Kroll swims on winning Lyons relay team

Junior Michelle Kroll of Easthampton swam on the 200-yard medley relay team for Mount Holyoke College which placed first in one minute, 58.9 seconds in a meet against Westfield State College Wednesday in South Hadley.

It was the first dual meet of the season for the Lyons (1-0), who won 168-132.

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Bruins beat Thrashers in shootout

ATLANTA - Michael Ryder scored twice, Patrice Bergeron had the only goal of the shootout and the Boston Bruins snapped Atlanta's four-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory over the Thrashers on Thursday night.

Phillips scores two for Ottawa

OTTAWA - Chris Phillips scored twice in his 800th regular-season game and Pascal Leclaire made 25 saves, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.

Phillips, who entered with one goal in 18 games, scored goals 2:03 apart in the third to put Ottawa up 5-1 and chase Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.

Williams puts Miami in playoff hunt

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - He may be 32, but Ricky Williams is far from done. And even without Ronnie Brown, the once written-off Miami Dolphins are back in the playoff picture.

Williams rushed for 119 yards and scored three touchdowns, and the Dolphins beat the Carolina Panthers 24-17 on Thursday night for their fourth win in six games.

It's still The Game, not consolation prize

CAMBRIDGE - A victory over Yale will never be thought of as a consolation prize at Harvard.

The Crimson face their historic rivals in the 126th edition of The Game on Saturday, one week after losing to Penn and missing a chance to clinch an Ivy League title outright.

Ohio-Michigan rivalry predates football

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The deep and abiding enmity between Ohio and Michigan is certainly nothing new.

When teams from No. 10 Ohio State and Michigan meet on Saturday to play football for the 106th time, it'll just be the latest skirmish between two states and their residents who have despised each other for almost two centuries.

Stojakovic leads Hornets over Phoenix

NEW ORLEANS - Peja Stojakovic hit seven 3-pointers during a 25-point, 13-rebound performance, and the New Orleans Hornets defeated the Phoenix Suns 110-103 on Thursday night.

Devin Brown and rookie Marcus Thornton each scored 19 for New Orleans, which won its second straight under new head coach Jeff Bower.