USAFA ACADEMY, Colo. (AP)—Katie Palmer of Brigham Young won the womens’ 800-meter dash and her teammate, Cecily Lemmon won the womens’ 5000-meter dash crown to headline a strong showing for Mountain West Conference athletes in Day 2 of the conference championships Friday. Additionally, the Lady Cougars were bolstered by Kelli Ehardt’s win in the pole vault while San Diego State’s Karoline Koehler won the long jump. As for the men, New Mexico’s Lee Emanuel took the 800-meter dash crown while Sean Houseworth of Air Force took the 5000-meter dash title. Additionally, Trevor Heiner of Brigham Young won the high jump and Wyoming’s Jeremiah James won the long jump. The meet resumes Saturday.

BOISE, Idaho (AP)—Utah State’s Elaine Connolly took the womens’ 800-meter dash title to lead the way for numerous athletes who excelled Friday at Day 2 of the WAC indoor track championships. Her teammate, Erin Stratton placed second in the mile run, while Idaho’s Allix Lee-Painter won both the womens’ mile and 5000-meter dashes. As for the men, the Aggies were bolstered by Steve Strickland’s win in the 5000-meter dash, while his teammate John Strang won the mens’ 60-meter hurdles event in the heptathlon. The meet will resume Saturday.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Bob Bennett spoke on the Senate floor Wednesday to support an amendment that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from reinstating the Fairness Doctrine. Bennett said reinstating the Fairness Doctrine, is anything but fair. He said the Fairness Doctrine was implemented by the FCC in 1949 in an attempt to ensure fair and balanced coverage of politics and controversial subject matter by broadcasters. Bennett said in 1985, the FCC began repealing the doctrine after concluding that it actually resulted in broadcasters limiting coverage of controversial issues of public importance. Both former Presidents George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan vetoed the bills.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Bob Bennett commented on Pres. Barack Obama’s address to Congress this week, saying he liked the overall tone of the President’s speech but disagreed with the details, such as cap-and-trade policies and job creation. Bennett also said that if he thought the stimulus package would do everything the president said it would do, he would have voted for it. He said he was pleased to hear the president call on Congress to reform health care and hopes he’ll consider the principles of the Healthy Americans Act which he helped co-sponsor.

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)—Zach Arthur posted 22 points to lead the Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s Winged Lions to the semifinals of the 2A state tournament with a 62-48 win over the Enterprise Wolves Thursday at the Centrum on the campus of Southern Utah University. Austin Moyle amassed a game-high 25 points in the loss for the Wolves.

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)—Caden Richins posted 17 points, while Bryer Trussell added 15 more as the North Summit Braves got past the Manti Templars Thursday at the 2A state tournament. Nick Brown had 22 points in the loss for Manti, while Griffin Aste added 16 more.

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)—Seth Taft had 20 points and Jace Mecham added 12 more as the South Sevier Rams overpowered the South Summit Wildcats Thursday at the 2A state tournament. Judd Rydalch, Nathan Angell, and Dustin Haws each had 10 points to pace South Summit in the loss.

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)—Antwain Harvey had 21 points and eight rebounds along with three steals as the Layton Christian Eagles advanced to the semifinals in the 2A state tournament with a 53-41 win over the Richfield Wildcats Thursday. Dane Whittaker had 12 points to pace the Wildcats in the loss.

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)—McKenzie Torgerson had 14 points, but it was McKenzie Robins who made the game-winning shot for the North Sevier Lady Wolves as they surged past the Beaver Lady Beavers, 29-26 in overtime to advance to the semifinals of the 2A state tournament.

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)—Jaden Parsons had 14 points and Stephanie Bishoff added 10 more for the South Sevier Lady Rams as they shellacked the Millard Lady Eagles, 47-27. Krystyn Stevens had 11 points to pace the Lady Eagles.

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)—Lindsay Card amassed 17 points and Jaquel Christensen chipped in with 15 more as the Richfield Lady Wildcats decimated the Kanab Cowgirls, 65-29 Thursday evening.

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)—Shelby Dalton amassed 16 points and 18 rebounds while Ashlyn Walston chipped in with 13 points and eight boards as the Grand Lady Red Devils outlasted the North Summit Lady Braves, 45-44 Thursday at the 2A state tournament. The Lady Red Devils will face Richfield Friday as they ensue in the greatest run in school history.

(GLENWOOD) – The Glenwood Town Council will hold a public hearing to gain input on proposed changes to the town’s Impact Fee Ordinance. The meeting will be held at 6:30pm, March 4 at the Town Hall at 175 East 300 North in Glenwood. All concerned are invited to attend.

(RICHFIELD) – A new resolution has been approved by the Richfield City Council concerning a penalty imposed on dog owners who fail to license their dogs by April 1, 2009. At Tuesday night’s city council meeting, the council said that after April 1, a ten dollar fine would be added to any dog found to not be licensed. The ordinance states that dog license fees are $10.00 for altered dogs and $35.00 for unaltered dogs. The council also said that the approved resolution on the imposed fines may be changed from time to time and other regulations concerning the licensing of dogs.

(RICHFIELD) – The Richfield City Council has approved an agreement with the FAA for additional funds for land acquisition of the expansion of the airport. In Tuesday night’s meeting, Business Adminstrator, Woody Farnsworth, said the funding is in addition to funding already approved by the council. He said the city’s portion of the land acquisition funding is $21,000, the State’s portion is $15,000 and the rest will be funded by the FAA. The total cost of the airport expansion project is now nearly $24 million, which is an increase of $5 million from a couple of years ago. Farnsworth said that acquisition of land and construction of the design of the runway will be done this year, relocation of a county road and canal will be done in 2010 and construction of the runway survey and paving will be completed in 2011. Phase Three of the runway and taxiway will be done in 2013 and the new airport apron will be completed in 2014.

(RICHFIELD) – Sevier County is accepting sealed bids for the construction of the Elsinore Bike Path and the Sufco Road Overlay projects. The Elsinore Bike Path includes five miles of grading, drainage, base course, surfacing and related work between Elsinore and Joseph and the Sufco project includes over five miles of rotomill and HMA overlay towards the Sufco Mine. Bids will be accepted until March 3 at 7pm at the Administration Building in Richfield.

RENO, Nev. (AP)—Brittany Puzey hit her 23rd career home run to tie a school record in the first game of a doubleheader as the Nevada Lady Wolf Pack swept the Sacramento State Lady Hornets, 10-2, and 4-1 Tuesday in intercollegiate softball action. The first game also saw Nevada crank out 14 hits, while Katie Holverson amassed seven strikeouts in the rout. In the second game, Mallary Darby posted 11 strikeouts while allowing six hits, while Kelsey Starr and Sam Bias added RBI. The victories improved the Lady Pack to 9-7 on the season.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP)—While the Big East has seen its share of varied and potent contenders, perhaps the Providence Friars can assert themselves as the team to beat down the stretch. Weyinmi Efejuku posted 16 points for the Friars as they built a 20-point lead before holding off a late Pittsburgh rally as they clipped the top-ranked Panthers, 81-73 Tuesday at Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Top 25 mens’ college basketball action. The Friars, who are currently in sixth place in the Big East, greatly enhanced their prospects of earning a berth in the NCAA Tournament with a win as new head coach Keno Davis has already brought his proclivity for excellence to the Friars after leading Drake to an improbable bid in the tournament last season. Sharaud Curry added 15 points for Providence, while DeJuan Blair amassed 17 points and eight boards for Pittsburgh. In other Top 25 action Tuesday, #18 LSU held off Florida, 81-75, and Boston College bested #25 Florida State, 72-67.

SAN ANTONIO (AP)—Tony Parker scored 16 of the San Antonio Spurs’ first 18 points en route to a 37-point, 12-assist performance as they dismantled the Dallas Mavericks, 93-76 Tuesday at AT&T Center. San Antonio, who was without the services of Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili managed to overpower the Mavs primarily because of Parker’s excellence. Meanwhile, Dallas did themselves no favors as they made only 34 percent of their field goals on the evening, while they only managed to score more than 20 points in one quarter as their usually prolific offense was surprisingly stagnant. Ex-Maverick Michael Finley added 16 points for San Antonio, as he made all four of his 3-point attempts. Jose Barea had 16 points in the loss for Dallas, which marked the first time the Mavs failed to score at least 80 points this season. In other NBA action Tuesday, Cleveland smacked Memphis, 94-79, Toronto surged past Minnesota, 118-110, Miami scorched Detroit, 103-91, Chicago trounced Orlando, 120-102, the Los Angeles Lakers stymied Oklahoma City, 107-93, Houston downed Portland, 98-94, and Phoenix bested Charlotte, 112-102.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Orrin Hatch spoke on the Senate floor Tuesday in support of the District of Columbia House Rights Act of 2009. He said to deny the District’s voting rights is not what the founding fathers intended. Hatch said it’s a factual observation that the District is not a state but it’s not a constitutional argument, it’s a premise. He said the District did not even exist when the Constitution was drafted to provide that the House be composed of members chosen by the people of several states. Congress is considering giving voting rights to citizens living in the District of Columbia, which would also give Utah a fourth seat in Congress, increasing the size of the House from 435 members to 437.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Bob Bennett is opposed to a procedural vote to the District of Columbia House Voting Act of 2009 that would give the District voting rights. Bennett said that in 2007, similar legislation would also have given Utah its fourth congressional seat but his vote depended on resolving constitutional questions surrounding the bill. He said that after further review, he’s convinced that this legislation exceeds the authority that the Constitution vests in Congress and there’s no viable amendment he could offer to remedy this and other constitutional concerns. Bennett commented that he’s confident that Utah will receive its fourth congressional seat when the 2010 census results are announced.

(Mt Pleasant) North Sanpete County Emergency Preparedness Community Leaders will conduct a mock disaster this weekend to help residents test their ability to respond to a local crisis. Residents are being asked to refrain from using basic utilities such as water, electric, and gas from 6:00 Friday night to 11:00 Saturday morning to simulate the impact of an earthquake. Organizers of the exercise hope that living without modern utilities and services for a period of time will help residents understand the need to prepare. The exercise will be followed by a preparedness fair at the North Sanpete High School on Saturday from 12:00 noon until 5:00 PM. The fair will include classes on alternative energy, sanitation, first aid, gardening, and cold weather survival. County and city emergency responders will also be on hand to give instruction and demonstrations. There will also be leadership training for community and church leaders. All residents twelve years and older are invited to attend the preparedness fair.

(MONROE) – A Monroe man was found Friday night by the Sevier County Search and Rescue after becoming stranded on Monroe Mountain while snowmobiling. According to a sheriff’s report, 42-year old, Lyle Bingham, had been snowmobiling on Monroe Mountain when he went to climb a hill while his son stayed at the bottom. The report said that Bingham failed to return after about an hour and his son thought his dad had gone back to the group they were traveling with. When Bingham still had not returned, Search and Rescue was notified and he was eventually found at about 9:30pm near Monroe Meadows. The sheriff’s report said that Bingham had mechanical problems and had to leave his snowmobile behind. After a two-and-a-half hour search, crews noticed sparks coming from a lighter near a bathroom on the mountain, where Bingham was found at about 9:30pm. He was listed in good condition and was brought back off the mountain without incident.

(MILL MEADOW) – A six-year old boy escaped serious injury while snow sledding when he was accidently run over by a Loa man north of Mill Meadow in Wayne County Sunday afternoon. According to a UHP report, the boy had been sledding about eight miles north of Mill Meadow on SR-25 at about 5pm, when he apparently slid under a vehicle as it was moving past parked vehicles on the shoulder. The driver, Greg Pace of Loa, said he felt “a couple of bumps” while moving southbound and exited his vehicle to learn that he had run over the boy with both the front and rear driver side tires. The boy was found lying face-down under the driver’s side rear wheel mud flap when the vehicle stopped. The boy was transported by ambulance to the Sevier Valley Hospital and then to a hospital up north. He is listed in stable condition and no charges have yet been filed against the driver.

WACO, Texas (AP)—Shaver Hansen and Raynor Campbell hit successive third inning home runs for the #6 Baylor Bears as they held off the Brigham Young Cougars, 7-6 Monday in intercollegiate baseball action. Hansen and Campbell’s shots gave the Bears a 3-1 advantage; although the Cougars rallied to take a 5-3 lead in the sixth inning as Sean McNaughton’s single started a wave of momentum which saw Brigham Young get three runs in the stanza. Nevertheless, Baylor exploded for three more runs in their half of the sixth to take a 6-5 lead but after the Cougars tied things at 6-6 apiece on a Michael Bowen groundout, Landis Ware scored on a passed ball to help the Bears improve to 3-1, while the Cougars fell to 1-4. In other baseball action Monday, California edged Vanderbilt, 4-3.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP)—Takia Starks made a clutch layup with six seconds left in regulation as the #11 Texas A&M Lady Aggies clipped the #2 Oklahoma Lady Sooners, 57-56 Monday in Top 25 womens’ college basketball action. The loss ended Oklahoma’s 20-game winning streak, while the Lady Sooners were the highest ranked team Texas A&M had ever beaten. Oklahoma led by as many as 14 points in the second half, although the Lady Sooners incurred a season-high 29 turnovers, many of which were instrumental in their defeat. Tanisha Smith had 18 points to pace the Lady Aggies, while Danielle Robinson had 17 points in the loss for Oklahoma. In other Top 25 action Monday, #10 North Carolina hammered North Carolina State, 74-57.

DALLAS (AP)—Devin Setoguchi scored the game’s sole goal in the third period to lead the San Jose Sharks to a narrow 1-0 win over the Dallas Stars Monday at American Airlines Center. Evgeni Nabokov stopped 29 shots and earned the 45th shutout of his career as San Jose won their fourth straight game while improving to 41-8-9. The loss dropped the Stars to 29-23-7 on the season.

(SIGURD) – A Sigurd homeowner was able to douse a chimney fire at his home over the weekend before fire crews arrived. At about 8:30pm Sunday, the Sigurd and Richfield Fire Departments responded to the home of Alma Borg at 185 South State in Sigurd on a fire that started in the flue of the chimney and spread to a wall upstairs. According to a sheriff’s report, the fire was kept to a minimum and the homeowner was able to douse it with a garden hose. Damage estimates were not immediately known but believed to be minor.

(RICHFIELD) – The 44th Annual Utah RV Show was held over the weekend at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy and most dealers said their sales were about the same as last year, despite the economic downturn. Dennis Jorgensen, co-owner of Jorgensen Honda and RV Sales in Richfield, says this winter’s sales have been down due to the economic slowdown but he’s looking forward to spring and summer sales. Jorgensen says his company doesn’t participate in the Utah RV Show because of the long distance away from our local market but he says he hopes families will buy RV’s instead of spending on expensive trips. Most RV dealers at the Utah Show were surprised that their sales were about the same as last year.

(SALT LAKE CITY) – The Utah Jazz played a basketball game Saturday night without owner, Larry H. Miller at the helm. Miller died Friday night due to complications from Type-2 diabetes. Several fans said for the first time in decades, Miller was missing from his favorite seat courtside. Prior to the Jazz playing against the New Orleans Hornets, a video was shown honoring Miller and the sell-out crowd observed a moment of silence. The crowd then gave Miller a standing ovation and instead of a performer, the crowd sang the National Anthem. During the singing, a spotlight highlighted Miller’s seat with a single white rose on it. The Jazz beat the Hornets, 102-88. Miller’s funeral arrangements have been made with a viewing on Feb. 27 from 4-8pm at the EnergySolutions Arena in the VIP room at 301 West Temple in Salt Lake City with the funeral set for Feb. 28 at the ESA at noon. Interment will be at the Salt Lake City Cemetery

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP)—Stacie Chambers had two home runs to headline a solid Arizona offensive attack which saw the Lady Wildcats smack six homers overall in the game as they hammered North Dakota State, 12-0 in the first game of a doubleheader Sunday. Arizona collected 12 hits in the rout while Sam Banister, Lauren Schutzler, and Jill Malina added RBI for the Lady Cats. In the second game of the day, Jenae Leles hit her third home run in four at bats on the young season as Arizona humbled Utah, 6-1. The two wins on the day enabled the #11 Lady Wildcats to improve to 13-2 while they outscored their opponents over the course of the Wildcat Invitational this weekend, 53-5.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP)—The Southern Utah Thunderbirds scored seven runs on seven hits in a prolific second inning as they pounded the Texas-Pan American Broncs, 8-1 Sunday. Chester Wilson, Tyler Hogge, Ray Wright, and Keli’i Zablan all had RBI in the inning for SUU while Matt Sanford added a key RBI triple in the fourth inning for the Thunderbirds. Jacob Noyes earned the save for Southern Utah as he allowed only two hits in two innings of work. The Thunderbirds open their home season this next weekend (February 26-28) against in-state rival Utah Valley.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP)—Jacinta Monroe had 14 of her 16 points in the first half, as well as nine rebounds as the #12 Florida State Lady Seminoles edged the Miami (Fla.) Lady Hurricanes, 59-58 Sunday in Top 25 womens’ college basketball action. Alysha Harvin nailed two free throws in the closing seconds for the Lady Noles which helped them pull out the win, while the Lady Canes’ Shenise Johnson missed a free throw that would have tied the game and a subsequent follow shot. LaToya Cunningham had 20 points in the loss for Miami. In other Top 25 action Sunday, #1 Connecticut bested #24 Notre Dame, 76-66, #3 Auburn held off Georgia, 65-59, #7 Maryland hammered #8 Duke, 77-59, #15 Florida stormed past South Carolina, 82-66, #17 Ohio State bested Indiana, 79-67, #19 Tennessee waxed Mississippi State, 82-68, Mississippi upset #20 Vanderbilt, 71-69, #21 Virginia smacked Boston College, 90-70, and Kansas stunned #23 Iowa State, 58-47.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP)—Matt Cullen posted a hat trick, while Joni Pitkanen and Ryan Bayda also scored as the Carolina Hurricanes bested the Colorado Avalanche, 5-2 Sunday at the RBC Center. The win enabled the Hurricanes to pull within a game of the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race, and they’re only four points out of fourth place as they improved to 31-25-5. Wojtek Wolski and Darcy Tucker scored in the loss for the Avs. In other NHL action Sunday, Washington got past Pittsburgh, 5-2, Tampa Bay edged Boston, 4-3, Minnesota doubled up Chicago, 2-1, and Toronto downed the New York Rangers, 3-2 in overtime.

(RICHFIELD) – The Utah BLM Office in Richfield is moving forward in its plans to protect natural plants throughout our local areas and the state. BLM Plant Biologist, Melinda Greenwood, says nature lovers should involve themselves in an effort to get to know the natural variety of plants. She says that with the urbanization of wildland areas, citizens need to be aware of illegal activity in the environment. Greenwood says that wildlife enthusiasts should bring to the BLM Richfield Office any sample of native plants to identify them and understand their origins.

(CENTERFIELD) – A Centerfield man was killed Thursday morning after colliding with a dump truck on SR-89 in Centerfield. Utah Highway Patrol Troopers said that at about 10:30am, 20-year old, Tyson Whitaker, was traveling southbound in a 2002 Pontiac Grand AM, when he apparently crossed the center line and crashed into a 2000 Freightliner dump truck, driven by 44-year old, Sherrie Stringer of Riverton, going northbound. The report stated that Whitaker was not wearing his seatbelt but Stringer was and was not injured. No information is available as to why Whitaker crossed the center line but the accident is still under investigation.

(SALT LAKE CITY) – The Utah Department of Public Safety says that motor vehicle traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for teens. The department says for the first time, nearly a dozen local, state and private organizations are working together to solve this public safety concern. Department Spokesman, Robert Hull, says a program called, “Don’t Drive Stupid”, focuses on distracted driving for teens. Hull says that distracted driving accounts for 63% of all accidents when teens are the drivers, followed by drowsy driving, aggressive driving, unbuckled driving and DUI. He says the “Don’t Drive Stupid” program started over a year ago and doesn’t sit well with adults but registers very well with teens, who pass the message along to their peers. Results of the program show that Utah traffic fatalities are at the lowest point in 16 years. In 2000, 373 people lost their lives on Utah’s roads. That number has dropped to 271 fatalities in 2008.

NEW ORLEANS (AP)—Chris Paul had 36 points and 10 assists to help lead the New Orleans Hornets to a 117-85 thrashing of the Orlando Magic Wednesday at the New Orleans Arena. Here’s more information on the game. Click here for game summary

(RICHFIELD) – No negative comments were offered during a Sevier County Commission public hearing today concerning the issuance of bonds to finance construction of buildings at the fairgrounds. Commissioner Gary Mason said the county is getting ready for construction. The $2.5-million bond is a loan at zero percent interest and $600,000 in grants and would need to be sold for not less than 100% of the total principal amount. Construction would include a livestock barn, show arena and a 160-foot long, 100-foot wide exhibit hall as well as several other buildings at the fairground. Commissioner Mason said that the bid package would be available for review on Mar. 2 and by Mar. 17, opening bids will be taken at 10am at the Administration Building in Richfield. Closing bids will be made on Mar. 26 after which County Commissioners will award the lowest bid and construction should begin soon thereafter.

(SALT LAKE CITY) – A Senate panel has passed a resolution to register the state’s support for developing nuclear power in Utah. The panel voted 4-2 after a lively hour-long debate in the Senate Transportation and Public Utilities Committee that included comments by former Rep. Aaron Tilton, Chief Executive Officer of a company proposing Utah’s first commercial nuclear power plant. The resolution’s sponsor, Sen. David Hinkins of Orangeville, described a positive future for an energy source he described as clean, safe and cost-effective. Critics have cited studies that question the safety and affordability of nuclear power. Claire Geddes of Utah Legislative Watch said endorsing the bill might make it look like lawmakers were promoting a friend’s financial fortune. She said Tilton has a vested interest in the proposed building of the plant. The bill now goes to the Senate floor.

(SALT LAKE CITY) – Several bills continue to be scrutinized during the legislative session, including the stimulus package and transportation projects. State Senator Ralph Okerlund says that Rep. Kay McIff of Richfield introduced legislation to bring back the sales tax on food but there’s not much support in the Legislature. One of Gov. Jon Huntsman’s crowning pieces of legislation was to remove the food tax in 2006 and repeal of it is unlikely in this legislative session. Okerlund said that one-time money from the federal stimulus package may have a positive effect on road projects around the state. The legislature is in the middle of their 45-day session.

(HURRICANE) – A burning power pole left 14,000 customers without power in Hurricane early Tuesday. According to Rocky Mountain Power (RMP), workers tracked the problem to a burning transmission pole that had burned in half and fallen over. Officials suspected a mechanical failure from a bad insulator caused the fire. Hurricane Power Chief, Dave Imlay, said that power was cut to a group of municipal-power users on Hurricane’s western end around 6am Tuesday and thirty minutes later, the rest of the city flashed on an off several times, then went down. The city’s power was out until about 10am when RMP began providing electricity to the city. Hurricane City Power customers were expected to remain on RMP’s service until early this (Wednesday) morning.

MILWAUKEE (AP)—Wesley Matthews posted 24 points and Lazar Hayward added 14 more to lead the #11 Marquette Golden Eagles to a 79-67 win over the Seton Hall Pirates Tuesday in Top 25 mens’ college basketball action at the Bradley Center. The Pirates made 48 percent of their shots in the first half and actually led, 37-34 at halftime before the Golden Eagles took control with a 16-3 run to start the second half. The win was Marquette’s 17th in a row at home as the Golden Eagles improved to 22-4 on the season as they snapped a two-game losing streak. Seton Hall slumped to 14-11 with the loss. Jeremy Hazell had 23 points in the loss for the Pirates. In other Top 25 action Tuesday, #21 Purdue stymied #5 Michigan State, 72-54, and #13 Clemson trounced Maryland, 93-64.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—C.J. Miles had 24 points and Deron Williams chipped in with 20 points and 15 assists as the Utah Jazz dismantled the Memphis Grizzlies, 117-99 Tuesday at Energy Solutions Arena. The game was closely contested for three and a half quarters before the Jazz seized control with a 20-4 run in the fourth quarter, which saw Andrei Kirilenko return from his ankle injury in a major way as he posted three baskets, two steals, and a block in that span. O.J. Mayo had 18 points for Memphis in the loss. In other NBA action Tuesday, Indiana got past Philadelphia, 100-91, Orlando surged past Charlotte, 107-102 in overtime, Washington bested Minnesota, 111-103, Milwaukee stonewalled Detroit, 92-86, New York handled San Antonio, 112-107 in overtime, New Orleans downed Oklahoma City, 100-98, Houston crushed New Jersey, 114-88, Phoenix decimated the Los Angeles Clippers, 140-100, and the Los Angeles Lakers smacked Atlanta, 96-83.

GREEN RIVER, Utah (AP)—Chan Harrison and Colton Piep each posted 11 points for the North Sevier Wolves as they surged past the Grand Red Devils, 46-30 in a 2A play-in game Tuesday. The Wolves will next face Layton Christian Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Snow College in another play-in game.

PANGUITCH, Utah (AP)—Tyce Peterson keyed a balanced scoring attack with 15 points for the Wayne Badgers, while Trevor Taylor added 13 more as they edged the Panguitch Bobcats, 64-61 in Region 15 boys basketball action Tuesday. Trac Norris led all scorers with 23 points in the loss for the Bobcats.

DELTA, Utah (AP)—Kim Parker had 10 points for the Wasatch Lady Wasps as they trounced the Delta Lady Rabbits, 48-29 Tuesday in non-region girls basketball action at the Palladium. Shayla Bliss had 12 points to pace Delta in the loss.

JUNCTION, Utah (AP)—Tyson Westwood had 29 points for the Piute Thunderbirds as they smacked the Milford Tigers, 56-45 in Region 15 boys basketball action Tuesday. Cade Boyter’s 11 points led the way for Milford.

TROPIC, Utah (AP)—Tim Hughes posted 16 points and nailed four 3-pointers as the Escalante Moquis crushed Bryce Valley, 77-39 Tuesday in Region 15 boys basketball action.

(RICHFIELD) – The Sevier County Search and Rescue is holding a contest to involve the public in helping them come up with a new logo. Public Information Officer, Nate Curtis, says the winner will receive some great prizes, including a $25 gift certificate to Steve’s Steakhouse in Richfield. He said the patch and logo cannot contain a badge similar to law enforcement and must have “Sevier County Search and Rescue” in it. Curtis said the artist can create anything else that might add to the logo and will need to be turned into the Sheriff’s Office by Mar. 4, 2009. The winner will be selected by the Search and Rescue. The logo contest is part of a 50-year celebration that the Search and Rescue has been in operation.

(RICHFIELD) – Local GM and Chrysler auto dealers are worried about the government bailout of the automakers as officials try to finish their restructuring plans by today. Robin Henrie, owner of High Country Auto of Richfield, says he’s opposed to the bailout altogether because it forces him to sell more automobiles that don’t sell in our local market. Jeff Brewer, Manager of Jorgensen Ford in Richfield, says the bailout doesn’t affect his business at all because Ford Motor Company is not participating in the bailout. GM and Chrysler face a deadline for submitting restructuring plans by today, a condition of the government loans that are keeping them afloat. Both automakers have been in talks with debtholders and workers, seeking concessions. Final deals may not come until after the deadline passes.

(Manti) The Federal Communications Commission was to require television broadcasters to discontinue broadcasting in analog today, but the deadline was moved to June. The change has been in the works for the last five years. The Federal Government will soon continue to offer forty dollar coupons as part of the stimulus plan to go towards the purchase of equipment necessary to make the conversion if you don’t have cable or satellite. President Barack Obama convinced Congress to delay the conversion until June to allow consumers more time to make the switch. Today only channel 30-W.B. will turn off their analog signal, all of the other Utah TV stations have decided to continue offering their analog signal until June. Residents in rural Utah, who do not subscribe to cable or satellite, will be able to receive Salt Lake City channels in analog until June through county owned and operated translators. Most rural counties now offer some digital channels as well as analog signals. The county owned and operated translator network will continue to offer free “off the air” Salt Lake City channels with the use of an outside UHF antenna and set top box converter for those with older model TV’s.

(RENO, NV.) – Western conservationists are saying in a new report that U.S. taxpayers should stop subsidizing a $100-million program that kills more than a million wild animals annually. Farmers and ranchers defend the program critical to protecting their livestock from predators. 115 environmental groups signed a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, urging him to abolish the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Wildlife Services. The American Sheep Industry Association, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and more than 70 other livestock production and state agriculture offices in 35 states countered with a letter citing more than $125-million in annual losses to the sheep, goat and cattle industry as a result of predation. Conservationists say that with the killing of more predators, more endangered species are killed and more tax resources are used. Congressional members and the White House will conduct an independent assessment of the wildlife agency.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP)—DeJuan Blair amassed 22 points and 23 rebounds and the #4 Pittsburgh Panthers ended top-ranked Connecticut’s stay atop the polls as they overpowered the Huskies, 76-68 Monday at the XL Center in Top 25 mens’ college basketball action. Sam Young had 25 points to lead Jamie Dixon’s Panthers, but it was Levance Fields who stepped up at the most opportune time. Fields nailed a pair of 3-pointers as well as four free throws in the last 3:09 of regulation to help Pitt repel the last Huskies’ charge of the evening. A.J. Price had 18 points for Connecticut, including an acrobatic trey right before the end of the first half which pulled the Huskies to within three, but they received an uncharacteristically poor performance from Hasheem Thabeet, who only had five points after posting 25 points, 20 boards and nine blocks last Saturday against Seton Hall. The win improved the Panthers to 24-2 on the season, while Connecticut fell to 24-2.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP)—Sheldon Souray scored a power-play goal early in the third period to help the Edmonton Oilers clip the Phoenix Coyotes, 3-1 Monday at Jobing.com Arena. Shawn Horcoff added an insurance goal for Edmonton later in the period to give them their final margin of victory. Dwayne Roloson added 28 saves for the Oilers, who improved to 29-23-4 on the season while Phoenix fell to 25-28-5. In other NHL action Monday, the New York Islanders edged Pittsburgh, 3-2 in a shootout, St. Louis doubled up the New York Rangers, 2-1, Dallas bested Columbus, 3-2 in a shootout, and Ottawa blanked Nashville, 2-0.

(Manti) A number of Manti Citizens have joined to charter a chapter of the Lions Club. A charter night and dinner were held last week to celebrate the event. The Lion’s are the largest community service organization in the world. Club involvement includes youth programs, cultural and environmental services, citizenship, educational, health and social services. A number of activities and fundraisers were discussed at the meeting last week. The newly formed Manti Chapter is inviting community members to become involved with the group to provide service to the area.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Bob Bennett said the recently passed stimulus bill will only stimulate the national debt. In a statement, Bennett said the country desperately needs a stimulus package but this bill is not the right medicine to put the economy back on track. He said Congress should have passed a bill that focused on fixing housing, helping taxpayers keep more of their hard-earned money through permanent tax cuts and spending only on projects that would genuinely stimulate the economy and create jobs.

(SALT LAKE CITY) – A Utah state legislative appropriations committee has recommended doubling fees farmers pay for the state’s Organic Certification Program. The program is facing the chopping block in a year of decreased tax revenues but the legislative committee says if farmers, ranchers and producers of organic products are willing to pay increased fees, the program may be saved. Utah Ag Commissioner, Leonard Blackham, says farmers are in favor of paying the fees. Blackham says farmers are pleased with the program, the organic community is pleased with it and he says the state wants to continue with the program. The doubling of the fees is pending approval by the Executive Appropriations Committee. The program began in 2003 with over 65 growers and producers last year seeking certification. They include 35 crop farmers, nine livestock producers and 21 companies. Ag Spokesman, Larry Lewis said last year, the program cost about $75,000 and the department received $46,000 in revenue, which put the state in the hole about $29,000. Lewis said the increased fees would put the program back in the black.

STANFORD, Calif. (AP)—Cameron Teitelman claimed a 4-0 victory in the 141-pound division to break an 18-18 deadlock as the Stanford Cardinal edged the Cal Poly San-Luis Obispo Mustangs, 21-18 Sunday in Pac-10 wrestling action. Matt Sencenbaugh, Tyler Parker, Nick Amuchastegui, Jake Johnson and Luke Feist also earned wins for the Cardinal while the Mustangs were bolstered by strong performances from Filip Novachkov, Chase Pami and Ryan DesRoches.

AMES, Iowa (AP)—Erika Arriaran had 16 points and Earnesia Williams hit the game-winning basket as the #14 Texas Lady Longhorns surged past the #20 Iowa State Cyclones Sunday in womens’ Top 25 college basketball action. Arriaran and Ashley Lindsey helped Texas amass 39 key points off the bench while the Lady Cyclones let a five point lead with 2:04 left slip away. The loss also snapped Iowa State’s streak of beating ranked opponents at home at four. Texas improved to 19-5, while Iowa State fell to 18-6. In other Top 25 action Sunday, #1 Connecticut clobbered #23 Pittsburgh, 95-42, #4 Auburn edged Mississippi State, 63-58, #7 North Carolina pummeled Georgia Tech, 73-50, #9 Maryland hammered Rutgers, 67-47, LSU shellacked #11 Florida, 66-47, #13 Ohio State bludgeoned Northwestern, 81-55, North Carolina State stunned #15 Virginia, 60-54, #16 Kansas State surged past Oklahoma State, 79-71, #19 Xavier crushed Dayton, 78-57, and #24 Vanderbilt walloped Georgia, 80-64.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP)—Thremaine Johnson won two events and Ryan Eck took four more titles as the Northern Arizona mens’ indoor track & field dominated at Day 3 of the Northern Arizona Classic Sunday at Walkup Skydome. Johnson earned titles for the Lumberjacks in the 60-meter dash and long jump, while Eck won the shot put, high jump, pole vault and 1000-meter dash. The Lumberjacks finished with 24 points on the day.

BOISE, Idaho (AP)—Mark Sanchez had 20 points, and Anthony Thomas added 18 more as the Boise State Broncos upset the #17 Utah State Aggies, 66-56 Saturday at Taco Bell Arena. The loss brought a 19-game winning streak to an end for Utah State and prevented them from winning the WAC outright. The Broncos, while trailing for much of the first half, took complete control in the latter stanza as they forced the Aggies into an uncharacteristic 19 turnovers. Gary Wilkinson paced Utah State with 12 points and six boards in the loss. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #1 Connecticut mowed over Seton Hall, 62-54, #2 Oklahoma pounded Texas Tech, 95-74, #4 Pittsburgh walloped Cincinnati, 85-69, Arizona upset #6 UCLA, 84-72, #8 Wake Forest hammered #25 Florida State, 86-63, #10 Memphis bludgeoned Southern Mississippi, 72-47, #12 Marquette overpowered St. John’s, 73-59, #14 Xavier crushed Fordham, 88-53, #16 Kansas surged past Kansas State, 85-74, #19 Missouri shellacked Nebraska, 70-47, #22 Syracuse outgunned Georgetown, 98-94 in overtime, #23 Purdue snuck past Iowa, 49-45, and #24 Washington smoked Oregon, 103-84.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP)—Matthew Lombardi had two goals for the Calgary Flames as they outgunned the Phoenix Coyotes, 7-5 Saturday at Jobing.com Arena. The Flames broke the game open with a prolific second period which saw Daymond Langkow, Cory Sarich, Lombardi and Curtis Glencross each score for Calgary. Daniel Winnik and Viktor Tikhonov each posted two goals for Phoenix in defeat. The win improved the Flames to 33-18-5 while the Coyotes fell to25-27-5. In other NHL action Saturday, Philadelphia pummeled the New York Islanders, 5-1, Edmonton snuck past Los Angeles, 3-2 in a shootout, Columbus crushed Carolina, 5-1, Toronto pounded Pittsburgh, 6-2, Washington smacked Tampa Bay, 5-1, Nashville bested Boston, 3-2 in a shootout, Ottawa stymied Minnesota, 5-3, and Chicago gashed Dallas, 6-2.

BOISE, Idaho (AP)—Paige Olivetti led the way for the Boise State Broncos mens’ and womens’ track & field teams as she won the 200-meter dash while the Broncos won 15 events overall Saturday at the Boise State Team Invitational. There were other winners of significance, such as Fresno State’s Latrisha Jordan in the womens’ 400-meter dash and Melissa Owens of Portland State in the womens’ 800-meter run. Other winners for the Lady Broncos were Megan Olivetti in the 60-meter hurdles and Eleni Kafourou in the triple jump. The Boise State men were bolstered by Eric Capelle in the 60-meter dash and Per Strandquist in the 200-meter dash while other winners included Kyle Christofferson and Scott Foley in the 400-meter dash and mile run respectively.

USAF ACADEMY, Colo. (AP)—Jeremy Dodson of Colorado took the 60-meter and 200-meter dash titles to headline a strong showing for many Mountain Time Zone-based athletes Saturday at the Air Force Invitational. Additionally, Brigham Young’s Natalie Stewart and Mindy Neeley finished first and second, respectively in the womens’ 200-meter dash, while the Cougar men were led by Rhyan Atrice who finished second in the mens’ 400-meter dash. The Colorado State women excelled in the distance races as the Lady Rams’ Nicole Peter won the womens’ 3000-meter title, while her teammate Allison Gohl won the 5000-meter dash. Meanwhile, Colorado State also received a solid showing from Andrew Mauk who took the mens’ 3000-meter crown. Amy Menlove of Brigham Young finished things off with a title in the womens’ 60-meter hurdles.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP)—Aisha Goynes of Northern Arizona had a solid performance on her home track as she won the 200-meter dash at the Northern Arizona Classic at the Walkup Skydome. Christina Day of Southern Utah also excelled as she took the 400-meter dash crown while her teammate Jasmine Paicely placed third in the 60-meter hurdles. In the field events, Hawaii’s Amber Kaufman took the high jump title while Katy Viuf of UCLA won the pole vault. Jasmine Tucker of New Mexico State also shone as she won the womens’ triple jump, while Annett Wichmann of Hawaii won the shot put. As for the men, Southern Utah’s Shaka Richardson took the 60-meter dash crown, while his teammate Austin Hill earned the 400-meter title. The Thunderbird men also received titles from Nate Jewkes in the mile run and Nigel Sharp won the 3000-meter dash title. The UCLA men took several crowns as well as Jonathan Clark won the triple jump, Greg Woepse won the pole vault, and Taylor Hobson won the long jump.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP)—Nichole Jones of Baylor won the womens’ 3000-meter dash to headline numerous strong performances from many Texas-based athletes Saturday at Gilliam Indoor Track & Field Stadium during the Texas A&M Invitational. Destinee Hooker of Texas enabled the Lady Longhorns to place first at the invitational with her win in the womens’ high jump, while Neidra Covington of TCU earned the triple jump crown. As for the men, Texas A&M took the team title and the Aggies were bolstered by wins from Gerald Phiri in the 60-meter dash, and Kevin McNab who placed second in the 3000-meter dash. Other winners for the men included Chris Gowell of Baylor in the 800-meter dash and Texas Tech’s Anthony Flemons in the triple jump.

SEATTLE (AP)—Cherrelle Garrett of California won the womens’ 60-meter dash title to lead the way for several West Coast based athletes Saturday at the Husky Classic. Meanwhile, Brigham Young’s Lacey Cramer took the 800-meter run crown, while Colorado’s Jenny Barringer won the 5000-meter dash. Idaho also boasted a pair of winners on the day as Heather Bergland won the 60-meter hurdles, while teammate Darcy Collins took the high jump crown. As for the men, Nick Porter of California earned the 200-meter dash and Miles Timpe of Washington won the 400-meter title. Oregon’s Andrew Wheating took the 800-meter crown and Chio Lopez of Utah State won the 3000-meter dash. Additionally, Chase Dukes of Colorado took the mens’ weight throw title as the meet drew to a close.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP)—Oklahoma’s Leslie Cole placed second in the womens’ 200-meter dash to headline the performances of several athletes from Big 12 schools at the Tyson Invitational Saturday. Additionally, Joslyn Dalton of Nebraska placed second in the 5000-meter dash while her teammate Todd Giluzia finished third in the mens’ 5000-meter run. Corey Fuller of Kansas also had a strong showing as he finished second in the triple jump.

AMES, Iowa (AP)—Brian Hancock of Missouri took the mens’ pole vault crown to lead the way for various athletes scattered throughout the west at Day 3 of the Iowa State Invitational Saturday. Arizona’s Elizabeth Patterson earned the womens’ high jump title while Lehann Fourie of Nebraska placed second in the mens’ 60-meter hurdles. Missouri also received a pair of wins in the mens’ and womens’ 600-yard runs from Chris Davis and Leslie Farmer, respectively.

FILLMORE, Utah (AP)—The Beaver Beavers raced to a 15-2 lead en route to a 55-35 win over the Millard Eagles Friday in Region 13 boys basketball action.

CASTLE DALE, Utah (AP)—The Emery Spartans improved to 9-2 in Region 8 play with a 72-44 dismantling of the Delta Rabbits Friday. Jade Edwards had 16 points in the loss for the Rabbits.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—The Rowland Hall/St. Mark’s Winged Lions used a 22-6 second quarter run to pound the Juab Wasps, 62-43 Friday in Region 14 boys basketball action. Kyler Jones had 15 points in the win for Juab.

PRICE, Utah (AP)—The Carbon Dinos put the game out of reach with a 17-4 run in the second quarter as they hammered the North Sanpete Hawks, 81-56 in Region 8 boys basketball action Friday.

MANTI, Utah (AP)—Nick Brown’s 22 points led the way for the Manti Templars as they crushed the North Sevier Wolves, 78-33 Friday in Region 12 boys basketball action.

BLANDING, Utah (AP)—Nate Einerson had 27 points for the San Juan Broncos as they earned a 79-66 win over the Gunnison Bulldogs in Region 12 boys basketball action Friday. Erick Rosenvall had 14 points to pace the Bulldogs in the loss.

MONROE, Utah (AP)—McKay Blackburn had 22 points for the South Sevier Rams as they surged past the Richfield Wildcats, 74-68 Friday in Region 12 boys basketball action. Dane Whittaker posted 22 points in the loss for Richfield, while Trent Nielson added 19 more.

(REDDING, CA.) – A man convicted in a 1980 homicide near Salina has been arrested in California. According to the Deseret News, U.S. Marshals arrested 59-year old, Howard Scott on Wednesday in Redding, CA. on a fugitive warrant issued by the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole. At the Marshals office in Sacramento, Carolyn Griffin said Scott was found at a homeless mission shelter in Redding and arrested without incident. He was convicted in the kidnapping and murder of 54-year old, Ernest Sprinkle back in 1980. Authorities said Scott and Robert Dunn were hitchhiking when they were picked up in California by Sprinkle, who was driving a motor home. According to trial records, Dunn and Scott plotted to rob Sprinkle as they traveled from California to Utah. Sprinkle was bound and gagged but freed himself in the bathroom of his motor home during a stop at a gas station in Richfield. He tried to get help by pounding on a window but by the time police stopped the vehicle, Sprinkle had been killed. Scott pleaded guilty to aggravated kidnapping and murder in a deal with prosecutors to testify against Dunn. Prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty. In 1993, Dunn’s murder conviction was overturned by the Utah Supreme Court and reduced to reckless manslaughter. Scott is being held in the Shasta County, CA. Jail. When he is returned to Utah, he faces a pair of five-to-life sentences.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Bob Bennett has introduced legislation that would allow St. George to sell land at its present airport to help finance a replacement facility. According to reports, St. George is financing $44 million of the planned $168-million airport, which is scheduled to open in January of 2011. The city wants to sell 274 acres at the existing airport to Anderson Development Services, Inc. Officials plan to sell an additional 40 acres for about $5 million. Authorities, however, have discovered that land is restricted under a 1951 deed from the U.S. Department of Interior. It holds that should the acreage no longer be used as an airport, it would revert to federal ownership. Bennett’s bill would allow St. George to go forward with the 40-acre sale. The proceeds, along with the $44 million from Anderson Development, would go to the FAA for construction of the new airport and the federal government will fund $119 million of the project.

DALLAS (AP)-Here is a summary of the thrilling Mavericks/Celtics game which saw Boston pull out a 99-92 win. Click here for game summary

PRICE, Utah (AP)—Patricia and Samantha Smith each had eight points for the Carbon Lady Dinos as they overpowered the Delta Lady Rabbits, 34-26 Thursday in Region 8 girls basketball action.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Utah (AP)—Jessica Lindow’s 11 points and 11 boards led the North Sanpete Lady Hawks to a 73-46 win over the Salem Hills Lady Skyhawks in Region 8 girls basketball action Thursday.

SALINA, Utah (AP)—Courtney Blomquist had 20 points for the North Sevier Lady Wolves as they smacked the Manti Lady Templars, 52-29 Thursday in Region 12 girls basketball action.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Jaquel Christensen nearly amassed a triple double with 13 points, 13 rebounds and nine blocks as the Richfield Lady Wildcats surged past the South Sevier Lady Rams, 61-52 in Region 12 girls basketball action Thursday.

FILLMORE, Utah (AP)—Chamaya Kia had 11 points while Bonnie Yardley added 10 more to lead the Beaver Lady Beavers past the Millard Lady Eagles, 49-39 Thursday in Region 13 girls basketball action.

KANAB, Utah (AP)—Aubrey Green had 23 points for the Enterprise Lady Wolves as they bested the Kanab Cowgirls, 55-46 in Region 13 girls basketball action Thursday.

NEPHI, Utah (AP)—Tessa Bradford had 10 points in a balanced scoring attack for the Juab Lady Wasps as they shellacked the Rowland Hall/St. Mark’s Lady Winged Lions, 56-14 Thursday in Region 14 girls basketball action.

(RICHFIELD) – The “Truth in Tobacco” Campaign is making its way through South-Central Utah. Adam Bramwell of “The Truth” Ad Company in Salt Lake City, says his responsibility is to persuade children in the Fourth and Fifth Grades, to refrain from smoking. Bramwell says kids in this generation are very independent and rational than their counterparts were 50 years ago. He says that more children are being convinced that there are smarter things to do than smoke. Bramwell says he’ll make stops today at the Koosharem and Monroe Elementary schools.

(CEDAR CITY) – A Nevada couple missing for several days in the wintry backcountry near Cedar Breaks National Monument, have been found alive. The Iron County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Randall and Vicki Wendt of Overton, NV. were spotted by a search helicopter about 3:15pm on Wednesday, about a mile from where their truck was discovered. They were reported as alert, conscious, mobile and in good shape and were taken to a Cedar City hospital to be evaluated. According to a sheriff’s report, the couple were snowmobiling on Sunday in the Duck Creek area when they got stuck in deep powder due to more than a foot of snow that fell on Monday. Their truck was spotted Tuesday afternoon at the junction of SR-14 and 148. Friends of Overton said the couple are in their 50’s and may have been unprepared for the elements.

RUSTON, La. (AP)—Danielle Sheridan hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning, and Krissi Oliver pitched six solid innings to help the Louisiana Tech Lady Bulldogs start the season on the right foot with a 4-0 win over Northwestern State Wednesday in intercollegiate softball action. The Lady Demons threatened to take the lead in the third inning, but Emma Barnes made a huge play from centerfield while Oliver pitched her way out of a little trouble in the fourth inning to preserve the shutout Elizabeth Franklin also had a big day for the Lady Bulldogs as she went 3 for 3 from the plate. Louisiana Tech next faces McNeese State Friday in the Louisiana-Lafayette Tournament.

DAYTON, Ohio (AP)—When one considers dangerous Cinderellas in the upcoming NCAA Tournament, don’t forget the Dayton Flyers. Chris Wright keyed a balanced scoring attack with 19 points as Dayton upset the #14 Xavier Musketeers, 71-58 Wednesday at the University of Dayton Arena in Top 25 mens college basketball action. The Flyers improved to 22-3 on the season and led wire to wire against the two time Atlantic 10 defending champion Musketeers. Incidentally, Xavier lost back-to-back games for the second time this season while the conference title is still up for grabs as these two squads will meet in Cincinnati March 5. Derrick Brown had 17 points to pace the Musketeers in defeat. In other Top 25 action Wednesday, #1 Connecticut overpowered Syracuse, 63-49, #2 Oklahoma trounced Baylor, 78-63, #3 North Carolina smoked #5 Duke, 101-87, North Carolina State shocked #8 Wake Forest, 82-76, #10 Memphis crushed Tulsa, 63-37, and #23 Purdue smacked Penn State, 61-47.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Mehmet Okur hit a clutch 3-pointer to break a 107-107 tie late in the fourth quarter and finished with 22 points overall while Deron Williams posted 31 points and 11 assists as the Utah Jazz surged past the Los Angeles Lakers, 113-109 Wednesday at Energy Solutions Arena. The Jazz shot almost 59 percent from the field for the game and earned a 31-29 lead at the end of the first quarter by virtue of nailing well over 60 percent of their shots throughout much of the period. Nevertheless, the resilient Lakers asserted themselves in the second quarter and earned a 63-61 lead at the end of a high-scoring first half. However, the Jazz rebounded effectively in the third quarter and earned a lead that they retained for virtually the rest of the game. Los Angeles took a brief 105-104 lead in the fourth quarter on Kobe Bryant’s (37 points) 3-pointer, but the stage was set for Okur’s game-winner. Although the Lakers had several chances to pull to within one or tie the game, Derek Fisher missed a pair of treys and Williams made just enough free throws to pull out the win. The win improved the Jazz to 30-23 on the season, while the Lakers had a seven-game winning streak snapped and fell to 42-10. Incidentally, if the playoffs were to begin today, these two squads would face each other with Los Angeles as the top seed while Utah would be the eighth seed. In other NBA action Wednesday, Cleveland dismantled Phoenix, 109-92, Denver overpowered Orlando, 82-73, Philadelphia got past Memphis, 91-87, Toronto edged San Antonio, 91-89, Charlotte waxed Washington, 101-89, Atlanta bested Detroit, 99-95, Boston humbled New Orleans, 89-77, Milwaukee got past Indiana, 122-110, Houston smacked Sacramento, 94-82, Portland pounded Oklahoma City, 106-92, and the Los Angeles Clippers stymied New York, 128-124 in overtime.

SALEM, Utah (AP)—Dustin Belliston had 17 points for the Salem Hills Skyhawks as they overpowered the North Sanpete Hawks, 67-41 Wednesday in Region 8 boys basketball action.

SALINA, Utah (AP)—Seth Taft’s 19 points led the way for the South Sevier Rams as they smacked the North Sevier Wolves, 65-31 in Region 12 boys basketball action Wednesday.

KANAB, Utah (AP)—Haydn Jessup had 16 points for the Beaver Beavers as they outlasted the Kanab Cowboys, 61-54 in Region 13 boys basketball action Wednesday. Rhees Jackson had 30 points in the loss for Kanab.

DUGWAY, Utah (AP)—Dakota Woolett had 22 points and the Dugway Mustangs raced to a 23-7 halftime lead as they got past the Wasatch Academy Tigers, 76-41 in Region 18 boys basketball action Wednesday.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Griffin Aste had 22 points for the Manti Templars as they surged past the Richfield Wildcats, 60-54 Wednesday in Region 12 boys basketball action. Dane Whittaker and Trent Nielson each had 11 points in the loss for the Wildcats.

DELTA, Utah (AP)—Josh Eliason had 19 points for the Delta Rabbits as they dismantled the Carbon Dinos, 48-20 in Region 8 boys basketball action Wednesday at the Palladium. Nick Nissen added 12 more for Delta in the win.

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)—Kalani Norris had 23 points for the Panguitch Lady Bobcats as they bested the Valley Lady Buffaloes, 37-24 Wednesday at the Region 15 girls tournament at Canyon View High School.

NEPHI, Utah (AP)—Tessa Bradford posted 26 points for the Juab Lady Wasps as they pounded the Layton Christian Lady Eagles, 67-43 in Region 14 girls basketball action Wednesday.

(RICHFIELD) – Several bonds and resolutions were passed by the Richfield City council in their meeting Tuesday night. The council adopted a bond resolution authorizing the issuance of $770,000 for street improvement revenue bonds for the Main Street Enhancement Project that should begin this spring. In addition, the council adopted a bond resolution for the issuance of $3,750,000 for the sewer improvement project that also should begin this spring. Richfield Business Park Administrator, Kimball Poulson, addressed the council concerning the progress of the business park and requested the approval of an advertising sign to attract more businesses to the park. The likely four-by-eight-foot sign would be placed in the northwest corner of the Business Park. The council approved all bonds, resolutions and the sign.

(RICHFIELD) – The Richfield City parking ordinance has been changed to accommodate residents at a proposed low-income housing subdivision. Steve Kunzler, representing developers of the Mt. Catherine Subdivision, appeared before the City Council to ask the city to reduce off-street parking restrictions from 1.5 spaces per bedroom to 1.5 spaces per unit. Richfield Mayor, Brad Ramsay, said the city had the two options to consider in making the change. He said the city parking ordinance would have required developers to construct the building higher, instead of lower. Councilmembers said they spoke to several residents near the proposed project at 530 South College Avenue, who expressed the desire to see a lower-built building, rather than higher. The south half of the property will be subsidized housing and the north half will be for senior housing. The council approved the changes in Tuesday night’s meeting.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP)—Scottie Reynolds had 27 points and Corey Fisher added 21 more as the #13 Villanova Wildcats eclipsed the 100-point barrier for the second time in as many Big East games with a 102-84 win over the #12 Marquette Golden Eagles, Tuesday at The Pavilion. Nevertheless, there was silver lining in the loss for Marquette as Jerel McNeal (23 points) became the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,776 point, while Lazar Hayward added 22 more points in the loss. The game also commemorated only the 10th time The Pavilion has hosted a matchup of two Top 25 teams and the two squads didn’t disappoint as both squads shot well over 50 percent for the game. The win improved the Wildcats to 20-4 while the Golden Eagles fell to 20-4. In other Top 25 action Tuesday, #9 Michigan State waxed Michigan, 54-42, #11 Clemson surged past Boston College, 87-77, and #25 Florida State got past Virginia, 68-57. Click here for game summary

DALLAS (AP)—Antoine Wright had 23 points, in his highest scoring output in nearly three months while Josh Howard added 23 more as the Dallas Mavericks smacked the Sacramento Kings, 118-100 Tuesday at American Airlines Center. The Mavericks, who will be without prolific sixth man Jason Terry for anywhere from three-six weeks received solid contributions from Wright, Jason Kidd and Jose Barea as they each performed above their scoring averages on the season. Although the Mavs shot 64 percent from the field in the first half, head coach Rick Carlisle was displeased with the lack of defensive intensity as Dallas led 62-57. In the second half, the Mavericks ensued in their prolific shooting (they shot 55 percent for the game) while ratcheting up their defensive intensity as Sacramento only found offensive success with the outcome already decided. Kevin Martin had 18 points in the loss for the Kings which dropped them to 11-42, while Dallas improved to 31-20. In other NBA action Tuesday, Atlanta downed Washington, 111-90, Indiana edged Cleveland, 96-95, Denver stonewalled Miami, 99-82, San Antonio walloped New Jersey, 108-93, Toronto surged past Minnesota, 110-102, Chicago humbled Detroit, 107-102, Golden State outgunned New York, 144-127, and the Los Angles Lakers tripped up Oklahoma City, 105-98.

LAYTON, Utah (AP)—The Layton Christian Eagles used a key 16-7 run in the third quarter to earn a 59-50 win over the Juab Wasps Tuesday in Region 14 boys basketball action. Kyler Jones had 22 points in defeat for the Wasps.

ESCALANTE, Utah (AP)—Tim Hughes led the way in a balanced scoring attack for the Escalante Moquis with 13 points in a 49-40 win over the Piute Thunderbirds in Region 15 boys basketball action Tuesday. Tyson Westwood’s 14 points paced Piute in the loss.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Utah (AP)—The Delta Lady Rabbits earned a narrow 52-47 win over the North Sanpete Lady Hawks in Region 8 girls basketball action Tuesday.

LAVERKIN, Utah (AP)—The Millard Lady Eagles raced out to an 18-0 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back as they obliterated the Cross Creek Lady Bobcats, 57-12 Tuesday in Region 13 girls basketball action.

MONROE, Utah (AP)—Jaden Parsons had 17 points, and Aubrey Lindgren had 10 more for the South Sevier Lady Rams as they overpowered the North Sevier Lady Wolves, 52-37 in Region 12 girls basketball action Tuesday. McKenzie Robins had a game-high 19 points in defeat for the Lady Wolves.

MANTI, Utah (AP)—Jaquel Christensen posted 16 points and the Richfield Lady Wildcats remained perfect on the season with a win over the Manti Lady Templars, 44-29 Tuesday in Region 12 girls basketball action. Sarah Wallingford had 12 points in the loss for Manti.

BEAVER, Utah (AP)—Anndi Snyder posted 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Beaver Lady Beavers past the Kanab Cowgirls, 47-35 in Region 13 girls basketball action Tuesday. The win improved Beaver to 9-0 in region play.

(RICHFIELD) – Organizers of the Sevier County Junior Livestock Show are planning for a successful show this year at the County Fair. Committee President, Lynette Robinson, says the April weigh-in is the next target date for preparation. Organizer, Clint Johnson, says young people who take care of livestock, are learning things they’ll use for the rest of their lives. The 2008 Livestock Show generated $144,000 and organizers say they’re looking forward to the new display facilities at the County Fair this year. The buildings should be complete by mid-July.

(RICHFIELD) – Richfield City has awarded the bid contracts for the sewer and Main Street improvement projects. Business Administrator, Woody Farnsworth, said the sewer project has three separate schedules. Schedules One and Two were awarded to Spade Excavating of Draper and Schedule Three was awarded to a local company. The City accepted the low bid for Schedule One at $402,000, Schedule Two at $780,000 and Schedule Three at $680,000. The Main Street Improvement Project was awarded to Hawker Enterprises of St. George for the low bid of $602,000. The projects should begin this spring.

(ANNABELLA) – The Annabella Town Council has announced a public hearing Thursday night to gain input on funding for road and drainage improvements in town. The council wants to submit an application to the Permanent Community Impact Board and is requesting comments from the public on the size, scope and nature of the funding. The meeting will be held Thursday night at 6pm at the Annabella Community Center at 295 East 300 North.

EPHRAIM, Utah (AP)—The Snow College football team bolstered themselves for another solid run by inking 20 new players to a national letter of intent last week. Among the ranks are Manti High standout athletes Griffin Aste and Nick Brown, while some came from as far as Pennsylvania such as Pittsburgh native Ronrei Lloyd. Six of the 20 recruits were defensive backs, including Shawn Smith of Hialeah, Fla., and Trey Phillips of Alta High.

BOSTON (AP)—Kristi Tolliver had 19 points and seven assists in an efficient performance as the #11 Maryland Lady Terrapins bested Boston College, 85-81 Monday in Top 25 womens’ college basketball action. The win was the latest success in Beantown for the Lady Terps while in their storied history, Maryland won the 2006 national championship at the old Boston Garden. Marissa Coleman posted 23 points, seven boards and five assists for the Lady Terps as they prolifically shot 56 percent from behind the arc. Corey Rusin had 21 points in the loss for the Lady Eagles which dropped them to 17-7. In other Top 25 action Monday, #9 North Carolina pounded #8 Duke, 75-60, and #20 South Dakota State trounced IUPUI, 64-48.

CALGARY, Alberta, Canada (AP)—Matthew Lombardi had a goal and two assists and Rene Bourque added a goal and an assist as the Calgary Flames torched the Montreal Canadiens, 6-2 Monday at Pengrowth Saddledome. Michael Cammalleri, Dion Phaneuf, Dustin Boyd, and David Moss also scored for Calgary as they improved to 31-18-4 on the season, while the Canadiens fell to 29-19-6. In other NHL action Monday, New Jersey blanked the New York Rangers, 3-0.

PROVO, Utah (AP)-The boys and girls 3A state swimming championships took place this past Friday and Saturday February 6 and 7 at the BYU pool in Provo. The Richfield Girls placed ninth out of 24 teams with strong performances coming form Emily Sheffer who finished fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke and Annie Knight who finished 14th in the 200-yard freestyle and 10th in the 100-yard backstroke. Additionally, Sheffer, Knight, Shayleena Coleman and Stacia Whitmore set new school records in the 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relays. The Richfield boys also had a strong showing as they placed 12th out of 24 teams. Gaitlin Simmons finished eighth in the 200-yard freestyle, while Ashton Hopper placed seventh in the 200-yard individual medley.

(RICHFIELD) – The Six-County Utah Food Sharing Program of Richfield is holding a food drive in conjunction with a state-wide effort to build the Utah Food Bank. Program Director, Roene Shaw, says the Alliance For Unity Food Drive is a state-wide effort to boost supplies and she’s asking residents to help. She said the six-county area has seen job losses with a number of industries closing their doors while seeing a 30% growth in population and more people visiting the food bank. Shaw said the Six-County Food Sharing Program is happy to be part of the Utah Alliance For Unity Food Drive to be held this Saturday with drop off at the Richfield facility from 8am to 2pm at 91 East 1000 South and also at the Sanpete County Food Bank from 8am to 2pm.

(COVE FORT) – A Colorado man had to be extricated from his Ford Explorer after rolling on I-70 Friday morning. According to a UHP report, 35-year old, Salvador Pena from Rifle, CO. was traveling east of Cove Fort at about 8:30am, when he lost control of his vehicle due to snow on the road. The report said that Pena went off the left shoulder of the highway and rolled. A passenger, 26-year old, Hector Miranda-Mendoza, also of Rifle, was transported to the Sevier Valley Hospital with possible injuries. The report said that both occupants were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident.

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP)—Alicia Blake, Ashlyn Watson, and Taylor Smith each had an RBI as the Washington Lady Huskies blanked the Utah Lady Utes, 4-0 Sunday at the Canyons softball complex on the final day of the Red Desert Classic. Danielle Lawrie earned the win on the mound for the Lady Huskies as she improved to 3-0 on the season. The second game proved to be more successful for the Lady Utes as they dismantled Utah Valley, 10-2. Ashley Smuda had a solid pitching performance for Utah as she amassed five strikeouts in four innings of work while Jasey Jensen hit her first home run of the season as the Lady Utes improved to 3-2. Utah will next face Nevada in the Louisville Slugger Classic next weekend at Las Vegas.

STANFORD, Calif. (AP)—Quincy Pondexter sank a pair of clutch free throws down the stretch and scored a team-high 20 points as the #25 Washington Huskies won at Maples Pavilion for the first time in 15 games in a 75-68 win over the Stanford Cardinal Sunday in Top 25 mens’ college basketball action. Jon Brockman chipped in with 13 points and 12 boards for the Huskies as they improved to 17-6 on the season. Landry Fields had a career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Cardinal, who have dropped four of their last five games. In other Top 25 action Sunday, #6 Wake Forest pounded Boston College, 93-76, #7 Louisville overpowered St. John’s, 60-47, and #21 Illinois smacked #13 Purdue, 66-48.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)—Corey Maggette’s 24 points led the way in a balanced scoring attack for the Golden State Warriors as they crushed the Utah Jazz, 116-96 Sunday at ORACLE Arena. The Jazz, who were coming off a hard-fought 111-107 win Friday at Sacramento were done in by a meager third quarter which saw them outscored, 38-24. Stephen Jackson added 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for the Warriors as they earned just their 17th win of the season. Deron Williams exceeded 30 points for the third consecutive game with 31 points, 10 assists and seven boards in a costly loss for Utah which saw them fall into ninth place in the playoff race behind Phoenix, as the Suns defeated the Pistons, 107-97 earlier Sunday evening. In other NBA action Sunday, San Antonio handled Boston, 105-99, the Los Angeles Lakers bested Cleveland, 101-91, Miami edged Charlotte, 96-92, Orlando smacked New Jersey, 101-84, Portland outlasted New York, 109-108, Washington snuck past Indiana, 119-117, New Orleans tripped up Minnesota, 101-97, and Oklahoma City outgunned Sacramento, 116-113.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP)—Victories by Andrew Sherry and Raymond Jordan in the 149 and 174-pound divisions respectively headlined eight victories overall for the #5 Missouri Tigers as they crushed the #15 Oklahoma State Cowboys, 27-9 Saturday in intercollegiate wrestling action. Obenson Blanc and Chris Notte earned two victories in the first matches of the meet for the Cowboys, before Missouri went unbeaten the rest of the way. In other wrestling action Saturday, Utah Valley edged North Dakota State, 18-15, and crushed Minnesota State-Moorhead, 31-13, Air Force finished fourth in the All-Academy Championships at Lexington, Va. as Brigham City native Brett Boyce was a runner-up, and Boise State crushed UC-Davis, 38-3.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP)—While wearing a mask, Kansas’ Cole Aldrich drew comparisons to many masked heroes of the silver screen from the ESPN/ABC crew broadcasting the #24 Jayhawks’ game against Oklahoma State Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse. On the court, his exploits were heroic for Bill Self’s squad as he amassed 18 rebounds and 12 points for his 13th consecutive double-double in a 78-67 win over the Cowboys. Mario Little led Kansas with 13 points in a balanced scoring attack which saw the Jayhawks race to a 37-24 lead at halftime en route to the win. Obi Muonelo had 19 points for Oklahoma State, while Moses Marshall had 18 for the Cowboys, much of which coming in the second half with the outcome already decided. The win kept Kansas unbeaten in Big 12 play, while they improved to 19-4 in a season which many analysts determined would be a rebuilding experience for Self. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #1 Connecticut held off Michigan, 69-61, #2 Oklahoma stymied Colorado, 77-72, #3 Duke got past Miami (Fla.), 78-75, #4 North Carolina waxed Virginia, 76-61, #5 Pittsburgh hammered DePaul, 92-69, Duquesne upset #9 Xavier, 72-68, Florida State shocked #10 Clemson, 65-61, #11 Butler stormed past Wright State, 69-51, #12 UCLA embarrassed Notre Dame, 89-63, #14 Michigan State crushed Indiana, 75-47, #15 Memphis stonewalled #18 Gonzaga, 68-50, #16 Villanova outgunned #20 Syracuse, 102-85, Nebraska humbled #17 Texas, 58-55, Ohio State downed #19 Minnesota, 64-58, #22 Utah State tripped up Louisiana Tech, 60-52, and #23 Arizona State got past Oregon State, 49-38.

DALLAS (AP)—Dirk Nowitzki, shouldering more of a burden with an injury suffered by Jason Terry, posted 14 of his 44 points in overtime as the Dallas Mavericks edged the Chicago Bulls, 115-114 Saturday at American Airlines Center. Terry incurred a hand injury in the second quarter so the Mavs were forced to adjust to the loss of the NBA’s most prolific sixth man. Jose Barea stepped up to the plate for Dallas with 20 points to compensate for an inopportune off night for Josh Howard, who finished five points below his average. The Mavericks were in dire straits until Jason Kidd scored his first basket of the evening on a 3-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation to force overtime. From there, Nowitzki did just enough to hold off a late Chicago surge which featured a couple of improbable treys. Tyrus Thomas had 23 points and 12 boards in the loss for the Bulls which dropped them to 22-29. Meanwhile, the win kept the Mavs well within the playoff race in the Western Conference as they improved to 30-20. In other NBA action Saturday, the Los Angeles Clippers hammered Atlanta, 121-97, Philadelphia overpowered Miami, 94-84, New Jersey embarrassed Denver, 114-70, Memphis humbled Toronto, 78-70, Houston torched Minnesota, 107-90, and Detroit outlasted Milwaukee, 126-121 in overtime.

ORDERVILLE, Utah (AP)—Matt Hoyt’s 24 points led the way for the Valley Buffaloes as they smoked the Parowan Rams, 60-46 Saturday in non-region boys basketball action. Paul Kesling had 20 points and 11 boards for Valley while Robbie Tripp’s 13 points paced Parowan in defeat.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Dane Whittaker had 12 points, while J.D. Michaelsen added eight more for the Richfield Wildcats as they bested the Grand Red Devils, 40-25 in Region 12 boys basketball action Saturday.

MANTI, Utah (AP)—Despite being outscored 26-9 in the fourth quarter, the San Juan Broncos managed to hold off Manti, 57-55 Saturday in Region 12 boys basketball action. Griffin Aste’s 14 points led the way for the Templars in the loss.

BLANDING, Utah (AP)—Katie Rosenlund had 14 points for the Manti Lady Templars as they earned their third win of the season with a 49-44 victory over the San Juan Lady Broncos Saturday in Region 12 girls basketball action.

MOAB, Utah (AP)—Brooke Bliss had 14 points, while Jaquel Christensen added 11 more for the Richfield Lady Wildcats as they bested the Grand Lady Red Devils, 49-38 in Region 12 girls basketball action Saturday.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP)—Melinda Matsumoto pitched a six-hitter and added as strikeout as the UC-Santa Barbara Lady Gauchos doubled up the Oregon Lady Ducks, 4-2 Friday at the Tempe Sports Complex. Kelsey Chambers provided all of Oregon’s offense with a fourth inning RBI double. The Lady Ducks also dropped their second game of the day, in a 15-12 decision against Wichita State.

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Murphy Troy had 28 kills to lead the #5 USC Trojans to a 3-1 win over the #9 Brigham Young Cougars Friday at Galen Center in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball action. The Trojans snapped a 14-game losing streak to the Cougars while they last beat Brigham Young in 2001.Mat Taylor had 18 kills in the loss for the Cougars, while Andrew Stewart added 16 more. In other MPSF volleyball action Friday, UCLA dismantled Pacific, 3-1, and UC-Irvine blanked Stanford, 3-0.

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP)—Jayne Appel had 25 points for the #7 Stanford Lady Cardinal as they decimated the Washington State Cougars, 76-46 Friday in womens’ Top 25 college basketball action. Jillian Harmon chipped in with 13 more points for the Lady Cardinal as they raced to a 46-25 lead at intermission en route to the easy win. April Cook had 11 points for the Lady Cougars in defeat. In other Top 25 action Friday, #3 California shellacked Washington, 70-40.

NEW YORK (AP)—Amanda Miller of Kansas placed third in the womens’ 3000-meter dash to headline a strong showing for numerous track powers scattered throughout the western United States Friday at the New Balance Track & Field Invitational on the campus of New York University. Additionally, USC’s Dalilah Muhammad finished third in the womens’ 500-meter dash and Will Ahearn of Texas placed second in the mens’ 3000-meter dash. Other strong showings came from Brigham Young’s Sarah Edwards who finished 10th in the womens’ 1000-meter run, and Texas’ Logan Gonzales, who placed second in the mens’ 1000-meter dash. The meet will resume Saturday.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP)—Air Force’s Sean Houseworth placed second in his section of the mens’ 1000-meter dash to lead the way for several Falcon athletes who participated in the Meyo Invitational Friday at the Loftus Sports Center. The meet, which features several Midwest powers, such as Marquette and Purdue, will resume Saturday.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP)—Loren Groves of Kansas State placed first in the womens’ weight throw with a mark of 70-00.25 feet to headline numerous stellar performances in the first day of the Husker Invitational Friday at the Devaney Center. Additionally, Nebraska’s Nicholas Gordon placed first in the mens’ long jump, while UCLA’s Boldizsar Kocsor won the mens’ weight throw, with Colorado State’s Alex Godell placing fourth and Hans Eriksson of Texas-El Paso finishing sixth. The meet will resume Saturday.

NEPHI, Utah (AP)—Kyler Jones had 28 points for the Juab Wasps as they surged past the American Leadership Academy Eagles, 59-50 Friday in Region 14 boys basketball action.

MANTI, Utah (AP)—Nick Brown amassed 23 points, while Russ Hugentobler had 16 more as the Manti Templars pounded the Grand Red Devils, 76-37 Friday in Region 12 boys basketball action.

KANAB, Utah (AP)—Craig Brinkerhoff posted 13 points while Rhees Jackson added 12 more for the Kanab Cowboys as they hammered the Millard Eagles, 50-35 in Region 13 boys basketball action Friday. Jordan Cotterell had 13 points in defeat for Millard.

DELTA, Utah (AP)—Nick Nissen had 15 points, while Josh Eliason added 13 more as the Delta Rabbits smacked the North Sanpete Hawks, 67-45 Friday in Region 8 boys basketball action at the Palladium.

GUNNISON, Utah (AP)—Drayson Ball had 17 points, while Derrick Christensen had 14 more for the Gunnison Bulldogs as they stormed past the North Sevier Wolves, 70-45 in Region 12 boys basketball action Friday.

MOAB, Utah (AP)—Shelby Dalton’s 15 points led the way for the Grand Lady Red Devils as they trounced the Manti Lady Templars, 35-21 Friday in Region 12 girls basketball action.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Jaquel Christensen’s 16 points led the way for the Richfield Lady Wildcats as they blew past the San Juan Lady Broncos, 63-37 in Region 12 girls basketball action Friday.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Orrin Hatch spoke on the Senate floor Wednesday against the Bowl Championship Series system. After praising the champion University of Utah football team, Hatch called for changes to the BCS that kept the Utes from playing for the national championship. He chided the BCS for being “anti-competitive, unfair and un-American”…

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Hatch said the BCS system may well violate our nation’s anti-trust laws and called on conference commissioners to hear the public outcry and act voluntarily to reform the system.

(CEDAR CITY) – A Cedar City man who stabbed another man with a broken beer bottle at a Southern Utah University fraternity party in 2006 has resolved the case with a plea in abeyance. According to police reports, 26-year old, Eric Stein, was charged with a second-degree felony aggravated assault for the May 7, 2006 attack on Sigma Nu member, Peter Wagner, who was 25 years of age at the time of the incident. Stein pleaded no contest to a Class-A Misdemeanor assault. The report said that both men were quite drunk at the party and had been causing trouble. They both left the party and carried the fight outside of the fraternity when Stein attacked Wagner with a broken beer bottle and stabbed him in the chest and neck. Fifth District Judge John Walton reduced the charge against Stein because most of the students who witnessed the fight moved on and could not be found. The judge said he would dismiss the case after one year if Stein pays $2500 in medical restitution to the victim and stays out of trouble. Wagner was convicted of a Class-B Misdemeanor assault for his part in the altercation and sentenced to a $425 fine and 12 months probation.

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP)—Jessica Purcell hit a grand slam in the top of the fifth inning as the Brigham Young Lady Cougars smacked the Southern Utah Lady Thunderbirds, 8-1 in their first game at the Red Desert Classic Thursday at the Canyons softball complex. In the second game, Purcell ensued in her hot streak as she hit a three-run shot, while Andrea Ramirez and Amanda Vance added RBI in a 10-0 rout of Loyola Marymount. The Lady Cougs will face Northern Colorado and #15 Washington Friday.

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Sean O’Malley had 28.5 points, while Nick Vogel added 17 more as the UCLA Bruins outlasted the Stanford Cardinal, 3-2 Thursday at Pauley Pavilion in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball action. The Cardinal received a strong effort from Evan Romero who amassed 30 points in defeat, while Spencer McLachlin chipped in with 22 points for Stanford in the loss. The win improved the Bruins to 5-5 while the Cardinal dropped to 7-4.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP)—For years, Pat Summitt has been the dean of Division I-A basketball coaches and Thursday evening, she received the greatest attainment of her illustrious career. Glory Johnson posted 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the #17 Tennessee Lady Volunteers to a 73-43 shellacking of the Georgia Bulldogs Thursday at Thompson-Boling Arena which gave Summitt her 1,000th career win. Much like Tennessee alum and current Indianapolis Colts signal-caller Peyton Manning (Manning is the only quarterback to throw for 4000 yards in nine consecutive seasons and 25 touchdown passes in 11 straight campaigns), Summitt is in a statistical club in which she is the only member as she became the only coach to amass quadruple-digit victories in either mens’ or womens’ basketball. Her closest competition, ESPN analyst Bobby Knight, is stuck on 902 career wins while he, incidentally is considering a return to coaching at Georgia. The win improved Tennessee to 17-5 on the season while Georgia fell to 15-8. In other Top 25 action Thursday, #5 Auburn bested Mississippi, 72-65, #8 Duke overpowered #15 Virginia, 81-67, #9 North Carolina walloped Virginia Tech, 93-77, #11 Maryland crushed North Carolina State, 87-66, #12 Ohio State bested Purdue, 59-47, #13 Florida hammered Alabama, 92-71, #18 Texas stormed past Oklahoma State, 91-74, #19 Florida State ousted Boston College, 64-53, and Mississippi State upset #22 Vanderbilt, 66-61.

CALGARY, Alberta, Canada (AP)—Adam Burish broke a third period tie with his first goal of the season, while Colin Fraser and Troy Brouwer also scored to finish out the game as the Chicago Blackhawks smacked the Calgary Flames, 5-2 Thursday at Pengrowth Saddledome. The Blackhawks started the scoring as Dave Bolland’s first period goal gave Chicago a 1-0 lead, while the teams traded goals for the remainder of the first two periods. Nikolai Khabibulin also had a solid game for the Blackhawks as he stopped 29 Flames shots to improve to 16-4-5 on the season. Chicago improved to 29-13-8 on the season, while Calgary fell to 30-17-4. In other NHL action Thursday, Boston outlasted Ottawa, 4-3 in a shootout, Los Angeles surged past Washington, 5-4, Florida stymied the New York Islanders, 3-2, Nashville doubled up Anaheim, 4-2, Edmonton got past St. Louis, 2-1 in a shootout, Colorado tripped up Dallas, 3-2, and Carolina snuck past San Jose, 4-3 in a shootout.

(RICHFIELD) – The economic downturn has affected several businesses in our local areas but the Jorgensen Automotive Group is weathering the storm with changes and spurts of growth. Co-owner, Mike Jorgensen, said his family-owned business has been solid for many decades. He said the economy has hurt his business growth a little but a positive attitude and staying the course has helped. General Manager, Jeff Brewer, says that Ford Motor Company made some mistakes in manufacturing automobiles that didn’t sell well in the United States but with a little “tune-up”, they’ve corrected those mistakes. The Jorgensen Automotive Group owns Jorgensen Honda, Ford and Bowling Alley in Richfield and Jorgensen Chevrolet in Ephraim.

(RICHFIELD) – The USU Extension Cooperative is sponsoring the Sixth Annual Diversified Agriculture Conference in Delta at the end of the month. USU Extension Agent, Jody Gale, says the purpose of the conference is to give farmers, ranchers and small business owners the chance to gain necessary information on improving their operations during the economic downturn. Gale said that farm operators need to learn how to diversify their operations. The Ag Conference will be held Feb. 25-27 in Delta featuring break-out sessions at the Millard County School District Office Building and at the Millard Fair Building for general sessions.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Bob Bennett says he’s disappointed in the Department of Interior’s decision to reverse 77 oil and gas lease parcels that were auctioned in Utah at the end of the year. Bennett says that the leases would be subject to the most stringent environmental protections the BLM has ever implemented in Utah and each of the parcels had already been approved by the National Park Service. He said the Interior’s decision to reverse the parcel sales is motivated more by political reasons than environmental reasons. Bennett said he hopes that this is not a preview of what is to come for Utah in the Obama adminstration.

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Josh Shipp led four UCLA Bruins who scored in double figures with 19 points as Ben Howland’s 12th ranked Bruins overpowered their cross-town rivals, the USC Trojans, 76-60 Wednesday at Pauley Pavilion. Alfred Aboya added 14 points for the Bruins, while Jrue Holliday chipped in with 13 more for a UCLA squad which moved into sole possession of first place in the Pac-10, as Washington was idle on the evening. After building a 36-13 lead midway through the first half, the Bruins coasted to a 44-21 lead at intermission en route to the easy victory. Dwight Lewis had 20 points in the loss for USC, while DeMar DeRozan added 15 more for the Trojans. In other Top 25 action Wednesday, #2 Oklahoma held off Texas A&M, 77-71, #10 Clemson embarrassed #3 Duke, 74-47, Miami (Fla.) decimated #6 Wake Forest, 79-52, #14 Michigan State trounced #19 Minnesota, 76-47, #15 Memphis bested Southern Methodist, 79-66, #16 Villanova outgunned Providence, 94-91, Missouri tripped up #17 Texas, 69-65, and #20 Syracuse gashed West Virginia, 74-61.

DALLAS (AP)—Perhaps Jason Kidd should have taken control earlier in the season. The Dallas Mavericks improved to 4-0 since the legendary Kidd became the play caller, as they outlasted the Portland Trail Blazers, 104-99 Wednesday at American Airlines Center. The game also saw Kidd eclipse a major milestone as he had 10 assists and passed the immortal Oscar Robertson for fourth place on the NBA’s career assists list. Josh Howard had 23 points in a balanced scoring attack for the Mavericks while Jason Terry added 20, and Brandon Bass chipped in with 19. Brandon Roy had 26 points in defeat for Portland and while he made several huge shots down the stretch to keep the Blazers in the game, the Mavericks used their consistently solid free throw shooting (Dallas made 93 percent of their foul shots on the evening) to pull away. The win improved the Mavs to 29-19 on the season while Portland fell to 30-18. In other NBA action Wednesday, Orlando crushed the Los Angeles Clippers, 125-96, New Jersey pounded Washington, 115-88, the Los Angeles Lakers surged past Toronto, 115-107, Detroit held off Miami, 93-90, Cleveland stymied New York, 107-102, Chicago smacked New Orleans, 107-93, Atlanta bested Minnesota, 94-86, Denver edged Oklahoma City, 114-113, Memphis ousted Houston, 104-93, and Golden State humbled Phoenix, 124-112.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Utah (AP)—The Emery Spartans finished the game on a 24-9 run as they blasted the North Sanpete Hawks, 61-35 Wednesday in Region 8 boys basketball action. Nevin Jensen’s 17 points led the way for Emery.

DRAPER, Utah (AP)—Pablo Cora and A.J. Pizza each had 22 points to lead the Juan Diego Soaring Eagle to a 71-59 win over the Delta Rabbits in Region 8 boys basketball action Wednesday. Josh Eliason had 32 points in a losing effort for the Rabbits.

SALINA, Utah (AP)—Dane Whittaker posted 15 points and Trent Nielson added 14 more as the Richfield Wildcats smacked the North Sevier Wolves, 56-39 Wednesday in Region 12 boys basketball action.

MONROE, Utah (AP)—McKay Blackburn amassed 26 points and 11 rebounds for the South Sevier Rams in a 62-47 pasting of the Gunnison Bulldogs in Region 12 boys basketball action Wednesday.

BEAVER, Utah (AP)—Kyle West had 31 points while Austin Moyle chipped in with 18 more as the Enterprise Wolves shellacked the Beaver Beavers, 74-53 Wednesday in Region 13 boys basketball action. Haydn Jessup’s 22 points led the way for Beaver.

FILLMORE, Utah (AP)—Jordan Cotterell had 29 points for the Millard Eagles in a narrow 53-50 win over the Parowan Rams in Region 13 boys basketball action Wednesday. Robbie Tripp paced the Rams with 22 points in the loss.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Utah (AP)—The Tintic Miners overcame an early 10-point deficit to edge the Wasatch Academy Tigers, 55-54 Wednesday in Region 18 boys basketball action. Brandon Hillman had 15 points in the win for Tintic, while Kevin Espinal had 19 points in the loss for the Tigers.

PANGUITCH, Utah (AP)—Kalani Norris’ 17 points led the way for the Panguitch Lady Bobcats as they dismantled the Wayne Lady Badgers, 43-22 in Region 15 girls basketball action Wednesday.

JUNCTION, Utah (AP)—Kandice Gleave had 23 points for the Piute Lady Thunderbirds as they smacked the Milford Lady Tigers, 59-39 Wednesday in Region 15 girls basketball action. Andrea Mayer had 14 points in the loss for Milford.

NEPHI, Utah (AP)—The South Summit Wildcats blew the game open with a 22-10 run in the second quarter as they bludgeoned the Juab Wasps, 72-47 in Region 14 boys basketball action Wednesday.

(RICHFIELD) – Tax accountants are calming taxpayer’s fears that changes in the tax code may cause more of them to lose their money. Mike Torgerson of Hinton-Burdick, CPA’s of Richfield, says his company of more than 50 expert tax preparer’s, are available to minimize the tax burden. Hinton-Burdick’s, Kay Monroe, says that there are several tax myths people are worried about concerning who they can claim as dependents. Both Torgerson and Monroe said that tax preparer’s generally try to allay fears about itemizing, home buyer’s credits and new changes to the tax code.

(RICHFIELD) – The battle over the future of the proposed building of a coal-fired power plant near Sigurd continues. Sevier Citizens for Clean Air and Water President, James Kennon and Sevier County Economic Development Director, Malcolm Nash, are at odds over their involvement in the process. Kennon says Nash should bow out. Nash commented that as Economic Director, he should see the project to its end and said Kennon should keep his personal comments to himself. Both sides, along with the Sevier Power Company are involved with lawsuits over the future of the plant and all are awaiting the results of the actions.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP)—Jerel McNeal proceeded to fill up the box score in his latest efficient performance which saw him amass 26 points and six assists as the #8 Marquette Golden Eagles remained unbeaten in Big East play with a 76-61 dismantling of the DePaul Blue Demons, Tuesday at Allstate Arena. McNeal prolifically connected on eight of his 16 shots, while making five of his eight 3-point attempts to help the Golden Eagles repel the scrappy Blue Demons. Wesley Matthews had 20 more points for Marquette, while Dominic James had 15 more. DePaul overcame two double-digit deficits, one in each half, to remain in striking distance before McNeal hit a clutch 3-pointer to give the Golden Eagles an insurmountable 65-54 lead with just over five minutes left to play. Will Walker had 30 points in the loss for the Blue Demons in the loss. In other Top 25 action Tuesday, #4 North Carolina overpowered Maryland, 108-91, and Ohio State outlasted #13 Purdue, 80-72 in overtime.

DENVER (AP)—Carmelo Anthony had 35 points and nine rebounds for the Denver Nuggets as they overpowered the shorthanded San Antonio Spurs, 104-96 Tuesday at Pepsi Center. Although the Spurs were without the services of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili, they still managed to hang around as the Nuggets did not put the game away until the final stages of the fourth quarter. Denver earned the win by virtue of shooting 37 free throws, while sinking 31 of them. Nene Hilario added 17 points for the Nuggets as they improved to 32-16 on the season while San Antonio slumped to 33-15. Roger Mason had 26 points in defeat for the Spurs. In other NBA action Tuesday, Cleveland stormed past Toronto, 101-83, Minnesota surged past Indiana, 116-111, Boston got past Philadelphia, 100-99, New Jersey pounded Milwaukee, 99-85, and Houston stonewalled Chicago, 107-100. Click here for game summary

LAVERKIN, Utah (AP)—The Kanab Cowboys decimated the Cross Creek Bobcats, 60-16 Tuesday in Region 13 boys basketball action.

DRAPER, Utah (AP)—Shelby Earl had 19 points for the North Sanpete Lady Hawks as they smoked the Juan Diego Lady Soaring Eagle, 54-39 in Region 8 girls basketball action Tuesday.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—The Richfield Lady Wildcats improved to 18-0 on the season in a 62-48 win over the North Sevier Lady Wolves Tuesday in Region 12 girls basketball action. McCall Nielson had 16 points for Richfield, while Brooke Bliss and Jaquel Christensen had 13 points apiece in the win for the Lady Wildcats.

GUNNISON, Utah (AP)—Jaden Parson posted 20 points while Jacee Curtis added 14 more for the South Sevier Lady Rams in a 62-38 dismantling of the Gunnison Lady Bulldogs in Region 12 girls basketball action Tuesday. Bailie Reynolds had 20 points for the Lady Bulldogs in defeat.

ENTERPRISE, Utah (AP)—Chamaya Kia’s 14 points led the way for the Beaver Lady Beavers in a narrow 28-27 win over the Enterprise Lady Wolves Tuesday in Region 13 girls basketball action.

LAVERKIN, Utah (AP)—The Kanab Cowgirls used an 18-0 run in the second quarter to blow out the Cross Creek Lady Bobcats, 60-16 in Region 13 girls basketball action Tuesday.

PAROWAN, Utah (AP)—Miara Alcala had 18 points, while Amber Freeman added 15 more as the Millard Lady Eagles got past the Parowan Lady Rams, 45-40 Tuesday in Region 13 girls basketball action.

KAMAS, Utah (AP)—Kelsey Sorensen’s 14 points led the way for the South Summit Lady Wildcats as they edged the Juab Lady Wasps, 44-37 in Region 14 girls basketball action Tuesday.

(RICHFIELD) – The USU Extension Service is sponsoring the 29th Annual Beef Cattle Day at BYU this month. USU Extension Agent, Kim Chapman, says this seminar is an opportunity for cattlemen and ranchers to gain important information from Extension specialists. He said the purpose of the meetings to help those in the livestock industry to keep more of their money. Chapman said additional seminars will be held concerning labeling, mandatory programs and how to work with the Federal Government on cattle regulations. He commented that the annual beef cattle day will be held Feb. 10 at the Harmon Conference Center on the BYU Campus in Provo.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Bob Bennett has broken down the numbers on the stimulus package that Pres. Obama is trying to push through the Senate. He said he agrees with some of the money in the package but there’s too much pork barrel spending. Bennett said the $825-billion package is divided between the House and the Senate as $350-billion for the House and $365-billion for the Senate and is far more than money spent on the war in the Middle East. It includes $140-billion for infrastructure and science, $125-billion for education and training, $51-billion for energy, $25-billion for protecting the vulnurable and $8-billion for law enforcement and related agencies. Bennett said the stimulus package contains too many long-term federal investments that the Obama Administration is trying to push through within a two-week period of time and he wants to take time to thoroughly scrutinize the package. He says $30-billion should be well enough money to spend on infrastructure. Bennett says that as the bill now stands, he’ll oppose it.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP)—Jeff Adrien had 18 points and seven boards to lead a balanced attack for the #1 Connecticut Huskies as they dismantled the #7 Louisville Cardinals, 68-51 Monday at Freedom Hall in mens’ Top 25 college basketball action. Hasheem Thabeet added 14 points and 11 boards for the Huskies who made a statement that they were the top team in the nation, Adrien said. Jerome Dyson also chipped in with 14 points while A.J. Price posted 11 points and eight rebounds for Connecticut. Terrence Williams amassed 26 points for the Cards while making 11 of his 19 shots but otherwise, there was little success for Louisville, as Rick Pitino’s squad made only 34 percent of their shots on the evening. In other Top 25 action Monday, #5 Pittsburgh pounded Robert Morris, 92-72, Wisconsin-Green Bay stunned #11 Butler, 75-66, and #24 Kansas bested Baylor, 75-65.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Mehmet Okur posted 22 points and Ronnie Brewer added 14 of his 21 points in the second half as the injury-riddled Utah Jazz smacked the Charlotte Bobcats, 105-86 Monday at Energy Solutions Arena. The Jazz were without the services of Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer, and Andrei Kirilenko but role players such as Matt Harpring, Kyle Korver and Brevin Knight each stepped up with solid performances in the win. Raymond Felton had 16 points and nine assists in defeat for the Bobcats. In other NBA action Monday, Dallas overpowered Orlando, 105-95, Memphis hammered Washington, 113-97, Miami crushed the Los Angeles Clippers, 119-95, the Los Angeles Lakers outgunned New York, 126-117, Portland ousted New Orleans, 97-89, Phoenix scorched Sacramento, 129-81, and San Antonio surged past Golden State, 110-105 in overtime.

(Ephraim) A ground breaking was held yesterday for the new Karen H. Huntsman Library at Snow College in Ephraim. The structure will be the culmination of several years of lobbying and petitioning the State Legislature, and other fundraising efforts. Former Snow College President Michael Benson, who was instrumental in securing the funding, including the two million dollar naming gift from the huntsman family, spoke at the ceremony and commented that the occasion was an “extremely gratifying moment”. Layton Construction, which worked on the Performing Arts Center at Snow College will manage the construction of the facility, which is expected to be completed by August of 2010. Along with the building itself, there will be a plaza featuring a larger than life bronze statue of Lorenzo and Erastus Snow for whom the college is named. Current Snow College President Scott Wyatt also spoke about the stone wall that will surround the plaza comparing it to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C. The wall will bear the names of those who have contributed to the success of the the school through financial donations.

(RICHFIELD) – Sevier County Commissioners are preparing to purchase land east of the fairgrounds to build a row of horse stalls for those using the horsetrack at the fairgrounds. At the County Commission meeting today, Commissioner Gordon Topham said the horse stalls will help horseracers with better access to the race track. He said that the facilities may be built by the county if funds are available or they may be built by the Horseracing Association. The County is tearing down several old buildings at the fairgrounds and replacing them with a new display facility but Commissioners are not sure the new horse stalls will be built at the same time other structures are being built. They said the purchase agreement needs to be signed first.

(SALT LAKE CITY) – The Utah State Legislature continues to meet to pass bills dealing with budget cuts and building the infrastructure. State Senator, Ralph Okerlund, says he’s met with several colleagues to focus on balancing the state budget. He says his goals in the State Senate are to make a fair representation for rural areas in his jurisdiction. Okerlund says he’s continuing to work on bills moving through the Senate, including transportation projects and future stimulus money that may come to the state. He says balancing the budget is the priority before any hope of a stimulus package.

(HURRICANE) – A Hurricane man reported missing for ten days has been found. On Thursday, police asked for the public’s help in trying to locate 57-year old, Anthony Long, who had not been seen in about ten days. Police reported that on Sunday, an observant citizen saw the man’s vehicle and contacted police. Police stopped the vehicle and found Long inside. He appeared to be good condition. No other information is available as to why Long disappeared.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP)—Talor Battle nailed 11 of 19 shots, including six 3-pointers in 12 attempts as the Penn State Nittany Lions stunned the #9 Michigan State Spartans, 72-68 Sunday at the Breslin Student Events Center. Jamelle Cornley added 16 more points for Penn State as the Lions shot 56 percent from the field in a win that improved them to 17-5 on the season. Additionally, Ed DeChellis’ squad has also won four consecutive conference games for the first time in 12 years after their conquest of the Top 10 Spartans. Kalin Lucas had 23 points in defeat for Michigan State as Tom Izzo’s Spartans fell to 17-4. In other Top 25 action Sunday, #1 Duke hammered Virginia, 79-54, #20 Illinois handled Iowa, 62-54 and #21 Villanova stormed past Cincinnati, 71-50.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)—Kevin Martin amassed 37 points to ensure himself of a happy 26th birthday as the Sacramento Kings outgunned the Oklahoma City Thunder, 122-118 Sunday at Arco Arena. Veteran Bobby Jackson stepped up for Sacramento with six of his 11 points in the extra session as the Kings won their 11th game of the season. Russell Westbrook had 34 points and eight assists for the Thunder, while Kevin Durant added 33 more for Oklahoma City. Incidentally, the prolific Martin has also averaged over 26 points a contest in the last 18 games for Sacramento. In other NBA action Sunday, Boston surged past Minnesota, 109-101, Orlando pounded Toronto, 113-90, and Cleveland bested Detroit, 90-80.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP)—Santonio Holmes posted nine receptions for 131 yards and the game-winning touchdown on a six yard scoring pass in the corner of the end zone to help the Pittsburgh Steelers win their NFL-record sixth Super Bowl title with a 27-23 win over the Arizona Cardinals. The game began in typical Steeler fashion with methodical precision and stout defense while AP Defensive Player of the year, James Harrison, gave Pittsburgh a 17-7 lead at halftime when he returned an errant Kurt Warner pass (31 of 43, 377 yards, 3 TD’s, INT) a Super Bowl-record 100 yards for a score. The Steelers appeared ready to put the game out of reach as Jeff Reed nailed a 21-yard field goal to make it 20-7 heading into the last stanza. The fourth quarter proved to be memorable as the Cardinals posted 16 points including two scoring receptions by phenom Larry Fitzgerald (7 rec, 127 yards, 2 TD’s) one of which was a 64-yard dart from Warner which saw the Cards take a 23-20 lead. However, the anemic Pittsburgh offense somehow rose from the doldrums as signal-caller Ben Roethlisberger (21 of 30, 256 yards, TD, INT) connected with Holmes on several occasions on the last drive. Still, Arizona had a chance as Warner swiftly led the Cardinals to the Pittsburgh 44-yard line before a controversial fumble by Warner, which former Snow and Brigham Young standout Brett Keisel jumped on, ended the Cards’ last-bid comeback hopes. Click here for game summary