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Marciulionis scores 18, Jefferson gets 16, help Saint Mary’s upset No. 13 Colorado State, 64-61

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:00 GMT

By DENNIS GEORGATOS (Associated Press)FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Joshua Jefferson scored 16 points including a key 3-pointer down the stretch and Saint Mary’s sent No. 13 Colorado State to its first loss of the season 64-61 on Saturday night. Augustas Marciulionis led the Gaels (5-5) with 18 points before fouling out, and Aidan Mahaney added 10 points. Isaiah Stevens had 20 points to lead Colorado State (9-1). Patrick Cartier had 16 points and Nique Clifford added 15 points and 11 rebounds. “It was a huge step for us,” St. Mary’s coach Randy Bennett said. “We’ve had a tough schedule. We weren’t put together at the start of the year for a couple of reasons. But we’ve been building it, building it. I thought we were getting better. We have to get tougher. We have to get better so we can turn this thing around. But this was the best team we’ve played and it’s the best we’ve played so this was a good step in the rig...

Video shows school crossing guard thrown into the air during Lakewood crash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:00 GMT

Video captured the moment a school crossing guard was thrown into the air after a vehicle jumped the curb and smashed right into him in Lakewood.On Dec. 1, Eduardo Villalpando, 38, had just walked a group of children across the street when suddenly, a speeding driver slammed into him. As Villalpando was standing on the corner of Centralia and Pioneer Streets, a speeding Dodge Challenger slammed into a Honda Pilot SUV that was turning left at the intersection. The violent impact sent the Challenger barrelling into the street corner, through a cement shopping sign and directly into Villalpando who was propelled into the air by the nose of the vehicle.Villalpando’s left leg was completely severed and his right leg was severely injured. Although he survived the violent collision, he faces a long road to recovery ahead.Video captured the moment a school crossing guard was thrown into the air after a vehicle jumped the curb and smashed into him in Lakewood on Dec. 1, 2023. (Supe...

CIF state football championships: This weekend’s scoreboard

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:00 GMT

Saturday’s resultsOPEN DIVISIONSerra (12-0) vs. Mater Dei-Santa Ana (12-1), Saturday, 8 p.m. at Saddleback College in Mission ViejoDIVISION 1-AAt Saddleback CollegeFolsom 20, St. Bonaventure 14DIVISION 2-ALos Gatos (12-2) vs. Central Valley Christian-Visalia (14-1) on Saturday, 7 p.m. at Pasadena City CollegeDIVISION 3-AAAt Saddleback CollegeAcalanes 35, Birmingham 23DIVISION 3-AMarin Catholic (13-1) vs. Mayfair (11-3) on Saturday, 7 p.m. at El Camino College in TorranceDIVISION 4-AAt Pasadena City CollegePalma 42, Mission Oak 19DIVISION 5-AAt El Camino CollegeWoodland Christian 23, Banning 13DIVISION 6-AAt El Camino CollegeColusa 33, Sweetwater 17DIVISION 7-AAt Pasadena City CollegeStrathmore 42, Bell Gardens 7Friday’s resultsDIVISION 1-AAAt Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo 27, De La Salle 14DIVISION 2-AAAt Saddleback CollegeLa Serna 21, Grant-Sacramento 19DIVISION 4-AAAt Pasadena City CollegeSoquel 28, Jurupa Hills 7Related ArticlesHigh School Sports | State ...

Lindgren, Capitals power past Rangers to spoil Laviolette’s return to Washington

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Charlie Lindgren stopped 31 shots for his second shutout of the season and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4-0 Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak.Sonny Milano, Anthony Mantha, Tom Wilson and Nicolas Aube-Kubel all had goals to help the Capitals spoil former coach Peter Laviolette’s return to Washington with his new team and move into third place in the Metropolitan Division.“Espeically against that team, against our ex-coach, (that win) means a lot,” Aube-Kubel said.Igor Shesterkin finished with 24 saves as the Rangers were shut out for the first time this season and lost consecutive games for the first time.“I think it’s something we had early on is kind of that competitiveness and a little bit of the edge, that separation maybe, I think that’s gotten a little complacent,” New York captain Jacob Trouba said. “Maybe let off the gas a little bit, and that’s something we’re going to find out. We can’...

Primeau stops 46 shots as Slafkovsky’s shootout goal lifts Canadiens over Sabres 3-2

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:00 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Cayden Primeau made a career-high 46 saves and Juraj Slafkovsky scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.Primeau stopped two out of four Sabres shooters in the shootout. Jayden Struble and Nick Suzuki scored for the Canadiens. Jeff Skinner and Kyle Okposo each had a goal and Devon Levi made 29 saves for the Sabres, who are winless in six of eight games.The Canadiens got out to a 2-0 lead in the second period when Struble and Suzuki scored 14 seconds apart.Buffalo’s Eric Robinson received a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct and Montreal’s Kaiden Guhle went off on a roughing minor 11 minutes into the second period. Struble deflected a shot from Johnathan Kovacevic past Levi at 12:59 during the 4-on-4 for his first NHL goal. Suzuki’s goal came at 13:13 during the power play when he wired a shot past Levi.Skinner made it 2-1 at 1:06 of the third period...

Clark scores 15 to lead Merrimack over D-II member Felician 89-85

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:00 GMT

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Adam Clark had 15 points in Merrimack’s 89-85 win over Felician on Saturday night.Clark finished 7 of 11 from the floor for the Warriors (5-6). Jordan Derkack added 13 points while going 4 of 5 and 4 of 4 from the free throw line, and they also had seven rebounds and nine assists. Samba Diallo had 12 points and went 5 of 8 from the field.The Golden Falcons were led in scoring by Jaylen Colon, who finished with 20 points, four assists and two steals. Felician also got 18 points from Anas Amos. Abdul Shanunu also had 12 points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights wrap up season series against Stars with 6-1 victory

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:00 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Vegas captain Mark Stone, Zach Whitecloud, Nicholas Roy and Paul Cotter each had a goal and an assist and the Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights wrapped up their season series against the Dallas Stars with a 6-1 victory Saturday.The Golden Knights, at 18-5-5 just past one-third of the way through their regular-season schedule, have an NHL-high 41 points. Dallas is 15-8-3 for 33 points. It has three regulation losses in its last four games, and won a shootout in the other, since an 8-1 victory over Tampa Bay a week earlier.Logan Thompson had 19 saves for Vegas, and Chandler Stephenson and Pavel Dorofeyev also scored. Jake Oettinger made 20 saves for Dallas.BRUINS 5, COYOTES 3BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist, Linus Ullmark made 31 saves and Boston held off Arizona.Kevin Shattenkirk had his 99th career goal ad Danton Heinen also scored for Boston. The Bruins won for the fourth time in five games and improved to 10-2-1 at home.Trailing 3-0, Arizona...

Matthews scores twice, Samsonov makes 19 in Maple Leafs’ 4-0 win over Predators

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:00 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored twice, Ilya Samsonov made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Nashville Predators 4-0 on Saturday night.Samsonov has 11 NHL shutouts. He got the start after Joseph Woll sprained an ankle Thursday night in a 4-3 victory in Ottawa.David Kampf and Noah Gregor, into an empty net, also scored to help Toronto improve to 14-6-4. William Nylander added two assists, and John Tavares had one for his 998th career point.Kevin Lankinen stopped 33 shots for Nashville. The Predators had won three in a row and nine of 11.Kampf opened the scoring with 5:45 left in the second period when he took a pass from Conor Timmins, split two defenders and roofed a shot for his third goal of the seasonMatthews doubled that lead with 2:03 left in the period when Lankinen could only get a piece of William Nylander’s pass on a give-and-go off the rush.Matthews added his 18th of the season with 3:11 left in the game. Gregor added th...

Myers, West lead Western Illinois past Green Bay 68-59

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:00 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Ryan Myers and Jesiah West scored 18 points apiece to lead Western Illinois over Green Bay 68-59 on Saturday night.Myers had six assists for the Leathernecks (5-6). West made 8 of 9 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line. Drew Cisse had 12 points and finished 6 of 9 from the floor.Noah Reynolds led the Phoenix (4-6) in scoring, finishing with 14 points and two steals. Clarence Cummings III added 11 points for Green Bay. David Douglas Jr. also recorded 11 points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

South Dakota State knocks off Wichita State 79-69

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:00 GMT

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Zeke Mayo’s 25 points helped South Dakota State defeat Wichita State 79-69 on Saturday night.Mayo had six rebounds and seven assists for the Jackrabbits (5-5). Kalen Garry scored 22 points while shooting 8 for 12, including 5 for 8 from beyond the arc, and added seven rebounds. Charlie Easley finished with 11 points.Colby Rogers led the Shockers (7-3) in scoring, finishing with 21 points and four assists. Wichita State also got 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals from Harlond Beverly. Xavier Bell also put up 11 points and four assists.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source