VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada (AP)—Steve Bernier, Daniel Sedin, Sami Salo and Henrik Sedin each scored and Roberto Luongo added 20 saves as the Vancouver Canucks mowed over the Nashville Predators, 4-1 Tuesday at General Motors Place in NHL action. The win capped off an impressive homestand for the Canucks who won for the fifth time in seven matches on their home ice. Patric Hornqvist had the sole goal for the Predators in defeat while Dan Ellis added 32 saves for Nashville. In other NHL action Tuesday, San Jose got past Chicago, 3-2 and Anaheim doubled up Colorado, 4-2.

HONOLULU (AP)—Tre’Von Willis and Anthony Marshall had 12 points apiece and the #20 Nevada-Las Vegas Rebels made quick work of the Southern Methodist Mustangs with a 67-53 win Tuesday at the first round of the Diamond Head Classic at the Sheriff Center in men’s Top 25 college basketball action. The prolific Rebels raced out to a 42-19 lead at halftime and forced 21 Mustangs turnovers on the game en route to their 11th win of the season. Derek Williams had 18 points to pace Southern Methodist in defeat. In other Top 25 action Tuesday, #1 Kansas bested California, 84-69, #2 Texas overpowered #9 Michigan State, 79-68, #4 Purdue decimated SIU-Edwardsville, 90-63, #5 Syracuse hammered Oakland, 92-60, #10 North Carolina dismantled Marshall, 98-61, #11 Connecticut surged past Maine, 71-54, UAB upset #16 Butler, 67-57, #17 Ohio State tripped up Cleveland State, 72-59, South Alabama edged #18 Florida, 67-66, #19 Washington downed Texas A&M, 73-64, #22 Georgia Tech crushed Kennesaw State, 80-55 and #23 Clemson stormed past Western Carolina, 79-57.

DELTA, Utah (AP)—Colin Christensen had 20 points and Taylor Shamo added 13 more as the Delta Rabbits got past the Canyon View Falcons, 48-43 Tuesday in non-region boys basketball action at the Palladium.

BEAVER, Utah (AP)—Heath Payton amassed 16 points while Kelton Price chipped in with 13 more as the Piute Thunderbirds stormed past the Beaver Beavers, 64-41 Tuesday in non-region boys basketball action. Robbie Gurr’s 10 points led the way in the loss for Beaver.

ESCALANTE, Utah (AP)—Andrea Mayer had 15 points for the Milford Lady Tigers in a 49-25 rout of the Escalante Lady Moquis in Region 20 girls basketball action Tuesday. Lindsey Phillips had 15 points in the loss for Escalante.

TROPIC, Utah (AP)—Kalani Norris posted 18 points and Chelsea Barney added 13 more as the Panguitch Lady Bobcats surged past the Bryce Valley Lady Mustangs, 38-25 Tuesday in Region 20 girls basketball action. Kaylea Shakespeare had nine points in the loss for Bryce Valley.

JUNCTION, Utah (AP)—Kandice Gleave posted 23 points and Marci Jensen added 13 more as the Piute Lady Thunderbirds pummeled the Valley Lady Buffaloes, 66-28 in Region 20 girls basketball action Tuesday. Amber Sharkey had seven points in the loss for the Lady Buffs.

MT. PLEASANT, Utah (AP)—Tia Pappas had 15 points to lead the Carbon Lady Dinos to a 51-45 win over the North Sanpete Lady Hawks Tuesday in non-region girls basketball action. Erica Draper had 12 points in the loss for North Sanpete.

GUNNISON, Utah (AP)—Chelsea Cox had 21 points, including five 3-pointers as the Manti Lady Templars outlasted the Gunnison Lady Bulldogs, 57-53 in overtime in non-region girls basketball action Tuesday. Chansey Caldwell had 16 points in the loss for Gunnison.

(PAYSON)—Payson police are looking for a man who they believe assaulted two children and tried to assault at least one more. Investigators say the first attack happened last Wednesday at a Dollar Tree store while two other attacks occurred at churches. The children have given a similar descriptions of the man in his 20s with dark hair cut over his ears.

(SALT LAKE CITY)—The Utah Transit Authority is trying to cut back. UTA’s board voted unanimously Monday to give no raises to union drivers and mechanics this next year and made no promise of a raise in 2011 either, according to the Deseret News. Non-union employees have already made the same concessions.

(SANDY)—A Utah company is looking for 500 workers to help with the 2010 census. Vangent Inc. will work with Quest Staffing Services, Synergy Staffing Partners and Remedy Intelligent Staffing to assist in hiring the temporary employees. Those employees will work at a call center facility to serve as an information hotline for residents who have questions about the census form. The majority of jobs will begin in January 2010 with many assignments ending in August 2010. Job seekers are encouraged to visit the company Web site at www.vangent.com/news-releases.php?n=188 for hiring information and to click on the census logo on the home page for more details.

(SALT LAKE CITY)—The state Department of Environmental Quality has issued a health advisory for Salt Lake, Davis and Weber counties because of air pollution. The state says a red air quality alert is in effect for three counties on Tuesday, along with Cache County. It is suggested that people with respiratory or heart ailments, the elderly and children limit their time outdoors and not exert themselves. Wood burning is prohibited in red alert areas. The air quality in Utah County is labeled a yellow air quality action day. On red and yellow days, people are asked to drive their cars as little as possible.

(SALT LAKE CITY)—Police have jailed a man who they say called in a bomb threat after a customer service dispute with the Gateway mall. Salt Lake City police detectives say 30-year-old Jeffrey Strobell called Gateway security Friday afternoon and told them a bomb inside a vehicle in the parking structure would go off in 30 minutes. They say Strobell called in the threat after he felt a customer service representative he had just talked to by phone wasn’t nice enough to him. Detectives traced the call back to Strobell’s workplace, Mountain West Material, in Murray. When authorities found him, he was still at his desk with the Gateway numbers he had allegedly called still displayed on his desk phone. Strobell was arrested for investigation of making terrorist threats.

(OGDEN)—An Ogden man led police on a short chase in a stolen car Tuesday morning. A Utah Highway Patrol trooper noticed the car idling by a curb near 2800 South and Monroe Boulevard around 1:20 a.m. and stopped to check the registration before discovering the car had been stolen from Ogden around 6:30 p.m. Monday evening. The driver then put the car in gear and sped off. The car slid off the road a few blocks later after which the driver got out of the car, ran and broke his leg. Troopers arrested 27-year-old Daniel Brown and took him to McKay-Dee Hospital. Brown is a parole fugitive who was considered armed and dangerous. The vehicle was retrieved by the registered owners.

(RICHFIELD) – The Sevier County Search and Rescue Team was honored at their Christmas party Saturday night. Public Information Officer Nate Curtis said those who serve on the Search and Rescue have been successful in every one of the callouts they’ve had this year and offer hundreds of volunteer hours to complete their tasks. Curtis, along with Sevier County Sheriff Phil Barney and Commissioner Gary Mason, also thanked the spouses of Search and Rescue members and those in the community who have donated money and equipment to the organization. They said the county couldn’t function without them.

(MEADOW) – A Meadow man was arrested after threatening to stab his brother with a butcher knife in a fight late Friday night. According to a Millard County Sheriff’s report, deputies were dispatched to the home of 19-year old, Lupe Rodriguez, to respond to a fight in progress at about 11pm. During the course of the investigation, deputies discovered that while Lupe’s brother deflected the knife strikes, Lupe managed to hit him in the nose with the handle of the knife. Deputies said that alcohol was a factor in the incident and Lupe was booked into jail for aggravated assault and intoxication.