LOS ANGELES (AP)—Drew Doughty and Justin Williams scored three unanswered goals spanning the second and third periods and the Los Angeles Kings doubled up the Ottawa Senators, 6-3 Thursday at STAPLES Center in NHL action. The game started with the Senators and Kings matching each other goal for goal through much of the second period and Ottawa’s Mike Fisher tied things up at 3-3 apiece midway through the period before Los Angeles’ late surge. Jonathan Quick added 27 saves for the Kings who improved to 17-10-2 with the win while the Senators fell to 13-9-4 with the loss. In other NHL action Thursday, Buffalo stormed past Montreal, 6-2, Vancouver blanked Philadelphia, 3-0, Washington hammered Florida, 6-2, the New York Islanders pounded Atlanta, 4-1, Toronto stymied Columbus, 6-3, Edmonton bested Detroit, 4-1, Pittsburgh waxed Colorado, 4-1, Dallas ousted Anaheim, 3-1, Phoenix doubled up Calgary, 2-1 and St. Louis snuck past San Jose, 3-2 in a shootout.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP)—John Roberson posted a season-high 25 points and the Texas Tech Red Raiders improved to 8-0 for the first time since 1929 with a 99-92 win over the #10 Washington Huskies Thursday at United Spirit Arena. Quincy Poindexter had a career-high 31 points for the Huskies who, oddly enough, have lost nine of their last 13 road games against unranked opponents. In other Top 25 action Thursday, #2 Texas dismantled USC, 79-60.

TORONTO (AP)—Thomas Jones had 23 carries for 109 yards and the stingy New York Jets defense surrendered only 194 yards in a 19-13 win over the Buffalo Bills Thursday at Rogers Centre in NFL action. The game was rife with playoff implications for both teams as they tried to keep their fledgling postseason hopes alive. The Jets proved to be more worthy of playoff aspirations in this matchup as they controlled the tempo with their effective running game and forced the Bills to go three and out offensively five times. After Marshawn Lynch’s 15-yard touchdown run gave the Bills a 10-6 lead in the second quarter, the Jets scored 10 points to finish the half, capped off by a 13-yard scoring pass from quarterback Mark Sanchez to Braylon Edwards to give New York a 16-10 halftime lead. Although Sanchez incurred a leg injury in the 3rd Quarter, the Jets defense preserved the lead while reserve signal-caller Kellen Clemens relied on the effective running of Jones and Shonn Green to bleed the clock and put Buffalo’s anemic offense in a bind. The win improved the Jets to 6-6 on the season while the Bills, playing in front of a non-partisan “home” crowd in Toronto, fell to 4-8, which will make it extremely difficult to procure a playoff berth this season.

(PHOENIX) – The LDS Church has gained final approval from the Phoenix City Council to build a new temple in the North Phoenix area. During a zoning meeting, the council voted unanimously Wednesday to allow the LDS Church to add ten feet of height to its proposed temple. The proposed building would stand 40 feet high, despite typical residential zoning laws that prevent buildings from exceeding 30 feet in height. Neighbors living near 51st Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road vow to collect petition signatures to fight the zoning change and bring the issue to a ballot. An attorney for the church said his clients are “going to make every effort to make peace with the neighbors”.

(ELSINORE) – Sevier County Deputies investigated an ATV accident at Flat Canyon Monday that injured an Arizona man. According to a sheriff’s report, 23-year old, Jon Brown, was riding a 2007 Honda Rancher along a trail at about noon, when he hit a ditch and was thrown. Brown was not wearing a helmet and hit his head on the handlebars, which knocked him out. The report said that when he revived, he called his father in Arizona and told him what happened. Brown notified authorities who found him wandering down the trail, dazed but alert. He was taken to the Sevier Valley Medical Center in Richfield for treatment. The four-wheeler sustained minor damage in the accident. The ATV belongs to Rhiannon Becks of Elsinore.

(SALT LAKE CITY)—EnergySolutions, Incorporated is displeased with a House vote to ban the imports of radioactive waste from other countries, although activists are elated with the results. Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to keep low-level radioactive waste from being imported to the U.S. from other countries. Heal Utah has been fighting for this bill since learning of a plan to import waste from Italy to eventually store in Utah. Executive director Vanessa Pierce says the 309-112 vote shows this is not just a Utah issue. An identical bill is now in the Senate, but it does not have a Utah co-sponsor. The House bill was co-sponsored by Representatives Jim Matheson and Jason Chaffetz. Pierce is worried about how Senators Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett will vote.

(LOGAN)—A judge in Logan has ruled against a bicyclist who made a common, illegal move. The Logan Herald Journal reported Logan police cited 27-year-old Curtis B. Adams of Parowan for passing on the right side of a vehicle on October 22. Adams appeared in court Wednesday, saying he was traveling southbound on 600 East when the light on 400 North turned red. Adams then passed stopped vehicles and proceeded to the front of the line, stopping parallel to the first car stopped at the intersection. Adams told Judge Cheryl A. Russell it was unsafe for him to line up behind the stopped cars. He also said it’s common for bicyclists to pass cars waiting at an intersection. A prosecutor pointed out motor vehicles are not allowed to pass on the right and neither are bicycles. The judge called Adams’ move “unsafe” and “illegal,” while reducing his fine to $45. The Herald-Journal also reported Logan police were patrolling the intersection following complaints about safety issues involving motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles.

(MOAB) – Members of the Grand County Council have approved sending a letter to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality requesting an investigation of possible gas leaks at an abandoned gas station in Cisco. At their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, council members discussed the action seeking funding for the investigation of leaks at the Desert Sun gas station. Grand County Clerks say the county purchased the gas station several years ago from private owners but it was abandoned in 1997 due to lack of business. Clerks say the county has no plans to occupy the business again and discussions are being held to determine what to do with the property.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Orrin Hatch said Tuesday he’s introduced an amendment to the Democrat-sponsored health care reform legislation to ban taxpayer-funded abortions. Hatch said it’ll be tough to pass the amendment in a Democrat-controlled Congress but that doesn’t mean he can’t keep trying. He said his plan is similar to an amendment recently passed in the House that would ban taxpayer-funded abortions but Democrats accuse him of distorting facts as he seeks support. They claim Hatch is “flat wrong on provider protections” saying that no care provider would be discriminated against because of a willingness or unwillingness to cover abortions. Hatch said religious groups and the medical community could be sued for discrimination if they don’t provide abortions.

(ST. GEORGE) – A Millard County Commissioner has been named president of the Utah Association of Counties. At the organization’s 84th Annual Convention last month in St. George, Commissioner Daron Smith was elected to the position to oversee the Executive Committee and Board of Directors for a year. Smith is the third elected official from Millard County to head UAC in its 89 years of existence. Mark Johnson was elected in 1951 and Guy Robins in 1967. Commissioner Smith served this past year on the Executive Committee as the 1st Vice President, Chairman of UAC’s budget committee and on several other committees. Smith says the election allows him to bring Millard County issues to the forefront in meeting with state and federal regulators. UAC is a non-profit organization, representing all 29 counties in Utah.