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Canucks Stymie Penguins
Published on January 16, 2010 at 11:19PM
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada (AP)—Henrik Sedin, Alex Burrows, Mikael Samuelsson, Jannik Hansen, Willie Mitchel and Ryan Kesler each scored and the Vancouver Canucks hammered the Pittsburgh Penguins, 6-2 Saturday at General Motors Place in NHL action. Roberto Luongo added 22 saves for the Canucks, who improved to 28-18-2 on the season. Evgeni Malkin and Matt Cooke both scored in the loss for Pittsburgh, which dropped them to 30-19-1. In other NHL action Saturday, Dallas edged Detroit, 3-2 in a shootout, Chicago outlasted Columbus, 6-5, Colorado stymied New Jersey, 3-1, Los Angeles snuck past Boston, 4-3 in a shootout, San Jose doubled up Edmonton, 4-2, Ottawa gashed Montreal, 4-2, the New York Islanders tripped up Buffalo, 3-2 in a shootout, Florida waxed Tampa Bay, 5-2, Atlanta smoked Carolina, 5-3, St. Louis dismantled the New York Rangers, 4-1, and Phoenix humbled Minnesota, 6-4.
Lady Horns Hook Raiders
Published on January 16, 2010 at 11:14PM
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP)—Brittainey Raven had 20 points and the #21 Texas Lady Longhorns got past the Texas Tech Lady Red Raiders, 95-90 in overtime Saturday in Top 25 women’s college basketball action. Ashleigh Fontonette posted 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Lady Horns, who improved to 12-5 with the win. Jordan Murphree and Ashlee Roberson each had 29 points in the loss for the Lady Raiders. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #2 Stanford smacked Washington, 66-51, #1 Connecticut clipped #3 Notre Dame, 70-46, #19 Oklahoma State bested Kansas State, 66-56, #12 Xavier dismantled La Salle, 73-47, #17 Wisconsin-Green Bay hammered Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 74-53, #18 Georgetown snuck past Louisville, 60-56, #20 Iowa State humbled Colorado, 68-62 and South Florida upset #25 Syracuse, 73-64.
Cougars Rout CSU @ Marriott
Published on January 16, 2010 at 11:06PM
PROVO, Utah (AP)—Jimmer Fredette returned from injury and scored 21 points as the #17 Brigham Young Cougars made quick work of Colorado State with a 91-47 rout of the Rams Saturday at the Marriott Center in men’s Top 25 college basketball action. The Cougars shot an astounding 59 percent from the field on the game and outscored the Rams, 53-25 in the second half en route to their 18th win in 19 games this season. Greg Smith had 13 points to pace Colorado State in the loss, their first in Mountain West conference play. In other Top 25 action action Saturday, #1 Texas outlasted Texas A&M, 72-67 in overtime, #2 Kentucky snuck past Auburn, 72-67, #3 Kansas dismantled Texas Tech, 89-63, #5 Syracuse edged #9 West Virginia, 72-71, Northwestern upset #6 Purdue, 72-64, #8 Michigan State bested Illinois, 73-63, #10 Tennessee got past #23 Mississippi, 71-69 in overtime, #12 Kansas State ousted Colorado, 87-81, #18 Georgia Tech tripped up #13 North Carolina, 73-71, #14 Gonzaga bludgeoned San Diego, 68-50, Ohio State waxed #16 Wisconsin, 60-51, #19 Clemson got past North Carolina State, 73-70, #20 Pittsburgh defeated Louisville, 82-77 in overtime, #21 Temple gashed Massachusetts, 76-64, #22 Butler crushed Youngstown State, 91-61, #24 Baylor shellacked Oklahoma State, 83-70 and #25 Florida state smacked Virginia Tech, 63-58.
Jazz Down Bucks; Ensue in Hot Streak
Published on January 16, 2010 at 10:55PM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—C.J. Miles had 19 points and Deron Williams added 18 points and six assists as the Utah Jazz bested the Milwaukee Bucks, 112-95 Saturday at EnergySolutions Arena in NBA action. The Jazz who shot a scintillating 56 percent from the field won their season-best fourth consecutive game to improve to 23-17. Mehmet Okur added 15 points and 12 boards for the Jazz, while the Bucks were led by Carlos Delfino’s career-high 28 points in the loss which dropped them to 16-22. In other NBA action Saturday, New Orleans held off Indiana, 101-96, Washington stonewalled Sacramento, 96-86, Charlotte hammered Phoenix, 125-99, Detroit ousted New York, 94-90, Oklahoma City stormed past Miami, 98-80, Memphis humbled San Antonio, 92-86 and Cleveland surged past the Los Angeles Clippers, 102-101.
Saints Down Cards; Will Host NFC Title Game
Published on January 16, 2010 at 10:31PM
NEW ORLEANS (AP)—Drew Brees completed 23 of 32 passes for 247 yards and three touchdowns while Reggie Bush amassed 217 all-purpose yards and a pair of scores as the New Orleans Saints crushed the Arizona Cardinals, 45-14 Saturday at the Louisiana Superdome in the NFC Divisional playoffs. The Cardinals, fresh off an exciting 51-45 win over the Green Bay Packers in the wild card round, got off to a solid start as tailback Tim Hightower ran for a 70-yard score on the game’s first play of scrimmage. Nevertheless, the Saints refused to panic and on their first possession, Lynell Hamilton capped off a 10-play, 72-yard drive with a 1-yard scoring run to tie things at 7-7 apiece. The Saints seized momentum for good on the next possession when star safety Darren Sharper forced Cardinals wideout Jerheme Urban to fumble, returning the error well into Arizona territory. Four plays later, Brees found Jeremy Shockey on a 17-yard scoring strike and New Orleans never looked back. On the Saints’ next offensive possession, Bush had his first touchdown, on a 46-yard run, and the rout was on. The Cardinals also received a scare when quarterback Kurt Warner was hurt after a 2nd Quarter interception which saw Saints defensive end Bobby McCray level Warner after teammate Will Smith intercepted his pass. Warner was diagnosed with chest problems and while he returned, he was unable to lead the Cardinals to much success offensively. The win for the Saints means they will host the NFC Championship game for the first time in franchise history. They previously played in the NFC title game in Chicago after the 2006 season, but were pounded by the Bears, 39-14. The Saints will host either Dallas or Minnesota next Sunday. In other NFL playoff action Saturday, Indianapolis humbled Baltimore, 20-3.
Prep Sports Roundup: 1/16
Published on January 16, 2010 at 10:18PM
MONROE, Utah (AP)—Dillon Bishoff led the way with 21 points and the South Sevier Rams blasted the Grand Red Devils, 86-33 in Region 15 boys basketball action Saturday.
SALINA, Utah (AP)—Derrick Christensen posted 30 points and Daniel Hales added 16 more as the North Sevier Wolves outlasted the San Juan Broncos, 74-70 Saturday in Region 15 boys basketball action.
MOAB, Utah (AP)—Kayla King posted 33 points and the South Sevier Lady Rams steamrolled the Grand Lady Red Devils, 60-43 in Region 15 girls basketball action Saturday.
BLANDING, Utah (AP)—McKinzie Robins had 15 points to lead the North Sevier Lady Wolves to a 40-29 win over the San Juan Lady Broncos Saturday in Region 15 girls basketball action.