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Chick-fil-A names Thorson as honoree
Senior offensive lineman Brad Thorson has been named by Chick-fil-A as a Community of Champions honoree, the Big 12
Thorson
announced Wednesday.
Honorees must meet certain criteria, including academics,
community service and sportsmanship on and off the
field. Thorson, a transfer from the University of Wisconsin, is two-year starter on the offensive line. He is currently working on a master's degree in economics to go along with his business degree. Each Big 12 school has one representative whose school receives $3,000 a year from Chick-fil-A.
—Kory Carpenter
BASKETBALL
Selby,team still awaiting decision
We are in the same stage of the Josh Selby situation as we were in the past few months: nowhere.
Self
Coach Bill
Self responded yesterday to media requests on the status of freshman Josh Selby. Selby is still not cleared to play.
"Josh's status
for competition hasn't changed," Self said in a release. "While he has met NCAA academic requirements to be on aid, practice and compete this year, we continue to work with the NCAA as we review his amateur status. We will not play Josh in games until that process is complete and a decision is rendered."
Self said the team is done talking about it until the NCAA has made their decision.
"We support and respect the process, and hope that it is over sooner rather than later. But we don't expect a decision on this before the regular season begins. We will not comment further until the process is complete."
—Corey Thibodeaux
NBA
Cleveland OK without Lebron
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CLEVELAND — LeBron's former team has already done something his new, super team in sunny Miami couldn't: Beat Boston.
Playing its first game in seven years without LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers stunned the Celtics 95-87 in their season opener Wednesday night, a win that at least for one night gave local fans reason to believe that life will be OK minus the two time MVP
J. J. Hickson scored 21 points, Daniel Gibson added 16 — all in the second half — and the Cavaliers made several big, clutch plays to hold off the Celtics, who defeated James and the Miami Heat on Tuesday night.
Rajon Rondo scored 18, Paul Pierce 13, Ray Allen 12 and Kevin Garnett had 15 rebounds for
Boston, which led by 11 points in the third quarter but was outscored 27-14 in the fourth.
Gibson, who missed his first eight shots,
made four free throws in the final 17.2 sec-
ondes for Cleveland, dealt a devastating blow in July when James announced he was leaving as a free agent. The loss rocked a city that hasn't celebrated a pro sports championship since 1964 and triggered predictions the Cavaliers would slide back among the NBAs bottom dwellers.
Not just vet.
As the final seconds ticked off, Cleveland fans jumped for joy, owner Dan Gilbert pumped his fist and hugged those sitting near him, first-year coach Byron Scott smiled and confetti fell from the ceiling like it did so many times while James was around.
With the score tied 86-all, Cleveland's Anthony Parker drilled a 3-pointer with one tick left on the 24-second shot clock. Boston got a tip-in from Glen Davis, and during a timeout, the officials reviewed Parker's
No. 23 is gone, but hardly forgotten. He'll be back on Dec. 2, and Cleveland fans can't wait.
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Celtics coach Doc Rivers disagreed, shaking his head and saying "No way" Rivers seemed to be contesting if Parker got the shot off in time. It did appear to take him several seconds to gather himself and shoot.
Cleveland Cavaliers Daniel Gibson runs into Boston Celtics Jermaine O Neal (7) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, in Cleveland.
shot and determined it was in fact a 3.
Allen misfired on Boston's next trip. Pierce missed another and Anderson Varejao made two free throws to put the Cavs up 91-86 with 24 seconds to go.
The Cavs played with start-
ing point guard Mo Williams,
and scored 19 points.
Rondo's free throw cut it to four, but Gibson made two free throws to make it 93-87. Pierce then missed again, and Gibson put it away with two more free throws, giving the Cavs some sense of revenge after being bumped from the playoffs last season by Boston.
still working his way back from a groin injury before camp training camp opened Scott said Williams is "day to day" and wants him to get
another few practices before he returns. Williams played in just one preseaon game because of the injury, and missed five days recently to attend his father-in-law's funeral in Mississippi.
There wasn't a trace of James inside an arena he helped put
image once towered over downtown.
No. 23 is gone, but hardly forgotten. He'll be back on Dec. 2, and Cleveland fans can't wait.
on the NBA's map. Earlier in the day on a building outside, a giant black-and-white banner depicting Cleveland's skyline was hung in the exact spot where James' iconic
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