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CHENEY, Wash. -- Aaron Menzies scored 35 points and William Powell added 22 -- both career highs -- to help Seattle beat Louisiana-Monroe 81-75 in overtime on Monday night.Menzies made 12 of 15 from the field, 11 of 14 free throws and had 11 rebounds while Powell made 12 of 12 foul shots and grabbed 10 boards. Brendan Westendorf added 11 points for Seattle.Emmanuel Chibuogwu hit a 3, Menzies made a layup and Zachary Moore buried a 3-pointer in an 8-2 run to open overtime and Seattle (2-2) led the rest of the way.Nick Coppola made 1 of 2 free throws to pull the Warhawks (1-3) within 74-70 with 55 seconds left, but Powell and Menzies combined to make 7 of 8 foul shots from there to seal it.Travis Munnings had 18 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and two steals for ULM. Coppola added 13 points and nine assists. Vans Old Skool Grey Sale . A big centre with all the tools to be an elite player, Johansen paced the Blue Jackets with a standout game Saturday night. He had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points as Columbus beat the New York Islanders 5-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. Vans Slip On Clearance . How great will be revealed in the next couple of days at the board of governors meeting in Pebble Beach, Calif. http://www.vanssalestore.com/ . The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the veteran forward will return to the teams line-up on Saturday night when the Habs visit the Nashville Predators. Vans Old Skool Clearance Sale . "Jeff is a hard worker who was an important special-teams contributor for us last season," said Stamps GM John Hufnagel. Vans Slip On Cheap . After Mondays hard-fought loss, the wait seemed longer than usual. Getting set to go their separate ways for a short Christmas break, the Raptors coach credited his team for their effort on a seemingly impossible three-game road trip, urging them to build on that success when they get back to work at the end of the week. LONDON -- The absence of many of the top men from the Olympic golf tournament in Rio de Janeiro will be taken into account in evaluating the sports future in the games, IOC President Thomas Bach said Wednesday.Golf is making its first appearance in the Olympics for the first time since 1904, but 20 men -- including the top four in the world rankings -- have pulled out, many citing concerns over the Zika virus.We have to respect the individual decisions, even if they are going contrary to the recommendations given by the World Health Organization, if Zika is given as a reason, Bach said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press and two other international news agencies.Bach added that very different reasons not related to Zika have also been cited in golf circles for skipping the Olympics.Were also following with interest the discussions in the golf community, how they themselves are considering these discussions and what judgment they are making, he said.Rory McIlroy, among those who have withdrawn from the games, said Monday that golf needs to get tougher in its drug-testing procedures if it wants to be seen as a mainstream sport. He also said he may not even bother to watch the Olympic golf tournament on TV, saying he would probably stick to track and field, swimming and diving -- the stuff that matters.ddddddddddddGolf and rugby were approved by the IOC in 2013 for inclusion in the Rio Games and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The spate of withdrawals from Rio has put golfs long-term Olympic future in question.The IOC will meet after the Rio Games to evaluate golf and all other sports and events on the program.One of the main categories of the evaluation is, of course, the question of participation of the best players, Bach said. Let us wait then for this evaluation. Then, of course, we will also speak with the International Golf Federation once this is available.By evaluating events within each sport, the IOC could look separately at the mens and womens tournaments. As it has been almost exclusively male players who have been withdrawing from Rio, the IOC could potentially consider whether to drop the mens event and keep the womens tournament for Tokyo. ' ' '