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Sharks Sink Teeth Into Ducks
Published on December 17, 2009 at 11:52PM
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)—Joe Thornton had two goals while Patrick Marleau and Devin Setoguchi each scored as the San Jose Sharks dismantled the Anaheim Ducks, 4-1 Thursday at HP Pavilion in NHL action. Evgeni Nabokov added 20 saves for the Sharks, who improved to 20-8-7 with the win. Ryan Getzlaf scored the sole goal for the Ducks, who fell to 13-14-7 with the loss. In other NHL action Thursday, Minnesota tripped up Montreal, 3-1, the New York Rangers stymied the New York Islanders, 5-2, Pittsburgh downed Philadelphia 3-2 in a shootout, Atlanta outgunned Dallas, 6-5 in overtime, Phoenix doubled up Columbus, 2-1 in a shootout, Detroit blanked Tampa Bay, 3-0, Calgary humbled Los Angeles, 2-1 and Nashville smoked Edmonton, 6-3.
Blazers Outlast Suns
Published on December 17, 2009 at 11:40PM
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)—Jerryd Bayless had a career-high 29 points and Brandon Roy added 27 points and eight rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers surged past the Phoenix Suns, 105-102 Thursday at the Rose Garden in NBA action. After the Suns dominated the first three quarters of the game, the Trail Blazers turned the tide with a 35-21 surge in the 4th Quarter en route to their 16th win of the season. Amare Stoudemire had 27 points and 11 boards in the loss for Phoenix while Grant Hill added 20 points for the Suns. In other NBA action Thursday, Miami scorched Orlando, 104-86 and Chicago dismantled New York, 98-89.
Rebels Clip Weber
Published on December 17, 2009 at 10:55PM
LAS VEGAS (AP)—Matt Shaw had 16 points and Chace Stanback added 15 more as the #25 Nevada-Las Vegas Rebels downed the Weber State Wildcats, 72-63 Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center in men’s Top 25 college basketball action. Kyle Bullinger had 21 points to lead all scorers for the Wildcats, who fell to 5-5 with the loss. The win improved UNLV to 9-1 on the young season thus far.
Colts Improve to 14-0; Put Jags on Brink
Published on December 17, 2009 at 10:06PM
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP)—Peyton Manning completed 23 of 30 passes for 308 yards, four touchdowns and an interception and the Indianapolis Colts won their 23rd consecutive regular season game with a 35-31 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars Thursday at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. The lead changed hands nine times on the evening while Jacksonville’s Josh Scobee started the scoring with a 50-yard field goal in the first quarter. Next, Dallas Clark caught his first of two touchdown receptions and the craziness was on with both teams coming up with big plays. Among them were the Colts’ Chad Simpson’s 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and a 16-yard touchdown reception by Mike Sims-Walker from David Garrard (23 of 40, 223 yards, 3 TD’s, INT) for the Jaguars. Finally, the madness ended after Manning hit Reggie Wayne (5 rec, 132 yards, TD) and Jacob Lacey intercepted Garrard in the closing moments to preserve the win for Indianapolis. The win places the Colts in rarefied air as they became only the third team in NFL history to start a season 14-0, joining the 1972 Miami Dolphins and the 2007 New England Patriots. Incidentally, the New Orleans Saints have a chance to join the Colts with this distinction if they can defeat the Dallas Cowboys Saturday at the Louisiana Superdome. As for the Jaguars, the loss was devastating as they fell to 7-7 and are no longer in control of their own destiny in the AFC playoff chase.
Prep Sports Roundup: 12/17
Published on December 17, 2009 at 09:55PM
ORDERVILLE, Utah (AP)—Clay Williams had 22 points for the Valley Buffaloes in a 58-42 win over the Escalante Moquis Thursday in Region 20 boys basketball action. Ryan Brooks had 13 points in the loss for Escalante.
BICKNELL, Utah (AP)—Dylan Jones had 26 points for the Milford Tigers as they edged the Wayne Badgers, 67-63 in Region 20 boys basketball action Thursday. Cason Chappell had 23 points in the loss for the Badgers.
TROPIC, Utah (AP)—Kelton Price amassed 15 points and Tyson Westwood chipped in with 13 more as the Piute Thunderbirds got past the Bryce Valley Mustangs, 58-49 Thursday in Region 20 boys basketball action.
GUNNISON, Utah (AP)—Erica Draper and Kara Anderson each had 16 points and the North Sanpete Lady Hawks crushed the Gunnison Lady Bulldogs, 66-26 in non-region girls basketball action Thursday. Amberlyn Stratton had five points in defeat for Gunnison.
Utah BBB categorizes top ten scam list
Published on December 17, 2009 at 04:22PM
(SALT LAKE CITY) – The Utah Better Business Bureau has received more than 16,000 complaints this year prompting them to list their top ten complaint categories for 2009. BBB President Jane Driggs says that no matter how many complaints the organization receives, prevention is better than having to suffer from another scam. Driggs said the top ten complaint list includes categories from trial offers and negative option plans to door-to-door alarm sales. She said that the BBB has resolved 79% of complaints that have come into the office and reminds people that their goal is to promote integrity, consumer confidence and business ethics through business self-regulation in the local marketplace.
Sevier County investigates burglaries
Published on December 17, 2009 at 12:12PM
(RICHFIELD) – The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating dozens of burglaries in the county and officials are asking the public for help in reporting any suspicious activity in your neighborhood. Public Information Officer, Nate Curtis said a lot of information is not being released concerning the burglaries due to the ongoing investigations but authorities want to public to be aware of any incidences that should be reported, especially around the holidays. If you have any information concerning burglaries in Sevier County, call the sheriff’s office at 896-2600.
Sanpete and Juab Counties sign HDTV agreement
Published on December 17, 2009 at 11:18AM
(MANTI) – Sanpete and Juab County Commissioners have signed an agreement to more efficiently bring High Definition TV to incorporated and unincorporated areas of both counties. At the Sanpete County Commission meeting this week, clerks said the interlocal agreement would establish a site location and equipment needed to bring HDTV to areas not being serviced by either county. The agreement determines that Juab County would be responsible of acquiring $386,000 through a CIB grant for the purchase and installation of necessary HDTV equipment and Sanpete County would be responsible for acquiring a site location in the Ft. Green area. $123,600 would be allocated to Sanpete County for purchase and installation of equipment costs and the rest would remain with Juab County. Sanpete County would maintain the equipment. Both counties would share revenue gained from the acquisitions.
Southern Utah parent saves school kids
Published on December 17, 2009 at 09:49AM
Updated on December 17, 2009 at 04:51PM
(ST. GEORGE) – A southern Utah parent is being called a hero for saving a school bus full of kids after the driver blacked out on I-15 between Cedar City and St. George on Tuesday. According to UHP reports, the bus was traveling from Cedar City to St. George on the way back from an arts festival when the driver blacked out and went limp. Washington County School District Superintendent Max Rose says, that’s when the parent jumped up, took control of the wheel, turned the engine off and coasted to the side of the road. Rose said if the accident had happened in the black ridge area, the outcome may have been a worse disaster. All the middle-aged kids on board are OK. The school district is not sure what went wrong with the bus driver, except that the driver refused to go to the hospital and instead, was taken home.
NG storage project planned for Delta
Published on December 17, 2009 at 08:14AM
(DELTA) – A natural gas storage project near Delta is winding its way through the state and federal approval process may be under construction as early as next spring. Salt Lake City-based Magnum Gas Storage made the announcement on Wednesday, saying the project is the first of its kind in the Rocky Mountain region and involves creating massive salt caverns on 2,050 acres of school trust lands about 10 miles north of Delta, across from the Intermountain Power Project. The company said that each cavern for natural gas storage would be 3300 feet underground and measure 300 feet in diameter and 1200 feet deep. Magnum spokesperson, Tiffany James said the caverns will be created from a naturally occurring underground salt dome, using a process called solution mining. Engineers plan to drill into the dome and pump water in and out to dissolve the salt little by little. James said once created, the salt caverns will have the capacity of 10 billion cubic feet of natural gas, which could supply enough energy for about 100,000 homes for a year.
Richfield Administrator plans retirement
Published on December 17, 2009 at 07:17AM
(RICHFIELD) – Richfield City Business Administrator Woody Farnsworth is retiring at the end of the year after 32 years of service. At a farewell open house Wednesday afternoon, Farnsworth said his attraction to Richfield began with his wife’s family. He said that his most important accomplishment in his 32 years of service is the completion of the downtown enhancement project. Farnsworth said what he’ll miss the most is working with city employees, including the mayor and city council.