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Salem-News.com Sports (February 02, 2007 04:33)Wetern Oregon Upsets UAA, 81-73 Salem-News.com SPORTSTravis Kuhns led WOU with 22 points and 12 rebounds while swatting five shots. (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) -  Western Oregon got a near perfect evening from point guard Alex Swerzbin and his Wolves got offensive against the league's top defensive team during an 81-73 men's basketball win over host Alaska Anchorage in front of 1,286 at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex on Thursday night.
The result dropped the No. 6 regionally ranked Seawolves to 13-6 on the season and to 4-4 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
Western Oregon improved to 7-12 this year and is now 2-6 in the GNAC.
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Salem-News.com Sports (February 01, 2007 21:30)Portland State Hangs on For Win Over Montana, 70-68 Salem-News.com SPORTSJuma Kamara led the Vikings with 17 points. (Missoula, MT) - Paul Hafford made two free throws with 26 seconds left in the game to break a tie and give Portland State an important Big Sky Conference road victory over Montana, 70-68.
It was only the second time in 11 seasons the Vikings have won in Missoula, and it improved their record to 6-5 in Big Sky play, 15-9 overall.
The Grizzlies dropped to 11-11, 5-4.
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Salem-News.com Sports (February 01, 2007 21:08)Seawolves Pull Away From Wolves, 62-45 Salem-News.com SPORTSKori Seymour led WOU with 20 points, hitting four of 11 three-pointers. (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) -  Host Alaska Anchorage broke open a tight game by outscoring Western Oregon early in the second half on its way to a 62-45 women's Great Northwest Athletic Conference basketball win on Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex.
The win improved the Seawolves mark to 15-4 on the year and to 5-3 in the GNAC.
Western Oregon dropped to 3-16 overall and 2-6 in league play.
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Salem-News.com Sports (February 01, 2007 19:41)NBA News: Suns Trio, Three First-time All-Stars Named Reserves Salem-News.com SPORTSThe 14 players selected were chosen by the 30 NBA head coaches. (NEW YORK) -  The Phoenix Suns trio of two-time Most Valuable Player Steve Nash, Shawn Marion and Amaré Stoudemire lead the list of 14 players that have been selected by the coaches as reserves for the 2007 NBA All-Star Game which will be played on Sunday, Feb. 18th at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Joining the three Suns as Western Conference reserves are first-time All-Star forward Carlos Boozer of the Utah Jazz, Allen Iverson of the Denver Nuggets, Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks and Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs.
Two Eastern Conference players are also making their initial All-Star appearance as forwards Caron Butler of the Washington Wizards and Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic has each been invited to Las Vegas.
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Salem-News.com Sports (February 01, 2007 17:22)NTRA Charities Establishes Barbaro Memorial Fund Salem-News.com SPORTSBarbaro was euthanized Monday, ending a struggle for survival after he injured his right hind leg in the May 20th Preakness Stakes. (NEW YORK) -  The National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced Thursday that it will lead a national fundraising program, NTRA Charities – Barbaro Memorial Fund, to raise awareness and money for equine health and safety research in the name of 2006 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands winner Barbaro, whose gallant struggle to overcome a catastrophic injury captivated horse enthusiasts around the world.
One specific target for the direction of monies raised by the Barbaro Memorial Fund will be research projects that focus on laminitis, the painful and often fatal hoof disease that plagued Barbaro for so much of his recuperative period following his injury in the 2006 Preakness Stakes.
The NTRA will organize fundraising initiatives at major racing events and venues in the spring and summer, including the lead-up to the Triple Crown series, the Triple Crown events and other major races during the summer. Read Full Article
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Salem-News.com Sports (February 01, 2007 17:06)Lady Warriors Ranked No. 32 in Latest NAIA D-II Poll Salem-News.com SPORTSLast season, Corban earned its highest ranking ever when the Warriors appeared at No. 16 in the January 11th poll. (SALEM) -  For the second straight week, Corban's women's basketball team appeared in the NAIA Division II rankings at No. 32 this week in the latest coaches' poll.
The Warriors, who are one of two Cascade Collegiate Conference teams in the national rankings, received eighteen votes in the latest poll that was released Thursday.
The Warriors found themselves at No. 22 in the pre-season poll, No. 36 three weeks ago, No. 33 two weeks ago, and No. 32 last week according to the NAIA coaches.
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Salem-News.com Sports (February 01, 2007 16:53)Champ Car Cancels Denver Grand Prix Salem-News.com SPORTSThe postponement reduces to 16 the number of events on the 2007 Champ Car World Series schedule, the largest number of races on the Champ Car calendar since the 2003 season
(DENVER) - The Champ Car World Series announced Thursday the postponement of this season's Denver Grand Prix, which was to be run on August 15th.
The event, which has run for the last five seasons around the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver, will be removed from the 2007 calendar due to concerns over time conflicts with the facilities surrounding the temporary street course.
Efforts to find a replacement date that accommodated the Pepsi Center and Champ Car, as well as the University of Colorado Auraria Campus that borders the track layout, were unable to find a suitable date that fit unto the series' race schedule.
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Salem-News.com Sports (February 01, 2007 15:06)Kanaan, Castroneves Fastest as IndyCar Series Wraps Up Two-Day Test at Daytona Salem-News.com SPORTSOverall, Andretti Green Racing's Tony Kanaan had the fastest speed of the entire two-day session with a speed of 135.549 (DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. ) -  The IndyCar Series wrapped up a two-day preseason test session at historic Daytona International Speedway on Thursday.
Even though the IndyCar Series doesn't hold a race at Daytona International Speedway, drivers say they can pull information from the course and utilize it in their future setups.
On Wednesday, Penske Racing's Helio Castroneves was fastest in both sessions.
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Salem-News.com Sports (February 01, 2007 14:55)NBA News: Bargnani, Roy Named T-Moblie Rookies of The Month Salem-News.com SPORTSOther nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference T-Mobile Rookies of the Month were Minnesota’s Randy Foye, Charlotte’s Adam Morrison, and New Jersey’s Marcus Williams.
(NEW YORK) -  Toronto Raptor’s Andrea Bargnani and the Portland Trail Blazers’ Brandon Roy Thursday were named the Eastern and Western Conference T-Mobile Rookies of the Month, respectively, for January.
Bargnani, selected first overall in the 2006 NBA draft, has averaged 11.1 points and 3.6 rebounds for the month of January.
Roy, who landed in Portland after a trade from Minnesota (via Boston) in June, led all rookies in scoring (16.6 ppg), steals (1.69 spg) and minutes (34.4 mpg) in January.
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