Story Archive for 03/14/2010
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Canucks Gash Flames
Published on March 14, 2010 at 11:00PM
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada (AP)—Daniel Sedin, Ryan Kesler and Henrik Sedin each scored and the Vancouver Canucks overpowered the Calgary Flames, 3-1 Sunday at General Motors Place in NHL action. Roberto Luongo added 32 saves for the Canucks, who improved to 43-23-3 on the season. The loss dropped the Flames to 34-25-9. In other NHL action Sunday, Washington ousted Chicago, 4-3 in overtime, Nashville clipped Los Angeles, 3-2, Colorado stymied Dallas, 5-3, the New York Rangers tripped up Philadelphia, 3-1, the New York Islanders stormed past Toronto, 4-1, Pittsburgh doubled up Tampa Bay, 2-1, Phoenix edged Atlanta, 3-2 in a shootout, Minnesota stonewalled St. Louis, 4-2 and Anaheim humbled San Jose, 4-2.
Thunder Storm Past Jazz
Published on March 14, 2010 at 10:54PM
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)—Kevin Durant had 35 points and Russell Westbrook added 30 points and 11 assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder clipped the Utah Jazz, 119-111 Sunday at Ford Center in NBA action. The prolific Thunder shot a season-best 60 percent from the field in the win as they improved to 41-24. The Jazz fell to 42-24 and dropped their second consecutive game while Deron Williams posted 27 points and 14 assists for Utah in defeat. In other NBA action Sunday, Milwaukee bested Indiana, 98-94, Cleveland waxed Boston, 104-93, Miami torched Philadelphia, 104-91, Charlotte downed Orlando, 96-89, Phoenix pummeled New Orleans, 120-106, Portland ousted Toronto, 109-98 and Sacramento gashed Minnesota, 114-100.
Gators, Ducks Win Championships
Published on March 14, 2010 at 01:25AM
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP)—Oregon’s Ashton Eaton set a record for the heptathlon with 1,040 points but it wasn’t enough as his Ducks finished second to the Florida Gators’ men in the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Saturday at the University of Arkansas. The Gators were bolstered by Christian Taylor’s win in the triple jump and several other high finishes in other events to amass 57 points, easily outdistancing second place Texas A&M’s 44 points. New Mexico’s Lee Emanuel represented the West well by winning the mile run title. As for the women, the Oregon Lady Ducks won the national title by amassing 61 points while Brianne Theisen won the pentathlon with 4,396 points to help Oregon easily best second-place Tennessee who had 36 points. Additionally, Texas-El Paso’s Blessing Okagbare won the long jump to lead the way for Conference USA participants at the national meet.