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Utes' Surprise Run Nets Them Postseason Berth
Published on May 23, 2009 at 11:37PM
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP)—Corey Shimada had three hits and Austin Jones and Rick Cornu each added two RBI as the Utah Utes completed their remarkable run throughout the Mountain West Conference baseball tournament with a 9-2 win over the San Diego State Aztecs Saturday at Lupton Stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University. With the win, the Utes improved to 26-29 on the season and became the first #6 seed in conference history to advance to the NCAA regionals, while San Diego State became the first #4 seed to advance to the championship game. Greg Krause pitched 1.2 innings of middle relief and earned the victory for Utah. The Aztecs got solid performances from Ryan O’Sullivan, Jomel Torres, and Brandon Meredith who combined for seven hits. San Diego State must now wait and see if they earned a berth in the postseason as the teams and seeds will be announced on ESPN this coming Monday.
Pens Skate To Easy Win Over Canes
Published on May 23, 2009 at 11:11PM
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP)—The dynamic duo of Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby combined for three goals and two assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins put the Carolina Hurricanes on the brink of elimination with a 6-2 rout Saturday at the RBC Center. The Penguins, who are seasoned from last season’s Stanley Cup Finals loss to Detroit, are one win away from advancing to the Finals once again after taking a 3-1 lead after the first period and cruising to victory. Ruslan Fedotenko, Craig Adams, and Bill Guerin also scored for the Penguins who can close out the series Tuesday at Raleigh. Matt Cullen and Sergei Samonov each scored in the loss for the Canes.
Bryant's Late Surge Leads Lakers Past Denver
Published on May 23, 2009 at 10:25PM
DENVER (AP)—Kobe Bryant had 41 points and six rebounds for the Los Angeles Lakers and Pau Gasol added 20 points and 11 boards to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference Finals with a 103-97 win over the Denver Nuggets Saturday at Pepsi Center. Although the Nuggets built an early lead, the pernicious trend of the first two games proved to burn Denver as they squandered a late advantage by virtue of Bryant’s magnificence. Of considerable frustration was Carmelo Anthony’s disappearance down the stretch for the Nuggets as he had 18 first half points, but finished with only 21. With Denver nursing a 95-93 lead late in the fourth quarter, Bryant hit a clutch 3-pointer to give Los Angeles an advantage they would not relinquish. Chauncey Billups added 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds in defeat for the Nuggets. Game 4 will take place Monday.