Day: December 17, 2016
Mountain View wrestler Malachi Contreras making a name for himself at NoCo Christmas Invite
Mountain View’s Malachi Contreras tries to take down Lewis Palmer’s Tanner Hunt at the Old Chicago Northern Colorado Christmas Tournament on Saturday in Loveland.
Foman, Lang lead No. 16 Texas women over UTSA 76-43
Tasia Foman scored 14 points, Kelsey Lang had a double-double and No. 16 Texas defeated Texas-San Antonio 76-43 on Saturday for its third straight victory.
Pumphrey breaks NCAA record, SDSU wins Las Vegas Bowl
Donnel Pumphrey broke the NCAA career rushing record Saturday in his college finale, running for 115 yards and a touchdown in San Diego State’s 34-10 victory over Houston in the Las Vegas Bowl. Pumphrey passed former Wisconsin star Ron Dayne’s mark of 6,397 yards on a 15-yard run early in the fourth quarter, with teammates swarming him on the sideline, and wrapping up his sensational career in his Nevada hometown with 6,405 yards.
News Monk scores 47, hits key 3 as Kentucky tops North Carolina
… new T-Mobile Arena just off the Las Vegas Strip made it feel like an Elite Eight game. The quality of play in the CBS Sports Classic matchup gave it more of a Final Four feel. With two of the highest-scoring and fastest teams squaring off, Kentucky …
Westbrook claims 50th career triple-double; Thunder top Suns
Russell Westbrook had a career-high 22 assists in his 50th triple-double, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 114-101 on Saturday. Westbrook also had 26 points and 11 rebounds for his 13th triple-double of the season.
NW Missouri wins snowy DII title game, topping North Alabama
Northwest Missouri State tight end Clayton Wilson slips past North Alabama linebacker Eddrick Harris during the first half of the NCAA Division II championship college football game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Kansas City, Kan. Northwest Missouri State wide receiver Korey Jackson is unable to catch a pass as North Alabama cornerback Maurice Carnell defends during the first half of the NCAA Division II championship college football game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Kansas City, Kan.
Baylor cruises past Jackson St 82-57 in return to Fort Hood
Baylor forward Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. left, scores over Jackson State forward Maurice Rivers, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at Fort Hood, Texas. Baylor forward Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. left, scores over Jackson State forward Maurice Rivers, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at Fort Hood, Texas.
Saint Rose men, women pick up wins
The College of Saint Rose men’s basketball team jumped back into the win column on Saturday with a 90-72 victory over Philadelphia in the first round of the East Coast Challenge tournament at Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium in Albany. Saint Rose snapped a three-game losing streak with the victory after opening the season with a nine-game winning streak.
We were supposed to be contending this year
Lots of people were saying said, In the off-season, last years team was on pace to win 54 games with Aminu starting and the way we played to end the season. Competing hard in the second round and the strides we made to end the season made a lot of people believe we could be real contenders THIS YEAR.
Penguins’ Marc-Andre Fleury briefly leaves game after taking skate to chin
Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was forced to briefly leave the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Penguins in the opening minutes after taking a skate blade under the chin on Saturday night. Tangling with Steve Oleksy in front, James van Riemsdyk’s left skate veered up and caught Fleury under the mask.
Rebecca Johnston leads Canada past United States 5-3 in women’s hockey
Rebecca Johnston had a hat trick as Canada’s national women’s hockey team rallied past the United States 5-3 on Saturday in an exhibition game. Jillian Saulnier and Natalie Spooner also scored for Canada in the first of two exhibitions between the powerhouses, designed to help them tune up ahead of the world championships in Plymouth, Mich., from March 31 to April 7. Shannon Szabados stopped 32-of-35 shots in 51 minutes of work in net for the Canadians.
Sunderland 1 Watford 0: Black Cats pick up vital win at the St…
And van Aanholt doesn’t need sat nav to find his way to goal his 49th-minute finish was his third of the season. It was enough to lift Sunderland off the foot of the table and up to 18th to bring boss David Moyes some much-needed festive cheer as his side made it four wins from their last seven games.
Pak vs Aus Live Streaming: Watch Pak vs Aus 1st day-night Test, Day 3, live telecast online
… of the match will be available online on Hotstar, while the live telecast of the match will be available on Star Sports 2 and Star Sports HD2. In Australia, the live coverage of the game will be available on BT Sport Europe. Pakistan had put up 97 …
Top 25 Capsules
… left put the Bruins up 81-71 and stopped Ohio State (8-3) from mounting a late comeback in the first game of the CBS Sports Classic. Marc Loving scored 13 of his 19 points in the first half for the Buckeyes, who lost for the third time in five …
Follow the game as the Miami Dolphins visit the New York Jets
The Miami Dolphins will try to keep their playoff hopes alive in a nationally-televised AFC East battle with the New York Jets.
Phillipsburg’s Day back to attacking at Beast wrestling
The memory of the 2016 District 1 tournament where the Stateliner junior saw his sophomore season come to a screeching halt due to some sad seeding has been with him a long time. “I was really angry,” said Day, who applied some of that anger to his opening matches of his junior season Saturday at the 24 Day topped Dan Martini of St. Augustine Prep 5-0 and John Laird of Eastern View 5-2 to advance to Sunday’s quarterfinals .
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An inch of snow, which would be charitably called a “dusting” in other parts of the country, brought Portland to its knees Wednesday. Commutes that normally take minutes stretched to hours.
Hood hits pull-up 3 to give Jazz 103-100 win over Mavericks
Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward, above dunks the ball on Dallas Mavericks’ Wesley Matthews , Dwight Powell, center, and Deron Williams argue with a referee in the first half during an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Salt Lake City. less Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward, above dunks the ball on Dallas Mavericks’ Wesley Matthews , Dwight Powell, center, and Deron Williams argue with a referee in the first half during an NBA basketball … more Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood, left, shoots as Dallas Mavericks guard Seth Curry defends in the first half during an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Salt Lake City.
Westbrooks’ Huge Triple-Double Paces Thunder In Blowout Win Over Suns
Following two double-digit losses to the Blazers and Jazz, the Thunder got back on track Saturday evening with a 114-101 win over the Suns inside of Chesapeake Energy Arena. Russell Westbrook tallied his 13th triple-double of the season with 26 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 22 assists as the Thunder improve to 16-11 on the season.
Price pulled after letting in four, Canadiens lose to Sharks
The San Jose Sharks got goals from four different players as they beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Friday night to extend their winning streak to four games. David Schlemko, Patrick Marleau, Timo Meier and Melker Karlsson scored for the visiting Sharks .