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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2011
BIG 12
Cowboys take win in classic shootout
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
ETHAN PADWAY
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Texas 52, Texas Tech 20
The Longhorns exploded in the second quarter, scoring 28 points to set them up with a 25-point halftime lead. Texas ran early and often, compiling 439 yards on the ground, while throwing the ball just nine times all day. Freshman running back Joe Bergeron led the way with 29 carries for 191 yards and three touchdowns. Sophomore quarterback Case McCoy completed his only attempt all day for a 31-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver Darius White in the fourth quarter. Red Raider quarterback Seth Doege threw for 381 yards and two touchdowns in a losing effort.
After a tight first half, the Sooners broke the game open, scoring 28 unanswered points in the third quarter on their way to putting the game out of reach for the Aggies. The Sooners took their biggest blow when they lost the NCAAs all-time leading receiver, senior Ryan Bryles, for the season with an ACL tear in the third quarter. Freshman quarterback Blake Bell ran for two touchdowns and junior quarterback Landry Jones threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns.
Oklahoma 41 Texas A&M 25
Bavlor 42, Missouri 38
Baylor set a school record with 697 yards of total offense in the Bears victory over Missouri. Bears quarterback Robert Griffin III reminded everyone why he had generated so much Heisman trophy hype at the beginning of the season, throwing for 406 yards and three touchdowns and carrying the ball 18 times for 64 yards and one more score. Missouri scored two late touchdowns to bring the game within a field goal, but in the end it wasn't enough to overcome the effort of Griffin and the Bears.
Oklahoma State 52, Kansas State 45
Kansas State went toe to toe with Oklahoma State, but in the end, they just couldn't hang with the nation's second-ranked scoring offense. Cowboys quarterbacks threw for 502 yards and four touchdown passes in the victory, with Justin Blackmon hauling in 13 receptions for 205 yards and two touchdowns. Wildcat quarterback Collin Klein kept his team in the game by rushing for three touchdowns and throwing for one more on the day.
NFL
Kansas City Chiefs bested by Dolphins
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs were coming off an exhilarating overtime victory, a hard-fought win over a division opponent that gave them a share of the AFC West lead.
With a short week on deck before Sunday's game against the winless Miami Dolphins, coach Todd Haley struggled with how to structure it. He wound up plowing ahead in practice rather than backing off and letting his guys heal up, and Kansas City paid for the decision in embarrassing fashion.
Matt Moore threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns, Reggie Bush ran for 92 yards and another score and the Dolphins walloped the Chiefs, 31-3.
"We really tried to work hard to make sure we were handling the week correctly, physically and mentally," Haley said. "I'm not making excuses for the guys, but I just think we probably tried to do too much during the week which they just weren't physically capable of handling."
Matt Cassel threw for 253 yards without an interception, but he spent most of the afternoon running from Dolphins defenders. He was sacked five times and forced to
"I felt that the guys played hard today. I don't know if that was a factor or not," Cassel said of the short turnaround from a 23-20 victory over San Diego on Monday night.
scramble nine more, his 38 yards rushing just two behind Jackie Battle's team-leading total.
"I felt like this team was prepared," he added, "and we just didn't go out and execute."
Already trailing 14-3 in the third quarter, the Chiefs tried to get cute with their field goal team and everything went haywire. Punter Dustin Colquitt, the holder, was supposed to toss the ball back to kicker Ryan Succop for a pooch punt, but only about half the team appeared to have heard the play call. Colquitt fumbled amid the chaos and the Dolphins took over on downs.
There was no disputing that.
Any chance of a comeback ended early in the fourth quarter, when Kansas City failed to convert on fourth down at the Dolphins 3. The Chiefs also couldn't score on fourth-and-goal at the 5-yard line in the closing minutes of the game.
"I felt like we were focused and ready, but it didn't happen, man. It didn't happen," linebacker D.J. Johnson said. "We have to do much better."
Davis dominates in second half
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
KATHLEEN GIER
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Junior forward Carolyn Davis drove into the lane, went up for a shot, but then something happened that Davis was not expecting. The ball hit a defender's hand. It was the second time in the first several minutes that Davis had been blocked.
"You don't see that a whole lot," coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
Davis was not the only one who struggled against Pittsburgh State early in the game, as the Jayhawks scored only 29 points in the first half.
Kansas struggled throughout the first half of its exhibition game. Pittsburg State outrebounded Kansas by six, recording 19 offensive rebounds and scoring 16 second-chance points.
"How you can force someone into 26 turnovers and they still get five more shots than you is absolutely the definition of terrible work on the glass," coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
Davis and senior forward Aishah Sutherland attacked early in the second half with back-to-back blocks leading, to a layup for Davis. This was the last play in a series of five straight baskets, sending the Jayhawks on a 10-0 run with their first double-digit lead of the game.
"They played at a really high level tonight," Davis said. "They were going hard and they sped up the
game and we are playing slower than our usual pace. We talked about it at halftime and we just weren't playing our game."
Once the jayhawks were able to slow down the Goorillas, they established a comfortable lead and focused in on defense. They won the game 68-43.
Engelman led the Jayhawks in scoring with 16 points, followed by Davis with 14.
Davis rounded out her performance with eight rebounds and six blocks in the game and credited junior guard Angel Goodrich for pushing the ball in transition. The Jaya-hawks outscored the Gorillas 22-0 in fast break points and forced 26 turnovers.
"That's how we have to play; that's who we are," Davis said.
Freshman guard Asia Boyd played limited minutes for the second straight game. Boyd, ranked No. 39 in the nation by ESPN Hoopgurlz, entered the program as the highest ranked recruit in Henrickson's eight years. She did not score but recorded a foul and a turnover in seven minutes of play.
The Jayhawks have another week off before they host Western Michigan at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
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Junior forward Carolyn Davis blocks a shot by Pittsburg senior forward Brooke Conley during the second half of the match. Kansas had a total of 12 blocks and won against Pittsburgh 68-43.
Big East files suit against W. Virginia
CONFERENCE
ANDREW JOSEPH
ajoseph@kansan.com
While the Big 12 is ready to move on without Missouri, the conference's newest member, West Virginia, is entangled in a legal battle with the Big East.
In response to West Virginia's lawsuit against the Big East, the conference filed one of its own on Friday at the Rhode Island Superior Court in an attempt to hold West Virginia to the mandated 27-month waiting period.
The Big East membership agreement states in its bylaws that schools must adhere to a
27-month waiting period and pay a $5 million exit fee before leaving the conference.
The Big East's lawsuit claims that West Virginia violated its contract with the conference and will seek damages from the university for an "improper attempted withdrawal."
"Today's legal action underscores the Big East conference's stated position that it will vigorously pursue the enforcement of its rights and West Virginia University's obligations under the conference's bylaws, which West Virginia formally agreed to and helped construct," Big East commissioner John Marinatto said in a statement Friday.
West Virginia initially filed a lawsuit against the Big East on Oct. 28, seeking an immediate exit from the conference. West Virginia claims that the Big East has breached its membership agreement by failing to maintain a balance between football and non-football schools in the conference.
members remaining.
If the Big East and West Virginia cannot reach an immediate exit settlement, this legal battle could have significant implications on Missouri's move to the Southeastern Conference.
The Big East has been scrambling to fill the void left by the exits of Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Texas Christian University. With West Virginia joining the Big 12, the Big East has just five football
According to the Associated Press, obligations within the Big 12's television contract could delay Missouri's departure for the SEC until West Virginia is permitted to join the Big 12.
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— Edited by Ben Chipman
OSU moves up to No.2 in AP top 25