TORONTO (AP)—Petr Prucha scored a pair of goals and the Phoenix Coyotes doubled up the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-3 Wednesday at Air Canada Centre in NHL action. Vernon Fiddler, Paul Bissonnette, Scottie Upshall and Radim Vrbata also scored for the Coyotes who are 7-1-1 in their last nine games despite numerous rumors circulating concerning their future in the Phoenix area. Jamal Mayers, Phil Kessel and Alexei Ponikarovsky each scored in the loss for the Leafs who fell to 12-15-7 with the loss. In other NHL action Wednesday, Carolina clipped Dallas, 5-3, New Jersey doubled up Montreal, 2-1, the New York Islanders humbled the New York Rangers, 2-1, Ottawa blanked Buffalo, 2-0, Florida gashed Atlanta, 4-3, Chicago stymied St. Louis, 3-0 and Anaheim tripped up Vancouver, 3-2.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)—Roman Martinez had 17 points and the #19 New Mexico Lobos improved to 11-0 on the young season with a 96-57 thrashing of the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Wednesday at the Pit in men’s Top 25 college basketball action. Phillip McDonald added 14 points for the prolific Lobos who made 56 percent of their shots on the night and outscored NAU, 60-31, in the second half. Shane Johannsen had 14 points to pace the Lumberjacks in defeat. In other Top 25 action Wednesday, #15 Georgia Tech downed Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 65-53, #18 Ohio State pummeled Presbyterian, 78-48, #24 Clemson dismantled East Carolina, 80-63 and #25 Mississippi surged past Texas-El Paso, 91-81 in overtime.

NEPHI, Utah (AP)—Joey Lewis had 18 points to pace the Juab Wasps in a 55-49 loss to the Ben Lomond Scots Wednesday in non-region boys basketball action. Dalton Zundel had 27 points in the win for Ben Lomond.

GRANTSVILLE, Utah (AP)—Taylor Shamo had 20 points for the Delta Rabbits in a 49-40 win over the Grantsville Cowboys in non-region boys basketball action Wednesday.

FILLMORE, Utah (AP)—Kegan Carter amassed 14 points and Patrick Bendall chipped in with 13 more as the Millard Eagles edged the Gunnison Bulldogs, 51-39 Wednesday in non-region boys basketball action. Erick Rosenvall’s 15 points led Gunnison in the loss.

PRICE, Utah (AP)—Keny Seals keyed a balanced scoring attack with 15 points and the Carbon Dinos smacked the Manti Templars, 65-45 in non-region boys basketball action Wednesday. Russ Hugentobler had 16 points in the loss for Manti.

KAMAS, Utah (AP)—Rhett Bird and Dallen Bird combined for 27 points to lead the North Sanpete Hawks to a 46-44 win over the South Summit Wildcats Wednesday in non-region boys basketball action. Judd Rydalch had 17 points in the loss for South Summit.

BEAVER, Utah (AP)—Derrick Christensen had 16 points and Daniel Hales chipped in with 12 more as the North Sevier Wolves bludgeoned the Beaver Beavers, 63-42 in non-region boys basketball action Wednesday. Robbie Gurr had 13 points in defeat for Beaver.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Dillon Bishoff had 17 points to lead the way for the South Sevier Rams in a 45-39 win over the Richfield Wildcats Wednesday in non-region boys basketball action at the Sevier Valley Center. Jordan Kemp and Robert Torgerson each had nine points in the loss for Richfield.

TROPIC, Utah (AP)—Kandice Gleave had 14 points and Amanda Bagley added 12 more as the Piute Lady Thunderbirds dismantled the Bryce Valley Lady Mustangs, 55-30 in Region 20 girls basketball action Wednesday. Sydney Cornforth had nine points in the loss for Bryce Valley.

ESCALANTE, Utah (AP)—Kayla Maxwell’s 18 points led the way for the Valley Lady Buffaloes in a 40-18 rout of the Escalante Lady Moquis Wednesday in Region 20 girls basketball action. Lindsey Phillips had eight points in the loss for Escalante.

MILFORD, Utah (AP)—Andrea Mayer had 19 points for the Milford Lady Tigers as they edged the Wayne Lady Badgers, 33-30 in Region 20 girls basketball action Wednesday. Cassey Manzanares had nine points in the loss for Wayne.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Shacari Hinck had eight points for the Richfield Lady Wildcats in a 36-35 win over the South Sevier Lady Rams in non-region girls basketball action at the Sevier Valley Center. Kayla King posted 15 points in the loss for South Sevier.

KAMAS, Utah (AP)—Marci Jones had 12 points for the South Summit Lady Wildcats edged the North Sanpete Lady Hawks, 38-35 in non-region girls basketball action Wednesday. Shelby Earl had 12 points for the Lady Hawks in the loss.

(SALT LAKE CITY)—The FBI in Salt Lake City is warning residents to be cautious of cyber scams. Agents say they’ve heard from a number of Utahns about suspicious e-mails, including some posing as government agencies, including the FBI. The FBI office in Vernal has been getting three to four calls a week from local residents concerning the scams. Some e-mails claim the recipient is the victim of fraud and requests personal information. Others seek money in order to collect prizes or avoid legal troubles. Ken Porter, the FBI’s special agent in Salt Lake City, urges residents to simply hit “delete” and avoid sending money or giving away personal information.

(SALT LAKE CITY)—More charges have been filed against a former school nurse accused of sexually abusing students. Geary Oakes now faces six counts of forcible sexual abuse and six counts of distribution of a controlled substance. Those charges come in addition to other counts of forcible sex abuse and forcible sodomy filed earlier this month. Prosecutors say that in his 10 years as the nurse at Cedar Ridge Academy, a facility for troubled teens in Roosevelt, Oakes gave multiple students narcotics in exchange for sexual favors.

(SUMMIT COUNTY)—Summit County is pondering an offer from a couple who learned they weren’t paying their full share of property taxes and who claim there are hundreds of others just like them. Interim County Manager Brian Bellamy stated the county discovered the unnamed couple was claiming a second home as a primary residence while taking advantage of a 45 percent property tax break. People who live in their homes for most of the year get that break while property owners of secondary homes do not. When the couple learned of this mistake, Bellamy said the couple offered to help find others for a cut of what they bring in. Bellamy said the pair has already identified several homes, but the idea is still in its formative stages. Ultimately, Bellamy said he hopes the work would involve a scouring of public records rather than someone taking notes.

(SALT LAKE CITY)—The Utah Symphony/Utah Opera has received a $1 million grant from the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation. The symphony-opera says the donation comes at one of the more challenging times in the organization’s history. In October, Utah Symphony musicians donated $1.3 million in salary and benefits for the 2009-10 season. They also accepted a cut in salaries and benefits for the 2008-09 season worth $445,000. Administration salaries have also been cut. Eccles Foundation Chairman and CEO Spencer F. Eccles says he hopes the grant announced Tuesday will spur a community response to the contributions made by the organization’s own musicians, administration and staff. The Utah Symphony/Utah Opera says the grant is a good start to ensuring the organization’s long-term financial stability.

(SALT LAKE CITY) – The governor’s budget proposal to eliminate a discount given to retail businesses is drawing criticism from some business owners. Last week, Gov. Gary Herbert released his 2010-11 budget plan in which he proposes that state lawmakers repeal a discount of 1.31% of sales taxes that larger retailers are allowed to keep as compensation for collecting the revenue for the state. Eldon Payne, CFO for the Salt Lake City-based Gastronomy, Inc. restaurant group, says repealing the discount tax would hurt his company at a cost of $20,000 each year. He says in the restaurant margins, the loss is significant. Larger car dealerships could stand to lose even more, according to some business owners. Gov. Herbert says eliminating the discount tax is better than a tax increase.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Bob Bennett voted Tuesday for a motion to protect middle-income Americans from tax hikes in the Senate health care legislation. Bennett said that on the campaign trail last year, Obama promised to the American people that he will not raise taxes on the middle class but the health care bill proposed in the Senate will actually raise taxes on middle-income families and individuals. Bennett is siding with Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho on the motion to send the legislation to the Senate Finance Committee so Congress could work to honor the promise the president made regarding not raising the taxes of middle-income Americans. The Crapo motion specifies that no provision in the health care legislation may result in an increase in federal tax liability for families with incomes under $250,000 annually or individuals with incomes under $200,000.