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Cougs Outlast Gauchos in Five Sets
Published on January 31, 2009 at 11:56PM
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP)—Mat Taylor had 26 kills and the #9 Brigham Young Cougars avenged Friday night’s loss to UC-Santa Barbara, with a 3-2 win over the #10 Gauchos Saturday at the Thunderdome. Andrew Stewart added 22 kills for Brigham Young while Yamil Perez chipped in with 66 assists. The Cougars next host USC February 6 and 7 at the Marriott Center. In other intercollegiate volleyball action Saturday, #6 Stanford mowed over UC-San Diego, 3-1.
Clemente's Career Night Downs Horns
Published on January 31, 2009 at 11:44PM
AUSTIN, Texas (AP)—While former Kansas State All-American Michael Beasley was busy helping his Miami Heat teammates fight out of a huge hole against the Dallas Mavericks Saturday, another athletic phenom was adding another chapter to the underrated legacy of Wildcat basketball. Denis Clemente equaled Beasley’s highest output of last season with 44 points as the unranked Wildcats stunned #12 Texas, 85-81 Saturday at the Erwin Special Events Center. The game against the decorated Longhorns proved to be a coming out party for the native Puerto Rican as he made 13 of 25 shots, including all six of his 3-point attempts. Damion James had 19 points and 12 boards in the loss for Texas, which saw their record drop to 15-5 on the season. As for K-State, they have won three consecutive conference games after staring 0-4 in BIG 12 play. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #2 Connecticut pounded Providence, 94-61, #3 Pittsburgh stormed past #22 Notre Dame, 93-80, Georgia Tech surprised #4 Wake Forest, 76-74, #5 Oklahoma bested Iowa State, 78-68, #6 North Carolina hammered North Carolina State, 93-76, #7 Louisville ousted West Virginia, 69-63, #8 Marquette outgunned #23 Georgetown, 94-82, #10 Xavier held off Massachusetts, 82-80, Washington overpowered #14 Arizona State, 84-71, #16 UCLA crushed Stanford, 97-63, #17 Purdue gashed Michigan, 67-49, Portland demoralized #18 St. Mary’s, 84-66, #19 Memphis waxed Houston, 83-68, and #25 Gonzaga stymied San Diego, 64-47.
Cal Trips Up USC in Pac-10
Published on January 31, 2009 at 11:35PM
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP)—Ashley Walker posted 21 points and 11 boards while Devanei Hampton scored the winning basket with 2.2 seconds left in regulation as the #5 California Lady Golden Bears held off the USC Trojans, 73-71 Saturday in Top 25 womens’ college basketball action. Briana Gilbreath had 21 points for the Lady Trojans and scored on a key steal in the closing moments to tie the game at 71-71 with 18 seconds left. Nevertheless, head coach Joanne Boyle’s Lady Bears never gave up and managed to pull out the tight win despite blowing a 13-point lead early in the second half. The win improved California to 18-2 on the season and of greater importance, to 9-0 in conference play. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #1 Connecticut trounced Georgetown, 80-61, #2 Oklahoma hammered Missouri, 78-56, #7 Texas A&M handled Kansas, 73-60, #11 Louisville decimated Providence, 81-49, #23 Iowa State bested #12 Kansas State, 60-50, #13 Notre Dame walloped Cincinnati, 66-50, #19 South Dakota State gashed Oakland, 88-75, and #25 DePaul steamrolled West Virginia, 74-56.
Mavs/Heat Summary
Published on January 31, 2009 at 11:27PM
MIAMI (AP) Dirk Nowitzki had 30 points and the Dallas Mavericks shot 60 percent for the game in a 111-96 victory Saturday at the American Airlines Arena. Click here for game summary
Blazers Down Struggling Jazz @ Portland
Published on January 31, 2009 at 11:23PM
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)—Brandon Roy had 30 points and the Portland Trail Blazers shot 56 percent from the field as they outgunned the Utah Jazz, 122-108 Saturday at the Rose Garden. Nicolas Batum added 16 points for Portland, while Joel Przybilla chipped in with 14 points and seven rebounds for the Trail Blazers. Utah was once again without the services of Andrei Kirilenko and Carlos Boozer as they dropped a key divisional game on the road. The proficient Blazers also had 28 assists on their 43 field goals and pulled to within a game and a half of idle Denver in the Pacific Division. Deron Williams posted 35 points in defeat for the Jazz. In other NBA action Saturday, New York bested Indiana, 122-113, New Jersey snuck past Philadelphia, 85-83, Dallas smacked Miami, 111-96, Washington surged past the Los Angeles Clippers, 106-94, the Los Angeles Lakers overpowered Memphis, 115-98, Houston stormed past Golden State, 110-93, Milwaukee handled Atlanta, 110-107, San Antonio gashed New Orleans, 106-93, and Chicago stonewalled Phoenix, 122-111.
Canadiens Edge Kings In Montreal
Published on January 31, 2009 at 11:16PM
MONTREAL (AP)—Saku Koivu scored the winning goal on a power play in the closing seconds as the Montreal Canadiens edged the Los Angeles Kings, 4-3 Saturday at Bell Centre. The Kings took leads of 1-0 and 3-2 via goals by Michal Handzus and Jaret Stoll but the Canadiens earned their 28th win of the season with clutch scores in the third period, including Koivu’s leadoff shot. Carey Price also stopped 23 shots for his first win in four starts for the Canadiens. The loss dropped Los Angeles to 20-21-7 on the season. In other NHL action Saturday, Washington doubled up Detroit, 4-2, Boston blanked the New York Rangers, 1-0, Anaheim downed Colorado, 4-3, the New York Islanders waxed Florida, 3-1, Toronto bested Pittsburgh, 5-4, Dallas hammered Columbus, 7-3, Carolina stymied Atlanta, 2-0, St. Louis humbled Philadelphia, 4-0, Buffalo tripped up Phoenix, 2-0, Minnesota surged past Vancouver, 4-3, and Chicago stormed past San Jose, 4-2.
Prep Basketball Roundup: 1/31
Published on January 31, 2009 at 10:07PM
BLANDING, Utah (AP)—Nate Einerson nailed five 3-pointers en route to 31 points as the San Juan Broncos surged past the North Sevier Wolves, 75-58 Saturday in Region 12 boys basketball action.
BICKNELL, Utah (AP)—Tim Hughes amassed 23 points to lead the Escalante Moquis to a 73-61 win over the Wayne Badgers in Region 15 boys basketball action Saturday. Lance Peterson’s 16 points led the way for Wayne.
ORDERVILLE, Utah (AP)—Trac Norris posted 23 points and Eric Frandsen added 22 more for the Panguitch Bobcats as they edged the Valley Buffaloes, 68-67 in Region 15 boys basketball action Saturday. Matt Hoyt’s 18 points led the way for the Buffs.
SALINA, Utah (AP)—McKenzie Robins had 15 points to lead the North Sevier Wolves to a 39-33 win over the San Juan Lady Broncos Saturday in Region 12 girls basketball action. Heather Meyer had 12 points in defeat for San Juan.
MONROE, Utah (AP)—Kayla King had 19 points for the South Sevier Lady Rams while Jaden Parsons chipped in with 17 more in a 63-26 pasting of the Grand Lady Red Devils Saturday.
MOAB, Utah (AP)—Seth Taft keyed a balanced scoring attack with 15 points for the South Sevier Rams as they smacked the Grand Red Devils, 57-24 Saturday in Region 12 boys basketball action.
Intercollegiate Track Roundup: 1/31
Published on January 31, 2009 at 09:57PM
BOISE, Idaho (AP)—The Boise State womens’ indoor track and field team broke two school records while posting 11 first place finishes to excel in Day 2 of the Bronco Invitational Saturday. The Lady Broncos’ Megan Olivetti set a school record in the womens’ 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.60 seconds while her teammates Eleni Kafourou and Mele Vaisima won the womens’ triple jump and weight throw, respectively. Additionally, several Utah-based athletes did well as Weber State’s Laken Skidmore won the women’s mile run while Lauren Endersen of Utah won the womens’ 3000-meter run. Meanwhile, Utah’s Langley Iverson won the womens’ high jump with a leap of 5-05.75 and Brigham Young’s Kari McAlister won the pole vault with a mark of 12-08. As for the men, a pair of Weber State Wildcats earned individual titles with Taylor Pebley winning the mens’ 400-meter dash while teammate Jace Nye won the 800-meter dash. Other Weber State athletes taking first place were Tyler McBee in the 60-meter hurdles and Adam Ball in the mens’ pole vault. To finish off the meet, a pair of Boise State men also took individual titles as Zacharias Arnos won the triple jump, and Simon Wardhaugh took the weight throw title.
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP)—Utah State’s Krista Larson took first place in the womens’ weight throw with a mark of 55-09.75 feet to headline a strong showing by several collegiate track and field athletes scattered throughout the west this weekend at the Washington State Cougar Indoor Invitational. Washington State’s Angela Jensen had a solid performance for the Lady Cougars on her home track as she swept the womens’ 800-meter dash and the 60-meter hurdles in the heptathlon section of the meet. Meanwhile, Eastern Washington’s Brianna Okoro won the womens’ long jump, while Ellen Rouse of Idaho took the womens’ shot put title. The Utah State mens’ team was well represented by John Strang who amassed a hat trick in the mens’ heptathlon with titles in the 60-meter hurdles, long jump and high jump. Additionally, Sacramento State’s Ronald Brookins won the crown in the open long jump.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP)—San Diego State’s Nicole Stone took the crown in the womens’ 400-meter dash to lead the way for numerous competitors who excelled Saturday at Mountain T’s Invitational at the Walkup Skydome. Additionally, Charonda Williams of Arizona State did well as she took the womens’ 200-meter dash crown while placing second in the 60-meter dash, as Nevada Las-Vegas’ Lekeisha Lawson finished directly behind her in both races. Lawson’s teammate, Jennifer Shearer also performed well as she swept the titles in both the womens’ mile run and 3000-meter races. The Arizona State men also shone as Darryl Elston won the 200-meter dash while his teammate Donald Sanford took the crown in the 400-meter dash. Southern Utah’s Nate Houle stepped up to the plate with a title in the mens’ open 800 meter dash while Alexander Wentz of Arizona State won the mens’ 1000-meter run in the heptathlon.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP)—Alexandria Anderson of Texas won the womens’ 60-meter hurdles to headline a dominant performance by the BIG 12’s mens’ and womens’ indoor track and field teams over their SEC counterparts Saturday at Gilliam Indoor Track & Field Stadium. Other strong showings for BIG 12 institutions came from Missouri’s Shannon Leinert who won the womens’ 800-meter dash and Tevan Everett of Texas who took the mens’ 800-meter crown.
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. (AP)—Tanesha Johnson of Colorado State took first place in the womens’ 60-meter dash and the triple jump at the Barrett Air Force Duals Saturday at the Air Force Academy which featured several track and field teams from the Intermountain West. Additionally, a pair of Wyoming Cowgirls excelled as Lindsey Simmons won the womens’ 200-meter dash while teammate Afiya Walker won the 800-meter dash. Colorado’s Rachel Gioscia won the womens’ 3000-meter crown while another Wyoming athlete, Jennifer Schmitz, won the 60-meter hurdles title. Air Force teammates Melissa Beerse and Sara Neubauer won the pole vault and shot put events respectively As for the men, Colorado’s Jeremy Dodson swept the 60 and 200-meter dashes, while Wyoming’s Kekoa Chavez took the 400-meter title and Wil Buchanan of Colorado State won the 800-meter dash. Other winners included Kellen Curry of Air Force in the 60-meter hurdles, Colorado State’s Kevin Wills in the long jump, and Jeremiah James of Wyoming in the long jump.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP)—Lukas Hulett of Nebraska led the way in a dominant performance for his Cornhuskers with a win in the mens’ 400-meter dash Saturday at the Adidas Classic at the Devaney Center. Teammate Nick Makukutu won the mens’ 600-yard run, while Lehann Fourie won the mens’ 60-meter hurdles for the second consecutive week. Several Kansas Jayhawks also excelled as Colby Wissel placed second in the mens’ 3000-meter run and Jordan Scott took the pole
Stanford Excels at Home Dual Meets
Published on January 31, 2009 at 12:56AM
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP)—Luke Feist had two pins to increase his Pac-10 leading total to 11 to lead the Stanford Cardinal wrestling team to a 29-12 win over Portland State as well as a 31-13 pasting of Princeton. Additionally, 125-pound Matt Sencenbaugh earned wins in both matches for the Cardinal. However, Oregon State also stymied Stanford, 25-9 in a meet earlier in the day at Palo Alto. In other intercollegiate wrestling action Friday, Oregon State pounded Princeton, 47-4, Portland State smacked Princeton, 32-10, Oklahoma shellacked North Carolina State, 38-6, North Dakota State edged Air Force, 23-17, Wyoming trounced South Dakota State, 38-7, and UC-Davis humbled Oregon State, 22-12.
Gauchos Down Cougs @ Santa Barbara
Published on January 31, 2009 at 12:28AM
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP)—Jeff Menzel posted 26.5 points while Cullen Irons added 18 more as the #10 Cal-Santa Barbara Gauchos humbled the #9 Brigham Young Cougars, 3-2 Friday. Andrew Stewart had 19.5 points in the loss for the Cougars. In other intercollegiate volleyball action Friday, UC-Irvine downed UCLA, 3-1, #3 Pepperdine blanked #4 USC, 3-0, and Long Beach State downed Stanford, 3-2.
Butler Downs Valpo in Horizon Tilt
Published on January 31, 2009 at 12:07AM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Gordon Hayward posted 18 points while Willie Veasley chipped in with 13 more as the #13 Butler Bulldogs downed the Valparaiso Crusaders, 59-51 Friday at Hinkle Fieldhouse in mens’ Top 25 basketball action. The Bulldogs had just enough offense down the stretch and used tenacious defense (Valpo shot a paltry 36 percent from the field) to pull out the narrow win. Urule Igbavboa had 15 points and eight boards in the loss for the Crusaders.
Virgina Clips Maryland in ACC
Published on January 31, 2009 at 12:02AM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP)—Lyndra Littles had 30 points while Monica Wright added 28 more while the #18 Virginia Lady Cavaliers overpowered the #9 Maryland Lady Terrapins, 89-81 Friday in Top 25 womens’ college basketball action. Marissa Coleman had 19 points in the loss for Maryland. In other Top 25 action Friday, #24 Pittsburgh hammered Marquette, 86-54.