Archive for February, 2009
Champs embarrassed in ugly loss
Jason Arnott scored three goals, and Pekka Rinne made 30 saves for his sixth shutout of the season in the Nashville Predators’ 8-0 victory over the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.
Curry sets school scoring mark in Davidson’s rout of Ga. Southern
Stephen Curry scooped up a loose ball and drilled a 15-footer early in the second half to become Davidson’s all-time leading …
Wade’s 24-point 4th fuels rally
Dwyane Wade scored 46 points, 15 of them coming in a dramatic 19-0 spurt that erased a huge deficit in the final nine minutes and carried the Miami Heat to a 120-115 win over the Knicks on Saturday night.
Parrish
Despite the Rupp Arena applause after a narrow loss to LSU, almost isn’t good
enough for Kentucky basketball. With the Wildcats firmly on the bubble, pressure
on coach Billy Gillispie is mounting, Gary Parrish says.
Ogilvy, Casey seem joined at hip at Match Play
Geoff Ogilvy — a dominant match play golfer — and Paul Casey — seeking his first win on the U.S. Tour — are members of the same Phoenix area country club. They’re friends and neighbors and also two of the sport’s hottest players in the early part of the season, Steve Elling says.
No. 18 LSU 73, Kentucky 70
Tasmin Mitchell scored 21 — including the game-winning 3-pointer
with 9.8 seconds remaining — to lead No. 18 LSU to a 73-70 victory
over Kentucky on Saturday and give the Tigers the SEC regular-season title.
McCormick’s curling team takes first 2010 Olympic bids
Debbie McCormick’s squad slid and swept their way to a win in the finals of the U.S. Olympic curling trials to become the first …
Griffin recovers with double-double
Blake Griffin scored 20 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in his first game back from a concussion, leading No. 3 Oklahoma to a 78-63 over Texas Tech on Saturday.
Huskies claim share of Pac-10 title
Jon Brockman scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half and the 21st-ranked Huskies clinched at least a tie for the Pac-10 regular season championship by rallying for a 83-78 win over Arizona on Saturday.
