Sports briefs

SANDUSKY CASE

Lawyers ask for delay

Jerry Sandusky's lawyer Monday asked the judge in his child sex-abuse case to delay the start of his criminal trial until mid-July, saying he needed more time to prepare. Defense lawyer Joe Amendola said the additional two months would help him contact and interview witnesses, subpoena records and hire experts.

NHL

Predators, Canucks

add reinforcements

The Nashville Predators beefed up their offense with trades for left wing Andrei Kostitsyn and two-way forward Paul Gaustad at the NHL's trade deadline.

The Vancouver Canucks fine-tuned their roster with three deals, acquiring checking-line center Samuel Pahlsson, rookie forward Zack Kassian, defenseman Marc-Andre Gragnani and forward Andrew Gordon.

The Canucks also shipped rookie center Cody Hodgson to Buffalo for Kassian. Defenseman Alexander Sulzer also went to the Sabres for Gragnani as part of the deal. Vancouver's third trade sent defenseman Sebastien Erixon to Anaheim for Gordon.

In other moves: The San Jose Sharks received left wing T.J. Galiardi, left wing Daniel Winnik and a 2013 seventh-round pick from the Colorado Avalanche for left wing Jamie McGinn, center Mike Sgarbossa and left wing Mike Connolly . . . The Ducks acquired right wing Dale Mitchell from Toronto for defenseman Mark Fraser. COLLEGE HOOPS

Storm women top Hoyas

Da'Shena Stevens, Shenneika Smith and Briana Brown had 12 points each for No. 18 St. John's in a 54-45 win over host No. 12 Georgetown (22-7, 11-5) in its regular-season finale. St. John's won its eighth in a row and improves to 21-8 and 13-3 in the Big East. The 13 conference wins is a school record for the Red Storm.

Prahalis Big Ten's best

Ohio State star Samantha Prahalis is the Big Ten Player of the Year. In votes by coaches and media announced Monday, the Commack product got the nod after averaging 20.4 points and 6.5 assists. With 889 assists, she is four away from becoming the Big Ten's career leader. Prahalis was a unanimous all-conference pick by the coaches and media.

No. 11 Hoyas top Irish

Greg Whittington had 15 points and Jason Clark had 13 points and six rebounds as host No. 11 Georgetown (22-6, 12-5) beat No. 20 Notre Dame, 59-41, in a key game for Big East Tournament seeding. Notre Dame (20-10, 12-5) shot only 33 percent from the field.

LI teams in D-III tourney

Long Island will be well represented at the NCAA Division III Tournament as Skyline Conference Tourney champ Farmingdale State (22-5) faces No. 23 Hartwick (23-3) in a first-round game on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Oneonta. St. Joseph's earned an at-large bid. The Golden Eagles (21-4) will play Albertus Magnus (27-1) at Middlebury College on Friday at 5:30 p.m.