IN BRIEF
Butler (23-3) will take on City League runner-up Allderdice (10-15) at 6 p.m. Tuesday atNorth Allegheny High School in the play-in round of the PIAA Girls' Quad-A Basketball Championships.
The winner will play WPIAL champion Upper St.Clair at 6 p.m.Friday at North Allegheny.
Karns City (16-10), the District 9 Class AA champion, will battle Greensburg Central Catholic (17-8) at 6 p.m. Friday atClarion University in the first round of the PIAA Girls' Class AA Basketball Championships.
Tickets for the KC-Greensburg Central game will go on sale at the Karns City HighSchool office beginning today through 1 p.m.Friday.
Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for students. All tickets are $6 at the gate.
PITTSBURGH — Marc-Andre Fleury was recalled from his minor-league rehabilitation stay on Sunday by Pittsburgh and is expected to play his first NHL game since Dec. 6 later this week as the Penguins, for now, will carry three goalies.Fleury has been out with a high ankle sprain, the same injury that has sidelined Penguins star Sidney Crosby since Jan. 18. Crosby did not skate before the Penguins' games Saturday or Sunday.Fleury played well in all five starts at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL, allowing seven goals. He was 3-2, with both losses occurring in 1-0 games.
BRADENTON, Fla. — Free-agent pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim finalized an $850,000, one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, four days after agreeing to terms.The Pirates also designated infielder Ray Olmedo for assignment.Kim, expected to join the team Monday, could earn up to $1.15 million in performance bonuses based on games pitched. His deal guarantees him $300,000.General manager Neal Huntington said the 29-year-old Kim will be used exclusively in relief. L
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Brian Gay won the Mayakoba Golf Classic for his first PGA Tour title, shooting a 1-under 69 for a two-stroke victory.Gay, making his 293rd career start, came into the final round with a five-stroke lead and was hardly threatened. Runner-up Steve Marino (66) got within four strokes with four holes to play.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Andy Roddick used his overpowering serve to win the SAP Open for the third time in his career, beating Radek Stepanek 6-4, 7-5.The top-seeded Roddick never even faced a break point in the final as Stepanek had no answer for his booming serve. Roddick closed out each set with an ace to win his 24th career title.
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Phillies closer Brad Lidge is scheduled to have arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Monday and could miss the regular-season opener.