South Florida

1 Slow climb: UMBC can move up one spot in the America East standings, into sixth, with a victory over New Hampshire (7 p.m., MASN). 2 'Cats up: Coming off its first Big East loss, at South Florida - where tens of fans rushed the court - Marquette heads to Villanova (7:30 p.m., ESPN2). 3 ACC double dip: Comcast SportsNet-Plus has an Atlantic Coast Conference doubleheader, with Virginia-Florida State at 7 and Clemson-Boston College at 9. 4 Dagger!: Maybe Caron Butler can repeat his end-of-game heroics when the Wizards face the Hawks (7 p.m., Comcast SportsNet)

Top spring break destinations 1 Orlando, Fla. 2 South Florida (West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami) 3 Las Vegas 4 Fort Myers, Fla. 5 Denver 6 Phoenix 7 Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. 8 Cancun, Mexico 9 Los Angeles 10 San Juan, Puerto Rico Based on advance Travelocity.com bookings for Feb. 9- April 20, 2009.

For Ravens fans looking to migrate south for the playoffs, getting tickets to the game wasn't a problem yesterday. But getting to Miami - that's another matter. Thanks to lukewarm Miami fans who don't always fill Dolphin Stadium, some of the Ravens faithful were able to buy tickets at face value on the Ticketmaster Web site yesterday morning. But with the Orange Bowl game in Miami this week, the college football championship game next week and seasonal travelers heading to Florida to thaw out, decent airfare is hard to come by. Many flights out of South Florida on Sunday and Monday, when Ravens fans would be returning home, are full.

ALVAH H. CHAPMAN JR., 87 Miami newspaperman, civic leader Former Miami Herald president/CEO Alvah H. Chapman Jr., one of South Florida's most influential corporate and civic leaders, whose business acumen and quiet passion helped mold not just the Herald, but modern Miami, died Thursday of pneumonia. Mr. Chapman, a third-generation newspaperman, spent a traditional family Christmas Eve at his Coconut Grove home, reading the Bible with his wife, Betty, their two daughters and several grandchildren, and then died Christmas Day. He was afflicted with Parkinson's disease, suffered strokes in recent years and broke a hip in March.

Mark Sanchez passed for 269 yards and two touchdowns, Southern California's hard-hitting defense stuffed host UCLA at every turn, and the No. 5 Trojans won, 28-7, yesterday to give them nine victories in the past 10 games between the crosstown rivals. The win ensured USC (11-1, 8-1 Pacific-10) of an unprecedented seventh consecutive Bowl Championship Series bid, seven straight 11-win seasons and seven straight conference titles. The Trojans also will make a fourth straight appearance in the Rose Bowl, where they will meet No. 6 Penn State on New Year's Day. The 33-point underdog Bruins (4-8, 3-6)

Even with a 27-point win, Maryland women's coach Brenda Frese was upset with her team's lack of consistency. Marah Strickland scored 14 points and No. 3 Maryland rebounded from a stunning opening-game loss to beat Delaware State, 73-46, yesterday. "We played well in spurts. The disappointing thing is that we lost a lot of effort and intensity in the second half," Frese said. "There are areas where we need to improve and we don't have a lot of time to fix and correct." Marissa Coleman and freshman Lynetta Kizer added 13 points each as the Terps (1-1)

McCoy, Pitt upset No. 10 South Florida COL. FOOTBALL LeSean McCoy ran for two touchdowns and Bill Stull threw for one as visiting Pittsburgh upset No. 10 South Florida, 26-21, last night. The Panthers (4-1, 2-0 Big East) have won two of the past three games against South Florida (5-1, 0-1) in Tampa. Stull finished 16-for-27 for 228 yards. Bulls quarterback Matt Grothe was 11-for-20 for 129 yards and rushed for a touchdown. Bills' Evans gets 4-year extension NFL Wide receiver Lee Evans signed a four-year contract extension worth $37.25 million in a deal that prevents the Buffalo Bills star from becoming a free agent after this season.

While former Maryland recruit Gus Gilchrist awaits an NCAA ruling on his eligibility for the coming season at South Florida, his longtime trainer-adviser, Terrelle Woody, is getting started on a new job at the Tampa, Fla., university. According to the Tampa Tribune, Woody, who doesn't have a college degree, was hired as the men's basketball team's video and conditioning assistant. He won't get benefits from the school, coach Stan Heath said. (For more, go to baltimoresun.com/recruiting)

Basketball update * The stock of Torrington, Conn., power forward Jordan Williams continues to rise. The Maryland target made his first appearance on the Rivals 150 this week (No. 102). * Dix Hills, N.Y., forward Tobias Harris has plans to visit College Park soon, according to the New York Daily News. * TampaBay.com reports that ex-Terp Gus Gilchrist is waiting for a ruling on his immediate future at South Florida. (For more, go to baltimoresun.com/recruiting.)