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IN THE NEWS
TUESDAY'S RESULTS SHORT HOPS TODAY'S QUOTE ON DECK
NBA
Toronto 109Denver 108
Miami 117Portland 104
Memphis 108Sacramento 101
Oklahoma City at Utah(n)
Houston at Golden State(n)
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers(n)
Coverage, Page C4
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Michigan State 75Michigan 52
Florida 69Kentucky 52
Coverage, Page C4
NHL
Philadelphia 3Winnipeg 2
Carolina 4New Jersey 2
N.Y. Rangers 4Boston 3 (SO)
Ottawa 2Buffalo 0
Montreal 4Tampa Bay 3 (SO)
Washington 6Florida 5 (OT)
Nashville 1San Jose 0 (OT)
Anaheim 3Chicago 2 (SO)
Dallas at Edmonton(n)
Minnesota at Vancouver(n)
Coverage, Page C4
Abby Wambach simply laughs when asked about playing her 200th game for the U.S. women's national team. The 2012 FIFA Player of the Year is far too busy playing to dwell on her accomplishments.
"Hopefully I'll think about those more when I retire," Wambach said Tuesday.
"I'm not really big on personal accolades and awards. It's just not my style. So for me, it's another game. It's exciting, I guess. I don't know. It's hard to explain because I don't really put that much value on that kind of stuff. I put value on wins. I put value on championships."
With 152 goals, the 33-year-old forward enters today's exhibition against Scotland six from the world record set by Mia Hamm from 1987-04. Only seven Americans have appeared in more international matches.
Midfielder Shannon Boxx called it a huge accomplishment.
"We don't have that many players that have been able to get to that level," Boxx said. "I think it's her day tomorrow, and we can hopefully celebrate it with her. Hopefully, she'll get a goal to continue her strength and her power."
Kristine Lilly tops the U.S. list with 352 appearances. Defender Christie Rampone is set for her 278th tonight, while the others include Hamm (275), Julie Foudy (272), Joy Fawcett (239), Tiffeny Milbrett (204) and Kate Markgraf (201).
"I do think wrestling people are the strongest in the world, and they're resilient. And we'll come out of whatever happens. But short term, yeah, it's sad." -- 2004 Olympic gold medalist and Penn State coach Cael Sanderson said of Tuesday's International Olympic Committee decision to drop wrestling from the Summer Games. Story, Page C3.
In Thursday's edition, look for coverage from the Lancaster-Lebanon League boys' basketball semifinals: McCaskey vs. Donegal and Elizabethtown vs. Cedar Crest.
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