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IN THE NEWS
WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS SHORT HOPS TODAY'S QUOTE ON DECK
NBA
Atlanta 104Charlotte 92
Miami 123Toronto 116 (OT)
Chicago 85Detroit 82
Denver 105Houston 95
Memphis 106L.A. Lakers 93
Brooklyn 91Minnesota 83
San Antonio 106New Orleans 102
Utah 92Washington 88
Indiana at Portland(n)
Phoenix at Sacramento(n)
Okla. City at Golden State(n)
Coverage, Page C4
NHL
Toronto 5Pittsburgh 2
N.Y. Rangers 4Boston 3 (OT)
Calgary at Vancouver(n)
Columbus at Phoenix(n)
Coverage, Page C2
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Miami 90Duke 63
Indiana 72Penn State 49
Florida 64Georgia 47
La Salle 54Butler 53
Northwestern 55Minnesota 48
New Mexico 66Colo. State 61
Drake 74Creighton 69
Wichita State 62Missouri State 52
Oregon 68Wash. State 61
Coverage, Pages C2, C4
n The New York Knicks have surpassed the Los Angeles Lakers as the most valuable team in the NBA, according to Forbes' annual study.
Boosted by renovations to Madison Square Garden, the Knicks' value increased 41 percent to $1.1 billion. The Lakers were second at $1 billion.
n In May 2008, 15-year-old Sloane Stephens of Florida reached the quarterfinals of the inaugural Koser Jewelers' Pro Circuit Tennis Challenge at Hempfield Area Rec Center.
Wednesday, Stephens stunned the tennis world by defeating 15-time grand slam champion Serena Williams, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open.
Stephens is guaranteed $500,000 for reaching the semis. Her paycheck in 2008 at Landisville? $245.
"She is going to be like, 'The money you were going to buy yourself something nice with, you're going to pay your phone bill.'" -- American teenager Sloane Stephens, on her mother's reaction to her Australian Open upset of Serena Williams.
Friday's edition will feature L-L League basketball coverage, including Ed Gruver's report on tonight's Lancaster Catholic-Lebanon Catholic boys game and Jason Fulginiti's story on tonight's Elco-Lampeter-Strasburg girls game. Also, Mike Gross catches up with former McCaskey hoops standout Dustin Salisbery.
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