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KWXI Sports for Sunday February 5th, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Super Bowl 46 is a few hours way with the New York Giants and New England Patriots scheduled to kick off at 6:30 p.m. (Eastern time). The Giants' 65-year-old coach Tom Coughlin (KAWF'-lihn) is trying to become the oldest coach to win a Super Bowl and Pats coach Bill Belichick is trying to join Pittsburgh's Chuck Noll as the only men who have coached four Super Bowl winners.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who tossed 45 TD passes with just six interceptions in leading the Packers to a 15-1 regular-season mark, has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide. The Packers star is the first Green Bay player honored since Brett Favre (fahrv) concluded a run of three straight seasons as MVP in 1997.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Pro Football Hall of Fame is growing by six this year. The Hall announced Saturday afternoon that Jack Butler, a defensive back with Pittsburgh; Dermontti Dawson, a center with Pittsburgh; defensive end and linebacker Chris Doleman who starred for Minnesota; defensive tackle Cortez Kenney who played for Seattle; Jets running back Curtis Martin and longtime Saints tackle Willie Roaf will be inducted in Canton, Ohio, this summer.


COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Anthony Davis had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks as No. 1 Kentucky wiped away the memories of a 2010 upset in their last visit to South Carolina by clobbering the Gamecocks 86-52 Saturday night. Kentucky has won 15 straight and moved to 9-0 in the Southeastern Conference for the first time in seven years while running its mark to 23-1 overall.



ARKANSAS-LSU
LSU gets past Arkansas 71-65
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Ralston Turner had 16 points to pace four scorers in double figures for LSU in a 71-65 victory against Arkansas on Saturday.
Arkansas got field goals from Julysses Nobles and Michael Sanchez to pull within 61-58 with 2:31 remaining in the game. But LSU answered with two free throws to put the Tigers ahead by five points.
Mardracus Wade had 15 points as the leading scorer for Arkansas (16-7, 4-4), which has yet to win a game away from home. Nobles had 14 points, while reserve Rashad Madden had 10. B.J. Young, the Razorbacks' leading scorer coming in, was held to three points — 11 below his per-game average.


SEATTLE-ARKANSAS ST.
Seattle beats Arkansas St. 75-69 in Pacific NW
SEATTLE (AP) — Cervante Burrell scored 15 of his season-high 24 points in the first half to help Seattle defeat Arkansas State 75-69 on Saturday night.
Malcoln Kirkland scored 14 points and Adam Sterrenberg 13 to lead Arkansas State (10-15) in the Pacific Northwest. ASU has lost six of their last eight.


TEXAS-ARLINGTON-CENT ARKANSAS
Texas-Arlington tops Central Arkansas 69-61
CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — LaMarcus Reed scored 22 points to lead Texas-Arlington to its 13th win in a row, a 69-61 victory over Central Arkansas on Saturday.
Texas-Arlington never trailed in the game and scored the game's first 16 points. The Mavericks led narrowly 33-28 by halftime, and Central Arkansas pulled into a tie three times in the second half, the last time at 57. But Reed's basket with 5:40 left started an 8-0 Mavericks run that put it away.
Ryan Williams led the Bears (7-14, 2-7) with 14 points and six rebounds in Conway.


LOUISIANA-MONROE-UALR
UALR clips Louisiana-Monroe 70-66
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — D'Andre Williams scored 21 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists in helping Arkansas-Little Rock defeat Louisiana-Monroe 70-66 Saturday night.
UALR (11-13, 8-2 Sun Belt) built a game-high 11-point lead with 5:34 remaining, but Louisiana-Monroe (2-22, 1-10) clawed to within 68-66 on a 3-pointer by Fred Brown with five seconds left. Louisiana-Monroe was forced to foul Williams and he netted two free throws to seal the win. Williams made 11 of 12 free throws.
Tied at 9-all ten minutes in, UALR started an 11-2 run within the next three minutes for a 20-11 lead that was not relinquished the rest of the game.
The Trojans won despite converting only 17 of 50 field goals (34 percent), including 4 of 18 from 3-point distance. Louisiana-Monroe shot 41.5 percent, including 38.9 percent on 3-pointers.
Chuck Guy scored 14 points for UALR.


ALABAMA A&M-ARK-PINE BLUFF
Arkansas-Pine Bluff defeats Alabama A&M 81-75
PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Daniel Broughton had 20 points and a career-high 19 rebounds, leading Arkansas-Pine Bluff to an 81-75 victory over Alabama A&M on Saturday night.
Mitchell Anderson added 17 points and 10 rebounds and Savalace Townsend had 16 points for the Golden Lions at home (4-19, 3-7 Southwestern). They improved to 3-3 following a 14-game losing streak.
Brandon Ellis led the Bulldogs (5-14, 3-7) with 20 points.


ARKANSAS ST-HALL
Ex-Okla. assistant picked for Arkansas St post
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas State football coach Gus Malzahn has picked a former University of Oklahoma defensive assistant to be an assistant coach for the Red Wolves.
Malzahn said Saturday that Brandon Hall also will be appointed to oversee a specific position at a later date.
Hall recently completed his second stint as the defensive assistant for quality control at Oklahoma. He also served as the co-defensive coordinator at Central Oklahoma and the linebackers coach at Northern Iowa.
Since graduating from the University of Oklahoma in 2000 with his bachelor's degree, Hall has been a part of seven bowl teams, four conference championship squads and one national championship.

DALLAS (AP) — Jamie Benn scored in the second round of the shootout and the Dallas Stars maintained their home dominance over the Minnesota Wild with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night. Mike Ribeiro notched a power-play goal and Kari Lehtonen made 33 saves for the Stars.

BOSTON (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury (marhk-ahn-dray FLOOR'-ee) made 28 saves and Evgeni Malkin scored a power-play goal to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to their ninth win in 10 games, 2-1 over the Boston Bruins on Saturday. The defending Stanley Cup champions have lost six of 10.

College Basketball Scores from Saturday
EAST
Alvernia 63, Lebanon Valley 61
American U. 59, Colgate 58
Boston U. 68, Binghamton 53
Brooklyn 73, Richard Stockton 64
Bucknell 81, Army 68
Cabrini 76, Marywood 63
Charlotte 69, Fordham 62
Chestnut Hill 81, Nyack 76
Cornell 68, Dartmouth 59
Delaware Valley 83, Eastern 71
Dickinson 79, Washington (Md.) 74
Dist. of Columbia 91, Queens (NY) 67
Dominican (NY) 70, Sciences (Pa.) 60
Drexel 65, Towson 57
Duquesne 81, Richmond 72
Farmingdale 95, Mount St. Vincent 61
Georgetown 75, South Florida 45
Georgia St. 59, Hofstra 43
Harvard 57, Columbia 52
Hobart 64, Clarkson 54
Iona 85, Manhattan 73
Ithaca 72, St. John Fisher 59
John Jay 95, CCNY 77
Kean 51, Rutgers-Camden 49
LIU 95, CCSU 81
Lafayette 62, Navy 41
Lehigh 75, Holy Cross 51
Lycoming 81, Arcadia 74
Maine 77, UMBC 76, OT
Marist 80, Canisius 69
Mass.-Lowell 67, S. New Hampshire 56
Muhlenberg 60, Franklin & Marshall 58
Nazareth 88, Utica 78
Oswego St. 84, Cortland St. 65
Penn 65, Brown 48
Pitt.-Johnstown 115, Bluefield St. 84
Quinnipiac 71, Monmouth (NJ) 48
Robert Morris 67, Mount St. Mary's 62
Rowan 69, College of NJ 64
Rutgers-Newark 83, Montclair St. 71
S. Connecticut 80, St. Rose 71
Sacred Heart 66, Fairleigh Dickinson 57
Saint Joseph's 70, La Salle 66
Scranton 74, Susquehanna 71
St. Francis (NY) 80, Bryant 67
St. Joseph's (LI) 90, Sage 77
Stony Brook 76, Albany (NY) 69
Syracuse 95, St. John's 70
Temple 73, Rhode Island 56
UConn 69, Seton Hall 46
UMass 86, George Washington 75
Union (NY) 77, Vassar 64
Ursinus 67, Gettysburg 59
Vermont 82, Hartford 56
Wagner 72, St. Francis (Pa.) 54
Wilkes 64, Manhattanville 58
William Paterson 58, Ramapo 55
Yale 58, Princeton 54
SOUTH
Alabama 69, Mississippi 67, 2OT
Alcorn St. 57, Jackson St. 46
Asbury 74, St. Louis Pharmacy 47
Belmont Abbey 83, Mount Olive 77
Bethune-Cookman 92, NC A&T 79
Centre 68, Sewanee 53
Christian Brothers 62, Valdosta St. 50
Cincinnati Christian 81, Berea 67
Coastal Carolina 71, Charleston Southern 58
Coll. of Charleston 74, Appalachian St. 62
Coppin St. 88, Morgan St. 86
Cumberland (Tenn.) 94, Freed-Hardeman 78
Cumberlands 77, Lindsey Wilson 76
Davidson 88, Chattanooga 61
Delaware 85, James Madison 80
Delaware St. 67, Norfolk St. 50
ETSU 64, Kennesaw St. 59
East Carolina 82, Rice 68
Elon 71, The Citadel 66
FIU 76, FAU 56
Florida 73, Vanderbilt 65
Florida Gulf Coast 65, Jacksonville 55
Florida St. 58, Virginia 55
Furman 93, UNC Greensboro 85
George Mason 54, Old Dominion 50
Georgetown (Ky.) 94, Virginia-Wise 60
Georgia College 56, Ga. Southwestern 52
Georgia Southern 68, W. Carolina 65
Georgia Tech 51, Boston College 47
Hampden-Sydney 107, Emory & Henry 68
High Point 81, Gardner-Webb 77, OT
Kentucky 86, South Carolina 52
Kentucky Christian 91, Free Will Baptist 81
Kentucky St. 76, Miles 72
King (Tenn.) 75, St. Andrews 64
LSU 71, Arkansas 65
Lees-McRae 73, Young Harris 66
Lincoln Memorial 98, Catawba 71
Louisiana-Lafayette 83, Troy 78
Louisville 78, Rutgers 66
Loyola NO 85, Spring Hill 81
Lynchburg 66, Bridgewater (Va.) 62
MVSU 70, Alabama St. 58
Martin Methodist 74, Union (Tenn.) 70, OT
Maryville (Tenn.) 99, Huntingdon 88
Md.-Eastern Shore 78, Howard 65
Memphis 72, Xavier 68
Mercer 61, SC-Upstate 47
Milligan 77, Bryan 71
Mississippi St. 91, Auburn 88
Mobile 59, William Carey 54
Murray St. 65, UT-Martin 58
NC Central 78, Florida A&M 61
NC State 87, Wake Forest 76
Nicholls St. 96, Texas St. 75
North Carolina 83, Maryland 74
North Florida 99, Stetson 96
Northwestern St. 82, Texas A&M-CC 68
Presbyterian 69, Campbell 67
Randolph 64, E. Mennonite 47
Sam Houston St. 57, SE Louisiana 55
Samford 66, Wofford 61, OT
Savannah St. 73, SC State 60
Southern U. 57, Grambling St. 53
Spalding 82, Principia 52
St. Augustine's 82, Flagler 50
Tennessee 73, Georgia 62
Tennessee Tech 76, Jacksonville St. 68
Thomas More 73, Thiel 63
Trevecca Nazarene 78, Blue Mountain 51
Tulane 75, Houston 54
Tusculum 66, Brevard 50
UNC Asheville 65, Liberty 51
UNC Wilmington 81, William & Mary 68
VCU 59, Northeastern 56
VMI 86, Winthrop 79
Va. Intermont 85, Union (Ky.) 80
Va. Wesleyan 98, Roanoke 83
Virginia Tech 67, Clemson 65
W. Kentucky 75, South Alabama 66
Wingate 78, Carson-Newman 64
MIDWEST
Akron 77, E. Michigan 47
Aquinas 56, Michigan-Dearborn 44
Ashland 73, Tiffin 68
Beloit 80, Monmouth (Ill.) 76, OT
Bemidji St. 93, Minn. Duluth 85
Bethany Lutheran 71, Minn.-Morris 63
Bowling Green 65, N. Illinois 40
Buffalo 72, Toledo 65
Calvin 77, Kalamazoo 65
Carleton 72, Concordia (Moor.) 64
Carthage 82, Millikin 49
Cincinnati 74, DePaul 66
Davenport 82, Lourdes 63
Detroit 65, Butler 61
Ferris St. 64, Saginaw Valley St. 59
Findlay 85, N. Michigan 76
Grand Valley St. 75, Lake Superior St. 63
Hope 75, Albion 69
Huntington 90, Mount Vernon Nazarene 67
IUPUI 66, IPFW 63
Illinois St. 78, Bradley 48
Indiana 78, Purdue 61
Indiana Tech 70, Cornerstone 67
Indiana-East 83, Alice Lloyd 72
Iowa 77, Penn St. 64
Kansas St. 64, Texas A&M 53
Kent St. 78, W. Michigan 73, OT
Lake Erie 75, Ohio Dominican 54
Lake Forest 69, Carroll (Wis.) 57
Lakeland 101, Benedictine (Ill.) 92
Lawrence 77, Illinois College 76
Madonna 69, Concordia (Mich.) 66
Marian (Wis.) 66, Dominican (Ill.) 53
Martin Luther 73, Presentation 69
Miami (Ohio) 59, Ball St. 53
Milwaukee 81, Green Bay 75
Milwaukee Engineering 54, Wis. Lutheran 53
Minn. St.-Moorhead 67, Mary 66
Minn.-Crookston 88, Northern St. (SD) 73
Missouri 74, Kansas 71
Missouri St. 57, Drake 39
Morehead St. 56, E. Illinois 55
N. Iowa 65, Creighton 62
N. Kentucky 77, Wis.-Parkside 65
NJIT 73, Chicago St. 64
North Central (Ill.) 43, Augustana (Ill.) 41
Northwestern (Minn.) 92, Northland 54
Northwood (Mich.) 73, Hillsdale 59
Notre Dame 76, Marquette 59
Oakland 74, W. Illinois 70, 2OT
Ohio 68, Cent. Michigan 42
Ohio St. 58, Wisconsin 52
Oklahoma Christian 89, Lubbock Christian 74
Olivet 88, Alma 86
Oral Roberts 85, N. Dakota St. 76
Peru St. 73, Culver-Stockton 68
Ripon 78, Knox 62
S. Dakota St. 66, S. Utah 56
S. Illinois 53, Evansville 52
SIU-Edwardsville 80, E. Kentucky 74
SW Minnesota St. 80, Augustana (SD) 77
Saint Louis 58, Dayton 50
South Dakota 79, UMKC 63
St. Cloud St. 75, Upper Iowa 71
St. John's (Minn.) 69, Hamline 67
St. Mary's (Minn.) 54, Macalester 41
St. Norbert 91, Grinnell 82
St. Olaf 74, Bethel (Minn.) 57
St. Scholastica 78, Crown (Minn.) 74
St. Thomas (Minn.) 75, Augsburg 72
Tennessee St. 75, SE Missouri 72
Transylvania 56, Rose-Hulman 51
Trine 52, Adrian 50
Valparaiso 63, Wright St. 54
Wayne (Mich.) 60, Michigan Tech 54
Wayne (Neb.) 67, Minn. St.-Mankato 52
Wichita St. 71, Indiana St. 66
Winona St. 95, Concordia (St.P.) 45
Wis.-Platteville 70, Wis.-Stout 60
Wis.-River Falls 63, Wis.-Eau Claire 41
Wis.-Stevens Pt. 76, Wis.-La Crosse 60
Wis.-Superior 64, Wis.-Oshkosh 51
SOUTHWEST
Ark.-Pine Bluff 81, Alabama A&M 75
Baylor 64, Oklahoma St. 60
Iowa St. 77, Oklahoma 70
Lamar 80, UTSA 66
Prairie View 73, Texas Southern 67
Texas 74, Texas Tech 57
Texas-Arlington 69, Cent. Arkansas 61
Texas-Pan American 70, North Dakota 58
Tulsa 79, Marshall 70
UAB 61, UTEP 60
UALR 70, Louisiana-Monroe 66
UCF 59, SMU 52
Utah Valley 68, Houston Baptist 66
FAR WEST
Alaska-Anchorage 85, Montana St.-Billings 70
Arizona 56, Stanford 43
BYU 79, Portland 60
CS Bakersfield 69, Cal Poly 66
Cal St.-Fullerton 99, UC Santa Barbara 86
California 68, Arizona St. 47
Colorado 72, Oregon 71
Colorado St. 67, Air Force 49
Concordia (Ore.) 67, Evergreen St. 59
Corban 47, Coll. of Idaho 42
Denver 75, Middle Tennessee 60
Fresno St. 60, Utah St. 54
Gonzaga 72, Pepperdine 60
Hawaii 83, San Jose St. 81, OT
Idaho 72, Nevada 68
Long Beach St. 75, CS Northridge 67
Loyola Marymount 90, San Francisco 88
Montana 67, Montana St. 58
NW Nazarene 75, Cent. Washington 70
New Mexico 65, Boise St. 49
New Mexico St. 83, Louisiana Tech 72
Oregon St. 76, Utah 58
Oregon Tech 78, S. Oregon 60
Pacific 72, UC Irvine 64
Portland St. 76, N. Arizona 65
Sacramento St. 75, E. Washington 71
San Diego 70, Santa Clara 65
San Diego St. 83, TCU 73
Seattle 75, Arkansas St. 69
Seattle Pacific 79, Alaska Fairbanks 53
UC Riverside 59, UC Davis 54
UCLA 63, Washington St. 60
W. Oregon 86, Simon Fraser 48
W. Washington 70, St. Martin's 67
Washington 69, Southern Cal 41
Weber St. 93, N. Colorado 81
Wyoming 68, UNLV 66
EXHIBITION
Northwest U. 86, Warner Pacific 74

KWXI Sports for Saturday February 4th, 2012
BOSTON (AP) — If you're looking for a Boston-New York Super Bowl omen, maybe this is it. Paul Pierce scored 30 points and Ray Allen had nine of his 14 in the final quarter as the Boston Celtics rallied from a 12-point deficit to beat the New York Knicks, 91-89 for their seventh win in eight games.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Because they got so much work in during this week's practices, the New England Patriots moved their walkthrough session up to Friday and plan only a picture-taking session today at the site of Sunday's Super Bowl 46. The New York Giants plan a brief walkthrough this morning and coach Tom Coughlin (KAWF'-lihn) says he'll give his team this afternoon off.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL still would like to place a team in the Los Angeles market, but doesn't plan any expansion any time soon and is not wild about moving existing franchises. That's the word from NFL Commissioner Roger Goddell (guh-DEHL'), who ruled out expanding beyond the existing 32-team league any time soon.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Of the roughly 3,200 fans who found themselves scrambling in last year's seating fiasco at Cowboys Stadium outside Dallas, 246 took the NFL up on its offer of a ticket to Sunday's game in Indianapolis between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants. The rest accepted a financial settlement from the NFL, plan to go to a future Super Bowl or are suing the league.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lance Armstrong says he is looking forward to continuing his life without what the seven-time Tour de France champion calls "this distraction." He comments came after the federal government says it's dropping its two-year doping investigation and will not file any charges against Armstrong, who steadfastly has denied using performance-enhancing drugs.


ARKANSAS-ROAD WOES
UA looks to bolster NCAA case with road win at LSU
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas put itself on the NCAA tournament radar with its win over No. 25 Vanderbilt.
It was the Razorbacks' third win over a ranked opponent this season, improving them to 16-0 in Bud Walton Arena.
Coach Mike Anderson knows for the Razorbacks (16-5, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) to be seriously considered for the tournament, they must first show they can win on the road — where they are winless this season.
Arkansas played well until late in a loss at Alabama last week, and its next road test comes Saturday at LSU (12-9, 2-5). The Tigers lost to the Razorbacks 69-60 on Jan. 14, but they played that game without freshman forward Johnny O'Bryant, who had 12 points and nine rebounds against Kentucky last week.

ESSEX HANDICAP
Alternation returns to Oaklawn for Essex Handicap
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — Alternation is returning to Oaklawn for the first time since the 2011 Arkansas Derby to run in the Essex Handicap.
The 4-year-old is an early 2-1 favorite for Saturday's $100,000 race in Hot Springs. Alternation finished fifth last year's Arkansas Derby and hasn't raced since a second--place finish at the Oklahoma Derby last October.
Twice the Appeal was the early second choice at 5-2. Other horses in the race include Color Me Blue and It Happened Again.
Post time for the first race is 1 p.m. Saturday. The Essex Handicap will be the eighth of nine scheduled races.

ARKANSAS-TRACK
Ark. track teams travel for weekend meets
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The University of Arkansas track and field teams are on the road for separate meets this weekend.
The top-ranked men's team will be at the Annual Meyo Invitational in South Bend, Ind., for a two-day meet on Friday and Saturday. The meet is the first road trip of the season for the men's team.
The third-ranked women's team will be in New York for the Annual Balance Collegiate Invitational that also is scheduled for Friday and Saturday.


ARKANSAS-PRACTICE FIELDS
UA to add parking spots near practice fields
(Information in the following story is from: Northwest Arkansas Times, http://www.nwaonline.com )
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The University of Arkansas will add 217 parking spots beneath a pair of new outdoor football practice fields.
The Northwest Arkansas Times reports Thursday (http://bit.ly/xPzduu ) that construction began on the site last year and eliminated access to one of the campus's most popular parking lots.
The new fields are part of a project that will add 82,000 square feet of building space to an adjacent indoor football facility.
The project originally called for a parking lot to be built under the fields, but officials scrapped that idea because of cost.
With the new parking lot plan and other cost adjustments, the project will cost an estimated $40.31 million. That's up from an original estimate of $35 million.
The parking spots are expected to be available later this fall.
 

KWXI Sports for Thursday February 2, 2012

Left: Edgar Valdez as he steals the ball and heads down court to close out to bring home a very large 3A 7 conference game over the Prescott Curleywolves.

Up Set at the Dungeon
In a 3A 7 Conference four game night the Centerpoint Knights would play host to the Prescott Curleywolves. Starting the evening off would be the 7th Grade Boys with the final score Prescott 7th grade Curlewolves-22 to Centerpoint 7th grade Knights-26. The Junior High Boys game would follow with the final score Prescott Junior Curleywolves-48 to Centerpoint Junior Knights-43. In the Senior Girls game the Lady Knights would take the lead in the third quarter only to fall behind in the fourth quarter the final score Prescott Lady Curleywolves-41 to Centerpoint Lady Knights-33.

In the final game of the evening with the first half over would find the Knights trailing by five points. In the third quarter the Knights would start to out score the Curleywolves and with two very large three point shot the Knights would take the lead. In the closing second of the game with the crowd standing on both side and the Knights only leading by one points hearts would pound. The Curleywolves would go to the foul line on two occasions and miss each of the four attempts. With the ball control being turned over to the Curlewolves and a fight for the ball a very large seal by Edgar Valdez and he would run away with the ball down court to end the game before he could reach the basket. Final score Prescott Curleywolves-57 to the Centerpoint Knights-58. Leading scorer for the Knights was Edgar Valdez with seventeen points, one three pointer and he would go six of six from the foul line

SIGNING DAY-ARKANSAS
Arkansas looks to build on success on signing day
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino is expected announce this year's recruiting class during a 4 p.m. news conference.
But the Razorbacks missed out on one of their biggest targets early Wednesday morning when Springfield (Mo.) Hillcrest wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham announced he was signing with Missouri.
Arkansas was ranked No. 5 to end last season, finishing 11-2 and winning the Cotton Bowl over Kansas State.
The Razorbacks have won 21 games over the past two seasons, but they must replace top receivers Jarius Wright, Joe Adams and Greg Childs. The three combined for 141 catches and 2009 yards receiving last season.

SIGNING DAY-ARKANSAS STATE
Arkansas State inks 27 in Malzahn's first class
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas State has announced the signings of 27 high school and junior college players.
The class is the first for the Red Wolves under coach Gus Malzahn. Arkansas State went 10-3 and won the Sun Belt Conference last season.
Malzahn, an Arkansas native, relied heavily on his roots, particularly with a pair of transfers — running back Michael Dyer and offensive lineman Travis Bodenstein. Dyer transferred from Auburn, where Malzahn was the offensive coordinator, while Bodenstein left Kansas for the Red Wolves.
Both Dyer and Bodenstein are originally from Arkansas.
The bulk of the class is made up of high school players (22), while five others come from the junior-college ranks. Five players were offensive linemen.
Arkansas State reached the Godaddy.com Bowl last season, losing to Northern Illinois.

SIGNING DAY-CENTRAL ARKANSAS
Central Arkansas signs 23, including QB transfer
CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Central Arkansas has announced the signing of 23 football players to national letters of intent.
The Bears, who finished 9-4 and in second place in the Southland Conference last season, signed 20 newcomers and three mid-term transfers who are already enrolled in school. One of those is quarterback Jacoby Walker, who transferred to Central Arkansas from Arkansas in December.
The other transfers are tight end Austin Haywood from Oklahoma and Courtney Whitehead from Air Force.
Central Arkansas signed 11 players from Texas, seven from Arkansas, two each from Oklahoma and Louisiana and one from Tennessee.
The Bears signed five defensive linemen, three wide receivers, two cornerbacks, two safeties, two tight ends, one running back, one quarterback and two all-purpose players.

Centerpoint’s Garrett Whitley signed a letter of intent to go to Henderson State University to play football. We have pictures of Garrett signing on our website at KWXI.Net and on our Facebook page. Follow KWXI on Facebook by going to our website and clicking on the face book icon or search for us kwxi 670AM/98.9 FM.

NORTHWESTERN ST-C ARKANSAS
Northwestern State tops Central Arkansas 79-68
CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Shamir Davis had 13 points, six assists and four steals and Northwestern State overcame 4 for 15 shooting from the free-throw line to defeat Central Arkansas 79-68 Wednesday night.
Gary Roberson and Gary Stewart also had 13 points each for the Demons (13-9, 6-2 Southland), who won their fourth straight game to keep pace with McNeese State atop the Southland East Division standings. William Mosley added 10 points and five blocks for Northwestern State.
Central Arkansas (7-13, 2-6), which lost its fourth game in a row, got 20 points from LaQuentin Miles and 12 from Mark Rutledge. The Bears shot 45 percent from the field but missed all 10 of their 3-point attempts.
Despite its free-throw woes, Northwestern State shot well from the field, hitting 60 percent of their shots. The Demons were also 7 for 16 on 3-pointers.
The teams split their season series after Central Arkansas won 77-73 on Jan. 14.

DALLAS (AP) — Russell Westbrook scored 33 points, Kevin Durant added 23 points and 13 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 95-86. James Harden had 10 points off the bench and Serge Ibaka (ih-BAH'-kah) anchored the Thunder defense with a career-high 10 blocked shots.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandon Jennings scored 31 points, including three 3-pointers in a critical stretch of the fourth quarter, and Milwaukee beat Miami 105-97 for the Bucks' second win over the Heat this season. LeBron James scored a season-high 40 points, but it wasn't enough as the Heat had their five-game winning streak end.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Steve Nash had a season-high 30 points and 10 assists, and the Phoenix Suns defeated the New Orleans Hornets, 120-103. Nash became the Suns' all-time assists leader with 6,522, surpassing Kevin Johnson's mark of 6,518.

There calling it the upset at the dungeon; it was Tuesday night in the Centerpoint Gym:
Rosboro
Up Set at the Dungeon
In a District 7, 3-A boys senior basketball game; the Centerpoint Knights upset the Prescott Curleywolves 58 to 57. The leading scorer for the Knights was Edgar Valdez with seventeen points . We have stories from all the games between Centerpoint and Prescott from last Tuesday night on our website at KWXI.net; and pictures too from Verlin Price.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Trainer Angelo Dundee, a master motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard, died at age 90 yesterday. The genial Dundee was best known for being in Ali's corner for almost his entire career but he also was known by boxing insiders as an ambassador for the sport.

TORONTO (AP)__ James Reimer (RY'-mur) stopped all 25 shots he faced and Clarke MacArthur scored in the third period to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0. The win gave the Maple Leafs a split of a home-and-home set and ends Pittsburgh's eight-game win streak.

KWXI Sports for Wednesday February 1st, 2012

As Garrett Whitley his letter of intent to go to Henderson State University to play football, family members are: (left) sister Spencer Whitley, mother Lisa Whitley, and father Terry Whitley. Some of Garrett Whitley's Centerpoint High School football credit are: Two Time All-District, Outstanding Lineman two years in a roll, Arkansas Tech. Lineman Camp MVP, some of this past years stats were Best Offensive Lineman for two years, and excellent in Pass Protection. On Defense seventeen tackles and two sacks. In the classroom he has a 3.5 GPA, and he is a member of the Centerpoint High School Student Council. He is also an active member of the Glenwood First Baptist Church.

Left: At Wednesday's Garrett Whitley's signing with Henderson State University he took time out to take with Host Clint Pettyjohn on KWXI Radio.

Today is national signing day; the day high school football players sign letters of intent to play college football and Centerpoint Knights offensive and defensive tackle Garrett Whitley will sign a letter of intent to play college football at Henderson State in Arkadelphia. Whitley will sign his letter of intent this morning at 11:50 a.m. in the Centerpoint cafeteria. Garrett Whitley’s head football coach at Centerpoint is Cary Rogers and he told KWXI Sports that Garrett is an exceptional pass blocker and student. KWXI will broadcast live from Garrett Whitley’s national signing day event at Centerpoint with Clint Pettiejohn; so keep it locked in to KWXI for all the festivities.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Colts quarterback Peyton Manning says that he has no plans to retire at this time as he continues to battle back from neck problems that kept him sidelined for the entire 2011 season. The four-time league MVP told reporters he continues to make progress from three neck surgeries and that doctors are encouraged by his progress.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers has named longtime assistant Kyle Flood as new head football coach, replacing Greg Schiano (she-AH'-noh) who left to become coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 41-year old Flood gets his first head coaching job after serving as an assistant with the Scarlet Knights since 2005.

Arkansas downs No. 25 Vanderbilt 82-74
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Ricky Scott scored 18 points and Arkansas equaled its Southeastern Conference-best with nine 3-pointers in pulling away to an 82-74 victory over No. 25 Vanderbilt on Tuesday night.
Five players scored in double figures for the Razorbacks (16-6, 4-3, who improves to 16-0 in Bud Walton Arena this season. Julysses Nobles added 17 points for Arkansas.
The Commodores (16-6, 5-2) led 40-37 in the second half before Arkansas' Hunter Mickelson tied the game with a 3-pointer. That started a stretch where the Razorbacks hit six of seven field goals from behind the arc and took a 59-46 lead.
Vanderbilt, which was led by John Jenkins' 19 points, was unable to get closer than seven points after that.

GAC-PLAYERS
Ark. Tech, SWOSU players earn conference awards
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The Great American Conference has named Arkansas Tech guard Jared Williamson and Southwestern Oklahoma State guard Darcie Dick as its men's and women's players of the week.
Williamson was selected after averaging 16.7 points, 5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in wins over Harding, Ouachita Baptist and Southern Arkansas.
Dick was chosen for the third consecutive week after averaging 24 points and 10 rebounds per game in wins over East Central and Southeastern Oklahoma State.
The awards were announced Tuesday in a news release from the conference.


LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Top-ranked Kentucky hit its first 11 shots of the game and went on to roll past Tennessee 69-44. Freshman Anthony Davis had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 7 blocked shots to help the Wildcats improve to 22-1.

BOSTON (AP) — Paul Pierce had 20 points and Ray Allen chipped in with 12 in the third quarter as Boston held on to edge Cleveland 93-90. The Celtics led by 22 points in the third quarter before the Cavaliers staged a comeback that came up just short.

STOPPER OF THE YEAR-ARKANSAS
Arkansas pitcher on Stopper of the Year watch list
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas pitcher Nolan Sanburn has been named to the watch list for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award.
Officials said Tuesday the sophomore is one of 45 pitchers on the watch list for the award, which honors the nation's top relief pitcher
Sanburn led the Razorbacks with eight saves last season, which ranked sixth in the Southeastern Conference. He finished his rookie season with a 2-4 record and a 3.62 ERA.
The initial list for the award will be updated at mid-season during the week of April 16. At the end of the regular season, the Division I national saves leader and four other relief pitching standouts will be selected as finalists.
The winner of the award will be announced during the 2012 College World Series.

GAMES FORFEITED
2 Ark. school forfeit boys' basketball victories
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Activities Association says Jasper and Osceola high schools have had to forfeit boys' basketball victories because of ineligible players.
Association officials said Tuesday the schools are being placed on warning for the rest of the 2011-2012 basketball season.
Officials say Jasper forfeited wins over Mount Judea and Deer. Osceola forfeited a victory over Trumann.
A call to a telephone listing for Jasper High School was answered by a maintenance worker, who couldn't comment. A voice mail message left at Osceola High School for comment wasn't immediately returned.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Mike Fisher capped a four-goal third period rally by scoring the game winner with 21 seconds left to lift Nashville over Minnesota 5-4. The Predators scored three times in the final 3 ½ minutes to help erased the Wild's 4-1 third period lead.

KWXI Sports for Tuesday January 31st, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The New York Giants and New England Patriots are about deal with the toughest part of Super Bowl week, the annual Super Bowl media day in Indianapolis. The league has issued around 2,000 credentials and is selling tickets to the public for the first time. The Giants landed in Indianapolis yesterday, a day after the Patriots reached town.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert has reiterated his support for a two-round, four-team BCS championship for college football. Emmert says there are ongoing discussions about what he described as a Final Four model, a scenario which would've matched LSU against Stanford and Alabama versus Oklahoma State last season with the winners advancing to the title game. He also notes the eventual decision for a playoff is in the hands of the BCS and not the NCAA.

PISACATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers is expected to introduce Kyle Flood as the new head football coach at a news conference later today. Flood had been on former coach Greg Schiano's (shee-AH'-nohz) staff since 2005 and was promoted to interim coach last week. Schiano left to become head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have given manager Ron Washington a two-year contract extension after he led the team to consecutive American League pennants. Washington is 427-383 in five seasons and is the first manager in major league history to increase his team's win total in four straight years after his initial campaign with a club. He's now signed through 2014.

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers star Victor Martinez is recovering from microfracture surgery on his left knee to repair an offseason-conditioning injury. The club also announced that Martinez needs ACL reconstruction surgery on the same knee in six to eight weeks and is expected to miss the entire 2012 season. Martinez hit .330 with 103 RBIs in 2011, helping the Tigers win the division in his first season with Detroit.

JACKSON ST-ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
Arkansas-Pine Bluff defeats Jackson State 73-69
PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Mitchell Anderson scored 25 points and Savalace Townsend added 16 as Arkansas-Pine Bluff defeated Jackson State 73-69 on Monday night.
Anderson came off the bench to shoot 10-of-16 from the floor with six rebounds and six blocks for the Golden Lions (3-19, 2-7 Southwestern Athletic).
Christian Williams scored 18 points, Willie Readus 14 and Keeslee Stewart 11 for the Tigers (5-16, 3-6).
Arkansas-Pine Bluff overcame a late seven-point deficit to tie the score at 62-all with 2:39 remaining. Daniel Broughton and Townsend combined for six straight points to give the Golden Lions a 68-62 cushion with 44 seconds left.
Williams hit a 3-pointer for Jackson State, but with the Tigers forced to foul, Arkansas-Pine Bluff protected the lead with five free throws in the last 20 seconds.
The Golden Lions shot 52.2 percent (24 of 46) from the floor.

ARKANSAS-HOME WARRIORS
Arkansas hopes home comfort continues vs. Vandy
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has yet to lose in Bud Walton Arena this season.
The Razorbacks (15-6, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) hope to keep that streak alive on Tuesday night when they host No. 25 Vanderbilt.
The Commodores (16-5, 5-1) are 4-1 on the road this season, including a win at then No. 13 Marquette on Dec. 29. They have won 10 of 11 entering the game, with their only loss during that stretch an overtime defeat to Mississippi State.
Arkansas is 0-6 away from Fayetteville in its first season under coach Mike Anderson, including a "home" defeat to Houston in North Little Rock.
However, its perfect mark at home includes a pair of wins over ranked teams — then No. 15 Mississippi State and No. 20 Michigan.
You can listen to tonight’s Arkansas vs. Vanderbilt game live on KWXI 98.9 FM; pre-game for Razorbacks basketball tonight at 7:30 p.m. and tip-off at 8 p.m.

ARKANSAS-BASKETBALL FILM
Film about Ark. men's basketball debuts next month
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas men's basketball fans will get to view the premiere of an ESPNU film on former head coach Nolan Richardson and the Arkansas basketball program.
"40 Minutes of Hell" will debut Feb. 11 after the Razorbacks' game against South Carolina at Bud Walton Arena.
The 48-minute film will feature Richardson, former President Bill Clinton, ESPN's Dick Vitale, former players and others.
The movie is a part of the Southeastern Conference Storied series, which includes films on Georgia's Herschel Walker and one on the inaugural SEC Championship football game between Florida and Alabama.
"40 Minutes of Hell" will be broadcast Feb. 11 on ESPNU.

WHITE HALL FORFEITS
Ark. high school forfeits boys' basketball wins
WHITE HALL, Ark. (AP) — A central Arkansas high school will forfeit games it won beginning in late November as punishment for using an ineligible athlete on its high school basketball team.
The Arkansas High School Activities Association announced Monday that all the wins dating from Nov. 28 to Jan. 17 are affected.
Association officials say the ineligible student, who wasn't named, has been removed from the team.
White Hall has forfeited games against Camden Harmony Grove, Sheridan, Crossett, Vilonia, Hamburg and Helena-West Helena.

KWXI Sports for Monday January 31st, 2012

HONOLULU (AP) — Brandon Marshall's record-setting performance allowed the AFC to come away with a 59-41 win over the NFC at the Pro Bowl in Honolulu. Marshall became the first player in Pro Bowl history to grab four touchdown passes while he caught six receptions for 176 yards. The two teams combined for 51 first downs, 943 passing yards and 1,142 total yards.

CENT ARKANSAS-MCNEESE ST
McNeese State rides down Central Arkansas 87-76
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Jeremie Mitchell scored 20 points and Patrick Richard had 19 points, 11 rebounds and six assists to lead McNeese State past Central Arkansas 87-76 Sunday.
Richard scored 15 of his points in the second half, when the Cowboys (9-10, 5-2 Southland Conference) shot 56 percent (14 of 25) from the field.
Two 3-pointers by Mitchell started a 13-0 run at the end of the first half that gave McNeese State a 40-33 lead at the break. The Cowboys began the second half with a 16-3 run to make it 56-33 and never led by fewer than six after that.
Jarvis Garner scored 22 points, 18 in the second half, to pace the Bears (7-12, 2-5), and LaQuentin Miles scored 16.
The game was played at the Lake Charles Civic Center to allow the Cowboys' usual home, the Burton Coliseum on campus, to be set up for a rodeo this week.

FLORIDA-ARKANSAS
Arkansas squeaks pasts Florida 73-72 in 2OT
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Sarah Watkins scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds to help lead Arkansas to a 73-72 double overtime victory over Florida.
Ashley Daniels added 13 points and nine rebounds for the Razorbacks (16-5, 5-4 SEC), who trailed by as many as 14 points in the second half before rallying with 12-2 run to tie the game at 62 on Sunday. Both teams scored seven points in the first extra period, forcing a second overtime.
The Gators were up 72-69 when Watkins hit a jumper to pull Arkansas within one. Watkins picked up a loose ball and fed Daniels for the lay in and what would be the game-winning shot.
Lanita Bartley paced Florida with 19 points and four rebounds.

T25-TENNESSEE-GEORGIA
Stricklen, Tennessee women top Georgia, 67-50
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Shekinna Stricklen had 24 points, including six in Tennessee's 11-0 run to open the second half, and the No. 7 Lady Vols beat No. 17 Georgia 67-50 on Sunday for their second win over the Lady Bulldogs this month.
Stricklen helped Tennessee (16-5, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) pull away after leading by only one point at halftime. Ariel Massengale had 16 points, including 13 in the second half, for the Lady Vols.
Meredith Mitchell had 13 points and Jasmine Hassell had 11 for Georgia (16-6, 5-4), which has lost two straight and three of four.
Forward Glory Johnson, who 22 points and 13 rebounds in Tennessee's 80-51 home win over Georgia on Jan. 5, had five points and a team-leading eight rebounds as the Lady Vols completed the sweep of the regular-season series.

T25-ALABAMA-KENTUCKY
No. 6 Kentucky women top Alabama 82-68
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Keyla Snowden scored 14 points and A'dia Mathies added 13 as No. 6 Kentucky jumped on Alabama with a big first-half run in an 82-68 victory Sunday to move the Wildcats within one game of matching the best start in school history.
Kentucky (20-2, 9-0) is vying for its first Southeastern Conference title in 30 years and looking to match the squad one year later that won 21 of its first 23 games on the way to the NCAA tournament.
Alabama (10-12, 0-8) held an early 13-10 lead, but Kentucky used a 32-4 run where the Crimson Tide hit just 1 of 14 shots from the field and committed 10 turnovers in a span of just under 12 minutes and the Wildcats held on from there.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic (JOH'-koh-vihch) won the longest Grand Slam final in pro tennis, taking five hours and 53 minutes to defeat No. 2 Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5 at the Australian Open. Djokovic overcame a break point in the fifth set en route to becoming the fifth man since the Open era began in 1968 to win three straight Grand Slam titles. Nadal also became the first man in the Open Era to lose three straight major finals.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Stanley enjoyed a three-shot lead with one hole remaining in the PGA's Farmers Insurance Open before settling for the second-place check. Stanley carded a triple-bogey in the final hole of regulation before missing a five-foot par putt on the second playoff hole, allowing Brandt Snedeker to win the tournament. Snedeker made up seven strokes on Stanley with a 5-under-par 67 while Stanley was carding a 2-over 74.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jeremy Abbott has won his third title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championship with the highest score ever in the event's history. Abbott entered with a commanding lead before avoiding any major mistakes in the free skate, leading to his 273.58 points. He was more than 32 points ahead of runner-up Adam Rippon.

OTTAWA (AP) — New York Rangers forward Marian Gaborik (GAB'-uh-rihk) was the MVP of Sunday's NHL All-Star game in Ottawa, scoring three times before setting up the game-winner in a 12-9 win for Team Chara against Team Alfredsson. Gaborik had a hat trick by the 1:23 mark of the second period before setting up Zdeno Chara's (zuh-DAY'-noh CHAH'-rahz) eventual game-winner with 7:40 remaining. Joffrey Lupul (LOO'-pul) added a pair of goals as Team Chara blew leads of 3-0 and 5-3 before winning.

KWXI Sports for Sunday January 29th, 2012

ARKANSAS-ALABAMA
Releford lead Alabama past Arkansas 72-66
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Trevor Releford scored 18 points and Alabama snapped a four-game losing streak, beating Arkansas 72-66 on Saturday.
JaMychal Green finished with 14 points and eight rebounds for Crimson Tide (14-7, 3-4 Southeastern Conference), who won their 500th game in Coleman Coliseum. Tony Mitchell and Andrew Steele each scored 11 points. Steele also had six assists.
Ricky Scott had 18 points for the Razorbacks (15-6, 3-3), who remained winless on the road. Mardracus Wade 12 points and BJ Young 11 points and six assists.
Alabama took a 28-26 lead in the first half on Releford's 3-pointer, and went into halftime with a 37-30 advantage.
The Razorbacks went on a 17-8 run to take a 47-45 lead on a score by Devonta Abron with 13:41 remaining, after Abron had tied the game on a dunk. Trailing 56-54 with 6:59 left to play, the Tide outscored Arkansas 18-10 down the stretch to secure the win.

ARKANSAS ST-NORTH TEXAS
Mitchell, North Texas top Arkansas State 76-64
DENTON, Texas (AP) — Tony Mitchell had 21 points, 15 rebounds and a career-high six blocked shots to lead North Texas to a 76-64 win over Arkansas State on Saturday.
Brandan Walton scored a career-high 19 points and Roger Franklin had 10 points for the Mean Green (13-9, 6-3 Sun Belt), which jumped to a 9-2 lead and never trailed. orth Texas shot 50 percent from the field overall and made 54 percent of its 3-point tries.
Brandon Peterson led Arkansas State (9-14, 3-6) with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Malcoln Kirkland added 11 points for the Red Wolves.
It was the 200th win for North Texas coach Johnny Jones, who is 200-157 in 11 seasons. His teams have won 20 or more games in each of the previous five seasons.

GRAMBLING ST-ARK-PINE BLUFF
Grambling St. clips Arkansas-Pine Bluff 60-55
PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Quincy Roberts scored 24 points, including 3 of 4 on 3-pointers, as Grambling State defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 60-55 Saturday night.
After a 48-all tie with 3:50 remaining, Grambling State (3-15, 3-5 SWAC) sparked a 6-0 run, predicated by 4 of 4 from the free throw line, over the next three-plus minutes to take a 54-48 lead with 35 seconds remaining. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-19, 1-7) clawed to within 56-53 with 18 seconds to play on a layup by Lazabian Jackson, but the Golden Lions were forced to foul and Grambling State converted six consecutive free throws to seal the win.
Mitchell Anderson scored 12 points and Savalace Townsend added 11 to lead the Golden Lions as their only players to score in double digits.
Grambling State succumbed to a 7-1 scoring run by the Golden Lions in the first half's final 4:30 to trail 34-28 at the break.

DENVER-UALR
Little Rock tops Denver 64-57 in Sun Belt showdown
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — D'Andre Williams had 15 points and five assists as Arkansas-Little Rock defeated Denver 64-57 Saturday night to take over sole possession of first place in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference.
Ben Dillard added 14 for the Trojans (10-13, 7-2 Sun Belt), and Courtney Jackson had 13 points and eight rebounds.
Denver (16-6, 6-3) got 19 points from Brian Stafford and 14 from Brett Olson. Chris Udofia added 11 points and nine rebounds for the Pioneers, who are now 0-11 in Little Rock.
The Trojans started slow, going scoreless for the first 5:28 of the game before pulling away for a 29-24 halftime lead. After Denver got within 33-32 with 16:36 to play, Little Rock used a 13-4 run to build a double-digit lead and held on from there.
Little Rock, which swept the season series with Denver, committed just eight turnovers compared to 17 for the Pioneers.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Kentucky has assured itself of another week atop the Associated Press men's basketball poll. The Wildcats improved to 21-1 by thrashing LSU 74-50 at Baton Rouge as Terrence Jones highlighted a 27-point performance with a 13-0 run on his own. Anthony Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds despite injuring his right shoulder during the game.

UNDATED (AP) — Kim English scored 22 points and second-ranked Missouri avoided a second straight upset loss by downing Texas Tech 63-50. Brandon Triche scored a team-high 18 points and hit a pair of go-ahead free throws with 1:28 left to lead No. 3 Syracuse past West Virginia 63-61. And fifth-ranked Kansas lost 72-64 at Iowa State to end a ten-game winning streak.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Stanley is in the driver's seat at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego, where he hopes to collect his first PGA Tour title on Sunday. A 4-under-par 68 in round three at Torrey Pines drops him to 18-under for the tournament. That's good for a five-shot lead over rookie John Huh and John Rollins, who also carded 68s.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Open comes to a close in a few hours with the men's final between top-ranked Novak Djokovic (JOH'-koh-vihch) and No. 2 Rafael Nadal. Nadal has won 16 of their 29 meetings but he hasn't beaten Djokovic since the 2010 ATP World Tour Finals. Djokovic was 6-0 versus Nadal last year, with each victory coming in a tournament final.

OTTAWA (AP) — The NHL held its skills competition Saturday as part of All-Star weekend in Ottawa. Chicago's Patrick Kane highlighted the day's events by donning Clark Kent glasses and a Superman cape before scoring while on his stomach during his winning performance in the breakaway challenge. Boston defenseman Zdeno Chara (zuh-DAY'-noh CHAH'-rah) shattered his own record in capturing the hardest shot competition, sending his final attempt 108.9 miles per hour.