In a strange twist, Essendon might lose despite their third win of the AFL season.The Bombers are in danger of surrendering the No.1 draft pick following their 24-point triumph over Carlton on Saturday afternoon at the MCG.The 15.13 (103) to 10.19 (79) victory will haul the depleted Bombers off the bottom of the ladder, if Brisbane or Fremantle suffer heavy losses on Sunday against St Kilda and the Western Bulldogs respectively, in their final-round clashes.Essendon would surely prefer the collective confidence from their performance going into the off-season, rather than the top draft choice after such a compromised year, in which they have missed 12 of their senior players through bans over the clubs supplements saga.The Bombers must have salivated at the glimpse into the future with several outstanding efforts - such as Joe Daniher booting five goals, second-year forward Kyle Langford bagging three and Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti chiming in with four during the second-half domination.Carltons counterparts proved mostly ineffective, with only Matthew Kreuzers marking strength posing problems up forward, while other tall targets Levi Casbout and Liam Jones were beaten comprehensively.A burst of goals from Matthew Wright, Sam Docherty and Dennis Armfield early in the final quarter was the only Blues challenge to pull back within 26 points, but a hurried snapshot for a goal from Bomber ruckman Shaun McKernan stopped the run and restored control.After an even opening quarter, Essendon were poised to take charge when Daniher led a goal blitz that established a 32-point buffer midway through the second term.Just when the contest seemed to be slipping out of reach, the Blues hit back with goals from Wright, Kreuzer and Sam Kerridge before Daniher booted his third goal for the second quarter to give the Bombers a 19-point halftime lead.A six goals-to-one third quarter from Essendon sealed the deal by the three-quarter-time break. 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Los Angeles star goalie survived those perilous gymnastics with no problem, and he eventually backstopped the Kings to a skid-snapping win. Quick stopped 27 shots in his return from a 24-game injury absence, Jeff Carter scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:55 to play, and the Kings snapped their five-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. TUCSON, Ariz. -- Two games in and Arizona freshman Lauri Markkanen is already drawing high praise from his coach.Lauris one of the best players in college basketball, Sean Miller said. He is. Hes a monster.The 18-year-old 7-footer from Finland scored 26 points and the 10th-ranked Wildcats held off a furious second-half rally by Cal State Bakersfield for a 78-66 victory on Tuesday night.Jaylin Airington scored 31 for the Roadrunners (1-1) and led a 17-0 run that cut Arizonas lead to four with 9:04 to play. But Markkanen sank a 3-pointer, converted a three-point play and made a short jumper to lead the Wildcats out of trouble.Markkanen is accustomed to such moments.I am used to it, he said. Pretty much my whole life, in big moments, I have the ball in my hands.The already short-handed Wildcats (2-0) were without starting senior guard Kadeem Allen, who sprained a knee in Arizonas 65-63 victory over Michigan State last Friday in Honolulu.Rawle Alkins was 4 for 6 on 3-pointers and scored 15 for the Wildcats and Kobi Simmons added 13. Both also are freshmen.Dedrick Basile added 14 for BakersfieldHaving the opportunity to play a top 10 team is going to give us an opportunity to have some confidence coming out of this game, Roadrunners coach Rod Barnes said.Airington was 10 for 25 from the field, and Miller said its hard to get 25 shots in a college game. It wasnt enough.It was a good individual effort, Airington said, but I wanted to win more than anything.Arizona was up 44-26 at the half and was cruising along when a tip-in by yet another freshman, Keanu Pinder, gave the Wildcats a 53-32 lead with 14:45 to play. Arizona didnt score for the next 6:46.The McKale Center crowd fell into an uncomfortable silence when Damine Durhams basket cut the lead to 53-49 with 9:04 to play.A ruckus under the Arizona basket finally woke the Wildcats up.Chance Comanche went up for a layup and was hit hard by a pair of Bakersfield defenders. Some shoving occurreed with Comanche lying on the court and officials called time out to review the incident on video.ddddddddddddTaze Moore was called for a flagrant foul one and Comanche ended the long drought by making one of two free throws with 7:59 left. Arizona got the ball out of bounds on the play and Markkanen sank his only 3 of the night to boost the lead to 57-49.Playing small forward on Arizonas big front line, he drove hard down the lane, was fouled and converted a three-point play with 5:51 left and made a short jumper with 5:17 to go, giving the Wildcats a 64-54 lead and they held on from there.Lauris strong, Miller said. Hes not skinny, hes not thin. Hes 18 years old buy physically he can take a pounding and I think that really shows. He doesnt appear to be 7 foot because hes not a rail-thin 7-footer.His pull-ups that he made tonight, watching him go to the free throw line under pressure, hes a special, special player.Hes also a great team player and a good student.I dont think hes got a B at Arizona, Miller said. And practice-wise hes consumed with becoming a great player. Hes one of our teams hardest workers. ... Im so glad we have him.BIG PICTURECal State Bakersfield: The Roadrunners were not cowed by the atmosphere and look like WAC contenders.Arizona: After the opener against a big name school, the young Wildcats fell into a lull with a big lead. That might not have happened if Allen had been available.PLAYER SHORTAGEThe absence of Allen left Arizona with only seven scholarship players with a particular shortage at guard. It got even worse when Jackson-Cartwright got into foul trouble.UP NEXTCal State Bakersfield: returns home to face UC Santa Barbara Saturday night.Arizona: Plays the second of three straight home nonconference game against teams from lesser conferences, facing Sacred Heart on Friday night. ' ' '