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03/10/2010 - Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Roberson had 19 points, nine assists and five rebounds, as Texas Tech downed Colorado, 82-67, in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament.
Nick Okorie had 18 points, Brad Reese added 16 points and seven rebounds while Mike Singletary added 13 points and six rebounds for the Red Raiders (17-14), who will take on top-seeded and top-ranked Kansas on Thursday.
Alec Burks had a game-high 24 points along with 10 rebounds, while Cory Higgins added 18 points for the Buffaloes (15-16), who came into the game having won their previous three contests, including a 101-90 victory over Texas Tech on March 6.
Texas Tech trailed through much of the first half until a 16-2 spurt provided a 32-24 lead on a Rees layup with 2 1/2 minutes left. The Red Raiders took a 35-31 advantage into the break.
Coming out of the locker room, Texas Tech scored the first eight points to open a double-digit lead, as Okorie's layup made it a 43-31 game a bit less than four minutes in.
The Red Raiders led by as many as 18 points down the stretch to grab the win.
<< Roughriders sign Cates
Regina, SK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed running back
Wes Cates on Wednesday.
Last season with Saskatchewan, he started 16 games and had 195 carries for 932
yards and five scores to go with 33 catches for 336 yards a
<< Eagles ink Marlin Jackson to two-year deal
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Eagles announced
Wednesday the signing of cornerback Marlin Jackson to a two-year contract.
Financial terms of the deal remain undisclosed.
Jackson, a five-year veteran who
<< Redskins sign T Kemoeatu
Ashburn, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Redskins have signed nose
tackle Maake Kemoeatu, the team announced Wednesday.
Kemoeatu, 31, spent the entire 2009 season on the Carolina Panthers' injured
reserve after suffering a torn
<< Chiefs sign DT Shaun Smith
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Chiefs announced Wednesday
the signing of defensive tackle Shaun Smith.
Terms of the deal were not released.
Smith appeared in only three games for the Bengals last season and recorded
Conference USA Tournament Recaps >>
Tulsa, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aubrey Coleman had 29 points and five assists as
Houston downed East Carolina, 93-80, in the first round of the Conference-USA
Tournament.
Kelvin Lewis had 15 points and Desmond Wade added 13 points and seven
Southland Conference Tournament Recaps >>
Katy, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eddie Williams scored 22 points and grabbed eight
rebounds, and the second-seeded Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks crushed the
seventh-seeded Texas-Arlington Mavericks, 77-54, in quarterfinal action of the
Southla
Auxerre closes gap on Bordeaux >>
Bordeaux, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two second-half goals from Ireneusz Jelen
gave Auxerre a 2-1 comeback win at Bordeaux on Wednesday, allowing the
visitors to move to within one point of Bordeaux at the top of the Ligue 1
table.
Zenyatta to face eight in Santa Margarita >>
Arcadia, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two-time champion mare Zenyatta makes her 2010
debut Saturday in the $250,000 Santa Margarita Invitational at Santa Anita
Park. The six-year-old will take on eight other older females in the 1 1/8-
mile ra
NEW YORK (AP) -By staying away from the cupcakes, Southern California earned itself a slim new ranking.
No. 1 always seems to fit USC.
Southern California jumped two spots to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Tuesday, rewarded by voters for opening the season with a dominant performance on the road against a BCS conference opponent.
Georgia and Ohio State, the preseason Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, started their seasons with glorified scrimmages at home against FCS (formerly I-AA) teams. USC, however, traveled across country to face Virginia and could not have been more impressive in a 52-7 victory.
Georgia fell to No. 2 and Ohio State to No 3.
"We realize that rankings so early in a season are certainly fluid. But rankings do help establish a pecking order for things later in the season," USC coach Pete Carroll said in a statement. "As for moving into the No. 1 spot, it's nice to know that people think highly of our team."
Since reaching No. 1 on Dec. 7, 2003, the final-regular season AP poll of that season, USC has been No. 1 in 39 polls, by far the most of any team during that time.
"Some have said the voters are taking our schedule into consideration," Carroll said. "Our philosophy has always been to schedule outstanding opponents. We need to play challenging games like we just did, traveling across the country to open the season at Virginia. Games like that bring out our best and make us stronger as a team."
The latest voting was close. USC received 21 first-place votes and 1,539 points from the 65-member media panel. Georgia had 20 first-place votes and 1,506 points. Ohio State got 15 first-place votes and 1,497 points.
"I'd say we've evolved as pollsters," said Stewart Mandel of SI.com, who moved USC up to No. 1. "In the past, voters just kind of automatically moved teams up and kept teams where they were if they won."
Georgia beat Georgia Southern 45-21 on Saturday and Ohio State opened with a 43-0 win over Youngstown State.
"There's a bit of a growing backlash for the amount of teams that open with I-AA cupcakes," said Mandel, whose book "Bowls, Polls and Tattered Souls" chronicles college football's controversies. "To see a team [USC] go on the road and play a New Year's Day bowl team from last season, and not only play them but destroy them, how could you not reward that team?"
USC also jumped past Georgia to No. 1 in the USA Today coaches' poll, which has the same top five as the AP poll.
"It's definitely a privilege to be No. 1. But it's not heartbreaking to me if we drop," Georgia offensive lineman Josh Davis said. "It doesn't matter right now what we're ranked. What matters is our next game and right now, that's Central Michigan. The only time the polls matter is in December. That's when the polls matter."
While the Bulldogs opened easy, their schedule ultimately should be as difficult as any team's. Georgia's big nonconference test is at No. 15 Arizona State on Sept. 20. The Bulldogs also face six Southeastern Conference rivals that've been ranked in the first two polls.
As for Ohio State, the Buckeyes play at USC on Sept. 13 before getting into the Big Ten schedule.
But of the teams in this week's top 10, USC and Texas are the only ones that don't play an FCS opponent, and the Trojans are the only team that doesn't play a team from a non-BCS conference.
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The last team to drop from No. 1 after a victory was USC last season. LSU jumped from No. 2 to No. 1 when it beat Tulane 34-9, the same week the Trojans edged Washington 27-24 on the road.
The last preseason No. 1 team to lose the top spot after winning its opening game was Florida in 2001. The Gators beat Marshall 49-14, but preseason No. 2 Miami opened with a 33-7 victory over Penn State and the Hurricanes jumped to No. 1 with Florida slipping to second.
The next four teams in the new Top 25 stayed the same: No. 4 Oklahoma (two first-place votes), No. 5 Florida (five first-place votes), No. 6 Missouri (one first-place vote), No. 7 LSU (one first-place vote) and No. 8 West Virginia.
No. 9 Auburn and No. 10 Texas each moved up a spot, taking advantage of Clemson's big drop. Clemson, ninth in the preseason, fell out after losing 34-10 to Alabama on Saturday.
Also falling out after losses were Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh and Tennessee.
Moving into the rankings were No. 21 Fresno State, No. 22 Utah, No. 23 UCLA and No. 24 South Carolina.
Alabama moved up 11 spots after its big victory over Clemson.
The second 10 started with No. 11 Wisconsin, followed by Texas Tech, Alabama and Kansas. BYU and Arizona State were tied for 15th. Rivals BYU and Utah are both ranked for the first time since 1996.
South Florida was No. 17, ahead of Oregon, Penn State and Wake Forest at No. 20.
The final five were all the teams to move into the ranking, except for Illinois, which dropped four spots and tied South Carolina for No. 24.
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El Duque expected to throw Tuesday
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez, sidelined at spring training because of arthritis in his neck, is expected to resume throwing on Tuesday.
Hernandez received a cortisone shot Thursday after leaving camp and returning to New York to have his neck examined. The 41-year-old right-hander is penciled in as the team's No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine.
El Duque's health is a major issue for the Mets, who won the NL East in 2007 and came within one victory of the World Series. Their aging and unsettled rotation is a big question mark this year.
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Hernandez went 11-11 with a 4.66 ERA last season, including 9-7 with a 4.09 ERA in 20 starts after the Mets acquired him from Arizona in late May. But he missed the playoffs because of a torn calf muscle.
New York already is without Pedro Martinez, out until at least midseason following rotator cuff surgery. Among those competing for starting jobs are prospects Mike Pelfrey, Philip Humber and Jason Vargas, plus veterans Chan Ho Park, Jorge Sosa and Aaron Sele.
Notes: Mets manager Willie Randolph is excited about two new utility players he could have on his bench: Damion Easley and David Newhan. ''Their value is really all over the place,'' Randolph said. Easley can play anywhere in the infield and could be used as an emergency outfielder, though Randolph said he would prefer to keep the veteran in the infield. Newhan, meanwhile, can play second base, third or any outfield position for the Mets. ''I love versatility,'' Randolph said. ''I love guys that can give me options when I need them to step in.''
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