College Basketball:
Georgetown 91
Syracuse 84

Marquette 80
Villanova 76

PIAA Wrestling to Quarterfinals
Ten Washington County wrestlers are in the quarterfinals Friday at the PIAA Championships. Charleroi teammates Cody Wiercioch  and Ray Campbell, M ichael Innes (Chartiers-Houston), Gus Mizia (Bentworth), Sam Guidi (Fort Cherry) and Jeff-Tarley (Beth-Center) are in the Double-A quarters Friday morning. Canon-McMillan's trio--Connor Schram, Nick Catalano and Sam Lombardo--will be joined in the Triple-A second round by Trinity's Kyle McWreath, along with Waynesburg's Derrick Nelson and Zach McGinnis.

Bentworth teammates Francis Mizia and Dylan Demain and Fort Cherry's Gary Kiefer stayed alive with AA consolation wins. Consolation round losers were eliminated, including Charleroi's Aaron Toth and Jake Linn, Zach Swarrow of Beth-Center, Neal Rands of Ringgold and McGuffey's Alex Dunaway.

Hear all the action of the PIAA Wrestling Championships on WJPA-AM (1450).

Merlin Olsen Dies At 69
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69. Utah State University assistant athletic media relations director Zach Fisher says Olsen died Wednesday night. Olsen was an All-American at Utah State and a first-round draft pick of the Los Angles Rams in 1962. He was part of the Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" defensive line, which set an NFL record for the fewest yards allowed during a 14-game season in 1968. Olsen is still the Rams' all-time leader in career tackles with 915. Olsen moved on to acting with roles in "Little House on the Prairie" and later his own series, "Father Murphy," which ran from 1981 to 1983. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma last year.

Gas Up the Buses! PIAA Hoops Tourney First Round
The longest bus ride for the opening rounds of the PIAA basketball tournament belongs to the Trinity boys team. The Hillers play at Pitt-Bradford Friday night, some 205 miles from Trinty High School. For those of you staying in the area, we'll make the trip for you, carrying the game on WJPA-FM (95.3) and online. Tip-off is set for 7 pm.

Wash High's boys team travels to Clarion University's Tippin Gym Saturday for a first-round match-up with Brookville, the District 9 champion. We've got that game for you on WJPA-FM (95.3), too, with a scheduled start of 3:30 pm.

Following a come-from-behind win Tuesday night, the Peters Township girls take on District 6 champion State College Friday night at Tyrone Middle School.

Robert Morris Heads To NCAA Tournament
HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) - Dallas Green deflected a potential game-winning shot then sank two free throws with 7 seconds left as Robert Morris beat Quinnipiac 52-50 on Wednesday night for its second straight Northeast Conference championship. Freshman Karon Abraham scored 16 points to lead the Colonials (23-11), and Green and Russell Johnson each added nine. This will be Robert Morris' seventh trip to the NCAA tournament. James Feldeine had 17 points for Quinnipiac (23-9) which was seeking its first conference title, but will settle for a berth in the NIT. Justin Rutty, the NEC Player of the Year, added 12 points and 10 rebounds. Green got a piece of Feldeine's 3-point jumper with 10 seconds left and Robert Morris leading 50-48. His free throws gave the Colonials a four-point lead, and they held on for the win.

Vecchio Leaves Wild Things
The Washington Wild Things announced today that general manager Ross Vecchio has resigned. Vecchio has accepted a position with California University of Pennsylvania, where he will serve as director of athletic development for the university. Vecchio, the 2004 Frontier League Executive of the Year, had been the general manager of the Wild Things since the team’s inception in 2002. The franchise was honored as the Frontier League Organization of the year in 2002, 2004 and 2005 with Vecchio at the helm. Prior to his resignation, Vecchio was the longest tenured general manager working in the Frontier League.

Guerin: NHL Sould Outlaw Hits Like Cooke's
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bill Guerin says the NHL must outlaw hits to the head. That includes the kind of hit leveled by Guerin's teammate, Matt Cooke, against the Boston Bruins' Marc Savard. Savard is out indefinitely with a Grade 2 concussion sustained during a shoulder-to-head hit by Cooke on Sunday, but Cooke was not suspended. NHL enforcement chief Colin Campbell said precedent was set when the Flyers' Mike Richards wasn't suspended for a similar hit on Florida's David Booth this season. NHL general managers recommended during their meeting Wednesday that a blind-side hit to the head - or the kind Cooke inflicted upon Savard - should not be permitted.

Crosby's Missing Olympic Stick, Glove Found
TORONTO (AP) - Sidney Crosby's missing Olympic stick and glove have been found. Hockey Canada said Wednesday that Crosby's missing equipment was misplaced rather than stolen after the frenzy following Crosby's overtime goal against the United States in the gold-medal game on Feb. 28. Crosby's stick was accidentally placed in a shipment bound for the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in St. Petersburg, Russia. It ended up getting intercepted in Toronto. One of his gloves was put in a bag belonging to Patrice Bergeron, who sat beside him in the locker room. After the gear went missing, Reebok put up a $10,000 reward for the stick. Crosby announced Wednesday that he'll donate the $20,000 bonus he received for winning the gold to his foundation.