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Canucks Roll Up Oilers
Published on November 28, 2009 at 11:47PM
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada (AP)—Christian Ehrhoff, Alexandre Burrows, Mason Raymond, Daniel Sedin and Tanner Glass each scored first period goals as the Vancouver Canucks overpowered the Edmonton Oilers, 7-3 Saturday at General Motors Place in NHL action. Roberto Luongo added 31 saves for the Canucks, while Alexander Edler and Mikael Samuelsson chipped in with insurance goals to help Vancouver improve to 14-11 on the season. Gilbert Brule, Colin McDonald and Dustin Penner each scored for the Oilers in the loss, which dropped them to 10-13-4. In other NHL action Saturday, New Jersey hammered the New York Islanders, 6-1, Boston tripped up Ottawa, 4-3 in a shootout, Buffalo dismantled Carolina, 5-1, Washington got past Montreal, 4-3 in a shootout, Atlanta blanked Philadelphia, 1-0, Calgary ousted Columbus, 4-3 in a shootout, Pittsburgh decimated the New York Rangers, 8-3, Detroit handled St. Louis, 4-3 in a shootout, Nashville waxed Florida, 4-1, Dallas humbled San Jose, 4-3 in overtime, Minnesota bested Colorado, 3-2 in a shootout and Los Angeles doubled up Chicago, 2-1 in a shootout.
Lady Spartans Corral Cowgirls
Published on November 28, 2009 at 11:32PM
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP)—Allyssa DeHaan had 23 points and the #25 Michigan State Lady Spartans outlasted the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, 93-90 in overtime Saturday in Top 25 women’s college basketball action. Kalisha Keane added 20 points and 13 boards in the win for Michigan State. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #1 Connecticut dismantled Richmond, 86-37, #3 Ohio State hammered IUPUI, 88-33, #5 Tennessee pounded UCLA, 61-47, #6 Notre Dame bested #17 Oklahoma, 81-71, #8 Baylor decimated Louisiana-Lafayette, 89-42, #10 Xavier stymied Minnesota, 71-56, #13 Arizona State surged past East Tennessee State, 80-67, #14 Texas edged Rutgers, 70-67, #15 California stormed past Southern, 78-47, #16 Vanderbilt held off North Carolina State, 77-71, #19 Georgia crushed Southern Mississippi, 84-55, #20 Pittsburgh gashed Marshall, 80-58, #21 DePaul got past Northern Illinois, 78-67, USC upset #22 Mississippi State, 64-60, Texas Christian ousted #23 Kansas, 74-69, and South Carolina stonewalled #24 San Diego State, 58-55.
Rebels Best Cards
Published on November 28, 2009 at 11:23PM
LAS VEGAS (AP)—Oscar Bellfield had 17 points and Tre’Von Willis added 16 more as the Nevada-Las Vegas Rebels overpowered the #16 Louisville Cardinals, 76-71 Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Top 25 men’s college basketball action. The win was the second straight for the Mountain West’s Rebels against Rick Pitino’s Cardinals, as they won at Louisville last season, 56-55. Darris Santee added 13 more points for UNLV, who built a 19-point lead in the second half before a late Louisville surge made things interesting. Edgar Sosa’s 18 points paced the Cardinals in the loss. The win improved the Rebels to 5-0 on the season, while Louisville fell to 4-1. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #2 Michigan State decimated Massachusetts, 106-68, #4 Villanova surged past LaSalle, 81-63, #6 Purdue torched Central Michigan, 64-38, #18 Ohio State pounded St. Francis (Pa.), 110-47, #19 Georgetown crushed Lafayette, 97-64 and Bradley upset #21 Illinois, 72-68.
Prolific Jazz Trip Up Blazers
Published on November 28, 2009 at 11:17PM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Carlos Boozer posted 26 points and 12 rebounds, while Deron Williams added 24 points and 15 assists as the Utah Jazz dismantled the Portland Trail Blazers, 108-92 Saturday at Energy Solutions Arena. The Jazz made quick work of their division rivals by making their first nine shots of the game en route to shooting 61 percent for the evening. The Jazz shot so well, primarily due to their collective selflessness, which saw the team amass 36 assists. The win improved the Jazz to 9-7 while Portland fell to 12-7. The Trail Blazers have currently played the most games in the league, with 19 thus far. Brandon Roy had 19 points to pace Portland in defeat. In other NBA action Saturday, Charlotte stymied Washington, 92-76, Cleveland pummeled Dallas, 111-95, Orlando edged Milwaukee, 100-98, and the Los Angeles Lakers decimated Golden State, 130-87.
Coyotes Shoot Down Stars
Published on November 28, 2009 at 12:24AM
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP)—Lauri Korpikoski had two goals and Robert Lang, Adrian Aucoin and Zbynek Michalek also scored as the Phoenix Coyotes downed the Dallas Stars, 5-2 Friday at Jobing.com Arena in NHL action. Brenden Morrow and Mike Ribeiro each scored in the loss for Dallas, which dropped them to 11-7-7 on the season. The win improved the Coyotes to 14-11-1 as they continue to win, despite knowing nothing concerning their long-term status in the greater Phoenix area. In other NHL action Friday, New Jersey outlasted Boston, 2-1 in a shootout, Buffalo doubled up Philadelphia, 4-2, the New York Islanders clipped Pittsburgh, 3-2, Minnesota stonewalled Colorado, 5-3, Anaheim blanked Chicago, 3-0, Calgary bested Detroit, 3-0, Atlanta outgunned Carolina, 6-4, Tampa Bay crushed the New York Rangers, 5-1, Toronto gashed Florida, 6-4, St. Louis stymied Nashville, 3-1, and San Jose humbled Edmonton, 5-4 in a shootout.
Lady Cardinal Drills Utah
Published on November 28, 2009 at 12:14AM
STANFORD, Calif. (AP)—Kayla Pedersen had 18 points and 12 rebounds and the #2 Stanford Lady Cardinal hammered the Utah Lady Utes, 60-41 Friday in Top 25 women’s college basketball action. After a first half which saw Stanford build a 24-11 lead, the Lady Cardinal turned things up a notch in the latter stanza to improve to 5-0 on the young season. Taryn Wicijowski had 15 points for the Lady Utes in the loss. In other Top 25 action Friday, #1 Connecticut pounded Hofstra, 91-46, #6 Notre Dame hammered South Carolina, 78-55, #8 Baylor walloped Idaho, 82-37, #9 Florida State humbled Auburn, 82-67, #13 Arizona State stymied Hawaii, 65-53, USC stunned #14 Texas, 61-54, #16 Vanderbilt torched Austin Peay, 95-51, #17 Oklahoma embarrassed #24 San Diego State, 87-48, #18 Virginia got past South Dakota State, 78-66, #19 Georgia stonewalled Texas A&M-CC, 77-58, #20 Pittsburgh downed Appalachian State, 63-56, Rutgers upset #22 Mississippi State, 62-54 and #25 Michigan State blew past George Washington, 78-47.