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Morgan Johnson`s Career-High 22 Lifts Iowa Women Over Northeastern

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 02:19 PM PST

Kareem Shaker – AHN Sports Reporter

Iowa City, IA, United States (AHN) – Morgan Johnson scored a career-high 22 points, Kachine Alexander added 21 points and 12 rebounds as the No. 24 ESPN/USA Today Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa devastated the Northeastern Huskies 87-59 Saturday

Johnson added 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in a terrific outing.

The Hawkeyes shot an impressive .45.6 percent from the floor and used their size to outrebound the Huskies 51-27.

Iowa led 40-33 at he half, never trailed and went by as much as 28 on its way to the win.

Kelly Krei added in 18 points for the Hawkeyes.

Kashaia Cannon led the Huskies with 16 points and Afreyea Tolbert added 12, but the team missed 6 of 9 free throws and was outrebounded by a 46-25 margin.

Northeastern (0-3) faces Army Nov. 29.

The Hawkeyes (4-0) face a trough challenge at UNC Dec. 2.

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Former MLB Catcher Jim Leyritz Acquitted Of Manslaughter

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 02:19 PM PST

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Corine Gatti – AHN Sports Contributor

Miami, FL, United States (AHN) – Former New York Yankees catcher Jim Leyritz was acquitted of a DUI manslaughter charge in a case involving a young Florida woman in a car crash in 2007.

Leyritz, who spent time with seven teams, including two stints with the Yankees, was convicted on a misdemeanor of driving under the influence, carrying a maximum six month sentence.

He will be sentenced Nov. 29.

If he was convicted on the manslaughter charge he could have faced 4-to-15 years in prison.

Fredia Ann Veitch, 30, was killed when Leyritz smashed into her vehicle on Dec. 28, 2007 in Broward County, Fla.

No concrete evidence was reportedly able to prove that Leyritz ran a red light that resulted in the death.

It was alleged by the prosecution that Leyritz ingested 11 or 12 shots of alcohol that distorted his reaction time to the light changing.

Leyritz played for the Anaheim Angels, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox , San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

He worked for MSG Network, ESPN 1050 AM in New York and for the YES Network.

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Brandon Weeden Strong Behind Center, Oklahoma State Trounces Kansas

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 02:19 PM PST

Kareem Shaker – AHN Sports Reporter

Lawrence, KS, United States (AHN) – Brandon Weeden went 31-for-43 for 389 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions to lead the BCS No. 10 Oklahoma State Cowboys to a 48-14 win over Kansas Saturday.

The win clinches at least a share of the Big 12 South title for Oklahoma State.

Kendall Hunter carried the ball 22 times for 105 yards and Jeremy Smith added 64 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries.

Justin Blackmon paced the receiving core with 10 catches for 130 yards and a touchdown. Josh Cooper had seven catches for 94 yards and a score.

Kansas led 14-10 after the first quarter, but fell steadily behind as the Cowboys poured on 38 unanswered points.

Quinn Mecham went 13-for-23 for 138 yards and a touchdown, while James Sims also found the end zone among his 17 carries for 78 yards.

Kansas (3-8, 1-6 Big 12) welcomes the Missouri Tigers Nov. 27.

Oklahoma State (10-1, 6-1 Big 12) hosts Oklahoma Saturday.

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Lumpkins, Moldoveanu Net 22 Each; American Rips Florida Atlantic

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 02:19 PM PST

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Kareem Shaker – AHN Sports Reporter

Boca Raton, FL, United States (AHN) – Vlad Moldoveanu and Stephen Lumpkins had 22 points each as the American University Eagles defeated the Florida Atlantic Owls 82-72 Saturday to remain undefeated with their fourth-straight win. .

The Eagles led 47-30 at the half and went to limit the Owls to dismal 31.1 percent (19 of 61) shooting.

Lumpkins added 15 rebounds, Troy Brewer had 15 points and Nick Hendra added 11 for the Eagles.

Greg Gantt scored 18, Alex Tucker had 14 and Kore White 13 for the Owls (3-2), who head to Gainesville to face the Gators Tuesday.

American (4-0) looks to continue its best start in 25 years at Howard to face the Bison Tuesday.

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Clutch Goal By Alex Morgan Lifts US Women Over Italy In World Cup Qualifier

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 02:19 PM PST

Corine Gatti – AHN Sports Contributor

Padua, Italy (AHN) – Alex Morgan is a new hero for U.S. women’s soccer. Answering the call, Morgan sent a blast home in stoppage time to lift the Americans to a 1-0 win over Italy in a Women’s World Cup qualifying playoff match Saturday.

Morgan, who had U.S. fans’ blood pumping and screaming at their television sets, rescued her team 90 minutes into the nerve-wracking away match.

A scoreless tie could have given the Italians the edge going into Chicago Thanksgiving weekend when the sides square off again.

Morgan was an 85th minute sub–the youngest on the roster at 21–and her goal in the fourth minute in stoppage time saved the American team.

Morgan is no stranger to international goals, and bailing out her team. She forced a 1-1 tie on home soil last month against China.

Although the Americans had ample opportunity with the ball–Italian goalkeeper Anna Picarelli was a staunch force at the net and they could not get a sure shot along with the hosts defenders.

In the end it was the Americans, pretty sweet as injured goalkeeper Hope Solo and ex-defender Kate Markgraf said via Twitter.

“Clutch-lex Morgan does it again,” she wrote on her Twitter account. “I’m so getting an Alex [Morgan] jersey,” Markgraf said.

Veteran Solo chimed in:

“My heart rate must be over 200! I don’t need a workout today! Alex scores and I find myself jumping on my bed screaming! I love [you] guys!”

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Dantonio Credits Michigan State`s Toughness; Purdue Nearly `Spoilermakers`

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 02:19 PM PST

John Raffel – AHN Sports Correspondent

East Lansing, MI, United States (AHN) – Purdue almost became the Spoilermakers.

But Michigan State’s punt blocking skills spoiled the Boilermakers’ hopes for a major college football upset Saturday.

Quarterback Kirk Cousins’ 3-yard TD run following a blocked punt lifted No. 11-ranked Michigan State over Purdue 35-31 at Spartan Stadium.

Cousins was 28-of-37 for 276 yards and three touchdowns to lead MSU to the comeback victory and keep the Spartans in a share of first place in the Big Ten.

“It was an outstanding job by our football team hanging in,” said MSU coach Mark Dantonio. “I think Purdue came ready to play, obviously. We didn’t play our best football, but we just kept playing. We knew we needed to catch fire emotionally, and we finally did in the fourth quarter, with about 8:56 to go (on the clock).”

MSU trailed by 15 going into the final 15 minutes.

“You have to fight off any thoughts you have and it gets hard especially when you are down by 15,” said MSU senior linebacker Jon Misch. “It’s agonizing. It’s right in your face. Our team showed a lot of maturity to be able to take it and say we are not going to let this happen. We are going to stick our foot in the ground and we are going to end up making plays right now. I am obviously so happy that we did.”

Enjoying a surprising 21-13 lead at halftime, the Boilermakers kept the pressure on with an 11-play scoring drive which hit paydirt on quarterback Rob Henry’s 12-yard touchdown pass to Cortez Smith in the third quarter for a 28-13 lead.

Early in the fourth quarter, Cousins threw a 5-yard scoring pass to B.J. Cunningham to cut the Purdue lead to 28-20. But two minutes later, Carson Wiggs booted a 52-yard field goal for Purdue to make it an 11-point game.

MSU came back with a 9-yard pass from Cousins to Mark Dell for a touchdown and Dell scored the two-point conversion to make it a three-point game with less than seven minutes to play.

Denicos Allen blocked a Purdue punt attempt and MSU recovered on the Boilermaker 3. The Spartans gained the lead 35-31 on Cousins’ 3-yard touchdown run.

“It’s hard to tell with that many people lined up on the line of scrimmage of the gaps,” said Purdue coach Danny Hope. “We will have to look at the film. It does not really matter where the breakdown came from; it was the difference maker of the game.”

“We weren’t really sending more, guys were just getting close,” Dantonio said. “For whatever reason, whether it was the blocking or whether it was the timing. Denicos got a great jump on the ball on that last one, came off the edge unblocked and put his hand right on the football, just like you were supposed to.”

“The ball stopped dead on the 3-yard line, and didn’t go out of the end zone for a safety, which I thought was big. We were then able to get in.”

Keith Carlos rushed for 99 yards including an 80-yard touchdown run to spark Purdue to the 21-13 halftime lead.

Michigan State entered the game at 9-1 overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten, tied for first place with Ohio State and Wisconsin. While MSU improves to 10-1 and 6-1, Purdue falls to 4-7 and 2-5.

“I think they played awfully well for the majority of the season, I am really proud of our football team,” said Hope. “We started the season off with a lot of question marks. We lost both of our top players right in a row, really proud of our football team. It was a great game today; very disappointed we did not win. It was a heartbreaking loss, but it is fun playing Boilermaker football.”

“With the bye week that we had it was a good benefit to us because we got to go in and watch film and really get a feel for what Purdue was trying to do,” said MSU sophomore defensive tackle. “Jerel Worthy.” It was just good preparation. We wanted to know what was coming. They made us study hard.”

“Kevin Pickelman got a big hit late in the fourth quarter and guys were pretty excited. It was good preparation. Two big plays ignited the Boilermakers in the first half.

Cousins threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Dell to give MSU a 7-0 advantage early in the first quarter.

But then Purdue ran off 14 uncontested points. Carlos stormed 80 yards for a Purdue touchdown to tie the game. Later in the quarter, Ricardo Allen intercepted a Cousins pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown and 14-7 Purdue lead, stunning the Spartan Stadium crowd.

In the second quarter for Michigan State, Edwin Baker had a 19-yard touchdown run. But Dan Conroy’s PAT try failed and Purdue maintained a one-point lead.

Purdue scored with nine seconds left in the second quarter on a 8-yard pass from Rob Henry to Antavian Edison for a eight-point advantage at the half.

Michigan State had a 381-378 edge in total yards. Dell caught eight passes for 108 yards. Baker gained 90 yards rushing.

Michigan State offensive coordinator Don Treadwell praised Cousins for battling through ankle and shoulder injuries.

“I think before you get to your technical abilities and those types of things, there’s a will to win,” Treadwell said. “That’s why he’s one of the unanimous captains of the football team as an underclassman. He brings that energy not just to the offense, but to the entire team. You can’t put a price tag on those things; you don’t coach those things up…What he brings to the table is tremendous and it affects the whole team. “

For Wisconsin, Henry was 16 of 26 in passing for 189 yards. Carlos had 103 rushing yards.

The Spartans play at Penn State next Saturday to end the regular season.

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China Sails To Top Of Medal Standings At Asian Games

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 02:19 PM PST

AHN Sports Staff

Guangzhou, China (AHN) – China continues its domination in all fields, as Asia’s sports beast ended up with the most medals in sailing at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

Unlike other sports, China did not sweep all events in sailing, but still managed to produce 10 medals (four gold, two silver, and four bronzes) – good enough for the overall crown.

Wang Aichen, 20, lorded the RS:X sailing class, amassing 13 points to become the clear winner over Thailand’s Ek Boonsawad (32) and South Korea’s Lee Taehoon (33).

Meanwhile, Zhang Xiaotian survived a poor finishes in the final three races Saturday, as he hanged on to win the gold.

Zhang racked up six first place finishes to take a four-point edge over Malaysia’s Ahmad Latif Khan Bin Ali Sabri Khan (31) and Singapore’s Lo Jun Han Ryan.

On the women’s side, Wang Ning finished with 14 points to seize the Mistral class, while Sun Sasa also took first after collecting 13 points in RS:X class.

However, China’s bid in match racing ended with a fourth-place effort, as Japan nabbed the gold while India and South Korea came in second and third, respectively.

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Bruins` Savard OK With Colin Campbell`s Criticism

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 02:19 PM PST

Corine Gatti – AHN Sports Contributor

Boston, MA, United States (AHN) – Boston Bruins forward Marc Savard joined his team at practice Saturday after recetnyl suffering with post-concussion syndrome.

He also shrugged off NHL vice president Colin Campbell’s e-mails written three years ago citing Savard as “a little fake artist.”

Savard said he was not bothered by the e-mails that recently came to light, because they were issued before Campbell ruled last season on Matt Cooke’s hit that left Savard with a Grade 2 concussion in a March game vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Savard was not taken to a hospital after the hit to his head.

“I have nothing against Colie,” Savard told the website. “I think that stuff was private stuff, and I think that stuff that he was saying got interpreted in a bad way. It had nothing to do with the Cooke incident.”

Savard, 33, was under Campbell’s direction with the Rangers last decade and Savard’s playing style was encouraged.

“I just knew he was talking about when I dove a couple of times when I played for him to draw penalties,” he said.

“I’ve obviously changed because I play every night, but back then I was in and out of the lineup, so that was one of my bonuses, drawing two or three penalties a game and getting on the power play.

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Ryan Williams Rolls Up 142 Rushing Yards; VA. Tech Captures ACC Coastal

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 02:19 PM PST

Corine Gatti – AHN Sports Contributor

Miami, FL, United States (AHN) – Back Ryan Williams rushed for 142 yards and two scores on 14 carries, as Virginia Tech defeated Miami 31-17 Saturday for the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Coastal Division title.

Tech junior wideout Danny Coale had four catches and piled on 83 yards, including a touchdown.

The teams forged a 10-10 tie going into the half, but Virginia quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who completed 7-of -14 throws for 94 yards and one score, helped Tech pull away in the fourth.

Tech defender Jayron Hosley intercepted Stephen Morris at 9:01, opening the way for Taylor and his 18-yard touchdown run to give the Hokies a shot at the ACC championship next month and the Orange Bowl Jan. 3.

Miami was led by running back Lamar Miller, who rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown.

The Hokies improved to 9-2, 7-0, winning their ninth game in a row.

Miami fell to 7-4, 5-3 with the loss.

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Jameer Steers Magic Over Pacers; Nelson`s 3-Point Play Keys Win

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 02:19 PM PST

AHN Sports Staff

Indianapolis, IN, United States (AHN) – Jameer Nelson drilled an 11-foot jumper and hit a free-throw after getting fouled in the final minute, lifting the Orlando Magic to a 90-86 win over the Indianapolis Pacers Saturday.

Vince Carter also drained a pair of freebies at the stripe in the closing seconds for the Magic.

James Posey gave the Pacers an 86-85 lead with a three-pointer with 45 ticks left, but Indy didn’t score again in falling to 5-6 overall, 3-4 on their home court.

Orlando (9-3), which held the Pacers to just 14 points in the third quarter, was led by Dwight Howard’s 25 points and 21 from Rashard Lewis.

Howard added 12 rebounds and three blocked shots, a strong night considering he missed 8 of 19 free throws.

Roy Hibbert led a balanced Indiana attack with 19 points, as four Pacers pumped in double-figure scoring.

Danny Granger added 13 points, but missed 13 of 18 shots.

Indiana was dismal from long-distance, hitting just 5 of 27 trey attempts.

The Pacers lost despite having more rebounds, assists and steals than the Magic.

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