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Liam Hansen’s big night leads Reading past Winchester

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:32 GMT

WOBURN – In search of his first varsity goal, junior Liam Hansen felt he missed out on some good scoring opportunities over the Reading boys hockey team’s first few games of the year.But on Friday night, he cashed in on just about all of them.Behind a four-goal explosion from Hansen and an 18-save outing from senior goalie Chris Hanifan, No. 4 Reading (4-0) overpowered a slow start to come away with a signature, 6-1 win over No. 17 Winchester at O’Brien Ice Rink.Both groups were unbeaten in Middlesex League action, but that was until Hansen put in a career-day – including a pair of goals in the first that built a two-goal lead the Red and Black (3-2) couldn’t rally past.“(Hanifan) was good early, he made big saves when he had to,” said Reading head coach Mark Doherty. “Whenever we come into this rink and come away with a victory, we like it. … The end result was 6-1, but it’s never easy. Our league always is nip and tuck, it’s going to be close at the end of the year.”Winchester was...

More than 100 anglers rescued from ice floe on Upper Red Lake

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:32 GMT

More than 100 anglers were rescued Friday evening after they became stranded on an ice floe that detached from the main shoreline of Upper Red Lake.It was at least the fourth rescue on Upper Red Lake in recent weeks as unseasonably warm temperatures have caused poor ice conditions across Minnesota.According to Beltrami County Sheriff Jason Riggs, shortly before 5 p.m. Friday dispatchers received a call that some 100 people were stranded on an ice chunk on Upper Red Lake with more than 30 feet of open water separating them from shore.Initial reports indicated that no one had fallen through the ice, and emergency responders were dispatched to the southeast corner of the lake for an ice rescue.When first responders arrived on scene, they immediately began identifying a location that would be best suited to safely evacuate those stranded on the ice. Emergency responders staged at a resort.Because some anglers may not have been aware they were on the ice floe, Beltrami County Emergency M...

Missouri beats No. 7 Ohio State 14-3 in Cotton Bowl

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:32 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — All-America running back Cody Schrader rushed for 128 yards and bulled into the end zone for a 7-yard touchdown to open the fourth quarter with Missouri's first score, and the ninth-ranked Tigers capped an 11-win season with a 14-3 win over No. 7 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night.In a game with almost as many total punts (16) as points, the Tigers (11-2) suddenly scored touchdowns on consecutive drives after punting eight times before that. Brady Cook threw a 7-yard TD to Luther Burden III with 5:12 left in the game.Ohio State (11-2), which was undefeated before losing its regular-season finale to Michigan, played without two-time All-America receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. The standout junior was on the sideline, but opted out of playing. He hasn’t announced yet if he will enter the NFL draft.The Buckeyes were already without starting quarterback Kyle McCord, who left the program earlier this month to transfer to Syracuse. Devin Brown, who took...

Schrader runs for 128 yards and a TD as No. 9 Missouri beats No. 7 Ohio State 14-3 in Cotton Bowl

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:32 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — All-America running back Cody Schrader rushed for 128 yards and bulled into the end zone for a 7-yard touchdown to open the fourth quarter with Missouri's first score, and the ninth-ranked Tigers capped an 11-win season with a 14-3 win over No. 7 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night. In a game with almost as many total punts (16) as points, the Tigers (11-2) suddenly scored touchdowns on consecutive drives after punting eight times before that. Brady Cook threw a 7-yard TD to Luther Burden III with 5:12 left in the game. Ohio State (11-2), which was undefeated before losing its regular-season finale to Michigan, played without two-time All-America receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. The standout junior was on the sideline, but opted out of playing. He hasn’t announced yet if he will enter the NFL draft.The Buckeyes were already without starting quarterback Kyle McCord, who left the program earlier this month to transfer to Syracuse. Devin Brown, who took ov...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander erupts for 40 points as Nuggets bested by Thunder again in Denver

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:32 GMT

The defending champions are Thunderstruck.The Nuggets’ season-best six-game win streak is no more, sandwiched by losses at altitude to the same team 13 days apart. Unlike the first bookend, this one was convincing: a 119-93 bludgeoning by the Thunder on Friday night at Ball Arena.It was Denver’s worst loss at home since getting blasted by the Golden State Warriors, 142-111, on Jan. 15, 2019.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, whom the Nuggets (23-11) guarded exceptionally for the first seven quarters of their matchups this season, erupted for 40 points on 14-of-20 shooting in an encore to his last-second game-winning shot over Peyton Watson on Dec. 16.He scored 17 of those points on just seven field goal attempts in the third quarter as Oklahoma City (21-9) went on a definitive run. The Nuggets started the half with some steam after trailing 54-48, but after they got within two, their momentum halted the way it usually did: The Thunder clogged the paint, took away Nikola Jokic̵...

Men’s basketball: Shorthanded CU Buffs topple Washington in Pac-12 opener

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:32 GMT

When Colorado suddenly found itself without freshman standout Cody Williams ahead of one of the biggest nonconference games of the season, the Buffaloes responded by toppling a nationally-ranked foe away from home.When the Buffs suddenly were without senior Tristan da Silva for a key matchup in the Pac-12 Conference opener, they did the same. CU was able to answer a huge second-half charge by the Huskies with one of its own down the stretch, pulling away late for a 73-69 win Friday night at the CU Events Center.Da Silva suffered an injured ankle at practice on Thursday, and the Buffs also played without freshman reserve Bangot Dak, who has been battling an illness. CU also once again played without Williams, who missed his fourth consecutive game due to an injured left wrist, and reserve guard RJ Smith, who missed his fifth straight game due to a lower leg issue.CU (10-2, 1-0 Pac-12) used an 8-0 run in the first half to help build a 32-26 lead at halftime, but UW surged ahead with a...

Rams cruise past Adams State in nonconference finale

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:32 GMT

FORT COLLINS — Beginning Tuesday, the games will be more significant for the No. 15 Colorado State men’s basketball team.Friday night’s game against Adams State at Moby Arena was all about fine-tuning ahead of the Rams’ Mountain West Conference opener against New Mexico.CSU had little trouble against the Division-II Grizzlies, rolling to a 106-61 victory to close out one of the program’s most successful nonconference slates in recent history.With the win, the Rams improved to 12-1, defeating their fifth in-state foe this season as part of that mark. The Grizzlies suffered the same fate as Northern Colorado, Colorado, Denver and CSU-Pueblo.“If you would have told me with the schedule we put together that we’d be 12-1, that’s really a terrific feat for these guys,” CSU head coach Niko Medved said. “We’ve earned the position that we’re in. We put ourselves out there with the schedule that we made. The guys came in....

It wasn’t pretty, but Avalanche snaps road losing skid with late Devon Toews goal in St. Louis

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:32 GMT

Miles Wood has a particular brand of chaotic hockey, and this was a night that called out for it.The Avalanche struggled to create offensive chances for much of the game against the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center, but one late flurry was enough. A Devon Toews shot from the left point was the difference with 2:54 remaining in a quirky 2-1 win, but Wood’s play leading to the faceoff and in front of the goalie just before Toews’ shot helped create the game-winning tally.This was far from the prettiest win of Colorado’s season, but it could prove to be an important one. Ryan Johansen scored a goal and assisted on the game-winner, while Alexandar Georgiev made 28 saves.“It’s a character win,” Johansen said. “We look around the room after the game and are just nodding at each other. That’s how we need to win some games, especially on the road. It’s a feel-good win.”Colorado snapped a six-game losing skid away from Ball Aren...

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 40, Thunder snap Nuggets’ 6-game win streak with 119-93 victory

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:32 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points, 17 in the decisive third quarter, and the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame another efficient shooting game from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 119-93 on Friday night.Gilgeous-Alexander topped 40 points for the fifth time this season and was four shy of his career best set last season. He was 14 of 20 from the field and made all 10 of his free-throw attempts.Oklahoma City has won three straight and eight of its last 10 to surge past Denver in the Northwest Division. The Nuggets, who had their six-game winning streak snapped, have lost just three home games this season and the last two have come against the Thunder.Those are Denver’s only losses in the last 11 games.Chet Holmgren scored 24 points, was 4 of 4 from 3-point range, and had two blocks. He had eight blocked shots against the Nuggets on Dec. 16.Jokic, who finished with 19 points, made 9 of 10 shots and over the last two games he is 20 of 21 from the field. He mad...

Hintz completes hat trick with 7.9 seconds left in overtime as Stars beat Blackhawks 5-4

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:32 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz completed a hat trick with 7.9 seconds remaining in overtime giving the Dallas Stars a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.Hintz converted a pass from Jason Robertson for the winner.Joe Pavelski and Jamie Benn each had a goal and an assist for the Stars, who have won five consecutive home games.Scott Wedgewood made 25 saves for Dallas.Tyler Johnson had two goals while Cole Guttman and Jason Dickinson each had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks, who are 0-9-1 in their last 10 road games and are 0-17-1 when allowing more than three goals.Petr Mrazek stopped 30 shots.Johnson’s second goal tied the score at 4-all at 17:24 of the third period 25 seconds into a power play.Dickinson, Dallas’ first-round draft pick in 2013, pulled Chicago within 4-3 with his career-best 12th goal of the season off the far post at 8:58 of the third period.Benn gave the Stars a 4-2 lead on a rebound early in the third period, snapping an 11-game goal drought.Dall...