at Stockholm, Sweden, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

WNBA
CHAMPIONSHIP
Minnesota 2, Atlanta 0
Sunday, Oct. 2: Minnesota 88, Atlanta 74
Wednesday, Oct. 5: Minnesota 101, Atlanta 95
Friday, Oct. 7: Minnesota at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
x-Sunday, Oct. 9: Minnesota at Atlanta, 4 p.m.
x-Wednesday, Oct. 12: Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

MLS
Thursday's Games
Vancouver 3, Real Salt Lake 0

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

2011-10-06T05:28:00.000-07:00

ST. LOUIS (AP) - David Freese homered, doubled and drove in four
runs as the St. Louis Cardinals tagged playoff nemesis Roy Oswalt
and beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 last night, forcing a
deciding fifth game in their NL division series. Roy Halladay, the
Game 1 winner, will face St. Louis ace Chris Carpenter tomorrow
night in Philadelphia.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A squirrel ran across home plate in the fifth
inning of the NL division series game between the Phillies and
Cardinals last night. The squirrel darted across the plate shortly
after Roy Oswalt delivered a pitch. Plate umpire Angel Hernandez
called it a ball, and Oswalt and manager Charlie Manuel argued.
Skip Schumaker flied out to center on the next pitch. This was the
third time one of the rodents was spotted at Busch Stadium.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Michael Vick says it's time for the Eagles
to move past the 'Dream Team' label and focus on being themselves.
The defending NFC East champions are 1-3 in a season that began
with Super Bowl aspirations. The Eagles head to Buffalo on Sunday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed veteran
tackle Max Starks to a one-year deal to give the team's battered
offensive line some much-needed depth. The Steelers cut the
seven-year veteran in the preseason in a salary cap move. Starks
started 68 games with the Steelers between 2004-10 but missed the
second half of the 2010 season with a neck injury.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain
Sidney Crosby skated with the team yesterday, but still doesn't
know when he will be able to play in a game. The star center has
been sidelined since January 5th because of post-concussion
symptoms.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - New transfers are settling in at Penn
State, while school administrators are putting the finishing
touches on plans for the on-campus ice arena. The Nittany Lions are
right on schedule a year out from moving up to Division I status,
and two years away from the start of the anticipated Big Ten hockey
conference.

Postseason Baseball

DIVISION SERIES
(Best-of-5)
All games televised by TBS
American League
Detroit 2, New York 2
Friday, Sept. 30: Detroit 1, New York 1, 1 1/2 innings, susp., rain
Saturday, Oct. 1: New York 9, Detroit 3, comp. of susp. game
Sunday, Oct. 2: Detroit 5, New York 3
Monday, Oct. 3: Detroit 5, New York 4
Tuesday, Oct. 4: New York 10, Detroit 1
Thursday, Oct. 6: Detroit (Fister 11-13) at New York (Nova
16-4), 8:07 p.m.
Texas 3, Tampa Bay 1
Friday, Sept. 30: Tampa Bay 9, Texas 0
Saturday, Oct. 1: Texas 8, Tampa Bay 6
Monday, Oct. 3: Texas 4, Tampa Bay 3
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Texas 4, Tampa Bay 3
National League
Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 2
Saturday, Oct. 1: Philadelphia 11, St. Louis 6
Sunday, Oct. 2: St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 4
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Philadelphia 3, St. Louis 2
Wednesday, Oct. 5: St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 3
Friday, Oct. 7: St. Louis (Carpenter 11-9) at Philadelphia
(Halladay 19-6), 8:37 p.m.
Milwaukee 2, Arizona 2
Saturday, Oct. 1: Milwaukee 4, Arizona 1
Sunday, Oct. 2: Milwaukee 9, Arizona 4
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Arizona 8, Milwaukee 1
Wednesday, Oct. 5: Arizona 10, Milwaukee 6
Friday, Oct. 7: Arizona (Kennedy 21-4) at Milwaukee (Gallardo
17-10), 5:07 p.m.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
American League
All games televised by Fox
Saturday, Oct. 8: Texas at New York OR Detroit at Texas
Sunday, Oct. 9: Texas at New York OR Detroit at Texas
Tuesday, Oct. 11: New York at Texas OR Texas at Detroit
Wednesday, Oct. 12: New York at Texas OR Texas at Detroit
x-Thursday, Oct. 13: New York at Texas OR Texas at Detroit
x-Saturday, Oct. 15: Texas at New York OR Detroit at Texas
x-Sunday, Oct. 16: Texas at New York OR Detroit at Texas
National League
All games televised by TBS
Sunday, Oct. 9: Arizona-Milwaukee winner at Philadelphia OR St.
Louis at Arizona-Milwaukee winner
Monday, Oct. 10: Arizona-Milwaukee winner at Philadelphia OR St.
Louis Arizona-Milwaukee winner
Wednesday, Oct. 12: Philadelphia at Arizona-Milwaukee winner OR
Arizona-Milwaukee winner at St. Louis
Thursday, Oct. 13: Philadelphia at Arizona-Milwaukee winner OR
Arizona-Milwaukee winner at St. Louis
x-Friday, Oct. 14: Philadelphia at Arizona-Milwaukee winner OR
Arizona-Milwaukee winner at St. Louis
x-Sunday, Oct. 16: Arizona-Milwaukee winner at Philadelphia OR
St. Louis at Arizona-Milwaukee winner
x-Monday, Oct. 17: Arizona-Milwaukee winner at Philadelphia OR
St. Louis at Arizona-Milwaukee winner

WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
All games televised by Fox
Wednesday, Oct. 19 at National League
Thursday, Oct. 20 at National League
Saturday, Oct. 22 at American League
Sunday, Oct. 23 at American League
x-Monday, Oct. 24 at American League
x-Wednesday, Oct. 26 at National League
x-Thursday, Oct. 27 at National League

NHL

Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled
Thursday's Games
Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

WNBA
CHAMPIONSHIP
Minnesota 2, Atlanta 0
Sunday, Oct. 2: Minnesota 88, Atlanta 74
Wednesday, Oct. 5: Minnesota 101, Atlanta 95
Friday, Oct. 7: Minnesota at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
x-Sunday, Oct. 9: Minnesota at Atlanta, 4 p.m.
x-Wednesday, Oct. 12: Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

MLS
Thursday's Games
Real Salt Lake at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m.

WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Pinch-hitter Ben Francisco and closer Ryan
Madson made manager Charlie Manuel's moves look smart, and the
Philadelphia Phillies held off the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2
yesterday for a 2-1 lead in their NL playoff series. Francisco
batted for pitcher Cole Hamels and broke open a scoreless game with
a three-run homer in the seventh inning.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger's left foot is good enough
to play. James Harrison's right eye is not, and he'll need surgery.
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says he expects
Roethlisberger to be under center when his struggling team faces
surging Tennessee on Sunday at Heinz Field.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Joe Paterno prodded reporters and
poked fun at himself. Penn State's head coach was in a good mood
for someone trying to get his team ready to face Big Ten nemesis
Iowa. The Hawkeyes are 8-1 against the Nittany Lions since 2000.
Paterno says he's focusing on the positives, like the return home
to Happy Valley.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Many of Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins
teammates spent their summer playing golf, traveling and trying to
get over the team's loss to Tampa Bay in the opening round of the
NHL playoffs. Crosby spent his summer recovering from
concussion-like symptoms that have kept him from playing since
January. Crosby is practicing with the team but still hasn't been
cleared for contact. There remains no timetable for his return.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington
Capitals are teaming up to raise money for the families of the
Russian hockey players killed in a plane crash last month. The
teams will wear commemorative patches honoring the 28 Lokomotiv
Yaroslavl players who died when their plane went down in western
Russia when the rivals meet on October 13th at the Consol Energy
Center.

Postseason Baseball

DIVISION SERIES
(Best-of-5; x-if necessary)
All games televised by TBS
American League
Detroit 2, New York 2
Friday, Sept. 30: Detroit 1, New York 1, 1 1/2 innings, susp., rain
Saturday, Oct. 1: New York 9, Detroit 3, comp. of susp. game
Sunday, Oct. 2: Detroit 5, New York 3
Monday, Oct. 3: Detroit 5, New York 4
Tuesday, Oct. 4: New York 10, Detroit 1
Thursday, Oct. 6: Detroit (Fister 11-13) at New York (Nova
16-4), 8:07 p.m.
Texas 3, Tampa Bay 1
Friday, Sept. 30: Tampa Bay 9, Texas 0
Saturday, Oct. 1: Texas 8, Tampa Bay 6
Monday, Oct. 3: Texas 4, Tampa Bay 3
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Texas 4, Tampa Bay 3
National League
Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 1
Saturday, Oct. 1: Philadelphia 11, St. Louis 6
Sunday, Oct. 2: St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 4
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Philadelphia 3, St. Louis 2
Wednesday, Oct. 5: Philadelphia (Oswalt 9-10) at St. Louis
(Jackson 12-9), 6:07 p.m.
x-Friday, Oct. 7: St. Louis (Carpenter 11-9) at Philadelphia,
8:07 or 8:37 p.m.
Milwaukee 2, Arizona 1
Saturday, Oct. 1: Milwaukee 4, Arizona 1
Sunday, Oct. 2: Milwaukee 9, Arizona 4
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Arizona 8, Milwaukee 1
Wednesday, Oct. 5: (Wolf 13-10) at Arizona (Saunders 12-13),
9:37 p.m.
x-Friday, Oct. 7: Arizona at Milwaukee, 5:07 or 8:07 p.m.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
American League
All games televised by Fox
Saturday, Oct. 8: Texas at New York OR Detroit at Texas
Sunday, Oct. 9: Texas at New York OR Detroit at Texas
Tuesday, Oct. 11: New York at Texas OR Texas at Detroit
Wednesday, Oct. 12: New York at Texas OR Texas at Detroit
x-Thursday, Oct. 13: New York at Texas OR Texas at Detroit
x-Saturday, Oct. 15: Texas at New York OR Detroit at Texas
x-Sunday, Oct. 16: Texas at New York OR Detroit at Texas
National League
All games televised by TBS
Sunday, Oct. 9: Arizona-Milwaukee winner at Philadelphia OR St.
Louis at Arizona-Milwaukee winner
Monday, Oct. 10: Arizona-Milwaukee winner at Philadelphia OR St.
Louis Arizona-Milwaukee winner
Wednesday, Oct. 12: Philadelphia at Arizona-Milwaukee winner OR
Arizona-Milwaukee winner at St. Louis
Thursday, Oct. 13: Philadelphia at Arizona-Milwaukee winner OR
Arizona-Milwaukee winner at St. Louis
x-Friday, Oct. 14: Philadelphia at Arizona-Milwaukee winner OR
Arizona-Milwaukee winner at St. Louis
x-Sunday, Oct. 16: Arizona-Milwaukee winner at Philadelphia OR
St. Louis at Arizona-Milwaukee winner
x-Monday, Oct. 17: Arizona-Milwaukee winner at Philadelphia OR
St. Louis at Arizona-Milwaukee winner

WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
All games televised by Fox
Wednesday, Oct. 19 at National League
Thursday, Oct. 20 at National League
Saturday, Oct. 22 at American League
Sunday, Oct. 23 at American League
x-Monday, Oct. 24 at American League
x-Wednesday, Oct. 26 at National League
x-Thursday, Oct. 27 at National League

WNBA
CHAMPIONSHIP
Minnesota 1, Atlanta 0
Sunday, Oct. 2: Minnesota 88, Atlanta 74
Wednesday, Oct. 5: Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 7: Minnesota at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
x-Sunday, Oct. 9: Minnesota at Atlanta, 4 p.m.
x-Wednesday, Oct. 12: Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

MLS
Tuesday's Games
New York 2, Los Angeles 0
Thursday's Games
Real Salt Lake at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m.