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COLLEGE FOOTBALLNAVY TOPS NEW MEXICO IN EMERALD BOWLAaron Polanco ran for three touchdowns and passed for another, and Navy capped the academy’s best season in 99 years with a 34-19 win over New Mexico in the Emerald Bowl yesterday.Polanco scored on runs of 14, 1, and 27 yards and completed a 61-yard touchdown pass to Corey Dryden. The Midshipmen’s defense was impressive, too, despite the rain-soaked field at SBC Park. The unit forced two first-half turnovers that led to TDs and staged a goal-line stand late in the third quarter. The Midshipmen tied the school record with 10 wins this season, something they hadn’t done since 1905.B.C. DOWNS UNC IN CONTINENTAL TIRE BOWLKicker Ryan Ohliger ran 21 yards for a touchdown on a fake field goal one play after quarterback Paul Peterson broke his leg, and 25th-ranked Boston College beat North Carolina 37-24 in the Continental Tire Bowl yesterday.Peterson was injured as he tried to run outside for a first down on third-and-1 and was brought down awkwardly on his left leg by Tommy Davis. After Peterson was taken from the field, the Eagles sent the field goal unit onto the field. But instead of attempting the kick, Ohliger took a handoff from holder Matt Ryan and raced into the end zone for a 34-24 lead.Before leaving, Peterson went 24-of-33 for 236 yards and two touchdowns, helping Boston College win a bowl game for the fifth straight season.COLLEGE BASKETBALLST. JOHN’S TROUNCES NO. 17 N.C. STATEIt felt like the old days for St. John’s, which beat no. 17 North Carolina State 63-45 last night.The Red Storm, going through the worst two years in the school’s 90-plus seasons of basketball, had fans thinking about the glory days with the win in the title game of the Holiday Festival. St. John’s (6-4) led 27-10 at halftime and pulled away by holding the Wolfpack (10-2) without a field goal for a 14-minute stretch.Daryll Hill had 19 points for the Red Storm and was selected the tournament’s MVP, while Eugene Lawrence had 10 points and seven rebounds.HOCKEYCANADA BLASTS FINLAND AT JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPSJeff Carter scored three goals in the second period to lead Canada to an 8-1 victory over Finland in the World Junior Hockey Championship yesterday. The win earns Canada the top seed in Group B and a bye to the tournament semifinals.– Associated Press

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