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Red Wings Go Up 2-0; Odds Stacked Against Pens
Published on May 31, 2009 at 10:59PM
DETROIT (AP)—Chris Osgood posted 31 saves while Jonathan Ericsson, Valtteri Flippula and Justin Abdelkader each scored as the Detroit Red Wings capitalized on back-to-back games in the Stanley Cup Finals to take a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday at Joe Louis Arena. Although the odds are stacked against the Penguins being down 2-0, in the three out of 44 instances a team has overcome such a deficit in the Stanley Cup Finals, two of those wins occurred against Detroit. Evgeni Malkin scored the sole goal for Pittsburgh, but also committed an instigator penalty which would have caused him to be suspended for Game 3 until the NHL rescinded the call. The series will continue Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
Fairground construction moves forward
Published on May 31, 2009 at 06:44PM
(RICHFIELD) – Construction of the new Sevier County Fairground buildings continue to rapidly move towards completion before the fair starts Aug. 1. Commissioner Ivan Cowley says the new 450-foot agriculture building will feature plenty of space for livestock display. Commissioner Gary Mason says the new grandstand will soon be going up minus the covering this year. Commissioners are hoping the public will be happy with the new facilities for this year’s fair and for year-round use in the future.
Garfield County plane crash claims two
Published on May 31, 2009 at 06:20PM
Updated on June 01, 2009 at 12:22AM
(BOULDER) – A plane crash in Garfield County killed two people Friday, including a well-known Utah ranch owner. FAA officials say 64-year old, John Austin and his passenger, 67-year old, Susan Jordan, were flying his single-engine, fixed-wing plane about half way between Boulder and Escalante at about 9am Friday, when his plane apparently clipped some power lines and went down. Witnesses say they saw the plane crash on Highway 12 and off a bridge near the Calf Creek Campground area. Investigators say initial reports indicate Austin may have been sightseeing and flying too low at the time of the crash. Friends say Austin had been flying in and out of the area for three decades with no problems. Austin owned the Boulder Creek Canyon Ranch near Boulder and had worked with the Nature Conservancy to protect the ranch from housing and building development.
Intercollegiate Track Roundup: 5/30
Published on May 31, 2009 at 12:39AM
EUGENE, Ore. (AP)—Arizona State’s Charonda Williams ensued in her previous excellence by sweeping the 100 and 200-meter dash titles to lead the way for the Lady Sun Devils who placed first overall at the final day of the NCAA West Regional Championships Saturday at Hayward Field. Additionally, Brigham Young’s Lacey Cramer took the womens’ 800-meter dash title, while Shalina Clarke of USC won the womens’ 100-meter hurdles crown. Other wins for the women came from UCLA’s Nicole Leach in the 400-meter hurdles, Melissa Gergel of Oregon in the pole vault and Amy Menlove of Brigham Young in the long jump. As for the men, USC’s Ahmad Rashad placed first in the 100-meter dash, while Washington State’s Justin Woods won the 200-meter crown. Other wins came from Stanford’s Myles Bradley in the 110-meter hurdles, Jeshua Anderson of Washington State in the 400-meter hurdles and Utah State’s Bryce Hall in the shot put. Arizona State’s women posted 69 points to win the meet, while Oregon, Stanford and Arizona rounded out the top four. In the mens’ division, USC amassed 97 points to win the title going away while Oregon was in second with 80.75 points and Washington State was third with 66 points.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP)—Texas A&M’s Gerard Phiri swept the mens’ 100 and 200-meter dashes Saturday in Day 2 of the NCAA Midwest Regional championships at the University of Oklahoma. Meanwhile, Gil Roberts of Texas Tech took the mens’ 400-meter dash crown while Tevan Everett of Texas won the 800-meter dash. Other wins for the men came from Oklahoma State’s German Fernandez in the mens’ 1500-meter dash and Jake Morse of Texas in the 3000-meter steeplechase. As for the women, Alexandria Anderson of Texas earned the 100-meter dash crown while Jessica Bears of Texas A&M won the 400-meter dash. Jennifer Barringer of Colorado ensued in her illustrious season with a win in the 3000-meter steeplechase and Kishelle Paul of Texas Christian placed first in the womens’ 400-meter hurdles. Overall, the Texas A&M women placed first with 96 points, while Texas Tech, Texas, Texas Christian and Oklahoma rounded out the top five. In the mens’ division, Texas A&M also placed first with 98 points with Nebraska, Texas Tech, Texas, Oklahoma and Texas-El Paso all placing in the top six.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP)—Kenyanna Wilson and Samantha Henry of LSU won the womens’ 100 and 200-meter dashes respectively to lead the Lady Tigers to a first place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional track championships Saturday at the University of Louisville. LSU amassed 85.5 points to easily best second place Tennessee, who had 69 points. As for the men, Arkansas’ Dorian Ulrey won the 1500-meter dash while Mississippi State’s Emmanual Mayers won the 400-meter hurdles. The Razorbacks also got strong showings from Alain Bailey in the long jump and Nkosinza Balumbu in the triple jump to help lead Arkansas to the title with 90 points while LSU was a close second with 83 points. Kentucky and Auburn placed third and fourth, respectively. The victory bodes well for Arkansas as they will host the national track and field championships starting June 10 at Fayetteville, Ark.