Mon, 06/12/2010 - 09:14 by Prince damin
Kansas City, Mo. -- Matt Cassel connected with Leonard Pope for a TD pass and the Kansas City Chiefs allowed just 86 passing yards Sunday in their 10-6 win over Denver.
Cassel (17-of-31 passing, 196 yards) found Pope on a 2-yard scoring toss in the first quarter, providing the game's only touchdown, and Matt Prater booted a pair of field goals for Kansas City (8-4), who stayed atop the AFC West with the win.
The Chiefs sacked Denver quarterback Kyle Orton four times for 31 yards of losses and yielded only five first downs through the air.
Jamaal Charles picked up 116 yards on 21 carries for the victors.
Orton was held to a mere 9-of-28 passing as Denver (3-9) lost for the seventh time in eight games.
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Sat, 04/12/2010 - 07:21 by Prince damin
Sun City, South Africa -- World No. 1 Lee Westwood shot an 8-under-par 64 Friday to take a 3-shot lead at the halfway mark of the Nedbank Challenge in Sun City, South Africa.
Westwood was at 12-under 132 at the Gary Player Country Club.
Ross Fisher (68) held second place at 135 .
Padraig Harrington (72), the first-round leader, shared third at 138 with Edoardo Molinari (67) and Miguel Angel Jimenez (69).
Robert Allenby, the defending champion, shot a 70 and was tied for seventh place at 4-under.
Westwood's bogey-free round included back-to-back birdies on the fifth and sixth and 14th and 15th holes.
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Thu, 02/12/2010 - 11:34 by Prince damin
San Diego -- Chase Tapley scored 14 points Wednesday and touched off a nine-point run that brought No. 19 San Diego State a 69-55 win over St. Mary's.
The Aztecs, unbeaten in seven games, turned a 23-19 lead into a 32-19 cushion during the latter stages of the first half. They went on to pick up their 17th straight non-conference home victory.
Malcolm Thomas added 12 points and the Aztecs blocked a season-high 10 shots.
St. Mary's was led by Rob Jones with 17 points. The Gaels won their first six of the season, but have now lost two straight.
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Thu, 02/12/2010 - 11:31 by Prince damin
Anaheim, Calif. -- George Parros scored twice to give Anaheim an early three-goal lead Wednesday and the Ducks held on to defeat Florida 5-3.
It was the first two-goal game in a six-year career for Parros, who had scored just once this season prior to Wednesday.
Despite the early outburst for the Ducks, Florida closed within 3-2 when Steve Bernier scored on the power play 1:20 into the third. Corey Perry restored a two-goal lead for Anaheim 45 seconds later but Bernier again brought the Panthers within one with 1:07 to play.
Bobby Ryan finally clinched the victory with an empty-net goal 31 seconds from the end of the contest.
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Thu, 02/12/2010 - 11:30 by Prince damin
Calgary, Alberta -- Mason Raymond scored at even strength, shorthanded and on the power play Wednesday, pacing the Vancouver Canucks to a 7-2 drubbing of Calgary.
It was Raymond's second career hat trick and he added an assist. Vancouver has won three in a row after losing four straight.
Raymond opened the scoring 2 minutes into the opening period, produced a shorthanded goal 1:03 into the third and delivered his power-play tally with 4:23 to go in the contest. He has seven goals for the season.
Daniel Sedin added his 14th of the season for the Flames, who recorded their seven goals on 36 shots.
Roberto Luongo had to make only 18 saves to get the win.
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Thu, 02/12/2010 - 11:24 by Prince damin
Omaha -- Brandon Davies scored 24 points Wednesday and No. 25 BYU pulled away in the final 15 minutes to defeat Creighton 77-65.
The Cougars improved to 7-0 after holding only a two-point lead in the early stages of the second half.
Davies made 9-of-11 from the field and was backed up by 13 points each from Jimmer Fredette and Emery Jackson. Kyle Collinsworth had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Creighton (4-3) was led by 20 points and 12 rebounds from Doug McDermott.
BYU's previous two wins had been in double overtime over South Florida and by one point over St. Mary's.
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Thu, 02/12/2010 - 11:21 by Prince damin
Blacksburg, Va. -- JaJuan Johnson hit a hook shot with 8 seconds left in regulation Wednesday and No. 18 Purdue held on in overtime to defeat Virginia Tech 58-55.
Johnson's shot at the end of the second half brought about a 51-51 tie and Malcolm Delaney missed a jumper at the buzzer that would have won it for the Hokies. Johnson also put Purdue in front for good with 1:27 to go in overtime with a jumper.
Virginia Tech did not score over the final 1:45 of the extra period.
Johnson scored a season-high 29 points in helping Purdue (6-1) bounce back from a loss to Richmond Saturday.
E'Twaun Moore added 14 for the Boilermakers, who were playing their first road game of the season.
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Thu, 02/12/2010 - 11:21 by Prince damin
Blacksburg, Va. -- JaJuan Johnson hit a hook shot with 8 seconds left in regulation Wednesday and No. 18 Purdue held on in overtime to defeat Virginia Tech 58-55.
Johnson's shot at the end of the second half brought about a 51-51 tie and Malcolm Delaney missed a jumper at the buzzer that would have won it for the Hokies. Johnson also put Purdue in front for good with 1:27 to go in overtime with a jumper.
Virginia Tech did not score over the final 1:45 of the extra period.
Johnson scored a season-high 29 points in helping Purdue (6-1) bounce back from a loss to Richmond Saturday.
E'Twaun Moore added 14 for the Boilermakers, who were playing their first road game of the season.
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Thu, 02/12/2010 - 11:13 by Prince damin
Austin, Texas -- Cory Joseph and Jordan Hamilton both had 16 points Wednesday and No. 20 Texas held Lamar to 18 field goals in downing the Cardinals 76-55.
Lamar shot just 25 percent for the game despite taking an 11-5 lead during the first 3 minutes.
Tristan Thompson chipped in 11 points and 13 rebounds for Texas (6-1), which has won three straight since its lone loss of the season to Pittsburgh.
Kendrick Harris led Lamar (4-3) with 13 points.
The Longhorns built a 34-25 lead at intermission and then went on a 12-0 run in the early moments of the second period.
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Thu, 02/12/2010 - 11:12 by Prince damin
Normal, Ill. -- Anthony Marshall scored 15 points while playing only 20 minutes Wednesday in sending No. 23 Nevada-Las Vegas soaring over Illinois state 82-51.
The Runnin' Rebels have won their first seven games of the season for a second straight year.
UNLV led by 17 at halftime and got 12 points each from Chace Stanback and Derrick Jasper.
Austin Hill had 15 points for the Redbirds (5-2), who attempted 24 3-pointers and could make only four of them.
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Thu, 02/12/2010 - 11:02 by Prince damin
Salt Lake City -- Deron Williams dominated with 24 points and 16 assists Wednesday, sending the Utah Jazz to their seventh straight win with a 110-88 crushing of Indiana.
Williams has averaged 10 assists a game for the past five seasons and is third in the NBA in that department this year behind Boston's Rajon Rondo and Chris Paul of New Orleans. He made 10-of-15 shots from the field and helped the Jazz break open a close game early in the third period.
Andrei Kirilenko added 18 points for Utah and Al Jefferson had 17. Utah has won all of its eight games against Eastern Conference foes this season.
The Jazz will play their next four games at home.
Indiana, which had won its previous two games, was led by Darren Collison with 16.
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Thu, 02/12/2010 - 10:58 by Prince damin
Durham, N.C. -- A 31-point performance by freshman Kyrie Irving Wednesday led No. 1 Duke to an 84-79 win over sixth-ranked Michigan State.
In the highlight attraction to date in the college basketball season, Irving scored more than 20 points for the first time in his career. He made 8-of-12 shots from the field and 13-of-16 from the foul line.
Duke (7-0) won for the 81st straight time at home against a team from outside the Atlantic Coast Conference.
It was the last of the 11 games in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and for the second year in a row the Big Ten emerged with a 6-5 record. The series of games was instituted in 1999 and the ACC had the most victories in each of the first 10 years.
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