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ANDY REID | Former Philadelphia coach hired

Unique retail project is a ‘go’

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Financing comes together for Prairiefire, which will also have museum, apartments. By KEVIN COLLISON and JOYCE SMITH The Kansas City Star

By DIANE STAFFORD The Kansas City Star

The best to be said of the 2012 U.S. job market was that it was resilient. The best hopes for this year are for more of the same. Despite concerns about the fiscal cliff and costs connected to the health care overhaul, employers added a net 155,000 payroll jobs in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The unemployment rate was unchanged from November’s 7.8 percent, which was revised from 7.7 percent based on new population data. It was about the same tepid pace of job creation as the monthly average over the last two years. Surveys predict comparable lukewarm growth this year, assuming the nation continues its modest 2 percent economic growth. Depending on the survey and industry, just 25 to 40 percent of employers say they expect to add staff this year. Employers have restored just under half of the jobs lost in the recession, and at the current rate the sub-par recovery will continue its long, flat trajectory. The employment situation is merely “stable flying at a low altitude,” suggested John Silvia and Sarah Watt, economists with Wells Fargo Securities. History will put the net job gain for 2012 at about 1.8 million — leaving the nation still about 4 million jobs shy of its pre-recession count, even after 34 straight months of net job gains. “There is little in this report to suggest any divergence from the modest growth path that the economy has been following the last SEE JOBS | A12

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More change is coming from CEO Clark Hunt after team parts way with general manager Scott Pioli.

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By ADAM TEICHER The Kansas City Star

he transition of power at Arrowhead Stadium, begun in the hours that followed perhaps the most disheartening season in the 53-year history of the Chiefs, became mostly complete on Friday. Rocked by historic ineptitude on the field and nearly unthinkable tragedy off it, the Chiefs handed control of their football operations to 54-year-old Andy Reid, who

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Lukewarm job growth expected to linger At current rate, U.S. economy won’t reach the “full employment” rate of 4 percent until next decade.

Prairiefire, an ambitious retail and apartment project anchored by a unique collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History, is starting construction in Overland Park after six years on the drawing boards. The first phase, valued at $160 million, will have 207,000 square feet for retailers, including the area’s first REI outdoor equipment store. It will include 300 luxury apartments and a 41,000-square-foot hall housing exhibits prepared by the Museum of Natural History, the first cooperative venture of its kind in the country for the prestigious New York institution. The project is being built in the heart of one of the most affluent areas in the metro — 135th Street between Nall and Lamar avenues — and was proposed in 2006 by developer Fred Merrill Jr. Its distinct concept, coupled with a recession that hit retail projects particularly hard, stalled progress until now. “We had a little blip with the economy for two or three years, but we’ve finally got our financing and away we go,” Merrill said Friday. The timetable calls for the first retailers, the REI and a Fresh Market gourmet grocer, to open in October. The remaining retail in the 35-acre first phase and the exhibition space for the American Museum of Natural History, to be called the Museum of Prairiefire, is scheduled for spring 2014. A groundbreaking ceremony is set for Thursday. The museum, which is expected to be a major regional draw, is being designed by Bos-

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agreed to a five-year contract making him their head coach. Reid, a burly, mustachioed man with a striking resemblance to former Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren — one of Reid’s mentors — spent the last 14 seasons as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, where in one of the NFL’s most competitive divisions he won six NFC East championships and took three other teams to the playoffs as wild-card entrants. Earlier Friday, the Chiefs cleared the way for Reid’s arrival as the franchise’s 13th head coach by parting ways with general manager

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Scott Pioli. The Chiefs won 10 games and the AFC West championship in 2010 under Pioli but were 23-41 overall during his four seasons. Pioli’s time in Kansas City will be remembered more for a miserable 2012 campaign that produced just

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A new leaf for Rehab Institute Donated books, meant for recycling or resale, help agency aiding people with disabilities. By ERIC ADLER The Kansas City Star

To the people at the Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City, the idea seemed like a win-win for both disabled people and the environment: Rehabilitate lives by recycling and, now, reselling old books. At 10 a.m. today, the RIKC

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Book Store — created to raise money for the nonprofit’s programs while also putting disabled people to work — is set to open at 3010 Main St. “People with disabilities are one of the most disenfranchised communities,” said Rick Caplan, the institute’s director of new business development. “The great heart and soul of this is that it employs people who are disabled. Many, many people with disabilities simply want the dignity of having a job.”

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Those people include Evan Waters, 31, the bookstore’s new researcher and librarian who for months has been culling thousands of books donated to the institute by public schools, universities and libraries. His goal has been to pick out fun or, in some cases, even rare books — including an 1863 edi-

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CHIEFS: Team gains Reid as its head coach, loses Pioli as its GM cult decision for Scott as well. He has a great deal of appreciation for the history of this franchise, for our players, coaches and employees, and especially our great fans. “There is no way to overstate the level of respect and admiration I have for Scott on a personal level. His character, loyalty, integrity and commitment to a team are extraordinary, and throughout the last four years, he has consistently put the best interests of the Chiefs ahead of his own. I know he will go on to enjoy further success in the National Football League, and I certainly wish him the best in the future.” In addition to a difficult season on the field, Pioli and the Chiefs had to deal with the murder-suicide of linebacker Jovan Belcher and girlfriend Kasandra Perkins. Pioli, Crennel and defensive coordinator

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two wins, his earlier squabbles with former head coach Todd Haley and his focus on off-thefield details that seemed to have little to do with helping the Chiefs win. On Monday, the Chiefs fired first-year head coach and former defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel. But that was just the beginning of a massive front-office reboot that moved both swiftly and surely at the hands of chairman and CEO Clark Hunt. Hunt’s courtship of Reid, which included a nine-hour meeting in a Philadelphia area airport on Thursday, beat at least two other teams to the punch: Both the Arizona Cardinals and San Diego Chargers were said to be interested in talking with Reid, but neither got as much as a chance to interview him. The biggest change for the Chiefs, apart from the new faces at One Arrowhead Drive? Both Reid and the Chiefs’ new general manager will report directly to Hunt. Pioli reported to Hunt, too, but the team’s head coach had reported to Pioli. The departure of Pioli, termed a mutual decision in a statement released by the Chiefs, makes it clear that Reid will be calling the shots now at Arrowhead. Reid, who declined to comment on Friday, intends to surround himself with his own front-office and assistantcoaching personnel. One source said that a strong candidate to be the team’s new general manager is John Dorsey, the Green Bay Packers’ director of college scouting. Another is recently fired Cleveland Browns general manager Tom Heckert, who worked with Reid for 10 years in Philadelphia. The Chiefs announced Reid’s signing early Friday evening, several hours after he and Hunt and arrived at Wheeler Downtown Airport. The pair flew in together on a private plane from Philadelphia, and Hunt then drove him to Arrowhead in a black SUV. Once at the Truman Sports Complex, Reid and Hunt spent about 45 minutes touring the stadium before meeting with Mark Donovan, vice president of football operations, and moving to the Chiefs’ nearby practice facility. Reid signed some footballs for fans on the short drive between the stadium and practice facility, which also houses the Chiefs’ business offices. On Friday evening the team’s official Twitter account showed a picture of Reid and Hunt, standing side by side at a table, signing what appeared to be contract paperwork that made the hire official. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed. Although Chiefs officials weren’t talking about Reid on Friday night, preferring to wait until a Monday afternoon news conference to discuss the personnel changes, others did it for them. “The Chiefs got a good one,” former Chiefs quarterback Rich Gannon said. “I’ve always said the two most important positions in the organization are the head coach and the

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Andy Reid stepped off a plane Friday at Wheeler Downtown Airport, a few hours before his official hiring.

quarterback. You’ve got to get both of them right. They’ve got part of it right now with Andy.” The Eagles advanced to five NFC championship games under Reid. They lost their only Super Bowl, to New England, after the 2004 season, with Reid at the helm. Reid was fired by the Eagles this week after enduring a 4-12 season, his worst in Philadelphia. The Eagles also missed the playoffs in 2011, Reid’s first back-to-back years without a trip to the postseason. Some have questioned certain facets of his coaching approach, but there’s no questioning the fact that he knows the game as well as anyone. “He’s a very proven coach in the league,” Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson said. “I’ve been watching him over the

years. He’s at the top of the charts when you talk about coaches getting the job done. So I think it’s a great opportunity for us at this time. We’re getting a veteran coach who has been there and done that and knows how to get things done.” Earlier Friday, the Chiefs released a statement regarding Pioli’s departure. “After several productive conversations, we made the difficult decision to part ways with Scott Pioli and allow him to pursue other opportunities,” Hunt said. “Scott has been an invaluable member of the Chiefs family since joining us in 2009, and we sincerely appreciate his tremendous contributions over the last four years. “I know that this was a diffi-

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Gary Gibbs witnessed Belcher’s death outside Arrowhead. Pioli, 47, came to the Chiefs after nine seasons as the New England Patriots’ personnel director. He was a key component for that franchise as the Patriots won three Super Bowls during his tenure. New England’s drafts, particularly during Pioli’s early years with the team, were among the best in the league. But he had less success in the draft or free agency with the Chiefs. They have five Pro Bowl players this season, but four of them were already with the team when Pioli arrived. As the Chiefs’ dismal 2012 season progressed, and fans hired small airplanes to fly banners calling for his ouster over Arrowhead Stadium, it became clear that Pioli had lost the support of many in Kansas City. In time he also lost the support of

the Hunt family. “I would like to thank Norma, Clark and the Hunt family for the opportunity that they gave me four years ago,” Pioli said in a statement released by the team on Friday. “I’d also like to thank the players, coaches, scouts and countless other employees throughout the organization and at Arrowhead Stadium that have worked so hard during my time here. I would also like to genuinely thank Chiefs fans. “The bottom line is that I did not accomplish all of what I set out to do. To the Hunt family, to the great fans of the Kansas City Chiefs, to the players, all employees and alumni, I truly apologize for not getting the job done.” To reach Adam Teicher, call 816-234-4875 or send email to ateicher@kcstar.com. Follow him at twitter.com/adamteicher.

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Heisman winner Johnny Manziel (right) and Luke Joeckel celebrate during Texas A&M’s victory over Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl. | B6

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REGIME CHANGE | Pioli era is now just a bad memory

CHIEFS OPEN A NEW CHAPTER Owner should take a bow for quickly launching a series of moves to save struggling franchise.

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wo years of stubborn deterioration gave way to one week of aggressive reconstruction. A once-proud franchise seems to be back on its feet. This is Clark Hunt’s moment, and barring a massive departure from character, he will let others soak up the spotlight. But if his Chiefs scratch back to respectability, these are the decisions we will remember. Romeo Crennel, a fine man but overmatched NFL head coach, is gone. Scott Pioli, who became his own worst enemy and created unnecessary adversaries both inside and out of the Chiefs’ offices, is gone. The old restraints are gone. In place of Crennel comes Andy Reid, the most accomplished coach available — unless Jon Gruden changes his mind and returns to the sidelines. It’s a happy time, finally. The New Chiefs are only a few days old, but it’s hard to think of how Hunt could have better handled the most critical moment of running his family’s franchise — and Kansas City’s most cherished institution other than barbecue. This is Hunt’s finest hour, an undeniable big-boy move to turn the Chiefs into winners. The free jerseys for season ticket-holders were nice, but this goes much further with fans. He’s not the type, but now would be a fine time for Hunt to bow. However this ends up, Hunt has SEE MELLINGER | B5

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Notre Dame fans again feel football faith Disenchantment during the low years is being swept away by Irish’s run at a national title. By BLAIR KERKHOFF The Kansas City Star

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. | Supporting your school takes many forms. Bill Biggins Jr. of Overland Park will be at Sun Life Stadium with his son Matthew on Monday night to cheer for his alma mater, Notre Dame, in the BCS National Championship

Game against Alabama. It’s Biggins’ first bowl game. When the Irish won the national championship after the 1988 season, the program’s fourth in 23 seasons, he thought another opportunity to see Notre Dame on a big stage would arrive soon. “This was back in the Lou Holtz era, and I thought it would be the first of many trips,” said Biggins, 52. “I’d get to the next one. That was 24 years ago. If it’s going to be another 24 years I could be dead.”

Sometimes support isn’t cheering but imploring change. In 2004, Biggins helped craft a letter to the university, decrying the state of affairs in athletics in general and the football team in particular after it had posted its second losing record in three years. The Irish had followed the successful Holtz regime with slippage under Bob Davie and Tyrone Willingham, plus botched the hiring of George O’Leary, who was found to have falsified his resume. Big-

gins’ letter was critical of thenathletic director Kevin White, and it insisted the school could return to football glory without compromising academic standards. Some 50 alumni signed the letter, which joined a file of protests and petitions by unhappy Irish supporters. The missive made national news, defining an era of disenchantment by the Notre Dame faithful. They were happy at the end of 2004, when Charlie Weis be-

came the first Notre Dame graduate in 42 years to become the head coach. Five years and a fired coach later, the mood again turned sour. Now, the highways and airports are packed with Notre Dame fans making their way to South Florida to celebrate the return of the Irish. Monday’s title game matches college football royalty. The Irish and Crimson Tide are magical names, and they’re

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Colleges: FCS title game today The FCS championship rematch between North Dakota State and Sam Houston State is something of a do-over for several key returning offensive players. They didn’t have much of a say a year ago when a fake punt was the most important play in North Dakota State’s 17-6 victory in a game dominated by defense. The Bison, 13-1, controlled prolific Sam Houston State running back Tim Flanders, becoming the fourth straight first-time FCS champion. Bearkats quarterback Brian Bell couldn’t answer, completing just 12 of 32 passes. An improved passing game won’t guarantee anything today for Sam Houston, 11-3. The Bison lead the FCS in passing defense, along with scoring and total defense. North Dakota State’s offense wasn’t much better a year ago, although returning quarterback Brock Jensen accounted for both touchdowns. ❚ LSU safety Eric Reid, cornerback Tharold Simon, running back Spencer Ware and punter Brad Wing say they are entering the NFL Draft. All-American linebacker Jarvis Jones of Georgia will also enter the draft.

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In honor of Andy Reid (left) being hired as the Chiefs’ 13th head coach, here are a few of our favorite mustachioed men. Can you match the mustache with the man? 1. Tom Selleck 2. Rollie Fingers 3. Wilford Brimley 4. Yosemite Sam 5. Sam Elliott 6. Burt Reynolds (Answers at bottom of The Buzz)

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PGA opener delayed by winds The PGA Tour season now starts today. Wind squalls that howled down the mountains above Maui were so severe Friday that the opening round of the Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Hawaii, was scrapped. Rickie Fowler and Jason Dufner, the first to tee off on the Plantation Course, only played eight holes. Six players in the 30-man field had not even teed off.

Armstrong considers confession The New York Times reported Friday that Lance Armstrong — who has strongly denied the doping charges that led to him being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles — has told associates he is considering admitting he used performance-enhancing drugs. The report is based on anonymous sources and says Armstrong is considering a confession to help restore his athletic career in triathlons and running events at age 41. Armstrong was been banned for life from cycling and cannot compete in athletic events sanctioned by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and the World AntiDoping Agency.

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Tennis: Serbs advance to finals Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic led Serbia into the Hopman Cup final, winning their singles matches Friday over Germany. Djokovic beat Tommy Haas 6-2, 6-0, while Ivanovic lost only 15 points in defeating Tatjana Malek 6-0, 6-1. The Serbs will face Spain in today’s final. “It’s been a great performance from beginning to the end,” Djokovic said. “I was really focused from the start and I just felt drastically better than in the first few days.” ❚ Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka withdrew from her Brisbane International match against Serena Williams because of an infected right big toe on Friday, citing concerns about aggravating the injury so close to the Australian Open.

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NHL, union meet with mediator The NHL and the players’ association met separately with a federal mediator throughout Friday morning and well into the afternoon with no sign that they would return to the bargaining table anytime soon. Federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh has been shuttling back and forth between the hotel in which the union is working, and the league office. As of late afternoon, the sides had made no plans to get together.

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Browns and Kelly nearing a deal The Cleveland Browns appear close to a deal with Oregon’s Chip Kelly to become their next coach. The Browns interviewed Kelly on Friday, and he was supposed to meet with Philadelphia. However, a person familiar with the interviews says the Eagles are “heading in another direction” because Kelly is nearing a deal with Cleveland. That person, said the Eagles planned to interview several other candidates regardless of any conversations with Kelly. The Eagles were granted permission Friday to interview Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians and Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley and are scheduled to meet with Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy on Sunday. After Oregon’s win over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday night, the 49-year-old Kelly said he wanted to get the interview process over “quickly.” He turned down an offer from Tampa Bay last year to return for his fourth season at Oregon, where he is 46-7. He has boosted the school’s national profile with a high-powered offense capable of turning any game into a track meet. “It’s more a fact-finding mission, finding out if it fits or doesn’t fit,”

OTHER NEWS ❚ Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson has scheduled a meeting with coach Ron Rivera today to discuss Rivera’s future with the team, said a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke Friday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the meeting has not been publically announced. It’s uncertain if Richardson will inform Rivera whether he will remain Carolina’s coach at the meeting or gather input from Rivera and then make a determination at a later date. Rivera has two years remaining on a four-year contract. He’s 19-32 in two seasons as the Panthers coach. ❚ A person familiar with the Buffalo Bills’ coaching search says the team is still scheduled to interview Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy this weekend.

Kelly said after the Ducks beat No. 7 Kansas State 35-17. “I’ve been in one interview in my life for the National Football League, and that was a year ago. I don’t really have any preconceived notions about it. I think that’s what this deal is all about for me. It’s

❚ The New York Jets have begun the process of replacing Mike Tannenbaum as the team’s general manager, with Atlanta’s David Caldwell and San Francisco’s Tom Gamble among the first to be interviewed. Caldwell, the Falcons’ director of player personnel, was scheduled to meet with the Jets on Friday. Gamble, the 49ers’ director of player personnel, and former Cleveland GM Tom Heckert are reportedly set to sit down with the team Saturday.

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Boozer lifts Bulls to win

Giants director of college scouting Marc Ross and Green Bay director of football operations John Dorsey are also expected to interview for the job. Dorsey is likely to be a candidate to become the Chiefs’ general manager.

Carlos Boozer scored 27 points, and the Chicago Bulls dominated on the boards to become only the third visiting team to win in Miami this season, beating the Heat 96-89 on Friday night. Chicago outrebounded Miami 48-28. The Bulls had 20 second-chance points to seven for the Heat. Miami’s LeBron James scored 30 points, extending his streak of scoring at least 20 points to 31 straight games this season. He has scored at least 25 in eight straight games.

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❚ Kyrie Irving scored 33 points, including a pull-up jumper with one second left, in Cleveland’s 106-104 win over Charlotte. ❚ Kevin Garnett scored 18 points before he was ejected in the fourth quarter, and Boston snapped a four-game skid by beating Indiana 94-75.

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Today’s TV | radio BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ❚ Simeon (Ill.) vs. Montverde (Fla.), at Wheeling, W.Va., 5 p.m., ESPN2 ❚ Andover Central at Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 5:30 p.m., MS2 ❚ Andover at Wichita North, 8:30 p.m., MS COLLEGE FOOTBALL ❚ Compass Bowl, Pittsburgh vs. Mississippi, at Birmingham, Ala., noon, ESPN ❚ NCAA, FCS, playoffs, championship, North Dakota St. vs. Sam Houston St., at Frisco, Texas, noon, ESPN2 GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ❚ Andover Central at Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 3:30 p.m., MS2 GOLF ❚ PGA Tour, Tournament of Champions, second round, 4:30 p.m., GOLF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ❚ U.S. Army All-American Bowl, at San Antonio, noon, NBC 27, 41 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ❚ Pittsburgh at Rutgers, 10 a.m., ESPN2

❚ Wake Forest at Duke, 11 a.m., ESPNU ❚ Purdue at Michigan St., 11 a.m., BTN ❚ Oklahoma State at Kansas State, 12:30 p.m., KMCI Ch. 38, WHB (810 AM) ❚ South Carolina St. at South Carolina, 12:30 p.m., FSKC+ ❚ Texas at Baylor, 1 p.m., ESPNU ❚ Ohio St. at Illinois, 1:15 p.m., BTN ❚ Northwest Missouri at Pittsburg St., 1:30 p.m., CBSSN, MS2 ❚ Bucknell at Missouri, 3 p.m., MS, KMBZ (98.1 FM, 980 AM) ❚ Oklahoma at West Virginia, 3 p.m., KMCI Ch. 38 ❚ N.C. State at Boston College, 3 p.m., ESPN2 ❚ St. John’s at Cincinnati, 3 p.m., ESPNU ❚ Lehigh at VCU, 4 p.m., NBCSN ❚ Murray St. at Southeast Missouri St., 5 p.m., ESPNU ❚ Texas Tech at Texas Christian, 5 p.m., FCSC ❚ North Dakota St. at UMKC, 5:15 p.m., KSMO Ch. 62, KCXL (102.9 FM, 1140 AM) ❚ Missouri State at Drake, 7 p.m., MS2

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TIME TO START REAL SEASON

o major conference felt realignment like the Big 12, where dynamics have shifted with four teams leaving and two joining over the past two years. Football managed well, with all but one team reaching this postseason. Basketball is shaping up differently. As conference play opens today with four games, including No. 22 Oklahoma State at No. 25 Kansas State, Big 12 hoops appears to be caught in a down cycle. Three teams are ranked, and the league has a poor record against teams rated in the polls (5-12 vs. the Associated Press top 25) and RPI top 50 (10-16). This after a stretch of national achievement capped by Kansas’ run to the national championship game last season. The league isn’t void of talent. Three of the nation’s top freshmen — Kansas’ Ben McLemore, Oklahoma State’s Marcus Smart and Baylor’s Isaiah Austin — are soaring up projected NBA Draft lists. There have been signature victories — the Jayhawks at Ohio State, Baylor at Kentucky and Kansas State over Florida — but nobody can beat Gonzaga, which ran its record against Big 12 competition to 5-0 with a victory earlier this week at Oklahoma State. But overall, the Big 12 didn’t flex much muscle in nonconference play. Kansas has emerged as the clear favorite to win its ninth straight regular-season conference crown. How will the rest of the league fall in? Here’s a projection, along with some midseason observations:

League race Kansas and the rest. The Jayhawks look like a team that won’t lose in Allen

BLAIR KERKHOFF

CO L L E G E S

Fieldhouse — again. They are where they were projected in the preseason, as the league favorite. After that, Oklahoma State and Baylor have the best talent. Kansas State put it all together in its pre-Christmas triumph over the Gators. They’re the next three, with Iowa State and Texas the best candidates to break through.

Player of the year Games against two Big Ten opponents proved McLemore’s value to Kansas. He demurred against Michigan State, attempting just seven field goals, and the Jayhawks lost. McLemore attempted 17 at Ohio State and Kansas won. The four seniors who start for Kansas are cool with McLemore as the offensive centerpiece, and that kind of chemistry can take the Jayhawks into early April.

All-conference McLemore, Smart, Austin, Kansas’ shot-blocking wizard Jeff Withey and Baylor point guard Pierre Jackson, the league’s preseason player of the year, are the mid-season choices. The numbers are down for Kansas State’s Rodney McGruder, a preseason allleague selection who is averaging 13.7 points (15.8 last year) and shooting 41 percent (46 a year ago).

League play starts with test for Cats Kansas State opens with home game against an Oklahoma State team that is plenty talented. By KELLIS ROBINETT The Kansas City Star

MANHATTAN, Kan. | The start of conference basketball is always meaningful for K-State. The days of facing mostly nondescript opponents from small conferences are over, and so are the days of playing in front of sparse crowds. K-State senior Rodney McGruder has been here before. “I am excited and cannot wait,” McGruder said. The Wildcats will kick off Big 12 play with an intriguing game against Oklahoma State today at Bramlage Coliseum. Though they have played each other 119 times over the years, this will be just their third meeting as ranked opponents. The No. 22 Cowboys beat Tennessee and North Carolina State in Puerto Rico. Their only losses came to Virginia Tech on the road and to Gonzaga by one point at home. No. 25 K-State has taken care of business so far, beating 10 overmatched opponents, but also owns an impressive victory over No. 13 Florida. The Wildcats’ two losses came on neutral courts to No. 2 Michigan and then-No. 14 Gonzaga. “They are a great team,” McGruder said of Oklahoma

Pressed for all he has

BIG 12 MIDSEASON POWER RANKINGS Team (preseason rank) 1. Kansas (1) 2. Oklahoma State (3) 3. Baylor (2) 4. Kansas State (5) 5. Iowa State (8) 6. Texas (4) 7. Oklahoma (7) 8. West Virginia (6) 9. Texas Tech (9) 10. TCU (10)

State. “We just have to come out and bring it. They are coming into our home, and we have to protect our home court.” Young talent is what has made Oklahoma State an improved team. In Le’Bryan Nash and Marcus Smart, Cowboys coach Travis Ford has assembled a talented nucleus that he can build on. But they are inexperienced: Nash is a sophomore, and Smart is a freshman. But Wildcats coach Bruce Weber, who spent time around Smart on youth USA basketball teams, is impressed. “To me, it is amazing,” Weber said. “Not only are they good offensively, but they are good defensively. I think last year if you watched them, it was a question mark for their team. With three freshmen playing, they were pretty good defensively. … They have some depth and versatility.” As for K-State, guards Angel Rodriguez and Martavious Irving are returning to health. The Wildcats had a less-thanstellar week without them, beating UMKC and South Dakota, though for the most part they played less than inspired basketball. Weber thinks it will take a complete effort for K-State to continue riding the momentum that came from upsetting Florida at the Sprint Center. “We need them,” Weber said of Rodriguez and Irving. “We can grind and fight without

Best nonconference victory at Ohio State North Carolina State at Kentucky Florida (at Sprint) Brigham Young North Carolina West Virginia Oakland N.C. A&T at Rice

Pressey is the engine that drives Missouri but gets little time to rest. By TEREZ A. PAYLOR The Kansas City Star

Postseason tournament The season opened with the belief that eight teams could make a postseason push. The exceptions were Texas Tech, which experienced coaching chaos when the semester started, and TCU. But Texas, uncertain about the NCAA status of preseason all-league guard Myck Kabongo, got off to a horrendous start with a loss to Chaminade at the Maui Invitational. The Longhorns have steadily improved, beating North Carolina in Austin, and now know they’ll get Kabongo back on Feb. 13 after a 23-game suspension. Texas is in the best position to make a push and improve its NCAA Tournament credentials, but because the league is down there won’t be many opportunities to polish the resume. Iowa State, adjusting to life without Royce White, will need to work its Hilton Magic to find the quality victories the selection committee loves. Without a signature victory, Oklahoma is one of the Big 12’s top RPI teams. The Sooners have played the majority of their games away from Norman but will need to find conference success. The same is true for West Virginia, which has been to the NCAA Tournament in all of Bob Huggins’ five seasons there. NCAA Tournament teams: Kansas, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Kansas State and Iowa State. To reach Blair Kerkhoff, call 816-234-4730 or send email to bkerkhoff@kcstar.com. Follow him at twitter.com/BlairKerkhoff.

No. 22 Oklahoma State at No. 25 Kansas State P F F F G G

No. 2 21 44 22 33

Oklahoma State Le’Bryan Nash Kamari Murphy Philip Jurick Markel Brown Marcus Smart

Ht 6-7 6-8 6-11 6-3 6-4

Yr PPG So. 14.4 Fr. 6.1 Sr. 3.8 Jr. 14.2 Fr. 13.4

P F F G G G

No. 1 42 22 55 13

Kansas State Shane Southwell Thomas Gipson Rodney McGruder Will Spradling Angel Rodriguez

Ht 6-6 6-7 6-4 6-2 5-11

Yr PPG Jr. 6.4 So. 7.8 Sr. 13.7 Jr. 9.5 So. 10.1

❚ WHEN/WHERE: 12:30 p.m. today at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan. ❚ TV/RADIO: KMCI (Ch. 38); WHB (810 AM) ❚ ABOUT OKLAHOMA STATE (10-2, 0-0 Big 12): The Cowboys are one of the most talented teams in the Big 12, but they are also one of the youngest. Sophomore Le’Bryan Nash is the team’s leading scorer, and freshman Marcus Smart the most athletic player. … Oklahoma State won the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Challenge with easy victories over Tennessee and North Carolina State. ❚ ABOUT KANSAS STATE (11-2, 0-0 Big 12): Rodney McGruder was K-State’s top player during its nonconference games, but Will Spradling and Angel Rodriguez weren’t far behind. All three are averaging more than nine points. … Shane Southwell and Nino Williams could give K-State a matchup advantage inside. Both players can use speed and shooting ability to get defenders away from the basket. ❚ BOTTOM LINE: This is an important game for both teams but means more to K-State because it is at home. The Wildcats will need to make some threes and play solid defense to win.

| Kellis Robinett, krobinett@kcstar.com

them, but if we are going to be really good, we need those guys. It would be nice to have both of them healthy, but I think I need the seniors to play well. It is their team and season. “When they all played well, we beat Florida. If that happens on a consistent basis, we can be good.”

COLUMBIA | Junior point guard Phil Pressey insists that whatever weariness he felt after playing 44 of 45 minutes in Missouri’s 97-94 loss to UCLA on Dec. 28 would have dissipated had the result been different. “I would have felt great … if we would have won,” Pressey said. “I would have run up and down … for 20 more minutes. But we lost, so I obviously felt terrible.” It’s a feeling Pressey has not been familiar with this season as the No. 12 Tigers dropped to 10-2 with the loss. But Pressey’s stunning 19-point, 19-assist performance against the Bruins also came with a cost. Every time Missouri has been tested this season, coach Frank Haith has been forced to keep Pressey on the floor. With no other experienced point guard on the roster, Pressey played 39 minutes in an 82-73 win over Illinois on Dec. 22, played all 40 minutes of an 81-65 win over Southeast Missouri State on Dec. 4 and played all 40 minutes of a 68-65 win over Virginia Commonwealth on Nov. 24. Pressey is averaging a teamhigh 34.1 minutes per game. Since an 84-61 loss to Louisville on Nov. 23 — in which the Tigers struggled to get into their offense when Pressey tried to catch a breather — Haith has been reluctant to take out his star point guard for multiple minutes in competitive games. “He’s only sitting out a minute a game, that’s kind of unheard of,” senior forward Laurence Bowers said. “But him being the great player he is, he’s rising to the occasion.” Despite shooting three for 19 from the field against Illinois, Pressey controlled the game by logging 11 assists and seven rebounds. And despite a four-for-18 shooting performance against Southeast Missouri, Pressey finished with 17 points, six rebounds and five assists. “Whatever coach Haith

NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT UMKC ❚ WHEN/WHERE: 5:15 tonight at Municipal Auditorium ❚ TV/RADIO: KSMO (Ch. 62); KCXL (102.9 FM and 1140 AM) ❚ OUTLOOK: It doesn’t let up for the Kangaroos in their final game this season at Municipal. The Bison, 12-3 overall and 3-0 in the Summit League, join Western Illinois with perfect conference records. They get it done on defense, holding opponents to 38 percent shooting. UMKC, 4-11 overall and 1-3 in the conference, looks to snap a seven-game losing streak.

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wants me to do, I’m going to do it,” Pressey said. “I’m young. When I was younger, I never felt like I got tired, I always wanted to play every minute.” Haith, of course, would prefer to give Pressey a few more breathers. But that means the Tigers have to take care of the ball better when he’s out of the game, a job that falls on 6-foot-7 freshman Negus WebsterChan and, to a lesser extent, on 6-4 senior Keion Bell. “We’ve got to get better at that, we’ve got to get better minutes out of some guys,” Haith said, mentioning Webster-Chan and Bell. “But we’ve also got to do a better job of screening and (doing) other things when those guys are at the point.” Webster-Chan turned the ball over twice against UCLA in 20 minutes and once against Illinois in only 6 minutes, but is eager to improve. “I don’t think I’ve been doing that well, (playing) like I normally play,” said WebsterChan, who added that coaches have encouraged him to use his frame to protect the ball against smaller guards. “But I’ll get back, get better at it … I just need to protect the ball more.” Haith is confident WebsterChan can do it; he scored 12 points and only had one turnover in 36 minutes against an aggressive, pressing VCU team. “He’s got to get better,” Haith said. “But if you go to the VCU game, he was outstanding.” The process of helping Pressey will continue when Missouri plays respected mid-major Bucknell, 13-2, at 3 p.m. today at Mizzou Arena. It’s the Tigers’ last tune-up before Southeastern Conference play begins Tuesday against Alabama. “I think Phil is terrific, he just has to get better with it,” Haith

Bucknell at No. 12 Missouri P F C G G G

No 15 31 11 12 42

Bucknell Joe Willman Mike Muscala Ryan Hill Bryson Johnson Cameron Ayers

Ht. 6-7 6-11 6-3 6-2 6-5

Yr. PPG Sr. 11.0 Sr. 18.9 Jr. 3.9 Sr. 11.7 Jr. 11.6

P F F G G G

No 42 21 5 32 1

Missouri Alex Oriakhi Laurence Bowers Keion Bell Jabari Brown Phil Pressey

Ht. 6-9 6-8 6-4 6-5 5-11

Yr. PPG Sr. 10.3 Sr. 16.9 Sr. 9.2 So. 14.7 Jr. 12.8

❚ WHEN/WHERE: 3 today at Mizzou Arena in Columbia ❚ TV/RADIO: Metro Sports; KMBZ (980 AM, 98.1 FM) ❚ ABOUT MISSOURI (10-2, 0-0 SEC): The Tigers are coming off a 97-94 loss to UCLA in their first road game of the season. Missouri returns to the friendly confines of Mizzou Arena, but it would be hard to blame the Tigers if they still had a bad taste in their mouths from the UCLA loss. Missouri led by as many as nine late in the second half, only to see its offense disappear as UCLA won in overtime. … Junior point guard Phil Pressey was a bright spot, shattering the school’s single-game assist record with 19 (the previous high was 13). … Missouri lost despite outrebounding UCLA by 14. ❚ ABOUT BUCKNELL (13-2, 0-0 Patriot): Don’t sleep on the Bison, who are off to the best start in school history by matching their 13-2 mark from 1983-84. … Bucknell has been solid defensively, holding 12 of its last 13 foes under 40 percent shooting. … The Bison boast a legit big man in 6-foot-11 senior center Mike Muscala, who is averaging 18.9 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. Missouri must contain him and force his teammates to step up, though three more starters — Bryson Johnson, Cameron Ayers and Joe Willman — all score in double figures. ❚ BOTTOM LINE: Bucknell, which returns four starters and 11 lettermen from last year’s 25-10 squad, deserves Missouri’s respect, and with a subpar effort, the Tigers could get beat. But Missouri does have 72 straight nonconference home victories, and it’s worth noting the Bison haven’t beaten a ranked opponent since 2005.

| Terez A. Paylor, tpaylor@kcstar.com

said. “I don’t want Phil to feel like he has the weight of the world on him, because he doesn’t. There’s other good players on this team.”

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CHIEFS FIRE PIOLI, FINALIZE DEAL WITH REID

Pioli can’t survive the losing Chiefs GM sowed plenty of bitterness. But in the end, the team’s record outweighed all.

Reid has players’ respect

BREAKING DOWN AN INTENSE WEEK

By ADAM TEICHER and RANDY COVITZ The Kansas City Star

Scott Pioli is out after four seasons as Chiefs general manager. The move cleared the way for the Chiefs to hire Andy Reid as their head coach. Reid will likely bring a general manager of his choosing, perhaps Tom Heckert, who formerly worked with Reid with the Philadelphia Eagles. “After several productive conversations, we made the difficult decision to part ways with Scott Pioli and allow him to pursue other opportunities,” Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said in a news release. “Scott has been an invaluable member of the Chiefs family since joining us in 2009, and we sincerely appreciate his tremendous contributions over the last four years. “I know that this was a difficult decision for Scott as well. He has a great deal of appreciation for the history of this franchise, for our players, coaches and employees, and especially our great fans. “There is no way to overstate the level of respect and admiration I have for Scott on a personal level. His character, loyalty, integrity and commitment to a team are extraordinary, and throughout the last four years, he has consistently put the best interests of the Chiefs ahead of his own. I know he will go on to enjoy further success in the National Football League, and I certainly wish him the best in the future.” Pioli said in his news release: “I would like to thank Norma, Clark and the Hunt family for the opportunity that they gave me four years ago. I’d also like to thank the players, coaches, scouts and countless other employees, throughout the organization and at Arrowhead Stadium that have worked so hard during my time here. I would also like to genuinely thank Chiefs fans. “The bottom line is that I did not accomplish all of what I set out to do. To the Hunt family — to the great fans of the Kansas City Chiefs — to the players, all employees and alumni, I truly apologize for not getting the job done.” Pioli, 47, a right-hand man to coach Bill Belichick at New England during 2000-08, was hired as Chiefs general manager in January 2009, replacing Carl Peterson. “With his proven track record of success, Scott is the finest player personnel executive in the NFL,” Hunt said when introducing Pioli, “and we look forward to his leadership in building a championship organization.” Pioli, a five-time winner of NFL Executive of the Year honors as vice president/player personnel with the Patriots, spoke of finding “the right 53 players” in restoring the Chiefs as a competitive franchise. But it never happened. Pioli was 23-41 in his four years running the Chiefs, with just one winning season when the club won the AFC West in 2010 with a 10-6 record but was blown out by Baltimore in a firstround playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium. In addition, neither of his two coaching hires panned out. Beyond the losing on the field, Pioli’s management style created a toxic atmosphere within the organization. Coach Todd Haley told The Star a few days before he was fired in December 2011 that he suspected rooms at the team facility were bugged so that team administrators could monitor employees’ conversations. Haley also believed his personal cellphone, a line he used before being hired by the Chiefs, had been tampered with. Meanwhile, the stunning firing of club president Denny Thum, a 37-year employee of the organization, was one of many departures in a purge of former Chiefs associates who had worked for previous administrations.

By ADAM TEICHER The Kansas City Star

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Sunday’s game in Denver — a dismal 38-3 loss to the division-champion Broncos — marked the final game with the Chiefs for coach Romeo Crennel (left) and general manager Scott Pioli. This week will go down as one of the busiest in Chiefs history. Here’s the dizzying chronology that delivered the Chiefs a new head coach in Andy Reid and brought about the dismissal of general manager Scott Pioli — all in the span of six days:

Sunday

Tuesday

The Chiefs suffer a 38-3 loss in Denver — their worst margin of defeat in 2012. They lfinish 2-14 and secure the No. 1 overall selection in April’s NFL Draft.

With Pioli reportedly at his side, Hunt flies to Atlanta to meet with Falcons offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter and special-teams coach Keith Armstrong about KC’s coaching vacancy.

Monday

Wednesday

Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt fires Romeo Crennel after his first full season and announces a fundamental restructuring of the organization. While Hunt says no determination has been made regarding Pioli’s future with the team, he unveils his plan to personally lead the search for a new coach. On top of that, Hunt says, the new coach will report directly to him, not the general manager. Furthermore, Hunt makes it clear that he plans to resolve Pioli’s job status within a month. Reid, the NFL’s longest-tenured head coach, is fired by the Eagles after 14 seasons in Philadelphia. One of seven NFL coaches fired on “Black Monday,” Reid won six division titles and advanced to the NFC championship game five times in 14 years. He reached the Super Bowl after the 2004 season but finished his tenure in Philly with a miserable 4-12 season. While Crennel and Reid are getting their pink slips as head coaches, Tom Heckert receives his as GM of the Cleveland Browns. Let go along with head coach Pat Shurmur, Heckert tells ESPNCleveland’s Tony Grossi it would be “phenomenal” if he and Reid could work together again and that he believes this is a possibility for 2013. Heckert had worked with Reid in Philadelphia for nine seasons before taking the Browns’ GM job in January 2010.

Koetter announces he has decided to stay with Atlanta while ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports a league source is “95 percent” certain Reid will wind up in Arizona as the Cardinals’ next head coach. At the same time, high-ranking Chiefs officials spend nine hours interviewing Reid at a private airport in the Philadelphia area. Said to be present at the marathon session are Hunt, Pioli, Chiefs president and former Eagles official Mark Donovan and Chiefs executive Ryan Petkoff, along with vice president of communications Ted Crews. Later, CSNPhilly reports getting a text message from Reid stating the meeting “went very well.”

Typifying the micro-managing and misguided priorities of Pioli’s, he once noticed a candy wrapper in a back stairwell at the Chiefs’ facility and waited to see how long it took to be picked up. About a week passed, and it remained in the stairwell. He placed the wrapper in an envelope, and during a meeting of department heads, club president Mark Donovan brandished the wrapper as evidence that Chiefs employees neglected attention to detail. It would have mattered little had Pioli restored the winning ways of the Chiefs, who were an NFL power during 1990 to 2006, winning four AFC West titles and advancing to the playoffs nine times. But Pioli’s performance in the draft and in acquiring players through trades and free agency was as poor as it was in hiring head coaches. Pioli’s first major transactions backfired horribly. He traded tight end and Chiefs icon Tony Gonzalez to Atlanta for a second-round draft pick. Gonzalez added to his Hall of Fame resume by helping Atlanta to three playoff berths in four years, while the player taken with that pick, cornerback Javier Arenas, has made no impact. Before his first draft with the Chiefs, Pioli traded a second-round choice to New England for Patriots veteran line-

Thursday The Chiefs are on the verge of hiring Reid as their next head coach, a source tells The Star’s Adam Teicher. Reid subsequently cancels a scheduled interview in Arizona and rebuffs advances by San Diego. Meanwhile, John Dorsey, the Green Bay Packers’ director of football operations, emerges as a “leading candidate” to replace Pioli, according to Schefter, should Reid become the Chiefs’ coach.

Friday The Chiefs hire Reid as their head coach, signing him to what’s said to be a five-year contract, and part ways with Pioli. ESPN reports that Reid does not demand that Heckert join him in a package deal, saying he prefers to first determine whether Dorsey would consider taking the Chiefs’ GM position. Pioli finishes his four-year tenure with the Chiefs with a 23-41 record, one AFC West title and a short-lived 2010 playoff appearance. | Sam McDowell, smcdowell@kcstar.com

backer Mike Vrabel and backup quarterback Matt Cassel, who received a $63 million contract. Vrabel retired after two seasons, and Cassel, who was a Pro Bowl injury replacement in 2010, was benched as the starter last October. With the Chiefs, Cassel is 19-21 with 59 touchdown passes, 44 interceptions and a mediocre 77.5 passer rating. While continually speaking of bringing in competition at all positions, Pioli never backed up those words in regard to quarterback, the most important position on the field. The Chiefs claimed Kyle Orton on waivers after Cassel suffered a seasonending injury in 2011, and Orton helped Romeo Crennel get the headcoaching job by leading the Chiefs to wins over Green Bay and Denver in the last three games of the season. But Orton, a free agent at the end of the season, opted to sign as a backup with Dallas rather than return to the Chiefs, where he would have gotten little chance to compete against Cassel. Instead, the Chiefs signed Brady Quinn, who performed no better — if not worse — than Cassel, in his eight starts this season. Except for center Casey Wiegmann and guard Ryan Lilja, who were signed in 2010 and helped the Chiefs

go 10-6 that season, and offensive tackle Eric Winston, who helped the Chiefs rank fifth in the NFL in rushing this season, Pioli had little but embarrassment to show for his dealings in free agency. Just as Pioli traded Gonzalez as way to divest the team of players from the Peterson era, he ran off five-time Pro Bowl guard and team leader Brian Waters after the 2010 season. Waters signed with New England as a free agent and helped the Patriots to the Super Bowl in 2011. Pioli also failed to retain cornerback Brandon Carr, who signed a five-year, $50 million contract with Dallas in the offseason and had a brilliant season with the Cowboys. The four draft classes under Pioli’s watch failed to produce consistent playmakers. While a two-time Pro Bowl pick, Eric Berry has proved that taking a safety with the fifth overall pick in 2010 was a reach. And the biggest bust of all was wide receiver Jon Baldwin, taken in the first round in 2011 despite many red flags. Baldwin has caught two touchdown passes in two years. Pioli’s tenure ended with tragedy. On Dec. 1, linebacker Jovan Belcher, who had just killed his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins, took his own life at the Chiefs’ training complex.

Of all the coaches the Chiefs could have reasonably hired to replace Romeo Crennel, few if any would command the attention of the players like Andy Reid. “You can’t argue that if there’s one candidate out there that has the experience, it’s got to be coach Reid,” Chiefs tackle Eric Winston said. “He will definitely bring a presence into the room from day one and bring a level of professionalism. You have to respect that right from the beginning.” The Chiefs signed Reid to a fiveyear contract Friday. Reid coached the past 14 seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles, making him the NFL’s longest-tenured coach before he was fired Monday. Reid led the Eagles to six NFC East championships and nine playoffs. They reached the conference championship game five times and the Super Bowl once, losing to New England after the 2004 season. His record was soiled by the way he finished, with a 4-12 record this season. But, taken as a whole, Reid has a coaching background that players can appreciate. “He was with the Eagles for a long while and he was very respected in this league,” linebacker Derrick Johnson said. “I can’t wait to get to work with him. “Change is always good. Since I’ve been here, we’ve been through a lot of change. (Crennel) just got called into a hard situation. He had one year to prove himself as a coach. I know he’s disappointed, but things happen.” Reid won 130 regular-season games and another 10 in the playoffs, the most victories of any coach in the long history of the Eagles. “We got a proven winner,” Winston said. “You don’t win as many games as he has in this league by accident. Obviously, he knows what he’s talking about. I’m eager to talk with some of the players that he had in Philadelphia and get their opinions on him, but at the same time I’m excited about the new start. We knew changes were coming, and the Hunt family didn’t waste any time trying to make those changes.” Some players will be affected by the coaching change more than others. Johnson may be one who is greatly affected. The Chiefs have played a 3-4 defense with Johnson as one of the inside linebackers for the last four seasons. He made his second straight Pro Bowl this season. Reid’s teams have played a 4-3 defense, so Johnson will have to switch back to the system he played with the Chiefs under coaches Dick Vermeil and Herm Edwards. Johnson played each of the linebacking positions at various times in the 4-3. “I didn’t think about that,” Johnson said. “But I’m very coachable. The 4-3 is what I know the best. The 3-4 is what I’ve had the most success with. I know there are some pros and cons with either one. Whoever he puts in charge of it and whatever they want to do, I’ll be ready to go. I can play multiple positions. “That’s not a big concern of mine right now. It will work out.” To reach Adam Teicher, call send email to ateicher@kcstar.com.

A LOOK BACK AT SCOTT PIOLI’S BODY OF WORK OVER THE PAST FOUR SEASONS

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Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt announces the hiring of Pioli, who spent 2000-08 with the New England DAVID EULITT | THE STAR Patriots, serving as vice-president/ Scott Pioli smiled player personnel during his first day when the club with the Chiefs. went to four Super Bowls and won championships following the 2001, 2003 and 2004 seasons. Pioli, a five-time winner of NFL Executive of the Year honors, speaks of finding “the right 53 players” in restoring the Chiefs to a competitive franchise.

Pioli dismisses Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards and his staff.

Pioli trades a second-round pick to New England for backup quarterback Matt Cassel and veteran linebacker Mike Vrabel. Cassel started just one season for the Patriots when Tom Brady suffered a season-ending knee injury in the 2008 opener against the Chiefs. But Cassel is given a contract worth up to $63 million with the Chiefs to be their immediate starter..

Pioli selects LSU defensive end Tyson Jackson with the third overall pick of the NFL Draft, and most observers consider the pick a reach. Jackson will be remembered as one of the biggest disappointments in Chiefs history.

The Chiefs beat San Diego 21-14 in an emotionally charged, rain-soaked Monday night game, the first played in renovated Arrowhead Stadium. Within hours of the game, club president Denny Thum, who gave the Chiefs 37 years of service, is fired.

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April 28, 2011

First-round draft pick Eric Berry of Tennessee earns a spot in the Pro Bowl at safety in his rookie season. But second-round picks Dexter McCluster and Javier Arenas don’t become the impact players Pioli envisions.

The Chiefs, drafting 21st, swap places with Cleveland, which has the 26th selection, and pick up an extra third-round pick from the Browns. With the first-round pick, Pioli wide receiver Jonathan Baldwin, who gets into a fight with Thomas Jones in training camp, is hurt, and misses most of the preseason and the first five games of the regular season. Even healthy, Baldwin is a non-factor on the field. The player Pioli selects with the extra pick in the third round, linebacker Justin Houston, turns out to be a steal.

Feb 6, 2009 Pioli hires Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Todd Haley as head coach. Haley has just helped the Cardinals to the Super Bowl, but he never served as a head coach at any level.

April 23, 2009 Pioli trades 10-time Pro Bowl tight end and future Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez, the franchise’s all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns, to Atlanta for a second-round draft choice.

Jan. 9, 2011 The Chiefs play host to their first playoff game since 2003 but are overmatched by Baltimore 30-7.

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CHIEFS FIRE PIOLI, FINALIZE DEAL WITH REID

Fans will recall Reid’s offense

THROUGH THE YEARS WITH ANDY REID ❚ 1958: Born March 19 in Los Angeles; grows up near Dodger Stadium. Attends John Marshall High School (inducted into school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012) and Glendale (Calif.) Junior College (inducted into college’s Hall of Fame in 2003). ❚ 1979-81: Plays guard and tackle at Brigham Young University.

No matter what it’s called, the West Coast scheme was run by Schottenheimer.

❚ 1982: BYU graduate assistant coach; works with quarterbacks coach Mike Holmgren. ❚ 1983-85: San Francisco State offensive coordinator, offensive-line coach.

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❚ 1986: Northern Arizona offensive-line coach. ❚ 1987-88: Texas-El Paso offensive-line coach. ❚ 1989-91: Missouri offensive-line coach under Bob Stull; on staff for infamous fifth-down game against Colorado. ❚ 1992-96: Green Bay Packers tight ends/assistant offensive-line coach under Holmgren. ❚ 1997-98: Green Bay quarterbacks coach, working with Brett Favre. Packers win second straight NFC championship, losing to Denver in Super Bowl. Favre is league MVP. ❚ 1999: Head coach, Philadelphia Eagles; selects quarterback Donovan McNabb with second overall pick in the 2000 draft. Eagles post 5-11 record. ❚ 2000: Leads Eagles to an 11-5 record, greatest turnaround in franchise history, and a first-round win in the playoffs. Voted NFL’s coach of the year by several organizations. ❚ 2002: Eagles go 12-4, win the NFC East but lose 27-10 to Tampa Bay in the NFC championship game. Reid is overwhelming choice as NFL coach of the year. ❚ 2003: Eagles overcome 0-2 start and post second straight 12-win season but lose 14-3 to Carolina in NFC championship game. ❚ 2004: Philly starts 13-1 and clinches top seed in NFC East with five games remaining. The Eagles, who finish 13-3, reach the Super Bowl for the first time since the 1980 season and lose to New England 24-21. Reid passes Greasy Neale for most wins in franchise history.

FAN COMMENTS Twitter is fired up about Friday’s Chiefs news The morning started with news that general manager Scott Pioli and the Chiefs had decided to part ways. Then news broke that Andy Reid was officially coming to Kansas City. These events clogged Twitter feeds throughout the area with joy that Pioli was leaving and reactions to the new coach. Since many in the Kansas City area have been demanding that Pioli get the boot since midseason, this morning’s news that he and the Chiefs had mutually decided it was time for Pioli to move on was met with glee by many Twitter users. ❚ Remember when Scott Pioli was getting ready to start Patriots West? Those were good times. BoomBriggs ❚ Man I wish Taylor Swift was a #Chiefs fan so she could totally write a breakup song about Pioli. #ButSheWouldHeartAndy Viper6Ancient ❚ anyone that looks at Chiefs and says Pioli was good because they have talent ... inaccurate. Peterson drafted 95% of those guys. BFem09 ❚ People will miss Scott Pioli. The man knows what he’s doing. You don’t help build a dynasty in NE and suddenly forget what you’re doing. JakeWingo ❚ And andy reid was officially hired as the new KC head coach!! What’s even better is Pioli is out as GM!!! This day just keeps gettin better! JakeMan324 ❚ Last time Chiefs won a playoff game was 6 years before Andy Reid took his first head coaching job. KBaum1234 ❚ Andy Reid is now Kansas City Chiefs’ new coach! SUPER BOWL!!! #FlyChiefsFly Jewinning

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New Chiefs coach Andy Reid and chairman Clark Hunt stopped Friday near Arrowhead Stadium, where Reid signed a few autographs for fans. ❚ 2006: Eagles start 5-6 but win last five games of season and capture NFC East title. Eagles beat Giants 23-20 in a first-round game before losing to New Orleans 27-24 in second-round game. ❚ 2007: On Jan. 30, Reid’s oldest son, Garrett, is sentenced to nearly two years in prison for a high-speed automobile accident that injures another driver. Police say Garrett Reid was high on heroin, and they found the drug in his car. Six hours later, Reid’s second-oldest son, Britt, is arrested for flashing a gun at a motorist and having illegal drugs in his possession. Reid takes a 39-day leave of absence and accompanies his sons to a detox center in Florida. ❚ 2008: Reid becomes the 37th coach in NFL history to win 100 games and the 22nd to win 100 with one franchise. Eagles overcome 5-5-1 start and reach NFC championship game for the fifth time, losing a wild one 32-29 at Arizona. ❚ 2009: Eagles go 11-5 but lose 34-14 at Dallas in first-round game. ❚ 2010: Eagles win sixth NFC East title under Reid and set franchise records in

points scored (439, third in the NFL), total net yards (6,230, second in the NFL) and yards rushing per attempt (5.4, first in the NFL). Reid plays a role in the comeback of quarterback Michael Vick, who was imprisoned at the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth on a dogfighting conviction. The Eagles lose 21-16 in the playoffs to eventual Super Bowl champion Green Bay. ❚ 2011: Despite assembling what some players dub a Dream Team, the Eagles sputter to an 8-8 record, the club’s worst mark since going 8-8 in 2007. ❚ 2012: Garrett Reid, 29, is found dead of a heroin overdose on Aug. 5 in a dorm room at Lehigh University, site of the Eagles’ training camp. He was assisting Eagles strength and conditioning coach Barry Rubin at camp. ❚ 2012: Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie makes it clear that the Eagles will have to show improvement in 2012 or changes will be made. The Eagles go 4-12, and Reid is fired on Dec. 31. | Randy Covitz, rcovitz@kcstar.com

MELLINGER: Hunt is providing his football team with a fresh start FROM B1

now done his honest best to wipe away the worst and most miserable season in Chiefs history with a hope and credibility that’s been missing for some time. Reid had his issues in Philadelphia with clock management and big games — and just got fired after going 4-12 — but he also helped the Eagles to sustained success with different rosters that most teams would love to emulate. If Reid helps drive the Chiefs to the Super Bowl, it would fit the pattern of many football men who found bigger success in their second jobs. Tom Coughlin spent eight years in Jacksonville before winning two Super Bowls with the Giants. Tony Dungy was fired in Tampa Bay before winning a title in Indianapolis. Gruden won a Super Bowl with the Bucs after leaving Oakland. Bill Belichick flopped in Cleveland before becoming the most successful coach in recent NFL history. All told, seven of the last 11 Super Bowl winners were coached by a man in his second job. Of course, Crennel was also in his head-coaching sequel, so this can all be picked apart. The Pioli hiring looked awfully good in the moment, too, before Hunt’s handpicked GM became obsessed with too many things that had nothing to do with drafting and signing good football players.

Maybe the new general manager will leave personnel success in his old job the same way Pioli left it in New England. Maybe Reid is a burnout. We’ll get those answers soon enough. In the meantime, we can judge how Hunt approached this week, and in that way the man deserves a standing ovation. The bet with Reid is that he’s a smart man who’s more in need of a change in scenery than a break from the NFL grind. Hunt made that judgment, and after an apparent nine-hour interview, a mistake wouldn’t be for lack of diligence. Mostly, though, today is about a fresh start. Clean board. Even within the Chiefs’ offices, there was some surprise and concern when Pioli wasn’t fired Monday. Not everyone hated working for him, you might be surprised to know, but wanting to drop the baggage and shush the noise attached to Pioli was a near consensus. Pioli may very well go on to success at his next job — he’s a smart man, and a respected mind — but it was never going to happen in Kansas City. This has been obvious to most everyone in and around the Chiefs’ organization for a while, and now that a new GM is on the way, a short delay in firing the old one will likely be remembered as nothing more than a footnote. Whatever the true reasons were for waiting to fire Pioli, the franchise — and just as

CHIEFS LEADERS The chronology of Chiefs general managers and coaches, starting with their first season in 1960: General managers Don Rossi, 1960 Jack Steadman, 1960-76 Jim Schaaf, 1976-88 Carl Peterson, 1988-2008 Scott Pioli, 2009-13 Coaches Hank Stram, 1960-74 Paul Wiggin, 1975-77 Tom Bettis, 1977 Marv Levy, 1978-82 John Mackovic, 1983-86 Frank Gansz, 1987-88 Marty Schottenheimer, 1989-98 Gunther Cunningham, 1999-2000 Dick Vermeil, 2001-05 Herm Edwards, 2006-08 Todd Haley, 2009-11 Romeo Crennel, 2011-12

important, its new head coach — can move forward less encumbered by an ugly recent history. Whether Reid and whomever ends up as the new GM here work out or not, this is what had to be done for the Chiefs to have a chance. No matter how many protest banners fly over the stadium, Kansas City will always love the Chiefs. Now they can be loved with more hope than anger. To reach Sam Mellinger, call 816-234-4365, send email to smellinger@kcstar.com or follow twitter.com/mellinger. For previous columns, go to KansasCity.com.

The Chiefs’ hiring of head coach Andy Reid, who is expected to bring his West Coast offense from Philadelphia to Kansas City, conjures memories of the mid-to-late 1990s at Arrowhead Stadium. That’s when coach Marty Schottenheimer and general manager Carl Peterson, frustrated by falling short in the playoffs, ditched their smashmouth offense in 1993, brought in offensive coordinator Paul Hackett, acquired Joe Montana, signed Marcus Allen, drafted Tony Gonzalez and implemented the West Coast offense made famous by the San Francisco 49ers’ Bill Walsh. The Chiefs didn’t win a Super Bowl with that system, but they reached the AFC championship game in 1993 and went to the postseason in 1994 as well as 1995 and 1997, when they posted 13-3 regular-season records. Reid had similar success and frustration after taking the West Coast offense to Philadelphia from Green Bay, where he was an assistant to Mike Holmgren. Reid’s Eagles reached the playoffs nine times in a span of 10 years, including five NFC championship game appearances and one Super Bowl loss. The offense is a quarterbackoriented attack based on a progression-type passing game with mostly, but not exclusively, short and intermediate routes. It is dependent on the quarterback’s ability to read coverages quickly, identify the progression of receivers and throw in rhythm so he hits the receivers in stride, enabling them to gain yards after the catch. “It’s the same offense,” said former Chiefs offensive lineman Rich Baldinger, now an analyst for Metro Sports and Channel 5. “Now you have to find a quarterback who can hit all those short reads and understands all those different routes. “Reid is going to use the pass to set up the run. A flare pass to them is the same as running a toss sweep. Think of Jerry Rice running slants, quick inroutes, curls. … Whatever you call it, that’s not the point. You have to look at the roster and see if you have the pieces of the puzzle. When you look at a team that had only eight passing touchdowns and nine rushing touchdowns, do we have anything to fit whatever offense he wants to run?” From 1993 to 1997, the Chiefs featured San Francisco-trained quarterbacks in Montana, Steve Bono (1995-96) and Elvis Grbac, plus Rich Gannon (1997). They threw to Allen and Kimble Anders out of the backfield, and to quick wide receivers Willie Davis and J.J. Birden in the mid-1990s and bigger targets Andre Rison and Derrick Alexander later in the decade. The West Coast offense is also very tight-end friendly, which took advantage of the skills of the Hall of Famebound Gonzalez, who played in the same system in college at California under Steve Mariucci, another Holmgren disciple. The Chiefs would seem to

have some parts that can make the transition to the West Coast offense, starting with running back Jamaal Charles, who has good hands coming out of the backfield. If the Chiefs can re-sign wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, and if tight ends Tony Moeaki and Kevin Boss can stay healthy, they would be good fits. The question is at quarterback. “This team is unique, because both your quarterbacks don’t show you a whole lot in either the short passing game or the deep passing game,” Baldinger said of Matt Cassel and Brady Quinn. “It’s (difficult) to think either one of these guys are going to lead that style of offense.” Reid will have the first overall pick in the April NFL Draft — as well as the top pick in each of the seven rounds — to find a quarterback. In Reid’s first draft with the Eagles, in 1999, he selected quarterback Donovan McNabb with the second overall pick. McNabb deftly operated the West Coast offense, leading the Eagles to more postseason wins (seven) than any quarterback in Eagles history while earning NFC Player of the Year honors in 2004. McNabb went to six Pro Bowls in his 11 seasons with Philadelphia. Tennessee Titans quarMcNabb terback Matt Hasselbeck, who broke into the league with Green Bay when Reid was an assistant to Holmgren — and led Seattle to a Super Bowl under Holmgren — said no two West Coast offenses are the same. “I’ve never heard Mike Holmgren use that term. I’ve never heard Andy Reid use that term. … I’ve never heard Bill Walsh use that term,” Hasselbeck said. “To me, that’s just a language and a way of calling plays. It’s like saying, ‘We’re speaking Spanish.’ But there’s a huge difference between Spain, Mexico and all the other places that speak that language. “I’ve had seven head coaches, and six used what people say is West Coast terminology, but I had to learn a different offense every time it changed.” How a team attacks from the West Coast offense, Hasselbeck said, depends on the personnel. “If you’re feeling good about your quarterback’s skill set, and you’re feeling good about your pass protection and about your wide receivers’ opportunity to win one-on-ones downfield, then you’ll try to push the ball down the field,” Hasselbeck said. “If not, then you’re going to try to find creative ways to help your guys get open. “One of the things Michael Vick does really, really well is play-action, take a deep shot … play-action bootleg, deep shot. And (Eagles running back) LeSean McCoy is a great runner. … “McNabb was a similar type player. He was good at taking a deep shot on a post route … those plays are run by a lot of different people. It’s a matter of putting your own personality on each player.”

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Haley, in an interview outside the Chiefs’ public-relations department offices, says he believes his personal cellphone, a line he used before being hired by the Chiefs in 2009, has been tampered with. Meanwhile, three former highranking staff members — former community-relations director Brenda Sniezek, former controller Larry Clemmons and former maintenance manager Steve Cox — sue the organization in December for age discrimination. In Sniezek’s suit, she alleges that she overheard Pioli telling a coworker that he planned to “get rid of everyone who was with Carl Peterson, especially anyone over the age of 40.”

Pioli fires Haley and elevates defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel to interim head coach for the final three games of the season.

First-round pick draft Dontari Poe will start every game at nose tackle and becomes a threedown player for most of the season; second-round Poe pick Jeff Allen becomes a starter in week four and third-round pick Donald Stephenson will start at both left and right tackle because of injuries on the line. But the true measure of a draft class is not how much it plays, but whether it helps a team win. Clearly, this one didn’t.

In the parking lot of the Chiefs’ training complex around 8 a.m., Pioli encounters linebacker Jovan Belcher, who has just killed girlfriend Kasandra Perkins and is brandishing a Beretta .40-caliber handgun. “I’m sorry, Scott,” Belcher says, according to a police report. “I’ve done a bad thing to my girlfriend already. I want to talk with (linebackers coach Gary) Gibbs and Romeo.” Pioli calls the coaches to the parking lot. A security guard tries to stop them, but the coaches insist on going outside. Despite their pleas for Belcher to put down the firearm, Belcher only briefly lowers the gun to chamber a round. He then walks away, kneels behind a parked minivan, makes the sign of the cross on his chest with his left hand and fires a bullet into his head above his right ear.

Jan. 9, 2012 Hunt and Pioli announce that Crennel, who had a 24-40 record as a head coach at Cleveland during 2005-08, has been given a three-year contract to become the Chiefs’ head coach.

Dec. 5, 2012 Pioli delivers a eulogy at a memorial service for Belcher in Kansas City. Three days later, Pioli accompanies Jamaal Charles to Texas for the funeral of Perkins, who was a cousin of Charles’ wife, Whitney.

Jan. 4, 2013 Five days after a 2-14 season ends, Pioli is officially out as general manager of the Chiefs. | Randy Covitz, rcovitz@kcstar.com.

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Claims made for Zoey’s care

K-State is in for changes

Custody of infant daughter of Belcher, Perkins contested in aftermath of murder-suicide. By MARK MORRIS The Kansas City Star

Wildcats begin process of preparing for next season after loss of standout seniors. By KELLIS ROBINETT The Kansas City Star

GLENDALE, Ariz. | His time as a Kansas State linebacker is over, but you couldn’t tell that by listening to senior Arthur Brown following the Fiesta Bowl. In the aftermath of the Wildcats’ 35-17 loss to Oregon on Thursday night at University of Phoenix Stadium, Brown looked ahead to the future as if he was returning for another season rather than pursuing an NFL roster spot. “This is not the end,” Brown said. “This is the beginning of a new season. We’re building for the future. Like Coach (Bill) Snyder said, he would like for us all to stay attached to the program, to focus on the young guys, just continue to lead. Our leadership as seniors is not over with. We need to continue to invest ourselves leading on in the future.” The Wildcats will gladly take all the guidance he and K-State’s departing group of seniors — 21-5 and back-toback major bowls in their final two years — can provide. K-State will be a much different team next season — experienced on offense, young on defense and breaking in unproven players at key positions. This senior class laid a solid foundation for the future, but now it is up to underclassmen, backups and incoming recruits to build on it. “I’m very glad I was able to play with this group of seniors,” sophomore receiver Tyler Lockett said. “They taught us a lot of things about football and life. I am going to miss them.” It was obvious that many other young players shared Lockett’s admiration for veterans such as Collin Klein, Chris Harper, Meshak Williams, Braden Wilson and Travis Tannahill. When Klein returned to the locker room, teammates were waiting for him, lining up from all directions to say goodbye.

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The Kansas State football program will have to adjust to the losses of linebacker Arthur Brown (left) and fellow seniors next season.

It was an emotional scene. Everyone in the room wanted K-State to end its losing streak in bowl games — it has lost five straight dating back to 2002 — and to win 12 games in a season for the first time. But a sluggish start, combined with uncharacteristic mistakes late in the second quarter and an inability to keep up with Oregon’s high-powered offense, prevented that from happening. Players struggled to explain why they continue to fall short in the postseason. Lockett said the team was tense. Tannahill, a tight end from Olathe East, thought Oregon simply outplayed K-State. He said Arkansas did the same last year in the Cotton Bowl and an icy field was partially to blame against Syracuse in the 2010 Pinstripe Bowl. Whatever the case, K-State will try to reverse that trend next season with the offensive line likely leading the way. The group that played well during this 11-win season returns intact, with sophomore center B.J. Finney likely to remain a captain. Coaches will also lean on running back John Hubert, who will be a three-year starter, and a receiving corps that loses only Chris Harper from its main rotation. The main question is: who will replace Klein? K-State’s offense will have a different look without the Heisman Trophy finalist. Redshirt freshman Daniel Sams and junior-college transfer Jake Waters figure to compete for the job. Waters is a seasoned passer with dual-threat capabilities who led Iowa Western Community College to a national championship. Sams is one of the fastest players on the team, and

had success running this year in relief of Klein, but he hasn’t proven himself as a passer. “We will find a way, especially offensively,” Tannahill said. “ This last team was built around Collin. You will see a lot of John next year. I’m excited to watch them.” Outside of quarterback, the biggest questions will come on defense, where safety Ty Zimmerman, linebacker Tre Walker and defensive back Randall Evans are the major contributors returning. K-State will need to rebuild its entire defensive line, and most of its secondary. There are backups waiting to make bigger contributions and a handful of promising incoming recruits to capable of playing immediately. A weak nonconference slate will help them ease into their new roles, but they will need to mature quickly to challenge for another Big 12 championship. The Wildcats will likely be picked to finish near the middle of the pack in the conference. Of course, that’s where most expected this team to finish, too. “I’m just so proud to be a part of a team that did that,” Klein said, “and didn’t allow anyone to tell us how good or bad we were going to be, not to let ourselves tell ourselves how good or bad we could be. It’s overshadowed right now, but that is something to hang our hat on. I’m proud to have been a part of it.” K-State has shattered preseason expectations in back-to-back seasons. That’s a tradition K-State hopes to continue.Now it’s up to a new group to follow it. To reach Kellis Robinett, send email to krobinett@kcstar.com

Sooners are no match for Aggies Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel sets Cotton Bowl record with 516 total yards in 41-13 win. The Associated Press

In the only Bowl matchup between the two conferences, the Big 12 was no match for the SEC. Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel ran for two touchdowns, threw for two more and had a Cotton Bowl-record 516 total yards as 10th-ranked Texas A&M wrapped up its first SEC season with a 41-13 win over former Big 12 rival No. 12 Oklahoma on Friday night. The Aggies, 11-2, never trailed after Manziel tiptoed the sideline for a 23-yard TD run on their opening drive of the game. Texas A&M took control of the game by scoring touchdowns on its first three drives in the third quarter, and the Aggies went ahead 34-13 when Manziel threw a 33-yard TD ARLINGTON, Texas |

pass to Ryan Swope on a fourth-and-4 play. Oklahoma,10-3, which like the Aggies entered the game with a fivegame winning streak, went three-andout on its first three drives after halftime. Manziel set an FBS bowl record with his 229 yards rushing on 17 carries, and completed 22 of 34 passes for 287 yards. There were chants of “S-E-C!, SE-C!” after Manziel dumped a short pass over the middle to Swope, who shed a defender and ran into the end zone for a 34-13 lead with 4 minutes left in the third quarter. Already with a 24-yard gain on an earlier third down, the Aggies had third and 9 on their opening drive when Manziel rolled to his left and took off. When he juked around a defender and got near the sideline, he tiptoed to stay in bounds and punctuated his score with a high-step over the pylon for a quick lead.

Officials reviewed the touchdown play, but it was clear by the replay shown on the huge video screen above the Cowboys Stadium field that Manziel stayed in bounds. Oklahoma needed drives of 16 and 18 plays to get a pair of field goals by Michael Hunnicutt. Jones threw a 6-yard TD pass to Justin Brown just before halftime. Jones’ final career start came at the same place he made his Oklahoma debut in the 2009 season opener when he replaced injured Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford. After setting Cotton Bowl records when he had 23 completions and 30 attempts (for 175 yards) by halftime, Jones was 29 of 39 for 221 yards after three quarters. This is the first bowl matchup between the former Big 12 rivals, but the 17th consecutive season they have played each other. The Sooners have won 11 of 13 since Bob Stoops became their coach.

BCS: Irish back in spotlight FROM B1

tied at the top of the list of final No. 1 finishes in the Associated Press poll with eight apiece since 1936. Alabama, the defending BCS champion seeking its third national title in four years, was expected to be here. The Crimson Tide opened the season ranked second. Notre Dame is a surprise entry. The Irish started as the top vote-getting team just outside the AP poll (No. 24 in the preseason coaches’ poll), and worked their way up throughout the season. The defense, led by linebacker Manti Te’o, was a proven strength. But quarterback was a question mark. But the position became an exclamation point as redshirt freshman Everett Golson grew into a weapon. Still, nobody was projecting the team’s first 12-0 record since that 1988 title season. “It wasn’t a moment like we were, ‘Man, we’re going to make it to the national championship,’ ” Te’o said. “But we thought we had a chance here.” In coach Brian Kelly, hired from Cincinnati to replace Weis after the 2009 season, Notre Dame got a dues-paying veteran who had spent the bulk of his career at Division II Grand Valley State.

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Two seasons at Notre Dame produced identical 8-5 records, and the first year included losses on successive weekends to Navy and Tulsa. Did Notre Dame have the right guy? Biggins remembers wondering if the Bob Stoops rumors were true. Could Notre Dame land the home-run hire? “Once a name like that gets floated out, anything else who comes in would be a disappointment,” Biggins said. “(Kelly) had been at second- and third-tier schools. There was no big conference background. So there was a little bit of wait and see about it.” Now, seeing is believing, and fans have to love what they hear from Kelly. “There are no tricks,” Kelly said after the Irish officially landed in the title game. “There are no gimmicks. It’s got to be basic fundamental football at this level. I think it was just a maturation and a development of our football team to get bigger, faster and stronger, and then have a will.” It’s an idea Biggins and all Notre Dame fans can support. To reach Blair Kerkhoff, call 816-234-4730 or send email to bkerkhoff@kcstar.com. Follow him at twitter.com/BlairKerkhoff.

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BBVA Compass Bowl ❚ WHO: Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6) ❚ WHEN/WHERE: Noon in Birmingham, Ala. ❚ TV: ESPN ❚ OUTLOOK: The Panthers know the way to Birmingham. This is the program’s third straight appearance in this bowl and the first time Pitt won’t be led by an interim coach — Paul Chryst didn’t take another job. Pitt running back Ray Graham rushed for 172 yards in the loss to Notre Dame. Mississippi, under first-year coach Hugh Freeze, is back in a bowl for the first time since the 2009 season. Quarterback Bo Wallace is a more effective runner than passer. ❚ PREDICTION: Pittsburgh 30-27 | Blair Kerkhoff, bkerkhoff@kcstar.com

The struggle over who will care for the daughter of a Chiefs player who committed suicide after killing the girl’s mother is taking shape in Missouri and Texas courts. And tensions between paternal and maternal grandparents of the 4-month-old daughter of linebacker Jovan Belcher and Kasandra Perkins have emerged in court filings. Authorities turned over Zoey Michelle Belcher to Cheryl Shepherd, her paternal grandmother, just after her parents’ deaths on Dec. 1. But in an email to a Jackson County probate commissioner Thursday, a lawyer for Shepherd disclosed that Zoey is in Texas with her mother’s family. “Cheryl agreed to temporarily allow the maternal relatives (to) take Zoey to Texas for her mother’s funeral,” wrote lawyer Gretchen M. Gold. “The maternal relatives have now ceased communicating with Cheryl Shepherd and have refused to return her calls or return the child to her care.” Both families have filed court cases seeking to care for Zoey. Judges in Independence and Fort Worth have scheduled hearings later this month to begin determining where the infant and money to support her will end up. Zoey was orphaned Dec. 1, when Belcher emptied a .40-caliber handgun into Perkins at the home they shared in the 5400 block of Crysler Avenue. Belcher then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and shot himself in the parking lot in front of his coaches and the team’s general manager. Shepherd, of West Babylon, N.Y., had moved in with the couple about two weeks before the shootings. On Dec. 14, Shepherd filed a petition with Jackson County probate court, asking that she be appointed Zoey’s guardian and the conservator

of her estate. Money to care for Zoey could come from a trust funded by the Hunt family, Chiefs coaches, players and employees and contributions from the public. Zoey’s estate or guardian also will receive more than $1 million under terms of the NFL’s collective-bargaining agreement. The girl stands to receive $108,000 annually over the next four years, $48,000 in the fifth year and then $52,000 each year until age 18. She’ll continue to receive that amount until age 23 if she attends college. The beneficiary of Belcher, who was in his fourth season, also will receive $600,000 in life insurance, plus $200,000 for each credited season. There is also $100,000 in a retirement account that will go to his beneficiary or estate. Shepherd also has asked probate court to appoint her the administrator of Belcher’s estate. The probate commissioner has scheduled a Jan. 11 hearing in Independence to hear both petitions. In Fort Worth, Zoey’s maternal grandparents, Rebecca Anne Gonzalez and Darryl Perkins, and other Texas relatives have filed suit asking that they temporarily care for the girl, that her residence be in Tarrant County, Texas, and that a guardian ad litem be appointed to represent her best interests. The maternal litigants also asked for a social study “into the circumstances and condition of the child and of the home of any person requesting” to care for the child. A Fort Worth judge is scheduled to have his first hearing on that case Jan. 22. Shepherd’s lawyer said in her email that she is engaging lawyers in Fort Worth to appear at the hearing. “We intend to fight the matter in Texas on Jan. 22 if that hearing takes place,” Gold wrote. To contact Mark Morris, call 816-234-4310 or send email to mmorris@kcstar.com

Texans’ Johnson looks to add to productive season The Associated Press

HOUSTON | Andre Johnson heard the

whispers that he’d lost a step and he’d never again be an elite receiver as he struggled through the worst season of his career in 2011. He used the talk as motivation, and bounced back from last year’s 492-yard season with a career-high 1,598 yards receiving this season for the Houston Texans. Now Johnson is looking to do more for the Texans in today’s playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Johnson’s performance this season enabled him to join Jerry Rice and Marvin Harrison as the only players in NFL history with at least three sea-

sons with 1,500 yards receiving. Johnson had 112 catches this season, his most since finishing with 115 catches in 2008. He was recently selected to his sixth Pro Bowl. “I’ve been fortunate to be around some special players, but I really count my blessings with this one,” Texans coach Gary Kubiak said. Johnson said he’s disappointed that the team has struggled recently, losing three of its last four games. But he believes they’ll turn things around today. “We just haven’t been playing football the way that we know how to play it,” Johnson said. “We just have to get back to what we have done earlier during the season.”

Vikings’ Ponder wild card among QBs in the playoffs The Miami Herald

The roll call of playoff-bound quarterbacks usually reads like a fantasy football wish list, and this year is no different. Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are the creme de la creme. Joe Flacco and Matt Ryan are established studs. And three members of the vaunted 2012 draft class — Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III and Russell Wilson — made the postseason as rookies. Then there’s Minnesota’s Christian Ponder, who will face Rodgers and the Packers in a first-round game at 7 tonight in Green Bay. Ponder struggled as a rookie last year and wasn’t much better in his

sophomore season. But when the stakes have been the highest this season, Ponder has been at his best. With no margin for error, Ponder directed the Vikings to wins in each of their final four games, getting Minnesota into the playoffs for the first time since Brett Favre was under center. “I think the biggest thing for me was making better decisions,” said Ponder who completed 61 percent of his passes during Minnesota’s four-game winning streak. “Balancing being conservative, making good decisions and taking chances, that’s something you need to continue to learn as a quarterback and growing up. I think that’s the biggest difference for me.”

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 2013

RESULTS Boys basketball Friday’s results

SUSAN PFANNMULLER | SPECIAL TO THE STAR

Leavenworth’s Cameron Wiggins (foreground) and Chase Hanna of SM East battled for a loose ball in Friday’s game.

SM East flays Leavenworth Lancers run off to a 15-point halftime lead on the way to 69-53 win. By TOD PALMER The Kansas City Star

Undefeated Shawnee Mission East controlled the glass and missed only one of 26 free throws Friday in a 69-53 rout at home against Leavenworth. Opening the Sunflower League slate, the Lancers, 6-0, owned a 32-18 rebounding edge, including nine first-half offensive rebounds en route to a 15-point halftime lead. “Anytime you want to compete for a league title, you’ve got to get off to a good start,” SM East coach Shawn Hair said. “It’s crucial. Leavenworth is always in the hunt for the league title, so it’s a crucial win.” There were signs the Lancers were poised to blow out the Pioneers, 3-2, early when SM East went on a 15-4 first-quarter run only to be reeled right back in. Powered by its skilled interior tandem of sophomore Lucas Jones and senior Zach Schneider, SM East broke in front 17-9, but — after a well-spent timeout by coach Larry Hogan — Leavenworth rallied behind senior reserve forward Mike Thomas to stay within 19-16 after the first quarter. When the Lancers went streaking again in the second quarter, the Pioneers had no answer. Senior guard Vance Wentz,

whose diving tie-up at midcourt keyed a late second-quarter surge, scored seven points and Schneider added eight in a 23-point outburst that effectively buried Leavenworth. “We wanted to pound the ball inside, because we felt like we had a pretty good advantage and that Zach and Lucas could dominate their matchups,” said senior guard Vance Wentz. “We did a pretty good job executing that game plan.” Schneider, who finished with 23 points and five rebounds, had 17 points and Jones grabbed seven of his game-best eight rebounds while scoring all six of his points — including a fast-break dunk off a steal at half-court — before the break. “Those guys are just a tough matchup,” Hair said. “They can play outside on the perimeter, they can play inside and they’re so good around the basket.” Jones, who had been nursing a sore ankle, reinjured it and sat out much of the second half. The lead fluctuated between 13 and 19 points in the third quarter before Schneider, who also had three assists, flipped a ball over his shoulder for senior Jackson Sublette, whose buzzer-beating three-pointer had the Lancers ahead 59-39 entering the final period. Wentz finished with 21 points and four boards. To reach Tod Palmer, call 816-234-4389 or send email to tpalmer@kcstar.com. Follow him at twitter.com/todpalmer.

Aquinas girls stay undefeated The Saints improve to 7-0 with a 46-37 victory over BV Southwest. By CHARLES REDFIELD Special to The Star

The St. Thomas Aquinas girls survived poor free-throw shooting in beating Blue Valley Southwest 46-37 in a battle of unbeaten teams Friday at BV Southwest. The Saints, who improved to 7-0, were just seven of 18 from the free-throw line in the second half, but used good defense to win the East Kansas League game. The loss was the first for the Timberwolves in six games. Aquinas outscored the Timberwolves 11-3 during a crucial stretch in the third quarter, turning a 26-23 advantage into a 37-26 lead heading into the fourth quarter. “The third quarter was tough because they slowed it down and took good shots,” BV Southwest coach Rick Rhoades said. The Timberwolves pressed in the fourth quarter and made the game interesting. “We used the pressure defense to try and pick up the pace,” Rhoades said. The Saints didn’t score in the first 4 minutes of the fourth quarter, allowing the Timberwolves to cut the margin to six, but 6-2 Aquinas sophomore Claire Ferguson scored on a layup against the press with 1:46 left to make it 41-35.

“They beat us to a lot of loose balls tonight,” Saints coach Rick Hetzel said. “We played better defensively in the second half.” BV Southwest freshman point guard Rilynne Like had 15 first-half points, but was held to just two in the second half. “That freshman point guard really helps them,” Hetzel said. BV Southwest senior Hunter Thomas had 16 points, including eight in the fourth quarter. She transferred to BV Southwest from Aquinas after her junior season. The Timberwolves’ Rilynne Like scored a game-high 17 points. Ferguson led the Saints with 12 points.

Blue Valley Southwest boys top Aquinas The Aquinas and BV Southwest boys also squared off on Friday night, and this one was decided at the buzzer. BV Southwest’s Donnel Bronson hit a bank shot with time running out to give the Timberwolves a 48-46 victory. Bronson, a 6-1 senior, got his chance by coming away with an offensive rebound after Colton Miller missed a shot from the right baseline. Bronson’s basket made for only the third and fourth points that the Timberwolves scored in the fourth. Aquinas senior Tyler Clement had a game-high 22 points.

Barstow 52, Van Horn 47 Blue Valley North 47, Bishop Miege 41 BV Southwest 48, St. Thomas Aquinas 46 Blue Valley West 67, Gardner Edgerton 65 Bonner Springs 39, Turner 36 DeKalb 52, KC Lutheran 38 Fort Osage 60, Oak Park 36 Grain Valley 63, Odessa 56 Harrisonville 55, Oak Grove 49 Lawson 52, East Buchanan 44 Lee’s Summit 66, Winnetonka 56 Lee’s Summit North 49, Lee’s Summit West 45 Mill Valley 73, Bishop Ward 36 Northeast 76, Central 67 Olathe East 48, Lawrence Free State 44 Olathe Northwest 70, Lawrence 60 Olathe South 59, Olathe North 45 Ottawa 77, Paola 30 Pleasant Hill 63, Excelsior Springs 57 Raytown 52, Belton 41 Riverside 52, Immaculata 34 Rockhurst 53, Raymore-Peculiar 35 SM East 69, Leavenworth 53 SM South 76, SM North 38 SM West 62, SM Northwest 52 SJ Central 55, Kearney 51 St. Pius X 62, St. Mary’s 31 Sumner Academy 68, Atchison 40 Tonganoxie 66, Anderson County 64 Troy 59, Kansas City Christian 53 (OT)

Today’s games Central at Pembroke Hill Lawrence at Rockhurst Leavenworth at Lincoln North Star Metro Academy at Tonganoxie North Kansas City at Sioux City East (Ia.) Oak Grove at Warrensburg St. Pius X at Smithville HEARTLAND SHOOTOUT At Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines West Des Moines Valley vs. Blue Valley Northwest, 6:15 p.m. KAMINSKY CLASSIC At Joplin High School Seventh: William Chrisman vs. Neosho-Vashon loser, 11 a.m. Fifth: William Chrisman vs. Neosho-Vashon winner, 12:30 p.m.

Friday’s summary BARSTOW 52 VAN HORN 47 Van Horn: Cotsis 2, Bluett 18, Hawkins 6, Payne 8, Winningham 6, Strong 7, Jackson 0, Clardy-Melton 0. Totals 14 14-19 47. Barstow: Harne 13, Walsworth 5, Penn 0, Woods 9, A. Atkins 0, Childers 12, Rush 3, Jar. Gillen 3, Jay. Gillen 0, C. Atkins 2, Acuff 0. Totals 19 11-15 52 VH BAR

12 13

11 14

6 8

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Three-point goals: Bluett 2, Payne 2, Winningham; Walsworth, Rush, Jar. Gillen. BV NORTH 47 BISHOP MIEGE 41 BM (1-5): Byers 6, Jones 0, Franco 0, Johnson 9, Hooks 2, Dennis 0, Cozart 13, Mohler 3, Nichols 8. Totals 14 8-9 41. BVN (4-1): B. Dolan 0, Edwards 10, Helmker 0, Tobin 1, M. Dolan 0, Peterson 3, Emery 6, Weston 4, McHugh 21, Cook 2. Totals 17 8-16 47. BM BVN

10 10

9 4

2 20 — 41 11 22 — 47

Three-point goals: Cozart 2, Johnson, Byers, Mohler; McHugh 4, Edwards. BLUE VALLEY SOUTHWEST 48 ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 46 St. Thomas Aquinas: Cosentino 2, Clement 22, Martin 5, Rheinberger 0, Koster 0, Sherlock 7, Radetic 2, Manley 8, Kohnle 0, Tyle 0. Totals 16 10-15 46. Blue Valley Southwest: Rogers 4, Randall 2, Anderson 0, Bronson 10, O’Connor 15, C. Miller 8, Bostwick 3, A. Miller 6. Totals 18 5-13 48. STA BVSW

10 10

14 14

12 12

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Three-point goals: Bannister, Moreano; Kaemer, J. Tolbert. BLUE VALLEY WEST 67 GARDNER EDGERTON 65 (OT) Gardner Edgerton: Dodson 16, Huppe 13, Carpenter 10, Wrench 8, Wright 5, Clarke 4, Hultgren 4, Plank 3, Jo. Lang 2, Callahan 0, Ja. Lang 0. Totals 23 12-18 65. BV West: Kaiser 19, Ralston 16, Lillis 13, Gammon 11, Roy 5, Mortin 3, Haden 0, Viestenz 0, Curtis 0, Wilkens 0, Engleken 0, Hodges 0. Totals 2411-16 67. GAR BVW

12 21

12 15

21 14

11 9 9 6 11 11

Three-point: Dodson 2, Huppe 2, Carpenter, Plank, Wright; Kaiser 3, Ralston 2, Lillis , Mortin , Roy. BONNER SPRINGS 39 TURNER 36 Bonner Springs (3-4): VanMaren 3, z. Dotson 2, Twombly 9, Moore 3, Jackson 7, B. Dotson 2, Dooley 2, Terrell 7, Kubas 2, Freefe 0, Howell 2. Totals 15 5-9 39. Turner (0-6): Fenrick 6, Green 4, Sanders 11, Simkins 0, Reid 2, Leger 2, Berry 3, Worthy 8. Totals 15 4-8 36. BON TUR

9 6

12 8

11 9

7 – 39 13 – 36

Three-point goals: Terrell, Jackson, Twombley, VanMaren; Sanders 2. DEKALB 52 KC LUTHERAN 38 KC Lutheran: S. Brown 15, Schnider 0, A. Brown 7, Chan 0, Rodriguez 3, Kane 8, Coats 0, Schultz 4, Hays 0. Totals 15 2-4 38. DeKalb: Hickman 1, Martin 2, Hall 17, Leroy 17, Foulk 0, Crockett 5, Christian 2, Owens 0. Totals 21 7-8 52. Three-point goals: S. Brown 3, A. Brown 2, Rodriguez; Crockett, Hickman. FORT OSAGE 60 OAK PARK 36 Oak Park: Walker 3, Davenport 4, McQuillar 0, Head 0, Jackson 5, Whitney 1, Frey 5, Lundry 7, Eubanks 4, Thompson 2, Ekeh 5. Totals 13 7-11 36. Fort Osage: Penamon 6, Alt 0, Thompson 14, Grier 2, Regier 9, Williamson 0, Hoppner 0, Thatcher 0, Adams 9, Mosby 18, Crowley 2, Haugmo 0. Totals 23 9-10 60. OP FO

12 19

8 11

11 19

5 — 36 11 — 60

Three-point goals: Walker, Jackson, Frey; Thompson 2, Regier 2, Adams. GRAIN VALLEY 63 ODESSA 56 Grain Valley: Zeigler 7, J. Mahurin 14, Squires 2, Ramirez 9, Hottel 4, Domsch 1, Nichols 0, D. Mahurin 26. Totals 20 18-28 63. Odessa: Hilbrenner 0, McGraw 13, R. Palmer 0, Bennett 14, Behrman 2, Graham 20, Williams 2, H. Palmer 0, Nickels 5. Totals 23 7-11 56. GV ODE

14 9

16 19

19 14 — 63 4 24 — 56

Three-point goals: D. Mahurin 4, Zeigler; Nickels, Bennett, McGraw. HARRISONVILLE 55 OAK GROVE 49 Oak Grove (6-3): Jagels 2, Hearn 1, Latshaw 3, Douglas 15, Vitalis 0, Kania 6, Doehrety 6, Dow 15. Totals 18 7-12 49. Harrisonville (7-3): Saffels 7, Davidson 0, Prindle 16, Gibbs 13, Koch 0, Kliewer 0, Baker 2, Renner 17. Totals 18 14-24 55. OG HAR

9 16

14 11

15 9

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Three-point goals: Douglas 3, Doehrety 2, Latshaw; Gibbs 2, Saffels. LAWSON 52 E. BUCHANAN 44 E. Buchanan: Schultz 6, Kenagy 0, Cobb 0, Liechti 3, Ishmael 0, Kilgore 23, Zeit 8, Johnson 4, Roland 0, Minson 0. Totals 16 6-9 44 Lawson: Schwab 2, Wood 8, Br. Edwards 2, Shobe 15, Mortimer 1, Titus 10, Newcomer 5, Bl. Edwards 9, Jacobsen 0, Cox 0. Totals 19 12-14 52 EBU LAW

12 13

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Three-point goals: Kilgore 4, Zeit 2; Wood, Newcomer. LEE’S SUMMIT 66 WINNETONKA 56 Winnetonka: Doherty 2, Walker 1, Norris 18, Hunsaker 3, Harbison 12, Sabastiano 9, Brown 3, Washington 8, Samoszenko 0.

Totals 18 18-33 56. Lee’s Summit: Maddox 1, Lock 15, Robbins 15, Crance 6, Evans 6, Irvin 2, McElroy 8, Bennett 0, Spellman 6, Burch 3, Buhr 2, Croteau 2. Totals 20 19-29 66. WIN LS

13 17

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14 9

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Three-point goals: Norris, Hunsaker; Lock 3, McElroy 2, Robbins 2. LEE’S SUMMIT NORTH 49 LEE’S SUMMIT WEST 45 LS West: Williams 7, Harrison 5, Dixon 14, Session 2, Davis 5, Brown 8, Gregory 4, Ganaden 0, Burau 0. Totals 17 8-21 45. LS North: Spellman 2, Woods 11, Chapman 13, Sorrell 3, Berry 1, Anderson 19, Ford 0, Hawkins 0. Totals 19 10-23 49. LSW LSN

12 6

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Three-point goals: Williams, Dixon, Davis; Chapman. MILL VALLEY 73 BISHOP WARD 36 Bishop Ward (4-5): Ho 0, Brull 11, Kolinda 5, Talavera 2, Henley 10, Grandin 3, Tucker 1, Kump 4. Totals 11 9-18 36. Mill Valley (4-2): Kain 9, Rebeck 8, Koch 2, Cantwell 0, Voorhes 11, Hamilton 9, Muldoon 14, Stacey 10, Boatwright 7, Moylan 3. Totals 31 7-9 73. BW MV

5 19

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Three-point goals: Brull 3, Henley, Kolinda; Boatwright, Kain, Hamilton, Moylan, Rebeck. NORTHEAST 67 CENTRAL 57 Central: Martez 10, Brown 12, Bolten 5, Lee 5, Wilson 5, Wright 8, Thomas 12. Totals 26 5-10 57. Northeast: Lassitter 7, Shiehk 15, Melson 18, Duley 27, Ali 0, Hayes 0, Beal 0. Totals 29 4-9 67. CEN NE

17 21

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Three-point goals: Duley 4, Lassitter. OLATHE EAST 48 LAWRENCE FREE STATE 44 Lawrence Free State (2-4): Winslow 4, Moreano 7, Loneker 7, We. Hack 4, Wi. Hack 0, Scott 2, Caro 4, Lane 9, McFarland 4, Bannister 3, Anauberokhi 0. Totals 15 8-17 44. Olathe East (5-1): Neal 10, Blake 4, Scrtoggins 11, Cook 1, Birch 3, Kaemer 3, Smith 2, E. Tolbert 9, J. Tolbert 3, Brown 2. Totals 15 9-15 48. LFS OE

7 19

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Three-point goals: Bannister, Moreano; Kaemer, J. Tolbert. OLATHE NORTHWEST 70 LAWRENCE 60 Lawrence: Mosiman 4, Abbott 9, Roberts 27, Henrichs 11, Bonner 0, Hofer 9. Totals 22 8-14 60. Olathe Northwest: Piester 2, Koch 6, Oyer 3, Bales 32, Davis 4, Anctil 11, Funkk 10, Selby 2. Totals 24 20-23 70. LAW ONW

14 14

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Three-point goals: Roberts 4, Henrichs 3, Abbott; Bales 2. OLATHE SOUTH 59 OLATHE NORTH 45 Olathe North: Moore 17, Cubit 11, Hughes 6, Hays 4, Todd 4, Well 3, Burk 0, Benbow 0, Strong 0. Totals 18 5-9 45. Olathe South: Knight 17, Nelson 15, Sunkaz 15, Ruis 10, Gipson 2, Balcom 0, Filbert 0, Collins 0, Allen 0, Munguia 0, Vanderslice 0, Blessant 0, Davis 0, Fields 0. Totals 25 4-8 59. OLN OLS

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Three-point goals: Cubit 3, Well; Nelson 3, Knight, Sunkaz. OTTAWA 77 PAOLA 30 Paola: Tochenour 3, Criddle 4, Henn 3, O’Brien 3, McDowell 2, Wilson 9, Long 6. Totals 9 9-18 30. Ottawa (8-0): Smith 8, Boeh 2, Hasty 5, Natt 1, Blaue 1, Peters 4, Ojeleye 57. Totals 32 7-16 77. PAO OTT

6 24

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Three-point goals: Tochenour, Henn, O’Brien; Hasty, Ojeleye 9. PLEASANT HILL 63 EXCELSIOR SPRINGS 57 Pleasant Hill (6-4): Shore 5, Finley 6, Shewmaker 12, Townsend 18, Euble 6, Smith 16. Totals 14 17-19 63. Excelsior Springs (5-4): Stratton 1, McCant 9, Van Fossan 6, Schreier 18, Creason 10, Lewis 4, Redman 9. Totals 14 11-19 57. PH ES

16 4

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Three-point goals: Townsend 5, Shewmaker; McCant 2, Schreier 3, Redman. RAYTOWN 52 BELTON 41 Belton: Lewis 5, McKamey 10, Asaeli 2, Wilkins 9, Long 3, Hicks 4, Padgett 7, Juitt 1. Totals 13 9-12 41. Raytown: Cason 2, Dunnell 9, Saxton 6, Gill 17, Sublett 14, Wilmore 2. Totals 20 7-14 52. BEL RT

7 13

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ST. JOSEPH CENTRAL 55 KEARNEY 51 St. Joseph Central: Riddle 2, Stillman 0, Dell 2, Ziemann 0, Mayfield 10, Hill 0, Williams 18, Cameron 2, Gray 21, Reets 0, Fox 0, Stagner 0, Olson 0. Totals 16 14-18 55. Kearney: Thorne 0, Hanson 0, Moling 14, Gassman 5, Goin 2, Tanking 0, Davis 8, Allen 0, Starzl 14, Hinck 4, Owen 4, Prewitt 0. Totals 19 10-19 51. SJC KEA

13 10

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Three-point goals: Gray 2, Williams; Moling, Gassman. ST. PIUS X 62 ST. MARY’S 31 St. Mary’s (3-7): Astegern 4, W. Johnson 13, A. Huddinger 0, Joseph 6, A. Johnson 2, Kennedy 2, D. Huddinger 4, Brock 0. Totals 12 6-10 31. St. Pius X (8-3): Gavin 6, Cipolla 2, Mason 5, Williams 2, Kauffmann 19, Morgan 10, Hoban 8, Ibarra 0, McCoy 2, Schneider 2, Deters 6, Cuezze 0. Totals 27 4-7 62. SM SPX

9 17

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Three-point goals: W. Johnson; Morgan 2, Mason, Kauffman. TONGANOXIE 66 ANDERSON COUNTY 64 TONG: Swedo 4, Summers 2, Tate 5, Johnson 2, Lean 11, Ford 7, Mathisen 2, Grizzle 13, Dale 20. Totals 25 11-16 64 AC: Lickteig 12, Mechnig 10, Hillyard 20, Woodard 2, Rickabaugh 2, Small 2, Tastove 14, Walter 2. Totals 22 15-17 66. TONG AC

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Three-point goals: Lean 2, Ford, Dale 2; Mechnig 1, Hillyaad 4. TROY 59 KC CHRISTIAN 53, OT Troy (4-3): Bembrich 4, Jasper 27, Masters 2, Goarder 7, Simpson 8, Ross 8, Schmille 3. Totals 16 19-27 59. KC Christian (1-7): Kirby 5, Gromer 9, Tiffin 8, Willis 6, Pivovar 2, Spencer 17, Bayles 6. Totals 22 5-11 53. TR KCC

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Three-point goals: Jasper, Ross; Gromer 2, Tiffin, Bayles. WEST PLATTE 56 NORTH PLATTE 39 WP (10-0): Cashman 20, Roe 12, Culson 7, Moose 6, Heili 5, C. Guthrie 4, D. Guthrie 2, Hudson 0, Goodlet 0. Totals 17 22-30 56. NP (3-5): Stillwell 8, Roberts 7, Hill 6, Lee 6, Parker 4, Jones 4, Poepping 2, Willy 2, Lawson 0, Shanks 0. Totals 11 7-17 39. WP NP

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Three-point goals: None.

Girls basketball Friday’s results Atchison 43, Sumner Academy 42 Barstow 44, Van Horn 28 Blue Valley 38, BV Northwest 31 Bonner Springs 56, Turner 28 Butler 67, Lone Jack 61 DeKalb 39, Lutheran 37 De Soto 43, Eudora 33 Fort Osage 70, Winnetonka 46 Gardner Edgerton 55, BV West 34 Grain Valley 45, Odessa 25 Lawrence Free State 47, Olathe East 44 Lawson 50, East Buchanan 42 Leavenworth 58, SM East 42 Mill Valley 57, Bishop Ward 40 North Platte 56, West Platte 22 Notre Dame de Sion 66, Jefferson City 53 Olathe Northwest 77, Lawrence 26 Raytown 52, Belton 27 Smith-Cotton 64, Center 41 St. Thomas Aquinas 46, BV Southwest 37 Tonganoxie 49, Anderson County 27 Truman 65, St. Teresa’s 44

2 — 28 9 — 44

Three-point goals: Edwards; Krause 2, Phillips 2. BLUE VALLEY 38 BLUE VALLEY NORTHWEST 31 Blue Valley Northwest: Stalcup 0, Kukuk 3, Jones 13, Coffin 2, Nicolay 0, Coady 4, Mertz 5, Lancaster 0, Smith 4, Fulgate 0. Totals 8 12-15 38. Blue Valley: Hanna 0, Stephens 1, Geiman 12, Braithwait 6, Imber 0, Hanson 8, Rudiger 0, Newell 9, Gunnerson 2. Totals 13 10-13 31. BVNW BVW

15 7

9 10

10 7

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Three-point goals: McKamey 2, Lewis, Wilkins, Long, Padgett; Dunnell. RIVERSIDE 52 IMMACULATA 34 Riverside (6-2): Halter 13, Scott 8, Davidson 6, McGabghy 14, Studer 7, Miller 4. Totals 22 3-5 52. Immaculata (1-4): Qualley 2, Boeppler 6, Boisson 3, Schmidling 13, Goetz 1, Sachen 9. Totals 14 5-12 34.

Three-point goals: Jones 2, Kukuk; Hanson, Geiman. BONNER SPRINGS 56 TURNER 28 Bonner Springs: Hoffine 8, Deegan 23, Jackson 7, Sims 10, Bennett 2, Taylor 2, Bizzell, Jarrett 0, Ledbetter 0. Totals 20 9-19 56. Turner: Silvey 11, Martell 12, Durham 5, Peaches 0, Alexander 0, McKay 0, Barrier 0. Totals 11 4-16 28.

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12 6

12 12

13 5

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17 6

16 11

12 6

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Three-point goals: Halter, Scott 2, McGabghy 2; Schmidling. ROCKHURST 53 RAYMORE-PECULIAR 35 Ray-Pec (2-7): Zwirel 0, Sappington 2, Fultz 0, E. Harris 0, Sueltz 2, Holman 10, Ni. Janssen 0, Estel 2, Wilson 6, Williams 2, Na. Janssen 0, Murkin 6, B. Harris 5, Brenizer 0, Curter 0, Kruse 0. Totals 14 2-7 35. Rockhurst (8-2): T. Keller 15, Nelson 4, Dean 2, Wilkins 12, Wolf 13, Kuhlmann 2, Hall 0, Hense 3, Guess 0, Jones 0, Seabaugh 2, G. Keller 0, Spencer 0. Totals 20 9-16 53.

Three-point goals: Deegan 2, Hoffine 2; Durham, Silvey. BUTLER 67 LONE JACK 61 Butler: Bosch 6, Heary 2, Getsord 20, Heckador 0, K. Morris 10, Johnston 0, S. Morris 13, Blevins 11, McMurphy 5. Totals 24 16-26 67. Lone Jack: Osborn 23, Hedrick 1, Adams 4, Kralicek 0, Surber 21, Cantrell 2, Radmacher 6, Pipes 4. Totals 21 13-23 61.

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Three-point goals: Getsord, S. Morris, Blevins; Osborn 5, Radmacher. DEKALB 39 LUTHERAN 37 Lutheran (6-3): Raines 7, Grimm 5, Kunkel 0, Hick 9, Jewel 4, Glow 10, Wagner 0, Cambiamo 2. Totals 13 11-21 37. DeKalb (6-4): R. Reagan 4, Christgen 0, M. Reagan 14, Henderson 0, Jones 6, Donaldsen 0, Bomberger 9, Wollingerford 0, Lawson 6. Totals 15 6-16 39.

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8 14

8 16

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Three-point goals: Holman 3, Murkin 2; Wilkins 2, Hense, T. Keller. SM EAST 69 LEAVENWORTH 53 LEAV (4-2): Wiggins 11, Lang 9, Thomas 9, Feirte 8, Atkins 7, Randall 7, Chicorema 2, Doherty 0, Bartlett 0. Totals 22 8-12 53. SME (6-0): Schneider 23, V. Wentz 21, Knabe 8, Jones 6, Rellihan 4, Sublette 3, Hanna 2, J. Wentz 2, McGannon 0, Blessen 0, Burns 0, Perkins 0, Tuttle 0. Totals 21 25-26 69 LEAV SME

16 19

11 23

12 17

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Three-point goals: Wiggins; V. Wentz. SM SOUTH 76, SM NORTH 38 SM South: Kaplan 3, Abdul 9,Ruster 8, Swoope 35, Caldwell 0, Newsome 9, Peterson 8, Oliver 2, Harness 2, Hill 0, Ling 0. Totals 30 2-4 76. SM North: Putnam 8, Gonzalez 1, Henderson 0, Atkins 2, M. Weathers 3, Finazzo 7, Johnson 13, Hinton 0, Masina 4. Totals 11 14-22 38. SMS SMN

29 2

15 4

18 18

14 — 76 14 — 38

Three-point goals: Swoope 9, Brewster 2, Kaplan, Abdul, Newsome; Putnam 2. SM WEST 62 SM NORTHWEST 52 SM Northwest (3-3): Horner 5, Cross 3, Fields 10, Bryson 5, Skeens 12, Medis 4, Mencia 9, McNeese 4, Jones 0. Totals 15-21 52. SM West(4-2): Setzer 1, Linner 14, Temaat 17, Summers 8, Wade 2, Wilkins 3, Banmen 16, Rose 2, Chambers 0, Dobson 0, Rawlins 0. Totals 28-39 62. SMNW SMW

10 16

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16 12

5 11

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DESOTO 43 EUDORA 33 DeSoto (4-3): Bonar 17, Gehrt 7, Deghand 3, Williams 6, T. Saucerman 7, K. Saucerman 1, Maskus 2. Totals 12 16-25 43. Eudora (2-6): Oller 2, T. Balluch 4, Topil 5, Beck 3, Garcia 2, Webb 9, Maring 8, Richardson 0. Totals 12 8-16 33. DES EUD

16 5

6 12

9 10

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Three-point goals: Gehrt 2, Deghand; Beck. FORT OSAGE 70 WINNETONKA 46 Fort Osage: Mariott 0, R. Bunn 19, Stephens 7, Ventresca 0, Cole 14, Glassford 20, P. Bunn 8, Reyes 0, Neff 2, Daubendiek 0. Totals 30 4-6 70. Winnetonka: Bayless 12, Taidi 7, Long 7, McCarthy 0, Hinsley 5, McGhee 2, Mends 11, McMiller 0, Schoenhofer 2, Taylor 0. Totals 18 6-9 46. FO WIN

22 9

16 11

10 16

13 9

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GV ODE

17 7

12 8

6 6

10 — 45 4 — 25

Three-point goals: Sibert, Scharsenkamt; None. LAWRENCE FREE STATE 47 OLATHE EAST 44 LFS: Cassidy 0, Kirkpatrick 16, Kerry 4, Frantz 0, Wiebe 13, Shade 5, Frantz 0, Cassidy 9. Totals 18 7-13 47. OE: Hinton-Scott 2, A. Waechter 0, Stone 14, Nelson 7, Taitt 10, Schmidt 0, Markway 4, Hanson 7. Totals 17 6-13 44. LFS OE

12 13

7 8

8 20 — 47 9 14 — 44

Three-point goals: Kirkpateick, Wiebe, Shade, Cassidy; Stone 3, Hanson. LAWSON 50 EAST BUCHANAN 42 East Buchanan (5-6): Merrigan 4, Plackemeir 8, Mar. Aebersold 2, Dewey 17, Mak. Aebersold 8, Miller 3. Totals 17 7-11 42. Lawson (9-3): Rash 8, Huffman 25, Pettz 0, Chancellor 6, Jacobsen 0, McNeely 2, Kassanavoid 9. Totals 18 13-15 50. EB LAW

6 12

8 8

13 18

15 — 42 12 — 50

Three-point goals: Miller; Huffman. LEAVENWORTH 58 SM EAST 42 Leavenworth: Ogden 3, Mathis 8, Brown 4, Zeck 6, Jones 12, Blackburn 9, Johnson 16. Totals 26 6-14 58. SM East: Spradling 1, Dodd 6, Sheraton 7, Pickell 8, Ehly 2, McGinley 12, Ross 4, Nick 2, Braash 0. Totals 10 22-31 42. LEA SME

12 10

14 8

18 13

14 — 58 11 — 42

Three-point goals: None; None. MILL VALLEY 57 BISHOP WARD 40 BW: Munoz 0, Sanchez 0, Reed 1, Williams 18, McMillen 6, Morissey 3, Oropeza 2, Meek 10. Totals 13 10-17 40. MV: Conklin 0, Koch 5, Altman 7, Eaton 5, Tripp 21, Sloop 7, Lichtenauer 12. Totals 17 18-31 57. 6 12

9 17

18 15

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7 14

7 21

5 17

3 — 22 4 — 56

Three-point goals: Horseman; Kipping, Roberts. NOTRE DAME DE SION 66 JEFFRSON CITY 53 NDS: Murphy 10, Rellihan 4, Bolton 0, C. Keane 4, Elder 9, Corbin 4, G. Keane 23, Dwyer 0, Harris 12, Andrews 0. Totals 27 8-15 66. JC: Stegeman 1, Nikodym 5, Lepage 2, Ruff 8, Foster 20, N. Martin 6, K. Martin 11. Totals 21 4-7 53.

BARSTOW 44 VAN HORN 28 Van Horn: Cruz 3, Allen 0, Bishop 2, Sua 8, Edwards 11, Ortiz 2, Krogman 0, Wasleski 2. Totals 11 5-9 28. Barstow: Bernard 4, Belghe 9, Fox 0, Dockhorn 0, Lloyd 2, Senaroli 7, Krause 6, Smith 0, Ritt 0, Rock 0, McMann 8, Shurn 0, Lentell 0, Phillips 8. Totals 19 2-10 44. 7 16

17 7

Three-point goals: Buie 2, Tucker 2, Plank 2, VanDeBerghe 2. GRAIN VALLEY 45 ODESSA 25 Grain Valley (5-4): Hill 4, Turner 2, Henson 0, Sibert 3, Scharsenkamt 3, Parker 3, Carson 0, Reddell 13, Hernandez 9, Barr 0, Williams 8. Totals 17 9-15 45. Odessa (3-6): Walsh 2, Grubb 5, Sieth 2, H. Williams 0, M. Williams 0, Patrick 0, Collier 0, Lang 4, Hall 0, Dennis 0, Bamvakais 2, Smith 6, Waibel 0, Bass 4. Totals 12 1-7 25.

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Friday’s summaries

8 6

8 12

Three-point goals: Williams 3, McMillen; Tripp 3, Koch, Lichtenauer. NORTH PLATTE 56 WEST PLATTE 22 West Platte: Bialek 7, Hochard 6, Faris 5, Horseman 3, Vandel 1, Callahan 0, Hyatt 0, Brill 0, Kleman 0, Brinkley 0, Litner 0. Totals 7 7-17 22. North Platte: Roberts 9, Sams 8, Kipping 6, Paden 6, Gerlig 5, Wilson 4, Manvelle 4, Faherty 4, E. Lee 4, M. Lee 4, Hesse 2, Johnson 0. Totals 25 4-9 56.

Central at Pembroke Hill Metro Academy vs. Tonganoxie Notre Dame de Sion vs. JC Helias Oak Grove vs. Warrensburg

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Today’s games

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Tucker 6, Rousselo 2, Dellinger 8, Plank 14, Burcham 2, VanDeBerghe 14, Schafer 3. 23 1-5 55. BVW: McCarthy 4, H. Witaszak 4, K. Witaszak 1, Ballard 2, Wright 2, Jadlow 2, Milonovich 0, Linson 0, Engelken 19. Totals 8 18-28 34.

22 — 70 10 — 46

Three-point goals: Glassford 6; Bayless 2, Taidi, Hinsley. GARDNER EDGERTON 55 BV WEST 34 GE: Buie 6, Kessler 0, Koelzer 0, Hallier 0,

NDS JC

16 13

17 22 7 20

11 — 66 13 — 53

Three-point goals: G. Keane 3, C. Keane; Foster 4, Ruff 2, Nikodym. OLATHE NORTHWEST 77 LAWRENCE 26 Lawrence: Anderson 0, Dold 0, Bell 2, Kelly 0, Seaman 8, Wright 4, Belcher 1, Coleman 11, Shields 0. Totals 10 5-15 26. Olathe Northwest: Kincade 0, Reid 0, Jameson 10, Boeh 2, Mortenson 1, Brooks 22, Heller 3, Sullivan 0, Neal 6, Jackson 11, Crall 14, Shipman 8. Totals 28 17-26 77. LAW ONW

2 18

10 25

7 21

7 — 26 13 — 77

Three-point goals: Seaman; Brooks, Neal, Jackson, Shipman. RAYTOWN 52 BELTON 27 Belton: Smith 10, Cole 7, Bates 3, Price 2, Oldham 1, M. Finley 0, Alsup 0, Hill 0, Chevalier 0, McConville 0, A. Finley 0, Whitney 0, Hill 0. Totals 11 3-9 27. Raytown: Barrett 14, Webb 8, Fair 7, Lewis 6, Wilson 6, Kuehl 5, Sauners 4, Malone 2, Scarlett 0, Kellam 0, Tyson 0, Prewitt 0, Lewis 0. Totals 21 21-39 52. BEL RAY

5 12

3 15

9 15

10 – 27 10 – 52

Three-point goals: Bates, Cole; Barrett 3, Kuehl. ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 46 BV SOUTHWEST 37 St. Thomas Aquinas: Fisher 5, Dirks 6, Sweeney 10, Weldeji 11, Cindrich 2, Ferguson 12, Young 0. Totals 12 12-24 46. BV Southwest: R. Like 17, B. Like 0, E.Eldridge 0, Logue 1, T. Westrum 0, B. Westrum 0, Thomas 16, L.Elderidge 3. Totals 14 6-11 37. STA BVSW

14 11

12 12

11 3

9 — 46 11 — 37

Three-point goals: Sweeney 3, Weldeji; R. Like 3. SMITH COTTON 64 CENTER 41 Center: Hancock 14, Hudson 0, Lee 7, Harris 5, Carter 5, Winston 8, Green 2. Totals 16 6-17 41. Smith Cotton: Lois 6, Lewellyn 4, Knight 8, Gero 13, Sharp 15, Greer 17, Kemp 0, Perkins 2. Totals 21 20-24 64. CENT SC

10 14

9 4 8 24

18 — 41 18 — 64

Three-point goals: Hancock, Carter, Harris; Sharp, Gero, Greer. TONGANOXIE 49 ANDERSON COUNTY 27 Tonganoxie: M. Walker 6, T. Walker 2, K. Waldeier 15, J. Whitledge 14, K. Banks 6, H. Kemp 6, Kietzmann 0. Totals 18 13-20 49. Anderson County: Porter 2, Adams 2, Ratliff 2, Moody 4, Scheckel 2, Mersman 15, Stevenson 0. Totals 12 3-4 27. TON AC

16 6

9 6

12 7

12 — 48 8 — 27

Three-point goals: None; None. TRUMAN 65, ST. TERESA’S 44 St. Teresa’s: Kitts 3, B. Lueke 6, E. Lueke 6, Rellahan 5, Wilkins 6, Bullington 2, Langford 1, Harrington 13, Fiorella 2. Totals 17 4-10 44. Truman: Hart 0, Chiles 4, Harrell 7, Hix 18, Tolbert 0, Mann 0, Jonas 16, Paialii 0, Partson 2, Guenther 14, Savidge 0, Kern 4. Totals 27 5-9 65. STT TRU

7 21

15 21

13 12

9 — 44 11 — 65

Three-point goals: Harrington 3, E. Lueke 2, Wilkins; Hix 4, Harrell, Chiles.

Thursday’s late summary OLATHE SOUTH 64 OLATHE NORTH 32 Olathe South: Kopatich 22, Rienhart 15, Morton 4, Finks 5, White 1, Beaty 0, Duncan 2, Hollenbeak 0, Jones 0, Matje 5, Samskey 10. Totals 19 21-31 64. Olathe North: Shelde 9, Brown 0, Leggett 4, Stelting 7, Bartel 2, Sa. Prendes 0, Wolfe 0, Achoki 0, Lindsey 2, Gooden 8, Adams 0, So. Prendes 0. Totals 13 4-9 32. OS ON

13 5

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17 — 64 12 — 32

Three-point goals: Kopatich 4, Finks; Stelting.

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BOWL RESULTS AND SCHEDULE

Basketball

Vanderbilt at Mississippi, 2:30 p.m.

Missouri Valley at Peru State, 4 p.m. Benedictine at MidAmerica Nazarene, 4 p.m. Avila at Central Methodist, 4 p.m.

MO. VALLEY MEN

BIG 12 MEN Conf Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma State Iowa State Oklahoma Texas Christian Baylor Texas Tech Texas West Virginia

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

All 11-1 11-2 10-2 10-3 9-3 9-4 8-4 7-4 8-5 7-5

Friday No games scheduled Today’s games Oklahoma St. at Kansas St., 12:30 p.m. Texas at Baylor, 1 p.m. Oklahoma at West Virginia, 3 p.m. Texas Tech at Texas Christian, 5 p.m.

Wichita State Creighton Bradley Indiana State Evansville Missouri State Illinois State Southern Illinois Northern Iowa Drake

All

1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1

11-1 10-1 11-2 11-2 10-2 11-1 9-4 8-4 7-5 7-5

Baylor Iowa State Oklahoma Texas Tech Kansas Oklahoma State Kansas State West Virginia Texas Christian Texas

Friday No game scheduled Today’s games Oklahoma at Texas, 12:30 p.m. Texas Christian at Kansas State, 6 p.m. Kansas at West Virginia, 6:30 p.m. Iowa State at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.

SEC MEN Conf

All

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

11-2 10-2 9-2 8-2 10-3 9-3 9-4 8-4 8-4 7-5 6-6 6-7 6-7 5-7

Mississippi Missouri Florida LSU Texas A&M South Carolina Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas Alabama Vanderbilt Auburn Georgia Mississippi State

Friday’s results Georgia 52, George Washington 41 Memphis 85, Tennessee 80 Mississippi 95, Fordham 68 Today’s games Bethune-Cook. at LSU, 12:30 p.m. South Carolina St. at South Carolina, 12:30 p.m. Bucknell at Missouri, 3 p.m. Oakland at Alabama, 3 p.m. Delaware St. at Arkansas, 7 p.m.

SEC WOMEN Conf

All

1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1

13-1 12-2 13-1 11-3 10-3 11-4 10-4 12-2 11-4 10-4 8-6 7-7 12-2 11-4

Georgia Auburn Kentucky Vanderbilt Tennessee Texas A&M LSU South Carolina Florida Alabama Mississippi State Mississippi Arkansas Missouri

Friday-today No games scheduled Sunday’s games Georgia at Tennessee, noon LSU at Florida, 1 p.m. Texas A&M at Arkansas, 2 p.m. Auburn at Missouri, 2 p.m. Kentucky at Alabama, 2 p.m. South Carolina at Mississippi St., 2 p.m.

All

2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2

13-1 13-1 10-4 9-4 8-6 3-11 9-5 7-6 7-7 6-7

Friday No games scheduled Today’s games Indiana State at Creighton, 2:05 p.m. Northern Iowa at Illinois State, 7 p.m. Missouri State at Drake, 7:05 p.m. Southern Illinois at Evansville, 8 p.m.

MO. VALLEY WOMEN

BIG 12 WOMEN Conf

Conf

Creighton Indiana State Illinois State Wichita State Evansville Missouri State Bradley Drake Northern Iowa Southern Illinois

Conf

All

1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1

9-3 9-3 9-4 7-6 3-9 8-5 6-6 5-7 5-8 3-9

Friday’s results Indiana St. 55, Bradley 54 Illinois St. 72, Northern Iowa 41 Today’s games Drake at Southern Illinois, 2:05 p.m. Creighton at Evansville, 5 p.m.

SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN Western Illinois North Dakota State South Dakota State Oakland South Dakota UMKC IUPUI Nebraska-Omaha IPFW

Conf

All

4-0 3-0 2-1 2-1 2-2 1-3 1-3 1-4 0-2

11-3 12-3 11-5 7-9 6-10 4-11 6-12 4-13 7-9

Friday No game scheduled Today’s games Neb.-Omaha at IPFW, 1 p.m. Oakland at Alabama, 3 p.m. South Dakota St. at South Dakota, 4:05 p.m. North Dakota St. at UMKC, 5:15 p.m. IUPUI at Western Illinois, 7 p.m.

SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN S. Dakota State South Dakota Neb.-Omaha Western Illinois IUPUI Oakland IPFW N. Dakota State UMKC

Conf

All

1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-1

9-5 6-8 9-3 7-6 7-7 7-7 5-9 4-9 4-10

Friday No games scheduled Today’s games Western Illinois at IUPUI, 2 p.m. IPFW at Neb.-Omaha, 2 p.m. UMKC at North Dakota St., 7 p.m.

HEART OF AMERICA MEN Culver-Stockton MidAmerica Nazarene Evangel Central Methodist Benedictine Baker Avila Graceland Missouri Valley Peru State

Conf

All

4-0 4-0 3-1 3-1 1-2 2-2 1-3 1-3 0-3 0-4

13-3 11-5 10-4 10-6 9-5 9-5 6-8 4-10 5-10 6-8

Friday-today No games scheduled Sunday’s games Baker at Culver-Stockton, 4 p.m. Graceland at Evangel, 4 p.m.

HEART WOMEN

Benedictine Baker Central Methodist MidAmerica Nazarene Avila Missouri Valley Evangel Peru State Culver-Stockton Graceland

AMERICA Conf

All

3-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 2-2 1-2 2-1 1-3 0-4 0-4

13-2 10-5 15-1 13-2 3-8 4-11 3-6 5-10 5-9 2-10

Friday No games scheduled Today’s games Baker at Culver-Stockton, 2 p.m. Missouri Valley at Peru State, 2 p.m. Graceland at Evangel, 2 p.m. Benedictine at MidAmerica Nazarene, 2 p.m. Avila at Central Methodist, 2 p.m.

MIAA MEN Pittsburg State Northeastern State Northwest Missouri Fort Hays State Washburn Missouri Southern Central Missouri Truman State Central Oklahoma Lincoln Lindenwood Emporia State Missouri Western Nebraksa-Kearney Southwest Baptist

AROUND THE NATION EAST Iona 66, Siena 62 Loyola (Md.) 71, Rider 65 Manhattan 55, St. Peter’s 53 Rhode Island 59, Brown 47 Yale 61, Holy Cross 54 SOUTH Alabama St. 69, Grambling St. 56 Georgia 52, George Washington 41 Memphis 85, Tennessee 80 Mississippi 95, Fordham 68 Texas Southern 57, Alcorn St. 48 Tulane 62, Wofford 48 MIDWEST Saint Louis 67, Savannah St. 59 Valparaiso 74, Cleveland St. 50 SOUTHWEST Sam Houston St. 61, Texas A&M-CC 57 WEST Hawaii 90, Cal St.-Fullerton 88

Friday’s summaries SEC MEN GEORGIA 52 GEORGE WASHINGTON 41

Conf

All

3-0 3-0 3-0 2-1 1-0 1-1 2-1 2-1 1-2 1-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-3 0-3

10-1 10-1 10-2 8-3 8-1 6-4 8-3 5-6 3-8 2-11 7-3 5-5 4-6 3-8 2-9

Friday No games scheduled Today’s games NW Missouri at Pittsburg St., 2 p.m. Truman St. at Lindenwood, 3 p.m. SW Baptist at Lincoln, 3:30 p.m. Fort Hays St. at Emporia St., 3:30 p.m. Neb.-Kearney at NE State, 3:30 p.m. Washburn at Cen. Oklahoma, 3:30 p.m. Mo. Western at Mo. Southern, 7:30 p.m.

MIAA WOMEN Fort Hays State Central Missouri Missouri Western Truman State Pittsburg State Northwest Missouri Northeastern State Washburn Missouri Southern Central Oklahoma Lincoln Southwest Baptist Nebraska-Kearney Emporia State Lindenwood

St. Joseph at William Jewell, 1 p.m. Ottawa at Bethel, 5 p.m. Bethany at Saint Mary, 5 p.m.

Conf

All

2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-0 1-1 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-2 0-2

10-1 10-1 9-2 9-2 8-3 8-3 7-4 7-2 7-3 6-5 6-5 6-5 4-6 5-5 3-7

Friday No game scheduled Today’s games NW Missouri at Pittsburg St., 11:30 a.m. Truman St. at Lindenwood, 1 p.m. SW Baptist at Lincoln, 1:30 p.m. Fort Hays St. at Emporia St., 1:30 p.m. Neb.-Kearney at NE State, 1:30 p.m. Washburn at Cen. Oklahoma, 1:30 p.m. Mo. Western at Mo .Southern, 5:30 p.m.

MISSOURI-KANSAS MEN Friday’s result Saint Louis 67, Savannah St. 59 Today’s games Lewis at Missouri S&T, 3 p.m. Indianapolis at Rockhurst, 3 p.m. St. Joseph at William Jewell, 3 p.m. Ottawa at Bethel, 7 p.m. Bethany at Saint Mary, 7 p.m.

MISSOURI-KANSAS WOMEN Friday No games scheduled Today’s games Lewis at Missouri S&T, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Rockhurst, 1 p.m.

George Washington (6-7): Garino 2-12 5-5 9, Kromah 0-5 2-2 2, Larsen 6-6 2-3 14, McDonald 1-6 0-0 2, Armwood 3-10 0-1 6, Smith 1-5 0-0 2, Bynes 1-6 2-2 4, Savage 0-2 2-2 2, Mikic 0-3 0-0 0, Kopriva 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 14-57 13-15 41. Georgia (6-7): Caldwell-Pope 5-10 6-7 17, V. Williams 2-3 0-2 5, D. Williams 1-4 0-1 2, Morris 1-3 0-0 2, Florveus 1-1 1-2 3, Mann 1-3 1-2 3, Dixon 0-2 0-0 0, Gaines 0-1 0-0 0, Brantley 1-3 0-0 3, Cannon 0-0 0-0 0, Djurisic 7-9 2-3 17. Totals 19-39 10-17 52. Half: George Washington 21-18. Att: 4,885. MEMPHIS 85, TENNESSEE 80 MEMPHIS (10-3): Goodwin 3-6 1-1 7, Stephens 4-4 2-2 11, Jackson 5-9 9-11 20, Thomas 7-16 2-3 18, Johnson 7-11 0-2 16, Hall 0-0 0-0 0, Barton 2-3 0-0 5, Crawford 3-6 2-2 8, Simpson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-55 16-21 85. TENNESSEE (8-4): Stokes 4-9 3-6 11, Hall 5-8 3-4 13, Richardson 8-15 2-3 20, Golden 0-2 4-6 4, McBee 1-5 0-0 3, Makanjuola 0-2 1-2 1, Moore 0-1 0-0 0, Lopez 0-2 0-0 0, Chievous 1-1 0-0 2, McRae 10-21 1-2 26. Totals 29-66 14-23 80. Half: Memphis 42-28. Att: 19,535. MISSISSIPPI 95 FORDHAM 68 FORDHAM (4-11): Gaston 1-3 4-4 6, Canty 6-8 3-6 15, Frazier 3-9 0-0 6, Thomas 5-15 0-0 12, Smith 5-15 0-0 14, Leonard 4-9 0-0 8, Zivkovic 0-3 0-0 0, Musovic 0-0 0-0 0, Fay 0-1 0-0 0, Rhoomes 1-2 0-0 2, Myers 1-2 2-2 5. Totals 26-67 9-12 68. MISSISSIPPI (11-2): Buckner 6-9 6-7 18, Holloway 6-14 3-4 15, White 1-3 1-2 3, Henderson 7-14 4-5 21, Summers 3-6 0-0 6, Newby 0-1 1-2 1, Millinghaus 5-9 3-3 16, Peeper 0-0 0-0 0, Perez 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 3-7 4-4 11, Norman 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 33-66 22-27 95. Half: Mississippi 46-35. Att: 3,167.

MISSOURI-KANSAS MEN SAINT LOUIS 67 SAVANNAH ST. 59 SAVANNAH ST. (5-9): Hassan 4-7 2-2 10, Spears 0-1 0-0 0, Blackman 6-13 0-0 13, White 2-5 0-0 4, C. Smith 5-10 1-2 11, Burger 0-1 0-0 0, Hutchins 1-3 4-7 6, Hendley 0-1 0-0 0, Wilson 0-0 0-0 0, Louis 3-3 2-7 8, J. Smith 3-5 1-1 7. Totals 24-49 10-19 59. SAINT LOUIS (11-3): Evans 0-2 2-2 2, Remekun 3-5 4-6 10, Loe 1-2 0-2 2, Mitchell 2-8 8-9 13, McCall Jr. 5-7 3-3 16, Jett 3-5 2-2 9, Ellis 3-6 6-7 15, Barnett 0-2 0-0 0, Manning 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-38 25-31 67. Half: Saint Louis 33-25. Att: 6,543. Thursday’s late summaries NORTHWEST MISSOURI 69 MISSOURI SOUTHERN 68, OT Northwest Missouri: Sullivan 3, Williams 9, Wallace 5, Schlakie 4, Starzl 22, Funk 5, Greenberg 0, Crooker 2,

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MISSOURI-KANSAS WOMEN Thursday’s late summary SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 82 UMKC 47 UMKC (4-11): Leathers 2-3 0-0 4, Hill 1-1 0-0 2, O’Connor 2-11 11-12 15, Blakesley 2-6 0-0 6, Dudding 1-4 2-2 4, Barnwell 0-4 0-0 0, Hardiek 1-2 0-0 3, Lee 1-2 2-3 4, Houser 4-5 1-4 9. Totals 14-39 16-21 47. South Dakota State (10-5): Strop 3-6 0-0 9, Dietel 2-3 3-4 7, Boever 1-2 2-2 4, Waytashek 5-9 2-2 15, Eide 1-6 2-4 4, Stuart 1-3 6-8 8, Heiser 3-6 0-0 6, Hart 0-1 0-0 0, Cornemann 1-3 0-0 2, Walters 2-3 0-0 6, Clarin 5-8 2-4 12, Lingle 4-8 1-1 9. Totals 28-58 18-25 82. Half: South Dakota State 40-15. Att: 1,569.

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WTA Shenzhen Longgang Gemdale Open Friday, in Shenzhen, China; at Longgang Tennis Center SEMIFINAL SINGLES ❚ Li Na (1), China, d. Peng Shuai (6), China, 6-4, 6-0. ❚ Klara Zakopalova (5), Czech Republic, d. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-1, 6-3.

WTA ASB Classic Friday, in Auckland, New Zealand; at ASB Bank Tennis Centre SEMIFINAL SINGLES ❚ Agnieszka Radwanska (1), Poland, d. Jamie Hampton, United States, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3). ❚ Yanina Wickmayer (3), Belgium, d. Mona Barthel (8), Germany, def. 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-3).

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Moderate Unhealthy Unhealthy for some Friday’s Index 75 Main pollutant Particulates

The pollen season has ended.

U.V. Index 2, moderate

Sources: Mid-America Regional Council, Children’s Mercy Hospital

U.S. TODAY

City

Albuquerque 40/19/s 44/23/s Amarillo 47/20/s 52/23/s Anchorage 30/24/sn 30/23/sn Atlanta 51/40/pc 55/32/s Atlantic City 39/30/s 46/32/pc Austin 53/35/sh 59/30/s Baltimore 40/29/s 44/29/pc Birmingham 50/35/pc 54/28/s Bismarck 20/6/pc 28/17/s 24/17/pc 35/19/sn Boise Boston 37/22/s 38/28/rs Brownsville 51/48/sh 66/44/pc Buffalo 31/26/pc 36/19/sn Burlington, Vt. 21/10/s 29/8/sn Casper 28/15/s 36/19/s Charleston, S.C. 61/43/s 59/41/sh Charleston, W.Va.44/29/pc 43/25/rs Charlotte, N.C. 53/36/s 55/30/pc Cheyenne 37/16/s 44/20/s Chicago 35/27/sn 32/24/pc Cincinnati 38/30/pc 35/22/sn Cleveland 33/29/sn 36/24/sn Columbia, S.C. 56/41/s 59/35/pc Columbus, Ohio 33/28/sn 35/21/c Concord, N.H. 29/15/s 34/20/sn Dallas 50/33/s 51/31/s Denver 41/13/pc 46/19/s Des Moines 34/14/pc 25/16/pc

Chance of rain showers

Sunrise 7:38 MOON PHASES Sunset 5:10 Day of year 5 Length of day 9:32 New First A.M. planets Jan. 11 Jan. 18 Mercury, Venus, Saturn P.M. planets Full Last Mars, Jupiter Jan. 26 Feb. 3

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Hi 45 33 38 36 39 39 39 39 38 39 42

Lo 22 14 15 13 11 19 14 15 17 18 22

Sky pc pc s s pc pc s pc pc pc s

Boston 37/22 Detroit 30/28

(Fahrenheit)

DT: Wheeler Downtown Airport JO: Johnson Co. Executive Airport KCI: Kansas City Intl. Airport

Temperatures H

Downtown 43 20 Record 66(1939) -10(1947) Johnson County 40 16 Year ago 51 33 Kansas City Intl. 40 16 Normal 38 20 DT JO KCI 2 a.m. 4 a.m. 6 a.m. 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon

22 22 23 22 32 39

19 17 19 16 27 35

19 17 17 19 28 35

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42 42 38 34 31 28

38 39 34 30 28 26

39 39 33 29 26 26

c: Cloudy fg: Fog i: Ice pc: Partly cloudy

Houston 56/40 Miami 81/69 City

Today

Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Beach Midland Milwaukee Mpls-St. Paul Nashville New Orleans New York Norfolk Oklahoma City Omaha

65/49/s 39/30/pc 49/33/pc 81/69/pc 51/21/s 32/25/pc 24/10/pc 45/30/pc 59/46/pc 38/31/s 47/36/s 50/27/s 32/14/pc

Sun.

City

60/50/r 37/23/pc 47/28/s 81/68/pc 49/30/s 30/19/pc 22/14/pc 45/25/s 61/43/s 41/32/pc 53/32/pc 46/28/s 29/19/s

Today

Orlando 73/61/sh Philadelphia 38/29/s Phoenix 63/42/s Pittsburgh 33/26/pc Portland, Maine 28/15/s Portland, Ore. 45/36/r Providence 37/23/s Raleigh 52/37/s Rapid City 36/20/pc Reno 31/20/c Sacramento 57/41/c Salt Lake City 27/15/pc San Antonio 53/37/sh

Sun. 77/59/sh 45/29/pc 66/43/s 34/23/sn 31/18/sn 44/38/sh 38/27/rs 53/32/pc 43/26/s 40/21/rs 54/40/r 34/21/c 62/32/s

City

A year ago Friday A year ago today Downtown Johnson County Record rain (1946) Record snow (1910)

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.23 3.9

Dewpoint Noon, 22

Lake and river levels (feet) Showers Rain T-storms Snow

Atlanta 51/40

0.00 trace 0.14 trace 0.14 0.02

Relative 6 a.m. 6 p.m. Highest wind humidity 84% 72% SW at 24 mph

Wash., D.C. 42/33

St. Louis 43/26

Dallas/Ft. Worth 50/33

Continental extremes 83 Marathon, Fla. -34 Alamosa, Colo.

KCI, 24 hrs to 6 p.m. Total this month Normal this month Total this year Normal this year Last year to date

NYC 38/31

Chicago 35/27

Denver 41/13

Los Angeles 65/49

Sun. 34/22/sn 24/15/pc 52/32/s 7/-7/sn 24/16/pc 41/16/pc 33/23/sn 42/26/pc 37/27/c 29/21/c 78/72/s 61/38/s 33/18/pc 56/28/s 62/45/sh 36/31/rs 54/35/c 49/25/s

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San Francisco Las Vegas 56/48 53/38

Today 30/28/sn 27/12/pc 44/24/s 8/-7/c 19/5/pc 38/12/s 33/29/pc 39/26/pc 36/20/s 25/10/pc 78/72/s 56/40/sh 34/26/pc 54/36/sh 63/52/c 35/30/rs 53/38/s 48/29/pc

Partly cloudy and mild

Precipitation Minneapolis/ St. Paul 24/10

City Detroit Duluth El Paso Fairbanks Fargo Flagstaff Grand Rapids Great Falls, Mt. Hartford Helena Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jackson, Miss. Jacksonville Juneau Las Vegas Little Rock

Partly to mostly cloudy

MISSOURI AND KANSAS

Seattle 45/39

Low pressure will produce a few snow showers over the Great Lakes. A pair of lowpressure systems will produce wet weather from Texas to Florida.

Today Sun. H/L/Sky H/L/Sky

Chance of rain showers

THE SKY

TODAY: MODERATE 50

Sunny and milder

Today

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Sun. 61/48/r 55/46/r 80/74/pc 43/37/sh 34/27/c 33/21/s 32/19/sn 60/40/sh 76/57/sh 66/38/s 47/25/s 47/31/pc 45/28/pc

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WORLD TODAY Temps are daytime high/overnight lows.

City Acapulco Amstrdm Ankara Athens Auckland Baghdad Bangkok Beijing Belgrade Berlin

Ice

H/L/Sky 88/73/pc 48/45/c 31/27/sn 55/44/pc 75/58/s 63/48/s 96/77/s 20/5/s 45/31/sh 46/43/c

Clinton 871.94 Hillsdale 913.28 Lake of Ozarks 656.10 Melvern 1032.02 Perry 886.06

Pomme de Terre 838.11 Smithville 861.79 Stockton 861.14 Table Rock 905.15 Truman 704.45

Missouri River stage (7 a.m.): 5.60, up 0.00

City H/L/Sky Bns Aires 87/73/sh Bogota 67/44/s Bonn 46/43/c Brussels 46/44/c Cairo 65/49/pc Calgary 33/25/s Cape Town 82/63/s Caracas 83/73/t Casablanca 65/49/s Copenhgn 36/35/pc Dublin 51/40/sh Edmonton 24/20/s Frankfurt 45/41/sh Guam 82/76/sh Helsinki 26/22/s Hong Kong68/59/pc Istanbul 44/38/pc Jerusalem 51/45/sh

City H/L/Sky Kabul 31/4/s Kiev 29/26/sn Lima 77/67/pc Lisbon 54/51/c London 49/47/c Madrid 52/32/s Manila 88/75/pc Mecca 90/63/s Mex. City 69/45/pc Montreal 16/10/s Moscow 23/19/c Nairobi 77/55/pc New Delhi 65/44/s Nice 55/49/s Oslo 35/28/pc Paris 43/39/c Rio 83/73/t Riyadh 70/54/s

City H/L/Sky Rome 54/44/pc St. Ptrsbrg 25/20/c Sao Paulo 79/67/t Seoul 24/12/pc Singapore 87/79/t Soﬁa 31/23/sn Stockholm32/30/pc Sydney 88/65/pc Taipei 63/59/sh Tehran 33/23/s Tel Aviv 60/53/sh Tokyo 40/32/pc Toronto 30/29/c Vancouver 42/37/r Vienna 47/36/c Warsaw 35/32/sn Winnipeg 17/12/c Zurich 40/35/sh

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DAILY DATA MAVERICKS REPORT

NBA SUMMARIES BULLS 96, HEAT 89

Mavericks 4, Thunder 2 ❚ The Missouri Mavericks, behind goaltender Mike Clemente’s season-high 49 saves, beat the Wichita Thunder 4-2 and have won three straight. ❚ The win is the first against Wichita this season, ending a seven-game losing streak vs. the Thunder. ❚ Mavs forward Sebastien Thinel was selected the CHL’s player of the month for December. ❚ Missouri plays host to Denver at 7:05 tonight.

CHL Berry Conf. Allen Wichita Denver Missouri Fort Worth Rapid City Bloomington Arizona Quad City Tulsa

NBA W 22 20 18 17 16 15 16 14 14 9

L OL 5 2 11 3 12 3 11 4 12 4 13 5 14 1 15 4 15 3 21 3

Pt 46 43 39 38 36 35 33 32 31 21

GF 107 118 105 111 87 80 120 94 86 90

GA 70 89 93 108 92 89 113 105 104 136

NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Friday’s results Missouri 4, Wichita 2 Allen 6, Tulsa 2 Arizona 4, Bloomington 2 Quad City 5, Denver 3 Fort Worth 1, Rapid City 0 Today’s games Denver at Missouri, 7:05 p.m. Rapid City at Allen 7:05 p.m. Arizona at Bloomington, 7:05 p.m. Tulsa at Fort Worth, 7:30 p.m.

Friday’s summary MAVERICKS 4, THUNDER 2 Wichita Missouri

0 2

1 0

1 — 2 2 — 4

First period: Missouri—King (2:52), Dickson (16:12). Second period: Wichita—Flath (11:29 PP). Third period: Wichita—Summers (7:17); Missouri—Thinel (2:03), Miller (4:09). Shots on goal: Wichita 51, Missouri 27. Saves: Regan, Wichita, 23; Clemente, Missouri, 49. Power- plays: Wichita 1-3, Missouri 0-4. Att: 5,800.

MISL Team Baltimore Milwaukee Missouri Wichita Rochester Chicago Syracuse

W 11 8 6 5 5 5 5

L Pct GB 2 .833 — 2 .800 11⁄2 7 .462 5 7 .417 51⁄2 8 .417 6 9 .357 61⁄2 10 .333 7

Friday’s results Baltimore 23, Rochester 12 Chicago 11, Syracuse 0 Today’s games Rochester at Baltimore, 6:35 p.m. Syracuse at Milwaukee, 7:00 p.m.

FOR THE RECORD BASEBALL BALITMORE ORIOLES: Claimed C Luis Martinez off waivers from Texas. CLEVELAND INDIANS: Agreed to terms with RHP Brett Myers on a one-year contract. TEXAS RANGERS: Announced C Eli Whiteside cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Round Rock (PCL). TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Claimed RHP Chad Beck off waivers from Pittsburgh. BASKETBALL NEW ORLEANS HORNETS: Waived F Dominic McGuire.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic

Pct GB

New York Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Toronto Southeast

22 18 15 15 12 W

10 15 17 19 21 L

.688 — .545 41⁄2 .469 7 .441 8 .364 101⁄2 Pct GB

Miami Atlanta Orlando Charlotte Washington Central

22 9 20 11 12 20 8 24 4 27 W L

.710 — .645 2 .375 101⁄2 1 .250 14 ⁄2 .129 18 Pct GB

Chicago Indiana Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland

18 19 16 13 8

.581 — .576 — .516 2 .371 7 .235 111⁄2

13 14 15 22 26

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest

Pct GB

San Antonio Memphis Houston Dallas New Orleans Northwest

26 9 20 10 19 14 13 20 7 25 W L

.743 — .667 31⁄2 .576 6 .394 12 1 .219 17 ⁄2 Pct GB

Oklahoma City Portland Denver Minnesota Utah Pacific

25 17 18 15 17 W

x LA Clippers Golden State x LA Lakers Sacramento Phoenix

25 8 .758 — 22 10 .688 21⁄2 15 16 .484 9 13 20 .394 12 1 12 22 .353 13 ⁄2

7 .781 — 15 .531 8 16 .529 8 14 .517 81⁄2 17 .500 9 L Pct GB

x-late game not included Friday’s results Cleveland 106, Charlotte 104 Sacramento 105, Toronto 96 Brooklyn 115, Washington 113,2OT Detroit 85, Atlanta 84 Portland 86, Memphis 84 Oklahoma City 109, Philadelphia 85 Boston 94, Indiana 75 Chicago 96, Miami 89 Houston 115, Milwaukee 101 Utah 87, Phoenix 80 LA Lakers at LA Clippers, late Today’s games Boston at Atlanta, 6 p.m. Milwaukee at Indiana, 6 p.m. New York at Orlando, 6 p.m. Houston at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m. Sacramento at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Portland at Minnesota, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Utah at Denver, 8 p.m. Golden State at LA Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Thursday’s results New York 100, San Antonio 83 Minnesota 101, Denver 97

NBA CALENDAR ❚ Feb. 15-17: NBA All-Star weekend in Houston. ❚ Feb. 21: Trade deadline. ❚ April 20: Playoffs begin. ❚ June 6: NBA Finals begin (possible switch to June 4). ❚ June 20: Last possible date for NBA Finals (possible switch to June 18).

CHICAGO (96): Deng 2-9 2-2 6, Boozer 12-17 3-5 27, Noah 5-11 3-4 13, Hinrich 3-8 2-2 10, Hamilton 3-6 0-0 7, Belinelli 3-8 0-0 7, Gibson 1-6 3-4 5, Robinson 5-9 2-2 13, Butler 2-6 4-5 8. Totals 36-80 19-24 96. MIAMI (89): James 8-14 13-16 30, Haslem 2-3 0-0 4, Bosh 5-12 4-4 14, Chalmers 2-6 0-0 5, Wade 7-11 7-9 22, Battier 1-6 0-0 3, Anthony 0-1 0-0 0, Allen 2-3 0-0 5, Cole 3-8 0-2 6, Miller 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-65 24-31 89. Chicago 26 23 26 21 — 96 Miami 22 26 18 23 — 89 Three-Point Goals: Chicago 5-14 (Hinrich 2-5, Hamilton 1-2, Robinson 1-2, Belinelli 1-3, Deng 0-2), Miami 5-20 (Wade 1-1, Allen 1-2, Chalmers 1-3, Battier 1-5, James 1-5, Miller 0-1, Cole 0-1, Bosh 0-2). Rebounds: Chicago 54 (Noah, Boozer 12), Miami 37 (James 6). Assists: Chicago 22 (Hinrich 8), Miami 17 (Bosh 5). Total Fouls: Chicago 20, Miami 22. Att: 20,138. CAVALIERS 106, BOBCATS 104 CLEVELAND (106): Gee 3-7 2-4 8, Thompson 8-10 3-4 19, Zeller 3-8 3-6 9, Irving 10-21 10-10 33, Miles 7-14 0-0 18, Walton 2-6 0-0 4, Waiters 3-6 3-5 9, Livingston 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 39-78 21-29 106. CHARLOTTE (104): Taylor 5-10 0-0 11, Warrick 1-4 2-2 4, Biyombo 1-2 0-0 2, Walker 4-8 2-4 11, Henderson 6-11 1-2 17, Kidd-Gilchrist 3-10 1-2 7, Sessions 4-11 12-12 20, Haywood 0-0 1-2 1, Thomas 2-6 0-0 4, Gordon 11-20 3-4 27, Adrien 0-0 0-0 0, Diop 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-82 22-28 104. Cleveland 29 33 24 20 — 106 Charlotte 23 25 26 30 — 104 Three-Point Goals: Cleveland 7-16 (Miles 4-9, Irving 3-4, Gee 0-1, Walton 0-2), Charlotte 8-17 (Henderson 4-5, Gordon 2-4, Taylor 1-3, Walker 1-3, Sessions 0-2). Rebounds: Cleveland 47 (Thompson 13), Charlotte 51 (Kidd-Gilchrist 9). Assists: Cleveland 23 (Irving 6), Charlotte 25 (Sessions 6). Att: 15,576. CELTICS 94, PACERS 75 INDIANA (75): George 4-18 1-3 9, West 4-18 2-2 10, Hibbert 3-6 1-2 7, Augustin 2-4 1-1 6, Stephenson 1-6 2-4 5, T.Hansbrough 7-11 5-8 19, G.Green 1-8 1-2 3, Mahinmi 2-5 0-2 4, B.Hansbrough 1-4 2-2 5, Johnson 2-3 2-2 7, Pendergraph 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-85 17-28 75. BOSTON (94): Pierce 5-10 1-3 13, Bass 1-5 2-2 4, Garnett 8-16 2-2 18, Rondo 9-14 0-2 18, Bradley 3-11 0-0 6, Collins 0-0 1-2 1, Sullinger 2-7 3-6 7, J.Green 1-4 0-0 2, Terry 2-8 1-1 6, Lee 6-9 0-0 13, Barbosa 3-4 0-0 6, Varnado 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-89 10-18 94. Indiana 16 19 16 24 — 75 Boston 15 32 22 25 — 94 Three-Point Goals: Indiana 4-17 (Johnson 1-1, Augustin 1-1, B.Hansbrough 1-2, Stephenson 1-3, West 0-1, G.Green 0-4, George 0-5), Boston 4-9 (Pierce 2-3, Lee 1-1, Terry 1-3, Bradley 0-2). Rebounds: Indiana 62 (West, Hibbert 10), Boston 64 (Sullinger 10). Assists: Indiana 14 (Augustin, George 4), Boston 22 (Rondo 7). Ejected: Garnett. Att: 18,624. JAZZ 87, SUNS 80 UTAH (87)—Ma.Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Millsap 9-16 1-2 19, Jefferson 8-17 5-5 21, Tinsley 1-2 0-0 2, Foye 6-10 0-0 13, Favors 5-11 0-0 10, Watson 0-3 0-0 0, Hayward 7-15 0-0 14, Carroll 2-5 0-0 4, Burks 2-7 0-2 4, Evans 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-89 6-9 87. PHOENIX (80)—Tucker 0-1 0-0 0, Scola 7-17 1-2 15, Gortat 7-9 4-6 18, Dragic 8-16 0-0 17, Dudley 6-10 3-3 16, Brown 0-4 0-0 0, Beasley 0-0 0-0 0, Morris 1-7 0-0 2, O’Neal 0-1 0-0 0, Telfair 4-7 0-0 10, Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Marshall 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-75 8-11 80. Utah 25 17 29 16 — 87 Phoenix 31 9 22 18 — 80

Three-Point Goals: Utah 1-9 (Foye 1-2, Watson 0-1, Burks 0-1, Ma.Williams 0-1, Hayward 0-1, Favors 0-1, Tinsley 0-1, Millsap 0-1), Phoenix 4-15 (Telfair 2-4, Dudley 1-4, Dragic 1-4, Scola 0-1, Morris 0-2). Rebounds: Utah 48 (Millsap 10), Phoenix 48 (Gortat 11). Assists: Utah 27 (Watson 8), Phoenix 23 (Dragic 6). Att: 14,874. KINGS 105, RAPTORS 96 SACRAMENTO (105): Salmons 7-14 5-7 20, Thompson 7-11 0-0 14, Cousins 11-18 9-12 31, Thomas 4-6 3-4 11, Garcia 1-7 0-0 3, J.Johnson 3-8 2-2 8, Fredette 1-3 1-2 4, Hayes 1-1 0-0 2, Brooks 3-4 0-0 7, Robinson 2-3 1-3 5, Honeycutt 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-76 21-30 105. TORONTO (96): Pietrus 1-1 0-0 3, Davis 4-10 3-6 11, Gray 0-2 0-2 0, Calderon 5-11 0-0 13, DeRozan 3-11 8-10 14, A.Johnson 0-0 0-2 0, Anderson 7-17 4-4 20, Fields 3-5 0-1 6, Lowry 5-10 10-12 24, Ross 1-7 0-0 3, Acy 0-2 0-0 0, Lucas 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 30-79 25-37 96. Sacramento 23 31 28 23 — 105 Toronto 22 31 10 33 — 96 Three-Point Goals: Sacramento 4-12 (Brooks 1-1, Fredette 1-1, Salmons 1-4, Garcia 1-5, Thomas 0-1), Toronto 11-33 (Lowry 4-7, Calderon 3-7, Anderson 2-9, Pietrus 1-1, Ross 1-6, Lucas 0-1, DeRozan 0-2). Rebounds: Sacramento 52 (Cousins 20), Toronto 54 (Davis 13). Assists: Sacramento 23 (Thomas 6), Toronto 18 (Lowry 4). Att: 17,824.

Brooklyn 20 3226 15 11 11 — 115 Wash. 30 2524 14 11 9 — 113 Three-Point Goals: Brooklyn 8-24 (Williams 3-7, Teletovic 2-3, Johnson 2-5, Bogans 1-6, Wallace 0-1, Stackhouse 0-2), Washington 9-18 (Crawford 4-5, Webster 2-4, Beal 2-4, Temple 1-3, Mack 0-2). . Rebounds: Brooklyn 67 (Lopez 13), Washington 53 (Okafor, Temple 7). Assists: Brooklyn 22 (Williams 10), Washington 27 (Temple 11). Att: 16,006. PISTONS 85, HAWKS 84 ATLANTA (84): Korver 3-9 1-1 10, Smith 8-17 3-5 20, Horford 9-13 0-3 18, Teague 2-9 0-0 5, Williams 6-15 0-0 17, Jenkins 0-2 0-0 0, Pachulia 3-5 3-5 9, Johnson 0-3 5-6 5, Tolliver 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 31-75 12-20 84. DETROIT (85): Prince 2-12 1-2 6, Maxiell 4-6 2-5 10, Monroe 5-14 8-10 18, Knight 4-11 0-0 8, Singler 1-3 0-0 2, Stuckey 5-11 0-1 10, Drummond 3-5 0-0 6, Daye 9-11 0-1 20, Villanueva 0-4 0-0 0, Bynum 2-8 1-2 5. Totals 35-85 12-21 85. Atlanta 20 16 26 22 — 84 Detroit 25 26 23 11 — 85 Three-Point Goals: Atlanta 10-29 (Williams 5-9, Korver 3-9, Smith 1-4, Teague 1-4, Tolliver 0-1, Jenkins 0-2), Detroit 3-15 (Daye 2-4, Prince 1-1, Stuckey 0-1, Bynum 0-2, Villanueva 0-2, Knight 0-5). Rebounds: Atlanta 47 (Horford 15), Detroit 64 (Maxiell 10). Assists: Atlanta 26 (Teague 9), Detroit 18 (Bynum 5). Att: 14,832.

NETS 115, WIZARDS 113, 2OT

ROCKETS 115, BUCKS 101

BROOKLYN (115): Wallace 2-5 3-4 7, Evans 1-2 1-2 3, Lopez 8-15 11-14 27, Williams 9-23 3-3 24, Johnson 7-14 2-4 18, Blatche 6-11 1-1 13, Bogans 3-9 1-1 8, Stackhouse 0-2 3-3 3, Taylor 0-0 0-2 0, Teletovic 2-4 0-0 6, Brooks 3-4 0-2 6. Totals 41-89 25-36 115. WASHINGTON (113): Webster 4-12 4-4 14, Nene 8-12 4-5 20, Okafor 6-10 1-7 13, Temple 3-10 1-2 8, Beal 10-19 2-2 24, Seraphin 1-9 4-4 6, Mack 1-4 0-0 2, Crawford 9-13 1-3 23, Vesely 1-2 1-4 3. Totals 43-91 18-31 113.

HOUSTON (115): Parsons 2-8 1-2 5, Morris 0-7 0-0 0, Asik 6-7 1-4 13, Harden 11-18 5-7 29, Lin 3-8 2-2 8, Douglas 8-14 0-0 18, Patterson 6-7 3-4 18, Delfino 8-11 0-0 22, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Motiejunas 0-0 0-0 0, Aldrich 0-1 0-0 0, Machado 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 45-83 12-19 115. MILWAUKEE (101): Udoh 3-4 4-4 10, Mbah a Moute 3-9 2-2 8, Sanders 2-3 0-2 4, Ellis 5-19 2-2 12, Jennings 6-15 2-2 16, Henson 5-10 1-3 11, Ilyasova 4-6 1-1 11, Udrih 4-5 3-5 11, Dunleavy 4-8

Injury report ❚ CINCINNATI at HOUSTON — BENGALS: DOUBTFUL: S Chris Crocker (thigh). QUESTIONABLE: CB Jason Allen (hamstring). PROBABLE: DE Wallace Gilberry (illness), RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis (hamstring), CB Leon Hall (not injury related), S Taylor Mays (hamstring), CB Terence Newman (groin), LB Dan Skuta (thigh). TEXANS: DOUBTFUL: G Antoine Caldwell (back). PROBABLE: CB Alan Ball (foot), RB James Casey (knee), RB Tyler Clutts (abdomen), NT Shaun Cody (back), TE Owen Daniels (chest, knee), RB Justin Forsett (knee), S Shiloh Keo (ankle), T Derek Newton (knee), WR DeVier Posey (foot), LB Brooks Reed (groin), DE Antonio Smith (ankle), G Wade Smith (knee), RB Ben Tate (foot), QB T.J. Yates (right elbow). ❚ MINNESOTA at GREEN BAY — VIKINGS: OUT: LB Tyrone McKenzie (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: QB Christian Ponder (elbow), CB Antoine Winfield (hand). PROBABLE: DE Jared Allen (shoulder), CB A.J. Jefferson (ankle), DE George Johnson (quadriceps), P Chris Kluwe (left knee), T Phil Loadholt (knee), RB Adrian Peterson (abdomen), DE Brian Robison (shoulder), S Harrison Smith (knee). PACKERS: OUT: WR Jarrett Boykin (ankle), DE Jerel Worthy (knee). QUESTIONABLE: RB James Starks (knee). PROBABLE: WR Randall Cobb (ankle), TE Jermichael Finley (quadriceps), RB Alex Green (knee), CB Davon House (hip), WR Jordy Nelson

Three-Point Goals: Houston 13-33 (Delfino 6-7, Patterson 3-4, Harden 2-4, Douglas 2-6, Lin 0-3, Morris 0-4, Parsons 0-5), Milwaukee 6-14 (Dunleavy 2-3, Ilyasova 2-3, Jennings 2-3, Harris 0-1, Daniels 0-1, Ellis 0-3). Rebounds: Houston 40 (Asik 8), Milwaukee 59 (Henson 15). Assists: Houston 30, Milwaukee 23. Att: 15,867. THUNDER 109, 76ERS 85 PHILADELPHIA (85): T.Young 5-10 0-0 10, Turner 2-7 0-0 5, Allen 4-10 0-0 8, Holiday 7-13 0-0 15, Richardson 4-10 0-0 9, Hawes 3-11 0-0 6, Wright 4-8 0-0 11, N.Young 5-12 6-8 21, Wayns 0-2 0-0 0, Wilkins 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-84 6-8 85. OKLAHOMA CITY (109): Durant 8-15 9-10 26, Ibaka 6-10 3-4 15, Perkins 2-7 0-0 4, Westbrook 10-17 3-4 27, Sefolosha 2-4 2-2 7, Collison 3-5 0-0 6, Martin 5-9 2-2 16, Thabeet 1-3 1-3 3, Jackson 2-4 1-2 5, Liggins 0-0 0-0 0, Maynor 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-75 21-27 109. Philadelphia 21 21 24 19 — 85 Okla. City 22 24 32 31 — 109 Three-Point Goals: Philadelphia

(knee), CB Tramon Williams (illness), S Charles Woodson (collarbone). ❚ INDIANAPOLIS at BALTIMORE — COLTS: OUT: G Joe Reitz (concussion). QUESTIONABLE: RB Delone Carter (ankle), NT Antonio Johnson (ankle), T Winston Justice (shoulder), C A.Q. Shipley (knee), S Tom Zbikowski (knee). PROBABLE: LB Pat Angerer (illness), LB Jerrell Freeman (thumb), LB Dwight Freeney (not injury related), DT Kellen Heard (illness), QB Andrew Luck (knee), LB Robert Mathis (not injury related), DE Cory Redding (quadriceps), C Samson Satele (ankle), T Bradley Sowell (illness), CB Teddy Williams (knee). RAVENS: QUESTIONABLE: WR Tandon Doss (ankle), S Bernard Pollard (chest), G Jah Reid (toe). PROBABLE: RB Anthony Allen (head), TE Billy Bajema (head), WR Anquan Boldin (shoulder), LB Dannell Ellerbe (ankle), CB Chris Johnson (thigh), DE Arthur Jones (thigh), RB Vonta Leach (knee, ankle), LB Ray Lewis (triceps), LB Albert McClellan (shoulder, thigh), DE Pernell McPhee (thigh), DT Haloti Ngata (knee), G Kelechi Osemele (knee), RB Bernard Pierce (ankle), S Ed Reed (shoulder), CB Jimmy Smith (abdomen), WR Torrey Smith (knee), LB Terrell Suggs (biceps), G Marshal Yanda (shoulder, knee). ❚ SEATTLE at WASHINGTON — SEAHAWKS: PROBABLE: CB Jeremy Lane (knee), RB Marshawn Lynch (back). WASHINGTON: QUESTIONABLE: S DeJon Gomes (knee), G Kory Lichtensteiger (ankle). PROBABLE: LB Lorenzo Alexander (shoulder), DE Stephen Bowen (biceps), QB Kirk Cousins (illness), LB London Fletcher (ankle), WR Pierre Garcon (foot), QB Robert Griffin III (knee), CB DeAngelo Hall (elbow), LB Ryan Kerrigan (ankle), C Will Montgomery (knee), WR Joshua Morgan (hand, foot), S Jordan Pugh (ankle), P Sav Rocca (right knee), S Madieu Williams (elbow).

11-24 (N.Young 5-7, Wright 3-6, Turner 1-1, Richardson 1-3, Holiday 1-6, Hawes 0-1), Oklahoma City 10-17 (Martin 4-4, Westbrook 4-4, Sefolosha 1-2, Durant 1-4, Maynor 0-1, Ibaka 0-1, Jackson 0-1). Rebounds: Philadelphia 42 (Hawes 13), Oklahoma City 52 (Ibaka 10). Assists: Philadelphia 21 (Holiday 9), Oklahoma City 18 (Westbrook 5). Att: 18,203. TRAIL BLAZERS 86, GRIZZLIES 84 PORTLAND (86): Batum 4-11 0-0 11, Aldridge 5-15 5-7 15, Hickson 7-13 5-8 19, Lillard 5-14 0-0 11, Matthews 8-14 0-0 21, Freeland 0-4 0-0 0, Barton 2-3 0-0 4, Price 0-0 0-0 0, Babbitt 2-6 0-0 5, Pavlovic 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-81 10-15 86. MEMPHIS (84): Gay 8-21 2-2 19, Speights 7-15 8-8 22, Gasol 5-11 2-2 12, Conley 2-8 2-2 6, Allen 2-9 0-0 4, Arthur 5-10 0-0 10, Bayless 0-1 0-0 0, Ellington 2-5 4-4 9, Haddadi 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 32-81 18-18 84. Portland 24 23 25 14 — 86 Memphis 25 25 22 12 — 84 Three-Point Goals: Portland 10-27 (Matthews 5-8, Batum 3-8, Lillard 1-4, Babbitt 1-5, Barton 0-1, Pavlovic 0-1), Memphis 2-5 (Gay 1-2, Ellington 1-2, Conley 0-1). Rebounds: Portland 50, Memphis 52. Assists: Portland 22, Memphis 13. Att: 15,823.

THE LATEST LINE NFL first round Today Favorite Open Today O/U @Houston 5 41⁄2 43 @Green Bay 8 71⁄2 46

Underdog Cincinnati Minnesota

Sunday Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog @Baltimore 7 7 47 Indianapolis Seattle 11⁄2 3 46 @Washington

Bowls BBVA Bowl Today in Birmingham, Ala. Mississippi 11⁄2 31⁄2 54 Pittsburgh

NFL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND Today’s games Cincinnati at Houston, 3:30 p.m. Minnesota at Green Bay, 7 p.m. Sunday’s games Indianapolis at Baltimore, noon Seattle at Washington, 3:30 p.m.

2-2 12, Harris 3-6 0-0 6, Daniels 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 39-87 17-23 101. Houston 23 24 30 38 — 115 Milwaukee 21 37 14 29 — 101

GoDaddy.com Bowl Sunday in Mobile, Ala. Arkansas St. +1 4 611⁄2 Kent St. BCS National Championship Monday in Miami Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog Alabama 71⁄2 10 41 Notre Dame

NCAA men’s basketball Favorite @Kansas St. N. Dakota St. @West Virginia @Baylor @Drake Murray St. Pittsburgh @Maryland @Michigan St. @Notre Dame Delaware @Duke @Northeastern @Georgia St. George Mason @Marquette @La Salle @Detroit @Ohio @UMass Ohio St. @Georgia Tech @Creighton @UCLA @Harvard @Cincinnati @Drexel NC State @Loyola of Chi. @Clemson @Colorado St. @St Marys (Cal) @Arizona @Pepperdine

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NCAA TOURNAMENT KU finally gave Denise Colliatie (left) and Lindsey Ross a chance to cheer, defeating stubborn Western Kentucky 64-57. | B1

AIRPORT ACCIDENT | Heavy information sign falls on family

FYI Much has been said about the uniforms of college basketball players. But what about what the cheerleaders are wearing? | C1

Other scores from KC Mississippi 57, Wisconsin 46 North Carolina 78, Villanova 71

AN UPSETTING DAY IN KC

Overland Park boy killed in Alabama

Ten-year-old Luke Bresette dies in the incident, which also injures his mother and two siblings. Staff and wire reports

An Overland Park boy was killed and three other members of his family were injured Friday when a heavy flight information sign fell on them at the Birmingham, Ala., airport. Ten-year-old Luke Bresette was fatally injured when the sign, estimated to weigh 300 to 400 pounds, came loose from a wall and fell on top of him, his mother and two siblings. Jefferson County, Ala., Deputy Coroner Derrick Perryman confirmed Friday that Luke was from Overland Park. “He was a beautiful boy,” uncle Alex Bresette told The Birmingham News. “He was great in school. He was bright and inquisitive.” Luke’s mother, Heather Bresette, was taken to a hospital with two broken ankles and a fractured pelvis, the newspaper said. Sam Bresette, 8, had a broken leg and nose. Tyler Bresette, 5, had a concussion. The father, Ryan Bresette, and two of Luke’s other siblings were not injured. Luke was in the fifth grade at St. Thomas More School, The Birmingham News said. He was active in sports and in choir. According to Ryan Bresette’s Facebook page, the family had been returning home from a trip to Destin, Fla. He posted pictures of his kids on the beach. SEE AIRPORT | A10

RICH SUGG | THE KANSAS CITY STAR

Kansas State’s Angel Rodriguez put his head in his hands Friday afternoon as the reality of the Wildcats’ 63-61 loss to LaSalle at the Sprint Center sunk in. Rodriguez’s last-second shot missed, ending the Wildcats’ season. Wisconsin was upset as well in Kansas City, defeated by No. 12 seed Mississippi. LaSalle and Mississippi will meet Sunday.

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March Madness can be a seductive risk Gamblers who have a problem find the urge to bet even stronger while tournaments flourish. By JAMES A. FUSSELL The Kansas City Star

Frank should be retired by now, enjoying the fruits of his labor on an island somewhere while sipping on an umbrella drink. After all, the Kansas City

man saved a tidy sum for his golden years in his IRA and 401(k). Until he gambled it away. All of it. A half million dollars worth. Now 75, Frank can’t afford to retire. Worse, six years into his recovery as a compulsive gambler, and after declaring bankruptcy, he still feels the seductive tug — the

urge, he calls it — of high-stakes wagering. Especially in March. “I’ve always said … March is the hardest to get through because of the tournament,” said Frank, a member of a local Gamblers Anonymous group who, as such, prefers to go by his first name only. Keith Whyte, executive director of the National Council on

Hydroponic farm project sprouts on KC riverfront Development planned near Berkley Riverfront Park would provide enough produce for 5,000 people annually. By KEVIN COLLISON The Kansas City Star

After years of trying to redevelop its downtown riverfront, Kansas City is close to landing its first private investment, a $4 million hydroponic farm expected to grow a million pounds of fresh tomatoes, lettuce and herbs annually. BrightFarms, a firm that traces its roots to rooftop gardens in New York City, has struck a deal with the Port Authority of Kansas City to build a 100,000-square-foot greenhouse on a 5-acre tract just east of the Heart of America Bridge and next to Berkley BUSINESS A12

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Problem Gambling in Washington, D.C., sees the struggle every year at the peak of college basketball season. That’s a big reason March is National Problem Gambling Awareness Month. “For a recovering sports gambler, March Madness provides madness in a very real sense of the word,” Whyte said. “The inSEE GAMBLING | A10

WELCOME, MR. PRESIDENT President Barack Obama arrived Friday at the residence of King Abdullah II of Jordan, where he pledged $200 million in new aid to the country, which has been swamped by refugees from neighboring Syria. | Story, A14

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Jury sides with makers of school bus Families of three victims in the 2005 crash in Liberty who sued companies will get no money. By GLENN E. RICE The Kansas City Star

A Clay County jury concluded Friday that a Liberty school bus driver accidently pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, causing the massive vehicle to slam into a busy intersection, killing two motorists and critically injure two schoolchildren in 2005. That decision, after an eight-week civil trial in Liberty, meant no money for the families of three victims who had sued the manufacturers of the bus and its brake parts. They contended in the lawsuit that faulty brakes caused the May 9, 2005, crash. After delivering the verdict, jurors declined to comment and asked for security staff to escort them out of the courthouse. As two jurors were leaving, they hugged a son of David Gleason, one of the drivers killed in the accident. One juror, fighting back tears, told him she was sorry. Gary C. Robb, the attorney for the plainSEE BUS | A11

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GAMBLING: Defying the urge in tournament season can be a struggle FROM A1

cessant talk of brackets and relentless media coverage can be an irresistible trigger. For the problem gambler, the psychology is they are only one bet away from winning everything back.” This year, bettors will drop an estimated $120 million on March Madness games in Las Vegas alone, topping the record $98.5 million wagered earlier this year on the Super Bowl, said Jimmy Vaccaro, oddsmaker and spokesman for William Hill U.S., which controls more than 100 sports books in Nevada. But for many problem gamblers, betting is not primarily about the money. “March Madness’ biggest attraction is the multiplicity of chances you have to compete against so many different people,” Frank said. “That feeling of being in the action is one of the things that really gets the adrenaline flowing.” Frank’s gambling started nearly 50 years ago with college football pools at work. In

PROBLEM GAMBLING BY THE NUMBERS ❚ 6 to 9 million Americans — roughly 2 to 3 percent of the population — have had a gambling problem. ❚ Typical addicts have a gambling debt twice their yearly income. ❚ By the time problem gamblers seek help, 75 percent have committed a white-collar crime such as embezzlement, check kiting or other types of fraud to finance their habit. ❚ Almost half of all problem gamblers who seek treatment either have attempted or seriously contemplated suicide. ❚ More than 313,000 people called the National Council on Problem Gambling’s hotline number last year, the highest yearly number on record. ❚ About 50 million people worldwide gamble at least once a month on the Internet. SOURCE: NATIONAL COUNCIL ON PROBLEM GAMBLING

1990 he made his first big score — $10,000 — by playing stock market options. He was hooked. He got into sports betting, casino betting and lottery tickets — anything that would bring the rush he craved. March Madness gave it to him. Now he knows better. “I can’t gamble on anything,”

he said. “A lot of people this time of year will say, ‘Well, brackets are not really gambling.’ But when you put money down, even in an office bracket pool, it’s gambling, and that can suck you right back in.” But, in a way, Frank is one of the lucky ones. He is still healthy enough to work. Al-

though his addiction stressed his marriage, it did not end it. And through Gamblers Anonymous, he got the support to help him control his addiction. Still, it’s not easy. Rich, a Kansas Citian who has been a member of Gamblers Anonymous for 15 years and often answers the local hotline, said this time of year is hell for many gamblers. “I hear them talking about not sleeping and not eating,” he said. “It’s a constant struggle. “They talk about the endless possibilities to place their bets and the hundreds of games being played. And (these days) you can bet any amount of money on the Internet.” The Internet has immeasurably worsened problem gambling, Whyte said. It brings round-the-clock access to any kind of gambling to anyone, anywhere at any time — directly into the home. “It’s literally just a mouse click away,” he said. Internet gambling is illegal in most states. There’s also a fed-

HOW TO GET HELP ❚ Gamblers Anonymous: 888-424-3577 or kcga4u.com ❚ National Council on Problem Gambling: 800-522-4700 or ncpgambling.org

eral law that makes paying for it, with a credit card or a debit card, illegal. But dozens of offshore sites have found ways around the restrictions, allowing bettors to purchase “phone cards” or other bogus products that can be turned into untraceable electronic cash. “How is your bank supposed to know what you’re really buying?” Whyte said. The result: Internet gambling laws are practically unenforceable. Again, the temptation is greatest during March. “Years back we had a member who would quit going to meetings at the end of Febru-

ary, then come back at the end of April,” said Rich, who also asked to use only his first name. “He did that for four or five years. Leading up to March Madness he would say how he didn’t want to do it, he didn’t want to do it, but then he would eventually succumb to the obsession. It was that strong a pull.” Now Frank and Rich are hoping to help problem gamblers having a hard time resisting the madness of March. “I remember a person who came into a meeting so hungry to find help because they had lost all their paychecks (to gambling),” Frank said. “They had even gone to an emergency room. The person at the emergency room really didn’t know what to do… “I think there are a lot of people out there like I was. They don’t like to talk about it. But they need to know that there is help.” To reach James A. Fussell, call 816-234-4460 or send email to jfussell@kcstar.com.

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projects in St. Louis, St. Paul, Minn., and the New York borough of Brooklyn. “BrightFarms will be producing whole and fresh foods crops in an environmentally and logistically friendly way,” Lightfoot said. “This project will serve as the first of many expected announcements.” The hydroponic farm, which is expected to begin operating this year, also would be the first fruit of a riverfront redevelopment effort that has been pursued by the Port Authority for more than 10 years. About $12 million has been spent cleaning up a 55-acre area controlled by the authority around Berkley Park, and while a hydroponic farm wasn’t part of the master plan — the area was earmarked for residential development — city and agency officials say it will fit well with the apartments they want to have developed. “The dominant use will still be residential,” Port Authority executive director Michael Collins said, “but people also are paying attention to commercial uses. We can still have an urban garden and build housing.” Proponents also believe the hydroponic farm would be a good buffer between the potential residential area along the riverfront and the Heart of America Bridge. The proposed greenhouse site also abuts railroad tracks. “This spot wasn’t on the Port Authority’s radar because they didn’t think they could develop it,” said Kansas City Councilman Scott Wagner, a propo-

“We’re trying to change how the food supply chain works around the country. We wanted to go to markets that are welcoming, and Kansas City stands out as a progressive city. … Everybody has rolled out a redevelopment red carpet.” PAUL LIGHTFOOT, CEO OF BRIGHTFARMS

nent of the greenhouse plan. Lightfoot said the greenhouse will not produce water runoffs or odors and would be a good neighbor for any future homes. He pointed out that BrightFarms got its start with rooftop greenhouses in heavily populated New York. A final contract for a 10-year lease has not been completed, but the Port Authority and city officials are confident a deal will be reached soon. The greenhouse would create 25 full-time jobs and generate about 100 construction jobs. It is also expected to produce enough fresh vegetables to feed 5,000 people a year. Lightfoot said BrightFarms wants to partner with a local supermarket chain to distribute its produce but is still in negotiations. Supermarkets benefit by selling produce that is freshly grown locally, he said. For its part, a long-term contract means BrightFarms has the guaranteed revenues to obtain financing for its plan.

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A farm planned by BrightFarms, with the Bond Bridge in the background, would occupy five acres near the Missouri River.

“It’s all about producing produce at the same price, but thousands of miles closer or hours old instead of weeks,” he said. “It’s tastier, fresher and more delicious.” The plan has strong support from political leaders who say it will benefit Kansas City economically and nutritionally. “The 1 million pounds of food that will be produced at this BrightFarms location will allow our region to take a major step toward ecological sustainability,” said Missouri Sen.

KC judge’s ruling provides boost to prison nuptials Law is invalidated that required both bride, groom to sign license before county official. The Associated Press

A Missouri statute can’t stand in the way of marriage, even if the groom is behind bars. U.S. District Judge Fernando Gaitan Jr. this week ruled unconstitutional a state law requiring both the prospective bride and groom to sign a marriage license in the presence of a county recorder of deeds or a deputy recorder. The judge, in Kansas City, sided with five women engaged to Missouri prison inmates who were denied marriage by the statute last year. They filed suit in November. “Plaintiffs have a constitutional right to marry their incarcerated fiances,” Gaitan wrote in the decision released Thursday, noting that the right to marry is protected by the

due process clause of the 14th Amendment. Nanci Gonder, a spokeswoman for Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, said the state will not appeal. A Missouri Department of Corrections spokeswoman declined comment. Because betrothed inmates can’t make it to the county recorder’s office, marriage license applications involving inmates typically are brought into a prison. The lawsuit claimed that Cole County’s recorder had been allowed to enter prisons for 17 years, but was denied entry in August and was unable to bring marriage licenses to prisoners. The reason: He declined to list his Social Security number on a form titled “Application for Facility Access.” The five weddings scheduled for Sept. 24 were called off. “Fundamental rights, like the right to marry, must be made available equally to all cou-

ples,” said Tony Rothert, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed suit on behalf of the prospective brides. “The court recognized that Missouri’s statute was an insurmountable barrier and the Constitution required that it be removed.” Diane Balogh of the ACLU said one of the five couples held a Muslim wedding ceremony without a license. They do not plan to seek one. The other four couples plan to marry Monday at the state prison in Jefferson City. Courts have stepped in previously to make it easier for Missouri inmates to wed. In 1987, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Missouri prison policy that allowed inmates to marry only with permission from the warden. Prison officials at the time testified that generally only a pregnancy or birth of a child would be compelling enough reason for a marriage.

Jason Holsman, a Democrat from Kansas City.

Holsman supports legislation that will encourage future urban agriculture development in blighted communities across Missouri. He was joined by Mayor Sly James and U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II in endorsing the BrightFarms plan. “This farm advances the sustainable redevelopment of our riverfront, our city and our community, creating green-collar jobs and bolstering our local economy,” Cleaver said. Collins said the Port Author-

ity will be making infrastructure improvements to assist the project, including truck access and electrical service, but no incentives are being offered. The project is within a redevelopment area established by the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority and could apply for a property tax abatement from that agency. The Star’s Jason Hancock contributed to this report. To reach Kevin Collison, call 816-234-4289 or send email to kcollison@kcstar.com.

AIRPORT: Boy dies in accident FROM A1

Heather Bresette’s LinkedIn profile says she is co-owner of Red Bridge Enterprises, a sales and marketing company. The accident at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport occurred shortly after 1:30 p.m. in a pre-security area. Albert Osorio of Birmingham told the local newspaper that he was nearby when the digital arrival-and-departure sign fell. He said a loud boom was followed by screams from the family and witnesses. Then he and five other passers-by lifted the sign. “The whole thing flipped down on those kids,” Osorio said. “It took all of us here to stand it back up. Everybody started screaming.” Osorio said the sign appeared to have been attached to the wall “only with liquid nails,” an adhesive. Airport spokeswoman Toni Herrera-Bast said officials were not sure how the sign fell and an investigation was under way.

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A flight information sign at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, Ala., fell on a family Friday afternoon. Luke Bresette, 10, of Overland Park, was killed. Luke’s mother, Heather Bresette, suffered two broken ankles and a fractured pelvis. Sam Bresette, 8, had a broken leg and nose. Tyler Bresette, 5, had a concussion.

The Birmingham News reported that the sign was removed from the terminal and a special meeting of the Birmingham Airport Authority had been called for this morning. The accident occurred in a new terminal at the airport that opened last week following a

$201 million modernization effort. Mayor William Bell of Birmingham released a statement Friday promising the city’s support in the investigation. The Star’s Matt Campbell and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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year of pulled through a remarkable muscles and comeback after a set plays and rotten first half. big dreams is gone The Wildcats, usuin 7 seconds of ally so measured and chaos. Twelve sturdy, saw their months, one coachseason dissolve with ing change, 35 a mess of inconsisgames, more than CO M M E N TA RY tency in a 63-61 loss 100 practices — and to La Salle on Friday those last few moin their first game of the NCAA Tourments will hang over it all. One wild nament at the Sprint Center. last game, and Kansas State basketball “It’s the worst feeling in the world,” goes from a shot at school history to a K-State senior Rodney McGruder complicated and conflicted memory. said. Two possessions, one final minute. Everything changes, and it happens in The margins in this sport, and especially this tournament, are excruciata blink. More than 18,000 people on ingly small. Millions of dollars and the their feet. Maybe a few hundred of them for La Salle, the rest cheering for K-State, even the Kansas fans roaring

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❚ K-State overcomes a 19-point deficit but goes cold late in a 63-61 loss to La Salle. | B6 ❚ Angel Rodriguez struggles, scoring just two points and missing the final shot. | B7

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Withey helps Kansas avoid upset by Western Kentucky, but it’s not easy By RUSTIN DODD The Kansas City Star

In an ideal NCAA Tournament world, Kansas would not have needed this. In the scripted version of such things, the No. 1 seed does not need its all-everything senior center to carry it to a victory over a No. 16 seed that had not beaten a ranked team in three years. But then again, Friday was not a neat or coherent day in the world of college

hoops. This was a day of chaos. And in the middle of chaos, Kansas senior Jeff Withey emerged to exert a little order and stability. In a nervous and tense night at the Sprint Center, Withey finished with 17 points, six rebounds and seven blocks as Kansas survived a scare in a 64-57 victory over No. 16 seed Western Kentucky. “They kind of surprised us how good they were,” Withey said. “We definitely took them lightly, being a

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No. 1 seed (and) they came out and fought us real hard. “We can’t let that happen.” The Jayhawks move on to take on No. 8 seed North Carolina at 4:15 p.m. on Sunday. But first, they had to sur-

vive. This had never happened, of course. A No. 16 had never toppled a No. 1. And on Friday, the Jayhawks could never quite get comfortable. Kansas freshman guard Ben McLemore finished with just 11 points in NCAA Tournament debut. And the Jayhawks finished with 17 turnovers and zero three-pointers. (They clanked all six attempts.) “We were a little tight,” Kansas

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Golf: Rose, Haas tied for lead Tiger Woods still has plenty of work to do if he wants to defend his title at Bay Hill and go back to No. 1 in the world. Justin Rose finished with a 2-under 70 to share the lead Friday with Bill Haas in the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Fla. Woods was 1 shot out of the lead until he bogeyed the last three holes and finished with a 70, 4 shots behind. ❚ Hal Sutton, Steve Elkington, Corey Pavin and Roger Chapman shot 3-under 69 and shared the first-round lead in the Champions Tour’s Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic in Saucier, Miss. Tom Pernice Jr. shot a 72.

Hamlin takes Fontana pole Denny Hamlin has won the pole for the second straight year in Fontana, Calif., turning a lap of 187.451 mph. Greg Biffle finished second and Brad Keselowski was third in Friday’s qualifying session, but they’ll start at the back after engine changes. ❚ NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer of Emporia, Kan., asked a South Dakota judge to dismiss Hamlin a motorcycle company’s lawsuit against him that alleges he didn’t pay for $31,000 of custom work it did on his Harley-Davidson.

NFL: Texans officially sign Reed Free-agent safety Ed Reed signed with the Texans, bolstering their defense with championship experience. Reed, 34 years old and a nine-time Pro Bowl safety, left the Baltimore Ravens to sign a threeyear, $15 million contract with Houston a week after he left town without reaching a deal. ❚ The Bills conducted a private workout Friday involving West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith.

Alabama hires athletic director Bill Battle was hired as Alabama’s athletic director, coming out of semiretirement at 71 to return the school that has won the last two national football titles. University trustees unanimously approved Mal Moore’s hand-picked successor and former Crimson Tide football teammate. Alabama president Judy Bonner said Battle will make $620,000 annually over four years.

MMA fighter fakes death Two Michigan mixed martial arts promoters say they were shocked to learn that one of their fighters who supposedly died in a car wreck last month is very much alive, if not exactly well. After all, it was less than two weeks ago that Christo Piliafas and Scott DiPonio helped raise more than $1,000 at a benefit event in Traverse City for 25-year-old Charles Rowan’s family. Rowan, his girlfriend, Rosalinda Martinez, and their friend, Michael Bowman, were charged Friday with holding up a gun shop 100 miles away in Gladwin County. Each is charged with armed robbery and assault with intent to murder and has requested a court-appointed attorney.

Worth noting ❚ Harlon Hill, a legendary pro football player from Alabama and the namesake for the NCAA Division II player of the year award, died Thursday. He was 80. ❚ Central Missouri basketball player Keuna Flax received second-team AllAmerican honors from Daktronics. Laura Kinderknecht of Washburn received honorable-mention honors. Washburn’s Will McNeill previously received honorable-mention All-American honors for the men. ❚ NBC plans to air excerpts of jailhouse interviews Monday with former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky on the “Today Show” which his lawyer said were given to a documentary filmmaker working on a defense of Joe Paterno. ❚ Former New York Knicks guard Ray Williams, who averaged 15.5 points and 5.8 assists in 10 seasons in the NBA, died Friday. He was 58. Williams also played for the Kansas City Kings. ❚ Denis Kuzin won his first major gold medal by taking the 1,000 meters at the speed-skating world championships in Sochi, Russia. Shani Davis of the United States was third. ❚ An ankle injury has forced two-time champion Victoria Azarenka to withdraw at the Sony Open in Key Biscayne, Fla., and American Lauren Davis beat Madison Keys in Azarenka’s place. | Star news services

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THE NBA | Torrid Miami gets past Pistons 103-89

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It’s becoming almost commonplace now, this trend of Miami getting off to slow starts and having to dig its way back from double-digit deficits. Apparently, the Heat doesn’t mind. LeBron James scored 29 points, Dwyane Wade added 19, and the Heat extended its winning streak to 25 games by pulling away in the second half and beating the Detroit Pistons 103-89 on Friday night in Miami. Miami trailed by as much as 11 in the first half before moving within eight of tying the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers for the longest winning streak in NBA history. The Heat also won at home for the 16th straight time. “We don’t get caught up in things like that, saying that we’re untouchable,” said James, who also finished with eight assists and eight rebounds. “We know we can be beat by anybody, any night, if we don’t come in with the mind-set to play our game.” Maybe Miami’s players don’t always come in with that mind-set in perfect order, but the Heat clearly find a way to get to that place. Just this week alone, Miami rallied from 17 points down to win at Boston, and then pulled off a wild 27-point, second-half comeback to prevail at Cleveland. No real dramatics were needed Friday, especially after Miami allowed only 35 points after halftime. “We were a little flat in the first half,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “But in the second half, the urgency was much better, created a lot more opportunities off of our defense. I liked the way we finished the game.” | The Associated Press

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Dwyane Wade (left) scored 19 points and helped the Heat overcome the Pistons. Miami also won at home for the 16th straight time.

FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS ❚ Kevin Durant scored 11 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, Russell Westbrook had 19 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder held off the Orlando Magic 97-89 in Orlando, Fla. The Magic also lost starting shooting guard Arron Afflalo in the second quarter because of a right hamstring injury. ❚ Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points, Kenyon Martin had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and the New York Knicks clinched a playoff berth with a 99-94 victory over the Raptors in Toronto.

would let the contest continue. The game resumed and as the snow increased, it made the field resemble a cake topped with piles of sugar, and players’ hair turned white as snow stuck along their scalps. During injury time, American defender Geoff Cameron even playfully pushed the back of a grounds crew member shoveling the field. “It was difficult out here to see anything,” Dempsey said. “We were able to come together when we

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U.S. wins qualifier in snow Clint Dempsey scored early in his first match as United States captain as the Americans beat Costa Rica 1-0 on Friday in a key qualifier for next year’s World Cup played at times in heavy snow in Commerce City, Colo. Plows and shovels were used to clear snow from the penalty areas, center circle and midfield stripe and a yellow-and-purple ball was used. There was even a brief stoppage in the 55th minute when it was unclear whether the match commissioner

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needed to.” As the conditions deteriorated, the U.S. survived Michael Umana’s apparent 70th-minute goal for Costa Rica that was ruled offside and came away with the win. Brad Guzan, in goal for the Tim Howard, slid in the snow after balls. Dempsey’s 16th-minute goal lifted them from last place in the six-nation group to second, one point behind Honduras.

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THE NHL HIGHLIGHTS ❚ Tomas Vokoun was sharp in making 33 saves, and Brandon Sutter snapped a tie early in the third period for Pittsburgh, who rallied for a 4-2 victory Friday in Uniondale, N.Y., over the Islanders. The victory stretched the Penguns’ winning streak to 11 games. Pascal Dupuis added an empty-net goal with less than a second remaining making it 4-2.

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Feilhaber to face familiar foe

Sporting Kansas City midfielder played last year for today’s opponent, New England.

By TOD PALMER The Kansas City Star

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coach Peter Vermes, who was traded twice in his MLS career — from the New York/New Jersey Metro Stars to the Colorado Rapids in 1997 and from the Rapids to the then-Wizards three years later. “There’s a competitiveness there,” Vermes said. “You can go back and look at my record. I don’t know how many times I ever lost to any of the teams that traded me thereafter. And I hope it’s going to be the same

love to notch that first goal against his former team and take another step forward in his Sporting KC assimilation. “I’d love to score on either Matt Reis or Bobby (Shuttleworth),” Feilhaber said. “I don’t know who’s going to play, but it would be fun to score on either one of them so I’d have that on them.” The most important thing, though, is to get a win and the all-important three points in nets in the standings. “The guys I’ll probably being going up against are some guys I’ve gone against a lot of times in practice,” Feilhaber said. “It will be fun, but it’s not a oneon-one battle. It’s a team thing at the end of the day. I’d love to win it, but it’s not something where I want to win any more just because it’s New England. We need to win because we want to get points.”

❚ WHEN/WHERE: 3 p.m. today at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. ❚ TV/RADIO: KSMO (Ch. 62), KCTE (1510 AM), KDTD (1340 AM) ❚ ABOUT SPORTING KC (1-1-1, 4 points): Thanks to World Cup qualifying, Sporting KC will have to make do without midfielder Graham Zusi and defender Matt Besler, but coach Peter Vermes welcomes the challenge to his club’s depth. Look for C.J. Sapong and Bobby Convey, who have both started games on the left wing this season, to get the starting nods together. Vermes wouldn’t tip his hand, but former San Jose Earthquakes defender Ike Opara seems like the obvious choice to start in Besler’s place. If not, Lawrence Olum has paired with Aurelien Collin before. ❚ ABOUT NEW ENGLAND (1-1-0, 3 points): Vermes described the Revolution as a “very energetic” team playing

“very aggressive at the moment,” which presents another stiff challenge for Sporting KC. It’s the third road game in the first four to open the season and the third time Vermes’ crew will be the opponent for another club’s home opener. It’s imperative that Sporting KC match New England’s intensity from the opening whistle. ❚ BOTTOM LINE: No matter how Vermes shuffles the lineup, Sporting KC will need Benny Feilhaber to continue his upward early-season trajectory. Without Zusi, he’ll need to be even more dynamic as the attack’s creative force. It’s also critical that defensive midfielder Uri Rosell carefully picks his moments to push forward, so he doesn’t leave the patchwork backline overexposed. ❚ PREDICTION: New England, 1-0 | Tod Palmer, tpalmer@kcstar.com

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Sporting Kansas City midfielder Benny Feilhaber has never been in this position before. He’s never played for more than one team in any league he’s played in, so he’s never gone against his former team before. That was the case before an offseason trade sent Feilhaber from the New England Revolution to Sporting KC, 1-1-1, which takes on the Revs at 3 p.m. today at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. “It will be exciting,” Feilhaber said. “A lot of the guys are good buddies of mine, so I’ve been sending some texts back and forth all week with some of those guys.” Feilhaber’s final season in New England was forgettable. He scored four goals with seven assists in 23 appearances (all starts) during his first season with the Revs in 2011, but only managed one goal and two assists in 29 appearances, including 23 starts, last season. Despite his departure from the Revs, 1-1-0, revenge won’t be on Feilhaber’s mind. “There’s no animosity from my side and I don’t think there is from either side,” Feilhaber said. “It’s something that didn’t work out as I would have hoped or they would have hoped, so it was a better solution for me to go somewhere else.” Not that Feilhaber won’t be eager to topple New England. “It’s special to play your former team,” Feilhaber said. “I think going against the guys you used to play with in training makes it special. You want to prove a point and outplay your old teammates, but it doesn’t have anything to with animosity. It’s more about competitiveness.” If anybody understands that sentiment, it’s Sporting KC

with him. “You come out there with a little edge — and he should. He should come out there to go crush it, but obviously with intelligence. But any player who’s a competitor wants to go back and put it on his old team a little bit.” Feilhaber has yet to record a goal or assist with Sporting KC, but Vermes has seen progress as the veteran of the 2008 Olympics and 2010 World Cup adjusts to his new club. “As I said to him when he came off the field (against the Chicago Fire), this was (Feilhaber’s) best performance in regards to his transitional moments in the game, especially from offense to defense,” Vermes said. “He had a lot of pressure on the ball and made a lot of good decisions tacklingwise, where he won the ball back for us. “He’s one of the guys who’s still getting a feel for how we go, but you can’t say enough about him when he has the ball. He’s very smooth, very calm and gives us another guy who can keep it.” Of course, Feilhaber would

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North on Wisconsin Two-time U.S. Open golf champion Andy North, a native of Madison, is a big Wisconsin basketball fan and close friends with Badgers coach Bo Ryan. North, now ESPN’s lead golf analyst, travels to most of the team’s games and even donated the court at Wisconsin’s Kohl Center. “It just works out my schedule is such that I can hang out with these guys during the winter,” said North, who attended the teams’ public practices on Thursday with Tom Watson. “Once in a while I talk to the kids about stuff. All these sports are so similar … in our business, it’s hitting one shot at a time. Here, it’s playing one possession at a time.”

Not intimidated La Salle guard Raymon Galloway played two seasons at South Carolina before transferring last season, so he’s played in a lot of big-time arenas. And he loved the atmosphere at Sprint Center, even though most of the 18,301 were cheering for Kansas State. “It was tremendous … by far the best arena I ever played in,” said Galloway, who scored 19 points on Friday. “The crowd was great. “They were quiet in the first half because we had a little lead. But when the game got tough, when they were making their run, they made sure we heard them.”

KU gets a break Florida Gulf Coast became the third No. 15 seed in two years to knock out a No. 2, shocking Georgetown 78-68 in the South Region. Georgetown was in KU’s region and lost before reaching the Sweet 16 in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and now this year, making it five out of six years the Jayhawks, the top seed in the South this year, and the Hoyas have failed to meet in the NCAA Tournament. There’s another Kansas connection in this story. The Eagles’ Brett Comer, who scored 12 points, played at Blue Valley Northwest before his family moved.

A-10 looks great La Salle’s Explorers play in the Atlantic 10, which placed five teams in the tourney. The four others — VCU, Butler, Temple and Saint Louis — also won their round-of-64 games. The A-10 is now 6-0 heading into the round of 32.

Four active at 700 Roy Williams is the fourth active coach to reach 700 victories. The others: Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim and West Virginia’s Bob Huggins. Williams went 418-101 in 15 years at Kansas and is 282-78 in a decade in Chapel Hill.

Quite a predictor Friday marked the sixth time North Carolina and Villanova have played in the NCAA Tournament, and four times the winner won the national championship: North Carolina in 1982, 2005 and 2009, and Villanova in 1985. | Randy Covitz, Jeff Rosen, Tod Palmer, Chris Fickett, Blair Kerkhoff

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Soaking in the upset of K-State was Lionel Simmons, who won the 1990 Naismith College Player of the Year at La Salle. Simmons’ team of Explorers went 30-2 in his senior season, making the second round of the tournament.

Go to KansasCity.com for photo galleries from each of Friday’s games; video from the postgame locker rooms of North Carolina, K-State and KU; and updates and photos during Sunday’s games at the Sprint Center.

From bubble to fame

La Salle, which had to play a game to get into the field of 64, continues a remarkable tourney run by the A-10.

By RANDY COVITZ The Kansas City Star

The four-line message, scrawled in blue on the white grease board in the La Salle Explorers locker room, said it all: Beat Mississippi Sweet 16 Say what? La Salle and Ole Miss, No. 13 and No. 12 seeds, respectively, indeed will be playing Sunday at the Sprint Center, hoping to reach next week’s Sweet 16 after pulling off monumental upsets Friday. That’s the beauty and the curse of the NCAA Tournament, where a No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast can upset a No. 2 Georgetown on Friday, sharing the spotlight with a No. 14 Harvard that had upset a No. 3 New Mexico on Thursday night. “There’s always one every year,” said La Salle guard Tyrone Garland. “It’s a great feeling. We’re probably going to be the talk of the world today.” While the upset of No 5 Wisconsin by Ole Miss, winner of the Southeastern Conference tournament, might not have been earth-shaking, who expected La Salle to beat No. 4 Kansas State in front of 18,301 mostly purpleclad fans at the Sprint Center less than 48 hours after the Explorers had to play Boise State in a play-in game? And doing it despite making just three field goals in the second half? The Explorers imagined it. Though La Salle, 23-9, hadn’t been to the NCAA Tournament since 1992 and hadn’t won a tournament game since 1990, the Explorers thought they had benefited from their 80-71 win over Boise State. “It was an advantage for us, because we already got those first-game jitters out of the way,” said guard Tyreek Duren. “They were coming into the game stiff. They hadn’t played anyone since their conference tournament. “We knew we were in their hometown. We knew it was going to be loud. We just tried not to let things get out of hand. When they went on that second-half run (tying the game after trailing by as many as 19 late in the first half), we tried to weather that, and we did a good job of it.” La Salle, a school of 4,516 undergraduates, plays its home games in 3,400-seat Gola Arena — named for All-American Tom Gola, who led the Explorers to the 1954 NCAA championship at Municipal Auditorium. The Explorers had played in front of more than 10,000 just four times all season — at Xavier, at Temple, in the Atlantic-10 Conference tournament and at Dayton against Boise State. But don’t tell them they’re not a bigtime program. Teams from the Atlantic-10 — La

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Kansas State’s Jordan Henriquez (center), who scored 17 points, had a height advantage in Friday’s game, but La Salle’s Jerrell Wright (left) and D.J. Peterson tried to give him little opportunity to enjoy it.

Salle with two wins, and Butler, Saint Louis, Virginia Commonwealth and Temple — are 6-0 so far in the NCAA Tournament. “The reason you see these scores (in the NCAA Tournament) is everyone takes basketball seriously,” said La Salle coach John Giannini, who is in his ninth season. “People have made great commitments. You look across the country, whether it’s salaries, budgets, facilities, (players) want to be here where we are right now, and are willing to invest to do that. “I’m telling you, everyone is good. If you took a lot of the teams in the NIT, in our league … Dayton could be here and win two games in the NCAA Tournament. … Xavier could certainly do that. There are good teams all over

the place, not just in the NCAA Tournament.” So when La Salle finished its season by losing at St. Louis and to Butler in its first game in the Atlantic 10 tournament, Giannini told his team they were battle-tested for the NCAAs. “I told them they were far better prepared for this tournament than they realized,” Giannini said. “ ‘You just lost to two potential Final Four teams. You’re not going to play against anyone in (the NCAA) tournament that’s tougher than Saint Louis or Butler.’ “The Atlantic 10 is 6-0. I can’t help but grandstand a little bit. I don’t understand why these great leagues are (breaking up). What a great league.” Big 12 teams Kansas State, Oklaho-

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Let’s hear it for the kids

Marshall, Marshall, Marshall!

Forgive us for going all Jan Brady here, but we’ve sure been hearing a lot about Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson this week. Well, we’d best get used to it, because Henderson and the rest of the Rebels are staying around through the weekend. His shooting was atrocious in the first half, when he totaled just two points. But he ignited like an Oxford sunrise after the break, pouring in 17 of his eventual 19 points. That’s when the hootin’ started. Draining a couple of threes, he ran past the Ole Miss cheering section pumping his arms, punching the air and howling with delight. DAVID EULITT | THE STAR We have to admit that Marshall Henderson his second half was nothing short of impressive. worked the crowd.

ma and Oklahoma State already have lost in the NCAA Tournament, and Wildcats coach Bruce Weber knows the Explorers are no typical Cinderella. “If you watch La Salle, that was a hard 13 to play, to be honest,” Weber said. “Somewhere along the line, they probably had inconsistencies which led them to that spot. We can’t complain. We had the advantage of playing on a Friday, playing in Kansas City. “Whoever you play, you’ve got to play. It’s a special time of year. You hope you play your best at the end. I guess it’s the excitement of the tournament. That’s why you have it. That’s why you play the games.”

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These four amigos wore their allegiance on their sleeves. Or, more precisely, their chests.

Dyed-in-the-cotton KU fans

Four friends, matching Jayhawks tie-dyed shirts. Dumb us, we asked if they were KU fans. Uh, yeah. They wouldn’t be wearing them if they weren’t. Anyway, they looked sharp and seemed to have a ball watching North Carolina edge Villanova.

The man can bring it

Yellowish plaid coat. Solid gold, and we do mean solid gold, trousers. Shiny green pocket square, and patterned belt that matched his shoes. We’ll just come out and say it: Craig Sager looked fresh.

These kids weren’t just hangers-on. They were working. No paychecks were involved, but their services proved invaluable. They were ball boys, tasked with keeping the court clean and staying out of the way. That didn’t mean they weren’t part of the show. “Marshall Henderson was walking off the court after they beat Wisconsin,” one youngster told us, “when that TV guy in the funny clothes (that would be the aforementioned Sager, of course) came up and told him, ‘Congratulations on the win.’ “Marshall Henderson looked at him and said, ‘Those are the ugliest pants I’ve ever seen!’ ” The small staff of ball boys is working through the weekend as part of a program at William Jewell.

We have a winner ...

This little Badger Backer gets our vote in the Cutest Fan Contest. (No, there wasn’t really a Cutest Fan Contest; we just made that up.) Bouncing on mom’s lap and waving pom-poms, Imogen, 3 (at left) — who happens to be the granddaughter of Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan — helped cheer the Badgers to an early lead against Ole Miss. That lead, of course, wouldn’t last. We couldn’t bear to go back and see if tears were involved at the end. | Jeff Rosen, jrosen@kcstar.com

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Chiefs wide receiver Dexter McCluster (center), an Ole Miss alum, cheered his team on at the Sprint Center on Friday.

put in the work,” McCluster said. “But if we all stick together, we can make something special happen. I was very excited about the Alex Smith trade. He’s a guy who’s established. He’s been in the league — been there, done that — so hopefully he can come here and do the same thing.” And, yes, McCluster is wellaware that Reid has big plans for him in the Chiefs’ new offense. “I’m a humble guy, but he’s

expecting a lot of things of me,” McCluster said. “I know I have to go in there and put the work in and, hopefully, make it come true. I sat down with (Reid) briefly, and he just told me that when he first saw me he thought I was a guy who can be a playmaker. He really believed in me on and off the field. I want to show him that he was correct about that.” To reach Tod Palmer, call 816-234-4389 or send email to tpalmer@kcstar.com. Follow him at twitter.com/todpalmer.

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Wildcats football coach Bill Snyder attended Friday’s Kansas State game.

Seated about a dozen rows behind the K-State bench sat a familiar face: Wildcats football coach Bill Snyder. Friday marked the second week that Snyder, who led KState to the Big 12 title in football last fall, has spent time at Sprint Center. Last week, he was in town for the Big 12 tournament, in which K-State beat Oklahoma

AT AUBURN HILLS, MICH. ❚ No. 5 VCU vs. No. 4 Michigan, 11:15 a.m. (CBS) CBS got this one right. It’s the game to see today. VCU’s havoc defense against Michigan’s proficient backcourt. On 28.7 percent of opponents’ possessions, the Rams create a turnover. That’s tops in college basketball. Michigan commits a turnover on only 14.3 percent of its possessions, and point guard Trey Burke leads the nation in assist-to- turnover ratio.

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AT AUBURN HILLS, MICH. ❚ No. 6 Memphis vs. No. 3 Michigan State, 1:45 p.m. (CBS) The Tigers squeezed past St. Mary’s by a basket, and the Spartans handled Valparaiso on Thursday. Michigan State must contain Memphis point guard Joe Jackson. The Spartans, who held Valpo to 35.2-percent shooting, are 10-2 all time in the Palace at Auburn Hills. AT LEXINGTON, KY. ❚ No. 8 Colorado State vs. No. 1 Louisville, 4:15 p.m. (CBS) The Rams, coming off a 12-point victory over Missouri, are superb rebounders and handle the ball well. Both of those facets will be challenged by the Cardinals, who play terrific pressure defense. Louisville breezed past North Carolina A&M in its opener. AT SAN JOSE, CALIF. ❚ No. 12 Oregon vs. No. 4 Saint Louis, 6:10 p.m. (TBS) The Billikens have already clinched the school record for victories (28) and are champions of a conference that’s off to a terrific start in NCAA play. Some-

how, Oregon was assigned a 12th seed and played nothing like it in its dominating victory over Oklahoma State.

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AT SALT LAKE CITY ❚ No. 14 Harvard vs. No. 6 Arizona, 5:10 (TNT) The Crimson’s defense was a big factor in the upset of New Mexico. Can it hold down the Wildcats as well? A key to Harvard’s victory was eight turnovers. Arizona has to force more mistakes. Wildcats guard Mark Lyons, who leads the team in scoring at 14.8, was part of two Sweet 16 teams at Xavier. ❚ No. 9 Wichita State vs. No. 1 Gonzaga, 7:40 p.m. (TNT) The Shockers walloped Pittsburgh, while the Zags struggled to stay ahead of 16th-seeded Southern, winning 64-58. Is Wichita State poised to slay a top seed? It’s the first time since 1967 the Shockers will play a No. 1-ranked team. “This group thinks they can beat anybody in the country,” Shockers Coach Gregg Marshall said.

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AT LEXINGTON, KY. ❚ No. 6 Butler vs. No. 3 Marquette, 6:45 p.m. (CBS) It’s the second meeting this season. The teams played a nail-biter in Maui in November, and Butler’s Rotnei Clarke hit a deep three at the buzzer for a 72-71 victory. Both teams survived difficult challenges in the round of 64. The Golden Eagles beat Davidson with 1 second remaining, and the Bulldogs outlasted Bucknell.

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State but then lost to Kansas in the championship game. Friday, he spent time chatting with fans and posing for a few photos before K-State tipped off against La Salle. But no “Kiss Cam” this week. He and his wife shared a small smooch on the big screen during the Big 12 tourney, to the delight of the sellout crowd. | Jeff Rosen, The Star

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Chiefs wide receiver Dexter McCluster was among the revelers as Mississippi upset Wisconsin during NCAA Tournament regional action Friday at the Sprint Center. McCluster, a former Rebels running back and 2010 second-round pick, even commissioned special gear for the occasion after learning that his alma mater was coming to Kansas City. “I went and had four shirts made up that say ‘Ole Miss Rebels’ in red and blue,” McCluster said. “I was so excited to see everybody — some friends and some people I really looked up to at Ole Miss. I’m having a good time here today. It’s great. It feels like I’m back home. Hotty Toddy — I’ll bleed red and blue until the day I die.” McCluster originally is from Tampa, Fla., but he spent four years in Oxford, Miss., and now lives in Kansas City yearround. He’s almost as eager for the Chiefs — who brought in a new general manager, John Dorsey, and coach, Andy Reid, during the offseason — to get going again, too. “I’m happy about the fresh start,” McCluster said. “The guys that were here before, I love them with all my heart because they gave me the chance to go out there and showcase my talents. But I’m excited for the new year and the changes to come.” McCluster is energized by the fresh start and the sense that the Chiefs’ fan base feels the same way. “The whole town can feel that we’re about to do some big things, but we still have to

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AT SAN JOSE, CALIF. ❚ No. 12 California vs. No. 4 Syracuse, 8:40 p.m. (TBS) The Orange was one of the impressive Thursday winners, 81-34. The Golden Bears outlasted fifth-seeded UNLV, getting 19 points from Pac-12 player of the year Allen Crabbe. | Blair Kerkhoff, bkerkhoff@kcstar.com

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There is something about the NCAA Tournament that agrees with senior forward Jordan Henriquez. After a disappointing season, he played his finest game since scoring 17 points and grabbing 14 rebounds against Syracuse in the third round of last year’s NCAA Tournament. He did a little bit of everything Friday by scoring a team-high 17 points, snaring 12 rebounds and blocking five shots. He was at his best in the second half when La Salle forward Jerrell Wright left the game. Henriquez touched the ball on nearly every play and provided strong defense at the rim. “It was very difficult just him being in the game,” Wright said. “He Henriquez changed a lot of the shots. Offensively, he was very good.” It was Henriquez’s second doubledouble of the season. His first came at home against Baylor. In the rest of his games, he mostly struggled, averaging 4.6 points and 4.8 rebounds. He was dominant a year ago in the NCAA Tournament, raising his intensity when the games mattered most. He did the same Friday. At one point, he even drove the lane for a dunk. “I just took advantage of the opportunity,” Henriquez said. “I’m not looking at my numbers. We were down and coach challenged us.” ❚ Coach Bruce Weber wasn’t trying to make excuses for his team’s early exit from the NCAA Tournament, but he said both of K-State’s starting guards had been dealing with injuries. He said Will Spradling hadn’t practiced since suffering a bruised sternum in late February, and Angel Rodriguez fought through a torn ligament in his left wrist for the last month. The injury will require surgery. “He has barely practiced,” Weber said. “All those guys, you have to give a lot of credit to both those guys to fight through it. No excuses. That’s part of life.” ❚ Weber said he was upset about the loss for several reasons, but the main one was for K-State’s seniors. He thought they deserved a better sendoff. “I just feel bad for our seniors,” Weber said. “They fought hard and played their hearts out until the end. You hate for it to come to an end it’s been a great group. … I’m so proud of them. I’m sad for them. I cry with them. “I cry with the staff. It is hard. You put so much effort into it. I couldn’t be more happy to be their coach. I hope they feel good about us being their staff. We wish them all the best.” As the most successful senior class in program history, winning 101 games, Weber said they left a “legacy.” “It’s just disappointing it has to end,” Weber said. ❚ Weber didn’t substitute much in the second half. He put Martavious Irving, Shane Southwell, Rodney McGruder, Rodriguez and Henriquez on the court at the start of the second half and only took them out to help avoid fouls and fatigue. The tournament’s long timeouts helped Weber go with a small lineup. McGruder played all 40 minutes, Southwell 38 and Rodriguez 36. | Kellis Robinett, krobinett@kcstar.com

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“La Salle comes at you in a number of ways,” Bruce Weber said. “Obviously they jumped on us.”

LA SALLE 63, KANSAS STATE 61 La Salle Min FG-A FT-A O-R A PF PT Peterson 24 1-2 0-0 0-2 0 3 3 Duren 38 1-7 0-0 0-2 2 3 3 Mills 38 4-7 0-0 0-3 3 0 10 Wright 25 6-6 9-10 2-8 1 4 21 Galloway 40 6-15 4-4 0-4 4 1 19 Garland 20 1-8 0-0 2-4 2 2 2 Brown 15 2-4 1-2 2-3 0 0 5 TEAM 2-4 Totals 200 21-49 14-16 8-30 12 13 63 Percentages: FG .429, FT .875. Three-Point Goals: 7-18, .389 (Galloway 3-7, Mills 2-4, Peterson 1-2, Duren 1-2, Garland 0-3). Blocked Shots: 5 (Wright 2, Brown, Galloway, Duren). Turnovers: 8 (Galloway 5, Duren 2, Mills). Steals: 4 (Galloway, Brown, Duren, Garland). Technical Fouls: None. Fouled Out: None. Kansas State Min FG-A FT-A O-R A PF PT Southwell 38 7-10 0-0 2-4 1 0 17 Henriquez 28 7-10 3-8 6-12 0 3 17 McGruder 40 5-17 2-3 2-6 2 2 13 Rodriguez 36 0-6 2-3 0-1 4 4 2 Spradling 17 1-2 0-0 1-1 2 1 2 Irving 27 1-4 0-0 1-2 3 3 2 Gipson 12 3-7 2-3 1-4 0 0 8 Williams 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 TEAM 2-6 Totals 200 24-57 9-17 15-36 12 14 61 Percentages: FG .421, FT .529. Three-Point Goals: 4-13, .308 (Southwell 3-3, McGruder 1-5, Spradling 0-1, Rodriguez 0-2, Irving 0-2). Blocked Shots: 7 (Henriquez 5, Southwell, McGruder). Turnovers: 9 (Rodriguez 3, Henriquez 2, Spradling, Southwell, Irving, McGruder). Steals: 6 (McGruder 2, Rodriguez 2, Spradling, Southwell). Technical Fouls: None. Fouled Out: None. Half: La Salle 44-26. Att: 18,301. Officials: Mike Eades, Robert Riley, Larry Scirotto.

K-State’s rally falls short Wildcats come back late but can’t overcome La Salle big first-half lead and lose to 13th seed. By KELLIS ROBINETT The Kansas City Star

Kansas State climbed the mountain, but it couldn’t stay on top. Perhaps that’s the best analogy for the Wildcats’ 63-61 loss to La Salle on Friday in the NCAA Tournament. No. 4-seed K-State experienced a wide range of emotions at the Sprint Center. First the embarrassment of falling 19 points behind a No. 13 seed and trailing 44-26 at halftime. Then the hope of a comeback and the confidence of a second-half lead. But the strange game ended in disappointment. A successful season — 27 victories, the first conference championship since 1977 — ended with two frustrating final possessions and an upset loss. “It’s the worst feeling in the world,” said senior Rodney McGruder, who had 13 points and six rebounds. “It’s the last time I’ll play a game in a KState uniform, the last time I’ll be on a team with some of my teammates I have now. It just hurts to go out the way we did.” The Wildcats were favorites and well-rested while the Explorers reached Kansas City the hard way, beating fellow 13 seed Boise State on Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio. K-State was also playing close to home with a partisan crowd. But all that went out the window when La Salle came out hot. The Explorers made 58.1 percent of their shots before halftime, frustrating the Wildcats with pick-and-roll plays and deep three-pointers. Trailing by 18 at halftime, KState did some soul-searching and came to a realization. “Let’s not die by killing ourselves,” said sophomore guard Angel Rodriguez. “If we’re going to die, we might as well die giving everything we’ve got and giving ourselves the chance to win the game. That’s what we did, we just didn’t take it.” They came close. K-State made the second half as lopsided as La Salle had made the first. The Wildcats scored the first eight points and forced the Explorers out of their comfort zone by making defensive adjustments that included Rodriguez guarding Ramon Galloway, who scored 19 points, and Jordan Henriquez staying on the floor except for quick breathers. It also helped that Shane Southwell, who scored 17 points, was making shots. The crowd erupted when

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Kansas State’s Rodney McGruder had 13 points in Friday’s game. He hit just five of 17 shots and missed this second-half runner after managing to get by LaSalle’s D.J. Peterson. The loss was McGruder’s last appearance for the Wildcats.

McGruder hit a put-back layup with 7:09 remaining to give K-State its first lead, 57-56. “We were right where we wanted to be,” Rodriguez said. “We had a lot of energy. We believed that we can do it. We were being ourselves as a team. They had a hard time scoring.” After making 18 of 31 shots in the first half, La Salle made three of 18 the rest of the way and didn’t make a basket under the 7:56 mark. “As good as we were in the first half, Kansas State was that good in the second half,” La Salle coach John Giannini said. “It was tough to get a good look.” Henriquez, who finished with 17 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks, made a layup that put the Wildcats ahead 60-58 with 4:54 remaining, but it was their final basket. “That’s why you don’t get yourself down by that much, because it’s hard to overcome it even if you do come back,” senior guard Martavious Irving said. “If we would have played the way we did in the second half from the beginning, it wouldn’t have even been a game.” K-State stopped doing what had helped get it back into the game. Instead of pushing the

13TH-SEED UPSETS Kansas State became the 26th No. 4 seed to lose to a 13th seed in the NCAA Tournament. Among the memorable ones:

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Score Xavier 70, Missouri 69 Missouri State 65, Clemson 60 Princeton 43, UCLA 41 Bradley 77, Kansas 73 San Diego 70, Connecticut 69, OT Ohio 65, Michigan 60 LaSalle 63, Kansas State 61

ball up court and working the ball inside to Henriquez or taking the first quality shot available, the Wildcats slowed down, taking shots late in possessions. Some of that can be attributed to fatigue and pressure, but the final 5 minutes featured nothing but free throws. “I don’t think we tried to slow it up or anything,” Weber said. “We tried to push it a couple times. We didn’t get much out of it. You just have to do a better job. You have to give them some credit. They defended us a lot better. They jammed Angel a little bit and he was impatient a couple times.” Rodriguez did struggle. The outside shots, driving layups and crisp passes he made throughout the season weren’t there. He was held to two points, four assists and three turnovers. McGruder was also

off his game, making five of 17 shots. The final minutes included McGruder missing two shots from close range and two open jumpers. Irving missed a layup, and Henriquez missed a driving, off-balance shot with 13 seconds to play. Still, the Wildcats had a chance to win on the final possession. After Jerrell Wright, who scored a gamehigh 21 points, made a free throw to put La Salle ahead 63-61 with 9 seconds remaining, Rodriguez brought the ball up court and ran a play that was supposed to end with McGruder taking a potential game-winner. But the Explorers defended him well, and Rodriguez tried to create something. He drove to around the right side, got behind the side of the basket and missed badly at the buzzer.

“It was a crazy shot,” Rodriguez said. “I was just hoping I would have some luck and it would go in.” Weber realized Rodriguez was heading for failure and said he should have called a timeout right away. Instead, he tried to call timeout with about 2 seconds remaining, and the official near him didn’t grant one. “(Once Rodriguez) went into all the people, I tried to call timeout,” Weber said. “It was my fault. I waited too long.” Weber shook his head in disbelief and trudged through the handshake line. K-State players followed, with some appearing inconsolable on their way to the locker room. “We missed opportunities. I missed them,” Weber said. “There were a lot of plays and a lot of opportunities down the stretch that we didn’t take advantage of.” Their season came to a bittersweet end, and all they felt was frustration. “It’s just bitter,” Irving said. “The Big 12 championship and all that stuff is cool and fine, but we wanted to make a run at the big one. Now we can’t.”

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La Salle good from get-go The Explorers brought the energy early against Kansas State — and they had Wright late. By RICK PLUMLEE The Wichita Eagle

Let’s get this part out of the way up front. First, La Salle never thought for a moment it was playing with house money in the NCAA Tournament because it had to make a side trip Wednesday to Dayton, Ohio, where it defeated Boise State in a First Four game. “That’s not at all the way we would ever think,” La Salle coach John Giannini said. “That would be a ridiculous way to think.” Neither are the Explorers feeling particularly tired because they didn’t get into Kansas City until 3 a.m. Thursday. “It’s March Madness,” La Salle forward Rohan Brown said. “You don’t get tired.” Apparently. No. 13 seed La Salle started off like a rocket, stumbled in

the second half and then finished strong Friday in its victory over Kansas State. “That was a hard 13 to play,” K-State coach Bruce Weber said. It was the Explorers’ first NCAA Tournament victory since 1990. On Sunday, they’ll play Mississippi, a No. 12 seed that upset No. 5 Wisconsin earlier Friday. The packed house of purpleclad fans had barely settled into their seats when La Salle’s Tyrone Garland missed a layup. K-State didn’t make a move for the rebound. Instead, the 5-foot-11 Garland grabbed the ball and made a follow shot. “They were a little loose, like they weren’t ready for the game,” Garland said of the Wildcats. “And then we hit them and woke them up in the first half.” La Salle led by as many as 19 points in the first half and were up 44-26 at halftime. And then, yes, the Wildcats did wake up. They made it a

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In the second half as K-State made its run and every possession was precious, La Salle guard D.J. Peterson (rear) wrestled with the Wildcats’ Martavious Irving for a loose ball.

game — with the help of La Salle forward Jerrell Wright sitting on the bench with foul trouble and the Explorers making three second-half baskets. “Jerrell Wright, Jerrell Wright,” Garland said. “That’s why we won.” La Salle also made some defensive adjustments in the way it played K-State’s ball screens, but it was Wright who closed

the game. “We’re no different than a lot of teams,” Giannini said. “We win with defense. We kept challenging our guys, ‘We’ll be all right. Just get some stops.’ ” K-State didn’t score a basket in the last 4:54. But there was also Wright scoring the game’s final nine points — including seven of

eight on free throws — while tying his career high of 21 points. After Wright made one of five free throws Wednesday in the victory over Boise State, Giannini had a word with him. Literally one word. “I told him to just focus on the word ‘in’ at the line,” Giannini said. “If you do, you won’t think about anything else.”

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Rebels charge past Badgers Henderson finally heats up late, pushes Ole Miss to an upset victory. By RANDY COVITZ The Kansas City Star

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As La Salle clamped down on defense on Kansas State’s final possession, Angel Rodriguez (left) had no option other than to put up a prayer as time ran out. On the sideline, coach Bruce Weber (right rear) screamed for a timeout.

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K-State guard scores just two points, throws up wild shot at finish. By TONY ADAME The Wichita Eagle

The stunned silence in Kansas State’s locker room after Friday’s 63-61 loss to La Salle in the second round of the NCAA Tournament seemed to spread outward from point guard Angel Rodriguez, past the lush trappings of the Sprint Center. Past the rows of cameras and microphones pointed toward him. Past the court where the Wildcats’ dreams had come to a crashing end, perhaps, even, all the way back to Manhattan, Kan. Rodriguez kept his head dipped for several seconds, his only barrier from what was going on around him. Finally, he was ready. He steeled his back against a folding chair, lifted his chin and began to answer questions about what was maybe his worst game in a K-State uniform — two points on zero-forsix shooting, three turnovers and four assists in 36 minutes that were defined by the superb play of La Salle’s guards in

the first half and K-State’s inability to contain them. “That wasn’t us,” Rodriguez said of the first half. “They were scoring pretty much every possession, and we weren’t scoring at the beginning of the game. We took quick shots, bad shots and they were capitalizing off of it. “The second half, we started being ourselves. It was almost like they couldn’t score at all.” To add insult to injury, it was Rodriguez who had the ball in his hands on K-State’s final possession, dribbling past the Wildcats’ bench and toward the baseline, throwing up a wild floater that missed as the buzzer sounded. Rodriguez, a 5-foot-11 sophomore, entered the game averaging 12.3 points and 6.2 assists. Friday’s loss broke a streak of 13 consecutive games in double-digit scoring for Rodriguez, dating back to a Feb. 2 win over Oklahoma. It was his lowest point total since a Dec. 2 win over South Carolina-Upstate. But it wasn’t just the last possession where Rodriguez was off. He seemed hesitant instead of attacking on offense, throwing the ball away several times

OFF NIGHT Angel Rodgriguez’s game abandoned him Friday. He managed just two points in his lowest-scoring game since Feb. 2. His worst outputs this season: ❚ Nov. 18: 2 pts. vs. N. Fla. ❚ Dec. 2: 1 pt. vs. USC Upst. ❚ Dec. 22: 4 pts. vs. Florida ❚ Jan. 5: 3 pts. vs. Okla. St. ❚ Jan. 16: 3 pts. at TCU ❚ Feb. 2: 4 pts. at Okla.

during the Wildcats’ secondhalf comeback. He seemed hesitant at other times in K-State’s half-court sets and in the open floor, ditching his trademark, attacking style and either pulling the ball back out or quickly dumping it off to a teammate. “We wanted to come out and attack, man-to-man all the way, and put the pressure on them,” La Salle guard Tyrone Garland said. “Our guards started off shooting the ball well, but when we weren’t, in the second half, we still wanted to keep the pressure on.” Rodriguez also had four fouls — two in the last stretch that

came at inopportune times and both led to points for the Explorers. Both times the fouls came while reaching in to help on La Salle big man Jerrell Wright when it wasn’t needed. Wright hit four of four free throws down the stretch, both times tying the score. “They jammed Angel a little bit, and he wasn’t patient enough on a couple plays,” Weber said. “He had some bad fouls, too.” Weber said after the game that Rodriguez, perhaps, wasn’t as sharp because he’d been severely limited in practice for the last month after tearing ligaments in his left, non-shooting wrist. “He hasn’t been able to practice with us 100 percent,” Weber said. Rodriguez will have surgery Monday and head into an offseason learning to play without All-Big 12 senior guard Rodney McGruder alongside. “If we lose, I’m going to include myself in taking the blame because we’re a team; we’re not individuals,” Rodriguez said. “Whatever happened to us, it happened to all of us. Not just one person.”

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public reputations of men ride a razor’s edge. K-State could not have played much worse in the first half, or much better in the first 16 minutes or so of the second half. The difference between an all-time comeback and a footnote as one of this year’s tournament flops is a final minute that went limp. K-State has the ball and a onepoint lead. K-State’s Jordan Henriquez — brilliant until now — fouls going after a rebound. La Salle’s Jerrell Wright, whose foul trouble helped K-State’s comeback, makes both free throws. Henriquez cuts a set play short to drive toward the basket, a spinning jumper banging off the rim. Wright rebounds, gets fouled and makes a free throw to push La Salle’s lead to one, the ball now in the hands of K-State point guard Angel Rodriguez. Every coach has a different philosophy here. Some, like KU’s Bill Self, have a pet play. He calls his “Chop.” Mario Chalmers made it famous. K-State’s Bruce Weber likes to stay out of the way. Let his players go against a defense without the luxury of setting up. That’s how the Wildcats won at Oklahoma. This time, it bogs down in the moment, in the chaos. McGruder — the player who

It may have been the quietest three-point shot Ole Miss’ Marshall Henderson ever made. Henderson, the Rebels’ flamboyant guard, didn’t punctuate it with any trash talk or gestures toward the crowd. He acted as if he had done it before, except in Friday’s NCAA opener at the Sprint Center against Wisconsin, he hadn’t. “You can’t go a little crazy when you went one for your first 17,” Henderson said of ending a woeful shooting day with his first three-pointer of the game that ignited the 12th-seeded Rebels’ 57-46 upset of fifth-seeded Wisconsin. The victory was Ole Miss’ first NCAA Tournament win since the Rebels, 27-8, won twice at Kemper Arena in 2002. The Rebels will try to build on their Kansas City karma Sunday against surprising 13th-seed La Salle, which shocked fourth-seeded Kansas State 63-61. Henderson’s initial threepointer of the game drew Ole Miss to within three, 36-33, with 11:25 left to play, and coach Andy Kennedy immediately called timeout. But he didn’t plot defensive strategy or make a substitution. He used the time out to celebrate Henderson’s shot. “Listen, we’ve seen this show before,” Kennedy said. “A lot of guys, you go oh for five, it’s going to be a long night. You go five for five, it’s going to be a great night. “As long as he’s taking shots within our offense, our guys understand … Once he makes one or two … feed Henderson.” Actually, Henderson was one of 13 from the field — and zero for six from three-point range — when he hit the three-pointer that would trigger a 19-point performance, one below his average of 20.1 that led the SEC. But he kept on firing. “I was just waiting for that first three to go down,” said Henderson, a spindly 6-2 junior. “A few of my shots were rimming in and out, right on the line, just a little long. Normally, when I miss, I miss short, so that was a little frustrating. “Sometimes I laugh and say, ‘How does this happen? I’ve shot like 20 hundred million shots in my day. Now that I

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Rebels forward Reginald Buckner (right) finished with five blocks against Wisconsin on Friday.

make the NCAA Tournament, why does this happen?” While Henderson was struggling, Wisconsin, in its plodding, deliberate, poor-shooting style, maintained a three- to six point lead, but the Badgers, 23-12, could not pull away. The Rebels outmuscled Wisconsin inside, outscoring the Badgers 30-16 in the paint. And five blocked shots by Reginald Buckner, who also dominated the boards with 12 rebounds, intimidated Wisconsin into taking shots from medium range. The Badgers shot just 25.4 percent from the field. Everyone on the court knew it was only a matter of time until Henderson found his stroke. “We knew Henderson was going to get going,” said Wisconsin forward Jared Berggren. “I thought we did a good job on him in the first half, making him hit tough shots. He got hot, did what he does.” “Second half, they kind of cranked up the pressure. We folded.” Henderson followed up his first three-pointer with another that tied the game 36-36. Berggren’s three-pointer regained the lead for Wisconsin momentarily. A tip-in by Murphy Holloway and a steal and layup by Holloway gave the Rebels a 40-39 lead with 8:33 left, and then Henderson did the rest, scoring 11 points in the final 5:13. “For us, there’s no question ‘Marshall Mania’ affects the psyche of the other team,” Kennedy said. “How can you avoid it? Marshall this, Marshall that. For us, it’s another day at the office; for us, it’s trying to put guys in position to make plays.”

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Friday’s game provided Kansas State fans with a wild emotional ride. The first half was a horror show as La Salle streaked to a lead that reached 19 points. But the second half was full of pulse-pounding action as the Wildcats rallied and briefly led late in the game.

K-State would prefer to take the shot — sets up on the baseline but can’t break free. La Salle knows who he is, too. Rodriguez keeps dribbling, no better options, the clock down to 5 seconds, now 4, now 3. He drives toward the basket. Weber tries to call timeout. Later, he’ll remember seeing 2.2 seconds on the clock when he screamed for it. Doesn’t matter. The officials don’t hear him or ignore him. Rodriguez goes to his right. Weber has said his point guard’s biggest strength and weakness is his willingness to take on giants. The shot is off-balance and has virtually no chance. The buzzer sounds. La Salle celebrates. The Wildcats hold back tears. “Sometimes things aren’t meant to be,” Weber says. Out of the chaos comes a pain-

ful nothing. There is no more season, not for this group. The judgments started even before the tears. This is a complicated thing. None of these players chose the coach they ended up playing for, but they bonded and had one of the school’s most successful seasons anyway. They beat Florida together, in this building just before Christmas, and played so much better after that. They won more regular-season games than any team in school history, and took a share of the conference title for the first time in 36 years. Mitch Richmond, Steve Henson, Michael Beasley and Jacob Pullen never did that. But McGruder, Henriquez, Rodriguez and Martavious Irving did. They’ll be remembered forever on a banner in

Bramlage Coliseum for that. But there is another side to their story, too. This is how it goes in college basketball. Lose to a No. 13 seed — a team that had to win Wednesday just to get in the field of 64 — and you’ll be remembered for that, too. This will be remembered as another group that couldn’t beat Kansas. Another team that didn’t advance. Those last few moments are chaos. They are fast. When it goes like this, they are also unforgiving. They are forever. This is the beauty, and the pain. “It’s been a great ride,” McGruder says. “It just (stinks) to come up short like this.” To reach Sam Mellinger, call 816-234-4365, send e-mail to smellinger@kcstar.com or follow twitter.com/mellinger.

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most of the season doing damage from outside the threepoint line, Iowa State moved inside for its first game in the NCAA Tournament. The Cyclones didn’t look out of place at all. Freshman forward Georges Niang matched a season high with 19 points, and Melvin Ejim added 17 as No. 10 seed Iowa State dismantled No. 7 seed Notre Dame 76-58 on Friday night in the round of 64. The Cyclones, 23-11, will play No. 2 seed Ohio State on Sunday. Iowa State led the nation in three-pointers this season, but with Niang posting up down low with an array of moves in the lane, the Cyclones were just as effective from short range in ousting Notre Dame. “I’m so proud of the guys, the way they came out right from the beginning of the game. We executed our game plan perfectly,” Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg said. Iowa State came out hot in

the second half, turning a reasonably close game into a blowout. Iowa State made 12 of 14 shots to open the second half. “They’re so potent offensively,” Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said of the Cyclones. “They keep you spread, and at times I really felt it was men playing against boys. They’re really, really good. They’re men.”

Ohio State 95, Iona 70 DAYTON, Ohio | Sam Thompson had career highs with 20 points and 10 rebounds as part of a dominating performance by Ohio State’s front line against No. 15 seed Iona. The second-seeded Buckeyes, 27-7, are in prime March form with nine straight wins, including their last five games in the regular season and a run to the Big Ten tournament title. “We have a lot of confidence,” Thompson said. “We know that if we come out and do the things we’re supposed to do on both sides of the ball, we could beat any team in the country.” Forward Deshaun Thomas added 24 points for the Buckeyes.

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McLemore has rough go in close win Kansas freshman struggles to 11-point output, turns the ball over four times. By TOD PALMER The Kansas City Star

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Ben McLemore (left) and teammate Perry Ellis battled Western Kentucky’s Caden Dickerson for the ball during the first half.

There were 5 minutes left and Kansas had a chance for a transition slam, the kind of dunk that would have blown the roof off the Sprint Center — and brought a much-needed release from an anxious Jayhawks crowd. Instead, redshirt freshman Ben McLemore chased after the kickahead pass and then went into a slide that took him over the end line. Coach Bill Self flashed a quizzical look. Fans near midcourt laughed, chortling, “What is he doing?” By that time, fears that 16th-seeded Western Kentucky, which led the Jayhawks 31-30 at halftime, might win had eased, so spectators could have fun with McLemore’s little miscue. Kansas continued to pull away en route to a 64-57 victory, but McLemore’s absence — and the Jayhawks’ sloppy play overall — was cause for some concern moving forward. “He’ll take this and he’ll learn from

it,” senior forward Kevin Young said. “He’ll contribute more in the next game. … I remember last year and it was the same thing for me. It was just amazing to be there.” The simple answer is to chalk McLemore’s lapses up to nerves, a suggestion McLemore shrugged off. “Coach asked me if I was nervous, but I don’t think it was,” McLemore said. “I was trying to get my head into the game and I guess I was trying to be too focused. I didn’t want to mess up, especially my first time in the NCAA Tournament.” To be sure, there is a difference between seeing March Madness and living it. McLemore witnessed Kansas’ run to the national championship game last season, but this was his first real immersion into the tournament. “That was a great experience last year,” McLemore said, “so I’d been around March Madness, but I’d never really experienced it. I’m glad we got that out of the way.” There’s no shame in that, and he’s certainly not the first player to battle butterflies during that first waltz onto the nation’s brightest college-basketball stage. And it wasn’t a 40-minute struggle.

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There were a few highlights. McLemore had a vicious alley-oop dunk off an inbounds play midway through the first half. All he needed was a cape to complete the super-hero image as he soared above the rim. But those were his only points in the first half. Perhaps not coincidentally, that was also the last time Kansas led before halftime. McLemore finished with just 11 points in the game — significantly below his team-leading average (16.4) and inflated by five late-game free throws when the Hilltoppers were forced to foul. He did grab six rebounds, which is on par with his performance throughout the season, but McLemore also kicked in four turnovers: double his usual number of blunders. The good news for McLemore is that the Jayhawks survived, advancing to a Sunday showdown with North Carolina — and a shot at redemption. “I’ll be more aggressive Sunday now that we got this game out of the way,” McLemore said. To reach Tod Palmer, call 816-234-4389 or send email to tpalmer@kcstar.com. Follow him at twitter.com/todpalmer.

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coach Bill Self said. “And sometimes playing at home puts a little pressure on you.” If Western Kentucky’s forward George Fant (10 points) hadn’t have fouled out early, or if the Hilltoppers had made some three-pointers — they were just three of 20 — the final result may have really been in doubt. Then again, Kansas wasn’t any better from the outside. “We made one shot for the game from outside of 2 feet,” Self said. Even after a Withey-infused run had given the Jayhawks a 10-point lead in the final stretch, the Hilltoppers pushed Kansas to the final minute, knocking down a three-pointer that cut the Jayhawks’ lead to 59-55 with 25 seconds left. The Jayhawks had gained some separation with just more than 7 minutes left. Withey had blocked Western Kentucky on one end, and then converted a layup on the other. And the basket pushed the Jayhawks’ lead to 47-41 with 6:41 left. And for a moment, Kansas could sneak a breath. McLemore would add a driving layup that stretched the lead to 50-42 with 5:13 left, and Withey would add another basket after recording his seventh block with just under 5 minutes remaining. In a 5-minute span, Withey had scored seven points as the Jayhawks used a 9-3 run to take a 52-42 advantage. And without Withey, Kansas would have been in major trouble. “We probably wouldn’t have won that game,” sophomore guard Naadir Tharpe said. All day long, all across the bracket, the top seeds had fallen on hard times. Chaos theory reigned. And as Self had said before the madness began, this did indeed feel like a “unique tournament.” In a faraway gym in Philadelphia, No. 15 seed Florida Gulf Coast flattened No. 2 Georgetown, the third No. 15 to strike down a No. 2 in the last two years. But here in Kansas City, the floor of the Sprint Center became Ground Zero for upset alerts. No. 12 seed Ole Miss had opened the day by chasing down No. 5 seed Wisconsin. And No. 13 La Salle had used a firsthalf blitz to shock No. 4 Kansas State. If Kansas was unaware of these topsy-turvy developments, the Kansas fans inside Sprint Center certainly knew. Earlier in the day, a handful of Jayhawk fans had even politely encouraged rival K-State while the Wildcats’ comeback fell short. “I feel like everybody was thinking about (those losses),” Tharpe said. “And that’s not how we should be playing.” Western Kentucky hadn’t beaten a ranked team in three years, but here the Hilltoppers were, hanging with a blue-blood program for more than 35 minutes. The first half had been a 20-minute symbol of nerves. The Jayhawks were slipshod and careless, turning the ball over nine times in the first half. McLemore was nowhere to be seen, finishing with just an alley-oop dunk before intermission. And Western Kentucky’s defense helped key a 6-0 run that turned a 12-10 KU lead into an 18-14 deficit with 9:22 left in the half. Withey picked up his second foul in the final minutes of the first half, and the Hilltoppers held a 31-30 lead at halftime. By the end, this night was definition of “survive and advance.” On Sunday, the Jayhawks will return to the floor

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Kansas coach Bill Self was probably glad his team didn’t need divine intervention.

First half

❚ Key play: Kansas senior Elijah Johnson made a three-point play that gave Kansas a 28-27 lead with 1:29 left. ❚ Key stat: The Jayhawks had nine turnovers.

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❚ Key play: In the span of 10 seconds, Withey had a block and a layup that gave the Jayhawks a 47-41 lead and some valuable breathing room. ❚ Key stat: Withey tied a Sprint Center record with seven blocks.

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Kansas sophomore Naadir Tharpe simply said the Jayhawks’ guards had been sped up. But whatever it was, Kansas didn’t handle Western Kentucky’s ball pressure well on Friday night. Kansas finished with 17 turnovers, and Tharpe, Elijah Johnson and Ben McLemore combined for nine. The Jayhawks made do on Friday. But they’ll likely face stiffer defenses — VCU, perhaps? — later in the tournament. “I think we could have definitely handled the pressure that they attacked us with full court,” Johnson said. “I think that mostly falls back on me and Naadir.” ❚ KU coach Bill Self will go for his 300th win at Kansas on Sunday when the Jayhawks play North Carolina in the round of 32 at 4:15 p.m. ❚ Kansas’ victory over Western Kentucky pushed the Jayhawks’ record to 30-5, making KU the first Division I program to record 30 victories in four straight seasons. Memphis also accomplished the feat during 2006-09, but the Tigers’ victories during the 2008 season were later vacated after an NCAA investigation. Kansas is now 130-16 over its last four seasons. ❚ KU improved to 11-0 all-time against No. 16 seeds while pushing its NCAA Tournament record to 94-40. ❚ Jeff Withey moved into a tie for No. 4 on the NCAA Tournament career blocked shots list at 39. Duke’s Shelden Williams also had 39 in his career. | Rustin Dodd, rdodd@kcstar.com

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Kansas’ Kevin Young dunked over Western Kentucky’s Aleksejs Rostov and finished with five points.

against No. 8 seed North Carolina and old program patriarch Roy Williams. And maybe things will be different. Maybe they will handle the pressure. Maybe McLemore will get loose. And maybe Withey will continue to dominate. On Friday night, that was the Jayhawks’ best hope. “I think, personally, it’s just human nature to not be as prepared for a smaller team,” senior guard Elijah Johnson said. “A North Carolina-Kansas game, I think everybody’s gonna be ready to play. There’s just gonna be so much juice in the building. Roy’s coming back. There’s gonna be a lot of fans pumped up. And I think we’ll be pumped up.” To reach Rustin Dodd, call 816-234-4937 or send email to rdodd@kcstar.com. Follow him at twitter.com/rustindodd.

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Naadir Tharpe, who drove by Western Kentucky’s Brandon Harris, dished off two assists in Friday’s game.

W. Kentucky Min FG-A FT-A O-R A PF PT Rostov 27 5-8 1-2 2-2 0 4 11 Fant 24 4-10 2-3 1-2 1 5 10 Dickerson 28 0-5 0-0 1-2 0 5 0 Crook 31 5-14 3-5 3-9 4 1 13 Price 38 3-13 4-6 0-7 2 2 12 Harris 21 1-7 0-0 0-4 0 1 3 Akamune 14 2-6 0-0 3-5 1 3 4 Anyigbo 8 1-2 2-2 2-3 0 1 4 Kaspar 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 Drane 2 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 Vasquez 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 TEAM 5-6 Totals 200 21-66 12-18 18-41 8 24 57 Percentages: FG .318, FT .667. Three-Point Goals: 3-20, .150 (Price 2-8, Harris 1-7, Dickerson 0-2, Rostov 0-3). Blocked Shots: None. Turnovers: 10 (Crook 2, Anyigbo 2, Price 2, Fant 2, Akamune, team). Steals: 9 (Price 3, Dickerson 2, Fant, Rostov, Crook, Akamune). Technical Fouls: None. Fouled Out: Fant, Dickerson. Kansas Min FG-A FT-A O-R A PF PT Young 26 2-4 1-2 2-8 2 1 5 Withey 30 7-9 3-4 0-6 1 4 17 Johnson 36 1-6 3-3 0-3 2 3 5 McLemore 32 2-5 7-8 0-6 2 2 11 Releford 37 4-6 3-5 2-3 1 2 11 Tharpe 20 0-3 4-4 0-0 3 0 4 Ellis 12 3-7 3-4 0-7 0 2 9 Traylor 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 TEAM 0-2 Totals 200 20-42 24-30 4-35 11 15 64 Percentages: FG .476, FT .800. Three-Point Goals: 0-6, .000 (Tharpe 0-1, Releford 0-1, McLemore 0-2, Johnson 0-2). Blocked Shots: 9 (Withey 7, McLemore, Young). Turnovers: 17 (Young 4, McLemore 4, Johnson 3, Withey 3, Tharpe 2, Releford). Steals: 4 (Young 2, Ellis, Releford). Technical Fouls: None. Fouled Out: None. Half: Western Kentucky 31-30. Att: 18,488. Officials: Mike Kitts, Tim Clougherty, Frank Harvey, III.

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Villanova Min FG-A FT-A O-R A PF PT Pinkston 34 8-15 4-6 5-8 0 3 20 Bell 30 1-6 1-2 1-5 1 4 4 Yarou 36 7-11 3-4 5-8 0 4 17 Hilliard 36 8-15 0-0 1-6 2 3 18 Arcidiacono 33 2-11 5-6 1-3 3 4 10 Chennault 21 1-3 0-1 0-3 0 2 2 Ochefu 10 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 2 0 Sutton 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 TEAM 1-2 Totals 200 27-61 13-19 15-37 6 22 71 Percentages: FG .443, FT .684. Three-Point Goals: 4-21, .190 (Hilliard 2-6, Bell 1-6, Arcidiacono 1-8, Pinkston 0-1). Blocked Shots: 2 (Hilliard, Yarou). Turnovers: 16 (Pinkston 4, Arcidiacono 4, Chennault 2, Yarou 2, Bell, Ochefu, Hilliard, team). Steals: 9 (Arcidiacono 3, Hilliard 2, Chennault 2, Yarou, Pinkston). Technical Fouls: None. Fouled Out: None. North Carolina Min FG-A FT-A OR-TR A PF PT McAdoo 35 6-12 5-7 2-4 2 2 17 Strickland 25 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 2 2 Hairston 30 7-11 4-5 1-5 3 2 23 Bullock 36 4-8 4-5 0-3 4 1 15 Paige 32 4-6 4-4 0-3 4 2 14 McDonald 14 1-5 1-2 1-2 1 2 4 Simmons 11 0-1 1-4 1-3 0 2 1 Hubert 7 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 0 Johnson 4 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 2 Tokoto 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Davis 2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 TEAM 0-5 Totals 200 24-49 19-27 6-28 18 14 78 Percentages: FG .490, FT .704. Three-Point Goals: 11-21, .524 (Hairston 5-8, Bullock 3-6, Paige 2-4, McDonald 1-3). Blocked Shots: 2 (Tokoto, Hairston). Turnovers: 17 (McAdoo 5, Bullock 3, Paige 3, Strickland 3, Hairston, Tokoto, Johnson). Steals: 10 (Hairston 3, Paige 3, McAdoo 2, Bullock, Strickland). Technical Fouls: None. Fouled Out: None.

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The 700th career victory for North Carolina coach Roy Williams is meaningful to him, but another accomplishment holds greater significance. The victory, 78-71 over ninthseeded Villanova in an NCAA Tournament game Friday at the Sprint Center, means no Williams-coached team has ever packed its bags after a first NCAA game. Friday’s triumph marked the 23rd time in his 25 tournament appearances that Williams’ teams at Kansas and North Carolina didn’t check out of their hotel early on the first weekend. That beats a milestone any day in Williams’ book. “You know, I’m human, I wanted to get 700,” Williams said. “I’d like to get 800, 900, 1,000, 1,500. I know that’s not going to happen. My focus was not on that, it really wasn’t. It was trying to have this team stay and play in another game.” But because the victory occurred in Kansas City, about 40 miles away from the town where Williams started his career, Williams got more questions from local media representatives. Was there extra meaning winning so close to where your career started? “We were trying to get No. 25,” Williams said. Do you remember your first victory? “Yes, UAA. I got tired of hearing that, UAA! UAA! That was University of Alaska Anchorage,” Williams said. There were other reminders of Williams’ Kansas days. He appeared to become lightheaded after shouting during the season half and had to catch himself from falling while in a crouch. Also, he chastised the NCAA on the postgame podium for an interview order procedure. The point Williams was

Half: North Carolina 37-29. Officials: Pat Adams, Michael Greenstein, Deron White.

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North Carolina’s Dexter Strickland drove to the basket against Villanova’s Darrun Hilliard during Friday’s game.

making was the victory will be memorable to him because of what the team did on Friday night, especially the final 9 minutes when the Tar Heels got tough and put away a determined Villanova team. Early on, it came easily for the Tar Heels, who did precisely what the scouting report suggested they would do. Their strength, perimeter shooting, overwhelmed the Wildcats’ weak perimeter shooting defense. Three-pointers on successive possessions by Marcus Paige and P.J. Hairston started a

15-0 run, and with 7 minutes remaining in the half, the lead had swelled to 32-12. Then things got strange. Almost as quickly at North Carolina built the edge, the Heels lost it all. The margin was down to 12 at halftime, and before the first media timeout in the second half, Villanova’s Darrun Hilliard scored inside to make it 40-40. The 20-point deficit was erased in 11:04. “For whatever reason, at the start of the game we were a step behind,” Wildcats coach Jay Wright said. Villanova actually edged

ahead on a couple of occasions, but North Carolina fired back, and again it was the deep ball. Leading 57-52, the Tar Heels got three-pointers on three straight possessions, with Hairston hitting two in front of the North Carolina bench and Reggie Bullock burying his from the opposite corner. Hairston led North Carolina with 23. “We like to see each other make shots,” Paige said. The advantage quickly soared to 63-54. But Villanova wouldn’t go away. Pressure defense forced two North Carolina turnovers, and when JayVaughn Pinkston hit two free throws with 21⁄2 minutes remaining, the Tar Heels’ lead was down to 67-66. The deep accuracy once again proved kind to the Heels. Paige hit a three from the wing to restore a four-point lead. The Wildcats didn’t have the ball again with a chance to tie or lead. And North Carolina moved on, which was the top item on Williams’ priority list.

A son’s first taste of tourney KU walk-on Evan Manning was not yet born when his dad, Danny, became a legend. By TOD PALMER The Kansas City Star

Not too far from the Sprint Center, Kansas walk-on Evan Manning’s dad, Danny, rocketed to national stardom 25 years ago as he led the Jayhawks to the 1988 NCAA men’s basketball national title at Kemper Arena. The younger Manning, a freshman guard for the Jayhawks, wasn’t alive to witness “Danny and the Miracles,” but he’s heard plenty about it. Evan — who graduated from Lawrence Free State in 2011 and attended the New Hampton School, a New Hampshire prep school, before enrolling at Kansas — remembers his father’s 15-year NBA career, but he’s only seen Danny’s college exploits on a well-worn video tape. “When he played in the league for a while, I remember going to some of those games when I could,” said Evan, who was born in Manhattan Beach, Calif. “But ever since I’ve lived here, I’ve always heard about (the 1988 national championship). I wish I could have seen it.” During the top-seeded Jayhawks’ victory over Western Kentucky in NCAA

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Evan Manning walked on at Kansas, although his dad is now at Tulsa.

Tournament regional action on Friday night at the Sprint Center, Evan got his first peek at March Madness from the inside. While Evan may not emerge as the star during a national-title run at Kansas or get drafted into the NBA first overall, he’ll always have his own one shining moment. And the fact that Evan’s first NCAA Tournament experience comes in Kansas City, where a passionate Kansas fan

base still reveres his father as a hero, makes it even more special. “It’s really exciting to think that my dad ended his college career here and I’m just beginning my NCAA Tournament career here in Kansas City,” Evan said. “It’s cool that it’s come full circle like that.” Danny served as a Kansas assistant from 2006 to 2012 before taking the reins at Tulsa this year. Evan considered following his father to Conference USA, but opted to live out a dream instead. “I always knew he wanted to get a job as head coach once I was done with high school, so I might have the chance to play for him,” Evan said. “But growing up in Lawrence, KU is the only place I’ve ever wanted to go. I had the chance to come play for coach Bill Self, and I don’t regret that decision at all.” Tyler Self, another walk-on who doesn’t play much (and happens to be Kansas coach Bill Self’s son), feels the same way. “It’s an honor to be able to put on a Kansas jersey,” Tyler Self said. “Being around the program for so long, I’ve really gotten to know the history of it, and it’s a humbling experience to be part of it.” Neither Manning nor Self ended up getting in the game against Western Kentucky.

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Florida Gulf Coast’s Sherwood Brown started to celebrate with fans during the final minute on Friday night.

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Coast sure made an entrance at the NCAA Tournament. A school that hasn’t even celebrated its first 20-year reunion yet, and is in just its second season of being eligible for Division I postseason, busted a load of brackets with a 78-68 victory over second-seeded Georgetown on Friday night in the round of 64. The Eagles used a 21-2 run in the second half to pull away from the Hoyas and then held on in the final minute to become the seventh No. 15 seed to beat a No. 2. Sherwood Brown scored 24 points and Bernard Thompson had 23 to lead Florida Gulf Coast, the champions of the Atlantic Sun Conference. FGCU, 25-10, will play San Diego State on Sunday. “It feels really good to be in this position right now,” Brown said after the game. A night after America’s oldest university, Harvard, pulled off a major upset over fourthseeded New Mexico, one of its youngest — Gulf Coast’s first student was admitted in 1997 — got one that was even bigger. The Eagles’ big run gave them a 52-33 lead with 12:28 to play. The Hoyas staged a furious rally to get within 72-68 with 52 seconds left, but the Eagles went six of 10 from the free-throw line to seal it. “In the second half, we pushed the ball, we got out, we ran, we made shots, got some alley-oop dunks to energize the crowd. I’m very proud of our players,” said coach Andy Enfield. For those who don’t know Gulf Coast, and that was probably plenty of people as of Friday afternoon, the school is a state university in Fort Myers with an enrollment of about 12,000 students. This is its first tournament and Georgetown’s 29th, including the 1984 national championship. But the Eagles did beat Miami earlier this season. Markel Starks had 23 points for the Hoyas, a tri-champion of the Big East regular season and one of the top defensive teams in the nation. Big East Player of the Year Otto Porter Jr. of Sikeston, Mo., had 13 points on five-of-17 shooting and 11 rebounds for the Hoyas. While Georgetown came in allowing 55.7 points per game,

Gulf Coast beat that number with 9:22 to play when it led 57-40. The Hoyas allowed opponents to shoot 37.6 percent from the field, fourth best in the country. The Eagles shot 42.9 percent (21 of 49), and they held the Hoyas to 37.5 percent from the field (24 of 64). “I told our team before the game that Georgetown is ranked eighth in the country. But after you get out on the court for two or three minutes, you’ll realize that you’re just as good, if not better, than this team,” Enfield said. “And we did that. We didn’t play great in the first half, but we realized, ‘Hey, if we play, we can win this game.’ ”

San Diego State 70, Oklahoma 55

PHILADELPHIA | Jamaal Franklin scored 21 points, and James Rahon added 17 for seventhseeded San Diego State in the victory over No. 10 seed Oklahoma. Oklahoma tied the score at 48-48 on a layup by Cameron Clark with 10:41 left, but the Aztecs finished the game on a 22-7 run, holding the Sooners to one field goal in a span of a little more than 9 minutes. Romero Osby led the Sooners with 22 points.

Florida 79, Northwestern State 47

AUSTIN, Texas | Erik Murphy’s 18 points led four Florida players in double figures, as the third-seeded Gators shut down Northwestern State, the NCAA’s highest-scoring team. Florida turned this one into a rout with a 19-1 run in the second half and held the 14th-seeded Demons to their fewest points this season, 34 below their average. Patric Young had 16 points and nine rebounds for Florida. Kenny Boynton and Scottie Wilbekin both scored 11 for the Gators. Murphy and Boynton are seniors who arrived at Florida not long after the Gators had won consecutive national titles in 2006 and 2007. They have been to the NCAA Tournament each of their four seasons, but the last two ended with losses in the regional finals.

Minnesota 83, UCLA 63 AUSTIN, Texas | Andre Hollins scored 28 points, and No. 11 seed Minnesota rolled past No. 6 seed UCLA. Freshman Shabazz Muhammad, who is expected to leave for the NBA, led the Bruins with 20 points.

GEORGETOWN’S TOURNAMENT WOES The Hoyas have lost to a double-digit seed in their last four NCAA appearances. Year 2010 2011 2012 2013

Result lost to No. 14 Ohio lost to No. 11 VCU lost to No. 11 N.C. State lost to No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast

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For Mizzou’s seniors, loss is especially grim Colorado State did more than end MU’s season; Thursday was the finale for three seniors. By TEREZ A. PAYLOR The Kansas City Star

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Temple guard Khalif Wyatt (left) got to the basket and to the free-throw line often against North Carolina State.

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Wyatt scores 31 points in Owls’ 76-72 win over North Carolina State.

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No one-anddone for Temple this time. Owls star guard Khalif Wyatt scored 31 points and made six decisive free throws down the stretch as ninth-seeded Temple beat No. 8 seed North Carolina State 76-72. The Owls, 24-9, will face topseeded Indiana in the round of 32 on Sunday. Temple is trying to shed its reputation as an easy-out team. The Owls made the tournament each of the last five years but lost their opening game all but once. They haven’t been to the Sweet 16 since 2001, when they reached the Elite Eight. Temple opened a 17-point lead against the Wolfpack before Wyatt, the Atlantic 10’s player of the year, hurt his left thumb in the second half and left the game briefly. He returned with black tape on his non-shooting hand, but the injury clearly bothered him every time he tried to grip the ball. Still he made enough shots — including six of six from the line in the final 32 seconds. “He’s as tough a competitor as I’ve had an opportunity to coach,” Temple coach Fran Dunphy said. “He wants the moment.” Wolfpack coach Mark Gottfried was also impressed by Wyatt’s performance: “We’ve played against really good guards this year. Khalif Wyatt is as good or better than all of them.” The Wolfpack finished the season at 24-11 in the program’s 30th anniversary of the team’s improbable run to the national title in 1983. N.C. State went to the Sweet 16 last season before losing to Kansas. DAYTON, Ohio |

Illinois 57, Colorado 49

AUSTIN, Texas | Brandon Paul and D.J. Richardson made consecutive three-pointers that gave Illinois the lead with 6 minutes left, and the seventhseeded Illini pulled out a tough win over No. 10 seed Colorado. It was a game of wild momentum swings. Illinois led by 16 at halftime only to watch Colorado rip off a 21-2 run in the second half and grab the lead. The Illini looked desperate until Paul and Richardson coolly knocked down their shots and put Illinois ahead to stay at 48-44. The Illini will play No. 2 seed Miami on Sunday. Paul led Illinois with 17 points.

Indiana 83, James Madison 62

DAYTON, Ohio | Freshman Yogi Ferrell scored 14 points in the first 6 minutes as top-seeded Indiana slam dunked its way past 16th-seeded James Madison. The Hoosiers, 28-6, started fast and built a 33-point lead in the second half over the Dukes, 21-15. Ferrell finished with 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Cody Zeller had four dunks and finished with 11 points for Indiana.

Miami 78, Pacific 49 Durand Scott scored 21 points, and Miami cruised in its tournament opener. The second-seeded Hurricanes, 28-6, put the game out of reach with a 14-0 run midway through the first half of their first NCAA Tournament in five years. Shane Larkin started the Miami run with two free throws, an alley-oop pass and a threepoint play. He finished with 10 points and nine assists. AUSTIN, Texas |

MIDWEST REGION

Creighton knocks out the Bearcats McDermott powers Bluejays past Cincinnati. The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA | Doug McDermott can put his decision about whether to stay at Creighton or bolt for the NBA on hold. Whether he stays or goes, McDermott showed why he’s an All-American on Friday. He scored 27 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and made all 11 free throws, helping No. 7 seed Creighton hold on to beat No. 10 seed Cincinnati 67-63. The Bluejays, 28-7, moved on to the round of 32 for the second straight season. They were eliminated last year by North Carolina. Now, the ACC stands in their way again. Up ahead, No. 3 seed Duke on Sunday. “Since last season, we wanted to get back to this game,” said McDermott, the two-time Missouri Valley Conference player of the year.

Duke 73, Albany 61 PHILADELPHIA | Duke had been hearing about Lehigh for a year. But on Friday the secondseeded Blue Devils used the perimeter shooting of Seth Curry and the inside dominance of Mason Plumlee to put last season’s NCAA Tournament upset to rest, beating Albany on Friday in their first game of the Midwest Regional. It was in the same round, and with the same seeding, that Duke was shocked by Lehigh last March. “Doesn’t really matter to us what people are talking about,” Plumlee said. “We’re very confident.” Curry scored 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting, and Plumlee was nine of 11, including six dunks, for 23 points. Albany was making its third NCAA appearance, all since 2006 and all one-and-outs.

LEXINGTON, Ky. | Laurence Bowers sat at his locker, dejected, his eyes glued to the floor. The end of his college career was upon him, thanks to Missouri’s 84-72 loss to Colorado State on Thursday, and yet, he still found himself giving words of advice to junior forward Tony Criswell. “It’s on you now,” Bowers, a fifth-year Missouri senior, told Criswell, who nodded. If Criswell and his returning teammates want to take a lesson from the loss, it’s this: Don’t let your senior season end this way, a game in which you were outrebounded by 23 and didn’t give the effort needed to defend adequately, either. “They beat us by a pretty good margin on the glass and got all the 50-50 balls,” Bowers’ said of Missouri’s 42-19 rebounding deficit. “They took what was theirs. They played great the first half, and we came out the second half on a little streak, you know, and our effort kind of died down. “That’s it, man.” Bowers, who finished with seven points and four rebounds, punctuated those last three words with a mixture of exasperation and frustration that was matched by fellow senior Alex Oriakhi, who tried to make sense of it all a few lockers over. Oriakhi, who finished the game with 16 points and two rebounds, spoke quietly as reporters asked him questions. Next to him lay a pair of bright yellow shoes with the words “killed or be killed” scribbled in black Magic Marker, which seemed to say it all on this night. “A lot of emotions,” Oriakhi said. “Obviously, I’m very sad. This was like home for me for the short period of time I was here. It’s hard to put in words. I’m extremely happy I came here, and I wouldn’t change my decision. “I wish I could play here forever.” Even senior Keion Bell, who started the game but only played 12 minutes and didn’t play at all in the second half, was — perhaps curiously, given the circumstances — fondly reflective. “The thing that I take with me most is the lessons coach (Frank) Haith has taught me beyond basketball,” Bell said. “I’ve only known him and been coached (by) him for two years and he’s taught me so much, so many lessons that go beyond basketball. I’m just grateful I got the opportunity to play under these guys.” Junior guard Phil Pressey, who is expected to explore the possibility of en-

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The last game at MU for forward Alex Oriakhi (right) ended a remarkable offensive run. He went 40-of-46 shooting over his last six games.

tering the NBA Draft in June, was sad to know that Thursday was it for three seniors. “Those guys really put everything into this game (of basketball),” Pressey said. “It’s sad to see us go out like this.” Pressey shrugged off a question about his future by saying he doesn’t know when he would make a decision but admitted that it would be tough to leave under the circumstances. “It makes you just want to get back to the drawing board, get back in the gym,” Pressey said. “You want to get back in the gym and get better and look forward to next season.” Junior guard Earnest Ross was struck by the finality of the loss, Missouri’s third straight opening-round loss in the NCAA Tournament. “Just seize the moment when it’s here, because when it’s over, it’s over,” Ross said. “You don’t want to say that you

could have done something better or you could have played harder. You’ve got to give it your all when you’re out there on the court.” Despite the disappointing finish, Haith insisted that a 23-11 record and an NCAA Tournament appearance weren’t too shabby and that his seniors should not be downcast given what they had accomplished. “How can you say we’ve had a terrible season?” Haith asked. “That’s disappointing for someone to say that to me. … We had one player returning from last year’s team, and we make it to the NCAA Tournament. I don’t know if people understand how hard it is to make it. “So I’m proud of these guys. They competed this year and got themselves in position to play in the tournament.” To reach Terez A. Paylor, call 816-234-4489 or send email to tpaylor@kcstar.com.

Lawrence’s Green savors win over MU Colorado State senior, who scored 26 points, grew up at ground zero of the Border War. By SAM McDOWELL The Kansas City Star

LEXINGTON, Ky. | Colorado State senior Dorian Green played the role of coach’s favorite son to near perfection Thursday night. But minutes after the game of his life in the Rams’ 84-72 NCAA Tournament win over Missouri — Colorado State’s biggest postseason victory in a quartercentury — he was in a back room at Rupp Arena downplaying all of that. A Lawrence High graduate, Green insisted the opponent — a team he grew up hating — meant nothing. He used words like “us” and “we” while talking about the program and sidestepping a question about himself. His coach, Larry Eustachy, sat next to him, nodding his head while wearing an approving grin. Then Green finally cracked. He broke character. “It feels good to be from Kansas and beat Missouri,” he said with a smile. How could it not? Green grew up in the heart of Jayhawk country, a short stroll from Allen Fieldhouse. And he played such a key role, scoring a careerbest 26 points and leading the Rams into a matchup against top-seeded Louisville today for a spot in the Sweet 16. In many ways, though, his insistence that this win was monumental regardless of the opponent rang true, too. It was especially satisfying given the history of the Colorado State program — which hadn’t won an NCAA Tourna-

ment game since 1989. And it was a benchmark in the journey of his own basketball career. When it came to high-profile high school recruits, Green was largely overlooked. Even after he led Lawrence on an unlikely postseason run and an appearance in the Kansas Class 6A championship game his junior season, Green had only a handful of college offers. Kansas offered him a chance to stay in his backyard, but only if he would walk on. He opted instead for a scholarship at Colorado State. He played in 127 consecutive games there — more than any player before him. So, yes, winning in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday was satisfying no matter which team the Rams beat. “This is why we came here — to put this program on the map and make this an expected thing each year,” Green said. “This is what we set to do when we first got here on campus, and it’s great to see the hard work pay off.” And to think Thursday’s performance came on bum ankle. Green twisted his ankle in the Rams’ regular-season finale and missed the team’s opening game of the Mountain West tournament, breaking that consecutive-game streak. He even sat out practices this week in preparation for Missouri. He is the team’s second-leading scorer at 13.1 points per game and boasts a team-best 3.9 assists per game. He was back to his old self Thursday, burying three three-pointers in the first half before finishing with 26 points — 17 before halftime.

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Lawrence product Dorian Green hit three three-pointers in the first half against Mizzou on Thursday.

“When you make shots, it feels a lot better,” Green said of his ankle. It wasn’t the made shots that stood out to his coach. “More impressive than the 26 points was the way he played on that ankle (and) with the pain defensively,” Eustachy said. “I told him, ‘You’re not 100 percent, but you’re going to have to play 120 percent for us to win this game.’ ” To reach Sam McDowell, send email to smcdowell@kcstar.com. Follow him at twitter.com/SamMcDowell11.

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BRACKET BUZZ ERIC GAY | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Miami point guard Shane Larkin (left), the ACC player of the year, had three steals and nine assists against Pacific on Friday. The Hurricanes take on Illinois on Sunday.

Came to play

Miami may have faltered down the stretch of the regular season, but the Hurricanes brought their game to the ACC tournament, winning it for the first time, and to the NCAA Tournament. Miami did what second seeds are supposed to do and walloped Pacific 78-49 with point guard Shane Larkin picking up nine assists.

Best celebration

Top-dog conference

Six games, six victories for the Atlantic-10. La Salle has won twice, with Butler, VCU, Temple and Saint Louis also rolling to victories in the round of 64. The best quote about the success came from Temple guard T.J. DiLeo, who, after the Owls knocked off North Carolina State, said the success “was good for the league. It’s a shame some of the teams are leaving.” That’s right, some are. Like Temple, which is heading to the soon to be renamed Big East next season.

It happened in the North Carolina locker room. A jersey with the number “700” was presented to coach Roy Williams, who reached that milestone with a 78-71 victory over Villanova.

MATT SLOCUM | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Creighton’s Doug McDermott (top) was too much for Cincinnati on Friday, and the Bluejays beat the Bearcats 67-63. Creighton will face Duke in the round of 32.

Williams

Best rally

A tie between a pair of Wildcats, Kansas State and Villanova. K-State trailed La Salle by 19 and came back to take a lead late the game. ’Nova trailed North Carolina by 20, made it up over an 11-minute stretch and also took a lead. But neither team could finish the deal and lost.

Best game

The NCAA Tournament can make heroes of the unknown. But it’s also a time when top guns step up. Doug McDermott did that in Creighton’s 67-63 victory over Cincinnati. He finished with 27 points, 11 rebounds and made all 11 free throws. | Blair Kerkhoff, bkerkhoff@kcstar.com

2013 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Tuesday 16 Liberty

Tuesday 11 Middle Tennessee State

16 North Carolina A&T

St. Mary’s

FIRST ROUND Dayton, Ohio

Wednesday 13 Boise State

13 La Salle

Wednesday 16 Long Island-Brooklyn

MIDWEST REGION

SOUTH REGION

9 Missouri

5 Okla. State

12 Oregon

4 Saint Louis

13 New Mexico State

6 Memphis

11 St. Mary’s

3 Mich. State

14 Valparaiso

7 Creighton

10 Cincinnati

2 Duke

15 Albany

1 Kansas (29-5)

Kansas (30-5)

Louisville (30-5)

Sunday, 4:15 p.m., CBS

Today, 4:15 p.m. TBS

N.Carolina (25-10)

Colo. State (26-8)

March 29

March 29 VCU (27-8)

Oregon (27-8)

Today, 11:15 a.m. CBS

Today, 6:10 p.m. TBS

Indianapolis

Memphis (31-4)

Michigan (27-7)

Final Four

Saint Louis (28-6)

Lucas Oil Stadium

Georgia Dome

March 31

April 6

March 31

Arlington, Texas Cowboys Stadium

Minnesota (21-12) Sunday, 5:10 p.m., TNT

Today, 1:45 p.m. CBS

Florida (27-7)

Mich. State (26-8)

National Championship

March 29 Creighton (28-7) Sunday, 8:40 p.m., TBS

March 29 S. Diego St. (23-10) Sunday, 6:10 p.m., TBS

April 8

Florida Gulf Coast (25-10)

Duke (28-5)

8 N.Carolina

9 Villanova

5 VCU

12 Akron

4 Michigan

13 South Dakota State

6 UCLA

11 Minnesota

3 Florida

14 Northwestern St., La.

7 S. Diego St.

10 Oklahoma

2 Georgetown

15 Florida Gulf Coast

8 Pittsburgh

9 Wichita State

5 Wisconsin

12 Mississippi

4 Kansas State

13 La Salle

6 Arizona

11 Belmont

3 New Mexico

14 Harvard

7 Notre Dame

10 Iowa State

2 Ohio State

15 Iona

Indiana (28-6)

Gonzaga (32-2)

Sunday, 1:45 p.m., CBS

Today, 7:40 p.m. TNT

Temple (24-9)

Wichita State (27-8)

March 28

March 28 California (21-11)

Mississippi (27-8)

Today, 8:40 p.m. TBS

Sunday, 6:40 p.m. truTV

La Salle (23-9)

Syracuse (27-9)

Los Angeles Staples Center

Arizona (26-7)

March 30

Washington, D.C. Verizon Center

Today, 6:45 p.m. CBS

Today, 5:10 p.m. TNT

Marquette (24-8)

Harvard (20-9)

March 28

March 28 Illinois (23-12)

Iowa State (23-11) Sunday, 11:15 a.m., TBS

Ohio State (27-7)

Baylor tops Arizona State in NIT Pierre Jackson scores 26 as Bears rally at home and knock off the Sun Devils 89-86. The Associated Press

WACO, Texas | Pierre Jackson had 26

points and had 16 assists in helping Baylor to an 89-86 win over Arizona State on Friday night in the second round of the NIT. Cory Jefferson added 21 points, Brady Heslip had 14, and Isaiah Austin added 13 for Baylor, 20-14. Carrick Felix scored 23 points to lead Arizona State, 22-13. Jahii Carson — the top-scoring freshman in the country — had 20 points, while Chris Colvin scored 15 and Evan Gordon 14. Baylor was up 84-78 with 44 seconds left before Arizona State cut it to 85-83 with 26 seconds to play. Jefferson hit one free throw that put Baylor

Butler (27-8)

PENN VALLEY LOSES Despite 24 points from Erin Jones, the Penn Valley men’s basketball team lost 84-70 the Monroe (N.Y.) Community College in the consolation bracket of the NJCAA Division II tournament in Danville, Ill. John Brown added 13 for Penn Valley, which was outrebounded 44-37.

back up by three, but Carson turned the ball over under the Sun Devils’ basket. The teams then combined to shoot 10 free throws in the final 24 seconds. Jefferson scored six early points to help Baylor jump out to a 12-4 lead. Heslip, on a pass from Walton, hit a wide-open three-pointer, prompting Arizona State coach Herb Sendek to call a timeout just 3:45 into the game. But Arizona State rallied for a halftime lead. With 16:50 left in the game, Baylor guard A.J. Walton picked up his fourth foul and was then called for a technical. Gordon hit both free throws that gave Arizona State a 38-37 lead. From there, Baylor went on a 7-0 run and went ahead 44-38 with 15:19 remaining.

Sunday, 7:40 p.m. TNT MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE

Miami (28-6)

16 James Madison

8 N. C. State

9 Temple

5 UNLV

12 California

4 Syracuse

13 Montana

6 Butler

11 Bucknell

3 Marquette

14 Davidson

7 Illinois

10 Colorado

2 Miami

15 Pacific

San Jose, Calif.

1 Gonzaga 16 Southern

1 Indiana

Dayton, Ohio

EAST REGION 64

Lexington, Ky.

Salt Lake City

Sprint Center

Salt Lake City

WEST REGION

Dayton, Ohio

16 Western Kentucky (20-15)

Auburn Hills, Mich. Sprint Center

8 Colo. State

SECOND ROUND AND THIRD ROUND

Austin, Texas

79 48

REGIONALS

Philadelphia

1 Louisville 16 N.C. A&T

REGIONALS

Austin, Texas

Auburn Hills, Mich.

San Jose, Calif.

Lexington, Ky.

SECOND ROUND AND THIRD ROUND

Philadelphia

16 James Madison

Mizzou wrestlers struggle Tigers’ three semifinalists all lose NCAA matches, but MU has shot at top-five finish.

By CODY GOODWIN Special to The Star

DES MOINES, Iowa | Friday’s performance at the NCAA wrestling championships left Missouri wrestling coach Brian Smith “sick.” Missouri had three wrestlers competing in Friday’s semifinals, but none was able to earn a spot in tonight’s finals. Both top-seeded Tigers lost in overtime. “We didn’t wrestle well this round,” Smith said. “It’s frustrating.” The losses by the two top-seeded entrants were especially vexing. At 125 pounds, Alan Waters lost in double overtime to Penn State’s Nico Megaludis due to the newly implemented riding-time rule. Megaludis compiled an 18-second advantage in riding time during the second tiebreaker period to send

Waters down to the wrestle-backs. Dom Bradley, the nation’s topranked heavyweight, lost to Northwestern’s Michael McMullan during the first overtime period, 3-1. Bradley and McMullan were in a scramble when McMullan broke free and spun around for the winning takedown. “We were trying to hang on and get a stalemate,” Smith said of Bradley’s match. “Instead, the foot popped out, and that’s the match.” The other semifinalist for Missouri was unseeded 149-pounder Drake Houdashelt. He beat two seeded wrestlers to get to the semifinals, but then lost to second-seeded Jason Chamberlain of Boise State. Chamberlain topped Houdashelt, 7-3. Each of the three to lose in the semifinals will join Nathan McCormick (133) and Mike Larson (184) in the wrestle-backs today. Waters, Houdashelt and Bradley can all do no worse than sixth place; win two

matches, and any of the three would place third. McCormick and Larson, meanwhile, came through the consolation brackets and will be wrestling for seventh place this morning. Each match in today’s early session is crucial for Missouri, which is still in the running for a top-five team finish. As a team, Missouri sits in sixth place with 47.5 points. Leader Penn State has 114.5. Mizzou’s total of five NCAA medalists ties for the most in school history — the Tigers had five in 2009, when they placed seventh overall with 70 points. The Tigers’ best team finish to date came in 2007, when they finished third. “It’s really important to win your last match,” Smith said. “We’re in a team race to get a team trophy still. “This made it a little tougher, but we have to win some matches on the back side, score some points, and hopefully bring home a trophy.”

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Shockers face tough opener Fourteenth-seeded Wichita State, in its NCAA Tournament debut, will face third-seeded Texas A&M today in College Station, Texas. The Aggies, who won a national championship in 2011, are making their eighth consecutive NCAA appearance. Texas A&M coach Gary Blair is warning his team about a possible upset. “You better be ready because the other team is playing with nothing to lose,” he said. Sixth-seed Nebraska will try to end 11-seed Chattanooga’s 19-game winning streak in the other game today at A&M.

Sooners want rematch The Sooners are well aware of what team they could play if they take care of their first-round business today in the NCAA tournament in Columbus, Ohio. First, the sixth-seeded Sooners take on Mid-American Conference tournament champion Central Michigan, 21-11, on Saturday. Then third-seeded UCLA meets Atlantic Sun tournament winner Stetson in the other first-round game. If form holds, there could easily be a redo of UCLA’s 86-80 win in Norman, Okla., on Nov. 14. “It would really be cool to get a rematch with them,” Sooners point guard Morgan Hook said.

Diggins ready for tourney Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins enters her final NCAA tournament with a sense of calmness after losses in the championship game the past two seasons. “I’m really coming in with a light mood, approaching practice wanting to have fun and enjoy this moment because it’s my last go around. But the sense of urgency is greater,” Diggins said Friday. Diggins, one of four finalists for the Naismith Award, has led the Fighting Irish, 31-1, to its best regular season ever. Notre Dame opens against Tennessee-Martin on Sunday in Iowa City, Iowa. Notre Dame, which has won a school-record 26 straight, is a No. 1 seed for the second straight season and for the third time in program history.

Harrison back for Tennessee Tennessee center Isabelle Harrison is healthy enough to play just in time for the NCAA Tournament. Harrison, a 6-foot-3 sophomore, missed 10 games this season because of three separate injuries. She said she feels about 90 percent as the second-seeded Vols prepare to face No. 15 seed Oral Roberts today in the first round of the Oklahoma City Regional. She has been practicing this week with a brace on her right knee. “I don’t even notice my brace anymore,” Harrison said. Although she likely won’t start, Harrison will play as Tennessee attempts to improve to 51-0 in NCAA Tournament games on its home floor.

Expectations high for UConn Connecticut, making its 25th straight tournament appearance, is ready to start a run at a sixth straight Final Four and an eighth national title. UConn, 29-4, faces 16th-seeded Idaho today in the first round in Storrs, Conn. “I think there are times that we take it for granted that we are a part of the tournament every year,” Huskies guard Kelly Faris said, “but it goes back to what’s expected of us and what’s expected of this program and what Coach has built here.”

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Ready for another run

After sitting out last year’s tourney because of an injury, KU’s Davis is eager to make her mark. By RUSTIN DODD The Kansas City Star

LAWRENCE | When the Kansas women’s basketball team made its surprise run to the Sweet 16 last season, forward Carolyn Davis had to enjoy the breakthrough from the sideline. Davis, a 6-foot-3 forward, was leading the Jayhawks with 15.7 points per game before suffering a devastating knee injury in a February road game at Kansas State. The Jayhawks would regroup, rallying around Davis’ absence and the brilliant play of point guard Angel Goodrich. But one year later, Davis is hoping to be on the floor for another NCAA Tournament run. For Kansas, the No. 12 seed in the Norfolk Region, the road begins today against No. 5 seed Colorado at 5:30 p.m. in Boulder, Colo. If KU advances, it will play the winner of No. 4 seed South Carolina and No. 13 South Dakota State in the second round. “This is what I’ve wanted since I was a freshman,” said Davis, who is averaging 15.7 points and 6.7 rebounds during her senior campaign. The Jayhawks, who finished 18-13 and 8-10 in the Big 12, limped into the NCAA field after losing five of their last seven, including a 15-point loss to Iowa State on March 9 in the Big 12 tournament in Dallas. But there are some easy parallels to last year’s run. Just like last year, the Jayhawks lost a starter (sophomore guard Natalie Knight) to a season-ending knee injury. And just like last year, they will open the tournament against a former Big 12 foe. (Last year, it was No. 6 seed Nebraska.) “History doesn’t have any impact on success in the future,” Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson cautioned. “If we do anything, we should embrace how hungry we were, how excited we were, how much energy we played with.” During last year’s run, which ended with an 84-73 loss to Tennessee in the Sweet 16, the Jayhawks held their opponents to 38.5 percent shooting. That number, Henrickson says, will be the biggest key to a repeat run. Another key, of course, will be the play of Goodrich, an All-American candidate who willed the Jayhawks past No. 3 seed Delaware in the second round and averaged 23.3 points in three tourney games.

Cal avoiding distractions Cal players think it’s cool that President Barack Obama’s bracket has the second-seeded Golden Bears in the Final Four. And that’s about as far as the Bears are going to take it. They are preparing to face 15th-seeded Fresno State today in Lubbock, Texas, and perhaps regain their stride after a hiccup in the Pac-12 tournament that broke a 16-game win streak. Players say Obama’s pick won’t be a distraction. “Our focus is completely on tomorrow’s game and all week long we worked on just getting better at the little stuff,” senior center Talia Caldwell said. Cal is coming off its best season in program history, 28-3, and is the only team not seeded first in the tournament that’s beaten one of the four top seeds — Stanford. | Star news services

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KU’s Carolyn Davis suffered season-ending knee injury last season and has made a powerful return this year, averaging 15.7 points and 6.7 rebounds.

This time around, she’ll likely be matched up with Colorado point guard Chucky Jeffery, who leads the Buffaloes with 13.9 points per game. Goodrich averaged 14.2 points and 7.0 assists this season, but she said she isn’t worried about having to carry the load. In addition to Davis, senior guard Monica Engelman is also averaging 9.4 points per game. “I’m just looking to go out there and play my game,” Goodrich said. “Whatever I need to do to help us get a win. And we have three good senior leaders that can go out there and help us (do) what we need to do. And I feel like I don’t have it all on my

shoulders right now.” When the Jayhawks were eliminated from the Big 12 tourney on March 9, they returned home and took a few days off. Now, after a two-week layoff, they can finally return to the court against a Colorado squad that finished 25-6 and ranked 19th in the latest AP poll. The Jayhawks’ regular season may have been a minor disappointment, but they can make it up with another memorable March. “It’s kind of set us up,” Davis said. “Just like we were last year.”

Obama picks Baylor to win it all The Associated Press

President Barack Obama is going with Brittney Griner and Baylor to win back-to-back titles in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. In his 2013 bracket, he has Baylor defeating Notre Dame in the April 9 final in New Orleans, a repeat of last year’s NCAA title matchup. BRISTOL, Conn. |

The president also selected Connecticut and California to advance to the Final Four. Baylor features 6-foot-8 dunking sensation Griner, who Obama said has “just been spectacular.” Griner’s team is on a 30-game winning streak after an early loss to Stanford. “Women players have gotten so much better than they were

even 10 years ago,” he said. “The athleticism, the skill levels. You’re seeing how it’s impacting younger kids.” Obama’s picks were announced Friday on ESPN. He filled out his bracket before departing on his Middle East trip. In the men’s bracket, he chose Indiana to beat Louisville for the title.

Griner

2013 NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT First Round

Louisville, Ky.

Florida St. (22-9)

Princeton (22-6)

Louisville (24-8)

12 Middle Tenn. (25-7) 4

Purdue (24-8)

13 Liberty (27-6)

Cent. Mich. (21-11)

UCLA (25-7)

14 Stetson (24-8)

Knoxville, Tenn.

Stanford (31-2)

8 Michigan (21-10) 9 Villanova (21-10)

4 Georgia (25-6) 13 Montana (23-7)

LSU (20-11) Green Bay (29-2)

Penn St. (25-5)

14 Cal Poly (21-10)

Texas Tech (21-10)

California (28-3)

15 Fresno St. (24-8)

Today, 5:30 p.m.

Final Four

Sun., 11 a.m. Today, 10 a.m.

Today, 3 p.m.

April 7

Oklahoma City April 2

Norfolk, Va. April 2

Today, 3 p.m.

Today, 12:30 p.m.

National Championship

Today, 10 a.m.

Sun., 1:30 p.m.

April 9

Today, 12:30 p.m.

Sun., 11 a.m.

Today, 12:30 p.m.

Sun., 4:20 p.m.

Today, 10 a.m.

Sun., 6:30 p.m.

Today, 12:30 p.m.

Today, 3:15 p.m.

Today, 10 a.m.

Today, 5:30 p.m.

Sun., 6:30 p.m.

Today, 5:30 p.m.

Spokane, Wash. April 1

Bridgeport, Conn. April 1

Sun., 11 a.m.

Sun., 4:15 p.m.

Sun., 1:30 a.m.

Today, 5:30 p.m.

Sun., 1:30 p.m.

Today, 3:20 p.m.

Sun., 11 a.m.

Miami (Fla.) (21-10) Iowa (20-12)

Colorado (25-6)

Kansas (18-13)

So. Carolina (24-7)

13 So. Dakota St. (25-7) 6

Nebraska (23-8)

Chattanooga (29-3) Texas A&M (24-9)

14 Wichita St. (24-9) 7 Oklahoma St. (21-10) 10 DePaul (21-11) 2

Duke (30-2)

15 Hampton (28-5) 1

Connecticut (29-4)

16 Idaho (17-15) 8

Vanderbilt (20-11)

St. Joseph’s (23-8)

Michigan St. (24-8)

Marist (26-6)

Maryland (24-7)

Quinnipac (30-2)

Delaware (30-3)

W. Virginia (17-13)

N. Carolina (28-6)

14 Albany (N.Y) (27-3) 7

Dayton (27-2)

10 St. John’s (N.Y.) (18-12) 2

Kentucky (27-5)

15 Navy (21-11)

Queens, N.Y.

Lubbock, Texas

10 South Fla. (21-10)

Sun., 1:30 p.m.

Sun., 6:30 p.m.

Notre Dame (31-1)

Newark, Del.

Baton Rouge, La.

5 Iowa St. (23-8)

Elite Eight

16 UT Martin (19-14)

College Park, Md.

12 Gonzaga (27-5)

Tennessee (24-7)

Elite Eight

Sun., 4 p.m.

Storrs, Conn.

16 Tulsa (16-16)

15 Oral Roberts (18-12)

Sweet 16

Durham, N.C.

Stanford, Calif.

Syracuse (24-7)

Spokane, Wash.

10 Creighton (24-7)

Sun., 4 p.m.

Sweet 16

College Station, Texas

6 Oklahoma (22-10)

Sun., 6:30 p.m.

Boulder, Colo.

Columbus, Ohio

Baylor (32-1)

First Round

Second Round

Iowa City, Iowa

Waco, Texas

16 Prairie View (17-14)

Second Round

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WWW.KANSASCITY.COM ROYALS’ Q&A Keep those questions coming on twitter to @Royals_Report. Here is Friday’s exchange: @Do you think at this point Donnie Joseph is a good bet to break camp with #Royals? I think he’s in the running. The Royals Joseph could use a situational lefty in the bullpen, and the top two candidates are Joseph and Francisley Bueno. Of course, they could opt for another right-hander. Tough to handicap at this point. @limaboykc: who is likely to be added to roster to bring it to 40? There is no necessity to do so. It’s not like the 25-man active roster, which needs to be kept filled. @Youth_Movement: Gotta tell ya it was much better when this was on twitter. I don’t read the link. Just 1 person’s opinion! Lots of people didn’t like their twitter feed blowing up with a bunch of Q&As. That’s the main reason we switched. If you think it’s too much work to click the link, that’s your choice. @SportsBuddaye: if Frenchy’s slide continues, who is the answer in RF this season? #Royals First, the Royals aren’t close to that point. But if it gets to that point, the Royals have two likely in-house options: Put David Lough in right field; or shift Lorenzo Cain from center to right and put Jarrod Dyson in center. There’s also a good chance they would look to acquire someone in trade. @JGuarino24: how is Danny Duffy coming along with his recovery from tommy john? Do you see him apart of the rotation this yr? He says he’s doing terrific and is still hoping to Duffy be ready to go by some point in June. The Royals still say mid-July. @davidwlowe: Which is the biggest factor for why Chen even has a job with the Rs: (a) his $4.5M contract, or (b) that he’s out of options? The Royals would likely say neither and point to his 34-29 record since entering the rotation in late May 2010 for a team that lost at least 90 games in each of those three years. @bradkharper: Have the players said that there’s a difference between the new batting coaches and Kevin Seitzer this year? I haven’t really heard much on that, good or bad. Most guys are hitting well down here, but most guys hit really well down here a year ago. Players seem to like Jack Maloof and Andre David, and there is certainly a familiarity factor for those who came through the farm system. But Kevin Seitzer was a popular hitting coach. It will be interesting to see how this evolves once the season starts, i.e, when some guys go through major slumps and other perform above expectations. And both of those things will happen. @57jmac: any SP with a shaky start to season, GMDM is calling Ventura up. I doubt Yordano Ventura would be the first choice if the Royals need another starter early in the season. My guess is they would either shift someone out of the bullpen or call up Will Smith. But if the need arises a few months into the season, who knows? Ventura could be a very attractive possibility at that point. To reach Bob Dutton, Royals reporter for The Star, send email to bdutton@kcstar.com. Follow his updates at twitter.com/ Royals_Report

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Shields gets opening-day nod geles Angels for minor-league lefty Brandon Sisk. It was basically a salary dump by the Angels; the Royals are paying all but $1 million of Santana’s $13 million salary in his final year before free-agency. Next, the Royals retained Guthrie, 33, with a three-year deal for $25 million. He was 5-3 with a 3.16 ERA in 14 starts last season after arriving in a July trade from Colorado. Davis, 27, came with Shields and utilityman Elliot Johnson from Tampa Bay in the Dec. 9 trade for Myers, pitchers Jake Odorizzi and Mike Montgomery and third baseman Patrick Leonard. “You know what?” Yost said. “You’re not going to do better any way you do it. Shields is our No. 1 starter. Any way you line those three guys up after him, you’re going to be in good shape. They’ve all got their different styles.” The Royals open the season April 1 against the White Sox in Chicago. After an open date, the three-game series concludes April 3-4 before the Royals head to Philadelphia for a three-game weekend series. The alignment positions Shields to pitch the final game of the trip, which means Santana is in line for the home opener on April 8 against Minnesota at Kauffman Stadium. Shields started four openers for Tampa Bay — 2008-10 and 2012 — and, actually hasn’t done that well since beating now-teammate Guthrie in 2008 in Baltimore. “The first time I pitched on opening day,” Shields said, “I was a nervous wreck. I didn’t know what to expect. You don’t know what time to be out

Yost says it was a no-brainer to go with pitcher who was acquired from Rays in trade. By BOB DUTTON The Kansas City Star

SURPRISE, Ariz. | There was never much doubt, but it became official Friday morning when Royals manager Ned Yost confirmed that James Shields will start April 1 in the season opener against the White Sox in Chicago. “Why Shields?” Yost parried. “Come on, dude. That doesn’t even deserve an answer. If someone can’t figure that one out…” Shields, 31, was the key acquisition in the Royals’ offseason quest to rebuild their rotation. The club surrendered one of the game’s top prospects, outfielder Wil Myers, in a seven-player deal to acquire the veteran righty. “It’s a tremendous honor,” Shields said. “Obviously, Ned has a decision to make, and I’m very honored and grateful.” Shields discussed that “honor” before he and the Royals headed to Tempe to play the Los Angeles Angels. “I thought it probably wouldn’t be a good idea if I did it later after giving up a nine-spot,” he joked. “I figured I’d do it (talk to reporters) before the game.” Shields then yielded nine runs — that’s right, a nine-spot — and 11 hits over five innings in a 13-9 victory over the Angels. Afterward? “I won’t say that again,” he said. “I’ve got one more start before opening day, and I’ve got to hone it in.”

JOHN SLEEZER | THE KANSAS CITY STAR

James Shields made four opening-day starts with Tampa Bay.

For all that, Shields got credit for the victory. The bullpen closed out the game with four scoreless innings, one apiece by Luke Hochevar, Kelvin Herrera, Greg Holland and Francisley Bueno. “That’s right, baby,” Shields chirped. “I just held on long enough.” Yost said right-hander Ervin Santana will follow Shields in the rotation with Jeremy Guthrie and Wade Davis in the third and fourth spots. The last opening remains a battle between Bruce Chen and Luis Mendoza. The front four is no surprise. The Royals opened their offseason by acquiring Santana, 30, from the Los An-

DAY IN CAMP ARMS RACE The bullpen was sharp. Luke Hochevar replaced James Shields to start the sixth and worked a one-two-three inning. Hochevar has four scoreless innings in three appearances since shifting to the bullpen. Kelvin Herrera followed Hochevar for his first Cactus League appearance since March 2. He worked around a one-out walk. Greg Holland walked two in the eighth but escaped without damage. Francisley Bueno closed out the victory. He has allowed just one run over his last eight appearances.

REGULAR GUYS Manager Ned Yost offered a new-look lineup that dropped first baseman Eric Hosmer to sixth in the order. It also shifted DH Billy Butler from fourth to third and put third baseman Mike Moustakas in the cleanup spot. “We’re still feeling things out a little bit and looking at different things,” Yost said. “We’re trying to finds ways to protect Billy. We’re trying to split our lefties.” The lineup clicked for 13 runs and 14 hits. Butler went two for three with two RBIs. Hosmer was two for four with four RBIs. Salvy Perez was two for three with three RBIs. Alcides Escobar scored four times after reaching on two singles and two walks.

STAT WRAP The Royals were eight for 13 with runners in scoring position.

DEFINING DEFENSE Third baseman Moustakas tracked down Vernon Wells’ high pop foul down the left-field line while battling a high sky in the third inning. Left fielder Alex Gordon and shortstop Escobar also converged on the play. Moustakas made the catch near the wall and then threw a strike to second for a double play when Alberto Callaspo tried to advance from first after tagging up. “It was a foul ball that started off in the stands,” Moustakas said. “The wind was blowing pretty good, so it came all the way back in. I didn’t give up on it. “Gordo didn’t give up on it. Esky didn’t give up on it. I was just the one who came down with it. Both of them started yelling, ‘Two, two, two.’ I turned, saw where (Callaspo) was and knew all I had to do was make a good throw and he was going to be out. Our shortstop and our left fielder don’t get assists, but they helped me out.” That wasn’t all. Moustakas also made diving catch on a Mike Trout liner to start the fourth inning.

PERSONNEL MOVES The Royals released veteran outfielder Endy Chavez from his minor-league contract before departing Surprise for Tempe. He had just six hits in 32 at-bats in 18 games. Chavez, 35, is an 11-year veteran who signed with the Royals on Dec. 26 after batting .203 last season at Baltimore.

Eric Hosmer’s three-run homer highlighted a seven-run third inning Friday afternoon that enabled the Royals to erase a six-run deficit in a 13-9 victory over the Los Angeles Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium. The comeback came after the Angels battered James Shields for seven runs in the first two innings. Shields gave up nine runs overall in five innings just a few hours after learning, officially, that he would start on opening day. “To start the game off,” he said, “my body felt great, but my direction to the plate was terrible. My rhythm wasn’t there the first couple of innings. I was a little erratic.

The Royals’ rally came against lefty C.J. Wilson, who gave up eight runs in 22⁄3 innings. Hosmer’s homer tied the game before Jeff Francoeur hit a towering blast over the batting eye beyond the center-field wall. “Yeah,” Francoeur joked. “Got jammed.” The victory boosted the Royals to 19-6-1 with eight games remaining. They began the day with a 11⁄2-game lead over second-place Seattle in the Cactus League standings. The Mariners played a night game against San Diego.

Totals

ab 4 2 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 4 1 4 1 3 1 4 1

r 1 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0

h 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0

bi 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Los Angeles Trout cf Bourjos cf Aybar ss Rodriguez 2b Pujols dh C.Cron ph-dh Gomez pr-dh Hamilton rf Shuck rf-lf Hester ph Trumbo 1b Jimenez 3b Kendrick 2b Snyder c Callaspo 3b Navarro pr-1b V.Wells lf M.Long rf Iannetta c Harris ss 40 13 14 13 Totals

Kansas City Los Angeles

ab 3 1 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 2 3 1 3 1 3 0 2 2 34

r 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 9

h 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 11

bi 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

107 102 200 — 13 14 1 250 110 000 — 9 11 2

E: Moustakas (1), H.Kendrick (1), Iannetta (1). DP: Los Angeles 2. LOB: Kansas City 6, Los Angeles 5. 2B: Moustakas (7), Trout 2 (5), Trumbo (1). 3B: Aybar (1), Hamilton (1). HR: Hosmer (2), Francoeur (2). SB: Escobar (1), Fletcher (1), Johnson (3). CS: V.Wells (1). SF: Butler, Perez. Kansas City Shields W, 2-1 Hochevar Herrera Holland Bueno

IP 5 1 1 1 1

H 11 0 0 0 0

R ER BB 9 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1

SO 2 1 1 1 0

Los Angeles C.Wilson D.Carpenter S.Burnett F.Cabrera L, 0-1 J.Berg M.Morin T.Kelley

IP 2 ⁄3 11 ⁄ 3 1 1 1 1 1

H 8 2 0 2 2 0 0

R ER BB 8 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

SO 5 2 0 1 0 1 2

WP: Shields. PB: Iannetta. Umpires: Home, Kerwin Danley; First, Lance Barrett; Second, Mike Everitt; Third, Jim Reynolds. Time: 3:31. Att: 9,682.

ETC. Yost said he plans to roll with five starting pitchers through April with one exception: a two-game trip to Atlanta (April 16-17), which is bracketed by open dates. “That puts Shields and everyone else on seven days,” Yost said, “and I don’t want to do that. I can live with six days but not seven. (Jeremy) Guthrie and (Wade) Davis will have to throw on seven, but that’s just the way it works out.”| Bob Dutton, bdutton@kcstar.com

UP NEXT

Royals (RHP Ervin Santana) vs. Diamondbacks (RHP Randall Delgado), at 3:05 p.m. today in Surprise, Ariz.

“That was great to do what we did. We got behind like that against a guy like C.J. Wilson. It is spring training but, confidence-wise, to come back the way we did and hit balls hard ... this is the type of stuff, when you’re doing it a week away (from camp ending), that shows we’re ready to go.”

| Right fielder Jeff Francoeur on the Royals overcoming a six-run deficit

COUNTDOWN TO OPENING DAY: NINE DAYS

Selig sues clinic over banned drugs Suit alleges players got PEDs, damaging the sport’s reputation. The Associated Press

“After the second inning, I felt I settled down a little bit and honed in my mechanics.”

Royals 13, Angels 9

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ROYALS 13, ANGELS 9

Kansas City Gordon lf Lough ph-lf Escobar ss Falu ph-ss Butler dh Fletcher pr-dh Moustakas 3b Tejada ph-3b S.Perez c Hayes c Hosmer 1b Ramirez pr-1b L.Cain cf Dyson cf Francoeur rf Johnson pr-rf Getz 2b Giavotella 2b

there. They’ve got extra anthems. “The next thing you know, you’re warming up and you have to wait 10 minutes, then warm up again. “It helps out, definitely, that I’ve been there before. But it doesn’t matter if you do it once or four times, it’s still a pretty exciting day.” Shields lost in 2009 at Boston and was losing in 2010 to the Orioles and last year to the Yankees before gaining nodecisions when the Rays pulled out walk-off victories. In all, he is 1-1 with a 6.17 ERA (16 earned runs in 231⁄ 3 innings). He also allowed 32 hits and 11 walks while striking out 13. “Hopefully, we can start a new trend here with the Royals,” he said. “I’ve had a couple of rough outings, but I’m really not too worried about it. I feel really good right now.” Shields will be the 22nd different pitcher to draw the assignment in the Royals’ 45 seasons. Kevin Appier started a club-record seven openers, including six in a row during 1992-97. Dennis Leonard ranks second with four opening-day starts, while Paul Splittorff, Buddy Black, Bret Saberhagen, Jeff Suppan and Gil Meche each started three openers. Shields will be the Royals’ fifth different opening-day starter over the last five years. Gil Meche completed a three-year run in 2009 before Zack Greinke, Hochevar and Chen drew the duty.

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig sued a now-shuttered Florida clinic Friday for allegedly helping players get banned performance-enhancing drugs, damaging the sport’s reputation. The commissioner filed a 14-page complaint against Biogenesis of America and people it claimed are associated with the business in state court in Miami, saying they induced players to violate contractual obligations. “Each of the defendants participated in a scheme to solicit major league players to purchase or obtain, and/or to sell, supply or otherwise make available to major league players, substances that the defendants knew were prohibited under MLB’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment proSelig gram,” according to the complaint. Individual defendants named in the complaint include Biogenesis program director Anthony Bosch, who is accused of providing players with testosterone, human growth hormone and human chorionic gonadotropin, which he allegedly claimed would increase their strength and help them recover from injuries. No players are named as defendants in the lawsuit, although the Coral Gables-based clinic is accused specifically of supplying a banned substance to Manny Ramirez, a former outfielder for the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. Ramirez, who received a 50-game drug suspension in 2009, no longer plays for a major-league team. Bosch’s lawyer, Susy RiberoAyala, said in a phone interview Friday that she hadn’t seen the complaint and couldn’t comment on it. The Miami New Times reported in January that it had obtained medical records from Biogenesis that linked banned substances to current players, including Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez. ESPN later published a report that linked Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun to the clinic. Rodriguez and Braun have denied the reports, and no major-league players have been

MORE NEWS ❚ METS’ SANTANA HEADED TO DL: The New York Mets say they plan to put two-time Cy Young winner Johan Santana on the disabled list for the start of the season. Santana, 33, who hasn’t pitched in a spring- training game this year, was 6-9 last season and was shut down in August because of back problems. ❚ STRASBURG HIT BY LINE DRIVE: Washington’s Stephen Strasburg stayed on the mound after Prince Fielder’s liner went off his left hand in the fourth inning of a 4-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Strasburg, a right-hander, was hit in the fleshy part of his hand, just below his glove. “I thought I could have caught it,” Strasburg said. “It just took a while for it to sink in that it hit me. It kind of got numb. I just shook it out and it was just tender after that.” ❚ EATON SIDELINED: The Diamondbacks’ Adam Eaton, expected to be the team’s leadoff hitter and starting right fielder, will be out for up to two months because of a left elbow sprain. ❚ DIAMOND ON DL: The Twins have put left-hander Scott Diamond, projected to be one of the team’s top starters, on the 15-day disabled list as he continues his recovery from arthroscopic surgery on his pitching elbow. ❚ CHAPMAN STILL A CLOSER: The Reds say closer Aroldis Chapman will remain in that role. Johnny Cueto will start on opening day. ❚ TOMMY JOHN SURGERY: Padres right-hander Casey Kelly will have Tommy John surgery on his pitching arm the first week of April. Kelly is expected to miss 12 to 18 months rehabbing after the procedure. ❚ SANDY HOOK FATHER TO THROW OUT FIRST PITCH: Robbie Parker, the father of 6-year-old Emile who was among the victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Rangers’ home opener.

disciplined for a connection to the clinic. The New York Times reported Friday that “several” people associated with the clinic were cooperating with baseball’s investigators.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2013

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DAILY DATA MAVERICKS REPORT

NHL

PRO GOLF

Mavericks 5, Oilers 1

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic

W LOT Pts GF GA

❚ Missouri won its final home game of the regular season and has won five of its last six overall.

Pittsburgh New Jersey N.Y. Rangers N.Y. Islanders Philadelphia Northeast

24 14 15 13 13 W

8 0 48 11 6 34 13 2 32 15 3 29 16 1 27 LOT Pts

114 78 71 90 81 GF

83 85 73 105 92 GA

Montreal Boston Ottawa Toronto Buffalo Southeast

20 20 16 16 12 W

5 5 45 6 3 43 9 6 38 12 3 35 15 4 28 LOT Pts

97 84 78 94 84 GF

75 61 67 90 99 GA

Winnipeg Carolina Washington Tampa Bay Florida

16 15 14 13 9

14 2 13 2 16 1 16 1 16 6

81 85 89 98 77

96 86 88 90 111

❚ The Mavericks’ Mike Clemente continues to lead the CHL in wins, earning his 25th Friday. ❚ Missouri travels to Texas to take on league-leading Allen tonight at 7:05.

CHL

FOOTBALL

Berry Conf. y Allen y Wichita xy Fort Worth y Rapid City y Missouri y Quad City y Denver xy Arizona Bloomington Tulsa

W 38 37 36 34 34 35 30 30 28 22

L OL 17 9 19 8 20 8 24 7 24 6 29 6 26 9 27 7 34 2 36 5

Pt GF GA 85 207 170 82 230 178 80 187 176 75 175 178 74 211 217 70 213 198 69 204 213 67 175 185 58 227 240 49 173 246

x-late game not included y-clinched playoff spot NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Friday’s results Missouri 5, Tulsa 1 Quad City 6, Bloomington 3 Allen 6, Wichita 2 Denver 6, Rapid City 5, OT Fort Worth at Arizona, late Today’s games Missouri at Allen, 7:05 p.m. Quad City at Bloomington, 7:05 p.m. Wichita at Tulsa, 7:35 p.m. Denver at Rapid City, 8:05 p.m. Fort Worth at Arizona, 9:05 p.m.

Friday’s summary MAVERICKS 5, OILERS 1 Tulsa 0 0 1 — 1 Missouri 1 3 1 — 5 First period: Missouri—King (17:47). Second period: Missouri—Miller (6:58), Courtney (8:46), Smith (17:33). Third Tulsa—Barlock (7:59); period: Missouri—Courtney (1:45 PP). Shots on goal: Tulsa 25, Missouri 46. Saves: Clarke, Tulsa, 41; Clemente, Missouri, 24. Power- plays: Tulsa 0-3, Missouri 1-2. Att: 5,800.

FOR THE RECORD BASEBALL CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned LHP Chris Rusin to their minor league camp. Assigned RHP Drew Carpenter, Jaye Chapman, RHP Casey Coleman, RHP Jensen Lewis, RHP Blake Parker, INF Edwin Maysonet, INF Brad Nelson, OF Brian Bogusevic, OF Johermyn Chavez and OF Darnell McDonald to their minor league camp. CINCINNATI REDS — Reassigned RHP Armando Galarraga to their minor league camp. FLORIDA MARLINS — Re-assigned OF Christian Yelich, RHP Jonathan Albaladejo and C Jake Jeffries to their minor league camp. Optioned RHP Tom Koehler to New Orleans (PCL). HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned INF Jake Elmore to Oklahoma City (PCL). MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed LHP Scott Diamond and RHP Anthony Swarzak on the 15-day DL.

CHAMPIONS PROFESSIONAL INDOOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAM Wichita Sioux City Omaha Lincoln Oklahoma Bloomington Kansas Salina Kansas City MidMissouri

W L 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2

PCT PF PA 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000

133 100 38 38 88 110 40 34 53 34

60 78 27 31 110 65 62 63 76 92

Friday’s results Sioux City 38, Kansas City 26 Bloomington 54, MidMissouri 3 Today’s games Wichita at Kansas, 7:05 p.m.

MLS Eastern

W L TPts GF GA

Montreal Philadelphia Columbus Sporting KC D.C. United Toronto FC Houston New England New York Chicago Western

3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 W

Vancouver FC Dallas Real Salt Lake San Jose Los Angeles Chivas USA Portland Colorado Seattle

0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 L

0 9 5 2 0 6 4 4 1 4 5 3 1 4 4 3 1 4 1 2 0 3 3 4 0 3 4 3 0 3 1 1 2 2 4 5 1 1 0 5 TPts GF GA

2 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 1

6 6 4 4 4 4 2 1 1

3 5 3 3 5 4 5 2 1

WEEK 4 Today’s games Sporting KC at New England, 3 p.m. Columbus at D.C. United, 2:30 p.m. New York at Montreal, 3:30 p.m. Vancouver at Houston, 0:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at FC Dallas, 0:30 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. Seattle FC at San Jose, 9:30 p.m. Sunday’s game Chivas USA at Chicago, 4 p.m.

AREA BOWLING 300 GAMES ❚ AT GLADSTONE BOWL: Doug Parker ❚ AT AMF PRO BOWL: Jimmy Dunkin ❚ AT AMF STRIKE AND SPARE LANES: Thomas J. Hendrix

1 5 2 4 1 5 6 4 2

34 32 29 27 24

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central

W LOT Pts GF GA

Chicago St. Louis x Detroit Columbus Nashville Northwest

24 16 14 13 12 W

3 3 51 11 2 34 11 5 33 12 6 32 13 6 30 LOT Pts

102 87 80 73 75 GF

66 83 79 80 84 GA

Minnesota Vancouver Edmonton Calgary Colorado Pacific

17 15 11 11 11 W

10 2 36 9 6 36 11 7 29 14 4 26 14 4 26 LOT Pts

77 83 72 82 75 GF

71 83 85 101 92 GA

x Anaheim Los Angeles San Jose Dallas Phoenix

22 17 13 14 13

3 4 48 99 71 11 2 36 88 75 10 6 32 71 77 13 3 31 78 88 14 4 30 80 87

x-late game not included NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Friday’s results Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 Columbus 5, Calgary 1 Washington 6, Winnipeg 1 Detroit at Anaheim, late Today’s games Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 1 p.m. San Jose at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Vancouver at Los Angeles, 3 p.m. Boston at Toronto, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Montreal, 6 p.m. Florida at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Columbus at Nashville, 7 p.m. Colorado at Dallas, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Thursday’s results Buffalo 5, Toronto 4, SO Montreal 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 Florida 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 New Jersey 4, Carolina 1 Boston 2, Ottawa 1 Washington 4, Winnipeg 0 Nashville 5, Calgary 3 Vancouver 2, Phoenix 1 Dallas 2, Los Angeles 0

HIGH SCHOOLS Girls soccer

Grandview 3, Schlagle 1. Grandview (Abernathy 2, Weber). Schlagle (Ibarra). Records: Grandview 1-0-0, Schlagle 0-1-0. Winnetonka 0, Raytown South 0. Winnetonka (shutout by Williams). Raytown South (shutout by Harrison). Records: Winnetonka 0-1-1, Raytown South 0-0-1.

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AUTO RACING

PGA Arnold Palmer Invitational

Friday, in Orlando, Fla. At Bay Hill Club and Lodge Second round, par 72 (-9) Bill Haas..................................69-66—135 Justin Rose .............................65-70—135 (-8) John Huh ................................67-69—136 (-6) Ken Duke ................................70-68—138 J.J. Henry.................................71-67—138 Jimmy Walker........................69-69—138 (-5) Mark Wilson ............................71-68—139 Vijay Singh ..............................71-68—139 Tiger Woods ..........................69-70—139 (-4) Gonzalo Fdez-Castano..........69-71—140 Luke Guthrie ..........................73-67—140 Brad Fritsch ...........................68-72—140 Bob Estes................................71-69—140 John Rollins ...........................68-72—140 Rickie Fowler .........................73-67—140 Sang-Moon Bae .....................71-69—140 Area golfer (-1) Gary Woodland .....................70-73—143 Area golfer, failed to qualify (+8) Robert Streb...........................79-73—152

LPGA Kia Classic

Friday, in Carlsbad, Calif. At Aviara Golf Club Second round, par 72 (-8) Beatriz Recari ........................69-67—136 (-7) Paula Creamer .......................69-68—137 Karrie Webb ...........................67-70—137 (-6) I.K. Kim ....................................71-67—138 Cristie Kerr .............................70-68—138 Haeji Kang..............................69-69—138 Inbee Park..............................69-69—138 Jane Park ................................66-72—138 (-5) Lizette Salas...........................69-70—139 Caroline Hedwall....................67-72—139 (-4) Jeong Jang ............................72-68—140 Stacy Lewis............................70-70—140 So Yeon Ryu ..........................70-70—140 Mo Martin................................69-71—140

Champions Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic

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In Fontana, Calif.; at Auto Club Speedway. After Friday qualifying; race Sunday (Car number in parentheses) 1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 187.451. 2. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 187.217. 3. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 187.149. 4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 187.13. 5. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 186.688. 6. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 186.514. 7. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 186.273. 8. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 185.864. 9. (55) Mark Martin, Toyota, 185.792. 10. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 185.677. 11. (13) Casey

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Mears, Ford, 185.157. 12. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 185.085. 13. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 184.876. 14. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 184.715. 15. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 184.625. 16. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 184.374. 17. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 184.233. 18. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 184.044. 19. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 184.011. 20. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 183.988. 21. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 183.852. 22. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 183.702. 23. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 183.697. 24. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 183.57. 25. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 183.248. 26. (51) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 183.113. 27. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 183.02. 28.

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MEN’S SECOND-ROUND SINGLES ❚ David Ferrer (3), Spain, d. Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, walkover. ❚ Tobias Kamke, Germany, d. Juan Martin del Potro (5), Argentina, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1. ❚ Janko Tipsarevic (7), Serbia, d. Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-2, 6-4. ❚ Gilles Simon (11), France, d. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, 6-3, 6-3. ❚ Albert Ramos, Spain, d. Juan Monaco (12), Argentina, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. ❚ Kei Nishikori (13), Japan, d. Victor Hanescu, Romania, 6-3, 6-3. ❚ Tommy Haas (15), Germany, d. Igor Sijsling, Netherlands, 6-0, 5-7, 6-3. ❚ Alexandr Dolgopolov (19), Ukraine, d. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, 6-2, 6-3. ❚ Xavier Malisse, Belgium, d. Jeremy Chardy (22), France, 6-3, 6-2. ❚ Grega Zemlja, Slovenia, d. Florian Mayer (23), Germany, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3). ❚ James Blake, United States, d. Julien Benneteau (24), 6-2, 6-3. ❚ Jurgen Melzer, Austria, d. Marcel Granollers (31), Spain, 6-3, 6-4. ❚ Fabio Fognini (32), Italy, d. Michael Llodra, France, 6-4, 6-1. WOMEN’S SECOND-ROUND SINGLES ❚ Maria Sharapova (3), Russia, d. Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, 6-2, 6-0.

❚ Angelique Kerber (6), Germany, d. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-2. ❚ Nadia Petrova (11), Russia, d. Zheng Jie, China, 6-3, 6-1. ❚ Ana Ivanovic (12), Serbia, d. Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 6-2, 6-1. ❚ Maria Kirilenko (14), Russia, d. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, 6-1, 6-4. ❚ Roberta Vinci (15), Italy, d. Christina McHale, United States, 6-7 (2-7), 6-1, 6-3. ❚ Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, d. Ekaterina Makarova (18), Russia, 6-4, 6-4. ❚ Carla Suarez Navarro (20), Spain, d. Jamie Hampton, United States, 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (7-3). ❚ Klara Zakopalova (21), Czech Republic, d. Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 7-6 (7-3). ❚ Simona Halep, Romania, d. Tamira Paszek (26), Austria, 6-1, 6-7 (4-7), 7-5. ❚ Sorana Cirstea (28), Romania, d. Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2. ❚ Elena Vesnina (29), Russia, d. Donna Vekic, Croatia, 6-4, 6-2. ❚ Alize Cornet (32), France, d. Laura Robson, Britain, 5-7, 7-5, 6-1. ❚ Lauren Davis, United States, d. Madison Keys, United States, 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (9-7).

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x-late game not included y-clinched playoff berth z-clinched division Friday’s results New York 99, Toronto 94 Indiana 102, Milwaukee 78 Oklahoma City 97, Orlando 89 Portland 104, Atlanta 93 Miami 103, Detroit 89 Houston 116, Cleveland 78 New Orleans 90, Memphis 83 Dallas 104, Boston 94 San Antonio 104, Utah 97, OT Minnesota at Phoenix, late Washington at LA Lakers, late Today’s games Detroit at Charlotte, 6 p.m. Toronto at New York, 6:30 p.m. Indiana at Chicago, 7 p.m. Boston at Memphis, 7 p.m. Sacramento at Denver, 8 p.m. Washington at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. Brooklyn at LA Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Thursday’s late result Sacramento 101, Minnesota 98 HEAT 103, PISTONS 89 DETROIT (89): Singler 8-14 0-0 18, Maxiell 2-6 2-4 6, Monroe 10-19 3-5 23, Calderon 7-11 1-1 18, Stuckey 4-15 2-2 11, Jerebko 2-8 4-4 9, English 0-3 0-0 0, Villanueva 0-2 2-2 2, Bynum 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 34-83 14-18 89. MIAMI (103): James 12-15 4-6 29, Haslem 2-3 0-0 4, Bosh 1-7 3-6 5, Chalmers 3-6 2-2 11, Wade 7-17 4-6 19, Allen 1-3 0-0 2, Battier 3-7 3-3 11, Andersen 4-4 1-1 9, Cole 4-5 2-2 10, Jones 1-1 0-0 3, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0, Miller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-68 19-26 103. Detroit 28 26 14 21 — 89 Miami 22 29 22 30 — 103 Three-Point Goals: Detroit 7-22 (Calderon 3-6, Singler 2-5, Jerebko 1-2, Stuckey 1-5, English 0-2, Villanueva 0-2), Miami 8-15 (Chalmers 3-6, Battier 2-5, Jones 1-1, James 1-1, Wade 1-2). Rebounds: Detroit 53, Miami 37. Assists: Detroit 21 (Calderon 7), Miami 21 (James 8). Att: 20,350. HORNETS 90, GRIZZLIES 83 MEMPHIS (83): Prince 3-7 1-2 7, Randolph 7-14 0-1 14, Gasol 7-13 2-2 16, Conley 5-13 7-9 20, Allen 3-4 2-2 8, E.Davis 0-2 2-2 2, Bayless 5-12 2-3 12, Wroten 0-0 0-0 0, Pondexter 0-3 4-4 4, Arthur 0-3 0-0 0, Daye 0-2 0-0 0,

Pittman 0-0 0-0 0, Leuer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-73 20-25 83. NEW ORLEANS (90): Aminu 2-4 2-2 6, A.Davis 8-14 2-3 18, Lopez 9-12 5-7 23, Vasquez 4-13 3-3 12, Gordon 4-13 2-2 11, Anderson 3-5 0-0 8, Amundson 1-3 0-1 2, Harris 0-4 0-0 0, Miller 1-2 0-0 2, Roberts 4-6 0-0 8. Totals 36-76 14-18 90. Memphis 21 22 15 25 — 83 New Orleans 14 34 19 23 — 90 Three-Point Goals: Memphis 3-10 (Conley 3-7, Bayless 0-1, Prince 0-2), New Orleans 4-14 (Anderson 2-4, Vasquez 1-4, Gordon 1-4, Miller 0-1, Harris 0-1). Rebounds: Memphis 38, New Orleans 54. Assists: Memphis 14 (Conley, Gasol 4), New Orleans 19 (Vasquez 9). Att: 16,494. KNICKS 99, RAPTORS 94 NEW YORK (99): Anthony 14-31 7-11 37, Shumpert 2-2 0-0 5, Martin 9-10 1-2 19, Prigioni 1-1 0-0 2, Felton 2-6 1-2 7, Smith 5-10 3-7 14, Kidd 2-5 1-2 7, Camby 0-2 0-0 0, Copeland 1-2 0-0 3, Novak 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 38-71 13-24 99. TORONTO (94): Gay 2-7 0-0 4, Fields 4-6 0-0 9, Valanciunas 5-6 0-1 10, Lowry 3-8 0-0 9, DeRozan 7-14 3-3 18, Johnson 2-5 0-0 4, Anderson 11-18 7-8 35, Lucas 0-5 0-0 0, Ross 2-10 1-2 5. Totals 36-79 11-14 94. New York 25 25 27 22 — 99 Toronto 22 15 34 23 — 94 Three-Point Goals: New York 10-22 (Felton 2-3, Kidd 2-4, Anthony 2-8, Novak 1-1, Shumpert 1-1, Copeland 1-2, Smith 1-3), Toronto 11-32 (Anderson 6-11, Lowry 3-6, Fields 1-1, DeRozan 1-3, Gay 0-1, Ross 0-5, Lucas 0-5). Rebounds: New York 50, Toronto 40. Assists: New York 16 (Kidd, Felton, Shumpert, Smith 3), Toronto 19 (Lowry 10). Att: 19,800. MAVERICKS 104, CELTICS 94 BOSTON (94): Pierce 5-9 4-5 16, Bass 4-9 8-8 16, Garnett 5-10 6-6 16, Bradley 4-12 0-0 9, Lee 2-5 0-0 5, Green 5-11 0-0 10, Terry 3-9 2-2 8, Wilcox 1-1 3-4 5, Crawford 3-11 2-2 9, Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-77 25-27 94. DALLAS (104): Marion 3-7 4-6 11, Nowitzki 8-15 5-5 22, B.Wright 11-16 1-2 23, M.James 2-7 2-2 7, Mayo 4-8 0-0 10, Kaman 2-6 0-0 4, Carter 6-17 6-9 19, Collison 2-5 4-4 8, B.James 0-0 0-0 0, Crowder 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-82 22-28 104. Boston 21 23 24 26 — 94 Dallas 30 25 24 25 — 104 Three-Point Goals: Boston 5-17 (Pierce 2-3, Lee 1-2, Bradley 1-3, Crawford 1-5, Terry 0-2, Green 0-2), Dallas 6-19 (Mayo 2-3, Nowitzki 1-2, Marion 1-2, M.James 1-5, Carter 1-7). Rebounds: Boston 41, Dallas 56. Assists: Boston 19 (Garnett 5), Dallas 26 (Mayo 9). Technicals: Dallas defensive three second. Att: 20,387. PACERS 102, BUCKS 78 MILWAUKEE (78): Daniels 2-11 4-4 8, Dalembert 5-13 0-2 10, Sanders 3-10 0-0 6, Jennings 1-15 2-3 4, Ellis 9-22 2-5 22, Dunleavy 2-5 2-2 7, Udoh 2-2 3-4 7, Redick 1-11 0-0 2, Henson 3-8 0-0 6, Ayon 1-2 0-2 2, Smith 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 31-101 13-22 78. INDIANA (102): George 7-15 5-6 20, T.Hansbrough 8-14 6-7 22, Hibbert 4-7 3-6 11, Hill 2-8 2-2 6, Stephenson 2-4 1-2 5, Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Pendergraph 5-10 0-0 10, Augustin 3-3 2-2 10, Mahinmi 4-7 2-3 10, Green 0-4 2-2 2, B.Hansbrough 1-1 0-0 2, Plumlee 0-1 0-0 0, Young 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 38-79 23-30 102. Milwaukee 23 20 11 24 — 78 Indiana 23 22 28 29 — 102 Three-Point Goals: Milwaukee 3-19 (Ellis 2-7, Dunleavy 1-2, Daniels 0-1, Redick 0-2, Jennings 0-7), Indiana 3-12 (Augustin 2-2, George 1-4, Stephenson 0-1, Green 0-2, Hill 0-3). Rebounds: Milwaukee 65, Indiana 62. Assists: Milwaukee 17 (Ellis 6), Indiana 23 (George 6). Att: 18,165. ROCKETS 116, CAVALIERS 78 CLEVELAND (78): Gee 3-9 4-4 11, Thompson 3-6 2-4 8, Zeller 1-3 0-0 2, Livingston 5-10 4-5 14, Ellington 6-13

0-0 13, Walton 3-5 0-0 7, Gibson 0-9 0-0 0, Speights 3-8 0-0 6, Quinn 2-5 0-0 4, Miles 3-8 2-2 9, K.Jones 2-7 0-0 4, Casspi 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 31-86 12-15 78. HOUSTON (116): Parsons 5-11 2-3 13, Motiejunas 3-5 3-6 10, Asik 6-8 1-3 13, Lin 2-7 0-1 4, Harden 5-9 7-9 20, Beverley 4-7 2-2 11, Smith 2-3 0-0 4, Delfino 3-7 0-0 8, Robinson 6-7 3-3 15, Garcia 3-5 0-0 7, Anderson 5-6 0-0 11, Brooks 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 44-77 18-27 116. Cleveland 25 18 18 17 — 78 Houston 28 30 29 29 — 116 Three-Point Goals: Cleveland 4-20 (Walton 1-1, Miles 1-3, Gee 1-4, Ellington 1-4, Casspi 0-1, Quinn 0-1, Gibson 0-6), Houston 10-29 (Harden 3-5, Delfino 2-6, Beverley 1-2, Anderson 1-2, Garcia 1-3, Motiejunas 1-3, Parsons 1-4, Brooks 0-2, Lin 0-2). Rebounds: Cleveland 39, Houston 61. Assists: Cleveland 14 (Livingston, Speights, Quinn, Miles, Walton 2), Houston 26 (Lin 6).Att: 15,694. SPURS 104, JAZZ 97, OT UTAH (97): Hayward 2-10 0-0 5, Millsap 5-13 1-2 11, Jefferson 9-23 0-0 18, M. Williams 9-17 3-5 23, Foye 3-5 0-0 8, Favors 3-6 0-1 6, Ma.Williams 4-9 0-0 9, Kanter 0-4 3-4 3, Burks 6-9 0-0 14. Totals 41-96 7-12 97. SAN ANTONIO (104): Leonard 9-14 0-0 21, Duncan 4-13 11-13 19, Splitter 2-9 1-3 5, Parker 8-13 6-8 22, Green 6-9 0-0 15, Joseph 1-4 0-0 2, Ginobili 2-9 0-0 5, Diaw 3-5 0-0 6, Blair 1-1 0-0 2, Jackson 0-3 0-0 0, De Colo 1-2 0-0 2, Bonner 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 39-84 18-24 104. Utah 21 20 24 25 7 — 97 S. Antonio 18 20 25 27 14 — 104 Three-Point Goals: Utah 8-17 (Foye 2-3, Burks 2-3, M. Williams 2-4, Hayward 1-2, Ma.Williams 1-4, Millsap 0-1), San Antonio 8-20 (Leonard 3-4, Green 3-6, Bonner 1-1, Ginobili 1-5, Joseph 0-1, Diaw 0-1, Jackson 0-2). Rebounds: Utah 58, San Antonio 53. Assists: Utah 23 (M. Williams 8), San Antonio 23 (Duncan, Parker 5). Att: 18,581. THUNDER 97, MAGIC 89 OKLAHOMA CITY (97): Durant 7-14 9-11 25, Ibaka 5-11 4-6 14, Perkins 3-7 0-0 6, Westbrook 7-17 5-7 19, Sefolosha 2-9 1-2 5, Martin 5-10 2-2 15, Collison 4-5 3-5 11, Jackson 1-3 0-0 2, Fisher 0-3 0-0 0, Liggins 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-80 24-33 97. ORLANDO (89): Harkless 11-18 1-1 25, Harris 3-17 4-4 10, O’Quinn 5-11 1-2 11, Nelson 7-17 0-0 16, Afflalo 3-6 0-0 6, Nicholson 2-7 0-0 4, Udrih 5-10 2-3 13, Moore 1-4 0-0 2, D.Jones 0-1 0-0 0, D.Lamb 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 38-92 8-10 89. Oklahoma City 22 25 23 27 — 97 Orlando 14 20 32 23 — 89 Three-Point Goals: Oklahoma City 5-21 (Martin 3-6, Durant 2-3, Liggins 0-1, Fisher 0-1, Westbrook 0-2, Ibaka 0-2, Jackson 0-2, Sefolosha 0-4), Orlando 5-16 (Harkless 2-3, Nelson 2-7, Udrih 1-2, Harris 0-2, Afflalo 0-2). Rebounds: Oklahoma City 62, Orlando 49. Assists: Oklahoma City 17 (Westbrook 9), Orlando 20 (Nelson 10). Att: 17,429. TRAIL BLAZERS 104, HAWKS 93 PORTLAND (104): Batum 2-5 0-0 5, Aldridge 8-20 4-6 20, Hickson 6-10 3-5 15, Lillard 8-16 2-2 22, Matthews 10-17 3-3 28, Leonard 2-6 0-0 4, Maynor 4-10 0-0 8, Barton 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 41-87 12-16 104. ATLANTA (93): Korver 2-7 1-1 6, J.Smith 9-21 6-10 24, Horford 7-18 1-1 15, Teague 8-11 4-4 21, Stevenson 1-5 0-0 3, Jenkins 3-7 0-0 8, Harris 3-8 0-0 8, Johnson 3-4 0-0 6, Jones 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 37-83 12-16 93. Portland 21 24 28 31 — 104 Atlanta 24 21 31 17 — 93 Three-Point Goals: Portland 10-18 (Matthews 5-8, Lillard 4-5, Batum 1-3, Maynor 0-1, Barton 0-1), Atlanta 7-24 (Harris 2-4, Jenkins 2-4, Teague 1-2, Korver 1-3, Stevenson 1-5, Horford 0-1, Jones 0-1, J.Smith 0-4). Rebounds: Portland 53, Atlanta 47. Assists: Portland 22, Atlanta 27.Att: 16,348.

National Invitation Tournament

All times p.m. unless noted SECOND ROUND Friday’s results ❚ Baylor 89, Arizona State 86 ❚ Iowa 75, Stony Brook 63 Today’s game ❚ Stanford (19-14) at Alabama (22-12), 11 a.m. Sunday’s game ❚ St. John’s (17-15) at Virginia (22-11), 10 a.m. Monday’s games ❚ Robert Morris (24-10) at Providence (18-14), 6 ❚ Mercer (24-11) at BYU (22-11), 8 ❚ Louisiana Tech (27-6) at Southern Mississippi (26-9), 9

College Basketball Invitational

All times p.m. QUARTERFINALS Monday’s games ❚ Houston (20-12) at George Mason (19-14), 6 ❚ Santa Clara (22-11) at Purdue (16-17), 6 ❚ Richmond (19-14) at Wright State (22-12), 6 ❚ Western Michigan (21-12) at Wyoming (20-13), 8

NJCAA II MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP

In Danville, Ill. Friday’s consolation bracket result Monroe CC (N.Y.) 84, Penn Valley 70

NJCAA I WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP In Salina, Kan.

Friday’s semifinal Central Arizona 52, Hutchinson CC (Kan.) 40

Friday’s summaries NCAA MEN CREIGHTON 67, CINCINNATI 63 Cincinnati (22-12): Wright 6-14 0-1 15, Rubles 5-12 1-1 11, Mbodj 1-4 0-0 2, Kilpatrick 7-16 3-4 19, Parker 0-3 0-0 0, Thomas 6-9 0-3 12, Jackson 1-3 0-0 2, Guyn 1-2 0-0 2, Sanders 0-1 0-0 0, Nyarsuk 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-64 4-9 63. Creighton (28-7): Echenique 5-7 3-3 13, Chatman 1-5 5-7 8, McDermott 7-15 11-11 27, Gibbs 1-3 3-4 5, Manigat 1-6 0-0 2, Yates 0-1 0-0 0, Dingman 0-0 0-0 0, Wragge 4-5 0-0 12. Totals 19-42 22-25 67. Halftime: Creighton 32-27. Three-Point Goals: Cincinnati 5-20 (Wright 3-7, Kilpatrick 2-6, Sanders 0-1, Guyn 0-1, Parker 0-2, Rubles 0-3), Creighton 7-15 (Wragge 4-5, McDermott 2-4, Chatman 1-2, Manigat 0-4). Rebounds: Cincinnati 31 (Rubles 8), Creighton 32 (McDermott 11).Att: 20,125. DUKE 73, ALBANY (NY) 61 Albany (NY) (24-11): Iati 4-9 4-4 15, Black 3-11 2-2 10, Rowley 3-9 4-4 10, Johnson 0-2 0-2 0, Puk 1-7 0-0 2, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Devlin 4-5 0-0 9, Hooley 3-7 4-4 13, Metcalf 1-2 0-0 2, Wiegmann 0-0 0-0 0, Page 0-0 0-0 0, Guerrier 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-52 14-16 61. Duke (28-5): Cook 2-8 0-0 4, Mas. Plumlee 9-11 5-7 23, Sulaimon 1-2 4-6 7, Curry 10-14 4-6 26, Kelly 3-8 2-2 8, Thornton 2-2 0-0 5, Murphy 0-0 0-0 0, Hairston 0-1 0-0 0, Jefferson 0-0 0-0 0, Mar. Plumlee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-46 15-21 73. Half: Duke 35-26. Three-Point Goals–Albany (NY) 9-15 (Iati 3-4, Hooley 3-6, Black 2-4, Devlin 1-1), Duke 4-11 (Curry 2-2, Thornton 1-1, Sulaimon 1-2, Cook 0-3, Kelly 0-3). Rebounds: Albany (NY) 26 (Hooley 8), Duke 28 (Mas. Plumlee 8).

FLORIDA 79 NORTHWESTERN ST. 47 NORTHWESTERN ST. (23-9): Davis 2-4 1-2 5, Robinson 2-4 1-1 5, Hicks 4-8 4-4 12, Evans 2-5 1-2 5, Stewart 1-4 0-0 3, A. Adams 0-0 0-0 0, D. Adams 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, West 2-7 0-0 5, Killian 0-1 0-0 0, Harris 0-1 0-0 0, White 3-7 0-0 6, Hulbin 1-6 0-0 3, Roberson 0-2 0-0 0, Frazier 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 18-50 8-11 47. FLORIDA (27-7): Boynton 3-7 3-4 11, Rosario 3-9 0-0 8, Young 6-10 4-10 16, Wilbekin 4-6 3-4 11, Murphy 8-11 0-0 18, Kurtz 0-0 0-0 0, Ogbueze 0-1 0-0 0, Graham 1-1 0-0 2, Yeguete 1-6 1-2 3, Frazier II 0-4 3-3 3, Prather 2-5 0-0 4, Walker 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 29-61 14-23 79. Half: Florida 40-32. Three-Point Goals: Northwestern St. 3-16 (Hulbin 1-3, West 1-3, Stewart 1-4, Roberson 0-1, Davis 0-1, White 0-2, Robinson 0-2), Florida 7-21 (Murphy 2-3, Boynton 2-4, Rosario 2-5, Walker 1-1, Prather 0-1, Ogbueze 0-1, Wilbekin 0-2, Frazier II 0-4). Rebounds: Northwestern St. 26 (Hicks 8), Florida 43 (Young 9). FLORIDA GULF COAST 78 GEORGETOWN 68 FLORIDA GULF COAST (25-10): Comer 4-9 4-4 12, Thompson 5-13 10-16 23, McKnight 0-1 0-0 0, Fieler 3-7 3-4 9, Brown 6-13 9-12 24, Varidel 0-2 0-0 0, Cvjeticanin 0-0 0-0 0, Murray 3-4 3-6 9, Graf 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 21-49 30-44 78. GEORGETOWN (25-7): Hopkins 0-3 3-4 3, Starks 8-17 3-5 23, Porter Jr. 5-17 1-2 13, Lubick 2-3 0-2 4, Trawick 3-7 4-5 11, Smith-Rivera 3-11 0-0 6, Bowen 3-5 2-2 8, Caprio 0-0 0-0 0, Domingo 0-0 0-0 0, Ayegba 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-64 13-20 68. Half: Florida Gulf Coast 24-22. Three-Point Goals: Florida Gulf Coast 6-15 (Brown 3-6, Thompson 3-6, Varidel 0-1, Fieler 0-2), Georgetown 7-27 (Starks 4-10, Porter Jr. 2-6, Trawick 1-4, Bowen 0-1, Smith-Rivera 0-6). Rebounds: Florida Gulf Coast 39 (Brown 9), Georgetown 39 (Porter Jr. 11). ILLINOIS 57, COLORADO 49 Colorado (21-12): Booker 5-14 0-0 14, Johnson 2-6 0-0 5, Roberson 4-10 1-2 9, Dinwiddie 1-8 4-5 6, Scott 4-9 2-2 10, Talton 0-0 0-0 0, Harris-Tunks 1-1 0-0 2, Chen 0-0 2-2 2, Adams 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 17-51 10-13 49. Illinois (23-12): McLaurin 0-1 0-0 0, Richardson 5-14 0-2 14, Paul 3-12 9-10 17, Abrams 4-10 4-4 13, Egwu 3-6 1-2 7, Bertrand 0-2 1-2 1, Henry 0-1 0-0 0, Griffey 1-6 2-4 5. Totals 16-52 17-24 57. Halftime: Illinois 37-21. Three-Point Goals: Colorado 5-19 (Booker 4-10, Johnson 1-1, Roberson 0-1, Adams 0-2, Dinwiddie 0-5), Illinois 8-31 (Richardson 4-11, Paul 2-8, Abrams 1-4, Griffey 1-5, Henry 0-1, Bertrand 0-2). Rebounds: Colorado 36 (Scott 14), Illinois 37 (Egwu 8). Att: 13,784. INDIANA 83, JAMES MADISON 62 James Madison (21-15): Davis 3-6 0-0 7, Diouf 2-4 1-2 5, Nation 10-16 1-2 24, Goins 1-6 0-0 2, Moore 0-5 0-0 0, Hood 1-1 0-0 2, Curry 1-5 0-0 2, Cooke 7-12 0-0 18, Bessick 1-7 0-0 2, Marks 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-62 2-4 62. Indiana (28-6): Hulls 3-6 2-2 10, Watford 2-4 3-4 9, Oladipo 3-7 4-4 11, Ferrell 7-12 0-0 16, Zeller 4-5 3-4 11, Sheehey 7-14 0-1 15, Mosquera-Perea 1-1 1-2 3, Creek 0-2 0-0 0, Abell 2-3 2-2 7, Howard 0-0 0-0 0, Elston 0-1 0-0 0, Hollowell 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 29-55 16-21 83. Halftime: Indiana 43-22. Three-Point Goals: James Madison 8-20 (Cooke 4-5, Nation 3-6, Davis 1-4, Moore 0-1, Curry 0-2, Goins 0-2), Indiana 9-23 (Watford 2-4, Hulls 2-5, Ferrell 2-5, Abell 1-1, Oladipo 1-3, Sheehey 1-4, Creek 0-1). Rebounds: James Madison 28 (Goins 6), Indiana 38 (Ferrell 8). Att: 12,353. IOWA STATE 76 NOTRE DAME 58 IOWA ST. (23-11): Babb 2-3 1-2 7, Ejim 6-16 4-5 17, Lucious 2-4 0-0 6, Clyburn 3-7 3-4 9, Niang 9-13 1-1 19, Palo 1-2 0-0 3, Okoro 0-1 0-0 0, McBeth 0-0 0-0 0, Long 0-1 0-0 0, Booker 3-4 0-0 6, Gibson 0-0 0-0 0, McGee 3-8 0-0 9. Totals 29-59 9-12 76. NOTRE DAME (25-10): Atkins 2-10

2-2 7, Grant 3-8 1-2 9, Connaughton 1-2 0-0 3, Knight 5-10 4-4 14, Cooley 6-7 2-3 14, Biedscheid 0-5 1-2 1, Auguste 3-5 0-0 6, Crowley 0-0 0-0 0, Sherman 2-3 0-0 4, Burgett 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-51 10-13 58. Half: Iowa St. 35-23. Three-Point Goals: Iowa St. 9-21 (McGee 3-5, Babb 2-3, Lucious 2-3, Palo 1-1, Ejim 1-4, Booker 0-1, Long 0-1, Niang 0-1, Clyburn 0-2), Notre Dame 4-17 (Grant 2-4, Connaughton 1-2, Atkins 1-6, Burgett 0-1, Biedscheid 0-4). Rebounds: Iowa St. 27 (Ejim 8), Notre Dame 35 (Auguste 7). Att: 12,495. MIAMI 78, PACIFIC 49 Pacific (22-13): Beatty 0-3 0-0 0, Taku 0-6 1-2 1, McCloud 2-8 0-0 4, Kelley 5-8 1-3 11, Fulton 6-12 0-0 18, Harris 0-0 0-1 0, Llewellyn 0-1 0-0 0, Bock 0-0 0-0 0, Rivera 2-3 1-2 5, De Souza 0-2 0-0 0, Duran 3-6 0-0 9, Turner 0-2 0-1 0, Gill 0-2 1-2 1, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-54 4-11 49. Miami (28-6): Larkin 2-8 5-5 10, Scott 6-10 4-4 21, McKinney Jones 2-6 2-2 8, Kadji 2-7 1-2 6, Gamble 2-3 1-2 5, Sorenson 0-0 0-0 0, Akpejiori 0-0 0-0 0, Heller 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 3-6 0-0 9, Swoope 2-2 2-2 6, Jekiri 3-5 0-0 6, Johnson 2-5 3-4 7. Totals 24-52 18-21 78. Halftime: Miami 40-19. Three-Point Goals: Pacific 9-26 (Fulton 6-10, Duran 3-6, Gill 0-1, Beatty 0-1, De Souza 0-2, Taku 0-2, Turner 0-2, McCloud 0-2), Miami 12-22 (Scott 5-8, Brown 3-3, McKinney Jones 2-4, Kadji 1-3, Larkin 1-4). Rebounds: Pacific 28 (Kelley 9), Miami 41 (Johnson 10). MINNESOTA 83, UCLA 63 MINNESOTA (21-12): An. Hollins 8-16 7-7 28, Coleman 7-11 0-1 14, Au. Hollins 4-7 4-4 16, Mbakwe 4-7 1-4 9, Williams 2-7 0-2 4, Welch 0-1 0-0 0, Osenieks 1-4 0-0 2, Ahanmisi 0-1 0-0 0, Walker 2-4 0-0 4, Ingram 0-0 0-0 0, Eliason 3-3 0-1 6. Totals 31-61 12-19 83. UCLA (25-10): Powell 3-12 1-2 10, Anderson 2-11 2-2 6, Drew II 1-6 2-2 4, Muhammad 6-18 8-10 20, T. Wear 1-5 2-2 4, D. Wear 4-8 1-2 10, Parker 3-3 3-5 9. Totals 20-63 19-25 63. Half: Minnesota 35-25. Three-Point Goals: Minnesota 9-16 (An. Hollins 5-8, Au. Hollins 4-6, Coleman 0-1, Osenieks 0-1), UCLA 4-22 (Powell 3-9, D. Wear 1-3, Anderson 0-1, Drew II 0-3, Muhammad 0-6). Rebounds: Minnesota 36 (Mbakwe 12), UCLA 42 (Anderson 11). Att: 13,825. OHIO ST. 95, IONA 70 IONA (20-14): Ridley 2-6 4-4 8, Jones 3-14 2-2 9, Sledge 6-13 7-8 20, Laury 6-10 2-2 14, Armand 5-17 3-4 17, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Boateng 0-0 0-0 0, Gomez 0-1 0-0 0, Bowman 1-3 0-0 2, Moikobu 0-1 0-1 0, Dennis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-65 18-21 70. OHIO ST. (27-7): Thomas 8-12 5-6 24, Craft 2-8 0-0 4, Thompson 6-10 8-8 20, Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Smith, Jr. 5-10 0-0 12, Scott 3-6 0-0 7, Ross 2-9 2-4 7, Rogers 0-1 0-0 0, Ravenel 5-7 1-1 11, Della Valle 0-2 2-2 2, Lorbach 0-0 1-2 1, McDonald 2-4 1-2 5. Totals 34-71 20-25 95. Half: Ohio St. 43-33. Three-Point Goals: Iona 6-28 (Armand 4-12, Sledge 1-3, Jones 1-8, Gomez 0-1, Ridley 0-2, Bowman 0-2), Ohio St. 7-15 (Thomas 3-3, Smith, Jr. 2-4, Scott 1-1, Ross 1-4, Craft 0-1, Thompson 0-1, Della Valle 0-1). Rebounds: Iona 40 (Laury, Ridley 8), Ohio St. 44 (Thompson 10). SAN DIEGO ST. 70 OKLAHOMA 55 OKLAHOMA (20-12): Grooms 1-3 0-0 3, Pledger 1-8 0-0 3, Hornbeak 2-5 1-2 5, M’Baye 4-10 0-0 8, Osby 9-15 2-3 22, Hield 2-5 0-0 4, Fitzgerald 0-0 0-0 0, Cousins 2-6 1-3 6, Neal 0-1 0-0 0, Clark 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 23-58 4-8 55. SAN DIEGO ST. (23-10): Thames 2-9 0-0 5, O’Brien 2-3 2-2 6, J. Franklin 6-13 7-7 21, Tapley 3-10 3-3 10, Stephens 3-6 1-2 7, Spencer 1-2 0-0 2, Rahon 6-11 3-3 17, Shepard 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 24-56 16-17 70. Half: Oklahoma 33-31. Three-Point Goals: Oklahoma 5-21 (Osby 2-3, Cousins 1-1, Grooms 1-2, Pledger 1-6, Neal 0-1, Hornbeak 0-2, M’Baye 0-3, Hield 0-3), San Diego St. 6-15 (J. Franklin 2-3, Rahon 2-4, Thames 1-4, Tapley 1-4). Rebounds: Oklahoma 29 (Osby 8), San Diego St. 40 (Stephens 11).

TEMPLE 76, NC STATE 72 Temple (24-9): Wyatt 9-22 12-14 31, Cummings 1-2 0-2 3, O’Brien 7-9 0-0 18, Hollis-Jefferson 4-10 4-9 12, Randall 1-3 2-4 5, Lee 1-3 1-2 3, DiLeo 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 24-50 21-33 76. NC State (24-11): Howell 7-10 0-0 14, Brown 9-15 3-4 22, Leslie 8-12 3-7 20, Wood 2-7 4-5 10, Warren 2-5 0-0 4, Purvis 1-3 0-0 2, T. Lewis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-52 10-16 72. Halftime: Temple 38-22. Three-Point Goals: Temple 7-18 (O’Brien 4-6, Cummings 1-2, Randall 1-3, Wyatt 1-7), NC State 4-13 (Wood 2-6, Leslie 1-1, Brown 1-6). Rebounds: Temple 24 (Randall 8), NC State 34 (Howell 15).

NIT MEN BAYLOR 89, ARIZONA STATE 86 ARIZONA ST. (22-13): Felix 6-13 6-7 23, Gilling 3-6 0-0 9, Bachynski 2-4 0-1 4, Carson 5-13 9-12 20, Colvin 5-9 4-4 15, Jacobsen 0-1 0-0 0, Barnes 0-1 1-1 1, Gordon 4-7 5-6 14, Pateev 0-1 0-0 0, Martin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-56 25-31 86. BAYLOR (20-14): Jefferson 9-12 3-6 21, Austin 6-9 0-0 13, Heslip 4-9 2-2 14, Walton 0-3 1-4 1, Jackson 4-14 17-21 26, Gathers 1-1 0-0 2, Franklin 0-2 2-2 2, Bello 3-5 0-0 6, Prince 2-4 0-1 4. Totals 29-59 25-36 89. Half: Arizona St. 31-29. Three-Point Goals: Arizona St. 11-24 (Felix 5-9, Gilling 3-6, Gordon 1-2, Carson 1-2, Colvin 1-3, Martin 0-1, Barnes 0-1), Baylor 6-20 (Heslip 4-9, Austin 1-2, Jackson 1-7, Franklin 0-2). Rebounds: Arizona St. 37 (Colvin, Felix 8), Baylor 34 (Austin, Jefferson 6). Att: 4,562.

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MONROE CC 84, PENN VALLEY 70 Penn Valley: Brown 13, Louis 6, Shively 6, Martin 2, Williams 8, Cann 4, Benson 0, Jones 24, Wilson 4, Woods 0, Pennington 3. Totals: 27 11-13 70 Monroe: Desir 3, Zimmerman 1, McNair 5, Fripp 25, Berry 1, Josiah 19, Hector 0, Gary 17, Velez-Rivera 8, Williams 5. Totals: 27 25-35 84. Half: MCC 38-23.

COLLEGES Baseball

Kansas State 12-9 Bethune-Cookman 0-2 Tennessee 4, Missouri 0 Avila 5-3, Graceland 3-2 Bellarmine 5-4, Rockhurst 2-5 Benedictine-Springfield 3-6, Park 1-3 Fort Hays State 14, Pittsburg State 8 McKendree 6-7, William Jewel 5-4 Missouri S&T 4-5, Southern Indiana 1-2 Northwest Missouri 8, Truman State 3 Southwest Baptist 4-1, Emporia St. 3-9 Washburn 8-4 Central Missouri 6-5

Softball

Pittsburg State 14-6, Lindenwood 2-4 Truman St. 9-4, Missouri Southern 3-3

Men’s tennis

UMKC 4, South Dakota State 0. No. 1 singles: Hasandedic, UMKC, d. Boglic, SDSU, 4-6, 6-1, 5-3. No. 1 doubles: Fleming/Patino, UMKC, d. Boglic/Lawley, SDSU, 9-8. Southern Indiana 5, Washburn 4. No. 1 singles: Kozaczuk, WU, d. Kuzaj, USI, 6-2, 7-6, 7-4. No. 1 doubles: Kozaczuk/Fletcher, WU, d. Kuzaj/Quiroz, USI, 8-4.

Women’s tennis

Kansas 7, Nebraska-Omaha 0. No. 1 singles: Cardona, KU, d. Matricardi, UNO, 6-2, 6-2. No. 1 doubles: Windom/Cardona, KU, d. Tran/Hottman, UNO, 8-2. Southwest Baptist 6, Central Oklahoma 3. No. 1 singles: Varga, SBU, d. Rossini, UCO, 6-2, 6-2. No. 1 doubles: Varga/Zentai, SBU, d. Rossini/Cabato, UCO, 8-0. Southwest Baptist 7, Lincoln 2. No. 1 singles: Varga, SBU, d. Katrevich, LU, 6-4, 6-2. No. 1 doubles: Varga/Zentai, SBU, d. Katrevich/Gober, LU, 8-0.

Men’s volleyball

Missouri Baptist 3, Park 2 (25-19, 19-25, 25-20, 18-25, 15-12)

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THE YOUNG PONDER OBAMACARE The financial health of the Affordable Care Act depends on people between the ages of 18 and 35. Many in KC say they will probably sign up, but doubts about the program abound.

The sport that helped Nick Hibbeler get a scholarship offer is now his sanctuary. By SAM McDOWELL The Kansas City Star

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Nick Hibbeler stands in the middle of a soccer field with his hands on his knees, trying to quickly catch his breath after the adrenaline rush has subsided. He doesn’t want to miss the action, but the 16-year-old Park Hill High School junior takes a moment away from the game to observe his surroundings. He spots his teammates on the field, his family and friends in the bleachers and a professional soccer player on the sideline. Many of them don shirts and bracelets to support his fight. Three months ago, Hibbeler was diagnosed with testicular cancer, a disease that he feared would end his soccer aspirations and perhaps his life. “Some nights I think about dying and I just get wigged out,” he says. “I just don’t know. What if there’s nothing up there?” After surgery to remove one of his testicles, Hibbeler embarked on a chemotherapy schedule resembling a full-time job. The treatment — five consecutive eighthour days every three weeks — often leaves him too weak to maneuver around his own bedroom. SEE HIBBELER | A16

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“If it’s such a great thing, how come they have to force it on me?” BLAKE SISNEY, 27

“I listened to all the debates, kept up and made a decision that this is good for everyone.” SARAH BOPP, 32, A SHIFT MANAGER AT CAFE GRATITUDE

ost of us know someone like Blake Sisney. He’s 27, healthy, no insurance, never gets sick, never goes to the doctor. And like some of his millennial kin, he is a bit resentful that the fate of this whole Obamacare deal is being dumped on his young shoulders. He hasn’t signed up. Hasn’t even tried. “If it’s such a great thing, how come they have to force it on me?” he asked as he tended bar at the Opera House Coffee & Food Emporium in the River Market. This could be a problem. The website glitch for the federal health insurance exchange that we’ve been hearing so much about is just that — a glitch. It will, presumably, be fixed. But beyond that could lurk a far more complex problem and one harder to solve: Young adults might not view the Affordable Care Act with the same enthusiasm as, say, the latest phone. What if they don’t sign up? By all accounts, including government math, the 18-to-35 demographic is key to the success or failure of the ACA, commonly known as Obamacare. SEE INSURANCE | A20

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Soccer still plays a big role for Park Hill junior Nick Hibbeler, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer three months ago.

Teens say ‘meh’ to Facebook’s drama, flock to other networks Young users enjoy Instagram and Snapchat, with few adults and more anonymity. By RICK MONTGOMERY The Kansas City Star

Facebook has finally acknowledged something that Oscar Meth, 15, has known for two years.

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trusive world are less apt to be hanging out. “Now I’m using Instagram, Vine, Ask.fm,” said Meth, of Roeland Park. “… I really like Snapchat.” It took Facebook executives a while to concede it. But in a Wednesday confer-

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ence call to report on quarterly earnings, chief financial officer David Ebersman told analysts that “we did see a decrease in daily users” among American teens, “specifically among younger teens.” He characterized the Face-

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book usage of teenagers overall as “stable” despite recent national surveys suggesting otherwise. So let’s ask local teens. “I haven’t posted a Facebook status in I don’t know how long,” said Courtney Bogert, 17, of Independence.

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HIBBELER: He has played in nearly half of Park Hill’s games FROM A1

As many as 30 enlarged lymph nodes — one of them larger than a golf ball — have made their home inside Hibbeler’s abdomen. He is likely to require a second surgery later this month to remove them. Soccer has remained a constant in his life. Hibbeler has played in nearly half of Park Hill’s games this fall, one of them only three days after his fourth and final week of treatment. A sport he once treated as his training ground for a potential college scholarship now serves as his sanctuary and as firsthand evidence that cancer can’t steal everything. Not even his optimism. “I don’t know. I think there has to be something up there helping me out,” he says. ❚ ❚ ❚ A month before his junior year, Hibbeler competed against incoming college freshmen during a three-day camp at the University of Denver. He left with a Division I scholarship offer. Three days later, Hibbeler was dressed in a hospital gown, awaiting surgery to remove his left testicle after a routine sports physical had revealed a lump. “I was really shocked that of all people, I was the one who had cancer,” Hibbeler says. “I was just tearing it up (in Denver), so I didn’t think anything could be wrong.” Scheduled to undergo the operation at 5:50 a.m. on July 31, Hibbeler received a phone call from a former soccer opponent, Ray Saari. A graduate of Oak Park last spring, Saari was diagnosed with testicular cancer on Nov. 19, 2010. The disease — the most common form of cancer in males between 15 and 35 years old — had already spread to his lungs. Today his cancer is in remission. “I wanted to make him more comfortable. He needed that feeling,” says Saari, 18, who plays soccer at the University of Tulsa. “I know from experience — once you get diagnosed, you’re very worried. It’s the unknown.” In September 2012, Park Hill played Oak Park at Sporting Park to honor Saari and raise awareness for testicular cancer. The game was especially meaningful to Hibbeler, who modeled his playing style as a midfielder after Saari. “He was always a huge inspiration to me,” Hibbeler says. “We have so much in common. I’ve always looked up to him.” A week after surgery, Hibbeler learned his cancer had spread to the lymph nodes in his stomach. ❚ ❚ ❚ Inside a third-floor treatment room at the University of Kansas Cancer Center, Hibbeler lies in a hospital bed. He stretches a soft beanie over his bald head, places a pair of headphones on his ears and covers himself with a heated blanket. His face is swollen, especially his lips — side effects from the previous four days of eighthour chemotherapy treatments. Hibbeler asks his mom, Carrie, to keep the lights off in the room. He listens to jazz on his iPad as he tries to

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Nick Hibbeler has been told he will probably need a second surgery to remove enlarged lymph nodes in his stomach and back. The operation will keep him off the soccer field at least two months, so he has convinced his doctor to postpone it until after the season. Park Hill opens district play Tuesday against Staley.

“I almost forget that I have cancer when I’m out here because I’m doing what I’ve always done. I never realized I could love a sport so much.” NICK HIBBELER

fall asleep. Carrie and her mother sit in the dark by his bedside. “There are times he will only wag his finger,” Carrie says. “He’s too tired to even speak.” Long silent spells are interrupted only when Hibbeler wakes up to take a pill or use the restroom. He refuses to eat or drink. To walk to a nearby bathroom, he clutches his hand against the wall for balance. The treatment includes uncompromising side effects that follow him home — fatigue, nausea, a lack of appetite. He feels too weak to walk downstairs to his bedroom, so he spends nights on the living room couch. The recovery period usually lasts into the following week. The process has repeated every third week for the past three months. After arriving at the center, he takes an elevator to the third floor, where a dozen cancer patients — each older than Hibbeler — sparsely populate a plain-look-

ing room defined by its silence. One by one, the patients disappear into private spaces reserved for treatment. On this Friday, Hibbeler instead waits in the lobby, where he has spent more time over the past 10 weeks than the hallways of his high school. He nervously taps his foot on the carpet as he brushes his hands across his arms for warmth. “This goes by so slow,” he says. “It seems like it takes forever to hear my name. I don’t like sitting and waiting. “I try not to think about it. That’s why I sit out here. But when you walk into that room, that’s when it all feels real.” ❚ ❚ ❚ On the same night Hibbeler learned the scar from his surgery incision had become infected, Park Hill played Lee’s Summit West, the top-ranked team in the city. The players replaced their usual Trojans chant by shouting the name of a

teammate who couldn’t join them on the field. Or so they thought. Nine minutes into the Sept. 16 match, Hibbeler raced down a long, gradual incline outside the Lee’s Summit West soccer stadium and joined his team on the bench. He laced up his cleats, put his shinguards underneath his socks and then caught the attention of his coach, Josh Marchbank. He was ready to play. “I’m not going to take that opportunity away from him,” Marchbank says. “He’s a part of this team just as much as everyone else. … “By the way, he’s a really good player. It’s different if he’s someone at the end of the bench you want to pep up. But he can come in and impact the game for us.” Hibbeler didn’t make his usual impact during an overtime loss against Lee’s Summit West. His dad, Gregg, noticed mistakes indicative of being out of shape. It wasn’t about the production anyway. It rarely is

anymore. “I almost forget that I have cancer when I’m out here because I’m doing what I’ve always done,” Hibbeler says. “I never realized I could love a sport so much.” He has missed games and school because of his treatment and recovery process. He has struggled to keep up with his homework, and he dropped a math class after falling behind. Despite missing considerable time on the soccer field, Hibbeler has scored six goals, surpassing the total from his sophomore season. His first one was especially memorable. Hibbeler scored in a 2-0 victory in the season opener against Smithville in the Liberty Kickoff Classic. He also lost his hair. As the rain started to fall, so did his dark brown locks. He shaved his head later that evening, hoping to stave off embarrassment. His older sister, Katie, who plays soccer at Baker, cried the first time she saw her brother’s bald head. “I was scared to see what I would look like,” Hibbeler says. “I was really nervous about losing my hair.” His teammates put him at ease. The following day, they surprised Hibbeler at practice when they all showed up with shaved heads. ❚ ❚ ❚ Gregg was laid off from his marketing job last December, less than a week before Christmas. He has been unable to find full-time work, leaving Carrie as the sole monetary provider. Hibbeler’s first surgery cost $28,000, and the family isn’t sure how much of that will be covered by Carrie’s health insurance. They are also yet to receive bills for his chemotherapy treatments, doctor visits and medicines. “We really don’t give a (crud) how much it costs,” Carrie says. “He’s just got to get better.” Added Gregg: “We just look at it like this is an expense, no matter how long it takes. His health is the number one priority. The (finances) weigh on you, but you don’t think about it. It’s just not a priority at the moment.” In an effort to lessen the burden, friends, family and members of the Park Hill soccer program have started fundraising projects. They sell purple bracelets — the color symbolizing testicular cancer awareness — with “HIBBELERSTRONG” indented into the silicone gel. The item has become popular among Park Hill students. Trojans coaches have taken the lead on selling Tshirts with “Fight Like Hibbs” scripted across the front. Sporting Kansas City’s Aurelien Collin wore the shirt on the Park Hill sideline during one of Hibbeler’s games. “The support from my team has been awesome,” Hibbeler says. “I pass kids in the hallways who shaved their heads for me, and some of them I don’t even know.” Five days after Hibbeler played in the season opener, the Trojans won the Liberty Kickoff Classic championship. Hibbeler was unable to play. It coincided with his second week of chemothe-

rapy. On its way back from the game, the team made a stop at his home so he could celebrate with the trophy. “He absolutely loves this sport, and we realize what it means to him to be out here and still be a part of this team,” says Harrison Thomas, a junior for the Trojans. “He can’t wait until he gets on the field. It makes him smile when he comes out here.” Thomas was one of the first phone calls Hibbeler placed after learning of his cancer. “I definitely thought I was going to lose my best friend,” Thomas says. “I didn’t know anything about cancer. I was shocked. But once he said it was curable, I knew he was going to make it. “Nick doesn’t lose.” ❚ ❚ ❚ An angel figurine is perched atop the door frame inside Hibbeler’s downstairs bedroom. It has gone largely unnoticed for the past five years, but lately he looks up at it before falling asleep, closes his eyes and then prays. “At first, I wondered how this could happen to me,” he says. “I kept asking, ‘What did I do wrong, God?’ But then I realize stuff happens in life and that’s when your true character shows. I knew I was blessed that I got a cancer I could beat.” After completing four one-week sessions of chemotherapy, Hibbeler’s tumor markers are down, indicating the treatment is working. But he has been told he will probably need a second surgery to remove the enlarged lymph nodes in his stomach and back. This operation, he has been told, will keep him off the soccer field for at least two months, so he has convinced his doctor to postpone it until after the season. Park Hill opens district play Tuesday against Staley. The surgery also has a 25 percent chance of eliminating the possibility Hibbeler will be able to reproduce. Prior to his initial surgery, he deposited sperm in a sperm bank. Doctors have further acknowledged that his chemotherapy treatment places him at a higher risk to develop a future cancer. Three weeks ago, before saying his nightly prayers, Hibbeler opens up about living with cancer. He also talks about death, an outcome that he admits is a possibility. “Usually I’m laying in bed with all the lights off trying to sleep and then I would think about what would happen if my life would end,” Hibbeler says. “How would people remember me?” After a brief moment, Hibbeler decides he would prefer to be remembered as outgoing, friendly and athletic. He wants to be known as a fighter. He takes a quick glance at his angel, then nods his head in a satisfying conclusion. His final thought includes a smile. “I hope there’s soccer in heaven.” To reach Sam McDowell, send email to smcdowell@kcstar.com. Follow him on Twitter at SamMcDowell11.

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College hoops 2013-14 Can Kansas' Andrew Wiggins handle the expectations placed on him? The Jayhawks will have one season to find out. Also, Kansas State and Missouri look to new go-to scorers. | Five pages inside, B6-10

Sports Daily COLLEGE FOOTBALL

KANSAS STATE IOWA STATE

41 7

TEXAS KANSAS

35 13

NO. 3 FLORIDA ST. NO. 7 MIAMI

41 14

NEBRASKA NORTHWESTERN

27 24

NO. 18 OKLA. ST. 52 NO. 15 TEXAS TECH 34

In 2003, the Chiefs dominated on offense, but the defense had its struggles.

30.2 369.4 Points scored per game, best in the league

146.5 356.7

Yards gained per game, second-best in NFL

Rushing yards allowed per game, third-worst in NFL

Yards allowed per game, fourth-worst in league

Priest Holmes Trent Green

Morten Andersen

Dante Hall

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MU freshman Maty Mauk hurt Tennessee with his legs as well as his arm in Saturday’s game.

Mauk makes magic Tigers QB passes for three TDs and runs for more than 100 yards in 31-3 win. By TOD PALMER The Kansas City Star

Jamaal Charles

Tyson Jackson

Alex Smith

Derrick Johnson

In 2013, a stout defense is carrying KC, but the offense is lagging behind.

12.2

208.8

Points allowed per game, best in the NFL

Total sacks, best in league through eight games

Passing yards gained per game, 25th in the league

24 Sacks allowed in eight games, ninth-worst in league

ILLUSTRATION BY DAVE EAMES | SPECIAL TO THE STAR

HALFWAY HOME Unbeaten Chiefs get support, advice from the franchise’s only team that reached 9-0. prung from the miserable ruins of the 2012 season, the Chiefs enter their game today at Buffalo with a chance at a chunk of history as they try to tie a franchise record with a 9-0 start. But the moment also offers a pause for some cautionary considerations. For those who are fit to be tied, the 2003 team, this more modest matter isn’t quite a parallel with the 1972 Miami Dolphins, who went 17-0 and still celeCOMMENTARY brate that their perfection remains peerless. “It would be a great thing,” said Chiefs Hall of Fame guard Will Shields, who played on the 2003 team. “You want them to do even better than you.” Those Chiefs, champions of the AFC West, finished 13-3 and lost the AFC divisional playoff game to the Indianapolis Colts in a wild 38-31 tussle. The game featured no punts and included such oddities as a 31-yard touchdown pass

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Sure, fans love Chiefs’ 8-0 start, but shouldn’t there be less grumbling? Actually no, psychologists say.

CHIEFS AT BILLS WHEN/WHERE: Noon today at Orchard Park, N.Y. TV: CBS (Chs. 5, 13)

HE’S GOT LEGS Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith is a threat running, too. | B14

BRONCOS’ FOX AILING Denver coach reportedly needs heart surgery. | B14

POSTER INSIDE Chiefs linebacker Tamba Hali keeps climbing up the sack charts. | B11 CITY STAR. THE KANSAS

ALL HAIL HALI sing cking oppo has been knoht NFL seasons Tamba Hali Linebacker s off their cleats for eig k milestones. sac l ack severa quarterb ering toward and is thund

o you remember a year ago? Maybe you’ve tried to forget the unmitigated disaster that was the 2012 Chiefs. Understandable. But it’s instructive for what we’ll talk about here, so please indulge me for a few paragraphs. I remember a year ago. An 81-year-old woman called to say she had better luck getting to the bathroom on time than Matt Cassel did of completing passes. A 32-year-old man helped organize a COMMENTARY major fan revolt and said it felt as if he were having a nasty and public fight with his girlfriend. Stories like this popped up everywhere, and the message was fairly consistent: We’re Chiefs fans. We don’t ask for much. We just want a competitive team that appreciates us. Today, the Chiefs are 8-0. The NFL’s last undefeated team. Best defense in the league. John Dorsey, their new general manager, sometimes hops on calls with season-ticket holders to thank them. Andy Reid, their new

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COLUMBIA | Missouri redshirt freshman quarterback Maty Mauk carved up Tennessee with his legs and took advantage of repeated coverage breakdowns in the passing game during a 31-3 victory Saturday at Memorial Stadium. In other words, fears that the Tigers, 8-1 overall and 4-1 in the Southeastern Conference, would have difficulty bouncing back from the season’s first loss — a heartbreaking double-overtime defeat last week against South Carolina — proved unfounded. “Last week left a sour taste in our mouth and we wanted to get out here and show people,” senior wide receiver L’Damian Washington said. “There was a feeling around town, even though it was SEE MU | B18

Sporting down but not out New England’s 2-1 win in playoff opener means KC faces must-win situation. By KYLE McCARTHY Special to The Star

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. | Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen insisted the predicament his side faced last year against Houston did not enter his mind when Kelyn Rowe scored New England’s second goal at Gillette Stadium Saturday night. Then again, Aurelien Collin did not give him much time to ponder the meaning of a two-goal deficit in this Eastern Conference semifinal series, either. Collin scored at the far post after 67 minutes, giving Sporting a critical goal in this two-legged, aggregate goal series. The match ended in a 2-1 loss to the Revolution, but Collin’s strike could make all the difference heading into the second leg at Sporting Park on Wednesday night. “Our goal gave us a good lifeSEE SPORTING | B15

STATE CHAMPS: OLATHE EAST, ST. JAMES AND MIEGE VOLLEYBALL, AQUINAS AND LAWRENCE FREE STATE CROSS COUNTRY. | B4-5

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THE BUZZ

Fatal injury mars Breeders’ Cup Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert endured an excruciating swing of emotion while watching two of his horses run at the Breeders’ Cup on Saturday at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. Baffert saw Secret Compass be euthanized after being injured in the Juvenile Fillies, won by Ria Antonia. New Year’s Day then won the Juvenile for 2-year-old males. Other winners: Mucho Macho Man, Classic; Magician, Turf; Dank, Filly & Mare Turf; Groupie Doll, Filly & Mare Sprint; Mizdirection, Turf Sprint; and Wise Man, Mile.

Astrodome has a yard sale Thousands of people lined up Saturday for the chance to take home a piece of the iconic, but now closed Houston Astrodome, once dubbed the “eighth wonder of the world.” A “yard sale” and auction took place at the Reliant Center. For those looking for a cheap memento, a 12-inch by 12-inch piece of AstroTurf cost $20.

Red Sox celebrate title For the third time in 10 years, the Red Sox celebrated a World Series title with a parade in Boston. Vehicles stopped at the Boston Marathon finish line, near where two explosions killed three spectators April 15. Outfielder Jonny Gomes and catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia held jerseys with the words “BOSTON STRONG” and the number 617, the city’s area code.

Golf: Couples leads Schwab Fred Couples shot 68 and extended his lead to 5 strokes after the third round of the Champions Tour’s Charles Schwab Cup Championship in San Francisco. Tom Pernice Jr. shot 69 and is 15 shots back. ❚ Dustin Johnson shot 66 and led by 3 shots after three rounds of the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.

Worth noting ❚ David Ferrer stunned top-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-5 and will face Novak Djokovic in the final of the Paris Masters. Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. ❚ The San Francisco Giants parted ways with pitcher Barry Zito, declining an $18 million option. ❚ The Kansas volleyball team raised its record to 18-5 overall and 8-2 in the Big 12 by defeating TCU 3-1 (20-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-23) in Lawrence. ❚ The UMKC men and women both finished third at the Western Athletic Conference cross country meet in Seattle. The Oklahoma State men and Iowa State women won Big 12 titles in Waco, Texas. | Star news services

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AUTO RACING | Sprint Cup co-leaders set for battle today

BIG 12 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP AT SWOPE SOCCER VILLAGE Wednesday’s quarterfinals ❚ No. 4 Iowa State vs. No. 5 Baylor 11:30 a.m. ❚ No. 3 Texas vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State 2 p.m. ❚ No. 1 West Virginia vs. No. 8 Kansas 5:30 p.m. ❚ No. 2 Texas Tech vs. No. 7 TCU 8 p.m. Friday’s semifinals ❚ Iowa State-Baylor winner vs. West Virginia-Kansas winner, 5:30 p.m. ❚ Texas-Oklahoma State winner vs. Texas Tech-TCU winner, 8 p.m. Nov. 10 championship Semifinal winners, 3:30 p.m.

TEXAS SHOWDOWN Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson are deadlocked for the points lead in the Chase for the Sprint Cup with three races left. And both drivers have reason to believe they will do well today. Johnson and Kenseth have each won twice at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, the site of today’s AAA Texas 500. Their 15 top-10 finishes at Texas are tied for the most of any driver and they have the best average finishes — Kenseth at 8.5, just ahead of Johnson’s 9.1 Johnson has had to try and have some fun this week, twice playfully interrupting interview sessions Kenseth was having with reporters, but Kenseth is taking things seriously. “My brain is over capacity already with trying to figure out how to make my race car fast enough to be the best,” Kenseth said. “They always say, if you want to be the man, you have to beat the man and he’s always definitely been the man.” Johnson qualified his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet third. He will start in the row ahead of Kenseth, who will roll off from the sixth position in his No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. Carl Edwards, the only three-time Cup winner at Texas, is the pole sitter for the race and Jeff Gordon starts eighth a week after he got himself back in the title conversation with a victory at Martinsville that moved up to a season-high third in points. He is 27 points behind the leaders. Johnson is the defending champion. Last November, he and Brad Keselowski raced side-by-side in the closing laps, even slamming together without crashing. Johnson won the race and left still with the points lead, but Keselowski overcame him the last two races for the championship. “It’s definitely a tense period of time,” Johnson said. “Having to race so hard for it and fight for each and every point as we have is, in most situations, a lot of fun.” Kenseth has been a runner-up at

Field is set for soccer tournament The pairings have been determined for the Big 12 Jimmie Johnson (right) passed Matt Kenseth wth two laps to go and won women’s soccer tournament the 2007 fall race at Texas Motor Speedway. Kenseth finished second. this week in Kansas City. West Virginia, 13-3-2 overall and 7-1 in conference play, won the regular-season CHASE STANDINGS TODAY’S SPRINT CUP conference title for the secRACE The drivers who qualified for the 10-race ond straight season and se❚ WHAT: AAA Texas 500 Chase for the Sprint Cup. cured the No. 1 seed for the ❚ WHEN/WHERE: 2 p.m. today at AFTER RACE SEVEN tournament, which will be Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Driver Wins Points Behind Wednesday, Friday and next Worth Worth, Texas 1. Matt Kenseth 7 2294 — Sunday at Swope Soccer Vil❚ TV: 1 p.m., ESPN. 2. Jimmie Johnson 5 2294 — lage. ❚ DEFENDING CHAMPION: Jimmie 3. Jeff Gordon 1 2267 -27 The top eight teams based Johnson. 4. Kevin Harvick 3 2266 -28 on conference results quali5. Kyle Busch 4 2258 -36 fied for the postseason tourKESELOWSKI WINS 6. Clint Bowyer 0 2239 -55 nament. NATIONWIDE RACE 7. Dale Earnhardt 0 2238 -56 Texas Tech, 16-1-2 and Brad Keselowski led 105 of 200 6-0-2, will be the second Jr. laps and won the O'Reilly Auto seed and take a 15-game unParts 300 Nationwide race at 8. Greg Biffle 1 2236 -58 Texas Motor Speedway. beaten streak into the tour9. Kurt Busch 0 2219 -75 nament. Nationwide series leader Austin 10. Carl Edwards 2 2218 -76 Kansas, 7-10-2 and 2-5-1, Dillon finished fifth and is six 11. Joey Logano 1 2209 -85 points ahead of Sam Hornish Jr., made the field as the eighth 12. Ryan Newman 1 2188 -106 who finished third, with two races seed after a 2-1 victory over 13. Kasey Kahne 2 2170 -124 left. Oklahoma on Friday in Lawrence. The final match will be Texas four times, including the fall ter, ran us down,” Kenseth said. “It was broadcast by FOX Sports 1, race in 2007 when he and Johnson a heck of a race. I hope to turn the ta- while the six matches leadtraded the lead several times in the bles some day and be able to beat ing up to it will be streamed him.” live on Big12Sports.com. closing laps before Johnson won. “I do remember that day, he was fas- | Star news services | Star news services THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Missouri Southern assistant football coach killed

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Missouri Southern assistant football coach Derek Moore died Friday night after being shot as he left a Joplin movie theater. The university called off its homecoming activities, including Saturday’s football game

against Lindenwood, and said in a statement that it was “stunned and deeply saddened” by Moore’s death. Joplin police said Saturday that 39-year-old Jeffery L. Bruner of Joplin was charged with felony murder and armed criminal

action in Moore’s death. Bruner is being held without bond. Moore, 37, was in his first year as Missouri Southern’s offensive-line coach. He had coached in college football for 14 seasons. “He was a very likable person who always had a smile on his

FIGURE SKATING ❚ ISU, Grand Prix: Skate China, 12:30 p.m., NBC 27, 41 (same-day tape)

GOLF ❚ Champions Tour, Charles Schwab Cup Championship, final round, 3:30 p.m., GOLF

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER

❚ MLS playoffs, conference semifinals, leg 1, Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 8 p.m., ESPN

TENNIS ❚ ATP World Tour, Paris Masters, doubles final, 5 a.m., TENNIS ❚ ATP World Tour, Paris Masters, singles final, 8 a.m., TENNIS

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

❚ Wisconsin at Northwestern, 2 p.m., BTN

❚ Exhibition, Emporia State at Kansas, 2 p.m., TWCSC

MOTOR SPORTS

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER ❚ California at Washington, 4 p.m., ESPNU

❚ Formula One, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 6:30 a.m., NBCSN ❚ Sprint Cup, AAA Texas 500, 2 p.m., ESPN, KCMO-FM (102.5 FM)

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NBA

❚ Florida at Texas A&M, 1 p.m., ESPNU

❚ Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m., FSKC, NBA

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

❚ Chiefs at Buffalo, noon CBS 5, 13, KCFX (101.1 FM) ❚ Philadelphia at Oakland, 3 p.m., FOX 4 ❚ Pittsburgh at New England, 3:25 p.m., CBS 5, 13 ❚ Indianapolis at Houston, 7 p.m., NBC 27, 41, WHB (810 AM)

❚ Exhibition, Wayne St. at Michigan, 6 p.m., BTN ❚ Exhibition, Montevallo at Kentucky, 6 p.m., FCSP ❚ Exhibition, Oklahoma Christian at Oklahoma, 7 p.m., FCSA

RUNNING ❚ New York City Marathon, 8 a.m., ESPN2; 3 p.m. ABC 2, 9 (same-day tape)

SOCCER ❚ English Pemier League (EPL), Everton at Tottenham, 7 a.m., CNBC ❚ EPL, Swansea at Cardiff, 9:55 a.m., NBCSN ❚ MLS playoffs, conference semifinals, leg 1, New York at Houston, 2:30 p.m., NBC 27, 41

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face,” Southern head coach Daryl Daye said. Plans are being made for a candlelight vigil Monday on the university’s campus. It is uncertain when the football game will be made up.

NBA ❚ Houston at LA Clippers, 9:30 p.m., NBA

NFL ❚ Chicago at Green Bay, 7:25 p.m., ESPN, WHB (810 AM)

NHL ❚ Anaheim at N.Y. Rangers, 6:30 p.m., NBCSN

TENNIS ❚ ATP World Tour Finals, round-robin play, 6 a.m., noon, TENNIS

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Mavericks win home opener Missouri rips Denver 6-2 in front of a record Independence Events Center crowd. By ZACHARY SPAIN Special to The Star

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Saturday’s summary MAVERICKS 6, CUTTHROATS 2 Denver 2 0 0 — 2 Missouri 3 2 1 — 6 First period: Denver—Soudek (1:46), Arseneau (18:54); Missouri—Thinel (3:46), Dickson (11:48), Courtney (18:29). Second period: Missouri—Courtney (7:23), Thinel (17:49). Third period: Missouri—Courtney (17:11). Shots on goal: Denver 33, Missouri 27. Saves: Denver—Patterson, 21; Missouri—Owen, 31. Power-plays: Denver 0-2, Missouri 0-1. Att: 5,850.

The Missouri Mavericks waited longer than any other Central Hockey League team to play at home. John-Scott Dickson gave Finally, two weeks in, the Mavericks were welcomed the Mavericks the lead 11:48 Saturday by a raucous, rec- in on a rebound off a faceoff, ord crowd of 5,850 at the In- and Courtney scored the dependence Events Center eventual game-winner on a to celebrate the start of their breakaway slap shot with fifth season and the unfur- 1:31 left in the first. Denver forward Vincent ling of the 2012-13 CHL FranArseneau put away a rechise of the Year banner. Then the Mavericks dis- bound with 1:06 left in the patched Denver 6-2. All in period as the Cutthroats made it 3-2. all, not a bad homecoming. Owen, whose 1.62 goalsAndrew Courtney scored a hat trick and had an assist, against average was tied for while reigning league MVP best in the CHL, faced a barand scoring champ Sebas- rage early as the Cutthroats tien Thinel scored two goals outshot the Mavericks 18-9 and added two assists for the in the first period. But after the first intermisMavericks, who played their third game in four nights sion, the Mavericks reand didn’t return from Tulsa mained in control as Courtney and Thinel each scored until 3 a.m. “For us to give (the fans) a and Owen was flawless. He game like that, it’s a good saved 31 of 33 shots and then start to something that received praise from coach hopefully continues,” Court- Scott Hillman. “(Owen) is very calm and ney said. “Who knows, maybe this will be a special he stays real focused,” Hillman said. “It’s incredible year.” But the game didn’t have a what that does for the promising start for Missouri, bench’s confidence.” The win against Denver, 6-0-0. Denver took a 1-0 lead 1:46 5-1-1, was its first against a in. Thinel evened the score 2 team from the top half of the minutes later off a pass standings. “That’s a big confidence across the ice from Evan booster,” Hillman said. Vossen.

SATURDAY’S NBA HIGHLIGHTS ❚ Klay Thompson scored 27 points as Golden State topped Sacramento 98-87 in Oakland. Ben McLemore, who starred at KU, had 19 to pace the Kings. ❚ Nicolas Batum had a triple-double — 11 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists — in Portland’s 115-105 home victory over the Spurs.

NEWS ❚ Hall of Famer Walt Bellamy, a four-time NBA All-Star, died Saturday. He was 74. Bellamy averaged 20.1 points and 13.7 rebounds in 13 seasons. He was one of seven players to score more than 20,000 points and grab more than 14,000 rebounds. | Scores, standings, B-21

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After two games of mostly off-kilter execution, the Bulls said there was no cause for alarm. Then came Saturday night. Sure, Philadelphia had opened the season with two straight victories, including one over the Heat. But the 76ers were supposed to be one of the league’s worst teams this season. And Chicago’s Derrick Rose kept promising big things were PHILADELPHIA |

coming. They may be, but the Bulls trudged off the Wells Fargo Center court 107-104 losers after blowing a 20-point lead. And Rose turned the fourth quarter, typically his time, into his personal nightmare. Rose made five of his eight turnovers in the final period and had his third straight poor shooting night, missing 10 of 14 attempts. Rose wasn’t even the best point guard on the Wells Fargo Center court. Sixers rookie Michael Carter-Williams finished with 26 points and 10 assists.

“I’m not playing well right now,” Rose said. “But I’m going to have that breakthrough game.” Pushing the ball aggressively in transition in the first half, the Bulls appeared to be having their own. But multiple defensive breakdowns allowed the 76ers to score a staggering 58 second-half points. “We understand what everybody has said and written about us,” Sixers coach Brett Brown said. “Our guys have put in the day-to-day stuff, which has always been our message.”

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Three titles a charm Miege outlasts Louisburg

Runner will have a posse Blue Springs’ Mugeche, Liberty boys, LS West girls win sectional. By ZACHARY SPAIN Special to The Star

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SALINA, Kan. | The feeling was one Jessica Plake and her Bishop Miege teammates will never forget. After winning four straight Kansas Class 5A volleyball titles from 2008 to 2011, the Stags saw their run end prematurely in 2012. A three-game loss to Shawnee Heights in the semifinals at last year’s state tournament was, simply put, devastating. “We just used that as so much motivation,” Plake said. “We remembered all that we had gone through.” This season, Miege went through an atypical regular season, losing 10 matches. But the Stags, competing in a new classification, found some late-season fire and rode it to the Class 4A Division I championship at the Bicentennial Center. After rolling through its pool on Friday, Miege put the wraps on a state-best 22nd title Saturday with a hard-fought 25-16, 18-25, 25-20 victory over Louisburg in the championship match. The victory capped a 34-10 season for the Stags, who won their first 4A state title since 1977 — the 20 other titles coming at the 5A level. “Every team is different,” said Miege coach Gwenn Pike, who’s been in charge for 19 of the 22 title seasons. “We’ve had to fight for everything we’ve gotten this year. We’ve played some really tough competition, but in the long run it paid off because under pressure, even though it wasn’t our best game, we did the things we needed to do to make it happen and get the win.” Miege found itself in a fight with Louisburg in the finals after handling the Wildcats 25-14, 25-21 in Friday’s pool play. After using a 9-1 run to expand a 13-12 lead in the first match, the Stags saw Louisburg fire back in the second game. Despite missing their top hitter — junior Sydney Dixon, who sprained her ankle two points into the semifinal win over Chanute — the Wildcats saw their bigs come up, well, big. Six-footers Madison Turner and Madline DeShazer combined for seven kills and eight blocks in the second game with Turner accounting for three of the final four points in a 25-18 win. Louisburg got out fast in the third game, too, leading 6-3 on three hitting errors by the Stags. It was still a 12-9 Wildcats lead when Miege finally found a groove. Kills from Plake, Nichole Purcell and Carson Miller sparked a 6-1 that put Miege up for good. Plake added four more kills, and freshman Allie Strong finished off the win with a kill. “We just realized what we had to do,” said Plake, who led the Stags with 15 kills and three aces. “We just executed on everything.”

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After defeating Blue Valley Northwest in the Kansas Class 6A volleyball finals on Saturday in Topeka, the Olathe East players took their celebration to the stands, where they shared their jubilation with their fans.

Olathe East rallies and defeats BV Northwest By CHARLES REDFIELD Special to The Star

TOPEKA | With his team trailing Saturday in the third and final game of the Kansas Class 6A volleyball championship, Olathe East coach Brian Martin called timeout. “I told them that we better not let it go,” Martin said. “We needed to just get it done.” Armed with that bit of wisdom, the Hawks scored six straight points for a one-point lead and went on to win 25-21 over Blue Valley Northwest at the Kansas Expocentre. The state volleyball championship was the first for Olathe East and only the second by an Olathe school, joining Olathe South in 2005. The Hawks won the first game 25-20, but the Huskies came back for a 25-16

win in the second. “They are a really good team,” BV Northwest coach Molly Haggerty said. “Their middle is very good. We made adjustments, and they made adjustments. “We were two evenly matched teams, but they made the key plays when they needed to.” The No. 1-seeded Hawks finished the season 38-5. “We have a tendency to get down quickly, but we can come back,” Martin said. “The kids just fought and fought today. Our defense was great.” Olathe East won the state title without a senior on the roster. The Hawks had six juniors, five sophomores and a freshman. “We knew we could come back (in the third game),” sophomore Abbey

Bart said. “We knew we had to play together as a team. “It’s just an awesome feeling to win state.” Junior libero Kelli Kalinoski added, “We are mentally strong and knew that we could not give up on what we wanted to do. “It meant a great deal to me to represent my school and play together with these girls.” The second-place finish for BV Northwest, 35-9, was its best since the Huskies won the title in 2000, the last time they reached state. Blue Valley lost to Olathe East in the semifinals 25-20, 12-25, 25-23 but came back and beat Olathe Northwest in the third-place match 25-20, 25-14. The Tigers, a state finalist in 2012, finished 31-9.

St. James takes sixth straight championship By CHARLES REDFIELD Special to The Star

TOPEKA | St. James Academy won its sixth consecutive Kansas state volleyball championship Saturday, capping an undefeated season with a fifth victory over St. Thomas Aquinas. Aquinas forced a third game against St. James for the first time this season, but the Thunder prevailed 25-11, 19-25, 25-17 in the Class 5A championship at the Kansas Expocentre. The deciding game was tied at 6-6 when St. James got serious. “I told them to relax,” Thunder coach Nancy Dorsey said. “Aquinas played so well. They did some things we hadn’t seen before. I told them to play our game.” St. James, ranked No. 1 in the country by prepvolleyball.com, finished 46-0. This was the school’s second straight 5A crown after winning four in a row in 4A. Thunder senior Arianna Person appeared to take over in the third game. “This was my fourth year, and I wasn’t ready to go out yet,” she said. “I

knew we had to step it up.” Senior twins Bristol and Brianna Lewis won their fourth consecutive state championship. “I was thinking this (the loss in the second game) wasn’t going to happen again,” Bristol Lewis said. “We won all year with hard work and teamwork.” Brianna Lewis added, “I was not happy about losing (the second game), but I knew we could pull out the third game.” The twins will split up next season. Bristol will be attending Northwest Missouri State while Brianna is heading for Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. She will be joined at Belmont by Person. Aquinas, which won the East Kansas League, finished 36-9. Saints coach Kim Bogart rallied her team after the first-game loss. “I told them to calm down and play our game,” she said. “We were nervous and playing in panic mode.” St. James beat Wichita KapaunMount Carmel 25-13, 25-14 in the semifinals, while Aquinas beat Andover 25-22, 25-20.

Although Stephen Mugeche won’t be running alongside his Blue Springs teammates at the state championship cross country meet, and if the hugs, handshakes and enthusiasm that met him at Raymore-Peculiar on Saturday morning are an indication, he won’t be alone in Jefferson City. Mugeche, a junior who took the District 7 title last week, won the 5-kilometer Class 4, Sectional 4 championship in 15 minutes, 46.3 seconds by extending a 1-second lead at 1 mile to a comfortable finish, building distance over rivals William Thompson of Rockhurst (15:59.6) and Truman’s Colton Rockhold (16:01.3). But unlike last season, when the Wildcats were state runners-up and Simon Belete won the individual title, Mugeche will be his school’s lone representative after the Wildcats did not advance from the district meet. He’ll be one of the favorites after finishing fourth a year ago, and the attention he received Saturday probably will follow him across the state, if not on the course. Liberty will return to the state meet after failing to qualify last year. The Blue Jays used four top-15 finishers within 22 seconds of each other to take the boys title 59-73 over Ray-Pec. Lee’s Summit North (100 points) and Rockhurst (110) also qualified for the state championship field. Lee’s Summit West (79), which won five consecutive girls state titles before placing fourth last year, bounced back from a second-place finish at the district meet and won a close competition over Lee’s Summit North (82) and Kearney (83. Ray-Pec (107) also qualified ahead of District 7 champion St. Teresa’s (116), despite Ann Campbell’s 11-second win (18:48.3). The Stars, who finished third in the state last year, will be absent. Hayden Lee (ninth place) was their only other runner to qualify individually.

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In the second game of Saturday’s match, St. James’ Brianna Lewis (right) worked to get the ball past Aquinas senior Makenzie Elder.

The Grain Valley boys team won its first conference title earlier this season. At Ray-Pec, it added another first: a district championship. The Eagles (29 points) put all five scoring runners between third and eighth to close on Pembroke Hill (32) in the final kilometer. Pembroke Hill’s Evan Peterson (17:21.7) and Jon Chu (17:42.6) took the top places and helped the Raiders clinch the second state-qualifying spot. Behind Julie Steilen’s win and a sweep of spots three through six, Notre Dame de Sion won the girls’ title ahead of second qualifier Grain Valley.

MISSOURI SECTIONAL VOLLEYBALL

Park Hill South tops LS West for trip to state By DAVE McQUEEN Special to The Star

Sure, Park Hill South volleyball coach Debbie Fay was concerned about the rugged path her team faced to make the Missouri Class 4 state tournament. But Fay figured if her Panthers could handle pressure, they would be fine. And that the Panthers did, which is a big reason they are headed to state for the first time since 2005. Park Hill

South earned its spot in the final four with two victories Saturday, the last one a tight 25-27, 25-20, 25-20 triumph over Lee’s Summit West in the Class 4 Sectional at Liberty. “It was an emotional night for all the kids,” Fay said. “When only one team gets to go to state from Kansas City, that’s really hard to do. We played some great, great teams just to get here.”

Count Lee’s Summit West, 28-8-1, among them. The Titans, who handed Park Hill South, 35-2-1, one of its two losses in the regular season, battled through 16 ties and 11 lead changes before scoring the final two points to take the first game. And while Park Hill South led for most of the last two games, the Panthers could never shake LS West or Carlisa May, the Titans’ fierce

junior outside hitter, who was making kills from all over the floor and benefiting from the Titans’ strong blocking. “Carlisa May came to play,” Fay said. “We never did figure her out.” Better ball movement eventually helped Park Hill South overcome May and the bigger Titans. Fay said that with better passing, and some solid serving from

Ashton Anderson, the Panthers got control. Still, Park Hill South struggled to maintain a lead in the final two games. The Panthers led 16-6 early in the second game before the Titans rallied to within 22-18. They scored the first four points of the third game and led 22-14 before the Titans mounted a furious 6-1 rally that made it 23-20. “I think we just got ahead

of ourselves,” Anderson said. “Once we got the big lead we thought, ‘OK, it’s over’ and stopped playing as hard.” But not for long. Wainwright slammed a shot past LS West’s back line and served the final two points that secured the trip to state. The Panthers will face Lafayette of Wildwood in the Class 4 semifinals Friday in Cape Girardeau.

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LAWRENCE | St. Thomas Aquinas didn’t just win the 5A girls state cross country state title on Saturday. It dominated with a rare perfect finish in team scoring. Senior Bailee Cofer won the 5A title and led Aquinas to the team title as the Saints swept the top five team spots for a perfect score of 15 points at Rim Rock Farm. “I don’t have words to describe it,” Aquinas coach Justin Wrigley said. “I am so happy for those girls for everything they’ve been working for and all the sacrifices. They’ve given up a lot of themselves to try and be the very best and today without a doubt they were the best. I haven’t seen anything like it.” Emily Downey, Grace Geiger and Monica Sneed took the next three spots, and Abbey Hopfinger finished seventh behind individual qualifiers Nikki Zielinski of Andover and Kelsi Andrews of Wichita Kapuan. However, when it came to the team scoring, Hopfinger moved up to fifth place helping Aquinas successfully defend its team title despite losing six seniors from last year’s squad. “My teammates, Grace Geiger and Emily Downey and I decided we would take over at the mile mark,” Cofer said. “We all went together, and that created a gap and set us up to go one through three. It was great.” The boys were able to back up the girls’ performance with a second straight second-place finish behind defending champion Bishop Carroll. The Saints accomplished that with the addition of Matthew Wilderson, who was doubtful for the meet after being diagnosed with a collapsed lung two weeks ago, and Cole Friedman, who was coming off a stress fracture and finished 18th. “Things just weren’t going our way down the home stretch, but for them to battle and finish second place was unbelievable,” Wrigley said. Blue Valley West junior Stuart McNutt took the 6A boys title and led the Jaguars to a fifth-place finish behind Manhattan, Wichita North, Olathe North and last year’s state champion, Shawnee Mission Northwest. “I felt very good,” McNutt said. “Around the 2-mile mark, I was getting really tired, but I had faith in all the summer training I did, all the workouts, and I thought, ‘I just have to push here and I can go get it.’ ” McNutt spent the summer going on long easy runs to build his core and then working on his speed through a series of tempos and fartleks (speed training). McNutt finished in 15:33.30, the fastest overall boys time at the state meet, which won him the Bob Timmons Award. His counterpart on the girls’ side was Lawrence Free State freshman Emily Venters, who finished in 14:58.32 and led the Firebirds to a first-place finish in the 6A girls race. “She doesn’t run a whole lot, she’s a swimme,r and this is her first running experience,” Free State coach Steve Heffernan said. “At the end of the year she came on strong, and that is to be expected with someone who is new to the sport that they’ll get better as the season goes, but this is special.” Olathe East, the defending 6A girls champion, finished third behind Free State and Garden City. Its top runner, Emily Schmeeckle, placed 11th. Kansas City Christian was the only area team to qualify for the 3A championships, and the boys team finished sixth. Freshman Luke Rovenstine was 21st. On the girls’ side, senior Annie Keel finished 23rd.

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St. Thomas Aquinas’ Bailee Cofer (left) was the Class 5A champion and the Saints won the team title. Blue Valley West’s Stuart McNutt (right) won the Class 6A title.

HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS Boys soccer KANSAS STATE CLASS 6A Northeast quarterfinals Tuesday’s games Olathe East vs. Shawnee Mission Northwest at College Blvd. Activity Center, 6 p.m. Blue Valley Northwest vs. Shawnee Mission East at Southwest District Athletic Complex, 6 p.m.

CLASS 5A Northeast quarterfinals Tuesday’s games St. Thomas Aquinas at Topeka Seaman, 6 p.m. St. James Academy vs. Blue Valley Southwest, TBA

CLASS 4-1A Northeast quarterfinals Monday’s game Bishop Miege at Piper, 5 p.m.

Tuesday’s game Bishop Ward at Baldwin, 3:45 p.m.

Volleyball MISSOURI SECTIONALS CLASS 4 Saturday’s results Park Hill South 2, Blue Springs 0 (25-12, 25-19) Lee’s Summit West 2, Liberty 0 (25-20, 25-22) Park Hill South 2, Lee’s Summit West 1 (27-29, 25-20, 25-20)

❚ More high school results. | B21 CLASS 3 Saturday’s results St. Pius X 2, Grain Valley 1 (25-17, 21-25, 25-23) O’Hara 2, Savannah 0 (25-22, 25-17) St. Pius X 2, O’Hara 1 (21-25, 27-25, 25-23)

CLASS 2 Saturday’s results Summit Christian Academy 2, St. Paul Lutheran 0 (25-21, 20-25, 25-22) Summit Christian Academy 2, Bishop LeBlond 0 (25-23, 25-18)

CLASS 1 Saturday’s results Santa Fe 2, Orrick 0 (25-7, 25-14)

KANSAS STATE CLASS 6A in Topeka Saturday’s results Semifinals: Olathe East 2, Blue Valley 1 (25-20, 12-25, 25-23) Semifinals: BV Northwest 2, Olathe Northwest 0 (25-20, 25-16) Third place: Blue Valley 2, Olathe Northwest 0 (25-20, 25-14) Championship: Olathe East 2, BV Northwest 1 (25-20, 16-25, 25-21)

CLASS 5A in Topeka Saturday’s results Semifinals: St. James Academy 2, Wichita Kapaun 0 (25-13, 25-14) Semifinals: St. Thomas Aquinas 2, Andover 0 (25-22, 25-20)

Third place: Wichita Kapaun 2, Andover 0 (25-21, 25-23) Championship: St. James Academy 2, St. Thomas Aquinas 1 (25-11, 19-25, 25-17)

CLASS 4A DI in Topeka Saturday’s results Semifinals: Louisburg 2, Chanute 1 (25-22, 18-25, 25-22) Semifinals: Bishop Miege 2, Rose Hill 0 (25-20, 25-10) Third place: Chanute 2, Rose Hill 0 (25-18, 25-22) Championship: Bishop Miege 2, Louisburg 1 (25-16, 18-25, 25-20)

CLASS 4A DII in Topeka Saturday’s results Semifinals: Santa Fe Trail 2, Frontenac 0 (25-22, 25-13) Semifinals: Trinity Academy 2, Burlington 0 (25-15, 25-22) Third place: Burlington 2, Frontenac 0 (25-22, 25-16) Championship: Santa Fe Trail 2, Trinity Academy 1 (25-16, 23-25, 25-18)

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CLASS 3A in Topeka Saturday’s results Semifinals: Cheney 2, Marysville 0 (25-17, 25-19)

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Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins needn’t try to be the best player ever to wear crimson and blue. He needs only to be the best player Bill Self can make him.

Time is short for Wiggins to build a Wilt-like legacy By RUSTIN DODD The Kansas City Star

LAWRENCE | A small crowd gathered inside a cafeteria at the Kansas Student Union in the fall of 1956. They pushed some tables together, set up a few television cameras, and Wilt Chamberlain folded his sprawling frame into a seat next to Northwestern sophomore center Joe Ruklick. One night later, Chamberlain would make his varsity debut. Just a few feet apart, he and Ruklick sat like prizefighters before a heavyweight title bout. Chamberlain was the biggest thing to land in Lawrence since former Kansas governor Charles L. Robinson handed over 40 acres of land to build a state university on Mount Oread in 1863. When a 7-foot-1 center from Overbrook High School in Philadelphia had arrived in the fall of 1955, nobody expect-

ed him to erect his own limestone building on campus. But they did expect some more chalk for the school’s basketball legacy. In accordance with the rules of the day, he spent his first year on campus playing with the KU fresman team. He scored 42 points and snatched 29 rebounds in a scrimmage victory over the varsity squad. And for months, the campus buzzed in anticipation of Chamberlain’s varsity debut. Ruklick, from Chicago, had spent the previous two years reading magazine stories about Chamberlain. Before Ruklick enrolled at Northwestern, he had traveled to Murray, Ky., for a high school All-American game, expecting to see Chamberlain. When both teams — the North and South — consisted of nothing but white players, Ruklick understood why Chamberlain wasn’t there.

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Transfer from Tulsa spent his time waiting to play, learning the finer points of the game. By TOD PALMER The Kansas City Star

COLUMBIA | Good luck convincing Missouri junior point guard Jordan Clarkson that Missouri’s exhibition wins against Oklahoma City and Central Missouri don’t matter. Clarkson struggled the last time he suited up for a college basketball game before transferring to Missouri. He shot three of 11 from the field and committed seven turnovers for Tulsa, which lost in triple overtime in the opening round of the 2012 Conference USA Tournament. Since that bitter defeat, which ended Tulsa’s season and marked the end of coach Doug Wojcik’s tenure, 610 days will have passed before Clarkson steps on the floor Friday for the Missouri’s regular-season opener against Southeastern Louisiana. “I didn’t have a good game,” Clarkson said when asked about that loss to Marshall. “But these last (exhibition) games have been meaningful to me. It won’t be a change for me next Friday.” When he decided to leave Tulsa after Wojcik was fired, Clarkson knew he’d have to sit out a season because of NCAA transfer rules. He just didn’t realize how taxing 20 months without games would be.

So on that evening in the student union, Ruklick pulled his fellow center aside. “Wilt,” Ruklick remembered saying. “I stood there getting the All-American emblem trophy, and I knew I was standing in your shoes.” Wilt listened for a moment, then answered: “It’s OK, man … you earned it.” If Ruklick was hoping the heartfelt connection would earn him some mercy from Chamberlain the next night, that certainly wasn’t the case. In front of a packed Allen Fieldhouse, Chamberlain set a Big Seven record by scoring 52 points and pulling down 31 rebounds in an 87-69 victory. After the first half, in which Chamberlain had gone for 25 points, Ruklick had sat in the locker

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Jordan Clarkson, a shooting guard at Tulsa, will be MU’s point guard.

“I don’t think he thought it would be as difficult as it ended up being,” Jordan’s father, Michael, said by phone from San Antonio. “I called him often just to reinforce the positives for him. … I just tried to encourage him and told him to be as tough as he could and work as hard as he could with his teammates.” Tigers senior Earnest Ross, a transfer from Auburn who sat out the 2011-12 season, can relate. SEE MISSOURI | B9

MANHATTAN, Kan. | Shane Southwell is on a roll. He is joking about how he looks a little like Will Smith, and he is talking confidently about the upcoming Kansas State basketball season. Then comes a question that breaks his focus. What is your ideal position? He isn’t sure how to respond. Another joke? A half-answer that dances around the query? After a few silent moments, he smiles and decides to speak honestly. “I am confident in my abilities to play the one, two, three or four and maybe even the five, honestly,” Southwell says. “My ideal position is, give me the ball. Just give me the ball and I feel comfortable. I feel comfortable at every spot on the floor right now. I worked hard to get to this point. It doesn’t matter where I play.” Southwell will need to maintain that attitude throughout his senior year. He has never had a set position, and he seems unlikely to receive one in his final season at Kansas State. Southwell, 6 feet 7, rotated between both guard spots in a mostly reserve role as an underclassman. Then he became a hybrid power forward last season, turning in career-high averages in points (8.4) and rebounds (3.8). He made the switch at midseason and was viewed as one of the most improved players in the Big 12, reaching double figures nine times. His size allowed him to defend opposing power forwards. His ball-handling skills, shooting ability and quickness helped

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Shane Southwell (right) is one of three returning seniors for K-State.

him score inside and out. His basketball knowledge helped him read plays and snag rebounds. “He is a great mismatch at the four,” says senior teammate Will Spradling, a Shawnee Mission South grad. “There are not many big men in our league that can defend him.” That begs another question: Why not let Southwell stay at power forward full time? SEE K-STATE | B10

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Jayhawks seek to sustain recent success KU’s new players want to build on the recent culture of winning. By RUSTIN DODD The Kansas City Star

LAWRENCE | It’s a new era for Kansas women’s basketball, which is moving on without the three cornerstone seniors that led the program to Sweet 16 appearances the last two years. But as Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson enters her 10th season at Kansas, there’s one thing her program hasn’t lost: The expectations set by All-Big 12 point guard Angel

Goodrich (now with the WNBA’s Tulsa Shock), Carolyn Davis and Monica Engelman, all 1,000-point scorers during their four-year careers at KU. “I think for us from a culture standpoint in our program, from a commitment standpoint, from an expectations standpoint, we are where we need to be,” Henrickson said. Henrickson hopes some of that culture rubs off on a roster that includes five freshmen and a handful of players stepping into leadership roles for the first time. It be-

MU aims for NCAA field Coach thinks a good showing in the SEC will help her Tigers reach their goal. By TOD PALMER The Kansas City Star

COLUMBIA | The Missouri women’s basketball team returned to the postseason last spring for the first time since 2006-07. The Tigers, who finished 17-15 and tied for eighth in their first season in the Southeastern Conference, lost in the opening round of the WNIT. Still, it was a step in the right direction for coach Robin Pingeton’s team. So, what’s the next step? Returning to the NCAA Tournament after missing out the last seven seasons would seem to be logical. “The NCAA Tournament is definitely the goal, and that’s what we’re going to strive to do,” freshman forward Jordan Frericks said. Of course, there are a lot of obstacles between early November and the NCAAs.

to do, and that’s turn the ball over. She’s going to take care of the ball, run good halfcourt offense. Are we going to play as fast as I want to play? No, but I’m going to like how we play, because she’s not going to turn the ball over. Henrickson also added an infusion of youth to the program, including freshman twins Dylan and Dakota Gonzalez, a pair of 6-foot wings from Pocatello, Idaho. Their mother, the former Angie Snider, grew up in Kansas City and played at KU in the early 1980s.

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Change envelops K-State

Last season: 17-15 overall, 6-10 SEC (tied for eighth), lost in WNIT first round Probable starters P No. Player F 13 Bri Kulas F 22 Jordan Frericks G 3 Bree Fowler G 1 Lianna Doty G 30 Morgan Eye

“We certainly want to be in the middle of the pack in the SEC, and that’s again going to be a challenge for us,” Pingeton said. “But if you do that, you put yourself in a good position to be talked about on ‘Selection Show Monday.’ ” It starts with senior Bri Kulas, a Shawnee Mission North graduate who played at Kansas State as a freshman and Johnson County Community College as a sophomore before transferring to Missouri last year. Kulas was the Tigers’ leading scorer (13.8) and rebounder (6.5) as a junior. Junior Morgan Eye, who was Missouri’s second leading scorer last season (12.2), also returns along with sophomore Lianna Doty at point guard. Doty made the All-SEC freshman team last year after averaging 6.3 points and 4.7 rebounds, but she also averaged 4.7 turnovers — a number that needs to come down as Doty becomes more consistent.

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gins with junior guard Natalie Knight, a graduate of Olathe South, who returns after suffering a season-ending knee injury in late January. Knight, who started and averaged 8.3 points per game before her injury, should be close to 100 percent when the season begins. And she may need to be. Henrickson will be searching for a way to replace Goodrich, who averaged 14.1 points and 7.2 assists in her senior season. “What’s Natalie going to do?” Henrickson said. “We know what she’s not going

Ht. 6-1 6-1 5-9 5-7 5-9

Yr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr.

PPG* 13.8 — 1.2 6.2 12.2

*from last season Outlook: Coming off an appearance in the WNIT, Missouri returns its top two scorers and hopes to make the NCAA Tournament — a worthy goal to strive for in coach Robin Pingeton’s fourth season. | Tod Palmer, tpalmer@kcstar.com

Frericks, an athletic 6-foot-1 forward with range, is expected to start inside with junior Bree Fowler, a Staley graduate, rounding out the starting five — for now. “I wouldn’t say NCAAs or bust,” Pingeton said. “We’re starting year four, but we’ve still got a really young team. … There’s going to be some bumps in the road yet and some challenging times, but I also think we’re going to be able to lay that next layer of the foundation in regards to building our program at Mizzou.” To reach Tod Palmer, call 816-234-4389 or send email to tpalmer@kcstar.com. Follow him at twitter.com/todpalmer.

Women need to find a go-to scorer. But unlike last season, they’re healthy. By KELLIS ROBINETT The Kansas City Star

MANHATTAN, Kan. | The Kansas State women’s basketball team is in the middle of one of the strangest transitions coach Deb Patterson can remember. On one hand, the Wildcats are dealing with the loss of Brittany Chambers, one of the program’s best scorers. On the other, the Wildcats are finally healthy again. A year ago, they were so wracked by injuries they could barely put a starting five on the court for the WNIT. That mix leaves them excited and hesitant about the upcoming season all at the same time. “Last year was a lot of suffering from injuries and only having seven players,” junior Haley Texada said. “But having the majority of the team be young, and moving on without your best two players makes it hard to think about the future.” Think about the future they must, though.

Add in junior forward Chelsea Gardner, who averaged 8.7 points and nearly seven rebounds per game last season, and KU does have some core pieces back in the mix. The Jayhawks finished 20-14 last season, sneaking into the NCAA Tournament after going 8-10 in the Big 12. They still managed another run to the Sweet 16 as a No. 12 seed. And from that perspective, the program still has room to grow. To reach Rustin Dodd, call 816-234-4937 or send email to rdodd@kcstar.com.

Last season: 20-14 overall, 8-10 Big 12 (seventh), lost in NCAA Sweet 16 Probable starters P No. Player

Ht. Yr. PPG*

15 Chelsea Gardner 6-3 Jr. 8.7 F 5 Bunny Williams 6-1 Jr. 2.2 G 0 Asia Boyd 6-1 Jr. 4.2 G 1 Lamaria Cole 5-6 So. 2.1 G 42 Natalie Knight 5-7 Jr. 8.3 *from last season Outlook: After two straight Sweet 16 appearances, KU coach Bonnie Henrickson is rebuilding with a crop of young talent. Junior guard Natalie Knight is back after suffering a torn ACL last season. Junior forward Chelsea Gardner is expected to improve. If everything breaks right, the Jayhawks could be back in the postseason again. | Rustin Dodd, rdodd@kcstar.com F

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tations and an understanding of what hard work and great character can bring to the table,” Patterson said. “I think that lives through P No. Player Ht. Yr. PPG* F 4 Katya Leick 6-1 Sr. — players like Haley Texada.” F 22 Breanna Lewis 6-5 Fr. — Texada will be asked to G 1 Haley Texada 5-7 Jr. 11.8 play several positions. She is G 10 Leticia Romero 5-8 Fr. — G 20 Bri Craig 5-10 So. 8.3 prepared to play either guard position as well as *from last season small forward. It makes no Outlook: The K-State women were picked to finish near the bottom of difference to her. the Big 12 standings, and they will She has been impressed face an uphill climb to prove that with her teammates and prediction wrong. Although the thinks she can fit in well Wildcats should be deeper and healthier this year, and Haley Texa- with different lineups. da and Katya Leick are rising The Wildcats head into players, moving on without Britta- the season with the advanny Chambers will be difficult. tage of having played togeth| Kellis Robinett, er in Italy over the summer. krobinett@kcstar.com It was there that they grew They were picked to fin- close and learned each othish ninth in the Big 12 pre- ers’ games. The dynamics are much season poll, and if they have any shot at exceeding that different than they were a low expectation, a group of year ago, but K-State put that in the past long ago. veteran-yet-unproven “That trip got all of us players will have to lead the ready and prepared us for way. Chambers averaged 21 something so much more points last season. Patterson this upcoming season,” Texwill lean on seniors Katya ada said. “A lot of us are just Leick, Chantay Caron and excited about what we can Ashlynn Knoll to point the do this season. The work we offense in a new direction. have put in so far is unbeBut she may depend on Tex- lievable.” ada, who averaged 11.8 To reach Kellis Robinett, send points a year ago, the most. email to “They are building expec- krobinett@kcstar.com. Last season: 19-18 overall, 5-13 Big 12 (tied for eighth), lost in WNIT semifinals Probable starters

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TOURNAMENT TOWN Kansas City is a tournament town once again this basketball season, in addition to the annual College Basketball Hall of Fame induction and two regular-season games. Here’s the calendar: ❚ Nov. 16: Hawaii vs. Missouri, 6 p.m. at the Sprint Center ❚ Nov. 24: National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Celebration at Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland (Inductees: Elvin Haye, Houston; Bob Hopkins, Grambling; Marcus Johnson, UCLA; Tom McMillen, Maryland; Xavier McDaniel, Wichita State; Gene Keady, Western Kentucky and Purdue; Rollie Massimino, Stony Brook, Villanova, UNLV, Cleveland State and Northwood; George Raveling, Nike; George Killan, FIBA; and the 1963 Loyola of Chicago NCAA championship team. ❚ Nov. 25-26: CBE Hall of Fame Classic at the Sprint Center (Texas vs. Brigham Young, Wichita State vs. DePaul, consolation and championship games) ❚ Dec. 14: New Mexico vs. Kansas, 6 p.m. at the Sprint Center ❚ March 6-9: MIAA men’s and women’s tournaments at Municipal Auditorium ❚ March 12-15: Big 12 men’s tournament at the Sprint Center ❚ March 18-22: National Junior College Athletic Association Division II women’s championship at Johnson County Community College ❚ March 19-25: Buffalo Funds NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship at Municipal Auditorium

What about a preseason All-America team made up of only returning players? With all the love shown to freshmen Andrew Wiggins, Julius Randle and Jabari Parker, who are the best of the players who have already proved themselves at the college level? Let’s start with Creighton’s Doug McDermott, who should be joined by Louisville’s Smith, Oklahoma McDermott State’s Marcus Smart, Michigan’s Mitch McGary and Michigan State’s Gary Harris.

The AP men’s preseason poll The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ preseason college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2012-13 final records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and 2012-13 final ranking:

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Russ Smith (above center) returns to a Louisville team that has hopes of repeating as national champions. Julius Randle (below) is one of the newcomers on a Kentucky team that has national-title hopes. ORLIN WAGNER | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Veteran coach Tubby Smith is starting over again at Texas Tech.

What coach in a new job can make the most immediate impact? The old faces in new places that will be most closely watched start in Los Angeles, where New Mexico’s Steve Alford has taken over at UCLA, and Andy Enfield, who guided 15th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast to the Sweet 16 and moved to Southern California. But Texas Tech’s Tubby Smith has a history of great debut seasons: Sweet 16 at Georgia in 1996, national championship at Kentucky in 1998, 20-victory season at Minnesota in 2008. The Red Raiders, struggling since Bob Knight departed, would simply take competitiveness.

Who has the nation’s top backcourt, frontcourt? Memphis’ backcourt of Joe Jackson, Geron Johnson, Chris Crawford and Markel Crawford would have given the Tigers one of the best. The addition of Missouri transfer Michael Dixon pushes it to the top, ahead of Louisville and Oklahoma State. Kentucky and Kansas are a dead heat for the frontcourt, with much of its based on the promise of freshmen: the Wildcats’ Randle and Dakari Johnson and the Jayhawks’ Wiggins and Joel Embiid. But there’s also some top returning talent here, like Kansas’ Perry Ellis and Kentucky’s Alex Poythress and Willie Cauley-Stein. To reach Blair Kerkhoff, call 816-234-4730 or send email to bkerkhoff@kcstar.com. Follow him at twitter.com/BlairKerkhoff.

Who rules the Commonwealth: Kentucky or Louisville? They are perhaps the best examples of top returning (Louisville) and promising (Kentucky) talent in the game, though Michigan State and Kansas would argue the point. Still, the national championship has become a bluegrass thing the last two years, when the Cardinals followed the Wildcats’ 2012 title. Russ Smith’s return for Louisville is huge. All eyes are on Kentucky’s newcomers, especially the Harrison twins in the backcourt and power forward Julius Randle. Circle Dec. 28. That’s when the teams meet in Lexington.

1. Kentucky (27) 2. Michigan State (22) 3. Louisville (14) 4. Duke (2) 5. Kansas 6. Arizona 7. Michigan 8. Oklahoma State 8. Syracuse 10. Florida 11. Ohio State 12. North Carolina 13. Memphis 14. VCU 15. Gonzaga 16. Wichita State 17. Marquette 18. UConn 19. Oregon 20. Wisconsin 21. Notre Dame 22. UCLA 23. New Mexico 24. Virginia 25. Baylor

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UMKC guard Frank Williams Jr. is a newcomer to the roster, but he can look around the practice gym and see players he’s known for years. Fellow Kansas Citians. Seven members of the Kangaroos’ roster call the metro area home, and three of them started Friday night’s 95-80 exhibition victory against Rockhurst. Williams, a junior guard, played at Raytown High and Indian Hills Community College in Iowa. He joined freshman point guard Martez Harrison of Kansas City, who prepped at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, and senior forward Trinity Hall, who played at Wyandotte High. Guards Mason Wedel from De Soto High and Aaron Washington, who played at Blue Valley Northwest and Johnson County Community College, return. Two other newcomers are freshman center Isaac Kreuer from Harrisonville and senior forward Reese Holliday, a senior transfer from Toledo who played at Sumner. Holliday will sit out this year under NCAA transfer rules. “It’s a family feel,” Hall said. “We grew up knowing about each other, sometimes playing against each oth-

Prv — 9 2 6 3 21 11 17 16 14 7 — 19 — 1 — 15 — 25 18 23 24 10 — —

Coaches’ women’s preseason poll The top 25 teams in the USA Today Women’s college basketball preseason poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2012-13 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last year’s final ranking: Team

The next Wichita State is … First, Wichita State has enough talent to power back to the Final Four. But the Shockers, ranked 16th in The Associated Press preseason poll, aren’t sneaking up on anybody. Neither is No. 14 VCU. Let’s go with Harvard. The Crimson pulled off one of the NCAA Tournament’s biggest surprises last year when it beat third-seeded New Mexico, and Brandyn Curry and Kyle Casey, two of the team’s top players in 2012 who were implicated in a cheating scandal and missed last season, are back.

tional championship ring as er.” an assistant at Louisville and Now they’re together on a offers an appealing playing team that should benefit style. from a family-type atmo“And it’s home,” Williams sphere as it begins the seasaid. “I’ll get to play in front son with a new coaching of my family.” staff, led by Kareem RiHarrison said he felt the chardson, and in a new Williams same way. He played at Unileague, the Western Athletic versity Academy before Conference. transferring to Brewster and “It’s like we’re all in it tohad offers to play at Texas-El gether,” Hall said. Paso, Southern Illinois, St. The Kangaroos have been Bonaventure and Western a Division I program since Illinois. He came home. 1987, and plenty of metro “I never really saw myself residents have passed here, honestly, but with the through the program, in- Harrison changes I’m happy to be cluding three of UMKC’s here, to be home,” Harrison top five career scorers: Misaid. “I think you’ll see more chael Watson (Center High), local kids give it a look.” Michael Jackson (Blue ValRichardson isn’t from ley Northwest) and Quinton Kansas City, but he was on Day (Paseo). UMKC’s staff in 2007-08, But former coach Matt bought a house here that he Brown had difficulty keepWedel never sold and knows the ing area talent at home. program has plenty to offer Williams sounded typical area basketball prospects. of players who grew up in “I’ve always believed that,” the area but looked elseRichardson said. “And it’s where. important for the communi“When you’re in high ty. People who support our school, you want to leave the program want to be able to city to go to college,” he said. relate to local kids.” “Then, after a while, you It’s part of selling UMKC realize what’s important and Washington to a community, which Ribase your decisions on that.” For Williams, who averaged 14 chardson has done almost non-stop points as a sophomore at Indian since arriving on a permanent basis Hills, he liked what UMKC offered: soon after the Final Four run. He a new coach who had just won a na- conducted countless speaking and

Pts 1,546 1,543 1,501 1,435 1,357 1,311 1,120 1,093 1,093 1,048 1,036 954 741 680 538 512 510 448 408 338 332 244 213 189 180

Others receiving votes: Tennessee 176, Creighton 145, Indiana 111, Colorado 83, Iowa 83, Harvard 46, Boise State 22, Villanova 14, Arizona St. 11, Georgetown 11, UNLV 8, Washington 8, LSU 6, Pittsburgh 6, Stanford 6, Boston College 5, La Salle 4, Missouri 3, Saint Louis 3, St. John’s 3, Cincinnati 1.

1. Connecticut (31) 2. Duke 3. Stanford 4. Tennessee (1) 5. Louisville 6. Maryland 7. Notre Dame 8. Kentucky 9. California 10. Baylor 11. North Carolina 12. Nebraska 13. Texas A&M 14. Oklahoma 15. Penn State 16. Dayton 17. LSU 18. Michigan State 19. Colorado 20. Iowa State 21. South Carolina 22. Georgia 23. Purdue 24. Okla. State 25. UCLA

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1 6 7 9 3 11 2 8 5 4 19 18 14 23 12 t16 21 NR NR 22 t16 10 20 NR 15

Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 99; Gonzaga 68; DePaul 54; West Virginia 53; South Florida 37; Georgia Tech 34; Kansas 32; Florida State 18; Wisconsin-Green Bay 18; Marist 17; Rutgers 11; Creighton 10; Saint Mary’s 8; Syracuse 8; Middle Tennessee 6; Toledo 6; Iowa 4; Quinnipiac 4; San Diego 4; Delaware 2; Minnesota 2; Brigham Young 1; Florida 1; Pacific 1; Southern Methodist 1; St. John’s 1.

Home is where the heart is for UMKC The Kangaroos have seven players on the men’s roster from the metropolitan area.

Rec. 21-12 27-9 35-5 30-6 31-6 27-8 31-8 24-9 30-10 29-8 29-8 25-11 31-5 27-9 32-3 30-9 26-9 20-10 28-9 23-12 25-10 25-10 29-6 23-12 23-14

promotional engagements and talks up the program even to servers in restaurants. This year he has something new to sell, a roster loaded with local talent.

UMKC women Two players who received preseason all-conference recognition will lead the UMKC women this season. Senior guard Eilise O’Connor, who led the Kangaroos at 16.9 points per game last season, was chosen to the All-Western Athletic Conference first team. Kim Nezianya, a senior forward, was chosen to the second team, and that was pretty impressive considering Nezianya played only seven games last season before injuring her knee. She was off to a great start, averaging 15.1 points and on her way to toppling the 11.1-point scoring average of her junior season. UMKC, which opens the regular season Saturday at North Texas, went 9-21 in coach Marsha Frese’s first season. The Kangaroos return four players who started at least half the team’s games last season, including senior center Hailey Houser, junior guard Lexis Hardiek and sophomore forward Taylor Leathers. To reach Blair Kerkhoff, call 816-234-4730 or send email to bkerkhoff@kcstar.com. Follow him at twitter.com/BlairKerkhoff.

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UMKC MEN DateOpponent Time, TV N8 EMPORIA STATE 3:05, KSMO N11 at Creighton 7, FS1 N13 at Nebraska-Omaha 7 N20 at Tennessee-Martin 7 N25 at Iowa State 7 N30 WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE7:05 D4 at Louisville 6 D7 YOUNGSTOWN STATE* 12:05 D14 INDIANA STATE 2:05, KSMO D18 MIAMI (OHIO) 7:05, KSMO D21 at Wright State 6 D28 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 7:05, KSMO J2 at Idaho 9 J4 at Seattle 9 J11 CHICAGO STATE 5:15, KSMO J16 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 7:05, KSMO J18 NEW MEXICO STATE 7:05, KSMO J23 at Utah Valley 8:05 J25 at Bakersfield 9 J29 at Southeast Missouri 7 F1 GRAND CANYON 7:05, KSMO F8 at Chicago State 4:30 F13 at New Mexico State 8, KSMO F15 at Texas-Pan American 7 F20 BAKERSFIELD 7:05 F22 UTAH VALLEY 7:05 F27 at Grand Canyon 8, KSMO M6 SEATTLE** 7:05 M8 IDAHO** 9:35 ❚ TV KEY: KSMO is Channel 62; Fox Sports 1 (FS1) ❚ Home games in CAPS at Municipal Auditorium except where noted, all times Central and p.m. ❚ *at Swinney Recreation Center, **at Independence Events Center

UMKC WOMEN Date Opponent Time, TV N9 at North Texas 7:30 N14 at Southeast Missouri 6:30 N16 at SIU-Edwardsville 4 N20 TOLEDO 7, KSMO N26 at Missouri 7 N29 SAM HOUSTON STATE 1 N30 EASTERN ILLINOIS 3:30 D4 MARYVILLE 6 D7 at Eastern Michigan 11a D15 TEXAS SOUTHERN 1, KSMO D18 at San Francisco 9 D21 at San Jose State 4 D29 WESTERN ILLINOIS 2 J2 IDAHO 7 J4 SEATTLE 2 J11 CHICAGO STATE* 2 J16 at Texas-Pan American 7 J18 at New Mexico State 7 J23 UTAH VALLEY 7 J25 BAKERSFIELD 2 F1 at Grand Canyon 3 F8 at Chicago State 2 F13 NEW MEXICO STATE 7 F15 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 2 F20 at Bakersfield 9 F22 at Utah Valley 4 F27 GRAND CANYON 7 M6 at Seattle 9 M8 at Idaho 3 ❚ TV KEY: KSMO is Channel 62; Fox Sports 1 (FS1) ❚ Home games in CAPS at Swinney Recreation Center except where noted, all times Central and p.m. unless noted ❚ *at Municipal Auditorium

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KANSAS MEN Date Opponent Time, TV N5 FORT HAYS ST. (exh.) 7, TWCSC N8 LOUISIANA-MONROE 7, TWCSC N12 vs. Duke* 8:30, ESPN N19 IONA 7, TWCSC N22 TOWSON 7, TWCSC N28 vs. Wake Forest** 2:30, AXS TV N29 vs. Villanova or USC** TBA, TBA N30 vs. TBD** TBA, TBA D7 at Colorado 2:15, ESPN2 D10 at Florida 6, ESPN D14 vs. New Mexico*** 6, ESPN2 D21 GEORGETOWN 11a, ESPN D30 TOLEDO 7, TWCSC J5 SAN DIEGO STATE TBA (CBS) J8 at Oklahoma 6, ESPN2 J11 KANSAS STATE 1, ESPN J13 at Iowa State 8, ESPN J18 OKLAHOMA STATE 3, CBS J20 BAYLOR 8, ESPN J25 at TCU 8, ESPNU J29 IOWA STATE 8, ESPNU F1 at Texas 3, ESPN/2 F4 at Baylor 6, ESPN/2 F8 WEST VIRGINIA 3, ESPN F10 at Kansas State 8, ESPN F15 TCU 3, Big 12 F18 at Texas Tech 7, Big 12 F22 TEXAS 6:30, ESPNU F24 OKLAHOMA 8, ESPN M1 at Oklahoma State 8, ESPN M5 TEXAS TECH 7, Big 12 M8 at West Virginia 11a, ESPN/2 ❚ TV KEY: Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (TWCSC), Big 12 Network, affiliates TBA (Big 12) ❚ Home games in CAPS at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence; all times Central and p.m. unless noted ❚ *Champions Classic at United Center in Chicago; **Battle 4 Atlantis tournament at Paradise Island, Bahamas; ***at the Sprint Center

KANSAS WOMEN DateOpponent Time N3 EMPORIA STATE (exh.)2, TWCSC N10 ORAL ROBERTS 2, TWCSC N13 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 7, TWCSC N17 CREIGHTON 4, TWCSC N20 at Minnesota 7 N28 vs. Central Michigan* 2:30 N29 vs. Xavier* 2:30 N30 vs. Duke* 2:30 D4 ARKANSAS 7, TWCSC D8 TEXAS SOUTHERN 2, TWCSC D15 PURDUE 2, TWCSC D22 TULSA 2, TWCSC D29 YALE 2, TWCSC J2 WEST VIRGINIA 7, TWCSC J5 at Baylor 3, FSKC J8 at TCU 7 J11 TEXAS TECH 7, TWCSC J15 at Texas 7 J19 BAYLOR 2, TWCSC J22 OKLAHOMA STATE 7, TWCSC J25 at Kansas State 1, FSKC J28 TEXAS 7, TWCSC F1 at Texas Tech 4 F5 at Oklahoma State 7 F9 OKLAHOMA 2, TWCSC F12 TCU 7, TWCSC F15 at Iowa State 6 F22 at Oklahoma 7 F26 KANSAS STATE 7, TWCSC M1 IOWA STATE 7, FSKC M4 at West Virginia 6 ❚ TV KEY: Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (TWCSC), Fox Sports Kansas City (FSKC) ❚ Home games in CAPS at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence; all times Central and p.m. ❚ *Paradise Jam tournament at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

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MISSOURI: Clarkson is focused on winning games FROM B6

“When you’re sitting out for so long, that’s all you can think about is the next time you’re going to step out on the court,” Ross said. Watching the guys you sweat with at every practice endure heartbreak hurts, too — like watching Missouri falter late against LSU and Texas A&M or lose its first game of the NCAA Tournament against Colorado State. “The toughest days were watching some of those losses, sitting in a room by yourself and watching the game, knowing you couldn’t be out there to help your team,” Clarkson said. A new challenge awaits Clarkson — playing point guard. During his career at Tulsa, Clarkson, who averaged 16.5 points with 3.9 assists and 2.5 rebounds as a sophomore, primarily played shooting guard. Last season, Clarkson gleaned all he could every practice by battling former Tigers point guard Phil Pressey, who now plays for the Boston Celtics. “Phil was one of the best point guards in college basketball, and going against him every day helped me, just trying to keep up with him,” Clarkson said. “He had a big role in my progression, pushing me every day.” Of course, Clarkson, 6 feet 5, is a different player from Pressey. For starters, he’s 6 inches taller and uses that wingspan as a defensive weapon. Clarkson is also a more polished scorer. His biggest challenge will be striking a balance between getting his teammates involved, which is among a point guard’s biggest responsibilities, while still shouldering a substantial scoring load. “He can still score, and

we’ve got to get him to be more assertive in that area,” Tigers coach Frank Haith said. “He’s kind of taken playing point guard to heart, which is good. But even when he’s on the ball, I want him still being in attack mode and still being aggressive. It’s going to take time and it’s something that can be very difficult, finding that right balance.” Paradoxically, it’s that year off that might prove to be Clarkson’s best asset in making the adjustment. “He was actually studying the game as he sat out and not necessarily watching the ball go through the hoop, but more or less watching the rhythms of players that he was going to play with the following year,” Michael Clarkson said. “It helped him understand the different sets coach Haith ran and really get a feel for the entire program — the players themselves and the coaching philosophies. You really don’t understand the game until you have to sit and watch.” That might be especially true for Clarkson, who didn’t take up basketball competitively until ninth grade. He logged a lot of hours in the gym over the last year and a half — refining his jumper and improving his finishing at the rim, becoming a smoother ball handler and working on his passing — but the strides he made in understanding the game are likely to pay the biggest dividends. “Basically, you become a coach almost, and you learn to coach yourself when you are forced to sit out,” said Clarkson, who jumped onto the NBA radar with a star turn at Chris Paul’s CP3 Elite Guard Camp last summer. “That really helped me expand my game. I under-

stand better where my spots are to score and where I’m supposed to be defensively.” Now, playing at a higher level and surrounded by a stronger supporting cast, Clarkson is eager to show all that he’s learned. “People know he can score the ball, but really it’s about finding good shots and working within the team concept like coach Haith asks,” Ross said. “We’ve got other scorers on this team, so hopefully that takes some pressure off of him, knowing he doesn’t have to force shots or put up tough shots.” Leaving Tulsa wasn’t an easy decision — “Jordan is a very loyal person,” his father said — but Clarkson wants to prove it was the right decision. “At Tulsa, he was the No. 1 option,” Michael Clarkson said. “However, now he’s in a position where he knows he has a higher caliber of players around him, so I think that relieves some of the pressure. I’ll probably see him smile more this year than I’ve seen him smile the past two seasons.” If all goes according to plan, Jordan Clarkson will give Missouri fans plenty of reason to smile as well. “I’m not worried about points or anything like that,” he said. “I just want to win. That’s one of the main reasons I came here was to win. Missouri has got a strong tradition, and I’m going to put everything on the line every game. We want to win the SEC title, get to the tournament and get past that first round. We want to try to make some noise.” To reach Tod Palmer, call 816-234-4389 or send email to tpalmer@kcstar.com. Follow him at twitter.com/todpalmer.

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Yr.

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— — — 10.3 13.7

Player to watch: Johnathan Williams III, a 6-foot-9 freshman from Southwind High School in Memphis, is a smooth operator. A four-star recruit, averaging 18.9 points and 9.5 rebounds as a senior, he’s expected to start and play the bulk of the minutes at power forward. Rangy and athletic, Williams shows excellent scoring touch and a knack for rebounding the ball. Games to watch: How many teams get to entertain the fabled UCLA and Kentucky programs on their home floor in the same season? Missouri dropped an overtime thriller last season at Pauley Pavilion and will be eager to repay the favor on Dec. 7 at Mizzou Arena. On Feb. 1, the Tigers will be hoping to avenge an overtime loss last season to Kentucky and 7-foot sophomore center Willie Cauley-Stein, an Olathe Northwest graduate. A Feb. 19 home game against Vanderbilt pits Jordan Clarkson against his former Tulsa teammate Eric McClellan, a 6-foot-4 sophomore point guard. Outlook: There’s no reason Missouri can’t return to the NCAA Tournament for a sixth consecutive season. Winning the Southeastern Conference will be a tough chore considering top-ranked Kentucky is expected to be among the nation’s elite teams, but the Tigers should aim for second place in a vastly improved conference and hope the Wildcats stumble. Florida, which opened the season ranked No. 10 by The Associated Press, also will be in that mix with Tennessee, LSU, Alabama and Mississippi.

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KANSAS: Freshmen have much to learn FROM B6

room, demoralized. A teammate, guard Nick Mantis, combed a halftime box score, looked at Ruklick and couldn’t help but laugh. “It seemed absurd,” Ruklick said recently. “Well, he was dunking the ball and scoring at will on me.” Nearly 57 years later, another Kansas freshman sits in a basketball gym, listening to this story. Andrew Wiggins has to laugh, too. The expectations are so outsized, so absurd, so Wiltian. “He can’t live up to the hype,” KU coach Bill Self says. “It’s impossible. In early October, a month before his first college game, Wiggins shared the cover of Sports Illustrated with photos of Wilt and Danny Manning, another Kansas legend. On Friday, Wiggins will play his first regular-season game for KU, taking the floor against LouisianaMonroe. He’s not expecting 52 and 31. “That game Wilt had, that first game,” Wiggins says. “That’s ridiculous. I don’t know if I’ll ever get that in college.” ❚ ❚ ❚ If the Andrew Wiggins experiment at Kansas is deemed a success, it will not be because he meets the expectations that have been laid out before him. For the most part, he can’t. Wiggins, a 6-foot-8 swingman, the son of two professional athletes, the great Maple hope of Canadian basketball, is expected to dunk from the free-throw line, score 30 points per game and lead KU to a fourth NCAA title before becoming the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. As Self says … impossible. But if Wiggins’ time in Lawrence is a success, it will be because Self finds a way to maximize his one season with the best player he has ever recruited. It will be because the greatest KU recruiting class of Self’s tenure grows into a Bill Self team. It will be, Self says, because Wiggins begins to understand how good he can be. “They’re comparing him to Wilt Chamberlain,” Self said. “And Chamberlain is the most dominant player that’s ever played the game.

The kid is 18 years old and he’s never made a college basket, but we’re going to compare him to Chamberlain? That’s impossible. But could he be a great one? Absolutely. Should we expect him to be a great one? Yes, we should.” ❚ ❚ ❚ Self is talking about his favorite stats. There are numbers he watches, trends he studies, evidence to show that his teams play the right way. To be a Bill Self team, the players must learn to rebound and guard. There’s a story from the first months Self was on the job at Kansas in 2003. When he met with his new players, including guards Keith Langford and Aaron Miles, they told him they liked to take the ball out of the basket and run. That’s great, Self responded, but how about not letting the other team score in the first place? “The most important thing to me is defensive field-goal percentage and rebounding,” Self says. One second later, Self mentions one more thing: “If you could keep a stat on 50-50 balls,” he says, “when the ball is in the air, and nobody has possession. … If you could keep a stat, then my goal would be that we get 70 percent of the 50-50 balls. “So if there’s 20 in a game, we just won 14-6, you score on half of them, that’s eight more points. That’s a difference in winning and losing.” There is, of course, no stat that measures 50-50 balls. But for Self, this is not the point. The end result is not how many 50-50 balls Kansas gets; it’s that the players believe that every one should belong to them. This is how Self’s teams won nine straight Big 12 titles. This is how Self’s teams won so many games in the final minutes. This is how a team came from nine points behind to win an NCAA championship game in overtime. “He has an uncanny way of making kids as close to their ceiling as they can,” KU assistant coach Kurtis Townsend says. “And he knows the guys that have a lot more to give.” For the moment, Self is still learning about Wiggins,

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KU’s Andrew Wiggins, here driving between Pittsburg State’s Jake Bullard (left) and Alex Williams, got his first-game jitters out of the way last week in an exhibition game against the Gorillas at Allen Fieldhouse.

KANSAS MEN Last season: 31-6 overall, 14-4 Big 12 (tied for first), won Big 12 tournament, lost in NCAA Sweet 16

Probable starters P

No.

Player

Ht.

Yr.

PPG*

F F G G G

25 34 22 1 10

Tarik Black Perry Ellis Andrew Wiggins Wayne Selden Naadir Tharpe

6-9 6-8 6-8 6-5 5-11

Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr.

— 5.8 — — 5.5

*from last season Player to watch: The biggest question surrounding Kansas: What kind of impact can freshman Andrew Wiggins have on the Jayhawks — and the college game? Games to watch: In just the second game of the season, Kansas will take on another NCAA title contender in Duke during the third installment of the Champions Classic on Nov. 12 in Chicago. KU travels to Florida on Dec. 10 for a nonconference showdown with Billy Donovan’s Gators. And on Jan. 18, Oklahoma State point guard Marcus Smart returns to Allen Fieldhouse one year after marking an upset with a celebratory backflip. Outlook: Kansas has the talent and depth to win a 10th straight Big 12 regular-season title and advance to the program’s 15th Final Four. But it might take some time for all the ingredients to come together. | Rustin Dodd, rdodd@kcstar.com

freshman guard Wayne Selden and freshman center Joel Embiid. Still learning about a team that must replace five starters and integrate seven newcomers. Wiggins, Selden and Embiid could be NBA first-round picks — maybe as soon as next summer — but can Self teach them how to play his way? Will these freshmen, when the fire is white hot, throw their bodies on the floor — everything else be damned? “The fun thing about coaching,” Self says, “is tak-

ing a beginning product … an infant, and then trying to develop it in a way where eight months later, you’ve got a mature person or team that has played against its ceiling as much as possible. “That’s kind of how we grow.” But with Wiggins on campus, there is a palpable urgency to accelerate the process. In a year, Wiggins will be gone and a new crop of freshmen will arrive, and if we’re really witnessing a once-in-a-generation talent at Kansas, then Self has only

one chance to get it right. “When the perception is that kids may not be at a place a long time,” Self says, “the perception is you need to do something with them while they’re there. I feel that, too. I feel we need to have these guys have unbelievable experiences while they’re here. But not at the expense of the team.” ❚ ❚ ❚ Wiggins’ first months on campus included some rather absurd contradictions. The Sports Illustrated cover; the photo shoot with GQ ; the announcement that TSN, Canada’s version of ESPN, will broadcast every one of Kansas’ games this season. But Wiggins is only 18, still a college student, barred from making any money off his own name until he leaves KU. He is the new face of college basketball, despite not paying much attention to the sport while growing up in Vaughan, Ontario, just outside Toronto. Earlier this year, when Wiggins was informed about a possible interview with ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas, somebody from KU had to tell Wiggins who Bilas is. It’s that sort of innocence, a stoic kind of presence, that has endeared Wiggins to his teammates. “He doesn’t have reactions,” Selden says. “He’ll smile and laugh, but he’s not going to give too much. You wouldn’t even realize he is who he is.”

When Wiggins was looking for a school, he decided he wanted it to feel like a close-knit family. That’s what he had back home, growing up with two older brothers and three sisters. His mother, Marita, was a former Olympic sprinter, and his father, Mitchell, was a former NBA point guard. And beyond the world-class genetics, they also taught their son to keep a close inner circle. That’s what Wiggins has found at Kansas. He’s rooming with the son of his coach, Tyler Self, and his favorite part about college is when the entire team rolls somewhere in Lawrence, like one unit. “Being part of something so special, like a family,” Wiggins says. “Because some teams, you always have that one outcast or that one person that nobody really messes with. But on our team, everybody is just like a family.” Now the experiment begins and the family must grow. Coach and phenom, tradition and potential, innocence and hype, all believing in a season without limits. “I don’t know if a young team has the potential to max out,” Self says, “Because there’s another step they can always take.” To reach Rustin Dodd, call 816-234-4937 or send email to rdodd@kcstar.com. Follow him at twitter.com/rustindodd.

K-STATE: Weber will exploit Southwell’s versatility FROM B6

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League coaches recognized Shane Southwell last season, picking him as honorable mention all-Big 12.

If K-State was blessed with proven talent at every position, coach Bruce Weber would let Southwell continue to play there exclusively. One of the first things Weber did after arriving in Manhattan was try to persuade Southwell to move inside. “Shane didn’t want anything to do with it,” Weber says. “But he learned he’s so intelligent he can overcome his lack of size by just being smart, whether it’s post defense or boxing out. On offense he can take advantage of his opponents most of the time.” But K-State was a different team last year. Rodney McGruder was one of the Big 12’s top scorers, Angel Rodriguez was an up-andcoming point guard and Jordan Henriquez was the program’s career leader in blocked shots. All three are gone, and the Wildcats will rely on freshmen and former reserves to take their place. In this season’s lineup, Southwell probably will spend most of his time at power forward, but K-State is low on ball handlers, post players and scorers. He might have to spend time at point guard, on the wing and with his back to the basket. He is the only person on the roster versatile enough to play in all three areas. He is also the team’s best option

K-STATE MEN Last season: 27-8 overall, 14-4 Big 12 (tied for first), lost in NCAA round of 64 Probable starters P No. Player Ht. Yr. PPG* F F G G G

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6-7 6-5 6-7 6-2 6-2

Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr.

7.9 4.2 8.4 — 7.4

*from last season Player to watch: The Wildcats need a go-to scorer this season, and Shane Southwell is the most obvious candidate. He is the team’s top returning scorer and came on strong last year. Games to watch: Unless the Wildcats reach the finals of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, their Dec. 21 game against Gonzaga in Wichita will be the top nonconference game. Then there’s KU. Bruce Weber came up short in his first three games against the Jayhawks. Can that change in their first meeting this season, Jan. 11 in Lawrence? Outlook: If everything falls right, the Wildcats should be a fringe NCAA Tournament team. They have enough returning talent to finish in the top half of the Big 12, and freshmen Marcus Foster and Jevon Thomas are expected to be difference-makers. But a lack of height, depth and experience could hold them back. | Kellis Robinett, krobinett@kcstar.com

to become a go-to player. “We have got to play our best players,” Weber says. “As a coach you want to have the best guys on the court. There might be a few minutes here and there where he plays the three and Nino (Williams) plays the four. He might be a pure point. Some of our best highlights last year were when Shane brought the ball up on the fast break.” After Southwell scored 19

points against Kansas last season, Jayhawks coach Bill Self proclaimed him to be the Big 12’s most improved player. “It will be interesting, because he will be looked at differently in the scouting report,” associate K-State head coach Chris Lowery said. “It’s really his team. He knows what the senior class did before him. Now he can get to the NCAA Tournament all four years by him-

self. He has the same opportunity. It’s up to him to keep that streak going. It’s pressure, but it’s good pressure.” Southwell sees thing another way. “I don’t see it as pressure, because I feel that I can do it,” Southwell says. “The pressure is for those who don’t think they can do it. I don’t see it as that big of a deal. I am confident in my abilities.” Southwell has come a long way since he signed with KState. Leading up to his freshman year, he wrote on Twitter that he would be so successful as a point guard that he would leave college early and be playing in the NBA by now. Things didn’t unfold that way. But now he is being asked to lead K-State in scoring while playing all over the court, a role he wants. “I’m ready for this. I have been waiting for this my whole life,” Southwell says. “When I got here I was a knucklehead, yeah, a dummy, a real immature person. I thought my freshman year and my sophomore year I was going to tear it up here. But I didn’t work hard enough. I wasn’t mature enough to handle that. … Now I feel like I am ready for that opportunity.” To reach Kellis Robinett, send email to krobinett@kcstar.com.

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Chiefs at Bills ❚ When/where: Noon today in Orchard Park, N.Y.

❚ The line: Chiefs by 3 1⁄2 (over/under 40)

❚ TV/radio: CBS (Ch. 5); KCFX (101.1 FM)

❚ The series: Bills lead 25-18-1

SCOUTING REPORT

CHIEFS ROSTER No.Player 2 Dustin Colquitt 6 Ryan Succop 9 Tyler Bray 10 Chase Daniel 11 Alex Smith 14 Chad Hall 15 A.J. Jenkins 17 Donnie Avery 21 Dunta Robinson 22 Dexter McCluster 23 Kendrick Lewis 24 Brandon Flowers 25 Jamaal Charles 27 Sean Smith 29 Eric Berry 31 Marcus Cooper 32 Cyrus Gray 34 Knile Davis 35 Quintin Demps 38 Ron Parker 39 Husain Abdullah 42 Anthony Sherman 43 Thomas Gafford 48 Bradley McDougald 50 Justin Houston 51 Frank Zombo 52 J.-Michael Johnson 54 Dezman Moses 55 Akeem Jordan 56 Derrick Johnson 57 Nico Johnson 61 Rodney Hudson 64 Eric Kush 69 Rokevious Watkins 70 Mike DeVito 71 Jeff Allen 72 Eric Fisher 73 Jon Asamoah 74 Geoff Schwartz 75 Rishaw Johnson 76 Branden Albert 77 Mike Catapano 79 Donald Stephenson 80 Anthony Fasano 82 Dwayne Bowe 84 Sean McGrath 88 Junior Hemingway 91 Tamba Hali 92 Dontari Poe 94 Tyson Jackson 96 Jaye Howard 97 Allen Bailey 98 Anthony Toribio

Pos. Ht. Wt.Ex. P 6-3 210 9 K 6-2 218 5 QB 6-6 215 R QB 6-0 225 4 QB 6-4 217 8 WR 5-8 187 4 WR 6-0 200 2 WR 5-11 200 5 CB 5-10 183 10 WR 5-8 170 4 S 6-0 198 4 CB 5-9 187 6 RB 5-11 199 6 CB 6-3 218 5 S 6-0 211 4 CB 6-2 192 R RB 5-10 206 2 RB 5-10 227 R S 5-11 208 6 DB 6-0 206 3 S 6-0 204 5 RB 5-10 242 3 LS 6-2 250 6 S 6-1 209 R LB 6-3 258 3 LB 6-3 254 4 LB 6-1 240 2 LB 6-2 249 2 LB 6-1 230 7 LB 6-3 242 9 LB 6-2 249 R C 6-2 299 3 OL 6-4 313 R OL 6-3 338 2 DE 6-3 305 7 OL 6-4 307 2 T 6-7 306 R OL 6-4 305 4 OL 6-6 340 4 G 6-3 313 2 T 6-5 316 6 DE 6-4 270 R OL 6-6 312 2 TE 6-4 255 8 WR 6-2 221 7 TE 6-5 247 2 WR 6-1 225 1 LB 6-3 275 8 DT 6-3 346 2 DE 6-4 296 4 DT 6-3 301 2 DE 6-3 288 3 DT 6-1 315 3

BILLS ROSTER

WHEN THE CHIEFS RUN EDGE >> CHIEFS The Chiefs better find a way to block stud rookie linebacker Kiko Alonso, who leads the Bills in tackles and fortifies a front seven that’s probably better against the run than its No. 26 ranking. But while the Chiefs haven’t yet had a monster game running the ball, no one has found a way to stop star running back Jamaal Charles, either. He’s averaging 4.2 yards per carry despite the fact he regularly faces defenses designed to stop him.

208.8

263.4

Chiefs’ pass yards per game

Bills’ pass yards allowed per game

Chiefs’ top QB Alex Smith Chiefs’ top WR Dwayne Bowe

C A Yds. TD-I 169 286 1,795 9-4 No. Yds. Avg. TD 26 302 11.6 2

122.0

117.8

Chiefs’ rush yards per game

Bills’ rush yards allowed per game

Chiefs’ top rusher Jamaal Charles

No. Yds. Avg. TD 153 635 4.2 6

WHEN THE CHIEFS PASS EDGE >> BILLS Buffalo has some weapons in the pass rush. Mario Williams (11 sacks), Jerry Hughes (three sacks) and Manny Lawson (one sack) can all get after the quarterback, and tackles Kyle Williams and Marcell Dareus (four sacks apiece) can collapse the middle. But the Bills have a tendency to give up big plays, particularly in the passing game, and while Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith has been sacked plenty, he can extend plays and protect the football. Andy Reid is a creative play-caller who could expose the Bills’ leaky secondary, but only if the offensive line holds up.

WHEN THE BILLS RUN EDGE >> CHIEFS Speedy running back C.J. Spiller has been a little banged up , but he’s probable for today’s game. He tore up the Chiefs last year for 123 rushing yards and 47 receiving yards. He and backup Fred Jackson form a nice tandem, but the Chiefs boast a top-10 run defense, and there’s a chance they may load up on the run and force the Bills to win through the air.

133.9

103.2

Bills’ rush yards per game

Chiefs’ rush yards allowed per game

Bills’ top rusher Fred Jackson

No. Yds. Avg. TD 101 425 4.2 6

No.Player Pos. Ht. Wt.Ex. 2 Dan Carpenter K 6-2 228 6 3 EJ Manuel QB 6-5 240 R 7 Jeff Tuel QB 6-3 221 R 8 Brian Moorman P 6-0 174 12 9 Thad Lewis QB 6-2 219 2 10 Robert Woods WR 6-0 190 R 11 T.J. Graham WR 5-11 188 2 13 Stevie Johnson WR 6-2 207 6 15 Chris Hogan WR 6-1 220 1 17 Matt Flynn QB 6-2 230 6 20 Tashard Choice RB 5-10 210 5 21 Leodis McKelvin DB 5-10 185 6 22 Fred Jackson RB 6-1 216 7 23 Aaron Williams S 6-0 199 3 24 Stephon Gilmore DB 6-1 190 2 25 Da’Norris Searcy S 5-11 216 3 26 Justin Rogers DB 5-11 181 3 27 Duke Williams S 5-11 201 R 28 C.J. Spiller RB 5-11 200 4 31 Jairus Byrd S 5-10 203 5 33 Ron Brooks DB 5-10 190 2 35 Jim Leonhard S 5-8 188 9 37 Nickell Robey DB 5-8 165 R 38 Frank Summers FB 5-9 248 1 42 Ronnie Wingo RB 6-3 231 R 44 Brandon Smith DB 6-1 205 1 50 Kiko Alonso LB 6-3 238 R 52 Arthur Moats LB 6-2 250 4 53 Nigel Bradham LB 6-2 241 2 55 Jerry Hughes DL 6-2 254 4 57 Ty Powell LB 6-2 249 0 59 Doug Legursky OL 6-1 315 5 60 Kraig Urbik OL 6-5 324 5 62 Mark Asper OL 6-7 325 2 65 Garrison Sanborn LS 6-1 240 5 66 Thomas Welch OL 6-7 310 3 70 Eric Wood OL 6-4 310 5 73 Antoine McClain OL 6-5 336 1 77 Cordy Glenn OL 6-6 345 2 79 Erik Pears OL 6-8 316 8 81 Marcus Easley WR 6-2 217 2 84 Scott Chandler TE 6-7 260 7 85 Lee Smith TE 6-6 265 3 88 Marquise Goodwin WR 5-9 179 R 89 Chris Gragg TE 6-3 244 R 90 Alan Branch DL 6-6 325 7 91 Manny Lawson LB 6-5 240 8 93 Jamaal Westerman LB 6-3 255 4 94 Mario Williams DL 6-6 292 8 95 Kyle Williams DL 6-1 303 8 96 Stefan Charles DT 6-5 302 R 97 Corbin Bryant DL 6-4 300 1 99 Marcell Dareu DL 6-3 331 3

BILLS STATS

CHIEFS STATS

Rushing Fred Jackson C. J. Spiller T. Choice E. J. Manuel Totals

Rushing J. Charles Alex Smith Knile Davis Cyrus Gray D. McCluster D. Avery Totals

Att 153 49 17 3 5 2 232

Yds 635 258 59 11 10 6 976

Avg Lg TD 4.2 24 6 5.3 23 1 3.5 12 0 3.7 9 0 2.0 5 0 3.0 4 0 4.2 24 7

Passing Com Att Yds TD Lg Int A. Smith 169 286 1795 9 51 4 Totals 1692861795 9 51 4 Receiving Tar No. Yds J. Charles 64 41 383 D. Bowe 46 26 302 D. Avery 43 24 374 D. McCluster 40 23 253 S. McGrath 26 18 206 A. Sherman 16 13 106 A. Fasano 15 10 75 Hemingway 6 4 27 K. Brock 6 3 36 K. Davis 4 3 16 Chad Hall 6 1 9 Cyrus Gray 2 1 6 Totals 2861691795 Punting D. Colquitt Totals

Avg 9.3 11.6 15.6 11.0 11.4 8.2 7.5 6.8 12.0 5.3 9.0 6.0 10.6

Rat 82.1 82.1 Lg TD 31 2 34 2 51 1 43 1 25 1 26 1 14 0 10 1 25 0 12 0 9 0 6 0 51 9

No. Yds Avg TB I20 Lg 40 1728 43.2 4 19 65 401728 43.2 4 19 65

Punt ret. No. Yds Avg FC Lg TD D. McCluster 36 387 10.8 3 89 1 Totals 36 387 10.8 3 89 1 Kicking 1-19 20-29 30-3940-49 R. Succop 0-0 3-3 7-7 4-4 Totals 0-0 3-3 7-7 4-4 Kickoff ret. Q. Demps Totals

No. 11 11

Defense D. Johnson B. Flowers Eric Berry Akeem Jordan J. Houston Dontari Poe Tamba Hali Sean Smith K. Lewis T. Jackson M. Cooper H. Abdullah Q. Demps Mike DeVito Ron Parker D. Robinson Allen Bailey A. Sherman Totals

Yds 351 351

50+ 1-4 1-4

Avg Lg TD 31.9 57 0 31.9 57 0

T-A Tot Sack Int 56-5 61 3.5 0 34-2 36 1.0 1 31-3 34 1.5 1 26-6 32 0.0 0 27-2 29 11.0 0 24-3 27 4.5 0 24-2 26 9.0 1 23-1 24 0.0 1 19-1 20 0.0 0 13-5 18 2.0 0 13-2 15 0.0 2 11-2 13 0.5 1 10-3 13 0.0 3 9-1 10 0.0 0 6-0 6 1.0 0 6-0 6 0.0 0 5-0 5 1.0 0 5-0 5 0.0 0 381-40 421 36.0 10

GARY WIEPERT | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

An ankle injury has plagued Bills running back C.J. Spiller for most of the year, but he’s expected to play today.

WHEN THE BILLS PASS

195.1

205.8

Bills’ pass yards per game

Chiefs’ pass yards allowed per game

Bills’ top QB EJ Manuel Bills’ top WR Steve Johnson

C A Yds. TD-I 85 150 985 5-3 No. Yds. Avg. TD 33 387 11.7 3

EDGE >> CHIEFS Rookie starter EJ Manuel already is declared out because of an injury, and backup Thad Lewis is nursing sore ribs, so it looks as if Jeff Tuel is the odds-on favorite to start against a defense that leads the NFL in sacks. That sounds like a recipe for disaster for the Bills, who rank 27th in the NFL in pass plays over 20 yards. Teams have had a little success hurting the Chiefs with big plays in the passing game (because of their man-heavy scheme), but it doesn’t look as if the Bills are capable of doing the same.

SPECIAL TEAMS

COACHING

EDGE >> CHIEFS

Doug Marrone has done some nice things in his first year as the Bills’ head coach. Before their 35-17 loss to New Orleans last week, all four of the Bills’ previous losses were close. But Andy Reid has a pedigree and is the leader of an 8-0 team. One of the knocks on him in Philadelphia was his game management, but Reid has been nearly perfect on challenges and has managed timeouts well.

EDGE >> CHIEFS

Buffalo’s Dan Carpenter has been a little better at kicking field goals than the Chiefs’ Ryan Succop, though Succop has been superior at kickoffs. The Chiefs have the punting edge with Dustin Colquitt and are a little better on punt returns, as Dexter McCluster (right) has returned a punt for a score. The Chiefs also have a better kick-return average (27.2 to 20.4).

X-FACTOR EDGE >> BILLS Don’t sleep on Ralph Wilson Stadium. The Bills may be 3-5, but they are 2-2 at home. And while they rank 18th in the NFL in average attendance, the Chiefs are 0-6 in Buffalo since 1986. It’s going to be cold, too (about 36 degrees at kickoff) so in addition to history, the Bills have the conditions in their favor, as well.

RESULT/TIME

Sept. 8 at Jacksonville

W, 28-2

Sept. 15 Dallas

W, 17-16

Sept. 19 at Philadelphia Sept. 29 N.Y. Giants Oct. 6

at Tennessee

Oct. 13

Oakland

Oct. 20 Houston

W, 17-16

Oct. 27 Cleveland

W, 23-17

Today

at Buffalo

noon

Nov. 10 open week Nov. 17

at Denver

7:30 p.m.

Nov. 24 San Diego

noon

Dec. 1

Denver

noon

Dec. 8

at Washington

Dec. 15 at Oakland

noon 3:05 p.m.

Dec. 22 Indianapolis

noon

Dec. 29 at San Diego

3:25 p.m.

Lg TD 45 3 33 2 21 0 42 2 47 0 40 1 47 8

No. Yds Avg TB I20 Lg 15 699 46.6 1 3 62 35 1613 46.1 5 10 66 50 2312 46.2 6 13 66

Punt ret. No. J. Leonhard 7 L. McKelvin 7 Totals 14 Kicking Carpenter Totals

Yds 63 56 119

Avg FC Lg TD 9.0 7 25 0 8.0 9 19 0 8.5 16 25 0

1-19 20-2930-3940-4950+ 0-0 7-7 4-4 2-3 3-4 0-0 7-7 4-4 2-33-4 No. 6 3 1 1 11

Defense Kiko Alonso D. Searcy A. Williams M. Lawson Arthur Moats M. Dareus K. Williams L. McKelvin Jerry Hughes J. Leonhard J. Rogers M. Williams N. Bradham M. Easley N. Robey Alan Branch Jarius Byrd A. Carrington Totals

Yds Avg Lg TD 143 23.8 26 0 55 18.3 19 0 19 19.0 19 0 7 7.0 7 0 224 20.4 26 0

T-A Tot Sack Int 43-38 81 1.0 4 38-15 53 2.5 0 31-15 46 0.0 3 29-11 40 1.0 0 20-19 39 0.0 0 24-14 38 4.0 0 20-18 38 4.0 0 27-5 32 0.0 0 16-12 28 3.0 0 19-8 27 0.0 3 18-5 23 0.0 1 14-7 21 11.0 0 9-9 18 0.0 0 15-0 15 0.0 0 11-4 15 0.0 1 9-6 15 0.0 0 9-2 11 0.0 0 4-6 10 0.0 0 423-214 637 27.0 12

INJURY REPORT P

DE Mike Catapano

ankle

| Terez A. Paylor, tpaylor@kcstar.com

Injury

Status

Chiefs Bills

Injury

Status

QB E.J. Manuel

knee

QB Thad Lewis

ribs

O D

WR Chris Hogan

back

KEY: O-out; D-doubtful; Q-questionable

Picks are made by reporters and editors who cover the NFL for The Star.

W, 31-7

W, 24-7

Punting Moorman S. Powell Totals

Avg 11.7 11.8 8.3 13.9 13.9 17.8 11.1

Rat 80.2 79.4 31.3 76.2

Whether or not Lewis plays, it’s hard to imagine the Bills’ triggerman managing to get much going against the Chiefs’ defense. That’s why the game’s outcome will largely rest on Buffalo’s ability to establish the running game and pass off that. Considering the Chiefs’ defense is designed to stop the run and force quarterbacks to make plays, the unit should be stout enough for the Chiefs to improve their record to 9-0 start.

W, 26-16

W, 26-17

Yds TD Lg Int 652 3 47 2 985 5 45 3 80 0 13 1 1717 8 47 6

BOTTOM LINE: CHIEFS 20-13

CHIEFS SCHEDULE OPPONENT

Avg Lg TD 4.2 59 6 4.0 54 1 4.0 20 0 3.6 19 0 4.0 59 8

Receiving Tar No. Yds S. Johnson 61 33 387 S. Chandler 45 29 341 F. Jackson 38 27 223 R. Woods 53 22 305 T. J. Graham 28 14 195 M. Goodwin 9 6 107 Totals 273 155 1717

Kickoff ret. M. Goodwin M. Easley T. J. Graham Jay Ross Totals

THE STAR’S NFL PREDICTIONS

DATE

Att Yds 101 425 90 362 27 107 25 91 2651071

Passing Com Att T. Lewis 62 103 E. Manuel 85 150 Jeff Tuel 8 20 Totals 155273

Demps

Succop

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Chiefs at Bills Falcons at Panthers Vikings at Cowboys Saints at Jets Titans at Rams Chargers at Washington Eagles at Raiders Buccaneers at Seahawks Ravens at Browns Steelers at Patriots Colts at Texans Bears at Packers This week This season

Terez A. Paylor Chiefs Chiefs 20-13 Panthers 27-21 Cowboys 28-17 Saints 31-17 Titans 24-20 Chargers 27-17 Raiders 27-24 Seahawks 34-13 Ravens 24-20 Patriots 30-21 Texans 28-24 Packers 28-20 0-1 82-39

Sam Mellinger Columnist Chiefs 20-13 Panthers 27-23 Cowboys 38-10 Saints 35-31 Rams 27-24 Washington 31-27 Raiders 24-21 Seahawks 27-3 Ravens 28-23 Patriots 37-13 Colts 31-23 Packers 31-30 0-1 78-43

Vahe Gregorian Columnist Chiefs 24-10 Panthers 27-10 Cowboys 31-14 Saints 27-16 Titans 17-7 Washington 23-21 Raiders 24-14 Seahawks 31-14 Ravens 23-13 Patriots 28-14 Colts 26-13 Packers 30-23 0-1 77-44

Jeff Rosen Sports editor Chiefs 23-17 Panthers 20-13 Cowboys 28-20 Saints 34-21 Titans 20-10 Washington 24-20 Raiders 17-16 Seahawks 27-17 Ravens 16-13 Patriots 31-16 Colts 20-17 Packers 31-20 0-1 76-45

Randy Covitz Chiefs/NFL Chiefs 23-17 Panthers 27-24 Cowboys 30-20 Saints 30-17 Rams 22-20 Chargers 28-27 Raiders 17-16 Seahawks 31-10 Ravens 13-10 Patriots 24-20 Texans 20-17 Packers 21-17 0-1 74-47

BILLS SCHEDULE DATE

OPPONENT

Sept. 8

New England

Sept. 15 Carolina

RESULT/TIME L, 23-21 W, 24-23

Sept. 22 at N.Y. Jets

L, 27-20

Sept. 29 Baltimore

W, 23-20

Oct. 3

at Cleveland

Oct. 13

Cincinnati

Oct. 20 at Miami Oct. 27

at New Orleans

L, 37-24 L, 27-24 W, 23-21 L, 35-17

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Report: Broncos’ coach needs surgery

QB runs the risk

Procedure on heart valve could sideline him up to two months.

Chiefs’ Smith will take some hits, but he balances that against rewards of first downs.

Star news services

Broncos coach John Fox might not be on the sidelines for Denver’s two regular-season games against the Chiefs. Fox is expected to have heart valve surgery this week, ESPN reported Saturday night. ESPN’s report said that Fox could need one of two different types of surgery. The more severe option would probably sideline him two months; the less severe DENVER |

one a shorter period. Fox was hospitalized Saturday after feeling light-headed Fox while playing golf in the Charlotte, N.C., area. Fox, 58, was aware that he had a heart condition but hoped to avoid surgery until after the season. While Fox is away, offensive coordinator Adam Gase and defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio, a former Chiefs player, are expected to have added duties.

NFL WEEK NINE MATCHUPS

Games of the week ❚ Pittsburgh at New England, 3:25 p.m. on CBS (Ch. 5): Another bitter rivalry in which, oddly, the Steelers’ best chance might come through the air, and New England’s could be on the ground. Tom Brady has struggled through the first half of the season with a group of unfamiliar and untested receivers. Pittsburgh’s vaunted ground game ground to a halt earlier this season, and meanwhile, Antonio Brown leads the AFC with 56 catches. ❚ Indianapolis at Houston, 7:30 p.m. on NBC (Ch. 41): Simply put, a Colts win makes the Texans a Lone Star long shot to challenge in a division they’ve won the past two seasons. Indy has won nine of the last 12 in the series and Andrew Luck has four TD passes, with no interceptions, in going 1-1 against Houston, where he grew up. Case Keenum starts at quarterback for the Texans, who have the top-rated pass defense but are 28th against the run. ❚ Chicago at Green Bay, 7:40 Monday night on ESPN: The NFL’s oldest rivalry, and one of the most bitter, gets the prime-time spotlight. Josh McCown gets the start at quarterback for the Bears with Jay Cutler (groin) out, and he has one of the league’s hottest receivers in Alshon Jeffery — 20 catches for 457 yards and two TDs in the last four games. Packers rookie RB Eddie Lacy has 395 yards rushing in his last four games, and Aaron Rodgers has prospered despite having only one familiar target, Jordy Nelson, in the lineup. ❚ New Orleans at New York Jets, noon: Rex vs. Rob. The Ryan twins bring their aggressive, no-holds-barred defenses into this one. Rob has vastly improved the Saints’ unit as coordinator, and Rex’s group generally has kept New York in contention, except for last week’s 49-9 debacle in Cincinnati.

Also worth watching ❚ Philadelphia at Oakland, 3:05 p.m. on Fox (Ch. 4): Nick Foles is back in the lineup for the Eagles with Michael Vick hurt again. Philadelphia has never won in Oakland, and Raiders QB Terrelle Pryor has won all three career home starts. He set a record for a touchdown run by a quarterback last week with a 93-yarder that set the tone against Pittsburgh. ❚ San Diego at Washington, noon: The Chargers often struggle with cross-country trips, but they have won at Philadelphia and Jacksonville this season. They haven’t allowed an offensive touchdown in 11 quarters, tying a franchise record. Washington has been outscored 67-20 in first quarters. ❚ Baltimore at Cleveland, 3:25 p.m.: It’s time for the Ravens to start acting like champions. After a week off, they have back-to-back AFC North games. They have won 11 straight over the Browns, are 12-5 coming off a bye (10-1 since 2002) and are 5-0 under coach John Harbaugh following a bye week. ❚ Minnesota at Dallas, noon: Both teams are smarting from defeats, albeit totally different kinds of losses. The Cowboys blew a late lead with porous, nonaggressive defense in Detroit, dropping a one-pointer. Minnesota Adrian Peterson, the 2012 MVP. Peterson has been surrounded by mediocrity or worse this season, preventing him from breaking loose. Maybe today.

By RANDY COVITZ The Kansas City Star

Even now, nearly a year after a concussion changed the course of his career, Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith never hesitates. If he sees an opportunity, and if there’s a first down to pick up, Smith wastes little time tucking the ball and turning into a dangerous running threat. Smith, with 258 yards in 49 attempts, is the Chiefs’ second-leading rusher, trailing only AFC rushing leader Jamaal Charles. And Smith’s 41 runs (not counting eight kneel-downs) have produced 14 first downs, or 34 percent of his carries. But there is some risk vs. reward when it comes to Smith’s penchant for running. So far this season, 11 teams have lost starting quarterbacks for at least one game — including the Buffalo Bills, who could be starting their third different quarterback today against the Chiefs if rookie Jeff Tuel plays in place of injured Thad Lewis. Some of those quarterbacks were hit when sacked in the pocket. But others, like St. Louis’ Sam Bradford and Cleveland’s Brian Hoyer, were injured while running with the ball. Smith, who suffered a concussion last November with San Francisco that cost him his starting job and led to his trade to the Chiefs, understands the risks. “I’ve learned a lot of lessons over the years by not making good decisions,” said Smith, 29. “As you get older, you get smarter with it. I try not to take unnecessary hits, and there is a risk-reward there pulling the ball down and running as a quarterback, and knowing when to take the chances of ‘Do you go down headfirst?’ … ‘Do you not slide?’ … When to get out of bounds.” The hit he took from St. Louis linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar that led to Smith’s concussion last season was an unnecessary gamble. “I definitely learned from that,” Smith said. “I look back on it, and I knew it was kind of a stupid hit to take. It was a first down, it wasn’t a third down, it wasn’t close to

❚ Tampa Bay at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.: Former teammates at North Carolina State, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and Buccaneers QB Mike Glennon, face off. Wilson started for two seasons ahead of Glennon for the Wolfpack. ❚ Tennessee at St. Louis, noon: The Rams will don jerseys worn in the 2000 Super Bowl, when they held on to beat the Titans. St. Louis will need production from backup QB Kellen Clemens to get another win over Tennessee. Off a bye, the Titans face the man who guided them to that Super Bowl, and to a 147-126 regular-season record as coach, Jeff Fisher. ❚ Atlanta at Carolina, noon: Carolina’s revival has been based on Cam Newton’s productivity. He has eight combined touchdowns, six passing and two rushing, and no turnovers in the last three games, all wins. Atlanta’s running game has been nonexistent and its top receivers have been banged up. ❚ Bye week: Arizona, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, N.Y. Giants and San Francisco. | The Associated Press

NFL STANDINGS American Conference

National Conference

West

W L T

Kansas City Denver San Diego Oakland South

8 7 4 3 W

0 1 3 4 L

0 1.000 192 98 0 .875 343 218 0 .571 168 144 0 .429 126 150 T Pct PF PA

Seattle 7 San Francisco 6 Arizona 4 St. Louis 3 South W

1 2 4 5 L

0 0 0 0 T

.875 205 .750 218 .500 160 .375 165 Pct PF

125 145 174 198 PA

Indianapolis Tennessee Houston Jacksonville North

5 3 2 0 W

2 4 5 8 L

0 0 0 0 T

.714 .429 .286 .000 Pct

187 131 145 146 122 194 86 264 PF PA

New Orleans Carolina Atlanta Tampa Bay North

6 4 2 0 W

1 3 5 7 L

0 0 0 0 T

.857 .571 .286 .000 Pct

196 170 166 100 PF

120 96 184 163 PA

Cincinnati Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh East

6 3 3 2 W

3 4 5 5 L

0 0 0 0 T

.667 .429 .375 .286 Pct

217 150 148 125 PF

Green Bay Detroit Chicago Minnesota East

5 5 4 1 W

2 3 3 6 L

0 0 0 0 T

.714 .625 .571 .143 Pct

212 158 217 197 213 206 163 225 PF PA

6 4 4 3

2 4 4 5

0 0 0 0

.750 .500 .500 .375

179 144 143 211 174 187 176 213

4 3 2 2

4 5 5 6

0 0 0 0

.500 230 .375 176 .286 173 .250 141

New England N.Y. Jets Miami Buffalo

Pct PF PA

166 148 179 153 PA

West

Dallas Philadelphia Washington N.Y. Giants

W L T

Pct PF PA

186 211 229 223

WEEK 10 Thursday’s game Washington at Minnesota, 7:25 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10 Detroit at Chicago, noon Philadelphia at Green Bay, noon Jacksonville at Tennessee, noon Cincinnati at Baltimore, noon St. Louis at Indianapolis, noon Seattle at Atlanta, noon Oakland at N.Y. Giants, noon

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, noon Carolina at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m. Denver at San Diego, 3:25 p.m. Houston at Arizona, 3:25 p.m. Dallas at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11 Miami at Tampa Bay, 7:40 p.m. Open: Kansas City, Cleveland, N.Y. Jets, New England

NFL QB RUSHING LEADERS Player, team Terrelle Pryor, Oakland Russell Wilson, Seattle Michael Vick, Philadelphia Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco Alex Smith, Chiefs

Att. 53 61 34 49 49

Yds. 391 339 308 294 258

Avg. 7.4 5.6 9.1 6.0 5.3

TD 1 0 2 3 1

the chains. You live to fight week two against Dallas, he another day, looking back at sprinted toward the sideline, it.” lunged for the chains and Smith remained in the flipped over on his back after game after gaining 4 yards converting on third and 15 by on that play and said the con- gaining 17 yards. cussion symptoms became Three weeks later, Smith more pronounced a few was shoved out of bounds by plays later when he convert- Tennessee linebacker Moise ed a quarterback sneak on Fokou a yard short of the fourth and 1. Smith complet- first down, but Fokou was ed the drive by throwing a called for unnecessary touchdown pass before he roughness, sustaining a gowas removed from the li- ahead touchdown drive. neup. “With Alex, it’s in him to He resumed his running run,” said Chiefs offensive ways with the Chiefs. Smith, coordinator Doug Pederson, who has a former rushed for CHIEFS’ QB NFL quarter1,019 yards in RUSHING LEADERS back. “He did Year Yards his career, is Single season that in colranked fifth Tyler Thigpen 2008 386 lege, and in 1980 274 among NFL Steve Fuller his NFL ca1963 272 quarterbacks Len Dawson reer, he’s 1979 264 in rushing Steve Fuller done that 2013 258 this season Alex Smith and made and is on good plays. pace to break the Chiefs’ “He’s very instinctive that rushing record of 386 yards way. It’s something you can’t for a quarterback set by Tyl- teach. He knows when to go, er Thigpen in 2008. he knows when to get down “It’s football,” Smith said. and protect himself, and it’s “You still go out there and good to see he’s been able to play. You don’t go out there pick up that many first and play scared. In fact, I en- downs for us.” joy it. I enjoy running, I enjoy So far this season, Smith getting hit occasionally, it’s has had eight carries of 10 part of the game. But no yards or more, including a question, avoiding the big 23-yard dash on third down hits …” last week against Cleveland, setting up the Chiefs’ first ❚ ❚ ❚ Because of his running, touchdown. “If teams are going to play Smith has taken two pretty good hits this season. In man-to-man coverage or

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Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith also uses his legs as a weapon. He is the team’s second-leading rusher.

play certain ways that they’re not going to count the quarterback, then you’re going to try to make them pay,” Smith said. “On that (23-yard) run, and it will never show up on a stat sheet, but Dwayne Bowe had a great block, and I made a turn to the edge and it went from a 6-yard run to a 20-something-yard run. “When things break down or lanes open up, and you have a chance to run, you’re a ball carrier as well … so if you can get out of the pocket, there are plays to be made.” On another scramble against Cleveland, Smith was marked short of the marker on third and 3, but the Chiefs challenged the spot. The play was reversed, giving the Chiefs a first down at the Cleveland 41. ❚ ❚ ❚ Chiefs coach Andy Reid has had plenty of experience with running quarterbacks, notably Donovan McNabb and Michael Vick at Philadelphia, who both made plenty of big plays with their feet but were susceptible to injuries. “I just tell them to play the game,” Reid said of his quarterbacks. “If they’re thinking about (injuries), normally bad things happen. Either they don’t execute the play or they get hurt. Neither one of those are good. “You don’t want to see any of them go down. It’s a tough position. That’s why the league spends so much time trying to work the rules for that position. Things happen in this game. It’s a contact sport.” Reid also calls a read option or two each game for Smith, where he either hands off to Charles or carries himself, depending on what the defensive end does. Smith scored on a 5-yard touchdown run against Houston after Charles went the wrong way on the fake. “I’ve done the read option my entire career, going back to college,” Smith said, “so it’s something I’m very comfortable with. (Running) is something I try to take pride in, those kind of hidden yardage that gets kind of lost. Every week, a little bit here and there, a couple of conversions, those change games.”

head coach, usually begins his news conferences after home games by praising the crowd — you can feel the ground shake. And yet, some fans aren’t happy: The offense stinks. The schedule’s been easy. They’ve played against too many backup quarterbacks. “I don’t want to be that guy,” says Pat Carson, a Chiefs fan in the Northland. “But we almost lost to the Browns at home. Case Keenum was great against us. And now we’ve got three games against Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck.” Even fans who are pleased with the Chiefs’ 8-0 start may not find themselves quite as happy as they would’ve guessed a year ago. Turns out there is a perfectly good explanation for this, one that is hard-wired into all of us. ❚ ❚ ❚ Daniel Wann is a psychology professor at Murray State. His research focuses on sports fans, in particular. As it happens, he is also a die-hard Royals and Chiefs fan — enough that he did a playful tomahawk-chop chant when he returned my phone call. He might be the world’s best expert to not only confirm this phenomenon but also help explain it.

“What you’re saying points to a lot of things,” he says. A long history of research in psychology shows that people — not just sports fans — overestimate how good they will feel about a positive outcome. This is just how we are. It’s in our nature. We can dream about something, and be happy when we get it, but quickly want something more. Job promotions bring extra stress, new cars grow old, big houses need to be cleaned. This causes all sorts of conflicting emotions for sports fans. “The euphoria is not quite as good as you expect,” Wann says. “It’s like, ‘I thought I would feel really, really, really good. But I only feel really good.’ So there must be some other issues. It must be because they haven’t beaten anybody good.” Wann and Christian End, a psychology professor at Xavier who has also studied sports fans, each brought up the example of lottery winners. Studies and anecdotal evidence have shown that even big winners often don’t end up happier than they were before. There are some rough edges in comparing lottery winners to Chiefs fans, of course, but the point is that human nature makes many of us greedy and unsatisfied

even with good results that we’ve anticipated and hoped for. Wann says this particular reaction is especially true for fans of teams that haven’t had much “true, top-shelf success.” I didn’t have to ask whether Chiefs fans, going on 20 years without a playoff win, would qualify. Some of this is in the way we anticipate. We tend to focus solely on the outcome, forgetting that even if the Chiefs are 8-0, our kid may still have colic or the government might still shut down. And some of it is in the details we don’t think about during the anticipation. Eight-and-oh is perfect in the abstract, but in an NFL stacked for parity, being unbeaten (or not) can depend on Dez Bryant dropping a pass or three opponents giving away possessions on punt returns. “Your expectations are always changing,” End says. “As we reach a certain space, our expectations are dynamic and always ahead a bit.” ❚ ❚ ❚ Back before 8-0 and thoughts about challenging the Broncos and talk of playoff seeding, the Chiefs were just a team coming off a rotten year that beat the Jaguars in their season opener.

You remember, right? Nobody knew quite what to expect from the Chiefs, but at least after a blowout win on the road we could be relatively certain this season would be an improvement from the year before. Justin Houston dominated that first game. He would be chosen AFC defensive player of the week after recording three sacks and five tackles. In the locker room after the game, Tamba Hali screamed at his friend and teammate. “C’mon, 50! You’re leaving me behind already?” Hali had a big smile on his face. He took the losing hard. Winning felt so good, Jaguars or not. “Hey,” he announced, “I’ll give him all the sacks as long as we’re winning.” Hali looked back over at Houston and laughed. This notion of dynamic satisfaction and expectations resides in all of us — fans wanting more wins and pass rushers wanting more sacks. “At least for a few weeks,” he said. “Then I’ll want the sacks, too.” Hali laughed again. He was joking. Mostly. To reach Sam Mellinger, call 816-234-4365, send email to smellinger@kcstar.com or follow him at twitter.com/mellinger. For previous columns, go to KansasCity.com.

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COMPARING TEAMS: 2003 VS. 2013 COMPARINGTWO THE CHIEFS TWO TEAMS 2003

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Best

OFFENSE

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Points scored per game

30.2

24.0

Yards gained per game

369.4

Passing yards per game

248.8

330.8

120.6

122.0

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Giveaways

37.4%

41.8%

Third-down efficiency

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Points allowed per game

12.2

Yards allowed per game

Sacks Takeaways Turnover differential

20.8 309.0

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356.7 210.2

205.8 103.2 36

146.5

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from Trent Green to Tony Gonzalez that was nullified by an offensive pass-interference call. That was followed by a rare Morten Andersen missed field goal and, later, a 48-yard Priest Holmes run ending with the ball torn loose from behind. All of which still leaves Green thinking, What if? “Morten Andersen makes that field goal 99 times out of 100,” he lamented, adding, “And if we have (those touchdowns), it’s a great day.” Or as then-coach Dick Vermeil put it: “We go deep in the playoffs if we don’t play Peyton Manning.” But that still spoke to the Achilles’ heel of that team, which was fundamentally different from this one in the most obvious ways. The 2003 version led the NFL in scoring (30.2 points a game) but was 19th in scoring defense (20.8). This year’s edition, halfway through, anyway, is 14th in the league in scoring (24.0) but leads the NFL in scoring defense (12.2). “Priest Holmes breaks the NFL TD scoring record. Hell, if he would have been in New York or Dallas, they would have enshrined him by now. … And we had the best offensive line in football; we just couldn’t get enough guys on defense,” Vermeil said. “We were just the opposite of those guys … If we had the defense that (coach Andy Reid) has, we would have won a world championship.” But there are ample common denominators between them: Each was the best in the league in turnover ratio and was marked by dynamic special-teams play. Each also had a friendlier first-half schedule. And each was vastly improved over its predecessor: In 2003, the Chiefs enjoyed what was then the greatest improvement in club history from the year before, winning 13 games after winning just eight in 2002. That was trumped with a six-game improvement from 2009 to 2010, a mark that already has been tied this season after the Chiefs won just twice last year. All of which leads to a few warning labels from those who’ve been here before, including one that’s plenty applicable now as the Chiefs enter a road game against a 3-5 Buffalo team they ought to beat. “It’s just so easy to start believing that you really are that good,” said Carl Peterson, the general manager of the Chiefs’ 2003 team. For all the statistics out there about no 8-0 team ever failing to make the playoffs, even 8-0 holds no guarantees beyond that. “No,” Vermeil said, laughing. “It guarantees you’re going to be 8-0.” That 9-0 season-opening streak was snuffed out in a 24-19 loss at Cincinnati against a Bengals team that had been 2-14 a year before and finished 6-10. That defeat still grates Vermeil, who recalled that the Chiefs won their next two games. “We should have been 12-0,” he said. “We allowed a losing team to beat us, and you just can’t do that when you have a winning streak going.” Shields said: “We were flying high, thinking we were the best thing since sliced bread. They saw it on

film, that we were actually a little too high on the horse, and they took us out.” And that’s the challenge of the moment for these Chiefs, who have become accustomed to someone making a play when it has to be made. “You can almost get baited into thinking, ‘Well, somebody’s going to make a play,’ ” said Green, now a color commentator for Fox. “So you don’t want to relax.” That’s part of what Vermeil and Reid spoke about last week when Vermeil visited for about three hours. Vermeil is close to Reid and had advised Chiefs CEO and chairman Clark Hunt to hire Reid … and then told Reid, “Go.” And while Vermeil says, “Nobody is doing it better” than Reid right now, he also knows the season remains to be defined. “When you’re a good team, sometimes what happens is you feel so good you lose the sense of urgency that you need to play well on Sunday,” Vermeil said. “You think it’s going to happen again because you made it happen eight times in a row. “As soon as you relax in this league, a little bit, especially on the road, you’re in trouble.” The Chiefs should be somewhat fortified against that, particularly because so many key veteran defensive players remember last season well. “What they’ve been through and had to endure these last couple seasons,” Green said, “I don’t see them letting up at all.” Still … “It’s like anybody when you’re hungry; it doesn’t take long to get filled up,” Vermeil said, laughing. “As a coach, me, I remember, geez, you feel so good that sometimes you overlook things. You’re not on their (butts), you’re not pushing your coaches hard enough. “And all of a sudden you’re strutting a little too early and, wham, you get hit in the mouth.” If these Chiefs can avoid that trap, the primary difference between this team and that seems to give it the foundation for a playoff run. “They definitely have a great formula,” Green said. “You have a defense that teams can’t score on … and the offense isn’t turning the ball over. And when they need timely drives and timely scores, when they need to use up the clock, for the most part they’ve been able to do that.” So even without the offensive firepower the 2003 team had, these Chiefs could make good on Shields’ hopes of more for them. “They’ve got difference-makers on defense, some real differencemakers; I don’t see (differencemakers) on offense so much, that’s why they’re struggling. It’s glaring,” Vermeil said. “But very seldom are they going to have to score a lot of points to win, so the big thing is to make sure you don’t turn the ball over and beat yourself.” And just stay tuned in on one game at a time, Green said. At least if they want to create something timeless, which matters a lot more than 8-0, or 9-0, for that matter. To reach Vahe Gregorian, call 816-234-4868 or send email to vgregorian@kcstar.com.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

New York Red Bulls (17-9-8, 59 points) vs. Houston Dynamo (14-11-9, 51 points)

Real Salt Lake (16-10-8, 56 points) vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (15-11-8, 53 points)

❚ TIME/TV: 2:30 p.m. today on NBC (Ch. 27, 41)

❚ TIME/TV: 8 tonight on ESPN

❚ IN THE REGULAR SEASON: The Dynamo had an up-and-down regular season. But against New York? Mostly down. In the three games against the Red Bulls this year (including two at home), Houston lost all three by a combined score of 9-1. During a New York win in Houston on Oct. 20, the Red Bulls’ Tim Cahill (11 goals) set the MLS record for fastest goal ever at just 7 seconds.

❚ IN THE REGULAR SEASON: The Galaxy had the upper hand during the regular season with two wins ( 2-0 in Salt Lake in April and a 4-2 thriller at home in August). Salt Lake won the third matchup 3-1 at home in June. The teams are a contrast in styles. Salt Lake is the league’s best possession and scoring team behind Alvaro Saborio (12 goals) and Javier Morales (eight goals, 10 assists). The Galaxy tends to beat teams with a lethal counterattack behind the speed of Landon Donovan (10 goals, nine assists) and Robbie Keane (16 goals, 11 assists). The late addition of Panamanian goalkeeper Jaime Penedo saved the season for Los Angeles.

❚ BOTTOM LINE: Form matters in the MLS playoffs, and no team is hotter than the Red Bulls. Since July 1, the Supporters’ Shield Cahill winners have lost just three times. In the last eight games, the high-powered attack led by Thierry Henry (10 goals, nine assists this season) and Cahill have scored 20 goals. But it’s hard to bet against Houston in the playoffs. Under Dominic Kinnear, the Dynamo has reached four MLS Cup finals (including the last two years) and has an astounding MLS Henry playoff series record of 12-4. This New York team might be too strong, even for Kinnear’s playoff magic. ❚ PREDICTION: New York 2-0

❚ BOTTOM LINE: These have been the most consistent teams in Major League Soccer in the last five years, as the only two teams to qualify for the playoffs ever year since 2009 when they met in the MLS Cup finals. This year was supposed to be a rebuilding year for Salt Lake, instead Jason Kreis had his team on the edge of the Supporters’ Shield race all season. The Galaxy had an uneven regular season, but can’t be counted out in chasing a third straight MLS Cup. Bruce Arena has the most dangerous forward tandem (Donovan and Keane) in the league and should be too much for Salt Lake to handle in the first leg. ❚ PREDICTION: Los Angeles 2-0 | Charles Gooch, cgooch@kcstar.com

MLS PLAYOFFS

Conference semifinals Eastern Conference SPORTING KC VS. NEW ENGLAND Saturday’s result Leg 1: New England 2, Sporting KC 1

Wednesday’s game Leg 2: New England at Sporting KC, 8 p.m. NEW YORK VS. HOUSTON Today’s game Leg 1: New York at Houston, 2:30 p.m. Wednesday’s game Leg 2: Houston at New York, 7 p.m.

Western Conference PORTLAND VS. SEATTLE Saturday’s result Leg 1: Portland 2, Seattle 1 Tuesday’s game Leg 2: Seattle at Portland, 10 p.m.

REAL SALT LAKE VS. LA GALAXY Today’s game Leg 1: Real Salt Lake at LA Galaxy, 8 p.m. Thursday’s game Leg 2: LA Galaxy at Real Salt Lake, 8 p.m.

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New England’s Andy Dorman (left) drew a crowd of teammates after opening the scoring Saturday. The Revolution beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 in game one of the Eastern Conference semifinal.

SPORTING: Collin scores a key goal FROM B1

line,” Nielsen said. “We’re still in it. It’s an open game going back to Kansas City. We’ve got the fans behind us. We’ll look forward to that game now.” Sporting might take a moment or two to reflect on the opportunity squandered during the first half, though. The visitors dictated every component of the opening half by imposing their will upon the game and preventing the Revolution from establishing any semblance of rhythm through midfield. The ragged cadence of the early stages allowed Sporting to find its footing and then start searching for ways to expose the Revolution defense. Most of those avenues appeared when Graham Zusi found himself in space in midfield. Zusi mined for midfield space in the Revolution’s 4-1-4-1 setup and slipped into dangerous areas when Sporting obtained possession. His ability to locate pockets of space placed the Revolution defense under duress and prompted Lee Nguyen to clear off the line after Chance Myers nearly headed home from the remnants of a corner kick. “We played with a lot of discipline,” Nielsen said. “We were well-organized. And we were very good on the second balls. We forced the back four to play the long balls up to the strikers. Our center backs won the ball, and our midfielders were good on the second balls. They could play the deep balls to Teal (Bunbury), who was very dangerous and worked very hard for the team.” Bunbury touched a one-time effort just wide of the far post from a Jacob Peterson cross in the early stages, but his best opportunity came 10 minutes before the half. Zusi played him over the top and sent him through in a one-on-one opportunity. The ensuing shot landed in goalie Matt Reis’ stomach, handing the Revolution a des-

NEW ENGLAND 2 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 Sporting Kansas City 0 1 — 1 New England 0 2 — 2 KANSAS CITY: Jimmy Nielsen, Aurelien Collin, Chance Myers, Matt Besler, Lawrence Olum, Seth Sinovic, Oriol Rosell, Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad, 70th), C.J. Sapong, Teal Bunbury (Dom Dwyer, 77th), Graham Zusi. NEW ENGLAND: Matt Reis, Darrius Barnes, A.J. Soares, Andrew Farrell, Jose Goncalves, Kelyn Rowe (Chad Barrett, 85th), Lee Nguyen, Diego Fagundez, Andy Dorman, Dimitry Imbongo (Scott Caldwell, 71st), Juan Agudelo. GOAL SCORING New England: 1, New England, Dorman 1 (Agudelo), 55th minute. 2, New England, Rowe 8 (Nguyen), 67th. Kansas City: Collin 4 (Sapong), 69th. KC NE Shots 13 8 Shots on goal 4 3 Saves 1 3 Corner Kicks 3 2 Fouls 12 13 Offsides 2 2

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Opener was chess match

CAUTIONS Kansas City: Sinovic, 53rd; Bunbury, 71st; Collin, 76th. New England: Imbongo, 69th; Nguyen, 84th; Soares, 89th; Barrett, 90th+. RED CARDS Kansas City: None. New England: None. OFFICIALS Referee: Ismail Elfath. Assistant referee: George Gansner. Assistant referee: Corey Rockwell. 4th official: Jorge Gonzalez. Announced attendance: 15,164.

New England goalkeeper Matt Reis compared Saturday’s Eastern Conference semifinal match to chess with both sides trying to find some advantage. At the final whistle, the Revs accumulated a slight edge on the scoreboard, but Sporting managed to place itself in a position to turn things around on home soil with Aurelien Collin’s goal. “It’s huge because then you’re pressing at home to trying to get that second goal,” coach Peter Vermes said. “We’ve been in that situation before. It’s a lot more difficult. To be able to get that one, it puts everybody in a different area. It’s going to be a game. Somebody asked us how we’re going to play. I said, ‘Are you kidding me? Do you ever see us play any other way at our place?’ ” ❚ Vermes omitted Designated Player Claudio Bieler from his squad for the opener. Bieler scored 10 goals in the regular season, but a groin injury in September exacerbated concerns about his form. | Kyle McCarthy, Special to The Star

perately needed reprieve and prevent Sporting from consolidating its advantage before the interval. “The first half was excellent,” Vermes said. “I thought we were very composed. I thought, tactically, we were really, really good. And we created two very good chances. We had the corner kick blocked off the line and we had Teal’s situation as well. “So I thought we came in at halftime — and I told the guys — it was an excellent half. Now we just need to keep it going.” New England improved enough after the break to pose problems. Rowe conjured up perhaps the Revs’ first cohesive move 10 minutes after play resumed when he collected a shoddy clearance and sprayed the ball out to the right flank for Diego Fagundez. He corralled the pass behind the Sporting defensive line and then placed his feed in a promising position for

Agudelo to meet at the near post. Agudelo forced a good save from Nielsen, but the rebound deflected toward the goal line. Dorman found himself in the right spot (one Sporting vehemently argued was offside to no avail (and tapped home into the vacated net. Nguyen later played neatly toward Rowe’s run on the right side of the penalty area. Rowe scored in style with a fine, first-time finish to hand the Revs a precious second goal. Collin dashed the burgeoning optimism 2 minutes later after a scrappy sequence in the box. “The great thing is that I thought we kept our composure,” Vermes said. “We didn’t panic. We get that goal and then, all of a sudden, we’re on them a little bit. “Maybe if a little luck goes our way, we get the second one. In the end, we closed the gap for sure.”

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Air Force’s Anthony LaCoste rushed for a career-high 263 yards with three TDs in a 42-28 win over Army.

Maybe we’ll get a better idea of how good Baylor really is as the high-scoring Bears play host to the Oklahoma Sooners on Thursday night.

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Huskers win it on Hail Mary Kellogg’s heave deflects into receiver’s hands in end zone for dramatic win over Northwestern.

Name, school Anthony LaCoste, Air Force Adam Muema, San Diego State Bill Belton, Penn State David Cobb, Minnesota Jarrod Lawson, San Jose State

Name, school Davis Webb, Texas Tech Garrett Grayson, Colorado State Casey Pachall, TCU Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech Tajh Boyd, Clemson

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Nebraska’s Jordan Westerkamp (right) ended up in the end zone behind the Northwestern defense and with the ball in his hands on a pass from Ron Kellogg III on the final play.

a fourth-and-15 conversion moments earlier: Ameer Abdullah caught a short pass and did some tough running to get past the first-down marker. After a couple short passes and an incompletion, Kellogg dropped back for a final play with 4 seconds left. Kellogg let fly a ball that was deflected into Westerkamp’s hands in the end zone. Westerkamp held on to the 49-yard Hail Mary for his first career touchdown, sparking one of the loudest roars heard in a long time at Memorial

throwing four in the first seven games. But the Florida State defense picked up the slack and shut out the Hurricanes, 7-1 overall and 3-1 in the ACC, in the second half after it was 21-14 at the break. The Seminoles, 8-0 and 6-0, went on a 20-0 run after a skirmish broke out midway through the third quarter. The two teams

CAMPUS CHATTER ❚ Break up Minnesota. The Gophers improved to 7-2 with a 42-39 win at Indiana. The Gophers bring a three-game winning streak into next week’s home game with Penn State. ❚ John Spooney sprinted to touchdown runs of 93 and 94 yards in Brown’s 27-0 win over Penn. Spooney finished with 232 of Brown’s 291 yards rushing. ❚ A Florida Atlantic victory over Tulane would have been impressive under any circumstance. After all, the Green Wave has become bowl eligible for the first time since 2002. But the Owls’ 34-17 win occurred during the week coach Carl Pelini and defensive coordinator Pete Rekstis resigned for using illegal drugs. According to USA Today, the coaches were seen using marijuana and cocaine in the last year by a fellow assistant, whose affidavit was a key component to the investigation.

Stadium. “I didn’t even know I could throw it that far, to be honest with you,” Kellogg said. “But thank God for Jordan Westerkamp.” Kellogg, a walk-on who wasn’t put on scholarship until August, came through in a big way for a Nebraska team whose season was teetering after last week’s loss at Minnesota. The Huskers avoided back-to-back conference losses for the first time since 2009. Kellogg has played some this

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season in the absence of injured starter Taylor Martinez. The play was perhaps Nebraska’s most dramatic since Matt Davison’s “Miracle at Missouri” catch that kept alive the Huskers’ national-championship season in 1997. “I was looking down there and saw the ball tip in the air and I saw Westy kind of flash, and I saw the crowd react,” Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said. “When I saw the referee put his arms up, I was a little bit in disbelief. Pretty cool.”

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<< HEATING UP Give it up to Grambling. The Tigers have been to heck and back this season with a player revolt, coaching change and game forfeit. The proud program had been winless, including a loss to Lincoln at Arrowhead Stadium, until Saturday when it topped Mississippi Valley State, 47-40. Quarterback Johnathan Williams accounted for seven touchdowns.

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games and is learning to do it different ways,” Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said. “We were very excited early and had to keep our emotions in check.” The Seminoles have defeated three top 25 teams by a combined score of 155-28. Their national title hopes are alive and well. Rival Florida is the last real challenge in the regular season.

SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT

REAL DEAL Ohio State went stylepointing on Purdue, winning 56-0. The Buckeyes are fourth in the BCS standings with little hope of catching Alabama, Oregon or Florida State if they all stay undefeated. But Ohio State keeps piling up the points, and they’ve won 21 straight games.

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Houston 4-0 7-1 UCF 3-0 6-1 Louisville 3-1 7-1 Cincinnati 3-1 6-2 So. Methodist 2-1 3-4 Rutgers 2-2 5-3 South Florida 2-2 2-6 Connecticut 0-3 0-7 Memphis 0-4 1-6 Temple 0-5 1-8 Wednesday’s result Cincinnati 34, Memphis 21 Thursday’s result Houston 35, S. Florida 23 Saturday’s result Rutgers 23, Temple 20 Friday, Nov. 8 Louisville at Connecticut, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 Houston at UCF, TBD SMU at Cincinnati, TBD UT-Martin at Memphis, 3:30 p.m.

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were called for offsetting personal fouls. Florida State responded in a definitive fashion as James Wilder Jr. scored on a 5-yard run on the next play. The rout was on from that point, not much different from Florida State’s 51-14 win at Clemson last month. “It’s a team that is understanding how to compete in big

Grambling quarterback Johnathan Williams threw five touchdown passes on Saturday.

Minnesota’s David Cobb rushed 29 times for 188 yards and a score against the Hoosiers on Saturday.

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Seminoles rout Hurricanes and stay undefeated State rolled to a 41-14 victory against No. 7 Miami in a matchup of two Atlantic Coast Conference teams that both came in undefeated. Seminoles freshman quarterback Jameis Winston threw for 325 yards but added two interceptions in the first half after

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Name, school Jace Amaro, Texas Tech Joshua Stanford, Virginia Tech Sammy Watkins, Clemson Allen Robinson, Penn State Ezell Ruffin, San Diego State

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NO. 3 FLORIDA STATE 41, NO. 7 MIAMI 14

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All Jordan Westerkamp remembered was the ball floating in his hands and wondering if his feet were in the end zone. His answer came when he looked at the sideline and saw a stampede of Nebraska teammates rushing toward him. Those feet were right where they needed to be. Westerkamp snagged Ron Kellogg III’s tipped desperation heave with no time left Saturday, giving the Cornhuskers a 27-24 victory over Northwestern. “The tough part was the big dog pile,” Westerkamp said. “Just a good moment.” A very good moment, indeed, for a Nebraska team that looked finished after Northwestern took a three-point lead with 1:20 left in the game. The Huskers started their final drive at their 17 with zero timeouts and a quarterback who started the season No. 3 on the depth chart. “That felt like I just hit a shot for the Final Four,” said Kellogg, the son of former Kansas basketball player Ron Kellogg Jr. The Huskers wouldn’t have been in position to win without

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It’s only his first season, but North Carolina State’s Dave Doeren is struggling to find an Atlantic Coast Conference victory. The Wolfpack fell to 0-5 in the worst possible way to its fan base — by losing to rival North Carolina at home. The Tar Heels spotted N.C. State the first 10 points before rallying.

FRAUD ALERT Virginia Tech had won six straight since losing the opener to Alabama, but the Hokies have now dropped two straight. They dropped a 34-27 decision at Boston College on Saturday and had four turnovers for the second straight week.

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Ohio State 5-0 9-0 Wisconsin 4-1 6-2 Penn State 2-2 5-3 Indiana 1-3 3-5 Illinois 0-4 3-5 Purdue 0-4 1-7 Saturday’s results Nebraska 27, Northwestern 24 Wisconsin 28, Iowa 9 Ohio State 56, Purdue 0 Penn State 24, Illinois 17, OT Mich. State 29, Michigan 6 Minnesota 42, Indiana 39 Saturday, Nov. 9 Nebraska at Michigan, 2:30 p.m. Penn State at Minnesota, 11 a.m. Iowa at Purdue, 11 a.m. Illinois at Indiana, 2:30 p.m. BYU at Wisconsin, 2:30 p.m.

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CLEMSON COACH DABO SWINNEY ON TAJH BOYD, WHO COMPLETED 24 OF 29 PASSES FOR 377 YARDS WITH THREE TDS IN A 59-10 WIN OVER VIRGINIA. BOYD BECAME THE ACC’S CAREER LEADER IN TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS WITH 116 (93 PASSING).

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Miami (FL) 3-1 7-1 Georgia Tech 5-2 6-3 Virginia Tech 3-2 6-3 Duke 2-2 6-2 Pittsburgh 2-3 4-4 North Carolina 2-3 3-5 Virginia 0-5 2-7 Saturday’s results Boston College 34, Va. Tech 27 N. Carolina 27, NC State 19 Syracuse 13, Wake Forest 0 Clemson 59, Virginia 10 Ga. Tech 21, PIttsburgh 10 Florida State 41, Miami 14 Saturday, Nov. 9 Florida State at Wake Forest, TBA Notre Dame at Pittsburgh, TBA Virginia Tech at Miami, TBA Virginia at N. Carolina, 11:30 a.m. Syracuse at Maryland, 2:30 p.m. Bost. Coll. at New Mex. St., 2:30 p.m. NC State at Duke, 3 p.m.

Conf Texas 5-0 Baylor 4-0 Oklahoma 4-1 Oklahoma State 4-1 Texas Tech 4-2 Kansas State 2-3 West Virginia 2-4 TCU 1-5 Kansas 0-5 Iowa State 0-5 Saturday’s results Texas 35, Kansas 13 K-State 41, Iowa State 7 W. Virginia 30, TCU 27, OT Okla. State 52, Texas Tech 34 Thursday, Nov. 7 Oklahoma at Baylor, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 Kansas at Okla. State, 3 p.m. K-State at Texas Tech, 11 a.m. TCU at Iowa State, 11 a.m. Texas at W. Virginia, 6 p.m.

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Emporia State 8-0 8-0 Northwest Missouri 8-0 9-0 Pittsburg State 7-1 8-1 Washburn 7-1 8-1 Missouri Western 6-2 7-2 Missouri Southern 4-3 5-3 Central Missouri 4-4 5-4 Fort Hays State 3-4 5-4 Nebraska Kearney 3-5 3-6 Lindenwood 2-5 3-5 Central Oklahoma 1-7 1-7 Northeastern State 1-7 1-8 Southwest Baptist 1-7 1-8 Lincoln 0-8 1-8 Saturday’s results Central Mo. 56, Neb.-Kearney 0 Pittsburg St. 70, NW Okla. 0 Fort Hays St. 63, SD Mines 17 NE State 31, SW Baptist 3 C. Okla. 49, Lincoln 42 NW Missouri 52, Washburn 21 Emporia St. 35, Mo. Western 30

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Mountain West West x Fresno State San Jose State San Diego State UNLV x Nevada Hawaii Mountain

“Tremendous performance by that young man.”

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The Arkansas Razorbacks got on the board on Saturday against Auburn with a field goal to cut it to 7-3 in the first half. That field goal ended a streak of 111 straight points by Razorbacks’ opponents over the last three games.

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x- late games Saturday’s results Air Force 42, Army 28 San Jose St. 34, UNLV 24 Utah State 47, Hawaii 10 SD State 35, New Mex. 30 Boise St. 42, Colorado St. 30 Nevada at Fresno State, late Friday, Nov. 8 Air Force at new Mexico, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 Nevada at Colorado State, 2:30 p.m. Hawaii at Navy, 2:30 p.m. Utah State at UNLV, 7 p.m. Fresno State at Wyoming, 9:15 p.m. SD State at SJ State, 9:30 p.m.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL | THE KANSAS CITY STAR.

FIRST QUARTER Key play: K-State’s John Hubert broke free for a 54-yard run, making it clear he was headed for a big day. Key stat: K-State rushed for 95 yards.

SECOND QUARTER Key play: Daniel Sams scrambled all across the field and then found Tramaine Thompson for a circus catch, proving that everything was going K-State’s way. Key stat: K-State held Iowa State to 33 rushing yards.

THIRD QUARTER Key play: Iowa State was unable to recover a fumble by Hubert, allowing K-State to punt the ball away. Had Iowa State come up with the ball, it would have been in scoring range. Key stat: Mark Krause’s lone punt went for 67 yards.

FOURTH QUARTER Key play: Iowa State scored on a 10-yard run immediately after grabbing a fumble. The play ended K-State’s hopes of a shutout. Key stat: K-State allowed its only points in the fourth quarter.

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Tramaine Thompson and Tyler Lockett made some NFL-level catches, John Hubert rushed for more than 100 yards, and QBs Jake Waters and Daniel Sams both looked sharp.

Defense

Another impressive outing from K-State’s defense. It came oh-so-close to a shutout. Ryan Mueller continued to make big plays, and the secondary played tight defense with Ty Zimmerman grabbing an interception.

Special teams

Mark Krause had a spectacular 67-yard punt, and Jack Cantele made two field goals. But a lack of big returns and a missed 51-yard field goal kept the grade below an A.

This series has been close the last five seasons, but Bill Snyder prepared a Coaching strong game plan, and K-State won in a blowout.

Player of the game: Defensive end Ryan Mueller. He made a team-high seven tackles, including two for losses, with one of them a sack. He continues to be a highlight-reel player on defense. Reason to hope: K-State is back at .500. With two home games and a trip to struggling Kansas remaining, the Wildcats are within reach of a bowl game and a winning season. Reason to mope: K-State’s next three games, though winnable, are no cupcakes. The Wildcats may be underdogs in two: at Texas Tech and and at home against Oklahoma. Looking ahead: A difficult test looms for K-State next week at Texas Tech. Lubbock, Texas, is always a tough place to play, especially when the Red Raiders are ranked. | Kellis Robinett, krobinett@kcstar.com

Cats’ defense has quite the field day K-State gives up only one late score in 41-7 ‘Farmageddon’ win.

KANSAS STATE 41, IOWA STATE 7 Iowa State Kansas State

MANHATTAN, Kan. | Bill Snyder described the moment as “immensely disappointing.” Jonathan Truman wanted more. Ryan Mueller, showing fresh cuts on his nose and forehead, wasn’t about to disagree. Then all three of them smiled — wide. Everyone associated with the Kansas State football team seemed to take a 41-7 victory over Iowa State on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium the same way. They were all bummed to see a fine defensive effort end without a shutout, but they were also overjoyed to beat a Big 12 opponent in dominating fashion. “Everybody wanted to see the zero at the end of the game, but we get it. It is what it is,” said Truman, a junior linebacker. “We played our game. We didn’t get the shutout, but we got the win. That’s really all that matters.” In previous games, one bad series was all it took to send K-State to a defeat. On this day, one off series was the difference between impressive and perfect. K-State, 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the Big 12, flexed its defensive muscles by holding Iowa State to 249 yards and forcing three turnovers. And the Wildcats did not allow the Cyclones to enter the red zone or score until the final moments of the fourth when backup running back Robert Rose lost a fumble at the K-State 10. The Cyclones scored on the next play, and the Wildcats fell just short of their first shutout against a conference foe since 2003

By RUSTIN DODD The Kansas City Star

For four years, Kansas has managed to turn losing football games into a form of performance art. Maybe the Jayhawks are just wandering in Big 12 football purgatory, an existence defined by a certain inevitability. Your worst fears will come true. Despair will linger. Week after week after week. No matter what happens, no matter how well Kansas plays, no matter how close a breakthrough seems, the moment is coming. On Saturday afternoon, a picturesque fall day for football in the heart of Texas, the moment included a quarterback falling to the turf, a ball squirting out and a 40-yard fumble return for a touchdown. “All the momentum in the game changed in one play,” KU coach Charlie Weis would say. “And that was it.” These are the kinds of things that Kansas fans have witnessed for the last four years, the kind of momentum-changing plays that persisted in the Jayhawks’ 35-13 loss to Texas at Royal-Memorial Stadium. Trailing 14-6 with 6:37 left in the third quarter, Kansas took over possession at the Longhorns’ 46. Then Texas’ pass rush blew up the KU offensive line. Jake Heaps was buried by Cedric Reed. And Texas’ Chris Whaley picked up the loose ball and ran for a score. “I tried to get out of there and didn’t secure the ball,” Heaps said. “I didn’t have two hands on the ball, and you can’t do that versus good teams like that, because things like that will happen.” Things like that tend to happen AUSTIN, Texas |

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Second quarter TEX: Malcol.Brown 2 run (Fera kick), 14:19. TEX: Malcol.Brown 3 run (Fera kick), 2:31. KU: FG Doherty 21, :00. Third quarter KU: FG Doherty 27, 12:48. TEX: Whaley 40 fumble return (Fera kick), 6:25. TEX: Malcol.Brown 1 run (Fera kick), :45. Fourth quarter TEX: Malcol.Brown 30 run (Fera kick), 9:07. KU: Cozart 20 run (Doherty kick), 3:39. Attendance: 97,105. KU TEX First downs 13 21 Rushes-yards 36-140 44-221 Passing 166 197 Comp-Att-Int 12-23-0 21-32-2 Return Yards 14 25 Punts-Avg. 7-45.7 5-35.2 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 7-44 6-54 Possession 30:34 29:26 RUSHING: Kansas, Miller 9-67, Sims 15-48, Cozart 4-34, Bourbon 4-18, Heaps 3-(minus 12), Team 1-(minus 15). Texas, Malcol.Brown 20-119, Gray 18-68, Swoopes 2-20, Bergeron 1-13, D.Johnson 1-6, McCoy 2-(minus 5). PASSING: Kansas, Heaps 11-21-0-160, Cozart 1-1-0-6, Team 0-1-0-0. Texas, McCoy 20-29-2-196, Swoopes 1-3-0-1. RECEIVING: Kansas, Sims 5-51, Coleman 2-85, Bourbon 2-7, Matthews 1-13, Mundine 1-8, Parmalee 1-2. Texas, D.Johnson 7-46, Shipley 6-77, M.Johnson 3-44, Sanders 2-13, Malcol.Brown 1-7, M.Davis 1-5, Gray 1-5.

to Kansas. The floodgates opened — Texas scored 21 consecutive points — and Kansas was doomed to its 26th straight conference loss, falling to 2-6 overall and 0-5 in the Big 12. KU is three losses shy of Baylor’s record for Big 12 futility. The fact that Kansas hung with first-place Texas, 6-2 and 5-0, in their own house provided little in the category of moral victories. “We’ve got four games (left),” Heaps said, “and despite everything else, we have to go 4-0 to make a bowl game. A bowl game is still possible.” For another week, the formula had a painful sameness: The Kansas defense, which shook off last week’s 59-14 loss to Baylor, kept the game close for nearly three quarters. Linebacker Ben Heeney (nine tackles) returned after missing two games because of a knee inju-

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First quarter KSU: Hubert 9 run (Cantele kick), 8:40. KSU: FG Cantele 44, 4:41. Second quarter KSU: Sams 1 run (Cantele kick), :41. Third quarter KSU: FG Cantele 42, 10:14. Fourth quarter KSU: Hubert 3 run (Cantele kick), 10:57. KSU: T.Thompson 28 pass from Sams (Cantele kick), 7:06. KSU: Rose 9 run (Cantele kick), 5:16. ISU: Nealy 10 run (Netten kick), 3:24. Attendance: 52,542. ISU KSU First downs 15 19 Rushes-yards 34-123 48-227 Passing 126 221 Comp-Att-Int 17-36-3 13-20-0 Return Yards 0 80 Punts-Avg. 6-43.7 4-47.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 3-20 1-10 Possession 27:34 32:26 RUSHING: Iowa State, Nealy 12-53, Johnson 10-37, Sam B.Richardson 4-20, Rohach 7-13, Woody 1-0. Kansas State, Hubert 15-105, Sams 13-57, Waters 7-32, Rose 6-25, Cu.Sexton 1-8, Hubener 2-5, Robinson 1-1, Team 3-(minus 6). PASSING: Iowa State, Rohach 11-24-2-88, Sam B.Richardson 6-12-1-38. Kansas State, Waters 9-15-0-157, Sams 4-5-0-64. RECEIVING: Iowa State, Daley 4-26, Coleman 3-25, Gary 2-22, Johnson 2-21, J.White 2-11, Bibbs 2-10, Bundrage 1-10, Nealy 1-1. Kansas State, Lockett 5-72, T.Thompson 3-71, Cu.Sexton 3-22, Miller 1-37, Trujillo 1-19.

By KELLIS ROBINETT The Kansas City Star

K-STATE NOTES BO RADER | THE WICHITA EAGLE

Kansas State senior John Hubert rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday against Iowa State.

Camo helmets In honor of Fort Riley Day, the Wildcats wore camouflage Powercat logos on their helmets. The modification of the K-State football helmet was the first since Bill Snyder created the current design during his first year in 1989. ❚ Special guests Saturday included Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby and NFL scouts from the Giants, Seahawks, Titans and Vikings. | Kellis Robinett, The Star

and their first shutout an interception. On Saturday, it also helped against anyone since 2011. Still, it was their best that they played from ahead all afternoon. K-State’s ofshowing of the season. “Shutouts don’t happen in fense put forth another college football anymore,” strong effort behind receivsaid Snyder, K-State’s long- ers Tyler Lockett and Tratime coach. “They played maine Thompson. Lockett well enough and the coaches caught five passes for 72 coached well enough that yards, while Thompson grabbed three passes — two they deserved (a shutout).” K-State’s defense has al- of them circus catches — for have work to do to reach bowl eligibility, the goal is lowed only one touchdown 71 yards and a TD. That opened the middle well within reach. “Everyin two straight games. With defensive end Mueller, who up for senior running back thing so far has been going made seven tackles, leading John Hubert, who rushed for well for us,” Mueller said. the way up front and Ty 105 yards and two TDs in 15 “We have to have that mindset that we are not really Zimmerman and Kip Daily carries. At quarterback, Jake Wa- where we want to be yet. We coming up big in the secondary, the Wildcats are ters completed nine of 15 are 4-4 and obviously strivmaking life hard on oppos- passes for 157 yards while ing for perfection from here running for 32 yards. Daniel on out. The sky is the limit ing offenses. “It’s all experience and Sams threw for 64 yards and for this team, and we have gaining trust with one an- added 57 yards and a TD on just got to keep climbing.” Iowa State fell to 1-7 and other,” said Zimmerman, the ground. Though the Wildcats still 1-4 in the Big 12. who had seven tackles and

Fumble takes air out of KU’s upset balloon Turnover lights the fuse for Texas, which runs off 21 straight points in victory.

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FIRST QUARTER Key play: KU’s Billy Owens committed a running-into-the-kicker penalty inside the Texas 10-yard line, keeping a Longhorns drive alive. Texas would drive down the field and score. Key stat: KU was zero for one on field-goal attempts.

SECOND QUARTER Key play: In the final minute before halftime, KU quarterback Jake Heaps connected with receiver Rodriguez Coleman for a 43-yard gain. It set up a 21-yard field goal. Key stat: Kansas finished with six penalties for 39 yards in the first half.

Injuries galore After Kansas’ loss, it appeared that coach Charlie Weis had to nearly step over injured players in the locker room. “It was a MASH unit in there,” Weis said. Receivers Rodriguez Coleman and Tre’ Parmalee had to be helped off the field by the training staff after absorbing big hits, and punter/kicker Trevor Pardula was replaced on kickoffs after taking a hit on a punt attempt in the second half. “Every time I turned around there was somebody else laying down,” Weis said. “It was a physical game.” ❚ Junior running back Tony Pierson suited up but didn’t play while still battling the effects from a concussion. | Rustin Dodd, rdodd@kcstar.com

ry. Safety Isaiah Johnson picked off Texas quarterback Case McCoy twice. KU held the Texas offense to 14 points for the first 44 minutes of the game. But in a larger sense, the Kansas defense has been relegated to tight-rope walker status: If the defense isn’t perfect, the fall can be brutal. “Sometimes our offense can get it going,” Heeney said, “but especially on days when the offense can’t get anything going, we definitely feel like our margin for error is very minimal.” The Jayhawks have lost five straight, and they’ll stay on the road next week at Oklahoma State, a place where Kansas hasn’t won since 2007. “As long as we kept the game in the 20s, we’d have a chance to win,” Weis said. “And that’s basically how the game goes. Our margin of error is very small, so when you give up one gamechanging play… you’re fighting a little bit of an uphill battle.” To reach Rustin Dodd, call 816-234-4937 or send email to rdodd@kcstar.com.

THIRD QUARTER Key play: Texas’ Cedric Reed forced a fumble on a sack of Heaps. Chris Whaley picked up the loose ball and rumbled 40 yards for a touchdown. Key stat: KU had 26 rushing yards in the third quarter.

FOURTH QUARTER Key play: Texas’ Malcolm Brown pushed the Longhorns’ lead to 35-6 with 9:07 left, his fourth rushing touchdown of the day. Key stat: KU has not defeated Texas since 1938.

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Offense

The passing offense was a little better, but Kansas failed to score 20 points for the seventh straight game. Even worse, KU’s offense was responsible for a Texas touchdown after Jake Heaps’ fumble.

Defense

For close to three quarters, KU held the Texas offense to 14 points. Safety Isaiah Johnson had KU’s first multi-interception game since Sept. 1, 2012.

Special teams

Punter Trevor Pardula averaged 45.7 yards on seven punts, including a booming 68-yarder. But a missed field goal and a crippling running-into-the-kicker penalty were costly in the first half.

Coaching

It’s been a trend: Charlie Weis has managed to keep KU competitive against some pretty good teams in the Big 12 — namely Texas (twice) and Oklahoma. That’s fine, but at some point, Weis needs to win a Big 12 game.

Player of the game: Texas running back Malcolm Brown. The Longhorns rushed 44 times for 221 yards, and Brown finished with 119 yards and all four of Texas’ offensive touchdowns. Reason to hope: After next week’s game at Oklahoma State, the schedule begins to soften with games against West Virginia and Iowa State. Reason to mope: Kansas is now just four games away from 30 straight losses in the Big 12. Looking ahead: The Jayhawks are back on the road on Saturday for a 3 p.m. matchup against Oklahoma State in Stillwater. | Rustin Dodd, rdodd@kcstar.com

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NO HANGOVER THIS TIME FOR TIGERS Missouri doesn’t follow disappointing loss to South Carolina with another loss.

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adage in sports, especially football, about not allowing a loss to beat you twice. The idea is expressed by coaches after a disheartening defeat, one that can end dreams and alter aspirations. Coaches and players can say the right things in the aftermath of a letdown, such as Missouri’s to South Carolina last weekend that punctured the Tigers’ perfect season. But for a game fueled by emotion, the tank and the sentiment can seem empty. Mizzou, late in its Big 12 years, got caught in the spiral. Not this time. The Tigers reacted to last week’s gut-punch with determination and an edge Saturday, pounding out a 31-3 victory against a Tennessee team that was good enough to beat the Gamecocks two weeks before they shocked the Tigers. Missouri did plenty right Saturday, and the outcome was decided by halftime after quarterback Maty

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Mauk had thrown touchdown passes to each of his big wide-receiver targets: L’Damian Washington, Dorial Green-Beckham and Marcus Lucas. In their most complete game of the season, the Tigers dominated with their running game and defense. Even the first half’s surreal moment — kicker Andrew Baggett doinking a lastsecond 29-yard field-goal attempt off the left upright, the same action that ended the South Carolina game— provided irony, not foreboding. But maybe none of that would have happened if the Tigers weren’t in the right place emotionally, and offensive guard and team free spirit Max Copeland insisted they were, starting last Sunday. “We extracted the lesson from the loss and we had to shuck the shell, and remain in the present,” Copeland said. “That’s how we

SHANE KEYSER | THE KANSAS CITY STAR

Missouri defensive lineman Matt Hoch raised his arms in celebration after getting a sack in the second half of Saturday’s 31-3 victory over Tennessee in Columbia.

bounced back. We remained in the present. We asked ourselves, ‘How were we going to win today?’ ” By realizing what’s ahead. Tigers coach Gary Pinkel missed last Sunday’s team activities while attending the memorial service of his mentor, Don James. When he returned Tuesday, he laid it out for the Tigers. “The only thing I told them was why in the world would you even think about last week’s game?” Pinkel said. “Are you kidding me? We

were 7-1 and 3-1 in the league, and we’ve got four games left in November. I’ll take that for the rest of my career, forever. “Maybe it wasn’t necessary, because I trust these kids.” The bitterness of blowing last week’s 17-0 fourthquarter lead was wiped away, and Missouri also left some history in the dust. Recall 2008: In Chase Daniel’s final season, the Tigers crushed Nebraska in Lincoln, improving to 5-0

and jumping to No. 3 in the polls. Missouri lost the next week at home to Oklahoma State and then got blown out at Texas the week after. In 2010, Blaine Gabbert’s final season, Mizzou improved to 7-0 by knocking off an Oklahoma team that was ranked first in the BCS standings. Those Tigers climbed from outside the rankings to No. 7 in the polls in a matter of weeks. But a week after the

conquest of the Sooners, Mizzou lost at Nebraska. No real harm, until the next week, when the Tigers laid an egg at Texas Tech. The Hangover, Part II. The conditions of 2013 unfolded in eerily similar fashion. Missouri, a preseason pick to finish sixth in the division, had reached 7-0 and No. 5 in the BCS standings after knocking off Georgia and Florida in succession when South Carolina yanked out the Tigers’ heart. That made Missouri a mystery team this week, and so did the quarterback situation. Injured starter James Franklin warmed up and appeared to throw without stress on his sprained shoulder. Would Franklin trot out with the starters and provide an emotional boost? There was no need. Mauk found his favorite targets, and nearly everything else worked. And because it did, the Tigers’ primary objective of winning the division remains in reach. If Mizzou wins out, it will take the East and play in the SEC championship game with a BCS Bowl berth on the line. That’s in play because the Tigers didn’t suffer successive setbacks. They didn’t let a loss beat them twice.

FIRST QUARTER Key play: Just when it looked like Missouri might have to settle for a field goal, Dorial Green-Beckham outran the Tennessee defense across the length of the field for a 9-yard touchdown for the quarter’s only score. Key stat: Missouri was four of six on third downs in the quarter.

SECOND QUARTER Key play: Defensive end Kony Ealy chased down Tennessee quarterback Josh Dobbs and pressured him into a poor throw along the sideline. Senior cornerback E.J. Gaines picked off the pass. Key stat: At halftime, Missouri had 197 yards in 28 carries.

THIRD QUARTER Key play: Sophomore running back Russell Hansbrough sprinted through the line of scrimmage and into wideopen space for a 26-yard touchdown and a 31-3 lead. Key stat: Offensively, Missouri ran for 82 yards in 14 carries, a more-than-modest 5.9 yards per carry.

FOURTH QUARTER SHANE KEYSER | THE KANSAS CITY STAR

Missouri receiver L'Damian Washington was congratulated by teammates Bud Sasser and Marcus Lucas (right) after scoring on a touchdown pass in the first half against Tennessee on Saturday in Columbia.

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only one loss, that it was dead around town. There was a feeling like we won’t win another game, but it’s always great to go out and get another SEC win.” Missouri dominated on the ground, racking up 339 yards in 54 carries. “Yeah, dude, that's what we get paid to do (figuratively speaking), to move people,” senior left guard Max Copeland said. “When we don't do that well we want to make sure we redeem ourselves.” Mauk, who completed 12 of 25 passes for 163 yards with three touchdowns, led the way on the ground with 14 carries for 113 yards to the delight of a crowd of 65,869. “I am obviously not going to stand back there and take a shot,” Mauk said. “It was time to get out and run.” Junior Henry Josey, who had been listed as questionable because of a concussion throughout the week, added 74 yards in 16 carries, but Mauk was the unquestioned star in the running game. “Once Maty felt the pressure, he didn’t go laterally tonight,” junior center Evan Boehm said. “He went down the field. You see him go out there and do a little shake-and-bake. It’s cool to see a running back do, but when you see Maty do it, it’s something special.” When Missouri wasn’t chewing up Tennessee’s defense on the ground, the Tigers’ wide receivers were being allowed to roam free deep downfield behind the Volunteers’ secondary. It all added up to a lopsided win for Missouri, which maintained its onegame lead ahead of the Gamecocks in the SEC East. MU got on the board with 2:20 remaining in the first quarter when Dorial Green-Beckham hauled in a short pass from Mauk and outraced the Tennessee defense — with an assist from umpire Russ Pulley, who got caught up in traffic — across the field the middle of the field for a 9-yard touchdown. Sophomore kicker Andrew Baggett connected on a 24-yard field goal for a 10-0 lead, the first of Missouri’s 17 points in the final 6:58 before halftime. On the next play from scrimmage,

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First quarter MU: Green-Beckham 9 pass from Mauk (Baggett kick), 2:20. Second quarter MU: FG Baggett 24, 6:58. MU: Washington 26 pass from Mauk (Baggett kick), 6:35. Tenn: FG Palardy 51, 4:13. MU: Lucas 40 pass from Mauk (Baggett kick), 1:44. Third quarter MU: Hansbrough 26 run (Baggett kick), 6:44. Attendance: 65,869. TENN MU First downs 15 24 Rushes-yards 24-94 54-339 Passing 240 163 Comp-Att-Int 26-42-2 12-25-0 Return Yards 19 18 Punts-Avg. 7-42.7 8-39.1 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 9-65 5-35 Time of Possession 26:15 33:45 RUSHING: Tennessee, Dobbs 7-45, Lane 6-37, Neal 8-8, T.Smith 3-4. Missouri, Mauk 13-114, Josey 16-74, Hansbrough 7-61, Murphy 8-44, Steward 6-32, G.White 3-11, Green-Beckham 1-3. PASSING: Tennessee, Dobbs 26-42-2-240. Missouri, Mauk 12-25-0-163. RECEIVING: Tennessee, Howard 11-89, North 7-68, J.Johnson 3-38, Croom 2-32, Neal 2-4, Jo.Smith 1-9. Missouri, Lucas 4-75, Washington 3-45, Green-Beckham 2-22, Clark 1-12, D.White 1-6, Copelin 1-3.

Tennessee freshman Justin Dobbs scrambled to his right and lobbed a wounded-duck pass down the sideline under pressure from junior defensive end Kony Ealy. Senior cornerback E.J. Gaines, who hadn’t played since straining his right quad Oct. 12 in the second quarter at Georgia, picked off the pass. The next play, there wasn’t a defender within 20 yards when senior wide receiver L’Damian Washington hauled in Mauk’s 26-yard touchdown toss backpedaling in the end zone. “The whole time I was thinking, please don’t drop the ball,” Washington said. “Those are the tough ones. It felt like the ball was in the air 10 minutes.” Trailing 17-0, Tennessee cut into Missouri’s lead on Michael Palardy’s 51-yard field goal — one play after freshman wide receiver Josh Smith dropped a possible touchdown on a wide-open post route. The Tigers answered with an 85-yard drive capped by senior wide receiver Marcus Lucas’ 40-yard touchdown grab. Ahead 24-3, Missouri nearly padded its lead on the final play before half-

Key play: On Tennessee’s only red-zone posssession for the game, Missouri’s defense forced a turnover on downs. Key stat: Tennessee’s third-down struggles continued as the Volunteers went zero for three in the quarter. For the game, Tennessee was two for 13 on third downs and zero for two on fourth downs.

REPORT CARD Offense

Tennessee, which has struggled against running quarterbacks all season, had no answer for Maty Mauk’s scrambling ability. Meanwhile, the Tigers, who rolled up 502 total yards, burned a Vols pass defense prone to dozing off in coverage for several big plays.

Defense

Tennessee had some success running the football and also hit several big plays in the passing game, but Missouri’s opportunistic defense forced three turnovers and only allowed 334 total yards.

Special teams

Junior Christian Brinser dropped the snap on his first punt, but he managed to get that kick away and had a solid game. Still, it was a blunder. Andrew Baggett also drilled the left upright with a field-goal try for the second straight week.

Franklin available Missouri senior quarterback James Franklin was available Saturday against Tennessee, but only in emergency duty for a short time and only if the game was on the line. “Our thought was, (we had him) if we needed him just to finish the game, but if he had to play a half or three quarters, he wouldn’t have played,” Tigers coach Gary Pinkel said. It never became an issue as Missouri never trailed during a 31-3 victory. Pinkel suggested Franklin, who has completed 132 of 195 passes for 1,577 yards with 14 touchdowns and three interceptions, could return next Saturday at Kentucky. “I think he’s going to be very close next week,” Pinkel said. ❚ After the game, Pinkel announced that backup defensive tackle Marvin Foster “might have torn his triceps tendon.” If the injury is that severe, it will be a blow to the Tigers’ defensiveline depth. ❚ Kicker Andrew Baggett drilled the left upright for a second consecutive week on a 29-yard try ending the first half. “I couldn’t hit (the upright) if I tried,” Baggett said. “I promise you that.” Baggett had already connected on three extra points and a 24-yard field goal. He added a fourth extra point in the third quarter. ❚ Sidelined since Oct. 12 at Georgia, senior cornerback E.J. Gaines returned to the lineup and showed little rust. Gaines, a captain and Fort Osage graduate, recorded his team-leading fourth interception and has seven picks in his MU career. “I saw a quarterback throw a pass who didn’t see me,” Gaines said. Gaines also had a tackle for a loss in his first action during the last 2 1⁄2 games, but his impact goes beyond the stats. “Just him being out on the field, you can sense his experience and leadership,” Pinkel said. ❚ Tailback Henry Josey, who was listed as questionable during the week, also returned and finished with 16 carries for 74 yards. | Tod Palmer, tpalmer@kcstar.com

time, but Baggett’s 29-yard try clanged off the left post. Sophomore Russell Hansbrough’s 26-yard TD run in the third quarter looked like a parting of the Red Sea as he burst up the middle and rumbled nearly untouched across the goal line.

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Missouri didn’t go into a shell with Mauk starting for a third straight game as it seemed to late against South Carolina. Offensive coordinator Coaching Josh Henson seemed to adjust the play calling as needed when Mauk struggled early and got the offense going.

Player of the game: One week after struggling during a double-overtime loss to South Carolina, redshirt freshman quarterback Maty Mauk rebounded with a strong performance. He completed 12 of 25 passes for 163 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Mauk was just as lethal with his legs, racking up 114 yards in 13 carries. Reason to hope: Missouri ran for considerably more yards against Tennessee than either Oregon or Alabama, who were the top two teams in the BCS standings entering Saturday. The Tigers racked up 339 yards in 54 carries compared to the Ducks’ 41 carries for 216 yards and the Crimson Tide’s 37 carries for 204 yards. Reason to mope: Well, Andrew Baggett hit the upright again and Missouri only scored seven points in the second half, but there’s no reason to mope for Tigers fans. Coach Gary Pinkel’s squad crushed a Tennessee team that took Georgia to overtime and beat South Carolina. Looking ahead: Missouri will be a heavy favorite going to Kentucky, 2-6 and 0-4 in the SEC. The big question for the week is quarterback James Franklin’s status. Will he return before the bye? | Tod Palmer, tpalmer@kcstar.com

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Cowboys handle Texas Tech

HOW THE TOP 25 FARED

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Alabama (8-0)

Oregon (8-0)

Florida State W (8-0)

Ohio State W (9-0)

Baylor (7-0)

did not play Next: vs. No. 11 LSU, Saturday

did not play Next: at No. 8 Stanford, Thursday

beat No. 7 Miami 41-14 Next: at Wake Forest, Saturday

beat Purdue 56-0 Next: at Illinois, Saturday

did not play Next: No. 13 Oklahoma, Saturday

Rank, team, record No. 6 Stanford (7-1) No. 7 Miami (7-1) No. 8 Auburn (8-1) No. 9 Clemson (8-1) No. 10 Missouri (8-1) No. 11 LSU (7-2) No. 12 Texas A&M (7-2) No. 13 Oklahoma (7-1) No. 14 S. Carolina (7-2) No. 15 Texas Tech (7-2)

Saturday’s result did not play lost to No. 3 Florida State 41-14 beat Arkansas 35-17 beat Virginia 59-10 beat Tennessee 31-3 did not play beat UTEP 57-7 did not play beat Mississippi State 34-16 lost to No. 18 Okla. State 52-34

Next game vs. No. 2 Oregon, Thursday vs. Virginia Tech, Saturday vs. at Tennessee, Saturday vs. Georgia Tech, Nov. 14 at Kentucky, Saturday at No. 1 Alabama, Saturday vs. Mississippi St., Saturday No. 5 Baylor, Thursday vs. Florida, Nov. 16 vs. Kansas State, Saturday

Rank, team, record No. 16 Fresno State (7-0) No. 17 UCLA (6-2) No. 18 Okla. State (7-1) No. 19 UCF (6-1) No. 20 Louisville (7-1) No. 21 N. Illinois (9-0) No. 22 Wisconsin (6-2) No. 23 Michigan (6-2) No. 24 Michigan State (8-1) No. 25 Arizona State (6-2)

Saturday’s result vs. Nevada, late beat Colorado 45-23 beat No. 15 Texas Tech 52-34 did not play did not play beat UMass 63-19 beat Iowa 28-9 lost to No. 24 Mich. State 29-6 beat No. 23 Michigan 29-6 beat Washington State 55-21

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Next game at Wyoming, Saturday at Arizona, Saturday vs. Kansas, Saturday vs. Houston, Saturday at UConn, Friday vs. Ball State, Nov. 13 vs. BYU, Saturday vs. Nebraska, Saturday at Nebraska, Nov. 16 at Utah, Saturday

Oklahoma State’s Chelf throws for two TDs in 52-34 victory over Red Raiders. The Associated Press

Clint Chelf threw for two touchdowns and a season-high 211 yards and ran for two more scores in leading No. 18 Oklahoma State past No. 15 Texas Tech 52-34 on Saturday night. Chelf scored on a 67-yard quarterback draw and was 18-for-34 passing with two interceptions. Desmond Roland ran for three touchdowns for Oklahoma State, 7-1 overall and 4-1 in the Big 12. Roland has scored seven TDs in his last two games. The win keeps Oklahoma State in the Big 12 title hunt and makes the road for Texas Tech, 7-2 and4-2, more difficult. The Red Raiders have lost two straight. Davis Webb was 45 for 71 for 425 yards and one TD for Texas Tech. LUBBOCK, Texas |

EAST Brown 27, Penn 0 Bucknell 28, Colgate 7 CCSU 52, Wagner 17 Delaware 32, Towson 31 Duquesne 21, St. Francis (Pa.) 10 Fordham 32, Holy Cross 30 Harvard 24, Dartmouth 21 Lafayette 45, Georgetown 27 Maine 19, Stony Brook 14 N. Illinois 63, UMass 19 Princeton 53, Cornell 20 Robert Morris 24, Bryant 3 Sacred Heart 24, Monmouth (NJ) 21 Yale 53, Columbia 12 MIDWEST Akron 16, Kent St. 7 Butler 33, Dayton 30 Drake 56, Morehead St. 14 Illinois St. 13, N. Iowa 3 S. Illinois 34, W. Illinois 28 SE Missouri 37, Urbana 35 San Diego 58, Valparaiso 14 Toledo 55, E. Michigan 16 Youngstown St. 38, South Dakota 34 SOUTH Gardner-Webb 51, Warner 14 Grambling St. 47, MVSU 40 Jacksonville St. 42, Austin Peay 10 James Madison 31, Villanova 21 Liberty 17, VMI 7 La.-Lafayette 49, New Mexico St. 35 Marshall 61, Southern Miss. 13 Mercer 51, Davidson 26 Northwestern St. 31, Cent. Arkansas 28 Old Dominion 66, Rhode Island 14 The Citadel 28, Samford 26 UT-Martin 45, Murray St. 17 SOUTHWEST Lamar 56, Nicholls St. 34 Sam Hou. St. 56, Stephen F. Austin 49 UTSA 34, Tulsa 15 WEST E. Washington 55, Idaho St. 34 Montana 51, Sacramento St. 48, OT Montana St. 35, N. Colorado 28 N. Arizona 48, North Dakota 27 Texas St. 37, Idaho 21

Big 12 No. 18 OKLAHOMA ST. 52 No. 15 TEXAS TECH 34 21 3

Oklahoma St. Texas Tech

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First quarter OKST: T.Moore 6 pass from Chelf (Grogan kick), 7:17. OKST: Roland 1 run (Grogan kick), 6:04. OKST: Roland 1 run (Grogan kick), 4:09. TTU: FG Bustin 32, 1:33. Second quarter TTU: E.Ward 38 pass from Webb (Bustin kick), 14:49. OKST: Seaton 1 pass from Chelf (Grogan kick), 10:22. TTU: Robertson 21 interception return (Bustin kick), 5:17. TTU: Ke.Williams 2 run (Bustin kick), 2:00. Third quarter OKST: Roland 3 run (Grogan kick), 9:58. OKST: Chelf 67 run (Grogan kick), 7:50. TTU: Amaro 1 pass from Webb (Bustin kick), 4:31. OKST: Chelf 8 run (Grogan kick), 1:44. Fourth quarter TTU: FG Bustin 26, 13:33. OKST: FG Grogan 41, 10:43. Attendance: 61,836.

OKST 24 55-281 211 18-34-2 102 7-34.6 1-0 10-97 29:59

First downs Rushes-yards Passing Comp-Att-Int Return Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession

TTU 35 26-124 425 45-71-2 42 6-36.8 4-1 8-75 30:01

RUSHING: Oklahoma St., Roland 31-96, Chelf 6-88, Childs 9-70, J.Smith 5-28, Stewart 2-4, Team 2-(minus 5). Texas Tech, Washington 10-69, Ke.Williams 9-45, Grant 2-8, Webb 4-4, S.Foster 1-(minus 2). PASSING: Oklahoma St., Chelf 18-34-2-211. Texas Tech, Webb 45-71-2-425. RECEIVING: Oklahoma St., Stewart 6-27, Seales 3-78, T.Moore 3-37, Ateman 2-25, J.Smith 1-17, Glidden 1-14, C.Moore 1-12, Seaton 1-1. Texas Tech, Amaro 15-174, E.Ward 8-86, Grant 6-69, J.Davis 5-37, Washington 5-25, Ke.Williams 4-31, R.Davis 2-3.

WEST VIRGINIA 30, TCU 27, OT W. Virginia TCU

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First quarter WVU: FG Lambert 24, 12:38. TCU: FG Oberkrom 22, 7:42. TCU: Doctson 10 pass from Pachall (Oberkrom kick), 1:29. Second quarter TCU: Porter 12 pass from Pachall (Oberkrom kick), 12:10. WVU: Sims 31 run (Lambert kick), 8:17. Fourth quarter WVU: FG Lambert 42, 12:21. WVU: Clay 11 pass from Trickett (Lambert kick), 8:55. WVU: Sims 13 pass from Trickett (Lambert kick), 7:11. TCU: Porter 3 pass from Pachall (Oberkrom kick), 3:01. TCU: FG Oberkrom 45, :19. Overtime WVU: FG Lambert 34. Attendance: 41,632.

WVU 24 36-148 267 25-41-2 10 7-42.4 1-0 4-50 28:26

First downs Rushes-yards Passing Comp-Att-Int Return Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession

TCU 30 29-60 394 40-58-2 58 5-41.6 2-2 7-67 31:34

RUSHING: West Virginia, Sims 24-154, Smallwood 2-12, D.Smith 7-6, Trickett 3-(minus 24). TCU, Catalon 10-39, A.Green 6-18, Moore 1-16, Boykin 4-3, James 4-0, Pachall 4-(minus 16). PASSING: West Virginia, Trickett 25-41-2-267. TCU, Pachall 40-58-2-394. RECEIVING: West Virginia, Shorts 6-98, Thompson 5-34, Alford 3-62, Sims 3-35, Smallwood 3-10, D.Smith 2-11, Clay 1-11, K.White 1-5, Davis 1-1. TCU, Boykin 11-100, Doctson 8-92, Porter 8-72, L.Brown 5-42, Slanina 3-40, Catalon 2-7, Moore 1-18, C.White 1-17, James 1-6.

SEC summaries No. 8 AUBURN 35 ARKANSAS 17 Auburn Arkansas

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First quarter AUB: Mason 9 run (Parkey kick), 2:35. Second quarter ARK: FG Hocker 34, 12:52. AUB: Mason 4 run (Parkey kick), 10:53. Third quarter AUB: Mason 5 run (Parkey kick), 10:52. AUB: Coates 88 pass from Marshall (Parkey kick), 6:39. ARK: Hatcher 13 pass from B.Allen (Hocker kick), 6:11. Fourth quarter ARK: Small 2 run (Hocker kick), 14:54. AUB: Mason 12 run (Parkey kick), 10:17. Attendance: 66,835. AUB ARK First downs 18 25 Rushes-yards 46-233 47-222 Passing 133 124 Comp-Att-Int 8-9-0 12-27-1 Return Yards 12 0 Punts-Avg. 4-44.5 3-40.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-2 Penalties-Yards 7-66 4-51 Possession 25:46 34:14 RUSHING: Auburn, Mason 32-168, Marshall 9-59, Grant 1-5, Artis-Payne 2-5, Team 2-(minus 4). Arkansas, Williams 15-104, A.Collins 18-92, Small 5-16, Hatcher 2-10, B.Allen 6-2, Derby 1-(minus 2). PASSING: Auburn, Marshall 7-8-0-118, Johnson 1-1-0-15. Arkansas, B.Allen 10-22-0-112, Derby 1-2-1-5, Williams 0-2-0-0, Buehner 1-1-0-7.

RECEIVING: Auburn, Coates 3-102, Louis 3-22, Grant 2-9. Arkansas, Hatcher 4-50, Herndon 4-47, Henry 1-10, Cowan 1-8, Tate 1-7, Small 1-2.

No. 14 SOUTH CAROLINA 34 MISSISSIPPI ST. 16 Miss. State S. Carolina

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First quarter MSST: Prescott 1 run (Sobiesk kick), 8:46. SC: Roland 14 pass from Shaw (Fry kick), 6:23. SC: Roland 43 pass from Shaw (Fry kick), 1:20. Second quarter SC: FG Fry 44, 11:25. MSST: FG Sobiesk 38, 4:15. Third quarter SC: Byrd 6 pass from Shaw (Fry kick), 12:54. SC: Adams 4 pass from Shaw (Fry kick), 7:52. SC: FG Fry 37, 2:07. Fourth quarter MSST: Prescott 11 run (pass failed), 5:38. Attendance: 82,111. MSST SC First downs 23 12 Rushes-yards 35-150 34-160 Passing 235 147 Comp-Att-Int 28-43-3 10-20-0 Return Yards (-3) 24 Punts-Avg. 5-47.6 8-40.4 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0 Penalties-Yards 6-25 4-20 Possession 33:46 26:14 RUSHING: Mississippi St., Prescott 15-78, Perkins 12-40, J.Robinson 6-24, Lewis 1-6, Shumpert 1-2. South Carolina, Davis 15-128, P.Cooper 6-23, Carson 6-18, J.Smith 4-5, Shaw 3-(minus 14). PASSING: Mississippi St., Prescott 28-43-3-235. South Carolina, Shaw 10-20-0-147. RECEIVING: Mississippi St., R.Johnson 7-53, Lewis 7-45, Wilson 3-40, J.Robinson 3-34, Perkins 3-29, M.Johnson 3-15, Shumpert 1-13, Samuel 1-6. South Carolina, Roland 2-57, Davis 2-26, Byrd 2-25, Carson 1-24, Ellington 1-6, Anderson 1-5, Adams 1-4.

GEORGIA 23, FLORIDA 20 Georgia Florida

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First quarter GEO: Gurley 5 run (Morgan kick), 12:15. GEO: Gurley 73 pass from Murray (Morgan kick), 9:19. GEO: FG Morgan 49, 2:13. Second quarter GEO: FG Morgan 27, 14:37. FLA: FG Velez 31, 9:54. GEO: FG Morgan 32, :00. Third quarter FLA: M.Brown 5 run (Velez kick), 6:21. FLA: Safety, 1:19. Fourth quarter FLA: Murphy 14 run (C.Burton pass from Murphy), 14:20. Attendance: 84,693. GEO FLA First downs 21 18 Rushes-yards 35-156 41-145 Passing 258 174 Comp-Att-Int 16-26-0 13-29-0 Return Yards 1 2 Punts-Avg. 2-42.5 4-39.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 6-45 7-70 Possession 26:26 33:34 RUSHING: Georgia, Gurley 17-100, Douglas 6-36, Green 3-14, Murray 6-6, Hicks 1-3, Team 2-(minus 3). Florida, Kel.Taylor 20-76, M.Brown 9-41, Murphy 10-28, Patton 2-0. PASSING: Georgia, Murray 16-25-0-258, Team 0-1-0-0. Florida, Murphy 13-29-0-174. RECEIVING: Georgia, Bennett 5-59, Gurley 3-87, McGowan 3-43, Rome 2-24, Lynch 1-31, Douglas 1-8, Wooten 1-6. Florida, Dunbar 4-91, Patton 3-38, Fulwood 2-22, T.Burton 2-11, Joyer 1-7, Showers 1-5.

KENTUCKY 48, ALABAMA ST. 14 Alabama St. Kentucky

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First quarter UK: Whitlow 88 run (Mansour kick), 14:18. ALST: Crowell 32 run (Louthan kick), 6:14. UK: D.Robinson recovered fumble in end zone (Mansour kick), 3:15. Second quarter UK: Montgomery 6 pass from Whitlow (Mansour kick), 14:55. UK: Kemp 7 run (Mansour kick), 12:38. UK: FG Mansour 39, :00. Third quarter UK: FG Mansour 29, 12:33. UK: Whitlow 2 run (Mansour kick), 7:10. UK: Borden 38 pass from Whitlow (Mansour kick), 3:41. ALST: J.Johnson 68 pass from Duhart (Louthan kick), 2:51. Attendance: 53,797. ALST UK First downs 13 22 Rushes-yards 38-149 44-233 Passing 148 189 Comp-Att-Int 12-28-0 17-29-0 Return Yards 4 8 Punts-Avg. 9-41.0 5-49.0 Fumbles-Lost 5-2 3-0 Penalties-Yards 11-90 4-29 Possession 26:58 33:02 RUSHING: Alabama St., Crowell 12-84, Cyrus 8-17, Thomas 6-16, Kincey 3-12, Toppings 2-11, Bell 1-10, Lucas 1-8, Duhart 5-(minus 9). Kentucky, Whitlow 10-101, Kemp 13-67, Mobley 8-36, Sanders 10-29, George 1-1, Team 2-(minus 1). PASSING: Alabama St., Duhart 8-23-0-97, Toppings 3-4-0-24, Lucas 1-1-0-27. Kentucky, Whitlow 16-26-0-186, M.Smith 1-3-0-3. RECEIVING: Alabama St., J.Johnson 5-97, Cyrus 2-28, Lucas 2-(minus 1), Napier 1-20, Parks 1-3, Thomas 1-1. Kentucky, Badet 4-48, D.Robinson 4-44, Timmons 2-17, Herrick 2-15, Legree 2-9, Borden 1-38, Sanders 1-12, Montgomery 1-6.

Top 25 summaries No. 3 FLORIDA ST. 41 No. 7 MIAMI 14 Miami Florida St.

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First quarter FSU: Freeman 5 run (Aguayo kick), 9:16. MIA: Hurns 33 pass from Morris (Goudis kick), 2:43. Second quarter FSU: Wilder 1 run (Aguayo kick), 10:42. FSU: Freeman 48 pass from Winston (Aguayo kick), 5:08. MIA: Hurns 14 pass from Morris (Goudis kick), :22. Third quarter FSU: Wilder 5 run (Aguayo kick), 8:33. FSU: Freeman 12 run (Aguayo kick), 3:41. Fourth quarter FSU: FG Aguayo 25, 6:52. FSU: FG Aguayo 28, 1:03. Attendance: 84,409. RUSHING: Miami, Du.Johnson 23-97, D.Crawford 2-3, Clements 1-1, Morris 3-(minus 18). Florida St., Freeman 23-78, K.Williams 5-46, Wilder 9-42, Winston 6-27, Team 1-(minus 1). PASSING: Miami, Morris 16-28-2-192. Florida St., Winston 21-29-2-325. RECEIVING: Miami, Hurns 5-84, Walford 4-46, D.Crawford 3-16, Coley 2-36, Sandland 1-9, Waters 1-1. Florida St., Freeman 6-98, Greene 6-83, O’Leary 3-45, Shaw 3-44, Benjamin 2-46, Abram

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No. 4 OHIO ST. 56, PURDUE 0 Ohio St. Purdue

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First quarter OSU: D.Grant 33 interception return (Basil kick), 14:03. OSU: Heuerman 40 pass from B.Miller (Basil kick), 11:28. OSU: Vannett 8 pass from B.Miller (Basil kick), 2:37. OSU: Corey (Philly).Brown 2 pass from B.Miller (Basil kick), 2:10. Second quarter OSU: Fields 1 pass from Guiton (Basil kick), 8:20. OSU: Elliott 10 pass from B.Miller (Basil kick), 1:46. Third quarter OSU: Guiton 4 run (Basil kick), 11:20. Fourth quarter OSU: Guiton 1 run (Basil kick), 10:37. Attendance: 51,423. RUSHING: Ohio St., Hyde 8-111, Guiton 9-98, Elliott 5-37, R.Smith 6-30, Jones 4-24, Wilson 4-23, Ball 2-17, B.Miller 1-7, Team 2-(minus 2). Purdue, A.Hunt 6-23, Mostert 5-18, Cottom 7-16, Dawkins 1-5, Etling 8-(minus 35). PASSING: Ohio St., B.Miller 19-23-1-233, Guiton 8-11-0-59, Jones 1-2-0-3. Purdue, Etling 13-29-1-89. RECEIVING: Ohio St., Heuerman 5-116, Wilson 4-34, Corey (Philly).Brown 4-27, Elliott 3-23, D.Smith 3-18, Spencer 2-34, Vannett 2-21, Fields 2-6, Hyde 1-7, Epitropoulos 1-6, R.Smith 1-3. Purdue, Bush 2-18, Dawkins 2-13, A.Hunt 2-11, Sinz 2-10, Cottom 2-4, Knauf 1-16, Carter 1-14, Anthrop 1-3.

No. 9 CLEMSON 59, VIRGINIA 10 Clemson Virginia

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First quarter CLEM: S.Watkins 33 pass from Boyd (Catanzaro kick), 13:33. UVA: Watford 6 run (Vozenilek kick), 5:00. CLEM: Davidson 2 run (Catanzaro kick), 2:59. Second quarter CLEM: McDowell 10 pass from Boyd (Catanzaro kick), 4:18. CLEM: McDowell 25 run (Catanzaro kick), 1:29. CLEM: Boyd 1 run (Catanzaro kick), :13. Third quarter CLEM: S.Watkins 96 pass from Boyd (Catanzaro kick), 10:58. UVA: FG Vozenilek 40, 8:55. Fourth quarter CLEM: Kelly 38 run (Lakip kick), 12:37. CLEM: FG Lakip 41, 8:24. CLEM: Howard 10 run (Lakip kick), 3:05. Attendance: 46,959. RUSHING: Clemson, McDowell 12-70, Kelly 7-56, Howard 9-32, Davidson 3-23, Stoudt 3-23, Team 2-(minus 4), Boyd 7-(minus 25). Virginia, Parks 16-82, Mizzell 8-17, Shepherd 5-8, Watford 7-8, Lambert 2-0, Jennings 1-(minus 1). PASSING: Clemson, Boyd 24-29-1-377, Stoudt 5-9-0-31, Kelly 5-7-0-27. Virginia, Watford 16-35-1-130, Lambert 3-11-1-33. RECEIVING: Clemson, S.Watkins 8-169, Bryant 5-72, Leggett 4-30, M.Williams 3-39, McDowell 3-37, Howard 3-18, Hopper 3-9, Humphries 1-25, Forbush 1-17, Seckinger 1-12, Rodriguez 1-5, McCullough 1-2. Virginia, Johnson 5-77, Mizzell 4-24, Parks 3-20, Jennings 3-13, Severin 2-17, McGee 2-12. NO. 17 UCLA 45, COLORADO 23 Colorado UCLA

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First quarter COL: FG Oliver 23, :56. UCLA: Fuller 76 pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), :19. Second quarter COL: Richardson 7 pass from Liufau (Oliver kick), 11:04. UCLA: Hundley 11 run (Fairbairn kick), 7:49. UCLA: Fuller 6 pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), 6:25. COL: FG Oliver 47, 1:16. Third quarter UCLA: Hundley 1 run (Fairbairn kick), 10:53. UCLA: Thigpen 5 run (Fairbairn kick), 1:24. Fourth quarter COL: T.Jones 2 run (Oliver kick), 12:20. UCLA: FG Fairbairn 45, 9:12. COL: FG Oliver 37, 6:17. UCLA: Fuller 8 run (Fairbairn kick), 3:36. Attendance: 80,377. RUSHING: Colorado, Powell 22-97, T.Jones 7-15, Liufau 8-14, Abron 3-8. UCLA, Hundley 11-72, Thigpen 4-38, Jones 4-13, Fuller 1-8, James 6-8, Perkins 4-3, Team 3-(minus 3). PASSING: Colorado, Liufau 25-36-0-247. UCLA, Hundley 19-24-0-273. RECEIVING: Colorado, Richardson 7-70, Spruce 6-49, Goodson 3-42, T.Jones 3-42, Slavin 3-23, Ross 2-11, Powell 1-10. UCLA, Payton 4-31, Fuller 3-99, Evans 3-66, Perkins 2-28, Duarte 2-16, Ortiz 2-11, James 2-2, Mazzone 1-20.

No. 21 N. ILLINOIS 63, UMASS 19 N. Illinois UMass

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First quarter MASS: FG Levengood 42, 11:28. NIU: Lynch 6 run (Sims kick), 8:03. MASS: FG Levengood 46, 5:35. NIU: Lynch 25 run (Sims kick), 4:16. NIU: Lynch 19 run (Sims kick), :10. Second quarter NIU: Stingily 6 run (Sims kick), 14:09. MASS: Woodley 1 run (Levengood kick), 9:41. NIU: Brescacin 66 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 9:33. NIU: Lewis 15 run (Sims kick), :31. Third quarter NIU: Lynch 11 run (Sims kick), 10:21. MASS: FG Levengood 44, 6:03. MASS: FG Levengood 40, 2:37. Fourth quarter NIU: Beebe 81 pass from Hare (Sims kick), 9:02. NIU: Hare 47 run (Sims kick), 5:31. Attendance: 10,061. RUSHING: N. Illinois, Lynch 17-119, Stingily 8-58, Hare 2-52, Bouagnon 9-39, Smith 6-21, Sebastiano 1-20, D.Brown 1-17, McIntosh 2-17, Lewis 1-15, Team 2-(minus 4). UMass, Woodley 38-163, S.Harris 2-15, Wegzyn 4-(minus 4), Team 1-(minus 19). PASSING: N. Illinois, Lynch 10-13-0-160, Hare 2-4-0-98. UMass, Wegzyn 10-25-2-169. RECEIVING: N. Illinois, Lewis 4-45, Semisch 2-30, Smith 2-26, Beebe 1-81, Brescacin 1-66, Maxwell 1-10, Eakes 1-0. UMass, Sharpe 5-65, Davis 2-27, Long 1-31, Mills 1-25, Beck 1-21.

No. 22 WISCONSIN 28, IOWA 9 Wisconsin Iowa

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First quarter IOWA: FG Meyer 28, 6:20. Second quarter IOWA: FG Meyer 22, 4:52. WIS: Pedersen 44 pass from Stave (Russell kick), 1:49. Third quarter WIS: Abbrederis 20 pass from Stave (Russell kick), 7:34. IOWA: FG Meyer 29, :38. Fourth quarter WIS: White 11 run (Russell kick), 6:29. WIS: White 2 run (Russell kick), 1:35. Attendance: 69,812. RUSHING: Wisconsin, White 19-132, Gordon 17-62, Stave 7-15, Abbrederis 1-11, Team 1-(minus 2). Iowa, Canzeri 5-58, Rudock 4-18, Weisman 9-15,

Daniels 4-14, Bullock 6-6, Beathard 4-4. PASSING: Wisconsin, Stave 11-19-1-144. Iowa, Rudock 12-24-1-109, Beathard 4-16-1-70. RECEIVING: Wisconsin, Pedersen 3-73, Abbrederis 3-30, White 2-19, Doe 2-17, Duckworth 1-5. Iowa, Powell 3-43, Bullock 3-39, Shumpert 2-35, T.Smith 2-26, Duzey 2-8, Martin-Manley 2-6, Fiedorowicz 1-16, VandeBerg 1-6.

No. 24 MICHIGAN ST. 29 No. 23 MICHIGAN 6 3 3

Michigan Michigan St.

3 10

0 3

0 — 6 13 — 29

First quarter MICH: FG Wile 49, 10:38. MSU: FG Geiger 40, 9:10. Second quarter MSU: FG Geiger 44, 11:19. MICH: FG Gibbons 39, 3:22. MSU: Fowler 14 pass from Cook (Geiger kick), :23. Third quarter MSU: FG Geiger 35, 9:54. Fourth quarter MSU: Cook 1 run (kick blocked), 10:31. MSU: Langford 40 run (Geiger kick), 2:43. Attendance: 76,306. RUSHING: Michigan, Toussaint 8-20, Morris 1-0, Team 2-(minus 22), Gardner 18-(minus 46). Michigan St., Langford 26-120, Shelton 2-38, D.Williams 2-5, Hill 1-2, Team 3-(minus 8), Cook 5-(minus 15). PASSING: Michigan, Gardner 14-27-1-210, Morris 1-3-0-6. Michigan St., Cook 18-33-1-252. RECEIVING: Michigan, Funchess 6-65, Gallon 5-67, Chesson 3-82, Toussaint 1-2. Michigan St., Fowler 6-75, Lippett 5-62, Pendleton 2-62, Kings 2-14, Gleichert 1-18, Price 1-12, Mumphery 1-9.

Area summaries NEBRASKA 27 NORTHWESTERN 24 Northwestern Nebraska

14 7

7 7

0 7

3 — 24 6 — 27

First quarter NEB: Armstrong 5 run (Smith kick), 12:09. NU: Green 1 run (Budzien kick), 6:56. NU: Green 4 run (Budzien kick), 2:35. Second quarter NU: Green 10 run (Budzien kick), 11:07. NEB: Enunwa 3 pass from Armstrong (Smith kick), 6:37. Third quarter NEB: Moss 25 interception return (Smith kick), 7:10. Fourth quarter NU: FG Budzien 21, 1:20. NEB: Westerkamp 49 pass from Kellogg, :00. Attendance: 91,140. NU NEB First downs 16 28 Rushes-yards 47-245 50-195 Passing 81 277 Comp-Att-Int 8-21-1 22-42-4 Return Yards 43 25 Punts-Avg. 11-35.7 7-35.9 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-15 4-40 Time of 28:21 31:39 Possession RUSHING: Northwestern, Green 19-149, Colter 23-86, Buckley 2-7, Siemian 3-3. Nebraska, Abdullah 24-127, Armstrong 17-69, Cross 5-15, T.Newby 1-3, Team 1-(minus 3), Kellogg 2-(minus 16). PASSING: Northwestern, Siemian 4-13-1-36, Colter 4-8-0-45. Nebraska, Armstrong 15-29-3-173, Kellogg 7-13-1-104. RECEIVING: Northwestern, Green 2-13, C.Jones 2-8, Vitale 1-28, Buckley 1-17, Lawrence 1-11, Dickerson 1-4. Nebraska, Enunwa 6-67, Westerkamp 4-104, Moore 4-43, Abdullah 3-31, Burtch 3-20, Bell 2-12.

BAKER 54, EVANGEL 10 Evangel Baker

0 6

3 7 0 17 17 14

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10 54

7 0 13 17 10 0

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20 48

28 14 0 0 0 0

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56 0

20 0 8 7 7 21

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35 42

EMPORIA STATE 35 MISSOURI WESTERN 30 0 0

21 0 14 10 7 13

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7 7

6 0 7 7 14 17

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20 45

SEC GAMES

MISSOURI S&T 24 WILLIAM JEWELL 6 Miss. S&T Will. Jewell

0 6

14 7 3 0 0 0

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24 6

WJC: Whitney 1 run (Frevert kick) MST: Hudson 5 run (Peden kick) MST: Stovall 35 pass from Simpson (Peden kick) MST: Cidlik 2 pass from Simpson (Peden kick) MST: FG Peden 28

MISSOURI STATE 49 INDIANA STATE 7 0 0

Indiana St. Missouri St.

7 14

0 28

0 — 7 7 — 49

MOST: Cooper-Falls 3 run (Witmer kick) INST: Layne 20 interception return (Heidorn kick) MOST: Christophel 28 pass from K.Harris (Witmer kick) MOST: Harris 3 run (Witmer kick) MOST: Bentley 53 interception return (Witmer kick) MOST: Springer 51 interception return (Witmer kick) MOST: Berry 73 interception return (Witmer kick) MOST: Miller 8 run (Witmer kick)

MISSOURI VALLEY 21 PERU STATE 14 Mo. Valley Peru State

13 0

0 14

0 0

8 — 21 0 — 14

MVC: Tillman 2 run (Guilfoil kick) MVC: Davis 57 pass from Reyes (Guilfoil kick) PSC: Spearman 2 run (Cockle kick) PSC: Steffen 10 pass from Audsley (Cockle kick) MVC: Turk 54 pass from Reyes (Bellard pass from Reyes)

NORTHEASTERN STATE 31 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 3 SW Baptist NE State

0 3

3 0 0 7 7 14

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0 14

14 0 7 21 7 10

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3 31

21 52

NWMSU: Bolles 3 run (Mathieson kick) NWMSU: Young 35 pass from Adams (Mathieson kick) NWMSU: Bolles 11 run (Mathieson kick) NWMSU: Dixon 39 INT (Mathieson kick) WU: Hurst 24 pass from Buhler (Linn kick) NWMSU: Wright 30 pass from Adams (Mathieson kick) WU: Crimmins 30 pass from Buhler (Linn kick) NWMSU: Utter 28 pass from Adams (Mathieson kick) NWMSU: FG Mathieson 22 WU: Myers 98 KO return (Linn kick) NWMSU: Creason 2 run (Mathieson kick)

0 6

6 7 14 20 15 14

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27 55

OTT: Behr 55 run (kick blocked) OTT: Lundy 4 run (pass failed) KW: Vela 24 pass from Dallas (kick blocked) OTT: Lundy 6 run (Stamp kick) OTT: Behr 15 run (Stamp kick) KW: Donohue 2 run (Stecker kick) OTT: Lundy 54 run (Hernandez pass from Behr) OTT: Hilliger 56 pass from Behr (Stamp kick) KW: Dallas 2 run (Geason pass from Dallas) OTT: Hilliger 17 pass from Behr (Stamp kick) OTT: Staats 3 run (Stamp kick) KW: Vela 60 pass from Dallas (pass failed)

35 30

ESU: Ervin 13 pass from Wilson (Kuhns kick) ESU: Iwuagwa 22 run (Kuhns kick) ESU: Iwuagwa 6 run (Kuhns kick) MWSU: Ferbet 8 pass from Partridge (Schmiemeier kick) MWSU: FG Schmiemeier 47 MWSU: Krysa 2 run (Schmiemeier kick) MWSU: Weaver 30 pass from Partridge (Schmiemeier kick)

0 28

0 0 0 28 7 7

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0 70

PSU: Brown 40 pass from Abenoja (Frazell kick) PSU: Brown 76 pass from Abenoja (Frazell kick) PSU: Seybold 2 run (Frazell kick) PSU: Seybold 9 run (Frazell kick) PSU: Lutman 52 pass from Abenoja (Frazell kick) PSU: Combes 30 pass from Abenoja (Frazell kick) PSU: Seybold 5 run (Frazell kick) PSU: Harger 3 run (Frazell kick) PSU: Hamilton 23 run (Frazell kick) PSU: Poston 52 run (Levin kick)

14 7 0 0 7 13

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❚ AT NO. 12 TEXAS A&M 57, UTEP 7: Johnny Manziel threw four touchdown passes and ran for two more scores in less than three quarters for the Aggies. Texas A&M running back Tra Carson was hurt after being tackled on a play and taken off the field on a stretcher in the fourth quarter. He was sitting up and moving his arms and legs right after it happened before lying down on his back on the ground. ❚ NO. 8 AUBURN 35, AT ARKANSAS 17: Tre Mason rushed for 168 yards and four touchdowns for Auburn. ❚ AT NO. 14 SOUTH CAROLINA 34, MISSISSIPPI STATE 16: The Gamecocks’ Connor Shaw threw for four touchdowns, and Mike Davis ran for 128 yards. ❚ GEORGIA 23, FLORIDA 20: Georgia running back Todd Gurley returned from an ankle injury and scored twice, once on a 5-yard run, the other on a 73-yard reception. ❚ AT KENTUCKY 48, ALABAMA STATE 14: Jalen Whitlow ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more as Kentucky ended a five-game losing streak.

AREA GAMES ❚ GAME CALLED OFF: Missouri Southern’s home game against Lindenwood was postponed because of the death of offensive-line coach Derek Moore, who was killed on Friday night. Details on B2. ❚ AT NORTHWEST MISSOURI 52, WASHBURN 21: The Bearcats, ranked No. 2 in Division II, built a 28-0 lead over the eighth-ranked Ichabods and cruised to the victory. The Bearcats’ Trevor Adams completed 23 of 27 passes for 306 yards and three touchdowns. Northwest Missouri improved to 8-0 and plays at undefeated Emporia State next week. ❚ EMPORIA STATE 35, AT MISSOURI WESTERN 30: Emporia State, ranked No. 14 in Division II, improved to 8-0 with the victory over the No. 12 Griffons. Emporia State’s Dozie Iwuagwa rushed for two second-quarter TDs as the Hornets built a 21-10 halftime lead and held on from there. ❚ AT PITTSBURG STATE 70, NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA 0: Jeff Seybold had 125 of the Gorillas’ 360 rushing yards. Seybold had three rushing TDs. John Brown caught four passes for 132 yards with two TDs. ❚ CENTRAL MISSOURI 56, AT NEBRASKA-KEARNEY 0: Hayden Hawk threw for 328 yards and four touchdowns, and the Mules shut out an MIAA opponent for the first time since 2004. ❚ AT MISSOURI STATE 49, INDIANA STATE 7: The Bears returned a school-record three interceptions for touchdowns.

TRUMAN STATE 35 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 27 Truman St. 14 Ken.-Wesleyan 7

OTHER BIG 12 GAME ❚ WEST VIRGINIA 30, AT TCU 27, OT: The Mountaineers’ Josh Lambert hit a 35-yard field goal in overtime for the win. West Virginia’s Charles Sims rushed for a season-high 154 yards.

GU: Mathis 5 run (Thornton kick) MNU: Blow 3 run (Brewer kick) GU: FG Thornton 27 MNU: Lindsey 25 pass from Hedlund (Brewer kick) GU: FG Thornton 51 MNU: Lindsey 40 pass from Harris (Brewer kick) MNU: Lindsey 11 pass from Harris (Brewer kick) MNU: Gates 12 run (Brewer kick) MNU: FG Brewer 51 MNU: Harris 6 run (Brewer kick) GU: Goodvin 1 run (Thornton kick)

NW Okla. Pitt. State

AU: Johnson 10 pass from Hicks (Meyers kick) CSC: Hill 20 pass from Widener (Zamudio kick) CSC: Cunningham 7 pass from Widener (Zamudio kick) AU: Burke 16 run (kick failed) AU: Pugh 70 run (Meyers kick) AU: Johnson 27 pass from Hicks (Meyers kick) CSC: Cunningham 43 pass from Widener (Zamudio kick) CSC: Gordon 1 run (Zamudio kick) CSC: Phillips 7 run (Zamudio kick) AU: Johnson 90 KO return (Hicks run) CSC: Cunningham 24 pass from Widener (Zamudio kick)

Emporia St. Mo. Western

Graceland MidAm. Naz.

PITTSBURG STATE 70 NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA 0

CULVER-STOCKTON 42 AVILA 35 7 7

42 49

MIDAMERICA NAZARENE 45 GRACELAND 20

Wesleyan Ottawa

UCM: Taylor 8 run (Gebhardt kick) UCM: Lloyd 54 pass from Hawk (Gebhardt kick) UCM: Kirkwood 19 pass from Hawk (Gebhardt kick) UCM: Kirkwood 19 pass from Hawk (Gebhardt kick) UCM: Harris 7 run (Gebhardt kick) UCM: Bakker 34 pass from Hawk (Gebhardt kick) UCM: Taylor 96 KO return (Gebhardt kick) UCM: Harris 2 run (Gebhardt kick)

Avila Culv.-Stock.

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OTTAWA 55 KANSAS WESLEYAN 27

CENTRAL MISSOURI 56 NEBRASKA-KEARNEY 0 14 0

14 14 7 13 13 6

UCO: Birmingham 14 run (Hiddink kick) UCO: Pulley 38 pass from Nelson (Hiddink kick) LU: Borney 85 punt return (Fishel kick) UCO: FG Hiddink 37 UCO: Clark 55 punt return (Hiddink kick) LU: Borney 14 pass from Morris (Fishel kick) LU: Henderson 76 run (Fishel kick) UCO: Birmingham 11 run (Hiddink kick) LU: Borney 15 pass from Morris (Fishel kick) UCO: Birmingham 16 run (Hiddink kick) LU: Draine 21 pass from Morris (Fishel kick) UCO: Birmingham 4 run (Hiddink kick) UCO: FG Hiddink 26 LU: Morris 9 run (Fishel kick) UCO: FG Hiddink 40

Washburn NW Missouri

BC: Haack 46 pass from Noonan (Keenan kick) BC: McGrew 3 run (Keenan kick) BC: Fore 11 run (Keenan kick) BC: FG Keenan 18 BC: Jackson 39 pass from Noonan (Keenan kick) CMU: Whitley 61 pass from Borghardt (River kick) BC: Fore 2 run (Keenan kick) BC: FG Keenan 18 BC: Fore 2 run (Keenan kick) CMU: Stevens 14 pass from Stephens (pass failed) CMU: Williams 7 pass from Stephens (Rivera kick)

Central Mo. Neb.-Kearney

7 17

Lincoln C. Okla.

NORTHWEST MISSOURI 52 WASHBURN 21

BENEDICTINE 48 CENTRAL METHODIST 23 0 21

CENTRAL OKLAHOMA 49 LINCOLN 42

NSU: FG Patton 37 NSU: Hopper 49 run (Patton kick) SBU: FG Colliver 31 NSU: Hopper 7 run (Patton kick) NSU: Hopper 1 run (Patton kick) NSU: Dixon 2 run (Patton kick)

BAK: Stebbins 1 yd run (pass failed) BAK: Torneden 7 yd run (Clark kick) BAK: Williams 86 yd run (Perez kick) EVAN: FG Smith 8 BAK: FG Clark 22 BAK: Smith 29 yd interception return (Clark kick) BAK: Hatcher 22 yd pass from Morse (Clark kick) EVAN: Brown 4 yd pass from Diers (Smith kick) BAK: Meyer 9 yd run (Clark kick) BAK: Powell 1 yd run (Clark kick)

C. Methodist Benedictine

ESU: Ervin 1 pass from Wilson (Kuhns kick) ESU: Davis 1 pass from Wilson (Kuhns kick) MWSU: Partridge 2 run (pass failed)

35 27

TSU: White 57 run (Koon kick) KWC: Cole 95 KO return (Ballinger kick) TSU: Hartfield 14 run (Koon kick) TSU: White 6 run (Koon kick) TSU: White 16 run (Koon kick) TSU: Kemp 20 pass from Schottel (Koon kick) KWC: Ward 2 pass from Barnes (Ballinger kick) KWC: Cole 35 pass from Barnes (Ballinger kick) KWC: Ward 47 pass from Barnes (Ballinger kick)

❚ AT OTTAWA 55, KANSAS WESLEYAN 27: Ottawa’s Michael Behr ran for 178 yards on 18 carries and rushed for two TDs. Behr also threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns. Ottawa’s Luke Lundy rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns. ❚ AT BAKER 54, EVANGEL 10: Baker, ranked No. 6 in NAIA, improved to 8-1. Three Wildcats rushed for more than 100 yards: Scott Meyer (136), Camern Torneden (111) and Adonis Powell (104).

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Greg Thompson (center) and his friend Bobby Foster (right) traveled with their guide on the Rio Negro in search of peacock bass.

A sentimental fishing trip Liberty man makes sure his ailing friend gets one last trip for peacock bass. By BRENT FRAZEE The Kansas City Star

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Bob Borman and his 12-year-old granddaughter, Emma Roberts, kept an eye on their German shorthair, Spot.

A passion for quail

First days of November are still reason to celebrate for these Missouri bird hunters, despite drop in bobwhite numbers. They continue to dream of dogs on point and explosive covey rises.

Quail Forever, the national conservation group, they followed guidelines for providing the food and cover that quail liked. They also got assistance from the Missouri Department of Conservation’s quail programs. They cut down trees along the edge and piled them on top of each other so that quail would have the brushy canopy cover they needed, and they planted food plots and native grasses. It wasn’t long before the quail responded. They now have several coveys roaming the land they lease, and they again have confidence in the future. “We only take one or two birds out of every covey,” Borman said. “We don’t overdo it. We’re not out to take a limit anymore. “It’s just encouraging that we’re seeing more quail as a result of some of the work we’ve done.”

By BRENT FRAZEE The Kansas City Star

KINGSTON, Mo. | Bob Borman continues to cling to a dying tradition. He remembers days when little country cafes were filled with orange-clad hunters at this time of the year, when brushy fields were alive with quail, when the season opener was a major event. No longer. As the quail population has plummeted — mainly because of longterm loss of habitat — so has the number of hunters. And the first few days of the season pass silently. But to Borman and his longtime hunting buddy, Mark Swan, they still are cause for celebration. “I remember when our goal was to either get a limit or be out there until it got dark,” said Borman, 65, who lives at Weatherby Lake. “It’s not like that anymore. “We don’t measure the success of our hunts by how many quail we shoot. We still have birds, but nowhere near what we used to have. “But we still love being out here hunting them.” All of the elements of a memorable hunt were in place when Borman set out early Saturday. He was accompanied by Swan, the friend whom he has hunted with since the 1980s. And he had a new generation of hunters whom he was introducing to the sport — his 15-year-old grandson, Ashton Brady, and his 12-year-old granddaughter, Emma Roberts — along for the hunt on the land he leases in northwest Missouri. Brady was still talking about last weekend’s youth hunt, when he shot four quail on the same land they would be hunting. Roberts was buzzing with excitement about taking part in her first real hunt. “I’ve gone with before,” she said. “But this is the first time I’ve carried a gun.” Some of that excitement faded two hours into the

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Ashton Brady gave his grandfather’s bird dog, Spot, some attention during a quail hunt Saturday.

hunt after the group ambled there, I had used a box of up hills and down valleys shells by the time I got to the and failed to find a single end of it,” Borman said with quail. Borman’s German a laugh. “The only problem shorthair, Spot, was a per- was, I didn’t have a single petual-motion machine, bird to show for it.” That changed with time. dashing in and out of cover, trying to pick up the scent of Borman got a good bird dog, he started hitting his shots birds. But nothing. Still, Borman was un- with regularity and he reveldaunted. He was back on the ed in the glory days of the land he and others lease, and 1980s. But as good habitat graduit felt great. “I started coming up here ally disappeared, so did the in 1973,” he said. “A friend in- quail. The last decade has troduced me to the sport been tough. But Borman and Swan and I loved it. “When that first covey got stuck it out, through the up, I emptied my gun and good times and the bad. “We had a couple years didn’t get anything. But I knew this was for me. Not where we would come up long after that, I started here for the opener, and we knocking on doors, trying to didn’t even brings guns,” Borman said. “We would get permission to hunt.” He found a place and the just follow the dogs around, landowner even showed and see what we could find.” Borman and Swan dedihim where he had seen cated themselves to helping quail. “I walked a tree row, and the quail recover on the land there were so many quail in they hunted. As members of

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Several years ago, Greg Thompson floated lighted candles down the Rio Negro in Brazil to honor fishing partners who had passed away. He wasn’t ready to do that for his friend Bobby Foster, who is a victim of multiple myeloma. Foster has battled the disease since being diagnosed in 2004 and has gradually gotten worse. It was to the point that fatigue and chemotherapy treatments were keeping Foster from traveling to his favorite fishing spot, the Rio Negro, a tributary of the Amazon River, to fish for his favorite species, the peacock bass. That was the depressing reality of having cancer. “I thought I’d never get back,” said Foster, 67, of Spring, Texas. “It’s a strenuous trip. It’s not like going to your local lake for a few hours. “You’re back in the Amazon, and it can be a little grueling. I didn’t know if I could do it again.” But Thompson, who lives in Liberty and had met Foster on a peacockbass fishing trip in 2004, made sure it happened. He consulted Foster’s wife, then got together a group of his friends and made sure that Foster would get one last fishing trip on the Rio Negro. Foster’s doctors arranged for him to take his chemotherapy by pill during the trip, gave him instructions on what he could and couldn’t do, and said it was his decision. Foster didn’t have to think long. “I’ve never seen Bobby that excited, just knowing he was going to get back there,” said Thompson, 54. “He’s had a rough few years, but he never complains. “We coined a phrase, ‘Have a Bobby Foster Day.’ Bobby always has a great attitude. He’s al-

ways exactly where he wants to be, with who he wants to be with and doing what he wants to do. “This trip was about Bobby. This was Bobby’s time.” So Thompson organized a party of 11 of Foster’s friends for a trip back to the Amazon River Adventures business that had guided them in the past. Thompson had special shirts made, the staff threw parties in Foster’s honor, and the fishermen sat around and swapped fish stories of past trips. Thompson related how he had watched powerful peacock bass snap 17 of his high-dollar Loomis rods over the years. Foster told stories of landing — and losing — legendary-sized fish. But most of all, they talked about friendships. “Greg and I met on one of these trips, and we just hit it off,” Foster said. “We’ve been like brothers ever since. “After I was diagnosed, he would call me every week for five years just to see how I was doing.” On their trip Oct. 3-11, Thompson and Foster fished together just like old times. And for the most part, little was different than in the past. “Bobby got worn out by the middle of the trip, and he had to spend one day in bed,” Thompson. “But other than that, he did real well. “I think he was just so happy to be out there, to put all of his problems aside.” Though water levels were high and the fishing was considerably tougher than in the past, there were plenty of highlights. Thompson caught and released a 21-pound peacock bass. And Foster caught fish, too. After the trip, Foster immediately had to go in for more treatments. But he doesn’t regret going. “I live life week to week, day to day,” Foster said. “I don’t know how much more time I have left. “But I’ll remember this trip. It means so much to me that my friends would get together and do this for me.”

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NBA

NHL

Eastern Conference W

Philadelphia Toronto Brooklyn New York Boston Southeast

3 2 1 1 0 W

0 1 1 1 2 L

Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington Central

1 1 1 1 0 W

1 .500 — 2 .333 1⁄2 2 .333 1⁄2 2 .333 1⁄2 2 .000 1 L Pct. GB

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Indiana Detroit Chicago Cleveland Milwaukee

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Pct. GB

Houston San Antonio Dallas New Orleans Memphis Northwest

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Minnesota Portland Oklahoma City Denver Utah Pacific

2 2 1 0 0 W

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Phoenix LA Clippers x Golden State x Sacramento LA Lakers

2 2 1 1 1

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0 1.000 — 1 .667 1⁄2 1 .500 1 1 .500 1 2 .333 11⁄2

x-late game not included Saturday’s results Indiana 89, Cleveland 74 Philadelphia 107, Chicago 104 New Orleans 105, Charlotte 84 Dallas 111, Memphis 99 Toronto 97, Milwaukee 90 Houston 104, Utah 93 Portland 115, San Antonio 105 Sacramento at Golden State, late Today’s games Brooklyn at Orlando, 5 p.m. Washington at Miami, 5 p.m. Boston at Detroit, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. Minnesota at New York, 6:30 p.m. Atlanta at LA Lakers, 8:30 p.m. Friday’s results Orlando 110, New Orleans 90 Philadelphia 109, Washington 102 Charlotte 90, Cleveland 84 Milwaukee 105, Boston 98 Atlanta 102, Toronto 95 Minnesota 100, Oklahoma City 81 Houston 113, Dallas 105 Memphis 111, Detroit 108, OT Brooklyn 101, Miami 100 Portland 113, Denver 98 Phoenix 87, Utah 84 LA Clippers 110, Sacramento 101 San Antonio 91, LA Lakers 85

Saturday’s summaries 76ERS 107, BULLS 104 CHICAGO (104): Deng 8-21 4-5 20, Boozer 9-16 4-4 22, Noah 4-11 2-2 10, Rose 4-14 4-4 13, Butler 4-6 1-2 9, Gibson 6-9 0-0 12, Dunleavy 3-7 0-0 7, Hinrich 3-8 2-2 9, Mohammed 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 42-93 17-19 104. PHILADELPHIA (107): Turner 7-16 6-7 20, Young 5-9 0-0 13, Hawes 8-11 0-0 18, Carter-Williams 10-22 4-5 26, Anderson 0-4 1-2 1, Allen 3-5 0-0 6, Wroten 4-11 0-2 11, Orton 2-2 0-0 4, Morris 2-4 1-2 6, Thompson 0-1 0-0 0, Davies 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 42-86 12-18 107. Chicago Phila.

34 30 19 21 — 104 22 27 33 25 — 107

Three-Point Goals: Chicago 3-14 (Dunleavy 1-3, Rose 1-3, Hinrich 1-4, Butler 0-1, Deng 0-3), Philadelphia 11-22 (Young 3-4, Wroten 3-6, Hawes 2-4, Carter-Williams 2-5, Morris 1-1, Anderson 0-1, Thompson 0-1). Fouled Out: None. Rebounds: Chicago 58 (Boozer 10), Philadelphia 45 (Hawes 11). Assists: Chicago 28 (Hinrich, Rose 6), Philadelphia 24 (Carter-Williams 10). Total Fouls: Chicago 14, Philadelphia 18. Att: 15,782. MAVERICKS 111, GRIZZLIES 99 MEMPHIS (99): Prince 1-2 1-2 3, Randolph 9-17 3-4 21, Gasol 8-14 7-7 23, Conley 7-16 9-10 24, Allen 0-6 0-0 0, Pondexter 1-4 0-0 2, Miller 2-5 0-0 4, Bayless 4-11 1-1 11, Davis 1-1 0-0 2, Koufos 3-9 1-2 7, Calathes 1-1 0-0 2, Leuer 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-87 22-26 99. DALLAS (111): Marion 6-17 9-10 21, Nowitzki 7-16 7-8 24, Dalembert 4-4 6-6 14, Calderon 4-11 4-4 15, Ellis 5-14 8-10 18, Carter 3-8 4-5 11, Blair 3-6 2-3 8, Crowder 0-2 0-0 0, Mekel 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-80 40-46 111. Memphis Dallas

16 27 20 36 — 99 32 17 24 38 — 111

Three-Point Goals: Memphis 3-16 (Bayless 2-5, Conley 1-4, Allen 0-1, Gasol 0-1, Randolph 0-1, Miller 0-2, Pondexter 0-2), Dallas 7-19 (Nowitzki 3-4, Calderon 3-7, Carter 1-4, Mekel 0-1, Ellis 0-1, Marion 0-2). Fouled Out: Bayless. Rebounds: Memphis 57 (Randolph 14), Dallas 51 (Marion 14). Assists: Memphis 20 (Conley 8), Dallas 18 (Calderon 5). Total Fouls: Memphis 34, Dallas 20. Technicals: Memphis delay of game, Dallas delay of game. Att: 20,262. ROCKETS 104, JAZZ 93 HOUSTON (104): Parsons 8-14 6-6 24, Howard 4-8 7-10 15, Asik 2-4 0-0 4, Lin 7-13 4-5 20, Harden 7-15 7-10 23, Jones 1-1 2-2 4, Brooks 1-4 0-0 2, Garcia 4-8 1-2 12. Totals 34-67 27-35 104. UTAH (93): Jefferson 5-11 6-6 18, Favors 3-7 6-8 12, Kanter 7-13 2-2 16, Tinsley 0-2 0-0 0, Hayward 7-16 0-2 15, Gobert 0-0 2-2 2, Lucas III 5-11 1-1 11, Burks 6-16 2-4 15, Harris 1-5 2-2 4. Totals 34-81 21-27 93. Houston Utah

16 24 33 31 — 104 24 32 17 20 — 93

Three-Point Goals: Houston 9-22 (Garcia 3-6, Parsons 2-4, Lin 2-5, Harden 2-6, Brooks 0-1), Utah 4-22 (Jefferson 2-5, Burks 1-4, Hayward 1-5, Harris 0-1, Tinsley 0-2, Lucas III 0-5). Fouled Out: None. Rebounds: Houston 46 (Parsons 12), Utah 48 (Kanter 8). Assists: Houston 16 (Parsons 6), Utah 12 (Lucas III 4). Total Fouls: Houston 23, Utah 25. Technicals: Houston defensive three second, Jefferson. Att: 19,498. TRAIL BLAZERS 115 SPURS 105 SAN ANTONIO (105): K.Leonard 4-9 1-1 9, Duncan 12-23 0-0 24, Splitter 0-2 0-0 0, Parker 7-20 3-5 17, Green 0-3 0-0 0, Ginobili 5-12 0-0 11, Diaw 6-7 1-1 14, Belinelli 8-12 0-0 19, Baynes 1-1 0-0 2, Mills 2-3 0-0 5, Ayres 2-2 0-1 4. Totals 47-94 5-8 105. PORTLAND (115): Batum 4-11 2-3 11, Aldridge 11-17 2-2 24, Lopez 6-10 0-0 12, Lillard 7-16 8-8 25, Matthews 8-13 1-2 20, Williams 6-9 0-0 13, Freeland 1-2 2-2 4, Wright 0-0 2-2 2, Robinson 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 45-81 17-19 115. San Antonio 19 20 35 31 — 105 Portland 21 29 32 33 — 115 Three-Point Goals: San Antonio 6-12 (Belinelli 3-3, Diaw 1-1, Mills 1-1, Ginobili 1-4, Duncan 0-1, Green 0-1, Parker 0-1), Portland 8-20 (Matthews 3-6, Lillard 3-8, Williams 1-2, Batum 1-4). Rebounds: San Antonio 41 (Duncan 7), Portland 47 (Batum 12). Assists: San Antonio 24 (Parker 9), Portland 29 (Batum 11). Total Fouls: San Antonio 25, Portland 15. Technicals: San Antonio defensive three second. Att: 20,028.

Atlantic

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Tampa Bay Toronto Detroit Boston Montreal Ottawa Florida Buffalo Metropolitan

14 15 15 13 15 13 14 16 W

Pittsburgh N.Y. Islanders Washington N.Y. Rangers Carolina Columbus New Jersey Philadelphia

11 6 7 6 4 5 3 4

10 4 0 10 5 0 9 4 2 8 5 0 8 7 0 4 6 3 3 8 3 2 13 1 L OT Pts 4 5 7 7 7 8 6 9

0 3 0 0 3 0 4 0

22 15 14 12 11 10 10 8

20 20 20 16 16 11 9 5 GF

47 48 38 36 41 39 28 26 GA

48 45 44 25 27 33 26 21

33 44 40 38 44 36 38 37

Western Conference Central

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Colorado Chicago St. Louis Minnesota x Nashville Dallas Winnipeg Pacific

13 14 12 14 13 13 15 W

12 1 0 9 2 3 8 2 2 7 4 3 6 5 2 5 6 2 5 8 2 L OT Pts

24 21 18 17 14 12 12 GF

42 50 44 34 27 33 35 GA

Anaheim 11 3 1 23 50 39 x San Jose 10 1 2 22 51 24 Vancouver 10 5 1 21 46 41 x Phoenix 9 3 2 20 48 44 x Los Angeles 9 5 0 18 40 36 Calgary 5 6 2 12 39 47 Edmonton 3 10 2 8 36 59 x-late games not included Saturday’s results Chicago 5, Winnipeg 1 Anaheim 6, Buffalo 3 Tampa Bay 4, St. Louis 2 Philadelphia 1, New Jersey 0 N.Y. Islanders 3, Boston 1 N.Y. Rangers 5, Carolina 1 Washington 3, Florida 2, SO Pittsburgh 3, Columbus 0 Vancouver 4, Toronto 0 Detroit 5, Edmonton 0 Colorado 4, Montreal 1 Nashville at Los Angeles, late Phoenix at San Jose, late Today’s games Dallas at Ottawa, noon Calgary at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. New Jersey at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Friday’s results N.Y. Islanders 5, Ottawa 4, SO Washington 7, Philadelphia 0 Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 2 Tampa Bay 3, Carolina 0 St. Louis 4, Florida 0 Minnesota 4, Montreal 3 Colorado 3, Dallas 2, OT Detroit 4, Calgary 3

CHL

Central Hockey League Team Allen Rapid City Missouri Denver Brampton Quad City St. Charles Wichita Arizona Tulsa

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Atlantic

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2013

L OL Pts GF GA

7 0 7 0 6 0 5 1 4 3 2 2 2 4 1 3 1 6 0 5

1 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 2

15 14 12 11 9 5 5 5 3 2

31 26 26 30 22 25 21 20 16 17

24 13 11 24 25 22 34 26 29 26

NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Saturday’s results Missouri 6, Denver 2 St. Charles 2, Wichita 1, OT Rapid City 5, Arizona 3 Brampton 4, Quad City 3 Allen 5, Tulsa 4 Today’s games Tulsa at Allen, 4:05 p.m. Denver at Wichita, 5:05 p.m. Friday’s results Missouri 4, Tulsa 3 Allen 3, Denver 2, SO Quad City 6, St. Charles 1 Brampton 3, Wichita 2 Rapid City 4, Arizona 1

PRO GOLF

WGC HSBC Champions Saturday, in Shanghai At Sheshan International GC Third round, par 72 (-18) Dustin Johnson ..........69-63-66—198 (-15) Ian Poulter ...................71-67-63—201 (-14) Graeme McDowell.....69-69-64—202 (-12) Graham DeLaet ..........71-68-65—204 Justin Rose .................68-71-65—204 Rory McIlroy ...............65-72-67—204 (-10) Martin Kaymer ...........70-74-62—206 Boo Weekley .............70-67-69—206 Bubba Watson ..........68-69-69—206

Champions Charles Schwab Cup Saturday, in San Francisco At TPC Harding Park Third round, par 71 (-15) Fred Couples ..............65-65-68—198 (-10) Mark O’Meara.............66-70-67—203 (-9) Tom Lehman ..............69-70-65—204 Bart Bryant ................68-66-70—204 Peter Senior ...............63-69-72—204 (-8) Mike Goodes..............68-68-69—205 (-7) Rocco Mediate...........70-70-66—206 Kenny Perry ................68-71-67—206 Bernhard Langer ........67-68-71—206 Area golfer (Even) Tom Pernice Jr. ............71-73-69—213

AREA GOLF HOLE IN ONE ❚ AT KANSAS CITY COUNTRY CLUB: Allan Stark, No. 2, 120 yards, 8-iron.

THE LATEST LINE

NFL Today’s games Favorite O T O/U Underdog Kansas City 31⁄2 31⁄2 40 @Buffalo @Carolina 71⁄2 71⁄2 45 Atlanta Minnesota @Dallas 101⁄2 10 48 1 1 1 New Orleans 3 ⁄2 6 ⁄2 45 ⁄2 @N.Y. Jets Tennessee 3 3 391⁄2 @St. Louis @Washington Pk Pk 51 San Diego @Oakland 2 21⁄2 45 Philadelphia @Seattle 161⁄2 151⁄2 401⁄2 Tampa Bay Baltimore 3 2 41 @Cleveland @N. England 7 61⁄2 431⁄2 Pittsburgh Indianapolis Pk 2 44 @Houston Monday’s game Favorite O T O/U @Green Bay 11 101⁄2 50

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NBA Today’s games Favorite LineO/UUnderdog @Detroit 8 190 Boston @Miami 12 2011⁄2 Washington Brooklyn 6 195 @Orlando @Oklahoma City 101⁄2 196 Phoenix @New York 5 1961⁄2 Minnesota Atlanta 11⁄2 203 @L.A. Lakers

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FOOTBALL Friday’s results Bishop Miege 50, St. Thomas Aquinas 16 BV Southwest 41, Pittsburg 31 BV West 18, Blue Valley 17 Gardner-Edgerton 56, Olathe Northwest 28 Olathe North 28, Olathe South 0 Mill Valley 68, Lansing 8 SM Northwest 17, SM West 14 Turner 33, Harmon 14

MISSOURI DISTRICTS CLASS 6, DISTRICT 4 Blue Springs 42, LS North 0 Blue Springs South 11, Rockhurst 8 Lee’s Summit 56, Joplin 24 Liberty 35, Raymore-Peculiar 6 CLASS 5, DISTRICT 7 North Kansas City 36, William Chrisman 34 CLASS 3, DISTRICT 8 Richmond 46, Northeast 0 CLASS 2, DISTRICT 7 University Academy 12, African Centered 0, forfeit

CROSS COUNTRY KANSAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Note: Class 6A, 5A and 3A held at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence. Class 4A, 2A and 1A held at Wamego CC.

CLASS 6A BOYS, 5K Team scores: 1. Manhattan, 27; 2. Wichita North, 105; 3. Olathe North, 113; 4. Shawnee Mission Northwest, 118; 5. Blue Valley West, 163; 6. Lawrence Free State, 175; 7. Blue Valley, 204; 8. Olathe East, 207; 9. Garden City, 213; 10. Shawnee Mission North, 218; 11. Campus, 233; 12. Wichita Southeast, 238. Top individuals: 1. McNutt, BVW, 15:33.30; 2. C. Melgares, MAN, 15:56.78; 3. Guinn, Blue Valley Northwest, 15:57.12; 4. Finestead, ON, 16:09.15; 5. Keeley, MAN, 16:11.87; 6. Schroeder, MAN, 16:12.36; 7. Alvarado, MAN, 16:20.51; 8. McDonald, SMNW, 16:22.88; 9. Williams, WN, 16:26.60; 10. Masood, WSE, 16:26.98; 11. Koppes, MAN, 16:28.98; 12. Montney, Topeka Washburn Rural, 16:30.07; 13. Liston, LFS, 16:31.96; 14. Wickoren, ON, 16:36.24; 15. Moore, ON, 16:39.80; 16. Brittain, WN, 16:40.69; 17. M. Melgares, MAN, 16:40.93; 18. Burchstead, SMN, 16:41.63; 19. Chaparro, GC, 16:41.76; 20. Taylor, Olathe Northwest, 16:42.19. GIRLS, 4K Team scores: 1. Lawrence Free State, 53; 2. Garden City, 87; 3. Olathe East, 106; 4. Shawnee Mission West, 106; 5. Maize, 158; 6. Manhattan, 158; 7. Olathe Northwest, 184; 8. Shawnee Mission East, 201; 9. Blue Valley West, 208; 10. Blue Valley, 217; 11. Derby, 239; 12. Wichita East, 268. Top individuals: 1. Venters, LFS, 14:58.32; 2. Miller, GC, 15:08.41; 3. Schroeder, MAN, 15:20.03; 4. Sullivan, LFS, 15:24.91; 5. Sanner, LFS, 15:24.96; 6. Walker, MAI, 15:28.08; 7. Reed, SMW, 15:29.96; 8. Hillring, Blue Valley North, 15:30.60; 9. Shanley, Olathe South, 15:31.15; 10. Holbert, Blue Valley Northwest, 15:35.55; 11. Gueldner, ONW, 15:38.01; 12. Kay. Doll, GC, 15:54.06; 13. Pateidl, BVW, 15:56.94; 14. Schmeeckle, OE, 15:58.31; 15. Morgan, Topeka Washburn Rural, 15:59.33; 16. C. Melgares, MAN, 16:00.21; 17. Reyna, Wichita Northwest, 16:00.38; 18. Taylor, Shawnee Misison North, 16:03.99; 19. Kat. Doll, GC, 16:08.54; 20. Vermillion, OE, 16:11.75.

CLASS 5A BOYS, 5K Team scores: 1. Wichita Bishop Carroll, 30; 2. St. Thomas Aquinas, 64; 3. Mill Valley, 104; 4. Blue Valley Southwest, 110; 5. Liberal, 122; 6. Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 143; 7. Maize South, 183; 8. Topeka Seaman, 191; 9. Great Bend, 219; 10. Newton, 280; 11. Shawnee Heights, 289; 12. Topeka West, 298. Top individuals: 1. Eastham, BVSW, 16:05.69; 2. Fonseca, Wichita West, 16:19.12; 3. Martin, WBC, 16:22.29; 4. Shanahan, STA, 16:22.61; 5. Becker, WBC, 16:29.47; 6. Nance, WBC, 16:38.53; 7. Quintana, LIB, 16:39.20; 8. Meeks, MV, 16:41.00; 9. Villarreal, Salina Central, 16:44.53; 10. Linder, STA, 16:45.51; 11. Arnold, WBC, 16:51.19; 12. Clupny, WBC, 16:51.75; 13. Constant, BVSW, 16:54.12; 14. N. Hesse, KMC, 16:55.87; 15. J. Hesse, KMC, 16:56.94; 16. Garcia, GB, 16:57.33; 17. Zack, STA, 16:57.80; 18. Wilson, KMC, 17:01.75; 19. Irish, Salina South, 17:03.56; 20. Money, Wichita West, 17:08.31. GIRLS, 4K Team scores: 1. St. Thomas Aquinas, 15; 2. Wichita Bishop Carroll, 69; 3. Mill Valley, 125; 4. Valley Center, 127; 5. Maize South, 127; 6. St. James Academy, 134. 7. Goddard Eisenhower, 178; 8. Liberal, 213; 9. Topeka Seaman, 220; 10. Newton, 238; 11. Leavenworth, 304; 12. Emporia, 312. Top individuals: 1. Cofer, STA, 15:28.34; 2. Downey, STA, 15:31.63; 3. Geiger, 15:33.36; 4. Sneed, STA, 15:42.93; 5. Zielinski, Andover, 15:43.57; 6. Andrews, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 15:50.49; 7. Hopfinger, STA, 15:51.21; 8. Flake, Andover, 15:56.70; 9. Akin, MV, 16:00.43; 10. Cooke,WBC, 16:03.11; 11. Maestas, Lansing, 16:03.55; 12. A. Reggeti, WBC, 16:03.79; 13. Paule, Blue Valley Southwest, 16:04.00; 14. V. Reggeti, WBC, 16:04.25; 15. Jones, SJA, 16:13.13; 16. Hare, STA, 16:21.62; 17. Eddy, VC, 16:28.16; 18. Sowder, MS, 16:29.55; 19. Perez, LIB, 16:0.17; 20. Smith, STA, 16:31.40.

CLASS 4A BOYS, 5K Team scores: 1. Baldwin, 49; 2. Winfield, 78; 3. Mulvane, 119; 4. De Soto, 131; 5. Wamego, 151; 6. Basehor-Linwood, 157; 7. Girard, 162; 8. Hugoton, 168; 9. Ottawa, 198; 10. Clay Center, 233; 11. Wichita Trinity, 247; 12. Goodland, 269. Top individuals: 1. Hanna, WIN, 16:25.45; 2. Osen, WIN, 16:33.83; 3. Weber, Rose Hill, 17:07.04; 4. Helm, BAL, 17:07.43; 5. Spotts, MUL, 17:07.50; 6. Reaves, Rose Hill, 17:13.91; 7. Murillo, DS, 17:14.60; 8. Pierce, BAL, 17:16.22; 9. Castro, HUG, 17:16.66; 10. Taulbee, DS, 17:19.05; 11. Klemz, Topeka Hayden, 17:23.22; 12. Letner, BAL, 17:25.50; 13. Camp, WIN, 17:31.79; 14. Miller, Eudora, 17:33.93; 15. Kile, MUL, 17:35.33; 16. Wallace, Andale, 17:36.33; 17. Zimmerman, GIR, 17:37.44; 18. Hartzell, BAL, 17:37.83; 19. Zwahlen, DS, 17:46.39; 20. Schuler, Bonner Springs, 17:48.20. GIRLS, 4K Team scores: 1. De Soto, 56; 2. Baldwin, 70; 3. Paola, 90; 4. Winfield, 129; 5. Wichita Trinity, 157; 6. Clay Center, 169; 7. Topeka Hayden, 179; 8. Girard, 192; 9. Hugoton, 219; 10. Rose Hill, 219; 11. Eudora, 233; 12. Buhler, 297. Top individuals: 1. Logue, GIR, 15:22.20; 2. Helfrich, Pratt, 15:53.41; 3. Rienbolt, Fort Scott, 15:58.13; 4. Kirk, PAO, 15:59.64; 5. Jaloma, Atchison, 16:00.89; 6. Wolfe, DS, 16:01.65; 7. Westoff, Fort Scott, 16:02.34; 8. Howland, El Dorado, 16:0.08; 9. Provence, GIR, 16:05.03; 10. Browne, Colby, 16:06.51; 11. Thiel, WIN, 16:13.10; 12. Terrel, RH, 16:16.40; 13. Schmucker, DS, 16:18.91; 14. Burgweger, DS, 16:19.04; 15. Anderson, BAL, 16:28.22; 16. Jameson, Frontenac, 16:28.76; 17. Dick, BAL, 16:29.38; 18. Branscum, Ulysses, 16:30.22; 19. Russell, BAL, 16:32.33; 20. Heger, HUG, 16:33.11.

CLASS 3A BOYS, 5K Team scores: 1. Hesston, 88; 2. Salina Sacred Heart, 114; 3. Riley County, 126; 4. Hiawatha, 132; 5. Thomas More Prep, 145; 6. Halstead, 151; 7. Silver Lake, 152; 8. Kansas City Christian, 155; 9. Anthony-Chaparral,

165; 10. Norton, 194; 11. Wellsville, 238; 12. Council Grove, 304. Top individuals: 1. Conn, Beloit, 16:24.35; 2. Weber, Pleasant Ridge, 16:34.48; 3. Ratzlaff, Phillipsburg, 16:54.03; 4. Dodson, RC, 17:07.37; 5. Balsters, Belle Plaine, 17:10.31; 6. Smith, Marysville, 17:13.53; 7. Crain, AC, 17:16.65; 8. Bouse, WEL, 17:24.09; 9. Sandquist, SSH, 17:33.32; 10. Cline, HAL, 17:45.91; 11. Bollinger, HES, 17:48.73; 12. Hess, TMP, 17:49.12; 13. Schmucker, HES, 17:50.80; 14. Strom, RC, 17:50.96; 15. Muss, HES, 17:52.82; 16. Johnson, HES, 17:53.23; 17. Calderwood, SL, 17:55.16; 18. Boeckman, HIA, 17:58.86; 19. Miller, NOR, 17:59.58; 20. Porch, HAL, 18:00.58; 21. Roverstine, KCC, 18:00.73. GIRLS, 4K Team scores: 1. Douglass, 78; 2. Norton, 81; 3. Hiawatha, 94; 4. Southeast of Saline, 109; 5. Salina Sacred Heart, 136; 6. Effingham, 146; 7. Hutchinson Trinity Catholic, 161; 8. Caney Valley, 189; 9. Haven, 216; 10. Pleasant Ridge, 233; 11. Fredonia, 249; 12. Council Grove, 259. Top individuals: 1. Koger, Osage City, 15:47.93; 2. Puvogel, HIA, 15:57.19; 3. Gibson, DOU, 15:59.80; 4. Bogina, Northeast, 16:10.77; 5. McCollum, Leon-Bluestem, 16:17.23; 6. Biel, HTC, 16:17.74; 7. Wright, DOU, 16:19.54; 8. Stutterheim, SES, 16:38.92; 9. Smith, Belle Plaine, 16:42.86; 10. McDaniel, Wellsville, 16:46.81; 11. Dalmasso, St. Mary’s, 16:49.23; 12. Griffith, NOR, 16:49.92; 13. Ware, Sedgwick, 16:54.88; 14. Shoemaker, Silver Lake, 16:57.01; 15. Blattner, Cimarron, 16:57.95; 16. Alstrom, Marysville, 17:00.80; 17. Keim, SES, 17:01.66; 18. Silvia, Riley County, 17:12.27; 19. Bissell, EFF, 17:14.82; 20. Trejo, Lyons, 17:15.33; 23. Keel, KC Christian, 17:27.60.

CLASS 2A BOYS, 5K Team scores: 1. Ellinwood, 47; 2. Maranatha Academy, 82; 3. Leoti-Wichita County, 117; 4. Belleville-Republic County, 121; 5. Elkhart, 133; 6. Washington County, 159; 7. Wakefield, 161; 8. Jefferson County North, 190; 9. Berean Academy, 217; 10. Onaga, 262; 11. Yates Center, 267; 12. Whitewater-Remington, 289. Top individuals: 1. Montoya, ELL, 16:22.71; 2. Hodgson, WC, 16:51.52; 3. Carson, Ness City, 17:00.67; 4. Barco, ELK, 17:18.80; 5. Hawkins, Ness City, 17:21.42; 6. Dunn, Lyndon, 17:26.08; 7. True, Olpe, 17:28.96; 8. Cuevas, Kiowa County, 17:37.36; 9. Nuessen, Olpe, 17:41.34; 10. Dreyer, Ell-Saline, 17:41.52; 11. Wilson, JCN, 17:44.11; 12. Aguirre, ELK, 17:45.14; 13. Oglesbee, ELL, 17:47.53; 14. Zenger, BRC, 17:48.29; 15. Mehl, Wichita County, 17:50.93; 16. Skinner, South Gray, 17:51.84; 17. Feemster, ELL, 17:52.69; 18. Ibarra, Pratt-Skyline, 17:59.34; 19. Fief, Bennington, 18:05.41; 20. Busteed, YC, 18:12.63; 22. Shiner, MA, 18:24.32. GIRLS, 4K Team scores: 1. Maranatha Academy, 47; 2. Berean Academy, 66; 3. Ellinwood, 92; 4. Oberlin-Decatur Community, 103; 5. Johnson-Stanton County, 142; 6. Olpe, 178; 7. Jefferson County North, 183; 8. Bennington, 235; 9. Coldwater-South Central, 241; 10. Lawrence-Bishop Seabury, 248; 11. Ell Saline, 261; 12. Oswego, 269. Top individuals: 1. Sechrist, Hillsboro, 15:39.51; 2. Harrel, MA, 15:44.52; 3. Avelar, JSC, 16:13.68; 4. Tay. Morrow, MA, 16:21.63; 5. Strecker, ELL, 16:24.17; 6. Albrecht, LBS, 16:27.35; 7. Manning, MA, 16:31.88; 8. Busenitz, BA, 16:33.74; 9. Reichuber, ELL, 16:33.88; 10. Wiebe, BA, 16:34.09; 11. Adam, ES, 16:43.39; 12. Polivka, ODC, 16:44.32; 13. Rubottom, Ness City, 16:44.99; 14. VanLoenen, Hill City, 16:45.75; 15. Shields, ODC, 16:48.84; 16. Tal. Morrow, MA, 16:50.33; 17. Villa, Elkhart, 17:07.70; 18. McAfee, JCN, 17:08.50; 19. Bellar, West Elk, 17:12.24; 20. Topham, BA, 17:14.50.

CLASS 1A BOYS, 5K Team scores: 1. Pike Valley, 50; 2. Frankfort, 58; 3. Natoma, 59; 4. Wetmore, 72; 5. Pretty Prairie, 76; 6. Victoria, 108; 7. Macksville, 113; 8. Tescott, 117; 9. Ingalls, 139; 10. Stafford, 140; 11. Burden-Central, 147; 12. Burrton, 207. Top individuals: 1. Callaway, PV, 16:54.34; 2. Penner, MAC, 17:17.69; 3. Koch, FRA, 17:24.55; 4. McClure, STA, 17:41.82; 5. Wiebeke, Lincoln, 17:51.64; 6. Werth, Brewster, 17:55.83; 7. Schmitz, Axtell, 18:00.83; 8. Schuler, Jetmore, 18:17.66; 9. Blanding, PV, 18:21.17; 10. Pishny, Valley Heights, 18:3.07; 11. Huerta, TES, 18:37.93; 12. Gardiner, Ashland, 18:40.10; 13. Coulter, PP, 18:41.70; 14. Veleta, Greeley County, 18:42.52; 15. Stiebens, Hutchinson Central Christian, 18:44.18; 16. Stephens, Stockton, 18:49.16; 17. Ballenger, WET, 18:49.62; 18. Houdeshell, Udall, 18:52.51; 19. Williams, PP, 18:54.62; 20. Chambray, NAT, 18:58.07. GIRLS, 4K Team scores: 1. Greeley County, 40; 2. Macksville, 9; 3. Wheatland-Grinnell, 81; 4. Lincoln, 89; 5. Goessel, 95; 6. Minneola, 98; 7. Downs-Lakeside, 103; 8. Axtell, 107; 9. Pretty Prairie, 119; 10. Doniphan West, 146; 11. Wallace County, 147; 12. Burden-Central, 151. Top individuals: 1. O’Bryan, St. Paul, 16:13.47; 2. Tustin, WG, 16:26.71; 3. Meier, Rock Hills, 16:42.78; 4. Vogele, Dexter, 17:00.03; 5. Ke. Holthaus, GC, 17:02.05; 6. L. Penner, MAC, 17:05.65; 7. Jones, Centralia, 17:10.65; 8. Minor, MIN, 17:16.75; 9. Harlow, LIN, 17:25.99; 10. Shapland, Dighton, 17:33.17; 11. Patteson, Udall, 17:34.34; 12. Panek, PP, 17:35.15; 13. Ka. Holthaus, 17:35.42; 14. Niblock, Hoxie, 17:36.74; 15. Freuler, GOE, 17:38.90; 16. White, BC, 17:47.66; 17. Wapelhorst, PP, 17:48.28; 18. Buckwalter, Langdon-Fairfield, 17:50.60; 19. Stimatze, MAC, 17:55.36; 20. A. Penner, MAC, 18:00.07.

MISSOURI SECTIONALS Note: Top 4 teams qualify for state tournament

CLASS 4, SECTIONAL 4 At Raymore-Peculiar BOYS, 5K Team scores: 1. Liberty, 59; 2. Raymore-Peculiar, 73; 3. LS North, 100; 4. Rockhurst, 110; 5. Staley, 119; 6. Park Hill South, 131; 7. Truman, 134; 8. Kearney, 164. Top individuals: 1. Mugeche, Blue Springs, 15:46.30; 2. Thompson, RH, 15:59.50; 3. Rockhold, TRU, 16:01.30; 4. Name, Fambrough, RP, 16:05; 5. Adams, KEA, 16:10.50; 6. Alvey, LIB, 16:16.; 7. Gabrielson, LIB, 16:16.40; 8. Melles, PHS, 16:17.30; 9. Dean, LSN, 16:17.60; 10. Howard, RP, 16:18; 11. Pudenz, PHS, 16:28; 12. Colner, LIB, 16:30.40; 13. Green LSN, 16:37.40; 14. Miller, St. Joseph Central, 16:38.10; 15. Throckmorton, LIB, 16:38.50; 16. Whitman, PHS, 16:40.30; 17. Oxandale, KEA, 16:45.50; 18. Nickens, LS, 16:49.10; 19. Allen, STA, 16:50.50; 20. Renteria,Contreras, TRU, 16:51; 21. Schaefer, STA, 16:51.20; 22. Wasson, RP, 16:51.50; 23. Gibbs, TRU, 16:52.20; 24. Wood, STA, 16:52.80; 25. Henry, Oak Park, 16:53.20; 26. Davis, RP, 16:53.90; 27. Hammers, RP, 16:58.10; 28. Kilgore, LSN, 16:59.90; 29. Smith, BLSS, 17:01.10; 30, Stockman, LSN, 17:02.90. GIRLS, 5K Teams cores: 1. LS West 79; 2. LS North, 82; 3. Kearney, 83; 4. Raymore-Peculiar, 107; 5. St. Teresa’s, 116; 6. Liberty, 119; 7. Staley, 127; 8. Park Hill South, 170. Top individuals: 1. Campbell, ST, 18:48.30; 2. Carpino, LSN, 18:57.50; 3. Sisson, LSW, 19:02.90; 4. Williams, LSW, 19:03.20; 5. Klausen, BLSS, 19:15’10; 6. Monsees, Winnetonka, 19:16.60; 7. Nasteff, LIB, 19:18.70; 8. Evans, WINN, 19:23.30; 9. Lee, ST, 19:23.70; 10. Tabor, RP, 19:24; 11. Burr, St. Joseph Central, 19:25.10; 12. Dinkins, LSN, 19:27; 13. Rock, LSN, 19:35.40; 14. A. Wood, KEA, 19:42.70;

15. K. Wood, KEA, 19:43.10; 16. Pitia, STA, 19:43.60; 17. Baker, STA, 19:47.30; 18. Crawford, PHS, 19:51.50; 19. Maddox, PHS, 19:54.60; 20. McGlaughlin, LIB, 19:55.70; 21. Henson, BLSS, 19:56.30; 22. Allen, RP, 19:56.90; 23. Franklin, KEA, 19:57.20; 24. Andersen, KEA, 19:58.40; 25. Iseman, LSW, 19:58.80; 26. Deain, RP, 19:59.20; 27. Spears, STA, 19:59.50; 28. Wendell,BLS, 19:59.80; 29. Nolke, LSW, 20:01.10; 30. Murphy, LSN, 20:03.

MISSOURI DISTRICTS Note: Top two teams qualify for state.

CLASS 3, DISTRICT 5 At Moberly BOYS, 5K Team scores: 1. Warrensburg 43; 2, Moberly, 675; 3. Jefferson City Helias, 74; 4. Odessa, 122; 5. Osage, 144; 6. Chillicothe, 183; 7. Clinton, 187; 8. Eldon, 191; 9. Kirksville, 198; 10. Fulton, 199. Top individuals: 1. Classen, WB, 17:05.60; 2. Downing, MOB, 17:12.10; 3. Burson, WB, 17:12.40; 4. Weis, MOB, 17:26; 5. Clark, MOB, 17:26.40; 6. Speichinger, MOB, 17:35.10; 7. Holland, WB, 17:41.40; 8. Sporleder, MAR, 17:42.40; 9. Block, JCH, 18:03.40; 10. Weber, ODE, 18:07; 11. Cook, ELD, 18:12.10; 12. Concannon, Boonville, 18:16; 13. Gaines, FUL, 18:17.40; 14. Lorang, JCH, 18:17.90; 15. Reid, OSA, 18:18.90. GIRLS, 5K Team scores: 1. Jefferson City Helias, 30; 2, Warrensburg, 62; 3. Clinton, 116; 4. Kirksville, 124; 5. Moberly, 132; 6. Odessa, 156; 7. Chillicothe, 174; 8. Eldon, 193; 9. Boonville, 204; 10. Marshall, 248. Top individuals: 1. Lee, CLI, 19:10; 2. Shea, JCH, 20:09.60; 3. Yanskey, JCH, 20:41.80; 4. Francka, JCH, 20:59.80; 5. Wollmering, KV, 21:12.60; 6. Krumm, Boonville, 21:27.70; 7. Hill, Osage, 21:33; 8. Dollins, KV, 21:34.50; 9. Milne, WB, 21:36.30; 10. Hentges, JCH, 21:36.70; 11. Dye, WB, 21:37; 12. Grisdale, WB, 21:46.90; 13. Light, JCH, 22:00.30; 14. Trusty, MOB, 22:09; 15. Timm, ELD, 22:14.60.

CLASS 3, DISTRICT 7 At Raymore-Peculiar BOYS, 5K Team scores: 1. Grain Valley, 29; 2. Pembroke Hill, 32; 3. Pleasant Hill, 89; 4. Oak Grove, 123; 5. Grandview, 125; 6. Raytown South, 171; 7. Central, 185; 8. Center, 195. Top individuals: 1. Peterson, PEM, 17:21.70; 2. Chu, PEM, 17:42.60; 3. Teece, GRAIN, 17:58; 4. Underwood, PEM, 17:59; 5. Keck, GRAIN, 18:03.80; 6. Chapman, GRAIN, 18:15.40; 7. Weigel, GRAIN, 18:15.70; 8. Hinton, GRAIN, 18:18.20; 9. Parkerson, PEM, 18:19.80; 10. Cross, OG, 18:22.90; 11. Carpenter, OG, 18:28.40; 12. Lasley, GRAIN, 18:40.50; 13. Madison, PLH, 18:41.30; 14. Hughes, GRAIN, 18:44; 15. Richardson, PLH, 18:49.60. GIRLS, 5K Team scores (top two teams qualify for state): 1. Notre Dame de Sion, 19; 2. Grain Valley, 82; 3. Pembroke Hill, 85; 4. Raytown South 93; 5. Pleasant Hill, 126; 6. Granndview, 137; 7. Oak Grove, 210. Top individuals: 1. Steilen, ND, 19:38.40; 2. Rutherford, Grandview, 20:08.40; 3. Blando, ND, 20:25.30; 4. Kearney, 20:29.30; 5. Ganser, ND, 20:31.80; 6. Stingley, ND, 20:58; 7. Kornitzer, PEM, 20:58.40; 8. McCarthy, ND, 20:31.30; 9. Lunn, RS, 21:31.70; 10. Bakken, PLH, 21:39.90; 11. Larkins, PLH, 21:41.20; 12. Sanders,

PEM, 21:47.60; 13. Coons, GV, 21:48.40; 14. Sanning, GV, 21:48.70; 15. Harrington, RS, 21:50.30.

CLASS 3, DISTRICT 8 At Smithville BOYS, 5K Team scores: 1. Liberty North, 30; 2. Platte County, 51; 3. Smithville, 78; 4. St. Joseph Benton, 120; 5. Excelsior Springs, 133; 6. St. Pius X, 178; 7. Savannah, 194; 8. Cameron, 200. Top individuals: 1. Hughes, LN, 16:18.90; 2. Carter, ES, 16:57.60; 3. Straubel, PC, 17:08.10; 4. Stahl, SMV, 17:15; 5. Drew, LN, 17:27.60; 6. Orf, PC, 17:32.20; 7. Kernell, LN, 17:33.50; 8. Kavanaugh, LV, 17:35.10; 9. Casel, LN, 17:38.10; 10. Schultz, PC, 17:46.10; 11. Barry, LN, 17:46.50; 12. King. St. Joseph Lafayette, 17:49.30; 13. Gregg, SJB, 17:49.60; 14. Holly, SJB, 17:55.10; 15. King, ZPC, 18:02.60. GIRLS, 5K Team scores: 1. Liberty North, 19; 2. Smithville, 44; 3. Platte County, 89; 4. St. Pius X, 130; 5. St. Joseph Benton, 130; 6. Excelsior Springs, 138; 7. Savannah, 165. Top individuals: 1. Laurenzo, LN, 19:35.60; 2. Berger, SMV, 20:04.70; 3. Boan, LN, 20:22.60; 4. Lopez, LN, 20:35.50; 5. Cox, LN, 20:45.50; 6. Nardini, LN, 21:00.70; 7. Wilkerson, SMV, 21:01.90; 8. Stearns, SMV, 21:02.30; 9. Hankins, SMV, 21:04.40; 10. Holly, SJB, 21:08.40; 11. Geddes, PC, 21:10; 12. Slagle, SJB, 21:10.10; 13. Lofland, STP, 21:13.70; 14. Lynch, ES, 21:25.40; 15. Pair, ES, 21:28.30.

CLASS 2, DISTRICT 7 At Lamar BOYS, 5K Team scores: 1. O’Hara, 53; 2, Stockton, 54; 3. Lamar, 58; 4. Holden, 82; 5. El Dorado Springs, 104; 6. Warsaw, 180; 7. Barstow, 181; 8. Summit Christian, 191. Top individuals: 1. Overstreet, LAM, 16:35.55; 2. Pate, STO, 16:47.18; 3. Bolek, STO, 16:50.11; 4. Ray, LAM, 16:57.52; 5. Ray, LAM, 17:04.16; 6. Zitting, STO, 17:05.41; 7. Meyers, OH, 17:06.87; 8. Gordon, OH, 17:21.13; 9. Meyers, OH, 17:21.72; 10. Naudet, OH, 17:34.33; 11. Self, St. Paul Lutheran, 17:36.10; 12. Leonard, HOL, 17:44.83; 13. Larsen, WAR, 17:45.81; 14. Parker, HOL, 17:46.67; 15. Clark, HOL, 17:52.33. GIRLS, 5K Team scores: 1. Stockton, 20; 2, Holden, 55; 3. O’Hara, 56; 4. Barstow, 91. Top individuals: 1. Smith, STO, 19:49.71; 2. Thomas, STO, 20:38.13; 3. Rolf, St. Paul Lutheran, 20:51.74; 4. Sturgell, LAM, 20:55.98; 5. Cargill, STO, 20:57.16; 6. Shipley, STO, 21:10.11; 7. Tori, HOL, 21:16.38; 8. Gillett, St. Paul Lutheran, 21:19.84; 9. Gustin, OH, 21:27.71; 10. Feurt, Sherwood, 21:47.44; 11. Johsnon, Sherwood, 21:47.86; 12. Hendrickson, BAR, 21:52.09; 13. Gutteridge, OH, 21:52.58; 14. Ellan, HOL, 21:57.67; 15. Garrett, STO, 21:56.12.

CLASS 2, DISTRICT 8 At Smithville BOYS, 5K Team scores: 1. Richmond, 60; 2, Lawson, 66; 3. St. Joseph Bishop LeBlond, 71; 4. Penney, 91; 5. Maryville, 116; 6. Lathrop, 128; 7. Plattsburg, 138; 8. Cristo Rey, 211. Top individuals: 1. S. Hausman, SJBL, 17:30.50; 2. Tweedle, RIC, 17:49.50; 3. J. Hausman, SJBL, 17:55; 4. Mattock, MV, 18:19.30; 5. Graham, PEN, 18:24; 6. Marsh, PB, 18:24.60; 7. Morrow, PEN, 18:27.20; 8. Branson, RIC, 18:31.70; 9. Johnson, LAW,

AUTO RACING

NASCAR Sprint Cup AAA Texas 500 lineup In Fort Worth, Texas; at Texas Motor Speedway After Friday qualifying; race today 1. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 196.114. 2. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 196.1. 3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 195.943. 4. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 195.837. 5. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 195.78. 6. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 195.518. 7. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 195.312. 8. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 195.171. 9. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 195.129. 10. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 195.03. 11. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 194.665. 12. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 194.517. 13. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 194.384. 14. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 194.377. 15. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 194.161. 16. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 193.805. 17. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 193.659. 18. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 193.618. 19. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 193.604. 20. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 193.403. 21. (33) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 193.334. 22. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 193.126. 23. (30) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 193.043. 24. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 192.933. 25. (55) Elliott Sadler, Toyota, 192.905. 26. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 192.802. 27. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 192.651. 28. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 192.048. 29. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 191.891. 30. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 191.829. 31. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 191.421. 32. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 191.347. 33. (14) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 190.53. 34. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, 189.88. 35. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 189.321. 36. (51) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 189.235. 37. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 38. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, Owner Points. 39. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, Owner Points. 40. (32) Timmy Hill, Ford, Owner Points. 41. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, Owner Points. 42. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 43. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

NASCAR Nationwide O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge results Saturday, in Fort Worth, Texas; at Texas Motor Speedway (Start position in parentheses) 1. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 200 laps, 147.1 rating, 0 points, $69,615. 2. (18) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200, 118.6, 0, $54,350. 3. (3) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 200, 113.2, 42, $44,450. 4. (13) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 200, 124.6, 0, $31,550. 5. (5) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, 104.2, 40, $37,525. 6. (8) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 200, 98, 38, $27,925. 7. (19) Elliott Sadler, Toyota, 200, 97, 37, $26,210. 8. (9) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 200, 108.9, 36, $25,150. 9. (16) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 200, 99.5, 35, $25,025. 10. (11) Brad Sweet, Chevrolet, 200, 83.6, 34, $24,075. 11. (4) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 200, 87.5, 33, $22,300. 12. (10) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, 90.6, 0, $21,750. 13. (14) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 200, 84, 31, $21,225. 14. (21) Michael Annett, Ford, 200, 76.7, 30, $20,800. 15. (17) Nelson Piquet Jr., Chevrolet, 200, 76.6, 29, $21,550. 16. (23) Kevin Swindell, Ford, 200, 67.9, 28, $20,450. 17. (7) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 199, 79.2, 0, $15,525. 18. (1) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 199, 78.5, 27, $23,600. 19. (15) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 199, 70.9, 25, $20,075. 20. (12) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 198, 65.6, 24, $20,625. 21. (25) David Starr, Chevrolet, 198, 61.4, 0, $19,825. 22. (26) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 198, 62.6, 22, $19,700. 23. (20) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 198, 60.1, 21, $19,550. 24. (27) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 197, 53.4, 20, $19,425. 25. (30) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 197, 51, 19, $19,750. 26. (6) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 196, 91.7, 0, $13,150. 27. (34) Jeff Green, Toyota, 196, 45.7, 17, $19,025. 28. (38) Robert Richardson Jr., Chevrolet, 195, 43, 16,

18:36.60; 10. Schmitz, LAW, 18:37.80; 11. Wynne, PEN, 18:40.60; 12. Grigsby, LAW, 18:41.10; 13. Bulk, RIC, 18:41.30; 14. Sanders, MV, 18:43.80; 15. Reed, RIC, 18:44.20. GIRLS, 5K Team scores: 1. Lawson, 34; 2. Mid-Buchanan, 49; 3. Richmond, 62; 4. Lathrop, 82. Top individuals: 1. Stephan, LAW, 20:46.80; 2. Dickens, LEBLOND, 21:11.80; 3. Lile, Plattsburg, 21:29; 4. Scott, MB, 21:36.30; 5. Bailey, RIC, 22:02.50; 6. Wallace, Maryville, 22:31.10; 7. Caldwell, RIC, 22:42.40; 8. Gann, MB, 22:52.10; 9. Holder, LAW, 23:04.20; 10. Lawrence, Plattsburg, 23:06.80; 11. Gach, MB, 23:10.10; 12. Anderson, LAW, 23:14.60; 13. Black, LAW, 23:22.90; 14. Rash, LAW, 23:35.30; 15. Cross, Plattsburg, 23:46.60.

CLASS 1, DISTRICT 7 At Lamar BOYS, 5K Team scores: 1. Lone Jack, 43; 2. Lutheran, 75; 3. Kingsville, 90; 4. Montrose, 91; 5. Stover, 105; 6. Glasgow, 120; 7. Smithton, 139. Top individuals: 1. French, STO, 17;07.07; 2. Shope, LJ, 17:23.03; 3. Hammack, LJ, 17:31.27; 4. Cue, KIN, 17:53.13; 5. Buchholz, LUT, 18:11.23; 6. Calvert, SMI, 18:16.99; 7. Hackman, GLA, 18:20.46; 8. Scherer, LJ, 18:25.76; 9. Aspegren, LUT, 18:28.95; 10. D. Engeman, MON, 18:36.82; 11. A. Engeman, MON, 18:39.28; 12. Boatman, LUT, 18:40.81; 13. Ross, LJ, 18:41.23; 14. Holbrook, KIN, 18:41.62; 15. Page, KIN, 18:45.61. GIRLS, 5K Team scores: 1. Lutheran, 27; 2. Lone Jack, 47; 3. Glasgow, 49. Top individuals: 1. Grimm, LUT, 19:56.20; 2. Schroeder, LUT, 20:26.97; 3. M. Engeman, Montrose, 20:39.68; 4. Draffen, GLA, 20:59.63; 5. Yung, GLA, 21:19.13; 6. Cawby, Drexel, 21:44.13; 7. Ebert, LUT, 21:54.85; 8. Clark, Kingsville, 22:14.09; 9. Sosa, Drexel, 22:32.83; 10. Arp, Harrisburg, 22:33.99; 11. Lancaster, Drexel, 22:44.76; 12. Herring, Kingsville, 23:02.54; 13. Pierce, Midway, 23:03.50; 14. Altman, LJ, 23:04.26; 15. Wagner, LJ, 23:08.67.

CLASS 1, DISTRICT 8 At Rock Port BOYS, 5K Team scores: 1. West Platte, 32; 2, Maysville, 93; 3. Rock Port 112; 4. Tarkio, 125; 5. Hardin-Central, 126; 6. North Platte, 131; 7. St. Joseph Christian, 144; 8. DeKalb 149; 9. West Nodaway, 218. Top individuals: 1. Walling, Maysville, 17:16; 2. Gorham, HC, 17:29; 3. Cicha, WP, 18:15; 4. Wilson, WP, 18:33; 5. Cogan, WP, 18:41; 6. Johnson, WP, 18:51; 7. Martin, DK, 19:00; 8. Rush, SJC, 19:03; 9. Romaker, NP, 19:14; 10. McMahon, TAR, 19:16; 11. Jones, RP, 19:22; 12. Lang, TAR, 19:30; 13. Periman, HC, 19:34; 14. Stanton, WP, 19:36; 15. Minter, TP, 19:39. GIRLS, 5K Team scores: 1. DeKalb, 20; 2, Mound City, 45; 3. North Platte, 55. Top individuals: 1. Eaton, MC, 21:43; 2. Reagan, DK, 21:51; 3. Parks, Princeton, 22:17; 4. Dittemore, DK, 22:27; 5. Janorschke, DK, 22:56; 6. McClure, WP, 23:25; 7. Klosek, Tarkio, 23:32; 8. Crockett, DK, 23:59; 9. Henderson, DK, 24:06; 10. Daniel, NP, 24:19; 11. Manville, NP, 24:21; 12. Cordell, West Nodaway, 24:30; 13. Messer, MC, 24:38; 14. Mace, Rock Port, 24:39; 15. Broermann, Tarkio, 24:43.

COLLEGES $18,900. 29. (35) Bryan Silas, Ford, 194, 40, 0, $18,825. 30. (37) Joey Gase, Toyota, 190, 33, 14, $13,075. 31. (39) Travis Pastrana, Ford, accident, 175, 52.5, 13, $18,725. 32. (36) T.J. Bell, Chevrolet, 170, 34.8, 12, $18,680. 33. (28) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, accident, 166, 47.4, 11, $18,635. 34. (31) Carl Long, Dodge, electrical, 105, 35.3, 10, $18,590. 35. (29) Ryan Ellis, Toyota, vibration, 87, 36.4, 9, $18,522. 36. (33) Blake Koch, Toyota, handling, 79, 29.9, 8, $11,650. 37. (22) Johanna Long, Chevrolet, clutch, 49, 44.5, 7, $17,615. 38. (32) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, electrical, 6, 33.4, 6, $11,561. 39. (40) Dexter Stacey, Ford, suspension, 5, 30.8, 5, $11,445. 40. (24) Michael McDowell, Toyota, vibration, 4, 28.1, 0, $11,405. RACE STATISTICS Average Speed of Race Winner: 144.520 mph. Time of Race: 2 hours, 4 minutes, 33 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.980 seconds. aution Flags: 4 for 19 laps. Lead Changes: 15 among 6 drivers. Lap Leaders: A.Bowman 1-3; S.Hornish Jr. 4-5; B.Keselowski 6-52; A.Dillon 53-54; B.Keselowski 55-80; D.Hamlin 81-94; M.Kenseth 95-111; D.Hamlin 112-130; M.Kenseth 131-155; B.Keselowski 156-170; D.Hamlin 171-176; B.Keselowski 177-178; D.Hamlin 179-182; B.Keselowski 183; D.Hamlin 184-185; B.Keselowski 186-200. Top 10 in Points: 1. A.Dillon, 1,107; 2. S.Hornish Jr., 1,101; 3. R.Smith, 1,053; 4. E.Sadler, 1,026; 5. J.Allgaier, 1,022; 6. B.Scott, 1,010; 7. T.Bayne, 1,009; 8. B.Vickers, 970; 9. K.Larson, 945; 10. P.Kligerman, 924.

Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix lineup In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; at Yas Marina Circuit After Saturday qualifying; race today 1. Mark Webber, Australia, Red Bull, 1 minute, 39.957 seconds. 2. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Red Bull, 1:40.075. 3. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Mercedes, 1:40.419. 4. Lewis Hamilton, England, Mercedes, 1:40.501. 5. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Lotus, 1:40.542. 6. Nico Hulkenberg, Germany, Sauber, 1:40.576. 7. Romain Grosjean, France, Lotus, 1:40.997. 8. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Ferrari, 1:41.015. 9. Sergio Perez, Mexico, McLaren, 1:41.068. 10. Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Toro Rosso, 1:41.111. 11. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Ferrari, 1:41.093. 12. Paul di Resta, Scotland, Force India, 1:41.133. 13. Jenson Button, England, McLaren, 1:41.200. 14. Jean-Eric Vergne, France, Toro Rosso, 1:41.279. 15. Pastor Maldonado, Venezuela, Williams, 1:41.395. 16. Valtteri Bottas, Finland, Williams, 1:41.447. 17. Esteban Gutierrez, Mexico, Sauber, 1:41.999. 18. Adrian Sutil, Germany, Force India, 1:42.051. 19. Giedo van der Garde, Netherlands, Caterham, 1:43.252. 20. Charles Pic, France, Caterham, 1:43.528. 21. Max Chilton, England, Marussia, 1:44.198. 22. Jules Bianchi, France, Marussia, 1:43.398.

PRO TENNIS

WTA Tournament of Champions Saturday, in Sofia, Bulgaria SEMIFINALS SINGLES ❚ Simona Halep (1), Romania, d. Ana Ivanovic (2), Serbia, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3. ❚ Samantha Stosur (4), Australia, d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (6), Russia, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3.

ATP World Tour Paris Masters Saturday, in Paris SEMIFINALS SINGLES ❚ David Ferrer (3), Spain, d. Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, 6-3, 7-5. ❚ Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, d. Roger Federer (5), Switzerland, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Women’s basketball UMKC 95, ROCKHURST 69, exh. Rockhurst: Siscos 2-3 2-5 6, Squiers 3-5 2-3 8, Meyers 5-14 2-5 14, Brewer 2-6 2-2 7, Hart 3-11 0-0 8, Haas 1-5 0-0 2, Dineen 5-10 0-0 13, Hohenadel 0-2 4-6 4, Thomas 1-2 1-2 3, Wilson 0-4 2-4 2, Cindrich 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 23-66 15-27 69. UMKC: Nezianya 7-14 2-3 16, Mitchell 2-3 1-2 5, Barnwell 3-7 0-0 7, O’Connor 5-9 3-3 15, White 6-11 4-4 19, Thrasher 1-2 0-0 2, Collins 6-8 0-2 12, Hardiek 1-4 0-0 3, Leathers 4-9 0-0 8, Dudding 0-4 1-2 1, Strickland 3-4 0-1 7, Houser 0-0 0-0 0, Evans 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 38-77 11-17 95. Half: UMKC 47-27. Att: 627. BAKER 74, SOUTHWESTERN 72 Southwestern: Bryan 7, Je. Hobbs 4, Reichenberger 15, Shaffer 16, Zogleman 6, Bleumer 0, Cranmer 6, Jo. Hobbs 5, Lovell 2, Rieger 8, Tennyson 3. Totals 26-65 72. Baker: Ehm 21, Garza 14, Shoemaker 5, R. Simpson 9, Tenpenny 0, Buchel 2, Chase 0, Hodge 14, E. Simpson 0, Wallisch 9, Woods 0. Totals 25-66 74. Half: Southwestern 39-31.

Cross country Big 12 Championships MEN’S 8K Team scores: 1. Oklahoma State, 33; 2. Iowa State, 77; 3. Texas, 80; 4. Oklahoma, 104; 5. Texas Tech, 117; 6. Kansas, 123; 7. Baylor, 196; 8. Kansas State, 259; 9. Texas Christian, 281. Top individuals: 1. Kithuka, TTU, 22:16.0; 2. Erassa, OSU, 22:53.9; 3. Kipchirchir, OSU, 22:54.3; 4. Dohner, 22:57.1; 5. Farrell, OSU, 23:07.1; 13. Munsch, KU, 23:36.8; 55. Hershner, KSU, 25:28.5. WOMEN’S 6K Team scores: 1. Iowa State, 35; 2. West Virginia, 104; 3. Oklahoma State, 116; 4. Texas, 121; 5. Baylor, 123; 6. Kansas State, 123; 7. Kansas, 138; 8. Texas Tech, 173; 9. Oklahoma, 212; 10. Texas Christian, 330. Top individuals: 1. Hall, UT, 19:38.3; 2. Nelson, ISU, 19:49.3; 3. Juodeskaite, OSU, 20:29.9; 4. Moen, ISU, 20:33.0; 5. Brown, ISU, 20:36.2; 6. Galvan, KSU, 20:37.9; 11. Richardson, KU, 20:56.8.

WAC Championships MEN’S 8K Team scores: 1. Utah Valley, 38; 2. Idaho, 43; 3. UMKC, 80; 4. Seattle, 111; 5. Texas-Pan American, 117; 6. New Mexico St., 138; 7. Grand Canyon, 193; 8. Chicago St., 222. Top individuals: 1. Boersma, IDA, 25:26.7; 2. Helbling, IDA, 25:32.3; 3. Vargas, IDA, 25:37.9; 4. Brower, UTA, 25:37.9; 5. Lynch, UTA, 25:40.1; 8. Wardall, UMKC, 25:50.9. WOMEN’S 5K Team scores: 1. Idaho, 25; 2. Seattle, 48; 3. UMKC, 83; 4. New Mexico St., 105; 5. Utah Valley, 115; 6. Texas-Pan American, 165; 7. Grand Canyon, 192; 8. Cal St. Bakersfield, 240; 9. Chicago St., 257. Top individuals: 1. Kiser, IDA, 17:15.7; 2. Frerichs, UMKC, 17:35.7; 3. Stanton, IDA, 18:04.7; 4. Hammerle, SEA, 18:10.0; 5. Raudenbush, IDA, 18:18.8.

Men’s golf Pacific Invitational Team scores: 1. Brigham Young, 826; 2. Santa Clara, 833; 3. UC Davis, 839; 4. Long Beach St., 843; 5. St. Mary’s (CA), 844; 9. Kansas State, 855. Top individuals: 1. Parkingson, BYU, 200; T2. Hansen, UCD, 205; T2. Kelley, BYU, 205; T2. Lee, LBS, 205; T11. Daniel Wood, KSU, 209.

Women’s volleyball Kansas 3, Texas Christian 1 (20-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-23) Utah Valley 3, UMKC 1 (22-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-21) Central Missouri 3, Lindenwood 1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-13, 25-23) Rockhurst 3, Lewis (Ill.) 0 (32-30, 25-20, 25-20) Rockhurst 3, Wheeling Jesuit (W.Va.) 1 (25-22, 25-15, 21-25, 25-17) Missouri S&T 3, Illinois-Springfield 0 (25-20, 28-26, 25-19) Southwest Baptist 3, S. Arkansas 1 (25-18, 25-23, 21-25, 25-14) Washburn 3, Southwest Baptist 0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-16)

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SOLUNAR TABLES Johnson (knee). TEXANS: QUESTIONABLE: RB Arian Foster (hamstring).

Monday ❚ CHICAGO at GREEN BAY — BEARS: DNP: LB Lance Briggs (shoulder), QB Jay Cutler (groin). LIMITED: CB Charles Tillman (knee). FULL: WR Joe Anderson (abdomen), LB Blake Costanzo (knee), S Major Wright (knee). PACKERS: OUT: TE Jermichael Finley (neck), LB Clay Matthews (thumb). DNP: LB Nick Perry (foot). LIMITED: WR James Jones (knee), TE Ryan Taylor (knee). FULL: LB Brad Jones (hamstring).

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