CALGARY, Alberta, Canada (AP)—Sidney Crosby, Bill Guerin and Tyler Kennedy each scored and the Pittsburgh Penguins bested the Calgary Flames, 3-1 Wednesday at the Pengrowth Saddledome in NHL action. Marc-Andre Fleury added 37 saves for the Penguins, who improved to 29-18-1 with the win. Mark Giordano scored the sole goal for the Flames in the loss, which dropped them to 26-15-6. In other NHL action Wednesday, Minnesota overpowered Vancouver, 5-2, Washington outlasted Florida, 5-4 in a shootout and Anaheim got past Boston, 4-3.

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP)—Jackson Emery had 21 points and the #17 Brigham Young Cougars limited Air Force to 18 second-half points in a 67-49 win over the Falcons Wednesday at Clune Arena in men’s Top 25 college basketball action. The win improved the Cougars to 51-12 all-time against Air Force and also led Dave Rose’s squad to a 17-1 mark on the season. Derek Brooks had 10 points in the loss for the Falcons, which dropped them to 8-8. In other Top 25 action Wednesday, #1 Texas got past Iowa State, 90-83, #3 Kansas bested Nebraska, 84-72, #5 Syracuse hammered Rutgers, 81-65, #7 Duke pummeled Boston College, 79-59, #8 Michigan State stonewalled Minnesota, 60-53, #9 West Virginia dismantled South Florida, 69-50, #19 Clemson pounded #13 North Carolina, 83-64, #20 Pittsburgh overpowered #15 Connecticut, 67-57, #16 Wisconsin waxed Northwestern, 60-50, Virginia upset #18 Georgia Tech, 82-75, #21 Temple bludgeoned Pennsylvania, 60-45 and #23 Mississippi downed Georgia, 80-76.

NEPHI, Utah (AP)—Nevin Jensen had 15 points and the Emery Spartans edged the Juab Wasps, 41-37 Wednesday in Region 12 boys basketball action. Joey Lewis had 11 points in the loss for Juab.

RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Robert Torgerson amassed 17 points and the Richfield Wildcats got past the Manti Templars, 59-51 in Region 12 boys basketball action Wednesday. Russ Hugentobler had 14 points in defeat for Manti.

DELTA, Utah (AP)—Taylor Shamo amassed 22 points and Colin Christensen added 19 more as the Delta Rabbits stonewalled the North Sanpete Hawks, 54-43 Wednesday in Region 12 boys basketball action at the Palladium. Dallen Bird had 12 points in the loss for the Hawks.

KANAB, Utah (AP)—Rhees Jackson had 17 points and Craig Brinkerhoff added 12 more as the Kanab Cowboys outlasted the Beaver Beavers, 59-55 in Region 13 boys basketball action Wednesday. Robbie Gurr had 25 points for Beaver in the loss.

GUNNISON, Utah (AP)—Dillon Bishoff had 19 points for the South Sevier Rams in a 67-47 shellacking of the Gunnison Bulldogs Wednesday in Region 15 boys basketball action. Drayson Ball had nine points in the loss for Gunnison.

TROPIC, Utah (AP)—Ashley Nelson had 14 points to lead the Bryce Valley Lady Mustangs to a 55-23 rout of the Escalante Lady Moquis Wednesday in Region 20 girls basketball action. Justine Griffin had six points in defeat for Escalante.

JUNCTION, Utah (AP)—Amanda Bagley posted 17 points and Kandice Gleave added 16 more as the Piute Lady Thunderbirds hammered the Milford Lady Tigers, 71-40 in Region 20 girls basketball action Wednesday.

PANGUITCH, Utah (AP)—Kalani Norris had 26 points and the Panguitch Lady Bobcats smacked the Wayne Lady Badgers, 56-32 Wednesday in Region 20 girls basketball action.

(RICHFIELD) – The State Fire Marshall has determined that a faulty furnace caused a fire Tuesday night at the home of Casey and Holly Rollins of Richfield. Fire Chief Bryan Burrows said crews were called to the residence located at 120 North 400 West at about 9:20pm and quickly put out the fire. Burrows said the Rollins were not at home at the time of the fire but were notified of the incident. He said smoke caused extensive damage throughout the residence.

(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.)—Texas authorities say they’re still investigating a Colorado woman in connection with bogus phone calls that may have triggered a raid on a Texas polygamist group, an apparent contradiction of a claim by the woman’s lawyer. An attorney for Rozita Swinton of Colorado Springs said Wednesday that Texas authorities don’t believe she had any “critical involvement” in the calls. Nevertheless, Jerry Strickland, a spokesman for the Texas attorney general, says the inquiry isn’t over. Texas investigators have called Swinton a “person of interest” in connection with calls to a hot line alleging abuse at the FLDS ranch in western Texas. Authorities later said the hot line calls were bogus and were traced to a telephone number linked to Swinton.

(MURRAY)—Murray City police arrested a woman overnight linked to three robberies in the area. Detectives spotted a white truck at a motel near 7300 South and State Street. The truck matched the description of the getaway vehicle involved in the robbery of a Little Caesar’s Restaurant. The woman and a man came out of the motel, saw police and tried to leave in a red car. The man got away, but police arrested the woman, Tamra Elfstrom, on charges of armed robbery. Police said the couple was involved in the robberies of a Sconecutter and Papa Johns restaurant. Witnesses to the Little Caesar’s robbery said the man was wearing a hoodie at the time and has been described as being about six feet tall and weighing 190 pounds.

(PRICE)—A man accused of strangling his friend to death at a birthday party took a plea deal Wednesday. Paul Wilson pleaded guilty to criminal homicide by assault, a third-degree felony. In exchange, prosecutors dropped a manslaughter charge. In August 2009, deputies arrested Wilson in the death of Jonathan Tobey. They said the pair was celebrating with friends in Price Canyon when, at some point, Tobey became belligerent. Wilson said he claimed to calm Tobey down by sitting on him and putting him in a choke hold. Tobey passed out and died. Wilson will be sentenced March 3.

(SALT LAKE CITY)—Gas prices in Utah aren’t following the national trend. According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of gasoline in Utah has dropped one cent since December. The average is $2.60 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline. While this is slightly down from December, it’s 98 cents more than the average was a year ago. Utah gas prices are still among the lowest in the country, while AAA says only drivers in Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wyoming pay less. The current national average is $2.75.

(RICHFIELD) – A partial payment for water damage at a Richfield residence was approved by the city council in Tuesday night’s meeting. The council approved a payment of $10,705 to go towards clean-up and restoration efforts at the Wendell and Rachael Olsen residence at 357 North 500 West in Richfield due to a main water line break that flooded their basement in the early morning hours Dec. 29. City officials said a 14-inch main water line burst due to extremely cold temperatures just after midnight Dec. 29, pushing 1.2 million gallons of water into at least four residences, causing thousands of dollars in damage. The Olsen residence had six feet of water in their newly remodeled basement by the time the water abated. Other residences were hit with 3-6 inches of water and property damage. City officials have approved payments to cover losses in those incidences. They say their purpose is for homeowners to make a complete recovery to their lost property.

(RICHFIELD) – A local fight club is seeking approval from the Richfield City Council to allow minors to fight. At Tuesday night’s city council meeting, Anthony Monson, owner of Extreme Combat of Richfield, addressed the council to discuss requirements needed to allow 15-17 year olds to fight. Currently, state law does not allow those under 18 to participate in combat-type fighting. City councilmembers said they could pass a resolution to allow the fighting in the city but it could not be less restrictive than state law. Mayor Brad Ramsay said it might be best for Monson to approach state lawmakers to change the law prior to the city approving a resolution. The city council will take up the issue in future meetings.

(RICHFIELD) – Several homeowners and building contractors voiced their opposition to a proposed amendment at a public hearing in Richfield Tuesday night concerning exterior buildings in residential areas. The amendment involves changes to the Richfield City Zoning Code to include maximum height for garages and accessory buildings in residential areas and requiring exteriors to be in nature and in harmony with existing homes in the neighborhood. Homeowners commented that the 20-foot requirement on garages is not high enough to park an RV in it and should be at least 25 feet. They were also concerned about limiting the sizes of garages and accessory buildings on their private property, saying it violates private property rights. Building contractors also expressed concern for the city prohibiting the construction of galvanized steel or Quonset-type buildings in residential areas. They said city planners need to consider the adverse effect the requirement would have on businesses selling such structures and why it’s necessary to prohibit the construction of the buildings. After discussion, the City Council decided to send the concerns back to the Planning Commission for review before amending the zoning ordinance.