CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Calgary Flames defenseman Derek Morris, whose absence has led to a disastrous power play, will miss another month following surgery to his left wrist.
BORMIO, Italy, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Fritz Strobl won the men's World Cup downhill Saturday, leading Austria to its second sweep of the podium in as many days.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- With Eric Lindros missing the final two periods after taking a hit and Theo Fleury taking a match penalty, rookie Dan Blackburn made 40 saves and the New York R
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Cuttino Mobley scored 31 points and Kenny Thomas added 20 and 13 rebounds Friday night as the Houston Rockets recorded their 12th straight road win over the Gol
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Alvin Williams fell two assists shy of a triple-double and scored four points in the final 14 seconds Friday night as the Toronto Raptors withstood the loss of
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Peja Stojakovic scored 27 points to lead six players in double figures Friday night as the Sacramento Kings defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 125-111, for th
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Major Applewhite, having been bypassed during his senior year, led Texas to a remarkable comeback with 473 passing yards Friday night and Ivan Williams scored t
PHOENIX, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Daniel Briere broke out of a prolonged slump with a pair of power-play goals Friday night and the Phoenix Coyotes spoiled Jeremy Roenick's return to America Wes
EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Mike Comrie's goal with 4:41 remaining Friday night gave the Edmonton Oilers their third straight home win, 3-2 over the Minnesota Wild.
DENVER, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Nick Van Exel had 33 points and 11 assists and Raef LaFrentz grabbed a huge offensive rebound in the final seconds Friday night as the Denver Nuggets held on fo
DALLAS, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Washington defenseman Ken Klee scored off a one-handed feed from Jaromir Jagr 2:03 into overtime Friday night, giving the Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Dallas
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Fred Brathwaite stopped 24 shots for his second shutout of the season Friday night and Doug Weight set up a pair of power-play goals as the St. Louis Blues blan
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Rylan Hainje scored 20 points Friday night as 24th-ranked Butler advanced to the championship game of the Hoosier Classic with a 45-37 victory over Samford.
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Ryan Hogan scored 18 points and Reggie Evans added 12 and 12 rebounds Friday night as ninth-ranked Iowa pulled away in the second half for a 77-43 victory over
ATLANTA, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Ray Ferraro scored his 400th career goal and rookies Dany Heatley and Ilya Kovalchuk each tallied twice as the Atlanta Thrashers surprised the conference-leadin
SUNRISE, Fla., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Glen Murray had a career night with two goals and three assists Friday night as the Boston Bruins pasted former coach Mike Keenan and the Florida Panthers, 7-1.
MIAMI, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Jason Williams scored 19 points to lead six players in double figures Friday night as the Memphis Grizzlies handed the Miami Heat their fifth straight loss, 91-
TUCSON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Salim Stoudamire scored a career-high 25 points Friday night to lead four players in double figures as 16th-ranked Arizona blew out Pepperdine, 94-71, in the se
CLEVELAND, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Jumaine Jones scored 16 of his season-high 28 points in the second half and Andre Miller added 10 of his 25 during a key third-quarter run Friday night in rally
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Darrell Armstrong scored nine of his 21 points in the fourth quarter Friday night to help the Orlando Magic snap a three-game losing streak with an 87-78 victor
Many residents have protested the hydraulic fracturing oil drilling citing contamination of the ground and air at the Niobrara oil shale formation in Weld County, North eastern Colorado on May 30, 2012. Gas and oil companies are using large amounts of water to obtain shale oil and gas in a process called hydraulic fracturing or fracking. UPI/Gary C. Caskey
