Comets Battle past Chicago 2-1

January 21, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets The Utica Comets made it two in a row as they defeated the Chicago Wolves 2-1, in the inaugural meeting between the two franchises. In a battle of familiar faces, with 11 of Utica's 24 skaters being Wolves last season, the Comets came out on top to earn their first set of back-to-back wins of 2014.

Frank Corrado and Benn Ferriero each scored for the Comets, who improved to 13-20-2-3 this season. Joacim Eriksson, in his first start with the Comets after a spell with Vancouver, made 22 of 23 saves for his ninth victory of the season. Chicago got a 28-save effort from AHL All-Star Jake Allen, who kept the Wolves in the game despite a 30-23 shot differential in favor of the Comets.

Utica posted a dominant 15-5 shots on goal advantage during the first period, but could not solve Allen. Utica's best chance of the period came off a 2-on-1 break between Alexandre Grenier and Darren Archibald, but the Chicago netminder slid across and made an outstanding glove save on Grenier's bid. Eriksson was perfect as well in the period, despite facing just the five shots.

Chicago got on the board first, just 1:26 into the second period, courtesy of a deflected effort from Ty Rattie. The Portland Winterhawks product picked up his team leading 14th goal of the season as he got his stick on a point effort from defenseman Taylor Chorney. Dmitrij Jaskin also picked up an assist on the play.

Utica leveled at the 13:03 mark of the second, as Jensen took a feed from Cal O'Reilly to beat Allen for the first time. Jensen caught his teammate's pass on his backhand, did a full spin and fired a wristshot past Allen's blocker for his fifth goal over Utica's past six games. Benn Ferriero extended his scoring streak to six games with the secondary assist on the play.

Corrado gave Utica a lead it would not relinquish with 5:46 left on the clock in the third period. The defenseman took a drop pass from Ferriero at the blueline, which he took into the right hand circle and unleashed over Allen's blocker hand. The goal, just Corrado's third of the season, sealed the victory for the Comets. Ferriero collected his second straight multi-point game and his sixth of the season with the lone assist.

By defeating the Wolves, Utica moved out of the AHL's basement as they passed Hartford in the overall league standings. The Comets now sit on 31 points for the season, 11 points behind the current playoff line. Utica won for just the fifth time this season when they surrender the first goal and improved to 5-3-1-1 when tied after the second period.

The Comets are next in action this weekend as they make their second trip to Western Canada for a two game set with the Abbotsford Heat. The Comets enter Friday's action with a 4-1-1-0 record against Abbotsford, their best against any opponent. Puck drop on both Friday and Saturday night are set for 10:00 p.m. from the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre.

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Comets snap six-game losing skid with road win

HAMILTON, Ontario The Utica Comets snapped their six-game losing streak on Saturday night with a 3-1 victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs during an American Hockey League clash.

With the win, Utica claimed the season series from Hamilton, with five points over the quartet of games, as opposed to four points for the Bulldogs.

Comets netminder Joe Cannata bounced back in a big way after a rough two-game stretch with 32 saves on 33 shots.

Benn Ferriero scored twice for the guests, while Pascal Pelletier netted assists on all three Utica goals. Winger Alexandre Grenier also scored for Utica, which moved to 12-20-2-3 on the season.

Ferriero got Utica on the board first, as he redirected a shot home to open the scoring in the first period.

Peter Anderssons wrist shot from the point found its way through heavy traffic, off Pelletiers stick and onto Ferrieros stick, which jolted past Dustin Tokarski to make it 1-0 Comets. Ferrieros goal extended his point streak to five games.

Grenier then put the guests up 2-0 with a power-play goal with assists coming from Henrik Tommernes and Pelletier.

Uticas Maxime Macenauer brought the score to 2-1 after he scored 2:07 into the second period, and the two teams played back at one another before going into the final period with the Comets sporting a one-goal lead.

A tightly contested third period went back and forth with few whistles for much of the frame.

With Bulldogs goalie Dustin Tokarski on the bench, winger Ferriero found loads of open ice off of a pass from Pelletier and buried it into the gaping net to ice the game. Brandon DeFazio also picked up an assist on the play.

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Comets hold off upset-minded Bronchos in first-day finale

January 21, 2014 Comets hold off upset-minded Bronchos in first-day finale

John McKelvey The Duncan Banner The Duncan Banner Tue Jan 21, 2014, 08:46 AM CST

VELMA In the final game of the first day of the Stephens County Tournament. the No. 1 seeded host Velma-Alma girls basketball staved off a challenge from the No. 8 Central High Bronchos in a 56-31 victory.

After a tough first quarter, the Comets found their groove and marched to a 15-point lead. However, coach Kenny Bare's team knew it wasn't going to be able to just throw it into cruise control.

"Early in the second quarter, the momentum really switched in our favor," Bare said. "That was what I was afraid of with the lead, you kind of relax and Central's not the team you want to relax on."

Instead the Comets came out determined to join Ryan, Comanche and Bray-doyle on the winners side of the bracket. They got the game under control and were able to substitute some of their bench.

"It was a good evening for the Lady Comets," Bare said.

The tough battle in the first half shows just how deep this girls bracket is. Bare said any of the four teams in the winners bracket have a good chance at winning.

"You have to come out and play some good basketball on Thursday to have a chance Saturday night," Bare said.

The Comets will play Ryan on Thursday at 7:40 p.m

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Comets fall to Holy Trinity

ELDON Coming off a last-minute loss at New London on Saturday, the Cardinal boys basketball team began a busy week with a 67-19 Southeast Iowa Superconference south loss to Holy Trinity on Monday. The Comets lost for the fifth-straight time and scored just two first-quarter points against the Crusaders.

It looked like we were still caught on losing that game (to New London), which did seem to carry over to this game, Cardinal head coach Jay Olson said. We got out to a 5-2 start (in the game), then (Holy Trinity) started knocking down shots and we didnt compete like we normally do.

Charlie Rachford led Cardinal with six points. Holy Trinity was led by 13-point efforts from both Dylan Menke and Sam Harmeyer.

Cardinal (5-6, 4-6) will be on the court four times this week, including on Tuesday night in Fairfield against Maharishi as the Courier went to press. The Comets make up a postponed area contest at Pekin on Thursday.

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Holy Trinity 67, Cardinal 19

H.T. 19 9 21 18 67

Card. 2 7 4 6 19

Cardinal (19) Charlie Rachford 6, Kaleb Durflinger 4, Cody Streeby 3, Sam Pederson 2, Chase Courtney 2, Logan Rachford 2. Totals 7-41 5-8 19.

3-point goals 0-11. Rebounds 18 (Durflinger 5). Assists 2 (Courtney 2). Steals 4 (Pederson, Streeby, C. Rachford, Quinn Honomichl). Blocks 0. Total fouls 9. Turnovers 19.

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World Premiere of Craving for Travel, Featuring Michele Ragusa and Thom Sesma Playing 30 Roles, Opens Jan. 22

By Carey Purcell 22 Jan 2014

The world premiere of Craving for Travel, starring Michele Ragusa and Thom Sesma, officially opens Jan. 22, following previews that began Jan. 9at the Peter J. Sharp Theater.

Greg Edwards (Neurosis: A New Musical,Taking the Plunge)and Andy Sandberg's (Shida, The Last Smoker in America) play continues through Feb 9.

Directed by Sandberg, Craving for Travel features Ragusa (Young Frankenstein, Disaster!) and Sesma (The Lion King, The Times They Are A-Changin') playing 30 characters, including rival travel agents (and former spouses) vying for their industry's most prestigious honor: The Globel Prize.

"With their reputations on the line, travel agents Joanne and Gary will tackle any request, no matter how impossible, and any client, no matter how unreasonable," press notes state. "Full of overzealous travelers, overbooked flights, and hoteliers who are just over it, Craving for Travel reminds us why we travel and everything that can happen when we do."

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In delay-plagued Brazil, World Cup airport welcome to include a tent

(Reuters) -Brazilpromised the world it would roll out the red carpet at 21st century airports for this years World Cup, but soccer fans landing in Fortaleza, which will host six matches including a quarter final, will instead be shepherded through a temporary canvas structure.

The delays at Fortaleza are the latest embarrassing evidence that several crucialupgradeswill not be ready when the tournament starts in mid-June. The deadline for a new airport terminal in Fortaleza has been pushed back to 2017.

The provisional structure is not what we wanted, but its what we have to resolve the problem in Fortaleza, Wellington Moreira Franco, Brazils civil aviation secretary, told local media late on Monday.

Work on Brazils chronically overcrowded airports is much further behind schedule than theconstructionof new stadiums, many of which have missed deadlines and run over budgets but should be ready for kickoff according to World Cup organizers.

The Sports Ministry reported in September that half of the airport renovations under way would be completed by May, but those time lines look unrealistic despite workers toiling around the clock in many cities.

The world will clearly be watching what happens. An estimated 600,000 foreigners are expected at the month-long World Cup, and 3 million Brazilians are expected to travel during the tournament.

In Fortaleza, where the sixgamesbeing hosted will include Brazils match againstMexicoas well as a quarter final, the new terminal is one quarter finished and authorities have decided to break work into two phases, wrapping up in 2017.

Delays at airports in Salvador and Cuiaba have also forced officials to consider backup plans, although Moreira Franco has held back definitive judgment in those cases.

The worries dont end there.

The new terminal at the international airport in Sao Paulo, Brazils biggest city and a likely stopover for most foreign fans, is still looking skeletal.Airlinesare concerned about shifting operations to new gates without enough time ahead of the tournament.

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Super Bowl 2014, betting odds: Denver Broncos favored vs. Seattle Seahawks

The line moved almost as fast as it was posted and it was clear how bettors feel about Peyton Manning. The Super Bowl odds moved quickly to -2.5 in favor of Denver over Seattle.

The past four times that the best offensive team met the best defensive team in the Super Bowl, the defense won the championship three times.

That pattern has not swayed Super Bowl bettors from throwing early money behind the Denver Broncos as they prepare to face the league's top defense in the Seattle Seahawks.

The total for the game is currently set at 47.5 or 48 points.

"But the Super Bowl has not been kind to AFC teams or favorites lately, so we expect tons of action on both sides of this game," said Jack Randall of OddsShark.com.

Indeed, underdogs are 5-1 ATS in the past six Super Bowls and they have won outright in four of those games. And the NFC was riding a 5-0 ATS streak before the 49ers lost to the Ravens a year ago, a key consideration for anyone looking to bet on Super Bowl XLIV.

For the first time since the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts met in Super Bowl XLIV in 2010, the NFL's top two seeds clash in the Super Bowl this year in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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Super Micro Computer Profit Tops Estimates, Outlook Strong; Stock Up – Update

By RTT News, January 21, 2014, 06:37:00 PM EDT

(RTTNews.com) - Super Micro Computer Inc. ( SMCI ) Tuesday reported a surge in second-quarter profit, on double-digit sales growth and improved margins. Both earnings and sales for the quarter easily topped Wall Street estimates.

The company also provided a buoyant outlook for the third quarter, and upon the announcement of which, Super Micro Computer stock touched a new high in a year - gaining 15.4 percent to trade at $21.35 in after-hours on the Nasdaq.

Super Micro Computer provides high performance server solutions based on modular and open-standard architecture.

The San Jose, California-based company posted second-quarter net income of $13 million or $0.30 per share, compared with $5 million or $0.11 per share last year.

Results for the quarter include $2.8 million of stock-based compensation expense.

Excluding items, adjusted earnings for the quarter were $16 million or $0.35 per share, compared with about $8 million or $0.18 per share a year ago.

On average, three analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected earnings of $0.26 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude one-time items.

Sales for the quarter jumped 22.3 percent to $356.4 million from $291.5 million in the prior year, topping analysts' expectations of $333.5 million.

CEO Charles Liang said the quarter saw revenue accretion in Asia, which now accounts for 23 percent of business. Liang said the company's Twin family, especially the FatTwin, storage and GPU/Xeon Phi product lines acted as catalysts.

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