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Stars Douse Flames
Published on January 27, 2010 at 11:23PM
DALLAS (AP)—Loui Eriksson scored in the third round of a shootout and the Dallas Stars outlasted the Calgary Flames, 4-3 Wednesday at American Airlines Center in NHL action. Mike Modano, James Neal and Brad Richards also scored for the Stars, who improved to 23-19-11 with the win. Dion Phaneuf, Jarome Iginla and Olli Jokinen each scored in the loss for Calgary, which dropped them to 26-20-7. In other NHL action Wednesday, Buffalo doubled up New Jersey, 2-1 in a shootout, Carolina hammered the New York Rangers, 5-1, Tampa Bay blanked Montreal, 3-0, Washington crushed Anaheim, 5-1, Minnesota gashed Detroit, 5-2 and Vancouver surged past St. Louis, 3-2.
Lady Frogs Flummox CSU
Published on January 27, 2010 at 11:17PM
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP)—Emily Carter posted 14 points and Helena Sverrisdottir added 14 more as the #21 Texas Christian Lady Horned Frogs pummeled the Colorado State Lady Rams, 78-51 Wednesday in Top 25 women’s college basketball action. Chatilla van Grinsven had 20 points in the loss for Colorado State. The win improved the Lady Frogs to 15-4 on the season, while the Lady Rams fell to 11-8. In other Top 25 action Wednesday, #4 Nebraska embarrassed Texas Tech, 89-47, #16 Baylor got past #8 Texas A&M, 61-53, #18 Iowa State smacked #12 Oklahoma, 63-56, #10 Xavier decimated Rhode Island, 88-60, #11 West Virginia dismantled Seton Hall, 53-31, Marquette upset #15 Georgetown, 52-45, and #20 Virginia surged past North Carolina State, 73-60.
Lobos Humble Cougars @ the Pit
Published on January 27, 2010 at 11:11PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)—Dairese Gary had a career-high 25 points, including nine in the last 1:30 of action and the #23 New Mexico Lobos downed the #10 Brigham Young Cougars, 76-72 Wednesday at the Pit in men’s Top 25 college basketball action. The Cougars had their 15-game winning streak snapped while the Lobos remained perfect against Top 25 teams this season, having previously vanquished California, Texas Tech and Texas A&M when each of those squads were ranked. Jimmer Fredette had 27 points in the loss for the Cougars, who fell to 20-2. The win improved New Mexico to 19-3 on the season. In other Top 25 action Wednesday, #3 Villanova crushed Notre Dame, 90-72, #6 Texas got past Texas Tech, 95-83, #7 Duke stymied Florida State, 70-56, #23 Vanderbilt surged past #14 Tennessee, 85-76, Charlotte upset #15 Temple, 74-64, Providence bludgeoned #19 Connecticut, 81-66, #24 Ohio State overpowered Iowa, 65-57 and #25 Northern Iowa hammered Drake, 67-51.
Jazz Race Out To Big Lead; Hold Off Blazers
Published on January 27, 2010 at 11:01PM
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)—Deron Williams had 24 points and seven assists and Kyle Korver added 16 more points off the bench as the Utah Jazz held off the Portland Trail Blazers, 106-95 Wednesday at the Rose Garden in NBA action. The Jazz raced out to a 21-2 lead midway through the 1st Quarter and led 36-17 after one period of play and by virtue of shooting 73 percent from the field in the first half had a 63-46 lead going into the locker room. Although Portland made several surges in the second half, the Jazz remained hot (they shot 60 percent for the game) and managed to repel all of Portland’s runs with timely shooting by Williams and Korver as well as key defensive stops. LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and nine rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who fell to 27-20 with the loss. Utah improved to 27-18 with the win and moved ahead of Portland in the Northwest Division by percentage points. In other NBA action Wednesday, Cleveland bested Minnesota, 109-95, the Los Angeles Lakers shellacked Indiana, 118-96, Toronto got past Miami, 111-103, Memphis stymied Detroit, 99-93, New Jersey stonewalled the Los Angeles Clippers, 103-87, Milwaukee snuck past Philadelphia, 91-88, Chicago clipped Oklahoma City, 96-86, Denver got past Houston, 97-92, San Antonio smacked Atlanta, 105-90 and New Orleans outgunned Golden State, 123-110.
Prep Sports Roundup: 1/27
Published on January 27, 2010 at 09:46PM
MANTI, Utah (AP)—Nevin Jensen had 23 points and the Emery Spartans shellacked the Manti Templars, 66-45 Wednesday in Region 12 boys basketball action. Kyle Moore had 18 points and Walker Schaffer added 12 more in the loss for Manti.
DELTA, Utah (AP)—Joey Lewis keyed a balanced scoring attack with 18 points and the Juab Wasps crushed the Delta Rabbits, 56-32 in Region 12 boys basketball action Wednesday at the Palladium. Taylor Shamo had 14 points in the loss for Delta.
FILLMORE, Utah (AP)—Craig Brinkerhoff had 19 points and Payton Jesus added 18 more as the Kanab Cowboys bludgeoned the Millard Eagles, 75-55 Wednesday in Region 13 boys basketball action. Kegan Carter had 20 points in the loss for Millard.
BEAVER, Utah (AP)—Josh Curtis amassed 24 points and Zach Wood stepped up with 19 more as the Parowan Rams downed the Beaver Beavers, 61-59 in Region 13 boys basketball action Wednesday. Austin Blackburn and Robbie Gurr each had 15 points in the loss for Beaver.
SALINA, Utah (AP)—Hayden Jensen had 12 points and Drayson Ball added 10 more as the Gunnison Bulldogs clipped the North Sevier Wolves, 53-41 Wednesday in Region 13 boys basketball action. Colton Piep had 13 points in defeat for North Sevier.
MILFORD, Utah (AP)—Kaylea Shakespeare led the way with 18 points and the Bryce Valley Lady Mustangs pummeled the Milford Lady Tigers, 51-18 Wednesday in Region 20 girls basketball action.
ORDERVILLE, Utah (AP)—Kalani Norris had 20 points for the Panguitch Lady Bobcats in a 54-39 win over the Valley Lady Buffaloes in Region 20 girls basketball action Wednesday.
Utah Rep Files Measure To Block DC Gay Marriage
Published on January 27, 2010 at 02:05PM
(WASHINGTON D.C.)—A congressman from Utah has filed legislation that would overturn a D.C. bill allowing gay marriage. U.S. Representative Jason Chaffetz, a Republican, submitted his legislation Tuesday. Gay marriage is not yet legal in the District of Columbia, but the Washington City Council passed a bill in December allowing the unions in the city. Because the city is a federal district and not a state, its laws must be sent to Congress before taking effect. Congress has 30 legislative days to act on the marriage bill before it takes effect. Chaffetz’s legislation, a resolution of disapproval, would block the bill from taking effect. In the past, Chaffetz has said it will be difficult to get Congress to block the district’s bill because both houses are controlled by Democrats.
Utah House Committee OKs Abortion Bill
Published on January 27, 2010 at 02:01PM
(SALT LAKE CITY)—A Utah House Committee has approved a bill that would let charges be filed against a woman who tried to arrange an illegal abortion. The bill, sponsored by Representative Carl Wimmer of Herriman, was prompted by a case in Uintah County, where a pregnant 17-year-old girl allegedly paid a man to beat her in an attempt to induce a miscarriage. A charge filed against the girl was dismissed and the state has appealed. The baby survived and has since been adopted. The committee approved that bill Tuesday, sending it to the full House. Wimmer’s bill clarifies what abortions are legal and protected from prosecution. Terminating a pregnancy in an unauthorized way could lead to charges of criminal homicide, a second-degree felony.
Utah Ethics Proposal Makes Complaints Secret
Published on January 27, 2010 at 01:55PM
(SALT LAKE CITY)—The public wouldn’t be allowed to view or hear ethical complaints against Utah state lawmakers unless four or five appointees determined a violation occurred under new rules legislators are proposing for themselves. Senate Joint Resolution 3 was introduced Wednesday by Orem Republican, Senator John Valentine. The resolution calls for the creation of an independent ethics commission that would meet behind closed doors to review ethical complaints against lawmakers. It would have no disciplinary powers, but would decide if a legislative committee should review the complaint. The commission would consist of three retired judges and two former lawmakers. Under the proposal, complaints couldn’t be filed 60 days before an election.
Utah Lawmaker Backs off Bill To Kill Wolves
Published on January 27, 2010 at 01:50PM
(SALT LAKE CITY)—A North Ogden lawmaker is backing off his bill that would have required state officials to kill or capture gray wolves that wander into Utah, even those protected under the Endangered Species Act. Instead, Republican State Senator Allen Christensen offered a substitute bill Tuesday seeking increased management of wolves in Utah, but no requirement that they be killed. The state’s Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel has said Christensen’s initial version was probably unconstitutional, violating the supremacy clause where federal law supersedes state law. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Director Jim Karpowitz told a committee Tuesday he worried about any bill requiring his division to violate the law, including a proposition to kill wolves that are federally protected.
Nephi schools closed due to bomb threat
Published on January 27, 2010 at 11:05AM
(NEPHI) – Two schools in Nephi were evacuated this morning due to bomb threats. Juab School District Business Administrator Darin Clark said that Juab Junior High and Juab High Schools were evacuated at about 9:45am and police are investigating whether there’s a bomb due to a threat written on a wall of a vocational building near the schools at about 12:30am. The written message said the bomb would detonate at 1pm today. Bomb-sniffing dogs have been deployed but have not found anything. Students at the two schools were allowed to come to school this morning but were going to be let out by noon.
Education Budgets
Published on January 27, 2010 at 09:55AM
(Manti) The State Legislature is in session, and one of the problems that lawmakers will tackle is funding for education and especially higher education. With the economy struggling, and unemployment rising, colleges and universities are seeing record increases in enrollment at the same time school budgets have been slashed. Most schools have been able to absorb the cuts so far with minimal disruption, but if further reductions are made, school officials have warned that their programs will suffer. State Representative Kay McKiff commented that even if the Legislature only funds on the same level as last year the schools will have a hard time making ends meet since all ten state colleges and universities have seen at least a ten percent increase in enrollment. Lawmakers are likely facing a seven hundred million dollar shortfall in next fiscal years budget, and that could mean more cuts for programs and agencies that are already struggling.
Troublesome trees in Richfield causing problems
Published on January 27, 2010 at 07:40AM
(RICHFIELD) – Several trees in the parking lot adjacent to the Richfield City office building have officials concerned due to shedding problems. During last night’s city council meeting, Klar Robinson, owner of two main street buildings, addressed the council on problems of the tall locust trees shedding too many leaves, blocking rain gutters and causing damage to his roofs and awnings. Scott Mason, a maintenance contractor hired by the city for landscape upkeep, said that nine trees are the most troublesome in the parking lot. After discussion, the City Council approved $4,000 to fund uprooting the trees in the problem area and replacing them with more appropriate trees.
Richfield considers possible energy tax hike
Published on January 27, 2010 at 06:59AM
(RICHFIELD) – Richfield City officials are discussing a possible tax increase on energy use due to fledgling revenues in sales taxes. At the bi-monthly council meeting Tuesday night, Mayor Brad Ramsay and City Finance Director Mike Langston outlined an energy tax increase from three to six percent to generate an additional $200,000. Langston said if the tax is not increased, the city will have to cut services. He said sales tax revenues have dropped nearly $500,000 during this past fiscal year and the city has run out of options of additional cuts. Langston said Richfield City has a lower energy tax rate than many cities throughout the state. A public hearing will be held Feb. 9 to gain citizen input on the tax increase or possible service cuts.