Although Joe Thornton usually does his finest work helping others, the Sharks superstar threw himself quite an anniversary party Friday night. Thornton had two goals and an assist in a dominant two-way performance exactly two years after his arrival from Boston, and San Jose snapped a three-game winless streak with a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.
After looking dead serious for most of the night, Utah’s Andrei Kirilenko couldn’t stop from grinning slightly as he walked to the bench during a time out. Kirilenko had just clinched his third triple-double in Utah’s unlikely 120-96 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. He was swarmed by his teammates with hugs and high-fives.
AP - Andrei Kirilenko had his third career triple-double and Deron Williams scored a career-high 35 points to help the Utah Jazz overcome injuries to two starters and beat the Los Angeles Lakers 120-96 on Friday night.
Carmelo Anthony had a nasty red scratch running down his left cheek courtesy of a fingernail from a Los Angeles Clippers player. He’s not sure of the exact culprit, only that the wound stung. Outside of the scratch, it was a painless evening for Anthony and the Nuggets. The team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 123-107 victory over the Clippers on Friday night.
The Oilers made sure the Anaheim Ducks didn’t have anything to show for another disappointing game in Edmonton. Shawn Horcoff had a goal and two assists, and Dwayne Roloson made 21 saves to help Edmonton beat Anaheim 5-1 on Friday night for their third victory in four games. With the win, Edmonton improved to 11-1-3 in their last 15 home games against the Ducks.
AP - Derrick Low had a miserable shooting game until No. 6 Washington State needed its leading scorer the most. Low hit consecutive 3-pointers in a span of 46 seconds to finally push the Cougars in front and they went on to a 67-64 victory Friday night over a scrappy Baylor team looking for a signature victory.
Tamela McCorvey scored 14 points to lead No. 18 Auburn to a 64-47 victory over UC-Riverside on Friday night in the first round of the Arizona State University Classic. The Tigers will play No. 14 Arizona State, a 78-60 winner over Gonzaga on Friday, in Sunday’s championship game. Auburn (7-0) used a 14-0 run, sparked by a pair of 3-pointers by McCorvey, late in the first half to take control.
AP - The news could have been worse for Michael Vick. A federal judge sentenced two of the suspended NFL star’s dogfighting cohorts to 18 months and 21 months in prison Friday.
Derrick Low kept taking shots for No. 6 Washington State, even though most of them were missing the mark for the team’s leading scorer. His perseverance paid off — and kept the Cougars undefeated. Low was only 1-of-8 shooting before hitting consecutive 3-pointers in a span of 46 seconds to finally push Washington State in front, and the Cougars went on to a 67-64 victory Friday night over a scrappy…
AP - Shawn Horcoff had a goal and two assists, and Dwayne Roloson made 21 saves to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 on Friday night for their third victory in four games.
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