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Flames Scorch Kings
Published on November 21, 2009 at 11:21PM
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Jarome Iginla amassed a hat trick, David Moss and Daymond Langkow also scored and Mikka Kiprusoff had 23 saves as the Calgary Flames ousted the Los Angeles Kings, 5-2 Saturday at STAPLES Center. After Alexander Frolov’s goal gave Los Angeles a 2-1 lead in the second period, the Flames scored the last four goals of the game to improve to 13-6-2 on the season, while Los Angeles fell to 13-9-2. In other NHL action Saturday, Chicago tripped up Edmonton, 5-2, Carolina stymied Tampa Bay, 3-1, Detroit outlasted Montreal, 3-2 in a shootout, Florida gashed the New York Rangers, 3-2, Ottawa stonewalled Buffalo, 5-3, Toronto doubled up Washington, 2-1 in a shootout, Pittsburgh bested Atlanta, 3-2, Dallas smacked New Jersey, 5-3, St. Louis smacked the New York Islanders, 4-1, Phoenix clipped Philadelphia, 3-1, Nashville got past Columbus, 4-3 in a shootout and San Jose handled Anaheim, 3-2.
Xavier Trips Up Arizona State
Published on November 21, 2009 at 11:16PM
CINCINNATI (AP)—Katie Rutan had 13 points and the #14 Xavier Lady Musketeers roughed up the #7 Arizona State Lady Sun Devils, 59-46 Saturday in Top 25 women’s college basketball action. The win improved the Lady Musketeers to 2-0 on the season and in all likelihood will place them in the Top 10 in next week’s poll. Danielle Orsillo had 11 points for the Lady Sun Devils in defeat. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #15 LSU smoked Houston, 72-54, #16 Oklahoma downed TCU, 74-70 and Dayton outlasted #23 Purdue, 56-53.
Rams Bludgeon Sooners
Published on November 21, 2009 at 11:10PM
RICHMOND, Va. (AP)—After the prolific Eric Maynor graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University and joined the Utah Jazz, many may have thought the Rams would be down for a long time. Nevertheless, the #17 Oklahoma Sooners can now be counted among those who disbelieve that notion. Jay Gavin amassed 20 points and Larry Sanders added 17 more as Virginia Commonwealth dismantled the #17 Sooners, 82-69 Saturday at the Siegel Center in men’s Top 25 basketball action. Head coach Anthony Grant’s squad built a 44-34 lead at halftime and then managed to repel any Oklahoma runs in the latter stanza to pull out a win which improved them to 2-1 on the season. Tony Crocker had 19 points to pace the Sooners in defeat. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #5 Kentucky hammered Rider, 92-63, #8 Duke decimated Radford, 104-67, #10 Butler outlasted Evansville, 64-60, #20 Georgetown stymied Savannah State, 63-44, #22 Louisville smoked East Tennessee State, 69-56 and #25 Illinois crushed Presbyterian, 94-48.
Kirilenko Steps Up in Jazz Win
Published on November 21, 2009 at 11:00PM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Andrei Kirilenko had 22 points and 10 rebounds including a key jumper and a pair of clutch free throws in overtime as the Utah Jazz downed the Detroit Pistons, 100-97 Saturday at Energy Solutions Arena. For much of the game, the methodical Pistons were able to slow the tempo down considerably and force the swift Jazz into a halfcourt game. Nevertheless, timely shooting by Carlos Boozer (22 points, seven rebounds), Deron Williams and even Ronnie Brewer enabled Utah to keep the Pistons at bay. After Ben Gordon (a team-high 25 points for Detroit) made a pair of free throws to force overtime with things tied at 90-90 apiece, Kirilenko and Boozer took over to lead Utah to a 7-6 record, the first time they’ve been over .500 since early in the season. The Jazz have an opportunity to sustain their momentum as they host the resurgent Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday evening. In other NBA action Saturday, New York stonewalled New Jersey, 98-91, Cleveland tripped up Philadelphia, 97-91, New Orleans waxed Atlanta, 96-88, Milwaukee surged past Memphis, 103-98, Houston ousted Sacramento, 113-106, San Antonio dismantled Washington, 106-84, Denver smacked Chicago, 112-93 and Portland decimated Minnesota, 106-78.