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Ducks Clip Coyotes
Published on December 20, 2009 at 12:48AM
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)—Mike Brown, Kyle Chipchura, Ryan Getzlaf and Bobby Ryan each scored and the Anaheim Ducks doubled up the Phoenix Coyotes, 4-2 Saturday at Honda Center in NHL action. Shane Doan and Adrian Aucoin each scored in the loss for Phoenix. The win improved the Ducks to 14-14-7 on the season, while the Coyotes fell to 21-13-2. In other NHL action Saturday, the New York Rangers downed Philadelphia, 2-1, Dallas gashed Detroit, 4-3, Nashville ousted Calgary, 5-3, Pittsburgh stonewalled Buffalo, 2-1 in a shootout, Carolina humbled Florida, 3-2, Montreal blanked the New York Islanders, 3-0, Ottawa stymied Buffalo, 4-1, Toronto bested Boston, 2-0, New Jersey outlasted Atlanta, 5-4, Colorado hammered Columbus, 5-2 and Washington got past Edmonton, 4-2.
Penn State Women Oust Texas
Published on December 20, 2009 at 12:36AM
TAMPA, Fla. (AP)—Megan Hodge posted 23.5 points and Darcy Dorton added 13.5 more as the Penn State Lady Nittany Lions won their 102nd straight match and became the first women’s volleyball squad to win a third consecutive national championship in a 3-2 win over the Texas Lady Longhorns Saturday in the national championship volleyball match. The win was especially dramatic for Penn State as they had to overcome a 2-0 deficit in order to win their unprecedented title. Destinee Hooker amassed 38 points to pace Texas in the loss.