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February 7

Cousins leads Kings back against Hornets, 100-92

After digging themselves a hole 18 points deep with poor shooting and porous defense, DeMarcus Cousins and the Sacramento Kings avoided the temptation to bicker with one another.

February 7

Oklahoma women lose big again against No. 1 Baylor

Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale actually had a smile on her face when she walked off the court at halftime with her team down by 11 points at top-ranked Baylor.

February 7

NBA-best Thunder beat Blazers 111-107 in OT

Kevin Durant had 33 points, including a dunk with 2.9 seconds left in overtime, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 111-107 on Monday night.

February 7

Ducks beat Flames 3-2 in 8th round of shootout

Niklas Hagman scored the deciding goal in the eighth round of a shootout and the Anaheim Ducks beat Calgary 3-2 on Monday night for their 14th straight home victory over the Flames.

February 7

DePaul loses 89-76 to No. 18 Marquette

DePaul coach Oliver Purnell found how difficult it is to try and keep up with No. 18 Marquette with his star point guard almost being nonexistent.

February 7

Criteria is a tough way to decide champ Paul Sokoloski Opinion

They went all the way down to something called tiebreaker H to determine who won the District 2 Class 2A wrestling championship.

February 7

Tour title taken from Contador

MADRID — Eddy Merckx wonders if someone is trying to “kill cycling.”

February 7

Big Ten mulling four-team playoff

CHICAGO — The Big Ten is not only ready to listen to proposals regarding a national four-team football playoff, league and school officials are kicking around an intriguing idea.

February 7

Arena cuts ties with Shamrocks

WILKES-BARRE TWP. – The board that oversees Mohegan Sun Arena has terminated its license agreement with Kings Lacrosse, LLC – the owner of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Shamrocks.

February 7

The dynamic duo

INDIANAPOLIS — Tom Coughlin has never won the NFL’s coach of the year award. Eli Manning has never been the league’s MVP.

February 7

Champions return home greeted by joyful fans

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Smiles were the order of the day, as the Super Bowl-champion New York Giants returned home, victorious once again.

February 7

WVC BOYS BASKETBALL STATISTICS (Statisti



February 7

Unsigned weigh-in sheet was no big deal after all

After further review, Lake-Lehman and its head wrestling coach did nothing wrong prior to Saturday’s District 2 Class 2A Duals finals against Western Wayne.

February 7

Rockies acquire Guthrie from O’s



February 7

Coach’s unconventional call not unprecedented

INDIANAPOLIS — Bill Belichick gave clear instructions to his defensive unit: Let the runner score.

February 7

Disappointed Patriots return home

FOXBOROUGH, Mass — When New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft sits down with network executives to negotiate the NFL’s television contracts, he knows what they’re looking for.

February 7

Game a hit with TV viewers NOTES



February 7

Lehman closing in on ending below .500 streak JOHN ERZAR NOTEBOOK

It’s going to go right down to the wire for the Lake-Lehman Black Knights.

February 7

Kessel scores twice, Leafs beat Oilers



February 7

Williams rallies 76ers to win over Lakers



February 7

No. 4 Missouri holds on to beat Oklahoma

NORMAN, Okla. — Marcus Denmon scored 25 points, Ricardo Ratliffe added 15 points and 10 rebounds and No. 4 Missouri claimed first place in the Big 12 by edging Oklahoma 71-68 on Monday night.

February 7

Click - Monday, February, 6, 2012

Wyoming Area senior Jenna Skrinak signed a letter of intent to play field hockey at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. She is the first player from Wyoming Area to be offered an athletic scholarship for field hockey. Jenna is the daughter of Kathy and the late Bob Skrinak. Pictured seated are: Kathy and Jenna Skrinak. Standing: Frank Parra, Wyoming Area athletic director and Vito Quaglia, principal, Wyoming Area Secondary Center.



February 7

Semenza helping Buckeyes women on the ice On Campus Bill Arsenault

The No. 13 appears to be a good luck charm for Paige Semenza of the Ohio State women’s ice hockey team.

February 7

Stanford LB Shayne Skov arrested for DUI

In a rarity for a prestigious academics university that prides itself on a higher standard, Stanford had a player get into trouble with the law.

February 7

Scola leads Rockets past hurting Nuggets 99-90

Luis Scola scored 25 points and the Houston Rockets handed the injury-riddled Denver Nuggets their third straight loss, 99-90 on Monday night.

February 7

No. 18 Marquette beats DePaul 89-76

Darius Johnson-Odom scored 23 points and Jamil Wilson added 18 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 18 Marquette to an 89-76 victory over DePaul on Monday night.

February 7

Griner, No. 1 Baylor women dominate Oklahoma again

Baylor and Oklahoma have often played the most anticipated and best games in the Big 12 each season.



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It’s going to go right down to the wire for the Lake-Lehman Black Knights.