Story Archive for 11/26/2009
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Canucks Dethrone Kings
Published on November 26, 2009 at 11:26PM
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada (AP)—Henrik Sedin, Tanner Glass and Kyle Wellwood each scored in the pivotal third period and the Vancouver Canucks stormed past the Los Angeles Kings, 4-1 Thursday at General Motors Place in NHL action. In the first two periods, Wayne Simmonds scored for Los Angeles, while Alexandre Burrows posted Vancouver’s first goal to tie things at 1-1 apiece headed into the third period before Vancouver’s surge. The win improved the Canucks to 13-11 on the season while the loss dropped Los Angeles to 14-10-2. In other NHL action Thursday, Ottawa doubled up Columbus, 2-1.
Notre Dame Slips Past Lady Aztecs
Published on November 26, 2009 at 11:20PM
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP)—Skyler Diggins had 21 points and Brittany Mallory added 15 more as the #6 Notre Dame Lady Irish outlasted the #24 San Diego State Lady Aztecs, 84-79 Thursday at the Paradise Jam in Top 25 women’s college basketball action. Jene Morris had 32 points to lead all scorers in the loss for San Diego State. Quenese Davis added 25 points and nine assists for the Lady Aztecs, who were ranked for the first time in 14 years. In other Top 25 women’s basketball action Thursday, #10 Xavier surged past #23 Kansas, 76-71, #12 Duke hammered Western Kentucky, 70-47, #14 Texas torched #22 Mississippi State, 73-55, #17 Oklahoma bested South Carolina, 75-67 and #18 Virginia got past Indiana, 84-79.
Gophers Outlast Bulldogs
Published on November 26, 2009 at 11:15PM
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)—Damian Johnson had 18 points and the prolific #16 Minnesota Golden Gophers pulled off a mild shocker over the #10 Butler Bulldogs, 82-73 Thursday in Top 25 men’s college basketball action. Tubby Smith’s Gophers improved to 4-0 while handing Butler their first loss of the young season. Matt Howard had 23 points in the loss for the Bulldogs. In other Top 25 action Thursday, #8 West Virginia shellacked Long Beach State, 85-62, #15 Michigan surged past Creighton, 83-76 in overtime and Texas A&M stunned #19 Clemson, 69-60.
Jazz Stymie Bulls
Published on November 26, 2009 at 11:09PM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Carlos Boozer had 28 points and eight boards and Deron Williams added 21 points and six assists as the Utah Jazz bludgeoned the Chicago Bulls, 105-86 Thursday at Energy Solutions Arena in NBA action. The Jazz built a 57-40 lead at halftime and cruised to their eighth victory of the season, against seven losses. Luol Deng had 26 points and eight boards in the loss for the Bulls while Derrick Rose added 19 more points for Chicago in the loss. In other NBA action Thursday, Orlando smoked Atlanta, 93-76.
Broncos Crush Giants; Put Pressure on Chargers
Published on November 26, 2009 at 10:39PM
DENVER (AP)—Elvis Dumervil amassed two sacks and a forced fumble to increase his NFL-leading sack total to 14 and the Denver Broncos pounded the New York Giants, 26-6 Thursday evening at INVESCO Field @ Mile High to keep significant pressure on the San Diego Chargers in the AFC West as well as remaining in the AFC wild card hunt. The Broncos, fresh off the memory of four consecutive losses, capitalized on an energized crowd and a national television audience watching by racing out to a 16-0 lead at halftime with Matt Prater kicking three first-half field goals and Knowshon Moreno scoring on a 1-yard run. As the game progressed, Kyle Orton (18 of 28, 245 yards, TD, INT) continued to hit big plays in the passing game for the Broncos with Brandon Marshall (6 rec, 86 yards) earning player of the game accolades from NFL Network as he was awarded the annual pudding pie for the performance of the night in the prime time Thanksgiving game. The Broncos put the game out of reach with a 17-yard touchdown reception by Brandon Stokley and Prater’s fourth field goal of the night (which tied a career-high) from 24 yards. The win improved the Broncos to 7-4 on the season while the Giants fell to 6-5 and have dropped five of their last six games after a 5-0 start. Both teams will be off until Sunday December 6, with the Broncos traveling to Kansas City, Mo. to face the Chiefs and the Giants hosting the Dallas Cowboys. In other NFL action Thursday, Detroit crushed Green Bay, 34-12 and Dallas got past Oakland, 24-7.