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DENVER, Nov. 10 (UPI) –

Ben Roethlisberger threw three touchdown passes and the Pittsburgh Steelers won their fifth straight game Monday, knocking off the Denver Broncos 28-10.

Roethlisberger completed 21-of-29 passes for 234 yards. He threw two 3-yard touchdown passes to Hines Ward and a 25-yarder to Mike Wallace, all in the second half.

Tyrone Carter scored the Steelers’ other touchdown with a 48-yard interception return.

Pittsburgh running back Rashard Mendenhall amassed 155 yards on 22 carries and the Steelers’ defense picked off three Kyle Orton passes.

Robert Ayers scooped up a fumble and ran 54 yards for a touchdown and Matt Prater kicked a 40-yard field goal for the Broncos.

Orton was 23-of-38 passing for 221 yards.

Both teams are 6-2.

See the full post at NFL: Pittsburgh 28, Denver 10

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Nov. 10 (UPI) –

Syracuse, ranked No. 25, ripped Albany 75-43 Monday, giving Orange Coach Jim Boeheim the 800th victory of his career.

Arinze Onuaku scored 14 points and Kris Joseph, Scoop Jardine and Wes Johnson had 12 each for Syracuse (1-0).

Will Harris produced 14 points and Tim Ambrose scored 12 for the Great Danes (0-1) in a game that was part of the 2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.

Boeheim, in his 34th season at Syracuse, has a record of 800-288.

See the full post at COL BKB: Syracuse 75, Albany 43

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9 (UPI) –

Kobe Bryant scored 28 points despite sitting out much of the second half Sunday in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 104-88 win over New Orleans.

Bryant scored 26 in the first half on 10-of-16 shooting from the field for the defending NBA champion Lakers, who have won five straight and six of their first seven games to open the season.

Shannon Brown scored 15 points off the bench and Luke Walton scored 11 for the Lakers, who once again played without Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum. Gasol has been sidelined by a small hamstring tear and Bynum is recovering from an elbow injury.

Chris Paul finished with 15 points and nine assists for the Hornets, who lost for the fifth time in their first seven games. David West scored 11 and James Posey, Emeka Okafor and Devin Brown had 10 points apiece for New Orleans.

The Lakers were ahead 55-42 at the half and used a 17-3 outburst in the third quarter to go up by 27.

See the full post at NBA: LA Lakers 104, New Orleans 88

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9 (UPI) –

Tony Romo hit Miles Austin with a 49-yard fourth-quarter touchdown pass Sunday and the Dallas Cowboys beat Philadelphia 20-16.

Romo was 21-of-34 passing for 307 yards, one interception and the touchdown pass, which was Austin’s only reception of the game. Roy Williams caught five passes for 75 yards, Patrick Crayton picked up 74 yards on two catches and Jason Witten had seven catches for 43 yards for Dallas (6-2), which won its fourth straight and took sole possession of first place in the NFC East.

Marion Barber gained 50 yards on 12 rushes and Tashard Choice ran for a TD for Dallas.

Donovan McNabb was 16-of-30 passing for 227 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions for the Eagles (5-3), who had a two-game winning streak broken.

LeSean McCoy carried 13 times for 54 yards and picked up 61 yards on five catches. Brent Celek caught three passes for 39 yards and a TD for the Eagles.

See the full post at NFL: Dallas 20, Philadelphia 16

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 9 (UPI) –

Rookie Tyreke Evans scored 23 points Sunday for Sacramento, pacing the Kings in a 120-107 win over the Golden State Warriors.

The Kings pulled away with an eight-point run early in the fourth quarter.

Beno Udrih had 20 points, Jason Thompson 19 and Donte Greene 17 for the Kings, who have won three of their last four games.

Stephen Jackson led the Warriors with 21 points and Corey Maggette, off the bench, scored 20.

See the full post at NBA: Sacramento 120, Golden State 107

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 8 (UPI) –

Columbus beat Carolina 3-2 Saturday — the 12th straight loss for the Hurricanes, whose goalie, Cam Ward, left with a leg injury 7 1/2 minutes into the contest.

Rick Nash’s third-period goal proved to be the eventual game-winner. Nikita Filatov and Jared Boll also scored for the Blue Jackets, who have notched at least a point in five straight games, going 3-0-2 in the span.

But the story of the game was the injury to Ward, the 2006 Conn Smythe Trophy winner.

As he stretched to make a save on Nash in the first period, it appeared that Nash or a Carolina defenseman cut the netminder in the leg with a skate. Ward’s blood spilled onto the ice, and he was taken to a hospital for evaluation.

I don’t know any more now, Carolina head Coach Paul Maurice told reporters. I know (Ward) went to the hospital. I haven’t gotten a call back. It’s a significant injury…. There was a fair amount of blood on the ice.

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See the full post at NHL: Columbus 3, Carolina 2

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 8 (UPI) –

A fourth-round shootout goal by the Flyers’ Mika Pyorala gave Philadelphia a 2-1 overtime win Saturday over the St. Louis Blues.

Pyorala beat Blues goalie Chris Mason, who lost in the shootout after making a huge save on the Flyers’ Scott Hartnell in the overtime period to keep the game alive. David Backes had the final shootout opportunity for St. Louis, but goalie Ray Emery made the stop and sealed the win for Philadelphia.

Hartnell scored in regulation time as the Flyers won their fourth straight game. Emery stood tall in the net for Philadelphia, making 30 saves in the win.

The Blues were paced by T.J. Oshie’s goal as Mason played a stellar game despite the shootout loss, stopping 35 shots.

St. Louis lost for the fifth time in six games.

See the full post at NHL: Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 1 (SO)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) –

The Washington Capitals broke open a close game with five third-period goals Saturday in their 7-4 win over the Florida Panthers.

Mike Knuble made two goals and picked up two assists for Washington, while Tomas Fleischmann also tallied twice. Brooks Laich, Mathieu Perreault and Quintin Laing also netted goals for the Capitals, who won back-to-back games against Florida.

Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom picked up a pair of helpers while goalie Jose Theodore notched 24 saves in the Washington win.

The Panthers, meanwhile, lost for the sixth time in nine games. They were paced by goals from Michael Frolik, Dmitry Kulikov, Michal Repik and Cory Stillman. Their goalie, Scott Clemmensen, allowed the seven goals on 32 shots.

Only 40 seconds after Perreault’s first career goal tied the game at 3-3 at the 2:21 mark of the third period, Laing gave the Capitals the lead. Stillman answered, but Fleischmann put the Capitals back on top for good at 7:2…

See the full post at NHL: Washington 7, Florida 4

MONTREAL, Dec. 11 (UPI) –

Martin St. Louis had two goals Thursday to help the Tampa Bay Lightning halt its nine-game losing streak with a 3-1 triumph over Montreal.

It was the Lightning’s first victory since Nov. 21 against Nashville.

Olaf Kolzig stopped 31 shots and was perfect over the final two periods.

Montreal’s lone goal came on the power play from Patrice Brisebois to open the scoring 5:34 into the contest. St. Louis tied the game midway through the first and then he produced the contest’s last score shorthanded 8:31 into the second.

Montreal had won four of its previous five. Jaroslav Halak made 19 saves in the loss.

See the full post at NHL: Tampa Bay 3, Montreal 1

UNIONDALE, N.Y., Nov. 8 (UPI) –

The New York Islanders unleashed a display of firepower against the Atlanta Thrashers Saturday, with six players scoring in a 6-3 victory.

The Isles got goals from Matt Moulson, Blake Comeau, Sean Bergenheim, Andy Sutton, Josh Bailey and Jack Hillen while chasing Atlanta goalie Ondrej Pavelec.

Dwayne Roloson, meanwhile, had a good night in the nets for New York, making 31 saves.

The Islanders took control of the game by notching the final two goals of the first period. Bergenheim registered his first tally of the year at the 13:34 mark, and Hillen’s first of the season came with 1:08 left in the initial period.

Comeau continued the assault just 22 seconds into the second period when he scored to extend New York’s lead to 4-1.

See the full post at NHL: N.Y. Islanders 6, Atlanta 3