-Friday: FB at Pitt, Noon

-Friday: WBB vs. New Jersey Tech, at Orono, Maine, 3 p.m.

-Saturday: MBB vs. Kentucky or Kansas State, at Las Vegas, 7:30 or 10:30 p.m.

-Saturday: WBB vs. Maine or Brown, at Orono, Maine, 1 or 4 p.m.

Marshall

-Saturday: MBB vs. Old Dominion, 11:30 a.m.

-Saturday: FB vs. Tulsa, 3:30 p.m.

Key:

FB= football

MBB= men's Basketball

WBB= women's Basketball

Charleston

-Friday: MBB vs. Baptist, 8 p.m.

-Saturday: MBB vs. Lock Haven, 4 p.m.

-Saturday: WBB at Shepherd, 4 p.m.

W.Va. State

-Friday: WBB vs. St. Paul's, at Petersburg, Va., 4 p.m.

-Saturday: MBB vs. Millersville, 2 p.m.

-Saturday: WBB at Virginia State, 6 p.m.

WVU Tech

-Saturday: MBB vs. Apprentice School, 4 p.m.

Bobcats top UC in WVC women's opener

The University of Charleston got off to a quick start in its women's Basketball home opener Tuesday night, leading by nine points late in the first half, but couldn't keep the lead.

West Virginia Wesleyan roared back, outscoring the Golden Eagles by 19 points in the second half for a 69-54 victory at Eddie King Gym in a West Virginia Conference matchup of upper echelon teams.

Despite injuries to her leg, ankle, and elbow, WVC reigning player of the year Sarah Van Horn limped her way to 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Bobcats (1-2, 1-0 WVC) to victory.

"She has been banged up and is nowhere near 100 percent but gutted it out," Wesleyan Coach Steve Tierney said. "I approached this as a tournament game.

"We were going to do whatever we could in this one to pull it out."

"Defensively, we did a lot better job in the second half. We made a couple adjustments that were key at halftime and made a huge difference in what we did in the second half."

For UC (2-2, 0-1), Lindsey Kentner scored a team-high 16 points, but all of them came in the first half. Veronica Carman added 11 points.

WVU Tech women's Basketball falls to 0-6

MONTGOMERY - Former Winfield High star Jessica Johnson had a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds for West Virginia University Tech, but the host Golden Bears fell to 0-6 on the women's Basketball season Tuesday night with a 43-41 loss to Bluefield (Va.) College.

It was Tech's second loss to the Rams this season.

Ashley Blaney hit a jump shot with 30 seconds left to pull Tech within one point in a bid for its first win under new Coach Jim Fout, but the Bears couldn't score in the final seconds to win. Blaney had a game-high 13 rebounds in the loss.

Bluefield (5-7) shot only 23 percent for the game, including 3-of-27 from 3-point range. Tech shot 34 percent, but had 33 turnovers - 18 more than Bluefield. Brittany Whaley, with 10 points, was the Rams' leading scorer.

Herd women overcome 11-point deficit, win

HUNTINGTON - Chantelle Handy scored a career-high 16 points Tuesday night to lead Marshall to a 56-51 women's Basketball victory over Morehead State at the Henderson Center.

The Thundering Herd trailed 36-25 with 14 minutes to play, but rallied to raise its record to 4-1. Morehead State fell to 3-2.

Handy also had a game-high eight rebounds and was 6-of-7 from the foul line. Joining Handy in double figures was Tynikki Crook, who scored 12 points, her eighth straight game with 10 or more points for the Herd.

Marshall hopes stadium screens will draw ads

HUNTINGTON - A pair of huge new video displays will be keeping fans of Marshall athletics informed all day every day, and, the university hopes, will bring new advertisers on board.

Marshall University says the two displays - more than 7 feet tall and 14 feet long - have been installed at Edwards Stadium.

The electronic displays will go online this week and will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The screens will not only carry information about Herd athletic events, but will also provide opportunities for the school to bring in more advertising dollars.

Area football Hall of Fame chapter nominates trio

The Don Nehlen Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame has nominated two former players and a coach with state connections for the 2009 national ballot for the Hall of Fame.

The nominees are former West Virginia University quarterback Major Harris, former WVU linebacker Darryl Talley and Jim Donnan, who coached at Marshall and Georgia.

National sports

Browns' Quinn lost for the season

CLEVELAND - Browns quarterback Brady Quinn will miss the remainder of Cleveland's season with a broken right index finger he made worse by playing on Sunday, according to several reports.

Citing unnamed sources, FOXsports.com and the Cleveland Plain Dealer said the break on Quinn's finger worsened after he tried to play through the injury in a loss to the Houston Texans. Quinn initially broke the tip of the finger and damaged a tendon in his second career start on Nov. 17 at Buffalo.

Quinn flew to Birmingham, Ala., to have the injury examined by noted orthopedist Dr. James Andrews. The second-year QB was then advised by Andrews as well as specialists brought in by the Browns to end his season with five games left before the tendon tore from the bone.

Indiana accepts NCAA-order probation

INDIANAPOLIS - Fearing a postseason ban, Indiana University accepted an NCAA-ordered three years' probation, eager to continue rebuilding its once-storied men's Basketball program.

After months of uncertainty over an embarrassing telephone recruiting scandal, the NCAA spared the school any additional punishment such as a postseason ban or additional scholarship losses.

But former coach Kelvin Sampson, the man at the center of the scandal, faces recruiting restrictions through November 2013 if hired by another school.

The announcement ended a 20-month saga that began with Sampson's hiring in March 2006.

Infractions committee chairwoman Jo Potuto acknowledged Indiana was spared additional punishment because of its cooperation with the investigation, its own decision to take away a scholarship and extend recruiting restrictions and the school's long tradition of abiding by the rules.

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^Tuesday's Sports In Brief

^By The Associated Press=

NEW YORK (AP) - Roger Clemens' former trainer gave samples of his DNA to federal investigators trying to ascertain whether the star pitcher committed perjury before Congress, two New York newspapers reported.

The request for a DNA sample from trainer Brian McNamee suggests that investigators found readable DNA on the syringes, needles and gauze pads McNamee turned over to federal prosecutors in January, The New York Times and Daily News reported.

McNamee's lawyers have said the items, when tested, would link Clemens to the use of performance-enhancing drugs. They claim McNamee used those needles and a gauze pad while injecting Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone.

Investigators must determine whose DNA is on that material if it is going to be important to the probe. It's not clear whether federal authorities have a sample of DNA from Clemens.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State coach Joe Paterno was released from the hospital, two days after undergoing hip replacement surgery.

The 81-year-old coach had surgery to fix a sore hip that prevented him from pacing the sidelines. He coached the final seven games of the regular season from the press box.

Paterno was released early from Mount Nittany Medical Center, the school said in a statement. The team doctor called the surgery a success.

The surgery took place Sunday, the day after No. 6 Penn State (11-1, 7-1 Big Ten) beat Michigan State to win the conference title and a trip to the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1.

Paterno was expected to resume coaching duties on Monday, when players return from Thanksgiving break. It's unclear whether Paterno will be healthy enough to return to the sideline for the Rose Bowl, though he has vowed to remain active in bowl preparations.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phillies second baseman Chase Utley has had arthroscopic hip surgery and is expected to need four to six months to recover.

The three-time All Star had surgery to trim the labrum and a bony lesion in his right hip at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, team officials said.

Despite feeling symptoms for much of the year, Utley hit .292 and led all second basemen with 33 home runs and 104 RBIs as the Phillies won the National League East for the second consecutive year. In the playoffs, he hit three home runs with nine RBIs the help the Phillies win their second World Series and first since 1980.

Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said last week he expects Utley to be ready at or shortly after the start of the 2009 regular season.

Spring training begins Feb. 14. Philadelphia's first regular-season game is April 5.

NEW YORK (AP) - The trade that sent Zach Randolph from New York to the Los Angeles Clippers was completed, though Cuttino Mobley still wasn't available to play for the Knicks.

The deal was made Friday but was hung up when the Knicks reportedly learned of a heart condition during Mobley's physical. Randolph was prevented from playing Monday night for the Clippers because of the delay.

New York waived the physical requirement so the deal could be finalized.

Knicks president Donnie Walsh wouldn't reveal the nature of Mobley's medical condition, but said Mobley wouldn't be available for Tuesday's game against Cleveland or Wednesday night in Detroit while he underwent additional testing.

Tim Thomas, acquired along with Mobley, was in uniform for New York on Tuesday night against Cleveland.

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