HONOLULU (AP)—Jillian Harmon had 18 points, while Jayne Appel posted 16 points on perfect 8 for 8 shooting to lead the #6 Stanford Lady Cardinal to an 83-54 win over the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Sunday at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic. The Lady Cardinal broke the game open with a key 28-9 run to earn a 69-33 lead. Sara Ilic had 15 points in the loss for Hawaii. In other Top 25 action Sunday, #1 Connecticut stormed past #4 Oklahoma, 106-78, #9 Texas obliterated Florida Atlantic, 87-38, #12 Tennessee hammered DePaul, 88-67, Gonzaga shocked #15 Virginia, 69-62, #16 Auburn downed Florida International, 63-52, #20 Old Dominion blasted Norfolk State, 97-54, #21 Ohio State waxed Dayton, 76-61, #22 Iowa State overpowered San Diego State, 87-71, and #23 Purdue stymied Prairie View A&M, 65-51.

DALLAS (AP)—Mike Modano scored the game-winning goal, the 537th of his career and the Dallas Stars got past the Edmonton Oilers, 4-3 Sunday at American Airlines Center. Mike Ribeiro, Toby Petersen and Sean Avery also scored for the Stars while they improved to 23-4-2 at home against Edmonton since moving to the Metroplex from Minnesota in 1993. The win improved Dallas to 8-11-4 on the season, while the Oilers fell to 10-11-2. In other NHL action Sunday, Florida blanked the New York Rangers, 4-0, St. Louis doubled up Atlanta, 4-2, and Anaheim waxed Carolina, 4-1.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP)—Amid the rain and blustery conditions present at Giants Stadium, Jay Cutler (27 of 43, 357 yards, 2 TD’s, INT) had an outstanding performance to lead the Denver Broncos to a 34-17 dismantling of the New York Jets Sunday. The Broncos stormed out to a 17-7 lead at the end of the first quarter as new acquisition Vernon Fox returned a fumble 23 yards for a score while Cutler hit rookie speedster Eddie Royal on a 59-yard scoring strike. In the early going the Jets remained in striking distance as tailback Thomas Jones (16 car, 138 yards, 2 TD’s) had scoring runs of 59 and 29 yards although a Peyton Hillis (22 car, 129 yards, TD) touchdown run enabled the Broncos to lead 27-14 at intermission. In the second half, Cutler did just enough to keep Denver ahead while the Broncos defense forced the Jets to turn the ball over on downs several times. The win improved the Broncos to 7-5 on the season while New York fell to 8-4. In other NFL action Sunday, Miami edged St. Louis, 16-12, Tampa Bay outlasted New Orleans, 23-20, Baltimore smoked Cincinnati, 34-3, Carolina outgunned Green Bay, 35-31, Indianapolis stymied Cleveland, 10-6, San Francisco blasted Buffalo, 10-3, the New York Giants hammered Washington, 23-7, Atlanta gashed San Diego, 22-16, Pittsburgh shellacked New England, 33-10, Kansas City embarrassed Oakland, 20-13, and Minnesota trounced Chicago, 34-13.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP)—Rob Lowery had a career-high 21 points and the Dayton Flyers used their quickness and proficiency to upset the #15 Marquette Golden Eagles, 89-75 Saturday at Sears Centre. The Flyers torched the nets to the tune of 51 percent shooting and outscored Marquette, 56-43 in the second half. Wesley Matthews had 28 points for the Golden Eagles while Dominic James chipped in with 19 more but the athletic Flyers defeated Marquette at their own game. The win improved Dayton to 6-0 on the season which is their best start in five years, while the Golden Eagles dropped their first game of the season. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #2 Connecticut hammered Bryant, 88-58, #4 Pittsburgh stonewalled Washington State, 57-43, #11 UCLA decimated Florida International, 89-54, #19 Wisconsin gashed Milwaukee, 67-46, #20 Xavier stymied Miami (Ohio), 60-53, #21 Miami (Fla.) smacked Stetson, 79-65, and #22 Villanova torched Rhode Island, 78-65.

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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP)—Sam Bradford cemented his status as a Heisman candidate as he tossed for 370 yards and four touchdowns while the #3 Oklahoma Sooners forced a three-way tie for the BIG 12 South division title in a 61-41 victory over the #12 Oklahoma State Cowboys Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium. While the Sooners got off to a rough start against the Cowboys, they eventually settled down and scored touchdowns on six consecutive possessions to win going away. While Texas did their part to impress pollsters in a 49-9 pasting of Texas A&M Thursday, the Sooners did an equally magnificent job in downing a bitter rival in the latest installment of the “Bedlam Series.” Therefore, once again in the absence of a playoff, there are no answers to solve this problem. Zac Robinson tossed for 255 yards, three touchdowns and an interception in the loss for the Cowboys. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #1 Alabama blanked Auburn, 36-0, #4 Florida crushed #20 Florida State, 45-15, #5 USC hammered Notre Dame, 38-3, #7 Texas Tech outlasted Baylor, 35-28, #22 Georgia Tech outgunned #11 Georgia, 45-42, Kansas held off #13 Missouri, 40-37, #16 Cincinnati pounded Syracuse, 30-10, #23 Oregon blasted #17 Oregon State, 65-38, and #21 Boston College got past Maryland, 28-21. Click here for game summary

MILWAUKEE (AP)—Whitney Edwards had 15 points to lead the #15 Virginia Lady Cavaliers to a 65-57 win over the Utah Lady Utes Friday at the WBCA Classic. Britnee Miller had 13 more points for Virginia, while Morgan Warburton had 18 points to pace the Lady Utes in defeat. In other Top 25 action Friday, #2 North Carolina hammered Pacific, 98-62, #3 California surged past Texas Tech, 68-54, #5 Texas A&M edged Penn State, 61-57, #6 Stanford got past #23 Purdue, 78-70 in overtime, #7 Baylor held off Villanova, 62-57, #13 Duke snuck past Western Kentucky, 59-56, #14 Maryland pounded Illinois, 79-52, #17 Vanderbilt decimated Davidson, 82-50, #19 Arizona State shellacked Hofstra, 80-54, #22 Iowa State blasted Prairie View A&M, 75-59, #24 Texas Christian stonewalled Eastern Michigan, 71-55, #25 Xavier walloped Tennessee-Martin, 73-41 and #8 Louisville obliterated Alabama, 73-56.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Mehmet Okur had 20 points and 12 rebounds while the Utah Jazz exploded for 44 third quarter points in a 120-94 pounding of the Sacramento Kings Friday at Energy Solutions Arena. In the pivotal third quarter, the Jazz made 16 of 19 field goal attempts while nailing 10 of their 13 free throws. John Salmons had 20 points to pace the Kings in defeat, while Spencer Hawes added 18 points and six rebounds. In other NBA action Friday, Toronto edged Atlanta, 93-88, Boston trounced Philadelphia, 102-78, Cleveland torched Golden State, 112-97, Detroit bested Milwaukee, 107-97, Charlotte outgunned Indiana, 115-108 in overtime, Miami scorched Phoenix, 107-92, Minnesota surged past Oklahoma City, 105-103, San Antonio stymied Memphis, 109-98, Portland gashed New Orleans, 101-86, and the Los Angeles Lakers blew past Dallas, 114-107.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP)—Derek Morris and Kevin Porter each posted goals while Enver Lisin added a pair of assists to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche Friday at Jobing.com Arena. Mikael Tellqvist had 37 saves as well in the win for Phoenix. The win improved the Coyotes to 10-10-2 on the season while the Avalanche fell to 10-12. In other NHL action Friday, Boston pounded the New York Islanders, 7-2, Carolina edged Philadelphia, 4-3, Minnesota doubled up Tampa Bay, 4-2, Anaheim blanked Chicago, 1-0, Washington humbled Montreal, 3-0, Buffalo bested Pittsburgh, 4-3, Detroit stymied Columbus, 5-3, the New York Rangers outlasted Buffalo, 4-3 in overtime, Nashville tripped up Atlanta, 4-3, and San Jose walloped Dallas, 6-2.

(RICHFIELD) – Today is Black Friday and shoppers are busy cashing in on some of the best bargains of the season. Bruce Moffitt, Manager of the Richfield Walmart, said he opened the store at 5:00 this morning and lines were already long. Local downtown merchants are working hard to attract shoppers to their stores and remind customers that when they shop locally, the dollars stay in the local areas.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP)—Look out ACC, Gary Williams’ Maryland Terrapins are coming to an arena near you shortly. Greivis Vasquez and Dave Neal each posted 17 points and the Terps smacked the #6 Michigan State Spartans, 80-62 Thursday at the Milk House. Although the Terrapins are 4-0 after the win and outclassed Michigan State in nearly every statistical category, they did not receive one vote in this week’s AP Top 25 rankings. Nevertheless, Maryland built an 18-point lead with five minutes left in regulation and held the prolific Raymar Morgan to four points after he had torched the nets with 43 points in his previous two games. Travis Walton had 16 points in defeat for the Spartans. In other Top 25 action Thursday, #10 Gonzaga overpowered Oklahoma State, 83-71, #12 Tennessee stymied Siena, 78-64, #14 Arizona State shellacked Charlotte, 84-56, #16 Georgetown got past Wichita State, 58-50, and #24 Wake Forest outlasted Cal-State Fullerton, 75-69.

OTTAWA (AP)—On a day of NHL action where only two games occurred, two of the league’s flagship Canadian franchises met on American Thanksgiving with the Ottawa Senators downing the Toronto Maple Leafs, 2-1 in a shootout Thursday at Scotiabank Place. Both teams scored in the first period with Mike Fisher getting the goal for the Senators and Nikolai Kulemin finding the net for the Maple Leafs. Daniel Alfredsson scored the winning goal in the shootout session for Ottawa which improved the Sens to 8-9-4 on the season while Toronto fell to 7-9-6. In other NHL action Thursday, Calgary bested Vancouver, 4-3.

(DELTA) – Two male juveniles have been arrested in Delta for blowing up a mailbox. Millard County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a Delta residence to investigate damage to a mailbox from an explosive device. According to a sheriff’s report, deputies found the damaged mailbox, along with a plastic bottle and other materials used to make the explosion. The juveniles have been referred to the Fourth District Juvenile Court for possession of an explosive device and criminal mischief. The investigation continues and more criminal charges are pending.

CANCUN, Mexico (AP)—Kristi Tolliver posted 16 points while Lynetta Kizer had 15 points including 13 during a decisive run as the #14 Maryland Lady Terrapins downed the South Dakota State Lady Jackrabbits, 68-56 Wednesday at the Cancun Caribbean Challenge. After trailing by one at intermission at 25-24, the Lady Terps turned the tide with a key 19-4 run that gave Maryland the lead for good. Jennifer Warkenthien had 17 points to pace the Lady Jackrabbits in the loss. In other Top 25 womens’ action Wednesday, #4 Oklahoma smacked Marist, 83-57, #16 Auburn dismantled Alabama-Birmingham, 91-62, #18 Oklahoma State hammered New Orleans 84-54, Michigan State embarrassed #20 Old Dominion, 74-48 and #25 Xavier stymied LSU, 57-48.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Paul Millsap had 24 points and 16 rebounds while Mehmet Okur and Deron Williams also posted double-doubles as the Utah Jazz smacked the Memphis Grizzlies, 117-100 Wednesday at Energy Solutions Arena. The resurgent Jazz raced out to a 33-19 lead after the first quarter against Memphis and never looked back as they shot 54 percent from the field on the night. Rudy Gay had 27 points and seven rebounds in the loss for the Grizzlies, who fell to 4-11 with the defeat, while the Jazz improved to 10-6. In other NBA action Wednesday, Atlanta got past Milwaukee, 102-96, Cleveland decimated Oklahoma City, 117-82, Toronto tripped up Charlotte, 93-86, Boston outgunned Golden State, 119-111, Orlando surged past Philadelphia, 96-94, Detroit smoked New York, 110-96, Phoenix bested Minnesota, 110-102, Indiana edged Houston, 91-90, San Antonio gashed Chicago, 98-88, Portland embarrassed Miami, 106-68, New Jersey outlasted Sacramento, 116-114 in overtime, and Denver snuck past the Los Angeles Clippers, 106-105.

GUNNISON, Utah (AP)—The Gunnison Bulldogs used a 23-15 fourth quarter surge to edge the North Sanpete Hawks, 62-60 Wednesday in non-region boys’ high school basketball action. Drayson Ball and Derrick Christensen had 13 points apiece in the win for the Bulldogs.

PANGUITCH, Utah (AP)—Trac Norris had 24 points while Eric Frandsen added 20 more to lead the Panguitch Bobcats past the North Sevier Wolves, 64-61 in non-region boys’ high school basketball action Wednesday.

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)—The Cedar Lady Reds outlasted the Valley Lady Buffaloes, 50-45 Wednesday in non-region girls’ high school basketball action.

(Moroni) The Moroni Feed Company has made a sizable donation to the Utah Food Bank even as the plant closed its doors to deal with higher production cost. One hundred turkeys were donated as part of a statewide push to provide for the needy this holiday this season. Governor Huntsman praised the donation and called on the people of Utah to make an extra effort to help those suffering from the current economic downturn. The Moroni Feed Company’s Moroni Processing Plant will be closed for about three months as part of a plan to deal with the higher cost of corn, and softer demand for turkey.

(RICHFIELD) – A new law in Sevier County still has lingering questions that will have to be resolved in court. Proposition One, an initiative referendum concerning amending the county’s conditional use permit process on land-use ordinances, specifically, on the proposed building of a power plant, was passed in the recent election. A key question is whether or not the new law applies to the permit submitted by the Sevier Power Company. SPC representatives say the company filed for the permit under a Planned Unit Development, not a Conditional Use Permit and therefore, the new law would not apply to them. Those opposed say the permit is a CUP, not a PUD. County Clerk, Steve Wall, says the County Commissioners will follow the law and wait for the courts to decide. Proponents of Prop One have asked the Commission to stop work on the SPC application but SPC has filed a formal “rip cord” request saying the county has no more than 45 days to take final action on the PUD application.

(SCIPIO) – Two semis collided and burned on I-15 south of Scipio Tuesday afternoon. According to a UHP report, a tractor-trailer carrying 80,000-pounds of machinery was traveling slowly up Scipio Summit, when a CR England tractor-trailer changed lanes and rear-ended the truck, causing both semis to burst into flames. Neither driver was hurt in the accident but a passenger in the CR England truck was in a sleeper cabin and was thrown through the windshield. He was taken to the Fillmore Community Medical Center with minor injuries. The CR England truck and trailer were completely destroyed but the driver of the other semi was able to dump his load of pharmaceuticals and only lose the trailer. One northbound lane was closed for about an hour while traffic was diverted to ranch exits in the area and crews took about six hours to clean up the wreckage.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—Johnny Flynn had 25 points and forced overtime with a key 3-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation as the Syracuse Orange downed the #23 Kansas Jayhawks, 89-81 Tuesday in the CBE Classic final. The Orange trailed by as many as 13 points early in the second half but in the latter 20 minutes of regulation, Syracuse made 14 of their 24 field goal attempts, while nailing five of eight shots in overtime. Eric Devendorf added 20 points for the Orange while Arinze Onuaku added 19 points and 12 rebounds for Syracuse. Sherron Collins had 21 points in the loss for the Jayhawks who had won their first three games by an average of 24 points while holding their opponents to 27 percent shooting, although Syracuse shot 48 percent from the field in the win which improved them to 4-0 on the season. In other Top 25 action Tuesday, #1 North Carolina shellacked Oregon, 98-69, #4 Pittsburgh stonewalled Belmont, 74-60, #8 Notre Dame edged #7 Texas, 81-80, #15 Marquette stymied Texas Southern, 85-68, #18 Florida outlasted Washington, 86-84, #22 Villanova crushed Monmouth, 71-48, and #25 Davidson pounded Loyola (Md.), 78-48.

NEW YORK (AP)—LeBron James had 26 points in a quiet, yet efficient performance and the Cleveland Cavaliers made quick work of the New York Knickerbockers, 119-101 Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. With some 50 media members scattered across the “world’s most famous arena” for the pregame, James and his Cavaliers teammates had no trouble dealing with the attention as they raced to a 67-38 lead at halftime. Six other Cavaliers joined James by scoring in double figures in the rout. Tim Thomas had 16 points in defeat for New York. In other NBA action Tuesday, Washington hammered Golden State, 124-100, Phoenix edged Oklahoma City, 99-98, Dallas outlasted Indiana, 109-106, and the Los Angeles Lakers decimated New Jersey, 120-93.

ESCALANTE, Utah (AP)—Tim Hughes had 30 points and the Escalante Moquis went o a 23-6 run to start the game as they blew past the Parowan Rams, 73-52 Tuesday in boys high school basketball action.

BICKNELL, Utah (AP)—Lance Peterson had 21 points to lead the way as the Wayne Badgers pounded the Green River Pirates, 67-48 in 1A boys high school basketball action Tuesday.

CASTLE DALE, Utah (AP)—The Emery Lady Spartans started the game on a 19-4 run and never looked back in a 66-32 shellacking of the North Sevier Lady Wolves Tuesday in non-region girls’ high school basketball action.

NEPHI, Utah (AP)—Tessa Bradford amassed 24 points and the Juab Lady Wasps got past the Waterford Lady Ravens, 50-34 in girls’ high school basketball action Tuesday.

FREDONIA, Ariz. (AP)—Kelly Livingston and Savannah Cooper combined for 47 points as the Kanab Cowgirls bludgeoned Fredonia (Ariz.), 73-44 Tuesday in non-region girls’ high school basketball action.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Kimberly Parker posted 20 points and the Wasatch Lady Wasps stung the South Sevier Lady Rams, 52-48 Tuesday at the Sevier Valley Center. Jaden Parsons had 14 points and Aubrey Lindgren added 11 more to pace the Lady Rams.

(Manti) This Saturday marks the start of the Christmas tree cutting season in the Sanpete Ranger District. Permits will go on sale this Saturday at eight locations. Tags are sold first come, first serve starting at 9:00 AM. They will be sold until they are gone or until noon, which ever comes first. Permits are five dollars each and one tag will be sold per representative of a family. Sale locations include the Stock Corral east of Spring City, the end of the paved road in Ephraim canyon, the Manti Stake Center, Sterling LDS church parking lot, the stock corrals east of Mayfield, the Fountain Green new elementary school, and at the Nephi District office. Tags sold at he Fountain Green and Nephi locations are for the Sanpitch Mountains. Trees may be harvested this coming weekend, or the two following weekends.

(SALINA) – Several paper recycling centers are starting to pop up throughout communities in South-Central Utah. Krista Rosequist of Redmond says GreenFiber Utah will start picking up paper products in Salina and surrounding satellite communities. Rosequist says she got the idea of recycling paper products because of the amount being wasted from schools and businesses from day to day. She says as soon as GreenFiber deposits the recycling bins, people can start dropping off their paper products. Sydney Lee of Richfield is also starting a similar project in Richfield with GreenFiber Utah, a Salt Lake City-based company.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—Sherron Collins had 18 points and Cole Aldrich stepped up with 16 points, nine rebounds and a career-high six blocks as the #23 Kansas Jayhawks steamrolled the Washington Huskies, 73-54 Monday at Sprint Center in the semifinals of the CBE Classic. After the defending national champion Jayhawks blew past Missouri-Kansas City and Florida Gulf Coast in their first two games, they passed their first true test with flying colors against the Pac-10-based Huskies. The Kansas defense stepped up by holding Washington to 29 percent shooting on the evening while amassing 10 blocked shots. Isaiah Thomas had 17 points to lead the way for the Huskies in the loss. The Jayhawks await Syracuse, an 89-83 victor over #18 Florida Tuesday in the CBE title game. In other Top 25 action Monday, #1 North Carolina obliterated Chaminade, 115-70, #2 Connecticut smacked #19 Wisconsin, 76-57, #7 Texas hammered Saint Joseph’s, 68-50, #8 Notre Dame decimated Indiana, 88-50, #21 Miami (Fla.) smoked San Diego, 80-45, #24 Wake Forest doubled up Winston-Salem, 62-31, and #25 Davidson blew past Florida Atlantic, 76-60.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Derrick Rose posted 25 points and nine assists while Larry Hughes nailed a buzzer-beating shot to end the game as the Chicago Bulls edged the Utah Jazz, 101-100 Monday at Energy Solutions Arena. Chicago’s win was all the more remarkable when one considers that the Bulls were just 1-6 on the road heading into this game while no one had defeated the Jazz in Salt Lake City in the regular season since last March. Mehmet Okur’s 26 points and nine boards led the way for Utah although the injuries to Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer and three other regulars proved to be too much to overcome against the resurgent Bulls. The win improved Chicago to 7-8 on the season while Utah fell to 9-6. In other NBA action Monday, Orlando bested Milwaukee, 108-101, Charlotte smacked Philadelphia, 93-84, Houston overpowered Miami, 107-98, San Antonio waxed Memphis, 94-81, Portland outlasted Sacramento, 91-90 and New Orleans stymied the Los Angeles Clippers, 99-87.

(SALINA) – Utah Highway Patrol apprehended a Colorado man for drug possession on I-70 over the weekend. A UHP report said that at about 10am Sunday, a trooper pulled over 24-year old, Luis Rodriguez of Grand Junction, CO. for an equipment violation about two miles east of Salina. The trooper said he became suspicious of illegal activity and obtained permission to search Rodriguez’s 2002 GMC Sierra and found about a pound of methamphetamine and an ounce of heroin in a sealed laundry detergent box. Rodriguez was traveling from Los Angeles to Grand Junction at the time of his arrest. He was booked into the Sevier County Jail.

(SALINA) – An Arizona truck driver sustained minor injuries when his truck and trailer rolled near Salina on I-70 Friday afternoon. According to UHP reports, at about 3:40pm, 68-year old, Max Magnuson of Mesa, AZ. was traveling in a 1976 Jeep Grand Cherokee eastbound about three miles south of Salina, when his trailer lost control, causing both vehicles to roll off the right shoulder. Magnuson was wearing a seatbelt and was transported to the Sevier Valley Hospital with minor injuries.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP)—Hasheem Thabeet posted 19 points and 14 rebounds while nailing eight of 11 shots and the #2 Connecticut Huskies bested the #16 Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes, 76-63 Sunday in mens’ Top 25 college basketball action. Jack McClinton had 27 points for the Hurricanes in the loss while Dwayne Collins amassed 16 points and 14 rebounds for Miami in defeat. In other Top 25 action Sunday, #3 Louisville pounded South Alabama, 81-54, #5 Duke trounced Montana, 78-58, Xavier stunned #12 Memphis, 63-58, #15 Arizona State hammered Pepperdine, 61-40, Missouri overpowered #20 USC, 83-72, and #22 Wisconsin gashed San Diego, 64-49.

DENVER (AP)—Kenyon Martin posted 26 points, while Carmelo Anthony added 21 points and 13 boards as the Denver Nuggets smacked the Chicago Bulls, 114-101 Sunday at Pepsi Center. After trailing 99-96 with just over five minutes to play in regulation, a 13-0 Denver run enabled the Nuggets to pull away with the win. Denver improved to 9-5 with the win, while Chicago fell to 6-8. Ben Gordon had 28 points to pace the Bulls in defeat. In other NBA action Sunday, Boston overpowered Toronto, 118-103, Philadelphia got past Golden State, 89-81, Minnesota hammered Detroit, 106-80, and the Los Angeles Lakers outlasted Sacramento, 118-108.

CINCINNATI (AP)—Candyce Bingham amassed 23 points and 10 rebounds while Angel McCoughtry chipped in with 16 more points as the #10 Louisville Lady Cardinals bested the #22 Xavier Lady Musketeers, 65-55 Saturday in Top 25 womens’ basketball action. Tudy Reed had 31 points for Xavier and by virtue of her five first half 3-pointers, the Lady Musketeers took a 28-24 lead into the locker room. Nevertheless, Bingham’s three successive treys in the second half enabled Louisville to seize control as they outscored Xavier, 41-27 over the course of the latter 20 minutes. The win improved the Lady Cardinals to 3-0 on the season, while the Lady Musketeers fell to 2-2. In other womens’ Top 25 action Saturday, #1 Connecticut embarrassed Rhode Island, 91-43, #5 Duke decimated Southern, 93-52, #10 Oklahoma State shellacked Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 91-45, and Detroit shocked #23 Georgia, 70-66.

PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Mike Richards scored on a wrist shot in overtime as the Philadelphia Flyers surged past the Phoenix Coyotes, 4-3 Saturday at Wachovia Center. Richards’ goal broke a stalemate which saw both squads match each other goal for goal while Philadelphia’s Jeff Carter forced overtime with a late third period score to tie things up at 3-3 apiece. Mikael Tellqvist posted 30 saves for the Coyotes in defeat, while the Flyers’ Martin Biron had 25 saves in the win. Philadelphia improved to 9-6-4 with the win, while Phoenix slumped to 8-9-2. In other NHL action Saturday, Vancouver waxed Pittsburgh, 3-1, Ottawa downed the New York Rangers, 4-1, the New York Islanders doubled up Buffalo, 4-2, Chicago handled Toronto, 5-4 in overtime, Columbus blanked Atlanta, 2-0, Boston stonewalled Montreal, 3-2 in overtime, Anaheim got past Dallas, 2-1 in a shootout, St. Louis outlasted Minnesota, 2-1, Detroit blew past Calgary, 5-2, San Jose hammered Washington, 7-2, and Colorado snuck past Los Angeles, 4-3 in overtime.

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RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Deysha Twitchell had 12 points for the Bryce Valley Lady Mustangs as they overpowered the Tabiona Lady Tigers, 42-20 Saturday at the Sevier Valley Center.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP)—Lance Hurdle nailed 13 points while nailing three of five shots as the #16 Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes got past the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles, 70-60 Friday in Top 25 college basketball action. Jack McClinton added 13 points for Miami who won despite being outrebounded 35-33 by the Golden Eagles. Jeremy Wise had 21 points to lead Southern Mississippi in defeat. In other Top 25 action Friday, #1 North Carolina smacked UC-Santa Barbara, 84-67, #2 Connecticut outlasted La Salle, 89-81, #4 UCLA trounced Southern Illinois, 77-60, #5 Duke waxed Michigan, 71-56, #6 Pittsburgh surged past Akron, 86-67, #9 Notre Dame handled Loyola Marymount, 65-54, #12 Memphis torched Seton Hall, 84-70, #13 Tennessee overpowered Middle Tennessee State, 76-66, #20 USC decimated Chattanooga, 73-46, #21 Davison shellacked Winthrop, 97-70, and #22 Wisconsin held off Iona, 60-58 in overtime.

SAN ANTONIO (AP)—With Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili still absent from the San Antonio Spurs’ lineup, Roger Mason posted 29 points and the Spurs made 15 of 25 3-point attempts in a 119-94 shellacking of the Utah Jazz Friday at AT&T Center. George Hill chipped in with 23 points for San Antonio, who have won their fourth game in their last five. Meanwhile, C.J. Miles had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the shorthanded Jazz, who were forced to play without Deron Williams for the 11th time this season. The win improved the Spurs to 6-6 on the season while the Jazz fell to 8-5. In other NBA action Friday, Orlando edged Indiana, 100-98 in overtime, Philadelphia outlasted the Los Angeles Clippers, 89-88, Houston waxed Washington, 103-91, New Jersey outgunned Toronto, 129-127 in overtime, Atlanta handled Charlotte, 88-83, Boston dismantled Minnesota, 95-78, Dallas smacked Memphis, 91-76, Milwaukee surged past New York, 104-87, New Orleans hammered Oklahoma City, 105-80, Portland trounced Sacramento, 117-96, Chicago bested Golden State, 115-110, and the Los Angeles Lakers downed Denver, 104-90.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Kaitlin Pollock and Deysha Twitchell combined for 21 points as the Bryce Valley Lady Mustangs got past the Duchesne Lady Eagles, 26-20 Friday at the Sevier Valley Center.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Kaitlin Pollock and Shyenne Conforth each had 10 points to lead the Bryce Valley Lady Mustangs to a 48-15 shellacking of the Manila Lady Mustangs at the Sevier Valley Center Friday.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Chelsie Barney posted 14 points while Kalani Norris added 12 more as the Panguitch Lady Bobcats hammered the Intermountain Christian Lady Lions, 40-22, Friday at the Sevier Valley Center.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Kandice Gleave amassed 16 points while Shelby Millett added 12 more for the Piute Lady Thunderbirds in a 53-36 dismantling of the Monticello Lady Buckaroos at the Sevier Valley Center Friday.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Savannah Sawyer nailed eight of 10 free throws as well as a clutch 3-pointer in the fourth quarter as the Valley Lady Buffaloes outlasted the Whitehorse Lady Raiders, 44-38 Friday at the Sevier Valley Center.

(RICHFIELD) – Sevier School District is appealing a decision made by the U.S. Department of Education denying their application for better student testing requirements in the No Child Left Behind program. Sevier School District Superintendent, Brent Thorne, said that Sevier, Juab and Logan school districts have better methods of computer-adaptive testing than what NCLB offers. Thorne said that the three school districts have been working with State Superintendent Patti Harrington on the new pilot program but the Federal Government denied the application because of federal assessments on peer-reviewed requirements. Harrington commented that the federal government is being inflexible and limiting innovation by denying the state’s application. Thorne said that the state will either appeal the decision or re-apply when the new Obama administration is installed.

(SCIPIO) – The Fillmore Ranger District has announced a prescribed burn for about 2300 acres two miles southwest of Scipio. Fire crews treated approximately 200 acres last Wednesday to reduce fuels and resources on the Grabalt burn. The project is a joint effort between the BLM and Fishlake National Forest and fire crews will monitor the burn according to temperatures, humidity, wind, etc. The burn should continue throughout December. Smoke will be visible along Highway 89, I-15 and I-70 through the burn period.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP)—Despite making only one 3-pointer in 16 attempts, the #19 Florida Gators were able to dispose of the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, 64-50 Thursday at the O’Connell Center. While the Gators did knock down at least one trey for the 546th consecutive game, defense was their calling card as they used their press to lead Southern Utah by as many as 17 points in the second half. Nick Calathes had 18 points to pace the Gators, while Davis Baker had 23 points and eight rebounds for the Thunderbirds, 21 of which came after halftime. In other Top 25 action Thursday, Michigan stunned #4 UCLA, 55-52, #12 Memphis bested Chattanooga, 83-71 and Seton Hall upset #20 USC, 63-61.

PHOENIX (AP)—Kobe Bryant keyed a balanced scoring attack with 24 points and Vladimir Radmanovich had 15 points on perfect 5-5 shooting behind the arc to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 105-92 dismantling of the Phoenix Suns Thursday at U.S. Airways Center. Overall, six Lakers scored in double figures while Amare Stoudemire’s 21 points led the way for the Suns. Los Angeles improved to 9-1 on the season, while Phoenix fell to 8-5. In other NBA action Thursday, Boston pounded Detroit, 98-80.

PITTSBURGH (AP)—Ben Roethlisberger completed 17 of 30 passes for 243 yards and a score in his second efficient performance in five days as the Pittsburgh Steelers overpowered the Cincinnati Bengals, 27-10 Thursday at Heinz Field. With temperatures hovering in the 30s and sporadic snowfall, the Steelers had little trouble against a depleted Bengals squad even after spotting them a 7-0 lead. Additionally, the solid Pittsburgh defense surrendered only 208 yards of total offense to a Cincinnati team which was forced to play without star wideout Chad Johnson due to a violation of team rules. After the Bengals had pulled to within 20-10 on a 26-yard field goal by Shayne Graham in the fourth quarter, the Steelers put the game away with an 11-play, 73-yard drive which was capped off by an 8-yard scoring run by Roethlisberger. The win improved the Steelers to 8-3 and they now have 10 days to prepare for a bout with their longtime nemesis, the New England Patriots a week from Sunday. Meanwhile, the Bengals fell to 1-9-1 with the loss. Click here for game summary

(SALT LAKE CITY) – The Utah Better Business Bureau is seeing a rise in complaints this year due to tough economic times. BBB President, Jane Driggs, says consumers are being more careful in tracking their expenditures. Driggs says her office has received more than 13,000 complaints this year over last and more than 600,000 reliability reports have been issued, a 24% increase from last year. She also said that scam artists are more persistent in contacting consumers in a strained economy because people are having a harder time making ends meet. Driggs commented to always be wary of doing business with strangers who approach you at home, wiring money to get a loan or a job, or to buy and sell an item and giving out personal information.

By: Greg Dart

EPHRAIM – For the second consecutive year The Zions Bank Top of the Mountains Bowl will pit No.1 Snow College against No. 2 Butler Community College, this time at Sandy City’s Rio Tinto Stadium Dec. 6 in a game which will decide a National Junior College Athletic Association championship.

The game will be the first football game played at the state-of-the-art Rio Tinto Stadium. The stadium, which is the home of Real Salt Lake, opened this fall and seats 20,000 fans. It was a $120 million public-private partnership.

This is the third time Snow and Butler have met – the Badgers defeated the Grizzlies in the 2005 Top of the Mountains Bowl 17-14 and the Grizzlies returned the favor in last year’s contest defeating the Badgers 56-27.

Butler has won five NJCAA football championships – including last year in a split title with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College – and is playing in a title game for the seventh time. Snow won the NJCAA title game in 1985.

SNOW The Badgers finished their 2008 regular season campaign undefeated with a 65-20 victory over Mesa Community College Saturday. For the season, Snow finished 11-0 with an average margin of victory of 27.9 points. The wins include four over foes currently ranked in the NJCAA top 20, including three top 10 teams and three road victories.

Snow is a combined 33-2 during head coach Steve Coburn’s tenure. The team has not lost a conference game since 2006 and has not lost at home since 2005.

Snow has a top 10 offense and defense. That is all the more amazing considering the Badger’s starting quarterback Jon Eastman missed the first nine games of the season. Back up and true freshman Quinn Mecham led the Badgers in Eastman’s absence, and is ranked No. 11 in the nation in passing. Eastman came back from injury two weeks ago and quickly returned to his top 10 passer form of the 2007 season.

The defense is led by linemen James Aiono and Mike Laloni, the Rival’s Junior College No. 1 and No. 79 recruits respectively. Four Badgers are among the nation’s top 20 in tackles on the season.

BUTLER Although Butler started the season with a loss, the Grizzlies never looked back. That loss, the only one on the season, came to pre-season No. 2 ranked Blinn with Butler coming in as the preseason No.1. The Grizzlies never dropped below No. 6 on the season, winning the remaining 10 games by a margin of 23.7 points per game.

Butler is a power on both sides of the ball, boasting the No. 3 ranked total defense nationally and the No. 14 offense. Quarterback Press Taylor is in the top 15 nationally in total offense

Butler’s stingy defense allows less than 200 yards a game. The Grizzlies hold opponents to less than 125 yards through the air and only 74 yards on the ground, good enough for the seventh best rushing defense in the country.

Butler’s menacing secondary is led by a couple of Rivals top 100 players: defensive backs Ruddel Crim (#7) and Laron Scott (#28). They are among six Grizzlies on the list. Over the past eight years, Butler has been the highest ranked program in the nation.

“The Kansas and Western States Football Leagues are perennially among the top in the NJCAA and Butler and Snow are perennially at the top of those leagues,” said Kevin White, executive director of the Zions Bank Top of the Mountains Bowl Committee. “Both of these teams deserve to be here based on their performances on the field this season.”

Zions Bank Top of the Mountains Bowl Classic The Zions Bank Top of the Mountains Bowl provides a first class bowl experience for two junior college football teams with preference given to Snow College located in Ephraim, Utah. As long as the Badgers finish above .500 they will hos t the game. Zions Bank is the title sponsor of the game. Procfor general scholarships. This is the second straight year where the bowl features a battle for the national championship.

Tickets are available at www.snowbadgers.com or www.riotintostadium.com or by calling 1-888-477-5849. Tickets are $15 for reserved premium seating and $10 for general admission. University, college and high school students may purchase tickets for $8 with a student ID. Tickets will also be available on game day approximately one-and-a-half hours before kickoff.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—In yet another game without franchise point guard Deron Williams, the Utah Jazz received numerous contributions from understudies to pull out another big win. C.J. Miles amassed 25 points while Carlos Boozer, on the eve of his birthday, chipped in with 20 points and 11 rebounds in a 105-94 win over the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday at Energy Solutions Arena. Additionally, Ronnie Price scored 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter which saw the Jazz outscore Milwaukee 31-18 to win going away. Although the proficient Bucks built as large as a 10-point lead in the third quarter, the Jazz found numerous opportunities to run and pounded the methodical Bucks into submission. Richard Jefferson had 25 points to lead Milwaukee, while Andrew Bogut had 16 points and 20 rebounds in his return to Salt Lake City where he matriculated as a collegian at the University of Utah. In other NBA action Wednesday, Atlanta stonewalled Washington, 91-87, Detroit waxed Cleveland, 96-89, Toronto held off Miami, 101-95, Sacramento stunned New Orleans, 105-96, Dallas bested Houston, 96-86, Minnesota got past Philadelphia, 102-96, the Los Angeles Clippers steamrolled Oklahoma City, 108-88, Denver smoked San Antonio, 91-81, and Portland embarrassed Chicago, 116-74.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP)—Jeff Teague posted a career-high 31 points and Chris McFarland added 19 more as the #25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons outgunned the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks, 120-88 Wednesday at the Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. While the Demon Deacons are not known for a high-octane offense, they acquiesced to the Seahawks’ request of playing at a high tempo as they scored the third-most points in school history, finishing only three short of the record. Meanwhile, the Seahawks, who had exceeded the 100-point plateau in each of their first two games, could not overcome a 61-44 deficit at halftime as Wake shot 57 percent from the field for the game. Johnny Wolf had 24 points in the loss for Wilmington. In other Top 25 action Wednesday, #7 Michigan State stymied IPFW, 70-59, and #23 Villanova blew past Niagara, 77-62.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP)—Already a staple on famous alum David Letterman’s Top 10 on his nightly talk show, the #17 Ball State Cardinals may crack college football’s Top 10 next. Nate Davis tossed for four touchdowns and the Cardinals amassed their latest win against MAC rival Central Michigan, 31-24 Wednesday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Ball State’s victory also clinched at least a share of the Mid American Conference’s Western Division title while the Cardinals can win the title outright with a win over Western Michigan November 25. Although Ball State earned an early 7-0 lead when Davis hit Louis Johnson on a 20-yard strike, the Chippewas battled back and went up 17-10 in the third quarter when Ontario Sneed scored on an 8-yard run, and later led 24-17 in the fourth on a 38-yard scoring pass from quarterback Dan LeFevour to Kito Poblah. However, Davis saved his best play of the evening for the ensuing two possessions as two more touchdown passes, to Johnson and Briggs Orsbon, respectively helped the Cardinals hold on. Ball State is one of five unbeaten teams left in Division I, the others being Utah, Alabama, Texas Tech and Boise State.

(RICHFIELD) – Sevier County Commissioners passed a resolution in this month’s commission meeting concerning securing additional funds for rural schools. District 24 Senator-Elect, Ralph Okerlund said he will petition the legislature in the next session to pass a law, whereby money through the Rural Schools Funding Program, will come directly to the state instead of the counties. He said the reason for this is so that money in the Payment-In-Lieu-of-Taxes (PILT) program is not decreased because the county is collecting Rural School Funding specifically designed for use in upgrading roads and other transportation needs. County Commissioners said if funding from Rural Schools is secured, then money in PILT will remain untouched.

(RICHFIELD) – A jury trial continues today in Sixth District Court in Richfield for an Elsinore man accused of making a bomb threat at Walmart in Richfield back in May. Police reports say that 57-year old, Augustine Vigil was arrested after authorities investigated phone records at Walmart showing he made a call using his cell phone on May 31. Vigil was booked into the Sevier County Jail on June 3, after failing a polygraph test and for charges of making a false alarm related to a weapon of mass destruction, a second-degree felony and obstruction of justice, a Class-A Misdemeanor. Vigil denied he ever made the call. Walmart was evacuated for six hours while police investigated the bomb threat which ended up being a hoax.

SAN DIEGO (AP)—James Harden overcame the ill effects of a virus to score 18 points as the #15 Arizona State Sun Devils snuck past San Diego State, 59-52 Tuesday at Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl. Despite struggling against the Aztecs for the most part, the Sun Devils hit three successive treys to take the lead for good. Incidentally, Arizona State took only 13 shots in the second half but made nine of them, five of which were 3-pointers. Kyle Spain had 17 points in the loss for San Diego State. In other Top 25 basketball action Tuesday, #1 North Carolina crushed Kentucky, 77-58, #8 Texas decimated Tulane, 76-51, #10 Purdue shellacked Loyola (Ill.), 78-46, #11 Gonzaga hammered Idaho, 80-46, #13 Tennessee pounded Tennessee-Martin, 91-64, #14 Oklahoma outlasted #21 Davidson, 82-78, #20 USC gashed New Mexico State, 73-60, #22 Wisconsin obliterated SIU-Edwardsville, 88-58, and #24 Kansas crushed Florida Gulf Coast, 85-45.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—Dirk Nowitzki amassed 32 points and outscored the entire starting five of the Charlotte Bobcats as the Dallas Mavericks won their second in a row, 100-83 Tuesday at Time Warner Cable Arena. In the early going, Dallas jumped out to a 15-0 lead and never looked back while the Bobcats didn’t score until nearly seven minutes had gone by in the opening quarter. The Mavericks led by as many as 23 points as they improved to 4-7 with the win. D.J. Augustin had 21 points in defeat for the Bobcats who fell to 3-7 on the season. In other NBA action Tuesday, Indiana smoked Atlanta, 113-96, Orlando trounced Toronto, 103-90, Miami got past Washington, 94-87, Boston handled New York, 110-101, Cleveland embarrassed New Jersey, 106-82, Memphis blasted Sacramento, 109-94, Denver bested Milwaukee, 114-105, Golden State outlasted Portland 116-109, and the Los Angeles Lakers outgunned Chicago, 116-109.

(SALT LAKE CITY) – An insurance company is asking a District Court Judge to be removed from a civil lawsuit in the Crandall Canyon Mine disaster that killed six coal miners and three rescuers in August 2007. Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. filed a motion in Salt Lake City because officials say they’re not responsible for any civil damages from the collapse of the mine. Court documents say that Hartford provided liability insurance for Grand Junction, CO.-based Agapito Associates, Inc., the engineering firm that signed off on mining plans at Crandall Canyon. Hartford says the policies don’t cover liability resulting from Agapito’s professional performance. Hartford provided $5-million in catastrophic insurance, on top of $2-million in coverage from another insurer. Attorneys for the miners’ families want both insurance companies to remain liable. All of the parties have agreed to try to settle the case by mediation, with proceedings set to begin Monday.

(RICHFIELD) – Economists in the six-county area are saying the economic outlook locally appears to be holding steady compared to the national economy. SOS Staffing Director, Mark Alger says the construction industry is slowing down due to the coming winter but production was up in the summer. Alger said even though the national economy is seeing a decline, the local and state economies are maintaining a relative steady balance. He commented that his office has seen more applicants than jobs available in our local areas but people can still get good jobs if they sharpen up their job-seeking skills.

(CEDAR CITY) – Trial has begun for a man accused of shooting a police officer during a traffic stop in Cedar City. Police reports say that 32-year old, Bryan Featherhat is charged with first-degree felony attempted aggravated murder and aggravated robbery, a second-degree felony. He’s accused of shooting Cedar City Police Officer, Jason Thomas twice with a shotgun. The officer was trying to help Featherhat with a car that was stuck in a snowbank in January 2007. Police said that Featherhat claimed to have heard “voices” telling him to kill someone. Featherhat has undergone mental evaluations but was ultimately ruled competent to stand trial. Police said that Thomas has since recovered from his injuries and returned to duty. The trial is scheduled to run through Friday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)—Devin Setoguchi and Jody Shelley posted first period goals and the San Jose Sharks bested the Nashville Predators, 4-1 Monday at Sommet Center. The Sharks increased their lead with two more goals in the second period by Tomas Plihal and Patrick Marleau to make their lead insurmountable. David Legwand scored the sole goal for Nashville in defeat. The win improved San Jose to 16-3-1 on the season while the Predators fell to 9-8-1. In other NHL action Monday, the New York Islanders doubled up Vancouver, 2-1 in a shootout, the New York Rangers got past Ottawa, 2-1 in a shootout, Detroit blanked Edmonton, 4-0, and Boston tripped up Toronto, 3-2.

MILWAUKEE (AP)—Wesley Matthews posted 26 points and seven rebounds as the #17 Marquette Golden Eagles scored their most points in almost 28 years as they outgunned the Chicago State Cougars, 106-87 Monday at Bradley Center. Jerel McNeal chipped in with 17 points and six assists for Marquette who scored at least 90 points in consecutive games for the first time since 1994-95. Despite the Golden Eagles’ offensive proficiency head coach Buzz Williams was displeased with a second half effort that surrendered 51 second half points to the Cougars. David Holston had 33 points for Chicago State in the loss as he shot 11 of 22 from the field and nailed seven 3-pointers. In other Top 25 action Monday, #2 Connecticut shellacked Hartford, 99-56, #6 Pittsburgh decimated Miami (Ohio), 82-53, #10 Purdue steamrolled Eastern Michigan, 87-58, #14 Oklahoma crushed Mississippi Valley State, 94-53, #18 Georgetown belted Jackson State, 71-62, #21 Davidson trounced James Madison, 99-64, and #23 Villanova hammered Fordham, 107-68.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP)—Phil Dawson nailed a 56-yard field goal with 1:39 left in regulation and Rian Lindell missed a key 47-yard field goal in the closing seconds as the Cleveland Browns held off the Buffalo Bills, 29-27 Monday at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Although Cleveland jumped out to a swift 13-0 lead, recent history was not on their side as in each of the previous two weeks they had squandered leads of at least 13 points in defeats to Baltimore and Denver. Things appeared to be going in that direction once again as Buffalo pulled to within 16-13 after Lindell’s 31-yard field goal to end the third quarter. In the last stanza, the action greatly percolated as Browns tailback Jerome Harrison scored on a 72-yard run which was followed by a 98-yard kickoff return for a score by the Bills’ Leodis McKelvin on the ensuing kickoff. When Buffalo took a 27-26 lead on quarterback Trent Edwards’ 1-yard scoring jaunt, the Browns drove to the periphery of Dawson’s field goal range where the Texas product made his game-winner. The win improved Cleveland to 4-6 while Buffalo fell to 5-5. Click here for game summary

WACO, Texas (AP)—Rachel Allison scored 20 of her 25 points in a tight first half before the #17 Baylor Lady Bears hammered the #2 Stanford Lady Cardinal, 81-65 Sunday. Jhasmin Player picked up the slack in the second half for the Lady Bears as she scored 12 of her 14 points in the last 20 minutes. Jeanette Pohlen had 14 points for the Lady Cardinal who fell to 1-1, while Baylor improved to 2-0 with the win. In other womens’ Top 25 action Sunday, #1 Connecticut clipped Georgia Tech, 82-71, #4 North Carolina handled Virginia Commonwealth, 77-65, #5 Maryland smoked Delaware State, 73-46, #8 Duke obliterated Maine, 98-31, #9 California waxed Nevada, 67-53, #10 Texas A&M outlasted #23 Pittsburgh, 56-50, #12 Vanderbilt stormed past Western Kentucky, 90-72, #13 Texas decimated Saint Mary’s, 110-76, #14 Notre Dame stymied #22 LSU, 62-53, #18 Arizona State smacked Tulane, 86-53, #19 Ohio State trounced Army, 92-58, #20 Old Dominion pasted Dayton, 70-58, and #24 Florida State bested Florida Gulf Coast, 81-62.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)—Corey Perry and Bret Hedican scored goals while Jonas Hiller had 29 saves in his first NHL shutout as the Anaheim Ducks blanked the Los Angeles Kings, 2-0 Sunday at Honda Center. The Ducks’ shutout was their second in a row against the Kings as they improved to 10-7-2 on the season, while Los Angeles fell to 7-8-2. In other NHL action Sunday, Carolina tripped up Tampa Bay, 3-2 in a shootout, Montreal handled St. Louis, 3-2 in a shootout, San Jose surged past Chicago, 6-5, and Philadelphia downed Atlanta, 4-3.

ATLANTA (AP)—Jay Cutler (19 of 27, 216 yards TD) threw a game-winning scoring pass to Daniel Graham from nine yards out late in the fourth quarter and the Denver Broncos withstood a late Atlanta Falcons surge to win, 24-20 Sunday at the Georgia Dome. The Broncos improved to 6-4 and increased their lead in the AFC West as San Diego fell to Pittsburgh, 11-10 later in the afternoon while using several key players in numerous roles. Among these was versatile rookie Spencer Larsen, who started at both middle linebacker and fullback because of the various injuries the Broncos have suffered thus far on the season. Of greater importance, though, was the fact that Denver rediscovered its rushing attack as P.J. Pope, Peyton Hillis and recent acquisition Tatum Bell combined for 113 rushing yards on the day. Impressive rookie Matt Ryan (20 of 33, 250 yards) made several big plays for the Falcons but wideout Roddy White dropped what would have been the go-ahead touchdown pass late in the game before Atlanta turned the ball over on downs. The win improved the Broncos to 6-4 on the season while the Falcons fell to 6-4. In other NFL action Sunday, Carolina waxed Detroit, 31-22, Philadelphia and Cincinnati played to a 13-13 tie, the first occurrence of such since 2002, New Orleans downed Kansas City, 30-20, the New York Giants overpowered Baltimore, 30-10, Tampa Bay outlasted Minnesota, 19-13, Miami humbled Oakland, 17-15, Green Bay embarrassed Chicago, 37-3, Indianapolis outgunned Houston, 33-27, San Francisco decimated St. Louis, 35-16, Arizona bested Seattle, 26-20, Tennessee gashed Jacksonville, 24-14, Pittsburgh edged San Diego, 11-10, and Dallas tripped up Washington, 14-10.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP)—Dwayne Collins had 18 points and a career-high 16 rebounds while Jack McClinton added 18 more as the #16 Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes dismantled Florida Southern, 96-60, Saturday at BankUnited Center. The season-opening win was the 16th in a row for the ‘Canes who raced out to a 43-25 lead at intermission and never looked back. John Thompson had 10 points in the loss for the Moccasins. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #1 North Carolina gashed Pennsylvania, 86-71, #11 Gonzaga torpedoed Montana State-Billings, 83-52, #12 Memphis walloped Fairfield, 90-63, #13 Tennessee decimated Chattanooga, 114-75, and #21 USC pounded UC-Irvine, 78-55

CLEVELAND (AP)—LeBron James scored 16 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers sent the Utah Jazz to their fourth loss in their last five games in a 105-93 win Saturday at Quicken Loans Arena. The Jazz were once again without the services of Mehmet Okur, Deron Williams and Matt Harpring but still shot 53 percent in the first half while bolting out to a 62-53 third quarter lead. However, after James’ two free throws in the closing seconds of the third quarter, the Cavaliers earned a 76-74 lead they would never relinquish. Carlos Boozer had 17 points and nine boards in the loss for Utah, who fell to 6-4, while the Cavaliers improved to 8-2. In other NBA action Saturday, Golden State steamrolled the Los Angeles Clippers, 121-103, New Jersey drilled Atlanta, 119-107, Philadelphia decimated Oklahoma City, 110-85, Portland surged past Minnesota, 88-83, Chicago downed Indiana, 104-91, Houston tripped up New Orleans, 91-82, and Boston outlasted Milwaukee, 102-97 in overtime.

PROVO, Utah (AP)—Greg Woolstenhulme nailed a 20-yard field goal as time expired to lead the North Summit Braves to a 31-28 victory over the Manti Templars in the 2A State Football title game at Timpview High School. Although the Templars raced to an early 6-0 lead on a 3-yard scoring run by Callan Jones, the Braves answered back with a 20-yard touchdown run by Deven Holmes and the successful extra point gave North Summit a 7-6 lead. Throughout the remainder of the game, the teams virtually matched each other point for point, but Manti squandered a golden opportunity to score at the end of the first half while nursing a 20-7 lead. After a Griffin Aste touchdown run from a yard out put Manti up 28-14, the Braves seized command by scoring the final 17 points via touchdowns by Colton Richins and Bryer Trussell along with Woolstenhulme’s game-winner. The championship was North Summit’s second in a row, while Manti will now cast its fortunes in 3A.

PROVO, Utah (AP)—Josh Bates ran for two touchdowns, while Wyatt Mason added another as the North Sevier Wolves won the 1A state football championship with a 22-12 win over the Kanab Cowboys Saturday at Timpview High School. Although Kanab jumped out to a 12-0 lead at halftime with two touchdown passes from Craig Brinkerhoff to Rhees Jackson and Justin Orton respectively, North Sevier seized control in the second half. The Wolves’ defense also forced three turnovers and surrendered only 31 rushing yards in the win.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP)—The Mountain West’s successful athletics season has gone beyond the football field. TK LaFleur posted 28 points and the Texas Christian Lady Horned Frogs scored the first 11 points of the game in an 80-68 upset of the #5 Maryland Terrapins Friday in womens’ college basketball action. The loss was an unpleasant surprise for Maryland as the Lady Terps were coming off a 33-4 season which saw them reach the Sweet 16 for the second time in the last three years. However, LaFleur, the transfer from Nebraska, nailed 10 of 17 points while Helen Sverrisdottir added 18 points for the Lady Horned Frogs. Marissa Coleman’s 15 points led the way in the loss for Maryland. In other Top 25 action Friday, #2 Stanford steamrolled Minnesota, 68-55, #3 Rutgers hammered Saint Joseph’s, 86-59, #4 North Carolina crushed Western Carolina, 90-56, #8 Duke held off #15 Oklahoma State, 77-68, #9 California pounded Albany, 63-39, #10 Texas A&M shellacked Mercer, 73-45, #12 Vanderbilt decimated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 85-51, #15 Virginia stonewalled High Point, 78-48, #17 Baylor doubled up Florida Atlantic, 90-45, #18 Arizona State bested Cleveland State, 76-59, #19 Ohio State mowed over Butler, 75-56, and #21 Auburn obliterated Alabama A&M, 91-53.

MILWAUKEE (AP)—Wesley Matthews posted a career-high 27 points as the #17 Marquette Golden Eagles hammered Houston Baptist, 95-64 Friday at Bradley Center in mens’ college basketball action. Jerel McNeal had 20 points for the Golden Eagles, while Lazar Hayward added 19 points and 12 rebounds in the rout for Marquette. Although the plucky Huskies trailed only 42-34 at halftime, the Golden Eagles exploded for 53 second half points to win going away in Buzz Williams’ first game as head coach of the Jesuit school after former coach Tom Crean bolted for Indiana. Gordon Watt had 17 points in the loss for the Huskies. In other Top 25 action Friday, #2 Connecticut hammered Western Illinois, 81-55, #6 Pittsburgh stymied Fairleigh-Dickinson, 86-63, #8 Texas pounded Stetson, 68-38, #10 Purdue crushed Detroit, 82-50, #14 Oklahoma shellacked American, 83-54, #15 Arizona State decimated Mississippi Valley State, 84-60, #19 Florida bludgeoned Toledo, 80-58, #20 Davison decimated Guilford, 107-83, #24 Wake Forest obliterated UNC-Central, 94-48, and #25 Villanova bested Albany, 78-60.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP)—Dominick Goodman snared nine receptions for 134 yards and a score, while John Goebel ran for 77 yards and another touchdown as the #22 Cincinnati Bearcats bested Louisville, 28-20 Friday at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. The win gave the Bearcats a half-game lead over West Virginia and Pittsburgh in the BIG EAST while Cincinnati can seal the conference championship with a win over Pitt next week. Hunter Cantwell tossed for 204 yards and a score in the loss for the Cardinals, but was stuffed on a key fourth down play at the Louisville 35.

(GUNNISON) – The historic Casino Star Theatre in Gunnison that was closed for a year due to toxic gas fumes, is opening this weekend. Theatre Foundation Spokesperson, Diana Spencer, says she’s pleased with all the work that has gone into retrofitting the entire building. The theatre was closed last year due to an underground gas leak from the Top Stop gas station that spread toxic fumes throughout the structure. Spencer says the Casino Star Theatre Foundation is planning an open house from 2-4pm this afternoon and the showing of “High School Musical 3” tonight at 7:00 and 9pm. Advance tickets for “Twilight at Midnight” are now on sale.

(Moroni) The new Moroni City Hall will be officially dedicated this Saturday. The new building has actually been in use for several weeks, but has not been formally opened. The public is invited to the ceremony on Saturday from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, with the actual dedication taking place at 3:00. Refreshments will be served, and residents will have the chance to tour the building and see how their tax dollars have been used.

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Nick Hansen had 16 points to lead four Wildcats who scored in double figures as Weber State bested Prairie View A&M, 78-68 to take third place in the 2K Sports Classic at Pauley Pavilion. Kyle Bullinger, Daviin Davis, and Kellen McCoy all scored in double figures for the Wildcats, who used a 49-32 surge in the second half to pull away. Chris Jones had 17 points to lead the way for Prairie View A&M. In the championship game, #4 UCLA held off the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks, 64-59.

MIAMI (AP)—Slowly but surely, Randy Shannon is returning the mystique to the “U.” Javarris James ran for a 3-yard touchdown and Matt Bosher nailed three field goals as the Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes outlasted the Virginia Tech Hokies, 16-14 Thursday at Dolphin Stadium. Things looked bleak for the once-legendary program early in the season when they fell to 2-3, but since then the Hurricanes have come together and are in the hunt for an ACC title. Miami also placed sufficient pressure on Virginia Tech signal-caller Tyrod Taylor as they sacked him six times while star Hokies tailback Darren Evans was held to 43 yards. The win improved the Hurricanes to 7-3 on the season, while Virginia Tech fell to 6-4. In other college football action Thursday, Buffalo outgunned Akron, 43-40 in overtime, and Nevada-Las Vegas smacked Wyoming, 22-14.

FOXBORO, Mass. (AP)—Jay Feely kicked a 34-yard field goal in overtime and the New York Jets overcame a second half collapse as they downed the New England Patriots, 34-31 Thursday at Gillette Stadium. The Jets appeared to seize complete control in the second quarter when Leon Washington returned a kickoff 92 yards for a score while several moments later, Brett Favre (26 of 33, 258 yards, 2 TD’s) hit Jerricho Cotchery on a 15-yard scoring strike. Nevertheless, with a 24-6 lead late in the first half, the Jets allowed New England to gain some much-needed momentum when Matt Cassel (400 yards, 3 TD’s) found Jabar Gaffney on a 19-yard scoring toss as the first half expired. New England continued to rally while the Jets appeared to go into a conservative shell for the most part. After Stephen Gostkowski’s 47-yard field goal tied things at 24 apiece, Favre engineered a clock-killing drive which resulted in a 1-yard touchdown run by Thomas Jones. However, even as they did in the first half, the Pats scored in the closing second and forced overtime when Cassel found Randy Moss on a 16-yard touchdown pass. Nevertheless, in the extra session the Jets methodically drove downfield and ripped the Patriots’ hearts out with a clutch drive. The win improved New York to 7-3 on the season and gives them complete control of the AFC East at the moment. Meanwhile, the Patriots fell to 6-4 and several key divisional games down the stretch will determine their postseason prospects. Click here for game summary

(Manti) The South Sanpete School District has chosen Okland Construction as the Construction Manager and General Contractor to oversee the construction of the new schools in Ephraim and Gunnison, as well as the addition to Manti Elementary. A number of companies made presentations to District officials. Okland is a Utah based contractor, and will be working closely with architects as the planning phase of the projects continues. District officials hope to break ground on the projects this spring.

(RICHFIELD) – A public hearing was held last night at the Richfield City Council meeting concerning funding for potential city projects on the Community Development Block Grant list. Business Administrator, Woody Farnsworth, said $575,000 is available for project development in the six-county area. He said it’s important for projects to get on the CDBG list now for approval next year because officials will decide then which projects are highest on the priority list for funding in the six-county area. Farnswsorth said no one county can receive more than 60% of the funds available. Roene Shaw, Director of the Central Utah Food Sharing Program, said she’s seeking $250,000 for funds to construct a new 8,000 square-foot building and thinks her project will get approval, because the Food Bank serves the six-county area. During the council meeting, The City approved her grant application for the project.

(BEAVER) – The Beaver County Sheriff’s Office has just completed construction of a second fence to prevent escapes at the County Jail. Sheriff Cameron Noel says the new fence will also allow the jail to operate additional inmate programs, including a job-skills class in which inmates build prefabricated homes. Noel said the fence was necessary because an inmate escaped the jail in 2007 by scaling a fence but was captured hours later.

WASHINGTON (AP)—Caron Butler posted 27 points and nine rebounds and the Washington Wizards amassed their first win of the season with a 95-87 win over the Utah Jazz Wednesday at Verizon Center. Additionally, rookie JaVale McGee had the best performance of his NBA career thus far with 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. Furthermore, the Wizards picked up their defensive play considerably as well as they came into the game surrendering nearly 109 points a game but after surrendering 26 first quarter points to the Jazz, they only allowed 15 for the remainder of the first half. Carlos Boozer had 20 points and seven rebounds in the loss for Utah. In other NBA action Wednesday, Philadelphia handled Toronto, 106-96, Boston edged Atlanta, 103-102, Indiana waxed New Jersey, 98-87, the Los Angeles Lakers stymied New Orleans, 93-86, Portland scorched Miami, 104-96, Milwaukee humbled San Antonio, 82-78, Orlando hammered Oklahoma City, 109-92, New York blasted Memphis, 132-103, Sacramento smoked the Los Angeles Clippers, 103-98, and Houston steamrolled Phoenix, 94-82.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)—Shane Doan barely missed a hat trick, but his two goals and assist was more than enough for the Phoenix Coyotes as they bested the Columbus Blue Jackets, 5-2 Wednesday at Nationwide Arena in NHL action. Doan’s performance netted him his third game of the season with two goals and was the 30th such game of his career. Additionally, Ilya Bryzgalov’s 31 saves and goals by Steve Reinprecht and Kevin Porter helped the Coyotes improve to 8-6-0 on the season. Meanwhile, the defeat dropped Columbus to 7-7-2 thus far on the young season. In other NHL action Wednesday, Buffalo blew past St. Louis, 4-3, Washington decimated Carolina, 5-1, the New York Rangers waxed New Jersey, 5-2, Florida blanked Tampa Bay, 4-0, Boston edged Chicago, 2-1 in a shootout, and Colorado snuck past Vancouver, 2-1 in a shootout

(Mount Pleasant) The North Sanpete School District has implemented a block schedule at the Middle School this year, and are receiving favorable feedback about the program. According to North Sanpete Superintendent Courtney Syme, the high school has been using a similar system for the last two years with noticeable success. School officials made the decision to go to a block schedule at the Middle School in hopes of improving attendance, behavior, and achievement of the students as they move through the difficult middle school years and prepare to move on to high school.

(MONROE) – The Monroe City Council has adopted a resolution to provide help to other communities when power outages occur. Monroe City Mayor, Kirt Nilsson, said the resolution is more of an administrative issue for the city to amend and restate an agreement for joint and cooperative action with cities on the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS). The Mayor said passage of the resolution basically allows the city to provide trucks and equipment to other cities on the system when power fails.

(SIGURD) – The Sevier Power Company is considering several options concerning the building of a proposed power plant in Sigurd. SPC representatives say that one option is converting coal-fired power to natural gas. Another option is finding a new location. SPC Attorney, Fred Finlinson, says any change in the site location or how the plant would be fired would require restarting the air quality permit process. He said zoning for the plant is for a Planned Unit Development not a conditional use permit and therefore, eliminates the need for a vote on whether the plant should be built or not. Finlinson said the issue will eventually be decided in court. In the recent election, Sevier voters passed the initiative referendum on changes to the land-use ordinance for the building of a 250-megawatt power plant in Sigurd. In 2004, the company received an air-quality permit from the state but its validity will be decided by the Utah Supreme Court. Sevier Citizens for Clean Air and Water President, James Kennon, says he’s confident that the public will prevail in stopping the building of the power plant.

OXFORD, Ohio (AP)—MiQuale Lewis scored two touchdowns to put the game away and Nate Davis tossed for 289 yards and a touchdown, while running for another as the #14 Ball State Cardinals smacked the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks, 31-16 Tuesday at Yager Stadium. The Cardinals improved to 10-0 for the first time in school history, with each of them coming by at least 12 points. The loss was only the latest disappointment of the season for the RedHawks as they have not defeated a ranked team since November of 2003 when current Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was on campus. The Cardinals will face the Central Michigan Chippewas next Wednesday in a game that could decide the MAC West champion.

PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Carlos Boozer had 19 points and 16 rebounds and the Utah Jazz welcomed Deron Williams back into their lineup with a 93-80 win over the Philadelphia 76ers Tuesday at Wachovia Center. Despite Williams’ shoddy shooting (1 of 8 from the field), the Jazz got off to a solid start and led 49-37 at intermission and withstood a subpar third quarter to win going away. Andre Miller had 25 points and six assists in the loss for Philadelphia, which has dropped four of their last five games, while the Utah defense surrendered 80 points or less for the third time on the young season. In other NBA action Tuesday, Cleveland downed Milwaukee, 99-93, Denver handled Charlotte, 88-80, Atlanta outgunned Chicago, 113-108, the Los Angeles Lakers smacked Dallas, 106-99, San Antonio waxed New York, 92-80, Detroit gashed Sacramento, 100-92, and Golden State outlasted Minnesota, 113-110 in overtime.

Kanab Country Auto and Yamaha have teamed up to keep kids in school. The businesses have donated a 4 wheeler to be given away in a drawing at the end of the school year to students at Kanab High School, Valley High School and Fredonia High school who have 100% attendance.

(INDIANOLA) – A Lindon family traveling on SR-89 near Indianola escaped serious injury after hitting a black cow Sunday night. According to a UHP report, 32-year old, William Greer was traveling northbound at about 6:30pm, when he hit the cow in the middle of the road. The report said that Greer sustained no injuries but his passenger, 27-year old, Carrie Greer, was air-lifted to the University of Utah Medical Center with head trauma. Two young boys in the back seat were seatbelted and had no injuries. The driver and his passenger were also wearing seatbelts. UHP reports said that two other cars hit the dead cow on the road and had slight damage to their vehicle.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP)—Kyle Singler scored 12 of his 19 points in the pivotal first half and the #5 Duke Blue Devils started off the season on the right foot with an 80-49 win over the Presbyterian Blue Hose Monday at Cameron Indoor Stadium in mens’ college basketball action. Although Duke became only the fourth program in college basketball history to amass 1,850 wins, (along with Kentucky, North Carolina, and Kansas), head coach Mike Krzyzewski was less than pleased with the Blue Devil’s 21 turnovers and spotty play at times. Lance Thomas and Jon Scheyer each posted 12 points apiece as well for the Blue Devils while Al’Lonzo Coleman’s 13 points led the way for the Blue Hose. In other college basketball action Monday, Georgia Southern snuck past Houston, 65-63.

PHOENIX (AP)—Leandro Barbosa posted 27 points and the Phoenix Suns held off a late Memphis surge in a 107-102 win over the Grizzlies Monday at U.S. Airways Center. Phoenix used a 38-26 third quarter surge to gain the advantage after an even first half , although behind 19 of O.J. Mayo’s game-high 33 points Memphis pulled to within 87-85 midway through the fourth quarter. The Suns countered the Grizzlies run with 16 of Barbosa’s points in the last stanza as Phoenix has won five of their last six games while Terry Porter, at 6-2, is off to the best start for a new coach in franchise history. The loss dropped Memphis to 3-5 on the season. In other NBA action Monday, Indiana downed Oklahoma City, 107-99, Portland held off Orlando, 106-99, Boston waxed Toronto, 94-87 and Miami handled New Jersey, 99-94.

(Phoenix, AZ) The 2nd ranked Snow Badgers erupted for a 4th quarter comeback to win the Western States Football League title over the 6th ranked Phoenix Bears 19 to 12. Trailing 9-0 late in the 3rd quarter, Sophomore quarterback Jon Eastman found wide receiver Sam Thomas for a 17 yard touchdown pass to make the score 9 to 7. Phoenix kicker Treg Jeffrey kicked his 4th field goal of the game to give the Bears a 12 to 7 lead with 11:04 left in the game. Later in the 4th quarter, Snow faced a 4th down at their own 37 yard line. That’s when Snow’s Joey Shrader ran for a first down on a fake punt at midfield. That eventually led to a 6 yard touchdown pass from Jon Eastman to tight end Jordan Lower, which give the Badgers their first lead of the game, 13 to 12, with 6:29 remaining in the 4th quarter. Badger running back Mike Meifu finished the 4th quarter comeback as he broke free for a 23 yard touchdown run with just over 4 minutes left in the game, which made the final margin 19 to 12. Snow’s defense came up huge by not allowing the Bears to score a single touchdown in the game and stimied their final two offensive drives. Defensive lineman Trent Barney played another amazing game as he recorded 2 sacks, both on back-to-back plays, leading the Badger defense. With the victory, Snow moves to 10 and 0 on the season and claims their 3rd straight W.S.F.L. Championship. Steve Coburn’s Badgers have a chance to finish perfect in the regular season with a win over Mesa Community College next Saturday, November 15th, at Badger Stadium in Ephraim. Kickoff is slated for noon and can be heard on KMTI AM 650 or kmtiradio.com.

Game Stats: SNOW: Jon Eastman 17 of 27 205yds 2TD; Sam Thomas 7 receptions for 137 yards 1TD; Mike Meifu 8 carries for 56yds 1TD; Tyson Church 15 carries for 57yds & 5 receptions for 22yds; Peter Tuitupo 2 catches for 10 yards; Trent Barney 2 sacks; Snow Offense: 130yds rushing, 205yds passing for a total offense of 335yds. Penalties 14 for 140yds.

PHOENIX: Treg Jeffrey 4 for 4 on field goals (27,36,42,52); Robert Benjamin 14 for 33 209yds & 26 rushes for 53yds; Levi Owen 13 carries for 45yds; Josh Felton 3 catches for 78 yards; Julius Record 4 receptions for 32yds; Phoenix Offense: 101yds rushing, 202yds passing for total offense of 303yds. Penalties 13 for 94yds. Click here for game summary

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP)—Olli Jokinen had two goals and the Phoenix Coyotes erased an early 2-0 deficit to handle the San Jose Sharks 4-2 Sunday at Jobing.com Arena. Additionally, Ilya Bryzgalov amassed 30 saves and his third win in the last five games for Phoenix. Ryan Clowe and Dan Boyle each had goals in the loss for the Sharks who fell to 13-3 on the season, while the Coyotes improved to 7-6. In other NHL action Sunday, Atlanta gashed Carolina, 5-2, Chicago waxed Calgary, 6-1, Edmonton doubled up New Jersey, 2-1, and Florida bested Anaheim, 3-1.

MIAMI (AP)—Ricky Williams ran for 105 yards on 12 carries and a score and the Miami Dolphins outlasted the Seattle Seahawks, 21-19 Sunday at Dolphin Stadium. Despite an offensive attack which outgained the Seahawks, 361-298, Miami still needed numerous escapes to hold off Mike Holmgren’s scrappy squad. After the Dolphins built a 21-13 lead in the fourth quarter following a 16-yard scoring run by Ronnie Brown, Seattle swiftly struck back as signal-caller Seneca Wallace hit Koren Robinson on a 3-yard touchdown pass. The game hung in the balance until Yeremiah Bell broke up the 2-point conversion attempt after which the Dolphins relied on instant replay to overturn a potential fumble and held off the Seahawks one last time in the closing seconds. The win was significant for Miami as they improved to 5-4 and are over .500 for the first time since 2005 while they’ve also won three straight. As for the Seahawks, they have dropped five of their last six games and greatly anticipate the return of starting quarterback Matt Hasselbeck into the lineup as they battle division rival Arizona next week. In other NFL action Sunday, the New York Giants overpowered Philadelphia, 36-31, Atlanta trounced New Orleans, 34-20, Tennessee humbled Chicago, 21-14, Jacksonville shellacked Detroit, 38-14, Minnesota edged Green Bay, 28-27, New England doubled up Buffalo, 20-10, the New York Jets decimated St. Louis, 47-3, Baltimore hammered Houston, 41-13, Carolina stonewalled Oakland, 17-6, Indianapolis bested Pittsburgh, 24-20, and San Diego held off Kansas City, 20-19. The San Francisco 49ers will battle Arizona Monday night.

MILWAUKEE (AP)—Shaquille O’Neal made 12 of 16 field goals while amassing 29 points and 11 rebounds in a return to the Phoenix Suns lineup after a night off Friday in Chicago in a 104-96 win over the Milwaukee Bucks Saturday at Bradley Center. Phoenix coach Terry Porter, in his return to Milwaukee, said he was all right with O’Neal taking sporadic breaks if he can produce results as he did against the Bucks. After the Suns led by nine heading into the fourth quarter, Milwaukee pulled to within 81-80 after Joe Alexander nailed an 18-foot jumper. However, Leandro Barbosa turned the tide once again with a 3-pointer for an 86-80 Phoenix lead while Steve Nash hit a trey of his own to increase the Suns’ lead to 12 in the closing stages. Ramon Sessions had 23 points and six assists in the loss for the Bucks who fell to 3-4 while the win improved the Suns to 5-2. In other NBA action Saturday, Indiana waxed New Jersey, 98-80, Orlando decimated Washington, 106-81, New Orleans bested Miami, 100-89, Cleveland overpowered Chicago, 106-97, and Portland tripped up Minnesota, 97-93.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP)—Vai Taua amassed a career-high 263 yards and the game-clinching touchdown as the Nevada Wolf Pack earned their first win in Fresno since 1998 with a 41-28 win over the Fresno State Bulldogs Friday at Bulldog Stadium. Additionally, Colin Kaepernick ran for two more scores as Nevada amassed 472 rushing yards as well as 600 yards of total offense, for the third time on the season, in the win. Furthermore, the Bulldogs offense couldn’t keep pace as after Lonyae Miller’s 31-yard scoring run in the third quarter pulled Fresno State to within three points at 17-14, Pat Hill’s squad could not stay within 10 points of the Wolf Pack for the remainder of the game. The win improved Nevada to 5-4 on the season, while the Bulldogs fell to 5-4.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Even after the Utah Jazz nearly squandered a 31-point fourth quarter advantage, Jerry Sloan couldn’t feel angry as Utah held on for a 104-97 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday at Energy Solutions Arena. This was because it was Sloan’s 1,000th victory as head coach of the Jazz, a benchmark no other NBA coach has reached. Carlos Boozer had 21 points and nine rebounds in the win for Utah, while Andrei Kirilenko had 16 points and 12 boards to help the Jazz improve to 5-0 for the third time in franchise history. Kevin Durant had 24 points in the loss for the Thunder. In other NBA action Friday, New York got past Washington, 114-108, Charlotte humbled New Orleans, 92-89, Atlanta hammered Toronto, 110-92, Boston waxed Milwaukee, 101-89, Cleveland outgunned Indiana, 111-107, New Jersey surged past Detroit, 103-96, Miami trounced San Antonio, 99-83, Chicago embarrassed Phoenix, 100-83, Sacramento overpowered Minnesota, 121-109, Denver snuck past Dallas, 108-105, Memphis handled Golden State, 109-104, and Houston blasted the Los Angeles Clippers, 92-83.

(RICHFIELD) – Semi-final 1-A and 2-A high school football games get underway this weekend from Woodscross High School and Southern Utah University. In a semi-final 1-A game, North Sevier Sports Announcer, Mark Tucker, says if the boys stay strong, they should beat Rich. North Sevier plays Rich at 11am on Saturday from Woodscross High School. The game will be aired “live” on KSVC-AM 980 with Mark Tucker calling all the action with the pre-game show starting at 10:40am. In the other semi-final game, Kanab plays at 11am on the campus of Southern Utah University on KCYQ-97.7 FM. In 2-A semi-final action, Manti travels to SUU to play San Juan. KSVC’s Sports Announcer, Rick Robinson, compared this matchup with what Millard faced some years ago. Gametime is at 2pm Saturday on KLGL-93.7FM. In other semi-final games, Juab plays North Summit at 2pm at Woodscross High School.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)—Brandon Roy hit a buzzer-beating three pointer in overtime and LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 points and nine rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers stunned the Houston Rockets, 101-99 in overtime Thursday at the Rose Garden. Roy’s game-winner was the third in successive fashion in the last 20 seconds of overtime as Roy hit a preceding shot, while Yao Ming completed a three point play for the Rockets which gave them a 99-98 lead. However, in the nick of time, Roy unleashed the shot that caused a sellout crowd to arise to their feet in applause. Tracy McGrady had 30 points and eight assists in the loss for the Rockets. In other NBA action Thursday, Orlando stymied Philadelphia, 98-88.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Like it or not BCS, you’re under siege once again and the Utah Utes are one of the major reasons why. Brian Johnson tossed a 9-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Brown in the closing seconds and the #8 Utah Utes remained undefeated with a 13-10 win over #12 Texas Christian Thursday at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The Horned Frogs did themselves no favors in the closing moments as they missed two field goals, either of which would have increased their lead to seven as they nursed a 10-6 lead. Although Texas Christian outgained the Utes, 416-275, key defensive plays by Utah defensive end Paul Kruger and cornerback Robert Johnson, (who sealed the game with an interception off of Horned Frogs signal-caller Andy Dalton) enabled the Utes to pull it out. In other college football action Thursday, Virginia Tech stormed past #23 Maryland, 23-13.

(RICHFIELD) – A multiple car accident along south main street in Richfield Wednesday afternoon sent a Richfield woman to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Richfield Police reported that at about 12:50pm, 16-year old, Travis Fuller of Monroe, was waiting at the green light on 1300 South to turn left, when he turned and hit 19-year old, Whitney Pendleton of Richfield, traveling southbound. The report said the force of the impact caused Pendleton to slam into a 1996 Chevy Cavalier, driven by 19-year old, Jessica Christensen of Gunnison, who was waiting at the red light. Pendleton was the only driver in the accident who had minor injuries. She was transported to the Sevier Valley Hospital for treatment. Fuller was cited by police for failure to yield.

(CENTRAL VALLEY) – Central Valley Town officials are holding a public hearing concerning passing a nuisance ordinance to clean up vacant lots around town. Mayor Bayles said several residents have been complaining of trash, old cars and junk in some areas of town. Bayles said that the town has never had a nuisance ordinance in place to control the problem and complaints will be handled on a case by case basis. The public hearing will be held Nov. 12 at 7:30pm at the Central Valley Community Center at 50 West Center. The public is invited to attend.

A contractor accidently broke a main water line in Ephraim yesterday. Water has been off since 5pm yesterday and will be turned back on this morning (anytime now). The city had to make a temporary fix and will be turning the water off again for a more permanent fix. The same area will be affected from 400 East to 700 East on 100 North in Ephraim. The water is expected to go off again around the early afternoon tomorrow.

(SALT LAKE CITY) – The Utah BLM has posted the list for the oil, gas and geothermal lease sale Dec. 19 to be held on public lands. BLM Spokesperson, Meagan Crandall, says there’s a misconception that this sale is being held on public lands designated for wilderness study. She said that 47 proposed parcels for geothermal leasing are located in Iron, Millard and Juab Counties and 241 parcels for oil and gas leasing are located in the five BLM Utah field offices of Richfield, Fillmore, Moab, Price and Vernal. Utah currently has two geothermal electrical generation power plants located in the central and southwestern portions of the state and the BLM and State of Utah are working together to identify viable renewable energy zones in Utah.

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP)—Nate Davis performed flawlessly Wednesday and because of his consistent excellence, things are working out quite nicely for the Ball State Cardinals in the Mid-Atlantic Conference. Davis completed 18 of 22 passes for 300 yards and four scores as the #17 Cardinals decimated the Northern Illinois Huskies, 45-14 at Ball State Stadium in college football action. The Cardinals built a 21-0 lead at halftime as MiQuale Lewis scored on a1-yard run after which Davis threw a pair of scoring passes to Darius Hill and Daniel Ifft. The Huskies pulled to within 21-7 in the third quarter when Chandler Harnish scored on a 25-yard run but 24 consecutive Ball State points, capped off by a 22-yard scoring reception by Hall proved to be too much for the Huskies to overcome. In other college football action Wednesday, Akron outgunned Toledo, 47-30.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Mehmet Okur posted 22 points and nine rebounds, while Carlos Boozer added 20 more as the Utah Jazz remained unbeaten on the young season with a 103-96 win over the Portland Trail Blazers Wednesday at Energy Solutions Arena. After Portland pulled to within 97-96 in the closing moments a key 6-0 run by the Jazz enabled them to seal the deal and improve to 4-0 while Portland slumped to 1-3. Brandon Roy had 18 points and six assists to lead the way in defeat for the Trail Blazers. In other NBA action Wednesday, Phoenix bested Indiana, 113-103, Detroit tripped up Toronto, 100-93, Miami scorched Philadelphia, 106-83, New York edged Charlotte, 101-98, Atlanta stymied New Orleans, 87-93, Cleveland humbled Chicago, 107-93, Milwaukee outlasted Washington, 112-104 in overtime, San Antonio surged past Minnesota, 129-125 in double overtime, Boston smacked Oklahoma City, 96-83, Sacramento handled Memphis, 100-95, Golden State stormed past Denver, 111-101, and the Los Angeles Lakers blasted the Los Angeles Clippers, 106-88. Click here for game summary

(RICHFIELD) – Elections results are in for Wayne, Piute, Millard, Beaver and Garfield Counties. In Wayne County, Tom Jeffery ran unopposed for the County Commission seat. For the School Board District One seat, Darren Nelson beat Joyce Salter and for the District Two seat, Sheri Clark defeated Dave Behunin. For the School Board District Three seat, Joni Taylor beat David Brinkerhoff. In Piute County, Kay Blackwell defeated Gary James for the County Commission seat and for the School Board District Five seat, Roger Westwood beat Ryan Horton. Elva Nielson ran unopposed for the District Four seat. For Millard County, Bart Whatcott downed Steve Maxfield for the County Commission seat and Brent Olson beat Mark Huntsman for the School Board District One seat. Carol Kimball defeated Kay Gardner for the District Two seat and Reid Tippetts ran unopposed for the District Three seat. Proposition Ten was also voted down. In the Beaver County races, Chad Johnson defeated Max Limb for the County Commission seat. Carolyn White and Robert Davidson both ran unopposed for the School Board District One and Three seats. Nicholas Dotson beat Melissa Yardley in the District Two race. In the Garfield County races, Dell LeFefevre ran unopposed for the Commission seat. Ted Chidester defeated Robert Brown for the School Board District One seat and Brian Bremner beat Mack Oetting for the District Two seat. Gregg Christensen also won over Marc McLemore for the District Three seat.

(MARYSVALE) – UDOT crews responded to clear huge rocks that slid onto US-89 north of Marysvale last night. Reports say that some of the boulders were two to three feet in diameter and were lodged on the roadway near Marysvale and north of the Big Rock Candy Mountain Resort. Motorists were urged to use caution traveling in that area while crews worked to clear the road. Also, UDOT reported two semi slide-offs due to snowy conditions on SR-24 late last night and early this morning. The first occurred between Koosharem and FishLake and closed the road until crews could move the rig. The second occurred above FishLake this morning and crews are still working to clear that stretch. UDOT reports that I-70 between Richfield and Cove Fort has been plowed and sanded and conditions are now reported as wet.

AMHERST, N.Y. (AP)—Drew Willy completed 18 of 29 passes for 245 yards and a pair of scores while James Starks ran for 177 yards and two more touchdowns as the Buffalo Bulls pounded the Miami (Ohio) Red Hawks, 37-17 Tuesday at UB Stadium. Although the Bulls exploded for 21 first half points, Miami remained within striking distance as J.R. Taylor scored on a 3-yard jaunt to pull the Red Hawks to within 21-17 in the third quarter. Nevertheless, Starks amassed both of his scores from this point on, including a 62-yard run which put the game on ice for the Bulls. The win improved Buffalo to 5-4 on the season, while Miami fell to 2-7.

(Manti) Election results are in for Sanpete County, with the exception of absentee and provisional ballots. Spencer Cox won the County Commission Seat A, while Steve Frischknect defeated Claude Pickett for County Commission Seat B with seventy percent of the votes. In School District races, Brian Olmstead was uncontested in North Sanpete District one. Daniel Green defeated Mica Talbot for the North Sanpete District two seat with sixty-three percent of the votes. Rich Brotherson narrowly defeated Roy Ellefsen in the North Sanpete District three race with fifty-three percent. In the South Sanpete School Board races, it was Kathy Frandsen over Nancy Jensen with fifty-eight percent in District two, and Kim Pickett ran uncontested in District three. Final numbers will not be available until canvassed by the County Clerks office in a few weeks.

(MARYSVALE) – UDOT crews are enroute to clear huge rocks off US-89 north of Marysvale. UDOT reports say that some of the boulders are two to three feet in diameter and are lodged on the roadway near Marysvale and north of the Big Rock Candy Mountain Resort. Motorists are urged to use caution traveling in that area. Also, UDOT reports that crews are clearing a semi accident between Koosharem and Fishlake on SR-24. Snowy conditions there and up Clear Creek Canyon and toward Cove Fort are causing traffic slowdowns.

(RICHFIELD) – The Conference on Alternative and Renewable Energy in Utah is being held at Snow College Richfield this weekend. Several presentations will be given on wind, geothermal, photovoltaic and concentrated solar power and bio-diesel fuels. USU Extention Agent, David Drake, says the development of alternative fuels is not replacing the major energy producers. Drake has been working on a bio-diesel fuel project for several years and is trying to influence farmers in our local areas to grow the product for their own use. Representative Tim Wagner of the Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club says worldwide alternative energy is taking hold. Some environmental groups are saying that the days of cheap, fossil-fuel energy production is gone and renewable, reliable energy is the wave of the future. The conference will be held on the Snow College Richfield Campus in the conference center this Saturday from 9am to 4pm.

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Paul Millsap scored 15 of his 24 points in a decisive fourth quarter run as the Utah Jazz improved to 3-0 with an 89-73 pasting of the Los Angeles Clippers Monday at STAPLES Center. Mehmet Okur added 16 points for the Jazz, while Andrei Kirilenko chipped in with 15 points and 11 rebounds for Utah. Chris Kaman had 19 points and 10 rebounds in the loss for Los Angeles, who fell to 0-3. In other NBA action Monday, Orlando edged Chicago, 96-93, Philadelphia decimated Sacramento, 125-91, Detroit pounded Charlotte, 101-83, Memphis stymied Golden State, 90-79, and Cleveland pounded Dallas, 100-81.

(RICHFIELD) – Representatives from the Sevier Power Company, Robinson Transport of Salina and the Sevier County Economic Development Office met to discuss the building of a coal-fired power plant near Sigurd. SPC President, Rod Clark said the issue of zoning for the power plant was made two years ago. He also said that the initiative referendum on the ballot is a moot point because of the legal status of the zoning ordinance that was in place prior to any public vote. Kim Robinson of Robinson Transport said a vote in favor of the proposition could hurt future coal production because of the effect of changes in land-use ordinances and Malcolm Nash, Economic Development Director for Sevier County, said his office has already received calls that if Proposition One passes, new business may not come to the county. Right-To-Vote Chairperson, Elaine Bonavita, said that a vote against Proposition One would deny citizens the right to vote on the power plant issue. Election Day is Nov. 4 and polls will be open from 7am to 8pm.

(SALT LAKE CITY) – Governor Jon Huntsman is promoting a healthy Utah economy to the rest of country. State statistics show that the unemployment rate was 3.5% at the end of September, less than half of California and the second-lowest rate in the region after oil and gas-rich, Wyoming. Last month, the Milken Institute declared Provo, America’s best-performing city for technology output and job and wage growth. Salt Lake City itself came in third. They said the state has experienced a minor semiconductor boom in part, because of its cheap, coal-fired power and work ethic among a large LDS population. The governor said that Ogden, until recently, was becoming a decaying railway city north of Salt Lake, but has now become the world center of winter sports equipment. He said that Utah has a lot to be proud of and certainly, more than our neighbors.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)–Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist as the Anaheim Ducks stymied the Calgary Flames, 3-2 Sunday at Honda Center. Chris Pronger and Ryan Carter added goals for the Ducks as they took a 3-0 lead in the second period before holding off a late Calgary surge. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for the Flames, while Anaheim improved to 7-5-1 with the victory. In other NHL action Sunday, Edmonton held off Philadelphia, 5-4, Carolina tripped up Toronto, 6-4, Atlanta waxed Florida, 5-3 and San Jose bested Colorado, 5-3.

DENVER (AP)–Chad Pennington completed 23 of 40 passes for 281 yards and made timely plays throughout the game as the Miami Dolphins downed the Denver Broncos, 26-17 Sunday at INVESCO Field @ Mile High. Although the Broncos were once again plagued by numerous turnovers and inopportune mistakes, they managed to hang around as they forced Miami to kick field goals in several instances when the Dolphins penetrated into the red zone. Nevertheless, after Denver pulled to within 19-17 when signal-caller Jay Cutler (24 of 46, 306 yards, 2 TD’s, 3 INT’s) hit rookie fullback Peyton Hillis (7 rec, 116 yards, TD) on a 1-yard scoring run, Miami ripped the Broncos’ hearts out with a scoring drive of their own as Ronnie Brown scored from two yards out on a drive which took eight minutes off the clock. The win improved the Dolphins to 4-4 on the season, while the Broncos slipped to 4-4. There is little time for the Broncos to feel sorry for themselves as they travel to Cleveland to face the Browns Thursday. In other NFL action Sunday, the New York Jets smacked Buffalo, 26-17, Chicago humbled Detroit, 27-23, Cincinnati stymied Jacksonville, 21-19, Baltimore bested Cleveland, 37-27, Tampa Bay surged past Kansas City, 30-27 in overtime, Minnesota handled Houston, 28-21, Arizona decimated St. Louis, 34-13, Tennessee got past Green Bay, 19-16 in overtime, the New York Giants shellacked Dallas, 35-14, Atlanta blanked Oakland, 24-0, Philadelphia trounced Seattle, 26-7 and Indianapolis outlasted New England, 18-15.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Carlos Boozer posted 25 points and 10 rebounds and the Utah Jazz set a franchise record with just five turnovers as they mowed over the Los Angeles Clippers, 101-79 Saturday at Energy Solutions Arena. Although franchise point guard Deron Williams was unavailable for the Jazz, Brevin Knight and Ronnie Price combined for 13 assists in his absence. With head coach Jerry Sloan sidelined with flu symptoms, the Jazz proceeded to play one of their best halves of defense in the second half as they held Los Angeles to three field goals in 20 attempts in the third quarter. Cuttino Mobley had 20 points in defeat for the Clippers. These teams will meet again Monday in Los Angeles. In other NBA action Saturday, Atlanta humbled Philadelphia, 95-88, Indiana trounced Boston, 95-79, Orlando pounded Sacramento, 121-103, Charlotte blasted Miami, 100-87, Detroit overpowered Washington, 117-109, Golden State smacked New Jersey, 105-97, New Orleans handled Cleveland, 104-92, Dallas bested Minnesota, 95-85, Chicago stonewalled Memphis, 96-86, Houston stymied Oklahoma City, 89-77, Toronto surged past Milwaukee, 91-87, the Los Angeles Lakers blew past Denver, 104-97, and Phoenix scorched Portland, 107-96.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP)—With the Texas Tech Red Raiders on the brink of a monumental victory, they turned to their golden-armed quarterback to make the big play. Graham Harrell tossed for 475 yards including a 28-yard scoring pass to Michael Crabtree in the closing seconds as the #7 Red Raiders downed #1 Texas, 39-38 Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium. The Red Raiders jumped out to an early 19-0 lead and led 22-6 at intermission as Colby Whitlock posted a safety, and Harrell engineered several drives which led in points. In the second half, momentum shifted somewhat as Texas signal-caller Colt McCoy finally got in synch with his receivers and Jordan Shipley returned a punt 45 yards for a score. The Longhorns finally took the lead late in the fourth quarter after Vondrell McGee scored from four yards out but with a minute and a half left in regulation, there was plenty of time for Harrell’s heroics. With the win, the Red Raiders improved to 9-0 on the season, while they face brutal challenges in the BIG 12 conference over the course of the next few weeks. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #2 Alabama crushed Arkansas State, 35-0, #4 Oklahoma decimated Nebraska, 62-28, #5 USC trounced Washington, 56-0, #8 Florida embarrassed #6 Georgia, 49-10, #9 Oklahoma State blasted Iowa State, 59-17, #10 Utah snuck past New Mexico, 13-10, #11 Boise State shellacked New Mexico State, 49-0, #13 Texas Christian bludgeoned Nevada-Las Vegas, 44-14, #14 Missouri edged Baylor, 31-28, Georgia Tech humbled #15 Florida State, 31-28, Northwestern handled #17 Minnesota, 24-17, Arkansas deflated #19 Tulsa, 30-23, #19 LSU stymied Tulane, 35-10, #20 Brigham Young outgunned Colorado State, 45-42, #21 Michigan State bested Wisconsin, 25-24, California waxed #24 Oregon, 26-16, and West Virginia gashed #25 Connecticut, 35-13. Click here for game summary

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Keenyn Walker posted 130 rushing yards on only two carries and a pair of touchdowns as the Judge Memorial Bulldogs decimated the North Sanpete Hawks, 55-16 Saturday in the first round of the 3A football playoffs.

DELTA, Utah (AP)—Wyatt Warnick tossed for two touchdowns, while Zach Oppenheimer ran for a pair of scores as the Delta Rabbits pounded the Union Cougars, 41-12 in the first round of the 3A football playoffs Saturday.

KANAB, Utah (AP)—Craig Brinkerhoff amassed 178 yards of total offense and tossed for a pair of scores, and T.J. Reidhead added a 19-yard touchdown run as the Kanab Cowboys bludgeoned the Duchesne Eagles, 34-7 Saturday in the 1A football quarterfinals.

LAYTON, Utah (AP)—Nick Wood accounted for two first-half touchdowns and the Parowan Rams smacked the Layton Christian Eagles, 27-0 in the 1A football quarterfinals Saturday.

HURRICANE, Utah (AP)—Gordie Dotson and Zach Sorenson combined to rush for five touchdowns as the Hurricane Tigers blasted the Grantsville Cowboys, 47-14 Saturday in the opening round of the 3A football playoffs.

MORGAN, Utah (AP)—Jacob Kinsey ran for 250 yards and three touchdowns on just seven carries and the Morgan Trojans amassed 510 yards of offense in a 50-14 rout of the Salem Hills Skyhawks in the first round of the 3A football playoffs Saturday.