Month: December 2007

Memphis coach John Calipari wanted to challenge his team with a tough nonconference schedule this season. It wasn’t tough enough to derail the Tigers. Robert Dozier had 18 points, Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 17 and second-ranked Memphis beat No. 17 Arizona 76-63 on Saturday night, the third time the Tigers have knocked off a ranked opponent…

It was a battle of streaks. Pittsburgh’s ended. Dayton’s didn’t. Brian Roberts scored 31 points and Dayton upset No. 6 Pittsburgh 80-55 on Saturday night, extending the Flyers’ winning streak to 10 and handing the Panthers their first loss of the season. Pittsburgh (11-1) had no answer for Roberts, who got repeated open looks and…

Wisconsin’s Michael Flowers had two options with time running out: pass to tie, shoot to win. Easy choice, really. With a Texas defender leaving him room to shoot, Flowers swished a long 3-pointer with 2 seconds left to give the Badgers a one-point lead. As if that weren’t enough, he followed it with the defensive…

If the Anaheim Ducks are going to defend their Stanley Cup championship, they might start by cutting down on the penalties. Daniel Sedin and Matt Cooke each scored, and the Vancouver Canucks took advantage of several opportunities presented by the NHL’s most penalized team in a 2-1 victory over the struggling Ducks on Sunday night.

Dustin Brown’s first goal was an important one for the Kings. His second goal Sunday night was one to remember. The 23-year-old left wing helped rally the Kings in regulation, then scored in overtime to give Los Angeles a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. The game-winner past Nikolai Khabibulin was Brown’s 18th goal, setting…

The New York Rangers are learning to win games from behind. Brendan Shanahan scored 66 seconds into overtime to give the Rangers a 4-3 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night, extending New York’s winning streak to three games. “You certainly have to be ready to do that,” Rangers coach Tom Renney said…

The Flyers’ Derian Hatcher scored a rare goal at a most opportune time. The defensman’s second goal this season, along with 38 stops by goalie Antero Niittymaki, helped Philadelphia beat the Florida Panthers 1-0 on Sunday. “It’s always nice to score. What more can I say?” said Hatcher, who has just 80 goals in 1,022…

Playing outdoor hockey is becoming old hat for Ryan Miller. Maybe this time it’ll be “new tuque.” Pulling a page from the Jose Theodore playbook, the Buffalo Sabres goalie is considering wearing a tuque — a knitted ski cap — on top of his mask during the Winter Classic on Tuesday at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

Stars goalie Mike Smith wanted to make amends after allowing three goals to Paul Kariya in the third period and letting what looked like an easy win over St. Louis go to overtime. His sprawling save on Kariya in the shootout did just that, and when Mike Modano’s goal stood up as the only one,…

With top scoring threats Henrik Zetterberg and Tomas Holmstrom out of Detroit’s lineup, Pavel Datsyuk knew the job of getting a key goal fall to him. He scored with just over four minutes remaining in the third period to break a tie and help the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-2 win over the Phoenix…

Steve Bernier helped the San Jose Sharks set a team record. Bernier had a goal and two assists in the Sharks’ 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators 5-2 Saturday night, winning a franchise-record ninth straight road game. Joe Thornton and Milan Michalek each had two assists for San Jose, and Marcel Goc, Craig Rivet, Matthew…

Ty Conklin is heating up at exactly the right time, just when the Pittsburgh Penguins are about to venture into the great outdoors. Conklin, stuck in the minors a month ago, won his fourth in a row and Sidney Crosby set up both Pittsburgh goals to help the Penguins beat the weary Buffalo Sabres 2-0…