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Luck leads Colts to Upset of Manning and Broncos 24-13

Posted on January 11, 2015

DENVER (AP) — Andrew Luck threw two touchdown passes and the Indianapolis Colts upset Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos 24-13 Sunday in the AFC playoffs.

The Colts (13-5) advanced to the AFC conference championship next weekend in New England. The Patriots (13-4) rallied past Baltimore 35-31 Saturday in the other AFC divisional playoff.

The Broncos (12-5) were left to deal with the hangover of yet another playoff debacle — and maybe questions about Manning’s future and that of coach John Fox, as well.

Manning, who joined the Broncos in 2012 after his release from Indy, has gone one-and-done in the playoffs a record nine times in his otherwise stellar career. That includes twice in Denver, where he’s 38-10 in the regular season but just 2-3 in the playoffs.

Overall, Manning is 11-13 in the postseason and this was one of his worst playoff performances ever.

Theriot leads No. 19 Nebraska past Illinois 58-53

Posted on January 11, 2015

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Rachel Theriot scored 27 points, including 10 straight as No. 19 Nebraska closed the game with a 15-4 run, to defeat Illinois 58-53 on Sunday.

The Illini (11-5, 2-2 Big Ten) were up 49-43 and looking for their second-straight win over a ranked team, when Theriot took over. She made two free throws at the 6:19 mark and when she hit a jumper with 3:06 left the Cornhuskers (12-3, 2-2) were up 53-51. Hailie Sample made a free throw, Emily Cady a jumper on a Sample assist and Brandi Jeffery made a free throw to put Nebraska up 57-51 with 14 seconds to go.

Between Amarah Coleman’s basket at 5:31 and her bucket at seven seconds, the Illini missed eight shots and had a turnover.

Coleman, a freshman, matched her career high with 18 points.

Ohio State, Oregon Title Game will Crown a ‘True Champion’

Posted on January 11, 2015

DALLAS (AP) — Ohio State and Oregon will meet in a game that has never been for a trophy that has never been raised.

The winner of Monday night’s matchup can be called the truest champion in the history of major college football.

The first College Football Playoff national championship game matches the second-seeded Ducks and fourth-seeded Buckeyes at AT&T Stadium.

The days of bowls, polls and the BCS having the final say about who is No. 1 in college are over.

Oregon and Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota are in search of the program’s first title.

Ohio State is looking for its fifth championship and first under coach Urban Meyer. In his third season with the Buckeyes, Meyer could become the second coach to win a national title with two schools.

Storm Sweep Waterloo With 3-2 Win

Posted on January 10, 2015January 11, 2015

KEARNEY, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm (16-10-5) completed a weekend sweep of the Waterloo Black Hakws (9-19-3) on Saturday night with a 3-2 win in front of 3,021 fans at the Viaero Event Center.

Wade Allison scored the game-winning goal for Tri-City in the third period, while Chase Berger and Jake Wahlin added tallies in the first period. Storm goaltender Jared Rutledge made 33 saves in the game to earn his third win in a Tri-City sweater.

Allison now has three goals on the season in 14 games. All three have come at home in Kearney, and all have turned out to be game-winners.

For the second consecutive night, the Black Hawks scored on the first shot of the game, as forward Henrik Rommel got his fourth goal of the year from Tyler Sheehy.

The Storm got even at 1-1 when Berger found the back of the net for the fifth time this season. Berger’s goal came on a rebound in front and was assisted by forward Matthew Freytag and defenseman Tory Dello.

Tri-City then took the lead on a goal by Wahlin at 11:32 of the opening period. Wahlin also scored on a rebound, with assists given to Nolan Aibel and Conner Valesano.

The score stayed 2-1 through the second period, as neither team was able to strike in the middle frame, while Tri-City outshot Waterloo 16-11.

In the third, Allison gave Tri-City an insurance goal at 4:54 which turned out to be the game-winner. The Myrtle, Man. native ripped off a wrist shot that beat Waterloo goaltender Trevor Gorsuch to make it 3-1. Freytag and Nick Master picked up assists on the tally.

Waterloo made it a one-goal game on a late tally by center Tom Novak at 14:32 of the third, but their comeback fell short.

The Black Hawks outshot Tri-City 35-30 in the contest.

The Storm are now in a tie for third place in the Western Conference with Des Moines.

Tri-City heads to Bloomington next weekend for their first ever games with the Thunder on Saturday and Sunday Jan. 17-18. Saturday’s game starts at7:05 p.m., while Sunday’s game begins at 3:00.

Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Garrett Gamez and Kyle Eastman along with defenseman Cameron Spicer…

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Waterloo – Henrik Rommel (power play) (Tyler Sheehy) 1:11
Tri-City – Chase Berger (power play) (Matthew Freytag, Tory Dello) 5:30
Tri-City – Jake Wahlin (Conner Valesano, Nolan Aibel) 11:32

2nd Period

(no scoring)

3rd Period
Tri-City – Wade Allison (Matthew Freytag, Nick Master) 4:54
Waterloo – Tom Novak (Hayden Shaw) 14:32

PENALTIES

1st Period
Tri-City – Cody Milan – (Hooking), 2 min, 0:26
Waterloo – Tyler Sheehy – (Holding), 2 min, 3:45
Tri-City – Chase Berger – (Head Contact), 2 min, 8:24
Waterloo – Sam Rossini – (Interference), 2 min, 12:26
Tri-City – Cody Milan – (Holding), 2 min, 12:26

2nd Period

Tri-City – Dan Labosky – (High Sticking), 2 min, 5:14
Waterloo – Ethan Spaxman – (Holding), 2 min, 6:37
Waterloo – Alex Robert – (Interference), 2 min, 12:06

3rd Period
Waterloo – Rem Pitlick – (Tripping), 2 min, 11:10

Power Play

Waterloo – 1/3

Tri-City – 1/4

Shots

Waterloo: 13, 11, 11 = Total: 35
Tri-City: 8, 16, 6 = Total: 30

Saves
Waterloo – Trevor Gorsuch – 27/30
Tri-City – Jared Rutledge – 33/35

NPCC Knights Defeat Eastern Wyoming

Posted on January 10, 2015January 11, 2015

The North Platte Community College Knights defeated the Eastern Wyoming College Lancers 73-65 on Boy Scout Night at McDonald – Belton Gymnasium. Saturday afternoon.

The Knights are 12-4 on the season and 5-1 in the National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX south sub-region. The Lancers drop to 6-11 overall and 1-4 in the sub region.

The Lancers started the game on a 12- 4 lead with 15:54 to play in the game. The Knights went on a 9-0 run to take the lead 13-12 on a three – pointer by Marco Pascolo.

The score was tied at 21 with five minutes left to play and the Knights went on a 16-3 run to take their biggest lead of the game 37-24.

The Knights held a 37-29 advantage at halftime.

In the second half the Lancers cut the lead to three, trailing 58-55 with 8:22 left in the game. But the Knights were able to maintain their lead.

The Knights were led in scoring by Shyquinn Dix who scored 26 game high points. Marco Pascolo scored 15 and Matt Thomas scored 11 points. Pascolo grabbed 6 rebounds and Riley Rice grabbed 5 rebounds to pace the Knights.

The Lancers were led by Kalil Potts with 23 points. Malcolm Glover was the only other Lancer to score in double figures with 13.

The Knights will be in action on Wednesday, January 14 as they face Laramie County Community College at McDonald-Belton Gymnasium. Tip-off will be at 7:00 p.m. CST.

The game may be heard on ESPN 1410 or on www.northplattepost.com on the World Wide Web. It may also be seen on www.coachesaid.com .

The game will be distinguished as “Special Olympics Night”. Recognition will be given to the area Special Olympians.

NPCC Lady Knights Fall to Eastern Wyoming

Posted on January 10, 2015January 11, 2015

The North Platte Community College Lady Knights were defeated by the Eastern Wyoming College Lady Lancers. 40-54 Saturday afternoon at McDonald – Belton Gymnasium.

The Lady Knights were victims of cold shooting throughout the game. In the first half they shot 9.7 percent from the field, making only 3 shots out of 31 attempts. 10 of the 16 first half points came from the free throw line out of 12 attempts for a percentage of 83.3 percent.

The Lady Lancers shot 11 out of 24 attempts for 45.8 percent in the first half to take a 29-16 halftime advantage.

In the second half, the Lady Knights maintained their solid free throw shooting 80 percent in the second half.

Overall the Lady Knights went 18 of 22 from the line for 81.8 percent.

The Lady Knights committed only 6 turnovers for the game compared to 12 for Eastern Wyoming.

The Lady Knights were led in scoring by April Stull, who had 14 points for the game. Aliyah Brown was next in scoring with 7 points and Kiera Mickens had 6 points.

The Lady Lancers were led by Kara Babola with 21 points. Two other Lady Lancers scored in double figures. Lizette Heredia scored 11 points and Jordan Nelson had 10 points.

The Lady Knights drop to 9-6 on the year. The Lady Lancers improve to 12-5 on the year.

The Lady Knights play Northwest Kansas Technical College at McDonald – Belton Gymnasium on Monday, January 12. The game may be seen on the Internet atwww.coachesaid.com .

Tip–off is scheduled for 6:00 p. m. CST.

Broncos put Quanterus Smith on IR, Promote Shaquil Barrett

Posted on January 10, 2015January 11, 2015

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos placed defensive end Quanterus Smith on injured reserve on the eve of their divisional playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts.

The Broncos promoted linebacker Shaquil Barrett from their practice squad to take his place.

Smith injured his surgically repaired left knee at practice Thursday and missed Friday’s practice. He was the only Broncos player to miss a workout following the team’s first-round bye.

Smith played in all but one game for the Broncos this season, totaling 11 tackles and two pass breakups.

Barrett is a rookie from Colorado State who spent all season on the practice squad except for Week 7, when he was on the active roster.

The Broncos (12-4) host the Colts (12-5) Sunday.

Nathan MacKinnon’s Goal helps Avs to 4-3 Win over Stars

Posted on January 10, 2015January 11, 2015

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon broke a second-period tie and Semyon Varlamov stopped 37 shots, leading the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday.

Erik Johnson, John Mitchell and Matt Duchene also scored as the Avalanche won for the fifth time in six games to leapfrog Dallas in the Central Division standings.

MacKinnon’s score with 8.4 seconds left in the second was part of a three-goal period for the Avalanche. They came out fast to start the third, too, with Duchene scoring just 12 seconds into period.

Brett Ritchie, Colton Sceviour and Ales Hemsky had goals for the Stars, who have dropped five straight in Denver.

Seth Meyers to Host NFL Awards Show

Posted on January 10, 2015January 11, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s Seth Meyers will host “NFL Honors,” the Super Bowl eve telecast in which the league introduces the new Pro Football Hall of Fame class and hands out awards for the 2014 season, including The Associated Press MVP.

The former “Saturday Night Live” player and current late-night TV host takes over for Alec Baldwin, who hosted the first four shows.

“NFL Honors” will be held at Symphony Hall in downtown Phoenix on Jan. 31, a night before the Super Bowl kicks off in nearby Glendale.

The AP will hand out awards for coach of the year, offensive and defensive players and rookies, comeback player, and assistant coach. The awards are voted on by a nationwide panel of 50 people who cover the league.

No. 19 Seton Hall tops Creighton 68-67 on Gibbs’ late 3

Posted on January 10, 2015January 11, 2015

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Sterling Gibbs made a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left, lifting No. 19 Seton Hall over Creighton 68-67 on Saturday.

James Milliken’s 3-pointer at the buzzer bounced off the rim, sending Creighton to a fifth straight loss for the first time since 1996-97.

Gibbs bounced back from an eight-point night in a loss to Xavier to score 22, making 4 of 8 3-pointers. Khadeen Carrington had 11 points and Brandon Mobley matched his career high with 13 rebounds for the Pirates (13-3, 3-1 Big East).

Milliken had 20 points in his first start, Will Artino had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Rick Kreklow added 10 points for the Bluejays (9-8, 0-4).