San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Homer Bailey got the Cincinnati Reds back on track by firing 8 1/3 outstanding innings in a 4-1 victory over the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Bailey (6-10) yielded just six hits and one unearned run to halt a four-start losing streak and put an end to five straight Cincinnati losses that included setbacks in each of the first two tests of this three-game set. The hard- throwing righty took a shutout bid into the ninth that was spoiled by Chase Headleys one-out RBI double. The Reds mustered a mere five runs during the slide, but collected 11 hits in the finale and scored three times with the aid of a San Diego error in the seventh inning. Brandon Phillips led the charge by going 3-for-5 with a solo home run, while Joey Votto came through with a two-run double in the triumph. "We battled and battled, and Homer gave us all we needed," said Reds manager Dusty Baker. Eric Stults (8-10) threw 6 2/3 innings in a solid performance for the Padres, but was charged with all four runs -- only one of which was earned -- while permitting 10 hits. "Stults matched [Bailey] all the way through until the seventh, but Bailey was good," said Padres manager Bud Black. Yonder Alonso and Alexi Amarista each had two hits for San Diego, which had a four-game win streak snapped. While Bailey silenced the Padres bats for much of the afternoon, San Diego did make some noise prior to Wednesdays trade deadline by acquiring former 21- game winner Ian Kennedy from Arizona in exchange for lefty reliever Joe Thatcher and minor league pitcher Matt Stites. Bailey faced the minimum through the first three innings and allowed a runner to reach second only once until the ninth. That came in the fourth, when Chris Denorfia and Alonso each singled but were left stranded. He was staked to an early 1-0 edge courtesy of Phillips, who ended a 1-for-17 skid by hammering a Stults slider over the wall in straightaway center to begin the top of the second. The Reds had a chance to extend the lead a frame later after Derrick Robinson and Chris Heisey opened the third with consecutive singles. Robinson was thrown out attempting to steal third, however, two batters before Phillips delivered a base hit that likely would have drove in a run. Cincinnati finally broke out of its scoring slump in the seventh, capitalizing on a costly throwing error by Headley that lengthened the inning. With one on and two out, Headley fielded a grounder off the bat of Robinson near the third-base bag but was off the mark with his throw to first. Heisey followed with a bloop single to left that plated a run, then Votto ended Stults day with a double to right that scored both Robinson and Heisey for a 4-0 advantage. Bailey entered the ninth having set down 10 of the last 11 men he faced, but the Padres put the lead runner on when Votto mishandled Everth Cabreras grounder to first. One out later, Headley drove a pitch into the gap in left center to finally get San Diego on the board and prompt Baker to summon closer Aroldis Chapman to the mound. "I felt fine," said Bailey. "I definitely wish I could have finished that one, but weve got a pretty good closer coming in behind me." Chapman, who served up a game-winning two-run homer to Denorfia in Mondays opener, bounced back by retiring the next two hitters to notch his 25th save. Game Notes Stults lost at home for the first time since April 10 against the Dodgers, with the Padres having prevailed in each of his last eight outings at Petco Park prior to Wednesdays result ... Bailey improved to 5-0 in eight career starts against San Diego, with three of those victories coming at Petco Park ... 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You dont want to make a mistake, hit it in the water or plug it in a bunker, but its going to happen. Its just a difficult day. Its hard to get any momentum at all. You feel like youre just clawing and scratching your way around.Charles Howell III-Rory Sabbatini (69) and Kevin Chappell-Kevin Kisner (68) were 16 under. Defending champions Jason Dufner and Brandt Snedeker were seventh at 14 under after a 70.Lexi Thompson and Bryson DeChambeau were 10th at 11 under after a 71. Thompson is the second woman to compete in the event, following Annika Sorenstam with Fred Couples in 2006. ' ' '

METAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints placed cornerback P.J. Williams on injured reserve Wednesday after he was carted off the field with a concussion on Sunday.Its unclear whether Williams suffered any injuries beyond the concussion. Saints coach Sean Payton and Williams agent, Deryk Gilmore, both said Monday that Williams diagnosis was encouraging after he spent the night in a New York-area hospital for evaluation.Williams is unlikely to return this season, since the Saints can return only one player from injured reserve -- and they will likely use that designation on defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins when he is eligible after the first eight weeks.Williams was down on the field for several tense minutes Sunday before he was immobilized against a backboard, with his helmet strapped down, and lifted onto a cart. He appeared to have been hit by two knees to the head -- the first from the leg of New York Giants tight end Larry Donnell and the second from Saints teammate Craig Robertson in the back of his helmet.Players from both teams immediately waved for trainers to come onto the field and showed support and concern for Williams while he was being evaluated.Its a concussion, but yet its one significant enough that you wouldnt really see on a normal basis, Payton said Thursday. Hell be able to make a full recovery, hell be able to return to football in the offseason. And yet, I would say probably one of the more severe concussions that Ive seen.Hes doing better, Payton continued. None of this will carry over and limit him in any way in the future.This is the second time Williams has been placed on injured reserve in his young career since being drafted in the third round out of Florida State in 2015. He missed all of last season with a hamstring injury. 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TAMPA, Fla. -- Thanks to the steady progress of Jameis Winston, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are back in the thick of the race for a playoff berth.The teams 19-17 road upset of the Kansas City Chiefs lifted the Bucs (5-5) back to .500, one game behind the NFC South-leading Atlanta Falcons with six weeks remaining in the regular season.Tampa Bay hasnt made the playoffs since 2007. Sundays victory was a confidence booster heading into a stretch run thatll feature home games against Seattle, New Orleans and Carolina and road tests against San Diego, Dallas and the Saints.Were just jelling, coming together one game at a time, safety Bradley McDougald said.Winston played one of the best games of his young career, topping 300 yards passing in consecutive games for the first time and not throwing an interception.The Bucs converted 68.7 percent of their third-down opportunities, with the second-year quarterback going 12 of 14 for 133 yards and one touchdown on third downs.The defense has played better in victories over Chicago and Kansas City the past two weeks after allowing 1,087 yards, including 857 passing, during losses to Oakland and Atlanta within a five-day span.Every week is a different week, said safety Chris Conte, who returned an interception for a touchdown against the Bears.He then earned a game ball against the Chiefs with an end zone interception that cost Kansas City -- trailing 12-10 at the time -- a chance to take a fourth-quarter lead.You know weve got another big challenge next week. Weve just got to keep on working, Conte added, looking ahead to the Seahawks (7-2-1) on Sunday.Whenever you win, its huge. I think we played a relatively clean game on defense, with the exception of a couple of big plays. Were getting better each week.Winston completed third-down throws to six receivers, including Alan Cross, an undrafted rookie tight end who had one career reception before scoring Tampa Bays only TD on a 3-yard catch in the fourth quarter.We talk about role playing all the time, play your role, understand your role can change at any second, coach Dirk Koetter said. These last two games, weve been doing a really good job as a football team of playing our roles. The coaches putting them in positions to play them, some guys roles have expanded, some guys have diminished roles.Receiver Cecil Shorts III is one of the players who has seen his role grow as the season progresses. 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Parramatta players continue to stand by embattled teammate Semi Radradra after the Eels winger faced court for the first time for domestic violence.The Eels winger made a brief appearance at Parramatta Local Court on Tuesday, pleading not guilty to three counts of domestic violence before immediately ducking off to training.Eels forward David Gower said Radradra trained strongly upon return.He was good. Obviously extenuating circumstances for him but he knows when he gets to training hes got to do a job for us and he did that today at training, Gower said.My understanding is that hes pleaded not guilty and as far as were concerned and as far as the game needs to be concerned, its innocent until proven guilty.And when the time comes for the court case, the appropriate steps will be taken.Prop Danny Wicks, who spent 18 months in jail after being found guilty of trafficking drugs before rebuilding his rugby league career, said Radradra deserved his day in court.Its an allegation at the moment so I think he deserves the presumption of innocence until being found guilty, Wicks said.Ive run into trouble myself through my career so I know, I didnt want to talk about it to anyone. 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YamatoCannon was instrumental in developing his players understanding of the game, and the team gradually moved out of the bottom tier.The process may have seemed slow to onlookers, but the squad did not falter. Wunder notes that he and his teammates knew that they lacked the experience another Challenger-to-pro squad, Origen, had developed. He then adds: Our motivation stems from us being really good friends and [being] happy even after a loss. We would shake it off and would be like, We lost, it kinda sucks, but we will still practice with each other because we like each other and we are happy in this environment. When we won, the few times that we won, we celebrated really hard.Following a rough acclimation to the LCS stage and its pressures, Wunder noticed the gap in skill between Splyce and established squads: macro play. Teleports were off, communication jitters occurred, and the players overall understanding of the game was relatively low. But a nearly perfect game against Fnatic in Week 6 of the spring split served as a landmark victory and attested to Splyces improvement.Since then, Splyce has become a front-runner for one of the top three spots in the league. I feel like in mid and late game, were the best team in the league right now, and that says a lot, declares Wunder, noting the progress the squad has made. I think we could improve our early game, and thats basically it. Our early game needs work, and Yamato has helped us get all the basics, and even more now in the split. ' ' '

The eight-man officiating crew that botched the end of the Central Michigan-Oklahoma State game has been suspended for two games, the Mid-American Conference announced Sunday.And the Big 12 announced that the two-person video replay crew that worked the game also has been suspended for two games. In addition, the replay crew will be prohibited from working postseason games this season.The crew missed an opportunity to advise the MAC officiating crew of the misapplication of the penalty giving CMU an untimed down that resulted in its game-winning touchdown, Big 12 coordinator of officials Walt Anderson said in a statement. NCAA rules permit instant replay to correct egregious errors and it is unacceptable that it did not occur in this situation.Officials mistakenly gave Central Michigan (2-0) an untimed final play from midfield after Oklahoma State (1-1) was penalized for intentional grounding while trying to run off the last four seconds of the fourth quarter with a three-point lead.On that play, the Chippewas scored a touchdown on a long pass and lateral to win 30-27. The referee admitted afterward that an error was made by extending the game after a loss-of-down penalty.After a thorough review and evaluation of the entire Central Michigan at Oklahoma State contest, we have decided to suspend the officiating crew for the next two consecutive weeks, Bill Carollo, national coordinator of college football officials, said in statement released by the MAC.Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder voiced his protest, but the result of the game was final.---Online: AP College Football site: http://collegefootball.ap.org/ Wholesale NFL Jerseys . On Mar. 16, coming off a "fight of the year" performance at UFC 154 the previous November, St-Pierre faced Nick Diaz at UFC 158 in what would be his eighth defence of the welterweight title. Using his superior athleticism, St-Pierre cruised to a five round, unanimous decision victory setting up a much-anticipated title defence against number one contender Johny Hendricks. Cheap Jerseys ., and Rudi Swiegers of Kipling, Sask., took sixth spot on Saturday in pairs at the NHK Trophy ISU Grand Prix figure skating competition. https://www.wholesalejerseysaaa.com/ .J. -- Marshawn Lynch said Thursday it will be good to get back to football after the Seattle quiet talking running back wrapped up his final mandatory media session of Super Bowl week. Cheap Jerseys From China .ca NFL Power Rankings, overtaking the Denver Broncos and remaining ahead of NFC competition San Francisco, Carolina and New Orleans. Wholesale Jerseys 2020 . "It was nerve-wracking, but we pulled through," said Collaros, who threw four touchdown passes to lead the Toronto Argonauts (8-4) to a 33-27 win over the Calgary Stampeders (9-3) in front of 28,781 fans at McMahon Stadium. Washington State coach Mike Leach has been fined $10,000 and reprimanded by the Pac-12 for comments he made about Arizona State on Monday.I think they still steal signs, and well have to keep an eye on that, Leach said. That is a very unsavory practice they have, so well have to do what we can to defend against it.Leach made similar comments last year about the Sun Devils attempts to steal signs -- a practice that is not prohibited -- and said the conference should launch an investigation.Conference rules prohibit Pac-12 member institutions from disparaging each other and discrediting other institutions, Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said in a statement. Information or accusations relative to rule violations must be handled by institutions filing those concerns with the conference office through a formal process, and institutions must refrain from discussing those concerns publicly.Leach declined comment Friday.?A Pac-12 spokesman told ESPN.com the money from the fines would be applied to a postgraduate scholarship fund.Washington State (4-2, 3-0 Pac-12) travels to Arizona State (5-2, 2-2) on Saturday (7 p.m. PT, Pac-12 Network).ddddddddddddArizona State athletic director Ray Anderson applauded the conferences decision.Our professional integrity was questioned for two straight years by Mike Leachs irresponsible comments and we will not allow that to happen, Anderson said in a statement. We are pleased with the outcome and for us the matter is closed.Leach said he had heard rumors about microphones and cameras.They have a whole command center, he said.Scott noted in his statement there are no playing rules that restrict a team from observing an opponents offensive or defensive signals.The NCAA playing rules (1-4-11-a, b and f) cover what audio and video equipment is prohibited in the team area, coaching box and coaches booth, and specifically state that any attempt to record, either through audio or video means, any signals given by an opposing player, coach or other team personal is prohibited, Scott said.Information from ESPNs Chantel Jennings, Kevin Gemmell and The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Over the next few weeks, after long days of training camp on the practice fields of Missouri Western State University, Cairo Santos will return to his dorm room and hunker down in front of a TV.He will flip the channel to the Rio Olympics and get lost in the pageantry.You see, the only Brazilian playing in the NFL is as eager as anybody to see what kind of show his country puts on this August. The kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs knows better than most the many hurdles that have been overcome and the opportunity that Brazil has on the world stage.Unfortunately, Brazil has had that image of corruption for such a long time, Santos said in an interview with The Associated Press. But we are a country that has a lot of potential to be a great country, and were a country thats fighting to be on the right track.The run-up to the Rio Olympics has been dominated by negative news: organized doping by Russian athletes, fears over the Zika virus, polluted water, the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, venue and housing issues, a noticeable uptick in crime across the seaside city.Many of these issues, Santos said, have been part of Brazilian life long before Rio was awarded the first Olympics in South America. Its just that now the worlds attention is on the city, a glossy facade portrayed by tour operators has been pulled back to reveal a less savory underbelly.Unemployment is a problem. So is homelessness, organized crime and other social issues.Security is the main concern, said Santos, who spent time this past offseason in Rio and Sao Paulo, where his family lives and some of the Olympic soccer matches will take place.I wouldnt suggest being by yourself, at night especially, he said. The Olympic villages, near Copacabana and stuff, theres Olympic sites everywhere. Thats where the action is. Just being around there is the best place, where the police will be -- where the crowd will be.Like most Brazilians, Santos grew up playing soccer. He didnt start playing football until he moved to Florida as a foreign exchange student and his high school needed a kicker, and then he played the Madden video game so he could learn the rules.He was so good at kicking oblong balls through uprights that he earned a scholarship to Tulane.After winning the Lou Groza Award as the nations best college kicker, Santos was signed by Kansas City. The 24-year-old went to training camp in 2014 and competed against Ryan Succop, the most accurate kicker in Chiefs history, before eventually winning the starting job.In his first two seasons, he has made 55 of 67 field-goal attempts and missed just two extra points.Santoss success has quickly endeared him to Kansas City fans, but it also has made him a hero in Brazil. Very few people follow the NFL, but those who manage to catch games on satellite TV generally root for the Chiefs because of their kicker.Santos was mobbed everywhere he went during his trip home this offseason: his elementary school in Brasilia, the local TV stations where he was interviewed, his first Cairo Camp in Sao Paulo.He even hobnobbed with Brazilian mixed martial arts star Jose Aldo.Most of his trips took him to the glitzy areas of Brazil, but Santos knows well what the living conditions are like in the many slums -- called favelas -- that dot the countryside.He wonders how much of the Olympics will touch the people struggling to make ends meet.Those images probably wont show up when he flips on the TV at night at training camp. Instead, he will see the best of Rio -- Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf Mountain, the panoramic vistas.Asked what he is most interested in, Santos gave a predictable answer: Im always curious about the soccer team. Theyve never gotten gold. 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COLUMBUS, OHIO -- Two-time Stanley Cup champion goaltender?Jonathan Quick will get the start for Team USA as it prepares for the World Cup of Hockey with the first of three exhibition games Friday night against tournament favorite Canada.But coach John Tortorella cautioned against reading too much into the fact Quick was going to start.Quick will play either two periods or half the game in Columbus and will be relieved by Tampa Bay Lightning netminder Ben Bishop.Look for the teams third goalie, Cory Schneider, to get playing time when Canada and the U.S. play 24 hours later on Saturday night in Ottawa, Ontario, although Tortorella wouldnt share the goaltending plan for the second eexhibition game.ddddddddddddThe U.S. coach said earlier in the week that he would like to have a starter in mind by the time the team plays its third exhibition game on Tuesday in Washington against Finland.Obviously no matter when you play -- preseason, regular season, playoff, World Cup -- doesnt matter, Quick said. 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The Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) has submitted a plea to the Supreme Court seeking contempt action against BCCI president Anurag Thakur, secretary Ajay Shirke and former judge Markandey Katju for their vilification campaign against the Supreme Court. CAB secretary Aditya Vermas plea comes a day after the BCCI filed a petition seeking a review of the Supreme Courts verdict in which most of the Lodha Committees recommendations had been approved. It is understood that Vermas petition is likely to be heard next week.Verma alleged that Thakur, Shirke and Katju, appointed to counsel the BCCI on the Supreme Court verdict, were trying to stonewall the reforms. He contended there was an attempt at scandalising the Court and lowering its dignity in the eyes of the public at large and which would also amount to a direct interference in the administration of justice.That the intentions of the BCCI officers are mala fide is evident from the media campaign that is being carried out at their behest, Verma stated in his petition. Almost on a daily basis statements are being made which are not innocent criticism of the judgment passed by this Honble Court but an elaborate vilification campaign undertaken through the powerful tool of the media with a view to drum up public opinion that the judiciary of the country is transgressing its limits.Verma also referred to several media reports that published Katjus statements criticising the Supreme Courts judgment. Katju had called the verdict unconstitutional and illegal, while also terming the Lodha panel null and void. Verma stated that Katjus remarks were clearly libelous and in defiance of the judgment.The Contemnor No. 3 [Katju] who has been a part of the judicial system is well aware of the binding nature of the judgments passed by this Honble Court, Verma said. It is therefore, all the more deplorable that the Contemnor no.3 has been making the members of the judiciary sitting targets of his vile comments.Verma also objected to Thakurs absence in the meeting with the Lodha Committee on August 9. While Shirke attended the meeting, Thakur, a member of parliament with the ruling party, BJP, informed of his unavailability with the parliament being in session. Verma also alleged that Thakur had lowered the authority of the Supreme Court by alluding to judicial interference in the BCCIs affairs.On August 11, 2016 Mr. Anurag Thakur, President BCCI, made the following statement - People who have never played the game, they are trying to govern the Board. Efforts are being made to cut BCCIs roots. 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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Audits have been ordered for South Carolinas three research universities after revelations that their trustees spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on luxury hotels, expensive dinners and travel to football games.The South Carolinas Commission on Higher Educations director, Gary Glenn, said the state inspector general was being asked Friday to review alleged excessive spending by the boards overseeing Clemson, the University of South Carolina and the Medical University of South Carolina.The commission voted unanimously Thursday to request the audits after a report by The Post and Courier of Charleston that MUSC board members were reimbursed $560,000 over five years for spending on luxury hotels, dining and alcohol while in Charleston for meetings.While the article focused on MUSCs board, the newspaper reported finding that Clemsons governing board spent more -- $750,000 since 2011 -- and that trustees of USC, the states largest university, spent less than $400,000 in that time frame. Clemson and USC boards each spent more than $100,000 on football travel.In an environment of skyrocketing costs and runaway spending in higher education, the timing of this news article could not be worse, commission Chairman Tim Hofferth said in a prepared statement. The agencys responsibility is to protect the students, families, and taxpayers of South Carolina. In order to properly address this situation, the first step is to be proactive in trying to find the facts.He said commissioners would decide how to respond after getting the audits results. That could take months.Its unclear what they could do.MUSC officials contend most of their reimbursements come not from public money, but from a private nonprofit corporation set up to benefit the medical universitys hospital.An exemption in state law allows university trustees to set their own travel expense rates, and use money made from student athletics, activities, canteens and bookstores to reimburse trustees above normal per diems.According to the newspaper, MUSC trustees hotel stays accounted for nearly $100,000 of the spending, with rooms at Charleston Place and Planters Inn. 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LAS VEGAS -- Malik Monk scored a Kentucky freshman record 47 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 16.7 seconds left to lead the sixth-ranked Wildcats past No. 7 North Carolina 103-100 on Saturday in a thrilling showdown of traditional powers.North Carolinas Justin Jackson nearly outshined Monk with 34 points, and his basket with 45 seconds left put the Tar Heels (10-2) ahead after trailing much of the second half.Monk responded with a right-wing 3 in transition to put Kentucky up 101-100 after it led much of the second half. After Isaiah Hicks only hit the backboard at the other end, Kentuckys DeAaron Fox hit two free throws with 1.9 seconds left.North Carolina got the ball in the front court with less than a second left. But Kenny Williams desperation 3 at the buzzer got lodged between the rim and backboard.---No. 2 UCLA 86, OHIO STATE 73LAS VEGAS -- Aaron Holiday and Bryce Alford each scored 20 points as UCLA remained unbeaten.Isaac Hamilton scored 17 points and T.J. Leaf added 13, including a steal and layup that sparked the decisive run for the Bruins (12-0). They continued their best start since being 14-0 in 2006-07.After a sloppy, 12-turnover first half, UCLA led 44-40 when Leaf stole Micah Potters pass under Ohio States basket and scored over Potter. It started a 7-0 run that concluded with Leafs 3-pointer with 16:53 left.Alfords 3-pointer with 1:49 left put the Bruins up 81-71 and stopped Ohio State (8-3) from mounting a late comeback in the first game of the CBS Sports Classic.Marc Loving scored 13 of his 19 points in the first half for the Buckeyes, who lost for the third time in five games.---No. 3 KANSAS 89, DAVIDSON 71KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Josh Jackson and Frank Mason III scored 18 points apiece, helping Kansas overcome a sluggish, sloppy first half to beat Davidson at Sprint Center.Svi Mykhailiuk also had 13 points for the Jayhawks (10-1), who extended their nation-leading home winning streak to 49 games. Kansas considered the matchup with the Wildcats (5-4) a home game even though it was played just down the road from its campus in Lawrence.It was the Jayhawks eighth straight win in the building, including the Big 12 Tournament last season and the CBE Classic a few weeks ago.Peyton Aldridge hit five 3s and had 22 points to lead the Wildcats, while Jack Gibbs -- the nations fourth-leading scorer coming into the game -- had 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists.---No. 4 BAYLOR 82, JACKSON STATE 57FORT HOOD, Texas -- Al Freeman scored a season-high 19 points and made a career-best five 3-pointers and Baylor returned to Fort Hood with a victory over Jackson State.It was the second straight year that the Bears played on the nations largest Army post, about an hours drive south of their Waco campus. Baylor is 10-0 for the first time since starting 17-0 in 2011-12.There was a near-capacity crowd that included soldiers and their families at 2,400-seat Abrams Gym.Edric Dennis scored 21 points for Jackson State (3-8).---No. 18 BUTLER 83, No. 9 INDIANA 78INDIANAPOLIS -- Kelan Martin scored 28 points and Kamar Baldwin added a season-high 14 for Butler in the Crossroads Classic.Butler (10-1) has won two straight overall and has upset the Hoosiers twice in the last three meetings.James Blackmon Jr. led Indiana (8-2) with 26 points and Thomas Bryant had 15 points and seven rebounds as the Hoosiers cut an 11-point deficit with 8:10 left to play to 79-77 on Blackmons 3-pointer with 38.7 seconds left.The Bulldogs answered with Tyler Widemans dunk off an inbounds pass with 15.6 seconds to go and Indiana never had a chance to tie the score or take the lead in the final 20 minutes. Indiana had won five straight.---No. 10 CREIGHTON 66, ORAL ROBERTS 65OMAHA, Neb. -- Marcus Foster scored 22 points and Creighton rallied to beat Oral Roberts.The Bluejays (11-0) led by as many as 13 early in the second half, but saw the Golden Eagles (2-10) claw back to take a five-point lead with 6:08 left in the game. Creighton held Oral Robert the rest of the way, talking the lead on Fosters short jumper in the lane with 3:28 left.Owens led Oral Roberts with 23 points, and Jalen Bradley had 16 for the Golden Eagles.---No. 11 LOUISVILLE 87, E. KENTUCKY 56LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Donovan Mitchell scored 15 points, Quentin Snider added 13 and Louisville used a 20-0 run to close the first half for its fifth straight victory.Seeking a good tuneup for next weeks rivalry game against No. 6 Kentucky, the Cardinals (10-1) shook off a sluggish start and 12-6 deficit to outscore EKU 30-4 the rest of the half and hold the Colonels scoreless for the final 7 minutes.Louisville never looked back en route to its 14th championship in 15 years in the Billy Minardi Classic, named for the brother-in-law of Cardinals coach Rick Pitino.Nick Mayo had 15 points and Asante Gist added 12 for the Colonels (6-6), who didnt reach 20 points until the 16:39 mark of the second half.dddddddddddd---No. 12 WEST VIRGINIA 112, UMKC 67MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Coach Bob Huggins earned his 800th win as West Virginia used a 37-4 first-half run to cruise to the victory.Huggins is the 10th coach to reach 800 wins and only the third to achieve that milestone at his alma mater, the others being Jim Boeheim at Syracuse and Adolph Rupp at Kentucky.Nathan Adrian led seven players in double figures for the Mountaineers (9-1) with 13 points.LaVell Boyd led the Kangaroos (7-6) with 14 points.The 45-point defeat is the worst for UMKC this season. The Kangaroos lost by 43 points at No. 3 Kansas earlier this month.---No. 13 VIRGINIA 79, ROBERT MORRIS 39CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Devon Hall matched his career high with 13 points for Virginia, which returned from a 10-day layoff for final exams.Freshman Kyle Guy also scored 13 points and Jack Salt had a career-best 10 for the Cavaliers (9-1), who overcame a sluggish start and broke the game open with a 38-8 run spanning halftime. It turned a 13-12 deficit into a 50-21 lead early in the second half.Isaiah Still led Robert Morris (3-9) with 16 points.---No. 15 PURDUE 86, No. 21 NOTRE DAME 81INDIANAPOLIS -- Caleb Swanigan had 26 points and 10 rebounds, Vincent Edwards finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Purdue got its first win in the Crossroads Classic since it began six years ago.Swanigans three-point play at the end of a 13-2 run gave the Boilermakers a 70-67 lead with 9:41 to play.The Boilermakers (9-2) opened the second half with a 12-2 run to cut the deficit to four and then went on a 10-0 run midway through the half to take a lead.Bonzie Colson had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Matt Farrell finished with 22 points, 10 assists and five rebounds for Notre Dame (9-2), which has lost two straight.---No. 16 SOUTH CAROLINA 77, SOUTH FLORIDA 66TAMPA, Fla. -- PJ Dozier scored 11 of his 23 points in the closing minutes for South Carolina.The Gamecocks (9-1) rebounded from their only loss of the season while improving to 2-1 without leading scorer and rebounder Sindarius Thornwell, who has been suspended indefinitely for violating athletic department policy.Duane Notice of the Gamecocks scored 14 of his 15 points in the second half after missing all eight shots he took before the break.Jahmal McMurray led USF (5-4) with 25 points.---No. 17 XAVIER 69, WAKE FOREST 65CINCINNATI -- Trevon Bluiett scored 20 points, including three free throws in the final 19 seconds, and Xavier held off Wake Forest.The Musketeers (9-2) led most of the second half but didnt have the game in hand until Bluiett hit one of his two free throws with 2 seconds left. Wake Forest (8-3) missed a pair of 3-point shots that could have tied it before Bluiett got the rebound and was fouled.Bryant Crawford scored 20 points for the Demon Deacons. 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By the end of the NFL Combine in Indianapolis this week, there’s one thing for certain: The US media will be telling us about the player who “wowed us at the Combine” while others “disappointed” or “hurt their draft status”. A total of 332 prospects from college football are invited to do different drills, watched on by GMs, owners, head coaches, scouts and every member of the American football media known to man.The drills are: The 40-yard dash (timed run measuring speed), the shuttle run (a cone drill to measure lateral quickness), the three-cone drill (to measure a players ability to change directions at speed), the bench press (to test strength), the broad jump (getting a player to stand still and jump outwards before landing without moving, to test a players balance) and the vertical jump (measuring his explosiveness). The 40-yard dash is seen as being all-important, simply because its more like an Olympic event than the rest of them. It is not unusual to see remarkable feats of athleticism If you have a great Combine - as Trae Waynes did in 2015 - then its probable that youll move yourself in leaps and bounds up the draft order. Thats not guaranteed - Jacoby Ford had a brisk 4.28-second 40-yard dash in 2010 and is now playing in the Canadian Football League after four years of not fitting in anywhere. And a great Combine can lead to a great NFL career - heres looking at you, Odell Beckham Jr (great shuttle sprints in 2014), Chris Johnson (record breaker for the 2008 40-yard dash) and Tyler Eifert (led all tight ends in 2011).But when we look at 2010, here are two player profiles from the Combine that still make us chuckle. Prospects will find themselves pitted against each other in the hunt for NFL recognition The first talked about an Arizona tight end who produced 23 reps in the bench press: Does not have a great top-end speed and may not be able to stretch the field at the next level. Lacks the elusiveness to make people miss after catch. That was about Rob Gronkowski.The other was about a wide receiver from a small school who recorded OK-to-mediocre numbers in every comparison apart from the broad jump (where he was worst) and in the vertical jump (where he was almost worst). The NFL Combine expert said in his profile: He is undersized and will initially struggle with the physical aspects of the game at the next level, adding: He has decent hands but it looks like the ball gets big on him at times and he traps too many passes in his body.It finished with: Lacks size. Not tall and does not possess enough bulk at this time. Needs to add strength to more effectively beat press coverage and battled for the ball in the air. Route running skills could use some refinement. Needs to become more consistent catching the ball in a crowd. That was about Central Michigans Antonio Brown. Hes worked out OK for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Not tall and does not possess enough bulk at this time. Needs to add strength to more effectively beat press coverage and battled for the ball in the air. Route running skills could use some refinement. NFL Combine verdict on Antonio Brown The vertical jump tests the explosion and power in a players legs And the overrated? This 2011 Florida State alumnus topped players in the vertical jump and 20-yard shuttle and his profile described his strengths as: Very tight and sound in his drop. Accelerates quickly when escaping the pocket. Will make plays in the open field after tucking. Can buy time with his feet and keep his eyes downfield. Does a good job in the short passing game getting the ball out quickly with accuracy. Exhibits great leadership qualities and toughness. Does not have a great top-end speed and may not be able to stretch the field at the next level. Lacks the elusiveness to make people miss after catch. 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Heres your chance to tell all the college football experts to go do something anatomically impossible.All he does is give a hearty laugh.Not my style, Helton said. Not my style.Helton is the former soon-to-be-former USC coach. He spent the first month of his first head coaching season hearing why he shouldnt get a second. Now Helton is the middle of his third month, and his No. 13 Trojans are 7-3 with a six-game winning streak as they prepare to finish their Pac-12 schedule at UCLA (10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). USC is a half-game behind No. 10 Colorado, and a half-game ahead of Utah, in the Pac-12 South.The Trojans actually can win the division. If they beat the Bruins (4-6, 2-5), and if No. 22 Washington State wins at Colorado, and the Buffs go on to beat No. 12 Utah next week, then the courtly Helton would have every right to say something that is not his style.Google Clay Helton and you dont have to scroll down very far. The fifth story is, Clay Helton Must Be Fired and USC Needs to Find a Real Head Coach. The seventh and ninth stories provide five names as possible replacements. Those three stories were published in late September, when USC had a record of 1-3.The ready-fire-aim section of my business did itself proud. Yeah, the Trojans got humiliated by Alabama in the opener, 52-6. It turned out that USC, in its first game, literally was not ready for the big time. The atmosphere in Cowboys Stadium, not to mention the Crimson Tide themselves, overwhelmed the Trojans.Yep, they followed with an equally inept offensive performance at Stanford two weeks later in a 27-10 loss. After that game, Helton benched fourth-year junior quarterback Max Browne for redshirt freshman Sam Darnold.He played well in his first start, at Utah, but the Trojans lost fumbles on their first three offensive possessions, and then gave up a touchdown with :16 to play to lose 31-27. All they had to show for the first month of the season was a victory over Utah State and a rabble that had been roused.Gah, Helton said, that feels like years ago.His family rallied around him. In the days after the Utah game, his daughter Aubrey, a high school senior, came up to him, gave him a big hug, and said, Daddy, dont worry about it. Its all going to be good.Not even Aubrey knew how good. But her daddy had an inkling. As the carping about Helton being overmatched reached a crescendo, he came away from the Utah loss convinced that the Trojans would be fine. He wont tell you six-wins-in-a-row, 13th-ranked, division-contender fine. But fine. This wasnt a team pointing fingers across the locker room.There were guys coming up on their own to watch extra film in our meeting rooms and taking it upon themselves to bring their teammates with them, Helton said. Thats what hurt, losing that game, because I saw what each kid was trying to do to help this team win.Helton seized on that kernel of determination and, as the geniuses speculated on his successor -- four games into his career -- he let his team know that he paid it no mind.I kept telling myself, Remember, 18- to 21-year-olds look to their leader and look to their coaching staff, Helton said. How we react, theyre going to react. Just stay poiseed.ddddddddddddDont panic. Stay consistent in what youre doing and what you believe in and live with the results.Six starts later, Darnold is the best first-year quarterback in the FBS. Dont ask me, Jalen Hurts fans. Ask Darnolds QBR (86.8), fifth in the nation. Darnold has been so effective as a passer he has reopened the running lanes for backs Ronald Jones II and Justin Davis.That is as good a decision as any to probe whether Helton could coach his way out of a paper bag. With 20/20 hindsight, it seems perfectly obvious that Darnold is the better quarterback. But Helton remains steadfast that the full-speed decision he made to start Browne in the first three games is one he would make again.I had seen a kid, Max Browne, whos a redshirt junior, that had been in college football games, was efficient, had been a team captain, very respected by our team as a leader, Helton said. And I saw Sam, just this ultra-talented thing, just brilliance. But had never seen him in a ballgame, a real live college game.Browne didnt make mistakes, but he didnt make magic, either. Darnold proved he could handle major college football. Boy, could he. Should you blame Helton for not getting Darnold ready for the opener? You should, as long as you ignore that the offense had a new coordinator, the defense had a new coordinator, and so did the special teams. That contributed to the slow start as well.Look at the way the defense has improved over the course of the season: five sacks in the first four games, 14 in the next six. The Trojans have allowed an average of 18 points per game during their six-game winning streak.USC is coming off a 26-13 victory at No. 4 Washington, a vivid illustration of how far the Trojans have progressed since that loss to Alabama. Here was another fast, talented team. Here was a game in Husky Stadium, one of the most intimidating atmospheres in college football. USC didnt wilt this time.As I look back on our entire season, it really culminated in last week, Helton said. ...I just saw unbelievable poise and maturity. It was as electric an atmosphere as you could possibly have. It was as good a scene for college football as you could see, and the moment wasnt too big for them. They really walked in there with a sense of maturity and confidence. Hey, lets just focus on our job. Lets dont care about the stadium. Lets dont care about the noise. Lets dont care about the weather. Lets just get our job done.They have two rivalry games remaining -- Notre Dame comes west next week -- and Helton said he has seen no heads swelled by the win at Washington. Coach Overmatched could end up with a 10-win season. And a Pac-12 title. The guy that the internet fired seven weeks ago may end up in the Rose Bowl.Heltons unfailingly polite, unerringly even-keeled, unbelievably unexciting personality ended up being just the right touch for a young team. So, cmon, Coach. Let it go. Tell the experts off.You have to be very strong-willed, Helton said. You have to have thick skin. And dont get your feelings hurt. Believe in what youre doing. Believe in the things youre doing for kids.Oh, well. They got off lucky. ' ' '